EP0327043B1 - Waschmitteleinspülschale für Waschmaschinen - Google Patents

Waschmitteleinspülschale für Waschmaschinen Download PDF

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EP0327043B1
EP0327043B1 EP89101688A EP89101688A EP0327043B1 EP 0327043 B1 EP0327043 B1 EP 0327043B1 EP 89101688 A EP89101688 A EP 89101688A EP 89101688 A EP89101688 A EP 89101688A EP 0327043 B1 EP0327043 B1 EP 0327043B1
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detergent
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Lucio Amati
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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 
    • D06F39/02—Devices for adding soap or other washing agents

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  • washing machines generally have a drawerlike detergent dispenser compartment, constituted by a container adapted to be filled with an appropriate dose of detergent and to be subsequently crossed by a flow of conveying water.
  • the container is usually divided into a series of chambers separated by adapted partitions so as to contain the detergents and additives to be used in the different washing steps.
  • Each of said chambers must naturally be connected, in operating position, with appropriate ducts for the inflow and outflow of water.
  • the dispenser compartment is mounted longitudinally slidable on adapted guides so that it can be extracted to fill it with detergent at each operating cycle. The user must therefore open the dispenser manually.
  • a programmable additive dispenser for a washing machine presenting a rotably mounted detergent receptacle which must be opened manually; said dispenser also suffers the lamented jamming risks due to the fact that the receptacle, which has the shape of a 180 degrees circular sector, cannot be removed for the cleaning of the dispenser.
  • the aim of the present invention is to solve the above described problem by providing a detergent dispenser compartment for washing machines which is easy to open and close and in particular allows automatic pushbutton-operated opening.
  • a further object of the present invention is to provide a detergent dispenser compartment which is simple in concept, safely reliable in operation and versatile in use in relation to the different type of washing machines.
  • a detergent dispenser compartment for washing machines comprising a container which is adapted to contain said detergent and is angularly rotable about a vertical axis between a working position arranged below delivery means for the washing water, inside the washing machine, and a detergent loading position, protruding outside said washing machine, said container having the shape of a circular sector and being rotably mounted about a vertical axis arranged substantially at the center of curvature of said circular sector, characterized in that it comprises support means which allows said container to be removed when the said compartment is in the said detergent loading position.
  • the reference numeral 1 generally indicates the detergent dispenser compartment for washing machines.
  • the compartment 1 is in the shape of a circular sector and is mounted rotatably about a vertical axis arranged substantially at the center of curvature of said circular sector within a control panel 2 rigidly associated with the front panel 3 of the washing machine. Said circular sector substantially extends for a quarter of a circumference.
  • the compartment 1 is constituted by a container 4 adapted to be filled with detergent and removably mounted on a corresponding support 5.
  • Said support 5 defines a substantially C-shaped front guide 5A in which the container 4 is slidably mounted so that it can be extracted completely when the compartment is rotated to its detergent loading position.
  • the pivot 11 is pivoted on a bracket 13 defined in a recess of the control panel 2.
  • the compartment is rotatable between a working position and a loading position, which is substantially rotated through 90 degrees with respect to the first position and in which it protrudes from the machine. In working position (fig. 1) the compartment is inserted in a hopper 14 for the outflow of the washing water.
  • the hopper 14 is upwardly closed by a cov r 15 in which appropriate channels for the delivery of the washing water are defined.
  • the cover 15 has, on one side, a series of partitions 16a, 16b, 16c which define channels 17a, 17b, 17c respectively connected to the delivery openings for the washing water at high and low temperature, for the additive entrainment water and for the pre-washing water.
  • Further partitions 18 direct the washing and pre-washing water from the channels 17a, 17c towards the openings 19a, 19c, respectively connected to said chambers 7, 8 of the container 4, while the channel 17b ends with the opening 19b for inflow into the chamber 9; it should be noted that the openings 19a, 19b, 19c are arranged at a respective end of the chambers 7, 8, 9 in the compartment's. working position.
  • a pair of annular channels 20, having a uniformly distributed plurality of small holes 21 for washing the boundary surfaces of the chambers 7 and 8, furthermore extends from the partitions 18.
  • the chambers 7 and 8, which usually contain detergent in powder form, are therefore affected both by the water exiting from the openings 19a, 19c and by the water which is sprinkled from the holes 21 on the related boundary surfaces, ensuring a complete entrainment of the detergent.
  • An actuation element 27 for opening the compartment is arranged on a crosspiece 28 to the side of said compartment.
  • Said actuation element 27 has an opening pushbutton 29 which can be actuated in a conventional manner against the elastic biasing action of a spring 30.
  • the actuation of the pushbutton 29 actuates the sliding, against the biasing action of a related spring 31, of a slider 32 which has, at one end, a wedge 32a engaged by a wing 33 of said pushbutton.
  • the compartment opens automatically, actuated by the spring 25 which rotates the pivot 11 to which the support 5 of the container 4 is coupled This rotation extends through approximately 90 degrees, to abut a shoulder 39 of the compartment on the panel of the washing machine, so as to move said compartment to a loading position which protrudes substantially completely from the washing machine.
  • the action of the spring 25, which has an adjustable tension is damped by the friction element 24 which acts on the pivot 11 by means of the gear 22-23.
  • the detergent dispenser compartment allows to easily and rapidly perform the opening and closure operations; in particular, the compartment can be opened with a pushbutton by means of simple mechanical elements.
  • the risks of jamming due to deposits, observed in conventional dispenser compartments which slide on guides, are avoided, since the compartment is rotatable.

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  • Detail Structures Of Washing Machines And Dryers (AREA)
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Claims (11)

  1. Waschmittelverteilfach (1) für Waschmaschinen, bestehend aus einem Behälter (4), der zum Fassen des Waschmittels ausgelegt und winkelförmig verschwenkbar ist um eine vertikale Achse zwischen einer Betriebsstellung unterhalb des Verteilsystems (16-21) für das Waschwasser, innerhalb der Waschmaschine, und einer Waschmitteleinfüllstellung, an der Außenseite der Waschmaschine hervorstehend, wobei der Behälter (4) die Form eines Kreissektors hat und drehbar an einer Vertikalachse montiert ist, die im wesentlichen im Krümmungszentrum des Kreissektors angeordnet ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es Halteeinrichtungen (5, 5A, 11, 12) aufweist, die es erlauben, den Behälter zu entfernen, wenn das Fach (1) sich in Waschmitteleinfüllstellung befindet.
  2. Fach nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die vertikale Schwenkachse sich außerhalb des Behälters (4) befindet.
  3. Fach nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Halteeinrichtungen (5, 5A, 11, 12) einen Halter (5) mit einer Kopfführung (5A) aufweisen, in welcher der Behälter (4) gleitend befestigt ist, welcher Halter (5) an einen Drehzapfen (11) angekoppelt ist, der die vertikale Schwenkachse bildet.
  4. Fach nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Drehzapfen (11) drehbar an einem Träger (13) gelagert ist, der in einer Vertiefung der Bedieneinrichtung (2) der Waschmaschine angeordnet ist.
  5. Fach nach Anspruch 1 oder 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Halteeinrichtungen (5, 5A, 11, 12) einen elastischen Gabelhalter (12) für die Ankopplung des Behälters (4) an den Schwenkzapfen (11) aufweisen.
  6. Fach nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der elastische Gabelhalter (12) hervorstehend aus dem Behälter (4) an der Kante der Fläche vorgesehen ist, die an dem Frontteil des Halters (5) anliegt.
  7. Fach nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es eine Öffnungs-Betätigungseinrichtung (27) mit einer Drucktaste (29) aufweist, die adaptiert ist zum Bewirken der Gleitbewegung eines Gleitelementes (32), das einen verlängerten Abschnitt (34) aufweist, der adaptiert ist zum Einkuppeln eines Anschlages (35) an dem Fach (1), um den Anschlag (35) freizugeben.
  8. Fach nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Gleitelement (32) einen axialen Stift (36) aufweist, der angepaßt ist, um in ein Loch einzugreifen, das seitlich an der Drucktaste (38) des Netzschalters der Waschmaschine vorgesehen ist, um deren Betätigung zu verhindern, wenn das Fach (1) offen ist.
  9. Fach nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß eine Öffnungsfeder (25) zur Winkeldrehung des Drehzapfens vorgesehen ist, der die Schwenkachse des Faches (1) bildet.
  10. Fach nach Anspruch 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Drehzapfen (11) einen mit Zähnen versehenen Sektor (22) aufweist, der in ein Ritzel (23) eingreift, das unter Reibung gelagert ist, und daß das eine Ende der Öffnungsfeder (25) des Faches (1) fest an einem Ende des mit Zähnen versehenen Sektors (22) angekoppelt und an dem anderen Ende in einer verstellbaren Position befestigt ist.
  11. Fach nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der kreisförmige Sektor sich wesentlich über ein Viertel des Umfangs erstreckt.
EP89101688A 1988-02-02 1989-02-01 Waschmitteleinspülschale für Waschmaschinen Expired - Lifetime EP0327043B1 (de)

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IT03321/88A IT1220287B (it) 1988-02-02 1988-02-02 Cassetto distributore di detersivi per macchine lavatrici

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