EP2604749A1 - Haushaltswasch- und Wäschetrocknermaschine - Google Patents

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EP2604749A1
EP2604749A1 EP11193963.3A EP11193963A EP2604749A1 EP 2604749 A1 EP2604749 A1 EP 2604749A1 EP 11193963 A EP11193963 A EP 11193963A EP 2604749 A1 EP2604749 A1 EP 2604749A1
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Alessandro Bruna
Roberto Mazzocco
Daniele Striato
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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
    • D06F58/00—Domestic laundry dryers
    • D06F58/20—General details of domestic laundry dryers 
    • D06F58/26—Heating arrangements, e.g. gas heating equipment
    • 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
    • D06F25/00—Washing machines with receptacles, e.g. perforated, having a rotary movement, e.g. oscillatory movement, the receptacle serving both for washing and for centrifugally separating water from the laundry and having further drying means, e.g. using hot air 
    • 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
    • D06F58/00—Domestic laundry dryers
    • D06F58/02—Domestic laundry dryers having dryer drums rotating about a horizontal axis
    • 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
    • D06F34/00—Details of control systems for washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
    • D06F34/14—Arrangements for detecting or measuring specific parameters
    • D06F34/26—Condition of the drying air, e.g. air humidity or temperature

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  • the present invention relates to a household laundry washing and drying machine.
  • today's front-loading laundry washing and drying machines generally comprise: a substantially parallelepiped-shaped outer boxlike casing, typically structured for resting on the floor; a substantially bell-shaped washing tub which is generally suspended in floating manner inside the casing via a number of coil springs and shock-absorbers, with the front opening/mouth directly facing a laundry loading/unloading pass-through opening provided in the front wall of the casing; a substantially cylindrical elastically-deformable bellows which connects in watertight manner the front mouth/opening of the bell-shaped washing tub to the laundry loading/unloading opening on front wall of the casing; and a porthole door which is hinged to the front wall of the casing to rotate to and from a closing position in which the door rests on the front face of the casing to close the laundry loading/unloading on the front wall and substantially watertight seal the washing tub.
  • the front-loading laundry washing and drying machines of the above type furthermore comprise: a substantially bell-shaped, cylindrical revolving drum which is structured for housing the laundry to be washed and/or dried, and is housed in axially rotating manner inside the washing tub for rotating about its longitudinal reference axis; an electric motor assembly which is located outside of the washing tub, and is structured for driving into rotation the revolving drum about its longitudinal reference axis inside the washing tub; and a closed-circuit, hot-air generator which is structured to circulate inside the washing tub a stream of hot air having a low moisture content, and which flows through the revolving drum and over the laundry inside the drum to dry the laundry.
  • the closed-circuit, hot-air generator is structured for gradually drawing air from the washing tub; cooling down the air arriving from the washing tub so to extract and retain the surplus moisture in the air; heating the dehumidified air to a predetermined temperature, normally higher than the temperature of the air arriving from the washing tub; and feeding the heated, dehumidified air back into the washing tub, where it flows over the laundry stored inside the revolving drum to rapidly dry the laundry.
  • the cooling down and dehumidification of the air drawn from the washing tub is performed inside a "air/air” or “cold-water/air” condenser which is attached/ integrated to/on the back of the washing tub, typically inside the boxlike casing, and which uses cold air (the air/air condensed) or cold tap water of the water mains (the cold-water/air condenser) as refrigerant.
  • a "air/air” or "cold-water/air” condenser which is attached/ integrated to/on the back of the washing tub, typically inside the boxlike casing, and which uses cold air (the air/air condensed) or cold tap water of the water mains (the cold-water/air condenser) as refrigerant.
  • the heating up of the dehumidified air coming out of the condenser is performed inside an air-duct assembly which, at the present time, is rigidly attached to the top of the washing tub so as to have a first end in direct communication with the condenser and a second end in direct communication with the washing tub close to the front mouth of the latter, and which internally houses an electric centrifugal fan (or blower) that circulates the air across the washing tub and a, preferably substantially flat, coil-shaped resistor that heats up the dehumidified air directed back into the washing tub.
  • an electric centrifugal fan or blower
  • the coil-shaped resistor is arranged inside the outer tubular body of the air-duct assembly so as to be locally parallel to the bottom of the tubular body and is supported by two tongs-like clamping members which are rigidly fixed to, and extend upwards from, the bottom of the tubular casing of the air-duct assembly.
  • the two prongs of each clamping member are structured for being inserted between two adjacent branches of the coil-shaped resistor body, very close to the bend of the resistor body connecting said branches, and for being elastically deformed against said two adjacent branches to locally clamp the resistor body.
  • the tongs-like clamping members referred above turned out to be inadequate to support the coil-shaped resistor in the laundry washing and drying machines wherein the drum rotating speed may exceed 1400 Rpm (revolution per minute).
  • the resistor shakes/jerks very hardly on its reference laying plane, and the elastic structure of the tongs-like clamping members may allow the peripheral branches of the coil-shaped resistor to temporarily detach from the prongs of clamping member and violently bump against the adjacent lateral walls of the tubular casing of the air-duct assembly, damaging the external isolation shield of the resistor and/or the tubular casing.
  • Aim of the present invention is to fix the coil-shaped resistor into the tubular casing of the air-duct assembly in a vibration-proof manner, i.e. in a manner which ensures that the coil-shaped resistor doesn't bump against the adjacent walls of the tubular casing of the air-duct assembly, even during the spinning phase of the washing cycle.
  • Applicant has found that by providing a laundry washing and drying machine in which one or more coil-shaped resistor bars of a air-heating device, comprising one or more intermediate branches and two opposite side branches, are fixed into a tubular body, fixed to the washing tub, by a supporting assembly comprising two retaining elements each of which is faced/aligned to a respective side branch and is shaped/structured to reach and retain the corresponding side branch in such a way to be locally interposed between the body of the resistor bar and an adjacent lateral wall of the tubular body, each retaining element being fixed to the tubular body, it is possible to obtain an effective and stable fastening of the coil-shaped resistor into the tubular casing of the air-duct assembly, so as to avoid that, in particular during the spinning phase, the coil-shaped resistor bumps against the tubular casing.
  • the supporting assembly may comprise an oblong plate element which rests on the bottom of the tubular body, beneath the at least one coil-shaped resistor bar, and extends crosswise inside the tubular body so as to cross/intersect all branches of the superjacent coil-shaped resistor bar, each retaining element being rigidly fixed to a respective distal end of the oblong plate element.
  • the oblong plate element may be recessed into a complementary groove or slot provided on the bottom of the tubular body.
  • the supporting assembly may comprise at least one fixing member which stably rigidly anchors the oblong plate element to the bottom of the tubular body.
  • the two retaining elements may be made in one piece with the oblong plate element.
  • the air-heating device may comprise a number of superimposed coil-shaped resistor bars.
  • the superimposed coil-shaped resistor bars may be rigidly coupled to one another by a number of spacer elements.
  • the two retaining elements may be shaped/structured to reach and retain a corresponding side branch of each superimposed coil-shaped resistor bars.
  • each retaining element may comprise a rigid fork-shaped element which is faced/aligned to a respective side branch of the coil-shaped resistor bar and may be shaped/structured to reach and retain, into two spaced points at once, the corresponding side branch of the coil-shaped resistor bar.
  • each fork-shaped element may comprise a couple of substantially flat, reciprocally faced and spaced, fins or winglets that extend substantially perpendicular to the bottom of the tubular body, are oriented so to be locally substantially perpendicular to corresponding local sections of the side branch of the coil-shaped resistor bar, and are provided with at least one side indentation which is properly dimensioned/shaped to receive and clamp a corresponding section of the side branch of the coil-shaped resistor bar.
  • At least one of the two retaining elements may be provided with at least one additional rigid tailpiece that projects from the retaining element and rests and/or rigidly couples and/or is embedded with the tubular body.
  • the supporting assembly may comprise at least one fixing member which stably rigidly anchors the at least one additional rigid tailpiece to the tubular body.
  • the air-duct assembly may comprise an air-pumping device which is housed inside the tubular body and may be structured to circulate an airflow across the tubular body.
  • the air-pumping device may comprise a centrifugal fan, and a portion of the tubular body may be shaped so as to form the outer volute or impeller hosing of the centrifugal fan.
  • the air-duct assembly may comprise a measuring device structured for measuring the temperature of the air flowing inside the tubular body.
  • reference number 1 indicates as a whole a front-loading laundry washing and drying machine 1 that advantageously comprises:
  • washing tub 3 is suspended in floating manner inside casing 2 via a suspension system preferably comprising a number of coil springs (not shown) and vibration dampers (not shown); and the front opening/ mouth of washing tub 3 is preferably connected in watertight manner to the laundry loading/unloading opening on front wall 2a via a substantially cylindrical, elastically-deformable bellows (not shown).
  • the revolving drum is preferably arranged inside washing tub 3 so that the drum front opening is directly faced/aligned to the laundry loading/unloading opening on front wall 2a, and so that the rotation axis of the drum is preferably locally substantially coincident with the preferably substantially horizontally-oriented, longitudinal reference axis L of washing tub 3.
  • the laundry washing and drying machine 1 preferably comprises:
  • the laundry washing and drying machine 1 is also preferably provided with a, preferably closed-circuit, hot-air generator 7 which is structured to circulate inside the washing tub 3 a stream of hot air having a low moisture content, and which flows through the revolving drum and over the laundry located inside the drum to dry the laundry.
  • a, preferably closed-circuit, hot-air generator 7 which is structured to circulate inside the washing tub 3 a stream of hot air having a low moisture content, and which flows through the revolving drum and over the laundry located inside the drum to dry the laundry.
  • the hot-air generator 7 is structured for gradually drawing air from washing tub 3; cooling down the air arriving from washing tub 3 so to extract and retain the surplus moisture in the air; heating the dehumidified air to a predetermined temperature preferably higher than that of the air arriving from washing tub 3; and finally feeding the heated, dehumidified air back into the washing tub 3, where it flows over the laundry stored inside the revolving drum to rapidly dry the laundry.
  • the hot-air generator 7 is housed inside the boxlike casing 2 and advantageously comprises:
  • the air cooling device 8 preferably comprises a coldwater condenser 8 which is attached/integrated to/on the back of washing tub 3, and which uses a rain/shower of cold water arriving from the water mains to cool down the moist air that arrives from washing tub 3 and flows upwards on the back of washing tub 3 up to the top of the later.
  • the air heating device 9 preferably comprises an air-duct assembly 9 which is preferably rigidly attached to the top of washing tub 3, and advantageously comprises:
  • the air-duct assembly 9 furthermore comprises one or more temperature sensors 15 which are located inside, or faced to the inside of, tubular body 12 and are structured for measuring the temperature of the air flowing inside tubular body 12.
  • air-duct assembly 9 preferably comprises two temperature sensors 15 which are preferably, though not necessarily, located one close to the second opening or mouth 12b of the tubular body 12, and the other between the electric centrifugal fan 14 and the heating device 13.
  • the electric heating device 13 is preferably housed inside a mid portion of tubular body 12, whereas centrifugal fan 14 is preferably located upstream of heating device 13, preferably recessed on a portion of tubular body 12 suitably shaped to form the outer volute or impeller housing of centrifugal fan 14.
  • tubular body 12 preferably comprises at least two complementary hemi-shells 16 and 17 having their peripheral edges shaped/structured for being reciprocally coupled to compose/form the tubular body 12, and, preferably, an intermediate sealing gasket (not shown) which is preferably made of a suitable elastomeric material and is structured for being interposed between the peripheral edges of the hemi-shells 16, 17 to seal in substantially airtight manner the hemi-shells 16 and 17 to one another.
  • an intermediate sealing gasket (not shown) which is preferably made of a suitable elastomeric material and is structured for being interposed between the peripheral edges of the hemi-shells 16, 17 to seal in substantially airtight manner the hemi-shells 16 and 17 to one another.
  • tubular body 12 preferably comprises a substantially basin-shaped, lower hemi-shell 16 which is structured for being rigidly fixed to the top of the washing tub 3 preferably via a number of anchoring screws 18, and a substantially lid-shaped, upper hemi-shell 17 which is structured for being rigidly fixed to the basin-shaped lower hemi-shell 16 and is suitably shaped/dimensioned to rest in abutment on the whole annular upper rim of the hemi-shell 16 to completely close the basin-shaped lower hemi-shell 16.
  • Both upper and lower hemi-shells 16 and 17 are preferably made of a rigid metal material.
  • the clear section of tubular body 12 preferably increasers towards the second opening or mouth 12b of tubular body 12.
  • the substantially basin-shaped, lower hemi-shell 16 is shaped/dimensioned so as to directly house the electric heating device 13, whereas the substantially lid-shaped, upper hemi-shell 17 is preferably, though not necessarily, structured/shaped to directly support the one or more temperature sensors 15.
  • a first portion of the outer volute of centrifugal fan 14 is preferably, though not necessarily, provided directly on the basin-shaped, lower hemi-shell 16 locally substantially coaxial to the first opening or mouth 12a of tubular body 12, whereas a second complementary portion of the outer volute of centrifugal fan 14 is provided on the lid-shaped upper hemi-shell 17, so that the complete outer volute or impeller casing of centrifugal fan 14 is composed when the upper and lower hemi-shells 16 and 17 are couplet to one another.
  • the electric heating device 13 is arranged inside a mid portion of tubular body 12 having preferably a substantially rectangular cross-section, so as to be locally substantially parallel to the bottom 12c of the mid portion of tubular body 12, i.e. substantially parallel to the bottom of the basin-shaped lower hemi-shell 16, ad is rigidly attached/fixed to tubular body 12 via a support assembly 20 structured to keep the heating device 13 locally spaced from the bottom 12c of tubular body 12.
  • electric heating device 13 comprises a coupling plate or socket 21 which is structured for being rigidly fixed on a corresponding pass-trough opening provided on a lateral wall of tubular body 12, e.g. on a lateral wall of the basin-shaped, lower hemi-shell 16.
  • electric heating device 13 comprises one or more superimposed coil-shaped resistor bars 22 (two superimposed coil-shaped resistor bars 22 in the example shown), that preferably protrude from the coupling plate or socket 21 and extend inside tubular body 12 while, preferably, but not necessarily, remaining locally preferably parallel to a reference laying plane P which is locally substantially parallel to the bottom 12c of tubular body 12.
  • the one or more superimposed coil-shaped resistor bars 22 are preferably rigidly coupled to one another advantageously by a number of spacers elements 23 suitably structured/ dimensioned to keep the coil-shaped resistor bars 22 locally spaced one another (preferably also parallel and aligned one another).
  • Each coil-shaped resistor bar 22 has a number of intermediate branches 22a preferably oriented locally substantially parallel to the longitudinal midline M of tubular body 12, and two opposite side branches 22b each of which is interposed between the intermediate branches 22b and a respective one of the lateral walls 12d of the tubular body 12; preferably each side branch 22b is directly faced, and preferably also locally substantially parallel, to the lateral walls 12d of the mid portion of tubular body 12, i.e. the lateral walls 12d of the basin-shaped lower hemi-shell 16.
  • the two opposite side branches 22b of coil-shaped resistor bar 22 preferably locally diverge to one another, preferably in such a way to remain locally substantially parallel to the lateral walls 12d of the tubular body 12.
  • This particular shape of the resistor bar/s 22 allows, together with the progressive increase of the clear section of tubular body 12, to maximize the heat transfer to the air flowing inside tubular body 12.
  • the support assembly 20 of air-duct assembly 9 is structured to rigidly keep the one or more superimposed coil-shaped resistor bars 22 locally spaced from the bottom 12c of tubular body 12.
  • the support assembly 20 of air-duct assembly 9 comprises:
  • the two (preferably rigid) retaining elements 26 of support assembly 20 are arranged on opposite sides of electric heating device 13 so as to embrace the coil-shaped resistor bar/s 22 from opposite sides of the latter. Therefore the resistor bar/s can't be separated from the retaining element by the lateral movements of the tubular body 12 (which may occur for example during the spinning phase of the washing cycle), which made the fastening of the heating device 13 to the tubular outer body 12 very effective and stable.
  • the oblong plate element 25 is preferably recessed into a complementary groove or slot 25a provided on the bottom 12c of the mid portion of tubular body 12, i.e. on the bottom of the basin-shaped lower hemi-shell 16.
  • a rib or similar projection may also protrude from the bottom 12c of tubular body 12, i.e. from the bottom of the basin-shaped lower hemi-shell 16, and abuts sideways against a corresponding retaining element 26 of support assembly 20 to prevent the leaning (or folding/bending) of the retaining element 26 against the adjacent lateral wall 12d of tubular body 12.
  • each retaining element 26 preferably comprises a rigid fork-shaped element 26 which is rigidly fixed to a respective distal end of the oblong plate element 25, protrudes upwards from the oblong plate element 25 so as to be faced/aligned to a corresponding side branch 22b of the superjacent coil-shaped resistor bar/s 22 and is shaped/structured to reach and retain, into two spaced points at once, the same side branch 22b of the coil-shaped resistor bar 22.
  • each rigid fork-shaped element 26 preferably comprises a couple of substantially flat, reciprocally faced and spaced, fins or winglets 27 that extend upwards substantially perpendicular to the bottom 12c of tubular body 12, are oriented so to be locally substantially perpendicular to corresponding local sections of the side branch 22b of the corresponding coil-shaped resistor bar/s 22, and are provided with a suitable number of side indentations 27a each of which is properly dimensioned/shaped to receive and clamp a corresponding section of a side branch 22b of a coil-shaped resistor bar 22.
  • the oblong plate element 25 and the two retaining elements 26 are preferably made of metal, and the two retaining elements 26 are furthermore preferably made in one piece with the oblong plate element 25 so as to form a monolithic rigid structure.
  • each fin or winglet 27 of the retaining elements 26 preferably protrudes from a respective major side edge of the oblong plate element 25, at the distal end of the oblong plate element 25.
  • the fixing member 28 preferably comprises an anchoring screw 28 or rivet which engages in pass-trough manner the oblong plate element 25 and extends/sinks into the bottom 12c of the mid portion of tubular body 12, i.e. into the bottom of the basin-shaped lower hemi-shell 16, to rigidly connect in unmovable manner the oblong plate element 25 to the bottom 12c of tubular body 12.
  • the particular structure of support assembly 20 of air-duct assembly 9 prevents the two opposite side branches 22b of each coil-shaped resistor bar 22 from moving towards the lateral walls 12d of tubular element 12 and bumping into said walls.
  • the coil-shaped resistor bar/s 22 of electric heating device 13 in fact, can be inserted into the support assembly 20 before the electric heating device 13 is introduced into the mid portion of tubular body 12.
  • the subsequent screw of the anchoring screw 28 into the bottom of the mid portion of tubular body 12, i.e. into the bottom of the basin-shaped lower hemi-shell 16, allows rigidly and permanently blocking both the support assembly 20 and the electric heating device 13 directly on the bottom of tubular body 12.
  • each retaining elements 26 of support assembly 20 is shaped/structured to clamp the side branch 22b of only one corresponding coil-shaped resistor bar 22.
  • spacers elements 23 are preferably provided to keep the coil-shaped resistor bars 22 rigidly coupled to one another.
  • each retaining elements 26 are shaped/structured to reach and retain the side branch 22b of only one coil-shaped resistor bar 22.
  • At least one of the two retaining elements 26of support assembly 20 is provided with an additional rigid tailpiece 29 that projects from the retaining elements 26preferably towards the lateral wall 12d of tubular body 12, and rests/abuts on a corresponding supporting portion 12e of tubular body 12; and support assembly 20 furthermore comprises an additional anchoring screw 30, rivet or other fixing member which rigidly fixes said tailpiece 29 to the supporting portion 12e of tubular body 12.
  • At least one of the two fins or winglets 27 of the retaining elements 26 is provided with a rigid tongue or flap 29 that extends from the tip of the fin or winglet 27 towards the lateral wall 12d of tubular body 12, and abuts/rests with its distal end on the top of a rigid stem 12e that protrudes upwards from the bottom 12c of tubular body 12.
  • the anchoring screw 30 engages in pass-though manner the distal end of the rigid tongue or flap 29 and penetrates into the top of stem 12e to rigidly fix the tongue or flap 29 to the top of stem 12e.
  • At least one of the two retaining elements 26 of support assembly 20 is provided with an additional rigid tailpiece 31 that projects from the retaining elements 26 and extends preferably towards the lateral wall 12d of tubular body 12 up to reach and penetrate/embed into tubular body 12, so to be rigidly connected to tubular body 12.
  • the additional tailpiece 31 projects from the retaining elements 26 and extends towards the lateral wall 12d of tubular body 12 up to penetrate between the peripheral edges of the two hemi-shell 16 and 17 forming tubular body 12.
  • At least one of the two fins or winglets 27 of the retaining elements 26 is provided with a rigid tongue or flap 31 that extends from the tip of the fin or winglet 27 towards the lateral wall 12d of tubular body 12 up to abut/rest with its distal end on the peripheral edge of the lower hemi-shell 16 of tubular body 12, so that the distal end of the rigid tongue or flap 31 is rigidly entrapped/blocked between the hemi-shells 16 and 17 when tubular body 12 is composed.
  • the oblong plate element 25 of support assembly 20 rests firmly on the top of at least one raised socket or basement 25b (but there could be more than one socket or basements) that protrudes from the bottom 12c of tubular body 12, i.e. from the bottom of the basin-shaped lower hemi-shell 16.
  • support assembly 20 of air-duct assembly 9 lacks the oblong plate element 25 and the anchoring screw 28, and each retaining elements 26 is provided with at least one corresponding rigid tailpiece 32 that projects from the retaining element 26 and rigidly couples with a corresponding supporting portion 12f of tubular body 12.
  • support assembly 20 furthermore comprises two additional anchoring screw 33, rivet or other fixing member each of which rigidly fixes the tailpiece 32 of a corresponding retaining elements 26 is to the corresponding supporting portion 12f of tubular body 12.
  • each retaining element 26 is provided with a rigid tongue or flap 32 that extends from the tip of the fin or winglet 27 and rigidly couples with the top of a rigid stem 12f that protrudes upwards from the bottom 12c of tubular body 12.
  • Each anchoring screw 33 engages in pass-though manner the distal end of the rigid tongue or flap 32 and penetrates into the top of stem 12f to rigidly fix the whole retaining element 26 to the top of stem 12f.

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PCT/EP2012/075648 WO2013087890A1 (en) 2011-12-16 2012-12-14 Household laundry washing and drying machine
CN201280069784.2A CN104114759B (zh) 2011-12-16 2012-12-14 家用衣物洗涤烘干机
BR112014015543-7A BR112014015543B1 (pt) 2011-12-16 2012-12-14 máquina de lavagem e secagem de roupas
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