EP0658645A1 - Washing machine or drier with a sleeve linking its opening with the tub - Google Patents
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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
- D06F37/266—Gaskets mounted between tub and casing around the loading 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
- D06F37/26—Casings; Tubs
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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
- D06F37/267—Tubs specially adapted for mounting thereto components or devices not provided for in preceding subgroups
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- the present invention relates to a washing machine or drying machine provided with a protective sleeve connecting its opening to the tank. It applies in particular to top-loading washing machines or dryers for which the washing machine door is also the access door to the drum of the tank, this door being both that of the washing machine and of the tank.
- machines are equipped with a waterproof protective sleeve connecting the tank to the opening of the machine. , which saves a door, that of access to the tank and can thus reduce, thereby, the overall cost of the machine.
- This solution also improves access to the drum by eliminating the bulk caused by the access door to the tank.
- ballast allows, in addition to the reduction in weight, the reduction in size and cost. It also makes it possible to reduce the complexity of the shock absorbers, hence, here again, a saving in space and cost. Tests show that, if too much ballast is removed, the tank is subjected to large deflections and poor stability of the machine on the ground appears, the latter moving in particular by jumps.
- the object of the invention is to overcome this drawback, in particular by making it possible to lighten as much as possible a machine for washing or drying the linen provided with a protective sleeve without instabilities occurring.
- the subject of the invention is a machine for washing or drying linen provided with a protective sleeve connecting the opening of the machine to the tank, characterized in that it comprises means for reducing the overpressure inside the protective sleeve.
- the main advantages of the invention are that it reduces the size and cost of the machine, that it reduces the operating noise of the machine, that it makes it possible to add to it a simple and economical overflow system and that 'it is simple to implement.
- FIG. 1 shows a machine 1 for washing or drying the linen provided with a protective sleeve connecting the opening 3 of the machine to its tank 4, the opening 3 being closed by a door 5.
- the tank 4 is by example fixed to the cover of the machine 1 by means of suspension springs 6. Under the action of the rotation of the drum 7 inside the tank 4 combined with the displacement of the load of linen from top to bottom at the 'Inside this drum, the tank undergoes vertical movements from top to bottom partially damped by shock absorbers, not shown. These deflections are transmitted to the rest of the machine 1 which, without ballast, not shown in FIG. 1, would be unstable on the ground 8, in particular by jumping. The ballast considerably increases the total weight of the machine, it also increases its size and cost. The above-mentioned deflections also transmit noise 8 to the ground which increases the general level of machine noise.
- the protective sleeve 2 constitutes a detrimental element for the stability on the ground of the machine 1. They have shown that by struggling, the tank 4 compresses the air contained in the protective sleeve 2, and the compressed air in this sleeve 2 then reacts like an uncontrollable stiffness spring and, in turn, increases the deflections of the tank 4, thereby increasing the instability of machine 1 and requiring an increase in the ballast load, which leads to an increase in weight, size and cost of machine 1.
- Another harmful effect of the protective sleeve 2 caused by these internal overpressures is that it also produces deflections of its envelope under the action of these overpressures which are periodic, thereby causing a clicking noise which increases the noise of the whole machine 1.
- a machine for washing or drying the laundry according to the invention provided with a protective sleeve 2 is equipped with means for reducing or eliminating the aforementioned overpressure and more generally overpressures of all origins.
- FIG. 2 illustrates a possible embodiment of a machine according to the invention.
- Communication 21 with the outside could also be carried out for example in the protective sleeve 2.
- the section of the communication 21 is for example a function of the desired level of deflection, of the speed of rotation of the drum 7, of the mass of the tank 4, of the performance of the shock absorbers and / or of the stiffness of the suspension springs 6.
- FIGS. 3 and 4 show a possible embodiment of a communication between the interior and the exterior of the tank 4, FIG. 4 being a view along F of FIG. 3.
- the communication between the inside and the outside of the tank 4 is for example made up of a tube 31, the inlet 32 of which opens into the upper part of the tank 4, near its junction 22 with the protective sleeve 2 by example, and whose opening 33 opens for example inside the machine 1 at a level below the inlet 32 of the tube.
- a pocket 34 is for example attached to the lower part of the tube to recover the product of the condensation of water vapor escaping from the tank 4 during washing phases in particular. This in particular prevents water from flowing inside the machine.
- the communication between the inside and the outside of the tank 4 can act as a protection against overflow.
- the embodiment of the invention presented in FIGS. 3 and 4 can be completed to include the overflow function as shown in FIG. 5.
- a pipe 41 is for example fixed to the end 33 of the communication tube 31 to allow the flow of excess water.
- the pipe 41 extends for example towards a wall of the machine 1 so that its outlet 42 is close to this wall. This allows in particular the excess water to flow along the wall without damaging the interior of the machine, in particular sensitive components such as electrical components for example.
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La présente invention concerne une machine à laver ou à sécher le linge munie d'un manchon de protection reliant son ouverture à la cuve. Elle s'applique notamment aux lave-linge ou sèche-linge à chargement par le dessus dont la porte du lave-linge est aussi la porte d'accès au tambour de la cuve, cette porte étant à la fois celle du lave-linge et de la cuve.The present invention relates to a washing machine or drying machine provided with a protective sleeve connecting its opening to the tank. It applies in particular to top-loading washing machines or dryers for which the washing machine door is also the access door to the drum of the tank, this door being both that of the washing machine and of the tank.
Pour accéder au tambour d'une machine à laver ou à sécher le linge, l'utilisateur doit franchir trois accès, I'accès au tambour proprement dit, I'accès à la cuve et, bien sûr, I'accès à la machine. Chaque accès doit normalement être fermé par une porte, la porte du tambour empêchant le linge de sortir quand le tambour est en rotation,- la porte de la cuve empêchant des projections d'eau à l'extérieur de la cuve et à l'intérieur de la machine, notamment sur des circuits électriques, et enfin la porte de la machine protégeant l'intérieur de cette dernière de l'environnement extérieur et permettant dans le cas d'une machine à chargement par le dessus d'obtenir un plan de travail. Au total, trois portes d'accès sont donc a priori nécessaires.To access the drum of a washing machine or dryer, the user must go through three accesses, access to the drum itself, access to the tank and, of course, access to the machine. Each access should normally be closed by a door, the drum door preventing the laundry from coming out when the drum is rotating, - the tank door preventing water splashes outside the tank and inside of the machine, in particular on electrical circuits, and finally the door of the machine protecting the interior of the latter from the external environment and allowing in the case of a top-loading machine to obtain a work surface . In total, three access doors are therefore a priori necessary.
Pour limiter ce nombre de portes à deux, en conservant notamment une porte d'accès à la machine et une porte d'accès au tambour, des machines sont équipées d'un manchon de protection étanche reliant la cuve à l'ouverture de la machine, ce qui permet d'économiser une porte, celle d'accès à la cuve et peut réduire ainsi, par là même, le coût global de la machine. Cette solution améliore de plus l'accès au tambour en supprimant l'encombrement causé par la porte d'accès à la cuve.To limit this number of doors to two, in particular by retaining an access door to the machine and an access door to the drum, machines are equipped with a waterproof protective sleeve connecting the tank to the opening of the machine. , which saves a door, that of access to the tank and can thus reduce, thereby, the overall cost of the machine. This solution also improves access to the drum by eliminating the bulk caused by the access door to the tank.
Par ailleurs, pour réduire l'encombrement, le poids et le coût de la machine, il est intéressant de mettre au point des moyens permettant d'alléger au maximum la machine, notamment en diminuant le poids du lest. La diminution du lest permet outre la diminution de poids, la diminution de l'encombrement et du coût. Elle permet aussi de réduire la complexité des amortisseurs, d'où, ici encore, un gain d'encombrement et de coût. Des essais montrent que, si trop de lest est retiré, la cuve est soumise à de grands débattements et une mauvaise stabilité de la machine au sol apparaît, celle-ci se déplaçant notamment par sauts.Furthermore, to reduce the size, weight and cost of the machine, it is advantageous to develop means making it possible to lighten the machine as much as possible, in particular by reducing the weight of the ballast. The reduction in ballast allows, in addition to the reduction in weight, the reduction in size and cost. It also makes it possible to reduce the complexity of the shock absorbers, hence, here again, a saving in space and cost. Tests show that, if too much ballast is removed, the tank is subjected to large deflections and poor stability of the machine on the ground appears, the latter moving in particular by jumps.
Le but de l'invention est de pallier cet inconvénient notamment en permettant d'alléger au maximum une machine à laver ou à sécher le linge munie d'un manchon de protection sans que des instabilités se produisent.The object of the invention is to overcome this drawback, in particular by making it possible to lighten as much as possible a machine for washing or drying the linen provided with a protective sleeve without instabilities occurring.
A cet effet, l'invention a pour objet une machine à laver ou à sécher le linge munie d'un manchon de protection reliant l'ouverture de la machine à la cuve, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte des moyens de réduction de la surpression à l'intérieur du manchon de protection.To this end, the subject of the invention is a machine for washing or drying linen provided with a protective sleeve connecting the opening of the machine to the tank, characterized in that it comprises means for reducing the overpressure inside the protective sleeve.
L'invention a pour principaux avantages qu'elle réduit l'encombrement et le coût de la machine, qu'elle réduit le bruit de fonctionnement de la machine, qu'elle permet de lui adjoindre un système de trop plein simple et économique et qu'elle est simple à mettre en oeuvre.The main advantages of the invention are that it reduces the size and cost of the machine, that it reduces the operating noise of the machine, that it makes it possible to add to it a simple and economical overflow system and that 'it is simple to implement.
D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront à l'aide de la description qui suit, faite en regard de dessins annexés qui représentent :
- la figure 1, une machine à laver ou à sécher le linge munie d'un manchon de protection selon l'art antérieur ;
- la figure 2, un mode de réalisation possible d'une machine selon l'invention ;
- les figures 3 et 4, un autre mode de réalisation possible d'une machine selon l'invention ;
- la figure 5, une machine selon l'invention comportant un système de protection contre le trop plein.
- Figure 1, a washing machine or drying machine provided with a protective sleeve according to the prior art;
- Figure 2, a possible embodiment of a machine according to the invention;
- Figures 3 and 4, another possible embodiment of a machine according to the invention;
- Figure 5, a machine according to the invention comprising a protection system against overflow.
La figure 1 présente une machine 1 à laver ou à sécher le linge munie d'un manchon de protection reliant l'ouverture 3 de la machine à sa cuve 4, l'ouverture 3 étant fermée par une porte 5. La cuve 4 est par exemple fixée à l'habillage de la machine 1 au moyen de ressorts de suspension 6. Sous l'action de la rotation du tambour 7 à l'intérieur de la cuve 4 combinée au déplacement de la charge de linge de haut en bas à l'intérieur de ce tambour, la cuve subit des déplacements verticaux de haut en bas amortis en partie par des amortisseurs non représentés. Ces débattements sont transmis au reste de la machine 1 qui, sans lest, non représenté sur la figure 1, serait instable sur le sol 8, en se déplaçant notamment par sauts. Le lest augmente considérablement le poids total de la machine, il en augmente aussi l'encombrement et le coût. Les débattements précités transmettent par ailleurs au sol 8 des bruits qui augmentent le niveau général du bruit de la machine.FIG. 1 shows a
Les essais et les calculs effectués par la Déposante ont montré que le manchon de protection 2 constitue un élément néfaste pour la stabilité au sol de la machine 1. Ils ont montré qu'en se débattant, la cuve 4 comprime l'air contenu dans le manchon de protection 2, et que l'air comprimé dans ce manchon 2 réagit alors comme un ressort de raideur incontrôlable et, à son tour, augmente les débattements de la cuve 4, augmentant alors l'instabilité de la machine 1 et nécessitant une augmentation de la charge de lest, ce qui entraîne une augmentation de poids, d'encombrement et de coût de la machine 1.The tests and calculations carried out by the Applicant have shown that the
Un autre effet néfaste du manchon de protection 2 causé par ces surpressions internes est qu'il se produit aussi des débattements de son enveloppe sous l'action de ces surpressions qui sont périodiques, provoquant par là même un bruit de claquage qui augmente le bruit d'ensemble de la machine 1.Another harmful effect of the
Le rôle de la surpression causé par les débattements de la cuve 4 ayant été mis en évidence, une machine à laver ou à sécher le linge selon l'invention munie d'un manchon de protection 2 est équipée de moyens de réduction ou de suppression de la surpression précitée et plus généralement de surpressions de toutes origines.The role of the overpressure caused by the deflections of the
La figure 2 illustre un mode possible de réalisation d'une machine selon l'invention. Une communication d'air 21, un trou par exemple, entre l'intérieur et l'extérieur de la cuve par exemple, est réalisé dans la partie supérieure de la cuve 4, juste avant la jonction 22 avec le manchon par exemple, cette communication permettant d'évacuer de l'air et donc de réduire, voire de supprimer selon sa section, la surpression à l'intérieur du manchon de protection 2. La communication 21 avec l'extérieur pourrait aussi être réalisée par exemple dans le manchon de protection 2.FIG. 2 illustrates a possible embodiment of a machine according to the invention. An air communication 21, a hole for example, between the inside and the outside of the tank for example, is produced in the upper part of the
La section de la communication 21 est par exemple fonction du niveau de débattement souhaité, de la vitesse de rotation du tambour 7, de la masse de la cuve 4 souhaitée, des performances des amortisseurs et/ou de la raideur des ressorts de suspension 6.The section of the communication 21 is for example a function of the desired level of deflection, of the speed of rotation of the
Les figures 3 et 4 présentent un mode de réalisation possible d'une communication entre l'intérieur et l'extérieur de la cuve 4, la figure 4 étant une vue suivant F de la figure 3.FIGS. 3 and 4 show a possible embodiment of a communication between the interior and the exterior of the
La communication entre l'intérieur et l'extérieur de la cuve 4 est par exemple constituée d'un tube 31 dont l'entrée 32 débouche dans la partie supérieure de la cuve 4, près de sa jonction 22 avec le manchon de protection 2 par exemple, et dont l'ouverture 33 débouche par exemple à l'intérieur de la machine 1 à un niveau inférieur à l'entrée 32 du tube. Une poche 34 est par exemple rapportée à la partie inférieure du tube pour récupérer le produit de la condensation de la vapeur d'eau s'échappant de la cuve 4 pendant des phases de lavage notamment. Cela évite en particulier des écoulements d'eau à l'intérieur de la machine.The communication between the inside and the outside of the
En option, la communication entre l'intérieur et l'extérieur de la cuve 4 peut faire office de protection contre les trop plein. Ainsi, l'exemple de réalisation de l'invention présenté aux figures 3 et 4 peut être complété pour comporter la fonction de trop plein comme le montre la figure 5.Optionally, the communication between the inside and the outside of the
Un tuyau 41 est par exemple fixé à l'extrémité 33 du tube 31 de communication pour permettre l'écoulement de l'eau en trop plein. Le tuyau 41 se prolonge par exemple vers une paroi de la machine 1 de façon que sa sortie 42 soit proche de cette paroi. Cela permet notamment à l'eau en trop plein de s'écouler le long de la paroi sans endommager l'intérieur de la machine, en particulier les composants sensibles tels que les composants électriques par exemple.A
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| FR9315225 | 1993-12-17 | ||
| FR9315225A FR2714085B1 (en) | 1993-12-17 | 1993-12-17 | Washing or drying machine with a protective sleeve connecting its opening to the tank. |
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| EP0658645A1 true EP0658645A1 (en) | 1995-06-21 |
| EP0658645B1 EP0658645B1 (en) | 1998-10-28 |
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| EP19940402867 Expired - Lifetime EP0658645B1 (en) | 1993-12-17 | 1994-12-13 | Washing machine or drier with a sleeve linking its opening with the tub |
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| EP (1) | EP0658645B1 (en) |
| DE (1) | DE69414230T2 (en) |
| ES (1) | ES2122195T3 (en) |
| FR (1) | FR2714085B1 (en) |
| HK (1) | HK1012031A1 (en) |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| DE19856915A1 (en) * | 1998-12-10 | 2000-06-15 | Whirlpool Co | Drum washing machine has bellows between filling opening for laundry and washing solution container |
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| EP0437140A1 (en) * | 1990-01-09 | 1991-07-17 | Ciapem | Washing machine fitted with an overflow |
| DE4222736A1 (en) * | 1992-07-10 | 1994-01-13 | Miele & Cie | Drum washing machine avoiding contact between drum and siphon sealing - has connecting nipple from detergent flushing box to washing soln. container and additional ventilation duct, etc. |
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- 1993-12-17 FR FR9315225A patent/FR2714085B1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| EP0437140A1 (en) * | 1990-01-09 | 1991-07-17 | Ciapem | Washing machine fitted with an overflow |
| DE4222736A1 (en) * | 1992-07-10 | 1994-01-13 | Miele & Cie | Drum washing machine avoiding contact between drum and siphon sealing - has connecting nipple from detergent flushing box to washing soln. container and additional ventilation duct, etc. |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE19856915A1 (en) * | 1998-12-10 | 2000-06-15 | Whirlpool Co | Drum washing machine has bellows between filling opening for laundry and washing solution container |
| DE19856915C2 (en) * | 1998-12-10 | 2003-02-06 | Whirlpool Co | Drum washing machine with tub and bellows between the laundry filling opening in the housing and the tub opening |
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| DE69414230T2 (en) | 1999-03-25 |
| FR2714085B1 (en) | 1996-01-26 |
| DE69414230D1 (en) | 1998-12-03 |
| HK1012031A1 (en) | 1999-07-23 |
| EP0658645B1 (en) | 1998-10-28 |
| ES2122195T3 (en) | 1998-12-16 |
| FR2714085A1 (en) | 1995-06-23 |
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