EP 3730690 A1 20201028 - HOME APPLIANCE WITH A LIQUID GUIDING DEVICE
Title (en)
HOME APPLIANCE WITH A LIQUID GUIDING DEVICE
Title (de)
HAUSHALTSGERÄT MIT EINER FLÜSSIGKEITSLEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG
Title (fr)
APPAREIL MÉNAGER DOTÉ D'UN DISPOSITIF DE GUIDAGE DE LIQUIDE
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 12184375 A 20120914
- EP 13759798 A 20130912
- EP 2013068954 W 20130912
Abstract (en)
The invention relates to a home appliance, in particular laundry treatment apparatus, dish washer, dryer or washing machine. The home appliance comprises : an articles treatment chamber (18); a process air channel (20) for guiding process air (A) to or from the articles treatment chamber (18) for treating the articles (19) using the process air (A); and a liquid guiding device (41) having an inlet (52) and an outlet (54).The liquid guiding device (41) is adapted to guide liquid from the inlet (52) to the outlet (54); the outlet (54) is adapted to direct the liquid to a component (10) of the appliance (2) and/or to a predefined location of the appliance (2); the process air channel (20) has a wall opening (82) and the liquid guiding device (41) is forming a closing or wall element such that when the liquid guiding device (41) is inserted in the wall opening (82) the process air channel (20) is closed, sealed or covered at the wall opening (82); the liquid guiding device (41) is formed by and is portion of the process air channel (20); and in the outer end region of the outlet (54) of the liquid guiding device (41),the liquid guiding device (41) is formed as or comprises a deflecting element (66) adapted to deflect the liquid at the outlet (54), or the liquid guiding device (41) is formed as or comprises an expanding element for enabling a liquid flow spatial distribution at the outlet.
IPC 8 full level
D06F 58/22 (2006.01); D06F 58/24 (2006.01)
CPC (source: CN EP US)
D06F 58/22 (2013.01 - CN EP US); D06F 58/24 (2013.01 - CN EP US); D06F 58/206 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 58/45 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/02 (2020.02 - EP US)
Citation (applicant)
WO 2009077291 A1 20090625 - BSH BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE [DE], et al
Citation (search report)
- [XI] WO 2005090670 A2 20050929 - ARCELIK AS [TR], et al
- [X] DE 102006061211 A1 20080626 - BSH BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE [DE]
- [XP] WO 2012134149 A2 20121004 - LG ELECTRONICS INC [KR], et al
- [A] EP 1055767 A1 20001129 - BSH BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE [DE]
- [A] WO 2012085839 A1 20120628 - INDESIT CO SPA [IT], et al
- [AD] WO 2009077291 A1 20090625 - BSH BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE [DE], et al
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 2708639 A1 20140319; AU 2013314329 A1 20150312; CN 104619905 A 20150513; CN 104619905 B 20171215; EP 2895651 A1 20150722; EP 2895651 B1 20200624; EP 3725939 A1 20201021; EP 3725939 B1 20240410; EP 3730690 A1 20201028; PL 2895651 T3 20210111; WO 2014041097 A1 20140320
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 12184375 A 20120914; AU 2013314329 A 20130912; CN 201380047353 A 20130912; EP 13759798 A 20130912; EP 2013068954 W 20130912; EP 20172502 A 20130912; EP 20172507 A 20130912; PL 13759798 T 20130912