EP3138951B1 - Systeme et procede d'introduction d'air de processus dans un tambour de lavage d'un seche-linge - Google Patents

Systeme et procede d'introduction d'air de processus dans un tambour de lavage d'un seche-linge Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP3138951B1
EP3138951B1 EP16183133.4A EP16183133A EP3138951B1 EP 3138951 B1 EP3138951 B1 EP 3138951B1 EP 16183133 A EP16183133 A EP 16183133A EP 3138951 B1 EP3138951 B1 EP 3138951B1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
drum
process air
air
rear wall
inflow area
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Active
Application number
EP16183133.4A
Other languages
German (de)
English (en)
Other versions
EP3138951A1 (fr
Inventor
Alexander Drebant
Andrea GÄRTLEIN
Gilbert Tay
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
Original Assignee
BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by BSH Hausgeraete GmbH filed Critical BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
Priority to PL16183133T priority Critical patent/PL3138951T3/pl
Publication of EP3138951A1 publication Critical patent/EP3138951A1/fr
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP3138951B1 publication Critical patent/EP3138951B1/fr
Active legal-status Critical Current
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Links

Images

Classifications

    • 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
    • D06F58/02—Domestic laundry dryers having dryer drums rotating about a horizontal axis
    • 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
    • D06F58/02—Domestic laundry dryers having dryer drums rotating about a horizontal axis
    • D06F58/04—Details 
    • 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 
    • 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
    • D06F58/30—Drying processes 
    • 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
    • D06F2103/24—Spin speed; Drum movements
    • 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
    • D06F2103/28—Air properties
    • D06F2103/36—Flow or velocity
    • 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
    • D06F2105/16—Air properties
    • D06F2105/24—Flow or velocity
    • 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
    • D06F2105/32—Air flow control means
    • 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

Definitions

  • the invention relates to an arrangement and a method for introducing process air into a laundry drum of a tumble dryer, the laundry drum comprising a drum shell rotatable about a longitudinal axis and a fixed drum rear wall, the drum rear wall having at least one inflow region through which process air flows into the laundry drum, and the local position of the inflow region is variable by means of a control device.
  • tumble dryer Essential performance indicators and thus optimization criteria for equipment for the treatment and drying of objects, in particular laundry (hereinafter generally referred to as tumble dryer) are the specific energy consumption and the specific drying time per kilogram of load.
  • the efficiency in the flow through of the objects to be dried with process air and the so-called volume flow rate of the process air have a significant influence on these performance indicators.
  • process air is to be understood as meaning air which is brought into contact with the objects to be dried in an environmentally-friendly or closed process air duct.
  • the process air is usually heated before it enters a treatment chamber (laundry drum) charged with articles to be dried, so that the process air subsequently absorbs moisture from the objects to be dried by releasing heat.
  • the process air leaves the treatment room moisture laden and is then removed as exhaust air or - which is energetically much cheaper and therefore prevalent - cooled in a closed process air cycle by subsequent heat extraction. During this cooling, the process air exhausts previously absorbed moisture as condensate.
  • the process air is heated (or heated up again, preferably using the heat previously extracted therefrom, for example by means of a heat pump system) and fed again to the treatment space.
  • the process air flow is usually generated by means of a blower or fan wheel.
  • Part of the flow resistance to be overcome for the process air is determined by the flow resistance in the process air duct or the objects contained in the treatment chamber.
  • the air resistance to be dried laundry depends on various factors, such as the type of laundry, the amount of laundry (loading state) and its moisture content and therefore may change during the drying process (with increasing degree of drying).
  • From the DE 40 32 079 A1 is a method for drying laundry in a program-controlled drum dryer known, the reversibly operable laundry drum is operated for different lengths in the main direction of rotation or the reverse direction of rotation as a function of the respective drying phase.
  • the EP 2 423 375 A1 discloses a clothes dryer optimized for the laundry drum structure and its serviceability by having a rear wall of the dryer housing having an outwardly extending bowl-shaped recess which, together with a circular, shell-like cover, forms a rear process air duct easily removable for maintenance.
  • an object of the invention is, in a clothes dryer, which is constructed according to the concept with a fixed drum rear wall and rotating drum shell about its longitudinal axis, to further optimize the process air flow and thus the efficiency or efficiency of the tumble dryer.
  • This object is achieved with regard to an arrangement and with regard to a method having a method having the features of the respective independent patent claim.
  • an alternating reversal of the direction of rotation of the drum shell wherein the control device changes the position of the air-conducting inflow depending on the alternating reversal of the direction of rotation of the drum shell so that the inflow each at least predominantly in the part of the Drum rear wall is located in front of which the laundry falls due to gravity, and according to the invention, the active air-guiding total cross section of the inflow is variable.
  • the inflow region can also be formed by a plurality of inflow subregions.
  • the drying process can be further accelerated by the fact that at the beginning of the drying process, the warm-up phase for the process air is shortened by throttling the process air flow by reducing the total cross-section.
  • An essential aspect of the invention is that the position of the currently active air-conducting inflow region is changed as a function of the reversal of the direction of rotation (reversing operation) of the drum shell.
  • a change (reversal) of the drum rotation direction during the drying process has proven to be very advantageous in many cases, both in terms of energy and time required and for the protection of the objects to be dried.
  • the present invention enables a substantially further energy optimization step by the process air introduction is controlled adapted to the drum rotation direction. Thus, the flow through the laundry in the laundry drum is further optimized.
  • the position of the air-guiding inflow region is in each case selected such that it is located at least predominantly in the part of the drum rear wall, before which the laundry falls down due to gravity.
  • the air inlets for the incoming process air such that about 80% (main process air flow) of the process air flows in the upper area, ie above the longitudinal axis of a horizontally oriented laundry drum.
  • an optimized arrangement or distribution of process air inflow openings in the lower region of the laundry drum has a particularly positive influence on the operating behavior and the drying efficiency.
  • the position of the air-guiding inflow region is overall predominantly below the longitudinal axis of the drum shell.
  • at least one further (partial) inflow region is located above the longitudinal axis of the drum shell.
  • This further inflow region can be designed such that it is completely closed, if necessary (with a low degree of loading), by the control, for example by means of a suitable flap or orifice.
  • the overall cross-section is regulated in such a way that the volume flow of the process air flowing through the laundry drum remains approximately constant. This allows a particularly uniform and gentle material drying.
  • the invention further relates to a method having the features of the independent method claim.
  • the Figures 1 and 2 show a schematic representation of an embodiment of a device generally hereinafter referred to as a tumble dryer 1 for drying objects.
  • the device has a housing 2, in which in known per se and described above a laundry drum 3 is mounted with a drum shell 4, which is rotatable about a longitudinal axis 5 oriented horizontally in this embodiment.
  • the housing 2 has a front side 6 and a rear side 7.
  • a charging opening 8 is provided, which can be closed by a loading door 9 and by the not shown objects to be dried (eg laundry) in one of the interior of the laundry drum 3
  • Treatment room 10 can be introduced.
  • drivers 11 are provided, which raise the laundry to be dried against gravity until the laundry due to gravity falls back into deeper areas of the laundry drum.
  • the loading door 9 is sealed by a ring seal 12 with respect to the drum shell 4.
  • a schematically illustrated air duct 14 is provided for inflowing into the treatment chamber 10, symbolized by arrows process air 15.
  • the process air 15 is conveyed by a fan 16, which is driven by a drive motor 18.
  • the process air flows in a closed process air cycle and is heated by a heater, not shown, before it enters the treatment chamber 10.
  • the motor 18 drives a belt 22, which partially wraps around the drum casing 4 on the outside and thereby sets the laundry drum 3 or the drum casing 4 in rotation about the axis 5.
  • the drum shell 4 is sealed by a rear annular seal 27 with respect to a drum rear wall 30 and the air guide 14.
  • the air guide 14 is used for guiding and introducing the process air 15 through the rear portion of the laundry drum, namely by the fixedly arranged drum rear wall 30.
  • control elements 31 of a control device 33 are provided at the drum rear wall.
  • the control elements may be formed, for example, by sliders 31 or cover panels 32.
  • flow openings or perforations 35, 36, 37 are introduced, which, as explained in greater detail, can be released or closed by the control 33.
  • the controls used for this purpose can be designed such as in the US 2012/0011738 A1 described and used in a conventional manner for on-demand release or closing air-conducting inflow, which can be formed by holes, slots and the like.
  • the drive motor 18 (FIG. FIG. 1 ) are operated left- or right-handed. This allows an as needed alternating reversal of the direction of rotation 45 of the drum shell 4.
  • the respective operating state is shown schematically in the direction of the drum rear wall 30.
  • the drum shell 4 is driven by the motor 18 clockwise in this operating state.
  • the fan 16 conveys process air through the air duct 14 to the perforations 35, 36, 37 formed in the drum rear wall 30.
  • the control element 31 is actuated by the control device 33 from its original position "6 o'clock position" P6 (FIG. FIG.
  • the process air-introducing inflow region 41 is changed or repositioned in its size and position 51 relative to the treatment space 10.
  • the inflow region 42 is expanded by releasing further perforations 37 to form a larger, actively air-permeable surface, ie the inflow region 42 is changed or repositioned in its size and thus in its centroid and thus in its position 52 relative to the drum rear wall 30 or the laundry drum 3 ,
  • the upper inflow region 40 is not acted upon by a control element in this exemplary embodiment or in its position 53 unchanged.
  • the laundry by the driver 11 FIG.
  • FIG. 4 shows the operation of the clothes dryer 1 with respect to in FIG. 3 illustrated situation opposite direction of rotation 60 of the drum shell 4 (so-called Reversier réelle 61).
  • the control element 31 is opposed by the control device 33 FIG. 3 pivoted counterclockwise in the right portion 58 of the drum rear wall 30 in the "5 o'clock position" P5.
  • the actively air-guiding inflow regions 41, 42 are opposite to the situation in FIG FIG. 3 significantly increased or decreased and brought in their resulting effective position (centroid) in the positions 62 and 63.
  • FIGS. 5 and 6 show in essence the situation in the FIGS. 3 and 4 corresponding operating situations, the release (air-carrying) or the complete closure (not air-conducting) of the above-described perforations 36, 37 and thus the local variability of the inflow 41, 42.
  • the inflow region 42 changes to the exclusively air-guiding inflow region, while all other potential inflow possibilities described above (Perforations 35, 36) by the control device 33 and corresponding only indicated controls, namely the aperture 31 and the aperture 32 for complete coverage of the perforations 35, are completely closed.
  • FIG. 6 shows in the counterclockwise direction of rotation 60 the situation such that the active air-guiding inflow area is placed or positioned alone in the inflow area 41, while the remaining perforations 35, 37 (FIG. FIGS. 3 and 4 ) are completely closed. Thus, in this situation, only a single active air-guiding inflow area is formed.
  • the diaphragms can additionally be set and regulated in such a way that an approximately constant process air volume flow is always ensured in compensation for changing operating parameters (for example the degree of moisture of the laundry).

Landscapes

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

Claims (5)

  1. Montage de conduite d'air de traitement (15) dans le tambour à linge (3) d'un séchoir (1),
    - le tambour à linge (3) comprenant une enveloppe de tambour (4) pouvant tourner autour d'un axe longitudinal (5) et une paroi arrière de tambour (30) fixe,
    - la paroi arrière de tambour (30) possédant au moins une zone d'admission (40, 41, 42) par où l'air de traitement (15) arrive dans le tambour à linge (3),
    - la position locale (51, 52, 53) de la zone d'admission (41, 42) amenant l'air pouvant changer au moyen d'un dispositif de commande (33),
    - une inversion en alternance du sens de rotation (45, 50, 60) de l'enveloppe de tambour (4) étant prévue, et
    - le dispositif de commande (33) changeant la position (51, 52, 53) de la zone d'admission (40, 41, 42) amenant l'air en fonction de l'inversion en alternance du sens de rotation (45, 50, 60) de l'enveloppe de tambour (4) de sorte que la zone d'arrivée (41, 42) se trouve chaque fois au moins en grande partie dans la partie de la paroi arrière du tambour (30), avant que le linge ne retombe par gravité
    caractérisé en ce que
    la section entière amenant activement l'air de la zone d'admission (40, 41, 42) peut être changée.
  2. Montage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que
    la position (51, 52, 53) de la zone d'admission (41, 42) se trouve en grande partie en dessous de l'axe longitudinal (5) de l'enveloppe de tambour (4).
  3. Montage selon au moins l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'au-dessus de l'axe longitudinal (5) de l'enveloppe de tambour (4) se trouve au moins une autre zone d'admission (40).
  4. Montage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le réglage de la section entière de sorte que le flux volumique de l'air de traitement (15) s'écoulant par le tambour à linge (3) reste presque constant.
  5. Procédé de conduite d'air de traitement (15) dans le tambour à linge (3) d'un séchoir (1) dont le tambour (3) comprend une enveloppe de tambour (4) pouvant tourner autour d'un axe longitudinal (5) et une paroi arrière de tambour (30) fixe,
    - la position d'au moins une zone d'admission (40, 41, 42) dans la paroi arrière de tambour (30), par laquelle l'air de traitement (15) s'écoule dans le tambour (3), pouvant être changée,
    - le tambour (3) fonctionnant en fonctionnement inversé (60), par inversion en alternance du sens de rotation (45, 50, 60) de l'enveloppe de tambour (4), et
    - la position de la zone d'admission (41, 42) s'adaptant en fonction de l'inversion en alternance du sens de rotation (45, 50, 60) de l'enveloppe de tambour (4) de sorte que la zone d'admission (41, 42) se trouve chaque fois au moins en grande partie dans la partie de la paroi arrière de tambour (30) avant que le linge ne retombe par gravité,
    caractérisé en ce que
    la section entière amenant activement l'air de la zone d'admission (40, 41, 42) est changée.
EP16183133.4A 2015-09-07 2016-08-05 Systeme et procede d'introduction d'air de processus dans un tambour de lavage d'un seche-linge Active EP3138951B1 (fr)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PL16183133T PL3138951T3 (pl) 2015-09-07 2016-08-05 Układ i sposób do wprowadzania powietrza procesowego do bębna na pranie suszarki do prania

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE102015217064.0A DE102015217064A1 (de) 2015-09-07 2015-09-07 Anordnung und Verfahren zum Einleiten von Prozessluft in eine Wäschetrommel eines Wäschetrockners

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP3138951A1 EP3138951A1 (fr) 2017-03-08
EP3138951B1 true EP3138951B1 (fr) 2019-03-13

Family

ID=56609788

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP16183133.4A Active EP3138951B1 (fr) 2015-09-07 2016-08-05 Systeme et procede d'introduction d'air de processus dans un tambour de lavage d'un seche-linge

Country Status (4)

Country Link
EP (1) EP3138951B1 (fr)
CN (1) CN106498677B (fr)
DE (1) DE102015217064A1 (fr)
PL (1) PL3138951T3 (fr)

Families Citing this family (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
TR201712729A2 (tr) * 2017-08-25 2019-03-21 Arcelik As Kurutma performansi i̇yi̇leşti̇ri̇len bi̇r çamaşir kurutma maki̇nesi̇
DE102019202071A1 (de) * 2019-02-15 2020-08-20 BSH Hausgeräte GmbH Wäschepflegegerät mit einer Steuerung
CN117265851A (zh) * 2022-06-22 2023-12-22 湖北美的洗衣机有限公司 烘干控制方法、装置、衣物处理设备及存储介质

Family Cites Families (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3309783A (en) * 1964-03-09 1967-03-21 Gen Electric Clothes drying machine having reversing drum drive means
DE4032079C2 (de) * 1990-10-10 1999-03-04 Aeg Hausgeraete Gmbh Verfahren zum Trocknen von Wäsche in einem programmgesteuerten Trommeltrockner
JP3920303B1 (ja) * 2005-11-21 2007-05-30 松下電器産業株式会社 洗濯乾燥機
EP2157229A1 (fr) 2008-08-22 2010-02-24 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Ensemble disposant d'un premier séchoir et d'un deuxième séchoir
US8387274B2 (en) 2010-07-16 2013-03-05 Whirlpool Corporation Variable airflow in laundry dryer having variable air inlet
EP2423375B1 (fr) 2010-08-24 2015-12-02 Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V. Sèche-linge à tambour rotatif
JP5793652B2 (ja) * 2011-09-02 2015-10-14 パナソニックＩｐマネジメント株式会社 衣類乾燥機および洗濯乾燥機
EP2604746B1 (fr) * 2011-12-15 2020-03-11 Whirlpool EMEA S.p.A Machine pour sécher le linge

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
None *

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
DE102015217064A1 (de) 2017-03-09
EP3138951A1 (fr) 2017-03-08
CN106498677B (zh) 2020-08-25
CN106498677A (zh) 2017-03-15
PL3138951T3 (pl) 2019-09-30

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
DE60212275T2 (de) Wäschtrockner
DE112006000078B4 (de) Waschmaschine
DE102005018044C5 (de) Trommelwaschmaschine mit Wäschetrocknungsfunktion
EP0926449B1 (fr) Procédé pour déshumidifier un espace à cuire d'un dispositif pour cuire à la vapeur et dispositif approprié
EP2639349B1 (fr) Procédé de séchage de linge et séchoir
EP2199454B1 (fr) Appareil ménager doté d'un canal d'aération ouvert
EP3138951B1 (fr) Systeme et procede d'introduction d'air de processus dans un tambour de lavage d'un seche-linge
EP2935685B1 (fr) Dispositif de sorption pur appareil domestique et appareil domestique avec celui-ci
EP2492389B1 (fr) Sèche-linge doté d'un dispositif de filtre à peluches jetable
DE19952751B4 (de) Wäschetrockner mit einem selbstreinigenden Flusenfilter
DE2416418B2 (de) Kontinuierlich arbeitender Wäschetrockner
DE102015214205A1 (de) Anordnung zum Leiten von Trocknungsluft in eine Wäschetrommel eines Haushaltsgeräts sowie Haushaltsgerät
DE1061280B (de) Trommeltrockner
DE2309635A1 (de) Trommeltrockner fuer waesche
EP0217263B1 (fr) Machine pour le traitement par la chaleur
EP1108812A1 (fr) Sèche-linge a condensation domestique et sa méthode de mise en oeuvre
EP3696313A1 (fr) Appareil de traitement du linge, de préférence sèche-linge
DE602004003784T2 (de) Trommel für einen Wäschetrockner
DE19623959B4 (de) Verfahren zum Betreiben eines Wäschetrockners und Wäschetrockner mit einer drehbar gelagerten Wäschetrommel
DD295683A5 (de) Waeschetrockner
EP1449953B1 (fr) Dispositif de séchage pour le linge et méthode correspondante
EP2886699B1 (fr) Tambour de séchage de pièces de linge, et sèche-linge doté d'un tel tambour
DE6921184U (de) Trommelmaschine zum behandeln von textilien
DE102014204520B4 (de) Trommel zum Pflegen von Wäschestücken mit zumindest einem Mitnehmer, sowie Maschine mit einer solchen
DE102018007678A1 (de) Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Trocknen von Wäsche

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN PUBLISHED

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR

AX Request for extension of the european patent

Extension state: BA ME

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION WAS MADE

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 20170908

RBV Designated contracting states (corrected)

Designated state(s): AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: EXAMINATION IS IN PROGRESS

17Q First examination report despatched

Effective date: 20180202

RIC1 Information provided on ipc code assigned before grant

Ipc: D06F 58/20 20060101ALN20180830BHEP

Ipc: D06F 58/02 20060101AFI20180830BHEP

Ipc: D06F 58/04 20060101ALN20180830BHEP

GRAP Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: GRANT OF PATENT IS INTENDED

RIC1 Information provided on ipc code assigned before grant

Ipc: D06F 58/04 20060101ALN20181012BHEP

Ipc: D06F 58/02 20060101AFI20181012BHEP

Ipc: D06F 58/20 20060101ALN20181012BHEP

INTG Intention to grant announced

Effective date: 20181102

GRAS Grant fee paid

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3

GRAA (expected) grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: THE PATENT HAS BEEN GRANTED

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: B1

Designated state(s): AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: FG4D

Free format text: NOT ENGLISH

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: EP

Ref country code: AT

Ref legal event code: REF

Ref document number: 1107797

Country of ref document: AT

Kind code of ref document: T

Effective date: 20190315

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: IE

Ref legal event code: FG4D

Free format text: LANGUAGE OF EP DOCUMENT: GERMAN

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R096

Ref document number: 502016003694

Country of ref document: DE

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: NL

Ref legal event code: MP

Effective date: 20190313

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: LT

Ref legal event code: MG4D

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: LT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190313

Ref country code: NO

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190613

Ref country code: SE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190313

Ref country code: FI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190313

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: LV

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190313

Ref country code: NL

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190313

Ref country code: HR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190313

Ref country code: GR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190614

Ref country code: RS

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190313

Ref country code: BG

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190613

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: ES

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190313

Ref country code: CZ

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190313

Ref country code: EE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190313

Ref country code: RO

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190313

Ref country code: IT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190313

Ref country code: AL

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190313

Ref country code: PT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190713

Ref country code: SK

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190313

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: SM

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190313

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R097

Ref document number: 502016003694

Country of ref document: DE

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IS

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190713

PLBE No opposition filed within time limit

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DK

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190313

26N No opposition filed

Effective date: 20191216

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: SI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190313

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: TR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190313

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: LU

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20190805

Ref country code: MC

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190313

Ref country code: CH

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20190831

Ref country code: LI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20190831

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: BE

Ref legal event code: MM

Effective date: 20190831

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: FR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20190831

Ref country code: IE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20190805

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: BE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20190831

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: CY

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190313

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: MT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190313

Ref country code: HU

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT; INVALID AB INITIO

Effective date: 20160805

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: MK

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20190313

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: AT

Ref legal event code: MM01

Ref document number: 1107797

Country of ref document: AT

Kind code of ref document: T

Effective date: 20210805

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: AT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20210805

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R084

Ref document number: 502016003694

Country of ref document: DE

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GB

Payment date: 20230824

Year of fee payment: 8

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: PL

Payment date: 20230728

Year of fee payment: 8

Ref country code: DE

Payment date: 20230831

Year of fee payment: 8