EP 2954112 B1 20210609 - LAUNDRY WASHING MACHINE WITH A WATER SOFTENING DEVICE
Title (en)
LAUNDRY WASHING MACHINE WITH A WATER SOFTENING DEVICE
Title (de)
WASCHMASCHINE MIT EINER WASSERENTHÄRTUNGSEINRICHTUNG
Title (fr)
MACHINE À LAVER LE LINGE COMPRENANT UN DISPOSITIF ADOUCISSEUR D'EAU
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 2013052317 W 20130206
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2014121827A1] Laundry washing machine (1) comprising an outer casing (2), a washing tub (3), a rotatable drum, a detergent dispensing assembly (9), a fresh-water supply circuit (10) for selectively channelling a flow of fresh water towards the detergent dispensing assembly (9) and/or the washing tub (3), and a water softening device (12) located along the fresh-water supply circuit (10) for reducing the hardness degree of the water; the water softening device (12) comprising a water-softening agent container (13) filled with a water softening agent, and a regeneration-agent reservoir (14) fluidically connected to the water-softening agent container (13) and structured to receive a consumable regeneration agent; a water supply circuit (15) for channelling fresh water into the regeneration-agent reservoir (14) to at least partly dissolve the regeneration agents to form brine; and an electrically-powered brine-circulating pump assembly or valve assembly (16) interposed between the water-softening agent container (13) and the regeneration-agent reservoir (14) for controlling the outflow of the brine from the regeneration-agent reservoir (14) to the water-softening agent container (13); the regeneration-agent reservoir (14) comprising a manually-removable container (14) for receiving a consumable regeneration agent and housed inside the casing (2) in removable manner to be manually removed by the user; the water supply circuit (15) and the brine- circulating pump assembly or valve assembly (16) of the internal water softening device (12) being both hydraulically connected to the manually-removable container (14) in detachable manner.
IPC 8 full level
D06F 39/00 (2020.01); D06F 39/02 (2006.01); D06F 39/08 (2006.01); D06F 34/22 (2020.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
D06F 39/007 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 39/088 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 34/22 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 39/028 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (examination)
EP 2657389 A1 20131030 - ELECTROLUX HOME PROD CORP [BE]
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)
WO 2014121827 A1 20140814; EP 2954112 A1 20151216; EP 2954112 B1 20210609
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 2013052317 W 20130206; EP 13705943 A 20130206