Device and method for wet treating laundry

Abstract

The washer-extractor (41) having only a single front-end opening (13) of the drums (12, 14). This opening (13) is used for loading and also unloading. The openings (13, 15) can be closed by a door (46). The door (46) can be separated from the drums (12, 14). In addition, the door (46) does not co-rotate when the inner drum (12) is rotationally driven for washing and spinning the laundry. A washer-extractor (41) of this type is characterized by its simple design and by a reliable sealing effected by the door (46), particularly when the washer-extractor (41) is arranged in the dividing wall (43).

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Technical Field [0002] The invention relates to a device for wet treatment of laundry, in particular a washer-extractor with an inner drum which is rotationally driven about a rotation axis and can preferably pivot about at least one pivot axis extending transversely with respect to the rotation axis and which receives the laundry that is to be treated, the inner drum having at least one front-end opening, with an inner drum which is rotationally driven about a rotation axis and can preferably pivot about at least one pivot axis extending transversely with respect to the rotation axis and which receives the laundry that is to be treated, and a preferably stationary drum housing surrounding the inner drum, and with an inner drum which is rotationally driven about a rotation axis and can preferably pivot about at least one pivot axis extending transversely with respect to the rotation axis and which receives the laundry that is to be treated, and ...

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Benefits of technology

[0024] A method for achieving the aforementioned object comprises an inner drum that can be driven in rotation about a rotation axis and is loaded with the laundry or other items that are to be treated, and the laundry or other items are then washed and preferably spin-dried, characterized in that loading is carried out with the rotation axis of the inner drum perpendicular or inclined relative to the perpendicular, and, during loading, the inner drum is driven in rotation at least intermittently about the rotation axis. Accordingly, the loading is carried out with the rotation axis of the inner drum perpendicular or inclined relative to the perpendicular, and the inner drum is driven in rotation during loading, specifically throughout the entire loading operation or during only part of the loading operation. This method allows the inner drum to be loaded with a relatively large quantity of laundry. In particular, the method according to the invention allows the inner drum to be loaded with a much larger quantity of stiff items, for example carpets or mats, compared to loading when the inner drum is stationary.

[0025] According to a preferred development of the method, the inner drum is loaded while rotating at a speed of rotation wh

Problems solved by technology

In practice, the known devices have proven problematic during loading.

Particularly when stiff articles of laundry or items such as carpets and dirt-collecting mats are to be treate

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