EP 3081686 A1 20161019 - LAUNDRY WASHING MACHINE
Title (en)
LAUNDRY WASHING MACHINE
Title (de)
WÄSCHEWASCHMASCHINE
Title (fr)
MACHINE À LAVER LE LINGE
Publication
Application
Priority
- IT TO20111154 A 20111215
- EP 12197097 A 20121213
Abstract (en)
A laundry-washing machine (1) comprises a wash tub (3), a laundry basket (4) mounted in the tub (3) and drivable in rotation via motor means (M), loading means (6, 7, 8) for delivering a liquid into the tub (3), a washing agent dispenser (6) for adding at least one washing agent to the liquid, heating means (11) for heating the liquid, discharge means (10, 12, 13) for draining the liquid from the tub (3) and a control system (15, 16). The machine (1) further comprises a catalyst designed to promote transformation into peracids of oxidizing agents possibly present in the washing agent, the catalyst being associated to a component of the machine (3; 4; 5; 6; 7, 10; 11; 12a) that, during operation of the machine itself, is in contact with the liquid containing the washing agent. The catalyst comprises at least one of a transition metal, an oxide of a transition metal and an insoluble salt of a transition metal. According to the present invention, the transition metal is cerium.
IPC 8 full level
D06F 39/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
D06F 39/02 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 37/267 (2013.01 - EP)
Citation (applicant)
- US 2002166177 A1 20021114 - HAMAND MICHAEL A [US]
- WO 8702078 A1 19870409 - MIELE & CIE [DE]
Citation (search report)
[AD] US 2002166177 A1 20021114 - HAMAND MICHAEL A [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 2604745 A2 20130619; EP 2604745 A3 20140108; EP 2604745 B1 20160622; EP 3081686 A1 20161019; IT TO20111154 A1 20130616
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 12197097 A 20121213; EP 16168385 A 20121213; IT TO20111154 A 20111215