JPH05293294A - Washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To operate a switch without an error even where or when it is dark. CONSTITUTION:A light emitting diode 15 is mounted together with a switch 14 on a wiring board 13, and further a switch operation part 18, which is provided in a panel 12 so as to operate the switch 14, is provided with a translucent hole 21, positioned above the light emitting diode 15, and also is provided with a shading wall 22 surrounding the light emitting diode 15, and the translucent hole 21 is stopped with a translucent cover 23, and a display sheet 25, which is installed on the panel 12 so as to cover the translucent cover 23, is provided, at the section covering the translucent cover 23, with a translucent display Hereby, the translucent display is irradiated bright from the rear with the light emitted by the light emitting diode 15.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a washing machine having an improved operation section for performing various operations in washing operation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a washing machine is used under a house or the like.
It is often installed in outdoor areas where it gets dark at night. In many cases, it is installed indoors in a dark place. In particular, these tend to increase due to the deterioration of housing conditions in recent years. In addition, the number of cases where a washing machine is used at night is increasing due to the advancement of women into the workplace.

[0003]

In each of the above-mentioned cases, the operation of the operating portion may be erroneous due to the darkness in use.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a washing machine capable of operating the operation section without error even in a dark place or in a dark place.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, in a washing machine of the present invention, a light emitting body is mounted on a wiring board together with a switch, and an operating body is mounted on a panel covering the wiring board to operate the switch. In the switch operating portion provided with the portion, a light transmitting hole is provided above the light emitting body, and a light shielding wall surrounding the light emitting body is provided around the light transmitting hole, and The transparent sheet is provided with a translucent display portion in a portion covering the translucent cover, the translucent hole being covered with a translucent cover, and the display sheet attached to the panel so as to cover the translucent cover. To do.

[0006]

According to the above-mentioned means, the light emitted from the light-emitting body is prevented from leaking to the outside by the light-shielding wall while passing through the light-transmitting hole of the switch operating portion and the light-transmitting cover and the light-transmitting display portion of the display sheet. , Brightly illuminate the translucent display unit from the back side.

[0007]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

First, FIG. 5 shows the structure of the entire washing machine. An outer tub 2 is arranged in an outer box 1, and an inner tub 3 is placed in the outer tub 2.
Further, a stirring member 4 is disposed at the bottom of the inner tank 3. Further, a drive mechanism 6 mainly composed of the motor 5 is arranged in the outer lower portion of the outer tub 2, and a drain valve 7, a drain hose 8 and the like are also arranged.

A top cover 9 is mounted on the outer box 1, and a control device 1 for controlling the operation inward of the front part of the top cover 9.
0 is provided, and the operation portion 11 shown in FIG. 4 is provided above it (upper surface of the front portion of the top cover 9).

The operation section 11 is mainly composed mainly of a panel 12 of which a part is shown in FIG. 1, and the panel 12 is made of synthetic resin having no light transmitting property, and the wiring board 13 is provided. Is arranged so as to cover from above.

A switch 14 is mounted on the wiring board 13, and a light emitting diode 15, which is a light emitting body, is mounted in proximity to the switch 14 so as to be supported by a diode support 16.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, a switch operating portion 18 having an operating main body portion 17 is formed on the panel 12 so as to be separated from the panel 12 by a cutout portion 20 other than the thin arm portion 19. By pressing this from above, the switch operating portion 18 elastically deforms and sinks the thin arm portion 19, and the lower end of the operating main body 17 presses the switch 14.

Therefore, the switch operating portion 18 has
A light transmitting hole 21 is formed above the light emitting diode 15, and a light shielding wall 22 is formed around the light transmitting hole 21 to surround the light emitting diode 15 with an upper portion of the diode support 16. There is.

Further, the transparent cover 2 is provided in the transparent hole 21.
3 is attached by a plurality of attachment claws 24 as shown in FIG. 3, and the light transmitting hole 21 is closed. This translucent cover 23 is
It is made of synthetic resin that is transparent or opaque and has translucency. The distance A from the rear surface of the translucent cover 23 to the top of the light emitting diode 15 is equal to the switch operating portion 1
8 is set to be larger than the distance B from the lower end surface of the operation main body 17 to the upper surface of the switch 14 (A> B), and the switch operation unit 1
When the 8 (translucent cover 23) is pressed as described above, the back surface of the translucent cover 23 should not hit the top of the light emitting diode 15 before the lower end of the operation main body 17 presses the switch 14. ing.

A display sheet 25 that also serves as a waterproof is attached to the panel 12, and the transparent cover 23 is covered by the display sheet 25, and the portion covered with the transparent cover 23 is as shown in FIG. Further, for example, a transparent display portion 28 is formed by black characters 27 on a transparent background 26.

The switch 14 and the light emitting diode 1
Although only one each of the switch 5, the switch operation unit 18, and the translucent cover 23 is shown in FIG. 1, a large number of them are present, and accordingly, the translucent display unit 28 of the display sheet 25 is also illustrated. As shown in 4, there are many. Further, although the translucent display portions 28 each show the function of the switch 14, the translucent display having a different function (displaying the course, stroke, water level, etc. selected by the switch 14) is provided on the display sheet 25. There is a part 29, and this translucent display part 2
Similarly to the translucent display unit 28, 9 is also formed by black characters 31 on a transparent background 30, and a light emitting diode (not shown) is provided on the back side thereof.

Further, the translucent display portion 2 of the above-mentioned display sheet 25.
As shown in FIG. 1, the eight portions are inflated upward in accordance with the overlap of the light-transmitting cover 23 with the switch operating portion 18, which distinguishes the light-transmitting display portion 28 from the other surface of the display sheet 25. It is easy to operate.

Now, in the case of the one configured as described above,
When a power switch (not shown) is turned on, the light emitting diode 15 is energized and emits light, and the light is prevented from leaking to the outside by the light shielding wall 22, while the light is transmitted from the light transmitting hole 21 of the switch operating portion 18 to the light transmitting cover 23. The translucent display section 28 of the display sheet 25 is passed through and the translucent display section 28 is brightly illuminated from the back side. Therefore, even in a dark place or in a dark place, the translucent display section 28 can be reliably viewed and the switch 14 can be operated without error.

At the same time as the above, the light emitting diode is also energized on the back side of the translucent display section 29 to emit light, and the light passes through the translucent display section 29 to illuminate the translucent display section 29 brightly.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above and shown in the drawings, and therefore the translucent display portion 29 may be provided with only those which need it. , The translucent display part 29 and the translucent display part 28 are
Contrary to the above, it may be composed of transparent characters on a colored background, and in addition, it may be appropriately modified and implemented within a range not departing from the gist.

[0021]

As is clear from the above description, in the washing machine of the present invention, the light emitting body is mounted on the wiring board together with the switch,
The switch operating section, which is provided with the operation main body section on the panel covering the wiring board to operate the switch, is provided with the light transmitting hole located above the light emitting body and the peripheral portion of the light transmitting hole. A light-blocking wall that surrounds the illuminant located at, and
The display sheet, which is mounted on the panel so as to cover the translucent cover by closing the translucent hole with a translucent cover, is provided with a translucent display portion in a portion covering the translucent cover. Therefore, there is an excellent effect that the operation of the switch can be performed without error even in a dark place or in a dark place.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the same part with a display sheet removed.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged vertical front view of a switch operation portion.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of an operation unit

FIG. 5 is an overall broken side view

[Explanation of symbols]

12 is a panel, 13 is a wiring board, 14 is a switch, 15
Is a light emitting diode (light emitting body), 17 is an operation main body, 18
Is a switch operating portion, 21 is a light transmitting hole, 22 is a light shielding wall, and 23
Is a translucent cover, 25 is a display sheet, and 28 is a translucent display section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A switch and a light-emitting body mounted on a wiring board, a switch operating section provided with an operation main body section on a panel covering the wiring board to operate the switch, and the switch operating section. A light-transmitting hole provided above the light-emitting body, a light-shielding wall provided around the light-transmitting hole so as to surround the light-emitting body, and a light-transmitting hole that closes the light-transmitting hole. A washing machine comprising: a cover; and a display sheet mounted on the panel so as to cover the translucent cover and having a translucent display portion at a portion of the translucent cover covered.