Method for sterilizing laundry, and washing-drying unit

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9109320
APP PUB NO 20140082852A1
SERIAL NO

14116500

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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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BSH HAUSGERÄTE GMBHCARL-WERY-STR 34 MUNICH 81739

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Hanau, Andreas Berlin, DE 12 71
Koch, Thomas Berlin, DE 137 823
Moschütz, Harald Groβbeeren, DE 19 109

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