EP2937459A1 - Machine à laver avec réservoir de stockage d'eau - Google Patents

Machine à laver avec réservoir de stockage d'eau Download PDF

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EP2937459A1
EP2937459A1 EP14166118.1A EP14166118A EP2937459A1 EP 2937459 A1 EP2937459 A1 EP 2937459A1 EP 14166118 A EP14166118 A EP 14166118A EP 2937459 A1 EP2937459 A1 EP 2937459A1
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Vinayak Afajalpurkar
Tobias Bronn
Praful Gandhi
Rainer Schuster
Ulrich Stegemeyer
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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 
    • D06F39/08—Liquid supply or discharge arrangements
    • D06F39/083—Liquid discharge or recirculation 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 
    • D06F39/20—Arrangements for water recovery

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  • the present invention relates to a washing machine comprising a tub in which a drum is rotatably mounted, and a storage tank having a flow connection to the tub via a feeding line provided with a pump for filling the storage tank and an overflow connection to a drain through a valve device.
  • Another solution is known from WO 2009/141218 which allows storage of rinsing water in a storage tank, but it requires the use of two three-port valves (known also as “diverter valves"), one upstream the storage tank for diverting liquid to the tank or to a discharge line, and a second one for diverting the liquid from the discharge line to the drain or back to the tub by means of a circulation line.
  • the use of two diverter valves makes the control of the washing machine more complex and also such diverter valves have to react rapidly in order to avoid cross flows. This increases the overall cost of the washing machine.
  • Another disadvantage of the above known solution is the need to place the storage tank in a position so that it can be emptied by gravity.
  • One of the main relevant features of the present invention is to integrate the diverter valve and the automatic valve upstream the drain as a combined single valve mechanism which comprises four ports and includes a first valve member driven by an actuator and a second valve member automatically driven, such second valve member being preferably a floating ball or the like.
  • the system according to a first embodiment of the invention does not need the traditional "eco ball" system to prevent back flow of water to water tank, since an eco ball is incorporated in the single valve mechanism to avoid back flow.
  • a washing machine comprises a washing unit 10 (including a tub and a rotating drum), a pump unit 12, a storage water tank 14 and a valve device 16.
  • a washing unit 10 including a tub and a rotating drum
  • a pump unit 12 a storage water tank 14
  • a valve device 16 Such components are hydraulically connected together by means of a first portion 18a of a draining conduit downstream the washing unit 10 and upstream the pump unit 12, a second portion 18b of such draining conduit downstream the pump unit 12 and upstream the valve device 16 and a third portion 18c of the draining conduit downstream the valve device 16.
  • the hydraulic circuit further comprises a recirculation conduit 20 between the pump unit 12 and a nozzle 22 spraying water in the washing unit, a storage tank discharge conduit 24 between the storage water tank 14 and the pump unit 12, a filling conduit 26 between the valve device 16 and the storage water tank 14 and an overflow conduit 28 between the water storage tank 14 and the valve device 16.
  • the washing machine can be either a horizontal axis clothes washing machine or a vertical axis washing machine. It can be also a combination washing machine and clothes dryer.
  • the pump unit 12 is preferably a single component with a single pump body having a recirculation port 12a and a drain port 12b.
  • the pump body contains two impellers which can be driven by different motors or by a single motor.
  • the valve device 16 ( figures 2 and 3 ) comprises a box-shaped body 30, preferably made of polymeric material, including a cup-shaped double-walled first portion 30a having four ports on its side wall and a second cover portion 30b having a fifth port and a seat for an actuator 32, for instance a solenoid.
  • the first portion 30a of the valve body 30 presents an upper edge with shaped gaskets 31 a and 31 b which cooperates with the flat cover portion 30b and with a double wall 33 of the first portion 30a in order to avoid water leakage from the valve device 16.
  • the assembly of the first portion 30a of the valve body 30 and of the cover portion 30b is advantageously made by known snap engaging fastening means.
  • Three of the four ports on the side wall of the body 20 are connected to internal chambers through the double wall. These three ports are a first inlet 34 connected to the second portion 18b of the drain conduit, a second inlet 36 connected to the overflow conduit 28and a first outlet 38 connected to the third portion 18c of the draining conduit.
  • the fourth port is a valve leakage port 40 which communicates only with an annular intermediate space 41 (shown clearly in figure 4 ) defined by the double wall of the first portion 30a and is connected to a bottom surface of the washing machine (like in the safety device "aqua stop" system) or drains water directly on ground surface in order to alert the user that there is a leakage in the system.
  • the valve device 16 comprises internally two walls 44 and 46 defining with a side wall adjacent the first inlet 34 a first chamber 48 which is in open communication with the drain conduit 18b through such first inlet 34.
  • Each wall 44 and 46 comprises an opening 44a and 46a respectively, defining seats for a valve member 50 hinged with a shaft 50a to a zone 52 where the two walls 44 and 46 are joined together.
  • the shaft 50a of the valve member 50 is driven by the actuator 32 through a lever 54.
  • a third shaped wall 54 defines with wall 44 a second chamber 56 which communicates directly with the second outlet 42 provided on the cover 30b.
  • the above third wall 54 and the wall 46 define a third internal chamber 58 which communicates directly with the first outlet 38, with the interposition of a floating valve member 60, with the second inlet 36.
  • the floating valve member 60 shaped as a ball, is guided by a first shaped wall 61 integral with the cover 30b ( figure 5 ) and it is supported by a second shaped wall 62 in its idle configuration, i.e. when it does not close communication with the second inlet 36 due to buoyancy.
  • the valve member 50 By driving the actuator 32, which as the pump unit 12 is connected to a central control unit of the washing machine (not shown), the valve member 50 can close the seat 44a, in its upper configuration (with reference to figure 3 ), so allowing a fluid communication between the first chamber 48 and the third chamber 58.
  • valve member 50 When the valve member 50 is driven in its lower configuration, it closes the seat 46a and allows fluid communication between the first chamber 48 and the second chamber 56.
  • the actuator 32 which can be of different type of the one shown in the drawings, can be also provided with micro switches or sensors (not shown) in order to detect the actual position of the valve member 50.
  • the solenoid actuator may drive the rotation of the valve member 50 in one direction only, the rotation in the other direction being assured by a spring or the like.
  • Figure 4 shows a configuration in which water is drained directly from the washing unit 10 to the drain 18c.
  • the second chamber 56 is closed by valve member 50 and the third chamber 58is in communication with the first chamber 48 so that water is drained directly.
  • This will be the default condition of the device valve 16, and the valve member 50 is maintained in the upper position preferably under the action of a spring or the like.
  • the floating ball 60 closes by buoyancy the connection to the overflow from the water storage tank 14 avoiding that dirty water plus detergent from the washing unit 10 can pollute such tank.
  • figure 5 it is shown the configuration where the solenoid actuator 32 drives the valve member 50 in its lower position in order to allow a communication between the first chamber 48 and the second chamber 56, during a phase in which rinsing water is delivered from the washing unit 10 to the water storage tank 14 in order to fill it. In this first phase of filling overflow of water does not happen.
  • Figure 6 is similar to figure 5 and shows the configuration in which the water storage tank 14 is completely filled and there is an overflow through conduit 28.
  • the automatic valve member 60 is not driven by buoyancy in a closed position, and therefore water can enter again the valve device 16 through its second inlet 36, pushing ball 60 against the shaped wall 62.
  • Form the third chamber 58 water is drained through its first outlet 38.
  • the automatic valve member 60 has been shown as a floating ball, other automatic valve members can be used as well, for instance a flap valve member of elastic material such as rubber or the like. It is also possible to use a valve member 60 which is not automatically driven, rather it is an active device. Moreover, the actuator 32 does not need necessarily to be placed outside the valve body 30, but it can be put inside such body. In case it is put outside (as shown in figure 2 ), the driving of the valve member 50 can be realized through a magnetic connection, i.e. without the need of having an aperture for the driving shaft 50a.
  • valve body 30 as the position of the ports thereof is not at all critical and can be different from that shown in the drawings.

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GB1572941A (en) * 1976-07-20 1980-08-06 Herbertz H Washing machine
DE4409303A1 (de) 1994-03-18 1995-11-30 Meiti Entwicklungszentrum Inte Waschmaschine mit Laugenspeicher und Waschverfahren
DE19909310A1 (de) * 1999-03-03 2000-09-07 Bsh Bosch Siemens Hausgeraete Wäschebehandlungsmaschine
WO2009141218A1 (fr) 2008-05-19 2009-11-26 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Machine à laver et procédé de récupération du liquide de lavage dans une machine à laver
EP2312045A1 (fr) * 2009-10-16 2011-04-20 FagorBrandt SAS Macine à laver comprenant un circuit hydraulique de distribution d'eau pourvu d'un dispositif de mise à l'air raccordé à une zone en communication fluidique avec une cuve de lavage
EP2312042A1 (fr) * 2009-10-16 2011-04-20 FagorBrandt SAS Machine à laver comprenant un circuit hydraulique de distribution d'eau pourvu de deux pompes de circulation d'eau
FR2951467A1 (fr) * 2009-10-16 2011-04-22 Fagorbrandt Sas Machine a laver comprenant un reservoir d'eau de lavage et/ou de rincage et une connexion a un reseau d'alimentation electrique
US20120137447A1 (en) 2010-12-07 2012-06-07 Whirlpool Corporation Method of operating a laundry treating appliance capable of saving liquid for reuse
DE202013100539U1 (de) * 2012-02-22 2013-03-07 Pei-Tzu Hsu Waschmaschine mit Wassersparfunktion
EP2636786A1 (fr) * 2012-03-06 2013-09-11 FagorBrandt SAS Vanne multivoies et machine à laver comprenant une telle vanne multivoies

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GB1572941A (en) * 1976-07-20 1980-08-06 Herbertz H Washing machine
DE4409303A1 (de) 1994-03-18 1995-11-30 Meiti Entwicklungszentrum Inte Waschmaschine mit Laugenspeicher und Waschverfahren
DE19909310A1 (de) * 1999-03-03 2000-09-07 Bsh Bosch Siemens Hausgeraete Wäschebehandlungsmaschine
WO2009141218A1 (fr) 2008-05-19 2009-11-26 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Machine à laver et procédé de récupération du liquide de lavage dans une machine à laver
EP2312045A1 (fr) * 2009-10-16 2011-04-20 FagorBrandt SAS Macine à laver comprenant un circuit hydraulique de distribution d'eau pourvu d'un dispositif de mise à l'air raccordé à une zone en communication fluidique avec une cuve de lavage
EP2312042A1 (fr) * 2009-10-16 2011-04-20 FagorBrandt SAS Machine à laver comprenant un circuit hydraulique de distribution d'eau pourvu de deux pompes de circulation d'eau
FR2951467A1 (fr) * 2009-10-16 2011-04-22 Fagorbrandt Sas Machine a laver comprenant un reservoir d'eau de lavage et/ou de rincage et une connexion a un reseau d'alimentation electrique
US20120137447A1 (en) 2010-12-07 2012-06-07 Whirlpool Corporation Method of operating a laundry treating appliance capable of saving liquid for reuse
DE202013100539U1 (de) * 2012-02-22 2013-03-07 Pei-Tzu Hsu Waschmaschine mit Wassersparfunktion
EP2636786A1 (fr) * 2012-03-06 2013-09-11 FagorBrandt SAS Vanne multivoies et machine à laver comprenant une telle vanne multivoies

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