JP4851818B2 - Washing machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a washing machine having an improved mounting plate for attaching a water supply valve.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, washing machines are provided with a water tank, a water supply valve for supplying water to the water tank, and a mounting plate for attaching the water supply valve.
In this case, the water supply valve has a hose joint for connecting the hose, while the mounting plate has a hose joint insertion hole, and the hose joint is inserted into the hose joint insertion hole. The water supply valve is attached to the attachment plate with a screw, and the hose is connected to the hose joint protruding from the hose joint insertion hole of the attachment plate (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-1987

  In the case of the above-mentioned conventional one, if there is a failure in the water supply valve, remove the hose from the hose joint, and then unscrew the mounting state of the water supply valve on the mounting plate, and connect the hose joint to the hose joint of the mounting plate. The work of removing from the insertion hole and separating the water supply valve from the mounting plate was necessary. Also, when installing a repaired water supply valve or a new water supply valve, insert the hose joint into the hose joint insertion hole of the mounting plate, and screw the water supply valve into the mounting plate in this state, as in the first installation. And the work of connecting the hose to the hose joint protruding from the hose joint insertion hole of the mounting plate was necessary, both of which were troublesome.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and therefore an object of the present invention is to provide a washing machine in which a water supply valve can be easily detached and attached.

To achieve the above object, the washing machine of the present invention, the comprising a water tank, for supplying water to the water tank, with comprises a water supply valve and the water supply hose, comprising a mounting plate for mounting the water supply valve In things,
It said mounting plate, a water supply valve connection port for connecting an outlet of the water supply valve, and characterized by providing integrally a sulfo over scan joint connecting the water supply hose communicates with the water supply valve connecting port (Invention of Claim 1)

  According to the above means, the water supply valve can be removed while the hose is connected to the hose joint, and there is no need to remove the hose from the hose joint. Also, the water supply valve can be attached while the hose is connected to the hose joint, and there is no need to connect the hose to the hose joint after the water supply valve is attached to the mounting plate.

Hereinafter, an example (one embodiment) of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
First, FIG. 5 shows an overall configuration of the washing machine, in which a water tub 3 is accommodated in an outer box 2 that is a casing placed and coupled on a base plate 1. The water tank 3 has a cylindrical shape, and is elastically supported by a pair of suspensions 4 (only one side is shown) in a horizontal axis shape in which the axial direction is front and rear, and in an upwardly inclined shape.

  A rotating tub 5 is accommodated inside the aquarium 3, and the rotating tub 5 is also cylindrical, and is supported by a motor (not shown) attached to the back of the aquarium 3. It is provided in a coaxial shape (a horizontal axis shape in which the axial direction is front and rear and an upwardly inclined shape). The motor functions as a drive device that rotates the rotating tub 5. Further, the rotating tub 5 has a large number of holes 6 for water flow and ventilation throughout the entire body.

  The suspension 4 is disposed below the water tank 3 (on the base plate 1), and a heat pump unit 7 is disposed. The heat pump unit 7 is configured by disposing a blower and a component constituting a refrigeration cycle such as a compressor, a condenser, a throttle valve, and an evaporator (not shown) inside a unit case 8. Is connected to the front part of the water tank 3 by the intake duct 9, and the rear part of the unit case 8 on the exhaust side is connected to the rear part of the water tank 3 by the air discharge duct 10.

  With this configuration, the rotation of the rotating tub 5 causes the air in the water tank 3 (in the rotating tub 5) to circulate from the intake duct 9 through the unit case 8 and back into the water tank 3 (in the rotating tub 5) from the exhaust duct 10. In the middle of this, the air is cooled and dehumidified by the evaporator in the unit case 8 and then the air is heated by the condenser. Therefore, in the water tank 3 (in the rotating tank 5), The dehumidifying heating air is sequentially supplied, whereby the laundry (not shown) is dried in the rotating tub 5.

  On the other hand, above the water tank 3, a control unit 11 of a power supply system necessary for controlling the washing machine is arranged at the rear, and a control unit 12 of the display system is arranged at the front. In addition to these, a detergent charging case 13, a water supply case 14, water supply hoses 15 and 16, and a water supply valve 17 are arranged above the water tank 3. Among these, the detergent charging case 13 has a front surface portion that is flush with the front surface portion of the outer box 2 and is provided so that it can be pulled out and pushed back by the user. In addition, the set of the soft finish can be arbitrarily set in a section different from the detergent storage section of the detergent charging case 13.

  The water supply valve 17 is attached to a mounting plate 18 as shown in detail in FIGS. In this case, the mounting plate 18 is formed integrally with the reinforcing plate 19 by plastic molding, and the reinforcing plate 19 extends on both sides of the mounting plate 18 at an angle of about right angle on both sides, and on both ends. Each has mounting portions 20 and 21.

  And about the attachment parts 20 and 21, in the corner part of the left side part 2a and the rear surface part 2b of the said outer case 2, one attachment part 20 is made into several screw | threads on the upper edge part of the left side part 2a of the outer case 2 22, and the other attachment portion 21 is attached to the upper edge portion of the rear surface portion 2 b of the outer box 2 by a plurality of screws 23. Thus, the reinforcing plate 19 integrated with the attachment plate 18 is attached to the left side surface portion of the outer case 2. 2a is installed between the upper edge of the rear surface 2b and the upper edge of the rear surface 2b to reinforce the outer case 2, and the outer case 2 is shaken by vibrations propagated during operation, particularly during the dehydration operation described later. I try to reduce it.

  The mounting plate 18 itself extends downward from the reinforcing plate 19, and as shown in FIG. 1, cylindrical hose joints 24 and 25 are provided on the front side, and cylindrical water supply valve connection ports 26 and 27 are provided on the back side. Are integrally formed by molding the plastic at the same time as the molding of the reinforcing plate 19.

  On the other hand, the water supply valve 17 has one inlet portion 28 at the upper portion, two outlet portions 29 and 30 at the front portion, and an attachment portion 31 at the upper front portion. As shown in FIG. 4, the outlet portions 29 and 30 are inserted and connected to the water supply valve connection ports 26 and 27 of the mounting plate 18, and the mounting portion 31 is placed on the mounting plate 18 in this state. The attachment portion 31 is attached to the attachment plate 18 with screws 32 (see FIGS. 6 and 7), and thus the water supply valve 17 is attached to the attachment plate 18.

  One end portion of the water supply hose 15 is fitted and connected to the hose joint 24 of the mounting plate 18, and one end portion of the water supply hose 16 is connected to the hose joint 25, and the other end portion of the water supply hose 15 is connected to the water supply case 14. The other end of the water supply hose 16 is fitted and connected to the first connection port 33 and the second connection port 34 of the water supply case 14, respectively.

With this configuration, the water supply case 14 supplies the detergent set in the detergent charging case 13 with the water supplied from the water supply valve 17 through the water supply hose 15 and supplies it into the water tank 3. The soft finishing agent set by (1) is supplied by the water supplied from the water supply valve 17 through the water supply hose 16 and supplied into the water tank 3.
The laundry is washed by supplying water into the water tank 3 from the water supply valve 17 through the water supply case 14, and then rotating the rotating tank 5 alternately at low speeds in both forward and reverse directions. After draining from inside 3, the rotating tank 5 is rotated at a high speed in one direction.

  The length of the reinforcing plate 19 is such that the water supply valve 17 is easily separated from the left side surface portion 2a and the rear surface portion 2b of the outer box 2 and a connection hose that connects the inlet faucet to the inlet 28 is easily connected, and The bends of the water supply hoses 15, 16 connected between the hose joints 24, 25 and the water supply case 15 are set so as to be as small as possible.

  In addition to the above, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a front reinforcing plate 35 is installed on the front upper portion of the outer box 2, and the water supply case 14 is not shown on the front reinforcing plate 35 or the outer box 2. Installing with screws. A front panel 36 is also attached to the front reinforcing plate 35 with a plurality of screws 37. Further, a water supply pump 38 is attached on the water supply case 14.

  Thus, in this configuration, hose joints 24 and 25 for connecting hoses (water supply hoses) 15 and 16 to the water supply valve 17 are integrally provided on the mounting plate 18 to which the water supply valve 17 is attached. As a result, when the water supply valve 17 is broken, the water supply valve 17 can be removed by removing the water supply valve 17 from the mounting plate 18 while the hoses 15 and 16 are connected to the hose joints 24 and 25. The work which removes the hoses 15 and 16 from the hose couplings 24 and 25 is unnecessary. In addition, when installing the repaired water supply valve 17 or a new water supply valve 17, the water supply valve 17 can be independently attached to the mounting plate 18 with the hoses 15 and 16 being connected to the hose joints 24 and 25. The operation of connecting the hoses 15 and 16 to the hose joints 24 and 25 after the water supply valve 17 is attached to the mounting plate 18 is not necessary. Thus, the water supply valve 17 can be easily detached and attached.

In addition, in the present configuration, the mounting plate 18 is provided integrally with the reinforcing plate 19 that reinforces the outer box 2 that is a housing for housing the water tank 3, thereby providing a component rather than having them separately. The number of points can be reduced, and there is an advantage that installation can be performed with less space.
It should be noted that the present invention is not limited only to the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings, and in particular, with respect to the presence or absence of a drying function and a dehydrating function, the present invention is appropriately modified within the scope not departing from the gist. obtain.

Sectional drawing which follows one XX line of FIG. 2 which shows one Example of this invention Exploded plan view of main parts Front view of assembled state of mounting plate and water supply valve in main parts Sectional drawing which follows the YY line of FIG. Overall perspective view Perspective view of the place where the main part exists Plan view of the place where the main part exists

Explanation of symbols

  In the drawings, 2 is an outer box (housing), 3 is a water tank, 15 and 16 are water supply hoses (hoses), 17 is a water supply valve, 18 is a mounting plate, 19 is a reinforcing plate, and 24 and 25 are hose joints.

Claims (2)

In addition to providing a water tank and a water supply valve and a water supply hose for supplying water to the water tank, and a mounting plate for mounting the water supply valve,
It said mounting plate, a water supply valve connection port for connecting an outlet of the water supply valve, and characterized by providing integrally a sulfo over scan joint connecting the water supply hose communicates with the water supply valve connecting port Washing machine.   The washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the mounting plate is provided integrally with a reinforcing plate that reinforces the casing that houses the water tank.

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