EP 2642012 B1 20190508 - LAUNDRY MACHINE AND METHOD OF LAUNDRY TREATMENT IN A LAUNDRY MACHINE
Title (en)
LAUNDRY MACHINE AND METHOD OF LAUNDRY TREATMENT IN A LAUNDRY MACHINE
Title (de)
WASCHMASCHINE UND VERFAHREN ZUR WÄSCHEBEHANDLUNG IN EINER WASCHMASCHINE
Title (fr)
MACHINE À LAVER LE LINGE ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT DE LINGE DANS UN LAVE-LINGE
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 12160679 A 20120322
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP2642012A1] Laundry machine (1) comprising a chamber (10) for treating the laundry, a steam generator (20) adapted to supply steam into the chamber (10) so as to steam treating the laundry, wherein the steam generator (20) comprises: - a water absorbing element (21), adapted to absorb water at a temperature lower than a temperature threshold T and to release steam at a temperature equal to or higher than said temperature threshold T, and - a heater (22) adapted to heat the water absorbing element at a temperature at least equal to said temperature threshold T.
IPC 8 full level
D06F 58/20 (2006.01); D06F 58/30 (2020.01)
CPC (source: CN EP US)
D06F 39/40 (2024.01 - CN EP US); D06F 58/20 (2013.01 - CN EP US); D06F 58/203 (2013.01 - CN EP US); D06F 58/30 (2020.02 - CN 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 2642012 A1 20130925; EP 2642012 B1 20190508; AU 2013234488 A1 20140821; CN 104204331 A 20141210; CN 104204331 B 20170426; PL 2642012 T3 20191031; WO 2013139686 A1 20130926
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 12160679 A 20120322; AU 2013234488 A 20130315; CN 201380015845 A 20130315; EP 2013055323 W 20130315; PL 12160679 T 20120322