JP2975734B2 - Dehydration combined washing machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a washing machine with a combined use of a drainage hose and an improved drainage hose.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a washing machine for both dehydration and washing,
A part of the drain hose for draining water from the tub for washing and dewatering to the outside of the machine is supported and fixed to the outer box.

[0003]

However, the tub of the washing machine for both spin-drying and spin-drying is elastically supported by a plurality of hanging rods, springs and the like so as not to transmit the vibration based on the large shaking during spin-drying to the outer box. There is a situation that the drain hose is also shaken with the shaking.

On the other hand, an outer box supporting and fixing a part of the drain hose in the machine is generally made of a steel plate and made of hard metal, and is swung by the hard metal outer box as described above. Since a part of the drain hose is rubbed in contact with the inside of the machine, it is expected that the drain hose usually made of a soft material such as vinyl chloride will be broken.

[0005] For this reason, the drain hose of this washing machine for both dewatering and washing is designed to be blow molded on the outside of the machine, whereas the inside of the machine is reinforced with a wire and used as a separate hose. .

[0006] However, such a method has a problem that the cost is high and that the manufacturability is poor due to the trouble of connecting the inside and the outside of the drain hose one by one.

[0007] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and therefore an object thereof, for supporting and fixing the drain hose and machine that give work to improve the cost reduction and manufacturing of cost, together, the Support fixing work is easy.
To provide an excellent dehydrating the washing machine that can.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the washing machine for combined use with dehydration of the present invention, the outer box for accommodating the main body for performing the washing and the dehydration in the same tub elastically supported is provided with a plastic container. in the the union of the base plate, on the base plate, the hose support portions gutter-like so spaced from the outer box one
A part of the drainage hose formed on the body and draining from the tank to the outside of the machine was placed on the hose support portion .
A fixing band fixed to the hose support portion in a state .

Further, in this case, the fixing band is pulled from the working opening of the outer box toward the working opening, and is fixed to the hose support.
Also characterized in that way the.

[0010]

According to the above-mentioned means, a part of the drain hose in the machine is separated from the outer box and comes into contact with the hose supporting portion (base plate), and the hose supporting portion (base plate) is made of plastic. Therefore, even if it is rubbed, the conventional hard metal outer box does not tear. Therefore, the drainage hose as a whole can be a blow-molded one, eliminating the need to use another reinforced inside the machine.

[0011] The drainage hose is fixed at an intermediate position in the machine because the hose support portion has a gutter shape.
Place the drainage hose halfway inside the machine on the hose support
, You can fix it temporarily, and with the fixing band,
The drainage hose placed on the hose support
Can be determined. In addition, in this case, the fixing band
Pull from the working port toward the working port and stop on the hose support.
In such a case, the work can be finished easily from the work opening of the outer box.

[0012]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 shows an outer box 1 of the entire washing machine for both dehydration and washing.
A work port (inspection port) 3 closed by a work cover 2 is provided on the back, and a tank 4 having an inner / outer double (only the outer tank 4a is shown) and a motor 5a are mainly provided inside. The main body 6 including the driving mechanism 5 and the like is supported and accommodated in the tank 4 (outer tank 4 a) by an elastic suspension mechanism 8 mainly including a plurality of (only one is shown) suspension rods 7. This main part 6 is composed of a tank 4
(Inner tub) for washing and dehydration.
A drain hose 10 is connected to the tank 4 (outer tank 4a) via a drain valve 9, and the drain hose 10 is a single blow-molded hose.

On the other hand, an upper lid 11 is connected to and provided on the outer box 1, and a control device 12 for controlling the above-mentioned washing and dehydrating operations is provided at the front of the upper lid.

On the other hand, a base plate 13 is connected and provided below the outer box 1, and this base plate 13 is made of plastic, has legs 14, 15 and has a rear part shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 5, a horizontal hose receiving base 16 extends inward. As shown in FIG. 1, the hose receiving base 16 has a projection 17, a rib 18 and a boss 1 serving as a hose guide.
As shown in FIG. 4, a lower semi-cylindrical shape , that is, a gutter shape, is formed on the top surface of the free end portion, which is a free end portion and a portion separated from the outer box 1, as shown in FIG. The hose support portion 20 of FIG.
(Upper, lower, middle) are formed integrally in the axial direction. As shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of ribs 21 are formed on the inner surface of the hose support portion 20. The ribs 21 are convex portions for stopping the hose. A projection 23 having a claw portion 22 is formed, and a reverse L for locking the band is provided on the front portion of the hose support portion 20 opposite thereto.
A letter-shaped protruding piece 24 and two horizontal protruding pieces 25 are formed on the lower side of the protruding piece to prevent the band from dropping.

On the other hand, the fixing band 26 has a semi-cylindrical shape corresponding to the hose supporting portion 20 and has an inner surface for stopping the hose similar to the rib 21 of the hose supporting portion 20 .
The rib 27 is a protrusion and forming a plurality of, also, the fixed
One rear and each projecting portion 29 of the front and the other is a band 26 form a hook hole 30 and 31, the hose support 2 rear overhanging portion 28 thereof
The projecting piece 24 is pryed under the projecting piece 24 from between the projecting piece 24 and the projecting piece 25, and the hook hole 30 is fitted to the projecting piece 24 and locked.

Next, a description will be given of a procedure for supporting and fixing the drainage hose 10 in the machine with the above configuration. In this case, first, a hand is put through the working opening 3 of the outer box 1, and a part of the drainage hose 10 inside the machine is connected to the hose supporting portion 2.
Put on 0. Next, as shown by an arrow X in FIG. 4, the user holds the overhang portion 29 at the front of the fixing band 26 and pulls the fixing band 26 in the direction of the working opening 3 (toward the operator).
The hook hole 31 of the protruding portion 29 is engaged with the claw portion 22 of the projection 23 by rotating the projection piece 24 around the center. In this way, the fixing band 26 is stopped, and the drainage hose 10 placed on the hose support portion 20 is pressed down and fixed at a part in the machine.

The drainage hose 10, which has been fixed and supported in the middle of the machine as described above, is then shown along with the projections 17, ribs 18, and bosses 19, which are hose guides, by a solid line or a two-dot chain line in FIG. And is led out from the left side or right side of the outer box 1. As shown in FIG. 6, the outlets 32 for leading out the outlets are formed by opening the base plate 13 downward, and hose holding claws 33 are provided on both sides thereof.
The drain hose 10 is inserted into the outlet 32 by pushing and opening the hose holding claw 33 from below, so that the hose is held by the restoring force of the subsequent hose holding claw 33.

As described above, according to the present structure, a part of the drainage hose 10 in the machine can be supported by the hose support part 20 formed on the base plate 13.
0 is formed apart from the outer box 1, and therefore, a part of the drain hose 10 in the machine is also located away from the outer box 1,
Contact with the outer box 1 is avoided. Further, although the outer case 1 comes into contact with the hose support portion 20 (base plate 13), the hose support portion 20 (base plate 13) is made of plastic. 10 does not break like a conventional metal outer box, and thus the drainage hose 10 as a whole
As described above, it is possible to use the one simply blow-molded, and it is not necessary to use another one reinforced with a wire or the like inside the machine. Accordingly, the cost can be reduced and the connection of the drain hose 10 can be omitted one by one, so that the manufacturability can be improved.

In addition, for fixing the drainage hose 10 in the above-mentioned part of the interior of the machine, the hose support portion 20 must have a gutter shape.
As a result, the drain hose 10 is
The drain hose 10 can be connected to a hose
Because it is supported from below by the holding part 20, it is temporarily fixed
And the fixing band 26 allows the hose support
Fixing the drainage hose 10 placed on 20 in the middle of the machine
It is possible to support and fix the drain hose 10 in the middle of the machine
Can be easily performed. Moreover, in this case, the fixing band 26 can be completed by pulling the fixing band 26 from the working opening 3 of the outer box 1 in the direction of the working opening 3 (toward the worker) and stopping it. In addition, the productivity can be further improved. Further, the fixed band 26
Means that one of the hook holes 30 is engaged with the protruding piece 24 and the other of the hook holes 31 is engaged with the claw portion 22 so that the hose support portion 20 is stopped easily. , And the productivity can be further improved. In addition, the hose support 20
Since the drainage hose 10 is provided almost in parallel with the working opening 3 of the outer box 1, the drainage hose 10 can be disposed on the hose support portion 20 at a distance that can be reached almost evenly from the working opening 3, so that the drainage hose 10 can be disposed at a distance from the working opening 3. Manufacturability can be further improved because there is no occurrence of an inaccessible rear portion or the like as in the case of being provided in parallel, for example, at a right angle. In addition, the rib 21 is provided on the hose supporting portion 20 as a convex portion for stopping the hose, so that the displacement of the drain hose 10 in the axial direction of the hose supporting portion 20 can be stopped, and the fixing of the drain hose 10 is more reliable. Can be.

[0021]

The present invention is as described above.
The following effects are obtained.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a washing machine for washing and dewatering, wherein a plastic base plate is connected to an outer box for accommodating a main body for performing washing and dehydration in the same tub. A gutter-shaped hose support portion is formed integrally with the plate so as to be separated from the outer box, and a part of the drainage hose for draining water from the tank to the outside of the machine is placed on the hose support portion .
A fixing band that is fixed to the hose support while
Since it was equipped , you can use only one inexpensive drainage hose,
Cost reduction and productivity improvement can be achieved.
At the same time, the work of supporting and fixing the drainage hose can be done easily.
You .

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the above-mentioned structure, the fixed band is moved from the working opening of the outer box.
Since the drainage hose is pulled toward the opening to be stopped by the hose support portion, it is possible to further improve the productivity in fixing the drainage hose in the machine. According to the third aspect of the present invention, the fixed band is fixed to the hose supporting portion by locking one of the fixed bands and the other by engaging the fixed band.
Both can be stopped easily, and the manufacturability can be further improved. According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the hose supporting portion is provided substantially in parallel with the working port of the outer box, the drain hose is disposed on the hose supporting portion at a distance that can be easily reached from the working port. And the productivity can still be improved. According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the hose supporting portion is provided with the projection for stopping the hose, the drainage hose can be more securely fixed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional plan view of a main part taken along line AA of FIG. 2 showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional side view of the entire washing machine for both dehydration.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal side view of a hose cradle portion along the line BB in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional side view showing a deployed state of a hose support portion and a fixed band portion.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged plan view showing the same part in the same state;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged side view of a hose outlet.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 is an outer box, 3 is a working port, 4 is a tank, 6 is a main part, 8 is an elastic suspension mechanism, 10 is a drain hose, 13 is a base plate, 20 is a hose support, 21 is a rib (convex), Reference numeral 22 denotes a claw portion, 23 denotes a projection, 24 denotes a projection, 26 denotes a fixing band, and 30, 31 denote hook holes.

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A plastic base plate is connected to an outer box for accommodating a main body for performing washing and dehydration in the same tank elastically supported, and the base plate is separated from the outer box. A gutter-shaped hose support portion is integrally formed , and a drainage hose for draining water from the tank to the outside of the machine is fixed to the hose support portion in a state where an in-machine portion of the drainage hose is placed on the hose support portion.
A dehydration and washing machine comprising a fixed band . 2. The washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the fixing band is pulled from the working opening of the outer box toward the working opening so as to be stopped by the hose support. . 3. The fixing band according to claim 1, wherein one of the fixing bands is locked and the other is fixed to the hose support by engagement.
2. The washing machine for both dehydration and the method according to 1 . 4. The washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the hose support portion is provided substantially parallel to a work opening of the outer box. 5. The washing machine according to claim 1, wherein a convex portion for stopping the hose is provided on the hose supporting portion.