EP1913191B1 - Lave-linge ou lave/seche-linge comportant un dispositif de rejet - Google Patents

Lave-linge ou lave/seche-linge comportant un dispositif de rejet Download PDF

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EP1913191B1
EP1913191B1 EP06795210A EP06795210A EP1913191B1 EP 1913191 B1 EP1913191 B1 EP 1913191B1 EP 06795210 A EP06795210 A EP 06795210A EP 06795210 A EP06795210 A EP 06795210A EP 1913191 B1 EP1913191 B1 EP 1913191B1
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Lucio Amati
Costantino Mariotti
Giovanni Bombardieri
Paolo Santonicola
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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
    • D06F37/26—Casings; Tubs
    • D06F37/266—Gaskets mounted between tub and casing around the loading opening

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  • the present invention relates to a laundry washing or washing/drying machine, in particular of the front-loading or substantially front-loading type, according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • rejector device for soft goods, commonly called "diverter”.
  • said rejector device consists of a lip made of an elastic and/or soft material (typically rubber) extending from the top of the front opening of the household appliance toward the drum axis in a substantially radial direction.
  • the field of laundry washing or washing/drying machines is evolving toward machines having higher load capacities and larger front openings, capable of treating larger quantities of laundry and to allow the user to load and unload the soft goods as quickly and comfortably as possible.
  • the thrust undergone by the soft goods in the drum axial direction is significantly higher, so that said soft goods have a greater tendency to remain in contact with the gasket, even when the spin phase is started.
  • a rejector device simply consisting of elastic and/or soft material is not effective in preventing the soft goods from remaining in contact with the gasket during the spin phase, because it becomes much deformed even when hit by a small quantity of laundry.
  • Patent application WO02/12612A1 has foreseen the possibility of manufacturing a rejector device comprising a rigid portion obtained by appropriately shaping the locking ring which secures the gasket to the tub.
  • the rejector device described in patent application WO02/12612A1 however suffers the drawbacks of not having adequate rigidity and of requiring an additional processing step for shaping the locking ring.
  • Patent application EP1389642A1 has then described a rejector device for a laundry washing machine consisting of an external insert manufactured by moulding an elastic and/or soft material over a rigid plastic material, secured to the flange of the tub of the laundry washing or washing/drying machine by means of screws, and placed into a suitable housing in the gasket.
  • the use of a rejector device according to patent application EP1389642A1 however involves additional processing steps (moulding the rigid portion of the rejector device, moulding the elastic portion of the rejector device over the rigid portion, securing the rejector device to the tub), which require longer times and higher costs for producing the household appliance.
  • the rejector device is an external insert secured to the tub, e.g. by means of screws, the hitting action it undergoes during the operation of the household appliance may impair its connection, which therefore is not very reliable.
  • the general object of the present invention is to overcome the above drawbacks of the rejector devices described in patent applications WO02/12612A1 and EP1389642A1 .
  • a laundry washing machine according to the preamble of claim 1 is for example disclosed in DE 103 59 011 B3 .
  • a more specific object of the present invention is to provide a laundry washing or washing drying machine, in particular of the front-loading or substantially front-loading type, comprising a rejector device which does not require any costly additional processing steps during the production process of the household appliance and which is very effective even in the presence of heavy loads.
  • the general idea at the basis of the present invention is to provide a laundry washing or washing/drying machine, in particular of the front-loading or substantially front-loading type, comprising a rejector device which comprises a first element, forming one piece with the tub of the laundry washing or washing/drying machine, and a second element, forming one piece with the gasket of the laundry washing or washing/drying machine.
  • a rejector device is therefore provided which is different from and better than those according to the prior art.
  • the first element of the rejector device is manufactured during the moulding of the tub; if the gasket is made of an elastic and/or soft material, the second element of the rejector device is preferably manufactured during the moulding of the gasket.
  • Fig.1 schematically shows a sectional view of a detail of a laundry washing or washing/drying machine according to the present invention, the section plane being a plane passing through the drum axis and intersecting the rejector device.
  • the laundry washing or washing/drying machine in particular of the front-loading or substantially front-loading type, of Fig.1 comprises a cabinet (not shown in the drawing), whose front, i.e. its front wall, comprises a front opening suitable for loading and unloading soft goods into/from the household appliance.
  • the laundry washing or washing/drying machine also comprises a tub 3, made of a rigid material (in particular a rigid plastic material or a metal material) adapted to contain water and/or wash liquid, in turn comprising a substantially circular hole matching the front opening of the household appliance.
  • a drum within the tub there is a drum (not shown in the drawing), being substantially a hollow cylinder in shape, adapted to contain soft goods and to be rotated about its axis through a motor device.
  • the front opening being generally circular in shape, is kept closed by means of a door.
  • a sleeve-shaped gasket 2 is interposed whose inner cylindrical surface 12 ensures a functional coupling between the front opening of the front and the substantially circular hole of the tub 3.
  • the gasket 2 has an annular portion 14 which covers the tub 3 around the substantially circular hole.
  • the gasket 2 is made of an elastic and/or soft material, and can be secured to the tub 3 because, for example, the tub 3 has a flange 4 around the substantially circular hole and the gasket 2 has a dedicated profile adapted to act as a stable housing for the flange 4. Tightness between the tub 3 and the gasket 2 may be ensured through a first ledge 7, i.e. a portion of the gasket 2 pressing against the outer surface of the tub 3, possibly by interposing a first locking ring in a first housing 8 located near the first ledge 7. Tightness between the door and the gasket 2 may be ensured, on the other hand, through a second ledge 5, i.e.
  • the laundry washing or washing/drying machine is capable of performing one or more treatments on soft goods (in particular the spin treatment, for removing part of the water absorbed by the laundry during a previous wash or rinse treatment), wherein the drum is rotated about its axis. Said rotation tends to push the soft goods contained in the drum into the area being internal to the gasket 2 and possibly to cause (mostly during the spin treatment) a relevant friction action between the soft goods rotating about the drum axis and the cylindrical inner surface 12 of the gasket 2. Said friction action between the gasket 2 and the laundry causes wear and tear to the soft goods and considerable damage to the gasket 2, thus drastically reducing its service life.
  • soft goods in particular the spin treatment, for removing part of the water absorbed by the laundry during a previous wash or rinse treatment
  • the laundry washing or washing/drying machine in particular of the front-loading or substantially front-loading type, according to the present invention comprises a rejector device 1.
  • the rejector device 1 is adapted to exert a counter action on the laundry in order to push those soft goods located near the gasket 2 toward the inside of the drum; in particular, the soft goods located on the gasket 2 hit the rejector device 1 and thus tend to undergo a thrust which allows them to return inside the drum.
  • the rejector device 1 For the purpose of effectively countering the inertia of the soft goods in the direction of the door even in the presence of a heavy load, the rejector device 1 comprises a first element 9 made of a rigid material and a second element 10 made of an elastic and/or soft material.
  • the second element 10 is adapted to come in contact with the laundry and must have appropriate surface characteristics to prevent the laundry from suffering any serious damage. Said second element 10 is however affected by a certain flexibility, which increases as the load being present inside the drum of the laundry washing or washing/drying machine increases.
  • the first element 9 eliminates or attenuates this flexibility significantly, giving the rejector device 1 the rigidity needed to adequately counter the movement of the soft goods toward the door.
  • the rejector device 1 extends from the tub 3 in the area of the substantially circular hole in a substantially radial direction.
  • the rejector device 1 is located in the upper half of the substantially circular hole of the tub 3 and, more in particular, the straight line joining the center of the substantially circular hole of the tub 3 to the rejector device 1 typically forms an angle of about 10° ⁇ 15° relative to the vertical direction.
  • the rejector device 1 is so shaped that the first element 9 cannot come directly in contact with the laundry.
  • the first element 9 is therefore covered, at least in those areas where it may be hit by soft goods rotating about the axis of the drum, with the second element 10 which, being made of an elastic and/or soft material, also provides damping of vibration propagating in the rejector device 1 due to the hitting action of the laundry.
  • the service life of the rejector device 1 becomes longer, preferably exceeding the service life of the laundry washing or washing/drying machine comprising the rejector device 1.
  • the first element 9 of the rejector device 1 forms one piece with the tub 3 of the laundry washing or washing/drying machine
  • the second element 10 forms one piece with the gasket 2 of the laundry washing or washing/drying machine. It is possible to obtain the rejector device 1 without having to carry out any costly additional processing steps, resulting in time and/or cost savings during the production process of the laundry washing or washing/drying machine.
  • the tub 3 is manufactured by moulding a plastic material
  • the present invention allows to obtain the first element 9 of the rejector device 1 during the same moulding operation used for producing the tub 3 or a part of the tub 3.
  • the tub 3 is made of a metal material instead of a rigid plastic material (in particular if the tub 3 is made of stainless steel), the first element 9 of the rejector device 1 is obtained during the same moulding operation used for producing the tub 3 or a part of the tub 3.
  • the present invention allows to obtain the second element 10 of the rejector device 1 during the same moulding operation used for producing the gasket 2.
  • Mounting the rejector device 1 is advantageously much simpler than mounting the rejector devices described in patent applications WO02/12612A1 and EP1389642A1 , because it only requires that the first element 9 be covered with the second element 10, and may be even made easier by providing an aperture 15 for the second element 10 in the area of the portion of the second element 10 which does not come directly in contact with the laundry during the operation of the laundry washing or washing/drying machine.
  • the second element 10 of the rejector device 1 comprises auxiliary means 11 extending from the inward surface of the second element 10 or from a portion of said surface in a substantially axial direction.
  • the extension depth of the auxiliary means 11 in the axial direction is such that at least a portion of the auxiliary means 11 is located inside the drum.
  • the auxiliary means 11 are made of the same material as the second element 10, and preferably form one piece with the second element 10 and with the gasket 2 of the laundry washing or washing/drying machine.
  • the auxiliary means 11 are also adapted to exert a thrust action on the soft goods toward the inside of the drum when the soft goods, during the their rotation about the drum axis, hit the upper surface 13 of the auxiliary means 11. According to a possible configuration of the auxiliary means 11, they are provided with a top surface 13 having a curvature being similar to that of the drum and/or a variable depth in order to improve said thrust action exerted on the soft goods toward the inside of the drum.
  • the laundry washing or washing/drying machine in particular of the front-loading or substantially front-loading type, according to the present invention overcomes the inherent drawbacks of patent applications WO02/12612A1 and EP1389642A1 , the rejector device 1 being characterized by processing and/or mounting steps being much simpler, quicker and cheaper than the rejector devices described in patent applications WO02/12612A1 and EP1389642A1 . Furthermore, since the first element 9 is irremovably connected to the tub 3, it follows that the rejector device 1 according to the present invention is characterized by a more stable and secure connection to the tub 3 compared to the rejector device described in EP1389642A1 .

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  1. Machine à laver ou machine à laver/sécher le linge, en particulier machine du type à chargement frontal ou du type à chargement essentiellement frontal, comportant une cuve (3) et un joint d'étanchéité (2), ladite cuve (3) étant adaptée pour contenir de l'eau et/ou du liquide de lavage et comportant un trou qui est, de préférence, de configuration essentiellement circulaire permettant de charger et/ou de décharger des matières textiles, ledit joint d'étanchéité (2) étant fixé à ladite cuve (3), ladite cuve (3) étant constituée d'un matériau rigide et ledit joint d'étanchéité (2) étant constitué d'un matériau élastique et/ou souple, ladite machine à laver ou à laver/sécher le linge comportant également un dispositif de rejet (1) destiné à des matériaux textiles, ledit dispositif de rejet (1) comprenant un premier élément (9) et un second élément (10), ledit premier élément (9) étant constitué d'un matériau rigide et ledit second élément (10) étant constitué d'un matériau élastique et/ou souple, dans laquelle ledit premier élément (9) forme une seule pièce avec ladite cuve (3) et ledit second élément (10) forme une seule pièce avec ledit joint d'étanchéité (2), caractérisée en ce que au moins une partie de la cuve (3) et ledit premier élément (9) sont fabriqués au cours de la même opération de moulage, en une seule pièce.
  2. Machine à laver ou machine à laver/sécher le linge selon la revendication 1, caractérisée par le fait de comporter également un tambour, qui présente, de préférence, essentiellement une configuration de cylindre creux, adapté pour contenir les matières textiles à traiter, caractérisée en ce que ledit tambour est adapté pour tourner autour de son axe et en ce que ledit dispositif de rejet (1) est adapté pour aller à l'encontre d'un, ou empêcher un, contact entre lesdites matières textiles et ledit joint d'étanchéité (2).
  3. Machine à laver ou à laver/sécher le linge selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisée en ce que ladite cuve (3) est constituée d'un matériau de plastique rigide et en ce que ledit premier élément (9) dudit dispositif de rejet (1) est constitué d'un matériau de plastique rigide.
  4. Machine à laver ou à laver/sécher le linge selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisée en ce que ladite cuve (3) est constituée d'un matériau métallique, de préférence, d'un acier inoxydable, et en ce que ledit premier élément (9) dudit dispositif de rejet (1) est constitué d'un matériau métallique, de préférence, d'acier inoxydable.
  5. Machine à laver ou à laver/sécher le linge selon la revendication 1 ou 2 ou 3 ou 4, caractérisée en ce que ledit second élément (10) dudit dispositif de rejet (1) et ledit joint d'étanchéité (2) sont fabriqués au cours de la même opération de moulage.
  6. Machine à laver ou à laver/sécher le linge selon la revendication 1 ou 2, ou 3 ou 4 ou 5, caractérisée en ce que ledit dispositif de rejet (1) s'étend à partir de ladite cuve (3) dans la zone dudit trou dans la direction essentiellement radiale.
  7. Machine à laver ou à laver/sécher le linge selon la revendication 6, caractérisée en ce que ledit second élément (10) comporte des moyens auxiliaires (11) s'étendant dans une direction essentiellement axiale, lesdits moyens auxiliaires (11) étant adaptés, en particulier, pour exercer une action de poussée sur lesdites matières textiles vers l'intérieur dudit tambour.
  8. Machine à laver ou à laver/sécher le linge selon la revendication 7, caractérisée en ce que ledit second élément (10) présente une surface faisant face au dit tambour, et en ce que lesdits moyens auxiliaires (11) s'étendent à partir de la totalité de ladite surface ou d'une partie de celle-ci.
  9. Machine à laver ou à laver/sécher le linge selon la revendication 7 ou 8, caractérisée en ce que ledit second élément (10) ajusté sur lesdits moyens auxiliaires (11) est entièrement constitué du même matériau, de préférence, sous la forme d'une seule pièce.
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