(19)
(11) EP 0 425 815 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
04.09.1991 Bulletin 1991/36

(43) Date of publication A2:
08.05.1991 Bulletin 1991/19

(21) Application number: 90118538.9

(22) Date of filing: 27.09.1990
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: D06F 39/00, A47L 15/42
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE ES FR GB

(30) Priority: 29.09.1989 IT 6781989

(71) Applicant: MERLONI ELETTRODOMESTICI S.p.A.
I-60044 Fabriano (AN) (IT)

(72) Inventors:
  • Lattanzi, Giuseppe
    Piandimeleto (PS) (IT)
  • Verdini, Sandro
    Sassoferrato (AN) (IT)


(56) References cited: : 
   
       


    (54) Improved washing machine


    (57) Washing machine, particularly a domestic laundry- or dish-washer, comprising means which reduces the hardness of the water supplied to the machine and at least hardness sensor device for said water, characterized in that there are provided control means which, at least during a washing cycle, conditions the operation of the means which reduces the water hardness (2) in function of the result of the measuring effected by the sensor device (3) on the water which is supplied to the machine.






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