Global Patent Index - EP 2785905 A2

EP 2785905 A2 20141008 - WASHING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

Title (en)

WASHING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

Title (de)

WASCHMASCHINE UND STEUERUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR

Title (fr)

LAVE-LINGE ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE

Publication

EP 2785905 A2 20141008 (EN)

Application

EP 12809342 A 20121120

Priority

  • CN 201110396277 A 20111128
  • IB 2012056559 W 20121120

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2013080089A2] The invention relates to a washing machine, comprising a laundry treatment tub (2), a feed box (3) connected to the laundry treatment tub (2), for supplying water and a washing agent to the laundry treatment tub (2) a water supply pipe (5) connected to the feed box (3), a water valve (6) for opening or closing the water supply pipe (5), and a controller (10) for controlling the implementation of a washing procedure. The washing procedure comprises a main washing step, a rinsing step, and a dewatering step, and when the main washing step is started, the water valve (6) is opened so that a water stream flushes the washing agent in the feed box (3) into the laundry treatment tub (2), wherein in implementation of the washing procedure, a user is able to add at least one additional main washing step. Likewise the invention relates to a method for controlling such washing machine.

IPC 8 full level

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

CPC (source: CN EP US)

D06F 35/005 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 39/02 (2013.01 - CN EP US); D06F 39/088 (2013.01 - CN EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2013080089A2

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)

WO 2013080089 A2 20130606; WO 2013080089 A3 20131121; CN 103132280 A 20130605; CN 104185699 A 20141203; CN 104185699 B 20160817; EP 2785905 A2 20141008; EP 2785905 B1 20151118; PL 2785905 T3 20160531; RU 2014125219 A 20160127; RU 2585713 C2 20160610

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 2012056559 W 20121120; CN 201110396277 A 20111128; CN 201280058195 A 20121120; EP 12809342 A 20121120; PL 12809342 T 20121120; RU 2014125219 A 20121120