KR101939294B1 - Pump and LAundry Treating Appratus having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The pump casing includes a pump case, a first supply pipe and a second supply pipe wound in opposite directions to each other inside the pump case, a pump motor having a rotation shaft passing through the pump case, A support frame provided rotatably, a roller provided on the support frame for pressing the first supply pipe and the second supply pipe when the rotation shaft rotates, a pump having a valve for opening and closing the first supply pipe and the second supply pipe, And a clothes processing apparatus provided with the pump.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a pump and a garment disposal apparatus having the pump,

The present invention relates to a pump for supplying two different types of liquid detergent to a tub and a clothes processing apparatus equipped with the pump.

Generally, a clothes processing apparatus is a concept including a device for washing or drying laundry objects such as clothing, or an apparatus capable of performing both washing and drying. Meanwhile, in recent years, a washing machine having a refresh function, such as removal of wrinkles, odors, static electricity, etc. of clothes, is equipped with a steam supply device.

Conventional clothes processing apparatuses are provided in a cabinet having a garment input port, a tub provided in a cabinet for storing wash water, a drum rotatably installed in the tub, a water supply unit for supplying wash water to the tub, And a detergent supply unit for supplying the detergent to the tub through wash water.

Meanwhile, the detergent supply unit provided in the conventional garment disposal apparatus is located at the upper portion of the garment input port, and as the size of the garment disposal apparatus is increased, there is an inconvenience that the user inserts the detergent into the detergent supply unit.

In addition, the detergent supply unit provided in the conventional clothes processing apparatus has a disadvantage that the user must supply a certain amount of detergent when washing the laundry.

In addition, the conventional clothes processing apparatus has a disadvantage in that it can not supply an appropriate amount of detergent when the user supplies the detergent when washing the laundry.

An object of the present invention is to provide a pump capable of supplying an accurate amount of detergent to a tub and a clothes processing apparatus provided with the pump.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a garment processing apparatus having a detergent storage unit for storing a plurality of liquid detergents for a long period of time.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a pump for supplying a certain amount of liquid detergent stored in a detergent storage unit to a tub and a clothes processing apparatus provided with the pump.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a pump case, comprising: a pump case; a first supply pipe wound inside the pump case in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction; A pump motor having a rotation shaft disposed in the pump case; a support frame coupled to the rotation shaft and rotatably installed in the pump case; A roller for pressing the first supply pipe and the second supply pipe when the rotary shaft rotates; and a valve for opening / closing the first supply pipe and the second supply pipe.

In this case, the inside of the pump case may be in a vacuum state.

In addition, the valve may be provided with a check valve provided in the first supply pipe and a check valve provided in the second supply pipe.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a washing machine, comprising: a cabinet having a charging port into which laundry is introduced; a tub provided in the cabinet for storing wash water and having a tub opening communicating with the charging port; A detergent storage unit having a first storage unit and a second storage unit which are located at a lower portion of the inlet and store different types of liquid detergent, A first supply pipe which is wound in the pump case in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction and connects the first storage unit and the tub, a second supply pipe which is wound in the pump case in a direction opposite to the first supply pipe, A second supply pipe for connecting the second storage unit to the tub, a pump motor provided on the outside of the pump case and including a rotation shaft, And a pump provided on the support frame and provided with a roller for pressing the first supply pipe and the second supply pipe when the rotation shaft rotates, Lt; / RTI >

The pump case may have a vacuum state inside.

The pump may further include a check valve provided at a connection portion between the first reservoir and the first supply pipe, and a check valve provided at a connection portion between the second reservoir and the second supply pipe.

In this case, the detergent storage unit includes a storage unit door rotatably coupled to the cabinet and located at a lower portion of the loading port, and a storage frame provided in the storage unit door to receive the first storage unit and the second storage unit can do.

In addition, the present invention may further include a detergent supply unit positioned above the inlet and communicating with the tub to store the detergent, and a water supply unit provided in the cabinet for supplying wash water to the detergent supply unit, 1 supply pipe may be provided to connect the first storage unit and the detergent supply unit, and the second supply pipe may be provided to connect the second storage unit and the detergent supply unit.

The present invention can provide an effect of providing a pump capable of supplying an accurate amount of detergent to the tub and a clothes processing apparatus equipped with the pump.

The present invention also provides a clothes processing apparatus having a detergent storage unit for storing a plurality of liquid detergents for a long period of time, the clothes processing apparatus being located at a lower portion of an inlet through which laundry is supplied.

In addition, the present invention can provide the effect of providing one pump for supplying a predetermined amount of the liquid detergent stored in the detergent storage unit to the tub, and a clothes processing apparatus provided with the pump.

1 is a perspective view of a clothes processing apparatus of the present invention.
2 is a cross-sectional view of the clothes processing apparatus of the present invention.
3 shows a detergent storage unit and a pump provided in the clothes processing apparatus of the present invention.
Fig. 4 shows a pump included in the present garment treating apparatus.
5 shows the operation of the pump of the present invention.

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

Unless defined otherwise, all terms herein are the same as the general meaning of the term as understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs, and if the terms used herein conflict with the general meaning of the term Are as defined herein.

It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the details of the embodiments described below, .

The clothes processing apparatus 100 of the present invention may be provided only with the first processing apparatus T for processing (washing, drying, etc.) the laundry, and the first processing apparatus T and the second processing apparatus And a second processing device (L) provided under the first processing device for processing (washing, drying, etc.) a laundry object.

The following description will be made with reference to the clothes processing apparatus 100 having both the first processing apparatus T and the second processing apparatus L as a reference.

As shown in FIG. 1, the first processing apparatus T provided in the clothes processing apparatus of the present invention includes a cabinet 1 for forming an outer appearance, a tub 15 provided in the cabinet for storing wash water, And a drum 17 (see FIG. 2) rotatably installed in the drum to receive the laundry.

The cabinet 1 forms an outer appearance of the first processing apparatus T. The cabinet 1 is provided with a charging port 11 for charging laundry into the drum 17 or discharging the laundry from the drum.

The inlet (11) is opened and closed by a door (13) rotatably installed in the cabinet (1).

2, the tub 15 is provided with a tub opening 151 corresponding to the charging port 11, and the drum 17 is provided with the drum 11 corresponding to the charging port 11 and the tub opening 151, An opening 171 is provided.

Accordingly, the user can open the door 13 to open the loading port 11, then push the laundry object into the drum 17 through the tub opening 151 and the drum opening 171, or draw the object from the drum.

A gasket 111 is provided between the inlet 11 and the tub opening 151 to prevent the vibration of the tub from being transmitted to the cabinet and to prevent the leakage of wash water in the tub.

Further, the tub 15 and the drum 17 may be provided at an angle to the inside of the cabinet 1 at a predetermined angle.

Referring to FIG. 2, the front surface of the cabinet 1 provided with the inlet 11 includes an inclined surface protruding in a direction away from the cabinet, and the inlet 11 is provided on the inclined surface.

In this case, the tub 15 and the drum 17 may be inclined so that the tub opening 151 and the drum opening 171 form a plane parallel to the inlet 11. That is, the inclination angle of the tub and the drum with respect to the ground (horizontal line) may be equal to the inclination angle formed by the front surface (inclined surface) of the cabinet with respect to a straight line perpendicular to the ground surface.

At this time, the door 13 is hinged to the inclined surface to open and close the inlet 11, the tub opening 151, and the drum opening 171.

A driving part 18 for rotating the drum 17 is provided in the cabinet 1. The driving part 18 surrounds the stator 181 and the stator 182 fixed to the back surface of the tub 17, And a rotary shaft 183 fixed to the rear surface of the drum 17 through the tub 15. The other end of the rotor 181 is fixed to the rotor.

On the other hand, the first processing apparatus (T) is provided with a detergent supply unit (3) for temporarily storing detergent and a detergent storage unit (5) capable of storing a liquid detergent for a long time.

The detergent supply unit 2 may be provided in a drawer shape communicating with the inside of the tub 15 through the tub supply pipe 21 and being drawable from the cabinet 1. [

The detergent stored in the detergent supply unit 2 is supplied to the tub 15 through the water supply unit 3 provided inside the cabinet 1. [

That is, the water supply unit 3 provided in the present invention includes a water supply valve 31 connected to a water supply source (not shown), water supply valve 31 opened and closed by the water supply valve 31, The washing water is supplied to the detergent supply unit 2 through the water supply channel 33. The detergent in the detergent supply unit 2 is supplied to the tub 15 ).

On the other hand, the washing water in the tub 15 is discharged to the outside of the first processing apparatus T through the drainage section 4.

The drainage unit 4 includes a first drainage passage 41 provided on the lower surface of the tub 15, a drainage pump 43 for introducing wash water in the tub into the first drainage passage 41, And a second drainage passage 45 for guiding the pressurized wash water to the outside of the first processing apparatus T. [

Furthermore, the first drainage passage 41 may further include a filter 47 for removing foreign substances from the wash water discharged from the tub. In this case, the filter 47 is preferably provided inside the first drainage passage 41 so that the wash water in the first drainage passage 41 can pass through the filter 47 and then to the drainage pump 43 Do.

It is preferable that the filter 47 is detachable from the first drainage passage 41 so that the user can easily clean the foreign matter remaining in the filter.

The cabinet 1 is further provided with a support panel 19 (see FIG. 1) exposed when a storage door 51 is opened as described later. The support panel 19 is provided with the filter 47, It is preferable that a filter attachment / detachment hole 191 is provided.

The support panel 19 is provided at a lower portion of the loading port 11 to maintain the interval between the lower ends of the cabinet and to support the storage door 51 to be described later in a rotatable manner.

The door 13 is provided with a control panel 131 for controlling the water supply unit 3, the drainage unit 4, the driving unit 18 and a pump 6 to be described later. (13).

Further, the first processing apparatus T may be provided with a detergent storage section 5 for storing detergent (liquid detergent or the like) not in the form of powder for a long period of time.

1, the detergent storage unit 5 includes a storage unit door 51 rotatably provided at a lower portion of the inlet 11, a first storage unit 55 storing different kinds of detergent, A second storage unit 57 and a storage frame 53 provided in the storage unit door 51 and storing the first storage unit 55 and the second storage unit 57 therein.

The storage unit door 51 is coupled to a support panel 19 provided on a cabinet and a hinge 195 is coupled to the storage unit door 51. At one side of the storage unit door 51 (Not shown, push button or the like) for fixing to the support panel 1 or the support panel 19 are provided.

Accordingly, the user can open the storage unit door 51 to supply detergent to the first storage unit 55 and the second storage unit 57, or to separate the filter 47 from the first drainage channel 41 .

The first storage unit 55 and the second storage unit 57 store different types of detergents. The second storage unit 57 stores detergents for removing foreign substances remaining in the laundry, And the first storage unit 55 may be provided to store a softening agent (detergent to be used in the rinsing cycle) to soften the laundry.

In this case, the first storage unit 55 may have a smaller volume than the second storage unit 57.

The first storage unit 55 includes a detergent inlet 551 through which the detergent flows and a first outlet pipe 553 through which the detergent is discharged. The second storage unit 57 includes a detergent inlet And a second discharge pipe 573 through which the detergent is discharged.

The storage frame 53 may be provided on the rear surface of the storage unit door 51 facing the support panel 19 and may be provided in a cylindrical shape having a top surface opened to accommodate the storage units 55 and 57.

In this case, it is preferable that a hole through which the first discharge pipe 553 and the second discharge pipe 573 pass is provided on the lower surface of the housing frame 53.

The detergent stored in the first storage part 55 and the second storage part 57 is supplied to the object to be washed through the pump 6.

3 and 4, the pump 6 includes a pump case 61 provided on the support panel 19, a pump motor 62 provided on the outside of the pump case, A first supply pipe 63 connecting the first storage unit 55 and the detergent supply unit 2 and a second supply pipe 63 connecting the second storage unit 57 and the detergent supply unit 2 via the pump case, A support frame 65 rotatable in the pump case 61 by a rotation shaft 621 of the pump motor, a roller 66 provided on the support frame and pressing the first supply pipe and the second supply pipe, .

4, the pump case 61 is formed in a cylindrical shape with an empty center, and the pump motor 62 has a pump case 61 (see FIG. 4) such that the rotation axis 621 passes through one surface of the pump case 61 .

The first supply pipe 63 is wound in the pump case 61 in a clockwise direction with respect to one end of the first supply pipe 63 connected to the first storage unit 55, The second supply pipe 64 is wound around the pump case 61 in a counterclockwise direction with respect to one end of the second supply pipe 64 connected to the second pump 57 ).

The support panel 19 is further provided with a through hole 193 through which the first supply pipe 63 and the second supply pipe 64 can be connected to the pump case 61 through the support panel 19 .

When the first supply pipe 63 is wound in the counterclockwise direction inside the pump case 61, the second supply pipe 64 can be wound clockwise inside the pump case 61.

The first supply pipe 63 is provided to connect the first storage unit 55 and the tub 15 and the second supply pipe 64 is connected to the second storage unit 57 and the tub 15, As shown in FIG. Hereinafter, the first and second supply pipes are connected to the detergent supply unit 2 for convenience of explanation.

The support frame 65 is coupled to the rotation shaft 621 of the pump motor and is rotatable in the pump case 61. The roller 66 is provided in the support frame 65. [

Therefore, when the rotation shaft 621 is rotated by the pump motor 62, the support frame 65 is rotated inside the pump case 61. When the support frame 65 is rotated, The supply pipe 63 and the second supply pipe 64 are compressed.

The pump 6 may further include a first valve 67 for opening and closing the first supply pipe 63 and a second valve 68 for opening and closing the second supply pipe 64.

The first valve 67 and the second valve 68 may be provided as a check valve. In this case, the first valve 67 may be provided in the first discharge pipe 553 provided in the first storage unit, and the second valve 68 may be provided in the second discharge pipe 573 in the second storage unit .

4 (c), the first valve 67 may be coupled to the first discharge pipe 553 through the valve hinge 5533 and may be supported by the valve support 5531 have.

Therefore, the first valve 67 allows the detergent stored in the first storing portion 55 to be discharged to the first supply pipe 63, but the detergent in the first supply pipe 63 is discharged to the first storing portion 55 can be prevented.

The second valve 68 is also rotatably fixed to the inside of the second discharge pipe 573 through a valve hinge 5733 and may be provided at one end thereof by a valve support 5731.

Hereinafter, the operation of the pump 6 will be described with reference to FIG.

First, when the rotary shaft 621 rotates in the counterclockwise direction by the pump motor, the support frame 65 and the roller 66 also rotate in the pump case 61 when the rotary shaft 621 rotates counterclockwise It rotates counterclockwise.

When the roller 66 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction, the first supply pipe 63 and the second supply pipe 64 are pressed by the roller 66.

When the first supply pipe 63 is pressed by the inner circumferential surface of the pump case 61 and the roller 66, the fluid (air or liquid detergent) in the first supply pipe 63 is compressed toward the detergent supply unit 2, The valve 67 is opened and the detergent stored in the first storage portion 55 by the opening of the first valve 67 flows into the first supply pipe 63.

The detergent introduced into the first supply pipe 63 is continuously compressed in the counterclockwise direction by the roller 66 during rotation of the support frame 65 so that the detergent in the first supply pipe 63 is supplied to the detergent supply unit 2 It becomes movable.

The amount of the detergent flowing to the detergent supply unit 2 is constant according to the distance between one roller 66 and the adjacent one of the rollers 66 and the rotation angle of the rotation shaft 621, The control unit (not shown) can move the correct amount of detergent to the detergent supply unit 2 by controlling the rotation angle of the rotary shaft 621 (by controlling the rotation angle of the support frame).

On the other hand, when the rotation shaft 621 rotates counterclockwise, the detergent of the second storage part 57 does not flow into the second supply pipe 64.

When the rotating shaft 621 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction, the fluid (air or liquid detergent) in the second supply pipe 64 is compressed toward the second valve 68, so that the second reservoir 64 57) can not be introduced.

However, when the rotary shaft 621 is rotated clockwise by a control unit (not shown), the situation is reversed.

That is, when the rotary shaft 621 rotates clockwise, the support frame 65 and the roller 66 also rotate in the clockwise direction inside the pump case 61.

When the roller 66 is rotated clockwise by the support frame 65, the fluid (air or liquid detergent) in the second supply pipe 64 is compressed toward the detergent supply part 2. Thus, the second valve 68 is opened, and the detergent stored in the second reservoir 57 flows into the second supply pipe 64.

The detergent introduced into the second supply pipe 64 is compressed toward the detergent supply unit 2 by the clockwise rotation of the support frame 65 so that the detergent introduced into the second supply pipe 64 moves to the detergent supply unit 2 You can.

However, when the rotation shaft 621 rotates clockwise, the fluid in the first supply pipe 63 is compressed toward the first valve 67, so that the detergent stored in the first reservoir 55 flows into the first supply pipe 63 It does not.

Therefore, the present invention can selectively supply two different types of detergent to the tub 15 through one pump 6, and also can accurately measure the amount of detergent supplied to the tub To be precisely supplied).

It is preferable that the first supply pipe 63 and the second supply pipe 64 are made of an elastic material and restored to their original shape when the pressing force of the roller 66 is released, The supply pipes 63 and 64 can be restored to their original shape when the compressive force is released by the roller 66. [

As described above, the clothes processing apparatus 100 of the present invention may further include a second processing apparatus L provided below the first processing apparatus T.

2, the second processing apparatus L includes a housing 7 supporting the first processing apparatus T, a drawer 8 drawn out of the housing, (Not shown).

The processing space 9 may include a tub 91 for storing wash water, and a drum 93 rotatably installed in the tub to receive laundry.

In this case, the drawer 8 is provided with a driving part 95 for rotating the drum 93, a water supply part (not shown) and a drain part (not shown) for supplying and discharging the washing water to the tub something to do.

Furthermore, if the drawer 8 is further provided with hot air supply means (not shown) for supplying hot air to the processing space 9, the second processing apparatus L can also dry the object to be laundered .

The present invention may be embodied in various forms without departing from the scope of the invention. Accordingly, it is intended that the present invention cover the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

100: Apparatus for treating clothes 1: Cabinet 2: Detergent supply part
3: water supply part 4: drainage part 5: detergent storage part
51: storage unit door 53: storage frame 55: first storage unit
551: Detergent inlet port 553: First outlet pipe 57: Second storage section
6: Pump 61: Pump case 62: Pump motor
621: rotating shaft 63: first supply pipe 64: second supply pipe
65: support frame 66: roller 67: first valve
68: second valve 7: housing 8: drawer
9: Processing space

Claims (8)

delete delete delete A cabinet provided with an inlet through which the object to be cleaned is introduced into the front surface;
A tub provided in the cabinet for storing wash water and having a tub opening communicating with the inlet;
A drum rotatably installed in the tub and receiving laundry to be introduced into the tub opening;
A communicating hole provided to penetrate the front surface and located at a lower portion of the loading port, the communicating hole communicating the inside of the cabinet with the outside of the cabinet;
A support panel fixed to the cabinet and positioned at a lower end of the inlet;
A storage unit door rotatably coupled to the support panel to be able to open and close the communication hole and form a part of the front surface when the communication hole is closed;
A first storage unit and a second storage unit provided in the storage unit door and storing different types of liquid detergent;
A pump case, a first supply pipe which is wound in the pump case in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction and connects the first storage unit to the tub, a second supply pipe which is wound in the pump case in a direction opposite to the first supply pipe A second supply pipe for connecting the second storage part to the tub, a pump motor provided on the outside of the pump case, the support frame including a rotation shaft, a support frame coupled to the rotation shaft and rotatable in the pump case, And a pump provided on the first supply pipe and the roller for pressing the first supply pipe and the second supply pipe when the rotary shaft rotates. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the pump case has a vacuum state inside. 6. The method of claim 5,
The pump
A check valve at a connection portion between the first storage portion and the first supply pipe;
And a check valve provided at a connection portion between the second storage unit and the second supply pipe. The method according to claim 6,
And a storage frame provided in the storage unit door and receiving the first storage unit and the second storage unit. 8. The method according to any one of claims 4 to 7,
A detergent supply unit located above the charging port and communicating with the tub, the detergent supply unit providing a space for storing the detergent;
And a water supply unit provided in the cabinet for supplying wash water to the detergent supply unit,
Wherein the first supply pipe is provided to connect the first storage unit and the detergent supply unit, and the second supply pipe is provided to connect the second storage unit and the detergent supply unit.

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