Global Patent Index - EP 2752519 B1

EP 2752519 B1 20151007 - Washing machine with self-cleaning drying circuit and relevant operating cycle

Title (en)

Washing machine with self-cleaning drying circuit and relevant operating cycle

Title (de)

Waschmaschine mit selbstreinigendem Trocknungskreislauf und relevanter Arbeitsgang

Title (fr)

Machine à laver avec circuit de séchage auto-nettoyant et phase de fonctionnement pertinent

Publication

EP 2752519 B1 20151007 (EN)

Application

EP 13425003 A 20130108

Priority

EP 13425003 A 20130108

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2752519A1] A washing machine is provided with a drying circuit including a substantially vertical condensation channel (5) connected to a fan made up of an impeller (1) enclosed by a case (2) and driven by a motor (3) to generate an air flow through the machine drum and the condensation channel (5), as well as a cleaning device for the drying circuit including an electrovalve (11) that feeds through a pipe (12) both a first nozzle suitable to clean the impeller (1) and a second nozzle suitable to clean the condensation channel (5), the electrovalve (11) having a flow rate of 7 l/min and being operatively connected to a control unit of the washing machine so as to be activated during the wash cycle at a water loading step.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 58/22 (2006.01); D06F 25/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 25/00 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 37/42 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 58/22 (2013.01 - 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 2752519 A1 20140709; EP 2752519 B1 20151007; PL 2752519 T3 20160331

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 13425003 A 20130108; PL 13425003 T 20130108