KR0131283Y1 - An automatic washing machine with a drying function - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a dry combined use automatic washing machine, the purpose of which is to reduce the material cost and improve the reliability of the product by removing the blow valve.

Drying combined automatic washing machine according to the present invention, the washing machine main body 20 and the water tank 30 and the washing tank 40, the air introduced into the main body 20 arranged in order to supply the laundry drying air therein It includes a heating member 50 for heating, the lower end is in communication with the lower side of the washing tank 40 and the upper end is further provided with a blow passage (90) connected to the outside through the top of the water tank 30, the blowing passage 90 Blower fan 91 is provided on the upper side). An air supply port 32 is formed on the upper surface of the main body 20 and the water tank 30, and an air vent 43 is formed on the lower surface of the washing tank 40 so as to communicate with the air flow passage 90.

Description

Drying and Automatic Washing Machine

1 is an overall cross-sectional view showing a conventional dry combined use automatic washing machine configuration.

2 is an overall cross-sectional view of a dry combined automatic washing machine according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

20: main body 22, 32: air supply

30: water tank 40: washing tank

43: vent 50: heating member

61: first drain valve 71: second drain valve

90: blowing air flow path 91: blowing fan

The present invention relates to a washing machine, and more particularly, to a dry combined use automatic washing machine which improves the material cost and the reliability of the product by eliminating the valve structure by placing a blower for forcibly blowing hot air.

Generally, as shown in FIG. 1, the washing machine is provided with the cylindrical water tank 2 and the dehydration tank 3 in which the many dehydration hole 3a was formed inside the main body 1 which forms an external appearance, The bottom of the dehydration tank (3) is equipped with a pulsator (4) for performing the stirring function, the lower portion of the water tank (2) is equipped with a drive unit (5) for driving the dehydration tank (3) and the pulsator (4) It is composed. The main body cover 1a and the water tank cover 2a are respectively installed on the upper surface of the main body 1 and the upper surface of the water tank 2, and between the main body cover 1a and the water tank cover 2a to the inside of the dehydration tank 3; A hot air supply pipe 6 for supplying hot air is provided, and a heater 7 is installed in the hot air supply pipe 6.

In addition, the one side and the other side of the lower surface of the water tank (2) is provided with a drain hose (8) and hot air discharge pipe (9), the upper end is in communication with the inside of the water tank (2). A partition 1 is installed between the lower surface of the water tank 1 and the lower surface of the dewatering tank 3, and the drain hose 8 branches to connect the upper end to the inside and outside of the partition 10, respectively. Two drain valves 11 and 11 'are provided. A blow valve 12 is installed at an upper end of the hot air discharge pipe 9, and a blower 13 is installed in the middle thereof.

Referring to the operation of the conventional dry washing machine configured as described above are as follows. In the washing operation, the pulsator 4 is rotated forward and backward by receiving power from the driving unit 5, and the dehydration tank 3 rotates at high speed when dewatering. When washing and dehydration, the blow valve 12 is blocked to prevent water from entering the blower 13. In addition, during drainage and dehydration, the two drain valves 11 and 11 'are opened so that the washing water is discharged to the outside through the drain hose 8, and the blow valve 12 is in a closed state.

At the time of drying, the upper heater 7 and the lower blower 13 are operated, and hot air generated by the heater 7 is discharged to the outside through the hot air discharge pipe 9 while drying the laundry inside the dehydration tank 3. do. At this time, the two drain valves 11 and 11 'are locked and the blower valve 12 is open.

However, in the conventional dry combined automatic washing machine, the blow valve is kept closed during washing so that the water pressure always acts on the blow valve. Therefore, there was a risk of water penetration into the fan motor of the blower. In addition, since two drain valves and one blow valve are required, the number of valves is three, which leads to a complicated structure, resulting in high material costs and low reliability of the product.

Therefore, the present invention is to solve this problem, and the purpose of the present invention is to improve the reliability of the product by eliminating the risk of water penetrating into the fan motor of the blower, and at the same time to reduce the material cost by deleting the valve in the blow passage. It is to provide a dry combined use automatic washing machine.

Drying combined automatic washing machine according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the washing machine body and the water tank and the washing tank arranged in sequence so as to supply the laundry drying air therein, a heating member for heating the air introduced into the main body It includes, the lower end is in communication with the lower side of the washing tank and the upper end is further provided with a blowing passage connected to the outside through the upper end of the water tank, characterized in that the blowing fan is provided on the upper side of the blowing passage.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is an overall cross-sectional view schematically showing the configuration of a dry combined automatic washing machine according to the present invention. As shown in the drawing, the water tank 30 is installed inside the washing machine body 20 forming the exterior, and the washing tank 40 is installed inside the water tank 30. The main body cover 21 is hinged to the upper surface of the main body 20, and the water tank cover 31 is hinged to the upper surface of the water tank 30 so as to be opened and closed. The main body cover 21 and the water tank cover 31 are provided with air supply holes 22 and 32 for guiding the introduction of external air into the washing tank 40. The upper side of the washing tank 40 is opened and a plurality of dehydration holes 41 are formed on the side. Washing vanes 42 are provided at the bottom of the washing tub 40, and a plurality of vents 43 are formed on the washing vanes 42 and the lower surface of the washing tub 40. FIG. The tank cover 31 is provided with a heating member 50 to heat the air introduced into the main body 20 to dry the laundry. At this time, the heating member 50 is preferably installed in the air supply 32 formed in the tank cover (31). On the other hand, the bottom of the water tank 30, the first breaker frame 33 protrudes upward, and the bottom of the washing tank 40, the second breaker frame 44 protrudes downward, the first block 33 and the second block. The packing 34 is installed between the frames 44. In addition, the bottom of the water tank 30 is provided with two drain pipes, the first drain pipe 60 is the upper end is communicated to the outside of the first breaker 33, the lower end is communicated to the outside of the main body 20, the second drain pipe The upper end 70 communicates with the first barrier frame 33 and the lower end communicates with the outside of the main body 20. Each of these first and second drain pipes 60 and 70 is provided with a first drain valve 61 and a second drain valve 71.

In addition, a driving unit 80 for rotating the washing blade 42 and the washing tank 40 is provided below the water tank 30. The drive unit 80 transmits the rotational force of the motor 81 and the transmission unit 82 and the motor 81 to change the rotational force and direction of the motor 81 to the washing blade 42 and the washing tank 40. The rotating shaft 83 is provided.

The outer side surface of the water tank 30 is provided with a ventilation flow path 90 in accordance with the characteristics of the present invention. The air flow passage (90) has a lower end communicating with the lower side of the washing tank (40), which is provided between the lower surface of the water tank (30) and the lower surface of the washing tank (40), and the first block 33 and the second block frame 44 Is connected to the space formed by The blowing passage 90 extends upward along the outer surface of the water tank 30 and extends to be connected to the outside of the main body 20 through a space between the main body 20 at an upper end thereof. A blowing fan 91 is provided in the middle of the blowing passage 90 between the main body 20 and the water tank 30. The blowing fan 91 is rotated by a fan motor (not shown) to forcibly blow air. At this time, the lower end of the air flow passage (90) is preferably formed to be combined with the upper end of the second drain pipe (70).

Referring to the operation of the present invention configured as described above is as follows.

At the time of washing, the washing water is supplied and filled in the water tank 30 and the washing tank 40, and the washing blade 42 receives the power of the motor 81 to rotate forward and reverse to wash the laundry. At this time, the first drain valve 61 and the second drain valve 71 are in a closed state.

At the time of dehydration, the first drain valve 71 and the second drain valve 71 are opened to drain the water, and the washing tank 40 and the washing blade 42 rotate at the same rotation speed to perform centrifugal dehydration.

At the time of drying, the blower fan 91 operates to discharge the air in the washing tank 40 and at the same time introduces the outside air through the air supply ports 22 and 32. The introduced air is heated while passing through the heating member 50 to make the air hot air, and the hot air is introduced into the washing tank 40 to be used for drying the laundry. The wet air containing a large amount of moisture while drying the laundry is discharged through the air vent 43 formed on the lower surface of the washing blade 42 and the washing tank 40, is guided upward along the air flow passage (90) is discharged to the outside will be. At this time, the first drain valve 61 and the second drain valve 71 are in a closed state. Meanwhile, the first block 33, the second block 44, and the packing 34 provided between the water tank 30 and the washing tank 40 are guided to the air flow passage 90 without leakage of wet air. Will be discharged.

This washing, dehydration, and drying process is automatically performed by a predetermined program.

As described above in detail, according to the drying combined automatic washing machine according to the present invention, a blow passage provided for discharging the hot air used for drying the laundry to the outside is formed to extend upward from the lower side of the washing tank and blow on the upper blow passage. Since the fan is installed, a separate blow valve is not required, thereby reducing material costs. In addition, there is no risk of moisture penetrating into the blower fan and the fan motor to rotate it, thereby improving the reliability of the product.

Claims (3)

The washing machine main body and the water tank and the washing tank disposed in order to supply the laundry drying air therein, and a heating member for heating the air introduced into the main body in the drying combined automatic washing machine that can perform washing and drying In the lower end of the washing tub 40 is communicated with the lower end is further provided with an air flow passage (90) connected to the outside through the upper end of the water tank 30, the blowing fan (90) A dry combined use automatic washing machine characterized in that 91) is provided. According to claim 1, The main body 20 and the upper surface of the water tank 30, the air supply port 22, 32 is formed, the lower surface of the washing tank is formed with a vent 43 is formed in the air flow passage (90) and Dry and combined automatic washing machine characterized in that the communication. According to claim 1 or 2, wherein the lower surface of the water tank 30, the first block 33 is raised upwards, and the lower surface of the washing tank 40, the second barrier frame 44 is downwardly raised. Drying combined automatic washing machine, characterized in that the packing 34 is installed between the first breaker frame (33) and the second breaker frame (44).