KR0125600Y1 - The open and close apparatus of a safety door in a boiling washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a boiled washing machine, and more particularly, to a safety lid opening and closing device of the tank cover of the boiled washing machine.

Safety lid opening and closing device of the washing machine tank cover according to the present invention is coupled to the safety cover coupled to the tank cover, the opening and closing handle coupled to the front end of the safety cover is fitted by the connecting piece and the fixing piece. In addition, an elastic member for elastically supporting the inner surface of the opening / closing handle is installed in the handle accommodation portion of the safety cover in which the opening / closing handle is installed. Therefore, it is easy to combine the safety lid and the opening and closing handle, even if the vibration occurs during the operation of the washing machine, the vibration of the opening and closing handle is prevented so that the noise is not generated.

Description

Safety lid switchgear

The present invention relates to a boiled washing machine, and more particularly, to a safety lid opening and closing device installed on the water tank cover of the boiled washing machine.

In general, a washing machine performs washing through a procedure such as a soaking process, a washing process, a rinsing process, a draining process, and a dehydration process by a predetermined washing program. By the way, such a washing machine has a boiled laundry function is provided to facilitate the washing of laundry, especially white laundry or steaming.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of a conventional boiled washing machine. Referring to this, the conventional washing machine is provided with a heater (2) for generating heat by applying power to the inner lower portion of the water tank (1) to heat the wash water to boil the laundry.

By the way, since this washing machine is heated by washing water at a high temperature, a lot of water vapor is generated in the inside of the water tank 1, and this water vapor is raised to the upper portion of the water tank 1. Therefore, a water tank cover 3 covering the upper opening is installed at the upper part of the water tank 1 of the washing machine to prevent safety accidents due to high temperature steam and to minimize the heat loss and the protection of the electric device. And the center of the water tank cover (3) is provided with a safety lid (5) which is opened and closed up and down so that the user can easily put or remove the laundry into the washing tank (4).

The safety lid 5 is hinged to one end of the water tank cover 3, the other end is provided with a locking structure can be opened and closed by the user. In detail, both sides of the water tank cover 3 are provided with a rotation shaft 3a protruding inwardly so that the safety lid 5 is coupled and rotated, and both rear ends of the safety lid 5 are provided. The coupling hole 5a is fitted to the pivot shaft 3a. Then, a handle accommodating part 5b is formed on the front end of the safety lid 5 to be recessed so that the opening and closing handle 6 may be installed.

The opening / closing handle 6 is hinged to both sides of the handle accommodating portion 5b. For this purpose, the both sides of the handle accommodating portion 5b rotate inwardly in the same direction as the coupling structure of the safety lid 5. Is formed, and the opening / closing handle 6 is formed with a coupling hole 6a fitted to the rotation shaft 5c. In addition, the opening and closing handle 6 is provided with a locking portion 6b formed by bending the safety lid 5 to be closed to form a locking structure, and the water tank cover 3 is provided with a locking portion 6b of the locking handle. (3b) is formed. At this time, the engaging piece 3b is provided to be inclined downward rearward. This is to allow the opening and closing handle (6) can be rotated by creating a free space on the upper side of the inclined surface.

Safety lid 5 of the conventional boiled washing machine configured as described above, when the user grasps one side of the open / close handle 6 and lifts it upward, the open / close handle 6 rotates slightly. At this time, the safety lid 5 is opened upward while the latch between the locking portion 6b of the opening and closing handle and the locking piece 3b of the tank cover is released.

However, the conventional boiled washing machine provided with such a structure is a safety lid because when the safety lid 5 is coupled to the water tank cover 3, or when the opening and closing handle 6 is coupled to the safety lid 5, the safety lid is made. (5) and the rotation shafts 3a and 5c supporting the opening / closing handle 6 were damaged. That is, the conventional coupling structure is to force the safety lid or opening and closing handle to be coupled to the rotation shaft (3a, 5c) formed to protrude on both sides of the inner side of the water tank cover (3) and the inner side of the handle receiving portion (5b) of the safety cover. Because of this, when the excessive force is applied in the process of combining them, the rotation shaft is broken.

In addition, in the conventional boiled washing machine, since the opening and closing handle 6 coupled to the handle accommodating part 5b of the safety lid is coupled only by the rotation shaft 5c without a separate supporting device, the washing machine is operated and vibration is generated. When the opening and closing handle 6 is shaken, there is a problem that noise is generated.

The present invention is to solve such a problem, the purpose of the present invention is to improve the coupling structure of the safety lid coupled to the water tank cover, the opening and closing handle coupled to the safety lid is easy to assemble and prevent damage to parts It is to provide a safety lid opening and closing device of the washing machine tank cover.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a safety lid opening and closing device of the boiled washing machine tank cover to prevent the shaking of the opening and closing handle when the washing machine is operated by providing an elastic return means for elastically supporting the opening and closing handle in the handle receiving portion of the safety lid. .

1 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal high performance of a conventional boiled washing machine.

2 is a cross-sectional view showing a coupling structure of the conventional water tank cover and the safety lid.

3 is an exploded perspective view of the safety lid according to the present invention.

4 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a coupling structure of the safety lid according to the present invention.

5 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a coupling structure of the opening and closing handle according to the present invention.

6 is a cross-sectional view showing a coupling structure of the tank cover and the safety lid according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

10: tank cover 11: rotation groove

12: projection 13: hook

20: safety lid 21: rotation protrusion

22: handle receiving portion 23: the rotating shaft

24: fixing hole 25: bulkhead

26: through hole 27: support

28: elastic member 30: opening and closing handle

31: engaging portion 32a, b: shaft hole

40: connecting piece 43: bullet piece

50: fixed piece 52: double round jaw

The present invention for achieving the above object, the tank containing the wash water, the washing tank provided on the inside of the tank, the tank cover covering the upper surface of the tank, and the tank cover to put or take out the laundry into the washing tank The safety lid is installed and opened and closed up and down, the safety lid is closed on the water tank cover, the opening and closing handle coupled to one side of the safety lid to be caught or terminated, and the opening and closing of the safety lid to accommodate the opening and closing handle In the boiled washing machine having a handle accommodating portion, the rotating protrusion is formed to protrude to the rear end of the safety lid so that the safety lid is coupled to the water tank cover, and the rotation protrusion is accommodated in the water tank cover The rotating groove formed to be curved and the rotating protrusion is fitted into the rotating groove; And a connecting piece fitted through both sides of the groove and the pivot protrusion, wherein the handle is formed on both sides of the opening and closing handle so that the opening and closing handle can be coupled to the handle accommodation portion, and the handle is fitted into one of the shaft holes. A rotating shaft protruding from one side of the receiving portion, a fixing hole formed on the other side of the handle accommodating portion so as to correspond to the other one of the shaft holes, and a fixing piece fitted into the fixing hole and the shaft hole adjacent thereto. It is a configuration.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of the safety lid coupled to the boiled washing machine water tank cover according to the present invention. (The present invention relates to the structure of the safety lid coupled to the water tank cover of the washing machine. Detailed descriptions are omitted.)

Safety lid 20 of the washing machine according to the present invention is a pair of pivot protrusions 21 are formed on both sides of the rear end hinged to the water tank cover 10, the pivot protrusion 21 is a safety lid 20 The connection hole 21a for coupling to the water tank cover 10 is formed. And the tank cover 10 is formed with a pair of rotating grooves (11) formed to be bent so that the rotating projections 21 are accommodated in the rotating projections 21 of the safety lid is coupled to the rotating groove ( On both sides of the 11 is formed a coupling hole (11a) forming a coupling structure together with the connection hole (21a) of the rotation protrusion 21. And the coupling hole (11a) and the connecting hole (21a) of the rotational projection of the connecting piece 40 is fitted to each other to be coupled to each other so that the safety lid 20 is rotatably coupled.

As shown in FIG. 4, the connecting piece 40 is formed at one end of the connecting rod 41 and the connecting rod 41 to be fitted into the coupling hole 11a and the connecting hole 21a, thereby providing a locking structure. A head portion 42 to be formed and a portion of the connecting rod portion 41 adjacent to the head portion are formed by cutting the bullet pieces 43 formed. Here, the bullet piece 43 is provided with an elastic restoring force, and is bent slightly in the outward direction of the connecting rod 11 to form a locking structure. In addition, the end portion of the bullet piece 43 is provided to be spaced apart from the head 42 by a predetermined interval. This is to prevent the flow of the connection piece 40 by inserting the projection 12 formed in the water tank cover 10 between the head 42 and the end of the bullet piece 43 when the connection piece 40 is engaged. . The protrusion 12 is formed on one side of the rotation groove 11 to support the connecting piece 40.

On the other hand, the front end of the safety lid 20 according to the present invention is provided with an opening and closing handle 30 for opening and closing the safety lid 20. The opening and closing handle 30 is a structure in which one end of the plate-like member is vertically bent downward by a predetermined length and then extended laterally, and the bent end is secured to the water tank cover 10 by the bent end. The engaging portion 31 to be caught is formed. In addition, shaft holes 32a and 32b are formed at both sides of the bent portion of the open / close handle 30 so that the open / close handle 30 may be coupled to the safety cover 20.

A handle accommodating part 22 is formed on the front end of the safety lid 20 to which the opening and closing handle 30 is coupled to be recessed so that the opening and closing handle 30 may be received inward and coupled, and the handle accommodating part ( On one side of 22, the rotation shaft 23 is formed so that one (32a) of the two shaft holes formed in the opening and closing handle 30 is fitted. In addition, a fixing hole 24 is formed on the other side of the handle accommodating part 22 so that the other shaft hole 32b formed in the opening / closing handle 30 is coupled, and the fixing piece 24 has a fixing piece ( 50) is inserted. That is, the opening and closing handle 30 is rotatably coupled by the rotation shaft 23 and the fixing piece 50 fitted in the fixing hole 24 formed on both sides of the handle accommodation portion 22, respectively.

Here, as shown in FIG. 5, the fixing piece 50 includes a fixed rod part 51 fitted into the fixing hole 24 and the shaft hole 32b, and a double ring provided at one end of the fixing rod part 51. The jaw 52 is comprised. In addition, a part of the double annular jaw 52 is provided with a cut surface in which the jaw is cut so that the cross-sectional structure forms a semicircular shape.

And, on one side where the fixing hole 24 is formed, a partition wall 25 for supporting the fixing piece 50 is formed, and the partition wall 25 has a semicircular shape into which the double annular projection 52 of the fixing piece 50 is fitted. A through hole 26 is formed. Therefore, when the fixing piece 50 is rotated about 180 ° in the fitted state, the semi-circles of the through hole 26 and the double ring jaw 52 are coupled to each other in a staggered state, and the double ring jaw 52 is the through hole 26. Is caught. That is, the flow of the fixing piece 50 is prevented. At this time, the through hole 26 is preferably formed to be slightly larger than or equal to the diameter of the double ring jaw 52 of the fixing piece 50 to facilitate the coupling of the fixing piece 50.

In addition, the handle receiving portion 22 of the safety lid 20 according to the present invention, as shown in Figure 6, by elastically supporting the inner surface of the opening and closing handle 30 to prevent the shaking of the opening and closing handle 30 An elastic member 28 is installed. This elastic member 28 is formed of a thin plate-like member having an elastic force, one end is fixed to the bottom surface of the handle accommodation portion 22, the other end is to support the inner surface of the opening and closing handle 30. To this end, a pair of support portions 27 for fixing the elastic member 28 are formed on the bottom surface of the handle accommodating portion 22.

In addition, the water tank cover 10 according to the present invention has a locking piece 13 to which the locking portion 31 of the opening and closing handle is caught and supported. The locking piece 13 is provided with a space portion formed on the upper surface thereof so that its shape is inclined to the rear lower side so that the opening and closing handle 30 can be rotated.

Next, the coupling structure of the safety lid according to the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail according to the assembly order.

When the safety lid 20 is coupled to the water tank cover 10, it is preferable to couple the opening and closing handle 30 to the safety lid 20 before the safety cover 20 is coupled to the water tank cover 10. First, the elastic member 28 is inserted into the support part 27 formed on the bottom surface of the handle accommodating part 22, and the shaft hole 32a formed at one side of the opening and closing handle 30 is one side of the handle accommodating part 22. It is fitted to the rotating shaft 23 formed in the. Next, the fixing piece 50 is inserted into the fixing hole 24 and the shaft hole 32b in a state where the fixing hole 24 formed on the other side of the handle accommodating part 22 and the other shaft hole 32b of the opening / closing handle are aligned. When fixed, the coupling of the opening and closing handle 30 is completed. At this time, when the fixing piece 50 is rotated 180 ° in the state fitted to the fixing hole 24 and the shaft hole 32b, the double ring jaw 52 is supported by the through hole 26.

When the coupling of the opening and closing handle 30 is completed, the safety lid 20 is then coupled to the water tank cover 10. At this time, in the state of being fitted into the rotation groove 11 of the water tank cover of the rotation protrusion 21 of the safety lid 20, the connecting piece (11a) and the coupling hole (11a) formed on both sides of the rotation protrusion projection part (22) Insert 40) to join. At this time, the connection piece 40 is caught by the projection 12 formed on one side of the rotating groove 11 to prevent the flow. In more detail, in the process in which the connecting piece 40 is fitted, the bullet piece 43 is slightly bent by being pushed by the protrusion 12. And, if the connecting piece 40 continues to be fitted, the projection 12 is located between the end of the bullet piece 43 and the head 42, at this time, the bullet piece 43 is restored by the elastic force, so that the connecting piece ( 40 is caught by the projection (12).

As described above, the coupling structure of the safety lid 20 and the opening and closing handle 30 according to the present invention is made by the fixing piece 50 and the connecting piece 40, so that the coupling is easy and the damage of the components is prevented in the coupling process. Will be.

As described in detail above, the safety lid opening and closing device of the water tank cover of the washing machine according to the present invention is coupled to the safety cover coupled to the water tank cover, the opening and closing handle coupled to the front end of the safety cover is fitted by the connecting piece and the fixing piece respectively. Therefore, the coupling is easy to prevent damage to the parts. In addition, since the elastic member for elastically supporting the inner surface of the opening and closing handle is installed in the handle accommodating part of the safety cover in which the opening and closing handle is installed, the vibration of the opening and closing handle is prevented even if vibration is generated when the washing machine is operated, thereby preventing noise.

Claims (5)

A water tank containing washing water, a washing tank provided inside of the water tank, a water tank cover 10 covering the upper surface of the water tank, and a safety lid installed on the water tank cover to open or take out laundry into the washing tank. 20, the safety lid is closed to the water tank cover is closed or formed to be closed on the top of the safety lid so that the opening and closing handle 30 coupled to one side of the safety lid, the opening and closing handle is accommodated In the boiled washing machine having a handle accommodating portion 22, the safety projection 20, the rotation projection 21 is formed so as to protrude to the rear end of the safety cover so as to couple to the tank cover 10, and the rotation projection Rotating groove 11 formed to be curved in the water tank cover 10 so that the rotation is accommodated, and both sides of the rotating groove in the state where the rotating protrusion is fitted to the rotating groove. A connecting hole 40 fitted through the rotation protrusion, and the shaft holes 32a and 32b formed at both sides of the opening and closing handle so that the opening and closing handle 30 can be coupled to the handle accommodation portion 22; A rotating shaft 23 protruding from one side of the handle accommodation portion so that one of the shaft holes 32a is fitted and a fixing hole formed at the other side of the handle accommodation portion to correspond to the other one 32b of the shaft hole ( 24) and the safety cover opening and closing device of the boiled washing machine tank cover, characterized in that it comprises a fixing piece (50) fitted in the fixing hole (24) and the shaft hole (32b) adjacent thereto. According to claim 1, Double ring jaw 52 formed on one end of the fixing piece 50 so that the flow is prevented when the fixing piece 50 is fitted, and the fixing hole 24 so as to catch the double ring jaw The partition wall 25 in which the through hole 26 is formed is provided at one side of the double ring jaw 52 and the through hole 26 is provided in a semicircular shape, and the double ring jaw is caught in the hole and rotated. Safety lid opening and closing device of the boiled washing machine tank cover characterized in that. According to claim 1, wherein the handle receiving portion 22, one end is fixed to the bottom surface of the handle receiving portion to prevent the shaking of the opening and closing handle 30, the other end is elastically supporting the inner surface of the opening and closing handle 30 Safety cover opening and closing device of the washing machine water tank cover, characterized in that the elastic member 28 is installed. The method of claim 1, wherein the connection piece 40 is formed to protrude on the outer surface of the connection piece to prevent the flow of the elastic piece 43 and elastic, and the rotating groove 11 of the tank cover to be supported by the carbon piece. Safety lid opening and closing device of the boiled washing machine tank cover, characterized in that the projection 12 is formed to protrude to the adjacent position. The safety lid opening and closing device of claim 4, wherein the bullet piece (43) is formed by bending a portion of the connection piece (40).