Global Patent Index - EP 2712952 A1

EP 2712952 A1 20140402 - Washing machine

Title (en)

Washing machine

Title (de)

Waschmaschine

Title (fr)

Machine à laver

Publication

EP 2712952 A1 20140402 (EN)

Application

EP 13188968 A 20110127

Priority

  • KR 20100019003 A 20100303
  • EP 11152292 A 20110127

Abstract (en)

Disclosed herein is washing machine comprising a body, a tub placed in the body in which wash water is stored, a first drain pipe connected to the tub to allow the wash water to be discharged from the tub, a second drain pipe to guide the wash water discharged from the tub to the outside of the body, a pump case having a wash water inlet port connected to the first drain pipe and wash water outlet port connected to the second drain pipe, a wash water inlet chamber defined in the pump case into which the wash water is introduced through the wash water inlet port, a drain pump chamber defined in the pump case in which an impeller is placed to discharge the wash water through the wash water discharge port, a partition arranged between a wash water inlet chamber and the drain pump chamber, a wash water suction port formed at the partition to allow the wash water of the wash water inlet chamber to be introduced into the drain pump chamber by suction force of the impeller, the wash water suction port protruding into the wash water inlet chamber, and an air discharge path formed at the partition to allow the air of the wash water inlet chamber to be introduced into the drain pump chamber and subsequently be discharged through the wash water outlet port, the air discharged path being located around the wash water suction port.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 39/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

D06F 37/20 (2013.01 - KR); D06F 39/083 (2013.01 - EP KR US); D06F 39/085 (2013.01 - EP KR US); D06F 2103/26 (2020.02 - KR); D06F 2103/42 (2020.02 - EP KR US); D06F 2103/48 (2020.02 - EP KR US)

Citation (search report)

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 2363526 A2 20110907; EP 2363526 A3 20120314; EP 2363526 B1 20131106; CN 102191669 A 20110921; EP 2712952 A1 20140402; EP 2712952 B1 20161019; ES 2444294 T3 20140224; KR 20110099967 A 20110909; PL 2363526 T3 20140430; US 2011214456 A1 20110908

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 11152292 A 20110127; CN 201110041857 A 20110218; EP 13188968 A 20110127; ES 11152292 T 20110127; KR 20100019003 A 20100303; PL 11152292 T 20110127; US 201113009870 A 20110120