Global Patent Index - EP 2860297 A1

EP 2860297 A1 20150415 - Laundry processing apparatus

Title (en)

Laundry processing apparatus

Title (de)

Wäschebehandlungsvorrichtung

Title (fr)

Appareil de traitement de linge

Publication

EP 2860297 A1 20150415 (EN)

Application

EP 13800565 A 20130529

Priority

  • JP 2012128812 A 20120606
  • JP 2013003409 W 20130529

Abstract (en)

The present application discloses laundry processing apparatus (100) including: housing (110) provided with feed opening (119) for feeding laundry in housing (110); storage tub (200) for storing in housing (110) laundry fed through feed opening (119); steam generator (300) for generating steam to be injected into storage tub (200); water supply mechanism (500) for supplying water to steam generator (300); heater (425) for heating steam generator (300); detector (426) for detecting temperature of steam generator (300); door (120) for closing feed opening (119); locking mechanism (121) for locking door (120) at closed position at which door (120) closes feed opening (119); and controller (122) for controlling locking mechanism (121) in response to temperature detected by detector (426). Controller (122) keeps door (120) locked by locking mechanism (121) until temperature becomes no higher than prescribed temperature.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 37/42 (2006.01); D06F 25/00 (2006.01); D06F 33/30 (2020.01); D06F 39/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP US)

D06F 33/30 (2020.02 - CN EP US); D06F 37/42 (2013.01 - CN EP US); D06F 39/40 (2024.01 - CN EP US); D06F 39/088 (2013.01 - CN EP US); D06F 2103/00 (2020.02 - CN EP US); D06F 2105/44 (2020.02 - 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

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2860297 A1 20150415; EP 2860297 A4 20150722; EP 2860297 B1 20180912; CN 104185701 A 20141203; CN 104185701 B 20160817; JP 2013252240 A 20131219; WO 2013183259 A1 20131212

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 13800565 A 20130529; CN 201380016290 A 20130529; JP 2012128812 A 20120606; JP 2013003409 W 20130529