JPS61196997A - Upper cover of dehydration washing machine - 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 relates to an upper cover that is attached to the upper part of an outer box of a washing machine for dehydrating and washing.

[Technical Background of the Invention] The upper cover of a dehydrating/washing machine has conventionally consisted of a plastic cover main body, which has a box body integrally formed with a timer device, water supply valve, water level switch, etc., and a box body. It consisted of a panel attached to the front part of the

[Problems with 1st aspect technology] By the way, in the case of dehydrating and washing machines with the same washing capacity, the only difference between the models is the upper cover, and in particular, the box body and panel are often the only differences. However, in the above-mentioned conventional upper cover, the main body of the cover and the main body of the box are formed by integral molding, so when changing the shape of the main body of the box, the entire mold including the main body of the cover must be newly manufactured. There is a problem in that the production cost is extremely high because the main body of the cover is large and has to be repaired.

[Object of the Invention] The present invention provides a dehydrating/washing machine that can cope with changes in model by simply changing the box body and panel, and does not require changing the main body of the large cover. It is in.

[Summary of the Invention] The present invention provides an upper cover that includes a cover main body, a box main body attached to the upper part of the cover main body, and a panel attached to the front part of the box main body. The main part of the cover is made to be common between models.

[Embodiments of the invention] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

First, in Figs. 1 to 3, 1 is an outer box, and as is well known, a water receiving tank (none of which is shown) equipped with a rotating tank for dehydration and washing is disposed inside this outer box 1. ing. Reference numeral 2 denotes hanging pieces fixed to the four corners of the upper part of the outer box 1, and these hanging pieces 2 are for hanging the above-mentioned hanging rod that supports the water tank. Bend this rising piece 2
Two square holes 3 and one round hole 4 are formed in a. 5
is the upper cover, which consists of a cover main body 6, a box main body 7, and a panel 8, all of which are made of plastic.
It consists of The main body of the cover 6 has a laundry entrance/exit 9 in the center.
At the same time, mounting portions 6a are integrally extended on both left and right sides of the rear portion. As shown in FIG. 2, projecting pieces 6b are integrally provided on both left and right sides of the inner surface of the front part of the cover main body 6, and an insertion hole 10 and a round hole 11 are formed in the rear end of the mounting part 6a. As shown in FIG. 2, an engagement hole 12 is formed at the front end of the attachment portion 6a. In addition, the box body 7 has a horizontally long shape with an open front, and there are "walls" on the inside of the front and on the outer bottom surface.
Each engaging claw 13 and hook piece 14 are provided protrudingly, while an obliquely upward round hole 15 is formed on the upper rear surface, and an insertion piece 17 having a round hole 16 is provided protrudingly on the rear outer bottom surface. Furthermore, the panel 8 has a hook hole 18 formed at its lower front end, and a boss portion 19 protruding from its upper rear end as shown in FIG. In addition, 2
0 is a water supply valve disposed inside the box body 7, 21 is a timer device disposed on the back side of the panel 8 and has a large number of cam switches, and 22 is a various type of water supply valve disposed on the back side of the panel 8 together with the timer device 21. This is an operation button for operating a switch. Further, 23 is a lid for opening and opening the laundry entrance/exit 9.

Cover main body configured as above 6. Assemble the box body 7 and panel 8 as the upper cover 5, and attach this to the outer box 1.
To attach it to the box, first hook the hook hole 18 of the panel 8 onto the hook piece 14 of the box body 7, then insert the screw 24 into the round hole 1.
5 from the outside and screw this screw 24 into the boss portion 19, thereby attaching the panel 8 to the front surface of the box body 7. Next, the engaging claw 13 of the box body 7 is inserted and engaged with the engaging hole 12 of the attachment part 6a of the cover main body 6, and the insertion piece 17 is inserted into the insertion hole 10 of the cover main body 6, and the circular hole 16 is inserted into the engagement claw 13 of the box main body 7. and 11 to match each other.

In this state, the projecting piece 6b of the cover main body 6 is attached to the hanging piece 2 of the outer box 1.
The cover main body 6 is fitted to the outside of the hanging piece 2 so as to be inserted into the square hole 3 of the cover main body 6, and finally the cover main body 6 is inserted into the square hole 3 of the
and a screw 25 in the round hole 16 of the insertion piece 17 of the box body 7.
and screw this screw 25 into the round hole 4 of the suspension piece 2,
The carper main body 6 is then attached to the upper part of the outer box 1.

Now, the above-mentioned upper cover 5 has been explained as the upper cover of a model that uses a timer device 21 having a large number of cam switches as a programming device for controlling the washing operation. In the model using a control device, the upper cover 26 is connected to the box body 27 and the panel 2, as shown in FIG.
8 has a different shape. That is, in the model shown in FIG. 4, compared to the models shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the box body 27 is flat and has a lower height, and its front face is directed upward. In such a case, the cover main body 6 is the same as that shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, but the shapes of the box main body 27 and panel 28 are different from those shown in FIGS. 1 to 3.

In such a case, since conventionally the cover main body and the box main body were formed by two-piece molding, - a new large mold including the cover main body had to be manufactured for the box main mold, Its production cost was extremely high. However, according to the present invention, since the cover main body 6, the box main body 27, and the panel 28 are each separate bodies, the mold for the cover main body 6 may be a model using a timer device or a washing control device equipped with a microcomputer. It can be used in common with the models used.

Therefore, there is no need to create a new mold for the large cover main body 6, and costs can be reduced.

This can happen not only between models that use a timer device and models that use a washing control device equipped with a microcomputer, but also for the same model to change the shape of the box body and panel to create a new design. The same can be said in the case of

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention has the excellent effect that changes in models can be dealt with by changing the box body and panel, and the main body of the cover can be used in common. It is something to play.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the main parts, Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional side view of the main parts, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the entire dehydration method, and Fig. 4 The figure is a diagram corresponding to Figure 2 showing a combined dewatering method 11m of different models. In the figure, 1 is an outer box, 2 is a hanging piece, 5 is an upper cover, 7 is a box body, 8 is a panel, 9 is a laundry entrance/exit, 26 is an upper cover, 27 is a box body, and 28 is a panel. . Applicant Toshiba Corporation Figure 1 Port 2

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A cover main body that is attached to the top of an outer box that has a rotating tank for dehydration and washing inside and has an entrance for laundry, a box main body that is attached to the top of this cover main body, and a box main body that is attached to the top of this cover main body. The upper cover of a dehydrating/washing machine consists of a panel attached to the front part.