JPH09271451A - Cabinet provided with water supply/drain equipment for washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To effectively exhibit a total coordination and to provide a convenient peripheral system by attachably and detachably connecting a water supply hose pulled from an opening part into a cabinet to water supply equipment and connecting a drain hose to drain equipment. SOLUTION: A front opening door 14 in a water supply/drain equipment housing space C is opened and a water supply hose 2 and a drain hose 3 are pulled from an opening part 19 into the water supply/drain equipment housing space C. The top end of the water supply hose 2 is inserted and connected to an adapter 26 for water supply piping at water supply equipment 21. The top end of the drain hose 3 is inserted into a connection pipe 164, which appears at the upper part of a drain trap 16, fastened, fixed and connected by a bundling band 164a. When the opening door 14 is opened and a water stop cock 24 is opened, afterwards, washing is automatically performed by operating a washing machine. Since the water supply and drain equipment 17 and 21 as the connection terminals of the water supply hose 2 and drain hose 3 for the washing machine is housed in the washing cabinet, smart appearance is provided without externally exposing the water supply hose 2 and the drain hose 3 of the washing machine.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cabinet having a water supply hose and a drain hose connecting ends of a washing machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a washing machine a is often arranged next to a vanity b. In that case, the washing machine a is placed on the washing machine pan c having a slightly larger area than the washing machine a, and the water supply hose e is connected to the tip of the faucet metal fitting d provided on the wall surface above the washing machine a. At the same time, the drain hose f was connected to the drain trap provided in the washing machine pan c. However, in that case, the water supply hose e and the drain hose f are exposed, which is unsightly, and there is a problem that the total coordination in the room is not performed. Therefore, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-46844, it has been proposed to put a washing machine in a cabinet together with a faucet fitting and a washing machine pan.

[0003]

However, in this case,
Since the washing machine cannot be used unless the cabinet door is opened, the door that was opened when washing was sometimes an obstacle.
Further, there was still a problem that the water supply hose and the drain hose were exposed when washing.

[0004]

In view of the above problems, the present invention is a cabinet which is disposed adjacent to a washing machine and in which water supply equipment and drainage equipment of the washing machine are installed. An opening should be formed on the side of the washing machine, and the water supply hose and drain hose of the washing machine should be drawn into the cabinet through the opening, and the water supply hose should be detachably connected to the water supply equipment and the drain hose should be connected to the drainage equipment. Characterize. The water supply hose and the drain hose of the washing machine are housed in the storage part adjacent to the washing machine, so that they are not exposed to the outside.

In addition, a waterproof pan and a drain trap incorporated in the waterproof pan are built in the cabinet to form a drainage facility, and the connection portion between the water supply facility and the water supply hose is arranged directly above the waterproof pan and the waterproof pan is provided. It is possible to open a drain hole on the bottom of the drain to the drain trap. In that case, water leakage from the connection portion should be drained from the drain hole of the waterproof pan in case of emergency.

Further, a water supply facility is constituted by a water stopcock attached to the tip of the water supply pipe protruding from the rear wall surface of the cabinet or the installation floor surface and a water supply pipe adapter provided on the secondary side of the water stopcock. , The tip of the water supply hose may be attached to and detached from the water supply pipe adapter with one touch.

[0007] Furthermore, the front side of the connecting portion of the water supply facility and the water supply hose of the cabinet can be covered with a door, and the space above the door can be used as a storage space for articles, and the storage space can be pulled out and inserted from the cabinet. Can be provided.

Further, a water tank may be provided in the cabinet, and a drain pipe from the water tank may be connected to the drain trap.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a washing machine storage space in which a washing machine is stored, a water supply / drainage facility storage space having a front door and a water supply / drainage facility, and a water supply hose for the washing machine. And a drainage hose is drawn into the storage space of the water supply and drainage facility, and it is a cabinet that can be connected to the water supply facility and the drainage facility respectively.A waterproof pan is installed in the cabinet, and a drain trap is built into the waterproof pan to configure the drainage facility. The water supply hose connection part of the water supply equipment is located directly above the waterproof pan, and a drain hole through which a drain trap is pulled out is formed on the bottom of the waterproof pan. The water supply hose and the drain hose of the washing machine are housed in the storage part adjacent to the washing machine, and therefore are not exposed to the outside.

In a preferred embodiment, the front side of the connection between the water supply equipment of the cabinet and the water supply hose can be covered with a door, and the space above the door can be used as a storage space for articles. A drawer that can be freely inserted and removed can also be provided.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, a washing machine A and a vanity B are arranged adjacent to each other in the washroom. The width of the washing machine A is about 650 mm, and the width of the vanity B is about 1000 mm.
If both are installed side by side, the size of one tsubo (165
(0 mm × 1650 mm) The wall of the washroom can be covered without gaps.

The washing machine A is a so-called drum type washing machine, and has a door 1 for opening and closing a washing tub on the front surface thereof, and a water supply hose 2 and a drain hose 3 at the base end thereof are connected to the rear portion thereof. When washing, the front door 1 is opened and the laundry is put in and out, so that the upper space of the washing machine A can be freely used. In addition, the upper surface of the washing machine A is covered with a sub-counter 4 connected to the counter 13 of the adjacent vanity table B, and the household work such as ironing and folding of the laundry can be performed on the sub-counter 4. Since a space above the sub-counter is an empty space, a wall cabinet can be installed there and used as a storage space.

The vanity B has a vanity cabinet 6 having a water tank 5, a faucet mounting unit 7 having a shower-type faucet metal fitting 7a provided at the upper part of the vanity cabinet 6, and a makeup mirror installed at the upper part thereof. 8 and.

The washbasin cabinet 6 has a first storage part 9 having an opening door 9a and a second storage part 1 having a drawer 10.
1 is provided with a floor cabinet 12 and a counter 13 mounted on the floor cabinet 12. The depth of the counter 13 is the sub-counter 4 above the washing machine A.
Is formed to the same size as the depth of the washing machine A and vanity B
The front surface of the is configured to be flush. Further, an opening is provided on the right side of the counter 13, and the water tank 5 is provided below the opening.
Is installed.

The floor cabinet 12 includes side plates 12a and 12b having different depth dimensions, a back plate 12c, and a bottom plate 12.
d and a middle partition plate 12e, the right side of the middle partition plate 12e is the first storage section 9, and the left side of the middle partition plate 12e is the second storage section 11. The upper end of the first storage section 9 is the water tank 5.
In addition to the drainage pipe 5a connected to, a relatively large storage item such as a bucket, a cleaning tool, and a detergent can be stored. The 2nd storage part 11 can be inserted / removed in the upper 2/3.
A relatively small storage item can be stored by incorporating the drawer 10 of the step, and the space below the drawer 10 of the lower step is a water supply / drainage equipment storage space C in which the water supply / drainage equipment of the washing machine A is built.

The water supply / drainage facility storage space C will be described below. The water supply / drainage facility storage space C is surrounded by side plates 12a and a partition plate 12e of the floor cabinet 12, left and right sides by a back plate 12c, an upper part by a bottom plate of the drawer 10, and a front surface thereof as a front plate of the drawer 10. It is covered with an opening door 14 having the same shape. Further, a drainage facility 17 including a waterproof pan 15 and a drainage trap 16 is provided between the bottom plate 12d and the back plate 12c at the bottom front of the water supply / drainage facility storage space C.
Further, at the position above the waterproof pan 15 of the side plate 12a, the water supply hose 2, the drain hose 3, and the electric cord 18 of the washing machine A are provided.
An opening 19 is formed so that it can be inserted therethrough.

The waterproof pan 15 is made of synthetic resin and has a container shape having a water storage portion 15b around which a rising wall 15a is formed, and a round hole 15c is formed in the bottom portion thereof. A flange 15d is formed on the upper end of the rising wall 15a of the waterproof pan 15, and recesses 15e are formed on the left and right flanges 15d. The waterproof pan 15 is fixed by fitting a mounting member 20 fixed to the side plate 12a of the floor cabinet 6 into the recess 15e. Also,
A drain trap 16 is embedded in the floor below the waterproof pan 15, and the upper portion of the drain trap 16 is connected to a round hole 15c of the waterproof pan 15. Then, the tip of the drain hose 3 of the washing machine A is connected to the connecting pipe 164 extending upward from the drain trap 16.

The drain trap 16 has a drain port 161a, an outer flange 161b formed at the upper end, an outer cylinder 161 having an internal thread formed on the upper inner circumference, and a female screw formed on the inner circumference to form a waterproof pan 15. Tightening flange 162 screwed into the female screw of the outer cylinder 161 so as to sandwich the end of the round hole 15c.
And a water sealing component 163 that is dropped inside the outer cylinder
And a plate 165 that is screwed into the female screw of the tightening flange 162, has a connecting pipe 164 of the drain hose 3, and has a drain hole 165a that connects the bottom portion of the waterproof pan 15 and the water seal portion. The drainage from the washing machine A reaches the water sealing component 163 from the drain hose 3 through the connecting pipe 164, and the outer cylinder 1
It is drained from the drain port 161a of 61. Further, the water in the water reservoir 15b of the waterproof pan 15 reaches the water sealing component 163 from the drain hole 165a and is drained from the drain port 161a of the outer cylinder 161.

Directly above the water reservoir 15b of the waterproof pan 15 is a connection 22 between the water supply hose 2 of the washing machine A and the water supply equipment 21.
Has been arranged. The water supply facility 21 includes a water stopcock 24 connected to a tip of a water supply pipe 23 protruding from a rear wall surface, a check valve 25 screwed to a downstream side of the water stopcock 24, and screwed to a tip thereof. And a water supply pipe adapter 26. The water supply pipe adapter 26 has a fitting structure at the downstream end thereof so that the tip of the water supply hose 2 of the washing machine A can be attached and detached with one touch.

Since the outlet 27, which is prepared in advance in the building frame, is provided behind the drawer 10, the electric cord 18 of the washing machine A has the opening 1 of the side plate 12a.
9 back into the floor cabinet 12, back plate 12
It may be inserted into the outlet 27 through the opening 27a of c. Therefore, even the electric cord 18 of the washing machine A can be stored in the cabinet.

The procedure for connecting the water supply hose 2 and the drain hose 3 of the washing machine A in the water supply / drainage facility storage space C will be described below.

First, the front opening door 14 of the water supply / drainage equipment storage space C is opened, and the water supply hose 2 and the drain hose 3 are opened.
From the water supply / drainage facility storage space C. Then, the tip of the water supply hose 2 is inserted into the water supply pipe adapter 26 of the water supply facility 21 to be connected. Then, the tip of the drain hose 3 is connected to the connecting pipe 1 that appears above the drain trap 16.
It is inserted in 64 and is fixed by fastening with a binding band 164a to be connected. If the drawer 10 of the second storage unit 11 is pulled out and the upper portion of the water supply / drainage facility storage space C is opened, these operations can be performed more easily.

When the laundry is washed, all that is required is to open the opening door 14 and open the water stopcock 24, and then the laundry can be automatically washed by the operation of the washing machine A. Note that the water stopcock 24 may be left open at all times.

As described above, in this embodiment, the water supply / drainage facilities 17, 21 which are the connection ends of the water supply hose 2 and the drainage hose 3 of the washing machine A are housed in the wash cabinet 6.
The water supply hose 2 and the drain hose 3 of the washing machine A are not exposed to the outside and have a neat appearance.

Since the connecting portion 22 between the water supply hose 2 and the water supply equipment 21 is located right above the waterproof pan 15, the water supply hose 2 is disconnected or the water supply hose 2 is connected before closing the water stopcock 24. Even if water leaks due to a bad condition, the waterproof pan 15 receives the water and the drain hole 165a.
Since the water is drained from the drain trap 16 to the drain trap 16, water does not leak to the bottom surface or floor surface of the cabinet.

Further, since the upper portion of the bottom plate 12d near the front of the water supply / drainage facility storage space C is an empty space,
You can also store small items there.

In the present embodiment, the drawer 10 that can be inserted into and removed from the second storage portion 11 is provided, but instead of this, an opening door type storage portion or an open shelf with the front open may be used. Even in that case, if the bottom plate of the storage portion is detachable, the connection work of the water supply hose 2 and the drain hose 3 can be performed easily. Further, a storage wagon having a shape that avoids the water supply / drainage facilities 17 and 21 can be provided in the second storage portion 11 so as to be freely taken in and out. In that case, the wagon can be pulled out to easily connect the water supply hose 2 and the drain hose 3.

Further, when the water supply pipe 23 stands up from the floor, a through hole can be opened in the flange 15d formed at the upper end of the rising wall 15a of the waterproof pan 15, and the water supply pipe 23 can be started up from there.

Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The same components as those of the above-described embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals in the drawings, and the description thereof will be omitted. In this embodiment,
The drainage hose 3 of the washing machine A and the drainage pipe 5a of the vanity B are connected to the same drainage trap 16. Drain pipe 5 connected to the bottom of water tank 5 of vanity B
a is routed substantially horizontally on the side of the partition plate 12e of the floor cabinet 12, and extends downward along the partition plate 12e.
The intermediate partition plate 12e is penetrated to reach the water supply / drainage facility storage space C, and the tip thereof is connected to the drain trap 16 to which the drain hose 3 of the washing machine A is connected.

In this embodiment, since the drain trap 16 for the washing machine embedded in the floor is used as the trap for the vanity B, the S-shaped trap is eliminated from the floor cabinet 12 of the vanity B. Therefore, the storage space in the floor cabinet 12 can be increased.

Next, a third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The same components as those of the above-described embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals in the drawings, and the description thereof will be omitted. In this embodiment,
As the cabinet including the water supply / drainage facilities 17 and 21 of the washing machine A, a side cabinet D installed between the washing machine A and the vanity B'is used. The side cabinet D is slightly lower in height than the cabinet 6 of the vanity B ', and the internal structure is almost the same as that of the second storage portion 11 of the first embodiment and is formed on the side plate on the washing machine side. The water supply hose 2 and the drain hose 3 of the washing machine A can be drawn in through the opened opening (not shown) to be connected to the water supply / drainage facilities 17 and 21.

In this embodiment, the water supply / drainage facility 1 of the washing machine A is installed in the side cabinet D different from the vanity B '.
Since 7 and 21 are stored, the washing machine A can be installed on either the left or right of the vanity B '. Therefore, in consideration of the installation place of the washing machine A, the toilet vanity B'has both left and right specifications. There is no need to make the alignment, and it is possible to reduce the total cost. Further, even if the vanity B'is already installed, only the side cabinet D needs to be additionally installed, and the water supply hose 2 and the drain hose 3 of the washing machine A can be installed in the cabinet without replacing the vanity B '. It can fit inside.

The side cabinet D may be formed to be tall so as to form a partition cabinet for separating the washing machine area and the vanity area.

Next, a fourth embodiment showing an example of a cabinet in which the washing machine A is incorporated will be described with reference to FIG. The same components as those of the above-described embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals in the drawings, and the description thereof will be omitted. Cabinet 28
The left and right side plates 28a, 28b and the two partition plates 28c are connected by a counter 28d, a back plate, and a horizontal rail (not shown), and a space between the left side plate 28a and the partition plate 28c is a washing machine storage space E. The space between the two partition plates 28c is used as the water supply / drainage facility storage space C of the washing machine A. Further, the water tank 5 and the faucet metal fitting 7a are provided on the right side of the counter 28d.

The water supply hose 2 and the drain hose 3 of the drum type washing machine A housed in the washing machine housing space E are separated by the partition plate 28.
It is drawn into the water supply / drainage equipment storage space C through the opening formed in c and is connected to the water supply equipment 21 and the drainage equipment 17, which are similar to those described in the first embodiment.

Also in this embodiment, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained.

In the embodiment described above, the washing machine A is not limited to the drum type, and it goes without saying that it may be a spiral type washing machine.

Furthermore, an opening 19 through which the water supply hose 2, the drain hose 3, and the electric cord 18 of the washing machine A can be inserted may be provided in the back plate 12c of the water supply / drainage facility storage space C.

[0039]

According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a peripheral system of the washing machine A which exhibits excellent total coordination and is easy to use.

Further, since the connection portion between the water supply hose and the water supply equipment is installed above the waterproof pan, water leakage from the connection portion can be received by the waterproof pan and the cabinet is not adversely affected.

Further, if the upper part of the space for storing water supply / drainage equipment is used as a storage portion for articles, the space in the cabinet can be effectively used. If the storage portion is a drawer that can be inserted and removed, the water supply / drainage equipment can be removed by pulling out the drawer. Since a large empty space is formed on the upper surface of the storage space, the connecting action becomes even easier.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a combination of a washing machine and a vanity according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

2] Remove the counter from the vanity of FIG.
It is a top view which shows the state which pulled out the drawer.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a cutaway view of a water supply / drainage facility storage section of the washbasin of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view showing a second storage portion of the washbasin of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a drain trap.

FIG. 6 is an exploded view showing a main part of the water supply facility.

FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway front view showing a state in which an opening door of the water supply / drainage facility storage space of the second embodiment of the present invention is opened.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a front perspective view showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a front view showing a conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A ... Washing machine B ... Vanity C ... Storage space for water supply / drainage facility D ... Cabinet (side cabinet) E ... Storage space for washing machine 2 ... Water supply hose 3 ... Drainage hose 5 ... Water tank 5a ... Drain pipe 10 ... Drawer 12 ... Cabinet (floor cabinet) 14 ... Door 15 ... Waterproof pan 16 ... Drain trap 165a ... Drain hole 17 ... ..Drainage equipment 19 ... Openings 21 ... Water supply equipment 22 ... One-touch attachment / detachment mechanism (connection portion) 23 ... Water supply pipe 24 ... Water stopcock 26 ... Water supply pipe adapter 28 ... ··cabinet

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A cabinet which is disposed adjacent to a washing machine and has a water supply facility and a drainage facility of the washing machine installed therein, wherein an opening is formed on the washing machine side of the cabinet, A water supply / drainage facility for a washing machine, characterized in that a water supply hose and a drainage hose are drawn into the cabinet through the opening, the water supply hose is detachably connected to the water supply facility, and the drainage hose is detachably connected to the drainage facility. Cabinet. 2. A drainage facility is constructed by incorporating a waterproof pan and a drain trap incorporated in the waterproof pan into the cabinet, and a connecting portion between the water supply facility and a water supply hose is arranged directly above the waterproof pan. The cabinet provided with the water supply / drainage facility for a washing machine according to claim 1, wherein a drainage hole through which a drainage trap exits is formed on a bottom surface of the waterproof pan. 3. A water stopcock attached to a tip of a water supply pipe protruding from a rear wall surface of the cabinet or an installation floor surface,
The water supply equipment is configured with a water supply pipe adapter provided on the secondary side of the water stopcock, and the tip of the water supply hose can be attached / detached to / from the water supply pipe adapter with one touch. A cabinet equipped with the water supply and drainage facility of the washing machine described. 4. The washing machine according to claim 1, wherein a front side of a connection portion between the water supply facility and the water supply hose of the cabinet is hidden by a door, and a space above the door is a storage space for articles. Cabinet with water supply and drainage equipment. 5. The cabinet equipped with the water supply / drainage facility for a washing machine according to claim 4, wherein the storage space is provided with a drawer that can be inserted into and removed from the cabinet. 6. A cabinet equipped with water supply / drainage equipment for a washing machine according to claim 2, wherein a water tank is provided in the cabinet, and a drain pipe from the water tank is connected to the drain trap. 7. A washing machine storage space in which a washing machine is stored,
It has a door on the front and a water supply and drainage equipment storage space where water supply equipment and drainage equipment are installed, and the water supply hose and drainage hose of the washing machine can be drawn into the water supply and drainage equipment storage space and connected to the water supply equipment and drainage equipment, respectively. In the cabinet, a waterproof pan is installed in the cabinet, and a drain trap is incorporated into the waterproof pan to configure the drainage facility, and a water supply hose connection part of the water supply facility is directly above the waterproof pan. A cabinet equipped with a water supply / drainage facility for a washing machine, which is provided with a drain hole that opens into a drain trap on the bottom of a waterproof pan. 8. The water supply / drainage of a washing machine according to claim 7, wherein the cabinet has a door that covers the front side of the connection between the water supply facility and the water supply hose, and a space above the door for storing articles. Cabinet with equipment. 9. The cabinet having a water supply / drainage facility for a washing machine according to claim 8, wherein the storage space is provided with a drawer that can be inserted into and removed from the cabinet.