EP 3192913 A1 20170719 - WASHER-DRYER WITH A COOLING WATER CIRCUIT
Title (en)
WASHER-DRYER WITH A COOLING WATER CIRCUIT
Title (de)
WASCHTROCKNER MIT EINEM KÜHLWASSERKREISLAUF
Title (fr)
LAVEUSE-SÉCHEUSE AVEC UN CIRCUIT D'EAU DE REFROIDISSEMENT
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 16151174 A 20160114
Abstract (en)
The invention relates to a washer-dryer 1 comprising a tub 8 and a drum 7 rotatably mounted inside the tub 8, a process air circuit 4, adapted to circulate process air through the drum 7 for drying laundry, comprising a fan 6 and a heater 5, a cooling water circuit 11,28 in contact with the process air circuit 4, a pump 10, a condenser 17, and a control unit 23, wherein the cooling water circuit 11,28 is in heat exchanging contact with at least one cooling means 16,18 which is adapted to cool the cooling water, wherein the washer-dryer 1 comprises two cooling means 16,18 which are selected from a group consisting of a heat exchanger 18, a cooling air fan and a tap water supply 16, and a first temperature sensor 22 in the cooling water circuit 11,28 for measuring the temperature T W of the cooling water, and that a maximum threshold value T W,max for the cooling water in the cooling water circuit 11,28 is stored in the control unit 23 and wherein the control unit 23 is adapted to operate the pump 6,18 and/or the two cooling means 16,18 until the temperature T W of the cooling water falls below T W,max . The invention is also directed to a process for operating the washer-dryer 1.
IPC 8 full level
D06F 25/00 (2006.01); D06F 58/24 (2006.01); D06F 58/28 (2006.01); D06F 39/08 (2006.01); D06F 58/36 (2020.01)
CPC (source: CN EP US)
D06F 58/20 (2013.01 - CN EP US); D06F 25/00 (2013.01 - CN EP US); D06F 39/083 (2013.01 - CN EP US); D06F 58/24 (2013.01 - CN EP US); D06F 58/36 (2020.02 - CN EP US); D06F 2103/58 (2020.02 - CN EP US); D06F 2105/02 (2020.02 - CN EP US); D06F 2105/36 (2020.02 - CN EP US)
Citation (applicant)
- EP 2749682 A1 20140702 - ELECTROLUX HOME PROD CORP [BE]
- EP 2216436 A1 20100811 - SANYO ELECTRIC CO [JP]
- US 2013008049 A1 20130110 - PATIL MAHENDRA MADHUKAR [IN]
- EP 1291597 A1 20030312 - ESSWEIN SA [FR]
- JP 2011194035 A 20111006 - TOSHIBA CORP, et al
- GB 1247788 A 19710929 - ZANUSSI A SPA INDUSTRIE [IT]
- US 2005223755 A1 20051013 - HONG SANG W [KR], et al
Citation (search report)
- [XAYI] US 2013008049 A1 20130110 - PATIL MAHENDRA MADHUKAR [IN]
- [XAI] US 2005223755 A1 20051013 - HONG SANG W [KR], et al
- [Y] EP 1291597 A1 20030312 - ESSWEIN SA [FR]
- [Y] JP 2011194035 A 20111006 - TOSHIBA CORP, 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 3192912 A1 20170719; CN 106968079 A 20170721; CN 106968079 B 20210504; EP 3192913 A1 20170719; EP 3192913 B1 20190828
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 16151174 A 20160114; CN 201611107787 A 20161206; EP 16194147 A 20161017