EP0855165B1 - Vorrichtung zum Filtern in Geschirrspülwaschmaschinen - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zum Filtern in Geschirrspülwaschmaschinen Download PDF

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EP0855165B1
EP0855165B1 EP19980830010 EP98830010A EP0855165B1 EP 0855165 B1 EP0855165 B1 EP 0855165B1 EP 19980830010 EP19980830010 EP 19980830010 EP 98830010 A EP98830010 A EP 98830010A EP 0855165 B1 EP0855165 B1 EP 0855165B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L15/00—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware
    • A47L15/42—Details
    • A47L15/4202—Water filter means or strainers
    • A47L15/4208—Arrangements to prevent clogging of the filters, e.g. self-cleaning
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L15/00—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware
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    • A47L15/4202—Water filter means or strainers
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  • the present invention relates to dishwashing machines for domestic use, and in particular to an improved filtering device to be used in said machines.
  • the filtering group generally includes a plane filter with a comparatively large-mesh net (1-2 mm.) located on the tank bottom and having a concave shape. Therefore this filter conveys a portion of the water towards a lower central area, where there is arranged an assembly of two or three vertical concentric filters with progressively smaller passage ports.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a filtering device suitable to overcome the above-mentioned drawback.
  • the main advantage of the filtering device according to the present invention is to provide a high filtration without clogging problems, so as to validly contribute to a good washing effectiveness of the dishwasher.
  • Another advantage of the present device is that it is made up of few simple pieces, which positively affects its cost and ease of assembly and disassembly.
  • a plane filter 1 with a large-mesh net (1-2 mm), having a concave shape and centrally provided in the lowermost area with a seat for the filtering device according to the present invention.
  • Said device is substantially made up of a covering member 2 fixed at the top of a first filtering member 3 introduced into a second filtering member 4, the latter being in turn introduced into a third filtering member 5 with a close-mesh net (0,25-0,40 mm), a so-called microfilter.
  • the working of the present filtering device is not different from that of known filters as far as the general operation is concerned.
  • the water sprayed onto the dishes brings therewith food residues while falling down on the tank bottom, the larger residues being retained at the surface of the filtering group by the plane filter 1. In this way they are clearly visible to the user which can remove them manually before the following washing cycle.
  • Most of the water (about 80%) goes through the plane filter 1 and is directly sucked in by the washing pump, whereas the remaining portion enters the central filtering device through a plurality of passage ports P, as it will be better explained further on. Since during the washing cycle the water contained in the dishwasher is recycled by the washing pump about 10-12 times per minute, it may be assumed with a good approximation that during the whole cycle all the particles in the water will finally go through the filtering device.
  • a washing duct CL having a plurality of nozzles which tangentially spray the microfilter 5.
  • Water coming from the washing pump is periodically fed into the duct CL, e.g. at the beginning of each rinsing step, by opening an electrovalve EV. In this way the whole surface of microfilter 5, which is rotatably mounted in its seat, is washed by a counter-current from the nozzles of duct CL.
  • the covering member 2 (figs.3a-3c) has a substantially frustoconical circular shape with a concave lateral surface 6 having a curvature radius "R" (fig.1) between 15 and 25 mm, preferably 20 mm.
  • R curvature radius
  • a circular axial hole 8 having a diameter "d" (fig.1) between 5 and 7 mm, preferably 7 mm.
  • the concave surface 6 is divided into four equal portions by four vertical orthogonal fins 9 extending from the edge of the axial hole 8 to the periphery 10 of cover 2.
  • the fixing of the covering member 2 on the first filtering member 3 is performed through a pair of opposite teeth 11 integrally formed, together with a pair of reference pins 12, on the lower face of cover 2. Teeth 11 and pins 12 engage corresponding holes 13 formed in the first filtering member 3 (fig1 and fig.4a), so as to keep cover 2 centered and spaced with respect to the first filter 3.
  • the diameter of cover 2 is smaller than that of the top inner periphery 14 of the first filter 3, so that between said periphery 14 and the edge 10 of cover 2 there is a circular ring-shaped space having a width "L" (fig.1) between 4,5 and 6,5 mm, preferably 5,4 mm.
  • Said circular ring-shaped space, slots 7 and the axial hole 8 of cover 2 together are the above-mentioned passage ports P which allow the water to enter the filtering device according to the present invention.
  • the first filtering member 3 (figs.4a-4c) has a circular cylindrical body 15 ending at the top with a disk 16 in which the above-mentioned holes 13 are formed.
  • These slots 17 extend from disk 16 almost until the lower end of the cylindrical body 15.
  • two opposite vertical lugs 18 shaped so as to engage in corresponding seats 19 formed in the second filtering member 4 (fig.5a). In this way, the first filter 3 is restrained against axial rotation with respect to the second filter 4 in which it is introduced.
  • the second filtering member 4 (figs.5a-5c) also has a circular cylindrical body 20, whose diameter is reduced at about mid-height.
  • These slots 21 extend from the lower end of the cylindrical body 20 almost until the top, with a discontinuity at the change in diameter.
  • the structural integrity of body 20 is assured by a lower base in which there are formed a central seat 22, for introducing the first filter 3, as well as a plurality of holes 23, sixteen holes in the illustrated embodiment, symmetrically arranged for draining the filtered particles.
  • microfilter 5 (figs. 1, 2) which simply consists of a cylindrical net, with 0,25 mm mesh, provided with top and bottom reinforced edges.
  • the global assembly of the various members of the present filtering device is achieved by coupling the top edge of microfilter 5 with the outer periphery of disk 16 of the first filter 3, which projects with respect to the second filter 4.

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  • Washing And Drying Of Tableware (AREA)
  • Electrical Discharge Machining, Electrochemical Machining, And Combined Machining (AREA)
  • Cleaning By Liquid Or Steam (AREA)
  • Centrifugal Separators (AREA)
  • Filtration Of Liquid (AREA)

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  1. Filtervorrichtung für Spülmaschinen umfassend ein Deckelglied (2), das an der Oberseite eines ersten Filterelements (3) befestigt ist, welches in ein zweites Filterelement (4) eingesetzt ist, das wiederum in ein drittes Filterelement (5) mit einem engmaschigen Netz eingesetzt ist, wobei die Vorrichtung am Tankboden der Spülmaschine in der Mitte der konkaven Form eines Planfilters (1) mit einem grobmaschigen Netz angeordnet ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das genannte Deckelglied (2) eine im wesentlichen kegelstumpfartige, kreisförmige Form mit einer seitlichen, konkaven Fläche (6) hat, in der mehrere symmetrisch angeordnete radiale Schlitze (7) geformt sind, und an der Oberseite des Deckelglieds (2) eine kreisförmige axiale Öffnung (8) vorgesehen ist, wobei der Durchmesser des Deckelglieds (2) kleiner ist als der des oberen inneren Umfangs (14) des genannten ersten Filterelements (3), so daß zwischen dem genannten Umfang (14) und der Kante (10) des Deckelglieds (2) ein kreisringförmiger Raum für den Durchgang von Wasser mit einer Weite (L) zwischen 4,5 und 6,5 mm entsteht.
  2. Filtervorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das erste Filterelement (3) einen kreisförmigen, zylindrischen Körper (15) hat, der oben in einer Scheibe (16) endet, welche mit einer Vielzahl von Öffnungen (13) versehen ist, wobei in dem genannten zylindrischen Körper (15) mehrere symmetrisch angeordnete, vertikale Schlitze (17) geformt sind, die eine Weite zwischen 2,5 und 3,5 mm haben, wobei sich die genannten Schlitze (17) von der genannten Scheibe (16) fast bis zum unteren Ende des zylindrischen Körpers (15) erstrecken.
  3. Filtervorrichtung nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Schlitze (17) sechs an der Zahl und 3 mm weit sind.
  4. Filtervorrichtung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das zweite Filterelement (4) einen kreisförmigen, zylindrischen Körper (20) hat, in dem mehrere symmetrisch angeordnete vertikale Schlitze (21) geformt sind, die eine Weite zwischen 0,8 und 1,2 mm haben, wobei sich die genannten Schlitze (21) vom unteren Ende des genannten zylindrischen Körpers (20) fast bis zur Spitze desselben erstrecken und der zylindrische Körper (20) ebenfalls mit einer unteren Basis versehen ist, in der ein mittlerer Sitz (22) für das Einsetzen des ersten Filters (3) und mehrere symmetrisch angeordnete Öffnungen (23) geformt sind.
  5. Filtervorrichtung nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Schlitze achtundvierzig an der Zahl und 1,2 mm breit sind.
  6. Filtervorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das dritte Filterelement (5) aus einem zylindrischen Netz mit einer Maschenweite von 0,25 mm besteht, das mit oberen und unteren Verstärkungskanten versehen ist, wobei die genannte Oberkante mit Mitteln zur Befestigung am äußeren Umfang der Scheibe (16) des ersten Filterelements (3) versehen ist.
  7. Filterelement nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Schlitze (7) des Deckelglieds (2) zwölf an der Zahl und zwischen 1,2 und 1,6 mm, vorzugsweise 1,4 mm breit sind.
  8. Filtervorrichtung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die axiale Öffnung (8) des Deckelglieds (2) einen Durchmesser (d) zwischen 5 und 7 mm, vorzugsweise 7 mm hat.
  9. Filtervorrichtung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Weite (L) des kreisringförmigen Raums zwischen dem Deckelglied (2) und dem ersten Filterelement (3) 5,4 mm beträgt.
  10. Filtervorrichtung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die konkave Fläche (6) des Deckelglieds (2) einen Krümmungsradius (R) zwischen 15 und 25 mm, vorzugsweise 20 mm hat.
  11. Filtervorrichtung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die konkave Fläche (6) des Deckelglieds (2) durch vier vertikale, orthogonale Stege (9), die sich von der Kante der axialen Öffnung (8) bis zur Umfangskante (10) erstrecken, in vier gleiche Abschnitte geteilt ist.
  12. Filtervorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Deckelglied (2) an dem ersten Filterelement (3) durch ein Paar von gegenüberliegenden Zähnen (11) befestigt ist, die als Bestandteil der unteren Seite des Deckelglieds (2) geformt sind und zum Eingriff in Öffnungen (13) im ersten Filterelement (3) geeignet sind.
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