EP0219387A1 - Verfahren zum Erfassen des Wasserniveaus in einem Waschmaschinenbehälter und Waschmaschine zum Durchführen dieses Verfahrens - Google Patents

Verfahren zum Erfassen des Wasserniveaus in einem Waschmaschinenbehälter und Waschmaschine zum Durchführen dieses Verfahrens Download PDF

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EP0219387A1
EP0219387A1 EP86402007A EP86402007A EP0219387A1 EP 0219387 A1 EP0219387 A1 EP 0219387A1 EP 86402007 A EP86402007 A EP 86402007A EP 86402007 A EP86402007 A EP 86402007A EP 0219387 A1 EP0219387 A1 EP 0219387A1
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Laurent Didier
Jean-Claude Geay
Jean-Marcel Duval
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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 
    • D06F39/08—Liquid supply or discharge arrangements
    • D06F39/087—Water level measuring or regulating 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
    • D06F2103/00—Parameters monitored or detected for the control of domestic laundry washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
    • D06F2103/18—Washing liquid level

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  • the invention relates to a method for detecting the level of water in a washing machine tank as well as to a washing machine implementing this method.
  • a washing machine usually has a tub intended to hold the washing or rinsing water, as well as a perforated drum containing the laundry and rotating in the tub.
  • the invention overcomes these drawbacks.
  • the height of water in the tank is determined by determining variations in the torque opposing the rotation of the drum when the latter rotates at constant speed.
  • the invention is based on the observation that, during the rotation of the drum, the friction of this drum and of the laundry against water causes a non-negligible resistant torque and that, in addition, this resistant couple varies with the depth of penetration of the drum. in water.
  • the variations of the resisting torque are determined at constant speed of rotation of the drum so that the inertia, which is proportional to the acceleration, does not occur in the measurement of the resisting torque.
  • the constant speed is such that the accelerated centrifugal ration around the periphery of the basket is greater than the acceleration of gravity.
  • the variations in the resistive torque are determined by the variations in the motor torque.
  • the motor torque When the drum is rotated by a universal electric motor, the motor torque, and therefore the resistive torque, can be determined by measuring the intensity of the electric current passing through the motor, the motor torque depending, in this case, directly on this intensity.
  • the resistive torque is determined by this ignition phase angle of the switch.
  • the water introduction solenoid valve is closed, for example, when the increase in resistive torque, from its value before the increase, exceeds a predetermined limit; it is also possible to leave the solenoid valve open for a fixed time after the variation of the friction torque has exceeded this predetermined limit.
  • the latter can be used to determine the water level and control the solenoid valve d 'admission.
  • the program is such that periodically measure the phase angle ⁇ , store this angle and compare it to the measurement that was taken at the very start of filling with water, that is to say before the water reached the bottom of the drum. If the difference exceeds a predetermined value, the solenoid valve is closed or is kept open but only for a determined time.
  • the drum is first rotated, the diameter of which is 40 cm in one embodiment, at a first speed V1, for example 80 revolutions per minute, and the resistant torque Cr1 is determined which is stored in memory; then the drum is rotated at a higher speed V2, for example 120 revolutions per minute, and the resistance torque Cr2 is also measured, the time interval separating the second from the first measurement being short enough that the water height hardly changed.
  • V1 for example 80 revolutions per minute
  • V2 for example 120 revolutions per minute
  • the resistance torque Cr2 is also measured, the time interval separating the second from the first measurement being short enough that the water height hardly changed.
  • the difference Cr2 - Cr1 is only a function of the speed-dependent friction couples, namely the resistance opposed by water and the resistance opposed by air.
  • the difference Cr2 - Cr1 represents in practice only the friction of the linen in water.
  • this difference Cr2 - Cr1 is also a function of the water height.
  • the washing machine has a microprocessor it is possible to incorporate in the memory of the latter a table of correspondence between the Cr2 - Cr1 values and the water heights.
  • This table can also be incorporated into a memory specially provided for this purpose.
  • the washing machine is for domestic use with a tank 10 (FIG. 3) intended to contain the washing or rinsing water 11 and inside which rotates a perforated drum 12 containing the laundry 13 introduced. before starting the automatic operation of the machine.
  • the motor intended to rotate the drum 12, for example around a horizontal axis 14, is of the universal type with a rotor 15 (FIG. 1) in series with its stator 16 as well as with a triac 17.
  • This motor drives a tachometer generator 18 which delivers a signal representing the real speed of rotation of the motor on an input of a microprocessor 19 which compares this real speed with a reference speed in order to deliver an error signal ⁇ .
  • the latter is used to provide a duration ⁇ , or phase angle, of opening of the triac 17 at each period of the power signal, in general the 220 Volts, 50 Hz sector.
  • the comparison between the actual speed and the speed setpoint has been symbolized by a comparator 20 with an input receiving the signal from the tachometric generator and another input receiving the signal from a memory 21 of speed reference value .
  • the error signal ⁇ at the output of comparator 20 acts on the phase angle ⁇ supplied by a generator 22.
  • the output signal ⁇ from the generator 22 is applied to the trigger 23 of the triac 17 via an interface 24.
  • ⁇ i m i r i 2 is the resistant couple due to inertia, which, as we can see (by the term ), is proportional to the acceleration;
  • C f is the part of the resisting torque which is due to friction.
  • a constant speed is determined - at least equal to that which gives a centrifugal force equal to gravity - for example 80 revolutions per minute, the values which periodically takes ⁇ , for example every second, and the value 19 is stored in the memory of the microprocessor 19 which is compared with the value ⁇ 0 previously measured at the start of filling with water, when the level is below the bottom of the drum.
  • the difference between these two measured values ⁇ and ⁇ 0 increases the difference ⁇ C f between the corresponding values of the friction torque C f .
  • the water supply solenoid valve can be closed as soon as this difference exceeds a predetermined limit; it is also possible to close this solenoid valve only after a time t following the time when the limit is exceeded.
  • This process is based on the observation that the friction torque opposing the rotation of the drum is higher when the drum and the laundry are bathed in water than in the opposite case. In addition, this friction torque increases with the height of water in which the drum plunges.
  • the value ⁇ which is taken into account for each measurement is preferably an average of these values for several periods.
  • each measurement corresponds to the average of four successive periods and the average value measurement is repeated every second.
  • the drum is rotated successively at two speeds. For example, the drum spins for five seconds at 80 revolutions per minute, then the next five seconds it spins at 120 revolutions per minute and then repeats the same cycle.
  • a preliminary calibration is carried out which is entered into the memory of the microprocessor in the form of a correspondence table between the differences ⁇ 1 - ⁇ 2 and the water levels.
  • This process allows, for example, to close the solenoid valve when a desired water level is reached, depending on the load of laundry previously measured by a process such as that described in French Patent 83 16997 in the name of the applicant.
  • Each measurement of the control angle ⁇ of the switch 17 is preferably equal to the average value over a number of periods T which corresponds to the duration of a complete revolution of the drum or of an integer number of revolutions of this drum.
EP86402007A 1985-09-17 1986-09-12 Verfahren zum Erfassen des Wasserniveaus in einem Waschmaschinenbehälter und Waschmaschine zum Durchführen dieses Verfahrens Expired EP0219387B1 (de)

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FR8513756A FR2587378B1 (fr) 1985-09-17 1985-09-17 Procede de detection du niveau d'eau dans une cuve de lave-linge et lave-linge mettant en oeuvre ce procede
FR8513756 1985-09-17

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EP0464776A1 (de) * 1990-07-03 1992-01-08 Zanussi Elettrodomestici S.p.A. Apparat zum Messen der Wassermenge in einer Waschmaschine

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US2678051A (en) * 1949-04-08 1954-05-11 Gen Electric Washing apparatus
US3065618A (en) * 1960-08-22 1962-11-27 Whirlpool Co Washing machine having liquid level control means
US3497884A (en) * 1968-02-06 1970-03-03 Whirlpool Co Automatic water level control
US4235085A (en) * 1978-04-04 1980-11-25 Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Automatic washer
EP0056437A2 (de) * 1981-01-19 1982-07-28 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Verfahren und Anordnung zur Belastungsermittlung von durch einen Elektromotor angetriebenen Geräten
EP0091336A1 (de) * 1982-03-26 1983-10-12 Esswein S.A. Waschmaschine mit Vorrichtung zum Erfassen der Unwuchtschwingungen
EP0110999A1 (de) * 1982-05-10 1984-06-20 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Waschmaschine
EP0143685A1 (de) * 1983-10-25 1985-06-05 Esswein S.A. Verfahren zum Ermitteln der Wäschemenge in einer drehenden Trommel und Waschmaschine und/oder Wäschetrockner zur Durchführung dieses Verfahrens

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US2678051A (en) * 1949-04-08 1954-05-11 Gen Electric Washing apparatus
US3065618A (en) * 1960-08-22 1962-11-27 Whirlpool Co Washing machine having liquid level control means
US3497884A (en) * 1968-02-06 1970-03-03 Whirlpool Co Automatic water level control
US4235085A (en) * 1978-04-04 1980-11-25 Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Automatic washer
EP0056437A2 (de) * 1981-01-19 1982-07-28 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Verfahren und Anordnung zur Belastungsermittlung von durch einen Elektromotor angetriebenen Geräten
EP0091336A1 (de) * 1982-03-26 1983-10-12 Esswein S.A. Waschmaschine mit Vorrichtung zum Erfassen der Unwuchtschwingungen
EP0110999A1 (de) * 1982-05-10 1984-06-20 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Waschmaschine
EP0143685A1 (de) * 1983-10-25 1985-06-05 Esswein S.A. Verfahren zum Ermitteln der Wäschemenge in einer drehenden Trommel und Waschmaschine und/oder Wäschetrockner zur Durchführung dieses Verfahrens

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EP0464776A1 (de) * 1990-07-03 1992-01-08 Zanussi Elettrodomestici S.p.A. Apparat zum Messen der Wassermenge in einer Waschmaschine

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