JPH0994391A - Fully automatic washing and drying machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily take out clothes in the posture of standing up by providing the feed and take-out port of clothes in an inclined part for which the front side of a main body upper surface is notched to the upper side of a front surface, in a machine provided with a drum freely rotatably interposed around a horizontal shaft inside a water tank. SOLUTION: In this fully automatic washing and drying machine provided with a washing means, a rinsing means, a dehydrating means and a drying means, a cylindrical drum 5 freely rotatably supported around two shafts 6 provided on the pair of its side faces is housed inside a cylindrical water tank 2 elastically supported inside a main body 1. Then, the feed and take-out port 3 for feeding and taking out the clothes to/from the drum 5 is provided on the inclined part formed on the front side of the main body upper surface and the take-out port 3 is freely openably and closably closed by a cover 29. Thus, objects can be put on the upper surface of the main body 1, the need of stooping to take out the clothes like the case of performing take-out from the center of the front surface is eliminated and take-out is performed in a comfortable posture.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a water tank elastically supported in a main body, a drum rotatably mounted in the water tank around a horizontal axis, a cleaning means for cleaning (washing), and a rinsing process. The present invention relates to a fully automatic washer / dryer provided with a rinsing means, a dehydrating means for performing dehydration, and a drying means for performing drying.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional fully automatic washer / dryer of this type, loading or unloading of clothes is carried out downward from a loading port provided at the center of the upper surface of the main body, or provided at the center of the front surface. It is known that the device is configured to be carried out in the lateral direction from the throw-in port, and the hole for putting clothes in the drum is provided on the curved surface of the drum,
It was provided at the center of the drum plane.

[0003]

In the case of the conventional fully automatic washer / dryer having the above-mentioned structure, if the clothes inlet is provided on the upper surface of the main body, the object is placed on the upper part of the main body. However, in the case where the main body is provided with an insertion port, it is necessary to bend over to take out the clothes. In view of the above points, the present invention allows an object to be placed on the upper part of the main body,
Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a fully automatic washer / dryer that does not need to bend over to take out clothes.

[0004]

The fully automatic washer-dryer of the present invention has solved the above-mentioned problems. The first invention is
The clothes outlet is provided in a slanted portion in which the front side of the upper surface of the main body is cut out with respect to the upper side of the front surface. Further, in the second invention, the taking out of the clothes is provided in the upper portion of the front surface of the main body. The third aspect of the present invention is an oblique downward direction from the door, and the third aspect of the present invention is to provide a hole for taking out clothes on the plane of the drum between the rotation center axis and the circumferential portion.

With the above-described structure, the washing or drying machine of the present invention has the advantages of both taking out the clothes from the front and taking out the clothes from the top. That is, although it was not possible to place an object on the upper surface of the fully automatic washing machine main body when taking out the upper surface, it is possible to put the object on the upper surface of the fully automatic washing machine main body, and it is not necessary to bend over to take out the clothes like in the case of taking out the front center.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the fully automatic washing and drying machine of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the fully automatic washer / dryer of the present invention has a cylindrical water tank 2 elastically supported in a main body 1, and two shafts 6 and 7 (provided on both sides of the water tank 2). (Because the shaft 7 is shaded in FIG. 1, it is omitted)
A cylindrical drum 5 that accommodates and rotates laundry that is rotatably supported around, and a cleaning unit that performs cleaning (washing),
A rinsing means for rinsing, a dehydrating means for dehydrating, and a drying means for drying are provided, and the clothes inlet / outlet port 3
Is provided in an inclined portion in which the front side of the upper surface of the main body is cut out with respect to the upper side of the front surface, and clothes are loaded and unloaded from the clothing loading / unloading port 3 in an obliquely downward direction.

As another embodiment of the above case,
As shown in FIG. 2, a cylindrical water tank 2 elastically supported in the main body 1, and two shafts 7 and 6 provided on both sides of the water tank 2 (the shaft 6 is omitted in FIG. 2 because it is a shade). ) A cylindrical drum 5 which is rotatably instructed to store and rotate the laundry, a cleaning means for washing (washing), a rinsing means for rinsing, a dehydrating means for dehydrating, and a drying means for drying. Is provided in the upper front portion of the main body 1, and a clothing loading / unloading hole is provided on the plane of the drum 5 between the rotation center shaft 7 and the circumferential portion. The clothing may be loaded and unloaded from the clothing loading / unloading opening 3 in an obliquely downward direction. 1 and 2, 29 is a lid.

As shown in FIG. 3, the fully automatic washing and drying machine of the present invention has both a cylindrical water tank 2 elastically supported in the dryer body 1 and the water tank 2 in the water tank 2. There is provided a cylindrical drum 5 which is rotatably supported around shafts 6 and 7 provided on the side surface thereof and accommodates and rotates laundry.

An exhaust port 8 is formed in the drum 5, and an exhaust temperature sensor 10 and an exhaust humidity sensor 11 are provided above the exhaust port 8. An intake port 9 is formed in the drum 5, and an intake temperature sensor 12 and an intake humidity sensor 13 are provided above the intake port 9.

A control device composed of a microcomputer is arranged at the front part of the dryer main body 1, and inputs from the operation keys 31 of the operation panel provided on the front surface of the main body 1 and the exhaust temperature sensor 10, the exhaust humidity sensor 11, the intake air. Temperature sensor 1
2. A series of washing (rinsing, dehydration, drying) processes are controlled according to the output signals of various sensors such as the intake air humidity sensor 13 and the internal timer.

As shown in the schematic block diagram of FIG. 4, in the control device, the control circuit 30 has the exhaust temperature sensor 1
0, exhaust humidity sensor 11, intake air temperature sensor 12, intake air humidity sensor 13, receiving signals from operation keys 31 for setting cloth quality, etc., drum motor 4, circulating fan 17, clothes drying heater 25, dehumidifying agent regeneration Heater 14, blower path switching damper 16, circulation pump 19, water supply valve 2
2. The water spray valve 23 and the drain valve 20 are controlled.

In the above structure, when laundry is put in and washing is started, the water supply valve 22 is released to supply water to drive the circulation pump 19 and the drum motor 4 is rotated to rotate the drum 5 to perform a cleaning operation. After the start, the rinsing operation and the dehydration operation are sequentially performed. At this time, at the same time, the air path switching damper 16 is switched so that the circulating air flows through the hygroscopic agent 15, and by the rotation of the blower fan 17, the circulating air causes the hygroscopic agent reproducing heater 14, the hygroscopic agent 15, the intake port 9, the drum 5, The hygroscopic agent 15 is circulated in the path of the exhaust port 8 and the cooling / dehumidifying chamber 24 and energized by the heater 14 for regenerating the hygroscopic agent.
Is heated to evaporate the water.

On the other hand, high-humidity circulating air containing water vapor coming from the exhaust port 8 of the drum 5 enters the cooling / dehumidifying chamber 24 and is cooled by touching the cooling water, so that the water vapor exceeding the saturated water vapor pressure becomes water droplets. Dehumidified by. The cooling water at this time is showered against the circulating air in the cooling / dehumidifying chamber 24 by opening the sprinkling valve 23. The cleaning water is used during the cleaning operation, the rinsing water is used during the rinsing operation, and the dehydration operation is performed. Then, use dehydrated water.

Next, the dehumidified circulating air is again heated through the regeneration heater 14. By repeating the above operation, the hygroscopic agent is regenerated. In this case, when the value of the intake air humidity sensor 13 falls below the set value, the moisture absorbent 15
It is determined that the playback of the 3 is finished, and in the embodiment of the present invention,
0%

When the completion of the regeneration of the moisture absorbent 15 is detected during the washing operation or the rinsing operation, the heating by the heater 14 for reproducing the moisture absorbent, the ventilation by the circulating ventilation fan 17 and the dehumidification of the cooling dehumidifying chamber 24 are stopped. Then, at the time of proceeding to the dehydration operation, preheating of the drying path and heat storage of the hygroscopic agent 15 are performed by heating by the regeneration heater 14 and blowing by the circulating blowing fan 17.

When the end of regeneration of the hygroscopic agent 15 is detected during the dehydration operation, the dehumidification by the cooling / dehumidifying chamber 24 is stopped, and the regeneration heater 14 and the circulation blower fan 17 blow air to preheat the drying path. The heat of the hygroscopic agent 15 is stored. Then, during the drying step, the ventilation path switching damper 16 prevents the circulating air from flowing to the hygroscopic agent 15, and the circulation of the circulating fan 17 causes the circulating air to flow through the clothes drying heater 25, the drum 5, and the exhaust port 8. The clothes are circulated in the path to heat the clothes in the drum 5 and evaporate the moisture.

On the other hand, the high-humidity circulating air containing water vapor coming from the exhaust port 8 of the drum 5 enters the cooling / dehumidifying chamber 24 and is cooled by touching the cooling water, and the water vapor exceeding the saturated water vapor pressure becomes water droplets and is cooled. It is dehumidified by being discharged to the outside of the fully automatic washer / dryer main body 1 through a drain port 21 provided in the lower part of the dehumidifying chamber 24. The cooling water at this time uses tap water by opening the water supply valve, and is showered against the circulating air in the cooling / dehumidifying chamber 24.

Next, when the humidity detected by the exhaust humidity sensor 11 becomes higher than the set humidity, that is, when it becomes higher than 85% in the embodiment of the present invention, the ventilation path switching damper 16 circulates the circulating air to the hygroscopic agent 15. To flow
The cooled and dehumidified circulating air having a high humidity is guided by the duct 27 to the hygroscopic agent 15 through the cooling and dehumidifying chamber 24, and the hygroscopic agent 15 adsorbs water vapor to dehumidify. In addition, the circulating air is heated by the heat of adsorption generated during the adsorption of water vapor.

Next, the dehumidified and heated circulating air is transferred to the duct 2
8 is guided into the drum 5 through the clothes drying heater 25. The clothes drying heater 25 is composed of a sheath heater and functions to reheat the circulating air. By repeating the above operation, the clothes in the rotary drum 5 are dried.

Further, in the normal operation mode, the humidity detected by the exhaust humidity sensor 11 during the drying process is below the set humidity,
In the embodiment of the present invention, when it becomes 70% or less, the ventilation path switching damper 16 prevents the circulating air from flowing to the hygroscopic agent 15 and does not release the moisture vapor absorbed when the circulating air has a high humidity.

When the special operation mode is selected at the start of the operation, the exhaust humidity sensor 11 during the drying process.
Even if the humidity detected in step 1 is lower than the set humidity, the ventilation path switching damper 16 is not switched, the circulating air is allowed to flow through the hygroscopic agent 15, and the clothes are dried while the hygroscopic agent 15 is being regenerated.

[0022]

Since the fully automatic washer / dryer of the present invention has the above-mentioned structure, it is possible to obtain the merits of both taking out the clothes from the front surface and taking out the clothes from the upper surface. That is, although it was not possible to place an object on the upper surface of the fully automatic washing machine main body when taking out the upper surface, it is possible to put the object on the upper surface of the fully automatic washing machine body, and it is not necessary to bend and take out the clothes like in the case of taking out the front center.

When a hole for taking in and taking out clothes is provided on the curved surface of the cylindrical drum by providing a hole for taking out clothes on the plane of the drum between the central axis of rotation and the circumferential portion. In comparison with, the centrifugal force does not directly apply a force that is several times the weight of the clothes, so the strength of the lid can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view showing a fully automatic washing and drying machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a fragmentary perspective perspective view showing another embodiment of the fully automatic washer / dryer of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional configuration diagram of essential parts showing an embodiment of a fully automatic washer / dryer of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram showing an embodiment of a control device for a fully automatic washer / dryer according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Fully automatic washer / dryer main body 2 Water tank 3 Clothes loading / unloading port 4 Drum motor 5 Drum 6 Axis 7 Axis

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A water tank elastically supported in the main body, a drum rotatably mounted in the water tank about a horizontal axis, a cleaning means for cleaning, a rinsing means for rinsing, a dehydrating means for dehydrating, and In a fully automatic washer / dryer provided with a drying means for drying, the clothes loading / unloading opening is provided in an inclined portion in which the front side of the upper surface of the main body is cut away from the upper side of the front surface. Automatic washing and drying machine. 2. A water tank elastically supported in the main body, a drum rotatably mounted in the water tank about a horizontal axis, a cleaning unit for cleaning, a rinsing unit for rinsing, and a dehydrating unit for dehydration. 2. A fully automatic washing and drying machine provided with a drying means for performing drying, wherein clothes are taken out obliquely downward from a clothes loading / unloading port provided at an upper part of the front surface of the main body. Dryer. 3. A water tank elastically supported in the main body, a drum rotatably mounted in the water tank about a horizontal axis, a cleaning means for cleaning, a rinsing means for rinsing, a dehydrating means for dehydrating, and 2. A fully automatic washer / dryer provided with a drying means for drying, wherein a hole for taking out clothes is provided between the central axis of rotation and the circumferential portion on the plane of the drum. The fully automatic washing and drying machine according to claim 2.