KR20110121091A - Cloth treating apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A clothing managing device is provided to preferentially collect the washing water of a second tub in a heater sump. CONSTITUTION: A first processing unit launders laundry. A second processing unit is contiguous to the first processing unit. A drawer prepares in the second processing unit. A tub prepares in the drawer. The tub accepts washing water. A heater sump(241) is formed in the lower part of the tub. The washing water in the tub is collected in the heater thump.

Description

Clothing treating apparatus

The present invention relates to a clothes handling apparatus, and more particularly, to a clothes handling apparatus further comprising an auxiliary clothes handling apparatus for processing clothes.

In general, the laundry treatment apparatus is a device for washing laundry using mechanical friction with detergent. Such a clothes treating apparatus may be used together with auxiliary apparatuses of a predetermined size so that a user may conveniently use the washing machine.

The auxiliary device may be provided at the top or the bottom of the washing machine, and provides various additional functions to the user. However, the accessories are designed and manufactured as devices independent of the washing machine.

Therefore, the installation of such an independent auxiliary device in the washing machine requires a lot of work. In addition, a washing machine provided with the auxiliary device generally does not have a good appearance.

The present invention has been devised to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a laundry treatment apparatus having a secondary garment treatment apparatus having high productivity and improved appearance.

Clothing processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object is a first processing unit for washing laundry; A second processing unit provided adjacent to the first processing unit; A drawer provided to be pulled out of the second processing unit; The tub is provided in the drawer and accommodates the wash water, and a heater sump for collecting the wash water stored in the tub is formed at a lower portion of the tub, and a bottom surface of the tub has an inclined surface inclined by the heater sump. It is desirable to be.

The tub is preferably formed with a rib on the outer peripheral surface for reinforcing the strength of the tub.

Preferably, a transceiving bolt fastening portion is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the tub.

Preferably, the transit bolt fastening portion is fastened to a transit bolt passing through the drawer.

It is preferable that the transit bolts passing through the drawer and the second processing part are fastened to the transit bolt fastening part.

The lower portion of the heater sump is preferably provided with a drain pipe for draining the wash water.

The drain pipe is formed with a branch pipe branched to the upper portion of the drain pipe, the branch pipe is preferably provided with a pressure level sensor for detecting the water level of the tub.

An air chamber is preferably provided between the branch pipe and the pressure level sensor.

It is preferable that a support is provided on the outer circumferential surface of the tub to which the suspension supported by the drawer is coupled.

Preferably, the support is formed to protrude one or more in the direction of the inner edge of the drawer.

The support is preferably formed to protrude in the direction of the inner edge of the drawer to support the four points of the tub.

The support may protrude from both sides of one side of the tub to one corner of the drawer, and protrude from the center of the other side of the tub to support the tub three points.

The heater sump is a heater is inserted in one side, the inner side is preferably provided with a clamp for fixing the end of the heater.

When the heater is inserted into the heater sump, the end of the heater is preferably inserted inclined upwardly of the heater sump.

A drum is provided inside the tub, and a bearing housing supporting a rotating shaft connected to the drum is provided below the tub.

 The bearing housing is preferably inserted into the lower portion of the tub is injected.

It is preferable that a water seal for sealing the wash water is provided between the rotating shaft and the bearing housing.

It is preferable to further include a first cabinet in which the first processing unit is installed, and a second cabinet in which the second processing unit is installed.

And a first cabinet forming a space in which the first processing unit is installed, and a second cabinet forming a space in which the second processing unit is installed, and wherein the first cabinet and the second cabinet are integrally formed. desirable.

As described above, the clothes treating apparatus according to the present invention has an effect of providing a clothes treating apparatus further comprising an auxiliary clothes treating apparatus.

1 is a perspective view showing a clothes treating apparatus according to the present invention.
2 is a cross-sectional view showing a second processing unit of the clothes treating apparatus according to the present invention.
3 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view showing a second tub of the second processing unit according to the present invention.
Figure 4 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a heater mounting state of the second tub according to the present invention.
5 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the mounting state of the air chamber of the second tub according to the present invention.
6 is a cross-sectional view showing a transition bolt fastening portion of the second tub according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a clothing processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In describing the present invention, the names of the elements defined are defined in consideration of functions in the present invention. Therefore, it should not be understood as a meaning limiting the technical components of the present invention. In addition, each name defined in each component may be referred to as other names in the art.

First, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a clothing processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a perspective view showing a clothes treating apparatus according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, first, a clothes treating apparatus 100 includes a cabinet 110 forming an external appearance, and the cabinet 110 includes a first cabinet 120 in which a first processing unit 121 for processing a laundry object is formed. ) And a second cabinet 130 in which a second processing unit 131 is disposed adjacent to the first cabinet 120 to process the laundry object.

That is, the user may input laundry objects into the first cabinet 120 and / or the second cabinet 130 to perform operations such as washing, drying, or refreshing. In this case, the term "refresh" is referred to as "refresh," which provides air, hot air, steam, mist, or moisture to a laundry object to remove wrinkles, deodorizing, sanitizing, and static electricity. It may be defined as a meaning including a process of warming the object of prevention or washing. In addition, the clothes and laundry objects mentioned in the present specification include not only clothes and clothes, but also objects that can be worn by a person, such as shoes, socks, gloves, hats, and the like. It may include.

Meanwhile, as described above, the first processor 121 may include a first tub (not shown) and / or a first drum 124 therein for washing, washing, drying, or refreshing a laundry object.

In addition, the second processing unit 121 may also include a second tub 200 and / or a second drum 134 that accommodates washing water therein (see FIG. 2). The second processor 121 may be provided adjacent to the first processor 121, and may be provided at one side of the first processor 121 for the user's convenience. For example, the second processing unit 121 may be provided below the first processing unit 121.

In addition, when the second processing unit 121 is provided together with the first processing unit 121 for washing the laundry object, the first processing unit 121 and the second processing unit 121 may be provided to have the same washing capacity with each other. have.

However, one of the first processing unit 121 and the second processing unit 121 is provided to have a smaller capacity than the other one in consideration of constraints such as the installation space of the clothes processing apparatus 100, the cost of the washing apparatus, and the like. Can be.

In the present embodiment, as shown in the figure, the second processing unit 121 may be provided so that at least one of the washing capacity, volume, height is smaller than the first processing unit 121. Accordingly, the user can select and use one of the first processing unit 121 and the second processing unit 121 appropriately according to the amount of the laundry object.

In addition, the user may select and wash one of the first processing unit 121 and the second processing unit 121 according to the type of laundry object. For example, separate washing such as baby clothes, underwear, etc. are required, or a small amount of laundry objects are washed using the second processing unit 121, and other laundry objects may be washed in the first processing unit 121. Can be.

On the other hand, when the second processing unit 121 is configured to have a smaller washing capacity than the first processing unit 121, the second processing unit 121 may be provided under the first processing unit 121. This is because the second processing unit 121 is provided below the first processing unit 121, the height of the first processing unit 121 is raised so that the user inputs the laundry object to the first processing unit 121, or the first processing unit ( This is because it is easier to work when removing the laundry object in 121).

In addition, when the garment processing apparatus 100 includes the first processing unit 121 and the second processing unit 121, the first cabinet 120 and the second processing unit 121, in which the first processing unit 121 is installed, The second cabinet 130 to be installed may be separately manufactured and combined.

However, in consideration of ease of manufacture, the first cabinet 120 in which the first processing unit 121 is installed, and the second cabinet 130 in which the second processing unit 121 is installed are configured as one cabinet 110. It can also be formed. That is, one cabinet 110 may be shared and the first processing unit 121 and the second processing unit 121 may be provided in the cabinet 110. In this case, a separate partition wall (not shown) may be provided therebetween to distinguish the first processing unit 121 and the second processing unit 121.

Here, the space in the cabinet 110 may be divided into a first cabinet and a second cabinet 130 by the partition wall as described above. On the other hand, the partition wall may be configured to have a predetermined opening (not shown) so that the first processing unit 121 and the second processing unit 121 communicate with each other. The first processing unit 121 and the second processing unit 121 may communicate with each other through the opening.

In addition, a component provided in the second processing unit 121 may extend into the first processing unit 121 through the opening. On the contrary, the components provided in the first processing unit 121 may extend into the second processing unit 121 through the openings. Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the first processing unit 121 and the second processing unit 121 are integrally described will be described.

The first processor 121 may include a first door 125 provided to be selectively opened. The user may open the first door 125 to inject laundry objects into the first processing unit 121.

On the other hand, the second processing unit 121 may be provided with various elements for washing as will be described later. However, such a component may be configured in a structure that is easily accessible from the outside for the user's convenience and future maintenance. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 1, the second processor 121 may include a drawer 132 that is slidable. The drawer 132 is provided to be slidable forward, and the user may easily access the inside of the second processing unit 121 by pulling the drawer 132.

Hereinafter, the structure of the second processing unit according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2. Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a second processing unit of the clothes treating apparatus according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a plan view showing a second processing unit according to the present invention.

As shown in the drawing, the second processing unit 131 is provided with a drawer 132 capable of drawing shafts into and out of the second cabinet 130, and a second tub in which washing water is stored in the drawer 132. And a second drum 134 rotatably provided inside the second tub 200 to wash the laundry object. A second door 135 for opening and closing the second tub 200 is provided at an upper portion of the second tub 200 (see FIG. 1).

On the other hand, when the second processing unit 121 is formed by the drawer 132 as described above may be provided as a top loading type (top loading type) in which the laundry object is injected from the upper direction to the lower direction. . As a result, the user can easily put or remove the laundry object into the second drum 134 after the drawer 132 is withdrawn.

Meanwhile, a rotation shaft 136 penetrating the second tub 200 is provided below the second tub 200. The second drum 134 located inside the second tub 200 is coupled to the upper portion of the rotating shaft 136 so as to rotate according to the rotation of the rotating shaft 136. A motor 137 for rotating the rotating shaft 136 is installed below the second tub 200.

Meanwhile, the second tub 200 is elastically supported inside the drawer 132 by a separate suspension (not shown). The vibration generated by the rotation of the second drum 134 and transmitted to the second tub 200 is buffered and reduced by the suspension.

In addition, the second processing unit 131 requires the supply of wash water for processing the laundry object. The washing water supply to the second processing unit 131 may be supplied by being branched from the washing water supplied to the first processing unit 121, or directly from a separate source (eg, a faucet, etc.) to the second processing unit 131. Can be supplied.

In addition, the second processing unit 131 requires a drainage device (not shown) for draining the wash water that processed the laundry object. The wash water drained from the second processor 131 may be drained through a separate drain pipe (not shown), and a separate drain pump may be provided for smooth drainage of the wash water.

On the other hand, in the case of the second processing unit 131, the installation position of the suspension, the water supply device, and the drainage pump 200 as described above is very limited because the drawer 132 is to be installed in a predetermined space. Therefore, in the surplus space (specifically, the inner edge portion of the drawer 132) between the square drawer 132 and the second tub 200 installed inside the drawer 132, a suspension, a water supply device, A drainage device or the like can be installed.

Meanwhile, in the case of the second tub 200 provided in the second processing unit 131 as described above, the second tub 200 having a new structure is required because it is installed in a limited space called the drawer 132.

Hereinafter, the second tub 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 3 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view showing a second tub of the second processing unit according to the present invention.

As shown, the second tub 200 according to the present invention is formed in a cylindrical enclosure having an upper portion opened. A plurality of ribs 211 protrude from the outer circumferential surface of the second tub 200 to reinforce the strength of the second tub 200.

In addition, a plurality of supports 221 to which a suspension (not shown) for elastically supporting the second tub 200 with respect to the drawer 132 is coupled to the outside of the second tub 200. The support 221 is integrally formed of the same material as the second tub 200. In addition, the support 221 is formed in the space between the second tub 200 and the drawer 132, the drawer is preferably formed with the widest space between the second tub 200 and the drawer 132 132 is formed on the inner edge side. In this case, the suspension is coupled to four corners between the second tub 200 and the drawer 132 to support the second tub 200. That is, the suspension is provided to support four points of the second tub 200.

On the other hand, if a separate device (for example, drainage, water supply, steam generator, etc.) is installed on the inner edge side of the drawer 132, one on the inner side of the drawer 132 is installed a separate device The support 221 is formed, two support 221 may be formed on the opposite side of one support 221. In this case, the suspension is provided to support three points of the second tub 200.

In addition, a through hole 201 through which the rotating shaft 136 is formed is formed at the center portion of the second tub 200. Also. A bearing housing 231 for supporting the rotating shaft 136 is inserted into the lower portion of the second tub 200 in the lower portion of the second tub 200. Preferably, the bearing housing 231 is preferably formed together with the second tub 200 when the second tub 200 is molded. Here, when the second tub 200 is formed by injection molding, it is preferable that the bearing housing 231 is insert injection-molded when the second tub 200 is injection molded.

Here, the bearing housing 231 has a rotating shaft hole 232 through which the rotating shaft 136 passes, and a pair of bearings 233 for rotatably supporting the rotating shaft 136 are inserted into the rotating shaft hole 232. do. In addition, the rotary shaft hole 232 of the bearing housing 231 is provided with a water seal 234 for maintaining the airtight between the rotary shaft 136 and the second tub 200 in contact with the rotary shaft 136. The water seal 234 is formed in a circular ring shape fixed to the inner circumferential surface of the bearing housing 231, and a sealing rib 235 is formed on the inner circumferential surface of the water seal 234 to protrude to the rotating shaft 136 to maintain airtightness. (See Fig. 2).

In addition, a lower portion of the second tub 200 is provided with a rotating shaft 137 for rotating the rotating shaft 136 supported by the bearing housing 231. Here, the outer shaft type motor having a stator fixed to the outer circumferential surface of the second tub 200 and a rotor fixed to the rotating shaft in a form surrounding the stator is used.

On the other hand, the heater sump 241 is formed on the inner lower surface of the second tub 200. The heater sump 241 is provided with a heater 242 for heating the wash water stored in the second tub 200. The heater sump 241 is connected to a drain pipe 246 for draining the wash water stored in the second tub 200. The drain pipe 246 is provided with an air chamber 248 (see FIG. 5) for sensing the amount of wash water stored in the second tub 200.

Here, it is preferable that the inclined surface 251 is formed on the lower surface of the second tub 200 such that the washing water stored in the second tub 200 is inclined to be collected by the heater sump 241. That is, when the wash water stored in the second tub 200 is drained, it is collected by the inclined surface 251 formed on the lower surface of the second tub 200 to the heater sump 241 and drained through the heater sump 241. do.

In addition, the inclined surface 251 allows the wash water to be heated first by collecting the wash water in the heater sump 241 when the wash water stored in the second tub 200 is heated. In this case, even when the wash water is insufficient when the wash water is heated, the wash water stored in the second tub 200 is preferentially collected by the heater sump 241 by the inclined surface, thereby preventing damage due to overheating and overheating of the heater 242. have.

On the other hand, in the case of the heater sump 241 as described above, the second tub 200 may be formed in a relatively minimal space by a limited space called the drawer 132. That is, even if the heater sump 241 is formed, it is formed only with the minimum space in which the heater 242 is installed.

In this case, the installation of the heater 242 itself may be problematic. The heater 242 includes a heater terminal 243 and a heating rod 244 to which power is connected. In the case of the heater terminal 243 serves to fix the heater 242 at the same time. Therefore, the size of the heater terminal 243 is somewhat larger than the heating rod 244. In addition, the heater terminal 243 is generally formed in a direction bent in a direction perpendicular to the heating rod 244 for ease of installation, but in the present invention is formed in the same direction as the heating rod 244 due to the narrow space. .

Therefore, even when the heater sump 241 protrudes downward from the second tub 200, the heater terminal 243 of the heater 242 reinforces the strength of the second tub 200 when the heater 242 is installed. Interruption of the path through which the heater 242 is inserted by the rib 211 causes a very difficult installation of the heater 242.

Therefore, when the heater 242 is installed, the installation direction of the heater 242 is inserted to be inclined from the bottom of the heater sump 241 to the top. That is, when the heater 242 is inserted, the end of the heating rod 244 is upward, the heater terminal 243 is inserted downward into the heater sump 241, and the heating rod 244 is completely inserted and then heated. The rod 244 is rotated in the horizontal direction to fix the heater terminal 243 to the heater sump 241 (see FIG. 4).

On the other hand, the inner surface of the heater sump 241 is provided with a separate clamp 245 for fixing the heating rod 244 of the inserted heater 242. The clamp 245 supports and fixes the left and right directions of the heater.

The clamp 245 is manufactured separately from the second tub 200 and is inserted into the heater sump 241 before installation of the heater 242. The clamp 245 is provided at a position opposite to the insertion direction of the heater 242 to fix the heating rod end of the heater 242. On the other hand, the clamp 245 is inserted and installed by a predetermined elastic force in the installation hole provided in the heater sump 241, the end is inserted into the installation hole is projected in the direction opposite to the insertion direction is prevented from being separated. .

In addition, as described above, in order to connect a power terminal (not shown) to the heater terminal 243 because the installation space of the heater 242 is narrow, the direction of the heater terminal 243 is the same as that of the heating rod 244. do.

That is, when the direction of the heater terminal 243 is formed in the vertical direction with respect to the heating rod 244 like the conventional heater, the space between the second tub 200 and the lower drawer 132 is narrow and the power terminal Very difficult to connect

However, when the direction of the heater terminal 243 in the same direction as the heating rod 244, it can be easily connected to the heater terminal 243 by inserting a power terminal along the installation direction of the heater 242.

On the other hand, at the bottom of the heater sump 241, a drain pipe 246 for draining the wash water stored in the second tub 200 is provided in communication. The drain pipe 246 is connected to the drainage device (not shown), it can be disposed of the wash water stored in the heater sump by a drain pump provided in the drainage device.

Here, the predetermined portion of the drain pipe 246 is formed with a branch pipe 247 branching to the upper side of the drain pipe, the branch pipe 247 is a pressure level sensor for detecting the wash water level stored in the second tub (200) Not shown, for example a diaphragm pressure sensor) is connected. In addition, an air chamber 248 is provided between the branch pipe 247 and the pressure level sensor. The air chamber 248 allows the pressure level sensor to easily detect the pressure change of the branch pipe 247 through the volume (see FIG. 5).

Meanwhile, at one side of the outer circumferential surface of the second tub 200, a transit bolt fastening part 261 is further formed to fix the vibration of the second tub 200 when the clothes processing apparatus 100 moves. Preferably, the transit bolt fastening part 261 is formed at the rear of the second tub 200. Accordingly, the transit bolt 263 penetrating through the drawer 132 is fastened to the transit bolt fastening part 261 formed at the rear of the second tub 200 when the clothes processing apparatus 100 moves to the second tub 200. To prevent vibration (see FIG. 6).

Alternatively, a transit bolt 263 penetrating through the drawer 132 and the second cabinet 130 may be fastened to the transit bolt fastening part 261. In this case, vibration of the second tub 200 is prevented by the transit bolt 263 coupled through the drawer 132 and the second cabinet 130 when the clothes processing apparatus 100 moves, and the second cabinet ( The drawer 132 from 130 is prevented from opening.

In addition, the fixing of the second tub 200 by the transit bolt 263 as described above is to prevent the vibration in the horizontal direction of the second tub 200. However, when the clothes processing apparatus 100 moves, vibration in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction may occur in combination. Therefore, it is necessary to prevent the vibration in the vertical direction of the second tub 200. Accordingly, the lower part of the second cabinet 130 and the drawer 132 is in an open state, and a separate vibration preventing member 271 is inserted into the lower part of the open second cabinet 130 and the drawer 132. It can be inserted to prevent the vertical vibration of the second tub 200.

The vibration preventing member 271 is formed of a material such as styrofoam having a shape corresponding to the surplus space between the second tub 200 and the drawer, and the clothes treating apparatus 100 (specifically, the second cabinet ( 130) is inserted into the drawer 132 in the lower portion to fix the second tub 200. As described above, the vibration of the second tub 200 may be prevented when the clothes treating apparatus is moved by the transit bolt 263 and the vibration preventing member 271.

100: clothes handling apparatus 110: cabinet
120: first cabinet 121: first processing unit
130: second cabinet 131: second processing unit
200: second tub 231: bearing housing
241: heater sump 242: heater
263: transit bolt 271: vibration preventing member

Claims (19)

A first treatment unit for washing laundry;
A second processing unit provided adjacent to the first processing unit;
A drawer provided to be pulled out of the second processing unit.
Is provided in the drawer, having a tub for receiving the wash water,
The lower part of the tub is a heater sump collecting laundry water stored in the tub is formed, the lower surface of the tub is characterized in that the inclined surface inclined to the heater sump is formed. The clothes processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the tub has ribs for reinforcing strength of the tub on its outer circumferential surface. The clothes treating apparatus of claim 1, wherein a transit bolt fastening part is formed on an outer circumferential surface of the tub. The clothes processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the transit bolt fastening portion is fastened to a transit bolt penetrating the drawer. The clothes processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the transit bolt fastening part is fastened to the transit bolts passing through the drawer and the second processing part. The clothes treating apparatus of claim 1, wherein a drain pipe for draining the wash water is provided under the heater sump. The clothes processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the drain pipe is formed with a branch pipe branched to an upper portion of the drain pipe, and the pressure pipe sensor is provided at the branch pipe to detect the water level of the tub. 8. The clothes treating apparatus of claim 7, wherein an air chamber is provided between the branch pipe and the pressure level sensor. According to claim 1, Clothing processing apparatus characterized in that the support is coupled to the outer circumferential surface of the tub, the suspension is supported by the drawer. The method of claim 9, wherein the support is clothes processing apparatus, characterized in that formed at least one protruding in the direction of the inner edge of the drawer. The clothes processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the support is formed to protrude in the inner corner direction of the drawer to support the tub at four points. The clothes processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the support protrudes from one side of the tub to both corners of one side of the drawer, and protrudes from the center of the other side of the tub to support the tub at three points. The clothes processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the heater sump is provided with a heater inserted in one side thereof, and a clamp fixing the end of the heater is provided at the other side of the heater sump. The clothes processing apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the heater is inserted inclined upwardly of the heater sump when the heater is inserted into the heater sump. The clothes processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a drum is provided inside the tub, and a bearing housing supporting a rotating shaft connected to the drum is provided below the tub. The clothes treating apparatus of claim 15, wherein the bearing housing is formed by insert injection into a lower portion of the tub. The clothes treating apparatus according to claim 15, wherein a water seal for sealing the wash water is provided between the rotating shaft and the bearing housing. The clothes processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a first cabinet in which the first processing unit is installed, and a second cabinet in which the second processing unit is installed. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a first cabinet forming a space in which the first processing unit is provided, and a second cabinet forming a space in which the second processing unit is installed, wherein the first cabinet and the second cabinet are formed. Clothing processing apparatus characterized in that the integrally formed.

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