JPH0126387Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] 1. Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a laundry protection device for a dehydrating/washing machine that prevents fabric damage due to washing.

2. Prior Art and its Problems Conventionally, when washing thin underwear, etc. in a dehydrating and washing machine, it has been done by putting it inside a bag-like net to prevent fabric damage. was for washing small items, and was not suitable for washing large items such as blankets. In addition, the one that is suitable for washing large items such as blankets has many hooks at the entrance of the large bag-shaped net, and an annular rail is formed on the lower surface of the balance ring of the rotating tank, and many There is a structure in which a roller with a hook is attached, the hook part of the net is hooked to the hook of the roller, and the net is suspended in the rotating tank, but the structure is complicated and it is troublesome to attach and remove the net. It was hot.

3. Purpose of the invention The object of the invention is to provide a laundry protection device for a washing machine with a combination of dewatering and dewatering functions, which has a simple structure and is easy to take in and out of the rotating tub.

4. Structure of the invention The present invention comprises a laundry protection device including a bag-like protection body into which the laundry is placed, a bag-shaped protection body which is attached to an open opening at the top of the protection body, and which has an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the rotating tub and which rotates. It is characterized by comprising an annular float having greater flexibility than the inner diameter of the balance ring at the top of the tank.

5. Embodiment of the invention The drawings show an embodiment of the invention, and the following description will be made according to these drawings. First, in Figure 1,
1 is an outer box of a washing machine that also serves as a dehydrator; 2 is an outer tank suspended within the outer box 1; 3 is a rotating tank that serves as both a washing tub and a dehydrating tank;
Reference numeral 4 denotes a stirring blade eccentrically arranged at the inner bottom of the rotating tank 3 in order to improve the cleaning effect. The rotating tank 3 is rotated by a dewatering shaft 5 connected to the center of the bottom, and a balance ring 6 is attached to the inside of the upper opening. Further, the stirring blade 4 is rotated by a washing shaft inserted through and supported by the dewatering shaft 5 via a gear mechanism (none of which is shown). As is well known, a motor 7 and a drive mechanism 8 for selectively transmitting its rotation to the dewatering shaft 5 and the washing shaft are disposed at the outer bottom of the outer tank 2.
9 is a laundry protection device that is used while being housed in the rotating tub 3; in this device, 10 is a protector;
As shown in Figure 2, this protective body has a cylindrical net 1.
The bottom of the net 11 is closed with a bottom cloth 12 designed for friction resistance to form a bag-like bag with a bottom. The periphery of the upper opening is reinforced by a band-like cloth 14. Note that the bottom cloth 12, the vertical cloth 13, and the band-like cloth 14 are continuous with each other. Reference numeral 15 denotes a float, which is made of plastic or the like and has a hollow, endless ring shape and is flexible. The outer diameter dimension D ₁ of the float 15 is set smaller than the inner diameter dimension d ₁ of the rotating tank 3 and larger than the inner diameter dimension d ₂ of the balance ring 6, and the inner diameter dimension D ₂ is set to the inner diameter dimension d of the balance ring 6. It is set smaller than ₂ . Thus, the belt-like cloth 14 on the upper part of the net 11
A large number of connecting cloths 16 are continuously formed and wound around the float 15 and fixed thereto.

Next, the operation of this embodiment configured as described above will be described. When washing a perishable and large blanket, the blanket is placed in the net 11 and the entire protective device 9 is stored in the rotating tub 3. In this case, the float 15 is larger than the inner diameter of the balance ring 6, but since the float 15 is flexible, it can easily pass through the balance ring 6 if it is bent appropriately. Next, for example, a first
When water is supplied to water level A in the figure, the float 15 floats on the washing water surface and suspends the net 11, but the bottom of the net 11 containing the blanket is set in contact with the stirring blade. . . In this state, the washing operation is carried out by rotationally driving the stirring blades 4. In this case, the net 11 receives rotational force from the stirring blades 4 through the reinforced bottom cloth 12 and rotates at a low speed underwater. Therefore, large items such as blankets can be effectively washed without coming into direct contact with the stirring blades 4, that is, without causing damage. During such washing operation, float 1
Since the float 5 floats on the water surface, the laundry in the net 11 will not flow out, and even if a force is applied to the float 15 to turn it upside down due to the force of the stirring water flow, etc. The outer diameter of the float 15 is larger than the inner diameter of the balance ring 6, and the movement of the float 15 to turn upside down is restrained by the balance ring 6. Therefore, the float 15 turns over together with the net 11, and the laundry is unloaded. There is no danger of it flowing out. In addition, even when taking out the washing machine from the rotary tub 3 after washing, by appropriately deforming the float 15, it can be easily passed through the balance ring 6, and the taking out operation can be performed easily.

6 Modifications of the invention The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings; for example, the float may be made of foamed plastic, or the roughness of the net or bottom cloth constituting the protective body may be used. Various changes can be made to the length or the location where the reinforcing cloth is attached.

7. Effects of the invention As is clear from the above explanation, the present invention consists of a bag-shaped protector and a float attached to the opening of the bag-like protector, so it is necessary to provide a support device such as a rail on the side of the dehydrating/washing machine. It has no characteristics, has a simple structure,
Not only can it be used with existing washing machines, it is easy to put in and take out the rotating tub, and since the protector is attached to a float that has an outer diameter larger than the inner diameter of the balance ring, the contents of the protector are It can be used for large items such as blankets as well as small items, and there is no risk of the laundry flowing out of the protector or turning the protector upside down, making it easy to protect laundry. This has the excellent effect of ensuring that all possible precautions are taken.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional side view of a dehydrating and washing machine; FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the protective device; and FIG.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line. In the figure, 3 is a rotating tank, 4 is a stirring blade, 6 is a balance ring, 9 is a laundry protection device, 10 is a protector, 1
1 is a net, 12 is a bottom cloth, and 15 is a float.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] It is used by being housed in the rotating tub of a washing machine that also serves as a dehydrator, and includes a bag-shaped protector into which the laundry is placed, and a bag-like protector that is attached to the upper opening of the protector and whose outer diameter is the same as the inner diameter of the rotating tub. A laundry protection device for a washing and dehydrating machine comprising an annular float that is smaller and has greater flexibility than the inner diameter of a balance ring at the top of a rotating tub.