EP 3562989 B1 20221012 - A LAUNDRY DRYER COMPRISING A FILTER ASSEMBLY AND A METHOD TO CLEAN A FILTER ASSEMBLY
Title (en)
A LAUNDRY DRYER COMPRISING A FILTER ASSEMBLY AND A METHOD TO CLEAN A FILTER ASSEMBLY
Title (de)
WÄSCHETROCKNER MIT EINER FILTERANORDNUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR REINIGUNG EINER FILTERANORDNUNG
Title (fr)
SÈCHE-LINGE COMPRENANT UN ENSEMBLE FILTRE ET PROCÉDÉ POUR NETTOYER UN ENSEMBLE FILTRE
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 2016082885 W 20161229
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2018121869A1] The present invention relates to a method to clean a filter assembly in a laundry dryer (1), wherein the laundry dryer (1) comprises: ⋅ a cabinet (2) ⋅ a drum (3) rotatably supported in the cabinet (2); ⋅ a duct (18) defining a flow passage for process air exiting the drum (3); ⋅ a filter assembly (80,80`,90) positioned at least partially in the duct (18) so as to filter process air flowing therein; ⋅ said filter assembly (80,80`,90) including: ⋅ ▪a frame (31) having a first and a second end portions and defining a storage portion (50) at the first end portion thereof; ⋅ ▪ a filter supported by the frame (31) and defining a first filtering surface (32); ⋅ ▪a cleaning device for cleaning the first filtering surface (32) including a translatable wiper (330) to wipe the first filtering surface (32); the method being <b>characterised by</b> comprising: ⋅ translating the wiper (330) from a first position wherein the wiper is located at the second end portion of said frame (31) towards the first end portion of the frame (31); ⋅ wiping said first filtering surface (32) by means of said wiper (330) during translating so as to move filtered material attached to said first filtering surface (32) towards the first end portion of the frame (31); and ⋅collecting said filtered material in said storage portion (50).
IPC 8 full level
D06F 58/22 (2006.01); D06F 58/45 (2020.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
D06F 58/22 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 58/45 (2020.02 - EP)
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)
WO 2018121869 A1 20180705; AU 2016434860 A1 20190530; AU 2016434860 B2 20230713; CN 110114531 A 20190809; CN 110114531 B 20210601; EP 3562989 A1 20191106; EP 3562989 B1 20221012; PL 3562989 T3 20230213
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 2016082885 W 20161229; AU 2016434860 A 20161229; CN 201680091882 A 20161229; EP 16826365 A 20161229; PL 16826365 T 20161229