JPH03103295A - Washing net for washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent clothes from being damaged by the jump-out of the clothes at the time of washing and dehydrating by integrally forming the ring of an elastically rigid body in the outer periphery of a net, providing an elastic core wire in the internal part of the elastic ring and making the net for washing freely stretchable in a diameter direction. CONSTITUTION:Projections 40 are provided in the upper side wall parts of a washing tank 5 and these projections are fitted to the upper parts of the washing tank 5 so as not to be obstacles for the movement of the clothes at the time of washing. Then, the several number of the projections are fitted at intervals to elastic rings 32. A net 41 for washing fixes the outer periphery of the washing net 41 in intervals between the elastic rings 32 and the projections 40 in the upper part of the washing tank 5 and is operated for preventing the fall-down of the net 41 and the jump-out of the washing net 41 itself. A rigid body 47 is inserted through the outer periphery of the net 41 for washing from a notched part 48 and the rigid body is wrapped by one part in the outer periphery of the net 41 for washing. Thus, the net 41 for washing is made freely stretchable and can make correspondence regardless of the size of an inner diameter for any washing tank 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a washing net that prevents clothes from flying out from a washing machine during washing or dehydration.

[Conventional technology]

According to the conventional technology, the net is installed by using the dewatering hole in the washing tank, and is installed at a position lower than the maximum washing water level, and the central part of the net is fixed to a plate with a flexible net. It is.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

The above conventional technology is a method of fixing the net using the dewatering holes in the washing tank, and not only is it difficult to attach and remove the net, but also the washing net may come off during dewatering depending on the installation position and installation condition of the countless dehydrating holes. It was dangerous.

In addition, the provision of a board in the center of the washing net makes it difficult to grasp it by hand, making it difficult to put on and take off the net, as well as making it difficult to take out clothes from the bottom of the net and to put in additional clothes. .

The present invention addresses the above-mentioned drawbacks, and aims to facilitate the attachment and detachment of the net, to make it easier to remove the clothes below the net, and to damage the clothes when they fly out during washing and spin-drying. It provides the prevention of

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a hole in the center of the washing net that is large enough to put your hand in, and also provides several protrusions on the upper part of the inner wall of the washing tank to prevent it from falling off, and the net is attached to the inside of the washing tank. In order to prevent the net from falling off when the net is washed, a rigid elastic body is interposed around the outer periphery of the net and is attached between the inertia ring of the washing tank and the protrusion on the upper part of the side wall of the washing tank.

[Effect]

The washing net of the present invention first has a hole in the center of the flat net that is larger than the mesh of the net and is large enough for a hand to fit through, so that clothes can be taken out and added for additional washing through this hole; A hole in the center of the washing net can be used to advantage so that the flat washing net can be freely attached to and removed from the washing tank. In addition, the flat washing net has several protrusions on the inner periphery of the upper side wall of the washing tank so that it can be fixed to the top of the washing tank so that it does not interfere with washing. A fixed gap is provided between the inertia ring provided on the holder and the protrusion, and a flat washing net is fixed in the gap.

A rigid body, which is an elastic body, is interposed on the outer periphery of the washing net so that the washing net has a circular planar state, and is fixed in the washing tank. By using such a washing net, it does not interfere with washing during washing, and also prevents clothes from flying out during washing and dehydration.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

First, the overall structure of a fully automatic washing machine will be schematically explained with reference to FIG. 1 is the outer frame. This outer frame is made of split steel plate or the like. An outer tank 2 placed in an outer frame 1 is supported from four upper corners of the outer frame 1 with hanging supports 3.

Vibration of the outer tank 2 during dehydration is absorbed through the vibration isolator W4, and transmission of vibration to the outer frame 1 is prevented.

A washing/dehydration tank 5 (hereinafter referred to as a washing tank) made of synthetic resin or stainless steel and rotatably placed in the outer tank 2 has a large number of dehydration holes 5a in its side wall.

A rotary blade 6 for moving the clothes during washing is provided at the center bottom of the washing tank 5. In the washing process and rinsing process,
The rotor blades rotate. During the dewatering process, the rotor 6 rotates at high speed in one direction together with the washing tank 5.

The motor 8 and the speed reducer 9 are attached to the bottom of the outer tank 2 with screws or the like.

The rotation of the motor 8 is controlled by pulleys 10, 11 and belt 12.
The rotation is transmitted to the clutch 138. The clutch device 13 and the clutch solenoid 14 are connected to the speed reduction device 9
is attached to. When the clutch solenoid 14 is energized, the clutch device l3 is operated so that the rotation of the motor 8 is transmitted to the rotary blade 6 or the washing tub 5. When the taratch solenoid 14 is not energized, the rotor blade 6
The clutch device 13 is operated so that the washing tank rotates and the washing tank is fixed so that it does not rotate. The drainage device 15 is
It has an electromagnetic on-off valve, and the valve is opened by applying electricity during draining and dewatering.

A drainage hose 16, an overflow hose 17, and a drainage intermediate hose 18 are collectively connected to the drainage system 115. The drainage hose 16 is connected to the drainage intermediate hose 1 on the outlet side of the drainage device l5.
8 are respectively connected to the inlet side of the drainage device 15.

The lower end of the overflow hose 17 is connected to the outlet side of the drainage device 15. Even if the valve of the drain device 15 is closed, overflow water is drained out of the washing machine via the drain hose 16.

An operation box 21 is provided at the top of the outer frame 1.

There is a water level sensor 22 inside the operation box 21. The water level sensor 22 communicates with the air trap chamber 24 of the outer tank 2 via a tube 23 for transmitting pressure when water is supplied. The water supply valve 25 inside the operation box 21 is of an electromagnetic type. This water supply valve 25 is connected to the water supply port 2 via a hose 26.
It is connected to 7. The top force bar 28 is located at the top of the outer frame 1. A lid 30 that closes the input port 29 is rotatably attached to the top force bar 28.

The water splash prevention plate 31 is provided on the upper part of the outer tank 2. An inertia ring 32 located below the water splash prevention plate 31 is attached to the upper end of the washing tank 5.

Inside the operation box 21 is a control box 33 that controls the operation of the washing machine. This control box 33 has a control circuit.

There is an operation panel 34 on the front of the operation box 21. This operation panel 34 is provided with various operation switches including a power switch 35 and a display section. Next, Figure 2 will be explained. The same symbols as those shown in Figure 1 are given. FIG. 2 shows several protrusions 40 attached to the side wall of the washing tank 5.

The protrusion 40 is provided on the upper side wall of the washing tank 5, and the protrusion 40 is provided on the upper side wall of the washing tank 5 so that the protrusion 40 does not interfere with the movement of clothes during washing.
It is attached to the upper part, and several pieces are attached at intervals from the inertia ring 32. The reason for this protrusion 40 is that when there is a large amount of laundry to be washed, the mechanical force of the rotary blade 6 acts even on the upper part of the clothes, so the stains on the clothes near the rotary blade 6 can be washed well, but the stains on the clothes on the upper part cannot be removed. It has the effect of eliminating defects. When the protrusion 6 has a lot of clothes, the rotor blade 6
When the protrusion becomes an obstacle to the clothing being moved by the protrusion, the protrusion gives an impact to the clothing, and when the protrusion becomes an obstacle to the clothing, the protrusion 40 causes the protrusion to replace the clothing. .

The mounting position of the protrusion 40 is set at a position equivalent to the highest water level or at a position lower than the water level in order to produce the above-mentioned effects. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the effect of preventing the washing net 41 from falling off on the protrusion 40 provided on the side surface of the washing tank 5. The washing net 4l has the outer periphery of the washing net 41 fixed in the gap between the inertia ring 32 at the top of the washing tank 5 and the protrusion 40 to prevent the washing net 41 from falling off and also to prevent the washing net 41 itself from popping out. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the washing net 4l. The washing net 41 is in a flat state, and there is a hole in the center of the washing net that is larger than the mesh 42 of the net. As can be seen from FIG. 3, the hole 44 has the effect of improving the operability of the drawer by hand when removing the washing net 41, and also making it easier to insert additional clothes during washing and to temporarily take out clothes during washing. The mesh 42 of the washing net 41 has the effect that when water is being supplied for washing, the supplied water can be poured onto the clothes at the bottom of the washing net 41 without any obstruction, and the condition of the clothes to be washed can be seen through the mesh. be.

The outer periphery 43 of the washing net is provided through a rigid body, and is brought into pressure contact with the side wall of the washing tank as shown in the attached state shown in FIG.

When the washing net 43 is cut in section, it is connected to the net 41 on the outer periphery of a flexible hollow pipe 46 via a nylon or polyester cloth.

A rigid body 47, which is an elastic body, is provided inside the flexible hollow pipe 46 so as to be able to press against the inner periphery of the washing tank 5 in the attached state shown in FIG. FIG. 5 shows an example of the application of the washing net 41. A notch 48 is provided in a part of the outer periphery of the washing net, and a rigid body 47, which is an elastic body, is passed through the notch 48 to form a planar net.

By providing the notch 48 in this manner and constructing the planar washing net 41 by passing the rigid body 47 through the notch, the elastic rigid body 4
7 can be removed and the net 41 can be folded down and stored.

In addition, by passing the rigid body 47 around the outer periphery of the washing net 41 through the notch 48 and wrapping the rigid body with a part of the outer periphery of the washing net 41, the washing net 41 can be freely contracted and the washing tank can be expanded. 5, regardless of the size of the inner diameter, and can be pressed against the side wall of the washing tank as shown in FIG.

In addition, as a single application example of the washing net 41, the string 49 is taken out from three places from the outer periphery of the washing net 4l and hung from the hook 50, so that this flat washing net 41 can be used. You can also place laundry items on top to dry them, and they do not take up much space.
It can be made into a washing net 41.

When washing small items, such as washing canvas, the water level to be washed should be the minimum water level of the washing machine, as shown in Figure 6.
By placing the washing net 41 on top of the backpack 55, etc., there is an effect of preventing the backpack 55 from flying off due to the strong mechanical force of the rotor blade 6. Also, by holding down the backpack 55 from the top, the cleaning net 41 can be applied to the entire backpack 55. , the mechanical force of the rotary blades 6 is applied, and the cleaning can be done well.

Further, FIG. 7 shows a washing net formed integrally from plastic or the like.

A large number of holes 51 are provided instead of the net mesh, and the inner and outer periphery 52 is made of thick plastic in a ring shape in order to obtain a rigid body.

In this way, by integrally molding it from plastic or the like, it can be easily made at a low cost.

〔Effect of the invention〕

The present invention provides a flat washing net 4l in a washing tank 5.
By attaching it to the upper part of the washing machine, the clothes can be washed without the clothes falling out during washing or dehydration, and without damaging the clothes.

Moreover, by having the outer circumferential portion of the washing net 4l as a flexible, contractible elastic body, it is possible to adapt to any size of the inner diameter of the washing tank 5.

The washing net 41 is connected to the inertia ring 32 at the top of the washing tank.
By installing the device in the gap between the protrusions 40 provided on the inner periphery of the side wall of the washing tank 5, there is an effect of preventing the washing net 41 from popping out.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the fully automatic washing machine, Figure 2 is an explanatory diagram of the protrusions provided in the washing tank, Figure 3 is an installation diagram of the washing net of the present invention, and Figure 4 is details of the washing net. The explanatory diagrams, FIG. 5, FIG. 6, and FIG. 7 are applied views of the washing net. 5...Washing tank, 32...Inertia ring, 40...
Protrusion, 41...Washing net, 42...Mesh, 4
4... Hole, 47... Elastic rigid body.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In the center of the reticulated washing net, the diameter is 70 to 150 m.
m holes, an elastic rigid ring is integrally molded on the outer periphery of the net so that the inside becomes a hollow body, and there is a spring inside the elastic ring that acts in a direction to widen the outer periphery of the ring. 1. A laundry net, characterized in that the laundry net is configured to be expandable and contractible in the radial direction by providing a core wire of .