KR20040085516A - Pedestal for a washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A pedestal for a washing machine is provided to facilitate an installation process and to shorten the operation time by fitting legs to a pedestal while the legs of the washing machine are mounted and fixing the legs by passing a fixing member through the pedestal. CONSTITUTION: A pedestal for a washing machine is composed of a pedestal body(50) for holding the washing machine at the predetermined height; a supporter(62) combined to an edge of the upside of the pedestal body and inserted with legs(70) installed at the bottom face of the washing machine; and a fixing member(65) mounted with passing through the pedestal to hang and fix the legs to the pedestal body. The pedestal comprises a bottom face part(62a) for supporting the legs and a movement-preventing wall(62b) projected upward from both ends of the bottom face part to restrict the legs from moving.

Description

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The present invention relates to a washing machine pedestal for supporting a washing machine to a predetermined height, and more particularly, to a washing machine pedestal having a supporter fitted with a leg installed on a bottom surface of a washing machine and fixing the leg by a fixing pin.

The present invention relates to a pedestal for a washing machine installed at the bottom of the washing machine to support it, and in particular, a flow preventing wall for seating the leg installed on the lower surface of the washing machine is integrally formed with the pedestal to manufacture the pedestal. It relates to a washing machine pedestal that can simplify the material cost and work process.

In general, a washing machine is divided into a fully automatic washing machine which draws laundry into an upper surface of the main body and a drum washing machine having a drum disposed horizontally, and a drum washing machine having an input hole formed on the front of the main body. Bend your back when you put in or take out laundry.

Therefore, in recent years, many pedestals for washing machines for placing the washing machine at a predetermined height have been used.

1 is a perspective view showing a pedestal for a washing machine according to the prior art.

As shown in FIG. 1, a conventional drum washing machine is provided with various components in a case 2 constituting the exterior of the drum washing machine 10, and a base (not shown) is installed on the bottom surface of the case 2. A plurality of legs (not shown) supporting the washing machine body are installed at respective corner portions of the lower surface of the base.

In the drum washing machine as described above, an input hole (h) through which laundry enters and exits the front of the case is formed, and the door (4) is installed in the input hole (h) to be opened and closed.

Meanwhile, the pedestal 20 of the conventional drum washing machine 10 has a pedestal main body 22 on which the drum washing machine is mounted and supported, and an accommodating part which slides in and out of the pedestal main body 22 to store articles (not shown). It consists of o).

In order to fix the drum washing machine on the pedestal 20, after removing the leg installed in the base, the drum washing machine is placed on the upper surface of the pedestal main body 22. Thereafter, the drum washing machine is fixed by fastening the screw 24 through the hole 22b formed in the upper surface of the pedestal main body 22 in the space in which the accommodating part (not shown) is inserted.

Therefore, the conventional washing machine pedestal 20 needs not only to remove the leg from the washing machine 10 in order to fix the washing machine 10 to the upper surface, but also to remove the screw 24 from the lower portion of the pedestal body 22. Since the worker has to incline the washing machine 10 and the pedestal 20 in a predetermined direction and must put a hand into the receiving hole 22a into which the receiving part is inserted, it is not easy to work and takes a lot of work time. There is this.

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 washing machine pedestal that can easily fix the washing machine in the state where the legs of the washing machine is installed.

1 is a perspective view showing a pedestal for a washing machine according to the prior art

2 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of a support for a washing machine according to the present invention;

3 is an enlarged perspective view showing an embodiment of a support for a washing machine according to the present invention;

4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of an embodiment of a pedestal for washing machine according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

50: washing machine body 62: supporter

62a: bottom part 62b: flow preventing wall

65: fixing member 65a: bent portion

65b: projection 65c: fitting

68: release prevention pin 70: leg

The washing machine pedestal according to the present invention for solving the above problems is a pedestal body for supporting the washing machine to a predetermined height, the supporter is coupled to the upper edge of the pedestal body is fitted leg installed on the bottom of the washing machine, and the supporter It consists of a fixing member installed through the supporter so that the leg is fixed to.

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

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a washing machine pedestal according to the present invention, Figure 3 and Figure 4 is an enlarged perspective view and a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the washing machine pedestal according to the present invention.

2 to 4, the pedestal for washing machine according to the embodiment, is installed on the bottom of the washing machine to support a pedestal-shaped pedestal body 50 to support a predetermined height, and the upper surface of the pedestal body 50 The supporter 62 is coupled to each of the corners and the legs 70 installed on the bottom surface of the washing machine are fitted therethrough, and the supporters 62 are installed to penetrate the supporters 62 to fix the legs 70 fitted to the supporters 62. The fixing member 65 and the release preventing pin 68 is fitted to one end of the fixing member 65 so that the fixing member 65 penetrated by the supporter 62 is not separated.

Here, the supporter 62 has a bottom surface portion 62a for bonding the lower surface to the upper surface of the pedestal body 50 by an adhesive and supporting the leg 70 and upwards at both ends of the support portion 62a. It is formed to protrude so that when the leg 70 is mounted on the bottom portion (62a), it is composed of a flow preventing wall (62b) so as not to flow in the left and right directions.

In addition, the gap between the flow preventing wall (62b) is formed somewhat larger than the width of the leg 70 so that the leg 70 can be sandwiched therebetween, the height of the flow preventing wall (62b) is the leg ( It is preferably formed smaller than the height of 70).

In addition, a through hole 62c is formed in the flow preventing wall 62b to allow the fixing member 65 to pass therethrough.

On the other hand, after the fixing member 65 is penetrated through the through hole 62c, the bent portion 65a formed to be bent upward at one end to prevent the fixing member 65 from being separated in the penetrating direction; It is composed of a protrusion (65b) protruding from both ends of the bent portion (65a) so as to penetrate through the through-hole (62c) and the leg 70 is sandwiched and fixed therebetween.

Here, the fitting portion 65c to which the leg 70 is fitted and fixed is formed between the protrusions 65b of the fixing member 65. As a result, the fixing member 65 has a top surface having a 'c' shape. Is formed.

In addition, a fitting hole (not shown) through which the release preventing pin 68 is fitted is formed at the end of the protrusion part 65b after passing through the flow preventing wall 62b.

Unexplained reference numerals 50a and 80 in the drawings are storage holes and housing portions, respectively.

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

First, the supporter 62 is attached to the point where the four corners of the upper surface of the pedestal body 50 intersect with the adhesive.

After placing the pedestal main body 50 to which the supporter 62 is attached to the position where the washing machine is to be installed, each leg 70 installed on the bottom of the washing machine is a flow preventing wall 62b of the supporter 62. It is sandwiched between the supporter 62 is to be placed on the center of the support portion (62a).

The leg 70 is placed on the support part 62a, and then the projections 65b formed on both sides of the fixing member 65 are inserted into the through holes 62c of the flow preventing wall 62b to prevent the flow of the wall. Penetrating between (62b), the leg 70 is sandwiched between the fitting portion of the fixing member (65).

Next, when the fixing member 65 is pushed and inserted until the protrusion 65b is inserted into the through hole 62c of the opposite flow preventing wall 62b, the protrusion 65b moves through the through hole ( The end of the protrusion 65b is exposed through the through hole 62c by a predetermined length through 62c.

As described above, when the fixing member 65 completely passes between the flow preventing walls 62b, the legs 70 are positioned between the protrusions 65b and the step between the upper and lower portions of the legs 70. Due to the locking is caught by the protrusion (65b) the flow from the supporter 62 to the upper side is restricted and the left and right flow due to the protrusion (65b) passed through both sides of the leg 70 is also limited to the leg ( 70 is fixed to the supporter 62.

On the other hand, the penetrating fixing member 65 can be separated from the through-hole 62c in the direction inserted into the through-hole 62c by the vibration between the operation of the washing machine to the opposite direction to the opposite direction, so that the protrusion after being penetrated By inserting the release prevention pin 68 into the insertion hole (not shown) formed at the end of the (65b) by the fixing member 65 in the opposite direction inserted into the through hole 62c This prevents the departure.

The washing machine pedestal according to the present invention configured as described above is a pedestal body for supporting the washing machine to a predetermined height, the supporter is coupled to the upper edge of the pedestal body is fitted to the leg installed on the bottom of the washing machine, and the supporter It is composed of a fixing member which is installed through the supporter so that the leg is fixed, the leg is inserted into the supporter with the leg of the washing machine installed to install the washing machine on the upper surface of the pedestal, and then the fixing member penetrates the supporter Since the leg is fixed so that the installation work is easy, there is an effect that can shorten the working time.

Claims (5)

Pedestal body which supports washing machine to predetermined height, A washing machine comprising a supporter coupled to an upper edge of the pedestal body and fitted with a leg installed on the bottom of the washing machine, and a fixing member installed through the supporter and fixed to the pedestal body by locking the leg. Pedestal. The method of claim 1, The supporter is a pedestal for washing machine, characterized in that the bottom portion is supported by the leg and the bottom portion is formed to protrude upward from the flow preventing wall to prevent the leg from flowing. The method of claim 1, The leg is formed on the lower end and the upper end stepped, the fixing member is a pedestal for a washing machine, characterized in that the fitting portion is formed to be fitted and fixed between the lower end of the leg. The method of claim 1, The fixing member is a pedestal for washing machine, characterized in that the upper surface '' 'shape The method of claim 1, The fixing member has a stopper formed at one end so as not to be separated after passing through the supporter, and the other end of the fixing member is fitted with a release preventing pin.