EP 3401432 A1 20181114 - A TECHNIQUE FOR BALANCING DURING DRUM ROTATION IN A WASHING MACHINE
Title (en)
A TECHNIQUE FOR BALANCING DURING DRUM ROTATION IN A WASHING MACHINE
Title (de)
TECHNIK ZUM AUSGLEICHEN WÄHREND DER TROMMELROTATION IN EINER WASCHMASCHINE
Title (fr)
TECHNIQUE D'ÉQUILIBRAGE LORS DE LA ROTATION DU TAMBOUR DANS UNE MACHINE À LAVER
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 17170007 A 20170508
Abstract (en)
A technique for balancing in a drum-type washing machine (2) is presented. The technique uses an arrangement (1) having an inner drum (10) driven by a first drive motor (12), an outer drum (20) driven by a second drive motor (22), a detergent solution tub (30), and a controller (40). The drums (10, 20) are rotatably mounted co-axially within the tub (30), the outer drum (20) positioned concentrically in-between the inner drum (10) and the tub (30). The drive motors (12, 22) are positioned outside the tub (30). The controller (40) determines an imbalance of the inner drum (10) when rotating, and then determines a balancing parameter for the outer drum (20). The balancing parameter includes a rotational speed and direction for the outer drum (20) relative to the rotational speed and direction of the inner drum (10), such that the outer drum (20) when rotated at the balancing parameter counters the imbalance of the rotating inner drum (10).
IPC 8 full level
D06F 37/20 (2006.01); D06F 33/48 (2020.01); D06F 37/30 (2020.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
D06F 33/48 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 37/30 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 2103/26 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/00 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/46 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/48 (2020.02 - EP US)
Citation (applicant)
- US 9187858 B2 20151117 - HASANREISO HACEK OVER G LU ALI LEVENT [TR], et al
- US 3799348 A 19740326 - MAZZA L
- US 5862553 A 19990126 - HABERL INGO [IT], et al
Citation (search report)
- [A] WO 0171084 A2 20010927 - DYSON LTD [GB], et al
- [A] JP H1033877 A 19980210 - SANYO ELECTRIC CO
- [A] EP 2025791 A1 20090218 - AVANTEC COSTRUZIONI MECCANICHE [IT]
- [A] WO 0240761 A1 20020523 - LG ELECTRONICS INC [KR], et al
- [A] GB 2141744 A 19850103 - TOSHIBA KK
- [A] US 2575691 A 19511120 - SMITH THOMAS R
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 17170007 A 20170508; TR 201707468 A 20170523