GB575625A - Improvements in and relating to clothes washing machines - Google Patents
Improvements in and relating to clothes washing machinesInfo
- Publication number
- GB575625A GB575625A GB2049543A GB2049543A GB575625A GB 575625 A GB575625 A GB 575625A GB 2049543 A GB2049543 A GB 2049543A GB 2049543 A GB2049543 A GB 2049543A GB 575625 A GB575625 A GB 575625A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- lever
- operations
- washing
- solenoid
- commutator
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
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Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
- G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
- G05B19/00—Programme-control systems
- G05B19/02—Programme-control systems electric
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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
- D06F13/00—Washing machines having receptacles, stationary for washing purposes, with agitators therein contacting the articles being washed
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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
- D06F34/00—Details of control systems for washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
- D06F34/08—Control circuits or arrangements thereof
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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
- D06F34/00—Details of control systems for washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
- D06F34/06—Timing arrangements
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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
- D06F34/00—Details of control systems for washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
- D06F34/28—Arrangements for program selection, e.g. control panels therefor; Arrangements for indicating program parameters, e.g. the selected program or its progress
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T74/00—Machine element or mechanism
- Y10T74/19—Gearing
- Y10T74/19219—Interchangeably locked
- Y10T74/19377—Slidable keys or clutches
- Y10T74/19414—Single clutch shaft
- Y10T74/19419—Progressive
- Y10T74/19442—Single key
- Y10T74/19447—Clutch and ratchet
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Textile Engineering (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Automation & Control Theory (AREA)
- Control Of Washing Machine And Dryer (AREA)
- Control Of Ac Motors In General (AREA)
Abstract
575,625. Washing-machines. BRITISH THOMSON-HOUSTON CO., Ltd. Dec. 8, 1943, No. 20495. Convention date, Dec. 12, 1942. [Class 138 (ii)] [Also in Group XXXVII] A washing-machine with means for automatically causing a cycle of washing operations in timed sequence is provided with means for manually cutting out operations it is desired to omit. The apparatus is shown applied to a machine of the kind described in Specification 566,372 in which the automatic sequence is under the control of a stack of cams indicated at 5, Fig. 3, driven at normal timing speed by a shaft through an overrunning clutch 7,. 7a and reduction gearing 8 from an electric motor 9, at a speed for example of one revolution an hour. A high-speed drive is now provided, for example of one revolution a minute through bevel gears12, 13, 14, 15 through a clutch 16, normally disengaged, but arranged to be engaged by a solenoid 17 controlled by a commutator 18 driven by the cam stack. The manual selection means are keys 19c-23c on a panel alloted to the various operations 'soak', 'wash', 'rinse', 'dry', and 'empty' and a lever 28 with three positions for 'on'. 'off', and 'reset' wired up as shown to brushes adapted to make contact with segments 19-23 for the named operations, segments 24. and 25 for the lever 'on' and 'reset' actions, 26 for the motor 9 and 27 for the solenoid. At the end of any cycle of washing operations the commutator stops when the segments 23 and 25 leave the brushes 23a and 25a thus opening the motor circuit. To start operations the lever is moved to reset, closing contacts 24b and lifting a rod 31 to release any previously operated button and the motor moves the cam stack bringing-the leading ends of segments 19 and 25 counter clockwise under the brushes, the lever being moved by biassing spring 34 off the contacts 25b. The operator then moves the lever 28 to 'off' position and presses the buttons for the desired washing operations. The lever 28 then is set to 'on' and the cam stack and commutator run rapidly through the positions for which no button is depressed and therefore the solenoid 17 and clutch 16 is operative until a depressed button cuts out the solenoid and for such depressed buttons the cam stack moves slowly and the corresponding washing operation is performed. If it is desired to change a selection the lever 28 is moved to 'reset' releasing all buttons and stopping the control, then to 'off' and the new selection of buttons are operated, and then to 'on' to start the new cycles. If only a succeeding operation is to be added however it suffices to depress the button desired. A dial 35 shows against a pointer 36 the position of the cam stack. In a modification the duration of an operation may be varied by having on the commutator an arcuate segment 37, Fig. 4, to engage a brush 38 spring mounted in a sleeve 40 threaded in a bushing 41 connected to the negative main and mounted in an insulating support 42. The sleeve 40 is attached to a knob 39 with a pointer reading against a timing scale 46 so that the knob can be set to make the brush 38 meet the inclined segment 37 after the end of the corresponding washing operation and switch in the solenoid and fast run of the cam stack, thus cutting down the time of the operation as desired.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US575625XA | 1942-12-12 | 1942-12-12 | |
US46879842 US2391718A (en) | 1942-12-12 | 1942-12-12 | Washing machine |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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GB575625A true GB575625A (en) | 1946-02-26 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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GB2049543A Expired GB575625A (en) | 1942-12-12 | 1943-12-08 | Improvements in and relating to clothes washing machines |
Country Status (2)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US2391718A (en) |
GB (1) | GB575625A (en) |
Families Citing this family (51)
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US2995916A (en) * | 1961-08-15 | sisson | ||
US2986167A (en) * | 1961-05-30 | griswold ettal | ||
US2486668A (en) * | 1943-04-08 | 1949-11-01 | Albert R Miller | Automatic sequentially operated washing machine |
US2561187A (en) * | 1945-04-25 | 1951-07-17 | Motorola Inc | Program-timing mechanism |
US2508948A (en) * | 1946-01-22 | 1950-05-23 | Alfretta Hovermale | Washing machine |
US2555268A (en) * | 1946-05-31 | 1951-05-29 | Avco Mfg Corp | Textile washing and drying apparatus |
US2747395A (en) * | 1946-10-04 | 1956-05-29 | Gen Motors Corp | Sequentially operated washing machine |
US2608252A (en) * | 1947-07-11 | 1952-08-26 | Gen Motors Corp | Domestic appliance |
US2585018A (en) * | 1947-10-25 | 1952-02-12 | Standard Telephones Cables Ltd | Time switch |
US2563077A (en) * | 1949-09-08 | 1951-08-07 | Mildred Hagen | Timer for automatic washing machines |
US2646673A (en) * | 1949-10-19 | 1953-07-28 | Gen Electric | Clothes-washing machine |
US2687633A (en) * | 1950-10-14 | 1954-08-31 | Gen Electric | Clothes washing machine |
US2888986A (en) * | 1953-07-31 | 1959-06-02 | Naxon Irving | Push button controls for washing machines, clothes driers and other motorized equipment |
US2906333A (en) * | 1954-12-30 | 1959-09-29 | Standard Oil Co | Time interval device |
US2932779A (en) * | 1954-12-31 | 1960-04-12 | Standard Oil Co | Time interval device |
US2928267A (en) * | 1955-11-23 | 1960-03-15 | Gen Motors Corp | Laundry control system |
US2964370A (en) * | 1956-09-17 | 1960-12-13 | Edward J Butler | Automatic reminder |
DE1146834B (en) * | 1957-01-19 | 1963-04-11 | Scharpf K G Geb | Control device for an automatic washing machine |
GB881421A (en) * | 1957-01-23 | 1961-11-01 | Colston Ltd C | Automatic temperature responsive time-control system |
US2877317A (en) * | 1957-02-05 | 1959-03-10 | Gen Electric | Switching mechanism for timer |
NL113591C (en) * | 1957-08-14 | |||
US2985029A (en) * | 1958-03-06 | 1961-05-23 | Alliance Mfg Co | Drive mechanism |
US2950613A (en) * | 1958-04-28 | 1960-08-30 | Gen Electric | Laundry machine |
US2980393A (en) * | 1958-05-07 | 1961-04-18 | Dole Valve Co | Pneumatic timer |
US2976710A (en) * | 1958-07-14 | 1961-03-28 | Gen Motors Corp | Automatic clothes washing machine |
US3003097A (en) * | 1958-07-17 | 1961-10-03 | Gen Electric | Sequence control system for timing motor |
US3008059A (en) * | 1958-10-27 | 1961-11-07 | Westinghouse Electric Corp | Control for clothes washer or dryer or the like |
NL249476A (en) * | 1959-03-16 | 1900-01-01 | ||
US3033999A (en) * | 1959-03-16 | 1962-05-08 | Controls Co Of America | Timer and timer positioning means |
DE1410145B2 (en) * | 1959-03-20 | 1972-11-02 | Holzer, Walter, 7758 Meersburg | ARRANGEMENT FOR QUICK SETTING WITH A SUBSEQUENT PROGRAM FLOW FOR A FULLY AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINE CONTROL |
US2984755A (en) * | 1959-04-14 | 1961-05-16 | Philco Corp | Control mechanism |
NL256547A (en) * | 1959-10-09 | 1900-01-01 | ||
US3142771A (en) * | 1959-12-17 | 1964-07-28 | Siemens Elektrogeraete Gmbh | Control and indicating apparatus for automatic washing machines |
US3234409A (en) * | 1960-03-03 | 1966-02-08 | Wilmot Castle Co | Temperature responsive control apparatus |
US3011079A (en) * | 1960-05-31 | 1961-11-28 | Maytag Co | Automatic control device |
US3110777A (en) * | 1961-03-10 | 1963-11-12 | Robertshaw Controls Co | Sequence timer for selective programing of electrically actuated mechanisms |
US3248575A (en) * | 1962-09-19 | 1966-04-26 | Kingston Products Corp | Sequential timer |
US3260866A (en) * | 1962-11-06 | 1966-07-12 | Maytag Co | Program control feature |
US3296465A (en) * | 1963-01-29 | 1967-01-03 | Borg Warner | Control arrangement for a household appliance |
DE1463275B1 (en) * | 1963-09-04 | 1970-07-23 | Holzer Patent Ag | Device for program preselection in washing machines |
US3259764A (en) * | 1963-11-08 | 1966-07-05 | Gen Electric | Dishwasher control means |
US3243530A (en) * | 1964-04-10 | 1966-03-29 | Mallory & Co Inc P R | Escapement for producing intermittent rotary motion of predetermined increments |
US3373253A (en) * | 1965-02-20 | 1968-03-12 | Crouzet Sa | Program switch |
JPS4710395Y1 (en) * | 1967-09-28 | 1972-04-18 | ||
US3790815A (en) * | 1969-06-27 | 1974-02-05 | Whirlpool Co | Electronic control circuit for appliances |
DE2036111C2 (en) * | 1970-07-16 | 1984-01-26 | Bosch-Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH, 7000 Stuttgart | Washing machine with a device for automatic control |
US3664207A (en) * | 1970-08-17 | 1972-05-23 | Gen Electric | Dual ratchet clutch drive |
US3828199A (en) * | 1971-11-05 | 1974-08-06 | Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd | Timing system having a high speed and a low speed gear train |
US3882734A (en) * | 1973-11-19 | 1975-05-13 | Controls Co Of America | Two-speed constant drive timer |
KR20050066493A (en) * | 2003-12-26 | 2005-06-30 | 엘지전자 주식회사 | Structure of button of control panel in washing machine |
CN116719294B (en) * | 2023-08-07 | 2023-10-24 | 中国市政工程西南设计研究总院有限公司 | Intelligent monitoring system and method for sewage treatment plant |
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1942
- 1942-12-12 US US46879842 patent/US2391718A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1943
- 1943-12-08 GB GB2049543A patent/GB575625A/en not_active Expired
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US2391718A (en) | 1945-12-25 |
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