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EP1598472A1
EP1598472A1 EP04102177A EP04102177A EP1598472A1 EP 1598472 A1 EP1598472 A1 EP 1598472A1 EP 04102177 A EP04102177 A EP 04102177A EP 04102177 A EP04102177 A EP 04102177A EP 1598472 A1 EP1598472 A1 EP 1598472A1
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drum
washing machine
front wall
cabinet
porthole
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Paul Flowers
Alexandre Barros Neves
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Electrolux Home Products Corp NV
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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
    • D06F23/00—Washing machines with receptacles, e.g. perforated, having a rotary movement, e.g. oscillatory movement, the receptacle serving both for washing and for centrifugally separating water from the laundry 
    • D06F23/06—Washing machines with receptacles, e.g. perforated, having a rotary movement, e.g. oscillatory movement, the receptacle serving both for washing and for centrifugally separating water from the laundry  and rotating or oscillating about an inclined axis
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to a washing machine for clothes and the like having an improved ergonomy and a better capability to be fitted into an assembly of other domestic appliances or furniture.
  • washing machines comprising a cylindrical drum having an axis which is inclined in respect to the horizontal in order to facilitate the loading and unloading of clothing items into and out of the washing machine.
  • the drum is thus inclined upwardly toward the body of the user who can see the inside of the drum and has to bend less than in a conventional washing machine to operate the loading and unloading.
  • WO 99/54539 discloses a washing machine of the type described above, which is produced by Electrolux Zanussi S.p.A. with the commercial name "Jetsy"; this washing machine has an inclined drum and an upper portion of the front wall of the cabinet which follows the inclination of the drum, so that the porthole of the drum is flush with the front wall; the lower portion of the front wall has a convex shape to progressively recede into the lateral dimension of the base, which has the same size of the top.
  • a major drawback of this arrangement is that the front wall protrudes from the vertical plane, thus rendering difficult to fit the washing machine in a assembly line of other domestic appliances or pieces of furnitures having a vertical front wall.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a washing machine having an improved ergonomy and capability to fit into other appliances which is capable of being manufactured at competitive costs with the use of existing techniques and equipments.
  • a washing machine 1 comprises a cabinet 2 having vertical sidewalls 3, a vertical rear wall 4 and a front wall 7.
  • a cylindrical drum 5, shown in dotted lines in Figure 1, is housed inside the cabinet 2 such that its axis A is arranged inclined in respect to the horizontal, generally defined by the supporting surface 6 of the washing machine 1.
  • the access to the drum 5 is allowed by an opening in the front wall 7; a porthole 8 hinged to the cabinet 2 is adapted to close the opening.
  • the porthole 8 and a portion 9 of the cabinet 2 having a surface 10 abutting the porthole 8 and surrounding the opening of the drum 5 are arranged inclined along the same axis A of the drum 5, such that the porthole 8 and its abutting surface 10 lies in a plane which is arranged at substantially 90° in respect to the axis A; this arrangement allows the portion 9 and the corresponding porthole 8 to protrude to a small extent from the remaining main portion 11 of the front wall 7, which is arranged vertical in respect to the supporting surface 6; an upper portion 12 of the front wall 7 housing a control panel may be also inclined to facilitate reading the display by the user.
  • the inclined arrangement of the drum 5 and of the porthole 8 in combination with the substantial vertical arrangement of the front wall 7, with the exception of the portion 9 surrounding the opening of the drum 5 and abutting the porthole 8, enable the washing machine to protrude to a considerably limited extent in an assembly line of other domestic appliances or furniture having a vertical front wall, thus allowing an easier fit of the washing machine into the said assembly line maintaining at the same time unchanged the characteristics of an improved ergonomy thanks to the inclined drum 5 and porthole 8.
  • the portion 9 surrounding the opening of the drum 5 can be obtained separately from the cabinet 2, such that the vertical main portion 11 of the front wall 7 can be used indifferently to mount either a horizontal or an inclined drum and porthole, with evident advantages both at the manufacturing stage, thanks to the increased flexibility, and for the storage of cabinet pieces, which require less space than storing two front walls having a different geometrical shape.
  • washing machine may of course be the subject of a number of modifications and variants without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • materials used to manufacture the washing machine of the present invention, as well as the sizes thereof, may each time be selected so as to more appropriately meet the particular requirements or suit the particular application, again without departing from the scope of the present invention.

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Cited By (2)

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WO2013032262A3 (fr) * 2011-08-31 2013-06-13 Lg Electronics Inc. Appareil pour traiter le linge
GB2535452B (en) * 2015-02-10 2021-01-27 Ebac Ltd Washing machines and other domestic appliances

Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2736942A1 (fr) * 1995-07-21 1997-01-24 Ciapem Lave-linge ou seche-linge a chargement frontal
WO1999054539A1 (fr) * 1998-04-20 1999-10-28 Electrolux Zanussi S.P.A. Lave-linge a usage domestique
EP1069228A2 (fr) * 1999-07-15 2001-01-17 CANDY S.p.A. Machine à laver à chargement frontal avec cuve basculable
EP1233100A1 (fr) * 2001-01-26 2002-08-21 CANDY S.p.A. Machine à laver domestique avec deux compartiments

Patent Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2736942A1 (fr) * 1995-07-21 1997-01-24 Ciapem Lave-linge ou seche-linge a chargement frontal
WO1999054539A1 (fr) * 1998-04-20 1999-10-28 Electrolux Zanussi S.P.A. Lave-linge a usage domestique
EP1069228A2 (fr) * 1999-07-15 2001-01-17 CANDY S.p.A. Machine à laver à chargement frontal avec cuve basculable
EP1233100A1 (fr) * 2001-01-26 2002-08-21 CANDY S.p.A. Machine à laver domestique avec deux compartiments

Cited By (16)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2013032262A3 (fr) * 2011-08-31 2013-06-13 Lg Electronics Inc. Appareil pour traiter le linge
EP2565314A3 (fr) * 2011-08-31 2013-09-04 LG Electronics, Inc. Appareil de traitement du linge
EP2586902A3 (fr) * 2011-08-31 2013-09-04 LG Electronics, Inc. Appareil de traitement du linge
WO2013032263A3 (fr) * 2011-08-31 2013-11-28 Lg Electronics Inc. Appareil pour traiter le linge
CN103781962A (zh) * 2011-08-31 2014-05-07 Lg电子株式会社 衣物处理设备
CN103781961A (zh) * 2011-08-31 2014-05-07 Lg电子株式会社 衣物处理设备
JP2014527448A (ja) * 2011-08-31 2014-10-16 エルジー エレクトロニクス インコーポレイティド 衣類処理装置
RU2563768C1 (ru) * 2011-08-31 2015-09-20 ЭлДжи ЭЛЕКТРОНИКС ИНК. Устройство для обработки белья
CN103781961B (zh) * 2011-08-31 2016-05-04 Lg电子株式会社 衣物处理设备
CN105734917A (zh) * 2011-08-31 2016-07-06 Lg电子株式会社 洗衣装置
US9388523B2 (en) 2011-08-31 2016-07-12 Lg Electronics Inc. Laundry treating apparatus
US9631312B2 (en) 2011-08-31 2017-04-25 Lg Electronics Inc. Laundry treating apparatus having a cabinet with an inclined portion
CN103781962B (zh) * 2011-08-31 2017-05-10 Lg电子株式会社 衣物处理设备
US10273624B2 (en) 2011-08-31 2019-04-30 Lg Electronics Inc. Laundry treating apparatus having holding portion and detergent introduction portion
CN105734917B (zh) * 2011-08-31 2019-10-18 Lg电子株式会社 洗衣装置
GB2535452B (en) * 2015-02-10 2021-01-27 Ebac Ltd Washing machines and other domestic appliances

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