JP2720545B2 - Washing and drying machine - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a washing and drying machine capable of continuously performing a series of steps from washing, rinsing, dehydration to drying.

2. Description of the Related Art As a washing and drying machine, a washing and drying machine having a configuration as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 has been considered. That is, the washing and drying machine body 1
A water tank 2 is supported on the horizontal shaft 3 so as to be able to turn,
A rotating tank 4 is rotatably mounted in the water tank 2 via a rotating shaft 5. The lower part of the water tank 2 is provided with a motor 7a for transmitting a driving force to the rotating shaft 5 via a belt 6. A moving motor 7b is provided near the end of the horizontal shaft 3 in the main body 1.
And a pinion gear 9 meshing with the worm gear 8 driven by the moving motor 7b is fixed to the horizontal shaft 3. When the worm gear 8 is driven, the horizontal axis rotates accordingly, and the water tank turns around the horizontal axis 3 as a center of rotation. A fan 10 used at the time of drying is connected to a duct 12 via a heater 11 outside the lower part of the water tank 2, and the duct 12 is communicated with the inside of the water tank 2. At the upper part of the water tank 2, a clothes input lid 13 is provided.

The operation will be described below. The user puts the clothes into the water tank 2 from the clothes input lid 13 and turns on the power. When the power is turned on, the washing, rinsing, and dewatering steps are performed in the vertical state of the water tank 2 shown by the solid line in FIG. When the last spin-drying step is completed, the worm gear 8 is rotated by the rotation of the moving motor 7b, the pinion gear 9 is driven, the water tank 2 is set in a horizontal state, and the process proceeds to the drying step. This state is shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. In the drying step, the rotating tub 4 is rotated, the fan 10 and the heater 11 are energized to blow hot air, and the put clothes are dried.

Since such a conventional drying washing machine does not have a function of discriminating the type of clothing, the user can judge and continuously operate a series of steps from washing to dehydration, or perform a once drying step. And then set the drying course again to operate.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention The above-described conventional washer / dryer has the following problems. This means that depending on the type of laundry, shrinkage and wrinkles are likely to occur, and there is a case where drying by rotation of the rotating tub is impossible. Therefore, the user needs to determine whether the washing, rinsing, and dehydrating steps are to be completed or the drying step is to be continuously performed according to the type of the laundry at the start of the washing. As described above, the conventional washer / dryer was inconvenient to use.

Therefore, the present invention is intended to solve the problems of the conventional configuration as described above. First, among the types of laundry, shrinkage and wrinkles are generated by drying due to rotation of a rotating tub. It is another object of the present invention to provide a washing / drying machine that does not automatically execute a drying step when washing an object that cannot be dried.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a washing / drying machine which does not execute a drying step when a course for washing wool, delicate clothes, or the like, which is shrunk by heat or damaged by rolling of a rotating tub, is set.

A third object is to provide a washing / drying machine that does not execute a drying step when a large-scale course for washing a blanket or the like made of heat-sensitive fibers is set.

The fourth purpose is not to wash the course, but in the washing / drying machine where the user selects the setting conditions such as the water flow, the number of washings, and the number of times of dehydration, when the water flow corresponding to the perishable clothes is set, An object of the present invention is to provide a washing and drying machine which does not perform a drying step.

Means for Solving the Problems A first means for achieving the first object is a washing and drying machine capable of continuously performing a series of steps from washing, rinsing, dehydrating to drying, and includes And a program for performing from washing to drying and a program for performing from washing to dehydration are selected by the setting means.

A second means for achieving the second object is to execute a program from washing to dehydration when a hand-washing course for washing wool or delicate clothes is set.

A third means for achieving the third object is to execute a program for performing from washing to dehydration when a large game course is set.

A fourth means for achieving the fourth object is an aquarium,
A rotating tank having a stirring blade at a central bottom portion provided in the water tank, a rotating shaft capable of rotating the water tank and the rotating tank between a substantially vertical state and a substantially horizontal state, and a plurality of rotation speeds or rotation periods of the stirring blade. A water flow setting part that can be set under the water flow conditions, the washing, rinsing, and dehydrating steps are performed in the water tank and the like in a substantially vertical state, and the drying step is performed in the water tank and the like in a substantially horizontal state, and set in the water flow setting part. In the case where the water flow is a water flow corresponding to easily damaged clothes, the drying process is not performed.

According to the first means, in a washing / drying machine for performing a series of steps of washing, dehydration and drying, a plurality of courses are provided according to the type of laundry, etc. When a washing course for clothes that may cause shrinkage or wrinkles due to heat or rotation of the rotating tub is set, a program that executes the drying step according to the type of laundry so that the drying step is not automatically executed is not executed. It is a program setting. This eliminates the need for the user to determine whether or not to perform all the steps depending on the type of laundry at the start of washing or not to perform the drying step, and to set each step. In addition, it is possible to prevent a perishable laundry such as wool from being inadvertently dried in the drying step, and to provide a user-friendly washing / drying machine.

According to the second means, when a hand-washing course for washing wool that is shrunk or damaged due to heat in the drying step or rolling of the rotating tub is set, the drying step is not automatically executed. Therefore, delicate clothing such as wool does not shrink or be damaged by heat or impact.

According to the third means, when a large course for washing a blanket or the like that causes fiber shrinkage due to the heat generated in the drying step is set, the drying step is not performed, so the blanket is damaged by the heat. Will not be done.

According to the fourth means, when the water flow is set, the type of the laundry is automatically determined, and it is possible to determine whether the drying process is performed or not, so that the drying process is performed. Even if the clothes are not good, the clothes are not inadvertently executed, and an easy-to-use washing / drying machine can be provided.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows a state during a washing / rinsing / dehydrating step of the water tank, and FIG. 2 shows a state during the drying step. Reference numeral 20 denotes a rectangular cylindrical main body A, and a clothing input port 21 is provided at the upper center.
Is attached. An operation panel 23 is provided on a front surface of the main body B22. Reference numeral 24 denotes an openable and closable outer lid that covers the clothes input port 21, and reference numeral 25 denotes a substantially spherical water tank, which is provided with a cover 27 having an opening 26 at the center in the upper part thereof. Reference numeral 28 denotes an openable / closable inner lid that covers the opening 26. Reference numeral 29 denotes an overflow port which is located near the corner of the main body A20, opens in the water tank 25, and communicates with the drain port 30 outside the water tank 25. In addition, the water tank 25 is provided with a dehydration hole 31 as appropriate, a substantially spherical rotating tank 33 having a balancer 32 formed thereon, and a stirring blade. The stirring blade 34 is mounted on a washing shaft 36 of a mechanical unit 35, and the rotary tub 33 is connected to a dehydrating shaft 38 of the mechanical unit 35 by a D-shaft flange 37. Further, the dewatering tank 38 can be arbitrarily disconnected from the dewatering shaft 38 by the mechanical part 35, and has a mechanical pulley A39 and a mechanical pulley B40. The mechanical pulley A39 is linked with a washing pulley 43 attached to a washing motor 42 by a belt A41. Further, the mechanical pulley B40 is connected to a drying pulley attached to a drying motor 46 via a rotary tank speed reducer 45 by a belt B44.
Works with 47. Reference numeral 48 denotes a motor mounting bracket attached to the bottom of the water tank 25.
42 and a drying motor 46 are respectively fixed. Reference numeral 49 denotes a column having a pair of shaft rotations 50 attached to the opposite surfaces thereof and having a rotation bearing 51 that slides with the rotation shaft 50, and is attached to the motor mounting bracket 48. The motor mounting bracket 48, the turning shaft 50, the turning bearing 51, and the support 49 constitute a turning device. 52 is a pair of arcuate reinforcing metal fittings mounted along the outer periphery of the water tank 25 and fixed at both ends to a support 49. The support 49 is provided with two suspensions 53 mounted on a rotating bearing 51 by the two suspensions 53. A2
Hanged at 0. Reference numeral 54 denotes a base fixed to the bottom of the main unit A20, which includes a blower 55 and a heat exchanger 56 for dehumidification.
A turning motor 57 for turning the water tank 25 is fixed. Reference numeral 58 denotes a rotation clutch for connecting or releasing the rotation motor output shaft 59 and the speed reduction mechanism input shaft 61 of the speed reduction mechanism 60. Further, one end of the wire 62 is fixed to a wire attachment member 63 attached to the motor attachment bracket 48, and guide pulleys A64 and B65 attached to the main body A20.
, And is taken up by a take-up pulley 67 fixed to a reduction mechanism output shaft 66. Reference numeral 68 denotes a vertical position detecting mechanism operated by the guide pulley A64, and reference numeral 69 denotes a horizontal position detecting mechanism. 70 is a blower 55
This is a fan duct that forms a ventilation path from the heat exchanger 56 to the heat exchanger 56. 71 is provided on the top surface of the water tank 25,
A heater with hot air outlet 72 opened at the outlet duct A7
Communicates with 3. Further, the discharge duct A73 is fixed to the water tank 25, and forms a sliding portion 75 outside the discharge duct B74. The discharge duct B74 and the bellows A76 having flexibility up and down communicate with the heat exchanger 56. 77
Is a hot air intake port opened at the bottom of the inner lid 28;
Inside is a closed chamber A78 having a hot air inlet 77, and an intake duct A
A filter 81 is provided which partitions off a closed chamber B80 opened at 79. Further, the intake duct A79 is fixed to the water tank 25, and forms a state in which the intake duct A79 can turn in a substantially closed state by a sliding portion 83 provided around the intake duct B82. Further, the intake duct B82 communicates with the fan intake duct 85 by bellows B84 having flexibility up and down. With these configurations, a drying air path that circulates from the blower 55 to the inside of the heat exchanger 56 and the water tank 25 is configured.

Reference numeral 86 denotes an operation control unit, which is a washing motor 42 and a drying motor 46.
・ Controls the rotation motor 57, heater 71, etc. Reference numeral 87 denotes an operation input unit including a program setting unit 88, a water flow setting unit 89, and the like.The user performs a washing operation, a washing operation, a rinse operation, a dehydration operation, and a drying operation execution program by a switch operation. The operation of starting and stopping the operation of the stroke is performed.

A specific block diagram of the operation control device 86 is shown in FIG. The operation control unit 86 is configured by a one-chip microcomputer or the like, and has an operation control unit having a storage unit, an operation unit, and the like.
An input unit consisting of 90, a program setting unit 88, a water flow setting unit 89, and a load control circuit unit for driving and controlling a load unit 91 consisting of a washing motor 42, a drying motor 46, a rotation motor 57, a heater 71, and the like.
92, an operation display section 93 for displaying an operation state such as a stroke, a vertical state position detection mechanism 68 including a limit switch, a state detection section 94 including a horizontal state position detection mechanism 69, and a power supply section.
Consists of 95.

Next, an operation program in this embodiment is shown in FIG. 4, and the operation will be described with reference to FIG. The operation program includes a program setting section 88 for setting courses such as standard and speedy, and a water flow setting section 89 for setting a plurality of water flows by changing the rotation speed and the inversion cycle of the washing motor, as shown in FIG. Washing time, number of rinses, dehydration time, drying time, and water flow are set. The user freely sets these driving programs according to the type of laundry and starts driving.For example, if the program setting is a standard course and the water flow is set to standard, it is assumed that the clothes are general clothing. Judge and operate continuously from washing / rinsing / dehydration to drying. Next, when a hand-washing course for washing wool, delicate clothes, and the like is set, the washing, rinsing, and dehydrating steps are performed, and a buzzer or the like is notified without performing the drying step, and the step is terminated. This prevents the clothes from being damaged by drying due to the rotation of the rotating tub 33, which is caused by inadvertently executing the drying step. In addition, by using the program of the present embodiment, if the program setting is a standard course, but the clothing is of a type that is relatively easily damaged, the water flow setting is weakened to notify the user of the process by a buzzer or the like as described above. It is possible to know the end. That is, when the water flow setting is weak, it is determined that the clothing is perishable and the drying process is not performed.

As described above, in the present embodiment, whether or not the drying step is performed in a series of steps from washing to drying is automatically determined based on the program setting condition and the water flow setting condition, and the drying by rotation of the rotary tub 33 is performed. Thus, a washing and drying machine capable of preventing the clothes from being damaged.

Effect of the Invention According to the first means as described above, in a washing and drying machine capable of continuously performing a series of steps from washing, rinsing, dehydration to drying, a setting means according to the type of laundry, By the setting means, by taking a configuration to select a program from washing to drying, and a program to perform from washing to dehydration, the user by the setting means,
If a washing course for clothing is set that may cause shrinkage or wrinkles due to the heat or rotation of the rotating tub when the drying process is performed, the drying process is not performed automatically according to the type of laundry so that the drying process is not automatically performed. The program that executes and the program that does not execute are set. This eliminates the need for the user to determine whether or not to perform all the steps depending on the type of laundry at the start of washing or not to perform the drying step, and to set each step. In addition, it is possible to prevent a perishable laundry such as wool from being inadvertently dried in the drying step, and to provide a user-friendly washing / drying machine.

Further, according to the second means, when a hand washing course for washing wool that is shrunk or damaged due to heat in the drying step or rolling of the rotating tub is set, the drying step is not automatically executed. Therefore, delicate clothing such as wool does not shrink or be damaged by heat or impact.

In addition, the third means is configured to execute a program from washing to dehydration when a large-sized course is set, so that a large-sized course for washing a blanket or the like that causes fiber shrinkage due to heat generated in a drying process. Is set so that the drying process is not performed,
Blankets and the like are not damaged by heat.

Further, the fourth means, a water tank, a rotating tank having a stirring blade at the center bottom provided in the water tank, a turning shaft that can turn the water tank and the rotating tank into a substantially vertical state and a substantially horizontal state,
A water flow setting unit that can set the rotation speed or rotation cycle of the stirring blade under a plurality of water flow conditions, the washing, rinsing, and dehydrating steps are performed in a substantially vertical state in the water tank and the like, and the drying step is substantially horizontal in the water tank and the like. Performed in the state, if the water flow set in the water flow setting section is a water flow corresponding to easily perishable clothing,
Since the configuration is such that the drying step is not performed, the type of the laundry is automatically determined when the water flow is set, and it is possible to determine whether the drying step is performed or not. Is no longer inadvertently executed even for clothing that is difficult to execute, and a user-friendly washer / dryer can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a washing / drying machine showing a state of washing, rinsing, dehydration, etc. in one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the washing / drying machine showing a state at the time of drying. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an operation control device of the washing and drying machine, FIG. 4 is a diagram of the operation program, FIG. 5 is a front sectional view showing a conventional washing and drying machine, and FIG. It is. 20 Body A, 22 Body B, 23 Operation panel, 25
… Water tank, 33… rotating tank, 34… stirring blade, 50… rotating shaft,
55 ... blower, 57 ... rotating motor, 71 ... heater, 86 ...
... Operation control device, 88 ... Program setting unit, 89 ... Water flow setting unit.

Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Eiji Matsuda 1006 Kazuma Kadoma, Kazuma, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-61-196993 (JP, A) JP-A-54-117166 (JP) , A)

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] A washing and drying machine capable of continuously performing a series of steps from washing, rinsing, dehydration to drying.
A washing / drying machine for washing setting means according to the type of laundry, and a program for washing and drying, and a program for washing and dehydrating by the setting means. 2. The washing / drying machine according to claim 1, wherein a program for performing washing to dehydration is executed when a hand washing course for washing wool or delicate clothes is set. 3. The washing and drying machine according to claim 1, wherein a program for performing from washing to dehydration is executed when a large-scale course is set. 4. A water tank, a rotating tank provided in the water tank and having a stirring blade at a central bottom portion, a rotating shaft capable of rotating the water tank and the rotating tank between a substantially vertical state and a substantially horizontal state, and the stirring blade. A water flow setting unit that can set the rotation speed or rotation cycle under a plurality of water flow conditions, the washing, rinsing, and dewatering steps are performed in a substantially vertical state in the water tank and the like, and the drying step is performed in a substantially horizontal state in the water tank and the like. A washing / drying machine which does not execute a drying step when the water flow set by the water flow setting section is a water flow corresponding to easily damaged clothes.