Global Patent Index - EP 2402497 A1

EP 2402497 A1 20120104 - Laundry processing apparatus

Title (en)

Laundry processing apparatus

Title (de)

Wäscheverarbeitungsvorrichtung

Title (fr)

Appareil de traitement du linge

Publication

EP 2402497 A1 20120104 (EN)

Application

EP 11171894 A 20110629

Priority

JP 2010152311 A 20100702

Abstract (en)

The present invention provides a laundry processing apparatus (100) including: a housing (200) on which an opening (215) for taking laundry in and out is formed; a door (300, 300A) configured to rotate between a closing position where the door (300, 300A) closes the opening (215) and an opening position where the door (300, 300A) opens the opening (215); a lock mechanism (600) configured to lock the door (300, 300A) at the closing position; and a handle (700) used for rotating the door (300, 300A) between the closing position and the opening position, wherein the door (300, 300A) pivotally supports the lock mechanism (600) and the handle (700), and the lock mechanism (600) unlocks the door (300, 300A) at the closing position in conjunction with the handle (700) turned to rotate the door (300, 300A) from the closing position to the opening position.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 37/42 (2006.01); D06F 34/20 (2020.01); D06F 39/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 34/20 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 37/42 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 39/14 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2402497 A1 20120104; EP 2402497 B1 20160810; AU 2011203036 A1 20120119; AU 2011203036 B2 20121220; CN 102312364 A 20120111; CN 102312364 B 20130925; CN 202139451 U 20120208; JP 2012011088 A 20120119; JP 5592179 B2 20140917; MY 158429 A 20161014; RU 2466225 C1 20121110; TW 201204893 A 20120201; TW I437148 B 20140511

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 11171894 A 20110629; AU 2011203036 A 20110622; CN 201110184769 A 20110630; CN 201120231465 U 20110630; JP 2010152311 A 20100702; MY PI2011003021 A 20110628; RU 2011127172 A 20110701; TW 100122433 A 20110627