Title (en)

LAUNDRY DRYING MACHINE

Title (de)

WÄSCHETROCKNER

Title (fr)

SÈCHE-LINGE

Publication

EP 3061863 A1 20160831 (EN)

Application

EP 15157037 A 20150227

Priority

EP 15157037 A 20150227

Abstract (en)

A laundry drying machine (1) comprising a cabinet (2) housing a chamber (3) for treating laundry having a rotation axis (RR), a porthole (8, 108) for providing access to and tightly closing the chamber (3), a hinge (11) to pivot the porthole (8, 108) to the cabinet (2), a lock (12) of a kind that allows opening of the porthole during operation of the laundry drying machine, the lock (12) comprising a first member (13, 113) on the porthole (8, 108) and a matching member (14) on the cabinet (2), and a grip-only handle (15, 15a, 15b, 15c, 115), wherein said porthole (8) comprises a frame assembly comprising at least one frame (30, 30a, 31, 130, 131), wherein said lock (12) is configured to be released by applying a force beyond a threshold onto the porthole (8) away from the cabinet (2), and wherein said grip-only handle (15, 15a, 15b, 15c, 115) and said first member (13, 113) of said lock (12) are arranged in such a way that, when the porthole (8, 108) is closed, the center of mass (C15, C15a, C15b, C15c, C115) of said grip-only handle (15, 15a, 15b, 15c, 115) and the center of mass (C12, C112) of said first member (13, 113) of said lock (12) are located, with respect to the rotation axis (RR), at different angular positions.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 58/04 (2006.01); D06F 39/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 58/04 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 37/42 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 39/14 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (applicant)

• US 2011023316 A1 20110203 - SCHOENE OLIVER [US]
• US 2011023561 A1 20110203 - MURRELL JONATHAN [US], et al
• EP 13182529 A 20130830

Citation (search report)

• [E] EP 2843105 A1 20150304 - ELECTROLUX APPLIANCES AB [SE]
• [XI] EP 2038470 B1 20120125 - BSH BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE [DE]
• [XD] US 2011023316 A1 20110203 - SCHOENE OLIVER [US]
• [Y] DE 202013000222 U1 20130201 - BSH BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE [DE]
• [Y] DE 4304086 C1 19940324 - BAUKNECHT HAUSGERAETE [DE]
• [A] KR 20090005486 A 20090114 - SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD [KR]
• [A] US 2009126417 A1 20090521 - RIPLEY BRIAN DOUGLAS [US], et al

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 3061863 A1 20160831; EP 3061863 B1 20200122

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 15157037 A 20150227