Domestic appliance for the care of items of washing and method for removing lint
US8789290B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 24, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F58/24
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A domestic appliance for the care of items of washing includes a process air supply through which a stream of air is able to be directed through a drum for holding the items of washing, a mesh filter for separating the lint out of the air stream, a facility for removing lint from the mesh filter, the facility being embodied for removal of lint which is collected outside the process air supply on the mesh filter, and a rinsing device with which the lint is able to be rinsed out of the mesh filter with rinsing fluid. A method for removal of lint from a mesh filter of the domestic appliance also is provided.
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