EP0403042B1 - Drum type washing machine - Google Patents
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- D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- D06F37/00—Details specific to washing machines covered by groups D06F21/00 - D06F25/00
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- the present invention relates to a centrifugal dehydrator in, for example, a dehydrating (washing) tank in a household washing machine, a washer for business, a dry cleaner and the like, or to various kinds of household and industrial laundry machines having a rotary drum tank adapted for a fully automatic washing, dehydrating and drying machine that performs washing, dehydration and drying in the same tank.
- a dehydrating (washing) tank in a household washing machine, a washer for business, a dry cleaner and the like
- various kinds of household and industrial laundry machines having a rotary drum tank adapted for a fully automatic washing, dehydrating and drying machine that performs washing, dehydration and drying in the same tank.
- FIG. 4 An example of the conventional drum type washing machine is shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5.
- FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view containing the axis of rotation of the drum
- FIG. 5 is a sectional along the line V-V in FIG. 4.
- 1 is a control part for controlling the operation of the washing machine
- 2 is a dial for operating the control part
- 3 is a cover opened and closed for throwing in and taking out the laundry
- 4 is an outer case
- 5 is a rotary drum that constitutes the washing and dehydrating tank.
- the peripheral wall 5a of the drum 4 there are provided numerous dehydrator holes 11 for separating water at the time of dehydration.
- Reference numeral 8 shows an outer tank constituting the washing tank which has on its bottom part a drain pipe 13, a drain valve 18, and further, a motor 12 and a speed changer 26. Further, the rotary drum 5 is fitted to the outer tank 8 with the shafts 19 and 27 projecting from the center of the rear and the front end walls 5b and 5c, respectively, via the bearings 21 and 28. The drum 5 is rotated by receiving the rotation of the speed changer 26 via a pulley 15 provided on the front side shaft 27, a belt 17 and a pulley 16.
- a suspension rod for supporting the outer tank 8 7 is a spring and 20 is a leg attached to the bottom surface of the outer case 4.
- water is fed from a feed water electromagnetic valve or the like that is not shown to the outer tank 8 and to the interior of the drum 5, water supply is stopped when the water level attained a predetermined level by detecting it with a pressure sensor that is not shown, and at the same time the rotary drum 5 is rotated by energizing the motor 12.
- the height of the lifters 9, 10, 29 and 30 varies conspicuously as one moves along the direction of the shaft, and the direction of the height ch ange is set to be opposite alternately, the reshuffling, bending and stretching, and rubbing actions of clothes are enhanced in addition to the impact action due the falling of the clothes as a result of conspicuous action of the difference in the strengths of lifting the clothes. Accordingly, the cleaning power of the machine is enhanced markedly compared with the existing general drum type washing machine.
- the above-mentioned washing machine has the merit of turning over the laundry within the drum back and forth with respect to the shaft direction of the drum, the laundry tends to be distributed unevenly with respect to the center of gravity of the drum so that there is a shortcoming in that the vibrations of the drum due to the unbalance becomes excessive during the washing, especially during the dehydration process where the rotational speed of the drum is large.
- the rotary drum is supported by the inboard style in order to reduce the bearing load, with no success in reducing the vibrations of the drum main body.
- the drum is inboard supported as in this machine it becomes necessary to take in and out the laundry from above through a narrow opening, which obstruct the operability markedly.
- This patent refers to a drum for a drum machine that consists of two parts that are joined together by help of flanches. It relates to improvements in exchange of a washing liquid between the inside of a drum and a washing tub surrounding the inside of the drum.
- the present invention has a drum according to claim 1.
- the lanundry within the drum are lifted upward by the beaters at the time of rotation of the drum in the washing process, collected due to the trough shape of the beater form to the central part of the drum where the laundry falls off. Since the laundry incessantly changes its front and back sides in this manner within the drum, it becomes possible to obtain a high cleaning power.
- the drum is given the so-called abacus bead orm and is set so as to have its center located near the central part of the elastic support, so that it always holds the laundry at a position close to its center of gravity. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce the unbalance in the distribution of the laundry and suppress the generation of vibrations even at the time of high-speed rotation of the drum. Moreover, since the drum is by design supported in cantilever fashion, it becomes possible to provide an opening for easy bringing in and taking out of the laundry in the front panel of the washing machine, whereby enhancing the operability of the machine.
- FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of the typical embodiment of the drum type washing machine in accordance with the present invention
- FIG. 2 is its front view.
- the form of the drum in accordance with the present embodiment is circular for a perpendicular cross-section at any point of the rotary shaft, and in a cross-section containing the axis of rotation, the peripheral wall of the drum and the axis of rotation of the drum make a predetermined angle.
- 31 in the figure is the rotary drum whose outer form is just like that of an abacus bead obtained by mutually joining the large-diameter portions of two truncated cones.
- the drum 31 has a rotary shaft 33 on its rear surface (left side of FIG. 1) 31a, and is supported in cantilever style by a drum support 38 via a bearing 38a while keeping the shaft 33 substantially horizontally.
- a pulley 34 is fixed to the rotary shaft 33, and the rotary shaft 33 and hence the drum 31 also are driven to rotate via a transmission path a driving V belt 35 and a driving pulley 36 fixed to the motor 37.
- Reference numeral 32 is an outer tank arranged so as to enclose the drum 31, having the drum support 38 for supporting the drum rotary shaft 33 on its rear wall 32a, and has fixed at a part of blowing part (omitted from the figure) for supplying water, steam, hot air and the like.
- an opening 32c is formed on the front wall 32b of the outer tank 32 for supplying and removing the laundry into and from the interior of the drum 31, and a door 39 is attached to the opening 32c.
- the motor 37 which is the power source for driving the drum 31 as in the above, is installed in the lower part of the outer tank 32, and its rotation speed is appropriately set by means of the speed varying device 50.
- Reference numeral 40 is the peripheral wall of the drum 31 in which are provided a multitude of holes 44 of diameter of about several millimeters for letting water pass through, the cross section of the peripheral wall 40 in the direction perpendicular to the rotary shaft is circular, and has a ridge form of angle ⁇ with its central part projected outward with respect to the shaft direction.
- Reference numeral 42 is the laundry (items to be washed) which consists of fabric products such as sheets, towels, shirts and the like that is to be washed and dehydrated.
- Reference numeral 43 is a beater consisting of a plate, and a plurality of them are installed on the inner surface of the peripheral wall 40 of the drum 31 arranged centripetally extending in the direction of the rotary shaft, acting to lift the laundry 42 upward as the drum 31 rotates.
- the beater 43 which constitutes a component of the present invention has the form as shown in FIG. 1, namely, has a predetermined height H from the inner surface of the peripheral wall 40, and has the form of a trough with angle ⁇ ′ which is equal to or greater than the angle ⁇ of the peripheral wall 40 when seen from the interior of the drum.
- FIG. 3 shows the various forms of the beaters to be installed on the peripheral wall 40.
- FIG. 3(a) shows the beater 43a in accordance with the present invention
- FIGS. 3(b) and 3(c) show beaters 43b and 43c installed for the purpose of comparison.
- the beater 43b is a horizontal beater which has the form of an isosceles triangle of the apex angle ⁇ with its base parallel to the axis of rotation
- the beater 43c is a ridge type beater whose plane is approximately a rhombic form with an apex projecting out toward the axis of rotation.
- the drum 31 and the outer tank 32 are suspended on a spring 51 for preventing vibrations.
- Reference numeral 45 is a balance weight attached to the upper part of the outer tank 32 which has a weight to balance the motor 37 installed on the lower part of the outer tank 32.
- the balance weight 45 the large-diameter part at the center of the drum 31 is disposed substantially at the central part of the spring 51 for elastically supporting the outer tank 32, whereby enabling to keep the position of the center of gravity.
- a feed water pipe 46 for feeding water for washing to the interior of the drum 31 is connected to the top surface of the outer tank 32, and a drainage pipe for draining water in the outer tank 32 by opening and closing a damper 48 in the midst of the washing process or in the dehydration process, is provided at the central lower part of the drum 31 of the outer tank 32.
- the damper 48 is opened at the time of draining from the outer tank 32 to discharge the drain to a drainage ditch 49 on the outside of the machine.
- the rotation speed of the motor 37 is adjusted by means of speed varying device 50, and the rotation speed of the motor 37 is controlled so as to rotate the drum 31 at respective optimum speeds in the washing and the dehydration processes.
- a predetermined quantity of water is fed from the feed water pipe 46 to the inside of the drum 31 and the outer tank 32. Since numerous holes 44 are provided in the peripheral wall 40 of the drum 31, water supplied to the interior of the drum 31 passes through the holes 44 and is collected in the interior of the outer tank 32, with the water level in the drum 31 rising gradually. Water feeding is stopped when the water level checked by a water level detector which is not shown reaches a predetermined level. When the water feeding is completed the door 39 is and the laundry is supplied to the inside of the drum 31.
- the motor 37 is started, and the drum 31 is rotated at a predetermined speed. Repeating the rotation of the drum 31 in the forward and the reverse directions is effective in preventing the entanglement of the laundry 42. It should be noted that the optimum number of revolution is 0.6 to 0.8G.
- a preliminary washing is carried out by supplying a detergent and an auxiliary to the drum 31 from a supply device of a detergent, an auxiliary and the like that is not shown.
- wash water used for the preliminary washing is discharged to the drainage ditch 49 via the drainage pipe 47 by opening the damper 48, and the damper 48 is closed after the elapse of a predetermined time or by detecting the completion of draining of the water for the preliminary washing with a sensor that is not shown.
- washing water is fed again into the drum 31 to a predetermined level in the same way as in the above, and a detergent and an auxiliary are supplied into the drum 31 from a detergent and auxiliary supplying device which is not shown.
- steam is blown into water in the outer tank 32 by activating a steam nozzle which is not shown to raise the temperature of the water for washing to a predetermined level.
- the rotation of the drum 31 is controlled by means of the speed changing device 50 through control of the rotation speed of the motor 37.
- Soil on the laundry 42 is removed by the action a mechanical force or the like which is generated by the impact of the laundry 42 with the water surface when the laundry is lifted by the beaters 43 to the upper part of the drum 31 and let it drop from there.
- the laundry is washed in warm water, then the wash water absorbed in the laundry 42 is shaken off by centrifugal force by rotating the drum 31 at a medium speed.
- the wash water is drained to the outside of the washing machine through the drainage pipe 47 by opening the damper 48.
- the ridge type beater 43a adopted in the present invention is preferable as the form of the beater 43, and it is found as the result of a test that the adequate height of the beater 43a is 8 to 14% of the drum diameter.
- clean water is fed again into the drum 31 by closing the damper 48 to carry out the rinsing process.
- the rinsing process can be performed in the same way as for the washing process.
- the rinsing process in which feeding and draining of rinsing water are repeated it proceeds to the dehydration process.
- the drum 31 is rotated at a speed to produce an acceleration of 1.0 to 1.5G on the inner circumference of the drum by the control that uses, the speed varying device 50. This is for distributing the laundry 42 nearly uniformly over the inner circumferential surface of the drum 31 as mentioned earlier.
- the drum 31 is rotated at a high speed to drain the water attached to the laundry 42 through the holes 44 of the drum 31 by the centrifugal force. The water flows from the outer tank 32 through the drainage pipe 47 and the drainage ditch 49 and is drained to the outside of the machine.
- the drum is supported in cantilever style so that the bringing in and the taking out of the laundry becomes easy which enhances the operability of the machine.
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- The present invention relates to a centrifugal dehydrator in, for example, a dehydrating (washing) tank in a household washing machine, a washer for business, a dry cleaner and the like, or to various kinds of household and industrial laundry machines having a rotary drum tank adapted for a fully automatic washing, dehydrating and drying machine that performs washing, dehydration and drying in the same tank.
- An example of the conventional drum type washing machine is shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5.
- FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view containing the axis of rotation of the drum, and FIG. 5 is a sectional along the line V-V in FIG. 4.
- In the figures, 1 is a control part for controlling the operation of the washing machine, 2 is a dial for operating the control part, 3 is a cover opened and closed for throwing in and taking out the laundry, 4 is an outer case and 5 is a rotary drum that constitutes the washing and dehydrating tank. In the peripheral wall 5a of the
drum 4 there are provided numerous dehydrator holes 11 for separating water at the time of dehydration. In addition, a plurality oflifters drum 5 with the central part of the drum as the boundary, and formed by connecting these end points with a curve, that are arranged with their orientations changed alternately.Reference numeral 8 shows an outer tank constituting the washing tank which has on its bottom part adrain pipe 13, adrain valve 18, and further, amotor 12 and aspeed changer 26. Further, therotary drum 5 is fitted to theouter tank 8 with theshafts front end walls 5b and 5c, respectively, via thebearings drum 5 is rotated by receiving the rotation of thespeed changer 26 via apulley 15 provided on thefront side shaft 27, abelt 17 and apulley 16. In FIG. 5, is a suspension rod for supporting theouter tank outer case 4. - The washing operation of the drum type washing machine with the above construction can be described as in the following.
- Namely, in the washing period, water is fed from a feed water electromagnetic valve or the like that is not shown to the
outer tank 8 and to the interior of thedrum 5, water supply is stopped when the water level attained a predetermined level by detecting it with a pressure sensor that is not shown, and at the same time therotary drum 5 is rotated by energizing themotor 12. - In this case, since the height of the
lifters - However, the washing machine described above that is equipped with the lifters that have an extreme difference along the shaft direction of the rotary drum has the following problems.
- Namely, while the above-mentioned washing machine has the merit of turning over the laundry within the drum back and forth with respect to the shaft direction of the drum, the laundry tends to be distributed unevenly with respect to the center of gravity of the drum so that there is a shortcoming in that the vibrations of the drum due to the unbalance becomes excessive during the washing, especially during the dehydration process where the rotational speed of the drum is large. For this reason, in the above-mentioned washing machine the rotary drum is supported by the inboard style in order to reduce the bearing load, with no success in reducing the vibrations of the drum main body. Moreover, when the drum is inboard supported as in this machine it becomes necessary to take in and out the laundry from above through a narrow opening, which obstruct the operability markedly.
- In this connection the patent AT-B-383 626 may also be mentioned. This patent refers to a drum for a drum machine that consists of two parts that are joined together by help of flanches. It relates to improvements in exchange of a washing liquid between the inside of a drum and a washing tub surrounding the inside of the drum.
- Moreover it is pointed out to the document DE-A-37 28 361 that discloses a process and a device to wash loundry in a washing-drum-machine. This document is intended to reduce wear and tear of clothing by preventing the clothing from coming into contact with the lateral surface of the drum.
- Accordingly, it is the object of the present invention to provide a drum type washing machine which facilitates the reshuffling of the laundry within the drum, yet is easy to distribute the laundry well balanced with respect to the center of gravity of the drum, and is excellent in the operability.
- In order to achieve the above object, in a drum type washing machine in which a rotary drum with a plurality of water-passing holes in its peripheral wall is installed within an outer tank, and the washing, dehydration and drying of the laundry within the drum are carried out individually or continuously while driving the drum to rotate, the present invention has a drum according to
claim 1. - The lanundry within the drum are lifted upward by the beaters at the time of rotation of the drum in the washing process, collected due to the trough shape of the beater form to the central part of the drum where the laundry falls off. Since the laundry incessantly changes its front and back sides in this manner within the drum, it becomes possible to obtain a high cleaning power.
- On the other hand, the drum is given the so-called abacus bead orm and is set so as to have its center located near the central part of the elastic support, so that it always holds the laundry at a position close to its center of gravity. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce the unbalance in the distribution of the laundry and suppress the generation of vibrations even at the time of high-speed rotation of the drum. Moreover, since the drum is by design supported in cantilever fashion, it becomes possible to provide an opening for easy bringing in and taking out of the laundry in the front panel of the washing machine, whereby enhancing the operability of the machine.
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- FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view showing an embodiment of the drum type washing and dehydrating machine in accordance with the present invention;
- FIG. 2 is a front view of the machine in FIG. 1 as seen from the direction of the arrow II in FIG. 1;
- FIG. 3 is a diagram comparing the forms of the beater of the rotary drum;
- FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view showing the conventional drum type washing machine; and
- FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional view of the machine in FIG. 4 containing the line V-V in FIG. 4.
- Refferring to the accompanying drawings, the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail in the following. FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of the typical embodiment of the drum type washing machine in accordance with the present invention, and FIG. 2 is its front view. As is clear from these figures, the form of the drum in accordance with the present embodiment is circular for a perpendicular cross-section at any point of the rotary shaft, and in a cross-section containing the axis of rotation, the peripheral wall of the drum and the axis of rotation of the drum make a predetermined angle.
- More specifically about its overall construction, 31 in the figure is the rotary drum whose outer form is just like that of an abacus bead obtained by mutually joining the large-diameter portions of two truncated cones. The
drum 31 has arotary shaft 33 on its rear surface (left side of FIG. 1) 31a, and is supported in cantilever style by adrum support 38 via abearing 38a while keeping theshaft 33 substantially horizontally. Apulley 34 is fixed to therotary shaft 33, and therotary shaft 33 and hence thedrum 31 also are driven to rotate via a transmission path a drivingV belt 35 and adriving pulley 36 fixed to themotor 37. On theperipheral wall 40 of thedrum 31, there are provided numerous vent and water passingholes 44. -
Reference numeral 32 is an outer tank arranged so as to enclose thedrum 31, having thedrum support 38 for supporting the drumrotary shaft 33 on itsrear wall 32a, and has fixed at a part of blowing part (omitted from the figure) for supplying water, steam, hot air and the like. In addition, an opening 32c is formed on thefront wall 32b of theouter tank 32 for supplying and removing the laundry into and from the interior of thedrum 31, and adoor 39 is attached to the opening 32c. - The
motor 37 which is the power source for driving thedrum 31 as in the above, is installed in the lower part of theouter tank 32, and its rotation speed is appropriately set by means of the speedvarying device 50. -
Reference numeral 40 is the peripheral wall of thedrum 31 in which are provided a multitude ofholes 44 of diameter of about several millimeters for letting water pass through, the cross section of theperipheral wall 40 in the direction perpendicular to the rotary shaft is circular, and has a ridge form of angle ϑ with its central part projected outward with respect to the shaft direction. -
Reference numeral 42 is the laundry (items to be washed) which consists of fabric products such as sheets, towels, shirts and the like that is to be washed and dehydrated. - Reference numeral 43 is a beater consisting of a plate, and a plurality of them are installed on the inner surface of the
peripheral wall 40 of thedrum 31 arranged centripetally extending in the direction of the rotary shaft, acting to lift thelaundry 42 upward as thedrum 31 rotates. The beater 43 which constitutes a component of the present invention has the form as shown in FIG. 1, namely, has a predetermined height H from the inner surface of theperipheral wall 40, and has the form of a trough with angle θ′ which is equal to or greater than the angle θ of theperipheral wall 40 when seen from the interior of the drum. - In FIG. 3 are shown the various forms of the beaters to be installed on the
peripheral wall 40. FIG. 3(a) shows thebeater 43a in accordance with the present invention, whereas FIGS. 3(b) and 3(c) showbeaters - The
beater 43b is a horizontal beater which has the form of an isosceles triangle of the apex angle θ with its base parallel to the axis of rotation, and thebeater 43c is a ridge type beater whose plane is approximately a rhombic form with an apex projecting out toward the axis of rotation. - The
drum 31 and theouter tank 32 are suspended on aspring 51 for preventing vibrations. -
Reference numeral 45 is a balance weight attached to the upper part of theouter tank 32 which has a weight to balance themotor 37 installed on the lower part of theouter tank 32. As a result of the installation of thebalance weight 45, the large-diameter part at the center of thedrum 31 is disposed substantially at the central part of thespring 51 for elastically supporting theouter tank 32, whereby enabling to keep the position of the center of gravity. - Further, a
feed water pipe 46 for feeding water for washing to the interior of thedrum 31 is connected to the top surface of theouter tank 32, and a drainage pipe for draining water in theouter tank 32 by opening and closing adamper 48 in the midst of the washing process or in the dehydration process, is provided at the central lower part of thedrum 31 of theouter tank 32. - The
damper 48 is opened at the time of draining from theouter tank 32 to discharge the drain to adrainage ditch 49 on the outside of the machine. - The rotation speed of the
motor 37 is adjusted by means of speedvarying device 50, and the rotation speed of themotor 37 is controlled so as to rotate thedrum 31 at respective optimum speeds in the washing and the dehydration processes. - The operation of the washing machine with the above construction will now been described next.
- First, in the washing process, a predetermined quantity of water is fed from the
feed water pipe 46 to the inside of thedrum 31 and theouter tank 32. Sincenumerous holes 44 are provided in theperipheral wall 40 of thedrum 31, water supplied to the interior of thedrum 31 passes through theholes 44 and is collected in the interior of theouter tank 32, with the water level in thedrum 31 rising gradually. Water feeding is stopped when the water level checked by a water level detector which is not shown reaches a predetermined level. When the water feeding is completed thedoor 39 is and the laundry is supplied to the inside of thedrum 31. - Then, the
motor 37 is started, and thedrum 31 is rotated at a predetermined speed. Repeating the rotation of thedrum 31 in the forward and the reverse directions is effective in preventing the entanglement of thelaundry 42. It should be noted that the optimum number of revolution is 0.6 to 0.8G. - A preliminary washing is carried out by supplying a detergent and an auxiliary to the
drum 31 from a supply device of a detergent, an auxiliary and the like that is not shown. At the time when the preliminary washing is completed, wash water used for the preliminary washing is discharged to thedrainage ditch 49 via thedrainage pipe 47 by opening thedamper 48, and thedamper 48 is closed after the elapse of a predetermined time or by detecting the completion of draining of the water for the preliminary washing with a sensor that is not shown. - Next, washing water is fed again into the
drum 31 to a predetermined level in the same way as in the above, and a detergent and an auxiliary are supplied into thedrum 31 from a detergent and auxiliary supplying device which is not shown. - Here, steam is blown into water in the
outer tank 32 by activating a steam nozzle which is not shown to raise the temperature of the water for washing to a predetermined level. The rotation of thedrum 31 is controlled by means of thespeed changing device 50 through control of the rotation speed of themotor 37. Soil on thelaundry 42 is removed by the action a mechanical force or the like which is generated by the impact of thelaundry 42 with the water surface when the laundry is lifted by the beaters 43 to the upper part of thedrum 31 and let it drop from there. In this way, the laundry is washed in warm water, then the wash water absorbed in thelaundry 42 is shaken off by centrifugal force by rotating thedrum 31 at a medium speed. Naturally, in this case the wash water is drained to the outside of the washing machine through thedrainage pipe 47 by opening thedamper 48. - Here, the washing effect of the three types of the beaters 43 shown in FIGS. 3(a), 3(b) and 3(c), namely, the
trough type beater 43a with a plate shape whose upper sides form an angle θ′ that is equal to or greater than the ridge angle θ of thedrum 31, theparallel type beater 43b with a triangular shape whose base line is substantially parallel to therotary shaft 33 and theridge type beater 43c with a rhombic shape whose one apex projects into the direction opposite to that of the ridge angle θ of thedrum 31, will be compared. - The result of a test on the washability and the balancing of the
drum 31 for thebeaters trough type beater 43a is the most effective.Table Beater Form Trough Type Parallel Type Ridge Type Motion of the laundry within the drum O Δ X Balancing O X X - In other words, in the action of the beater 43 which, in the course of the washing process, lifts the
laundry 42 to higher positions as thedrum 31 rotates and let thelaundry 42 fall normally at the location of 10 to 11 o'clock on the face of the clock (in the case of the rotation in the clockwise direction), it becomes impossible to let thelaundry 42 drop and carries it with the rotation of thedrum 31 if the height (H in FIG. 3) of the beater 43 is too large. For this reason, it becomes necessary to reduce the number of revolutions of thedrum 31. In that case, the frequency of falls of thelaundry 42 within the drum is diminished which becomes a factor for the deterioration in the cleaning power. - On the other hand, if the height of the beater is too small, the
laundry 42 cannot be lifted to higher positions, and needless to say the washability is aggravated to an extreme degree. - It can be said that what has been mentioned in the above is reflected faithfully in the table shown.
- Hereafter, water contained in the
laundry 42 is centrifugally removed in order to be prepared for the next process of rinsing. For the centrifugal dehydration at this time it is necessary to select an appropriate number of revolutions of thedrum 31 in order to uniformly distribute thelaundry 42 in a well-balanced manner. The number of revolutions for this purposes corresponds normally to a rotation for which an acceleration of 1.0 to 1.5G is obtainable on the inner wall of thedrum 31. During the rotation for balancing the distribution of thelaundry 42, if the height of the beater 43 is too large, thelaundry 42 will not be distributed in a well-balanced manner between the neighboring beaters 43 so that thedrum 31 is brought to a condition of eccentric load which leads to an extremely large rotational vibrations. Thus, it becomes necessary to temporarily stop the operation of the machine for the reason of the safety, and redistribute thelaundry 42 in a well-balanced manner. - It can also be said that the
ridge type beater 43a adopted in the present invention is preferable as the form of the beater 43, and it is found as the result of a test that the adequate height of thebeater 43a is 8 to 14% of the drum diameter. - Following dehydration of dirty water after the washing, clean water is fed again into the
drum 31 by closing thedamper 48 to carry out the rinsing process. The rinsing process can be performed in the same way as for the washing process. When the rinsing process in which feeding and draining of rinsing water are repeated, it proceeds to the dehydration process. - In the dehydration process, the
drum 31 is rotated at a speed to produce an acceleration of 1.0 to 1.5G on the inner circumference of the drum by the control that uses, thespeed varying device 50. This is for distributing thelaundry 42 nearly uniformly over the inner circumferential surface of thedrum 31 as mentioned earlier. After a state is reached in which thelaundry 42 is distributed uniformly over the inner circumferential surface of thedrum 31, thedrum 31 is rotated at a high speed to drain the water attached to thelaundry 42 through theholes 44 of thedrum 31 by the centrifugal force. The water flows from theouter tank 32 through thedrainage pipe 47 and thedrainage ditch 49 and is drained to the outside of the machine. - It is to be mentioned here that the result of a test done by varying the ridge angle θ of the
drum 31 is the same as was disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 63-40513 proposed by the present inventers. It is known that the optimum angle for θ is 90 to 160°, and the preferable practical value is 120 to 150°. - By adopting the drum shape and the beater form present invention described in the above, druing the washing process, it becomes possible to operate the machine so as to constantly gathering the laundry to the central part of the drum and to increase the number of times of dropping the laundry within the drum, so that the effect on the enhancement of the washability is remarkable. Further, in the dehydration process, by properly adjusting the form and height of the beater it becomes easy to balance the drum, and by adopting the abacus bead type drum and an adequate height of the beater it becomes possible to concentrate the load on the portion of the center of gravity by easily gathering the laundry at the central part of the drum, whereby enabling an operation of the machine which is accompanied by an extremely small degree of vibrations.
- Moreover, in the washing machine according to the present invention the drum is supported in cantilever style so that the bringing in and the taking out of the laundry becomes easy which enhances the operability of the machine.
Claims (7)
- Drum type washing machine which has a rotary drum (31) with a plurality of water-passing holes (44) in its peripheral wall (40) installed within an outer tank (32), and executes washing,dehydration and drying of laundry within the drum individually or consecutively while driving the drum to be rotated, wherebysaid drum is formed by said peripheral wall (40) with the form obtained by interfacing the edges of the large-diameter parts of two truncated cones of substantially the same form, having a rotary shaft that is held substantially horizontally at the center of one of its end walls, and said drum is equipped with a plurality of platelike beaters (43) that are arranged on the inner surface of said peripheral wall (40) with a predetermined spacing in the circumferential direction of said drum wherein said peripheral wall (40) of said drum (31) and each of said beaters (43) have a V shape in a cross-section containing the axis of rotation of said rotary shaft,wherein said drum is supported in cantilever style by said rotary shaft that is provided on one of the end walls of the drum and has in the other end wall an opening for inserting and removing the laundry,characterized in, that
the beaters (43) extend radially over the entire length of the drum from said peripheral wall in the direction of the axis of rotation of said rotary shaft with each of said beaters having a radially inner side formed with an inner angle of V shape and wherein the magnitude of said inner angle of V shape of each of said beaters (43) is set to equal the magnitude of said inner angle of V shape of said peripheral wall (40), said inner angle of V shape for said peripheral wall being set in the range of 90 to 160° and wherein the height of each of said beaters (40) is in the range of 8 to 14 % of the maximum diameter of said drum (31), and wherein said plurality of water-passing holes (44) are disposed over the entire peripheral wall (40). - A drum type washing machine as claimed in Claim 1,
characterized in
that the inner angle of the V shape of said peripheral wall is set in the range of 120 to 150°. - A drum type washing machine as claimed in Claim 1
characterized in
that the outer tank (32) encloses said rotary drum (31) in its interior, supports said rotary shaft (33) by the rear end wall, comprises in the front end wall an opening (32c) at a position facing the opening in said rotary drum, with a door (39) for blocking the opening, and has the terminal portions of a feed water pipe (46) and a drainage pipe (47) inserted to some extent toward the interior of the tank (32). - A drum type washing machine as claimed in Claim 3,
characterized in
that said outer tank (32) is installed on the floor via a spring (51). - A drum type washing machine as claimed in Claims 1 to 4,
characterized in
that the rotary shaft (33) of said drum (31) is extended to the outside of said outer tank (32), and the external end portion of the rotary shaft is linked to a drum driving means. - A drum type washing machine as claimed in Claim 5,
characterized in
that said drum driving means comprises a pulley (34) fixed to said rotary shaft (33), a motor (37), a pulley (36) fixed to the shaft of the motor and a belt (35) wound between said two pulleys (34, 36). - A drum type washing machine as claimed in Claim 6,
characterized in
that said motor (37) is installed on said outer tank (32), and further, a balance weight is installed on the outer tank.
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