JP6572430B2 - Washing machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a washing machine, and more particularly, to a washing machine provided with lid detection means for detecting opening and closing of a lid.

  Conventionally, in this type of washing machine, a washing and dewatering tub is provided in the washing machine body, and an outer shell is provided in the upper part of the washing machine body. The outer shell has a clothing input port for putting clothes into and out of the washing and dehydrating tub, and a lid that covers the clothing input port so as to be freely opened and closed. Then, when the washing and dewatering tub rotates, the lid detecting means detects the opening and closing of the lid so that no gap is generated between the lid and the outer shell (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a main part when a lid is closed in a conventional washing machine. FIG. 11 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of a conventional washing machine.

  Hereinafter, based on FIG.10 and FIG.11, the structure of the conventional washing machine is demonstrated.

  A washing and dewatering tub 101 is rotatably housed inside the washing machine body 102, and an outer shell 103 that covers substantially the entire upper portion of the washing machine body 102 is attached to the washing machine body 102. A clothing input port 104 is formed in the approximate center of the outer shell 103. A lid 105 that covers the entire upper portion of the clothing input port 104 is attached to the outer shell 103 so as to be freely opened and closed.

  The lid 105 includes a front lid 110 that forms the front of the lid 105 and a rear lid 111 that forms the rear of the lid 105. The front lid 110 and the rear lid 111 The bearing 113 is rotatably supported.

  The outer shell 103 is provided with a lid detector 106 that detects opening and closing of the lid 105. The lid detecting means 106 is composed of an upper terminal plate 106 a and a lower terminal plate 106 b and is enclosed in the outer shell 103. Between the lid body 105 and the lid detection means 106, a transmission means 107 for transmitting the open / closed state of the lid body 105 to the lid detection means 106 is disposed.

  A case 108 for housing the lid detection means 106 is provided, and a first bearing 109 installed in the case 108 connects and supports the transmission means 107 in a freely rotatable manner. A second bearing 112 that rotatably supports one end of the lid 105 is attached to the outer shell 103.

  A part of the transmission means 107 extends toward the lid body 105 and constitutes a first lever 116. A part of the lid 105 extends from the vicinity of the second bearing 112 toward the transmission means 107 and constitutes a second lever 117. A lower terminal plate contact portion 122 is formed in a part of the transmission means 107 to urge the lower terminal plate 106b upward from below.

  When the user opens the lid 105, such as putting clothes in and out of the washing and dewatering tub 101, the lid 105 rotates clockwise around the second bearing 112, and the second lever 117 Rotate clockwise. The first lever 116 is urged downward from the lower terminal plate 106b and rotates counterclockwise about the first bearing 109 as a rotation center. The upper terminal plate 106a and the lower terminal plate 106b are separated from each other, and the lid detecting means 106 detects that the lid 105 is opened.

When the terminal of the lid detecting means 106 is opened, a control device (not shown) stops a washing motor (not shown) and stops the rotation of the washing and dewatering tub 101. Thus, when the lid 105 is opened, the transmission means 107 opens the terminal of the lid detection means 106 and stops the washing motor, so that the lid 105 and the outer casing 103 are rotated when the washing and dewatering tub 101 is rotating. To prevent a gap from being formed.

  The other end of the lid 105 includes a magnet 130, and a magnetic sensor 131 for measuring the distance from the magnet 130 is disposed inside the opposing outer shell 103 to constitute a second lid detecting means 132. Yes. Thereby, when the user bends the front lid 110 about 180 degrees around the third bearing 113 and closes the lid 105, the distance from the magnet 130 to the magnetic sensor 131 becomes larger than a predetermined distance. Stop the rotation of the washing motor. Thereby, when a user's hand enters from the clearance gap formed between the bent front cover body 110 and the outer shell 103, the danger by rotation of the washing and dewatering tub 101 is prevented.

JP-A-6-63287

  However, in such a conventional washing machine, when the upper terminal plate 106a and the lower terminal plate 106b are welded due to an overcurrent or the like, or are fixed due to contamination, etc., the user opens the lid 105. When the second lever 117 is moved downward and the first lever 116 is moved downward, the terminal remains fixed, so that the lid 105 is opened. Had the problem of being undetectable.

  For this reason, it is possible to design the control device so as to determine that the lid 105 is open when either the lid detection means 106 or the second lid detection means 132 detects the opening of the lid 105. It has been proposed that when designing a washing machine, the lid body is a combination of both the case where one of the lid detecting means 106 and the second lid detecting means 132 fails and the case where neither of them is broken. Since the detection of the opening / closing of 105 must be correctly determined, the design is difficult.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a washing machine capable of reliably detecting opening and closing of a lid with a simple configuration.

In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, a washing machine of the present invention includes a washing machine main body, a washing and dewatering tub disposed rotatably in the washing machine main body, and an upper portion of the washing machine main body. An outer shell covering the washing / dehydrating tub, a clothing input port provided in the outer shell and communicating with the laundry / dehydrating tub, a lid body for freely opening and closing the clothing charging port, and opening / closing of the lid body Formed in the transmission means, a lid detection means for detecting each state, a transmission means provided between the lid body and the lid detection means, for opening and closing the lid detection means in conjunction with opening and closing of the lid body A first lever extended toward the lid, a second lever formed on the lid and extended toward the transmission means, and formed on the transmission means, and further toward the lid comprising a third lever distracted, the Te, the lid detecting means comprises two terminal plates The two terminal plates are more configuration and upper terminal plate and the lower terminal plate, the tip of the lower terminal plate and the upper terminal plate is respectively on the electrode and the lower electrode welding, and the upper electrode the A first state in which the lower electrode is in contact; and a second state in which the upper electrode and the lower electrode are not in contact with each other, wherein the transmission means is a peeling means positioned between the upper terminal plate and the lower terminal plate. The end of the peeling means facing the upper electrode and the lower electrode has a wedge shape with a sharp tip at the tip , and when the lid is opened, the wedge shape is by being inserted in the direction in contact of the lower electrode and the electrode, and configured to urge the at least one in a direction in which the second state from the first state of the two terminal plates, the first The second lever is located below the first lever located above Serial is obtained by a structure in which disposed between the third lever.

As a result, even when the two terminal boards are fixed and the transmission means does not move, the user opens the lid , so that the second lever pushes down the third lever, and the wedge shape becomes the same as the upper electrode. by being inserted in the direction in contact of the lower electrode, by urging in a direction in which the second state at least one from a first state of the two terminal plates, two terminal plates which were fixed Can be reliably peeled off, and it is possible to prevent erroneous detection such that the lid is closed while the lid is open.

  The washing machine of the present invention has a simple configuration and can reliably detect opening and closing of the lid even if a failure occurs due to the fixing of the transmission means.

Side sectional view of the washing machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Sectional view of the main part of the washing machine with the lid closed Cross-sectional view of the main part with the lid of the washing machine opened Sectional drawing of the principal part of the state where the lid is opened with the transmission means of the washing machine fixed Cross-sectional view of the main part in a state where the lid of the washing machine is fixed and the lid is further opened from the state Perspective view of essential parts of the washing machine Sectional view of the main part of the washing machine with the lid closed Cross-sectional view of the main part with the lid of the washing machine opened Sectional drawing of the principal part of the washing machine of Embodiment 2 of this invention Cross section of the main part of a conventional washing machine Cross section of the main part of a conventional washing machine

The first invention includes a washing machine body, a washing and dewatering tub that is rotatably disposed in the washing machine body, and an outer shell that is disposed on an upper portion of the washing machine body and covers the washing and dewatering tub. A clothing input port provided in the outer shell and communicating with the inside of the washing and dehydrating tub, a lid body that covers the clothing input port so as to be openable and closable, and a lid detection unit that detects the open / close state of the lid body, A transmission means provided between the lid body and the lid detection means, for opening and closing the lid detection means in conjunction with opening and closing of the lid body; and formed in the transmission means and extending toward the lid body One lever, a second lever formed on the lid and extending toward the transmission means, and a third lever formed on the transmission means and further extended toward the lid. the lid detecting means comprises two terminal plates, the two terminal plates, the upper terminal plate and the lower end Be more structure to the plate, the tip of the lower terminal plate and the upper terminal plate is respectively on the electrode and the lower electrode welding, a first state in which the upper electrode and said lower electrode is in contact, wherein A second state in which the upper electrode and the lower electrode are not in contact with each other, and the transmission means includes a peeling means positioned between the upper terminal plate and the lower terminal plate, and the upper electrode of the peeling means and the The end facing the lower electrode has a wedge shape with a sharp tip at the tip , and the wedge shape is inserted in the direction in which the upper electrode and the lower electrode are in contact when the lid is opened. by being, and configured to urge the at least one in a direction in which the second state from the first state of the two terminal plates, said second lever, said first located above Arranged between the lever and the third lever located below More, even if a failure such as sticking are two terminal plates, the second lever biases the third lever, the wedge-shaped, it is inserted in the direction in contact of the upper electrode and the lower electrode By urging at least one of the two terminal boards in the direction from the first state to the second state, the two terminal boards that have been fixed can be reliably peeled off, With the configuration, the lid detection means can reliably detect that the lid has opened.

A second invention is a case for accommodating the lid detecting means, formed in the casing, a first bearing for rotatably connecting supporting the transfer means, configured to the outer, rotatable said lid a second bearing for coupling supported, by providing a biasing means for biasing the first lever to the second lever-side, when the lid is opened or closed, the first lever, first Since it is urged from below by the two levers and urged from above by the urging means, the first lever and the second lever are always in contact with each other, and the lid is surely opened and closed. Even if the transmission means and the first bearing are fixed, the second lever urges the third lever to rotate the fixed transmission means. The lid detection means reliably detects that the lid has opened with a simple configuration. Kill.

A third invention is a front lid member constituting the front of the lid, and the lid after constituting the rear of the lid, the configured before the lid, and the lid front lid, said rear lid It comprises a third bearing for rotatably connecting the support body, a first rotation limiting means be configured before SL front lid member, and a second rotation limiting means for configuring to the rear lid, the said advance When the lid body rotates about the third bearing, the first rotation restricting means and the second rotation restriction means so that the front lid body stops rotating before rotating by a predetermined angle. Even when the user tries to operate the washing machine with the front lid body and the rear lid body folded while the front lid body and the rear lid body are folded, the rotation of the front lid body is less than 180 degrees. Therefore, the distance between the third bearing and the outer surface near the clothing inlet can be increased, and the second bearing can be In, than the angle which the lid detecting means detects the closed state of the lid, by being able to increase the rotation angle of the second lever, it is possible to prevent the erroneous detection of the lid is closed.

  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 a side sectional view of a washing machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the main part in a state where the lid of the washing machine is closed. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the main part in a state where the lid of the washing machine is opened. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the main part in a state where the lid is opened with the transmission means of the washing machine fixed. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the main part in a state where the lid is further opened in a state where the transmission means of the washing machine is fixed. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main part of the washing machine. FIG. 7: is principal part sectional drawing of the state which closed the cover body of the washing machine. FIG. 8: is principal part sectional drawing of the state which opened the cover body of the washing machine.

  FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a washing machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the main part in a state where the lid of the washing machine is closed. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the main part in a state where the lid of the washing machine is opened. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a main part in a state where the lid is opened with the contact of the washing machine fixed. FIG. 5: is principal part sectional drawing of the state which further opened the cover body in the state which the contact of the washing machine adhered. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main part of the washing machine. FIG. 7: is principal part sectional drawing of the state which closed the cover body of the washing machine. FIG. 8: is principal part sectional drawing of the state which opened the cover body of the washing machine.

  In the figure, a washing and dewatering tub 1 is rotatably housed inside a washing machine body 2. A washing motor (electrical part) 15 that rotationally drives the washing / dehydrating tub 1 is mounted below the washing / dehydrating tub 1. The washing machine body 2 is provided with an outer shell 3 formed of polypropylene that substantially covers the entire upper part of the washing machine body 2. In the approximate center of the outer shell 3, a clothing input port 4 is formed by extending downward toward the upper side of the washing and dewatering tub 1. A lid 5 that covers the entire upper portion of the clothing insertion port 4 is attached to the outer shell 3 so as to be freely opened and closed.

  A lid detecting means 6 for detecting opening / closing of the lid 5 is included in the outer shell 3. The lid detecting means 6 is composed of an upper terminal plate 6a made of a copper alloy thin plate and a lower terminal plate 6b.

  Between the lid body 5 and the lid detection means 6, a transmission means 7 for transmitting the open / closed state of the lid body 5 to the lid detection means 6 is disposed, and the transmission means 7 is molded from polyacetal.

  The lid detection means 6 is enclosed in a case 8 molded from polyacetal. The case 8 is fixed to the outer shell 3 by a connecting member (not shown). A first bearing 9 is formed on the case 8, and the transmission means 7 is rotatably connected and supported.

  The lid 5 includes a front lid 10 that forms the front of the lid 5 and a rear lid 11 that forms the rear of the lid 5. At one end of the rear lid body 11, a second bearing 12 that is rotatably supported by the outer shell 3 is disposed. A third bearing 13 that rotatably supports the front lid 10 is formed at the end of the rear lid 11 opposite to the end provided with the second bearing 12. The second bearing 12, the rear lid body 11, the third bearing 13, and the front lid body 10 are arranged in this order from the rear to the front of the outer shell 3.

  A handle 14 is formed on the front lid body 10, and when the user opens the lid body 5, the lid body 5 is moved to the second direction by lifting the handle 14 in the opening direction of the lid body 5, that is, substantially upward. It rotates around the bearing 12.

A part of the transmission means 7 extends toward the lid 5 and constitutes a first lever 16. A part of the lid body 5 extends from the vicinity of the second bearing 12 toward the transmission means 7 and constitutes a second lever 17. A part of the transmission means 7 further extends to the lid 5 side and constitutes a third lever 18. With the second lever 17 as the center, a first lever 16 is disposed at an upper position and a third lever 18 is disposed at a lower position. The lower third lever 18 is shorter than the upper first lever 16. That is, the length from the rotation center of the first bearing 9 to the tip of the third lever 18 is shorter than the length from the rotation center of the first bearing 9 to the tip of the first lever 16. .

  The upper terminal plate 6a and the lower terminal plate 6b included in the case 8 are arranged substantially in parallel, and the upper terminal plate 6a and the lower terminal plate 6b are bent to the transmission means 7 side, in the drawing, the lower side. The upper terminal plate 6a and the lower terminal plate 6b are made of a copper alloy thin plate, have conductivity, and deform elastically when an external force is applied. An upper electrode 19 and a lower electrode 20 are welded to the tips of the upper terminal plate 6a and the lower terminal plate 6b, respectively. Since the upper terminal plate 6a and the lower terminal plate 6b are substantially parallel, the upper electrode 19 and the lower electrode 20 are separated from each other and are not in electrical contact when no external force is applied. The other end portions of the upper terminal plate 6a and the lower terminal plate 6b are connected to internal wiring of the washing machine and a control device (not shown), and the washing motor 15 is rotated and stopped by the control device.

  When viewed from the first lever 16 and the third lever 18 side, the other end portion of the transmission means 7 located beyond the first bearing 9 is inserted into the case 8 from a hole opened below the case 8. It is distracted towards. A part of the extended transmission means 7 constitutes an upper terminal plate contact portion 21 that contacts the lower surface of the upper terminal plate 6a, and urges the upper terminal plate 6a on the side opposite to the bent direction, in the drawing, on the upper side. . A part of the extended transmission means 7 further constitutes a lower terminal plate contact portion 22 that contacts the lower surface of the lower terminal plate 6b, and is biased to the opposite side of the bent direction of the lower terminal plate 6b, that is, upward in the drawing. Yes. The upper terminal plate contact portion 21 is disposed on the opposite side of the lid body 5 from the first bearing 9, and the lower terminal plate contact portion 22 is disposed on the lid body 5 side from the first bearing 9.

  With the above configuration, in FIG. 2, in the state where the lid 5 is most rotated counterclockwise and closed, that is, in the state where the clothing insertion port 4 is blocked, the second bearing 12 is used as the center of rotation. The lever 17 is located at the most counterclockwise position in FIG. 2, and the first lever 16 is urged and rotated clockwise from the bottom, with the first bearing 9 as the center in FIG. . Similarly, the lower terminal plate contact portion 22 rotates to urge the lower terminal plate 6b in the direction toward the upper terminal plate 6a, that is, in the upper right direction in FIG. On the other hand, the upper terminal plate contact portion 21 rotates in the same manner, but because it is located on the opposite side of the first bearing 9, it rotates in the lower right direction in FIG.

  Accordingly, the upper terminal plate 6a bent downward is displaced toward the lower terminal plate 6b, that is, downward in FIG. As described above, when the lid 5 is closed, the upper terminal plate 6a and the lower terminal plate 6b approach each other, the upper electrode 19 and the lower electrode 20 come into contact with each other (first state), the circuit is closed, and the lid 5 Detect that is closed.

  The spring 23, which is an urging means, has one end attached to the case 8 and the other end attached to the transmission means 7. The spring 23 urges the first lever 16 in the direction of the second lever 17, and counterclockwise around the first bearing 9 in FIG. 2.

  Thus, in FIG. 3, the lid 5 rotates in the clockwise direction in FIG. 3, and the second lever 17 also rotates in the clockwise direction in FIG. 3 with the second bearing 12 as the rotation center. Since the spring 23 biases the first lever 16 in the direction of the second lever 17, the first lever 16 is centered around the first bearing 9 in FIG. Rotate counterclockwise. Similarly, the lower terminal plate contact portion 22 rotates and moves to the lower left, and does not urge the lower terminal plate 6b from below, so that the lower terminal plate 6b bent downward is separated from the upper terminal plate 6a side. Direction, in FIG. 3, it is displaced downward.

On the other hand, the upper terminal plate contact portion 21 rotates in the same manner, but because it is located on the opposite side of the first bearing 9, it rotates in the upper left direction in FIG. The upper terminal board 6a pushed up by the upper terminal board contact portion 21 is displaced in a direction away from the lower terminal board 6b, that is, upward in FIG. In this way, when the lid 5 is opened, the upper terminal plate 6a and the lower terminal plate 6b are separated from each other (second state), the circuit is opened, and it is detected that the lid 5 is opened. Stop rotation.

  4 and 5, the transmission means 7 is formed with a peeling means 24, and the peeling means 24 is disposed between the upper terminal plate 6a and the lower terminal plate 6b. At the end facing the upper electrode 19 and the lower electrode 20 of the peeling means 24, a wedge shape 25 having a sharp tip is formed. In the present embodiment, the wedge-shaped tip is formed at an angle of about 30 degrees.

  When the transmission means 7 and the first bearing 9 are fixed due to adhesion of foreign matter or the like, the second lever 17 is moved to the second bearing 12 when the cover 5 is shifted from the closed state to the opened state. 4 and 5, the second lever 17 starts to rotate in the clockwise direction in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, but the first lever 16 does not rotate due to the fixing of the transmission means 7 and the first bearing 9 (FIG. 4).

  When the lid 5 is further opened (FIG. 5), the second lever 17 contacts the third lever 18 and the transmission means 7 rotates counterclockwise around the first bearing 9. At this time, the end of the peeling means 24 on the upper electrode 19 side biases the upper electrode 19 upward, and the end of the peeling means 24 on the lower electrode 20 side biases the lower electrode 20 downward. . Further, the wedge shape 25 of the peeling means 24 is inserted to the vicinity of the upper electrode 19 and the lower electrode 20. The maximum height h3 of the wedge shape 25 is higher than the sum of the height h1 of the upper electrode 19 and the height h2 of the lower electrode 20.

  In FIG. 6, the sectional area S2 of the first lever 16 is made larger than the sectional area S1 of the first bearing 9. Furthermore, the sectional area S3 of the third lever 18 is made larger than the sectional area S2 of the first lever 16. The second lever 17 of the lid 5 and the transmission means 7 are necessary to peel off the transmission means 7 and the first bearing 9 when the transmission means 7 and the first bearing 9 are fixed. The cross-sectional area is set so that it can sufficiently withstand the fixing force. The spring is designed so that the urging force of the spring 23 is smaller than the fixing force.

  When the user holds the handle 14 and opens the lid 5 from the closed state, the upper electrode 19 and the lower electrode 20 are changed from the first state in which the upper electrode 19 and the lower electrode 20 are in contact with each other. In any one point where the second state is separated, the gap between the lid body 5 and the outer shell 3 in the vicinity of the clothing insertion port 4 is smaller than the gap that can reach the washing and dehydrating tub 1 by the user's fingers. Thus, the shape and arrangement of the lid detection means 6, the transmission means 7 and the second lever 17 are designed respectively.

  The water tank 28 containing the washing and dewatering tank 1 is held by the washing machine main body 2 so as to vibrate by a suspension member. The water tank vibration detection lever 29 is rotatably supported by the case 8 and detects the amount of displacement of the water tank 28 by a lever extended to the water tank 28 side. The other end of the water tank vibration detection lever 29 extends from the hole opened below the case 8 into the case 8 and is disposed at a position facing the lower surface of the upper terminal plate 6a. When the predetermined movement amount is exceeded, the upper terminal board 6a is set to be urged upward from the bottom.

  About the washing machine comprised as mentioned above, the operation | movement and an effect | action are demonstrated.

4 and 5, even when the transmission means 7 and the first bearing 9 are fixed, when the cover 5 changes from the closed state to the open state, the transmission is performed by the rotation of the second lever 17. When the means 7 rotates, the upper electrode 19 side end of the peeling means 24 biases the upper electrode 19 upward, and the lower electrode 20 side end of the peeling means 24 moves the lower electrode 20 downward. Energize. Even if the upper terminal plate 6a and the lower terminal plate 6b are fixed, they can be reliably peeled off, and the upper terminal plate 6a and the lower terminal plate 6b can be kept out of contact with each other. It can be reliably detected that the body 5 is opened. As a result, even if only one lid detecting means is provided or a failure occurs in which the transmission means 7 and the first bearing 9 are fixed, the lid detecting means 6 has a simple configuration and can be reliably closed. It can be detected that the body 5 is opened.

  Since the transmission means 7 and the case 8 are each formed of polyacetal having good lubricity and excellent durability, the opening and closing of the lid 5 can be reliably transmitted to the lid detection means 6 over a long period of time.

  7 and 8, the lid 5 is rotatably supported by the outer shell 3 through the second bearing 12, and the case 8 supporting the transmission means 7 is also fixed to the outer shell 3 by a connecting member. And the transmission means 7 can be configured to depend only on the dimensions of the outer shell 3 and are not easily displaced, so that the opening / closing of the lid 5 can be reliably transmitted to the lid detection means 6.

  In FIG. 4, since the second lever 17 constituting the lid 5 is sandwiched between the first lever 16 constituting the transmission means 7 and the third lever 18, the upper terminal plate 6a and the lower terminal plate Even if 6b is fixed or contact is welded, the user opens the lid 5 and the second lever 17 pushes down the third lever 18 that is stopped halfway, so that the upper terminal board 6a and the lower The transmission means 7 is rotated with a force larger than the fixing of the terminal plate 6b, and the upper terminal plate 6a and the lower terminal plate 6b fixed by the peeling means 24 can be reliably peeled off, and the lid 5 can be opened and closed reliably. Can be transmitted to the lid detection means 6.

  In FIG. 4, the second lever 17 constituting the lid 5 is sandwiched between the first lever 16 constituting the transmission means 7 and the third lever 18, so that the friction of the transmission means 7 due to the deterioration of the parts. Even when the first bearing 9 is fixed due to an increase in resistance or foreign matter intrusion, the second lever 17 is stopped halfway by opening the lid 5 by the user. 18 can be pushed down to rotate the transmission means 7 with a force larger than the fixation of the first bearing 9, and the opening / closing of the lid 5 can be reliably transmitted to the lid detection means 6.

  In FIG. 3, since the lower third lever 18 is shorter than the upper first lever 16, the lid 5 is opened and the upper terminal plate 6a and the lower terminal plate 6b are opened. After that, when the lid 5 is further opened, the second lever 17 does not come into contact with the third lever 18, so that the lid 5 can be easily opened and put in and out of clothes. Both reliable opening / closing detection of the lid 5 can be performed.

  In FIG. 2, when the lid 5 is opened and closed, the first lever 16 is urged from below by the second lever 17 and urged from above by the spring 23 which is urging means. The one lever 16 and the second lever 17 are always in contact. For this reason, the position of the lid 5 can be reliably transmitted to the rotation angle of the transmission means 7. Furthermore, since the upper terminal plate 6a and the lower terminal plate 6b bent downward are urged from below by the upper terminal plate contact portion 21 and the lower terminal plate contact portion 22 of the transmission means 7, The change in the rotation angle of the transmission means 7 can be reliably transmitted to the lid detection means 6, and the open / closed state of the lid 5 can be reliably transmitted to the lid detection means 6.

  4 and 5, the wedge shape 25 has an acute angle at the end facing the electrode side, so that even when the upper terminal plate 6a and the lower terminal plate 6b are fixed due to welding or the like, the fixed state It is possible to easily enter the gap between the upper terminal plate 6a and the lower terminal plate 6b with a smaller force that peels off the cover, and the open / closed state of the lid 5 can be reliably transmitted to the lid detecting means 6. Further, since the maximum height h3 of the wedge shape 25 is set higher than the sum of the height h1 of the upper electrode 19 and the height h2 of the lower electrode 20, the wedge shape is formed by the rotation of the transmission means 7. When 25 is located between the upper electrode 19 and the lower electrode 20, the upper electrode 19 and the lower electrode 20 can be opened reliably.

In FIG. 2, the other end of the water tank vibration detection lever 29 is arranged at a position facing the lower surface of the upper terminal plate 6a, and when the displacement amount of the water tank 28 exceeds a predetermined movement amount, the upper terminal plate 6a. Is set to be urged from below to above. When abnormal vibration occurs due to uneven clothing in the washing and dewatering tub 1, the displacement of the water tub 28 suspended from the washing machine main body 2 becomes large, and the upper terminal plate when the predetermined amount of movement is exceeded. The upper terminal board 6a and the lower terminal board 6b are opened by urging 6a upward from below. Thereby, since opening and closing of the lid 5 and the abnormal amplitude of the water tank 28 can be detected by the single lid detection means 6, the washing machine body 2 can be configured in a compact manner. Further, every time the user opens the lid 5, it can recover from the failure of the lid detection means 6 due to the sticking and the failure of the transmission means 7, so that in addition to opening and closing of the lid 5, the abnormal amplitude of the water tank 28 Can be reliably detected.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a main part in the washing machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

  The second embodiment of the present invention includes a first rotation limiting unit configured in the front lid and a second rotation limiting unit configured in the rear lid, and the front lid is a third The first rotation restricting means and the second rotation restricting means are arranged so as to stop the rotation before the front lid body rotates approximately 180 degrees when the bearing is rotated about the rotation center. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment, and the same configurations are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  In FIG. 9, the positional relationship between the front lid body 10 and the rear lid body 11 in a state in which the clothes insertion port 4 is closed by the lid body 5, that is, in a state in which the lid body 5 is straightened, is shown in FIG. The rotation angle is 0 degree.

  When the front lid 10 rotates about 110 degrees around the third bearing 13, the first rotation restricting means 26 and the second rotation restricting means 27 are configured to contact each other. The angle at which the lid 5 is fully opened around the second bearing 12 is set to about 90 degrees. That is, the rotation angle of the third bearing 13 until the first rotation restricting means 26 and the second rotation restricting means 27 come into contact with each other is such that the lid 5 is fully opened around the second bearing 12. It is larger than the angle and smaller than 180 degrees.

  When the lid 5 is closed while the first rotation restricting means 26 and the second rotation restricting means 27 are in contact with each other, the front end portion of the front lid 10 is surrounded by the outer periphery in the vicinity of the clothing insertion opening 4. 3 abuts. At this time, the upper terminal plate 6a and the lower terminal plate 6b are respectively set to the second lever 17, the transmission means 7 and the lid detection means 6 so that the second state, that is, the contact is opened. Yes.

  About the washing machine comprised as mentioned above, the operation | movement and an effect | action are demonstrated.

  In FIG. 9, when the user tries to operate the washing machine by closing the lid 5 with the front lid 10 and the rear lid 11 folded, the rotation of the third bearing 13 of the front lid 10 is performed. The angle is limited to 110 degrees. Thereby, the distance L1 between the third bearing 13 and the surface of the outer shell 3 in the vicinity of the clothing insertion port 4 is larger than the thickness L2 of the front lid body 10 and can be made as large as the length L3 of the front lid body 10. . Therefore, the rotation angle of the second lever 17 is larger than the angle at which the lid detecting means 6 detects the closed state of the lid body 5 around the second bearing 12, and in FIG. Therefore, it is possible to reliably detect the open / closed state of the lid body 5 without arranging a plurality of lid detection means. This can be transmitted to the lid detection means 6. Further, the rotation of the front lid 10 is limited to 110 degrees, but even when the lid 5 is opened 90 degrees, the front lid 10 is 20 degrees ahead of the difference in rotation angle of the lid 5. Tilt. When the user opens and closes the lid 5, there is no burden of bending the wrist extremely when the handle 14 is gripped by hand. For this reason, it is possible to achieve both usability and reliable detection of the open / closed state of the lid 5.

  As described above, in the washing machine according to the present invention, even when the lid detecting means breaks down, the user can recover from the failure state by opening the lid. This is useful not only for home use, but also for business washing machines.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Washing and dewatering tank 2 Washing machine main body 3 Outer shell 4 Clothes input 5 Lid 6a Upper terminal board (terminal)
6b Lower terminal board (terminal)
6 lid detection means 7 transmission means 8 case 9 first bearing 10 front lid body 11 rear lid body 12 second bearing 13 third bearing 16 first lever 17 second lever 18 third lever 23 spring ( Energizing means)
24 peeling means 25 wedge shape 26 first rotation restricting means 27 second rotation restricting means

Claims (3)

The washing machine body,
A washing and dewatering tank rotatably disposed in the washing machine body;
An outer shell disposed on an upper portion of the washing machine body and covering the washing and dewatering tank;
A clothing input port provided in the outer shell and communicating with the washing and dewatering tank;
A lid that covers the clothing input port in an openable and closable manner;
Lid detection means for detecting the respective states of opening and closing of the lid,
A transmission means provided between the lid body and the lid detection means, for opening and closing the lid detection means in conjunction with opening and closing of the lid body;
A first lever formed on the transmission means and extended toward the lid;
A second lever formed on the lid and extended toward the transmission means;
A third lever formed on the transmission means and extended toward the lid,
The lid detecting means comprises two terminal plates, the two terminal plates are more configuration and upper terminal plate and the lower terminal plate, the tip of the lower terminal plate and the upper terminal plate, respectively on the electrode It is welded the lower electrode comprises a first state in contact with the upper electrode and the lower electrode, and a second state in which the upper electrode and said lower electrode are not in contact,
The transmission means has a peeling means positioned between the upper terminal plate and the lower terminal board, and the end of the peeling means facing the upper electrode and the lower electrode has a wedge shape with a sharp tip at the tip. constitute, when the lid is opened, the wedge shape, the upper electrode and that is inserted in the direction in contact of the lower electrode, at least one of the first of the two terminal plates It is configured to bias in the direction from the state to the second state,
The washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the second lever is disposed between the first lever located above and the third lever located below. A case for storing the lid detection means;
A first bearing that is formed in the case and rotatably supports the transmission means;
A second bearing configured to the outer shell and rotatably connecting and supporting the lid;
The washing machine according to claim 1, further comprising: an urging unit that urges the first lever toward the second lever. A front lid constituting the front of the lid;
A rear lid constituting the rear of the lid;
A third bearing configured to link and support the lid front lid body and the rear lid body in a rotatable manner;
A first rotation limiting means configured on the front lid body, and a second rotation limiting means configured on the rear lid body,
When the front lid rotates about the third bearing, the first rotation limiting means and the second rotation limiting unit are configured to stop the rotation before the front lid rotates a predetermined angle. The washing machine according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising rotation limiting means.

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