KR100400969B1 - Drum Washing Machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a drum washing machine, wherein a conventional drum washing machine is formed with a corrugated pipe (21), which is a laundry inlet, horizontally formed from one end of the water storage tank (11) to the door panel (10a), and is located at the center of the drum (12). By being located, when the user puts the laundry into and out of the drum 12, the user should be in a state of bending the back, and there is a problem that it is inconvenient to use because the drum 12 is not easily seen.

In order to solve this problem, a cylindrical reservoir (11) supported by a damper (8) and a spring (9) is provided inside the cabinet (10) forming a frame, and the cabinet (10) at one end of the reservoir (11) is provided. In the drum washing machine provided with a corrugated pipe 21 serving as a laundry inlet up to the door panel 10a of the door) and a door for selectively opening and closing the corrugated pipe 21 on the door panel 10a, the door 18 The support 22 is provided on the shaft 22 portion of the water storage tank 11 to push up one end of the water storage tank 11 only when the door 18 is opened, thereby making it easier to insert and take out laundry than the conventional drum washing machine. It provides a drum washing machine that is easy to use because the inside of the drum is well seen.

Description

Drum Washing Machine

The present invention relates to a drum washing machine, and more particularly, when the door is opened, the water tank portion of the door position is raised to be inclined upward so that the laundry can be easily introduced and removed and the inside of the drum can be easily seen and used for convenience. It relates to a drum washing machine.

In general, the drum washing machine is a large industrial washing machine is the mainstream, but these days, it is being spread to the home as it is advanced and downsized.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the drum washing machine includes a reservoir 11 supported by a damper 8 and a spring 9 in a horizontal lying state, and inside the cabinet 10 having a skeleton. The drum 12 is rotatably installed around the drum shaft 15 at the rear end, and the drum shaft 15 at the rear end of the drum 12 is provided with a washing motor 13 disposed below the water storage tank 11. It is connected by the belt 13a.

The damper 8 and the spring 9 are perpendicular to the center of gravity in a state including various accessories such as the washing motor 13 attached to the reservoir 11 to maintain a stable balance of the reservoir 11 when the dehydration stroke is performed. It must be provided on board.

A drain hose 19 having a drain pump 17 is connected to the drain port 16 at the bottom of the reservoir 11, and a door panel in front of the cabinet 10 is connected to one end of the reservoir 11. The laundry inlet connected to the corrugated pipe 21 is formed up to 10a. The door panel 10a is provided with a door 18 for selectively opening and closing the laundry inlet for injecting and removing laundry.

The inner surface of the drum 12 is formed with a plurality of lifters 20 having a triangular cross section, and a heater (not shown) for heating the washing water is provided at the bottom of the reservoir 11.

The conventional drum washing machine having such a structure puts laundry into the drum 12 through a corrugated pipe 21, which is a laundry inlet, closes the door 18, and puts an appropriate amount of detergent in the detergent container according to the weight of the laundry, and opens the water supply port. When the washing water along with the detergent is introduced into the reservoir (11). At this time, the washing water flowing into the reservoir 11 is supplied to a constant water level between the drum 12 and the reservoir 11 of the outside.

In this way, after the washing water is supplied to a certain level, power is supplied to the washing motor 13 and the heater so that the driving force of the washing motor 13 is transmitted to the drum 12 through the drum shaft 15 to be rotated. At the same time, since power is also applied to the heater at the bottom of the reservoir 11, the washing water is heated up to a constant temperature.

When the drum 12 is rotated, the laundry therein is rolled up by the lifter 20 of the drum 12 to rise upward and fall. At this time, the laundry flows through the inner surface of the drum 12 while warm laundry water accumulated in the drum 12 wets the laundry, and the laundry water introduced into the lifter 20 of the drum 12 falls through the hole at the top thereof. Soak all the laundry evenly.

As the drum 12 is continuously rotated in this way, washing is only started after the laundry in the inside is evenly wetted. Such a drum washing machine increases the frictional force with the laundry by the lifter 20 on the inner surface of the drum 12 and activates the detergent by warm washing water, thereby improving the washing effect.

When the drainage pump 17 is driven after the washing operation is completed as described above, the washing water in the reservoir 11 is drained through the drain hose 19 and the drainage pump 17, and the water supply port of the upper portion of the reservoir 11 is opened. Like the washing stroke, the washing machine receives a certain amount of washing water, and then rotates the drum 12 for several minutes, and then rinses several times.

After completing the rinsing and dehydration as described above, the door 18 is opened and the laundry inside the drum 12 is taken out through the corrugated pipe 21, which is a laundry inlet, and then dried on a drying rack.

However, in the conventional drum washing machine, the reservoir 11 and the drum 12 are provided horizontally so that when the user puts and removes the laundry into the drum 12, the user should bend the waist and the inside of the drum 12. There was a problem inconvenient to use because it does not look good.

An object of the present invention has been researched and developed in order to solve the conventional closed and problems as described above, by providing a support with a roller on the door to rotate with the door when the door is opened, the water tank portion of the door position is upper When the lift is raised and the door is closed and the door is closed, the water tank is kept horizontal. Accordingly, it is easy to put and take out the laundry, and to provide a drum washing machine which is easy to use because the inside of the drum is easily seen.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional drum washing machine,

2 is a perspective view of a drum washing machine in which the door is opened in the present invention;

Figure 3a is a cross-sectional view showing when opening or removing the laundry by opening the door;

3B is a cross-sectional view of the door in a closed state.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

8: damper 9: spring

10: cabinet 10a: door panel

11: reservoir 12: drum

20: lifter 21: corrugated pipe

22: axis 23: support

24: roller

The present invention is provided with a cylindrical reservoir tank supported by a damper and a spring in the interior of the cabinet forming a skeleton to achieve the above object, and a corrugated pipe which is a laundry inlet from one end of the reservoir to the door panel of the cabinet is provided. In the drum washing machine having a door for selectively opening and closing the laundry inlet in the door panel, the support of the shape of the support shaft in the inclined state by lifting the lower end of one end of the reservoir tank only when the door is opened There is a drum washing machine characterized in that provided.

At the end of the support there is a drum washing machine characterized in that a roller for gently supporting the lower end of the reservoir.

Hereinafter, the specific features of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a drum washing machine in which the door is opened in the present invention, Figure 3a is a cross-sectional view showing the laundry when the door is opened or taken out, Figure 3b is a cross-sectional view of the door is closed.

As shown in the figure, a cylindrical reservoir (11) supported by a damper (8) and a spring (9) in a horizontal lying state is provided inside the cabinet (10) forming a frame, and a cylindrical drum ( 12 is provided to be rotatable, and the drum 12 is connected to the washing motor 13 and the belt 13a provided at the bottom of the reservoir 11.

The damper 8 and the spring 9 are perpendicular to the center of gravity in a state including various accessories such as the washing motor 13 attached to the reservoir 11 to maintain a stable balance of the reservoir 11 when the dehydration stroke is performed. It must be provided on board.

A corrugated pipe 21 serving as a laundry inlet is provided from one end of the reservoir 11 to the door panel 10a of the cabinet 10, and a corrugated pipe 21 is selectively selected for the door panel 10a of the cabinet 10. The door 18 which opens and closes is provided.

The shaft 22 portion of the door 18 is provided with a support 23 that is bent in a stepless manner, that is, a stepped shape, and has a roller 24 rotatable at the end thereof. When the door 18 is opened, the support 23 of the door 18 pushes up one end of the lower end of the cylindrical reservoir 11 to be inclined at a predetermined angle, and when the door 18 is closed, the reservoir 11 itself. It is provided to be kept horizontal by the weight of the.

The door panel 10a is provided with a door lock (not shown) that prevents the door 18 from being closed by the weight of the water tank 11 when the door 18 is opened.

As described above, when the drum washing machine according to the present invention opens the door 18 as shown in FIG. 3A, the lower end portion of the reservoir 11 is supported while the support 23 provided at the shaft 22 of the door 18 is erected horizontally. Since it is pushed upwards, the reservoir 11 is inclined about the damper 8 and the spring 9. Therefore, the reservoir 11 is inclined about the damper 8 and the spring (9). At this time, the door 18 hangs on the door panel 10a as the door fixing tool so that the door 18 is not closed.

As such, the laundry is introduced into the drum 12 through the corrugated pipe 21 serving as the laundry inlet in a state in which the water tank 11 is inclined.

When the laundry is put into the drum 12, the door lock is released, and the door 18 is closed, the support 23 of the door 18 is vertical, as shown in FIG. 3B, and falls off from the reservoir 11 and the bottom. Therefore, the reservoir 11 is gradually rotated counterclockwise about the damper 8 and the spring 9 connected on its own vertical center of gravity and is horizontal.

In this way, when the appropriate amount of detergent according to the weight of the laundry put into the drum 12 is opened and the water supply opening is opened, the wash water is supplied through the drum 12 and the water reservoir 11 of the outer portion.

Thus, when the washing water is supplied to a predetermined level, power is applied to the washing motor 13 and the heater, and the driving force of the washing motor 13 is transmitted to the drum 12 through the drum shaft 15 to be rotated. . At the same time, since power is also applied to the heater at the bottom of the reservoir 11, the washing water is heated up to a constant temperature.

When the drum 12 is rotated, the laundry therein is rolled up by the lifter 20 of the drum 12 to rise upward and fall. At this time, the laundry flows through the inner surface of the drum 12 while warm laundry water accumulated in the drum 12 wets the laundry, and the laundry water introduced into the lifter 20 of the drum 12 falls through the hole at the top thereof. Soak all the laundry evenly.

As the drum 12 is continuously rotated in this way, washing is only started after evenly washing the laundry therein. As the washing progresses as described above, the frictional force with the laundry is increased by the lifter 20 on the inner surface of the drum 12, thereby improving the washing effect.

When the drainage pump is driven after the washing stroke is completed as described above, the washing water in the water reservoir 11 is drained through the drain hose and the draining pump. Receive the process of rotating the drum 12 for a few minutes and draining to complete the rinse several times.

After the rinsing and dehydration is completed in this way, when the door 18 is opened again, as shown in FIG. 3A, the support 23 provided at the shaft 22 portion of the door 18 is erected horizontally, and the lower part of the water reservoir 11 is raised. Since it is pushed up to the reservoir 11 is inclined around the damper (8) and the spring (9). At this time, the door 18 hangs on the door panel 10a as the door fixing tool so that the door 18 is not closed.

Thus, the laundry inside the drum 12 is taken out through the corrugated pipe 21 which is a laundry inlet in the state in which the water tank 11 was inclined. At this time, since one end of the water storage tank 11 is inclined upwardly, the inside of the drum 12 is well seen, and the laundry can be taken out without bending the user's waist, which is convenient and easy to use the drum washing machine. .

As described above, the drum washing machine according to the present invention is inconvenient when the drum is laid horizontally and the laundry is put in and taken out. The reservoir is horizontally maintained, thus making it easy to put and take out the laundry and have a unique effect that the inside of the drum is well seen and convenient to use.

Claims (2)

A cylindrical reservoir 11 supported by a damper 8 and a spring 9 is provided inside the cabinet 10 forming a frame, and the door panel 10a of the cabinet 10 is provided at one end of the reservoir 11. In the drum washing machine is provided with a corrugated pipe 21, which is a laundry inlet, and a door for selectively opening and closing the corrugated pipe 21 on the door panel 10a. The drum washing machine, characterized in that the support (23) is provided on the shaft (22) portion of the door (18) to support the inclined support by pushing one end of the reservoir (11) only when the door (18) is opened. The drum washing machine according to claim 1, wherein a roller (24) for smoothly supporting the lower end of the reservoir (11) is provided at the end of the support (23).