EP1925703A1 - Equipment for carrying out multiple operations on laundry articles - 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
- D06F29/00—Combinations of a washing machine with other separate apparatus in a common frame or the like, e.g. with rinsing apparatus
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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
- D06F58/00—Domestic laundry dryers
- D06F58/02—Domestic laundry dryers having dryer drums rotating about a horizontal axis
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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
- D06F81/00—Ironing boards
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- This invention relates to equipment for carrying out multiple operations on laundry articles, including at least washing, drying and ironing.
- the operation of washing laundry articles is carried out in an appropriate washing machine having a separate structure, as is the operation of drying when the latter operation is not carried out immediately by hanging the articles on suitable washing lines.
- the ironing operation is only performed using suitable ironing boards, mainly of the folding type, which therefore require assembly before the ironing operation can begin.
- the purpose of this invention is therefore to overcome the abovementioned disadvantages in relation to the known art by providing combined equipment capable of carrying out at least the operations of washing, drying and ironing articles of laundry.
- Another object of this invention is also that of providing the user with equipment in a single unit which is capable of providing separate drying for delicate or very delicate articles of laundry.
- Yet another object of this invention is to provide the user with equipment in a single unit which is also provided with cupboard compartments for articles of laundry requiring washing or ironing, or to hold those already washed and ironed.
- the equipment also comprises an additional drying compartment, indicated by 4, located alongside laundry drying machine 3.
- This additional compartment 4 is fed with warm air originating from the ventilation and cooling system of the condensation exchanger, indicated by 6, of laundry drying machine 3, via duct 5.
- the flow of warm air is taken from the environment surrounding the machine through opening 7 provided on the front wall of the laundry drying machine, and is again discharged to the environment through opening 8, the latter being provided in the front wall 9 which closes off and opens additional compartment 4.
- Additional compartment 4 is therefore intended for drying delicate or very delicate articles of laundry which do not receive satisfactory treatment in main drying machine 3.
- the flow of air directed to additional compartment 4 may be heated through an electric heater 5a located in duct 5 controlled by a control unit 10 which is designed to control all the other functions and programmes of drying machine 3 in a conventional way.
- a corresponding control unit indicated by 11 is provided to control washing machine 2 in a conventional way.
- Additional drying compartment 4 comprises a trolley structure 12, which can be removed from the space of compartment 4, provided with a base 13 to which front vertical wall 9 closing off and opening compartment 4 is attached.
- Hangers 16 ( Figure 3), on which the delicate articles of laundry requiring drying, particularly those for which no special ironing operations are required, are placed, are hung upon the latter.
- a cupboard compartment 17 in which an extractable structure 18 of the trolley type comprising a base 19 and a vertical front wall 20 is housed is located alongside the drying machine, on the right hand side thereof in the example illustrated.
- a structure 21 comprising shelves or drawers intended to contain articles of laundry requiring washing or ironing, or already washed and ironed articles ready for use, is associated with base 19.
- integrated item of equipment 1 comprises a top 22 with a raised portion 23 which is located above washing machine 2, drying machine 3, additional drying compartment 4 and cupboard compartment 17, connecting them together in such a way as to form a single unit.
- An ironing board 24, and a support 25 for an iron 26 are provided on top 22, which can therefore act as a worktop.
- the integrated item of equipment comprises a space 27 beneath top 22 in which a boiler 28 for generating steam which is delivered to iron 26 through a conventional flexible tube 29 may be housed.
- the single unit item of equipment comprises various items of equipment and devices for multiple operations on articles of laundry providing the user with a complete centre for washing, drying, which is also separate for delicate articles, and ironing which would otherwise require the use of several separate machines and items of equipment with a greater usage of space and with a need for separate electricity supplies and water supplies and drains which would have to be provided a different points.
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- This invention relates to equipment for carrying out multiple operations on laundry articles, including at least washing, drying and ironing.
- According to the known art, the operation of washing laundry articles is carried out in an appropriate washing machine having a separate structure, as is the operation of drying when the latter operation is not carried out immediately by hanging the articles on suitable washing lines. In particular, the ironing operation is only performed using suitable ironing boards, mainly of the folding type, which therefore require assembly before the ironing operation can begin.
- The various separate machines and items of equipment in the known art have the disadvantage that they require appropriate individual spaces, appropriate connections for electrical power and connections for the water supply and drainage required for their separate installation, which are not always available in dwelling houses or in the places used as launderies.
- The purpose of this invention is therefore to overcome the abovementioned disadvantages in relation to the known art by providing combined equipment capable of carrying out at least the operations of washing, drying and ironing articles of laundry.
- Another object of this invention is also that of providing the user with equipment in a single unit which is capable of providing separate drying for delicate or very delicate articles of laundry.
- Yet another object of this invention is to provide the user with equipment in a single unit which is also provided with cupboard compartments for articles of laundry requiring washing or ironing, or to hold those already washed and ironed.
- This and other objects which will be more apparent from the following description are accomplished through the equipment according to
claim 1. - Features and advantages of this invention will be more apparent from the following detailed description of an embodiment illustrated by way of a non-restrictive example in the appended drawings, in which:
- Figure 1 shows in diagrammatical form a front view of the integrated item of equipment according to the invention,
- Figure 2 shows a view from above of the integrated item of equipment in Figure 1 with the separate drying compartment for delicate articles and the compartment for housing articles requiring washing and/or ironing and/or ironed articles, both in the open position,
- Figure 3 shows a view in partial cross-section of the integrated item of equipment according to the invention along the line III-III in Figure 2,
- Figure 4 shows a view in partial cross-section of the integrated item of equipment according to the invention along the line IV-IV in Figure 2.
- The equipment also comprises an additional drying compartment, indicated by 4, located alongside
laundry drying machine 3. This additional compartment 4 is fed with warm air originating from the ventilation and cooling system of the condensation exchanger, indicated by 6, oflaundry drying machine 3, viaduct 5. The flow of warm air is taken from the environment surrounding the machine through opening 7 provided on the front wall of the laundry drying machine, and is again discharged to the environment through opening 8, the latter being provided in thefront wall 9 which closes off and opens additional compartment 4. - Additional compartment 4 is therefore intended for drying delicate or very delicate articles of laundry which do not receive satisfactory treatment in
main drying machine 3. - The flow of air directed to additional compartment 4 may be heated through an
electric heater 5a located induct 5 controlled by acontrol unit 10 which is designed to control all the other functions and programmes of dryingmachine 3 in a conventional way. - A corresponding control unit indicated by 11 is provided to control
washing machine 2 in a conventional way. - Additional drying compartment 4 comprises a
trolley structure 12, which can be removed from the space of compartment 4, provided with abase 13 to which frontvertical wall 9 closing off and opening compartment 4 is attached. Avertical structure 14, at the summit of which is located atransverse bar 15, is attached tobase 13. - Hangers 16 (Figure 3), on which the delicate articles of laundry requiring drying, particularly those for which no special ironing operations are required, are placed, are hung upon the latter.
- Furthermore, a
cupboard compartment 17 in which anextractable structure 18 of the trolley type comprising abase 19 and avertical front wall 20 is housed is located alongside the drying machine, on the right hand side thereof in the example illustrated. Astructure 21 comprising shelves or drawers intended to contain articles of laundry requiring washing or ironing, or already washed and ironed articles ready for use, is associated withbase 19. - According to one aspect of the invention, integrated item of
equipment 1 comprises atop 22 with a raisedportion 23 which is located abovewashing machine 2,drying machine 3, additional drying compartment 4 andcupboard compartment 17, connecting them together in such a way as to form a single unit. - An
ironing board 24, and asupport 25 for aniron 26 are provided ontop 22, which can therefore act as a worktop. - If
iron 26 is of the steam iron type, the integrated item of equipment according to the invention comprises aspace 27 beneathtop 22 in which aboiler 28 for generating steam which is delivered toiron 26 through a conventionalflexible tube 29 may be housed. - From what has been described and illustrated above it will be seen that the single unit item of equipment according to the invention comprises various items of equipment and devices for multiple operations on articles of laundry providing the user with a complete centre for washing, drying, which is also separate for delicate articles, and ironing which would otherwise require the use of several separate machines and items of equipment with a greater usage of space and with a need for separate electricity supplies and water supplies and drains which would have to be provided a different points.
- It remains understood that embodiments other than those described and illustrated may be implemented by a person skilled in the art without thereby going beyond the scope of this invention as claimed below.
Claims (6)
- Equipment for carrying out multiple operations on items of laundry characterised in that it comprises a monoblock structure (1) comprising at least one laundry washing machine (2), one laundry drying machine (3) together with a connecting top (22) located above the said machines, the said top (22) comprising at least one area (24) for the ironing of items of laundry.
- Equipment according to claim 1, characterised in that it includes an addiitonal compartment (4) for drying delicate articles of laundry located alongside the said laundry drying machine (3), the said compartment (4) being connected to the duct (5) conveying the flow of cooling air from the condensation exchanger (6) of the laundry drying machine (3).
- Equipment according to claims 1 and 2, characterised in that the said additional compartment (4) comprises a removable trolley structure (12) with a vertical front wall (9) capable of opening and closing off the said additional compartment (4) and with a supporting structure (14, 15, 16) for articles of laundry requiring drying.
- Equipment according to claims 1 to 3, characterised in that it includes a covered compartment (17) which comprises a removable trolley structure (18), the said trolley structure (18) being provided with a vertical front wall (20) intended to open and close off the said covered compartment (17) together with a plurality of shelves and/or drawers (21) to hold the articles of laundry.
- Equipment according to claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the said connecting top (22) comprises a support (25) for an iron (26).
- Equipment according to claim 5, characterised in that the said connecting top (22) includes a space (27) to house a boiler (28) generating steam for the steam iron.
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DE602006011919T DE602006011919D1 (en) | 2006-11-24 | 2006-11-24 | Equipment for carrying out several operations on laundry articles |
EP06425797A EP1925703B1 (en) | 2006-11-24 | 2006-11-24 | Equipment for carrying out multiple operations on laundry articles |
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EP2196573A1 (en) * | 2008-12-12 | 2010-06-16 | Electrolux Home Products N.V. | Household appliance with surface for steam treating laundry |
EP2290143A1 (en) * | 2009-08-28 | 2011-03-02 | LG Electronics, Inc. | Laundry treating system |
WO2014163388A1 (en) | 2013-04-02 | 2014-10-09 | Lg Electronics Inc. | Laundry treating apparatus |
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US190409A (en) * | 1877-05-08 | Improvement in laundry apparatus | ||
CH311166A (en) * | 1953-04-09 | 1955-11-30 | Ag Elwa Wohlen | Car wash. |
DE2064793A1 (en) * | 1970-12-22 | 1972-07-06 | Siemens Elektrogeraete Gmbh | |
EP1524356A1 (en) * | 2003-10-18 | 2005-04-20 | Lg Electronics Inc. | Drum type washing and drying apparatus |
DE102005058932A1 (en) * | 2004-12-09 | 2006-06-29 | Lg Electronics Inc. | Combination laundry device e.g. for combined washing machine and dryer, has wash and or drying part with drum for accomplishing wash and drying course for laundry |
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US190409A (en) * | 1877-05-08 | Improvement in laundry apparatus | ||
CH311166A (en) * | 1953-04-09 | 1955-11-30 | Ag Elwa Wohlen | Car wash. |
DE2064793A1 (en) * | 1970-12-22 | 1972-07-06 | Siemens Elektrogeraete Gmbh | |
EP1524356A1 (en) * | 2003-10-18 | 2005-04-20 | Lg Electronics Inc. | Drum type washing and drying apparatus |
DE102005058932A1 (en) * | 2004-12-09 | 2006-06-29 | Lg Electronics Inc. | Combination laundry device e.g. for combined washing machine and dryer, has wash and or drying part with drum for accomplishing wash and drying course for laundry |
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EP2196573A1 (en) * | 2008-12-12 | 2010-06-16 | Electrolux Home Products N.V. | Household appliance with surface for steam treating laundry |
WO2010066426A1 (en) * | 2008-12-12 | 2010-06-17 | Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V. | Household appliance with surface for steam treating laundry |
EP2290143A1 (en) * | 2009-08-28 | 2011-03-02 | LG Electronics, Inc. | Laundry treating system |
CN102002838A (en) * | 2009-08-28 | 2011-04-06 | Lg电子株式会社 | Laundry treating system |
WO2014163388A1 (en) | 2013-04-02 | 2014-10-09 | Lg Electronics Inc. | Laundry treating apparatus |
EP2981645A4 (en) * | 2013-04-02 | 2016-11-02 | Lg Electronics Inc | Laundry treating apparatus |
US9708753B2 (en) | 2013-04-02 | 2017-07-18 | Lg Electronics Inc. | Laundry treating apparatus |
EP3633092A4 (en) * | 2017-05-24 | 2021-04-28 | LG Electronics Inc. | Laundry handling apparatus |
AU2018273438B2 (en) * | 2017-05-24 | 2021-05-13 | Lg Electronics Inc. | Laundry handling apparatus |
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