FR2539152A3 - Washing unit with a separate laundry-washing board - Google Patents

Abstract

The washing unit comprises a sink 10 and a board 11. When it is not in use, the board 11 is placed on pegs 14, 14% projecting from the side walls of the sink. During use, the board 11 is placed on the inclined lateral support surfaces 12 with stops 13, and the pegs 14 serve to prevent the board from tilting. This simple and economical device reduces the overall size when not in use, and is efficient during operation.

Description

Washing group with detached washing machine board
The present invention relates to a washing group comprising a detached washing machine board. Currently, washing groups with a board for washing clothes provide that it is fixed directly to the tank. Such an assembly is therefore bulky, especially during periods of non-use, and the inconvenience is obvious.

The present invention relates to a washing group in which the washing machine floor is detached from the group and is easily applicable to it, with the result of being normally inclined in the position of use, while being able to be superimposed on the tank in the position of non-use, and thus take up the least possible space, with the advantage of a limited cost price.

This result is obtained by providing that in the tank, there is incorporated support means for the lavelinge board, which support and keep it inclined in its position of use.

One of the embodiments provides that the aforementioned support means consist of surfaces projecting from the side walls of the tank with respect to the front surface, that is to say the one on which the washing machine board is placed.
A variant provides that there is at least one projecting element placed above the board to prevent the board from tipping over or lifting up during use. Advantageously, there are other elements projecting inside the tank, placed on the same plane as the first and on the same side wall, so as to create new support points which will be the support points. for the detached washing machine board, when it is moved and stored after use.

An improvement provides that the aforementioned elements have one end which is inserted into an opening made in the side wall of the tank and penetrates or engages in the support of the cabinet, in order to also produce at the same time a fixing element for the tank. on the furniture support.

Other characteristics of the invention will appear during the description which follows, given by way of nonlimiting example, with reference to the attached drawings, and which will make it clear how the invention can be implemented.

In the drawings - Figure 1 is a view of the washing group according to the invention
as a whole - Figure 2 is a sectional view of the wash group in
which the washing machine board is placed in the position
of use and on the other hand the position of non-use
is shown in dotted lines with the board placed at
above the tank - Figure 3 is a plan view showing the group
washing machine in which the washing machine board is placed in
the non-use position; and, - Figure 4 is a sectional view of the attachment of the group
wash in the support unit.

The washing group is essentially formed by a tank 10 and a washing machine board. Preferably, both are made of resin based on fiberglass, but they can also be made of two different materials, for example the tank made of fiberglass-based resin and plank. The tank 10 has on its lateral surfaces 10a support surfaces 12 inclined and projecting inwards and ending with stop elements 13. These surfaces project partially inside the tank over a length equal to the about half its width. It is on these surfaces that the washing machine board 11 is placed, as shown in FIG. 2. This board rests on the edge of the front wall 10b.

As an option, protruding studs 14 are provided. In particular, the studs 14, cylindrical, are placed above the inclined support surface 12, at a certain distance, in order to allow the washing machine board to be placed between the support surface and these studs. In this way, they constitute a blockage and they prevent the board from lifting upwards in the position of use. Other studs 14 ′ can be provided placed at the same height relative to the bottom of the tank on the side walls 10a.

These four studs 14, 14 'are used as support points when it is necessary to remove the washing machine board and place it on the tank during periods of non-use.

Figure 3 shows this position.

The tank is provided with the usual accessories normally provided, such as a drain opening 17, accessories 19 for the overflow and a location 18 for receiving the taps.

 These blocking elements 14, 14 ′ which project inside the tank, can also be introduced into openings 20 provided in the side wall 10a of the tank and can be made to penetrate into the support wall 16 of the cabinet. or of an element to which the tank must be fixed. Therefore, the aforementioned studs also serve as elements for fixing the tank to the support on which it is to be mounted.

It is obvious that with this practical arrangement there is a washing group of limited size. In addition, there is the remarkable advantage that the board remains suspended even partially inside the tank during periods of non-use.

It goes without saying that the embodiment described is only an example and that it would be possible to modify it, in particular by substitution of technical equivalents, without departing from the scope of the invention.

Claims (5)

Claims 1. washing unit comprising a tank (10) and a detached washing machine board (11), characterized in that the tank comprises support means (12, 13) of the board capable of supporting it and keeping it inclined during use. 2. washing unit according to claim 1, characterized in that the support means are formed by support surfaces (12) projecting inside the tank, placed laterally with respect to the front wall (lOb) defined by the position of use of the washing machine board.  3. washing group according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises at least one element - (14) projecting such as a stud placed above the board (11) -in the position of use, so to prevent possible lifting of the board upwards.  4. washing group according to claim 3, characterized in that on the side walls there is provided at least one other projecting element (14 ') internally separated from the first element (14) and placed on the same plane, in order to create another fulcrum to support the board on the tank between the side walls (10a) in order to have a minimum size during non-use. 5. washing unit according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the aforementioned elements (14, 14 ') have the other end inserted and engaged through an opening provided in the side wall (1Oa) of the tank in a hole (20) formed in a part of the support of the washing group, in order to obtain at the same time the fixing of the washing group to the support on which it is to be mounted.