JP2017144124A - Clothing treatment apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a clothing treatment apparatus with a detergent/softener feeder which can timely and reliably supply a detergent/softener to a washing tub together with washing water and has excellent washing performance.SOLUTION: A closed space 189 is formed in a partition wall 184 and a partition wall 185, and the closed space 189 is provided with a hole 190 communicating with the outside of a water supply nozzle 160. When the imperfect formation of the partition wall 184 or the partition wall 185 occurs to cause a defect in any of water supply paths 186, 187, and 188, in a non-destructive inspection method or the like using compressed air 510, the compressed air 510 flows into the closed space 189, so that the compressed air 510 flows out from the hole 190 communicating with the outer enclosure of the water supply nozzle 160. As a result, it becomes possible to easily check, from the outside of the water supply nozzle 160, whether the formation of the partition wall 184 and the partition wall 185 formed inside the water supply nozzle 160 is perfect or not.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a clothing processing apparatus for washing, rinsing, dehydrating and the like of clothing.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been developed a clothing processing apparatus that is provided with a detergent / softener charging device and is configured to flow the detergent and softener into a washing tub together with washing water using the detergent / softener charging device (see Patent Document 1). .

  In the clothing processing apparatus described in Patent Document 1, a detergent / softener charging device is used to pour and supply a detergent / softener together with washing water into a washing tub. A partition wall using a resin welding method or the like for forming a water supply path is formed.

European Patent Application No. 0357900

  Nowadays, the detergent / softener charging device is provided with respective storage units for supplying the precleaning detergent, the main cleaning detergent, and the softening agent to the washing tub in a timely manner. In order to pour and supply the pre-cleaning detergent, the main cleaning detergent and the softening agent into the washing tub together with the washing water, a water supply nozzle is used, but most of the water supply nozzles are composed of resin molded parts and the like. Is provided with a partition wall using a resin welding method or the like for forming a water supply path. The partition walls inside the water supply nozzle need to be formed so as to be able to supply washing water in a timely manner so as to face the pre-cleaning detergent, the main cleaning detergent, and the softener housing.

  As a water leakage inspection from the water supply nozzle, a non-destructive inspection method using compressed air is used, and the water leakage inspection from the outer portion of the water supply nozzle is possible by the inspection. On the other hand, since the partition wall of the water supply nozzle is formed inside the water supply nozzle, it is impossible to find an incomplete formation of the partition wall caused by a defect in the resin welding method. When the water supply path is damaged due to the incomplete formation of the partition walls, it becomes difficult to supply the detergent / softener together with the washing water to the washing tub in a timely manner, resulting in deterioration of the washing performance of the clothing processing apparatus.

  An object of this invention is to provide the clothing processing apparatus provided with the detergent and softening agent injection | throwing-in apparatus which has the outstanding washing | cleaning performance.

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, a clothing processing apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a main body casing, a washing tub disposed in the main body casing, the main body casing, and a detergent in the laundry tub. And a detergent / softener charging device for supplying a softener, wherein the detergent / softener charging device is configured to supply a pre-cleaning detergent, a main cleaning detergent, and a softening agent to the washing tub in a timely manner. Each storage unit and a water supply nozzle for pouring and supplying the pre-cleaning detergent, the main cleaning detergent, and the softener stored in the storage unit together with the washing water into the washing tub are provided, and the water supply nozzle is provided inside the water supply nozzle. Is provided with a partition wall for partitioning a water supply path for supplying water to the pre-cleaning detergent, the main cleaning detergent, and the softener housing, and the inside of the partition communicates with the outside of the water supply nozzle.

  A clothing processing apparatus according to the present invention provides a clothing processing apparatus provided with a detergent / softener charging device having excellent cleaning performance capable of supplying a detergent / softener together with washing water to a washing tub in a timely and reliable manner. Can do.

The perspective view of the clothing processing apparatus in Embodiment 1 of this invention Perspective view of the operation section and detergent / softener charging device Perspective view of the detergent / softener charging device Top view of the detergent / softener charging device of the clothing processing equipment Bb sectional view in FIG. Cc sectional view in FIG. The top view of the detergent and softening agent injection | throwing-in apparatus of the clothing processing apparatus in Embodiment 2 of this invention Bb sectional view in FIG. Cc sectional view in FIG.

  A first invention is a detergent / softener provided in a main body housing, a washing tub disposed in the main body housing, and supplying a detergent and a softening agent to the main body housing. The detergent / softener feeder includes a storage unit for supplying pre-cleaning detergent, main cleaning detergent, and softening agent to the washing tub in a timely manner, and the storage unit. A pre-cleaning detergent, a main-cleaning detergent, and a water supply nozzle for pouring and supplying a softener together with washing water into the washing tub are provided, and inside the water supply nozzle, the pre-cleaning detergent, the main-cleaning detergent, A partition for forming a water supply path for supplying water to the softener housing is provided, and the inside of the partition is communicated with the outside of the water supply nozzle.

  Thereby, in the nondestructive inspection method using compressed air, it can be easily confirmed whether there is a defect in the partition wall by checking whether the compressed air flows out from the partition wall to the outer surface of the water supply nozzle. Therefore, water supply nozzles with damaged water supply paths are not used, and detergents and softeners can be supplied to the washing tub with washing water in a timely and reliable manner. A clothing processing apparatus including the apparatus can be provided.

  In the second invention, in particular, the inside of the partition wall in the first invention is formed in a closed space, and a hole is formed in the partition wall for communicating the closed space to the outside of the water supply nozzle.

  According to a third aspect of the invention, in particular, the partition in the first aspect is configured as the outer surface of the water supply nozzle, and the inside of the partition is communicated with the outside of the water supply nozzle.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
1 is a perspective view of a clothing processing apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the operation unit and a detergent / softener charging apparatus, and FIG. 3 is a diagram of the detergent / softener charging apparatus. FIG. 4 is a plan view of the detergent / softener charging device of the garment processing apparatus, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line bb in FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line cc in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, a washing tub 112 is swingably disposed in a main body housing 110 of the clothing processing apparatus 100, and a rotating drum 111 is rotatably disposed in the washing tub 112. . The rotating drum 111 is rotationally driven by a motor 113 attached to the back surface of the washing tub 112.

  The clothing processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment constitutes a so-called drum-type washing and drying machine having functions of performing at least a washing process, a rinsing process, a dehydrating process, and a drying process. However, the drying system may be a washing machine omitted, or a so-called vertical washing machine.

  A driving operation unit 120 for driving the clothing processing apparatus 100 is disposed at the front upper portion of the main body casing 110, and a detergent / softening agent charging device 130 is disposed adjacent to the driving operation unit 120.

  The detergent / softener charging device 130 has a detergent / softener charging operation casing 150 formed therein, and a water supply valve for supplying washing water from a water supply or the like into the washing tub 112 through the detergent / softener charging operation casing 150. 140 is provided. In the detergent / softener charging operation casing 150, a storage portion 151 for storing the pre-cleaning detergent, the main cleaning detergent, and the softening agent is formed. In the storage 151, a preliminary cleaning storage 152, a main cleaning detergent storage 153, and a softener storage 154 are partitioned.

  The detergent / softener charging operation housing 150 is provided with a water supply nozzle 160 for supplying washing water to the storage unit 151. The water supply nozzle 160 includes a water supply nozzle upper housing 170 and a water supply nozzle lower housing 180, and the water supply nozzle upper housing 170 and the water supply nozzle lower housing 180 are closely attached to each other by a fitting portion 171. . Thereby, it becomes possible to supply the washing water from the water supply valve 140 to the storage unit 151 using a resin welding method so as not to leak.

  In the lower water supply nozzle casing 180, a preliminary cleaning nozzle hole 181 for supplying washing water to the preliminary cleaning storage section 152, a main cleaning nozzle hole 182 for supplying washing water to the main cleaning detergent storage section 153, A softener nozzle hole 183 that supplies washing water to the softener storage 154 is formed.

  In the water supply nozzle upper housing 170 and the water supply nozzle lower housing 180, a partition wall 184 formed in close contact by a fitting portion 172 between the preliminary cleaning nozzle hole 181 and the softener nozzle hole 183, and the main cleaning A partition wall 185 is formed between the nozzle hole 182 for softening and the nozzle hole 183 for softening agent, which is formed in close contact with the fitting portion 172.

  Inside the water supply nozzle 160, a partition 184 and a partition 185 provide a water supply path 186 for supplying washing water in the direction of the preliminary cleaning nozzle hole 181 and a water supply path for supplying washing water in the direction of the main cleaning nozzle hole 182. The water supply path 187 and the water supply path 188 for supplying the washing water in the direction of the softener nozzle hole 183 are formed by combining the water supply path 186 and the water supply path 187.

  During the operation of the clothing processing apparatus 100, in the preliminary washing process, washing water is supplied through the water supply path 186 and supplied in the direction of the preliminary washing nozzle hole 181. The washing water supplied from the water supply path 186 is prevented from flowing in the direction of the softener nozzle hole 183 and the main cleaning nozzle hole 182 by the partition wall 184 between the preliminary cleaning nozzle hole 181 and the softener nozzle hole 183. It is done.

  In the main washing process, the washing water is supplied through the water supply path 187 and supplied in the direction of the main washing nozzle hole 182. Washing water supplied through the water supply path 187 flows to the softener nozzle hole 183 and the precleaning nozzle hole 181 by the partition wall 185 between the main cleaning nozzle hole 182 and the softener nozzle hole 183. Be disturbed.

  In the rinsing process, the water for washing is supplied through the water supply path 188 where water supplied from the water supply path 186 and the water supply path 187 intersect. Washing water supplied through the water supply path 188 is supplied to the softener nozzle hole 183 by the partition 184 and the partition 185.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the partition 184 and the partition 185 communicate with each other to form a closed space 189. In the closed space 189, a hole 190 that communicates with the outline of the water supply nozzle 160 is formed.

  It is conceivable that incomplete formation occurs in the partition wall 184 or the partition wall 185, and any of the water supply paths 186, 187, and 188 is damaged. In such a case, the compressed air 510 flows into the closed space 189 by a non-destructive inspection method using the compressed air 510 or the like. When the compressed air 510 enters the closed space 189, the compressed air 510 flows out from the hole 190 communicating with the outline of the water supply nozzle 160, so that the partition 184 and the partition 185 formed inside the water supply nozzle 160 are formed. Whether it is complete or not can be easily confirmed from the outside of the water supply nozzle 160.

  Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the water supply nozzle 160 in which the water supply paths 186, 187, and 188 are damaged from being used in the clothing processing apparatus 100 by mistake. Since the detergent / softener can be supplied to the washing tub 112 together with the washing water 500 in a timely and reliable manner, it is possible to provide a garment processing apparatus including the detergent / softener charging device 130 having excellent cleaning performance.

(Embodiment 2)
7 is a plan view of a detergent / softener charging device of a clothing processing apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention, FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line bb in FIG. 7, and FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line cc in FIG. FIG. The same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  The second embodiment of the present invention includes a partition wall 284 and a partition wall 285 for forming a water supply path provided inside the water supply nozzle 260, and the partition wall 284 and the partition wall 285 are configured as an outline of the water supply nozzle 260. ing. In this configuration, it is not necessary to form the hole 190 formed in Embodiment 1 in the partition 284 and the partition 285, and it is easier to check whether the partition 284 and the partition 285 are completely formed with a simple configuration. be able to.

  As described above, the clothing processing apparatus according to the present invention easily confirms from the outside of the water supply nozzle 160 whether or not the formation of the partition wall 184 and the partition wall 185 formed inside the water supply nozzle 160 is complete with a simple configuration. Therefore, the present invention can be applied to other garment processing apparatuses.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Clothing processing apparatus 110 Main body housing | casing 111 Rotating drum 112 Washing tub 113 Motor 120 Driving | operation operation part 130 Detergent / softening agent charging device 140 Water supply valve 150 Detergent / softening agent charging operation case 151 Storage part 152 Preliminary washing storage part 153 Cleaning detergent container 154 Softener container 160 Water supply nozzle 170 Water supply nozzle upper housing 171 Fitting portion 172 Fitting portion 180 Water supply nozzle lower housing 181 Preliminary cleaning nozzle hole 182 Main cleaning nozzle hole 183 Softener nozzle Hole 184 Partition 185 Partition 186 Supply channel 187 Supply channel 188 Supply channel 189 Closed space 190 Hole 260 Supply nozzle 284 Partition 285 Partition 500 Washing water 510 Compressed air

Claims (3)

A main body case, a washing tub disposed in the main body case, and a detergent / softening agent charging device provided in the main body case for supplying a detergent and a softening agent into the washing tub, The detergent / softener charging device includes a pre-cleaning detergent, a main-cleaning detergent, a storage unit for supplying the softening agent to the washing tub in a timely manner, a pre-cleaning detergent stored in the storage unit, a book A water supply nozzle for pouring and supplying washing detergent and softener together with washing water into the washing tub is provided. Inside the water supply nozzle, a precleaning detergent, a main washing detergent, and a softener are stored. A clothing processing apparatus, comprising: a partition wall for partitioning a water supply path for supplying water, wherein the partition wall communicates with the outside of the water supply nozzle. The clothing processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the partition is formed in a closed space, and a hole is formed in the partition to communicate the closed space with the outside of the water supply nozzle. The clothing processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the partition is configured as an outer shell of the water supply nozzle, and the interior of the partition is communicated with the outside of the water supply nozzle.

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