KR20050081459A - Gasket of drum washer - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a gasket of a dry combined drum washing machine that can prevent the folds around the duct connecting portion to which the outlet of the drying duct is coupled to each other while being crushed by the vibration of the tub.

The present invention provides a tub connection part connected to the entire tub, a cabinet cover connection part connected to the rear part of the cabinet cover, a duct connection part protrudingly formed in the cabinet cover connection part so as to communicate with the inside of the drum, and coupled to the outlet of the drying duct; In the gasket of the dry combined drum washing machine formed between the tub connecting portion and the cabinet cover connecting portion and bent to attenuate vibration, the folded portion is provided with a reinforcing rib protruding forward and backward in an inner side of a portion where the duct connecting portion is formed. The collapse of the folding part in the front-back direction by the vibration of the tub is minimized, and the phenomenon that the inner surface is in contact with each other as the folding part is crushed is prevented.

Description

Gasket of Dry Drum Washing Machine {Gasket of drum washer}

The present invention relates to a gasket of a dry-use drum washing machine mounted between a cabinet cover and a tub, and particularly, a folding part around a duct connection to which an outlet of the drying duct is coupled can be prevented from being mutually crushed by the vibration of the tub. It relates to a gasket of a dry-use drum washing machine.

In general, a washing machine is a device for removing dirt by applying appropriate detergent and mechanical force to the laundry, in particular, the drum washing machine is rotated by a motor after detergent, washing water and laundry are put in a horizontally installed drum Washing is made by the impact of falling and falling laundry, there is little twisting and damage to the laundry, the amount of wash water is used less, there is a tapping and scrubbing washing effect.

Recently, a combined drum washing machine, which simultaneously performs washing, rinsing, and dehydration as well as drying, has been used.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing a combined drum washing machine according to the prior art, Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a gasket of a combined drum washing machine according to the prior art, Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of A-A of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, a conventional drying drum washing machine includes a cabinet 2 forming an exterior, a tub 6 installed to be suspended by a spring 4 inside the cabinet 2, and the tub. (6) a drum (8) formed inside and formed with a plurality of through holes (8a) through which laundry is washed and laundry water or foam flows out; A lifter 10 for lifting laundry to fall, a motor 12 installed at the rear of the tub 6 to rotate the drum 8, and an upper part of the tub 6 installed therein Drying duct 18 having a built-in heater 14 and a blower 16 to discharge hot air, and one side is connected to the lower side of the tub 6, the other side is connected to the drying duct 18 to circulate air It includes a condensation duct (20) installed on the side of the cabinet (2) to condense moisture of the Is configured.

Here, a cabinet cover 22 having a laundry entrance 22h formed at the center thereof is mounted on the front surface of the cabinet 2 so that laundry can be input and withdrawn, and the cabinet cover 22 has a laundry entrance 22h. The door 24 is installed to open and close to prevent the laundry from being separated.

In addition, the tub 6 and the drum 8 are opened to form laundry entrances 22h so that laundry can be put into or withdrawn, and laundry entrances 22h of the tub 6 and the cabinet cover 22 are opened. In order to mitigate the impact caused by the rotation of the drum (8) and gaskets (30) acting as a packing so that the wash water does not overflow to the outside.

On the other hand, the gasket of the combined drying drum washing machine according to the prior art, as shown in Figure 2 or 3, one end is coupled to the entire tub 6, the other end is coupled to the rear of the cabinet cover 22, both ends Between the bent folded folded portion 32 is formed to absorb and buffer the vibration transmitted from the tub (6) when the drum (8) rotates.

In addition, an upper portion of the gasket 30 is formed with a duct connecting portion 34 to which an outlet portion of the drying duct 18 is coupled, and the duct connecting portion 34 is connected to the cabinet cover 22 at the other end of the drum ( It is formed in communication with the inside of 8).

Therefore, when hot air is supplied from the drying duct 18, the hot air of the drying duct 18 is discharged to the outlet part and flows into the duct connecting part 34, and the hot air flowing along the duct connecting part 34 is transferred to the door. Guided by the upper side of the 24 into the drum (8).

The gasket 30 as described above is formed in a ring shape as a whole, the folding portion 32 is bent and folded to have a 'U'-shaped cross-section along the circumference of the gasket 30, the folding portion 32 before and after While moving in the left and right directions to absorb the vibration of the tub 6 in accordance with the rotation of the drum (8).

In particular, the foldable portion 32 of the portion where the duct connecting portion 34 is formed is formed so that one side is recessed toward the tub 6 so that the place where the duct connecting portion 34 is formed is sufficiently secured.

However, the gasket of the combined drying drum washing machine according to the prior art has a structure in which the duct connecting portion 34 is fixed by the drying duct 18 and the folding portion around the duct connecting portion 34 is different from the folding portion of the drum washing machine. Since the impact of the vibration of the tub 6 is greater than that of the 32, the folding part 32 around the duct connecting part 34 flows in the front and rear direction, causing a crushing phenomenon, and the folding part 32. There is a problem that the inner surface of the contact).

 As described above, when the inner surface of the foldable portion 32 is in contact with the damping performance of vibration, the abrasion occurs while the foldable portion 32 in contact with the inner surface is rubbed by the vibration of the tub 6 Or there is a problem that is torn and broken.

The present invention was created to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to contact the folds around the duct connector to which the drying duct is connected crushed by the vibration of the tub, and the gasket is worn or damaged due to mutual friction It is to provide a gasket of a dry combined drum washing machine that can prevent the phenomenon.

The gasket of the combined-use drum washing machine of the present invention for realizing the above-mentioned problems includes a tub connection part connected to the entire tub, a cabinet cover connection part connected to the rear part of the cabinet cover, and a cabinet cover connection part to communicate with the inside of the drum. In the gasket of the dry combined drum washing machine consisting of a duct connecting portion protruding and coupled to the outlet of the drying duct, and a folding portion formed between the tub connection portion and the cabinet cover connection portion and bent to attenuate vibration, wherein the folding portion is formed with a duct connection portion. Reinforcing ribs on the inner surface of the site is characterized in that formed protruding in the front and rear directions.

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

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the main part of the combined-use drum washing machine according to the present invention, Figure 5 is a perspective view showing a gasket of the combined-use drum washing machine according to the invention, Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view BB of Figure 5 is shown. .

Here, the same reference numerals as those of the above-described drawings indicate the same members.

3 and 5, the gasket of the combined drum washing machine according to the present invention is connected to all the tubs 52, the tub connection portion 62 is transmitted to the vibration by the rotation of the drum 54, A cabinet cover connecting portion 64 connected to and fixed to the cabinet cover 56, and formed between the tub connecting portion 62 and the cabinet cover connecting portion 64 to absorb and cushion vibrations transmitted to the tub connecting portion 62. And a folding portion 66 which is bent and folded so as to be formed along the periphery of the tub connection portion 62 so that laundry is spaced between the tub 52 and the laundry entrances 52h and 54h of the drum 54. A shielding rib 68 for shielding it from being pulled out, and a duct connecting part 70 formed to protrude so as to communicate with the inside of the drum 54 to the cabinet cover connecting part 64 and to which the outlet part 58a of the drying duct 58 is coupled. And, the inside of the site where the duct connecting portion 70 of the folding portion 66 is formed Protruding in the front and rear direction on the side is composed of a reinforcing rib (80) to prevent crushing and friction due to the vibration of the tub (52).

The gasket 60 configured as described above is formed in a ring shape as a whole, and performs a role of packing so as to mitigate the impact caused by the rotation of the drum 54 and to prevent the wash water from overflowing to the outside.

Here, the tub connection portion 62 is coupled to be sealed to all the tubs 52 forming the laundry entrance 52h, the cabinet cover connection portion 54 is a cabinet cover 56 forming a laundry entrance (not shown) It is coupled to seal on the back.

Further, between the tub connecting portion 62 and the cabinet cover connecting portion 64, a folded portion 66 that is bent and folded in a 'U'-shaped cross section is formed, and the folded portion 66 is subjected to vibration of the tub 52. Accordingly, the vibration of the tub 52 is absorbed while being stretched or twisted in various directions, thereby preventing the vibration from being transmitted to the cabinet cover connecting portion 54.

On the other hand, the reinforcing rib 80 is formed to protrude on the inner side of the folding portion 66 of the portion where the duct connecting portion 70 is formed, the folding portion 66 is sufficient to place the duct connecting portion 70 is formed The tub connection portion 62 is formed in a structure that is secured to be secured.

Folding portion 66 around the duct connecting portion 70 as described above is formed on the inner surface in the circumferential direction a plurality of reinforcing ribs 80 are spaced at equal intervals, the folding by the vibration of the tub 52 Resisting deformation of the portion 66, and also prevents the inner surface of the folded portion 66 from contacting each other.

 That is, the reinforcing ribs 80 are formed along the inner surface of the folding portion 66 and are formed to have a long 'U' shape in the same manner as the folding portion 66, so that the rigidity of the folding portion 66 is increased. The deformation is prevented by increasing, and the inner surfaces of the folding portion 66 are prevented from contacting each other.

The reinforcing ribs 80 are formed in a rectangular cross section, and round portions R are formed at predetermined curvatures at both ends thereof.

Therefore, the phenomenon in which the folding portion 66 around the duct connection 70 is crushed and contacted by the reinforcing rib 80 is prevented, and the vibration damping ability of the folding portion 66 of the gasket 60 is also reduced. Is minimized.

Looking at the action of the gasket of the dry combined drum washing machine according to the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, the user opens the door 24 and then puts a proper amount of laundry into the drum 54 through the laundry entrance 22h, closes the door 24, and then puts detergent and washing water into the appropriate laundry. Choose a course and start washing.

In this case, when the drum 54 is rotated, the laundry introduced into the drum 54 is raised to a predetermined height by the lift (), and then the falling process is repeated, and washing is performed.

After the washing process as described above, the dehydration process is performed, in which the drum 54 is rotated at high speed to dehydrate the laundry by centrifugal force.

Meanwhile, as the drum 54 is rotated while washing or dehydrating as described above, vibration occurs in the tub 52 in the vertical direction, and the vibration of the tub 52 is connected to the tub connection portion of the gasket 60. 62, the fold 66 of the gasket 60 absorbs and cushions the vibration transmitted to the tub connection 62.

At this time, as the entirety of the tub 52 is vibrated, the deformation force to be crushed is applied to the folding portion 66 around the duct connection 70, but the reinforcing rib 80 formed on the inner surface of the folding portion 66 is provided. Due to the minimization of crushing, the phenomenon that the inner surfaces of the foldable portion 66 are in contact with each other is also prevented. Therefore, the phenomenon in which the folds 66 around the duct connection 70 rub against each other is also minimized.

The gasket of the dry combined drum washing machine of the present invention configured as described above is formed with a plurality of reinforcing ribs protruding in the circumferential direction on the inner side of the foldable connection formed duct connecting portion, minimizing the folds in the front and rear direction by the vibration of the tub. In addition, there is an advantage that the phenomenon that the inner surface is in contact with each other while the folding portion is crushed.

In addition, the folds formed in the duct connection as described above is prevented from crushing and contact, the phenomenon that the folds are worn or torn by friction due to friction is prevented, and the phenomenon that the vibration damping capacity is reduced while the folds are contact friction. There is an effect that is prevented.

1 is an internal configuration of a drying drum washing machine according to the prior art is shown,

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the gasket of the dry combined drum washing machine according to the prior art,

3 is a cross-sectional view of A-A of FIG.

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the main part of the combined-use drum washing machine according to the present invention,

5 is a perspective view showing a gasket of a combined drum washing machine according to the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of B-B of FIG. 5.

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

52: Tub 54: Drum

56: cabinet cover 58: drying duct

60: gasket 62: tub connection

64: cabinet cover connection 66: folds

68: shielding rib 70: duct connection

80: reinforcement rib

Claims (3)

A tub connection part connected to the entire tub, a cabinet cover connection part connected to the rear part of the cabinet cover, a duct connection part protrudingly formed in the cabinet cover connection part so as to communicate with the inside of the drum, and an outlet part of the drying duct coupled thereto; In the gasket of the dry dual-use drum washing machine formed of a folding portion formed between and the cabinet cover connection portion and bent to attenuate vibration, The folding portion is a gasket of a dry drum washing machine, characterized in that the reinforcing rib protruded in the front and rear direction on the inner surface of the portion where the duct connection is formed. The method of claim 1, The folding portion is bent and folded in a 'U'-shaped cross-section, the reinforcing ribs gasket of a dry combined drum washing machine, characterized in that formed in a long' U 'shape along the inner surface of the folding portion. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The reinforcing rib is a gasket of a dry combined drum washing machine, characterized in that a plurality of spaced apart at equal intervals in the circumferential direction.