EP0096017B1 - Top loaded washing machine - Google Patents

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EP0096017B1
EP0096017B1 EP83850129A EP83850129A EP0096017B1 EP 0096017 B1 EP0096017 B1 EP 0096017B1 EP 83850129 A EP83850129 A EP 83850129A EP 83850129 A EP83850129 A EP 83850129A EP 0096017 B1 EP0096017 B1 EP 0096017B1
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back wall
top cover
cabinet according
supporting
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Georges Victor Snelders
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Usines & Fonderies Arthur Martin Sa
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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
    • 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 pertains to top loaded washing machines and more specifically to a cabinet for such a machine as indicated in the preamble of the appending Claim 1.
  • a washing machine of the kind referred to usually comprises a metal frame in the shape of an open-sided box, the bottom part of which consisting of a rigid plate.
  • the frame supports all the parts included in the washing machine, and the open sides are covered by plates of sheet metal joined to the frame by screws or the like. Also joined to the frame in a similar way is a top cover including the loading door.
  • a frameless washing machine is disclosed in LU-A-47825.
  • all cabinet parts have still to be joined together by a great number of screws involving the same drawbacks as in connection with machines having a frame as referred to above.
  • the main object of the invention is to provide a frameless washing machine cabinet of the kind referred to which can be assembled in an easy way, preferably on an automatic assembly line, and which includes a part made of electrically insulating material, preferably plastics material, on which most of the electric components may be mounted.
  • This object has been achieved in a washing machine cabinet having the features included in the appending claims.
  • a cabinet 10 comprises a base 11, side walls 12,13 a front wall 14, a back wall 15 and a top cover 16 including a loading opening 17 covered by a door 18.
  • the two side walls 12, 13 and the front wall 14 are made in one piece which is secured to the back wall 15 by screw joints.
  • holes 19, 20 in folded edges 12a, 13a of the side walls 12, 13 and aligned holes 21, 22 along the vertical edges of the back wall are to be interconnected by screws, not shown.
  • the lower edge 14a of the front wall is bent through 90° and engages a recess 23 in the base 11.
  • the lower edges 12b, 13b of the side walls are folded to form a bottom surface bearing on the base.
  • the upper ends of the side walls are bent inwards-upwards to form edges 12c, 13c which extend inside the top cover 16 and are covered by side walls 24 of the top cover.
  • edges 12c, 13c which extend inside the top cover 16 and are covered by side walls 24 of the top cover.
  • the upper end of the front wall 14 is bent to form an edge 14b directed upwards and covered by a down-bent front edge 16a of the top cover.
  • the top cover is mounted on the back wall by two supporting arms 25, one of which is shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2.
  • the supporting arms which are symmetrically disposed, each bears on a supporting surface formed by projections 26 on the back wall 15.
  • a circular stud 27 engages with a correspondingly formed recess 28 in the supporting arm 25 to lock the top cover in the mounted position.
  • the top cover 16 is secured to the front wall by screws or the like joining the down-bent front edge 16a to the front wall 14.
  • the back wall 15 has supporting portions 29 that rest on a supporting surface 30 on the base 11.
  • the back wall is secured in place by hook members 31 provided on the back wall, the said hook members being inserted into holes 32 in the base so as to cooperate with edges of the holes to prevent upward movement of the back wall.
  • L-shaped lugs 33, 34 provided on the back wall have each one leg extending under the base and the other leg secured to the back side edge 35 of the base by screws or the like, not shown.
  • the back wall In its right lower part the back wall is provided with a recess defining a room 36 in which electric components 37 are mounted. Another recess in the upper part of the back wall defines a room 38 in which other components, such as a water inlet magnetic valve 39, are mounted.
  • the room 38 is covered from above by an operating panel 40 on which are mounted operating and indicating means.
  • FIGs. 2 and 3 show a programmer 41 being mounted on the operating panel 40, the programmer having a setting knob 42.
  • a wiring 43 interconnecting the electric components 37 with the components mounted in the room 38 and on the operating panel 40 is placed in a channel 44 extending along the right edge of the back wall. In the assembled machine the channel 44 is covered by the bent-over edge 13a of the side wall 13.
  • the operating panel 40 is swingably mounted on the back wall by two hinges 45, one of which is shown in Fig. 3.
  • the mounting panel also at each side is provided with a curved strip 46 having a correspondingly shaped slit 47 which engages with a locking screw 48.
  • the operating panel may be set to different angular positions called for to suit different design requirements for alternative models of the same basic washing machine concept.
  • the operating panel is locked by the screw 48 and a cover 49 is applied to complete the operating panel arrangement.
  • the cover 49 has. tabs 50 which may be inserted in holes 51 in the upper part of the back wall 15.
  • the cover has a flat part 52 which when mounted covers the room 38 in the back wall 15.
  • the fiat part is secured to the back wall 15 by screws or the like, not shown.
  • the cabinet For draining off water from the washing machine the cabinet has a water through connection 53 consisting of a short tube 54 made integral with the back wall 15. From outside a pipe joint in the shape of an L-shaped tube 55 is inserted in the short tube 54 and sealing is achieved by an 0-ring 56 being mounted in a groove 57 of the L-shaped tube 55 and at its outer periphery abutting the inner surface of the tube 54.
  • the L-shaped tube 55 has a flange 58 which when the tube 55 has been inserted in the tube 54 falls into an angular groove 59 to be axially clamped between the back end of the tube 54 and a circular retaining edge 60 provided on a conical part 61 being integral with the back wall 15.
  • the retaining edge is split into two parts by cut-outs 62.
  • the clamping pressure between parts 54 and 60 is selected so as to secure the tube 55 in place, however permitting the tube 55 to be turned relative to the tube 54.
  • Suitable hoses may be connected to the free ends of the tubes 54 and 55 respectively.
  • the invention provides a washing machine cabinet that does not require a frame as used heretofore. Instead the different parts forming the cabinet are secured to each other by cooperating projections, holes, studs and recesses. Only to a limited extent screws or the like have been used to join parts together. Accordingly, the assembly of the washing machine including the cabinet of the invention has been drastically simplified and as a consequence the assembly costs have been reduced.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Textile Engineering (AREA)
  • Detail Structures Of Washing Machines And Dryers (AREA)
  • Medicines Containing Antibodies Or Antigens For Use As Internal Diagnostic Agents (AREA)
  • Sink And Installation For Waste Water (AREA)
  • Accessory Of Washing/Drying Machine, Commercial Washing/Drying Machine, Other Washing/Drying Machine (AREA)
  • Control Of Washing Machine And Dryer (AREA)
  • Main Body Construction Of Washing Machines And Laundry Dryers (AREA)
EP83850129A 1982-06-02 1983-05-16 Top loaded washing machine Expired EP0096017B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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AT83850129T ATE20916T1 (de) 1982-06-02 1983-05-16 Obenbeschickbare waschmaschine.

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FR8209604A FR2528081A1 (fr) 1982-06-02 1982-06-02 Jaquette pour machine a laver chargee par le dessus
FR8209604 1982-06-02

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EP0096017A2 EP0096017A2 (en) 1983-12-07
EP0096017A3 EP0096017A3 (en) 1984-01-04
EP0096017B1 true EP0096017B1 (en) 1986-07-23

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AT (1) ATE20916T1 (fi)
DE (1) DE3364692D1 (fi)
ES (1) ES281189Y (fi)
FI (1) FI77476C (fi)
FR (1) FR2528081A1 (fi)

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FI77476B (fi) 1988-11-30
FI831946A0 (fi) 1983-05-31
ES281189U (es) 1985-08-01
ATE20916T1 (de) 1986-08-15
ES281189Y (es) 1986-04-16
FR2528081A1 (fr) 1983-12-09
DE3364692D1 (en) 1986-08-28
EP0096017A3 (en) 1984-01-04
EP0096017A2 (en) 1983-12-07
FI831946L (fi) 1983-12-03
FI77476C (fi) 1989-03-10
FR2528081B1 (fi) 1985-03-22

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