KR101192189B1 - Washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

An invention for a washing machine is disclosed. The washing machine of the present invention includes: a drum having an opening formed at one side thereof and rotatably installed inside the opening to communicate with one side of the drum and the drum in which the laundry is stored, thereby heating the air in the drum and heating the heated air at one side thereof in communication with the drum. And a hot air injector including a heater box having a discharge hole discharged to the outside, a hose communicating with the discharge hole of the heater box, and a hose for flowing heated air and a discharge port connected to one side of the hose to discharge the heated air. It is done.

According to the present invention, unlike the conventional invention, the laundry can be classified and dried at the same time according to the sensitivity of heat.

Washing machine, dry, outside, warm air

Description

Washing machine {WASHING MACHINE}

Figure 1a is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the structure of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1B is a perspective view of the washing machine of FIG. 1A.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the hot air sprayer is mounted on the heater box of Figure 1a.

3 is a partial cross-sectional view schematically illustrating the inside of the heater box of FIG. 2.

4A to 4D are cross-sectional views illustrating a state in which the airflow control plate of FIG. 3 is installed.

5 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a part of the heater box of FIG. 2.

Description of the Related Art [0002]

100: drum washing machine 110: the body

120: drum 130: heater box

136: air flow control unit 140: hose

150: hot air jet

The present invention relates to a washing machine, and more particularly, to a laundry washing machine capable of drying laundry or the like outside the washing machine without a power unit installed as well as drying the laundry inside the washing machine.

In the conventional washing machine equipped with a drying apparatus, after the washing and the dehydration stroke is finished, the drying apparatus sprays warm air to the drum to dry the laundry. That is, the drying apparatus heats and circulates air to dry the laundry inside the drum.

In particular, unlike the vertical drum, since the drum of the drum washing machine is mounted in a horizontal shape to wash the laundry using a drop of laundry, it is more advantageous for drying because the laundry can be mixed evenly with each other. Due to its favorable drying properties, most drum washing machines are equipped with a drying device.

However, in general, the drying apparatus is difficult to detect the degree of drying of the laundry, and some of the laundry often does not dry enough or excessively dry. Particularly in the case of overdrying, the laundry is wrinkled or reduced. In order to prevent overdrying, even if the laundry is taken out, the door of the washing machine does not open when the temperature is high, so it is necessary to wait for a while until the temperature decreases, and a significant heat loss occurs during the temperature drop.

In addition, in order to classify and dry heat-sensitive laundry and heat-resistant laundry in the drying process, the internal temperature of the washing machine raised to a high temperature is lowered to open the door, and the classified laundry is opened by opening the door to reopen the temperature according to the sensitivity of heat. There is a lot of heat loss because the temperature must be adjusted again.

If the laundry is classified according to the heat sensitivity and the drying temperature is lowered and dried according to the heat-sensitive laundry, the drying time is longer than the drying time when the temperature is relatively high compared to the temperature of the heat-sensitive laundry. The overall drying time is greatly increased, the user is uncomfortable. Therefore, there is a need for improvement.

The present invention was created by the necessity as described above, the laundry is classified and dried according to the sensitivity of the heat, but does not heat the temperature again according to each classified laundry classification unit, to provide a washing machine that prevents heat loss There is a purpose. In addition, the present invention is to provide a washing machine that does not increase the drying time because it does not dry according to the heat-sensitive laundry temperature by classifying and drying the laundry according to the sensitivity of heat.

Washing machine according to the present invention comprises: a body having an opening formed at one side; A drum rotatably installed inside the opening to accommodate laundry; A heater box communicating with one side of the drum to heat air in the drum, and a discharge hole configured to discharge the heated air to the outside on one side of the drum in communication with the drum; A hose communicating with the discharge hole of the heater box to flow the heated air; And a hot air sprayer connected to one side of the hose and including an outlet for discharging the heated air. The warm air injector may be provided at one side of the heater box to dry laundry or the like outside the washing machine without additionally installing a power unit.

In one embodiment, the heater box is provided on one side between the communication passage communicating with the drum and the exit of the discharge hole, according to the user's selection, provided with a flow rate adjusting unit for opening and closing the communication passage and the discharge hole. It is preferable.

The air volume control unit may adjust the angle, thereby controlling the air volume (風 量) moved to the outside.

In one embodiment, the air volume control unit has a rectangular plate shape, one side is fixed to separate the communication path and the discharge hole, the other side is preferably moved to the left and right.

In one embodiment, the heater box is preferably further provided with a motor for controlling the air volume control unit.

In one embodiment, the hot air injector may further include a circulation fan inside the outlet.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described an embodiment of a washing machine according to the present invention. For convenience of explanation, a drum washing machine will be described as an example. In this process, the thicknesses of the lines and the sizes of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of explanation. In addition, terms to be described later are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, which may vary depending on the intention or custom of a user or an operator. Therefore, definitions of these terms should be made based on the contents throughout this specification.

Figure 1a is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the structure of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 1b is a perspective view showing the washing machine of Figure 1a, Figure 2 is a state in which the warm air sprayer is mounted on the heater box of Figure 1a 3 is a partial cross-sectional view schematically illustrating the inside of the heater box of FIG. 2, and FIGS. 4A to 4D are cross-sectional views illustrating an installed state of the airflow control plate of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a heater of FIG. 2. An exploded perspective view showing a part of the box.

1A through 5, as shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the drum washing machine 100 includes a body 110, a drum 120, a heater box 130, a hose 140, and It is provided with a hot air jet 150.

Specifically, the drum washing machine 100 has an opening 112 formed at one side of the body 110, the tub 101 installed inside the opening 112 to be washed with fresh water, and rotatable inside the tub 101. The drum 120 is installed to accommodate the laundry, the drive unit 103 is installed at the rear to rotate the drum 120, and the water supply device is installed between the tub 101 and the body 110 is connected to the water supply pipe And a drainage device 105 or 106 extending from the tub 101 to the outside of the body 110.

In addition, the body 110 may include a cover 114 for taking out the warm air sprayer 150 to the outside of the drum washing machine 100, as shown in FIG. 1B, and the warm air sprayer 150 taken out of the body 110. It may be further provided with a fixing stand 116 to be located outside the drum washing machine 100 and the fixing stand 116 is inconvenient to open and close the cover 114 one by one when using the hot air jet 150 none.

On the other hand, although not shown in the drawings, a plurality of holes are formed on the circumferential surface and the rear surface of the drum 120 to allow washing water and air to flow.

And As shown in FIG. 2, the drum washing machine 100 communicates with one side of the drum 120 to heat air in the drum 120, and discharges the heated air to the outside in communication with the drum 120. The heater box 130 having a discharge hole 134 is formed, the communication path 122 connected to the drum 120 in the heater box 130 may be further provided with a nozzle (N), such a nozzle for those skilled in the art It is a matter that can be easily mounted to the drum washing machine (100). And the nozzle (N) shown in Figures 1a and 5 is only one embodiment of the present invention, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited by the structure of the nozzle (N) shown. Of course, a heating fan 132 is installed in the heater box 130 to generate hot air.

In addition, the drum washing machine 100 includes a hose 140 for communicating with the discharge hole 134 and flowing heated air, and a discharge port 152 connected to one side of the hose 140 to discharge the heated air. It is provided with a hot air jet 150. The warm air sprayer 150 may be provided on one side of the heater box 130 to dry laundry or the like outside the drum washing machine 100 without additionally installing a power unit.

Thus, after opening the opening 112 and storing the laundry in the drum 120, when the power is applied, the washing water is supplied into the tub 101 by the water supply device 104, and is driven when the washing water supply is completed. Power is applied to the device 103 and the drum 120 is rotated to perform the washing operation.

After the washing operation is completed, after the rinsing operation and the dehydration operation are performed several times, the washing operation is completed while the washing water inside the tub 101 is discharged to the outside of the body 110 through the drainage devices 105 and 106.

Here, the drainage devices 105 and 106 include a drain pipe 106 extending from the tub 101 to the outside of the body 110 and a drain filter 105.

And, as shown in Figure 3, the heater box 130 is installed on the one side between the communication path 122 and the outlet of the discharge hole 134 communicating with the drum 120, the communication path according to the user's choice It is preferable to include the air volume control unit 136 to open and close the 122 and the discharge hole (134). Here, the air volume control unit 136 is a rectangular plate shape, one side is fixed to separate the communication path 122 and the discharge hole 134, the other side may be moved left and right. In this way, the air volume adjusting unit 136 may adjust the air angle of the other side, it is possible to adjust the air volume (風 量) moved to the outside. In addition, the warm air sprayer 150 may further include a circulation fan 154 inside the discharge port 152 to facilitate the flow of air moved to the outside.

Air flow control will be described with reference to FIGS. 4A to 4D.

4A is a state in which the airflow control unit 136 blocks the air moving inside the drum 120 and the heater box 130, and sends the air moved to the warm air sprayer 150 to the maximum. 4b and 4c are the air flow control unit 136 to move the air to the drum 120 and the hot air sprayer 150, respectively, Figure 4d is the drum washing machine 100 outside and inside the heater box 130. Blocking the air to move, the state that is to send the air to the drum 120 to the maximum.

Here, the airflow control unit 136 may move its position regardless of whether the heating fan 132 is operated.

As shown in FIG. 4A, when the airflow control unit 136 is fixed, the heating fan 132 may be continuously operated to slowly lower the temperature in the drum washing machine 100 and dry the laundry outside the washing machine. In addition, the operation of the heating fan 132 may be stopped and the temperature in the drum washing machine 100 may be slowly lowered to dry the laundry in the drum washing machine 100 using the remaining temperature.

In addition, as shown in Figure 4b and Figure 4c, if the airflow control unit 136 is fixed, it is possible to dry the laundry outside the drum washing machine 100 while lowering the temperature in the drum (120). That is, at the beginning of the drying operation, as illustrated in FIG. 4D, the discharge hole 134 is blocked and the heating fan 132 is operated to increase the temperature in the drum 120. When the laundry in the drum 120 is dried to a desired drying state, as illustrated in FIGS. 4B and 4C, the air volume adjusting unit 136 is positioned to direct air of the elevated temperature in the drum 120 to the outside. The outflow temperature of the drum 120 may be lowered, and the laundry may be dried outside the drum washing machine 100 using the heated air in the drum 120. Accordingly, the laundry in the drum washing machine 100 as well as the laundry (C) outside the drum washing machine 100 can be dried at the same time without additional power, and the residual temperature in the drum washing machine 100 can be used. It is less and drying time can be shortened.

As shown in FIG. 5, the heater box 130 further includes a motor 138 for controlling the air volume adjusting unit 136, so that the user may operate by using a motor which is an electric means rather than manually. Can be.

According to the configuration as described above, the present invention by using the hot air sprayer 150 and the air flow control unit 136, by simultaneously sorting the laundry according to the sensitivity of heat without having a heating fan 132 or using power Can be dried.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. I will understand. Accordingly, the true scope of protection of the present invention should be defined by the following claims.

As described above, the washing machine according to the present invention can classify and dry laundry according to the sensitivity of heat unlike the conventional invention, and can also use the residual temperature in the washing machine, and shorten the drying time while reducing heat loss. can do.

Incidentally, by sorting the heat-sensitive laundry, it is also possible to protect the cloth because the user can immediately spray and block the heated air as much as the user wants using the hot air sprayer according to the present invention.

Claims (5)

A body formed with an opening at one side; A drum rotatably installed inside the opening to accommodate laundry; A heater box communicating with one side of the drum to heat the air in the drum, and a discharge hole configured to discharge the heated air to the outside on one side thereof in communication with the drum; A hose communicating with the discharge hole of the heater box to flow the heated air; And Washing machine characterized in that it is connected to one side of the hose having a hot air jet including a discharge port for discharging the heated air. The method of claim 1, The heater box is provided on one side between the communication passage communicating with the drum and the exit of the discharge hole, according to the user's selection, washing machine characterized in that it comprises a air flow control unit for opening and closing the communication passage and the discharge hole . 3. The method of claim 2, The air flow control unit is a rectangular plate shape, one side of the washing machine characterized in that the communication path and the discharge hole is separated and fixed, the other side is moved left and right. 3. The method of claim 2, The heater box washing machine further comprises a motor for controlling the air volume control unit. 5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The warm air injector further comprises a circulation fan inside the outlet.

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