JPH0550316B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a washing machine that improves the operability of switches and the like in conjunction with a lid that opens and closes an opening on the top surface of the washing machine.

[Technical Background of the Invention and Problems Therewith] For example, in a dehydrating and washing machine, the rear end of the lid is rotatably supported by the main body, and is held in an approximately upright state when opened. In this open state, the operation box provided at the rear of the upper part of the main body is hidden by the lid, making it extremely difficult to operate switches and the like for setting the operation.

[Object of the Invention] An object of the present invention is to provide a washing machine that does not interfere with the operation of the operation setting section even when the lid is open.

[Summary of the Invention] The present invention provides a lid for opening and closing an opening on the top surface of the main body.
One end is pivoted to the main body and can be bent on the way to the other end, and can be folded into two so that when the opening is opened, the rear side of the bent part faces backward and the front side faces forward, forming a so-called mountain fold. It consists of a lid and is characterized by having an operation setting part equipped with a switch etc. on the front side of the lid, so that the operation setting part is not hidden by the lid even when the lid is open. It was made in a similar manner.

[Embodiment of the Invention] An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a dehydrating and washing machine will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. Reference numeral 1 denotes a main body consisting of an outer box 2 and an upper cover 3. Although not shown, a water tank is swingably suspended inside the outer box 2, as is well known. A rotating tank for both washing and dehydration is installed. In addition, the upper cover 3 has a laundry entrance/exit 4 facing into the rotating tub.
At the same time, a flat box-shaped part 5 is formed at the rear part, and a water supply valve, a water level switch, etc. are housed and arranged within this box-shaped part 5. Reference numeral 6 denotes a lid for opening and closing the entrance/exit 4, which is an opening on the upper surface of the main body 1. This lid 6 consists of a rear lid plate part 7 and a front lid plate part 8, and both lid plate parts 7 and 8 are connected by a hinge 9. Connected in a bendable manner. The lid 6 has a mounting shaft 7a formed at the rear end of the rear lid plate 7, which is one end thereof, as shown in FIG. 3, and this mounting shaft 7a is rotatably supported by the upper cover 3. With this, the rear cover plate part 7 on the rear side of the hinge 9, which is the bent part, faces rearward, and the front cover plate part 8 on the front side
It is configured so that it can be folded in half in a so-called mountain fold, with the front facing forward. Reference numeral 10 denotes an operation setting section provided on the front cover plate section 8, and this operation setting section 10 includes:
As shown in FIG. 4, a board 13 with a switch 12 and the like mounted thereon is housed in a recess 11 formed in the front half of the front cover plate 8, and is closed by a cover 14. 12 is integrally formed with a pressing part 14a. Note that 15 is an elastic sheet attached to the upper surface of the cover 14. The switch 12 is used to select a washing program stored in advance in a washing control device equipped with a microcomputer and to select the intensity of washing. connected via. This lead wire 16 is guided outward from the rear wall surface of the recess 11 of the front cover plate part 8 and guided rearward along the lower surfaces of the front cover plate part 8 and the rear cover plate part 7, and is guided rearward to the box-shaped part. It has been introduced in 5. Reference numerals 17 and 18 designate covers attached to the lower surfaces of the rear and front cover plates 7 and 8 by adhesive, as shown in FIG. 5, in order to hold the lead wires 16 in a bundled state. Further, a hole 11a formed in the rear wall surface for leading out the lead wire 16 from the recess 11 is sealed with adhesive A as shown in FIG.

In the above configuration, when the lid 6 is in the closed state shown in FIG. 2, when the connecting portion between the front lid plate 8 and the rear lid plate 7 is operated to pull up, the rear lid plate 7 is moved to the mounting shaft 7a at the rear end. The front cover plate part 8 rotates downward about the hinge 9 relative to the rear cover plate part 7, and as a result, the cover 6 rotates as shown in FIG. In the middle, it is bent into a substantially inverted V-shape, and the entrance/exit 4 is opened. When operating the switch 12 of the operation setting section 10 with the lid 6 in the open state, the front lid plate section 8 is erected forward. This can be done without any problem in operating the 10. Of course, the second
When the lid 6 is in the closed state shown in the figure, the operation setting section 10 is located at the front of the main body 1, so it goes without saying that there is no problem in its operation.

FIGS. 7 and 8 show another embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a two-tub type washing machine. In FIGS. 7 and 8, reference numeral 19 denotes a washing tank installed together with a dehydration tank (not shown) inside the outer box 20, and 21 denotes an upper cover of the dehydration tank that constitutes the main body 22 together with the outer box 20. A box-shaped portion 23 is integrally formed at the rear of 21. The lid 24 that opens and closes the entrance/exit (not shown) for laundry to the dehydration tank disposed in the dehydration receiving tank is constituted by a lid that can be folded in half as in the previous embodiment. An operation setting section 25 is provided on the front side. With this configuration, some or all of the switches that were conventionally disposed inside the box-like part can be disposed on the lid 24, so that the lateral length of the box-like part 23 can be shortened accordingly. The open upper surface of the washing tub 19 can be made wider, making it easier to use.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention has a configuration in which the operation setting section in which switches etc. are arranged is disposed on the front side of the lid which is configured to be foldable in half, so that the switches etc. can be operated with the lid open. This has an excellent effect in that it can be operated without any problems.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 6 show one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the main parts shown with the lid open;
Figure 2 is a perspective view of the main parts with the lid closed;
4 is a sectional view taken along line - in FIG. 3, FIGS. 5 and 6 are sectional views taken along line - and - in FIG.
8 and 8 are views corresponding to FIGS. 1 and 2 showing another embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is the main body, 2 is the outer box, 3 is the upper cover,
4 is a doorway (opening), 5 is a box-shaped part, 6 is a lid, 7
and 8 are rear and front cover plate parts, 10 is an operation setting part, 12 is a switch, 19 is a washing tub, 20 is an outer box, 22 is a main body, and 24 is a lid.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A lid for opening and closing an opening on the upper surface of the main body is pivotally supported at one end by the main body and bendable on the way to the other end, and when the opening is opened, the rear side of the bent part faces backward and the front side faces forward. 1. A washing machine comprising a lid that can be folded in two and having an operation setting section equipped with a switch etc. on the front side of the lid.