KR20030044460A - a washer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A washing machine is provided to eliminate inconvenience such as removing thread waste or fluff additionally by filtering thread waste and fluff from washing water in washing or rinsing and discharging fluff in draining with an automatic fluff discharge unit. CONSTITUTION: A washing machine is composed of a dehydrating tub(56) suspended in a case(52) and filled with washing water; a washing tub(54) installed in the dehydrating tub and composed of plural dehydration holes for washing; a pulsator(58) mounted in the bottom of the washing tub to improve washing efficiency by forming rotational stream; and an automatic fluff discharge unit(90) installed in the upper part of the washing tub to filter fluff and thread waste from washing water rising along the side of the washing tub and discharge filtered material with water in draining. Convenience is improved by removing thread waste and fluff from washing water automatically.

Description

Washing machine {a washer}

The present invention relates to a washing machine for filtering seams and lint, and more particularly, to a washing machine for filtering seams and lint and discharging at the same time.

In general, a washing machine is a machine that removes stains on clothes by providing mechanical action using electricity.When it is put on clothes, it is removed from the fibers by the chemical action of detergent when it is put in the wash water. Because it takes time, if the water flow is forcibly generated and mechanical action such as friction or vibration can be removed quickly and easily.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing a washing machine according to the prior art.

As shown in FIG. 1, a conventional washing machine includes a dehydration tank 6 supported to be suspended by four hook members 10 and a damper 12 in the case 2, and the dehydration tank 6. A washing tank 4 rotatably installed to wash the laundry, a pulsator 8 installed on the bottom of the washing tank 4 to form a rotational flow in the washing water, and a lower side of the dehydration tank 6; And a clutch 14 and a motor 16 installed to selectively drive the washing tank 4 and the pulsator 8 to rotate in a forward or reverse direction.

Here, the cover 18 is installed on the upper side of the case 2 to prevent the laundry from being separated in the input hole (H) into which the laundry is introduced into the washing tank (4), the front of the cover 18 The control unit 20 for adjusting the operation of the washing machine is built in.

In addition, a water supply valve 22, a detergent box 24, and a detergent box housing 26 for supplying washing water and detergent into the washing tank 4 are installed at the rear of the cover 18. On the lower side of 6) the drain valve 32 and the drain pipe 34 for discharging the wash water is installed.

In particular, the upper portion of the washing tank 4 is provided with an auto balance mechanism 4a to maintain the balance so that the washing tank 4 does not hit the dehydration tank 6 when the washing tank 4 rotates, the dehydration tank The upper portion of the (6) is provided with a ring-shaped tub cover (6a) for guiding the washing water rising along the inner surface of the dehydration tank (6) by the rotation of the washing tank (4) during the washing into the washing tank (4) On one side of the tub cover 6a, a strainer 5 for filtering seams and lint and the like from the wash water guided by the tub cover 6a is detachably installed.

However, since the conventional washing machine is coupled to the tub cover to filter the seams and lint from the wash water so that the user can remove the sieve from the tub cover, the user removes the seams or lint from the sieve, and the tub again. There is a problem that it is inconvenient to use because it must be coupled to the cover.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, the object of the present invention is to provide a washing machine to be discharged at the same time with the wash water even when the user does not remove the seams and lint filtered from the wash water directly. have.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing a washing machine according to the prior art,

2 is a sectional view showing a washing machine according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

54: washing tank 56: dehydration tank

90: seam discharger 92: filter box

94: check valve 96a: first drain

96b: second drain hole 97: opening and closing part

Washing machine according to the present invention for solving the above problems is provided in the dehydration tank is installed inside the case is filled with wash water, the washing tank is installed in the dehydration tank and a plurality of dehydration holes formed on the side, and is installed on the bottom surface of the washing tank Washing wing to form a rotational flow, and a seams automatic discharger is installed on the upper side of the washing tank to filter the lint and seams contained in the washing water rising along the side of the washing tank to be discharged simultaneously with the washing water when rinsing drainage It is comprised.

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

2 is a sectional view showing a washing machine according to the present invention.

The washing machine according to the present invention is installed so as to be suspended by four hook members 60 and a damper 62 inside the case 52, as shown in FIG. A washing tank 54 installed in the dehydration tank 56 and having a plurality of dehydration holes (not shown) formed at a side thereof to wash the laundry together with the dehydration tank 56, and a bottom surface of the washing tank 54. Washing wing 58 is installed to form a rotary flow in the wash water to improve the washing performance, and installed on the upper side of the washing tank 54 contained in the washing water rising along the side of the washing tank 54 The lint and seams are configured to include a seam automatic discharger 90 to be discharged at the same time as washing water during rinsing drainage.

On the other hand, the control unit 70 installed on the top of the case 52 is programmed in advance to control the washing, rinsing, dehydration stroke of the washing machine.

In particular, the seam automatic discharger (90) is installed on the lower side of the filter box 92 and the filter box 92, the inner side of the washing tank 54 is raised along the side of the washing tank 54 A check valve 94 for preventing backwashing water introduced into the filter box 92 and the filter box so that the washing water introduced into the filter box 92 can be discharged to the dehydration tank 56. First and second drain holes 96a and 96b respectively formed in the upper and lower portions of the washing tank 54 provided with the 92, and the second drain hole 96b are installed in the second drain hole 96b. It is configured to include an opening and closing portion 97 for opening the second drain hole (96b) to be discharged through the drain hole (96b).

In addition, the opening and closing part 97 opens the second drain hole 96b by a control signal generated by the controller 70 during the last rinsing drainage.

Here, the filter box 92 has a lower end so that the check valve 94 can be installed at a lower end thereof, and has a box shape formed in the height direction of the washing tank 54 on the inner side of the washing tank 54. Holes 92a and 92b are formed in portions of the fixed portions corresponding to the first and second drain holes 96a and 96b.

Therefore, the washing water rising along the inner surface of the washing tank 54 during the washing and rinsing stroke flows into the filter box 92 through the check valve 94 installed at the bottom of the filter box 92, and the filter In the washing water introduced into the box 92, the seams and lint are filtered downward, and the washing water is circulated while being discharged to the dehydration tank 56 through the first drain hole 96a.

Then, during the last rinsing drainage, the seams and lint filtered under the filter box 92 are discharged to the dehydration tank 56 at the same time as the wash water through the second drain hole 96b opened by the opening and closing part 97. .

Looking at the operation of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, when power is applied to the washing machine, and when a quantity of clothes or the like injected into the washing tank 54 is sensed, the washing level and detergent and the total washing time are set according to the quantity, and then the pulsator 58 is accompanied by the whole washing time. And washing tub 54 is rotated selectively by the clutch 64 and the motor 66 in the forward or reverse direction to vortex the wash water to separate the washing time from the laundry with friction with the laundry.

Next, when the washing administration is completed, the turbid wash water in the washing tank 54 is discharged, and new water is supplied from the washing tank 54 to perform a rinsing cycle for rinsing for the number of times already set by the controller 70.

Here, the washing water rises along the inner surfaces of the washing tank 54 and the dehydrating tank 56 by the rotation of the washing tank 54 or the pulsator 58 during the washing and rinsing stroke.

Therefore, the washing water rising along the inner surface of the dewatering tank 56 is centrifugally penetrated into the washing tank 54 by the tub cover 56a provided at the upper end of the dewatering tank 56, and the washing tank 54 The washing water rising along the side is recycled back into the washing tank 54 by the auto balance mechanism 54a installed at the upper end of the washing tank 54, or passes through the check valve 94 to the inside of the filter box 92. Inflow.

As such, the wash water introduced into the filter box 92 is not flowed back by the check valve 94, and the seams and lint are filtered downward in the filter box 92, and the seams and lint are The filtered washing water is discharged to the dehydration tank 56 through the first drain hole 96a and circulated back to the washing tank 54.

In this case, the opening and closing part 97 blocks the second drain hole 96b so that the washing water is not discharged to the dehydration tank 56 through the second drain hole 96b.

Thereafter, all washing and rinsing strokes are completed, and the washing water in the washing tank 54 and the dehydrating tank 56 is externally discharged through the drain valve 82 and the drain pipe 84 installed at the lower side of the dehydrating tank 56. In the case of draining, that is, when the last rinsing drainage, the opening / closing part 96b is controlled to be opened by a control signal generated at the last rinsing drainage stroke in the controller 70.

Accordingly, the seams and lint filtered inside the filter box 92 through the open second drain hole 96b are discharged to the dehydration tank 56 at the same time as the wash water, and the seams and lint are washed together with the wash water. It is discharged to the outside through the drain valve 82 and the drain pipe 84.

The washing machine according to the present invention configured as described above has a seam automatic discharger installed on one side of the washing tank to wash the seams and lint from the washing water rising along the inner side of the washing tank during washing and rinsing, and the washing water at the last rinsing drainage. Since it is discharged at the same time, there is an advantage that the user does not have to remove the seams and lint, etc. separately, eliminating user's hassle.

Claims (3)

A dehydration tank installed inside the case and filled with washing water, a washing tank installed in the dehydration tank and having a plurality of dehydration holes formed at a side thereof, a washing wing provided at the bottom of the washing tank to form a rotary flow, and an image of the washing tank. Washing machine characterized in that it is installed on the side comprises a seam automatic discharger for discharging the lint and seams contained in the washing water rising along the side of the washing tank to be discharged at the same time with the wash water when rinsing drainage. The method of claim 1, The seam automatic discharger is provided with a filter box installed on the inner upper side of the washing tank, a check valve installed at the bottom of the filter box to rise along the side of the washing tank to prevent the washing water flowing into the filter box from flowing back. The first and second drainage holes are formed in the upper and lower portions of the washing tank in which the filter box is installed so that the washing water introduced into the filter box can be discharged to the dehydration tank side, and the seams and lint are provided during the rinsing drainage. Washing machine comprising an opening and closing unit for opening the second drain hole to be discharged through the second drain hole at the same time as the wash water. The method of claim 2, The opening and closing unit washing machine, characterized in that for opening the second drain hole during the last rinsing drainage.