EP2999816B1 - Wasserstrahlvorrichtung zur beseitigung von flusen in einem luftgekühlten kondensator einer wäschebehandlungsmaschine - Google Patents

Wasserstrahlvorrichtung zur beseitigung von flusen in einem luftgekühlten kondensator einer wäschebehandlungsmaschine Download PDF

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EP2999816B1
EP2999816B1 EP13724589.0A EP13724589A EP2999816B1 EP 2999816 B1 EP2999816 B1 EP 2999816B1 EP 13724589 A EP13724589 A EP 13724589A EP 2999816 B1 EP2999816 B1 EP 2999816B1
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Celal Vatansever
Talip Caglar
Dogan Demirhan
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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 
    • D06F58/22—Lint collecting 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
    • D06F58/00—Domestic laundry dryers
    • D06F58/20—General details of domestic laundry dryers 
    • D06F58/24—Condensing 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
    • 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 

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  • the present invention relates to a laundry washing and drying machine comprising an air-cooled condenser.
  • the present invention more specifically relates to a laundry treatment machine with an air-cooled condenser having a water jet device for lint accumulation elimination.
  • Laundry treatment machines with air-cooled condensers carry out the condensation process by using the ambient air in the drying process such that the thermal interaction between the cooling air and the closed cycle air having separate cycles is used.
  • the cooling air is passed onto the condenser by means of a fan and thus, the moisture in the cycle air is condensed by the condenser that is being cooled.
  • In sum air laden with moisture that comes from over the laundry passes through a processing air channel and is hereby condensed while the latter is being cooled by means of the outer environment air.
  • the closed cycle air is dehumidified on the condenser, it is heated by a heater and applied to the drum by being put again into the drying cycle with low relative humidity rate and at high temperature.
  • Fluff particles that travel through the air between the components in the closed cycle require particular attention for maintaining sound operation of the laundry treatment machines.
  • lint particles come off the laundry as a result of mechanical interaction of cloth items with each other and with the drum surfaces and these particles should therefore be filtered before reaching the heater.
  • a filter is conventionally disposed on the air circulation path so that such particles are filtered out.
  • fluff particles generally tend to accumulate around the condenser inlet tube and on the inner surfaces of the main housing thereof, including air ducts. Depending on the severity of the case, these particles may build up to the extent of forming a surface layer and hence lower thermal performance of the condenser, which in turn prolong drying period and cause energy losses.
  • fluff layers may block air flow in the condenser's inlet tube.
  • a prior art publication in the technical field of the present invention may be referred to as WO2011042345 among others, the document disclosing a filter which is disposed into a circulation channel before the condenser for collecting fluff particles in the cycle air.
  • International Patent Application WO 2013 050263 A1 discloses a laundry washing machine according to the preamble of claim 1, comprising a condenser that condenses the processing air, two parallel channels disposed in the condenser, and a spraying device which provides the fibers and lints to be cleaned by delivering water into the condenser.
  • the present invention provides an arrangement in relation to the laundry treatment machine with a water jet device eliminating lint accumulation in the condenser of the machine, which is defined by the characterizing features as defined in Claim 1.
  • Primary object of the present invention is hence to provide a laundry treatment machine having a water jet device eliminating lint accumulation in the condenser of said laundry treatment machine.
  • the present invention proposes a water jet device disposed within a condenser's outlet tube in a manner fixed to an internal surface portion thereof.
  • Said water jet device is disposed to be facing the main housing of the condenser whereby its location is advantageously suitable for providing water jets into the condenser's main housing as well as into the inlet tube thereof.
  • the water jet device of the invention has a set of nozzles extending in a direction substantially parallel to longitudinal axes of drying channels of the condenser, the latter channels longitudinally extending in the main housing of the condenser. It is therefore ensured that fluff particles are eliminated in the condenser's main housing as well as in the inlet tube thereof.
  • the main housing and the inlet tube of the condenser are fixedly connected to each other while a neck portion of the inlet tube has an inner protruding part that narrows down said neck portion so as to have a flush abutting relationship with at least one drying channel in the main housing.
  • the trajectory of water jets by upper nozzles in the outlet tube of the condenser follows a linear transition surface while passing from the main housing into said inlet tube, hence guided to be flowing down directly into the inlet tube.
  • the present invention relates to a laundry treatment machine (1) comprising a drum (2) in a tub (3) and an air circulation duct (4) by means of which circulation of the processing air is effected for drying of the laundry in said drum (2).
  • a closed cycle fan (5) provides the circulation of the processing air such that the processing air is condensed by an air-cooled condenser (8).
  • the cooling air is taken from an outer air duct (10) by means of an open cycle fan (9).
  • the cooling air is passed onto the condenser (8) to cool the same.
  • a heater placed in the air circulation duct (4) provides the dehumidified processing air coming from the condenser (8) to be heated and sent onto the laundry.
  • Said drying channels (6) and said cooling channels (7) are disposed in the condenser's (8) main housing in between a condenser inlet tube (11) and a condenser outlet tube (12), said condenser inlet tube (11) communicating with the tub (3) through a tub connection (13).
  • a water jet device 14
  • the water jet device (14) is disposed within said condenser's (8) outlet tube (12) such that it is fixedly secured to an internal surface portion of the condenser outlet tube (12).
  • Said drying channels (6) are designed in the form of a first drying channel (6) longitudinally extending adjacent to a first side (15) of the condenser's (8) main housing and a second drying channel (6) longitudinally extending adjacent to a second side (16) of the condenser's (8) main housing.
  • the first drying channel (6) and the second drying channel (6) are disposed in a spaced manner between said first side (15) and second side (16) of the main housing such that said at least one cooling channel (7) is interposed thereinbetween.
  • the water jet device (14) is disposed to be facing the main housing of the condenser (8) in the outlet tube (12). It comprises a plurality of water jetting nozzles in the manner that at least a first nozzle (17) is disposed in an orientation such that it extends and provides water jets in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the first drying channel (6). Likewise, at least a second nozzle (18) of the water jet device (14) is disposed in an orientation such that it extends and provides water jets in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the second drying channel (6). In this manner, both of the first and second drying channels (6) are directly cleaned with water jets.
  • the present invention further ensures that the inlet tube (11) of the condenser (8) is provided with a neck portion (19) directly mountable to the main housing of the condenser (8) such that an inner protruding part thereof provides that the first drying channel (6) longitudinally extending adjacent to the first side (15) of the condenser's (8) main housing has a flush abutting relationship with the neck portion (19).
  • This provides that the trajectory of the water jets produced by the first nozzle (17) as indicated by the dashed lines in Fig. 3b , follow a linear transition surface while passing from the main housing into the inlet tube (11).
  • the inner protruding part of the neck portion (19) is provided on the upper part of the inlet tube (11) to have a flush mating relationship with the main housing at the first side (15) thereof. This helps guiding the water jets from the first nozzle (17) down into the inlet tube (11).
  • the neck portion (19) is not narrowed with a similar inner protruding part at the second side (16), i.e. at the lower part of the inlet tube (11), since water jets from the second nozzle (18) already need to follow a turning trajectory at this point.
  • the water jet device (14) according to the invention can be operated only at the end of the laundry treatment process and the tub (3) water containing lint can accordingly be discharged by means of a discharge pump.
  • the water jet device (14) of the invention is aimed at effectively clearing fluff particles and individual fibers out in the condenser's (8) main housing and the inlet tube (11) thereof at the same time. It therefore constitutes an effective and reliable solution that eliminates the need for using special filters for collecting and trapping lint as such filters are generally not subject to regular maintenance they are meant to receive.
  • the water jetting nozzles (17, 18) of the invention are strategically located at a position such that effective water jets can be produced to thoroughly clean critical regions such as around the condenser's (8) inlet tube (11) where fluff particles tend to accumulate.

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  1. Wäschebehandlungsmaschine (1) umfassend
    - einen Trommel (2),
    - einen Luftzirkulationskanal (4), durch die eine Zirkulation der Prozessluft bewirkt wird,
    - einen Kreislaufventilator (5), der die Prozessluft zirkuliert,
    - einen luftgekühlten Kondensator (8) und einen äußeren Luftkanal (10), entlang dessen ein offener Kreislaufventilator (9) arbeitet, wobei der luftgekühlte Kondensator (8) aufweisend ein Hauptgehäuse umfassend mindestens einen ersten Trocknungskanal (6), der sich in Längsrichtung benachbart zu einer ersten Seite (15) des Hauptgehäuses erstreckt und einen zweiten Trocknungskanal (6), der sich in Längsrichtung benachbart zu einer zweiten Seite (16) des Hauptgehäuses erstreckt, wobei das erste Trocknungskanal (6) und der zweite Trocknungskanal (6) zwischen der ersten Seite (15) und der zweiten Seite (16) des Hauptgehäuses benachbart angeordnet sind, sodass mindestens ein Kühlungskanal (7) dazwischen eingefügt ist.
    - einen Einlassrohr (11) des Kondensators (8),
    - eine Wasserstrahlvorrichtung (14), die innerhalb einer Auslassrohr (12) des Kondensators (8) mit einer Mehrzahl von Düsen (17, 18), die dessen Hauptgehäuse zugewandt sind, wobei die Wasserstrahlvorrichtung (14) mindestens eine erste Düse (17), die in einer solchen Ausrichtung angeordnet ist, dass sie sich in einer Richtung erstreckt, die im Wesentlichen parallel zur Längsachse des ersten Trocknungskanals (6) ist und mindestens eine zweite Düse (18), die in einer solchen Ausrichtung angeordnet ist, dass sie sich in einer Richtung erstreckt, die im Wesentlichen parallel zur Längsachse des zweiten Trocknungskanals (6) ist, umfasst, dadurch dazu geeignet ist, die ersten und zweiten Trocknungskanäle (6) mit Wasserstrahlen direkt zu reinigen,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass:
    - das Einlassrohr (11) des Kondensators (8) mit einem Halsabschnitt (19) versehen ist, der direkt am Hauptgehäuse des Kondensators (8) anbringbar ist, sodass ein innerer vorstehender Teil dafür sorgt, dass sich der erste Trocknungskanal (6), der sich in Längsrichtung benachbart zur ersten Seite (15) des Hauptgehäuses des Kondensators (8) erstreckt, eine bündig anstoßende Beziehung mit dem Halsabschnitt (19) aufweist,
    - der innere vorstehende Teil des Halsabschnitts (19) auf dem oberen Teil des Einlassrohrs (11) angeordnet ist, um eine bündig zusammenpassende Beziehung mit dem ersten Trocknungskanal (6) zum Führen der Wasserstrahlen von der ersten Düse (17) nach unten in das Einlassrohr zu haben,
    - Bewegungsbahn der Wasserstrahlen, die von der ersten Düse (17) erzeugt sind, durch eine lineare Übergangsfläche begrenzt ist, während sie vom Hauptgehäuse in das Einlassrohr (11) übergeht, und dass,
    - der Halsabschnitt (19) nicht mit einem ähnlichen inneren vorstehenden Teil am unteren Teil des Einlassrohrs (11) verengt ist.
  2. Wäschebehandlungsmaschine (1) nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein Teil des Halsabschnitts (19) in dem Einlassrohr (11), der an dem ersten Trocknungskanal (6) des Kondensators (8) anliegt, eine größere Wanddicke als diejenige des übrigen ringförmigen Halsteils (19) an dem gleichen Teil aufweist.
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