EP1400621B1 - Dispositif de lavage - Google Patents

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EP1400621B1
EP1400621B1 EP02425630A EP02425630A EP1400621B1 EP 1400621 B1 EP1400621 B1 EP 1400621B1 EP 02425630 A EP02425630 A EP 02425630A EP 02425630 A EP02425630 A EP 02425630A EP 1400621 B1 EP1400621 B1 EP 1400621B1
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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
    • D06F1/00—Washing receptacles
    • 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
    • D06F17/00—Washing machines having receptacles, stationary for washing purposes, wherein the washing action is effected solely by circulation or agitation of the washing liquid
    • D06F17/04—Washing machines having receptacles, stationary for washing purposes, wherein the washing action is effected solely by circulation or agitation of the washing liquid solely by water jets
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03C—DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
    • E03C1/00—Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water; Sinks
    • E03C1/02—Plumbing installations for fresh water
    • E03C1/04—Water-basin installations specially adapted to wash-basins or baths
    • E03C1/048—Water-basin installations specially adapted to wash-basins or baths supplying water through two or more openings around or along one side of the water-basin

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  • the present invention relates to a laundry unit for washing fabrics, clothes and the like.
  • the manual washing or prewashing commonly comprises first of all a step of so-called 'soaking' in which the article of clothing is left immersed in a suitable solution of water and detergent, and subsequently several steps of manual rinsing thereof.
  • These washing steps can also provide an operator's rubbing action, aimed at fostering the elimination of specific stains.
  • said rubbing should be performed with great care, so as to avoid causing permanent deformations of the fabric caused by a brisk manual action.
  • US 6,289,530 discloses a sink having three water inlet nozzles and one water outlet, all arranged at a side surface of the sink basin.
  • the nozzles of US 6,289,530 can be steered, and in particular they can be directed upwardly.
  • the technical problem underlying the present invention is that of providing a laundry unit allowing to overcome the drawbacks mentioned above with reference to the known art.
  • the invention further provides a washing method according to claim 12.
  • the present invention provides some relevant advantages.
  • the provision of forced motion means for the water contained in the basin of the laundry unit allows to attain an effective and concomitantly delicate washing of the article of clothing, with no need of a manual action, and, above all, of a rubbing action, by a operator.
  • the laundry unit enables to carry out a step of 'dynamic' soaking, i.e. it enables to attain a circulation of the washing water and therefore of the product to be washed, which is dragged into motion by water itself. This greatly enhances the effectiveness of the soaking step, and furthermore reduces the times required to attain the desired result.
  • the laundry unit of the invention enables anyway the operator to monitor the development of the soaking and rinsing steps, and to manually intervene at will on the article at any one washing step. Anyhow, in principle the invention enables to entirely avoid a operator's intervention, and, in some cases, even of making without a post-prewashing delicate washing in a washing machine.
  • the washing according to the invention generally requires smaller quantities of detergent, by virtue of the remarkable contribution to the cleansing action provided by the dynamic action of the circulating water.
  • a laundry unit for fabrics, clothes and the like according to the present invention is generally indicated with 1.
  • the laundry unit 1 first of all comprises a basin or tank 2 apt to receive the product to be washed.
  • the basin 2 has a substantially rounded-corner octagonal contour when observed in a plan view, and in particular it is defined by a base 21 and by a side surface 22 having eight faces, each of which implementing a substantially vertically developing sidewall of the basin itself.
  • the base 21 has a drain hole 23 formed thereon.
  • the base 21 has a slight inclination with respect to the horizontal plane, so as to foster the outflow of the water towards said drain hole 23 at the emptying of the basin 2 itself.
  • the basin 2 is made of ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) and it is obtained from ABS plates by thermoforming processes.
  • variant embodiments may provide the basin 2 to be made of different materials, e.g. stainless steel, apt to resist the aggressive action of some chemical solutions, optionally employed in soaking steps, without incurring permanent damage.
  • a solid wood board preferably removably coupled to the remaining structure of the laundry unit 1, holding the double function of rubbing plane and of supporting plane; an overflow system; and a drain-trap.
  • the laundry unit 1 also comprises means 3 for supplying water to the basin 2, typically consisting of a tap 31 and of further conventional-type hydraulic components associated thereto.
  • the basin 2 is supported on a frame 10 in form of a piece of furniture, and in particular of a cabinet provided with a door 11 having a handle 12.
  • the furniture 10 is made of postformed laminate panels on a waterproof hardboard support.
  • the structure of the frame 10 can also be made of a synthetic material, so as to optionally install the laundry unit 1 outdoors, exposed to atmospheric agents.
  • the frame 10 is susceptible of various embodiments, also to adapt it to the various rooms apt to house the laundry unit 1.
  • the laundry unit 1 further comprises forced motion means 4 of the water contained in the basin 2 during washing.
  • the means 4 comprises a plurality of water inlet ports, each indicated by 5, and a corresponding plurality of water outlet ports, each indicated by 6.
  • a pair of such water inlet ports and water outlet ports 5 and 6 is shown in greater detail in Figures 4 and 5.
  • Said water inlet ports 5 and water outlet ports 6 are located in pairs at the sidewalls forming the surface 22 of the tank 2. In particular, in the present example they are on a water inlet port 5 and water outlet port 6vertically aligned onto alternate walls, the water outlet port 6 being located above the respective water inlet port 5.
  • each water inlet port 5 has a respective axis of delivery 51 thereof, i.e. a main direction of water delivery, located so as to be substantially tangential with respect to the corresponding sidewall of the basin 2.
  • the forced motion means 4 further comprises an electric pump 7 and a hydraulic circuit 8 for connecting the latter to the water inlet ports 5 and to the water outlet ports 6.
  • the hydraulic circuit 8 provides a high-pressure hydraulic path 81 connecting the water inlet ports 5 to the pump 7 and a low-pressure hydraulic path 82 connecting the water outlet ports 6 to the pump 7.
  • such paths 81 and 82 provide a tube bundle construction, as it is schematically illustrated in Figure 2, and in particular:
  • the laundry unit 1 further comprises interface means 9 operable by a user to activate the forced motion means 4, and in particular a control panel, it also indicated by 9, provided with suitable on/off push buttons for activating/deactivating the means 4.
  • interface means 9 operable by a user to activate the forced motion means 4, and in particular a control panel, it also indicated by 9, provided with suitable on/off push buttons for activating/deactivating the means 4.
  • the internal mechanical and electrical components of the forced motion means 4 and of the interface means 9 are housed within the frame 10.
  • laundry unit 1 is provided with conventional mains-connecting means, in order to power-supply the forced motion means 4 and the interface means 9.
  • the user can activate the forced motion means 4 by means of the control panel 9. This determines a continuous circulation of the water from the basin to the pump and vice versa, via the water inlet ports 5 and the water outlet ports 6.
  • the specific arrangement of the water inlet ports 5 and of the axes of delivery 51 thereof causes the water in the basin 2 to be induced into a substantially rotary motion, dragging the products to be washed therewith.
  • This rotary motion of the water and of the products facilitates the in-depth washing of the latter, and anyhow decreases the times required to attain the desired washing result.
  • the positioning of the water inlet ports 5 is related to the optimisation of the operation of the laundry unit 1, which is to be capable of emitting water jets apt to strike the product immersed in the water of the basin 2 and to drag said product into rotation, thereby providing an effective washing or prewashing thereof by means of the movement caused by the momentum of the water delivered by the water inlet ports 5.
  • the user can deactivate the means 4, drain the water present in the basin 2, fill the latter with clean water and reactivate the means 4 so as to foster the product rinsing.
  • This step of draining and filling the basin 2 can be repeated several times, so as to foster the complete rinsing of the product.
  • a variant embodiment may provide an automatic deactivation of the means 4 when the water level in the basin 2 drops, and/or, vice versa, an automatic activation thereof as soon as the water level reaches that of the water inlet ports 5 and of the water outlet ports 6.
  • the present invention is susceptible of several embodiments and variants alternative to the hereto-disclosed ones, some of which will summarily be illustrated hereinafter with reference to the sole aspects differentiating them from what has been illustrated hereto.
  • the interface means could also comprise means for selecting an activation time interval for the forced motion means, i.e. a user-programmable timer.
  • the forced motion means may comprise means apt to reverse the sense of the rotary motion of the water in the basin, and therefore of the products received therein, in order to more effectively wash the latter.
  • the laundry unit can also provide a single water inlet port and a corresponding single water outlet port.
  • water outlet ports and the water inlet ports could also be located on the bottom, i.e. onto the base 21, instead that on the sidewalls of the basin.

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  1. Evier (1) pour laver des tissus, du linge et analogue, comportant :
    un bassin (2) apte à recevoir le produit devant être lavé,
    des moyens d'alimentation pour alimenter ledit bassin (2) en eau, et
    des moyens de mouvement forcé (4) pour mettre en mouvement l'eau contenue dans ledit bassin (2) pendant un lavage, aptes à induire un mouvement sensiblement rotatif de l'eau contenue dans ledit bassin (2), et comportant une pluralité d'orifices d'entrée d'eau (5) agencés au niveau de la surface latérale (22) dudit bassin (2),
       caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens de mouvement forcé (4) comportent en outre une pluralité d'orifices de sortie d'eau (6), chaque orifice d'entrée d'eau (5) étant positionné aligné sensiblement verticalement avec un orifice de sortie d'eau respectif (6),
       et en ce que chaque orifice d'entrée (5) de ladite pluralité est positionné de manière à fournir une direction principale d'acheminement d'eau qui est sensiblement tangente par rapport à la surface (22) dudit bassin (2).
  2. Evier (1) selon la revendication 1, comportant au moins un orifice d'entrée (5) positionné au niveau du fond (21) dudit bassin (2).
  3. Evier (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel les orifices d'entrée (5) de ladite pluralité sont positionnés au niveau de diverses parois latérales dudit bassin (2).
  4. Evier (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel lesdits moyens de mouvement forcé (4) comportent une pompe (7), un trajet hydraulique haute pression (81) reliant lesdits orifices d'entrée d'eau (5) à ladite pompe (7), et un trajet hydraulique basse pression (82) reliant lesdits orifices de sortie d'eau (6) à ladite pompe (7).
  5. Evier (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel lesdits moyens de mouvement forcé (4) comportent des moyens aptes à inverser le sens du mouvement rotatif de l'eau contenue dans ledit bassin (2) pendant un lavage.
  6. Evier (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comportant des moyens d'interface (9) pouvant être utilisés par un utilisateur pour actionner lesdits moyens de mouvement forcé (4).
  7. Evier (1) selon la revendication précédente, dans lequel lesdits moyens d'interface (9) comportent des moyens de sélection pour sélectionner un intervalle de temps d'actionnement desdits moyens de mouvement forcé (4).
  8. Evier (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comportant un plan de frottage associé audit bassin (2).
  9. Evier (1) selon la revendication précédente, dans lequel ledit plan de frottage peut être relié de manière amovible à celui-ci.
  10. Evier (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comportant une pièce de support d'accessoire (10) pour supporter ledit bassin (2).
  11. Evier (1) selon la revendication précédente, dans lequel ladite pièce de support d'accessoire constitue un meuble de rangement (10).
  12. Procédé de lavage pour laver des tissus, du linge et analogue, comportant les étapes consistant à :
    fournir un évier (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    effectuer le lavage sous trempage, en provoquant un mouvement forcé de l'eau contenue dans ledit bassin (2) par l'intermédiaire desdits moyens de mouvement forcé (4).
  13. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes lorsque dépendante de la revendication 5, dans lequel ladite étape de trempage fournit une inversion périodique du sens de mouvement de l'eau produit par lesdits moyens de mouvement forcé.
  14. Procédé selon la revendication 12 ou 13, comportant une étape de rinçage effectuée en provoquant un mouvement forcé de l'eau contenue dans ledit bassin (2) par l'intermédiaire desdits moyens de mouvement forcé (4).
  15. Procédé selon la revendication précédente, lorsque dépendante de la revendication 5, dans lequel ladite étape de rinçage fournit une inversion périodique du sens de mouvement de l'eau produit par lesdits moyens de mouvement forcé (4).
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