KR20070059439A - Water supply apparatus of washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

A water supplying device of a washing machine is provided to easily connect a connection hose for linking a dispenser with a water supply valve and to efficiently utilize a space between the dispenser and the water supply valve. A water supplying device of a washing machine comprises plural water supply valves(42,43), plural connection hoses(44,45), and a dispenser(70). The connection hoses are connected with the plural water supply valves respectively. The dispenser has outer water supply ports(71,72), inner water supply paths(73,74), and an additional inner water supply port(75). The outer water supply ports connected with the connection hoses are projected outward in parallel. The inner water supply paths are formed across each other inside to be communicated with the outer water supply ports. The additional inner water supply port is communicated with the crossed portion of the inner water supply paths. The inner water supply paths are curved against the outer water supply ports.

Description

Water supply apparatus of washing machine

1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a washing machine according to the prior art,

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the upper surface of the washing machine according to the prior art,

3 is a plan view showing the interior of the dispenser according to the prior art,

4 is a perspective view of the upper surface of the washing machine to which the water supply device of the washing machine according to the present invention is applied;

Figure 5 is a plan sectional view of an embodiment of a water supply device for a washing machine according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

40: water supply device 42: the washing water supply valve

43: water supply valve for prewash 44: connection hose for washing

45: preliminary washing water supply valve 51: this detergent container

52: preliminary detergent receiver 53: softener receiver

54: detergent container 60: water supply bellows pipe

70: dispenser 70A: lower dispenser

70B: upper dispenser 71: water dispenser for the detergent

72: preliminary detergent water supply port 73: this detergent water supply passage

73a: main detergent supply hole 74: preliminary detergent supply channel

74a: water supply hole for preliminary detergent 75: water supply path for softener

75a: water softener for softener

The present invention relates to a water supply device for a washing machine, and in particular, a plurality of water supply ports connected to each of the connection hoses are formed to protrude in parallel to the outside to facilitate the connection work of the connection hoses, and the connection hoses are arranged neatly. Relates to the water supply of a high washing machine.

In general, the washing machine is a device that performs a washing process to remove the contamination on clothes, bedding, etc. contained in the drum by using the action of the washing water contained in the tub, and is a device for processing the cloth through the stroke, such as rinsing, dehydration, drying.

1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a washing machine according to the prior art, Figure 2 is a perspective view of the upper surface of the washing machine according to the prior art.

1 and 2, the washing machine according to the related art is buffered and supported by a damper 3a and a spring 4a in the cabinet 2 and the cabinet 2, and mixed with detergent. Or a tub 10 in which clean water (w, hereinafter referred to as washing water) is contained, and a drum 20 rotatably disposed in the tub 10 to accommodate the fabric m.

The cabinet 2 includes a base 3, a cabinet main body 4 disposed above the base 3, and a cabinet cover 5 formed on the front surface of the cabinet main body 4 and having a gun entry hole 5a. ) And a top plate 6 disposed on the upper surface of the cabin body 4.

The door 7 which opens and closes the gun entrance and exit hole 5a is rotatably connected to the cabinet cover 5 forward.

As shown in FIG. 2, a control panel 8 for operating the washing machine is disposed on the front surface of the cabinet 2, and a detergent container access hole for entering a detergent container 54 into the control panel 8. 8a is formed.

As shown in FIG. 1, the tub 10 has an opening hole 12 formed at a front surface thereof to allow the fabric m to enter and exit the drum 20, and at the periphery of the opening hole 12. A gasket 14 is installed to prevent leakage of wash water and separation of the fabric m.

As shown in FIG. 1, the tub 10 is equipped with a drive motor 30 having a rotation shaft 31 for rotating the drum 20, and the contaminated water or the cloth in the tub 10 is mounted. The drainage 38 for draining the dewatered water from the m) to the outside of the washing machine is connected.

The drum 20 is positioned so that the lower part is immersed in the washing water (w) or rinsing water in the tub 10, the access hole 21 is formed so that the cloth (m) can enter and exit, and the washing water flows out A plurality of through holes 22 are formed, and a lifter 23 is mounted on the inner circumferential surface of the circumference to lift and drop the fabric m.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the tub 10 is connected to a water supply device 40 that supplies washing water for washing or rinsing into the tub 10.

As shown in FIG. 2, the water supply device 40 is connected to an external hose 41 and controls a plurality of water supply valves 42 and 43 for controlling water supplied through the external hose 41 and the water supply. And a plurality of connecting hoses 44 and 45 connected to each of the valves 42 and 43 to guide the water passing through the water supply valves 42 and 43.

The water supply device 40 is mounted on the rear surface of the control panel 8, the front and the upper surface of the detergent container housing 50 having a drain opening 46 formed in the rear, and a plurality of detergent receiving portion (51) (52) A water supply bellows tube 60 having a compartment 53 formed therein and a detergent container 54 which enters and exits the detergent container housing 50 and one end connected to the drain port 46 and the other end connected to the tub 10. And a dispenser 70 in which a plurality of water supply flow paths are formed to supply water guided to the connection hoses 44 and 45 to the plurality of detergent receivers 51, 52, 53. .

Figure 3 is a plan view of the interior of the dispenser according to the prior art.

The dispenser 70 receives water guided into any one of the plurality of connection hoses 44 and 45 and any one of the plurality of detergent receivers 51, 52, 53 of the detergent container 54. The plurality of detergent receiving portions (51) (52) (53) of the first flow passage (61) and the water guided to the other one (45) of the plurality of connecting hoses (44) (45) to guide the The first flow path 61 and the second flow path 62 communicate with the second flow path 62 leading to the other one 52 and the portion where the first flow path 61 and the second flow path 62 intersect. The third flow path 63 is formed to guide another one of the plurality of detergent receiving portions (51, 52, 53) of the detergent container 54 when water is simultaneously supplied to the water.

The first flow passage 61 and the second flow passage 62 are formed to be inclined in opposite directions to cross each other, and a plurality of connection hoses 44 and 45 are formed at the inlet side 61a of the first flow passage 61. The first water supply port 64, which is connected to one of the 44 and supplies water to the first flow path 61, extends and protrudes in an inclined direction of the first flow path 61, and the inlet of the second flow path 62. On the side 62a, a second water supply port 65 for supplying water to the second flow path 62 is connected to the other one 45 of the plurality of connecting hoses 44 and 45, and It protrudes in the oblique direction.

However, in the water supply device of the conventional washing machine, the first and second flow paths 61 and 62 and the first and second water supply ports 64 are formed in a 'k' shape as a whole with the dispenser 70, and the water supply valve 42 Since the connection hoses 44 and 45 are rounded or connected when the 43 is disposed side by side, the connection work of the connection hoses 44 and 45 is not easy and takes a lot of space.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, the water supply device of the washing machine that can easily connect the connection hose for connecting the dispenser and the water supply valve and efficiently utilize the space between the dispenser and the water supply valve. The purpose is to provide.

Water supply device for a washing machine according to the present invention for solving the above problems and a plurality of water supply valve; A plurality of connecting hoses connected to each of the water supply valves; Each of the external water inlets connected to each of the connection hoses is formed to protrude in parallel to the outside, and each of the internal water supply passages communicating with each of the external water inlets is formed to intersect with each other. Characterized in that it comprises a dispenser formed with an additional water feed passage.

Each of the internal water supply passages may be formed to be bent with each of the external water inlets.

The dispenser is characterized in that the plurality of internal water supply passages are formed to cross in a 'Ｘ' shape.

The dispenser may include a lower dispenser having each of the external water inlets, the respective internal water supply passages, and the internal additional water supply passages, and an upper dispenser covering an upper surface of the lower dispenser.

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

4 is a perspective view of the upper surface of the washing machine to which the water supply device of the washing machine according to the present invention is applied, and FIG. 5 is a plan sectional view of an embodiment of the water supply device of the washing machine according to the present invention.

The same configuration as the conventional one uses the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the water supply device of the washing machine according to the present embodiment includes a water supply valve 42 and 43, a connection hose 44 and 45, a detergent container housing 50, and a detergent container ( 54, the water supply bellows pipe 60, and the dispenser 70 are configured.

Here, the water supply device of the washing machine is supplied with a tub mixed with the water supplied in the detergent container 54 when the preliminary washing is supplied to the tub, and supplied with a tub by mixing the detergent contained in the detergent container 54 is supplied with the tub And, when rinsing, the softener contained in the detergent container 54 will be limited to supplying with the water mixed with the water supplied to the tub will be described.

The water supply valves 42 and 43 supply water to the detergent receiving part 51 of the detergent container 54 during the main washing of the washing machine, but supply water to the softener receiving part 53 of the detergent container 54 when the washing machine is rinsed. The water supply valve 42 (hereinafter referred to as the “main laundry water supply valve”) and the preliminary detergent receiving unit 52 of the detergent container 54 during the preliminary washing of the washing machine, and the detergent container 54 when the washing machine is rinsed. It consists of a water supply valve (43, hereinafter referred to as "preliminary washing water supply valve") installed to supply water to the softener receiving portion (53).

The connecting hoses 44 and 45 are connecting hoses 44 (hereinafter referred to as 'main laundry connecting hoses') for guiding water passing through the washing water supply valve 42 to the dispenser 70, and the prewashing. It consists of a connection hose 45 (hereinafter referred to as a "preliminary laundry connection hose") for guiding the water passing through the water supply valve 43 to the dispenser 70.

The detergent container housing 50 is mounted on the rear surface of the control panel 8, the front and the upper surface is open, and the water supply bellows pipe 60 is connected to one side is formed.

The detergent container 54 includes a main detergent accommodating part 51 accommodating detergent for main laundry, a preliminary detergent accommodating part 52 accommodating detergent for preliminary washing, and a softener accommodating part for accommodating a softener for rinsing. 53 is partitioned.

The detergent container 54 is divided into left and right compartments of the detergent container 51, the preliminary detergent container 52, and the softener container 53 by partition walls 55 and 56 formed between the left and right sides thereof. It is formed, but is disposed in the order of the present detergent accommodating portion 51, the softener accommodating portion 53 and the preliminary detergent accommodating portion 52.

The dispenser 70 is assembled with a fastening member such as a hook or a screw to the detergent container housing 50 so as to cover the upper surface of the detergent container housing 50.

The dispenser 70 is formed so that each of the external water inlets 71 and 72 to which each of the connecting hoses 44 and 45 are connected is projected outward in parallel.

The dispenser 70 is formed so that each of the internal water supply flow paths 73 and 74 communicating with each external water supply port 71 and 72 is formed therein, and each of the internal water supply flow paths 73 and 74 intersects with each other. Is formed to be inclined.

The dispenser 70 is separately formed with an internal additional water supply passage 75 communicating with a portion where each internal water supply passage 73, 74 intersects.

The dispenser 70 includes a lower dispenser 70A in which each external water supply port 71 and 72, each internal water supply channel 73, 74, and an internal additional water supply channel 75 are formed, and the lower dispenser. It consists of an upper dispenser 70B which covers the upper surface of the.

Hereinafter, the dispenser 70 is limited to two external water supply ports 71 and 72, two internal water supply flow paths 73 and 74, and one internal additional water supply flow path 75.

Here, each of the internal water supply flow paths 73 and 74 is formed such that the inlet sides 73a and 74a are bent with each of the external water supply ports 71 and 72 so that some of them are inclined in opposite directions to each other.

That is, the dispenser 70 is formed to cross each of the internal water supply passages 73 and 74 in a 'Ｘ' shape as a whole.

The external water inlets 71 and 72 of the dispenser 70 include the external external water inlets 71 for guiding water guided through the laundry connecting hose 44 to the inside of the dispenser 70, It consists of a pre-washing external water inlet 72 for guiding the water guided through the pre-washing connecting hose 45 to the inside of the dispenser 70.

The internal water supply passages 73 and 74 of the dispenser 70 are bent inclined at the external water inlet 71 for washing and the detergent container 51 when the detergent container 54 is inserted into the detergent container housing 50. ) The detergent water supply passage 73 located above and the external detergent inlet 72 for pre-washing are inclined in the opposite direction to the detergent water supply passage 73, and the detergent container 54 is disposed inside the detergent container housing 50. When it is inserted into the preliminary detergent receiving portion 52 is made of a preliminary detergent water supply passage 74 located above.

The additional water feed passage 75 inside the dispenser 70 is formed long in the forward direction at the intersection of the detergent feed passage 73 and the preliminary detergent feed passage 74 so that the detergent container 54 of the dispenser housing 50 It is made of a softener feed water passage 75 positioned above the softener container 53 when inserted inward.

Reference numeral 73a shown in FIG. 5 denotes the water supply for the detergent which is formed to be opened up and down in the dispenser 70 so that the water guided into the main detergent supply flow path 73 falls into the main detergent accommodating portion 51 of the detergent container 54. Hall.

Reference numeral 74a shown in FIG. 5 denotes a water supply for preliminary detergent formed so as to be opened up and down in the dispenser 70 so that the water guided into the preliminary detergent water supply passage 74 falls into the preliminary detergent receiving portion 52 of the detergent container 54. Hall.

Reference numeral 75a shown in FIG. 5 is a softener water supply hole which is formed to be opened up and down in the dispenser 70 so that the water guided into the softener water supply passage 75 falls into the softener container 53 of the detergent container 54.

Referring to the operation of the water supply device of the washing machine configured as described above are as follows.

First, the water supply device of the washing machine is the pre-washing valve 43 is turned on during pre-washing to pass the water supplied from the outside.

The water passing through the pre-wash valve 43 is moved to the pre-wash water supply port 72 of the dispenser 70 through the pre-wash connection hose 45, after which the pre-wash of the dispenser 70 The flow direction is bent at the inlet 74a of the water supply flow path 74 and is moved to the prewashing water supply flow path 74 located inside the dispenser 70.

Water is dropped into the preliminary detergent water supply hole 74a while passing through the preliminary washing water supply passage 74, and is dropped into the preliminary detergent receiving portion 52 of the detergent container 54 to be preliminarily stored in the preliminary detergent receiving portion 52. It is combined with the detergent that has been introduced, and then passes through the detergent container housing 50 and the water supply bellows pipe 60 in turn, and then supplied into the tub 10 to be used for prewashing of the fabric.

On the other hand, the water supply device of the washing machine is the main valve for washing 42 is turned on to pass the water supplied from the outside when the main washing.

The water passing through the main washing valve 42 is transferred to the main washing water supply port 71 of the dispenser 70 through the main washing connection hose 44, and then the main washing of the dispenser 70. The flow direction is bent at the inlet 73a of the water supply flow passage 35 and is moved to the main laundry water supply passage 73 located inside the dispenser 70.

The water drops to the main detergent water supply hole 73a while passing through the main washing water supply path 73, and falls into the main detergent accommodating portion 51 of the detergent container 54 to advance in the main detergent accommodating portion 51. It is combined with the detergent that has been introduced, and then passes through the detergent container housing 50 and the water supply bellows pipe 60 in turn, and is then supplied into the tub 10 to be used for main washing of the fabric.

On the other hand, the water supply device of the washing machine when the rinsing the water supply valve 42 and the pre-wash valve 43 is turned on together to pass the water supplied from the outside.

Water passing through the pre-wash valve 43 is moved to the pre-washing water supply flow path 74 located inside the dispenser 70 as in the case of pre-washing, and passes through the main wash valve 42. As in the case of the main washing, the water is moved to the main washing water supply passage 73 located inside the dispenser 70, and the water collides with the preliminary washing water supply passage 74 and the main washing water supply passage 73 to flow the water. The direction is changed to the softener feed passage 75 and moved to the softener feed passage 75.

Water is dropped into the water supply hole 75a for the softener while passing through the softener water supply passage 75, and dropped into the softener accommodating portion 53 of the detergent container 54 and combined with the softener previously introduced into the softener accommodating portion 53. After passing through the detergent container housing 50 and the water supply bellows pipe 60 in turn, and then supplied into the tub 10 is used to rinse the fabric.

On the other hand, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, it is also possible that the water supply valve and the connection hose is three or more, and the water supply port and the water supply passage may be composed of four or more, and within the technical scope to which the present invention belongs Various implementations are of course possible.

The water supply device of the washing machine of the present invention configured as described above has a plurality of internal water supply passages formed inside the dispenser, and an internal additional water supply passage communicating with a portion where each internal water supply passage intersects, thus providing a simple structure. The number of furnace water supply valves and connecting hoses can be minimized, and each water supply port communicating with each external water flow path is formed to protrude in parallel to the outside of the dispenser, so that a plurality of connection hoses are arranged between the water supply valves and the external water supply ports. As can be arranged side by side, it is easy to connect the connection hose and there is an advantage of high space utilization.

Claims (4)

A plurality of feed valves; A plurality of connecting hoses connected to each of the water supply valves; Each of the external water inlets connected to each of the connection hoses is formed to protrude in parallel to the outside, and each of the internal water supply passages communicating with each of the external water inlets is formed to intersect with each other. Water supply device for a washing machine comprising a dispenser formed with an internal additional water supply flow path. The method of claim 1, Each of the internal water supply passages are formed to be bent with each of the external water inlet. The method of claim 1, The dispenser is a water supply device of the washing machine, characterized in that each of the internal water supply passage is formed to cross the 'Ｘ' shape. The method of claim 1, wherein The dispenser A lower dispenser in which each of the external water supply ports, the internal water supply passages, and the internal additional water supply passages are formed; Water supply apparatus for a washing machine comprising an upper dispenser covering an upper surface of the lower dispenser.

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