JPH07265582A - Water discharge device for washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a discharge hose from slacking and floating up in a washing machine body even though a water discharge port is located direct below the body and to prevent generation of abnormal sound and breakage of the hose which cause water leakage. CONSTITUTION:An L-like pipe 13 is connected at the distal end of a water discharge hose 12 connected to a washing machine body 10. A holder 19 for clamping and holding the water discharge hose 12 is rotatably and loosely fitted in a support plate 18 secured to the body 10 so that the intermediate part of the hose 12 is held by the holder 19.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a drainage device for a washing machine for draining water from the washing machine body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, drainage from a washing machine body is performed by a drain hose connected to the washing machine body.

Conventionally, the drainage device of this type of washing machine has been constructed as shown in FIGS. The configuration will be described below.

As shown in the figure, the washing / dehydrating tub 1 has a pulsator 2 rotatably arranged at the center bottom. Aquarium 3
Includes a washing / dehydrating tub 1, a substrate 4 is fixed to the outer bottom of the water tub 3, and a drive motor 5, a drain valve 6, a washing / dehydrating switching mechanism 7 and the like are provided. The outer edge portion is suspended from the upper corners of the washing machine body 10 via the vibration isolator 8 and the hanging rod 9, and the support legs 11 are attached to the four corners of the lower surface of the washing machine body 10. The drain hose 12 drains the washing water in the water tub 3, and an L-shaped pipe 13 is provided at the tip of the drain hose 12 and is fastened with a hose band 14.
One end of the L-shaped pipe 13 is inserted into the drainage port 15.
The root of the drainage hose 11 is connected to the drainage hole 16 directly or via an L-shaped pipe 17.

When the drain port 15 is located directly below the washing machine body 10, the L-shaped pipe 1 is attached to the tip of the drain hose 12.
3 is connected to prevent contact between the drain hose 12 and the components of the washing machine body, particularly the drive motor 5 and the washing / dehydration switching mechanism 7.

[0006]

In such a conventional drainage device for a washing machine, since the drain hose 12 moves freely,
As shown in the drawing, the drain hose 12 is installed inside the washing machine main body 10 in a state of being slack and raised, or when the user touches the drain hose 12 when cleaning, the drain hose 1
When 2 is slack and lifted, the washing machine body 10
However, there are problems that abnormal noise is generated due to contact with the components, particularly the drive motor 5 and the washing / dehydration switching mechanism 7, and the drain hose 12 is broken, causing water leakage.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems. Even when the drain port is located directly below the main body of the washing machine,
The purpose of the present invention is to prevent the drain hose from sagging inside the main body of the washing machine so that the drain hose does not come into an abnormal state and the drain hose is torn and water leaks occur.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a drainage hose connected to a washing machine main body, an L-shaped pipe provided at the tip of the drainage hose, and is fixed to the washing machine main body. As a problem-solving means, it is provided with a supporting plate, and a holder that is rotatably fitted to the supporting plate and press-holds the drain hose, and the intermediate part of the drain hose is held by the holder. There is.

[0009]

According to the present invention, the drainage hose having the L-shaped pipe at the tip thereof is held by the holder at the middle portion thereof, and the holder is rotatably loosely fitted to the support plate. In addition, since the support plate is fixed to the main body of the washing machine, no force is applied to the drain hose regardless of the direction in which the drain hose is piped. Can hold the drain hose without water leakage. Therefore, even when the drain outlet is directly below the washing machine body, the drain hose does not slacken and float inside the washing machine body, and the user touches the drain hose when cleaning, etc. It is possible to prevent an abnormal noise from being generated and a drain hose from breaking and causing water leakage without the hose sagging and floating.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. The same components as those in the conventional example are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in the figure, the support plate 18 is provided with a hole 18b on one side of the L-shaped flange 18a, and the washing machine main body 10 has a hole 18b.
Is stuck to. The holder 19 is freely rotatably fitted to the support plate 18 to hold the drainage hose 12 under pressure. The holder 19 has a truncated cone-shaped head portion 19b provided with a cross groove 19a, a cylindrical neck portion 19c, and a notch 19d. And the inner diameter l of the cylinder is equal to the drain hose 12
By making the outer diameter L smaller than (1 ≦ L), the drain hose 12 can be crimped and held by the cylindrical inner circumference 19f, and the drain hose 12 can be inserted from the notch 19d provided in the cylindrical portion 19e. , Hole 1 in support plate 18
It is loosely fitted in 8b.

The drain hose 12 has a holder 18 at an intermediate portion.
Also, no matter which direction the drain hose 12 is piped by the support plate 19, the drain hose 12 is held without being applied with force.

Further, the truncated cone-shaped head portion 19b provided with the cross groove 19a, when being inserted into the hole 18b of the support plate 18,
The width m of the cross groove 19a is reduced, and the frustoconical head 19 is formed.
Although it can be easily inserted by making b smaller, the width m of the cross groove 19a returns to its original position after the insertion, and the truncated cone-shaped head portion 19b also returns to its original position so that it cannot be pulled out and the columnar neck portion The diameter n of 19c is smaller than the diameter N of the hole 18b of the support plate 18 (n ≦ N), and the holder 19 is attached to the hole 1 of the support plate 18.
8b can be freely rotatably fitted. In addition, a joining member 18c such as a double-sided tape or an adhesive is attached to the back surface of the support plate 18, so that the washing machine body 10 can be placed at an appropriate position.
It is fixed to.

The operation of the above structure will be described. The drain hose 12 having the L-shaped pipe 13 at its tip has a cylindrical inner circumference 1 of a cylindrical portion 19e having a cutout 19d in the middle thereof.
The frusto-conical head portion 19b and the cylindrical neck portion 19c, which are held by the holder 19 that press-holds the drain hose 12 by 9f, and in which the cross groove 19a of the holder 19 is provided, are L
Support plate 1 in which a hole 18b is provided on one side of the V-shaped flange 18a
8 is freely rotatably fitted in the hole 18b, and the support plate 18 is fixed to the washing machine body 10. Therefore, no matter which direction the drain hose 12 is piped to, the drain hose 1
It is possible to hold the drain hose 12 without applying a force to 2, and without drainage failure caused by deforming the drain hose 12 or water leakage due to breakage. Therefore, the drain port 15 is located directly below the washing machine body 10. In some cases,
The drain hose 12 does not sag and float inside the washing machine body 10, and the drain hose 12 sags and floats when the user touches the drain hose 12 when cleaning. In addition, it is possible to prevent an abnormal sound from being generated, or the drain hose 12 from being broken to cause water leakage.

[0015]

As described above, according to the present invention, the drain hose connected to the main body of the washing machine and the L provided at the tip of the drain hose.
A character-shaped pipe, a support plate fixed to the main body of the washing machine, and a retainer that rotatably fits to the support plate and press-fits and holds the drain hose, and a middle portion of the drain hose is held by the retainer. Since it is held, the drain hose provided with the L-shaped pipe at the tip is held by the holder that press-holds the drain hose, and the holder is rotatably fitted to the support plate. Since the support plate is fixed to the main body of the washing machine, no force is applied to the drain hose regardless of the direction in which the drain hose is piped, and the drain hose is deformed, resulting in poor drainage or water leakage due to breakage. It can hold a drain hose without a drain, so even when the drain is directly under the washing machine body,
The drain hose will not sag and float inside the washing machine, and the drain hose will not sag and float when the user touches the drain hose during cleaning etc. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of water leakage and the occurrence of water leakage by breaking the drain hose.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 (a) is a partial perspective view of a washing machine including a drainage device for a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention (b) is an enlarged perspective view of a support plate and a holder of the drainage device for the washing machine.

[Fig. 2] (a) Front view of a support plate of the drainage device of the washing machine (b) Side view of the support plate

FIG. 3 (a) is a front view of a holder of a drainage device of the washing machine, and (b) is a side view of the holder.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a washing machine equipped with a drainage device of the washing machine.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a washing machine including a conventional drainage device of the washing machine.

FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view of a washing machine including the drainage device of the washing machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Washing main body 12 Drain hose 13 L-shaped pipe 18 Support plate 19 Holder

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A drainage hose connected to a washing machine main body, an L-shaped pipe provided at the tip of the drainage hose, a support plate fixed to the washing machine main body, and a support plate rotatably fitted therein. A drainage device for a washing machine, comprising: a holder for crimping and holding the drainage hose, wherein the holder holds an intermediate portion of the drainage hose.