JP2014227778A - Waterproof pan for washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a waterproof pan for a washing machine with its design property and workability improved.SOLUTION: A waterproof pan 1 for a washing machine is constituted of a bottom face 3 having a draining opening part, a peripheral wall 5 erected upward from the periphery of the bottom face 3, a waterproof pan body 2 having a plurality of foot placing bases 4 for placing the washing machine, and a cover member 30 for covering a clearance between the foot placing bases 4. In the waterproof pan 1 for the washing machine, the cover member 30 is installed on an outside surface of the waterproof pan body 2, and covers a side clearance between the foot placing bases 4 with an outer wall part 31 of the cover member 30, and covers an upper clearance between the foot placing bases 4 with a blind board part 32.

Description

  The present invention relates to a waterproof pan for a washing machine on which a washing machine is placed.

The conventional waterproof pan for a washing machine is provided with footrests for placing the washing machine at the four corners, and also treats wastewater generated on the waterproof pan body and wastewater generated by using the washing machine. For this purpose, a drain trap is attached. The drain trap is attached to an opening provided on the bottom surface of the waterproof pan body, and it is possible to remove and clean internal members such as a water seal and a deodorizing cylinder.
However, in the conventional waterproof pan for a washing machine, since the washing machine is placed on the upper side, there is no gap enough to remove the drain trap member, and it is difficult to remove and clean the drain trap. Met.
Similarly, since the washing machine is placed above, it is difficult to clean the waterproof pan for the washing machine itself.

  Therefore, in the waterproof pan for a washing machine described in Patent Document 1 or Patent Document 2, the height of the footrest on which the washing machine is placed can be increased so that the drain trap member can be pulled out. By forming this gap, it became possible to remove the drain trap and clean the waterproof pan for the washing machine itself.

The above-mentioned waterproof pan for a washing machine with a raised footrest has solved the problems of conventional waterproof pans for washing machines, but on the other hand, the gap between the footrests is large. , The bottom of the drainage trap and waterproof pan body are exposed, and it looks bad, and there are new problems caused by securing the gap by increasing the height of the footrest, such as dust and pets entering from the gap. occured.
Therefore, in each of the above-mentioned patent documents, a cover member is provided on the waterproof pan body for the purpose of improving design, preventing dust and pets from entering, preventing water leakage, etc. .

Japanese Patent No. 4634255 Japanese Patent No. 4866193

However, the cover described in each patent document has the following problems.
Since the cover member described in Patent Document 1 has a structure that is placed in a concave recess between the footrests (in the gap between the footrests), the shape of the cover member is completely the same as the gap. If the same shape is not used, the gap cannot be filled. Since the cover member is a relatively large thin plate-like molded product, warping or the like is likely to occur after molding, and it has been difficult to make the shape of the cover member completely the same as the gap. Therefore, the waterproof pan for a washing machine described in Patent Document 1 has a poor design because a gap remains between the waterproof pan body and the cover member.
On the other hand, the cover member described in Patent Document 2 has a structure that is inserted into a slit provided on the inner surface of the footrest while curving both ends. Therefore, although it is easier to cover the gap between the footrests than the waterproof pan for a washing machine described in Patent Document 1, the structure that is inserted into the slit while curving both ends is very poor in workability.

  This invention is invented in view of the said problem, Comprising: It aims at providing the waterproof pan for washing machines which improved the designability, workability, etc.

The present invention according to claim 1 for solving the above-mentioned problem, includes a bottom surface having an opening for drainage,
A peripheral wall erected upward from the periphery of the bottom surface;
A waterproof pan body having a plurality of footrests on which the washing machine is placed;
A cover member that covers the gap between the footrests;
In a waterproof pan for a washing machine consisting of
The waterproof pan for a washing machine, wherein the cover member is attached to an outer surface of the waterproof pan body, and has an outer wall portion that covers the gap from the outside of the waterproof pan body.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the waterproof pan for a washing machine according to the first aspect, the vertical width and the horizontal width of the cover member are substantially the same as the vertical width and the horizontal width of the waterproof pan body. is there.

  The present invention described in claim 3 is formed in a shape in which the attached cover members do not interfere with each other when the cover members are attached to two or more adjacent outer surfaces of the waterproof pan body. The waterproof pan for a washing machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the waterproof pan for a washing machine according to the third aspect, an end portion of the outer wall portion of the cover member is inclined at approximately 45 ° or less in a plan view.

  The present invention described in claim 5 is the washing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the upper end of the cover member is locked on the upper surface of the footrest. It is a waterproof pan.

In the present invention according to claim 6, the waterproof pan main body has an engaging portion at a lower end of the side surface,
The waterproof pan for a washing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a lower end of the cover member is engaged with the engaging portion.

  The present invention described in claim 7 is characterized in that the cover member has a blindfold plate portion projecting toward the inside of the waterproof pan body. This is a waterproof pan for a washing machine.

  The present invention described in claim 8 is characterized in that the cover member has a water leakage prevention mechanism for preventing drainage or the like spilled on the blindfold from leaking to the outside. A waterproof pan for washing machines.

  The present invention according to claim 9 is characterized in that a variation such as a plurality of collars is prepared for the cover member, and the user can select an arbitrary cover member from the variation. Item 9. The waterproof pan for a washing machine according to any one of Items 8.

In this invention of Claim 1, since the clearance gap between footrests is covered from the outer side of a waterproof pan main body, it can cover completely, without leaving the said clearance gap.
In the present invention according to claim 2, when the cover member is attached to the waterproof pan body, the cover member covers the entire front surface of the waterproof pan body. The design is high.
In this invention of Claim 3, Claim 4, when attaching a cover member to two or more surfaces of a waterproof bread main body, the edge parts of each cover member do not interfere, and the design property improves further.
According to the fifth and sixth aspects of the present invention, the method for attaching the cover member can be clarified. Further, when the upper end and the lower end of the cover member are attached to the waterproof pan body, the warp of the cover member can be suppressed by the waterproof pan body.
According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the design of the drainage trap and the bottom surface of the waterproof pan body is further improved by the blindfold plate portion.
The present invention according to claim 8 can improve the performance of the waterproof pan for a washing machine by providing a water leakage prevention mechanism in the blindfold plate portion.
According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, by providing the cover member with variations, the user can select a cover member that the user likes and can achieve harmony with the room or the like.

It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the waterproof pan for washing machines. It is a perspective view which shows the attachment state of a cover member. It is a perspective view which shows a waterproof pan main body. It is sectional drawing which shows a drain trap. It is the perspective view which looked at the cover member from the direction different from (a) perspective view and (b) and (a). It is a side view which shows a cover member. It is a top view which shows a cover member. It is a front view which shows the state which has installed the washing machine. It is a top view which shows the state which attached the cover member to the two surfaces of a waterproof pan main body. FIG. 10 is a partially enlarged plan view of FIG. 9. It is a partially expanded plan view which shows the state which attached the modification of the cover member to the waterproof pan main body. It is the (a) perspective view which shows the cover member which has a water leakage waterproof mechanism, (b) The perspective view seen from the direction different from (a). It is sectional drawing which shows the structure where a cover member latches in a groove | channel. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which the cover member has latched in the groove | channel.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, the following description is for facilitating understanding of the embodiment, and the present invention is not limited and understood by this. Further, in the following description, the upper, lower, left and right directions will be described based on the state of FIG. 2 unless otherwise specified.

  The waterproof pan 1 for a washing machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 8 includes a waterproof pan main body 2, a drain trap 20, and a cover member 30.

The waterproof pan body 2 is formed of a resin material such as FRP, has a substantially square shape in plan view, and includes a bottom surface 3, a footrest 4, a peripheral wall 5, an engagement portion 6, and an opening 7.
The footrest 4 is erected upward from the four corners of the bottom surface 3 and has a substantially square shape in plan view, and the anti-slip 8 and the protrusion 9 are erected further upward on the upper surface. The slip stopper 8 is formed on the entire upper surface of the footrest 4, and the protrusion 9 is formed from the side surface of the waterproof pan body 2 along the periphery of the footrest 4.
The peripheral wall 5 is a wall body that is erected so as to surround the periphery between the footrests of the waterproof pan body 2 and prevents drainage generated on the bottom surface 3 from jumping out of the waterproof pan body 2. The end portion is continuous with the side surface of the footrest 4. The peripheral wall 5 is formed continuously from the side surface of the waterproof pan main body 2 in the same manner as the protrusion 9 described above. Yes.
The engaging portion 6 is a notch formed at the lower end of the outer periphery of the waterproof pan body 2 and is provided at three locations on one surface. The engaging portion 6 can be engaged with a protrusion 34 of a cover member 30 described later.
The opening 7 is a circular opening formed between the footrests 4, and a drain trap 20 is attached to the opening 7. The vicinity of the opening 7 is one step lower than the surroundings, and is formed so that the upper surface of the drain trap 20 is substantially flush with the bottom surface 3 when the drain trap 20 is attached.
Here, the bottom surface 3 is gently inclined toward the opening 7, and drainage generated on the bottom surface 3 is guided to the opening 7 and flows into the drain trap 20 from the opening 7 to the sewage side. Discharged.

The drain trap 20 includes a trap main body 21, a flange member 22, a sealing jar 23, a deodorizing cylinder 24, a connecting pipe 25 for a washing machine, and an eye plate 28.
The trap body 21 has a substantially cylindrical shape with a bottom, and has an opening on the upper side and a discharge port 26 on the side. A female screw is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the upper opening, and the peripheral edge of the opening 7 of the waterproof pan body 2 can be clamped and fixed by screwing with the flange member 22.
The flange member 22 has a substantially cylindrical shape, and a male screw that engages with a female screw formed in the trap body 21 is formed on the outer peripheral surface. In addition, the inner peripheral surface has a protrusion with which an after-mentioned deodorizing cylinder 24 can be engaged, and an inner flange and an inward flange for watertight contact with the deodorizing cylinder 24 and a water seal 23 are suspended at the lower end of the inner peripheral surface. Has protrusions.
The sealed water jar 23 has a bottomed cylindrical cocoon shape with the top opened, and has an opening on the side surface. Further, the sealing water bottle 23 is configured such that the upper part thereof is suspended by the flange member 22.
The deodorizing cylinder 24 has a substantially cylindrical shape, and its upper portion has a mortar shape. Further, when the construction is completed, the upper end of the deodorizing cylinder 24 is watertightly engaged with the flange member 22, and the lower end is disposed inside the water seal 23, and is arranged at the lower end than the opening on the side surface of the water seal 23. .
The connecting pipe 25 for a washing machine is a substantially T-shaped pipe body having a straight pipe portion and having a lower end branched. At the time of construction, the connecting pipe 25 for the washing machine has a straight pipe portion disposed in the deodorizing cylinder, and a branching portion disposed below the deodorizing cylinder 24 and above the bottom surface of the seal bottle 23. The washing machine connecting pipe 25 is connected to the washing machine 100 via an elbow member 27 at the upper end thereof.
The eye plate 28 is a circular member having a plurality of holes, and is attached to the flange member 22 and has a function of separating and collecting large dust in the drainage.

  In the construction state, the washing machine connection pipe 25 is connected to the washing machine 100 via the elbow member 27, but by releasing the connection between the washing machine connection pipe 25 and the elbow member 27, the footrest 4 Among the members constituting the drain trap 20, the sealing jar 23, the deodorizing cylinder 24, the washing machine connection pipe 25, and the eye plate 28 can be detached from the waterproof pan body 2 from the gap therebetween.

The cover member 30 is a plate member that is rectangular in front view and substantially L-shaped in side view, and includes an outer wall portion 31 and a blindfold plate portion 32 that is formed by bending from the outer wall portion 31.
The outer wall portion 31 has a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the front, and has a locking portion 33 and a protrusion 34 at the upper end and the lower end. The lateral width (long side) W1 and the longitudinal width (short side) H1 of the outer wall portion 31 are formed to be substantially the same as the lateral width W2 and the longitudinal width H2 of the waterproof pan main body 2, respectively, and the outer wall portion 31 in plan view. The angle θ of the end portion with respect to the outer wall portion 31 is approximately 45 °. (Specifically, the horizontal width W1 of the cover member 30 is slightly smaller than the horizontal width W2 of the waterproof pan body 2, and the vertical width H1 of the cover member 30 is slightly larger than the vertical width H2 of the waterproof pan body 2).
The locking portion 33 is formed at the upper end of the outer wall portion 31 and is formed by folding the outer wall portion 31 180 degrees, and can be locked by being hooked on the ridge 9 of the footrest 4 as will be described later. . Three protrusions 34 are formed at the lower end of the outer wall 31, and can be engaged with the engaging portion 6 of the waterproof pan body 2.
The blindfold plate portion 32 is bent by about 90 ° from the center of the upper end of the outer wall portion 31 toward the back surface of the cover member 30, and is formed at a position that covers the gap between the footrests 4.

Hereinafter, the attachment of the cover member 30 will be described. In addition, although the cover member 30 is attached to the outer side surface of the waterproof pan body 2, in this embodiment, the outer side surface to which the cover member 30 is attached is the side on which the user stands when using the washing machine 100 (front side). And it is an outer surface on the side where the opening 7 is provided.
First, the locking portion 33 of the cover member 30 is hooked on the protrusion 9 of the footrest 4 from above the waterproof pan body 2 and locked. At this time, if the work is performed while the upper end of the cover member 30 is slightly inclined downward, the blindfold plate portion 32 does not interfere with the washing machine 100 and is easily locked.
Next, in a state where the locking portion 33 is locked to the protrusion 9, the cover member 30 is rotated around the locking portion, and the protrusion 34 provided at the lower end of the cover member 30 is moved to the waterproof pan body 2. Is engaged with an engaging portion 6 formed at the lower end of the.
In the waterproof pan 1 for a washing machine of the present invention, the cover member 30 can be attached to the outer surface of the waterproof pan body 2 only by the above operation. When the attachment is completed, the upper end and the lower end of the cover member 30 are locked and engaged with the waterproof pan body 2, so that the warpage of the cover member 30 can be suppressed.

  Here, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 8, when the cover member 30 is attached to the waterproof pan body 2, the outer wall portion 31 completely covers the lateral gap between the footrests 4, and a blindfold plate The part 32 is disposed so as to completely cover the upper gap between the footrests 4. Therefore, in the waterproof pan 1 for a washing machine according to the present invention, the gap between the footrests 4 is completely covered by the cover member 30, so that the design is high. Further, since the horizontal width W1 and the vertical width H1 of the cover member 30 are both substantially the same as the horizontal width W2 and the vertical width H2 of the waterproof pan body 2, the cover member 30 covers the entire surface of the waterproof pan body 2 almost completely. The design is high.

  In addition, when removing the cover member 30, it is only necessary to perform the operation opposite to that at the time of attachment, and the workability is excellent.

  In the state where the cover member 30 is removed, the members of the drain trap 20 (sealing trough 23, deodorizing cylinder 24, washing machine connecting pipe 25, eye plate 28) can be removed from the waterproof pan body 2. At this time, since the inside of the peripheral wall 5 is gently inclined, each member of the drain trap 20 can be removed along the inclination without being caught by the peripheral wall 5.

1 to 8, the cover member 30 is attached to only one surface of the four outer surfaces. However, in the waterproof pan 1 for a washing machine according to the present invention, the cover member 30 is not less than two surfaces of the waterproof pan body 2. It may be attached to. In this case, since the waterproof pan body 2 has a substantially square shape in plan view, it can be dealt with by using two cover members 30 having the same shape.
Since the end portion of the outer wall portion 31 of the cover member 30 is formed to be about 45 ° with respect to the outer wall portion 31 in plan view, the cover member 30 is attached to two or more adjacent side surfaces of the waterproof pan body 2. 9 and 10, the end portions of the cover members 30 do not interfere with each other, and the corners of the waterproof pan body 2 can be covered exactly. When the waterproof pan 1 for a washing machine is disposed in a corner portion of a room, the structure in which the ends of the cover members 30 exactly cover the corners of the waterproof pan body 2 as described above is particularly effective.

The waterproof pan 1 for a washing machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention is as described above. However, the present invention is not limited to the structure according to the first embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. Design changes are possible.
For example, in the first embodiment, the end portion of the outer wall 31 of the cover member 30 is formed to be about 45 ° in plan view, but the shape of the cover member 30 is not limited to this. That is, in plan view, if the cover member 30 fits into an area that is divided into four equal parts by connecting opposing vertices of the waterproof pan body 2 and does not interfere with other areas, the same shape Even if the cover member 30 is attached to the plurality of waterproof pan main bodies 2, they can be accommodated without interfering with each other. (Especially, interference is less likely to occur when the end of the outer wall 31 is 45 ° or less in plan view.) On the other hand, as shown in FIG. In this case, two cover members 30 having the same shape may be used, or cover members 30 having different shapes may be used one by one. (In FIG. 11 (a), one end is about 30 ° and the other is about 60 °. Also, in FIG. 11 (b), corresponding irregularities are formed.)

Further, in the cover member 30 described in the first embodiment, when drainage occurs on the blindfold plate portion 32, the drainage may jump out (leak water) out of the waterproof pan 1 for a washing machine. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 12, a protrusion 36 similar to the protrusion 9 of the footrest 4 may be provided on the blindfold plate portion 32 as a water leakage prevention mechanism. Moreover, although the blindfold board part 32 which concerns on 1st embodiment is extended substantially horizontal, you may form a water leak prevention mechanism by making the blindfold board part 32 incline downward.
Further, the blindfold plate portion 32 of the cover member 30 described in the above embodiment is disposed at a position higher than the upper surface of the footrest 4, but is the same as the upper surface of the footrest 4 and the footrest 4. You may arrange | position in the position lower than an upper surface.

  Further, in the first embodiment, the footrest 4 is integrated with the waterproof pan body 2, but the footrest 4 is similar to the waterproof pan for a washing machine described in Japanese Patent No. 4634237 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2007-2614). Naturally, it can also be used in a waterproof pan for a washing machine in which the base 4 is a separate part from the waterproof pan body 2.

  In addition, the cover member 30 has a structure that is locked to the protrusion 9 provided on the footrest 4. However, the present invention is not limited to the structure that is locked to the protrusion 9, and for example, FIG. As shown in FIG. 13 and FIG. 14, various improvements may be made, such as locking in a groove 11 provided in the footrest 4.

  Further, the shape of the cover member 30 is preferably such that the cover member 30 is disposed inside the waterproof pan body 2 and can be packed at the time of shipment.

  In addition, since the cover member 30 of the present invention is configured to cover the entire surface of the waterproof bread body 2, the cover member 30 can be made of various colors and patterns such as red, yellow, and blue, or mold-proof, water-repellent, and hydrophilic coatings. The design can be further improved by preparing a variation of the above and allowing the user to select an arbitrary color or the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Washing machine waterproofing pan 2 Waterproofing bread main body 3 Bottom surface 4 Footrest stand 5 Peripheral wall 6 Engagement part 7 Opening part 8 Non-slip 9, 36 Protrusion 20 Drain trap 21 Trap main body 22 Flange member 23 Sealing bottle 24 Deodorant cylinder 25 Connection pipe for washing machine 26 Discharge port 27 Elbow member 28 Eye plate 30 Cover member 31 Outer wall portion 32 Blindfold plate portion 33 Locking portion 34 Projection portion 100 Washing machine

Claims (9)

A bottom surface having an opening for drainage;
A peripheral wall erected upward from the periphery of the bottom surface;
A waterproof pan body having a plurality of footrests on which the washing machine is placed;
A cover member that covers the gap between the footrests;
In a waterproof pan for a washing machine consisting of
The waterproof pan for a washing machine, wherein the cover member is attached to an outer surface of the waterproof bread body, and has an outer wall portion that covers the gap from the outside of the waterproof bread body. The waterproof bread for a washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the vertical width and the horizontal width of the cover member are substantially the same as the vertical width and the horizontal width of the waterproof pan body. The said cover member is formed in the shape which does not interfere between the said cover members, when the said cover member is attached to two or more outer side surfaces which adjoin a waterproof pan main body, The Claim 1 or Claim characterized by the above-mentioned. 2. A waterproof pan for a washing machine according to 2. The waterproof pan for a washing machine according to claim 3, wherein an end portion of the outer wall portion of the cover member is inclined to approximately 45 ° or less in a plan view. The waterproof pan for a washing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein an upper end of the cover member is locked on an upper surface of the footrest. The waterproof pan body has an engaging portion at the lower end of the side surface,
The waterproof pan for a washing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a lower end of the cover member is engaged with the engaging portion. The waterproof pan for a washing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the cover member includes a blindfold plate portion projecting toward the inside of the waterproof pan body. The waterproof pan for a washing machine according to claim 7, wherein the cover member has a water leakage prevention mechanism for preventing drainage or the like spilled on the blindfold from leaking to the outside. The cover member according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein a variation such as a plurality of colors is prepared, and a user can select an arbitrary cover member based on the variation. Waterproof pan for washing machines.

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