Global Patent Index - EP 3495547 B1

EP 3495547 B1 20200826 - PUMP FOR A WASHING MACHINE, WASHING MACHINE AND METHOD

Title (en)

PUMP FOR A WASHING MACHINE, WASHING MACHINE AND METHOD

Title (de)

PUMPE FÜR EINE WASCHMASCHINE, WASCHMASCHINE UND VERFAHREN

Title (fr)

POMPE POUR MACHINE À LAVER, MACHINE À LAVER ET PROCÉDÉ

Publication

EP 3495547 B1 20200826 (EN)

Application

EP 17206526 A 20171211

Priority

EP 17206526 A 20171211

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3495547A1] There is disclosed a pump (226) for a washing machine. The pump (226) comprises a water inlet (228) and a water outlet (229). The pump (226) further comprises a sensor (240). A movable element (242) is constructed and arranged to be actuated when the sensor indicates a blocked material (250) in the pump. Actuation of the movable element (242) is configured to create a vacuum for dislodging the blocked material (250).

IPC 8 full level

D06F 39/08 (2006.01); D06F 33/47 (2020.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 33/47 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 39/085 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 2103/42 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/08 (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 3495547 A1 20190612; EP 3495547 B1 20200826; TR 201722467 A2 20190621

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 17206526 A 20171211; TR 201722467 A 20171228