EP0050066B1 - Machine à laver le linge étroite et encastrable - Google Patents

Machine à laver le linge étroite et encastrable Download PDF

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EP0050066B1
EP0050066B1 EP81401494A EP81401494A EP0050066B1 EP 0050066 B1 EP0050066 B1 EP 0050066B1 EP 81401494 A EP81401494 A EP 81401494A EP 81401494 A EP81401494 A EP 81401494A EP 0050066 B1 EP0050066 B1 EP 0050066B1
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F37/00—Details specific to washing machines covered by groups D06F21/00 - D06F25/00
    • D06F37/26—Casings; Tubs
    • D06F37/267—Tubs specially adapted for mounting thereto components or devices not provided for in preceding subgroups
    • D06F37/268—Tubs specially adapted for mounting thereto components or devices not provided for in preceding subgroups for suspension devices
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F39/00—Details of washing machines not specific to a single type of machines covered by groups D06F9/00 - D06F27/00 
    • D06F39/12—Casings; Tubs

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  • the present invention relates to narrow and built-in washing machines, the new combination of these two important characteristics being possible thanks to a particular arrangement of the carcass of the machine and all the means necessary for its operation.
  • Such built-in machines are always front-loading machines, that is to say machines whose washing drum has its axis of rotation perpendicular to the front wall of the machine, the laundry being loaded by a door. front giving access to an opening of the drum made in the front circular flange of the drum.
  • the drum In top-loading machines, the drum is positioned 90 ° from what it is in front-loading machines, i.e. its axis of rotation is parallel to the front wall of the machine and that it turns perpendicular to this wall. It is quite clear that this technique makes it possible to reduce the width L of the machine since the thickness e of the drum on which this width L depends, that is to say the thickness of its cylindrical shell, is much less than its diameter .
  • the small thickness e of the drum compared to the depth P (of the order of 57 cm) of the machine, leaves available a volume large enough to accommodate without problem, between the carcass of the machine and the tank in which the drum rotates, all the means necessary for the operation of the machine (tank support means, motor, water circuits, control means such as programmer, boxes for detergents, rinses , softening etc ).
  • the present invention relates to a washing machine which, while being narrow, that is to say while retaining the technique of top-loading machines, and of course, having a drum and therefore a tank of dimensions standard, is built-in, that is to say at a height HS 82 cm and a depth P less than 60 cm, and for example of the order of 57 cm.
  • Figures 1 and 2 show schematically in section from the side, and from the front, a narrow washing machine with top loading and built-in according to the present invention.
  • the invention proposes, thanks to arrangements which will be better explained with the aid of the following figures, to produce a narrow machine, that is to say one whose width L (see FIG. 2) is very much less than the dimensions. current of 60 cm, and is for example of the order of 40 to 45 cm.
  • the invention relates to a machine whose height H is less than 82 cm and whose depth P is significantly less than 60 cm and for example of the order of 57 cm.
  • the machine can be easily slid under the worktop 1; on the other hand the machine does not protrude beyond the work surface 1 despite any piping that may be on the wall behind the machine.
  • the worktop 1 must be provided with a pivoting or removable plate 10.
  • This plate can either be a part directly cut in the work plan, either be a flat rest or even a cutting board, any utensil that can be useful in a kitchen.
  • Figure 3 schematically illustrates in an exploded view how is formed around the carcass 3, the chassis of a washing machine according to the invention, while Figure 4 illustrates an embodiment of the tank suspended by springs.
  • the carcass 3 of the machine consists of a stamped sheet metal and folded into a U, open towards the front part of the machine.
  • This sheet advantageously comprises on its edges folded parts ensuring its mechanical solidity, while it comprises at its rear part a stamped 11 intended to house the most prominent part of the drum and its tank, while the lateral and lower parts less thick, for example, allow the machine's water supply and drain hose to lodge.
  • This carcass 3 receives at its lower part of the cross members 12 and 13 serving in particular as a support for the casters and the adjustable feet, and at its upper part a cross member 14 arranged at the front and gussets 15 arranged at the rear.
  • the chassis thus formed forms a rigid structure assembled for example by welding and capable of supporting all of the components necessary for the operation of the machine, and in particular the suspended assembly constituted by the tank, its drum and the drive motor as will see it in figure 4.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates, in a variant with a suspended tank, how a particular arrangement of the tank and its means of attachment to the carcass 3 makes it possible to accommodate in the reduced space of this built-in machine all the components necessary for its operation.
  • the “suspended” assembly is constituted by a tank 20 in which a drum 21 driven by a motor rotates 22.
  • the “suspended” assembly is here effectively suspended from the carcass 3 by springs, two of which are visible at 23 and 24 in this figure.
  • the method of fixing the springs is new and original and contributes to allowing the realization of a built-in machine according to the invention.
  • the two springs such as 23 arranged at the rear of the machine are, quite conventionally, mounted between the upper part of the rear face of the carcass 3, here in the holes 25 made in the gussets 15 (FIG. 3), and the upper part of the tank 20, the two front springs are mounted in a new way, towards the lower part of the tank.
  • the two front springs 24 can be hung between fixing pieces 26 fixed to the bottom of the tank 20 and wings 27 cut in the flanges 28 of the front part of the carcass 3 (FIG. 3) and folded forward. This attachment to wings 27 perpendicular to the front wall of the machine, and in particular to the rim 28, gives better rigidity to the assembly.
  • a particularly advantageous arrangement consists, as shown diagrammatically in FIG. 4, of placing at the front of the machine behind its dashboard 6, all of the control members necessary for its operation and having to be associated with its dashboard, while the boxes to products are arranged at the rear of the machine above the tank 20.
  • a product box 29 has been schematically shown. It has an access not visible in the figure when the door 5 of the machine is open; it pours the product which it contains into the tank 20 at the time chosen by the programming members.
  • the box 29 symbolized in FIG. 4 has a somewhat particular shape; it corresponds in fact to a powder box patented by the Applicant Company on April 14, 1980 in French patent application No. 80/08275. This particularly advantageous box shape in the context of this narrow, built-in machine is, of course, not the only one possible.
  • the upper rear part of the machine may include one or more product boxes; it is also clear that it is still possible in particular thanks to the low position of the springs 24 to have product boxes on the upper front part of the tank 20, since all the space is left available there.
  • FIG. 5 schematically represents how the various trim parts (dashboard 6, panel 5, plinth 7) can be easily mounted on the carcass 3 of the machine.
  • the front panel 5 includes, for example, lights 30 which are positioned on pins 31 protruding from the front edges 28 of the carcass 3.
  • This panel 5 is carried out by screws 32 penetrating into openings 33 made at the base of the panel 5 and into holes 34 made at the base of the flanges 28 of the carcass 3 of the machine. These screws 32 serve simultaneously to fix the plinths 7 which cover the bottom of the machine.
  • the embodiment with a tank “suspended" by four springs such as 23 and 24, the two front springs of which are offset towards the bottom of the machine compared to what they were in the prior art, is not the only possible embodiment of a narrow, built-in machine according to the invention.
  • the invention generally consists in having provided an arrangement and an interior arrangement to the carcass 3 such that the total dimensions of the machine never exceed a total height of 82 cm and a total depth of around 57 cm, while maintaining a small width, and in particular much less than 60 cm.

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EP2777469A1 (de) 2013-03-13 2014-09-17 Miele & Cie. KG Gehäuse für Haushaltsgeräte wie beispielsweise Wäschetrockner, Waschmaschine, Geschirrspülmaschine oder dergleichen

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EP2777469A1 (de) 2013-03-13 2014-09-17 Miele & Cie. KG Gehäuse für Haushaltsgeräte wie beispielsweise Wäschetrockner, Waschmaschine, Geschirrspülmaschine oder dergleichen
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