(19)
(11) EP 2 206 822 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
11.06.2014 Bulletin 2014/24

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
26.03.2014 Bulletin 2014/13

(21) Application number: 10150266.4

(22) Date of filing: 07.01.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
D06F 37/20(2006.01)

(54)

Washing machine and method of operating same

Waschmaschine und Betriebsverfahren dafür

Machine à laver et son procédé de fonctionnement

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 09.01.2009 KR 20090001953

(43) Date of publication of application:
14.07.2010 Bulletin 2010/28

(73) Proprietor: LG Electronics Inc.
Seoul 150-721 (KR)

(72) Inventors:
  • Kim, Deok Kyu
    153-023 Seoul (KR)
  • Hong, Kyung Seop
    153-023 Seoul (KR)
  • Koo, Bon Kwon
    153-023 Seoul (KR)
  • Lee, Jae Chul
    153-023 Seoul (KR)

(74) Representative: Vossius & Partner 
Siebertstrasse 4
81675 München
81675 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
WO-A1-2009/031298
US-A1- 2007 039 106
 JP-A- 2007 236 585
   
       
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