JPH0344147Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a washing machine having a structure in which electrical components are disposed on one side of the upper cover of the main body and on the other side.

[Technical background of the invention] Conventionally, washing machines have been provided with electrical components installed on the front and rear sides of an upper cover provided at the top of the main body. Electrical connections between the electrical components and the electrical components at the rear are made by connecting their respective lead wires with connectors on the back side of the upper cover.

[Problems with the Background Art] However, with the above configuration, water and foam may enter the connector portion due to water splashing or detergent foam generated on the tank side of the main body during rinsing or washing operations. There was a risk of electrical leakage or malfunction of electrical equipment.

[Purpose of the invention] The present invention was created in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to prevent water and detergent foam from entering the connector part where electrical equipment is connected, and to prevent electrical leakage and damage to electrical equipment. An object of the present invention is to provide a washing machine that can prevent malfunctions.

[Summary of the invention] The invention has a structure in which a cover member is provided on the back side of the upper cover to cover a connector for connecting electrical equipment in a box-like state in cooperation with the upper cover,
The feature is that the cover member prevents water and detergent foam from entering the connector portion.

[Embodiment of the invention] An embodiment in which the invention is applied to a dehydrating and washing machine will be described below with reference to the drawings. First of all, in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, 1 is the main body of the dehydrating and washing machine;
2 is the outer box, and inside there is a water receiving tank 3 and a rotating tank 4.
is installed. 5 is an upper cover provided on the upper part of this main body 1, and a laundry inlet/outlet opening 6 is provided in the center part.
It has a rectangular frame shape as a whole. Electrical components such as a plurality of operation switches 8 mounted on a panel 7 are disposed on the front side 5a of the upper cover 5, which is one side, and the rear side is the other side. 5b is provided with electrical components such as a water level switch 9. Among these electrical components, lead wires 10 of electrical components existing on the front side 5a of the upper cover 5
The upper cover 5 is passed through the back side of the upper cover 5.
A female connector 11 is provided at the distal end of the left side 5c of the connector as shown in FIG. Further, the lead wires 12 of the electrical components present on the rear side 5b of the upper cover 5 are led out to the back side of the left side 5c through the back side of the upper cover 5, and a male connector 13 is provided at the tip thereof. There is. As shown in FIG. 4, the male connector 13 is removably attached to a rib 14 integrally protruding from the back side of the left side 5c of the upper cover 5. It is connected to the female connector 11. Therefore, the upper cover 5
The electrical components present on the front side 5a and the electrical components present on the rear side 5b are connected to both connectors 1 on the back side of the upper cover 5.
1 and 13. Now, 15 is a cover member integrally molded, for example, from synthetic resin, and as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, this includes a main plate 16 having a size that covers the connectors 11 and 13, and a side wall portion 17 on the side. , 17, the main plate 16
A mounting hole 18 is formed at the corner, and a notch 19 that engages with the rib 14 is formed at the side. Further, on the inner surface side of the cover member 15, as shown in FIG.
holding parts 20 and 21 are formed, and these holding parts 20 and 21 are provided with a specification switching connector for switching the specification of an electronic timer among electrical components according to a difference in power frequency. 22,2
3 is removably held. In this case, in the form in which these specification switching connectors 22 and 23 are separated (see Figure 6), the power frequency is 60Hz.
On the other hand, the seventh case
As shown in the figure, the configuration in which one specification switching connector 22 is removed from the holding portion 20 and connected to the other specification switching connector 23 corresponds to a power supply frequency of 50 Hz. This cover member 15 is attached to the back side of the upper cover 5 by screws 24 passed through the attachment holes 18, with the notch 19 engaged with the rib 14. 16 cooperates with the upper cover 5 to form a box shape and covers both the connectors 11 and 13.

According to the above configuration, the front side portion 5a of the upper cover 5
Electrical components such as the operation switch 8 and the rear section 5 arranged on the
Since the connectors 11 and 13, which are connected to the water level switch 9 and other electrical components disposed in b on the back side of the upper cover 5, are covered from the inside of the main body 1 by the cover member 15, the inside of the main body 1 is The cover member 15 can prevent splashing water and detergent foam from entering the connectors 11 and 13, thereby preventing electrical leakage and malfunction of electrical components. can.

Moreover, especially according to this embodiment, the connectors 11,1
Specification switching connector 2 is attached to the cover member 15 that covers 3.
Holding parts 20 and 21 that removably hold parts 2 and 23
Since the configuration has a configuration in which the specification switching connectors 22 and 23 are attached, it is not only unnecessary to separately provide a special member for attaching the connectors 22 and 23, but also it is possible to reliably distinguish them from other connectors, and even if they are disconnected. There is no need to worry about the connector terminal colliding with the cover member and producing noise. In this embodiment, the specifications switching connector is exemplified as one that switches the specifications according to the difference in the power supply frequency, but it is not limited to this. Also, in this embodiment, two specification switching connectors are used to switch the specifications when connecting and disconnecting them, but instead of this, for example, one specification switching connector can be used. One specification switching connector and two specification switching connectors are used, and specifications are switched by selectively connecting one specification switching connector to the other specification switching connector. Also good.

Further, in this embodiment, the case where the electrical components are arranged on the front side 5a and the rear side 5b of the upper cover 5 is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this. It can be implemented with appropriate modifications within the scope of the gist, such as a case where it may be disposed on the side portion 5a and the side portion.

[Effects of the invention] As is clear from the above description, the present invention connects electrical components arranged on different sides of the top cover with connectors on the back side of the top cover. Since the connector is covered in a box-like state in cooperation with the upper cover, it is possible to prevent water and detergent foam from entering the connector part, thereby preventing electrical leakage and malfunction of electrical components. In addition, the cover member can be large enough to at least cover the connector, which is an excellent effect.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional side view of the upper part of the washing machine, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the entire washing machine, Fig. 3 is a bottom view of the main parts, and Fig. 4 is a third sectional view of the washing machine. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the cover member, Fig. 6 is a plan view of the inner surface of the cover member showing the case where the specification switching connector is used in the 60Hz specification, and Fig. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along the line in the figure. FIG. 6 is a diagram equivalent to FIG. 6, showing a case where the specification switching connector is used in a 50Hz specification. In the drawing, 1 is the main body, 5 is the upper cover, 5a is the front side (one side), 5b is the rear side (other side), 8 is the operation switch (electrical components), and 9 is the water level switch (electrical components). ), 10 and 12 are lead wires, 11 and 13 are female connectors and male connectors (connectors), 1
5 is a cover member, 20 and 21 are holding parts, 22 and 2
3 is a specification switching connector.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] 1. Electrical components are arranged on one side and the other side of the upper cover provided on the upper part of the main body, and each lead wire of the electrical components is connected to the upper cover using a connector. For those that are connected on the back side,
A washing machine characterized in that a cover member is provided on the back side of the upper cover and covers the connector in a box-like state in cooperation with the upper cover. 2. The washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the cover member has a holding portion that detachably holds the specification switching connector.