A STACKING DEVICE AND THE HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES IT IS USED WITH.

Abstract

This invention is a lower household appliance (100) with two front legs (102) and two rear legs (103). Two side supports (3), suitable for stacking the upper household appliance (101), At least one lower connection (4) suitable for attachment to the lower household appliance (100) and the upper household appliance 10 (101) containing at least two upper rear linkages (5) suitable for attaching the rear legs (103). It is related to the stacking apparatus (1).

Description

1 TARIFF A STACKING DEVICE AND THE HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES IT IS USED WITH. This invention is a stacking system that allows household appliances to be attached to each other when stacked on top of each other. It is related to the device. 5 Household appliances, in particular, such as washing machines and tumble dryers. Household appliances with similar functions should be placed preferably in the same room. They are used. However, these household appliances create a large space when placed side by side. It occupies floor space and causes dissatisfaction among users. This 10 Therefore, stacking devices that allow household appliances to be stacked on top of each other This method is frequently preferred. Household appliances that are stacked on top of each other... In cases where their depths differ, ensuring a balanced settlement is possible. Stacking brackets suitable for connecting household appliances of different depths are also available. It has been developed. One of the stacking devices included in the known technology is 15 for household appliances. allowing at least one of the connection points to be adjusted in the depth direction These are sliding stacking devices. Sliding stacking devices can be stacked on top of each other. Thanks to their ability to be adjusted according to the depth of the household appliances to be placed, each one Stacking apparatus in different sizes with different configurations for different depths It meets the need and provides producers with ease of production and storage. 20 However, these sliding structures increase production costs due to their complex design. increasing the depth of household appliances that can be stacked on top of each other. In various situations, it becomes dysfunctional, leading to unnecessary costs. For this reason, different Simple and low-cost solutions that allow household appliances to be stacked on top of each other at depth. A stacking device is needed. 25 In the European patent EP2941500, which falls under the prior art, the depth A stacking device with a sliding mechanism that allows for adjustment is described. 2 The purpose of this invention is to allow household appliances of varying depths to be stacked on top of each other. The goal is to obtain a suitable, simple, and low-cost stacking apparatus. The stacking carried out to achieve the purpose of this invention and described in the claims. The device is a 5 of a household appliance that has two front legs and two rear legs supporting its chassis. It is suitable for use by placing it on top of another household appliance and securing it there. From one front leg of the upper appliance to the aligned rear leg, in the direction of depth. two extending side supports, preferably with a front section connecting the side supports at their front ends. to be attached to the lower household appliance located on the support, side support or front support. Suitable for at least one lower connection and for connection to the front feet of the upper household appliance (10). at least two upper front mounts, located on the side support, on the rear feet of the upper household appliance It must have at least two suitable upper rear attachments and at least one of the side supports. Suitable for detachable connection, to one of the rear feet of the upper household appliance. It includes an extension element with at least two additional upper rear connections for attachment. If the stacked household appliances have depths compatible with each other, the upper appliance is 15. from the front legs of the device to the upper front connection and from the rear legs to the upper rear connection It is attached and since an extension element is not needed, the extension element is attached to the side supports. It is not stuck. The top appliance among the stacked appliances is too deep. and consequently, when the distance between the hind legs and the front legs is too great, The extension element is attached to the side support, and the rear legs of the upper appliance are attached to the extension element 20. It is attached to the additional upper rear connections on it. In this way, on the side supports The position of the upper rear connections is based on the minimum depth of the upper home appliance. positioned and stacked where the upper household appliance has more depth Depending on the needs of the situation, the use of extension elements is ensured. Thus, Stacking apparatus design used for stacking household appliances of all depths 25 By standardizing processes, material consumption and production costs have been reduced. In one application of the invention, at least one retaining part is placed on at least one of the side supports. It is located and the extension element can be attached and detached from the holder part using a form-fit system. It contains at least one interlocking section suitable for connection in this manner. Thus, extension 30 3 The element needs a screw or other fastener to connect to the side support. This process was carried out discreetly, resulting in assembly and cost advantages. In another application of the invention, the retaining part is perpendicular to the depth direction of household appliances. It includes at least one guide extending along the vertical axis, and the extension element is mounted on the support, 5 The fitting is installed by sliding it along the vertical axis so that the guide bar is inserted into it. This This prevents the extension element from moving along the horizontal axis, ensuring easy and safe operation. The connection is provided. In one application of the invention, the extension element has at least one additional upper rear connection on each of the 10 It includes at least two independent fuselages, each with its own side support. Suitable for attachment to the rear end, far from the front support, by being detachable. It is structured in such a way that the structure of the extension element is simplified and its assembly is made easier. This has been simplified. As a result, material costs have been reduced and production has been made easier. has been provided. 15 In one application of the invention, the bodies are designed to be attached to the retaining part of a side support. a front face having at least one interlocking section and sides located on the opposite faces of the front face, an attachment that has the same structure as the retaining part of the support in a substantial way It has a retaining section. Each of the bodies has an additional upper rear attachment. 20 They are joined together in such a way that the connecting part of one is attached to the additional retaining part of the other. It is suitable for connection. This allows the upper household appliance to have a much greater depth. In this case, the length of the extension element can be adjusted according to need by connecting multiple bodies end-to-end. It can be extended even further depending on the circumstances. In one application of the invention, the additional upper rear attachment grips one leg of the upper home appliance. It has a recessed slot suitable for insertion. The back of the upper home appliance. The feet fit into slots for the additional upper rear connections on the extension element. It is positioned and connected to the extension element. In this way, the upper household appliance and the extension are connected. The connection between the components has been ensured to be secure and easy. 30 4 In one application of the invention, additional upper rear connections mount a rear foot of the upper household appliance. at least one of them that rests on the foot from above while inside, restricting the foot from coming out of the socket. It includes a stopper. Thanks to the stopper, the foot is locked inside the socket. By ensuring this, the independent movement of the upper appliance from the extension element was prevented, and The security of the connection has been increased. 5 In one application of the invention, the stopper is integral with the housing. The stopper is preferably, The top of the foot flexes as it is inserted into the socket and when the foot is fully inserted into the socket It is in the form of a tab that presses against the side. Thus, it attaches to the extension element of the upper household appliance. With this connection, the foot is automatically locked into the socket. 10 And ease of installation has been ensured. In one application of the invention, an opening is located on the housing, and a stopping foot is used. After being placed inside the socket, it is secured to the socket by passing it through the opening. This allows for disassembly in 15 seconds if the upper appliance needs to be detached from its extension unit. It has been simplified. In one application of the invention, the additional upper rear link and the upper rear link are identical to each other. It has a structure that allows for upper rear connection and additional upper rear links on the rear legs. The stacking apparatus is used by ensuring the connection to the same connection. 20 It has been simplified. According to the invention, in a pair of household appliances stacked on top of each other by means of a stacking apparatus, the lower appliance The appliance is a washing machine, and the next-line household appliance is a clothes dryer. With this invention, household appliances with different power levels can be connected to each other quickly and practically. a simple and low-cost stacking apparatus is obtained that allows for such connection. It has been done. The stacking apparatus implemented to achieve the purpose of this invention is shown in the attached figures in 30. as shown, from these figures; Figure 1 – A stacking apparatus of known technology, partial lower and upper appliances. It is the appearance. Figure 2 – A side support and extension of a stacking apparatus to an application of the invention. It is the perspective view of the elements in their connected state. 5 Figure 3 – Perspective of the body of the extension element belonging to another application of the invention. It is the appearance. Figure 4 – A side support of a stacking apparatus belonging to another application of the invention and This is a partial cross-sectional view of the extension elements in their connected state. Figure 5 – A side support of a stacking apparatus belonging to another application of the invention and 10 This is the perspective view of the extension elements when they are connected. The parts in the figures are individually numbered, and the corresponding numbers are listed below. It has been given. 1. Stacking device 2. Preliminary support 3. Side support 4. Sub-link 5. Upper rear connection 20 6. Additional upper rear connection 7. Extension element 8. Body 9. Holding part Guide 10, Section 25 11. Interlocking section 12. Ray 13. Additional retaining part 14th Nest 15. Stopper 30 16. Clarity 6 100. Lower household appliance 101. Upper household appliance 102. Front leg 103. Rear leg Stacking apparatus (1), a lower household appliance (100) and two front legs (102) and two rear legs (103) for stacking and fastening together an upper household appliance (101) Suitable for use, two side supports (3), suitable for attaching to the lower household appliance (100) suitable for attaching a small lower connection (4) and the rear feet (103) of the upper household appliance (101). It includes at least two upper rear connections (5). Stacking apparatus (1), household appliances (100, 10 101) It includes two side supports (3) extending in the direction of the depth. Stacking apparatus (1), preferably, the side supports (3) extending in the direction of the width of the household appliances (100, 101) in front It has a front support (2) connecting the sides. On the side supports (3), At least one upper rear foot (103) suitable for connecting to one of the rear feet of the upper household appliance (101) Connection (5) is located. Stacking apparatus (1) is 15 on top of the lower household appliance (100). It is placed and attached to the lower household appliance (100) by means of the lower connection (4). Upper household appliance (101), stacking apparatus (1) will be positioned between the lower household appliance (100) It is placed on the stacking apparatus (1). The depth of the upper household appliance (101) is excessive If not, the rear legs (103) are attached to the upper rear connections (5) of the stacking apparatus (1) It is attached. The stacking device (1) is preferably located on the side supports (3), on the upper house 20 At least two upper front connections suitable for attaching the front feet (102) of the device (101) It includes. Thus, the upper household appliance (101) can be stacked back via the stacking apparatus (1). from its feet (103) or from both its rear and front feet (102, 103) to the lower household appliance (100) is fixed. The subject of the invention is a stacking apparatus (1) of the rear legs (103) of the upper household appliance (101) It has at least two additional upper rear attachments (6) suitable for mounting, and at least three side supports (3). at least one extension element suitable for detachable connection to one (7) It includes the extension element (7), the front feet (102) and the rear of the upper household appliance (101). Since the distance between the feet (103) increases as the depth of the upper home appliance (101) increases, the 30 of the rear feet (103) The connections on the stacking apparatus (1) are provided relatively further back. 7 It allows the extension element (7) to be more than the depth of the upper appliance (101). In this case, it is suitable to be fixed on at least one of the side supports (3), if needed in the case of the side supports (3) towards the depth of the upper home appliance (101) towards the back to increase its length and the rear legs (103) of the upper home appliance (101), upper It is attached to the additional upper rear links (6) that remain behind the links (5). In this way, 5 An extension suitable for use by mounting it to the side support (3) only when needed. By supplying a stacking apparatus (1) containing element (7), the structure of the stacking apparatus (1) And assembly has been simplified and production costs have been reduced. In one application of the invention, the stacking apparatus (1) has at least 10 resting on the side support (3). a retaining part (9) and extension element (7) located on the retaining part (9) It includes at least one snap-in section (11) suitable for detachable connection. The extension element (7) fits onto the retaining part (9) as a form fit onto the side support (3). can be attached and removed via a suitably structured snap-in section (11) It is connected. In this way, the extension element (7) is connected to the side support (3) 15 It has been simplified. In another application of the invention, the retaining part (9) has at least one guide (10) and Suitable for sliding vertically over the connecting part (11) and passing it onto the guide (10). At least one rail (12) is included. The extension element (7) is 20 on the guide (10) of the rail (12). The sideways movement of household appliances (100, 101) is achieved by sliding them vertically perpendicular to the depth axis. It is attached to the retaining part (9) on the support (3). In this way, both the extension element (7) The mounting movement is guided to facilitate assembly, and After assembly, the extension element (7) will not move along the depth axis By ensuring their detention, a safe settlement is provided. 25 In another application of the invention, the extension element (7) has at least one additional top on each of them. rear connection (6) located on the side supports (3) suitable for attachment to each other It includes at least two independent bodies (8). The extension element (7) is mounted on the side supports (3). It contains at least two separate bodies (8) suitable for independent connection, 30 Each of the (8) bodies has at least one additional upper rear linkage (6). Upper house 8 If the depth of the device (101) is excessive, both of the side supports (3) By attaching a body (8) to each of them, the rear legs (103) of the upper household appliance (101) are separated An additional upper rear link (6) is attached to each of the bodies (8). In this way, the extension Material savings were achieved by reducing the dimensions of the element (7) and stacking The production cost of the apparatus (1) has been reduced. 5 In another application of the invention, the bodies (8) have a connecting part (11) on one front side and an additional holder having a largely identical structure with the retaining part (9) on the back Part (13) is located. On the front faces of the bodies (8) facing the side supports (3) there is one the connecting part (11) and the retaining part (9) on the side supports (3) on the back surfaces, 10 a substantially similar, preferably identical, structured additional retaining part (13) is located. Thus, the connecting part of the rear body (8) (11) is located in front. Multiple bodies (8) in succession to be attached to the additional retaining part (13) of the body (8) It has been made possible to connect them to each other. In this way, the depth of the upper home appliance (101) As it increases, the lateral supports (3) 15 are connected to each other by connecting more than one body (8) to the rear. The length in the direction of depth can be further increased. Thus, the bodies (8) to be configured in small dimensions to carry only one additional upper rear link (6) and by enabling the number of fuselages (8) to be increased as needed, cost The advantage has been reinforced. In another application of the invention, an additional upper rear link (6) is inserted into a rear leg (103). It includes a slot (14) with a recess form suitable for its placement. Additional upper rear The connections (6) are suitable for a rear leg (103) to fit into the extension element (7). each contains a socket (14) in the form of an indentation, and the rear foot (103) fits into the socket (14). It is passed through. In this way, 25 on the stacking apparatus (1) of the upper household appliance (101). By placing it, the connection to the stacking apparatus (1) is provided quickly and simply. In another application of the invention, the additional upper rear link (6), rear foot (103) socket (14) at least one configured to rest on the rear leg (103) from above while inside It includes a stopper (15). The stopper (15) fits into the rear foot (103) socket (14) 30 when placed, the rear leg (103) moves upward out of the socket (14) 9 It presses down from the top in such a way as to obstruct the rear foot (103) socket (14) by ensuring that the upper household appliance (101) and the stacking apparatus (1) are enclosed inside Independent movement in different directions has been prevented, increasing the security of the connection. In another application of the invention, the stopper (15) is integral with the housing (14). 5 The stopper (15) should preferably be flexible, extending from the wall of the socket (14) into the socket (14). It is structured in the form of at least one claw, and the hind foot (103) is placed in the socket (14). By flexing while being passed through, it allows the hind leg (103) to pass into the socket (14) and the rear When the foot (103) is seated into the socket (14), it returns to its original form and the rear foot (103) is placed on top. It is based on this. In this way, the rear leg (103) automatically, quickly and safely into the socket (14). It has been secured in this way. In another application of the invention, an opening (16) is located on the socket (14) and The stopper (15) is inserted into the socket (14) through the opening (16). On the socket (14), There is an opening (16) that allows the stopper (15) to be inserted into the socket (14). and after the rear leg (103) is seated into the socket (14) the stopper (15) opens It is attached to the socket (14) by means of (16) so that it rests on the hind leg (103). In this way, the rear leg (103) can be separated from the additional upper rear link (6) if needed. It has been simplified. In another application of the invention, the additional upper rear link (6) is the same as the upper rear link (5). It has a structure. Additional upper rear link (6) and upper rear link (5), rear foot (103) They have the same structure, attached in the same way to each other. Preferably, both the additional upper rear link (6) and the rear link (5) should be in identical slots (14) It has. In this way, both the side supports (3) and the bodies of the extension element (7) (8) 25 By standardizing the rear leg (103) connections made on it, stacking The use of the apparatus (1) has been simplified. The pair of household appliances (100) that are the subject of the invention include at least one stacking apparatus (1) as described above. stacked on top of each other by means of a washing machine, the lower household appliance (100) and a 30 It includes the top household appliance (101) which is a clothes dryer. With this invention, a lower-level household appliance can be mounted on a higher-level household appliance, regardless of the appliance's depth. a simple and low-cost product that allows for safe stacking A stacking apparatus has been obtained. 10 20 30

Claims

11 REQUESTS 1. A top with a lower home appliance (100) and two front legs (102) and two rear legs (103). Two side supports suitable for stacking household appliances (101) on top of each other (3), at least one lower connection (4) suitable for attachment to the lower house appliance (100) and upper house 5 At least two upper rear feet suitable for attaching the rear feet (103) of the device (101) Attaching the rear feet (103) of the upper home appliance (101) which includes connection (5). having at least two additional upper rear links (6) suitable for at least one of the side supports (3) with at least one extension element (7) suitable for detachable connection a characterized stacking apparatus (1). 10 2. At least one retaining part (9) and extension element (7) located on the side support (3) It can be attached to the retaining part (9) by being detachable. a like the one in Claim 1 characterized by at least one appropriate transitional part (11). stacking device (1). 15 3. Holding part (9) with at least one guide (10) and guide that slides vertically. (10) with a transition section (11) that has at least one rail (12) suitable for being fitted over. A stacking apparatus as described in Claim 2 (1).

4. Side supports (3), each with at least one additional upper rear link (6) containing at least two independent bodies (8) suitable for attachment to it any of the above requirements characterized by extension element (7) a stacking apparatus like one of them (1).

5. With a snap-in part (11) on the front and a retaining part (9) on the back bodies which have an additional retaining part (13) with a largely identical structure A stacking apparatus as in Claim 4, characterized by (8) (1).

6. A 30 with an indentation form suitable for insertion into one of its hind legs (103). the above characterized by the additional upper rear link (6) containing the socket (14) a stacking apparatus as in any of the requirements (1). 12 7. Suitable for resting on the rear leg (103) from above when the rear leg (103) is in the socket (14). with additional upper rear link (6) containing at least one stopper (15) configured as such. A stacking apparatus as described in Claim 6 (1).

8. Claim 7, characterized by the socket (14) and the stopper (15) in a monolithic structure. a stacking device like (1).

9. An opening (16) located on the nest (14) and a slot inserted into the nest (14) through the opening (16). A stacking apparatus (1) as in Claim 7, characterized by a stopper (15). 10 10. Additional upper rear link (6) with the same configuration as upper rear link (6) a stacking as in any of the above characterized requirements apparatus (1).

11. At least one stacking device (1) as in any of the above requirements. a lower household appliance that is a washing machine, stacked on top of each other by means of (100) and characterized by the top household appliance (101) which is a clothes dryer. A pair of home appliances. 25

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