Global Patent Index - EP 3257995 B1

EP 3257995 B1 20191023 - 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

EP 3257995 B1 20191023 (EN)

Application

EP 16174132 A 20160613

Priority

EP 16174132 A 20160613

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3257995A1] 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)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3257995 A1 20171220; EP 3257995 B1 20191023

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 16174132 A 20160613