EP 2647754 A1 20131009 - Improvements to laundry machines
Title (en)
Improvements to laundry machines
Title (de)
Verbesserungen an Wäschebehandlungsmaschinen
Title (fr)
Améliorations des machines de traitement du linge
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 12163284 A 20120405
Abstract (en)
A laundry machine (100) comprises an external cabinet (105) provided with a laundry loading opening (115) for accessing a laundry treatment chamber and a loading door (125) associated with the laundry loading opening for selectively closing or opening the same. The cabinet further comprises a swivable door (140) hinged at one side (143) thereof and openable to allow access to an inner region of the machine behind the cabinet, and a lock (155) operable to keep the swivable door in a closed position. A stiffening means (315) is coupled to an inner side of the swivable door, the stiffening means exerting on the swivable door a flexural action towards the rear or the front of the machine in order to ensure that, when closed, the swivable door is essentially flush with the cabinet surface.
IPC 8 full level
D06F 39/14 (2006.01); D06F 58/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
D06F 39/14 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 58/20 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [I] EP 1111120 A2 20010627 - WHIRLPOOL CO [US]
- [A] GB 1417833 A 19751217 - LICENTIA GMBH
- [A] EP 1524359 A1 20050420 - ELECTROLUX HOME PROD CORP [BE]
- [A] WO 2007085408 A1 20070802 - ELECTROLUX HOME PROD CORP [BE], et al
- [A] DE 202006006612 U1 20060831 - BSH BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE [DE]
- [A] US 2011221313 A1 20110915 - STEGERWALD GERHARD [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
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 12163284 A 20120405