JP3035186B2 - Washing machine with dryer - 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 for washing clothes and the like at home and, more particularly, to a washing machine with a dryer capable of automatically drying after washing is completed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There are two types of washing machines used for washing clothes and the like at home, such as a fully automatic type in which washing and dehydration are performed in one tank, and a washing tank called a two-row type. It is known that a boat and a boat are provided separately. In these washing machines, generally, after washing is completed, moisture is removed from the laundry by a centrifugal dehydrator, and then the clothes still damp are dried outdoors or dried by a dryer. Have been done.

[0003]

That is, in such a conventional washing machine, in a series of washing operations of washing, dehydrating, and drying the laundry, the washing and dehydrating operations are generally performed as follows.
It is performed in the same equipment by a machine called a washing machine,
However, as for the drying operation, it was necessary to dry under the sun or to transfer the laundry to a single dryer independent of the washing machine. In particular, when using a dryer, apart from the washing machine, it is necessary to secure an installation place of the dryer. Conventionally, in order to install such a dryer in a limited space, a so-called so-called dryer is used. It is also possible to mount this above the washing machine by means of a special rack, but from that position it interferes with the washing operation.

The conventional dryer sends air to a heating element made of an electric resistance called an electric heater such as a nichrome wire or a sheathed heater, or a hot plate heated by a gas burner or the like, thereby being heated. This is a method in which hot air is applied to the laundry to dry it.Therefore, in order to dry the whole of the wet laundry, the laundry is put in a rotating drum and uniformly stirred while the hot air is being stirred. The time required for drying also varies depending on the amount of laundry to be dried, but in general, drying in a short time is difficult.

[0005] In view of the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, the present invention can be attached to a washing machine and can complete drying in a shorter time than a conventional dryer. It is an object of the present invention to provide a new washing machine with a dryer.

[0006]

In order to achieve such an object, a washing machine with a dryer according to the present invention has a cubic shape.
A washing tank in an outer box of the machine, a water supply system for supplying washing water to the washing tank, a drainage system for draining washing water after washing from the washing tank, and a washing tank arranged in the washing tank. A stirring means for stirring water, a dehydration tank for centrifuging water from the washed laundry, and a driving force source for supplying a stirring driving force or a rotational force to the stirring means or the dehydration tank are provided. In the washing machine , high-frequency electromagnetic waves are applied to the sides of the outer box.
High-frequency electromagnetic with internal high-frequency electromagnetic wave generator
Attach the wave generator and generate the high-frequency electromagnetic wave
A means is provided for guiding high-frequency electromagnetic waves from the machine into the dehydration tank.
The high-frequency electromagnetic wave generator includes the high-frequency electromagnetic wave
A fan for cooling the greige machine is provided, and the fan
Air inlet for guiding air from the
Means are provided to be openable and closable above the outer box.
An exhaust port is provided on the lid, and the inlet port and the exhaust port are provided.
To prevent high-frequency electromagnetic waves from leaking out of the outer box.
Characterized in that a high-frequency electromagnetic wave network for mounting is provided.

[0007]

According to the washing machine with a dryer according to the present invention,
Both fully automatic and two-row washing machines use the dewatering tanks provided inside them, so they do not require a separate installation space like conventional dryers and use space. efficiency is high, and the use of high-frequency electromagnetic waves
The injection and exhaust structure enables efficient heating and evaporation of moisture remaining in the laundry after dehydration, enabling efficient drying in a short time and high-frequency electromagnetic waves.
A safe washing machine with a dryer to prevent
Can be provided .

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, FIG. 1 shows a side cross-section of a washing machine with a dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention. The embodiment shown in this figure is applied to a fully automatic washing machine. In this figure, the outer box 10 of a washing machine formed by molding a metal plate into a substantially cubic shape has a substantially cylindrical outer shape with a closed bottom and an open upper portion. Washing tank 20 molded from enameled metal or stainless steel,
Four metal hanging rods 11, 1 extending from four corners of the outer box 10
1 and the springs 12, 12 are held in a suspended state.

A water supply port (not shown) for supplying washing water is provided above the washing tank 20, and is opened and closed by, for example, a valve mechanism using an electromagnet, and the washing water supplied from a connected water supply or the like. By controlling the water supply,
It constitutes a so-called water supply system. In addition, this washing tank 2
A drain port 21 is provided at the bottom of the tube 0 and is connected to a drain pipe 23 (not shown) via a drain valve 22 having a valve mechanism that is opened and closed by an electromagnet or the like. doing. Above the outer box 10, a so-called lid 15 of a washing machine, which is formed by molding a metal plate into a predetermined shape, is attached so as to be openable and closable.

Further, the inside of the washing tank 20 is formed of metal or stainless steel whose surface is enameled similarly to the washing tank, has a substantially cylindrical shape, and has a closed bottom and an open top. Dewatering tank 30
Is provided. In addition, the dehydration tank 30 has an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the washing tank 20, whereby the dehydration tank 30 is housed and disposed inside the washing tank 20. The dehydration tank 30 is provided with the washing tank 2
0, the clutch shaft 40 extending from the center of the bottom.
It is rotatably supported above. Furthermore, this dehydration tank 3
Inside 0, a stirrer blade 50 for stirring the washing water in the spin-drying tank 30 during the washing operation is attached, which has a substantially "mountain" outer shape from the side.

At the bottom of the outer periphery of the washing tank 20, a clutch mechanism 60 is provided via the clutch shaft 40, and a pulley 65 is provided below the clutch mechanism 60. An electric motor 70 is provided beside the clutch mechanism 60,
A pulley 75 is also attached to the output shaft 71,
The pulleys 65 and 75 are connected by a belt 80 so that the rotational driving torque of the electric motor 70 is transmitted to the stirring blade 50 during the washing operation via the clutch mechanism 60 and to the stirring blade 50 during the dehydrating operation. It is transmitted to the dehydration tank 30 at a predetermined rotation speed or while rotating forward and backward.

A high-frequency electromagnetic wave generator 10 for generating high-frequency electromagnetic waves is provided beside the outer box 10 of the cubic washing machine.
The high-frequency electromagnetic wave generator 110 is provided in the high-frequency electromagnetic wave generator 100. The high-frequency electromagnetic wave generated by the high-frequency electromagnetic wave generator 110 is applied to a tubular high-frequency electromagnetic wave guide 12 extending from the side of the outer case 10 of the washing machine toward the upper opening of the dewatering tank 30.
0, and a high-frequency electromagnetic wave emission port 121 at the tip thereof
From the dehydration tank 30.

A fan 130 is provided in the high-frequency electromagnetic wave generator 100, and a tube 135 extends downward from below the fan 130, and a distal end thereof is formed in a lower portion of the outer box 10 of the washing machine. It is bent and inserted into the inside from the air inlet 13. A high-frequency electromagnetic wave shielding net 136 is attached to the bent portion of the pipe 135. In addition, an exhaust port 140 is attached to the lid 15 of the washing machine, which is openably and closably provided above the outer box 10 of the washing machine, from a substantially central portion thereof upward, and the attachment portion also has , A high-frequency electromagnetic wave shielding net 141 is attached. That is, with the above-described configuration, a mechanism for quickly discharging the water vaporized by heating to the outside of the apparatus is formed. The reference numeral 101 in the figure is provided on the side of the high-frequency electromagnetic wave generator 100, and the high-frequency electromagnetic wave generator 1
It is an intake port for taking in air for cooling 10.

According to such a configuration, the high-frequency electromagnetic wave radiating section is located in the spin-drying tank 30 of the washing machine (indicated by reference numeral 150 in the drawing), and thereby remains on the laundry in the spin-drying tank 30. The moisture that is present is heated and dried. Moisture heating efficiency by this high-frequency electromagnetic wave is high, and the moisture reaches the evaporation point in a sufficiently short time as compared with conventional heating air, so that drying can be performed in a short time.

Further, in order to assist the heating of the moisture remaining in the laundry in the spin-drying tub 30, the spin-drying tub 30 can be rotated at a low speed. In addition, as described above,
According to the configuration for quickly discharging the water vaporized by heating into the outside of the machine, the air taken in from the air inlet 101 to cool the high-frequency electromagnetic wave generator 110 is supplied to the fan 1.
Although the air is forcibly injected into the washing machine by 30 and the humid air is exhausted from the exhaust port 140,
In this case, there is a fear that the high-frequency electromagnetic waves may leak out of the washing machine, and as a measure for preventing the high-frequency electromagnetic waves from leaking to the outside, the high-frequency electromagnetic wave shielding networks 136 and 1 are used.
41 are attached.

Finally, in the above-described embodiment, the present invention has been described only with respect to an example in which the present invention is applied to a so-called fully automatic washing machine. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Obviously, it can be applied to a layer type washing machine. In this case, the high-frequency electromagnetic waves generated by the high-frequency electromagnetic wave generator 110 in the high-frequency electromagnetic wave generator 100 are also arranged separately from the washing tub 20 from the side of the outer box 10 of the washing machine. It is guided by a tubular high-frequency electromagnetic wave guide 120 extending toward the upper opening of the dewatering tank 30, and is similarly radiated into the dehydration tank 30 from a high-frequency electromagnetic wave emission port 121 at the tip thereof. In this case, it is preferable that the exhaust port 140 be provided on a lid provided on the upper part of the dewatering tank 30 which is separately disposed.

[0017]

As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, drying after dehydration by the washing machine is performed only by attaching the necessary high-frequency electromagnetic wave generator integrally to the washing machine. By using a dehydration tank that is always provided regardless of whether it is a fully automatic type or a two-row type, it does not require a separate place for drying, and uses high-frequency electromagnetic waves and its injection and exhaust structure enabling the drying of the laundry in a short time Ru good in thermal evaporation of the high efficiency water
Both prevent leakage of high-frequency electromagnetic waves to the outside,
It is possible to provide a washing machine that is very good and practical.
It works .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing the structure of an embodiment of a washing machine with a dryer in which the present invention is applied to a fully automatic washing machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Outer box of washing machine 15 Lid 20 Washing tank 21 Drain port 30 Dehydration tank 50 Stirrer blade 60 Clutch mechanism 70 Electric motor 100 High frequency electromagnetic wave generator 110 High frequency electromagnetic wave generator 120 High frequency electromagnetic wave guide 121 High frequency electromagnetic wave emission port 130 Fan 135 Tube 136 , 141 High frequency electromagnetic wave shielding network 140 Exhaust port

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A washing machine having an outer box of a cubic washing machine, a water supply system for supplying washing water into the washing machine, and a drainage system for draining washing water after washing from the washing machine. A stirring unit disposed in the washing tank for stirring the washing water, a dehydration tank for centrifuging water from the washed laundry, and supplying a stirring driving force or a rotational force to the stirring unit or the dehydration tank. in the washing machine that includes a drive power source for the
High-frequency electromagnetic waves that generate high-frequency electromagnetic waves are on the sides of the outer box.
A high-frequency electromagnetic wave generator with a generator inside is installed
And high-frequency electromagnetic waves from the high-frequency electromagnetic wave generator
Means for guiding the high-frequency electromagnetic wave
The generator has a fan for cooling the high-frequency electromagnetic wave generator.
Fan and air from the fan
Means including an air inlet for guiding the lower part of the
An exhaust port is provided on the lid that can be opened and closed
In addition, high frequency electromagnetic waves are in front of the air inlet and the air outlet.
High-frequency electromagnetic wave network to prevent leakage outside the box
A washing machine with a dryer, characterized by having attached thereto.