JPH034226Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention includes a top plate that pivotally supports a lid for opening and closing a laundry entrance and has an opening below the pivot portion, and covers the upper end of the outer box. This article relates to a washing machine equipped with a washing machine.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems]

For example, in a dehydrating and washing machine, inside the outer box,
A water receptacle with a tub cover is installed at the opening edge of the upper end, and a rotary tub for both washing and dehydration is installed, while a synthetic resin top plate with a laundry entrance and exit is installed at the upper end of the outer box. In addition, a lid for opening and closing the laundry entrance/exit is pivotally supported on the top plate thereof, and a portion of the lid located behind the pivot portion of the lid is located below the pivot portion and outside of the tub cover. Some have an opening that allows parts to go in and out. Here, with such a configuration, if water splashes on the lid or the top plate, or if the lid is opened while there is water on the lid, water will leak out from the opening of the top plate. There is a risk that it will run down and wet the floor where the washing machine is installed. Conventionally, as a countermeasure against this problem, a bucket cover equipped with a water bucket is extended outward to below the opening of the bucket, and the bucket cover catches the water that flows down from the opening. I try to lead it inward.

However, in the above case, there is a risk that the water receiving extension of the tub cover may collide with the outer box due to vibrations during dewatering. In particular, recently it has been considered to make the laundry entrance/exit on the upper plate larger and the lid larger.
In this case, since the pivot part of the lid on the top plate, and therefore the opening, will be located closer to the outer box, the water receiving extension of the tub cover will also extend to the part near the outer box, corresponding to the opening. However, if you do this, the frequency of collisions of the water receiving extension of the tub cover with the outer box will become higher and higher, and the impact will also become stronger, causing a loud collision noise and damage to the tub cover and the water receiving extension. A new problem arises in that the outer box may be damaged.

[Purpose of invention]

The present invention was developed in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is, of course, to prevent the problem of the floor surface becoming wet due to water flowing down from the opening in the upper plate, as well as to prevent the problem of water dripping from the opening of the top plate, as well as to prevent To provide a washing machine in which there is no risk of collision noise caused by a tub cover hitting an outer box due to vibration or damage to the tub cover and outer box.

[Summary of the idea]

The present invention provides a water receiver below the opening of the top plate and above the tub cover to receive water falling from the opening, and a drain port is formed in the water receiver. The drainage port is configured to face the tub cover, and the water that falls from the opening is received by the water receiving part interposed between the top plate and the tub cover, and the water is transferred from the drainage port to the tub cover. It is characterized by the fact that it leads to

[Example of idea]

A first embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a dehydrating and washing machine will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

First, in Figures 1 and 2, 1 is a rectangular cylindrical outer box, 2 and 3 are a water bucket and a rotating tub for washing and dewatering, which are arranged inside the outer box 1. The water receiving tub 2 has a tub cover 4 around the entire circumference at the upper opening edge. Reference numeral 5 denotes a rectangular upper plate provided on the upper end of the outer box 1, which is made of synthetic resin, and a lid storage part 6 is formed in the center by recessing it into a rectangular shape. At the same time, a laundry entrance/exit 7 is formed in the center of the lid storage section 6, and an inclined surface 8 is formed at the front edge, and a higher step 9 is formed at the rear edge. has been done. A concave operation box section 10 is formed on the inclined surface 8, and an operation panel 11 equipped with control equipment is attached to this operation box section 10, and electrical equipment such as a water level switch 12 is mounted on the step section 9. A water shielding plate 13 is provided below the stepped portion 9. On the other hand, 14 is a rectangular lid for opening and closing the laundry entrance/exit 7, and this has hinge pins 15, 15 protruding from both left and right sides of the rear end, as shown in FIG. These hinge pins 15, 15 are connected to hinge holes 16 formed in the left and right side walls of the lid storage part 6 in the upper plate 5,
16 (see FIG. 4), and the lid 14 is pivotally supported on the upper plate 5 so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction about the hinge pin 15. And upper plate 5
The hinge hole 1 is a pivot portion of the lid 14 in
Below the portions 6 and 16 are concave portions 17 and 17, respectively.
is formed, and an opening 18 is formed on the step 9 side of the concave portions 17, 17, into which the protruding portions 14a, 14a, which are the portions rearward of the pivot portion of the lid 14, enter and exit.
18 are formed. Here, these openings 1
8 and 18 are located outside of the tub cover 4 and hence the water receiving tub 2, as shown in FIG.
Next, the surrounding structure of these openings 18, 18 will be described. In this case, the openings 18, 18 on both the left and right sides
Since the surrounding structures of are the same, the fourth one represents the right side.
This will be explained based on the diagram. That is, 19 is a water receiving part located below the opening 18 and above the tub cover 4. In this embodiment, this is particularly provided integrally with the water shielding plate 13, and its front end is It is connected to the rear end of the bottom wall of the recessed portion 17. 20 is a drainage port formed in the water receiving portion 19;
It is located toward the center of the left and right sides of , facing the tub cover 4. Note that a water inlet 21 facing into the water receiving tub 2 is formed in the tub cover 4.

In the above configuration, for example, if water splashes onto the lid 14 or the top plate 5, or if the lid 14 is opened while there is water on the lid 14, some of the water will be absorbed into the water as shown in FIG. As shown by the dotted arrow A, the openings 18 and 1 pass through the left and right concave portions 17 and 17 of the top plate 5, respectively.
The water flows out from opening 1.
8, 18 is received by the water receiving portions 19, 19 below and passes through the water receiving portions 19, 19 to the respective drain ports 20, 20.
The water falls from the water onto the tub cover 4, and then falls into the water receiving tub 2 through the water inlet 21 of the tub cover 4. This can prevent problems such as when the floor surface on which the washing machine is installed becomes wet due to water flowing out from the openings 18, 18 of the upper plate 5. Further, according to the above structure, unlike the conventional case where the tub cover extends close to the outer box in accordance with the position of the opening in the top plate, the tub cover 4 itself does not have an extension for receiving water, so dewatering is possible. There is no possibility that the tub cover 4 will hit the outer box 1 due to vibrations, etc., and there is no risk of a collision sound being generated or damage to the tub cover 4 and the outer box 1. Therefore, there is no problem even when the lid 14 is made larger. Moreover, especially according to this embodiment, the water receiving part 1
9 is integrally provided with the conventionally provided water shielding plate 13, no additional parts are required, and the complexity of the configuration can be suppressed.

5 and 6 show a second embodiment of the present invention, and in this second embodiment, the same parts as in the first embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and only different parts will be explained. That is, in the upper plate 5, the concave part 17 in the first embodiment is not formed below the hinge hole 16 part, but this concave part 17 part is also opened to form an opening part 22, and on the other hand, the water shield plate Water receiving part 2 integrated with 13
3 is formed to cover the opening 22 from below. Thus, this second embodiment also provides the same effects as the first embodiment.

In each of the above embodiments, the water receivers 19 and 23 are integrally provided on the water shielding plate 13, but the water receivers 19 and 23 may be provided separately.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings, and may be implemented with appropriate modifications within the scope of the invention.

[Effect of idea]

As is clear from the above description, the present invention has a laundry inlet/outlet and a lid for opening and closing the laundry inlet/outlet at the upper end of the outer box, which has a tub inside with a tub cover at the opening edge of the upper end. A washing machine provided with an upper plate having an opening below the pivot portion of the support and at least a portion of which is removed outwardly from the tub cover through which a portion of the lid rearward from the pivot portion enters and exits. A water receiver is provided at a position below the opening and above the tub cover to receive water falling from the opening, and a drainage port is formed in the water receiver to drain the water. It is characterized by having its mouth facing the tub cover, which of course prevents the problem of the floor surface getting wet due to water flowing down from the opening in the top plate.
This provides an excellent effect in that there is no risk that the tub cover will hit the outer box and cause a collision noise or that the tub cover and the outer box will be damaged due to vibrations during dewatering.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figures 1 to 4 show a first embodiment of the present invention, with Figure 1 being an overall perspective view, Figure 2 being a vertical sectional side view taken along the line in Figure 1, and Figure 3 being an enlarged top view. ,
FIG. 4 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional side view of the main part taken along line - in FIG. 3, FIGS. 5 and 6 show a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a view corresponding to FIG. FIG. 6 is an enlarged vertical sectional side view of the main part taken along the line - in FIG. 5. FIG. In the drawing, 1 is the outer box, 2 is the water bucket, 3 is the rotating bucket,
4 is the tub cover, 5 is the top plate, 7 is the laundry entrance, 1
4 is a lid, 14a is a protrusion, 18 is an opening, 19 is a water receiver, 20 is a drain port, 22 is an opening, and 23 is a water receiver.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The upper end of the outer box, which has a tub inside which has a tub cover at the opening edge of the upper end, has a laundry entrance and exit, and a lid that opens and closes the laundry entrance is pivotally supported, and at least one part is located below the pivot part. A top plate having an opening through which a portion of the lid rearward from the pivot portion enters and exits is provided at a portion where the portion is removed from the tub cover to the outside, the top plate being located below the opening and from the tub cover. A water receiver is provided at a position above the cover to receive water falling from the opening, and a drainage port is formed in the water receiver, and the drain port faces the tub cover. A washing machine with special features.