KR101233195B1 - Control panel of washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a control panel of a washing machine, wherein the front panel mounted on one side of the washing machine to form an exterior, a controller mounted on the back of the front panel, and a wire connected to the controller do not interfere with other peripheral parts. Consists of an electric wire evacuation part formed on one side of the controller, because the phenomenon that the electric wire and other parts around the interference is prevented during operation of the washing machine is prevented abnormal noise and damage of the electric wire caused by hitting the other parts around When the control panel is installed, wires are inserted between the controller and other components to prevent a crimping phenomenon, and thus space for installing other components is easily secured around the control panel.

Washing machine, control panel, front panel, controller, printed circuit board, board housing, wires, wire evacuation part

Description

Control panel of washing machine {Control panel of washing machine}

1 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal configuration of a dry-use washing machine according to the present invention,

2 is an exploded perspective view showing a part of the combined dry washing machine according to the present invention;

3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a control panel of a washing machine according to the present invention;

4 is a rear view showing a control panel of the washing machine according to the present invention;

5 is a perspective view showing an electric wire evacuation unit of the control panel according to the present invention;

DESCRIPTION OF THE REFERENCE NUMERALS

1: dry washing machine 2: cabinet

8: Tub 10: Drum

14: drive motor 30: drying duct

32: condensation duct 34: heater

36: blower 40: control panel

42: front panel 44: controller

46: electric wire evacuation part 48: electric wire

60: printed circuit board 62: substrate housing

70: evacuation passage 72: guide projection

74: protrusion 76: bend

The present invention relates to a control panel of a washing machine, and more particularly, to a control panel of a washing machine that can prevent the phenomenon that the wires connected to the control panel during the operation of the washing machine interfere with other peripheral parts.

In general, a washing machine is a device for washing laundry through a process such as washing, rinsing, dehydrating, and drying to remove contamination from clothes, bedding, etc. (hereinafter, referred to as 'laundry').

In the washing machine as described above, when laundry and detergent are supplied into the tub after laundry is put into the drum, washing, rinsing, and dehydration of the laundry proceed while the drum is rotated by a motor.

Recently, a dry washing machine has been introduced in which dry hot air generated by a heater and a blower is supplied to a drum to dry laundry placed in the drum.

On the other hand, the control panel for controlling the washing, rinsing, dehydration, drying operation is installed on one side of the washing machine, the control panel is connected to the wire and other parts of the washing machine to grasp the operation state of the parts and the Properly adjust the operation of the part.

Such a control panel is composed of a front panel forming an external appearance, and a controller mounted on the rear surface of the front panel and mounted with various control components for controlling the operation of the washing machine.

The controllers are each connected by wires with other parts of the washing machine.

However, since the control panel of the washing machine according to the prior art is disposed in a state in which the wires connected to the controller are flowable, there is a problem that the wires vibrate and interfere with other parts of the surroundings when the washing machine is operated.

As described above, when the electric wire interferes with other parts in the operation of the washing machine, not only an abnormal noise due to the collision of the electric wire and the part is generated, but the electric wire is damaged and there is a problem in that the risk of electric leakage is increased.

Of course, in recent years, a separate holder is installed on the back of the controller to prevent the flow of wires by the holder, but as the holder is additionally used, the number of parts and parts cost increases, and the process of installing the control panel There is a problem that the workability is lowered because the number is increased.

In addition, if sufficient space is not secured around the control panel, the electric wire is inserted between the control panel and the peripheral parts, thereby causing a problem that the electric wire is damaged.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a control panel of a washing machine that can prevent the phenomenon that the wires connected to the control panel during the operation of the washing machine interfere with the peripheral parts.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a control panel of a washing machine that can prevent the phenomenon that the wire is pinched between the control panel and the peripheral parts can be easily secured space for installing other parts around the control panel.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a control panel of a washing machine that can be stably fixed support to the control panel without a separate component for fixing the wire to the control panel.

The control panel of the washing machine according to the present invention for realizing the above object is a front panel mounted on one side of the washing machine to form an exterior, a controller mounted on the back of the front panel, and the wires connected to the controller are different It is characterized by consisting of a wire evacuation unit formed on one side of the controller so as not to interfere with the components.

The electric wire evacuation part is formed of an electric evacuation passage formed at an electric wire connection portion of the controller, and a guide protrusion formed at an inlet side of the evacuation passage so as to prevent the escape of electric wire from the evacuation passage.

The evacuation passage is formed on the side of the controller, the plurality of guide projections are formed along the evacuation passage in the rear side of the controller.

The guide protrusion is bent forwardly bent at the end of the protrusion so that the wire is projected from the side rear portion of the controller to the rear of the wire inserted into the evacuation passage and the side of the controller. It consists of wealth.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal configuration of a combined-use washing machine according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a part of the combined-use washing machine according to the invention exploded, Figure 3 is a control panel of the washing machine according to the present invention This is an exploded perspective view shown, Figure 4 is a rear view showing the control panel of the washing machine according to the invention, Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the wire evacuation of the control panel according to the invention.

Drying washing machine according to the present invention, as shown in Figures 1 to 5, the cabinet 2 to form the appearance, and the cushioning by the elastic member 4 and the damper 6 inside the cabinet (2) On the tub 8 to be installed, the drum 10 is rotatably installed in the tub 8 and a plurality of through holes 10A through which the washing water passes, and the inner surface of the drum 10. A lifter 12 installed to lift the laundry so that the laundry may fall by gravity at a predetermined height, and a driving motor 14 installed at the rear side of the tub 8 to drive the drum 10 to rotate. It comprises a drying device for drying the wet laundry disposed inside the drum (10).

A cabinet cover 16 having a laundry entrance 16A is mounted on a front surface of the cabinet 2, and a door 18 that opens and closes the laundry entrance 16A is rotatably installed on the cabinet cover 16. A gasket 20 is installed between the laundry entrance 16A and the tub 8 to mitigate an impact caused by the rotation of the drum 12 and to prevent the washing water from overflowing to the outside.

On the upper side of the cabinet cover 16 is mounted a control panel 40 for controlling the operation of the combined-use washing machine (1).

A top plate 22 is mounted on an upper surface of the cabinet 2, and a water supply hose 24A and a water supply valve 24B are provided below the top plate 22 to supply water to the inside of the tub 8. The configured water supply device 24 is installed.

The detergent supply device 26 is installed to be in communication with the water supply passage of the water supply device 24 so that detergent may be supplied into the tub 8 together with the water supplied through the water supply device 24.

Below the tub 8 is installed a drain 28 consisting of a drain hose 28A and a drain pump 28B to drain the wash water used for washing and rinsing to the outside.

The drying apparatus is connected to the drying duct 30 and the drying duct 30 and the tub 8 to discharge the dry hot air to the inside of the tub 8 from the tub 8 to the drying duct 30. A condensation duct 32 for condensing circulated air to remove moisture, a heater 34 installed in the drying duct 30 to heat air introduced from the condensation duct 32, and the condensation duct 32 And a blower 36 generating a blowing force so that air can be circulated along the drying duct 30 and the tub 8.

The drying duct 30 is disposed long in the front-rear direction on the upper side of the tub 8, the front portion is connected in communication with the upper portion of the front of the tub 8, the heater 34 and the blower 36 therein ) Is installed.

The condensation duct 32 is disposed in the vertical direction to the rear side of the tub 8, the upper end is connected in communication with the rear end of the drying duct 30, the lower end of the lower rear of the tub (8) Connected in communication with. In the condensation duct 32, a cooling water supply mechanism 38 for condensing wet air introduced from the tub 8 is installed.

On the other hand, the control panel 40 of the combined-use washing machine according to the present invention is detachably mounted to the cabinet 2 and the cabinet cover 16, and the front panel 42 to form the appearance of the control panel 40 and The controller 44 mounted on the rear surface of the front panel 42 and mounted with various control parts for controlling the operation of the dry washing machine 1, and the electric wire 48 connected to the controller 44, The electric wire evacuation unit 46 formed on one side of the controller 44 so as not to interfere with other components of the.

Here, the front panel 42 is provided with an operation unit for the consumer to control the operation of the combined-use washing machine 1 and a display unit for displaying the operating state of the combined-use washing machine 1 to the consumer.

The display unit includes a transparent window 50 formed on the front panel 42 and a display member 52 such as an LED or an LCD mounted on the front of the controller 44 to face the transparent window 50.

The operation unit is provided with a button 54 removably installed in a plurality of button holes 42A formed in the front panel 42, and a push switch 56 mounted on the front of the controller 44 to face the button 54. ) And a knob 58 provided on the front surface of the controller 44 so as to penetrate the knob hole 42B of the front panel 42.

In addition, the controller 44 includes a printed circuit board 60 having various control components mounted thereon for controlling the operation of the combined washing machine 1, and the printed circuit board 60 disposed inside the front panel. It consists of the board | substrate housing 62 fastened and mounted in the back surface of 42.

The printed circuit board 60 is a dual substrate disposed behind the front panel 42. The front substrate 60A includes the push switch 56, the knob 58, the display member 52, and the like mounted on the front surface. ) And a rear substrate 60B mounted behind the front substrate 60A to form a controller.

The printed circuit board 60 as described above is connected to the other parts and the plurality of wires 48 to enable signal transmission with the other parts of the combined washing machine 1.

The control unit stores various data necessary for the operation of the combined-use washing machine 1, and receives the operation state of the various components during the operation of the combined-use washing machine 1 to properly control the operation of the components.

That is, the front substrate 60A is mounted with a component for forming the operation unit and a display unit, and the rear substrate 60B is mounted with a component for forming the control unit.

The substrate housing 62 is a box-shaped injection molded product having open front and rear surfaces, and the front substrate 60A is disposed inside the front surface, and the rear substrate 60B is disposed inside the rear surface.

A plurality of flange portions 64 fastened to the rear surface of the front panel 42 by the fastening member 66 are formed around the side surface of the substrate housing 62.

Of course, unlike the above, in the combined-use washing machine, the rear substrate forming the control unit may be separately installed at a portion other than the control panel. In this case, the substrate housing of the control panel is formed in a box shape with only an open front surface, and the front substrate is disposed inside the front surface of the substrate housing.

In addition, the electric wire evacuation unit 46 is formed at a portion to which the electric wire 48 of the controller 44 is connected, and the electric evacuation passage 70 into which the electric wire 48 is inserted, and an electric wire (in the electric evacuation passage 70). It is composed of a guide projection 72 formed on the inlet side of the evacuation passage (70) so that any deviation of the 48.

The evacuation passage 70 is formed on at least one of an upper surface, a lower surface, a left side, and a right side of the substrate housing 62 so that the wires 48 may be disposed on the side surface of the controller 44.

That is, the evacuation passage 70 is formed between the upper evacuation passage 70A formed between the substrate housing 62 and the upper surface of the front panel 42, and between the lower surface of the substrate housing 62 and the front panel 42. The lower evacuation passage (not shown) formed, the left evacuation passage (not shown) formed between the left side of the substrate housing 62 and the front panel 42, and the substrate housing 62 and the front panel 42. It is divided into the right evacuation passage 70B formed between the right sides.

The evacuation passage 70 as described above is selectively formed according to the wiring direction of the wire 48 connected to the printed circuit board 60.

In the present embodiment, only the upper evacuation passage 70A and the right evacuation passage 70B are formed in the controller 44.

The guide protrusions 72 are formed in plural on the inlet side of the evacuation passage 70 so that the electric wires 48 wired inside the evacuation passage 70 are not separated outward.

The guide protrusion 72 as described above has a protrusion 74 protruding to the rear of the electric wire inserted into the evacuation passage 70 from the side rear portion of the substrate housing 62 and the side surface of the controller 44. It is composed of a bent portion (76) bent forward from the end of the projection (74) so that the wire 48 is disposed therebetween.

That is, a plurality of the guide protrusions 72 are injection molded integrally in a 'L' shape on the upper and right surfaces of the substrate housing 62.

Looking at the effect of the installation process and the control panel of the dry-use washing machine according to the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, a tub 8 equipped with a drum 10, a drive motor 14, and a drying apparatus is installed to be resilient to the inside of the cabinet 2 by an elastic member 4 and a damper 6. 2) the water supply device 24, the drainage device 28 and the detergent supply device 26 is installed in communication with the tub (8).

In addition, a cabinet cover 16 is mounted on an open front surface of the cabinet 2, and a gasket 20 is connected to a laundry entrance 16A of the cabinet cover 16 and an inlet of the tub 8. The door 18 is rotatably installed in front of the cabinet cover 16.

The control panel 40 is mounted on the upper part of the cabinet cover 16 and the front of the cabinet 2 as described above, and the controller 44 of the control panel 40 and the other components are each a plurality of wires 48. Will be connected.

That is, the printed circuit board 60 of the controller 44 is connected to the driving motor 14, the water supply valve 24B, the drainage pump 28B, various sensors, etc. through the wires 48 and the drying combined washing machine ( It will control the operation of 1).

At this time, one side of the wire 48 connected to the controller 44 is inserted into the evacuation passage 70 of the controller 44 to be wired in the desired direction through the evacuation passage 70.

Therefore, since the electric wire 48 is located on the side surface of the controller 44 rather than the rear surface, the phenomenon that the electric wire 48 is sandwiched between the controller 44 and other components is prevented in advance, and the control The installation space for the components installed around the panel 40 is easily secured.

Specifically, for example, the drying duct 30 of the drying apparatus is connected to the front portion in front of the front of the tub 8, so that between the back of the controller 44 and the front of the drying duct 30 There is a play at a small size.

When the electric wire 48 is wired between the controller 44 and the drying duct 30 installed in close proximity as described above, the electric wire 48 is sandwiched between the controller 44 and the drying duct 30 so as to be crimped. The control panel 40 may not be installed, or the wire 48 or the controller 44 may be damaged due to the pressing force.

On the other hand, when the electric wire 48 is wired to the evacuation passage 70, since the electric wire 48 is not disposed between the controller 44 and other components, the electric wire 48 and the controller 44 are damaged. And the installation failure of the control panel 40 is prevented in advance, it is easy to secure a space for installing the parts behind the control panel 40.

When the installation of the control panel 40 is completed as described above, the top plate 22 is mounted on the upper surface of the cabinet 2.

On the other hand, when the combined use washing machine 1 is operated, laundry is introduced into the drum 10 through the laundry entrance 16A, and the water supply device 24 and the detergent supply are provided in the tub 8. Washing water or detergent is supplied by the device 26.

In addition, while the drum 10 is rotated by the driving motor 14, washing, rinsing, and dehydration of the laundry proceed, and the hot air generated by the heater 34 and the blower 36 of the drying apparatus is drum 10. Blown inside the) proceeds to dry the laundry.

As washing, rinsing, dehydration, and drying of the laundry proceeds as described above, vibration is generated in the combined-use washing machine 1, even though vibration is transmitted to the wires 48, the wiring is provided inside the evacuation passage 70. As a result, the phenomenon that the electric wire 48 interferes with the surrounding components is prevented.

In particular, the guide protrusions 72 formed along the evacuation passages 70 prevent the separation of the electric wires 48, and the electric wires 48 are firmly supported inside the evacuation passages 70.

Therefore, the abnormal noise generated when the electric wire 48 hits a peripheral part such as the drying duct 30 as in the related art is prevented.

As described above, the control panel of the washing machine according to the present invention has been described with reference to the illustrated drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and drawings, and various modifications are made by those skilled in the art within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. Of course it is possible.

That is, the evacuation passage is not only formed on the side of the controller, but also may be formed in a groove shape inside the controller as necessary.

In addition, the guide protrusion may be formed of an elastic body so that the wire is stably supported.

The control panel of the washing machine according to the present invention configured as described above has the advantage that the wire connected to the controller is wired through the wire evacuation unit, the phenomenon that the wire and other parts around the interference during operation of the washing machine is prevented.

In addition, when the interference phenomenon of the wire is prevented during the operation of the washing machine, the abnormal noise caused by the electric wire hit the other parts around it is prevented, damage and short circuit of the wire due to the impact of the electric wire and other parts is prevented There is an advantage.

In addition, since the wires are wired inside the evacuation passage formed on one side of the controller and guide protrusions protruding from the inlet side of the evacuation passage protrude, the wires are stably wired by the evacuation passage and the guide protrusion. There is an advantage.

In addition, since the evacuation passage is formed on the side of the controller, the wire is disposed between the controller and the other parts around the controller has the advantage of preventing the phenomenon that the wire is sandwiched between the controller and other components when the control panel is installed. .

In addition, when the wire is inserted between the controller and other components as described above to prevent the crimping phenomenon, damage to the wire and the controller is prevented, thereby improving durability and safety, and providing a space for installing other components around the control panel. There is an advantage that the inside of the washing machine is compactly secured easily.

In addition, since the wire is stably fixed and supported without using a separate component to the controller, there is an advantage that the increase in the number and cost of work due to the increase in the number of components is prevented.

Claims (4)

A front panel mounted on one side of the washing machine to form an exterior; A controller mounted on a rear surface of the front panel; It is composed of a wire evacuation unit formed on one side of the controller so that the wire connected to the controller does not interfere with other peripheral parts, The electric wire evacuation part is formed at a wire connection part of the controller and an evacuation passage into which the electric wire is inserted; It includes a guide protrusion formed on the inlet side of the evacuation passage to prevent the escape of the wire from the evacuation passage, The evacuation passage is formed between one side of the controller and the side of the front panel, The guide protrusion is a control panel of the washing machine, characterized in that a plurality is formed along the evacuation passage in the rear side of the controller. delete delete The method according to claim 1, The guide protrusion includes a protrusion projecting from the side rear portion of the controller to the rear of the electric wire inserted into the evacuation passage, and a bent portion bent forward at the end of the protrusion so that the electric wire is disposed between the side surface of the controller. The control panel of the washing machine.

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