Global Patent Index - EP 3268530 B1

EP 3268530 B1 20230419 - METHOD FOR OPERATING A WASHING MACHINE HAVING AN IMPROVED RINSING PHASE AND WASHING MACHINE SUITABLE THEREFOR

Title (en)

METHOD FOR OPERATING A WASHING MACHINE HAVING AN IMPROVED RINSING PHASE AND WASHING MACHINE SUITABLE THEREFOR

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUM BETRIEB EINER WASCHMASCHINE MIT VERBESSERTER SPÜLPHASE SOWIE HIERZU GEEIGNETE WASCHMASCHINE

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ POUR FAIRE FONCTIONNER UN LAVE-LINGE AVEC UN CYCLE DE RINÇAGE AMÉLIORÉ, AINSI QUE LAVE-LINGE POUR LA MISE-EN OEUVRE DE CE PROCÉDÉ

Publication

EP 3268530 B1 20230419 (DE)

Application

EP 16704251 A 20160215

Priority

  • DE 102015204537 A 20150313
  • EP 2016053141 W 20160215

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2016146322A1] The invention relates to a method for operating a washing machine 1, comprising a container 2, a drum 3 for receiving items of laundry 4, a drive motor 5 for the drum 3, an impedance sensor 9 in the container 2 for measuring an impedance signal as a function of a composition of an aqueous liquid 7 in the container 2, and a control device 8, wherein, subsequent to a washing phase, the detergent concentration cten in the rinsing liquid 7 is monitored during the rinsing phase by the impedance sensor 9, and wherein the temporal increase in the detergent concentration cten is evaluated with regard to the further configuration of the rinsing phase. The invention further relates to a washing machine 1 suitable for carrying out the method.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 33/38 (2020.01); D06F 34/22 (2020.01); D06F 103/04 (2020.01); D06F 103/22 (2020.01); D06F 105/52 (2020.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 33/38 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 34/22 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/04 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/22 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/52 (2020.02 - EP US)

Citation (examination)

US 2005022317 A1 20050203 - SHAFFER TIMOTHY SCOTT [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)

DE 102015204537 A1 20160915; CN 107407032 A 20171128; CN 107407032 B 20200630; EP 3268530 A1 20180117; EP 3268530 B1 20230419; PL 3268530 T3 20230724; WO 2016146322 A1 20160922

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102015204537 A 20150313; CN 201680015519 A 20160215; EP 16704251 A 20160215; EP 2016053141 W 20160215; PL 16704251 T 20160215