EP0371926B1 - Procédé pour assembler et fabriquer une cuve pour machines à laver et cuve ainsi réalisée - Google Patents

Procédé pour assembler et fabriquer une cuve pour machines à laver et cuve ainsi réalisée Download PDF

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EP0371926B1
EP0371926B1 EP89830436A EP89830436A EP0371926B1 EP 0371926 B1 EP0371926 B1 EP 0371926B1 EP 89830436 A EP89830436 A EP 89830436A EP 89830436 A EP89830436 A EP 89830436A EP 0371926 B1 EP0371926 B1 EP 0371926B1
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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
    • D06F37/261—Tubs made by a specially selected manufacturing process or characterised by their assembly from elements
    • D06F37/263—Tubs made by a specially selected manufacturing process or characterised by their assembly from elements assembled from at least two elements connected to each other; Connecting or sealing means therefor
    • 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
    • D06F37/265—Counterweights mounted to the tub; Mountings therefor

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  • the present invention relates to a method for assembling and making a basin assembly for washing machines, and also relates to the basin assembly made thereby.
  • washing machines usually comprise a basin assembly for holding washing water and supporting the rotary basket, which is substantially made by coupling its component elements by using screws or bolts.
  • the document GB 2096649 discloses a method for making and assembling a basin for washing machines in which the tubular element forming the basin body is closed at the front by a front wall which is perimetrically clamped with the corresponding axial end of the tubular element and at the rear by a rear wall, a sealing gasket being arranged between the tubular element and front wall near the clamping zone; the tubular element further comprises a rear flange and a front flange therethrough there is defined the linen loading opening of the washing machine, the bottom flange being affixed to the rear wall and front flange being affixed by longitudinal tie plates to the front wall.
  • the aim of the present invention is to overcome the above mentioned drawbacks, by providing a basin assembly, for washing machines, which comprises a very reduced number of multi-functional component elements.
  • a main object of the present invention is to provide such a basin assembly for washing machines, which can be easily and quickly assembled.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide such a basin assembling method which affords the possibility of mutually coupling the several basin component elements without using bolts or screws.
  • the method for assembling a basin assembly or unit, for washing machines provides that the tubular element 1 and rear wall 2 jointly forming, together with an annular element or front flange 3, the basin for the washing water, which basin has been generally indicated at the reference number 4, are mutually coupled by seaming, at 5, their corresponding perimetrical portions.
  • the above mentioned rear wall is moreover provided, as shown, with a perimetrical recess, in which is engaged a peripheral portion 7, of like shape, of a rear flange 8 including bearing members for supporting the shaft of a rotary basket 9.
  • the rear flange is perimetrically fixed by a pair of coupling elements, that is a top coupling element 10 and a bottom coupling element 11 which encompass the corresponding end portions of said flange.
  • the rear flange 8 is coupled to said coupling elements 10 and 11 by means of a plurality of rivets 15 which are applied at an end portion of said flange (figure 2) or at corresponding end portions of said coupling elements (figure 3) which, in this case, are suitably extended on the flat surface of said flange.
  • the disclosed coupling elements are so designed and arranged as to support corresponding weight members 16 which operate to properly balance and weigh the basin assembly.
  • weight members preferably consist of a sheet metal plate embedded in a concrete block and are provided with suitable projecting perimetrical lugs for anchoring the plate to the corresponding coupling elements.
  • the top coupling element 10 is so designed as to lock bearing spring members 17 and, as it is used in drying-washing machines, it will be also provided with an attachment or fitting for the heating and fan assembly (without the need of using bracket members).
  • the bottom coupling element 11 is so designed and arranged as to support, without the use of bracket members, the electrical motor 18, the bottom balancing weight 16 and the plates of the dampers.
  • the disclosed coupling elements operate to structurally bind the rear flange, basin and front flange by means of the closure ring member 14 thereby providing an integral and very rigid and strong unit.

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  1. Procédé pour fabriquer et assembler une cuve pour machines à laver, où ledit procédé établit que les éléments composants de ladite cuve sont accouplés l'un l'autre par des opérations d'agrafage et de rivetage, lesdits éléments composants comprenant un élément tubulaire (1), auquel il y a fixé une paroi postérieure (2) aussi que une flasque postérieure (8), et une flasque antérieure (3) à travers de laquelle on a défini une ouverture antérieure (13) de chargement de ladite machine à laver, ladite paroi postérieure (2) étant agrafée périmétralement audit élément tubulaire (1),
    caractérisé en ce que lesdits éléments composants comprennent en outre un élément d'accouplement supérieur (10) et un élément d'accouplement (11) de fond s'étendant entre lesdites flasques antérieure (3) et postérieure (8), et un anneau de fermeture (14), lesdits éléments d'accouplement (10, 11) étant accouplés à ladite flasque postérieure (8) par rivetage et à ladite flasque antérieure (3) par ledit anneau de fermeture (14) serrant les extrémités antérieures desdits éléments d'accouplement (10, 11) avec ledit élément tubulaire (1) et ledit élément tubulaire (1) avec ladite flasque antérieure par interposition d'une garniture annulaire en forme de O.
  2. Procédé pour fabriquer et assembler une cuve selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ledit procédé prévoit que ledit élément tubulaire (1) et ladite paroi postérieure (2) formant, tout ensemble avec ladite flasque antérieure (3) ladite cuve, sont accouplés l'un l'autre par des portions périmétrales correspondantes d'agrafage.
  3. Procédé pour fabriquer et assembler une cuve, selon les revendications 1 et 2, caractérisé en ce que ladite paroi pastérieure (2) comprend un évidement périmétral, où il y a engagé une portion périmétrale correspondante (7) de ladite flasque postérieure (8), qui est munie d'éléments de support pour supporter l'arbre d'un panier rotatif (9) de la machine à laver, ladite flasque postérieure (8) étant fixée périmétralement par lesdits éléments d'accouplement supérieur et inférieur (10, 11), embrassant les portions correspondantes d'extrémité de ladite flasque postérieure (8).
  4. Procédé selon l'une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que ledit procédé comprend le stade de fixer ladite flasque postérieure (8) auxdits éléments d'accouplement (10, 11) par plusieurs rivets (15) qui sont appliqués à la portion d'extrémité de ladite flasque postérieure (8).
  5. Procédé selon les revendications de 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que ledit procédé comprend le stade de fixer ladite flasque postérieure (8) auxdits éléments d'accouplement (10, 11) par plusieurs rivets (15) qui sont appliqués aux portions d'extrémité desdits éléments d'accouplement (10, 11) s'étendant sur une surface plate de ladite flasque postérieure (8).
  6. Cuve fabriquée par le procédé selon l'une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, comprenant un élément tubulaire (1) qui est fermé devant par une flasque antérieure (3) et en arrière par une flasque postérieure (8) se trouvant en face du côté extérieur d'une paroi postérieure (2), ladite paroi postérieure (2) étant agrafée périmétralement audit élément tubulaire (1),
    caractérisée en ce que ladite flasque antérieure (3) et ladite flasque postérieure (8) sont jointes par un élément d'accouplement supérieure (10) et par un élément d'accouplement inférieure (11) qui sont arrangés à l'extérieur dudit élément tubulaire (1), lesdits éléments d'accouplement (10, 11) étant rivetés à ladite flasque postérieure (8), les extrémités antérieures desdits éléments d'accouplement (10, 11) étant serrées avec ladite flasque antérieure (3) et ledit élément tubulaire (1) par un anneau de fermeture (14), entre ladite flasque antérieure (3) et ledit élément tubulaire (1) il y étant arrangé une garniture annulaire (12) en forme de O, à travers de ladite flasque antérieure (3) il y étant formé une ouverture (13) antérieure de chargement du linge.
  7. Cuve selon la revendication 6, caractérisée en ce que lesdits éléments d'accouplement (10, 11) sont munis de moyens de pesage (16) balancés, qui comprennent des plaques métalliques en forme de feuille encaissées dans un bloc de cément et présentant des saillies périmétrales qui peuvent être ancrées auxdits éléments d'accouplement (10, 11).
  8. Cuve selon les revendications 6 et 7, caractérisée en ce que ledit élément d'accouplement supérieur (10) est associé avec des éléments (17) en forme de ressort, ledit élément d'accouplement supérieur (10) supportant l'un desdits éléments de pesage supérieurs et comprenant une prise pour les dispositifs de réchauffage et de ventilation, ledit élément d'accouplement inférieur (11) étant dessiné pour supporter le moteur électrique (18) de la machine à laver, l'un desdits éléments inférieures de pesage (16) aussi que les plaques des dispositifs amortisseurs.
EP89830436A 1988-11-30 1989-10-13 Procédé pour assembler et fabriquer une cuve pour machines à laver et cuve ainsi réalisée Expired - Lifetime EP0371926B1 (fr)

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IT8822794A IT1227642B (it) 1988-11-30 1988-11-30 Metodo per l'assiemaggio e la fabbricazione di un gruppo vasca, per macchine lavabiancheria, e gruppo vasca ottenuto mediante tale metodo
IT2279488 1988-11-30

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