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(11) EP 0 250 870 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
29.06.1988 Bulletin 1988/26

(43) Date of publication A2:
07.01.1988 Bulletin 1988/01

(21) Application number: 87107688

(22) Date of filing: 26.05.1987
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE ES FR GB IT

(30) Priority: 26.06.1986 IT 4573286

(71) Applicant: INDUSTRIE ZANUSSI S.p.A.
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(72) Inventors:
  • Arreghini, Luigi
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  • Durazzani, Piero
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(54) Combined machine for washing and drying laundry


(57) Combined machine of the domestic type comprising a tub (5) housing a rotatable drum (8) for containing laundry to be washed and dried. The drying section of the machine comprises a closed circuit including a blower (20) for circulating heated air through the laundry, and a condenser (22) provided with an open water flow circuit (27,28,29) for condensing the moisture extracted from the laundry.
The condenser (22) additionally cooperates with an open air-cooling circuit (30,31,32,33) for increasing the efficiency of the drying operation.







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