KR20050118616A - Detergent supply appratus of clothes washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a detergent supply apparatus for a washing machine configured to mount a preliminary detergent container in a detergent container so that a preliminary detergent container can be mounted and used in a washing machine of a model that requires a preliminary washing. The preliminary detergent container has a front side, a bottom surface, and first and second side surfaces thereof so that the detergent stored in the preliminary detergent container is mixed with the wash water by the wash water sprayed from the plurality of spray holes and exits through the rear side. A first hook is formed on the first side of the preliminary detergent container, a second hook is formed on the rear end of the preliminary detergent container, and the first and second hook holes corresponding to the first and second hooks are provided on the detergent container. In addition, the second side of the preliminary detergent container is formed with a locking projection, the detergent container is formed with a locking hole through which the locking projection is inserted, so that the preliminary detergent container with the hook is firmly mounted to the detergent container.

Description

Detergent Supply Appratus of Clothes Washing Machine

The present invention relates to a detergent supply apparatus for a washing machine, and more particularly, to be configured to selectively mount a preliminary detergent container in a detergent container. It relates to a detergent supply device.

In general, a washing machine is a device for washing laundry by rotating a cylindrical rotating tub of laundry and washing water, the type of such washing machine is to arrange the rotating tub horizontally so that the laundry is rotated in the forward and reverse directions with respect to the horizontal axis The drum washing machine which washes the laundry by being raised upward and falling along the inner circumferential surface of the rotating tank, and the rotating tank in which the pulsator is disposed vertically are placed vertically by the water flow generated when the pulsator rotates in the forward and reverse directions. There is a vertical washing machine that washes laundry.

In the drum washing machine and the vertical washing machine, a detergent supply device for storing powder detergent and rinsing agent is installed so that the powder detergent or rinsing agent is sent to the tank together with the externally supplied washing water to wash the laundry effectively. do.

Therefore, the detergent supply device has a storage space in which the powder detergent and the rinsing agent are separately stored therein. As the washing stroke and the rinsing stroke progress, the powder detergent and the rinsing agent are mixed with the washing water passing through the detergent supply device to accommodate the rotating tank. To be sent to.

However, the detergent supply apparatus of the washing machine according to the prior art does not have a structure that can be applied to both the washing machine of the model which performs the main washing immediately without the pre-washing and the washing machine of the model which performs the main washing after the pre-washing. Therefore, there is a disadvantage in that the detergent supply device applied to the washing machine of the model that does not require pre-washing and the detergent supply device applied to the washing machine of the model requiring pre-washing are made separately and mounted.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to be configured to be equipped with a pre-detergent container in the detergent container optionally equipped with a pre-washing container in the washing machine of the model that requires pre-washing, preliminary Washing machine of the model that does not require washing is to provide a detergent supply device of the washing machine to be used to separate the pre-detergent container.

Detergent supply device for a washing machine according to the present invention for achieving this object,

It is characterized in that it comprises a detergent container for providing a space for storing detergent, and a preliminary detergent container selectively mounted on the detergent container so that the detergent for pre-washing can be stored separately in the detergent container.

The detergent container includes a partition member for partitioning the detergent container in the longitudinal direction, so that the main laundry detergent storage space for storing the main laundry detergent is formed between the partition member and one side plate of the detergent container, and the main laundry The preliminary detergent container having a length smaller than the detergent detergent storage space is arranged in the main laundry detergent storage space.

The preliminary detergent container has a front surface, a bottom surface, and first and second side surfaces, and the detergent stored in the preliminary detergent container is washed by washing water sprayed from a plurality of spray holes provided in an upper portion of a housing accommodating the detergent container. Mix in water and let it out through the back.

The preliminary detergent container has at least one hook to be fitted into at least one hook hole provided in the detergent container.

The hook is a first hook formed at the upper end of the first side of the preliminary detergent container and a second hook formed at the rear end of the preliminary detergent container at a connection portion connecting the upper ends of the first and second side surfaces of the preliminary detergent container. The hook hole includes a first hook hole provided at an upper end of the partition member corresponding to the first hook, and a second hook hole provided at a rear end of the detergent container corresponding to the second hook.

In addition, the preliminary detergent container further includes a locking protrusion protruding outwardly from the second side, and a locking hole into which the locking protrusion is fitted is formed in a side plate of the detergent container, and the preliminary detergent container is connected to the detergent container with the hook. Make sure that it is firmly mounted on the

Preferably, the bottom surface of the pre-detergent container is formed by inclining downward toward the rear.

Preferably, the height of the preliminary detergent container has a size smaller than the height of the detergent container so that a predetermined interval is formed between the bottom surface of the preliminary container and the bottom plate of the detergent container while the preliminary detergent container is mounted on the detergent container. do.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Here, the present invention can be applied to both the drum washing machine and the vertical axis washing machine, but for the convenience of description, only the detergent supply apparatus applied to the drum washing machine will be described.

Figure 1 shows a rough internal structure of the drum washing machine is installed detergent supply apparatus according to the present invention. As shown in the drawing, the drum washing machine comprises a front plate and a back plate, both side plates, and a top plate and a bottom plate, the housing 1 forming an exterior of the washing machine and horizontally installed inside the housing 1. And a drum-shaped tank (2) for washing the wash water, a drum-shaped rotating tank (3) rotatably installed in the tank (2) and having a plurality of dehydration holes formed on the surface thereof, and the rotation. It is provided with a drive motor 4 which rotates the bath 3 to perform washing, rinsing, and dehydrating strokes.

The front part of the water tank 2 and the rotating tank 3 is open so that the laundry may be put into the inside of the rotating tank 3, or the laundry contained in the rotating tank 3 may be taken out, and the front plate of the housing 1 may be opened at the front plate of the housing 1. (2) and the door 5 for opening and closing the open front of the rotating tank 3 are hinged. In addition, a plurality of lifters 6 are disposed along the longitudinal direction at regular intervals on the inner circumferential surface of the rotary tub 3, and as the rotary tub 3 rotates, the laundry is pulled upward and dropped at a predetermined height to wash the laundry. Be sure to

The upper part of the housing 1 has a plurality of water hoses 7 and a water supply valve 8 for receiving hot or cold water for washing laundry from the outside of the housing 1, and a detergent or a rinsing agent for the supplied washing water. Detergent supply device 20 for mixing and sending to the water tank (2) is installed, the bottom plate of the housing (1) in the washing tank, rinsing stroke, and dehydration stroke is carried out in the tank (2) A drain pump 9 for discharging the contained wash water to the outside of the housing 1 is provided.

Figure 2 is a plan view showing a schematic configuration of the detergent supply device shown in Figure 1, Figure 3 is a view showing a state in which the preliminary detergent container shown in Figure 2 is separated from the detergent container, Figure 4 is shown in Figure 3 An enlarged perspective view of a preliminary detergent container.

As shown in FIG. 2, the detergent supply device 20 according to the present invention includes a housing 21 through which a plurality of water supply hoses 7 are inserted into an upper portion of a rear surface of the detergent supply device 7, and the wash water passes through the housing 21. It is provided with a detergent container 22 to be slidably movable through the front of the.

The lower portion of the housing 21 is coupled to the connecting hose 10 for guiding the laundry water mixed with detergent or rinsing agent through the detergent container 22 to be sent to the water tank 2 (see Fig. 1), the housing ( The upper part of the 21 is provided with a plurality of sprinkling holes 11 for washing the water flowing into the housing 21 through the water supply hose 7 to the detergent container 22 over the entire surface.

As shown in FIG. 3, the detergent container 22, which is detachably attached to the housing 21, includes a front plate 23, first and second side plates 24 and 25, and a bottom plate 26. It has a back plate 27 and is formed in a box shape with an approximately upper portion opened.

In addition, the detergent container 22 is transversely so that the 1st partition member 28 which partitions the internal space of this detergent container 22 longitudinally, and the 1st partition member 28 and the 2nd side plate 25 may be connected. It is provided with a second partition member 29 arranged.

Accordingly, the main laundry detergent is stored in the first storage space 30 formed by the first partition member 28 and the first side plate 24, and the first and second partition members 28 and 29 are stored. The rinsing agent and the bleaching agent are respectively stored in the second and third storage spaces 31 and 32 formed by the second side plate 25.

The bottom plate 26 is formed by being inclined downward toward the rear in a state where the detergent container 22 is mounted on the housing 21, and is disposed at the rear ends of the first partition member 28 and the first side plate 24. An opening 27a is formed in the lower portion of the rear plate 27 so that the detergent contained in the first storage space 30 flows smoothly down the housing 21 together with the wash water.

In addition, the detergent supply apparatus 20 according to the present invention has a preliminary detergent container 50 to be stored separately contained in the detergent required in the preliminary washing process to be selectively mounted in the detergent container 22 configured as described above To help.

The preliminary detergent container 50 includes a front surface 51, a bottom surface 52, and first and second side surfaces 53 and 54 so as to form a box shape in which an upper part and a rear part are opened. The bottom surface 52 is formed to be inclined downward toward the rear, and a connecting portion connecting the upper ends of the first and second side surfaces 53 and 54 to the rear ends of the first and second side surfaces 53 and 54. 55 is formed.

Therefore, the detergent for pre-washing is placed on the inclined bottom surface 52 of the pre-cleaning container 50 and when the wash water is sprinkled from the upper part of the pre-cleaning container 50 in a stored state, the detergent flows backward while mixing with the wash water. It will be lowered and sent to the tank (2).

As shown in FIG. 4, the first hook 56 protruding outward is formed at an upper end of the first side 53 of the preliminary detergent container 50, and the connection part 55 has a plurality of protruding outwardly. The second hook 57 is formed. In addition, a locking protrusion 58 protruding outward is formed at an upper portion of the second side surface 54 of the preliminary detergent container 50.

As shown in FIG. 3, the first partition member 28 of the detergent container 22 to allow the first and second hooks 56 and 57 and the engaging protrusion 58 to be coupled to the detergent container 22. A first hook hole 33 corresponding to the first hook 56 is formed at an upper end of the upper end of the plurality of hooks, and a plurality of second hooks 57 corresponding to the plurality of second hooks 57 are formed at an upper end of the rear plate 27 of the detergent container 22. A second hook hole 34 is formed, and a locking hole 35 corresponding to the locking protrusion 58 is formed in the first side plate 24 of the detergent container 22.

In addition, the detergent container 22 and the preliminary detergent container 50 are made of a material that is slightly elastic such as plastic, so that the first and second hooks 56 and 57 are respectively the first and second hook holes 33. When the preliminary detergent container 50 is disposed in the first storage space 30 of the detergent container 22 in a state where the preliminary detergent container 22 is fitted, the first and second hooks 56 are pressed when the preliminary detergent container 50 is pressed downward. 57 is hooked to the first and second hook holes 33 and 34, respectively, and at the same time, the locking protrusion 58 is hooked to the locking hole 35 so that the preliminary detergent container 50 is disposed in the detergent container 22. It will be fixed at.

In addition, the height of the preliminary detergent container 50 has a size smaller than the height of the detergent container 22 so that the preliminary detergent container 50 and the bottom surface 52 of the preliminary detergent container 50 are mounted on the detergent container 22 as described above. When the wash water is sprayed on the detergent stored in the first storage space 30 of the detergent container 22 by forming a predetermined interval between the bottom plate 26 of the detergent container 22 and the bottom plate of the detergent container bottom plate 52 The space between the (26) allows the wash water mixed with the detergent to flow downward.

Therefore, in the detergent container 22 in which the preliminary detergent container 50 is mounted as described above, the preliminary detergent is put into the preliminary detergent container 50, and the main laundry detergent is put into the first storage space 30 of the detergent container 22. When the washing machine is operated after the input, the washing water is first sprayed into the preliminary detergent container 50 through the sprinkling holes 11 provided at the upper part of the housing 11, and the detergent for prewashing is transferred to the water tank 2 together with the washing water. After the preliminary washing is carried out by the flow, after the preliminary washing is performed, the washing water is sprayed into the first storage space 30 containing the main washing detergent through the watering holes 11 and the main washing detergent is washed with the washing water. Together with the flow into the tank (2) it is possible to perform the main washing.

Of course, in the washing machine of the model that does not need to be pre-washing, the pre-washing container 50 is installed in the state not attached to the detergent container 22, the main washing in the first storage space 30 of the detergent container 22 Only the detergent is added and main washing is performed immediately without any pre-laundry process.

As described above in detail, since the detergent supply device of the washing machine according to the present invention has a structure in which a preliminary detergent container is separately provided and can be mounted in a detergent container, a washing machine of a model requiring prewashing is firmly fixed to the detergent container in the detergent container. In the washing machine of the model that is installed and used without pre-washing, the detergent supply apparatus according to the present invention can be used in common for all models of the washing machine by using the pre-washing container without being mounted in the detergent container. There is an effect that can reduce the manufacturing cost and time of the product.

1 is a perspective view showing a rough internal structure of a drum washing machine equipped with a detergent supply device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a schematic configuration of the detergent supply device shown in FIG. 1.

3 is a view showing a state in which the preliminary detergent container is separated from the detergent container.

4 is a perspective view of the preliminary detergent container shown in FIG. 3.

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

11: watering hole 20: detergent supply device

22: detergent container 30, 31, 32: storage space

33, 34: hook hole 35: locking hole

50: detergent container 56, 57: hook

58: jamming

Claims (8)

And a detergent container providing a space for storing detergent, and a preliminary detergent container selectively mounted on the detergent container to separately store the detergent for pre-washing in the detergent container. According to claim 1, wherein the detergent container has a partition member for partitioning the detergent container in the longitudinal direction, the main laundry detergent storage space for storing the main laundry detergent between the partition member and one side plate of the detergent container is formed. And the preliminary detergent container having a length smaller than the main laundry detergent storage space is arranged in the main laundry detergent storage space. 3. The preliminary detergent according to claim 2, wherein the preliminary detergent container has a front side, a bottom side, and first and second side surfaces, and the preliminary detergent is sprayed by washing water sprayed from a plurality of sprinkling holes provided in an upper portion of a housing for receiving the detergent container. Detergent supply device for a washing machine characterized in that the detergent stored in the container is mixed with the wash water to exit through the rear. The detergent supply apparatus of claim 3, wherein the preliminary detergent container has at least one hook and is fitted into at least one hook hole provided in the detergent container. 5. The connector of claim 4, wherein the hook connects a first hook formed at an upper end of the first side of the preliminary container and an upper end of the first and second side surfaces of the preliminary container at the rear end of the preliminary container. It is made of a second hook formed in the hook hole is a first hook hole provided in the upper end of the partition member corresponding to the first hook, and a second hook provided in the rear end of the detergent container corresponding to the second hook Detergent supply device for a washing machine comprising a hole. According to claim 4, wherein the preliminary detergent container further comprises a locking projection protruding outwardly from the second side, the side plate of the detergent container is formed with a locking hole for the locking projection is fitted, the preliminary detergent with the hook Detergent supply device for a washing machine, characterized in that the container is firmly mounted to the detergent container. 4. The detergent supply apparatus of claim 3, wherein the bottom surface of the preliminary detergent container is inclined downward toward the rear. According to claim 3, wherein the height of the preliminary detergent container has a size smaller than the height of the detergent container so that a predetermined distance between the bottom surface of the preliminary detergent container and the bottom plate of the detergent container while the preliminary detergent container is mounted on the detergent container. Detergent supply device for a washing machine characterized in that it is formed.