EP3199698A1 - Machine à laver à chargement frontal - Google Patents

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EP3199698A1
EP3199698A1 EP16205441.5A EP16205441A EP3199698A1 EP 3199698 A1 EP3199698 A1 EP 3199698A1 EP 16205441 A EP16205441 A EP 16205441A EP 3199698 A1 EP3199698 A1 EP 3199698A1
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Xin Yu
Yusheng TANG
Siming LUO
Kyunghag KIM
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Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co Ltd
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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
    • D06F37/30—Driving arrangements 
    • D06F37/302—Automatic drum positioning
    • 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
    • D06F95/00—Laundry systems or arrangements of apparatus or machines; Mobile laundries 
    • 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
    • D06F37/22—Mountings, e.g. resilient mountings, for the rotary receptacle, motor, tub or casing; Preventing or damping vibrations in machines with a receptacle rotating or oscillating about a horizontal 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
    • D06F37/26—Casings; Tubs
    • D06F37/267—Tubs specially adapted for mounting thereto components or devices not provided for in preceding subgroups

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  • the present disclosure relates to a technology field household appliances, and more particularly to a front-loading washing machine.
  • the washing machine includes a front-loading washing machine and a pulsator washing machine.
  • the pulsator washing machine operates, the laundry needs to be completely immersed in water, so that the water saving effect is poor.
  • a user needs to bend and squat down, and thus it is much inconvenient for use and is particularly difficult for operations of special populations, such as the aged.
  • the present disclosure seeks to solve at least one of the problems existing in the related art to at least some extent.
  • embodiments of the present disclosure provides a front-loading washing machine, the front-loading washing machine is easy to be used.
  • the front-loading washing machine includes: a cabinet having a front panel, in which the front panel is provided with an opening; a tub having an access port for loading and unloading laundry, in which the tub is disposed in the cabinet and configured in such a manner that the access port is capable of being moved up and down in the opening; a rotatable drum disposed in the tub; a door unit mounted to the tub and configured to cover the access port; and a driving mechanism provided in the cabinet, coupled with the tub and configured to drive the tub to rotate.
  • the front-loading washing machine by providing the driving mechanism to drive the tub to move up and down in the opening, so as to change a position of the access port, it is convenient for a user to load and unload the laundry. Moreover, the front-loading washing machine further has advantages of an easy usage, a low laundry abrasion and a less water cost.
  • front-loading washing machine may further include following additional features.
  • the driving mechanism is configured to drive the access port to move up and down between a washing position and a non-washing position in the opening.
  • the access port when the access port is located at the non-washing position, the access port is driven to move close to an upper edge of the front panel, and when the access port located is at the washing position, the access port is driven to move close to an lower edge of the front panel.
  • the driving mechanism is configured to drive the access port to move upwards to close to an upper edge of the front panel and move downwards to close to a lower edge of the front panel.
  • a motion range of the access port in the opening is configured in such a manner that an angle between a central axis of the access port and a horizontal plane ranges from 0° to 90°.
  • the driving mechanism includes a longitudinal pushrod disposed at a front side of the tub, a transverse shaft disposed at a rear side of and coupled to the tub, and a support frame disposed in the cabinet and having a hole, in which the transverse shaft is configured to rotate in the hole of the support frame.
  • the front-loading washing machine further includes a flexible folded cover, connected with the front panel and the door unit and configured to cover clearance gap between the door unit and an edge of the opening.
  • the flexible folded cover has an annular shape and includes at least one annular folded portion extending along a circumferential direction of the flexible folded cover, an inner circumferential edge of the flexible folded cover is fixed with the door unit and an outer circumferential edge thereof is fixed with the front panel.
  • the inner circumferential edge of the flexible folded cover is matched with an outer circumferential edge of the door unit in shape, and the outer circumferential edge of the flexible folded cover is matched with an inner circumferential edge of the opening in shape.
  • the door unit includes a door base and a door body hinged to the door base, and the inner circumferential edge of the flexible folded cover is fixed with the door base.
  • the inner circumferential edge of the flexible folded cover is fixed with the door base by a clamp.
  • the outer circumferential edge of the flexible folded cover is fixed to the front panel by a fixing ring mounted on an inner surface of the front panel.
  • the flexible folded cover is configured as a rubber part.
  • a front-loading washing machine 100 will be described with reference to accompanying drawings in the following.
  • the front-loading washing machine 100 includes a cabinet 10, a tub 20, a rotatable drum 30, a door unit 40 and a driving mechanism 50.
  • the cabinet 10 includes a front panel 11, and an opening 111 is formed in the front panel 11.
  • the tub 20 has an access port 21 for loading and unloading laundry, and the tub 20 is disposed in the cabinet 10 and configured in such a manner that the access port 21 is capable of being moved up and down in the opening 111 (an up-and-down direction is shown in Figs. 2-4 ).
  • the drum 30 is disposed in the tub 20.
  • the door unit 40 is mounted to the tub 20 and configured to cover the access port 21.
  • the driving mechanism 50 is provided in the cabinet 10, coupled to the tub 20, and further used to drive the tub 20 to move.
  • the tub 200 is configured in such a manner that the access port 21 is capable of being moved up and down in the opening 111, and thus the front-loading washing machine 100 can move the access port 21 to a position suitable for a user to load and unload laundry when the user needs to load or unload the laundry, compared with a front-loading washing machine having the access port disposed in a front surface thereof in the related art.
  • the front-loading washing machine 1 according to embodiments of the present disclosure has high practicability, especially for the user inconvenient to bend or squat down.
  • the access port 21 since the access port 21 can be moved up and down in the opening 111, the access port 21 may be moved to a position suitable for washing laundry after the laundry has been loaded. For example, the access port 21 may be moved downwards. In this way, when washing laundry, the drum may roll to tumble the laundry up and down so as to achieve the washing of laundry, thus reducing abrasion of the laundry during washing thereof. Moreover, because the laundry needs not to be completely immersed in water when being washed, but only a small amount of water is needed to accomplish the washing thereof, a corresponding water cost is reduced, which is more environmentally friendly.
  • the tub 20 may be driven by using the driving mechanism 50.
  • the driving mechanism 50 may be used to drive the tub 20 so as to adjust the position of the access port 21.
  • the user can adjust the position of the tub 20 with less effort, so that it is convenient for the user to adjust the position of the access port 21, thus further improving using convenience of the front-loading washing machine 1.
  • the front-loading washing machine 1 can achieve a desired effect of an ordinary front-loading washing machine when washing the laundry, and the access port 21 can be adjusted to the position suitable for loading and unloading laundry when the laundry needs to be loaded or unloaded or additional laundry needs to be loaded during the washing, so that a problem that it is inconvenient to load and unload laundry for the traditional front-loading washing machine in the related art is overcome.
  • the front-loading washing machine 100 by providing the drive mechanism 50 to dive the tub 20 to move up and down in the opening 111 so as to change the position of the access port 21, it is convenient for the user to load and unload laundry. Furthermore, the front-loading washing machine 100 according to embodiments of the present disclosure has advantages of the convenient use, the low laundry abrasion and the reduced water cost.
  • the front-loading washing machine 100 according to embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to accompanying drawings in the following.
  • the front-loading washing machine 100 includes a cabinet 10, a tub 20, a rotatable drum 30, a door unit 40 and a driving mechanism 50.
  • the driving mechanism 50 drives the access port 21 to move up and down between a washing position and a non-washing position in the opening 111.
  • the driving mechanism 50 may be used to drive the tub 20, so that the access port 21 can be moved to the washing position, thus facilitating washing the laundry.
  • the driving mechanism 50 may be used to drive the tub 20, so that the access port 21 can be moved to the non-washing position, thus facilitating loading and unloading the laundry by the user.
  • the access port 21 when the access port 21 is located at the non-washing position (as shown in Fig. 5 ), the access port 21 is driven to move close to an upper edge 112 of the front panel 11.
  • the access port 21 When the access port 21 is located at the washing position (as shown in Fig. 6 ), the access port 21 is driven to move close to a lower edge 113 of the front panel 11.
  • the access port 21 when the user needs to load or unload the laundry, the access port 21 may be moved close to the upper edge 112 of the front panel 11, to facilitate loading and unloading laundry from top by the user, when the user needs to wash laundry, the access port 21 may be moved close to the lower edge 113 of the front panel 11, to facilitate washing laundry through the rolling of the drum 30.
  • the front panel 11 may be inclined backwards from bottom to top. Thereby, it may be further convenient for the user to load and unload laundry when the access port 21 is moved to the non-washing position.
  • the driving mechanism 50 is configured to drive the access port 21 to move upwards to close to the upper edge 112 of the front panel 11 and to move downwards to close to the lower edge 113 of the front panel 11.
  • the driving mechanism 50 may be operated, so that the access port 21 can be moved upwards to close to the upper edge 112 of the front panel 11, thereby facilitating loading or unloading the laundry; and when the laundry needs to be washed, the driving mechanism 50 may be operated, so that the access port 21 can be moved downwards to close to the lower edge 113 of the front panel 11, thereby facilitating washing the laundry by the rolling of the drum 30.
  • a motion range of the access port 21 in the opening 111 is configured in such a manner that an included angle between a central axis of the access port 21and a horizontal plane ranges from 0° to 90°.
  • the access port 21 may be moved between a horizontal position and a vertical position of the central axis thereof.
  • the central axis of the access port 21 may be oriented in a vertical direction; and when the access port 21 is located at the washing position suitable for washing laundry, the central axis of the access port 21 may be oriented in a horizontal direction.
  • the motion range of the access port 21 may be adjusted according to the actual conditions.
  • the central axis of the access port 21 may be inclined forwards from bottom to top, and thus it is convenient for the user to load and unload the laundry as well.
  • the central axis of the access port 21 may be oriented at a predetermined angle with respect to the horizontal direction, in condition of ensuring the laundry in the drum to be washed in a rolling manner.
  • the driving mechanism 50 includes a longitudinal pushrod 51 disposed at a front side of the tub 20, a transverse shaft 52 disposed at a rear side of and coupled to the tub 20, and a support frame 53 disposed in the cabinet 10 and having a hole 531, in which the transverse shaft 52 may rotate in the hole 531 of the support frame 53.
  • the tub 20 may be disposed rotatably to the support frame 53 by the transverse shaft 52, so that the access port 21 can be moved up and down in the opening 111; moreover, the tub 20 may be driven to move by the longitudinal pushrod 51, so as to achieve a position adjustment of the access port 21.
  • a clearance fit between an outer circumferential surface of the tub 20 and the opening 111 is needed, so that the tub 20 can move up and down in the opening 111, and thus a position adjustment of the access port 21 in the up-and-down direction can be achieved.
  • the tub 20 collides with the front panel 11 due to the clearance fit between the tub 20 and the front panel 11, thus bringing about an unpleasant sound.
  • a fitting clearance between the tub 20 and the front panel 11 may influence an overall appearance of the front-loading washing machine 100, and also dust or some other objects may fall into the machine through the fitting clearance, thus affecting a normal operation of the front-loading washing machine 100.
  • children may extend their hands into the fitting clearance, thus bringing about some potential security hazards.
  • the front-loading washing machine 100 may further include a flexible folded cover 12, and the flexible folded cover 12 is connected with the front panel 11 and the door unit 40 and configured to cover a gap between the door unit 40 and an edge of the opening 111.
  • the flexible folded cover 12 is disposed between the door unit 40 and the front panel 11, and an outer circumferential edge 122 of the flexible folded cover 12 is jointed with an inner circumferential wall of the opening 111.
  • a through hole 123 is formed in the middle of the flexible folded cover 12, and the outer circumferential surface of the tub 20 is fitted with an inner circumferential wall of the through hole 123.
  • the tub 20 touches and is fitted with the flexible folded cover 12 directly. That is, when the tub 20 moves upwards, the tub 20 presses an upper part of the flexible folded cover 12 to make the upper part contract slowly, and a lower part of the flexible folded cover 12 gradually spreads out; when the tub 20 moves downwards, the tub 20 presses the lower part of the flexible folded cover 12 to makes the lower part contract slowly, and the upper part of the flexible folded cover 12 gradually spreads out.
  • the flexible folded cover 12 between the front panel 11 and the door unit 40, a seamless connection between the tub 20 and the front panel 11 is obtained, so as to prevent the tub 20 from directly touching the front panel 11 while the tub 20 is moving up and down, thus reducing the unpleasant sound generated during an operation of the front-loading washing machine 100 and improving the security and the appearance quality of the front-loading washing machine 100.
  • the flexible folded cover 12 has an annular shape and includes at least one annular folded portion extending along a circumferential direction of the flexible folded cover 12.
  • An inner circumferential edge 121 of the flexible folded cover 12 is fixed with the door unit 40, and an outer circumferential edge 122 thereof is fixed with the front panel 11.
  • a radial dimension of the outer circumferential edge 122 of the flexible folded cover 12 is larger than a radial dimension of the inner circumferential edge 121 thereof.
  • the inner circumferential edge 121 extends out from a front surface of the outer circumferential edge 122 so as to form a stepped structure.
  • inner and outer are defined in terms of a center of the flexible folded cover 12, in which “inner” means being close to the center of the flexible folded cover 12 and “outer” means being away from the center of the flexible folded cover 12.
  • the inner circumferential edge 121 of the flexible folded cover 12 is matched with an outer circumferential edge of the door unit 40 in shape
  • the outer circumferential edge 122 of the flexible folded cover 12 is matched with an inner circumferential edge of the opening 111 in shape.
  • the door unit 40 may include a door base 42 and a door body 43 hinged to the door base 42, and the inner circumferential edge 121 of the flexible folded cover 12 is fixed with the door base 42.
  • a door hinge 41 is provided between the door base 42 and the door body 43, and the door body 43 may rotate about a central shaft of the door hinge 41.
  • the inner circumferential edge 121 of the flexible folded cover 12 is fixed with the door base 42 by a clamp.
  • the outer circumferential edge 122 of the flexible folded cover 12 is fixed to the front panel 11 by a fixing ring 44 mounted on an inner surface of the front panel 11.
  • the flexible folded cover 12 may be configured a rubber part.
  • the rubber part has a relatively good elastic deformation capability.
  • a positioning flange 124 is provided at a rear end surface of the outer circumferential edge 122 of the flexible folded cover 12, and the positioning flange 124 is configured to be fitted with the fixing ring 44, so as to fix the flexible folded cover 12 to the front panel 11.
  • first and second are used herein for purposes of description and are not intended to indicate or imply relative importance or significance or to imply the number of indicated technical features.
  • the feature defined with “first” and “second” may comprise one or more of this feature.
  • a plurality of means two or more than two, unless specified otherwise.
  • the terms “mounted,” “connected,” “coupled,” “fixed” and the like are used broadly, and may be, for example, fixed connections, detachable connections, or integral connections; may also be mechanical or electrical connections; may also be direct connections or indirect connections via intervening structures; may also be inner communications of two elements, which can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.
  • a structure in which a first feature is "on" or “below” a second feature may include an embodiment in which the first feature is in direct contact with the second feature, and may also include an embodiment in which the first feature and the second feature are not in direct contact with each other, but are contacted via an additional feature formed therebetween.
  • a first feature "on,” “above,” or “on top of” a second feature may include an embodiment in which the first feature is right or obliquely “on,” “above,” or “on top of” the second feature, or just means that the first feature is at a height higher than that of the second feature; while a first feature “below,” “under,” or “on bottom of” a second feature may include an embodiment in which the first feature is right or obliquely “below,” “under,” or “on bottom of” the second feature, or just means that the first feature is at a height lower than that of the second feature.

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CN201620086128.9U CN205557088U (zh) 2016-01-28 2016-01-28 衣物取放口活动式滚筒洗衣机
CN201610059102.XA CN107012642B (zh) 2016-01-28 2016-01-28 衣物取放口活动式滚筒洗衣机

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DE10339604B3 (de) * 2003-08-28 2004-10-21 Miele & Cie. Kg Trommelwaschmaschine mit einer Neigevorrichtung zum Bewegen des Waschaggregats
WO2011016009A1 (fr) * 2009-08-07 2011-02-10 Indesit Company S.P.A. Machine à laver le linge
JP3196947U (ja) * 2014-09-11 2015-04-09 俊廷 陳 洗濯機の洗濯脱水槽の方向回転構造

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EP1069228A2 (fr) * 1999-07-15 2001-01-17 CANDY S.p.A. Machine à laver à chargement frontal avec cuve basculable
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