EP0676497A2 - Procédé et dispositif pour parfumer le linge - Google Patents

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EP0676497A2
EP0676497A2 EP95105085A EP95105085A EP0676497A2 EP 0676497 A2 EP0676497 A2 EP 0676497A2 EP 95105085 A EP95105085 A EP 95105085A EP 95105085 A EP95105085 A EP 95105085A EP 0676497 A2 EP0676497 A2 EP 0676497A2
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Wilfried Sulzenbacher
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Sulzenbacher Textilpflege Guetezeichen- und Hygienepassbetrieb GmbH
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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
    • D06F58/00—Domestic laundry dryers
    • D06F58/20—General details of domestic laundry dryers 
    • D06F58/203—Laundry conditioning arrangements

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  • the present invention relates to a method and a device for perfuming laundry.
  • the perfuming of the laundry is already carried out by adding a fragrance to conventional detergents, or by washing the laundry with a fabric softener and fragrance detergent in the post-wash cycle.
  • the object of the present invention is to propose a method and a device which allow laundry to be mixed with a commercially available fragrance without having to accept the disadvantages mentioned above.
  • An essential feature of the invention is that the fragrance is sprayed into the dryer after the drying process in order to be distributed in the laundry fabric.
  • the spraying takes place here with a spray nozzle acted upon by compressed air.
  • fragrance direction can be selected as desired, so that own fragrance creations can also be used. So you are not tied to the manufacturer in the choice of fragrance, as would be the case, for example, when using a perfumed detergent.
  • the method according to the invention has the advantage that the laundry is perfumed at the end of the drying process, i.e. that the perfume is only introduced into the laundry at the end of the cleaning process and the fragrance remains in the laundry for a long time.
  • the exposure time is short and is about 2 - 3 minutes. During this time the dryer drum runs in order to distribute the perfume evenly in the laundry. The laundry can then be removed and delivered as usual.
  • a device which is fed with compressed air and sprays the perfume directly into the dryer room via a spray nozzle which is attached in the area of the cover of the dryer.
  • the time and fragrance quantity control via an electronic or mechanical sequence control, preferably via a PLC control. It is also planned to integrate this perfuming device firmly in the tumble dryer in the future and to provide the sequence control for perfuming as a fixed component of the dryer program. This extension of the dryer with a perfuming device would involve relatively little effort.
  • the figure shows the basic components of the perfuming device for carrying out the method.
  • the device for practicing the perfuming process essentially consists of a compressed air system through which the fragrance is sprayed into the dryer via a spray nozzle 9.
  • the compressed air system has a compressed air connection 1, for example from a 6 bar compressed air generator is fed.
  • a pressure reducer 2 is provided in the spray air circuit and a pressure reducer 3 in front of the storage container 8.
  • the reservoir 8 contains the perfume oil.
  • the reservoir 8 is pressurized via the compressed air connection 6, so that the perfume oil leaves the reservoir 8 at the connection 7 and rests on the connection 12 of the spray nozzle 9.
  • the spray air for atomizing the perfume oil is present at the connection 11 of the spray nozzle 9.
  • the solenoid valve 5 controls the supply of compressed air to the piston valve port 10 of the spray nozzle 9 and thus determines the amount of the perfume oil sprayed by the piston releases a certain volume for the perfume oil, just as much as is to be sprayed.
  • the process sequence is controlled by the sequence controller 13, which is preferably a programmable logic controller (PLC).
  • PLC programmable logic controller
  • the perfuming device can be attached relatively easily to existing dryers by mounting the spray nozzle 9 on the filler cap of the dryer. There is free access to the laundry at the filler cap, ie the perfume oil can be distributed directly on the laundry. It is preferably provided that the entire device is firmly integrated in the dryer and that the sequence control is designed as a fixed component of the dryer program.
  • the procedure follows as follows: after the laundry has dried, the temperature in the drying room is reduced to less than 60 °, during which the spray nozzle 9 is loaded with a predetermined amount of perfume oil.
  • the perfume oil is sprayed in, the drum of the dryer rotating continuously in order to distribute the fragrance evenly in the laundry. This action and distribution process takes approx. 2-3 minutes.
  • the dry, perfumed laundry can then be removed and processed as usual.

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EP95105085A 1994-04-06 1995-04-05 Procédé et dispositif pour parfumer le linge Revoked EP0676497B1 (fr)

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DE4411810 1994-04-06
DE4411810A DE4411810A1 (de) 1994-04-06 1994-04-06 Verfahren und Einrichtung zum Parfümieren von Wäsche

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EP2042645A1 (fr) 2007-09-28 2009-04-01 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Dispositif et procédé d'équipement de linge dans un appareil ménager aquifère
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DE102008054462A1 (de) 2008-12-10 2010-06-17 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Wäschebehandlungsgerät mit Gassensor und Verfahren zur Behandlung von Wäsche
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DE102009026773A1 (de) 2009-06-05 2010-12-09 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Verfahren zur Ausrüstung von Wäsche und zur Durchführung geeignetes Wäschebehandlungsgerät
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EP2042645A1 (fr) 2007-09-28 2009-04-01 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Dispositif et procédé d'équipement de linge dans un appareil ménager aquifère
DE102007046549A1 (de) 2007-09-28 2009-04-23 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Ausrüsten von Waschgut in einem wasserführenden Haushaltsgerät
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DE102008042264A1 (de) 2008-09-22 2010-04-01 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Verfahren zur Ausrüstung von Wäsche und zur Durchführung geeignetes Wäschebehandlungsgerät
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