JP5887377B2 - Washing machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vertical washing machine.

  The vertical washing machine includes a lid (outer lid) that can be opened and closed on the upper surface of the casing, and the laundry can be input by opening the lid. For example, a washing machine having a lid made of a single plate has been proposed. When this type of lid is closed, the lid is fitted into a recess formed on the upper surface (surface) of the upper plate (top cover), so that the surface of the lid and the surface of the upper plate are flush with each other. It is configured to be. (See Patent Document 1).

Chinese Patent Application No. 1508334

  However, the washing machine described in Patent Document 1 has a problem that when the lid is closed, a gap is formed at the boundary between the periphery of the lid and the upper plate, so that dust easily accumulates in the gap.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a washing machine capable of suppressing dust from accumulating in a gap around the lid when the lid is closed.

The present invention provides a housing that houses a washing tub, an upper plate that is provided at an upper portion of the housing and has an opening connected to the washing tub, and a lid that is rotatably supported by the upper plate and opens and closes the opening. The lid body is made of a single plate material and includes a handle, the upper plate is located on the upper surface of the upper plate, and the lid body abuts from above. A first surface that supports the lid, and a second surface that is set lower than the first surface, and the handle includes a plate portion that extends in a direction away from the lid, The plate portion is provided to close a gap formed between the lid body and the second surface when the lid body is closed, and the gap closes the lid body. The lid is surrounded by the edge of the lid , the second surface, and the plate portion .

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the washing machine which can suppress that dust accumulates in the clearance gap around a cover when a cover is closed can be provided.

It is an external appearance perspective view at the time of outer cover opening in the washing machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a longitudinal section showing a schematic structure of a washing machine concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is a side view at the time of an outer lid opening in a washing machine of an embodiment of the present invention. It is an appearance perspective view at the time of closing an outer lid in a washing machine of an embodiment of the present invention. (A) is the II sectional view taken on the line of FIG. 4, (b) is the X section enlarged view of (a). It is a front view when an outer lid is closed halfway. It is a perspective view just after an outer cover contact in the state where the lid part of detergent introduction case is open. It is a side view just after an outer cover contact in the state where the cover part of detergent input case is open.

  Hereinafter, modes for carrying out the present invention (hereinafter referred to as “embodiments”) will be described in detail with reference to the drawings as appropriate. In the following description, a washing machine that can perform washing, rinsing, dehydrating, and drying (a so-called vertical type washing and drying machine) will be described as an example, but a washing machine that can perform washing, rinsing, and dehydration is described. It can also be applied to (so-called fully automatic washing machines).

  FIG. 1 is an external perspective view when an outer lid is opened in a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. In addition, below, it demonstrates on the basis of the direction when the washing machine 100 is seen from the front.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the washing machine 100 is configured to include a housing 110 and a washing tub 120 provided in the housing 110.

  The casing 110 is configured by combining a steel plate and a resin molded product with an outer shell, and a base 111, a front plate 112, a rear plate 113, left and right side plates 114, and a top cover 115 (supporting the whole). An upper plate), and is configured in a substantially square box shape.

  The top cover 115 is formed with an opening 115 a for putting laundry into the washing tub 120. The opening 115a is formed in a substantially semicircular shape in a top view (plan view), and is configured such that a straight line portion is located on the back side and a curved line portion is located on the near side. The opening 115a has an upper end surface 115b extending outward in the radial direction and a peripheral surface 115c extending downward in the vertical direction.

  Further, on the front side of the top cover 115, an operation panel 116 for setting an operation course and displaying an operation state, a detergent charging case 117 for charging detergent (solid, liquid), a finishing agent, and the like, Is provided. The operation panel 116 is formed in a horizontally long rectangular shape on the front side of the opening 115a. The detergent charging case 117 is provided adjacent to the left side of the operation panel 116.

  The operation panel 116 includes various operation button switches and a display, and is electrically connected to a microcomputer 40 (hereinafter abbreviated as a microcomputer; see FIG. 2) provided on the bottom of the machine body.

  The detergent charging case 117 is formed in a substantially triangular shape in a top view (plan view), and includes a container part 118 (see FIG. 7) and a lid part 119. The lid portion 119 includes a square-shaped surface 119a (second surface) adjacent to the surface 116a of the operation panel 116 and a substantially triangular-shaped surface 119b when viewed from the rear of the surface 119a. Yes. Further, the height of the surface 119b is formed lower than that of the surface 119a. Further, the surface 119b is configured to be flush with the upper end surface 115b.

  Further, the surface 116a of the operation panel 116 and the surface 119a which is a part of the lid portion 119 are flush with each other, and are configured to be a rectangular flat surface elongated in the left-right direction as a whole. In addition, the surface 119b of the lid 119 is configured to be flush with the upper end surface 115b and the peripheral surface 115c of the opening 115a.

  The top cover 115 is provided with an outer lid 130 (lid) that opens and closes the opening 115a. The outer lid 130 is formed in a substantially square shape including a single plate material, and has a surface area (plane) that can cover the entire opening 115a from above. Further, the rear end of the outer lid 130 is supported so as to be rotatable about the left-right direction as an axial direction. As described above, the outer lid 130 according to the present embodiment is not a bi-fold type outer lid that is bent while being folded in a mountain shape, but the front end (front end) of the outer lid 130 opens and closes in an arc-shaped locus in left and right side views. Is.

  The top cover 115 has edge portions 115d and 115d (first surface) extending in the front-rear direction at the left and right side portions of the opening 115a. The distance L1 between the edge portion 115d and the edge portion 115d is shorter than the lateral width (length in the left-right direction) W1 of the outer lid 130.

  Further, the surface 116a (second surface) of the operation panel 116 and the surface 119a (second surface) of the lid portion 119 are lower than the edges 115d and 115d (first surface) (below in the vertical direction). Formed). That is, the height of the second surface is set to substantially the same height as the upper end edge of the opening 115a of the top cover 115, in other words, a position lower by the thickness of the user's hand from the first surface.

  The washing machine 100 is provided with a lock mechanism for preventing the outer lid 130 from being released during operation. This lock mechanism is configured by a lock protrusion 60 provided on the back surface side of the outer lid 130 and a lock hole 61 provided at the position of the upper end surface 115 b of the top cover 115. The lock protrusion 60 is formed with a hole 60 a penetrating in the left-right direction. When the outer cover 130 is closed and the lock protrusion 60 is inserted into the lock hole 61, a lock provided inside the lock hole 61 is formed. By inserting a pin (not shown) into the hole 60a, the outer lid 130 is locked so as not to open.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a schematic structure of the washing machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 2, the washing machine 100 includes an inner tub 9, an outer tub 10, a pulsating blade 11 (rotary blade), a fluid balancer 12, and a washing water circulation mechanism 50 as a washing tub in a housing 110. It consists of In the present embodiment, the washing machine 100 including the washing water circulation mechanism 50 using the circulation pump 16 described later will be described as an example, but the present invention can also be applied to the washing machine 100 that does not include the circulation pump 16. .

  As shown in FIG. 2, the inner tub 9 functions as a washing and dehydrating tub, is formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape, and has a rotation axis in the vertical direction (vertical direction). The inner tub 9 has a plurality of small through holes 9a for water passage and ventilation formed on the outer peripheral wall thereof, and a plurality of through holes 9b for water passage and ventilation formed on the bottom wall thereof. Yes. In addition, the inner tank 9 includes a fluid balancer 12 at the upper edge thereof, and a pulsating blade 11 (rotary blade) is rotatably attached to the bottom.

  The outer tub 10 includes the inner tub 9 coaxially, and includes a driving device 13 that drives the inner tub 9 and the pulsating blade 11 outside the bottom thereof. Although not shown in the figure, the outer tub 10 has four support rods that are suspended from the corner plates provided at the four corners of the upper end of the casing 110 and suspended from the four support rods via a shock absorber. 1 is elastically supported at the central portion.

  The pulsating blade 11 (also referred to as a pulsator) is formed in a substantially disk shape and is provided at the bottom of the inner tank 9. Further, the pulsating blade 11 is rotatably supported by the driving device 13. Thus, the washing water can be stirred together with the laundry by rotating the pulsating blade 11 when washing or rinsing.

  The fluid balancer 12 is formed in a ring shape with synthetic resin or the like, and is provided at the upper edge (upper edge) of the body plate of the inner tank 9. The fluid balancer 12 is configured by enclosing a fluid having a large specific gravity (such as salt water) inside, and when the eccentricity occurs due to the bias of the laundry when the inner tub 9 rotates, the fluid balancer 12 It has the function of canceling eccentricity by movement and maintaining the balance of rotation.

  The drive device 13 includes an electric motor 13a using an inverter-driven electric motor or a reversible rotation type capacitor phase-separated single-phase induction motor, an electromagnetically operated clutch mechanism (clutch) 13b, and a planetary gear reduction mechanism (not shown). Yes. Further, the driving device 13 controls the electric motor 13a and the clutch 13b by the microcomputer 40 so that the clutch 13b is locked so as to make the inner tank 9 stationary or released so that it can freely rotate. 11 has a function of selectively executing a washing drive mode in which 11 is repeatedly rotated forward and backward and a dehydration drive mode in which the inner tub 9 and the pulsating blade board 11 are integrally rotated in the same direction.

  A vibration sensor 27 is attached to the outer surface (outer peripheral surface) of the outer tub 10. The vibration sensor 27 detects vibration during dehydration in which the inner tank 9 rotates at a high speed.

  A tank cover 10 a that closes the upper part of the inner tank 9 and closes the upper opening of the outer tank 10 is provided at the upper end of the outer tank 10. The tank cover 10a includes a laundry input port 10a1 and an inner lid 23 that opens and closes the laundry input port 10a1. The inner lid 23 is configured to open and close the entire laundry input port 10a1 via a hinge mechanism 23a provided at the rear end of the laundry input port 10a1.

  In addition, an air trap 21 a is provided at the bottom of the outer tub 10. In the air trap 21a, the internal pressure is transmitted to the water level sensor 21 through the tube 21b, and the water level of the washing water in the outer tub 10 is detected.

  The washing water circulation mechanism 50 includes a circulation pump 16, a circulation pipe 17 (circulation path), a circulation water cover 30, and the like.

  The circulation pump 16 is provided at the bottom of the machine body and has a function of pumping wash water through a circulation pipe 17 from a water vent 10 b provided at the bottom of the outer tub 10 toward a circulation water inlet 33 leading to the circulation water cover 30. Have

  The circulation pipe 17 is provided with a foreign substance trap 18 upstream of the circulation pump 16, and a drain hose 24 having a drain valve 15 is branched and connected to the upstream side of the foreign substance trap 18.

  When the circulation pump 16 is driven, the wash water in the outer tub 10 is conveyed from the water vent 10 b provided at the bottom of the outer tub 10 to the upper portion of the outer tub 10 through the circulation pipe 17 and circulates from the circulation water inlet 33. After entering the water cover 30, the lint is removed by a lint filter (not shown) and circulates so as to flow into the inner tub 9 from the sprinkling port 34.

  The washing machine 100 includes rubber bellows tubes 29a, 29b, 29c, 29d, 29e, and 29f. These bellows tubes 29a to 29f are composed of an outer tank 10 and a tank cover 10a that are displaced by vibration, and a drying duct 22, a water supply electromagnetic valve 4, a circulation pump 16, and the like provided on a fixed side (the casing 110, the top cover 115, and the like). Used for connection. In the water supply electromagnetic valve 4, a tap water connection port 4 a to which a hose (not shown) connected to a tap is connected is arranged on the upper surface of the top cover 115.

  The drying duct 22 connects between the water vent 10b and the hot air outlet 22a. A blower fan 19, a heater 20, a lint filter (not shown), a dehumidifying mechanism 22 b, and a temperature sensor 26 are provided in the middle of the drying duct 22. When the blower fan 19 is operated and the heater 20 is energized, warm air is blown into the inner tub 9, the laundry in the inner tub 9 is warmed, and moisture evaporates. The high-temperature and high-humidity air passes through the through-holes 9a and 9b, exits to the outer tub 10, is sucked into the drying duct 22 through the water vent 10b, and is cooled and dehumidified with cooling water flowing down the dehumidifying mechanism 22b. It becomes low-temperature and low-humidity air, is heated again by the heater 20, and circulates so as to be blown into the inner tank 9. In this way, by discharging water (liquid) to the outside of the washing machine 100 by the water-cooled dehumidification method, moisture is prevented from being emitted into the room where the washing machine 100 is installed. Thereby, it can prevent that the humidity in the room where the washing machine 100 is installed becomes excessively high, and can prevent the user from feeling uncomfortable.

  Further, in the rear portion of the top cover 115, components related to water supply and drying such as the water supply electromagnetic valve 4, the heater 20, and the blower fan 19 are provided.

  In the washing machine 100 configured as described above, the laundry on the pulsating blade board 11 rotates in the rotational direction of the pulsating blade board 11 while sliding on the pulsating blade board 11 by rotating the pulsating blade board 11. At the same time, it is pushed up by the protuberance and moves up and down. At this time, the washing water can be spread over the laundry by sprinkling water from the water spout 34 above the laundry while circulating the washing water. By doing so, the laundry can be washed without storing the washing water so that the laundry is immersed in the washing water in the inner tub 9, and water can be saved drastically.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the washing machine according to the embodiment of the present invention when the outer lid is opened.
As shown in FIG. 3, the edge 115 d of the top cover 115 is inclined so as to descend toward the front.

  A hinge portion 131 is provided at the rear end portion of the outer lid 130 below the edge portion 115d. Further, the outer lid 130 is set so as to open at an angle that tilts backward with respect to the vertical direction (vertical direction), so that the center of gravity of the outer lid 130 is located behind the rotational axis of the outer lid 130. It is configured. Thereby, the open state (full open state) of the outer lid 130 can be stably maintained. Further, the edge portion 115 of the top cover 115 is located on the substantially uppermost surface (substantially uppermost surface) of the washing machine 100.

FIG. 4 is an external perspective view of the washing machine according to the embodiment of the present invention when the outer lid is closed.
As shown in FIG. 4, in the washing machine 100, when the outer lid 130 is closed, the back surfaces (lower surfaces) of the edge portions 130 a and 130 a extending in the front-rear direction at the left and right ends of the outer lid 130 are The left and right edges 115d and 115d are in contact with each other from above. As described above, the washing machine 100 according to the present embodiment has a flat (flat) surface between the outer lid surface and the top cover surface when the outer lid is closed, as is generally employed conventionally. The outer lid does not fit into the recess of the top cover so as to be flat.

  Further, in the washing machine 100, when the outer lid 130 is closed, the front end (tip) of the outer lid 130 is located behind the front plate 112 of the casing 110, and almost the entire operation panel 116 and the detergent case 117 are disposed. It is comprised so that the surface 119a (a part of surface) of the cover part 119 may be exposed. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the operation by the operation panel 116 from being damaged when the outer lid 130 is closed. Further, since the detergent charging case 117 can be arranged in front of the washing machine 100, that is, closer to the user, it becomes easy to input the detergents. In addition, it is possible to secure a wide room for the detergent and the softener in the detergent case 117 without being obstructed by the opening 115a.

Fig.5 (a) is the II sectional view taken on the line of FIG. 4, (b) is the X section enlarged view of (a). In the following description, the direction when the outer lid 130 is closed will be described as a reference.
As shown in FIG. 5A, the outer lid 130 is configured by combining a glass plate 140, a base plate 150, and a handle (grip) 160.

  The glass plate 140 is formed in a square shape (see FIG. 4) in a plan view, and is composed of a single tempered glass. In this way, by arranging one glass plate 140 over a wide range of the upper surface of the washing machine 100, it is possible to enhance a flat feeling as compared with a conventional resin outer lid, and produce a high-class feeling. be able to.

  The base plate 150 is disposed on substantially the entire back surface side of the glass plate 140 (see FIG. 1), and has a glass support portion 151 made of a synthetic resin that supports the glass plate 140. The base plate 150 includes a glass holding portion 152 that holds the front edge portion of the glass plate 140 along the width direction, and a glass holding portion 153 that holds the rear end portion of the glass plate 140 along the width direction. Have. The glass holding parts 152 and 153 are made of different members from the glass support part 151.

  A hinge portion 131 is provided at the rear portion of the glass support portion 151. The hinge part 131 is configured by a known method, and is provided on the lower surface side (back surface side) of the glass plate 140. Further, the glass support portion 151 is provided with a hinge cover 151 a so as to surround the hinge portion 131.

  Further, the top cover 115 is prevented from contacting the hinge cover 151a (hinge portion 131) when the outer lid 130 is opened and closed from the upper surface 115s provided with the tap water connection port 4a (see FIG. 4) to the opening 115a. A recess 115t having a substantially arc shape in cross-section in view is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 5B, the glass holding part 152 is arranged along the holding piece 152 a arranged along the front edge of the surface of the glass plate 140 and the front edge of the back surface of the glass plate 140. Holding piece 152b, and connecting piece 152c that connects the front ends of holding piece 152a and holding piece 152b, and is formed in a substantially U shape in sectional view. Further, the glass holding portion 152 overlaps with the positions corresponding to the surface 116a of the operation panel 116 and the surface 119a (second surface) of the lid 119, in other words, the left and right edges 115d and 115d (first surface). It is comprised so that it may become the width which does not become (refer FIG. 4).

  The holding piece 152b of the glass holding part 152 has a holding part 152d extending rearward while being in contact with the back surface of the glass plate 140, and a connecting part 152e extending rearward away from the glass plate 140. A through-hole 152f that penetrates in the direction orthogonal to the back surface of the glass plate 140 is formed in the connecting portion 152e.

  An insertion hole 151 b into which the connecting portion 152 e is inserted is formed at the front end (tip) of the glass support portion 151. In addition, a communication hole 151 c that communicates with the through hole 152 f is formed in the glass support portion 151. The through hole 152f and the communication hole 151c are formed at positions that overlap each other in the direction orthogonal to the surface of the glass plate 140.

  And the glass support part 151 and the glass holding | maintenance part 152 are connected and fixed by inserting the fixing member 154 in the communicating hole 151c and the through-hole 151f. That is, when the glass plate 140 is attached to the base plate 150, after the glass plate 140 is placed on the glass support portion 151, the rear edge of the glass plate 140 is placed on the glass support portion 151 using the glass holding portion 153. Hold. And the front edge part of the glass plate 140 is inserted | pinched with the glass holding | maintenance part 152, the connection part 152e is inserted in the insertion hole 151b of the glass support part 151, and the glass plate 140 is hold | maintained. And the fixing member 154 is inserted in order of the communicating hole 151c and the through-hole 152f, and the glass support part 151 and the glass holding part 152 are connected and fixed.

  Thereby, it can prevent that the glass plate 140 rattles in the front-back direction. In addition, the glass holding part 153 not only hold | maintains along the rear-end edge part of the glass plate 140, but has the side surface holding part 153a (refer FIG. 4) which hold | maintains the side surface of the right and left both ends of the glass plate 140. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the glass plate 140 from shaking from side to side after the mounting. In this way, by holding the glass plate 140 with a small area of the front edge portion and the rear edge portion, a large exposed area of the glass portion of the glass plate 140 can be secured.

  The handle 160 is provided at the front end (front end) of the back surface side of the outer lid 130. In other words, the handle 160 has a plate portion 161 that is formed integrally with the glass support portion 151 and extends in a direction that gradually moves away from the glass plate 140 toward the front. The front end (front end) 161 a of the plate portion 161 extends toward the rear end edge of the surface 116 a of the operation panel 116. Further, the tip 161a of the plate portion 161 is located slightly below the surface 116a in a state where the outer lid 130 is closed (see FIG. 5B). Thereby, when a user inserts a finger into the handle 160, the finger can be prevented from hitting the tip 161 a of the plate portion 161.

  In addition, when the outer lid 130 is closed, the handle 160 is arranged in the gap S between the outer lid 130 and the surface 116a of the operation panel 116 and the surface 119a of the lid portion 119, in other words, the handle 160. Thus, the gap S is closed. The plate portion 161 is configured such that a surface facing the outside (front side) is a curved surface 161b, and the curved surface 161b and the surface of the holding piece 152b of the glass holding portion 152 are substantially U-shaped in cross section. Has been. As described above, since the gap S is blocked by the handle 160, foreign matter can be prevented from entering through the gap S.

FIG. 6 is a front view when the outer lid is partially closed. FIG. 6 shows a state in which the outer lid 130 is in contact with the lid portion 119 fully opened.
As shown in FIG. 6, the handle 160 is provided over almost the entire width of the outer lid 130. That is, the handle 160 is disposed over the entire surface 116 a of the operation panel 116 and the surface 119 a (second surface) of the lid portion 119. In this way, by providing the handle 160 over almost the entire width of the outer lid 130, the outer lid 130 can be opened and closed at any position in the gap S (see FIG. 5B). Further, by providing the handle 160 only at a position corresponding to the second surface, when the outer lid 130 is closed, the edge portions 130a, 130a at the left and right ends of the outer lid 130 and the edge portions at the left and right ends of the top cover 115 are provided. 115d and 115d can be brought into contact with each other. Thereby, it is possible to prevent a gap from being formed between the edge portion 130a and the edge portion 115d, and it is possible to prevent dust from entering the casing 110 from the gap.

7 is a perspective view immediately after contact with the outer lid when the lid of the detergent case is open, and FIG. 8 is a side view immediately after contact with the outer lid when the lid of the detergent case is open. is there. 7 and 8 both show the state in which the outer lid 130 is in contact with the cover 119 fully opened (the same applies to FIG. 6).
As shown in FIG. 7, the lid 119 of the detergent charging case 117 has an axis P (see FIG. 6) so as to face substantially in the front-rear direction below the left edge 115 d, and the surface 119 a of the lid 119. It opens while rotating so that (see FIG. 6) faces the left side (see FIG. 6) from above (see FIG. 1).

  In addition, the cover 119, when fully open, has a peripheral edge 119c extending in a direction along the axis P (see FIG. 6), a peripheral edge 119d extending substantially upward from the front end of the peripheral edge 119c, and a peripheral edge 119d. A peripheral edge portion 119e extending rearwardly along the axis P from the upper end of the peripheral edge and shorter than the peripheral edge portion 119c, and substantially downward from the rear end of the peripheral edge portion 119e and toward a position higher than the lower end of the peripheral edge portion 119d. A peripheral edge portion 119f extending from the rear end of the peripheral edge portion 119f toward the rear end of the peripheral edge portion 119c. Further, the peripheral edge portion 119f is formed in a concave shape so as to be along the peripheral surface 115c of the opening 115a when the lid portion 119 is closed.

  Further, on one side (peripheral part 119e side) of the peripheral part 119f, a knob part 119h for opening the cover part 119 is formed integrally with the cover part 119. Further, the knob portion 119h is formed with a curved portion (R portion) 119i having substantially the same curvature as that of the peripheral edge portion 119f. The knob 119h projects inward from the peripheral surface 115c of the opening 115a when the lid 119 is closed. Thereby, when opening the cover part 119, a hand can be easily put on the knob part 119h, and the cover part 119 can be opened easily.

  As shown in FIG. 8, a seal member (packing) 119j for sealing the opening of the container 118 (see FIG. 7) is provided on the back surface of the lid 119.

  Further, when the outer lid 130 is closed when the lid portion 119 is fully open, the outer lid 130 is configured to contact the lid portion 119. That is, the handle 160 provided on the outer lid 130 contacts the curved portion 119 i of the knob portion 119 h provided on the lid portion 119. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the handle 160 is configured to open approximately 90 degrees when fully opened. Thus, the position where the outer lid 130 hits is inside (right side in the drawing) from the axis P of the lid portion 119 and the position of the center of gravity G of the lid portion 119 is inside the axis P. When the outer lid 130 comes into contact with the fully open, the lid 119 rotates in the closing direction (W direction in FIG. 6).

  Thus, since the cover part 119 can be opened 90 degree | times, when a user throws in detergents, it can prevent that throwing-in operation is impaired. Moreover, even if the lid portion 119 is opened 90 degrees, even if the outer lid 130 is closed while the lid portion 119 is open, the lid portion 119 operates in the closing direction, so that the lid portion 119 is damaged. Can be prevented.

  As described above, in the washing machine 100 of the present embodiment, the outer lid 130 is configured by a single plate material (a plate-shaped configuration in which the glass plate 140 and the base plate 150 are overlapped), and the top cover 115. Include an edge 115d, 115d (first surface) on which the outer lid 130 abuts from above to support the outer lid 130, and a surface 116a (second) of the operation panel 116 set lower than the edge 115d. And a surface 119a (second surface) of the lid portion 119. According to this, since the groove formed by the outer lid 130 and the top cover 115 is eliminated around the outer lid 130, it is possible to suppress the accumulation of dust (see FIG. 4). In addition, since a gap S is formed between the outer lid 130 and the surfaces 116a and 119a (second surface), the outer lid 130 is simply pinched and moved without providing a new handle. The outer lid 130 can be opened and closed.

  In the present embodiment, the edge 115d (first surface) is located on both the left and right sides of the top cover 115, and the surfaces 116a and 119a (second surface) are located on the near side between the edges 115d. . According to this, since the gap S is formed between the outer lid 130 and the surfaces 116a and 119a on the near side of the user, the outer lid 130 can be easily opened and closed (see FIG. 4).

  In the present embodiment, the handle 160 is provided in the gap S formed between the outer lid 130 and the surfaces 116a and 119a when the outer lid 130 is closed. According to this, when the outer lid 130 is opened, the handle 160 faces the user side. Therefore, when the outer lid 130 is closed, the user can easily place the hand on the handle 160 and the outer lid 130 can be opened and closed. It becomes easy (see FIG. 1).

  Moreover, in this embodiment, the handle 160 is provided in full width along the surfaces 116a and 119a between the edge parts 115d. According to this, the outer lid 130 can be easily opened and closed at any position in the left-right direction of the outer lid 130, and foreign matter can be prevented from entering from the gap S (see FIG. 1).

  Further, in the present embodiment, the entire surface of the outer lid 130 is made of the glass plate 140, so that a flat feeling can be enhanced as compared with a resin one, and a high-class feeling can be produced.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to above-described embodiment, In the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention, it can change variously. In the above-described embodiment, the case where the outer lid 130 is opened toward the rear side has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It may be configured to. In this case, the front edge (first surface) and the back edge (first surface) of the outer lid 130 are in contact with the front edge and back edge of the top cover. A gap S is formed on the right side surface between the outer lid 130 and the second surface. Further, a configuration may be adopted in which a rotation shaft is provided at the right end of the top cover 115 to be opened to the right.

  In this embodiment, the case where the handle 160 is provided over almost the entire width of the outer lid 130 has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the handle 160 may be divided into a plurality of parts. Good.

9 Inner tank 10 Outer tank 11 Pulsating blade (rotary blade)
12 Fluid balancer 16 Circulation pump 17 Circulation pipe 30 Channel cover 100 Washing machine 110 Housing 115 Top cover (upper plate)
115a Opening 115d Edge (first surface)
116 Operation panel 116a Surface (second surface)
117 Detergent input case 118 Container portion 119 Lid portion 119a Surface (second surface)
119c, 119d, 119e, 119f, 119g Edge portion 119h Knob portion 119i Curved portion 120 Washing tub 130 Outer lid (lid)
140 Glass plate 150 Base plate 151 Glass support portion 152,153 Glass holding portion 160 Handle G Center of gravity P Axis S Gap

Claims (4)

A housing that houses the washing tub;
An upper plate provided at an upper portion of the casing and having an opening connected to the washing tub;
A lid that is rotatably supported by the upper plate and opens and closes the opening;
In a washing machine equipped with
The lid is composed of a single plate material, and includes a handle,
The upper plate is located on the upper surface of the upper plate, the first surface that the lid body abuts from above and supports the lid body, and the second surface that is set lower than the first surface Have
The handle has a plate portion extending in a direction away from the lid,
The plate portion is provided so as to close a gap formed between the lid and the second surface when the lid is closed,
The gap is surrounded by an edge of the lid when the lid is closed , the second surface, and the plate . The said 1st surface is located in the right-and-left both sides of the said upper board, and the said 2nd surface is located in the near side between said 1st surfaces, The said 1st surface is characterized by the above-mentioned. Washing machine. The washing machine according to claim 2, wherein the handle is provided in a full width along the second surface between the first surfaces. A housing that houses the washing tub;
A top cover provided at an upper portion of the housing and having an opening connected to the washing tub;
A lid that is rotatably supported by the top cover and opens and closes the opening;
In a washing machine equipped with
The lid is composed of a glass plate, and includes a handle on the near side,
The top cover is located on an upper surface of the top cover, the first surface that the lid body abuts from above and supports the lid body, and the second surface that is set lower than the first surface Have
The handle is provided with a plate portion extending in a direction away from the lid so that a space formed by the lid and the second surface is closed ,
The washing machine , wherein the space is surrounded by an edge of the lid when the lid is closed, the second surface, and the plate .

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