JP4893708B2 - Washing machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a washing machine provided with a detergent case.

  A conventional drum type washing machine of this type accommodates a detergent case so as to be drawable on the front side of the upper part of the front frame that forms the front surface of the washing machine body (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of a conventional washing machine described in Patent Document 1, and FIG. 6 is a partial sectional view of a detergent case and a detergent case storage container portion of the washing machine.

  As shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 5, an opening door 70 for putting clothes into and out of the rotary drum 64 is arranged on the front frame 61 forming the front surface of the washing machine body 67, and above the detergent case A detergent case storage container 65 for storing 62 in a freely retractable manner is disposed.

  A rotating drum 64 that is rotated by a drive motor 63 and has a rotating shaft in a substantially horizontal direction or an inclined direction has a large number of drain holes 68 formed on the outer peripheral wall, and is rotatably supported inside the water tank 66.

  A water supply valve 69 disposed above the inside of the washing machine main body 67 dissolves the detergent put into the detergent case 62 via the detergent case storage container 65, while washing the water tank 66 and the rotating drum 64 from the hose 71. Supply water.

  In the partial cross-sectional view of FIG. 6, the detergent case 62 is shown slightly pulled out from the detergent case storage container 65.

  The detergent case 62 is formed with a pull-out handle 72 to be housed in the recess 81 of the front frame 61 on the left side in FIG. 6, a liquid detergent housing 73 in the center, and a powder detergent housing 74 on the right. To do.

  The detergent case storage container 65 has a storage portion 78 of the detergent case 62, a water supply passage 76 connected to a water supply hose 75 piped from a water supply valve 69 on the upper portion thereof, and a water supply evenly spread on the lower surface of the water flow path 76, A large number of small holes 77 are formed for spraying water into the liquid detergent container 73 and the powder detergent container 74 of the detergent case 62.

  In addition, a protrusion 79 is formed below the storage portion 78 to facilitate the sliding operation of the detergent case 62 to be drawn out or inserted, and an outflow portion 80 is provided below the protrusion 79 to provide the hose 71 described above. Piping.

The attachment structure of the front frame 61 and the detergent case storage container 65 includes an attachment boss 82 formed integrally on the lower outer surface of the storage case 78 of the detergent case 62 of the detergent case storage container 65, and a recess 81 of the front frame 61. The vertical wall 83 was fastened and fixed with screws 84.
JP 2007-68801 A

  However, in the conventional configuration, the positions of the front frame 61 and the detergent case storage container 65 are not easily determined, and there is a problem such as causing a displacement in the rotational direction around the screw 84 even after installation. There is a possibility that the detergent case 62 is distorted and attached, causing problems such as incomplete storage of the detergent case 62, a large pulling operation force, and deterioration of the appearance gap.

  In order to prevent this, the detergent case storage container 65 is temporarily fixed between the front frame 61 and a rigid metal sheet metal part to prevent misalignment or to increase the number of screws. It has been considered to do.

  However, in the configuration in which the detergent case storage container 65 is temporarily fixed to the sheet metal part between the front frame 61 and the position shift is prevented, the assembly process becomes complicated, and the screw tightening is added to the part. There was a cost problem due to the increase in the score.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, eliminates the positional deviation between the front frame and the detergent throwing case without adding parts, and is excellent in assembling workability and in a laundry case with excellent detergent case operability. The purpose is to provide a machine.

In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, a washing machine of the present invention includes a front frame that forms a front surface of a washing machine main body, a detergent case disposed on an upper portion of the front frame, and a drawer for the detergent case. And a detergent case storage container for storing freely, a plurality of ribs are formed on the back surface of the front frame, and a fitting hole for inserting the ribs and preventing displacement in two directions perpendicular to the insertion direction is provided. it is obtained by positioning by kicking set in the detergent case container.

  As a result, it is possible to eliminate problems caused by the positional deviation between the front frame and the detergent case, and it is possible to avoid an increase in cost due to the addition of parts.

  The washing machine of the present invention eliminates defects due to the displacement of the detergent case, and can be smoothly pulled out.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a rotary drum for storing clothes, a front frame body that forms a front surface of a washing machine body and has an opening door for putting in and out the clothes, and an upper portion of the front frame body. A detergent case disposed therein and a detergent case storage container for retractably storing the detergent case, wherein the front frame body has a plurality of ribs formed on the back surface, and the ribs are inserted and perpendicular to the insertion direction. setting a fitting hole for preventing two directions positional deviation in said detergent case storage container only by the detergent case storage container attached to the rear surface of the front frame body, the position of the front frame and the detergent case It is possible to eliminate the possibility of a failure caused by the deviation, and it is possible to avoid an increase in cost due to the addition of parts.

A second invention is, in particular, among the plurality of ribs of the front frame member of the first invention, large rib tip of the most prominent height with the construction that have a sloping surface, the front frame When assembling the detergent case container on the body, the highest rib and its inclined surface serve as an assembly guide when inserted into the fitting hole, and productivity can be improved.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
1 is an external view of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partially exploded view of the washing machine, and FIG. 3A is a detergent case portion of the washing machine shown in FIG. -A partial sectional view, FIG. 3B is a guide rib portion explanatory external view, and FIG. 4 is a BB partial sectional view of FIG. 2 of the detergent case portion of the washing machine.

  In the external view of FIG. 1, the front frame 2 of the washing machine main body 1 is made of a synthetic resin material or the like, and an opening door 3 is disposed at the center of the front face so as to be openable and closable. Use as an entrance.

  A detergent case 5 is disposed on the upper part of the front frame 2, and a detergent case storage container 6 that accommodates the detergent case 5 so that it can be pulled out is attached to the inside of the back surface of the front frame 2.

  In the partial exploded arrow view of FIG. 2, the attachment structure of the detergent case storage container 6 to the front part frame 2 is demonstrated.

  The detergent case insertion opening 8 of the detergent case storage container 6 is made to correspond to the opening door 7 formed in the front frame 2, and the guide rib 9 and the rib 10 formed integrally on the lower surface of the opening door 7 so as to protrude inward. The detergent case storage container 6 is provided with a fitting hole A11 and a fitting hole B12 that are fitted and inserted respectively.

  When attaching the detergent case container 6 to the inside of the front frame 2, the guide ribs 9 and ribs 10 of the front frame 2 are inserted into the fitting holes A11 and B12 of the detergent case container 6. To the boss 15 of the detergent case container 6 via the screw insertion hole 14 of the front frame 2 from the front of the front frame 2 through the screw 13 while preventing the position from being shifted left and right and up and down. The structure is fixed so that there is no positional deviation in the front-rear direction.

  3A is a cross-sectional view of the fitting state between the guide rib 9 and the fitting hole A11 in the AA portion of FIG. 2, and the detergent case container 6 is attached to the front frame 2. FIG. In this state, the detergent case 5 is slightly pulled out from the detergent case container 6.

  The guide rib 9 having a large protruding height is shown inserted into the fitting hole A11, and the tip end portion 9a protrudes by a dimension H on the back side of the fitting hole A11. In addition, as shown in FIG. 3B, the shape of the tip 9a of the guide rib 9 is such that inclined surfaces 9b are provided on four faces of a substantially square body so that the tip is narrowed in both width and height. .

  FIG. 4 shows a cross section of the rib 10 and the fitting hole B12 in the BB portion of FIG. 2, and the rib 10 having a lower height than the guide rib 9 of FIG. Although the dimension h protrudes from the back surface side of the joint hole B12, the protrusion height h and the protrusion dimension H of the guide rib in FIG. 3A have a relationship of h << H.

  The operation and action of the washing machine configured as described above will be described below.

  When attaching the detergent case container 6 to the front frame 2, first, the thin tip shape 9 a of the guide rib 9 with a high height formed on the back surface of the front frame 2 is taken along the phantom line of FIG. 2A-A. Since the fitting hole A11 provided in the detergent case container 6 is guided and inserted, and then the rib 10 and the fitting hole B12 are fitted, it is easy to fit a plurality of ribs. Can do.

  Due to the positioning by the plurality of ribs and the fitting holes, the accuracy is improved and the positional deviation of the front frame body 2 and the detergent case storage container 6 is eliminated from side to side and up and down.

  Further, the screw 13 is tightened at one location of the boss portion 15 provided in the detergent case container 6 through the screw insertion hole 14 provided in the front frame 2, so that the positional deviation between the front and rear is also reduced. Prevention is also possible.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the positional displacement between the front frame 2 and the detergent case 5 is prevented by the positional displacement prevention configuration of the front frame 2 and the detergent case storage container 6. 5 can be smoothly operated, the risk of a failure caused by a positional shift can be eliminated, and an increase in cost due to the addition of parts can be avoided.

External view of washing machine in Embodiment 1 of the present invention Partial exploded view of the washing machine (A) AA partial sectional view of FIG. 2 of the detergent case portion of the washing machine, (b) External view for explaining guide rib portions BB partial sectional view of FIG. 2 of the detergent case portion of the washing machine Vertical section of a conventional washing machine Partial sectional view of the detergent case part of the washing machine

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Washing machine main body 2 Front part frame 3 Opening door 4 Rotating drum 5 Detergent case 6 Detergent case storage container 9 Guide rib 10 Rib 11 Fitting hole A
12 Mating hole B

Claims (2)

A rotating drum for storing clothing; a front frame that forms a front surface of a washing machine main body and has an opening door for putting clothes into and out of the rotating drum; and a detergent case disposed above the front frame. A detergent case storage container for retractably storing the detergent case, wherein the front frame is formed with a plurality of ribs on the back surface, and the ribs are inserted to shift the position in two directions perpendicular to the insertion direction. prevent setting only the fitting hole in the detergent case storage container for a washing machine fitted with the detergent case storage container to the rear surface of the front frame. Wherein among the plurality of ribs of the front frame, the washing machine according to claim 1 is large rib tip of the most protruding height that is configured to have a slanted surface.