EP0133302A2 - Tambour pour machine à laver le linge à chargement par le dessus - Google Patents
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- EP0133302A2 EP0133302A2 EP84108879A EP84108879A EP0133302A2 EP 0133302 A2 EP0133302 A2 EP 0133302A2 EP 84108879 A EP84108879 A EP 84108879A EP 84108879 A EP84108879 A EP 84108879A EP 0133302 A2 EP0133302 A2 EP 0133302A2
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- opening
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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
- D06F37/02—Rotary receptacles, e.g. drums
- D06F37/04—Rotary receptacles, e.g. drums adapted for rotation or oscillation about a horizontal or inclined axis
- D06F37/10—Doors; Securing means therefor
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- the present invention relates to a drum for a laundry washing machine of the top-loading type provided with door flaps adapted to be engaged with one another in a simple and effective manner in the closed position.
- Known laundry washing machines of the top-loading type are provided with a washing drum having a horizontal axis, the peripheral wall of the drum being formed with an opening for introducing and removing the laundry therethrough.
- Hingedly connected to two opposite rims of this opening isr: a pair of door flaps by means of respective springs biassing them towards a raised position with respect to the opening.
- the door flaps can be moved to a lowered position in which they engage with one another by means of respective hooks and engagement openings, so as to close the opening and permitting the drum to be rotated.
- the described door flaps are formed with a greater and a smaller width, respectively, than the opening of the drum, so that in the closed position the door flap of greater width is seated on the lateral rims of the opening, while the door flap having the smaller width is located at a position below that of the other door flap and is further able to be partially depressed into the opening of the drum during the operation of engaging and disengaging the door flaps with, or from, respectively, one another.
- the door flap having the greater width is also provided with webs cooperating with the corresponding lateral rims of the opening of the drum in the closed position of the door flaps so as to avoid the formation of gaps between the door flaps and the opening, in which the laundry might be caught and thereby damaged on rotation of the drum.
- a washign drum particularly for a laundry washing machine of the top-loading type, having a peripheral wall formed with an opening for the passage of the laundry, said opening being provided with two oppositely disposed door flaps adapted to partially overlap one another and hingedly mounted on opposite rims of said opening by means of springs adapted to bias them towards their open position, the width of said door flaps being smaller than that of said opening, said door flaps being provided respectively with hooks and engagement openings cooperating with one another, and with a safety catch means for locking said door flaps in their closed position.
- a washing drum of the type defined above is characterized in that said door flap provided with said hooks is further provided with elastic engagement elements adapetd to be engaged with and disengaged from the corresponding engagement openings of the other door flap, the latter being adapted to seat on corresponding stopper elements secured along the lateral rims of said opening.
- the drum has a peripheral wall 3 formed with perforations 4, and to lateral end walls 23 secured to peripheral wall 3 in a per se known manner.
- Peripheral wall 3 is formed with at least one opening 5 of a preferably rectangular shapes for permitting the laundry to be introduced into and removed from the drum.
- Hingedly mounted on opposite transverse rims 6 and 7 of opening 5 is a pair of door flaps 8 and 9, respectively, the width of which is smaller than that of the opening.
- the door flaps are adapted to partially overlap one another in the closed position and are arcuately bent over their full width, so that their profile does not project from the circular profile of the drum in the closed position.
- torsion spring 10 and 11 Adjacent the point whereat the respective door flaps 8 and - 9 are hingedly mounted there is provided at least one torsion spring 10 and 11, respectively, adapted to bias the respective door flap upwards to its open position.
- the door flaps are formed with perforations for the passage of the washign liquid into and out of the drum, and provided with hooks 12 and engagement openings 13, respectively, for engagement with one another when moved downwards to their closed position.
- Hooks 12 are integrally formed with a planar plate member 14 secured in a per se known manner to the free end portion of door flap 8, together with a spring-biased safety catch 15 located below plate member 14 and mounted on the door flap for pivotal movement in a horizontal plane.
- Safety catch 15 is formed with a lug 16 pivotable within a limited range in a recess 17 formed in plate member 14 and adapted to be engaged with a further engagement opening 18 formed in the other door flap 9 of the drum. Adjacent each hook 12 there is further provided an elastic engagement element 19 in the form of a blade member secured to door flap 8 together with plate member 14.
- each elastic element 19 is bent over so as to form a convolute rim 20 which is received in a recess 21 of the respective hook 12 (fig. 1).
- the purpose of the convolute rims 20 is to become engaged with a corresponding crimped edge 22 of the respective engagement opening 13 of door flap 9 in the engagement positio f the two door flaps 8 and 9.
- a profiled member 25 Secured to each of the opposite longitudinal rims 24 of opening 5 is a profiled member 25 at a reentrant position with respect to the peripheral surface of the drum, said profiled members 25 acting as stop elements for door flap 9 in itsdclosed position to seat thereon.
- door flap 9 has at first to be brought to an overlapping position with respect to door flap 8, so as to enable hooks 12 and elastic elements 19 to be.received in engagement openings 13. Subsequently the two door flaps are further lowered until door flap 9 is seated on profile elements 25 and the convolute rims 20 of elastic elements 19 are engaged with the respective edges 22 of engagement openings 13, while. Lug 16 of safety catch 15 is engaged with engagement opening 13 of door flap 9 so as to prevent the door flaps from opening accidentally.
- the door flap 9 located on top remains seated on profile elements 25 and is prevented from being lifted therefrom to any appreciable degree, so as to avoid the formation therebetween of gaps in which the laundry night get caught. As a result, the laundry is substantially prevented from being damaged.
- door flap 8 For opening the door flaps, door flap 8 alone has to be pushed slightly inwards of the drum, whereby the convolute rims 20 are disengaged from the edges 22 of engagement. Openings 13. This operation is accompanied by displacement of safety catch 15 so as to disengage lug 16 from opening 18.
- door flap 8 The inward movement of door flap 8 during this operation is limited to a short distance so as to avoid any damage to the laundry by the door flap itself. After the two door flaps have been disengaged from one another in the manner described,.they may be released so as to enable the respective springs 10 and 11 to raise them to their open position.
- the drum according to the invention is of simplified construction requiring a reduced amount of material as compared to the initially discussed conventional drum.
- the presence of the described elastic elements permits the mutual engagement and disengagement of the two door flaps to be accomplished in a simple and efficient manner without requiring the use of conventional door flap locking devices which are of a more complicated construction than the described elastic elements.
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- Textile Engineering (AREA)
- Main Body Construction Of Washing Machines And Laundry Dryers (AREA)
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Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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AT84108879T ATE52551T1 (de) | 1983-08-01 | 1984-07-26 | Trommel fuer eine obenbeschickbare waschmaschine. |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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IT4572383 | 1983-08-01 | ||
IT45723/83A IT1174951B (it) | 1983-08-01 | 1983-08-01 | Cesto per macchina lavabiancheria a caricamento dall'alto |
Publications (3)
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EP0133302A2 true EP0133302A2 (fr) | 1985-02-20 |
EP0133302A3 EP0133302A3 (en) | 1986-09-10 |
EP0133302B1 EP0133302B1 (fr) | 1990-05-09 |
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Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP84108879A Expired - Lifetime EP0133302B1 (fr) | 1983-08-01 | 1984-07-26 | Tambour pour machine à laver le linge à chargement par le dessus |
Country Status (5)
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EP (1) | EP0133302B1 (fr) |
AT (1) | ATE52551T1 (fr) |
DE (1) | DE3482194D1 (fr) |
ES (1) | ES280393Y (fr) |
IT (1) | IT1174951B (fr) |
Cited By (6)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP0657573A1 (fr) * | 1993-12-10 | 1995-06-14 | Esswein S.A. | Dispositif de fermeture de sécurité pour battants de tambour de machine à laver le linge |
US5437168A (en) * | 1994-05-02 | 1995-08-01 | Whirlpool Corporation | Top loading horizontal axis automatic washer |
US5448900A (en) * | 1994-05-02 | 1995-09-12 | Whirlpool Corporation | System for automatically opening basket doors of a top loading horizontal axis automatic washer |
ITBG20080057A1 (it) * | 2008-12-09 | 2010-06-10 | Scamm Srl | Dispositivo aggancio per tapparella di lavabiancheria con carica dall'alto. |
BE1020889A3 (nl) * | 2013-06-17 | 2014-07-01 | Werkhuizen Lapauw Nv | Wastrommel. |
CN107419476A (zh) * | 2017-08-17 | 2017-12-01 | 江苏水晶机械设备有限公司 | 一种隔离式洗衣机内筒结构 |
Citations (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE2400836A1 (de) * | 1974-01-09 | 1975-07-17 | Licentia Gmbh | Trommeldeckelverschluss fuer waschmaschinen, waeschetrockner o.dgl. |
DE3050561A1 (de) * | 1980-12-19 | 1983-02-10 | Bosch-Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH, 7000 Stuttgart | Zweiteiliger trommeldeckel |
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- 1984-07-04 ES ES1984280393U patent/ES280393Y/es not_active Expired
- 1984-07-26 EP EP84108879A patent/EP0133302B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1984-07-26 AT AT84108879T patent/ATE52551T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
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Patent Citations (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE2400836A1 (de) * | 1974-01-09 | 1975-07-17 | Licentia Gmbh | Trommeldeckelverschluss fuer waschmaschinen, waeschetrockner o.dgl. |
DE3050561A1 (de) * | 1980-12-19 | 1983-02-10 | Bosch-Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH, 7000 Stuttgart | Zweiteiliger trommeldeckel |
Cited By (10)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP0657573A1 (fr) * | 1993-12-10 | 1995-06-14 | Esswein S.A. | Dispositif de fermeture de sécurité pour battants de tambour de machine à laver le linge |
FR2713676A1 (fr) * | 1993-12-10 | 1995-06-16 | Esswein Sa | Dispositif de fermeture de sécurité pour battants de tambour de machine à laver le linge. |
US5437168A (en) * | 1994-05-02 | 1995-08-01 | Whirlpool Corporation | Top loading horizontal axis automatic washer |
US5448900A (en) * | 1994-05-02 | 1995-09-12 | Whirlpool Corporation | System for automatically opening basket doors of a top loading horizontal axis automatic washer |
ITBG20080057A1 (it) * | 2008-12-09 | 2010-06-10 | Scamm Srl | Dispositivo aggancio per tapparella di lavabiancheria con carica dall'alto. |
BE1020889A3 (nl) * | 2013-06-17 | 2014-07-01 | Werkhuizen Lapauw Nv | Wastrommel. |
WO2014203147A3 (fr) * | 2013-06-17 | 2015-04-23 | Werkhuizen Lapauw Nv | Tambour de lavage |
CN105339542A (zh) * | 2013-06-17 | 2016-02-17 | 乐宝工厂公司 | 洗涤滚筒 |
US9783919B2 (en) | 2013-06-17 | 2017-10-10 | Werkhuizen Lapauw Nv | Washing drum |
CN107419476A (zh) * | 2017-08-17 | 2017-12-01 | 江苏水晶机械设备有限公司 | 一种隔离式洗衣机内筒结构 |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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IT8345723A0 (it) | 1983-08-01 |
IT1174951B (it) | 1987-07-01 |
ATE52551T1 (de) | 1990-05-15 |
IT8345723A1 (it) | 1985-02-01 |
EP0133302B1 (fr) | 1990-05-09 |
EP0133302A3 (en) | 1986-09-10 |
DE3482194D1 (de) | 1990-06-13 |
ES280393Y (es) | 1986-04-16 |
ES280393U (es) | 1985-01-16 |
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