JPH0724188A - Cover device of washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent water from staying in a recessed part for forming a handle part of the upper cover of the washing machine. CONSTITUTION:In the front end part of the upper cover 3, a recessed part 4 having a vertical wall which becomes gradually deep as it goes to the front, and also, rises roughly vertically from the front end part which becomes the deepest is formed integrally with the upper cover 3. The upper part of the deep part of the recessed part 4 is covered with a handle cover 10 and detained and attached elastically. The upper cover 3 is provided with plural first engaging holes provided in a horizontal part of the upper end of the vertical wall, and a second engaging hole in both corner parts of a deep part of the recessed part 4. A first detaining piece and a second detaining piece are formed integrally on the reverse side of the handle cover 10 so as to be opposed to these first engaging hole and second engaging hole. A first engaging hole and a first fastening piece, and a second engaging hole and a second fastening piece are engaged elastically, respectively, and the handle cover 10 is installed in the front end part of the upper cover 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a washing machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An upper lid of a conventional washing machine is divided into a front lid and a rear lid, connected by a hinge, and folded and opened in a mountain shape so that their inner surfaces face each other when the lid is opened. The upper lid is opened and closed by a handle member including a recessed portion provided on the upper lid and a handle cover covering the upper portion thereof (Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-10898 (D06F39).
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[0003]

In the conventional example, the concave portion has three to three parts.
A small hole for draining water of 4 mm is provided so that when water enters, it is drained into the washing tub. However, this small hole may be clogged with dust such as lint and cannot be discharged into the washing tub.
Therefore, if a large hole is formed so as not to be clogged with dust or the like, there is a problem that a fingertip or a nail may hit the hole when the handle is operated, or may get injured by getting in.

In view of the above problems, the present invention is designed to satisfactorily discharge the water flowing into the recess.

[0005]

In the lid device according to the present invention, a rear end of the upper lid is pivotally supported on an upper surface plate of the main body, and the upper lid is rotatable with respect to the upper surface plate. In addition, a concave portion having a vertical wall that becomes gradually deeper as it goes forward and rises almost vertically from the deepest front end portion is integrally formed with the upper lid, and the shallow portion of the concave portion forms The upper cover has a handle cover that covers the deep portion of the recessed portion and has a communicating opening, and the upper lid has a plurality of first engaging holes formed in the upper end flat surface of the vertical wall and the deeper portion of the recessed portion. Second engaging holes provided at both corners, and a first engaging piece and a second engaging piece on the back surface of the handle cover so as to face the first engaging hole and the second engaging hole. Are integrally formed, and the first engaging hole and the first
The grip cover is attached to the front end of the upper lid by elastically engaging the locking piece with the second engaging hole and the second locking piece.

[0006]

The water flowing into the recess is discharged to the washing tub side from the second engaging holes at both corners of the recess which elastically engages the second locking piece of the handle cover.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings showing the embodiments thereof.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a resin-molded upper surface plate that covers the upper part of the machine frame of a washing machine having a washing and dehydrating tub built therein, and 2 denotes a laundry disposed on the upper surface on the front side of the upper surface plate 1. An operating unit 3 for setting a washing process such as rinsing and dehydration and an operating time is a resin-molded upper lid, and the upper lid 3 includes a front lid 3A and a rear lid 3B.
And a hinge connecting portion (not shown) so that the inner surfaces thereof face each other and can be swung freely and can be folded in a chevron shape. An upper lid opening / closing support portion 15 is provided at the rear end of the rear surface of the rear lid 3B to pivotally support the rear lid 3B on the upper surface plate 1 so that the upper lid 3 is rotatable with respect to the upper surface plate 1.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a concave portion integrally formed at the center of the front end portion of the front lid 3A, which is formed gradually deeper toward the front. Reference numeral 5 denotes a vertical wall that rises substantially vertically from the deepest front end portion of the recessed portion 4, and reference numeral 6 denotes an upper surface flat portion in which the upper end surface of the vertical wall 5 is formed lower than the upper surface of the front lid 3A. A step portion 7 that is one step lower than the front surface side portion of the upper surface flat portion 6 is provided.

Reference numeral 8 is a first engaging hole formed at a plurality of positions on the upper surface flat portion 6, 9 is a water draining hole formed in the vicinity of the vertical wall 5 and at both corners extending from the bottom surface of the recess 4 to the peripheral wall. It is the second engagement hole. Reference numeral 10 is a handle cover which covers the upper part of the deep portion of the front end portion of the recessed portion 4 of the front lid 3A. On the back surface of the handle cover 10, a first locking piece 11 and a second locking piece 12 that are opposed to the first engaging hole 8 and the second engaging hole 9 are integrally projected. Is forming.

Denoted at 13 are recesses provided at a plurality of locations on the stepped portion 7,
Denoted at 14 are projecting pieces formed at a plurality of positions on the front end portion 10a of the handle cover 10 so as to hang down so as to face the recesses 13. And
The first engaging piece 11 is elastically engaged with the first engaging hole 8 and the second engaging piece 12 is elastically engaged with the second engaging hole 9, and the second engaging piece 12 is attached on the step portion 7. Front end 10 of the handle cover 10
The protrusion 14 is inserted into the recess 13 by contacting a.

The handle cover 10 is mounted on the upper surface flat portion 6 of the vertical wall 5 formed lower than the upper surface of the front lid 3A to make the front upper surfaces of the front lid 3A and the handle cover flush with each other.
The frontmost end surface of the front lid 3A and the front end portion 10a of the handle cover 10 are flush with each other and positioned, and the handle cover 10 is attached to the front lid 3A.

On the other hand, the structure of the upper lid opening / closing support portion 15 is shown in FIGS. Reference numeral 16 denotes a plurality of ribs integrally provided on the rear end portion of the rear surface of the rear lid 3B so as to be provided at small intervals. Reference numeral 17 is a rectangular holding hole provided in the rib 16. This holding hole 17 is processed by rounding one side on the side close to the back side of the rear lid 3B and the side connecting both ends thereof to have a dimension of a, and one side on the side far from the back side and its both ends. The side to be connected is R-processed, and its dimension is b, and a <b.
That is, the two corner portions of the holding hole 17 have different shapes of R. Reference numeral 18 denotes a support stand integrally protruding from the upper surface plate 1, and 19 denotes an opening for supporting the upper lid 3 provided on the support stand 18. Reference numeral 20 denotes a resin hinge piece, which has an angular holding portion 21 having a size matching the shape of the holding hole 17 and capable of being inserted into the holding hole 17, and an elastic deformation provided on one side of the angular holding portion 21. And a stopper portion 24 provided at one end opposite to the retaining piece 23. twenty two
Is a columnar support shaft continuous with the other end of the angular holding portion 21.

According to the shape of the holding hole 17 of the rear lid 3B, the hinge piece 20 is inserted from the side of the support shaft 22 until the retaining piece 23 passes through the holding hole. Then, the retaining piece 23 elastically restores and abuts the rib 16 in the opposite direction, so that the hinge piece 20 is held in the holding hole 17 and the supporting base is
Since the support shaft portion 22 is inserted into the hole 19 of the support shaft 18, the support shaft portion 22 is pivotally supported by the support base 18 projecting from the upper surface plate 1, and the upper lid 3 is rotatable with respect to the upper surface plate 1. Mounted.

As described above, the handle cover 10 of the upper lid 3 of the present invention is
A second drainage hole also provided at both front corners of the recess 4
The second locking piece 12 of the handle cover 10 is elastically engaged with the engagement hole 9 to be mounted in the recessed portion 4 of the front lid 3A. Therefore, the water that has flowed into the recessed portion 4 is drained from the second engagement hole 9 to the washing tub side. When gripping the handle cover 10 during the operation of opening and closing the upper lid, the fingertips do not touch the second engaging holes 9 also serving as drain holes at both corners of the front end, and
Since the second engagement piece 12 is elastically engaged with the second engagement hole 9 by providing an engagement margin, the second engagement hole 9 is formed to be large so that it is not clogged with thread waste or the like.

A first engaging hole 8 is provided in the upper end flat surface portion 6 lower than the upper surface of the front lid 3A, and the first engaging hole 8 and the first locking piece 11 of the handle cover 10 are elastically engaged. By doing so, the front cover 3A and the upper surface of the handle cover 10 can be mounted so that they are substantially flush with each other. Further, the front end portion of the front lid 3A and the front end portion 10a of the handle cover 10 can be made substantially flush with each other.

[0017]

According to the present invention, the concave portion formed in the front end portion of the upper lid is gradually deepened as it goes forward, and the second engagement holes are formed in both corners of the vertical wall from the deepest front end portion. The second engagement piece provided on the handle cover is elastically engaged and engaged from the deepened side, and the second engagement hole is also used as a drainage hole.

Further, since the engaging holes are provided at both corners where the fingertips are hard to touch, it is possible to make the holes large, and therefore, there is an effect that the drain hole is not clogged with dust as in the conventional case. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a fully automatic washing machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged plan view of an essential part of the handle portion.

3 is a side sectional view of the section AA of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of a section taken along the line BB of FIG.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged plan view of an essential part showing the concave portion of the upper lid.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of a section taken along line CC of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a front view of the upper lid opening / closing support portion when the upper lid is opened.

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view of a section taken along line DD of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a side sectional view of a section taken along line EE of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the support shaft.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Upper Plate 3 Upper Lid 3A Front Lid 3B Rear Lid 4 Concave 5 Vertical Wall 6 Plane 8 First Engagement Hole 9 Second Engagement Hole 10 Handle 11 First Engagement Piece 12 Second Engagement Piece 13 Recessed 14 Protrusion Piece

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. The rear end of the upper lid is pivotally supported on the upper plate of the main body,
In the case where the upper lid is rotatable with respect to the top plate, the front end portion of the upper lid is provided with a recessed portion having a vertical wall that gradually becomes deeper toward the front and rises substantially vertically from the deepest front end portion. The upper cover has a handle cover which is formed integrally with the upper cover and which has an opening communicating with the inside of the recess at the shallow portion of the recess and covers the upper part of the deep portion of the recess. The upper cover has an upper end of the vertical wall. A plurality of first engaging holes provided on the flat surface portion,
Second engaging holes provided at both corners of the deep portion of the recess,
A first engaging piece and a second engaging piece are integrally formed on the back surface of the handle cover so as to face the first engaging hole and the second engaging hole. By elastically engaging the engaging hole and the first engaging piece and the second engaging hole and the second engaging piece,
A lid device for a washing machine, wherein the handle cover is attached to a front end portion of the upper lid.