(19)
(11) EP 1 199 397 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
05.03.2003 Bulletin 2003/10

(43) Date of publication A2:
24.04.2002 Bulletin 2002/17

(21) Application number: 01119419.8

(22) Date of filing: 11.08.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: D06F 58/24
(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

(30) Priority: 16.10.2000 IT PN000062

(71) Applicant: Electrolux Zanussi S.p.A.
33080 Porcia (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Bertolin, Luca
    33170 Pordenone (IT)

(74) Representative: Busca, Luciano et al
PROPRIA S.r.l. Via Mazzini 13
33170 Pordenone
33170 Pordenone (IT)

   


(54) Improved clothes drying machine


(57) The clothes drying machine has a condenser (7) cooled with water that collects in the washing vessel (1) together with condensation water. During drying, the drain pump (6) is normally de-energized and is only energized temporarily, in order to discharge the water that collects in the washing vessel (1), when this water reaches up to a threshold level (L) which is slightly lower than the base (15) of a rotating drum (2) containing the clothes to be dried.






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