JP2014083249A - Washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dehydration device which can save space and can be efficiently used.SOLUTION: This washing machine is provided with a washing tub 1 and a fin 2. The fin 2 is provided at one of a bottom part and a side part of an inner peripheral side of the washing tub 1, and agitates the inside of the washing tub 1. The washing tub 1 is provided at an inner peripheral side of a bag body 3 having flexibility, and is formed so as to be folded with the bag body 3.

Description

  The present invention relates to a washing machine used for washing clothes and the like.

  A washing machine (also referred to as a washing apparatus) includes a dehydrating unit and a drying unit in addition to a washing tub for washing clothes. For this reason, since it becomes a comparatively large structure, it is often fixed to a corner of a home or a company.

JP 2002-153696 A

Especially in the summer, there is a lot of sweating and a large amount of washing. However, many washing machines have a structure that surrounds the washing tub with a hard case body and is used in a state of being fixed in a predetermined place indoors. For this reason, there were no inconveniences in outdoor activities, such as having no means of washing on the spot and taking a lot of clothes in consideration of changing clothes on site.
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a washing machine that can be carried outdoors and can be made compact when carried.

The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is provided with a washing tub and fins, and the fins are provided at either the bottom or the side on the inner circumferential side of the washing tub, and the inside of the washing tub is agitated. The washing tub is provided on the inner peripheral side of the flexible bag body, and the washing tub is formed so as to be foldable together with the bag body.

The invention according to claim 2 of the present invention is characterized in that the bag body forming the washing tub is folded by opening and closing the frame.

The invention according to claim 3 of the present invention is characterized in that a dehydrating means is provided below the fins in the bag body.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, by forming a bag shape having flexibility in the washing tub, the bag-shaped washing tub is expanded at the time of washing, and dirty clothes are put therein. Further, since the bag-like washing tub can be folded and compact when transporting the washing machine, it is easy to carry.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the bag body is folded by opening and closing the frame, switching between when the washing machine is used and when it is not used can be easily performed.

  According to the invention described in claim 3 of the present invention, since the dehydrating means is provided in the lower portion of the bag body, dehydration can be performed on the spot in addition to washing during outdoor activities. Therefore, the range of use of the washing machine is expanded.

The washing machine of 1st embodiment of this invention is shown, (a) is a perspective view at the time of use of washing, (b) is a perspective view of the state at the time of unused. (A) of 1st embodiment is a side view which shows the state at the time of washing use, (b) is a side view which shows the state at the time of unused. (A)-(d) is a side view which respectively shows the use condition of the washing machine of 1st embodiment. (A) of the washing machine of 2nd embodiment of this invention is the longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the whole, (b) is the longitudinal cross-sectional view which looked at the fin front. It is the longitudinal cross-sectional view which expanded the washing tub in the washing machine of 2nd embodiment. It is the longitudinal cross-sectional view which expanded the spin-drying | dehydration part in the washing machine of 2nd embodiment. (A)-(c) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the operating state of the spin-drying | dehydration part of the washing machine of 2nd embodiment. (A) is a perspective view which shows 3rd embodiment of this invention, (b) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows 4th embodiment of this invention.

Below, the washing machine of 1st embodiment by this implementation is demonstrated based on drawing.
The washing machine according to the present embodiment includes a washing tub, fins 2 and a control unit 12 as shown in FIGS. The washing tub includes a flexible bag body 3 and a frame 4 disposed on the outer periphery of the bag body 3.

The bag body 3 is formed of a material having high blade resistance such as fiber resin, and the upper part is opened. Further, the opening 5 on the upper side of the bag body 3 is formed by an upper cover 7 so as to be freely opened and closed.
The frame 4 includes two sets of constituent frames 6a and 6b. The constituent frames 6a and 6b are formed by assembling a metal bar into a downward U-shape that surrounds both sides and the upper three sides.
The constituent frames 6a and 6b are pivotally supported by the shaft member 4c so that the vertical members of the constituent frames 6a and 6b can be rotated horizontally, so that the constituent frames 6a and 6b can be opened and closed. Further, a dust pocket 24 is provided on the inner peripheral side of the bag body 3 to collect yarn waste, dust, etc. discharged from the clothing during the cleaning process.
One of the constituent frames 6a and 6b has a caster 4a, and the other has a handle 4b. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 2B, the caster 4a can be rolled while the frame 4 is folded, and the handle 4b can be held and moved.

  The fin 2 has a plurality of blade portions 10 on a disk-shaped upper surface, and is supported on the upper surface of a thin flat substrate 9 so as to be rotatable in a horizontal axis. Further, the substrate 9 is provided with a drain port 11 adjacent to the fin 2.

  The control unit 12 uses a wireless terminal. The wireless terminal is provided with an operation switch 13 for the fin 2 and a timer 14 on the operation panel. When the operation switch 13 is turned on, a receiver provided on the fin 2 side from a transmitter built in the wireless terminal. The fin 2 is rotated. Further, the timer 14 arbitrarily sets an operation time for the fin 2 to rotate, and the set time can be input at any timing before and after the operation switch 13 is turned on.

The procedure for using the washing machine will be described below with reference to FIGS.
When the washing machine according to the present embodiment is used, as a first step, as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the constituent frames 6a and 6b are expanded and installed, and are expanded by the constituent frames 6a and 6b. A space is formed inside the bag body. As a second step, as shown in FIG. 3 (c), water is put into the bag body 3, and the dirty clothes 16 are put into the bag body 3. As a third step, the fin 2 rotates about the vertical axis by closing the upper cover 7 of the bag 3 to make the inside of the bag 3 hermetically sealed and switching the operation switch 13 of the control unit 12 to ON. As a result, a swirl flow due to the rotation of the fins occurs in the washing tub inside the bag body 3, and the clothes 16 put in the bag body 3 are stirred and washed in the water of the washing tub 1. As a fourth step, as shown in FIG. 3D, when the above-described cleaning step is completed, the bag body 3 is turned over to drain the cleaning water.

By forming the washing machine of the present embodiment as described above, the following operations and effects can be achieved.
In the washing machine according to the present embodiment, the bag body 3 is opened and closed, so that the laundry tub 1 is formed inside the bag body 3 when the constituent frames 6a and 6b of the frame 4 are opened.
When the constituent frames 6 a and 6 b are closed, the bag body 3 is folded and the partition wall 41 provided with the internal fins 2 is rotated to be in a substantially vertical state along the bag body 3.

  Next, as a second embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4A, a bag body 3 that forms a washing tub, a frame 4 that supports the bag body 3, fins 2, and a dehydrating unit 8. Is provided. As a configuration different from the above-described first embodiment, the rotation direction of the fins 2 is lateral, and further, a dehydrating unit 8 is provided at a lower portion of the washing tub 1 with a partition wall 41 therebetween.

  The fin 2 is composed of a rotating member 20 and a guide member 21 on both sides, and the rotating member 20 is rotatable by a control motor 23 in either the forward or reverse direction. The rotating member 20 has a disk shape with one surface side gently bulging. Further, the rotating member 20 is provided with a wing portion 22, and the wing portion 22 causes a swirling flow to occur in the washing tub 1, and is almost on one side of the rotating member 20 (side facing the washing tub 1). There are four locations at 90 ° intervals. Further, the rotating member 20 is formed so as to rotate in any of the forward and reverse rotation directions, and even when rotated in any direction, the water flow is swung so as to be concentrated at the center against the centrifugal force. It is supposed to be. The guide member 21 has a rod shape, and a plurality of concave and convex groove portions 21 a are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the tip portion. Further, a plurality of guide members 21 are attached at intervals along the outer peripheral portion on the one surface side of the rotating member 20. In the present embodiment, they are attached at four positions at almost 90 ° intervals (see FIG. 4B). One of the fins 2 and 2 (the right fin in the drawing) 2 has a rotating member 20 formed of a material having elasticity or flexibility such as silicon, On the side of the rotating member 20 facing the bag body 3, ribs 20a are provided at a plurality of locations on the outer peripheral portion. By doing in this way, the rotation member 20 deform | transforms so that it may warp to the bag body 3 side with the water pressure at the time of rotation with rotation of the fin 2. FIG. At this time, the rib 20a of the rotating member 20 hits the bag 3 and elastically tries to return the rotating member 20 to the washing tub side, so that the guide member 21 included in the rotating member 20 swings irregularly. The inside of the washing tub 1 is rotated.

  In addition, nozzles 42 are provided at a plurality of positions at intervals on the bottom of the washing tub. Each nozzle 42 is connected to a compressor 43 provided at a lower part of the bag body 3 with a partition wall 41 therebetween. When formed in this manner, as shown in FIG. 5, the compressor 43 is activated and bubbles are generated from the nozzles 42, and the bubbles hit the clothes 16 rotating in the washing tub by the guide member 21. This increases the cleaning efficiency of the garment 16 in the washing tub formed inside. In this embodiment, the compressor 43 sends out air for 4 seconds and waits for 2 seconds. In this case, air bubbles are intermittently applied to the garment 16 from the nozzle 42, thereby giving the cloth 16 a cloth-like effect. However, the setting for sending out the air of the compressor 43 may be other than the above set time, or the air may be sent out from the nozzle 42 continuously.

  The bag 3 is provided with a valve 44. The valve 44 has a structure in which air is discharged from the inside of the bag body 3 to the outside, but outside air does not flow into the bag body 3 from the outside. In this way, when air bubbles are sent into the washing tub 1 from the nozzle 42 described above, more air than is allowed in the bag body 3 is released from the valve 44 to the outside. Further, when the dehydrating unit 8 described later is used, the inside of the bag body 3 is depressurized. At that time, since the outside air is not taken into the bag body 3, the clothes 16 in the washing tub 1 are removed. Can be squeezed.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the dehydrating unit 8 includes a washing tub side drainage channel 30 that communicates with the washing tub 1, a fan 33, a fan storage chamber 31, and an external drainage channel 32 that communicates with the outside of the washing machine according to the present embodiment. And consists of

The washing tub drainage channel 30 communicates with the drainage port 11 provided at the bottom of the washing tub 1. The washing tub drainage channel 30 communicates with the fan storage chamber 31 and the external drainage channel 32, and first to third drainage valves 34 to 36 are provided at the respective connection locations. Further, a final drain valve 40 for draining water to the outside of the washing apparatus is provided at the lower portion of the external drainage channel 32. The first to third drain valves 34 to 36 can be switched between open and closed by the control unit 12. Further, the control unit 12 according to the present embodiment has a dehydration switch (not shown) added to the control unit 12 of the first embodiment described above.
Reference numerals 34a to 36a and 40a denote rotary motors for opening and closing the first to third drain valves 34 to 36 and the final drain valve 40, respectively.

Next, the fan 33 and the fan storage chamber 31 will be described. The fan 33 is a rotating body that radially arranges a plurality of blade portions, is mounted in the fan storage chamber 31 so as to be rotatable in a horizontal axis, and is controlled so that the rotation direction can be switched by a drive motor 38. . The fan storage chamber 31 is formed so that the wall portion surrounds the fan corresponding to the shape of the fan. In addition, a fan storage chamber side drainage channel 39 that merges with the external drainage channel 32 is provided at the lower part of the fan storage chamber 31, and the fan storage chamber side drainage channel 39 drains water accumulated in the fan storage chamber 31. The external drainage channel 32 is fed into the external drainage channel 32 so that the third drainage valve 36 can switch between closing and opening the channel. The external drainage channel 32 extends in the vertical direction from the washing tub side drainage channel 30 and drains the water in the washing tub 1 and the fan storage chamber 31 to the outside of the washing machine.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the first to third drain valves 34 to 36 include a location (first drain valve 34) where the washing tub-side drainage channel 30 and the external drainage channel 32 are continuous, and the washing tub-side drainage channel. 30 and the fan storage chamber 31 (second drainage valve 35) and the fan storage chamber 31 and the fan storage chamber side drainage channel 39 (third drainage valve 36). Further, each of the first to third drain valves 34 to 36 has a substantially circular lid member that rotates axially, so that the washing tub side drain channel 30, the external drain channel 32, and the fan storage chamber side drain channel 39. It coincides with the inner periphery of the flow path. Thereby, it becomes possible to block | close or open | release by switching each drainage valve 34-36 of each drainage channel 30,32,39. Therefore, it is possible to arbitrarily control drainage of dehydrated water accumulated in the washing tub 1 and the fan storage chamber 31 and reception of water from the washing tub 1.

The operation procedure of the dewatering unit 8 formed as described above will be described below.
As a first procedure, as shown in FIG. 7A, the first drainage that controls the final drainage valve 40, the washing tub side drainage channel 30, and the external drainage channel 32 after washing of the clothes in the washing tub 1 is completed. The valve 34 is opened, and the second drain valve 35 that controls the washing tub side drainage channel 30 and the fan storage chamber 31 and the third drainage valve 36 that controls the fan storage chamber 31 and the external drainage channel 32 are closed. Thereby, the water in the washing tub 1 is drained outside the washing machine.
As a second procedure, as shown in FIG. 7B, after the water in the washing tub 1 is drained, the second drain valve 35 that controls the washing tub side drainage passage 30 and the fan storage chamber 31 is opened, and the washing is performed. The first drain valve 34 that controls the tank side drainage channel 30 and the external side drainage channel 32, the fan storage chamber 31, and the third drainage valve 36 that controls the external side drainage channel 32 are closed. As the fan 33 rotates in the fan storage chamber 31, the inside of the washing tub 1 is gradually depressurized and finally becomes a state close to a vacuum, and the moisture absorbed in the clothes is dehydrated.
As a third procedure, as shown in FIG. 7C, after the dehydration of the clothing is completed, the first drain valve 34 for controlling the washing tub side drainage channel 30 and the external drainage channel 32, and the washing tub side drainage channel. 30 and the second drain valve 35 that controls the fan storage chamber 31 are closed, and the third drain valve 36 that controls the fan storage chamber 31 and the external drainage channel 32 is opened. Thereby, the water | moisture content which remained in the fan storage chamber 31 can be discharged | emitted out of a washing machine.
The final drain valve 40 is continuously opened during the dehydration process.

  By controlling the open / closed state of the first to third drain valves 34 to 36 as described above, the drainage of the washing tub 1, the dehydration of the clothes 16, and the drainage of the fan storage chamber 31 can be selectively switched. it can. Further, in the second procedure described above, the inside of the washing tub is depressurized by the rotation of the fan 33, and the laundry tub is brought into a vacuum state, whereby the clothes contract and the moisture contained therein is squeezed out. . The squeezed moisture flows from the fan storage chamber 31 into the external drainage channel 32 and is drained outside the washing machine.

  FIG. 8A shows a washing machine according to the third embodiment of the present invention. As a configuration different from the first embodiment, a plurality of nozzles 42 are provided on the outer periphery of the fin 2 in the partition wall 41, and each nozzle 42 is connected to a compressor 43 provided in the lower portion of the partition wall 41 although not illustrated. It is. If formed in this way, even if the fin 2 rotates in the vertical axis, air is blown into the garment 16 by sending air from the nozzle 42, and the cleaning power is improved. Moreover, the cushion member 45 is provided in the corner part inner peripheral side of the bag body 3 of this washing machine, respectively. This is to collect the clothes 16 at the center of the washing tub 1 by the clothes 16 coming into contact with the cushion member 45 when the fins 2 rotate and the clothes 16 turn in the washing tub 1. .

  FIG. 8B shows a washing machine according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. As a configuration different from the third embodiment, the dehydrating unit 8 is provided below the fins 2. If formed in this way, the fin 2 can be provided with a dehydrating means even with respect to which the vertical axis rotates, and thus a multifunctional and foldable washing machine can be provided.

  If the washing machine of this invention forms the washing tub 1 in the inner peripheral part of the bag body 3, and expands the bag body 3 at the time of use which performs washing, and if it is a structure which can fold the bag body 3 when not in use The frame 4 of the first and second embodiments does not necessarily have to be used for folding the bag body 3. Although illustration is omitted, for example, the constituent frames 6a and 6b made of four face materials are arranged on the four circumferences of the bag body 3, and the bag body 3 is expanded by opening and closing the constituent frames 6a and 6b, so that the inner peripheral side The washing tub 1 is formed in the garment 16 and the clothes 16 are put in, so that the laundry can be used. Moreover, the bag 3 can be made compact by folding the constituent frames 6a and 6b, and the washing machine of the present invention can be transported or stored when not in use. Further, the presence / absence of the dehydrating unit (dehydrating means) 8 and the rotation direction of the fin 2 are not particularly limited. Further, the number of nozzles 42 is set corresponding to the performance of the compressor 43.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Laundry tub 2 Fin 3 Bag body 4 Frame 8 Dehydration part (dehydration means)

Claims (3)

It has a washing tub and fins.
The fin is provided at either the bottom or the side on the inner circumferential side of the washing tub and stirs the inside of the washing tub.
The washing tub is provided on the inner peripheral side of a flexible bag body, and the washing tub is formed to be foldable together with the bag body.   2. The washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the bag forming the washing tub is folded by opening and closing the frame.   The washing machine according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a dehydrating means below the fins in the bag body.

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