Global Patent Index - EP 3187642 B1

EP 3187642 B1 20190904 - SELF-CLEANING METHOD FOR FILTER ASSEMBLY OF WASHING MACHINE

Title (en)

SELF-CLEANING METHOD FOR FILTER ASSEMBLY OF WASHING MACHINE

Title (de)

SELBSTREINIGUNGSVERFAHREN FÜR DIE FILTERANORDNUNG EINER WASCHMASCHINE

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ D'AUTO-NETTOYAGE D'ENSEMBLE DE FILTRE DE LAVE-LINGE

Publication

EP 3187642 B1 20190904 (EN)

Application

EP 15845312 A 20150918

Priority

  • CN 201410486955 A 20140922
  • CN 2015090057 W 20150918

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3187642A1] Provided is a self-cleaning method for a filter assembly of a washing machine, the method comprising: receiving a user operation instruction for starting a self-cleaning process; executing the self-cleaning process, so as to clean the filter assembly of the washing machine, and before the self-cleaning process is completed, only receiving user operation instructions for turning off the washing machine, pausing the self-cleaning process and unpausing the self-cleaning process, and prohibiting receipt of or ignoring the user operation instructions other than user operation instructions for turning off the washing machine, pausing the self-cleaning process and unpausing the self-cleaning process. According to the present invention, during cleaning of the filter assembly, the self-cleaning process of the washing machine prohibits receipt of or ignores user operation instructions other than user operation instructions for turning off the washing machine, pausing the self-cleaning process and unpausing the self-cleaning process, so that the filter assembly of the washing machine is thoroughly cleaned, prolonging the service life of the filter assembly in the washing machine and ensuring that the filter assembly always has a high filtration flux.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 35/00 (2006.01); D06F 33/02 (2006.01); D06F 39/08 (2006.01); D06F 39/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 35/008 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 33/43 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 39/10 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 2101/00 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/42 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/58 (2020.02 - 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 3187642 A1 20170705; EP 3187642 A4 20170705; EP 3187642 B1 20190904; CN 105506934 A 20160420; CN 105506934 B 20190809; JP 2017527370 A 20170921; JP 6457070 B2 20190123; US 2017306544 A1 20171026; WO 2016045556 A1 20160331

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 15845312 A 20150918; CN 201410486955 A 20140922; CN 2015090057 W 20150918; JP 2017512053 A 20150918; US 201515507696 A 20150918