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Water-conducting household appliance and method for operation thereof

US11576551B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

E.G.O. Elektro-Geraetebau GmbH · DE

Inventors

Tobias Albert · Gondelsheim, DE
Uwe Koegel · Hennef (Sieg), DE
Uwe Schaumann · Oberderdingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 19, 2020
Grant date	Feb 14, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 19, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
CPC primaryD06F2103/20
WIPO fieldFurniture, games
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A water-conducting household appliance has a closable treatment chamber, in order to treat articles therein, at least one chamber water inlet into the treatment chamber, at least one sump under said treatment chamber, a coarse particle filter for separating coarse particles having a size ≥5 mm from water exiting from the sump, wherein the coarse particle filter has a coarse particle filter inlet, a coarse particle filter water outlet and a coarse particle filtrate outlet. According to the invention, exactly one pump having a pump inlet and a pump outlet is provided for the entire household appliance, said pump being connected downstream of the sump and the coarse particle filter water outlet. Water lines, valve devices and a discharge outlet from the household appliance are also provided, wherein a water line leads from the coarse particle filter water outlet to the pump or to the pump inlet.

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