KR20060052754A - Steam injection type washing machine with monolithic injection apparatus and steam/water injection metood thereof, install method for monolithic injection apparatus of steam injection type washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a steam jet washing machine having an integrated injection device, comprising: a cabinet forming an accommodation space therein; A tub disposed inside the cabinet; A circulation passage and a circulation pump formed to draw and circulate the washing water of the tub; A steam generator disposed inside the cabinet; A steam discharge passage through which steam discharged from the steam generator flows; A steam pipe part connected to the steam discharge passage to allow steam to flow therein; a water pipe part connected to the circulation passage to be spaced apart from one side of the steam pipe part to allow washing water to flow along a different flow path from the steam; It characterized in that it comprises an integral injection device for integrally connecting the lower end of the steam pipe unit and the water pipe unit and having an injection unit which is formed to be sprayed in a direction away from each other and steam and washing water to the inside of the tub. It is done. As a result, the steam and the washing water are sprayed with a single injector, but the backflow of the washing water is prevented, and the steam and the washing water are sprayed instead of conflicting to suppress the generation of noise during the spraying.

Description

STEAM INJECTION TYPE WASHING MACHINE WITH MONOLITHIC INJECTION APPARATUS AND STEAM / WATER INJECTION METOOD THEREOF, INSTALL METHOD FOR MONOLITHIC INJECTION APPARATUS OF STEAM INJECTION TYPE WASHING MACHINE}

1 is a view showing a state of use of the steam jet washing machine having an integrated spray device according to an embodiment of the present invention,

Figure 2 is a front view of the integrated injection device of the steam jet washing machine of Figure 1,

3 is a front sectional view of the integrated injection device of FIG. 2;

Figure 4 is a side cross-sectional view of the integrated injection device of FIG.

5 is a plan view of the integrated injector of FIG. 2.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

11: cabinet 21: tub

23 drum 28 circulating flow path

35: steam generator 39: steam discharge passage

52: steam pipe part 54: water pipe part

56: injection portion 57: steam injection hole

58: washing water sprayer 61: upper guide

64: lower guide 66a, 66b: outer guide

68a, 68b: inner guide 70: locking jaw

The present invention relates to a steam jet washing machine having an integrated injector, and more particularly, different fluids are flowed and injected, respectively, to reduce noise, and to provide an integrated injector that is advantageous in forming an injection angle of each fluid. A steam jet washer.

In general, a washing machine includes a cabinet forming an outer periphery, a tub installed inside the cabinet to accommodate washing water, and a rotating tub installed in the tub so as to be rotatable.

Washing machines are generally classified into a top load method and a front load method according to the laundry access method. The top rod method is provided with a door on the upper surface of the cabinet and the rotating tub is rotatably installed around the vertical axis inside the tub, and the front rod method is provided with a door at the front of the cabinet and is arranged along a substantially horizontal direction inside the tub. The drum is rotatably installed around the rotated shaft.

On the other hand, some washing machines are provided with a circulating flow path and a circulating pump so as to reduce the amount of washing water required for washing by extracting the washing water inside the tub and spraying it back into the tub, and some washing machines are provided with a tub. A steam generator is provided to reduce the amount of washing water by spraying steam to the inside and to improve the washing effect due to high temperature.

By the way, in the conventional washing machine, when washing the laundry while circulating the washing water and spraying steam, the number of parts is increased and the structure is complicated because the injection device for washing water and the spray device for steam must be provided respectively. There is a problem that the installation is difficult.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to spray steam and wash water with a single injector to prevent backflow of the wash water and to prevent the occurrence of noise during spraying by allowing the steam and the wash water to be sprayed without conflict. It is to provide an integral injection device of the jet washing machine.

In addition, the object of the present invention, by injecting steam and wash water with a single injector to prevent backflow of the wash water and to prevent the occurrence of noise during the injection by spraying the steam and wash water without conflicting, respectively, integral type It is to provide a steam jet washing machine equipped with an injector, a method of spraying steam / washing water thereof, and a method of installing an integrated injector of a steam jet washing machine.

The object is, according to the present invention, a cabinet forming an accommodation space therein, a tub disposed inside the cabinet, a circulation passage and a circulation pump formed to draw and circulate the wash water of the tub, and the A steam jet washing machine having a steam generator disposed in a cabinet and a steam discharge passage through which steam discharged from the steam generator flows, the steam injection washing machine comprising: a steam pipe part connected to the steam discharge passage to allow steam to flow; A water pipe part disposed at one side of the steam pipe part at a predetermined distance and connected to the circulation passage to allow the washing water to flow therein; The steam pipe and the washing water sprayer are formed on the downstream side of the steam pipe part and the water pipe part so that the steam pipe part and the water pipe part are integrally connected to each other, and the steam and the washing water can be sprayed at a predetermined distance from each other. It is achieved by the integrated injector of the steam jet washing machine characterized in that it comprises an injection unit which is formed respectively.

Here, it is preferable to further include a spray guide portion formed on each downstream side of the steam injection hole and the washing water injection hole to guide the steam and the washing water to be sprayed at a predetermined horizontal injection angle and vertical injection angle, respectively.

A gasket is provided on the front surface of the tub, and the steam pipe part and the water pipe part are effectively coupled to the outside of the gasket through the gasket inside the gasket.

A contact surface is formed on the upper surface of the injection part to correspond to the shape of the gasket so as to be in surface contact with the inner surface of the gasket, and the steam pipe part and the water pipe part are in contact with the upper surface of the gasket to prevent separation. It is preferable that the locking jaw is formed to protrude from the steam pipe part and the outer surface of the water pipe part.

On the other hand, according to another field of the present invention, the cabinet forming an accommodation space therein; A tub disposed inside the cabinet; A circulation passage and a circulation pump formed to draw and circulate the washing water of the tub; A steam generator disposed inside the cabinet; A steam discharge passage through which steam discharged from the steam generator flows; A steam pipe part connected to the steam discharge passage to allow steam to flow therein; a water pipe part connected to the circulation passage to be spaced apart from one side of the steam pipe part to allow washing water to flow along a different flow path from the steam; Integral injection including an integral injector which integrally connects the steam pipe part and the lower end of the water pipe part to inject steam and wash water into a direction away from each other, and injects steam and wash water into the tub. A steam jet washing machine with the apparatus is provided.

In addition, according to the present invention, a cabinet for forming a receiving space therein, a tub disposed inside the cabinet for receiving the wash water, a circulation passage formed to circulate the washing water in the tub, and Steam in the steam jet washing machine having a circulation pump disposed in the circulation passage to circulate the wash water, a steam generator disposed inside the cabinet to generate steam, and a steam discharge passage through which the steam discharged from the steam generator flows. In the washing water spraying method, the steam and the washing water flowing along the steam discharge flow path and the circulation flow path are separated from each other from the front of the tub to the inside of the tub through mutually different flow paths arranged side by side. There is provided a method for spraying steam / washing water of a steam jet washing machine comprising the step of spraying each.

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

1 is a view showing a state of use of the steam jet washing machine with an integrated jet device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a front view of the integrated jet device of the steam jet washing machine of Figure 1, Figure 3 2 is a front cross-sectional view of the integrated injector of FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a side cross-sectional view of the integrated injector of FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is a plan view of the integrated injector of FIG. 2. As shown in these figures, the steam jet washing machine includes a cabinet 11 forming an accommodating space therein, a tub 21 disposed in the cabinet 11 to accommodate washing water, and an interior of the tub 21. The drum 23 is rotatably accommodated in the.

A drain pipe 25 is installed to extend downwardly at the bottom of the tub 21, and a circulation pump 27 is connected to the drain pipe 25 so as to circulate the washing water in the tub 21. One side of the circulation pump 27 is connected to an upwardly extending circulation passage 28 so that the washing water can be circulated to the upper region of the tub 21.

The upper side of the tub 21 is provided with a detergent supply unit 31 so as to supply a detergent, the steam generator 35 is provided on one side of the detergent supply unit 31 to generate steam.

On the other hand, the front of the tub 21 is provided with a gasket 24, the upper region of the gasket 24 is coupled so that the integral injection device 51 of the steam jet washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention can be coupled The ball 26 is penetrated. The integral injection device 51 of the steam jet washing machine is inserted and coupled to the inside of the gasket 24, and the exposed end is installed to be connected to the circulation passage 28 and the steam discharge passage 39, respectively.

The integrated injection device 51 of the steam jet washing machine is connected to the steam discharge passage 39 and is formed to be spaced apart from the steam pipe portion 52 and a predetermined distance from the steam pipe portion 52 and the circulation passage. The water pipe part 54 which is connected to the 28 and wash water flows inside, and the steam pipe part 52 and the water pipe part 54 are integrally connected to each other downstream of the steam pipe part 52 and the water pipe part 54. In addition, the steam injection hole 57 and the washing water injection hole 58 is formed so as to be respectively sprayed at a point spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance from the steam and washing water is configured to include an injection unit 56.

The steam pipe part 52 is formed of a tubular body to allow steam to flow therein, and is connected to each other in communication with the steam discharge passage 39. The water pipe part 54 is formed of a tubular body to allow the washing water to flow therein. When the steam and the washing water are sprayed, the steam and the washing water are diffused in the downstream region and are formed to be spaced a predetermined distance apart from one side of the steam pipe part 52 in consideration of collision with each other. Each downstream side of the steam pipe part 52 and the water pipe part 54 maintains a state in which the steam pipe part 52 and the water pipe part 54 are separated from each other by a predetermined distance, and the steam and the washing water are respectively sprayed at a predetermined speed and pressure, respectively. The injection section 56 is provided with a steam injection hole 57 and a washing water injection hole 58 formed to reduce the flow cross-sectional area.

A spray guide for guiding the sprayed steam and the washing water to be sprayed around the steam sprayer 57 and the washing water sprayer 58 with a predetermined vertical spray angle θ1 and horizontal spray angles θ2 and θ3, respectively. The part 60 is formed, respectively.

The injection guide unit 60 includes an upper guide 61 and a lower guide 64 respectively disposed along the up and down directions such that the discharged steam and the washing water have a predetermined vertical spray angle θ1, and the discharged steam and The outer guides 66a and 66b and the inner guides 68a and 68b are respectively provided in the right and left directions so that the wash water has a predetermined horizontal spray angle θ2 and θ3.

The upper guide 61 has an arc-shaped contact surface 62a having a curvature corresponding to the curvature of the inner surface of the gasket 24 so as to be in surface contact with the inner surface of the gasket 24 and maintains a stable contact state. It is formed to extend along the front and rear and left and right directions of the cabinet 11, the lower guide 64 is evenly distributed on the front and rear sides of the drum 23 along the axial direction of the drum 23, steam and washing water. It is formed to be inclined to form a predetermined vertical injection angle θ1 with respect to the steam pipe part 52 and the water pipe part 54 to be injected.

Between the upper guide 61 and the lower guide 64, the outer guide (66a, 66b) and the inner guide for guiding the steam and washing water to be evenly sprayed into the drum 23 along the left and right directions of the cabinet (11) 68a and 68b are formed, respectively. Each of the inner guides 68a and 68b is formed to be inclined in a direction away from each other toward the downstream side in the spraying direction.

Here, the steam pipe 52 and the water pipe 54, for example, are configured to be parallel to each other, but may be configured to be arranged at various angles by bending the steam pipe 52 and the water pipe 54. . In addition, the horizontal injection angle θ2 and the vertical injection angle θ1 of the sprayed steam and the washing water are respectively determined by the angles of the lower guides 64, the outer guides 66a and 66b and the inner guides 68a and 68b, respectively. By adjusting the injection angle of the steam and the injection angle of the washing water can be configured in various ways, the injection angle (θ1, θ2) of the steam and the injection angle (θ1, θ3) of the washing water may be configured differently.

On the other hand, the outer surface of the steam pipe 52 and the water pipe 54 is passed through the coupling hole 26 of the gasket 24 to contact the upper surface of the gasket 24, the steam pipe 52 and the water pipe 54 Locking jaws 70 are formed to protrude outwardly so that they can be retained without being separated in the opposite direction to the insertion direction.

By such a configuration, when the circulation pump 27 is driven, the washing water inside the tub 21 is drawn out and flows upward along the circulation passage 28, and the steam discharged from the steam generator 35 is the steam discharge passage 39. Flows along).

Washing water and steam flowing along the circulation passage 28 and the steam discharge passage 39, respectively, flow into the water pipe portion 54 and the steam pipe portion 52, respectively, the washing water spraying hole 58 and the steam spraying hole 57 Respectively).

The sprayed washing water and steam are respectively given a vertical spray angle θ1 and horizontal spray angle by the upper guide 61 and the lower guide 64, the outer guides 66a and 66b and the inner guides 68a and 68b. With (θ2, θ3) it is evenly sprayed inside the drum 23 without conflicting with each other.

As described above, according to the present invention, the steam pipe portion is connected to the steam discharge passage and the steam flows therein, and the water pipe portion disposed to be spaced apart from the steam pipe portion at a predetermined distance and connected to the circulation passage and the wash water flows therein; Each downstream side of the steam pipe unit and the water pipe unit is integrally connected, and the steam sprayer and the washing water sprayer are respectively formed to be sprayed at a predetermined distance from each other so that steam and washing water can be sprayed respectively. By providing an injection unit, different fluids are flowed and injected, respectively, to reduce noise, and steam injection holes and laundry water injection holes are spaced apart from each other to provide an integrated injection device of a steam jet washing machine, which is advantageous when forming the injection angle of each fluid. do.

Claims (3)

A cabinet forming an accommodation space therein; A tub disposed inside the cabinet; A circulation passage and a circulation pump formed to draw and circulate the washing water of the tub; A steam generator disposed inside the cabinet; A steam discharge passage through which steam discharged from the steam generator flows; A steam pipe part connected to the steam discharge passage to allow steam to flow therein; a water pipe part connected to the circulation passage to be spaced apart from one side of the steam pipe part to allow washing water to flow along a different flow path from the steam; Integral injection including an integral injector which integrally connects the steam pipe part and the lower end of the water pipe part to inject steam and wash water into a direction away from each other, and injects steam and wash water into the tub. Steam jet washing machine with equipment. A cabinet forming an accommodating space therein, a tub disposed inside the cabinet to accommodate the wash water, a circulation passage formed to circulate the washing water inside the tub, and the wash water disposed in the circulation passage In the steam / washing water injection method of the steam jet washing machine having a circulation pump for circulating the steam, a steam generator disposed in the cabinet to generate steam, and a steam discharge passage through which the steam discharged from the steam generator flows; , Spraying the steam and the washing water flowing along the steam discharge passage and the circulation passage, respectively, in a direction away from each other from the front of the tub to the inside of the tub through mutually different passages arranged side by side; Steam / washing water injection method of the steam jet washing machine, characterized in that. A cabinet forming an accommodating space therein, a tub disposed inside the cabinet to accommodate the wash water, a circulation passage formed to circulate the washing water inside the tub, and the wash water disposed in the circulation passage In the installation method of the injection device of the steam jet washing machine comprising a circulation pump for circulating the steam, a steam generator disposed in the cabinet to generate steam, and a steam discharge passage through which the steam discharged from the steam generator flows, Forming an integrated injector in which the steam pipe and the water pipe are integrally formed so as to be spaced apart from each other so that steam and washing water may be respectively sprayed in different directions through different flow paths; Coupling the unitary injector to a front surface of the tub; And connecting each of the integrated injector, the steam discharge passage, and the circulation passage, respectively.

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