KR100782382B1 - Detergent supply apparatus and washing machine having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

Detergent supply device 60 according to the present invention, the supply case 70, detergent storage chambers (83) (84) and rinsing agent storage chamber (85) having a detergent storage container (80) coupled to the supply case 70 and , A water supply cover 90 coupled to the detergent storage container 80 to supply the wash water to the detergent storage container 80, and the wash water remaining at the lower part of the water supply cover 90 at the lower part of the water supply cover 90. A blocking rib 97 is provided to prevent flow toward the rinse agent storage chamber 85. According to the present invention, when the wash water is supplied to the detergent storage chamber (83) (84) through the water supply cover 90, the blocking rib 97 provided in the lower portion of the water supply cover 90 is located in the lower portion of the water supply cover (90) Residual wash water is prevented from being misinjected into the rinse agent storage chamber (85).

Description

Detergent supply apparatus and washing machine having the same

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a washing machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a front sectional view schematically showing a detergent supply apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3 and 4 are a plan view and a bottom perspective view showing the main components of the detergent supply apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

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10.Housing 20 ... Tub

40 ... Water supply 60 ... Detergent supply

70 ... supply case 80 ... detergent reservoir

83 ... main detergent storage room 84 ... auxiliary detergent storage room

85.Rinse reservoir 90.Water supply cover

92a, 92b, 92c ... outlet 95 ... water supply hole

97.Blocking rib

The present invention relates to a detergent supply apparatus and a washing machine having the same, and more particularly, to a detergent supply apparatus and a washing machine having the same, which can prevent the washing water supplied to the detergent storage chamber from being erroneously introduced into the rinse agent storage chamber.

Generally, a washing machine includes a pulsator washing machine that rotates washing water and laundry to be washed with a pulsator rotatably installed on the bottom of the tub, and an agitator protruding from the center of the tub. An agitator washing machine for washing laundry by stirring the wash water and the laundry to be washed, and a drum washing machine for washing the laundry by rotating the drum containing the laundry to raise and drop the laundry.

As such, there are various types of washing machines, but all of them include a detergent supply device for supplying a detergent to a laundry room by mixing detergent with washing water. The detergent supply device is connected to a water supply device including a water supply valve and a water supply tube to receive the wash water, and is connected to the tub through a connection pipe to supply the detergent mixed water to the tub of the washing machine.

Looking at the configuration of the detergent supply unit, the detergent supply unit is fixedly installed on the upper side of the washing machine and the supply case is coupled to the tubing connecting to the tub, and the detergent reservoir is installed to be able to slide in the front and rear direction in front of the supply case and It is installed on top of the detergent reservoir, and includes a water cover for guiding the wash water supplied from the water supply to the detergent reservoir.

In the detergent supply device of most washing machines recently released, the detergent storage container includes a plurality of detergent storage rooms in which detergents are stored and a rinsing agent storage room in which rinsing agents are stored. The water supply cover is provided with a plurality of water supply pipes for supplying cold water and hot water, and a water supply passage for guiding the washing water to each detergent storage room and a rinsing agent storage room. Therefore, it is selectively supplied to the detergent storage room or the rinsing agent storage room.

However, in the conventional detergent supply device, when the wash water is supplied to the detergent storage chamber of the detergent storage container, the washing water flows smoothly, and a discharge port is formed at the water pipe installation site at one side of the water supply cover to prevent the wash water from remaining. . However, when the wash water is supplied to the detergent storage chamber, the wash water may pass through this outlet and enter the rinsing agent storage chamber containing the rinsing agent through the lower surface of the water supply cover. Residual wash water may flow into the rinse agent reservoir.

In this case, the siphon device of the rinsing agent storage room is operated due to the inflow of the wash water from the rinsing agent storage room, thereby causing a problem that the rinsing agent is misinjected into the laundry room during the washing stroke other than the normal rinsing agent input step.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, detergent that can prevent the rinsing agent is wrongly introduced into the laundry room during the washing stroke other than the normal rinsing agent input step due to the wrong flow of the wash water supplied to the detergent storage room It is an object of the present invention to provide a feeding device and a washing machine having the same.

Detergent supply apparatus according to the present invention for achieving the above object, a detergent storage container having a supply case, a detergent storage chamber and a rinse agent storage chamber coupled to the supply case, and the detergent storage container for supplying the wash water to the detergent storage container It includes a water supply cover coupled to, the lower portion of the water supply cover is provided with a blocking rib to prevent the washing water remaining in the lower portion of the water supply cover to flow to the rinse agent storage chamber.

Here, the length of the blocking rib is preferably longer than the width of the rinse agent storage chamber.

And, one side of the water supply cover may be provided with a discharge port for discharging the wash water remaining on the upper portion of the water supply cover.

Here, the blocking rib is preferably disposed between the outlet and the rinse agent storage chamber.

In addition, the blocking rib may be partially bent toward the outlet.

On the other hand, the washing machine according to the present invention for achieving the above object is provided with a detergent supply device for supplying detergent and rinsing agent with the wash water into the tub, the detergent supply device is connected to the tub supply case And a detergent reservoir having a detergent storage chamber and a rinse agent storage chamber coupled to the supply case, and a water supply cover coupled to the detergent reservoir for supplying wash water to the detergent reservoir, wherein the water supply is provided at a lower portion of the water supply cover. Shutoff ribs are provided to prevent the wash water remaining in the lower part of the cover from flowing toward the rinse agent storage chamber.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described a detergent supply apparatus and a washing machine having the same according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a washing machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a front sectional view schematically showing a detergent supply apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, 3 and 4 are preferred A plan view and a bottom perspective view showing the main components of the detergent supply apparatus according to the embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, a washing machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a housing 10 for opening and closing a housing 10 forming an appearance and a laundry inlet 11 provided in front of the housing 10. The door 12 is rotatably installed at an angle on one side thereof, the tub 20 filled with washing water, the drum 25 rotatably installed inside the tub 20, and the drum 25 are rotated. And a water supply device 40 having a cold water and hot water valve 41 and 42 and a plurality of water supply tubes 43a, 43b and 43c to supply washing water to the tub 20. ), A drainage device 50 for discharging the wash water of the tub 20, and a detergent supply device 60 for supplying detergent and a rinsing agent together with the wash water.

Here, the configuration of the housing 10, the tub 20, the drum 25, the drive device 30, the water supply device 40, the drainage device 50, etc., except for the detergent supply device 60 is a conventional drum. Since the configuration is similar to that of the washing machine, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Detergent supply device 60 is, as shown in Figure 2, the supply case 70 is installed inside the upper portion of the housing 10, detergent storage container coupled to the supply case 70 to be slidably moved in the front and rear direction ( 80 and a water supply cover 90 installed to cover the upper portion of the detergent storage container 80.

The supply case 70 has an upper surface and a front surface, and the lower surface has a narrow shape in which the width thereof is narrowed downward. The lower side of the supply case 70 is provided with a connection portion 72 is formed with the inlet (71). The connecting portion 72 is coupled to the connecting pipe 21 (see Fig. 1) connected to the tub 20.

The detergent storage container 80 is for storing detergent and rinsing agent, the inside of which is a space for storing detergent by the two partitions 81 and 82 and a main detergent storage room 83 and an auxiliary detergent storage room 84. ) And a rinse agent storage chamber 85 which is a space in which a liquid rinse agent can be stored. At the rear of the main detergent storage chamber 83 and the auxiliary detergent storage chamber 84, first and second outlets 86 and 87 for discharging the detergent mixed with the wash water are respectively provided.

When the wash water is supplied to the main detergent storage room 83, the detergent stored therein is mixed with the wash water and flows out to the supply case 70 through the first outlet 86, and when the wash water is supplied to the auxiliary detergent storage room 84, The stored detergent is mixed with the wash water and flows out through the second outlet 87 to the supply case 70.

The rinse agent storage chamber 85 is provided with a siphon device 88 for flowing the stored rinse agent into the supply case 70. The siphon device 88 includes a siphon tube 88a open toward the supply case 70 and a siphon cap 88b installed on the siphon tube 88a. In general, the siphon cap 88b is marked with an injection restriction line so that the rinsing agent is filled to a predetermined amount or less. The washing water is supplied to the rinse agent storage chamber 85 in the rinsing stroke during the entire stroke during washing. When the washing water is supplied to the rinse agent storage chamber 85, the liquid rinsing agent is siphoned together with the washing water. Flow through the supply case (70).

Water supply cover 90 is installed to cover the open top of the detergent reservoir (80). The water supply cover 90 is connected to the water supply device 40 to wash the wash water according to the stroke during washing, the main detergent storage chamber 83, the auxiliary detergent storage chamber 84, or the rinse agent storage chamber 85 of the detergent storage container 80. To supply. 3 and 4, the rear of the water supply cover 90 is installed in the first and second cold water pipes (91a) (91b) and the hot water pipe (91c). The first and second cold water pipes 91a and 91b are connected to feed water tubes 43a and 43b for supplying cold water (see FIG. 1), and are disposed such that each outlet port intersects each other. The hot water pipe 91c is connected to the hot water tube 43c for hot water supply.

The lower portions of the first and second cold water pipes 91a and 91b and the hot water pipes 91c discharge outlets 92a, 92b and 92c for preventing the wash water supplied from remaining on the upper portion of the water supply cover 90. Are respectively provided.

As shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of flow path forming ribs 93 are provided on the upper surface of the water supply cover 90 to form first to third water supply passages 94a, 94b, and 94c, respectively. A plurality of water supply holes 95 are provided downstream of the flow paths 94a, 94b and 94c. The first water supply passage 94a guides the wash water flowing through the first cold water pipe 91a to the water supply hole 95 disposed above the main detergent storage chamber 83 of the detergent storage container 80 to maintain the main detergent storage chamber ( 83) Wash water is supplied. In addition, the second water supply passage 94b guides the wash water flowing through the second cold water pipe 91b to the water supply hole 95 disposed above the auxiliary detergent storage chamber 84 of the detergent storage container 80 to support the auxiliary detergent. The wash water can be supplied to the storage compartment 84. In addition, the third water flow passage (94c) is washing that flows between the first and second water flow passage (94a, 94b) while washing water discharged simultaneously from the first cold water pipe (91a) and the second cold water pipe (91b) intersect. The water is guided to the water supply hole 95 disposed above the rinse agent storage chamber 85 of the detergent reservoir 80 so that the wash water is supplied to the rinse agent storage chamber 85.

As shown in FIG. 4, the washing water flowing through the first and second water supply paths 94a and 94b is disposed at the lower part of the water supply cover 90, and the main detergent storage chamber 83 and the auxiliary of the detergent storage container 80. Guide ribs 96 are provided to protrude smoothly into the detergent storage chamber 84, respectively.

The lower side of the water supply cover 90 includes a lower portion of the water supply cover 90 such as washing water discharged through discharge holes 92a and 92b provided at the lower portions of the first and second cold water pipes 91a and 91b. Shut-off rib 97 is installed to prevent the washing water remaining in the flow to the rinse agent storage chamber 85 riding the lower surface of the water supply cover 90. The shutoff ribs 97, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, to effectively block the flow of the wash water discharged through the outlets (92a, 92b), the rinse agent storage chamber (85) ), The length is longer than the width of the rinsing agent storage chamber 85, and both ends are bent toward each discharge port (92a) (92b).

Shut-off rib 97 is the wash water discharged through the discharge port (92a, 92b) of the wash water supplied through the first cold water pipe (91a) or the second cold water pipe (91b) or the main detergent storage room 83 or auxiliary detergent In the process of supplying the wash water to the storage chamber 84, the washing water remaining at the lower portion of the water supply cover 90 is blocked from flowing toward the rinse agent storage chamber 85. Therefore, the problem that the rinsing agent stored in the rinse agent storage chamber 85 is misinjected into the tub 20 during the washing stroke other than the normal rinsing agent injection step does not occur.

The left and right sides of the water supply cover 90 are provided with a plurality of hooks 98 coupled to the supply case 70, and the upper cover 75 is coupled to the upper portion of the water supply cover 90.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described the operation of the washing machine and the operation of the detergent supply apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

When the washing stroke is started with detergent and rinsing agent stored in the detergent supply device 60, the water supply device 40 is operated and the wash water supplied through the water supply device 40 is the first cold water pipe of the water supply cover 90. It is flowed to the main detergent storage chamber 83 or the auxiliary detergent storage chamber 84 of the detergent storage container 80 through the (91a) or the second cold water pipe (91b). When the wash water is supplied to the main detergent storage room 83 or the auxiliary detergent storage room 84 in this way, the detergent stored in the main detergent storage room 83 or the auxiliary detergent storage room 84 is mixed with the wash water, and each outlet 86 of the detergent storage container 80 is provided. After exiting from the detergent reservoir (80) through the (87) is supplied to the inside of the tub 20 through the supply case 70 and the connection pipe (21).

On the other hand, while the wash water is supplied to the main detergent storage chamber 83 and the auxiliary detergent storage chamber 84 of the detergent storage container 80, the outlets 92a and 92b below the first cold water pipe 91a or the second cold water pipe 91b. Washing water passing through the) is blocked by the blocking rib 97 installed adjacent to each outlet (92a, 92b) in the lower portion of the water supply cover 90 does not flow to the rinse agent storage chamber 85 of the detergent reservoir (80). It falls into the supply case 70. Therefore, the wash water supplied to the main detergent storage chamber 83 or the auxiliary detergent storage chamber 84 flows into the rinse agent storage chamber 85 so that the rinsing agent is returned to the inside of the tub 20 during the washing stroke other than the normal rinsing agent introduction step. The problem of input does not occur.

Subsequently, if the washing water is supplied through the first cold water pipe (91a) and the second cold water pipe (91b) of the water supply cover (90) at the same time, the washing water passes through each cold water pipe (91a) (91b). As the wash water crosses, the wash water flows into the rinse agent storage chamber 85 along the third water supply passage 94c of the water supply cover 90. At this time, the rinsing agent is dropped into the supply case 70 through the siphon tube 88a together with the wash water and then supplied into the tub 20.

On the other hand, while the washing machine according to the present invention has been described by taking a drum washing machine as an example, the present invention may be another washing machine having a detergent supply device 60 other than the drum washing machine such as a pulsator washing machine or an agitator washing machine.

According to the present invention described above, when the wash water is supplied to the detergent storage chamber of the detergent storage container through the water supply cover, the wash ribs provided in the lower portion of the water cover flows through the outlet or the wash water remaining in the lower portion of the water cover to the rinse agent storage chamber. To prevent flow to the side. Therefore, it is possible to solve the conventional problem in which the washing water is incorrectly introduced into the rinsing agent storage room during the washing stroke other than the normal rinsing agent input step, and the rinsing agent is misinjected.

The present invention described above is not limited to the configuration and operation as illustrated and described. That is, the present invention is capable of various changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

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delete delete The detergent storage compartment and the rinse of the detergent storage compartment having a supply case, a detergent storage compartment and a rinse agent storage compartment coupled to the supply case, a water supply passage coupled to an upper portion of the detergent storage vessel and washing water flows into and a wash water from the water supply passage. In the detergent supply apparatus having a water supply cover having a plurality of water supply holes for supplying to the storage compartment, One side of the water supply cover is provided with a discharge port for discharging the wash water remaining on the upper portion of the water supply cover, The lower portion of the water supply cover detergent supply apparatus, characterized in that the washing water discharged to the discharge port is provided with a blocking rib along the lower portion of the water supply cover flow path to the rinsing agent storage chamber. The method of claim 3, wherein The shutoff rib is disposed between the discharge port and the rinse agent storage chamber, characterized in that the detergent supply device. The method of claim 4, wherein The blocking rib is a part of the detergent supply device characterized in that the bent toward the outlet. In the washing machine having a detergent supply device for supplying detergent and rinsing agent with the wash water into the tub, The detergent supply apparatus has a supply case connected to the tub, a detergent storage chamber having a detergent storage chamber and a rinsing agent storage chamber, and a detergent storage container coupled to the supply case, a water supply passage coupled to an upper portion of the detergent storage container, and into which washing water is introduced, and the water supply passage. A water supply cover having a water supply hole for supplying the wash water to the detergent storage room and the rinsing agent storage room, One side of the water supply cover is provided with a discharge port for discharging the wash water remaining on the upper portion of the water supply cover, Washing machine, characterized in that the lower portion of the water supply cover is provided with a blocking rib on the path of the washing water discharged to the outlet flows to the rinse agent storage chamber along the lower portion of the water supply cover.

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