EP2381025A1 - Trommel für Waschmaschinen - Google Patents

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EP2381025A1
EP2381025A1 EP10425128A EP10425128A EP2381025A1 EP 2381025 A1 EP2381025 A1 EP 2381025A1 EP 10425128 A EP10425128 A EP 10425128A EP 10425128 A EP10425128 A EP 10425128A EP 2381025 A1 EP2381025 A1 EP 2381025A1
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Aldo Fumagalli
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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
    • D06F37/04—Rotary receptacles, e.g. drums adapted for rotation or oscillation about a horizontal or inclined axis
    • D06F37/08—Partitions
    • 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
    • D06F37/04—Rotary receptacles, e.g. drums adapted for rotation or oscillation about a horizontal or inclined axis
    • D06F37/10—Doors; Securing means therefor

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  • the present invention refers to a drum or container for top-loading washing machines.
  • the drum In top-loading washing machines, the drum is supported so as to be able to rotate around a substantially horizontal axis and able to be loaded from the top through an access hatch foreseen in the side wall of the drum.
  • the access hatch usually consists of two leaves, fixed through hinges to two opposite edges of a loading opening in the side wall of the drum.
  • the leaves of the hatch at their free edges and opposite the edges hinged to the drum, have hooking means able to be engaged with one another to keep the hatch closed during the operation of the domestic appliance.
  • the purpose of the present invention is therefore to provide a drum for top-loading washing machines, dryers or washer-dryers, having characteristics such as to reduce the swarf during the manufacture of the leaves and to facilitate the manufacture of drums with hatches of different sizes.
  • a drum for a washing machine, washer-dryer or tumble-dryer comprising an access hatch with at least one leaf connected to the drum so as to be able to rotate between a closed position and an open position, wherein the leaf comprises:
  • figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of a metal frame of a leaf for a washing machine drum according to an embodiment of the invention
  • figure 2 is a perspective view of the metal frame in figure 1 after its assembly and connection;
  • figure 3 is a perspective view of a leaf for a washing machine drum made through the frame in figure 2 ;
  • figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of a metal frame of a further leaf for a washing machine drum according to an embodiment of the invention
  • figure 5 is a perspective view of the metal frame in figure 4 after its assembly and connection;
  • figure 6 is a perspective view of a leaf for a washing machine drum made through the frame in figure 5 ;
  • figure 7 is a perspective view of a hinge portion of a metal frame of a leaf for a washing machine drum according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • figure 8 is a perspective view of a metal frame made with the hinge portion in figure 7 after its assembly and connection;
  • figure 9 is a perspective view of a leaf for a washing machine drum made through the frame in figure 8 ;
  • figure 10 is an exploded perspective view of a hinging area of a washing machine drum according to an embodiment before assembly
  • figure 11 is a perspective view of the hinging area in figure 10 after assembly, but without leaves;
  • figure 12 is a perspective view of the hatch area of a washing machine drum completely assembled
  • FIGS. 13 and 14 are perspective views of an area of the hinge of a washing machine drum with a torsion spring in leaves mounting configuration and in an operating configuration according to an embodiment.
  • a drum for a washing machine, washer-dryer or tumble-dryer is wholly indicated with reference numeral 1.
  • the drum 1 comprises an access hatch 2 with at least one leaf 3, 4 connected to the drum 1 so as to be able to rotate between a closed position and an open position, wherein the leaf 3, 4 comprises a metal frame 5 that forms a hooking portion 6 to lock the leaf 3, 4 in the closed position and a hinge portion 7 for the rotary connection of the leaf to the drum 1, as well as a body made of plastic material 8 injection overmoulded onto the metal frame 5 so as to form a composite leaf with an outer surface 9 made of plastic material.
  • the hooking portion 6 and the hinge portion 7 are separately manufactured pieces and are then connected together before the overmoulding of the plastic body 8.
  • the separate manufacture of the hooking portion and of the hinge portion makes it possible to substantially reduce the amount of swarf with respect to making a single-piece frame with a complex shape and the connection between the hinge portion 7 and the hooking portion 6 before the overmoulding of the plastic body 8 makes it possible to combine different hinge portions with different hooking portions and to select the connection position as a function of the desired shape and size of the leaf 3, 4.
  • connection points 11 between the hooking portion 6 and the hinge portion 7 of the metal frame 5 are covered by the plastic body 8 at least on an outer side 10 of the leaf 3 that is visible and can be manually touched by the user.
  • Figures 1 to 3 illustrate the structure and the manufacture of a first leaf 3, the hooking portion 6 of which comprises a hooking cross-member 12 that extends substantially along a hooking edge 13 of the leaf 3 opposite to a hinging edge 14 thereof and forms two plate-like side hooks 15, projecting towards the outside of the leaf 3 and extending parallel to the hooking edge 13, as well as a central hook 16 projecting towards the outside of the leaf 3 and arranged about half-way between the side hooks 15, wherein the central hook has a free end 17 bent towards the hinging edge 14 of the leaf 3.
  • a hooking cross-member 12 that extends substantially along a hooking edge 13 of the leaf 3 opposite to a hinging edge 14 thereof and forms two plate-like side hooks 15, projecting towards the outside of the leaf 3 and extending parallel to the hooking edge 13, as well as a central hook 16 projecting towards the outside of the leaf 3 and arranged about half-way between the side hooks 15, wherein the central hook has a free end 17 bent towards the hinging edge 14 of the leaf 3.
  • the hooking cross-member 12 stabilises the hooking edge 13 of the leaf and the bent central hook 16 more effectively prevents disengagement of the counter-hooking seats 18 of the opposite leaf 4 in the closed configuration.
  • the hooking portion 6, in particular the hooking cross-member 12, can comprise one or more positioning portions 19, for example tongues, configured to insert into corresponding positioning seats 20, for example slots, formed in the hinge portion 7 or in an intermediate portion between the hinge portion 7 and the hooking portion 6, so as to form one or more reference for a correct mutual positioning of the individual elements of the metal frame 5.
  • connection points 11 for example welding points, are arranged adjacent to the positioning portions 19.
  • the hooking portion is formed from a single piece of metal plate.
  • the frame 5 advantageously comprises two distinct hinge portions 7, each of which has a main wall 21 substantially parallel to the outer surface 9 of the leaf 3 and a plurality of hinge seats 22 formed from holes in plate laps 23 bent towards the inside of the drum 1 and transversal, preferably perpendicular to the main wall 21.
  • bent laps 23 make reinforcement ribs of the hinge portion 7.
  • a reinforcing beam 25 extends that is formed from the main wall 21 substantially parallel to the outer surface 9 of the leaf 3 and from side edges 26 bent towards the inside of the drum 1 and transversal, preferably perpendicular to the main wall 21.
  • the reinforcing beam 25 can also comprise an elongated reinforcing groove 27, so as to give the reinforcing beams 25 a W-shaped cross section.
  • the hinge seats 22 are formed from an end lap 28 of the main wall 21 bent into a loop and connected, for example welded or riveted, to the main wall 21 itself so as to define a passage for a pin 34 of the hinge.
  • Figures 4 to 6 illustrate the structure and manufacture of a second leaf 4 generally configured as described with reference to the first leaf 3 with the difference that the hooking cross-member 12 of the second leaf 4 forms the aforementioned counter-hooking seats 18, for example slots, instead of the hooks 15, 16.
  • the plastic body 8 injection overmoulded onto the metal frame 5 defines a button seat 29 suitable for receiving a button for locking and releasing the connection between the hooking and counter-hooking portions 6 of the leaves 3, 4.
  • a step 30 can be formed that defines a hooking area 31 from which the hooks 15, 16 project (in the case of the first leaf 3) or in which the counter-hooking seats 18 open (in the case of the second leaf 4), so that the hooking areas 31 of the first 3 and second leaf 4 can overlap with the respective outer surfaces 9 arranged substantially flush.
  • the plastic body 8 forms a plurality of first hinge bushings 32 around the hinge seats 22 of the metal frame 5 and, preferably, a second plurality of hinge bushings 33 without metal reinforcement and sized so as to be able to at least partially receive one or more torsion springs 35 ( figure 12 and 14 ) that bias the leaf 3, 4 into an open position.
  • the drum 1 comprises at least one hinge body 36 made of plastic material that forms a plurality of third hinge bushings 37 having a hole to receive the pin 34, as well as one or more fourth hinge bushings 38 sized so as to be able to at least partially receive the aforementioned torsion springs 35 ( figures 12 , 13, 14 ).
  • the hinge body 36 is connected to a metal side wall 39 of the laundry drum 1 and is configured to make, together with the hinge portions 7 of the leaves 3, 4, their rotary connection to such a side wall 39.
  • the side wall 39 of the drum 1 forms a hinge seat 40 that partially receives the hinge body 36, as well as a plurality of band-shaped appendages 41 bent in a loop around the third 37 and fourth hinge bushings 38 and fixed to the side wall 39 (for example through riveting, welding or crimping) so as to lock the hinge body 36 to the side wall 39 ( figure 11 ).
  • appendages 41 can be bent towards the outside of the drum and connected on its outer surface or, alternatively, they can be bent towards the inside of the drum and fixed to its inner surface.
  • the hinge body 36 in particular a fourth hinge bushing 38 thereof, forms a stop seat 42 that engages a thrusting end 43 of the torsion spring 35 so as to hold it in a stop position ( figure 13 ) in which it does not form an obstacle to the mounting of the leaf 3, 4 to the hinge body 36.
  • the plastic body 8 of the leaf 3, 4 can form a separating projection 43 suitable for separating the thrusting end 43 of the torsion spring 35 from the stop seat 42, when the leaf is mounted.
  • the hinge body 36 can also form a damping seat 45 ( figure 10 ) that through shape coupling receives a stationary portion 46 of a damper 47, whereas a thrusting tab 64 of a mobile portion 48 thereof can be received in a damper cavity 49 ( figure 12 ) formed directly in the plastic body 8 of the leaf 3, 4.
  • the damper 45 is placed between the leaf and the side wall of the drum so as to slow down the opening movement of the leaf.
  • the damper cavity 49 is shaped so as to wrap around and completely cover the free end of the thrusting tab 64 of the damper 47.
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ES10425128T ES2398626T3 (es) 2010-04-21 2010-04-21 Tambor para máquinas lavadoras
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BE1020889A3 (nl) * 2013-06-17 2014-07-01 Werkhuizen Lapauw Nv Wastrommel.
CN107700106A (zh) * 2017-11-20 2018-02-16 广州市番禺区沙湾同心机器厂 一种洗染设备及其滚筒结构
CN111648092A (zh) * 2019-03-04 2020-09-11 青岛海尔滚筒洗衣机有限公司 一种筒盖结构及洗衣机

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EP1574611A1 (de) * 2004-03-11 2005-09-14 Whirlpool Corporation Von oben beschickbare Waschmaschine mit zwei Trommelklappen
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IT1311223B1 (it) 1999-05-24 2002-03-04 Electrolux Zanussi Elettrodome Macchina lavatrice a carica dall'alto
EP1245712A2 (de) * 2001-03-29 2002-10-02 Whirlpool Corporation Mantelbeschickbare Waschmaschine mit einer Waschtrommel in dem Maschinengehäuse
EP1574611A1 (de) * 2004-03-11 2005-09-14 Whirlpool Corporation Von oben beschickbare Waschmaschine mit zwei Trommelklappen
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BE1020889A3 (nl) * 2013-06-17 2014-07-01 Werkhuizen Lapauw Nv Wastrommel.
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