EP0236282A1 - Machine à laver ayant une consommation électrique réduite - Google Patents
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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
- D06F37/02—Rotary receptacles, e.g. drums
- D06F37/04—Rotary receptacles, e.g. drums adapted for rotation or oscillation about a horizontal or inclined axis
- D06F37/06—Ribs, lifters, or rubbing means forming part of the receptacle
- D06F37/065—Ribs, lifters, or rubbing means forming part of the receptacle ribs or lifters having means for circulating the washing liquid
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- the present invention relates to an improved washing machine with a reduced power consumption, and in particular a machine capable of performing, in a traditional rotating drum, a washing cycle of a quality as good as the one obtained with the prior art machines, in spite of a limited water quantity being employed, and therefore with reduced consumption of detergent and electric power for heating.
- the washing effect is obtained by the dynamic action mechanically exerted by the alternate rotation of the perforated drum in which the clothes are placed being immersed in the water and detergent solution contained in the washing tank and drum through the holes of the latter.
- This mechanical action is also favoured by a certain number of dragging ribs extending longitudinally on the inner cylindrical wall of the drum and radially projecting towards its rotation axis.
- the quantity of water with detergent contained in washing tank should therefore be such as to ensure a sufficient level height for soaking the laundry articles in the drum. If the height is insufficient, the washing effect would be unavoidably poor.
- washing machines have been lately manufactured in which a sufficient soaking of the fabrics is ensured, in spite of the reduced water feed, by adopting a solution providing for a re-cycling of water contained in a boiler communicating with the washing tank by means of a recovery conduit, this water then falling again as a jet onto the fabrics within the drum through the holes thereof.
- This solution however requires that, in addition to the usual discharge pump, another circulating pump is applied to the container-boiler, which draws water from the boiler and delivers the same to the outlet section of the above-mentioned jet through a conduit.
- the water jet is directed, rather than to the outside of the drum, to the inside thereof, directly onto the items to be washed through an inlet nozzle from the door chamber.
- the present invention has the purpose of attaining the above-mentioned advantages relating to the economic effects of a reduced volume of water without resorting to the application of a container-boiler and associate circulating pump, i.e. without introducing elements which can increase the machine complexity and thereby its costs as well as the risk of failures.
- the improved washing machine of the present invention has, for a given drum diameter size, a reduced diameter of the washing tank, whereby the resulting gap between tank and drum has a lower size. Since the water used for washing is substantially what is contained in the drum, a level height of water in the latter results which is sufficient, even with a reduced water feed, as the water volume in the gap is lower. To render the gap as narrow as possible, therein being usually placed the heating resistors, these latter can be housed in a recess suitably formed in the lower portion of the washing tank. Furthermore, still according to the invention, in order to improve the washing effect also the water fraction contained in the gap, notwithstanding the reduced size thereof, is utilized.
- each of said means for taking, containing and subsequent transfer of water is advantageously formed of one of the dragging spokes or ribs longitudinally extending, parellel to the drum axis, which are made hollow and have been modified so as to show on the outer surface openings communicating with the gap and, towards the inside of the drum, outlet holes for discharging the drawn water.
- each of said ribs is formed with a division in two longitudinal chambers, each of which is provided with an opening having an inlet mouth facing opposite directions to favour the taking of water in one and, respectively, the other direction of rotation of the drum, the outlet holes being further provided, in each half length of a rib, on opposite sides with respect to the inner apex of the rib itself to allow that a given quantity of water is retained within either of the two half lengths of rib according to the rotation direction, before being discharged by said holes.
- a motor-flywheel unit 1 is conventionally mounted on the frame 2 of the washing machine according to the invention in order to rotate, as it is known about a horizontal axis X-X, a cylindrical perforated drum 20 at the inside of a chamber or tank 10 which encloses the same. Again in a traditional way the inside portion of drum 20 is accessible from outside through a door 12.
- the diameter of tank 10 has a reduced size in comparison with the known tanks, thus reducing at the same time the size of gap 15 between drum 20 and inner wall of the washing tank 10.
- a gap can be brought to a minimum size of about 12 mm at the front side of the drum, as required by the unavoidable clearance between the two walls, when considering that the rotating drum is subject to vibratory and oscillating movements of its axis X-X, also depending upon the load of the articles to be washed and their more or less uniform distribution.
- the size of the gap can even be decreasing towards the rear side of the machine, where the drum is less subject to transverse movements, such as by making the washing tank slightly tapered, with a greater diameter at the front side.
- the heating resistance 16 is housed in a recess 14 formed for this purpose at the lower portion of the wall of the tank itself, i.e. in the zone which during the operation is certainly covered with water, as is better seen in Fig. 2.
- the present invention provides that the quantity of water for washing is less than what is usually adopted, in order to benefit of the power saving advantages as set forth above.
- the water level l reached within the drum should be however sufficient for washing, and it has been found that a water consumption could be had, lower even by one third with respect to the conventional water demand. Therefore an average volume of 12 liters of water with detergent can be reduced to about 8 liters for washing machines having a load capacity of 5 kg.
- the present invention provides therefor as follows. To this aim the periphery of the drum 20 has on his outer surface means for taking and temporary storing a given quantity of water which is drawn from the lower zone of gap 15 upon rotation of the drum, to be subsequently powred downwards onto the fabrics in the drum while the rotation continues.
- each of such means can be advantageously provided by the dragging spokes or ribs usually included in the known washing machines to enhance the mechanical action onto the fabrics to be washed by driving them into rotation with the drum.
- These ribs are formed hollow for obvious reasons of weight reduction and saving of material, and according to the invention are modified as follows. Designated 22, 22 ⁇ , 22 ⁇ in Fig. 2, these ribs having a cylindrical cross-section with the apex radially directed towards the axis X-X of the drum and evenly distributed along the drum periphery (in the case shown at an angular distance of 120° from each other, as they are in number of three), all show an opening 23 which communicates their inside with the gap 15.
- the opening 23, defined by a slightly inclined member 21, is directed facing the rotation direction of drum 20, whereby during the washing operation the inside of each rib 22 is filled with the liquid in the lower portion of the gap by dynamic effect, when opening 23 comes into contact therewith and, as the drum rotation continues (in a counterclockwise direction in Fig. 2), the liquid flows out therefrom through holes 25 provided at the apex portion of each rib.
- the holes 25 are formed beyond the apex portion, in the indicated direction of rotation, in order to ensure that the water received within each rib will be discharged when the latter has reached a given angle with respect to the horizontal, i.e. at a predetermined height from the articles in the drum, this height in fact depending on the position of said holes 25. A better distribution is thus obtained of then water which sprinkles on the fabrics to be washed in a rain-like fashion.
- each rib 22 for the counterclockwise rotation and the other half length for the clockwise direction by dividing each rib into two halfribs (or half-spokes), i.e. a front one 22 and a rear one 22a, by means of a separating central wall 24.
- Both half-ribs are aligned each other along the same generating line of the cylinder forming the drum and have therefore the associated opening 23 with the member 21 defining the same directed to opposite sides from the central axis of the rib, and the holes 25 also positioned at opposite sides, symmetrically with respect to those of the other half-rib. This is clearly shown in Fig. 2a with reference to the lower rib 22, 22a, when compared with Fig. 2.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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IT19596/86A IT1190075B (it) | 1986-02-28 | 1986-02-28 | Macchina lavabiancheria perfezionata a ridotto consumo energetico |
IT1959686 | 1986-02-28 |
Publications (3)
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EP0236282A1 true EP0236282A1 (fr) | 1987-09-09 |
EP0236282B1 EP0236282B1 (fr) | 1990-07-18 |
EP0236282B2 EP0236282B2 (fr) | 1993-09-01 |
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EP87830069A Expired - Lifetime EP0236282B2 (fr) | 1986-02-28 | 1987-02-27 | Machine à laver ayant une consommation électrique réduite |
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EP (1) | EP0236282B2 (fr) |
DE (1) | DE3763702D1 (fr) |
ES (1) | ES2016653T5 (fr) |
IT (1) | IT1190075B (fr) |
Cited By (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE3712118A1 (de) * | 1986-05-06 | 1987-11-12 | Bosch Siemens Hausgeraete | Trommelwaschmaschine |
DE3631724A1 (de) * | 1986-09-18 | 1988-03-31 | Licentia Gmbh | Programmgesteuerte waschmaschine |
US11459692B2 (en) | 2019-01-31 | 2022-10-04 | Ecolab Usa Inc. | Laundry machine kit to enable control of water levels, recirculation, and spray of chemistry |
US11525200B2 (en) | 2019-01-31 | 2022-12-13 | Ecolab Usa Inc. | Controller for a rinse water reuse system and methods of use |
US11572652B2 (en) | 2019-01-31 | 2023-02-07 | Ecolab Usa Inc. | Controlling water levels and detergent concentration in a wash cycle |
Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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FR377638A (fr) * | 1907-02-16 | 1907-09-11 | Elisabeth Beckmann | Machine à laver à tambour avec dispositif de puisage et d'aspiration alternatifs, à chaque rotation, dans les deux sens |
FR411880A (fr) * | 1910-01-17 | 1910-06-28 | Lorenzo Reginald English | Perfectionnements dans les machines à laver |
FR1299679A (fr) * | 1961-06-15 | 1962-07-27 | Dispositif pour la circulation des bains dans les appareils de lavage, de blanchiment, de rinçage et autres appareils analogues | |
FR2243289A1 (fr) * | 1973-09-12 | 1975-04-04 | Amiens Const Elect Mec |
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- 1986-02-28 IT IT19596/86A patent/IT1190075B/it active
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- 1987-02-27 ES ES87830069T patent/ES2016653T5/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1987-02-27 DE DE8787830069T patent/DE3763702D1/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1987-02-27 EP EP87830069A patent/EP0236282B2/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
Patent Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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FR377638A (fr) * | 1907-02-16 | 1907-09-11 | Elisabeth Beckmann | Machine à laver à tambour avec dispositif de puisage et d'aspiration alternatifs, à chaque rotation, dans les deux sens |
FR411880A (fr) * | 1910-01-17 | 1910-06-28 | Lorenzo Reginald English | Perfectionnements dans les machines à laver |
FR1299679A (fr) * | 1961-06-15 | 1962-07-27 | Dispositif pour la circulation des bains dans les appareils de lavage, de blanchiment, de rinçage et autres appareils analogues | |
FR2243289A1 (fr) * | 1973-09-12 | 1975-04-04 | Amiens Const Elect Mec |
Cited By (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE3712118A1 (de) * | 1986-05-06 | 1987-11-12 | Bosch Siemens Hausgeraete | Trommelwaschmaschine |
DE3631724A1 (de) * | 1986-09-18 | 1988-03-31 | Licentia Gmbh | Programmgesteuerte waschmaschine |
US11459692B2 (en) | 2019-01-31 | 2022-10-04 | Ecolab Usa Inc. | Laundry machine kit to enable control of water levels, recirculation, and spray of chemistry |
US11525200B2 (en) | 2019-01-31 | 2022-12-13 | Ecolab Usa Inc. | Controller for a rinse water reuse system and methods of use |
US11572652B2 (en) | 2019-01-31 | 2023-02-07 | Ecolab Usa Inc. | Controlling water levels and detergent concentration in a wash cycle |
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Publication number | Publication date |
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IT1190075B (it) | 1988-02-10 |
ES2016653T5 (es) | 1995-08-01 |
EP0236282B1 (fr) | 1990-07-18 |
ES2016653B3 (es) | 1990-11-16 |
IT8619596A1 (it) | 1987-08-28 |
DE3763702D1 (de) | 1990-08-23 |
EP0236282B2 (fr) | 1993-09-01 |
IT8619596A0 (it) | 1986-02-28 |
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