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Method for sterilizing laundry, and washing-drying unit

US9109320B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

BSH Hausgeräte GmbH · DE

Inventors

Andreas Hanau · Berlin, DE
Thomas Koch · Kleinwallstadt, DE
Harald Moschütz · Großbeeren, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 4, 2012
Grant date	Aug 18, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 4, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
CPC primaryD06F2105/14
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The method according to the invention for sterilizing temperature-sensitive laundry items comprises the following steps: in the dry state, the laundry items are exposed to a process air flow having a defined temperature Tp and over a specified time period, then the laundry items heated in such a way are cooled to a target temperature Tptarget significantly lower than the temperature Tp, and then the cooled laundry items are washed in a washing process. The washing-drying unit according to the invention has a control device (CTRL) for carrying out said method.

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