JP6621790B2 - Washing machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a washing machine capable of supplying a detergent to a water tank that stores washing water.

  In general, a washing machine houses a water tank for storing washing water in a housing, and a washing tank for washing laundry in the water tank. The front part of the housing is provided with a detergent storage box that moves back and forth with respect to the housing. Supply detergent inside.

  Since the advancement / retraction of the detergent container is performed by the user's operation, the design is made in consideration of the user's operability. For example, the recessed part for inserting a hand is provided in the front upper part of a detergent storage box, and the operativity is improved. Moreover, since the detergent storage box is located on the front side, a decorative plate is provided on the front of the detergent storage box to improve the design. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP 2011-363 A

  The washing machine described in Patent Document 1 improves the design by providing a decorative plate on the front surface of the detergent storage box. However, the thickness of the front side of the detergent storage box increases, which may hinder downsizing. Further, increasing the thickness of the front side of the detergent storage box is not functionally necessary and may cause an unnecessary increase in manufacturing cost.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a situation, and it aims at providing the washing machine which accelerates | stimulates size reduction and can reduce manufacturing cost.

A washing machine according to the present invention includes a housing that contains a water tank that stores washing water, a detergent that is supplied to the water tank, a detergent storage box that can be attached to and detached from the housing, and a cover plate. In the washing machine provided, the detergent container is a member that is provided between the detergent container , the detergent container, and the cover plate, to which the cover plate is attached, and whose side sectional shape is L-shaped. and a mounting member but formed, said in a state where the mounting member attached to said cover plate, said side sectional shape by Rukoto to position a portion of the cover plate on the front side of the portion of the L-shaped, the A recess for inserting a hand is formed on the front side of the detergent storage chamber, and the upper end of the cover plate is bent over the left and right, and protrudes to a part above the recess that is open on the upper side. Forming part .

  In the washing machine according to the present invention, a cover plate is attached to the front surface of the detergent storage box via an attachment member, and the user places the detergent storage box between the cover plate and the attachment member. Since a space in which a hand can be inserted from the front side is formed, the front-rear dimension of the detergent container can be shortened, and the front side thickness can be prevented from becoming unnecessarily large. In addition, the material required for assembly can be reduced, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing an appearance of a washing / drying machine according to an embodiment. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which briefly shows the internal structure of a washing-drying machine. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which outlines the structure of detergent vicinity vicinity. It is a perspective view which outlines a detergent storage box. It is a perspective view which briefly shows the handle part of a detergent storage box. It is a perspective view which briefly shows the handle part of a detergent storage box.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings illustrating a washing machine according to an embodiment. FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing the appearance of a washing / drying machine according to the embodiment, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing the internal structure of the washing / drying machine, and FIG. 3 schematically shows the structure in the vicinity of the detergent container. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the washing / drying machine includes a water tank 2 and a rotating drum 3 inside a housing 1. The water tank 2 is a large-diameter bottomed cylindrical body having an opening 20 on the entire surface of one end, and is opened by a plurality of support legs 21 (only one is shown) standing on the bottom surface of the housing 1. It is elastically supported while maintaining an inclined posture in which the 20 side faces upward and the axis is inclined with respect to a horizontal plane.

  On the front surface of the housing 1 (left side in FIG. 2), a laundry inlet 11 is opened at a position facing the opening 20 of the water tank 2 so as to be opened and closed by the door 10. Between the two openings 20, the bellows 12 are hermetically sealed. As shown in FIG. 1, a door opening button 13 is provided in the vicinity of the door 10 on the front surface of the housing 1. The door 10 is opened by operating the door opening button 13.

  The rotating drum 3 is a bottomed cylindrical body having a slightly smaller diameter than the water tank 2, and the drum motor 4 fixed to the center of the bottom of the water tank 2 with the opening 30 on one side facing the inside of the opening 20 of the water tank 2. It is connected to the end of the output shaft 40 and is rotated coaxially inside the water tank 2 by driving the drum motor 4. A large number of small holes 32 are formed through the entire surface of the peripheral wall of the rotary drum 3, and a plurality of baffles 33 extending in the axial direction are provided on the inner surface of the peripheral wall so as to be evenly spaced in the peripheral direction. Has been. In FIG. 2, only a part of the small hole 32 and one baffle 33 are shown in order to avoid complication of the drawing.

  In the washing operation of the washing / drying machine configured as described above, the lid 10 is opened, the laundry is put into the rotary drum 3 through the openings 20 and 30 located inside the charging slot 11, and the lid 10 Then, as will be described later, washing water is supplied to the inside of the water tank 2, and then the drum motor 4 is driven to tumbl the rotating drum 3. As described above, the rotating drum 3 includes a large number of small holes 32 and a plurality of baffles 33, and the laundry inside the rotating drum 3 is placed in the washing water that enters the rotating drum 3 through the small holes 32. It is soaked and repeatedly lifted and dropped by the action of the baffle 33. At the time of dropping, it is hit against the inner surface of the rotating drum 3 and washed.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an operation panel 15 including an operation unit for various operations and a display unit for various displays is provided on the upper front surface of the housing 1. The operation panel 15 is connected to an operation control unit 8 (see FIG. 2) provided inside the lower portion of the housing 1. The washing operation described above, the drying operation described later, and the dehydration operation performed between them are a series of processes or individually independent depending on the operation of the operation control unit 8 according to the operation of the operation panel 15. It is executed as a process.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a connection port 50 that can be connected to a water supply source such as water supply is provided on the upper surface of the rear portion of the housing 1. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the connection port 50 is connected to a water supply valve 51 provided inside the housing 1.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the water supply valve 51 is a multiple solenoid valve having a plurality of water supply outlets, and the first water supply outlet 51 a is located above the water tank 2 via the detergent storage box 18 and the main water supply pipe 52. Connected to the circumference. When the water supply valve 51 is switched to the first water supply outlet 51a at the connection portion of the main water supply pipe 52 with the detergent storage box 18, the water supply from the water supply source is introduced into the detergent storage box 18 and a check valve is installed. It is pressed and released, and sent into the water tank 2 through the main water supply pipe 52.

  The second water supply outlet 51 b of the water supply valve 51 is connected to the water supply nozzle 54 via a small-diameter sub-water supply pipe 53. The water supply nozzle 54 opens inside the introduction duct 61. When the water supply valve 51 is switched to the second water supply outlet 51 b, the water supplied from the water supply source reaches the water supply nozzle 54 through the auxiliary water supply pipe 53 and is sent into the introduction duct 61.

  The third water supply outlet 51 c of the water supply valve 51 is connected to the front lower part of the water tank 2 via the cooling water pipe 55. A concave groove 22 extending in the front-rear direction is formed in the lower peripheral surface of the water tank 2, and a cooling plate 23 is installed so as to cover the upper portion of the concave groove 22. When the water supply valve 51 is switched to the third water supply outlet 51c, the water supply from the water supply source is sent to the front upper part of the cooling plate 23 through the cooling water pipe 55, and flows backward along the upper surface of the cooling plate 23. As described later, it is used as cooling water for cooling the circulating dry air.

  A drain pipe 24 is connected to the rear end of the concave groove 22. The drain pipe 24 is connected to a cylindrical filter case 25 fixedly supported at the front lower part inside the housing 1.

  The filter case 25 is connected to the circulation pump 120, and the discharge side of the circulation pump 120 is communicated with the front upper portion of the water tank 2 through the return pipe 121. The filter case 25 is connected to a drain hose 27 laid along the bottom surface of the housing 1 via a drain valve 26.

  When the drain valve 26 is closed, the wash water supplied to the inside of the water tank 2 enters the filter case 25 through the drain pipe 24 and fills the filter case 25, and then the inside of the drain pipe 24 and the water tank 2. It collects in. The washing water is sucked into the circulation pump 120 by driving the circulation pump 120 to be pressurized, and sent to the upper part of the water tank 2 through the return pipe 121, and from the tip of the return pipe 121 to the inside of the rotary drum 3. Water is supplied.

  The drain valve 26 is opened after the washing operation. By this opening, the washing water in the water tank 2 is drained to the drain hose 27 through the drain pipe 24 and the filter case 25. During the drainage, foreign matters such as fiber waste contained in the washing water are captured and removed by the filter case 25.

  The washing and drying machine further includes a drying air passage through which the drying air supplied into the water tank 2 and the rotating drum 3 flows. The drying air passage has a lead-out duct 60 and an introduction duct 61 that are integrally formed with the water tank 2.

  The lead-out duct 60 has an appropriate length in the circumferential direction including the bottom bottom of the water tank 2 and is provided so as to rise obliquely upward at one side end. The lower part of the lead-out duct 60 communicates with a lead-out port 62 that opens into the water tank 2 at the rear position of the cooling plate 23. The upper end portion of the outlet duct 60 communicates with the connecting duct 69.

  The introduction duct 61 communicates with an introduction pipe 64 that projects upward from the upper peripheral surface of the water tank 2. An output shaft 40 of the drum motor 4 protrudes from the introduction duct 61, and an introduction port 65 having a circular cross section that is coaxial with the protrusion and opens toward the inside of the water tank 2 is opened in the introduction duct 61.

  The output shaft 40 of the drum motor 4 is rotatably supported and protrudes toward the inner side of the water tank 2, and the protruding end is fixed at the center position of the bottom surface of the rotary drum 3. A plurality of introduction holes 34 are opened on the bottom surface of the rotating drum 3, and these introduction holes 34 communicate with the introduction port 65.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a blower fan 70 for raising dry air is disposed on the upper part of the water tank 2. The blower fan 70 is provided in the middle of the connecting duct 69, and the discharge side of the blower fan 70 is connected to the outlet duct 60 via the connecting duct 69. A heater 72 is provided on the discharge side of the blower fan 70. The heater 72 is connected to the end of the introduction pipe 64.

  When the blower fan 70 is driven, the drying air is sucked and pressurized from the outlet duct 60 connected to the suction side, and is sent out to the introduction duct 61 connected to the discharge side. The drying air sent into the introduction duct 61 reaches the introduction port 65 and is introduced into the rotary drum 3 through the introduction hole 34. The dry air introduced into the rotary drum 3 flows out into the water tank 2 through the numerous small holes 32, is led out into the lead-out duct 60 through the lead-out port 62, and is sucked into the blower fan 70 again.

  In the drying operation of the washer / dryer, the blower fan 70 is driven, the heater 72 is operated, the drum motor 4 is driven, the rotary drum 3 is repeatedly rotated at a low speed, and the water supply valve 51 is connected to the third water supply outlet. This is done by switching to 51 c and flowing cooling water over the cooling plate 23.

  Inside the drying air passage, the above-described flow of the drying air is generated by driving the blower fan 70. This dry air is heated when passing through the heater 72 and introduced into the rotary drum 3. The laundry inside the rotating drum 3 is repeatedly lifted and dropped by the rotation of the rotating drum 3. The drying air introduced into the rotating drum 3 hits the laundry in the rotating drum 3, deprives the laundry of moisture and flows out into the water tank 2, toward the outlet 62 that opens at the bottom of the bottom of the water tank 2. Flowing.

  The dry air flowing in this manner is cooled in contact with the cooling water flowing on the cooling plate 23, becomes dry air from which the contained water has been condensed and removed, reaches the outlet 62, and is sent out into the outlet duct 60.

  The dry air that has become dry air rises in the lead-out duct 60, is sucked into the blower fan 70 through the lead-out pipe 63, is pressurized, is reheated by the heater 72, and rotates as hot air with high and low humidity. It is introduced into the drum 3.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view schematically showing the detergent storage box 18, and FIGS. 5 and 6 are perspective views schematically showing a handle portion of the detergent storage box 18.

  The detergent storage box 18 includes a rectangular box-shaped detergent storage chamber 18a that is long in the front and rear direction and has an upper surface opened. A handle 18b is provided at the front of the detergent storage chamber 18a. The handle portion 18b includes an attachment plate 18d for attaching a decorative plate 19 (cover plate) described later. The mounting plate 18d has a rectangular shape, and two mounting holes 18e, 18e penetrating front and rear are provided on the left and right sides thereof.

  A groove 18c extending leftward and rightward is formed at the upper end of the mounting plate 18d, and the upper side of the groove 18c is open. The side cross-sectional shape of the groove 18c is L-shaped. A decorative plate 19 that covers the front side of the groove 18c is provided on the front surface of the mounting plate 18d.

  The decorative plate 19 has a rectangular shape, and its left and right dimensions are substantially the same as the mounting plate 18d, and its vertical dimension is slightly longer than the mounting plate 18d. The decorative plate 19 has a protrusion (not shown) at a position facing the mounting hole 18e when the lower end edge thereof faces the lower end edge of the mounting plate 18d.

  The protrusion is fitted in the mounting hole 18e, and the decorative plate 19 is locked to the mounting plate 18d. The protrusion includes a claw portion (not shown) that is hooked to the edge portion of the mounting hole 18e, and does not easily fall off the mounting hole 18e due to the hooking of the claw portion.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the upper portion of the decorative plate 19 covers the front side of the groove 18c, and the upper end thereof is located above the groove 18c. Moreover, the recessed part by which only the upper side was open | released by the upper part of the decorative board 19 and the groove | channel 18c is formed.

  In the upper front portion of the housing 1, a detergent storage box 18 is stored, and a storage chamber (not shown) extending rearward is formed. The detergent storage box 18 can be inserted into and removed from the storage chamber. When the detergent storage box 18 is inserted, the decorative plate 19 is flush with the front surface of the housing 1 and is exposed. Moreover, the upper part of the decorative board 19 and the recessed part by the groove | channel 18c are exposed.

  The user can easily visually recognize the upper portion of the decorative plate 19 and the concave portion formed by the groove 18c, and can easily insert and remove the detergent storage box 18 by inserting a hand into the concave portion. Since the upper part of the decorative board 19 is located above the groove 18c, it can be easily hooked by hand when the detergent storage box 18 is pulled out of the storage chamber.

  In addition, you may shape | mold the decorative board 19 and the handle part 18b integrally. In this case, the strength of the detergent container 18 is increased as compared with the case where the decorative plate 19 and the handle portion 18b are separate.

  In the washing machine according to the embodiment, the front side of the groove 18c of the detergent storage box 18 is covered with the decorative plate 19, and the decorative plate 19 and the groove 18c form a recess for the user to insert a hand. The front-rear dimension of the detergent storage box 18 can be shortened to avoid an unnecessarily large thickness on the front side. In addition, the material required for assembly can be reduced, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  Moreover, since the decorative plate 19 covers the front side of the groove 18c, the design can be improved and the commercial value of the washing machine can be increased.

  It should be thought that embodiment disclosed this time is an illustration and restrictive at no points. The scope of the present invention is intended to include all modifications within the scope of the claims and the scope equivalent to the scope of the claims.

<Appendix>
In a washing machine according to an embodiment, a washing machine including a housing that houses a water tank that stores washing water, and a detergent container that houses a detergent supplied to the water tank and is detachable from the housing. A groove having an upper side and a side opened is formed in the upper part of the detergent container, and a cover plate is provided to cover the side of the groove. In this washing machine, the side (front side) of the groove of the detergent storage box is covered with a cover plate, and the recess for allowing the user to insert a hand is formed by the cover plate and the groove. By reducing the dimensions, it is possible to avoid an unnecessarily large thickness on the front side. Further, it is possible to reduce materials necessary for assembly and reduce manufacturing costs.

  In one embodiment, the side (front side) of the groove of the detergent storage box is covered with a cover plate, and a recess for allowing a user to insert a hand is formed by the cover plate and the groove.

  The washing machine according to an embodiment is characterized in that the detergent container is attached to the housing with the cover plate exposed. In this washing machine, the cover plate functions as a decorative plate by covering the front side of the groove in an exposed state, thereby improving the design of the washing machine.

  The washing machine according to an embodiment is characterized in that the cover plate and the detergent storage box are integrally formed. In this washing machine, the cover plate and the detergent storage box are integrally formed.

18 Detergent storage box 18a Detergent storage chamber 18b Handle 18c Groove 18d Mounting plate 18e Mounting hole 19 Decorative plate (cover plate)

Claims (1)

In a washing machine comprising: a housing that contains a water tank for storing washing water; a detergent that is supplied to the water tank; a detergent storage box that can be attached to and detached from the housing; and a cover plate.
The detergent storage box is a member that is provided between the detergent storage chamber, the detergent storage chamber, and the cover plate, to which the cover plate is attached, and in which a side cross-sectional shape is formed with an L-shaped portion With members,
In a state fitted with the cover plate to the mounting member, the Rukoto to position a portion of the cover plate the side sectional shape on the front side of the portion of the L-shaped, the front side of the detergent storage chamber, inserting a hand A recess is formed to
Upper end of the cover plate is bent over to the left and right, a washing machine, characterized in that you are forming a convex portion upper protruding part of the upper opened the recess.

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