EP 3241944 A1 20171108 - HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING A PROCESS AIR CIRCUIT
Title (en)
HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING A PROCESS AIR CIRCUIT
Title (de)
HAUSHALTSGERÄT MIT EINEM PROZESSLUFTKREISLAUF
Title (fr)
APPAREIL MÉNAGER ÉQUIPÉ D'UN CIRCUIT D'AIR DE TRAITEMENT
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 16168198 A 20160503
Abstract (en)
A household appliance 1, 31, in particular washer-dryer, comprises a process air circuit 10 comprising a treatment chamber 2, 3 having an air inlet opening 5 and an air outlet opening 6 and a process air channel 9 connecting the openings 5, 6, a water/process air heat exchanger 11 adapted to cool process air P flowing within the process air channel 9, and a water spray device 12 adapted to spray water W into the process air channel 9. The invention is particularly useful for a laundry care apparatus, in particular for a clothes washer/dryer combination or washing machine with drying function ("washer-dryer"), in particular having a heat pump.
IPC 8 full level
D06F 58/24 (2006.01); D06F 25/00 (2006.01); D06F 58/20 (2006.01); D06F 58/22 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
D06F 25/00 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 58/206 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 58/24 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [X] US 2013008049 A1 20130110 - PATIL MAHENDRA MADHUKAR [IN]
- [X] EP 2019164 A1 20090128 - CANDY SPA [IT]
- [A] EP 2746455 A1 20140625 - BSH BOSCH & SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE GMBH [DE]
- [A] US 2013145644 A1 20130613 - MOSCHUETZ HARALD [DE], et al
- [A] DE 102007060853 A1 20090625 - BSH BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE [DE]
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 16168198 A 20160503