Patent ID: 8499472
Filing Date: 2013-08-06
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. Household appliance for washing and/or drying clothes comprising: an outer casing ( a worktop ( heating means ( wherein said worktop ( sensor means ( 8 ) adapted to detect a moisture content of said garments, said sensor means ( 8 ) being arranged so as to be covered by the garments laid upon the worktop ( 3 ) during a drying operation, wherein said sensor means ( 8 ) comprise a conductimetric sensor adapted to detect the electric conductivity value being measured between a plurality of adjacent conductive sections provided on the worktop ( 3 ) or the heating mat, as determined by the moisture content of the garment being laid upon the worktop ( 3 ) or the heating mat to dry, and control means being provided for operating said heating means (