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EP2316998B1
EP2316998B1 EP09174649.5A EP09174649A EP2316998B1 EP 2316998 B1 EP2316998 B1 EP 2316998B1 EP 09174649 A EP09174649 A EP 09174649A EP 2316998 B1 EP2316998 B1 EP 2316998B1
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Stefano Marzi
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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
    • 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
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to a washing machine, particularly a front loading machine, comprising a cabinet containing a wash unit having a front opening aligned with a front opening of the cabinet.
  • the wash unit comprises a cylindrical tub mounted within the cabinet and a cylindrical drum rotatably mounted within the tub and having a front opening substantially aligned with the front opening of the tub.
  • EP application 09152750 A solution for decreasing the amount of forces transmitted from the wash unit to the cabinet, particularly of a top loading washing machine, is disclosed in EP application 09152750 . Nevertheless to apply the solution disclosed in such application to front loaders is quite complicated, mainly because the fabric connection element shown in EP 09152750 will have to withstand a constant static pressure of water. Moreover the simple replacement of a traditional rubber bellow of a front loading washing machine with a tubular component of water-tight fabric material would not solve the ancillary problem of increasing the volume of the tub, the dimension of the cabinet remaining the same.
  • EP 1367169 discloses an improved door for a washing machine comprising a vertically sliding frame.
  • the door has a sealing portion connected to such frame and it can be adjusted by retraction and extension in a direction perpendicular to a plane defined by the sliding frame.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a washing machine which can solve the above technical problems in a simple and economical way.
  • the solution according to the invention consists mainly of a flat foldable component, with the overall shape of the tub opening, preferably made of a technical waterproof fabric with very low stiffness that is attached and sealed at the tub opening circular edge.
  • foldable component we mean any kind of component which is sufficiently flexible to be folded once a zip-fastener or similar device creates a cut in its surface; instead of a fabric or the like, such component can be made of any flexible and/or foldable polymeric films.
  • the flat foldable component can be glued, welded or over molded at the front surface of the tub. Additional clamps or retainer may be also used for this purpose.
  • the technical solution according to the present invention allows increasing the drum volume, without any increase of the overall volume of cabinet.
  • Benefits will be both in terms of force and vibration transmission between wash unit and cabinet and in terms of optimal use of cabinet volume or in terms of drum volume increase.
  • the fabric component must fulfill the technical requirements of the operating environment which are resistance (shrinkage, swelling, fatigue, etc.) to water and detergent solution with temperatures ranging from 10°C to 95°C as well as vapor and chemical solutions (including ozone) as can be found in a washing machine as well as steam, occasional contact to adjacent components at lower frequencies, contact with laundry items at high speeds, contact without tearing with sharp objects of laundry (i.e. zippers) during loading, unloading and washing, and de-colorization due to the above.
  • resistance shrinkage, swelling, fatigue, etc.
  • vapor and chemical solutions including ozone
  • a front loading washing machine 10 comprises a cabinet 12 having a user interface 12a and a flat transparent door 12b made of polymeric material and closing a circular front opening 14 of the cabinet.
  • a washing unit 16 is placed, such unit comprising a tub 18 supported by the cabinet 12 through springs and dampening means (not shown) and a drum 20 rotatably mounted within the tub and driven though a central shaft 20a by an electric motor (not shown).
  • the tub 18 has a front opening 18a aligned, on one side, with the front opening 14 of the cabinet 12 and, on the other side, with the front opening 20b of the drum 20.
  • the circular opening 18a of the tub 18 is closed by a fabric 22 with is welded, glued or tightly fixed in other ways to the tub, so as to provide a waterproof closure of the tub.
  • the fabric 22 can be made of polyethylene (PP) fibers, polyacrylate (PA) fibers or polyester (PET) fibers. These fabrics may be used as they are (due to their waterproof properties, or coated by a plastic material such as polyacrylate or polyurethane. Furthermore the textile structure 22 can be either woven or knitted.
  • the fabric 22 presents an opening-closing system 24 in the fabric surface.
  • This opening-closing system 24 is realized by means of a waterproof zip-fastener 24a which preferably is of circular shape.
  • the circular shape of the zip-fastener 24a allows the user to easily fold the central portion of the fabric 22 so that a sufficiently wide opening is created for loading/unloading laundry in the drum 20.
  • the zip-fastener 24a is interrupted in a lower portion of the fabric 22 so that this latter, in its open configuration, can be folded down as shown in dotted line in figure 2 with the reference 22' (of course in this configuration the flat door 12b should be also in its open configuration).
  • the fabric 22 can have a central rigid portion defining an annular zone in which the zip-fastener 24a is placed.
  • connection between the cabinet 12 and the wash unit 16 can be realized by means of a simple tubular fabric item 26 that will have only the function of preventing the user from being in touch with internal components, without a sealing function. Of course such tubular item 26 can be omitted.
  • All the interfacing areas may be treated or modified to achieve better fit (i.e. over molded or coated with rubber, plastic, metal or rubber parts sewn into the fabric).
  • the advantage compared to existing solutions i.e. rubber bellows and sealing is the high flexibility and independence of geometric "decoupling" features of the fabric compared to the material- and geometric stiffness of current rubber seals. Fabric will not buckle under tangential load, hence not creating high reaction forces. This may allow for a design utilizing less space.
  • the door glass will not be anymore a sealing element as it is now, but it will be substituted by a simpler and cheaper plastic door.

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  • Main Body Construction Of Washing Machines And Laundry Dryers (AREA)

Claims (11)

  1. Frontladende Waschmaschine umfassend ein Gehäuse (12), das eine Wascheinheit (16) aufweist, die eine Wanne (18) und eine drehbar in der Wanne (18) befestigte Trommel (20) umfasst und eine Frontöffnung (18a) hat, die auf eine Frontöffnung (14) des Gehäuses (12) ausgerichtet ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Frontöffnung (18a) der Wanne (18) der Wascheinheit (16, 18, 20) von einer faltbaren wasserdichten Komponente (22) geschlossen wird, wobei Zugangsmittel (24, 24a), die einen wasserdichten Reisverschluss (24a) umfassen, zum Öffnen/Schließen der Komponente (22) bereitgestellt werden, um die Wäsche zu laden/entladen.
  2. Waschmaschine nach Anspruch 1, wobei die faltbare wasserdichte Komponente zumindest einen Abschnitt umfasst, der aus Stoff oder Ähnlichem ist.
  3. Waschmaschine nach Anspruch 2, wobei die Komponente (22) vollständig aus Stoff ist.
  4. Waschmaschine nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, wobei die faltbare wasserdichte Komponente durch Kleben, Schweißen oder Überspritzen mit der Wascheinheit (16, 18) verbunden ist.
  5. Waschmaschine nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Reisverschluss (24a) eine kreisförmige Form hat und sich neben der Vorderkante der Öffnung (18a) der Wascheinheit (16), mit der die Komponente (22) verbunden ist, befindet.
  6. Waschmaschine nach Anspruch 5, wobei der Reisverschluss (24a) in einem unteren Abschnitt der faltbaren Komponente (22) unterbrochen ist, sodass wenn die Komponente (22) offen ist, diese gefaltet werden kann.
  7. Waschmaschine nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Komponente (22) einen flachen steifen Abschnitt umfasst, der umlaufend mit einer ringförmigen Unterkomponente aus Soff verbunden ist.
  8. Waschmaschine nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, wobei zwischen dem Gehäuse (12) und der Wascheinheit (16) eine schlauchförmige Hilfskomponente (26) eingeschoben ist, wobei die Hilfskomponente aus einem flexiblen Material ist.
  9. Waschmaschine nach Anspruch 8, wobei die Hilfskomponente (26) aus Stoff oder Ähnlichem ist.
  10. Waschmaschine nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Frontöffnung (14) des Gehäuses (12) mit einer flachen Tür (12b) geschlossen ist.
  11. Waschmaschine nach Anspruch 10, wobei die flache Tür (12b) aus Polymerwerkstoff ist.
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