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
  • D06F39/00—Details of washing machines not specific to a single type of machines covered by groups D06F9/00 - D06F27/00 
  • D06F39/001—Arrangements for transporting, moving, or setting washing machines; Protective arrangements for use during transport

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a household appliance, which is prevented from being damaged during transportation.
• the household appliances can slide in the vehicle wherein they are emplaced and can collide with each other during transportation.
• Some of the components inside the household appliance, for example the tub and drive group for washer/dryers can move and bump to the inner wall of the household appliance body as a result of sliding and colliding and result in damaging of the body and themselves.
• the components of the household appliance that may move during transportation and damage the body are temporarily fixed to the main body to be disengaged after the transportation process.
• the components fixed to the body can damage the shipped household appliance, for example the bolts used for fixing the tub of the washer/dryer to the body can tear off the region forming the vicinity of the bolt hole in the tub thus causing damage in cases when the transport vehicle stops suddenly, and fast releasing or falling down of the freight on the floor.
• the object of the present invention is to design a household appliance comprising a practical and low cost support apparatus that prevents the probable damages by supporting the movable components within the body
• the household appliance designed to fulfill the objective of the present invention comprises a support apparatus, which can be mounted and dismounted without opening the body and when the appliance is moved during transportation supports the elements that may move within the body preventing damaging.
• the support apparatus comprises a balloon that serves as a bag by being inflated with air, a hose with one end extending to the orifice of the balloon and the other end extending to the exterior surrounding by passing through an opening on the body and a valve that controls the flow of air from the hose.
• Figure 1 ⁇ 3s the cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention.
• Figure 2 D is the cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the present invention.
• Figure 4 D is the detailed view of an embodiment of the present invention.
• the household appliance (1) comprises a body (2) that safeguards the operating components within, at least one support apparatus (3) having a balloon (4) that supports the components (A) in the body (2) that may be damaged by moving during the transportation of the household appliance (1), and at least one opening (7) formed on the body (2) for mounting and dismounting the support apparatus (3) to the household appliance (1), large enough for the support apparatus (3) to go through when the balloon (4) is deflated ( Figure 1).
• the opening (7) it is sufficient for the support apparatus (3) to be large enough for the support apparatus (3) to pass through when the balloon (4) is deflated since it does not take up much space on the body (2).
• the support apparatus (3) can be mounted or dismounted to the household appliance (1) without the need for an additional assembly tool.
• the support apparatus (3) comprises a balloon (4) that supports the damageable components (A) by being inflated with air, a hose (5) with one end extending to the orifice of the balloon (4) and the other end extending to the exterior surrounding by passing through the opening (7), providing air inflow and outflow to the balloon (4) and a valve (6) that controls the passage of air from the hose (5) ( Figure 2).
• the valve (6) opens to inflate the balloon (4) with air through the hose (5) so that the support apparatus (3) can fulfill the supporting function.
• the inflated balloon (4) becomes a bag that supports the components (A) that can be damaged by oscillating within the body (2) and attenuates the movement that can occur within the body (2) during transportation. Consequently, the components (A) are prevented from PatXML 4/7 BB961 -7.485
• the valve (6) is opened again, deflating the air in the balloon (4).
• the hose (5) is pulled and the balloon (4) is passed through the opening (7) formed on the body (2) thus the support apparatus (3) is dismounted from the household appliance (1).
• the support apparatus (3) is stored to be utilized when the household appliance (1) is to be transported another time and the balloon (4) is mounted by inserting again through the opening (7) on the body (2) and used again.
• the balloon (4) is manufactured of a resilient and durable material. When filled with air, it is inflated due to resiliency of the material and takes the shape of the space wherein it is disposed. Accordingly, it contacts the components (A) within the body (2) that may be damaged by motion and attenuates the motion when required ( Figure 1).
• the balloon (4) has a predetermined shape and size. When filled with air, it takes the determined shape.
• the determined shape is preferably such that it will contact the components (A) that may be damaged by moving within the body (2) and thus will attenuate the motion when required ( Figure 2).
• the support apparatus (3) is disposed in the body (2) in such a way that the components (A) that may be damaged by moving within the body (2) are supported from the bottom ( Figure 1).
• the support apparatus (3) is disposed in the body (2) in such a way that the components (A) that may be damaged by moving within the body (2) are supported from the sides ( Figure 2).
• the opening (7) is situated at the frontal side of the household appliance (1). Accordingly, in order to bring the household appliance (1) to the position of use, the need for PatXML 5/7 BB961 -7.485
• a cover (8) is used in order to provide an esthetic appearance when the support apparatus (3) is not mounted on the household appliance (1) by closing the opening (7) that is formed on the body (2) for mounting and dismounting the support apparatus (3) ( Figure 3).
• the household appliance (1) is a horizontal axis washer/dryer.
• the motor described as the drive group (A) for rotating the tub and the drum within the tub can move within the body (2) during transportation.
• the drive group (A) has to be supported in order to prevent damaging by bumping to the body (2) and the other elements or causing damage as a result of this movement. Therefore, the support apparatus (3) is mounted in the washer/dryer machine in a manner that the drive group (A) is supported when the balloon (4) is inflated.
• an economic support apparatus (3) that supports the components (A) in the household appliance (1) that can be damaged by being activated in the case of an excessive load acting upon during transportation, which can be mounted and dismounted from the household appliance (1) only to be used temporarily during transportation, providing the transportation safety of the household appliance (1).

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• Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
• Textile Engineering (AREA)
• Buffer Packaging (AREA)
• Packaging Of Machine Parts And Wound Products (AREA)
• Detail Structures Of Washing Machines And Dryers (AREA)

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• 2007
  • 2007-06-08 AT AT07765342T patent/ATE537292T1/de active
  • 2007-06-08 RU RU2008152418/12A patent/RU2401345C2/ru not_active IP Right Cessation
  • 2007-06-08 EP EP07765342A patent/EP2027324B1/de not_active Not-in-force
  • 2007-06-08 WO PCT/EP2007/055653 patent/WO2007141329A2/en not_active Ceased

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