KR20040021942A - Washing machine comprising detergent dissolution device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A washing machine having a detergent dissolving device is provided to improve a washing performance by washing the laundry with a detergent completely dissolved by the laundry and to keep the detergent dissolving device clean all the time by completely dissolving and discharging the detergent in the detergent dissolving device into a tube. CONSTITUTION: A washing machine having a detergent dissolving device for dissolving a detergent with water supplied from the outside and supplying the dissolved detergent into a tub is composed of a circulating pipe(71) for connecting the tub with the detergent dissolving device and a pump mounted in the middle of the circulating pipe to supply water contained in the tub through the circulating pipe into the detergent dissolving device. The detergent dissolving device comprises a detergent box(62) for housing the detergent and a casing(61) for housing and withdrawing the detergent box. The circulating pipe is connected to the casing to circulate water in the tub into the detergent box.

Description

Washing machine comprising detergent dissolution device

The present invention relates to a washing machine having a detergent dissolving filter, and more particularly, to a detergent dissolving apparatus of a washing machine for effectively dissolving detergent and removing foreign matters contained in washing water.

In general, a washing machine is a device that automatically performs a series of washing, rinsing, and dehydration by giving a laundry with water and water and an appropriate amount of detergent to form a stream of water to give the impact of the stream to the laundry.

As shown in FIG. 1, the washing machine 20 includes a water tank 20 for storing a certain amount of water required for washing in a housing 10 forming an exterior, and is rotatably mounted in the water tank, and a dehydration hole is perforated throughout the wall. The ordinary rotary tank 30 and the pulsator 32 provided in the bottom of the rotary tank 30 so that forward and reverse rotation are possible are provided. And the upper cover 50 is composed of a plurality of operation buttons to control the driving of the washing machine is coupled to the housing (10).

The upper cover 50 is coupled to cover the open upper portion of the housing 10, which is mounted on one side of the inlet 51, the inlet 51 formed to put or take out the laundry, and through the water supply valve 53 The detergent dissolving device 56 is provided to dissolve the detergent by using the water supplied and to supply the detergent into the rotary tub 30.

Detergent dissolving device 56 is installed in the upper cover 50 to be stored and withdrawn in the drawer type, and consists of a detergent container (not shown) to which detergent is put, a casing (not shown) to accommodate the detergent container and fixed inside the top cover. .

The detergent container made of a square cylinder is opened at the top, the water supplied from the water supply valve 53 is introduced, the discharge port is formed on the bottom surface so that the water escapes with the detergent. And a handle is provided on the front portion of the detergent container, it is to hold or withdraw the detergent container.

Therefore, in order to wash the laundry, the handle of the detergent container is pulled out, and then the powder detergent is put into the detergent container. And when the washing machine is operated in a state in which the detergent container is pushed into the detergent case, the water supplied through the water supply valve first falls into the detergent container, and is continuously discharged into the rotating tub 30 through the outlet with the detergent. And when the appropriate amount of water is stored in the water tank 20, further water supply is stopped and the pulsator 32 is rotated forward and backward to perform washing by the dissolved detergent and friction force.

However, the conventional detergent dissolving apparatus is used by putting an appropriate amount of powder detergent inside the detergent container, the powder detergent is often not completely dissolved in the water to be supplied, and some of them are often pressed to the bottom surface and corners of the detergent container. In other words, the powder detergent put into the detergent container is discharged together with the water to be supplied. Some of the powder detergent is pressed into the inner wall of the detergent container while remaining dissolved.

Therefore, the amount of detergent actually supplied during the washing administration is not able to clean the laundry, the residual detergent is dissolved little by little in the case of rinsing water, a lot of water and time is required for the rinsing stroke. This causes a lot of water and power wasted, there is a discomfort in using the detergent container must be disassembled and cleaned separately.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, an object of the present invention is to circulate the water in the bath to the detergent dissolving device to dissolve the detergent remaining in the detergent dissolving device.

Another object of the present invention is to circulate water in a water bath to a detergent dissolving device to dissolve the detergent remaining in the detergent dissolving device in a wobbling washing machine which vibrates the washing plate to perform washing.

1 is an internal cross-sectional view of a washing machine having a conventional detergent dissolving device.

Figure 2 is an internal cross-sectional view of the washing machine of the pulsator type is applied detergent dissolving device according to the present invention.

3 is an internal sectional view of a wobbling washing machine to which a detergent dissolving apparatus according to the present invention is applied.

4 is a perspective view of the detergent dissolving device according to the present invention.

* Description of the code for the main functions of the drawings

60: detergent dissolving device 61: casing

62: detergent container 63: water supply port

64: water supply port 65: water supply hole

66: non-return plate 67: overflow surface

68: filter network 69: confidentiality department

70: pump 71: circulation pipe

The present invention for achieving the above object is a washing machine having a detergent dissolving apparatus for dissolving a detergent with water supplied from the outside to supply a tank, the circulation pipe connecting the water tank and detergent dissolving device, the circulation pipe in the middle It is provided, characterized in that it has a pump for supplying the water in the tank to the detergent dissolving device through the circulation pipe.

In addition, the present invention is a washing plate swinging the laundry, a washing machine comprising a detergent dissolving apparatus for dissolving detergent in a water tank supplied with water supplied from the outside, the circulation pipe for connecting the water tank and detergent dissolving device, the It is provided in the middle of the circulation pipe, characterized in that it has a pump for supplying the water in the tank to the detergent dissolving device through the circulation pipe.

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

Figure 2 is an internal cross-sectional view of the washing machine of the pulsator method is applied detergent dissolving apparatus according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the washing machine having the detergent dissolving device according to the present invention is rotatably installed in the water tank 20 and the water tank 20 which are suspended from the inside of the housing 10 constituting the outer body. The rotary tub 30, the pulsator 32, the motor 41, and the power transmission device 42, which are installed at the bottom of the rotary tub 30 and the washing tank 30, are formed at the bottom of the rotary tub 30. It consists of a driving unit 40 for driving the rotating tank 30 and the pulsator 32, the pump motor 70 and the circulation pipe 71 for circulating the wash water supplied into the water tank 20 to the detergent dissolving device is installed It is.

The housing 10 is made of a rectangular cylinder with an open upper portion, and the upper cover 50 is coupled to cover the upper portion thereof. The upper cover 50 is provided with a lid opening 55 to open and close the laundry inlet 51 and the laundry inlet 51 so that laundry can be put into or taken out of the rotating tub 30. In addition, the front side of the upper cover 50 is provided with a controller unit 52 consisting of a plurality of display units and operation buttons, inside the rear side of the detergent dissolving device 60 is temporarily stored in the water supply valve 53 and detergent is introduced ) Is mounted. The water supply valve 53 is driven by a solenoid and is coupled to a water supply hose (not shown) connected to the tap water to control the inflow of water. In addition, the water supply valve 53 and the detergent dissolving device 60 are connected through the water supply pipe 54, so that the water introduced through the water supply hose is connected to the water supply valve 53 and the water supply pipe 54 and the detergent dissolving device 60. It is supplied into the rotating tank 30 via. In addition, the circulation tube 71 and the detergent dissolving device 60 are connected, so that water circulated by the pump 70 is supplied into the rotary tank 30 through the detergent dissolving device 60.

The detergent dissolving device 60 is installed at the rear side of the laundry inlet 51 to store the detergent, dissolves the detergent by water supplied through the water supply pipe 54, and then supplies the detergent to the rotating tank 30.

3 is an internal sectional view of a wobbling washing machine to which a detergent dissolving apparatus according to the present invention is applied.

As shown in FIG. 3, the washing machine having the detergent dissolving device according to the present invention is rotatably installed in the water tank 20 and the water tank 20 which are suspended from the inside of the housing 10 constituting the outer body. Rotation tank 30 in which dehydration hole 31 is drilled throughout, washing plate 32 'which swings up and down in the up and down direction and swings laundry, motor 41 and power transmission The drive unit 40 is configured to drive the rotating tub 30 and the washing plate 32 ', the pump motor 70 and the circulation for circulating the wash water supplied into the water tank 20 to the detergent dissolving device The pipe 71 is provided.

Then, the circulation tube 71 and the detergent dissolving device 60 are connected, so that the water circulated by the pump 70 is supplied into the rotating tank 30 through the detergent dissolving device 60.

Hereinafter, a detailed configuration of the detergent dissolving apparatus in FIGS. 2 and 3 will be described.

4 is a perspective view of the detergent dissolving device according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, the detergent dissolving device 60 according to the present invention includes a casing 61 fixed inside the upper cover 50 and a container for storing and withdrawing into the casing 61 and containing detergent therein ( 62).

The casing 61 has a shape in which the front surface is open, the water supply port 63 is provided to protrude so that the end of the water supply pipe 54 is fitted to the upper surface thereof. In addition, the bottom surface of the casing 61 is inclined downward toward the front side so that water is smoothly supplied into the rotating tub 30. In addition, the water supply port 64 is formed on one side of the casing 61 so that the circulation pipe 71 is connected. The airtight holding part 69 protrudes around the water inlet 60 so that the circulating water flowing through the water inlet 60 does not leak between the casing 61 and the detergent container 62.

The detergent container 62 is configured in a box shape to operate in a drawer type in the casing 61. That is, the detergent container 62 has a front surface parallel to the inner surface of the upper cover 50 in parallel with the handle function in the storage state, and protrudes into the laundry inlet 51 in the drawn state. Water supply holes 65 are formed on one side of the detergent container 62 so as to correspond to the water supply ports 64 of the casing 61, and the water supply holes 65 are normally closed and circulated. It is provided only by the physical force of the circulating water flowing through the pipe 71 is provided with a backflow prevention plate for introducing the circulating water into the detergent container (62). The non-return plate is made of a rubber member.

In addition, the other side 67 of the detergent container 62, the wall surface is lower than the other three walls, so that when the water in the detergent container 62 is higher than a predetermined level overflows (flow) and naturally flows into the rotating tank (30) have. In addition, the bottom surface of the detergent container 62 is made to be inclined downward toward the front side so that water is smoothly supplied into the rotating tub 30, the bottom surface so that the water falls into the rotating tub 30, included in the water The debris filter net 68 is provided to filter the foreign matter.

Hereinafter, the operation and effects of the detergent dissolving apparatus according to the present invention will be described.

First, when the laundry detergent is put into the detergent container 62 and the washing process is performed, water is supplied to the detergent container 62 from the water supply valve 53. And this water is introduced into the rotary tub 30 while passing through the strainer after dissolving the detergent.

Then, when the water supply by the water supply valve 53 is finished, the water drawn up from the lower part of the water tank by the circulation pump 70 flows into the circulation pipe 71, and the water is dispensed through the circulation pipe 71. 62), the residual detergent remaining in the detergent container 62 by this water is completely dissolved and introduced into the rotary bath (30). Thus, since water is continuously supplied to the detergent container 62 even during washing, the detergent remaining in the detergent container 62 is completely dissolved.

In addition, since the foreign matter contained in the circulating water is collected in the strainer when the residual detergent is dissolved by the circulating water, the washing efficiency is improved.

As described in detail above, the present invention has the effect that the washing is performed through a detergent completely dissolved by the laundry circulated to improve the washing performance.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of reducing the environmental pollution by the washing water discharged after washing since the detergent is completely dissolved after washing.

In addition, the present invention has the effect that all of the detergent in the detergent dissolving device is completely discharged into the tank while the detergent dissolving device is always kept clean.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of trapping foreign matter contained in the wash water circulated by the strainer in the detergent dissolving apparatus.

Claims (6)

In the washing machine provided with a detergent dissolving apparatus for dissolving detergent with water supplied from the outside to supply to the water tank, A circulation pipe connecting the water tank and the detergent dissolving device; The washing machine provided with the detergent dissolving apparatus provided in the middle of the said circulation pipe and having a pump which supplies the water in the said tank to the said detergent dissolving apparatus through the said circulation pipe. The method of claim 1, The detergent dissolving device includes a detergent container for storing detergent, a casing for storing and withdrawing the detergent container, and the detergent dissolving device comprising connecting the circulation pipe to the casing so that water in the tank is circulated to the detergent container. Equipped washing machine. The method of claim 1, Washing machine provided with a detergent dissolving device, characterized in that the lower surface of the detergent container for discharging the water dissolved in the detergent is provided with a sieve for collecting the debris or foreign matter contained in the circulated wash water. The method of claim 1, Water supply port for connecting the circulation pipe is formed on the side of the casing, the washing machine having a detergent dissolving apparatus, characterized in that the water supply hole is formed in a position corresponding to the water supply port on the side of the detergent container. The method of claim 4, wherein Washing machine having a detergent dissolving device, characterized in that the water supply hole is coupled to the backflow prevention plate to prevent the backflow of water to the circulation pipe. A wobbling washing machine comprising a washing plate for shaking laundry and a detergent dissolving device for dissolving a detergent with water supplied from the outside and supplying it to a water tank, A circulation pipe connecting the water tank and the detergent dissolving device; The washing machine provided with the detergent dissolving apparatus provided in the middle of the said circulation pipe and having a pump which supplies the water in the said tank to the said detergent dissolving apparatus through the said circulation pipe.