JP3920303B1 - Washing and drying machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a washing and drying machine having a foam intrusion prevention structure in which a large amount of detergent foam generated in a washing process does not flow into an air duct provided for performing the drying process.
A pipe shutter 81 is provided in the vicinity of an intake port 11 of a heated air blowing duct 13 connected to an intake port 11 that opens to the bottom surface of a water tank 3. Even when a washing process is performed at least, the pipeline of the heated air blowing duct 13 is closed by the pipeline shutter 81, so that even when a large amount of detergent bubbles are generated in the water tank 3 and overflow from the intake port 11, the detergent Bubbles are prevented from entering the heated air blowing duct 13 and the heat pump unit 20. When performing the drying process, if the pipe shutter 81 is opened, the flow of the drying air is not hindered.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a washing / drying machine having a drying function added to the washing machine to circulate drying air.

  In a washing and drying machine that performs washing, rinsing, dehydration, and drying in a rotating drum housed in a common water tank, detergent bubbles generated during the washing process are placed in the air duct provided to carry out the drying process. It is required to be configured not to flow in. In particular, in the case of adopting foam cleaning in which the washing effect is improved by wrapping and washing laundry with a large amount of detergent foam, the detergent foam tends to overflow into the air duct.

  The state in which a large amount of detergent foam is generated in the water tank is not necessarily only when the foam cleaning is employed. Since it is left up to the user to determine the type and amount of detergent and the amount of laundry, the optimal detergent is not always used in the optimal amount, and a state where a large amount of detergent foam fills the tank. It is necessary to assume. In the washing and drying machine, the process from washing to drying is performed in a common aquarium, so if excessive detergent bubbles are generated during the washing process, the detergent is installed in the air ducts and heating means provided to carry out the drying process. The detergent bottles in which the foam flows in and the attached detergent bubbles dry not only impairs the movable parts, but may also adhere to clothes that the detergent bottle dries during the drying process. Therefore, it is necessary to prevent the detergent foam generated in the washing process from flowing into the components provided for the drying process.

  In order to prevent detergent foam from flowing into the air duct, drum-type laundry drying that controls the blower fan and heater provided to carry out the drying process to prevent detergent foam from entering the air duct A machine is known (see Patent Document 1). In this drum-type washing and drying machine, when a washing process is performed, the detergent fan is foamed by rotating the rotating drum to generate a large amount of detergent foam. Operate and blow air from the air duct to the water tank. Even if this blowing is less than the blowing amount during the drying process, it is possible to suppress the detergent bubbles from entering the blowing duct. Moreover, when blowing air is heated with a heater, the detergent foam which is going to invade can be eliminated.

Further, in order to prevent the detergent bubbles from entering the air duct, a washing and drying machine is known in which a third air path is formed in which the introduced outside air is sent to the air inlet and the air outlet that opens to the water tank by the air blower. (See Patent Document 2). In this configuration, a third blower duct is provided separately from the heated air blower duct that sends heated air exhausted from the heat pump to the water tank and the hygroscopic air blower duct that returns the hygroscopic air discharged from the water tank to the heat pump. In the washing process, the opening / closing means (damper) of the third air duct is opened to blow outside air from the air inlet and the air outlet to the water tank, thereby preventing detergent bubbles from flowing into the air duct and the heat pump.
JP 2005-124767 A JP 2005-027767 A

  However, in the above-described prior art, in the configuration in which the detergent bubbles are prevented from entering the air duct by air blowing or heating, there is a problem that extra power consumption occurs to operate the air blowing fan or the heater even during the washing process. In addition, since air blow and heating are controlled in conjunction with the control of the washing process, and the air blow amount and the heat amount are controlled, there is a problem that the control operation is complicated.

  The present invention was devised in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and the object of the present invention is to prevent the detergent bubbles from entering the air duct without using the structure for the drying process. It is in providing the provided washing-drying machine.

The present invention for achieving the above object, a housing, a rotary drum for accommodating the laundry, a water tank that will be supported by the housing enclosing the rotating drum, an intake port opened to the rear of the water tub and an exhaust port opened to the side peripheral surface of the tub, a circulation passage and the other end is circulated drying air by being connected to the intake port with one end connected to the exhaust port, the circulation path A blower fan that is provided in the middle and exhausts the drying air in the rotating drum to the circulation path through the exhaust port and circulates from the circulation path into the rotating drum through the intake port, and the circulation path way to the housing is mounted on the lower back of the e Bei the heated air generating means for heating again after dehumidify the drying air deprived of moisture from the laundry accommodated in the rotating the drum with provided in the The circulation path is the exhaust port And moisture air blast pipe which connects the hot air generator, wherein a heating air generator and the heated air blower tube passage for connecting the air inlet, the heated air blowing conduit, the water tank which is fixed to the rear surface is formed so as to turn on the back above the water tank the inlet as a downstream side starting point of the air, the inside of the top of the hot air blast pipe which is formed so as to turn to the back upwardly, Pipe opening / closing means for opening and closing the heated air blowing pipe line is provided, and the pipe opening / closing means has a blade body corresponding to a cross-sectional shape of the heating air blowing pipe line in the heating air blowing pipe line in a rotating shaft. The rotating shaft is pulled out of the heated air blowing duct, and a biasing means and a drive wheel for applying a biasing force in the rotating direction to the rotating shaft are drawn to the pulled-out portion. Installed, the drive wheel is fixed at one end When a driving force exceeding the urging force of the urging means is applied to the wire, the rotating shaft is rotated in a direction opposite to the direction of the urging force, and the other end of the wire is halfway with a spring. It is relayed and connected to a geared motor which is fixed to the back surface of the water tank and driven in the pulling direction .

According to the above configuration, a large amount of detergent foam is generated like foam cleaning by closing the heated air blowing pipe at least during the washing process by the pipe opening / closing means provided in the heated air blowing duct near the intake port. Even if the detergent bubbles overflow from the air intake port, the pipe opening / closing means prevents the heated air blowing pipe from entering the upstream side of the blowing direction, so that the detergent bubbles adhere to the heating means etc. The occurrence of harmful effects is prevented. Since the pipe opening / closing means can be arbitrarily opened at the time of executing the drying process or as required, it does not hinder the blowing of drying air. Further, it is easy to apply a biasing force in the rotation direction to the rotating shaft by the coil spring, and the pipe line can be maintained in a closed state or an open state with a required biasing force. In addition, a geared motor that can obtain a large driving force that exceeds the biasing force even with a small amount of power consumption is closed from the state in which the pipe line is opened or closed by the biasing force by operating the geared motor. Can be switched to a state. Further, the winding length error due to the geared motor and the operating position error of each part are absorbed by the expansion and contraction of the spring, and it is possible to prevent excessive pressure from being applied to each part.

In the above configuration, conduit-opening-and-closing section, by the peripheral edge of the wing Netai it is, rotates the rotary shaft so as to contact with the stepped portion formed projecting on the inner peripheral surface of the heating air blower pipe, heated air It is preferable to configure the air duct so that it is closed. The pipe opening / closing means having this configuration changes the rotation shaft between a stop angle and a predetermined rotation angle, so that the peripheral edge of the blade body fixed to the rotation shaft is placed on the inner peripheral surface of the heated air blowing pipe. It is possible to switch between a state in which the pipe line is closed by abutting against the protruding stepped part and a state in which the pipe line can be opened and air can flow .

Further, the biasing means biases the heated air blowing duct in the Open direction, by driving the direction tensile geared motor, driving force in the rotational direction against the urging force of the urging means to the rotary shaft Is added, and the heated air blowing duct is closed so that the heated air blowing duct is normally maintained in an open state, and the heated air blowing duct is requested to be closed during the washing process. Accordingly, the pipeline can be closed by applying a driving force to the rotating shaft. In the state where the driving force is not applied, the pipe line is maintained in an open state by the urging force, so that the drying process can be performed without any trouble in blowing the heated air.

The above-described configuration and reverse biasing means biases in a direction that you close the heating air blower pipe, by driving in the direction tensile geared motor, rotates against the biasing force of the biasing means to the rotary shaft direction of the driving force is applied, by configuring such that the heated air blowing conduit is opened, so normally is maintained in a state of closed heating air blast pipe, heated air blowing duct during the drying process The pipe line can be opened by applying a driving force as necessary .

  In addition, it is preferable to form a barrier on the heated air blower pipe that rises to the required height from the bottom surface in the pipe at a position closer to the heated air generating means than the arrangement position of the pipe opening / closing means. Even if detergent foam or water leaks upstream of the pipe opening / closing means due to malfunction or poor control of the pipe opening / closing means, the overflow prevention protrusion prevents the flow of the detergent foam or water, so the heated air blowing of detergent bubbles or water Intrusion into the pipeline can be prevented more reliably.

  According to the present invention, even when a large amount of detergent foam is generated as in the case of carrying out foam cleaning that improves the cleaning effect by generating a large amount of detergent foam in the washing process, the pipe opening / closing means opens the water tank. It is possible to prevent the detergent foam overflowing from the intake port from flowing into the air duct provided for carrying out the drying process. Since the washing and drying machine carries out the washing process to the drying process in a common water tank, it is necessary to prevent the phenomenon in the washing process from affecting the drying process. It is possible to achieve the required purpose with a simple configuration that cuts off the established pipe line.

  The present embodiment shows an example in which a drying function by a heat pump system is applied to a drum type washing machine to constitute a drum type washing and drying machine. Many drum-type washing machines are installed in the washing machine casing, and the washing machine casing has a limited volume so that it can be installed in a limited area such as a waterproof pan. The heat pump having a volume larger than that of the system can be disposed in the washing machine casing, and can be efficiently dried with less power consumption.

  FIG. 1 mainly shows the configuration of the drying function in the drum-type washing / drying machine 1 according to the embodiment, and is displayed in a state modified from the actual form in order to show all the components of the drying function. . As shown in a side view in FIG. 2, the actual shape is a curved surface whose front side is inclined from the vertical direction, and a door body 8 (see FIG. 1) for taking in and out the laundry is provided on the inclined curved surface. .

  In FIG. 1, a drum drive motor 4 is attached to the back surface of the water tank 3 containing the rotary drum 5, and the rotary shaft 17 of the rotary drum 5 supported by a bearing 16 provided in the water tank 3 is used as the drum drive motor 4. The water tank unit 10 is configured to be driven to rotate. The water tank unit 10 is supported by a suspension structure in the washing machine casing 2 at an inclination angle in which the rotation axis of the rotary drum 5 is upward on the front side. The water tank 3 and the rotating drum 5 are each opened on the front side, and the laundry can be taken in and out from the laundry entrance 6 of the rotating drum 5 by opening the door body 8 provided in the front of the washing machine housing 2. . When the door body 8 is closed, the bellows 43 provided in the opening of the water tank 3 is in close contact with the inner surface of the door body 8, so that the water tank 3 becomes a watertight and airtight space, and each process of washing, rinsing, dehydration and drying is performed. When running, water and air will not leak to the outside.

  A heat pump unit (heated air generating means) 20 is disposed so that the water tub unit 10 is inclined in the washing machine casing 2 so as to fit in a space formed in the lower part on the back side of the washing machine casing 2. . The washing machine housing 2 has a limited volume so that the drum-type washing / drying machine 1 can be installed in an existing installation place with a limited area such as a waterproof pan. When the supporting suspension structure or the components for water supply, drainage, etc. are accommodated, the excess space is reduced, but the washing machine housing 2 is arranged without increasing the size by configuring the heat pump unit 20 compactly. Making it possible.

  The heat pump unit 20 is a unit case 21 in which components such as a compressor (not shown), a heat absorber 28 and a heat radiator 29 are housed and integrated. As shown in FIG. 2 is mounted on the frame 58 from the back surface, and a lower back plate 78 is attached to the lower back of the washing machine housing 2 so that it is disposed in the washing machine housing 2. An exhaust connection hose 33 formed of a flexible material in a bellows structure is connected to an exhaust port of the heated air that opens in the unit case 21, and the exhaust connection hose 33 has one end connected to the intake port 11 that opens on the back of the water tank 3. It is connected to the other end of a heated air blow duct (heated air blow duct) 13 connected and attached to the back surface of the water tank 3. An intake connection tube 32 is connected to the intake port of the hygroscopic air that opens in the unit case 21, and an intake connection hose 49 formed of a flexible material between the intake connection tube 32 and the hygroscopic air blowing duct 14. Connected by

  With the piping connection, the heat pump unit 20 and the water tank unit 10 are connected by the air supply path shown in FIG. An intake port 11 is formed on the back surface of the water tank 3 and an exhaust port 12 is formed on the side peripheral surface. A heated air blower duct 13 and an exhaust connection hose 33 are provided between the intake port 11 and the heat pump unit 20. The exhaust port 12 and the heat pump unit 20 are connected to each other by a suction connection hose 49 and a suction connection cylinder 32 from a hygroscopic air blowing duct 14 provided with a filter unit 60 and a blower fan 15. An air circulation path is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the heat absorber 28 constituting the heat pump unit 20 is inclined so that the upper portion thereof is close to the radiator 29, and is inclined with respect to the radiator 29 that is inclined to the heat absorber 28 side. Thus, each one side faces diagonally at a predetermined interval. The wall surface of the unit case 21 is formed on the other surface side of the heat absorber 28 at a predetermined interval substantially parallel to the inclination of the heat absorber 28, and the wall surface of the unit case 21 is disposed on the other surface side of the heat radiator 29. An air intake space and an air exhaust space are formed between the heat sink 28 and the heat radiator 29 and the wall surface, respectively. Both end portions of the heat absorber 28 and the radiator 29 are left and right so that an air flow path is formed from the intake space on the heat absorber 28 side through the heat absorber 28 and the radiator 29 to the exhaust space on the radiator 29 side. The heat absorbing / dissipating unit held by the pair of side wall plates 37 is accommodated in the unit case 21.

  In this way, the front side wall surface of the unit case 21 is formed to be inclined so as to escape the water tank unit 10, and the rear side wall surface of the unit case 21 is formed in a substantially vertical direction along the back surface of the washing machine housing 2. Thus, the limited space can be utilized to the maximum, and the heat pump unit 20 can be disposed in the limited space formed behind the water tank unit 10. Moreover, since both ends of the heat absorber 28 and the heat radiator 29 are held by the pair of side wall plates 37, the heat absorber 28 and the heat radiator 29 can be accommodated in the unit case 21 as a heat absorption / heat radiation unit. Incorporation into or removal from the work can be facilitated, and workability can be improved.

  The drum-type washing / drying machine 1 configured as described above can perform washing, rinsing, dehydration, and drying processes. When performing the washing process, the door body 8 is opened and the laundry is placed in the rotating drum 5. The drum 5 is rotated and driven by the drum drive motor 4 by supplying water and detergent into the water tank 3 from a water supply pipe (not shown) and starting the washing process, and is provided at a plurality of locations on the inner peripheral surface. Washing is carried out by repeating the action of tapping which the stirring blade 7 lifts the laundry upward and drops it from above.

  In this washing process, a high-concentration detergent is mixed with the injected water, a large amount of detergent foam is generated by the rotation of the rotating drum 5, and foam washing is performed to improve the washing effect by wrapping the laundry with detergent foam. be able to. Since a large amount of detergent foam is generated in the water tank 3 in the foam cleaning, when the amount of laundry is large, the detergent foam filled in the water tank 3 is heated by air from the intake port 11 that opens to the back of the water tank 3. There is a risk of flowing into the duct 13. Since it is not preferable that the detergent bubbles flow into the heated air blowing duct 13 or the heat pump unit 20 on the upstream side in the blowing direction, the heated air blowing duct 13 can be closed in the vicinity of the intake port 11 at least during the washing process. Thus, a pipe shutter (pipe opening / closing means) 81 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the pipe shutter 81 is provided in the vicinity of the air inlet 11 of the heated air blowing duct 13 attached to the back surface of the water tank 3. The pipe shutter 81 includes a blade body 83 formed in a shape corresponding to the pipe cross-sectional shape of the heated air blower duct 13 in the pipe line, and draws out a rotating shaft 82 to which the blade body 83 is fixed. It is attached to the heated air blowing duct 13 so as to be rotatable.

  The pipeline shutter 81 is controlled to open and close in accordance with the washing, rinsing, dehydrating and drying processes of the drum type washing and drying machine 1. In order to open and close the duct shutter 81, a coil spring (biasing means) 84 and drive wheels 85 are attached to the rotary shaft 82. The driving operation and control for rotating the rotating shaft 82 by the coil spring 84 or the driving wheel 85 and opening and closing the duct shutter 81 can be configured in two patterns.

  First, the first configuration and control for driving the duct shutter 81 will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, the coil spring 84 urges the rotating shaft 82 so as to be in the rotational direction in which the blade body 83 opens the duct, and the driving wheel 85 has a wire (driving means) having one end fixed thereto. By applying a tensile driving force exceeding the urging force of the coil spring 84 to 86, the rotating shaft 82 is rotated in the direction opposite to the urging direction by the coil spring 84 so that the blade body 83 closes the conduit.

  FIG. 5A shows that the rotating shaft 82 rotates in the urging direction by the urging force (A) of the coil spring 84 that is constantly applied to the rotating shaft 82, and the blade 83 passes through the heated air blowing duct 13 as indicated by the solid line. The rotation position of the blade body 83 in an open state is shown. The rotating shaft 82 is rotated by an urging force (A) applied from the coil spring 84, and the heated air blowing duct 13 indicated by a solid line in FIG. By applying a driving force (B) that rotates the rotating shaft 82 against the urging force (A) of the coil spring 84 from the open state of the pipe line to the driving wheel 85, the rotating shaft 82 rotates and the blades The body 83 can be rotated to a position for closing the pipe line indicated by a broken line in FIG. When the pipe shutter 81 is operated to close the pipe, the contact piece 92a formed on the peripheral edge of the elastic body 92 provided on the blade 83 is deformed and is formed on the inner peripheral wall of the heated air blowing duct 13. Since it closely adheres to the formed stepped portion 90, the conduit is closed with good sealing properties.

  The structure for applying the driving force (B) to the rotating shaft 82 can be arbitrarily configured, but here, as the structure for applying a tensile driving force for rotating the rotating shaft 82 in the rotating direction against the urging force (A). Yes. As shown in FIG. 4, the other end of the wire 86 having one end fixed to a drive wheel 85 fixed to the rotating shaft 82 is connected to a geared motor 87. By driving a geared motor (driving means) 87, the wire 86 is wound up and the driving wheel 85 rotates.

  The drive wheel 85 is fixed to the rotating shaft 82 at an attachment angle as shown in FIG. Since one end of the wire 86 is fixed on the rotation circumference of the driving wheel 85, when a driving force (B) in the pulling direction exceeding the urging force (A) by the coil spring 84 is applied to the wire 86 from the geared motor 87, FIG. As shown in FIG. 5 (c), the drive wheel 85 rotates approximately 90 degrees, the rotating shaft 82 rotates against the urging force (A) of the coil spring 84, and the blade 83 is shown in FIG. Then, from the state where the pipe line indicated by the solid line is opened, as shown by the broken line, the peripheral edge part thereof contacts the step part 90 and rotates to the position where the heated air blower pipe line 13 is closed.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the wire 86 is relayed by a spring 89 disposed in the guide cylinder 88 in the middle of being connected to the geared motor 87. This operating position error is absorbed by the expansion and contraction of the spring 89 and prevents excessive pressure from being applied to each part.

  The operation of the pipe shutter 81 configured as described above is incorporated in a control program in which the control unit provided in the drum type washing and drying machine 1 controls the operation operation, and the operation of the geared motor 87 is controlled, whereby the heated air blowing duct 13 is operated. Can be opened and closed.

  Since the pipeline shutter 81 is always in a state in which the heated air blowing duct 13 is opened by the biasing by the coil spring 84, the heated air blowing duct 13 can be closed by operating the geared motor 87 by the control operation. In order to close the pipeline of the heated air blowing duct 13 by the pipeline shutter 81, power consumption for operating the geared motor 87 is generated even with a small amount of power consumption, so that detergent bubbles may enter the heated air blowing duct 13. The basic control operation is to operate the duct shutter 81 and close the heated air delivery duct 13 only while a certain washing process is being performed.

  However, when control is performed to open the pipe shutter 81 at the same time as the end of the washing process, the detergent bubbles remaining in the water tank 3 and the detergent bubbles that have entered from the intake port 11 during the washing process are caused by the heated air blowing duct 13. In the case where it remains on the downstream side of the pipe shutter 81, there is a possibility that the heated air blowing duct 13 may be penetrated by the wind pressure accompanying the rotation of the rotating drum 5 in the process of dehydration and rinsing. Therefore, it is desirable to more reliably perform the control operation in which the pipeline shutter 81 is closed until the rinsing process is finished and the final dehydration process is started. That is, when the washing operation is completed in the washing process, the dehydrating operation is performed to dehydrate the dirty washing water from the laundry, and then the rinsing process is performed. Usually, the dehydrating operation is performed after two rinsing operations. Therefore, when the final rinsing operation is completed and the dehydration process is started, control to open the pipe shutter 81 is performed.

  When a pause operation input is made to the drum-type washing / drying machine 1 that performs control for closing the heated air blowing duct 13 using the duct shutter 81 by the above-described control operation, the duct shutter 81 is kept at a predetermined time (for example, 1 minute), after maintaining the closed state of the pipeline, control is performed to stop energization of the geared motor 87 so as to open the pipeline. That is, the state in which the pipeline shutter 81 is closing the pipeline is a washing process or a rinsing process in the above control operation. Therefore, if the pipeline shutter 81 is opened in response to a temporary stop operation, the detergent bubbles are heated. There is a risk of entering the air blowing duct 13. Therefore, if the pipeline shutter 81 is controlled to open after waiting for a predetermined time, the detergent bubbles in the vicinity of the intake port 11 flow down or disappear below the water tank 3 while the predetermined time elapses. Even when the pipe shutter 81 is opened, the detergent bubbles do not enter.

  Next, the second configuration and control for driving the duct shutter 81 will be described. As shown in FIG. 6 (a), the coil spring 84 urges the rotating shaft 82 so as to be in the rotational direction in which the blade body 83 closes the conduit, and the drive wheel 85 has a wire 86 with one end fixed thereto. When a tensile driving force exceeding the urging force of the coil spring 84 is applied to the wing member 83, the rotating shaft 82 is rotated in the direction opposite to the urging direction by the coil spring 84, so that the blade body 83 opens the conduit.

  FIG. 6A shows that the rotating shaft 82 rotates in the urging direction by the urging force (A) of the coil spring 84 that is constantly applied to the rotating shaft 82, and the blade 83 passes through the heated air blowing duct 13 as indicated by the solid line. The rotation position of the blade body 83 in a closed state is shown. The rotating shaft 82 is rotated by an urging force (A) applied from the coil spring 84, and the heated air blowing duct 13 indicated by a solid line in FIG. By applying a driving force (B) that rotates the rotating shaft 82 against the urging force (A) of the coil spring 84 from the closed state of the pipe line to the driving wheel 85, the rotating shaft 82 rotates and the blades The body 83 can be rotated to a position for opening a pipe line indicated by a broken line in FIG.

  The drive wheel 85 is fixed to the rotating shaft 82 at an attachment angle as shown in FIG. Since one end of the wire 86 is fixed on the rotation circumference of the driving wheel 85, when a driving force (B) in the pulling direction exceeding the urging force (A) by the coil spring 84 is applied to the wire 86 from the geared motor 87, FIG. 6 (c), the drive wheel 85 rotates approximately 90 degrees, the rotating shaft 82 rotates against the urging force (A) of the coil spring 84, and the blade 83 is shown in FIG. 6 (a). From the state where the pipe line indicated by the solid line is closed, the heated air blowing pipe line 13 is rotated to the open position as indicated by the broken line.

  In the control of the second configuration for driving the pipeline shutter 81, the pipeline shutter 81 is normally closed by the biasing force of the coil spring 84 so that the heated air blowing duct 13 is closed. When the geared motor 87 is operated, the heated air blowing duct 13 is opened and the heated air is blown.

  In the first and second configurations and controls of the pipe shutter 81, when all the operation operations of the drum type washing and drying machine 1 are finished, the pipe shutter 81 is forcibly set before the power switch is turned off. It is desirable to perform opening / closing control for a predetermined number of times (for example, 5 times). This opening / closing operation removes the detergent foam component adhering to the movable part located in the heated air blowing duct 13, so that the detergent foam component adheres to the movable part and may hinder the operation of the movable part. Can be prevented.

  In addition, during the process in which the pipeline shutter 81 closes the pipeline, the power switch may be mistakenly operated or a power failure may occur. In such an unexpected operation stop state, in the case of the first configuration and control due to the power interruption, the pipeline shutter 81 is in a state in which the heated air blower pipeline 13 is opened by the bias of the coil spring 84. There is a risk that detergent bubbles may enter the heated air blowing duct 13. In such a case, the rotation of the rotating drum 5 is stopped, and a large amount of detergent foam does not enter, but the liquid remaining after the foam disappears flows down into the heated air blowing duct 13. It can be. However, as shown in FIG. 5, a stepped portion 90 in which the peripheral edge portion of the blade body 83 is pressed is formed at the portion where the pipe shutter 81 of the heated air blowing duct 13 is disposed. The flow is prevented by the part 90. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4, if the barrier 91 is formed on the inner bottom surface of the portion where the heated air blowing duct 13 bends downward, the obstacle of the pipe shutter 81 and the liquid beyond the stepped portion 90 may flow. Inflow into the heat pump unit 20 can be prevented.

  In the drum type laundry dryer 1, the washing process to the drying process can be continuously performed, and only the drying process can be performed in order to dry wet clothes and the like. In the drying process, when the laundry or wet clothes (hereinafter collectively referred to as clothing) that has finished dewatering are accommodated in the rotating drum 5 and the drying process is started, the rotating drum 5 rotates at a speed corresponding to the drying process. , The heat pump unit 20 and the blower fan 15 are driven at the same time, and the pipe shutter 81 opens the heated air blow pipe 13 so that the air for drying is supplied as shown in FIG. Circulation starts.

  In the heat pump unit 20, the refrigerant is compressed by the operation of the compressor, and by this pressure, the refrigerant flows through the refrigerant pipe and circulates from the radiator 29 through the throttle means to the heat absorber 28. Since the heat of the compressed refrigerant flows into the radiator 29 and is radiated to the air in contact with the fins provided in the refrigerant pipe, the blown air is heated and heated air is generated. The heated air enters the water tank 3 through the exhaust connection hose 33 and the heated air blowing duct 13 from the exhaust opening that opens to the unit case 21 and enters the water tank 3, and the air inlet 26 formed on the back surface of the rotating drum 5 and the peripheral surface. Is fed into the rotary drum 5 from the through-holes 9 formed in.

  The heated air becomes moisture-absorbed air that has taken moisture from the clothes stirred by the rotation of the rotating drum 5 and is discharged from the exhaust port 12. When passing through the filter unit 60, lint such as lint is captured by the filter and blown It passes through the fan 15 and is discharged to the hygroscopic air blowing duct 14. The hygroscopic air blown to the hygroscopic air blowing duct 14 enters the heat pump unit 20 through the intake connection hose 49 and the intake connection cylinder 32, and passes through the heat absorber 28 through which the refrigerant reduced in pressure by the throttle means flows. Sensible heat and latent heat are deprived and dehumidified. Condensed water generated by dehumidification drops to the water storage section 34, and the dehumidified and dry air enters the radiator 29 to form an air circulation that is heated again. The water stored in the water storage section 34 is discharged into the water tank 3 by operating a drain pump (not shown) at regular intervals, and the drain valve 19 is opened to pass through the drain pipe 25 from the drain port. Drained outside.

  The structure of the clothes drying apparatus that heats and dehumidifies the drying air by the heat pump unit 20 collects the heat absorbed by the heat absorber 28 with the refrigerant and dissipates the heat again from the radiator 29, so that the energy input to the compressor exceeds the energy. The amount of heat can be given to the clothes, and it is possible to reduce the drying time and save energy.

  In the drum-type washing and drying machine 1 in the embodiment described above, it is assumed that a drying function using a heat pump is provided, but even in the case of a configuration provided with a heating means and a dehumidifying means by a heater as a drying function, It is effective to provide and configure the pipe shutter 81 according to the present invention.

  As described above, according to the present invention, a large amount of detergent foam is generated in the washing process, and even when the drum type washing / drying machine is configured so as to perform foam cleaning with improved cleaning effect, a large amount The generated detergent bubbles can be prevented from flowing into the pipeline for carrying out the drying process by the detergent bubbles overflowing from the air inlet opening in the water tank by the pipeline shutter. Since the washing and drying machine performs the washing process to the drying process in a common water tank, it is necessary to prevent the phenomenon in the washing process from affecting the drying process. It is possible to provide a drum-type washing and drying machine that achieves a desired purpose with a simple configuration that blocks the pipe line.

Sectional drawing which shows the structure of the drum type washing-drying machine which concerns on this invention. The side view which shows the actual form of a drum type washing-drying machine same as the above. The perspective view which shows the attachment structure and piping structure of a heat pump unit. The top view which shows the attachment structure of a pipeline shutter. (A) is sectional drawing explaining the 1st structure of a pipeline shutter, and the open / close state in control, (b) (c) is a top view which shows the change of the rotation angle of a drive wheel. (A) is sectional drawing explaining the 2nd structure of a pipe line shutter, and the open / close state in control, (b) (c) is a top view which shows the change of the rotation angle of a drive wheel.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Drum type washing and drying machine 2 Washing machine housing 3 Water tank 5 Rotating drum 10 Water tank unit 11 Intake port 12 Exhaust port 13 Heated air blow duct (heated air blow duct)
14 Hygroscopic air blowing duct 15 Blower fan 20 Heat pump unit (heating air generating means)
32 Intake connection cylinder 33 Exhaust connection hose 49 Intake connection hose 81 Pipe shutter (pipe opening / closing means)
82 Rotating shaft 83 Blade body 84 Coil spring (biasing means)
85 Driving wheel 86 Wire 87 Geared motor (driving means)
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A casing, a rotary drum for accommodating the laundry, a water tub the Ru is a rotary drum enclosing supported in the housing, an intake port opened to the rear surface of the tub, the exhaust opening to the side peripheral surface of the tub A circulation path through which drying air circulates by one end being connected to the exhaust port and the other end being connected to the intake port, and the drying in the rotary drum provided in the middle of the circulation path A blower fan that exhausts the working air to the circulation path through the exhaust port and circulates it from the circulation path into the rotary drum through the intake port; and a rear face of the housing that is provided in the middle of the circulation path e Bei the heated air generating means for heating again after dehumidify the drying air deprived of moisture from being attached to the lower laundry accommodated in the rotating the drum, the circulation path, the heated air and the exhaust port connecting the generating means An air blowing duct humidity, said a heating air generator and the heated air blower tube passage for connecting the air inlet, the heated air blower pipe is fixed to the rear surface of the tub blowing the air inlet is formed as a downstream side starting point of so turn on the back above the water tank, the inside top of the rear upwardly around so formed the heated air blast pipe, for opening and closing the hot air blast pipe Pipe opening / closing means is provided, and the pipe opening / closing means is configured as a rotating body in which a blade body corresponding to a cross-sectional shape of the heating air blowing duct is fixed in the heating air blowing duct on a rotating shaft, The rotating shaft is pulled out of the heated air blower duct, and a biasing means and a driving wheel for applying a biasing force in a rotating direction to the rotating shaft are attached to the pulled-out portion. The urging force of the urging means on the wire to which is fixed When the driving force exceeding is applied, the rotating shaft is rotated in a direction opposite to the direction of the urging force, and the other end of the wire is relayed by a spring in the middle and fixed to the back surface of the water tank and pulled. A washing / drying machine characterized by being connected to a geared motor that is driven in a direction . Conduit-opening-and-closing means, the peripheral portion of the blade Netai is, by rotating the rotary shaft so as to contact with the stepped portion formed projecting on the inner peripheral surface of the heating air blower duct, the heated air blower tube passage The washing / drying machine according to claim 1, wherein the washing / drying machine is configured to be closed. Biasing means biases the heated air blowing duct in the Open direction, by driving the direction tensile geared motor, driving force in the rotational direction against the urging force of the urging means to the rotating shaft is added The washing / drying machine according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the heated air blowing duct is closed. Biasing means biases in a direction that you close the heating air blower pipe, by driving in the direction tensile geared motor, driving force in the rotational direction against the urging force of the urging means to the rotating shaft is added The washing / drying machine according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the heated air blowing duct is opened. The heated air blast pipe, one of the arrangement Sawatsutsumi rising to the required height above the pipe in the bottom surface at the position of the heated air generating means closer than position is formed claims 1-4 conduit switching means 1 The washer-dryer according to item .

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