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EP 3690130 A1 20200805 - CLOTHES DRYER

Title (en)

CLOTHES DRYER

Title (de)

WÄSCHETROCKNER

Title (fr)

SÈCHE-LINGE

Publication

EP 3690130 A1 20200805 (EN)

Application

EP 18860445 A 20180929

Priority

CN 201710904927 A 20170929
CN 2018108612 W 20180929

Abstract (en)

Provided is a clothes dryer, including a case body (1); a rear cover plate (2) connected to the case body (1); a bearing (10) disposed on the case body (1); and a sealed chamber (3) disposed between the case body (1) and the rear cover plate (2), where the sealed chamber (3) is configured to seal the bearing (10).

IPC 8 full level

D06F 58/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP US)

D06F 58/06 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 58/08 (2013.01 - CN)

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)

EP 3690130 A1 20200805; EP 3690130 A4 20210602; CN 109576963 A 20190405; WO 2019062902 A1 20190404

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 18860445 A 20180929; CN 201710904927 A 20170929; CN 2018108612 W 20180929