Global Patent Index - EP 3412821 B1

EP 3412821 B1 20210106 - ARRANGEMENT FOR DETERMINING OPTIMAL WASH SCHEME FOR A LOAD IN A WASHING MACHINE

Title (en)

ARRANGEMENT FOR DETERMINING OPTIMAL WASH SCHEME FOR A LOAD IN A WASHING MACHINE

Title (de)

ANORDNUNG ZUR BESTIMMUNG DES OPTIMALEN WASCHSCHEMAS FÜR EINE BELADUNG IN EINER WASCHMASCHINE

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF PERMETTANT DE DÉTERMINER UN SCHÉMA DE LAVAGE OPTIMAL POUR UNE CHARGE DANS UNE MACHINE À LAVER

Publication

EP 3412821 B1 20210106 (EN)

Application

EP 17174906 A 20170608

Priority

EP 17174906 A 20170608

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3412821A1] An arrangement (1) in a washing machine (99) for determining optimal wash scheme for a load (90) received into a drum (3) of the washing machine (99) is presented. The arrangement (1) includes a micromachine (10), one or more sensors (20), and a microcontroller (30). The micromachine (10) has a hearth (12) for receiving a part (91) of the load (90) from the drum (3) and is configured to wash the part (91) prior to washing of the load (90) present in the drum (3). The sensors (20) are positioned around the hearth (12) and are configured to determine one or more parameters relating to characteristics of water used in the washing machine (99), characteristics of detergent solution formed in the washing machine (99), and/or characteristics of the part (91) of the load (90). The microcontroller (30) receives, from the sensors (20), one or more signals indicative of the parameters so determined by the sensors (20), and subsequently determines a wash scheme for the load (90) based on the parameters so determined by the sensors (20).

IPC 8 full level

D06F 31/00 (2006.01); D06F 34/18 (2020.01); D06F 34/22 (2020.01); D06F 37/04 (2006.01); D06F 37/12 (2006.01); D06F 39/02 (2006.01); D06F 39/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 31/00 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 34/18 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 34/22 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 37/04 (2013.01 - EP); D06F 37/12 (2013.01 - EP); D06F 2103/02 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/16 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2103/20 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/00 (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 3412821 A1 20181212; EP 3412821 B1 20210106

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 17174906 A 20170608