EP 2458075 A1 20120530 - Tumble dryer with a humidity sensor system
Title (en)
Tumble dryer with a humidity sensor system
Title (de)
Wäschetrockner mit Feuchtigkeitssensorsystem
Title (fr)
Sèche-linge avec système de capteur d'humidité
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 10192892 A 20101129
Abstract (en)
The present invention regards a tumble dryer comprising: - a laundry drum for loading/unloading the laundry; - a humidity sensor system comprising at least one support for two or more electrodes, electrically insulated one an-other and positioned in such a way that the electrodes are placed into or face the internal of the laundry drum, so as to contact the laundry loaded into the latter, the elec-trodes being electrically connected or connectable to a de-tection circuit and/or a control unit of the tumble dryer. Advantageously the support comprises at least two seat or channels for receiving the electrodes; each seat or channel comprises at least one retaining element adapted for retaining a respective electrode into the seat or channel.
IPC 8 full level
D06F 58/28 (2006.01)
CPC (source: CN EP US)
D06F 34/18 (2020.02 - CN EP US); D06F 58/38 (2020.02 - CN EP US); D06F 2103/10 (2020.02 - CN EP US)
Citation (applicant)
- DE 19521625 C1 19960711 - BAUKNECHT HAUSGERAETE [DE]
- US 3593571 A 19710720 - WIECHERT JAY A
- US 4899464 A 19900213 - CARR KEITH E [US], et al
Citation (search report)
- [X] EP 1473402 A1 20041103 - LG ELECTRONICS INC [KR]
- [X] DE 102006023955 A1 20061228 - LG ELECTRONICS INC [KR]
- [A] US 5940986 A 19990824 - JELINEK VICTOR E [US], et al
- [A] WO 2010076132 A1 20100708 - ARCELIK AS [TR], et al
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 2458075 A1 20120530; EP 2458075 B1 20170628; AU 2011335081 A1 20130502; AU 2011335081 B2 20150305; BR 112013013467 A2 20161108; BR 112013013467 B1 20200929; CN 103518015 A 20140115; RU 2013129940 A 20150110; US 2014144038 A1 20140529; WO 2012072564 A2 20120607; WO 2012072564 A3 20120809
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 10192892 A 20101129; AU 2011335081 A 20111128; BR 112013013467 A 20111128; CN 201180066298 A 20111128; EP 2011071142 W 20111128; RU 2013129940 A 20111128; US 201113989913 A 20111128