EP 3385436 A4 20190703 - WATER DRAINING METHOD OF WASHING MACHINE
Title (en)
WATER DRAINING METHOD OF WASHING MACHINE
Title (de)
WASSERABLASSVERFAHREN EINER WASCHMASCHINE
Title (fr)
PROCÉDÉ DE DRAINAGE D'EAU DE MACHINE À LAVER
Publication
Application
Priority
- CN 201510871185 A 20151202
- CN 2016103968 W 20161031
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP3385436A1] Disclosed is a water draining method of a washing machine. The water draining method comprises the following steps in order: a draining step, controlling a water drainage pump (4) to work intermittently until the water level inside an outer drum (2) reaches a set drainage water level; and a spin-drying step, controlling the electric motor to drive the inner drum to rotate to remove water, while also controlling the water drainage pump (4) to work intermittently. By controlling the water drainage pump (4) to work intermittently, when the water drainage pump (4) is working, the washing water inside the outer drum (2) enters a water drain pipe (3), and is then pumped by the water drainage pump (4) to be discharged via a riser segment of the water drain pipe (3); when the water drainage pump (4) stops working, the washing water in the riser segment of the water drain pipe (3) flows back under the action of gravity, and the the water drainage pump (4) alternately working and stopping makes the washing water in the riser segment also flow back intermittently, and that facilitates foam floating on the washing water being discharged outside the washing machine. Therefore, the rinsing effect of the washing machine is improved and foam overflow is avoided.
IPC 8 full level
D06F 39/08 (2006.01); D06F 29/00 (2006.01); D06F 31/00 (2006.01); D06F 33/02 (2006.01); D06F 35/00 (2006.01); D06F 39/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: CN EP US)
D06F 33/00 (2013.01 - CN); D06F 35/007 (2013.01 - CN EP US); D06F 37/36 (2013.01 - US); D06F 39/083 (2013.01 - CN EP US); D06F 21/00 (2013.01 - US); D06F 29/00 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 31/00 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 33/42 (2020.02 - CN EP US); D06F 2103/18 (2020.02 - CN EP US); D06F 2103/24 (2020.02 - CN EP US); D06F 2105/48 (2020.02 - CN EP US); D06F 2105/52 (2020.02 - CN EP US); D06F 2105/54 (2020.02 - CN EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [XAYI] EP 0711860 A1 19960515 - ELECTROLUX ZANUSSI ELETTRODOME [IT]
- [YA] US 2011061172 A1 20110317 - KOO BON KWON [KR], et al
- [A] WO 2014097251 A1 20140626 - INDESIT CO SPA [IT]
- [A] US 2003056300 A1 20030327 - RUHL CRAIG S [US], et al
- See references of WO 2017092534A1
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 3385436 A1 20181010; EP 3385436 A4 20190703; EP 3385436 B1 20231213; EP 3385436 C0 20231213; AU 2016364098 A1 20180712; AU 2016364098 B2 20190718; CN 106811916 A 20170609; CN 106811916 B 20201009; JP 2019500936 A 20190117; US 2019062982 A1 20190228; WO 2017092534 A1 20170608
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 16869844 A 20161031; AU 2016364098 A 20161031; CN 201510871185 A 20151202; CN 2016103968 W 20161031; JP 2018528666 A 20161031; US 201615781402 A 20161031