EP0213280B1 - Extensible laundry dryer - Google Patents

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EP0213280B1
EP0213280B1 EP86107212A EP86107212A EP0213280B1 EP 0213280 B1 EP0213280 B1 EP 0213280B1 EP 86107212 A EP86107212 A EP 86107212A EP 86107212 A EP86107212 A EP 86107212A EP 0213280 B1 EP0213280 B1 EP 0213280B1
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  • the present invention relates to a pull-out clothes dryer according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Tumble dryers the arms of which can be telescopically extended and pushed together, are already known and have been available in various designs on the market for years. If such a tumble dryer is hung in the fully extended state with wet and therefore comparatively heavy laundry, the telescopic arms may be subjected to heavy loads. On the other hand, it is desirable that such a tumble dryer can be operated effortlessly and reliably; Despite the high load, the individual elements of the telescopic arms must always be properly guided and thus easily pushed into one another or pulled apart without sagging or jamming of the individual parts.
  • a clothes dryer is shown schematically in the extended state. It has two telescopic arms 1 and 2, one telescopic arm 1 having a number of sliders 3 to 9 and the other telescopic arm 2 having an equal number of sliders 10 to 16.
  • the number of sliders can be chosen according to the desired absorption capacity of the tumble dryer.
  • a bearing pin 17 to 30 is arranged laterally, which is used to receive the free end of an assigned laundry bar 31.
  • Two corresponding sliders i.e. Two directly opposite sliders, for example slider 3 and 10 or slider 4 and 11 or slider 5 and 12 etc., form a fixed unit together with the assigned laundry bar 31, whereby the stability of the telescopic arms 1 and 2 is improved.
  • the sliders 3 to 9 and 10 to 16 can be pushed into one another, corresponding recesses are provided in the slides.
  • Those sliders that have to accommodate a subsequent slider have a rectangular hollow profile.
  • the slider 3 to 8 and the slider 10 to 15 slots 33 to 38 are recessed in a side wall, in which the bearing pins 18 to 23 are received when the telescopic arm 1 is pushed together.
  • the slides 10 to 15 are provided with slots (not shown in the drawings), which the bearings pick up pins 25 to 30 when the telescopic arm 2 is pushed together.
  • the slots are of unequal length; the slot 38 only needs to receive one laundry bar 31, while the slot 37 has a length for receiving two laundry bars 31, the slot 36 has a length for receiving three laundry bars 31 etc. It is thereby achieved that the two telescopic arms 1 and 2 can be pushed together to a minimum length which only corresponds to the length of the rearmost wall-side slide 3 or 10.
  • the rearmost wall-side laundry bar 31 ' which is held by the bearing pins 17 and 24 on the sliders 3 and 10, remains stationary and is therefore offset from one another, in the interest of a small depth extension of the clothes dryer in the rest position.
  • the two webs 32 on the rearmost slide valves 3 and 10 are used to insert the two telescopic arms 1 and 2 from above into holding members (not shown), which are attached, for example, to a wall (not shown in more detail).
  • the arrangement of the bearing pins 17 and 24 of the slider 3 and 10 below the slots 33 creates a sufficient distance from the wall for hanging laundry.
  • This construction of a tumble dryer which has proven itself per se, is now, in accordance with the task mentioned at the outset, improved in accordance with the invention by providing a hood which extends between the two telescopic arms 1 and 2 and which has an essentially L-shaped cross section. 3 to 6, this hood is generally designated 39.
  • the hood 39 is preferably formed by an L-shaped profile made of aluminum sheet and thus comprises a top leg 40 and a front leg 41; the two legs 40 and 41 together form an angle of approximately 90 ° .
  • the hood 39 is pivotally attached in the region of the two free, rear corners of the upper leg 40 to the two rearmost, wall-side sliders 3 and 10, the associated pivot axis being designated by 42 in FIGS. 4 to 6.
  • This pivot bearing can follow in any suitable manner known per se, so that there is no need to go into this at this point.
  • the two sliders 3 and 10 mentioned are equipped with stop pins 43 (see FIG. 6) which are attached to mutually directed inner sides of the box section of the slider and against which the front edge of the upper leg 40 of the hood 39 is supported.
  • This arrangement ensures that all laundry sticks 31 which are located within the area of the rearmost slider 3 or 10, i.e. are inserted into the slots 33, covered by the hood 39 and are thus effectively protected against contamination.
  • FIG. 4 represents a section along the line IV-IV in FIG. 3. 3 also makes it clear that the tumble dryer proposed according to the invention in the pushed-together state, i.e. when the telescopic arms 1 and 2 are fully retracted, they form a compact, attractive unit that is protected against dust and other dirt. Also contributing to this are the cover plates 44, which are attached at the ends to the foremost sliders 9 and 16, the width and height of which correspond approximately to the width and height of the rearmost sliders 3 and 10 on the wall. Thus, the fundamentally open front of the rearmost slider 3 or 10 is also covered when telescopic arms 1 and 2 are pushed together and the interior is secured against contamination.
  • hood 39 has proven to be advantageous to produce the hood 39 from aluminum sheet or plastic, not only because this is an easy-to-work and corrosion-resistant material, but also because an appealing exterior is easily colored by optionally colored or, in the case of aluminum, by anodic Oxidation can be achieved.
  • suitable materials e.g. Iron sheet, etc. can be used.
  • the hood 39 is provided along the free lower edge of the front leg 41 with an inwardly projecting bead 45 with a triangular cross section, which e.g. can be formed by an inward crimping of the edge region of the kels 41.
  • this bead 45 supports the stable holding of the rest position of the hood 39, as shown in FIGS. 3, 4 and 6; on the other hand, the bead 45 prevents the hood 39 from being inadvertently folded up, by deliberately provoking an overlap of the bead 45 over the foremost laundry bar 31 by elastic deformation of the hood 39, as is indicated in FIG. 5 with the hood 39 partially folded up .
  • the hood 39 not only serves the purpose of protecting unused laundry sticks 31 from soiling; rather, it is also suitable for supporting a partial pulling out of the tumble dryer into a desired position of use. 6 shows a position in which only the two foremost laundry bars 31 are pulled out for use. The next following laundry bar 31 lies against the inner surface of the front leg 41 of the hood 39, so that no further extension of the telescopic arms 1 and 2 is possible. This ensures that the tumble dryer has the precisely desired absorption capacity with a minimal space requirement, and in turn the unused laundry sticks 31 are also protected against soiling.
  • the clothes dryer ie the two telescopic arms
  • the clothes dryer can only be pulled out by a comparatively small amount, since the hood falling back into the rest position prevents further pulling out.
  • the telescopic arms have a short extension path, as is released by the hood, the elements of the telescopic arms themselves cannot be jammed in a way that could damage their function, even if only one arm is pulled.
  • the downward-pointing tip of the triangular bead on the edge of the hood also favors the separation of the foremost laundry rod, which will soon be pulled out, from the adjacent rod when the hood is raised and released again, since this pointed edge enters the space between the foremost and the subsequent laundry rod will fall.

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1. Extensible laundry dryer with two telescopic arms composed of a plurality of sliding members constituted by rectangular box sections, and by a plurality of laundry bars which extend between the two telescopic arms, there being provided, on each of the sliding members of the telescopic arms, a respective journal disposed on one wall of the box and serving to receive one end of a laundry bar, and a respective slot, with the result that when the telescopic arms are collapsed the respective laundry bar of the preceding sliding member enters the slot, characterised in that there is provided a cap (39) which extends between the two telescopic arms (1, 2), is substantially L-shaped in cross-section, and is swivellably suspended on the two rearmost, wallside sliding members (3, 10), with the result that when the telescopic arms (1, 2) are not, or only partly, extended it covers the unused laundry bars (31) in the vicinity of the slots (33) of the rearmost, wallside sliding members (3, 10).

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Die vorliegende Erfindung bezieht sich auf einen ausziehbaren Wäschetrockner nach dem Oberbegriff des Patentanspruches 1.The present invention relates to a pull-out clothes dryer according to the preamble of claim 1.

Wäschetrockner, deren Arme teleskopartig auszieh- und zusammenschiebbar sind, sind bereits bekannt und in verschiedenen Ausführungen seit Jahren auf dem Markt erhältlich. Wenn ein solcher Wäschetrockner in voll ausgezogenem Zustand mit nasser und damit vergleichsweise schwerer Wäsche behängt wird, ist mit einer starken Beanspruchung der Teleskoparme zu rechnen. Andererseits ist zu wünschen, dass die Bedienung eines solchen Wäschetrockners mühelos und zuverlässig erfolgen kann; die einzelnen Elemente der Teleskoparme müssen trotz der hohen Belastung stets einwandfrei geführt und damit leicht ineinanderschiebbar bzw. auseinanderziehbar sein, ohne dass ein Durchhängen oder ein Klemmen der einzelnen Teile erfolgt.Tumble dryers, the arms of which can be telescopically extended and pushed together, are already known and have been available in various designs on the market for years. If such a tumble dryer is hung in the fully extended state with wet and therefore comparatively heavy laundry, the telescopic arms may be subjected to heavy loads. On the other hand, it is desirable that such a tumble dryer can be operated effortlessly and reliably; Despite the high load, the individual elements of the telescopic arms must always be properly guided and thus easily pushed into one another or pulled apart without sagging or jamming of the individual parts.

Bei einem Wäschetrockner der gattungsgemässen Art, der in der DE-PS 22 06 265 beschrieben ist, konnten diese Probleme gut gelöst werden und solche Wäschetrockner haben sich seit langer Zeit im praktischen Betrieb bewährt. Nachteilig hingegen ist bei diesem Wäschetrockner, dass die zur Aufnahme der frisch gewaschenen Wäschestücke dienenden Wäschestäbe zur Verschmutzung neigen, selbst wenn der Wäschetrockner in unbenutztem, zusammengeschobenem Zustand ist. Ein weiterer Nachteil ist bei einem solchen Wäschetrockner darin zu sehen, dass das Auseinanderziehen desselben von der Ruhelage in den betriebsbereiten Zustand mehr oder weniger unkontrolliert erfolgt. Besonders bei ungleichmässiger Betätigung, z.B. beim Herausziehen nur des einen Teleskoparmes, besteht zudem die Gefahr, dass die einzelnen Elemente des Teleskoparmes verkanten und beschädigt werden. Dies wirkt sich höchstens dann nicht nachteilig aus, wenn ohnehin beabsichtigt ist, die gesamte Kapazität des Wäschetrockners zu nutzen, d.h. wenn er voll ausgezogen wird, und wenn beide Teleskoparme zusammen gleichmässig herausgezogen werden. Sehr oft ist es aber der Fall, dass der Wäschetrockner nur teilweise benutzt wird, d.h. dass nur ein Wäschestab oder einige wenige der verfügbaren Wäschestäbe herauszuziehen sind. Bei Beobachtung eines möglichst geringen Platzbedarfes und unter Berücksichtigung der Tatsache, dass die meistens nicht benutzten Wäschestäbe gegen Verschutzung gesichert sein sollten, ergibt sich, dass diese Zielsetzung beim bekannten Wäschetrockner nach der DE-PS 22 06 265 zum Teil gar nicht, zum Teil nur mit Mühe zu erreichen ist.With a tumble dryer of the generic type described in DE-PS 22 06 265, these problems could be solved well and such tumble dryers have proven themselves in practical operation for a long time. On the other hand, it is disadvantageous in this tumble dryer that the laundry rods used to hold the freshly washed items of laundry tend to become dirty, even when the tumble dryer is in an unused, pushed-together state. Another disadvantage of such a tumble dryer is that the pulling it apart from the rest position into the operational state is more or less uncontrolled. Especially with uneven actuation, e.g. If only one telescopic arm is pulled out, there is also the risk that the individual elements of the telescopic arm will tilt and become damaged. At most, this does not have a disadvantage if it is intended anyway to use the entire capacity of the tumble dryer, i.e. when it is fully extended and when both telescopic arms are pulled out together evenly. However, it is very often the case that the tumble dryer is only used partially, i.e. that only one laundry stick or a few of the available laundry sticks have to be pulled out. When observing the smallest possible space requirement and taking into account the fact that most of the unused laundry sticks should be secured against soiling, it follows that this objective in the known tumble dryer according to DE-PS 22 06 265 is partly not at all, partly only with Effort is to be achieved.

Es ist deshalb die Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung, einen Wäschetrockner der im Oberbegriff des Patentanspruches 1 genannten Art so zu verbessern bzw. weiter zu entwickeln, dass unter Beibehaltung der bewährten Vorzüge auch erreicht werden kann, dass einerseits die nicht benutzten Wäschestäbe stets gegen Verschmutzung gesichert sind, und dass andererseits auf genau definierte Weise ein Teil des gesamten Wäschetrockners durch gezieltes Herausziehen einzelner Wäschestäbe in Betrieb genommen werden kann, wobei die unbenutzten Wäschestäbe trotzdem gegen Verschmutzung geschützt bleiben, und wobei die Ge- fahr des Verkantens der Elemente der Teleskoparme weitgehend gebannt ist.It is therefore the object of the present invention to improve or further develop a tumble dryer of the type mentioned in the preamble of claim 1 in such a way that, while maintaining the proven advantages, it can also be achieved that, on the one hand, the unused laundry sticks are always secured against soiling and that a part of the entire clothes dryer on the other hand to precisely defined manner, to be taken by selective extraction of individual laundry bars in operation, in which the unused laundry bars nevertheless remain protected from contamination, and wherein the Ge - driving of tilting of the elements of the telescopic arms is largely eliminated.

Diese Aufgaben der Erfindung werden durch einen Wäschetrockner gelöst, der die im kennzeichnenden Teil des Patentanspruches 1 angegebenen Merkmale besitzt. Bevorzugte Ausführungsformen und Weiterbildungen des Erfindungsgegenstandes sind in den abhängigen Ansprüchen 2 bis 6 definiert.These objects of the invention are achieved by a clothes dryer which has the features specified in the characterizing part of patent claim 1. Preferred embodiments and developments of the subject matter of the invention are defined in the dependent claims 2 to 6.

Im folgenden wird ein Ausführungsbeispiel des Erfindungsgegenstandes, unter Bezugnahme auf die beiliegenden Zeichnungen, näher erläutert. Im einzelnen zeigen:

  • Fig. 1 eine schematische Ansicht eines Ausführungsbeispieles des Wäschetrockners gemäss der vorliegenden Erfindung mit ausgezogenen Teleskoparmen von oben,
  • Fig. 2 einen Schnitt entlang der Linie 11-11 in Fig. 1,
  • Fig. 3 eine perspektivische, schematische Ansicht des Wäschetrockners im Ruhezustand, d.h. bei zusammengeschobenen Teleskoparmen,
  • Fig. 4 einen Schnitt entlang der Linie IV-IV in Fig. 3,
  • Fig. 5 einen Schnitt durch das Ausführungsbeispiel gemäss Fig. 3 in einem ersten Gebrauchszustand, und
  • Fig. 6 eine teilweise geschnittene Seitenansicht durch den Wäschetrockner, teilweise ausgezogen, in vergrössertem Massstab.
An exemplary embodiment of the subject matter of the invention is explained in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In detail show:
  • 1 is a schematic view of an embodiment of the clothes dryer according to the present invention with telescopic arms extended from above,
  • 2 shows a section along the line 11-11 in FIG. 1,
  • 3 is a perspective, schematic view of the clothes dryer in the idle state, ie with telescopic arms pushed together,
  • 4 shows a section along the line IV-IV in FIG. 3,
  • 5 shows a section through the embodiment according to FIG. 3 in a first state of use, and
  • Fig. 6 is a partially sectioned side view through the clothes dryer, partially pulled out, on an enlarged scale.

In der Fig. 1 ist ein Wäschetrockner schematisch in ausgezogenem Zustand dargestellt. Er weist zwei Teleskoparme 1 und 2 auf, wobei der eine Teleskoparm 1 eine Anzahl von Schiebern 3 bis 9 und der andere Teleskoparm 2 eine gleiche Anzahl von Schiebern 10 bis 16 aufweist. Die Anzahl der Schieber kann je nach gewünschter Aufnahmekapazität des Wäschetrockners beliebig gewählt werden.In Fig. 1, a clothes dryer is shown schematically in the extended state. It has two telescopic arms 1 and 2, one telescopic arm 1 having a number of sliders 3 to 9 and the other telescopic arm 2 having an equal number of sliders 10 to 16. The number of sliders can be chosen according to the desired absorption capacity of the tumble dryer.

An jedem Schieber ist seitlich ein Lagerzapfen 17 bis 30 angeordnet, der jeweils zur Aufnahme des freien Endes eines zugeordneten Wäschestabes 31 dient. Je zwei einander entsprechende Schieber, d.h. je zwei direkt einander gegenüberliegende Schieber, beispielsweise die Schieber 3 und 10 oder die Schieber 4 und 11 oder die Schieber 5 und 12 etc., bilden zusammen mit dem zugeordneten Wäschestab 31 eine feste Einheit, wodurch die Stabilität der Teleskoparme 1 und 2 verbessert wird.On each slide a bearing pin 17 to 30 is arranged laterally, which is used to receive the free end of an assigned laundry bar 31. Two corresponding sliders, i.e. Two directly opposite sliders, for example slider 3 and 10 or slider 4 and 11 or slider 5 and 12 etc., form a fixed unit together with the assigned laundry bar 31, whereby the stability of the telescopic arms 1 and 2 is improved.

Damit die Schieber 3 bis 9 und 10 bis 16 ineinander geschoben werden können, sind entsprechende Ausspahrungen in den Schiebern vorgesehen. Diejenigen Schieber, die einen nachfolgenden Schieber aufzunehmen haben, weisen ein rechteckförmiges Hohlprofil auf. Wie insbesondere aus Fig. 2 ersichtlich ist, sind in einer Seitenwand der Schieber 3 bis 8 und der Schieber 10 bis 15 Schlitze 33 bis 38 ausgespart, in welchen die Lagerzapfen 18 bis 23 beim Zusammenschieben des Teleskoparmes 1 aufgenommen werden. In entsprechender Weise sind die Schieber 10 bis 15 mit Schlitzen versehen (aus den Zeichnungen nicht ersichtlich), welche die Lagerzapfen 25 bis 30 aufnehmen, wenn der Teleskoparm 2 zusammengeschoben wird.In order that the sliders 3 to 9 and 10 to 16 can be pushed into one another, corresponding recesses are provided in the slides. Those sliders that have to accommodate a subsequent slider have a rectangular hollow profile. As can be seen in particular from FIG. 2, the slider 3 to 8 and the slider 10 to 15 slots 33 to 38 are recessed in a side wall, in which the bearing pins 18 to 23 are received when the telescopic arm 1 is pushed together. In a corresponding manner, the slides 10 to 15 are provided with slots (not shown in the drawings), which the bearings pick up pins 25 to 30 when the telescopic arm 2 is pushed together.

Aus der Fig. 2 geht hervor, dass die Schlitze ungleiche Länge aufweisen; der Schlitz 38 braucht lediglich einen Wäschestab 31 aufzunehmen, währenddem der Schlitz 37 eine Länge zur Aufnahme von zwei Wäschestäben 31, der Schlitz 36 eine Länge zur Aufnahme von drei Wäschestäben 31 etc. aufzuweisen hat. Dadurch ist erreicht, dass die beiden Teleskoparme 1 und 2 auf eine solche Minimallänge zusammengeschoben werden können, die lediglich noch der Länge des hintersten, wandseitigen Schiebers 3 bzw. 10 entspricht. Der hinterste wandseitige Wäschestab 31', der durch die Lagerzapfen 17 und 24 an den Schiebern 3 bzw. 10 gehalten ist, bleibt stationär und ist deshalb gegen unten versetzt angeordnet, dies im Interesse einer geringen Tiefenausdehnung des Wäschetrockners in Ruhelage.2 shows that the slots are of unequal length; the slot 38 only needs to receive one laundry bar 31, while the slot 37 has a length for receiving two laundry bars 31, the slot 36 has a length for receiving three laundry bars 31 etc. It is thereby achieved that the two telescopic arms 1 and 2 can be pushed together to a minimum length which only corresponds to the length of the rearmost wall-side slide 3 or 10. The rearmost wall-side laundry bar 31 ', which is held by the bearing pins 17 and 24 on the sliders 3 and 10, remains stationary and is therefore offset from one another, in the interest of a small depth extension of the clothes dryer in the rest position.

Die beiden Stege 32 an den hintersten wandseitigen Schiebern 3 und 10 dienen dazu, die beiden Teleskoparme 1 und 2 von oben in nichtdargestellte Halteorgane einzuführen, die beispielsweise an einer nicht näher dargestellten Wand befestigt sind. Durch die Anordnung der Lagerzapfen 17 und 24 der Schieber 3 und 10 unterhalb der Schlitze 33 wird genügend Abstand von der Wand zum Aufhängen von Wäsche geschaffen.The two webs 32 on the rearmost slide valves 3 and 10 are used to insert the two telescopic arms 1 and 2 from above into holding members (not shown), which are attached, for example, to a wall (not shown in more detail). The arrangement of the bearing pins 17 and 24 of the slider 3 and 10 below the slots 33 creates a sufficient distance from the wall for hanging laundry.

Diese an sich bewährte Konstruktion eines Wäschetrockners wird nun, in Uebereinstimmung mit der eingangs genannten Aufgabenstellung, gemäss der Erfindung dadurch verbessert, dass eine sich zwischen den beiden Teleskoparmen 1 und 2 erstreckende Haube vorgesehen ist, die im wesentlichen L-förmigen Querschnitt besitzt. In den Fig. 3 bis 6 ist diese Haube generell mit 39 bezeichnet. Die Haube 39 ist vorzugsweise durch ein L-förmiges Profil aus Aluminiumblech gebildet und umfasst somit einen oberseitigen Schenkel 40 sowie einen vorderseitigen Schenkel 41; die beiden Schenkel 40 und 41 schliessen zusammen einen Winkel von etwa 90° ein. Die Haube 39 ist im Bereich der beiden freien, hinteren Ecken des oberseitigen Schenkels 40 schwenkbar an den beiden hintersten, wandseitigen Schiebern 3 und 10 befestigt, wobei in Fig. 4 bis 6 die zugehörige Schwenkachse mit 42 bezeichnet ist. Diese Schwenklagerung kann in irgendeiner geeigneten, an sich bekannten Weise folgen, so dass an dieser Stelle nicht weiter darauf eingegangen zu werden braucht.This construction of a tumble dryer, which has proven itself per se, is now, in accordance with the task mentioned at the outset, improved in accordance with the invention by providing a hood which extends between the two telescopic arms 1 and 2 and which has an essentially L-shaped cross section. 3 to 6, this hood is generally designated 39. The hood 39 is preferably formed by an L-shaped profile made of aluminum sheet and thus comprises a top leg 40 and a front leg 41; the two legs 40 and 41 together form an angle of approximately 90 ° . The hood 39 is pivotally attached in the region of the two free, rear corners of the upper leg 40 to the two rearmost, wall-side sliders 3 and 10, the associated pivot axis being designated by 42 in FIGS. 4 to 6. This pivot bearing can follow in any suitable manner known per se, so that there is no need to go into this at this point.

Weiter sind die genannten beiden Schieber 3 und 10 mit Anschlagzapfen 43 ausgerüstet (siehe Fig. 6), die an gegeneinander gerichteten Innenseiten des Kastenprofils der Schieber angebracht sind und gegen welche sich die vordere Kante des oberseitigen Schenkels 40 der Haube 39 abstützt. Mit dieser Anordnung ist sichergestellt, dass alle Wäschestäbe 31, die sich innerhalb des Bereiches des hintersten Schiebers 3 bzw 10 befinden, d.h. in die Schlitze 33 eingefahren sind, von der Haube 39 abgedeckt und damit wirksam gegen Verschmutzung geschützt sind.Furthermore, the two sliders 3 and 10 mentioned are equipped with stop pins 43 (see FIG. 6) which are attached to mutually directed inner sides of the box section of the slider and against which the front edge of the upper leg 40 of the hood 39 is supported. This arrangement ensures that all laundry sticks 31 which are located within the area of the rearmost slider 3 or 10, i.e. are inserted into the slots 33, covered by the hood 39 and are thus effectively protected against contamination.

Dies lässt sich deutlich aus der Darstellung von Fig. 4 entnehmen, welche einen Schnitt entlang der Linie IV-IV in Fig. 3 darstellt. Jene Fig. 3 macht auch deutlich, dass der erfin dungsgemäss vorgeschlagene Wäschetrockner in zusammengeschobenem Zustand, d.h. bei voll eingefahrenen Teleskoparmen 1 und 2, eine kompakte, ansehnliche, gegen Staub und sonstige Verschmutzung geschützte Einheit bildet. Dazu tragen auch die endseitig an den vordersten Schiebern 9 bzw. 16 angebrachten Deckplatten 44 bei, deren Breite und Höhe in etwa der Breite und Höhe der hintersten, wandseitigen Schieber 3 bzw. 10 entspricht. Somit ist die grundsätzlich offene Vorderseite des hintersten Schiebers 3 bzw. 10 bei zusammengeschobenen Teleskoparmen 1 und 2 ebenfalls abgedeckt und das Innere gegen Verschmutzung gesichert.This can be seen clearly from the illustration in FIG. 4, which represents a section along the line IV-IV in FIG. 3. 3 also makes it clear that the tumble dryer proposed according to the invention in the pushed-together state, i.e. when the telescopic arms 1 and 2 are fully retracted, they form a compact, attractive unit that is protected against dust and other dirt. Also contributing to this are the cover plates 44, which are attached at the ends to the foremost sliders 9 and 16, the width and height of which correspond approximately to the width and height of the rearmost sliders 3 and 10 on the wall. Thus, the fundamentally open front of the rearmost slider 3 or 10 is also covered when telescopic arms 1 and 2 are pushed together and the interior is secured against contamination.

Es hat sich als vorteilhaft erwiesen, die Haube 39 aus Aluminiumblech oder Kunststoff herzustellen, nicht nur, weil dies ein leicht zu bearbeitendes und korrosionsresistentes Material ist, sondern auch, weil ein ansprechendes Äusseres leicht durch gegebenenfalls farbige Tönung bzw. im Fall von Aluminium durch anodische Oxidation erreicht werden kann. Es versteht sich aber, dass auch andere, zweckmässige Materialien, z.B. Eisenblech usw. verwendet werden können.It has proven to be advantageous to produce the hood 39 from aluminum sheet or plastic, not only because this is an easy-to-work and corrosion-resistant material, but also because an appealing exterior is easily colored by optionally colored or, in the case of aluminum, by anodic Oxidation can be achieved. However, it goes without saying that other suitable materials, e.g. Iron sheet, etc. can be used.

Die Haube 39 ist entlang der freien unteren Kante des vorderseitigen Schenkels 41 mit einem gegen innen vorstehenden Wulst 45 mit dreieckigem Querschnitt versehen, der z.B. durch eine gegen innen gerichtete Umbördelung des Randbereiches des Sehen kels 41 gebildet sein kann. Dieser Wulst 45 unterstützt zum einen das stabile Innehalten der Ruhelage der Haube 39, wie es in den Fig. 3, 4 und 6 dargestellt ist; zum anderen verhindert der Wulst 45 ein versehentliches Hochklappen der Haube 39, indem bewusst durch elastisches Verformen der Haube 39 ein Uebergreifen des Wulstes 45 über den vordersten Wäschestab 31 provoziert werden muss, wie dies in Fig. 5, mit zum Teil hochgeklappter Haube 39 angedeutet ist.The hood 39 is provided along the free lower edge of the front leg 41 with an inwardly projecting bead 45 with a triangular cross section, which e.g. can be formed by an inward crimping of the edge region of the kels 41. On the one hand, this bead 45 supports the stable holding of the rest position of the hood 39, as shown in FIGS. 3, 4 and 6; on the other hand, the bead 45 prevents the hood 39 from being inadvertently folded up, by deliberately provoking an overlap of the bead 45 over the foremost laundry bar 31 by elastic deformation of the hood 39, as is indicated in FIG. 5 with the hood 39 partially folded up .

Die Haube 39 dient aber nicht nur dem Zweck, nicht benutzte Wäschestäbe 31 vor Verschmutzung zu bewahren; vielmehr ist sie auch dazu geeignet, ein teilweises Ausziehen des Wäschetrockners in eine gewünschte Gebrauchslage zu unterstützen. Aus der Schnittdarstellung von Fig. 6 geht eine Position hervor, bei welcher lediglich die beiden vordersten Wäschestäbe 31 zur Benutzung herausgezogen sind. Der nächstfolgende Wäschestab 31 liegt dabei gegen die Innenfläche des vorderseitigen Schenkels 41 der Haube 39 an, so dass kein weiteres Ausziehen der Teleskoparme 1 und 2 möglich ist. Damit ist sichergestellt, dass der Wäschetrockner bei minimalen Platzbedarf die genau erwünschte Aufnahmekapazität besitzt, wobei gleichzeitig wiederum die nichtbenutzten Wäschestäbe 31 vor Verschmutzung geschützt sind.The hood 39 not only serves the purpose of protecting unused laundry sticks 31 from soiling; rather, it is also suitable for supporting a partial pulling out of the tumble dryer into a desired position of use. 6 shows a position in which only the two foremost laundry bars 31 are pulled out for use. The next following laundry bar 31 lies against the inner surface of the front leg 41 of the hood 39, so that no further extension of the telescopic arms 1 and 2 is possible. This ensures that the tumble dryer has the precisely desired absorption capacity with a minimal space requirement, and in turn the unused laundry sticks 31 are also protected against soiling.

Weiter ist damit erreicht, dass der Wäschetrockner, d.h. die beiden Teleskoparme, nur um ein vergleichsweise geringes Mass herausgezogen werden können, da die in die Ruhelage zurückfallende Haube ein weiteres Ausziehen verhindert. Während des geringen Ausziehwegs der Teleskoparme, wie er durch die Haube freigegeben wird, kann in der Praxis keine funktionsschädigende Verkantung der Elemente der Teleskoparme auftreten, selbst wenn nur am einen Arm gezogen wird. Die gegen unten gerichtete Spitze des dreieckförmigen Wulstes am Rand der Haube begünstigt dabei noch die Trennung des zuvorderst liegenden, demnächst auszuziehenden Wäschestabes vom benachbarten Stab, wenn die Haube angehoben und wieder losgelassen wird, da diese Spitzkante in den Zwischenraum zwischen dem vordersten und dem nachfolgenden Wäschestab fallen wird.It is also achieved that the clothes dryer, ie the two telescopic arms, can only be pulled out by a comparatively small amount, since the hood falling back into the rest position prevents further pulling out. While the telescopic arms have a short extension path, as is released by the hood, the elements of the telescopic arms themselves cannot be jammed in a way that could damage their function, even if only one arm is pulled. The downward-pointing tip of the triangular bead on the edge of the hood also favors the separation of the foremost laundry rod, which will soon be pulled out, from the adjacent rod when the hood is raised and released again, since this pointed edge enters the space between the foremost and the subsequent laundry rod will fall.

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1. Extensible laundry dryer with two telescopic arms composed of a plurality of sliding members constituted by rectangular box sections, and by a plurality of laundry bars which extend between the two telescopic arms, there being provided, on each of the sliding members of the telescopic arms, a respective journal disposed on one wall of the box and serving to receive one end of a laundry bar, and a respective slot, with the result that when the telescopic arms are collapsed the respective laundry bar of the preceding sliding member enters the slot, characterised in that there is provided a cap (39) which extends between the two telescopic arms (1, 2), is substantially L-shaped in cross-section, and is swivellably suspended on the two rearmost, wall-side sliding members (3, 10), with the result that when the telescopic arms (1, 2) are not, or only partly, extended it covers the unused laundry bars (31) in the vicinity of the slots (33) of the rearmost, wall-side sliding members (3, 10).
2. Laundry dryer according to claim 1, characterised in that the cap (39) is constituted by an L-section made of aluminium sheet or plastic, with an upper side leg (40) whose width corresponds roughly to the length of the rear, wall-side sliding members (3, 10), and a front-side leg (41) whose width corresponds roughly to the height of the rear, wall-side sliding members (3, 10).
3. Laundry dryer according to claim 2, characterised in that along the free edge of its front-side leg (41) the cap (39) has an inwardly projecting bead (45).
4. Laundry dryer according to claim 3, characterised in that the bead (45) is formed by an inwardly directed flanging, of substantially triangular cross-section, of the rim area of the front-side leg (41).
5. Laundry dryer according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the opposed inner sides of the rearmost, wall-side sliding members (3, 10) each have a stop peg (43), against which the front edge of the upper-side leg (40) of the cap (39) is supported.
6. Laundry dryer according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the front sides of the frontmost sliding members (9, 16) have a cover plate (44) whose width and height correspond to the width and height of the rearmost, wall-side sliding member section (3, 10).
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