Global Patent Index - EP 3199698 A1

EP 3199698 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 3199698 A1 20170802 (EN)

Application

EP 16205441 A 20161220

Priority

  • CN 201610059102 A 20160128
  • CN 201620086128 U 20160128

Abstract (en)

Front-loading washing machine ((100) including a cabinet (10) having a front panel (11) provided with an opening (111), a tub (20) having an access port (21) for loading and unloading laundry, whereby the tub (20) is disposed in the cabinet (10) and is connected to a horizontal rotating transverse shaft (52) in such a manner that the access port (21) is capable of being moved up and down in the opening, a rotatable drum (30) disposed in the tub (20), a door unit (40) mounted to the tub (20) and configured to cover the access port (21) and a driving mechanism (50) provided in the cabinet (10), coupled to the tub (20) and configured to drive the tub (20) to rotate such that said access port (21) moves up and down, the washing machine further comprises a flexible folded cover (12), connected with the front panel (11) and the door unit (40) and configured to cover a gap between the door unit (40) and an edge of the opening (111).

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 37/302 (2013.01 - EP 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 3199698 A1 20170802; EP 3199698 B1 20230201; US 2017218555 A1 20170803

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 16205441 A 20161220; US 201615395672 A 20161230