KR20040012003A - structure for assembling top cover and control panel in clothes dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: Assembling structure of a top cover and a control panel for a clothes drier is provided to improve the reliability, and to replace and repair parts conveniently by easily assembling or disassembling the top cover and the control panel in the front of the clothes drier. CONSTITUTION: Side cabinets are contacted to left and right upper corners of a front cabinet, and the front cabinet is combined with the side cabinets by interconnecting in both ends. A cabinet bracket is installed in an upper flange surface of the front cabinet, and composed of a hook fitting unit. A hook is formed in the front of a top cover(5), protruded backward, and fitted to the hook fitting unit in assembling the top cover with the upper part of the body. Screw holes are formed at both rear sides of the top cover, and penetrated by screws combined with screw assembling holes formed in the flange surface. Plural fitting pieces are formed in the front of the control panel, and inserted to fitting holes. Screw assembling holes(560) are formed at both rear sides of the top cover, and combined with screws through screw penetration holes(620).

Description

Structure for assembling top cover and control panel in clothes dryer

The present invention relates to a laundry dryer, and more particularly, a worker easily removes the top cover and the control panel from the front of the main body when repairing or replacing a drying drum and other parts, thereby easily accessing the drying drum and other parts. It is to provide a front access structure that can be performed.

In general, a laundry dryer is a device for automatically drying a dry object (for example, clothing) in a wet state in which washing is completed, and the conventional configuration of the laundry dryer is as follows.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing the appearance of the clothes dryer, the clothes dryer main body (B) is a base (1) forming a floor, a front cabinet (2) forming a front, a side cabinet (3) forming a side, It includes a back cover (4) forming a back side, a top cover (5) installed on the cabinet top, and a control panel (6) installed behind the top cover (5).

In general, the laundry dryer has an inlet formed in the front cabinet 2, which is an element constituting the main body B, so that the laundry can be put in and taken out of the laundry, and a drying drum (not shown) is provided in the main body B. It is rotatably installed by receiving the driving force of this motor.

In addition, the front cabinet 2 is provided with a door 10 for selectively opening and closing the inlet.

In addition, a hot air supply passage and a hot air discharge passage are connected to the drying drum, and a heater (not shown) is installed on the hot air supply passage to heat the air introduced from the outside to a high temperature state. A blower (not shown) for generating a blowing force is installed to force the air heated by the heater to flow in and discharge the air after completion of drying to the outside of the main body (B).

Referring to the drying operation according to the conventional laundry dryer made in such a configuration as follows.

First, after the drying object is put into the drying drum, the drying stroke is performed, and a heater and a motor (not shown) are operated.

As the exhaust fan is operated, hot air generated by the high temperature of the external air introduced into the main body B through the suction side of the hot air supply flow passage is forced to flow into the drying drum through the hot air supply flow passage.

Subsequently, the hot air introduced into the drying drum repeats the circulation discharged to the outside of the main body B through the discharge side of the hot air discharge passage while evaporating the moisture of the dry object in the wet state by the suction blowing force of the exhaust fan. When the drying drum is rotated at a low speed by receiving the driving force of the motor by the belt, the drying object is dried in this process.

However, according to the structure of the conventional laundry dryer, there are the following problems in the assembly structure of the top cover 5 and the control panel 6.

In general, the top cover (5) and the control panel (6) of the clothes dryer is screwed to the back cover (4), and is installed close to the wall at the time of installation, it is possible to repair and replace parts inside the body (B) In order to remove the top cover (5) in order to remove the entire laundry dryer from the wall enough, the operator approaches from the back of the main body (B) through the back cover (4) and fastened to the top cover (5) The top cover (5) is removed from the cabinet to access the drying drum and other components.

Accordingly, if the space where the clothes dryer is installed is not easy to lift the dryer forward, repair and replacement of the internal parts become very difficult.

In particular, in the type of drying the air by heating the gas in the clothes dryer, the gas pipe or the drying duct is fixed, making repair and replacement of the internal parts much more difficult.

That is, in the laundry dryer of the type in which the air is ignited by the gas supplied through the gas pipe hypothesized through the wall, and the heated air is supplied into the drying drum to dry, the gas pipe and the drying duct and The connection of the clothes dryer must be removed to move the clothes dryer away from the wall so that the control panel 6 and the top cover 5 can be separated from the main body B so that the internal parts can be accessed. .

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, when repairing or replacing the internal parts of the laundry dryer, by removing the control panel and the top cover easily from the front of the main body without moving the location of the clothes dryer, the operator dry The object of the present invention is to provide a top cover and control panel assembly structure of a clothes dryer for easily repairing or replacing drums and other internal parts.

1 is a perspective view showing an appearance example of a laundry dryer

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the laundry dryer of the present invention

3 is an exploded perspective view of portion A of FIG.

4 is a perspective view of a laundry dryer showing a state after removing a control panel from FIG.

5 is a detailed perspective view of part B of FIG.

Figure 6a is a perspective view showing only the cap of Figure 5 separately

FIG. 6B is a rear perspective view of FIG. 6A

7 is a detailed perspective view of part C of FIG.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view for explaining a state in which part D of FIG. 2 is assembled with a hook hook of a cabinet bracket fastened to a front edge of a cabinet.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

B: Body 1: Base

2: Front cabinet 200: Front cabinet top flange face

3: side cabinet 4: back cover

5: top cover 500: hook

510: screw through hole of the top cover 520: control panel mounting area of the top cover

530: hooking ball 540: wire drawing out groove

550: bulkhead 550a: hook locking groove

560: screw fastening 6: control panel

600: jam 610: escape groove

7: Cabinet bracket 710: hook hanger

8: Wire bundle 9: Cap for rear closure

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a base forming the bottom of the body, a front cabinet forming the front of the main body, a side cabinet forming the side of the main body, a back cover forming the back of the main body, the front cabinet and the side cabinet and the bag In the laundry dryer comprising a top cover installed on the upper cover, and a control panel installed on the rear side of the top cover; Cabinet brackets having hook hooks are formed at the upper flange surface of the front cabinet, and both ends of the front cabinet and the side cabinet are in contact with both ends of the front cabinet and the side cabinet, respectively. The inner side of the top cover front side is formed to protrude toward the rear, and hooks are formed on the hook hooks of both cabinet brackets when the top cover is assembled to the upper body, and the rear face of the top cover is formed on the flange surface of the back cover. A screw through hole through which a screw fastened to a screw fastening hole is formed is formed, and a locking hole is formed at a front side of the control panel installation area of the top cover, in which a plurality of locking pieces are formed in front of the control panel, respectively. On both sides of the rear end of the top cover The top cover of the laundry dryer that after the control panel through a screw through hole formed in a direction perpendicular to the drawing at the ends on both sides, characterized the ball screw-formed such that a tightening screw assembly structure is provided.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 8.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the laundry dryer of the present invention, Figure 3 is a detailed perspective view of part A of Figure 2, Figure 4 is a perspective view of the laundry dryer showing the state after removing the control panel from FIG.

5 is a detailed perspective view of part B of FIG. 4, FIG. 6A is a perspective view illustrating only the cap of FIG. 5 separately, and FIG. 6B is a rear perspective view of FIG. 6A.

FIG. 7 is a detailed perspective view of part C of FIG. 4, and FIG. 8 is a view illustrating part D of FIG. 2 to describe a state in which the protrusions on the front of the top cover are hooked to the hook hooks of the cabinet brackets fastened to the cabinet front edges. Is an exploded perspective view.

The present invention, the base (1) forming the bottom of the laundry dryer main body (B), the front cabinet (2) forming the front of the main body (B), the side cabinet (3) forming the side of the main body (B), and the main body (B) Back cover (4) forming the back, the front cover (2) and the top cover (5) is installed on the top of the side cabinet (3) and the back cover (4), and the top cover (5) In the laundry dryer comprising a control panel (6) is; Both left and right upper edges of the front cabinet 2 and the side cabinet 3 are in contact with the front cabinet 2 and the side cabinet 3 so that both ends thereof are coupled to each other, and the upper cabinet 2 is upper part. A cabinet bracket 7 having a hook hook 710 formed at the flange surface 200 is installed. The cabinet bracket 7 is provided to protrude toward the rear left and right at the inner side of the top cover 5 in front of the main cover 5. B) Hooks 500 are formed on the hook hangers 710 of the cabinet brackets 7 on both sides when assembled to the upper part, and the flange faces (not shown) of the back cover 4 are formed on both rear sides of the top cover 5. A screw through hole 510 is formed through which the screw S fastened to the screw fastening hole formed therein is formed, and the main body is located in front of the control panel 6 at the front side of the installation area of the control panel 6 of the top cover 5. (B) a plurality of engaging pieces 600 are formed along the left and right directions Engaging holes 530 are formed, and both sides of the rear end of the top cover 5 pass through the screw through-holes 620 formed in the direction perpendicular to the ground on both sides of the rear end of the control panel 6. Screw fastening hole 560 to be fastened is formed.

At this time, the screw through hole 620 formed in the rear end of the control panel 6 is formed in the escape groove 610 formed on both sides of the rear end of the control panel 6.

On the other hand, on one side of the back cover 5, the wire bundle 8 connected to the display board, which is located inside the control panel 6, is drawn out through the control panel 6 installation area of the top cover 5. An electric wire lead-out groove 540 is formed to be open to the rear side of the top cover 5 so that the electric wire bundle 8 of the electric wire lead-out groove 540 closes the rear region of the wire bundle 8 during assembly. As the 5) is removed from the main body B, the cap 9 for the rear recess closing the cap 9 for preventing interference between the wire bundle 8 and the top cover 5 is detachably installed.

In addition, in order to attach and detach the cap 9 for the drawback rear closing, a partition wall 550 having hook hooking grooves 550a is formed at both sides of the wire drawout 540 edge, and the cap for closing the drawout rear is formed. (9) Hooks 900 are formed at both sides to be inserted into the hook locking grooves 550a to block the separation of the cap 9 from the front and rear and in the left and right directions.

On the other hand, a plurality of reinforcing ribs 910 are formed in front of and behind the bent portion of the cap 9 to reinforce the strength of the cap.

The operation of the present invention configured as described above is as follows.

With the clothes dryer installed adjacent to the wall, during repair or replacement of the drying drum and other internal parts, the operator can easily remove the top cover (5) and the control panel (6) from the front, so that the front of the dryer body (B) In order to provide a top cover (5) and a control panel (6) assembly structure to allow easy access to the drying drum and other parts to perform the work.

In the state where the clothes dryer is installed adjacent to the wall, the process of separating the top cover 5 and the control panel 6 from the main body B is performed in the following order.

First, the control panel 6 is separated from the top cover 5. To this end, the top cover 5 is first passed through a screw through hole 620 formed in the escape groove 610 of the rear end of the control panel 6. Loosen the fastening screw fastened to the screw fastening hole (560).

Subsequently, as the fastening screw that has coupled the top cover 5 and the control panel 6 is removed, only each engaging piece 600 formed in front of the control panel 6 is located in front of the control panel 6 installation area. Since it is inserted and hung in each formed locking hole 530, the control panel 6 is separated from the top cover 5 by lifting the control panel 6 slightly upward.

Then, the separated control panel 6 is later flipped back to the dryer body B so that the operator does not interfere with access to the drying drum and other parts after the top cover 5 is also removed. In this case, since the wire bundle 8 connected to the display board embedded in the control panel 6 is connected to the inside of the main body B through the wire lead-out groove 540 of the top cover 5, Wire bundle 8 is not easy to flow, so it is not easy to lean back to the dryer body (B).

In addition, if the wire bundle 8 is not free from the top cover 5, the top cover 5 is also impossible to detach due to the interference between the control panel 6 and the top cover 5 connected by the wire bundle 8. This should be solved.

Therefore, for this purpose, by removing the cap 9 closing the wire lead-out groove 540 of the top cover 5, the rear of the wire lead-out groove 540 is maintained in the open state connected to the wire bundle (8). The control panel 6 is easily flipped back to the body B.

At this time, the cap (9) the wire as the hook 900, which was inserted into the hook engaging groove 550a formed in the partition wall 550 at the edge of the wire lead-out groove 540 exits the hook locking groove 550a It is removed from the withdrawal groove 540.

On the other hand, as described above, after removing the cap 9 for closing the electric wire lead-out groove 540, and flipping the control panel 6 to the rear of the main body (B), the screw through hole (behind the top cover 5) ( The screw S which is fastened to the screw fastening hole formed in the flange surface of the back cover 4 through the 510 is released.

Accordingly, the top cover 5 is substantially the left and right upper edges of the left and right upper sides of the front cabinet 2 and the side cabinet 3 only the hook 500 protruding toward the rear on the inner side of the front side of the front cover 5 forward. The hook hanger 710 of the cabinet bracket 7 installed in the state becomes.

Therefore, the operator moves the top cover 5 to the rear of the main body B so that the hook 500 is lifted up in a state where the hook 500 is free from interference with the hook hanger 710, and the top cover 5 is removed from the main body B. It will be completely separated, thereby allowing easy access to the drying drum and other parts from the front of the dryer body (B) to perform the desired work.

On the other hand, the process of assembling the top cover 5 and the control panel 6 to the body (B) is performed in the reverse order of the above process.

That is, when the top cover 5 is to be assembled on the upper part of the main body B, first, the hook hanger of the cabinet bracket 7 installed at the upper left and right sides of the front cabinet 2 and the side cabinet 3 is in contact with each other. 710 is hooked to the hook 500 protruding toward the rear on the left and right of the inner side of the front front cover (5).

In other words, the hook 500 is moved into the hole of the hook hanger 710 while moving the top cover 5 from the front of the body (B) to the rear.

Next, the screw S is fastened by matching the screw through hole 510 behind the top cover 5 with the screw fastening hole formed in the flange surface of the back cover 4.

Subsequently, the flipped control panel 6 is assembled to the control panel 6 mounting surface behind the top cover 5. Prior to this, the wire bundle 8 is gripped to hold the wire of the top cover 5. After entering the drawing groove 540, the cap 9 is assembled to close the opening of the wire drawing groove 540 behind the wire bundle 8.

At this time, the cap 9 is assembled by the hook 900 is inserted into the hook engaging groove 550a formed in the partition wall 550 of the edge of the wire lead-out groove 540.

After assembling the cap 9 for closing the drawback rear as described above, when assembling the control panel 6, each of the engaging pieces 600 formed in front of the control panel 6 is the control of the top cover 5. The screw through hole 620 and the top cover 5 formed in the escape groove 610 of the rear end of the control panel 6 in a state of being inserted into each engaging hole 530 formed at the front side of the panel 6 installation area. The screw fastening hole 560 of the rear end is brought into contact with each other, and then the fastening screw penetrates the screw through hole 620 of the control panel 6 to be fastened to the screw fastening hole 560 of the top cover 5. do.

As described above, the present invention provides a top cover 5 and a control panel 6 in front of the body B without the movement of the dryer adjacent to the wall during repair or replacement of the drying drum and other internal parts in the laundry dryer. Operation can be performed by removing, and assembling is also made easily from the front of the main body (B), the assembly and maintenance is convenient.

On the other hand, the embodiment of the present invention as described above is configured to help the understanding of the present invention is not limited only to the above-described embodiment, various modifications are possible within the scope without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

The present invention can be easily removed or assembled from the front cover and the control panel in the laundry dryer.

Therefore, the present invention, when repairing or replacing the drying drum and other internal parts, it is possible to easily access the drying drum and other parts from the front of the dryer body without moving the clothes dryer installed adjacent to the wall, so that the operation can be performed There is an effect that the assembly and maintenance is performed conveniently to increase the product reliability.

Claims (5)

The base forming the bottom of the main body, the front cabinet forming the front of the main body, the side cabinet forming the side of the main body, the back cover forming the rear of the main body, the top cover installed on the front cabinet, the side cabinet and the back cover, and the saw In the laundry dryer comprising a control panel installed on the upper portion of the rear cover; Cabinet brackets having hook hooks are formed at the upper flange surface of the front cabinet, and both ends of the front cabinet and the side cabinet are in contact with both ends of the front cabinet and the side cabinet, respectively. The inner side of the top cover front side is formed to protrude toward the rear, and hooks are formed on the hook hangers of both cabinet brackets when the top cover is assembled to the upper body, and the rear sides of the top cover are formed on the flange face of the back cover. A screw through hole through which a screw fastened to a screw fastening hole is formed is formed, and a locking hole is formed at a front side of the control panel installation area of the top cover, in which a plurality of locking pieces are formed in front of the control panel, respectively. On both sides of the rear end of the top cover The top cover and control panel assembly structure of the laundry dryer, characterized in that the screw fastening hole for fastening the screw through the screw through hole formed in the direction perpendicular to the ground on both sides of the rear end of the control panel. The method of claim 1, The screw through hole formed in the rear end of the control panel is formed in the escape grooves formed on both sides of the rear end of the control panel assembly of the top cover and control panel of the laundry dryer. The method of claim 1, On the one side of the top cover rear is formed a wire drawing groove which is open to the rear side of the top cover to draw out the bundle of wires connected to the display board, etc. located inside the control panel through the control panel installation area of the top cover, In the wire rear region of the wire lead-out groove, the cap for closing the wire bundle rear when assembling and detaching when the top cover is removed from the main body is prevented from interfering with the wire bundle and the top cover. Top cover and control panel assembly structure of the clothes dryer, characterized in that the removable installation. The method of claim 3, wherein In order to attach and detach the cap for closing the drawout rear, a partition wall having a hook catching groove is formed on both sides of the edge of the wire drawout groove, The cover and the control panel assembly structure of the clothes dryer, characterized in that the hook is inserted into the hook engaging groove on both sides of the cap for closing the drawout groove to block the separation of the cap in the front and rear and left and right directions. The method of claim 3, wherein A front cover and a control panel assembly structure of the laundry dryer, characterized in that a plurality of reinforcing ribs are formed in front and rear of the bent portion of the cap to reinforce the strength of the cap.