KR100459140B1 - Washer - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a washing machine, wherein the pulsator is configured to be inclined in the washing tank, and the pulsator rotates about its central axis, and simultaneously rotates about the central axis of the washing tank, and forms various rotation trajectories. And the washing tank to cause a relative rotational movement so that the wash water flow can be further activated.

To this end, the present invention, the washing tank is rotatably installed about a vertical axis in the washing machine body; The central axis thereof is inclined at a lower part of the washing tank in a state eccentrically from the center of the washing tank so as to have a predetermined angle with the central axis of the washing tank, so as to be rotatable about its central axis and to be able to pivot about the central axis of the washing tank. A pulsator; Rotating member is rotatably installed in the center of the lower end of the washing tank, the central axis of the pulsator is coupled to one side and the balance member is installed on the opposite side; A dehydration shaft fixedly installed at the center of the lower end of the washing tank; A laundry shaft rotatably installed in the dewatering shaft; Drive means for generating power for rotating the laundry shaft; A clutch for selectively transmitting power of the driving means to the dehydration shaft; It provides a washing machine including a power transmission unit for transmitting the rotational force of the washing shaft to the pulsator and the rotating member.

Description

Washing Machine {Washer}

The present invention relates to a washing machine, and in particular, the pulsator causing washing water flows relatively with the washing tank, and the pulsator has multiple rotation trajectories in the washing tank to activate the flow of the laundry and improve the washing performance. It is about a washing machine.

As is well known, a washing machine is a device that exfoliates contaminants by applying energy such as impact to laundry, and may be divided into a pulsator washing machine, a drum washing machine, and an agitator washing machine according to a method of applying energy to laundry. In the drum washing machine, the laundry is dropped by the rotation of the drum and the laundry is shocked to wash the laundry. In addition, in the pulsator washing machine and the agitator washing machine, the laundry is impacted by the rotation of a pulsator or agitator coupled to a washing shaft installed vertically in the washing tank, and the action of the detergent is added thereto. That is, the above washing machine is a method of washing laundry by giving a shock to the laundry in a mechanical manner.

Referring to Figure 1, a conventional pulsator washing machine will be described.

An outer tub 3 for storing wash water is installed in the washing machine body 1, a washing tub 5 is installed in the outer tub 3, and a pulsator 7 is installed in the washing tub 5. Is installed. And the motor 9 which rotates the washing tub 5 and the pulsator 7 is provided in the bottom face of the outer tub 3.

In detail, the washing tank 5 is coupled to the dehydration shaft 15, the washing shaft 13 that can be selectively combined with the dehydration shaft 15 is installed in the dehydration shaft 15, the washing shaft At one end of 13, the pulsator 7 is rotatably provided.

The rotational force of the motor 9 is selectively transmitted to the washing tank 5 and the pulsator 7 by the clutch assembly 11. In addition, the washing shaft 13 and the dehydration shaft 15 is usually serration coupled, selectively coupled by the solenoid 11a.

Referring to Figure 1, the operation of the conventional pulsator washing machine described above is as follows.

First, the laundry administration will be described. When the laundry is put in the washing tank 5 and the washing machine is operated, the washing water is supplied to the washing tank 5. When water supply is completed, the pulsator 7 washes the laundry while the pulsator 7 rotates forward and reverse while the laundry is immersed in the laundry. That is, the rotational force of the motor 9 is transmitted to the pulsator 7 through the washing shaft 13 and washed by the water flow generated by the stirring of the pulsator 7 and friction of the laundry with the pulsator 7. This is done.

Next, the dehydration administration will be described. In the dehydration stroke, the washing shaft 13 and the dehydration shaft 15 are integrally rotated by the operation of the solenoid 11a. That is, the washing tank 5 and the pulsator 7 rotate together at high speed to dewater.

However, the conventional washing machines as described above have been difficult to avoid twisting or damaging the laundry because the laundry is rubbed while stirring the pulsator in the state in which the laundry is immersed in the wash water, or the washing is performed by water flow.

In addition, the conventional washing machine has a limitation in the flow of the laundry because the washing machine is washed only depending on the washing water generated in the left and right directions due to the stirring rotation of the pulsator when washing in the washing mode, and thus there is a limit in improving the washing performance. there was.

Therefore, the present invention is to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention to provide a washing machine that can improve the washing performance by activating the flow of the washing water in the washing tank.

Figure 1 is a sectional view of the main part showing a conventional pulsator washing machine configuration

2 is a sectional view showing the main parts of an embodiment of a washing machine according to the present invention;

3 is a plan view showing the movement mechanism of the washing tank and the pulsator of the washing machine of FIG.

Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

101: outer tank 102: washing tank

103: pulsator 105: deshrink

106a: Lower Washing Shaft 106b: Upper Washing Shaft

107: drive motor 110: rotating member

111: balance weight 112: periodic fisherman

113: planetary gear unit 114: internal gear unit

115: laundry shaft gear 116: pulsator gear

125: carrier disk

The present invention for achieving the above object is a washing tub rotatably installed about a vertical axis in the washing machine body; The central axis thereof is inclined at a lower part of the washing tank in a state eccentrically from the center of the washing tank so as to have a predetermined angle with the central axis of the washing tank, so as to be rotatable about its central axis and to be able to pivot about the central axis of the washing tank. A pulsator; Rotating member is rotatably installed in the center of the lower end of the washing tank, the central axis of the pulsator is coupled to one side and the balance member is installed on the opposite side; A dehydration shaft fixedly installed at the center of the lower end of the washing tank; A laundry shaft rotatably installed in the dewatering shaft; Drive means for generating power for rotating the laundry shaft; A clutch for selectively transmitting power of the driving means to the dehydration shaft; It provides a washing machine including a power transmission unit for transmitting the rotational force of the washing shaft to the pulsator and the rotating member.

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of a washing machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 2 shows the configuration of the washing machine according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a view showing the movement mechanism of the washing tank and the pulsator of the washing machine of Figure 2, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, The outer tub 101 is installed inside the main body (not shown) constituting the washing machine case, and the washing tub 102 is rotatably installed around a vertical axis of the washing tub 102. The dehydration shaft 105 is integrally formed at the lower end, and the washing shaft rotated by the driving motor 107 is rotatably installed in the dehydration shaft 105, wherein the washing shaft is the driving motor 107. It is composed of two parts of the upper washing shaft 106b coupled to the lower washing shaft 106a and the upper washing shaft 106a which are transmitted to the power, and the upper end thereof is rotatably installed at the lower end of the washing tank 102. .

A clutch 108 that selectively transmits power of the driving motor 107 to the dehydration shaft 105 is installed below the dehydration shaft 105.

In addition, the lower end of the washing tub 102, the rotating member 110 is rotatably installed on the upper end of the dehydration shaft 105 via an oilless bearing 117 or a ball bearing, one side of the rotating member 110 It is formed to be inclined at a predetermined angle so that the central axis 104 of the pulsator 103 is rotatably coupled to the inclined portion, wherein the pulsator 103 has a central axis 104 of the washing tank 102 It is installed to be inclined at a lower portion in the washing tank 102 in a state eccentrically from the center of the washing tank 102 to form a predetermined angle with the central axis of the, the central axis 104 of the pulsator 103 and the washing tank 102 of the The inclination angle α formed by the central axis is in the range of 0 ° to 10 °.

The rotating member 110 has a counterweight 111 for correcting the deflection of the center of gravity according to the deflection of the pulsator 103 on one side, that is, the opposite side of the combined portion of the central axis 104 of the pulsator 103. Formed.

In addition, a washing shaft gear 115 is installed at an upper end of the upper washing shaft 106b, and a pulsator gear 116 meshing with the washing shaft gear 115 at the central shaft 104 of the pulsator 103. When the washing shaft gear 115 is rotated by the rotation of the upper washing shaft 106b, the pulsator 103 is rotated while the pulsator gear 116 rotates. ) Rotates in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the upper washing shaft (106b), and at the same time a rotating torque of the upper washing shaft (106b) is applied to the pulsator 103 and the rotating member (110) to the washing tank ( A pivotal movement is made in the same direction as the upper and lower washing shafts 106b and 106a around the central axis of the 102.

On the other hand, in the washing machine of the present invention, when the pulsator 103 rotates and rotates due to the rotation of the upper and lower laundry shafts 106b and 106a, the washing tank 102 and the turning direction of the pulsator 103 The washing tank counter-rotating means is configured to rotate in the opposite direction, and the main gear 112 is fixedly installed at the middle portion of the lower washing shaft 106a, and the cycle is disposed at the lower end of the upper washing shaft 106b. The carrier disk 125 is provided with a plurality of planetary gear portion 113 is rotated in engagement with the fisherman 112, the internal gear 114 is engaged with the planetary gear portion 113 on the inner circumferential surface of the dewatering shaft 105 Is formed integrally.

Therefore, when the lower washing shaft 106a is rotated in one direction by receiving power from the driving motor 107, the planetary gear portion 113 engaged with the main gear portion 112 rotates and the internal gear portion 114 is rotated. Revolution of the planetary gear portion 113 is transmitted to the carrier disk 125 and the upper washing shaft 106b so that the upper washing shaft 106b is decelerated in the same direction as the lower washing shaft 106a. Will rotate. In addition, since the planetary gear unit 113 revolves, the internal gear unit 114 rotates in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the lower washing shaft 106a. Thus, the dehydration shaft 105 and the washing tank 102 are upper and lower parts. It is to rotate in the direction opposite to the rotation direction of the washing shaft (106b, 106a).

In addition, referring to FIG. 3, when the washing shaft gear 115 of the upper washing shaft 106b is rotated in one direction, the pulsator gear 116 engaged thereto rotates in the opposite direction and is washed at the same time. Since the revolving direction of the upper washing shaft 106b is rotated about the shaft gear 115, the pulsator 103 is rotated in the opposite direction to the upper washing shaft 106b about its central axis 104. At the same time as the rotation and the upper washing shaft 106b is rotated in the same direction as the washing shaft rotation direction.

In other words, when the upper and lower washing shafts 106b and 106a rotate in any one direction, the rotating direction of the washing tub 102 and the rotating direction of the pulsator 103 are the upper and lower washing shafts 106b and 106a. In the opposite direction of rotation, the revolving direction of the pulsator 103 becomes the same as the rotation direction of the upper and lower laundry shafts 106b and 106a. The rotation of the upper and lower laundry shafts 106b and 106a causes the pulsator to rotate. When the eater 103 pivots about the central axis of the washing tub 102, the washing tub 102 is rotated in the opposite direction.

On the other hand, the lower portion of the washing tub 102 is formed with a curved portion 109 so that the edge of the pulsator 103 can be continuously connected during the pivoting movement of the pulsator 103.

Reference numerals 118 and 119 are bearings for supporting the dehydration shaft 105 in a rotatable state with respect to the outer tub 101. Reference numerals 120 and 121 denote dehydration shafts of the upper and lower washing shafts 106b and 106a. Bearings rotatably supported relative to 105).

The washing machine configured as described above operates as follows.

When the user puts the laundry in the washing tank 102 and starts the washing mode operation after supplying water, the clutch 108 releases the coupling between the lower washing shaft 106a and the dehydration shaft 105 so that the driving motor 107 can be released. The power is not directly transmitted to the dehydration shaft 105, and in this state, the driving motor 107 rotates the lower washing shaft 106a in a forward and reverse direction at regular intervals, and the lower washing shaft 106a is rotated. When rotated in one direction, the rotational force of the lower washing shaft 106a is decelerated by the gear units of the main gear 112, the planetary gear 113, and the internal gear 114, and the upper washing shaft 106b. And then, as described above with reference to FIG. 3, the pulsator 103 is rotated about the central axis 104 in the opposite direction to the upper laundry shaft 106b by the rotation of the upper laundry shaft 106b. The upper washing shaft 106b is centered on the upper washing shaft 106b. It draws a lot of traces in one direction is pivoting in an inclined state.

At this time, the washing tank 102 is rotated in the opposite direction to the washing shaft 106, that is, the pulsator 103 by the operation of the main gear 112, the planetary gear 113 and the internal gear 114. It will rotate in the opposite direction.

As such, when the washing mode is operated, the pulsator 103 continuously rotates and rotates in an inclined state, thereby activating the washing water flow by stirring the washing water in the washing tub 102 as well as left and right, up and down, In addition, the washing tank 102 also turns in the opposite direction to the turning direction of the pulsator 103 and further improves washing performance by activating the washing water flow.

In the dehydration mode, the clutch 108 operates to interconnect the lower washing shaft 106a and the dehydration shaft 105 so that the power of the driving motor 107 is directly transmitted to the dehydration shaft 105. In this state, the dehydration shaft 105 is rotated at high speed to perform dehydration.

As described above, according to the present invention, the pulsator is configured to be inclined in the washing tank and rotates about the central axis of the washing tank, and also rotates around the central axis of the washing tank, and the pulsator and the washing tank relatively rotate. As a result, the washing water flow is more activated and the washing performance is improved.

Claims (7)

A washing tub rotatably installed about a central axis perpendicular to the washing machine body; The central axis thereof is inclined at a lower part of the washing tank in a state eccentrically from the center of the washing tank so as to have a predetermined angle with the central axis of the washing tank, so as to be rotatable about its central axis and to be able to pivot about the central axis of the washing tank. A pulsator; Rotating member is rotatably installed in the center of the lower end of the washing tank, the central axis of the pulsator is coupled to one side; A dehydration shaft fixedly installed at the center of the lower end of the washing tank; A laundry shaft rotatably installed in the dewatering shaft; Drive means for generating power for rotating the laundry shaft; A clutch for selectively transmitting power of the driving means to the dehydration shaft; Washing machine comprising a power transmission unit for transmitting the rotational force of the washing shaft to the pulsator and the rotating member. The washing machine according to claim 1, further comprising a washing tank reverse rotation means for rotating the washing tank in a direction opposite to the turning direction of the pulsator when the pulsator pivots about the center of the washing tank. According to claim 2, The washing shaft is composed of a lower washing shaft coupled to the drive means for receiving power and the upper washing shaft is installed separately on top of the lower washing shaft; The washing tank counter-rotating means includes a carrier disk having a main gear portion formed on an upper end of the lower washing shaft, and a plurality of planetary gear portions that are fixedly coupled to a lower end of the upper washing shaft and engaged with the main gear portion to rotate by rotation of the main gear portion. And an internal gear unit integrally formed on an inner circumferential surface of the deshrinkable shaft and engaged with the planetary gear unit of the carrier disk. The washing machine according to claim 1, wherein a counterweight is installed on the opposite side of the rotating member to which the central axis of the pulsator is coupled. 5. The power transmission unit according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the power transmission unit comprises a washing shaft gear installed at an upper end of the washing shaft, and a pulsator gear installed to mate with the washing shaft gear on the central axis of the pulsator. Washing machine. The washing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the inclination angle of the pulsator is 0 ° to 10 °. The washing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a curved portion is formed at a lower portion of the washing tank so as to be in contact with an edge of a pulsator.