KR100867121B1 - Drum type washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

A washing machine is disclosed. The washing machine of the present invention is a washing machine provided with a control panel provided on the outer surface of the housing, and a guide panel provided at the connection portion between the control panel and the housing to prevent the water flowing into the connecting portion from penetrating into the control panel, the guide panel is a control panel And a coupling part coupled to the control panel by a coupling part provided to correspond to the guide panel. According to the present invention, it is easy to couple the guide panel to the control panel, it is possible to assemble the control panel in the housing in the coupled state of the guide panel can improve the productivity.

Washing machine, coupling part, control panel, guide panel, connection

Description

Drum Washing Machine {DRUM TYPE WASHING MACHINE}

1 is an exploded perspective view of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a combination of the control panel and the guide panel of FIG.

3 is a cross-sectional view of the washing machine of FIG.

4 is a view illustrating a process of coupling the control panel and the guide panel of FIG.

* Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: washing machine 20: housing

30: control panel 40: guide panel

50: connection part 60: coupling part

61: first rib 63: second rib

65: third rib 66: the body

67 support

The present invention relates to a washing machine, and more particularly, to a washing machine that can easily combine the guide panel with the control panel and improve the productivity.

In general, a washing machine is a device that allows laundry to be washed while repeatedly washing and rinsing, such as washing and rinsing. The laundry is contaminated by repeating the process of supplying the washing water, rotating the rotating tub, and draining the washing water as the washing process proceeds. Wash it.

The washing machine can be roughly divided into vortex type, stirring type and drum type according to the washing method.

In such a washing method, a drum washing machine includes a drum provided in a tub formed horizontally, and washes using a friction force between the rotating drum and the laundry.

These various washing machines have a housing that forms the exterior and a control panel coupled to the upper front of the housing.

The control panel includes components for user operation such as operation buttons and display windows, and various electronic components such as PCBs, wires, and display panels connected to the operation buttons are installed in a predetermined installation space formed between the control panel and the housing. do.

In using such a washing machine, since water may flow into the connection portion between the housing and the control panel, the introduced moisture may penetrate into the control panel to reach electronic components such as a PCB, an electric wire, a display panel, and cause a failure.

With this problem in mind, a guide panel is added to prevent the incoming water from reaching the inside of the control panel. Although the guide panel may be injection molded integrally with the control panel, the injection panel may not be universally applicable to various washing machine models due to the difficulty of injection mold design.

Therefore, in general, the control panel and guide panel are produced separately and fixed in advance by screwing or fusion bonding, and then the control panel is assembled in the housing, or when the control panel is not secured in advance, the control panel is combined with the housing. The operator holds the guide panel in place and assembles it.

However, such a conventional washing machine is not easy to attach because the guide panel is coupled to the control panel by screws or fusion bonding, or other operators must hold the guide panel other than the operator who assembles the control panel to the housing. Of course, there was a problem that the production cost increases.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention, in order to solve this problem in the prior art, it is easy to combine the guide panel with the control panel, it is possible to assemble the control panel in the housing in the state of the guide panel coupled to improve the productivity To provide a washing machine.

According to the present invention, in the washing machine provided with a control panel provided on the outer surface of the housing, and a guide panel provided on the connection portion of the control panel and the housing to prevent water introduced into the connection portion penetrates into the control panel. The guide panel is achieved by a washing machine characterized in that the control panel is engaged with the control panel by a coupling part provided to correspond to the control panel and the guide panel.

Preferably, the coupling part includes a first rib extended from the control panel and a second rib extended from the guide panel.

The first rib is a protrusion extending downward from the control panel adjacent to the connecting portion, and the second rib may protrude from the side wall of the guide panel and be bent upwards to be engaged with the first rib. .

The coupling part may further include a third rib extending from the control panel to support the guide panel.

The third rib may be a body extending from the control panel adjacent to the first rib and a support provided at an end of the body to support the guide panel.

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

1 is an exploded perspective view of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in this, the washing machine 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the housing 20 forming the appearance of the washing machine 10, the control panel 30 is provided on the upper front of the housing 20 and And a guide panel 40 provided between the housing 20 and the control panel 30.

The housing 20 forms the exterior of the washing machine 10. Inside the housing 20, various mechanisms necessary for the operation of the washing machine 10 are provided. The front of the housing 20 is provided with a door 25 that can be opened and closed with a hinge structure. In the center portion of the door 25 is provided with a transparent observation window 27 so that the progress of washing can be observed from the outside without opening the door 25.

The control panel 30 includes various operation buttons 32 necessary for the user to operate the washing machine 10 and a display window 34 showing the washing progress. The control panel 30 is coupled to the upper portion of the front surface of the housing 20 through hook coupling or screw coupling with the housing 20.

The guide panel 40 is provided between the housing 20 and the control panel 30. Hereinafter, the guide panel 40 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2, which is a perspective view of the control panel and guide panel of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3, which is a cross-sectional view of the washing machine of FIG. 1.

As shown in these figures, the guide panel 40 according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided in the connection portion 50 of the control panel 30 and the housing 20, the control panel by the coupling portion 60 Engaged in 30.

The guide panel 40 is provided at the bottom of the connecting portion 50 between the control panel 30 and the housing 20 when the control panel 30 is coupled to the housing 20. Since the guide panel 40 is provided at the bottom of the connection part 50, water is deposited on the upper surface of the housing 20 due to user carelessness and soaks into the gap of the connection part 50, and the water that permeates falls into the guide panel 40. . The water dropped to the guide panel 40 flows down the inclined portions 46 provided on both sides of the guide panel 40, and thus does not touch the electronic components (not shown) provided in the control panel 30 inside 36. Guide panel 40 is engaged to the control panel 30 by the coupling portion 60.

The coupling part 60 is provided to correspond to the control panel 30 and the guide panel 40 so that the guide panel 40 is engaged with the control panel 30. Only an operator who couples the control panel 30 to the housing 20 without an additional operator holding the guide panel 40 can easily engage the guide panel 40 to the control panel 30, thereby improving productivity. The coupling part 60 may include a first rib 61 extended from the control panel 30, a second rib 63 extended from the guide panel 40, and an extension part of the control panel 30. And a third rib 65 supporting 40.

The first rib 61 is a protrusion extending downward from the control panel 30 adjacent to the connecting portion 50. Since the guide panel 40 is provided at the bottom of the connection part 50, the first rib 61, which is one component of the coupling part 60, is positioned in order to position the guide panel 40 at the bottom of the connection part 50. Is provided adjacent to. Specifically, the first rib 61 is provided at a distance apart from the connecting portion 50 in the direction of the control panel 30 by half the width of the guide panel 40.

The second rib 63 is provided in the guide panel 40. The second rib 63 protrudes from the side wall 42 of the guide panel 40 by at least the thickness of the first rib 61 and is bent upward. Since the second rib 63 is provided in the shape of the letter “U” together with the side wall 42, the first rib 61 is engaged with the space between the second rib 63 and the side wall 42. .

The third rib 65 extends from four places of the control panel 30 to support the guide panel 40. The first ribs 61 and the third ribs 63 are engaged with each other, but the engagement between the first ribs 61 and the third ribs 63 is loosely engaged for easy coupling. The third rib 65 supports the lower end of the loosely engaged guide rib 40. Although the first rib 61 and the third rib 63 are loosely engaged, the guide panel 40 is supported by the support of the third rib 65 so that the control panel 30 coupled with the guide panel 40 is hooked. The engagement state is maintained until the engagement state is coupled to the upper front of the housing 20 through the screw engagement. The third rib 65 has a body 66 and a support 67.

The body 66 extends from the control panel 30 adjacent to the first rib 61. The body 66 is formed spaced apart from the interior 36 of the control panel 30 compared to the first rib 61. The degree of separation of the body 66 from the first rib 61 may be sufficient so that the second rib 63 does not interfere with the first rib 61 to be engaged with the first rib 61.

The support 67 is provided at the end of the body 66 to support the guide panel 40. The body 66 extends downwardly adjacent to the guide panel 40 in the control panel 30, and a support 67 is provided at the end thereof to support a portion of the bottom surface 44 of the guide panel 40. . The support 67 may support a portion of the bottom surface 44 of the guide panel 40 such that the guide panel 40 does not escape from the engagement by the first rib 61 and the second rib 63. It is prepared in size.

By such a configuration, the operation of the drum washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4 showing the coupling process between the control panel and the guide panel of FIG. 1.

The guide panel 40 in the first engagement direction A such that the second rib 63 of the guide panel 40 is located in the space between the first rib 61 and the second rib 65 of the control panel 30. Move).

When the second rib 63 of the guide panel 40 moves in the first engagement direction A and is located in the space between the first rib 61 and the second rib 65, the first rib 61 In the second coupling direction (B) to move the space between the second rib 63 and the wall surface 42 of the guide panel 40 is engaged.

When the guide panel 40 is moved in the second engagement direction B, the space between the second rib 63 and the wall 42 is engaged with the first rib 61 and at the same time, The support 67 supports the bottom surface 44 of the guide panel 40.

By moving the first coupling direction (A) and the second coupling direction (B) to engage the guide panel 40 to the control panel 30, the guide panel 40 is a separate coupling such as screw coupling or fusion coupling Since it is easily coupled to the control panel 30 without passing through the device, there is no need for a separate coupling device or manpower, thereby reducing the production cost.

In addition, in the operation of coupling the control panel 30 to which the guide panel 40 is coupled to the housing 20, the guide panel (in addition to the operator to work to couple the control panel 30 to the housing 20) There is no need for an operator to place 40 in position, thereby improving productivity.

In the above-described embodiment, the case in which four third ribs are provided in the control panel has been described, but the number of the third ribs is not limited thereto if the weight of the guide panel can be supported.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the first rib and the second rib corresponding thereto are provided along the width direction of the control panel and the guide panel has been described. However, the first rib and the second rib are provided on the control panel and the guide panel. Of course, it is possible to have several discontinuously.

As described above, the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, which will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Therefore, such modifications or variations will have to be belong to the claims of the present invention.

As described in detail above, the drum washing machine according to the present invention can be easily coupled to the guide panel to the control panel, it is possible to assemble the control panel in the housing in the coupled state of the guide panel can improve the productivity.

Claims (5)

delete In a washing machine provided with a control panel provided on the outer surface of the housing, and a guide panel provided on the connection portion of the control panel and the housing to prevent the water flowing into the connection portion penetrates into the control panel, The guide panel is engaged with the control panel by a coupling part provided to correspond to the control panel and the guide panel, The coupling part, A washing rib extending from the control panel, a locking rib extending from the guide panel, and a support rib extending from the control panel to support the guide panel. The method of claim 2, The protruding rib is a protrusion extending downward from the control panel adjacent to the connection portion, The locking rib is protruded from the side wall of the guide panel and then bent upwards, the washing machine characterized in that it is provided to be engaged with the protruding rib. delete The method of claim 2, The support rib, Washing machine, characterized in that the body extending from the control panel adjacent to the protruding rib, and a support provided on the end of the body to support the guide panel.

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