JP7049624B2 - Card case, display unit and washing machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a washing machine having a display unit on the front side and a card case used for the display unit.

Conventionally, some washing machines installed in coin-operated laundry machines have a washing / dehydrating function and a washing / dehydrating / drying function.

For the washing machine and washer / dryer installed in the coin laundry, various operation patterns such as the amount of laundry, the presence or absence of drying, and only drying excluding washing can be appropriately selected according to the user's application. , It is usual that one of a plurality of courses, which is an arbitrary driving pattern, can be selected.

An outline of each of the plurality of courses set in the washing machine is displayed on the front side of the washing machine so that the user can easily see it. As the outline, not only the outline of the operation pattern such as the amount of laundry, the presence or absence of drying, and only drying described above, but also the time required for each course is usually described (see, for example, Patent Document 1). ).

Each of the above-mentioned courses is usually attached to a predetermined position on the front surface of the washing machine with a sticker or the like, or printed on the entire surface in advance by painting, wrapping, or the like.

Here, in the case of washing machines used for coin laundry, the outline of the course set for the washing machine differs depending on the store and in some cases, depending on the season, the location of the store, especially the surrounding residential environment. Or, it tends to be changed as appropriate depending on the season.

JP-A-2017-140141 (see FIG. 3)

However, in the conventional mode in which the display related to a plurality of courses is attached to the front surface of the washing machine, it takes time and effort to remove the sticker related to the conventional display once and then attach a new seal.

It is also conceivable that the display itself on the front of the washing machine may be a liquid crystal or other electrical display. However, in this case, the standby power of the washing machine is increased and the mechanism is complicated.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and has a card case and a card case capable of easily and surely responding to changes in the washing process to the user. It is an object of the present invention to provide a display unit and a washing machine equipped with the display unit.

The card case according to the present invention made to solve the above-mentioned problems is a card case used in a coin laundry for holding a card in which predetermined information is described, and is for supporting the card. Card support surface, card stopper to prevent the card from falling downward, and exchange to hold the card in the normal posture for displaying the card to the outside and in the exchangeable posture. It is equipped with an engaging piece that engages with the mounting target so that it can move between postures, and the engaging piece holds the card in a normal posture for displaying the card to the outside and in a posture in which the card can be exchanged. It is movable between the exchange posture and the engagement piece, and is characterized by having an inclined surface for holding the card support surface in an upward inclined posture in the exchange posture. ..

Further, in the card case according to the present invention, the card stopper is erected from the lower end of the card support surface, and the card supported by the card support surface at the tip of the card stopper is the card. It is characterized by being provided with a holding projection for prohibiting separation from the support surface in the thickness direction.

Further, the card case according to the present invention has an elastically deformed portion in which the engaging piece is deformable in the thickness direction, and is configured to be removable from the mounting target by elastically deforming the elastically deformed portion. It is characterized by being.

Further, the display unit of the washing device having the washing and / or drying function according to the present invention using the above-mentioned card case is displayed on the front of the card case and the washing device having the washing and / or drying function, and is a predetermined washing. It is provided with a card that displays a method and / or a drying method , and a unit body having a bearing hole that rotatably supports one end side of the card case and a locking surface for locking the other end side. It is a feature.

The washing apparatus having a washing and / or drying function according to the present invention is characterized by comprising the above-mentioned display unit.

The card case according to the present invention is a card case used in a coin laundry for holding a card on which predetermined information is described, and has a card support surface for supporting the card and the card is dropped downward. It is possible to operate between the card stopper for prohibiting this and the exchanged posture for holding the card in the normal posture for displaying the card to the outside and the exchangeable posture for holding the card. It comprises an engaging piece that engages, the engaging piece being operable between a normal posture for displaying the card outwards and an exchanged posture for holding the card in an exchangeable posture. It is characterized in that the engaging piece has an inclined surface for holding the card supporting surface in an upward inclined posture in the exchanged posture.

As a result, while stably holding the card displaying the predetermined washing method, it is possible to smoothly replace the card while starting an unexpected drop. As a result, it is possible to contribute to accurately and smoothly responding to the change of the display to the user in the washing machine in which the washing method can be changed as appropriate.

Further , since the engaging piece has an inclined surface for holding the card support surface in the upward inclined posture in the exchanged posture, it is possible to effectively avoid an unexpected drop of the card in the exchanged posture.

Further, since the card case according to the present invention is provided with a holding protrusion for prohibiting the card supported by the card supporting surface from separating from the card supporting surface in the thickness direction, the card is unexpectedly in the exchanged posture. The fall can be avoided more effectively.

Further, the card case according to the present invention has an elastically deformed portion in which the engaging piece can be deformed in the thickness direction, and is configured to be removable from the mounting target by elastically deforming the elastically deformed portion. It is also possible to smoothly replace the card case to be attached.

Further, the display unit according to the present invention includes a card case, a card displayed on the front surface of a washing device having a washing and / or drying function and indicating a predetermined washing method and / or drying method , and one end side of the card case. Since it is provided with a bearing hole that rotatably supports and a unit body having a locking surface for locking the other end side, the card can be smoothly replaced and a desired display can be easily realized. be able to.

Since the washing apparatus having the washing and / or drying function according to the present invention is provided with the display unit, it is possible to easily realize a desired display regarding the operation.

It is a front view of the washing machine 1 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the appearance of the washing machine 1. It is a front view of the display unit 4 attached to the washing machine 1. It is a side view of the display unit 4. It is a perspective view of the display unit 4. It is a perspective view of the display unit 4 in the exchange posture (Q2). It is an exploded perspective view of the display unit 4. It is a perspective view seen from the back side of a display unit 4. It is a perspective view of the indicator unit 4 in the exchange posture (Q2) seen from the back side. It is a rear view of the display unit 4. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA according to FIG. It is an operation explanatory view which concerns on FIG.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view of the washing machine 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a view showing the appearance of the washing machine 1.

The washing machine 1 according to the present embodiment is configured to be suitable for being installed in a store as, for example, a coin laundry. Specifically, the washing machine 1 arranges the washing tub 21 that actually performs washing in the main body 2 sideways, sets the access to the washing tub 21 on the front surface 1a side, and can be opened and closed by operating the handle 23. This is a drum-type washing machine in which the door 22 is arranged on the front surface 1a side.

The washing machine 1 has a display area 3 on the upper side of the main body 2 for washing, in which information necessary for the user is provided and an input means for the user to operate is arranged.

The display area 3 is configured so that the operation of the washing machine 1 can be controlled according to the operation of the user, and has a function of washing a plurality of washing and / or drying patterns and a charge. It has a function to accept and, in some cases, a function to accept the return of charges.

The display area 3 mainly consists of an opening / closing plate 31 configured to be openable / closable during maintenance by an administrator. The display area 3 has an exposed surface 30 exposed from the opening 32 provided in the opening / closing plate 31, and a display unit 4 attached to the opening / closing plate 31.

The opening / closing plate 31 is in a normal state (P1), which is a state taken when receiving operations and operations related to washing from the user, and various mechanical parts on the back side of the opening / closing plate 31 are exposed to the outside for maintenance. It is configured to be operable with the corresponding maintenance state (P2).

The exposed surface 30 has the same configuration as that provided in a model installed in a normal coin laundry. Specifically, the exposed surface 30 has a time display unit 30a for displaying the remaining time of washing and drying time, a charge insertion hole 30b for inserting coins, and a coin to be returned when the coin is jammed. It has a return lever 30c to be operated and a return port 30d for returning coins to the user.

3 is a front view of the display unit 4 attached to the washing machine 1, FIG. 4 is a side view of the display unit 4, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the display unit 4, and FIG. 6 is a replacement posture (Q2). It is a perspective view of the display unit 4 in the above.

The display unit 4 has a plurality of unit main bodies 40 screwed to the opening / closing plate 31 via a fixing portion 4a, and a card case 5 provided on the unit main body 40 so as to be openable / closable and hold the card 6. There is. In the present embodiment, four unit main bodies 40 are continuously arranged in the lateral direction. The card 6 has a display surface 6a, and the display surface 6a describes an outline of a washing course that can be selected by the user.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the display unit 4. The display unit 4 according to the present embodiment includes a card case 5, a card 6 displayed on the front surface 1a of the washing machine 1 and indicating a predetermined washing method, and a bearing hole that rotatably supports one end side of the card case 5. It includes a unit body 40 having a locking surface 47 for locking the other end of the 45 and the card case 5.

7 is an exploded perspective view of the display unit 4, FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the display unit 4 as viewed from the rear side, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the display unit 4 in the exchanged posture (Q2) as viewed from the rear side. ..

The unit main body 40 has a transparent display surface 41, a charge display surface 42, a selection button 43, a connector 44, a bearing hole 45, a contact surface 46, and a locking surface 47.

The transparent display surface 41 is made of a transparent resin plate so that the contents of the display surface 6a of the card 6 held in the card case 5 can be visually recognized to the outside. The charge display surface 42 is positioned below the transparent display surface 41, and lights and displays a preset charge. The washing button 43 is provided below the charge display surface 42. The washing button 43 is an input means for the user to select and input a washing course and / or a drying course according to the contents of the card 6 displayed directly above.

The connector 44 has a function of supplying power to the unit main body 40 from the main body 2 side and a function of transmitting input to the selection button 43 to the main body side. The bearing hole 45 rotatably supports the card case 5 around a horizontal axis. The contact surface 46 abuts on a part of the card case 5 and holds the card case 5 in a predetermined exchange posture (Q2). The locking surface 47 is formed to hold the card case 5 in the normal posture (Q1), which is the posture when the card case 5 is normally used, and is provided on the side opposite to the bearing hole 45.

10 is a rear view of the display unit 4 in which the card case 5 is in the normal posture (Q1), FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along line AA according to FIG. 10, and FIG. 12 is a replacement posture (Q2) of the card case 5. It is an operation explanatory view which concerns on FIG. Note that in FIGS. 11 and 12, the card 6 is not shown for convenience of illustration.

Here, the card case 5 according to the present embodiment has a card support surface 50b for supporting the card 6, a card stopper 51 for prohibiting the card 6 from falling downward, and the card 6 outward. It is provided with an engaging piece 53 that can operate between a normal posture (Q1) for displaying on the card 6 and an exchange posture (Q2) for holding the card 6 in an exchangeable posture.

Hereinafter, the specific configurations of the card case 5 and the card 6 will be described.

The card case 5 is a component made of integrally molded resin configured so as to be mounted in the vicinity of the transparent display surface 41 of the unit main body 40. The card case 5 mainly consists of a case body 50 for instructing the card 6 from the back surface side. The case body 50 has a back surface rib 50a erected vertically and horizontally to reinforce the case body 50 on the back surface side, and a card support surface 50b formed in a flat plate shape on the front surface side of the case body 50. There is.

The card case 5 is engaged with a card stopper 51 for preventing the card 6 from sliding downward from the card support surface 50b and for supporting the case body 50 on the unit body 40 side in a rotatable and removable manner. It has a piece 53 and an operation piece 54 for holding the case body 50 in a predetermined normal posture (Q1) or changing the posture of the card 6 to a replaceable exchange posture (Q2).

The card stopper 51 has a rib-like shape that is erected from the lower end edge of the card support surface 50b, and has holding protrusions 52 that are bulged so as to overhang at two locations on both sides of the erected tip side. ing. The holding protrusion 52 plays a role of prohibiting the card 6 from being unexpectedly separated from the card supporting surface 50b.

The engaging piece 53 has a rib-like shape protruding toward the back surface on both sides of the upper end edge of the case body 50. The engaging piece 53 is formed so that the rotating shaft 53a, which projects outward in a circular shape near the tip and fits into the bearing hole 45 of the unit body 40, and the upper end of the engaging piece 53 are cut out in an oblique shape. The provided contact inclined surface 53b, the reinforcing rib 53c extending in the width direction on the base end side of the engaging piece 53, and the deflection which is a portion that can be elastically deformed preferentially on the tip end side of the engaging piece 53. It has a portion 53d.

The rotation shaft 53a rotatably connects the card case 5 itself to the unit body 40. The contact inclined surface 53b can hold the exchange posture (Q2) inclined by a predetermined angle from the display unit 4 by abutting on the locking surface 47 of the unit main body 40. The reinforcing rib 53c is integrally provided on the case body 50 to reinforce the engaging piece 53 itself.

The engaging piece 53 is separated from the unit main body 40 to be mounted by elastically deforming the flexible portion 53d that can be deformed in the thickness direction in the direction toward each other in the width direction. The rotating shaft 53a is pulled out from the bearing hole 45 of the unit main body 40 when the flexible portion 53d is deformed.

The operation piece 54 is bent rearward from the center of the lower end of the case body 50 so as to be deformably projected. The operation piece 54 includes a knob portion 54a formed so as to be easily pinched by the user's finger on the tip side, and an elastic deformation portion 54b that can be elastically deformed by operating the knob portion on the base end side of the knob portion 54a. It has a locking projection 54c that is detachably engaged so that the normal posture (Q1) associated with the locking surface 47 of the display unit 4 can be released by the elastic deformation of the elastically deforming portion 54b.

The card 6 is supported by the card support surface 50b of the card case 5 to visually display the display surface 6a to the outside via the transparent display surface 41 of the unit main body 40. The card 6 has a function display portion 61 that displays a function of operating the washing machine 1 such as washing and / or drying on the display surface 6a, and a capacity display portion 62 that displays the capacity of the laundry below the function display portion 61. And a set time display portion 63 for displaying the function displayed on the upper part and the operation time according to the capacity.

In this embodiment, the charge required for washing and / or drying described on the card 6 is displayed on the unit main body 40 side, but of course, the charge is described together with the card 6. There is nothing to deny.

In normal use, the selection button 43 of the display unit 4 is pressed according to the content printed on the display surface 6a of the card 6, and then the predetermined charge is charged into the charge input hole 30b to start washing. To.

When the presence or absence of washing and / or drying and the capacity of the laundry are changed due to the remodeling of the store or the change of the policy of the store, the card 6 can be easily exchanged for another card 6 according to the contents. When exchanging the card 6, the user or the store manager operates the opening / closing plate 31 from the normal state (P1) shown in FIG. 1 to the maintenance state P2) shown in FIG. After that, the user operates the operation piece 54 from the normal posture (Q1) shown in FIGS. 4, 5, 8, 10 and 11 to show the card case in FIGS. 2, 6, 9 and 12. Operate to the exchange posture (Q2). In this way the card 6 can be easily replaced.

In the present embodiment, the display content of the card 6 is applied according to the setting of the washing machine 1, but of course, by providing the display content of the card 6 and a tag or the like separately on the card 6, the card 6 can be replaced. It does not deny the aspect that the setting of the washing machine 1 can be automatically changed accordingly.

As described above, the card case 5 of the present embodiment is a card case 5 for holding the card 6 displayed on the front surface 1a of the washing machine 1 and displaying a predetermined washing method, and is for supporting the card 6. A card support surface 50b, a rib-shaped card standing from the card support surface 50b, a card stopper 51 for prohibiting the card 6 from falling downward, and a card 6 for displaying the card 6 to the outside. It is provided with an engaging piece 53 that is operably engaged with the mounting target in the normal posture (Q1) and the replacement posture (Q2) for holding the card 6 in the replaceable posture.

As a result, the card 6 displaying a predetermined washing method can be stably held and smoothly replaced while starting an unexpected drop. As a result, it is possible to contribute to accurately and smoothly responding to the change of the display to the user in the washing machine 1 in which the washing method can be changed as appropriate.

Further, since the engaging piece 53 has the contact inclined surface 53b for holding the card support surface 50b in the upward inclined posture in the exchange posture (Q2), the card case 5 has the contact inclined surface 53b, so that the exchange posture (Q2). It is possible to effectively avoid the unexpected drop of the card 6 in.

Further, since the card case 5 is provided with a holding protrusion 52 for prohibiting the card 6 supported by the card supporting surface 50b from separating from the card supporting surface 50b in the thickness direction, the card case 5 is provided in the exchange posture (Q2). It is possible to more effectively avoid the unexpected drop of the card 6.

Further, the card case 5 has an elastically deformed portion slack portion 53d in which the engaging piece 53 can be deformed in the thickness direction, and can be removed from the mounting target by elastically deforming the elastically deformed portion slack portion 53d. Since it is configured, it is possible to smoothly replace the unit body 40 to which the card case 5 is attached.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the configuration of the present embodiment is not limited to that described above, and various modifications are possible.

For example, in the above embodiment, the washing machine has been disclosed as a washing machine having a horizontal axis, but of course, it does not prevent the opening of the washing tub from facing diagonally upward. Further, for example, in the above embodiment, the entire surface of the washing machine is shown so as to form a mode in which four display units are set, but of course, the number of configurations capable of supporting the card is not limited at all. not.

Other configurations can be variously modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

1 ... Washing machine 1a ... Front 5 ... Card case 50b ... Card support surface 51 ... Card stopper 53 ... Engagement piece 6 ... Card Q1 ... Normal posture Q2・ ・ ・ Exchange posture

Claims (5)

A card case used in a coin laundry to hold a card on which predetermined information is written.
A card support surface for supporting the card and
A card stopper for prohibiting the card from falling downward,
It is provided with an engaging piece that engages with the mounting target so as to be operable between a normal posture for displaying the card to the outside and a replacement posture for holding the card in a replaceable posture.
The engaging piece can move between a normal posture for displaying the card to the outside and an exchange posture for holding the card in an exchangeable posture.
A card case characterized in that the engaging piece has an inclined surface for holding the card supporting surface in an upward inclined posture in the exchanged posture. The card stopper is erected from the lower end of the card support surface.
The card case according to claim 1, wherein a holding projection is provided at the tip of the card stopper to prevent the card supported by the card support surface from being separated from the card support surface in the thickness direction. The engaging piece has an elastically deformable portion that can be deformed in the thickness direction.
The card case according to claim 1, wherein the elastically deformed portion is elastically deformed so as to be removable from the mounting target. The card case according to any one of claims 1 to 3 and
A card displayed on the front of a washing device having a washing and / or drying function and indicating a predetermined washing method and / or a drying method .
Washing having a washing and / or drying function, which comprises a bearing hole that rotatably supports one end side of the card case and a unit body having a locking surface for locking the other end side. Display unit of the device . A washing apparatus having a washing and / or drying function, which comprises the display unit according to claim 4.

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