EP2053153A1 - Laundering machine - Google Patents
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- EP2053153A1 EP2053153A1 EP07119245A EP07119245A EP2053153A1 EP 2053153 A1 EP2053153 A1 EP 2053153A1 EP 07119245 A EP07119245 A EP 07119245A EP 07119245 A EP07119245 A EP 07119245A EP 2053153 A1 EP2053153 A1 EP 2053153A1
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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
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- the present invention relates to a laundering machine.
- the present invention relates to a laundering machine of the type comprising a casing; a drum fitted to the casing to rotate about a first fixed axis; and drum actuating means comprising a motor having an output shaft, and a belt drive having a belt looped about the output shaft of the motor and the drum to connect the drum angularly to the output shaft.
- the belt is looped about the drum, and about a pulley fitted to the motor, eccentrically with respect to the motor output shaft axis, and connected angularly to the output shaft by a friction wheel.
- the motor is mounted for rotation, by means of bearings, on a support integral with the casing, and is rotated, together with the pulley, about the output shaft axis by a spring, which is stretched between the motor housing and the casing, and exerts a twisting moment to preload the motor housing.
- a laundering machine as claimed in Claim 1 and, preferably, in any one of the Claims depending directly or indirectly on Claim 1.
- Number 1 in Figure 1 indicates as a whole a laundering machine - in the example shown, a drier - comprising a casing 2; and a perforated laundry drum 3 fitted to casing 2 and rotated about a fixed axis 4 by an actuating device 5.
- Actuating device 5 forms part of machine 1, and in turn comprises a motor 6 having a housing 7 fitted to casing 2 by elastic vibration-damping supports 10, and an output shaft 8 rotating (anticlockwise in Figure 1 ) about an axis 9 parallel to axis 4.
- Actuating device 5 also comprises a belt drive 11 in turn comprising a pulley 12 fitted to output shaft 8, and a belt 13 looped about pulley 12 and drum 3 to connect drum 3 angularly to output shaft 8.
- Machine 1 also comprises a tensioning device 14 for elastically and automatically compensating for variations in the length of belt 13, to keep belt 13 taut and ensure effective transmission of rotation between output shaft 8 and drum 3.
- Tensioning device 14 comprises a pulley 15 which is fitted idly to a pin 16 connected rigidly to casing 2 and having a fixed axis 17 parallel to axis 9, and is pressed against the outer surface of the driven branch of belt 13, which winds partly about pulley 15 and rotates pulley 15 about axis 17 in the opposite direction to the rotation direction of output shaft 8.
- pulley 15 comprises a tubular hub coaxial with axis 17 and defined by a bushing 18 fitted in rotary manner to pin 16, and by a body 19 made of rigid plastic material and fixed integrally to bushing 18, coaxially with axis 17.
- Pulley 15 also comprises an outer ring 20, also made of rigid plastic material, and which has a contoured peripheral surface defining a seat 21 for belt 13.
- Pulley 15 also comprises, between body 19 and ring 20, an annular member 22 made of radially elastically deformable material, and which, in use, provides for keeping belt 13 at a constant tension substantially equal to the as-assembled tension of belt 13.
- pulley 15 is fitted to casing 2 in a position in which, as shown in Figure 1 , the pressure exerted by belt 13 on ring 20 deforms annular member 22, by compressing the portion of annular member 22 facing belt 13, thus moving ring 20 into an eccentric position with respect to axis 17.
- the elastic reaction of annular member 22 is such as to elastically preload belt 13 sufficiently to keep belt 13 taut, immediately compensate for any stretch of belt 13, and so eliminate the need for periodic manual tensioning of belt 13.
- annular member 22 is defined by a tubular body made of layers of elastomeric material, and having a cylindrical inner surface connected integrally to body 19, and a cylindrical outer surface connected integrally to ring 20.
- annular member 22 is defined by a compact layer of elastomeric material, which is connected integrally on the inside to body 19 and on the outside to ring 20, and has a built-in metal, preferably steel, ring 23.
- annular member 22 may be made of any elastically deformable material.
- pulley 15 is located inside the space defined by belt 13, and presses against the inner side of belt 13.
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Abstract
Description
- The present invention relates to a laundering machine.
- More specifically, the present invention relates to a laundering machine of the type comprising a casing; a drum fitted to the casing to rotate about a first fixed axis; and drum actuating means comprising a motor having an output shaft, and a belt drive having a belt looped about the output shaft of the motor and the drum to connect the drum angularly to the output shaft.
- As is known, the drive belt of the drum of machines of the above type inevitably stretches with use, and must therefore be tensioned periodically by hand.
- To avoid this, it has been proposed - as, for example, in
GB 2078357 - In
GB 2078357 - This solution has the drawback of seriously complicating the structure of the machine by requiring a large number of component parts, e.g. the motor support, bearings, friction wheel, and spring.
- It is an object of the present invention to provide a machine of the type described above, designed to keep the belt taut in a straightforward, low-cost manner.
- According to the present invention, there is provided a laundering machine as claimed in
Claim 1 and, preferably, in any one of the Claims depending directly or indirectly onClaim 1. - A number of non-limiting embodiments of the present invention will be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
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Figure 1 shows, with parts removed for clarity, a preferred embodiment of the machine according to the present invention; -
Figure 2 shows a larger-scale detail of theFigure 1 machine; -
Figure 3 shows a section, along line III-III, of theFigure 2 detail; -
Figure 4 shows a larger-scale variation of theFigure 2 detail; -
Figure 5 shows a section, along line V-V, of theFigure 4 detail. -
Number 1 inFigure 1 indicates as a whole a laundering machine - in the example shown, a drier - comprising acasing 2; and aperforated laundry drum 3 fitted tocasing 2 and rotated about a fixed axis 4 by anactuating device 5. - Actuating
device 5 forms part ofmachine 1, and in turn comprises a motor 6 having ahousing 7 fitted tocasing 2 by elastic vibration-damping supports 10, and an output shaft 8 rotating (anticlockwise inFigure 1 ) about an axis 9 parallel to axis 4. - Actuating
device 5 also comprises abelt drive 11 in turn comprising apulley 12 fitted to output shaft 8, and abelt 13 looped aboutpulley 12 anddrum 3 to connectdrum 3 angularly to output shaft 8. -
Machine 1 also comprises atensioning device 14 for elastically and automatically compensating for variations in the length ofbelt 13, to keepbelt 13 taut and ensure effective transmission of rotation between output shaft 8 anddrum 3. -
Tensioning device 14 comprises apulley 15 which is fitted idly to apin 16 connected rigidly tocasing 2 and having afixed axis 17 parallel to axis 9, and is pressed against the outer surface of the driven branch ofbelt 13, which winds partly aboutpulley 15 and rotatespulley 15 aboutaxis 17 in the opposite direction to the rotation direction of output shaft 8. - As shown in
Figure 1 and in more detail inFigures 2 to 5 ,pulley 15 comprises a tubular hub coaxial withaxis 17 and defined by a bushing 18 fitted in rotary manner topin 16, and by abody 19 made of rigid plastic material and fixed integrally to bushing 18, coaxially withaxis 17. Pulley 15 also comprises anouter ring 20, also made of rigid plastic material, and which has a contoured peripheral surface defining aseat 21 forbelt 13. - Pulley 15 also comprises, between
body 19 andring 20, anannular member 22 made of radially elastically deformable material, and which, in use, provides for keepingbelt 13 at a constant tension substantially equal to the as-assembled tension ofbelt 13. - Accordingly,
pulley 15 is fitted tocasing 2 in a position in which, as shown inFigure 1 , the pressure exerted bybelt 13 onring 20 deformsannular member 22, by compressing the portion ofannular member 22 facingbelt 13, thus movingring 20 into an eccentric position with respect toaxis 17. - The elastic reaction of
annular member 22 is such as to elastically preloadbelt 13 sufficiently to keepbelt 13 taut, immediately compensate for any stretch ofbelt 13, and so eliminate the need for periodic manual tensioning ofbelt 13. - In fact, as shown in
Figure 1 , an increase in the length ofbelt 13 inevitably reduces the pressure exerted bybelt 13 onannular member 22 by means ofring 20, which is eased byannular member 22 into its normal position coaxial with axis 17 (as shown by the dash line) until the original preload condition is restored. - In the
Figure 2 and 3 example,annular member 22 is defined by a tubular body made of layers of elastomeric material, and having a cylindrical inner surface connected integrally tobody 19, and a cylindrical outer surface connected integrally to ring 20. - In the
Figure 4 and 5 example,annular member 22 is defined by a compact layer of elastomeric material, which is connected integrally on the inside tobody 19 and on the outside to ring 20, and has a built-in metal, preferably steel,ring 23. - In other embodiments not shown,
annular member 22 may be made of any elastically deformable material. - In a variation not shown,
pulley 15 is located inside the space defined bybelt 13, and presses against the inner side ofbelt 13.
Claims (6)
- A laundering machine comprising a casing (2); a drum (3) fitted to the casing (2) to rotate about a first fixed axis (4); and actuating means (5) for operating the drum (3), and which comprise a motor (6) having an output shaft (8), and a belt drive (11) having a belt (13) looped about the output shaft (8) and the drum (3) to connect the drum (3) angularly to the output shaft (8); the machine (1) being characterized in that the motor (6) is fitted in a substantially fixed position to the casing (2); and by comprising a tensioning device (14) in turn comprising a pulley (15), which is fitted idly to a second fixed axis (17), is positioned contacting the belt (13) with a given contact pressure, and is elastically deformable radially.
- A machine as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the motor (6) has a housing (7) connected in a substantially fixed position to the casing (2), and the second fixed axis (17) is defined by a pin (16) integral with the housing (7).
- A machine as claimed in Claim 1 or 2, wherein the pulley (15) has a built-in annular member (22) made of elastically deformable material and extending about the second fixed axis (17).
- A machine as claimed in one of the foregoing Claims, wherein the pulley (15) is mounted on a pin (16) coaxial with the second fixed axis (17), and comprises a rigid tubular body (19) fitted in rotary manner to the pin (16); a rigid outer ring (20) defining a seat (21) for the belt (13); and an annular member (22) made of elastically deformable material, extending about the second fixed axis (17), and interposed between the tubular body (19) and the outer ring (20).
- A machine as claimed in Claim 3 or 4, wherein the annular member (22) comprises a tubular body of elastomeric material.
- A machine as claimed in Claim 3 or 4, wherein the annular member (22) comprises a layer of elastomeric material incorporating a metal member (23).
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EP07119245A EP2053153A1 (en) | 2007-10-25 | 2007-10-25 | Laundering machine |
RU2008142350/12A RU2468130C2 (en) | 2007-10-25 | 2008-10-24 | Washing machine |
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EP07119245A EP2053153A1 (en) | 2007-10-25 | 2007-10-25 | Laundering machine |
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US3871241A (en) * | 1974-01-23 | 1975-03-18 | Illinois Tool Works | Take-up pulley |
GB2078357A (en) * | 1980-04-30 | 1982-01-06 | Bauknecht Gmbh G | Tumble drier drive |
GB2086002A (en) * | 1980-10-24 | 1982-05-06 | Fisher & Paykel | Drive systems |
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US3871241A (en) * | 1974-01-23 | 1975-03-18 | Illinois Tool Works | Take-up pulley |
GB2078357A (en) * | 1980-04-30 | 1982-01-06 | Bauknecht Gmbh G | Tumble drier drive |
GB2086002A (en) * | 1980-10-24 | 1982-05-06 | Fisher & Paykel | Drive systems |
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CN107503089A (en) * | 2017-09-27 | 2017-12-22 | 青岛海尔洗衣机有限公司 | A kind of elastic positioning structure, drawer appliance and laundry facilities |
CN107503089B (en) * | 2017-09-27 | 2022-04-05 | 青岛海尔洗衣机有限公司 | Elastic positioning structure, drawer assembly and laundry device |
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