EP2586356B1 - Wasserversorgungsvorrichtung - Google Patents

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EP2586356B1
EP2586356B1 EP20120190128 EP12190128A EP2586356B1 EP 2586356 B1 EP2586356 B1 EP 2586356B1 EP 20120190128 EP20120190128 EP 20120190128 EP 12190128 A EP12190128 A EP 12190128A EP 2586356 B1 EP2586356 B1 EP 2586356B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L15/00—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware
    • A47L15/42—Details
    • A47L15/4214—Water supply, recirculation or discharge arrangements; Devices therefor
    • A47L15/4217—Fittings for water supply, e.g. valves or plumbing means to connect to cold or warm water lines, aquastops
    • 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 
    • D06F39/08—Liquid supply or discharge arrangements
    • D06F39/088—Liquid supply arrangements
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to a water supply device, commonly called an "air break" in the technical parlance, for domestic washing appliances, such as dishwashers and washing machines.
  • a device of this type typically comprises a flattened hollow body of plastic material, which is connected to other components of the domestic appliance and is shaped in such a way that it can perform various functions, by providing, for example, a vent for vapour formed in the washing chamber, an air gap for the water supply, a collector of water for use in forming regeneration brine for ion exchange resins of the water softener, and the like.
  • DE-24 17 732 discloses an air gap device for a domestic washing appliance, which is depicted as monolithic and has nozzles whose end has an hemi-spherical shape.
  • GB-2 155 316 discloses an hydraulic feeder having a steam outlet for dishwashers.
  • the object of the present invention is therefore to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks of the known art.
  • the construction of the device according to the invention in only two parts yields a corresponding simplification of the production process: in particular, all the components of the air gap device are formed in one piece, thus automatically preventing possible malfunctions caused by incorrect mutual positioning.
  • the respective tubular tapered mutually facing ends of the first and second half-conduit are produced integrally with the body of the distributor device (or alternatively with its cover), thus yielding a considerable advantage over the case in which these ends are formed by the assembly of a cover on to a body, as illustrated in DE-A-29 08 824 : this is because positioning errors due to the assembly of different pieces, which could compromise the correct operation of the air gap device, are automatically avoided.
  • the phrase indicating that the first and second half-conduits have "respective mutually facing ends” means that the aforesaid ends are substantially aligned, in other words arranged on the same straight line, so that one half-conduit forms a kind of linear prolongation of the other.
  • This arrangement has the advantage of not requiring the presence of deflector elements or the like which would guide the flow of water from one half-conduit to the other, and therefore enables the operation of the air gap device to be optimized.
  • a further object of the present invention is a domestic washing appliance comprising a supply device of the aforementioned type.
  • a water supply device for a domestic washing appliance is formed ( Figures 1 - 4 ) by only two parts, namely a body 10 and a cover 12, which are advantageously produced from plastic material by injection moulding.
  • the body 10 has a bottom wall 14, from the side edge of which a transverse wall 16 rises, and which has a substantially rectangular shape, the central part of one of the short sides having a semicircular protrusion 18.
  • the cover 12 has a shape corresponding to that of the bottom wall 14, and is fixed, in particular by welding, to the upper edge of the transverse wall 16.
  • the bottom wall 14 is pierced by a further through hole 24 which is intended to communicate with the outside and which defines the maximum level which can be reached by the water in the washing chamber of the domestic appliance.
  • a cavity 26 is formed between the walls 14, 16 of the body 10 and the cover 12, and contains an air gap device formed by a first and a second half-conduit 28, 30 which taper at their respective ends which are tubular, namely with a closed cross section, face each other, and are made integrally with the bottom wall 14.
  • the facing ends of the two half-conduits 28, 30 are substantially aligned, namely are arranged along the same straight line, so that one half-conduit forms a kind of linear prolongation of the other.
  • the first half-conduit 28 also constitutes the extension of a supply conduit 32, formed by facing side walls 34 which protrude from the bottom wall 14 and are closed at their free edges by the cover 12.
  • the supply conduit 32 has a U-shaped layout and comprises an entry portion 36 protruding outside the transverse wall 16 at one side of the semicircular protrusion 18.
  • the second half-conduit 30 comprises, at its end opposite to its tapered end, a terminal portion 38 protruding outside the transverse wall 16, at the opposite side of the semicircular protrusion 18.
  • the supply device is mounted on the domestic appliance in such a way as to ensure that the cover 12 and the bottom wall 14 are positioned in respective vertical planes, and that the internal cavity 26 acts as a vent for the vapour generated in the washing chamber.
  • This assembly also causes the tubular facing ends of the two half-conduits 28, 30 to be arranged along the same vertically orientated straight line, and causes the flow of water from one to the other to follow a straight path without the need for additional guide elements.
  • the half-conduits forming the air gap device could be made integrally with the cover, instead of with the bottom wall of the body.
  • the facing side walls forming the supply conduit could protrude from the cover and be closed on their free edges by the bottom wall of the body.

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  1. Wasserversorgungsvorrichtung für ein häusliches Waschgerät, die durch einen Körper (10) mit einer Bodenwand (14), von deren Seitenrand eine Seitenwand (16) aufragt, sowie durch einen Deckel (12) gebildet ist, der eine der Bodenwand (14) entsprechende Form hat und an dem oberen Rand der Seitenwand (16) befestigt ist, wobei eine Vertiefung (26) zwischen den Wänden des Körpers (10) und dem Deckel (12) ausgebildet ist, wobei entweder die Bodenwand (14) oder der Deckel (12) eine erste und zweite Leitungshälfte (28, 30) enthält, die sich an jeweils einander gegenüberliegenden Enden verjüngen, so dass sie eine Luftspaltvorrichtung bilden, wobei die erste Leitungshälfte (28) die Verlängerung einer Versorgungsleitung (32) darstellt, die durch gegenüberliegende Seitenwände (34) gebildet ist, welche aus der Bodenwand (14) vorstehen und durch den Deckel (12) verschlossen sind, oder alternativ aus dem Deckel (12) vorstehen und durch die Bodenwand (14) verschlossen sind, wobei die Vorrichtung dadurch gekennzeichnet ist, dass
    die röhrenförmigen gegenüberliegenden Enden der ersten und zweiten Leitungshälfte (28, 30) entlang derselben geraden Linie angeordnet sind.
  2. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Deckel (12) mit dem oberen Rand der Seitenwand (16) durch Schweißen verbunden ist.
  3. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Versorgungsleitung (32) U-förmig gestaltet ist und einen von der Seitenwand (16) auswärts vorstehenden Zugangsabschnitt (36) hat.
  4. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei die zweite Leitungshälfte (30) an ihrem vom sich verjüngenden Ende abgewandten Ende einen von der Seitenwand (16) auswärts vorstehenden Anschlussabschnitt (38) hat.
  5. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Bodenwand (14) und der Deckel (12) eine im Wesentlichen rechteckige Form haben, wobei der Mittelabschnitt einer der kurzen Seiten einen halbkreisförmigen Vorsprung (18) hat.
  6. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei ein kreisförmiges Loch (20) in dem Deckel (12) ausgebildet ist, das sich auch in den halbkreisförmigen Vorsprung (18) erstreckt und durch eine Wand (22) umschlossen ist, die aus der dem Körper (10) entgegengesetzten Seite des Deckels (12) vorsteht.
  7. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Bodenwand (14) durch ein weiteres Durchgangsloch (24) durchbrochen ist.
  8. Häusliches Waschgerät mit einer Wasserversorgungsvorrichtung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche.
  9. Häusliches Waschgerät nach Anspruch 8 mit einer Wasserversorgungsvorrichtung, wobei der Deckel (12) und die Bodenwand (14) in entsprechenden senkrechten Ebenen angeordnet sind.
  10. Häusliches Waschgerät nach Anspruch 8 oder 9, wobei die röhrenförmigen gegenüberliegenden Enden der ersten und zweiten Leitungshälfte (28, 30) entlang derselben senkrecht ausgerichteten geraden Linie angeordnet sind.
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DE2417732B1 (de) 1974-04-11 1975-07-31 Aweco, Apparate- Und Geraetebau, Gmbh & Co Kg, 7995 Neukirch Vorrichtung zum Verhindern des Zurückfliessens von Flüssigkeit aus einer Wasserverbrauchseinrichtung in das Wasserversorgungssystem
DE2908824A1 (de) 1979-03-07 1980-09-18 Miele & Cie Rueckflussverhinderer fuer ein haushaltgeraet, wie geschirrspuelmaschine oder waschmaschine
GB2063658A (en) 1979-11-15 1981-06-10 Zanussi A Spa Industrie Adjustable-volume metering reservoir for automatic dishwashing machines
FR2485363A1 (fr) 1980-06-28 1981-12-31 Aweco App & Geraetebau Kg Dispositif pour regenerer l'echangeur d'ions d'une machine a laver la vaisselle
GB2111537A (en) 1981-12-14 1983-07-06 Zanussi A Spa Industrie Automatic washing machine
FR2534798A1 (fr) 1982-10-22 1984-04-27 Bosch Siemens Hausgeraete Dispositif de distribution d'eau dans un lave-vaisselle
GB2155316A (en) 1984-03-13 1985-09-25 Balay Sa Hydraulic feeder having a steam outlet for dishwashers
EP0678274A1 (de) 1994-04-19 1995-10-25 CANDY S.p.A. Mehrzweck-integrierter Zusammenbau für Geschirrspülmaschine
EP0876789A1 (de) 1997-04-24 1998-11-11 Merloni Elettrodomestici S.p.A. Geschirrspülmaschine mit einer Flüssigkeitsdosierungsvorrichtung
EP1023869A2 (de) 1999-01-29 2000-08-02 T & P S.p.A. Vorrichtung zum Trocknen von Geschirr und Geschirrspüler mit dieser Vorrichtung
EP1121893A2 (de) 2000-01-21 2001-08-08 T & P S.p.A. Vorrichtung zum Speisen von Waschflüssigkeit in den Spülbehälter einer Waschmaschine, insbesondere Geschirrspülmaschine
WO2003087460A1 (en) 2002-04-10 2003-10-23 Fisher & Paykel Appliances Limited Washing appliance water softener
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GB1166040A (en) 1965-12-22 1969-10-01 Zanussi A Spa Industrie Liquid Pollution Preventing Devices
DE2417732B1 (de) 1974-04-11 1975-07-31 Aweco, Apparate- Und Geraetebau, Gmbh & Co Kg, 7995 Neukirch Vorrichtung zum Verhindern des Zurückfliessens von Flüssigkeit aus einer Wasserverbrauchseinrichtung in das Wasserversorgungssystem
GB1498724A (en) 1974-04-11 1978-01-25 Aweco App & Geraetebau Kg Device for preventing the flow-back of liquid from a water device into the water supply system
DE2908824A1 (de) 1979-03-07 1980-09-18 Miele & Cie Rueckflussverhinderer fuer ein haushaltgeraet, wie geschirrspuelmaschine oder waschmaschine
GB2063658A (en) 1979-11-15 1981-06-10 Zanussi A Spa Industrie Adjustable-volume metering reservoir for automatic dishwashing machines
FR2485363A1 (fr) 1980-06-28 1981-12-31 Aweco App & Geraetebau Kg Dispositif pour regenerer l'echangeur d'ions d'une machine a laver la vaisselle
GB2111537A (en) 1981-12-14 1983-07-06 Zanussi A Spa Industrie Automatic washing machine
FR2534798A1 (fr) 1982-10-22 1984-04-27 Bosch Siemens Hausgeraete Dispositif de distribution d'eau dans un lave-vaisselle
GB2155316A (en) 1984-03-13 1985-09-25 Balay Sa Hydraulic feeder having a steam outlet for dishwashers
EP0678274A1 (de) 1994-04-19 1995-10-25 CANDY S.p.A. Mehrzweck-integrierter Zusammenbau für Geschirrspülmaschine
EP0876789A1 (de) 1997-04-24 1998-11-11 Merloni Elettrodomestici S.p.A. Geschirrspülmaschine mit einer Flüssigkeitsdosierungsvorrichtung
EP1023869A2 (de) 1999-01-29 2000-08-02 T & P S.p.A. Vorrichtung zum Trocknen von Geschirr und Geschirrspüler mit dieser Vorrichtung
EP1121893A2 (de) 2000-01-21 2001-08-08 T & P S.p.A. Vorrichtung zum Speisen von Waschflüssigkeit in den Spülbehälter einer Waschmaschine, insbesondere Geschirrspülmaschine
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