EP0183176A2 - Method for assembling a laundry dryer - Google Patents
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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
- D06F58/00—Domestic laundry dryers
- D06F58/02—Domestic laundry dryers having dryer drums rotating about a horizontal axis
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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
- D06F58/00—Domestic laundry dryers
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- the present invention relates to a method for the assembly of a laundry dryer of the type for domestic use comprising a rotatable drum for containing the laundry to be dried and adapted to have heated air circulated therethrough.
- Known laundry dryers have a housing composed of suitably cut metal sheet sections bent to the required shape and connected to one another as by welding or by means of screws, rivets or similar fastener means.
- the latter For mounting the functional elements inside the housing, the latter has to have at least one open side which is finally to be closed by a suitable wall.
- This construction is designed for the assembly of the various component on an assembly line advancing at a predetermined pace.
- the assembly operation is thusrigidly restricted to a given sequence, resulting in considerable complications with regard to the overall assembly operation, and particularly with regard to any modifications required when switching over to the assembly of laundry dryers of a different type.
- the concept of the invention proceeds from the recognition that all of the functional elements of a laundry dryer, with the exception of the drum, can be directly mounted on the walls of the housing.
- the novel assembly method according to the invention is thus characterized in that the walls of the housing are at first hingedly connected to one another and subsequently disposed so as to extend in a common plane, that the functional elements of the laundry dryer are subsequently mounted on the respective housing walls, that the housing walls are then angularly displaced about the respective hinged connections, and that finally, after the drum has been inserted, the housing is completed by connecting the free edges of the housing walls to one another.
- the functional elements may be mounted on only three housing walls, namely, the front wall, the rear wall, and the bottom wall, in which case the sidewalls may be formed separately to be added in a final phase of the assembly operation for completing the housing of the laundry dryer.
- the front wall 10, rear wall 11, bottom wall 12 and sidewalls 13 and 14 are formed of sheet metal and connected to one another by means of hinges 15, whereupon they are disposed so as to extend in a common plane as shown in fig. 1.
- the functional elements of the laundry dryer are mounted on walls 10, 11 and 12.
- an air duct portion 17 and a drum mounting flange 19 are mounted on front wall 10.
- An air heater assembly 18 is mounted on rear wall 11, and a blower 20 with its motor 21 is mounted on bottom wall 12 together with a further air duct portion 22.
- These functional elements are of course connected to respective control and monitoring elements (not shown) which are likewise mounted during this phase of the assembly operation.
- the housing walls are angularly displaced about their hinges as indicated by the arrow F in fig. 2, whereupon the drum (not shown) is inserted and the housing is completed by connecting the free edges of the walls to one another with the aid of suitable fastener means such as screws, snap-fit coupling elements or the like.
- Figs. 3 and 4 show a modification of the method according to the invention.
- only front wall 10, rear wall 11 and bottom wall 12 are initially connected to one another and disposed so as to extend in a common plane.
- the functional elements of the laundry dryer are then mounted on these three walls in the same manner as in the first embodiment.
- walls 10, 11 and 12 are rotated about their respective hinges, whereupon the drum 30 is mounted between front wall 10 and rear wall 11 and operatively connected to motor 21 by a transmission belt 31.
- the housing is finally completed by adding sidewalls 13 and 14 as for example by inserting them into simple guides (not shown) formed along respective sides of walls 10 and 11.
- the method according to the invention may also be advantageously employed for a so-called assembly kit system involving completion of the assembly at the point of sale of the laundry dryer.
- all of the components may be individually packed and shipped at the manufacturing plant to be readily assembled at the time the laundry dryer is sold. This results in a reduction of shipping costs and a simplification of storage of the finished product while permitting certain variations or different models of the laundry dryer to be assembled as requested by the customer.
- the drum 30 of the laundry dryer may be of a telescoping construction comprising a number of nested annular elements so as to reduce its dimensions for shipping and storage. A drum of this type is then extended to its full length during the assembly operations. This feature is made possible by the fact that the drum is not to be filled with a liquid, so that the problem of providing a seal between the annular elements of the drum is readily overcome by the use of simple and conventional sealing elements such as rubber rings or the like.
- the laundry dryer may also be equipped with a working table top (not shown) closing the top of the housing.
- the working table top may also be hinged to one of the walls to be rotatable about its respective hinges in the manner described for closing the top of the housing.
- the laundry dryer may finally,be completed by the provision of a control panel and a iront door (not shown in the drawings) styled to give the finished laundry dryer the desired appearance.
Abstract
Description
- The present invention relates to a method for the assembly of a laundry dryer of the type for domestic use comprising a rotatable drum for containing the laundry to be dried and adapted to have heated air circulated therethrough.
- Known laundry dryers have a housing composed of suitably cut metal sheet sections bent to the required shape and connected to one another as by welding or by means of screws, rivets or similar fastener means.
- For mounting the functional elements inside the housing, the latter has to have at least one open side which is finally to be closed by a suitable wall.
- This construction is designed for the assembly of the various component on an assembly line advancing at a predetermined pace.
- The assembly operation is thusrigidly restricted to a given sequence, resulting in considerable complications with regard to the overall assembly operation, and particularly with regard to any modifications required when switching over to the assembly of laundry dryers of a different type.
- It is therefore an object of the invention to propose a method for the assembly of a laundry dryer, which permits the entire assembly operation to be carried out at a single working station with the greatest operational flexibility and the possibility ofdiversification of the production with the optimized employ of automatized production equipment.
- The concept of the invention proceeds from the recognition that all of the functional elements of a laundry dryer, with the exception of the drum, can be directly mounted on the walls of the housing.
- The novel assembly method according to the invention is thus characterized in that the walls of the housing are at first hingedly connected to one another and subsequently disposed so as to extend in a common plane, that the functional elements of the laundry dryer are subsequently mounted on the respective housing walls, that the housing walls are then angularly displaced about the respective hinged connections, and that finally, after the drum has been inserted, the housing is completed by connecting the free edges of the housing walls to one another.
- Alternatively, the functional elements may be mounted on only three housing walls, namely, the front wall, the rear wall, and the bottom wall, in which case the sidewalls may be formed separately to be added in a final phase of the assembly operation for completing the housing of the laundry dryer.
- The objects and characteristics of the invention will become more clearly evident from the following description, given by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
- fig. 1 shows a diagrammatical top plan view of a laundry dryer at an early phase of its assembly,
- fig. 2 shows a perspective view of the completely assembled laundry dryer, and
- figs. 3 and 4 show illustrations corresponding to figs. 1 and 2, respectively, of a laundry dryer assembled according to an alternative method.
- The procedure for assembling a laundry dryer according to the method of the invention will be immediately evident from a survey of figs. 1 and 2.
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front wall 10,rear wall 11,bottom wall 12 andsidewalls hinges 15, whereupon they are disposed so as to extend in a common plane as shown in fig. 1. - Subsequently the functional elements of the laundry dryer are mounted on
walls air duct portion 17 and adrum mounting flange 19 are mounted onfront wall 10. Anair heater assembly 18 is mounted onrear wall 11, and ablower 20 with itsmotor 21 is mounted onbottom wall 12 together with a furtherair duct portion 22. These functional elements are of course connected to respective control and monitoring elements (not shown) which are likewise mounted during this phase of the assembly operation. By making use of the described coplanar arrangement of the housing walls, this system is ideally suited for carrying out the assembly operations at a single working station and permits the application of the most advanced automatized techniques. - After the functional elements have been mounted in the manner described, the housing walls are angularly displaced about their hinges as indicated by the arrow F in fig. 2, whereupon the drum (not shown) is inserted and the housing is completed by connecting the free edges of the walls to one another with the aid of suitable fastener means such as screws, snap-fit coupling elements or the like.
- Figs. 3 and 4 show a modification of the method according to the invention. In this embodiment, only
front wall 10,rear wall 11 andbottom wall 12 are initially connected to one another and disposed so as to extend in a common plane. The functional elements of the laundry dryer are then mounted on these three walls in the same manner as in the first embodiment. Subsequentlywalls drum 30 is mounted betweenfront wall 10 andrear wall 11 and operatively connected tomotor 21 by atransmission belt 31. The housing is finally completed by addingsidewalls walls - It is to be pointed out that the method according to the invention may also be advantageously employed for a so- called assembly kit system involving completion of the assembly at the point of sale of the laundry dryer. In this case, all of the components may be individually packed and shipped at the manufacturing plant to be readily assembled at the time the laundry dryer is sold. This results in a reduction of shipping costs and a simplification of storage of the finished product while permitting certain variations or different models of the laundry dryer to be assembled as requested by the customer.
- In this context it is finally to be noted that the
drum 30 of the laundry dryer (fig. 4) may be of a telescoping construction comprising a number of nested annular elements so as to reduce its dimensions for shipping and storage. A drum of this type is then extended to its full length during the assembly operations. This feature is made possible by the fact that the drum is not to be filled with a liquid, so that the problem of providing a seal between the annular elements of the drum is readily overcome by the use of simple and conventional sealing elements such as rubber rings or the like. - The laundry dryer may also be equipped with a working table top (not shown) closing the top of the housing. Irrespective of the type of the laundry dryer thus assembled, the working table top may also be hinged to one of the walls to be rotatable about its respective hinges in the manner described for closing the top of the housing.
- The laundry dryer may finally,be completed by the provision of a control panel and a iront door (not shown in the drawings) styled to give the finished laundry dryer the desired appearance.
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Priority Applications (1)
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AT85114717T ATE50808T1 (en) | 1984-11-23 | 1985-11-19 | METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A TUMBLE DRYER. |
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IT4572684 | 1984-11-23 | ||
IT45726/84A IT1181079B (en) | 1984-11-23 | 1984-11-23 | PROCEDURE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF TOWELS |
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EP0183176A2 true EP0183176A2 (en) | 1986-06-04 |
EP0183176A3 EP0183176A3 (en) | 1987-08-19 |
EP0183176B1 EP0183176B1 (en) | 1990-03-07 |
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EP85114717A Expired - Lifetime EP0183176B1 (en) | 1984-11-23 | 1985-11-19 | Method for assembling a laundry dryer |
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DE (1) | DE3576374D1 (en) |
IT (1) | IT1181079B (en) |
Cited By (3)
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GB2292391A (en) * | 1994-08-18 | 1996-02-21 | Mitsubishi Electric Corp | Frame structure of a washing machine |
DE102005013052A1 (en) * | 2005-03-18 | 2006-09-21 | BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH | Clothes drying machine |
US7946054B2 (en) | 2005-03-18 | 2011-05-24 | Bsh Bosch Und Siemens Hausgeraete Gmbh | Front assembly for a tumble dryer |
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DE2227207A1 (en) * | 1971-02-15 | 1974-01-10 | Fisher & Paykel | LAUNDRY DRYERS |
DE2722971A1 (en) * | 1976-05-21 | 1977-12-01 | Thomson Brandt | LAUNDRY DRYERS |
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DE2227207A1 (en) * | 1971-02-15 | 1974-01-10 | Fisher & Paykel | LAUNDRY DRYERS |
DE2722971A1 (en) * | 1976-05-21 | 1977-12-01 | Thomson Brandt | LAUNDRY DRYERS |
Cited By (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB2292391A (en) * | 1994-08-18 | 1996-02-21 | Mitsubishi Electric Corp | Frame structure of a washing machine |
GB2292391B (en) * | 1994-08-18 | 1997-10-22 | Mitsubishi Electric Corp | Frame structure of a washing machine |
DE102005013052A1 (en) * | 2005-03-18 | 2006-09-21 | BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH | Clothes drying machine |
US7946054B2 (en) | 2005-03-18 | 2011-05-24 | Bsh Bosch Und Siemens Hausgeraete Gmbh | Front assembly for a tumble dryer |
US7946057B2 (en) | 2005-03-18 | 2011-05-24 | Bsh Bosch Und Siemens Hausgeraete Gmbh | Clothes dryer |
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EP0183176B1 (en) | 1990-03-07 |
DE3576374D1 (en) | 1990-04-12 |
ATE50808T1 (en) | 1990-03-15 |
IT1181079B (en) | 1987-09-23 |
EP0183176A3 (en) | 1987-08-19 |
IT8445726A1 (en) | 1986-05-23 |
IT8445726A0 (en) | 1984-11-23 |
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