EP1754818A2 - Washing machine with a washing or rinsing product drawer having means for helping the closing or opening motion of the drawer - Google Patents

Washing machine with a washing or rinsing product drawer having means for helping the closing or opening motion of the drawer Download PDF

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EP1754818A2
EP1754818A2 EP06015637A EP06015637A EP1754818A2 EP 1754818 A2 EP1754818 A2 EP 1754818A2 EP 06015637 A EP06015637 A EP 06015637A EP 06015637 A EP06015637 A EP 06015637A EP 1754818 A2 EP1754818 A2 EP 1754818A2
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    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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  • washing machine with detergent and detergent drawer with the closing or opening movement supporting means
  • the invention relates to a washing machine with a removable in particular from the front of the machine detergent and detergent drawer, which cooperates with the closing or opening movement of the drawer supporting means.
  • Detergent and flushing agent drawers are known from the prior art, which interact in particular with so-called devices that support the closing or the opening movement of the drawer.
  • a washing machine with a movable detergent shell known, which has an electromagnetically actuated drive means.
  • the drawer interacts with a rack, which in turn is engaged with an electric motor driven gear.
  • the drawer is opened or closed by a control knob in the front of the machine housing.
  • An appropriate device is also from the DE 103 55 671 A1 as well as the EP 1 403 415 A2 known.
  • a transmission which comprises a shaft mounted in the gear, which cooperates with a rack on the drawer.
  • the gear is rotated by means of a spiral spring, wherein the teeth of the gear mesh with the teeth of the Zahnleise on the drawer and so the rotation of the gear is converted into a linear sliding movement.
  • the coil spring is completely wound up and fixed when the drawer is inserted into the receiving shaft. Press the drawer to release the spring. By unwinding the spring, the gear is set in rotation, whereby the drawer is moved out of the shaft.
  • the invention thus raises the problem of providing a washing machine with a particular extractable from the front of the machine detergent and detergent drawer of the type mentioned above, which is much cheaper in terms of their cost and which is fair in terms of ease of use and reliability.
  • the supporting means comprises a scroll spring which causes a restoring force for the automatic closing operation of the drawer, in particular in the unrolled state with the drawer pulled out.
  • the necessary retraction force is stored here by means of a roller spring, so that after unlocking the drawer, it automatically retracts.
  • the scroll spring cooperates with a damping device acting against the restoring force.
  • the damping device is in this case arranged coaxially on the drum axis for the scroll spring.
  • the damping device comprises a blade wheel rotating with the drum, which is in operative connection with a viscous, preferably highly viscous mass or liquid.
  • the individual blades of the blade wheel are radially aligned with a tangential preferred direction, so that the attenuation for the manually operated extension direction fails lower than for the spring-actuated feed direction or almost ineffective. This ensures that a simple extraction is possible even under spring force.
  • this acts together with a carriage, which in turn is connected to the drawer via a latching connection. Due to this design it is achieved that the drawer is separable from the carriage to take them out of the drawer for cleaning purposes.
  • the drawer is in the extended state in a parking position, which is held on latching slopes.
  • FIG. 5 shows a sketch of a washing machine in a front view.
  • the washing machine comprises a housing 1 with a front side 2.
  • a detergent and detergent drawer 3 is inserted, which is to be opened or closed from the front side 2.
  • FIG. 1 shows, in perspective, a machine housing 1 of a washing machine with a detergent and flushing agent drawer 3 which can be pulled out, in particular, from the front side 2 of the machine, which cooperates with means 4 supporting the closing or opening movement of the drawer.
  • the support means 4 comprises a scroll spring 5, which in the unrolled state, as shown in particular in Figure 3, ie when the drawer 3, a restoring force for the independent closing operation of the drawer 3 causes ,
  • a scroll spring 5 a steel strip or a plastic tape can be used, wherein the tape has a residual stress, which causes a unwinding of the tape in the relaxed state.
  • the scroll spring 5 cooperates with an acting against the restoring force damping device 6, as can be seen in more detail in Figure 2.
  • the damping device 6 is arranged coaxially on the drum axis 7 for the scroll spring 5.
  • the damping device 6 comprises a paddle wheel 9, which is co-rotating with the drum 8 and rotationally fixed, and which is in operative connection with a viscous mass or liquid which is accommodated in the paddle wheel housing 10.
  • the individual blades 11 of the paddle wheel 9 are aligned radially with a tangential preferred direction, so that the damping for the manually operated extension direction turns out to be lower than for the spring-actuated feed direction, according to the arrow.
  • a tangential mobility or deflection of the individual blades 11 is also possible, so that the blades 11 are moved with a lower flow resistance through the viscous mass or liquid for the hand-operated extension direction.
  • the drawer 3 cooperates with a carriage 12, wherein the carriage 12 is connected to the drawer 3 via a latching connection.
  • the latching connection allows in particular to make the separation of the drawer 3 of the carriage 12 to clean the drawer 3. So that the drawer 3 remains in the extended state in a parking situation, it is mounted on the machine housing 1 via a latching bevel 13, which engages behind a latching edge in the receiving shaft 14.
  • the detent bevel 13 can be seen in more detail in FIG.
  • both the drawer 3 and the carriage 12 are displaceably guided in the receiving shaft 14.
  • the drawer 3 is connected to this kinematics via a latched slide 12.
  • the cutout 15 is shown in the figure 4 as a detailed view of the locking connection between the carriage 12 and drawer 3.
  • a respective web 16 pointing towards the drawer 3 is attached or integrally formed on the lateral edges, which has at its outer end a detent nose 18 with two run-on slopes.
  • This web 16 is arranged in a resilient manner in the horizontal direction transversely to the direction of displacement thus acts in some areas as a leaf spring.
  • the drawer 3 contains in its side walls each have an opening 17 into which the locking lug 16 engages in the attached state.
  • Figure 3 it is illustrated that the drawer 3 is held after pulling out for filling in the final position on the locking bevel 13 in a parked position.
  • the drawer 3 By lifting it out of the parking position, the drawer 3 is pulled back into the receiving shaft 14 by the tensioned kinematics.
  • a uniform damping integrated in the kinematics ensures a linear intake speed.
  • the carriage 12 moves back independently steamed. For coupling the drawer 3, this is pushed to the end position of the receiving shaft 14 and then automatically engages in the carriage 12 a.

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A washing machine comprises a laundry-detergent and fabric softener drawer (3) that can be pulled out of the machine; and a movement assist device (4) that cooperates with the drawer. The movement assist device assists at least one of an opening and a closing movement of the drawer. The movement assist device includes a scroll spin that causes a restoring force for an autonomous closing procedure of the drawer.

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Waschmaschine mit Waschmittel- und Spülmittelschublade mit die Schließ- oder Öffnungsbewegung unterstützenden MittelnWashing machine with detergent and detergent drawer with the closing or opening movement supporting means

Die Erfindung betrifft eine Waschmaschine mit einer insbesondere aus der Frontseite der Maschine herausziehbaren Waschmittel- und Spülmittelschublade, die mit die Schließ- oder Öffnungsbewegung der Schublade unterstützenden Mitteln zusammenwirkt.The invention relates to a washing machine with a removable in particular from the front of the machine detergent and detergent drawer, which cooperates with the closing or opening movement of the drawer supporting means.

Aus dem Stand der Technik sind Waschmittel- und Spülmittelschubladen bekannt, die insbesondere mit so genannten Einrichtungen zusammenwirken, die die Schließ- bzw. die Öffnungsbewegung der Schublade unterstützen. So ist beispielsweise aus der DE 39 24 586 C2 eine Waschmaschine mit einer bewegbaren Waschmittelschale bekannt, welche über ein elektromagnetisch betätigbares Antriebsmittel verfügt. Hierbei wirkt die Schublade mit einer Zahnstange zusammen, die wiederum in Eingriff steht mit einem elektromotorisch angetriebenen Zahnrad. Somit wird über einen Bedienknopf in der Frontseite des Maschinengehäuses die Schublade auf- oder zugefahren. Eine entsprechende Einrichtung ist auch aus der DE 103 55 671 A1 sowie der EP 1 403 415 A2 bekannt.Detergent and flushing agent drawers are known from the prior art, which interact in particular with so-called devices that support the closing or the opening movement of the drawer. For example, from the DE 39 24 586 C2 a washing machine with a movable detergent shell known, which has an electromagnetically actuated drive means. Here, the drawer interacts with a rack, which in turn is engaged with an electric motor driven gear. Thus, the drawer is opened or closed by a control knob in the front of the machine housing. An appropriate device is also from the DE 103 55 671 A1 as well as the EP 1 403 415 A2 known.

Als nachteilig bei diesen aus dem Stand der Technik bekannten Ausführungen wird es angesehen, dass die Herstellung der Schublade infolge des zusätzlichen Motors mit Getriebe, was auch eine zusätzliche Verdrahtung erfordert, kostenintensiv ist, zumal ein erhöhter Montageaufwand erforderlich ist, wobei die Handhabung der Waschmittel- und Spülmittelschublade nur dann vorgenommen werden kann, wenn das Gerät elektrisch angeschlossen ist.A disadvantage of these known from the prior art embodiments, it is considered that the production of the drawer due to the additional motor with gearbox, which also requires additional wiring is costly, especially since an increased installation cost is required, the handling of the detergent and detergent drawer can only be made when the device is electrically connected.

In der Patentschrift US 4 828 344 ist eine Möbelschublade offenbart, die zur Schließ- oder Öffnungsbewegung mit unterstützenden Mitteln zusammenwirkt. Als unterstützendes Mittel wird ein Getriebe verwendet, welches ein im Schacht gelagertes Zahnrad umfasst, das mit einer Zahnleiste an der Schublade zusammenwirkt. Das Zahnrad wird mittels einer Spiralfeder in Rotation versetzt, wobei die Zähne des Zahnrades in die Zähne der Zahnleise an der Schublade eingreifen und so die Rotation des Zahnrades in eine lineare Schiebebewegung umgesetzt wird. Die Spiralfeder ist komplett aufgewickelt und fixiert, wenn die Schublade in den Aufnahmeschacht eingeschoben ist. Durch Druck auf die Schublade wird die Feder freigegeben. Durch Abwickeln der Feder wird das Zahnrad in Rotation versetzt, wodurch die Schublade aus dem Schacht heraus bewegt wird. Für die Funktion des Getriebes ist es jedoch notwendig, dass möglichst keine Verschmutzungen in die Zähne gelangen, welche die Bewegung erschweren bzw. verhindern können.In the patent US 4,828,344 discloses a furniture drawer, which cooperates with the closing or opening movement with supporting means. As a supporting means, a transmission is used which comprises a shaft mounted in the gear, which cooperates with a rack on the drawer. The gear is rotated by means of a spiral spring, wherein the teeth of the gear mesh with the teeth of the Zahnleise on the drawer and so the rotation of the gear is converted into a linear sliding movement. The coil spring is completely wound up and fixed when the drawer is inserted into the receiving shaft. Press the drawer to release the spring. By unwinding the spring, the gear is set in rotation, whereby the drawer is moved out of the shaft. For the function of the transmission, however, it is necessary that as far as possible no soiling get into the teeth, which can complicate or prevent the movement.

Der Erfindung stellt sich somit das Problem, eine Waschmaschine mit einer insbesondere aus der Frontseite der Maschine herausziehbaren Waschmittel- und Spülmittelschublade der eingangs genannten Art bereit zu stellen, die hinsichtlich ihres Kostenaufwandes wesentlich günstiger ausfällt und die hinsichtlich ihrer Bedienfreundlichkeit sowie einer Funktionssicherheit gerecht wird.The invention thus raises the problem of providing a washing machine with a particular extractable from the front of the machine detergent and detergent drawer of the type mentioned above, which is much cheaper in terms of their cost and which is fair in terms of ease of use and reliability.

Erfindungsgemäß wird dieses Problem mit den Merkmalen des Anspruchs 1 gelöst, vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen und Weiterbildungen der Erfindung ergeben sich aus den nachfolgenden Unteransprüchen.According to the invention this problem is solved with the features of claim 1, advantageous embodiments and modifications of the invention will become apparent from the following dependent claims.

Die mit der Erfindung erreichten Vorteile bestehen vornehmlich darin, dass das unterstützende Mittel gemäß der Erfindung keine gesonderten Bauteile, wie Getriebe, Motor oder Bedienelemente im Bereich der Frontseite erfordern. Die Einzugshilfe basiert auf einfachen mechanischen Mitteln, die die Bedienfreundlichkeit und die Funktionssicherheit gewährleisten. Hierzu umfasst das unterstützende Mittel eine Rollfeder, die insbesondere im ausgerollten Zustand bei ausgezogener Schublade eine Rückstellkraft für den selbsttätigen Schließvorgang der Schublade bewirkt. In vorteilhafter Weise wird hier die nötige Rückziehkraft mittels einer Rollfeder speichernd vorgehalten, so dass nach Entriegeln der Schublade diese selbsttätig einfährt.The advantages achieved by the invention consist primarily in the fact that the supporting means according to the invention do not require separate components such as gearbox, motor or controls in the front area. The retracting aid is based on simple mechanical means that ensure user-friendliness and functional reliability. For this purpose, the supporting means comprises a scroll spring which causes a restoring force for the automatic closing operation of the drawer, in particular in the unrolled state with the drawer pulled out. Advantageously, the necessary retraction force is stored here by means of a roller spring, so that after unlocking the drawer, it automatically retracts.

Um insbesondere einen kontrollierten Einzugsvorgang zu gewährleisten, wirkt die Rollfeder mit einer gegen die Rückstellkraft wirkenden Dämpfungseinrichtung zusammen. Die Dämpfungseinrichtung ist hierbei koaxial auf der Trommelachse für die Rollfeder angeordnet. In Weiterbildung der Erfindung umfasst die Dämpfungseinrichtung ein mit der Trommel mitdrehendes Schaufelrad, welches in Wirkverbindung mit einer viskosen, vorzugsweise hochviskosen Masse oder Flüssigkeit steht. In Weiterbildung der Erfindung sind die einzelnen Schaufeln des Schaufelrades radial mit einer tangentialen Vorzugsrichtung ausgerichtet, so dass die Dämpfung für die handbetätigte Auszugsrichtung geringer ausfällt, als für die federbetätigte Einzugsrichtung bzw. nahezu wirkungslos ist. Somit wird gewährleistet, dass ein einfaches Herausziehen auch unter Federkraft möglich ist.In order to ensure in particular a controlled intake operation, the scroll spring cooperates with a damping device acting against the restoring force. The damping device is in this case arranged coaxially on the drum axis for the scroll spring. In a further development of the invention, the damping device comprises a blade wheel rotating with the drum, which is in operative connection with a viscous, preferably highly viscous mass or liquid. In a further development of the invention, the individual blades of the blade wheel are radially aligned with a tangential preferred direction, so that the attenuation for the manually operated extension direction fails lower than for the spring-actuated feed direction or almost ineffective. This ensures that a simple extraction is possible even under spring force.

In Weiterbildung der Schublade wirkt diese mit einem Schlitten zusammen, der wiederum mit der Schublade über eine Rastverbindung verbunden ist. Aufgrund dieser Ausbildung wird erreicht, dass die Schublade von dem Schlitten trennbar ist, um sie aus dem Schubfach zu Reinigungszwecken heraus zu nehmen. Hierbei befindet sich die Schublade im ausgezogenen Zustand in einer Parkposition, wobei diese über Rastschrägen gehalten wird.In a further development of the drawer, this acts together with a carriage, which in turn is connected to the drawer via a latching connection. Due to this design it is achieved that the drawer is separable from the carriage to take them out of the drawer for cleaning purposes. Here, the drawer is in the extended state in a parking position, which is held on latching slopes.

Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung ist in den Zeichnungen rein schematisch dargestellt und wird nachfolgend näher beschrieben. Es zeigen:

Figur 1:
eine Waschmittel- und Spülmittelschublade in der Perspektive, eingebunden in einem Maschinengehäuse einer Waschmaschine;
Figur 2:
eine Draufsicht auf die Waschmittel- und Spülmittelschublade im teilweise ausgezogenen Zustand;
Figur 3:
eine geschnittene Seitenansicht der Waschmittel- und Spülmittelschublade im ausgezogenen Zustand;
Figur 4:
eine Detailansicht für die Rastverbindung zwischen Schlitten und Schublade und
Figur 5:
eine skizzierte Waschmaschine.
An embodiment of the invention is shown purely schematically in the drawings and will be described in more detail below. Show it:
FIG. 1:
a detergent and detergent drawer in perspective, incorporated in a machine housing of a washing machine;
FIG. 2:
a plan view of the detergent and detergent drawer in the partially extended state;
FIG. 3:
a sectional side view of the detergent and detergent drawer in the extended state;
FIG. 4:
a detailed view of the locking connection between carriage and drawer and
FIG. 5:
a sketched washing machine.

Die Figur 5 zeigt in einer skizzierten Darstellung eine Waschmaschine in einer Frontansicht. Die Waschmaschine umfasst ein Gehäuse 1 mit einer Frontseite 2. In dem Gehäuse 1 ist eine Waschmittel- und Spülmittelschublade 3 eingesetzt, die von der Frontseite 2 aus zu öffnen bzw. zu schließen ist.FIG. 5 shows a sketch of a washing machine in a front view. The washing machine comprises a housing 1 with a front side 2. In the housing 1, a detergent and detergent drawer 3 is inserted, which is to be opened or closed from the front side 2.

Die Figur 1 zeigt in der Perspektive ein Maschinengehäuse 1 einer Waschmaschine mit einer insbesondere aus der Frontseite 2 der Maschine herausziehbaren Waschmittel- und Spülmittelschublade 3, die mit die Schließ- oder Öffnungsbewegung der Schublade unterstützenden Mitteln 4 zusammenwirkt. Wie aus den Figuren 2 und 3 zu erkennen ist, umfasst das unterstützende Mittel 4 eine Rollfeder 5, die im ausgerollten Zustand, wie insbesondere in der Figur 3 zu erkennen, also bei ausgezogener Schublade 3, eine Rückstellkraft für den selbständigen Schließvorgang der Schublade 3 bewirkt. Als Rollfeder 5 kann ein Stahlband oder ein Kunststoffband verwendet werden, wobei das Band eine Eigenspannung aufweist, die im entspannten Zustand ein Aufrollen des Bandes bewirkt.FIG. 1 shows, in perspective, a machine housing 1 of a washing machine with a detergent and flushing agent drawer 3 which can be pulled out, in particular, from the front side 2 of the machine, which cooperates with means 4 supporting the closing or opening movement of the drawer. As can be seen from Figures 2 and 3, the support means 4 comprises a scroll spring 5, which in the unrolled state, as shown in particular in Figure 3, ie when the drawer 3, a restoring force for the independent closing operation of the drawer 3 causes , As a scroll spring 5, a steel strip or a plastic tape can be used, wherein the tape has a residual stress, which causes a unwinding of the tape in the relaxed state.

Dabei wirkt die Rollfeder 5 mit einer gegen die Rückstellkraft wirkenden Dämpfungseinrichtung 6 zusammen, wie näher in der Figur 2 zu erkennen ist. Die Dämpfungseinrichtung 6 ist dabei koaxial auf der Trommelachse 7 für die Rollfeder 5 angeordnet. Wie aus der Figur 2 zu erkennen ist, umfasst die Dämpfungseinrichtung 6 ein mit der Trommel 8 mitdrehendes bzw. drehfest verbundenes Schaufelrad 9, welches in Wirkverbindung mit einer viskosen Masse oder Flüssigkeit steht, die in dem Schaufelradgehäuse 10 untergebracht ist. Hierbei sind die einzelnen Schaufeln 11 des Schaufelrades 9 radial mit einer tangentialen Vorzugsrichtung ausgerichtet, so dass die Dämpfung für die handbetätigte Auszugsrichtung geringer ausfällt als für die federbetätigte Einzugsrichtung, gemäß Pfeilrichtung. Eine tangentiale Beweglichkeit bzw. Auslenkung der einzelnen Schaufeln 11 ist ebenfalls möglich, so dass für die handbetätigte Auszugsrichtung die Schaufeln 11 mit einem geringeren Strömungswiderstand durch die viskose Masse oder Flüssigkeit bewegt werden.In this case, the scroll spring 5 cooperates with an acting against the restoring force damping device 6, as can be seen in more detail in Figure 2. The damping device 6 is arranged coaxially on the drum axis 7 for the scroll spring 5. As can be seen from FIG. 2, the damping device 6 comprises a paddle wheel 9, which is co-rotating with the drum 8 and rotationally fixed, and which is in operative connection with a viscous mass or liquid which is accommodated in the paddle wheel housing 10. Here, the individual blades 11 of the paddle wheel 9 are aligned radially with a tangential preferred direction, so that the damping for the manually operated extension direction turns out to be lower than for the spring-actuated feed direction, according to the arrow. A tangential mobility or deflection of the individual blades 11 is also possible, so that the blades 11 are moved with a lower flow resistance through the viscous mass or liquid for the hand-operated extension direction.

Wie aus den Figuren 2 und 4 näher zu erkennen ist, wirkt die Schublade 3 mit einem Schlitten 12 zusammen, wobei der Schlitten 12 mit der Schublade 3 über eine Rastverbindung verbunden ist. Die Rastverbindung ermöglicht insbesondere die Trennung der Schublade 3 von dem Schlitten 12 vorzunehmen, um die Schublade 3 zu reinigen. Damit die Schublade 3 im ausgezogenen Zustand in einer Parksituation verharrt, ist sie über eine Rastschräge 13, die hinter eine Rastkante im Aufnahmeschacht 14 einrastet, am Maschinengehäuse 1 gelagert. Die Rastschräge 13 ist näher in der Figur 4 zu erkennen.As can be seen in more detail from Figures 2 and 4, the drawer 3 cooperates with a carriage 12, wherein the carriage 12 is connected to the drawer 3 via a latching connection. The latching connection allows in particular to make the separation of the drawer 3 of the carriage 12 to clean the drawer 3. So that the drawer 3 remains in the extended state in a parking situation, it is mounted on the machine housing 1 via a latching bevel 13, which engages behind a latching edge in the receiving shaft 14. The detent bevel 13 can be seen in more detail in FIG.

Wie es weiter aus Figur 2 ersichtlich ist, sind sowohl Schublade 3 als auch der Schlitten 12 im Aufnahmeschacht 14 verschiebbar geführt.As can be seen further from FIG. 2, both the drawer 3 and the carriage 12 are displaceably guided in the receiving shaft 14.

Wie aus der Zusammenschau der Figuren ersichtlich, wird an den Aufnahmeschacht 14 eine Kinematik angeflanscht, die durch Herausziehen der Schublade 3 gespannt wird. Die Schublade 3 ist mit dieser Kinematik über einen eingerasteten Schlitten 12 verbunden. Der Ausschnitt 15 ist in der Figur 4 als Detailansicht für die Rastverbindung zwischen Schlitten 12 und Schublade 3 dargestellt. Am Schlitten12 ist an den seitlichen Rändern jeweils ein zur Schublade 3 hin weisender Steg 16 befestigt oder einstückig angeformt, der an seinem äußeren Ende eine Rastnase 18 mit zwei Anlaufschrägen aufweist. Dieser Steg 16 ist in sich federnd in horizontaler Richtung quer zur Verschieberichtung angeordnet wirkt somit in Teilbereichen wie eine Blattfeder. Die Schublade 3 enthält in ihren Seitenwänden jeweils eine Öffnung 17, in die die Rastnase 16 im befestigten Zustand einrastet.As can be seen from the combination of the figures, a kinematics flanged to the receiving shaft 14, which is stretched by pulling out the drawer 3. The drawer 3 is connected to this kinematics via a latched slide 12. The cutout 15 is shown in the figure 4 as a detailed view of the locking connection between the carriage 12 and drawer 3. On the carriage 12, a respective web 16 pointing towards the drawer 3 is attached or integrally formed on the lateral edges, which has at its outer end a detent nose 18 with two run-on slopes. This web 16 is arranged in a resilient manner in the horizontal direction transversely to the direction of displacement thus acts in some areas as a leaf spring. The drawer 3 contains in its side walls each have an opening 17 into which the locking lug 16 engages in the attached state.

In Figur 3 ist verdeutlicht, dass die Schublade 3 nach dem Herausziehen zum Befüllen in Endposition über die Rastschräge 13 in einer Parkposition gehalten wird. Durch ein Herausheben aus der Parkposition wird die Schublade 3 durch die gespannte Kinematik in den Aufnahmeschacht 14 zurückgezogen. Eine in die Kinematik integrierte gleichmäßige Dämpfung sorgt für lineare Einzugsgeschwindigkeit. Zum Reinigen der Schublade 3 wird diese über die Parkstation hinausgezogen und dann über zwei seitliche Nocken von dem Schlitten 12 getrennt. Der Schlitten 12 fährt eigenständig gedämpft zurück. Zum Ankoppeln der Schublade 3 wird diese bis in die Endposition des Aufnahmeschachts 14 geschoben und rastet dann selbsttätig in den Schlitten 12 ein.In Figure 3 it is illustrated that the drawer 3 is held after pulling out for filling in the final position on the locking bevel 13 in a parked position. By lifting it out of the parking position, the drawer 3 is pulled back into the receiving shaft 14 by the tensioned kinematics. A uniform damping integrated in the kinematics ensures a linear intake speed. To clean the drawer 3, this is pulled out over the parking station and then separated by two lateral cams of the carriage 12. The carriage 12 moves back independently steamed. For coupling the drawer 3, this is pushed to the end position of the receiving shaft 14 and then automatically engages in the carriage 12 a.

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Waschmaschine mit einer insbesondere aus der Frontseite der Maschine herausziehbaren Waschmittel- und Spülmittelschublade, die mit die Schließ- oder Öffnungsbewegung der Schublade (3) unterstützenden Mitteln zusammenwirkt,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass das unterstützende Mittel (4) eine Rollfeder (5) umfasst, die insbesondere im ausgerollten Zustand bei ausgezogener Schublade (3) eine Rückstellkraft für den selbsttätigen Schließvorgang der Schublade (3) bewirkt.Washing machine with a detergent and detergent drawer, which can be pulled out, in particular, from the front of the machine, which cooperates with means that assist the closing or opening movement of the drawer (3),
characterized,
in that the supporting means (4) comprises a scroll spring (5) which, in particular in the unrolled state when the drawer (3) is pulled out, effects a restoring force for the automatic closing operation of the drawer (3). Waschmaschine nach Anspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass die Rollfeder (5) mit einer gegen die Rückstellkraft wirkenden Dämpfungseinrichtung (6) zusammenwirkt.Washing machine according to claim 1,
characterized,
that the scroll spring (5) cooperates with a force acting against the restoring force of the damping means. (6) Waschmaschine nach Anspruch 2,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass die Rollfeder auf einer Trommel (8) mit einer Trommelachse (7) angeordnet ist und die Dämpfungseinrichtung (6) koaxial auf der Trommelachse (7) für die Rollfeder (5) angeordnet ist.Washing machine according to claim 2,
characterized,
in that the scroll spring is arranged on a drum (8) with a drum axis (7) and the damping device (6) is arranged coaxially on the drum axis (7) for the scroll spring (5). Waschmaschine nach Anspruch 3,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass die Dämpfungseinrichtung (6) ein mit der Trommel (8) mitdrehendes Schaufelrad (9) umfasst, welches in Wirkverbindung mit einer viskosen Masse oder Flüssigkeit steht.Washing machine according to claim 3,
characterized,
in that the damping device (6) comprises a paddle wheel (9) which rotates with the drum (8) and is in operative connection with a viscous mass or liquid. Waschmaschine nach Anspruch 4,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass die einzelnen Schaufeln (11) des Schaufelrades (9) radial mit einer tangentialen Vorzugsrichtung ausgerichtet sind, so dass die Dämpfung für die handbetätigte Auszugsrichtung geringer ausfällt als für die federbetätigte Einzugsrichtung.Washing machine according to claim 4,
characterized,
that the individual blades (11) of the blade wheel (9) are aligned radially with a tangential preferred direction, so that the damping for the manually operated extension direction is lower than for the spring-actuated feed direction. Waschmaschine nach Anspruch 1 bis 5,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass die Schublade (3) mit einem Schlitten (12) zusammenwirkt, wobei der Schlitten (12) mit der Schublade (3) über eine Rastverbindung (16, 17) verbunden sind.Washing machine according to claims 1 to 5,
characterized,
in that the drawer (3) cooperates with a carriage (12), the carriage (12) being connected to the drawer (3) via a latching connection (16, 17). Waschmaschine nach Anspruch 6,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass die Schublade (3) im ausgezogenen Zustand über eine Rastschräge (13) in einer Parkposition verbleibt.Washing machine according to claim 6,
characterized,
that the drawer (3) in the extended state remains in a parking position via a latching slope (13).
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