US20090229317A1 - Domestic Appliance Having A Detergent Solution Container - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a domestic appliance having a detergent solution container and with at least one ballast weight which is mechanically connected via at least one of its own contact surfaces to at least one contact surface of the detergent solution container.
- ballast weights are notoriously normally fastened by means of screws to the outer walls of detergent solution holders. Since these point-type fastenings have frequently not been satisfactory, the number of connections per ballast weight has increased steadily and yet these connections still take the form of points which, in conjunction with ballast weights made from the brittle material concrete, frequently leads to the formation of cracks between the connection points. In addition this increases the demands to strict tolerances by the plurality of fastening points to be matched in their dimensions to one another.
- clamp connections are also employed in which very powerful steel belt clamps take care of holding the ballast weights on the support surfaces of the detergent solution container of a washing machine.
- friction movements between the ballast weight and the support surfaces and wear to said surfaces are deliberately accepted, because the spring force of the clamps always adjusts the connection.
- a problem however—as with the dowel connection— is the tendency of the plastic of the detergent solution container to become viscous, so that the contact surfaces change their shape over and above the wear, which eventually however can lead to the connection coming apart.
- DE 693 07 668 T2 thus discloses a washing machine or a combined washer/dryer in which at least one ballast weight is fastened to a detergent solution container made of plastic.
- the ballast weight features a hollow plastic container, which can be filled with water as ballast material.
- the plastic container of the ballast weight also has an outer contour which precisely matches and thus makes a form fit with a corresponding structure on the detergent solution container.
- the plastic container is arranged on the detergent solution container such that the two structures fit tightly into one another and the pairs of the matching structures are permanently connected to each other by welding once joined together.
- the object of the present invention is thus to create a domestic appliance of the type stated at the outset, in which a connection between a ballast weight and a detergent solution container can be embodied at low cost and safely.
- An inventive domestic appliance has a detergent solution container with at least one ballast weight that is mechanically connected via at least one of its own contact surfaces to at least one contact surface of the detergent solution container.
- the ballast weight is fastened to the detergent solution container by gluing the contact surface of the ballast weight to the contact surface of the detergent solution container, with the mechanical connection being embodied by a glued joint.
- a major advantage of this connection method is the large-surface or full-surface adhesion between the contact surfaces, in which the stresses for the ballast weight can be widely distributed. This is especially of advantage when used in washing machines, because in such systems in the course of an agitation process, in which the oscillating system consisting of laundry drum and detergent solution container with a number of built-in components (motor, heating, bellows-type collar etc.) is excited into many thousands of vibrations which impose a strain on the attachment elements of the ballast weight.
- the contact surface of the detergent solution container can advantageously be embodied at least in some areas from plastic or metal.
- the ballast weight it is useful for the ballast weight to also be able to be fastened to detergent solution containers made of stainless steel or plastic.
- the ballast weight can be embodied from metal, preferably cast metal, from plastic or from pure concrete. Ballast weights made of metal can be used in particular if the space in the interior of the domestic appliance requires a ballast weight of low volume.
- An advantageous embodiment of the invention features at least one raised area on the contact surface of the ballast weight or of the detergent solution container which is in contact with an essentially flat area of the contact surface to be connected, with adhesive being deposited in the hollows between the raised parts which extends into the flat area when the parts are glued together in order to prepare the adhesive connection between the contact surfaces.
- the raised areas can serve to keep a defined distance between the contact surfaces until the glued connection is hardened. The connection between the ballast weight and the detergent solution container can be made with little effort and yet still safely by using this method.
- Raised areas preferably extend in the direction of the contact surface.
- ballast weight as a body made entirely of concrete will be preferred. However armoring within the concrete body can be provided to increase the stability.
- the ballast weight can be embodied from at least two solid materials, with one material being a plastic. At least one further section of the ballast weight consists of another solid material and is connected to the plastic part.
- the second solid material is concrete or a compound containing concrete.
- Such a ballast weight fastened to the detergent solution container serves to make it heavier and increase the mass inertia and consequently to restrict the vibrations of the detergent solution container during an agitation phase. This is especially advantageous if a washing machine drum rotating in the detergent solution container is filled with an unbalanced load of washing and driven at a relatively high speed.
- the plastic element of the ballast weight is a discrete plastic part which extends partly into the second solid material.
- the second material can be completely penetrated by the plastic part of the ballast weight.
- a two-component ballast weight created in this way allows a diversity of embodiments. In particular in such cases these two components can be created in a variety of shapes which can be optimized in respect of the arrangement of the ballast weight on the detergent solution container and available space within the domestic appliance.
- the raised areas are embodied in the form of ribs.
- the connecting elements can be designed to assume any other shape which leads to a raised structure of the connection elements by comparison with the remaining part of the contact surface.
- a pin-shaped of point-shaped or cone-shaped embodiment of the raised areas is advantageous.
- a shape optimized for the situation concerned can be selected.
- the plastic part of the ballast weight can feature an undercut. On the one hand this allows the connection of the plastic part to the second solid material of the ballast weight to be improved and on the other hand allows a best possible mechanically-rigid connection with the contact surface of the detergent solution container to be obtained.
- the raised areas can advantageously be embodied on the detergent solution container and can be glued to the contact surface of the plastic part of the ballast weight.
- the raised areas can be embodied on the ballast weight and have adhesive contact with an essentially flat area of the plastic area of the detergent solution container.
- a plurality of raised areas is embodied in the plastic area of the detergent solution container or on the plastic part of the ballast weight, extending essentially in the same direction.
- This plurality of connecting elements enables a number of contact areas with the plastic area to be connected to be created, enabling the strength of the mechanical connection to be improved.
- the parts of the adhesive deposited between the raised areas guarantee the distribution of adhesive to all contact areas.
- the plastic part of the ballast weight can have at least two separate contact surfaces, which are connected by a connection pin.
- connection pin is embodied from plastic.
- a special form of strengthening is provided however by an armoring wire between the two contact surfaces.
- connecting pin and/or the armoring wire can be surrounded in at least some areas by the second material of the ballast weight.
- the second material of the ballast weight can be encapsulated in the second material. This allows a firm connection to be created between the materials and a positionally-stable arrangement of the plastic part to be guaranteed.
- the ballast weight can advantageously be embodied as a cube or as a part ring. However this does not exclude other shapes of ballast weight.
- the raised areas are preferably an integral component of the assigned plastic part. This enables the plastic part to be manufactured in one piece with the raised areas.
- the plastic part for the ballast weight can be manufactured by a single injection molding process.
- the domestic appliance is a washing machine or a combined washer/dryer.
- FIG. 1 a schematic side view of a detergent solution container with a view of the oscillation system provided with a ballast weight
- FIG. 2 to 7 a plurality of possible embodiment variants of a ballast weight with plastic parts, the contact surfaces of which are suitable for fastening by means of an adhesive,
- FIGS. 8 and 9 further exemplary embodiments of ballast weights showing a measure for fastening them to a detergent solution container
- FIG. 10 a view onto the contact surface of a ballast weigh with differently-shaped adhesive surfaces
- FIG. 11 to 13 arrangements of bead-type adhesive surfaces for adhesives able to handle different loads
- FIG. 14 to 21 different variants of the embodiment of bead-type adhesive surfaces.
- a detergent solution holder 2 is supported to allow oscillation of spring-loaded legs 3 .
- An electric motor 5 drives the laundry drum 6 supported horizontally within the detergent solution container 2 via a belt drive 4 .
- the laundry drum 6 and the detergent solution container 2 have a common loading opening 9 , through which washing 15 can be introduced into the drum 6 or removed from it and which is sealed by a bellows-type collar 7 from the inner chamber of the housing 1 .
- the loading can be closed at the front by a door 8 .
- the ballast weight 10 which is fastened to the front side of the detergent solution container 2 above the loading opening 9 is used for this purpose.
- the ballast weight 10 and the detergent solution container 2 are connected by gluing 133 between the touching contact surface 11 of the ballast weight 10 and 12 of the detergent solution container 2 .
- the ballast weight 10 is embodied in all exemplary embodiments from two different solid materials.
- the main component of the ballast weight 10 consists of concrete.
- the plastic part 13 is used to fasten the ballast weight 10 to the detergent solution container 2 and in the different examples depicted in FIG. 2 to 9 is connected by form fit or force fit to the concrete part as required.
- the ballast weight 10 can be embodied as a cube or as depicted in FIG. 10 in a shaped adapted to the area of application, with the plastic part 13 extending partly into the concrete body or partly surrounding it. Ballast weights in accordance with the invention can also be accommodated at other locations of the detergent solution container or additionally in order to achieve specific weight distributions.
- the plastic part 13 is provided with two extensions 131 which project into the concrete body. At the end of the extensions 131 are accommodated limbs 132 pointing outwards, by which undercuts acting in the pulling direction of the ballast body 10 away from the detergent solution container 2 are produced, which make a form fir between concrete body and plastic part.
- a ballast weight 16 in accordance with FIG. 1 can however be embodied as in FIG. 2 .
- the concrete body can have a shape adapted to the respective area of application, regardless of the form of the plastic part 161 .
- the plastic part 161 projects with two extensions 162 into the concrete body 163 , which are angled inwards at their ends by limbs 164 , in order once again—in a similar fashion to FIG. 1 —to make form-fit undercuts.
- a similarity shape is provided for the plastic part 171 in FIG. 3 , if it is guided around the side facing the detergent solution container with its extensions 172 up to the side walls of the concrete body 173 . Then the arms 174 can penetrate from the side into the concrete body and in this way make a form fit.
- the contact surfaces 165 or 175 of the ballast weight 16 or 17 in accordance with FIG. 2 . or FIG. 3 are provided for receiving adhesive for the connection with the detergent solution container 2 with recesses in Form of channels 166 or 176 .
- the channels 166 or 176 are filled so much with adhesive mass so that when the contact surfaces are pressed together adhesive mass is pressed onto the raised part of the contact surface 12 .
- the pressing is ended one the raised areas located between the recesses rest against the opposing contact surface.
- the volume of the channels is naturally kept as small as possible so that no more adhesive mass is used than is absolutely necessary. It is also possible to provide indentations to accept adhesive in the contact surface 12 of the detergent solution container 2 .
- the contact surfaces 165 or 175 of the ballast weight 16 or 17 are preferably embodied as smooth surfaces.
- ballast weight 18 FIG. 4
- this type of level contact surface can also be applied to a plastic part which is constructed in another way, e.g. as shown. Spacing raised areas can however also be made outside the contact surface intended for gluing. Such raised areas can have large support surfaces.
- FIG. 5 shows a further exemplary embodiment in which the undercuts difficult to make in casting technology can be entirely dispensed with.
- the inner friction-fit connections are relied on which are made between the surface of the concrete body 193 and the plastic part 191 by the inlay injection molding process.
- the plastic part 191 of the ballast weight 19 has a plurality of extensions 192 for this purpose which penetrate into the concrete body 193 , so that the total friction forces produce a sufficiently large retaining force for the concrete body 193 on the glued plastic part 191 .
- the plastic part 191 has a completely level contact surface 195 .
- the plastic part 201 of the ballast weight 20 in FIG. 6 can also provide on the side facing the detergent solution container 2 a greater deposit area for the adhesive mass and for example be convex or concave on its contact surface 205 . Only two arms or larger dimension extending into the concrete body 203 then hold the ballast weight 20 on the plastic part 201 . The parts of the arms 204 protruding from the concrete body 203 once again serve to retain the spacing against the contact surface 12 on the detergent solution container 2 . This form will be selected above all if the inclusion of a larger mass of adhesive is of advantage for adhesion.
- ballast weight 21 in FIG. 7 A completely different construction, which still comes within the framework of the invention, is provided for the ballast weight 21 in FIG. 7 .
- a tubular plastic part 211 with two retaining flanges 212 is then used, the tubular part of which is fully encapsulated by the concrete body 213 .
- the tubular part can have any possible regular or irregular cross-section, e.g. a cross shape or a multi-sided column shape.
- FIGS. 8 and 9 two further variants for the embodiment of the ballast weight 80 or 90 are used to show two methods for applying a glued connection.
- the concrete body 803 of the ballast weight 80 in FIG. 8 has a recess into which the plastic part 801 also penetrates with a hollow cone 808 .
- the adhesive connection between the contact surface 805 of the plastic part 801 and the contact surface 12 of the detergent solution container 2 is also reinforced by the fact that the cone 128 is additionally glued to the hollow cone 808 . In this way the forces acting on the glued connection in different directions are captured and distributed.
- the gluing of the plastic part 901 anchored in the concrete body 903 is to be seen accordingly, in that two or more adhesive beads 127 are provided on the contact surface 12 of the detergent solution holder 2 and the ballast weight 90 is subsequently pressed with its contact surface 905 against the contact surface 12 of the detergent solution container 2 .
- the adhesive connection As merely indicated in FIGS. 8 and 9 —a number of adhesive beads are laid onto one of the contact surfaces, e.g. the (12) of the detergent solution holder 2 , and thereafter the ballast weight 89 or 90 is pressed onto the detergent solution holder until the adhesive has hardened sufficiently.
- the best positioning of the adhesive bead can be determined by trial and error and be executed automatically by machine in the series manufacturing process.
- the cone 128 be glued to the hollow cone 808 .
- a hardening accelerator can be added to the adhesive.
- the adhesive surfaces are to be cleaned or pre treated before the gluing process so that inner contact between the adhesive and the respective surface to be glued is produced.
- the size of the overall adhesive surface between the plastic part 161 , 171 , 181 , 191 , 201 , 211 , 801 or 901 , especially the recesses 166 or 176 or 206 and the contact surface 12 of the detergent solution holder 2 can vary and be embodied as a function of the forces created by the loading, e.g. the forces created during agitation.
- the ballast weight 10 is embodied in an arc shape.
- the surfaces to be glued 101 , 102 , 103 or 104 can be circular, rectangular, annular and cover a part of the width of the ballast weight 10 or cover the entire width of the ballast weight. These surfaces can only represent the surfaces to be glued on the plastic part 13 of the ballast weight 10 or can directly form the surfaces of the plastic part. Individual surfaces can also be connected by bars 105 or armorings not shown, with bars also able to be implemented with or without armoring.
- ballast weight 10 thus allow a very wide diversity of shapes to be designed which are embodied from two solid materials.
- cost-effective concrete only relatively simple plastic parts are needed which are to be inserted into the mold during the manufacturing of the concrete parts.
- This enables a simple embodiment of the overall ballast weight to be implemented, even if the shapes of the contact surfaces 11 on the ballast weight 10 or 12 on the detergent solution container 2 are complex in their embodiment.
- a cost-effective implementation of the ballast weight can also be guaranteed by the choice of material.
- FIG. 11 to 13 show how simple variation of the size of the surfaces to be glued allows the gluing to be adapted to later mechanical loading.
- the figures show views on the front side of a detergent solution container 2 for a front-loading washing machine.
- the almost closed annular contact surface 12 of the detergent solution container 2 encircles the loading opening 9 .
- the ballast weight 10 applied to this front side is shown by the dashed lines.
- FIG. 11 shows a two-sided arrangement of adhesive beads 117 in the upper area of the ballast weight 10 .
- the adhesive bead 117 applied relative shortly before the pressing together of the contact surface of the ballast weight 10 and of the detergent solution container 2 is for example dimensioned for gluing intended to withstand forces between the detergent solution container 2 and the ballast weight 10 , as occur for agitation speeds of the laundry drum 6 supported in the detergent solution container 2 of 900 rpm.
- the gluing will resist correspondingly greater forces if the adhesive beads 127 are dimensioned longer, as shown in FIG. 12 . In this case forces as would occur at 1200 rpm might be resisted. Very long adhesive beads 137 in accordance with FIG. 13 are configured for forces, as occur at 1500 rpm.
- FIG. 14 shows the simplest form as a single-row adhesive bead 147
- FIGS. 15 and 18 on the other hand shown two parallel adhesive beads 157 or 187 .
- these adhesive beads can deliberately not run in parallel, if for example part of the adhesive surfaces demand a thicker adhesive in relation to other adhesive surfaces.
- Thicker or thinner application of adhesive can also be controlled by the adhesive bead(s) 167 or 197 in accordance with FIGS. 16 and 19 being interrupted and/or the adhesive bead(s) 177 , 207 or 217 in accordance with FIG. 17 , 20 being laid in waves or zig-zag lines.
- any square ballast weights can be fastened to correspondingly shaped contact surfaces in entirely the same manner as by annular ribs by adhesive beads 187 , 197 , 207 and 217 with a straight main direction.
- the adhesive mass depending on the above-mentioned different requirements can also be applied in another form, for example adhesive can be applied in U-shaped beads.
- adhesive can be applied in U-shaped beads.
- a point-form or surface application of the adhesive mass is also conceivable.
- the gluing process enables a fast and safe connection to be made with the glue connections easily able to be established by a simple automated system.
- the glued connection are able to be realized both for a ballast weight attachment to surfaces of a face or sleeve or a floor of the detergent solution container.
- the glued connections are suitable for oscillating systems with a high agitation speed since the load can be introduced over a large surface into the respective component, so that the tension per surface element in the mechanical connection is very small.
- the proposed measures can be applied in the same way to detergent solution containers made from stainless steel and for ballast weights made from pure concrete or from cast metal.
- the adhesive masses preferably consisting of a polyurethane or of a silicon and the volumes of the adhesive masses dictated by the geometrical requirements compensate for the uneven thermal expansions of the different materials and also from frequent changes of load, during the agitation in a washing machine for example.
- Ballast weight 16 Ballast weight 17
- Ballast weight 18 Ballast weight 19
- Ballast weight 20 Ballast weight 21
- Ballast weight 80 Ballast weight 90 Gluing surface 102 Gluing surface 103 Gluing surface 104 Gluing surface
- Adhesive bead 127 Adhesive bead 128 Cone on contact surface 12
- Adhesive bead 157 Adhesive bead 161 Plastic part of ballast weight 16 162 Extensions of plastic part 161 163 Concrete body of ballast weight 16 164 Limb of the plastic part 161 165 Contact surface of ballast weight 16 166 Channels (recesses) of plastic part 161 167
- Adhesive bead 171 Plastic part of ballast weight 17 173 Concrete body of ballast weight 17 174 Limb of the plastic part 171 175
- Contact surface of ballast weight 17 176 Channels (recesses) of plastic part 171 177
- Adhesive bead 181 Plastic part of ballast weight 18 183 Concrete body of ballast weight 18 185 Contact surface of ballast weight 18 198
- Adhesive bead 191 Plastic part of ballast weight 191 192
- Extensions of plastic part 191 193 Concrete body of ballast weight 19 195
- Adhesive bead 201 Plastic part of ballast weight 20 202 Rails of plastic part 201 203 Concrete body of bal
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A domestic appliance includes a detergent solution container having at least one first contact surface; and at least one ballast weight having at least one second contact surface mechanically connected to the first contact surface wherein the first contact surface and the second contact surface are glued to one another. At least one depression is formed on the first contact surface or the second contact surface for collecting a certain supply of adhesive mass, in order for it to be possible for a sufficient supply of adhesive to be kept available during joining.
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- The invention relates to a domestic appliance having a detergent solution container and with at least one ballast weight which is mechanically connected via at least one of its own contact surfaces to at least one contact surface of the detergent solution container.
- A wide variety of methods are known for attaching ballast weights using friction fits and force fits. Thus ballast weights are notoriously normally fastened by means of screws to the outer walls of detergent solution holders. Since these point-type fastenings have frequently not been satisfactory, the number of connections per ballast weight has increased steadily and yet these connections still take the form of points which, in conjunction with ballast weights made from the brittle material concrete, frequently leads to the formation of cracks between the connection points. In addition this increases the demands to strict tolerances by the plurality of fastening points to be matched in their dimensions to one another.
- In a similar way connections between plastic detergent solution containers and ballast weights have been created by means of molded-on dowels in which by an injection process (for example through a additional screw screwed in along the extent of the dowel) additional support surfaces have been obtained. However even this form of fastening was unable to satisfy requirements, because the area between the fastening points are still at risk from bending stresses, which the brittle concrete material can often not withstand.
- Furthermore clamp connections are also employed in which very powerful steel belt clamps take care of holding the ballast weights on the support surfaces of the detergent solution container of a washing machine. Here friction movements between the ballast weight and the support surfaces and wear to said surfaces are deliberately accepted, because the spring force of the clamps always adjusts the connection. A problem however—as with the dowel connection—is the tendency of the plastic of the detergent solution container to become viscous, so that the contact surfaces change their shape over and above the wear, which eventually however can lead to the connection coming apart.
- Fastenings of ballast weights using a band clamp (DE 196 33 705 A1) have the disadvantage that the band clamp must fully enclose the ballast body. This requires a circular or ring-shaped ballast weight which greatly reduces the freedom of constructional design of detergent solution containers. Since the tensioning band must also enclose lug-type extensions on the detergent solution container, the design of a tool for detergent solution container is very expensive and the lug-type extensions must be shaped in a particular way in order to correspond to the appropriate indentations on the ballast weight.
- Furthermore the fastening of ballast weights using a plastic welding method is known. DE 693 07 668 T2 thus discloses a washing machine or a combined washer/dryer in which at least one ballast weight is fastened to a detergent solution container made of plastic. The ballast weight features a hollow plastic container, which can be filled with water as ballast material. The plastic container of the ballast weight also has an outer contour which precisely matches and thus makes a form fit with a corresponding structure on the detergent solution container. The plastic container is arranged on the detergent solution container such that the two structures fit tightly into one another and the pairs of the matching structures are permanently connected to each other by welding once joined together. Over and above this, prior art is also known in 693 07 668 T2, in which concrete blocks which are completely enclosed in a plastic envelope are known as ballast weights. Such a plastic envelope is also connected to the detergent solution container by a plastic welding process. Plastic welding processes require complex machines in the production line which make it more expensive to manufacture the detergent solution containers connected to the ballast weights. Also this form of attachment is linked to the use of thermoplastic plastics on both parts—detergent solution container and ballast weight.
- The object of the present invention is thus to create a domestic appliance of the type stated at the outset, in which a connection between a ballast weight and a detergent solution container can be embodied at low cost and safely.
- This object is achieved in accordance with the identifier of
claim 1 by the contact surface of the ballast weight and of the detergent solution container being glued to each other. - An inventive domestic appliance has a detergent solution container with at least one ballast weight that is mechanically connected via at least one of its own contact surfaces to at least one contact surface of the detergent solution container. Inventively the ballast weight is fastened to the detergent solution container by gluing the contact surface of the ballast weight to the contact surface of the detergent solution container, with the mechanical connection being embodied by a glued joint.
- A major advantage of this connection method is the large-surface or full-surface adhesion between the contact surfaces, in which the stresses for the ballast weight can be widely distributed. This is especially of advantage when used in washing machines, because in such systems in the course of an agitation process, in which the oscillating system consisting of laundry drum and detergent solution container with a number of built-in components (motor, heating, bellows-type collar etc.) is excited into many thousands of vibrations which impose a strain on the attachment elements of the ballast weight.
- The complete lack of raised areas, which would be used to connect the ballast weight such as by screws for example to the detergent solution container, also allows the manufacturer every possible freedom in the embodiment of the external form of the ballast weight.
- Depending on the pairing of the two materials to be connected to one another, there are known measures to be taken in general adhesive technology for preparing the gluing. These can be washing the contact surface, treatments which increase adhesion, e.g. through a plasma treatment, of contact surfaces made of plastic, roughening or smoothing by brushing or sanding, application of primers or similar, that are easily able to be integrated into automated assembly processes.
- Numerous variants described in the subclaims enable the invention to be advantageously further developed. These variants can be used in any possible combination individually or jointly with the gluing in accordance with
claim 1. - In such cases the contact surface of the detergent solution container can advantageously be embodied at least in some areas from plastic or metal. In such cases it is useful for the ballast weight to also be able to be fastened to detergent solution containers made of stainless steel or plastic.
- The ballast weight can be embodied from metal, preferably cast metal, from plastic or from pure concrete. Ballast weights made of metal can be used in particular if the space in the interior of the domestic appliance requires a ballast weight of low volume.
- An advantageous embodiment of the invention features at least one raised area on the contact surface of the ballast weight or of the detergent solution container which is in contact with an essentially flat area of the contact surface to be connected, with adhesive being deposited in the hollows between the raised parts which extends into the flat area when the parts are glued together in order to prepare the adhesive connection between the contact surfaces. In such cases the raised areas can serve to keep a defined distance between the contact surfaces until the glued connection is hardened. The connection between the ballast weight and the detergent solution container can be made with little effort and yet still safely by using this method.
- A prior form-fit fitting of the of the ballast weight onto the detergent solution container is not necessary, but can be desirable in order to make it easier to fix the ballast weight into its intended position. Raised areas preferably extend in the direction of the contact surface.
- The embodiment of the ballast weight as a body made entirely of concrete will be preferred. However armoring within the concrete body can be provided to increase the stability.
- In an advantageous manner however the ballast weight can be embodied from at least two solid materials, with one material being a plastic. At least one further section of the ballast weight consists of another solid material and is connected to the plastic part.
- In a preferred manner the second solid material is concrete or a compound containing concrete. This allows a sufficiently heavy ballast weight to be created. Such a ballast weight fastened to the detergent solution container serves to make it heavier and increase the mass inertia and consequently to restrict the vibrations of the detergent solution container during an agitation phase. This is especially advantageous if a washing machine drum rotating in the detergent solution container is filled with an unbalanced load of washing and driven at a relatively high speed.
- In an advantageous manner the plastic element of the ballast weight is a discrete plastic part which extends partly into the second solid material. In particular there can be provision for the second material to be completely penetrated by the plastic part of the ballast weight. A two-component ballast weight created in this way allows a diversity of embodiments. In particular in such cases these two components can be created in a variety of shapes which can be optimized in respect of the arrangement of the ballast weight on the detergent solution container and available space within the domestic appliance.
- In an advantageous manner the raised areas are embodied in the form of ribs. However the connecting elements can be designed to assume any other shape which leads to a raised structure of the connection elements by comparison with the remaining part of the contact surface. Thus for example a pin-shaped of point-shaped or cone-shaped embodiment of the raised areas is advantageous. Here too in respect of the requirements of the ballast weight (space requirement, strength, etc.) a shape optimized for the situation concerned can be selected.
- The plastic part of the ballast weight can feature an undercut. On the one hand this allows the connection of the plastic part to the second solid material of the ballast weight to be improved and on the other hand allows a best possible mechanically-rigid connection with the contact surface of the detergent solution container to be obtained.
- The raised areas can advantageously be embodied on the detergent solution container and can be glued to the contact surface of the plastic part of the ballast weight. In another variant the raised areas can be embodied on the ballast weight and have adhesive contact with an essentially flat area of the plastic area of the detergent solution container.
- In an advantageous manner a plurality of raised areas is embodied in the plastic area of the detergent solution container or on the plastic part of the ballast weight, extending essentially in the same direction. This plurality of connecting elements enables a number of contact areas with the plastic area to be connected to be created, enabling the strength of the mechanical connection to be improved. In addition the parts of the adhesive deposited between the raised areas guarantee the distribution of adhesive to all contact areas.
- There can be provision for the plastic part of the ballast weight to have at least two separate contact surfaces, which are connected by a connection pin. Preferably the connection pin is embodied from plastic. A special form of strengthening is provided however by an armoring wire between the two contact surfaces.
- There can be provision for the connecting pin and/or the armoring wire to be surrounded in at least some areas by the second material of the ballast weight. For example they can be encapsulated in the second material. This allows a firm connection to be created between the materials and a positionally-stable arrangement of the plastic part to be guaranteed.
- The ballast weight can advantageously be embodied as a cube or as a part ring. However this does not exclude other shapes of ballast weight.
- The raised areas are preferably an integral component of the assigned plastic part. This enables the plastic part to be manufactured in one piece with the raised areas. For example the plastic part for the ballast weight can be manufactured by a single injection molding process.
- In an advantageous manner the domestic appliance is a washing machine or a combined washer/dryer.
- The invention is explained in greater detail below with reference to a number of exemplary embodiments for the fastening of a ballast weight to a detergent solution container a washing machine. The figures show
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FIG. 1 a schematic side view of a detergent solution container with a view of the oscillation system provided with a ballast weight, -
FIG. 2 to 7 a plurality of possible embodiment variants of a ballast weight with plastic parts, the contact surfaces of which are suitable for fastening by means of an adhesive, -
FIGS. 8 and 9 further exemplary embodiments of ballast weights showing a measure for fastening them to a detergent solution container, -
FIG. 10 a view onto the contact surface of a ballast weigh with differently-shaped adhesive surfaces, -
FIG. 11 to 13 arrangements of bead-type adhesive surfaces for adhesives able to handle different loads and -
FIG. 14 to 21 different variants of the embodiment of bead-type adhesive surfaces. - In
housing 1 of the washing machine shown in FIG. I adetergent solution holder 2 is supported to allow oscillation of spring-loadedlegs 3. Anelectric motor 5 drives thelaundry drum 6 supported horizontally within thedetergent solution container 2 via abelt drive 4. Thelaundry drum 6 and thedetergent solution container 2 have acommon loading opening 9, through whichwashing 15 can be introduced into thedrum 6 or removed from it and which is sealed by a bellows-type collar 7 from the inner chamber of thehousing 1. The loading can be closed at the front by adoor 8. - Since the
motor 5 is accommodated at the bottom to the rear on the vibration detergent solution holder system, its large weight must be compensated for on the side lying opposite the center of gravity of the detergent solution holder system. Theballast weight 10 which is fastened to the front side of thedetergent solution container 2 above theloading opening 9 is used for this purpose. Theballast weight 10 and thedetergent solution container 2 are connected by gluing 133 between thetouching contact surface 11 of theballast weight detergent solution container 2. - The
ballast weight 10 is embodied in all exemplary embodiments from two different solid materials. The main component of theballast weight 10 consists of concrete. Theplastic part 13 is used to fasten theballast weight 10 to thedetergent solution container 2 and in the different examples depicted inFIG. 2 to 9 is connected by form fit or force fit to the concrete part as required. Theballast weight 10 can be embodied as a cube or as depicted inFIG. 10 in a shaped adapted to the area of application, with theplastic part 13 extending partly into the concrete body or partly surrounding it. Ballast weights in accordance with the invention can also be accommodated at other locations of the detergent solution container or additionally in order to achieve specific weight distributions. - In the exemplary embodiment depicted in
FIG. 1 theplastic part 13 is provided with twoextensions 131 which project into the concrete body. At the end of theextensions 131 are accommodatedlimbs 132 pointing outwards, by which undercuts acting in the pulling direction of theballast body 10 away from thedetergent solution container 2 are produced, which make a form fir between concrete body and plastic part. - A
ballast weight 16 in accordance withFIG. 1 can however be embodied as inFIG. 2 . In this case the concrete body can have a shape adapted to the respective area of application, regardless of the form of theplastic part 161. Theplastic part 161 projects with twoextensions 162 into theconcrete body 163, which are angled inwards at their ends bylimbs 164, in order once again—in a similar fashion to FIG. 1—to make form-fit undercuts. - A similarity shape is provided for the
plastic part 171 inFIG. 3 , if it is guided around the side facing the detergent solution container with its extensions 172 up to the side walls of theconcrete body 173. Then thearms 174 can penetrate from the side into the concrete body and in this way make a form fit. - The contact surfaces 165 or 175 of the
ballast weight FIG. 2 . orFIG. 3 are provided for receiving adhesive for the connection with thedetergent solution container 2 with recesses in Form ofchannels FIG. 1 ) of thedetergent solution container 2 thechannels contact surface 12. The pressing is ended one the raised areas located between the recesses rest against the opposing contact surface. The volume of the channels is naturally kept as small as possible so that no more adhesive mass is used than is absolutely necessary. It is also possible to provide indentations to accept adhesive in thecontact surface 12 of thedetergent solution container 2. In such a case the contact surfaces 165 or 175 of theballast weight - It is also possible, instead of the channels, to provide indentations with a large volume, with the adhesive mass not completely filling such recesses. Even after the ballast weight is completely pressed onto the detergent solution container complete filling of the recesses with the pressed adhesive mass is not absolutely necessary.
- With suitable peripheral conditions (application technique, adhesive preparation, material selection and nature of the adhesive) it is also possible to dispense entirely with such channels and to provide a completely
level surface 185 on ballast weight 18 (FIG. 4 ), which in the exemplary embodiment shown here is applied to aplastic part 181 fully enclosing theconcrete body 183. Instead this type of level contact surface can also be applied to a plastic part which is constructed in another way, e.g. as shown. Spacing raised areas can however also be made outside the contact surface intended for gluing. Such raised areas can have large support surfaces. -
FIG. 5 shows a further exemplary embodiment in which the undercuts difficult to make in casting technology can be entirely dispensed with. To this end the inner friction-fit connections are relied on which are made between the surface of theconcrete body 193 and theplastic part 191 by the inlay injection molding process. Theplastic part 191 of theballast weight 19 has a plurality ofextensions 192 for this purpose which penetrate into theconcrete body 193, so that the total friction forces produce a sufficiently large retaining force for theconcrete body 193 on the gluedplastic part 191. Theplastic part 191 has a completelylevel contact surface 195. - The
plastic part 201 of theballast weight 20 inFIG. 6 can also provide on the side facing the detergent solution container 2 a greater deposit area for the adhesive mass and for example be convex or concave on itscontact surface 205. Only two arms or larger dimension extending into theconcrete body 203 then hold theballast weight 20 on theplastic part 201. The parts of thearms 204 protruding from theconcrete body 203 once again serve to retain the spacing against thecontact surface 12 on thedetergent solution container 2. This form will be selected above all if the inclusion of a larger mass of adhesive is of advantage for adhesion. - A completely different construction, which still comes within the framework of the invention, is provided for the
ballast weight 21 inFIG. 7 . A tubularplastic part 211 with two retainingflanges 212 is then used, the tubular part of which is fully encapsulated by theconcrete body 213. The tubular part can have any possible regular or irregular cross-section, e.g. a cross shape or a multi-sided column shape. - In
FIGS. 8 and 9 two further variants for the embodiment of theballast weight concrete body 803 of theballast weight 80 inFIG. 8 has a recess into which theplastic part 801 also penetrates with ahollow cone 808. This recess together with acone 128 on thecontact surface 12 of thedetergent solution container 2 adapted in its shape for the purpose, ensures that no transversal movements are possible between theballast weight 80 and thecontact surface 12 on thedetergent solution container 2. Shear forces can thus not have any effect in the adhesive connection. The adhesive connection between thecontact surface 805 of theplastic part 801 and thecontact surface 12 of thedetergent solution container 2 is also reinforced by the fact that thecone 128 is additionally glued to thehollow cone 808. In this way the forces acting on the glued connection in different directions are captured and distributed. - The gluing of the
plastic part 901 anchored in theconcrete body 903 is to be seen accordingly, in that two or moreadhesive beads 127 are provided on thecontact surface 12 of thedetergent solution holder 2 and theballast weight 90 is subsequently pressed with itscontact surface 905 against thecontact surface 12 of thedetergent solution container 2. - To manufacture the adhesive connection—as merely indicated in FIGS. 8 and 9—a number of adhesive beads are laid onto one of the contact surfaces, e.g. the (12) of the
detergent solution holder 2, and thereafter theballast weight 89 or 90 is pressed onto the detergent solution holder until the adhesive has hardened sufficiently. The best positioning of the adhesive bead can be determined by trial and error and be executed automatically by machine in the series manufacturing process. In the example shown inFIG. 8 it is also recommended that thecone 128 be glued to thehollow cone 808. To accelerate hardening a hardening accelerator can be added to the adhesive. The adhesive surfaces are to be cleaned or pre treated before the gluing process so that inner contact between the adhesive and the respective surface to be glued is produced. - The size of the overall adhesive surface between the
plastic part recesses contact surface 12 of thedetergent solution holder 2 can vary and be embodied as a function of the forces created by the loading, e.g. the forces created during agitation. - In the view of the surfaces to be glued shown in
FIG. 10 theballast weight 10 is embodied in an arc shape. The surfaces to be glued 101, 102, 103 or 104 can be circular, rectangular, annular and cover a part of the width of theballast weight 10 or cover the entire width of the ballast weight. These surfaces can only represent the surfaces to be glued on theplastic part 13 of theballast weight 10 or can directly form the surfaces of the plastic part. Individual surfaces can also be connected bybars 105 or armorings not shown, with bars also able to be implemented with or without armoring. - The different embodiments of the
ballast weight 10 thus allow a very wide diversity of shapes to be designed which are embodied from two solid materials. As well as cost-effective concrete only relatively simple plastic parts are needed which are to be inserted into the mold during the manufacturing of the concrete parts. This enables a simple embodiment of the overall ballast weight to be implemented, even if the shapes of the contact surfaces 11 on theballast weight detergent solution container 2 are complex in their embodiment. A cost-effective implementation of the ballast weight can also be guaranteed by the choice of material. -
FIG. 11 to 13 show how simple variation of the size of the surfaces to be glued allows the gluing to be adapted to later mechanical loading. The figures show views on the front side of adetergent solution container 2 for a front-loading washing machine. The almost closedannular contact surface 12 of thedetergent solution container 2 encircles theloading opening 9. Theballast weight 10 applied to this front side is shown by the dashed lines. -
FIG. 11 shows a two-sided arrangement ofadhesive beads 117 in the upper area of theballast weight 10. Theadhesive bead 117 applied relative shortly before the pressing together of the contact surface of theballast weight 10 and of thedetergent solution container 2 is for example dimensioned for gluing intended to withstand forces between thedetergent solution container 2 and theballast weight 10, as occur for agitation speeds of thelaundry drum 6 supported in thedetergent solution container 2 of 900 rpm. - The gluing will resist correspondingly greater forces if the
adhesive beads 127 are dimensioned longer, as shown inFIG. 12 . In this case forces as would occur at 1200 rpm might be resisted. Very long adhesive beads 137 in accordance withFIG. 13 are configured for forces, as occur at 1500 rpm. - In accordance with the different requirements which are produced by various peripheral conditions such as material pairing between ballast weight and adhesive as well as adhesive and detergent solution container for example or also the type and the size of the forces acting on the gluing, different forms can be employed when the adhesive bead(s) is/are applied.
FIG. 14 shows the simplest form as a single-rowadhesive bead 147,FIGS. 15 and 18 on the other hand shown two paralleladhesive beads FIGS. 16 and 19 being interrupted and/or the adhesive bead(s) 177, 207 or 217 in accordance withFIG. 17 , 20 being laid in waves or zig-zag lines. - The variants shown in
FIG. 18 to 21 also show that any square ballast weights can be fastened to correspondingly shaped contact surfaces in entirely the same manner as by annular ribs byadhesive beads - The adhesive mass, depending on the above-mentioned different requirements can also be applied in another form, for example adhesive can be applied in U-shaped beads. In addition a point-form or surface application of the adhesive mass is also conceivable.
- The gluing process enables a fast and safe connection to be made with the glue connections easily able to be established by a simple automated system. The glued connection are able to be realized both for a ballast weight attachment to surfaces of a face or sleeve or a floor of the detergent solution container. In addition the glued connections are suitable for oscillating systems with a high agitation speed since the load can be introduced over a large surface into the respective component, so that the tension per surface element in the mechanical connection is very small. In this case the proposed measures can be applied in the same way to detergent solution containers made from stainless steel and for ballast weights made from pure concrete or from cast metal. In an advantageous manner the adhesive masses, preferably consisting of a polyurethane or of a silicon and the volumes of the adhesive masses dictated by the geometrical requirements compensate for the uneven thermal expansions of the different materials and also from frequent changes of load, during the agitation in a washing machine for example.
- 1 Domestic appliance
2 Detergent solution container - 4 Belt drive
5 Electric motor - 7 Bellows-type collar
- 9 Loading opening
10 Ballast weight
11 Contact surface ofballast weight 10
12 Contact surface of detergent solution container
13 Plastic part - 15 Ballast weight
16 Ballast weight
17 Ballast weight
18 Ballast weight
19 Ballast weight
20 Ballast weight
21 Ballast weight
80 Ballast weight
90 Gluing surface
102 Gluing surface
103 Gluing surface
104 Gluing surface - 117 Adhesive bead
127 Adhesive bead
128 Cone oncontact surface 12 - 147 Adhesive bead
157 Adhesive bead
161 Plastic part ofballast weight 16
162 Extensions ofplastic part 161
163 Concrete body ofballast weight 16
164 Limb of theplastic part 161
165 Contact surface ofballast weight 16
166 Channels (recesses) ofplastic part 161
167 Adhesive bead
171 Plastic part ofballast weight 17
173 Concrete body ofballast weight 17
174 Limb of theplastic part 171
175 Contact surface ofballast weight 17
176 Channels (recesses) ofplastic part 171
177 Adhesive bead
181 Plastic part ofballast weight 18
183 Concrete body ofballast weight 18
185 Contact surface ofballast weight 18
198 Adhesive bead
191 Plastic part ofballast weight 19
192 Extensions ofplastic part 191
193 Concrete body ofballast weight 19
195 Contact surface ofballast weight 19
197 Adhesive bead
201 Plastic part ofballast weight 20
202 Rails ofplastic part 201
203 Concrete body ofballast weight 20
204 Side rails ofplastic part 201
205 Contact surface ofballast weight 20
206 Recess ofplastic part 201
207 Adhesive bead
211 Plastic part ofballast weight 21
212 Retaining flanges ofplastic part 211
213 Concrete body ofballast weight 21
215 Contact surface ofballast weight 21
217 Adhesive bead
801 Plastic part ofballast weight 80
803 Concrete body ofballast weight 80
805 Contact surface ofballast weight 80
808 Hollow cone ofplastic part 801
901 Plastic part ofballast weight 90
903 Concrete body ofballast weight 90
905 Contact surface ofballast weight 90
Claims (28)
1-27. (canceled)
28. A domestic appliance comprising a detergent solution container having at least one first contact surface; and at least one ballast weight having at least one second contact surface mechanically connected to the first contact surface wherein the first contact surface and the second contact surface are glued to one another.
29. The domestic appliance according to claim 28 wherein the first contact surface is at least partially formed from at least one of plastic and metal, especially stainless steel.
30. The domestic appliance according to claim 28 wherein the ballast weight is formed from metal, especially from cast metal.
31. The domestic appliance according to claim 28 wherein the ballast weight is formed from concrete.
32. The domestic appliance according to claim 28 wherein the ballast weight is formed from at least two materials.
33. The domestic appliance according to claim 31 wherein the second contact surface is formed from plastic.
34. The domestic appliance according to claim 31 wherein the second contact surface is located on plastic part, the plastic part being embedded in a second solid material.
35. The domestic appliance according to claim 34 wherein the second solid material is concrete or a mixture containing concrete.
36. The domestic appliance according to claim 34 wherein the plastic part of the ballast weight passes at least partially through the second material.
37. The domestic appliance according to claim 28 wherein at least one of the first contact surface and the second contact surface has at least one raised area formed thereon in contact with an substantially planar area of the second contact surface.
38. The domestic appliance according to claim 37 wherein spaced raised areas are formed outside the contact surfaces intended for gluing.
39. The domestic appliance according to claim 28 wherein at least one of the first contact surface and the second contact surface is provided with recesses on a side thereof facing the other respective contact surface.
40. The domestic appliance according to claim 32 wherein the section of the plastic part of the ballast weight embedded in the second material has an undercut form.
41. The domestic appliance according to claim 39 wherein the recesses are formed on the second contact surface and the first contact surface has a substantially smooth surface.
42. The domestic appliance according to claim 28 wherein a plurality of essentially linear recesses extending in essentially the same direction are formed on at least one of the first contact surface and the second contact surface.
43. The domestic appliance according to claim 28 wherein the ballast weight has at least two separate contact surfaces which are connected by at least one of a connection bar and an armoring.
44. The domestic appliance according to claim 43 wherein the bar is formed from plastic.
45. The domestic appliance according to claim 28 wherein the ballast weight is formed as at least one of a cuboid and a ring shape.
46. The domestic appliance according to claim 28 wherein the recesses are a component of the plastic part of at least one of the ballast weight and the detergent solution container.
47. The domestic appliance according to claim 28 wherein the adhesive contains at least one of polyurethane and silicon.
48. The domestic appliance according to claim 47 wherein the adhesive is applied as at least one of dots and spread across one of the contact surfaces.
49. The domestic appliance according to claim 47 wherein the adhesive is applied in the form of a bead on one of the first contact surface and the second contact surface.
50. The domestic appliance according to claim 28 wherein at least one of the form and the amount of adhesive is configured in accordance with a predetermined stress on the glued joint.
51. The domestic appliance according to claim 50 wherein the shape of the glued joint is represented by a bead structure formed as a plurality of parallel adhesive beads.
52. The domestic appliance according to claim 50 wherein at least one of the adhesive beads is applied with interruptions.
53. The domestic appliance according to claim 50 wherein the bead structure is applied in at least one of wavy lines and zig-zag lines.
54. The domestic appliance according to claim 28 , wherein the domestic appliance includes at least one of a washing machine and a combined washer/dryer.
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