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EP 0 420 103 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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29.01.1992 Bulletin 1992/05 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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03.04.1991 Bulletin 1991/14 |
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Date of filing: 24.09.1990 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC)5: D06F 43/08 |
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DE FR GB |
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Priority: |
27.09.1989 IT 363389
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Applicant: Tusa, Maurizio |
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40100 Bologna (IT) |
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Inventor: |
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- Innesto, Giovanni
I-40128 Bologna (IT)
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Representative: Modiano, Guido, Dr.-Ing. et al |
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Modiano & Associati S.r.l.
Via Meravigli, 16
I-20123 Milano
I-20123 Milano (IT) |
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Closed-circuit dry-cleaning machine |
(57) The closed-circuit dry-cleaning machine, of the type which comprises a washing container
connected to the input and to the output of a closed circuit which is adapted to be
crossed by a flow of warm air for drying a washing solvent, has a cooling device for
recovering the solvent, constituted by a refrigeration circuit (1) which has a compressor
(2) adapted to circulate a refrigerating fluid drawn from a tank (3) through a duct
(4) which branches out into two portions (4a,4b) which respectively pass through a
drying unit (6) io and a unit (7) for cooling the solvent; these units are provided
with respective valve means (8,9) for expanding the refrigerating fluid.