EP3310234B1 - Composant intégré pour lave-vaisselle - Google Patents

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EP3310234B1
EP3310234B1 EP16744856.2A EP16744856A EP3310234B1 EP 3310234 B1 EP3310234 B1 EP 3310234B1 EP 16744856 A EP16744856 A EP 16744856A EP 3310234 B1 EP3310234 B1 EP 3310234B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L15/00—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware
    • A47L15/42—Details
    • A47L15/4229—Water softening arrangements
    • A47L15/4231—Constructional details of the salt container or the ion exchanger
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L15/00—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L15/00—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware
    • A47L15/42—Details
    • A47L15/4214—Water supply, recirculation or discharge arrangements; Devices therefor
    • A47L15/4217—Fittings for water supply, e.g. valves or plumbing means to connect to cold or warm water lines, aquastops
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L2501/00—Output in controlling method of washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware, i.e. quantities or components controlled, or actions performed by the controlling device executing the controlling method
    • A47L2501/07—Consumable products, e.g. detergent, rinse aids or salt

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  • the present invention relates to the field of dishwashing machines and in particular to the accessories for softening the mains water supplied to it.
  • EP 0 205 787 and EP 0 205 788 describe dishwashing machines provided with a bulky decalcifying device, which has a vessel intended specifically to contain the water to be supplied to the salt reservoir so as to produce a brine for regenerating ion exchange resins, and in which the salt reservoir is above the chamber which contains said resins.
  • EP 0 367 062 describes a decalcifying device which has a single body formed at least by three parts welded together and is provided with a vessel intended specifically to contain the water to be supplied to the salt reservoir so as to produce a brine for regenerating ion exchange resins.
  • EP 0 565 876 and EP 0 571 806 describe bulky decalcifying devices each provided with a vessel intended specifically to contain the water to be supplied to the salt reservoir, wherein the regeneration process is controlled by means of two separate electric control devices.
  • EP 2 564 752 describes a decalcifying device formed by a number of separate parts assembled together.
  • EP 1 497 491 describes a decalcifying device, wherein the resin regeneration takes place in an open circuit and which lacks a device for blowing out the vapours which form inside the washing tank of the respective dishwasher.
  • IT 1 360 369 describes a decalcifying device formed by a number of parts welded together, wherein provision is made of a vessel intended specifically to contain the water to be supplied to the salt reservoir, and wherein the conduit for blowing out vapours from the washing tank is formed at the filler tube for loading the salt; thus compromising the drying efficiency.
  • DE 198 06 700 A1 discloses a component according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the present invention also relates to a dishwashing machine comprising an integrated component of the type mentioned above.
  • Figure 1 shows an integrated component for supplying and treating water for a dishwashing machine, said component comprising a monolithic body 10 of plastics material.
  • the latter comprises an approximately flat part 12 arranged in a substantially vertical manner, from a lower portion of which there protrudes an attachment 14 having a substantially parallelepiped shape.
  • the term "monolithic” in the present description is intended to mean an assembly formed by two or more parts which are joined permanently to one another and are no longer separable, apart from possibly as a result of irreversible breakage.
  • the monolithic body 10 is produced by welding together ( Figure 2 ) two half-parts 10a, 10b along a line which lies in a vertical plane.
  • the half-part 10a, arranged at the rear with reference to Figure 2 may be a simple planar sheet, or may include elevations which, in combination with those of the half-part 10b, form the internal circuits of the component, which includes ( figures 6-9 ):
  • a pump of this type brings about a flow of regenerating brine in the chamber 20, and comprises: a body in which a brine inflow conduit provided with a one-way valve and a brine outflow conduit provided with a one-way valve are defined; a solenoid having a longitudinal axis and arranged within the body; and a core controlled by the solenoid, mobile along the axis, provided with return elastic means and having an upper end associated to the body and a lower end connected to a centre portion of a membrane, whose peripheral portion is fixed to the body.
  • the outflow conduit has an initial portion coaxial with the axis so that, when the pump is not active, the mouth of the initial portion is closed by the centre portion of the membrane which ensures the water-tightness in both directions between the
  • the inlet opening 32 of the compartment 30 for blowing out vapours is formed ( Figures 1 and 10 ) in a protrusion 42 of the central portion of the substantially flat part 12, which has a substantially circular cross section and a substantially horizontal axis 44 and has a plurality of elastic tabs 46 on its lateral external surface.
  • Each tab 46 has, in plan view, a substantially rectangular shape, is connected to the protrusion 42 only on one side 48, and has a thickness which increases gradually proceeding towards the opposite side which constitutes a free edge.
  • the filler tube 28 for loading the salt is part of a protrusion 50 of the attachment 14 of the monolithic body 10, said filler tube having a substantially circular cross section and a substantially vertical axis 52 and having a plurality of elastic tabs 46 on its lateral external surface.
  • the structure of these tabs 46 is substantially analogous to that of the tabs described previously in relation to the protrusion 42.
  • the protrusions 42, 50 make it possible for the component to be connected directly to a washing tank 54 of the dishwashing machine, without it being necessary to use additional fixing elements, such as nuts and the like, and/or tubes, thereby facilitating the adoption of automated assembly processes.
  • additional fixing elements such as nuts and the like, and/or tubes
  • the protrusion 50 Figure 4
  • the protrusion 42 Figure 5
  • the possibility to conventionally use known fixing elements, such as tightening nuts and the like, for at least one of the two connections is not excluded, however.
  • the tank 54 is made from metal sheet and has, in a substantially vertical side wall 56 and in a substantially horizontal bottom wall 58, a respective projection 60, within each of which provision is made of an opening 62 having a shape corresponding to that of the protrusion 42, 50 of the integrated component inserted therein.
  • This insertion is made possible by the curvature of the respective elastic tabs 46, which firstly curve inwards radially and then expand radially outwards, acting as elastic holding means which prevent subsequent inadvertent removal of the component.
  • a water-tight seal at the openings 62 of the tank 54 is ensured by respective O-rings 64 arranged between the internal wall of each projection 60 and a facing section of the external wall of the protrusion 42, 50.
  • Both of the connections between the openings 62 of the tank 54 and the protrusions 42, 50 of the monolithic body 10 are formed with a certain degree of play, corresponding to the machining tolerances with which the openings 62 can be formed.
  • the connection which involves the protrusion 42 has to allow a movement along the horizontal axis 44
  • the connection which involves the protrusion 50 has to allow a movement along the vertical axis 52.
  • the opening 32 is in communication with the tank 54 and can thus act as an inlet into the compartment 30 for the vapours which are generated in the tank 54 during the washing operations and should be removed.
  • these vapours can be discharged later passing through the outlet opening 34 of the compartment 30. This discharge also makes it possible to dampen any pressure variations which form in the washing tank 54 due to variations in temperature.
  • the chamber 20 containing ion exchange resins has an outwards opening 66 provided with a removable plug 68, also typically made of plastics material, such as to allow for the introduction or removal of said resins, as desired.
  • the plug 68 has a plastic coupling advantageously with a degree of play of less than 0.2 mm in the part in contact with the resins and a coupling on the wall of the opening 66 which prevents water escaping owing to a plastic-on-plastic contact. If appropriate, provision may be made for a sealing gasket to be present between the wall of the opening 66 and the plug 68.
  • the plug 68 may be formed in one piece with one of the two half-parts 10a, 10b, to which it is connected by a flap or similar holding means which allow for the opening/closing movement with respect to the opening 66, in any case holding the plug on the body 10.
  • This arrangement is extremely advantageous because it makes it possible to hydraulically test the component before the resins are introduced into the chamber 20. As a result, only the parts which have passed the test are loaded with the resins, whereas those which are rejected can be passed on directly for the recycling operations. Analogously, at the end of the service life of the component, it is possible to remove the plug 68 and empty the chamber 20 of the resins, such that in this case, too, the component from which the latter have been removed can easily be recycled.
  • the mains water is supplied from the inlet conduit 16 into the chamber 20, where it is decalcified by the ion exchange resins (cf. Figures 6 and 7 ).
  • the decalcified water exits from the top of the chamber 20 through the conduit 22, and firstly passes through the air break section 24, which does not cause a loss of pressure owing to its position downstream of the chamber 20.
  • the decalcified water enters ( Figures 10 and 12 ) into a conduit 53, which issues, in a manner known per se, into the washing tank 54 through a passage formed between an arch of the circumferential wall of the filler tube 28 and the wall of the protrusion 50 arranged coaxially outside it.
  • the closed-circuit regeneration method described above has a number of advantages. On the one hand, it does not involve additional consumption of water, since only that which is initially present in the chamber 20 is used, nor does it require devices for measuring and collecting the quantity of water intended to form the brine. Indeed, from that described above it results that the chamber 20 for containing ion exchange resins also acts as a container for the water intended to form the brine, thereby making it possible to do without a vessel intended specifically for that function, with a resultant simplification of the structure of the integrated component. In addition, the salt reservoir 26 is not placed under pressure, and therefore the brine cannot penetrate into the washing tank 54, even if the plug 29 of the filler tube 28 is not sealed. On account of this, the regeneration can also be carried out during any desired operating stage of the dishwashing machine, with a reduction in the overall time required by the respective washing cycle.

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  1. Composant intégré pour fournir et traiter l'eau pour un lave-vaisselle, comprenant un corps monolithique (10) de matière plastique, dans lequel sont définis un conduit d'entrée (16) pour eau, une chambre (20) contenant des substances aux propriétés d'adoucissement de l'eau, dans laquelle le conduit d'entrée (16) débouche, un réservoir contenant du sel (26) agencé dans la portion la plus basse du corps (10) et ayant un tube de remplissage (28) pour charger le sel, un compartiment (30) pour souffler des vapeurs ayant une ouverture d'entrée (32) et une ouverture de sortie (34), un conduit de sortie (22) d'eau décalcifiée partant de ladite chambre (20), un conduit (36) pour apporter de l'eau décalcifiée audit réservoir (26) afin d'y produire une saumure pour régénérer les substances aux propriétés d'adoucissement de l'eau, et un conduit (38) raccordant ledit réservoir (26) à ladite chambre (20), sur lequel est agencé un moyen de commande de l'écoulement de la saumure vers ladite chambre (20), le composant intégré étant caractérisé par ledit moyen de commande incluant une pompe (40) qui assure une étanchéité à l'eau dans les deux directions d'écoulement, quand elle est inactive.
  2. Composant selon la revendication 1, dans lequel un débitmètre (18) est agencé sur ledit conduit d'entrée (16) pour l'eau.
  3. Composant selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ledit corps monolithique (10) est produit en soudant ensemble deux demi-parties (10a, 10b).
  4. Composant selon la revendication 3, dans lequel ledit corps monolithique (10) est formé en soudant ensemble deux demi-parties (10a, 10b) le long d'une ligne qui se trouve sensiblement dans un plan vertical.
  5. Composant selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ladite chambre (20) comporte une ouverture vers l'extérieur (66) pourvue d'un bouchon amovible (68).
  6. Composant selon les revendications 5 et 3 ou 4, dans lequel ledit bouchon (68) est intégré à l'une des deux demi-parties (10a, 10b).
  7. Composant selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ladite chambre (20) est également un récipient de l''eau à apporter audit réservoir (26).
  8. Lave-vaisselle comprenant une cuve de lavage (54) et un composant intégré selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le composant est directement raccordé à la cuve (54) sans utiliser d'éléments de fixation et/ou tubes supplémentaires.
  9. Lave-vaisselle selon la revendication 8, dans lequel le composant est raccordé à une paroi latérale (56) et à une paroi de fond (58), respectivement, de la cuve de lavage (54).
  10. Lave-vaisselle comprenant une cuve de lavage (54) et un composant intégré selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, dans lequel le composant est raccordé à une paroi latérale (56) de la cuve de lavage (54) en utilisant un écrou à anneau de serrage.
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