JPS59171586A - Lid apparatus of laundry type washer - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention provides a lid for a laundry-type washing machine in which a dryer is installed above the washing machine to efficiently and functionally combine the washing machine and the dryer. Regarding equipment.

[Technical background of the invention]

In this type of laundry-type washing machine, a predetermined space is secured between the lower washing machine and the upper drying machine, and when the opening/closing lid pivotally supported on the upper surface of the washing machine is opened, the opening/closing lid is opened. can be rotated open without any hindrance. Incidentally, in recent years, this opening/closing lid has been designed to be tilted forward without rotating more than 90 degrees when opened, thereby reducing the vertical width of the aforementioned space and ensuring stability by preventing the overall height from increasing. It is considered to do.

[Problems with background technology]

However, if the space between the washing machine and dryer is made small and narrow as described above, the operation panel with the operation control switch may be located at the back of the top of the washing machine. It is difficult to operate the switch, and there is a concern that the operability will deteriorate.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its object is to provide a lid device for a laundry type washing machine that improves switch operability while ensuring good overall stability.

[Summary of the invention]

The present invention provides a washing machine that is used with a dryer installed above the washing machine, in which the washing machine is provided with an opening/closing lid that is rotatable in the vertical direction via a hinge mechanism, and the opening/closing lid is moved to the side where the hinge mechanism is located. The panel is integrally arranged upright, so that the operation panel is positioned forward when the opening/closing lid is closed.

[Embodiments of the invention]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings. Reference numeral 1 denotes, for example, an outer box of a washing machine 2 for dehydrating and dehydrating, and inside thereof, although not shown, a rotary tank serving as both a washing tub and a dehydrating tub, a driving device, and the like are provided. Reference numeral 5 denotes an upper cover attached to the upper opening of the outer box 1, and a U-shaped plate portion 4 having a predetermined height (H) is erected on the rear periphery of this upper cover.
(See FIG. 3), a laundry inlet/outlet 5 facing into the rotating tub is formed on the upper surface. Further, on the top surface of the upper cover 3, a fifth
As seen in the figure below, an engaging pawl 6 located at the rear of the laundry entrance/exit 5 is erected, while an opposing vertical wall portion 4 of the plate portion 4
A and 4a are formed with a bearing hole 9.9 which forms a hinge mechanism 8 together with a pin 7 which will be described later. Reference numeral 10 denotes an opening/closing lid located on the upper cover 3. On the rear end side of the upper surface thereof, that is, on the side where the hinge mechanism 8 is located, there is a switch 11 for operation control along with electrical components, and a switch 11 that is almost the same as the plate part 4 is provided. An operation panel 12 having a height (M) is integrally molded and stands upright. The opening/closing i
Side plates 13 and 13 (only one is shown) are formed at both left and right ends of the operation panel 12, and the rear portions of these side plates 15 are provided with pins 7 that are rotatably inserted into the bearing holes 9 of the plate portion 4, and The pin 7 has cutout portions 14, 14 (only one shown) located above the pin 7 and corresponding to the retaining claws B, respectively. Reference numeral 15 denotes a relatively thin dryer, which is equipped with a rotating drum, a motor (none of which are shown), etc., and is placed and fixed on the upper end of the plate part 4, so that the dryer 15 A space (R) corresponding to the inside of the plate portion 4 is created between the washing machine 2 and the washing machine 2 (see FIGS. 4 and 5). Note that 16 and 17 are both a door and an operation section formed on the front surface of the dryer 15.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be explained. When washing,
With laundry stored in the rotary tub, the opening/closing lid 10 is positioned in a substantially horizontal position as shown in FIG. 4, the laundry entrance/exit 5 is closed, and the washing operation is performed in this state. When the washing is finished, the opening/closing M1 [1 is pulled upward. Then, the opening/closing lid 10 rotates around the pin 7 in the direction shown by arrow A in FIG. 4, and as shown in FIG. held in a tilted position. As a result, the laundry entrance/exit 5 is maintained in an open state, so the laundry is taken out to the outside through the entrance/exit 5 in this state, and then the laundry 16 for drying is opened and the laundry is placed in the drying state. It is housed in a rotating drum.

According to this embodiment with the above configuration, when the laundry entrance/exit 5 is opened, the opening/closing lid 10 is configured to open in a forward tilted state.
5 and the swamp washer 2, the vertical width dimension of the space (R),
In other words, the height dimension (I()) of the plate portion 4 can be reduced. Therefore, the installation height of the dryer 15 can be set low, and the overall height dimension is reduced, improving stability. As the machine 15 is installed at a low position, its door 16 is also located low, making it easier to take dry materials into and out of the rotating drum.

In addition to this effect, since the operation panel 12 is formed on the opening/closing lid 10, the operation panel 12 is located at the front compared to the conventional structure in which the opening/closing lid and the operation panel are independently located in the front and back. Switch 11 is easy to operate.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, the following embodiment effects can be obtained.

(a) Since the height dimension (M) of the operation panel 12 and the height dimension (E[) of the plate part 4 are set to be approximately equal, the space (R) when the opening/closing lid 10 is closed is as shown in FIG. As shown, the operation panel 12
The exterior appearance is good.

(b) When the opening/closing lid 10 is opened, the opening/closing lid 10 is held in the forward tilted state due to the engagement between the notch 14 and the engaging claw 6, so that the opening/closing lid 10 can be held in the open state with one hand. Unlike laundry, where you have to take laundry in and out,
Its operability is improved.

In this embodiment, the engaging claw 6 and the notch are engaged to hold the opening/closing lid 10 in the forward tilted state, but the invention is not limited to this, and a toggle spring mechanism may be used, or an electrical component may be used. The opening/closing lid may be rotated and biased in the opening direction by the weight of the operation panel 120, which includes the operation panel 120, and held in the forward tilted state. Further, the operation panel 12 is not limited to being integrally formed on the opening/closing lid 10, but may be integrally formed by fixing a separate operation panel to the opening/closing lid. In addition, various modifications may be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention provides a laundry that has the effect of setting the overall height dimension low, improving stability, ensuring improved workability in putting in and taking out dry goods, and making it easy to operate the switches on the operation panel. We can provide lid devices for washing machines.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 1 and 2 are side views from different parts, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the main part,
FIGS. 4 and 5 are longitudinal sectional views of main parts showing different operating states. In the figure, 2 is a dehydrating/washing machine, 5 is a laundry entrance/exit, 8 is a hinge mechanism, 10 is an opening/closing lid, 12 is an operation panel, and 15 is a dryer. Applicant Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co., Ltd. Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a laundry-type washing machine that is used with a dryer placed above, an opening/closing lid is provided at the laundry entrance/exit so that it can be opened and closed vertically via a hinge mechanism, and the opening/closing lid is equipped with a hinge mechanism. A lid device for a laundry-type washing machine, characterized in that an operation panel is integrally installed on the side where the mechanism is located.