EP2620535A1 - Machine de traitement du linge - Google Patents

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EP2620535A1
EP2620535A1 EP12152839.2A EP12152839A EP2620535A1 EP 2620535 A1 EP2620535 A1 EP 2620535A1 EP 12152839 A EP12152839 A EP 12152839A EP 2620535 A1 EP2620535 A1 EP 2620535A1
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Mirko Cenedese
Walter Cerrato
Marco Lorenzi
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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
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    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
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    • D06F2103/08—Humidity
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    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
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    • D06F2103/16—Washing liquid temperature
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    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
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    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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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
    • D06F2105/00—Systems or parameters controlled or affected by the control systems of washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
    • D06F2105/28—Electric heating
    • 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
    • D06F34/00—Details of control systems for washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
    • D06F34/28—Arrangements for program selection, e.g. control panels therefor; Arrangements for indicating program parameters, e.g. the selected program or its progress

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  • the present invention concerns the technical field of laundry treating machines, such as laundry washing machines, laundry drying machines or combined washing and drying laundry machines.
  • the present invention refers to laundry drying machines.
  • Laundry treating machines generally comprise an external casing provided with a laundry container where the laundry to be treated is placed.
  • a loading/unloading door ensures access to the container for the insertion and removal of the laundry.
  • Laundry washing machines for example, comprise an external casing provided with a washing tub which contains a rotatable perforated drum where the laundry to be washed is placed.
  • the drum is usually rotated by an electric motor which transmits the rotating motion to the drum, for example by means of a belt/pulley system.
  • Laundry washing machines typically comprise a detergent supply unit and a water inlet circuit for the introduction of water and washing/rinsing products (i.e. detergent, softener, etc.) into the tub.
  • Known laundry washing machines are also provided with water draining devices that may operate both during the initial phases of the washing cycle and at the end of the same to drain the dirty water.
  • Heating means are provided in order to heat the liquid, namely water or water with detergent, inside the tub.
  • Heating means typically comprise electrical heaters, such as a resistor, placed at the bottom of the tub and suited to come into contact with the liquid present on the bottom of the tub. When the heating means are activated the temperature of liquid in which they are immersed increases.
  • Analogously laundry drying machines, or dryers generally comprise an external casing provided with a rotatable drum where the laundry to be dried is placed. The drum is usually rotated by an electric motor which transmits the rotating motion to the drum, for example by means of a belt/pulley system.
  • Dryers typically comprise an air circuit. Air circulating means and heating means are provided in the air circuit for circulating and heating drying air, respectively.
  • condensing means are further provided in the air circuit for removing moisture from drying air passing through articles to be treated thereby allowing said air to be recirculated cyclically within the air circuit.
  • said means for condensing moisture removed by articles are configured in many different ways.
  • the condensing moisture means may comprise an air-air heat exchanger.
  • the heat pump typically comprises a closed circuit formed by an evaporator, a condenser, a compressor and expansion means.
  • the wires connect, therefore, the various peripheral units, such as the drum motor, the heat pump, the electrical heaters, the valves and the sensors (temperature sensors, humidity sensors, pressure sensors, etc.).
  • the various peripheral units such as the drum motor, the heat pump, the electrical heaters, the valves and the sensors (temperature sensors, humidity sensors, pressure sensors, etc.).
  • Each peripheral unit is then usually provided with an own control electric or electronic device indispensable for its functioning.
  • a first drawback posed by this known technique is constituted by the complexity deriving from the wiring connections between the peripheral units.
  • a further drawback posed by this known technique is constituted by the electromagnetic interference caused by the wiring connections between the peripheral units.
  • the main object of the present invention is therefore to overcome said drawbacks.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a laundry treating machine wherein assembly has a lower complexity with respect to the laundry treating machines of known type.
  • a further object of the present invention is to provide a laundry treating machine with reduced production costs with respect to the laundry treating machines of known type.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a laundry treating machine with reduced electromagnetic emission with respect to the laundry treating machines of known type.
  • a further object of the present invention is to provide a laundry treating machine with increased immunity with respect to external electromagnetic disturbance.
  • a laundry treating machine comprising a laundry container suitable for receiving the laundry to be treated, one or more peripheral units which enable said treatment to be carried out, wherein the machine further comprises a single control unit for controlling of one or more of the peripheral units it is possible to obtain a reduced constructional complexity of the machine itself.
  • the present invention relates therefore, in a first aspect thereof, to a laundry treating machine comprising;
  • the motor driving section comprises devices suitable for controlling an electric motor.
  • the devices suitable for controlling an electric motor comprise an inverter.
  • control unit further comprises a low power loads section for controlling low power loads.
  • the low power loads comprise a fan or a pump.
  • the motor driving section drives an electrical motor for rotating the laundry container.
  • the motor driving section drives an electrical motor of a heat pump compressor.
  • the heat pump is suitable to heat air.
  • the high power loads section suitable for controlling at least one heater device controls a water heater.
  • the high power loads section suitable for controlling at least one heater device controls an air heater.
  • the high power loads section suitable for controlling at least one heater device controls a second air heater.
  • the high power loads section suitable for controlling at least one heater device controls an electrical heater of a steamer unit for producing steam which is conveyable into the rotatable laundry container.
  • the low power loads section for controlling low power loads controls a water supply valve and/or a water pump of the steamer unit.
  • the water pump of the steamer unit comprises a water pumping motor.
  • the control unit further comprises a sensor section for controlling at least a temperature sensor and/or at least a liquid level sensor.
  • the switching devices comprises electromagnetic or solid-state relays.
  • control unit further comprises a humidity sensor control section suitable to detect the degree of humidity and/or of the dryness of the laundry in the container in a laundry drying machine or in a combined laundry washing and drying machine.
  • a humidity sensor control section suitable to detect the degree of humidity and/or of the dryness of the laundry in the container in a laundry drying machine or in a combined laundry washing and drying machine.
  • control and communication section comprises devices suitable for the communication of power and/or data signals with at least one of the other sections.
  • control unit comprises a single printed circuit board.
  • the printed circuit board comprises one or more empty seats suitable for receiving further devices for controlling one or more further peripheral units.
  • the power section comprises an input line section connectable to a mains supply and suitable to reduce and/or rectify the voltage of the main supply.
  • the power section further comprises a power supply section connected to the input line section and suitable to set the voltage to predetermined values.
  • control unit further comprises a protective cover.
  • control unit is a removable unit.
  • control unit comprises snap-in fastener means.
  • the snap-in fastener means further comprise electrical connectors.
  • the peripheral units comprise one or more units selected from a group comprising: a motor, an electric motor, a fan, an electric resistance, a pump, a switch, a sensor, a temperature sensor, a level sensor, a humidity sensor, an interface unit, a selector, a display, a valve, an electrovalve.
  • the machine is a laundry drying machine.
  • the machine is a combined laundry washing and drying machine.
  • the machine is a laundry washing machine.
  • the present invention has proved to be particularly successful when applied to a laundry drying machines, preferably a front load type laundry drying machine. It should in any case be underlined that the present invention is not limited to this type of application. On the contrary, the present invention can be usefully applied to all the laundry treating machines, such as a laundry washing machine or a combined laundry washing and drying machine.
  • the laundry drying machine 1 hereinafter referred to as dryer 1, comprises a casing 10 formed by two couples of upright side walls 2a-2d arranged perpendicularly one another, respectively on the dryer rear and front part, and on the lateral side thereof.
  • An upper wall, not illustrated, and a bottom wall 4 close the ends of the box-like structure formed by the upright side walls 2a-2d joined together.
  • the upper side wall has been removed for showing some of the dryer parts accommodated within casing 10.
  • a laundry container comprising a rotatably drum 7 is provided within the casing 10.
  • a front door 8 pivotally coupled to the front upright side wall 2a, is provided for allowing access to the drum interior region to place laundry to be dried therein.
  • the drum 7 is advantageously rotated by an electric motor M1, not shown, which transmits the rotating motion to the drum 7.
  • the electric motor M1 transmits the rotating motion to the drum by means of a belt/pulley system.
  • the motor transmits directly the rotating motion to the drum.
  • the electric motor may be arranged so as to have the stator connected to the washing tub and the rotor connected to the drum.
  • the dryer 1 is connectable to a mains supply, typically 220 Volts AC, by means of a power cord with a suitable plug, not illustrated
  • the dryer 1 comprises an air circulating system adapted to circulate a flow of drying air into the drum 7.
  • the air circulating system preferably comprises a fan F1, not illustrated, which blows a flow of drying air through the drum 7 and the laundry placed therein.
  • the fan F1 preferably comprises an electrical motor connectable to the mains supply, wherein the electrical input power of the motor is preferably less than 50Watt, more preferably 30Watt.
  • the air circulating system preferably comprises a heating device H1, not illustrated, adapted to heat up the air flow at a location upstream of the drum 7.
  • the heating device H1 comprises an electric heating element R1, such as an electrical resistance, arranged upstream of the drum 7 along the air flow.
  • the electric resistance R1 is preferably connectable to the mains supply and preferably has a dissipated power value about 2kWatt.
  • the dryer 1 is advantageously of the condenser type and comprises condensing means arranged downstream of the drum 7 for cooling and dehumidifying the moist air coming from the drum 7.
  • condensing means are in the form of an air-air cross-flow type heat exchanger which is preferably provided on the bottom portion of the dryer 1.
  • Condensation water formed in the condensing means is advantageously collected in a sump at the bottom of the dryer, not illustrated, and conveyed to an extractable moisture tank 9 located at the upper portion of the dryer 1.
  • the moisture tank 9 is preferably in the form of a drawer slidably arranged on said upper portion of the dryer 1 so that it can be easily and periodically emptied by a user.
  • a pump P1 opportunely pumps the condensation water from the sump to the tank 9.
  • the pump P1 preferably comprises an electrical motor connectable to the mains supply.
  • the electrical input power of the motor is preferably less than 100Watt, more preferably 50Watt.
  • the dryer 1 preferably comprises a humidity sensor S1 that detects the moisture level of the laundry.
  • the moisture level detected represents a useful parameter which may be used to determine the duration of the drying cycle.
  • the dryer 1 preferably comprises a door switch SW1 which detects the closed position of the door 8.
  • a user control interface 11 is preferably arranged on the top of the casing 10.
  • the user control interface 11 is preferably accessible to the user for the selection of the drying program and insertion of other parameters, for example the load in terms of weight of the laundry to be dried, the type of fabric of the load, the degree of dryness, etc..
  • the user control interface 11 preferably displays machine working conditions, such as the remaining time, alarm signals, etc.
  • the user control interface preferably comprises a rotatable selector 12 and a display 13.
  • the user may selects and inserts other types of parameters, for example the washing temperature, the spinning speed, etc..
  • a control unit 20 is arranged inside the casing 10 at the top portion thereof.
  • the control unit 20 is advantageously connected to the various parts of the dryer 1, or peripheral units, in order to ensure its operation.
  • the control unit 20 comprises a printed circuit board 21 that supports the electric and/or electronic devices 22 which assure functioning of the peripheral units and of the dryer 1, as will be better explained hereinafter.
  • the control unit 20 also preferably comprises a cover 23 which protects the electric and/or electronic devices 22.
  • the control unit 20 is advantageously laterally arranged inside the casing 10 close to an upright side wall 2a, the right one with reference to Figure 1 .
  • the control unit 20 is preferably placed inside the casing 10 and above the drum 7 or the washing tub through snap-in fastener means.
  • More preferably electrical connectors are associated to said snap-in fastener means allowing therefore both the mechanical and the electrical connection.
  • FIG. 4 shows a schematic view of the control unit 20 according to the invention wherein blocks represent different sections 24-32 of the control unit 20.
  • Each section 24-32 comprises suitable electric and/or electronic devices 22.
  • FIG. 5 shows the control unit 20 of the dryer 1 connected to various peripheral units M1, F1, H1, T1, P1, S1, SW1, 11.
  • the control unit 20 preferably comprises a power section 24, indicated with a dashed line in Figure 4 , a low power loads section 27, a high power loads section 28, a machine sensors section 29, a humidity sensor control section 30 and a control and communication section 31.
  • the power section 24 preferably comprises an input line section 25 and a power supply section 26.
  • the input line section 25 comprises devices suitable for lowering and/or rectifying the voltage from the mains supply to which the dryer 1 is connected.
  • Devices of this section may comprise, for example, transformers rectifiers, filters, etc..
  • the power supply section 26 is connected to the input line section 25 and furnishes the proper supply voltage to other sections of the control unit 20.
  • Devices of this section may comprise, for example, linear regulators.
  • the input line section 25 and/or the power supply section 26 may be connected to energy storage devices such as batteries, fuel cells, solar cell, etc..
  • the low power loads section 27 preferably comprises devices suitable for controlling low power loads, such as the fan F1 or the pump P1.
  • low power loads may be generally referred to loads wherein the power dissipation is preferably less than 100Watt.
  • the low power loads and section 27 preferably comprises switching devices suitable for controlling, for example switch on and/or switch off, the motors of the fan F1 and/or of the pump P1.
  • this section 27 may control and drive other components.
  • this section 27 may control electrovalves or may control and drive the pumps which are disposed in the water inlet circuit and/or in the water outlet circuit of a laundry washing machine.
  • this section 27 may advantageously control a steamer in laundry treating machines where a steamer unit is provided.
  • a steamer unit may be provided in laundry washing machine in order to increases the washing temperature of the laundry and/or to assist cleaning of the laundry.
  • a steamer unit may be provided in a dryer in order to soften and refresh laundry during the drying treatment.
  • the steamer unit can be any type of device that converts the liquid to steam.
  • a first type of steamer unit can be a tank-type steam generator that stores a volume of liquid and heats the volume of liquid to convert the liquid to steam.
  • the steamer unit preferably comprises an electrical heater, preferably an electrical resistance, which is immersed in a minimum quantity of water of said tank for the production of steam.
  • the water is preferably conveyed into the tank through a water supply pipe from an external water supply by means of a controlled water supply valve.
  • the low power loads section 27 preferably controls and drives such water supply valve.
  • the water may be preferably conveyed into the tank by means of a water pumping motor connected to an external water supply.
  • the water pumping motor preferably comprises an electrical motor connectable to the mains supply.
  • the electrical input power of the motor is preferably less than 100Watt, more preferably 50Watt.
  • the low power loads section 27 preferably controls and drives the water pumping motor.
  • a second type of steamer unit can be an in-line steamer unit.
  • the in-line steamer unit converts the liquid to steam as the liquid flows through the steam unit itself.
  • the steamer unit in this case preferably comprises an electrical heater, more preferably an electrical resistance, which heats the water flowing in a duct.
  • the water is conveyed into the duct by means of a water pumping motor which suck water from a tank.
  • the water pumping motor preferably comprises an electrical motor connectable to the mains supply.
  • the electrical input power of the motor is preferably less than 100Watt, more preferably 50Watt.
  • the low power loads section 27 preferably controls and drives the water pumping motor.
  • in-line steamer unit can be connected directly to the water mains via a valve and the low power loads section 27 preferably controls and drives said valve
  • Devices of this section 27 may comprise, for example, electronic components like solid-state relays (TRIAC, ACS, etc.), optical isolators, transistors, capacitors, resistors, etc..
  • electronic components like solid-state relays (TRIAC, ACS, etc.), optical isolators, transistors, capacitors, resistors, etc.
  • the high power loads section 28 preferably comprises devices suitable for controlling high power loads, such as the heater H1.
  • the heater H1 preferably comprises an electrical resistance R1, as said before.
  • high power loads may be generally referred to loads wherein the power dissipation is preferably higher than 100Watt.
  • the high power loads section 28 preferably comprises high power switching devices suitable for controlling, for example switch on and/or switch off, the electrical resistance R1.
  • the heater H1 may comprises a second electrical resistance R2 in order to better control the air temperature of the drying air flow.
  • the high power loads section 28 preferably controls, i.e. switches on and/or switches off, the second resistance R2 too.
  • the second electric resistance R2 is preferably connectable to the mains supply and preferably has a dissipated power value about 600Watt.
  • this section 28 may switch on and/or switch off the electrical resistance of the steamer unit itself.
  • the electric resistance of a steamer unit is preferably connectable to the mains supply and preferably has a dissipated power value about 2kWatt.
  • the high power loads section may comprise a switch which activates and deactivates the heater which heats the washing water, the heater being typically an electrical resistance.
  • the electric resistance of such water heating unit is preferably connectable to the mains supply and preferably has a dissipated power value about 2kWatt.
  • this section 28 advantageously controls also the electrical resistance of the steamer unit itself.
  • Devices of this section 28 may comprise, for example, electromagnetic or solid-state relays, transistors, etc..
  • the machine sensors section 29 preferably comprises devices suitable for detecting and elaborating signals coming from sensors of the dryer 1, such as the temperature sensor T1 and the door switch SW1.
  • this section 29 may detect and elaborate other signals, such as a signal coming from a water level sensor placed inside the sump which collects the moisture, or a signal coming from a water level sensor placed inside the washing tub in a laundry washing machine or a signal coming from a lint filter monitoring sensor in a dryer.
  • signals such as a signal coming from a water level sensor placed inside the sump which collects the moisture, or a signal coming from a water level sensor placed inside the washing tub in a laundry washing machine or a signal coming from a lint filter monitoring sensor in a dryer.
  • the sensors section 29 is preferably powered by the power supply section 26.
  • Devices of this section 29 may comprise, for example, transistors, capacitors, resistors, etc..
  • the humidity sensor control section 30 preferably comprises devices suitable to detect and elaborate signals coming from the humidity sensor S1. Such elaborated signals are preferably used to determine the dryness of the clothes and therefore the duration of the drying program.
  • the humidity sensor S1 may comprise elements which are contacted by the tumbling clothes during a drying operation.
  • the elements comprise a pair of electrodes which are provided within the dryer and face toward the interior of the dryer drum 7 such that clothes being tumbled and dried will periodically engage and bridge the electrodes. The sensed resistance between the electrodes is used to determine the dryness of the clothes.
  • a high resistance between the electrodes is indicative of dry clothes.
  • a low resistance between the electrodes is indicative of wet clothes.
  • Appropriate control circuitry, including time delays, make it possible to determine when the clothes have reached a desired dryness condition.
  • any other equivalent sensor device may be used in order to detect the dryness condition of the clothes.
  • Devices of the humidity sensor control section 30 may comprise, for example capacitors, resistors, etc..
  • this section is electrically insulated from the humidity sensor S1 and advantageously comprises insulator devices like optical isolators or transformers.
  • this humidity sensor control section 30 may be part of the above described machine sensors section 29.
  • the control and communication section 31 advantageously communicates with all said sections 24-30 and with the user control interface 11.
  • the control and communication section 31 preferably comprises a main microcontroller. This section 31 gets data from the rotatable selector 12, outputs data for the display 13 and controls other sections 24-30 during the drying cycle.
  • data from the rotatable selector 12 and to the display 13 may be elaborated in an intermediate local microcontroller which, in turn, communicates with the main microcontroller.
  • the control and communication section 31 is preferably powered by the power supply section 26.
  • control unit 20 preferably comprises a motor control section 32. More preferably, the control unit 20 comprises a drum motor control section 32.
  • control unit 20 may alternatively comprise a compressor motor control section, preferably a compressor motor of a heat pump unit, as described later in the description.
  • the motor control section 32 preferably comprises an inverter motor control so that the speed of the drum electric motor M1 may be controlled.
  • the motor control section 32 advantageously sets and controls the speed of the drum 7 during the drying cycle.
  • the motor control section 32 is preferably powered by the input line section 25.
  • the inverter motor control is connected to a direct current (DC) source provided by a rectifier section of the input line section 25.
  • DC direct current
  • Devices of the motor control section 32 may comprise, for example, oscillators, IGBT, MosFet, drivers, logic control units, sensors for temperature protection and current limiting, etc..
  • said devices may be integrated into a single embedded device.
  • control unit 20 of the invention with its sections 24-32 incorporates almost all the electric and/or the electronic devices 22 indispensable for the dryer functioning.
  • the quantity of wiring connections between the devices 22 and the peripheral units 24-32 are therefore widely reduced with respects to the known dryers, and more in general to the known laundry treating machines.
  • Reduction of the wiring connections causes also a reduction of electromagnetic emissions and, at the same time, increases immunity with respect external electromagnetic disturbance.
  • control unit 20 with a preferably single printed circuit board 21 allows positioning of the electric and/or electronic devices 22 with an efficient layout in order to reduce the overall dimensions of the control unit 20 and, eventually, of the machine.
  • control unit 20 with almost all the devices of the machine mounted thereon helps detection and repairing of failures when they occur.
  • This control unit 120 differs from the control unit 20 previously described for the fact that it comprises a further motor control section 132.
  • the control unit 120 is suitable to be installed in a dryer of the type previously described which further comprises a heat pump unit HP. Dryers provided with a heat pump unit HP are widespread.
  • the heat pump unit HP both dehumidifies and heats the air flow which dries the laundry.
  • the heat pump unit HP preferably comprises a closed circuit formed by a first heat exchanger, for example an evaporator or a gas heater, a second heat exchanger, for example a condenser or a gas cooler, a compressor connecting the two heat exchangers and expansion means.
  • the first heat exchanger of the heat pump HP cools and dehumidifies the moist air coming from the drum 7.
  • the cooled and dehumidified air is then heated up by the second heat exchanger of the heat pump HP and conveyed again inside the drum 7.
  • the dryer is also provided with a heating device H1 which helps the second heat exchanger to heat up the air.
  • the heating device H1 comprises an electric heating resistance R1 arranged upstream of the drum 7 along the air flow.
  • the heating device H1 comprises a second electrical resistance R2 in order to better control the air temperature of the drying air flow.
  • Activation and deactivation of the first and/or of the second electric heating resistances R1 R2 is properly controlled by the high power loads section 28.
  • both the resistances R1 R2 are activated at the beginning of the laundry drying program while one or both of them are deactivated when the heat pump HP reaches an optimal working condition.
  • only the heat pump HP may be provided to heat up the air temperature while the heating device H1 may be avoided.
  • the compressor of the heat pump HP preferably comprises a variable speed electric motor M2.
  • the motor control section 132 therefore, preferably comprises an inverter motor control so that the speed of the heat pump motor M2 may be easily controlled.
  • Devices of this section may comprise, for example, oscillators, IGBT, MosFet, drivers, logic control units, sensors for temperature protection and current limiting, etc..
  • said devices may be integrated into a single embedded device.
  • control and communication section 31 then advantageously communicates with the further motor control section 132.
  • control unit 220 With reference to Figures 8 and 9 a further construction variant of control unit 220 is described.
  • the control unit 220 comprises a printed circuit board 221 that supports the electric and/or electronic devices which assure functioning of the machine where it is installed.
  • a power section 24 On the printed circuit board 221 a plurality of sections are provided, namely: a power section 24, a low power loads section 27, a high power loads section 28, a machine sensors section 29, a humidity sensor control section 30, a control and communication section 31 and a motor control section 32.
  • the printed circuit board 221 further comprises a first empty seat 221a predisposed to receive devices of a further motor control section 132, for example a control section for a heat pump motor.
  • the printed circuit board 221 further comprises a second empty seat 221b inside the high power loads section 28, predisposed to receives devices for a steamer control section, for example a steamer switch SW2 which activates and deactivates the electrical resistance of a steamer unit.
  • a steamer control section for example a steamer switch SW2 which activates and deactivates the electrical resistance of a steamer unit.
  • a multipurpose printed circuit board 221 may be used for the realization of control units 20, 120, 220 of different types, for example a control unit 120 for a dryer with a heat pump or a control unit 20 for a dryer without a heat pump.
  • This multipurpose printed circuit board 221 allows reduction of the overall production costs of laundry treating machines wherein such a multipurpose boards 221 are installed.
  • the laundry treating machines may comprise further temperature sensors.
  • a laundry washing machines may preferably comprise a temperature sensor which detects the temperature of the washing water.
  • Other temperature sensors may be used to control overheat of peripheral units.
  • a sensor temperature may be placed near the electrical resistance or near the condenser of a heat pump to check its working temperature.
  • a laundry drying machine having an air heating device comprising one or two electrical resistances to heat up the air.
  • a laundry drying machine having an air heating device comprising one or two electrical resistances to heat up the air and having a steamer unit comprising an electrical resistance and a water supply valve.
  • a laundry drying machine having an air heating device comprising one or two electrical resistances to heat up the air and having a steamer unit comprising an electrical resistance and a water supply pumping motor.
  • a laundry drying machine using a heat pump to heat up the air may preferably comprise a compressor motor, more preferably a speed controlled electric motor.
  • a laundry drying machine using a heat pump and one or two electrical resistances to heat up the air may preferably comprise a compressor motor, more preferably a speed controlled electric motor.
  • the heat pump may preferably comprise a compressor motor, more preferably a speed controlled electric motor.
  • the heat pump may preferably comprise a compressor motor, more preferably a speed controlled electric motor.
  • the heat pump may preferably comprise a compressor motor, more preferably a speed controlled electric motor.
  • a laundry washing machine having a water heating device comprising an electrical resistance to heat up the water.
  • a laundry washing machine having a water heating device comprising an electrical resistance to heat up the water and having a steamer unit comprising an electrical resistance and a water supply valve.
  • a laundry washing machine having a water heating device comprising an electrical resistance to heat up the water and having a steamer unit comprising an electrical resistance and a water supply pumping motor.
  • a combined laundry washing and drying machine which may comprises one or more features of the above listed laundry drying machine and laundry washing machine.
  • the present invention allows all the set objects to be achieved.
  • it makes it possible to obtain a laundry treating machine with a reduced constructional complexity with respect to the laundry treating machines of known type.

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