EP 3257995 A1 20171220 - METHOD FOR OPERATING A LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPLIANCE AND LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPLIANCE
Title (en)
METHOD FOR OPERATING A LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPLIANCE AND LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPLIANCE
Title (de)
VERFAHREN ZUM BETREIBEN EINER WÄSCHEBEHANDLUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND WÄSCHEBEHANDLUNGSVORRICHTUNG
Title (fr)
PROCÉDÉ POUR FAIRE FONCTIONNER UN APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT DU LINGE ET APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT DE LINGE
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 16174132 A 20160613
Abstract (en)
Method for operating a laundry treatment appliance (2), comprising a rotatable drum (36) into which laundry can be loaded and which is rotated by a motor (68), whereby a closable door (24) is provided which gives access to said drum (36); with the steps of a) selecting a laundry treatment process; b) loading laundry into said drum (36); c) starting said laundry treatment process; d) estimating the amount of laundry load; e) issuing a notification if the amount of laundry is larger than a laundry load threshold value; f) if the amount of laundry is larger than said laundry load threshold value, waiting for a prescribed waiting amount of time before prosecuting said laundry treatment process, thereby allowing the user to access the drum (36) for changing the amount of laundry load; g) If the laundry treatment process is prosecuted with the laundry load being larger than said laundry load threshold value, maintaining said notification and/or issuing another notification that the amount of laundry is larger than said laundry load threshold value - during said laundry treatment process; - during a final phase of said laundry treatment process; - at and/or after the end of said laundry treatment process.
IPC 8 full level
D06F 34/32 (2020.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
D06F 34/32 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 25/00 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 37/42 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 2101/00 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2101/20 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/02 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/04 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/38 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/46 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/52 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/58 (2020.02 - EP US)
Citation (applicant)
WO 0171085 A1 20010927 - DYSON LTD [GB], et al
Citation (search report)
- [Y] EP 2458058 A1 20120530 - ELECTROLUX HOME PROD CORP [BE]
- [Y] EP 2843125 A1 20150304 - ELECTROLUX APPLIANCES AB [SE]
- [Y] DE 19705878 A1 19980820 - AEG HAUSGERAETE GMBH [DE]
- [A] WO 2011080122 A1 20110707 - ARCELIK AS [TR], et al
- [AD] WO 0171085 A1 20010927 - DYSON LTD [GB], et al
- [A] US 2004148709 A1 20040805 - KIM JONG HO [KR], et al
- [A] DE 8914729 U1 19900712
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 16174132 A 20160613