JPH04236987A - Dehydration cap for washing-dehydrating machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent scattering of splash of water currents by rotation of agitating blades, and achieve a stable washing performance even when a clothing quantity is large with relation to a dehydration cap for a washing dehydrating machine to be used on a general household. CONSTITUTION:Water currents are generated by rotation of agitating blades 2 at the time of washing and rinsing as illustrated in Figure 3, where their splash is likely to be scattered up, but because a dehydration cap 4 is disposed at an upper part of a rotary tank 1, scattering to the external of the rotary tank 1 can be prevented preliminarily. An outer circumference of a soft part 4d is formed like a lip to be tightly applied to the rotary tank 1, so a protruding blade part 4a gets in contact with clothings, thereby a washing effect can be achieved by rotation of the clothings by the water currents.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dehydration cap for a washing machine that also serves as a dehydrator for general household use.

0002

[Prior Art] In a conventional dehydrating and washing machine, as shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure, only a stirring blade 2 is provided at the bottom of the rotating tank 1 and a fluid balancer 3 is provided at the top, leaving the top open.

0003

By the way, as mentioned above, since the upper part of the rotating tub 1 is open, the water flow generated by the rotation of the stirring blade 2 during washing may flow out of the rotating tub 1. There was a risk of the floor getting wet. In addition, when there is a large amount of clothes, there is a problem that the rotation of the clothes during washing is reduced, making it more difficult to remove stains from the clothes above the rotating tub 1 than near the stirring blades 2.

[0004] The present invention aims to solve these problems and prevents water droplets caused by the rotation of the stirring blades from scattering outside the rotating tank. The purpose is to obtain stable cleaning performance.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve this problem, the dehydration cap for a dehydration/washing machine of the present invention is provided for a dehydration/washing machine equipped with a rotating tub having an agitator at the bottom and a fluid balancer at the top. A flexible portion of a dehydration cap is detachably arranged in close contact with an upper inner wall of the rotating tank, the flexible portion is formed on the outer peripheral portion, and a plurality of convex blade portions are formed on the lower surface, and the upper surface of the convex blade portion is formed. A radial rib is formed on the radial rib, and a portion of the rib is extended to form a hook portion.

[0006]

[Function] With this structure, the dehydration cap for a washing machine that also serves as dehydration of the present invention allows the dehydration cap to be placed on top of the clothes after putting them in the rotating tank, so that the water droplets generated by the rotation of the stirring blade during washing and rinsing can be removed. This prevents the particles from jumping out of the rotating tank, and the convex blades formed on the dehydration cap come into contact with the clothes, increasing the cleaning efficiency of the clothes above the rotating tank.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A dehydrating cap for a washing machine which also serves as a dehydrating machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that the same members as those in the conventional configuration are designated by the same reference numerals, and explanations thereof will be omitted. In FIGS. 1 to 3, the dewatering cap 4 has a plurality of convex blades 4a formed on the lower surface, radial ribs 4b are formed on the upper surface of the convex blades 4a, and the central part of the radial ribs 4b is partially extended. This forms a hook portion 4c. Further, a flexible portion 4d is formed on the outer periphery of the convex blade portion 4a.

The outer diameter of the convex blade portion 4a is smaller than the inner diameter of the fluid balancer 2, and the outer diameter of the flexible portion 4d is larger than that of the fluid balancer 3 and is approximately the same as the outer diameter of the rotating tank 1. It is configured like this.

[0009] To explain the operation using the above configuration, washing/
During rinsing, a water flow is generated by the rotation of the stirring blade 2, and the droplets try to scatter upwards, but since the dehydration cap 4 is disposed above the rotating tank 1, this prevents them from scattering outside the rotating tank 1. can do.

Furthermore, by forming the outer periphery of the flexible portion 4d into a lip shape so as to be in close contact with the rotating tub 1, the convex blade portion 4a comes into contact with the clothes, and the rotation of the clothes by the water flow can improve the cleaning effect.

Furthermore, the dehydration cap 4 can be attached and detached from the rotary tank 1 by holding the hook portion 4c.
When a force is applied in the vertical direction to c, the flexible portion 4d warps and comes off from the fluid balancer 3.

In the above embodiment, the flexible portion 4d is formed integrally with a thin wall portion, but of course the flexible portion 4d is formed of a flexible material such as rubber, and the convex wing portion 4a is formed separately of a hard material. Even if they are formed and combined, exactly the same effect can be obtained.

[0013]

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above description of the embodiments, according to the dehydration cap for a washing machine with both dehydration and dehydration functions of the present invention, by adding the dehydration cap while keeping the main body of the dehydration and washing machine as it is, it is possible to perform washing and washing. It is possible to prevent water scattering during rinsing, increase cleaning efficiency, and reduce uneven washing at the same time, resulting in great effects.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a dehydration cap for a washing machine that also serves as a dehydration device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Fig. 2] A perspective view showing the appearance of the dehydration cap.

[Figure 3] Vertical cross-sectional view showing how the dehydration cap is attached to the dehydration/washing machine

[Fig. 4] Vertical cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a conventional dehydrating and washing machine

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Rotating tank 2 Stirring blade (rotating body) 3 Fluid balancer 4 Dehydration cap 4a Convex blade part 4b Radial rib 4c Hook part 4d Flexible part

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A dehydrating/washing machine equipped with a rotating tub having an agitator at the bottom and a fluid balancer at the top, wherein a flexible part of a dehydrating cap is removably disposed in close contact with the upper inner wall of the rotating tub; A dehydrating and washing machine comprising the flexible portion on the outer periphery, a plurality of convex blades on the lower surface, radial ribs on the upper surface of the convex blades, and a hook portion formed by extending a part of the radial ribs. dehydration cap.