JP3641568B2 - Washing machine stand - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a washing machine table on which a washing machine is placed.
[0002]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Conventionally, a washing machine is placed directly on a floor surface of a house, a veranda or the like, or placed on a waterproof pan and used.
On the other hand, for example, in a drum-type washing machine, since the laundry entrance is generally in the front, when the laundry is taken in and out, it is necessary for the user to bend and do so, and the handling property is poor. .
[0003]
Further, even in a normal washing machine having a laundry entrance / exit on the upper surface, there are users who feel that the height is low, and it may be difficult to put in and take out the laundry and feel that handling is poor.
In addition, the disposal of the drainage hose with the washing machine in place is such that if the drainage outlet of the house is on the opposite side of the washing machine drainage hose from the normal side, the drainage hose is placed on the opposite side through the back of the washing machine. It was necessary to put out and work was troublesome.
[0004]
Furthermore, in this case, if there is no room behind the washing machine, after removing the back cover of the washing machine, the direction of the water hose inside the washing machine is changed to the opposite side, and this water hose It was necessary to reconnect the drainage hose to the tip of the tube, and the work was more troublesome.
In addition, if the house outlet is below the washing machine, purchase a dedicated L-shaped pipe, insert the tip of the pipe into the house outlet, and attach the washing machine drain hose to the base end. There is a need to connect, and the dedicated L-shaped pipe puts an economic burden on the user.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances. Therefore, the object of the present invention is to improve the handleability of the washing machine, facilitate the treatment of the drainage hose of the washing machine, and further to the treatment of the drainage hose. The object of the present invention is to provide a washing machine stand that can reduce the economic burden on the user.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the washing machine table of the present invention is a mounting in which the legs of the washing machine are placed on the inner side of a frame that is configured to have a predetermined height in a substantially rectangular shape. wherein parts together comprises by positioning on the upper side of the frame, comprising a leg portion of the platform itself, the side portions of the frame, that is the formation of the insertion portion capable to pass the drain hose of the washing machine (Invention of claim 1)
[0007]
According to this, the installation height of the washing machine is increased by placing the legs of the washing machine on the placing part of the frame body in the pedestal, and in the drum type washing machine, through the laundry entrance on the front side When the laundry is taken in and out, the user does not have to bend over and do it. Moreover, in a normal washing machine, the height is not felt low.
On the other hand, regarding the treatment of the drainage hose of the washing machine, if the drain outlet of the house is on the opposite side of the drainage hose of the washing machine or is below the washing machine, the drainage hose is attached to the side of the frame. The processing can be performed through the insertion section.
[0008]
In this case, it is preferable to provide holding means for holding the drainage hose inside the frame (invention of claim 2).
In this case, the drainage hose introduced into the inside of the frame body from the insertion part of the side surface part of the frame body can be fixed by the holding means.
[0009]
Further, the frame body may be constituted by attaching a front / rear / right / left cover to a skeleton, and at least a front cover thereof may be removable from outside (invention of claim 3).
In this case, when inspecting the inside of the frame body in use, it is possible to do so by removing the front cover from the outside without having to take the washing machine down from the frame body.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
First, FIG. 1 shows a drum-type washing machine 1 and a table 2 for it. Among these, the drum type washing machine 1 has a laundry entrance 3 on the front surface, and a door 4 that opens and closes the entrance 3 is pivotally provided.
[0011]
In addition, inside the drum type washing machine 1, although not shown, a drum that is a washing tub, a dehydration tub, and a drying chamber, a water tub containing the drum, and a washing machine in the drum. A motor, a hot air supply device, a dehumidifying device, etc. are provided for performing dehydration and drying, and an operation panel 5 for performing operations related to the operation is provided at the upper part of the front surface. .
[0012]
Furthermore, drain hose connection ports 6 are formed in the lower portions of the left and right side portions of the drum type washing machine 1 (only the right side portion is shown). It is designed to be removably connected. In addition, inside the drum type washing machine 1, although not shown, a water hose for drainage from the inside of the water tank described above is disposed, and the tip of the water hose is placed on one side (in this case, It is connected to the drain hose connection port 6 on the right side). Therefore, if the base end portion 7a of the drainage hose 7 is connected to the drainage hose connection port 6 to which the leading end portion of the water conduit hose is connected, the drainage from the water tank to the outside of the machine will change the direction of the water conduit hose. One drainage hose connection port 6 side (in this case, the right side) to which the tip of the water conduit hose is connected is the side where the drainage hose 7 normally exists (the side to be connected).
[0013]
In addition, although not shown in detail in the four corners of the outer bottom portion of the washing machine 1, there are provided legs 8 each capable of adjusting the protruding amount, thereby finely adjusting the height of the washing machine 1 and adjusting the horizontality. Can be done.
[0014]
On the other hand, the cradle 2 has a frame body 9 as a main body, and the frame body 9 is composed of a frame 10 and covers 11 to 14 and has a substantially rectangular hollow shape having a predetermined height (for example, about 20 cm). The upper and lower sides are open.
As shown in detail in FIG. 2, the skeleton 10 is composed by welding aggregates 10 a corresponding to a large number of ridges in the vertical, horizontal, and height directions. Is also made of, for example, steel having an L-shaped cross section (see FIGS. 6 to 8). Screw holes 15, 16, and 17 are formed in the front and rear portions of the aggregate 10a on both the left and right sides, and the upper intermediate portion, respectively.
[0015]
Therefore, the cover 11 to 14 is made of a steel plate or plastic and is attached to the front, rear, left, and right four surfaces of the framework 10 so as to cover each surface. Of these, the front cover 11 has the same shape as the rear cover 12, and therefore these dimensions are the same. The upper cover 11 has folded portions 11 a and 12 a at the upper edge, and bends at the left and right side edges. There are portions 11b and 12b, and attachment holes 11c and 12c are formed in the bent portions 11b and 12b, respectively.
[0016]
Further, the left side cover 13 has the same shape as the right side cover 14, and therefore has the same dimensions, and has folded portions 13 a and 14 a at the upper edge portion, and projecting portions at both the front and rear sides. 13b, 14b. Further, a hole 18 that is an insertion portion having a diameter through which the drainage hose 7 of the washing machine 1 can be passed is formed in the center of each of the covers 13 and 14 on both the left and right side surfaces, surrounded by a hole frame 18a. is doing.
[0017]
With this configuration, for the framework 10, first, the folded portion 12a of the rear cover 12 is hung on the upper edge of the upper aggregate 10a on the rear side of the framework 10, and the folded portion 12b is placed on the left and right bones. The screw 19 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is screwed and attached to each screw hole 16 from each attachment hole 12c so as to contact the rear outer surface of the material 10a.
[0018]
Thereafter, the folded portions 13a and 14a of the covers 13 and 14 on the left and right side surfaces are respectively hung on the upper edges of the upper aggregate 10a on the left and right sides of the framework 10, and the rear protrusions 13b and 14b are placed on the rear surface. The cover 12 is inserted into the gap between the bent portion 12 b and the frame 10.
[0019]
Then, the front protrusions 13b and 14b of the left and right side covers 13 and 14 are inserted into the gaps between the bent part 11b of the front cover 11 and the framework 10, respectively, so that the folded part 11a. Is attached to the upper edge portion of the upper aggregate 10a on the front side of the frame 10, and then screws 19 similar to those shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 are screwed into the respective screw holes 15 from the respective mounting holes 11c. Are installed.
[0020]
The covers 11 to 14 attached as described above can be removed by going through the reverse procedure of the above, and thus the covers 11 to 14 are detachably attached to the skeleton 10. Further, the width and depth of the frame 9 configured in this way are substantially the same as the bottom of the washing machine 1 (slightly larger).
[0021]
A receiving plate 20 made of, for example, a triangular steel plate is attached by welding to the frame 10 at the upper four corners of the inner side of the frame body 9, and legs also made of a triangular steel plate are attached to the lower four corners. The mounting plate 21 is attached to the frame 10 by welding.
[0022]
Here, the receiving plate 20 is in a position suitable for placing the washing machine 1 on the leg 8 portion, and thus functions as a placing portion for placing the washing machine 1 on the leg 8 portion. It has become. Further, the leg mounting plate 21 is for mounting the leg 22 of the pedestal 2 itself, and the leg 22 is screwed into the leg mounting plate 21 from below by a screw portion 22a so that the protrusion amount can be adjusted. Thus, the height of the cradle 2 can be finely adjusted to adjust the level. In addition, the leg 22 has a cushion 22b made of an elastic material such as rubber on a lower surface portion opposite to the screw portion 22a.
[0023]
A holding rod 23 is attached to the center portion on the upper side of the frame body 9 so as to span the left and right. The holding bar 23 is formed in a long shape by, for example, a steel material, and reinforcing ribs 23a are erected upward at both front and rear edges, and mounting holes 24 are formed at both left and right ends. ing. With this configuration, the screw 25 shown in FIG. 2 is screwed into the screw hole 17 of the framework 10 from the mounting hole 24, and the holding rod 23 is attached to the frame body 9.
[0024]
6 to 8, there is a set of holding bands 26 shown in FIG. 6 to FIG. 8. As shown in FIG. 5, the holding bands 26 are passed through both end portions 26a and 26b. Due to the ratchet action of the retaining ring 27, simply pulling the one end portion 26a as shown by the arrow A reduces the diameter of the ring portion 26c and holds it in that state.
[0025]
Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described.
When the washing machine 1 is installed, the table 2 is first placed on the installation surface. In this state, as shown in FIG. 6, when the drain outlet 28 of the house is on the side opposite to the side where the drainage hose 7 of the washing machine 1 normally exists (in this case, the right side), before connecting to the washing machine 1. The drainage hose 7 is passed through the frame body 9 from the right side hole 18 of the frame body 9, and further out of the frame body 9 from the left side hole portion 18 of the frame body 9. Plug in. At this time, the middle portion of the drainage hose 7 located in the frame 9 is tied and fixed to the holding rod 23 by the three holding bands 26 so that there is no slack.
[0026]
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, when the drain outlet 29 of the house is on the left side below the cradle 2, the drain hose 7 is inserted into the frame from the hole 18 on the right side of the frame body 9. The tip 7 b is inserted into the drainage port 29 through the body 9. At this time, the middle portion of the drain hose 7 located in the frame 9 is tied and fixed to the holding rod 23 by the two holding bands 26 so that there is no slack.
[0027]
Further, as shown in FIG. 8, when the drain outlet 30 of the house is located on the right side below the cradle 2, the drain hose 7 is inserted into the frame body 9 from the hole 18 on the right side of the frame body 9. The tip 7b is inserted into the drain port 30. At this time, the middle portion of the drainage hose 7 located in the frame body 9 is tied and fixed to the holding rod 23 by one holding band 26 so that there is no slack.
Therefore, in the case of this configuration, the holding rod 23 and the holding band 26 function as holding means for holding the drainage hose 7 in the frame 9 of the base 2.
[0028]
Then, after the drainage hose 7 is processed as described above, the washing machine 1 is placed on the frame 9 of the cradle 2 and the legs 8 are placed on the receiving plate 20 (mounting portion). Install. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 9, the installation height of the washing machine 1 increases. Thereafter, the base end portion 7 a of the drainage hose 7 is inserted and connected to the drainage hose connection port 6 on the right side of the washing machine 1.
[0029]
Thus, in this configuration, the installation height of the washing machine 1 is increased by placing the legs 8 of the washing machine 1 on the receiving plate 20 of the frame body 9 in the cradle 2. Thereby, in the drum-type washing machine 1, when the laundry is taken in and out through the laundry entrance 3 on the front surface, it is not necessary for the user to sit down and do it, and the handling is improved. Can do. Moreover, in a normal washing machine, the height of the laundry entrance / exit on the upper surface is not felt low, and this also makes it easy to take in and out the laundry and improve the handleability. .
[0030]
Moreover, with regard to the treatment of the drainage hose of the washing machine including the drainage hose 7 of the washing machine 1, the drainage port 28, 29, 30 of the house is on the opposite side to the side where the drainage hose of the washing machine normally exists. When located below the washing machine, as described above, the drainage hose can be passed through the hole 18 which is the insertion portion of the side surface portion of the frame body 9 and the treatment can be performed. This can be done easily without the need for troublesome work.
[0031]
Further, the drainage hose in the case where the drain outlet of the house is located below the washing machine does not require an L-shaped pipe for that purpose unlike the conventional one, and the stand 2 that increases the installation height of the washing machine is provided. Since it can be used and processed, the economic burden on the user can be reduced.
[0032]
In addition, in the case of this configuration, a holding rod 23 and a holding band 26 are provided as holding means for holding the drainage hose 7 inside the frame 9 of the cradle 2, whereby the side surface of the frame 9 described above is provided. Since the drainage hose 7 introduced into the inside of the frame body 9 can be fixed from the hole 18 of the part, it is possible to eliminate the slack in the drainage hose 7 in the frame body 9, and the drainage hose 7 to the frame body 9 can be eliminated. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of noise and damage to the drainage hose 7 by preventing contact due to vibration.
[0033]
Further, the frame body 9 is configured by detachably attaching the front, rear, left, and right covers 11 to 14 to the framework 10, thereby preventing the frame body 9 from leaking water inside the frame body 9 in use. When the inside is inspected, the washing machine 1 does not have to be taken down from the frame body 9, and the front cover 11 is simply removed from the outside.
[0034]
In this configuration, the front cover 11 and the rear cover 12, and the left side cover 13 and the right side cover 14 have the same shape. It can be done by type, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. Further, in this case, since the assembly can be reversed before and after and left and right, the workability can be improved.
[0035]
Further, the covers 13 and 14 on both the left and right side surfaces are attached only by being inserted into the gaps between the front and rear side covers 11 and 12 and the frame 10, respectively, so that the attachment requires screws. Easily. Further, in this case, it is not necessary to align the mounting holes up to the covers 13 and 14 on both the left and right sides when the covers 11 and 12 on both the front and rear sides are attached to the frame 10 with the screws 19, respectively, and the assembly of the frame body 9 is improved. can do.
[0036]
Of the covers 11 to 14, only the front cover 11 may be removable from the outside.
In addition, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings, and can be implemented with appropriate modifications within a range not departing from the gist.
[0037]
【The invention's effect】
The present invention is as described above and has the following effects.
According to the washing machine stand of claim 1, the handling of the washing machine can be improved, the disposal of the drainage hose of the washing machine can be facilitated, and the economic burden on the user for the disposal of the drainage hose can be reduced. Can be reduced.
[0038]
According to the washing machine stand of claim 2, it is possible to eliminate slack in the drainage hose in the frame body, to prevent contact of the drainage hose with the frame body due to vibration, Damage can be eliminated.
According to the washing machine stand of claim 3, when checking the inside of the frame, it can be easily done without having to take the washing machine down from the frame.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a washing machine and a pedestal according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a pedestal. FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a part of the pedestal. FIG. 5 is a front view of the holding band alone. FIG.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a state of treatment of a drainage hose, part 2
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a state of treatment of the drainage hose, part 3
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a washing machine placed on a table [description of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 is a washing machine, 2 is a stand, 7 is a drainage hose, 8 is a leg, 9 is a frame, 10 is a framework, 11-14 is a cover, 18 is a hole (insertion part), 20 is a backing plate (mounting) Part), 22 is a leg, 23 is a holding rod (holding means), and 26 is a holding band (holding means).

Claims (3)

A mounting portion for placing the legs of the washing machine is positioned on the upper side of the frame body on the inner side of the frame body configured to have a predetermined height with a rectangular shape, and the base itself A washing machine pedestal comprising a leg portion and an insertion portion through which a drainage hose of the washing machine can be passed in a side surface portion of the frame. 2. The washing machine stand according to claim 1, further comprising holding means for holding the drainage hose inside the frame. 2. The washing machine table according to claim 1, wherein the frame body is configured by attaching front, rear, left, and right covers to a framework, and at least a front cover thereof can be removed from the outside.

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