JP7161278B2 - clothing processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a laundry processing apparatus, and more particularly to a laundry processing apparatus such as a drum-type washing/drying machine, a drum-type washing machine, or a drum-type drying machine.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a laundry processing apparatus, a rotating tub is arranged in an outer casing, and an outer casing opening facing the rotating tub opening of the rotating tub is disposed on the front surface of the outer casing. The door is formed in a substantially circular shape in accordance with the substantially circular shape of the part. An unlocking portion for unlocking the door is provided on the rear side of the door, and an unlocking portion is provided on the front side of the outer casing facing the unlocking portion so that the unlocking portion can be easily operated. is formed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2014-128703 A

In Patent Document 1, since the provision of an operation concave portion on the front surface of the outer box restricts the arrangement of other components in the internal space on the front side of the outer box, the front side of the outer box is not effectively used. It is difficult to miniaturize the clothes processing apparatus.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, a technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a clothes processing apparatus that can effectively utilize the front side of the outer box to realize a compact size.

In order to solve the above technical problems, according to the present invention, the following clothes processing apparatus is provided.

That is, the clothes processing apparatus according to the present invention is
an outer box having an outer box opening on the front surface of the outer box;
a rotating tub having a rotating tub opening disposed within the outer casing and having at least a portion facing the outer casing opening;
a door having a hinge portion rotatably supported on one side and closing the outer box opening by covering the outer box opening;
an operating recess cut out in the thickness direction and width direction of the door at a corner portion on the other side located on the rear side of the door and on the side opposite to the hinge portion;
and an unlocking portion disposed in the operation concave portion of the door for operating unlocking of the door.

According to this invention, by arranging the recess for operation and the unlocking portion on the rear side of the door, the front side of the outer box is effectively utilized, and the size of the clothes processing apparatus can be reduced.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the clothes processing apparatus according to the first embodiment as seen diagonally from the upper right; FIG. 2 is a front view of the clothes processing apparatus with the door open; FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the laundry processing apparatus with the door opened, as viewed obliquely from the upper right. The right side view of the clothes processing apparatus with the door closed. FIG. 2 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of the clothes processing apparatus of FIG. 1; Rear perspective view of the door. An exploded view of the door. The perspective view which shows the principal part of the door which removed the rear surface cover from the door main-body part. FIG. 4 is a rear view showing the essential parts of the door with the rear cover removed from the door main body; FIG. 10 is a rear view showing the essential parts of the door with the unlocking member removed from the door body shown in FIG. 9 ; FIG. 11 is a rear view of the main part of the door with the overhanging operation part removed from the unlocking member in the clothes processing apparatus according to the second embodiment; FIG. 11 is a rear perspective view of a door in a clothes processing apparatus according to a third embodiment;

Hereinafter, the clothes processing apparatus 1 of this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that this embodiment is merely an example, and is not limited to this embodiment.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a drum-type washing machine 1 as one embodiment of a clothes processing apparatus 1. FIG. First, based on FIG. 1, the overall configuration of the drum-type washing machine 1 will be described. Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, in FIG. The direction of the drum-type washing machine 1 is specified with reference to FIG. In addition, in the present application, a drum-type washing and drying machine capable of washing and drying and a drum-type washing machine that only performs washing without drying are collectively referred to as a drum-type washing machine 1 .

A drum-type washing machine 1 includes an outer case 1a forming an outer shell. The outer box 1a is composed of an outer box top surface 101, an outer box front surface 103, an outer box rear surface 104, a pair of outer box side surfaces 105, and a base 106. As shown in FIG. In addition, in FIG. 1, only one of the pair of outer box side portions 105 is illustrated.

The outer case front surface portion 103 of the outer case 1a has an outer case flat portion 103a, an upper inclined portion 103b, and a lower flat portion 103c. The flat portion 103a of the outer case extends substantially vertically. The upper sloping portion 103b extends above the flat portion 103a of the outer case and is slanted rearward with respect to the flat portion 103a of the outer case corresponding to the slanted rear surface cover 55 of the door 50 . The lower plane portion 103c extends substantially vertically below the plane portion 103a of the outer case and is flush with the plane portion 103a. The outer box front part 103 is provided with an outer box opening 6 used for putting in and out laundry. A door 50 for opening and closing the outer case opening 6 is rotatably supported by a hinge portion 65 on one side of the outer case front portion 103 . In the following description, the side of the door 50 on which the hinge portion 65 is provided may be simply referred to as one side, and the side opposite to the side of the door 50 on which the hinge portion 65 is provided may simply be referred to as the other side. .

A water supply port 10, a detergent case 11, an airflow filter device 30, and a power button 31 are provided on an upper surface portion 101 of the outer casing 1a.

A water supply port 10 provided on the rear left side of the upper surface of the outer box 101 is used to connect to a water faucet via a water supply hose (not shown).

Detergent case 11 provided on the front left side of outer box top surface 101 stores, for example, detergent, bleach, and softener. The airflow filter device 30 provided on the rear right side of the outer box upper surface portion 101 collects foreign matter such as lint and dust contained in the wet air. That is, foreign matter such as lint and dust is collected by the airflow filter device 30 from the air flowing through the circulation air passage. A control device (not shown) for controlling the operation of the drum-type washing machine 1 is arranged inside the outer casing 1a on the side of the outer casing upper surface portion 101. As shown in FIG. The control device is, for example, a microcomputer, which controls the rotation of the drum motor 4 and controls the opening and closing of the water supply valve 13 and the water discharge valve 22 based on the water level of the water tank 2 detected by the water level sensor.

A power button 31 provided on the front right side of the upper surface of the outer case 101 is a mechanical operation button having a convex pressing portion, and is a power-on key having at least a function of turning on the power. When the power button 31 is not turned on, various information such as characters and graphics are not displayed on the display operation unit 54 . The power button 31 can also have the function of turning the power on or off with a single key. As will be described later, the display operation unit 54 is formed of a touch panel, and the power button 31 (mechanical power-on key) having a convex pressing portion is arranged not on the door 50 side but on the outer casing 1a side. can be flattened, and the thickness of the door 50 can be reduced.

The configuration of the outer casing 1a of the drum-type washing machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 3 and 5. FIG.

(Structure of outer box 1a)
As shown in FIG. 5, the drum-type washing machine 1 includes a cylindrical bottomed water tank 2 arranged in an outer casing 1a, and a bottomed cylindrical rotation tank 3 rotatably arranged in the water tank 2. and a drum motor 4 attached to the rear portion of the water tank 2 and driving the rotating tank 3 to rotate. The rear portion of the water tank 2 is elastically supported by two dampers 12 (only one damper is shown in FIG. 5). The rotating tub 3 accommodates laundry and has a slightly smaller diameter than the tub 2. - 特許庁In the drum-type washing machine 1, the rotation axis J of the rotary tub 3 normally extends at an angle with respect to the horizontal direction so that the front side is higher than the rear side, that is, faces obliquely upward. . Note that the rotation axis J may extend substantially parallel to the horizontal direction. The rotating tub 3 is an example of a rotating tub, and the drum motor 4 is an example of a driving device.

The rotating tub 3 that functions as a drum for storing clothes such as laundry is configured such that the front rotating tub opening 26 faces the inside of the tub opening 16 of the tub 2 . Further, the rotating tub opening 26 is arranged so that at least a portion of the rotating tub opening 26 faces the outer box opening. The rotating tub 3 is connected to the end of the rotating shaft J of the drum motor 4 and is configured to rotate inside the tub 2 by being driven by the drum motor 4 .

The rotating tub 3 includes a fluid balancer 29 provided around the outside of the rotating tub opening 26 . The fluid balancer 29 has a function of absorbing and mitigating vibration accompanying the rotation of the rotary tub 3 when it rotates. A large number of small through holes 27 are formed in the peripheral wall of the rotary tub 3 over the entire surface. Moreover, a plurality of baffles 28 extending in the axial direction protrude from the inner surface of the rotary tub 3 at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. For convenience, FIG. 2 shows part of the through hole 27 and one baffle 28 .

An annular decorative member 17 is arranged on the outer box front surface portion 103 of the outer box 1a. The ring-shaped decorative member 17 has an outer box opening 6 at a position facing the water tank opening 16 of the water tank 2 for loading and unloading laundry. The outer box opening 6 is configured to face the water tank opening 16 of the water tank 2 and the rotating tank opening 26 of the rotating tank 3 . The circular water tank opening 16 is formed coaxially with the circular rotary tank opening 26 . The opening edge of the outer box opening 6 and the opening edge of the water tank opening 16 are connected by a bellows-shaped connecting member (not shown), and this configuration makes the outer box 1a and the water tank 2 liquid-tight. Sealed.

A water supply port 10 is connected to an inlet of a water supply valve 13 inside the outer casing 1a. As a result, water flows from the upper part of the water tank 2 into the water tank 2 via the water supply duct 15 and the detergent case 11, or flows through the cooling water duct 14 and flows from the lower part of the water tank 2 into the water tank 2. It is possible to flow into The water supplied to the inside of the tub 2 is used as washing water for washing or rinsing water for rinsing. The water supply valve 13 is a multiple electromagnetic valve having a plurality of water supply outlets, and is an example of a water supply device.

A drainage duct 19 is connected to the peripheral surface of the water tank 2 near the bottom plate, which is the lowest position. The drainage duct 19 is connected to a tubular drainage filter device 20 fixedly supported at the front lower portion inside the outer casing 1a. Inside the drain filter device 20, a lint filter 70 is accommodated for collecting foreign matter such as fiber shavings contained in the washing water or rinsing water in the tub 2. As shown in FIG. A lower portion of the drain filter device 20 is connected via a drain valve 22 to a drain hose 21 arranged along the bottom surface of the outer casing 1a. When the drain valve 22 is opened, the washing water or rinse water in the water tank 2 is discharged out of the water tank 2 through the drain duct 19 , the drain filter device 20 and the drain hose 21 . Foreign matter contained in the washing water or rinsing water in the tub 2 is collected by the lint filter 70 in the drainage filter device 20 and removed from the washing water or rinsing water. When the circulation pump 24 is driven with the drain valve 22 closed, the liquid in the water tank 2 can be discharged out of the water tank 2 and returned into the water tank 2 via the drain duct 19 and the circulation duct 25 . The drainage filter device 20 also houses a lint filter 70 .

A packing 18 made of an elastic material such as rubber or soft resin is arranged at the opening edge of the outer box opening 6 formed in the decorative member 17 . As a result, when the door 50 is closed, the protruding closing portion 56 of the door 50 is brought into close contact with the packing 18 to prevent the liquid in the water tank 2 from leaking to the outside.

The damper 12 has a cylinder portion filled with oil and a piston rod whose upper end is inside the cylinder portion. The lower end of this piston rod is attached to a damper support fitting via a damper bushing made of an elastic material (for example, nitrile rubber).

In addition, when the drum-type washing machine 1 has a drying function, a heat pump unit (not shown) for drying the laundry is arranged on the lower rear side of the water tub 2 . In the drying operation, the heat pump unit extracts air containing moisture from the laundry from the rotating rotary tub 3, dehumidifies and heats the air containing moisture, and sends dry warm air to the rotating tub 3. Introduce.

The configuration of the door 50 of the drum-type washing machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. FIG.

(Configuration of door 50)
As shown in FIG. 1 , the door 50 includes a door body portion 51 and an inclined portion 52 . The door main body 51 has a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the front, and extends substantially vertically. The substantially quadrangular shape of the door main body 51 includes a rectangular shape, a square shape, a trapezoidal shape, and the like, and also includes a shape having rounded corners. The inclined portion 52 is located in the upper portion of the door main body portion 51, and is inclined rearward with respect to the door front panel portion 69 extending in a substantially vertical direction in a front view. That is, the inclined portion 52 is inclined such that the upper end portion 67 of the inclined portion 52 is located rearward of the door main body portion 51 .

As shown in FIG. 3, two hinge portions 65 interposed between the outer case front portion 103 of the outer case 1a and the door frame portion 68 of the door 50 allow the door 50 to move toward the outer case front portion of the outer case 1a. It is rotatably supported with respect to 103 . Two upper and lower hinge portions 65 are provided on the rear side and one side corner portion 73 of the door 50 and one side of the outer casing 1a. A lock release portion 53 is provided at a corner portion (rear and other side corner portion) 74 located on the rear side of the door 50 and on the side opposite to the hinge portion 65 .

From the viewpoint of operability and visibility of the display/operation unit 54, the ratio of the surface area of the inclined portion 52 (that is, the display/operation unit 54) to the surface area of the door main body 51 is, for example, 1/20 to 1/4. Further, from the viewpoint of operability and visibility of the display operation unit 54, the inclination angle of the inclined portion 52 (that is, the display operation unit 54) with respect to the door front panel portion 69 of the door body portion 51 is, for example, 20 degrees to 45 degrees. Yes, preferably 25 to 35 degrees. Furthermore, the angle of inclination is, for example, about 33 degrees as a numerical value that does not limit this embodiment.

(Structure of Door Body 51)
As shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 7, the door body 51 includes a flat door front panel portion 69, a door base member 164, left and right door frame portions 68, and a rearward projecting closing portion. 56 and a body rear cover 62 having a substantially flat plate shape. As shown in FIG. 7, the door front panel portion 69, the door base member 164, the projecting closing portion 56, and the main body rear cover 62 are arranged in this order from the front side to the rear side of the door main body portion 51. As shown in FIG. The door front panel portion 69 is made of a translucent material (for example, a glass material), and the projecting closing portion 56 is also made of a translucent material (for example, a resin material). Therefore, when the inside of the rotary tub 3 is viewed from the front side of the door 50 , the inside of the rotary tub 3 can be visually recognized through the door front panel portion 69 and the projecting closing portion 56 . The door front panel portion 69 is attached to the front side of the door base member 164 , and the body rear cover 62 is attached to the rear side of the door base member 164 . A side portion 76 on the other side of the main body rear cover 62 is sized smaller than the side portion of the door frame portion 68 and recessed in the width direction (horizontal direction) from the side portion of the door frame portion 68 . As a result, a stepped portion 63 is formed on the other side portion 76 of the main body rear cover 62 . The stepped portion 63 has sufficient space in the thickness direction (front-rear direction) and width direction (left-right direction) of the door 50 so that the user's fingers can be inserted when the door 50 is unlocked. Since the stepped portion 63 makes it difficult to see the side portion 76 on the other side of the main body rear cover 62, there is also an effect that the thickness of the door 50 is visually perceived as thin. The door front panel portion 69 is attached to the front surface portion of the door base member 164 and held by the left and right door frame portions 68 .

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the protruding closing portion 56 has a rear top portion of a chevron shape protruding rearward and a base portion corresponding to the base portion of the chevron. A portion of the rear top of the protruding closure 56 is configured to be inserted into the aquarium opening 16 when the door 50 is closed. The body rear cover 62 has an opening for inserting most of the chevron portion of the protruding closing portion 56 . The base portion of the protruding closing portion 56 is sandwiched between the rear surface portion of the door base member 164 and the front portion of the main body rear surface cover 62 while the mountain-shaped portion of the protruding closing portion 56 is inserted into the opening of the main body rear surface cover 62 . It is Thereby, the protruding closing portion 56 is held by the door base member 164 and the main body rear surface cover 62 . When the door 50 is closed, the protruding closing portion 56 of the door 50 covers the outer box opening 6 and the outer peripheral surface of the protruding closing portion 56 is brought into close contact with the packing 18 to close the outer box opening 6. liquid is prevented from leaking to the outside.

As shown in FIG. 5, a drainage filter device 20 with a lint filter 70 loaded is provided on one side (hinge portion 65 side) below the hinge portion 65 on the lower side of the outer box front portion 103. ing. A filter cap 71 is provided on the front surface of the lint filter 70, and a filter cap gripping portion that protrudes forward and extends in the lateral direction is formed on the tip side of the filter cap 71. As shown in FIG. The lint filter 70 can be attached to and detached from the drainage filter device 20 by rotating the filter cap gripping portion.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, at one side (hinge 65 side) of the lower portion of the outer box front surface 103 of the outer box 1a, the drainage filter door 60 is hinged to the lower flat surface of the outer box front surface 103. As shown in FIGS. It is rotatably supported with respect to 103c. When the drain filter door 60 is closed, the drain filter door 60 covers the drain filter device 20 arranged in the outer box 1a, and is configured to be flush with the lower plane portion 103c, for example. The rear surface of the drain filter door 60 is provided with an erroneous insertion prevention structure. That is, it is possible to provide a convex erroneous insertion prevention structure on the rear surface side of the drain filter door 60 and to have a convex filter cap holding portion. According to this configuration, if the rotation position of the filter cap 71 is appropriate, the convex shapes do not interfere with each other, and the drainage filter door 60 can be closed. Conversely, if the rotational position of the filter cap 71 is inappropriate, the convex shapes interfere with each other, making it impossible to completely close the drain filter door 60, resulting in incomplete insertion of the lint filter 70. It can be called attention that

Thus, the drain filter door 60 is configured to cover the drain filter device 20 arranged inside the outer box 1a. Further, the drain filter door 60 is configured to indicate whether the lint filter 70 is installed in the drain filter device 20 and whether the filter cap 71 is closed in place. .

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, on the rear side of the door base member 164 and on the side opposite to the hinge portion 65, a lock release portion 53 operated by a user is provided. The unlocking portion 53 has a function of unlocking the door 50 by sliding forward in the thickness direction of the door 50 . A locking claw portion 57 rotatably supported by the door base member 164 is configured to interlock with the movement of the unlocking portion 53 . The engaged portion 66 is an engaging hole formed in an engaged member (not shown) attached to the rear surface side of the annular decorative member 17 . When the unlocking portion 53 slides forward in the thickness direction of the door 50, the engaging claw portion 57 is disengaged from the engaged portion 66 by moving to the non-engaging side. , the door 50 is opened.

(Structure of inclined portion 52)
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and 6 , the inclined portion 52 includes a display operation portion 54 arranged on the front side of the inclined portion 52 and an inclined frame portion 78 attached to the peripheral portion of the display operation portion 54 . and an inclined rear surface cover 55 attached to the rear surface side of the inclined frame portion 78 . The inclined portion 52 is inclined such that an upper end portion 67 of the inclined portion 52 is located rearward of the door main body portion 51 . The display operation portion 54 is arranged to be inclined rearward with respect to the door front panel portion 69 of the door main body portion 51 . The upper end portion 67 of the inclined portion 52 is located behind the outer case plane portion 103a of the outer case front portion 103 of the outer case 1a. According to this configuration, the large inclined portion 52 and the large display operation portion 54 can be arranged in the thin door 50, so that the door 50 can be made compact and the oppressive feeling can be reduced.

As shown in FIG. 7 , the display operation section 54 includes an operation cover section 79 , a display operation frame section 181 , a display section 182 , an operation board section 183 and a rear mounting section 184 . The operation cover portion 79, the display operation frame portion 181, the display portion 182, the operation board portion 183, and the rear mounting portion 184 are arranged in this order from the front side to the rear side of the display operation portion . The operation cover portion 79 is made of, for example, a transparent glass plate or a resin panel, and forms an inclined plane. The operation cover portion 79 is attached to the front side of the display operation frame portion 181 . The operation cover portion 79 is a portion with which the contact body comes into direct contact, and an input operation is performed by contacting the operation cover portion 79 .

The display unit 182 has a light-shielding film having a light-transmitting portion formed in a character portion and/or a graphic portion corresponding to a touch key (not shown) attached on a base material, and a transparent electrode portion is attached on the light-shielding film. Device. The display section 182 is illuminated by a light source (eg, LED) installed on the operation board section 183 . A transparent electrode section provided in the display section 182 functions as a touch key and is connected to the operation board section 183 . A display unit 182 having a transparent electrode portion has a function of a touch panel. The display portion 182 and the operation board portion 183 are fixed to the rear surface side of the display operation frame portion 181 in a state of being integrally fixed to the rear surface mounting portion 184 via a packing (not shown). The display section 182 is configured to fit in a housing opening formed in the display operation frame section 181 . In this manner, the display operation section 54 that functions as a touch panel is configured. An inclined frame portion 78 and an inclined rear cover 55 are attached to the display operation portion 54 . Note that the light shielding film may be attached to the rear surface side of the operation cover portion 79 .

The display operation unit 54 displays various information such as operation status, various settings, and messages to the user. Touch keys are formed on the display unit 182 and display information about settings. A touch key is a key for performing an input operation by contacting a contacting body such as a user's finger or a pen-like object through the operation cover portion 79 .

Each touch key has a text portion and/or a graphics portion (hereinafter referred to as a text portion, etc.) and other portions. In each touch key, the character portion and the like are translucent, and the other portions are opaque. A light source (not shown) such as an LED (Light Emitting Diode) is arranged on the rear surface of each touch key. The key display control unit turns on the light source and controls the irradiation of light to the corresponding touch key. When the rear surface of the touch key is irradiated with light, a character portion or the like is displayed, and each touch key becomes a visible display state. As a result, the information about the setting is displayed by the character portion of each touch key.

Of the touch keys, the touch keys for which the corresponding light sources are not illuminated are in a non-display state in which the characters and the like are not visible. In this way, the key display control unit is configured to be able to switch between display and non-display of each touch key.

The display unit 182 can use a display device such as a liquid crystal panel or an organic EL, in addition to the above devices. Moreover, the display unit 182 can be a color display or a black-and-white display. The display unit 182 having the function of a touch panel is of a capacitive type in which the surface charge changes when a touch operation is performed on the surface by a contact body. As the display operation unit 54, for example, a resistive film type, surface acoustic wave type, infrared type, or electromagnetic induction type touch panel can be used.

The display/operation unit 54 is connected to a control device provided inside the outer casing 1a, and operation information for the display/operation unit 54 is output to the control device. The control device determines the operation details based on the operation information output from the display operation unit 54, and performs the washing operation, the drying operation, etc. according to the determined operation details.

(Configuration of lock mechanism 35)
As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10 , a lock mechanism 35 is provided on the rear side of the door base member 164 and on the other side opposite to the hinge portion 65 . The locking mechanism 35 is configured such that when the door 50 is closed, the locking claw portion 57 of the door 50 is locked to the locked portion 66 of the outer casing 1a, thereby locking and fixing the door 50 to the outer casing 1a. there is On the other hand, in the lock mechanism 35, when the unlocking portion 53 is operated to slide forward in the thickness direction of the door 50 with the door 50 closed, the locking claw portion 57 is moved to one side of the door 50. The locking claw portion 57 is configured to be disengaged from the locked portion 66 by rotating toward the side. The lock mechanism 35 will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 8 to 10. FIG.

As shown in FIG. 8 , the lock mechanism 35 has a locking member 40 , a swing member 80 and an unlocking member 90 . The locking member 40, the swinging member 80 and the unlocking member 90 are arranged in that order from one side to the other side.

The locking member 40 has a locking base portion 42 , a locking arm portion 41 , a rotary shaft 43 , a locking pressing portion 49 , and a locking claw portion 57 . The locking base 42 has two upper and lower rotating shafts 43 provided on one side and a locking pressing portion 49 provided on the other side. The two upper and lower rotating shafts 43 are respectively supported by two upper and lower shaft support portions 46 provided on the door base member 164 . The locking member 40 rotates between a non-locking position on one side and a locking position on the other side about two upper and lower rotating shafts 43 . A locking arm portion 41 extending rearward is erected on the rear surface of the locking base portion 42 . A locking claw portion 57 is formed at the tip of the locking arm portion 41 . The locking claw portion 57 protrudes toward the other side so as to be able to be locked to the locked portion 66 of the outer casing 1a shown in FIGS. The lock pressing portion 49 extends toward the other side so as to be able to contact the swinging lower contact portion 82 of the swinging member 80 .

As shown in FIG. 8, a torsion coil spring 48 is wound around the rotating shaft 43 positioned below. The torsion coil spring 48 has a first arm portion 44 located above and a second arm portion 45 located below. The first arm portion 44 is received by the rear surface of the locking base portion 42 , and the second arm portion 45 is received by the arm receiving portion 47 provided on the door base member 164 . The torsion coil spring 48 biases the locking claw portion 57 toward the other side, and biases the locking pressing portion 49 toward the front side.

The rocking member 80 is a plate-like body that is rockably supported by a rocking shaft 81 and extends in the vertical direction. The oscillating member 80 is positioned between the oscillating lower contact portion 82 formed downward, the oscillating upper contact portion 83 formed upward, and the oscillating lower contact portion 82 and the oscillating upper contact portion 83 . and a swing shaft 81 . The swing shaft 81 is supported by a swing bearing portion 85 provided on the door base member 164 . Thus, the swing member 80 is supported so as to swing like a seesaw about the swing shaft 81 . Therefore, the lower swing contact portion 82 moves in the opposite direction to the upper swing contact portion 83 with respect to the swing axis 81. For example, when the lower swing contact portion 82 moves forward, the upper swing contact portion 83 moves toward the rear surface. move to the side. The swinging lower contact portion 82 is in contact with the locking pressing portion 49 of the locking member 40 on the rear side and is biased toward the front side by the locking pressing portion 49 . At the same time, the swinging upper contact portion 83 contacts the operation pressing portion 95 of the unlocking member 90 on the rear side, and is biased toward the rear side opposite to the swinging lower contact portion 82 .

The unlocking member 90 has an operation base portion 91 , an extended operation portion 94 and an operation pressing portion 95 . The operation base 91 has a quadrangular shape in plan view. Four corner portions of the operation base portion 91 are guided by a lower guide portion 96, an upper guide portion 97, and the side wall portion 75 on the other side. Therefore, the operation base 91 is slidable in the thickness direction of the door 50 (that is, in the front-rear direction between the front side and the rear side). An upright guide portion 92 extending rearward is erected on the rear surface side of the operation base portion 91 and on the rocking member 80 side. When the main body rear cover 62 is attached to the door base member 164 and the upright guide portion 92 slides in the thickness direction of the door 50 , the upright guide portion 92 is moved by the inner surface of the other side portion 76 of the main body rear cover 62 . be guided.

The projecting operation portion 94 is attached to the rear surface side of the operation base portion 91 and has a rectangular shape that is one size smaller than the operation base portion 91 . The projecting operation portion 94 is arranged on the other side with a space from the upright guide portion 92 . The projecting operation portion 94 projects outward from the side surface of the door 50 (side wall portion 75 on the other side). That is, the other side portion of the projecting operation portion 94 projects outward through the notch guide portion 98 . The notch guide portion 98 is formed by partially notching the rear portion of the side wall portion 75 on the other side toward the front. The protruding operating portion 94 functions as the unlocking portion 53 because it is directly operated by the user's finger when unlocking the door 50 . Therefore, when the door 50 is closed, the projecting operating portion 94 projecting outward can be easily seen in a front view, and the operability of the unlocking portion 53 is improved. When the unlocking member 90 slides in the thickness direction of the door 50 , the other side portion of the overhang operation portion 94 is guided by the notch guide portion 98 .

The operation pressing portion 95 extends toward one side so as to be able to contact the upper swing contact portion 83 of the swing member 80 , and is biased toward the rear side by the upper swing contact portion 83 . . As a result, the unlocking member 90 is biased rearward. Since the locking member 40 is connected to the unlocking member 90 via the swinging member 80 , the locking claw 57 moves in conjunction with the movement of the unlocking member 90 acting as the unlocking portion 53 .

Further, when the body rear cover 62 is attached to the door base member 164 , the end of the side portion 76 on the other side of the body rear cover 62 contacts the operation base 91 . According to this configuration, the operation base portion 91 urged rearward by the torsion coil spring 48 is received by the main body rear surface cover 62, so that the unlocking member 90 is kept in a biased state, and the unlocking member 90 is released. Further sliding movement rearward in the thickness direction of the door 50 is restricted.

Here, when the projecting operation portion 94 as the unlocking portion 53 is operated to slide forward in the thickness direction of the door 50 against the biasing force, the operation pressing portion 95 moves to the front side. . By moving the operation pressing portion 95 to the front side, the upper swinging contact portion 83 moves to the front side, and as the swinging member 80 swings like a seesaw, the lower swinging contact portion 82 moves to the rear side. do. The movement of the swinging lower contact portion 82 to the rear surface side causes the locking member 40 to rotate to one side, and the locking of the locking claw portion 57 to the locked portion 66 of the outer casing 1a is released. be. Therefore, the door 50 can be unlocked by a simple operation of sliding the unlocking portion 53 forward.

According to the above configuration, by forming the operating recess 64 on the rear side of the door 50 and disposing the unlocking portion 53 in the operating recess 64, the front side of the outer casing 1a can be effectively utilized and the drum type door can be opened. The washing machine 1 can be downsized. In addition, since the side portion of the door 50 is provided with the stepped portion 63 that functions as the recessed portion 64 for operation, it is possible to secure a sufficient space for the user's fingers to enter when performing the unlocking operation of the door 50. There is also an effect that the thickness of the door 50 is visually perceived as thin, resulting in a slim design.

[Second embodiment]
As shown in FIG. 11 , the unlocking member 90 serving as the unlocking portion 53 does not have the overhang operation portion 94 . As a result, the unlocking member 90 is housed inside the door main body 51 and does not protrude outward from the side wall portion 75 on the other side of the door frame portion 68 . The operating base 91 of the unlocking member 90 is used as an operating section that is directly operated by a user's fingers when unlocking the door 50 .

As a result, the drum-type washing machine 1 can be downsized by effectively utilizing the front side of the outer box 1a, and since there is no part protruding from the other side of the door 50, clothes, etc. are less likely to get caught on the door 50. - 特許庁, compact and simple design.

[Third embodiment]
As shown in FIG. 12, at the corner portion 74 on the other side of the door 50 that is related to the unlocking portion 53, the other side portion 76 of the main body rear cover 62 is retracted to one side. An operating recess 64 is formed. A side portion 76 on the other side of the main body rear cover 62 is substantially flush with a side wall portion 75 on the other side of the door frame portion 68 in a portion other than the recessed portion 64 for operation. A lock release portion 53 is provided in the operation recess 64 . In this way, the space inside the door 50 is increased by expanding the side portion 76 on the other side of the main body rear cover 62 toward the other side in the portion other than the operation recess 64 .

As a result, the drum-type washing machine 1 can be miniaturized by effectively utilizing the front side of the outer casing 1a, and the other side of the door 50 can be effectively utilized, thereby miniaturizing the drum-type washing machine 1. - 特許庁

As described above, the clothing processing apparatus 1 according to one aspect of the present invention is
an outer box 1a having an outer box opening 6 in an outer box front surface 103;
a rotating tub 3 having a rotating tub opening 26 arranged inside the outer casing 1a and at least partially facing the outer casing opening 6;
a door 50 having a hinge portion 65 rotatably supported on one side and closing the outer carton opening 6 by covering the outer carton opening 6;
an operation concave portion 64 notched in the thickness direction and width direction of the door 50 at a corner portion 74 on the other side located on the rear surface side of the door 50 and on the side opposite to the hinge portion 65;
An unlocking portion 53 is provided in the operating recess 64 of the door 50 to operate the unlocking of the door 50 .

According to the above configuration, by arranging the operation recess 64 and the unlocking portion 53 on the rear side of the door 50, the front side of the outer box 1a can be effectively used, and the clothes processing apparatus 1 can be made smaller.

In one embodiment, the unlocking portion 53 is configured to be slidable in the thickness direction of the door 50 .

According to the above configuration, the door 50 can be unlocked by a simple operation of sliding the unlocking portion 53 in the thickness direction of the door 50 .

In one embodiment, the operating recess 64 is formed in a stepped portion 63 extending vertically on the other side of the door 50 .

According to the above configuration, it is possible to secure a sufficient space for the user's fingers to easily enter when unlocking the door 50, and the door 50 has a slim design as if viewed from the side, as if the thickness of the door 50 is thin.

In one embodiment, the unlocking portion 53 has a projecting operation portion 94 projecting outward from the side surface of the door 50 .

According to the above configuration, when the door 50 is closed, the projecting operation portion 94 projecting outward can be easily visually recognized in a front view, and the operability of the unlocking portion 53 is improved.

In one embodiment, the door 50 has a rectangular door body portion 51 and an inclined portion 52 located above the door body portion 51 , and the upper end 67 of the inclined portion 52 is the door body portion 51 . A display operation unit 54 is arranged on the front side of the inclined portion 52 .

According to the above configuration, the door 50 having the square door main body 51 makes it difficult for uneven portions to be formed between the outer casing 1a and the door 50. Therefore, the cleaning property is excellent, and the rearwardly inclined door 50 has a slant. By arranging the display operation part 54 on the front side of the part 52, the large inclined part 52 and the large display operation part 54 can be arranged, so that the operability and visibility of the display operation part 54 are excellent. In addition, since the inclined portion 52 is recessed rearward above the door 50, the clothes processing apparatus 1 can be made compact and the oppressive feeling can be reduced. In addition, since the display operation unit 54 is provided on the door 50 side, the space above the front surface portion 103 of the outer box can be effectively used.

Although this embodiment has been specifically described, this embodiment is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be implemented with various modifications within the scope of the claims or equivalents thereof. Various components are examples for describing the embodiments and are not intended to limit them, and various modifications can be made as necessary.

In the above-described embodiment, a drum-type washing machine was exemplified as the clothes processing apparatus 1, but the clothes processing apparatus 1 may be a drum-type dryer.

In addition to the portion directly related to the unlocking portion 53 at the corner portion 74 on the rear surface side and the other side of the door 50, the operation recessed portion 64 is formed in at least one of the upper portion and the lower portion of the unlocking portion 53. It can be in expanded form. That is, at the corner portion 74 on the rear side and the other side of the door 50, the stepped portion 63 can partially extend at least one of upward and downward from the unlocking portion 53 as a starting point.

Further, the lower end portion 61 of the door 50 may be positioned below the drainage filter door 60 and substantially at the same position as the lower plane portion 103c of the outer casing 1a. Further, the drain filter door 60 can be omitted and the door 50 can also function as the drain filter door 60 .

Alternatively, the power button 31 may be arranged on the door 50 side. The power button 31 may be arranged on the display operation section 54 provided on the door 50 .

Further, the inclined portion 52 (display operation portion 54) can be in the shape of a curved plate that is inclined while curving backward with respect to the door front panel portion 69 of the door main body portion 51. At this time, the operation cover portion 79 has inclined and curved faces.

The method of detachably connecting the connecting portion 58 to the connected portion 59 is not limited to the above-described screwing. If the door main body 51 and the inclined portion 52 can be handled integrally and the connecting portion 58 and the connected portion 59 can be removed without being fixed permanently, then what kind of structure should be adopted? may be adopted. For example, one of the connecting portion 58 and the connected portion 59 is provided with an elastic engaging claw, and the other of the connecting portion 58 and the connected portion 59 is provided with an engaging hole so that the engaging claw engages. It can also be removably connected by engaging holes.

Further, the inclined portion 52 having the display operation portion 54 can be integrated with the door main body portion 51 and cannot be removed.
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1 … Drum-type washing machine (clothes processing device)
1a... Outer box 2... Water tank 3... Rotating tank (drum)
4 Drum motor 6 Outer box opening 10 Water supply port 11 Detergent case 16 Water tank opening 17 Annular decorative member 18 Packing 19 Drainage duct 20 Drainage filter device 21 Drainage hose 26 Rotating tank opening Part 30... Airflow filter device 31... Power button (mechanical power on key)
35 Locking mechanism 40 Locking member 41 Locking arm portion 42 Locking base portion 43 Rotary shaft 44 First arm portion 45 Second arm portion 47 Arm receiving portion 48 Torsion coil spring 49 Locking Pressing portion 50 Door 51 Door body portion 52 Inclined portion 53 Unlocking portion 54 Display operation portion (touch panel)
55... Inclined rear cover 56... Protruding closing part 57... Locking claw part 58... Connecting part 59... Connected part 60... Drainage filter door 61... Lower end part 62... Body rear cover 63... Stepped part 64... Recessed part for operation 65 Hinge portion 66 Locked portion 67 Upper end portion 68 Door frame portion 69 Door front panel portion 70 Lint filter 71 Filter cap 73 Corner portion 74 on the rear side and one side Rear side and the other side corner portion 75 on the other side side wall portion 76 on the other side side portion 78 inclined frame portion 79 operation cover portion 80 swing member 81 swing shaft 82 swing lower contact portion 83 swing upper contact Portion 85 Swing bearing portion 90 Unlocking member 91 Operation base portion 92 Upright guide portion 94 Extended operation portion 95 Operation pressing portion 96 Lower guide portion 97 Upper guide portion 98 Notch guide portion 101 Outside Box top face 103 Outer box front face 103a Outer box plane part 103b Upper inclined part 103c Lower plane part 104 Outer box rear face
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 105... Outer box side part 106... Base 164... Door base member 181... Display operation frame part 182... Display part 183... Operation board part 184... Rear surface mounting part J... Rotating shaft

Claims (5)

an outer box having an outer box opening on the front surface of the outer box;
a rotating tub having a rotating tub opening disposed within the outer casing and having at least a portion facing the outer casing opening;
a door having a hinge portion pivotably supported on one side and closing the outer box opening by covering the outer box opening;
The door has a rectangular door main body and an inclined part positioned above the door main body and inclined such that an upper end is positioned rearward of the door main body,
When the door closes the opening of the outer box, at the other side located on the rear side of the door main body opposite to the front side of the outer box and on the side opposite to the hinge, the an operation concave portion formed in a stepped portion that is cut in the thickness direction and the width direction of the door and extends in the vertical direction;
an unlocking portion disposed in the operation recess of the door for operating unlocking of the door,
The unlocking unit has an operation unit configured to be slidable in the thickness direction of the door,
The laundry processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the door is unlocked by sliding the operation portion toward the front side of the door rather than the stepped portion . The clothes processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The clothes processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operation portion slides in a region closer to the front side of the door than the stepped portion . In the clothes processing apparatus according to claim 1 or claim 2,
The clothes processing apparatus, wherein the step portion extends to at least one end in the vertical direction on the other side of the door. In the clothes processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The clothes processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the unlocking portion has an overhang operation portion overhanging the side surface of the door. In the clothes processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A clothing processing apparatus, wherein a display operation section is arranged on the front side of the inclined section.

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