KR20060046971A - Gasket for drum type washing maching having laundry of projection prevention structure - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a gasket for a drum washing machine having a protrusion preventing structure for guiding the laundry to be rotated such as a drum rotating at a high speed during the dehydration stroke of the drum washing machine while preventing the laundry from protruding to the outside of the drum. . According to the present invention, a cabinet forming an exterior, a tub installed in the cabinet to store the wash water, a drum rotatably installed inside the tub, and a door provided at the front of the cabinet, and installed so that the entrances of the door and the tub are connected to each other. In the drum washing machine including a gasket to prevent the leakage of water stored in the tub, the dewatering stroke is located below the middle portion of the gap blind jaw provided to block the gap formed between the tub and the drum in the gasket to which the tub inlet is connected A polygonal guide protrusion for guiding the inside of the drum is formed while preventing the laundry from protruding outside the drum. The gasket for a drum washing machine having a protrusion preventing structure of the laundry configured as described above can be guided to smoothly flow into the drum while preventing protrusion of the laundry projecting out of the drum during the dehydration stroke.

Drum Washing Machine, Gasket, Dewatering, Laundry, Protrusion Prevention, Guide Projection

Description

Gasket for drum washing machine having a projecting prevention structure of laundry {GASKET FOR DRUM TYPE WASHING MACHING HAVING LAUNDRY OF PROJECTION PREVENTION STRUCTURE}

1 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a door part of a drum washing machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B of FIG.

4 is a sectional view schematically showing a door part of a drum washing machine according to the prior art, and

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line C-C of FIG.

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10 cabinet 20 tub

30: drum 40: door

50: gasket 52: gap covering jaw

54: guide protrusion 56: guide slope

60: laundry

The present invention relates to a gasket for a drum washing machine having a protrusion preventing structure of laundry, and more particularly, to form a guide protrusion at a lower portion of a gap covering jaw formed in a gasket for sealing a door and a tub of a drum washing machine. It relates to a drum washing machine gasket having a protrusion preventing structure of the laundry which can be guided to smoothly flow into the inside of the drum while preventing the laundry rotating at high speed by the drum during the stroke.

In general, a washing machine is largely classified into a pulsator method and a drum type, which are recently disclosed. In the pulsator method, the washing tank and the storage tank in which the laundry is accommodated are installed vertically to perform washing from friction caused by water flow generated by rotation of the pulsator installed on the bottom of the washing tank.

In addition, the drum-type washing machine is installed in the tub and drum that accommodates the laundry horizontally to perform the washing by falling of the laundry, maximizing the laundry capacity and reduce the tangling of the laundry after washing compared to the pulsator washing machine Due to its advantages, the demand is increasing, and related technologies for improving user convenience are also rapidly developing.

Figure 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a door portion of a drum washing machine according to the prior art, Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line C-C of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 4, in the drum washing machine, a tub 110 storing laundry water is installed inside the cabinet 100, and a drum 120 into which laundry is injected is rotatably installed inside the tub 110. .

The tub 110 is fixedly installed while being supported by the cabinet 100, and the drum 120 is rotatably installed inside the tub 110 by a driving motor (not shown) to wash the washing water during the washing stroke. In the state stored in the tub 120, the laundry is accommodated inside the drum 120 to rotate while washing.

In addition, a door 130 is installed at the front of the cabinet 100, and a gasket 140 is installed between the door 130 and the entrance of the tub 110 to prevent leakage of the wash water.

The gasket 140 is formed of a soft rubber material to define the opening and closing space when opening and closing the door 130, and at the same time, when the door 130 is closed, the tub 110 and The washing water inside the drum 120 is sealed to prevent leakage of water to the outside of the tub 110.

Washing water is stored only by the inside of the tub 110 by the gasket 140, and after draining, the laundry 130 can be taken out or put in the state in which the door 130 is opened, and the gasket 140 is limited. It can be freed in area.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 5, the gasket 140 connected to the inlet of the tub 110 covers the gap along the circumference so as to prevent the laundry from flowing into the gap formed between the tub 110 and the drum 120. The jaw 142 is formed to protrude, and at the top of the gap covering jaw 142, a protrusion preventing part 144 for preventing laundry that rotates, such as the drum 120, from protruding to the outside of the drum 120 during a dehydration stroke. ) Is protrudingly formed in the center direction of the drum 130.

The protrusion preventing portion 144 is in close contact with the inner circumferential surface of the drum 120 that rotates at high speed during the dehydration stroke, when the rotating laundry protrudes to the outside of the drum 120, the protrusion of the laundry is the protrusion preventing portion 144. While hitting the side of the drum 120 is introduced into the inside of the laundry was prevented from protruding to the outside of the drum (120).

However, since the conventional protrusion preventing part is formed to protrude long in the direction of the center of the drum at the top of the gap covering jaw, when the protrusion of the laundry is severe during the dehydration stroke, the accumulation of tear occurs while hitting the laundry. In particular, when there is a lot of laundry, there is a case that the laundry protruding to the outside of the drum is not guided to the inside of the drum, and when dehydration proceeds in this state, there is a problem in that the laundry is damaged and wear occurs in the gasket.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, the object of the present invention is to form a guide projection in the middle of the gap covering jaw formed in the gasket for sealing the door and tub of the drum washing machine, The present invention provides a means for guiding the laundry to flow smoothly into the drum while preventing the laundry from protruding out of the drum during the dehydration stroke.

In order to solve the above technical problem, the present invention,

A cabinet, a tub installed in the cabinet to store the wash water, a drum rotatably installed inside the tub, a door provided at the front of the cabinet, and the door and the inlet of the tub are installed to be connected to the tub. In the drum washing machine including a gasket to prevent leakage of water stored in the drum, Dehydration in the lower portion of the middle portion of the gap covering jaw provided to block the gap formed between the tub and the drum in the gasket to which the inlet of the tub is connected It provides a drum washing machine gasket having a protrusion preventing structure of the laundry, characterized in that the guide projection for guiding the laundry to flow into the inside of the drum while preventing the laundry from protruding to the outside of the drum.

Both side surfaces of the guide protrusion are tapered toward the center of the drum, and both side surfaces of the guide protrusion are formed to have guide slopes inclined to correspond to each other in the inward direction of the drum.

The drum washing machine gasket having the protrusion preventing structure of the laundry according to the present invention having such a feature is formed by forming a polygonal guide protrusion at the lower middle portion of the gap covering jaw of the gasket for sealing the door and the tub of the drum washing machine. The laundry rotating at a high speed by the municipal drum may be guided to smoothly flow into the drum while preventing the laundry from protruding to the outside of the drum.

Hereinafter, a gasket for a drum washing machine having a protrusion preventing structure of a laundry according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the door of the drum washing machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of Figure 1, Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. It is.

Referring to Figure 1, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the drum washing machine is installed in the cabinet 10, the cabinet 10 forming the appearance of the tub 20, the washing water is stored in the drum, the drum 20 is installed 30 and the door 40 provided on the front of the cabinet 10, and the gasket for preventing the leakage of water stored in the tub 20 is installed so that the inlet of the door 40 and the tub 20 ( 50).

At this time, a tub 20 for storing the wash water is installed inside the cabinet 10, and a drum 30 into which the laundry is injected is rotatably installed inside the tub 20.

In addition, the tub 20 is fixedly installed while being supported by the cabinet 10, and the drum 30 is rotatably installed by a drive motor (not shown) inside the tub 20 to wash the laundry during the washing stroke. The water is stored in the tub 20 in the state in which the laundry is accommodated inside the drum 30 rotates to perform the washing.

In addition, the door 40 is installed in front of the cabinet 10, and a gasket 50 is installed between the door 40 and the entrance of the tub 20 to prevent leakage of the wash water. The gasket 50 is formed of a soft rubber material to generate a gap of clearance while limiting the opening and closing space when the door 40 is opened and closed, and at the same time, when the door 40 is closed, the tub 20 as described above. And the washing water inside the drum 30 is sealed so as not to leak to the outside of the tub (20).

And, as shown in Figure 2 is provided along the circumference to block the laundry flow into the gap formed between the tub 20 and the drum 30 in the gasket 50 connected to the inlet of the tub 20 A polygonal guide protrusion 54 protrudes below the middle portion of the gap blocking jaw 52 to prevent the laundry rotating like the drum 30 from protruding outward from the drum 30 during the dehydration stroke. Both side surfaces of the guide protrusion 54 are tapered toward the center of the drum 30.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, both side surfaces of the tapered guide protrusion 54 are formed with guide inclined surfaces 56 that are inclined at an acute angle so as to correspond to each other in the inward direction of the drum 30. The inclination angle of the guide inclined surface 56 is 40 ° to an inward direction of the surface (the other side of the guide protrusion) facing the drum 30 with respect to the flat surface (one side of the guide protrusion) facing the door 40. It may be formed to be inclined 50 °, in this embodiment is preferably formed to be inclined at 45 °.

The guide inclined surface 56 is a drum while the laundry 60 is rotated together with the drum 30 and the protrusion of the laundry 60 hits the side of the guide protrusion 54 when the laundry 60 protrudes out of the drum 30. It is to smoothly flow into the inside of the (30).

Referring to the operation of the drum washing machine gasket having a protrusion preventing structure of the laundry according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, the present invention in order to administer the laundry in the drum washing machine, the door 40 is opened to administer the laundry 60 to the inside of the drum 30, the laundry 60 is completely administered and then the door 40 The tub 20 and the door 40 are completely sealed to seal the gasket 50. The gasket 50 seals the door 40 and the tub 20.

Then, while the washing or rinsing stroke is executed, washing and rinsing is performed by a large amount of laundry 60 and a detergent in the tub 20, and when the dehydration and drying stroke are executed, the drum 30 and the tub 20 are executed. The laundry 60 inside the waste water is drained through a drain pipe (not shown) formed on the bottom of the tub 20.

On the other hand, during the dehydration stroke, the laundry 60, which is in close contact with the inner circumferential surface of the drum 30 by the drum 30 rotating at a high speed, protrudes out of the drum 30 while rotating together with the drum 30. The projecting portion of the laundry 60 hits the side surface of the guide protrusion 54 which is formed on both sides of the lower portion of the gap covering jaw 52 of the gasket 50 to be tapered toward the center of the drum 30. Guided to the inside of.

Therefore, the protrusion of the laundry 60 guided from the guide protrusion 54 is introduced into the drum 30 while being prevented from protruding outside the drum 30.

At this time, the guide inclined surface 56 formed on both sides of the guide protrusion 54 is formed to be inclined in the inward direction of the drum 30 so that the protrusions of the laundry 60 rotating together with the drum 30 are guide protrusions 54. The guide inclined surface 56 is to be guided to flow into the drum 30 more smoothly.

In addition, even when the laundry 60 is large, the projecting portion of the laundry 60 is smoothly guided and introduced into the drum 30 by the guide inclined surface 56.

As such, the gasket for the drum washing machine having the protrusion preventing structure of the laundry according to the present invention includes a gasket 50 so that the protrusion of the laundry 60 protruding outward of the drum 30 flows into the drum 30. By forming the guide protrusion 54 in the lower middle portion of the gap blocking jaw 52 to prevent the protrusion of the laundry 60 during the dehydration stroke can be guided to smoothly flow into the drum 30.

As described above, the drum washing machine gasket having a protrusion preventing structure of the laundry according to the present invention prevents laundry rotating at high speed by the drum during the dehydration stroke from protruding to the outside of the drum, and smoothly inside the drum. Since the guide to be introduced, it is provided with the effect of improving the reliability of the product by preventing the damage of the laundry and the life of the gasket to prevent wear.

The present invention has been described above by the embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and those skilled in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the claims. Anyone can make a variety of variations.

Claims (2)

A cabinet, a tub installed in the cabinet to store the wash water, a drum rotatably installed inside the tub, a door provided at the front of the cabinet, and the door and the inlet of the tub are installed to be connected to the tub. In a drum washing machine comprising a gasket to prevent leakage of stored water, On the lower side of the middle portion of the gap screening jaw provided to block the gap formed between the tub and the drum in the gasket to which the inlet of the tub is connected, the laundry is prevented from protruding to the outside of the drum during the dehydration stroke. A gasket for a drum washing machine having a protrusion preventing structure of a laundry, characterized in that a guide guide having a polygonal shape is formed to guide the inside of the laundry. The method of claim 1, wherein both side surfaces of the guide projections are tapered toward the center of the drum, and the tapered both side surfaces are formed with guide slopes inclined to correspond to each other in the inward direction of the drum, respectively. A gasket for a drum washing machine having a protrusion preventing structure of laundry.

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