CN106939502A

CN106939502A - Laundry treating machine

Info

Publication number: CN106939502A
Application number: CN201611261336.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 马尔科·桑塔罗萨
Original assignee: Electrolux Appliances AB
Current assignee: Electrolux Appliances AB
Priority date: 2015-12-30
Filing date: 2016-12-30
Publication date: 2017-07-11
Anticipated expiration: 2036-12-30
Also published as: CN106939502B; EP3187650A1; EP3187650B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to laundry treating machine (100), it includes casing (105), casing is provided with the clothing loading opening (115) for entering clothing process chamber (110) and is hinged to loading door (125) of the casing to selectively close or open clothing loading opening, casing (105) also includes being hinged to casing and can open the revolving door (140) of the interior zone in casing to allow access into machine, closing organ is provided with to keep revolving door to close when revolving door abuts casing (105), it is characterized in that, closing organ includes at least one magnet (170) at revolving door or casing, and wherein, when the revolving door (140) keeps abutting the casing by the magnetic force of at least one magnet, there is interval between the magnet (170) and the surface of the casing or the revolving door, so that the magnet does not contact the casing or revolving door, and the revolving door is remained turned-off on the housing due to magnetic pull.

Description

Laundry treating machine

Technical field

This patent disclosure relates generally to the home appliances for handling clothing, i.e. laundry treating machine, for example washing machine for clothes and/ Or drying machine.

Background technology

In such as laundry treating machine of clothes washing-drying machine and clothesdrier, a kind of known solution Need in the base section of utensil, in rotating cylinder or the held beneath dry air of (in the case of rinsing maching and drying machine) bucket Condensate moisture system.Condensate moisture system may include single air-air heat exchanger, wherein, come from during drying process The cooling air stream that the dry air of the moisture content of clothing process chamber is sucked from external environment condition is cooled down, to cause the cold of moisture It is solidifying.Alternatively, condensate moisture system can include two or more heat with evaporator and condenser of heat pump Exchanger.

The base section (that is, base) of utensil casing can be perforation, so as to suck and discharge cooling air.

Base advantageously comprises the openable of the usual remainder that utensil casing or machine frame are hinged in side Base door, so as to close to the interior zone of casing, and particularly close to condensate moisture system, such as to empty condensation Water collection tank, for cleaning condenser system or generally for maintenance purpose.Generally there is provided locking device, for keeping base door Close, and operable locking device with unlock base door.Advantageously, it is at least partially disposed on the locking of utensil casing internal Device can be operated by user via the release component of such as sliding block or button or similar device, and the release component is conveniently located at Machine clothing is loaded in the knuckle of door.By this way, as release component hiding when door is closed is being loaded, utensil is not reduced Aesthetic property, and also assure that, when loading door closing and utensil is operated, user can not inadvertently open pedestal door and connect Nearly condensate moisture system.Release button activates the locking member of such as tooth, and the locking member engagement/disengaging is formed in base door The upper turning for --- i.e., being the side for not being hinged to utensil casing of base --- in its top, close to its free side Corresponding portions.

The example of this lock and corresponding base door is for example in the nominal european patent application EP with same Applicant Provided in 2647745.

However, the offer of lock needs construction and the assembling of many different parts.In addition, with all moveable mechanical parts Equally, it may occur however that the rupture of lock, so that base door can not be opened or closed.

The content of the invention

It has been noted by the applicant that in the clothing with the revolving door that can be opened by the locking device with relieving mechanism In handling machine, due to the normal place of the locking device with reference to description of the prior art, user is needed with release component Release component position and the original knowledge for how operating release component, such as by reading machine handbook or by being accused by someone Know the knowledge that can be obtained.

It is known, however, that user likes equipment as easy as possible in its use, and use is consulted as few as possible Family handbook.

Release component is provided with the outside of casing so that release component is visible nor feasible or preferred Solution, because user can also be during laundry treating machine be run --- for example, in dry or phase washing cycle Between --- revolving door is opened, so as in the presence of the part with that may be damaged to user, for example be present in the shifting of casing internal Dynamic component or the possibility risk of thermal part contact.

Further, since there is moveable part in mechanical lock, therefore it is provided with mechanical lock and can causes identical failure.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a kind of laundry treating machine with revolving door, revolving door is for example for connecing Heat exchanger, filter or the drainer of nearly machine, the unfolding mode of the revolving door be during use it is reliable, simple, The risk that should be readily appreciated that and damage is low.

According in a first aspect, the present invention relates to a kind of laundry treating machine, laundry treating machine includes casing, and the casing is set It is equipped with the clothing loading opening for entering clothing process chamber and is hinged to casing to selectively close or open clothing The loading door of thing loading opening, casing also includes revolving door, and the revolving door is hinged to casing and can open to allow access into machine Interior zone in the casing of device, is provided with closing organ, for keeping the revolving door to close when revolving door abuts casing, Characterized in that, closing organ includes being located at least one magnet at revolving door or at casing, and wherein, when the rotation When door keeps abutting the casing by the magnetic force of at least one magnet, in the magnet and the casing or the rotation There is interval in door so that the magnet does not contact the casing or revolving door, and the rotation respectively between the surface of any one Revolving door is remained turned-off on the housing due to magnetic pull.

According to second aspect, the present invention relates to a kind of laundry treating machine, the laundry treating machine includes casing, the casing It is provided with the clothing loading opening for entering clothing process chamber and is hinged to casing to selectively close or open clothing The loading door of thing loading opening, casing also includes revolving door, and the revolving door is hinged to casing and can open to allow access into machine Interior zone in the casing of device, is provided with closing organ, and closing organ is used to keep revolving door when revolving door abuts casing Close, it is characterised in that closing organ includes at least one magnet positioned at one of revolving door or casing place, and is located at The magnetic red sensor (reed sensor) at the other of revolving door or casing place, the magnetic red sensor is used in the rotation The presence of magnet is detected when door is close to the casing.

The laundry treating machine of the present invention can include rinsing maching, drying machine or combined type rinsing maching-drying machine.At clothing Reason machine generally includes to place clothing so as to the washing chamber washed and/or dried and/or hothouse, i.e. process chamber；Washing Wash and/or drying process during, room can around chamber axis rotation.In addition, laundry treating machine can be front loader or Laundry treating machine at the top of person, the front loader means that the rotation axis of laundry room is positioned or relative to water in a horizontal manner Plane is positioned with being slightly slanted, and the axis of laundry room is substantially vertical in laundry treating machine at the top of this.

In a preferred embodiment, laundry treating machine is drying machine, and it is highly preferred that the laundry treating machine is before Portion's load mode clothesdrier.

Laundry treating machine includes casing, and the casing preferably includes antetheca, rear wall, side wall, roof and base portion or pedestal. Antetheca or roof can include Users panel, function of the Users panel to control utensil by user.Chassis defining clothing Boundary between the internal capacity of thing handling machine and the outside of laundry treating machine.Moreover it is preferred that casing is filled including clothing Door is carried, the clothing loads door hinge and is connected to casing in itself, for example, antetheca is hinged in the case of front loader, or at top Roof is hinged in the case of loading machine, it is openable that clothing, which loads door, to put the laundry into laundry room.Clothing is loaded Therefore door is opened or closed in casing --- such as for example in the antetheca of casing --- the clothing loading opening of realization.

If pedestal especially has the function for the dry part for accommodating machine, such as a part for dry air pipeline, heat exchange Device, the motor for rotating room, fan etc..In addition, pedestal also has the function of some walls of supporting casing.When utensil is in During assembling position, rear wall is fixed to pedestal.

Pedestal can be realized by any material；Preferably pedestal is realized by plastic material.In addition, the wall of housing can also be by Any material is realized, it is preferable that rear wall is realized by plastics.Preferably, at least one side wall in two side walls --- at least should A part for side wall --- realized by metal, at least a portion of the more preferably antetheca of casing is realized by metal.In pedestal, Front side, rear side and two sides can also be limited, when utensil is fully assembled, front side, rear side and two sides respectively with machine Antetheca, rear wall and the adjacent sidewalls of shell.

When machine is in standard operation state, pedestal is conventionally positioned on floor and essentially horizontally shelved.Pedestal Base plane is limited, base plane is arranged essentially parallel to the plane that the pedestal is shelved, for example, horizontal plane.

For example, pedestal can be divided into upper housing part and lower housing part.Upper housing part and lower housing part define the external boundary of pedestal, so that Divide volume and " outside " of pedestal of " inside " of pedestal.

In the technical field of reference, the housing part around pedestal is also referred to as " base ".

Laundry treating machine also includes the extra gate for being referred to as revolving door, and the extra gate is also hinged to casing, for approaching Positioned at the part of the laundry treating machine of casing internal, such as part.For example, revolving door allows one close to laundry treating machine Individual or multiple heat exchangers, or close to drainer to check or empty drainer, dry air is handled close to movement is used for Fan etc..Revolving door is preferably remained turned-off in laundry treating machine washing and/or for security reasons during arid cycle, Because revolving door can allow to be likely to be at motion close to laundry treating machine when laundry treating machine is currently running Or it is likely to be breached the part of relatively high temperature.On the other hand, when laundry treating machine is not run, it is to beat that revolving door, which needs, Open, to approach the above-mentioned internal part of laundry treating machine, such as the purpose for cleaning, checking or safeguard.

In order to keep revolving door to close during machine is run, revolving door preferably includes closing organ, when revolving door is supported Pick shell when, the closing organ keep revolving door close.

Preferably, the closing organ includes at least one magnet.Preferably, make to manufacture, assemble and easily go out The amount of the movable part of failure is minimized.It is preferred that the closing of revolving door is ensured by the presence of mechanical lock, But preferably ensured by the presence of one or more magnets, wherein, one or more magnet is in revolving door Revolving door is kept to close using its attraction when abutting or in close proximity to casing.Magnet can be located at the rotation of laundry treating machine In revolving door or in casing.

When the revolving door is closed and the magnet is located at revolving door, the magnet is towards the surface of the casing A part；Alternatively, when the magnet be located at the casing at when, the magnet towards the surface of the revolving door one Part.According to the present invention, there is interval between the part on the magnet and the surface.The presence at interval be on the one hand for Avoid that the possible paint coatings of casing or revolving door are caused to damage, the coating may be by the impact machine when revolving door is closed The continuous raised clamping of the magnet on shell surface, and on the other hand, made an uproar in order to avoid closing onto casing to cause by revolving door Sound.

It is achieved that the simple and reliable closing organ of revolving door.

According to second aspect, there is magnetic red sensor to detect the presence of magnet.Closed on casing when revolving door or During close to closure, giving within set a distance between the position of magnet and the position of magnetic red sensor, magnetic red sensor is easy to The presence of " sensing " magnet.Therefore, magnetic red sensor can detect revolving door whether on casing close, detection magnet whether position In to set a distance.It is achieved that further security, it is to avoid laundry machine may be opened when revolving door is opened Begin to operate, it is possible to start washing and/or arid cycle.Therefore, magnetic red sensor can be single to the center of laundry treating machine Member sends the signal of the state on revolving door (opening or closing).

According to first or second aspect, the present invention can include any spy in following characteristics alternatively or in combination Levy.

Preferably, when the magnet is located at the revolving door, the casing includes being easy to what is produced by the magnet The complementary elements that magnetic force attracts, or when the magnet is located at the casing, the revolving door includes being easy to by the magnetic The complementary elements that the magnetic force that body is produced attracts.Complementary elements can be arbitrary, as long as the magnetic that the complementary elements are produced by magnet Gravitational attraction.In laundry treating machine, generally there is many hardwares and circulating current, therefore be not usually required to carry For " special (adhoc) " complementary elements with the element being magnetically attracted, the complementary elements are already present on the clothing of standard In thing handling machine structure.For example, if complementary elements are realized with metal, the complementary elements can be casing in itself or rotate Door itself.Complementary elements can even include the coating or coating of the part on the surface of casing or revolving door, coating or coating The magnetic force that itself may be easy to be produced by the magnet attracts.

It is highly preferred that the complementary elements include one of the casing or revolving door realized with metal material Point.

Preferably, closing organ is included when the clothing loads externally visible handle when door is closed from casing, described Magnet is positioned on the handle or in the part towards the handle of the casing.Revolving door can be by operating shape Opened into the handle in revolving door.In addition, the position in order to clearly recognize handle so that user can easily understand that How to operate revolving door, handle always from the outside of casing it is seen, for example, in all operation configurations of laundry treating machine, In the case where clothing loading door is opened or closed, handle is kept from the outside of casing, and particularly when clothing loading When door is closed in clothing loading opening, handle is no or only partially by clothing loading door covering.Advantageously, when revolving door is closed When closing, magnet is located on handle or on the casing before handle.

It is highly preferred that the handle and casing formation gap, the gap is located at the rib of the clothing loading opening At edge, wherein, when clothing, which loads door, closes, the clothing loading gate resistance hinders the entrance to gap so that do not allow finger to insert Enter gap to pull handle, and wherein, the size for loading gap when door is opened in clothing allows finger to insert to pull Handle simultaneously opens revolving door.Advantageously, only when clothing, which loads door, to be opened, revolving door could be opened.Even if however, clothing is filled Carry door to close, revolving door can also be closed from open position.The handle of revolving door and the casing formation gap of laundry treating machine, and And by the way that finger or hand are inserted into gap, can with applying power to pull handle so that pull revolving door away from casing and because This opens revolving door.However, the clothing in laundry treating machine loads the first operation that door is closed in the loading opening of casing In configuration, it is impossible to enter the gap formed between handle and casing, covered because gap loads door by clothing, and therefore make The hand of user can not enter the gap.Load between door and revolving door even in clothing, for example clothing load door and handle it Between form seam, when clothing loads door and revolving door all in closed position, in order to allow a door relative to another Relative motion, such seam is sized to prevent the finger entrance of people to be present in the gap between revolving door and casing.Work as clothing When thing loads door closing, it may remain able to be partially seen this gap by seam from the outside of casing, but can not enter This gap and fixed handle is pulled by user.However, even if clothing is loaded, door is in the closed position, and seam also allows rotation Door is moved to closed position from open position.Because in the case of without using the handle being arranged on revolving door, also may be used So that revolving door is moved to closed position.

In order to allow to prevent when revolving door is in the closed position to enter the gap formed between revolving door and casing, It has references to that there is a diameter of 12 millimeters and length for 80 millimeters of " test hand as defined in European standard EN 60529 Refer to ".Therefore, the seam with least one size along certain direction less than 12 millimeters does not allow finger to introduce, therefore can not Into gap.

However, when clothing loads door and opened, the knuckle of clothing loading opening is free, and therefore can be easily Into gap：The hand or finger of user be directed into gap, and revolving door can be drawn by pulling handle Open.When clothing, which loads door, to be opened, laundry treating machine is not run, therefore is opened revolving door and can be contacted or manipulate presence In the part of the laundry treating machine in casing be safe.

Preferably, the revolving door or casing include the portions for being used to accommodate the magnet, the depth ratio magnetic of the portions The height that the edge of body enters the direction of insertion of the portions is longer.In order to accommodate magnet during machine is run and keep magnet In fixed position, it is preferable that portions are realized on revolving door or on casing according to the desired locations of selected magnet. In order to obtain desired interval between the surface of magnet and revolving door or casing, portions are formed as than required for the size of magnet Depth it is deeper so that when magnet is introduced into portions, magnet not exclusively fills portions, but portions towards revolving door or The end on the surface of casing is kept without magnet.In a word, can also be by other means on the surface of magnet and revolving door or casing Between form required interval, can for example introduce distance piece.

It is highly preferred that the portions are integratedly realized with the revolving door or casing.By this way so that be implemented separately Then the quantity of the part assembled is minimized.

Preferably, the laundry treating machine includes at least three magnets and at least three for accommodating magnet respectively Portion.Multiple magnets allow revolving door preferably to close due to having higher attraction for single magnet solutions Close and allow preferably to assemble between the door and casing：Three magnets in three diverse locations allow the attraction point of magnet Cloth is in wide region so that whole revolving door can be attached to casing, and " loosening " part is not present.

Preferably, the revolving door includes the upper knuckle relative with lower knuckle, and in the lower knuckle, revolving door is hinged to machine Shell, wherein, at least one described magnet is located at the upper knuckle.Even further preferably, at handle and two of revolving door At least three magnets are located at side end.Preferably, the positioning of magnet cause revolving door it is most of keep with casing The mode that antetheca is flushed is closed.Actually it is desirable that, whole revolving door keeps flushing with casing when closed so that the rotation Door can not be opened by inserting a finger into seam.The revolving door flushed also improves the aesthetics of laundry treating machine.

Preferably, revolving door is located at the base position of casing.Loaded it is highly preferred that revolving door is located at the clothing under door Side, and revolving door is hinged on the downside of the casing.Advantageously, revolving door is used for the inner lower close to laundry treating machine Part.Revolving door can be used for for example discharging condensed water, removes and cleaning filter, checks function of heat exchanger etc..Usual institute There are these parts to be all located at the bottom of laundry treating machine, at bottom, space can be provided for these relatively large parts.

Preferably, revolving door, which can be openable to enable to enter, is disposed with clothing processing air moisture condenser system extremely In at least part of laundry treating machine region.It therefore, it can carry out the cleaning and maintenance of air moisture condenser system.

It is highly preferred that chassis base is provided with the perforation that air is handled for sucking/discharging clothing.

It preferably, there are the interval between the outer surface of the outer surface or revolving door of the magnet and the casing Size between 1 millimeter to 10 millimeters.Preferably, the magnet used in laundry treating machine is commercially available and is phase To economy, so that the totle drilling cost of machine will not be increased.Therefore, the magnetic attracting force of generation is relatively weak.The scope be for Interval that magnet contact with casing or the surface of revolving door needs is avoided between the attraction that is produced by magnet is preferred Compromise proposal.

Preferably, revolving door is covered by the element formed by elastomeric material at least in part on its side towards casing Lid, the element is when revolving door is closed against the casing.The damping that the element is used for revolving door is closed so that preferably in rotation Revolving door only produces faint sound when abutting casing.This is particularly useful, metal material when casing is formed by metal material Big metal sound is produced when being knocked.For example, revolving door can include portions, wherein, elastomer injection is molded in this Above portions.If this elastomeric material is realized on handle, the grasping of handle in itself can also be improved.In addition, the elastic material Material may be used as " distance piece " so that for example when there are portions, magnet does not contact the surface of casing.The elastomeric material is in rotation Door on casing antetheca is visible when in the closed position, so that user can grasp revolving door to open the position of revolving door Put visible.

Preferably, laundry treating machine includes magnetic red sensor, and the magnetic red sensor is located at the revolving door or the machine One of shell place is attached in the casing to magnet of the detection arrangement at the other of the casing or the revolving door place Near presence.The magnetic red sensor can include magnetic reed switch, and the magnetic reed switch is the electric switch operated by the magnetic field applied.Should Magnetic red sensor includes a pair of contacts on the ferrous metal magnetic red for example in glass shell.The contact can be It is normally open and closed when there is magnetic field or normally closed and opened when applying magnetic field.Can be by making magnet The switch is activated close to switch.When magnet is pulled away from switch, magnetic reed switch will return to its initial position.Preferably, in order to Start laundry treating machine only when revolving door is closed operationally to prevent user's contact to be present in laundry machine Part in device inside, magnetic red sensor can send revolving door when revolving door is opened and open in the case of order machine startup The caution signal of (" not sensing magnet ").Alternatively, the magnetic red sensor can send revolving door and open (or closing) When the state on door signal, and letter in the case that machine is activated when when the revolving door that the signal designation is opened It is number examined and use.The signal can trigger the vision or audible alert to user, or the signal can trigger clothing The control unit of thing handling machine prevents the startup of machine, until revolving door is closed and magnetic red sensor no longer sends " rotation Revolving door is to open " untill signal.

For the operation of magnetic red sensor, it is not necessary between being set between the surface of magnet and revolving door or casing Every.

Preferably, the magnetic red sensor is suitable to control unit sending signal indicate that the revolving door is opening.

It is highly preferred that described control unit is programmed for when the magnetic red sensor sends the signal at the clothing Manage triggering vision or audible alert on the control panel of machine.

It is highly preferred that described control unit is programmed for preventing the machine cycle when the magnetic red sensor sends the signal Beginning.

Brief description of the drawings

By read to the present invention describe in the accompanying drawings exemplary and non-limiting embodiment retouch in detailed below State, these features of the invention and advantage and other feature and advantage will be preferably presented, wherein：

Fig. 1 is that equidistant when laundry treating machine according to the embodiment of the present invention is in the first operation configuration regarding Figure；

Fig. 2 be Fig. 1 laundry treating machine in second operation configuration when fragmentary isometric view；

Fig. 3 is the enlarged drawing of the thin portion of the laundry treating machine of the operation configuration in Fig. 2；

Fig. 4 is the additional views of the thin portion of Fig. 3 in the 3rd operation configuration；

Fig. 5 is the amplification isometric view of the revolving door of Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 laundry treating machine；

Fig. 6 is the section of the base of the laundry treating machine of the operation configuration in Fig. 1；

Fig. 7 is the section of the base of the laundry treating machine of the operation configuration in Fig. 2；

Fig. 8 is the enlarged drawing of the thin portion in Fig. 6 or Fig. 7 section；

Fig. 9 is the schematic diagram of the controller in Fig. 1 laundry treating machine.

Embodiment

With reference first to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, depict laundry treating machine according to the embodiment of the present invention in the first behaviour Make isometric view when configuration and the second operation configuration.The laundry treating machine being related in the following description --- it is indicated generally by For 100 --- can be cloth drying machine or washing machine for clothes/dryer it should be appreciated that the present invention can also be answered For washing machine for clothes.Laundry treating machine 100 has shell or utensil casing 105, holds in the shell or utensil casing 105 Receive the 26S Proteasome Structure and Function part for having machine, for example rotating cylinder 110 (or in the case of washing machine for clothes/clothesdrier, can The roller rotated in bucket), for the condensate moisture system dehumidified to dry air, fan, pump, valve, motor, vibration resistance Buddhist nun's device, electronic device.The inside sky for allowing access into rotating cylinder (or roller) 110 is formed with the antetheca 120 of casing 105 Between clothing loading opening 115；It is provided with the clothing for closing loading opening 115 and loads door 125.Clothing loading opening 115 Including knuckle 116, knuckle 116 defines the surface for the profile for determining clothing loading opening 115, wherein, clothing loading opening 115 When clothing loads the closing configuration of the configuration during door 125 is in such as Fig. 1 door 125 is loaded around clothing.

In addition to antetheca 120, casing 105 can also include rear wall (invisible in figure) and two side walls 121,122. Also include being used to close the roof 123 at the top of casing 105.

Laundry treating machine 1 is front loading machine, and preferably, laundry treating machine 1 defines vertical axis Z, laundry treating machine 1 extends along vertical axis Z.Preferably, antetheca 120 is generally vertical.

The a part of of antetheca 120 can include control panel 12, can for example pass through LED or screen in control panel 12 It is (invisible in the accompanying drawings) to introduce the setting in cycle, and the state or relevant laundry treating machine about the cycle can be shown 100 state and the vision of function or voice signal.

Below clothing loading opening 115, antetheca 120 terminates and the bottom of utensil casing 105 is formd by base 130 Region.Base 130 is the covering of the base section for laundry treating machine 100, wherein, condensate moisture system is for example empty Gas-air heat exchanger is at least partially situated in the base section of laundry treating machine 100, is handed in air-air heat In parallel operation, the dry air of the moisture content from clothing process chamber is cooled down to cause by the cooling air stream sucked from external environment condition The condensation of moisture.

For this purpose, base 130 is preferably perforated, can suck and discharge cooling air.

A part for base 130 is rotatably coupled to casing 105, enable to open base 130 and allow into Enter region behind and can close base 130 when not entering region behind.For example, base 130 is on the downside of it Casing 105 is hinged at 143 and formed base door 140, the base door 140 can be opened (by user or mender) with Close to condensate moisture system, for example, for collecting the condensed water discharged by dry air so as to the tank that empties condensed water or Filter to be cleaned.Base door 140 is preferably perforated at its bottom belt；Cooling air example for condensate moisture system (by means of fan, invisible in figure) is such as sucked and by second base portion by the perforation 150 in first base portion In perforation 150 discharge.Preferably, base door 140 is symmetrically positioned relative to the vertical axis of antetheca 120.

It is visible as shown in Figure 1, Figure 2 and in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 enlarged drawing, it is provided with for opening base door 140 when needed Handle 155.Advantageously, handle 155 relative to base door 140 be centrally located and from base door 140 top edge 144 (referring to Fig. 5,140) protruded wherein depicting base door with zoomed-in view so that user/operator can enter.Such as Fig. 3, figure Shown in 4 and Fig. 5, the profile of handle 155 follows the shape of the knuckle 116 of loading opening 115 at least in part.Therefore, clothing is worked as Thing loading opening 115 on the whole for it is circular when, the handle has the shape of bending, and the shape of the bending can be circular arc.Should Handle has the form of flat fin on the whole, but the form of the flat fin does not follow the outer of base door in size and geometry Surface, but the outer surface when base door 140 is closed relative to base door is slightly concave.

When clothing is loaded (referring to Fig. 1 and Fig. 6 operation configuration) when door 125 is closed and (is joined when loading door 125 and opening See Fig. 2 and Fig. 7 operation configuration), handle 155 is all visible from the outside of casing 105.Therefore, for opening pedestal door 140 The position of actuator (that is, handle) be unquestionable for the user.

Handle 155 and casing 105 (or framework of laundry treating machine) formation gap 160.Especially, gap 160 is in Fig. 6 Be visible in Fig. 7 side cross-sectional view.The width in the gap is preferably by handle 155 and machine when base door 140 is closed The distance between shell 105 is limited and equal to or more than 12 millimeters, to accommodate one or more fingers of user.The gap At the knuckle 116 of loading opening 115.

When in the operating position that laundry treating machine 100 is in Fig. 1 and Fig. 6, gap 160 is loaded door 125 and covered, and makes The gap can not be entered by obtaining user.In fact, in Fig. 1 and Fig. 6 operation configuration, load door 125 and be located on the gap, and And the size still having is less than loading between door 125 and knuckle 116 --- therefore between door 125 and gap 160 --- 12 millimeters of the not enough any other part for insertion into finger or the hand of user of narrow slit 161.For example, the sewer has 1 milli Rice is to the width between 11 millimeters, and the width is defined as loading door 125 and handle 155 when clothing loads clothing when door 125 is closed Between the distance on vertical direction Z.User loads the position that handle 155 is can also be seen that when door 125 is closed in clothing, But operation handle 155 is unable to, because handle can only be captured by gap, otherwise no other modes pull hand Handle.Therefore, when laundry treating machine 100, which is in operation, and loads door 125 closes, it is impossible to open base door 140.It is real On border, handle 155 does not provide can be used for outside casing and pulls handle 155 and therefore open any of seat door 140 Protuberance.However, when clothing loading door 125 is closed and base door 140 is opened, base door 140 can be closed.

In addition, when loading the opening of door 125, gap 160 is in the bottom of the circumference knuckle 116 of loading opening 115 can See, and as shown in Fig. 4 enlarged drawing, when base door is slightly opened, user can reach the gap 160, use Person may be inserted into his/her hand or finger and pull handle 155 to open base door 140.

In addition, handle 155 includes the element 156 being made up of elastomeric material, the element 156 is preferably coupled to be formed in hand In portions 157 in handle 155.Element 156 is preferably molded into portions 157 and is pointed to the door of the base on casing 105 140 Closing rise damping action.When base door 140 is in closed position as shown in Figure 8, element 156 abuts casing antetheca 120.Element 156 can also improve grasping of the user to handle 155.

Base door 140 is for example made up (but can use other materials, such as metallic plate) of plastic material.

In addition, handle 155 is a part for the closing organ being located in base door 140.The closing organ is preferably wrapped Include a magnet and more preferably include three magnets, represented in figure with 170.As shown in Figure 5, in magnet 170 A magnet be located at handle 155 at and magnet 170 in two magnets be located at base door 140 opposite lateral sides At 141 and 142.By this way, magnetic force is distributed on some regions on base door periphery well, to keep base door 140 Flushed completely with casing antetheca 120.The positioning of magnet allows to completely close when base door 140 is located near casing 105 every time Base door 140 simultaneously keeps this closure to overcome until resisting the power --- pulling force on such as handle 155 --- of magnetic attracting force Untill the power produced by magnet 170.

Each magnet 170 is desirably housed in portions 171.The portions can with for example with handle 155 or base door 140 integral modes are realized.The portions 171 realized in base door are depicted in Fig. 8 enlarged drawing.Each portions 171 Depth of the depth preferably than magnet 170 it is deeper so that magnet will not reach the end knuckle of portions 171.With this side Formula, when base door 140 is contacted with casing 105, magnet will not contact the surface of casing in itself, such as the surface at front door 120, and And there is interval between magnet and the surface of casing.By this way, it substantially can't hear noise when base door 140 is closed And the damage of casing coating will not be caused.

Portions 171 can not be included by being arranged on the magnet 170 at handle.For example, magnet can be glued on handle.As It is arranged on handle or is not arranged in receive the portions 171 of magnet 170 wherein on handle, can depositing by element 156 And casing surface and magnet between set be spaced, element 156 play base door 140 and casing 105 between " interval The effect of part ".

Setting at least three magnets 171 (referring to Fig. 5) allows the base door 140 on casing 105 to close with flushing.

Attraction between the antetheca 120 of magnet 170 and casing is due to that the fact that anterior enclosure wall is realized by metal is made Into.However, according to the embodiment do not described, the only a part of antetheca can be realized with metal, or when base door 140 is closed When closing, metallic plate can be positioned to the position towards magnet on casing 105.Alternatively, it can set and be arranged in machine The magnetic pole of magnet at shell or at base door compares the magnet with opposite magnetic pole, to produce attraction.

In the embodiment do not described, the position of portions 171 and magnet 170 is to be reversed：Portions 171 and magnet 170 On the casing 105 for now facing towards base door 140 in fact, wherein, base door 140 is attracted when closed.

In addition, casing antetheca 120 includes magnetic red sensor 180, as described in the schematic diagram in Fig. 4 and Fig. 9.Magnetic Spring sensor is easy to sense the presence of the magnet within to set a distance.Therefore, magnetic red sensor 180 can distinguish base door 140 open position and the closed position of base door 140, in the closed position of base door 140, magnet is sensed closer to magnetic red Device and activate magnetic red sensor.

Magnetic red sensor 180 is advantageously attached to the central location 10 (referring to Fig. 9) of laundry treating machine, with to the center Unit sends the status signal of at least base door 140, such as " base door is opened " or " base door is closed ".Central location 10 is programmed For the operation of preferably order laundry treating machine 100, it can be programmed for sending command signal to start clothing to motor in addition The clothing processing cycle of handling machine 100.When base door 140 is opened, magnetic red sensor 180 can be sent to central location 10 Corresponding signal.In the case of wanting to start the circulation of cloth drying machine 100 when base door 140 is still opened, control is single Member 10 can activate one or more LED of the LED in panel 12, to alert user and/or can prevent circulation Start.When base door 140 is closed and magnetic red signal 100 no longer sends the signal of " door opening " to control unit 10, LED can It can be started with closing and/or laundry treating machine 100.

Claims

1. a kind of laundry treating machine (100), including casing (105), the casing (105) are provided with for entering clothing processing The clothing loading opening (115) of room (110) and the casing is hinged to selectively close or open clothing dress The loading door (125) of opening is carried, the casing (105) also includes revolving door (140), and the revolving door (140) is hinged to described It casing and can open to allow access into the interior zone in the casing of the machine, be provided with closing organ, institute Stating closing organ is used to keep the revolving door to close when the revolving door abuts casing (105), it is characterised in that institute Stating closing organ includes being located at the revolving door or at least one magnet (170) at the casing, and wherein, When the revolving door (140) keeps abutting the casing by the magnetic force of at least one magnet (170), in the magnet (170) there is interval between the surface of any one of the casing (105) or the revolving door so that the magnet and institute State casing or the revolving door is not contacted, and the revolving door is remained turned-off on the housing due to magnetic pull.

2. laundry treating machine (100) according to claim 1, wherein, when the magnet (170) is located at the revolving door (140) during place, the casing (105) includes the complementary elements that magnetic force attracts for being easy to be produced by the magnet, or works as institute When stating magnet (170) at the casing, the revolving door (140) includes the magnetic for being easy to be produced by the magnet (170) The complementary elements of gravitational attraction.

3. laundry treating machine (100) according to claim 1, wherein, the complementary elements include the casing (105) Or the part realized by metal material of the revolving door (140).

4. the laundry treating machine (100) according to any one of preceding claims, wherein, the closing organ includes When the clothing loads the externally visible handle (155) when door (125) is closed from casing (105), magnet (170) positioning On the handle (150) or be positioned at the casing (105) towards on the part of the handle.

5. laundry treating machine (100) according to claim 4, wherein, between the handle (155) and casing formation Gap (160), the gap (160) is located at knuckle (116) place of the clothing loading opening (115), wherein, when clothing dress When carrying door closing, the clothing loads entrance of door (125) stop to the gap (160) so that do not allow finger to insert institute Gap is stated to pull the handle (155), and wherein, the gap (160) when door (125) is opened is loaded in the clothing Size allows finger to insert to pull the handle (155) and open the revolving door (140).

6. the laundry treating machine (100) according to any one of preceding claims, wherein, the revolving door (140) Or the casing (105) includes the portions (171) to accommodate the magnet (170), the depth of the portions is more than the magnetic Height of the body in the direction of insertion in inserting the portions.

7. laundry treating machine (100) according to claim 6, wherein, the portions (171) and the revolving door Or the casing (105) is integratedly realized (140).

8. the laundry treating machine according to claim 6 or 7, including at least three magnets (170) and to hold respectively Receive at least three portions (171) of magnet.

9. the laundry treating machine (100) according to any one of preceding claims, wherein, the revolving door (140) Including the upper knuckle (144) relative with lower knuckle (143), the revolving door is hinged to the machine at lower knuckle (143) place Shell (105), wherein, at least one described magnet (170) is located at the upper knuckle.

10. the laundry treating machine (100) according to any one of preceding claims, wherein, the revolving door (140) Base (130) place positioned at the casing (105).

11. the laundry treating machine (100) according to any one of preceding claims, wherein, the revolving door (140) The lower section of door (125) is loaded positioned at the clothing, and the revolving door (140) is hinged at the downside of the casing (105).

12. the laundry treating machine (100) according to any one of preceding claims, wherein, it is present in the magnet (170) interval between the outer surface of the casing (105) or the outer surface of the revolving door (140) has and is included in Size among 1 millimeter to 10 millimeters.

13. the laundry treating machine (100) according to any one of preceding claims, wherein, when the revolving door (140) when closing, the side towards the casing of the revolving door (140) is abutted being formed by elastomeric material for the casing Element (156) cover at least in part.

14. the laundry treating machine (100) according to any one of preceding claims, wherein, the revolving door (140) It can open, enable to enter at least one of machine zone for being provided with clothing processing air moisture condenser system.

15. the laundry treating machine (100) according to any one of preceding claims, wherein, the revolving door (140) It is provided with the perforation (150) for entrance/discharge that air is handled for the clothing.

16. the laundry treating machine (100) according to any one of preceding claims, including magnetic red sensor (180), The magnetic red sensor (180) is located at one of the casing (105) or the revolving door (140) place, to detect setting The magnet (170) at the other of the casing (105) or the revolving door (140) place is attached in the casing (105) Near presence.