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

[0008] The object of the invention is to make available a method and a simple device for wet treatment of laundry, in particular a washer-extractor, with which at least the loading and unloading can take place at different pivot positions of the drum and / or the drum can be loaded with the greatest possible quantity of laundry or other items.

[0009] This object is achieved by a device, 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, characterized in that the inner drum has a single front-end opening, and a door is assigned where appropriate to this opening. Accordingly, the drum or each drum has only a single opening, which can be closed where appropriate by a separate door. Compared to conventional devices, in particular those where the drum has two openings, each of which has to be closed by its own door, this device is of a much simpler design and is therefore less expensive to produce, because it requires only the single opening in each drum (outer drum and inner drum) and, where necessary, only a single door for closing the opening.

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 treated, only a limited quantity can be accommodated in the drum, because stiff laundry or items quite quickly fill the inner space of the drum and then do not permit any further loading.

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