JP2017046935A - Washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a washing machine capable of changing a water drain direction easily and safely.SOLUTION: A washing machine includes: a housing; a water tub disposed in the housing; a base plate which serves as a bottom part out of the housing and which includes a first space; a wall part provided so as to partition a second space which is formed across the left and right of the base plate from the front of the first space when viewed from the front side of the housing and the first space, and having a first opening; and a drain path for draining water in the water tub to the outside of the machine. Furthermore, the drain path includes a drain hose and goes out to the second space from the first space through the first opening. The housing has a second opening formed at least across the front side out of the housing, and it can change a drawing direction of the drain hose which has come out to the second space to either one of the left direction and the right direction by an operation through the second opening from the front side of the housing.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a washing machine.

In the conventional washing machine, when changing the direction of drainage, it was necessary to tilt the chassis or remove the lower front plate and put the hand in the electrical equipment installation space in the base plate to work .
However, when tilting the housing, it is difficult to work with the heavy washing machine tilted. On the other hand, when working with the electrical equipment installation space on the base plate, There is a risk that the drainage hose may get caught in the wiring of the cable and cause a failure, or an electric shock may occur if an operator performs inappropriate work.

JP 2012-85839 A

  Then, the problem which this invention tends to solve is providing the washing machine which can change a drainage direction easily and safely.

  In order to achieve the above object, a washing machine according to an embodiment includes a casing, a water tank disposed in the casing, a base plate that includes a bottom portion of the casing and includes a first space, and the casing. A wall portion having a first opening provided to separate the first space and the second space formed from the front of the first space to the left and right of the base plate when viewed from the front side of the body And a drainage path for discharging the water in the water tank to the outside of the apparatus. Furthermore, the drainage path includes a drainage hose and exits from the first space to the second space through the first opening, and the casing is formed over at least the front side of the casing. The drainage hose exiting into the second space can be pulled out in either the left direction or the right direction from the front side of the housing through the second opening. Can be changed.

External perspective view of the washing machine of the first embodiment as seen from the front side The top view in the state where the electrical equipment was installed on the base plate of the first embodiment In FIG. 2, a vertical right side view showing a state cut along line AA with the drainage hose removed. In FIG. 2, a longitudinal right side view showing a state cut along line BB Bottom view in a state where electrical components are installed on the base plate of the first embodiment and the front cover is not attached The right side view in the state where electrical equipment was installed on the base plate of the first embodiment The perspective view which looked at the front cover of a first embodiment from the back side The perspective view which looked at the front cover of a first embodiment from the front side Bottom view in a state where electrical components are installed on the base plate of the first embodiment and a front cover is attached The front view in the state where the front cover was attached to the base plate of the first embodiment Front view with the front cover removed from the base plate of the first embodiment

Hereinafter, a plurality of embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, about the substantially same component in several embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted.
<First embodiment>
The drum type washing machine of the first embodiment is a so-called drum type washing and drying machine provided with a drying mechanism used for a drying operation. Hereinafter, the drum type washing machine of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 11.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the housing 100 forms the outer surface of the drum type washing machine of the present embodiment and forms the skeleton structure of the main body. An upper front plate 101 and a lower front plate 102 are provided on the front surface (left front side in FIG. 1) of the housing 100. The upper front plate 101 forms an upper portion of the front surface of the housing 100 and is provided with a clothing insertion port for taking in and out clothing. In addition, a door 103 that opens and closes a clothes insertion port is provided via a hinge 104. A handle 105 is provided in a portion of the door 103 that is at the upper right when viewed from the front side of the housing 100. When the handle 105 is pulled while the door 103 is closed, the lock mechanism (not shown) is released and the door 103 can be opened.

  Hereinafter, when describing the position and orientation of each part, unless otherwise specified, the front side of the housing 100 is expressed as “front” and the back side is expressed as “back”, and the left side when viewed from the front side of the housing 100 is “ Left and right are expressed as “right”.

  A water tank 10 (shown by a dotted line in FIG. 1) for storing washing water and a rotating drum (not shown) that is rotatably held in the water tank 10 and stores clothing are provided in the housing 100. Yes. The water tank 10 and the rotating drum are formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape, and their open ends are directed upward toward the front. Clothes can be taken in and out from the rotary drum through the clothes input port, the open end of the water tank 10 and the open end of the rotary drum.

  The detergent case 107 for the user to put in the detergent is installed so that the front surface thereof is flush with the upper front plate 101. The detergent case 107 includes an opening on the front surface of the hand, and this opening is normally closed by a lid 107a. The lid 107a is usually flush with the front surface of the detergent case 107, but when it is pushed by the user, the lid 107a is pivoted to the back with a hinge (not shown) as the axis, and the user can You will be able to hang your fingers on. The user can pull out the detergent case 107 by placing his / her finger on the edge of the opening and pulling it forward.

  The lower front plate 102 forms a lower part of the front surface of the housing 100. A circulation filter door 106 is provided on the left side of the lower front plate 102. When the circulation filter door 106 is opened, the circulation filter 201 (see FIG. 2) provided in the circulation water channel can be taken out.

  A front top plate 109, a rear top plate 110, and an operation panel 300 are provided on the top of the housing 100. The front top plate 109 is a front portion of the upper portion of the housing 100, and an operation panel 300 is further disposed on the front top plate 109. The operation panel 300 includes a power on button 301, a power off button 302, and an electrostatic touch panel unit 304. The power-on button 301 and the power-off button 302 are mechanical switches that are turned on and off by being pressed by the user. Although not shown, the electrostatic touch panel unit 304 is provided with an LED and an electrode film on the back side of the operation surface, and displays various indications to the user by turning on the LED, and is used through a change in capacitance of the electrode film. The touch operation by the person is detected.

  The rear top plate 110 forms a back side portion of the upper surface of the housing 100. A water supply port 112 and a bath water port 113 are exposed to the outside through an opening provided in the rear top plate 110. The water supply port 112 is connected to an external water supply via a water supply hose (not shown), and when a water supply valve (not shown) is opened, water is supplied to the water tank 10 through the detergent case 107. One end of a bath water hose (not shown) is connected to the bath water port 113, and by driving a bath water pump (not shown) with the other end of the bath water hose introduced into the remaining water of the bath, The remaining water of the bath can be taken into the machine through the bath water hose and the bath water port 113.

  An opening communicating with a dry filter housing part (not shown) is provided on the right front side of the rear top plate 110, and the dry filter 111 can be taken in and out from the dry filter housing part through this opening. In a state where the dry filter 111 is housed in the dry filter housing portion, the upper surface of the dry filter 111 is flush with the back plate 110.

  The drying filter 111 has an opening on its upper surface, but is usually closed by a lid 111a. The lid 111a is usually flush with the upper surface of the drying filter 111, but when pushed by the user, the lid 111a pivots downward about a hinge (not shown) and opens to the edge of the opening. You can hang your fingers. The user can take out the dry filter 111 from the dry filter housing portion by placing a finger on the edge of the opening and lifting it upward.

The left side plate (not shown) and the right side plate 108r form the left and right side surfaces of the housing 100, respectively.
The base plate 115 forms the bottom surface of the housing 100 and supports various components. Legs 116 a to 116 d are provided at the bottom of the base plate 115. As shown in FIG. 5, the leg portions 116 a to 116 d are provided at the right front, left front, right rear, and left rear positions, respectively, of the four corners of the bottom of the base plate 115. As will be described in detail later, openings (drain hose outlets 117l and 117r) for drawing out the drain hose 223 to the outside of the machine are provided on the left and right side surfaces of the base plate 115.

The rear plate 114 (see FIG. 3) forms the back surface of the housing 100.
As shown in FIG. 2, a filter case 200, a circulation pump 204, a heat pump device 214, a drain valve device 207, a power supply unit 303, and the like are installed in the electrical component installation space 130 on the base plate 115.

  The filter case 200 is provided in the circulation water channel and holds the circulation filter 201. The circulation filter 201 includes a handle portion 202, and the user holds the handle portion 202, inserts the circulation filter 201 into the filter case 200, and twists the circulation filter 201 in the clockwise direction. Can be installed. The circulation filter 201 filters lint and foreign matter from the water flowing through the circulation channel, prevents the lint and the like from reattaching to the clothing, and protects the downstream circulation pump 204 from lint and foreign matter.

  The filter case 200 includes a first circulation hose connection portion 203, a circulation pump connection portion 224, and an in-machine drain hose connection portion 225 (see FIG. 3). The 1st circulation hose connection part 203 is connected with the drain outlet of the water tank 10 through the 1st circulation hose which is not shown in figure. Water in the water tank 10 is introduced into the filter case 200 through the drain port of the water tank 10, the first circulation hose and the first circulation hose connection 203.

  The circulation pump connection part 224 is connected to the filter case connection part 227 of the circulation pump 204. Water in the filter case 200 is introduced into the circulation pump 204 through the circulation pump connection part 224 and the filter case connection part 227. The circulation pump 204 is connected to one end of a second circulation hose (not shown) by a second circulation hose connection part 205. The other end of the second circulation hose is connected to a discharge port that faces the water tank 10 and the rotating drum. The circulation pump 204 sucks out water in the filter case 200 and reintroduces wash water into the water tank 10 through the second circulation hose.

  The in-machine drain hose connection part 225 (see FIG. 3) is connected to one end of the in-machine drain hose 206, and the other end of the in-machine drain hose 206 is connected to the in-machine drain hose connection part 226 of the drain valve device 207. . The water in the filter case 200 is introduced into the drain valve device 207 through the in-machine drain hose connection portion 225 of the filter case 200, the in-machine drain hose 206, and the in-machine drain hose connection portion 226 of the drain valve device 207.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the heat pump device 214 is provided in a circulation air passage for drying operation, dehumidifies and heats the circulating air introduced from the air inlet 215 by the heat exchange unit 216, Circulating air is sent back to the water tank 10 through the air outlet 219. Although detailed description is omitted, the heat pump device 214 uses a compressor 217 for compressing the refrigerant, an evaporator (not shown) that performs dehumidification cooling of the circulating air using the heat of evaporation of the refrigerant, and uses the heat of condensation of the refrigerant And a condenser (not shown) for heating the circulating air. The heat exchange unit 216 is provided with an evaporator and a condenser in this order in the circulation air passage.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the heat pump device 214 includes a drain tank 220 that receives dehumidified water condensed in the evaporator, and a drain pump 221 that discharges the dehumidified water from the drain tank 220, and the drain pump 221 includes a drain tube 222. Is connected to the drain tube connecting part 212 of the drain valve device 207. When the drain pump 221 is driven, the dehumidified water in the drain tank 220 is sucked out and introduced into the drain valve device 207 through the drain tube 222.

  Although not shown, the drain valve device 207 is connected to the overflow port of the aquarium 10 via the overflow hose by the overflow hose connection part 211, and the overflow is discharged through the overflow port, the overflow hose and the overflow hose connection part 211. Introduced into the device 207.

Further, the drain valve device 207 is connected to the drain hose 223 at the drain hose connection part 213, and can drain to the outside through the drain hose 223.
The drain valve device 207 further includes a valve body 210, a wire 209, and a clutch motor (not shown). The valve body 210 has a symmetrical shape in the axial direction, one end is a water stop portion 210 a provided with packing, and the other end is connected to a wire 209. A bellows-shaped water flow portion 210b is formed at an intermediate portion between both ends. The valve body 210 is provided in the drain valve device 207 so that the water stop section 210a closes the in-machine drain hose connection section 226, and is biased in the valve closing direction by a spring (not shown). The wire 209 at the other end is connected to the clutch motor, and can be opened by driving the clutch motor. When the clutch motor is driven to open the valve, water from the in-machine drain hose connection 226 flows into the drain hose 223.

  FIG. 3 is a vertical right side view taken along the line AA in FIG. 2, but the drainage hose 223 is omitted for easy viewing. As shown in FIG. 3, since the water flow portion 210 b has a bellows shape as described above, the water from the drain tube connection portion 212 flows to the drainage hose 223 regardless of the position of the valve body 210. The overflow introduced from the overflow hose connection part 211 also flows to the drain hose 223 without being blocked by the valve body 210.

  4 is a vertical right side view taken along the line BB of FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the electrical component installation space 130 on the base plate 115 and the accommodating portion 120 provided at the lower part on the near side of the base plate 115 are separated by a wall portion 131. As will be described in detail later, the accommodating portion 120 is a space in which a part of the drainage hose 223 is accommodated. The wall 131 is formed as a part of the base plate 115, and is provided with an opening 119 (see FIG. 3). The opening 119 communicates the electrical component installation space 130 and the housing 120, and the drainage hose 223 extends from the electrical component installation space 130 to the housing 120 through the opening 119.

  The power supply unit 303 includes a drive circuit that generates a drive voltage, such as a motor that drives the above-described electrical components and a rotating drum, a control device that is configured around a microcomputer and performs various controls. As shown in FIG. 2, the power supply unit 303 is provided on the near side on the base plate 115, and a part of the power supply unit 303 is provided so as to overlap the upper portion of the accommodating portion 120. In the drum type washing machine in which the water tub 10 is raised toward the front as in the present embodiment, the area on the lower side on the near side tends to become a dead space. By installing the power supply unit 303 so as to overlap with the upper part of the accommodating portion 120, the dead space is effectively used, and the position of the power supply unit 303 is increased so that the water supply unit 303 can be It can be difficult to soak in.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view in a state where each electrical component is installed on the base plate 115, but a front cover 121 (see FIG. 7) described later is not attached.
As shown in FIG. 5, the accommodating portion 120 is formed on the left and right sides from the position on the near side of the opening 119, and is formed on the back side so as to avoid the leg portions 116a and 116b therefrom. Are connected to drain hose outlets 117l and 117r formed on the side surfaces of In the base plate 115, an opening 120a (see FIG. 11) is formed from the lower surface of the housing portion 120 to the front surface side. As shown in FIG. 11, the portion of the opening 120 a that is the lower front surface of the base plate 115 has a rectangular shape that is long in the left-right direction.

  When the drainage hose 223 is taken out from the drainage hose outlet 117l on the left side surface of the base plate 115 (shown by a solid line in FIG. 5), the drainage hose 223 is held by the holding part 122l provided on the left side of the opening 119. Hold. The holding part 122l includes two arms formed downward from the upper surface of the housing part 120, and holds the drainage hose 223 with the two arms. The drain hose 223 is guided out of the machine through the holding portion 122l through the left side portion of the accommodating portion 120 and the drain hose outlet 117l.

  When the drainage hose 223 is taken out from the drainage hose outlet 117r on the right side surface of the base plate 115 (indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 5), the drainage is performed by the holding portion 122r provided on the right side of the front side of the opening 119. Hold the hose 223. Similar to the holding portion 122l, the holding portion 122r includes two arms formed downward from the upper surface of the housing portion 120, and holds the drainage hose 223 with the two arms interposed therebetween. The drainage hose 223 is guided out of the machine through the opening 119 through the right side portion of the accommodating portion 120 and the drainage hose outlet 117r.

  As described above, when the drain valve device 207 is opened, the water in the water tank 10 is discharged outside the machine through the circulation filter case 200, the in-machine drain hose 206, the drain valve device 207, the drain hose 223, etc. The drainage path is constituted by.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the drainage hose outlets 117l and 117r are present on the back side of the legs 116b and 116a, respectively. Further, the drain hose outlets 117l and 117r are provided on the inner side of the leg portions 116b and 116a in the left-right direction, and particularly formed in the recesses 118l and 118r provided on the left and right side surfaces of the base plate 115, respectively. . In addition, on the left and right portions of the upper portion of the base plate 115, projecting portions 132l and 132r projecting outward are formed. These features make the drain hose outlets 117l and 117r difficult to see from the user to improve the design, and the base plate 115 is bent to form a rigid shape, thereby increasing the rigidity of the base plate 115.

  The vertical position of the holding portion 122l is such that when the drainage hose 223 is drawn from the left (shown by a solid line in FIG. 5), the portion of the drainage hose 223 held by the holding portion 122l is drained. It is set to be higher than the portion passing through the hose outlet 117l. As a result, the drainage hose 223 is inclined downward from the portion where the drainage hose 223 is held by the holding portion 122l to the portion passing the drainage hose outlet 117l, so that drainage can be performed efficiently. Similarly, the vertical position of the holding portion 122r is held by the holding portion 122r of the drainage hose 223 when the drainage hose 223 is pulled out from the right (indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 5). Is set to be higher than the portion passing through the drainage hose outlet 117r.

  A front cover 121 shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 is attached to the front side of the base plate 115. The front cover 121 closes a portion of the opening 120 a (see FIG. 11) that is on the front side of the housing portion 120, and becomes a design surface on the lower front surface of the housing 100.

  The front cover 121 includes claw portions 123a to 123d, pressing portions 124l and 124r, finger hooking portions 125l and 125r, screw holes 126a, support ribs 127, and projecting portions 128l and 128r. The claw parts 123 a to 123 d are provided on the upper surface of the front cover 121. The pressing parts 124l and 124r are also provided on the upper surface of the front cover 121. When the pressing parts 124l and 124r are pressed with a finger from above, the vicinity thereof is elastically deformed and the claws 123a to 123d move downward. The finger hook portions 125l and 125r are horizontally long concave portions provided at positions below the pressing portions 124l and 124r, respectively, on the front surface of the front cover 121 (the front surface when viewed from the front surface side of the housing 100). is there. The screw hole 126 a is provided in the upper part of the front surface of the front cover 121. The protrusions 128l and 128r are formed on the left and right ends of the back surface of the front cover 121 (the surface on the back side when viewed from the front surface side of the housing 100).

  In the base plate 115, screw holes 126b (see FIG. 11) are provided at positions corresponding to the screw holes 126a, and guide grooves 129l and 129r (see FIG. 11) are provided at positions corresponding to the protrusions 128l and 128r. ) Are provided.

  The projections 128l and 128r are slid along the guide grooves 129l and 129r from the front side to the back side, and the claws 123a to 123d are engaged with the base plate 115, whereby the front cover 121 is attached to the base plate 115. Can be held. With the front cover 121 held on the base plate 115, the front cover 121 is screwed to the base plate 115 by passing a screw through the screw hole 126 a of the front cover 121 and tightening the screw into the screw hole 126 b. Thus, by screwing the front cover 121 to the base plate 115, it is possible to prevent a general user from removing the front cover 121 and touching burrs or the like in the housing portion 120. In addition, since the front cover 121 can be screwed while being held on the base plate 115, the screw can be easily screwed even though the front cover 121 is provided at the bottom of the casing 100. Can be desorbed.

  When removing the front cover 121 from the base plate 115, the screws are removed from the screw holes 126a and 126b, the left thumb is placed on the pressing portion 124l, the index finger and the middle finger of the left hand are hung on the finger hanging portion 125l, and the right hand is placed on the pressing portion 124r. In the state where the thumb of the right hand is placed and the index finger and the middle finger of the right hand are hung on the finger hooking portion 125r, the pressing portion 124l is pressed down by the left thumb, and the pressing portion 124r is pressed down by the thumb of the right hand. By doing so, the engagement between the claw portions 123a to 123d and the base plate 115 can be released, and the front cover 121 can be pulled out to the front.

  As described above, the front cover 121 can be easily removed from the base plate 115 by providing the finger hook portions 125l and 125r in the vicinity of the pressing portions 124l and 124r, respectively. In particular, since the finger hook portions 125l and 125r are provided so as to be positioned in the pressing direction with respect to the pressing portions 124l and 124r, respectively, the pressing portions 124l and 124r can be easily pressed. Further, since the pressing portions 124l and 124r are provided on the upper portion of the front cover 121, the pressing portions 124l and 124r and the finger hooking portions 124l and 124r can be easily hidden by the lower front plate 102 and the like, and the design can be improved.

  As shown in FIG. 9, a part of the support rib 127 is located below the drain hose 223 in a state where the front cover 121 is attached to the base plate 115. Accordingly, when the drainage hose 223 is detached from the holding portion 122l or 122r, or when the drainage hose 223 is slackened in the accommodating portion 120, the drainage hose 223 is supported by the support rib 127. Thereby, it can prevent that the intermediate part of the drainage hose 223 becomes a low position, and drainage performance falls.

The procedure for changing the direction in which the drainage hose 223 is pulled out will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11.
In FIG. 10, the drainage hose 223 is pulled out to the left. In order to change the direction of the drainage hose 223 to the right, first, the front cover 121 is removed from the base plate 115 by the above procedure. Then, as shown in FIG. 11, the operator can touch the drainage hose 223 in the accommodating portion 120 from the front side of the base plate 115 through the opening 120 a.

  In this state, the vicinity of the portion of the drainage hose 223 held by the holding portion 122l is pulled downward to remove it from the holding portion 122l, and further, the middle portion of the drainage hose 223 is pulled to pull the drainage hose 223 forward. .

Subsequently, the drainage hose 223 pulled out to the front is fitted and held in the holding portion 122r from below. Then, the tip of the drainage hose 223 is sent along the inner surface of the right part of the housing part 120, passed through the drainage hose outlet 117r, and the drainage hose 223 is drained hose until the drainage hose 223 does not sag in the housing part 120. Pull out from the outlet 117r.
Finally, the front cover 121 is attached to the base plate 115.
Similarly, the direction in which the drainage hose 223 is pulled out can be changed from right to left.

  According to this embodiment, by forming the wall part separating the electrical component installation space and the housing part as a part of the base plate, the number of parts can be reduced and the rigidity of the base plate can be increased.

<Other embodiments>
The first embodiment is a drum-type washing machine in which the water tub 10 faces toward the front, but is also applicable to a vertical washing machine or the like.
In the first embodiment, the wall 131 is formed as a part of the base plate 115, but may be formed by a member different from the base plate 115. For example, the wall 131 can be provided as one member, or can be formed as a part of the lower front plate 102.

  In the first embodiment, the drainage hose 223 passes through the opening 119, but any part other than the drainage hose 223 may pass through the opening 119 as long as it is a part constituting the drainage path. For example, the drain valve device 207 may be provided so as to pass through the opening 119.

In the first embodiment, the front cover 121 is provided so as to be detachable from the base plate 115, but may be provided so as to be opened and closed by a hinge mechanism or the like.
When the hinge mechanism is provided so as to be openable and closable, the hinge mechanism is provided at a lower part or a side part of the front cover 121, so that the front cover 121 can be prevented from being closed during work by its own weight. In particular, if this hinge mechanism is provided at the lower part of the front cover 121, the space required for the rotation of the front cover 121 can be reduced (because the front cover 121 has a horizontally long shape). It is advantageous.

  Further, a hinge mechanism having a damper function may be provided on the upper portion of the front cover 121. In this case, it is possible to prevent the front cover 121 from being closed by its own weight during work, a space necessary for the rotation of the front cover 121 can be reduced, and further, the drain hose 223 is attached to the holding portion 122l or 122r. When holding, the front cover 121 does not get in the way.

  According to at least one embodiment described above, the wall having an opening separates the front side of the electrical component installation space from the electrical component installation space, and the drainage hose protrudes from the opening to the near side. Therefore, the direction of drainage hose can be changed easily and safely.

  Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

  In the drawings, 10 is a water tank, 100 is a housing, 115 is a base plate, 119 is an opening (first opening), 117l is a drain hose outlet (left outlet), and 117r is a drain hose outlet (right outlet). ), 118l is a recess (left recess), 118r is a recess (right recess), 120 is a receiving portion (second space), 120a is an opening (second opening), 121 is a front cover, and 122l and 122r are holding portions. Reference numeral 127 is a support rib (support part), 123a to 123d are claw parts, 124l and 124r are pressing parts, 125l and 125r are finger hook parts, 130 is an electrical equipment installation space (first space), 131 is a wall part, 223 Indicates a drain hose, and 303 indicates a power supply unit.

Claims (12)

A housing,
A water tank disposed in the housing;
A bottom plate of the housing, and a base plate provided with a first space;
When viewed from the front side of the housing, the first space is provided so as to separate the second space formed from the front of the first space to the left and right of the base plate and the first space, and has a first opening. The wall,
A drainage path for discharging the water in the aquarium out of the machine;
With
The drainage path includes a drainage hose, and exits from the first space to the second space through the opening,
The housing has a second opening formed over at least the front side of the housing,
The washing machine capable of changing the direction in which the drainage hose exits into the second space to the left or the right by an operation through the second opening from the front side of the housing.   The washing machine according to claim 1, further comprising a front cover that is detachable or openable and that closes a front side of the housing of the second opening. In the first space, electrical components are installed,
The washing machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein no electrical component is installed in the second space.   The washing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the wall portion is a part of the base plate. A right outlet that is provided on the right side of the base plate as seen from the front side of the housing and connects the second space and the outside of the machine;
A left outlet that is provided on the left side of the base plate as viewed from the front side of the housing and connects the second space and the outside of the machine,
Further comprising
When the drainage hose is pulled to the right when viewed from the front side of the casing, the drainage hose is led out of the machine through the right outlet from the second space and pulled to the left when viewed from the front side of the casing. In the case, the washing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the washing machine is led out of the machine from the second space through a left outlet.   The washing machine according to claim 5, wherein a holding portion that holds the drain hose is provided on an upper surface of the second space.   The washing machine according to claim 6, wherein the drainage hose is inclined downward from a portion held by the holding portion to a portion at the right outlet or the left outlet when being held by the holding portion. The aquarium has an opening facing upward on the front side of the casing,
The washing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising: a power supply unit provided at an upper position of the second space on the base plate.   The washing machine according to claim 2, wherein the front cover has a support portion that can support the drainage hose.   The washing machine according to claim 2 or 9, wherein the front cover is screwed to the base plate.   The front cover includes a claw portion that engages with the housing, a pressing portion that releases the engagement between the claw portion and the housing when pressed, and a finger hook portion provided in the vicinity of the pressing portion. And a washing machine according to claim 2, 9 or 10. The base plate is
A right concave portion provided on a side surface which is on the right side when viewed from the front side of the housing;
A left recessed portion provided on a side surface which is on the left side when viewed from the front side of the housing;
With
The right outlet is provided in the right recess,
The washing machine according to claim 5, wherein the left outlet is provided in the left recess.

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