JPS6236790Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a packaging device for a single-tank dehydrating washing machine that is provided with a swingable tub that is elastically suspended within an outer box.

[Technical background of the invention]

Conventionally, in this type of washing machine, a protector was provided that also served as a protection for the drive mechanism at the outer bottom of the tub in order to prevent the tub from swinging during transportation, and the protector was fixed and supported by a buffer member. It had a packaging structure that made it easy to use.

[Problems with background technology]

However, since the buffer member is made of a relatively soft material due to its purpose, the tank body may be heavy due to the drive mechanism and may be damaged due to impact during transportation. Moreover, the fixed support of the tank body could not be expected to be sufficient, and there was still room for improvement in order to reliably obtain the essential protective function of the packaging device.

[Purpose of invention]

In view of the above circumstances, the present invention was developed to package a single-tank dehydrating washing machine that can reliably prevent the rocking of the elastically suspended tub body and maintain the desired protective function without requiring any special packaging work. We are here to provide you with the equipment.

[Summary of the idea]

The present invention is characterized by a structure in which a protrusion is provided on the protective device that bites into the bottom cushioning body when the protective device provided to cover the drive mechanism at the bottom of the tank body is placed on the bottom cushioning body during packaging. It is something.

[Example of idea]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the overall structure, and 1 is a one-tub type dehydrating washing machine with an outer box 2. A water receiving tank 4 and a rotating tank 5 are provided as a tank body elastically suspended via an elastic suspension mechanism 3, and a pulsator 6 and a rotating tank 5 are provided at the outer bottom of the tank body for rotationally driving, respectively. A drive mechanism section 7 for switching and transmitting rotational force is provided protrudingly. A U-shaped protector 8 made of a metal plate is fixed to a part of the mechanism 7 so as to cover the drive mechanism 7, as shown in an enlarged view of the main part in FIG. It has a tapered protrusion 9 which is formed by cutting and forming a part of the middle part of both side walls. Reference numeral 10 denotes a lid provided at the opening on the top surface of the outer box 2 so as to be openable and closable.

On the other hand, 11 is an upper buffer body 12 and a bottom buffer body 1
In detail, the upper buffer body 12 is attached to both shoulders of the upper part of the outer box 2, and is held between the inner surface of a cardboard box body 14 whose bottom surface is open. . Reference numeral 15 denotes a reinforcing frame formed by bending a corrugated board, which is provided astride between both upper buffer bodies 12, 12, and is also sandwiched between the inner surface of the box body 14, the lid 10, and the upper surface of the outer box 2. The box body 14 also serves as a presser for the lid 10.
The upper part is being reinforced.

The bottom cushioning body 13 is made of a soft material such as styrofoam, and has a tapered recess 13a approximately in the center thereof into which the protective equipment 8 is fitted and placed, and a one-tub type dehydrating washing machine is provided at the four corners. 1 is formed with a recess 13b for storing the leg portion 16 of the outer box 2.
It has a concave shape that accommodates and places the lower part of the outer periphery. However, the protrusion 9 protruding from the protective equipment 8 is
With the protector 8 fitted and placed in the recess 13a of the bottom buffer 13, it is inserted into the bottom buffer 13, which has no recess in the portion corresponding to the protrusion 9. The bottom buffer body 13 is attached to a bottom box body 17 shaped like a shallow container, and the box body 14 is fitted around the outer periphery of the bottom cushion body 13, and a tightening band (not shown) or the like is wrapped around the bottom box body 17 for packaging. There is.

Reference numeral 18 denotes an internal buffer, which is inserted through the upper opening of the outer box 2, and its lower end reaches the upper part of the tank bodies such as the water receiving tank 4 and the rotating tank 5, and prevents the tanks from swinging. It is equipped so that the upper part can be held down with a lid 10.

Next, the operation of the above structure will be explained. The one-tub type dehydrating washing machine 1 is placed from above the bottom buffer body 13 installed in the bottom box body 17 so that the protector 8 fits into the recess 13a. As a result, the protrusion 9 of the protector 8 receives the weight of the washing machine 1 or a slight pressing force, and bites into the bottom cushioning body 13 as it enters. Then, the internal buffer 18 is inserted into the upper part of the tank bodies such as the water receiving tank 4 and the rotating tank 5 through the upper opening of the outer box 2, and the upper buffer 12 is applied to both shoulders of the outer box 2 and reinforced. A box body 14 is fitted from above onto the frame 15 attached, and a tightening band is wrapped around the entire outer periphery of the box body 14 for packaging.

However, according to this embodiment, the elastically suspended tank body is prevented from swinging at the upper part by the internal buffer 18, and at the lower part, the protrusion 9 of the protective gear 8 is blocked by the bottom buffer. 13, its swinging can be particularly effectively prevented. Moreover, since the protective device 8 only needs to be fitted while being guided into the tapered recess 13a, the work is extremely easy and does not require any additional special work, and no special precision is required. It also has the advantage of being generally available at low cost. Furthermore, since no holes or recesses are provided in advance at the protrusion positions of the protrusions 9 in the bottom buffer body 13, there is no need to match them, and therefore even if the protrusion positions of the protrusions 9 vary, the protrusions 9 can be reliably inserted. Since the bottom buffer body 13 can be fitted into the bottom buffer body 13, rocking of the tank body can be prevented and the fitting force can be made strong.

Incidentally, various specific shapes of the protrusion 9 can be considered, for example, as shown in FIGS. 3a, b,
As shown in c, various other modifications are possible, such as a protrusion 9a having an arcuate tip to make it tapered, a protrusion 9b having only an acute angle at the tip, and a triangular protrusion 9c having an acute angle as a whole. The number can also be selected as appropriate.

Further, the bottom cushioning body 13 may also be made of other soft materials such as cardboard, in addition to styrene foam.

[Effect of idea]

As described above, according to the present invention, a single tank can reliably prevent rocking of the elastically suspended tank body and maintain the desired protective function without requiring any special packaging work with a simple configuration. A packing device for a dehydrating washing machine can be provided.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 and 2 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the overall schematic structure, FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the main parts, and FIG. b,
c is a partial view showing various specific shapes of main parts as seen from the direction of arrow A in FIG. 2; In the figure, 4 is a water receiving tank (tank body), 5 is a rotating tank (tank body), 8 is a protective device, 9, 9a, 9b and 9c are protrusions, and 13 is a bottom buffer.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A single-tank dehydrating washing machine having a tub elastically suspended within an outer box, a drive mechanism protruding from the outer bottom of the tub, and a protector provided to cover the drive mechanism. In a packaging device comprising a bottom cushioning body for placing and cushioning the protective equipment, the bottom cushioning body is made of a soft material such as styrofoam or cardboard, and the protective equipment is attached to the bottom cushioning body. A packaging device for a one-tub type dehydrating washing machine, characterized in that a protective device is provided with a protrusion that projects into the buffer body while being placed thereon.