EP0870861B1 - Device for fixing a window to a washing machine door - Google Patents
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- EP0870861B1 EP0870861B1 EP98500052A EP98500052A EP0870861B1 EP 0870861 B1 EP0870861 B1 EP 0870861B1 EP 98500052 A EP98500052 A EP 98500052A EP 98500052 A EP98500052 A EP 98500052A EP 0870861 B1 EP0870861 B1 EP 0870861B1
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- frame
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- washing machine
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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
- D06F39/00—Details of washing machines not specific to a single type of machines covered by groups D06F9/00 - D06F27/00
- D06F39/12—Casings; Tubs
- D06F39/14—Doors or covers; Securing means therefor
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- the following invention relates, as stated in the title of this patent specification, to a system of bonding together the frame and the viewing glass of washing machine doors intended to be used for the known hinged doors of washing machines, having a frame in the form of a circular collar to which the viewing glass is fastened, forming a cavity with respect to the outside while on the external face of the frame/viewing glass unit a decorative ring is arranged so that the bond between frame and viewing glass can be realised by means of an adhesive, thus obtaining a rigid bond supported by several projections on the frame itself and achieving a close fit that facilitates handling as soon as the assembly is completed.
- the frame/viewing glass assembly can be handled once the two items are installed since said projections hold the viewing glass by preventing any movement of it, so that the fixation by means of adhesive can be finished without any problems and there is no waiting time even if the frame/viewing glass assembly has to be manipulated.
- the bonding system described in this patent specification is destined, by its application, to join the frame of door units with the viewing glasses for those door types that are hinged on to the machine frame, while the outside of the frame will be sealed by the corresponding decorative ring that maintains the attractive appearance of the assembly.
- the door units of numerous types of automatic washing machine consist of a frame linked in a pivoting manner to the frame of the machine; the viewing glass of the door is fastened on to it, while the frame is enclosed externally by a corresponding decorative ring.
- the frame has the shape of a circular collar; relating to its internal face as regards the fastening, there are some small L-shaped projections supporting the viewing glass, while opposite these fastening means a small lug is installed to be fastened by means of a corresponding screw on to the frame and to press down the viewing glass, thus realising the bond between the two parts.
- the viewing glass generally having a truncated and tapering shape, its concave side turned outside, is provided with a peripheral projection for its fastening, so that a worker will arrange the projection of the viewing glass between the L-shaped projections of the frame; as soon as the viewing glass fits perfectly, the fastening lug will be placed.
- a window for washing machines is described in GB 2 118 580 A comprising a viewing glass with a circumferential edge which projects outwardly and with an annular support of plastics material for the viewing glass.
- the support comprises two complementary rings which nest together and have two flanges or opposing end portions towars the centre between which the circumferential edge of the viewing glass is secured after the two rings have been joined together. It is a disadvantage of the assembly concept that two separate parts are necessary in order to establish a ring which is suitable to hold a viewing glass in position and that a certain force must be applied on those separate ring parts to establish a positive lasting joint.
- a viewing glass of a washing machine having a frame made of two parts which are being connected positively during the assembly procedure of the viewing glass and the frame.
- a circumferential edge is being transformed under heat treatment to establish a positive joint connection of the frame and the viewing glass. It is a disadvantage of the viewing glass according to DE 36 03 211 A1 that two parts and a certain heat treatment is necessary in order to achieve a lasting joint of the viewing glass and the frame parts.
- This patent specification describes a system of bonding frame and viewing glass of washing machine doors by means of which a rigid bond is obtained for the door frame, hinged on to the washing machine frame, and the viewing glass centred into the door, so that the glass part has a generally truncated and tapering shape and is provided with respect to its larger face with an extension towards the outside so that said external extension of the viewing glass rests on a recess of the frame comprising means of rigid fastening for the two parts as well as means of holding the viewing glass within the frame, the decorative ring subsequently sealing the frame on its outside face.
- the rigid bond between the frame of the door unit and its viewing glass is constituted by a projection of the peripheral extension of the viewing glass which, being installed in the frame, is placed against a gap with a section similar to the frame itself.
- the rigid bond between viewing glass and door frame unit is realised by an adhesive inserted by hand or automatically into the gap of the frame into which the straight peripheral projection of said extension fits, on the outside of the larger face of the viewing glass.
- the frame itself comprises on the side of the recess in which the peripheral extension on the outside of the viewing glass rests, a series of projections preferably numbering three and arranged at 120° from each other which maintain the viewing glass in its installation and working positions and allow handling of the door unit without waiting for the adhesive to dry.
- a look at the figure commented upon shows, in accordance with the numbers used, that viewing glass 2, having a generally truncated and tapering shape, of door 1 has, relative to its larger face on the outside a peripheral extension 3 towards the exterior on which there is, relative to its outside face, a small projection 4 while extension 3 of viewing glass 2 remains placed relative to an inside recess of frame 5.
- frame 5 has, relative to the backing surface of peripheral extension 3, a gap 6 corresponding to the projection 4 of extension 3 so that the bond between both is realised when a bead of adhesive 7 is deposited, by hand or automatically, within said gap 6.
- the frame has several, preferably three, projections 8 spaced at 120° which allow viewing glass 2 itself to be held by frame 5 so that viewing glass 2 can be inserted by means of a little pressure.
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- Textile Engineering (AREA)
- Securing Of Glass Panes Or The Like (AREA)
- Dental Tools And Instruments Or Auxiliary Dental Instruments (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| ES9700375 | 1997-02-21 | ||
| ES009700375A ES2151336B1 (es) | 1997-02-21 | 1997-02-21 | Sistema de union entre el marco y el cristal de puertas de lavadoras. |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| EP0870861A1 EP0870861A1 (en) | 1998-10-14 |
| EP0870861B1 true EP0870861B1 (en) | 2003-05-07 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| EP98500052A Expired - Lifetime EP0870861B1 (en) | 1997-02-21 | 1998-02-18 | Device for fixing a window to a washing machine door |
Country Status (3)
| Country | Link |
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| EP (1) | EP0870861B1 (es) |
| DE (1) | DE69814228T2 (es) |
| ES (1) | ES2151336B1 (es) |
Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP3690126B1 (en) * | 2019-02-01 | 2024-03-20 | LG Electronics Inc. | Laundry treating apparatus comprising a door |
Families Citing this family (17)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| KR100970639B1 (ko) * | 2003-10-16 | 2010-07-15 | 엘지전자 주식회사 | 드럼세탁기의 도어 프레임 |
| AU2004229041B2 (en) * | 2003-12-30 | 2011-01-20 | Lg Electronics Inc. | Door of drum-type washing machine, method of manufacturing door with hairline sheet of drum-type washing machine, and method of manufacturing hairline sheet for door |
| DE102009046682A1 (de) * | 2009-11-13 | 2011-05-19 | BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH | Tür für ein Wäschebehandlungsgerät und Verfahren zum Herstellen einer solchen |
| US9212449B2 (en) * | 2010-08-31 | 2015-12-15 | Bsh Home Appliances Corporation | Structural door bowl for a household appliance door |
| EP2738300B1 (de) * | 2012-12-03 | 2016-03-16 | Miele & Cie. KG | Wäschebehandlungsmaschine, insbesondere Wäschetrockner sowie Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Dichtung an einer Tür für einen Wäschetrockner |
| US9049929B2 (en) * | 2013-01-31 | 2015-06-09 | A. Raymond Et Cie | Appliance apparatus including a bonded bracket |
| EP3323929B1 (en) | 2016-11-21 | 2021-01-06 | Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag | A door assembly for a laundry treatment machine |
| US11118295B2 (en) | 2017-11-16 | 2021-09-14 | Whirlpool Corporation | Laundry treating appliance having a user interface within a door assembly |
| CN111519409B (zh) | 2019-02-01 | 2022-09-09 | Lg电子株式会社 | 衣物处理装置 |
| KR102333379B1 (ko) | 2019-02-01 | 2021-12-03 | 엘지전자 주식회사 | 의류처리장치 |
| CN111519410B (zh) * | 2019-02-01 | 2022-09-27 | Lg电子株式会社 | 衣物处理装置 |
| EP4353897A3 (en) * | 2019-02-01 | 2024-05-29 | LG Electronics Inc. | Laundry treating apparatus comprising a door |
| CN111519411B (zh) | 2019-02-01 | 2022-09-27 | Lg电子株式会社 | 衣物处理装置 |
| CN111519412B (zh) | 2019-02-01 | 2023-01-03 | Lg电子株式会社 | 衣物处理装置 |
| CN111519406A (zh) | 2019-02-01 | 2020-08-11 | Lg电子株式会社 | 衣物处理装置 |
| DE102020100945B4 (de) | 2019-02-01 | 2022-12-08 | Lg Electronics Inc. | Wäschebehandlungsvorrichtung |
| CN111519407B (zh) | 2019-02-01 | 2022-10-21 | Lg电子株式会社 | 衣物处理装置 |
Family Cites Families (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2070130B (en) * | 1980-02-25 | 1983-04-07 | Hotpoint Ltd | Door mounting arrangement |
| IT8206977V0 (it) * | 1982-04-16 | 1982-04-16 | Faini Spa | Oblo' per macchine lavatrici. |
| DE3603211A1 (de) * | 1986-02-03 | 1987-08-06 | Miele & Cie | Tuer fuer trommelwaschmaschinen |
| IT235039Y1 (it) * | 1994-11-03 | 2000-03-31 | Zanussi Elettrodomestici | Lavabiancheria con oblo' perfezionato |
| DE19515040C2 (de) * | 1995-04-24 | 1999-09-02 | Bosch Siemens Hausgeraete | Bullaugentür für eine von vorn beschickbare Trommelwaschmaschine |
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- 1997-02-21 ES ES009700375A patent/ES2151336B1/es not_active Expired - Fee Related
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- 1998-02-18 EP EP98500052A patent/EP0870861B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-02-18 DE DE69814228T patent/DE69814228T2/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP3690126B1 (en) * | 2019-02-01 | 2024-03-20 | LG Electronics Inc. | Laundry treating apparatus comprising a door |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| DE69814228D1 (de) | 2003-06-12 |
| DE69814228T2 (de) | 2003-11-20 |
| ES2151336B1 (es) | 2001-06-16 |
| EP0870861A1 (en) | 1998-10-14 |
| ES2151336A1 (es) | 2000-12-16 |
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