EP 4234794 A1 20230830 - WASHING MACHINE WITH INTERNAL HOT WATER RESERVOIR AND PROCESS FOR ITS OPERATION

Title (en)

WASHING MACHINE WITH INTERNAL HOT WATER RESERVOIR AND PROCESS FOR ITS OPERATION

Title (de)

WASCHMASCHINE MIT INTERNEM WARMWASSERSPEICHER UND VERFAHREN ZU IHREM BETRIEB

Title (fr)

MACHINE À LAVER AVEC RÉSERVOIR INTERNE D'EAU CHAUDE ET PROCÉDÉ POUR SON FONCTIONNEMENT

Publication

EP 4234794 A1 20230830 (EN)

Application

EP 23153229 A 20230125

Priority

EP 22382164 A 20220225

Abstract (en)

The invention relates to a washing machine with a tub in which a drum is rotatable arranged, comprising a tap water supply and an aqueous liquid container 1 for providing an aqueous detergent solution 12 into the tub, wherein the aqueous liquid container 1 contains a first compartment 2 and a second compartment 3, wherein the first compartment 2 contains an electrical resistance heater 5 and no supply device for detergent and wherein the second compartment 3 does not contain a heating device, but a supply device for detergent, wherein the first compartment 2 and the second compartment 3 are separated by a wall 4, and wherein a siphon 6 is provided in the first compartment 2 and the second compartment 3 such that it allows to automatically deliver water 11 from the first compartment 2 into the second compartment 3 when the water level in the first compartment 2 is equal or higher than a preset height h<sub>max</sub>. The invention also relates to a process for operating such a washing machine.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 39/02 (2006.01); D06F 33/44 (2020.01); D06F 39/04 (2006.01); D06F 103/16 (2020.01); D06F 103/18 (2020.01); D06F 105/02 (2020.01); D06F 105/04 (2020.01); D06F 105/42 (2020.01)

CPC (source: EP)

D06F 33/44 (2020.02); D06F 39/02 (2013.01); D06F 33/46 (2020.02); D06F 39/04 (2013.01); D06F 2103/16 (2020.02); D06F 2103/18 (2020.02); D06F 2105/02 (2020.02); D06F 2105/04 (2020.02); D06F 2105/42 (2020.02)

Citation (applicant)

KR 20130017219 A 20130220 - DAEWOO ELECTRONICS CORP [KR]

Citation (search report)

[A] KR 20060128397 A 20061214 - DAEWOO ELECTRONICS CORP [KR]
[A] US 2017191207 A1 20170706 - MCCLOY JOHN [US]
[A] BE 527197 A 19540331

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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4234794 A1 20230830

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 23153229 A 20230125