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
Application
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)
- [XY] JP 3196947 U 20150409
- [Y] US 3199319 A 19650810 - JOHN LOWES EDWARD
- [A] DE 10339604 B3 20041021 - MIELE & CIE [DE]
- [A] EP 1069228 A2 20010117 - CANDY SPA [IT]
- [A] WO 2011016009 A1 20110210 - INDESIT CO SPA [IT], 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 3199698 A1 20170802; EP 3199698 B1 20230201; US 2017218555 A1 20170803
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 16205441 A 20161220; US 201615395672 A 20161230