JP2000024381A - Washing housing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simply install a housing box of washings within a range of installing space of on existing automatically washing machine without requiring any troublesome work such as nailing on a wall surface. SOLUTION: This washing housing apparatus is provided with a support member 3 which can be erected at the same plane position as that of an automatically washing machine 2 while being formed higher than the automatically washing machine 2 and a housing box 4 which can be mounted at an upper part of the support member 3 and at a corresponding position right on the automatically washing machine 2 to house dirty washings.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a laundry storage device suitable for being installed on the same plane as an existing automatic washing machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in a dressing room of a bathroom in a condominium or a detached house, in order to reduce the trouble of transporting dirty laundry undressed before taking a bath, in addition to a wash basin, an arrangement space for an automatic washing machine is provided. May be provided. And the dressing room is provided with a clothes basket for storing towels and dirty laundry, but conventionally, this clothes basket is installed in a different plane position from the automatic washing machine and the wash basin. General.

[0003]

However, the changing room of the bathroom in a general household is only a few square meters at most.
When the dressing basket is installed in a different plane position from the automatic washing machine and wash basin as described above, the effective space of the dressing area is reduced by the arrangement of the dressing basket, and the narrow dressing area is even narrower. There was an inconvenience.

Therefore, as a means for solving such inconveniences, a shelf plate is fixed to a wall surface by nailing or the like, so that the shelf plate is disposed above an existing automatic washing machine, and undressing is performed on the shelf plate. It is conceivable to keep a basket. However, in this case, since it is necessary to fix the shelf board to the wall surface by nailing or the like, there is a disadvantage that the work for attaching the dressing basket is troublesome and the wall surface of the room is damaged by nailing or the like.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily install a laundry storage box within the installation space of an existing automatic washing machine without requiring a complicated operation such as nailing on a wall surface. On the point.

[0006]

The present invention employs the following means to solve the above-mentioned problems. That is, the laundry storage device of the present invention can be erected at the same plane position as the automatic washing machine and has a support member formed at a height higher than that of the automatic washing machine, and at the top of the support member and And a storage box for storing dirty laundry, which can be attached to a position corresponding directly above the automatic washing machine.

According to the present invention, since the storage box can be mounted above the support member and directly above the automatic washing machine, the storage box can be arranged within the installation space of the existing automatic washing machine. Can be. In addition, since the support member can be erected on the same plane as the automatic washing machine and is formed at a height higher than that of the automatic washing machine, the support member having the storage box is erected on the same plane as the automatic washing machine. With just one click, the storage box can be installed above the automatic washing machine.

It is also possible to mount the storage box above the support member after the support member is erected in the same plane position as the automatic washing machine. In the above-described present invention, the storage box may include a box body that can be attached to the upper part of the support member, and a bottom plate that is provided on the box body and that can be opened and closed.

In this case, since the storage box is disposed immediately above the automatic washing machine and the bottom plate of the box body is freely openable and closable, the bottom plate of the storage box containing the dirty laundry can be opened. Then, the laundry can be dropped into the automatic washing machine, and the laundry can be easily transferred to the automatic washing machine. The opening and closing means of the bottom plate,
The bottom plate can be pivotally attached to the box body so as to be vertically movable, or the bottom plate can be slidably provided in the box body so as to move back and forth in the front-rear direction of the automatic washing machine.

[0010] Of the above-mentioned opening and closing means, the former means includes:
A hinge member (hinge, etc.) for pivoting the bottom plate to the box body is required, and the storage box must be installed at a fairly high position to avoid interference with the lid of the automatic washing machine because the bottom plate moves up and down. Therefore, there is a disadvantage that the height of the laundry storage device is enlarged.

In this respect, in the latter means, since the bottom plate is slidably provided on the box body and no hinge member is required, the material cost can be further reduced, and the bottom plate can be extended and retracted in the front-rear direction of the automatic washing machine. Therefore, even when the storage box is disposed at a relatively low position, the bottom plate when opened can be prevented from interfering with the lid of the automatic washing machine, and there is an advantage that the height of the laundry storage device can be made more compact.

Further, in the laundry storage device of the present invention,
If a ventilation window is formed on the side of the storage box, the outside air is always circulated in the storage box, so that the unpleasant odor due to sweat and oil stains of dirty laundry is prevented from being trapped in the storage box. . One or more storage boxes can be provided within a range of an area approximately equal to or smaller than that of the automatic washing machine, and the number of storage boxes is not limited. However, the present invention, as a more preferred embodiment, the storage box is formed to be less than half the width of the automatic washing machine,
It is recommended that a plurality of the storage boxes be arranged side by side in the width direction immediately above the automatic washing machine.

In this case, since the plurality of storage boxes are arranged side by side in the width direction, clothes can be sorted and stored according to an arbitrary standard. For example, if there are two storage boxes, one of the storage boxes can be used for discolored clothing and the other storage box can be used for white clothing. In addition, one of them can be stored separately for men and the other for women. Also, if a shelf plate is provided on the upper side of the support member and next to the width direction of the storage box, detergent, towels, washed laundry and other things can be put on the shelf plate, Very convenient.

On the other hand, in the laundry storage device of the present invention,
The support member has a pair of left and right support frames formed to have a size capable of surrounding the automatic washing machine, a connection beam member that connects the pair of left and right support frames to each other, and a portion between the pair of left and right support frames. And a width adjusting means for adjusting the interval can be employed. In this case, the width between the pair of left and right support frames can be adjusted by the width adjusting means, so that the width of the support member can be appropriately adapted to the width of the automatic washing machine that differs depending on the type.

Further, if the pair of left and right support frames are provided with height adjusting means for adjusting the height of the support frames,
The height of the support member can be adjusted to the height of a room that varies from home to home.

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 and 2 show a first embodiment of the present invention. The laundry storage device 1 of this embodiment can be erected on the same plane as the automatic washing machine 2 and can be erected. And a storage box for storing dirty laundry that can be attached to a position above the support member 3 and directly above the automatic washing machine 2. 4 is provided.

Among the constituent members of the storage device 1, the support member 3 includes a pair of left and right support frames 5 formed to have a size capable of surrounding the automatic washing machine 2, and a pair of left and right support frames 5. A connecting beam member (6) for connecting with each other and width adjusting means (7) for adjusting a distance between a pair of left and right support frames (5) are provided. Each support frame 5 is located on the front side as viewed from the side (left side in FIG. 2).
Is formed by a steel pipe material bent and formed in a substantially U-shape having an open end.

Each support frame 5 has an upper support 8 and a lower support 9 bent substantially in an L-shape. The upper end of the lower support 9 having a small diameter is provided at the lower end of the upper support 8. It is movably inserted. A set screw 10 is screwed into the lower end of the upper column 8, and the relative movement between the upper and lower columns 8 and 9 is regulated by the tightening force of the set screw 10.

Accordingly, the height of the support frame 5 can be adjusted by loosening the set screw 10 and moving the upper support 8 relative to the lower support 9.
Functions as height adjusting means for adjusting the height of the support frame 5. A rubber shoe member 11 for preventing slippage is fitted to the lower side of the lower support 9.

The connecting beam 6 is made of a horizontally elongated rectangular plate made of hard plastic, and the upper column 8 of the support frame 5 is detachably attached to the rear side of the left and right ends of the connecting beam 6. Clamping member 12 to be clamped to (see FIG. 2)
Is provided. The connecting beam member 6 is formed integrally with horizontally long reinforcing ribs 13 bulging to the front side with an interval in the vertical direction.

The width adjusting means 7 of this embodiment is constituted by fixing the clamp member 12 so that the position in the left-right direction with respect to the connecting beam 6 can be changed. That is, horizontally long holes 14 are formed on both left and right sides of the connecting beam 6, and the clamp member 12 can be freely changed in position with respect to the connecting beam 6 by a fixing screw 15 inserted into the long hole 14. It is fixed to.

Therefore, the mounting position of the left and right clamp members 12 with respect to the connecting beam member 6 can be changed within the range of the length of the long hole 14, whereby the distance between the left and right support frames 5 can be adjusted. can do. In the present embodiment, the storage box 4 includes two storage boxes 4 having the same size and shape, which are arranged side by side in the width direction within a range immediately above the automatic washing machine 2 so that clothes can be sorted and stored. ing.

Each of the storage boxes 4 is formed of a hard plastic box having a width approximately half that of the automatic washing machine 2 and a depth approximately the same as that of the washing machine 2. It has a box body 16 to which it can be attached and an openable and closable bottom plate 17 provided on the box body 16. Also, the box body 16
Is formed in a vertically elongated substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape having an open lower end.

An inlet 19 for feeding dirty laundry is formed at an upper portion of the front plate portion 18 of the box body 16, and a storage amount of the laundry is confirmed at a lower portion of the front plate portion 18. Vertically long viewing holes 20 are formed. In addition, it is also possible to open the upper end side of the box main body 16 and to put laundry therefrom.

A net member formed by framing a metal wire in a lattice shape is provided on a side portion from the left and right side surfaces of the box body 16 to the rear side surface. A ventilation window 21 is formed to prevent an unpleasant smell due to oil or dirt. Bottom plate 1
7 is an insertion slit 22 formed at the lower end of the front plate portion 18.
And is slidably provided with respect to the box body 16 so as to move back and forth in the front-rear direction (the left-right direction in FIG. 2) of the automatic washing machine 2.

For this reason, the bottom plate 17 normally covers the lower end opening of the box body 16, but as shown in FIG. 2, when the bottom plate 17 is pulled out to the near side (left side in FIG. 2), The lower end of the box body 16 is opened and the body 16
The laundry inside can be dropped directly into the automatic washing machine 2. At the four corners on the left and right sides of the box body 16,
A boss portion 24 into which the connection bolt 23 is inserted is formed. The left and right storage boxes 4 are penetrated in the left-right direction by connecting bolts 23 inserted into the respective boss portions 24, and are fixed in a state of being close to each other by tightening the protruding ends of the bolts 23 with nuts not shown. I have.

Further, as shown in FIG.
On the lower surface side of the front and rear portions of 6, an attachment member 25 for detachably fixing the main body 16 to the cross beam portion 8A of the upper support 8 is provided. The mounting member 25 is formed of a mounting plate whose screwing position can be changed in the same manner as the connecting beam member 6. It has a function that can be fixed to the portion 8A.

Next, the method of use and operation of the laundry storage device 1 will be described. First, to assemble the storage device 1, the left and right support frames 5 are fixed at predetermined intervals by connecting beam members 6 in accordance with the width dimension of the existing automatic washing machine 2, thereby forming the support members 3. Then, the support member 3 is erected at the same plane position as the automatic washing machine 2 so that the connecting beam member 6 is located on the back side of the automatic washing machine 2, and the two storage boxes 4 connected to each other by the connecting bolts 23 are removed. The box 4 is put on the support member 3 and the box 4 is attached by the mounting member 25 to the cross beam portion 8A of the upper support 8.
Should be fixed to.

At this time, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the left and right storage boxes 4 are arranged immediately above the automatic washing machine 2, so that the storage box 4 where the automatic washing machine 2 is installed can be used. The effective space of the room is not affected by the storage box 4, and it is possible to effectively prevent the living space of the room from being narrowed.

Further, since the storage box 4 is attached to the support member 3 erected in the same plane position as the automatic washing machine 2, the storage box 4 can be mounted without performing a complicated operation such as nailing to a wall surface. Since it can be arranged above the automatic washing machine 2, the work of attaching the storage box 4 to the automatic washing machine 2 is simplified.

In the assembling of the storage device 1 described above, after the storage box 4 is fixed to the support member 3, the support member 3 may be erected in the same plane position as the automatic washing machine 2. When the storage device 1 installed as described above is used, dirty laundry is separated and put in each of the left and right storage boxes 4, and when the laundry is washed, the laundry is automatically removed from each storage box 4. What is necessary is just to transfer to the washing machine 2.

In this case, according to the present embodiment, since the bottom plate 17 of the storage box 4 can be slid forward, the bottom plate 17 can be pulled forward with the lid of the automatic washing machine 2 opened. In addition, the dirty laundry in the storage box 4 can be dropped into the automatic washing machine 2, and the transfer of the laundry to the automatic washing machine 2 can be performed extremely easily.

FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. The difference between the laundry storage device 1 of the present embodiment and the first embodiment is that the automatic washing machine 2 is of a two-layer type and wide.
According to this, a shelf plate 26 is placed next to the storage box 4.
Is provided, and the other basic structure is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment. Therefore, hereinafter, the points different from those of the first embodiment will be mainly described, and members having the same functions will be denoted by the same reference numerals in the drawings, and description thereof will be omitted.

In this embodiment, the storage box 4 and the shelf plate 26 are formed to have a width of about one third of that of the two-layer automatic washing machine 2, and the two storage boxes 4 and the shelf plate 26 are connected to the automatic washing machine. 2 are arranged side by side in the width direction at the same height immediately above. The shelf plate 26 is fastened together by the connecting bolts 23 penetrating the two storage boxes 4, and is detachably fixed to the support frame 5 of the support member 3 together with the storage boxes 4.

As described above, in the present embodiment, since the shelf plate 26 is arranged next to the storage box 4, detergents, towels, washed laundry and other items are placed on the shelf plate 26. be able to. Although the shelf plate 26 is arranged on the right end side in FIG. 3, it can be arranged on the center side or the left end side.
It is also possible to arrange three storage boxes 4 side by side without providing 6. Further, in the storage device 1 shown in FIG. 1, the shelf plate 26 shown in FIG. 3 can be arranged instead of one of the storage boxes 4.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be variously modified within the scope of the claims. For example, the opening / closing means of the bottom plate 17 may be not only a type in which the bottom plate 17 is slid with respect to the box main body 16 but also a type in which the bottom plate 17 is pivotally connected to the box main body 16 by a hinge member so as to be vertically movable.

It is sufficient that the supporting member 3 can be erected at least in the same plane position as the automatic washing machine 2 and has a height larger than that, and is limited to a structure in which a pair of left and right supporting frames 5 are connected. It is not something to be done. However, the height of the support member 3 needs to be set to such a size that at least the lower surface of the storage box 4 does not interfere with the lid of the automatic washing machine 2 in the open state.

[0038]

According to the present invention, a storage box for dirty laundry can be arranged within the installation space of an existing automatic washing machine, so that the space in a room such as a dressing room can be effectively prevented from being reduced. In addition, since the storage box can be installed above the automatic washing machine simply by erection of the support member at the same plane position as the automatic washing machine, the work of attaching the storage box can be simplified.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a laundry storage device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a right side view of the storage device.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a laundry storage device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Laundry storage apparatus 2 Automatic washing machine 3 Support member 4 Storage box 5 Support frame 6 Connecting beam material 7 Width adjustment means 10 Set screw (height adjustment means) 16 Box body 17 Bottom plate 21 Vent window 26 Shelf plate

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A support member (3) which can be erected in the same plane position as the automatic washing machine (2) and formed at a height higher than that of the automatic washing machine (2); 3) above and the automatic washing machine (2)
And a storage box (4) for storing dirty laundry that can be attached to a position corresponding directly above the storage box. 2. The storage box (4) includes a support member (3).
Box body (16) that can be attached to the top of the box
The laundry storage device according to claim 1, further comprising a bottom plate (17) provided on the box body (16) and capable of being opened and closed. 3. The laundry storage device according to claim 2, wherein the bottom plate (17) is provided slidably with respect to the box body (16) so as to move back and forth in the front-rear direction of the automatic washing machine (2). . 4. The laundry storage device according to claim 1, wherein a ventilation window (21) is formed in a side portion of the storage box (4). 5. The storage box (4) is an automatic washing machine (2).
The storage box (4) is formed so as to have a width that is less than half of the width thereof, and the plurality of storage boxes (4) are arranged side by side in the width direction within a range immediately above the automatic washing machine (2). A laundry storage device according to claim 1. 6. The laundry storage device according to claim 1, wherein a shelf plate (26) is provided above the support member (3) and adjacent to the storage box (4) in the width direction. . 7. A support member (3) is formed by a pair of left and right support frames (5) formed to have a size capable of surrounding the automatic washing machine (2), and a pair of left and right support frames (5). The washing according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a connecting beam (6) connected to each other, and a width adjusting means (7) for adjusting a distance between the pair of left and right support frames (5). Object storage device. 8. The laundry storage device according to claim 7, wherein the pair of left and right support frames (5) is provided with height adjusting means (10) for adjusting the height of the support frames (5). apparatus.