JP2014018611A - Washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve safety when a user opens/closes a lid.SOLUTION: A washing machine includes: a water receiving tub 25 provided inside the washing machine; a washing/dewatering tub 26 rotatably disposed in the water receiving tub 25; an exterior cover 24 provided at an upper part of the washing/dewatering tub 26; an opening part 23 for clothes input provided at the exterior cover 24 for putting in clothes; an outer lid 28 for opening/closing the opening part 23 for clothes input; a grip member 43 provided at the outer lid 28; and a rotational axis 45 for pivotally supporting the exterior lid 28 and the grip member 43 in a rotatable manner. By providing an abutting part 47 which abuts on a rotational axis support part 46 provided at the outer lid 28 supporting the rotational axis 45 on the rear face of the grip member 43, the gap between a front lid and a back lid can be made small at the time of bending while keeping the quality of appearance.

Description

  The present invention relates to washing and drying having an outer lid installed on an upper part of a washing tub.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a washing machine, an outer lid installed in an upper part of a washing tub is divided into two so that the outer lid is bent in two, and a shaft support structure is provided between the two divided outer lids. Are known. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

  FIG. 5 is an external perspective view showing an external appearance of a conventional washing machine, and FIG. 6 is an external perspective view showing a state in which an outer lid is opened in FIG. The configuration will be described below.

  An outer lid 33 that constitutes an outer lid is disposed at a substantially central portion of the outer cover 32 that covers the upper surface of the washing machine body 31 so as to be freely opened and closed. The outer lid 33 is configured such that the front lid 34 and the rear lid 35 can be folded at a pivotal support portion 36 with a pivotal support structure.

  In addition, a handle portion 37 disposed at a position facing the rear lid 35 and at the front portion of the front lid 34 and disposed near the operation display panel 38 at the front upper portion of the washing machine main body 31 of the front lid 34 is disposed upward. The outer lid can be opened by lifting it up.

  By lifting the handle portion 37 and tilting the outer lid 33 backward, the front lid 34 and the rear lid 35 are bent by the shaft support portion 36 so that the outer lid 33 is opened. Or detergent. When the lid is closed, the front lid 34 and the rear lid 35 are not bent, but the front lid 34 and the rear lid 35 are flat to form one surface.

JP 2011-200204 A

  However, in the configuration of the conventional washing machine, as shown in FIG. 6, the front lid bends substantially vertically downward, the clearance between the front lid and the rear lid is increased, and when opening and closing the outer lid, A user may pinch a finger in a gap between the front lid and the rear lid, that is, a gap in a bent portion of the outer lid.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and an object thereof is to reduce the gap between the bent portions of the outer lid while maintaining the appearance quality.

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, a washing machine of the present invention includes a water receiving tub provided inside a washing machine, a laundry dewatering tub disposed rotatably in the water receiving tub, and an upper portion of the laundry dewatering tub. An outer cover provided on the outer cover, an opening for putting clothes into the outer cover, an outer lid for opening and closing the opening for inputting clothes, a handle member provided on the outer cover, and the outer cover And a rotary shaft that rotatably supports the handle member, and a contact portion that contacts the rotary shaft support portion provided on the outer lid that supports the rotary shaft is provided on the back surface of the handle member. It is a thing.

  Thereby, the clearance gap between the bent portions of the outer lid can be reduced.

  The washing machine of the present invention facilitates the opening and closing operation of the outer lid and reduces the gap between the bent portions of the outer lid while maintaining the appearance quality, thereby improving the safety for the user.

Side sectional view of the washing machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Side sectional view of the washing machine with the outer lid open The external appearance perspective view of the state which opened the outer cover of the washing machine The fragmentary sectional view which shows the axial support structure of the outer cover and handle member of the washing machine External perspective view of a conventional washing machine The external appearance perspective view of the state which opened the outer cover of the washing machine

  A first invention includes a water receiving tub provided inside a washing machine, a washing / dehydrating tub disposed rotatably in the water receiving tub, an exterior cover provided on the upper portion of the washing / dehydrating tub, and the outer cover. An opening for opening clothes, an outer lid for opening and closing the opening for opening clothes, a handle member provided on the outer cover, and a shaft support for rotatably supporting the outer cover and the handle member And a contact portion that contacts the rotation shaft support portion provided on the outer lid that supports the rotation shaft is provided on the back surface of the handle member. Since the rotation angle with the handle member can be appropriately regulated and the gap between the bent portions of the outer lid can be reduced, the safety is improved.

  In the second invention, in particular, the handle member of the first invention is provided with a rib that covers the rotation shaft, and the rotation shaft is positioned between the contact portion and the rib. Since the shaft support structure is difficult to visually recognize, not only the appearance quality is improved, but also the user is less likely to touch the shaft support portion when opening and closing the outer lid, thereby improving safety.

  According to a third aspect of the invention, in particular, in the second aspect of the invention, the abutment portion and the rib are substantially parallel to each other, thereby facilitating the molding of the handle member. Appearance quality can be improved.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Components having the same configuration as the conventional example are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. For convenience of explanation, the vertical and horizontal directions are shown along the drawings, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Further, the present invention is not limited by this embodiment.

(Embodiment 1)
1 is a side sectional view of a washing machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of a state in which the outer lid of the washing machine is opened, and FIG. 3 is a state in which the outer lid of the washing machine is opened. FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the shaft support structure of the outer lid and the handle member.

  Hereinafter, description will be given with reference to FIGS.

  A base 21 is provided in the lower part of the washing machine body 20, and an outer frame 22 is assembled to the base 21. On the upper part of the outer frame 22, an exterior cover 24 having an opening 23 for putting in clothes is provided.

  A water receiving tub 25 is elastically supported by the outer frame 22 inside the washing machine body 20, and a washing / dehydrating tub 26 is rotatably arranged around the vertical direction inside the water receiving tub 25.

Inside the washing / dehydrating tank 26, a rotating blade 27 for stirring clothes on the inner bottom is provided with the same rotating shaft as the washing / dehydrating tank 26, and the clothes are stirred in the washing process, the rinsing process and the drying process.

  The clothing input opening 23 is located above the opening 41 of the washing and dewatering tank 26, and an outer lid 28 is provided on the upper part of the clothing input opening 23 to open and close the clothing input opening 23.

  In the exterior cover 24, the end portion 42 of the outer lid 28 is pivotally supported so as to be rotatable. A transparent window 29 is provided on the upper surface of the outer lid 28 so that the user can check the state of clothing in the washing and dewatering tub 26. The material of the transparent window 29 is highly transparent, such as glass or plastic. Visibility improves by using things.

  The user puts and takes out clothes through the opening 23 for putting in clothes by opening the outer lid 28. In order to ensure the safety of the user, the washing machine operates when the outer lid 28 is closed, and the open / closed state of the outer lid 28 is determined by a lid open / close detection means (not shown).

  The outer lid 28 is provided with a handle member 43 in front of the outer lid 28, and the outer lid 28 and the handle member 43 are connected by a rotation shaft 45. Thereby, the handle member 43 is pivotally supported with respect to the outer lid 28, and the handle member 43 and the outer lid 28 can be bent.

  A rib-like contact portion 47 is provided on the back surface of the handle member 43 and is formed integrally with the handle member 43. When the handle member 43 is bent with respect to the outer lid 28, the abutment portion 47 acts to abut on the rotation shaft support portion 46 provided on the outer lid 28 that supports the rotation shaft 45.

  The handle member 43 is provided with a rib 48 over substantially the entire length of the side end portion 43 a along the rotation shaft 45 and is formed integrally with the handle member 43. The rib 48 is positioned so as to cover the rotation shaft 45 when the handle member 43 is bent with respect to the outer lid 28, and acts to make it difficult for the user to visually recognize the shaft support structure including the rotation shaft 45. Further, when the handle member 43 and the outer lid 28 are bent, the rib 48 makes it difficult for the user to touch the shaft support portion, thereby improving safety.

  The rotation shaft 45 is positioned between the contact portion 47 and the rib 48 so that the user can more easily see the shaft support structure including the rotation shaft 45 from various angles. To do.

  The handle member 43 has a structure in which an upper handle member 431 and a lower handle member 432 are coupled, and both the contact portion 47 and the rib 48 are provided on the lower handle member 432. Here, the contact part 47 and the rib 48 are provided so as to be substantially parallel. As a result, when the contact portion 47 and the rib 48 are formed integrally with the handle member 43, the mold can have a simple structure, so that the handle member can be easily molded and can be produced at low cost.

  The handle member 43 is provided with a handle 44 that opens upward between the upper handle member 431 and the lower handle member 432.

  The user inserts a finger into the handle 44 and opens the outer lid 28 so as to tilt backward while pulling upward. When the outer lid of the washing machine is opened, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the outer lid 28 is substantially upright with respect to the washing machine main body 20 by the shaft support of the end portion 42. At this time, the handle member 43 is bent with the rotation shaft 45 as the center of rotation, and the rotation angle of the handle member 43 with respect to the washing machine body 20 is restricted by the contact portion 47 being in contact with the rotation shaft support portion 46. Almost horizontal.

As described above, the rotation angle between the outer lid and the handle member can be appropriately regulated with a simple configuration, and the gap between the outer lid and the handle member at the time of bending, that is, the gap between the bent portions of the outer lid can be reduced. So safety is improved.

  As described above, the washing machine according to the present invention facilitates the opening / closing operation of the outer lid while maintaining the appearance quality, and improves the safety for the user. It can be applied to other uses.

23 Clothing input opening,
24 exterior cover 25 water receiving tank 26 washing dewatering tank 28 outer lid 43 handle member 45 rotating shaft 46 rotating shaft support portion 47 abutting portion 48 rib

Claims (3)

A water receiving tub provided inside the washing machine, a washing / dehydrating tub rotatably disposed in the water receiving tub, an exterior cover provided on the upper portion of the washing / dehydrating tub, and clothes provided on the outer cover are charged. A clothes input opening; an outer lid that opens and closes the clothes input opening; a handle member provided on the outer cover; and a rotating shaft that rotatably supports the outer cover and the handle member. The washing machine is provided with an abutting portion on the back surface of the handle member, which abuts against a rotating shaft support portion provided on the outer lid that supports the rotating shaft. The washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the handle member is provided with a rib that covers the rotation shaft, and the rotation shaft is positioned between the contact portion and the rib. The washing machine according to claim 2, wherein the contact portion and the rib are substantially parallel to each other.