EP1735493B1 - Laundry treatment machine comprising an illumination device - Google Patents

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EP1735493B1
EP1735493B1 EP05716350A EP05716350A EP1735493B1 EP 1735493 B1 EP1735493 B1 EP 1735493B1 EP 05716350 A EP05716350 A EP 05716350A EP 05716350 A EP05716350 A EP 05716350A EP 1735493 B1 EP1735493 B1 EP 1735493B1
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Alfons Eblenkamp
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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 
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  • the invention relates to a laundry treatment machine with a lighting device in the region of the door arranged in front of the device housing, which closes the feed opening to the rotatably mounted drum with a light ring surrounding the edge of the door circumferentially.
  • Such a lighting device is from the DE 101 44 668 A1 known.
  • the lighting device described therein has a light ring which encloses the porthole or the peripheral edge of the porthole.
  • the light ring has individual light-emitting diodes, which image the rotational speed of the drum by time-lapse lighting in the circumferential direction. For the viewer, this creates the impression of a light point moving along the illuminated ring whose direction of rotation is identical to the direction of rotation of the drum. A uniform, glare-free lighting in the edge region of the door is not achieved with this arrangement.
  • a drum washing machine with a lighting device in which the light source is arranged in the region of the door hinge and in which the light entry surfaces and the light exit surfaces of a light guide are arranged such that when the door is closed and open, a lighting of the interior of the laundry drum and the area in front of the feed opening can be achieved.
  • the light source of the illumination device is arranged in the region of the door hinge and connected via a light-conducting connection to the light source.
  • a light source the door glass of the door is used, which is connected to the light source via light guide light-conducting. With this arrangement, the interior of the drum is illuminated. When the door is open, the feed opening and the space in front of the feed opening are illuminated.
  • a lighting device for a laundry treating machine wherein the light source in the filling ring outside the sealing area of the tub and from the outside of the device is arranged accessible with the door open.
  • the edge of the drum acts as a reflector and the door glass as a light guide. When the door is open, the area in front of the device is also illuminated.
  • the invention raises the problem of designing a laundry treatment machine with a lighting device such that a glare-free illumination of the edge region of the door for both devices with door glass as well as devices without door glass is possible.
  • the achievable with the present invention consist in particular in the concealed behind the edge of the door arranged lighting device that generates a reflection ring in the gap area between the door and housing by reflection of the light on the edge surfaces of the embossing in the front and on the door edge. Due to the concealed arrangement of the lighting device, the light ring is glare-free visible on the front of the housing.
  • the lighting device can also be arranged in laundry treatment machines with closed door without door sight glass in the same way.
  • FIG. 1 the housing front side (1) of a laundry treatment machine with a the feed opening (2) to the drum closing door (3) is shown.
  • the door (3) is formed with a sight glass (4) whose edge is bordered by a retaining ring (5).
  • the retaining ring (5) serves to attach the door hinge (6) and the parts of the door-side locking device, not shown here.
  • the lighting device (7) is arranged in the region of the charging opening (2) and formed with at least one light source (8).
  • the light source (8) is arranged on the door hinge (6) and is in photoconductive connection with the light guide (9) of the illumination device (7).
  • the light guide (9) of the illumination device (7) encloses the front-side charging opening (2) circumferentially.
  • the light guide (9) is formed in the region of the door hinge (6) with one or more light entry surfaces and is in photoconductive connection with the light source (8) on the door hinge (6).
  • the light guide (9) is formed in the circumferential direction with light exit surfaces, not shown, which is represented in the drawing by the distributed around the circumference arranged points.
  • the area of the charging opening (2) is shown in the side view with lighting device (7) with the door closed (3).
  • the charging opening (2) is arranged in a stamping (10, 11) which is offset from the housing front surface (1) of the device and a stop surface (10, in FIG. 1 shaded) for the door (3).
  • the edge surface (11), which encloses the stop surface (10) of the embossment, is frusto-conical.
  • the embossing takes the door (3) in the closed state almost flush in the housing front surface (1) of the device.
  • the retaining ring (5) for the sight glass (4) is frontally formed with an annular aperture (12), the annular gap (13) with the gap X (gap area) between the circular abutment surface (10) surrounding edge surface (11) and the Retaining ring (5) partially covered with the door closed (3).
  • FIGS. 3a and 3b schematically show an embossment (10, 11) with a frusto-conical edge surface (11), in which the illumination device (7) is integrated with the light guide (9) recorded.
  • the shaded area (14) is intended to symbolize the adjacent drum of the laundry treatment machine.
  • a light source in the embossing (10, 11) around the feed opening around encircling LEDs that backlight a diffuser or a diffuser.
  • the light sources can be like this be controlled, for example, flashing white light symbolizes the program start. It is also possible to provide additional colored light sources with which error messages (red light) or the end of the program (green light) can be displayed with appropriate control.
  • the lighting device can be arranged in the same way in laundry treatment machines with closed door without door sight glass.

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A laundry appliance includes a housing having a stamped section recessed relative to a front of the housing and circumferentially surrounding a loading opening to a rotatably mounted drum of the appliance. A door is disposed on the front of the housing for closing the loading opening. An edge of the door and a surrounding edge of the stamped section form a gap area between them when the door is in a closed position. An illumination device is disposed in the stamped section so as to be concealed behind the door when the door is in the closed position. Light of the illumination device is reflected at an edge surface of the stamped section and a surface of the door edge so as to provide an illuminating ring visible at the front of the housing in the gap area.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Wäschebehandlungsmaschine mit einer Beleuchtungseinrichtung im Bereich der frontseitig im Gerätegehäuse angeordneten Tür, welche die Beschickungsöffnung zur drehbar gelagerten Trommel verschließt wobei ein Leuchtring den Rand der Tür umlaufend umschließt.The invention relates to a laundry treatment machine with a lighting device in the region of the door arranged in front of the device housing, which closes the feed opening to the rotatably mounted drum with a light ring surrounding the edge of the door circumferentially.

Eine derartige Beleuchtungseinrichtung ist aus der DE 101 44 668 A1 bekannt. Die dort beschriebene Beleuchtungseinrichtung weist einen Leuchtring auf, der das Bullauge oder den Umfangsrand des Bullauges umschließt. Der Leuchtring weist einzelne Leuchtdioden auf, die durch in Umfangsrichtung zeitversetztes Aufleuchten die Rotationsgeschwindigkeit der Trommel abbilden. Für den Betrachter entsteht so der Eindruck eines entlang des Leuchtringes bewegten Lichtpunktes, dessen Drehrichtung mit der Drehrichtung der Trommel identisch ist. Eine gleichmäßige, blendfreie Beleuchtung im Randbereich der Tür wird mit dieser Anordnung nicht erreicht.Such a lighting device is from the DE 101 44 668 A1 known. The lighting device described therein has a light ring which encloses the porthole or the peripheral edge of the porthole. The light ring has individual light-emitting diodes, which image the rotational speed of the drum by time-lapse lighting in the circumferential direction. For the viewer, this creates the impression of a light point moving along the illuminated ring whose direction of rotation is identical to the direction of rotation of the drum. A uniform, glare-free lighting in the edge region of the door is not achieved with this arrangement.

Aus der WO 02/14593 A2 ist eine Wäschebehandlungsmaschine bekannt bei der die Tür zur Beschickungsöffnung der Trommel mit einer Beleuchtungseinrichtung ausgebildet ist, welche Programmzustände signalisiert.From the WO 02/14593 A2 a laundry treatment machine is known in which the door is formed to the loading opening of the drum with a lighting device which signals program states.

Aus der DE 41 00 767 A1 ist eine ringförmige Beleuchtungseinrichtung für ein Haushaltgerät bekannt, die als Lichtleiter aus gebildet ist und zum Beispiel als optische Randbegrenzung für Kochfelder oder Drehwahlschalter zum Einsatz kommt.From the DE 41 00 767 A1 is an annular lighting device for a household appliance known, which is formed as a light guide and is used, for example, as an optical deckle for hobs or rotary selector switch.

Aus der DE 196 49 039 C1 ist eine Trommelwaschmaschine mit einer Beleuchtungseinrichtung bekannt, bei der die Lichtquelle im Bereich des Türscharniers angeordnet ist und bei der die Lichteintrittsflächen und die Lichtaustrittsflächen eines Lichtleiters derart angeordnet sind, dass bei geschlossener und geöffneter Tür eine Beleuchtung des Innenraumes der Wäschetrommel und des Bereiches vor der Beschickungsöffnung erreicht werden kann.From the DE 196 49 039 C1 a drum washing machine with a lighting device is known in which the light source is arranged in the region of the door hinge and in which the light entry surfaces and the light exit surfaces of a light guide are arranged such that when the door is closed and open, a lighting of the interior of the laundry drum and the area in front of the feed opening can be achieved.

Die Lichtquelle der Beleuchtungseinrichtung ist dabei im Bereich des Türscharniers angeordnet und über eine lichtleitende Verbindung mit dem Leuchtmittel verbunden. Als Leuchtmittel kommt das Türschauglas der Tür zum Einsatz, welches über Lichtleiter mit der Lichtquelle lichtleitend verbunden ist. Mit dieser Anordnung wird der Innenraum der Trommel beleuchtet. Bei geöffneter Tür wird die Beschickungsöffnung und der Raum vor der Beschickungsöffnung beleuchtet.The light source of the illumination device is arranged in the region of the door hinge and connected via a light-conducting connection to the light source. As a light source, the door glass of the door is used, which is connected to the light source via light guide light-conducting. With this arrangement, the interior of the drum is illuminated. When the door is open, the feed opening and the space in front of the feed opening are illuminated.

Aus der DE 42 20 018 A1 ist eine Beleuchtungseinrichtung für eine Wäschebehandlungsmaschine bekannt, bei der die Lichtquelle im Einfüllring außerhalb des Abdichtungsbereichs des Laugenbehälters und von der Außenseite des Gerätes her bei geöffneter Tür zugänglich angeordnet ist. Bei dieser Ausführung wirkt der Rand der Trommel als Reflektor und das Türschauglas unterstützend als Lichtleiter. Bei geöffneter Tür wird auch der Bereich vor dem Gerät ausgeleuchtet.From the DE 42 20 018 A1 a lighting device for a laundry treating machine is known, wherein the light source in the filling ring outside the sealing area of the tub and from the outside of the device is arranged accessible with the door open. In this embodiment, the edge of the drum acts as a reflector and the door glass as a light guide. When the door is open, the area in front of the device is also illuminated.

Zur Ausleuchtung des Bereiches vor dem Gerät ist es aus der US 3,220,229 bekannt, oberhalb der Beschickungsöffnung der Trommel eine Beleuchtungseinrichtung anzuordnen, welche den Bereich vor dem Gerät bei geschlossener Tür ausleuchtet. Die Lampe ist hinter einer schwenkbar gelagerten Wartungsklappe für die Kondensationseinrichtung angeordnet, welche mit einer Glasscheibe ausgebildet ist, um den Bereich vor dem Gerät auszuleuchten.To illuminate the area in front of the device, it is out of the US 3,220,229 known to arrange above the feed opening of the drum, a lighting device which illuminates the area in front of the device with the door closed. The lamp is arranged behind a pivotally mounted maintenance flap for the condensation device, which is formed with a glass pane to illuminate the area in front of the device.

Der Erfindung stellt sich das Problem, eine Wäschebehandlungsmaschine mit einer Beleuchtungseinrichtung derart zu gestalten, dass eine blendfreie Beleuchtung des Randbereichs der Tür sowohl für Geräte mit Türschauglas als auch für Geräte ohne Türschauglas möglich ist.The invention raises the problem of designing a laundry treatment machine with a lighting device such that a glare-free illumination of the edge region of the door for both devices with door glass as well as devices without door glass is possible.

Erfindungsgemäß wird dieses Problem durch eine Beleuchtungseinrichtung mit den Merkmalen des Patentanspruchs 1 gelöst. Vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen und Weiterbildungen der Erfindung ergeben sich aus den nachfolgenden Unteransprüchen.According to the invention, this problem is solved by a lighting device having the features of patent claim 1. Advantageous embodiments and further developments of the invention will become apparent from the following subclaims.

Die mit der Erfindung erreichbaren Vorteile bestehen insbesondere in der hinter dem Rand der Tür verdeckt liegend angeordneten Beleuchtungseinrichtung, die durch Reflexion des Lichtes an den Randflächen der Prägung in der Gehäusefront und an dem Türrand einen Leuchtring im Spaltbereich zwischen Tür und Gehäuse erzeugt. Durch die verdeckte Anordnung der Beleuchtungseinrichtung wird der Leuchtring blendfrei auf der Frontseite des Gehäuses sichtbar. Die Beleuchtungseinrichtung kann auch bei Wäschebehandlungsmaschinen mit geschlossen ausgebildeter Tür ohne Türschauglas in gleicher-Weise angeordnet werden.The achievable with the present invention consist in particular in the concealed behind the edge of the door arranged lighting device that generates a reflection ring in the gap area between the door and housing by reflection of the light on the edge surfaces of the embossing in the front and on the door edge. Due to the concealed arrangement of the lighting device, the light ring is glare-free visible on the front of the housing. The lighting device can also be arranged in laundry treatment machines with closed door without door sight glass in the same way.

Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung ist in den Zeichnungen rein schematisch dargestellt und wird nachfolgend näher beschrieben. Es zeigt

Figur 1
Die Beleuchtungseinrichtung (7) der Wäschebehandlungsmaschine mit einem Lichtleiter (9),
Figur 2
den Bereich der Beschickungsöffnung (2) in der Seitenansicht im Schnitt A-A mit schematischer Darstellung der Beleuchtungseinrichtung (7) bei geschlossener Tür (3),
Figur 3
zwei Ausführungsformen 3 a und 3 b zur Anordnung der Beleuchtungs- einrichtung (7) in der Prägung (10, 11).
An embodiment of the invention is shown purely schematically in the drawings and will be described in more detail below. It shows
FIG. 1
The lighting device (7) of the laundry treatment machine with a light guide (9),
FIG. 2
the area of the charging opening (2) in the side view in section AA with a schematic representation of the illumination device (7) with the door (3) closed,
FIG. 3
two embodiments 3 a and 3 b for the arrangement of the illumination device (7) in the embossing (10, 11).

In der Figur 1 ist die Gehäusefrontseite (1) einer Wäschebehandlungsmaschine mit einer die Beschickungsöffnung (2) zur Trommel verschließenden Tür (3) gezeigt. Die Tür (3) ist mit einem Schauglas (4) ausgebildet, dessen Rand von einem Haltering (5) eingefasst ist. Der Haltering (5) dient der Befestigung des Türscharniers (6) sowie den hier nicht dargestellten Teilen der türseitigen Schließvorrichtung. Die Beleuchtungseinrichtung (7) ist im Bereich der Beschickungsöffnung (2) angeordnet und mit mindestens einer Lichtquelle (8) ausgebildet. Die Lichtquelle (8) ist am Türscharnier (6) angeordnet und steht mit dem Lichtleiter (9) der Beleuchtungseinrichtung (7) in lichtleitender Verbindung. Der Lichtleiter (9) der Beleuchtungseinrichtung (7) umschließt die frontseitige Beschickungsöffnung (2) umlaufend. Der Lichtleiter (9) ist im Bereich des Türscharniers (6) mit einer oder mehreren Lichteintrittsflächen ausgebildet und steht mit der Lichtquelle (8) am Türscharnier (6) in lichtleitender Verbindung. Der Lichtleiter (9) ist in Umfangsrichtung mit nicht näher dargestellten Lichtaustrittsflächen ausgebildet, was in der Zeichnung durch die auf dem Umfang verteilt angeordneten Punkte dargestellt ist.In the FIG. 1 the housing front side (1) of a laundry treatment machine with a the feed opening (2) to the drum closing door (3) is shown. The door (3) is formed with a sight glass (4) whose edge is bordered by a retaining ring (5). The retaining ring (5) serves to attach the door hinge (6) and the parts of the door-side locking device, not shown here. The lighting device (7) is arranged in the region of the charging opening (2) and formed with at least one light source (8). The light source (8) is arranged on the door hinge (6) and is in photoconductive connection with the light guide (9) of the illumination device (7). The light guide (9) of the illumination device (7) encloses the front-side charging opening (2) circumferentially. The light guide (9) is formed in the region of the door hinge (6) with one or more light entry surfaces and is in photoconductive connection with the light source (8) on the door hinge (6). The light guide (9) is formed in the circumferential direction with light exit surfaces, not shown, which is represented in the drawing by the distributed around the circumference arranged points.

In der Figur 2 ist der Bereich der Beschickungsöffnung (2) in der Seitenansicht mit Beleuchtungseinrichtung (7) bei geschlossener Tür (3) gezeigt. Die Beschickungsöffnung (2) ist in einer Prägung (10, 11) angeordnet, die gegenüber der Gehäusefrontfläche (1) des Gerätes zurück versetzt ist und eine Anschlagfläche (10, in Figur 1 schattiert dargestellt) für die Tür (3) bildet.In the FIG. 2 the area of the charging opening (2) is shown in the side view with lighting device (7) with the door closed (3). The charging opening (2) is arranged in a stamping (10, 11) which is offset from the housing front surface (1) of the device and a stop surface (10, in FIG. 1 shaded) for the door (3).

Die Randfläche (11), welche die Anschlagfläche (10) der Prägung umschließt, ist kegelstumpfförmig ausgebildet. Die Prägung nimmt die Tür (3) im geschlossenem Zustand annähernd flächenbündig in der Gehäusefrontfläche (1) des Gerätes auf. Der Haltering (5) für das Schauglas (4) ist frontseitig mit einer ringförmigen Blende (12) ausgebildet, die den Ringspalt (13) mit dem Spaltmaß X (Spaltbereich) zwischen der die kreisförmige Anschlagfläche (10) umgebenden Randfläche (11) und dem Haltering (5) bei geschlossener Tür (3) teilweise überdeckt.The edge surface (11), which encloses the stop surface (10) of the embossment, is frusto-conical. The embossing takes the door (3) in the closed state almost flush in the housing front surface (1) of the device. The retaining ring (5) for the sight glass (4) is frontally formed with an annular aperture (12), the annular gap (13) with the gap X (gap area) between the circular abutment surface (10) surrounding edge surface (11) and the Retaining ring (5) partially covered with the door closed (3).

Das Licht der verdeckt angeordneten Beleuchtungseinrichtung (7) wird an den Randflächen (11) der Prägung sowie an der Anschlagfläche (10) reflektiert. Damit wird der Ringspalt (13) gleichmäßig ausgeleuchtet, so dass ein Leuchtring zur Gehäusefrontseite (1) hin sichtbar wird. Die Figuren 3a und 3b zeigen schematisch eine Prägung (10, 11) mit kegelstumpfförmiger Randfläche (11), in der die Beleuchtungseinrichtung (7) mit dem Lichtleiter (9) integriert aufgenommen wird. Der schattiert dargestellte Bereich (14) soll die angrenzende Trommel der Wäschebehandlungsmaschine symbolisieren.The light of the concealed illumination device (7) is reflected on the edge surfaces (11) of the embossing and on the stop surface (10). Thus, the annular gap (13) is evenly illuminated, so that a light ring to the housing front side (1) is visible. The FIGS. 3a and 3b schematically show an embossment (10, 11) with a frusto-conical edge surface (11), in which the illumination device (7) is integrated with the light guide (9) recorded. The shaded area (14) is intended to symbolize the adjacent drum of the laundry treatment machine.

Bei einem weiteren nicht dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel sind als Lichtquelle in der Prägung (10, 11) um die Beschickungsöffnung herum umlaufend LEDs angeordnet, die einen Diffuser bzw. eine Streuscheibe hinterleuchten.In a further embodiment, not shown, are arranged as a light source in the embossing (10, 11) around the feed opening around encircling LEDs that backlight a diffuser or a diffuser.

Mit den beschriebenen Ausführungen der Beleuchtungseinrichtungen können verschiedene Betriebszustände des Gerätes dargestellt werden. Die Lichtquellen können z.B. derart angesteuert werden, dass z.B. blinkendes weißes Licht den Programmstart symbolisiert. Es ist außerdem möglich zusätzlich farbige Lichtquellen vorzusehen, mit denen bei entsprechender Ansteuerung Fehlermeldungen (rotes Licht) oder das Programmende (grünes Licht) darstellbar sind. Die Beleuchtungseinrichtung kann in gleicher Weise bei Wäschebehandlungsmaschinen mit geschlossen ausgebildeter Tür ohne Türschauglas angeordnet werden.With the described embodiments of the lighting devices, various operating states of the device can be displayed. The light sources can be like this be controlled, for example, flashing white light symbolizes the program start. It is also possible to provide additional colored light sources with which error messages (red light) or the end of the program (green light) can be displayed with appropriate control. The lighting device can be arranged in the same way in laundry treatment machines with closed door without door sight glass.

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  1. Laundry treatment appliance comprising an illumination means (7) in the region of the door (3) which is arranged on the front face of the device housing and closes the feed opening (2) to the rotatably mounted drum, an illumination ring circumferentially surrounding the edge of the door,
    characterised in that
    the illumination ring is produced by an illumination means (7) arranged in a stamped portion (10, 11) which is recessed relative to the front face (1) of the housing of the device and circumferentially surrounds the feed opening (2), the illumination means (7) being arranged, relative to the front face (1) of the housing, behind the closed door (3) so as to be hidden in part by the edge of the door (3), and in that the light of the illumination means (7) is reflected at the edge surfaces (11) of the stamped portion (10, 11) and of the edge of the door in such a way that the illumination ring visible on the front face (1) of the housing of the device is formed in the gap region (13) between the circumferential edge (11) of the stamped portion and the edge of the door.
  2. Laundry treatment appliance comprising an illumination means according to claim 1,
    characterised in that
    the illumination means (7) is formed with an optical waveguide (9) which is formed with light output surfaces in the circumferential direction, and in that at least one light source (8) is arranged in the region of the door hinge (6) of the door (3).
  3. Laundry treatment appliance comprising an illumination means according to claim 2,
    characterised in that
    the optical waveguide (9) is connected in a light-conductive manner in the region of the door hinge (6) to the light source (8) via light input surfaces.
  4. Laundry treatment appliance comprising an illumination means according to claim 1,
    characterised in that
    the illumination means (7) is formed with a diffuser which is back-lit by LEDs arranged circumferentially in the edge region of the feed opening on the front face.
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