CN101348993A

CN101348993A - Washing machine

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Publication number: CN101348993A
Application number: CNA2008101315395A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 金永宗; 朴淳安; 李祥准
Original assignee: LG Electronics Inc
Current assignee: LG Electronics Inc
Priority date: 2007-07-16
Filing date: 2008-07-16
Publication date: 2009-01-21
Anticipated expiration: 2028-07-16
Also published as: KR20090008082A; AU2008203014B2; AU2008203014A1; CN101348993B; US20090019896A1; KR101386470B1

Abstract

A washing machine is disclosed. A water supply structure includes a water current guiding unit for supplying water, which is to be supplied into an inner tub after passing through a detergent dispenser, toward a wall side of the inner tub. Accordingly, when a rinsing operation is performed after spin-drying, water cannot be supplied to a central portion of the inner tub but be supplied to the wall side of the inner tub, so that although the laundry gathers on the wall of the inner tub, water can be sufficiently supplied to the laundry to effectively remove a remaining detergent from the laundry.

Description

Washing machine

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of washing machine, this washing machine can fall rather than fall towards the middle body of interior bucket by making the water supplied with in the rinse cycle after the dehydration towards inner barrel wall, and by comprising water supply structure with current guidance unit, be used for to provide at water sidepiece, can remove the washing agent that may remain on the clothing that is placed on the inner barrel wall effectively to inner barrel wall through bucket in being supplied to after the detergent disperser.

Background technology

Washing machine mainly utilizes motor as active force, carries out washing, rinsing and dehydration by utilizing the interaction between washing agent and the water, thereby removes spot and cleaning clothing.Washing machine generally comprises the mechanical part that transfers its energy to motor, power unit and clothing, and the controller of control washing process is used to supply with water feed unit and drainage cell with drain water.

According to washing methods, washing machine is divided into cylinder type (cylinder type) washing machine, agitating type washing machine, impeller type washing machine.

The agitating type washing machine is carried out washing by the agitator of blade shape that rotation flatly is formed at the central authorities of washtub, and impeller type washing machine is carried out washing by utilizing the current that produced by rotation dish type pulsator.The cylinder type washing machine is carried out washing, thereby water, washing agent and clothing are placed in the cylinder with a plurality of projections and with low speed rotation, and to allow clothing being promoted and the whereabouts by projection, the impact by correspondence comes washing clothes thus.

Fig. 1 shows the cutaway view of water supply structure of the washing machine of prior art.

With reference to figure 1, whole washing machine 10 comprises shell 11, be contained in outer bucket 17 in the shell 11, be contained in interior bucket 18 and hanger 19 in the outer bucket 17, one end of hanger is connected to the inner circumferential surface of the upside of shell 11, and its other end is connected with the external peripheral surface of the downside of outer bucket 17, to support outer bucket 17.

In addition, whole washing machine 10 comprises: door 14, the top that this is formed at washing machine 10, the opening of bucket 18 and outer bucket 17 in being used to open and close; Water supply valve 16, this water supply valve is formed at a side of shell 11, and washings are supplied to interior bucket 18 and outer bucket 17; With detergent disperser 13 and detergent disperser housing 12, be arranged on the downside of water supply valve 16, be used to supply with washing agent.

Detergent disperser housing 12 is formed at top cover 20 places, and this top cover is formed at the upper end of shell 11.Outer bung 17a is formed at the upper end of outer bucket 17, and covers the autobalance (not shown) of the upper end that is formed at interior bucket 18.

Current diffusion unit 17b is formed at the downside of the outlet of detergent disperser 13, is used to increase the whereabouts scope of the water that is supplied to interior bucket 18 or outer bucket 17.Current diffusion unit 17b is formed at the side of outer bung 17a.

Water supply valve 16 links to each other with the end that water is supplied with flexible pipe 15, and water is supplied with flexible pipe and linked to each other with the water pipe of running water, is used for washings are supplied to the inside of detergent disperser housing 12.Be supplied to after the detergent disperser housing 12, washings dissolve the washing agent that is placed in the detergent disperser 13 fully, bucket 18 and outer bucket 17 in being supplied to then.

In being configured to the washing machine of prior art as shown in Figure 1, in clothing is placed in dehydration the bucket 18 walls on, and after dehydration, supply with the water be used for rinsing (water, W) drop to by current diffusion unit 17b in barrels 18 central authorities, indicated as the arrow among Fig. 1.

Therefore, since after dehydration, be supplied to the water that is used to carry out rinsing be not provided in the wall side of barrels 18 placement clothing, but the middle body of few of clothing of bucket 18 in dropping to almost can not remain in the problem that the washing agent in the clothing can not be removed fully with contact with clothing thereby water occurred.

In addition, begin after dehydration before the rinsing operation, the middle body of bucket made the user pretty troublesome in the user needed in person clothing to be collected from the wall side of interior bucket.

Summary of the invention

Therefore, in order to solve top problem, the various features of explanation have here been expected.An aspect of exemplary embodiment provide a kind of in clothing is placed on, can allow enough water yields directly are supplied to by detergent disperser during the wall side of bucket in barrel the washing machine of inwall side.

Another aspect of the present invention provide a kind of by the rinsing operating period after carrying out dehydration constantly with water towards the inwall side of interior bucket supply with can with remain in be positioned in barrel the clothing of inwall side in the washing machine removed fully of washing agent.

This specification provides a kind of washing machine, comprising: the shell that forms outward appearance; Be formed at the top cover on the top of described shell; Opening and closing are formed at the door of the input hole on the described top cover; Be installed in the outer bucket in the described shell; Be rotatably installed in the interior bucket in the described outer bucket; Be formed at the detergent disperser at described top cover place; With the current guidance unit, be used for the wall guided of the water that will flow out from described detergent disperser bucket in described.

Described current guidance unit can be formed at the exit of described detergent disperser.

Utilize this structure, although clothing in washing, rinsing and dehydration, be placed on the wall of bucket, water still can sufficiently directly be supplied to clothing, the washing agent that therefore remains in the clothing can be washed off effectively.

Described current guidance unit can be formed at described detergent disperser place or the top cover place of described detergent disperser is installed, or is formed at the enclosing cover place of the upper end that is installed in outer bucket.Just, the current guidance unit can be formed at different positions, and can form as one with current guidance unit parts formed thereon.

Described current guidance unit can form towards the wall of interior bucket.In this case, the current guidance unit can tilt for making it irrespectively to supply water to certain position with the hydraulic pressure of the water of supplying with or supplying with in certain angle.

The width of described current guidance unit can be bigger or identical with it than the width of the outlet of described detergent disperser.Just, when when the front side is watched, the width of current guidance unit than the width of the outlet of detergent disperser greatly or identical with it at least, thus when supplying with water by detergent disperser, the water of the mid portion of bucket in can reducing directly to fall.

Described current guidance unit can be according to when the front side of the water water that the direction of advance of water is formed at when detergent disperser flows out, and can be changed be that wall towards interior bucket is supplied with to the direction of advance of the water of supplying with by detergent disperser thus.

This specification also provides a kind of washing machine, comprising: the shell that forms outward appearance; Be formed at the top cover on the top of described shell; Opening and closing are formed at the door of the input hole on the described top cover; Be installed in the outer bucket in the described shell; Be rotatably installed in the interior bucket in the described outer bucket; Be formed at the detergent disperser at described top cover place; With the current guidance unit, be used for the wall guided of the water that will flow out from described detergent disperser bucket in described, wherein said current guidance unit allows irrespectively to supply water to certain position with the hydraulic pressure of the water that flows out from described detergent disperser.

Described current guidance unit can be according to the front side when the water water that the direction of advance of water is formed at when detergent disperser flows out.

When combining with accompanying drawing, from following detailed description of the present invention, above-mentioned and other purposes of the present invention, feature, aspect and advantage will become clearer.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the view of water supply structure of the washing machine of schematically illustrated prior art;

Fig. 2 is the profile of schematically illustrated washing machine according to an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 3 shows the plane of the current guidance unit of the washing machine that is applied among Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is the profile that schematically shows washing machine according to another embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 5 is the amplification profile of ' A ' part among Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is the end perspective view of the detergent disperser among Fig. 5; With

Fig. 7 is the profile that the water supply structure of the current guidance unit that comprises the washing machine that is applied to according to still another embodiment of the invention is shown.

The specific embodiment

With reference now to accompanying drawing,, washing machine according to an embodiment of the invention will be described.

When explanation is of the present invention, if be considered to unnecessarily depart from main idea of the present invention for the relevant known function or the detailed description of structure, these explanations will be omitted, but should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art.

Fig. 2 is the profile of schematically illustrated washing machine according to an embodiment of the invention, and Fig. 3 shows the plane of the current guidance unit of the washing machine that is applied among Fig. 2.With reference to figure 2, the washing machine with water supply structure according to an embodiment of the invention comprises: shell 110, and this shell forms outward appearance; Top cover 111, this top cover is formed at the top of shell 110; Door 140, these opening and closing are formed at the input hole 112 on the top cover 111, are used to allow clothing to pass this quilt and admit; Be installed in the outer bucket 170 in the shell 110; Be rotatably installed in the interior bucket 180 in the outer bucket 170; Be formed at the detergent disperser 130 at top cover 111 places; Current guidance unit 120, the water that this current guidance unit will flow out from detergent disperser 130 is towards the wall guided of interior bucket 180.

Bucket 180 top portion in autobalance 200 is formed at is balanced with bucket 180 in allowing, and washing blade 220 be rotatably installed in the bottom of bucket 180, and formed rotatable current.

The outer bucket 170 of hanger 190 supports, thus outer bucket 170 is suspended in the shell 110, and hanger 190 comprises the damper 210 that is formed at their ends, the vibrations of bucket 170 outside being used to absorb.Driver element 230 is set at the downside of outer bucket 170, and revolving force is provided to interior bucket 180 and washing blade 220.

Control panel comprises the controller 260 of the front side of the upper end that is arranged on shell 110, and the operation of control washing machine 100.

Water supply valve 160 is set at a side of shell 110, and according to the control signal of controller 260 with cold water or hot water supply to interior bucket 180 or outer bucket 170.Detergent disperser housing 135 is set at the downside of water supply valve 160, and holds detergent disperser 130.Water supply valve 160 is provided to supply with from the water that links to each other with washing machine 100 hot water or the cold water of flexible pipe 150.

Leg 240 is formed on the lower surface of shell 110, to allow washing machine 100 along with install on surface water level land.

The outer bung 171 of annular is formed at the upper end of outer bucket 170, and covers autobalance 200.

Current guidance unit 120 is formed at lower cover 170 places of the below of the outlet that is positioned at detergent disperser 130, and the water that will flow out from detergent disperser 130 is towards the wall guided of interior bucket 180.

Here, current guidance unit 120 can be formed at the exit of detergent disperser 130.Just, in order to change the mobile direction of water that flows out by detergent disperser 130, the outlet side that current guidance unit 120 is formed at detergent disperser 130 will be more effective.

Reference letter among Fig. 2 ' C ' expression clothing.

With reference now to Fig. 3,, with the current guidance unit 120 that describes in detail according to exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Shown in Fig. 3, be formed at the upper end of outer bucket 170 according to the current guidance unit 120 of exemplary embodiment of the present invention, particularly be formed at shaped outer cover 171 places that cover autobalance 200.

Current guidance unit 120 has inclined-plane respect to one another.Just, enclosing cover 171 tilts to interior barrel 180 pivot from the edge portion of interior bucket 180, and current guidance unit 120 tilts to the edge portion (see figure 2) of interior bucket 180 from the pivot of interior bucket 180.Just, the wall of bucket 180 in current guidance unit 120 tilts to.

Current guidance unit 120 comprises that current change unit 121 and water supply hole 122, at first change unit collision with these current from the water of detergent disperser 130 outflows, this water supply hole will be supplied with towards the wall surface of interior bucket 180 by the water of current change unit 121 change directions.Be formed at the front side of water because current guidance unit 120 or current change unit 121, can change flowing of water towards the wall surface of interior bucket 180 thereby current guidance unit 120 or current change unit 121 from the direction of detergent disperser 130 outflows.

In this case, preferably, water supply hole 122 is positioned on the straight line identical with the wall surface of interior bucket 180.

The width L1 of current guidance unit 120 should equate with it greatly or at least than the width of the outlet of detergent disperser 130.If the width L1 of current guidance unit 120 is littler than the width of the outlet of detergent disperser 130, the water yield of the middle body of bucket 180 will increase in falling to after colliding with enclosing cover 171.Therefore, consider this problem, the width L1 of current guidance unit 120 is need be than the width of the outlet of detergent disperser 130 big or equate with it.

Here, consider no matter much the hydraulic pressure of the water of being supplied with is after by detergent disperser 130, water all should be supplied in certain angle or certain position, therefore can determine the gradient or the material of current guidance unit 120.Just, irrelevant with the hydraulic pressure of the water that flows out from detergent disperser 130, current guidance unit 120 should supply water to certain position.

Current guidance unit 120 and enclosing cover 171 can form as one.In this case, preferably, current guidance unit 120 and enclosing cover 171 form injection-molded product.

Fig. 4 is the profile of schematically illustrated washing machine according to another embodiment of the invention, and Fig. 5 is the amplification profile of ' A ' part among Fig. 4, and Fig. 6 is the end perspective view of the detergent disperser among Fig. 5.

Shown in Figure 4 and 5, be formed at detergent disperser 131 places according to the current guidance unit 123 of another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Detergent disperser 131 is removably mounted in the housing 135, and comprises and being formed at out

The current guidance unit 123 of the sidepiece of 131a goes out 131a and outwards drains the water of being supplied with

flexible pipe

150 and 160 supplies of water supply valve by water.

Current guidance unit 123 can form as one with detergent disperser 131, and can form separating component and make up.When current guidance unit 123 and detergent disperser 131 forms when as a whole, two unit can form injection-molded product.Current guidance unit 123 tilts towards the wall of interior bucket 180, with the water will the outlet 131a by detergent disperser 131 the drained wall guided towards interior bucket 180, and current guidance unit 123 is formed at the flow front side of direction of the water that excretes from detergent disperser 131.

In this case, should between the outlet 131a of current guidance unit 123 and detergent disperser 131, enough gaps be set.Under the situation in this gap not, the amount of supplying with water will be reduced, and when detergent disperser 131 is mounted, detergent disperser housing 135 or top cover 111 will collide with detergent disperser 131.

Water that flows out by detergent disperser 131 or detergent water (seeing ' W ' among Fig. 4) can be supplied to clothing (seeing the arrow among Fig. 4) near the wall surface of interior bucket 180 by current guidance unit 123.

Here, similar to the current guidance unit 120 according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention shown in Fig. 3, preferably, the width of the current guidance unit 123 shown in Figure 4 and 5 is bigger or identical with it than the width of the outlet of detergent disperser 131.

Shown in Fig. 6, when the detergent disperser 131 watched from downside according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, current guidance unit 123 has bend.Here, in order to be sent to the inside of interior bucket 180 by the water of detergent disperser 131 outflows effectively, the shape of the end of current guidance unit 123 should be identical with the shape of interior bucket 180, and therefore, current guidance unit 123 has bend.

Water and detergent

water supply hole

133a and 133b are formed at detergent disperser 123 places, and

first guide portion

135 and 136 saliently be formed at

supply hole

133a and 133b around, thereby water that will be flows out by

supply hole

133a and 133b or detergent water are towards 123 guiding of current guidance unit.

Second guide portion 134 can be additionally formed, guiding to a position by water or the detergent water that

first guide portion

135 and 136 flows to current guidance unit 123.

Second guide portion 134 is used to guide water or detergent water to flow, thereby they preferably are formed at the place, both sides of the supply hole 133a that forms in outermost part.Just, second guide portion 134 can only be formed at the outside of the supply hole 133a that forms in outermost part, and can not be formed at the supply hole 133b place that forms at middle body.

In this way,

first guide portion

135 and 136 and second guide portion 134 can form the function maximization that makes current guidance unit 123.

With reference to figure 7, be formed at top cover 113 places according to the current guidance unit 124 of another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.Here, detergent disperser 132 has the identical structure of structure with the detergent disperser 130 shown in Fig. 2.

Current guidance unit 124 comprises that current change unit 125 and water supply hole 126, the water that flows out from the outlet 132a of detergent disperser 132 at first changes unit collision with these current, and the water that this water supply hole will be changes unit 125 collisions with current is supplied with towards the wall surface of interior bucket 180.

Here, current change unit 125 is positioned in the front side by the mobile direction of the water of detergent disperser 132 supplies, and tilts towards the wall surface of interior bucket 180.The water that changes its directions of advance by current change unit 125 passes water supply hole 126, supplies with towards the wall surface of interior bucket 180 then.Preferably, water supply hole 126 is positioned on the straight line identical with the wall surface of interior bucket 180.

Preferably, the width of current guidance unit 124 forms bigger or equate with it than the width of detergent disperser 132.

With reference now to Fig. 2,, with the operation of explanation according to the washing machine 100 of exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

At first, the user can place washing agent in the detergent disperser 130, and presses the action button that is arranged on the controller 260, sprays to allow cold water or hot water to supply with flexible pipe 150 from water.

Supply with cold water or the hot water that flexible pipe 150 sprays from water and pass water supply valve 160 and detergent disperser housing 135, be excreted to detergent disperser 130, then be stored in detergent disperser 130 in washing agent mixes, with the formation washings.

In weight controlled device 260 inductions of the clothing of the internal gathering of interior bucket 180, the amount of the washings of bucket 180 in being supplied to adjusting.In washings are filled in the bucket 180 time, driver element 230 operation.Because driver element 230 operations, therefore interior bucket 180 and washing blade 220 rotations, form rotary water current in the washings in being filled in the bucket 180.When finishing washing operation, washing blade 220 stops the rotation, and 180 rotations of interior bucket, removes washings to utilize centrifugal force from clothing.

Shown in Fig. 2, owing to the action of centrifugal force in dehydration concentrate in clothing (C) on bucket 180 the inwall still rest in barrels 180 wall surface.

In this state, when carrying out the rinsing operation, the water of supplying with by detergent disperser 130 (W) at first can change unit 121 collisions with the current of the current guidance unit 120 that is formed at enclosing cover 171 places, is supplied to the clothing (C) (seeing the arrow among Fig. 2) of the wall side that concentrates at interior bucket 180 then immediately by water supply hole 122.

When the current guidance unit among use Fig. 5 and 7, can use this water supply principle in an identical manner.

Therefore, because water directly is supplied to clothing (C), the washing agent that remains in the clothing place can more effectively be removed, and therefore can improve rinsing performance.

Because under the prerequisite that does not deviate from feature of the present invention, the present invention can be presented as various ways, therefore it should also be understood that, unless stated otherwise, any details that embodiment described above is not limited to illustrate previously, but should in the scope of the present invention defined in the claim of enclosing, explain widely it, therefore fall into the scope of claim and the interior all changes and the modification of equivalent of boundary or these scopes and boundary and be considered as covereding in the claim of enclosing.

Claims

1. washing machine comprises:

Shell forms outward appearance;

Top cover is formed at the top of described shell;

Door opens and closes the input hole that is formed on the described top cover;

Outer bucket is installed in the described shell;

Interior bucket is rotatably installed in the described outer bucket;

Detergent disperser is formed at described top cover place; With

The current guidance unit is used for the wall guided of the water that will flow out from described detergent disperser bucket in described.

2. washing machine according to claim 1, wherein said current guidance unit are formed at the outer bung place of the upper end that is installed in described outer bucket.

3. washing machine according to claim 2, wherein said current guidance unit comprises:

Current change the unit, and the water of draining from described detergent disperser at first changes the unit collision with these current; With

The water supply hole, this water supply hole will change the unit by described current and change the wall surface supply of the water of direction towards described interior bucket.

4. washing machine according to claim 3, wherein said current change the wall inclination of unit towards described interior bucket, and described outer bung is towards the pivot inclination of described interior bucket.

5. according to claim 3 or 4 described washing machines, wherein said water supply hole is positioned on the straight line identical with the described wall surface of described interior bucket.

6. according to each the described washing machine in the claim 2 to 5, the width of wherein said current guidance unit is bigger or identical with it than the width of the outlet of described detergent disperser.

7. washing machine according to claim 1, wherein said current guidance unit is formed at described top cover place.

8. washing machine according to claim 7, wherein said current guidance unit comprises:

9. washing machine according to claim 8, wherein said current change the wall inclination of unit towards described interior bucket.

10. according to Claim 8 or 9 described washing machines, wherein said water supply hole be positioned in described on the identical straight line of the described wall surface of bucket.

11. washing machine according to claim 1, wherein said current guidance unit is formed at described detergent disperser place.

12. washing machine according to claim 11, the bottom of wherein said detergent disperser comprises:

The supply hole of drain water; With

Guidance unit, the water that this guidance unit will pass through described supply hole guides towards described current guidance unit.

13. washing machine according to claim 12, wherein said guidance unit comprises:

First guide portion is formed at around the described supply hole highlightedly; With

Second guide portion, this second guide portion will guide to a position towards the water that described current guidance unit flows by first guide portion.

14. according to each the described washing machine in the claim 11 to 13, wherein said current guidance unit tilts towards the wall of described interior bucket.

15. according to each the described washing machine in the claim 11 to 14, wherein said current guidance unit is positioned on the straight line identical with the described wall surface of described interior bucket.

16. according to each the described washing machine in the claim 11 to 15, the width of wherein said current guidance unit is bigger or identical with it than the width of the outlet of described detergent disperser.

17. according to each the described washing machine in the claim 1 to 16, wherein said current guidance unit irrespectively leads water to a certain position with the water pressure that excretes from described detergent disperser.

18. according to each the described washing machine in the claim 1 to 17, wherein said current guidance unit is formed at the front side of the direction of advance of the water that excretes from described detergent disperser.