KR20040006239A - dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A drying machine is provided to install a latch in a cabinet cover selectively by forming left and right latch release grooves at both sides of a front supporter, and to mount a door of the drying machine easily corresponding to the condition of the installation position. CONSTITUTION: A drying machine comprises a cabinet cover(62) having a laundry hole(62a) for putting and drawing the laundry out of a drum(54); a door(64) connected to the cabinet cover by a hinge(66) to open and close the laundry hole; a hook(68) formed opposite to the hinge connection part of the door; a latch installed in the cabinet cover and fitted or separated from the hook; and a front supporter(80) supporting the end of the rotating drum. Left and right latch release grooves(84,85) are formed in the front supporter to selectively install the latch to the left or the right of the cabinet cover and to restrict interference with the rear end of the latch. The laundry is put in and pulled out of the drum conveniently by illuminating the drum with forming a lamp combination hole in the front supporter, and a filter is installed easily by forming a filter insertion hole in the front supporter. A reinforcing forming part(86) is stepped and protruded in the front supporter.

Description

Dryer

The present invention relates to a dryer for drying laundry inside a drum with dry hot air, and more particularly, to a dryer capable of changing a mounting position of a latch in which a door hook is locked or separated.

1 is an exploded perspective view of an essential part of a dryer according to the prior art, and FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway sectional view of the dryer according to the prior art.

As shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, the conventional dryer is opened in the front and rear direction inside the cabinet 2 so that the laundry is accommodated and the drum 4 on which the lift 3 is mounted on the inner circumferential surface is rotatably disposed. A heater 6 for generating dry hot air necessary for drying the laundry on the outside of the drum 4, an exhaust duct 10 having a blowing fan 8 therein so as to discharge the air drying the laundry to the rear of the dryer; A motor (not shown) for rotating the blower fan 8 and the drum 4 is disposed.

As shown in FIG. 2, the back panel 11 having the air suction hole 11a is disposed at the rear of the cabinet 2, and the laundry access hole 12a is formed at the center of the front of the cabinet 2. A cabinet cover 12 is mounted, and a door 14 for opening and closing the laundry access hole 12a is rotatably mounted next to the laundry access hole 12a on the front surface of the cabinet cover 12.

Here, the door 14 is hinged 16 is rotatably connected to one side, the hook 18 is mounted on the opposite side of the hinge (16).

In addition, the cabinet cover 12 is inserted into a latch 20 to which the hook 18 is connected or disconnected to the opposite side of the hinge 16 is fixed.

Reference numeral 30 is a front supporter fixed to the rear surface of the cabinet cover 12 by a fastening member (not shown) to rotatably support the tip of the drum 4, as shown in FIG. A ring-shaped guide protrusion 34 protrudes to guide the inner circumferential surface of the tip of the drum 4, and a guide roller 35 is mounted on the lower side of the ring-shaped guide protrusion 34 to raise the tip of the drum 4. Helps smooth rotation of the drum (4).

In addition, the front supporter 30 has an opening hole 31 larger than the laundry access hole 12a in the center thereof to allow laundry to enter and exit the drum 4, and the opening hole 31. At the rear lower side of the filter 40 for filtering foreign matter in the air sucked into the exhaust duct 10 is mounted.

Meanwhile, as illustrated in FIG. 1, the front supporter 30 includes a latch evacuation groove so that the rear end of the latch 32 inserted into the cabinet cover 12 does not interfere with the rear portion of the latch 20. 32) is recessed toward the rear.

Looking at the operation of the prior art configured as described above are as follows.

First, after the laundry is put through the laundry input hole 12a and the door 14 is closed and the dryer is driven, the drying hot air heated by the heater 6 is supplied into the drum 4. The drum 4 is rotated in conjunction with the motor.

At this time, the drum 4 is rotated while the front end thereof is supported by the ring-shaped guide protrusion 34 and the guide roller 35 of the front supporter 14, and the lift 3 lifts the laundry and then drops it. The dry hot air supplied into the drum 4 is in direct contact with the laundry.

Air drying the laundry inside the drum 4 is filtered through the filter 40, the foreign matter is filtered, and discharged to the outside of the dryer through the exhaust duct (10).

On the other hand, the dryer as described above, when it is necessary to change the left and right mounting position of the door 18 due to interference with the installation place or peripheral devices, the mounting position of the hinge 16 and the latch 20 by changing the door (14) is to be mounted in the opposite direction.

However, in the dryer according to the related art, when the latch 20 to be inserted into the cabinet cover 12 is mounted at a portion where the hinge is mounted, the rear end of the latch 20 is the front of the front supporter 32. There is a problem that it is difficult to secure the front supporter 32 to the rear surface of the cabinet cover 12 with a fastening member.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide a dryer that can change the mounting position of the latch arbitrarily.

1 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of an example of a dryer according to the prior art;

2 is a partially cutaway sectional view of the dryer according to the prior art,

3 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of an embodiment of a dryer according to the present invention;

4 is a partial cutaway sectional view of one embodiment of a dryer according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

52: cabinet 54: drum

56: heater 60: exhaust duct

62: cabinet cover 62a: laundry access hole

64: door 66: hinge

68: hook 70: latch

80: front supporter 83: opening hole

84: left latch evacuation groove 85: right latch evacuation groove

86: forming part for strength reinforcement 87: switch evacuation groove

88: lamp mounting hole 89: filter insertion hole

90: door opening and closing switch 100: lamp

110; filter

The present invention for solving the above problems is the cabinet cover and the laundry access hole is formed so that the laundry is entered into the drum; A door connected to the cabinet cover by a hinge to open and close a laundry access hole; A hook formed opposite the hinge connection of the door; A latch mounted to the cabinet cover to latch or detach the hook; In the dryer comprising a front supporter for rotatably supporting the front end of the drum, the front supporter is that the left and right latch evacuation groove is formed so that the latch can be selectively mounted on any one of the left and right of the cabinet cover It features.

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

3 is an exploded perspective view of one embodiment of the dryer according to the present invention, Figure 4 is a partially cutaway cross-sectional view of one embodiment of the dryer according to the present invention.

3 and 4, the dryer according to the present invention is opened in the front and rear direction inside the cabinet 52 so that the laundry is accommodated and the drum 54 with the lift 53 mounted on the inner circumferential surface thereof is rotatable. Is placed.

In addition, the outside of the drum 54, a heater 56 for generating the drying hot air required for drying the laundry, and an exhaust duct 60 having a blower fan 58 therein so as to discharge the air drying the laundry to the rear of the dryer. And a motor (not shown) for rotating the blower fan 58 and the drum 54.

Meanwhile, a back panel 61 having an air suction hole 61a is disposed at the rear of the cabinet 52, and a front part of the dryer is formed at the front of the cabinet 52, and a laundry access hole 62a is formed at the center thereof. A cabinet cover 62 is mounted to allow laundry to enter and exit the drum 54.

A door 64 for opening and closing the laundry access hole 62a is rotatably mounted to the front side of the cabinet cover 62 next to the laundry access hole 62a.

The door 64 is rotatably connected to the hinge 66 on one side, the hook 68 is mounted on the opposite side of the hinge 66, the hinge 66 is fixed to the cabinet cover 62 The latch 70 is inserted and mounted to the opposite side of the portion to which the hook 68 is connected or separated.

Here, the door 64 may be selectively mounted among the left and right sides of the laundry access hole 62a of the cabinet cover 62, and the cabinet cover 62 may be hinged to both sides of the laundry access hole 62a. The fastening hole 66a, the latch fastening hole 70a, and the latch insertion hole 70b are formed, respectively.

That is, when the hinge 66 is fixed to the right side of the laundry access hole 62a by the first fastening member 67, the latch 70 is located on the left side of the laundry access hole 62a. When the second fastening member 71 is fixed and the hinge 66 is fixed to the left side of the laundry access hole 62a by the first fastening member 67, the latch 70 is the right side of the laundry access hole 62a. It is fixed to the second fastening member 71 is freely mounted without being limited by the conditions of the dryer installation place.

On the other hand, the rear surface of the cabinet cover 62 equipped with the door as described above is a ring-shaped guide projection 81 for guiding the inner peripheral surface of the front end of the drum 64, and the guide roller 82 is raised the front end of the drum 54 The front supporter 80 is fixed to the fastening member (not shown) to facilitate the smooth rotation of the drum (54).

As shown in FIG. 3, the front supporter 80 has the same opening hole 83 as the laundry access hole 62a in the center so that laundry can enter and exit the drum 54. The left and right latch evacuation grooves 84, so that the rear end of the latch 70 does not interfere even if the latch 70 is installed at either of the left and right sides of the cabinet cover 62 at both sides of the opening hole 83. 85) are formed respectively.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the front supporter 80 protrudes a stepped portion 86 for strength reinforcement to a portion where the opening hole 83 is formed.

On the other hand, the dryer configured as described above is a door opening and closing switch 90 mounted on the cabinet cover 62 to detect the opening and closing of the door 64, and the front supporter so as to be turned on when the door 64 is opened. 80 is inserted into the lamp 100, and further comprises a filter 110 inserted into the lower portion of the front supporter 80 to filter foreign matter in the air sucked into the exhaust duct (60).

The door opening / closing switch 90 is a fastening means (not shown) on the rear upper portion of the cabinet cover 62 so that the push button 91 protrudes through the hole portion 62b formed at the upper side of the laundry access hole 62a. It is fixed.

In addition, the front supporter 80 is formed in the upper side of the opening hole 83, the switch evacuation groove 87 is formed to be recessed backward to avoid interference with the rear end of the door opening and closing switch 90, A lamp mounting hole 88 into which the lamp 100 is inserted is formed at a peripheral side of the switch evacuation groove 87, and a filter insertion hole 89 into which the filter 110 is inserted is formed at a lower portion thereof. .

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

First, when the door 64 is rotated about the hinge 66 to inject laundry into the drum 54, the door opening / closing switch 90 has the push button 91 in the cabinet cover 62. Protruding toward the front of the) detects the opening of the door 64, and outputs an open signal to the dryer control unit (not shown).

The controller supplies power to the lamp 100 so that the lamp 100 is turned on, and the lamp 100 emits light into the drum 54 to brighten the drum 54.

At this time, since the lamp 100 is mounted to the front supporter 80, the light is emitted from the front of the drum 54, the user can easily check the inside of the drum (54).

Then, when the laundry is put through the laundry access hole 62a and the door 64 is closed, the door opening / closing switch 90 detects the sealing of the door 64 while the push button 91 is pressed. And a closed signal is output to the control unit.

The control unit turns off the lamp by cutting off the power supplied to the lamp 90.

Then, when the user drives the dryer, the drying hot air heated by the heater 56 is supplied into the drum 54, and the drum 4 is rotated in conjunction with the motor.

At this time, the drum 54 is rotated while the front end thereof is supported by the ring-shaped guide protrusion 81 and the guide roller 82 of the front supporter 80, the lift 53 ) Lifts and drops the laundry so that the drying hot air supplied into the drum 54 is dried while directly contacting the laundry.

On the other hand, the air drying the laundry inside the drum 54 is filtered foreign matter while passing through the filter 110 is inserted into the filter insertion hole 89 of the front supporter 80, the exhaust duct 60 Is discharged to the rear of the dryer through.

Then, when the dryer operation is finished, the user pulls the door 64 from the front side, the door 64 is rotated about the hinge to open the laundry access hole 62a, the user The laundry in the door can be taken out to the outside.

In this case, the lamp 100 emits light to the inside of the drum 53, as in the case where the door 64 is opened for laundry input, thereby providing convenience to the user.

In the dryer according to the present invention configured as described above, left and right latch evacuation grooves are formed on both sides of the front supporter, respectively, so that the latch can be selectively mounted on both sides of the cabinet cover, and the door of the dryer can be arbitrarily selected depending on the installation location. There is an advantage that can be mounted.

In addition, since the lamp mounting hole is formed in the front supporter, the lamp is mounted, the lamp can emit light from the front of the drum inside the drum, there is an advantage that can provide convenience to the user when the laundry is put / withdrawn.

In addition, there is an advantage that the filter is inserted into the filter is inserted into the front supporter is easy to install the filter.

In addition, the strength reinforcing forming portion protrudes stepwise on the front supporter has the advantage that the strength of the front supporter is improved.

Claims (4)

A cabinet cover in which laundry access holes are formed to allow the laundry to enter and exit the drum; A door connected to the cabinet cover by a hinge to open and close a laundry access hole; A hook formed opposite the hinge connection of the door; A latch mounted to the cabinet cover to latch or detach the hook; In the dryer comprising a front supporter for rotatably supporting the front end of the drum, The front supporter is a dryer, characterized in that the left and right latch evacuation groove is formed so that the latch can be selectively mounted on any one of the left and right of the cabinet cover. The method of claim 1, The dryer further comprises a lamp that is turned on when the door is opened, The front supporter is a dryer, characterized in that the lamp mounting hole is formed is the lamp is mounted. The method of claim 1, The dryer further comprises a filter for filtering foreign matter in the air to dry the laundry, The front supporter is a dryer, characterized in that the filter insertion hole is formed is inserted into the filter. The method of claim 1, The front supporter is a dryer, characterized in that the strength reinforcing forming portion protrudes stepped toward the cabinet cover.