Global Patent Index - EP 3135802 B1

EP 3135802 B1 20190313 - HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE WITH CLEANING DEVICE FOR HEAT EXCHANGER

Title (en)

HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE WITH CLEANING DEVICE FOR HEAT EXCHANGER

Title (de)

HAUSHALTSGERÄT MIT ABREINIGUNGSEINRICHTUNG FÜR WÄRMETAUSCHER

Title (fr)

APPAREIL MENAGER COMPRENANT UN DISPOSITIF DE NETTOYAGE POUR ECHANGEUR THERMIQUE

Publication

EP 3135802 B1 20190313 (DE)

Application

EP 16182027 A 20160729

Priority

DE 102015216435 A 20150827

Abstract (en)

[origin: CN106480678A] A household appliance 1 comprises the following components: a fan 7 for moving air in an air flow passage 3 in a flow direction, a first heat exchanger 4 and a second heat exchanger 6 which are front and back disposed in the air flow passage 3 with respect to the flow direction, a cleaning means 5 for cleaning the first heat exchanger 4 with cleaning liquid W, wherein the cleaning means 5 and the fan 7 are operated, at least a part of the cleaning liquid W can be directed onto the second heat exchanger 6, and a collecting container 11 is used for containing the cleanining liquid W dripping from the second heat exchanger6; the fan 7 is operated according to liquid level L of the collecting container 11. A method for operating the household appliance is provided, wherein the fan 7 is operated according to liquid level L of the collecting container 7. The invention is particularly advantageously applicable to laundry dryers, in particular to circulating air clothes dryers. The invention is particularly advantageously applicable to domestic appliances with heat pumps.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 58/20 (2006.01); D06F 58/22 (2006.01); D06F 58/24 (2006.01); D06F 58/36 (2020.01)

CPC (source: CN EP US)

B08B 3/02 (2013.01 - CN); B08B 3/08 (2013.01 - CN); D06F 58/22 (2013.01 - CN EP US); D06F 25/00 (2013.01 - CN EP US); D06F 58/206 (2013.01 - CN EP US); D06F 58/24 (2013.01 - CN EP US); D06F 58/36 (2020.02 - CN EP US); D06F 2103/36 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/58 (2020.02 - CN EP US); D06F 2105/24 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/32 (2020.02 - CN EP 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 3135802 A1 20170301; EP 3135802 B1 20190313; CN 106480678 A 20170308; CN 106480678 B 20200710; DE 102015216435 A1 20170302; PL 3135802 T3 20190930; TR 201904285 T4 20190422

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 16182027 A 20160729; CN 201610755152 A 20160829; DE 102015216435 A 20150827; PL 16182027 T 20160729; TR 201904285 T 20160729