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EP1866475B1
EP1866475B1 EP06700698.1A EP06700698A EP1866475B1 EP 1866475 B1 EP1866475 B1 EP 1866475B1 EP 06700698 A EP06700698 A EP 06700698A EP 1866475 B1 EP1866475 B1 EP 1866475B1
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  • the invention relates to a laundry drying machine, in particular a condensation dryer, with a rotatable about an at least approximately horizontal axis, electrically driven laundry drum, with functional parts for promotion and with components for guiding the process air and the cooling air, with a heater for the process air and with a the machine mechanically stabilizing support structure as well as with functional parts and components of the air guide receiving assemblies.
  • the support structure consists in known laundry drying machines - hereinafter referred to as dryers - made of a running in a self-supporting construction housing, the housing wall parts are screwed together. Additional stabilization strips and guide rails are available to hold the operationally required function modules and built-in components.
  • the heating device for the process air is regularly arranged on the drum rear wall and the lint filter necessarily present in condensation dryers for the user easily accessible in the region of the feed opening.
  • a uniform base frame which is equally usable for washing machines and dryers is in the DE 40 31 223 A1 described.
  • the base frame has a bottom and two side walls and is stamped in one piece.
  • funds are provided for the use and attachment of an additional floor.
  • a trough is formed in the bottom into which the additional bottom is used.
  • the additional floor is provided on all sides with raised edges and fitted into the trough. The by the raised edges in itself stable additional floor is firmly connected after insertion into the trough with the base frame. Due to this sandwich construction and the raised edges of the additional floor, a high stability of the dryer housing is achieved.
  • the design underlying the tumble dryer is mainly technologically conditioned.
  • the manufacture of the dryer is rationalized by relocation of essential operations for assembly and testing of the individual components in the prefabrication.
  • the error rate should be reduced, in which only pre-tested assemblies and functional parts are joined in the final assembly.
  • the support structure contains the usual reinforcement at the corners and in the floor area and is composed of individual components, which are divided according to the structure of the individual modules.
  • the handling of the modules when joining and connecting in the final assembly requires a considerable effort.
  • a self-supporting floor module is from the DE 31 35 292 C2 known.
  • the base assembly described therein is constructed from a base part, an intermediate bottom and a top, which form the support body arranged one above the other. In this compact plastic body, the receptacles for the functional parts and facilities for guiding the process and the cooling air are formed.
  • the base assembly is part of the supporting body of the machine and replaces the cross braces and retaining rails normally used in the floor area.
  • the dryer housing is supported on the base part, in which corner posts are formed for receiving the housing wall bracket.
  • Support structures in which the stability is essentially produced by braced corner profiles or by the edge regions formed in particular as profiles of the rear wall and the front wall are very material intensive and / or laborious. Disadvantages also arise in the production of the dryer from the number of manufacturing items and in that the assembly technology to be used for installing the functional assemblies and to complete the dryer is partially limited by elements of the support structure.
  • An example of a braced construction is in DE 41 39 588 A1 shown.
  • US 4,817,297 describes a support structure for a tumble dryer that supports multiple functions and facilitates dryer assembly.
  • the dryer comprises a drum, a plate supporting the open front end of the drum, and a housing having a front plate spaced from the open end of the drum.
  • a one-piece intermediate member bridges the front panel and the drum with an opening in the intermediate member between an access opening in the front panel and the open front end of the drum.
  • the intermediate member also supports a filter in alignment with a portion of the drum opening.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a support structure for a laundry drying machine of the type mentioned, which has an improved material economy in securing the necessary stability over the known tumble dryer and a more efficient production and installation of the tumble dryer allows, in particular by reducing the final production to be assembled individual components and simplification of the joining processes.
  • the construction concept according to the invention provides that the structural units for receiving the functional parts and components of the air duct are at the same time designed as parts of the supporting structure.
  • the support structure for stabilizing the tumble dryer is advantageously essentially formed from a front composite body consisting of the front wall and the end shield, a rear wall with the heater and a base module base body connecting both units.
  • End shield and basic module base body are made of plastic and shaped for receiving the functional parts and the air guide devices.
  • the cutting or joining surfaces between the base module base body and the bearing plate and the base module base body and a process air cover lie in a vertical plane. All joining surfaces are as large as possible and extend over the entire width of the tumble dryer.
  • the dryer is given such a high rigidity overall that the usual supporting structures, formed of vertical corner pillars and stiffening horizontal support brackets and rails, are not required.
  • the connections are made without the usual seals at the joints.
  • the support structure according to the invention Compared with the above-described known embodiments, the proposed construction for a tumble dryer with less material use can be realized, the device is lighter overall and is more efficient to manufacture.
  • Front wall, end shield and base module body can be equipped and connected in the prefabrication with the necessary for the operation, control and communication with the user functional units.
  • the number of items to be assembled in the final production or assemblies are thus limited to a minimum. It is also advantageous that the joining of the designed according to the invention and pre-assembled main components of the support structure can be done in a mounting direction.
  • the end plate 6 is adapted in shape and size of the front wall 4. Firmly joined together in an arbitrary manner, the front wall 4 and the bearing plate 6 form a stable composite body.
  • the bearing plate 6, are attached to the support rollers, not shown for a laundry drum 16, is formed in the lower region as a process air duct 13.
  • a lint filter 3 is arranged.
  • the lint filter 3 is removable via the loading opening and for the purpose of cleaning it is easily accessible to the user when the loading door is open (not shown).
  • the front wall 4 has in its lower region an opening 9 for access to the heat exchanger, which is arranged in the Kondenstorhöhle 2, and a supply air opening 4 'for the cooling air blower 12th
  • the base module main body 7 is a bending and torsion-resistant compact plastic body into which a condensate collecting tray, air guiding and guiding devices and the housing 8 with the condenser cavity 2 for a heat exchanger, a condensate pump, a drive motor and fan wheels for the process and the cooling air blower 11 , 12 and channels 13 ', 15 are formed for the process air and the cooling air in a manner not shown.
  • the base module main body 7 and the process air cover 14 are welded together. In both parts stiffening ribs are formed to increase the strength.
  • the back module from the rear wall 5 and heating register 10 and process air-guiding devices is bolted to the over the entire width of the clothes dryer 1 reaching process air cover 14.
  • All joining processes are carried out successively in a horizontal plane and in a direction from the front, which brings about a rationalization effect in the production.
  • the front side of the composite body consisting of the front wall 4 and the bearing plate 6, first with the base module base body 7, for example, locked and then screwed.
  • a latching connection of composite body 4, 6 with the base module base body 7 is sufficiently stable in order to keep the two components safely positioned even without additional auxiliary devices during the further manufacturing process.
  • the special strength receives the connection by screwing, which connects through the bearing plate through the front panel to the base part.
  • the screwing of the composite body 4, 6 with the base module base body 7 also takes place from the front.
  • the L-shaped composite body of the front wall 4, bearing plate 6 and base module base body 7 is freely accessible from above and from the sides.
  • the necessary handles are not limited by struts or rails that stiffen the housing. This combines an advantage that extends the possibilities for rational assembly technologies.
  • the front wall 4 and the rear wall 5 are made of sheet metal and at the edges once angled. These angled edges usually serve the stability and as a contact surface and for fastening the side walls.
  • the outer design of the tumble dryer 1 is completed by an attached cover plate, which is not shown in the drawings.
  • FIG. 2 For a better understanding of the essence of the solution according to the invention are in FIG. 2 the arrangement of the main building units and their joint lines in a vertical section along the central axis 17 of the laundry drum 16 is simplified and shown in a highly schematic.
  • the spatial extent of the front wall 4 and end shield 6 on the one hand and the rear wall 5 with process air cover 14 extends to the bottom surface and over the entire width of the tumble dryer 1, the respective cut surfaces to the basic module body 7 are comparatively very large and lie in a vertical plane or in a stepped back vertical plane perpendicular to the central axis 17 of the laundry drum 16.
  • This orientation and the size of the cut surfaces allow a very secure connection of the bearing plate 6 and the process air cover 14 with the base module body 7 and their technologically simple assembly.
  • the support structure of the invention has a sufficiently high stability, so that the machine can withstand all relevant forces during operation and transport harmless.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Wäschetrockenmaschine, insbesondere einen Kondensations-Wäschetrockner, mit einer um eine wenigstens annähernd waagerechte Achse drehbaren, elektrisch antreibbaren Wäschetrommel, mit Funktionsteilen zur Förderung und mit Komponenten zur Führung der Prozessluft und der Kühlluft, mit einer Heizeinrichtung für die Prozessluft und mit einer die Maschine mechanisch stabilisierenden Tragkonstruktion sowie mit Funktionsteile und Komponenten der Luftführung aufnehmenden Baueinheiten.The invention relates to a laundry drying machine, in particular a condensation dryer, with a rotatable about an at least approximately horizontal axis, electrically driven laundry drum, with functional parts for promotion and with components for guiding the process air and the cooling air, with a heater for the process air and with a the machine mechanically stabilizing support structure as well as with functional parts and components of the air guide receiving assemblies.

Eine solche Wäschetrockenmaschine geht hervor aus der DE 41 39 588 A1 .Such a laundry drying machine is apparent from the DE 41 39 588 A1 ,

Die Tragkonstruktion besteht bei bekannten Wäschetrockenmaschinen - nachstehend als Wäschetrockner bezeichnet - aus einem in einer selbsttragenden Bauweise ausgeführten Gehäuse, dessen Gehäusewandteile miteinander verschraubt sind. Zur Aufnahme der betriebsnotwendigen Funktionsbaugruppen und Einbauteile sind zusätzliche Stabilisierungsleisten und Führungsschienen vorhanden.The support structure consists in known laundry drying machines - hereinafter referred to as dryers - made of a running in a self-supporting construction housing, the housing wall parts are screwed together. Additional stabilization strips and guide rails are available to hold the operationally required function modules and built-in components.

Aus Platzgründen werden die meisten für den Betrieb notwendigen Funktionsteile und Einrichtungen zur Führung der Prozess- und der Kühlluft in einem kompakten Modul integriert und unterhalb der Wäschetrommel als Bodenteil mit dem Rahmen fest verbunden. Die Heizeinrichtung für die Prozessluft wird regelmäßig an der Trommelrückwand angeordnet und das bei Kondensations-Wäschetrocknern notwendigerweise vorhandene Flusensieb für den Nutzer leicht zugänglich im Bereich der Beschickungsöffnung.For reasons of space most necessary for the operation functional parts and facilities for guiding the process and the cooling air are integrated in a compact module and firmly connected below the laundry drum as the bottom part with the frame. The heating device for the process air is regularly arranged on the drum rear wall and the lint filter necessarily present in condensation dryers for the user easily accessible in the region of the feed opening.

Bei der Konstruktion eines Wäschetrockners sind mehrere Aspekte zu berücksichtigen und gegebenenfalls gegeneinander abzuwägen. Neben einer ausreichenden mechanischen Stabilität sind die Funktionsbaugruppen und Einbauteile so auszubilden und zueinander anzuordnen, dass deren Funktion nicht nur abgesichert wird, sondern auch ein möglichst effektiver Betrieb erreichbar ist. In Bezug auf die Herstellung solcher Wäschetrockner sind fertigungstechnologische und ökonomische Gesichtspunkte zu berücksichtigen.When designing a tumble dryer, several aspects must be taken into account and, if necessary, balanced against each other. In addition to a sufficient mechanical stability of the functional assemblies and components are to be formed and arranged to each other, that their function is not only secured, but also the most effective operation is achievable. With regard to the production of such clothes dryers, production-technological and economical aspects have to be considered.

Ein für Waschmaschinen und Trockner gleichermaßen verwendbarer einheitlicher Grundrahmen ist in der DE 40 31 223 A1 beschrieben. Der Grundrahmen enthält einen Boden und zwei Seitenwände und ist aus einem Stück gestanzt. Im Bereich des Bodens sind Mittel für den Einsatz und die Befestigung eines Zusatzbodens vorgesehen. Durch an seiner Vorder- und Hinterkante hochgezogene Wandungsteile wird in dem Boden eine Mulde gebildet, in die der Zusatzboden eingesetzt wird. Der Zusatzboden ist allseitig mit hochgezogenen Kanten versehen und in die Mulde eingepasst. Der durch die hochgezogenen Kanten in sich stabile Zusatzboden wird nach dem Einsetzen in die Mulde mit dem Grundrahmen fest verbunden. Durch diese Sandwich-Bauweise und die hochgezogenen Kanten des Zusatzbodens wird eine hohe Stabilität des Trocknergehäuses erreicht.A uniform base frame which is equally usable for washing machines and dryers is in the DE 40 31 223 A1 described. The base frame has a bottom and two side walls and is stamped in one piece. In the area of the floor funds are provided for the use and attachment of an additional floor. By at its front and rear edge raised wall parts a trough is formed in the bottom into which the additional bottom is used. The additional floor is provided on all sides with raised edges and fitted into the trough. The by the raised edges in itself stable additional floor is firmly connected after insertion into the trough with the base frame. Due to this sandwich construction and the raised edges of the additional floor, a high stability of the dryer housing is achieved.

Die beschriebene Lösung ist ausschließlich auf die Stabilität des Gehäuses ausgerichtet. Eine derartige Rahmenkonstruktion ist sehr material- und bearbeitungsaufwendig.The solution described is geared exclusively to the stability of the housing. Such a frame construction is very material and processing consuming.

Eine eingangs beschriebene, modular aufgebaute Wäschetrockenmaschine wird in der DE 41 39 588 A1 vorgestellt. Darin werden einzelnen Module - eine Bodengruppe, eine Frontwandgruppe, eine Gehäusegruppe und das Trockenaggregat - mit den Funktionsteilen und Komponenten vormontiert und in der Endmontage mit weiteren Einzelteilen komplettiert und gefügt. Der Montageaufwand in der Endfertigung wird dadurch erheblich reduziert. Ein weiterer Vorteil besteht darin, dass die in der Endmontage gefügten Baugruppen vorgeprüft sind.An initially described, modular drying machine is in the DE 41 39 588 A1 presented. In it, individual modules - a floor group, a front wall group, a housing group and the drying unit - are pre-assembled with the functional parts and components and completed and assembled in the final assembly with further individual parts. The assembly work in the final production is thereby considerably reduced. Another advantage is that the assembled assemblies in the final assembly are pre-tested.

Die dem beschriebenen Wäschetrockner zugrunde liegende Konzeption ist überwiegend technologisch bedingt. Die Herstellung des Trockners wird durch Verlagerung wesentlicher Arbeitsgänge zur Montage und Prüfung der Einzelkomponenten in die Vorfertigung rationalisiert. Außerdem soll die Fehlerquote herabgesetzt werden, in dem nur vorgeprüfte Baugruppen und Funktionsteile in der Endmontage gefügt werden.The design underlying the tumble dryer is mainly technologically conditioned. The manufacture of the dryer is rationalized by relocation of essential operations for assembly and testing of the individual components in the prefabrication. In addition, the error rate should be reduced, in which only pre-tested assemblies and functional parts are joined in the final assembly.

Die Tragkonstruktion enthält die üblichen Verstärkungen an den Ecken und im Bodenbereich und wird aus Einzelkomponenten zusammengesetzt, die entsprechend dem Aufbau der einzelnen Module unterteilt sind. Das Handling der Module beim Fügen und Verbinden in der Endmontage erfordert allerdings einen nicht unerheblichen Aufwand.The support structure contains the usual reinforcement at the corners and in the floor area and is composed of individual components, which are divided according to the structure of the individual modules. The handling of the modules when joining and connecting in the final assembly, however, requires a considerable effort.

Ein selbsttragendes Bodenmodul ist aus der DE 31 35 292 C2 bekannt. Die dort beschriebene Bodenbaugruppe ist aus einem Sockelteil, einem Zwischenboden und einem Oberteil aufgebaut, die übereinander angeordnet den Tragkörper bilden. In diesem kompakten Tragkörper aus Kunststoff sind die Aufnahmen für die Funktionsteile und für Einrichtungen zur Führung der Prozess- und der Kühlluft eingeformt. Die Bodenbaugruppe ist Teil des Tragkörpers der Maschine und ersetzt die im Bodenbereich sonst gebräuchlichen Querstreben und Halteschienen. Das Trocknergehäuse stützt sich auf dem Sockelteil ab, in das zur Aufnahme der Gehäusewandhalterung Eckpfosten eingeformt sind.A self-supporting floor module is from the DE 31 35 292 C2 known. The base assembly described therein is constructed from a base part, an intermediate bottom and a top, which form the support body arranged one above the other. In this compact plastic body, the receptacles for the functional parts and facilities for guiding the process and the cooling air are formed. The base assembly is part of the supporting body of the machine and replaces the cross braces and retaining rails normally used in the floor area. The dryer housing is supported on the base part, in which corner posts are formed for receiving the housing wall bracket.

Die bekannte Kombination aus Metallrahmen und Kunststoffbodenteil ist sehr materialintensiv und weist Nachteile auf bei der Verbindung des Tragkörpers und der Lüfterkanäle.The known combination of metal frame and plastic bottom part is very material-intensive and has disadvantages in the connection of the support body and the fan ducts.

Tragkonstruktionen, bei denen die Stabilität im Wesentlichen durch miteinander verstrebte Eckprofile bzw. durch die als Profile ausgeformten Randbereiche insbesondere der Rück- und der Frontwand hergestellt werden, sind sehr materialintensiv und/oder bearbeitungsaufwendig. Nachteile ergeben sich auch bei der Herstellung der Trockner aus der Anzahl der Fertigungseinzelteile und dadurch, dass die zum Einbau der Funktionsbaugruppen und die zur Komplettierung der Trockner anzuwendende Montagetechnologie durch Elemente der Tragkonstruktion teilweise eingeschränkt wird. Ein Beispiel für eine verstrebte Konstruktion ist in DE 41 39 588 A1 gezeigt.Support structures in which the stability is essentially produced by braced corner profiles or by the edge regions formed in particular as profiles of the rear wall and the front wall are very material intensive and / or laborious. Disadvantages also arise in the production of the dryer from the number of manufacturing items and in that the assembly technology to be used for installing the functional assemblies and to complete the dryer is partially limited by elements of the support structure. An example of a braced construction is in DE 41 39 588 A1 shown.

US 4,817,297 beschreibt eine Stützstruktur für einen Wäschetrockner, die mehrere Funktionen unterstützt und einen Trocknerzusammenbau erleichtert. Der Trockner umfasst eine Trommel, eine Platte, welche das zur offenen Vorderfront gerichtete Ende der Trommel stützt, und ein Gehäuse mit einer Frontplatte, die vom offenen Ende der Trommel beabstandet ist. Ein einstückiges Zwischenelement überbrückt die Frontplatte und die Trommel, wobei eine Öffnung im Zwischenelement zwischen einer Zugangsöffnung in der Vorderplatte und dem offenen Vorderende der Trommel steht. Das Zwischenelement stützt auch einen Filter in Ausrichtung mit einem Teil der Trommelöffnung. US 4,817,297 describes a support structure for a tumble dryer that supports multiple functions and facilitates dryer assembly. The dryer comprises a drum, a plate supporting the open front end of the drum, and a housing having a front plate spaced from the open end of the drum. A one-piece intermediate member bridges the front panel and the drum with an opening in the intermediate member between an access opening in the front panel and the open front end of the drum. The intermediate member also supports a filter in alignment with a portion of the drum opening.

Den vorbeschriebenen Lösungen ist darüber hinaus der Nachteil gemeinsam, dass die Schnittstellen der Prozessluftführung mit zusätzlichen Dichtungen versehen werden müssen, um Verluste und den Austritt von Feuchtigkeit zu verhindern.The above-described solutions also have the common disadvantage that the interfaces of the process air duct must be provided with additional seals in order to prevent losses and the escape of moisture.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, für eine Wäschetrockenmaschine der eingangs genannten Art eine Tragkonstruktion anzugeben, die bei Absicherung der notwendigen Stabilität gegenüber den bekannten Wäschetrocknern eine verbesserte Materialökonomie aufweist und eine insgesamt rationellere Fertigung und Montage des Wäschetrockners ermöglicht, insbesondere durch Reduzierung der in der Endfertigung zu montierenden Einzelbauteile und Vereinfachung der Fügeprozesse.The invention has for its object to provide a support structure for a laundry drying machine of the type mentioned, which has an improved material economy in securing the necessary stability over the known tumble dryer and a more efficient production and installation of the tumble dryer allows, in particular by reducing the final production to be assembled individual components and simplification of the joining processes.

Die Aufgabe der Erfindung wird durch die im Anspruch 1 genannten Merkmale dadurch gelöst, dass die Baueinheiten als Teile der Tragkonstruktion ausgebildet sind. Vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen der Erfindung sind in den Unteransprüchen enthalten, die in beliebigen Kombinationen mit dem Anspruch 1 und anderen Unteransprüchen kombinierbar sind.The object of the invention is achieved by the features mentioned in claim 1 in that the units are designed as parts of the support structure. Advantageous embodiments of the invention are contained in the subclaims, which can be combined in any combination with claim 1 and other subclaims.

Das erfindungsgemäße Konstruktionskonzept sieht vor, dass die Baueinheiten zur Aufnahme der Funktionsteile und Komponenten der Luftführung zugleich als Teile der Tragkonstruktion ausgebildet sind. Die Tragkonstruktion zur Stabilisierung des Wäschetrockners wird vorteilhafterweise im Wesentlichen gebildet aus einem vorderen Verbundkörper, bestehend aus der Frontwand und dem Lagerschild, einer Rückwand mit der Heizeinrichtung und einem beide Baueinheiten verbindenden Basismodul-Grundkörper.The construction concept according to the invention provides that the structural units for receiving the functional parts and components of the air duct are at the same time designed as parts of the supporting structure. The support structure for stabilizing the tumble dryer is advantageously essentially formed from a front composite body consisting of the front wall and the end shield, a rear wall with the heater and a base module base body connecting both units.

Lagerschild und Basismodul-Grundkörper sind aus Kunststoff gefertigt und für die Aufnahme der Funktionsteile und der Luftführungseinrichtungen geformt.End shield and basic module base body are made of plastic and shaped for receiving the functional parts and the air guide devices.

Die Schnitt- bzw. Fügeflächen zwischen dem Basismodul-Grundkörper und dem Lagerschild sowie dem Basismodul-Grundkörper und einem Prozessluftdeckel liegen in einer senkrechten Ebene. Alle Fügeflächen sind möglichst groß und erstrecken sich über die gesamte Breite des Wäschetrockners.The cutting or joining surfaces between the base module base body and the bearing plate and the base module base body and a process air cover lie in a vertical plane. All joining surfaces are as large as possible and extend over the entire width of the tumble dryer.

Zusammen mit der speziellen Ausformung der einzelnen Bauteile, insbesondere durch eingeformte Versteifungen und Rippen, und einer angepassten Verbindungstechnik, Verschweißen von Basismodul-Grundkörper und Prozessluftdeckel sowie Verrasten und Verschrauben des frontseitigen Verbundkörpers mit dem Lagerschild, wird dem Wäschetrockner insgesamt eine derart hohe Steifigkeit verliehen, dass die üblichen Tragkonstruktionen, gebildet aus senkrechten Eckpfeilern und versteifenden waagerechten Tragwinkeln und -schienen, nicht erforderlich sind. Die Verbindungen werden ohne die sonst üblichen Dichtungen an den Fügestellen hergestellt.Together with the special shape of the individual components, in particular by molded stiffeners and ribs, and an adapted connection technology, welding of base module body and process air cover and locking and screwing of the front composite body with the bearing plate, the dryer is given such a high rigidity overall that the usual supporting structures, formed of vertical corner pillars and stiffening horizontal support brackets and rails, are not required. The connections are made without the usual seals at the joints.

Die Anzahl der insgesamt aufzuwendenden und zu montierenden Einzelteile wird durch die erfindungsgemäße Tragkonstruktion erheblich reduziert. Gegenüber den vorbeschriebenen bekannten Ausführungsformen ist die vorgeschlagene Konstruktion für einen Wäschetrockner mit geringerem Materialeinsatz realisierbar, das Gerät wird insgesamt leichter und ist rationeller zu fertigen.The number of total expenditures and to be mounted items is significantly reduced by the support structure according to the invention. Compared with the above-described known embodiments, the proposed construction for a tumble dryer with less material use can be realized, the device is lighter overall and is more efficient to manufacture.

Wesentliche Vorteile ergeben sich aus der erfindungsgemäßen Tragkonstruktion auch bei der Montage des Trockners. Frontwand, Lagerschild und Basismodul-Grundkörper können in der Vorfertigung mit den für den Betrieb, die Steuerung und die Kommunikation mit dem Benutzer notwendigen Funktionseinheiten bestückt und verbunden werden. Die Zahl der in der Endfertigung zu montierenden Einzelteile bzw. Baueinheiten sind somit auf ein Minimum beschränkt. Vorteilhaft ist auch, dass das Fügen der nach Maßgabe der Erfindung gestalteten und vormontierten Hauptbestandteile der Tragkonstruktion in einer Montagerichtung erfolgen kann.Significant advantages arise from the support structure according to the invention also during installation of the dryer. Front wall, end shield and base module body can be equipped and connected in the prefabrication with the necessary for the operation, control and communication with the user functional units. The number of items to be assembled in the final production or assemblies are thus limited to a minimum. It is also advantageous that the joining of the designed according to the invention and pre-assembled main components of the support structure can be done in a mounting direction.

Die Erfindung ist zusammen mit weiteren vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen im Folgenden anhand eines Ausführungsbeispiels näher erläutert. In den zugehörigen Zeichnungen zeigen

Figur 1
den modularen Aufbau eines Wäschetrockners und
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die schematisch dargestellte Tragkonstruktion des Wäschetrockners.
The invention is explained in more detail below together with further advantageous embodiments with reference to an embodiment. In the accompanying drawings show
FIG. 1
the modular construction of a tumble dryer and
FIG. 2
the schematically illustrated support structure of the tumble dryer.

Das Lagerschild 6 ist in Form und Größe der Frontwand 4 angepasst. In beliebiger Weise fest miteinander gefügt bilden die Frontwand 4 und das Lagerschild 6 einen in sich stabilen Verbundkörper. Das Lagerschild 6, an dem nicht dargestellte Tragrollen für eine Wäschetrommel 16 befestigt sind, ist im unteren Bereich als Prozessluftkanal 13 ausgeformt. Unmittelbar am Eingang des vom Lagerschild 6 gebildeten, von oben zulaufenden Prozessluftkanals 13 ist ein Flusensieb 3 angeordnet. Das Flusensieb 3 ist über die Beschickungsöffnung herausnehmbar und zwecks Reinigung für den Benutzer bei geöffneter Beschickungstür (nicht dargestellt) leicht zugänglich. Die Frontwand 4 hat in ihrem unteren Bereich eine Öffnung 9 für den Zugang zum Wärmetauscher, der in der Kondenstorhöhle 2 angeordnet ist, und eine Zuluftöffnung 4' für das Kühlluftgebläse 12.The end plate 6 is adapted in shape and size of the front wall 4. Firmly joined together in an arbitrary manner, the front wall 4 and the bearing plate 6 form a stable composite body. The bearing plate 6, are attached to the support rollers, not shown for a laundry drum 16, is formed in the lower region as a process air duct 13. Immediately at the entrance of the bearing plate 6 formed from the top of the incoming process air duct 13, a lint filter 3 is arranged. The lint filter 3 is removable via the loading opening and for the purpose of cleaning it is easily accessible to the user when the loading door is open (not shown). The front wall 4 has in its lower region an opening 9 for access to the heat exchanger, which is arranged in the Kondenstorhöhle 2, and a supply air opening 4 'for the cooling air blower 12th

Der Basismodul-Grundkörper 7 ist ein biege- und verwindungssteifer kompakter Kunststoffkörper, in den eine Kondensatauffangschale, Luftleit- und Führungseinrichtungen und die Behausung 8 mit der Kondensatorhöhle 2 für einen Wärmetauscher, eine Kondensatförderpumpe, einen Antriebsmotor und Lüfterräder für das Prozess- und das Kühlluftgebläse 11, 12 sowie Kanäle 13', 15 für die Prozessluft und die Kühlluft in nicht näher dargestellter Weise eingeformt sind. Der Basismodul-Grundkörper 7 und der Prozessluftdeckel 14 sind miteinander verschweißt. In beide Teile sind zur Erhöhung der Festigkeit Versteifungsrippen eingeformt. Das Rückenmodul aus Rückwand 5 und Heizregister 10 sowie Prozessluft-Leiteinrichtungen ist mit dem über die gesamte Breite des Wäschetrockners 1 reichenden Prozessluftdeckel 14 verschraubt.The base module main body 7 is a bending and torsion-resistant compact plastic body into which a condensate collecting tray, air guiding and guiding devices and the housing 8 with the condenser cavity 2 for a heat exchanger, a condensate pump, a drive motor and fan wheels for the process and the cooling air blower 11 , 12 and channels 13 ', 15 are formed for the process air and the cooling air in a manner not shown. The base module main body 7 and the process air cover 14 are welded together. In both parts stiffening ribs are formed to increase the strength. The back module from the rear wall 5 and heating register 10 and process air-guiding devices is bolted to the over the entire width of the clothes dryer 1 reaching process air cover 14.

Alle Fügeprozesse werden nacheinander in einer waagerechten Ebene und in einer Richtung von vorn her ausgeführt, was einen Rationalisierungseffekt bei der Fertigung bewirkt. Frontseitig wird der Verbundkörper, bestehend aus der Frontwand 4 und dem Lagerschild 6, zunächst mit dem Basismodul-Grundkörper 7 beispielsweise verrastet und anschließend verschraubt. Eine Rastverbindung von Verbundkörper 4, 6 mit dem Basismodul-Grundkörper 7 ist ausreichend stabil, um die beiden Bauteile auch ohne zusätzliche Hilfsvorrichtungen während des weiteren Fertigungsablaufs sicher positioniert zu halten. Die besondere Festigkeit erhält die Verbindung durch Verschraubungen, die durch das Lagerschild hindurch die Frontplatte mit dem Basisteil verbindet. Das Verschrauben des Verbundkörpers 4, 6 mit dem Basismodul-Grundkörper 7 erfolgt ebenfalls von vorn.All joining processes are carried out successively in a horizontal plane and in a direction from the front, which brings about a rationalization effect in the production. The front side of the composite body, consisting of the front wall 4 and the bearing plate 6, first with the base module base body 7, for example, locked and then screwed. A latching connection of composite body 4, 6 with the base module base body 7 is sufficiently stable in order to keep the two components safely positioned even without additional auxiliary devices during the further manufacturing process. The special strength receives the connection by screwing, which connects through the bearing plate through the front panel to the base part. The screwing of the composite body 4, 6 with the base module base body 7 also takes place from the front.

Für die zur Komplettierung des Wäschetrockners 1 in der Endmontage auszuführenden Arbeiten ist es von Vorteil, dass der L-förmige Verbundkörper aus Frontwand 4, Lagerschild 6 und Basismodul-Grundkörper 7 von oben und von den Seiten frei zugänglich ist. Die notwendigerweise auszuführenden Handgriffe sind durch Streben oder Schienen, die das Gehäuse versteifen, nicht eingeschränkt. Damit verbindet sich ein Vorteil, durch den die Möglichkeiten für rationelle Montagetechnologien erweitert sind.For the work to be completed to complete the tumble dryer 1 in the final assembly, it is advantageous that the L-shaped composite body of the front wall 4, bearing plate 6 and base module base body 7 is freely accessible from above and from the sides. The necessary handles are not limited by struts or rails that stiffen the housing. This combines an advantage that extends the possibilities for rational assembly technologies.

Die Frontwand 4 und die Rückwand 5 sind aus Blech und an den Rändern einmal abgewinkelt. Diese abgewinkelten Ränder dienen üblicherweise der Stabilität sowie als Anlagefläche und zur Befestigung der Seitenwände. Die äußere Gestaltung des Wäschetrockners 1 wird durch eine aufgesetzte Deckplatte komplettiert, die in den Zeichnungen nicht dargestellt ist.The front wall 4 and the rear wall 5 are made of sheet metal and at the edges once angled. These angled edges usually serve the stability and as a contact surface and for fastening the side walls. The outer design of the tumble dryer 1 is completed by an attached cover plate, which is not shown in the drawings.

Zum besseren Verständnis des Wesentlichen der erfindungsgemäßen Lösung sind in Figur 2 die Anordnung der Hauptbaueinheiten und ihrer Fügelinien in einem senkrechten Schnitt entlang der Mittelachse 17 der Wäschetrommel 16 vereinfacht und stark schematisiert dargestellt. Die räumliche Ausdehnung von Frontwand 4 und Lagerschild 6 einerseits und Rückwand 5 mit Prozessluftdeckel 14 reicht bis zur Bodenfläche und über die gesamte Breite des Wäschetrockners 1, die jeweiligen Schnittflächen zum Basismodul-Grundkörper 7 sind vergleichsweise sehr groß ausgebildet und liegen in einer senkrechten Ebene bzw. in einer stufig zurück versetzten senkrechten Ebene quer zur Mittelachse 17 der Wäschetrommel 16. Diese Ausrichtung und die Größe der Schnittflächen ermöglichen eine sehr sichere Verbindung des Lagerschilds 6 sowie des Prozessluftdeckels 14 mit dem Basismodul-Grundkörper 7 und deren technologisch einfache Montage.For a better understanding of the essence of the solution according to the invention are in FIG. 2 the arrangement of the main building units and their joint lines in a vertical section along the central axis 17 of the laundry drum 16 is simplified and shown in a highly schematic. The spatial extent of the front wall 4 and end shield 6 on the one hand and the rear wall 5 with process air cover 14 extends to the bottom surface and over the entire width of the tumble dryer 1, the respective cut surfaces to the basic module body 7 are comparatively very large and lie in a vertical plane or in a stepped back vertical plane perpendicular to the central axis 17 of the laundry drum 16. This orientation and the size of the cut surfaces allow a very secure connection of the bearing plate 6 and the process air cover 14 with the base module body 7 and their technologically simple assembly.

Auch ohne gemäß Stand der Technik übliche Rahmenprofile bzw. ohne bekannte, im Randbereich der Wandbleche eingeformte Profile weist die erfindungsgemäße Tragkonstruktion eine ausreichend hohe Stabilität auf, so dass die Maschine allen relevanten Krafteinwirkungen während des Betriebes und des Transports schadlos widerstehen kann.Even without customary in the prior art frame profiles or without known, molded in the edge region of the wall panels profiles, the support structure of the invention has a sufficiently high stability, so that the machine can withstand all relevant forces during operation and transport harmless.

Bezugszeichenreference numeral

11
Wäschetrocknerclothes dryer
22
Kondensatorhöhlecapacitor cave
33
Flusensieblint
44
Frontwandfront wall
4'4 '
Zuluftöffnungair intake opening
55
Rückwandrear wall
66
Lagerschildend shield
77
Basismodul-GrundkörperBase module base body
88th
Kondensatorgehäusecapacitor case
99
WärmetauschereinschuböffnungHeat exchanger insertion opening
1010
Heizeinrichtungheater
1111
ProzessluftgebläseProcess air fan
1212
KühlluftgebläseCooling fan
1313
ProzessluftkanalProcess air duct
13'13 '
ProzessluftkanalProcess air duct
1414
ProzessluftdeckelProcess air cover
1515
KühlluftkanalCooling air duct
1616
Wäschetrommelwashing drum
1717
Mittelachsecentral axis
1818
StellfüßeLeveling feet

Claims (10)

  1. Clothes drying machine, especially a condensation clothes dryer, with a clothes drum (16) that can be rotated about an at least approximately horizontal axis (17) and that can be actuated electrically, with functional parts for conveying and with components (13, 15) for routing the process air and the cooling air, with a heating device (10) for the process air, and with a support structure that stabilises the machine mechanically, and also with modular units (4 to 7, 14) receiving functional parts and components of the air routing system, characterised in that
    - the modular units (4 to 7, 14) are realised as parts of the support structure,
    - the support structure is essentially realised from a front module in the form of a combined body made up of an end shield (6) and a front wall (4), a base module on the bottom side consisting of a base body (7) and a process air lid (14), and a rear module consisting of a rear wall (5), the heating device (10), and a cover, and
    - the end shield (6) and the base body (7) are manufactured from plastic and shaped for receiving the functional parts and components (13, 15).
  2. Clothes drying machine according to claim 1, characterised in that the joining surfaces of the front module (4, 6) and of the base module base body (7) on the one side, and also of the process air lid (14) and of the base module base body (7) on the other side are connected to each other without the use of sealing elements.
  3. Clothes drying machine according to claim 2, characterised in that the joining surfaces between the base module base body (7) on the bottom side and the front module (4, 6) in the form of a combined body, and also the joining surfaces between the base module base body (7) and the process air lid (14) essentially lie in a vertical plane or in stepped back vertical planes in each case.
  4. Clothes drying machine according to one of claims 2 and 3, characterised in that the base module base body (7) is permanently connected to the front module (4, 6), preferably by means of latching and bolting.
  5. Clothes drying machine according to claim 4, characterised in that the front wall (4), the end shield (6), and the base module base body (7) are attached to each other by means of through-bolting.
  6. Clothes drying machine according to one of claims 2 to 5, characterised in that the process air lid (14) is a plastic part.
  7. Clothes drying machine according to claim 6, characterised in that the base module base body (7) is permanently connected to the process air lid (14) at the back, preferably by means of welding.
  8. Clothes drying machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that all the modular units of the support structure extend across the entire width of the clothes drying machine (1), so that the joining surfaces similarly extend across the width of the clothes drying machine.
  9. Clothes drying machine according to claim 8, characterised in that supporting feet (18) are moulded in the process air lid (14).
  10. Clothes drying machine according to claim 6, characterised in that stiffening elements and ribs (17) are moulded in the base module base body (7) and in the process air lid (14), preferably in the bottom surface and in the side surfaces.
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