KR20020076664A - A Drum type washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A drum type washing machine is provided to easily check the inside of the drum by inclining the base on which the cabinet mounted with a drum, and reduce the amount of water for keeping a predetermined water level, reducing the water consumption. CONSTITUTION: A drum type washing machine includes a main body(20) of washing machine having a tub(32) filled with water, and a drum mounted in the tub for putting in the clothing, a cabinet(22) mounted in parallel to the tub and the drum with a bottom surface thereof and forming an appearance of the main body to open the drum via the front surface thereof, and a base(60) formed with a front surface higher than a rear surface to incline a top surface on which the cabinet is mounted, wherein the base having the slant top surface supports the cabinet, so that the front surface of the cabinet is slant and a rear surface of the cabinet is vertically mounted.

Description

Drum Washing Machine {A Drum type washing machine}

The present invention relates to a drum washing machine, and more particularly, to a drum washing machine having a pedestal whose front side is formed higher than the rear side so that the drum washing machine is inclinedly installed.

1 shows a structure of a washing machine and a pedestal according to the prior art. As shown in the drawing, a pedestal 6 is installed at the lower end of the washing machine 1 to support the washing machine 1.

First, what constitutes the exterior of the washing machine 1 will be described. The outer case 2 roughly forms both sides and the rear surface of the exterior of the washing machine. Such an outer case 2 is generally formed of a metal plate. At the bottom of the outer case 2, a leg 2 'is installed to adjust the installation height and horizontality of the washing machine 1. The top plate 3 forms the upper surface of the washing machine 1, and the front cover 4 forms the front surface thereof. The front cover 4 is provided with a door 5 for selectively communicating the inside of the drum (not shown) installed inside the outer case 2 with the outside. On the other hand, a rectangular hole 1 'is formed in the lower surface of the washing machine 1 so that the protruding surface 6' of the pedestal 6 to be described below is located.

And the structure of the base 6 which supports the said washing machine 1 is demonstrated. The pedestal 6 has a predetermined height, and raises the height of the washing machine 1 so that the user opens the door 5 without putting a lot of bends and puts a laundry cloth into the drum, or the washing is finished. Allow the gun to be removed from the drum. The protruding surface 6 'corresponding to the hole 1' is formed on the upper surface of the pedestal 6.

Next, legs 7 are installed at the bottom edges of the pedestal 6, respectively, to adjust the installation height and horizontality thereof. And the leg 2 'of the washing machine 1 is supported on the upper surface of the pedestal (6).

In the prior art having such a configuration, the washing machine 1 is mounted on the upper end of the pedestal 6 to be used. That is, the leg 2 'of the washing machine 1 is seated on the upper surface of the pedestal 6, and the protruding surface 6' is inserted into the hole 1 'to be supported. In this case, a buffer member (not shown) may be installed between the hole 1 'and the protruding surface 6'.

However, the prior art as described above has the following problems.

The pedestal 6 is to make the height of the washing machine 1 relatively high so that users can more easily access the inside of the drum through the door 5. However, since the drum is installed in a horizontal state, it does not matter if the door 5 is at the eye level of the user. Otherwise, there is a problem in that the entire drum interior cannot be checked at a glance.

In such a case, the laundry cloth is put into the drum or the laundry cloth is taken out of the drum, which is very cumbersome, and in general, the user has to bend much of the waist.

In addition, the drum is installed therein and the tub filled with the washing water is placed in a horizontal state, the amount of the washing water filled in the tub becomes relatively large, there is also a problem that a lot of water waste occurs during washing.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, to improve the accessibility of the drum washing machine to the inside of the drum.

Another object of the present invention is to increase the ease of use of the drum washing machine.

Another object of the present invention is to minimize the water consumption used in the drum washing machine.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing that the drum washing machine according to the prior art is supported by the support.

Figure 2 is a front view showing the configuration of a drum washing machine and pedestal according to the prior art.

3 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a preferred embodiment of a drum washing machine according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

20: washing machine body 22: cabinet

22 ': Leg 23: Cabinet front

24: cabinet back 25: cabinet top

26: bottom surface 30: tub

32: drum 35: door

36: drive motor 38: belt

40: water supply valve 42: water supply pipe

44: detergent container 46: water supply connector

50: drain pipe 60: pedestal

62: leg

According to a feature of the present invention for achieving the object as described above, the present invention is a washing machine body having a tub in which the washing water is filled and a drum installed in the tub and the laundry cloth is put into the laundry, and the bottom surface The tub and the drum are installed in parallel with each other to form an exterior of the washing machine main body, and the cabinet is opened through the front surface thereof, and the front surface thereof is formed with a relatively high height compared to the rear surface so that the top surface is inclined. And a pedestal on which the bottom surface of the cabinet is seated on an upper surface of the picture, and the front side of the cabinet is inclined by being supported by the cabinet on the pedestal having the inclined top surface, and the rear surface of the cabinet is vertically placed.

The upper surface of the cabinet is installed parallel to the horizontal plane while the cabinet is supported on the pedestal.

The pedestal may be integrally formed with the cabinet.

According to the present invention having such a configuration, the drum is installed to be inclined upwardly with respect to the ground to the front of the washing machine main body so that the user can easily check the inside of the drum and insert and withdraw the laundry cloth. The upper surface is formed vertically and horizontally, respectively, to minimize the installation space.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the drum washing machine according to the present invention having the configuration as described above will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 3, the cabinet 22 constitutes an exterior of the washing machine body 20. The cabinet 22 has a space therein and is formed in a cylinder so that various components constituting the washing machine are installed. Such a cabinet 22 is referred to as the cabinet front face 23, the rear face of the cabinet back 24, the upper face of the cabinet top 25, and the bottom face 26 of the cabinet 22.

Here, the cabinet front surface 23 is inclined such that its lower end protrudes forward than the upper end. The cabinet back 24 is then perpendicular to the ground. The cabinet top surface 25 is also parallel to the ground and the bottom surface 26 is inclined relative to the ground. At this time, the inclination angle of the bottom surface 26 and the cabinet front surface 23 is preferably formed to be substantially the same. Legs 22 ′ supporting the washing machine body 20 are installed at four corners on the bottom surface 26.

On the other hand, the tub 30 is installed inside the cabinet 22 is filled with wash water. The tub 30 is supported by a damper (not shown) inside the cabinet 22.

Inside the tub 30, a laundry cloth is put in and a drum 34 for washing is installed. The drum 34 is selectively communicated with the outside by a door 35 installed in the front of the cabinet 22. The tub 30 and the drum 34 are installed in parallel with the bottom surface 26 of the cabinet 22. That is, the center of rotation of the drum 34 is horizontal with respect to the bottom surface 26 of the cabinet 22.

The drum 34 rotates inside the tub 30 to perform washing, and the drum 34 is driven by the driving motor 36. The driving motor 35 is installed on the lower surface of the tub 30, and transmits power to the drum 34 by using a belt 38. Reference numeral 37 denotes a drive pulley and 39 denotes a driven pulley. Meanwhile, the driving motor 36 may be directly connected to the drum 34 by passing through the rear end of the tub 30.

A water supply valve 40 is installed to supply wash water into the tub 30. A water supply pipe 42 is installed to connect the water supply valve 40 and the detergent container 44. The detergent container 44 supplies detergent to the tub 30 together with the wash water supplied through the water supply pipe 42. A water supply connection pipe 46 is installed between the tub 30 and the detergent container 44 to supply detergent and wash water to the tub 30.

On the other hand, the wash water used in the tub 30 is discharged to the outside through the drain pipe (50). A drain pump 52 is installed in the drain pipe 50.

Next, a pedestal 60 is installed below the washing machine body 20. The pedestal 60 is provided with legs 62 at the bottom edge thereof. The legs 62 support the pedestal 60 and adjust their horizontality. And the upper surface of the pedestal 60 is provided with a support end 64 for supporting the legs 22 'of the washing machine body 20. A separate storage space may be formed in the internal space of the pedestal 60. In such a storage space, it is possible to store the necessary items or to temporarily store the water used for washing and to use the next washing.

The pedestal 60 has a height a of its front end, i.e., a portion corresponding to the front surface on which the door 35 of the washing machine body 20 is installed, is set relatively higher than the height b of the rear end thereof. And the upper surface of the pedestal 60 connecting the front end and the rear end is formed to be inclined.

At this time, the inclination θ of the upper surface of the pedestal 60 is preferably formed to a value of approximately 2 ° to 8 °. This is because if the configuration provided in the washing machine body 20 is too inclined, the washing machine body 20 may fall down due to the vibration generated during use because the center of gravity is not entirely matched.

On the other hand, the upper surface of the pedestal 60 and the lower surface of the cabinet 22 of the washing machine is preferably provided with a configuration that is fastened or inserted into each other so that the washing machine body 20 does not move along the inclination. As an example of such a configuration, there may be a hole and a protruding surface of the prior art.

The pedestal 60 may be integrally formed with the cabinet 22. That is to extend the lower end of the cabinet 22 to form a pedestal 60 integrally.

As such, the upper surface of the pedestal 60 is inclined so that the cabinet rear surface 24 is perpendicular to the ground, and the cabinet front surface 23 has a predetermined inclination. Therefore, the inclination between the cabinet rear surface 24 and the bottom surface 26 is determined as the inclination of the upper surface of the pedestal 60, the inclination angle of the cabinet front surface 23 is also determined.

Hereinafter, the operation of the drum washing machine according to the present invention having the configuration as described above will be described.

In the present invention, the washing machine body 20 is installed on a pedestal 60 whose upper surface is formed with a predetermined inclination. When the washing machine body 20 is installed as described above, the tub 30 and the drum 34 in the washing machine body 20 are inclined by the inclination of the pedestal 60. This is because the tub 30 and the drum 34 are installed in parallel with the bottom surface 26 of the cabinet 22.

In this configuration of the present invention, the drum 34 is slightly opened upward through the front surface of the cabinet 22 by the inlet opening of the door 35. Thus, the gaze of the user is formed as indicated by arrow A in FIG. 3.

As described above, when the inlet of the drum 34 is slightly opened upward, the user can check the inside of the drum 34 without bending the waist much. In particular, even the deepest part of the drum 34 can be easily identified by the user, so that it is easy to put the laundry into the drum 34 or to take out the laundry after the laundry is finished.

In addition, the front of the washing machine main body 20 is installed so that its upper end is positioned rearward than the lower end so that the user's eyes can more easily face the inside of the drum (34).

Next, since the drum 34 and the tub 30 are installed to be inclined at a predetermined angle, washing may be performed in a state where a relatively small amount of water is filled in the tub 30. That is, the tub 30 is inclined so that the amount of wash water to be filled at the same wash water level is reduced compared to when the tub 30 is installed horizontally.

In the present invention, since the cabinet rear surface 24 is formed perpendicular to the ground, a space wasted on the rear surface of the washing machine body 20 does not occur in the installation of the washing machine, and the cabinet upper surface 25 is installed horizontally. You will be able to put things you need.

Drum washing machine according to the present invention as described in detail above is formed by the upper surface of the base is inclined substantially the upper front of the cabinet constituting the washing machine body is formed to be inclined backward and the drum opening through the front of the cabinet is also inclined at a predetermined angle The state allows the user to check the inside of the drum more reliably, and thus it is easy to put the laundry cloth into and out of the drum.

And since the amount of wash water to maintain the same water level is relatively reduced, there is an effect that can reduce the amount of water used during washing.

In addition, it is possible to minimize the wasted space in the installation of the washing machine also has the advantage of increasing the efficiency of space use.

Claims (3)

A washing machine main body having a tub in which washing water is filled and a drum installed inside the tub and in which a laundry cloth is put in and washing the laundry; A cabinet in which the tub and the drum are installed in parallel with the bottom surface and constitute the exterior of the washing machine body, and the drum is opened through the front surface thereof; The front surface is formed to be relatively high compared to the rear surface is inclined, the upper surface is inclined, and comprises a pedestal on which the bottom surface of the cabinet seated on the inclined upper surface, The front side of the cabinet is inclined by the cabinet is supported on the pedestal having the inclined top surface, the rear surface of the cabinet is placed vertically. The drum washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the upper surface of the cabinet is installed in parallel with a horizontal plane while the cabinet is supported by the pedestal. The drum washing machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the pedestal is formed integrally with the cabinet.