EP 2408958 B1 20130123 - METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING A RINSING PHASE IN A WASHING MACHINE AND WASHING MACHINE SUITABLE THEREFOR
Title (en)
METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING A RINSING PHASE IN A WASHING MACHINE AND WASHING MACHINE SUITABLE THEREFOR
Title (de)
VERFAHREN ZUR OPTIMIERUNG EINER SPÜLPHASE IN EINER WASCHMASCHINE SOWIE HIERZU GEEIGNETE WASCHMASCHINE
Title (fr)
PROCÉDÉ POUR OPTIMISER UNE PHASE DE RINÇAGE D'UNE MACHINE À LAVER, AINSI QUE MACHINE À LAVER CONVENANT À CE PROCÉDÉ
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 2010052944 W 20100309
- DE 102009001582 A 20090316
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2010105937A1] The invention relates to a method for optimizing a rinsing phase in a washing machine comprising a drum (2) rotatably supported in a liquor container (1) and comprising a sensor (15) for the presence of fabric softener in a rinsing liquid located in the liquor container (1), wherein the rinsing phase comprises at least one first step and one last step. In the last step, a rinsing step only with water and a rinsing step with water and fabric softener are provided alternatively. In the last step, a rinsing liquid is let into the liquor container (1) and a signal of the sensor (15) is detected, and said signal is evaluated regarding the presence of fabric softener in the rinsing liquid by comparing said signal to a reference signal SRef. If there is not a detected presence of fabric softener, the rinsing step only with water occurs; if there is a detected presence of fabric softener, the rinsing step with water and fabric softener occurs, and washing mechanics WM 1 are reduced by at least 15% compared to the rinsing step only with water, wherein the washing mechanics WM comprise a switch-on time [in %], a duration of a reversing cycle [in s], and a rotational speed [rpm] of the drum (2), wherein the switch-on time [in %] and the rotational speed [rpm] of the drum (2) are both reduced by at least 20%, and the duration of a reversing cycle [in s] is increased by at least 20%. The invention further relates to a washing machine provided to perform said method.
IPC 8 full level
D06F 35/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
D06F 33/38 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/20 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/52 (2020.02 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
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 SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2010105937 A1 20100923; CN 102356190 A 20120215; CN 102356190 B 20140101; EA 019827 B1 20140630; EA 201171118 A1 20120629; EP 2408958 A1 20120125; EP 2408958 B1 20130123; PL 2408958 T3 20130628; US 2012005842 A1 20120112; US 9481957 B2 20161101
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 2010052944 W 20100309; CN 201080012428 A 20100309; EA 201171118 A 20100309; EP 10708185 A 20100309; PL 10708185 T 20100309; US 201013256654 A 20100309