(19)
(11) EP 0 132 884 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
13.11.1985 Bulletin 1985/46

(43) Date of publication A2:
13.02.1985 Bulletin 1985/07

(21) Application number: 84201043

(22) Date of filing: 12.07.1984
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT SE

(30) Priority: 27.07.1983 IT 2226883

(71) Applicants:
  • IRE Industrie Riunite Eurodomestici S.p.A.
     ()
  • N.V. Philips' Gloeilampenfabrieken
     ()

(72) Inventors:
  • Noceroni, Michele INTER. OCTROOIBUREAU B.V.
     ()
  • Novellino, Giovanni INTER. OCTROOIBUREAU B.V.
     ()

   


(54) Device for suppressing steam in domestic washing machines


(57) To prevent the steam which arises during washing in the washing machine tub from becoming dispersed into the atmosphere by way of the drawer or other wash agent container (6), this latter is connected to the tub (1) by a syphon (11), so that the steam is unable to escape by this path because it is blocked by the plug of water which forms in the syphon. In addition, a vent pipe (42) is connected to the tub (1) and is at least partly water-cooled to allow at least partial condensation of the steam which necessarily passes to the outside through said pipe (42).






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