KR102482657B1 - Laundry Treating Apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention includes a cabinet provided with an entrance, a first surface provided in a direction in which the entrance is located, and second and third surfaces extending toward the inside of the cabinet from both ends of the first surface, A drawer body that can be withdrawn from the cabinet through a drawer body, provided inside the drawer body to provide a space for storing water, and an outer circumferential surface located in a direction toward the first, second, and third surfaces is a curved surface. a tub provided with a tub, a drum rotatably provided inside the tub and accommodating clothes, a first bent portion protruding from the first surface toward a space formed between the second surface and the circumferential surface of the tub; a second bent part protruding from the first surface toward a space formed between the third surface and the circumferential surface of the tub; a transfer part provided in the first bent part and reciprocating along the height direction of the drawer body; A first fastening part that reciprocates along the width direction of the drawer body by the transfer part and is detachably coupled to the inner circumferential surface of the cabinet parallel to the second surface, and reciprocates along the width direction of the drawer body by the transfer part. and a second fastening part detachably coupled to an inner circumferential surface of the cabinet parallel to the third surface.

Description

Laundry Treating Apparatus}

The present invention relates to a laundry treatment device.

In general, a laundry treatment device is a concept including a device for washing clothes (objects to be washed or objects to be dried), a device for drying clothes, and a device capable of washing and drying clothes.

Among conventional laundry handling apparatuses, there is one that includes a cabinet, a drawer that can be drawn out of the cabinet, and an accommodating part provided inside the drawer to provide a space for processing clothes such as washing or drying clothes.

However, in the above-described laundry handling apparatus, problems may occur such that the drawer vibrates inside the cabinet or the drawer is pulled out of the cabinet when the laundry treatment process is in progress.

An object of the present invention is to provide a clothes handling apparatus capable of preventing a drawer provided with a space for storing clothes from being taken out of a cabinet.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a laundry handling apparatus capable of minimizing the volume by placing a means for preventing a drawer from being pulled out of a cabinet in a space formed between a space for storing clothes and a drawer.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a laundry treatment apparatus provided with a separate second treatment apparatus for processing clothes on top of a first treatment apparatus equipped with a drawer.

In addition, the present invention provides a clothes handling apparatus capable of controlling a locking unit that prevents a drawer from being taken out of a cabinet even when a control panel provided in a first handling device is covered by a second handling device, without taking the drawer out of the cabinet. Make it the problem you are trying to solve.

The present invention is a cabinet equipped with an entrance; A drawer body including a first surface provided in a direction in which the entrance is located, second and third surfaces extending from both ends of the first surface toward the inside of the cabinet, and withdrawable from the cabinet through the entrance. ; a tub provided inside the drawer body to provide a space for storing water and having a curved outer circumferential surface positioned in a direction toward the first surface, the second surface, and the third surface; a drum rotatably provided inside the tub and accommodating clothes; a first bent portion protruding from the first surface toward a space formed between the second surface and the circumferential surface of the tub; a second bent portion protruding from the first surface toward a space formed between the third surface and the circumferential surface of the tub; a conveying part provided in the first bent part and capable of reciprocating along the height direction of the drawer body; a first fastening part reciprocating along the width direction of the drawer body by the transfer part and detachably coupled to an inner circumferential surface of the cabinet parallel to the second surface; and a second fastening part reciprocating along the width direction of the drawer body by the transfer part and detachably coupled to an inner circumferential surface of the cabinet parallel to the third surface.

The first fastening part includes a first bar reciprocating along the width direction of the drawer body by the transfer part; a first coupling part connecting the first bar to the conveying part; and a free end of a first bar detachable from the cabinet, wherein the second fastening unit includes a second bar reciprocating along the width direction of the drawer body by the transfer unit; a second coupling part connecting the second bar to the conveying part; and a free end of a second bar detachable from the cabinet.

The second bar is provided with the second coupling portion, the bar body located in the first bent portion; a bar detachable portion having a free end of the second bar and located in the second bent portion; a connection body provided along the width direction of the first surface; a first inclined portion connecting the bar body and the connection body and inclined toward the first bent portion; A second inclined portion connected to the bar body and the detachable bar portion and inclined toward the second bent portion may be included.

The transfer part may include a transfer body capable of reciprocating along the height direction of the drawer body; It is provided in the transfer body to engage the first coupling part, and when the transfer body moves in a first direction, the free end of the first bar moves in a direction in which the first bar is fixed to the cabinet. a first slot for moving the first bar in a direction in which the free end of the first bar is separated from the cabinet when it moves in two directions; It is provided in the transfer body to engage the second coupling part, and when the transfer body moves in the first direction, the second bar is moved in a direction in which the free end of the second bar is fixed to the cabinet, and the transfer body and a second slot for moving the second bar in a direction in which the free end of the second bar is separated from the cabinet when the second bar moves in the second direction.

The present invention is a motor provided with a rotating shaft; a body slot provided in the transfer body and provided along a direction orthogonal to the reciprocating motion direction of the transfer body; an arm fixed to the rotating shaft; A slot connecting portion provided on the arm and inserted into the body slot, wherein the length of the body slot is the same as a diameter of a trajectory formed by the slot connecting portion or longer than a diameter of a trajectory formed by the slot connecting portion. It can be.

The present invention may further include a transfer body guider provided on the first bent portion to provide a movement path for the transfer body.

The present invention includes a first accommodating part provided in the cabinet, to which the free end of the first bar is detachably coupled, and spaced apart from the entrance by a predetermined distance toward the inside of the cabinet; A second accommodating part provided in the cabinet, to which the free end of the second bar is detachably coupled, and spaced apart from the entrance by a predetermined distance toward the inside of the cabinet, may be further included.

The present invention may further include a first guider provided on the first surface to provide a movement path of the second bar.

The present invention further includes a drawer panel fixed to the drawer body to open and close the entrance, and protrudes from the drawer panel toward the second bar to maintain a distance between the second bar and the first surface. A second guider may be further included.

The present invention includes a drawer panel fixed to the drawer body to open and close the entrance; a third guider body extending from the second surface toward the drawer panel; a third guider body through-hole provided to pass through the third guider body and into which the free end of the first bar is inserted; a fourth guider body extending from the third surface toward the drawer panel; It may further include a fourth guider body through-hole provided to pass through the fourth guider body and into which the free end of the second bar is inserted.

The present invention relates to a front side of a panel parallel to one side of the cabinet having the entrance, first and second sides extending from both sides of the front side of the panel toward the cabinet, and an upper portion of the panel provided on the front side of the panel. a drawer panel comprising cotton; a driving unit for operating the transfer unit; The device may further include an unlocking unit provided on one of the first side surface and the second side surface and controlling the driving unit so that the first fastening part and the second fastening part are separated from the cabinet.

The driving unit may be provided to reciprocate the transfer unit along a height direction of the drawer.

The present invention is a drum driving unit for rotating the drum; a control panel provided on an upper surface of the panel and inputting control commands necessary for the operation of the drum driving unit; The controller may further include a controller configured to control the drum driving unit according to a control command input through the control panel and to control the driving unit according to a control command input through the unlocking unit.

The present invention includes a second cabinet seated on an upper portion of the cabinet so that at least a portion of the control panel is not exposed to the outside when the drawer body is not withdrawn from the cabinet; It may further include a second clothes accommodating part provided inside the second cabinet and providing a space for washing clothes or drying clothes.

The drawer panel further includes a panel through-hole provided to pass through any one of the first side and the second side, and the unlocking unit includes a support fixed to the inside of the drawer panel; a pressing unit inserted into the panel through-hole; a signal generator for transmitting a control signal to the control unit when the pressing unit is pressed into the drawer panel; and an extension portion connecting the support portion and the pressing portion, having a larger diameter than the panel through hole, and positioned between the panel through hole and the signal generating portion.

When a control command is input through the unlocking unit, the control unit not only controls the driving unit so that the first fastening unit and the second fastening unit are separated from the cabinet, but also stops the operation of the drum driving unit. .

The present invention can realize the effect of providing a laundry handling apparatus capable of preventing a drawer provided with a space for storing clothes from being taken out of a cabinet.

In addition, the present invention provides an effect of providing a laundry handling apparatus capable of minimizing the volume by locating a means for preventing the drawer from being pulled out of the cabinet in a space formed between a space for storing clothes and a drawer.

In addition, the present invention may implement an effect of providing a laundry treatment apparatus provided with a separate second treatment apparatus for processing clothes on top of a first treatment apparatus equipped with a drawer.

In addition, the present invention provides a clothes handling apparatus capable of controlling a locking unit that prevents a drawer from being taken out of a cabinet even when a control panel provided in a first handling device is covered by a second handling device, without taking the drawer out of the cabinet. The effect provided can be realized.

1 shows an example of a laundry treatment apparatus according to the present invention.
2 and 3 show an example of the first treatment device included in the present invention.
4, 5, 6 and 7 show an example of a locking unit provided in the present invention.
8 shows an example of the unlocking unit provided in the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. On the other hand, the configuration or control method of the device to be described below is only for explaining the embodiment of the present invention, but not for limiting the scope of the present invention, and the same reference numerals throughout the specification denote the same components. indicate

As shown in FIG. 1, the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention may be provided with only the first treatment device 100, and the first treatment device 100 and a second treatment device located above the first treatment device ( 200) may be provided to include all of them. Hereinafter, for convenience of description, a laundry treatment device including both the first treatment device 100 and the second treatment device 200 will be described.

The first treatment device 100 is a device that implements a laundry treatment function such as washing or drying clothes (objects to be washed or dried), and the second treatment device 200 is detachable from the first treatment device 100. It may be provided as a device capable of implementing a laundry treatment function.

The second treatment device 200 is provided with a second cabinet 210 forming an exterior and a second clothes accommodating part (not shown) provided inside the second cabinet to provide a space for washing or drying clothes. It can be.

The second clothing accommodating part provides a second tub (not shown) provided inside the second cabinet 210 to store water and a space rotatably provided inside the second tub to store clothes. It may be provided with 2 drums (not shown).

In this case, the second treatment device 200 further includes a second water supply unit supplying water to the second tub and a second drainage unit discharging water stored in the second tub to the outside of the second cabinet 210. can include

The second cabinet 210 is provided with a second treatment device inlet (not shown) for clothes entering and exiting, and the second treatment device inlet is rotatably coupled to the second cabinet 210 through a second treatment device door. It is opened and closed by (230).

A window 231 may be provided at the door 230 of the second treatment device to allow checking of the inside of the second drum from the outside of the laundry treatment device.

The second treatment device inlet communicates with the inside of the second drum through a second tub inlet provided in the second tub and a second drum inlet provided in the second drum. Accordingly, by opening the door 230 of the second treatment device, the user can insert clothes into the second drum or take out clothes stored in the second drum to the outside of the second cabinet.

Meanwhile, when the second treatment device 200 is also provided to dry clothes, a second hot air supply device (not shown) supplies air heated by the second tub to the inside of the second cabinet 210. ) should be further provided.

The second hot air supply device (not shown) may be provided as a circulation duct provided to circulate air inside the second tub, and a heat exchange unit provided inside the circulation duct to dehumidify and heat the air discharged from the second tub. can

However, the second hot air supply device (not shown) includes a discharge duct for discharging air inside the second tub to the outside of the second cabinet 210, a supply duct for supplying air outside the second tub to the second tub, It may be provided as a heat exchange unit provided in the supply duct to heat air introduced into the supply duct.

Unlike the above description, if the second treatment device 200 is provided only to dry clothes, the second tub may be omitted from the second treatment device 200 . In this case, a means for rotatably supporting the drum should be further provided inside the second treatment device 200, and the above-described second hot air supply device should be provided to supply hot air to the second drum.

As shown in FIG. 2, the first treatment device 100 of the present invention includes a cabinet 2, a drawer 3 withdrawable from the cabinet 2, and provided inside the drawer to provide a processing space for clothes. It includes clothes accommodating parts 4 and 5 to do.

The cabinet 2 is provided with an entrance 21 , and the drawer 3 can be drawn out of the cabinet 2 through the entrance 21 or inserted into the cabinet 2 . The cabinet 2 preferably has a length in the width direction (X-axis direction) longer than a length in the height direction (Y-axis direction) (it is preferable that the length of the drawer in the width direction is longer than the length in the height direction). ).

A slider 23 (refer to FIG. 4) supporting the drawer 3 is provided inside the cabinet 2, and the slider includes a housing 231 fixed inside the cabinet 2, the drawer 3 ) and may be provided with a slider body 233 inserted into the housing 231.

The drawer 3 includes a drawer body 31 (see FIG. 3) and a drawer cover 35 forming an upper surface of the drawer body. The drawer body 31 may have a hexahedral shape having an open surface at an upper portion thereof, and the drawer cover 35 may be provided to close an upper surface of the drawer body 31 .

A drawer panel 33 is provided on the front surface of the drawer body 31 . The drawer panel 33 may be provided as a means for opening and closing the entrance 21 and a means for drawing the drawer body 31 out of or into the cabinet 2 at the same time.

The drawer panel 33 has a panel front surface 33a parallel to the front surface of the cabinet 2 (the surface provided with the entrance) and extends toward the drawer body 51 from both sides of the panel front surface. The first side surface 33c and the second side surface 33d extend from the upper end of the panel front surface 33a toward the drawer body 51 to form the upper surface of the drawer panel 33. 33b) may be provided.

A control panel 331 for controlling the operation of the first treatment device 100 may be provided on the upper surface 33b of the panel. The control panel 331 is a means for supplying or draining water to the accommodating parts 4 and 5 (a water supply part and a drain part), a means for rotating clothes (a drum driving part), and a means for supplying steam or hot air to clothes. It is a means for the user to input a control command to control means (moisture supply device, hot air supply device) and the like.

In addition, the control panel 331 has an input unit 332 that allows the user to input a control command to the first processing device, confirms the control command input through the input unit 332, or controls the control command input by the user. A display unit 333 (means for displaying operation information of the first processing device) for notifying the user of the execution process may be provided. The aforementioned control panel 331 may be provided on the upper surface 33b of the panel.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the first through hole is provided in the drawer cover 35 to pass through the drawer cover 35 and communicates the inside of the drawer body 31 with the outside of the drawer body 31 . A second through hole 353 may be provided to pass through the hole 351 and the drawer cover 35 and into which a water supply pipe 71 to be described later is inserted.

The accommodating parts 4 and 5 provided inside the drawer 3 include a tub 4 provided inside the drawer body 31 to provide a space for storing water, and rotatably provided inside the tub. It can be provided as a drum 5 in which clothes are stored.

The tub 4 is movably fixed inside the drawer 3 by the tub support 48 . The tub support portion 48 is a means for connecting the outer circumferential surface of the tub 4 and the drawer 3, and the tub support portion 48 includes the first bracket 481 provided in the drawer and the tub A second bracket 483 provided on an outer circumferential surface and a support bar 485 connecting the first bracket and the second bracket may be included.

On the upper surface of the tub 4, an inlet 41 for communicating the inside of the tub 4 with the outside of the tub, water A water supply port 43 supplying water to the tub 2 and a door 45 opening and closing the inlet are provided.

The door 45 is rotatably provided on the upper surface of the tub 4 (part of the upper surface of the tub is provided to be able to open and close), and the door 45 passes through the first through hole 351. It can rotate without interfering with the drawer cover 35. Therefore, the user can put clothes into the tub 4 by opening the door 45 after pulling the drawer 3 out of the cabinet 2 .

The drum 5 has a cylindrical shape and includes a drum body 51 positioned inside the tub 4 and a drum inlet 53 provided on an upper surface of the drum body. A drum through-hole 55 is provided on the circumferential surface and bottom surface of the drum body 51, and a driving shaft 57 is provided on the bottom surface of the drum body 51.

The drum body 51 may be rotated inside the tub 4 by a drum driving unit provided outside the tub 4 . The drum drive unit may include a stator M1 fixed to the tub 4 to form a rotating magnetic field and a rotor M3 rotating by the rotating magnetic field, and the driving shaft 57 is the bottom of the tub 4. It penetrates the surface and is connected to the rotor M3.

As shown in the drawing, the driving shaft 53 may be provided to form a right angle with respect to the inlet 41 (formed with a right angle to the bottom surface of the drawer body).

The accommodating part is provided as the tub 4 and the drum 5 so that the present invention can perform the washing function. Therefore, in order for the first treatment device 100 to also perform the drying function of clothes, a hot air supply device (not shown) for supplying hot air to the tub 2 may be further provided inside the cabinet 2 .

The first treatment device is connected to a water source located outside the cabinet 2 through a water supply unit 7 . The water supply unit 7 may be provided with a water supply pipe 71 connecting a water supply source (not shown) and the water supply port 42 and a valve 73 that opens and closes the water supply pipe 71 by a control unit.

The water stored in the tub 4 is discharged to the outside of the cabinet 2 through the drain 8, which guides the water inside the tub 4 to the outside of the cabinet 2. A first drain pipe (83), a pump (81, controlled by a control unit) for discharging the water inside the tub (4) to the first drain pipe (83), and the water discharged from the pump to the outside of the cabinet (2). It may be provided with a second drain pipe 85 to guide.

Since the drum driving unit is fixed to the tub 4, and the tub 4 is fixed to the drawer 3 through the tub support 48, the first treatment device 100 having the above structure has a rotor M3 It is a structure in which the vibration generated in the drum or tub can be transmitted to the drawer 3 when it rotates.

When the vibration of the drum 5 or the tub 4 is transmitted to the drawer 3, not only noise or vibration occurs due to the collision between the drawer 3 and the cabinet 2, but also the drawer 3 during operation of the drum drive unit. The possibility that (3) is withdrawn from cabinet (2) cannot be ruled out.

In order to solve this problem, the clothes handling apparatus of the present invention not only prevents the drawer 3 from being pulled out of the cabinet 2, but also minimizes vibration of the drawer 3 inside the cabinet 2. A locking part 9 may be further included.

As shown in FIG. 4 , the locking part 9 is provided to reciprocate along the width direction (X-axis direction) of the drawer, and fastening parts 91 and 92 detachably fixed to the cabinet 2 , a conveying part 95 for operating the fastening part, and a driving part 97 for reciprocating the conveying part 95 along the height direction (Y-axis direction) of the drawer.

The fastening part is provided along the width direction of the drawer and detachable to one side of the cabinet 2, and the first fastening part 91 is provided along the width direction of the drawer and is provided on the other side of the cabinet 2. It may be provided with a detachable second fastening part 92.

The first fastening part 91 includes a first bar 91 capable of reciprocating along the width direction of the drawer, and the second fastening part 92 includes a second bar 91 capable of reciprocating along the width direction of the drawer. It may be provided as a bar 921.

The first bar 911 is connected to the transfer part 95 through the first coupling part 913, and the free end F1 of the first bar is connected to the cabinet 2 according to the position of the transfer part 95. It is coupled to the provided first accommodating part 93 or separated from the first accommodating part 93.

Similarly, the second bar 921 is connected to the transfer part 95 through the second coupling part 923, and the free end F2 of the second bar is connected to the cabinet 2 according to the position of the transfer part 95. ) Is coupled to the second accommodating portion 94 provided in or separated from the second accommodating portion 94.

The first accommodating part includes a first accommodating body 931 fixed inside the cabinet and an accommodating groove 933 provided in the first accommodating body and accommodating the free end of the first bar F1. The second accommodating part may include a second accommodating body 941 fixed inside the cabinet and an accommodating groove 943 provided in the second accommodating body and accommodating the second free end F2 of the bar.

However, the first accommodating part 93 and the second accommodating part 94 should be provided at positions separated by a predetermined distance from the entrance 21 toward the inside of the cabinet 2 (see FIG. 6).

Since the locking part 9 is provided inside the drawer panel 33 that opens and closes the entrance 21, the receiving parts 93 and 94 must be located inside the cabinet 2 rather than the entrance 21. The drawer body 31 is fixed to the cabinet 2 when the first fastening part 91 and the second fastening part 92 are inserted into the first accommodating part 93 and the second accommodating part 94, respectively. because it is

As shown in FIG. 5 , the transfer unit 95 is provided on a transfer body 951 capable of reciprocating along the height direction Y of the drawer body 31 and is provided on the transfer body 951 to provide the first fastening unit. It may include a first slot 953 to which 91 is connected and a second slot 955 provided in the transfer body 951 to which the second fastening part 92 is connected.

The draw body 31 may include a transport guider 99 that provides a moving path for the transport body 951. FIG. 5 shows that the transport guider 99 supports both sides of the transport body 951. A case in which it is provided is shown as an example.

The first slot 953 is a means for pushing or pulling the first coupling part 913 provided in the first bar (a means for moving the first bar 911), and the first bar 911 is the first bar 911. 1 coupling part 913 is connected to the transfer body 951 by being inserted into the first slot 953 .

The first slot 953 not only has a certain length along the movement direction of the transfer body 951 (Y-axis direction, height direction of the transfer body), but also passes through the center of the transfer body 951 and It may be provided inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to a straight line (reference line, K1) parallel to the moving direction.

That is, it is preferable that the first slot 953 be inclined at an angle K2 greater than 0 degrees and smaller than 90 degrees with respect to the reference line K1. This is to move the first bar 911 by changing the position of the transfer body 951.

The second slot 955 is a means for pushing or pulling the second coupling part 923 provided in the second bar (meaning for moving the second bar 921), and the second bar 921 is the The second coupling part 923 is connected to the transfer body 951 by being inserted into the second slot 955 .

The second slot 955 is also provided to have a predetermined length along the movement direction of the transfer body 951 and is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the reference line K1.

The first direction is set as the moving direction of the transfer body 951 in which the distance between the first coupling part 913 and the second coupling part 923 is widened, and the second direction is the first coupling part When setting the movement direction of the transfer body 951 in which the distance between the 913 and the second coupling part 923 is narrowed, the above-described first slot 953 and the second slot 955 are the transfer body ( When 951) moves in the first direction, the free end F1 of the first bar and the free end F2 of the second bar are coupled to the receiving parts 93 and 94, and the transfer body 951 moves in the first direction. When moving in two directions, the free end F1 of the first bar and the free end F2 of the second bar will be separated from the receiving portions 93 and 94, respectively.

That is, the first coupling part 913 and the second coupling part 923 are located at the lower end of each slot 953 and 955 (the point where the gap between the slots is maximum, the distance between the first coupling part and the second coupling part). When is located at the point where is the maximum), the free ends F1 and F2 of each bar will be coupled to the first accommodating body 931 and the second accommodating body 935, respectively.

However, the first coupling portion 913 and the second coupling portion 923 are located at the upper end of the first slot 953 and the second slot 955 (the point where the distance between the slots is the minimum, the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion 955). When located at the point where the distance between the two coupling parts is minimum), the first bar free end F1 and the second bar free end F2 are the first receiving body 931 and the second receiving body 935 will be separated from each other.

The above-described transfer unit 95 may reciprocate along the height direction Y of the drawer through the driving unit 97 . The driving unit 97 may include a motor 971 (see FIG. 4 ) and a conversion unit 975 that converts rotational power of the motor into reciprocating power of the transfer body 951 .

The conversion unit 975 includes a body slot 976 provided along the width direction (X) of the transfer body 951, an arm 977 coupled to the rotation shaft 973 of the motor, and the arm 977. It may be provided as a slot connection part 979 connecting the body slot 976.

Since the arm 977 rotates by the rotating shaft 973 of the motor and the slot connection part 979 protrudes from the arm 977, the slot connection part 979 has a constant diameter when the motor 971 is operated. It will rotate while drawing a circular trajectory with (L2).

On the other hand, the body slot 976 is provided along the direction (X) perpendicular to the movement direction (Y) of the transfer body 951, but is equal to or circular in diameter L2 of the circular trajectory formed by the slot connection part 979. It is provided with a longer length (L1) than the diameter (L2) of the trajectory.

Therefore, the rotational motion of the motor rotation shaft 973 is converted into a linear reciprocating motion of the transfer body 951 by the conversion unit 975, and the transfer body 951 receives the guide of the guider 99 and draws ( It will reciprocate along the height direction (Y) of 3).

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, the locking part 9 described above is provided at a position spaced apart from the center (K, FIG. 4) of the drawer panel 33 in the inner space of the drawer panel 33. desirable. That is, the locking part 9 is preferably provided on one side of the drawer panel 33 .

When the cross section of the tub 4 parallel to the bottom surface of the drawer body 31 is provided in a circular shape, the front edge of the drawer body 31 (the front surface of the drawer body and the side surface of the drawer body) A space is created between the meeting point) and the circumferential surface 43 of the tub 4 . Therefore, when the locking part 9 is provided in the space between the edge of the drawer body and the tub circumferential surface 43, the thickness of the drawer panel 33 (the thickness of the drawer panel in the Z-axis direction) By minimizing the volume, the overall volume of the first treatment device 100 can be minimized.

To this end, the front surface of the drawer body 31 is the first surface 311 provided in the direction where the entrance 21 is located, and the inside of the cabinet 2 is opened at both ends of the first surface 311. It may include a second surface 312 and a third surface 313 extending toward each other. In this case, the second surface 312 and the third surface 313 may be surfaces extending from the bottom surface of the drawer body 31 toward the drawer cover 35 (side surfaces of the drawer body). will be.

The first surface 311 includes a first bent portion 314 protruding from the first surface 311 toward a space between the second surface 312 and the circumferential surface 43 of the tub. A second bent portion 315 protruding from the surface 311 toward a space formed between the third surface 313 and the circumferential surface 43 of the tub is further provided.

In this case, the locking part 9 may be provided on any one of the first bent part 314 and the second bent part 315, and FIG. 6 shows that the locking part 9 is the first bent part ( 314) is shown as an example.

When the locking part 9 is provided in the first bent part 314, the transfer body 951 is provided in the first bent part 314 in the height direction (Y axis) of the drawer body 31. direction), the conveying part guider 99 should be provided on the first bent part 314 to guide the movement of the conveying body 951, and the first bar 911 The length of will have a shorter length than the length of the second bar 921.

In addition, the first bar free end F1 provided in the first fastening part 91 is detachably provided on the inner circumferential surface of the cabinet 2 parallel to the second surface 312, and the second fastening part ( 92), the free end F2 of the second bar should be detachably provided on the inner circumferential surface of the cabinet 2 parallel to the third surface 313.

That is, the first accommodating part 93 is fixed to the inner circumferential surface of the cabinet 2 parallel to the second surface 312, and the second accommodating part 94 is parallel to the third surface 313 of the cabinet ( 2) should be fixed to the inner circumferential surface.

Furthermore, the second bar 921 is provided with the second coupling portion 923 and is provided with a bar body 921a positioned at the first bent portion 314 and a free end F2 of the second bar. The bar detachable portion 921b located at the second bent portion 315, the connection body 921c provided along the width direction (X-axis direction) of the first surface 311, and the bar body 921a A first inclined portion 921d connecting the connection body 921c and inclined toward the first bent portion, and connecting the bar body 921a and the bar attaching and detaching portion 921b and inclined toward the second bent portion It should be provided as a second inclined portion 921e. In this case, the second inclined portion 921e may be provided such that the free end F2 of the second bar is positioned on an extension of the first bar 911 .

The draw body 31 may include a first guider 36 that guides the motion of the second bar 921, and the first guider 36 protrudes from the first surface 311 to It may be provided to support only the lower surface of the second bar 921, or may be provided to support the upper and lower surfaces of the second bar 921, respectively.

Meanwhile, a second guider 37 maintaining a distance between the second bar 921 and the first surface 311 may be further provided on the draw panel 33 .

As described above, the drawer panel 33 is located on the panel front surface 33a parallel to the front surface of the cabinet and spaced apart from the first surface 311 by a predetermined distance, and on both sides of the panel front surface 33a. A first side surface 33c and a second side surface 33d fixing the front surface of the panel to the drawer body 31 may be provided, and the second guider 37 is provided on the front surface 33a of the panel. It may protrude toward the first surface 311 of the drawer body.

In addition, the draw body 31 further includes a third guider 38 supporting the free end F1 of the first bar and a fourth guider 39 supporting the free end F2 of the second bar. It can be.

The third guider 38 is provided to pass through a third guider body 381 extending from the second surface 312 of the draw body toward the draw panel 33 and through the third guider body. It may be provided as a third guider body through-hole 383 into which the 1-bar free end F1 is inserted.

Similarly, the 4-guider 39 is provided to pass through a fourth guider body 391 extending from the third surface 313 of the draw body toward the draw panel 33, and the fourth guider body. It may be provided as a fourth guider body through-hole 393 into which the second bar free end F2 is inserted.

The above-described embodiment has been described based on the case where the cross section of the tub 4 parallel to the bottom surface of the drawer body 31 is circular, but only when the cross section of the tub parallel to the bottom surface of the draw body is necessarily circular. Not an applicable feature.

That is, the above-described embodiment can be applied even when the surfaces facing the first surface 311, the second surface 312, and the third surface 313 of the drawer body among the outer circumferential surfaces of the tub 4 are curved. can

Hereinafter, an operating process of the locking unit 9 having the above structure will be described.

As shown in FIG. 7, when the body slot 976 is positioned lower than the rotational axis 973 of the motor (the first coupling part 913 is located at the upper end of the first slot 953 and the second coupling part 923 is located at the upper end of the second slot 955), the first bar free end F1 is separated from the first accommodating part 93, and the second bar free end F2 is the second accommodating part F2. It remains disconnected from section 94. Accordingly, the user can withdraw the drawer 3 from the cabinet 2 .

In a state where the drawer 3 is withdrawn from the cabinet 2, the user can put clothes into the drum body 51 through the first through hole 351, the input hole 41, and the drum input hole 53. .

After putting clothes into the drum 5, the user pushes the drawer 3 into the cabinet 2 and instructs the operation of the first treatment device through the input unit 332 of the control panel 331. (enter control command).

As shown in FIG. 3 , when a control command is input through the input unit 332 , the control unit C operates the motor 571 to rotate the rotary shaft 973 .

As shown in FIG. 4 , when the rotating shaft 973 of the motor is rotated by the control unit, the transfer body 951 moves toward the upper end of the drawer 3 along the guider 99 of the transfer unit. When the body slot 976 moves to a position higher than the rotation shaft 973 due to the lifting of the transfer body 951, the first fastening part 91 and the second fastening part 92 become in the state shown in FIG. 6 .

That is, when the body slot 976 moves to a position higher than the rotating shaft 973, the first bar free end F1 and the second bar free end F2 move toward a direction away from the transfer body 951, respectively ( The first bar and the second bar move in a direction away from each other).

When the free ends F1 and F2 of each bar move in a direction away from the transfer body 951, the first bar free end F1 is coupled to the first accommodating part 93, and the second bar free end ( Since F2) is coupled to the second accommodating part 94, the drawer body 31 is fixed to the cabinet 2. Accordingly, the present invention can prevent the drawer 3 from being drawn out of the cabinet 2 when the drum 5 rotates.

When the execution of the control command input through the control panel 331 is completed, the control unit C rotates the rotating shaft 573 of the motor to move the body slot 976 to a lower position than the rotating shaft 973 of the motor. move

As shown in FIG. 7 , when the body slot 976 moves to a position lower than the rotating shaft 973 of the motor, the free end F1 of the first bar is separated from the first accommodating part 93 and the second Since the free end F2 of the bar is separated from the second accommodating part 94, the user can withdraw the drawer 3 from the cabinet 2.

The locking part 9 having the above structure can prevent the drawer 3 from being pulled out of the cabinet 2 during rotation of the drum 5, but during rotation of the drum (during operation of the first treatment device). , before the control command input to the first processing device is completed), when a situation in which the drawer 3 needs to be withdrawn occurs, it is difficult to release the state in which the drawer 3 is fixed to the cabinet 2. .

A situation in which the drawer 3 needs to be withdrawn while the drum 5 rotates is when it is necessary to additionally supply clothes to the drum 5, and the first processing device fails to complete the input control command for some reason. case, etc.

In order to solve the above problem, the laundry handling apparatus of the present invention includes an unlocking unit 6 that controls the locking unit 9 so that the drawer 3 can be withdrawn from the cabinet 2. can include more.

As shown in FIG. 8 , the unlocking part 6 has a first side surface 33c and a second side surface 33d among surfaces 33a, 33b, 33c, and 33d formed by the drawer panel 33. ) is preferably provided in any one of them.

Although the unlocking part 6 may be provided on the upper surface 33b of the panel where the control panel 331 is provided, when the second processing device 200 is seated on the upper surface of the first processing device 100 , a disadvantage in that it is difficult for the user to access the unlocking unit 6 may occur. This is because when the second processing device 200 is seated on the upper surface of the cabinet 2 of the first processing device, the panel upper surface 33b may not be exposed to the outside by the second processing device ( see Figure 1). Therefore, it is not desirable for the unlocking part 6 to be located on the upper surface 33b of the panel.

Meanwhile, although the unlocking unit 6 may be provided on the front surface 33a of the panel, which is always accessible to the user, in this case, the aesthetics of the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention is degraded.

As shown in FIG. 8, the unlocking part 6 provided in the present invention protrudes from the support part 61 fixed inside the drawer panel 33 and the first side surface and the second When the pressing part 64 is inserted into the panel through-hole 339 provided on one of the two sides and the pressing part 64 is pressed into the drawer panel 33, a control signal is generated to generate the control unit C. ) It may be provided as a signal generator 63 for transmission to

The support part 61 may include a support body 611 fixed to the drawer panel 33 and an elastic force providing part 613 provided to pass through the support body to provide elastic force to the pressing part 64. there is.

The elastic force providing part 613 may be provided as a 'C' shaped slit provided to pass through the support body 611. In this case, the elastic force providing part 613 is the pressing part 64 ) It is preferably provided to cover the outer circumferential surface of.

In the unlocking unit 6 having the above structure, when the user presses the pressing unit 64 into the drawer panel 33, the signal generating unit 63 generates a control signal and transmits it to the control unit C. And, the controller C will control the motor 971 so that the first fastening part 91 and the second fastening part 92 are separated from the respective accommodating parts 93 and 94.

Meanwhile, when water flows into the drawer panel 33 through the panel through-hole 339, the signal generator 63 may be damaged, so the panel through-hole 339 and the signal generator 63 ) may further include an expansion part 65 connecting the support body 611 and the pressing part 64 but having a larger diameter than the panel through-hole 339.

If the expansion part 65 is provided between the panel through-hole 339 and the signal generator 63, even if water flows in through the panel through-hole 339, water flows into the signal generator 63. movement can be prevented.

The above-described unlocking unit 6 has been described based on the case where the control signal generated by the signal generating unit 63 is transferred to the motor 971 through the control unit C, but the signal generating unit 63 is a motor It may be provided to transmit a control signal directly to 971.

However, when the above-described unlocking unit 6 is damaged, it is difficult to separate the drawer 3 from the cabinet 2 by releasing the locking unit 9 . In order to solve this problem, the present invention further provides a wire 67 for moving the transfer body 951 so that the fastening parts 91 and 92 can move in a direction separated from the respective receiving parts 93 and 94. may be provided.

As shown in FIG. 7 , one end of the wire 67 may be fixed to the transfer body 951 and a free end exposed to the outside of the drawer panel 33 . In this case, a handle 69 may be provided at the free end of the wire.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4 , when the unlocking unit 6 fails while the drawer 3 is fixed to the cabinet 2, the user pulls the handle 69 to move the transfer body 951 to the drawer panel 33. ) in the lower direction (the bottom surface of the drawer). Then, since the transfer body 951 moves as shown in FIG. 7, the first fastening part 91 is separated from the first accommodating part 93, and the second fastening part 92 is separated from the second accommodating part 94. will be separated Accordingly, the present invention can release the coupling between the drawer 3 and the cabinet 2 even when the unlocking unit is out of order.

The present invention is not limited to the scope of its rights to the above-described embodiment that will be able to be practiced in various forms. Therefore, if the modified embodiment includes the elements of the claims of the present invention, it should be regarded as belonging to the scope of the present invention.

2: cabinet 21: doorway 3: drawer
31: Drawer body 311: First surface 312: Second surface
313: third surface 314: first bent portion 315: second bent portion
33: drawer panel 33c: first side 33d: second side
331: control panel 35: drawer cover 36: first guider
37: 2nd guider 38: 3rd guider 39: 4th guider
4: tub 41: inlet 42: water inlet
45: door 48: tub support 5: drum
6: unlocking part 61: support part 611: support body
613: elastic force providing unit 64: pressing unit 63: signal generating unit
65: expansion part 7: water supply part 8: drainage part
9: locking part 91: first fastening part 911: first bar
913: first coupling part 92: second fastening part 921: second bar
923: second coupling part 93: first accommodating part 94: second accommodating part
95: transfer unit 97: drive unit

Claims (17)

cabinets with entrances;
A drawer body including a first surface provided in a direction in which the entrance is located, second and third surfaces extending from both ends of the first surface toward the inside of the cabinet, and withdrawable from the cabinet through the entrance. ;
a drawer panel fixed to the drawer body to open and close the entrance;
a tub provided inside the drawer body to provide a space for storing water and having a curved outer circumferential surface positioned in a direction toward the first surface, the second surface, and the third surface;
a drum rotatably provided inside the tub and accommodating clothes; and
a locking part provided on the drawer body to prevent the drawer body from being drawn out of the cabinet;
The first surface of the drawer body includes a first bent portion bent to protrude toward a space formed between the second surface and the circumferential surface of the tub,
The locking part may include: a transfer part provided in the first bent part, positioned in a space between the first bent part and the drawer panel, and capable of reciprocating along the height direction of the drawer body;
a first fastening part reciprocating along the width direction of the drawer body by the transfer part and detachably coupled to an inner circumferential surface of the cabinet parallel to the second surface; and
and a second fastening part reciprocating along the width direction of the drawer body by the transfer part and detachably coupled to the inner circumferential surface of the cabinet parallel to the third surface.
The method of claim 1, wherein the transfer unit includes a first slot and a second slot having a length along a height direction, and a distance between an upper end of the first slot and an upper end of the first slot is It is shorter than the distance between the lower end and the lower end of the second slot,
The first fastening part includes a first bar having one end connected to the first slot so as to be movable along the first slot and having a free end detachably coupled to one surface of the cabinet;
The second fastening part includes a second bar having one end connected to the second slot so as to be movable along the second slot and a free end detachably coupled to the other surface of the cabinet.
According to claim 2,
The first surface further includes a second bent portion bent to protrude toward a space formed between the third surface and the circumferential surface of the tub,
The second bar is
a bar body including one end connected to the second slot and positioned between the first bent part and the drawer panel;
a detachable bar portion including a free end detachably coupled to the other surface of the cabinet and positioned between the second bent portion and the drawer panel;
a connection body provided along the width direction of the first surface;
a first inclined portion connecting the bar body and the connection body and inclined toward the first bent portion; and
and a second inclined portion connecting the bar body and the detachable bar portion and inclined toward the second bent portion.
According to claim 2,
The free end of the first bar is separated from one surface of the cabinet when one end of the first bar is located at the upper end of the first slot, and one end of the first bar is located at the lower end of the first slot. In the case, it is coupled to one side of the cabinet,
The free end of the second bar is separated from the other surface of the cabinet when one end of the second bar is located at the upper end of the second slot, and one end of the second bar is located at the lower end of the second slot. In this case, the clothes handling apparatus characterized in that coupled to the other surface of the cabinet.
According to claim 1,
A driving unit provided in the drawer body to reciprocate the transfer unit along the height direction of the drawer body;
the driving unit,
A motor equipped with a rotating shaft;
a body slot provided in the transfer unit and provided along a direction orthogonal to the reciprocating motion direction of the transfer unit;
an arm fixed to the rotating shaft; and
A slot connection part provided on the arm and inserted into the body slot; includes,
The length of the body slot is the same as the diameter of the track formed by the slot connection part or longer than the diameter of the track formed by the slot connection part.
According to claim 1,
The laundry treatment apparatus further comprising a guider provided on the first bent part to provide a moving path for the transfer unit.
According to claim 2,
a first accommodating part provided on one surface of the cabinet, detachably coupled to a free end of the first bar, and spaced apart from the entrance by a predetermined distance toward the inside of the cabinet;
A second accommodating part provided on the other surface of the cabinet, to which the free end of the second bar is detachably coupled, and provided at a position spaced apart from the entrance by a predetermined distance toward the inside of the cabinet; characterized in that it further comprises clothes handling device. According to claim 2,
and a first guider provided on the first surface to provide a moving path for the second bar. According to claim 2,
and a second guider protruding from the drawer panel toward the second bar to maintain a distance between the second bar and the first surface.
According to claim 2,
a third guider body extending from the second surface toward the drawer panel;
a third guider body through-hole provided to pass through the third guider body and into which a free end of the first bar is inserted;
a fourth guider body extending from the third surface toward the drawer panel;
and a fourth guider body through-hole provided to pass through the fourth guider body and into which the free end of the second bar is inserted.
According to claim 1,
The distance between the first bent portion and the drawer panel is greater than the distance between the central portion of the first surface and the drawer panel. According to claim 1,
a driving unit reciprocating the transfer unit along the height direction of the drawer body; and
and an unlocking unit provided on the drawer panel and configured to control the drive unit so that the first fastening part and the second fastening part are separated from the inner circumferential surface of the cabinet.
According to claim 12,
a drum driving unit for rotating the drum;
a control panel provided on an upper surface of the drawer panel and inputting control commands required for the operation of the drum driving unit;
and a controller configured to control the drum drive unit according to a control command input through the control panel and control the drive unit according to a control command input through the lock release unit. According to claim 13,
a second cabinet seated on top of the cabinet so that at least a portion of the control panel is not exposed to the outside when the drawer body is not withdrawn from the cabinet;
The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a second clothes accommodating part provided inside the second cabinet and providing a space for washing or drying clothes. According to claim 13,
The drawer panel further includes a panel through-hole provided to pass through one side of the drawer panel,
The unlocking unit may include a support unit fixed inside the drawer panel; a pressing unit inserted into the panel through-hole; a signal generator for transmitting a control signal to the control unit when the pressing unit is pressed into the drawer panel; and an expansion part connecting the support part and the pressing part, having a larger diameter than the panel through hole, and positioned between the panel through hole and the signal generating part.
According to claim 15,
When a control command is input through the unlocking unit, the control unit not only controls the drive unit so that the first fastening unit and the second fastening unit are separated from the inner surface of the cabinet, but also stops the operation of the drum driving unit. A clothes handling device made of.
According to claim 1,
The first surface further includes a second bent portion bent to protrude toward a space formed between the third surface and the circumferential surface of the tub,
The distance between the second bent portion and the drawer panel is larger than the distance between the center of the first surface and the drawer panel.

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