EP1199396A3 - Clothes dryer with a condensation device - Google Patents

Clothes dryer with a condensation device Download PDF

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EP1199396A3
EP1199396A3 EP01118817A EP01118817A EP1199396A3 EP 1199396 A3 EP1199396 A3 EP 1199396A3 EP 01118817 A EP01118817 A EP 01118817A EP 01118817 A EP01118817 A EP 01118817A EP 1199396 A3 EP1199396 A3 EP 1199396A3
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condensate collector
clothes dryer
sidewall
arm
condensate
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Andreas Bollmann
Carsten Lange
Reinhold Pöhler
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Whirlpool Corp
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F58/00—Domestic laundry dryers
    • D06F58/20—General details of domestic laundry dryers 
    • D06F58/24—Condensing arrangements
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F2103/00—Parameters monitored or detected for the control of domestic laundry washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
    • D06F2103/58—Parameters monitored or detected for the control of domestic laundry washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers related to condensation, e.g. condensate water level
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F2105/00—Systems or parameters controlled or affected by the control systems of washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
    • D06F2105/62—Stopping or disabling machine operation
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F58/00—Domestic laundry dryers
    • D06F58/32—Control of operations performed in domestic laundry dryers 
    • D06F58/34—Control of operations performed in domestic laundry dryers  characterised by the purpose or target of the control
    • D06F58/50—Responding to irregular working conditions, e.g. malfunctioning of blowers

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Textile Engineering (AREA)
  • Detail Structures Of Washing Machines And Dryers (AREA)
  • Drying Of Solid Materials (AREA)

Abstract

The invention concerns a clothes dryer with a condensation device with a condensate collector that controls a switching device which monitors the presence of the condensate collector and its full level and emits a control signal to the control circuit of the clothes dryer. The operation reliability is improved with a simple switching device where a two-arm, spring-loaded operating lever (30) is pivoted in a base part (10) that receives the condensate collector (20), whereby the feeler arm (31) of the operating lever (30) rests under pretension against a sidewall (21) of the condensate collector (20) that can be vertically adjusted to a degree, and the switching arm (32) is connected to an actuator (41) of an electrical switch (40), whereby the inserted condensate collector (20) holds the operating lever (30) in an actuated position for the switch (40) by its sidewall until the condensate reaches a set level, and when the set level is exceeded, the condensate collector sinks (20) until the feeler arm (31) of the lock-and-release lever (30) swings over an abrupt shoulder in the sidewall (21) of the condensate collector (20) and assumes a locked position in which the switch (40) is switched off, and the clothes dryer cannot be started.
EP01118817A 2000-09-26 2001-08-10 Clothes dryer with a condensation device Expired - Lifetime EP1199396B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE10047401A DE10047401C1 (en) 2000-09-26 2000-09-26 Laundry dryer with condensation device has switch mechanism for automatic cut-out when condensate collection container is removed or maximum filling level is reached
DE10047401 2000-09-26

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EP1199396A2 EP1199396A2 (en) 2002-04-24
EP1199396A3 true EP1199396A3 (en) 2003-05-28
EP1199396B1 EP1199396B1 (en) 2004-11-03

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EP01118817A Expired - Lifetime EP1199396B1 (en) 2000-09-26 2001-08-10 Clothes dryer with a condensation device

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ES (1) ES2230221T3 (en)

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DE102004055941B4 (en) * 2004-11-19 2017-05-11 BSH Hausgeräte GmbH Condensation Dryer
EP2666902A1 (en) * 2012-05-22 2013-11-27 Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V. Laundry dryer and method of operating a laundry dryer
DE102013225534A1 (en) * 2013-12-11 2015-06-25 BSH Hausgeräte GmbH Monitoring device for a liquid collecting container

Citations (5)

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DE2256404B1 (en) * 1972-11-17 1973-07-05 Licentia Patent-Verwaltungs-Gmbh, 6000 Frankfurt Washer dryer with condensation device arranged in the drying air flow
JPH01178299A (en) * 1988-01-08 1989-07-14 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd Dehumidifying-type clothes dryer
EP0324653A1 (en) * 1988-01-13 1989-07-19 Creda Limited Tumble driers
DE3842778A1 (en) * 1988-12-19 1990-06-21 Bosch Siemens Hausgeraete Device for monitoring the emptying of a condensate-collecting container
FR2696196A1 (en) * 1992-09-25 1994-04-01 Ciapem Clothes drier condensate recuperator - incorporates microswitch circuit and mechanism which prevents drier from operating when container is full or absent

Patent Citations (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE2256404B1 (en) * 1972-11-17 1973-07-05 Licentia Patent-Verwaltungs-Gmbh, 6000 Frankfurt Washer dryer with condensation device arranged in the drying air flow
JPH01178299A (en) * 1988-01-08 1989-07-14 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd Dehumidifying-type clothes dryer
EP0324653A1 (en) * 1988-01-13 1989-07-19 Creda Limited Tumble driers
DE3842778A1 (en) * 1988-12-19 1990-06-21 Bosch Siemens Hausgeraete Device for monitoring the emptying of a condensate-collecting container
FR2696196A1 (en) * 1992-09-25 1994-04-01 Ciapem Clothes drier condensate recuperator - incorporates microswitch circuit and mechanism which prevents drier from operating when container is full or absent

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 013, no. 461 (C - 645) 18 October 1989 (1989-10-18) *

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DE60106844T2 (en) 2005-10-27
EP1199396A2 (en) 2002-04-24
ES2230221T3 (en) 2005-05-01
DE60106844D1 (en) 2004-12-09
DE10047401C1 (en) 2002-03-14

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