JPH08323096A - Dehydrator and washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To prevent a filter part from falling out and breakage and to make cleaning easier, by installing a flow-in limit part on a filter mechanism to cover the front of the flow-in port to the filter part to open responding to water flow onto a filter mounting member detachably attached. CONSTITUTION: Washing put in the inside of a washing and dehydrating vessel 32 is rotated with washing water to perform washing. In that process, washing water flows rotating in clockwise and anticlockwise and simultaneously washing water passes through a filter mechanism 40 but lint in the washing water is caught by a filter 48. Then washing is rotated by washing water flow, but a flow-in limit side wall 53 with prescribed height is constructed on the filter mechanism 40 as a flow-in limit part to cover the front of a flow-in port 59, though there is a flow opening 54 through which washing water passes, there is no opening part to be invaded by washing resulting in no catching or rolling in. The filter mechanism 40 is fixed on a set hole of a recess 39 on the inside wall 38 by engaging an engaging piece or engaging protrusion of a filter setting material 45.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a combined washing / dehydrating washing machine provided with a filter mechanism inside a washing / dehydrating tub.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a washing machine for combined use of dehydration, a filter mechanism is provided on the wall of the washing / dewatering tub housed in a water receiving tub, and the filter part which rotates according to the water flow of the filter mechanism catches lint in the washing water. The conventional configuration is as follows.

A description will be given below with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main part, and FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the main part.

In FIGS. 6 and 7, reference numeral 1 denotes a washing / dehydrating tub which is constructed so that the side wall 2 has a double structure and is rotatably accommodated in a water receiving tub (not shown). The side wall 2 is made of stainless steel. A filter mechanism 5 is attached to the inner wall 3 by fixing a filter attachment base 6 attached to the attachment opening 4 with a screw (not shown).

Reference numeral 7 denotes a filter portion of the filter mechanism 5, which has a bag-shaped filter 8 attached to a filter case 9. In addition, the filter portion 7 is provided with shaft portions 13 and 14 extending from the upper and lower end portions of the filter case 9 in the shaft holes 12 of the upper and lower eaves portions 10 and 11 of the filter mounting base 6 so that a thick arrow X in FIG. It is attached rotatably as shown by.

When the washing water in the washing / dehydrating tub 1 flows in the vicinity of the filter mechanism 5, for example, from the left to the right as shown by the thin arrow Y in FIG. 7, the filter case 9 has the shaft portions 13 and 14. The inflow port 15 opens to the left by rotating counterclockwise around the center, and washing water passes through the bag-shaped filter 8 to collect lint. When the flow direction of the wash water is reversed and flows from right to left, the filter case 9 is rotated clockwise and the inflow port 15 is opened to the right, so that the filter 8 collects it. .

[0007] However, in the above-mentioned conventional technique, the filter portion 7 is moved by the flow of washing water in the filter mechanism 5 during washing.
Of the filter case 9 is rotated so that the washing water is taken in between the filter case 9 and the filter mount 6.
5 is formed, and during the washing, the laundry rotates in the washing / dehydrating tub 1 together with the washing water. Then, during this rotation, a part of the laundry may flow into the inflow port 15 and get caught in the inflow port 15, or bite between the filter case 9 and the filter mount 6.

When the laundry is caught or bites into the laundry, a relatively large force is applied by the rotating laundry, so that the filter case 9 mounted in the shaft hole 12 of the filter mount 6 may be dropped or in some cases. In some cases, a large force may be applied to the shaft portions 13 and 14 to damage them.

The filter mount 6 of the filter mechanism 5
Was attached to the mounting opening 4 formed on the inner wall 3 of the stainless steel washing / dehydrating tub 1 and fixed with screws, so that the cleaning was impossible.

[0010]

As described above, in the conventional case, a large amount of force is applied to the filter case of the filter section by the laundry being caught or biting into the filter mechanism during washing, so that the filter section mounts on the filter mount. There is a risk that it may fall off or be damaged. The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object thereof is to prevent the laundry from being caught during washing so as to prevent the filter portion of the filter mechanism from falling off or being damaged, and to further clean it. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a combined washing machine for dehydration.

[0011]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION A combined washing and dewatering machine according to the present invention comprises a washing / dehydrating tub, a filter mechanism attached to a side wall of the washing / dehydrating tub, and a washing / demounting unit provided in the filter mechanism. In a dehydrating and washing machine equipped with a filter section that rotates according to the water flow inside the water tub and collects lint in the washing water, the filter mechanism is detachably attached to the side wall of the washing / dehydrating tub. In addition, the filter attachment member is provided with an inflow restriction portion so as to cover the front of the inflow port to the filter portion opened according to the water flow. The filter is attached to the filter case, and the filter case is rotatably attached to the filter attaching member by shafts provided at upper and lower ends of the filter case. Further, the filter mounting member is mounted in a recess provided in the side wall of the washing / dehydrating tub, and the filter mounting member is the side wall of the washing / dehydrating tub. The present invention is characterized in that a locking portion that engages with the mounting hole formed in is provided, and further that the filter portion is detachably attached to the filter attachment member. It is a thing.

[0012]

In the combined washing / dehydrating washing machine constructed as described above, the filter attachment member of the filter mechanism is detachably attached to the side wall portion of the washing / dehydration tub, and the inflow restriction portion prevents water flow from the filter attachment member. Therefore, the washing water flowing inside the tub during washing enters the filter section from the inlet and catches lint while passing through it. Although the laundry is collected, the laundry that rotates with the wash water is prevented from entering the inlet of the filter unit by being blocked by the inlet restricting unit. Therefore, the laundry is caught in the filter mechanism,
It does not bite, the filter part is prevented from falling off or being damaged during washing, and the filter mounting member can be easily removed from the side wall part, so that the filter mechanism can be easily cleaned.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 is a vertical sectional view, FIG. 2 is an assembled exploded perspective view of a filter mechanism, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a mounting state of a filter mounting member to a washing / dehydrating tub, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional view, and FIG. 5 is a horizontal sectional view of a main part.

1 to 5, reference numeral 21 denotes a dehydrating and washing machine, which has a top cover 23 having a laundry inlet / outlet (not shown) at an upper end portion of an outer box 22 and a substantially rectangular dish-shaped base at a lower end portion. A plate 24 is provided, and the base plate 24 is provided with legs 25 at the bottom corners. The top cover 23 is provided with a control section (not shown) for controlling the washing process on the front side, and an outer lid 26 for opening and closing the laundry entrance and exit.

Further, inside the outer box 22, a suspension rod 27 having upper ends attached to four upper corners of the outer box 22 is provided.
An elastic suspension mechanism 29 is provided at the lower end of the suspension rod 27, and a spring 28 is attached to the suspension. The water receiving tank 30 is elastically suspended in the outer box 22 by the elastic suspension mechanism 29 so as to be supported by the support arms 31 extending on the outer wall of the lower portion of the tank.

Further, a polypropylene washing / dehydrating tub 32 is rotatably accommodated in the water receiving tub 30, and a balance ring 33 is mounted on the accommodated washing / dehydrating tub 32. In this way, the water receiving tank 30 is elastically suspended by the elastic suspension mechanism 29, and the balance ring 3
By attaching 3 to the washing / dehydrating tub 32, direct transmission of vibrations to the outer box 22 and increase in amplitude during a dehydration operation or a dehydration rinse operation are suppressed.

On the other hand, an agitator 34 is arranged at the inner bottom of the washing / dehydrating tub 32, and a drive mechanism 36 mainly composed of a washing machine motor 35 is arranged below and outside the water receiving tub 30. There is. Then, when washing or rinsing is performed by the drive mechanism 36, the washing / dehydrating tub 32 is kept stationary and the agitator 34 is rotated in the forward and reverse directions to rotate the laundry put in the tub together with the washing water. It is designed to wash with running washing water. In addition, wash /
The dehydration tank 32 is rotated at a high speed together with the agitator 34.

The washing / dehydrating tub 32 has a double structure in which the side wall portion 37 is provided with an inner side wall 38 made of stainless steel on the inner surface side with a predetermined gap. The inner wall 38 is formed with a recess 39 having a substantially rectangular opening in the middle of the inner surface thereof, and a filter mechanism 40 is attached to the recess 39 at a position where wash water flows when washing or rinsing. It should be noted that two mounting holes 41 and 42 are respectively formed in the upper bottom portion and the lower side portion of the recess 39, and the filter mechanism 40 can be smoothly removed from the upper and lower side portions. The recesses 43 and 44 are formed.

The filter mechanism 40 has a substantially rectangular cover shape and is attached to cover the recess 39 from the inside of the tank.
5 has a filter portion 46 rotatably attached as indicated by a thick arrow X ₀ in FIG. Further, the filter portion 46 has a structure in which a bag-shaped filter 48 is attached to a filter case 47 having a substantially rectangular frame shape.

A central opening 49 is formed in the central portion of the filter mounting member 45, and shaft holes 52 are formed in the upper and lower end plates 50 and 51. Further, in the filter mounting member 45, an inflow limiting side wall 53 having a predetermined height as an inflow limiting portion is provided between the edge that abuts the bottom surface of the recess 39 of the inner wall 38 on the side and the central opening 49. It is formed so as to resist the flow of the washing water inside, and a plurality of circulation openings 54 are formed in the inflow limiting side wall 53 so as to have a predetermined interval.

The upper and lower end plates 5 of the filter mounting member 45
The filter case 47 is inserted into the shaft holes 52 formed in
By inserting the shafts 55 and 56 extending outward from the upper and lower ends, the filter part 46 is removably and rotatably attached to the filter attachment member 45. Further, the filter mounting member 45 is provided with an inner wall 38
It has a locking portion consisting of a locking piece 57 projecting in the surface direction and a locking projection 58 projecting downward from the lower end edge.

For this reason, the locking piece 57 and the locking projection 58 of this locking portion are formed in the recess 39 of the inner wall 38 as shown in FIG.
The filter mounting member 45 is fixed in a detachable manner by engaging the mounting holes 41, 42 corresponding to the recesses 3 formed in the inner wall 38 with the filter mechanism 40.
It is attached to 9.

That is, to remove the filter mounting member 45 from the inner side wall 38, as shown in FIG. 3, the finger F is hung on the upper end plate 50 of the filter mounting member 45 by using the gap defined by the recess 43, and the upper end plate 50 is removed. The engaging piece 57 on the upper edge so as to be elastically deformed by pushing down the mounting hole 41.
It can be performed by removing it from the mounting hole 42, and then removing the locking projection 58 at the lower edge from the mounting hole 42. Further, the attachment of the filter attachment member 45 to the inner wall 38 is performed in the reverse order of the removal.

When the washing water in the washing / dehydrating tub 32 flows in the vicinity of the filter mechanism 40, for example, from left to right as shown by the thin arrow Y ₀ in FIG.
7 rotates counterclockwise around the shafts 55 and 56, and the inflow port 59 of the filter case 47 opens to the left, and the wash water entering from the inflow port 59 passes through the filter 48 and collects lint. Is done. When the flow direction of the washing water is reversed and flows from right to left, conversely, the filter case 47 rotates clockwise and the inlet 59 opens to the right, so that the filter 48 collects lint. Done.

With the above-described structure, for example, laundry and detergent are put into the washing / dehydrating tub 32 to pour water, and the agitator 34 is moved by the drive mechanism 36 while the washing / dehydrating tub 32 is stationary. Rotate forward and reverse to wash. The laundry put into the tub rotates with the washing water to proceed with washing, and in the process, the washing water flows in the tub while rotating in the forward and reverse directions, and at the same time, the lint in the washing water passes through the filter mechanism 40. It is collected by the filter 48.

At this time, the laundry also rotates along with the flow of the washing water, but the filter mechanism 40 has an inflow limiting side wall 5 of a predetermined height as an inflow limiting portion so as to cover the front of the inflow port 59.
3 is provided, and the circulation opening 54 through which the washing water passes is provided, but the opening portion through which the laundry enters is not formed, so that the laundry can be caught in or cut into the filter mechanism 40. Disappear. Therefore, in the filter mechanism 40, there is no fear that the filter case 47 will fall off from the filter mounting member 45 or the shaft portions 55 and 56 will be damaged.

Further, in the filter mechanism 40, locking pieces 57 and locking projections 58, which are locking parts of the filter mounting member 45, are fitted in the mounting holes 41 and 42 formed in the recess 39 of the inner wall 38.
Are fixed in a detachable state by correspondingly engaging with each other. Therefore, when the filter mechanism 40 or the like is cleaned, it can be easily carried out to every corner by removing the filter mounting member 45, and when the filter portion 46 is further cleaned, the shaft portions 55 and 56 of the filter case 47 are also cleaned. It can be performed by removing from the shaft hole 52 of the filter mounting member 45 into which the filter has been inserted.

[0028]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the filter attachment member of the filter mechanism is detachably attached to the side wall portion of the washing / dehydrating tub, and the inflow restriction portion is attached to the water flow. The filter part of the filter mechanism is prevented from falling off or being damaged during washing so that the filter mechanism can be easily cleaned. It is possible to obtain effects such as.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is an assembled exploded perspective view of a filter mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing how the filter attachment member is attached to the washing / dehydrating tub in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a main part in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a transverse cross-sectional view of a main part in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main part of a conventional example.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 32 ... Washing / dehydrating tub 37 ... Side wall 38 ... Inner side wall 39 ... Recess 40 ... Filter mechanism 41, 42 ... Mounting hole 45 ... Filter mounting member 46 ... Filter section 47 ... Filter case 48 ... Filter 52 ... Shaft hole 53 ... Inflow limiting side walls 55, 56 ... Shaft 57 ... Locking piece 58 ... Locking projection 59 ... Inlet

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A washing / dehydrating tub, a filter mechanism attached to a side wall of the washing / dehydrating tub, and a washing water which rotates according to a water flow inside the washing / dehydrating tub provided in the filter mechanism. And a filter part for collecting lint, the filter mechanism has a filter attachment member detachably attached to a side wall portion of the washing / dehydration tub, and a water flow is applied to the filter attachment member. An inflow restriction unit is provided so as to cover the front of the inflow port to the filter unit opened according to the above. 2. The filter part comprises a filter mounted on a filter case, and is rotatably mounted on a filter mounting member by shaft parts provided on upper and lower ends of the filter case. The combined washing machine for dehydration according to claim 1. 3. The washing machine for combined use of dehydration according to claim 1, wherein the filter attachment member is attached to a recess provided in a side wall of the washing / dehydrating tub. 4. The washing machine for dehydration combined use according to claim 1, wherein the filter attachment member is provided with a locking portion that engages with an attachment hole formed in a side wall portion of the washing / dehydrating tub. . 5. The washing machine for combined use of dehydration according to claim 1, wherein the filter portion is detachably attached to the filter attachment member.