EP0091668A2 - Tambour pour une machine à laver - Google Patents

Tambour pour une machine à laver Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP0091668A2
EP0091668A2 EP83103413A EP83103413A EP0091668A2 EP 0091668 A2 EP0091668 A2 EP 0091668A2 EP 83103413 A EP83103413 A EP 83103413A EP 83103413 A EP83103413 A EP 83103413A EP 0091668 A2 EP0091668 A2 EP 0091668A2
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
drum
edge portion
opening
door
hinge
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP83103413A
Other languages
German (de)
English (en)
Other versions
EP0091668A3 (fr
Inventor
Olindo Regazzo
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Industrie Zanussi SpA
Original Assignee
Industrie Zanussi SpA
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Industrie Zanussi SpA filed Critical Industrie Zanussi SpA
Publication of EP0091668A2 publication Critical patent/EP0091668A2/fr
Publication of EP0091668A3 publication Critical patent/EP0091668A3/fr
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

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
    • 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
    • D06F37/10—Doors; Securing means therefor

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a drum for a washing machine of the top-loading type particularly intended for domestic use.
  • the drum of a washing machine of this type is rotatable about a horizontal axis and is provided with an opening for the introduction and discharge of the laundry, said opening being formed in the peripheral wall of the drum and normally closed by means of two door flaps resiliently hinged on the drum and adapted to be brought into mutual locking engagement for ensuring the closure of the drum during operation of the machine.
  • each door flap is provided by forming the respective transverse edge portions of the door flap and of the opening of the drum to the shape for instance of a rectangularly crenellated profile, so that they can be joined in an interdigitated manner, and by subsequently forming a bore extending along the hinge axis through the above desribed edge portions for the introduction of a hinge rod provided with a suitable torsion spring.
  • edge portions of the opening and the door flaps are formed with a non-linear profile, there is in addition the danger that the laundry contained within the drum gets caught in the spaces, however small, existing between the said edge portions., so that the laundry itself is in danger of being damaged.
  • a drum for a washing machine particularly of the top-loading type, provided with a peripheral access opening for the introduction and extraction of the laundry, and with door flaps hinged at one end on respective opposite lateral edge portions of said opening and adapted to be lockingly engaged with one another with their free ends.
  • a drum of the above noted type is characterized according to the invention in that adjacent the hinged connection the lateral edge portion of each door flap is of a rounded shape adapted to be rotatably received in a correspondingly rounded portion of a hinge element fixedly attached along the respective lateral edge portion of said opening of the drum, resilient means being connected between the edge portion of said door flap and said hinge element for biasing said door flap towards its open position.
  • FIG. 1 With reference to fig. 1, there is shown part of a drum 4 mounted for rotation about a horizontal axis within a conventional laundry washing machine of the top-loading type (not shown) .
  • Drum 4 is formed with a peripheral access opening 5 for the introduction and extraction of the laundry, two door flaps 6 and 7 being resiliently hinged with one of their ends to respective lateral edge portions 8 and 9 of access opening 5, the free end portions of door flaps 6 and 7 being provided with hooks 10 and holes 11, respectively, or similar means adapted to be brought into mutual engagement for securing the door flaps in a partially overlapping closed position.
  • a hinge 12 comprises a hinge element 13 provided with a planar portion 14 fixedly attached along the edge portion 8 of the access opening, and with a rounded portion 15 of substantially semicircular cross- section projecting partially into the opening.
  • the lateral edge portion 16 of door flap 6 is formed to a rounded shape corresponding to that of the rounded portion 15 of hinge element 13, so that said edge portion is adapted to be received therein for free pivotal movement over a limited range, permitting door flap 6 to be pivoted about the axis of the thus formed hinge connection.
  • Hinge 12 is further provided with at least one torsion spring 17 located adjacent at least one lateral end of the hinge itself between hinge element 13 and rounded edge portion 16 of door flap 6 so as to bias the latter continuously towards its open position to the outside of drum 4.
  • the rounded portion 15 and edge portion 16 of door flap 6 of the described hinge present rectilinear lateral profiles practically excluding the possibility of the laundry being caught therebetween and being damaged in the process, thus rendering the hinge more useful and efficient.
  • hinge connection rods used in conventional hinges are eliminated, which permits the employ of torsion springs having a reduced number of windings, whereby the construction of the drum is simplified and a saving of material achieved.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Textile Engineering (AREA)
  • Main Body Construction Of Washing Machines And Laundry Dryers (AREA)
EP83103413A 1982-04-13 1983-04-07 Tambour pour une machine à laver Withdrawn EP0091668A3 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
IT3401482U 1982-04-13
ITPN1982U34014U IT8234014U1 (it) 1982-04-13 1982-04-13 Cesto per macchine lavabiancheria

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP0091668A2 true EP0091668A2 (fr) 1983-10-19
EP0091668A3 EP0091668A3 (fr) 1984-09-05

Family

ID=11238647

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP83103413A Withdrawn EP0091668A3 (fr) 1982-04-13 1983-04-07 Tambour pour une machine à laver

Country Status (2)

Country Link
EP (1) EP0091668A3 (fr)
IT (1) IT8234014U1 (fr)

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
BE1020889A3 (nl) * 2013-06-17 2014-07-01 Werkhuizen Lapauw Nv Wastrommel.

Family Cites Families (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE390616C (de) * 1920-08-17 1924-02-22 Hurley Machine Co Deckelverschluss fuer Trommelwaschmaschinen
GB218482A (en) * 1923-08-22 1924-07-17 Entwistle And Kenyon Ltd Improvements in domestic washing machines
FR1033252A (fr) * 1951-02-28 1953-07-09 Machine à laver
FR1535335A (fr) * 1966-08-31 1968-08-02 Philips Nv Dispositif de fermeture auto-verrouillant muni de charnières
DE1610103A1 (de) * 1966-11-11 1971-03-25 Siemens Elektrogeraete Gmbh Waeschetrommel fuer eine Haushalt-Trommelwaschmaschine
DE2015953C3 (de) * 1970-04-03 1980-09-11 Bosch-Siemens Hausgeraete Gmbh, 7000 Stuttgart Geschirrspülmaschine mit einem Spülbehälter aus Kunststoff und einer klappbaren Tür

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
BE1020889A3 (nl) * 2013-06-17 2014-07-01 Werkhuizen Lapauw Nv Wastrommel.
WO2014203147A2 (fr) 2013-06-17 2014-12-24 Werkhuizen Lapauw Nv Tambour de lavage
WO2014203147A3 (fr) * 2013-06-17 2015-04-23 Werkhuizen Lapauw Nv Tambour de lavage
CN105339542A (zh) * 2013-06-17 2016-02-17 乐宝工厂公司 洗涤滚筒
US9783919B2 (en) 2013-06-17 2017-10-10 Werkhuizen Lapauw Nv Washing drum

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
EP0091668A3 (fr) 1984-09-05
IT8234014U1 (it) 1983-10-13
IT8234014V0 (it) 1982-04-13

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
DE69514613T2 (de) Wäschereigerät mit verbessertem Zugang
CA2452703A1 (fr) Lave-linge a chargement par le dessus
DE60116776T2 (de) Wäschebehandlungsmaschine
DE112006000006T5 (de) Tür für eine Waschmaschine oder einen Trockner
DE202015100731U1 (de) Wäschebehandlungsvorrichtung
DE102006050095B4 (de) Trommelwäschemaschine
DE102005022552B4 (de) Türaufbau für eine Waschmaschine
EP0091668A2 (fr) Tambour pour une machine à laver
US2794208A (en) Window hinge
DE69612444T2 (de) Waschmaschinelaugenbehälter
DE4021533A1 (de) Trockner oder waschtrockner mit einer waeschetrommel
EP0120388A1 (fr) Tambour pour machines à laver le linge du type à chargement par le dessus
EP0133302B1 (fr) Tambour pour machine à laver le linge à chargement par le dessus
EP0095661A2 (fr) Tambour pour une machine à laver le linge à chargement par le dessus
US3204288A (en) Sheet metal hinge clip
DE69314918T2 (de) Maschine zum Waschen und/oder zum Trocknen von Wäschestücken mit einer herabgesetzten Ladeschwelle
DE1585868C3 (fr)
US4185658A (en) Rotating blade damper
EP0116878B1 (fr) Tambour pour une machine à laver le linge à chargement par le dessus
KR0120658Y1 (ko) 세탁기의 뚜껑 개폐장치
DE3825377A1 (de) Waschtrommel
DE2237409A1 (de) Zweiteiliger trommeldeckel fuer eine mantelbeschickte trommelwaschmaschine
US2250659A (en) Power laundry washer
KR101073905B1 (ko) 건조기의 도어구조
KR880002345Y1 (ko) 냉장고의 좌우 개폐도어

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

AK Designated contracting states

Designated state(s): AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

RAP1 Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)

Owner name: INDUSTRIE ZANUSSI S.P.A.

PUAL Search report despatched

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009013

AK Designated contracting states

Designated state(s): AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN

18D Application deemed to be withdrawn

Effective date: 19850506

RIN1 Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)

Inventor name: REGAZZO, OLINDO