EP3310237B1 - Composant intégré pour lave-vaisselle - Google Patents

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EP3310237B1
EP3310237B1 EP16745821.5A EP16745821A EP3310237B1 EP 3310237 B1 EP3310237 B1 EP 3310237B1 EP 16745821 A EP16745821 A EP 16745821A EP 3310237 B1 EP3310237 B1 EP 3310237B1
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Enzo Brignone
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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
    • 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
    • A47L2501/01—Water supply, e.g. opening or closure of the water inlet valve
    • 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.
  • 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 ):
  • the component further comprises a valve 41 - preferably of deviator or deviator/mixing kind - which is situated at a point wherein the conduit 36 for supplying water to the reservoir 26 branches off from the inlet conduit 16. Furthermore, a non-return valve 43 is arranged on the conduit 38 connecting the reservoir 26 to the chamber 20. The valve 43 is controlled by the valve 41 or possibly may also form an integral part of the latter.
  • valve 41 can assume a first operating configuration in which it prevents the flow along the conduit 36 for supplying water to the reservoir 26, while it allows the flow along the inlet conduit 16 towards the chamber 20, so that all the water supplied to the branch-off point is directed directly into the latter, and a second operating configuration in which it allows the flow along the conduit 36, and possibly also that along the inlet conduit 16 directed towards the chamber 20.
  • first operating configuration in which it prevents the flow along the conduit 36 for supplying water to the reservoir 26, while it allows the flow along the inlet conduit 16 towards the chamber 20, so that all the water supplied to the branch-off point is directed directly into the latter
  • second operating configuration in which it allows the flow along the conduit 36, and possibly also that along the inlet conduit 16 directed towards the chamber 20.
  • 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 circular cross section and a substantially horizontal axis 44 and has on its lateral external surface a plurality of elastic tabs 46 that are circumferentially offset.
  • 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 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, 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 leak-tight 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.
  • valve 41 assumes the first operating configuration in which it prevents the flow along the conduit 36 for supplying water to the reservoir 26, while it allows the flow along the inlet conduit 16 towards the chamber 20. In this way, all the water supplied is directed directly 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.
  • valve 41 assumes the second operating configuration in which it allows both the flow along the conduit 36 and the flow along the inlet conduit 16 directed towards the chamber 20. In this way, the water which has flowed into the reservoir 26 forms a brine, which, by means of the connecting conduit 38, is directed into the chamber 20, where it regenerates the ion exchange resins.

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  1. Composant intégré destiné à la fourniture et au traitement de l'eau pour un lave-vaisselle, comprenant un corps monolithique (10) de matière plastique, à l'intérieur duquel sont définis un conduit d'entrée (16) pour l'eau, une chambre (20) contenant des substances dotées de propriétés d'adoucissement de l'eau, dans laquelle mène ledit conduit d'entrée (16), un réservoir contenant du sel (26) agencé dans la partie la plus basse du corps (10) et possédant un tube de remplissage (28) permettant de charger le sel, un conduit d'évacuation (22) d'eau depuis ladite chambre (20), un conduit (36) destiné à alimenter en eau ledit réservoir (26) afin de produire dans celui-ci une saumure destinée à régénérer les substances dotées de propriétés d'adoucissement de l'eau, et un conduit (38) reliant ledit réservoir (26) à ladite chambre (20),
    ledit composant étant caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend en outre un compartiment (30) destiné à évacuer les vapeurs présentant une ouverture d'entrée (32) et une ouverture de sortie (34), et une soupape (41) située en un point au niveau duquel ledit conduit (36) destiné à alimenter en eau ledit réservoir (26) part dudit conduit d'entrée (16), ladite soupape (41) pouvant adopter une première configuration de fonctionnement dans laquelle elle empêche l'écoulement le long du conduit (36) destiné à alimenter en eau ledit réservoir (26), alors qu'elle permet l'écoulement le long du conduit d'entrée (16) vers la chambre (20), de sorte que toute l'eau alimentant le point de bifurcation est dirigée directement dans la chambre (20), et une seconde configuration de fonctionnement dans laquelle elle permet l'écoulement le long du conduit (36) destiné à alimenter en eau ledit réservoir (26).
  2. Composant selon la revendication 1, dans lequel, dans la seconde configuration de fonctionnement, ladite soupape (41) permet également, au-delà de l'écoulement le long du conduit (36) destiné à alimenter en eau ledit réservoir (26), l'écoulement le long du conduit d'entrée (16) vers la chambre (20).
  3. Composant selon les revendications 1 ou 2, dans lequel ladite soupape (41) commande un clapet anti-retour (43) agencé sur le conduit (38) reliant le réservoir (26) à la chambre (20).
  4. Composant selon les revendications 1 ou 2, dans lequel ladite soupape (41) est solidaire d'un clapet anti-retour (43) agencé sur le conduit (38) reliant le réservoir (26) à la chambre (20).
  5. Composant selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ladite soupape (41) est du type directionnel ou du type directionnel/mélangeur.
  6. Composant selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel un débitmètre (18) est agencé sur ledit conduit d'entrée (16) pour l'eau.
  7. Composant selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ledit corps monolithique (10) est produit par soudage l'une à l'autre de deux demi-pièces (10a, 10b), de préférence le long d'une ligne qui se trouve sensiblement dans un plan vertical.
  8. Composant selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ladite chambre (20) présente une ouverture vers l'extérieur (66) pourvue d'un bouchon amovible (68).
  9. Machine à laver la vaisselle comprenant une cuve de lavage (54) et un composant intégré selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle le composant est directement relié à la cuve (54) sans utilisation d'éléments de fixation et/ou de tubes supplémentaires.
  10. Machine à laver la vaisselle selon la revendication 9, dans laquelle le composant est relié à une paroi latérale (56) et à une paroi inférieure (58), respectivement, de la cuve de lavage (54).
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