EP1849910B1 - Top-loading washing machine with draining filter access apparatus - Google Patents
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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
- D06F37/06—Ribs, lifters, or rubbing means forming part of the receptacle
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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
- D06F39/00—Details of washing machines not specific to a single type of machines covered by groups D06F9/00 - D06F27/00
- D06F39/10—Filtering arrangements
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- the invention concerns a top-loading rotating drum washing machine comprising a draining filter access apparatus.
- the most common of these filtering means consists of a cylindrical box laid out along the axis of the drain pump, which is attached to the base of the machine. This box with the filter, connected to the draining well by piping, is accessible through a quick-remove plug that allows the filter to be removed and cleaned, the said plug being hidden by a gate located, depending on the case, on the front or back of the machine frame.
- the drain pump is attached to the tub in the extension of a draining well where the protection filter is placed.
- this assembly requires access through the inside of the drum after placing it in the loading position, so an arm can be penetrated inside.
- a lifter for the washing drivetrain and the gate mass compensation is then diametrically opposite the drum access opening, virtually plumb with the basket where the filter is mounted. Therefore, it was deemed practical to arrange the access grid to the strainer under a lifter attachment surface, which is hollowed out and consequently open at its ends.
- the English patent GB 725 123 shows a laundry machine comprising a cylindrical clothes receiving drum having axially extending lifters with generally angular cross-section with the apexes directed inward, the headers being embossed to receive and locate the said lifters.
- the sides and apex of one or more of the lifters are cut away to provide an access opening through the lifter apex to the space between the lifter side walls, an opening being provided in the cylindrical wall located between the sides of the lifter and registering with the lifter opening and a removable cover being provided of generally angular cross section telescoped over the lifter, said cover having sides straddling the side walls of the lifter and the sides and apex of the cover conforming to the sides and apex of the lifter.
- This removal cover is secured and located on the lifter by screw.
- the purpose of the present invention is to provide a solution for the disadvantage of the draining filter access apparatus affixed directly under bottom of the tub.
- This invention as characterized in the claims, solves the problem consisting to create a draining filter access apparatus with which the filter access be executed without taking off nor tools and without risk of further incidents.
- the figures represent a draining filter access apparatus on a top-loading washing machine, integrated in one of the lifters equipping the washing machine drum 1, diametrically opposite to the drum 1 access door ; the said apparatus 10 including a body 11 equipped with an opening 111 normally closed by a lid 12 reproducing the exterior shape of a lifter interlocked to the body 11 by two studs aligned according to an axis XX'.
- the lid 12 being closed and normally stopped with a ratchet mechanism obtained via a flexible locking hook 14, interdependent with the body 11, located at the end of the opening 111 opposite to the articulation of the lid 12, whose beak 141 ratchets on the lower edge of a small window 121, forming a stop catch, made in the wall of a cavity 122 created in the free end of the lid 12 and open on the top to allow the said lid 12 to be released by removing the beak 141 of the flexible hook 14 under the action of a finger, accompanied by an action with the hand intended to bring the lid 12 to the opening stop corresponding more or less to its vertical position.
- the opening 111 of the body 11 is lined at its base by a collar 112 to be fitted into a passageway of a corresponding shape and dimensions made in the drum 1, against the wall of which the apparatus 10 is attached by four screws entering the openings 101 to 104 provided for this purpose in the base of the body 11, as it is the case for the other lifters.
- the opening 111 of the access apparatus 10 lines up with the sump 20 of the draining circuit, where a basket 21 containing the filter one wants to clean is placed. Therefore, one just has to remove this basket 21 by passing it through the opening 111 of the access apparatus 10.
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- The invention concerns a top-loading rotating drum washing machine comprising a draining filter access apparatus.
- It is known to have, on the washing machine water outlet circuit irrespective of its loading method, between the bottom of the tub and the drain pump, a filtering means to retain all undesirable elements likely to damage or block the pump, which manage to pass through the holes located on the periphery of the drum, so as to allow the wash or rinse water to flow freely, or that would have been negligently introduced into the tub with the wash items when loading the drum and that would fall to the bottom of the tub by passing between the drum and the tub.
- The most common of these filtering means consists of a cylindrical box laid out along the axis of the drain pump, which is attached to the base of the machine. This box with the filter, connected to the draining well by piping, is accessible through a quick-remove plug that allows the filter to be removed and cleaned, the said plug being hidden by a gate located, depending on the case, on the front or back of the machine frame.
- On some machines as described in
GB 1197919 - The English patent
GB 725 123 - We understand that, by this means, it is possible to access with the hand at the base of the tub to take off the matter accumulated in it and to do slide it toward the machine advent in order to effect the withdraw. It is not however a means to access to a draining well equipped of a filter to protect a draining pump, in order to pull out the filter for cleaning contrary the other apparatus of the anterior art evoked above.
- The purpose of the present invention is to provide a solution for the disadvantage of the draining filter access apparatus affixed directly under bottom of the tub. This invention, as characterized in the claims, solves the problem consisting to create a draining filter access apparatus with which the filter access be executed without taking off nor tools and without risk of further incidents.
- The advantages obtained through this invention consist principally in that the access apparatus incorporated with the opposed lifter to the drum access door takes one's seat directly above the draining filter basket that it leaves entirely and that it allows an easy manual access to the filter basket which can be like this removed and replaced easily. Moreover, this apparatus makes moreover directly incorporated to the washing machine at the time of its making.
- Other characteristics and advantages will appear in the following description of a method of making the apparatus according to the invention, given as a non-limiting example with regard to the appended drawings where:
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figure 1 shows a front view of the closed apparatus, -
figure 2 shows a right side view of the closed apparatus, -
figure 3 shows a top view of the closed apparatus, -
figure 4 shows a front view of the apparatus in an open position, -
figure 5 shows a below view of the apparatus in an open position, -
figure 6 shows a back view of the apparatus in an open position, -
figure 7 shows a partial view, in perspective, of a washing machine drum equipped with an apparatus according to the invention in open position. - The figures represent a draining filter access apparatus on a top-loading washing machine, integrated in one of the lifters equipping the
washing machine drum 1, diametrically opposite to thedrum 1 access door ; the saidapparatus 10 including abody 11 equipped with an opening 111 normally closed by alid 12 reproducing the exterior shape of a lifter interlocked to thebody 11 by two studs aligned according to an axis XX'. Thelid 12 being closed and normally stopped with a ratchet mechanism obtained via aflexible locking hook 14, interdependent with thebody 11, located at the end of the opening 111 opposite to the articulation of thelid 12, whosebeak 141 ratchets on the lower edge of asmall window 121, forming a stop catch, made in the wall of acavity 122 created in the free end of thelid 12 and open on the top to allow thesaid lid 12 to be released by removing thebeak 141 of theflexible hook 14 under the action of a finger, accompanied by an action with the hand intended to bring thelid 12 to the opening stop corresponding more or less to its vertical position. - The opening 111 of the
body 11 is lined at its base by acollar 112 to be fitted into a passageway of a corresponding shape and dimensions made in thedrum 1, against the wall of which theapparatus 10 is attached by four screws entering theopenings 101 to 104 provided for this purpose in the base of thebody 11, as it is the case for the other lifters. Subject to a certain angular discrepancy of approximately 15° of thedrum 1 towards its normal resting position, towards the back of the machine, the opening 111 of theaccess apparatus 10 lines up with thesump 20 of the draining circuit, where abasket 21 containing the filter one wants to clean is placed. Therefore, one just has to remove thisbasket 21 by passing it through the opening 111 of theaccess apparatus 10. - In examining now, in more detail,
figures 1 to 7 , one notices : onfigures 1, 3 and7 , theaccess cavity 122 to thebeak 141 of thelocking hook 14 engaged on the edge of thesmall window 121, showing onfigures 3 to 7 , and onfigure 2 , the XX' position of the articulation axis of thelid 12. - One will also notice, by comparing
figures 4 and6 , that certain incline of approximately 15°, towards the top and back, has been given to theinside front 123 of thelid 12 to facilitate passing a hand, as well as removing and reinstalling thefilter basket 21, which therefore can be done without tools and without any other operation other than releasing and opening thelid 12 of thebody 11, by simply pressing with one's finger on thebeak 141 of thelocking hook 14 of thelid 12 accompanied by a slight tension from the hand to obtain the complete release of theopening 111 of thebody 11 from theapparatus 10 by hinging of the saidlid 12, then, after cleaning andfilter basket 21 putting back to release thelid 12, to obtain itself closing by retching
Claims (4)
- Top-loading vashing machine comprising a rotatable drum (1) with a wall and an access door, a draining filter (21) and a draining filten access appatus (10) enclosed in a drum lifter diametrically opposite to the access door of the drum (1) if, characterized in that said draining filter access apparatus (10) constituted by a body (11) constituting the lifter base, having an opening (111) intended to line up with an opening of same shape and same dimensions realized in the wall of the drum (1) and a lid (12) articulated towards the body (11) constituting the lifter, said lid (12) being lockable onto the body (11) by simple ratchet mechanism (14, 141, 121, 122).
- Top-loading washing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the ratchet of the lid (12) on the body (11) of apparatus (10) is obtained by a flexible locking hook (14) interlocked to the body (11) situated in its opening (111) and stop catch (121) realized in the lid (12).
- Top-loading washing machine according to claim 2, characterized in that the stop catch (121) realized in the lid (12) is constituted of the lower edge of a small window (121) realized in the wall of a cavity (122) created in the free end of the lid (12) and open on the top, offering a sufficient space to permit the insertion of a finger extremity to obtain the release of the flexible hook (14) beak (141) by simple on it.
- Top-loading washing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the opening (111) of the body (11) is lined by a collar (112) with shape and exterior dimensions corresponding to these of the opening realized in the drum (1) wall
Priority Applications (8)
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ES06008769T ES2313491T3 (en) | 2006-04-27 | 2006-04-27 | UPPER LOADED WASHER WITH ACCESS TO THE DRAIN FILTER. |
DE602006003313T DE602006003313D1 (en) | 2006-04-27 | 2006-04-27 | Sheath-loading washing machine with drain filter access device |
PL06008769T PL1849910T3 (en) | 2006-04-27 | 2006-04-27 | Top-loading washing machine with draining filter access apparatus |
EP06008769A EP1849910B1 (en) | 2006-04-27 | 2006-04-27 | Top-loading washing machine with draining filter access apparatus |
AT06008769T ATE412079T1 (en) | 2006-04-27 | 2006-04-27 | JACKET-LOADING WASHING MACHINE WITH DRAIN FILTER ACCESS DEVICE |
PCT/EP2007/001777 WO2007124805A1 (en) | 2006-04-27 | 2007-03-01 | Draining filter access apparatus for a top-loading washing machine |
EP07703572A EP2016219A1 (en) | 2006-04-27 | 2007-03-01 | Draining filter access apparatus for a top-loading washing machine |
RU2008146785/05A RU2423564C2 (en) | 2006-04-27 | 2007-03-01 | Facility for access to drain filter of washing machine with upper load |
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EP06008769A EP1849910B1 (en) | 2006-04-27 | 2006-04-27 | Top-loading washing machine with draining filter access apparatus |
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EP1849910B1 true EP1849910B1 (en) | 2008-10-22 |
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EP06008769A Not-in-force EP1849910B1 (en) | 2006-04-27 | 2006-04-27 | Top-loading washing machine with draining filter access apparatus |
EP07703572A Withdrawn EP2016219A1 (en) | 2006-04-27 | 2007-03-01 | Draining filter access apparatus for a top-loading washing machine |
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DE (1) | DE602006003313D1 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2313491T3 (en) |
PL (1) | PL1849910T3 (en) |
RU (1) | RU2423564C2 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2007124805A1 (en) |
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EP2405050A1 (en) | 2010-07-08 | 2012-01-11 | Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V. | Washing machine |
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