EP1548170A1 - Trommeltür für Waschmaschine und/oder Trockner - Google Patents

Trommeltür für Waschmaschine und/oder Trockner Download PDF

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EP1548170A1
EP1548170A1 EP04293087A EP04293087A EP1548170A1 EP 1548170 A1 EP1548170 A1 EP 1548170A1 EP 04293087 A EP04293087 A EP 04293087A EP 04293087 A EP04293087 A EP 04293087A EP 1548170 A1 EP1548170 A1 EP 1548170A1
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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

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  • the present invention relates to a suitable rotary drum door to close an opening in the drum shell.
  • It also relates to a washing machine and / or dryer, equipped with such a drum door.
  • the present invention applies to a washing or drying machine, equipped with a rotating drum with loading radial, through an opening provided in the drum shell.
  • the loading and the removal of the laundry from the drum are carried out at level of the perimeter of the drum, and usually from the top of the machine, the latter having in the upper plane of its body a door access to the drum.
  • this rotary drum is equipped with a double door, these wings being articulated independently respectively at two opposite edges of the opening. So classic, each wing is mounted by one of its sides in rotation around a axis integral with an edge of the opening.
  • the opening of these leaves is generally achieved thanks to the implementation of elastic return means mounted at the axis of rotation, and the holding in the closed position of these leaves is realized thanks to complementary closure means respectively mounted on the free edges of the leaves.
  • the movement of these leaves is generally independent and requires the use of two hands to bring the wings together in closed position.
  • EP 1 298 242 discloses a drum a double-leaf door, the latter being connected to each other by rods. This link in movement of the leaves allows the manipulation with one hand for closing or opening the door, and facilitates the automation of the opening.
  • the locking and locking system of the drum is located in the center of the door, which makes it visible and unattractive.
  • washing machines as described particularly in document FR 2 778 677, in which a door comprising a single leaf is mounted on the rotating drum.
  • the present invention aims to solve the disadvantages mentioned above and to propose a compact rotary drum door and allowing ergonomic access inside the drum.
  • the present invention relates to a drum door rotary valve adapted to close an opening in the drum shell comprising a first leaf mounted by a first side rotating about an axis integral with an edge of the opening.
  • this door comprises a second wing mounted by a first rotational side on a second side of the first leaf, the second side of the first flap being opposite the first side of the first beating, and the second flap comprises guiding means adapted to cooperate with complementary guiding means integral with the ferrule of the drum and adapted to guide moving the second flapping between a closed position and an open position of said door.
  • both doors are positioned on the same side of the opening when the door is in open position.
  • Access to the interior of the drum is thus greatly facilitated by allowing the inclination of the drum on the side of the opening not bearing the leaves.
  • the guiding means of the second leaf, driven on the move by the first flap, allow to obtain a reliable and predictable displacement of this second flap relative to the opening and the drum.
  • a second side of the second wing, opposite the first side of the second leaf is substantially adjacent to the axis integral with said edge of the opening.
  • the second side of the second wing is substantially adjacent on the first side of the first wing mounted on the drum shell, when the door is open.
  • the door is thus folded, beating against beating, in the position open, thus releasing as much as possible the opening portion in the shell of the drum.
  • the means of complementary guidance consist of two guide rails arranged respectively on both sides of the opening, these guide rails extending between said edge of the opening and a second opposite edge of this opening.
  • the second door leaf can be guided from one edge to the other the opening between its closed position and its open position.
  • the second flap comprises closure means mounted on a second side thereof second flap, opposite to the first side of this second flapper, and adapted to cooperate with complementary closure means integral with a second edge of the opening opposite said first edge of the opening.
  • the closing means of the door are thus arranged at the level the second edge of the aperture, and may be masked at least in part by the drum shell.
  • a machine for washing and / or drying laundry comprising a rotating drum with an opening in the drum shell, this machine comprising a drum door rotary device according to the first aspect of the invention.
  • Such a washing machine and / or dryer has characteristics and advantages similar to those described above.
  • the drum 10 as illustrated in Figure 1 is a drum intended for receive laundry either in a tumble dryer or in a washing machine or washing-drying, the drum shell being in these cases perforated.
  • This drum 10 is intended to be mounted in rotation inside a machine tank.
  • the shell 11 of the drum 10 has an opening closed by a gate 20 which is the object of the present invention.
  • This door 20 comprises two leaves 21, 22.
  • a first leaf 21 is mounted at a first side 21a of this flap rotating about an axis 23 secured to an edge 24 of the opening.
  • the second leaf 22 of the door 20 is also rotatably mounted at one of its sides 22a on a second side 21b of the first beating.
  • This second side 21b of the first leaf 21 corresponds to the side opposite the first side 21a of this wing 21.
  • Any type of hinge can allow to realize this assembly in rotation of the wings 21 and 22 respectively along their side 21b, 22a.
  • a axis 26 extends parallel to the sides 21b, 22a of the first and second wings 21, 22.
  • Each leaf 21, 22 comprises a series of bearings 21 ', 22' intended to be mounted around the axis 26 so that the bearings 21 'of the first flap 21 are intercrossed with the bearings 22 'of the second flapper 22.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates such a drum mounted inside a tank 12 a washing machine or dryer, loading from above.
  • the drum 10 is thus mounted in rotation between the facade 12a of the tank 12 and its rear wall 12b.
  • the door consisting of the leaves 21, 22 is, in open position about the axis of rotation 23, located towards the rear of the machine so that the user is not bothered by this door to have access to the interior of the drum 11.
  • the opening 13 of the drum 10 thus comprises two opposite edges 24, 29 extending in the width of the machine.
  • the first leaf 21 is rotatably mounted about the axis 23 secured to the first edge 24 remote from the facade 12a of the machine when the opening 13 extends substantially under the upper plane of the machine.
  • this second flap 22 comprises guiding means adapted to cooperate with guiding means complementary to the drum shell.
  • the guiding means complementary to the drum shell consist of two 27 (only one of these rails is visible in Figure 2), these rails of guiding being disposed respectively on either side of the opening.
  • These guide rails 27 thus extend transversely to the sides 21a, 21b, 22a of the first and second leaves 21, 22.
  • the second side 22b opposite the first side 22a of the second leaf 22, comprises guide pins 28 intended to slide in the guide rails 27.
  • these pins 28 are arranged respectively at the two longitudinal ends of the edge 22b of the second beating.
  • FIG. 4 shows a schematic view of one side of the opening extending along a circular contour of the shell 11 of the drum.
  • the other side of the opening is made symmetrically.
  • Each guide rail 27 extends between the edge 24 of the opening to the opposite edge 29 of the opening.
  • this guide rail 27 extends following a path whose curvature is such that the contact force F exerted on the guiding pin 28 by the guide rail 27 is outside the friction cone C at any point of this guide rail 27.
  • each guiding pin 28 in the rails 27 depends both on the coefficient of friction of each pin 28 in the rail 27 and the direction of the contact force exerted on each pawn 28 when moving the second leaf 22.
  • the coefficient of friction of the pin 28 in the rail 27 depends mainly on the materials in contact. This coefficient of friction is characterized by a friction angle a (see Figure 6) whose base is the direction perpendicular N to the contact point of the pin 28 in the rail 27. This friction angle has shape and a friction cone around C this perpendicular direction N.
  • the friction cone C having the axis perpendicular direction N to the guide rails 27, its position is directly related to the orientation of the guide rails 27.
  • the trajectory of the guide rail 27 is such that it present at any point a radius of curvature whose center coincides with the hinge axis 26 of the second leaf 22 on the first leaf 21 so that the movement is reversible, that is to say that we can at any time reverse the movement whatever it is.
  • This particular structure guarantees the movement of the second wing 22 around the hinge axis 26 as soon as the first leaf 21 pivots around its axis of rotation 23.
  • trajectory of the guide rail 27 is such that extends, when the door is closed, above the wings 21, 22 especially in its opposite portion to the axis of rotation 23 (see in particular Figure 8).
  • this trajectory of the guide rail 27 extends above the wings 21 and 22 more marked in its opposite portion to the axis of rotation 23 (on the left of Figures 4 to 8). This allows the portion of the guide rail 27 to be close to the axis of rotation 23 (on the right of FIGS. 4 to 8 and whose shape is determined as described above to ensure the smooth sliding of the guide pins 28 in the guide rail 27), is also above the wings 21 and 22 when the door is closed.
  • the second leaf 22 has a dimension between these two sides 22a, 22b, smaller than the dimension of the first leaf 21 between its two sides 21a, 21b.
  • a handle 30 secured to the first leaf 21 extends beyond the second side 21b of this first wing 21.
  • this handle 30 protrudes beyond the axis 26 of relative rotation of the two wings 21, 22.
  • this handle 30 extends beyond the first leaf 21 substantially parallel on the second wing 22.
  • a closure system 40 is provided to maintain in position closed the leaves 21, 22 on the drum shell.
  • This closure system 40 is illustrated in detail in FIGS. 11.
  • the second wing 22 comprises means for closing 41 mounted on the second side 22b of the second wing 22.
  • closing means 41 are adapted to cooperate with complementary closure means 42 secured to the second edge 29 of the opening.
  • the second side 22b of the second wing 22 comprises a rod 43 which extends parallel to this second side 22b.
  • this rod 43 constitute the ends of this rod 43 constitute the pion-shaped guiding means 28 adapted to slide in the guide rails 27.
  • This rod 43 is fixed to the second side 22b of the second wing 22 by a series of brackets 44 which thus define two by two a series of openings 45 arranged between the fixing lugs 44.
  • Each opening 45 is thus defined between two fastening tabs 44, the rod 43 and the free edge 22'b of the second leaf 22 at the second side 22b.
  • the second edge 29 of the opening has at least one hook, and here a series of hooks 46 adapted to come engaged with the rod 43 at the openings 45.
  • the fastening lugs 44 are made from a folded wing forming a cylindrical opening of diameter adapted to the diameter of the rod 43.
  • the hooks 46 secured to the second edge 29 of the opening have also a curved shape having a semi-cylindrical inner surface corresponding to an outer surface portion of the rod 43.
  • This closure system 40 is supplemented further by a lever 47 rotatably mounted under the second edge 29 of the opening.
  • This lever 47 is thus rotatably mounted about an axis 48 between a remote position and a position close to the hooks 46.
  • Elastic return means are adapted to move the lever from a position remote to the close position of the hooks 46.
  • These elastic return means can be constituted so conventional by a spring mounted in torsion on the axis of rotation 48 of the lever 47.
  • This lever 47 is adapted to cooperate with a portion of the rod 43 when closing the wings 21, 22.
  • this lever 47 comprises at least one inclined plane 49 which extends transversely to one end of a guide rail 27.
  • This plane inclined 49 thus forms a support plane for the rod 43 when it arrives in end of travel of the guide rails 27.
  • the first leaf 21 When the door is in the open position as illustrated in Figure 4, the first leaf 21 is kept open above the axis 23 integral with the edge 24 of the opening.
  • the first leaf 21 extends substantially in a plane perpendicular to the tangent to the shell of the drum at the axis 23, so to free the access to the opening inside the drum as much as possible.
  • the second leaf 22 With the guide rail 27 which extends to the edge 24 of the opening, the second leaf 22 is, at the end of the opening stroke, disposed of such that its second side 22b, on which are mounted the pieces of guide 28, is substantially adjacent to the axis 23 secured to the edge 24 of the opening.
  • the two leaves 21, 22 are folded substantially one against the other in the open position of the door and access to the interior of the drum is ease.
  • the displacement of the first beating 21 causes the simultaneous movement of the second wing 22 as well illustrated in Figures 5 and 6 until the guide pins 28 are substantially at the end of travel of the guide rails 27.
  • the opening of the drum door can also be performed with one hand by the user, pressing the second flapper 22 at level of closure system 40.
  • an additional spring could be added to the level of the axis 26, to facilitate the articulation of the two wings 21, 22 one by report to the other.
  • the spring 25 mounted on the axis 23 of the first leaf 21 could possibly be deleted.
  • closure system 40 described here for a door to double leaf 21, 22, could also be adapted on a drum door comprising only a single leaf, mounted for example sliding on the drum shell.

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  • Main Body Construction Of Washing Machines And Laundry Dryers (AREA)
  • Accessory Of Washing/Drying Machine, Commercial Washing/Drying Machine, Other Washing/Drying Machine (AREA)
  • Detail Structures Of Washing Machines And Dryers (AREA)
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FR0315165A FR2864114B1 (fr) 2003-12-22 2003-12-22 Porte de tambour rotatif, notamment pour machine a laver et ou secher le linge

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FR2778677A1 (fr) 1998-05-15 1999-11-19 Ciapem Machine a laver ou secher le linge dont le tambour est equipe d'un portillon a un seul battant
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EP3112517A1 (de) * 2015-06-29 2017-01-04 Whirlpool Corporation Von oben zu beladende waschmaschine mit einer trommeltür

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