KR20060117424A - Detergent box of a drum type washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

A detergent box of a drum-type washing machine is provided to increase the use efficiency of space and improve the washing performance by temporarily fixing the detergent box using an adhesion unit such as a rubber magnet and storing it on the upper surface of table without separate space for storing detergent. A detergent box(120) of a drum-type washing machine(100) is composed of: a table upper surface for containing an installation hole formed around the center and an end protrusion formed along the perimeter of the installation hole; a box body(122) separately placed to the installation hole of the table upper surface, extension-bent to the outer direction along the four-way perimeter, installed with a flange end(122b) mounted at the end protrusion of the table upper surface, and formed with a storage chamber(122a) whose one side is opened; and a box cover(124) rotatably combined at one side of the end protrusion of the upper surface of the cabinet to cover the opened storage chamber of the box body. Plural adhesion units are installed at the flange end of the box body.

Description

Detergent box of drum washing machine {DETERGENT BOX OF A DRUM TYPE WASHING MACHINE}

1 is a perspective view of a drum washing machine applied detergent box according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a perspective view of a drum washing machine in a state in which only the box cover of the detergent box shown in FIG. 1 is removed;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1, with the storage compartment of the box body open; And

4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1 and is a view showing a state in which a storage compartment of a box body is closed.

Explanation of the symbols according to the main parts of the drawings

100: cabinet 110: top of the cabinet

112: mounting hole 114: stepped portion

120: detergent box 122: box body

122a: reservoir 122b: flange end

124: box cover 124a: handle groove

126: rubber magnet

The present invention relates to a detergent box of a drum washing machine, and more particularly, to a detergent box of a drum washing machine that can be installed on the upper surface of the cabinet detachably so that the storage and use of detergent can be convenient.

In general, the drum washing machine is to wash the laundry by using the drop according to the rotation of the drum, which has a main body to form the exterior, a tub installed to be suspended in the interior of the main body and a drum that is rotatably accommodated in the tub. .

The lower side of the main body is provided with a drive motor, the rear of the drum is provided with a pulley, the drive motor and the pulley is connected to the belt so that the rotational force of the drive motor is transmitted to the drum. In addition, a plurality of holes are drilled on the outer surface of the drum to allow the washing water to flow inside the tub and the drum during washing, and the washing water centrifuged in the dehydration process moves to the tub side through the holes.

In addition, the upper part of the main body is provided with a water supply valve for introducing the wash water from the outside to the inside of the main body, the wash water introduced into the main body through the water supply valve via the water supply connection pipe provided at the lower side through the water supply hose connected to the water supply valve Is fed into the tub. And the lower portion of the tub is provided with a drain hose for draining the wash water to the outside, a drain pump for forcibly pumping the wash water inside the tub to the outside of the body through the drain hose at the end of the drain hose.

If you want to wash the laundry using the drum washing machine as described above, it is necessary to add a detergent provided separately, such detergent is not stored in the drum washing machine itself, but in a detergent box made of a material such as plastic or paper It was put and stored in the proximity of the drum washing machine. Such a detergent box falls down due to external contact, causing the detergent to spill on the bottom of the storage area, causing contamination or wasting the detergent, and inconvenient to use because it must be stored outside the drum washing machine itself. there was. In addition, because the detergent box has to be stored near the drum washing machine, there is a problem of poor space utilization.

Therefore, the present invention is to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to install the detergent box detachably on the upper surface of the cabinet to facilitate the storage, use and cleaning of the detergent and greatly improve the space utilization It is to provide a detergent box of a drum washing machine.

In order to achieve the above objects, the present invention

An upper surface of the table including an installation hole formed at a central portion and a stepped portion formed along a periphery of the installation hole;

A box body detachably provided at an installation hole in the upper surface of the table, having a flange end bent in an outward direction along a circumference and seated on a stepped portion of the upper surface of the table, and provided with a storage compartment having one side open; And

It is achieved by providing a detergent box of a drum washing machine, which is rotatably coupled to one side of the upper end of the cabinet and comprises a box cover covering an open storage compartment of the box body.

Preferably, a plurality of attachment means are provided on the stepped portion of the upper surface of the table and the flange end of the box body at a position corresponding thereto, and the upper surface of the table is fixed to the box body by the attachment means.

Preferably, a plurality of the attachment means is provided at the flange end of the box body and the box cover at a position corresponding thereto.

According to the detergent box of the drum washing machine according to the present invention having such a feature, a detachable detergent box is provided on the upper surface of the cabinet, the detergent box including a box body having a rotatable box cover. The box body and the cabinet top, and the box body and the box cover can be attached to each other by means of attachment such as rubber magnets. Due to this configuration, the detergent can be used by applying to a drum washing machine that can be stored in the cabinet and used for washing.

The objects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view showing the drum washing machine 100 to which the detergent box 120 is applied according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention as a whole. FIG. 2 is a view illustrating a drum washing machine in which only the box cover 124 is separated from the detergent box 120 shown in FIG. 1.

1 and 2, the detergent box 120 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is detachably installed in the installation hole 112 of the cabinet upper surface 110 of the drum washing machine 100. The detergent box 120 is composed of a box body 122 and a box cover 124.

The box body 122 is provided with a storage chamber 122a having an open top. The storage chamber 122a stores detergent for washing. The flange end 122b extends and bends outward along the circumference of the storage chamber 122a. In other words, the flange end 122b is preferably formed at a right angle with respect to the side of the box body 122, but is not limited thereto.

The box cover 124 is hingedly coupled to one side of the step portion 114 of the box body 122. At least one attachment means such as a rubber magnet 126 is provided on the stepped portion 114 to be described later with reference to FIGS. 1 and 4, and the upper surface of the flange end 122b of the box body 122 and the box cover 124. It is attached to the back of the. Such attachment means serves to fix the box body 122 without moving the cabinet top surface 110 or the box cover 124 from the box body 122.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1, and shows the state in which the storage chamber 122a of the box body 122 is opened by lifting the box cover 124 in the direction of the arrow indicated by a dashed line. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG. 1 and shows a state in which the storage compartment 122a of the box body 122 is closed by closing the box cover 124.

Attaching means such as the rubber magnet 126 is provided on the upper surface of the stepped portion 114 formed on the upper surface of the cabinet 110 and the rear surface of the flange end 122b of the box body 122 corresponding to the position. This is to prevent the box body 122 is attached to the cabinet upper surface 110 to move. In addition, the attachment means such as the rubber magnet 126 is provided on the upper surface of the flange end 122b of the box body 122 and the rear surface of the box cover 124 which is a position corresponding thereto. This is to prevent the box cover 124 is attached to the box body 122 to move.

The operation of the detergent box of the drum washing machine according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention having the structure as described above will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 and 3 again, in order to put or remove the detergent in the detergent box 120, the operator puts his hand in the handle groove 124a of the box cover 124, and then lifts upwards. Thus, the box cover 124 is rotated clockwise around the hinge-coupled portion of one side to open the storage compartment 122a of the box body 122 (the box cover 124 is an arrow denoted by a dashed line in FIG. 3). Is rotated in the direction of). The detergent is put into the storage compartment 122a of the open box body 122, or the detergent is put in a drum (not shown) with the necessary amount of detergent (not shown) to carry out the washing administration.

On the contrary, referring back to FIGS. 1 and 4, when the detergent is not used, the operator may open the box cover 124 by rotating the box cover 124 in the counterclockwise direction, which is the opposite direction as previously performed in FIGS. 2 and 3. The storage compartment 122a of the box body 122 is closed.

On the other hand, in order to clean the detergent box 120, the operator must separate the detergent box 120 from the cabinet top surface (110). That is, when the worker lifts up the box body 122 of the detergent box 120, the box body 122, which has been fixed by the attraction force of each rubber magnet 126, is easily separated from the upper surface of the cabinet 110. In this way, after removing the detergent box 120, it is easy to perform the necessary cleaning work.

As mentioned above, according to the detergent box of the drum washing machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, the detergent box is detachably installed in the installation hole on the upper surface of the cabinet, the detergent box using an attachment means such as a rubber magnet By temporarily fixing it, it is possible to use the space efficiently because it is stored directly on the upper surface of the table without the need for a separate space for storing the detergent, and because the detergent box is separated, it is easy to clean.

In addition, detergents (e.g. cheap refill detergents in plastic bags) are stored in the detergent box on the table top, making it easy to store and use, inexpensive, and to store the detergent on the floor where the drum washing machine is placed. You do not have to spill and dirty the floor or waste detergent.

In the above, the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the above-described embodiments, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and those skilled in the art may change or improve the technology within the scope of ordinary knowledge.

Claims (5)

An upper surface of the table including an installation hole formed at a central portion and a stepped portion formed along a periphery of the installation hole; A box body detachably provided at an installation hole in the upper surface of the table, having a flange end bent in an outward direction along a circumference and seated on a stepped portion of the upper surface of the table, and provided with a storage compartment having one side open; And Box cover that is rotatably coupled to one side of the upper end of the cabinet to cover the open storage compartment of the box body Detergent box of drum washing machine configured to include a. The method of claim 1, wherein a plurality of attachment means are respectively provided at the stepped portion of the upper surface of the table and the flange end of the box body at a position corresponding thereto, and fixed to prevent the upper surface of the table from moving on the box body by the attachment means. Detergent box of a drum washing machine characterized in that it becomes. 3. The detergent box of claim 2, wherein a plurality of the attachment means is provided at the flange end of the box body and the box cover at a position corresponding thereto. The detergent box according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the attachment means is a rubber magnet. The detergent box according to claim 1, wherein a handle groove is formed in the box cover.

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