Filtering unit for laundry washing machine

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EP 1 167 613 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	13.11.2002 Bulletin 2002/46

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	02.01.2002 Bulletin 2002/01

(21)	Application number: 01202124.2

(22)	Date of filing: 05.06.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: D06F 39/10

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

12.06.2000 IT MI001307

(71)	Applicant: CANDY S.p.A.
	I-20052 Monza (Milano) (IT)

(72)	Inventor:
	Fumagalli, Silvano 20052 Monza (MI) (IT)

(74)	Representative: Mittler, Enrico
	c/o Mittler & C. s.r.l., Viale Lombardia, 20 20131 Milano 20131 Milano (IT)

(54)	Filtering unit for laundry washing machine

(57) A filtering unit for a laundry washing machine provided with a washing tank and a drain pump (10) for the conveying of the washing water from the tank to a drain pipe (8) is provided. The unit (2) comprises a filter container (4; 400) in which a filter (15; 402) for the filtering of said washing water is housed, and the filter container (4; 400) is in flow connection with said washing tank through a tubular duct (5; 500). The filter (15; 402) is provided with holes (20; 404) on one end (19; 403) that is normally associated with one end of said tubular duct (5; 500) and the unit (2) comprises a device (30; 300; 407) for moving the filter (15; 402) within the filter container (4; 400) from a first position (A; C) in which said holes (20; 404) are closed by the tubular duct (5; 500) to a second position (B; D) that allows to let said holes (20; 404) free in order to put said washing tank and said drain pipe (8) directly in communication for the outflow of the washing water in the case of obstruction of the filter (15; 402).

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