JP4185916B2 - Drum washing machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a drum type washing machine.

  Conventional drum-type washing / drying machines are disclosed in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-149689). As shown in FIG. 10, this drum type washing machine is provided with a laundry loading / unloading port 102 on the front surface of the outer box 101, and an external door 103 for opening and closing the laundry loading / unloading port 102 is attached to the outer box 101 by a hinge 104. It is pivotably attached.

  In the conventional drum type washing machine, the outer door 103 is opened forward around the hinge 104 and the laundry is taken in and out through the laundry outlet 102. At this time, the outer door 103 faces forward from the outer box 101. Projecting. For this reason, in order to use the said drum type washing machine, the space for opening the external door 103 ahead is required besides the space for arrange | positioning the outer case 101. FIG. Therefore, there is a problem that the drum type washing machine cannot be used if the space around the outer box 101 is small.

In the conventional drum type washing machine, since the laundry must be taken in and out with the external door 103 opened and protruding forward, the external door 103 opened forward of the outer box 101 is There is a problem that it interferes with work when putting in and out things.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-149689

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a washing machine that requires almost no space around an outer box and can improve workability when taking in and out laundry.

In order to solve the above problems, the drum-type washing machine of the present invention is
An outer box having a first opening;
A water tank disposed in the outer box and having a second opening facing the first opening of the outer box;
A rotating drum which is rotatably arranged in the water tank and accommodates laundry;
A first lid that slides relative to the outer box to open and close the first opening of the outer box;
A second lid that is pivotally attached to the aquarium and opens and closes a second opening of the aquarium;
A cover member attached to the water tank and surrounding the second opening of the water tank, the cover member being larger than the first opening of the outer box ,
The cover member is separated from the first opening of the outer box .

  According to the drum type washing machine having the above configuration, the first lid body slides with respect to the outer box and opens and closes the first opening of the outer box. Therefore, unlike the conventional rotary door, 1 The lid does not protrude to the front of the outer box. Therefore, this washing machine can be used in a small empty space without requiring a large space in front of the outer box.

  In addition, since the first lid does not protrude to the front of the outer box, when the laundry is taken in and out, the first lid does not interfere with the user, and the workability when taking in and out the laundry can be improved.

  Moreover, since the said cover member surrounds the 2nd opening part of a water tank, the peripheral part of the 2nd opening part of a water tank is hidden with a cover member. Therefore, the aesthetics of the aquarium seen through the first opening of the outer box can be improved. That is, the so-called appearance perfection degree can be improved.

  Moreover, since the said cover member surrounds the 2nd opening part of a water tank, the inside of an outer box can be made hard to see from between the 1st opening part of an outer box, and the 2nd opening part of a water tank.

  In addition, since the cover member surrounds the second opening of the aquarium, a small garment passes between the first opening of the outer box and the second opening of the aquarium when the laundry is put in or taken out. Can be prevented from falling into the space between the water tank and the water tank.

Moreover, since the said cover member is attached to the water tank, even if the water tank vibrates and moves relative to the outer box, the cover member moves in synchronization with the movement of the water tank. Since the said cover member is larger than the 1st opening part of an outer case at this time, the peripheral part of the 2nd opening part of a water tank can be kept hidden with a cover member.
Moreover, since the said cover member spaces apart with respect to the 1st opening part of an outer case, even if a cover member vibrates with a water tank at the time of dehydration, for example, a cover member does not contact the 1st opening part of an outer case. Therefore, generation | occurrence | production of the noise by the said cover member contacting the 1st opening part of an outer case can be prevented.

In the drum type washing machine of one embodiment,
The water tank is composed of a water tank rear part and a water tank front part detachably attached to the water tank rear part and having the second opening,
The cover member is detachably attached to the front part of the water tank.

  According to the drum type washing machine of the embodiment, since the cover member is attached to the front part of the water tank, the cover member can be easily replaced.

  Moreover, since the front part of the water tank is removable from the rear part of the water tank, the rotary drum can be easily inspected by removing the front part of the water tank from the rear part of the water tank.

In the drum type washing machine of one embodiment,
The water tank is composed of a water tank body and a water tank lid body that is detachably attached to the water tank body and has the second opening,
The cover member is detachably attached to the water tank lid.

  According to the drum type washing machine of the above embodiment, since the cover member is attached to the water tank lid, the cover member can be easily replaced.

  Moreover, since the said water tank cover body is removable from a water tank main body, the inspection of a rotating drum can be performed easily by removing a water tank cover body from a water tank main body.

In the drum type washing machine of one embodiment,
The cover member is located closer to the water tank than the second lid.

  According to the drum type washing machine of the above embodiment, since the cover member is disposed on the water tank side with respect to the second lid body, the second lid body is prevented from coming into contact with the cover member when the second lid body is opened and closed. can do.

  Moreover, since the said cover member is arrange | positioned rather than the 2nd cover body, even if the 2nd cover body is open | released, the peripheral part of the 2nd opening part of a water tank can be kept hidden with a cover member. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the beauty of the water tank from being lowered when the second lid is opened.

  Moreover, since the said cover member does not contact the 1st opening part of an outer case, there is no abrasion of the cover member by the contact and it can prevent that the lifetime of a cover member falls.

  Moreover, since the said cover member spaces apart with respect to the 1st opening part of an outer case, it can prevent that the vibration of a water tank is transmitted to an outer case via a cover member. That is, vibration can be blocked between the first opening of the outer box and the cover member.

  In the drum type washing machine of one embodiment, the outer peripheral edge of the cover member is bent toward the first opening of the outer box.

  According to the drum type washing machine of the above embodiment, since the outer peripheral edge of the cover member is bent toward the first opening of the outer box, the first opening of the outer box and the second opening of the water tank The effect of making it difficult to see the inside of the outer box through the space between the outer box and the water tank can be obtained by passing a small garment between the first opening of the outer box and the second opening of the water tank. The effect which prevents falling to the space between can be enlarged.

  In the drum type washing machine of one embodiment, the cover member is made of an elastic material.

  According to the drum type washing machine of the above embodiment, since the cover member is formed of an elastic material, for example, even when the cover member vibrates together with the water tub during dehydration and contacts the first opening of the outer box, the contact depends on the contact. Can absorb and mitigate impact. Therefore, the noise generated when the cover member contacts the first opening of the outer box can be reduced, and the vibration transmitted from the water tank to the outer box through the cover member can be reduced.

  Since the drum type washing machine of the present invention includes the first lid that slides relative to the outer box and opens and closes the first opening of the outer box, a large space is not required in front of the outer box, and a small empty space is provided. Can be used in

  In addition, since the first lid body slides with respect to the outer box, the first lid body does not protrude forward of the outer box. Therefore, when the laundry is taken in and out, the first lid body may interfere with the user. Therefore, workability when putting in and out the laundry can be improved.

  Moreover, since the drum-type washing machine of the present invention includes a cover member that surrounds the second opening of the water tank, the periphery of the second opening of the water tank is hidden by the cover member and viewed through the first opening of the outer box. The beauty of the aquarium can be improved.

  Moreover, since the said cover member surrounds the 2nd opening part of a water tank, the inside of an outer box can be made hard to see from between the 1st opening part of an outer box, and the 2nd opening part of a water tank.

  In addition, since the cover member surrounds the second opening of the aquarium, a small garment passes between the first opening of the outer box and the second opening of the aquarium when the laundry is put in or taken out. Can be prevented from falling into the water tank.

  Moreover, since the said cover member is larger than the 1st opening part of an outer case, even if a cover member moves synchronizing with the movement of a water tank, it can continue concealing the peripheral part of the 2nd opening part of a water tank with a cover member. it can.

  Hereinafter, the drum type washing machine of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the illustrated embodiments.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional view of a drum type washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The drum type washing machine includes an outer box 1, a water tank 2 disposed in the outer box 1, a rotating drum 3 rotatably disposed in the water tank 2, and a drive mechanism for rotating the rotating drum 3. 4 and a suspension 5 that elastically supports the water tank 2.

  A substantially rectangular opening 6 is provided on the front surface of the outer box 1, and the laundry can be taken in and out through the opening 6 of the outer box 1. The opening 6 of the outer box 1 is opened and closed by an external door 7 slidable in the vertical direction with respect to the outer box 1. The sliding of the external door 7 is performed by the user's hand. That is, the external door 7 is a manual slide door. For example, when opening the opening 6 of the outer box 1, the user manually slides the external door 7 in the direction of the arrow. The opening 6 is an example of a first opening, and the external door 7 is an example of a first lid.

  The aquarium 2 has a bottomed cylindrical shape, and is disposed sideways with a slight inclination so that the substantially circular opening 8 faces slightly upward. The opening 8 of the water tank 2 and the opening 8 of the water tank 2 are spaced apart from each other. On the front surface of the water tank 2, a substantially elliptical hinge-type lid body 9 is rotatably attached. A seal member 14 is fixed to the opening 8 of the water tank 2. A plate-shaped cover member 10 is disposed on the radially outer side of the opening 8 of the water tank 2.

  The cover member 10 is made of an elastic material such as soft resin or rubber, and has a substantially circular through hole 50 having a diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the distal end portion of the opening 8 of the water tank 2 at a substantially central portion. ing. In the through hole 50, the tip of the opening 8 of the water tank 2 is inserted. That is, the tip of the opening 8 of the water tank 2 is fitted in the through hole 50 of the cover member 10. The cover member 10 is separated from the opening 6 of the outer box 1. That is, the cover member 10 is provided so as to surround the opening 8 of the water tank 2, and has a gap with the opening 6 of the outer box 1. In addition, it is an example of the 2nd opening part of the said opening part 8, and the cover body 9 is an example of a 2nd cover body.

  The rotating drum 3 is arranged so that the rotating shaft of the rotating drum 3 is inclined so that the rear side (the back side of the rotating drum 3) is lowered by an angle of 5 ° to 30 ° with respect to the horizontal direction. Thereby, when the user stands on the front side of the drum type washing machine and operates the drum type washing machine, the user can easily look down to the back of the rotating drum 3 while looking down.

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 19 denotes a control device that controls the operation of the drum type washing machine.

  FIG. 2 shows a schematic front view of the opening 6 of the outer box 1. In FIG. 2, the outer peripheral edge of the seal member 14 in a plane including the tip (front end) of the seal member 14 is indicated by a dotted line.

  With respect to a direction substantially perpendicular to the rotation axis of the lid body 9, a hinge portion 15 is provided at one edge of the lid body 9 to pivotally connect the lid body 9 to the water tank 2. A handle 16 for opening / closing the lid 9 is provided on the other edge of the lid 9.

  In FIG. 3, the schematic sectional drawing of the opening part 6 of the said outer case 1 and its peripheral part is shown.

  The cover member 10 is larger than the opening 6 of the outer box 1. More specifically, the length L1 of the cover member 10 in the direction substantially parallel to the rotation axis of the lid body 9 is the length of the opening 6 in the direction substantially parallel to the rotation axis of the lid body 9. It is longer than L2. The length of the cover member 10 in the direction substantially perpendicular to the rotation axis of the lid body 9 is longer than the length of the opening 6 in the direction substantially perpendicular to the rotation axis of the lid body 9. (See FIG. 2).

  FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the water tank 2, the rotating drum 3, the drive mechanism 4, and the lid body 9.

  The water tank 2 includes a substantially bottomed cylindrical water tank rear part 22 and a substantially cylindrical water tank front part 21 fixed to the water tank rear part 22 with screws. Attachment portions 23 and 24 are provided on the front surface of the water tank front portion 21, and the cover member 10 is attached to the attachment portions 23 and 24 with screws. The cover member 10 is disposed closer to the water tank 2 than the lid body 9. Specifically, the cover member 10 is disposed such that the inner peripheral edge portion is between the outer peripheral edge portion of the lid body 9 and the water tank 2.

  According to the drum type washing machine having the above configuration, as shown in FIG. 1, the external door 7 slides with respect to the outer box 1 to open and close the opening 6 of the outer box 1. Unlike the door, the external door 7 does not protrude forward of the outer box 1. Therefore, this drum type washing machine can be used in a small empty space without requiring a large space in front of the outer box 1.

  Further, since the external door 7 does not protrude forward of the outer box 1, when the laundry is taken in and out, the external door 7 does not get in the way of the user, and the workability when the laundry is taken in and out can be improved.

  Further, since the cover member 10 surrounds the opening 8 of the water tank 2, the periphery of the opening 8 of the water tank 2 is hidden by the cover member 10 as shown in FIG. The beauty of the water tank 2 can be improved.

  Further, since the cover member 10 surrounds the opening 8 of the water tank 2, it is possible to make it difficult to see the inside of the outer box 1 from between the opening 6 of the outer box 1 and the opening 8 of the water tank 2.

  Further, since the cover member 10 is attached to the water tank 2, the cover member 10 can be moved in synchronization with the movement of the water tank 2 even if the water tank 2 vibrates and moves relative to the outer box 1. At this time, since the cover member 10 is larger than the opening 6 of the outer box 1, the periphery of the opening 8 of the water tank 2 can be kept hidden by the cover member 10.

  Further, since the cover member 10 surrounds the opening 8 of the water tank 2, it is possible to prevent a small garment from falling between the outer box 1 and the water tank 2 when the laundry is put in or taken out.

  Moreover, since the said cover member 10 is attached to the water tank front part 21 with the screw, replacement | exchange of the cover member 10 can be easily performed by loosening and removing the screw.

  Moreover, the inspection of the rotating drum 3 can be easily performed from the front by loosening and removing the screw for fixing the water tank front part 21 to the water tank rear part 22.

  In addition, since the cover member 10 is located closer to the water tank 2 than the lid body 9, the lid body 9 can be prevented from coming into contact with the cover member 10 when the lid body 9 is opened and closed.

  Further, since the cover member 10 is located closer to the water tank 2 than the lid body 9, the periphery of the opening 8 of the water tank 2 can be kept hidden by the cover member 10 even when the lid body 9 is opened. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the appearance of the water tank 2 from being lowered when the lid 9 is opened.

  Further, since there is a gap between the cover member 10 and the opening 6 of the outer box 1, even if the cover member 10 vibrates together with the water tank 2 due to the rotation of the rotating drum 3, the cover member 10 opens the outer box 1. Do not touch part 6. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the generation of noise due to the cover member 10 coming into contact with the opening 6 of the outer box 1.

  Moreover, since the said cover member 10 does not contact the opening part 6 of the outer case 1, there is no abrasion of the cover member 10 by the contact, and it can prevent that the lifetime of the cover member 10 falls.

  Further, since there is a gap between the cover member 10 and the opening 6 of the outer box 1, even if the cover member 10 vibrates together with the water tank 2 by the rotation of the rotating drum 3, the vibration of the water tank 2 causes the cover member 10 to vibrate. It can be prevented from being transmitted to the outer box 1 via.

  Further, since the cover member 10 is formed of an elastic material, for example, even when the cover member 10 vibrates together with the water tub 2 and contacts the opening 6 of the outer box 1 during dehydration, the impact due to the contact can be absorbed and reduced. Therefore, it is possible to reduce noise generated by the cover member 10 coming into contact with the opening 6 of the outer box 1 and to reduce vibration transmitted from the water tank 2 to the outer box 1 through the cover member 10.

  In the above embodiment, the water tank 2 is arranged in the outer box 1, but the water tank 202 shown in FIG. 5 may be arranged in the outer box 1.

  The water tank 202 is composed of a substantially bottomed cylindrical water tank body 222 and a substantially plate-shaped water tank lid 223 fixed to the water tank body 222 with screws. An opening 208 as an example of a second opening and attachment portions 223 and 229 are provided on the front surface of the water tank lid 223.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the outer box 1 was used, you may use the outer box 301 shown in FIG.

An opening 306 as an example of a first opening is provided on the front surface of the outer box 301. The peripheral end 325 on the water tank side in the opening 306 of the outer box 301 is in contact with the surface of the cover member 10 on the external door 7 side. Therefore, compared with the said embodiment, the effect which makes it difficult to see the inside of the outer box 301 from the opening part 306 of the outer box 301 is large, and small clothing falls into the space between the outer box 301 and the water tank 2. The effect of preventing this is increasing.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the cover member 10 was used, you may use the cover member 410 shown in FIG.

  The outer peripheral edge 426 of the cover member 410 is bent toward the opening 6 of the outer box 1. Therefore, compared with the said embodiment, the effect which makes it difficult to see the inside of the outer case 1 from the opening part 6 of the said outer case 1 is large, and small clothing goes to the space between the outer case 1 and the water tank 2 The effect of preventing falling is increasing.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the cover member 10 was used, you may use the cover member 510 shown in FIG.

  The cover member 510 includes an outer peripheral edge portion 526 located in the vicinity of the opening 6 of the outer box 1 and an inner peripheral edge portion 527 located in the vicinity of the opening 8 of the water tank 2. The outer peripheral edge 526 is formed of a relatively soft member, while the inner peripheral edge 527 is formed of a relatively hard member. Therefore, the degree of freedom of the shape that matches the shape of the water tub 2 with respect to the cover member 510 is increased, and the creation of parts related to the cover member 510 is facilitated.

  Further, since the outer peripheral edge 526 is softer than the inner peripheral edge 527, even if the outer peripheral edge 526 of the cover member 510 contacts the opening 6 of the outer box 1, the impact due to the contact can be absorbed and reduced. Therefore, the noise generated by the outer peripheral edge 526 of the cover member 510 coming into contact with the opening 6 of the outer box 1 can be reduced, and vibration transmitted from the water tank 2 to the outer box 1 through the cover member 510 can be reduced. Can be reduced.

  Further, since the inner peripheral edge 527 is harder than the outer peripheral edge 526, the cover member 510 can be easily fitted into the opening 8 of the water tank 2, and the mounting accuracy of the cover member 510 to the water tank 2 is improved. Can be made.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the outer box 1 was used, you may use the outer box 601. FIG.

  An opening 606 as an example of a first opening is provided on the front surface of the outer box 601. The peripheral end 625 of the opening 606 on the water tank 2 side is made of a cushioning material that is softer than the cover member 10. Therefore, for example, even when a cover member made of a resin material is used instead of the cover member 10, it is possible to absorb and mitigate an impact caused by contact between the cover member made of the resin material and the opening 606 of the outer box 601.

  When the cover member made of the resin material is used, the shape of the cover member can be stabilized and the manufacturing cost of the cover member can be reduced.

  Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to a drum-type washing machine having a drying function or a drum-type washing machine having no drying function.

  5 to 9, the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 1 to 4 are assigned to the same components as those shown in FIGS. 1 to 4. Moreover, illustration of the rotating drum 3 is abbreviate | omitted in FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional view of a drum type washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic front view of the opening of the outer box of the drum type washing machine. FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view of the opening of the outer box and the periphery thereof. FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a water tank, a rotating drum, a drive mechanism, and a lid of the drum type washing machine. FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view for explaining a modification of the water tank. FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view for explaining a main part of a modified example of the outer box. FIG. 7 is a schematic sectional view for explaining a modification of the cover member of the drum type washing machine. FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view for explaining another modified example of the cover member. FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view for explaining a main part of another modification of the outer box. FIG. 10 is a schematic perspective view of a conventional drum-type washing machine.

Explanation of symbols

1,301,601 Outer box 2,202 Water tank 3 Rotating drum 6, 306, 606 Outer box opening 7 External door 8 Water tank opening 9 Lid 10, 410, 510 Cover member 526 Outer peripheral edge 527 of cover member Inner peripheral edge portion 221 of the cover member 222

Claims (6)

An outer box having a first opening;
A water tank disposed in the outer box and having a second opening facing the first opening of the outer box;
A rotating drum which is rotatably arranged in the water tank and accommodates laundry;
A first lid that slides relative to the outer box to open and close the first opening of the outer box;
A second lid that is pivotally attached to the aquarium and opens and closes a second opening of the aquarium;
A cover member attached to the water tank and surrounding the second opening of the water tank, the cover member being larger than the first opening of the outer box ,
The drum-type washing machine, wherein the cover member is spaced from the first opening of the outer box . In the drum type washing machine according to claim 1,
The water tank is composed of a water tank rear part and a water tank front part detachably attached to the water tank rear part and having the second opening,
The drum type washing machine, wherein the cover member is detachably attached to the front of the water tank. In the drum type washing machine according to claim 1,
The water tank is composed of a water tank body and a water tank lid body that is detachably attached to the water tank body and has the second opening,
The drum type washing machine, wherein the cover member is detachably attached to the water tank lid. In the drum type washing machine according to claim 1,
The drum type washing machine, wherein the cover member is located closer to the water tank than the second lid. In the drum type washing machine according to claim 1,
A drum type washing machine, wherein an outer peripheral edge of the cover member is bent toward a first opening of the outer box. In the drum type washing machine according to claim 1,
The drum type washing machine, wherein the cover member is made of an elastic material.

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