EP1352120B1 - Adapter for fixing water level regulators - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an adapter for fastening water level regulators to parts of washing machines according to the features of claim 1.
- Water level controllers are used in household appliances, such as washing machines, for electronically controlled regulation of the level of the washing machine.
- the placement and fixation of such an analog or digital water level regulator on the washing machine takes place here, for example, by latching a latching device arranged on the water level controller into a suitable opening on plastic or metal parts of the washing machine, for example on cable ducts.
- a respective water level regulator with a fastening device on the washing machine see, for example, DE-U-8 218 877.7
- Due to the resulting changes in parts arise considerable development and tooling costs, and also the available space is often not sufficient for the inclusion of several individually used water level controller.
- the present invention is therefore an object of the invention to provide an adapter for fixing water level regulators to parts of washing machines, which allows to attach several water level controller to a part of the washing machine without having to change the part, while providing a considerable Platzerspamis.
- the adapter has a housing, which has a first and a second section for receiving a respective water level controller, a fastening device for fastening the adapter to parts of the washing machine and two openings in the receiving portions of the housing for receiving a arranged on the respective water level regulator attachment device.
- the Fastening device of the adapter is disposed at a central portion of the housing, the first receiving portion in a first side portion and the second receiving portion in a second side portion, wherein the central portion is bounded by the two side portions.
- the opening in the first receiving portion is arranged substantially perpendicular to the opening in the second receiving portion. This ensures that several water level controller can be attached to only parts of the washing machine via a fastening device, the space required for the water level controller is kept to a minimum and no additional processing costs.
- the fastening device is arranged such that the direction of movement for clamping the adapter is substantially equal to the direction of movement for clamping a water level regulator in the first receiving portion, whereby the space occupied in the lateral direction is minimized.
- At least the first receiving portion has a spring tongue at a small distance behind the opening, which is fastened to an upper end of the receiving portion, whereby an exact guidance of the introduced fastening device of the water level regulator and an additional locking device ensures the position of the used water level controller becomes.
- At least the second receiving portion on its outer edges guide webs, which fix the introduced water level controller in its position.
- the central housing portion advantageously has a cavity for receiving the introduced through the opening of the second receiving portion fastening device of a water level controller, which has a considerable Platzerspamis in the lateral direction result.
- the housing is formed in one piece, since thereby the assembly cost is reduced.
- the adapter 1 has a housing 2, which consists of a central portion 3, a first side portion 4 and a second side portion 5.
- the three sections of the housing 2 are integrally formed in the preferred embodiment, preferably made of plastic.
- the central portion 3 is located between the two side portions, wherein it has a truncated pyramid-like shape, which is wider from the first side portion 4 to the second side portion 5.
- the rear boundary surface 26 of the central housing portion 3 forms a surface with the rear end of the first side portion 4, while the front boundary surface 27 of the central housing portion 3 is disposed obliquely to the rear surface 26.
- the first side section 4 has a first receiving section 6 which serves to receive a fastening device arranged on a water level controller.
- the second side portion 5 has a second receiving portion 7, which is configured differently than the first receiving portion 6, but also serves to receive a fastening device arranged on a water level controller.
- the first side portion 4 is configured substantially hollow cuboid and has at its front side an apparent from Fig. 3 surface 17, which is arranged parallel to the rear surface 26 of the central housing portion 3 and an opening 10 for receiving a fastening device for a water level controller (not shown ) having.
- the opening 10 extends almost over the entire height of the first side portion 4 and is wider in the direction of the upper end 14 than in the direction of the lower end 15. Behind the opening 10 is at a short distance from the upper end 14 of the first side portion 4 outgoing, arranged vertically extending spring tongue 12, which preferably extends to the height of the constriction of the opening 10.
- the back of the first side portion 4 may remain open for reasons of material savings.
- the second side portion 5 is arranged perpendicular to the first side portion 4 and has a surface 20 which forms the base of the pyramidal central housing portion 3, but at the same time goes up, down and behind beyond.
- the area 20 is as wide as the area 17 of the first side portion 4, but extends further down in length.
- At the edges of the surface 20 limiting guide webs 16 extend perpendicular to the outside.
- an opening 11 is provided, which is rectangular in shape and is smaller than the opening 10 in the first side portion 4.
- the central housing portion 3 is hollow, so that the opening 11 can serve for receiving a standardized fastening device described in more detail below for a water level regulator, which is then in the clamped state within the central housing portion 3.
- a standardized fastening device 8 is also arranged on the rear surface 26 of the central housing portion 3.
- This is anchor-shaped and has a central web 22 and two hooks 23 and 24 arranged laterally thereto.
- the fastening device 8 is formed of flexible plastic, so that the free ends of the two hooks 23, 24 can be bent towards the web 22. Laterally from the hooks two vertically extending webs 30 are provided for stabilization and centering, which are provided for engagement with corresponding slots in the washing machine part.
- the two water level regulators are clamped by means of their standardized fastening devices in the two receiving sections.
- the water level controller is inserted from the side between the guide webs 16, so that the fastening device is pressed through the opening 11 into the cavity of the central housing section 3 and locked from the inside to the surface 20.
- the fastening device of the other water level regulator is inserted at the upper end of the opening 10 in the first side portion 4 and supported by the spring means 12 to the rear. Then it is moved completely down and clings to the hooks from the inside of the surface 17, since the opening is narrower than the distance between the hooks of the fastening device.
- the spring tongue 12 snaps back into its initial position and thus serves as an additional locking device from above.
- a mounted on a part 18 of a washing machine adapter 1 is shown in plan view.
- the fastening mechanism is similar to that in the second side section 5.
- the fastening device of the adapter is pressed through the opening in the part 18 of the washing machine by the two movable hooks 23, 24 are compressed in the direction of the web 22. Once the hooks 23, 24 have moved through the opening, they jump back into the unloaded starting position and thus lock on the inside of the part 18 of the washing machine.
- a corresponding extension 28 at the outer end of the first side portion 4 and the rearwardly projecting part of the surface 20 of the second side portion 5 are used, which include the washing machine part 18 laterally.
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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft einen Adapter zur Befestigung von Wasserstandreglern an Teilen von Waschmaschinen gemäß den Merkmalen des Anspruchs 1.The present invention relates to an adapter for fastening water level regulators to parts of washing machines according to the features of
Wasserstandregler werden in Haushaltgeräten, beispielsweise Waschmaschinen, zur elektronisch gesteuerten Regelung des Füllstandes der Waschmaschine verwendet. Die Unterbringung und Fixierung eines derartigen analogen oder digitalen Wasserstandreglers an der Waschmaschine erfolgt hierbei beispielsweise über Einrastung einer am Wasserstandregler angeordneten Einrastvorrichtung in eine dazu geeignete Öffnung an Kunststoff- oder Metallteilen der Waschmaschine, beispielsweise an Kabelkanälen. Bislang war es nur möglich, jeweils einen Wasserstandregler mit einer Befestigungsvorrichtung an der Waschmaschine festzuklammern (siehe z.B. DE-U-8 218 877.7) so dass bei Verwendung von zwei oder mehr Wasserstandreglern mehrere Lochbilder in dem Teil eingebracht werden mussten, das zur Aufnahme der Befestigungsvorrichtung für die Wasserstandregler vorgesehen ist. Durch die dadurch hervorgerufenen Teileänderungen entstehen erhebliche Entwicklungs- und Werkzeugkosten, und zudem reicht der verfügbare Raum oft nicht für die Aufnahme mehrerer einzeln eingesetzter Wasserstandregler aus.Water level controllers are used in household appliances, such as washing machines, for electronically controlled regulation of the level of the washing machine. The placement and fixation of such an analog or digital water level regulator on the washing machine takes place here, for example, by latching a latching device arranged on the water level controller into a suitable opening on plastic or metal parts of the washing machine, for example on cable ducts. So far, it has only been possible to clamp a respective water level regulator with a fastening device on the washing machine (see, for example, DE-U-8 218 877.7) so that when using two or more water level regulators several hole patterns had to be introduced in the part, which for receiving the fastening device is intended for the water level controller. Due to the resulting changes in parts arise considerable development and tooling costs, and also the available space is often not sufficient for the inclusion of several individually used water level controller.
Der vorliegenden Erfindung liegt daher die Aufgabe zugrunde, einen Adapter zur Befestigung von Wasserstandreglern an Teilen von Waschmaschinen zu schaffen, der es erlaubt, mehrere Wasserstandregler an einem Teil der Waschmaschine zu befestigen, ohne das Teil verändern zu müssen, und gleichzeitig eine erhebliche Platzerspamis liefert.The present invention is therefore an object of the invention to provide an adapter for fixing water level regulators to parts of washing machines, which allows to attach several water level controller to a part of the washing machine without having to change the part, while providing a considerable Platzerspamis.
Diese Aufgabe wird durch die Merkmale des Anspruchs 1 gelöst.This object is solved by the features of
Erfindungsgemäß weist der Adapter ein Gehäuse, das einen ersten und einen zweiten Abschnitt zur Aufnahme je eines Wasserstandreglers aufweist, eine Befestigungsvorrichtung zur Befestigung des Adapters an Teilen der Waschmaschine und zwei Öffnungen in den Aufnahmeabschnitten des Gehäuses zur Aufnahme einer an dem jeweiligen Wasserstandregler angeordneten Befestigungsvorrichtung auf. Die Befestigungsvorrichtung des Adapters ist an einem zentralen Abschnitt des Gehäuses, der erste Aufnahmeabschnitt in einem ersten Seitenabschnitt und der zweite Aufnahmeabschnitt in einem zweiten Seitenabschnitt angeordnet, wobei der zentrale Abschnitt durch die beiden Seitenabschnitte begrenzt wird. Die Öffnung im ersten Aufnahmeabschnitt ist im wesentlichen senkrecht zur Öffnung im zweiten Aufnahmeabschnitt angeordnet. Dadurch wird gewährleistet, dass mehrere Wasserstandregler über nur eine Befestigungsvorrichtung an Teilen der Waschmaschine befestigt werden können, wobei der Platzbedarf für die Wasserstandregler minimal gehalten wird und keine zusätzlichen Bearbeitungskosten entstehen.According to the invention, the adapter has a housing, which has a first and a second section for receiving a respective water level controller, a fastening device for fastening the adapter to parts of the washing machine and two openings in the receiving portions of the housing for receiving a arranged on the respective water level regulator attachment device. The Fastening device of the adapter is disposed at a central portion of the housing, the first receiving portion in a first side portion and the second receiving portion in a second side portion, wherein the central portion is bounded by the two side portions. The opening in the first receiving portion is arranged substantially perpendicular to the opening in the second receiving portion. This ensures that several water level controller can be attached to only parts of the washing machine via a fastening device, the space required for the water level controller is kept to a minimum and no additional processing costs.
Vorteilhafterweise ist die Befestigungsvorrichtung derart angeordnet, dass die Bewegungsrichtung zum Festklemmen des Adapters im wesentlichen gleich der Bewegungsrichtung zum Festklemmen eines Wasserstandreglers im ersten Aufnahmeabschnitt ist, wodurch der in seitlicher Richtung beanspruchte Platz minimiert wird.Advantageously, the fastening device is arranged such that the direction of movement for clamping the adapter is substantially equal to the direction of movement for clamping a water level regulator in the first receiving portion, whereby the space occupied in the lateral direction is minimized.
Dadurch, dass zumindest die Öffnung im ersten Aufnahmeabschnitt sich nahezu über dessen gesamte Höhe erstreckt, wobei sie in Richtung des oberen Endes des Aufnahmeabschnittes breiter ist als in Richtung des unteren Endes, wird vorteilhafterweise ein Befestigungsmechanismus geschaffen, der besonders leicht wieder zu lösen ist und sich somit hervorragend für den Austausch von Wasserstandreglern eignet.Characterized in that at least the opening in the first receiving portion extends almost over its entire height, wherein it is wider in the direction of the upper end of the receiving portion than in the direction of the lower end, advantageously a fastening mechanism is provided, which is particularly easy to solve and again thus ideal for the exchange of water level controllers.
Von Vorteil ist es weiterhin, dass zumindest der erste Aufnahmeabschnitt in geringem Abstand hinter der Öffnung eine Federzunge aufweist, die an einem oberen Ende des Aufnahmeabschnittes befestigt ist, wodurch eine exakte Führung der eingeführten Befestigungsvorrichtung des Wasserstandreglers und eine zusätzliche Rastsicherung der Lage des eingesetzten Wasserstandreglers gewährleistet wird.It is also advantageous that at least the first receiving portion has a spring tongue at a small distance behind the opening, which is fastened to an upper end of the receiving portion, whereby an exact guidance of the introduced fastening device of the water level regulator and an additional locking device ensures the position of the used water level controller becomes.
Vorteilhafterweise weist zumindest der zweite Aufnahmeabschnitt an seinen Außenrändern Führungsstege auf, die den eingeführten Wasserstandregler in seiner Lage fixieren.Advantageously, at least the second receiving portion on its outer edges guide webs, which fix the introduced water level controller in its position.
Der zentrale Gehäuseabschnitt weist vorteilhafterweise einen Hohlraum zur Aufnahme der durch die Öffnung des zweiten Aufnahmeabschnitts eingeführten Befestigungsvorrichtung eines Wasserstandreglers auf, was eine erhebliche Platzerspamis in seitlicher Richtung zur Folge hat.The central housing portion advantageously has a cavity for receiving the introduced through the opening of the second receiving portion fastening device of a water level controller, which has a considerable Platzerspamis in the lateral direction result.
Von Vorteil ist es, dass das Gehäuse einstückig ausgebildet ist, da dadurch der Montageaufwand reduziert wird.It is advantageous that the housing is formed in one piece, since thereby the assembly cost is reduced.
Weitere Einzelheiten, Merkmale und Vorteile der Erfindung ergeben sich aus der nachfolgenden Beschreibung unter Bezugnahme auf die Zeichnungen. Darin zeigt:
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- eine perspektivische Ansicht einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform des erfindungsgemäßen Adapters von hinten links oben;
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- eine perspektivische Ansicht des Adapters aus Fig. 1 von hinten rechts unten;
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- eine rückwärtige Ansicht des Adapters aus Fig. 1; und
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- eine Draufsicht auf den Adapter gemäß Fig. 1, eingerastet in einem Teil einer Waschmaschine.
- Fig. 1
- a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the adapter according to the invention from the rear left above;
- Fig. 2
- a perspective view of the adapter of Figure 1 from the bottom right bottom.
- Fig. 3
- a rear view of the adapter of FIG. 1; and
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- a plan view of the adapter of FIG. 1, engaged in a part of a washing machine.
In Fig. 1 und 2 ist eine bevorzugte Ausführungsform des erfindungsgemäßen Adapters zur Befestigung von Wasserstandreglern an Teilen der Waschmaschine gezeigt. Der Adapter 1 weist ein Gehäuse 2 auf, das aus einem zentralen Abschnitt 3, einem ersten Seitenabschnitt 4 und einem zweiten Seitenabschnitt 5 besteht. Die drei Abschnitte des Gehäuses 2 sind in der bevorzugten Ausführungsform einstückig, bevorzugt aus Kunststoff, ausgebildet. Der zentrale Abschnitt 3 liegt zwischen den beiden Seitenabschnitten, wobei er eine pyramidenstumpfähnliche Form aufweist, die vom ersten Seitenabschnitt 4 zum zweiten Seitenabschnitt 5 hin breiter wird. Die rückseitige Begrenzungsfläche 26 des zentralen Gehäuseabschnitts 3 bildet mit dem rückwärtigen Ende des ersten Seitenabschnitts 4 eine Fläche, während die vorderseitige Begrenzungsfläche 27 des zentralen Gehäuseabschnittes 3 schräg zur rückseitigen Fläche 26 angeordnet ist.In Fig. 1 and 2, a preferred embodiment of the adapter according to the invention for fastening of water level regulators to parts of the washing machine is shown. The
Der erste Seitenabschnitt 4 weist einen ersten Aufnahmeabschnitt 6 auf, der zur Aufnahme einer an einem Wasserstandregler angeordneten Befestigungsvorrichtung dient. Ebenso weist der zweite Seitenabschnitt 5 einen zweiten Aufnahmeabschnitt 7 auf, der zwar anders als der erste Aufnahmeabschnitt 6 ausgestaltet ist, aber ebenfalls zur Aufnahme einer an einem Wasserstandregler angeordneten Befestigungsvorrichtung dient.The
Der erste Seitenabschnitt 4 ist im wesentlichen hohlquaderförmig ausgestaltet und weist an seiner Vorderseite eine aus Fig. 3 ersichtliche Fläche 17 auf, die parallel zur rückseitigen Fläche 26 des zentralen Gehäuseabschnittes 3 angeordnet ist und eine Öffnung 10 zur Aufnahme einer Befestigungsvorrichtung für einen Wasserstandregler (nicht gezeigt) aufweist. Die Öffnung 10 erstreckt sich nahezu über die gesamte Höhe des ersten Seitenabschnittes 4 und ist in Richtung des oberen Endes 14 breiter als in Richtung des unteren Endes 15. Hinter der Öffnung 10 ist in geringem Abstand eine vom oberen Ende 14 des ersten Seitenabschnittes 4 ausgehende, senkrecht verlaufende Federzunge 12 angeordnet, die sich bevorzugterweise bis zur Höhe der Einschnürung der Öffnung 10 erstreckt. Die Rückseite des ersten Seitenabschnittes 4 kann aus Gründen der Materialersparnis offen bleiben.The
Der zweite Seitenabschnitt 5 ist senkrecht zum ersten Seitenabschnitt 4 angeordnet und weist eine Fläche 20 auf, die die Grundfläche des pyramidenförmigen zentralen Gehäuseabschnittes 3 bildet, aber gleichzeitig nach oben, unten und hinten darüber hinausgeht. Die Fläche 20 ist ebenso breit wie die Fläche 17 des ersten Seitenabschnitts 4, erstreckt sich aber in der Länge weiter nach unten. An den Rändern der Fläche 20 erstrecken sich begrenzende Führungsstege 16 senkrecht dazu nach außen. In der Fläche 20 ist eine Öffnung 11 vorgesehen, die rechteckförmig ausgebildet ist und kleiner als die Öffnung 10 im ersten Seitenabschnitt 4 ist. Der zentrale Gehäuseabschnitt 3 ist hohl ausgestaltet, so dass die Öffnung 11 zur Aufnahme einer unten näher beschriebenen standardisierten Befestigungsvorrichtung für einen Wasserstandregler dienen kann, die sich dann im festgeklammerten Zustand innerhalb des zentralen Gehäuseabschnittes 3 befindet.The
An der rückseitigen Fläche 26 des zentralen Gehäuseabschnittes 3 ist ebenfalls eine derartige standardisierte Befestigungsvorrichtung 8 angeordnet. Diese ist ankerförmig ausgebildet und weist einen zentralen Steg 22 sowie zwei seitlich dazu angeordnete Haken 23 und 24 auf. Die Befestigungsvorrichtung 8 ist aus biegsamem Kunststoff gebildet, so dass die freien Enden der beiden Haken 23, 24 zum Steg 22 hin gebogen werden können. Seitlich von den Haken sind zur Stabilisierung und Zentrierung zwei senkrecht verlaufende Stege 30 vorgesehen, die zum Eingriff mit entsprechenden Schlitzen im Waschmaschinenteil vorgesehen sind.On the
Zunächst werden die beiden Wasserstandregler mittels ihrer standardisierten Befestigungsvorrichtungen in die beiden Aufnahmeabschnitte geklammert. Im zweiten Seitenabschnitt 5 wird der Wasserstandregler von der Seite her zwischen die Führungsstege 16 eingesetzt, so dass die Befestigungsvorrichtung durch die Öffnung 11 in den Hohlraum des zentralen Gehäuseabschnittes 3 gepresst wird und sich von innen an der Fläche 20 verrastet. Die Befestigungsvorrichtung des anderen Wasserstandreglers wird am oberen Ende der Öffnung 10 in den ersten Seitenabschnitt 4 eingeführt und durch die Federeinrichtung 12 nach hinten unterstützt. Dann wird sie komplett nach unten verschoben und klammert sich mit den Haken von innen an der Fläche 17 fest, da die Öffnung enger ist als der Abstand zwischen den Haken der Befestigungsvorrichtung. Die Federzunge 12 schnappt in ihre Ausgangsstellung zurück und dient somit als zusätzliche Rastsicherung von oben.First, the two water level regulators are clamped by means of their standardized fastening devices in the two receiving sections. In the
In Fig. 4 ist ein an einem Teil 18 einer Waschmaschine montierter Adapter 1 in Draufsicht gezeigt. Der Befestigungsmechanismus erfolgt dabei ähnlich wie im zweiten Seitenabschnitt 5. Die Befestigungsvorrichtung des Adapters wird durch die Öffnung im Teil 18 der Waschmaschine gepresst, indem die beiden beweglichen Haken 23, 24 in Richtung des Steges 22 zusammengedrückt werden. Sobald sich die Haken 23, 24 durch die Öffnung hindurchbewegt haben, springen sie wieder in die unbelastete Ausgangsstellung zurück und verrasten sich somit an der Innenseite des Teils 18 der Waschmaschine. Zur besseren Führung bzw. Stabilisierung des Adapters an dem Waschmaschinenteil kann zudem ein entsprechender Fortsatz 28 am äußeren Ende des ersten Seitenabschnittes 4 sowie der nach hinten überstehende Teil der Fläche 20 des zweiten Seitenabschnittes 5 verwendet werden, die das Waschmaschinenteil 18 seitlich umfassen.In Fig. 4, a mounted on a
Es ist auch möglich, andere Teile als Wasserstandregler mit diesem Adapter zu befestigen, sofern die Befestigungsvorrichtungen dazu geeignet sind. Ebenso ist es denkbar, das vorliegende Prinzip zur Aufnahme von drei oder mehr Wasserstandreglern oder anderen Teilen auszuweiten.It is also possible to attach parts other than water level controllers with this adapter, provided that the fastening devices are suitable. Likewise, it is conceivable to expand the present principle for accommodating three or more water level regulators or other parts.
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- Adapter (1) for fastening water state regulators to parts of washing machines, comprising a housing (2), which has a first section (6) and a second section (7) each for reception of a respective water state regulator, a fastening device (8) for fastening the adapter (1) to parts of the washing machine and two openings (10, 11) in the receiving sections (6, 7) of the housing for reception of a fastening device arranged at the respective water state regulator, characterised in that the fastening device (8) of the adapter (1) is arranged in a central section (3) of the housing, the first receiving section (6) in a first side section (4) and the second receiving section (7) in a second side section (5), that the central section (3) is bounded by the two side sections (4, 5) and that the opening (10) is arranged in the first receiving section (6) substantially perpendicularly to the opening (11) in the second receiving section (7).
- Adapter according to claim 1, characterised in that the fastening device (8) is arranged in such a manner that the direction of movement for fixably clamping the adapter (1) is substantially the same as the direction of movement for fixedly clamping a water state regulator in the first receiving section (6).
- Adapter according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that at least the opening (10) in the first receiving section (6) extends over approximately the entire height thereof, wherein it is wider in the direction of the upper end (14) of the receiving section (16) than in the direction of the lower end (15).
- Adapter according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that at least the first receiving section (6) has at a small spacing behind the opening (10) a spring tongue (12) which is fastened to an upper end (14) of the receiving section (6).
- Adapter according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that at least the second receiving section (7) has at its outer edges guide webs (16) for positional fixing of a water state regulator.
- Adapter according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the central housing section (3) has a cavity for reception of the fastening device, which is introduced through the opening (11) of the second receiving section (7), of a water state regulator.
- Adapter according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the housing (2) is of integral construction.
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