EP1334228A1 - Porthole door for a front-loading drum washing machine - Google Patents

Porthole door for a front-loading drum washing machine

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EP1334228A1
EP1334228A1 EP01988798A EP01988798A EP1334228A1 EP 1334228 A1 EP1334228 A1 EP 1334228A1 EP 01988798 A EP01988798 A EP 01988798A EP 01988798 A EP01988798 A EP 01988798A EP 1334228 A1 EP1334228 A1 EP 1334228A1
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retaining ring
porthole door
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Johannes Geyer
Wilfried Kluge
Wolfgang Held
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BSH Hausgeraete 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
    • D06F37/00—Details specific to washing machines covered by groups D06F21/00 - D06F25/00
    • D06F37/02—Rotary receptacles, e.g. drums
    • D06F37/04—Rotary receptacles, e.g. drums adapted for rotation or oscillation about a horizontal or inclined axis
    • D06F37/10—Doors; Securing 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
    • D06F37/261—Tubs made by a specially selected manufacturing process or characterised by their assembly from elements
    • D06F37/262—Tubs made by a specially selected manufacturing process or characterised by their assembly from elements made of plastic material, e.g. by injection moulding
    • 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
    • D06F37/28—Doors; Security 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
    • D06F39/00—Details of washing machines not specific to a single type of machines covered by groups D06F9/00 - D06F27/00 
    • D06F39/12—Casings; Tubs
    • D06F39/14—Doors or covers; Securing means therefor

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  • the invention relates to a porthole door for a drum-type washing machine that can be loaded from the front, with a frame made of a support ring and a retaining ring and on the washing machine housing, and with a sight glass that is drawn in in a pot-shaped manner towards the interior of the drum and that is approximately in the plane of the outer retaining ring of the frame with a cover Access is protected with the edge of the cover attached to the frame,
  • Such a porthole door is known from DE 195 15 040 C2.
  • a slightly curved glass is used as a cover, the edge of which is stepped so that an annular space is created on the outside in which the flange of a cover ring can be placed so that the outer surfaces of the cover ring and the glass of the cover are approximately flush.
  • the glass for such a cover has to be pressed in a form which can leave annular grooves in the glass, so that the refraction of rays generated on the grooves gives an unaesthetic picture.
  • pressed glasses are extremely imprecise in their dimensions, so that assembly parts must always have a relatively large margin to the glass body.
  • large gaps between the individual parts of a porthole door according to the prior art must be accepted.
  • the invention has for its object to design a porthole door of the type mentioned in such a way that less complicated frame parts can be used, that the fits between the individual parts of a porthole door can be narrower and that the external appearance of the porthole door corresponds to modern aesthetic ideas.
  • this object is achieved in a porthole door described at the outset in that the cover consists of a flat glass cooled over a model shape.
  • a flat glass can be drawn so homogeneously that irregular radiation refractions can largely be ruled out. Cool freshly drawn flat glasses on desired model shapes, e.g. B. dome shapes, they follow the surface shape and still do not lose their homogeneous structure. This allows
  • Covers of the type according to the invention satisfy aesthetic requirements in a porthole door. They can also be manufactured with significantly lower tolerances because their outer shape and dimensions only after cooling through the use of cutting technology. niken for hard glasses and can therefore be held by considerably more delicate parts on the frame of the porthole door.
  • the cover is encompassed by the retaining ring on its narrow jacket side.
  • the retaining ring can therefore be designed on the periphery of the cover in such a filigree and flush manner with no gaps between it and the cover that the cover of such a design can meet the requirement for a novel aesthetic design of the porthole door.
  • This claim can be supported in a particularly advantageous manner in that the retaining ring has a flat part which abuts the inside of the edge of the cover. As a result, the parts for fastening the cover can be reduced, so that an overall cost advantage for the manufacture of the porthole door is achieved.
  • the retaining ring is formed in two parts and consists of a part containing the flat part and a pressure ring with an outer diameter equal to the inner diameter of the flat part and if the pressure ring between the inside of the cover on the one hand and the outside of a flange of the sight glass and support surfaces are clamped on the front of the support ring, the cover can be connected to the part containing the flat part and the pressure ring, for example by adhesive technology, when mounting the porthole door, without having to pay attention to several loose parts and their correct fit during installation to have to. This enables a more precise connection between the frame parts and the cover.
  • the porthole door contains an advantageous appearance in that the part of the retaining ring which contains the flat part engages over a narrow front edge which is smaller in width than the thickness of the cover.
  • the aesthetic appearance of the porthole door is particularly supported by the fact that the cover is glued to the retaining ring. Fastening devices that are potentially disruptive are eliminated.
  • the retaining ring can also be glued to the front end face of the sight glass.
  • the cover is extrusion-coated with the edge portion of the retaining ring made of thermoplastic.
  • the cover can have a slightly conical edge, the oblique surface of which is filled by the edge part of the thermoplastic molded retaining ring and can thus already be held on the retaining ring.
  • FIG. 1 shows the perspective front view of a washing machine that can be loaded from the front with the porthole door open
  • FIG. 2 shows a porthole door designed according to the invention in vertical section along the section line A-A in FIG. 1.
  • the washing machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 contains a porthole door 2 for closing the loading opening 3.
  • the porthole door is hinged on the side of the loading opening 3 and contains a frame 4 with a pot-shaped pressed on it
  • Sight glass 5 which fills the depth of the loading opening 3 to such an extent that the circular inner surface of the sight glass 5 lies approximately flush with the opening of a washing drum (not shown) that rotates inside the washing machine.
  • the porthole door 2 shown in section 2 contains a three-part frame 4, the support ring 6 has a substantially angular cross-section and serves on the one hand to hold the front flange 7 of the sight glass 5, and on the other hand as a system and bezel for the retaining ring 8, the serves to attach the cover 9 to its approximately cylindrical edge.
  • the retaining ring consists of a part containing the flat portion 11 located on the inside at the edge 10 of the cover 9 and a pressure ring 12, the outer diameter of which is equal to the inner diameter of the pressure ring
  • the pressure ring 12 has a V-shaped cross section with a very acute opening angle, so that the legs of the V can be pressed together elastically in a slightly elastic manner. This is necessary so that thickness tolerances of the flange 7 of the sight glass 5 can be compensated for when the pressure ring 12 is clamped under tension between the edge part 10 of the cover 9 and the flange 7 of the sight glass 5.
  • Tension holds the flange 7 between the pressure ring 12 and the support ring 6.
  • the connection between the retaining ring 8 on the one hand and the support ring 6 on the other hand can either by gluing to the surfaces in contact with one another or by several Scope distributed spacer bolts 13 are screwed from the inside of the support ring 6.
  • the narrow outer lateral surface of the cover 9 can be chamfered at the edge 10 such that the circular outer surface of the cover has a smaller diameter than the inner surface.
  • the part of the holding ring 8 containing the flat part 11 can be formed as an encapsulation of the edge part 10 of the cover 9, as a result of which a flush arrangement of the narrow annular outer surface of the spraying with the outer surface of the cover 9 can be achieved.
  • the cylindrical part of the support ring 6 can then also be arranged flush with the outer surface with the encapsulation, or the cylindrical part of the support ring 6 can even end and rest on the inner surface of the retaining ring 8, possibly glued there. Then there are such narrow annular surfaces of the encapsulation of the part with the flat part 11 around the cover 9 that an aesthetically appearing porthole can be achieved in a particularly simple manner.

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Abstract

The porthole door has a hinged frame ( 4 ) on the housing of the washing machine, consisting of a supporting ring ( 6 ) and a retaining ring ( 8 ). The supporting ring ( 6 ) supports an inspection glass ( 5 ) which is recessed in the form of a cup in the direction of the interior of the drum. Said inspection glass is protected by a cover ( 9 ) against access at the level of the external retaining ring ( 8 ) of the frame ( 4 ), the edge thereof being fixed to the frame ( 4 ). The cover ( 9 ) is made of flat glass cooled by means of a model mould. As a result, the porthole unit is aesthetic and easy to assemble.

Description

Bullaugentür für eine von vorn beschickbare Trommelwaschmaschine Porthole door for a front-loading drum washing machine
Die Erfindung betrifft eine Bullaugentür für eine von vorn beschickbare Trommelwaschmaschine mit einem am Waschmaschinengehäuse schamierten Rahmen aus einem Tragring und einem Haltering und mit einem in Richtung auf den Trommelinnenraum hin topfförmig eingezogenen Schauglas, das etwa in der Ebene des äußeren Halteringes des Rahmens mit einer Abdeckung gegen Zugriff geschützt ist, wobei der Rand der Abdeckung am Rahmen befestigt ist,The invention relates to a porthole door for a drum-type washing machine that can be loaded from the front, with a frame made of a support ring and a retaining ring and on the washing machine housing, and with a sight glass that is drawn in in a pot-shaped manner towards the interior of the drum and that is approximately in the plane of the outer retaining ring of the frame with a cover Access is protected with the edge of the cover attached to the frame,
Eine derartige Bullaugentür ist durch DE 195 15 040 C2 bekannt. Darin wird als Abde- ckung ein leicht gewölbtes Glas verwendet, dessen Rand stufenförmig abgesetzt ist, damit an seiner Außenseite ein Ringraum entsteht, in den der Flansch eines Blendringes so Platz findet, dass die Außenflächen des Blendringes und des Glases der Abdeckung ungefähr flächenbündig sind.Such a porthole door is known from DE 195 15 040 C2. A slightly curved glass is used as a cover, the edge of which is stepped so that an annular space is created on the outside in which the flange of a cover ring can be placed so that the outer surfaces of the cover ring and the glass of the cover are approximately flush.
Das Glas für eine solche Abdeckung muss in einer Form gepresst werden, was ringförmi- ge Rillen im Glas zurück lassen kann, so dass die an den Rillen erzeugten Strahlenbrechungen ein unästhetisches Bild ergeben. Außerdem sind Pressgläser extrem ungenau in ihren Abmessungen, so dass Montageteile immer einen verhältnismäßig großen Spielraum zum Glaskörper haben müssen. Dadurch sind große Spalte zwischen den Einzelteilen einer Bullaugentür gemäß Stand der Technik hinzunehmen. Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Bullaugentür der eingangs genannten Art so auszubilden, dass weniger komplizierte Rahmenteile verwendet werden können, dass die Passungen zwischen den Einzelteilen einer Bullaugentür enger sein können und dass das äußere Erscheinungsbild der Bullaugentür den modernen ästhetischen Vorstellungen entspricht. Erfindungsgemäß wird diese Aufgabe bei einer eingangs beschriebenen Bullaugentür dadurch gelöst, dass die Abdeckung aus einem über einer Modellform abgekühlten Flachglas besteht. Ein solches Flachglas kann so homogen gezogen werden, dass unregelmäßige Strahlenbrechungen weitgehend auszuschließen sind. Kühlen frisch gezogene Flachgläser auf gewünschten Modellformen, z. B. Kalottenformen, ab, so folgen sie der Oberflächenform und verlieren dennoch nicht ihre homogene Struktur. Dadurch könnenThe glass for such a cover has to be pressed in a form which can leave annular grooves in the glass, so that the refraction of rays generated on the grooves gives an unaesthetic picture. In addition, pressed glasses are extremely imprecise in their dimensions, so that assembly parts must always have a relatively large margin to the glass body. As a result, large gaps between the individual parts of a porthole door according to the prior art must be accepted. The invention has for its object to design a porthole door of the type mentioned in such a way that less complicated frame parts can be used, that the fits between the individual parts of a porthole door can be narrower and that the external appearance of the porthole door corresponds to modern aesthetic ideas. According to the invention, this object is achieved in a porthole door described at the outset in that the cover consists of a flat glass cooled over a model shape. Such a flat glass can be drawn so homogeneously that irregular radiation refractions can largely be ruled out. Cool freshly drawn flat glasses on desired model shapes, e.g. B. dome shapes, they follow the surface shape and still do not lose their homogeneous structure. This allows
Abdeckungen der erfindungsgemäßen Art ästhetische Ansprüche bei einer Bullaugentür befriedigen. Sie sind außerdem mit erheblich geringeren Toleranzen herstellbar, weil ihre äußere Form und ihre Abmessungen erst nach Abkühlen durch Einsatz von Schneidtech- niken für harte Gläser bestimmt werden und können daher durch erheblich filigranere Teile am Rahmen der Bullaugentür gehalten werden.Covers of the type according to the invention satisfy aesthetic requirements in a porthole door. They can also be manufactured with significantly lower tolerances because their outer shape and dimensions only after cooling through the use of cutting technology. niken for hard glasses and can therefore be held by considerably more delicate parts on the frame of the porthole door.
Eine vorteilhafte Weiterbildung der Erfindung ist daher dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Abdeckung an ihrer schmalen Mantelseite vom Haltering umfasst ist. Der Haltering kann an der Peripherie der Abdeckung daher derartig filigran und flächenbündig ohne Spalte zwischen sich und der Abdeckung gestaltet sein, dass mit einer derartig gehaltenen Abdeckung dem Anspruch an neuartig ästhetische Formung der Bullaugentür entsprochen werden kann.An advantageous development of the invention is therefore characterized in that the cover is encompassed by the retaining ring on its narrow jacket side. The retaining ring can therefore be designed on the periphery of the cover in such a filigree and flush manner with no gaps between it and the cover that the cover of such a design can meet the requirement for a novel aesthetic design of the porthole door.
In besonders vorteilhafter Weise kann dieser Anspruch dadurch unterstützt werden, dass der Haltering eine Flachpartie hat, die von innen am Rand der Abdeckung anliegt. Dadurch können zugleich die Teile für die Befestigung der Abdeckung vermindert werden, so dass insgesamt ein Kostenvorteil für die Herstellung der Bullaugentür erzielt wird.This claim can be supported in a particularly advantageous manner in that the retaining ring has a flat part which abuts the inside of the edge of the cover. As a result, the parts for fastening the cover can be reduced, so that an overall cost advantage for the manufacture of the porthole door is achieved.
Wenn der Haltering entsprechend einer weiteren vorteilhaften Ausführungsform der Erfindung zweiteilig ausgebildet ist und aus einem die Flachpartie enthaltendem Teil sowie einem Druckring mit einem Außendurchmesser gleich dem Innendurchmesser der Flachpartie besteht und wenn außerdem der Druckring zwischen der Innenseite der Abdeckung einerseits und der Außenseite eines Flansches des Schauglases sowie Stützflächen an der Vorderseite des Tragringes eingespannt ist, kann die Abdeckung bei der Montage der Bullaugentür zuerst mit dem die Flachpartie enthaltenden Teil und dem Druckring bei- spielsweise durch Klebetechnik miteinander verbunden werden, ohne bei der Montage auf mehrere lose Teile und deren richtigen Sitz achten zu müssen. Dadurch ist eine genauere Verbindung zwischen den Rahmenteilen und der Abdeckung möglich.If the retaining ring according to a further advantageous embodiment of the invention is formed in two parts and consists of a part containing the flat part and a pressure ring with an outer diameter equal to the inner diameter of the flat part and if the pressure ring between the inside of the cover on the one hand and the outside of a flange of the sight glass and support surfaces are clamped on the front of the support ring, the cover can be connected to the part containing the flat part and the pressure ring, for example by adhesive technology, when mounting the porthole door, without having to pay attention to several loose parts and their correct fit during installation to have to. This enables a more precise connection between the frame parts and the cover.
Eine vorteilhafte Optik enthält die Bullaugentür nach einer weiteren bevorzugten Ausführungsform dadurch, dass das die Flachpartie enthaltende Teil des Halteringes einen schmalen, den Rand der Abdeckung in einer Breite kleiner als die Dicke der Abdeckung nach vorn übergreift.According to a further preferred embodiment, the porthole door contains an advantageous appearance in that the part of the retaining ring which contains the flat part engages over a narrow front edge which is smaller in width than the thickness of the cover.
Die ästhetische Anmutung der Bullaugentür wird insbesondere dadurch unterstützt, dass die Abdeckung mit dem Haltering verklebt ist. Dabei entfallen optisch möglicherweise störende Befestigungseinrichtungen. Der Haltering kann gemäß besonderer Weiterent- Wicklung der Erfindung auch mit der vorderen Stirnfläche des Schauglases verklebt sein.The aesthetic appearance of the porthole door is particularly supported by the fact that the cover is glued to the retaining ring. Fastening devices that are potentially disruptive are eliminated. According to a special development of the invention, the retaining ring can also be glued to the front end face of the sight glass.
Dadurch ist bei der Montage der Bullaugentür ein schrittweises Vorgehen möglich, bei dem auf vollflächigen und zentrierten Sitz der Teile zueinander ohne Probleme geachtet werden kann. In einer anderen vorteilhaften Weiterentwicklung der Erfindung ist die Abdeckung mit der Randpartie des aus thermoplastischem Kunststoff hergestellten Halteringes umspritzt. Beispielsweise kann die Abdeckung einen leicht konisch gestalteten Rand haben, dessen schräge Fläche durch die Randpartie des thermoplastisch geformten Halteringes ausge- füllt wird und dadurch bereits am Haltering gehalten werden kann.This enables a step-by-step procedure for the assembly of the porthole door, in which the full and centered seating of the parts can be ensured without any problems. In another advantageous further development of the invention, the cover is extrusion-coated with the edge portion of the retaining ring made of thermoplastic. For example, the cover can have a slightly conical edge, the oblique surface of which is filled by the edge part of the thermoplastic molded retaining ring and can thus already be held on the retaining ring.
Anhand eines in der Zeichnung dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiels ist die Erfindung nachstehend näher erläutert. Es zeigenThe invention is explained in more detail below on the basis of an exemplary embodiment shown in the drawing. Show it
Figur 1 die perspektivische Frontansicht einer von vorn beschickbaren Waschmaschine mit geöffneter Bullaugentür und Figur 2 eine erfindungsgemäß gestaltete Bullaugentür im vertikalen Schnitt entlang der Schnittlinie A-A in Figur 1.1 shows the perspective front view of a washing machine that can be loaded from the front with the porthole door open, and FIG. 2 shows a porthole door designed according to the invention in vertical section along the section line A-A in FIG. 1.
Die in Figur 1 dargestellte Waschmaschine 1 enthält eine Bullaugentür 2 zum Verschließen der Beschickungsöffnung 3. Die Bullaugentür ist seitlich an der Beschickungsöffnung 3 scharniert und enthält einen Rahmen 4 mit anmontiertem, topffömig gepresstemThe washing machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 contains a porthole door 2 for closing the loading opening 3. The porthole door is hinged on the side of the loading opening 3 and contains a frame 4 with a pot-shaped pressed on it
Schauglas 5, das die Tiefe der Beschickungsöffnung 3 soweit ausfüllt, dass die kreisfö- mige Innenfläche des Schauglases 5 etwa bündig mit der Öffnung einer nicht dargestellten, innerhalb der Waschmaschine sich drehenden Wäschetrommel liegt.Sight glass 5, which fills the depth of the loading opening 3 to such an extent that the circular inner surface of the sight glass 5 lies approximately flush with the opening of a washing drum (not shown) that rotates inside the washing machine.
Die in Figur 2 geschnitten dargestellte Bullaugentür 2 enthält einen dreiteiligen Rahmen 4, dessen Tragring 6 einen im wesentlichen winkelförmigen Querschnitt hat und einerseits dazu dient, den vorderen Flansch 7 des Schauglases 5 zu halten, und andererseits als Anlage und Einfassung für den Haltering 8, der zur Befestigung der Abdeckung 9 an dessen etwa zylindrischen Rand dient. Dabei besteht der Haltering aus einem die innen am Rand 10 der Abdeckung 9 liegende Flachpartie 11 enthaltenden Teil sowie einem Druckring 12, dessen Außendurchmesser gleich dem Innendurchmesser des DruckringsThe porthole door 2 shown in section 2 contains a three-part frame 4, the support ring 6 has a substantially angular cross-section and serves on the one hand to hold the front flange 7 of the sight glass 5, and on the other hand as a system and bezel for the retaining ring 8, the serves to attach the cover 9 to its approximately cylindrical edge. The retaining ring consists of a part containing the flat portion 11 located on the inside at the edge 10 of the cover 9 and a pressure ring 12, the outer diameter of which is equal to the inner diameter of the pressure ring
12 ist. Der Druckring 12 hat einen V-förmigen Querschnitt mit sehr spitzem Öffnungswinkel, so dass die Schenkel des V leicht elastisch zusammen gedrückt werden können. Dies ist erforderlich, damit Dickentoleranzen des Flansches 7 des Schauglases 5 ausgeglichen werden können, wenn der Druckring 12 unter Spannung zwischen der Randpartie 10 der Abdeckung 9 und dem Flansch 7 des Schauglases 5 eingespannt wird. Diese12 is. The pressure ring 12 has a V-shaped cross section with a very acute opening angle, so that the legs of the V can be pressed together elastically in a slightly elastic manner. This is necessary so that thickness tolerances of the flange 7 of the sight glass 5 can be compensated for when the pressure ring 12 is clamped under tension between the edge part 10 of the cover 9 and the flange 7 of the sight glass 5. This
Spannung hält den Flansch 7 zwischen dem Druckring 12 und dem Tragring 6 fest. Die Verbindung zwischen dem Haltering 8 einerseits und dem Tragring 6 andererseits kann entweder durch Klebung an den einander berührenden Flächen oder über mehrere am Umfang verteilte Abstandsbolzen 13 von der Innenseite des Tragrings 6 her verschraubt werden.Tension holds the flange 7 between the pressure ring 12 and the support ring 6. The connection between the retaining ring 8 on the one hand and the support ring 6 on the other hand can either by gluing to the surfaces in contact with one another or by several Scope distributed spacer bolts 13 are screwed from the inside of the support ring 6.
In hier nicht näher dargestellter Weise kann die schmale äußere Mantelfläche der Abdeckung 9 am Rand 10 so angeschrägt sein, dass die kreisförmige Außenfläche der Abde- ckung einen geringeren Durchmesser hat als die Innenfläche. Dann kann der die Flachpartie 11 enthaltende Teil des Halteringes 8 als Umspritzung der Randpartie 10 der Abdeckung 9 ausgebildet sein, wodurch sich eine bündige Anordnung der schmalen ringförmigen Außenfläche der Verspritzung mit der Außenfläche der Abdeckung 9 erzielen lässt. Der zylindrische Teil des Tragrings 6 kann dann ebenfalls außenflächenbündig mit der Umspritzung angeordnet sein, oder der zylindrische Teil des Tragrings 6 kann überhaupt an der Innenfläche des Halterings 8 enden und anliegen, dort eventuell verklebt sein. Dann ergeben sich so schmale Ringflächen der Umspritzung des Teiles mit der Flachpartie 11 um die Abdeckung 9 herum, dass sich dadurch ein ästhetisch anmutendes Bullauge in besonders einfacher Weise erzielen lässt. In a manner not shown here, the narrow outer lateral surface of the cover 9 can be chamfered at the edge 10 such that the circular outer surface of the cover has a smaller diameter than the inner surface. Then the part of the holding ring 8 containing the flat part 11 can be formed as an encapsulation of the edge part 10 of the cover 9, as a result of which a flush arrangement of the narrow annular outer surface of the spraying with the outer surface of the cover 9 can be achieved. The cylindrical part of the support ring 6 can then also be arranged flush with the outer surface with the encapsulation, or the cylindrical part of the support ring 6 can even end and rest on the inner surface of the retaining ring 8, possibly glued there. Then there are such narrow annular surfaces of the encapsulation of the part with the flat part 11 around the cover 9 that an aesthetically appearing porthole can be achieved in a particularly simple manner.

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Patentansprüche claims
1. Bullaugentür ( 2) für eine von vorn beschickbare Trommelwaschmaschine mit ei- nem am Waschmaschinengehäuse (1) schamierten Rahmen (4) aus einem Tragring (6) und einem Haltering (8) und mit einem in Richtung auf den Trommelinnenraum hin topfförmig eingezogenen Schauglas (5), das etwa in der Ebene des äußeren Halteringes (8) des Rahmens (4) mit einer Abdeckung (9) gegen Zugriff geschützt ist, wobei der Rand (10) der Abdeckung (9) am Rahmen (4) befestigt ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Abdeckung (9) aus einem über einer Modellform abgekühlten Flachglas besteht.1. porthole door (2) for a drum-type washing machine that can be loaded from the front, with a frame (4) made of a support ring (6) and a retaining ring (8), which is sham-shaved on the washing machine housing (1), and with a sight glass that is drawn into the bowl towards the interior of the drum (5), which is protected against access approximately in the plane of the outer retaining ring (8) of the frame (4) with a cover (9), the edge (10) of the cover (9) being fastened to the frame (4), characterized in that the cover (9) consists of a flat glass cooled over a model shape.
2. Bullaugentür nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Abdeckung (9) an ihrer schmalen Mantelseite vom Haltering (8) umfasst ist.2. porthole door according to claim 1, characterized in that the cover (9) on its narrow shell side of the retaining ring (8) is included.
3. Bullaugentür nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Haltering (8) eine Flachpartie (11) hat, die von innen am Rand (10) der Abdeckung (9) anliegt.3. porthole door according to claim 2, characterized in that the retaining ring (8) has a flat section (11) which abuts from the inside on the edge (10) of the cover (9).
4. Bullaugentür nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Haltering (8) zweiteilig ausgebildet ist und aus einem die Flachpartie (11) enthaltenden Teil sowie einem Druckring (12) mit einem Außendurchmesser gleich dem Innendurchmesser der Flachpartie besteht, und dass der Druckring (12) zwischen der Innenseite der Abdeckung (9) einerseits und der Außenseite eines Flansches (7) des Schauglases (5) sowie Stützflächen an der Vorderseite des Tragringes (6) einge- spannt ist.4. porthole door according to claim 3, characterized in that the retaining ring (8) is formed in two parts and consists of a part containing the flat part (11) and a pressure ring (12) with an outer diameter equal to the inner diameter of the flat part, and that the pressure ring ( 12) is clamped between the inside of the cover (9) on the one hand and the outside of a flange (7) of the sight glass (5) and support surfaces on the front of the support ring (6).
5. Bullaugentür nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das die Flachpartie (11) enthaltende Teil des Halteringes (8) einen schmalen, den Rand (10) der Abdeckung (9) in einer Breite kleiner als die Dicke der Abdeckung (9) nach vorn übergreift. 5. porthole door according to one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that the part (11) containing the flat part of the retaining ring (8) has a narrow edge (10) of the cover (9) in a width smaller than the thickness of the cover (9) reaches over to the front.
Bullaugentür nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Abdeckung (9) mit dem Haltering (8) verklebt ist. Porthole door according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cover (9) is glued to the retaining ring (8).
7. Bullaugentür nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Haltering (8) mit der vorderen Stirnfläche des Schauglases (5) verklebt ist.7. porthole door according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the retaining ring (8) is glued to the front end face of the sight glass (5).
8. Buliaugentür nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Abdeckung (9) mit der Randpartie des aus thermoplastischem Kunststoff hergestellten Halteringes (8) umspritzt ist. 8. bulia eye door according to claim 5, characterized in that the cover (9) with the edge portion of the retaining ring made of thermoplastic plastic (8) is molded.
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