Global Patent Index - EP 2580479 B1

EP 2580479 B1 20161116 - DOMESTIC APPLIANCE HAVING A LIQUID PUMP

Title (en)

DOMESTIC APPLIANCE HAVING A LIQUID PUMP

Title (de)

HAUSHALTSGERÄT MIT EINER FLÜSSIGKEITSPUMPE

Title (fr)

APPAREIL MÉNAGER DOTÉ D'UNE POMPE À LIQUIDE

Publication

EP 2580479 B1 20161116 (DE)

Application

EP 11723421 A 20110526

Priority

  • DE 102010029889 A 20100609
  • EP 2011058612 W 20110526

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2011154263A1] The domestic appliance W is equipped with a liquid pump 1, wherein the liquid pump 1 has a pre-chamber 2 and a main chamber 3, wherein the pre-chamber 2 has a filling opening 4 for filling liquid K; the pre-chamber 2 and the main chamber 3 are connected to one another via a passage opening 5 which lies at a lower point than the filling opening 4; the main chamber 3 has an outlet opening for discharging the liquid K and a pressure opening 8 which is connected to an air pump 7; a valve element 9 is arranged in or with the main chamber 3, which valve element 9 is controlled by the filling level and is set up and arranged to close the passage opening 5 when a maximum filling level hmax is reached in the main chamber 3; wherein at least one filling-level sensor 10 is arranged on or in the pre-chamber 2, by means of which filling-level sensor 10 the reaching of an activation level (ha) in the pre-chamber 2 can be sensed; and wherein the liquid pump 1 is set up to activate the air pump 7 for a defined time period when the activation level ha is reached.

IPC 8 full level

F04D 15/02 (2006.01); D06F 58/20 (2006.01); F04F 1/06 (2006.01); D06F 58/34 (2020.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A47L 15/4225 (2013.01 - EP); D06F 58/24 (2013.01 - EP US); F04B 23/02 (2013.01 - EP); F04D 15/0218 (2013.01 - EP US); F04F 1/06 (2013.01 - EP); A47L 2401/09 (2013.01 - EP); A47L 2501/05 (2013.01 - EP); D06F 25/00 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 58/34 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/58 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/24 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/36 (2020.02 - EP US)

Citation (examination)

DE 3523102 C2 19880331

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)

WO 2011154263 A1 20111215; CN 103069172 A 20130424; CN 103069172 B 20150218; DE 102010029889 A1 20111215; EP 2580479 A1 20130417; EP 2580479 B1 20161116

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2011058612 W 20110526; CN 201180039068 A 20110526; DE 102010029889 A 20100609; EP 11723421 A 20110526