KR100445653B1 - Balance-weight's mounting of a drum-washer - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a balance weight mounting structure of a drum washing machine, and more particularly, to a balance weight mounting structure of a drum washing machine capable of mounting a balance weight on a tub without distinction between washing and drying / drying systems.

The balance weight mounting structure of the drum washing machine according to the present invention includes a tub installed inside the cabinet and equipped with a motor on one side, and a balance weight mounted on the front outer circumferential surface of the tub to compensate for weight imbalance due to other electrical appliances. In the balance weight mounting structure of a drum washing machine, the balance weight has a first balance weight on which a drying duct can be installed in front, and a second balance weight formed thicker than the first balance weight so as to face the first balance weight. A weight and a third balance weight are installed on both ends of the first balance weight to compensate the first balance weight by the weight of the second balance weight to balance the weight on the tub without washing and washing / drying combined system. I can attach it.

Description

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The present invention relates to a balance weight mounting structure of a drum washing machine, and more particularly, to a balance weight mounting structure of a drum washing machine capable of mounting a balance weight on a tub without distinction between washing and drying / drying systems.

In general, a washing machine is a machine that removes stains on clothes by providing a mechanical action using electricity. A drum washing machine is rotated by a driving force of a motor while detergent, washing water, and laundry are put in a drum installed horizontally. Washing by using the friction between the drum and the laundry is almost no damage to the laundry and the laundry is not tangled with each other, knocking and rubbing has the washing effect.

Recently, a combined laundry / dry drum washing machine has been widely used to dry laundry.

1 is a side cross-sectional view showing a drum washing machine according to the prior art, Figure 2 is a side cross-sectional view showing a balance weight mounting structure of the drum washing machine according to the prior art.

The conventional drum washing machine is a tub 6 supported by a spring 4a and a damper 4b inside the cabinet 2 with the front open as shown in FIG. 1, and rotatable inside the tub 6. A drum (8) for washing laundry, a lifter (10) installed on an inner surface of the drum (8) to lift the laundry to a predetermined height, and attached to the front of the cabinet (2) for the drum (8) A cabinet cover 3 having an input hole formed therein to allow laundry to enter and exit the door, and a door 20 installed at the input hole side of the cabinet cover 3 to prevent laundry from being separated from the drum 8. It is composed.

In addition, a control panel 7 is mounted on the cabinet 2 so that the user can control the operation of the washing machine, and on the upper side of the cabinet 2, washing water and detergent are supplied into the tub 6. The water supply hose 15 and the water supply valve 16, the detergent box 17 is built, the lower side of the tub 6 is installed with a drain pump 18 and the drain hose 19 to discharge the wash water.

On the other hand, a heater 22 is mounted at the lower side of the tub 6 to adjust the water temperature of the wash water supplied into the tub 6 and the drum 8, and the drum 6 is located at the rear of the tub 6. Connected to (8) is a motor 12 for rotating the drum (8) is fixedly installed.

In addition, in the laundry / dry combined drum washing machine, a drying duct 13 and a condensation duct (not shown) are connected to one side of the tub 6 to dry the laundry.

That is, the inlet of the tub 6 is connected to the inlet hole (h) side by the gasket 14 of the rubber material, the drying duct 13 is installed on the upper side of the tub (6) It is connected to the upper end of the gasket 14, the other end is connected to a condensation duct (not shown) installed on the side of the tub (6).

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, the front outer circumferential surface of the tub 6 is formed by electrical components such as a motor 12, a drying duct 13, and a condensation duct (not shown) installed at the rear side of the tub 6. In order to solve the weight imbalance, the balance weights 32 and 34 are installed to face the upper and lower sides, respectively.

Usually, the balance weights 32 and 34 are fixed with a plurality of bolts B on the outer circumferential surface of the tub 6 made of a material such as iron and cement.

However, the balance weight mounting structure of the drum washing machine according to the prior art is only a balance weight is installed between the tub and the cabinet cover in the drum washing machine for washing only, but in the drum washing machine for washing / drying, not only the balance weight but also the drying duct between the tub and the cabinet cover. Since the installation is smaller than the laundry washing machine drum washing machine, the spacing between the tub and tub of the laundry / drying combined drum washing machine is smaller.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems of the prior art, at the same time to the laundry washing drum and washing / dry combined drum washing machine so that the same size cabinet can be applied to both washing and drying drum washing machine Its purpose is to provide a balance weight mounting structure of a drum washing machine that can be applied.

1 is a side cross-sectional view showing a drum washing machine according to the prior art,

Figure 2 is a side cross-sectional view showing a balance weight mounting structure of the drum washing machine according to the prior art,

Figure 3 is a side sectional view showing a drum washing machine according to the present invention,

Figure 4 is a front view showing the balance weight mounting structure of the drum washing machine according to the present invention,

Figure 5 is a side cross-sectional view showing a balance weight mounting structure of the drum washing machine according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

52: cabinet 56: tub

58: drum 80: balance weight

82: first balance weight 84: second balance weight

86: third balance weight

The balance weight mounting structure of the drum washing machine according to the present invention for solving the above problems is installed on the inside of the cabinet and the motor is mounted on one side, and is mounted on the front outer peripheral surface of the tub to correct the weight imbalance due to other electrical equipment In the balance weight mounting structure of a drum washing machine comprising a balance weight to

The balance weight may include a first balance weight on which a drying duct may be installed in front, a second balance weight formed thicker than the first balance weight, and installed to face the first balance weight, and the first balance weight. In order to compensate by the weight of the two balance weights is composed of a third balance weight installed on both ends of the first balance weight.

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

Figure 3 is a side cross-sectional view showing a drum washing machine according to the present invention, Figure 4 is a front view showing a balance weight mounting structure of the drum washing machine according to the invention, Figure 5 is a balance weight mounting structure of the drum washing machine according to the present invention Is a side cross-sectional view shown.

As shown in FIG. 3, the drum washing machine according to the present invention has a tub 56 installed by a spring 54a and a damper 54b inside the cabinet 52 of which the front is open, and the tub 56 is provided inside the tub 56. The drum 58 is rotatably installed on the inside of the drum 58, and a lifter 60 for raising the laundry to a predetermined height is installed on the inner surface of the drum 58, and the laundry inside the drum 58 in front of the cabinet 52. A cabinet cover 53 having an input hole h is installed to access the door, and a door 70 is disposed at the input hole h side of the cabinet cover 53 to prevent laundry from being separated from the drum 58. Is installed.

In addition, a control panel 57 is mounted above the cabinet 52, and a water supply hose 65, a water supply valve 66, and a detergent box 67 are disposed in the tub 56 at an upper side of the cabinet 52. ) Is built in, the lower side of the tub 56, the drain pump 68 and the drain hose 69 is installed.

On the other hand, a heater 72 is mounted below the tub 56 to adjust the water temperature of the wash water supplied into the tub 56 and the drum 58, and the drum 56 is located behind the tub 56. A motor 62 which is connected to the 58 to rotate the drum 58 is fixedly installed.

In addition, in the laundry / dry combined drum washing machine, a drying duct 63 and a condensation duct (not shown) are connected to one side of the tub 56 to dry the laundry.

That is, the inlet of the tub 56 is connected to the inlet hole (h) side by the gasket 64 of the rubber material, the drying duct 63 is installed on the upper side of the tub 56, but one end It is connected to the upper end of the gasket 64, the other end is connected to a condensation duct (not shown) installed on the side of the tub (56).

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, the front outer circumferential surface of the tub 56 is formed by electrical components such as a motor 62, a drying duct 63, and a condensation duct (not shown) installed at the rear side of the tub 56. The balance weight 80 is installed to solve the weight imbalance.

The balance weight 80 is thicker than the first balance weight 82 and the first balance weight 82 which are installed along the outer circumferential surface of the tub 56 so that the drying duct 63 may be installed at the front. A second balance weight 84 formed along the lower circumferential surface of the tub to face the first balance weight 82 and the first balance weight 82 by the weight of the second balance weight 84; The third balance weight 86 is installed at both ends of the first balance weight 82 to compensate.

That is, the first balance weight 82 and the drying duct 63 are installed between the outer circumferential surface upper side of the tub 56 and the upper side of the cabinet cover 53, and the lower circumferential surface lower side of the tub 56 and the cabinet cover 53. The second balance weight 84 is mounted between the lower sides.

Therefore, since the drying duct 63 is installed in front of the first balance weight 82, the thickness is relatively thinner than the second balance weight 84, but the thickness of the first balance weight 82 is reduced. Is determined in consideration of the space in which the drying duct 63 is installed.

Accordingly, since the first balance weight 82 and the second balance weight 84 have the same shape but differ in weight because their thicknesses are different, the third balance weight 86 at both ends of the first balance weight 82. The weight balance of the first and second balance weights 82 and 84 installed on upper and lower outer circumferential surfaces of the tub 56 is eliminated.

Here, the balance weight 80 is a cement material, a plurality of bolt holes (80h) are formed in the balance weight 80 to be fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the tub 56 with a plurality of bolts (B), A plurality of bolt grooves 56a are formed on the outer circumferential surface of the tub 56.

Meanwhile, even in a drum washing machine for washing only, first and second balance weights 82 and 84 having different thicknesses are fixed to upper and lower outer peripheral surfaces of the tub 56, respectively, and are disposed at both ends of the first balance weight 82. The balance weight 86 may be mounted.

The balance weight mounting structure of the drum washing machine according to the present invention configured as described above is provided with the first and second balance weights respectively on the upper and lower sides of the outer circumference of the tub, and the first balance weight is provided so that the drying duct is installed at the front. Thinner than 2 balance weights, and by installing a third balance weight on both ends, the cabinet size of the washing / drying drum washing machine can be reduced, and the same size cabinet can be used for the washing machine and the washing / drying drum. There is an advantage that can be applied simultaneously to the washing machine.

Claims (2)

In the balance weight mounting structure of a drum washing machine comprising a tub installed inside the cabinet and a motor mounted on one side, and a balance weight mounted on the front outer circumferential surface of the tub to compensate for weight imbalance due to other electrical components. The balance weight may include a first balance weight on which a drying duct may be installed in front, a second balance weight formed thicker than the first balance weight, and installed to face the first balance weight, and the first balance weight. Balanced weight mounting structure of the drum washing machine, characterized in that consisting of a third balance weight installed on both ends of the first balance weight to compensate for the weight of the balance weight. The method of claim 1, Balanced weight mounting structure of the drum washing machine, characterized in that the balance weight is made of cement.