Global Patent Index - EP 3199697 A1

EP 3199697 A1 20170802 - FRONT-LOADING WASHING MACHINE

Title (en)

FRONT-LOADING WASHING MACHINE

Title (de)

FRONTLADER-WASCHMASCHINE

Title (fr)

MACHINE À LAVER À CHARGEMENT FRONTAL

Publication

EP 3199697 A1 20170802 (EN)

Application

EP 16205416 A 20161220

Priority

  • CN 201610059249 A 20160128
  • CN 201620086372 U 20160128

Abstract (en)

Front-loading washing machine (1) including a cabinet (100) having a front panel (110), wherein the front panel (110) is provided with an opening (111); a tub (200) having an access port for loading and unloading laundry, whereby the tub (200) is disposed in the cabinet (100) and is connected to a horizontal rotating transverse shaft (420) in such a manner that the access port is capable of being moved up and down, along a vertical axis, in the opening (111); a rotatable drum disposed in the tub (200); a door unit (300) mounted to the tub (200) and configured to cover the access port; and a driving mechanism (400) provided in the cabinet (100), connected to the tub (200), and configured to drive the tub (200) to rotate such that said access port moves up and down.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 95/00 (2006.01); D06F 37/22 (2006.01); D06F 37/26 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 37/04 (2013.01 - US); D06F 95/00 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 37/22 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 37/267 (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 3199697 A1 20170802; US 2017218557 A1 20170803

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 16205416 A 20161220; US 201615394154 A 20161229