EP3162940B1 - Appareil ménager conçu pour exécuter au moins un cycle de séchage, tel qu'un lave-linge/sèche-linge ou un sèche-linge - Google Patents

Appareil ménager conçu pour exécuter au moins un cycle de séchage, tel qu'un lave-linge/sèche-linge ou un sèche-linge Download PDF

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EP3162940B1
EP3162940B1 EP15192290.3A EP15192290A EP3162940B1 EP 3162940 B1 EP3162940 B1 EP 3162940B1 EP 15192290 A EP15192290 A EP 15192290A EP 3162940 B1 EP3162940 B1 EP 3162940B1
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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
    • 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
    • D06F37/00—Details specific to washing machines covered by groups D06F21/00 - D06F25/00
    • D06F37/26—Casings; Tubs
    • D06F37/261—Tubs made by a specially selected manufacturing process or characterised by their assembly from elements
    • D06F37/263—Tubs made by a specially selected manufacturing process or characterised by their assembly from elements assembled from at least two elements connected to each other; Connecting or sealing means therefor
    • 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
    • D06F37/00—Details specific to washing machines covered by groups D06F21/00 - D06F25/00
    • D06F37/26—Casings; Tubs
    • D06F37/267—Tubs specially adapted for mounting thereto components or devices not provided for in preceding subgroups

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  • the present invention refers to a household appliance adapted to perform at least a drying cycle, such as a washing/drying machine or a drying machine.
  • Drying machines and washing/drying machines comprise a rotating drum in which the items to be dried are placed.
  • the drum is rotatably mounted in a tub.
  • a recirculation line To perform the drying through a recirculation line, the air is extracted from the compartment, treated and reintroduced therein.
  • the recirculation line includes:
  • the basic idea of the present invention is to make the condenser integral with the tub; in other terms, the condenser is substantially realized as the assembly of two semi-parts, each made in one piece with one component of the tub body.
  • the invention provides a household appliance as defined in claim 1.
  • 1 indicates a household appliance adapted to perform at least a drying cycle.
  • the appliance 1 can be a drying machine, adapted to dry linen and/or clothes previously washed by a different machine.
  • the appliance 1 can also be a washer-drier, namely a machine capable of both washing and drying linen and/or clothes.
  • the appliance 1 is also adapted to perform at least a washing cycle.
  • the appliance 1 ( figure 1 ) comprises a drum 2 which can rotate and which is intended to house the items to be dried.
  • the appliance 1 comprises a tub 3, in which the drum 2 is rotatably mounted.
  • the appliance 1 comprises a drying system 10 which has an inlet 10a for receiving wet air from the tub 3 and an outlet 10b for providing dried air to be inserted back into the tub 3.
  • a drying system 10 which has an inlet 10a for receiving wet air from the tub 3 and an outlet 10b for providing dried air to be inserted back into the tub 3. This allows the air rich in moisture (following contact with the items to be dried contained in the drum 2 placed in the tub 3) to be taken and reintroduced into the same tub 3 after being dried and heated.
  • the appliance 1 further comprises a connection conduit 6 adapted to guide the flow of dried air from the outlet 10b of the drying system 10 to the tub 3.
  • connection conduit 6 is associated to an annular shaped gasket 7, arranged around the loading opening 7a of the tub 3 and provided with a passage to let the dried air reach the inside of the same tub 3.
  • connection conduit 6 is made of an elastomeric material, e.g. the same material as the annular gasket 7.
  • connection conduit 6 and the annular gasket 7 are made in one piece.
  • the drying system 10 comprises a condenser 4 that receives a gaseous fluid containing particles of vapor from said tub 3 and that causes at least partial condensation thereof.
  • the tub 3 includes a plurality of structural components 3A-3C.
  • the structural components 3A-3C comprise:
  • the structural components 3A-3C further comprise a front annular component 3A mounted on the tub body 3B at the front section 3B'.
  • the tub body 3B has a substantially cylindrical shape.
  • the aforementioned loading opening 7a is provided at the front section 3B' of the tub body 3B .
  • the rear section 3B" is substantially closed by a rear base RB; one or more openings can be provided in the rear base RB, as will be disclosed in further detail in the following.
  • the rear component 3C comprises a plurality of radial structural supports 3C' extending from a central hub 3C" ( figure 6 ).
  • the condenser 4 comprises a first structural component 4A and a second structural component 4B.
  • the second structural component 4B of the condenser 4 is box-like shaped with one face missing.
  • the second structural component 4B comprises side walls SW, which define a substantially close perimetral structure, and a base wall BW, from which the side walls extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the planar extension of the same base wall BW.
  • the second structural component 4B substantially consists of said side walls SW and base wall BW.
  • the second structural component 4B is substantially open at its section opposite to the base wall BW relative to the side walls SW, i.e. a face is missing that closes the box-like shape defined by the side walls SW and base wall BW.
  • the rear base RB of the tub body 3B includes a shared portion SP, which is also part of the condenser 4.
  • the shared portion 4a partly closes the missing face of the second structural component 4B.
  • the shared portion SP comprises a rear opening 301, which can have, for example, a substantially circular profile.
  • the rear opening 301 provides a flow connection between the second structural component 4B and the inside of the tub 3, so that the wet air coming from the items loaded into the drum 2, can reach the condenser 4 in order to be dried.
  • Figure 10a schematically shows a broken line BL that defines the border of said shared portion SP.
  • the first structural component 4A of the condenser 4 is box-like shaped with one face missing.
  • the missing face of the first structural component 4A faces part of the missing face of the second structural component 4B.
  • the perimeter P2 of the missing face of the second structural component 4B is at least partly joined to the perimeter P1 of the missing face of the first structural component 4A. Accordingly, the upper part of the condenser 4 is formed.
  • the coupling between the perimeters P1, P2 can be obtained by welding.
  • the first structural component 4A has a first top opening T1 connected to a conduit C for insertion of nebulized water in the condenser 4.
  • the nebulized water has a temperature significantly lower than the temperature of the wet air coming from the tub 3.
  • the temperature of the nebulized water is the temperature of the network water in particular it can be comprised between 13°C and 17 °C.
  • the interaction between the nebulized water at low temperature and the inner wall of the component 4B at high temperature causes the moisture present in the wet air to condense on the wall, thereby drying the flow of air.
  • the perimeter P2 of the missing face of the second structural component 4B encloses the aforementioned rear opening 301.
  • Figure 10b shows the perimeter P2 of the missing face of the second structural component 4B and the rear opening 301 enclosed thereby.
  • the household appliance 1 comprises a first structural portion 1A made in one piece and a second structural portion 1B made in one piece.
  • the first structural portion 1A comprises the tub body 3B of the tub 3.
  • the second structural portion 1B comprises the rear component 3C of the tub 3.
  • the condenser 4 is formed by coupling the first structural portion 1A with the second structural portion 1B.
  • the first structural portion 1A comprises the first structural component 4A of the condenser 4.
  • the second structural portion 1B comprises the second structural portion 4B of the condenser 4.
  • the condenser 4 that is substantially formed by the first structural component 4A, the second structural component 4B and the share portion SP of the rear component 3C, is obtained by joining the first structural portion 1A and the second structural portion 1B of the household appliance 1.
  • the tub body 3B of the tub 3 and the first structural component 4A of the condenser 4 are made in one piece.
  • tub body 3B and the first structural component 4A of the condenser 4 are molded in a single molding operation.
  • the rear component 3C of the tub 3 and the second structural component 4B of the condenser 4 are made in one piece.
  • the rear component 3C of the tub 3 and the second structural component 4B of the condenser 4 are molded in a single molding operation.
  • a couple of configurable molds are provided: one configurable mold for the first structural portion 1A, and one configurable mold for the second structural portion 1B.
  • the mold for the first structural portion is configured according to the shape of a conventional tub body, i.e. it does not include the first structural component of the condenser.
  • the mold for the second structural portion is configured according to the shape of a conventional rear component, i.e. it does not include the second structural component of the condenser.
  • the mold for the first structural component is configured to as to further include the first structural component of the condenser
  • the mold for the second structural portion is configured to further include the second structural component of the condenser
  • the drying system 10 further comprises a blowing unit 5 to promote an air flow inside the same drying system 10.
  • the condenser 4 is arranged upstream of the blowing unit 5 according to the direction of the air flow.
  • the blowing unit 5 comprises a casing 51, in which an impeller or fan 59 is rotatably mounted; an electric motor 52' operates on the impeller 59 to drive the same in rotation.
  • the casing 51 comprises a scroll 511, which substantially surrounds the impeller 59, and a conduit 512, radially extending from the scroll 511.
  • the conduit 512 houses a heating element, e.g. a suitably powered electric element, which is employed to heat the air to be fed back into the tub 3.
  • a heating element e.g. a suitably powered electric element
  • the main components of the drying system 10 are arranged in the following order:
  • connection conduit 6 received heated dried air from the blowing unit 5 and feeds it to the tub 3 through the opening provided in the annular gasket 7.
  • the first structural component 4A of the condenser 4 has a second top opening T2 which provides a fluid connection with the blowing unit 5.
  • the second top opening T2 has preferably a rounded shape, so as to facilitate the coupling with the blowing unit 5, and in particular with the scroll 511.
  • the second structural component 4B has an auxiliary opening W facing the rear opening 301 provided at the rear base RB of the tub body 3B.
  • auxiliary opening W is removably closed by a closing element 200, shown in figures 9a-9b .
  • the closing element 200 is provided with a filter portion 210; when the closing element 200 closes the auxiliary opening W, the filter portion 210 is positioned at the rear opening 301, so as to prevent fluff to reach the condenser 4 and the other components of the drying system 10.
  • the filter portion 210 is preferably entirely made of filtering elements; in practice, the filter portion 210 can consist of a substantially circular mesh. In figures 9a-9b only a part of such mesh is represented for sake of simplicity; as said, such mesh structure preferably extends over the whole filter portion 210.
  • the closing element 200 further comprises a closing portion 220, adapted to removably close the auxiliary opening W.
  • the closing portion 220 can be realized as a threaded disc, adapted to engage a corresponding threaded profile provided around the auxiliary opening W. Accordingly the closing portion can be screwed on / unscrewed from the auxiliary opening W.
  • the closing portion 220 and the filter portion 210 are connected by a connection structure 230.
  • connection structure 230 preferably connects perimetric portions 210a-210c of the filter portion 210 with respective perimetric portions 220a-220c of the closing element 220.
  • connection structure 230 has one or more openings so as to let the air flow passing through the filter portion 210 advance to the upper part of the condenser 4.
  • connection structure 230 comprises a plurality of ribs 231-233, forming a plurality of radial openings 230a-230c.
  • the filter portion 210 is associated to the rear opening 301 and filters the flow of air coming from the tub 3.
  • the flow of air passes through the filter portion 210, then through the openings 230a-230c and then moves forward to the upper part of the condenser 4, preferably due to the suction action exerted by the blowing unit 5.
  • the closing element 200 is removed from the auxiliary opening W, for example unscrewing the closing portion 220.

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  1. Appareil ménager (1) adapté pour effectuer au moins un cycle de séchage, ledit appareil ménager (1) comprenant :
    une cuve (3) dans laquelle un tambour (2) est monté de manière rotative, ladite cuve (3) incluant une pluralité de composants structurels (3A-3C), lesdits composants structurels (3A-3C) comprenant :
    un corps de cuve (3B) s'étendant d'une section avant (3B') à une section arrière (3B"), et
    un composant arrière (3C) monté sur ledit corps de cuve (3B) au niveau de ladite section arrière (3B") ;
    un système de séchage (10), présentant une entrée (10a) pour recevoir de l'air humide en provenance de ladite cuve (3) et une sortie (10b) pour délivrer de l'air séché à ladite cuve (3), ledit système de séchage (10) incluant un condenseur (4) adapté pour recevoir un flux d'air humide en provenance de ladite cuve (3) et pour le faire se condenser et obtenir de l'air séché,
    caractérisé en ce que
    ledit appareil ménager (1) comprend une première partie structurelle (1A) formée d'une seule pièce et incluant ledit corps de cuve (3B) ;
    ledit condenseur (4) comprend un premier composant structurel (4A) et un second composant structurel (4B),
    dans lequel ledit premier composant structurel (4A) est inclus dans ladite première partie structurelle (1A) ;
    ledit appareil ménager (1) comprend une seconde partie structurelle (1B) formée d'une seule pièce moulée en une seule opération de moulage et comprenant ledit composant arrière (3C),
    dans lequel ledit second composant structurel (4B) est inclus dans ladite seconde partie structurelle (1B) ; et
    dans lequel ledit condenseur (4) est formé en couplant ladite première partie structurelle (1A) et ladite seconde partie structurelle (1B).
  2. Appareil ménager (1) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le second composant structurel (4B) dudit condenseur (4) se présente sous la forme d'une boîte avec une face manquante.
  3. Appareil ménager (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ledit corps de cuve (3B) comprend une base arrière (RB), ladite base arrière (RB) incluant une partie partagée (SP) qui fait aussi partie dudit condenseur (4).
  4. Appareil ménager (1) selon les revendications 2 et 3, dans lequel la partie partagée (SP) de ladite base arrière (RB) ferme partiellement la face manquante du second composant structurel (4B).
  5. Appareil ménager (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 à 4, dans lequel le premier composant structurel (4A) dudit condenseur (4) se présente sous la forme d'une boîte avec une face manquante.
  6. Appareil ménager (1) selon la revendication 5, dans lequel le périmètre de la face manquante du second composant structurel (4B) est au moins partiellement joint au périmètre de la face manquante du premier composant structurel (4A) pour former ledit condenseur (4).
  7. Appareil ménager (1) selon la revendication 5 ou 6, dans lequel le premier composant structurel (4A) présente une première ouverture supérieure (T1) reliée à un conduit (C) pour introduire de l'eau nébulisée dans ledit condenseur (4).
  8. Appareil ménager (1) selon la revendication 3 ou l'une quelconque des revendications 4 à 7 lorsqu'elle dépend de la revendication 3, dans lequel ladite partie partagée (SP) comprend une ouverture arrière (301), ladite ouverture arrière (301) établissant une liaison d'écoulement entre ledit second composant structurel (4B) et l'intérieur de la cuve (3).
  9. Appareil ménager (1) selon la revendication 8, dans lequel ladite ouverture arrière (301) est intégrée dans le périmètre de la face manquante dudit second composant structurel (4B).
  10. Appareil ménager (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ledit composant arrière (3C) comprend une pluralité de supports structurels radiaux (3C') s'étendant à partir d'un moyeu central (3C").
  11. Appareil ménager (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel les composants structurels (3A-3C) de ladite cuve (3) comprennent en outre un composant annulaire avant (3A) monté sur ledit corps de cuve (3B) au niveau de ladite section avant (3B').
  12. Appareil ménager (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ledit système de séchage (10) comprend en outre une unité de soufflage (5) pour favoriser un écoulement d'air à l'intérieur dudit système de séchage (10), dans lequel ledit condenseur (4) est disposé en amont de ladite unité de soufflage (5).
  13. Appareil ménager (1) selon la revendication 12 et l'une quelconque des revendications 7 à 11 lorsqu'elle dépend de la revendication 6, dans lequel le premier composant structurel (4A) présente une seconde ouverture supérieure (T2) qui établit une liaison fluidique avec ladite unité de soufflage (5).
  14. Appareil ménager (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ledit second composant structurel (4B) présente une ouverture auxiliaire (W) en face de l'ouverture arrière (301) ménagée au niveau de la base arrière (RB) du corps de cuve (3B), dans lequel l'ouverture auxiliaire (W) est fermée de manière amovible par un élément de fermeture (200), ce dernier étant pourvu d'une partie de filtre (210) positionnée au niveau de ladite ouverture arrière (301) quand l'élément de fermeture (200) ferme l'ouverture auxiliaire (W).
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