JP3432145B2 - Electric washing machine - Google Patents

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Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fully automatic electric washing machine, and more particularly to a simplified structure and improved safety.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a fully automatic electric washing machine, a drive mechanism unit, which has a reduction gear, a friction clutch and a friction brake as a unit, is fixed to the outside of the bottom wall of a water receiving outer tub with screws. The bottom wall of the outer tub is made to penetrate through this bottom wall so as to project the concentric double output shaft, and the washing / dehydrating tub is attached to the upper end of the dehydration shaft on the outside of the concentric double output shaft. This is a structure in which a stirring blade is attached to the upper end of the washing shaft. The input side of the drive mechanism section is connected to a drive motor via a pulley and a belt, and the rotational drive force is input from this drive motor.

During the washing (washing and rinsing) process, the drive mechanism section applies a frictional braking force to the spin-drying shaft by a friction brake so that the washing and spin-drying tub is in a stationary state and the stirring blade is rotated at a low speed. Reverse rotation, in the dehydration process, switching the linkage between the input shaft and the concentric double output shaft so that the friction brake is released and the washing / dehydrating tub and the stirring blade are rotated at high speed together. When the lid is opened, the friction brake is made to function so as to generate a friction braking force for stopping the washing / dehydrating tub.

The fully automatic electric washing machine further includes a water supply solenoid valve,
A drainage solenoid valve, a lid opening / closing sensor, a water level sensor, a motor drive circuit, a solenoid valve drive circuit, an operation panel equipped with an input switch, a display lamp and a notification buzzer, and a control device for controlling these.

The control device is mainly composed of a microcomputer, and according to a preset control program, sets a washing / dehydrating course according to an instruction input from an input switch of an operation panel, and sets a washing / dehydrating set. Execute the process of the process. In the washing and dehydration process, the solenoid valve is controlled to supply and drain water to the outer tub, the drive motor and drive mechanism are controlled to rotate and brake the washing / dehydrating tub and stirring blades, and the indicator lamp The buzzer is controlled to notify the progress of each process.

[0006]

Such a fully automatic electric washing machine has a complicated structure due to the improvement of washing and dewatering performance, the diversification of washing and dewatering functions, and the improvement of safety. Getting expensive.

Accordingly, one object of the present invention is to provide an electric washing machine having a simplified structure.

[0008] Another object of the present invention is to remove a sludge in a washing process.
Interlocking engagement (rotation stop) between the pendulum and the rotation prevention locking unevenness
An object of the present invention is to provide an electric washing machine that is capable of preventing damage and has a simple structure and high safety.

[0009]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, the rotating torque of a reversible rotary drive motor is transmitted to a washing shaft and a dehydration shaft, and the washing shaft is driven at a low speed alternately in the forward and reverse rotation directions at a low speed to stir the impeller. In an electric washing machine in which the washing and dehydrating tub is rotated at a high speed by rotating the washing machine at a low speed and driving the dehydration shaft at a high speed in one direction at a high speed .
The transmitted to the washing shaft of the reversible engagement rotational torque of the drive motor clutches / detent device, times to separate the spline engagement with slider in the dewatering shaft from interlocking engagement to the washing shaft side Locking engagement
Slide the motor so that the reversible rotation drive motor is
Performing interlocking engagement aligned by moving to prevent rotation of the drainage and washing tub, the stirring blades driven in opposite rotational direction at a low speed by rotating said washing shaft, in the dehydration step,
To perform high-speed dehydration driven by integrally the washing shaft and the dewatering shaft separated was meshing engagement with the washing <br/>濯軸side said slider from said rotation preventing locking irregularities It is characterized by having done.

The deceleration after the completion of the high speed dehydration drive is performed by electrically braking the drive motor.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional side view of a fully automatic electric washing machine showing an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a bottom view showing a state where components are installed on the outside of the bottom wall of the outer tub in this fully automatic electric washing machine. FIG. 3 is a bottom view of an outer tub in this fully automatic electric washing machine. FIG. 4 is a partially longitudinal side view of an outer tub in this fully automatic electric washing machine. Figure 5
[Fig. 3] is a vertical sectional side view showing a part of a clutch / rotation preventing device in this fully automatic electric washing machine and a partly developed view thereof. FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional side view of a part of the clutch / rotation preventing device in the fully automatic electric washing machine, and FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof. FIG. 8 is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing a detent function operation (washing drive) state of the clutch / rotation stop device in this fully automatic electric washing machine, and FIG. 9 is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing a clutch connection function operation (dehydration drive) state. Is.

A water receiving outer tub 1 formed by molding a synthetic resin such as polypropylene has a plurality of suspension rods 3, buffer springs 4, dampers, etc. in an outer frame 2 made of a steel plate having a substantially rectangular tube shape. Support anti-vibration. The outer frame 2 is devised so that the side wall of the outer frame 2 has a round shape so that the rigidity required of a thin steel plate can be obtained. On the side wall of the outer tub 1, an engaging rib 1a for engaging the suspension rod 3 via a vibration-proof spring 4 is integrally projected.

Inside the outer tub 1, a bottomed cylindrical washing / dehydrating tub 5 made of synthetic resin such as stainless steel or polypropylene is rotatably installed.

The washing / dehydrating tub 5 is provided with a fluid balance ring 5a at its upper edge, a large number of dewatering holes 5b on its side wall, and a flange 5c on its bottom. A large stirring blade 6 formed of a synthetic resin such as polypropylene is rotatably installed at the center of the bottom of the washing / dehydrating tank 5.

The washing / dehydrating tub 5 is installed in the outer tub 1 and the stirring blades 6 are installed in the washing / dehydrating tub 5 in such a manner that a mesh type clutch / insert clutch formed through the bottom wall of the outer tub 1 is inserted. This is realized by the spin-drying shaft and the washing shaft of the rotation stopping device 7.

Interlocking Clutch / Rotating Device 7
Is a combination of a clutch device for intermittently transmitting the driving force to the washing / dehydrating tub 5 and a device for stopping the rotation of the washing / dehydrating tub 5 during washing, and is insert-molded so as to penetrate the bottom wall of the outer tub 1. It comprises a cylindrical housing 7a which provides a surface. The bearing 7b, so as to penetrate through the housing 7a,
The hollow dehydration shaft 7e, which is supported in a watertight state by the water seal 7c and the water seal 7d, further supports the washing shaft 7f in a watertight state so as to further penetrate the inside thereof to form a concentric double shaft. The housing 7a is provided at its lower end edge with a rotation preventing unevenness 7g for locking the dehydration shaft 7e. The dehydration shaft 7e is provided at its upper end with a boss portion 7h for fitting and coupling the flange 5c of the washing / dehydrating tank 5, and at its lower end, a slider 7i is axially slid on the outer periphery thereof. A spline 7j for movably engaging is provided. This clutch / detent device 7
Is insert-molded so that the housing 7a penetrates the bottom wall of the outer tub 1 in this assembled state during outer tub molding. From the viewpoint of facilitating the subsequent parts assembling work, it is desirable to insert-mold at least at the assembled state in which the bearings 7b and 7c are press-fitted into the housing 7a.

The washing shaft 7f has a stirring blade 6 fitted and connected at its upper end, and a pulley 7k fitted and connected at its lower end.

The pulley 7k has an engaging hole 7m facing the slider 7i.

The slider 7i has, at its upper end, an anti-rotation protrusion 7g formed on the lower end edge of the housing 7a when it is raised.
Is provided with an upper concave and convex portion 7n which is disengaged from the anti-rotation concave and convex portion 7g when it descends. The lower end is meshed with the engaging hole 7m of the pulley 7k when it descends, and when it descends, The lower protrusion 7p which separates from the engagement hole 7m is provided. The slider 7i axially slidably engages with a spline 7j formed on the dehydration shaft 7e, and is lowered by a spring 7q housed in a compressed state between the inner ring of the bearing 7c and the slider 7i. The dewatering shaft 7e is rotated integrally with the washing shaft 7f by being slid on the sliding stopper 7g so as to be disengaged from the anti-rotation unevenness 7g and engaged with the engaging hole 7m, and is supported on the bottom wall of the outer tub 1. By being pushed up by 7r, it is slid in an ascending state and disengaged from the engaging hole 7m to engage with the anti-rotation unevenness 7g.
To stop the rotation. The slider 7i exhibits a free state in which it is separated from both the anti-rotation unevenness 7g and the engagement hole 7m in the middle of ascending and descending.

In this embodiment, the slider 7i which is slidable in the axial direction with respect to the dehydration shaft 7e has a spline engagement structure, but relative rotation such as a sliding key or serration engagement is performed. Other engagement means that allow axial sliding while blocking movement may be used.

At the upper end of the outer tub 1, a synthetic resin tub cover 1b is provided in order to prevent the laundry from falling into the gap between the outer tub 1 and the washing / dehydrating tub 5.

On the outside of the bottom wall of the outer tank 1, the outer tank 1 is further provided.
Integrally formed high-strength radial and annular reinforcing ribs 1c for increasing the rigidity and maintaining the original shape, a drive motor mounting seat 1d, an operating lever mounting seat 1e,
Drain valve mounting seat 1f and drive lever mounting seat 1g
To provide. In particular, in order to put the housing 7a of the clutch / anti-rotation device 7 into the bottom wall of the outer tub 1 by insert molding firmly in a vertical and watertight state, and to put it into practical use, it is possible to reduce shrinkage and deformation due to load due to hardening during molding. It is necessary to.
Therefore, the radial and annular reinforcing ribs 1c are evenly arranged from the cylindrical housing molding portion that is molded so as to cover the periphery of the housing 7a to evenly disperse stress due to contraction and load, and locally deform the deformation. Will not occur. For this, the reinforcing ribs 1c which extend radially from the molded tubular housing forming part 1c ₁ so as to cover the periphery of the housing 7a, by surrounding the intermediate annular portion 1c _2, a housing forming part 1c ₁ Prevents non-uniform stress such as falling. Reinforcing rib 1
c is also formed on the outside of the intermediate annular portion 1c ₂ to form the outer tank 1
Of course, it is necessary to reinforce.

At least a part of the drive motor mounting seat 1d, the operation lever mounting seat 1e, the drain valve mounting seat 1f, and the drive lever mounting seat 1g is integrally formed in the middle of the reinforcing rib 1c, Alternatively, it is integrally molded so as to be continuous with the reinforcing rib 1c.

The drive motor 9 is mounted on the drive motor mounting seat 1d by screwing, and the operation lever mounting seat 1e is installed.
, One end of the operating lever 7r is engaged in a freely rotatable manner in the vertical direction, and the drainage motor valve device 10 is screwed to the drainage valve mounting seat 1f.
The drive lever 10b is installed by being screwed in such a manner that the drive lever 10b can be rotated horizontally.

The output shaft 9a of the drive motor 9 has a pulley 9b.
And the belt 7 and the pulley 7k.

The drainage motor-operated valve device 10 includes a drainage port 1 of the outer tank 1.
A drain valve 10a connected to h for opening and closing a drain passage to the drain pipe 10f, a drain valve open / close detection switch for detecting an open / closed state of the drain valve 10a (details will be described later), and a free end of the operation lever 7r. The drive lever 10b is installed so as to drive the parts up and down, and the valve drive motor 10d that drives them via a cam 10c. The drain valve "closed" by rotating the drive lever 10b in conjunction with the opening / closing operation of the drain valve 10a by the valve drive motor 10d.
Then push up the operation lever 7r to slide the slide collar 7
The upper concave and convex 7p of i is the concave and convex 7g of the rotation stopper of the housing 7a.
When the drain valve is open, the operating lever 7r is released to lower the slide collar 7i by the extension force of the spring 7q to move the lower protrusion 7p to the pulley 7k.
The engagement hole 7m is engaged and engaged. Such push-up / release of the operation lever 7r is provided with an operator 10 provided at the end of the drive lever 10b so as to be elastically retractable by a spring force.
It is realized by causing the inclined surface of e to act on the free end of the operation lever 7r. Drain valve 1 by valve drive motor 10d
The drive of the drive lever 0a and the drive lever 10b can be modified to drive by an electromagnetic plunger.

When the operator 10e receives a large reaction force on the inclined surface, the operating lever 10e rotates the actuator against the spring force so as to retract the inclined surface and releases the reaction force.
bind to b. This large reaction force is such that when the operating lever 7r is pushed up by the inclined surface of the operating element 10e to raise the sliding element 7i, the upper unevenness 7n of the sliding element 7i does not fit into the rotation preventing unevenness 7g of the housing 7a. It occurs when the slider 7i stops moving up due to the collision. The valve drive motor 10d rotates the cam 10c so as to fully open the drain valve 10a even when the riser of the slider 7i is blocked by the collision of such unevenness, and the drive lever 10b that is interlocked is also forced. Drive to the turning angle. Therefore, the turning angle of the drive lever 10b after the rise of the slider 7i is stopped causes the operator 1 to move the inclined surface backward.
By elastically turning 0e, it is realized while avoiding generation of a large stress that damages the interlocking member. The respective spring forces are set so that the turning angle of the operating element 10e for retracting the inclined surface is not generated by the extension force of the spring 7q acting to lower the operating lever 7r.

The state elevated slider 7i of sliding Doko 7i upper irregularities 7n are taken collision state without engaging the detent asperities 7g of the housing 7a at elevated stops, the washing operation, the washing shaft It is solved by finely moving 7f in one rotation direction. Since the washing / dehydrating tub 5 and the stirring blades 6 are in a frictionally coupled state via laundry or washing water, when the washing shaft 7f is rotated, the washing / dehydrating tub 5 is gently rotated. Therefore, the alignment is realized such that the upper unevenness 7n of the slider 7i meshes with and is engaged with the anti-rotation unevenness 7g of the housing 7a.

A top cover 12 installed on the upper end of the outer frame 1.
Is provided with a clothes inlet 12a, a water supply solenoid valve 13 is installed on the inside behind the clothes inlet 12a, and a water level sensor 1 is provided on the inside in front.
4, a controller 15 with a built-in buzzer, an operation panel 16, and a lid lock / shake detection unit are installed, and electrical parts are covered with protective covers 12b and 12c to be waterproof, and the clothes throw-in port 12a is angled. A lid 17 for opening and closing the clothes inlet 12a is installed.

10 and 11 are vertical side views of the mechanism portion of the lid lock / shake detecting unit in this fully automatic electric washing machine. FIG. 10 shows a state in which the lid lock is released, and FIG. The lid is locked.

The lid lock / shake detection unit 18 includes the lid 1
7, a function means for locking / unlocking the opening movement of 7, a function means for detecting the open / closed state of the lid 17, and a shake amount detecting function for detecting the amplitude of the shake of the outer tub 1 (the whirling of the washing / dehydrating tub 5) It is a unit that combines means. The lid lock / release function means always locks the closed lid 17 to prevent the opening operation, confirms the safety state according to the lid opening instruction, and further releases the lock after controlling the safety state. Cooperate with the controller to open 17.

The lid 17 is provided with a lock claw engaging portion 17a at its tip.

The lid lock / shake detection unit 18
Is pushed by the lock claw engaging portion 17a of the closed lid 17 and is turned to engage with the lock claw engaging portion 17a so that the lid 17 is closed.
The lock claw member 18a that locks and locks the lock claw, reverses the lock and transmits the state to a detection switch (described later), and the lock that is rotated and engaged (locked) with the lock claw engagement portion 17a. An electromagnetic device 18c provided with a plunger 18b which is pushed by a spring so as to prevent the claw member 18a from being reversed (released) and is projected, and which is pulled back by an electromagnetic force to enable the lock claw member 18a to be reversed (released), and a washing device. Also provided is a shake detection lever 18d which is hung down to a position slightly apart from the suspended position of the outer tub 1 in the normal rotation state of the dehydration tub 5 and operates the detection switch in response to excessive shake of the outer tub 1. . The detection switch is a dual-purpose type having a contact that is opened when the lid is unlocked and when the shake of the outer tub 1 becomes large.

The drive motor 9 uses a two-pole / six-pole switching type capacitor splitting phase single-phase induction motor. In this fully automatic electric washing machine, it is necessary to rotate the stirring blade 6 at a low speed in the forward and reverse directions during the washing process, and to rotate the washing / dehydrating tub 5 in one direction at a high speed during the dehydration process. In the conventional fully automatic electric washing machine, generally, the driving force of these two kinds of rotational speeds is obtained by using the reduction gear of the drive mechanism section. However, in this embodiment, this reduction gear is used. In order to abolish and simplify the structure of the drive mechanism, it is obtained by switching the number of poles of the drive motor 9.

As shown in FIG. 12, the output characteristic of the 2-pole / 6-pole switching type capacitor phase splitting / single-phase induction motor has a 6-pole output characteristic 121 because it has a high torque and a low speed rotation. It is suitable for the driving force of the washing process that rotates the normal and reverse directions at low speed. Then, the output characteristic 122 of the two-pole configuration
Since it has a low torque but a high speed rotation, it is suitable for the driving force of the dehydration process for rotating the washing / dehydrating tub 5 at a high speed in one direction. However, since it is necessary to accelerate with a relatively large drive torque at the time of dehydration start-up, it is necessary to use a capacitor-phase splitting single-phase induction motor that can obtain this large drive torque in a two-pole configuration state. The structure becomes large and uneconomical. Therefore, the drive motor 9 is configured so that the drive torque for realizing strong acceleration at the time of dehydration start can be obtained in the 6-pole configuration state, and as shown in FIG. The drive characteristic 131 having a 6-pole structure is used, and thereafter, the drive characteristic 132 for high-speed dehydration rotation is realized by switching to a 2-pole structure. t1 is a power supply suspension time for switching the number of poles.

Such a 2-pole / 6-pole switching type capacitor phase splitting / single-phase induction motor is provided with two types of windings for two-pole configuration and six-pole configuration, and these two types of windings have the number of poles. A 2-pole configuration and a 6-pole configuration are realized by selectively using the changeover switch. The capacitors for phase separation are connected so that one capacitor is commonly used for the 2-pole configuration and the 6-pole configuration.

In this type of fully automatic electric washing machine, the rotation speed of the stirring blade 6 in the washing process is preferably 350 rpm or less, and the rotation speed of the washing / dewatering tub 5 in the dehydration process is 700 to 1000 rpm. Is desirable. In order to realize such a rotation speed in the power supply range of 50 to 60 Hz by the 2-pole / 6-pole switching type capacitor phase splitting single phase induction motor, the washing shaft 7f
The deceleration is executed by changing the diameters of the pulley 7k connected to the drive shaft 9a and the pulley 9b connected to the output shaft 9a of the drive motor 9. The reduction ratio (pulley ratio) at this time is preferably 1/3 to 1/4.

Such a driving rotation speed is 1 / using a 4 / 6-pole switching type capacitor phase-separating single-phase induction motor.
It can also be realized with a reduction ratio of 1.5 to 1/2. However, in terms of price, a 2/6 pole switching type capacitor splitting single-phase induction motor is advantageous.

FIG. 14 is a plan view of the operation panel 16. This operation panel 16 includes a membrane switch and LE.
A combination of D indicator lights, a pair of a water amount key 16a and its indicator light group 16b for setting a washing water amount, a pair of a reservation key 16c and its indicator light 16d for setting a reservation time, and a washing / dehydrating process. Stroke key 16e and its indicator lamp group 1
6f pair, a course key group 16g for selectively setting the washing course and its indicator light group 16h, and a power key 16i
And a pair 56 of a lid open key 16j for instructing the opening of the lid 17 and a confirmation indicator lamp 16k. Koskey 16g
Is also used for selecting a laundry course and inputting instructions for start / pause.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing the electrical construction of this fully automatic electric washing machine.

The controller 15 mainly comprises a microcomputer 15a, a power supply circuit 15b, a zero-cross signal generating circuit 15c, a reset circuit 15d, and
Power supply relay 15e, 2/6 pole switching relay 15f of drive motor 9, water supply solenoid valve 13 and drainage electric valve device 10
An FLS circuit 15g including a semiconductor AC switching element (FLS) group that controls power supply to the electromagnetic device 18c of the lid lock / shake detection unit 18 and the drive motor 9, a cloth amount sensor circuit 15h, and a clock signal are generated. The oscillator circuit 15i, a buzzer 15j, and a model change switch 15k for setting control characteristics according to the model are provided.

The drive motor 9 has a main winding 9c for 6 poles.
And an auxiliary winding 9d, and a main winding 9e and an auxiliary winding 9f for a two-pole configuration. 2/6 pole switching relay 15f is FL
A 6-pole side normally closed switching contact for selectively supplying power from the S circuit 15g to the 6-pole windings 9c, 9d or the 2-pole windings 9e, 9f is provided.

The FLS circuit 15g has two FLSs 15g ₁ and 15g _{2 for} controlling power supply to the drive motor 9.
Equipped with. FLS15g1 a semiconductor alternating switching elements in the forward rotational power feeding control, FLS15g ₂ is a semiconductor ac switching element of the reverse rotation feeding control.

The drainage motor-operated valve device 10 includes drainage valve opening / closing detection switches 10g and 10h which operate as limit switches for opening / closing the valve body. The drain valve open / close detection switch 10g is a normally closed contact that opens when the drain valve 10a is fully opened, and the drain valve open / close detection switch 10h is a normally closed contact that opens when the drain valve 10a is fully closed.

The lid lock / shake detecting unit 18 includes the lock claw member 18a and the shake detecting lever 1 as described above.
The detection switch 18e operated by 8d is provided.

The phase splitting capacitor 19 is an FLS circuit 15g.
And a switching relay 15f, and are commonly used in a 2 / 6-pole circuit configuration.

Regarding the operation panel 16, various key groups are indicated by reference numeral 16z, and LED display lamp groups are indicated by reference numeral 16y.

Next, the washing / dewatering and lid lock / release control by the microcomputer 15a will be described.

In the washing process, the water supply solenoid valve 13 is controlled so as to supply water up to the set water amount (water level) set by the water amount key 16a. Generally, the water level at this time is lowered by the permeation of the wash water into the clothes during the subsequent washing and rinsing. Since this decrease in water level tends to decrease washing performance, the control device of a conventional fully automatic electric washing machine uniformly performs makeup water to compensate for this decrease in water level regardless of the set water amount. Therefore, the washing time tends to increase as the water consumption increases. However,
As shown in FIG. 16, the amount of decrease in the water level varies depending on the laundry load amount (cloth amount), and the amount of decrease in the water level in the light load state is very small. Therefore, even if the makeup water is uniformly supplied, a substantial improvement effect may not be obtained.

Therefore, the microcomputer 15 in the controller 15 of the fully automatic electric washing machine according to this embodiment.
a is the water supply (step 1701) as shown in FIG.
After confirming the set water level (step 1702),
When the water level is not set to high, washing is performed without supplying makeup water, and rinsing and stirring are executed (step 1710).

When the high water level is set, the cloth amount sensor circuit 1
The amount of cloth to be washed is detected by 5h (step 170).
3), the detected cloth amount is rated or 80% against the set water amount.
If it is less than or equal to (%) (step 1704), if less, the washing and rinsing stirring in step 1710 is executed. And when 80% or more, wash for t2 seconds,
After rinsing, it is confirmed by the output signal of the water level sensor 14 whether or not the water level is at the set water level (steps 1705, 1).
706, 1707), if it is at the set water level, step 17
Perform 10 washes, rinse agitation. If it is not at the set water level, make-up water up to the set water level (steps 1708, 17
After performing 09), proceed to the washing and rinsing stirring in step 1710.

Incidentally, the forward / reverse rotation driving of the stirring blade 6 in this washing process is performed by alternately connecting the FLSs 15g ₁ and 15g ₂ to rotate the drive motor 9 in a 6-pole configuration.

In the dehydration step, the drive motor 9 is started and accelerated in a 6-pole configuration as shown in FIG.
High speed dehydration drive is realized by switching to the pole configuration. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 18, the microcomputer 15a controls the drainage motor-operated valve device 10 to finish draining (step 1801), and then starts the dehydration operation (step 1802).

First, the switching relay 15f is controlled so that the drive motor 9 has a 6-pole configuration with the FLSs 15g ₁ and 15g ₂ kept off, and then the FLS 15g ₁ is turned on to turn on the 6-pole main winding. 9c, auxiliary winding 9d
By supplying power to the
Dehydration is started in the forward rotation direction (step 1803). The low-speed dehydration drive with this 6-pole configuration is continued for t3 seconds while monitoring the excessive shake amount or the dehydration stop instruction by the temporary stop key (steps 1804 and 1805).

Next, after turning off the FLS 15g ₁ , the switching relay 15f is controlled to turn the drive motor 9 to 2
Switch to the pole configuration, then FLS15 again
High-speed dehydration drive is performed in the forward rotation direction by turning on g ₁ to supply power to the main winding 9e having a two-pole structure and supply power to the auxiliary winding 9f via the phase splitter capacitor 18 (step 1806). . The high-speed dewatering operation in this two-pole configuration is continued for t4 seconds while observing a dewatering stop instruction by an excessive shake amount or a temporary stop key to end the dewatering (step 180).
7, 1808).

When a dehydration stop instruction is issued in steps 1804 and 1807, the drive motor 9 is caused to function as an electric braking means to stop the dehydration rotation (step 180
9) If the restart instruction is input, step 1802
If not input, the flow branches to end the dehydration process (step 1810).

In such a dehydration process, when the drive motor 9 is started with a 6-pole structure under a light load (a small amount of cloth), the drive torque becomes excessive and the washing / dehydrating tub 5 is rapidly accelerated. As a result, the whirling amount of the washing / dehydrating tub 5 increases, and accordingly, the amount of swaying of the outer tub 1 also increases, and the detection switch 18e operates to increase the chances of issuing a dehydration stop instruction. Therefore, when the load is light,
As shown in FIG. 9, the drive characteristic 191 of the two-pole configuration that produces a small torque is gently started, then the drive characteristic 192 of the six-pole configuration is greatly accelerated, and then the high-speed drive characteristic 193 of the two-pole configuration is set again. By controlling the switching of the drive motor 9 so as to perform high-speed dehydration drive, a smooth dehydration process with a high dehydration rate can be realized. It is convenient to perform this switching control by time management. For example, a gentle start with the drive motor 9 having a 2-pole configuration is performed for 3 to 10 seconds, a strong acceleration with a 6-pole configuration thereafter is performed for 15 to 30 seconds, and then a 2-pole configuration is performed again to achieve a high speed. It suffices to execute the dehydration drive for a predetermined time. If a tachometer for detecting the rotation speed of the drive motor 9 is provided and the switching control is performed while measuring the actual rotation speed, the control accuracy is improved.

In order to adjust the acceleration, the FLS 18g ₁ may be intermittently conducted by zero cross control to intermittently supply power to the drive motor 9 as necessary.

Further, a more preferable dewatering function can be realized by changing the dewatering rotation speed characteristic in the dewatering process according to the amount and quality of the laundry. For example, when dewatering wool products or delicate clothes, it is desirable to suppress high-speed dewatering rotation. Therefore, the amount of cloth and the quality of the cloth are detected, and the drive motor 9 remains in the 6-pole configuration according to the detection result. Performs dehydration control to continue high-speed dehydration drive (without 2-pole configuration) or start with 2-pole configuration, and then to continue high-speed dehydration drive with 6-pole configuration (not 2-pole configuration) It is good to do.

In the dehydration process, in order to transmit the torque generated by the drive motor 9 to the washing / dehydrating tub 5, the slide collar 7i is lowered to fit the lower protrusion 7p into the engaging hole 7m of the pulley 7k. It is necessary to engage and engage with each other. The slide collar 7i is lowered when the drainage electric valve device 10 opens the drainage valve 10a.
This is realized by the extension force of the spring 7q by rotating the lever to release the operation lever 7r. However, when the lower protrusion 7p and the engagement hole 7m are misaligned, the engagement (fitting) between the two is prevented. Does not happen. Then, when dehydration drive is performed by the drive motor 9 in this unfitted state, the lower protrusion 7p and the edge of the engagement hole 7m rub against each other, and an abnormal noise is generated without idling.

In order to prevent the occurrence of such a slipping phenomenon, in the dehydration process, first, the drive motor 9 is driven at a slow speed (fine movement) so that the pulley 7k is gently rotated to perform the meshing engagement position adjustment. . In the slow drive for this meshing engagement position adjustment, it is preferable to perform pulse-like power supply for a short time of about 0.1 seconds a plurality of times with a certain time interval. Also, the power supply time can be changed by changing its length.
It is advisable to obtain slow drive that is easy to engage with each other.

The shower dehydration rinsing for removing the detergent that has soaked into the clothes is generally performed while intermittently pouring water during high-speed dehydration rotation. Therefore, this shower dewatering rinse has problems of water noise and water splash.

In this embodiment, in order to cope with this problem, as shown in FIG. 20, the drive motor 9 has a two-pole structure-6.
Pole configuration-In the dehydration drive that operates by switching to the 2-pole configuration, during the low-speed drive that is driven by the 6-pole configuration and during the relatively low-speed dehydration rotation in the initial stage of the high-speed dehydration drive that is the 2-pole configuration. The water supply solenoid valve 13 is intermittently or continuously opened to perform water injection, thereby reducing water noise and water splash. In order to inject the necessary amount of rinsing water, it is necessary to stably maintain this relatively low speed spin-drying rotation state for a relatively long period. For such a low speed dewatering drive, it is desirable to perform intermittent power feeding control that makes the increase characteristic of the dewatering speed slow by repeating the intermittent supply of power to the drive motor 9.

The intermittent water supply is synchronized with the intermittent power supply to the drive motor 9 to supply water during the power supply period, or to supply water during the power cut period, and an asynchronous water supply asynchronously supply to the intermittent power supply. There is a water injection control system. Further, it is needless to say that the shower dehydration rinsing by intermittent water injection can be performed even in the dehydration drive control method in which the drive motor 9 is continuously supplied with electric power without being intermittently supplied.

The water injection control in this shower dehydration rinsing is preferably performed according to the amount of laundry in order to intermittently inject a predetermined amount of rinsing water when in a stable relatively low speed dehydration rotation state. For example, set the amount of laundry to "Large" or "Medium".
In order to realize a rinsing water injection amount of 10 to 15 liters, the drive motor 9 is set to be large in order to realize a rinsing water injection amount of 10 to 15 liters, although it depends on the power supply frequency and the water supply capacity (water supply flow rate). T5 = 80 after switching to 6-pole operation
Up to 110 seconds, intermittent water injection for 3 seconds / interruption for 10 seconds is repeated 16 times, and t5 = 70-9 after switching the drive motor 9 to the operation with 6 poles in the "medium" laundry amount.
After the lapse of 0 seconds, water injection for 4 seconds / intermittent water injection for 9 seconds was repeated 12 times.
It is advisable to repeat water injection for 5 seconds / 3 times intermittently for 9 seconds after t5 = 5 to 10 seconds after switching to the pole configuration operation.

When the lid open key 16j is pressed, it generates a lid opening instruction signal for opening the lid 17 that covers the clothing insertion opening 12a. Microcomputer 1
In response to the lid opening instruction signal, 5a pulls back the plunger 18b of the lid lock / shake detection unit 18 to make the lock claw member 18a reversible.
By energizing c, the lid 17 is unlocked, but before that, in order to ensure safety by confirming the operating condition and, depending on the condition, decelerating and stopping the rotation of the washing / dehydrating tub 5. Electric braking control and its display control.

For electric braking, first, the windings 9c and 9d having a 6-pole (normal rotation) configuration are used for braking from a state in which the drive motor 9 has a 2-pole (normal rotation) configuration and is driven at high speed dehydration. To reduce the synchronous rotation speed to generate a braking torque and decelerate, and then to cut off the electricity to decelerate naturally or, if necessary, the auxiliary winding used for dehydration drive. A half-wave rectified voltage, a full-wave rectified voltage, or a DC smoothing voltage is applied to 9d to generate a braking torque for braking.

The control for displaying the braking state is as follows.
The confirmation display lamp 16k is displayed by blinking. The blinking cycle for displaying that the braking is being performed can be identified by shortening the blinking cycle of the indicator lamp for displaying the normal washing / dehydrating process. Specifically, for example, the process display blinks at a cycle of 900 to 1000 ms,
It is recommended that the braking state display blinks at a cycle of 700 msec. Then, it is convenient to be able to grasp the length of the waiting time until the end of braking by changing the blinking cycle as it approaches the end of braking (lid lock release).

The inertial rotation time from the high-speed dewatering rotation (about 900 rpm) of the washing / dehydrating tub 5 to the natural stop at a rated load (4.2 kg) of a general automatic washing machine of this type is 50. ~ 60 seconds.

In order to shorten this inertial rotation time, it is effective to perform electric braking as described above. This electric braking is performed by first driving the drive motor 9 as shown in FIG.
Is switched from 2-pole operation (dehydration drive) to 6-pole operation (braking operation) to reduce the synchronous rotation speed to generate braking torque and decelerate, and then to disconnect or half-wave rectified voltage. , A full-wave rectified voltage or a DC smoothing voltage is supplied to the auxiliary winding to generate braking torque and decelerate. For braking in which a braking torque is generated by supplying a half-wave rectified voltage, a full-wave rectified voltage, or a DC smoothing voltage, the FLS 15g ₂ on the auxiliary winding circuit side is controlled to zero-cross from the viewpoint of simplification of constituent means and braking effect. A configuration in which the half-wave rectified voltage obtained by the above is applied to the auxiliary winding 9d of the drive motor 9 is advantageous.

In braking in a fully automatic electric washing machine in which the drive motor 9 and the washing / dehydrating tub 5 are belt-coupled via a pulley, when the braking torque of the drive motor 9 becomes excessive, slippage occurs between the belt and the pulley. A squeaking noise is generated and the amount of wear increases. In addition, a large current flows through the drive motor 9 to cause overheating. Therefore, it is necessary to set the magnitude of the braking torque generated by the drive motor 9 in consideration of the occurrence of slip between the belt and the pulley. The occurrence of slippage between the belt and the pulley can be suppressed by increasing the contact area between the belt and the pulley, increasing the contact pressure, and increasing the coefficient of friction. However, such a countermeasure has a disadvantage that the parts become large and expensive.

In this embodiment, in order to prevent the generation of squeaking noise due to the slip, as shown in FIG. 22, first, a high speed dehydration drive (80) in which the drive motor 9 is operated in a two-pole configuration is used.
(Rotating from 0 to 1000 rpm) (stopping electricity) and naturally rotating for a while to slow down the rotation speed of the washing / dehydrating tank 5 to about 600 rpm, and then operate at a low synchronous speed of 6 poles. (Braking operation) to generate a braking torque to forcibly decelerate, and thereafter, the operation in the 6-pole configuration is stopped, and if necessary, the half-wave rectified voltage is applied to the auxiliary winding 9d in the 6-pole configuration. It is proposed to further reduce the time until the rotation is stopped by generating a braking torque by applying a full-wave rectified voltage or a DC smoothing voltage and further forcibly decelerating.

Further, as shown in FIG. 23, at the same time as stopping the high speed dehydration drive in the two-pole (forward rotation) configuration, a half-wave rectified voltage, a full-wave rectified voltage or a direct current is applied to the auxiliary winding 9f of the two-pole configuration. By applying a smoothing voltage to generate electric braking torque and further forcibly decelerating, it is possible to further shorten the time until the rotation is stopped.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 24, after stopping the high-speed dehydration drive in the two-pole configuration, the inertial rotation is naturally performed for a while and the natural deceleration is performed, after which the auxiliary winding 9f of the two-pole configuration is half-turned. By applying a wave rectified voltage, a full wave rectified voltage, or a DC smoothing voltage to generate electric braking torque and further force deceleration, it is possible to further shorten the time until the rotation is stopped. .

Natural deceleration due to inertial rotation for a while (10 to 15 seconds) after stopping the high-speed dehydration drive by the two-pole structure prevents generation of excessive braking torque in the subsequent electric braking. The cooling effect during this inertial rotation is effective in lowering the temperature of the drive motor 9 and preventing overheating in the subsequent electric braking.

In this way, when it is confirmed that the safety condition for opening the lid is established, the electromagnetic device 18c of the lid lock / shake detecting unit 18 is urged to pull back the plunger 18b to reverse the lock claw member 18a, The lock claw engaging portion 17a of 17 is released. Thereby, the lid 17 can be opened. A hop-up type lid opening operation can be realized by applying a spring pressure to the lid 17 such that the lid 17 is slightly opened.

The control process from pressing the lid open key 16j to releasing the lid lock should be changed depending on the state of the washing / dehydrating tub 5 at that time. For example, during braking when the lid open key 16j is pressed while the washing / dehydrating tub 5 is rotating at high speed (driving the drive motor 9 in a two-pole configuration) and during deceleration due to natural inertial rotation. Braking characteristics should be changed between braking when the lid open key 16j is pressed and other braking for ensuring safety. In the electric braking, a current of about a lock current (5 to 6 A) flows in the auxiliary windings 9c and 9f of the drive motor 9, so if this electric braking is continued for a long time,
There is a risk of overheating and burning.

FIG. 25 shows the rotational speed characteristics of the washing / dehydrating tub 5 from the high speed dewatering rotation state until it naturally stops by inertial rotation. In this embodiment, in the dehydration process having such a rotation speed characteristic, as shown in FIG. 26, a braking control that changes the electric braking time according to the timing of pressing the lid open key 16j is executed.

When the lid opening instruction is input from the lid open key 16j during the high speed dehydration drive with the drive motor 9 having a two-pole configuration (steps 2601, 2602), the electric braking control process (step 2603) is executed. After continuing for 20 seconds, the lid lock is released and the power is automatically turned off (steps 2604, 2605, 2606).

When a lid opening instruction is input from the lid open key 16j after stopping the high speed dehydration drive of the drive motor 9 (steps 2601 and 2607), the elapsed time from the drive stop is confirmed (step 2608), 15 seconds. If it is within the range, the electric braking control from step 2603 is executed.

If it is not within 15 seconds, it is confirmed whether the time is over 15 seconds and within 30 seconds (step 2609), and if so, electric braking control processing is executed (step 261).
0), this is continued for 15 seconds, and then the lid lock is released (steps 2611 and 2605).

When the condition of exceeding 15 seconds and within 30 seconds is not satisfied, it is confirmed whether it exceeds 50 seconds and exceeding 30 seconds (step 2612), and when this condition is satisfied, electric braking control processing is executed (step 2612). 2613), after continuing this braking for 10 seconds, the lid lock is released (steps 2614 and 2605).

If the condition of exceeding 30 seconds and within 50 seconds is not satisfied, it is confirmed whether or not it exceeds 50 seconds (step 2615), and if not, step 2608.
Return to. If it exceeds, electric braking control processing is executed (step 2616), this is continued for 5 seconds, and then the lid lock is released (steps 2617 and 2605).

When there is no lid opening instruction from the lid open key 16j, the motor is decelerated by natural inertial rotation to stop (step 2618), and this is continued for 60 seconds, and then the end buzzer 15j is sounded (step 2619, Two
620), and thereafter, the lid lock is released and the power is automatically turned off (steps 2605 and 2606).

This electric braking is realized by using the drive motor 9, but as a specific embodiment, as described above, an AC sine wave voltage is applied to the main winding 9c and the auxiliary winding 9d having the 6-pole structure. And the main winding 9c and / or 6-pole configuration
Alternatively, the auxiliary winding 9d and / or the main winding 9 having a two-pole structure
There is a mode in which a half-wave rectified voltage, a full-wave rectified voltage or a DC smoothing voltage is applied to e and / or the auxiliary winding 9f. A full-wave rectification circuit and a smoothing capacitor are required to be added when the full-wave rectification voltage or the DC smoothing voltage is applied. However, when the half-wave rectification voltage is applied, the reverse rotation power feeding is performed. FLS 15g ₂ for control
It is preferable to apply a half-wave rectified voltage adjusted by cutting out a part of the power supply voltage waveform by the half-wave rectified voltage or phase control using the above-mentioned to the auxiliary windings 9d and 9f.

Such lid locking and electric braking are performed in order to prevent the lid 17 covering the clothes inlet 12a from being opened in a dangerous state where the washing / dehydrating tub 5 is rotating at a high speed. The microcomputer 15a stores the control history and executes the control process for performing the rational electric braking and the lid lock release with reference to the control history information, whereby the lid 17 can be opened in a safe state. . Figure 2
7 shows an example of the control processing.

When the power key 16i is pressed to turn on the power (step 2701), the electric braking information is referred to from the stored control history information. Then, when the control history of stopping by electric braking in the dehydration process is stored, it is presumed that the washing / dehydrating tub 5 is stopped and a lid opening instruction from the lid open key 16j is assumed to be in a safe state. Upon reception, the lid 17 is unlocked and opened (steps 2702 and 2703).

However, when the control history information is not stored as in the initial state, when power is restored, or when the power plug is removed from the outlet, the safety of the washing / dehydrating tub 5 is determined based on the control history information. Since it cannot be estimated, electric braking is performed for 15 seconds and then the lid opening instruction from the lid opening key 16j is accepted (steps 2704, 2705, 2703).

Then, the washing process (steps 2706, 2
707), in the dehydration process (step 2708), the drive motor 9 is washed with a low speed dehydration drive having a 6-pole configuration or slowly started with a 2-pole configuration and then washed and removed during the low-speed dehydration drive having a 6-pole configuration. When the whirling of the water tank 5 becomes excessive and the detection switch 18e operates, electric braking is performed for 5 seconds in order to damp the whirling, and then the process proceeds to the next processing (steps 2709, 2710, 2711).

If the detection switch 18e does not operate during the low speed dewatering drive, the process moves to the high speed dewatering drive having a two-pole structure (step 2712), and the whirling of the washing and dewatering tub 5 becomes excessive during this high speed dewatering drive. Then, when the detection switch 18e is operated, electric braking is performed for 20 seconds in order to attenuate the shake, and then the process proceeds to the next process (step 271).
3, 2714, 2715). If no excessive shake of the washing / dehydrating tub 5 is detected during the high-speed dehydration drive, the high-speed dehydration drive is continued to proceed to the next step.

When a lid opening instruction is received from the lid open key 16j, the presence or absence of rotation of the washing / dehydrating tub 5 can be estimated by confirming the open / closed state of the drain valve 10a in the drainage electric valve device 10. it can. The open / closed state of the drainage valve 10a can be known by confirming the open / closed state of the drainage valve open / close detection switches 10g, 10h provided for controlling the open / close operation by the valve drive motor 10c. When the drainage valve opening / closing detection switch 10g is "open" and the drainage valve opening / closing detection switch 10h is "closed", the drainage valve 10a is fully opened and is in the drainage process or the dehydration process. If the drain valve opening / closing detection switch 10h is "open" and the drain valve opening / closing detection switch 18g is "closed", the drain valve 10a is opened.
Is fully closed and is in the process of washing (washing or rinsing). Both of the two drain valve open / close detection switches 10g and 10h are abnormal when "open", and both "closed" are indeterminate (in the middle of opening / closing operation)
Is.

FIG. 28 shows the drain valve 10a based on the open / closed states of the drain valve open / close detection switches 10g and 10h.
The open / closed state, that is, the presence / absence of rotation of the washing / dehydrating tub 5 is estimated and a flowchart of a control process for performing electric braking and lid lock release is shown.

When a lid open instruction is input from the lid open key 16j (step 2801), first, the open / closed state of the drain valve open / close detection switch 18g is confirmed (step 2802). When the drain valve open / close detection switch 18g is in the "open" state, the open / close state of the drain valve open / close detection switch 18h is confirmed (step 2803). Since it is abnormal that the drain valve opening / closing detection switches 18g and 18h are both "open", it is determined that the drain valve is abnormal, an error is displayed, and the power is automatically turned off (steps 2804 to 2806).
When the drain valve open / close detection switch 18h is in the "closed" state, the drain valve 10a is in the open state (step 28).
07), it is confirmed whether it is a dehydration process (step 2808). If the washing / dehydrating tub 5 is rotating during the dehydration process, the lid lock is released (step 2811) after performing the electric braking control process (steps 2809 and 2810) for 20 seconds.

When it is confirmed in step 2808 that the washing / dehydrating tub 5 is not rotating in the drainage process when the dehydration process is not performed, the lid lock is immediately released (step 2).
811).

When the drain valve open / close detection switch 18g is in the "closed" state in the confirmation in step 2802, the open / close state of the drain valve open / close detection switch 18h is confirmed (step 2812). If the drain valve opening / closing detection switch 18h is in the "open" state, the drain valve 10a is closed and the washing / dehydrating tub 5 is in a safe state in which it is not rotating. It is released (steps 2813 and 2811).

In the confirmation in step 2812, when the drain valve open / close detection switch 18h is in the "closed" state, the drain valve 10a may be in the closing operation. Therefore, after waiting for 20 seconds of operation, the drain valve 10a is restarted. Open / close detection switch 18
The open / closed state of h is confirmed (steps 2814 and 281).
5). Then, the drain valve open / close detection switch 18h is “open”
When the state is reached, the drain valve 10a is closed and the washing process is started, so the lid lock is released (steps 2815, 28).
13, 2811).

When the drain valve opening / closing detection switch 18h is in the "closed" state even after the operation waiting time has elapsed, the drain valve 10a is in an abnormal state, and an error is displayed and the power is automatically turned off (step 2816-). 2818).

Regarding various lid unlocking control processing based on the lid opening instruction by operating the lid open key 16j, if the power plug is connected to the power outlet, even if the power switch 16i is not operated. The microcomputer 15a is programmed to function.

Here, the control of the drive motor 9 in the dehydration process will be described. As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the drive motor 9 used in this embodiment basically starts with a 6-pole configuration that produces a large generated torque, and is driven at a high speed with a 2-pole configuration to increase the dehydration rate. It is an output characteristic that can be improved. So, first of all, in the 6-pole configuration,
The switching relay 15f is operated in a state where the FLS 15g ₁ and 15g ₂ are cut off to form a power feeding circuit to the windings 9c and 9d having a 6-pole structure, and then the FLS 15g ₁ is turned on to feed power. Then, after a predetermined time has passed, F
LS15g ₁ is cut off to cut off the power supply to the drive motor 9,
The switching relay 15f is operated to operate the winding 9 having a two-pole configuration.
e, 9f to form a power supply circuit, then FLS15g
By re-connecting ₁ to supply power, high speed dehydration drive with a 2-pole configuration is realized.

Then, the electric braking is carried out by referring to FIGS. 21 and 22.
As shown in FIG. 2, first, the FLS 15g ₁ is cut off to stop the power supply to the drive motor 9 during the high speed dehydration drive in the 2-pole configuration, and then the switching relay 15f is operated to operate the 6-pole winding 9c. , 9d to form a power supply circuit, and immediately thereafter, or after a short break, the FLS15 again.
By making g ₁ conductive and operating the drive motor 9 in a 6-pole configuration, a braking torque is generated in the drive motor 9 having a rotation speed exceeding the synchronous speed. When the rotational speed of the drive motor 9 becomes equal to or lower than the synchronous speed, the drive torque is generated. Therefore, the FLS 15g ₁ is turned off to prevent the acceleration due to the drive torque.

After that, the vehicle decelerates naturally or FLS1
Half-wave rectification is performed by controlling the conduction timing of 5 g ₂ at the zero-crossing in half-waveform units of the AC power supply voltage, and electric braking is performed by supplying the half-wave rectified voltage to the auxiliary winding 9d having a six-pole configuration. This electric braking is performed by the auxiliary winding 9f having a two-pole structure.
It is also possible to apply a half-wave rectified voltage to.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 23 and 24, 2 braking is performed without braking with the low synchronous rotation speed of the 6-pole structure.
It is realized by applying a half-wave rectified voltage to the auxiliary winding 9f having a two-pole structure immediately after stopping the high-speed dehydration driving of the pole structure or after pausing for a while.

FIG. 29 shows a modification of the relationship between the electric braking and the lid lock release (lid opening) according to the lid opening instruction and the cloth amount (laundry load amount) in the water supply / drainage and washing / dehydration processes.

In the water supply, washing, and draining strokes other than the dehydration stroke, the microcomputer 15a immediately releases the lid lock without electric braking when a lid opening instruction is input from the lid open key 16j. To do.

In the dehydration process, when a lid opening instruction is input from the lid open key 16j in the start-up with the drive motor 9 in the 2-pole configuration and in the low-speed drive state during acceleration in the 6-pole configuration, the value of 5 is immediately output. Electric braking is performed for 10 seconds, and then a lid lock is released after a waiting time of 6 seconds.

When the drive motor 9 is changed from the 6-pole configuration to the 2-pole configuration, when the lid opening instruction is input from the lid opening key 16j during the high speed dehydration driving to the end of the dehydration process, the drive motor 9 is set to 1 immediately.
Electric braking is performed for 5 to 20 seconds, and then a lid lock is released after a waiting time of 6 seconds.

The pause time from the end of the high speed dehydration drive to the electric braking is changed according to the amount of cloth. For example, when the amount of cloth is "small", pause for 10 seconds and then "large"
In case of, it pauses for 15 seconds.

Also, the electric braking time after the suspension is changed according to the cloth amount. For example, "small" is executed for 5 to 10 seconds, and "large" is executed for 10 to 15 seconds.

The drive motor 9 can also be an inverter motor. When this inverter motor is used as the drive motor 9, the drive speed and the braking control are performed by changing the inverter frequency and voltage along the output characteristic curve according to the speed command.
A pole number switching relay circuit for switching the winding configuration becomes unnecessary.

If a direct drive system in which the drive motor 9 is directly connected to the washing shaft 7f is adopted, a pulley and a belt become unnecessary. However, it is necessary to attach a member (substitute component of the pulley) having an engagement hole for engaging / disengaging the slider 7i which is engaged with the dehydration shaft 7e to move up and down to the washing shaft 7f. Even if the drive motor 9 is not concentric with the direct connection structure, if the drive motor 9 is installed at a lower position concentric with the washing shaft 7f, the center of gravity of the outer tub 1 in the assembled state can approach the center line to improve the weight balance. It is effective for supporting the vibration of the tank 1.

[0112]

According to the present invention, the dewatering shaft is driven and stopped by the meshing type clutch / rotation preventing device , and the dewatering shaft is spline-engaged in the washing process.
Separated the rotating slider from the meshing engagement on the washing shaft side.
Sliding to engage and disengage the motion-preventing locking irregularities
Along with this, the reversible rotation drive motor is finely moved to engage
The mating position ensures a positive mesh between the two
To prevent rotation of the washing tub and dehydration
In the process, the inertial rotation after the dehydration drive is decelerated by electric braking by the drive motor, so that it is possible to provide an electric washing machine having a simple structure and high safety.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional side view of a fully automatic electric washing machine showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a bottom view showing a state where components are installed on the outer side of the bottom wall of the outer tub in the fully automatic electric washing machine shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of an outer tub of the fully automatic electric washing machine shown in FIG.

4 is a partially longitudinal side view of an outer tub of the fully automatic electric washing machine shown in FIG.

5 is a vertical sectional side view showing a part of a clutch / rotation preventing device in the fully automatic electric washing machine shown in FIG. 1 and a developed view of a part thereof.

FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional side view of a part of the clutch / rotation preventing device in the fully automatic electric washing machine shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of a portion of the clutch / rotation preventive device shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing a detent function operating (washing drive) state of the clutch / detent device in the fully automatic electric washing machine shown in FIGS. 6 and 7;

9 is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing a clutch connection function operation (dehydration drive) state of the clutch / rotation preventing device in the fully automatic electric washing machine shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG.

10 is a vertical cross-sectional side view of a mechanism portion of the lid lock / shake detection unit in the fully automatic electric washing machine shown in FIG.
The lid lock release state is shown.

11 is a vertical cross-sectional side view of a mechanism portion of a lid lock / shake detection unit in the fully automatic electric washing machine shown in FIG.
The lid is locked.

12 is an output characteristic curve diagram of a drive motor in the fully automatic electric washing machine shown in FIG.

FIG. 13 is a dehydration drive characteristic curve diagram of the fully automatic electric washing machine shown in FIG. 1.

14 is a plan view of an operation panel in the fully automatic electric washing machine shown in FIG.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the fully automatic electric washing machine shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 16 is a water level lowering characteristic diagram during washing in a fully automatic electric washing machine.

17 is a flowchart of a washing control process in the fully automatic electric washing machine shown in FIG.

18 is a dehydration control processing flowchart in the fully automatic electric washing machine shown in FIG.

FIG. 19 is a dehydration drive characteristic diagram at the time of a light load in the fully automatic electric washing machine shown in FIG. 1.

20 is a characteristic diagram of shower dehydration / rinsing control processing in the fully automatic electric washing machine shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

21 is a characteristic diagram showing an example of an electric braking control process in a dehydration process of the fully automatic electric washing machine shown in FIG.

22 is a characteristic diagram showing another example of the electric braking control process in the dehydration process of the fully automatic electric washing machine shown in FIG.

FIG. 23 is a characteristic diagram showing still another example of the electric braking control process in the dehydration process of the fully automatic electric washing machine shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 24 is a characteristic diagram showing still another example of the electric braking control process in the dehydration process of the fully automatic electric washing machine shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 25 is a characteristic diagram showing an electric braking time in a dehydration process of the fully automatic electric washing machine shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 26 is a flowchart of a control process for realizing the electric braking characteristic in the dehydration process shown in FIG.

27 is a flowchart showing an example of a control process for performing electric braking and lid lock release in the fully automatic electric washing machine shown in FIG. 1 with reference to control history information.

28 is a flowchart showing an example of a control process for performing electric braking and lid lock release in the fully automatic electric washing machine shown in FIG. 1 with reference to the opened / closed state of the drain valve.

FIG. 29 shows a relationship between the electric braking and the lid lock release (lid opening) according to the lid opening instruction and the cloth amount (laundry load amount) in the water supply / drainage and the washing process and the dehydration process of the fully automatic electric washing machine shown in FIG. 1. It is a time chart which shows a modification.

[Explanation of Codes] 1 ... Outer tank, 1c ... Reinforcing ribs, 2 ... Outer frame, 5 ... Washing / dewatering tank, 6 ... Stirring blades, 7 ... Clutch / rotation preventing device, 7a
Housing, 7e ... Dehydration shaft, 7f ... Washing shaft, 7i ... Slider, 7k, 9b ... Pulley, 7r ... Operating lever, 9 ... Drive motor, 10 ... Drainage electric valve, 11 ... Belt, 12 ... Top cover, 12a … Clothes inlet, 13… solenoid valve for water supply, 1
5 ... Controller, 16 ... Operation panel, 17 ... Lid, 18
… Lid lock / shake detection unit.

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Toshiyasu Kamano 1-1-1 Higashitaga-cho, Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki Hitachi Electric Co., Ltd. Electric Appliances Division (72) Inventor Kamori Higashi-taga, Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki 1-1-1 Machi, Ltd., Electric Appliances Division, Hitachi, Ltd. (72) Inventor Toshiyuki Uchiyama 1-1-1 Higashitaga-cho, Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki Hitachi Taka Technology Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Tomoo Hamaguchi Ibaraki 1-1-1 Higashi-Tagacho, Hitachi City, Electric Appliances Division, Hitachi, Ltd. (72) Inventor Masao Watanabe 1-1-1, Higashi-Tagacho, Hitachi City, Ibaraki Hitachi (56) References JP-A-4-256796 (JP, A) JP-A-48-59672 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) D06F 1/00 -51/02

Claims (8)

(57) [Claims] Claim: What is claimed is: 1. A rotation shaft of a reversible rotary drive motor is transmitted to a washing shaft and a dehydration shaft, and the washing shaft is driven at a low speed alternately in the forward and reverse rotation directions to rotate the stirring blade at a low speed. In an electric washing machine in which a washing and dehydrating tub is rotated at a high speed by driving the washing machine in one direction at a high speed, in the washing process, the rotation torque of the reversible rotation drive motor is meshed with a clutch / rotation. transmitted to the washing shaft of the locking device, slides on so that separate the spline engagement with slider from meshing engagement to the washing shaft side allowed meshing engaged with the rotation preventing engagement irregularities to the dewatering shaft Allowed and said
Finely move the reverse rotation drive motor to engage and align the engagement position
The performed to prevent rotation of the drainage and washing tub, the stirring blades driven in opposite rotational direction at a low speed by rotating said washing shaft,
High speed dehydration in the dehydration step, and is provided integrally with the <br/> the washing shaft and the dewatering shaft said slider by meshing engagement with the washing shaft side is separated from the rotation preventing engagement irregularities An electric washing machine characterized by being driven. 2. The method of claim 1, transmission of rotational torque between the washing shaft and the reversible drive motor is an electric washing machine, characterized in that to perform through a pulley and a belt. 3. The method of claim 2, meshing engagement to the washing shaft side of the slider has to perform by interlocking engagement to the flop <br/> over Li bound to the washing shaft An electric washing machine characterized by the above. 4. The electric washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the drive motor is a pole number conversion type capacitor phase splitting single phase induction motor. 5. The electric washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the drive motor is an inverter motor. 6. The one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the slider is electric washing machine, characterized in that biased by a spring so as to engages with the washing shaft. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the reversible drive motor is an electric washing machine, characterized in that it has installed such that its axis of rotation to the washing shaft and concentrically. 8. The electric washing machine according to claim 1, wherein braking of the washing / dehydrating tub after dehydration driving is performed by electric braking by the drive motor.