Global Patent Index - EP 3124676 A1

EP 3124676 A1 20170201 - METHOD TO POSITION A RACK IN A LAUNDRY DRYER AND LAUNDRY DRYER INCLUDING A RACK

Title (en)

METHOD TO POSITION A RACK IN A LAUNDRY DRYER AND LAUNDRY DRYER INCLUDING A RACK

Title (de)

METHODE ZUR POSITIONIERUNG EINES TROCKENGESTELLS IN EINEM WÄSCHETROCKNER UND WÄSCHETROCKNER MIT EINEM TROCKENGESTELL

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ POUR POSITIONNER UN SUPPORT DE SÉCHAGE DANS UN SÈCHE-LINGE ET SÈCHE-LINGE AVEC SUPPORT DE SÉCHAGE

Publication

EP 3124676 A1 20170201 (EN)

Application

EP 15178403 A 20150727

Priority

EP 15178403 A 20150727

Abstract (en)

The invention relates to a method to position a rack to support items to be dried in a laundry dryer (1) which includes: - a casing (2); - a rotatable laundry drum (3), - a drying air conduit (18) arranged for passing drying air through the laundry drum (3), said drying air exiting said drum from an air outlet (70), - at least one filter element (15) arranged in a seat (72) located at the air outlet (70) for filtering drying air circulating in said drying air conduit (18), said filter element being removable from said seat, said method comprising the steps of: - providing a rack (80) having a tray portion apt (81) to support items to be dried and a support portion (82) apt to support the tray portion, said support portion including a filter component (97); - removing said filter element (15) from said seat (72); - mounting said support portion (82) on said seat (72) so as to removably fix said rack (80) to said dryer (1) and arrange the tray portion (81) within the laundry drum (3); and - using said filter component (97) instead of the filter element (15) during drying of said items.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 58/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 58/04 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 58/22 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

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 3124676 A1 20170201; EP 3124676 B1 20181010

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 15178403 A 20150727