Classifications

• • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
  • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
  • D06F39/00—Details of washing machines not specific to a single type of machines covered by groups D06F9/00 - D06F27/00 
  • D06F39/12—Casings; Tubs

Definitions

• the invention relates to a small fastening arrangement for a panel part of a control panel of a laundry treatment machine with a control panel section fixed to the housing and a component, such as detergent drawer or condensate collection container, which can be moved in a drawer-like manner with the panel part arranged thereon, which forms a flush panel with the control panel section when the component is inserted .
• a component such as detergent drawer or condensate collection container
• Such laundry treatment machines in which a movable panel part with a fixed panel part forms a flush panel are known under the designation Miele T 494 C or W 963.
• the movable panel part is attached to the condensate collector in the tumble dryer (T 494 C) and to the detergent dispenser in the washing machine (W 963).
• the panel part consists of a panel support frame, which is attached to the sliding component by means of screws.
• a screen is stored in the panel support frame, which covers the fastening screws.
• the invention thus poses the problem of constructing a fastening arrangement for the movable panel part on a displaceable component, such as a condensate collection container or detergent dispenser, which enables the movable panel part to be aligned during assembly with respect to the fixed control panel section.
• a displaceable component such as a condensate collection container or detergent dispenser
• the advantages achievable with the invention consist in the fact that alignment of the panel part with respect to the fixed control panel section is possible by means of adjusting disks and bearing elements arranged on the axis of a screw connection for the panel part on the displaceably mounted component.
• the contact or contact surfaces of the bearing elements and adjusting disks are rounded or designed with an outward or inward curvature so that a floating or oscillating position tolerance compensation of the Part of the panel opposite the position of the control panel section before or when tightening the fastening screw is possible.
• FIG. 1 shows the front view of a washing machine with the fixed control panel section (2) and the movable panel part (4)
• FIG. 2 shows the movable diaphragm part (4) with a schematically indicated screw (7)
• FIG. 3 shows the movable diaphragm part (4) with a schematically indicated screw connection (9) according to the invention
• Figure 4 shows the movable component (3) with the diaphragm part (4) arranged thereon in the
• Figure 5a, b the fastening arrangement of Figure 3 as a detail in side view in section.
• Figure 1 shows the front view of a laundry treatment machine with a control panel section (2) fixed to the housing (1) and a component (3), such as detergent drawer or condensate collection container, with the panel part (4) arranged thereon, which can be moved in a drawer-like manner, which is in the inserted state of the component (3) forms a flush panel (5) with the control panel section (2).
• a component (3) such as detergent drawer or condensate collection container
• FIG 2 shows the mounting arrangement for the panel part (4 ' ) according to the prior art.
• the panel part (4 ' ) consists of a panel support frame (6 ' ) which is attached to the displaceable component by means of screws (7).
• the screw connection is only shown schematically here.
• a screen (8 ' ), which covers the fastening screws (7), is mounted in the screen support frame (6 ' ).
• FIG. 3 shows the fastening arrangement according to the invention for the panel part (4).
• the panel part (4) also has a panel support frame (6) which is fixed to the displaceably mounted component (3) by means of a fastening arrangement.
• a cover (8) is inserted in the cover support frame (6) to cover the fastening arrangement.
• the fastening arrangement consists of a screw connection (9) which is preferably arranged in the center of the diaphragm part (4), with adjusting disks and bearing elements which compensate for position and tolerance.
• receptacles (10) for holding tabs (11) formed on the displaceably mounted component (3) are preferably arranged in the upper edge region of the diaphragm part (4) or the diaphragm supporting frame (6).
• FIG. 4 shows the slidably mounted component (3), here a detergent dispenser, with the structure of the fastening arrangement in the side view in section.
• the panel support frame (6) of the panel part (4) is fastened in the center of the panel part (4) with a screw connection (9) on the detergent dispenser drawer (12).
• the detergent dispenser drawer (12) has holding tabs (11) in the upper edge area which engage in receptacles (10) on the panel support frame (6).
• These receptacles (10) and retaining tabs (11) serve on the one hand as a holder for aligning the diaphragm part (4) and on the other hand as strain relief for the screw connection (9) when the displaceable component (3) is moved.
• a further strain relief (13) for the screw connection (9) is additionally provided in the lower edge area.
• the screw connection (9) of the panel support frame (6) and detergent dispenser drawer (12) is designed with position and tolerance-compensating adjusting disks and bearing elements.
• the adjusting disks and bearing elements enable the orifice part (4) to oscillate or float relative to the displaceably mounted component (3).
• the panel support frame (6) has a contact surface (15) which is recessed with respect to the panel surface (14) and has a bore (16) for passing the fastening screw (17) through.
• the fastening screw (17) is guided in a sleeve (18) mounted in the bore (16).
• the sleeve (18) has a shoulder (19) for securing the position, which comes to rest on the contact surface (15).
• the extension (19) of the sleeve (18) is formed on its side facing the panel surface (14) with a rounded surface (20) or an outward curvature.
• a washer (21) is provided for the fastening screw (17) and is formed on its side facing the shoulder of the sleeve (18) with an equally rounded surface (20) or an inward curvature.
• the sleeve (18) has a shaft (22) which is elongated in relation to the length of the bore (16) and has a catch (23).
• the locking projection (23) serves to secure the position of a washer (24) arranged on the back of the bore. This washer (24) comes to rest on a fastening dome (25) on the displaceable component (3).
• the contact surfaces (26) are also rounded or formed with an inward / outward curvature.
• FIG. 5a shows the alignment of the diaphragm part (4) with the components described for FIG. 4.
• the sleeve (18) in the exemplary embodiment shown enlarged only one further washer (19 ' ) is drawn, the effect of which is similar to the extension (19) of the sleeve. It does not offer the ease of assembly that can be achieved with the sleeve (18), since the washer (24) on the back of the contact surface (15) is not secured in position via the latching projection (23) of the sleeve (18).
• the panel support frame (6) is shown in sections. The panel support frame (6) is attached to the
• FIG. 5a shows how the non-concentric arrangement of the adjusting disks (21, 19 ' and 24) enables an oscillating or floating position tolerance compensation.
• FIG. 5b shows the concentric arrangement of the adjusting disks on the axis of the screw connection (9).

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