KR20030004708A - device for throwing rinse and method for washing by using it in permeation type washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A fiber softener injecting device for a washing machine and a centrifugal washing method using the same are provided to remove a top cover space for injecting the fiber softener for the utility of the inner space of the washing machine, and remove the water supply valve for controlling the time for injecting the fiber softener by automatically injecting the fiber softener by the centrifugal force and the inertia due to the rotation of the washing tub. CONSTITUTION: A fiber softener injecting device for a washing machine includes at least two or more receiving chambers(31-33) defined by partition walls(23,24) in a balance weighter for keeping fiber softener to provide the fiber softener to a washing tub via through holes(36,37) of the partition walls when the washing tub rotates in a direction, an injection hole formed at an upper part of either of the receiving chambers for the initial injection of the fiber softener, and a discharge hole(35) formed in the other receiving chamber to which the fiber softener is provided last and communicated to an outer wall of the washing tub, wherein the fiber softener is centrifugally and gradually provided to the outer wall of the washing tub via the receiving chambers during the intermediate dehydration in the rinsing stroke and via the discharge hole during the water supply in the last rinsing process.

Description

Apparatus for throwing fabric softener in permeation washing machine and centrifugal washing method using the same {device for throwing rinse and method for washing by using it in permeation type washing machine}

The present invention relates to a permeation washing machine, and more particularly, is provided on one side of the balance waiter and the apparatus for injecting the fabric softener by using the centrifugal force during dehydration, and the fabric softener during the rinsing stroke while suppressing the input of the fabric softener during the washing stroke. It relates to a centrifugal washing method that can be added.

In general, the washing machine is a product that removes various contaminants attached to clothes, bedding, etc. by using the emulsification of the detergent and the friction action of the water flow according to the rotation of the pulsator and the impact action applied to the laundry by the pulsator. However, such a pulsator type washing machine inevitably causes problems of entanglement and damage caused by inversion of the pulsator.

In order to solve this problem, a permeation washing machine has recently emerged in which a washing tank and a pulsator are rotated in one direction and centrifugal force is used to remove the contaminants by passing the washing water through the laundry.

1 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a configuration of a general permeation washing machine, in which a water tank 2 is supported by a plurality of supports 4 inside the main body 1, and laundry is stored in the water tank 2. In addition to being accommodated, a washing tank 3 having a plurality of through holes 3a formed along the inner wall is rotatably installed by the washing shaft 6, and a pulsator 5 forming a water flow at the inner lower end of the washing tank includes the washing tank. It is formed integrally with, the motor 7 for rotating the washing tank 3 is installed on one side of the bottom of the reservoir (2).

And, the upper end of the reservoir (2) is provided with an outer cover (8) for injecting the washing water raised between the washing tank 3 and the reservoir into the washing tank, the rear side of the main body (1) of the outer A water supply pipe 10 connected to supply washing water to the washing tank 3 is installed, and a drain pipe for finally discharging the washing water discharged through the through hole 3a of the washing tank to the outside at one lower end of the water storage tank 2. The furnace 11 is installed.

In addition, the upper side of the washing tub 3 is provided with a detergent container 12 on which the detergent is automatically introduced by the washing water being supplied on the water supply line 10, and the circumferential surface of the washing tank 3 at the upper end thereof. Accordingly, a balance waiter 20 is provided to prevent vibration of the washing tank when dewatering.

The permeable washing machine configured as described above rotates the washing tub 3 and the pulsator 5 in one direction at a high speed to perform the washing stroke. In detail, as the laundry tank 3 and the pulsator 5 rotate at a high speed in one direction, the laundry is in close contact with the inner wall of the washing tank, and at this time, the washing water drawn out through the through hole 3a of the washing tank is covered with the outer cover 8. ) Is penetrated into the washing tank again and penetrates the laundry, and contaminants are separated while repeating this process.

On the other hand, in order to soften the laundry after washing is completed and prevent static electricity, the fabric softener is added to the rinse stroke. In particular, when the laundry is a wool type, the addition of a fabric softener is almost essential.

To this end, a space for accommodating the fabric softener is provided in the detergent container 12 or a separate fiber softener container (not shown) is provided at one side of the top cover 9, and the washing water supplied to the rinsing water is provided. A separate water supply valve (not shown) was provided so that the fabric softener can be automatically added. The fabric softener input device configured as described above has the washing stroke completed and the rinsing stroke is progressed, and the water supply valve is opened at the time of water supply for the final rinsing, and the fabric softener is diluted in the wash water and dropped into the washing tank.

However, in the fabric softener injector as described above, when the water supply valve malfunctions, the fabric softener cannot be introduced in a timely manner. In this case, the effect of the fabric softener cannot be expected, which in turn lowers the reliability of the product.

In addition, the fabric softener dosing device should be provided at or below the top cover 9, due to the relationship that the fabric softener is injected from the upper portion of the washing tank (3), which is the outer cover (8) between the top cover and the washing tank. Has been a significant limitation in the utilization of the internal space of the permeation washing machine equipped with).

In addition, a water supply valve for separately controlling a storage container provided for storing the fabric softener or the timing of feeding the fabric softener has become one cause of raising the overall cost of the permeation washing machine.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to automatically inject the fabric softener without taking up the space between the top cover and the washing tank and to reduce the cost of the fabric softener of the permeable washing machine It is to provide an input device.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a centrifugal washing method of a permeation washing machine through which the fabric softener can be introduced in a timely manner using the fabric softener input device.

1 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the configuration of a typical permeable washing machine

Figure 2 is a plan view showing a fabric softener input device of the permeation washing machine according to the present invention

Figure 3 is a partially cut perspective view showing a fabric softener input device of the permeation washing machine according to the present invention

Figure 4a is a partially cut perspective view showing the state of the fabric softener during the washing administration of the permeable washing machine according to the present invention

Figure 4b is a partially cut perspective view showing the state of the fabric softener during the rinsing stroke of the permeation washing machine according to the present invention

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

31: 1st storage room 32: 2nd storage room

33: third storage room 34: inlet

35 outlet 36: first through hole

37: second through-hole

In order to achieve the above object, the fiber softener injecting device of the permeation washing machine according to the present invention is provided in the balance waiter and partitioned with each other by the partition wall and the fiber softener is stored in the space formed in the partition wall only when the one-way rotation of the washing tank. At least two or more storage chambers through which the fabric softener is moved, and are provided in an upper portion of one of the storage chambers, and an inlet through which the fabric softener is first introduced, and a storage chamber in which the fabric softener is finally moved. Consists of an outlet through the outer wall of the, the softener for rinsing when the fiber softener is moved to the storage chamber step by step by centrifugal force is finally put into the outer wall of the washing tank through the outlet during the water supply for the final rinsing.

At this time, the through hole is formed on the upper side of one side of the bulkhead in which the fabric softener is biased by the centrifugal force and inertia force during one-way rotation of the washing tank, for example, if the rotation direction of the washing tank clockwise during simple dehydration, the through hole is the center of rotation of the washing tank When viewed from the top, it is formed at the upper left of each partition.

The storage compartment may include a first storage chamber provided under the inlet port and storing the first fabric softener, a second storage chamber rearward from the rotation center of the washing tank of the first storage chamber, and having a S-shaped flow path, 2 is located in the rear of the storage chamber is composed of a third storage chamber is formed with a discharge port on the lower end of one side.

On the other hand, the centrifugal washing method of the permeation washing machine using the fabric softener injector according to the present invention is provided with a plurality of storage chambers for storing the fabric softener in the balance waiter and only during one direction rotation of the washing tank for easy dehydration during rinsing administration. In the permeable washing machine in which the fabric softener is introduced into the outer wall of the washing tank by centrifugal force, the rotation direction of the washing tank is opposite to the rotation direction of the washing tank for easy dehydration during the rinsing stroke so that the fabric softener is not introduced into the washing tank during the washing operation.

At this time, the rotation direction of the washing tank for simple dewatering is clockwise, and the rotation direction of the washing tank for washing administration is counterclockwise.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, a fabric softener input device and a centrifugal washing method using the same of the permeation washing machine according to the present invention will be described in detail.

First, Figure 2 is a plan view showing a fabric softener injector of the permeable washing machine according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a partially cut perspective view showing a fabric softener injector of the permeable washing machine according to the present invention.

Prior to the description, the general configuration of the permeation washing machine has been described above, and the description thereof will be omitted later.

As shown in Figure 2, it can be seen that the fabric softener injector 30 of the permeation washing machine according to the present invention is installed on the balance waiter 20 provided at the top of the washing tank in order not to utilize the space of the top cover and the washing tank. have.

The fabric softener injector 30 is formed with an inlet 34 through which the user can inject a fabric softener on the upper side of the balance waiter 20, and a plurality of continuous softeners along the inner space of the balance waiter. Two storage chambers (31, 32, 33), and the discharge port 35 is formed in one of the storage chambers to communicate with the outer wall of the washing tank to the final discharge of the fabric softener.

At this time, the balance waiter 20 is composed of the upper body 21 and the lower body are bonded to each other by high frequency welding. Therefore, the fabric softener injector 30 is also divided into two upper and lower bodies based on the welding surface.

Figure 3 shows a part of the lower body 22 of the balance waiter to show the structure of the fabric softener dosing device.

As shown in FIG. 3, the storage rooms 31, 32, 33 are partitioned from each other by a plurality of partitions 23, 24 and provide a path of movement with the storage of the fabric softener. That is, the storage chamber is provided directly below the inlet, and the first storage chamber 31 for storing the first when the fabric softener is supplied, and the second to form the S-shaped flow path while wrapping the back side on the drawing of the first storage chamber The storage chamber 32 and the third storage chamber 33 is provided on the rear side of the drawing of the second storage chamber and a discharge port 35 is formed at the lower end of the fabric softener between the water storage tank and the washing tank 35. At this time, the first storage chamber 31 is deep enough to hold a sufficient amount of fabric softener, the second storage chamber 32 is shallower than the depth of the first storage chamber, but the third storage chamber It is inclined downward toward the (33) side to facilitate the movement of the fabric softener.

In addition, the first storage chamber 31 and the second storage chamber 32 are partitioned by the first partition wall 23, and the second storage chamber and the third storage chamber 33 are connected to the second partition wall 24. Are partitioned from each other by

On the other hand, the first through-hole 36 which is a moving passage of the fabric softener is formed on one upper side of the first partition 23, the second through hole 37 is formed on the upper one side of the second partition (24). .

The position of the through holes 36 and 37 should be determined according to the rotation direction of the washing tub for smooth movement of the fabric softener. In detail, the rinsing stroke requiring the addition of the fabric softener is performed a plurality of times using water supply, rinsing, and simple dehydration as a unit. At this time, when the one-way rotation of the washing tank for simple dehydration, the fabric softener in the storage chamber is affected by the centrifugal force by the rotation of the washing tank in addition to the inertial force, the position of the through hole is determined in consideration of this force. For example, when the washing tank rotates in the clockwise direction during simple dehydration, the fabric softener of the first storage chamber 31 is biased toward the left side of the drawing of the first partition wall 23 by the inertia force and the centrifugal force. Therefore, in order for the fabric softener of the first storage chamber 31 to be moved to the second storage chamber 32 only in the case of simple dehydration, the first through hole 36 is formed on the upper left side of the drawing of the first partition wall 23. Should be. This also applies to the reason why the second through hole 37 is formed on the upper left side in the drawing of the second partition wall 24.

Of course, if the washing tank rotates in the counterclockwise direction during simple dehydration, the position of the through hole should be formed in the opposite direction, which can be sufficiently understood from the above point of view.

Although not shown, a partition wall is formed at the same position as the partition walls 23 and 24 formed on the lower body 21 in the upper body of the balance waiter, and when the upper body and the lower body are welded, the fabric softener partitions except the through hole. This will prevent you from riding over the rest of the game.

The fabric softener injector configured as described above is a one time the fabric softener is moved between the storage chambers each time simple dehydration is performed, and the specific action thereof will be described later.

On the other hand, the fabric softener input device according to the present invention is to automatically feed the fabric softener by using the centrifugal force by the rotation of the washing tank, the permeable washing machine in the washing tank is rotated at a high speed in one direction even during the laundry administration, the fabric softener to the outer wall of the washing tank Any amount can be committed.

In order to prevent this, the permeation washing machine should be operated differently by separating the washing stroke and the rinsing stroke, that is, the rotation direction of the washing tank in the washing stroke should be opposite to the rotating direction of the washing tank in the simple dehydration for the rinsing stroke, and the accompanying drawings. With reference to the following will be described.

First, Figure 4a is a partially cut perspective view showing the state of the fabric softener during the washing stroke of the permeable washing machine according to the present invention, Figure 4b is a partially cut perspective view showing the state of the fabric softener during the rinsing stroke of the permeable washing machine according to the present invention.

The fabric softener dosing device shown in Figures 4a and 4b is the same as that shown in Figure 3, the fabric softener can be moved only when the wash tub rotates clockwise.

As shown in FIG. 4A, when the permeable washing machine performs the washing stroke, the washing tank rotates at a high speed counterclockwise. In this case, the fabric softener 100 of the first storage chamber 31 acts on the centrifugal force to move away from the center of rotation of the washing tank and the inertial force to maintain the initial state against the counterclockwise rotation of the washing tank. Therefore, the fabric softener 100 of the first storage chamber 31 is biased in the right part of the drawing of the first partition 23 so that the fabric softener does not exist in the first through-hole 36.

Therefore, no matter how fast the washing tub rotates counterclockwise, the fabric softener 100 of the first storage compartment 31 does not move to the second storage compartment 32 through the first through hole 36, and thus the fabric softener. The phenomenon that the input to the outer wall of the washing tank through the outlet 35 does not occur.

As shown in FIG. 4B, when the permeation washing machine completes the washing stroke and performs the rinsing stroke, the washing tub rotates clockwise at high speed for easy dehydration. In this case, the fabric softener 100 of the first storage chamber 31 acts on the centrifugal force to move away from the center of rotation of the washing tank and the inertial force to maintain its original state against the clockwise rotation of the washing tank. The fabric softener in is moved by the force toward the outlet 35 through the second storage chamber 32 and the third storage chamber 33 in turn.

In detail, the washing is completed and the first rinsing proceeds, after which the first simple dehydration proceeds. At this time, the fabric softener 100 in the first storage chamber 31 is biased to the left part of the drawing of the first partition wall 23 by centrifugal force and inertial force, and the first through hole 36 formed in this part is biased. It is moved to the second storage chamber 32 through. Subsequently, the fabric softener 100 moved to the second storage chamber 32 during the water supply for the second rinse is moved downward and concentrated at the portion where the second partition 24 is located.

Next, after the second rinse, the second simple dehydration proceeds. At this time, the fabric softener 100 in the second storage chamber 32 is biased to the left part of the drawing of the second partition wall 24 by the centrifugal force and the inertia force, and then through the second through hole 37, the third storage compartment. It is moved to 33. At the same time, the fabric softener of the first storage chamber 31 is moved to the second storage chamber 32 as described above. Subsequently, the fabric softener 100 moved to the third storage compartment 33 during the water supply for the third rinse is moved downwards, and then, through the outlet 35, rides the outer wall of the washing tank to the space between the washing tank and the reservoir. Discharged.

Next, the fabric softener supplied between the washing tank and the water storage tank is diluted in the washing water being pumped as the third rinsing proceeds, and then introduced into the laundry through the through-hole of the washing tank.

So far, the present invention has been described with reference to preferred embodiments thereof, and one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains may implement the modified embodiment within the essential technical scope of the present invention. That is, the fabric softener injector according to the present invention has three storage chambers, but the number of the storage chambers can be adjusted to any number according to the number of simple dehydration forming the rinsing stroke of the permeation washing machine.

Here, the essential technical scope of the present invention is shown in the claims, and the modified forms within the equivalent range will be construed as being included in the present invention.

Textile softener injector and centrifugal washing method using the same according to the present invention provides the following effects.

First, according to the present invention, since the fabric softener injector is provided on the upper side of the balance weight of the washing tank, it is not necessary to secure a space for the fabric softener in the top cover. Therefore, in the permeation washing machine, the utilization of the internal space is provided freely.

Secondly, according to the present invention, the fabric softener does not need to be separately provided with a water supply valve for controlling the feeding time according to the centrifugal force and the inertia force of the washing tank. Therefore, the permeation washing machine provides an advantage of reducing the cost.

Third, according to the present invention can be adjusted in a timely manner by storing the fabric softener and by adjusting the number of storage chambers that provide the movement path, the fear of not being introduced in a timely manner due to the malfunction of the water supply valve You can. Therefore, in the permeation washing machine, the input of the fabric softener is always made in a timely manner, thereby providing an advantage of improving the reliability of the product.

Claims (6)

At least two storage chambers provided in the balance waiter and partitioned from each other by a partition to store the fabric softener, wherein the fabric softener is moved through a through hole formed in the partition wall only when the washing tub is rotated in one direction; An inlet provided in an upper portion of one of the storage chambers and into which the fabric softener is first introduced; The fabric softener is formed in the storage room where the fabric softener is finally moved among the storage compartments, and consists of an outlet port communicating with the outer wall of the washing tub. When the simple dehydration for rinsing, the fabric softener moves the storage chamber stepwise by centrifugal force to supply water for the final rinsing. The fabric softener input device of the permeation washer is finally put into the outer wall of the washing tank through the discharge port. The method of claim 1, The through hole is a fiber softener input device of the permeation washing machine is formed in the upper portion of the one side of the partition that the fiber softener is biased by the centrifugal force and inertial force during one direction rotation of the washing tank. The method of claim 2, In the case of simple dehydration, when the rotation direction of the washing tank is clockwise, the through hole is formed in the upper part of the perforated washing machine of the softener of the permeable washing machine when viewed from the rotation center of the washing tank. The method of claim 1, The storage compartment is provided in the lower portion of the inlet port, the first storage chamber for storing the first fabric softener, the second storage chamber having a S-shaped flow path located rearward from the center of rotation of the washing tank of the first storage chamber, and the second storage The fabric softener input device of the permeation washing machine which is located in the rear of the chamber and consisting of a third storage chamber in which an outlet is formed at one lower end. In the permeation washing machine in which a plurality of storage chambers for storing the fabric softener are provided in the balance waiter and the fabric softener is introduced into the outer wall of the washing tank by centrifugal force only in any one rotation of the washing tank for easy dehydration during rinsing, A centrifugal washing method of a permeation washing machine in which the rotation direction of the washing tank is opposite to the rotation direction of the washing tank for easy dehydration during rinsing so that the fabric softener is not introduced into the washing tank during the washing administration. The method of claim 5, The rotation direction of the washing tank for simple dewatering is clockwise, the rotation direction of the washing tank for washing administration is counterclockwise.