EP3162948A1 - Haushaltsgerät zur ausführung mindestens eines trocknungszyklus, wie einer waschtrockner oder einem trockner - Google Patents

Haushaltsgerät zur ausführung mindestens eines trocknungszyklus, wie einer waschtrockner oder einem trockner Download PDF

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EP3162948A1
EP3162948A1 EP15192295.2A EP15192295A EP3162948A1 EP 3162948 A1 EP3162948 A1 EP 3162948A1 EP 15192295 A EP15192295 A EP 15192295A EP 3162948 A1 EP3162948 A1 EP 3162948A1
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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
    • D06F58/02—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
    • 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
    • D06F37/266—Gaskets mounted between tub and casing around the loading opening
    • 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
    • D06F58/04—Details 
    • 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

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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 tub, treated and reintroduced therein.
  • the recirculation line includes:
  • the tub is usually made of three structural components: a tub body; a front annular component, mounted at a front section of the tub body; a rear component, mounted at a rear section of the tub body.
  • Tubs of different capacities are often made available.
  • the different capacities are typically obtained by maintaining the radius of the tub structure, and by increasing the axial length of the tub body or the front annular component.
  • the recirculation line or drying system has to be modified accordingly, so as to adapt to the new dimension of the tub.
  • blowing units of increased length In practical terms, the length of the blowing unit, and in particular of the conduit arranged downstream of the impeller, is increased so as to match the increase of the tub axial dimension.
  • the basic idea of the present invention is, upon modifications of the axial length of the tub, to keep substantially unchanged the length of the blowing unit and modify instead the length of the connection conduit interposed between the blowing unit and the annular gasket mounted on the front annular component of the tub.
  • the invention refers to a household appliance adapted to perform at least a drying cycle, said appliance comprising:
  • connection conduit has a front end connected to said annular gasket and a rear end connected to said blowing unit, wherein said rear end is located over said tub body.
  • connection conduit faces an opening formed in said annular shaped gasket so that air flowing from said blowing unit is inserted in said tub through said opening.
  • connection conduit and said annular shaped gasket are made in one piece.
  • said drying system further comprises a condenser adapted to receive a flow of wet air from said tub and to make it condense and obtain dried air, said blowing unit being interposed between said condenser and said connection conduit.
  • said blowing unit comprises:
  • said casing comprises a first semi-shell and a second semi-shell which are mutually joined to form said casing.
  • said metallic material is metal-sheet.
  • said household appliance further comprises a heating element mounted inside said casing.
  • said casing comprises a scroll surrounding said impeller and a conduit radially extending from said impeller.
  • said heating element is mounted in said conduit.
  • 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 tub 3 comprises a plurality of structural components.
  • Said structural components comprise at least a front annular component 3A and a tub body 3B.
  • the structural components of the tub 3 further comprise a rear component 3C.
  • the tub body 3B has a substantially cylindrical shape, having a front section 3B' and a rear section 3B".
  • the front annular component 3A is mounted at the front section 3B' of the tub body 3B.
  • the rear component 3C is mounted at the rear section 3B" of the tub body 3B.
  • the rear section 3B" is substantially closed by a rear base RB.
  • the rear component 3C comprises a plurality of radial structural supports 3C' extending from a central hub 3C".
  • 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 drying system 10 comprises a blowing unit 5, externally mounted on the tub body 3B; the blowing unit 5 is adapted to promote an air flow inside the drying system 10.
  • the blowing unit 5 ( figures 1-3 ) comprises casing 51 and an impeller 59 rotatably mounted into said casing 51 so as to promote the flow of air.
  • the casing 51 is made of metal, preferably of sheet metal.
  • the sheet metal of the casing 51 is preferably steel.
  • the sheet metal can be aluminum- or zinc-coated or electro-galvanized.
  • the sheet metal may be aluminum.
  • the sheet metal of the casing 51 has a thickness of less than 1 millimeter, in particular less than 0.8 mm.
  • the reduced thickness of the sheet metal allows a light structure to be created but which can at the same time provide maximum resistance to strain.
  • the casing 51 comprises a scroll 511 which surrounds the impeller 59 and a conduit 512 which extends from said scroll 511.
  • the conduit 512 houses a heating element 58, e.g. an electrical element, for heating the air before it is fed back into the tub 3.
  • blowing unit 5 is of the centrifugal type.
  • the casing 51 preferably comprises, and is in particular can be made of, a first semi-shell 52 and a second semi-shell 53.
  • the first semi-shell 52 defines an upper portion of the casing 51 whereas the second semi-shell 53 defines a lower position of the same casing 51.
  • the first and the second semi-shell 52, 53 are connected to each other by a seaming.
  • the seaming allows a fast and cheap connection to be obtained, potentially even without the need to use additional interposed gaskets (which would certainly be necessary if, for example, the two semi-shells were connected through threaded connections).
  • the casing 51 is provided with a perimetral flange 54, for example formed by said seaming.
  • the structure of the casing 51 according of the present invention can be the same as the casing disclosed in said European patent application.
  • the impeller 59 can be realized as a fan, mounted inside the casing 51.
  • the impeller 59 is driven in rotation by a respective electric motor 52'.
  • 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.
  • connection conduit 6 extends at least partly over the tub body 3B.
  • connection conduit 6 has a front end 6A connected to the annular gasket 7 and a rear end 6B connected to the blowing unit 5; advantageously, the rear end 6B is located over the tub body 3B.
  • connection conduit 6 In practical terms, in machines according to the state of the art, the junction between the connection conduit 6 and the blowing unit 5 is substantially located over the junction between the front annular component 3A and the tub body 3B. Accordingly, the horizontal part of the connection conduit 6 substantially extends over (i.e. is arranged in a position radially external to) the front annular component 3A, and the blowing unit 5 substantially extends over (i.e. is arranged in a position radially external to) the tub body 3B ( figure 5a ).
  • the connection conduit 6 extends also over the tub body 3B, so as to connect with the blowing unit 5 when the axial length of the same tub body 3B is increased ( figure 5b ).
  • appliances having different capacities obtained by varying the axial length of the tub body, can be easily manufactured.
  • a configurable mould for conduits having different lengths can be provided; once the length of the connection conduit 6 has been determined, the mould is properly configured and the suitable conduit is realized.
  • the annular gasket 7 and the connection conduit 6 are preferably made in one piece.
  • the mould is so shaped as to manufacture gaskets always having the same dimensions, integral with conduits having variable lengths.
  • connection conduit 6 faces an opening 7B formed in the annular shaped gasket 7 so that air flowing from the blowing unit 5 is inserted in the tub 3 through said opening 7B.
  • 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.
  • 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 inlet 10a of the drying system 10 coincides with the inlet of the condenser 4.
  • the structure and operation of the condenser 4 are per se known and will not be disclosed in further detail.
  • the drying system 10 is operated so as to withdraw wet air from the tub 3 through inlet 10a and provide dried hot air at the outlet 10b.
  • the wet air flowing through the inlet 10a is first condensed by condenser 4; then the air passes through the blowing unit 5: the impeller 59 first, and then the conduit 512.
  • the air is also heated by heating element 58. The dried and heated air is then fed back into the tub 3 through the connection conduit 6.

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Citations (9)

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GB2181222A (en) * 1985-10-02 1987-04-15 Philips Electronic Associated Machine for washing and drying domestic laundry
JP2000189691A (ja) * 1998-12-25 2000-07-11 Toshiba Corp ドラム式洗濯機
EP1353004A1 (de) * 2002-04-09 2003-10-15 Bonferraro S.p.A. Waschmachine mit selbstreinigendem Trocknungskreislauf
EP2039819A1 (de) * 2007-09-21 2009-03-25 CANDY S.p.A. Wasch- und Trockenmaschine
WO2009083396A1 (en) * 2007-12-31 2009-07-09 Arcelik Anonim Sirketi A washing machine
US20100257902A1 (en) * 2007-06-07 2010-10-14 Aktiebolaget Electrolux Washing machine and dryer
EP2725131A1 (de) 2012-10-23 2014-04-30 Indesit Company S.p.A. Trockner mit Gebläsevorrichtung
US20140230270A1 (en) * 2013-02-20 2014-08-21 Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Drum washing machine
EP2843099A1 (de) * 2013-08-30 2015-03-04 Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag Waschmaschinen-Trockner und Balg für einen Waschmaschinen-Trockner

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2181222A (en) * 1985-10-02 1987-04-15 Philips Electronic Associated Machine for washing and drying domestic laundry
JP2000189691A (ja) * 1998-12-25 2000-07-11 Toshiba Corp ドラム式洗濯機
EP1353004A1 (de) * 2002-04-09 2003-10-15 Bonferraro S.p.A. Waschmachine mit selbstreinigendem Trocknungskreislauf
US20100257902A1 (en) * 2007-06-07 2010-10-14 Aktiebolaget Electrolux Washing machine and dryer
EP2039819A1 (de) * 2007-09-21 2009-03-25 CANDY S.p.A. Wasch- und Trockenmaschine
WO2009083396A1 (en) * 2007-12-31 2009-07-09 Arcelik Anonim Sirketi A washing machine
EP2725131A1 (de) 2012-10-23 2014-04-30 Indesit Company S.p.A. Trockner mit Gebläsevorrichtung
US20140230270A1 (en) * 2013-02-20 2014-08-21 Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Drum washing machine
EP2843099A1 (de) * 2013-08-30 2015-03-04 Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag Waschmaschinen-Trockner und Balg für einen Waschmaschinen-Trockner

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