Global Patent Index - EP 2811064 A1

EP 2811064 A1 20141210 - Laundry treatment apparatus with temperature dependent control

Title (en)

Laundry treatment apparatus with temperature dependent control

Title (de)

Wäschebehandlungsvorrichtung mit temperaturabhängiger Steuerung

Title (fr)

Appareil de traitement du linge avec une commande en fonction de la température

Publication

EP 2811064 A1 20141210 (EN)

Application

EP 13170295 A 20130603

Priority

EP 13170295 A 20130603

Abstract (en)

The invention relates to a method for operating a laundry treatment apparatus, in particular a heat pump dryer or washing machine having dryer function, and a laundry treatment apparatus having a heat pump system, wherein the apparatus comprises a heat pump system and a laundry treatment chamber for treating laundry using process air, and wherein the heat pump system comprises: a first heat exchanger for heating a refrigerant fluid, a second heat exchanger for cooling the refrigerant fluid, an expansion device, a refrigerant loop, in which the refrigerant fluid is circulated through the first and second heat exchangers and the expansion device, and a compressor for circulating the refrigerant fluid through the refrigerant loop, the method comprising: detecting at least one temperature signal (Tx), and, in dependency of the at least one detected temperature signal (Tx), selecting at least one predetermined temperature threshold value (T_off1, T_on1; T_off2, T_on2; T_off3, T_on3) for switching the compressor ON and/or OFF.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 58/20 (2006.01); D06F 58/28 (2006.01); D06F 58/50 (2020.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 33/74 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 58/50 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 25/00 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 37/42 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 58/206 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 2103/32 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/50 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/26 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/46 (2020.02 - EP US)

Citation (applicant)

DE 102005041145 A1 20070301 - ALPHA INNOTEC GMBH [DE]

Citation (search report)

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 2811064 A1 20141210; EP 2811064 B1 20201014; AU 2014277065 A1 20151210; CN 105264139 A 20160120; CN 105264139 B 20170901; WO 2014195224 A1 20141211

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 13170295 A 20130603; AU 2014277065 A 20140529; CN 201480031882 A 20140529; EP 2014061200 W 20140529