JP2010057651A - Washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize a washing machine which can unerringly catch lint and foreign matter, and facilitates care. <P>SOLUTION: The washing machine has a drain hose 4 making one end communicate with the inner bottom of the water tank 2 of the washing machine and the other end to be led out of the outer case 1 of the washing machine, a vessellike lint catching box 6 provided in the other end of the drain hose 4 in a state of being able to pass water, having an openable lid 5 in the upper opening and an incoming water opening 7 arranged above an outgoing water opening 8 on the side, and a lint filter 11 catching lint out of passing water in the lint catching box 6. The lint filter 11 is installed in the lint catching box 6 at the height between the incoming water opening 7 and the outgoing water opening 8 of the lint catching box 6 and can unerringly catch the lint and foreign matter, and facilitates care. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a washing machine provided with lint capturing means.

  Conventionally, when this type of washing machine is difficult to provide a means for effectively capturing lint generated during operations such as washing, rinsing, dehydration, etc., inside the washing machine outer box, Means for providing a lint capture box in the middle of a drainage hose led outward has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  13 and 14 show a conventional washing machine described in Patent Document 1. FIG.

  As shown in the main configuration diagram of FIG. 13, the lint capturing box 128 has a water inlet 130 connected to a first drain hose 144 connected to a drain connection port 143 arranged on the side surface of the washing machine outer box 142. After washing water flows in and lint is captured inside, it is discharged from the second drain hose 145 connected to the opposite outlet 131 to the drain tube 146 such as the floor surface.

As shown in the external view of FIG. 14, the configuration of the lint capturing box 128 includes a lint filter 147 for lint capturing having a lid 134 disposed so as to be openable upward and having a lattice-shaped capturing portion 148 on the inside. It was arranged on both diagonal lines so as to be detachable from the lint capturing box 128 so that it could be easily cleaned.
JP 2004-305404 A

  However, in the above-described conventional configuration, the lint filter 147 is installed on both diagonal lines in a partition form and is configured to be caught by catching lint. Therefore, when the lint filter 147 is lifted for cleaning, a part of the lint is obtained. However, since the lint is always immersed in the remaining water of the lint capture box 128, the lint capture box 128 has a problem that it is difficult to care for the wet lint.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and can reliably capture lint from running water, facilitates lint removal work, reliably drains the captured lint, and retains the lint in the lint capture box. It is an object of the present invention to provide a washing machine in which a lint capturing device which can prevent lint from being constantly immersed in water and can be cleaned hygienically is simple and inexpensive.

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, a washing machine of the present invention has a drain hose having one end connected to the inner bottom of the water tank and the other end led out of the washing machine outer box, and the drain hose. The lid is provided at the other end so that water can pass through, and a lid is provided in the upper opening so as to be openable and closable. A lint filter that captures lint from the water, and the installation height of the lint filter inside the lint capture box is set at a height between a water inlet and a water outlet of the lint capture box. .

  As a result, lint can be reliably captured from running water, draining of the captured lint can be reliably performed, and lint can be prevented from being constantly immersed in the remaining water in the lint capture box, and hygienic cleaning can be performed. it can.

  The washing machine of the present invention can greatly improve the lint capture rate and can be sanitized.

  A first invention is provided with a water tub stored in an outer box of a washing machine, a washing tub rotatably provided in the water tub, one end communicating with an inner bottom portion of the water tub, and the other end of the washing tub. A drainage hose led out of the machine outside the machine, and provided at the other end of the drainage hose so as to allow water to pass therethrough, and a lid is provided at the upper opening so that it can be opened and closed. A container-like lint capture box disposed therein, and a lint filter that captures lint from passing water inside the lint capture box, and the installation height of the lint filter inside the lint capture box is set to the height of the lint capture box. By installing it at a height between the water inlet and the water outlet, it is possible to reliably capture lint from running water, and to ensure that the lint that has been captured is drained, always lint in the remaining water in the lint capture box. Prevents soaking and sanitary It is possible to clean.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in particular, the lint filter according to the first aspect of the present invention is disposed at different heights at both ends in the lint capture box, and the lint filter on the inlet side of the lint capture box By arranging the installation height of the lint capture box at a height between the water inlet and the water outlet, the lint capture capacity can be increased by increasing the lint capture capacity. . In addition, lint gathers in a portion where the installation height is low and becomes a lump, which makes it easy to clean.

  In the third aspect of the invention, the lint filter of the first or second aspect of the invention has a substantially step shape, thereby increasing the effective drainage area of the lint filter and preventing clogging from occurring at an early stage. be able to.

  In the fourth invention, in particular, in the lint filter according to any one of the first to third inventions, the lateral width is set to be about 1 mm to 3 mm smaller than the lateral width inside the lint capture box. By providing a gap between the wall surface and the lint filter, it is possible to prevent clogging from occurring at an early stage with fine lint.

  According to a fifth aspect of the invention, in particular, the lint filter according to any one of the first to fourth aspects of the present invention includes a handle member and a mesh member, and the handle member is formed of another component having flexibility. Complicated shapes are not required and parts can be processed easily and can be produced at low cost.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Further, the present invention is not limited by this embodiment.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a main part configuration diagram of the washing machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an external configuration arrow view of the lint capturing box and the lint filter of the washing machine, FIG. b) is a component configuration diagram of the lint filter, FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the lint filter, and FIG. 5 is an external side view of an assembled state of the lint capture box of the washing machine, FIG. ) Is a front view of an assembled state of the lint capturing box and the lint filter of the washing machine, and (b) is a side view.

  In FIG. 1, a water tank 2 housed in a washing machine outer box 1 and a washing tank 3 rotatably provided in the water tank 2 are provided, and clothes are put into the washing tank 3 to perform a washing operation.

  One end of the drainage hose 4 for discharging the washing water inside the aquarium 2 to the outside of the machine is connected to the inner bottom 2 a of the aquarium 2, and the other end is connected to the inlet 7 of the lint capturing box 6 so as to allow water to pass.

  The lint capture box 6 has a second drain hose 10 connected to a water outlet 8 configured on the same surface as the water inlet 7, and the second drain hose 10 removes waste water from which lint, foreign matters, and the like have been removed inside the lint capture box 6. The lid 5 for the work of taking out and removing lint and the like accumulated inside is disposed so as to be openable and closable at the top. Here, the positional relationship between the water inlet 7 and the water outlet 8 configured on the same surface is such that the water inlet 7 is disposed above the water outlet 8 and the water outlet 8 is disposed close to the floor surface 20. .

  An opening / closing operation mechanism 9 for opening the lid 5 of the lint capturing box 6 is configured on the user operation side 1 a side in front of the washing machine outer box 1.

  As shown in the external configuration diagram of FIG. 2, the lint capture box 6 has a lint filter 11 for lint capture detachably mounted therein, and has a water outlet 8 on the same side as the water inlet 7. And a hinge mechanism 17 for pivotally supporting the lid 5 on the lint capturing box 6 constituting the water outlet 8.

  Therefore, the opening / closing operation mechanism 9 for opening / closing the lid 5 is arranged on the facing side of the water inlet 7, the water outlet 8 and the hinge mechanism 17.

  The lint filter 11 is composed of a mesh member 12 in which a large number of meshes 21 for capturing lint from running water are formed on a substantially flat flat plate, and a handle member 13 that is a handle for attaching and detaching the lint capture box 6. .

  In the component configuration of the lint filter 11, as shown in FIG. 3 (a), the handle member 13 is formed of a flexible thin plate material into a substantially rectangular flat plate member, and has a beam-like handle portion at the center. 15, a plurality of substantially rectangular openings 22, wall shapes 23 on both side surfaces, and locking pieces 14 at four corners.

  As shown in FIG. 3B, the mesh member 12 is formed with a mesh 21 at the center of a substantially rectangular flat plate and a notch 17 for locking corresponding to the locking piece 14 at the corners of the four corners. .

  As shown in FIG. 4, the handle member 13 is bent into an inverted U shape as shown in FIG. 4 and the wall shape 23 is brought into contact with the mesh member 12 while the notch portion for locking the mesh member 12 is used. The lint filter 11 is configured in a hook shape as shown in FIG.

  As shown in the side view of the assembled state in FIG. 5, the lint filter 11 is configured such that the mesh member 12 is placed on a plurality of convex ribs 16 a, 16 b, 16 c, 16 d provided on the bottom of the inner wall of the lint capturing box 6. It is stored in the lint capture box 6.

  Further, the mesh member 12 located on the lowermost surface of the lint filter 11 forms a gap of dimension M (dimension N from the floor surface) from the inner bottom of the lint capturing box 6 and constitutes a water passage 18 below.

  The washing water flowing in from the water inlet 7 is captured when passing through the mesh member 12 of the lint filter 11 from the space 19 above the lint filter 11, and the washing water from which the lint has been removed passes through the water passage 18. It is discharged from the water outlet 8.

  The height N from the floor surface 20 of the mesh member 12 of the lint filter 11 is an intermediate position between the inner diameter lower surface height a of the water inlet 7 and the inner diameter upper surface height b of the water outlet 8, that is, a> N> b It is comprised so that it may become.

  The inner surface lower surface height c of the water outlet 8 arranged so as to be close to the floor surface 20 is set as small as possible.

  Further, the handle portion 15 of the lint filter 11 is set close to the lid body 5 with a gap S, and is set to be lower than the upper edge portion 6a of the lint capture box 6 by a dimensional minute gap T.

  As shown in FIG. 6 (a) front view and FIG. 6 (b) side view, the setting of the width R1 in the front-rear direction and the width R2 in the left-right direction of the mesh member 12 of the lint filter 11 depends on the height of the installation lint. The width of the inner wall of the capture box 6 is set so that the front-rear direction is S1 and the left-right direction is about 1 to 3 mm smaller than S2, thereby preventing fine lint and foreign matter from accumulating and easily blocking the drainage path. I have to.

  About the lint capture means of the washing machine comprised as mentioned above, the operation | movement and an effect | action are demonstrated below.

  First, the lint capture box 6 has a water inlet 7 and a water outlet 8 on the same surface, so that the lint capture box 6 can be disposed at the tip of the first drain hose 4. By providing the opening / closing operation mechanism 9 for the lid 5 disposed on the opposite side of the water port 8, the lint removal operation of the lint capturing box 6 can be configured on the user operation side 1 a side in front of the washing machine outer box 1. Operability is improved.

  Further, the discharged liquid discharged from the water tank 2 passes through the inner bottom 2a of the water tank 2, passes through the drain hose 4 and is led from the water inlet 7 into the lint capture box 6 and discharged from the water outlet 8 side. Since the height position of the mesh member 12 of the lint filter 11 is arranged between the water inlet 7 and the water outlet 8, the discharged liquid flowing from the water inlet 7 to the water outlet 8 is surely lint. When passing through the mesh member 12 of the filter 11, the discharged lint, foreign matter and the like contained in the drainage liquid can be reliably captured by the mesh member 12 of the lint filter 11.

  Moreover, since the residual water in the lint capture box 6 is drained from the water outlet 8 to the outside of the lint capture box 6 because the drainage liquid at a position higher than the inner surface lower surface height c of the water outlet 8 shown in FIG. The lint captured by the mesh member 12 disposed at a position higher than the inner diameter lower surface height c of the water outlet 8 reaches the water level below the inner diameter lower surface height c of the water outlet 8, and remains in the lint capturing box 6. Water can be drained reliably without being immersed in the watered part, and when the lint filter 11 is taken out and cleaned, it can be easily maintained without dripping water.

  The height of the handle portion 15 engaged with the mesh member 12 of the lint filter 11 is configured to be small by a dimensional minute gap T, and is set to be approximately the same height as the lint capture box 6, so The attachment / detachment operation such as picking and picking the handle portion 15 by hand can be facilitated, and workability can be improved, and when the lint capture box 6 is filled with drainage liquid during drainage, Although the lint filter 11 tends to float, the lift can be prevented by the handle portion 15 hitting the lid 5.

  By making the size of the mesh 21 of the mesh member 12 approximately 5 mm to 7 mm, the amount of lint and foreign matter flowing out to the drain outlet side can be reduced as much as possible, and the problem of easily clogging can be prevented. The lint captured by the lint filter 11 when the lint filter 11 is taken out of the lint capture box 6 such as when cleaning the lint filter 11 by providing the wall shape 23 on both sides of the handle portion 15. It is possible to prevent foreign matter such as falling from falling.

  Further, the mesh member 12 does not have a complicated filter configuration, but can form the outer shape and the mesh 21 by punching a flat plate, so that productivity is improved.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 7 is an external side view of a lint capturing box of a washing machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 8A and 8B are component configuration diagrams of the lint filter, and FIG. 9 is the lint. An exploded view of the filter is shown.

  As shown in the external side view of FIG. 7, the lint filter 11 is mounted on a plurality of convex ribs 32a, 32b, 32c, 32d having different heights provided at the bottom of the inner wall of the lint capture box 6. 6, the installation height P of the tip 11 a of the mesh member 24 of the lint filter 11 on the inlet 7 side of the lint capturing box 6 is the inner diameter lower surface height a of the inlet 7 and the inner diameter of the outlet 8. An intermediate position with respect to the upper surface height b, that is, a> P> b is satisfied.

  The installation height Q of the other tip portion 11b of the mesh member 24 is configured to be an intermediate position between the inner surface lower surface height c of the water outlet 8 and the height P of the tip portion 11a, that is, P> Q> c. is doing.

  8 (a) and 8 (b), as shown in FIG. 8 (a), the handle member 25 is formed of a flexible thin plate material into a substantially trapezoidal flat plate-like member, and has a beam shape in the center. A plurality of substantially rectangular openings 27, wall shapes 28 on both side surfaces, and locking pieces 29 at four corners are formed so as to form a handle portion 26.

  As shown in the right side member diagram of FIG. 8, the mesh member 24 is formed with a mesh 30 at the center of a substantially rectangular flat plate and a notch 31 for locking corresponding to the locking piece 29 at the corners of the four corners. To do.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the handle member 25 is bent into an inverted U shape as shown in FIG. 9 and the wall shape 28 is brought into contact with the mesh member 24 while the notch portion for locking the mesh member 24 is used. The lint filter 11 in which the mesh member 24 is inclined is configured by engaging the locking piece 29 with 31.

  About the lint capture means of the washing machine in Embodiment 2 comprised as mentioned above, the operation | movement and an effect | action are demonstrated below.

  Since the mesh member 24 is inclined, the volume of the space portion 32 above the lint filter 11 is increased, and the allowable amount of lint capture can be increased. In addition, lint tends to gather on the tip portion 11b side where the installation height is low, and as the catch increases, it becomes a lump so that cleaning becomes easier.

  Further, the mesh member 24 does not have a complicated filter structure, but can form the outer shape and the mesh 30 by punching a flat plate, so that productivity is improved.

(Embodiment 3)
FIG. 10 is an external side view of a lint capturing box of a washing machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 11A and 11B are component configuration diagrams of a handle portion of the lint filter, and FIG. The exploded arrow figure of the lint filter is shown.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the lint filter 11 has a lint-capturing box 6 in a state where a mesh member 33 having a stepped shape is placed on convex ribs 34 a, 34 b, 34 c, 34 d having a plurality of heights. The installation height R of the tip portion 36a of the mesh member 33 of the lint filter 11 on the inlet 7 side of the lint capture box 6 is stored in the inside, and the inner diameter lower surface height a of the inlet 7 and the inner diameter upper surface of the outlet 8 An intermediate position with respect to the height b, that is, a> R> b is established. The installation height W of the other tip portion 36b is configured to be an intermediate position between the inner surface lower surface height c of the water outlet 8 and the height R of the tip portion 36a, that is, R> W> c.

  As shown in FIG. 11 (a), the handle member 38 is made of a flexible thin plate material, and the left and right edge portions 42 in the figure are formed into a substantially trapezoidal flat plate-like member in a step shape, with a beam shape in the center. A plurality of irregularly shaped openings 40, wall shapes 41 on both side surfaces, and locking pieces 43 at the corners of the four corners are formed so as to form a handle portion 39.

  As shown in FIG. 11 (b), the mesh member 33 has a substantially step shape as shown in FIG. 11 (b), has a mesh portion 37 at each step portion, and a lattice hole 35 having a side of about 5 mm on a plane portion. A large number of vertical wall lattice holes 44 are also provided in the vertical wall portion connecting the step portions to form a lint capturing portion, and locking notches 45 corresponding to the locking pieces 43 are formed at the corners of the four corners.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the handle member 38 is bent into an inverted U shape as shown in FIG. 12 and the wall shape 41 is brought into contact with the mesh member 33, and the notch portion for locking the mesh member 33. The slant lint filter 11 in which the mesh member 33 is formed in a staircase shape is configured by engaging the locking piece 43 with 45.

  The operation and action of the lint capturing means of the washing machine according to Embodiment 3 configured as described above will be described below.

  Since the mesh member 33 is formed in a substantially staircase shape, the vertical wall lattice holes 44 are formed in addition to the lattice holes 35 in the flat portion, so that the surface area of the mesh increases and the drainage effective area through which the drainage liquid passes. Since it increases at the same time, it is possible to prevent clogging at an early stage and make it impossible to drain water, and to reduce the frequency of lint filter cleaning.

  As a feature common to the first, second, and third embodiments, the handle members 13, 25, and 38 that are locked to the mesh members 12, 24, and 33 are made of a flexible thin plate material. Since the shape can be created by punching a resin flat plate having a thickness of about 1 mm, it is very easy to mold and can be produced at low cost.

  Moreover, having the water inlet 7 and the water outlet 8 in the same side surface of the lint capture box 6 demonstrated by this Embodiment is only an illustration, and based on the technical idea of a claim even if it is not in the same side surface Are included in the present invention.

  As described above, the washing machine according to the present invention greatly improves the workability of lint removal, can prevent problems due to clogging of the lint filter, and the construction of the lint filter is simple and inexpensive. Therefore, it is useful as a washing machine equipped with lint capturing means.

  The washing machine according to the present invention greatly improves the lint capture rate and can be sanitarily cleaned, and thus is useful as a washing machine equipped with lint capture means.

Main part block diagram of washing machine in Embodiment 1 of this invention External view of lint capture box and lint filter of the washing machine (A) (b) Parts configuration diagram of lint filter of the washing machine Exploded view of lint filter of the washing machine Side view of assembled state of lint capture box and lint filter of the washing machine Side view and front view of assembled state of lint capture box and lint filter of the washing machine Side view of assembled state of lint capture box and lint filter in embodiment 2 of the present invention (A) (b) Parts configuration diagram of the lint filter Exploded view of the lint filter External side view of the lint capture box of the washing machine in Embodiment 3 of the washing machine (A) (b) Parts configuration diagram of the lint filter Exploded view of the lint filter Main part configuration diagram of a conventional washing machine Lint capture box external view of a conventional washing machine

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Washing machine outer box 2 Water tank 2a Inner bottom part 3 Washing tank 4 Drainage hose 5 Cover body 6 Lint capture box 7 Water inlet 8 Water outlet 11 Lint filter 12 Mesh member 13 Handle member

Claims (5)

A water tub housed in a washing machine outer box, a washing tub rotatably provided in the water tub, one end communicating with the inner bottom of the water tub, and the other end being out of the washing machine outer box A drain hose led out to the other end of the drain hose, a container-like lint provided to allow water to pass through, a lid provided to be openable and closable at the upper opening, and a water inlet arranged on the side above the water outlet. A collection box, and a lint filter that captures lint from running water inside the lint capture box, and the installation height of the lint filter inside the lint capture box is set to the water inlet and the outlet of the lint capture box. A washing machine installed at a height between the water mouth. The lint filter is installed at different heights at both ends of the lint capture box, and the lint filter is installed at the inlet side of the lint capture box. 2. The washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the washing machine is disposed at a height between the water outlet and the water outlet. The washing machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the lint filter has a substantially stepped shape. The washing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the lint filter has a width set to be about 1 mm to 3 mm smaller than a width inside the lint capturing box. The washing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the lint filter includes a handle member and a mesh member, and the handle member includes another component having flexibility.

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