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EP2631342A1 - Wäschetrommel für eine Wäschebehandlungsmaschine - Google Patents

Wäschetrommel für eine Wäschebehandlungsmaschine Download PDF

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EP2631342A1
EP2631342A1 EP12157039.4A EP12157039A EP2631342A1 EP 2631342 A1 EP2631342 A1 EP 2631342A1 EP 12157039 A EP12157039 A EP 12157039A EP 2631342 A1 EP2631342 A1 EP 2631342A1
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laundry drum
laundry
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peripheral wall
seam
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Luca Gruppo
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Electrolux Home Products Corp NV
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    • 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
    • D06F37/00—Details specific to washing machines covered by groups D06F21/00 - D06F25/00
    • D06F37/02—Rotary receptacles, e.g. drums
    • D06F37/04—Rotary receptacles, e.g. drums adapted for rotation or oscillation about a horizontal or inclined axis
    • 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
    • D06F37/00—Details specific to washing machines covered by groups D06F21/00 - D06F25/00
    • D06F37/02—Rotary receptacles, e.g. drums
    • D06F37/04—Rotary receptacles, e.g. drums adapted for rotation or oscillation about a horizontal or inclined axis
    • D06F37/06—Ribs, lifters, or rubbing means forming part of the receptacle
    • 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
    • D06F37/00—Details specific to washing machines covered by groups D06F21/00 - D06F25/00
    • D06F37/02—Rotary receptacles, e.g. drums
    • D06F37/12—Rotary receptacles, e.g. drums adapted for rotation or oscillation about a vertical axis
    • D06F37/14—Ribs or rubbing means forming part of the receptacle
    • 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
    • D06F37/00—Details specific to washing machines covered by groups D06F21/00 - D06F25/00
    • D06F37/20—Mountings, e.g. resilient mountings, for the rotary receptacle, motor, tub or casing; Preventing or damping vibrations

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  • the present invention relates to a laundry drum for a laundry treating machine, such as a washing machine, a laundry dryer and a washer dryer, according to the preamble of claim 1. Further, the present invention relates to a corresponding laundry treating machine like a washing machine, a laundry dryer and a washer dryer.
  • a laundry drum of a laundry treating machine such as a washing machine, a laundry dryer, and a washer dryer
  • an unbalance during rotation may occur. If the mass distribution of the laundry drum components and/or the mass distribution of laundry inside said drum is not rotationally symmetric, then the unbalance occurs when the drum rotates. The unbalance may effect vibrations of the laundry drum and an increased wear of the laundry treating machine.
  • the unbalance due to laundry mass distribution inside the drum which is rather intense in machines suitable to carry out a washing/spinning process on laundry, is normally compensated through appropriate counterweights arranged on a tub wherein the laundry drum is rotatably mounted.
  • the unbalance due to the laundry drum mass distribution around its axis of rotation involves any kind of rotating drum in a laundry treating machine and requires an appropriate design of the drum and provision of balancing elements at the laundry drum.
  • three balancing elements are arranged at the peripheral wall of the laundry drum, wherein said balancing elements are equally spaced from each other.
  • the balancing elements may be massive elements with constant masses. Further, the balancing elements may be hollow and fillable by water or liquid.
  • the peripheral wall of the laundry drum is not homogenous. The thickness of the peripheral wall is not equal all around the drum rotational axis.
  • the peripheral wall is made of a flexural, rectangular sheet and comprises a seam extending perpendicular to the peripheral direction of the laundry drum, i.e.
  • the seam includes several overlapping layers of the sheet for the circumferential wall, thereby making the seam protruding radially from said circumferential wall.
  • the mass of the circumferential wall at the seam is bigger than at other positions of the circumferential wall out of the seam.
  • the seam causes also an unbalance of the laundry drum when the latter rotates.
  • a cover is installed onto the seam on its side facing the laundry receiving chamber defined by the drum. Such cover, generally, is in the form of a lifter for agitating laundry during its treatment.
  • the object of the present invention is achieved by the laundry drum according to claim 1.
  • At least one balancing element for compensating rotational unbalances of the drum, caused by the seam and /or any other mass connected to the circumferential wall of the drum is arranged, preferably releasably fixed, at the peripheral wall of the laundry drum.
  • the seam and the balancing element(s) together result in an at least approximately systematic mass distribution and/or in a balanced rotation by compensating each other.
  • the seam has a higher mass than the rest of the circumferential wall of the laundry drum. So, the seam acts, in other words, as an additional compensating element.
  • the masses of the one or more balancing elements as well as the mass of the seam are considered for the determination of the mass centre of the laundry drum to be close to or at the rotational centre or axis of the drum.
  • the front wall of the laundry drum comprises an opening for allowing a user to introduce laundry inside the drum, wherein the laundry drum is provided for a front load washing machine, a front load laundry dryer and/or a front load washer dryer.
  • the laundry drum may be provided for a top loading washing machine, a top loading laundry dryer and/or a top loading washer dryer.
  • a closable opening is arranged at the peripheral wall. The masses of said closable opening as well as the mass of the seam might be considered for the determination of the position and mass for the balancing element or the positions and masses for the balancing elements, respectively.
  • the at least one balancing element is arranged at an inner side of the peripheral wall of the laundry drum.
  • the at least one balancing element is formed as a massive element with a constant mass.
  • the at least one balancing element is formed as a hollow piece with one or more openings, wherein the balancing element is filled or fillable by water or liquid.
  • the mass of the balancing element is variable.
  • the balancing element is in a preferred embodiment designed as a lifter inside the peripheral wall of the drum for lifting laundry during rotation of the drum.
  • the laundry drum comprises one balancing element arranged at the peripheral wall and opposite to the seam. So, the balancing element, in a particular lifter, and the seam form a set of two balancing elements. This corresponds in a particular to an embodiment with just one lifter, which is possible since the one lifter and the seam compensate each other unbalance effect.
  • the laundry drum comprises two balancing elements arranged at the peripheral wall and equally spaced from each other and from the seam. Effectively, the two balancing elements and the seam form a set of three balancing elements.
  • the present invention relates further to a washing machine, wherein said washing machine comprises a laundry drum mentioned above.
  • the present invention relates to a laundry dryer, wherein said laundry dryer comprises a laundry drum as described above.
  • the present invention relates to a washer dryer, wherein said washer dryer comprises a laundry drum mentioned above.
  • FIG 1 illustrates a schematic sectional front view of a laundry drum 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the laundry drum 10 includes a peripheral wall and it is suitable for being rotated around an axis A.
  • a seam 14 is arranged at the top of the peripheral wall.
  • the seam 14 connects two edges of a preferably flexural, rectangular sheet forming the peripheral wall.
  • a balancing element 12 is attached at the inner side of the peripheral wall.
  • the balancing element 12, here a lifter is, in the rotational positions shown, arranged at the bottom of the peripheral wall.
  • the balancing element 12 and the seam 14 are arranged at opposite positions of the peripheral wall of the laundry drum 10.
  • the balancing element 12 and the seam 14 are arranged at opposite positions of the peripheral wall of the laundry drum 10 relative to the rotational axis A.
  • the arrangement of the balancing element 12 in relation to the seam 14 allows a reduced unbalance of the laundry drum 10.
  • the seam 14 is additionally shown by an enlarged scale, wherein the detailed cross-section of the seam 14 is illustrated.
  • the seam 14 includes four layers of the sheet overlapped one another and protruding from the outer surface of the peripheral wall.
  • the seam 14 includes a number of layers of the sheet in order to obtain a leak-proof connection between the edges of said sheet. In either case the mass of the peripheral wall at the position of the seam 14 is higher than at the other positions of said peripheral wall.
  • the masses of the peripheral wall are higher than the masses at other positions of said peripheral wall. Since the balancing element 12 and the seam 14 are arranged at opposite positions of the peripheral wall, the balancing element 12 and the seam 14 contribute that the mass centre of the laundry drum 10 is within or very close to the rotational axis A of said laundry drum 10.
  • the balancing element 12 may be formed as a massive element with a constant mass.
  • the balancing element 12 may be a hollow piece with one or more openings, so that the balancing element 12 is filled or fillable by water or liquid.
  • the or each balancing element 12 is formed as a lifter for lifting laundry during rotation, esp. slow rotation, which lifter is arranged at the inside of the peripheral wall of the drum 10.
  • FIG 2 illustrates a schematic sectional front view of the laundry drum 10 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • the seam 14 is also arranged at the top of the peripheral wall.
  • the seam 14 connects the two edges of the sheet forming the peripheral wall.
  • Two balancing elements 12, in particular lifters, are attached at the inner side of the peripheral wall.
  • the balancing elements 12 are arranged at the peripheral wall, so that said balancing elements 12 and the seam 14 are equally spaced from each other.
  • the balancing elements 12 and the seam 14 are arranged at positions of the peripheral wall spaced by an angle of 120°.
  • the arrangement of the balancing element 12 in relation to the seam 14 allows a reduced unbalance of the laundry drum 10 or an even mass distribution is achieved.
  • the seam 14 is also additionally shown by an enlarged scale, wherein the detailed cross-section of the seam 14 is illustrated.
  • the seam 14 includes also four layers of the sheet.
  • the masses of the peripheral wall are higher than at the masses at other positions of said peripheral wall. Since the balancing elements 12 and the seam 14 are arranged at equally spaced positions of the peripheral wall, the balancing elements 12 and the seam 14 contribute that the mass centre of the laundry drum 10 is within or very close to the rotational axis of said laundry drum 10.
  • each of the two balancing elements 12 may be placed on the peripheral wall of the drum 10 at a position forming with the seam 14 an angle greater than 120°, and the angle formed between the two balancing elements 12 in the part of the peripheral wall not including the seam 14 being lower than 120°.
  • the positions of the balancing elements 12 and the seam 14 are chosen such that the mass centre of the laundry drum 10 is within or very close to the rotational axis of said laundry drum 10.
  • the balancing elements 12 may be formed as massive elements with constant masses. Alternatively, the balancing elements 12 may be hollow pieces with one or more openings in each case, so that the balancing elements 12 are filled or fillable by water or liquid.
  • FIG 3 illustrates a perspective view of the laundry drum 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the laundry drum 10 includes a front wall 16, a rear wall 18 and the peripheral wall 20.
  • the front wall 16 comprises an opening for allowing a user to introduce laundry inside the drum, wherein the laundry drum 10 is provided for a front load washing machine, a front load laundry dryer and/or a front load washer dryer.
  • the laundry drum 10 may be also provided for a top loading washing machine, a top loading laundry dryer and/or an open top washer dryer.
  • a closable opening is arranged at the peripheral wall 20.
  • the masses of said closable opening and the seam 14 might be considered for the determination of the position and mass for the balancing element 12 or the positions and masses for the balancing elements 12, respectively.
  • the seam 14 is positioned at the top of the peripheral wall 20.
  • the seam 14 connects two edges at the face side of the sheet forming the peripheral wall 20.
  • the balancing element 12 is arranged at the inner side of the peripheral wall 20.
  • the balancing element 12 is positioned at the bottom of the peripheral wall 20.
  • the balancing element 12 and the seam 14 are positioned at opposite sides of the peripheral wall 20 of the laundry drum 10.
  • the balancing element 12 and the seam 14 are arranged at opposite positions of the peripheral wall of the laundry drum 10 relative to the rotational axis A. This arrangement of the balancing element 12 in relation to the seam 14 allows the reduced unbalance of the laundry drum 10.
  • the peripheral wall 20 may be made of a number of flexural, rectangular sheets and comprises a corresponding number of seams 14.
  • the positions of said seams 14 might be considered for the determination of the position and mass for the balancing element 12 or the positions and masses for the balancing elements 12, respectively.

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DE3743657A1 (de) * 1987-12-22 1989-07-06 Bosch Siemens Hausgeraete Waeschetrommel fuer eine wasch- und schleudermaschine
DE10258786A1 (de) * 2001-12-21 2003-07-24 Bsh Bosch Siemens Hausgeraete Waschmaschinen-Wäschetrommel
EP1431438A1 (de) * 2002-12-17 2004-06-23 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Wäschetrommel für eine Trommelwaschmaschine
US20070157677A1 (en) * 2004-01-23 2007-07-12 Toshiba Consumer Marketing Corporation Drum washing machine
DE102006007066A1 (de) * 2006-02-15 2007-08-16 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Waschmaschinen-Wäschetrommel
EP1840256A1 (de) * 2006-03-29 2007-10-03 LG Electronics Inc. Waschtrommel und Waschmaschine oder Trockner damit
EP2270272A1 (de) * 2009-06-29 2011-01-05 Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V. Waschmaschine

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3743657A1 (de) * 1987-12-22 1989-07-06 Bosch Siemens Hausgeraete Waeschetrommel fuer eine wasch- und schleudermaschine
DE10258786A1 (de) * 2001-12-21 2003-07-24 Bsh Bosch Siemens Hausgeraete Waschmaschinen-Wäschetrommel
EP1431438A1 (de) * 2002-12-17 2004-06-23 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Wäschetrommel für eine Trommelwaschmaschine
US20070157677A1 (en) * 2004-01-23 2007-07-12 Toshiba Consumer Marketing Corporation Drum washing machine
DE102006007066A1 (de) * 2006-02-15 2007-08-16 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Waschmaschinen-Wäschetrommel
EP1840256A1 (de) * 2006-03-29 2007-10-03 LG Electronics Inc. Waschtrommel und Waschmaschine oder Trockner damit
EP2270272A1 (de) * 2009-06-29 2011-01-05 Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V. Waschmaschine

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