Global Patent Index - EP 2785904 B1

EP 2785904 B1 20160210 - METHOD FOR OPERATING A WASHING MACHINE HAVING AN IMPROVED SPIN CYCLE

Title (en)

METHOD FOR OPERATING A WASHING MACHINE HAVING AN IMPROVED SPIN CYCLE

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUM BETRIEB EINER WASCHMASCHINE MIT EINER VERBESSERTEN SCHLEUDERPHASE

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ POUR FAIRE FONCTIONNER UN LAVE-LINGE À PHASE D'ESSORAGE AMÉLIORÉE

Publication

EP 2785904 B1 20160210 (DE)

Application

EP 12791758 A 20121127

Priority

  • DE 102011087644 A 20111202
  • EP 2012073695 W 20121127

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2013079470A1] The invention relates to a method for controlling a spin cycle having a plurality of spin steps in a laundry treatment method in a washing machine having a drum, mounted rotatably around a substantially horizontal axis in a detergent vessel, wherein the pieces of laundry are distributed in an inner chamber of the drum by an increasing and/or lowering of a speed of the drum in the spin cycle before every spin step in a laundry distributing step, wherein a maximum distributing time (tmax n) and/or a maximum number (mtr n) of distributing attempts for reaching or falling short of a maximum value (Dmax 1) of an acceptably irregular distribution of the laundry pieces is specified for the laundry distributing step (n) before the spin step (n), wherein (a) the actually required time tact n is determined for every laundry distributing step (n); (b) a difference Deltatn = tset n-tact n between the actual time (tact n) and a specified time (tset n) for the laundry distributing step (n) is calculated; and (c) a decision on the further course of the spin cycle is made depending on the calculated difference Deltatn = tset n-tact n. The invention additionally relates to a washing machine suitable for carrying out said method.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 35/00 (2006.01); D06F 33/02 (2006.01); D06F 37/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP US)

D06F 35/007 (2013.01 - 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)

DE 102011087644 B3 20121213; CN 103958758 A 20140730; CN 103958758 B 20160831; EP 2785904 A1 20141008; EP 2785904 B1 20160210; PL 2785904 T3 20160831; RU 2571947 C1 20151227; WO 2013079470 A1 20130606

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102011087644 A 20111202; CN 201280059549 A 20121127; EP 12791758 A 20121127; EP 2012073695 W 20121127; PL 12791758 T 20121127; RU 2014126400 A 20121127