Global Patent Index - EP 2434046 B1

EP 2434046 B1 20140319 - Laundry machine

Title (en)

Laundry machine

Title (de)

Waschmaschine

Title (fr)

Machine à laver le linge

Publication

EP 2434046 B1 20140319 (EN)

Application

EP 10178985 A 20100923

Priority

EP 10178985 A 20100923

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2434046A1] The invention relates to a laundry machine (1), especially to a domestic laundry machine, comprising a door (2) to open and close an inner space (3) of the laundry machine (1), wherein the door (2) comprises at least one frame (4) and at least one transparent window (5) held by the frame which window (5) allows to inspect the inner (3) of the laundry machine (1) when the door (2) is closed. To improve the appearance of the laundry machine and to conceal parts of the inner of the laundry machine in an easy way the invention proposes that the door (2) comprises at least one intransparent cover element (6) adapted to partially conceal a region of the inner (3) of the laundry machine, so that only a part of the inner (3) is inspectable from the external when the door (2) is closed.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 39/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 39/14 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 37/42 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 58/04 (2013.01 - EP US)

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 SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2434046 A1 20120328; EP 2434046 B1 20140319

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 10178985 A 20100923