KR101422004B1 - Device for treating laundry - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a laundry processing apparatus capable of washing and drying laundry.

The present invention relates to a washing machine comprising: a washing tub disposed inside a cabinet for receiving laundry; A housing disposed under the washing tub and having at least one side thereof opened so as to secure a space separated between the washing tub and the installation surface on which the cabinet is installed; And a moving body accommodated in the housing and installed to be drawn out to the outside of the cabinet through an opening of the housing and opened and closed to a portion higher than the opening of the housing while being moved.

Washing, drying, laundry processing device, no height

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a device for treating laundry,

1 is a perspective view illustrating a conventional laundry processing apparatus;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention; FIG.

3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the laundry processing apparatus of FIG. 2;

4 is an exploded perspective view of the laundry processing apparatus of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the housing of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a rear perspective view showing a part of the inside of the laundry processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

7 is a front view showing a part of the inside of the laundry processing apparatus of another embodiment of the present invention; And,

Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the moving body of Fig. 4; Fig.

[Description of Drawings]

100: laundry processing device 110: cabinet

114: cabinet rear wall 116: top plate

118: cabinet bottom surface 120: washing tub

122: tub 124: drum

130: motor 140: door

182: drainage channel 184: drainage filter

200: a key height member 210: a housing

212: upper base 214: lower base

281: opening 220:

240: door panel 242: handle

The present invention relates to a laundry processing apparatus capable of washing and drying laundry.

The washing machine is an appliance for washing clothes and the like, and the dryer is a household appliance for drying wet clothes. In recent years, home appliances having combined functions of a washing machine and a dryer have been widely used. Hereinafter, for the sake of convenience of explanation, a household appliance including a washing machine, a dryer, and a combination of these functions is collectively referred to as a laundry processing apparatus.

In general, the laundry processing apparatus is divided into a top loading system and a front loading system depending on the position at which laundry is loaded. The laundry processing apparatus is generally installed directly on the bottom surface such as wood, cement, and tile. Since the front loading type laundry processing apparatus has a low entrance, it is inconvenient for a user to insert and remove laundry. Therefore, for convenience of the user, a key height member 2 may be installed under the laundry processing apparatus 1 as shown in FIG.

In addition, the key height member 2 is provided with a drawer capable of receiving an article or the like therein, so that the user can receive a detergent or a laundry article.

On the other hand, in the conventional laundry processing apparatus 1, a drain filter 6 for filtering foreign substances such as lint in the wash water to be drained is provided at the lower part.

The drain filter (6) is detachably installed so that the user can clean the foreign matter when the foreign matter is accumulated excessively. The drain filter 6 is provided at the lower part of the laundry processing apparatus 1 and the lower cover cap 4 is opened and closed in the cabinet so that the drain filter 6 And is removable.

As described above, when the laundry processing apparatus 1 is mounted on the key height member 2, there is a problem that the appearance is deteriorated.

Since the key height member 2 must support the entire weight of the laundry processing apparatus 1, the key height member 2 must have a sufficient strength, which increases manufacturing cost and weight of the key height member 2.

Further, since the lower cover cap 4 is provided on the front surface of the laundry processing apparatus 1, there is a problem that the appearance is deteriorated.

In addition, since the key-level member 2 is installed on the lower side, a user may inconvenience to open a drawer of the key-level member in a squat.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and its object is to improve the appearance of a laundry processing apparatus.

Another object of the present invention is to reduce the manufacturing cost and weight of the laundry processing apparatus.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a structure that allows a user to open more easily when opening a drawer of a key height member.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a washing machine comprising: a washing tub disposed in a cabinet for receiving laundry; A housing disposed under the washing tub and having at least one side thereof opened so as to secure a space separated between the washing tub and the installation surface on which the cabinet is installed; And a moving body accommodated in the housing and installed to be drawn out to the outside of the cabinet through an opening of the housing and opened and closed to a portion higher than the opening of the housing while being moved.

Preferably, a surface of the outer surface of the moving body corresponding to the opening of the housing extends upward from the opening of the housing, and opens the opening of the housing according to the drawing and storage of the moving body.

A handle that can be held by a user can be formed on an upper side of a surface of the movable body that extends upward from the opening of the housing.

The door panel may further include a door panel extending from the moving body to the upper side of the opening of the housing and opening and closing the opening of the housing while being moved together with the moving body.

A handle that can be held by a user can be formed on the upper side of the door panel.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a washing machine, comprising: a washing machine for washing water drained from the washing tub; and a drain filter removably installed at a position exposed to the outside when the moving body is opened.

A drain filter for filtering the water drained from the washing tub and detachably installed at a portion exposed or covered by a surface extended to the upper portion of the opening of the housing of the moving body according to drawing and storing of the moving body; .

The drain filter may further include a drain filter that filters water drained from the washing tub and is detachably installed at a portion exposed or blocked by the door panel according to the drawing and storing of the moving object.

It is preferable that the drain filter is provided on the upper side of the opening of the housing or on the side of the opening of the housing.

Meanwhile, the housing may be a frame formed by at least one or more mutually coupled rods forming a space in which the moving body is provided.

Alternatively, the housing may include a lower base forming a bottom surface of the cabinet; And an upper base disposed on the upper side of the lower base to divide the space between the washing bath and the space provided with the moving body.

The housing may be spaced a predetermined distance between the washing tub and the lower base so as to increase the inlet position of the washing tub by a predetermined height or more for the convenience of the user.

Therefore, according to the laundry processing apparatus of the present invention, the housing and the cabinet for heightening the height of the washing tub are integrated with each other, thereby improving the beauty of the laundry processing apparatus.

Further, since the housing for heightening the key is integrally formed with the cabinet, a plurality of parts can be eliminated, the strength is increased, the assembling step is simplified, and the productivity is improved.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention in which the above objects can be specifically realized will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the description of the embodiments, the same reference numerals and symbols are used for the same components as those of the conventional art, and further description thereof will be omitted.

2 to 3, the apparatus for treating laundry according to the present invention may include a cabinet 110 forming an outer appearance, and a washing tub 120 installed inside the cabinet 110.

The cabinet 110 includes a front cover 112, a front wall 112, a rear wall 114, and a top plate 116.

A door 140 is provided on the front cover 112 of the cabinet 110 and a control panel for operating the laundry processing apparatus 100 is provided on the front of the cabinet 110.

The washing tub 120 may include a tub 122 for storing wash water and a drum 124 rotatably disposed in the tub 122.

The tub 122 and the drum 124 are formed to have an opening formed to communicate with the outside for drawing out the laundry when the door 140 is opened. The drum 124 is rotated by the motor 130 and a plurality of lifts 126 are provided on the inner surface thereof to thereby perform washing in such a manner that the laundry in the drum 124 is lifted and dropped when the drum 124 rotates.

The water stored in the tub 122 is discharged to the outside through a drainage passage 182. The water stored in the tub 122 is discharged to the outside through the drainage passage 182. [ A circulation hose 162 is also connected to the tub 122, and a circulation pump 164 is installed in the middle of the circulation hose 162. When the circulation pump 164 is operated, the water in the tub 122 is drawn out of the tub 122 and then injected into the tub 122 by the circulation hose 162. As such, pumping water in the tub 122 and injecting the water into the tub 122 again forms various water streams in the drum 124, and at the same time, applies an impact force through water spray and induces friction, thereby improving the washing power and the rinsing power .

When the door 140 of the laundry processing apparatus 100 is formed on the front surface of the cabinet 110, the user must bend his / her back in order to insert / remove laundry into / from the washing tub 120. Therefore, in order to prevent the user from excessively bending the waist, the washing tub 120 needs to be positioned at a predetermined height or more.

3 and 4, the position of the door 140 and the washing tub 120 can be increased to allow the user to easily insert or remove the laundry. A predetermined space is secured between the washing tub 120 of the laundry processing apparatus 100 and the installation surface of the laundry processing apparatus 100. Here, the predetermined spacing space is formed by a housing 210 disposed between the washing tub 120 and the installation surface of the laundry processing apparatus 100.

That is, the housing 210 is provided with a key height member 200 (see FIG. 1) for securing a predetermined space between the washing tub 120 and the installation surface of the laundry processing apparatus 100 to raise the position of the door 140 and the washing tub 120, ).

Further, it is preferable that the housing 210 is formed to have at least one opening 218 at one side thereof. The opening 218 is preferably formed on the front surface of the laundry processing apparatus 100, but is not limited thereto and may be formed on the side surface or the rear surface.

The moving body 220 is installed inside the housing 210 so as to be drawn out to the outside of the cabinet 110 through the opening 218 of the housing 210.

The moving body 220 may be formed to have a space for accommodating an article therein.

In other words, the moving body 220 having a space for accommodating articles can be drawn out and stored in the inner space of the housing 210 for height-level similar to the drawer, and space can be efficiently used .

Of course, the moving body 220 does not necessarily have a shape similar to that of a drawer, but may be formed in the form of a small household appliance such as a small capacity washing machine or a dryer.

Here, the bottom surface of the housing 210 may be formed so as to cover the bottom surface 118 of the cabinet 110. That is, the housing 210 is disposed inside the cabinet 110, and the bottom surface of the housing 210 is disposed to simultaneously form the bottom surface 118 of the cabinet 110.

Of course, it is also possible that the bottom surface of the housing and the bottom surface of the cabinet are formed separately from each other while the housing 210 is disposed inside the cabinet 110.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the housing 210 includes an upper base 212 for partitioning the space in which the moving body 220 is disposed and the space in which the washing tub 120 is installed, And a lower base 214 coupled to a lower side of the upper base 212 and forming a bottom surface of the housing 210 so as to form a space between the upper base 212 and the lower base 214. [

The upper base 212 integrally includes the upper surface, the side surface, and the rear surface of the housing 210, and the lower base 214 may have a substantially plate-like shape.

That is, the lower base 214 is provided so as to simultaneously form the bottom surface of the housing 210 and the bottom surface of the cabinet 110, as described above.

A damper 154 for supporting the washing tub 120 may be coupled to the upper base 212. A plurality of ribs may be formed on the upper base 212 to reinforce the damper 154 so as to stably support the damper 154. A damper 154 may be coupled to a portion reinforced by the ribs have.

In the present invention, the housing 210 serving as the key height member 200 is different from the conventional key height member 2 (see FIG. 1) supporting the entire weight of the laundry processing apparatus 100, Only the weight of the parts mounted on the base 120 is supported. That is, the weight of the components mounted to the cabinet 110 and the cabinet 110 is not supported by the housing 210.

In addition, since the bottom surface of the housing 210 forms the bottom surface of the cabinet 110 at the same time, the number of parts The material cost is reduced, the work cost is reduced, the productivity is improved, and the weight is also reduced.

5, the housing 210 may include an upper base 212 and a lower base 214 as described above. In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, a moving body is provided, And a frame structure 310 in which one or more bar-shaped members 312 that form a space for forming a space are coupled to each other.

In this case, it is preferable that a damper or the like supporting the washing tub 120 is directly coupled to the frame 310.

Meanwhile, since the moving body 220 is provided at the lower portion of the laundry processing apparatus 100, it is inconvenient for the user to bend the waist much in order to take the moving body 220 out.

It is preferable that the handle 242 for pulling out the mobile unit 220 is installed at the uppermost side so as to be more convenient when the user pulls the mobile unit 220.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 4 and 6, in order to install the handle 242 for pulling out the mobile unit 220 as much as possible, the mobile unit 220 is coupled to the front surface of the mobile unit 220, The door panel 240 may be further slidably coupled with the moving body 220 to open and close the opening 218 of the housing 210.

At this time, the door panel 240 may extend upward beyond the opening 218 of the housing 210, and a handle 242 may be provided at the top of the door panel 240.

8, a door panel 240, which is a separate component from the moving body 220, is not required to be provided in the opening 218 of the housing 210 in the outer surface of the moving body 220, The corresponding surface 222 may extend further upward than the opening 218 of the housing 210.

Of course, at this time, a handle may be provided at the upper end of the extended surface 222. [

Accordingly, since the door panel 240 or the front surface 222 of the moving body is extended upwardly and the handle 242 is formed on the upper side thereof, when the user tries to pull the moving body 220, the waist is excessively bent There is no need to improve the convenience.

3 to 4 and 6, the laundry processing apparatus 100 includes a drainage passage 182 and a drainage pump 186 for draining wash water in the washing tub 120 during the washing process do.

It is preferable that the drain pump 186 is disposed below the washing tub 120 so that the difference in head height can be utilized. More preferably, the rear face of the housing 210 and the rear wall 114 of the cabinet 110, As shown in FIG.

A drain filter 184 is provided to filter the foreign substances before the wash water is introduced into the drain pump 186 in order to prevent the foreign substances such as lint and the like mixed in the wash water from being entangled in the drain pump 186.

At this time, the drain filter 184 is detachably installed at a position where the moving body 220 is exposed to the outside when the moving body 220 is drawn out from the housing 210 and is blocked when the moving body 220 is housed in the housing 210 .

The moving body 220 is installed to extend to the front of the cabinet 110 so that the drain filter 184 is also installed on the front surface of the cabinet 110.

The drain filter 184 may be installed in the opening 218 of the housing. However, in this case, it may interfere with the movement for withdrawing and storing the moving body 220, and may cause interference with the objects stored inside the moving body 220.

4 and 6, the drain filter 184 is provided on the upper side of the opening 218 of the housing 210. In this embodiment,

If the drain filter 184 is provided on the upper side of the opening 218 of the housing 210 as described above, the movement of the moving body 220 is not disturbed and the possibility of interference with the articles stored in the moving body 220 Lt; / RTI >

Since the drain filter 184 is provided on the upper side of the opening 218 of the housing 210, the door panel 240, which corresponds to the opening 218 of the housing 210 of the moving body 220, Or the front surface 222 of the moving body is disposed above the opening 218 of the housing 210 so as to expose or cover the installation position of the drain filter 184 in accordance with the drawing and storing of the moving body 220 It is preferably extended.

The present invention is not limited to the case where the drain filter 184 is installed on the upper side of the opening 218 of the housing 210 and the drain filter 184 is provided on the upper side of the housing 210 Or may be provided on the side of the opening 218.

Since the surfaces 222 and 240 corresponding to the openings 218 of the housing 210 of the moving body 220 expose or cover the installation position of the drain filter, the conventional low cover cap 4 : See Fig. 1), it is possible to simplify the manufacturing process and improve the productivity.

In addition, when the drain filter 184 is to be cleaned, the drain filter 184 is exposed when the mobile unit 220 is opened, and the mobile unit 220 is easily opened using a sliding method.

As described above, it should be apparent to those skilled in the art that although several embodiments have been illustrated by way of example, the present invention may be embodied in many other forms without departing from the spirit and scope thereof .

Accordingly, the above-described embodiments are to be considered illustrative and not restrictive, and all embodiments within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

First, since the housing is provided between the washing tub and the laundry processing apparatus, the height of the washing tub and the door is increased, so that the laundry can be inserted or removed even if the user does not excessively bend the waist.

Secondly, since it is disposed inside the cabinet of the housing serving as the key height member, the beauty of the washing machine can be improved.

Thirdly, since the bottom surface of the housing serves as the bottom of the laundry processing apparatus, it is not necessary to separately provide or assemble the bottom surface of the laundry processing apparatus, thereby reducing material and manufacturing costs and improving the material cost and productivity.

Fourthly, only the weight mounted on the washing tub and the washing tub is applied to the housing, and the weight applied to the housing is reduced because the weight of the components mounted on the cabinet is not applied. Accordingly, there is less concern that the housing is broken, and accordingly, the material constituting the housing does not need to be manufactured so as to have an unnecessarily strong rigidity, and as a result, the production cost can be expected to be reduced.

Fifth, since the housing is integrated with the laundry processing apparatus, the vibration is further reduced.

Sixth, since a space or the like capable of storing articles in the moving body is formed, the space can be used more efficiently.

Seventh, since the drain filter is exposed or obscured according to the opening of the moving body, it is not necessary to separately manufacture the components corresponding to the conventional low cover cap, so that the manufacturing process is simplified, and the productivity is improved and the appearance of the product is improved have.

Eighth, since the front surface of the door panel or the moving body is extended to the upper side and the handle is formed on the upper side thereof, there is no need to bend the waist excessively when the user tries to take the moving body.

Claims (13)

A washing tub disposed in the cabinet for receiving laundry; A housing having a lower base which forms a bottom surface of the cabinet and spaced a predetermined distance between the washing tub and the lower base so as to increase an inlet position of the washing tub by a predetermined height or more, And a moving body accommodated in the housing and installed to be drawn out to the outside of the cabinet through an opening of the housing and opening and closing to a portion higher than the opening of the housing while being moved. The method according to claim 1, Wherein a surface of the outer surface of the moving body corresponding to the opening of the housing extends upward from the opening of the housing and opens and closes the opening of the housing according to the drawing and storing of the moving body. 3. The method of claim 2, Wherein a handle is formed on an upper side of an upper surface of an opening of the housing, the upper side of the opening being capable of being held by a user. The method according to claim 1, And a door panel extending from the moving body to an upper side of an opening of the housing on the front surface of the moving body and moving together with the moving body to open and close the opening of the housing. 5. The method of claim 4, Wherein a handle that can be held by a user is formed on an upper portion of the door panel. The method according to claim 1, Further comprising: a drain filter, which filters the water drained from the washing tub and is detachably installed at a position exposed to the outside when the moving body is opened. 3. The method of claim 2, Further comprising a drain filter that filters water drained from the washing tub and is detachably installed at a portion exposed or covered by an upper surface of an opening of the housing of the moving body according to drawing and storing of the moving body, Wherein the washing machine comprises: 5. The method of claim 4, Further comprising: a drain filter for filtering the water drained from the washing tub and detachably installed at a portion exposed or covered by the door panel according to the drawing and storing of the moving object. 9. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 8, Wherein the drain filter is installed above the opening of the housing. 9. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 8, Wherein the drain filter is installed on a side of an opening of the housing. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the housing is a frame formed of at least one rod connected to each other to form a space in which the moving body is disposed. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the housing comprises a space provided on the upper side of the lower base and including the moving body and an upper base for partitioning between the washing tanks. delete

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