CN1542208A

CN1542208A - Laundry washing and/or drying machine with lower housing

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Publication number: CN1542208A
Application number: CNA2004100430557A
Authority: CN
Inventors: D����; D·邦吉尼
Original assignee: Merloni Elettrodomestici SpA
Current assignee: Whirlpool EMEA SpA
Priority date: 2003-03-28
Filing date: 2004-03-27
Publication date: 2004-11-03
Anticipated expiration: 2024-03-27
Also published as: EP1462562B1; EP1726703A1; DE602004001474D1; ATE499476T1; EP1726703B1; ATE332995T1; EP1462562A1; DE602004031561D1; US20040226320A1; PL1726703T3; CA2462391A1; CN1542208B; ITTO20030236A1; DE602004001474T2; PL1462562T3

Abstract

A laundry washing and/or drying machine (1) has a cabinet (2) inferiorly delimited by a respective bottom (F) in which a recess (17) is formed. The recess (17) is open towards the exterior of the cabinet (2) in two directions, substantially orthogonal to each other (X, Y). To the bottom can be fastened a lower base (20) defining a respective cavity (21), in such a way that the recess (17) of the bottom of the cabinet (2) and the cavity (21) of the base (20) directly communicate with each other, to form a seat for housing a container.

Description

Clothes washing and/or drying plant with lower space

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of clothes washing and/or drying plant, the equipment of especially anterior filling type, it have one below the housing that limits by respective base, in this housing, define a space that wherein is provided with groove, in the latter, hold a cylinder that can rotate around respective axis.

Background technology

As everyone knows, laundry facilities must use washing agent, for example with the cleaning agent of powder or liquid form, bleaching agent, softener etc.In some cases, before they are put into described equipment, must be quantitative in advance to aforesaid washing agent with suitable jigger; In other cases, the amount of finishing the agent of wash cycle required cleaning is placed in the spherical container of a hollow, subsequently it directly is positioned in the cylinder of laundry facilities, be between the clothing that will wash.For conspicuous reason easy to use, should will suitably leave in the container of the various washing agent of forms such as bottle, box, bag and/or aforesaid metering device or spherical container near the laundry facilities.

Someone has advised using base or pedestal, and purpose is that relative ground promotes the housing of laundry facilities, considers from the viewpoint of ergonomics, is convenient to the clothing filling of relative laundry facilities and the operation of taking out thus; In some cases, in base, limit a space, wherein can load various article as container or drawer; The example of this class base can be at for example DE-A-2,786,730 and EP-A-1 205 129 in find.

In addition, document US-A-2,786,730 disclose a kind of laundry facilities with a housing, are configured to usually allow to load and take out clothing outdoors except one, also have a door on the antetheca of described housing; Additional door is installed in the opening of antetheca, and described opening can enter the interior zone of housing, wherein can store various products and article.

Summary of the invention

Consider the present situation of above-mentioned this area, an object of the present invention is to provide a kind of have simple, economic structure and clothes washing and/or drying plant easy to use, its structure qualification the zone that can load various article therein.Further aim of the present invention provides a kind of additional base, and its use is useful especially when making up with aforementioned laundry facilities.

By laundry and/or drying plant with feature in the claim of enclosing, can realize these and other objects of the present invention, this claim requires a necessary part as this specification.

The accompanying drawing summary

By following detailed and appended accompanying drawing, another object of the present invention, feature and advantage will be easy to understand, and this accompanying drawing only is as explanatory and example indefiniteness, in the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is according to anterior first kind of perspective schematic view of using structure of washing machine of loading of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective schematic view of removing Fig. 1 washing machine of a corresponding container;

Fig. 3 is the schematic side elevation that the part of Fig. 2 washing machine is cut open;

Fig. 4 is the schematic cross sectional view according to Fig. 3 center line IV-IV;

Fig. 5 is according to anterior second kind of perspective schematic view of using structure of washing machine of loading of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is a perspective schematic view of removing Fig. 5 washing machine of a cell therefor;

Fig. 7 is the schematic side elevation that the part of Fig. 6 washing machine is cut open;

Fig. 8 is the schematic cross sectional view according to Fig. 7 center line VIII-VIII;

The description of preferred embodiment

In the accompanying drawings, Reference numeral 1 overall expression is according to a kind of anterior washing machine of loading of the present invention.Described washing machine 1 comprises a housing 2 as being made by metallic plate, and it defines the space S of a base closed, is used to install the functional part of washing machine.A so-called oscillatory system is installed in space S, comprises a Wash tub 3 that the cylinder that is used to do washing wherein has been installed, described cylinder represents with numeral 4 that in Fig. 3 it can be around corresponding axis rotation.Under exemplary situation, groove 3 is arranged in such a way, i.e. the rotation slight inclination of the cylinder of representing with A 4; Under any circumstance, washing machine 1 can be traditional type, promptly has the cylinder by horizontal rotational shaft.As shown in Figure 3, aforesaid oscillatory system further is included in the motor 5 that the groove Background Region is fixed in its below; Same as the prior art, by the axle of motor 5 produce move through unshowned belt and belt wheel passes to cylinder 4.

Described oscillatory system further is included among Fig. 3 respectively by first and second balance weights of 6 and 7 expressions, and it is substantially with the circular arc longitudinal extension; With balance weight 6 the Background Region of groove be fixed to groove 3 above; Simultaneously with balance weight 7 the front area of groove be fixed to groove 3 below.Utilize four load-bearing bearings 8, promptly combine the member of spring and braking element therein, from the described oscillatory system of supported underneath; Each bearing 8 has a lower end, and this end is fixed on the corresponding support 8A that combines with housing 2 lower bottom parts, and a upper end of fixing with groove 3.Alternately, described load-bearing bearing 8 can substitute with traditional damping element with the frcition damper form, this damping element has and is suspended on two slot devices on the spring up, and described spring one end is fixed on the groove 3 and the other end is fixed to the corresponding coupling part of housing 2.Fig. 1 shows a possible position of this possible spring, by numeral 9 expressions.Even damper 8 and seldom spring is arranged also tilts with respect to vertical direction, thereby concentrated to groove 3 by the re-spective engagement point that is connected with housing 2 or support member 8A.

Housing 2 has an open front, wherein is provided with the door of being represented by numeral 10 in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, and this comprises a corresponding framework 10A and the transparent core 10B that is for example made by glass.Door 10 is provided with device and the locking/tripping-gear that is hinged to housing 2, and this member is not shown.The opening of the housing 2 that door 10 moves therein is relative with the respective openings on groove 3 antethecas, and the latter is relative with cylinder 4 anterior respective openings that limit successively; Provide adaptive sealing device between the opening of housing 2 antethecas and groove 3, the sealing device for example is made of the bellows-type packing ring 11 with basic annular and/or taper, and has the end consistent with the opening of cylinder 4.

The distributor 12 of a washing agent also is provided in the space S that the wall by housing 2 limits, can have supplied water to it.With distributor 12 be arranged on housing 2 antethecas on the opening lower limb in abutting connection with and fix with it; So this distributor 12 is arranged in the annular space that is limited by packing ring 11; By this way, by packing ring 11 guiding of between the opening of the opening of housing 2 and cylinder 4, extending, the water that discharges by distributor 12 and the mixture of washing agent can reach directly, apace and with the contact with clothing that will wash.

The sensor 14 of a draining pump 13 and an anti-overflow safety device is set on the lower bottom part of housing 2, and they are known and schematically illustrated at this.Other conventional func assemblies in the space S of washing machine 1, for example filter, presetting apparatus, water pipe, cable etc. are not shown in the

drawings.Reference numeral

15A and 15B represent the information display of washing machine 1 and some control buttons, and the framework 10A that they can be installed in door 10 goes up or on housing 2.At last adjustable for height support footing P is assembled to the bottom of housing 2, this support footing is for for example having the sort of type of threaded rod in the respective nut screw of screw-in in bottom itself.

Container of Reference numeral 16 overall expressions, under exemplary situation, this container is the form of drawer, has corresponding antetheca 16A, is suitable for holding various article, for example the packing of washing agent, jigger, clothing etc.As shown in Figure 2, drawer 16 is removed part, the bottom of housing 2 is configured as make it have alcove or the recess 17 that opens wide towards hull outside at mutually orthogonal substantially both direction, and described both direction is represented by mark X and Y in accompanying

drawing

2 and 3; In recess 17, can hold the part of drawer 16 at least.Recess 17 is limited by the outer surface of a part of wall of housing 2 bottoms as a whole, and therefore, in fact, drawer 16 is positioned at the outside of space S.In the exemplary case, recess 17 is by two opposing vertical wall 17A of bottom, and upper wall 17B and rear wall 17A limit.Recess 17 is thus on the face of 2 two basic quadratures of housing, especially front and bottom surface are unlimited fully.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, form the bottom of housing 2 by the single component of making as the polyacrylic plastic material that adds the structure inert filler, described bottom is at Fig. 2, represent with flag F in 3 and 4 that it (for example passes through screw element) in known manner and the different panels that forms housing 2 vertical walls is fixed.Described plastic bottoms can be valuably in conjunction with support member 8A and be used for the inner assembly as pump 13 and sensor 14 of washing machine 1 other fix/supporting member.Under a possibility situation, although advantage, change less, can obtain one or more wall 17A by the corresponding panel that suitably is bent to form housing 2 vertical walls, 17B and 17C, described housing have belong to known manner be welded to one another or the wall of the different panels that saddle type engages face the edge fit edge.On the outer surface of each wall 17A, a corresponding guide rail 18 can be set be used to extract out drawer 16; The setting of noticing guide rail 18 only is optional, because container 16 can directly carry on the ground and can be movably go-cart form on below the wheel.

When drawer 16 is contained in the recess 17, as shown in Figure 1, the antetheca 16A of drawer 16 is basic concordant with the antetheca of housing 2, forms one and the corresponding to groove 19 of recess 17 top edges expediently in described antetheca, so that can be held in easily on the antetheca 16A of drawer 16.

Shown in Fig. 3 and 4, limit in the wings between the rear wall of the wall 17C of recess 17 and the housing of representing with flag F 12 or its bottom F, the part of space S is extended, and wherein is provided with pump 13 and sensor 14; Limit in the side between the wall 17A and housing 2 or the corresponding sidewall 2A of bottom F of recess 17, define two parallel portion of space S, wherein be provided with front damper 8 and corresponding support member by flag F 2 expressions.Fig. 3 also shows, limit the rear portion slight inclination of the wall 17B of recess 17 towards housing 2 from the top, this configuration transmits some water and leaks to sensor 14, so that the latter can detect water outlet rapidly in its known mode, can avoid water to flow into washing machine and/or its power supply further subsequently.

For improving the ergonomic properties of washing machine 1 of the present invention, can with at Fig. 5 to Fig. 8 to assembling with washing machine by corresponding pedestal mark 20 expressions, that for example make by metal material or base.Shown in Fig. 6 to 8, base 20 has one and is the box structure of C tee section substantially, so that form a respective cavities 21 therein, it opens wide forward, upwards the washing machine 1 towards the top opens wide and opens wide downwards, promptly towards ground.Aforesaid cavity 21 is limited by two of base relative sidewall 21A and rear wall 21C.

In known manner, for example, remove corresponding bottom footing P from housing 2 after, described washing machine is fixed on the base 20 by screw element; The latter can be transferred to base 20 easily, on its diapire the corresponding nut screw can be set; Alternately, base 20 can be provided with adjustable for height himself footing.

As shown in Figure 6, be stacked in result on the base 20 as housing 2, recess 17 covers on the cavity 21, can form a suitable position by this way, hold a movably container in Fig. 5 by drawing reference numeral 22 expressions, described container has than the aforementioned bigger size of container by Reference numeral 16 expressions, especially has the volume that equates with the cylinder 4 of washing machine 1 substantially.In view of the foregoing, container 22 can be advantageously used in storing the clothing that will wash in washing machine 1.

Container 22 also can be the form of drawer, and it has and can keep concordant substantially corresponding antetheca 22A with the front surface of housing 2; Base 20 also preferably has such appearance and size, and when being placed on housing on the base with box lunch, its wall with respect to housing 2 keeps concordant substantially.

As shown in Figure 6, can on the wall 21A relative, guide rail 18 be set, be used for drawer or container 22 with base 20; Easily, for this application, guide rail 18 can be removed and be transferred on the base 20 from washing machine 1 in known manner.In the case, can think that also guide rail 18 is optional, because container 22 can adopt one in the removable go-cart form that directly is carried on the ground wheel.

As shown in Figure 8, the width of cavity 21, promptly the distance between each wall 21A equates substantially with the width of recess 17, and cavity 21 elongation big than recess 17 longitudinally, as shown in Figure 6; Therefore container 22 can comprise a longer below part 22 that can occupy the upper section 22 ' and the cavity 21 that can occupy base 20 of housing 2 recesses 17 ".

Obviously, in not deviating from thought of the present invention under the situation of intrinsic invention scope, can be to making many changes by laundry facilities and base that embodiment describes at this, and obviously, the profile that in the technical scheme of reality of the present invention, adopts, size, material and assembly can represent by embodiment with the front those are different, and can replace with technical suitable key element.

The association that is made of washing machine 1 and base 20 can comprise two different containers; In this case, particularly with a container of the drawer form that can slide on guide rail, can be arranged in the recess 17, second container with drawer or go-cart form can be arranged in the cavity 21 simultaneously.

A special door can be attached on the antetheca of housing 2, be used for from the place ahead sealing recess 17; Equally, the door of himself can be hinged on the base 20, described door can be from the place ahead while enclosed cavity 21 and recess 17.

Base can combine with a kind of pusher gear of known type, and is identical with the applicant's a patent application formerly, wherein provides the system that is made up of base and washing machine 1 is moved easily; This device that is attached on the base can comprise wheel or roller and a corresponding mechanism, this mechanism is used for described wheel or roller are moved to an operating position from the non-operative position that their bounce back, on this operating position, wheel is put down and base is raise from the floor, make it thus and can move easily.

Claims

1. clothes washing and/or drying plant (1), especially anterior filling type, comprise a housing (2) with corresponding lower bottom part (F), limit a space (S) in the housing (2), being provided with one in this space, hold can be around the groove (3) of the cylinder (4) of respective axis (A) rotation, wherein in bottom (F), form a recess (17), it is along the direction (X of two basic each other quadratures, Y) towards the outside at least a portion of opening wide and can hold a container (16,22) of housing (2).

2. equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein recess (17) extends between bottom of housing (F) and front.

3. equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein recess (17) is by limiting towards the outside surface, bottom (F) of housing (2).

4. equipment as claimed in claim 3, (F), relative respective surfaces (17A) limited bottom wherein recess (17) side direction all belonged to by two.

5. equipment as claimed in claim 4, wherein recess (17) is further limited by the corresponding upper surface (17B) and the corresponding rear surface (17C) that belong to bottom (F).

6. equipment as claimed in claim 4, wherein said bottom comprise an assembly (5) of being made by plastic material (F), especially polypropylene, and this assembly comprises one or more described surfaces (17A, 17B, 17C).

7. equipment as claimed in claim 1, a part that wherein limits the bottom (F) of recess (17) are the parts of the assembly made by plastic material (F), especially polypropylene.

8. equipment as claimed in claim 4, wherein (17A, 17B 17C) belong to the wall member that forms housing (2) side at least one described surface.

9. equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein groove (3) by be connected with bottom (F) damping member (8,8A) support, and wherein recess (17) at least one pair of described damping member (8, extend in 8A).

10. equipment as claimed in claim 1, balance weight on one of them (6), a following balance weight (7) and a motor (5) connect with groove (3), particularly go up the Background Region that balance weight is arranged on groove (3), following balance weight (7) is arranged on the front area of groove (3) and motor (5) is arranged on groove (3) from below Background Region.

11. equipment as claimed in claim 1, further comprise a washing agent (12) distributor (2), it is installed near the lower limb that is positioned at the preceding wall opening of housing (2), the door of equipment (1) is in described opening part work, described distributor (12) inside towards housing (2) in the space of a basic annular is outstanding, and described annular space is limited by the sealing device (11) that is combined between described antetheca and the groove (3).

12. equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein lower support pin (P) combines with bottom (F).

13. equipment as claimed in claim 1 wherein can be at base (20) the upper fixed housing (2) that limits respective cavities (21), by this way, the recess (17) of bottom (F) directly communicates each other with the cavity (21) of base (20).

14. equipment as claimed in claim 13, (X Y) upward opens wide towards the outside of base (20) its cavity (21), and particularly base (20) has the shape of an overall C shape at least two mutually orthogonal substantially directions.

15. at least a portion that equipment as claimed in claim 13, its cavity (21) can storage containers (22).

Be contained in the first's (22 ') in the bottom (F) recess (17) and be contained in second portion in base (20) cavity (21) (22 ") 16. equipment as claimed in claim 13, wherein said container (22) comprise.

17. equipment as claimed in claim 13, wherein the apparent surface of at least one in bottom (F) recess (17) and base (20) cavity (21) (17A, 22A) on, installed and be used for described container (16,22) guiding device of Hua Donging (18), described container is the drawer shape substantially.

18. equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein container (16,22) is movably on the wheel below.

19. equipment as claimed in claim 13, wherein base (20) comprises that makes a go-cart system of being convenient to move by the combination of base itself and equipment (1) formation, described system comprises wheel or analog, it can be in the off-position of wheel retraction and wheel and put down with the operating position of base (20) from raked floor.

20. be used to do washing and/or the base of drying plant, this base has a main body (20) that limits cavity (21), (X Y) opens wide towards base (20) is outside described cavity, is used for being used in combination with the described equipment of claim 1 at least two mutually orthogonal substantially directions.

21. exercisable assembly, this assembly is by having fixed a clothes washing and/or drying plant thereon, the lower bottom base of especially anterior filling type (20) forms, described equipment (1) has a housing (2), wherein limit a space (S) that groove (3) are set, holding one in the described groove (3) can be around the cylinder (4) of respective axis (A) rotation, its middle shell (2) defines corresponding the part (17 that is used to hold an identical container (22) with base (20), 21), described container comprises the first's (22 ') in the part (17) that is contained in the seat that limits in the housing (2), and is contained in second portion in the part (21) of seat of base (20) (22 ").