Title (en)

Laundry appliance

Title (de)

Waschmaschine

Title (fr)

Appareil de blanchissage

Publication

EP 2757189 A1 20140723 (EN)

Application

EP 13151584 A 20130117

Priority

EP 13151584 A 20130117

Abstract (en)

The invention is relative to a laundry appliance(100) having a hot water intake, including a casing (2) containing a washing chamber for receiving laundry to be washed; a reservoir (9) ), fluidly connected or connectable to the washing chamber (3), apt to contain an amount of water, the amount of water defining a water level inside the reservoir (9) and wherein a maximum acceptable water level is defined; a first conduit (6) which inlet (6a) is connected or connectable to a hot water source, this conduit (6) being connected to the washing chamber(3) in such a way to be able to channel a flow of water coming from the inlet (6a) into the washing chamber (3); a second conduit (10) apt to connect the reservoir (9) to the inlet (6a) in such a way to be able to channel a flow of water coming from the inlet (6a) into the reservoir (9); a valve (8) arranged for allowing or interrupting the flow of water from the inlet (6a) to the reservoir (9); and a third conduit (11) to connect the reservoir (9) to a discharge station (30) in such a way to discharge water from the reservoir (9). Furthermore, the appliance (100) includes a discharge device (40) apt to discharge an amount of water exceeding the maximum acceptable water level present in the reservoir (9) into the discharge station (30) via the third conduit (11).

IPC 8 full level

D06F 33/47 (2020.01); D06F 39/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 33/47 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 37/42 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 39/088 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (applicant)

• US 6499321 B1 20021231 - RHODES DAVID CHARLES [NZ], et al
• EP 2031120 A1 20090304 - ELECTROLUX HOME PROD CORP [BE]

Citation (search report)

• [A] CH 703489 A2 20120131 - V ZUG AG [CH]
• [A] EP 2031120 A1 20090304 - ELECTROLUX HOME PROD CORP [BE]
• [A] EP 2287383 A1 20110223 - BSH BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE [DE]

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)

EP 2757189 A1 20140723; EP 2757189 B1 20151104; WO 2014111378 A1 20140724

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 13151584 A 20130117; EP 2014050595 W 20140114