Global Patent Index - EP 2540900 B1

EP 2540900 B1 20140910 - Home laundry drier

Title (en)

Home laundry drier

Title (de)

Haushaltswäschetrockner

Title (fr)

Séchoir à linge pour usage domestique

Publication

EP 2540900 B1 20140910 (EN)

Application

EP 11171783 A 20110628

Priority

EP 11171783 A 20110628

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2540900A1] Home laundry drier (1) comprising an outer casing (2) provided with a lower base or socle (2s) structured for resting on the floor (G) and, inside the casing, a heat-pump assembly (11) having a refrigerant compressing device (15) which is connected to a bottom wall or bottom portion (2b) of said casing (2) via one or more vibration dumpers (17) structured for floatingly supporting the refrigerant compressing device (15) at a given distance from said bottom wall or portion (2b) during working of the refrigerant compressing device (15); the home laundry drier (1) also comprising manually-removable anchoring means (23) which are located at least partly outside the casing (2), and are structured for selectively engaging both the bottom wall or bottom portion (2b) of the casing (2) and the outer housing (18, 19) of the refrigerant compressing device (15) for substantially preventing the floating movement of the refrigerant compressing device (15); said anchoring means (23) having an end portion (23a) which is located outside the outer casing (2), and is shaped/dimensioned so as to jut out downwards beyond the lower base or socle (2s) of the casing (2) so to prevent said casing (2) from resting on the floor (G) in a correct upright position.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 39/00 (2006.01); D06F 58/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 39/001 (2013.01 - EP); D06F 58/206 (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 RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2540900 A1 20130102; EP 2540900 B1 20140910

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 11171783 A 20110628