Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130145644 | PROCESS FOR OPERATING A WASHER DRYER WITH A SENSOR PLACED BETWEEN A TUB AND A HEAT EXCHANGER, AND RELATED WASHER DRYER - A method for operating a washer dryer comprising a tub, a drum mounted in the tub to be rotatable around an essentially horizontal axis for receiving laundry items, a process air circuit comprising an air heater and a blower to heat and circulate the heated air through the drum, a heat exchanger to condense moisture from the process air coming out of the drum, a sensor placed in the process air circuit between the tub and the heat exchanger, and a rinsing device, whereby the rinsing device flushes the sensor in a flushing phase with an aqueous cleaning liquid when the temperature T in the process air circuit between the tub and the heat exchanger is in a temperature range between an upper temperature limit T | 06-13-2013 |
20130152422 | DRYER WITH A TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND PROCESS FOR ITS OPERATION - A washer dryer comprising a tub, a drum mounted in the tub to be rotatable around an essentially horizontal axis for receiving laundry items, a process air circuit comprising an air heater and a blower to heat and circulate the heated air through the drum, a heat exchanger to condense moisture from the process air coming out of the drum, and a first temperature sensor in the connecting part between the tub and the heat exchanger, whereby the first temperature sensor is located at a height that is above the lower end of the drum and below the heat exchanger to allow the first temperature sensor to be at least partially immersed in an aqueous liquid contained in the tub when the washer dryer is operated in a washing or rinsing phase. The invention also relates to a method for the operation of this washer dryer. | 06-20-2013 |
20130192085 | WASHER DRYER WITH A TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND PROCESS FOR ITS OPERATION - A washer-dryer including a tub, a drum mounted in the tub to be rotatable around an essentially horizontal axis for receiving laundry items, a process air circuit comprising an air heater and a blower to heat and circulate the heated air through the drum, a heat exchanger to condense moisture from the process air exiting the drum, and at least one temperature sensor, wherein at least a part of a surface of the temperature sensor is formed from a hydrophobic material, and a method for operating the washer-dryer. | 08-01-2013 |
20130255094 | CLOTHES TREATMENT APPLIANCE WITH WATER CONTAINER AND A TRANSFER PIPE - A clothes treatment appliance includes a water container connected to a transfer pipe leading to a water-cleanable unit, in particular, a process air condenser, of the clothes treatment appliance. The clothes treatment appliance further includes a water accelerator. | 10-03-2013 |
20130255095 | CLOTHES TREATMENT APPLIANCE WITH CONDENSER AND CLEANING DEVICE - A clothes treatment appliance includes a process air condenser and a cleaner for the process air condenser. The cleaner is adapted to direct a cleaning medium to the condenser from any direction other than from above. | 10-03-2013 |
20130255097 | CLOTHES TREATMENT APPLIANCE WITH CONDENSER AND CLEANING DEVICE - A clothes treatment appliance includes a process air condenser and a cleaner for the process air condenser. The cleaner is adapted to direct a cleaning medium to the condenser from a direction other than from above. | 10-03-2013 |
20130255331 | CLOTHES TREATMENT APPLIANCE WITH WATER CONTAINER AND DOWNPIPE - A clothes treatment appliance includes a water container connected to a downpipe leading to a water-cleanable unit, in particular, a process air condenser, of the clothes treatment appliance. The clothes treatment appliance further includes a water accelerator. | 10-03-2013 |
20130340486 | WATER-CONDUCTING HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING A ROTATABLE COMPONENT - A water-conducting household appliance having a rotatable component, which is rotatably mounted on a stationary component of the household appliance by way of a bearing formed from a metallic material, and having a sealing element, by means of which the bearing is sealed off from a liquid chamber of the household appliance, wherein a contact surface of the sealing element is in contact with a contact surface of a shaft part which is connected to the moveable component and can be rotated relative to the sealing element, and slides on the contact surface of the shaft part. A pump is on at least one of the contact surfaces, by means of which liquid can be conveyed out of an intermediate space embodied between the respective contact surfaces in the direction of the liquid chamber when rotating the rotatable component. | 12-26-2013 |
20130340797 | CLOTHES TREATMENT APPLIANCE WITH TRANSFER PIPE - A clothes treatment appliance includes a transfer pipe leading to a water-cleanable unit of the clothes treatment appliance. The transfer pipe includes a water diverter that diverts part of the water exiting the transfer pipe in a sideway direction. A method for cleaning a water-cleanable unit of a clothes treatment appliance includes releasing water into a transfer pipe and diverting part of the water exiting the transfer pipe in a sideway direction. | 12-26-2013 |
20140013608 | LINT RETENTION FOR A LAUNDRY DRYING APPLIANCE - A lint retention apparatus for a laundry drying appliance has a lint separator, upstream of which a lint wetter is connected. A laundry drying appliance has a laundry drum and a process air condenser, which are connected by way of a process air channel conducting process air. It also has a lint separator disposed in the process air channel for flow purposes downstream of the laundry drum and upstream of the process air condenser, wherein a lint wetter is disposed for flow purposes downstream of the laundry drum and upstream of the lint separator. | 01-16-2014 |