JPH0131190Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (a) Industrial application field The present invention relates to a washing machine equipped with a lid for opening and closing a clothes slot.

(B) Conventional technology The lid of the washing tub of a two-tub washing machine is completely removed when in use, but in the case of a fully automatic washing machine,
As shown in Publication No. 8638, pivots are formed on both sides of the rear part of the top plate, and the shaft of the lid is inserted into the pivot hole of the pivot, so that the lid can be rotated back and forth. .

However, in this conventional example, the lid was made freely rotatable in the front and rear directions on the premise that laundry work would be done from the front of the washing machine, but due to the size of the installation location,
It was sometimes difficult to work at the front due to restrictions such as water faucets.

(c) Problems to be solved by the invention The present invention attempts to improve workability by flexibly responding to these various constraints.

(d) Means for solving the problem In the present invention, the end of the lid body is rotatably supported on a shaft support, and the shaft support is selectively arranged at multiple locations on the top plate. It is.

(E) Function When the shaft support is placed at the selected position on the top plate, the direction of rotation of the lid changes, for example, by making it possible to rotate laterally, the washing operation can be done in one go. The lid can be opened and closed easily even if there is an obstacle in front of it by performing the work from the side or the other side.

(F) Embodiment First, the first embodiment will be explained based on Figs. 1, 2, and 3 A and B. 1 is a machine frame of a fully automatic washing machine, and inside there is a dehydrating and washing tub. An outer tank 3 is provided, and a top plate 4 is provided at the upper opening. This top plate 4 is provided with a circular clothes input port 5 facing the upper opening of the washing tub 2, and a stepped portion 6 surrounding the outer periphery of the input port 5 in a rectangular shape and stepped downward.

7 is an engagement hole 8 provided on the four sides of the stepped portion 6.
It is a long shaft support body formed by inserting a hook 9 from above and removably engaging the hook 9 into..., which pivotally supports the ends of a rectangular lid body 10 at both ends, and rotates the lid body 10. It can be installed freely. The front end and side end portions of the lid 10 are placed on the stepped portion 6, and the upper surfaces of the lid 10, the shaft support 7, and the top plate 4 are substantially flush with each other. 11 is the lid body 10
A lid switch (not shown) is operated by a lever provided at one end of the lid 10 by opening and closing (rotating) the lid 10.

12 are recesses provided at the four corners of the upper surface of the upper surface plate 4, in which a control body 13 for controlling the fully automatic washing machine is removably accommodated. 14 is a handle located on the front side of the lid body 10.

Normally, the shaft support 7 is disposed in a horizontally long manner at the rear of the top plate 4, and rotates the lid 10 in the front-back direction (see FIG. 2). Due to various restrictions, when washing is performed from the left side, the shaft support 7 is removed from the rear of the top plate 4 and fixed to the right side by hooks 9 and engagement holes 8. Then, the lid body 10 is rotated so that the left side faces forward, making it easier to work from the left side.
The control body 13 is housed in the recess 12 on the left side (see FIG. 3A). When washing from the right side,
Remove the shaft support 7, fix it to the left side of the top plate 4, rotate the lid 10 so that the right side faces forward, and store the control body 13 in the recess 12 at the back of the right side (see Figure 3). reference).

Next, based on Figures 4, 5, and 6,
To explain the embodiment, 21 is a machine frame of a fully automatic washing machine, inside of which a dewatering/washing tub (not shown) and an outer tub (not shown) are installed, and a top plate 22 is installed in the upper opening.
has been set up. This top plate 22 has a circular clothing slot 23 in the center, an annular stepped portion 24 on the outer periphery of the slot 23, and an annular rib 25 with the mouth edge of the slot 23 hanging downward. There is.

Reference numerals 26 and 27 denote a shaft support body and a lid body, which are located on the stepped portion 24 and have a circular shape as a whole, and the upper surfaces of both bodies are substantially flush with the upper surface of the upper plate 22. The lid body 27 is rotatably supported by a planar arcuate shaft support body 26, and both bodies can slide and rotate along the stepped portion 24.
Reference numeral 28 designates a handle portion formed by cutting out a part of the lid body 27 and forming between the lid body 27 and the stepped portion 24 .

29 is a planar arcuate guide body similar to the shaft support 26, which overlaps the lower surface of the stepped portion 24 and has an arcuate groove 30 formed on the upper surface into which the rib 25 is fitted. This guide body 29 has engagement holes 31 along the strings...
are arranged in a row, into which the hooks 32 of the shaft support 26 are inserted and locked. Therefore, the shaft support body 26 and the guide body 29 sandwich the stepped portion 24 from above and below and are fixedly attached to each other. 33 is a wired control body for remotely controlling the fully automatic washing machine.

Thus, in the case of the second embodiment, the washing machine is installed at a predetermined position indoors or outdoors, and the lid body 27 and the shaft support body 26 are slid and rotated along the stepped portion 24, and the lid is moved in the direction in which washing is performed. The opening and closing directions of the body 27 are made to match. That is, no matter where the washing operation is performed, the opening/closing direction of the lid 27 can be freely set according to the position.

(g) Effects of the invention In summary, according to the invention, washing can be carried out in the optimum direction regardless of the installation conditions of the washing machine, and an extremely practical washing machine can therefore be provided. .

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a side sectional view of the washing machine of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof, Fig. 3 A and B are plan views corresponding to different working directions, and Fig. 4 is a summary of another embodiment. FIG. 5 is a plan view, and FIG. 6 is a rear view with the lid and shaft support removed. 2... Dehydration and washing tub (washing tub), 4, 22...
Top plate, 7, 26... shaft support body, 10, 27... lid body.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a washing machine in which a top plate is disposed at the top of the washing tub, and the clothes input port of the top plate is opened and closed by a lid, the end of the lid is rotatably supported by a shaft. A washing machine characterized in that the shaft support is selectively arranged at a plurality of locations on the top plate.