Global Patent Index - EP 3268531 B1

EP 3268531 B1 20200715 - METHOD FOR DETERMINING A LEVEL OF HYGIENE OF A WASHING MACHINE WITH AN IMPEDANCE SENSOR AND WASHING MACHINE SUITABLE THEREFOR

Title (en)

METHOD FOR DETERMINING A LEVEL OF HYGIENE OF A WASHING MACHINE WITH AN IMPEDANCE SENSOR AND WASHING MACHINE SUITABLE THEREFOR

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR BESTIMMUNG EINES HYGIENEGRADES EINER WASCHMASCHINE MIT EINEM IMPEDANZSENSOR SOWIE HIERZU GEEIGNETE WASCHMASCHINE

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ DE DÉTERMINATION DU DEGRÉ D'HYGIÈNE D'UN LAVE-LINGE COMPRENANT UN CAPTEUR D'IMPÉDANCE, AINSI QUE LAVE-LINGE POUR LA MISE EN OEUVRE DE CE PROCÉDÉ

Publication

EP 3268531 B1 20200715 (DE)

Application

EP 16709448 A 20160311

Priority

  • DE 102015204535 A 20150313
  • DE 102015204692 A 20150316
  • EP 2016055277 W 20160311

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2016146521A1] The invention relates to a method for determining a level of hygiene H of a washing machine (1), comprising a lye container (2), a drum (3) for receiving the items of laundry (4), a drive motor (5) for the drum (3), and a control device (8) for controlling at least one washing process, wherein an impedance sensor (9, 10) which is arranged in the washing machine (1) and comes into contact with an aqueous fluid (7) in the course of a washing process, measures an impedance signal, said impedance signal being evaluated with regard to deposits on the impedance sensor (9, 10) as a measure for the level of hygiene H of the washing machine (1). The invention also relates to a washing machine (1) suitable for carrying out the method.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 34/22 (2020.01)

CPC (source: CN EP US)

D06F 34/22 (2020.02 - CN EP US); D06F 35/008 (2013.01 - CN EP US); D06F 2103/20 (2020.02 - CN 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)

DE 102015204692 A1 20160915; CN 107407031 A 20171128; CN 107407031 B 20200421; EP 3268531 A1 20180117; EP 3268531 B1 20200715; WO 2016146521 A1 20160922

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102015204692 A 20150316; CN 201680015575 A 20160311; EP 16709448 A 20160311; EP 2016055277 W 20160311