KR100345005B1 - Rinse Supply Unit of Washing Machine_ - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a rinsing agent supply device for a washing machine, the object of which is to form a powder detergent dissolving unit and a rinsing agent inlet is formed on the inside of the main body, the outside of the main body is connected to the rinsing agent inlet and a container containing the rinsing agent is installed It provides a rinsing agent supply device for a washing machine provided with a rinsing agent supply unit, a water tank provided to the fresh water to the inside of the main body, a washing tank rotatably installed in the interior of the water tank, the rinsing agent to be injected into the inside of the washing tank A rinsing agent input part inside the main body so that the container containing the rinsing agent is inserted into the main body so that the container containing the rinsing agent can be inserted and fixed therein, and a supply case having a case hole communicating with the rinsing agent input part on one side thereof, One end is coupled to the inlet of the vessel installed in the other end is provided so as to communicate with the case hole is installed inside the supply case. Is a configuration in which a rinsing agent supply unit having a tube and an opening and closing member to control the flow of the rinsing agent flowing into the tube is provided.

Description

Rinse Supply Unit of Washing Machine

The present invention relates to a rinsing agent supply device for a washing machine, and more particularly, to install a container containing a rinsing agent on the outside of the main body and is connected to the container inside the main body is provided to mix and discharge the wash water and the rinsing agent A rinsing agent supply device for a washing machine.

In general, the washing machine program the washing and rinsing, drainage and dehydration in advance to the microcomputer, and the user selects this program to perform the washing, and the temporary storage of powder detergent and rinsing agent in the upper part of the washing machine The powder detergent dissolving unit and the rinsing agent injecting unit are provided to help the washing and rinsing administration by injecting the powder detergent and the rinsing agent into the washing tank during the washing administration and the rinsing administration, respectively.

1 is a perspective view of a washing machine with the lid opened so that the powder detergent dissolving unit and the rinsing agent inlet unit of the conventional washing machine are shown, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the conventional rinsing agent inlet unit.

In the conventional washing machine, the hollow main body 10 which forms the external form is provided, and the upper plate 20 which the center is opened in the upper side of this main body 10 is provided. In front of the upper plate 20 is provided with a control device 21 equipped with various switches for operating the washing machine, the rear of the lid that is folded in the middle to open and close the opened portion of the upper plate 20 ( The rear side 22 is hinged to the top plate 20.

First, the body 10 is provided with a water tank (not shown) for desalination of wash water, and the washing tank 11 into which the laundry is put is provided in the water tank (not shown). And the inner side of the washing tank (11) is provided with an induction pipe (12) provided with a strainer (13) on the upper side to filter foreign matter contained in the wash water, the bottom of the stirrer to form a washing water while rotating forward and backward ( 14) is installed. The washing tank 11 and the stirrer 14 are driven by a motor (not shown) and a power transmission device (not shown) provided below the water tank (not shown).

In addition, a water supply pipe (not shown) for supplying external wash water to a water tank (not shown) and the washing tank 11 is provided on the rear side of the upper plate 20, and powdered detergent injected under the water supply pipe (not shown). Powder detergent dissolving unit 50 for automatically dissolving the washing water supplied into the washing tank 11, and a rinsing agent input unit dissolving the rinsing agent introduced by the washing water and supplying it to the washing tank 11 ( 60 is provided and connected to the water supply pipe (not shown), respectively.

In addition, the powder detergent dissolving unit 50 and the rinsing agent injecting unit 60 is installed on the top of the main body 10 so as to be stored and withdrawn in a drawer type, and the handle 41 is provided on the inside of the detergent container 40 having the handle 41. It is divided into left and right sides. And the outer side is fixed to the upper end of the main body 10 is provided with a case 30 for receiving the detergent container 40 is coupled to the upper and lower sides, the upper side is provided with a water supply port 31 connected to the water supply pipe (not shown). When the powder detergent and the rinsing agent are introduced into the detergent container 40, the detergent container 40 is pulled forward to supply the powder detergent and the rinsing agent to the inside thereof, and the powder detergent and the rinsing agent are stored in the rear. And the upper side of the powder detergent dissolving unit 50 is provided with a door 51 that is automatically opened and closed at the time of withdrawal and storage of the detergent container 40.

On the other hand, the rinsing agent inlet unit 60 is connected to the water supply pipe (not shown) to the upper side is opened so that the washing water can be introduced into the upper side and the bottom is in communication with the upper and lower sides and the bottom of the rinsing agent inlet unit 60 An injection tube 61 protruding upward is formed. The lower side of the inlet pipe 61 is in communication with the washing tank 11, the valve cap 62 is covered with the upper side. The valve cap 62 is closed at an upper side, and is provided as a hollow tube having an open side at a lower side thereof to have an inner diameter larger than an outer diameter of the input tube 61, and an upper edge 63 is provided at an upper side thereof.

The operation of the conventional washing machine configured as described above is as follows. Before the laundry administration starts, the detergent container 40 provided at the upper end of the main body 10 is pulled to the front side using the handle 41. At this time, the door of the powder detergent dissolving unit 50 is withdrawn with the detergent container 40. 51 rotates upwards to open its interior. After the powder detergent is put into the powder detergent dissolving unit 50 and the rinsing agent is put into the rinsing agent injecting unit 60, the detergent container 40 is pushed into the case 30 and the control device 21 is operated. To select the desired wash and rinse stroke. In this way, the washing administration is performed. In this case, the water supply pipe (not shown) supplies the washing water to the powder detergent dissolving unit 50 to dissolve the powder detergent and discharge it to the washing tank 11. After the washing process is finished, the external washing water is supplied to the inside of the water tank (not shown) during the rinsing stroke, and the washing water flows into the upper side of the rinsing agent inlet unit 60. The introduced wash water dissolves the rinsing agent and moves the valve cap 62 upward by buoyancy after the wash water fills up to the edge 63 of the valve cap 62. In this case, the washing water and the rinsing agent are introduced into the upper portion from the lower portion of the valve cap 62 and discharged to the washing tank 11 through the input pipe 61.

However, in the conventional washing machine, since the rinsing agent inlet is partitioned and installed in the same detergent container as the powder detergent dissolving unit, the washing water flowing into the powder detergent dissolving unit overflows into the rinsing agent inlet unit, so that the rinsing agent is discharged and rinsed during the washing administration. There was an inconvenience that required re-injection of the agent, and when the washing water in which the powder detergent was melted by the rinsing agent input part was accumulated, the washing powder and the washing water in which the rinsing agent was dissolved are mixed with each other and discharged during the rinsing stroke. This causes foaming or powder detergent to remain, which impairs rinsing efficiency. In addition, since the rinsing agent input unit is provided to store a single rinsing agent, the rinsing agent must be supplied at every washing, and there is a problem in that it is inconvenient to supply the rinsing agent further.

The present invention is to solve such a problem, an object of the present invention, the powder detergent dissolving portion and the rinsing agent inlet is formed separately in the body, the outside of the body is connected to the rinsing agent inlet container containing the rinsing agent It is to provide a rinsing agent supply apparatus of the washing machine provided with a rinsing agent supply unit is installed.

1 is a perspective view showing a conventional washing machine.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a conventional rinsing agent inlet.

3 is a perspective view of a washing machine showing a rinsing agent supply apparatus according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a rinsing agent supply apparatus according to the present invention.

5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an operating state of the rinse agent supply device of FIG.

6 is a partial cutaway perspective view of the rinsing agent supply unit according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the rinsing agent supply unit shown in FIG. 5.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

110: body 111: water tank 112: washing tank

120: upper plate 160: rinse agent inlet 200: rinse agent supply

210: supply case 220: container fixing plate 230: tube fixing plate

240: tube 250: fixed plate 260: opening and closing member

The present invention for achieving the above object, the water tank provided to the wash water in the interior of the main body, the washing tank rotatably installed in the inside of the tank, the rinsing agent to be introduced into the inside of the washing tank In the washing machine provided with a rinsing agent in the interior of the main body, one end is extended to the outside of the main body is connected to the inlet of the container containing the rinsing agent and the other end is provided to communicate with the rinsing agent inlet, and the tube And a rinsing agent supply unit having an opening and closing member to open and close between the rinsing agent inlet and the rinsing agent inlet.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the rinsing agent input of the washing machine according to the present invention.

3 is a perspective view of a washing machine showing a rinsing agent supply apparatus according to the present invention. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a rinsing agent supply device according to the present invention, Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an operating state of the rinsing agent supply device of FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the rinsing agent supply unit according to the present invention, and FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the rinsing agent supply unit shown in FIG. 5.

The washing machine of the present invention is provided with a hollow body 110 constituting its outer shape, and an upper plate 120 having an open center at the center thereof is provided above the body 110. The front of the upper plate 120 is provided with a control device 121 is provided with various switches for operating the washing machine, the rear of the lid that is folded in the middle to open and close the opened portion of the upper plate ( The rear side of 122 is hinged to the top plate 120.

First, a water tank 111 for freshening the wash water is provided in the main body 110, and a washing tank 112 into which the laundry is put is provided in the water tank 111. And the inner bottom of the washing tank 112 is provided with a stirrer (not shown) to form a washing water flow while rotating forward and reverse. The washing tank 112 and the stirrer (not shown) are driven by a motor (not shown) and a power transmission device (not shown) provided below the water tank 111.

In addition, the rear side of the upper plate 120 is provided with a water supply pipe 123 for supplying the external washing water to the water tank 111 and the washing tank 112, the lower side of the water supply pipe 123 is supplied with the powdered detergent Powder detergent dissolving unit (not shown) for automatically dissolving the washing water into the washing tank 112 and the rinsing agent injecting unit 160 dissolving the rinsing agent injected by the washing water and supplying it to the washing tank 112. Is provided and connected to each of the water supply pipe 123 is installed.

On the other hand, the rinsing agent supply apparatus of the present invention, the rinsing agent is formed inside the main body 110 and separated from the powder detergent dissolving unit (not shown) and formed outside the main body 110 and the rinsing agent is It is provided with a rinsing agent supply unit 200 for installing the container 190 contained.

First, the rinsing agent injecting unit 160 installed on the inner lower side of the upper plate 120 will be described. The rinsing agent inlet 160 is provided with a hollow inlet pipe 161 protruding to the outside on the upper side so that the washing water and the rinsing agent are mixed and discharged therein, and connected to the water supply pipe 123 on the side. The mixing cylinder 163 in which the water supply port 162 is formed is provided. The rear side of the mixing cylinder 163 is provided with a drain 164 so that the mixed liquid of the rinsing agent and the washing water can be discharged downward when a predetermined amount or more of the washing water and the rinsing agent are freshened into the mixing cylinder 163. The drain 164 is provided so that the inner lower side of the mixing cylinder 163 and the outer lower side of the mixing cylinder 163 extend upward to communicate with each other, and the inner membrane 165 extending from the lower side and the inner membrane ( 165 is inserted into the outer tube 166 is provided so as to wrap the outside of the space is a space in which the mixture of the wash water and the rinsing agent flows to form a "U" in the reverse direction. And the lower side of the mixing cylinder 163 is provided with a guide 167 for guiding the mixed liquid of the washing water and the rinsing agent discharged through the drain 164 to the washing tank 112, the guide 167 is a mixing cylinder ( It extends from the lower side of the drain part 164 opened to the outer side of the back surface of 163 to the lower side of the front surface of the mixing cylinder 163.

The rinsing agent supply unit 200 is connected to the inlet pipe 161 provided above the rinsing agent inlet unit 160, and is installed on the rear upper side of the upper plate 120. The rinsing agent supply unit 200 is to install the rinsing agent container 190 containing the rinsing agent and supply to the rinsing agent inlet unit 160 as necessary, the rinsing agent container 190 is inserted upside down and fixed, the rinsing agent container It is provided to open and close the inside of the 190 and the inlet pipe 161. This will be described in detail as follows.

The rear upper side of the upper plate 120 is provided with an installation recess 124 recessed downward so that the hollow supply case 210 forming the outer shape of the rinsing agent supply unit 200 can be installed, the installation groove 124 ) Is inserted into the supply case 210 is a bottom surface is fixed to the upper plate 120 is provided with a case hole 211 in communication with the rinsing agent inlet 160 provided on the bottom, the upper side is open. The container fixing plate 220 for fixing the rinsing agent container 190 is provided at the opened upper side of the supply case 210.

The container fixing plate 220 is provided with a circular container fixing hole 221 therein to fix the generally used rinsing agent container 190 of the rinsing agent container 190 on the inner circumferential surface of the container fixing hole 221. As the outer circumferential surface of the close contact, the rinsing agent container 190 provided in the oval or long hole is detachably provided so that it can be replaced with the container fixing plate 220 formed with the container fixing hole 221 of the oval or long hole The inside of the case 210 is provided with a seating protrusion 213 for supporting the container fixing plate 220 upwardly, and the upper side of the seating protrusion 213 is spaced apart at a distance substantially similar to the thickness of the container fixing plate 220. A plurality of fixing protrusions 214 protruding inwardly of the case 210 are provided. The lower side of the container fixing plate 220 is provided with a tube fixing plate 230 which is fixed to the supply case 210.

The tube fixing plate 230 is provided on the center line substantially the same as the container fixing hole 221, the tube fixing hole 231 is formed to be rounded downward. The tube fixing hole 231 is provided with a tube 240 in which the inlet 191 of the rinsing agent container 190 is inserted into close contact.

The tube 240 is a rubber tube that is opened up and down, and an inlet 241 is formed at an upper side thereof, and an outlet 242 is formed at a lower side thereof, and the tube 240 extends larger than the diameter of the inlet 241 and the outlet 242. In order to be contracted and restored by an external pressure, the inlet 241 and the outlet 242 are formed to be extended to the outside, the inlet 241 is inserted into the inside of the tube fixing hole 231 and flanged The outer surface of is to be installed in close contact with the tube fixing hole (231). In addition, the lower outlet 242 is coupled to the fixed plate 250 is fixed to the inside of the supply case (210).

The fixing plate 250 is a plate in which the outer side is fixed to the supply case 210, the front side is provided with a bent portion 251 bent upward, the upper side protruding tube 252 is a circular hollow tube protruded upwards Prepared. The protruding tube 252 is inserted into the outlet 242 provided at the lower side of the tube 240 to be coupled to the outlet 242 to communicate with the inside of the rinse agent container 190 provided at the upper side of the tube 240. do. A cylindrical support 253 is provided in front of the fixing plate 250, and a spring 254 is provided in the support 253. In addition, an opening and closing member 260 sliding between the lower surface of the fixing plate 250 and the bottom surface of the supply case 210 is provided below the fixing plate 250.

The opening / closing member 260 is a button portion (261) and a button portion (26) to prevent the outside of the button portion 261 and the sliding button 261 sliding in the interior of the moving hole 212 horizontally opened in front of the supply case 210 ( A connection plate 262 extending vertically and perpendicularly to 261 and installed at an inner front side of the supply case 210 and provided to compress the spring 254 provided at the front of the bent portion 251 of the fixing plate 250; And sliding plate 263 extending from the bottom of the connecting plate 262 to the rear of the supply case 210 and the length of the front and rear is smaller than the bottom of the supply case 210 to be slidable from the bottom of the supply case 210. And, and extending from the upper end of the connecting plate 262 to the rear, is provided with a pressing plate 265 is provided smaller than the front and rear length than the sliding plate 263 provided on the lower side. In addition, when the opening and closing member 260 is slid rearward, the sliding plate 263 communicates with the protruding tube 252 provided at the upper side and the case hole 211 at the lower side, and the opening and closing member 260 is moved forward. When sliding, an opening and closing hole 264 for closing the protruding pipe 252 and the case hole 211 is provided. The opening and closing member 260 is installed between the pressing plate 265 and the sliding plate 263 when the connecting plate 262 is in close contact with the inner front surface of the supply case 210 when installed in the supply case 210. The front end of the bent portion 251 of the fixing plate 250 is installed to be inserted. That is, when the opening and closing member 260 is in close contact with the front side when the bent portion 251 is deviated between the pressing plate 265 and the sliding plate 263 of the pressing surface when the opening and closing member 260 sliding backwards This is because the rear and the front of the bent surface may face each other to prevent sliding of the opening / closing member 260 to the rear. The length of the pressing plate 265 in front and rear is spaced apart from the middle of the tube 240 when the opening and closing member 260 is moved to the front side of the supply case 210, the opening and closing member 260 is When sliding to the rear side, the pressing plate 265 is installed to compress the tube 240 to discharge the rinsing agent provided therein to the lower side.

The installation and operation of the rinsing agent container 190 of the rinsing agent supply device of the washing machine according to the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

When the rinsing agent container 190 is installed, the stopper of the rinsing agent container 190 in which the rinsing agent is contained is opened and the inlet 191 is lowered and inserted into the inlet 241 of the tube 240. Thus, the inlet 191 of the container 190 and the inlet 241 of the tube 240 is in close contact, and at the same time the outer peripheral surface of the intermediate side of the container 190 and the container fixing hole 221 of the container fixing plate 220 In close contact, the container 190 is fixed.

At the time of operation of the washing machine, the detergent container provided at the top of the main body 110 is pulled to the front side by using a handle before the washing operation starts. At this time, the door of the powder detergent dissolving unit (not shown) moves upward with the withdrawal of the detergent container. It rotates to open its interior. Then, the powder detergent is dissolved in a powder detergent dissolving unit (not shown), and the detergent container is pushed into the case to finish the supply of the powder detergent. Then, the rinsing agent is supplied to the rinsing agent inlet unit 160. At this time, the rinsing agent supply unit 200 is installed upside down to the rinsing agent container 190, so that the tube communicates with the inlet 191 of the rinsing agent container 190. Since the rinse agent flows down by the weight of the inside of the 240, and the outlet 242 below the tube 240 is blocked by the opening / closing member 260, the rinsing agent is stored in the tube 240. . When the button portion 261 of the opening and closing member 260 is pressed in this state, the opening and closing member 260 slides to the rear side while pressing the spring 254 extending between the fixed plates 250. By the sliding of the opening and closing member 260, the pressing plate 265 provided on the upper side of the opening and closing member 260 is pressed against the side of the tube 240. At the same time, while the opening and closing hole 264 provided in the opening and closing member 260 communicates with the upper discharge tube and the lower case hole 211, the rinsing agent stored inside the tube 240 is discharge tube and the opening and closing hole 264 And it is introduced into the mixing barrel 163 of the rinsing agent inlet 160 through the case hole 211. After the rinsing agent is discharged, the opening and closing member 260 is restored to its original position by the spring 254, and the tube 240 is restored due to the elastic force of the material. In this restoration, air is introduced into the tube 240, and the introduced air is introduced into the rinsing agent container 190, so that the rinsing agent inside the rinsing agent container 190 flows into the tube 240. It is stored in the tube (240). By repeating this operation it is possible to adjust the dosage of the rinsing agent.

After supplying the rinsing agent and the powder detergent, the control unit 121 is operated to select the desired washing and rinsing stroke. In this way, the washing administration is performed. In this case, the water supply pipe 123 supplies the washing water to the powder detergent dissolving unit (not shown) to dissolve the powder detergent and discharge it to the washing tank 112. After the washing process is completed, the external washing water is supplied to the inside of the water tank 111 at the time of the rinsing stroke, and the washing water flows into the upper side of the rinsing agent inlet 160. The introduced wash water dissolves the rinsing agent, and then flows up to the inner membrane 165 on the rear surface of the mixing barrel 163 and then flows into the lower washing tank 112 beyond the inner membrane 165.

As described in detail above, since the rinsing agent input part of the washing machine according to the present invention is separated from the rinsing agent input part and the powder detergent dissolving part, washing water is prevented from flowing into the rinsing agent input part during the washing administration. As a result, unnecessary re-insertion of the rinsing agent and the washing water in which the powder detergent is dissolved and the washing water in which the rinse agent is dissolved are prevented from being mixed with each other, thereby improving the rinsing efficiency. In addition, since the rinsing agent container is installed outside the washing machine, a large amount of rinsing agent can be stored and discharged whenever necessary, so that the rinsing agent can be easily stored and discharged.

Claims (4)

Washing machine provided with a rinsing agent in the inside of the main body to inject a rinsing agent to the inside of the main body to the wash tank installed to rotate the inside of the main body, the washing tank rotatably installed in the inside of the main body of the washing tank To One end is extended to the outside of the main body is connected to the inlet of the container containing the rinsing agent and the other end is a tube provided to communicate with the rinsing agent inlet, the opening and closing member to open and close between the tube and the rinsing agent inlet Rinsing agent supply apparatus of the washing machine characterized by a rinsing agent supply unit having a. The method of claim 1, The opening and closing member is sliding between the tube and the rinsing agent supply unit and a sliding plate provided with an opening and closing hole so as to communicate the tube and the rinsing agent supply therein, and the tube when the sliding plate is moved to the tube side The rinsing agent supply apparatus for a washing machine, characterized in that the pressing plate formed by being connected to the sliding plate so as to discharge the rinsing agent therein by pressing the side. The method of claim 2, The opening and closing member, a rinsing agent supply device for a washing machine, characterized in that the spring is provided to restore the opening and closing member. The method of claim 1, On the outside of the container, a container fixing plate provided therein a container fixing hole into which the outer circumferential surface of the container is tightly inserted, and a pair of mounting protrusions are provided on surfaces corresponding to each other on the upper side of the container fixing hole so as to be installed. Rinsing agent supply apparatus for a washing machine, characterized in that the supply case is provided with a plurality of hemispherical fixing projections to be detachable to the container fixing plate to the upper side of the seating projection.