Global Patent Index - EP 3221503 A1

EP 3221503 A1 20170927 - LAUNDRY WASHING MACHINE

Title (en)

LAUNDRY WASHING MACHINE

Title (de)

WÄSCHEWASCHMASCHINE

Title (fr)

MACHINE À LAVER LE LINGE

Publication

EP 3221503 A1 20170927 (EN)

Application

EP 14805801 A 20141120

Priority

EP 2014075172 W 20141120

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2016078720A1] Laundry washing machine (1) comprising an outer casing (2), a washing tub (3), a rotatable drum housed in axially rotatable manner inside the washing tub (3), a detergent dispenser (7) for supplying detergent into the washing tub (3), a fresh-water supply circuit (9) for selectively channelling a flow of fresh water from the water mains towards the detergent dispenser (7) and/or the washing tub (3), and an internal water softening device (11), the laundry washing machine (1) further comprising at least a first drawer (16, 70) which is fitted/ inserted in extractable manner into a corresponding substantially basin-shaped, drawer housing (18) which is located/recessed inside the outer casing (2), and is provided with a substantially basin-shaped, regeneration-agent compartment (20) structured for being manually tillable with a given amount of regeneration agent; and a water-supply line (19) for selectively channelling a flow of fresh water of the water mains into said regeneration-agent compartment (20), said first drawer (16, 70) additionally comprising a partitioning septum (25) which extends inside the regeneration- agent compartment (20) above the bottom of the regeneration-agent compartment (20), and has a water-permeable structure which is dimensioned to cause a temporary stagnation of the fresh water poured into the regeneration-agent compartment (20) above the partitioning septum (25).

IPC 8 full level

D06F 39/00 (2006.01); D06F 39/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 39/007 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 39/028 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 39/02 (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

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2016078720 A1 20160526; EP 3221503 A1 20170927; EP 3221503 B1 20240619

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2014075172 W 20141120; EP 14805801 A 20141120