Classifications

• • 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 
  • D06F39/12—Casings; Tubs
  • D06F39/14—Doors or covers; Securing means therefor
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
  • E05B5/00—Handles completely let into the surface of the wing
  • E05B5/003—Pop-out handles, e.g. sliding outwardly before rotation

Definitions

• the invention relates to a flap for a household appliance, in particular for a washing machine, comprising a movable opening element and a Schnäppervoriques comprising a movable Schnäpperbolzen and which is mechanically coupled to the opening element such that by operating the opening element in at least one actuation of the Schnäpperbolzen is movable ,
• the invention also relates to a laundry care device having such a flap.
• German Patent Application DE 38 09 998 A1 discloses an assembly for a window or a flap of a household washing machine.
• the assembly includes a latch pin and a handle member as an opening member rotatably disposed about a common axis fixed within the frame or flap.
• the latch bolt has a hook-like shape and is held by a spring against a stop in a rest position. In the rest position the catch bolt holds the closed window locked.
• the grip element causes a movement of the Schnäpperbolzens out of its rest position, whereby the locking of the window is released and the window can be opened.
• the assembly is designed only for a possible type of actuation of the handle member, that is, the movement of the Schnäpperbolzens is only effected when the directed towards the window center handle member is pulled forward or the handle member is rotated counterclockwise about its axis.
• washing machines of the front loader type have an assembly according to DE 38 09 998 A1, in which the bolt on a horizontal center line of a
• EP 728 861 A1 discloses a washing machine which has an opening element in the form of a gripping element for actuating a latch lock. By operating the grip element, which is arranged on a window frame of a window or a flap frame of a flap of the washing machine, an opening of the window or the flap can be initiated.
• the grip element is arranged on a substantially annular window or window frame.
• the window or the flap is movably attached to the washing machine by means of a hinge device.
• the handle member is arranged asymmetrically to these hinge devices, whereby an ergonomically favorable opening operation is provided.
• the grip element is arranged substantially in a two-o'clock position on the annular window frame.
• the handle member may be actuated in a direction to actuate the latch lock, and the Schnappervoriques is formed only for the one type of actuation of the handle member.
• the window construction disclosed in EP 728 861 A1 is not suitable for equipping the window with a handle element which has an actuating mode deviating from the grip element. Therefore, for each design or equipment variant of the washing machine, which require a different type of actuation of the grip element, each a separate window variant must be created because different types of components of the Schnäppervortechnisch must be provided for each variant.
• fewer identical parts can be used, whereby the creation of such design variants is costly.
• the catch bolt which holds the window closed is also arranged asymmetrically or above the horizontal center line of the window opening.
• a small contact force can be ensured at a arranged between the window and the washing machine housing seal.
• the actuation of the opening element for a user should be possible ergonomically favorable, without affecting the functionality of the flap is impaired, in particular, a sealing seat of the flap is to ensure a reliable to be closed with the same opening of the household appliance.
• an essential idea of the invention is that the Schnäppervortechnische formed for a plurality of types of actuation of the flap covered opening element and the Schnäppervorides is coupled to the opening element such that by operating the opening element in at least one actuation a Schnäppervortechnisch encompassed by the Schnäppervor Vietnamese movable regardless of the type of actuation of the opening element of the latch bolt is similar movable, that is, the latch bolt can only be moved in one direction. By the movement of the Schnäpperbolzens a lock of the flap is released, so that the flap can be opened.
• the Schnäpbolbolzen components of the domestic appliance, in particular the flap even for different flaps run the same and be placed on the household appliance.
• an assembly for a flap with the Schnäppervorraum can easily be formed on the completion of the flap either an opening element for various types of actuation can be arranged.
• the flap can be easily adapted to the respective design requirements by the diverse use of different opening elements. For the production of such design-adapted flaps can use a variety of identical parts, whereby the manufacturing cost of these design variants are reduced. Since the Schnäppervortechnik is designed for multiple types of actuation, an opening element can be arranged in different positions on the flap, which in addition it is easily possible to arrange the opening element at an ergonomically favorable for the user location.
• the Schnäpperbolzen several, in particular two, triggering elements assigned, which are separately triggered for moving the Schnäpperbolzens by pressing the opening element.
• one of the triggering elements can be triggered in each case.
• the Schnäppervoriques can thus be easily formed for multiple types of actuation, since for each type of actuation, the special trigger element and its coupling to the opening element can be adjusted individually.
• the Schnäppervorutter comprises a Schnäpperani on which the Schnäpperbolzen and the triggering elements are arranged, wherein the triggering elements are preferably formed as separate elements.
• a one-piece design of such a Schnäpper umans is particularly cheap and inexpensive, since it can be performed for example as an injection molded part.
• the opening element is arranged on the flap handle element, which allows only a single actuation for triggering one of the triggering elements or for moving the Schnäpperbolzens.
• the handle element required for this embodiment is simple and inexpensive representable, since it must be designed for one actuation only. It can be provided that the first triggering element can be triggered by a first actuation of the grip element for actuating the Schnäpperbolzens and the second triggering element can be triggered by a second actuation of another handle element for actuating the Schnäpperbolzens. Therefore, the grip element arranged on the flap can be arbitrarily selected from a group of grip elements which comprises at least handle elements of the first actuation type and grip elements of the second actuation type. The mechanism of the Schnäppervoriques thus ensures high reliability, also in view of the plurality of types of actuation possible handle elements. Design variants of the flap can therefore be formed by simply selecting a handle element which is preferred for the variant, as a result of which a multiplicity of different design variants of the flap are simply made possible.
• the opening element is a grip element which is designed for at least two different types of actuation, in particular for a first and for a second actuation type.
• different triggering elements can advantageously be triggered upon actuation of the one gripping element depending on the type of actuation.
• Schnäppervortechnische is thus operable in a variety of ways and triggered in a variable manner.
• the design of the Schnäppervoriques thereby allows a flexible operation. Therefore, the opening of the flap for a user can be made even more ergonomic, since the user can be advantageously provided several actuation options for opening the flap.
• the types of actuation of the gripping element or of the gripping elements are actuations in opposite directions.
• the at least two types of actuation are particularly favorably characterized in that one type of actuation essentially represents a rotational movement in a first direction about a handle axis.
• the second type of actuation is essentially a rotational movement in a second direction about the handle axis, the second rotational movement being opposite to the first rotational movement can be trained.
• the gripping element is arranged on the flap in such a way that the rotation of the gripping element about the gripping axis is generated, as it were, by a movement of the gripping element away from the center of the flap.
• This movement can be generated in accordance with the second type of actuation by a directed towards the center of the flap towards the movement of the handle member, whereby the rotational movement is generated around the handle axis in the opposite direction.
• the Schnäppervoriques can be actuated by simple operation of the handle member in a variable manner or the Schnäpbolbolzen be moved.
• the opening element is arranged on a handle element opening button with an actuation for triggering one of the triggering elements or for moving the Schnäpperbolzens.
• the handle element can be both movable and stationary.
• a gripping element fixed to the flap with the included opening button has proved favorable, which can absorb the forces required to move the flap well.
• the handle member may be formed in alternative embodiments by a frame of the flap or by a suitable for engaging behind flap area.
• the opening button can advantageously be formed on an ergonomically favorable for a user operating position on the handle element.
• the flap comprises according to a further advantageous embodiment, a hinge device which is rotatable about a substantially vertical hinge axis and with which the flap can be coupled to the household appliance.
• the latch bolt is arranged with the flap closed on a substantially horizontal center line of the flap to be closed by the opening of the household appliance.
• the Schnäpbolbolzen the Schnäppervorides and the opening element may be arranged substantially spatially separated from each other on the flap, thereby advantageously an ergonomically favorable for the actuation arrangement of the opening element of a tightly closing flap,
• an arrangement of the opening element is made possible at a location substantially above a center line of the flap.
• the position of the opening element is related to the horizontal center line of the flap, meaning the horizontal axis of symmetry of the flap part corresponding to the opening to be closed.
• the position of the latch bolt is related to the horizontal center line of the opening, since the outer contour of the flap can be offset from the opening to be closed for ergonomic or functional reasons.
• the catch bolt is rotatably mounted about a Schnäpperachse, which is arranged substantially parallel to the hinge axis, that is, that the Schnäpperachse has a substantially vertical orientation.
• the Schnäpbolbolzen when opening or closing the flap can be inserted into a cooperating with the Schnäpperbolzen Zuhaltevorides of the household appliance or run from the same, without the Schnäpperbolze thereby grinds or jammed on the Zuhaltevorraum.
• the opening element is a grip element which can be rotated about a handle axis, the axis of rotation of which has a position on the flap deviating from the position of the catch axis.
• the Schnapperbolzen covered by the Schnäppervoriques can be arranged at the optimum for the tumbler or sealing seat of the flap position, even if the grip member is disposed at an ergonomic position above the horizontal center line of the opening. The Schnäpbolbolzen can thus be clearly spaced away from the handle element attached to the flap.
• the divergent position of the handle and Schnäpperachse is particularly advantageous for a flap having a held by a window ring window and in which the axes of the handle member and the Schnäpperbolzens are arranged on the window ring, since the handle member despite a spatial through the window ring predetermined restriction is very variable positioned on the window ring.
• the handle axis of the gripping element is preferably arranged at an angle ⁇ to a Schnäpperachse the Schnäppervorraum.
• the angle between the handle axis and the Schnäpperachse is about 75 °.
• the angle ⁇ is in the range of about 65 ° to 85 °, in particular in the range between 70 ° and 80 °.
• the Schnäpperachse is oriented substantially vertically.
• the handle member may be arranged in an ergonomic position.
• the grip element is advantageously arranged on a frame element of the flap.
• the Schnäppervoriques itself is preferably arranged on a support element of the flap.
• the support member and the handle member are preferably mechanically fixed together. It may further be provided that the flap is substantially annular and the support member is a so-called flap ring.
• the SchnappervorATP is preferably arranged opposite to the hinge device.
• the Schnäppervoriques and the hinge device are thus positioned substantially symmetrically to a vertical axis of symmetry of the flap part corresponding to the opening to be closed.
• the opening element and / or the grip element are preferably arranged asymmetrically to the hinge device. The asymmetry is given in relation to a vertical and / or horizontal symmetry line of the opening.
• the household appliance on which a flap according to the invention or one of the developments of this flap is arranged, is designed in particular as a domestic appliance for the care of laundry items or as a laundry care appliance.
• the laundry care device is preferably designed as a tumble dryer or a washing machine, wherein the flap for closing a feed opening of a laundry treatment room, in particular a laundry drum, is used.
• Laundry care appliances with a flap according to the invention are ergonomically favorable for a user to operate and at the same time have a flap with an optimum sealing seat on an opening of the laundry care appliance to be closed.
• the user need not to stoop to open a vertically arranged laundry flaps of a laundry care device, for example, in a so-called front loader, since the opening element and / or the handle element can be arranged correspondingly far above on such a flap.
• a plurality of different operations of the opening and / or handle member can be realized with the same construction of the remaining components.
• 1 is a schematic representation of a washing machine
• FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a flap of the washing machine of FIG. 1,
• FIG. 3 shows a carrier element of the flap according to FIG. 2, FIG.
• FIG. 6 is a plan view of the flap according to Figures 2 and 3,
• FIG. 9 is a sectional view of a washing machine from above with a handle member comprising an opening element
• Fig. 10 is a schematic view of a washing machine with a handle element with two
• Fig. 1 1 is a sectional view of the washing machine of FIG. 10 from above with a handle element.
• Fig. 1 is a schematic representation of a perspective view of a household appliance for the care of laundry items shown.
• the household appliance is a washing machine 1.
• the washing machine 1 has on its front side 1 1 to a loading opening, which is closed by a flap 2.
• the flap 2 is designed as a loading door.
• the flap 2 is formed substantially annular and has an outer frame member 21 and a sight glass 22.
• the sight glass 22 is the corresponding to the opening to be closed flap portion which cooperates with a disposed between the opening and the sight glass 22 seal for sealing the opening.
• a handle element 23 is arranged as an opening element on the outer frame member 21 movable.
• the flap 2 is movably mounted on the washing machine 1 with a hinge device 24.
• the flap 2 can be pivoted about this hinge device 24, wherein a hinge axis 241 extends vertically in the embodiment.
• the grip element 23 is an opening element and is positioned substantially asymmetrically with respect to the hinge device 24 with respect to a vertical and / or a horizontal axis of symmetry of the sight glass 22.
• Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the flap 2 is shown.
• the flap 2 in this case comprises the outer frame member 21, on which the arc segment-like shaped handle member 23 is movably arranged.
• the grip element 23 is rotatably movably arranged around a handle axis shown on the grip element 23.
• the flap 2 comprises the sight glass 22 and a spacer ring 25, on which the hinge device 24 is arranged. As can be seen, the spacer ring 25 is positioned between the outer frame member 21 and the sight glass 22.
• the flap 2 also has a flap ring 26, wherein the sight glass 22 is arranged in the peripheral edge region between the spacer ring 25 and the flap ring 26.
• a Schnäppervorraum 27 is arranged on the flap ring 26, arranged.
• the catch device 27 is positioned substantially opposite the hinge device 24 and has a catch axis 271 extending substantially parallel to the hinge axis 241.
• the Schnäppervorraum 27 includes a Schnäpperani 272, on which a Schnäpperbolzen 272 a is arranged.
• the Schnäpbolbolzen 272a is hook-shaped.
• the Schnäpperany 272 is mounted in a Schnäpperhalter 273, wherein the Schnäpperhalter 273 is disposed on the flap ring 26.
• the Schnäpperhalter 273 is integrated into the flap ring 26 and preferably formed integrally with the flap ring 26.
• the flap ring 26 has an opening 261, through which the latch pin 272 a protrudes in the assembled state of the flap 2.
• the partial elements of the flap 2 shown in the exploded view of FIG. 2 are stably connected together in the assembled state of the flap 2, so that the flap 2 represents a uniform overall system.
• the handle axis 231 is rotated by an angle ⁇ (shown in FIG. 3) with respect to the catch axis 271.
• the outer frame element 21 has a recess 21 1, in which the grip element 23 is arranged.
• the handle member 23 is arranged movable in the embodiment in an actuation relative to the outer frame member 21. The movement is thereby a rotary movement about the handle axis 231.
• the handle element 23 can be pulled away on the sight glass 22 projecting or inner edge 234 of the handle element of the washing machine 1 away. In this case, the outer edge 233 of the handle member 23 is practically moved toward the washing machine 1, whereby a rotational movement of the handle member 23 around the handle axis 231 in the direction of arrow 232 is formed.
• a further type of actuation can moreover be realized with an opening element shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a gripping element 33 of a flap 3.
• the actuation of the grip element 33 takes place opposite the grip element 23 in the opposite direction.
• the grip element 33 is pulled away on the outer edge 333 of the washing machine 1, whereby a rotational movement about the handle axis 231 according to the arrow representation 332 takes place.
• a flap ring 26 of the flap 2 is shown. It is clarified here that the handle axis 231 is at an angle ⁇ in comparison to the vertical in the embodiment arranged Schnäpperachse 271 is arranged.
• the catch axis 271 is substantially parallel to the vertical axis of symmetry 2a of the sight glass 22.
• the grip element 23 is positioned both asymmetrically to the vertical axis of symmetry 2a and to the horizontal axis of symmetry 2b of the sight glass 22 with respect to the hinge device 24 and / or the Schnappervorraum 27.
• the grip element 23 is arranged substantially in a two o'clock position.
• the handle axis 231 is inclined in the embodiment with respect to the horizontal axis of symmetry 2b of the sight glass 22 by an angle ß of about 165 ° counterclockwise.
• the angle ⁇ between the Schnäpperachse 271 and the handle axis 231 is about 75 ° in the embodiment.
• the gripping element 23 and the Schnäppervoriques 27 is arranged in the first quarter of a segment-like division of the flap 2 shown in Fig. 3.
• Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the Schnäpper ass 272 of the Schnäppervortechnisch 27 is shown.
• the spider carrier 272 in the exemplary embodiment has an elongated structure, which is formed by the main carrier 272b. At this
• Main carrier 272b is fixed to a first end of the latch bolt 272a, which is movably arranged with the main carrier 272b via a spring coupling.
• the hook-shaped latch pin 272a is mechanically coupled to a first trigger element 272d.
• the two trigger elements 272c and 272d are plate-shaped and arranged on the main carrier 272b. Moreover, as further shown in the illustration in FIG. 4, the trigger elements 272c and 272d are disposed on opposite sides of the main carrier 272b. They each protrude in opposite directions from this main carrier 272b.
• the first trigger member 272c is disposed adjacent to the latch bolt 272a, whereas the second trigger member 272d is disposed at the second end of the main carrier 272b.
• the two trigger elements 272c and 272d are in mechanical operative connection with the grip element 23 or with the grip element 33 such that either the first one depends on the type of actuation of the grip element 23 or the grip element 33 Trigger element 272c or the second trigger element 272d are actuated and then depending on the Schnäpperbolzen 272a is actuated.
• the arrangement of the triggering element 272d shown in FIG. 5 is such that when the grip element 23 is moved or pulled away in the direction A, ie away from the washing machine 1, the first triggering element 272d is actuated. In this case, a force is introduced in accordance with the direction of arrow B from above onto the first triggering element 272d.
• the mechanical coupling is thus such that the grip element 23 pushes the trigger element 272d downwards, whereas in the second actuation mode the grip element 33 pulls the second trigger element 272c upwards.
• Handle member 23 to the valve center shows, and Figures 7 and 8 show the flap 3 of a possible flap variant with the handle member 33 facing outward.
• the required for the flaps 2 and 3 sub-elements are the same except for the different grip elements.
• the two flap variants can be produced particularly inexpensively.
• a flap not shown, a fixed handle member 43 which protrudes from the housing of the washing machine. 9 shows a detail of the top view of the upper housing wall or the cover of the washing machine.
• An opening element 431 is arranged on the grip element 43, which interacts with the catch device in an actuation manner when the opening element 431 is actuated such that the catch bolt 272a is moved.
• the movement direction effected by operating the opening element 431 of the Schnäpperbolzens is equal to the direction of actuation of the Schnäpperbolzens 272a effected by actuation of the grip element 23 or 33.
• FIGS 10 and 1 1 show a further embodiment in which the washing machine comprises a flap 5 with a handle member 53 having both a first and a second mode of actuation.
• the gripping element 53 protruding from the washing machine can be moved inward in a direction D as well as in a further direction E, as a result of which the gripping element 53 is moved around the gripping axis 231 in oppositely directed rotational movements.
• Such a flap can be operated even easier by an operator.
• the gripping element 53 with its two possible types of actuation is mechanically coupled to the catch device 27 in such a way that, regardless of the type of actuation of the gripping element 53, the latch bolt 272a is always actuated the same. This is achieved in that, in one type of actuation, a region of the grip element presses on the trigger element 272d and, in the case of the other actuation, pulls a region of the grip element on the second trigger element 272c. Since the trigger members 272d and 272c are disposed on opposite sides of the sprocket carrier 272, both types of operation of the grip member cause rotational movement of the latch bolt 272a about the latch shaft 271 in the same rotational direction, respectively. The different types of actuation of the gripping element thus always allow the same operation of the Schnäppervorraum 27 and in particular the Schnäpperbolzens 272 a.
• Handle element 231 Handle axis 232 arrow direction of rotation of the handle member 23 in an actuation

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