JP7204809B2 - clothing processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a clothes processing apparatus.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a laundry processing apparatus, there is a drum-type washing machine having a stepped opening (see, for example, Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2014-147838 (Patent Document 1)).

JP 2014-147838 A

In the above-mentioned conventional clothes processing apparatus, a step is provided in the opening so that a part of the rear surface of the door can be accommodated in the drum through the opening when the door is closed, so that the door does not protrude forward. ing.

However, in the above-described clothes processing apparatus, there is a problem that the feeling of unity between the annular member and the main body is lost when the door is opened due to the step of the opening, and the problem is that the clothes are caught on the step and are difficult to put in.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a clothes processing apparatus which has a good design and allows easy insertion of clothes even when the door is opened.

In order to solve the above problems, the clothes processing apparatus of the present invention includes:
an outer box having an opening on the front;
a door that is openable and closable on the front side of the outer box and that opens and closes the opening;
and an annular member provided on the periphery of the opening of the outer box,
The annular member has an annular inclined surface that is inclined rearward from the outer peripheral edge side toward the inner peripheral edge side.

As is clear from the above, according to the present invention, the annular member provided on the peripheral edge of the opening of the outer case has an annular inclined surface that is inclined rearward from the outer peripheral edge side toward the inner peripheral edge side. It is possible to realize a clothes processing apparatus which has a good design and allows easy insertion of clothes even when the door is open.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a drum-type washing/drying machine as an example of a clothes processing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the drum-type washing/drying machine with the door opened. FIG. 3 is a side view of the drum type washing/drying machine. FIG. 4 is a front view of the drum-type washing/drying machine. FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of the drum-type washing/drying machine viewed from line VV in FIG. FIG. 6 is a front view of the drum-type washing/drying machine with the door removed. 7A is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part (including an opening) of the drum-type washing and drying machine shown in FIG. 5 without a door. FIG. FIG. 7B is an enlarged view of area A shown in FIG. 7A. FIG. 7C is an enlarged view of area B shown in FIG. 7A. FIG. 8 is a horizontal sectional view seen from line VIII--VIII of FIG. 9 is a horizontal sectional view seen from the IX-IX line in FIG. 6. FIG.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The clothes processing apparatus of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the illustrated embodiments.

[First embodiment]
FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a drum-type washing/drying machine 1 as an example of a clothes processing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the invention. In FIG. 1, 101 is a top surface, 103 is a front surface, 104 is a rear surface, 105 is a side surface, and 106 is a base.

As shown in FIG. 1, the drum-type washing and drying machine 1 of the first embodiment includes an outer casing 100, a door 50 for opening and closing an opening 100a (shown in FIG. 2) of the outer casing 100, and a A water tank 2 (shown in FIG. 5) arranged in the water tank 2 and a rotating drum 3 (shown in FIG. 5) rotatably arranged in the water tank 2 are provided.

A water supply port 10 is provided on the left rear surface side of the upper surface portion 101 of the outer casing 100 . The water supply port 10 is connected to a water faucet via a water supply hose (not shown).

An airflow filter device 30 is mounted on the right rear surface side of the upper surface portion 101 of the outer casing 100 . This airflow filter device 30 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 (not shown).

Also, a power button 31 is provided on the right front side of the upper surface portion 101 of the outer casing 100 .

Also, the detergent case 11 is attached to the left front side of the upper surface portion 101 of the outer box 100 . This detergent case 11 contains, for example, detergent, bleach and softener.

The door 50 includes a door main body portion 51 that is substantially rectangular in a front view, and an inclined portion 52 provided so as to be inclined rearward from the upper portion of the door main body portion 51 . An inclined portion 52 of the door 50 is provided with a display operation portion 54 for selecting and inputting an instruction for a driving action and for displaying the driving state.

2 shows a perspective view of the drum type washing/drying machine 1 with the door 50 opened, FIG. 3 shows a side view of the drum type washing/drying machine 1, and FIG. 4 is a front view of the drum type washing/drying machine 1. Figure shows. 2 to 4, the same reference numerals are given to the same components as those of the drum-type washing/drying machine 1 shown in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the outer casing 100 of the drum-type washer/dryer 1 includes an upper surface portion 101, a front surface portion 103, a rear surface portion 104, and a pair of side surface portions 105 (one side in FIGS. 2 and 3). ) and a base 106 .

The front surface portion 103 of the outer casing 100 includes a first flat portion 103a, an upper inclined portion 103b extending upward from the first flat portion 103a, and a second flat portion 103c extending downward from the first flat portion 103a. and

The front portion 103 is provided with an opening portion 100a used for loading and unloading laundry. An annular member 17 is provided on the periphery of the opening 100a of the front face portion 103. As shown in FIG.

A door 50 for opening and closing the opening 100 a is attached to the front side of the front portion 103 so as to be rotatable by two hinge portions 65 .

Further, on the rear side of the door 50, an unlocking portion 53 operated by the 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 . The engaging claw 57 is configured to interlock with the movement of the unlocking portion 53 .

With the door 50 closed, when the unlocking portion 53 is slid forward in the thickness direction of the door 50 by the user's operation, the engaging claw 57 moves to the non-engaging side, so that the engaged portion 66 is moved. The engaging claw 57 is disengaged and the door 50 is opened.

Further, when the door 50 is closed from the open state, the engaging claw 57 of the door 50 engages with the engaged portion 66 of the outer casing 100 .

The annular member 17 and the peripheral portion of the opening 100a of the outer case 100 (the packing holding member 16 shown in FIG. 7A) sandwich and hold a packing 18 made of an elastic material such as rubber or soft resin. As a result, when the door 50 is closed, the truncated cone-shaped glass window member 56 attached to the door 50 is in close contact with the packing 18, and the water tank 2 is kept watertight and airtight. 2 It can be prevented from leaking out.

The water tank 2 and the rotating drum 3 arranged in the outer box 100 are open to the side of the door 50, and when the door 50 is opened, the laundry is introduced into the rotating drum 3 through the opening 100a of the outer box 100. (not shown) can be taken in and out.

The drum-type washer/dryer 1 also includes a heat pump unit (not shown) for drying disposed on the rear side and lower portion of the outer casing 100, and circulates the air in the water tub 2 through the heat pump unit. It has a circulation path (not shown) for

Further, a drainage filter door 60 is attached to the lower left side of the second plane portion 103c of the outer casing 100 so as to be able to be opened and closed. The drainage filter door 60 is opened, and the lint filter 70 (shown in FIG. 5) attached to the lower side of the outer box 100 is removed.

In the drum-type washing/drying machine 1 configured as described above, when selection of an operation course, time setting of each process, etc. are input from the display operation unit 54 (shown in FIG. 1), the selection information and setting information are input. A series of operations from washing to drying, for example, are performed by a device (not shown).

FIG. 5 shows a vertical cross-sectional view of the drum-type washing/drying machine 1 viewed from line VV in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5, the drum-type washing and drying machine 1 includes a cylindrical bottomed water tank 2 arranged in an outer case 100, and a bottomed cylindrical rotating drum rotatably arranged in the water tank 2. 3 and a drum motor 4 that is attached to the rear of the water tank 2 and drives the rotary drum 3 to rotate.

An annular guide portion 5 is attached to the water tank opening 2 a in the front portion of the water tank 2 . The annular guide portion 5 has a funnel-shaped curved surface on the inner peripheral side, the inner diameter of which gradually narrows toward the inside of the water tank 2 . The rear portion of the water tank 2 is elastically supported by two dampers 12 (only one damper is shown in FIG. 5).

A rotating drum 3 for storing clothes such as laundry has a diameter slightly smaller than that of the water tank 2 . In the drum-type washer/dryer 1, the rotation axis J of the rotary drum 3 is generally inclined with respect to the horizontal direction so that the front side is higher than the rear side, ie, faces forward and obliquely upward. The rotating drum 3 may be arranged such that the rotating shaft J is substantially parallel to the horizontal direction.

The rotary drum 3 is configured such that the rotary drum opening 3 a on the front side faces the inner side of the water tank opening 2 a of the water tank 2 . Further, a rotary drum opening 3a is arranged so as to face the opening 100a of the outer casing 100. As shown in FIG. The rotating drum 3 is connected to the end of the rotating shaft J of the drum motor 4 and rotated inside the water tank 2 by the drive of the drum motor 4 . Further, the rotary drum 3 has a fluid balancer 29 provided around the outside of the rotary drum opening 3a. A large number of small through holes 27 are formed in the peripheral wall of the rotating drum 3 over the entire surface. A plurality of baffles 28 (only one of which is shown in FIG. 5) extending in the axial direction protrude from the inner surface of the rotating drum 3 at regular intervals in the circumferential direction.

A front face portion 103 of the outer box 100 is provided with an opening 100a at a position facing the water tank opening 2a of the water tank 2 for loading and unloading laundry. The opening 100 a is configured to face the water tank opening 2 a of the water tank 2 and the rotating drum opening 3 a of the rotating drum 3 . The circular water tank opening 2a is provided so as to be coaxial with the circular rotating drum opening 3a. The opening edge of the opening 100a of the outer casing 100 and the opening edge of the water tank opening 2a are connected by an annular member 17 and a packing 18. As shown in FIG. The packing 18 liquid-tightly seals the space between the outer case 100 and the water tank 2 .

The water supply port 10 is connected to the inlet of the water supply valve 13 inside the outer box 100 . This allows the tap water to flow into the water tub 2 from the top of the water tub 2 via the water supply duct 15 and the detergent case 11 (shown in FIGS. 1 and 2). The water supplied inside the water tank 2 is used as washing water or rinsing water.

One end of the drainage duct 19 is connected to the peripheral surface of the water tank 2 near the bottom plate, and the other end of the drainage duct 19 is connected to the drainage filter device 20 fixed to the front lower part inside the outer box 100 . A drain hose 21 is connected to the lower part of the drain filter device 20 . This drain hose 21 is provided with a drain valve 22. When the drain valve 22 is opened, the washing water or rinse water in the water tank 2 flows through the drain duct 19, the drain filter device 20, and the drain hose 21. is discharged to the outside. At this time, the lint filter 70 housed in the drain filter device 20 collects foreign matter such as fiber waste contained in the washing water or rinse water in the water tub 2 .

The drainage filter device 20 is provided with a circulation pump 24. When the circulation pump 24 is driven with the drainage valve 22 closed, the liquid in the water tank 2 is circulated through the drainage duct 19, the drainage filter device 20, and the It can be returned into the water tank 2 via the circulation duct 25 .

6 shows a front view of the drum-type washing and drying machine 1 with the door 50 (shown in FIGS. 1 and 2) removed. 6, the same reference numerals are given to the same components as the drum-type washing and drying machine 1 shown in FIG. 6, S1 is the upper region of the annular member 17, S2 is the left and right intermediate regions of the annular member 17, and S3 is the lower region of the annular member 17. As shown in FIG.

The annular member 17 has an annular inclined surface 17a inclined rearward from the outer peripheral edge side toward the inner peripheral edge side over the entire circumference of the upper region S1, the intermediate region S2 and the lower region S3. As a result, when the door 50 is opened, the annular member 17 and the outer box 100 can be integrated with each other without a step, so the design is improved, and the annular member 17 has no step, making it easier to put clothes. can.

In addition, the annular inclined surface 17a of the annular member 17 gradually decreases in average inclination angle with respect to the opening surface of the opening 100a from the upper area S1 toward the lower area S3. In the upper region S1 of the inclined surface 17a of the annular member 17, the upper edge of the water tank opening 2a of the water tank 2, which is inclined to face forward and obliquely upward, is located on the rear side of the outer casing 100 rather than 103a. By increasing the inclination of the portion 100a with respect to the opening surface, the clothes are smoothly guided to the water tank opening 2a of the water tank 2 toward the upper edge of the water tank opening 2a. On the other hand, in the lower region S3 of the inclined surface 17a of the annular member 17, since the lower edge of the water tank opening 2a of the water tank 2 is located on the front side of the upper edge, the inclination of the opening 100a with respect to the opening surface is reduced. there is

In this way, in the drum-type washing and drying machine 1 having a configuration (oblique drum type) in which the rotating drum 3 is arranged in the outer casing 100 so as to be lowered from the front side to the rear side, the rotating drum 3 is inclined like the rotating drum 3 The inclination of the opening 100a of the outer casing 100 with respect to the water tank opening 2a can be eliminated, further improving the design.

Further, the annular inclined surface 17a of the annular member 17 is a curved surface having a convex cross section in the upper region S1 and the intermediate region S2 (see FIGS. 7A to 9). As a result, clothes can be smoothly put into the outer box 100 through the inner opening of the annular member 17 .

In addition, the curvature of the annular inclined surface 17a of the annular member 17 gradually changes from the outer peripheral edge toward the inner peripheral edge. In addition, the inclined surface 17a (curved surface having a convex cross section) of the annular member 17 has an average curvature that gradually increases from the intermediate region S2 where the average curvature is the smallest toward the upper region S1. .

The brightness of the surface of the annular member 17 is made darker than the brightness of the front surface of the outer casing 100 . For example, the front surface of the outer casing 100 is white or milky white, and the surface of the annular member 17 is black or gray. As a result, the annular member 17 can be highlighted to clarify the position of the opening 100a of the outer casing 100, thereby further improving the design and functionality.

Note that at least one of the hue, saturation, and brightness of the surface of the annular member 17 is not limited to the brightness of the front surface of the outer case 100 and the surface of the annular member 17. It is good also as a structure different from the surface of.

In addition, since the hinge portion 65 that connects the outer box 100 and the door 50 is arranged outside the annular member 17, when the door 50 is opened, the movement inside the annular member 17 is not hindered by the hinge portion 65. Since the entire opening 100a can be seen, the design and functionality are further improved.

FIG. 7A shows an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main part (including the opening 100a) of the drum-type washer/dryer 1 shown in FIG. 5 without the door 50. FIG. In FIG. 7A, the same reference numerals are given to the same components as the drum-type washing/drying machine 1 shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 7A, the annular inclined surface 17a of the annular member 17 has an average inclination angle .theta.

7B shows an enlarged view of area A shown in FIG. 7A, and FIG. 7C shows an enlarged view of area B shown in FIG. 7A.

As shown in FIGS. 7B and 7C, the packing 18 is sandwiched between the annular member 17 and the packing holding member 16 (peripheral portion of the opening 100a of the outer case 100).

The packing 18 includes a cylindrical portion 18a, an inner flange portion 18b provided on the inner circumference of the front end side of the cylindrical portion 18a, an engaging portion 18c provided on the outer circumference of the front end side of the cylindrical portion 18a, and the cylindrical portion 18a. It has an outer flange portion 18d provided on the outer periphery on the rear side of the engaging portion 18c, and a bent portion 18e provided on the outer periphery on the rear end side of the cylindrical portion 18a.

The inner peripheral portion of the packing holding member 16 is fitted between the engaging portion 18c and the outer flange portion 18d of the packing 18, and the engaging portion 18c is engaged with the groove portion 16a provided in the inner peripheral portion of the packing holding member 16. ing. In this state, the packing 18 is held between the annular member 17 and the packing holding member 16 .

7B and 7C, the bent portion 18e of the packing 18 extends forward from the outer periphery of the rear end side of the cylindrical portion 18a, bends radially outward, and then extends rearward. bent. The rear end of this bent portion 18 e is connected to the periphery of the water tank opening 2 a of the water tank 2 .

Since the packing 18 is sandwiched between the annular member 17 and the packing holding member 16 (peripheral portion of the opening 100a of the outer case 100), the annular member 17 serves as a member for holding the packing 18 without using a separate member. can serve as

When the door 50 is closed, a truncated cone-shaped glass window member 56 (shown in FIG. 5) attached to the door 50 is brought into close contact with the inner flange portion 18b of the packing 18, and the gap between the door 50 and the water tank 2 is closed. is sealed.

8 shows a horizontal sectional view seen from line VIII-VIII in FIG. 6, and FIG. 9 shows a horizontal sectional view seen from line IX-IX in FIG. 8 and 9, the same components as those of the drum-type washing and drying machine 1 shown in FIG. 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the annular inclined surface 17a of the annular member 17 is gently curved and inclined rearward from the outer peripheral edge toward the inner peripheral edge.

[Second embodiment]
A drum-type washer/dryer as an example of a clothes processing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention has the same configuration as the drum-type washer/dryer 1 of the first embodiment except for an outer box and a door.

The drum-type washing/drying machine of the second embodiment differs from the drum-type washing/drying machine 1 of the first embodiment in that there are no inclined portions on the upper side of the front surface of the outer box and the upper side of the door.

The drum type washing/drying machine of the second embodiment has the same effects as the drum type washing/drying machine 1 of the first embodiment.

[Third embodiment]
A drum-type dryer as an example of a clothes processing apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention has the same configuration as the drum-type washer/dryer 1 of the first embodiment except for the function as a washing machine.

The drum-type dryer of the third embodiment has the same effect as the drum-type washing and drying machine 1 of the first embodiment.

In the above-described first to third embodiments, the drum-type washing/drying machine 1 and the drum-type drying machine are described as the clothes processing apparatus, but the present invention may be applied to clothes processing apparatuses having other configurations.

In addition, in the first to third embodiments, the door 50 of the drum-type washing/drying machine 1 and the drum-type drying machine as the clothes processing apparatus is the main part that covers the front side (including the opening 100a) of the outer box 100. Although the door has a substantially square shape, the door may have a shape that covers only the opening of the outer case.

Further, in the first to third embodiments, the annular inclined surface 17a of the annular member 17 of the drum-type washing/drying machine 1 and the drum-type dryer as the clothes processing apparatus has the upper region S1 and the intermediate region S2.
and the lower region S3 have different average inclination angles, the annular inclined surface of the annular member may have the same inclination angle or average inclination angle over the entire circumference.

Here, when the inclined surface 17a of the cross section cut by a plane perpendicular to the inner opening surface of the annular member 17 and passing through the center of the inner opening is a straight line, the angle of inclination is determined by the straight line and the inner opening surface of the annular member. is the angle between In addition, when the inclined surface 17a of the cross section cut by a plane perpendicular to the inner opening surface of the annular member 17 and passing through the center of the inner opening is a curve, the average inclination angle is the tangent line of the curve and the annular member 17 is the average of the angles formed with the inner aperture surface of

Furthermore, in the above-described first to third embodiments, the annular curved surface of the annular member 17 of the drum-type washer/dryer 1 and the annular member 17 of the drum-type dryer as the clothes processing apparatus has an upper region, an intermediate region, and a lower region. Although the curved shape is different in the side region, the curved shape of the annular inclined surface of the annular member may be the same over the entire circumference.

Although specific embodiments of the present invention have been described, the present invention is not limited to the above first to third embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention. For example, an appropriate combination of the contents described in the first to third embodiments may be used as one embodiment of the present invention.

This embodiment is summarized as follows.

The clothes processing apparatus of the present invention comprises:
an outer box 100 having an opening 100a on the front;
a door 50 attached to the front side of the outer box 100 so as to be openable and closable and opening and closing the opening 100a;
An annular member 17 provided on the periphery of the opening 100a of the outer box 100,
The annular member 17 is characterized by having an annular inclined surface 17a inclined rearward from the outer peripheral edge side toward the inner peripheral edge side.

According to the above configuration, the annular member 17 provided at the peripheral edge of the opening 100a of the outer casing 100 has the annular inclined surface 17a that is inclined rearward from the outer peripheral edge side toward the inner peripheral edge side. Since the annular member 17 and the outer box 100 can be integrated with each other without a step when the door is opened, the design is improved and clothes can be easily put in because the annular member 17 has no step.

Further, in the clothing processing apparatus of one embodiment,
The annular inclined surface 17a of the annular member 17 gradually decreases in inclination angle or average inclination angle with respect to the opening surface of the opening 100a from the upper side to the lower side.

According to the above embodiment, the inclination angle (or the average inclination angle) of the annular inclined surface 17a of the annular member 17 with respect to the opening surface of the opening 100a gradually decreases from the upper side to the lower side. In a laundry processing apparatus having a structure (slanted drum type) in which the rotary drum 3 is arranged in the outer box 100 so as to be lowered from the front side to the rear side, the front opening of the rotary drum 3 inclined toward the rear side is Thus, the inclination of the opening 100a of the outer box 100 can be eliminated or reduced, and the design is further improved.

Further, in the clothing processing apparatus of one embodiment,
At least part of the annular inclined surface 17a of the annular member 17 is a curved surface with a convex cross section.

According to the above-described embodiment, at least part of the annular inclined surface 17a of the annular member 17 is formed into a curved surface having a convex cross section, so that clothes can be smoothly put into the outer box 100 through the inner opening of the annular member 17. be able to.

Further, in the clothing processing apparatus of one embodiment,
Any one of the hue, saturation and brightness of the surface of the annular member 17 is different from that of the front surface of the outer casing 100 .

According to the above-described embodiment, any one of the hue, saturation, and brightness of the surface of the annular member 17 is different from the surface of the front surface of the outer casing 100, thereby making the annular member 17 stand out. The position of the opening 100a can be clarified, and the design and functionality are further improved.
A packing 18 is sandwiched between the annular member 17 and the peripheral portion of the opening 100a of the outer case 100. As shown in FIG.

According to the above-described embodiment, since the packing 18 is sandwiched between the annular member 17 and the peripheral portion of the opening 100a of the outer case 100, the annular member 17 serves as a member for holding the packing 18 without using a separate member. can serve as

Further, in the clothing processing apparatus of one embodiment,
A hinge portion 65 connecting the outer box 100 and the door 50 is arranged outside the annular member 17 .

According to the above-described embodiment, by arranging the hinge portion 65 that connects the outer case 100 and the door 50 outside the annular member 17, the hinge portion 65 does not hinder the movement of the annular member 17 when the door 50 is open. Since the entire inner opening 100a can be seen, the design and functionality are further improved.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Drum-type washing-drying machine 2... Water tank 2a... Water tank opening 3... Rotating drum 3a... Rotating drum opening 4... Drum motor 5... Annular guide part 10... Water supply port 11... Detergent case 12... Damper 13... Water supply valve 15 Water supply duct 16 Packing holding member 17 Annular member 17a Inclined surface 18 Packing 19 Drainage duct 20 Drainage filter device 21 Drainage hose 22 Drainage valve 24 Circulation pump 25 Circulation duct 30 Airflow filter device 31 Power button 50 Door 51 Door main body 52 Inclined portion 53 Lock release portion 54 Display operation portion 56 Window member 57 Engaging claw 60 Drainage filter door 65 Hinge portion 66 Engaged portion 70 Lint filter 100 Outer case 100a Opening 101 Upper surface 103 Front surface 103a First flat surface 103b Upper inclined surface 103c Second flat surface 104 Rear surface 105 Side surface 106 Base J...Rotating axis

Claims (5)

a bottomed cylindrical water tank arranged in the outer box so that the front side is higher than the rear side and inclined with respect to the horizontal direction, and having a water tank opening on the front side;
an opening provided on the front surface of the outer box and having an opening surface inclined to face the opening of the water tank;
a door that is openable and closable on the front side of the outer box and that opens and closes the opening;
and
The peripheral edge of the opening is provided with an annular inclined surface that is inclined from the opening surface. 2. A clothes processing apparatus, wherein an inclination angle or an average inclination angle with respect to said opening surface gradually decreases from the upper side to the lower side . The clothes processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
The clothes processing apparatus, wherein at least a part of the inclined surface is formed without a step from the outer peripheral edge side to the inner peripheral edge side. In the clothes processing apparatus according to claim 2 ,
The clothes processing apparatus, wherein at least part of the inclined surface is a curved surface protruding toward the front side. In the clothes processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
The clothes processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the door covers the front surface of the outer box and has a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the front. In the clothes processing apparatus according to claim 4 ,
A clothes processing apparatus, wherein a display operation unit for selecting and inputting an instruction for operation and for displaying an operation state is provided above the door.

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