CN111218796A

CN111218796A - Dosage-dispensing system for a washing machine, door for a washing machine and washing machine

Info

Publication number: CN111218796A
Application number: CN201911175791.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 米夏埃尔·塞伊克尔; 马雷克·克利梅茨基
Original assignee: PAS Deutschland GmbH
Current assignee: PAS Deutschland GmbH
Priority date: 2018-11-27
Filing date: 2019-11-26
Publication date: 2020-06-02
Also published as: DE102018130027A1; EP3660199A1

Abstract

A dosing system (20) for a washing machine is proposed, wherein the dosing system has a first support mechanism (40) for a first detergent container (22) and a second support mechanism (42) for a second detergent container (24), wherein the pump system (56) is designed to extract a first detergent of a predefinable first dose from a first detergent container and to guide it to the dosing head (54), and a second detergent of a pre-settable second dose is extracted from the second detergent container and directed to the dosing head, wherein the dosage-dispensing system is arranged at a carrier (46) and a first detergent container is inserted into the first support means (40) and a second detergent container is inserted into the second support means (42) from a carrier first side (48) of the carrier, and the dosage-dispensing head (54) is arranged at the carrier second side (50) of the carrier (46). A washing machine door (16) and a washing machine (10) are also disclosed.

Description

Dosage-dispensing system for a washing machine, door for a washing machine and washing machine

Technical Field

The invention relates to a dosage-dispensing system for a washing machine, a door for a washing machine and a washing machine.

Background

Automatic dosing systems for laundry washing machines are known. For this purpose, two detergent containers are present in the housing of the washing machine, for example a detergent container with a full-function detergent and a detergent container with a softener, from which the respective substances are automatically extracted during the washing process. However, the known dosing systems occupy a significant space in the housing of the laundry washing machine.

Disclosure of Invention

It is therefore an object of the present invention to specify an improved dosage-dispensing system for a washing machine, an improved door for a washing machine and an improved washing machine.

According to a first aspect, the object is solved by a dosage-dispensing system for a washing machine, wherein the dosage-dispensing system has a first support mechanism for a first detergent container and a second support mechanism for a second detergent container, wherein at a lower end of the first support mechanism a first connection end to a pump system is provided and at a lower end of the second support mechanism a second connection end to the pump system is provided, wherein the pump system is configured for extracting a predeterminable first dose of first detergent from the first detergent container and directing it to a dosage-dispensing head, and extracting a predeterminable second dose of second detergent from the second detergent container and directing it to the dosage-dispensing head, wherein the dosage-dispensing system is provided on a carrier and, from a carrier first side of the carrier, inserting the first detergent container into the first support mechanism and inserting the second detergent container into the second support mechanism, and the dosage-dispensing head is arranged at the carrier second side of the carrier.

The dosage-dispensing system is an automatic dosage-dispensing system which can be arranged in particular in a space-saving manner in a door of a washing machine or in a washing machine. It is particularly advantageous here to provide the dosage-dispensing system in the washing machine in the manner of a viewing opening in order to make full use of the space which is present there but is not used. Nevertheless, good operability is ensured here. In some embodiments, the dosage-dispensing head is formed by means of one opening or two openings. In a further embodiment, the dosage-dispensing head is designed as a separate component, in particular arranged on the carrier.

Thereby, the object is completely solved.

In an advantageous embodiment, the first support means and the second support means are arranged on a common holding plate.

This makes the operation of replacing or filling the two detergent containers simple.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the pump system has a first pump which is designed to extract a first predefinable dose of the first detergent from the first detergent container and to conduct it to the dosing head, and the pump system has a second pump which is designed to extract a second predefinable dose of the second detergent from the second detergent container and to conduct it to the dosing head.

The design enables the extraction of the corresponding substances in a simple manner.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the pump system has a pump which is designed to extract a first predefinable dose of a first detergent from the first detergent container and to conduct it to the dosing head in the case of a first direction of rotation and to extract a second predefinable dose of a second detergent from the second detergent container and to conduct it to the dosing head in the case of a second direction of rotation which is opposite to the first direction of rotation.

The design can reduce production costs, simplify production and save installation space.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the first and second support means are pivotable relative to the carrier for inserting or removing the first and/or second detergent container.

The design simplifies the insertion or removal or filling of the detergent container.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the dosage-dispensing system also has a first detergent container and a second detergent container, wherein the first detergent container has at least one first lower container opening for interacting with the first connection to the pump system and the second detergent container has at least one second lower container opening for interacting with the second connection to the pump system.

The design enables the corresponding substances to be extracted from the detergent container in a simple manner for the pump system. In an advantageous embodiment, one or both lower container openings have a valve which opens when connected to the pump system.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the dosage-dispensing system further has: a first detergent container having a first upper container opening and a second detergent container having a second upper container opening.

The design enables a simple filling of the detergent container.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the first and second support means are folded out of the carrier together with the front plate of the dosage-dispensing system.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the front panel has a graphic display unit, which is designed to visually display information.

The design provides additional benefits for information display and high integration.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the carrier is formed at the second side of the carrier at least substantially as an inner side of a viewing opening of the washing machine.

The design can realize that: in the case of dosage-dispensing heads, in which a redesign of the usage space of, for example, a washing machine is not necessary, dosage-dispensing systems are retrofitted in already existing devices.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the dosage-dispensing system is protected against water ingress at the second side of the carrier.

This design simplifies the production, since it is not necessary to protect the individual components of the dosage-dispensing system in a watertight manner.

According to a second aspect, the object is achieved by a washing machine door with a dosage-dispensing system as described above.

The design can be additionally arranged on the developed washing machine.

In an advantageous embodiment, the washing machine door has a front panel, and the first and second support means can be pivoted out of the washing machine door together with the front panel.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the front panel is flush-closed with the surface of the washing machine door in the folded-in state.

The design enables a smooth surface design without edges and corners that could cause injury. In particular, the front plate does not project beyond the surface. Preferably, a small gap is maintained between the front panel and the surface of the washing machine door surrounding the front panel.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the front panel has a surface like the surface of a door of a washing machine.

The design approach achieves an attractive design.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the washing machine door also has a hinge for fastening the washing machine door to the washing machine, wherein the hinge has electrical contacts which are designed to receive a supply voltage and control signals for the dosage-dispensing system.

The described design makes it possible to easily connect electrical components in the washing machine door, in particular the dosage-dispensing system and possibly a graphic display unit.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the first and second support means are pivotable relative to the washing machine door about a pivot axis.

According to a third aspect, the object is achieved by a washing machine having a dosage-dispensing system as described above and/or a washing machine door as described above.

The described design makes it possible to realize a washing machine which allows particularly good space utilization in the housing. Furthermore, the dosage-dispensing system can be operated very conveniently.

In an advantageous embodiment, the washing machine has a washing machine door with a graphic display unit which is designed to visually display information.

In an advantageous embodiment, the graphically displayed alphanumeric information is displayed only on the washing machine door, in particular not on the housing of the washing machine.

The described design offers a particularly high degree of freedom in the development of the washing machine, since the essential elements of the washing machine are realized in the door.

It goes without saying that the features mentioned above and those yet to be explained below can be used not only in the respectively stated combination but also in other combinations or alone without departing from the scope of the invention.

Drawings

Embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the drawings and set forth in detail in the following description. The figures show:

figure 1 shows a schematic view of a first embodiment of a laundry machine in a first position;

FIG. 2 shows a schematic view of the first embodiment of the washing machine in a second position;

FIG. 3 shows a schematic view of the first embodiment of the washing machine in a third position;

FIG. 4 shows a schematic view of the first embodiment of the washing machine in a fourth position;

FIG. 5 shows a schematic front view of a first embodiment of a washing machine door;

FIG. 6 shows a schematic rear view of a first embodiment of a washing machine door;

FIG. 7 shows a schematic rear view of a first embodiment of a washing machine door without a protective cover;

FIG. 8 shows a schematic exploded view of a first embodiment of a washing machine door;

FIG. 9 shows a detail view of the support mechanism in the first embodiment of the washing machine door according to FIG. 5 in a side view from the rear side;

FIG. 10 shows a detailed view of the support mechanism in a first embodiment of the washing machine door according to FIG. 5 in a side view from the front side;

FIG. 11 shows a detail view of the pump system in a first embodiment of a washing machine door according to FIG. 5;

fig. 12 shows a detail view of the rear side closing element in the first embodiment of the washing machine door according to fig. 5;

fig. 13 shows a detail view of the protective cover in the first embodiment of the washing machine door according to fig. 5 in a side view from the front side; and is

Fig. 14 shows a detail of the protective cover in the first embodiment of the washing machine door according to fig. 5 in a side view on the rear side.

Detailed Description

Fig. 1 shows a schematic view of a first embodiment of a laundry machine 10 in a first position. The washing machine 10 has a housing 12 with a front 14, a washing machine door or door 16, and a front panel 18 in the door 16.

In this connection, it should be noted that the same reference numerals are used here and in the following figures for functionally identical elements, without it being necessary to re-describe these elements separately if necessary. As long as the consistency of the elements is visible, repeated reference numerals may be omitted for a better overview.

Fig. 2 shows a schematic view of the first embodiment of the washing machine 10 in a second position. Here, the front panel 18 is folded open about the pivot axis 30 relative to the door 16, so that the elements of the dosage-dispensing system 20 can be seen, wherein a first detergent container 22 with a first lid 26 and a second detergent container 24 with a second lid 28 can be seen.

Fig. 3 shows a schematic view of the first embodiment of the laundry machine 10 in a third position. The first lid 26 of the first detergent container 22 is opened so that the first upper container opening 32 is visible. The second lid 28 of the second detergent container 24 is opened so that the second upper container opening 34 is visible.

Fig. 4 shows a schematic view of the first embodiment of the laundry machine 10 in a fourth position. Here, the second detergent container 24 is just taken out.

Fig. 5 shows a schematic front view of a first embodiment of a washing machine door or gate 16. The dosage-dispensing system 20 has a first support mechanism 40 for the first detergent container 22 and a second support mechanism 42 for the second detergent container 24. The dosage-dispensing system 20 is arranged at a carrier 46 having a carrier first side 48, a front side, and a carrier second side 50 (obscured here), a rear side.

Fig. 6 is a schematic rear view of the first embodiment of the washing machine door 16. Now the carrier first side 48, the front side, is hidden and the carrier second side 50, the back side, is visible. On the carrier second side 50, a protective cover 52 is visible, which protects the dosage-dispensing system 20 carrier 46 against water, which protective cover is formed at the carrier second side by the protective cover 52 at least approximately as inside the viewing opening of the washing machine. The protective cover 52 has a dosage-dispensing head 54, which here is formed by two openings which are connected to a pump system 56 (see fig. 7).

Fig. 7 is a schematic rear view of the first embodiment of the washer door 16 without the protective cover 52. Now, a pump system 56 is visible, which is connected by means of a line with the

detergent containers

22, 24 and with the dosage-dispensing head 54. The line 58 is shown here by way of example only. For the sake of overview, the other lines are omitted. An opening 60 is shown which enables an interaction with an element 62 at the holding plate 44 to lock or latch the holding plate 44 at the carrier 46.

Fig. 8 is a schematic exploded view of a first embodiment of the washer door 16. The elements already described are not repeated here. Additionally, a bezel ring 60, a door facade element 62 having a surface 64 is shown, wherein the surface 64 is like a surface 66 of front panel 18. In other words, the

surfaces

64, 66 have at least substantially the same properties and are in particular made of the same material.

In this embodiment, the carrier 46 comprises a first carrier element 68, a second carrier element 70, a rear closure element 72 and the protective cover 52. Here, alternatively, the pump system is shown between the second carrier element 70 and the rear closure element 72, whereas the pump system was previously arranged between the rear closure element 72 and the protective cover 52. The rear closing element 72 provides at least a space for accommodating the

detergent containers

62, 64.

Fig. 9 shows a detailed view of the support mechanism in the first embodiment of the washing machine door 16 according to fig. 5 in a side view on the rear side. Here, additionally, at the lower end of the first support means 40, a first connection 74 to the pump system 56 is visible, and at the lower end of the second support means 42, a second connection 76 to the pump system 56 is visible. It should be noted that the pump system 56 is configured to extract a first pre-settable dose of first detergent from the first detergent container 22 and direct it to the dosing head 54, and to extract a second pre-set dose of second detergent from the second detergent container 24 and direct it to the dosing head 54.

The first and second link ends 74, 76 may be fixed relative to the carriage 46 such that when the retention plate 44 is flipped out, the first and second link ends do not pivot together. In the illustrated embodiment, the first connection end 74 and the second connection end 76 are arranged on the retaining plate 44 and pivot with the retaining plate 44. The spring 78 guides the retaining plate 44 back into the closed resting state after being flipped out.

Fig. 10 shows a detailed view of the support mechanism in the first embodiment of the washing machine door 16 according to fig. 5 in a side view from the front side. Additionally shown here, the front panel 18 may have an alphanumeric display unit 80.

Fig. 11 is a detailed view of pump system 56 in a first embodiment of a washing machine door according to fig. 5. The pump system 56 is designed to extract a first pre-settable dose of a first detergent from the first detergent container 22 by means of the first pump 82 via a first inlet 86 and to guide it to the dosing head 54 via a first outlet 88, and to extract a second pre-set dose of a second detergent from the second detergent container 24 by means of the second pump 84 via a second inlet 90 and to guide it to the dosing head 54 via a second outlet 92.

Fig. 12 shows a detail view of the rear closure element 72 in the first embodiment of the washing machine door 16 according to fig. 5.

Fig. 13 shows a detail view of the protective cover 52 in the first embodiment of the washing machine door according to fig. 5 in a side view from the front side. Sealing against the use space of the washing machine 10 can be achieved in particular by means of an annular seal at the washing machine 10 at the inlet relative to the use space. Preferably, the protective cover 52 is sealingly arranged on the rear closure element 72, for example by means of a seal on the face facing the rear closure element 72.

Claims

1. A dosage-dispensing system (20) for a washing machine, wherein the dosage-dispensing system (20) has a first support mechanism (40) for a first detergent container (22) and a second support mechanism (42) for a second detergent container (24), wherein at a lower end of the first support mechanism (40) a first connection (74) to a pump system (56) is provided and at a lower end of the second support mechanism (42) a second connection (76) to the pump system (56) is provided, wherein the pump system (56) is configured for extracting a predeterminable first dose of first detergent from the first detergent container (22) and directing it to a dosage-dispensing head (54), and extracting a predeterminable second dose of second detergent from the second detergent container (24) and directing it to the dosage-dispensing head (54), wherein the dosage-dispensing system (20) is arranged at a carrier (46) and the first detergent container (22) is inserted into the first support means (40) and the second detergent container (24) is inserted into the second support means (42) from a carrier first side (48) of the carrier (46), and the dosage-dispensing head (54) is arranged at a carrier second side (50) of the carrier (46).

2. The dosage-dispensing system (20) according to claim 1, wherein said first support mechanism (40) and said second support mechanism (42) are provided on a common retaining plate (44).

3. The dosage-dispensing system (20) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the pump system (56) has a first pump (82) which is configured for extracting the presettable first dose of first detergent from the first detergent container (22) and directing it to the dosage-dispensing head (54); and the pump system has a second pump (84) which is designed to extract the second detergent of the predefinable second dose from the second detergent container (24) and to guide it to the dosage-dispensing head (54).

4. The dosing system (20) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the pump system (56) has a pump which is configured to, in the case of a first rotational direction, extract the predeterminable first dose of first detergent from the first detergent container (22) and guide it to the dosing head (54), and, in the case of a second rotational direction, which is opposite to the first rotational direction, extract the predeterminable second dose of second detergent from the second detergent container (24) and guide it to the dosing head (54).

5. The dosage-dispensing system (20) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said first and second support mechanisms (40, 42) are pivotable relative to said carrier (46) for inserting or removing said first and/or second detergent containers (22, 24).

6. The dosage-dispensing system (20) according to any one of the preceding claims, further having a first detergent container (22) and a second detergent container (24), wherein the first detergent container (22) has at least one first lower container opening (94) for cooperation with the first connection end (74) to the pump system (56), and the second detergent container (24) has at least one second lower container opening (96) for cooperation with the second connection end (76) to the pump system (56).

7. The dosage-dispensing system (20) according to any one of the preceding claims, further having: a first detergent container (22) having a first upper container opening (32) and a second detergent container (24) having a second upper container opening (34).

8. The dosage-dispensing system (20) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the first and second support mechanisms (40, 42) are foldable away from the carrier (46) together with a front plate (18) of the dosage-dispensing system (20).

9. The dosage-dispensing system (20) according to claim 8, wherein said front plate (18) has a graphical display unit (80) configured for visually displaying information.

10. The dosage-dispensing system (20) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the carrier (46) is constituted at the carrier second side (50) at least substantially as inside a viewing opening of a laundry machine (10).

11. The dosage-dispensing system (20) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said dosage-dispensing system (20) is protected against water ingress at said carrier second side (50).

12. A washing machine door (16) with a dosage-dispensing system (20) according to any of the preceding claims.

13. The washer door (16) of claim 12 further having a front panel (18), the first support mechanism (40) and the second support mechanism (42) being capable of being flipped out of the washer door (16) with the front panel.

14. The washer door (16) according to claim 13, wherein in a tucked-in state the front panel (18) closes flush with a surface (64) of the washer door (16).

15. The washer door (16) of claim 13 or 14 wherein the front panel (18) has a surface (66) that resembles a surface (64) of the washer door (16).

16. The washing machine door (16) according to any of claims 12 to 15, further having a hinge for securing the washing machine door (16) to a washing machine (10), wherein the hinge has electrical contacts configured to receive a supply voltage and a control signal for the dosing system (20).

17. The washer door (16) according to any of claims 12-16, wherein the first support mechanism (40) and the second support mechanism (42) are pivotable relative to the washer door (16) about an axis of rotation (30).

18. Laundry washing machine (10) having a dosing system (20) according to any of the preceding claims.

19. The washing machine (10) of claim 18, further comprising a washing machine door (16) having a graphical display unit (80) configured to visually display information.

20. The laundry machine (10) according to claim 18 or 19, wherein the graphically shown alphanumeric information is displayed only on the laundry machine door (16), in particular not on the housing (12) of the laundry machine (10).