KR20000022673A - Floor Pan for Washing Machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A bottom fan for a washing machine is provided not to need to punch a hole for a device of tap in a wall. CONSTITUTION: A bottom fan(1) comprises: a device of tap(14); and a device for supplying water related with the device of tap(14). A gap between a drain hole(6) punched in a bottom and a drain device installed by maintaining the gap for the drain hole(6) to drain the draining water of the washing machine is used to the part of installing region for installing a water supplying device(12). Thereby there is no need to use a wall because a pipe laying for supplying water is contacted in devices of two handle-typed taps(14a,14b) by directly piping from the bottom to the installing position of the bottom fan(1).

Description

Floor pan for washing machine {Floor Pan for Washing Machine}

The present invention relates to a floor fan for a washing machine, and more particularly, to a floor fan for a washing machine used for installing the washing machine on the bottom surface.

Usually, in installing and using an electric washing machine (hereinafter referred to as "washing machine") on the bottom surface, in order to reliably attach the drain pipe of the washing machine to the drain port, and to protect the bottom surface from water leakage in the washing machine, In many cases, a washing machine bottom fan (hereinafter referred to as a "bottom fan") is provided on the bottom surface to fix the washing machine on the bottom surface.

In addition, since water supply to a washing machine often installs the washing machine by adjoining the back or side of the washing machine to the wall surface of the room where the washing machine is installed, the faucet apparatus is mounted on the wall surface using a water pipe buried in the wall surface. It is often done by installing.

However, the washing machine has a rapid progress of aging due to moisture intrusion into the electrical wiring, overloading to the rotating part, etc., and therefore, the user side often needs to purchase the product again. On the other hand, on the manufacturer's side, the type of product is constantly being improved, such as the addition of an automatic washing process. Accordingly, piping and wiring may be changed in the new type of washing machine. However, the user does not change the installation location at the time of repurchase, so it is necessary to change the environment around the installation place (hereinafter referred to as the "installation environment") to piping or wiring suitable for the new model. It cannot be changed.

For example, as described above, when the faucet mechanism is installed on the wall surface adjacent to the washing machine, the faucet mechanism is often provided to protrude from the wall surface. It may become. In addition, when the old faucet mechanism is removed, if the wall mounting holes are left unattended, the aesthetics of the installation environment may be damaged. In this way, when the mounting position of the faucet mechanism is changed, in order to completely repair the surrounding environment of the washing machine, there is a problem that a costly construction is required for the pipe and the wall surface.

Moreover, in the product technology trend of such a washing machine, the model which can mix and use hot water and cold water suitably has been put into practical use, but such a model increases one hot water piping compared with the model which has only normal cold water piping. Since two water supply pipes are required, the installation position and the pipe path of the faucet mechanism could not be reasonably designed to suit the model itself and the surrounding environment.

This invention is made | formed in order to solve such a problem, and makes it a subject to provide the bottom fan for washing machines which does not need to drill the hole for a faucet mechanism in a wall surface.

1 is a four-story facility conceptually showing a floor fan for a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is an enlarged history facility name conceptually showing the main part of a floor fan for a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a cross-sectional explanatory diagram conceptually showing a floor fan for a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

1: floor fan

12: water supply means

14 faucet means

18: drainage means

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems by constituting a faucet mechanism in a bottom pan for a washing machine when the washing machine is installed on the bottom surface.

In order to solve the said subject, the washing machine bottom fan 1 which concerns on Claim 1 of this invention is provided with the faucet means 14 and the water supply means 12 related to the said faucet means 14, It is characterized by the above-mentioned. It is done.

The bottom fan 1 for a washing machine according to claim 1 of the present invention does not need to drill a hole for the faucet means 14 in the wall surface.

The bottom fan 1 for a washing machine according to claim 2 of the present invention has a drainage hole 6 drilled through the bottom 21 and a drainage water provided while maintaining a gap with respect to the drainage hole 6 to discharge the washing machine drainage water. The gap between the means 18 is used as part of an installation area for installing the water supply means 12.

The bottom fan 1 for a washing machine according to claim 2 of the present invention does not need to drill a hole in the bottom 21 in order to install the water supply means 12.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiment of this invention is described in detail, referring an accompanying drawing.

Embodiment 1

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a private facility conceptually showing a bottom fan 1 for a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part related to the water supply means 12 of the bottom fan 1 for a washing machine. Explanatory drawing, FIG. 3 is sectional explanatory drawing of the AA line shown in FIG. In these drawings, the same or corresponding elements are denoted by the same reference numerals.

The bottom fan 1 which concerns on this embodiment is a faucet means 14, Comprising: A two-handed faucet mechanism 14a and 14b which can mix hot water and cold water at an appropriate mixing ratio, and supply the mixed water to a washing machine. The two-handed faucet mechanisms 14a and 14b are formed by digging a part of one side of the bottom fan 1 so that the head of the faucet is installed at a position where the head of the faucet does not protrude from the one side. 1) It is installed in In addition, since the two handle faucet mechanisms 14a and 14b are employed, two systems of water supply pipes 12 and 13c are provided as water supply means.

As such, the faucet, the water supply means, or the like itself, methods and means for integrally configuring the two-handle faucet mechanisms 14a and 14b to be mounted on one side of the bottom fan 1, etc. Is based on the well-known technique.

Hereinafter, the structure of the washing machine bottom fan 1 which concerns on this embodiment is demonstrated in order according to the flow path of water.

In Fig. 1, two systems of water supply paths are shown corresponding to the two-handed faucet mechanisms 14a and 14b, 12a and 12c of one path are water supply pipes, and reference numeral 12b denotes a seam of the water supply pipe (hereinafter, , Simply referred to as "seam", and the water supply means 12 is constituted by these. 13c, which is another one side path, is also a water supply pipe, but the seam and the water supply pipe on the water pipe side of this path are omitted.

In this embodiment, although a well-known piping and a joint are used for a water supply means, it is not limited to these, Any water supply means may be sufficient as long as quantitative supply to a washing machine (not shown) is possible. For example, pipes made of synthetic resin free of wrinkles and stretch can be used.

In the present embodiment, two systems of water supply pipes 12 and 13c provided in the bottom fan 1 have holes (not shown) in the bottom 21 so as to be piped directly from the bottom to the installation place of the bottom fan 1. Is omitted, and is installed to be stored in the bottom fan 1. Then, the water supply pipes 12 and 13c are connected to the two handle faucet mechanisms 14a and 14b. The hole is in an arbitrary position. The water supply pipes 12 and 13c of the two systems are formed in the shape of the top surface of the bottom fan 1 so as to be covered with the top surface of the bottom fan 1 as appropriate.

Next, the faucet means 14 will be described. As mentioned above, since the bottom fan 1 which concerns on this embodiment employ | adopted 2 handle type faucet mechanisms 14a and 14b, it is comprised so that piping of 2 systems may be drawn in for cold water and hot water. Two faucets are provided corresponding to such two systems of piping, 14a is a hot water faucet (or a cold water faucet), and 14b is a cold water faucet (or a hot water faucet). The faucet means 14 is comprised by these. If one faucet is for hot water, the other is for cold water. The position at which such faucet means 14 is mounted can be changed according to the model of a washing machine, for example. In addition, the two handle faucet mechanisms 14a and 14b can use the thing by a well-known technique.

In addition, in this embodiment, although two systems of water supply pipes are set corresponding to the two handle faucet mechanisms 14a and 14b, the faucet means and the water supply means are selected only for cold water, for example, and the water supply pipes are set to one. You may use dogs.

The mixing ratio of hot water and cold water is moderately adjusted by such two-handed faucet mechanisms 14a and 14b so that the mixed water is discharged from the water discharge pipe 3 to the washing machine side discharge water connected to the water discharge pipe 4. It is comprised so that water may be supplied to a washing machine via the piping 5.

In addition, a maintenance window 7 is provided in the piping portion from the above two systems of water supply pipes 12 and 13c to the two handle faucet mechanisms 14a and 14b for maintenance after the bottom fan is installed. As long as the maintenance window 7 is easy to be attached to or detached from the body of the bottom fan 1 and the pipe portion is easy to see, any one of a transparent synthetic resin plate can be used.

Next, the drainage means 18 will be described. As described above, after water is supplied to the washing machine and washing is performed, the drainage from the washing machine is drained from the drain pipe 16 to the sewer pipe (not shown) via the drain port 6. The drain pipe 16 is fixed to the main body of the bottom fan 1 by the mounting opening 17, and the tip of the drain pipe 16 is fixed to protrude into the drain port 6. The drainage means 18 is comprised by the drainage pipe 16 and the mounting opening 17. As shown in FIG. These drainage means 18 can use a thing by a well-known technique.

The bottom fan 1 is made into which the components related to these water supply and drainage are combined together. The main body of the bottom fan 1 is designed to meet the requirements of strength and moisture resistance so as to support the weight of the washing machine and receive water from the washing machine, and is integrally formed. Materials (e.g., synthetic resins), thicknesses and the like can be set to satisfy these strength and moisture resistance requirements. Moreover, in order to form integrally, a well-known formation method can be used, For example, it can form by injection molding etc. using a metal mold | die.

By the above structure, the water supply pipes 12 and 13c of the two systems provided in the bottom fan 1 conventionally have the faucet provided on the wall surface through the wall surface (not shown) from the bottom as mentioned above. Although not shown in the drawing, in the present embodiment, the wall surface can be used since it is piped directly from the bottom to the installation location of the bottom fan 1 and connected to the two-handle faucet mechanisms 14a and 14b. no need. Therefore, there is no need to change the mounting position of the water supply pipe (not shown) embedded in the wall surface or the faucet mechanism installed on the wall, by changing the model of the washing machine. Therefore, a hole for the faucet mechanism must be drilled in the wall surface. It is possible to provide a bottom fan 1 for a washing machine.

Embodiment 2

This embodiment is comprised so that the drain opening 6 may be used as a part of the installation area | region in which the said water supply means 12 is installed. The faucet means 14 and the water supply means 12 are the same as those in Embodiment 1, except that the gap between the drain port 6 and the drain pipe 16 is not provided in the bottom surface with a new hole for the water supply pipe. It is a point where water supply pipes are arranged together for use. Other points are the same as those in the first embodiment, and description thereof is omitted.

By the configuration as in the present embodiment, in addition to obtaining the same effects as those in the first embodiment, the effect of not having to open a hole for providing a water supply pipe is also obtained.

The bottom fan for a washing machine according to claim 1 of the present invention is provided with a faucet means and a water supply means related to the faucet means, and thus, a mounting position of a water supply pipe embedded in a wall or a faucet mechanism provided on a wall as in the prior art. There is no need to change according to the model change of the washing machine. Therefore, the bottom fan for a washing machine can be provided which does not need to drill a hole for a faucet mechanism in a wall surface.

The bottom fan for a washing machine according to claim 2 of the present invention has the gap between the drainage hole formed in the bottom and the drainage means provided with a gap with respect to the drainage hole for discharging the washing machine drainage. Since it is used as a part of the installation area to be installed, it is possible to provide a floor fan for the washing machine, which does not need to drill a hole for the faucet mechanism on the wall, and at the same time, there is no need to open a hole for installing the water supply pipe. It also works.

Claims (2)

A bottom fan for a washing machine, characterized in that a faucet means (14) and a water supply means (12) associated with the faucet means (14) are provided. 2. The clearance of claim 1, wherein the gap between the drain port 6 drilled through the bottom 21 and the drain means 18 provided while maintaining a gap with respect to the drain port 6 for drainage of the washing machine, Floor fan for washing machine used as part of the installation area for the water supply means 12 is installed.