EP 3216915 A1 20170913 - LAUNDRY DRYER WITH OPTICAL SENSORS
Title (en)
LAUNDRY DRYER WITH OPTICAL SENSORS
Title (de)
WÄSCHETROCKNER MIT OPTISCHEN SENSOREN
Title (fr)
SÈCHE-LINGE ÉQUIPÉ DE CAPTEURS OPTIQUES
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 16159572 A 20160310
Abstract (en)
The invention relates to a dryer (1) and a method for drying wet laundry (9), wherein the dryer (1) comprises a drum (3), a drum motor (4), an air inlet (51), an air outlet (52) and an air flow generator (6), wherein the dryer (1) further comprises a control unit (8) for controlling the rotational velocity and the flow rate. The dryer (1) is provided with a first optical sensor (73) and a second optical sensor (74) for detecting presence of the laundry (9) in the first quarter (33) and the second quarter (34), respectively, of the upper half (32) of the drum (3) volume. The control unit (8) is arranged for controlling the rotational direction (R1) and the rotational velocity according to a desired pattern in function of the optical sensors (73).
IPC 8 full level
D06F 58/28 (2006.01); D06F 58/38 (2020.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
D06F 58/38 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/00 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/08 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/34 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/36 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/44 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/24 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/46 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/48 (2020.02 - EP US)
Citation (applicant)
WO 2010151128 A2 20101229 - KOOPS ANDRIES [NL]
Citation (search report)
- [A] US 2012011738 A1 20120119 - ASHRAFZADEH FARHAD [US], et al
- [A] EP 2549009 A1 20130123 - WHIRLPOOL CO [US]
- [A] US 5050313 A 19910924 - WAKAEYA SHINJI [JP], 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)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 16159572 A 20160310