Global Patent Index - EP 3231924 A1

EP 3231924 A1 20171018 - MULTI-DRUM WASHING MACHINE DRAINAGE CONTROL METHOD

Title (en)

MULTI-DRUM WASHING MACHINE DRAINAGE CONTROL METHOD

Title (de)

DRAINAGESTEUERUNGSVERFAHREN FÜR EINE WASCHMASCHINE MIT MEHREREN TROMMELN

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE DE VIDANGE DE MACHINE À LAVER MULTITAMBOUR

Publication

EP 3231924 A1 20171018 (EN)

Application

EP 15867621 A 20150831

Priority

  • CN 201410772774 A 20141212
  • CN 201510401932 A 20150709
  • CN 2015088593 W 20150831

Abstract (en)

A multi-drum washing machine drainage control method, the multi-drum washing machine at least comprising a first washing drum (1) and a second washing drum (2); the method comprising: when the first washing drum (1) reaches a drainage process, determining whether the second washing drum (2) is draining; if yes, then the first washing drum (1) waits for the second washing drum (2) to finish draining before starting to drain; and if not, then determining whether the first washing drum (1) waits for the second washing drum (2) to finish draining before starting to drain. Alternatively, when the first washing drum (1) reaches the drainage process, determining whether the second washing drum (2) is draining or dehydrating; if yes, then the first washing drum (1) waits for the second washing drum (2) to finish draining before starting to drain; and if not, then determining whether the first washing drum (1) waits for the second washing drum (2) to finish draining before starting to drain.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 33/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

D06F 29/00 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 31/00 (2013.01 - US); D06F 33/42 (2020.02 - EP KR US); D06F 37/02 (2013.01 - KR US); D06F 39/006 (2024.01 - KR); D06F 39/083 (2013.01 - KR); D06F 39/088 (2013.01 - KR); D06F 39/083 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 39/088 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 39/20 (2024.01 - EP US); D06F 2103/20 (2020.02 - EP KR US); D06F 2105/08 (2020.02 - EP KR 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)

EP 3231924 A1 20171018; EP 3231924 A4 20180718; EP 3231924 B1 20240717; AU 2015361715 A1 20170720; AU 2015361715 B2 20200116; JP 2018501827 A 20180125; JP 6443645 B2 20181226; KR 102383279 B1 20220406; KR 20170098824 A 20170830; US 2017321364 A1 20171109; WO 2016090971 A1 20160616

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 15867621 A 20150831; AU 2015361715 A 20150831; CN 2015088593 W 20150831; JP 2017519496 A 20150831; KR 20177016047 A 20150831; US 201515524668 A 20150831