KR101716156B1 - Washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

[0001] The present invention relates to a laundry processing apparatus, and more particularly, it is advantageous to prevent laundry from being caught by a cap cover into which a bleaching agent is injected and to prevent laundry debris and foreign matter from being generated.

The top cover includes a top cover and a cap cover which is coupled to the top cover and into which the user applies bleach. The top cover is recessed inwardly in the top cover so that the cap cover is seated, And the cap cover is seated on the cap cover seat portion, so that the upper surface is disposed lower than the upper surface of the top cover.

Top cover, bleach box, cap cover, outer cover, outer cover, siphon tube

Description

[0001] Washing machine [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a laundry processing apparatus, and more particularly, to a laundry processing apparatus in which an upper surface of a cap cover into which a bleaching agent is inserted is disposed lower than an upper surface of a top cover.

Generally, a laundry processing apparatus separates contaminants from clothing, bedding, and the like (hereinafter referred to as "laundry") by using physical action such as chemical decomposition of water and detergent and friction between water and laundry A washing machine, a drying device for dehydrating and drying the wet laundry, a refresher for preventing laundry allergy by spraying heated steam to the laundry, and a refresher for washing the laundry easily, Device.

Such a washing machine usually performs a washing process while sequentially performing a washing process, a rinsing process, and a dewatering process, and it is possible to perform only a predetermined process in the above-described processes according to a user's selection, Washing is done by washing method.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a laundry processing apparatus capable of preventing laundry from being caught in a cap cover to which bleach is put and being prevented from generating laundry residue and foreign matter.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a top cover including a top cover and a cap cover coupled to the top cover for allowing a user to input bleach, wherein the top cover is recessed inwardly from the top cover so that the cap cover is seated thereon The cap cover is seated in the cap cover seating portion and the upper surface is disposed lower than the upper surface of the top cover.

Since the upper surface of the cap cover into which the bleaching agent is injected is disposed lower than the upper surface of the top cover, the laundry processing apparatus according to the present invention can prevent the laundry from being caught by the cap cover, There is an effect.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a laundry processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of a laundry processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, a laundry processing apparatus W according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a cabinet 10, a top cover 200 disposed above the cabinet 10, a top cover 200, And a control panel 400 disposed behind the top of the top cover 200 and providing an interface for the user to operate the laundry processing apparatus W. [ do.

An outer tub 30 suspended from a support member 20 is disposed inside the cabinet 10 and an inner tub 35 is rotatably disposed inside the outer tub 30. [

A damper 25 for buffering the vibration of the outer tank 30 due to the vibration generated when the inner tank 35 rotates is disposed at the lower end of the support member 20, The pulsator 40 is disposed.

A motor 50, which is driving means for rotating the inner tank 35 and the pulsator 40, is disposed below the outer tank 30. The motor 50 is connected to the inner tank 35 through the rotating shaft 55 to rotate the inner tank 35 and the rotating force of the motor 50 is transmitted between the inner tank 35 and the pulsator 40 by the inner tank 35 And a clutch (not shown) selectively transmitting to the pulsator 40 can be disposed. Therefore, the inner tub 35 and the pulsator 40 can be rotated only through the inner tub 35, the pulsator 40 alone, or the inner tub 35 and the pulsator 40 can rotate simultaneously have.

On the other hand, a top cover 200 is provided with a detergent box 60 in which a detergent is contained therein, a water supply hose (not shown) connected to the external water source to supply washing water to the detergent box 60, And a water supply valve 75 for interrupting the washing water flowing through the water supply valve (not shown). When the water supply valve 75 is opened and the washing water is supplied from the external water source, the supplied washing water flows into the detergent box 60 and then is supplied to the inner tank 35.

In the outer tub 30, washing water supplied from the detergent box 60 to the inner tub 35 is taken in and received through a plurality of water holes 36 formed in the inner tub 35, and the laundry is received in the inner tub 35.

A drain hose 80 for draining the wash water in the outer tub 30 to the outside and a drain control valve 85 for controlling the wash water flowing out through the drain hose 80 are provided at the lower end of the outer tub 30 .

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of a top cover of a laundry processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a plan view as seen from an upper surface of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a bottom view as viewed from a lower surface of FIG.

3 to 5, the top cover 200 is embedded in the lower part of the upper side so that the lid assembly 100 can be seated, and the lid assembly seating part 210 is formed, and the detergent box 60 The rear side of the upper side is embedded downward so that the insertion plate (not shown) to be coupled can be seated, so that the insertion plate seating part 220 is formed. A control panel coupling portion 230 is formed between the lead assembly mounting portion 210 and the insertion plate mounting portion 220 to which the control panel 400 is coupled.

In addition, a finger insertion portion 214 is formed in the front of the top cover 200 to be inserted further downward than the lid assembly seating portion 210 to insert a user's finger when the user lifts the lid assembly 100.

The lid assembly receiving portion 210 is formed with a laundry access hole 211 through which the laundry enters and exits and is spaced forward from the laundry access hole 211 to form a locking cover engagement hole 215. The laundry access hole 211 A bleeder box coupling hole 216 is formed to be spaced forward from the front side of the laundry insertion hole 211 and a lead assembly coupling portion 212 is formed on both sides of the rear side where the laundry access hole 211 is formed.

FIG. 6 is a view showing a bleacher box of a laundry processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 7 is a view showing the coupling relationship between the bleach box and the top cover shown in FIG. 6, and FIG. Fig. 10 is a bottom view of the state in which the upper bleed shown in Fig. 6 is coupled to the top cover, Fig. 11 is a bottom view of the cap shown in Fig. 6, Fig. 10 is a front view of the upper blaze shown in Fig. Sectional view showing a state in which the cover and the top cover are engaged with each other.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 6-11, a bleach box 260 is coupled to the bleach box fitting hole 216.

The bleach box 260 includes a housing 261 in which a bleach is stored, an upper bleach 262 inserted into the housing 261, a cap cover 263 inserted into the upper bleach 262, ).

The cap cover 263 may be provided with a mesh network so as to filter foreign substances contained in the bleaching agent.

The cap cover 263 is detachably coupled to the upper bleeder 262. That is, the cap cover 263 is formed with an elastic insertion portion 263b having an elastic force by cutting the periphery inserted into the upper bleel 262 a plurality of times, and the cap cover 263 is attached to the elastic insertion portion 263b, The engaging protrusion 263c is formed so as to be caught by the lower surface of the upper bleeder 262 when the protrusion 262 is inserted.

The lead assembly mounting part 210 is recessed inwardly from the top cover 200 around the bleacher box coupling hole 216 to form a cap cover seating part 216a.

The upper cover 260 and the housing 261 are disposed on the lower side of the top cover 200 and the cap cover 263 is inserted into the upper bleeder 262 from the upper side of the top cover 200, .

When the cap cover 263 is seated on the cap cover seating portion 216a, the upper surface of the cap cover 263 is disposed lower than the upper surface of the top cover 200. That is, the depth of the cap cover seating portion 216a is formed such that the cap cover 263 does not protrude upward from the lid assembly seating portion 210. Accordingly, when the user moves the laundry through the laundry access hole 211, the laundry can be prevented from being caught by the cap cover 263, so that the laundry can be protected and the laundry residue can be prevented from being generated .

The cap cover 263 is seated on the cap cover seating portion 216a such that a gap G is formed between the vertical height with the top cover 200. [ That is, the top cover 200 includes a first vertical portion 216b and a first horizontal portion 216c, which are vertical heights of the cap cover seating portion 216a, and the cap cover 263 includes a first vertical portion 216b And a second horizontal part 263d opposed to the first horizontal part 216c. The first vertical part 216b and the second vertical part 263e are provided with a second vertical part 263e facing the first vertical part 216b and a second horizontal part 263d facing the first horizontal part 216c. A gap G is formed. In this embodiment, the gap G is formed as a fine gap of 0.3 mm so as to prevent the laundry residue and the foreign matter from entering the gap G.

The upper edge of the first vertical portion 216b which is a vertical height of the cap cover seating portion 216a is rounded to form a first rounded portion 216d in the top cover 200. The cap cover 263 is provided with a cap The upper edge of the second vertical portion 263e, which is the vertical height of the cover 263, is rounded to form the second rounded portion 263f. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the laundry from being caught by the sharp edges of the top cover 200 and the cap cover 263 to break or to cause laundry scum.

An elastic engagement portion 262a is formed around the upper bleed portion 262 so as to be inserted into the bleach box coupling hole 216 from the lower side of the top cover 200 and to be elastically hooked on the upper side of the cap cover seating portion 216a, On the upper surface of the upper bleed 262, a plurality of elastic contact portions 262b elastically contact the lower surface of the top cover 200 are formed.

The elastic contact portion 262b provides an elastic force to the clearance gap between the top cover 200 and the upper bleeder 262 to prevent the upper bleeder 262 from vibrating due to vibration during operation of the washing machine processing apparatus. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the upper blanket 262 from being shaken by the vibration during operation of the washing machine processing apparatus W, without putting a separate member such as a sponge into the clearance gap between the top cover 200 and the upper bleach 262 .

The elastic contact portion 262b is formed so as to protrude from the upper bell 262 toward the top cover 200 by cutting the upper bleel 262. [ In this embodiment, a base 262c protruding toward the top cover 200 is formed on the upper surface of the upper blanket 262 in the form of a hollow square tube. The base 262c extends from the inner surface of the base 262c, The resilient contact portion 262b is formed toward the contact portion 262b.

The elastic contact portion 262b is formed by being bent at least once so as to protrude from the base 262c toward the top cover 200. [ The elastic contact portion 262b is elastically contacted with the lower surface of the top cover 200 when the upper blanket 262 is coupled to the top cover 200. Therefore, The upper bell 262 is not shaken even when vibrations generated during the operation of the laundry processing apparatus W are transmitted to the upper bell 262 through the top cover 200 will be.

A bleacher flow hole 263a communicating with the housing 261 is formed in the cap cover 263 so that the bleach can be stored in the housing 261 when the user applies bleach to the cap cover 263.

A siphon tube 262d passing through the housing 261 is disposed in the upper bleed 262 and a supply flow path 265 for receiving water from a water supply hose (not shown) is disposed on the side surface of the housing 261 . Accordingly, the bleaching agent stored in the housing 261 is mixed with the water when the water is supplied through the supply passage 265, and is dropped to the bleach receiver 616 of the outer covering cover 615, which will be described later, through the siphon tube 262d.

12 is an exploded perspective view showing an outer cover of an embodiment of the present invention.

12, a liquid balancer 625 is disposed on the upper side of the inner tank 35, and an outer covering cover 615 is disposed on the upper side of the outer tank 30. As shown in Fig.

The liquid balancer 625 and the outer cover 615 are spaced apart from each other so that the inner tank 35 can rotate within the outer tank 30. [

The liquid balancer 625 is formed in a hollow structure in which the hollow interior space is filled with liquid (typically brine). That is, the liquid balancer 625 balances the inner tank 35 when the inner tank 35 rotates, thereby preventing the laundry contained in the inner tank 35 from being biased toward one inner wall of the inner tank 35.

In addition, the outer cover 615 is provided with a bleach receiver 616 receiving the bleaching agent dropped from the siphon tube 262d. The bleach receiving portion 616 is formed so as to be embedded in the upper surface of the outer covering cover 615. A bleach drop hole 617 for dropping bleach into the outer tub 30 is formed on the bottom surface of the bleach receiver 616.

The bottom surface of the bleach receiver 616 is formed so as to be inclined so as to become lower toward the bleacher drop hole 617. Therefore, bleaching agent separated from the siphon tube 262d to the bleacher receiving portion 616 is not left in the bleach receiving portion 616, but falls into the outer tank 30 all at once.

As described above, since the upper surface of the cap cover 263 into which the bleaching agent is injected is disposed lower than the upper surface of the top cover 200, the laundry processing apparatus W according to the present invention is provided with the laundry cover So that it is possible to prevent breakage or laundry waste and foreign matter from being generated.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view of a laundry processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention,

2 is a side sectional view of a laundry processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention,

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of a top cover of a laundry processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the upper surface of FIG. 3,

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the bottom of FIG. 3,

6 is a view illustrating a bleach box of a laundry processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention,

7 is a view showing a coupling relationship between the bleach box and the top cover shown in Fig. 6,

8 is a perspective view of the upper bleed shown in Fig. 6,

FIG. 9 is a front view of the upper bleach shown in FIG. 6;

Fig. 10 is a bottom view of the state in which the upper blanket shown in Fig. 6 is coupled to the top cover,

FIG. 11 is a sectional view showing a state of engagement between the cap cover and the top cover shown in FIG. 6,

12 is an exploded perspective view showing an outer cover of an embodiment of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE REFERENCE NUMERALS

10: cabinet 30: outer tub

100: lead assembly 200: top cover

216: bleach box fitting hole 216a: cap cover seat part

216b: first vertical part 216c: first horizontal part

216d: first rounding part 262: upper bleach

262d: siphon tube 263: cap cover

263b: elastic insertion portion 263c:

263d: second horizontal part 263e: second vertical part

263f: second rounding part 615: outer cover

616: bleach receiver 617: bleach drop hole

G: gap

Claims (8)

Top cover; And And a cap cover coupled to the top cover to allow a user to input bleach, Wherein the top cover is recessed inwardly from the top cover so that the cap cover is seated, Wherein the cap cover is seated on the cap cover seating portion, the upper surface is disposed lower than the upper surface of the top cover, Further comprising an upper bleeder which is engaged with the cap cover seating portion and is coupled to the top cover and into which the cap cover is inserted, The cap cover further includes an elastic insertion portion detachably coupled to the upper bleed, Wherein the elastic insert is inserted into the upper bell with an elastic force by cutting the periphery of the cap cover a plurality of times, Wherein the cap cover is seated in the cap cover seating portion such that a gap is formed between the vertical height of the top cover and the cap cover, Wherein the top surface of the upper blanket further comprises a plurality of elastic contact portions that are elastically contacted with the lower surface of the top cover. The method according to claim 1, An elastic hooking portion inserted into the bleacher box binding hole from the lower side of the top cover around the upper bleach to be elastically hooked on the upper side of the cap cover seating portion, Wherein the elastic hooking portion protrudes in the same direction as the elastic contact portion. The method of claim 2, Wherein the top cover has a vertical height edge of the cap cover seating portion rounded to form a first round portion, Wherein the cap cover has a vertical height edge rounded to form a second rounded portion. The method of claim 3, The elastic contact portion is disposed on the outer side of the elastic engagement portion Laundry processing equipment. The method of claim 3, Wherein the elastic contact portion is formed so as to protrude from the upper bleed toward the top cover by cutting the upper bleed. The method of claim 3, Wherein the elastic insertion portion is provided with a locking protrusion so that the cap cover can be caught by the lower surface of the upper bleed when the cap cover is inserted into the upper bleed. The method of claim 4, Further comprising an outer tub disposed in the cabinet for storing wash water, Wherein the outer tank is provided with a bath cover on which a bleach receiving part for receiving bleaching agent dropped from the siphon tube disposed in the upper bleach is formed, Wherein the bottom surface of the bleach receiving part is inclined to be lowered toward the bleacher drop hole. The method of claim 4, Wherein the elastic contact portion is bent at least once.

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