KR100584265B1 - Drain door gasket for drum type washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a drainage structure of a drum washing machine door gasket capable of immediately removing residual water remaining in a gasket after a washing operation to prevent contamination of the residual water and preventing damage to the gasket due to a smooth washing operation and freezing. According to the present invention, at the bottom of the gasket is formed a drain inclined portion which is inclined in the tub direction from the door, the drain inclined portion, the first drain having a gradually expanding area inclined in the tub direction in the door ; A freshwater protrusion protruding from both sides of the first drainage portion in a direction in contact with the door; And it provides a drainage structure of the drum washing machine door gasket comprising a second drainage for draining the wash water remaining between the fresh water protrusions. As a result, the gasket is protected while contamination of the washing machine by the residual washing water is prevented, thereby increasing the marketability of the drum washing machine.

Drum Washer, Gasket, Residue, Drainage

Description

Drainage structure of drum washing machine door gasket {DRAIN DOOR GASKET FOR DRUM TYPE WASHING MACHINE}

1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a front door part of a conventional drum washing machine.

2 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional drum washing machine gasket.

3 is a perspective view of a door gasket according to the present invention.

4A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG.

4B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B in FIG. 3.

Figure 5 is a sectional view of the main part of the drum washing machine is installed gasket of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10: cabinet 20: tub

30: drum 40: gasket

50: door 60: inclined drain

62: first drain part 64: second drain part

66: freshwater stone

The present invention relates to a drainage structure of a drum washing machine door gasket, and more particularly, the bottom surface of the gasket for sealing the door and the tub of the drum washing machine has a cross-sectional shape having a plurality of inclined drainage passages, and the washing water in which the gasket of the door remains. It relates to a drainage structure of the drum washing machine door gasket to quickly remove it.

In general washing machines, a washing machine disclosed in recent years is largely classified into a pulsator type and a drum type. In the pulsator method, the washing tank and the storage tank in which the laundry is accommodated are installed vertically to perform washing from friction caused by water flow generated by rotation of the pulsator installed on the bottom of the washing tank.

In addition, the drum-type washing machine is installed in the tub and drum that accommodates the laundry horizontally to perform the washing by falling of the laundry, maximizing the laundry capacity and reduce the tangling of the laundry after washing compared to the pulsator washing machine Due to its advantages, the demand is increasing and the related technologies for improving user convenience are also rapidly developing.

A schematic cross sectional view of such a drum type washing machine is shown in FIG. 1.

As shown, a tub (2) for storing the wash water is installed inside the cabinet (1), and the drum (3) into which the laundry is put is rotatably installed inside the tub (2).

The tub 2 is fixedly installed in a suspended state in the cabinet 1, and the drum 3 is rotatably installed by a driving motor (not shown) inside the tub so that the washing water is washed in the tub 2. Laundry is stored inside the drum 3 in a state where water is stored) and rotates.

Meanwhile, a door 5 is installed in front of the cabinet 1, and a gasket 4 is installed between the door 5 and the tub 2 to prevent leakage of wash water.

The gasket 4 is formed of a soft rubber material to define the opening and closing space when opening and closing the door, and at the same time, when the door 5 is closed, the tub 2 and the drum ( 3) The inner washing water is sealed so as not to leak to the outside of the tub (2).

The wash water is stored only in the tub 2 by the gasket 4, and after draining, the laundry can be taken out or put in the state in which the door 5 is opened, and the gasket 4 has a limited area. Can be freed from

That is, the installation of the gasket (4) is pushed or pulled in accordance with the opening and closing of the door (5) is formed to be corrugated so as to have a length of the room, the gasket (4) should be installed beneath as shown.

However, the tub 2 by the corrugation structure of the gasket 4 even after the drainage is completed in the state in which the wash water stored inside the tub 2 is stored in the gasket 4 by the corrugation structure of the gasket 4 as described above. The position is changed so that the center of the gasket (4) is bent. As shown in FIG. 2, the gasket 4 has a reverse inclined portion 4a and a normal inclined portion 4b generated by the closing of the door 5, and the gasket 4 is washed on the reverse inclined portion 4a on the side of the door 5. The remaining water causes odors of the washing machine, and when the washing operation is performed while leaving the contaminated water as it is, the contaminated water and the water supplied are mixed, resulting in poor washing.

In addition, residual water in the gasket 4 freezes during the winter when the temperature decreases, which may cause damage to the gasket 4.

The present invention has been invented to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention to immediately remove the residual water remaining in the gasket after the washing operation to prevent contamination of the residual water, due to the smooth washing and freezing It is to provide a drainage structure of the drum washing machine door gasket that can prevent damage to the gasket.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a cabinet, a tub suspended in the cabinet, the wash water is stored, a drum rotatably installed inside the tub, a door provided in the front of the cabinet, the door And a gasket installed to prevent leakage of the tub while the inlet of the tub is connected to the inlet of the tub, wherein a drain slope having a slope formed in the tub direction is formed at the bottom of the gasket. The drain inclination portion may include: a first drain portion having an enlarged area gradually while inclining toward the tub from the door; A freshwater protrusion protruding from both sides of the first drainage portion in a direction in contact with the door; And it provides a drainage structure of the drum washing machine door gasket comprising a second drainage for draining the wash water remaining between the fresh water protrusions.

The present invention is characterized in that the gasket is configured to protect the gasket so that the washing water does not remain in the gasket sealing the door and the tub of the drum washing machine and at the same time clean laundry can be executed.

3 is a perspective view of a gasket of the present invention having the above characteristics.

In FIG. 3, a sloped drainage part 60 having a slope formed in the tub direction is formed at the bottom of the gasket 40 formed of a hard rubber material.

More specifically, the inclined drain portion 60 is inclined toward the tub from the door and gradually increases the first drain portion 62 having an enlarged area, and the first drain portion 62 in a direction in contact with the door. ) And a second drainage portion 64 for draining the wash water remaining between the freshwater protrusions 66 protruding from both sides and the freshwater protrusions 66.

The inclined drain portion 60 is formed at the bottom of the gasket 40 to drain the wash water remaining in the lower portion of the gasket 40, and the first drain portion 62 of the inclined drain portion 60. Washing water remaining in the gasket 40 by the inclination by has a shape of a size that gradually expands so that the primary flow naturally.

The inclined drainage portion 60 is the gasket 40 is installed between the door and the tub, when the door is closed, the gasket 40 is partially bent in accordance with the position setting with the tub, which is in the description of the prior art As shown in FIG. 2, a phenomenon in which the reverse inclination portion 4a is formed is generated. In order to prevent the formation of the inverted inclined portion 4a, the inclined drain portion 60 has a plurality of bent cross-sectional shapes, which are configured as follows.

First, as shown in FIG. 4A, a fresh water protrusion 66 is formed at one end of the first drain 62 to incline the washing water remaining in the gasket 40 without being dispersed in various directions of the gasket 40. It is formed to guide the drainage while freshening the wash water to be concentrated in the drain 60.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 4B, when the gasket 40 is finely broken due to the closing of the door, the freshwater protrusion 66 may not be bent at the position where the freshwater protrusion 66 is formed. Thus, the aforementioned inversion inclination portion 4a (Fig. 2) does not occur, thereby preventing the remaining of the wash water.

On the other hand, a second drainage portion 64 is formed between the freshwater protrusions 66 so that the gasket 40 is bent in cooperation with the freshwater protrusions 66 while allowing the drainage to be quickly discharged during the initial flow of the residual wash water. The inclined portion 4a (Fig. 2) is not generated so that the wash water flows only in one direction.

5 is a drum washing machine provided with the gasket 40 of the present invention configured as described above.

In FIG. 5, a tub 20 storing laundry water is installed inside the cabinet 10, which is a washing machine body, and a drum 30 into which laundry is injected is rotatably installed inside the tub 20.

The tub 20 is fixedly installed in a suspended state in the cabinet 10, and the drum 30 is rotatably installed by a driving motor (not shown) inside the tub 20 to wash the laundry during washing. In the state stored in the tub 20, laundry is accommodated inside the drum 30 to rotate while washing.

Meanwhile, a door 50 is installed in front of the cabinet 10, and a gasket 40 is installed between the door 50 and the tub 20 to prevent leakage of wash water.

The gasket 40 is formed of a soft rubber material to generate a gap of clearance while limiting the opening and closing space when the door 50 is opened and closed, and at the same time, when the door 50 is closed, the tub 20 as described above. And the washing water inside the drum 30 is sealed so as not to leak to the outside of the tub (20).

In addition, according to the present invention, the inclined drainage portion 60 is formed on the bottom surface of the gasket 40.

The operation of the present invention configured as described above will be described.

In order to dispense laundry to the drum washing machine of the present invention, the door 50 is opened to dispense laundry into the drum 30, and after the laundry is completely administered, the door 50 is completely sealed to the tub 20. The door 50 is sealed, and the gasket 40 seals the door 50 and the tub 20.

Then, while washing or rinsing is executed, washing and rinsing are performed by a large amount of laundry and detergent in the tub 20, and when the dehydration and drying process are executed, the laundry in the drum 30 and the tub 20 is washed. The wash water is drained through a drain pipe (not shown) formed at the bottom of the tub 20.

On the other hand, during the drainage in the process of draining from the tub 20, the inclined drainage portion 60 formed on the lowest surface of the gasket 40 is left in the washing water flows during washing and rinsing operation is accumulated, such residual The washing water is drained to the tub 20 through the first drain 62 of the gasket 40 after the washing water is completely drained from the tub after the dehydration and drying operation is completed, the first The second drainage portion 64 formed above the drainage portion 62 has an inclination larger than that of the first drainage portion 62. As a result, the wash water is separated from the second drainage portion 64 and the first drainage portion 62. Drain quickly through.

Thus, the residual wash water guided to the first drain 62 and discharged to the tub 20 may be discharged from the tub 20 to the outside of the washing machine through the drain pipe.

Meanwhile, when the door is closed, the inclined drainage part 60 may be partially pressed by the gasket 40 so that the inclined drainage part 60 may not be able to form a drainage inclination. In contrast, the freshwater protrusion 66 formed between the second drainage portion 64 prevents the gasket 40 from being bent and at the same time maintains the inclination of the second drainage portion 64 at the lowest portion of the gasket 40. Residual wash water can be drained quickly without being backflowed and remaining by bending.

In this way, the present invention is formed so that the inclined drainage portion 60, 60 has a multi-section at the lowest surface of the gasket 40 so that the washing water remaining in the gasket 40 is drained to the tub 20, remaining after washing All the washing water can be drained.

By the drain hose of the drum washing machine door gasket of the present invention, while the contamination of the washing machine by the residual washing water is prevented, the gasket is protected to increase the commerciality of the drum washing machine.

Although specific embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the present invention belongs to the present invention without departing from the scope of the present invention as claimed in the claims. Anyone of ordinary skill in the art will be able to implement various modifications.

Claims (2)

A cabinet 10, a tub 20 suspended from the cabinet 10 to store wash water, a drum 30 rotatably installed inside the tub 20, and a front surface of the cabinet 10. In the drum washing machine comprising a door 50 and a gasket 40 installed to prevent leakage of the tub 20 while being formed to be corrugated to connect the inlet of the door 50 and the tub 20. Drainage structure of the drum washing machine door gasket, characterized in that the inclined drainage portion 60 is formed in the lowest portion of the gasket 40 inclined toward the tub 20 in the door (50). According to claim 1, The inclined drainage portion 60, A first drain portion 62 inclined toward the tub 20 in the door 50 and having an enlarged area gradually; A fresh water protrusion 66 protruding to both sides of the first drain 62 in a direction in contact with the door 50; And The drainage structure of the drum washing machine door gasket, characterized in that it comprises a second drain (64) for draining the wash water remaining between the fresh water protrusions (66).

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