JP2000317190A - Washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent breakage, disconnection or the like of a power supply cord in the case of installing a washing machine near the wall by projecting a cord bushing from the back of a washing machine main body to fit the power supply cord to the washing machine main body, and passing the power supply cord through a cord guide provided in the vicinity of a power supply cord fitting part. SOLUTION: A power supply cord 2 is fixed to the rear face of a washing machine main body 1 by a cord bushing 3 integrally formed to wrap the power supply cord 2, and a cord guide 5 is fitted to the vicinity of the upper part of a fitting part 4 for the power supply cord 2 of the washing machine main body 1. The power supply cord 2 is bent at right angles from the fitting part 4 upward, and then passed through a ring part 6 of the cord guide 5 to be extended upward. The cord guide 5 is formed in such a manner that a click 8 is provided at one end of a base part 7 provided with the ring part 6, and a U-shaped part 9 is provided at the other end, the click 8 is inserted in a square hole 10 provided in the washing machine main body 1, and a U-shaped part 9 is inserted in a square hole 11 to fix the cord guide to the washing machine main body 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a washing machine in which a power cord provided with a bendable code bushing is attached to the back of a washing machine body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a washing machine of this type, a power cord is integrally formed with a cord bushing having a bellows portion in which the power cord can be bent so as to enclose the power cord. The power cord protruded backward from that part.

[0003]

In such a conventional configuration, the cord bushing to which the power cord is attached on the back of the main body of the washing machine protrudes backward from the main body of the washing machine. When a wall or the like is close to the back of the main body of the washing machine, there is a problem that the cord bushing collides with the wall, and the power cord is damaged or broken by an impact.

Further, when the power cord is in contact with the wall and the washing machine is used, there is a problem that the surface of the power cord is gradually worn due to the vibration of the main body of the washing machine.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and has as its object to prevent a power cord from being damaged, a wire from being broken, or a surface from being worn due to vibration, even when a wall or the like is close to the back of the washing machine body. I have.

[0006]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, a cord bushing integrally formed so as to enclose a power cord and having a bellows portion in which the power cord can be bent is projected from the back of the main body of the washing machine. The power cord is attached to the main body of the washing machine, a cord guide is provided near the power cord attaching portion, and the power cord is passed through the cord guide.

Thus, even when a wall or the like is close to the back of the main body of the washing machine, the power cord can be protected from direct contact with the rear wall or the like by the code guide when the washing machine is installed. It is possible to prevent the power cord from being damaged, the wire from being broken or the surface being worn due to vibration, and the like.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS According to the first aspect of the present invention, a cord bushing integrally formed so as to enclose a power cord and having a bellows portion in which the power cord can be bent is projected from the back of the main body of the washing machine. The power cord is attached to the main body of the washing machine, and a cord guide is provided near the power cord attaching portion, so that the power cord passes through the cord guide. Since the cord guide hits the wall or the like first, the power cord can be protected from being applied with a large force, and the power cord can be prevented from being damaged, broken, and abraded on the surface due to vibration.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the code guide is provided with a notch near a mounting portion to be attached to the main body of the washing machine. When penetrating through the plug, there is no need to pass through the end of the plug, just the power cord must be passed through the notch, and the power cord can easily penetrate the cord guide. By making the diameter slightly smaller than the cord diameter, the power cord does not come off from the cord guide. In addition, by providing the notch near the attachment portion for attaching the notch to the washing machine body, the elasticity of the power cord makes it difficult for the power cord to come off because it comes to the side opposite to the notch.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, the cord guide is configured to be elastically deformable, and one end of the cutout portion is elastically deformed to the other end. Even if the cord guide is strongly contacted with a wall or the like, one end of the notch portion is deformed and hits the other end, so that the power cord can be protected.

[0011] The invention described in claim 4 is the above-mentioned claim 1-
In the invention described in Item 3, the cord guide has a tip portion hanging down to the position of the bent portion of the power cord, and the cord guide bulges backward to bend the power cord in a right angle direction, and may come out behind the cord guide. Can be prevented, and contact with a wall or the like can be reliably prevented.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1) As shown in FIG. 1, a washing machine main body 1 has a power cord 2 fixed to a rear surface thereof by a cord bushing 3. The cord bushing 3 is the power cord 2
And the power cord 2 has a bellows portion that can be bent. A code guide 5 is attached near the upper part of the attachment 4 of the power cord 2 of the washing machine main body 1, and the power cord 2 is bent upward at a right angle from the attachment 4,
It penetrates the ring part 6 of the code guide 5.

As shown in FIG. 2, the code guide 5 is provided with a claw 8 at one end of a base portion 7 provided with a ring portion 6 and a U-shaped portion 9 at the other end. The nail 8 of the code guide 5 is inserted into the square hole 10 provided in the main body 1 of the washing machine, and the U-shaped portion 9 provided at the other end of the code guide 4 is inserted into the square hole 11 provided in the main body 1 of the washing machine. , Step 1 of U-shaped part 9
2 is locked and fixed in the square hole 11.

In this state, the cord guide 5 protrudes from the back surface of the washing machine main body 1 by a height H, and when the washing machine is installed, a gap of this height H can be secured from a wall or the like. . By using the power cord 2 through the ring portion 6 of the cord guide 5, the power cord 2 is fixed without directly contacting a wall or the like.

Therefore, even if the code guide 5 hits the wall or the like first even if it hits the rear wall or the like when the washing machine is installed,
A large force can be prevented from being applied to the power cord 2 and the power cord 2 can be protected, and the power cord 2 can be prevented from being damaged, broken, and its surface worn due to vibration.

(Embodiment 2) As shown in FIG. 3, the code guide 13 has a claw 16 at one end of a base 15 provided with a ring portion 14 and a U-shaped portion 17 at the other end. The nail 1 of the code guide 13 is inserted into the square hole 10 provided in the main body 1 of the washing machine.
6 and the U-shaped part 17 provided at the other end of the code guide 13 is inserted into the square hole 11 provided in the main body 1 of the washing machine, so that the step 18 of the U-shaped part 17 is locked in the square hole 11. It is fixed.

A notch 19 is provided in a portion of the ring portion 14 near the U-shaped portion 17, and the power cord 2 is passed through the notch 19. At this time, the dimension d of the notch 19 is slightly smaller than the diameter of the power cord 2.

The cord guide 13 is formed of a thermoplastic resin such as rubber or polypropylene, has sufficient elasticity and strength, is elastically deformable, and has one end 19a of the notch 19 elastically extending to the other end 19b. It is configured to be deformed.

In the above configuration, when the power cord 2 is passed through the ring portion 14, the power cord 2 can be passed through the cord guide 13 by passing the power cord 2 through the notch 19, and it is necessary to pass the power cord 2 from the tip of the plug. Therefore, the usability can be improved.

The dimension d of the notch 19 is determined by the power cord 2
Since the diameter is slightly smaller than the diameter of the cord, the power cord 2 does not come off from the ring portion 14.

When the tip end 20 of the code guide 13 hits a wall or the like when the washing machine main body 1 is installed, as shown in FIG. The notch 19 is bent by the base 15 on the side opposite to the notch 19, and the notch 19 is reduced in size. As shown in FIG. 5, through the ring portion 14 of the cord guide 13, the cord guide 13 is pulled upward at a right angle, and
The power cord 2 can be securely located in the ring portion 14 without being detached from the inside, and the power cord 2 can be protected.

(Embodiment 3) As shown in FIG. 6, the cord guide 21 has a distal end 22 at a bent portion 23 of the power cord 2.
Hanging to the position. Other configurations are the same as those in the first or second embodiment.

In the above configuration, the power cord 2 can be protected by the distal end portion 22 by hanging the distal end portion 22 of the cord guide 21 to the position of the bent portion 23 of the power cord 2. Can be reliably eliminated.

That is, the power cord 2 is connected to the cord guide 2
If the power cord 2 is pulled out at a right angle through the ring part 1, the bent part 23 of the power cord 2 is likely to expand outward and may hit a wall or the like. The power cord 2 can be reliably protected from hitting the wall by hanging down to the bent portion 23 of the power cord.

In particular, since the bent portion 23 has a strong force to expand outwardly, the power cord 2 may be easily worn or damaged due to vibration or the like generated when the washing machine is used when hitting the wall. However, by reliably protecting the hanging portion, it is possible to prevent the power cord 2 from coming into contact with a wall due to vibration or the like generated when the washing machine is used, thereby preventing the power cord 2 from being damaged or worn.

[0027]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a cord bushing integrally formed so as to enclose the power cord and having a bellows portion in which the power cord can be bent is provided on the back of the main body of the washing machine. The power cord is attached to the main body of the washing machine by making it protrude further, and a cord guide is provided near the power cord attaching portion, so that the power cord penetrates into the cord guide. In addition, since the cord guide comes into contact with a wall or the like first, it is possible to protect the power cord from being applied with a large force, and it is possible to prevent the power cord from being damaged, the wire from being broken or the surface being worn due to vibration, and the like.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the cord guide is provided with the notch near the mounting portion to be attached to the main body of the washing machine. It is not necessary to pass the power cord through the notch, and the power cord can be easily penetrated through the cord guide, so that the assembling workability can be improved.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the cord guide is configured to be elastically deformable and one end of the notch is elastically deformed to the other end. Even when the power supply cord is strongly contacted, the one end of the cutout portion is deformed and hits the other end, so that the power supply cord can be reliably prevented from contacting the wall or the like, and the power supply cord can be protected.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the cord guide hangs down to the position of the bent portion of the power cord, the cord guide bulges rearward to bend the power cord in a right angle direction, and the cord guide bulges. It is possible to prevent the vehicle from coming out more rearward, and it is possible to reliably prevent contact with a wall or the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a washing machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of the washing machine.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of a washing machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the washing machine in a state where a code guide is in contact with a wall.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part of the washing machine in a state where a code guide is in contact with a wall;

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part of a washing machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Washing machine main body 2 Power cord 3 Cord bushing 4 Mounting part 5 Code guide

Claims (4)

[Claims] The power cord is attached to the washing machine body by projecting a cord bushing integrally formed so as to enclose the power cord and having a bellows portion in which the power cord can be bent, from the back of the washing machine body. A washing machine provided with a code guide in the vicinity, wherein the power cord passes through the code guide. 2. The washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the code guide is provided with a notch in the vicinity of an attachment portion attached to the washing machine main body. 3. The washing machine according to claim 2, wherein the cord guide is elastically deformable, and one end of the notch is elastically deformed to the other end. 4. The cord guide according to claim 1, wherein a tip portion of the cord guide is suspended to a position of a bent portion of the power cord.
The washing machine according to the item.