EP 2610397 B1 20200401 - Laundry drying domestic appliance having a liquid reservoir with filling inlet
Title (en)
Laundry drying domestic appliance having a liquid reservoir with filling inlet
Title (de)
Wäschetrockner-Haushaltsgerät mit Flüssigkeitsbehälter mit Fülleinlass
Title (fr)
Appareil domestique pour sécher le linge doté d'un réservoir pour liquides avec une entrée de remplissage
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 11195956 A 20111228
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP2610397A1] The invention relates to a laundry dryer comprising: a front frame (30) extending from a base region to an upper region at the front region of the dryer; a laundry storing compartment adapted to receive laundry to be treated; a front wall (8) of the dryer which is at least partially supported by the front frame (30) and comprises a loading opening for loading laundry into the laundry storing compartment; an upper front panel (12) of the dryer which is at least partially supported by the front frame (30); a laundry treatment unit adapted to provide an agent for the laundry in the laundry storing compartment for treating the laundry; a liquid reservoir fluidly connected to the laundry treatment unit for supplying liquid thereto; and a liquid inlet port adapted for manually filling the liquid reservoir with liquid and which is arranged at an upper front section of the dryer. According to the invention, the upper front panel (12) has a panel window (44, 46) which provides an access opening for servicing or for exclusively servicing the liquid reservoir and which is arranged at a position such that the panel window (44, 46) exposes the inlet port for filling the liquid to the inlet port through the panel window.
IPC 8 full level
D06F 58/20 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
D06F 58/203 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (examination)
- US 2008201866 A1 20080828 - LEE DEUG HEE [KR], et al
- US 2010000117 A1 20100107 - CHOI CHUL JIN [KR], et al
- WO 2010114332 A2 20101007 - LG ELECTRONICS INC [KR], et al & US 2012005915 A1 20120112 - SONG SUNG-HO [KR], et al
- US 2011023241 A1 20110203 - LIM MINKYU [KR], 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
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 11195956 A 20111228