JPH05184790A - Box body for laundry apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a box body for a laundry apparatus which allows the performing of work of loading a lid body on or unloading it from a box body by one worker from outside the box body while preventing electric parts in the box body from contact with water infiltrating into a joint part between the box body and the lid body. CONSTITUTION:A separate holding body 5 comprising a gutter part 6 and a latching part 9 is screwed down on a flange section 3 formed at the upper rim part of a box body 2 from outside while a flange section 12 of the lid body 11 is latched and held on the latching part 9. Under such a condition. the lid body 11 is mounted on the box body 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a laundry machine box used as an outer box of a dryer or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A box body used as an outer box of a conventional dryer or the like is a box body having a front face which is one side face opened and a flange portion formed by bending the periphery of the opening inwardly, and this box. The lid body has a flange portion that joins the flange portion of the main body and closes the opening of the box body, and the flange portion of the box body and the flange portion of the lid body are fixed by screws.

In the box body thus constructed, when the flange portion of the box body and the flange portion of the lid body are screwed together, the lid body is held in a state where the screw holes formed in both flange portions are aligned with each other. At the same time, the screw was inserted from the inside of the box body.

[0004]

In the box body having the above-mentioned structure, when the lid body is attached to the box body, the inside of the box body is held while holding the lid body in a state where the screw holes formed in both flanges are aligned. It is difficult to screw in the screw from the above, so it is usually necessary to have an assistant who holds the lid in the above-mentioned positioning state and it is not possible to assemble it by one person, and the assembly workability is extremely poor,
For example, even when the customer replaces the lid, it is necessary to accompany an assistant each time, which is a drawback in terms of service.

When water splashes on the upper surface of the box for some reason, water enters the box through the joint between the box body and the lid, and the motor is installed inside the box. In addition, there is a possibility that electrical components such as the heater may be deteriorated in the insulation property, or electric leakage may occur.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and the purpose thereof is to:
A separate holder consisting of a gutter and a hook is screwed from the outside to the flange formed on the upper edge of the box body, and the lid is held with the flange of the lid hooked and held on the hook. With the configuration in which the box is attached to the box body, the lid body can be easily attached to and detached from the box body, and the work can be performed by one person to improve the service aspect. A box for a laundry device that can prevent water that has entered the joint part from being splashed on the electrical equipment arranged inside the receiving box body by the gutter of the holding body, and can prevent insulation deterioration and leakage of the electrical equipment. To provide.

[0007]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION A laundry machine box according to the present invention includes a box main body having a side surface opened and an upper edge of the opening bent inward to form a flange portion. It comprises a lid body which is provided so as to be closed and has a flange portion which is joined to the flange portion, a trough portion having a substantially U-shaped cross section, and a hook portion which extends from one rising piece and is directed upward. A holding body, the other standing piece is located inside the box body, and one standing piece is located on the outer surface of the flange part of the box body and screwed from the outside, and the lid body Is fixed by attaching the other part of the lid body to the box body in a state where the flange portion is hooked and held by the hook portion of the holding body.

[0008]

The lid is attached by removing the holding body by placing the other rising piece having no hooking portion inside the box body and the one rising piece having the hooking portion on the outer surface of the flange portion of the box body. From one side. Then, with the flange portion of the lid body hooked and held by the hook portion of the holding body, the other portion of the lid body is attached to the box body.

In this case, the holding body can be screwed to the flange portion of the box body from the outside thereof, and the holding body is hooked on the hook portion of the holding body to be held outward. Since it can be attached from the outside, the lid and the holder can be attached / detached from the outside of the box body by one person, and the service is greatly improved. Further, since the water that has entered the joint between the box body and the lid is received by the gutter of the holder, it is possible to prevent water from splashing on the electrical components arranged inside the box.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Reference numeral 1 denotes an outer box of a dryer, which is a box body in which electric components such as a motor and a heater (not shown) and a rotary drum for accommodating clothes are arranged. The outer box body 2 is made of a metal. Has an opening on one side, the front side and the back side. Reference numeral 3 denotes a flange portion formed by bending the upper edge of the front opening of the outer box body 2 inwardly at a right angle, and is provided with three screw holes 3a. Reference numeral 4 denotes a mounting flange formed on the lower edge of the front opening of the outer box body 2 so as to project forward, and has a screw hole 4a.
Are arranged in three equal parts.

Reference numeral 5 is substantially the same size as the flange portion 3 and has a substantially U-shaped cross section.
A metal holder having a character-shaped trough portion 6, and a hole 7a is provided in one rising piece 7 of the trough portion 6 so as to face each screw hole 3a of the flange portion 3. Rising piece 7
A receiving step portion 8 having the same size as that of the trough portion 6 and a hook portion 9 directed right above are formed to extend on the upper edge portion of the gutter portion 6, and a guide portion 10 is further inclined to the upper edge portion of the hook portion 9. It is formed by extending the shape.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a lid for closing the front opening of the outer box body 2, and a flange portion 12 joined to the flange portion 3 and having the same dimension as the flange portion 3 is formed at a right angle inward at the upper edge of the back side. And a mounting portion 13 that engages with the lower surface of the mounting flange 4 of the outer box main body 2 is formed at the lower end, which is another part of the flange 12, such that the mounting portion 13 is oriented toward the rear. The mounting portion 13 is provided with holes 13a so as to face the screw holes 3a of the flange portion 4 of the outer box body 2. Next, a case where the lid 11 is attached to the outer box body 2 will be described.

First, the other rising piece 7 having the hooking portion 9 so that the other rising piece 6a without the hooking portion 7 of the trough portion 6 of the holding body 5 is located inside the outer box main body 2, Is located on the outer surface of the flange portion 3 of the
Each hole 7a of each of the screw holes 3a of the flange portion 3 of the outer box body 2
In this state, the holding body 5 is attached to the outer box body 2 from the outside of the front surface with the screw 14. Next, the flange portion 12 of the lid body 11 is inserted between the flange portion 3 of the outer box body 2 and the hook portion 9 of the holder 5 to be hooked and held on the hook portion 9. Next, the mounting portion 13 of the lid body 11 is engaged with the mounting flange 4 of the outer box body 2, and the lid body 11 is attached to the outer box body 2 with the screws 15 from the lower surface side of the mounting portion 13. As described above, the lid 11 can be easily attached to the outer box body 2 only by the front face work.

When the lid 11 is to be removed for servicing or the like, after the screws 15 are unscrewed, the flange 12 of the lid 11 is hooked to the holder 5 simply by lifting the lid 11 upward. It can be easily detached from the portion 9, and the lid 11 can be easily removed only by front face work. As described above, according to this embodiment, the holding portion 5 having the gutter portion 6 and the hook portion 9 is attached to the outer box body 2
The flange portion 3 is screwed from the front side, and the attachment portion 13 which is another part of the lid body 11 is attached to the outer box main body 2 from the front side in a state where the lid body 11 is simply hooked and held on the hook portion 9. Therefore, the lid 11 can be attached / detached to / from the outer box body 2 very easily, and the assembly work can be performed by one person without the need for an assistant. As a result, the customer can easily replace the lid 11 or the like, and the service can be improved.

Since the trough portion 6 is formed on the holding body 5, even if water enters from the joint between the outer box body 2 and the lid body 11 for some reason, the water is guided to the trough portion 6. Therefore, it does not flow down along both inner side surfaces of the outer box body 2 and does not fall on electric components such as motors and heaters, and there is no risk of deterioration of the insulation of the electric components or leakage of electricity.

Although the above embodiments have been described with respect to the case where the present invention is applied to a dryer, the present invention is not limited to the dryer and can be widely applied to the construction of an outer box for laundry machines of this type in which electric components are internally provided. It is a thing.

In addition, according to the present invention, the gutter portion of the holder is formed so as to be inclined in the direction in which no electrical component is provided.
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings, such as making it possible to more surely prevent water from splashing on electrical components. I will get it.

[0019]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, a separate holding member including a gutter and a hook is screwed from the outside to a flange formed on the upper edge of the box body. Easy to attach / detach the lid to / from the box body by fixing the lid body by attaching the other part of the lid body to the box body while the flange part of the lid body is hooked and held on the hook portion. In addition, the work can be done by one person, and the service can be improved, and the water that has entered the joint between the box body and the lid is placed inside the receiving box by the gutter of the holder. It is possible to prevent water from splashing on the surface of the electric component and to prevent deterioration of insulation of the electric component and leakage of electric current.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional side view showing a main part of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Outer box (box body) 2 Outer box body (box body) 3 Flange portion 5 Holding body 6 Gutter portion 7 One rising piece 9 Hooking portion 11 Lid body 12 Flange portion

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A box body having an opening on one side and an upper edge of the opening bent inward to form a flange portion, and the box body is provided to close the opening portion of the box body and joined to the flange portion. The holding body comprises: a lid body having a flange portion; and a holding body including a trough portion having a substantially U-shaped cross section and a hook portion extending upward from one rising piece and directed upward. ,
The other rising piece is located inside the box body, and the one rising piece is located on the outer surface of the flange portion of the box body and screwed from the outside, and the lid body is attached to the flange portion. A box body for a laundry machine, characterized in that, while being hooked and held by a hook portion of the holding body, another portion of the lid body is fixed by being attached to the box body.