KR20000045170A - Electric washing machine using an alkali electrolysis water - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An electric washing machine using an alkali electrolysis water is provided to save the water and reduce the washing time by using an alkali electrolysis water as the washing water. CONSTITUTION: An electric washing machine using an alkali electrolysis water comprises a tub(10), a washing tub(20), a water supplying valve(31), a discharging valve(41), a pulsator(50), a clutch(60), and a controlling section(80). The pulsator(50) mixes the washing water and the washing articles when the washing articles are washed and rinsed. The clutch(60) transfers or intercepts the power of a motor(65) to the rotary shaft of the pulsator(50). The controlling section(80) controls the water supplying valve(31), the discharging valve(41), the pulsator(50), the driving motor, and the clutch(60). The washing machine further comprises an electrolysis device(70), and water level detecting sensors(34,35).

Description

Washing machine using alkali electrolytic water

The present invention relates to a low water type electric washing machine, and more particularly, to a washing machine configured to wash laundry with alkaline electrolytic water by electrolyzing water stored in the water storage tank.

The washing machine currently used, as shown in FIG. 1, generally supplies water into the water tank 10 through the water tank 10, the washing tank 20 installed in the water tank 10, and the water supply pipe 30. A water supply valve 31 for blocking, a drain valve 41 for draining or blocking the washing water in the washing tank 20 through the drain pipe 40, and a pulsator 50 for mixing the washing water and the laundry during washing and rinsing. And a clutch 60 for transmitting or interrupting power from the motor 65 to the rotation shaft of the pulsator 50 and the water supply valve 31, the drain valve 41, the pulsator 50, and the driving motor 65. And a control unit 80 for controlling the clutch 60 and the like according to the stored program.

Such a conventional electric washing machine washes laundry using a synthetic detergent. That is, the laundry is put in the washing tank, the synthetic detergent is added, and the power switch is turned on, and the controller first opens the water supply valve to supply water to the water tank through the water supply pipe.

And when the appropriate amount of water is added to the reservoir according to the amount of laundry, the water level sensor sends a signal to the control unit to close the water supply valve to stop the water supply. Then, the controller rotates the motor, operates the clutch, rotates the pulsator to generate water flow, and washing proceeds.

The pulsator is operated for a time input in advance to the controller, and the clutch is interrupted by the timer to stop operation. Then, the control unit opens the drain valve and discharges the washing water to the outside through the drain pipe.

After all the water has been discharged to the reservoir, the control unit closes the drain valve and opens the water supply valve for rinsing again to feed water into the reservoir. Then, the washing tank is rotated to rinse. At this time, since the conventional washing machine uses a synthetic detergent, the rinsing operation is normally performed twice to wash away the detergent remaining in the laundry.

Therefore, since the conventional washing machine uses a synthetic detergent, a rinsing operation has to be performed two or more times for washing the synthetic detergent.

In addition, synthetic detergents have excellent washing power and have the advantage of washing laundry cleanly, but are a major cause of polluting the environment such as water quality.

Therefore, recently, various synthetic detergents have been developed and used to reduce environmental pollution. For example, vegetable detergents and detergents have been developed and used to make the same washing effect in a small amount by strengthening the washing power.

However, these synthetic detergents do not fundamentally prevent water pollution, and are only a method of reducing pollution, so the direct effect of reducing water pollution is weak.

Accordingly, the present invention is designed to solve the above problems of the conventional general electric washing machine using a synthetic detergent, the purpose of providing an electric washing machine using alkaline electrolytic water generated by electrolysis of water without using a synthetic detergent. There is this.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an electric washing machine in which the washing water is electrolyzed in the state in which the washing water is stored in the water storage tank and converted into alkaline electrolytic water for washing.

The present invention for achieving the above object is a water tank, a washing tank installed in the water tank, a water supply valve for supplying or blocking water in the water tank through the water supply pipe, a drain valve for draining or blocking the wash water in the washing tank through the drain pipe, In the washing and rinsing, a pulsator for mixing the wash water and the laundry, a clutch for transmitting or blocking power from the motor to the rotating shaft of the pulsator, and the water supply valve, the drain valve, the pulsator and the driving motor, the clutch, etc. In the electric washing machine including a control unit for controlling, the electrolytic device is installed through the bottom surface of the water tank so that the upper end is exposed to the water tank, and the electrolysis device is controlled by the control unit and is supplied with power.

Therefore, the present invention does not need to use a synthetic detergent by electrolyzing the wash water with alkaline electrolyzed water in a state in which the wash water is stored in a water tank, thereby preventing water pollution caused by the synthetic detergent.

In addition, since the present invention does not use a synthetic detergent, the rinsing operation is performed only once, thereby shortening the washing time and preventing waste of washing water. In addition, the present invention has a soaking effect by the washing water is continuously converted to alkaline electrolytic water during the washing process.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing a structure of a conventional general washing machine;

2 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the structure of an electric washing machine according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged partial cross-sectional view of part “A” of FIG. 2.

※ Explanation of code about main part of drawing ※

10: reservoir 11: cover

20: washing tank 30: water pipe

31: Water supply valve

34: low water level sensor 35: high water level sensor

40: drain pipe 41: drain valve

50: pulsator 60: clutch

65: motor 70: electrolysis device

Hereinafter, the electric washing machine of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 2, the electric washing machine according to the present invention includes a water storage tank 10, a washing tank 20 installed in the water storage tank 10, and a water supply to supply or block water in the water storage tank 10 through a water supply pipe. A valve, a drain valve 41 for draining or blocking the wash water in the washing tank 20 through the drain pipe 40, a pulsator 50 for mixing the wash water and the laundry during washing and rinsing, and power from the motor Control unit for controlling the clutch 60 and the water supply valve, the drain valve 41, the pulsator 50 and the driving motor, the clutch 60, etc. to be transmitted or blocked to the rotary shaft of the pulsator 50 according to the stored program ( 80).

The water supply valve 31 is opened and closed in a timely manner under the control of the controller 80.

On the other hand, an electrolysis device 70 is installed through the bottom surface of the reservoir 10 to decompose the wash water of the reservoir 10 into alkaline electrolytic water and acid electrolytic water. At this time, the acidic electrolyzed water is collected separately and discharged to the outside through the drain pipe 40.

In addition, a low water level sensor 34 and a high water level sensor 35 are installed at a predetermined height on the inner wall of the water tank 10, and the low water level and high water level sensors 34 and 35 are connected to a control unit so that the low water level sensor When 34 is detected, the control unit is configured to supply power to the electrolysis device 70 to electrolyze the wash water of the reservoir 10.

The operation of the present invention will be described below.

When the power switch is pressed, the controller 80 opens the water supply valve to supply water.

When the low water level of the reservoir 10 is greater than or equal to a certain level, the low water level sensor 34 detects and operates the controller 80 to supply power to the electrolysis device 70 to electrolyze the wash water stored in the reservoir 10. At this time, the alkaline electrolyzed water of the reservoir 10 is called the laundry of the washing tank 20 while the wash water of the reservoir 10 is completely decomposed into alkaline electrolytic water by the electrolysis device 70.

When the low water level of the water tank 10 becomes higher than a predetermined level, the high water level sensor 35 detects and operates the controller 80 to cut off power to the water supply valve 31 while continuously supplying power to the electrolysis device 70. Stop water supply.

Then, the motor 65 is driven for a predetermined time to drive the pulsator 50 to proceed with washing.

At this time, the control unit 80 continues to supply power to the electrolysis device 70 while the washing is in progress to continue electrolysis of the wash water of the reservoir.

The controller 80 stops the motor 65 when the predetermined washing time elapses and at the same time cuts off the power to the electrolysis device 70 to stop the electrolysis, and then opens the drain valve 41 to discharge the wash water. .

At this time, the acidic water temporarily stored in the storage container is also discharged to the outside with the wash water.

After the drainage is finished, the control unit 80 opens the water supply valve 31 to supply the non-electrolyzed general water supply to the water storage tank 10, and then rinses while driving the motor 65 to rotate the washing tank 20. . At this time, the controller 80 does not operate the electrolysis device 70. Therefore, electrolytic water is not generated during the rinsing process, and the rinsing process is performed only with natural water.

After the rinsing operation is finished again by opening the drain valve 41 to discharge the wash water of the reservoir 10, only by rotating the washing tank 20 to dehydrate the laundry.

The washing is completed through the above process.

According to the present invention operating as described above, since the wash water stored in the water storage tank is continuously electrolyzed to soak the laundry with alkaline electrolytic water, so that it can be washed clean, especially alkaline electrolytic water without using detergent. Because it is washed with water, it is possible to prevent water pollution caused by detergents. In addition, since the rinsing operation is performed only once, the washing time is reduced, and the amount of water required for the rinsing can be reduced, so it is economical.

Claims (1)

The water tank (10), the washing tank 20 installed in the water tank (10), the water supply valve (31) for supplying or blocking water in the water storage tank (10) through the water supply pipe, and the wash water in the washing tank (20) drain pipe ( 40 to transfer or shut off the drain valve 41 for draining or blocking, the pulsator 50 for mixing the wash water and the laundry during washing and rinsing, and the motor 65 to transmit the power to the rotary shaft of the pulsator 50 or Low electricity type including a control unit 80 for controlling the clutch 60 and the water supply valve 31, the drain valve 41, the pulsator 50 and the driving motor, the clutch 60, etc. to be cut off according to a stored program In the washing machine, The upper end penetrates through the bottom surface of the water tank 10 and is exposed to the inside of the water tank 10, and is connected to a power source through the controller 80 and an electrolysis device 70, and an inner wall of the water tank 10. The low water type washing machine which is installed in the washing machine using alkaline electrolytic water, characterized in that it further comprises a low water level sensor 34 and a high water level sensor 35 connected to the control unit 80.