EP 3209826 B1 20240821 - LAUNDRY WASHING APPARATUS WITH VAPOR SUPPLY
Title (en)
LAUNDRY WASHING APPARATUS WITH VAPOR SUPPLY
Title (de)
WASCHMASCHINENVORRICHTUNG MIT DAMPFZUFUHR
Title (fr)
APPAREIL À LAVER LE LINGE AYANT UNE ALIMENTATION EN VAPEUR
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 2014072841 W 20141024
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2016062349A1] The invention relates to a washing apparatus (1) and a method for refreshing laundry, the apparatus comprising: a tub (3), a rotatable drum (4) arranged in the tub (3), a liquid reservoir (15) forming part of a lower portion (3a) of the tub (3) for receiving liquids, a heating device (10) adapted to heat the liquid in the liquid reservoir (15), a water supply device (5) to supply water into same, a draining device (43) adapted to drain liquids from the liquid reservoir (15), a washing agent supply device adapted to supply washing agent, a refreshing agent supply device (45) adapted to supply refreshing agent into the liquid reservoir (15), wherein the refreshing agent supply device (45) is arranged such as to supply the refreshing agent into the tub (3) without passing through the drum (4), and a control unit adapted to: control the refreshing agent supply device (45), the water supply device and the draining device (43) to supply water into the liquid reservoir (15) such that the maximum level (HL) of liquids in the liquid reservoir (15) is below a lower drum surface during the refreshing cycle, and control the heating device (10) to heat the liquid in the liquid reservoir (15) for generating steam.
IPC 8 full level
D06F 39/40 (2024.01); D06F 39/02 (2006.01); D06F 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
D06F 39/022 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 39/40 (2024.01 - EP US); D06F 25/00 (2013.01 - 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)
WO 2016062349 A1 20160428; CN 107075776 A 20170818; CN 107075776 B 20190730; EP 3209826 A1 20170830; EP 3209826 B1 20240821
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 2014072841 W 20141024; CN 201480082363 A 20141024; EP 14787202 A 20141024