JPS6140305Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a fixing device for fixing a washing tub during packaging of a washing machine such as a fully automatic washing machine.

Conventionally, the method of fixing the washing tub when packaging a fully automatic washing machine has been to use foamed plastic to support the lower part of the washing tub from below.

However, it is difficult for foamable plastics to maintain their shape and dimensions at the time of manufacture due to phenomena such as vibrations, impacts, and drops during transportation, and compression creep due to static loads during storage in warehouses. As a result, a gap is created between the washing tub and the plastic, which causes the washing tub to easily vibrate, causing damage to the main body of the washing machine. Also,
With the current demand for resource conservation, it is important to use as little foamable plastic as possible and to use safe packaging.

The present invention was made in view of the above points, and the washing machine body is freely divided into upper and lower parts, and the lower part of the washing machine body is inverted and attached to the bottom wall of the lower part of the washing machine body. The above-mentioned problems of the prior art are solved by forming a support hole that fits into the electric motor located at the bottom of the washing tub.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.
In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an automatic washing machine main body, which is composed of an upper main body 1a that covers a washing tub 3 and a lower main body 1b. 3 is a washing tub suspended from the upper part 1a of the main body via a suspension device 4, and 5 is an electric motor attached to the outer surface of the bottom wall of the washing tub 3. Reference numeral 2 indicates a locking portion formed on the inner periphery of the lower end of the upper body portion 1a, 7 indicates a leg provided at a corner portion of the bottom wall 6 of the lower body portion 1b, and 8 indicates a locking portion provided at the center portion of the bottom wall 6 of the lower body portion 1b. This is a support hole.

Here, the lower part 1b of the main body 1 can be moved to any position within the fittable length B of the electric motor 5 to be fitted and supported.
It is made with a dimension A that allows the support hole 8 provided in the bottom wall to be fitted and supported, and a height dimension C that allows the electric motor 5 to be installed with a gap from the floor surface on which the washing machine main body 1 is installed during use. Ru.

In addition, the lower part 1b is made with an outer dimension slightly smaller than the inner dimension of the upper part 1a so that it can be inserted and locked inside the upper part 1a of the main body, and the locking part 2 formed inside the upper part 1a of the main body is Main body lower part 1
The upper surface of b can be fitted and locked, and when the lower part 1b of the main body is separated and reversed during packaging, the support hole 8 provided in the bottom wall of the lower part 1b of the main body can be fitted and locked within the range of length B to which the electric motor 5 can be fitted. It is located where possible.

In the washing tub fixing device having such a structure, when packing the washing machine, the lower body 1b is removed from the upper body 1a, and the legs 7 of the lower body 1b are attached to the upper body 1 by inverting the body.
Lock it in the locking part 2 of a. As a result, washing tub 3
An electric motor 5 attached to the outer surface of the bottom wall is fitted into a support hole 8 of the bottom wall 6 and fixed. Therefore, the washing tub 3 can be fixed without providing special foamable plastic at the lower part of the washing tub 3, and there is an advantage that not only the resource saving effect is exhibited significantly, but also the fixing is reliable.

In order to configure the washing machine into the normal state, when the lower body part 1b is released from the locking part 2 of the upper body part 1a from the above state, the electric motor 5 and the support hole 8 are disengaged, so that the lower part of the body part 1b is removed. The upper end may be locked to the locking part 2 of the upper part of the main body 1a.

As explained above, the main body of the washing machine can be freely divided into upper and lower parts, and when the lower part of the main body is inverted and attached to the upper part of the washing machine main body, the washing tub is suspended from the upper part of the main body. Since the support hole is formed to fit the electric motor attached to the outer surface of the bottom wall of the washing machine, the washing tub fixing part, which uses the most foamable plastic, can be omitted when packing the washing machine, which is effective in saving resources. , sufficient fixing strength can be obtained. There is also the advantage that the number of packaging elements can be reduced compared to the conventional method, resulting in lower packaging costs.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a usage diagram of a washing tub fixing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and shows the packaging state of the washing machine. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the state in which the fixing device is released, and is a partial diagram illustrating the state in which the washing machine is in use. 1...washing machine main body, 1a...main body upper part, 1b...
...lower part of main body, 2...locking part, 3...washing tub, 4...
...Suspension device, 5...Electric motor, 6...Bottom wall, 8...
support hole.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a washing machine in which a washing tub equipped with an electric motor on the outer surface of the bottom wall is suspended from a washing machine main body, a support hole into which the electric motor fits is provided in the bottom wall of the washing machine main body, and the washing machine main body is at least fitted and supported. The support hole provided on the bottom wall of the main unit should fit and support the support hole provided at any position within the fitable length B of the washing machine, and when in use, the motor should have a gap from the floor surface on which the washing machine main body is installed. It consists of a lower part of the main body and an upper part of the main body with a height dimension C that can be held and installed, and the lower part has an outer dimension that is slightly smaller than the inner dimension of the upper part of the main body so that it can be inserted and locked inside the upper part of the main body. The upper surface of the lower part of the main body can be inserted and locked during use, and the support hole made in the bottom wall of the lower part of the main body when the lower part of the main body is separated and inverted during packaging has a length B that can fit the electric motor. A fixing device for a washing tub, characterized in that a locking part is provided at a position where it can be inserted and locked within a range.