EP0406115A1 - Front-loading washing machine - Google Patents

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EP0406115A1
EP0406115A1 EP90401865A EP90401865A EP0406115A1 EP 0406115 A1 EP0406115 A1 EP 0406115A1 EP 90401865 A EP90401865 A EP 90401865A EP 90401865 A EP90401865 A EP 90401865A EP 0406115 A1 EP0406115 A1 EP 0406115A1
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Jean-Edouard Haller
Jean-Luc Riteau
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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  • the present invention relates to a washing machine with front opening.
  • washing machines with front opening usually comprise a washing drum rotating around a horizontal axis perpendicular to their front wall, held in cantilever and free to rotate by a single and special rear bearing and provided with a open front end forming an access opening for loading or unloading this drum in linen from the front side.
  • the access opening to the laundry drum is at a relatively low level.
  • the single bearing which supports it is usually a special reinforced bearing and the parts of the tank and of the drum which surround this single bearing must also be reinforced in order to be able to maintain it correctly in position and freely rotating.
  • Such a construction is expensive and makes washing machines more bulky.
  • the aim of the present invention is to avoid these drawbacks and makes it possible to produce an economical washing machine having a front opening favoring easy access to the washing machine and a front door facilitating an aesthetic harmonization of the appliance with surrounding furniture,
  • a washing machine with front opening is characterized in that it comprises a front door which fulfills a triple function, that of a door closing the front opening of the appliance, that of a covering panel ensuring an aesthetic harmonization of the device with surrounding furniture and that of a control panel of the device.
  • a washing machine with front opening 1 comprises a tank 2 elastically suspended by springs 3 and / or elastic feet 4 and dampers 5 in a bodywork 6 and a laundry drum 7 mounted on two bearings and rotating about a horizontal axis 8 of the bodywork 6.
  • the bodywork 6 is provided with a front opening 10 formed in the upper part of the front wall 9.
  • the opening 12 of the tank 2 is oriented obliquely upwards in the direction of the front opening 10 and aligned with the latter.
  • the edge of the opening 12 is connected to the edge of the opening 10 by an elastic cuff.
  • the laundry drum 7 is provided with a gate 15, closing an access opening 17 formed in its cylindrical side wall.
  • the front opening 10 of the bodywork 6 is closed by a front door 18.
  • An elastic seal 19 is mounted on the edge of the front opening 10. This seal 19 on which the front door 18 is applied during its closing, ensures a liquid tightness and prevents any leakage of liquid to the outside of the tank 2.
  • the front door 18 comprises a body which constitutes either directly a covering panel, or a support any covering panel which ensures aesthetic harmonization of the washing machine 1 with surrounding furniture. In the example of FIGS. 1 to 4, the front door 18 covers almost all of the front wall 9 of the washing machine 1.
  • the front door 18 comprises an upper part 20 constituting a control panel 21 of the washing machine 1 and serving as a support for components of known types not shown in this control panel 21.
  • this control panel 21 fixed against the interior surface of this upper part 20 of the front door 18 are protected by a removable cover or removable 25.
  • the cover 25 presses the elastic seal 19 and seals the liquid which tends to escape from the tank 2.
  • the front door 18 of the washing machine 1 thus fulfills a triple function, that of a door for closing the front opening 10 of the appliance, that of a covering panel ensuring aesthetic harmonization of the appliance with surrounding furniture, and that of a washing machine control panel 1.
  • This structure of the front door 18 allows an excellent simplification in the manufacture of the washing machine and great freedom in the aesthetic design of the device.
  • the washing machine 1 comprises, along the lower edge of the front opening 10 of the body 6, between the front wall 9 of this body and the tank 2, a product box 29 mounted parallel to this wall 9 which is placed in communication with the tank 2, by means of a flexible hose 30.
  • the product box 29 occupies horizontally the entire width of the front opening 10 of the bodywork 6.
  • the front door 18 of the appliance and the door 16 of the washing drum are open, the user can, without bending down, introduce laundry into the drum 7 or check the contents of this drum through the opening 10 which is in fact within reach of the hand and in its field of vision.
  • the user can reach the drum 7 polish remove the laundry without having to bend to a relatively low level, as in the case of the known washing machines recalled in a previous paragraph, since the access opening 10 to the washing drum 7 is located in the upper part of the front wall 9 of the washing machine 1.
  • a washing machine 35 which has a structure similar to that of the washing machine 1 of the first example ( Figures 1 to 3), the same elements being designated by the same reference numbers, comprises in its lower front part below the product box 29 a product tank 36 pivoting about a horizontal axis 37.
  • This product tank 36 has two stable positions, one position outgoing shown in Figure 4, facilitating loading or unloading of products, and an inward position shown in broken lines 39 in which the tank 36 is housed in the space available between the tank 2 and the front wall 9 of the device .
  • this tank 36 is in alignment with the front wall 9 of the bodywork 6.
  • a good supply of products can thus advantageously be built up in the washing machine 35.
  • the front door 18 extends from the top of the front wall 9 to the bottom of the latter at the approximate level of the base 32.
  • the front door 18 which closes the front opening 10 covers only the surface of this opening 10 and that of its border, while fulfilling a triple function described in a paragraph previous about the front door 18 of washing machines 1 and 35 of Figures 1 to 4.

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Front-loading washing machine, characterised in that it comprises a front door (18) which performs a three-fold function, that of a door closing the front orifice (10) of the appliance, that of a trim panel ensuring that the appliance harmonises aesthetically with the surrounding furniture, and that of a control board for the appliance. <IMAGE>

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La présente invention concerne un lave-linge à ouverture frontale.The present invention relates to a washing machine with front opening.

Des lave-linge connus à ouverture frontale comprennent habituellement un tambour à linge tournant autour d'un axe horizontal perpendiculaire à leur paroi frontale, maintenu en porte-à-faux et libre en rotation par un unique et spécial palier arrière et pourvu d'une extrémité frontale ouverte formant une ouverture d'accès pour un chargement ou un déchargement en linge de ce tambour par le côté frontal. Selon une telle structure, l'ouverture d'accès au tambour à linge se trouve un niveau relativement bas.Known washing machines with front opening usually comprise a washing drum rotating around a horizontal axis perpendicular to their front wall, held in cantilever and free to rotate by a single and special rear bearing and provided with a open front end forming an access opening for loading or unloading this drum in linen from the front side. According to such a structure, the access opening to the laundry drum is at a relatively low level.

Dans un chargement ou déchargement en linge ou un contrôle du contenu de ce tambour, il faut se baisser pour atteindre cette ouverture d'accès, ce qui rend pénible ou fatigant le travail pour l'utilisateur.When loading or unloading linen or checking the contents of this drum, you have to bend down to reach this access opening, which makes the work difficult or tiring for the user.

Pour réaliser un montage en porte-à-faux de ce tambour à linge, le palier unique qui le soutient est habituellement un palier spécial renforcé et les parties de la cuve et du tambour qui entourent ce palier unique doivent être également renforcées pour pouvoir le maintenir correctement en position et librement en rotation. Une telle construction est onéreuse et rend les lave-linge plus encombrants.To carry out a cantilever mounting of this laundry drum, the single bearing which supports it is usually a special reinforced bearing and the parts of the tank and of the drum which surround this single bearing must also be reinforced in order to be able to maintain it correctly in position and freely rotating. Such a construction is expensive and makes washing machines more bulky.

Dans des lave-linge connus à ouverture frontale, l'ouverture d'accès du tambour à linge est couvent fermée par une porte frontale circulaire en matériau transparent, montée pivotante sur la paroi frontale de leur carrosserie, et s'ouvrant vers l'extérieur. La présence de cette porte frontale circulaire saillante rend difficile un habillage de ces lave-linge en vue d'une harmonisation esthétique de ceux-ci avec des meubles environnants.In known washing machines with front opening, the access opening of the washing drum is closed by a circular front door of transparent material, pivotally mounted on the front wall of their body, and opening towards the outside. . The presence of this projecting circular front door makes it difficult to dress these washing machines with a view to harmonizing them aesthetically with surrounding furniture.

Dans des lave-linge connus à ouverture frontale, leur porte frontale circulaire en matériau transparent, leur tableau de commande et éventuellement leur panneau d'habillage sont des dispositifs distincts généralement réalisés indépendemment les uns des autres et assemblés séparément. Cette structure et ce mode de réalisation entraînent une dispersion dans la fabrication de ces dispositifs, une difficulté de simplification dans leur assemblage et une limitation dans leur conception et leur agencement.In known washing machines with front opening, their circular front door in transparent material, their control panel and possibly their cover panel are separate devices generally produced independently of each other and assembled separately. This structure and this embodiment cause a dispersion in the manufacture of these devices, a difficulty of simplification in their assembly and a limitation in their design and arrangement.

La présente invention ayant pour but d'éviter ces inconvénients permet de réaliser un lave-linge économique ayant une ouverture frontale favorisant un accès aisé au tambour linge et une porte frontale facilitant une harmonisation esthétique de l'appareil avec des meubles environnants,The aim of the present invention is to avoid these drawbacks and makes it possible to produce an economical washing machine having a front opening favoring easy access to the washing machine and a front door facilitating an aesthetic harmonization of the appliance with surrounding furniture,

Selon l'invention, un lave-linge à ouverture frontale est caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend une porte frontale qui remplit une triple fonction, celle d'une porte de fermeture de l'ouverture frontale de l'appareil, celle d'un panneau d'habillage assurant une harmonisation esthétique de l'appareil avec des meubles environnants et celle d'un tableau de commande de l'appareil.According to the invention, a washing machine with front opening is characterized in that it comprises a front door which fulfills a triple function, that of a door closing the front opening of the appliance, that of a covering panel ensuring an aesthetic harmonization of the device with surrounding furniture and that of a control panel of the device.

Pour mieux faire comprendre l'invention, on en décrit ci-après un certain nombre d'exemples de réalisation, illustrés par des dessins ci-annexés dont

  • - la figure 1 représente une vue schématique en perspective d'un lave-linge ouverture frontale, selon un exemple de réalisation de l'invention,
  • - la figure 2 représnte une vue schématique partielle en perspective du lave-linge de la figue 1. montrant la porte frontale de l'appareil dans une position d'ouverture,
  • - la figure 3 représente à une autre échelle une vue schématique partielle en coupe verticale du lave-linge de la figure 2, la porte frontale de l'appareil étant dans une position de fermeture, et
  • - la figure 4 représente une vue schématique et partielle en perspective d'un lave-linge à ouverture frontale selon un deuxième exemple de réalisation de l'invention, la porte frontale étant ouverte et un réservoir pivotant de produits étant dans une position de sortie.
To better understand the invention, a number of embodiments are described below, illustrated by the attached drawings,
  • FIG. 1 represents a schematic perspective view of a front opening washing machine, according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention,
  • FIG. 2 shows a partial schematic perspective view of the washing machine of FIG. 1 showing the front door of the appliance in an open position,
  • FIG. 3 shows on another scale a partial schematic view in vertical section of the washing machine of FIG. 2, the front door of the appliance being in a closed position, and
  • - Figure 4 shows a schematic and partial perspective view of a washing machine with front opening according to a second embodiment of the invention, the front door being open and a pivoting reservoir of products being in an exit position.

Un lave-linge à ouverture frontale 1, selon un premier exemple de réalisation de l'invention illustré schématiquement et partiellement dans les figures 1 à 3, comprend une cuve 2 élastiquement suspendue par des ressorts 3 et/ou pieds élastiques 4 et des amortisseurs 5 dans une carrosserie 6 et un tambour à linge 7 monté sur deux paliers et tournant autour d'un axe horizontal 8 de la carrosserie 6. La carrosserie 6 est pourvue d'une ouverture frontale 10 formée dans la partie supérieure de la paroi frontale 9. L'ouverture 12 de la cuve 2 est orientée obliquement vers le haut dans la direction de l'ouverture frontale 10 et alignée avec celle-ci, Le bord de l'ouverture 12 est relié au bord de l'ouverture 10 par une manchette élastique 15. Le tambour à linge 7 est pourvu d'un portillon 15, fermant une ouverture d'accès 17 formée dans sa paroi latérale cylindrique.A washing machine with front opening 1, according to a first embodiment of the invention illustrated schematically and partially in Figures 1 to 3, comprises a tank 2 elastically suspended by springs 3 and / or elastic feet 4 and dampers 5 in a bodywork 6 and a laundry drum 7 mounted on two bearings and rotating about a horizontal axis 8 of the bodywork 6. The bodywork 6 is provided with a front opening 10 formed in the upper part of the front wall 9. The opening 12 of the tank 2 is oriented obliquely upwards in the direction of the front opening 10 and aligned with the latter. The edge of the opening 12 is connected to the edge of the opening 10 by an elastic cuff. 15. The laundry drum 7 is provided with a gate 15, closing an access opening 17 formed in its cylindrical side wall.

L'ouverture frontale 10 de la carrosserie 6 est fermée par une porte frontale 18. Un joint élastique 19 est monté sur la bordure de l'ouverture frontale 10. Ce joint 19 sur lequel est appliquée la porte frontale 18 durant sa fermeture, assure une étanchéité au liquide et empêche toute fuite de liquide vers l'extérieur de la cuve 2.The front opening 10 of the bodywork 6 is closed by a front door 18. An elastic seal 19 is mounted on the edge of the front opening 10. This seal 19 on which the front door 18 is applied during its closing, ensures a liquid tightness and prevents any leakage of liquid to the outside of the tank 2.

La porte frontale 18 comprend un corps qui constitue soit directement un panneau d'habillage, soit un support tout panneau d'habillage qui assure une harmonication esthétique du lave-linge 1 avec des meubles environnants. Dans l'exemple des figures 1 à 4, la porte frontale 18 recouvre la presque totalité de la paroi frontale 9 du lave-linge 1. La porte frontale 18 comprend une partie supérieure 20 constituant un tableau de commande 21 du lave-linge 1 et servant de support à des composants de types connus non représentés de ce tableau de commande 21.The front door 18 comprises a body which constitutes either directly a covering panel, or a support any covering panel which ensures aesthetic harmonization of the washing machine 1 with surrounding furniture. In the example of FIGS. 1 to 4, the front door 18 covers almost all of the front wall 9 of the washing machine 1. The front door 18 comprises an upper part 20 constituting a control panel 21 of the washing machine 1 and serving as a support for components of known types not shown in this control panel 21.

Les composants de ce tableau de commande 21 fixés contre la surface intérieure de cette partie supérieure 20 de la porte frontale 18 sont protégés par un capot démontable ou amovible 25. Lors d'une fermeture de la porte frontale 18, le capot 25 vient presser le joint élastique 19 et réalise une étanchéité au liquide qui tend à s'échapper de la cuve 2.The components of this control panel 21 fixed against the interior surface of this upper part 20 of the front door 18 are protected by a removable cover or removable 25. When the front door 18 is closed, the cover 25 presses the elastic seal 19 and seals the liquid which tends to escape from the tank 2.

La porte frontale 18 du lave-linge 1 remplit ainsi une triple fonction, celle d'une porte de fermeture de l'ouverture frontale 10 de l'appareil, celle d'un panneau d'habillage assurant une harmonisation esthétique de l'appareil avec des meubles environnants, et celle d'un tableau de commande du lave-linge 1. Cette structure de la porte frontale 18 permet une excellente simplification dans la fabrication du lave-linge et une grande liberté dans la conception esthétique de l'appareil.The front door 18 of the washing machine 1 thus fulfills a triple function, that of a door for closing the front opening 10 of the appliance, that of a covering panel ensuring aesthetic harmonization of the appliance with surrounding furniture, and that of a washing machine control panel 1. This structure of the front door 18 allows an excellent simplification in the manufacture of the washing machine and great freedom in the aesthetic design of the device.

Le lave-linge 1 comprend sur le long de la bordure inférieure de l'ouverture frontale 10 de la carrosserie 6, entre la paroi frontale 9 de cette carrosserie et la cuve 2, une boîte à produits 29 montée parallèlement à cette paroi 9 qui est mise en communication avec la cuve 2, au moyen d'un tuyau souple 30. Dans l'exemple de la figure 2, la boîte à produits 29 occupe horizontalement toute la largeur de l'ouverture frontale 10 de la carrosserie 6.The washing machine 1 comprises, along the lower edge of the front opening 10 of the body 6, between the front wall 9 of this body and the tank 2, a product box 29 mounted parallel to this wall 9 which is placed in communication with the tank 2, by means of a flexible hose 30. In the example of FIG. 2, the product box 29 occupies horizontally the entire width of the front opening 10 of the bodywork 6.

Lors d'une mise en marche du lave-linge 1, la porte frontale 18 de l'appareil et le portillon 16 du tambour à linge sont ouverts, l'utilisateur peut sans se baisser introduire du linge dans le tambour 7 ou vérifier le contenu de ce tambour à travers l'ouverture 10 qui se trouve en effet à la portée de la main et dans son champ de vision.When switching on the washing machine 1, the front door 18 of the appliance and the door 16 of the washing drum are open, the user can, without bending down, introduce laundry into the drum 7 or check the contents of this drum through the opening 10 which is in fact within reach of the hand and in its field of vision.

A la fin d'un lavage dans le lave-linge 1, l'utilisateur peut atteindre le tambour 7 polir retirer du linge sans être obligé de se courber jusqu'à un niveau relativement bas, comme dans le cas des lave-linge connus rappelés dans un paragraphe précédent, étant donné que l'ouverture d'accès 10 au tambour à linge 7 se trouve dans la partie supérieure de la paroi frontale 9 du lave-linge 1.At the end of a washing in the washing machine 1, the user can reach the drum 7 polish remove the laundry without having to bend to a relatively low level, as in the case of the known washing machines recalled in a previous paragraph, since the access opening 10 to the washing drum 7 is located in the upper part of the front wall 9 of the washing machine 1.

Selon un deuxième exemple de réalisation illustré à la figure 4, un lave-linge 35 qui a une structure analogue à celle du lave-linge 1 du premier exemple (figures 1 à 3), les mêmes élements étant désignés par les mêmes numéros de référence, comprend dans sa partie inférieure frontale en dessous de la boîte à produits 29 un réservoir à produits 36 pivotant autour d'un axe horizontal 37. Ce réservoir à produits 36 a deux positions stables, une position sortante représentée dans la figure 4, facilitant un chargement ou un déchargement des produits, et une position rentrante représentée en traits discontinus 39 selon laquelle le réservoir 36 se loge dans l'espace disponible entre la cuve 2 et la paroi frontale 9 de l'appareil.According to a second embodiment illustrated in Figure 4, a washing machine 35 which has a structure similar to that of the washing machine 1 of the first example (Figures 1 to 3), the same elements being designated by the same reference numbers, comprises in its lower front part below the product box 29 a product tank 36 pivoting about a horizontal axis 37. This product tank 36 has two stable positions, one position outgoing shown in Figure 4, facilitating loading or unloading of products, and an inward position shown in broken lines 39 in which the tank 36 is housed in the space available between the tank 2 and the front wall 9 of the device .

Dans l'exemple de la figure 4, la paroi extérieure de ce réservoir 36 est en alignement avec la paroi frontale 9 de la carrosserie 6.In the example of FIG. 4, the outer wall of this tank 36 is in alignment with the front wall 9 of the bodywork 6.

Une bonne réserve de produits peut être ainsi avantageusement constituée dans le lave-linge 35.A good supply of products can thus advantageously be built up in the washing machine 35.

Dans les exemples des figures 1 à 4, la porte frontale 18 s'étend du haut de la paroi frontale 9 jusqu'en bas de celle-ci au niveau approximatif du socle 32.In the examples of FIGS. 1 to 4, the front door 18 extends from the top of the front wall 9 to the bottom of the latter at the approximate level of the base 32.

Selon une variante de réalisation, non représentée dans le lave-linge, la porte frontale 18 qui ferme l'ouverture frontale 10 ne recouvre que la surface de cette ouverture 10 et celle de sa bordure, tout en remplissant une triple fonction décrite dans un paragraphe précédent à propos de la porte frontale 18 des lave-linge 1 et 35 des figures 1 à 4.According to an alternative embodiment, not shown in the washing machine, the front door 18 which closes the front opening 10 covers only the surface of this opening 10 and that of its border, while fulfilling a triple function described in a paragraph previous about the front door 18 of washing machines 1 and 35 of Figures 1 to 4.

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1. Lave-linge à ouverture frontale, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend une porte frontale (18) qui remplit une triple fonction, celle d'une porte de fermeture de l'ouverture frontale (10) de l'appareil, celle d'un panneau d'habillage assurant une harmonisation esthétique de l'appareil avec des meubles environnants et celle d'un tableau de commande de l'appareil.1. Washing machine with front opening, characterized in that it comprises a front door (18) which fulfills a triple function, that of a door for closing the front opening (10) of the appliance, that of '' a covering panel ensuring an aesthetic harmonization of the device with surrounding furniture and that of a control panel of the device. 2. Lave-linge selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend une carrosserie (6) pourvue d'une ouverture frontale (10) formée dans la partie supérieure d'une paroi frontale (9) et fermée par la porte frontale (18) de l'appareil, un tambour à linge (7) tournant autour d'un horizontal (8) parallèle à la paroi frontale (9) et ayant dans sa paroi latérale cylindrique une ouverture d'accès (17) fermée par un portillon (16).2. Washing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a body (6) provided with a front opening (10) formed in the upper part of a front wall (9) and closed by the front door (18) of the apparatus, a laundry drum (7) rotating around a horizontal (8) parallel to the front wall (9) and having in its cylindrical side wall an access opening (17) closed by a gate (16). 3. Lave-linge selon l'une des revendications 1 et 2, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend une cuve (2) pourvue d'une ouverture (12) orientée obliquement vers le haut dans la direction de l'ouverture frontale (10) dans partie supérieure de la paroi frontale (9) et dont le bord est relié au bord de cette ouverture frontale (10) par une manchette élastique (15).3. Washing machine according to one of claims 1 and 2, characterized in that it comprises a tank (2) provided with an opening (12) oriented obliquely upwards in the direction of the front opening (10 ) in the upper part of the front wall (9) and the edge of which is connected to the edge of this front opening (10) by an elastic cuff (15). 4. Lave-linge selon l'une des revendications 1 et 2, caractérisé en ce que la porte frontale (18) comprend une partie supérieure (20) constituant un tableau de commande (21) et servant de support à des composants de ce tableau.4. Washing machine according to one of claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the front door (18) comprises an upper part (20) constituting a control panel (21) and serving as support for components of this panel . 5. Lave-linge selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que la porte frontale (18) comprend sur la surface intérieure de sa partie supérieure (20) un capot démontable (25) qui protège les composants du tableau de commande (21).5. Washing machine according to claim 4, characterized in that the front door (18) comprises on the inner surface of its upper part (20) a removable cover (25) which protects the components of the control panel (21). 6. Lave-linge selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que dans la carrosserie (6) l'ouverture frontale (10) est pourvue sur sa bordure d'un joint élastique (19) sur lequel est appliquée la porte frontale (18) et qui empêche toute fuite de liquide de la cuve (2) vers l'extérieur.6. Washing machine according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that in the bodywork (6) the front opening (10) is provided on its edge with an elastic seal (19) on which the front door (18) and which prevents any leakage of liquid from the tank (2) to the outside. 7. Lave-linge selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que la porte frontale (18) recouvre la surface de la paroi frontale (9) de la carrosserie (6) depuis le haut de l'appareil jusqu'en bas de celle-ci, au niveau de son socle (32).7. Washing machine according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the front door (18) covers the surface of the front wall (9) of the body (6) from the top of the device to at the bottom of the latter, at its base (32). 8. Lave-linge selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que la porte frontale (18) recouvre la surface de l'ouverture frontale (10) de la paroi frontale (9) de l'appareil, et celle de la bordure de cette ouverture (10).8. Washing machine according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the front door (18) covers the surface of the front opening (10) of the front wall (9) of the device, and that of the border of this opening (10). 9. Lave-linge selon l'une des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend sur le long de la bordure inférieure de l'ouverture frontale (10) de la carrosserie (6) entre la paroi frontale (9) et la cuve (2) une boîte à produits (29) montée parallèlement à cette paroi frontale (9) et mise en communication avec la cuve (2) au moyen d'un tuyau souple (30).9. Washing machine according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that it comprises along the lower edge of the front opening (10) of the body (6) between the front wall (9) and the tank (2) a product box (29) mounted parallel to this front wall (9) and placed in communication with the tank (2) by means of a flexible pipe (30). 10. Lave-linge selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce que la boîte à produits (29) occupe horizontalement toute la largeur de l'ouverture frontale (10) de la carrosserie (6).10. Washing machine according to claim 9, characterized in that the product box (29) occupies horizontally the entire width of the front opening (10) of the body (6). 11. Lave-linge selon l'une des revendications 1 à 10, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend dans sa partie inférieure frontale en dessous de la boîte à produits (29) un réservoir à produits (36) pivotant autour d'un axe horizontal (37) et ayant deux positions stables, une position sortante qui facilite un chargement ou un déchargement des produits, et une position rentrante selon laquelle le réservoir (36) se loge dans l'espace disponible entre la cuve (2) et la paroi frontale (9) de l'appareil.11. Washing machine according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that it comprises in its lower front part below the product box (29) a product tank (36) pivoting about an axis horizontal (37) and having two stable positions, an outgoing position which facilitates loading or unloading of the products, and a re-entrant position in which the reservoir (36) is housed in the space available between the tank (2) and the wall front (9) of the device.
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