KR100825953B1 - Deodoring apparatus for washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a deodorizer of the washing machine. Deodorizing device of the present invention is installed to face the inside of the washing tank in the door 26 of the washing machine. A mounting portion 29 is formed in the bottom surface 28 of the door facing the inside of the washing tub, and the mounting cover 30 is mounted on the mounting portion 29. Deodorant 40 is installed inside the mounting cover 30. The mounting cover 30 has a shape of a square pyramid whose tip is cut off, and a louver 35 is formed at a side thereof so that external air can be transferred into the mounting cover 30. At one end of the mounting cover 30, a hook piece 32 inserted into the insertion slot 29s formed at the mounting part 29 is formed, and on the opposite side on which the hook piece 32 is formed, a section of the mounting part 29 is formed. An elastic hook 33 positioned at the joint 29m is formed. A hook groove 34 is formed in the elastic hook 33, and a hook end 29h formed at a position corresponding to the cutout portion 29m is hooked to the hook groove 34. The deodorant 40 is formed of a lattice-like plate of activated carbon, and odor particles are adsorbed and decomposed between micropores. According to the present invention as described above it is possible to remove the odor generated in the washing machine.

Washing machine, deodorization, activated carbon, elastic desorption

Description

Deodoring apparatus for washing machine

1 is a partial cutaway perspective view showing the configuration of a washing machine according to the prior art.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the door and the top cover with a deodorizing device of the washing machine according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a cross-sectional view showing the main portion of the embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

20: top cover 22: entrance

23: entrance face 24: edge face

25: seating surface 26: door

27: handle 28: when the door

29: mounting portion 29s: insertion slot

29m: cutout 29h: hanger

30: mounting cover 31: cover body

32: hanger 33: elastic hook

34: Hanger Home 35: Louver

38: mounting protrusion 39: guide protrusion                 

40: deodorant 42: buffer mat

The present invention relates to a washing machine, and more particularly to a deodorizing device of the washing machine for removing the odor generated in the interior of the washing tank.

1 is a partially cutaway perspective view illustrating the internal structure of a general automatic washing machine. As shown, the outer case 1 constitutes the exterior of the washing machine, and the reservoir 3 is installed inside the outer case 1. The reservoir 3 is filled with washing water for washing.

The washing tank 5 is rotatably installed inside the water tank 3. A plurality of through holes 5h are formed in the washing tank 5 to allow the washing water filled in the water storage tank 3 to flow freely into the washing tank 5. Embossing 5e is also formed on the inner wall of the washing tub 5 to obtain a lightening effect.

The washing wing 6 is installed on the bottom surface of the washing tub 5, and serves to stir the washing cloth and the washing water together. In the center of the washing blade (6) is provided with a collecting device (7) for collecting seams or lint to be mixed in the wash water in the washing tank (5). Such a collecting device 7 may be rotated with the washing tank 5 or with the washing blade 6.

On the other hand, the top of the outer case (1) is provided with a door (9) for selectively communicating the interior of the washing tank (5) with the outside. And the upper end of the outer case (1) is provided with an operation panel 11 is provided with various buttons for the operation of the washing machine. Reference numeral 13 is a drain pipe for discharging the wash water after washing to the outside.

In the washing machine having such a configuration, the contaminated washing cloth is introduced into the washing tank 5, and the washing water for washing is filled in the washing tank 5 and the water storage tank 3. In addition, washing is performed while stirring the laundry cloth and the washing water while simultaneously or separately rotating the washing tank 5 and the washing blade 6. If necessary, laundry is added to the wash water by adding detergent, bleach softener, and the like.

However, the prior art as described above has the following problems.

There are various kinds of contamination of the laundry cloth, and the contamination is taken out of the laundry cloth during the washing process and mixed in the washing water. The contamination transmitted to the wash water is discharged together with the wash water through the drain hose 13. However, the washing water mixed with contamination is not completely discharged even after the washing is completed and is buried on the surface of the washing tank 5 or the water storage tank 3. Therefore, the odor is generated from the contamination itself and the microorganisms propagate in the contamination.

Further, in addition to the contamination, many smells are generated inside the washing machine due to detergent residues. In the related art, such an odor cannot be removed.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, to provide a deodorizing device of the washing machine to remove the odor generated inside the washing machine.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a washing machine deodorizing device that is easy to replace.

According to a feature of the present invention for achieving the above object, the present invention is formed on one side of the lower surface of the door for selectively opening and closing the inlet of the washing tub and the mounting portion which is open toward the interior of the washing tub, detachable to the mounting portion Washing machine comprising a mounting cover installed and having a louver in communication with the inside and the outside of the mounting portion, and a deodorant fixed to the inside of the mounting cover and adsorbs the odor particles externally transmitted through the louver In the deodorizing device of the, the mounting portion is formed to be recessed in the door is formed around the inner circumferential surface of the seating end is seated on the edge of the mounting cover is formed, the insertion slot and the hook end for mounting the mounting cover is the mounting portion Around the periphery of each other is provided in opposite positions, the mounting cover is hooked to the insertion slot A hook piece is formed, and an elastic hook that is elastically hooked to the hook end is formed on the opposite side where the hook piece is formed, and the hook groove into which the hook end is inserted and the hook groove into which the hook end is inserted are disposed at the front end of the elastic hook. Guide inclination is formed inclined with respect to the front end direction of the elastic hook.

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The deodorant is mounted on the inner surface of the mounting cover by a mounting protrusion and a guide protrusion, and is formed in a lattice shape with activated carbon as a main raw material.                     

A buffer mat surrounding the side of the deodorant is installed and positioned between the deodorant, the mounting protrusion and the guide protrusion.

According to the deodorizing device of the washing machine according to the present invention having such a configuration can be reliably remove the odor from the washing machine, since the deodorant is configured to be detachable to one side of the washing machine can continue to exhibit the deodorizing performance by replacing the deodorant There is an advantage to this.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a washing machine deodorizing apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a door having a deodorizing device for a washing machine according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the deodorizing device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in these figures, the top cover 20 forms the upper appearance of the washing machine. The top cover 20 has an inlet 22 for introducing and taking out the laundry cloth into the washing tank at the center thereof. An inlet surface 23 surrounding the edge of the inlet 22 extends toward the inside of the inlet 22. The inlet surface 23 is formed to be approximately curved to face the inside of the washing tank.

An edge surface 24 is formed at the edge of the top cover 20. The edge surface 24 is the most protruding portion of the top cover 20. Such an edge surface 24 is formed along the tip and both ends of the top cover 20.

On the other hand, a seating surface 25 is formed at the edge of the inlet 22 corresponding to the edge 24 and the inlet 22. The seating surface 25 is a portion on which the lower surface of the door 30 to be described below is seated. The seating surface 25 is formed to have a different width according to its position, and is formed to be recessed compared to the edge surface 24.

The door 26 is seated on the seating surface 25 of the top cover 20. Both ends of the door 26 are connected to the top cover 20 by hinges, and the front and rear ends of the door 26 are rotated about the hinge to open and close the inlet 22. A handle portion 27 is provided at the tip of the door 26 to facilitate opening and closing of the door 26.

Deodorizing device is provided on the lower surface 28 of the door 20 facing the inlet 22. That is, the mounting surface 29 of a predetermined shape is formed on the lower surface of the door 28. The mounting portion 29 is formed to correspond to the shape of the mounting cover 30 to be described below, in the present embodiment is formed in a square. The mounting portion 29 is formed to be recessed with respect to the lower surface of the door 28.

A seating end 29n is formed along a part of the edge of the mounting portion 29. The seating end 29 serves to restrict the mounting cover 30 from being inserted further into the mounting portion 29. However, depending on design conditions, the seating end 29n may not be formed.

Insertion slots 29s are formed on sidewalls of the mounting portion 29. The insertion slots 29s are formed side by side with a predetermined interval on one side wall. A notch 29m is formed on the opposite sidewall on which the insertion slot 29s is formed, and a hook end 29h is formed at the notch 29m. The cutout (29m) is formed by cutting a portion of the side wall of the mounting portion 29, the elastic hook 33 of the mounting cover 30 to be described below is located.

For reference, although the mounting portion 29 is formed in the lower surface of the door 28 in the present embodiment, it is not necessary to do so, and it may be any position facing the inside of the washing tank. Of course, depending on the performance of the deodorant 40 does not necessarily need to face the inside of the washing tank.

The mounting cover 30 is mounted to the mounting portion 29. The mounting cover 30 is formed in a quadrangular shape so that the cover body 31 corresponds to the mounting portion 29. The cover body 31 is configured in the shape of a square pyramid whose shape is roughly cut at the top. On one side of the cover body 31, a hook piece 32 is formed to correspond to the insertion slot 29s. An elastic hook 33 is formed at a position opposite to the hook piece 32. The elastic hook 33 has elasticity in its shape, and a hook groove 34 is formed at the tip. The hook groove 34 is hooked on the hook end 29h.

The elastic hook 33 is provided with a round portion 33r at the tip thereof so that the elastic hook 33 is more easily inserted into the cutout portion 29m when the mounting cover 30 is mounted. And the guide inclination 33s is formed to be inclined downward in the direction of the front end of the elastic hook 33 in a position adjacent to the hook groove 34 to facilitate the insertion of the elastic hook 33.

A louver 35 is formed at the side of the cover body 31. The louver 35 serves to communicate the inner space formed by the cover body 31 and the mounting portion 29 and the outside of the cover body 31.

Next, the mounting protrusion 38 and the guide protrusion 39 are formed to be upright on the inner surface of the cover body 31. The mounting protrusions 38 are formed at positions facing each other to support both ends of the deodorant 40 to be described below, and the guide protrusions 39 are also formed at positions facing each other to form another of the deodorants 40. Support both ends. Here, the hooking jaw 38 'is formed only at the tip of the mounting protrusion 38 to hang the deodorant 40. In addition, the mounting protrusion 38 is preferably formed at a position that slightly shifts both ends of the deodorant 40.

The deodorant 40 mounted by the mounting protrusion 38 and the guide protrusion 39 on the inner surface of the cover body 31 is made in the shape of a lattice. The deodorant 40 is made of activated carbon. The activated carbon, for example, forms a shape by oxidizing a palm bark in a nitrogen atmosphere, and has a function of adsorbing and decomposing odor molecules between micropores. A buffer mat 42 surrounding the side of the deodorant 40 is provided. The shock absorbing mat 42 has a property of absorbing shock due to the property of the material, and serves to prevent the deodorant 40 from being damaged when the deodorant 40 is mounted and separated from the mounting protrusion 38 and the guide protrusion 39.

Hereinafter, the operation of the deodorizing device of the washing machine according to the present invention having the configuration as described above.

In the present invention, the deodorant 40 is fitted to the mounting protrusion 38 and the guide protrusion 39 of the cover body 31 in a state where the buffer mat 42 is provided around the outer circumferential surface thereof. The mounting projection 38 serves to support both ends of the deodorant 40 while the hooking jaw 38 ′ of the tip prevents the deodorant 40 from being removed. And the guide protrusion 39 is to guide the other ends of the deodorant 40 so as not to be removed laterally.

The mounting cover 30 in which the deodorant 40 is mounted in this way is mounted to the mounting portion 29 formed on the lower surface 28 of the door. That is, in the state in which the hook piece 32 of the mounting cover 30 is inserted into the insertion slot 29s, the elastic hook 33 on the opposite side from which the hook piece 32 is formed passes through the hook end 29h. It is seated at the coupling part 29m, and as shown in FIG. 4, the mounting | hanging is completed by the hook groove 34 hanging on the hook end 29h.

As described above, the deodorant 40 is attached to the door 26 by the mounting cover 30, so that the smell generated from the washing tank passes through the louver 35 of the mounting cover 30 to the inside of the mounting cover 30. And is adsorbed to the deodorant 40 in the mounting cover 30. By doing so, it is possible to effectively remove the odor generated in the washing tank.

On the other hand, the mounting cover 30 can be disassembled as necessary to replace the deodorant 40. That is, pressing the front end of the elastic hook 33 of the mounting cover 30 in the direction of arrow A of FIG. 4 to allow the hook groove 34 to come out of the hook end 29h, and the mounting cover 30. Pull out the mounting portion 29, the mounting cover 30 is separated.

Then, the deodorant 40 used in the detached mounting cover 30 is removed, and a new deodorant 40 may be mounted and the mounting cover 30 may be mounted on the door 28 by the method described above.

On the other hand, the deodorant 40 made of activated carbon has a lattice-like plate shape so that the surface in contact with air is relatively large. Therefore, more odor particles can be quickly adsorbed.

Deodorizer of the washing machine according to the present invention as described in detail above to remove the odor generated in the washing tank by mounting the deodorant inside the washing machine. Therefore, the smell does not occur in the inside of the washing machine can increase the user's satisfaction with the product.

And in the present invention it is possible to detach the mounting cover equipped with a deodorant without a separate tool has the effect that the user can be easily used to replace the deodorant.

Claims (6)

A mounting part formed at one side of the lower surface of the door for selectively opening and closing the entrance of the washing tank and opening toward the inside of the washing tank; A mounting cover detachably installed on the mounting portion and having a louver communicating with the inside and the outside of the mounting portion; In the deodorizing device of the washing machine characterized in that it comprises a deodorant which is fixed to the inside of the mounting cover and adsorbs the odor particles from the outside delivered through the louver, The mounting part is formed to be recessed in the door, and a seating end is formed to surround the inner circumferential surface of the mounting cover, and an insertion slot and a hook end for mounting the mounting cover are opposite to each other around the mounting part. In place, The mounting cover is provided with a hook piece to be hooked to the insertion slot, the opposite side where the hook piece is formed is formed an elastic hook to be elastically hooked to the hook end, Deodorizer of the washing machine, characterized in that the guide inclination is formed inclined with respect to the front end direction of the elastic hook at a position adjacent to the hook groove and the hook groove is inserted into the hook hook. delete delete delete The deodorizer of claim 1, wherein the deodorant is mounted on the inner surface of the mounting cover by a mounting protrusion and a guide protrusion, and the activated deodorant is formed in a lattice shape with a main raw material. The deodorizing apparatus of claim 5, wherein a buffer mat surrounding the side of the deodorant is installed and positioned between the deodorant, the mounting protrusion, and the guide protrusion.

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