EP0604260A1 - Clothes washing and/or drying machine with a lower loading brink - Google Patents

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EP0604260A1
EP0604260A1 EP93402956A EP93402956A EP0604260A1 EP 0604260 A1 EP0604260 A1 EP 0604260A1 EP 93402956 A EP93402956 A EP 93402956A EP 93402956 A EP93402956 A EP 93402956A EP 0604260 A1 EP0604260 A1 EP 0604260A1
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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
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  • the present invention relates to a machine for washing and / or drying top-loading laundry (top machine), comprising a lowered loading threshold.
  • a washing machine and / or drying machine consists of a drum that can be rotated and in which must be placed the washing machine, an airtight tank containing this drum, itself suspended from the covering structure of the machine which generally comprises the components allowing its operation such as, control panel or product box necessary for the different phases of the programs.
  • Access to the interior of such machines obliges the user to bend over the covering structure since the height of the drum access threshold corresponds to a height close to the standard height of the machine. (with door thickness close).
  • the user must first lift the cover of the machine (upper face of the structure), then sometimes that of the tank.
  • These doors reduce the size of the laundry passage and increase the depth of this passage.
  • they are all obstacles (acute angles, hinges) to which the laundry can hang or injure the user.
  • Front-loading machines offer relatively large access to the interior of the drum, however, the user is forced to bend down to load and unload the laundry.
  • the present invention overcomes all these drawbacks since it relates to a machine having its entire surface facing the user available for loading and unloading the laundry.
  • the present invention relates to a washing and / or drying machine for loading and unloading laundry from above as defined by claim 1.
  • the present invention allows ergonomic loading and unloading through large passage sections since the whole part of the machine which faces the user is exclusively designed for access to the drum by the user.
  • the machine door is tilted forward.
  • the product box and the program control panel are not located on the part of the machine facing the user. This notably allows total freedom to locate the height of the loading threshold. The user therefore no longer has to bend down to gain access to the drum.
  • This access can have a funnel shape, the lowered loading threshold forming one of the sides, and thus facilitate the loading and unloading of the laundry, and allow better visibility of the interior of the drum than in known machines.
  • This can be improved by the fact that the opening of the drum can be positioned in the axis of the opening of the tank, this last characteristic further facilitating access to the bottom of the drum.
  • FIG. 1 showing an exemplary embodiment of a machine according to the invention.
  • An example of a washing and / or drying machine comprises a tank 3, a drum 1 provided with a door 2.
  • This assembly is enclosed in a covering structure comprising a front face 4, a lateral face 5 , a rear face and another lateral face not visible in the figure. Access to the interior of the machine is via an opening made on its upper face by means of a door 6.
  • the invention consists in leaving the entire front part of the machine facing the user, free of all mechanical, electrical or electromechanical components, in order to allow the total use of this volume for loading and unloading.
  • the components mentioned are essentially the product container 7 (detergents, fabric softeners) and the program control panel 8, and are located in locations other than those directly facing the user.
  • the control panel 8 is set back on the upper face of the machine and the product box 7 is fixed to the inside of the door 6 of the machine.
  • the door 6 is tilted forward.
  • the height of the access threshold inside the machine is at a height 9 less than the height 10 of the upper face of the machine (modulated by the thickness of the door) corresponding to the loading threshold of a machine known.
  • the difference "d" between these two heights can be arbitrary since nothing is opposed on the front face 4, to a limitation of the height of this loading threshold.
  • the door 6 is extended by a projecting part 12 of dimensions allowing the lowered part of the front face 4 to be covered.
  • the tank 3 may not have a door, its sealing then being produced by the upper door 6 of the machine provided with the detergent box 7.
  • the opening 11 of the tank 3 can be hermetically closed, either by the product box 7 then playing the role of hermetic cover of the tank 3, or by the door 6 of the machine itself and by means of a suitable seal, the box products 7 can then be of any shape and occupy the volume between the drum 1 and the door 6 of the machine.
  • access to the interior of the machine constituted by the opening 11 of the tank 3 has a funnel shape in order to facilitate the passage of the laundry.
  • This opening can be made of synthetic materials such as polymer, for example, and be smooth, non-fouling and easily cleanable.
  • the door of the drum 1 can then be made so that its leaves come to be pressed against the walls of the opening of the tank to occupy the minimum space when the door of the drum is open.
  • the door 2 of the drum 1 can be positioned when stopped automatically or manually in the axis of passage of the laundry, that is to say at an angle o ⁇ 0 with the vertical. This allows the user to observe the bottom of the drum 1 when the door 2 is open.
  • the user has optimal access to the interior of the drum, nothing preventing the loading and unloading of the linen, he can carry out these manipulations and observe the bottom of the drum without bending over.
  • the door 6 of the machine can be provided with a window 13 of any shape allowing the user to see the drum rotate.
  • the loading threshold of the machine can be located at any height less than the height 10 of the closing plane of the door of the machine, and can also be of any shape such as for example rectilinear or rounded, or not be lowered only on one part.
  • the upper edge of the front face corresponding to the lowered loading threshold may advantageously have the shape of a boat.
  • An additional advantage of the present invention is that the horizontal edge 18 of the machine facing the user and the corners 19 thereof on the side of the user, whether the machine is open or closed, can be rounded or angled shape and thus do not risk injuring someone who would knock on it.
  • the present invention applies to washing machines and / or dryers laundry opening from above.

Abstract

The present invention relates to a clothes washing and/or drying machine with top loading and unloading of the laundry, comprising a drum (1), a chamber (3), a casing structure (4,5) whose upper face is closed by a door (6) and components (7,8) allowing it to operate, for example, as a washing product dispensing holder (7) or a control panel (8), characterised in that the level of the loading and unloading threshold (9) for the laundry is lower than the level of the closure plane of the door (6) of the machine. <IMAGE>

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La présente invention concerne une machine à laver et/ou à sécher le linge à chargement par le dessus (machine top), comportant un seuil de chargement abaissé.The present invention relates to a machine for washing and / or drying top-loading laundry (top machine), comprising a lowered loading threshold.

Une machine à laver et/ou à sécher le linge est constitué d'un tambour pouvant être entraîné en rotation et dans lequel doit être placé le linge à laver, une cuve hermétique contenant ce tambour, elle-même suspendue à la structure d'habillage de la machine qui comporte en général les composants permettant son fonctionnement tel que, tableau de commandes ou boite à produits nécessaires aux différentes phases des programmes.A washing machine and / or drying machine consists of a drum that can be rotated and in which must be placed the washing machine, an airtight tank containing this drum, itself suspended from the covering structure of the machine which generally comprises the components allowing its operation such as, control panel or product box necessary for the different phases of the programs.

Sur de telles machines, le chargement et le déchargement du linge comporte un certain nombre d'obstacles du fait de leur structure propre.On such machines, the loading and unloading of the linen involves a certain number of obstacles due to their own structure.

En effet, l'accès à l'intérieur de telles machines oblige l'utilisateur à se pencher au dessus de la structure d'habillage puisque la hauteur du seuil d'accès au tambour correspond à une hauteur proche de la hauteur standard de la machine (à épaisseur de porte près). D'autre part, pour atteindre le couvercle du tambour et l'intérieur de celui-ci l'utilisateur doit d'abord soulever le couvercle de la machine (face supérieure de la structure), puis parfois celle de la cuve. Ces portes réduisent la dimension du passage du linge et augmentent la profondeur de ce passage. De plus, elles sont autant d'obstacles (angles aigus, charnières) auxquels peut s'accrocher le linge ou se blesser l'utilisateur.Access to the interior of such machines obliges the user to bend over the covering structure since the height of the drum access threshold corresponds to a height close to the standard height of the machine. (with door thickness close). On the other hand, to reach the cover of the drum and the interior thereof, the user must first lift the cover of the machine (upper face of the structure), then sometimes that of the tank. These doors reduce the size of the laundry passage and increase the depth of this passage. In addition, they are all obstacles (acute angles, hinges) to which the laundry can hang or injure the user.

Les machines à chargement par la face avant (machines de types frontals) offrent un accès relativement grand à l'intérieur du tambour, cependant, l'utilisateur est obligé de se baisser pour le chargement et le déchargement du linge.Front-loading machines (front-type machines) offer relatively large access to the interior of the drum, however, the user is forced to bend down to load and unload the laundry.

La présente invention permet de s'affranchir de tous ces inconvénients puisque qu'elle concerne une machine ayant toute sa surface faisant face à l'utilisateur disponible au chargement et au déchargement du linge.The present invention overcomes all these drawbacks since it relates to a machine having its entire surface facing the user available for loading and unloading the laundry.

La présente invention concerne une machine à laver et/ou à sécher le linge à chargement et à déchargement du linge par le dessus telle que définie par la revendication 1.The present invention relates to a washing and / or drying machine for loading and unloading laundry from above as defined by claim 1.

La présente invention permet un chargement et un déchargement ergonomique au travers de larges sections de passage puisque toute la partie de la machine qui fait face à l'utilisateur est exclusivement aménagée pour l'accès au tambour par l'utilisateur. A cet effet, selon l'invention la porte de la machine est inclinée vers l'avant. La boîte à produits et le panneau de commande des programmes ne sont pas situés sur la partie de la machine faisant face à l'utilisateur. Cela permet notamment une totale liberté pour situer la hauteur du seuil de chargement. L'utilisateur n'a donc plus à se pencher pour avoir accès au tambour.The present invention allows ergonomic loading and unloading through large passage sections since the whole part of the machine which faces the user is exclusively designed for access to the drum by the user. To this end, according to the invention, the machine door is tilted forward. The product box and the program control panel are not located on the part of the machine facing the user. This notably allows total freedom to locate the height of the loading threshold. The user therefore no longer has to bend down to gain access to the drum.

Cet accès peut avoir une forme d'entonnoir, le seuil de chargement abaissé formant un des côtés, et faciliter ainsi le chargement et le déchargement du linge, et permettre une meilleure visibilité de l'intérieur du tambour que dans les machines connues. Cela peut être amélioré par le fait que l'ouverture du tambour peut être positionné dans l'axe de l'ouverture de la cuve, cette dernière caractéristique facilitant encore l'accès au fond du tambour.This access can have a funnel shape, the lowered loading threshold forming one of the sides, and thus facilitate the loading and unloading of the laundry, and allow better visibility of the interior of the drum than in known machines. This can be improved by the fact that the opening of the drum can be positioned in the axis of the opening of the tank, this last characteristic further facilitating access to the bottom of the drum.

La présente invention sera mieux comprise et des avantages supplémentaires apparaîtront à la lecture de la description qui va suivre illustrée par la figure 1 représentant un exemple de réalisation d'une machine selon l'invention.The present invention will be better understood and additional advantages will appear on reading the description which follows, illustrated by FIG. 1 showing an exemplary embodiment of a machine according to the invention.

Un exemple de machine à laver et/ou à sécher selon l'invention comporte une cuve 3, un tambour 1 muni d'une porte 2. Cet ensemble est enfermé dans une structure d'habillage comportant une face avant 4, une face latérale 5, une face arrière et une autre face latérale non visible sur la figure. L'accès à l'intérieur de la machine s'effectue par une ouverture réalisée sur sa face supérieure par l'intermédiaire d'une porte 6.An example of a washing and / or drying machine according to the invention comprises a tank 3, a drum 1 provided with a door 2. This assembly is enclosed in a covering structure comprising a front face 4, a lateral face 5 , a rear face and another lateral face not visible in the figure. Access to the interior of the machine is via an opening made on its upper face by means of a door 6.

L'invention consiste à laisser toute la partie avant de la machine faisant face à l'utilisateur, libre de tous composants mécaniques, électriques ou électromécaniques, afin de permettre l'utilisation totale de ce volume pour le chargement et le déchargement. Les composants cités sont essentiellement la boîte à produits 7 (lessives, assouplissants) et le panneau de commande des programmes 8, et sont situés à des emplacements autres que ceux faisant face directement à l'utilisateur. Dans l'exemple de réalisation de l'invention représenté sur la figure 1, le panneau de commande 8 est situé en retrait sur la face supérieure de la machine et la boîte à produits 7 est fixée sur l'intérieur de la porte 6 de la machine. Une des caractéristiques principales de l'invention est que la porte 6 est inclinée vers l'avant. La hauteur du seuil d'accès à l'intérieur de la machine est à une hauteur 9 inférieure à la hauteur 10 de la face supérieure de la machine (modulée par l'épaisseur de la porte) correspondant au seuil de chargement d'une machine connue. La différence "d" entre ces deux hauteurs peut être quelconque puisque rien ne s'oppose sur la face avant 4, à une limitation de la hauteur de ce seuil de chargement. La porte 6 est prolongée par une partie en saillie 12 de dimensions permettant le recouvrement de la partie abaissée de la face avant 4.The invention consists in leaving the entire front part of the machine facing the user, free of all mechanical, electrical or electromechanical components, in order to allow the total use of this volume for loading and unloading. The components mentioned are essentially the product container 7 (detergents, fabric softeners) and the program control panel 8, and are located in locations other than those directly facing the user. In the embodiment of the invention shown in FIG. 1, the control panel 8 is set back on the upper face of the machine and the product box 7 is fixed to the inside of the door 6 of the machine. One of the main features of the invention is that the door 6 is tilted forward. The height of the access threshold inside the machine is at a height 9 less than the height 10 of the upper face of the machine (modulated by the thickness of the door) corresponding to the loading threshold of a machine known. The difference "d" between these two heights can be arbitrary since nothing is opposed on the front face 4, to a limitation of the height of this loading threshold. The door 6 is extended by a projecting part 12 of dimensions allowing the lowered part of the front face 4 to be covered.

Une autre caractéristique importante de l'invention est que la cuve 3 peut ne pas comporter de porte, son étanchéité etant alors réalisée par la porte supérieure 6 de la machine munie de la boîte de lessive 7. En effet l'ouverture 11 de la cuve 3 peut être fermée hermétiquement, soit par la boîte à produits 7 jouant alors le rôle de couvercle hermétique de la cuve 3, soit par la porte 6 de la machine elle-même et par l'intermédiaire d'un joint adéquat, la boîte à produits 7 pouvant alors être de forme quelconque et occuper le volume entre le tambour 1 et la porte 6 de la machine.Another important characteristic of the invention is that the tank 3 may not have a door, its sealing then being produced by the upper door 6 of the machine provided with the detergent box 7. In fact the opening 11 of the tank 3 can be hermetically closed, either by the product box 7 then playing the role of hermetic cover of the tank 3, or by the door 6 of the machine itself and by means of a suitable seal, the box products 7 can then be of any shape and occupy the volume between the drum 1 and the door 6 of the machine.

Avantageusement, l'accès à l'intérieur de la machine constitué par l'ouverture 11 de la cuve 3 a une forme d'entonnoir afin de faciliter le passage du linge. Cette ouverture peut être réalisée en matériaux de synthèse type polymère par exemple, et être lisse, non encrassable et facilement nettoyable. Le portillon du tambour 1 peut alors être réalisé de maniére à ce que ses battants viennent se plaquer contre les parois de l'ouverture de la cuve pour occuper le minimum de place lorsque le portillon du tambour est ouvert. Pour améliorer encore ce passage, le portillon 2 du tambour 1 peut être positionné à l'arrêt automatiquement ou manuellement dans l'axe de passage du linge c'est à dire en faisant un angle o ≧ 0 avec la verticale. Cela permet à l'utilisateur l'observation du fond du tambour 1 lorsque le portillon 2 est ouvert.Advantageously, access to the interior of the machine constituted by the opening 11 of the tank 3 has a funnel shape in order to facilitate the passage of the laundry. This opening can be made of synthetic materials such as polymer, for example, and be smooth, non-fouling and easily cleanable. The door of the drum 1 can then be made so that its leaves come to be pressed against the walls of the opening of the tank to occupy the minimum space when the door of the drum is open. To further improve this passage, the door 2 of the drum 1 can be positioned when stopped automatically or manually in the axis of passage of the laundry, that is to say at an angle o ≧ 0 with the vertical. This allows the user to observe the bottom of the drum 1 when the door 2 is open.

Ainsi, l'utilisateur a un accès optimal à l'intérieur du tambour, rien ne venant faire obstacle au chargement et au déchargement du linge, il peut effectuer ces manipulations et observer le fond du tambour sans se pencher.Thus, the user has optimal access to the interior of the drum, nothing preventing the loading and unloading of the linen, he can carry out these manipulations and observe the bottom of the drum without bending over.

La porte 6 de la machine peut être munie d'une vitre 13 de forme quelconque permettant à l'utilisateur de voir le tambour tourner.The door 6 of the machine can be provided with a window 13 of any shape allowing the user to see the drum rotate.

Le seuil de chargement de la machine peut être situé à une hauteur quelconque inférieure à la hauteur 10 du plan de fermeture de la porte de la machine, et peut aussi être de forme quelconque comme par exemple de forme rectiligne ou arrondie, ou n'être abaissé que sur une seule partie. Le bord supérieur de la face avant correspondant au seuil abaissé de chargement peut avoir avantageusement une forme de bateau.The loading threshold of the machine can be located at any height less than the height 10 of the closing plane of the door of the machine, and can also be of any shape such as for example rectilinear or rounded, or not be lowered only on one part. The upper edge of the front face corresponding to the lowered loading threshold may advantageously have the shape of a boat.

Un avantage supplémentaire de la présente invention est que le bord horizontal 18 de la machine faisant face à l'utilisateur et les coins 19 de celle-ci du coté de l'utilisateur, que la machine soient ouverte ou fermée, peuvent être arrondis ou de forme coudée et ainsi ne pas risquer de blesser quelqu'un qui viendrait si cogner.An additional advantage of the present invention is that the horizontal edge 18 of the machine facing the user and the corners 19 thereof on the side of the user, whether the machine is open or closed, can be rounded or angled shape and thus do not risk injuring someone who would knock on it.

La présente invention s'applique à des machines à laver et/ou à sécher le linge à ouverture par le dessus.The present invention applies to washing machines and / or dryers laundry opening from above.

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Machine à laver et/ou à sécher le linge à chargement et à déchargement du linge par le dessus, comportant un tambour (1), une cuve (3), une structure d'habillage (4, 5) dont la face supérieure est fermée par une porte (6), une boîte à produits (7) et un panneau de commande (8), caractérisée en ce que pour faciliter le chargement et le déchargement du linge, la porte (6) est inclinée vers l'avant, la boîte à produits et le panneau de commande des programmes n'étant pas situés sur la partie de la machine faisant face à l'utilisateur.Washing and / or drying machine for loading and unloading laundry from above, comprising a drum (1), a tank (3), a covering structure (4, 5), the upper face of which is closed by a door (6), a product box (7) and a control panel (8), characterized in that to facilitate loading and unloading of the laundry, the door (6) is tilted forward, the product box and program control panel not located on the part of the machine facing the user. Machine selon la revendication 1 caractérisé en ce que la hauteur de la face (4) de la structure d'habillage de la machine faisant face à l'utilisateur est inférieure aux autres faces (5) de la structure d'habillage de la machine.Machine according to claim 1 characterized in that the height of the face (4) of the covering structure of the machine facing the user is less than the other faces (5) of the covering structure of the machine. Machine selon la revendication 1 ou 2 caractérisé en ce que la boîte à produits (7) est située sur la face intérieure de la porte (6) de la structure d'habillage de la machine.Machine according to claim 1 or 2 characterized in that the product container (7) is located on the inside of the door (6) of the machine covering structure. Machine selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes caractérisée en ce que le panneau de commande (8) est situé à l'arrière de la face supérieure (6) de la machine.Machine according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the control panel (8) is located at the rear of the upper face (6) of the machine. Machine selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4 caractérisé en ce que la fermeture hermétique de la cuve (2) est assurée par la porte (6) de la machine.Machine according to any one of Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the hermetic closure of the tank (2) is ensured by the door (6) of the machine. Machine selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4 caractérisé en ce que la fermeture hermétique de la cuve (2) est assurée par la boîte à produits (7).Machine according to any one of Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the hermetic closure of the tank (2) is ensured by the product container (7). Machine selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes caractérisée en ce que l'accès à l'intérieur de la machine (11) a une forme d'entonnoir.Machine according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the access to the interior of the machine (11) has the form of a funnel. Machine selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes caractérisé en ce que le bord supérieur abaissé de la face (4) de la machine faisant face à l'utilisateur a une forme de bateau.Machine according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lowered upper edge of the face (4) of the machine facing the user has the shape of a boat. Machine selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes caractérisée en ce que le portillon (2) du tambour (1) est orienté automatiquement ou manuellement dans l'axe de l'ouverture (11) de la cuve (2).Machine according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the door (2) of the drum (1) is oriented automatically or manually in the axis of the opening (11) of the tank (2). Machine selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes caractérisée en ce que la porte (6) de la machine est munie d'une vitre (13).Machine according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the door (6) of the machine is provided with a window (13). Machine selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes caractérisée en ce que le bord horizontal (18) de la machine faisant face à l'utilisateur est arrondi ou coudé.Machine according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the horizontal edge (18) of the machine facing the user is rounded or bent.
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