EP 2990514 A4 20160504 - WASHING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD
Title (en)
WASHING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD
Title (de)
WASCHMASCHINE UND STEUERUNGSVERFAHREN
Title (fr)
MACHINE À LAVER ET PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE
Publication
Application
Priority
- CN 201310150741 A 20130426
- CN 201310150421 A 20130426
- CN 2013090105 W 20131220
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP2990514A1] A washing machine and a control method. The washing machine comprises an outer cylinder (13), and an inner cylinder (1). A gimbal ring is disposed at a cloth dropping port of the inner cylinder (1). The gimbal ring is a round ring structure. A water input port (2) is disposed on an inner circumference of the gimbal ring, so that water can enter the gimbal ring to function as equilibrium liquid to balance a load offset, and at least one water drainage port (8) that can be opened and closed is disposed on an outer circumference of the gimbal ring; or the inside of the gimbal ring is a hollow cavity, and the washing machine is also provided with a water input structure and a water drainage structure, the water input structure being used for inputting water to the hollow cavity to balance a load offset, and the water drainage structure being used for draining away water in the gimbal ring. The inside of the gimbal ring has no fixed fillings, which can reduce the weight of the gimbal ring. When the washing machine works, the washing machine does not need to drive the fillings in the gimbal ring to rotate, which reduces power consumption. A proper amount of water is input according to the measured load offset, which solves a problem that the amount of the fillings inside the gimbal ring of an ordinary washing machine cannot be changed, thereby accurately controlling the balance, reducing the distribution times, and shortening the dehydration time.
IPC 8 full level
D06F 37/22 (2006.01); D06F 39/08 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
D06F 37/225 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 39/085 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [XYI] JP H1176680 A 19990323 - HITACHI LTD
- [XYI] WO 2007077128 A1 20070712 - ARCELIK AS [TR], et al
- [XY] US 2012144880 A1 20120614 - ERICKSON DONALD E [US], et al
- [X] EP 1143059 A2 20011010 - LG ELECTRONICS INC [KR]
- [A] EP 1293598 A1 20030319 - SANYO ELECTRIC CO [JP]
- [A] EP 1391549 A1 20040225 - SANYO ELECTRIC CO [JP]
- See references of WO 2014173154A1
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 2990514 A1 20160302; EP 2990514 A4 20160504; JP 2016522702 A 20160804; JP 6210350 B2 20171011; KR 102027470 B1 20191001; KR 20160002916 A 20160108; US 2016040346 A1 20160211; WO 2014173154 A1 20141030
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 13883338 A 20131220; CN 2013090105 W 20131220; JP 2016509270 A 20131220; KR 20157032535 A 20131220; US 201514921795 A 20151023