Global Patent Index - EP 2931962 B1

EP 2931962 B1 20200408 - HEAT PUMP LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPARATUS

Title (en)

HEAT PUMP LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPARATUS

Title (de)

WÄSCHEBEHANDLUNGSVORRICHTUNG MIT WÄRMEPUMPE

Title (fr)

APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT DE LINGE À POMPE À CHALEUR

Publication

EP 2931962 B1 20200408 (EN)

Application

EP 13803033 A 20131212

Priority

  • EP 12197293 A 20121214
  • EP 2013076441 W 20131212
  • EP 13803033 A 20131212

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2743395A1] The present invention relates to a heat pump laundry treatment apparatus, in particular a heat pump laundry dryer or a heat pump washing machine having drying function. A heat pump laundry treatment apparatus (1) according to the invention comprises a cabinet (2) that houses a rotatable laundry drum (3) for treating laundry using process air, the drum (3) being accessible by a user through a door (4) of the apparatus (1), wherein the laundry treatment apparatus (1) comprises: a basement (9) which constitutes a bottom portion of said cabinet (2) for supporting operational components for carrying out a drying process on laundry, a process air circuit (12) for circulating the process air through the drum (3), a heat pump assembly (14) having a refrigerant loop, in which the refrigerant fluid is circulated through a first and a second heat exchanger (15,16), the heat pump assembly (14) comprising a compressing device (17) that is received in a seat (8) formed in the basement (9) and that is removably fixed thereon. The apparatus of the invention is characterized in that the compressing device (17) is fixed to a bottom wall (31) of said basement (9) by at least one pin (20) which is integrally formed with the basement (9) bottom wall (31).

IPC 8 full level

D06F 58/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 58/206 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 58/20 (2013.01 - 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)

EP 2743395 A1 20140618; AU 2013357254 A1 20150702; EP 2931962 A1 20151021; EP 2931962 B1 20200408; WO 2014090962 A1 20140619

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 12197293 A 20121214; AU 2013357254 A 20131212; EP 13803033 A 20131212; EP 2013076441 W 20131212