Global Patent Index - EP 2976454 A1

EP 2976454 A1 20160127 - APPLIANCE FOR DRYING LAUNDRY

Title (en)

APPLIANCE FOR DRYING LAUNDRY

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUM WÄSCHETROCKNEN

Title (fr)

APPAREIL POUR SÉCHER LE LINGE

Publication

EP 2976454 A1 20160127 (EN)

Application

EP 13713781 A 20130320

Priority

EP 2013055783 W 20130320

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2014146704A1] An appliance for drying laundry (1), having a heat pump system (5), the heat pump system having a refrigerant circuit, the appliance comprising: an articles drying chamber (2) for drying the articles using a drying medium; a first heat exchanger (6) for heating a refrigerant and cooling the drying medium; a second heat exchanger (7) for cooling the refrigerant and heating the drying medium; a refrigerant expansion device (14) arranged in the refrigerant circuit between the second heat exchanger (7) and the first heat exchanger (6), and a compressor (8) arranged in the refrigerant circuit between the first heat exchanger (6) and the second heat exchanger (7). The heat pump system is designed to operate so that a level of sub-cooling of the refrigerant in the heat pump system is between 5 °C and 15 °C measured at the inlet of the refrigerant expansion device.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 58/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 58/206 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2014146704A1

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)

WO 2014146704 A1 20140925; CN 105121730 A 20151202; EP 2976454 A1 20160127

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2013055783 W 20130320; CN 201380075793 A 20130320; EP 13713781 A 20130320