JPH0440638Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Purpose of the invention] (Field of industrial application) The present invention relates to a dewatering machine with an improved hatch plate.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, in this type of dehydrator, for example, on the dehydrating tank side of a two-tub washing machine, an outer box 1 is provided as shown in Fig. 4.
A dehydration tank 2 is disposed inside the dehydration tank 2, a dehydration basket 3 is disposed in the dehydration tank 2, and the dehydration basket 3 is disposed inside the dehydration tank 2.
is rotated by a motor 5 disposed below the dehydration tank 2 together with a brake device 4.
The so-called centrifugal dewatering of the laundry after washing is performed only on the items to be dehydrated (not shown) housed in the dewatering basket 3.

Further, on the upper surface of the dehydration tank 2, there is disposed a hatch plate 8 having an inlet/outlet for dehydrating materials 6 and an inner cover 7 for opening and closing the inlet/outlet 6, and an outer cover 9 is disposed above the hatch plate 8. Then, attach the hinge parts 10 and 11 of the outer lid 9 shown in FIG. 5 to the rear flange part 2 of the dehydration tank 2.
A pair of left and right hinge support parts 12 and 13 erected at a
It has come to be more centrally supported. In addition, 14 is a connecting rod whose one end is connected to the hinge part 10 and the other end is connected to the operation wire 15 of the brake device 4 in order to interlock the brake device 4 with opening and closing of the outer lid 9, and 16 is a connecting rod 9 of the outer lid 9. A switch 17 is disposed directly above the hinge part 11 to interlock the motor 5 with opening and closing of the washing tank 2, and a switch 17 is a switch disposed directly above the hinge part 11 to interlock the opening and closing of the motor 5. This is an operation panel disposed on the rear flange portion 18a of the tank 18.

Furthermore, the hatch plate 8 is provided with a thin self-hinge portion 19 as shown in FIG. 6 over the entire width near the rear edge as shown in FIG. When dehydrating objects, especially small objects such as socks and handkerchiefs, jump out of the dehydrating basket 3 and fall into the dehydrating tank 2 during dehydrating operation, the hatch plate 8 can be moved from its self-hinge section 19 to the As shown in Figure 8, it can be raised and opened to allow necessary work such as picking up fallen dehydrated materials.

Therefore, when assembling the hatch plate 8 provided with the self-hinge portion 19 in this manner, the left and right ends of the rear edge portion are attached to the respective front portions 12a, 13a of the hinge support portions 12, 13. On the other hand, the claw portion 20 formed on the front edge as shown in FIG. It is disposed on the upper surface of the dehydration tank 2 in contact with the rear surface portion 2c of the portion 2b. Therefore, in this case, the hatch plate 8 is attached to each front portion 12 of the hinge support portions 12 and 13.
a and 13a serve as rear position regulating parts, and on the other hand, the rear surface part 2c of the front flange rising part 2b of the dehydration tank 2 serves as a front position regulating part. , thereby also increasing the strength of the dehydration tank 2.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In the case of the above-mentioned conventional device, when the entire body falls backward or forward, the impact causes the hatch plate 8 to be damaged by the front portions 12a, 1 of the hinge support portions 12, 13.
3a as shown by arrow A in FIG. Self hinge part 19
The product will crack, making it difficult to use it in the future. For this reason, in the past, shock absorbers were provided at each location where the above-mentioned forces were applied, but this had the problem of unexpectedly increasing costs due to the cost required for the parts and the increase in assembly man-hours. Was.

The present invention was developed in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to prevent cracking at the self-hinge section when force is applied to the hatch plate from the front and rear position regulating sections without significantly increasing costs. To provide a dehydrator that can prevent dehydration without causing damage.

[Structure of the invention] (Means for solving the problem) The dehydrator of the invention is provided with a protruding piece extending rearward from the rear edge of the hatch plate than the rear position regulating part. The feature is that the piece has a self-hinge section.

(Function) According to the above means, even if a force is applied to the hatch plate from the front and rear position regulating portions, the force is not applied to the self-hinge portion.

(Embodiment) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

First, in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, the same parts as in Fig. 7 and Fig. 6 are shown with the same reference numerals. 3 is a dehydration basket placed in the dehydration tank 2; 9 is an outer lid; 10 is a hinge portion of the outer lid 9; 12 and 13 are rear flanges of the dehydration tank 2. 14 is a connecting rod for operating the brake device; 17 is a rear flange portion 2 of the dewatering tank 2;
21 is a hole formed in the front flange upright portion 2b of the dehydration tank 2.

In contrast to the above, 22 is a hatch plate, and this hatch plate 22 has an inlet/outlet port for dehydrated material at approximately the center.
3, an inner lid 24 for opening and closing the entrance/exit 23 is pivotally provided, and a claw portion 25 is formed at the front edge. Reference numeral 26 denotes a protrusion extending rearward from the middle portion on the right side of the rear edge of the hatch plate 22, and a thin self-hinge portion 2 as shown in FIG.
7 is provided across its entire width. Further, a convex portion 28 is provided on the upper surface of the protruding piece 26 at a portion rearward from the self-hinge portion 27, extending over its entire width.

The hatch plate 22 formed as described above is
As shown in FIG.
On the other hand, the claw portion 25 on the front edge is placed in the dehydration tank 2.
It is disposed on the upper surface of the dewatering tank 2 by engaging with the hole 21 of the front flange rising portion 2b and at the same time abutting the front edge against the rear surface 2c of the front flange rising portion 2b. Therefore, in this case, hatch plate 2
2 is each front portion 12 of the hinge support portions 12 and 13;
a and 13a serve as rear position regulating parts, and on the other hand, the front flange rising part 2b of the dewatering tank 2 serves as a rear face part 2c as a front position regulating part, and is arranged between them so that the position is regulated back and forth. Among them, the projecting piece 26 extends from the rear edge of the hatch plate 22 to each front surface 12 of the hinge support parts 12 and 13.
a, 13a, and therefore, the self-hinge portion 27 formed on this projecting piece 26 also extends from each front surface portion 12a, 13a of the hinge support portions 12, 13.
It is located further back. Furthermore, as a result, protrusion 2
6 is located inside the operation panel 17 with a self-hinge portion 27 and a convex portion 28, as shown in FIG. 2 rear flange part 2a
A stopper 29 is provided on the top to stop the forward sliding of the protruding piece 26 at a position where the self-hinge portion 27 comes out of the operation panel 17.

Now, in the case of the device configured as described above, if the entire unit falls backward or forward, the hatch plate 22 will have a
2a and 13a are applied as shown by arrow A in FIG.
A force as shown by arrow B in the figure is applied from the rear surface portion 2c, but this force is applied to the protruding piece 26 as shown in the hinge support portion 1.
2 and 13, the force is not applied to the self-hinge portion 27 provided on the protrusion 26, so that the This prevents cracking and will not interfere with future use.
As for the configuration for this purpose, in the case of this embodiment, the projecting piece 26 is simply added to the hatch plate 22, and a separate shock absorber as in the conventional case is not required. Costs can be kept low without having to worry about increased man-hours.

In the case of the above embodiment, when opening the hatch plate 22, the front edge of the hatch plate 22 is strongly pulled up to remove the claw part 25 from the hole 21, and then the hatch plate 22 is opened.
The entire protruding piece 26 may be pulled forward until the inner surface of the rear edge of the protruding piece 26 is stopped by the stopper 29, and then raised upward from the self-hinge portion 27 as shown in FIG. In this case, the self-hinge section 27 is not connected to the operation panel 17 before the operation.
Since the notches at both ends of the self-hinge portion 27 are also hidden within the operation panel 17, they are hidden from view and the appearance can be improved. The effect of this can be obtained.

However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above and shown in the drawings, and therefore, the self-hinge portion 27 does not necessarily need to be located within the operation panel 17, and the hatch plate 22 The hinge support portion 12 mentioned above also controls the position of the
13 and the rear surface portion 2c of the front flange upright portion 2b of the dehydration tank 2 may be used, and other modifications may be made as appropriate without departing from the scope of the invention.

[Effect of the invention] As is clear from the above description, the dehydrator of the present invention is provided with position regulating parts at the rear and front parts of the upper surface of the dehydration tank housing the dehydration basket, and the rear edge of the hatch plate is placed at the rear of the dehydration tank. The hatch plate is provided with its front edge in contact with the position regulation part of the front part, and extends from the rear edge of the hatch plate rearwardly from the position regulation part of the rear part. The feature is that this protrusion is provided with a self-hinge part, which prevents cracking at the self-hinge part when force is applied to the hatch plate from the front and rear position regulating parts. Not only can this be simply prevented, but it can also be achieved without a significant increase in cost, which is an excellent effect.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 1 is a cutaway plan view of the entire device with the outer cover removed, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional side view of the main portion, and FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional side view of the same portion in a different state. Moreover, FIGS. 4 to 9 show the conventional one, where FIG. 4 is an overall vertical sectional side view, FIG. 5 is an overall broken plan view, FIG. 6 is a view equivalent to FIG. 2, and FIG. FIG. 8 is a view corresponding to FIG. 1, FIG. 8 is a view corresponding to FIG. 3, and FIG. 9 is a longitudinal sectional side view taken along the - line of FIG. 7. In the drawing, 2 is a dewatering tank, 2b is a front flange rising part (front position regulating part), 2c is a rear part of the front flange rising part (front position regulating part), 3 is a dewatering basket, and 12 and 13 are hinges. Support part (rear position regulation part), 12a, 13a are each front part of the hinge support part (rear position regulation part), 22 is a hatch plate, 2
Reference numeral 6 indicates a protrusion (a portion other than the portion located between the position regulating portions of the hatch plate), and 27 indicates a self-hinge portion.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Position regulating parts are provided at the rear and front parts of the upper surface of the dehydration tank containing the dehydration basket, and the rear edge of the hatch plate is brought into contact with the rear position regulation part, and the front edge is brought into contact with the front position regulation part. In those installed in contact with each other,
A dehydrator characterized in that a protrusion extending from the rear edge of the hatch plate to the rear beyond the rear position regulating part is provided, and the protrusion is provided with a self-hinge part.