EP2159313B1 - Machine à laver/sécher le linge - Google Patents

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EP2159313B1
EP2159313B1 EP08163339A EP08163339A EP2159313B1 EP 2159313 B1 EP2159313 B1 EP 2159313B1 EP 08163339 A EP08163339 A EP 08163339A EP 08163339 A EP08163339 A EP 08163339A EP 2159313 B1 EP2159313 B1 EP 2159313B1
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Kevin Breese
Fabio Zanello
Adriano Cusinato
Antonio Trani
Marco Gandelli
Vijay Patel
Paolo Bortolotti
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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
    • D06F37/02—Rotary receptacles, e.g. drums
    • 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
    • D06F1/00—Washing receptacles
    • D06F1/02—Wash-tubs; Supports therefor
    • 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
    • D06F37/30—Driving arrangements 

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  • the present invention relates to a laundry washing/drying machine.
  • the present invention relates to a front-loading home laundry washing machine, to which the following description refers purely by way of example.
  • front-loading home laundry washing machines generally comprise a substantially parallelepiped-shaped outer box casing resting on the floor; a substantially bell-shaped washing tub which is suspended in floating manner inside the casing by means of a number of coil springs and shock-absorber, directly facing a laundry loading and unloading opening formed in the front face of the casing; a door hinged to the front face of the casing to rotate to and from a rest position in which the door closes the opening in the front face of the casing to seal the washing tub; a revolving drum for housing the laundry to be washed, and which is housed inside the washing tub to rotate about its longitudinal axis; and an electric motor for rotating the revolving drum about its longitudinal axis inside the washing tub.
  • the revolving drum is connected to the washing tub via a supporting shaft or pin which projects from the bottom of the revolving drum coaxial to the rotation axis of the drum, and is fitted in axially rotating manner into a corresponding supporting hub present on the bottom wall of the washing tub.
  • a number of annular gaskets and ball-bearings are also interposed between the hub or bush and the supporting shaft to avoid water leakage and to reduce the starting torque to be supplied by the electric motor.
  • EP 0 878 574 discloses a washing machine comprising a drum rotating about a substantially horizontal axis, and at least a shock absorber to damp the vibrations that are generated in the washing assembly, said shock absorber being of the type containing a magneto-rheological fluid.
  • a method is provided, which is carried out in a real-time mode throughout the duration of the operation cycles of the machine, to vary at least one of the rheological properties of said medium and, in due proportion, the vibration damping power of the shock absorber. The method is based on the monitoring of a physical quantity that is representative of the variations in the balance conditions of the washing assembly.
  • a home laundry washing/drying machine as claimed in Claim 1 and preferably, though not necessarily, in any one of the dependent Claims.
  • number 1 indicates as a whole a laundry washing/drying machine comprising a preferably, though not necessarily, parallelepiped-shaped outer box casing 2 resting on the floor; a substantially bell-shaped washing tub 3 suspended in floating manner inside casing 2 via a suspension system comprising a number of coil springs 4 (only one shown in Figure 1 ) preferably, though not necessarily, combined with one or more vibration dampers 5 (only one shown in Figure 1 ); a substantially bell-shaped revolving drum 6 for housing the laundry to be washed and/or dried, and which is fixed in axially rotating manner inside washing tub 3 for rotating about its longitudinal axis L; and an electric motor assembly 7 for rotating, on command, revolving drum 6 about its longitudinal axis L inside washing tub 3.
  • laundry washing/drying machine 1 is a front-loading home washing machine 1, and washing tub 3 is suspended in floating manner inside casing 2, with the front opening of washing tub 3 directly faced to a laundry loading and unloading opening 2a formed in the front face of casing 2.
  • Revolving drum 6, in turn, is housed into washing tub 3 so as that its longitudinal axis L is oriented substantially horizontally, and coincides with the longitudinal axis of washing tub 3.
  • washing tub 3 is connected to opening 2a on the front face of casing 2 via a cylindrical elastic-deformable bellows 8, and washing machine 1 is also provided with a door 9 which is hinged to the front face of casing 2 to rotate to and from a rest position in which door 4 closes opening 2a of casing 2 to seal washing tub 3.
  • revolving drum 6 is provided with a supporting shaft or pin 10 which projects from the bottom wall of drum 6 coaxial to the drum longitudinal axis L, and is fitted in axially rotating manner into a corresponding supporting hub 11 which is located on the bottom wall of washing tub 3, coaxial to longitudinal axis L of revolving drum 6.
  • supporting hub 11 is integral to the bottom wall of washing tub 3, and is provided with a central through hole extending coaxial to the longitudinal axis L of revolving drum 6.
  • revolving drum 6 comprises a cylindrical bell-shaped rigid container 12 having at least its cylindrical lateral wall perforated, or at any rate permeable to water, to permit water entry into drum 6; a three-arm cross spider 13 rigidly fixed to the bottom wall of container 12 coaxially to axis L; and shaft or pin 10 which is rigidly fixed to, and projects from, the centre of cross spider 13 towards the bottom wall of washing tub 3, coaxially to longitudinal axis L.
  • shaft 10 extends through the central through hole of supporting hub 11 so as to project outside of washing tub 3, and the distal end of shaft 10 is mechanically coupled to a corresponding pulley of electric motor assembly 7.
  • shaft 10 engages the central through hole of supporting hub 11 so as form, inside hub 11, a substantially cylindrical interspace 14 which extends coaxial to longitudinal axis L, surrounding shaft 10, and is completely filled with a magneto-rheological fluid having lubricant properties, i.e. an oil or grease having magnetic particles in suspension.
  • a magneto-rheological fluid having lubricant properties i.e. an oil or grease having magnetic particles in suspension.
  • supporting hub 11 also comprises a magnetic-field source which is capable of generating a magnetic field which restrains the magneto-rheological fluid inside cylindrical interspace 14.
  • the magnetic-field source is capable of generating a magnetic field which restrains the magneto-rheological fluid evenly distributed inside cylindrical interspace 14.
  • shaft 10 and supporting hub 11 are dimensioned to form a cylindrical interspace 14 having preferably, though not necessarily, a less than 1 millimeter thickness
  • the magneto-rheological fluid restrained in cylindrical interspace 14 is a Perfluoropolyether (PFPE) oil based magneto-rheological fluid, such as the Magneferfluid SBPS62 produced by the UK company Liquid Research, or a Hydrocarbon oil based magneto-rheological fluid, such as the Magneferfluid U-4SGHS by the UK company Liquid Research.
  • PFPE Perfluoropolyether
  • supporting hub 11 comprises a cylindrical supporting bush 15 which is integral to the bottom wall of washing tub 3, and is coaxial to longitudinal axis L of revolving drum 6; a cylindrical-shaped magnetic-field source 16 which is housed into cylindrical bush 15, coaxial to axis L, so as to surround the central through hole of hub 11, and it is structured to generate, into cylindrical interspace 14, a radially oriented magnetic filed which restrains the magneto-rheological fluid within interspace 14, evenly distributed around shaft 10; and preferably, though not necessarily, a main annular retaining gasket (not shown) which is fixed to the bush axial end directly facing revolving drum 6, and fits to shaft 10 to avoid any water leakage into the central through hole of cylindrical bush 15, i.e. into the central through hole of hub 11.
  • magnetic-field source 16 comprises a cylindrical sleeve or jacket 17 made of plastic or composite material and which extends within cylindrical bush 15 coaxial to axis L, so as to surround shaft 10 and define the central through hole of hub 11; a number of ring-shaped permanent magnets 18 which are housed into cylindrical bush 15 and are fitted onto cylindrical jacket 17, one adjacent to the other and coaxial to axis L, so as surround jacket 17, i.e. the central through hole of hub 11; and a number of spacer annular washers 19 made of plastic or composite material, each of which is fitted onto cylindrical jacket 17 coaxial to axis L, between two consecutive ring-shaped permanent magnets 18.
  • the ring-shaped permanent magnets 18 are made preferably, though not necessarily, of AlNiCo (i.e. Alloy, Nickel and Cobalt), TICoNAL (i.e. Titanium, Cobalt, Nickel and Alloy) or NdFeB (i.e. Neodymium, Iron and Boron), and are structured to generate, into cylindrical interspace 14, a radially oriented magnetic field which restrains the magneto-rheological fluid within interspace 14, evenly distributed around shaft 10.
  • AlNiCo i.e. Alloy, Nickel and Cobalt
  • TICoNAL i.e. Titanium, Cobalt, Nickel and Alloy
  • NdFeB i.e. Neodymium, Iron and Boron
  • magnetic-field source 16 is preferably, though not necessarily, also provided with two annular retaining washers or gaskets 20 made of plastic or composite material, which are fixed into bush 15, coaxial to axis L and at both axial ends of cylindrical jacket 17, to keep permanent magnets 18 and annular washers 19 side by side on jacket 17.
  • each retaining washer or gasket 20 preferably, though not necessarily, also fits to shaft 10 to avoid any leakage of magneto-rheological fluid from cylindrical interspace 14.
  • cylindrical interspace 14 is delimited by shaft 10, cylindrical jacket 17, and the two retaining washers or gaskets 20; and the magneto-rheological fluid within interspace 14 avoids, like a traditional ball bearing, any radial movement of shaft 10 within the central through hole of hub 11.
  • magnetic-field source 16 of supporting hub 11 is replaced by a cylindrical-shaped magnetic-field source 26 which comprises a cylindrical sleeve or jacket 27 made of plastic or composite material and which extends within cylindrical bush 15 coaxial to axis L, so as to surround shaft 10 and define the central through hole of hub 11; one or more series (four in the example shown) of annularly-distributed electromagnets, each of which is formed by a number of radially-oriented electromagnets 28 which, alike the radially-oriented electromagnets of the stator of a standard asynchronous electric-motor, are housed into cylindrical bush 15 uniformly angularly distributed around axis L, so as surround cylindrical jacket 27, i.e. the central through hole of hub 11; and an electric power unit (not shown) for supplying, on command, electric energy to the induction coils 28a of all electromagnets 28.
  • a cylindrical-shaped magnetic-field source 26 which comprises a cylindrical sleeve or jacket 27 made of plastic or composite material and which extends
  • Each electromagnet 28 is radially oriented so as to generate, into cylindrical interspace 14 and when the corresponding induction coil 28a is supplied with electric current, a radially oriented magnetic filed which restrains the magneto-rheological fluid within interspace 14, evenly distributed around shaft 10.
  • the magneto-rheological fluid within interspace 14 avoids, like a traditional ball bearing, any radial movement of shaft 10 within the central through hole of hub 11.
  • magnetic-field source 26 is preferably, though not necessarily, provided also with two additional axially-oriented and annular-shaped electromagnets 29 which are fitted onto cylindrical jacket 27, on opposite sides of the annularly-distributed and radially-oriented group of electromagnets 28.
  • Each electromagnet 29 is coaxial with cylindrical jacket 27 and is designed to generate, into cylindrical interspace 14 and when the corresponding induction coils 29a are supplied with electric current, a magnetic filed which is substantially parallel to the drum longitudinal axis L, so as to push the magneto-rheological fluid within cylindrical interspace 14, towards the centre of interspace 14 so to avoid any axial displacement of shaft 10 within the central through hole of hub 11.
  • the magneto-rheological fluid within interspace 14 avoids any axial displacement of shaft 10 within the central through hole of hub 11 and therefore it operates also like a traditional thrust bearing interposed between shaft 10 and cylindrical bush 15.
  • magnetic-field source 26 also comprises two annular retaining washers or gaskets 30 made of plastic or composite material, which are fixed into cylindrical bush 15, coaxial to axis L and at both axial ends of cylindrical jacket 27, to keep the annularly-distributed and radially-oriented group of electromagnets 28 and the axially-oriented electromagnets 29 side by side on jacket 27.
  • Each retaining washer or gasket preferably, though not necessarily, also fits to shaft 10 to avoid any leakage of magneto-rheological fluid from cylindrical interspace 14.
  • the particular structure of supporting hub 11 has lots of advantages.
  • the permanent presence of a lubricanting liquid, i.e. the magneto-rheological fluid having lubricant properties, between shaft 10 and cylindrical bush 15 allows a drastic reduction of the starting torque requested for starting rotation of revolving drum 6.
  • the reduction of starting torque value allows the downsizing of the asynchronous motor of electric motor assembly 7 and the reduction of electricity consumption of the laundry washing/drying machine.
  • an auxiliary cylindrical-shaped magnetic-field source may be incorporated into shaft 10 for generating, into cylindrical interspace 14, a radially-oriented magnetic filed which is opposite to that generated by magnetic-field source 16 or 26, thus shaft 10 is magnetically suspended within the central through hole of hub 11.
  • a number of ring-shaped permanent magnets 18 may be fitted also on shaft 10, so that each permanent magnets 18 on jacket 17 is directly faced to a corresponding ring-shaped permanent magnet 18 on shaft 10.
  • both the magneto-rheological fluid within interspace 14 and the magnetic interaction between the magnetic fields generated by the magnetic-field source 16 and the auxiliary magnetic-field source on shaft 10 avoid, like a traditional ball bearing, any radial movement of shaft 10 within the central through hole of hub 11.
  • supporting hub 11 may also comprise one or more traditional annular ball bearings or thrust bearings interposed between shaft 10 and cylindrical bush 15, preferably, though not necessarily, outside of interspace 14, so to avoid any radial movement or axial displacement of shaft 10 within the central through hole of hub 11.
  • laundry washing/drying machine 1 is a laundry dryer and it lacks washing tub 3 and washing-tub suspension system.
  • the bell-shaped revolving drum 6 rests horizontally inside casing 2 with its front opening directly faced to opening 2a, on a number of horizontal supporting rollers 21 which are fitted to casing 2 to let revolving drum 6 freely rotate about its longitudinal axis L.
  • At least one of these supporting rollers 21 is provided with a protruding shaft or pin 22 which projects from the roller cylindrical main body coaxial to a rotation axis R substantially parallel to drum longitudinal axis L, and is fitted in axially rotating manner into a corresponding supporting hub 23 on machine casing 2.
  • shaft or pin 22 engages the central through hole of supporting hub 23 so as form, inside supporting hub 23, a cylindrical interspace which extends coaxial to rotation axis R, surrounding shaft 22, and is completely filled with a magneto-rheological fluid having lubricant properties, i.e. an oil or grease having magnetic particles in suspension.
  • Supporting hub 23, is provided with a magnetic-field source which is capable of generating a magnetic field which restrains the magneto-rheological fluid inside the cylindrical interspace realized into hub 23, preferably, though not necessarily, evenly distributed inside the latter.
  • Structure of supporting hub 23 is almost identical to structure of supporting hub 11.

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  1. Machine à laver/sécher le linge (1) comprenant un boîtier (2) et au moins un élément rotatif (6 ; 21) qui est fixé de manière rotative axialement à l'intérieur du boîtier (2) de la machine pour tourner autour d'un axe de rotation (L, R) donné ; l'élément rotatif (6, 21) étant pourvu d'un arbre de support (10, 22) qui dépasse du corps principal (12, 13) de l'élément rotatif, coaxial audit axe de rotation (L, R), et est installé de manière rotative axialement dans un moyeu de support (11, 23) correspondant, présent dans le boîtier (2) de la machine ; la machine à laver/sécher le linge (1) étant caractérisée en ce que l'arbre de support (10, 22) coopère avec le trou central dudit moyeu de support (11, 23) de façon à former, à l'intérieur de ce dernier, un écartement (14) qui est rempli d'un fluide magnétorhéologique ayant des propriétés lubrifiantes, le moyeu de support (11, 23) comprenant également une source de champ magnétique (16, 26) capable de générer un champ magnétique qui retient le fluide magnétorhéologique à l'intérieur dudit écartement (14).
  2. Machine à laver/sécher le linge selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle ledit moyeu de support (11, 23) comprend une douille de support (15) et la source de champ magnétique (16, 26) est une source de champ magnétique (16, 26) de forme sensiblement cylindrique qui est logée dans ladite douille de support (15) coaxiale audit axe de rotation (L, R).
  3. Machine à laver/sécher le linge selon la revendication 2, dans laquelle ledit moyeu de support (11, 23) comprend une chemise cylindrique (17, 27) s'étendant à l'intérieur de la douille de support (15), coaxiale audit axe de rotation (L, R), de façon à entourer l'arbre (10, 22) et délimiter le trou central dudit moyeu de support (11, 23) ; ledit écartement (14) étant délimité par l'arbre (10, 22) et ladite chemise cylindrique (17, 27).
  4. Machine à laver/sécher le linge selon la revendication 3, dans laquelle ledit moyeu de support (11, 23) comprend également deux joints de retenue annulaires (20, 30) qui sont installés sur l'arbre (10), sur les deux extrémités axiales de la chemise cylindrique (17, 27), afin d'éviter toute fuite de fluide magnétorhéologique depuis l'écartement (14).
  5. Machine à laver/sécher le linge selon la revendication 2, 3 ou 4, dans laquelle ladite source de champ magnétique (16) comprend au moins un aimant permanent de forme sensiblement annulaire (18) qui est logé dans la douille de support (15) de façon à entourer le trou central dudit moyeu de support (11, 23), et qui est structuré pour générer, dans l'écartement (14), un champ magnétique orienté radialement qui retient le fluide magnétorhéologique à l'intérieur dudit écartement (14).
  6. Machine à laver/sécher le linge selon les revendications 3 et 5, dans laquelle ladite source de champ magnétique (16) comprend un certain nombre d'aimants permanents en forme d'anneau (18) installés sur la chemise cylindrique (17) adjacents les uns aux autres, de façon à entourer ladite chemise (17) ; et un certain nombre de rondelles annulaires d'espacement (19) dont chacune est installée sur la chemise cylindrique (17) entre deux aimants permanents en forme d'anneau (18) consécutifs.
  7. Machine à laver/sécher le linge selon la revendication 2, 3 ou 4, dans laquelle ladite source de champ magnétique (26) comprend au moins un groupe d'électroaimants orientés radialement (19) qui sont logés dans la douille de support (12, 23) distribués de façon angulaire autour du trou central dudit moyeu de support (11, 23), et qui sont structurés pour générer, dans ledit écartement (14), un champ magnétique orienté radialement qui retient le fluide magnétorhéologique à l'intérieur dudit écartement (14) ; la source de champ magnétique (26) étant également pourvue d'une unité d'alimentation électrique pour alimenter, sur commande, lesdits électroaimants (19) en énergie électrique.
  8. Machine à laver/sécher le linge selon la revendication 7, dans laquelle ladite source de champ magnétique (26) comprend également deux électroaimants de forme annulaire (29) supplémentaires qui sont placés coaxiaux à l'axe de rotation (L, R) dudit arbre (10), sur des côtés opposés dudit groupe d'électroaimants distribués de façon annulaire et orientés radialement (28), et dont chacun est structuré pour générer, dans ledit écartement (14), un champ magnétique qui est sensiblement parallèle audit axe de rotation (L, R).
  9. Machine à laver/sécher le linge selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle elle comprend une cuve de lavage sensiblement en forme de cloche (3) logée dans le boîtier (2) de la machine ; ledit élément rotatif (6 ; 21) étant constitué d'un tambour sensiblement en forme de cloche (6) pour loger le linge à laver et/ou à sécher, et qui est fixé de manière rotative axialement à l'intérieur de la cuve de lavage (3) pour tourner autour de son axe longitudinal (L) ; l'arbre de support (10) dépassant de la paroi inférieure dudit tambour en forme de cloche (6) coaxial à l'axe longitudinal (L) du tambour, et ledit moyeu de support (11) étant réalisé dans ladite cuve de lavage (3).
  10. Machine à laver/sécher le linge selon la revendication 9, dans laquelle ledit moyeu de support (11) comprend également un joint de retenue annulaire principal, qui est fixé sur l'extrémité axiale de la douille faisant face audit tambour en forme de cloche (6), et s'installe sur ledit arbre de support (10) pour éviter toute fuite d'eau dans le trou central du moyeu de support (11, 23).
  11. Machine à sécher le linge, comprenant un tambour sensiblement en forme de cloche (6) pour loger le linge à sécher, et qui reste horizontal à l'intérieur du boîtier (2) de la machine sur un certain nombre de rouleaux de support horizontaux (21) qui sont installés sur le boîtier (2) de la machine de façon à laisser ledit tambour en forme de cloche (6) tourner librement autour de son axe longitudinal (L) ; au moins un des rouleaux (21) est pourvu d'un arbre protubérant (22) qui dépasse du corps principal de rouleau coaxial audit axe longitudinal (L) et qui est installé de manière rotative axialement dans un moyeu de support (23) correspondant présent dans le boîtier (2) de la machine ; caractérisée en ce que l'arbre de support (22) coopère avec le trou central dudit moyeu de support (23) de façon à former, à l'intérieur de ce dernier, un écartement (14) qui est rempli d'un fluide magnétorhéologique ayant des propriétés lubrifiantes ; le moyeu de support (23) comprenant également une source de champ magnétique (16, 26) capable de générer un champ magnétique qui retient le fluide magnétorhéologique à l'intérieur dudit écartement (14).
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