EP 2796614 A4 20150506 - CLOTHES DRYER AND METHOD OF CLEANING EVAPORATOR IN CLOTHES DRYER
Title (en)
CLOTHES DRYER AND METHOD OF CLEANING EVAPORATOR IN CLOTHES DRYER
Title (de)
WÄSCHETROCKNER UND VERFAHREN ZUM REINIGEN EINES VERDAMPFERS IN DEM WÄSCHETROCKNER
Title (fr)
SÈCHE-LINGE ET PROCÉDÉ DE NETTOYAGE D'UN ÉVAPORATEUR DANS UN SÈCHE-LINGE
Publication
Application
Priority
- JP 2011278088 A 20111220
- JP 2011278094 A 20111220
- JP 2012007867 W 20121210
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP2796614A1] Clothes dryer (1) of the present invention includes drying chamber (9), air passage (10), heat pump device (7) provided in air passage (10) and including condenser (3) and evaporator (5) connecting with pipe (6) to circulate a refrigerant, air blower (8) for blowing air into air passage (10), discharging unit (15) for discharging water to evaporator (5), water storage tank (13) for storing therein dehumidified water generated on evaporator (5), and controller (20). Controller (20) discharges the water from discharging unit (15) to discharge the dehumidified water stored in water storage tank (13) to evaporator (5). With this, the water which removes lint and contains a scale component adherent onto evaporator (5) is washed away with the dehumidified water stored in water storage tank (13).
IPC 8 full level
D06F 58/20 (2006.01); D06F 58/22 (2006.01); D06F 58/24 (2006.01); D06F 58/30 (2020.01)
CPC (source: CN EP US)
D06F 58/206 (2013.01 - CN EP US); D06F 58/30 (2020.02 - CN EP US); D06F 58/22 (2013.01 - CN EP US); D06F 58/24 (2013.01 - CN EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [Y] JP 2005224491 A 20050825 - MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD
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- [A] EP 2199455 A2 20100623 - BSH BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE [DE]
- [A] DE 102006061211 A1 20080626 - BSH BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE [DE]
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- [A] DE 4212965 A1 19931021 - BAUKNECHT HAUSGERAETE [DE]
- See references of WO 2013094145A1
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 2796614 A1 20141029; EP 2796614 A4 20150506; CN 104011285 A 20140827; JP WO2013094145 A1 20150427; WO 2013094145 A1 20130627
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 12859090 A 20121210; CN 201280063272 A 20121210; JP 2012007867 W 20121210; JP 2013550098 A 20121210