KR20070067977A - Washing or drying machine and washing-and-drying machine with the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A washing or drying machine and a complex washing apparatus including the same are provided to be installed without horizontal or vertical restriction of installation space by disposing a drier and a washing machine side by side or installing one of the drier and the washing machine on the other. A washing or drying machine with a double controller input section includes a body(100) and a controller. The controller includes an input section, a main control section(130), and a display section. The main control section performs judgment and control according as a signal from an input section is transmitted. The display section displays the control state according as the signal is transmitted from the main control section. The input section is installed at a central portion of the body.

Description

Machinery for washing or drying laundry and combined laundry apparatus including the same {Washing or Drying Machine and Washing-and-Drying Machine with the Same}

1 shows a conventional drum washing machine

2 shows a conventional combined washing apparatus.

Figure 3 shows a preferred embodiment of the dryer according to the present invention.

Figure 4 shows a second preferred embodiment of the dryer according to the present invention.

Figure 5 shows a third preferred embodiment of the dryer according to the present invention.

6 shows a preferred embodiment of the combined washing apparatus according to the present invention.

Description of the main parts of the drawing

100: dryer body 111: knob

112: button 113: control panel

115: input panel 116: LED

117: display panel 118: LCD

119: switch 130: main control unit

132: wires

The present invention relates to a machine for washing or drying a laundry such as a dryer or a washing machine. In particular, at least an input unit of the controller for controlling such a machine is provided at the center of the main body of the machine. A machine for drying laundry.

In general, a washing machine performs washing strokes, rinsing strokes, and dehydrating strokes by rotating a rotating tub and a pulsator through a driving force of a motor. It is a device that washes using friction of water and a rotating tub.

These washing machines are classified into pulsator type, stirring type, drum type, etc. according to the washing method.

In general, a drum washing machine is a device that allows washing to be performed by using a rotating drum and a friction force of the laundry by receiving the driving force of the driving unit while detergent, washing water, and laundry are put into the washing drum. It's not tangled, and it's designed to give you a pounding and scrubbing wash effect.

1 shows a conventional drum washing machine, and a controller 3 having a display unit for displaying a function input key for the washing control and the remaining time is provided on the front upper side of the main body.

The controller 3 is provided with a plurality of buttons 31, a display window 32, an LED window 33, and a rotary knob 50. Each button and the rotary knob 50 is an input device for operating a washing machine, and when a washing time, a washing method selection, a dehydration and a drying method are selected, the button and the rotary knob 50 input a washing course and time desired by the user.

The LED window 33 is blinking, and the display window 32 informs the user of various washing information such as washing progress state and remaining time through letters or symbols.

On the other hand, generally, the clothes dryer is a machine for automatically drying a dry object (for example, clothing) in which the washing is completed. In the conventional clothes dryer, a controller is installed in the upper part of the main body, as in the drum washing machine of FIG. .

As described above, the conventional washing machine or clothes dryer has a controller installed on the upper portion of the main body, so when the user is installed at a high place from where the user stands, the controller is not easy to access, which causes a lot of inconvenience. This inconvenience is in addition to the inconvenience caused by operating the input unit of the controller located in a high place, there is also the inconvenience to look down the display unit for displaying the state according to the input or the control of the main body of the controller.

On the other hand, the complex laundry device is a laundry device configured to form a pair of products consisting of a washing machine and a dryer, so that the wet laundry can be immediately dried using a dryer after washing is completed using the washing machine.

At this time, the washing machine is usually a drum washing machine, the drum washing machine is a household appliance of the washing method using the friction of the rotating drum and the laundry by receiving the driving force of the motor in a state in which detergent, washing water and laundry are put into the drum As a product, there is little damage to the laundry, the laundry does not get tangled with each other, and the tapping and rubbing can have a washing effect.

The dryer is configured to automatically dry the drying object by blowing the heat of the wet object to be dried into a storage space in which the drying object is accommodated.

Figure 2 shows an existing combined laundry apparatus, as shown, the dryer 200 and the washing machine 10 are disposed sideways, after the washing is completed using the washing machine 10, the wet laundry is immediately put into the dryer 200. It is easy to use because it can be dried.

By the way, such a conventional washing machine is not a problem when the dryer and the washing machine are arranged side by side and there is no horizontal limitation of the space, otherwise, that is, if there is a horizontal limitation, the washing machine and the dryer It should be spaced apart from each other, and in severe cases, it is impossible to construct a complex laundry device, and only a dryer or a washing machine can be provided.

The present invention is to solve the conventional problems as described above, it is an object of the present invention to provide a dryer or a washing machine capable of convenient operation of the controller in any case, regardless of the height of the place.

In addition, when configuring the washing machine and the dryer, the user can easily operate the controller even in the case of vertically disposing the washing machine and the dryer. Another object is to provide an unrestricted dryer or washing machine.

The present invention, the main body; A controller configured to include an input unit and a main controller for performing determination and control as the signal is transmitted from the input unit, and a display unit for displaying a control state as the signal is transmitted from the main controller; In the washing or laundry machine comprising a laundry machine, the input unit is a machine for washing or laundry drying, characterized in that installed in the central portion of the main body.

In addition to the input unit, the display unit may also be installed at the center of the dryer body. When the input unit and the display unit are installed at the center of the main body, the input unit and the display unit may be integrally formed to form an operation unit.

Here, the input unit and the display unit are integrally formed to mean that the input unit and the display unit are integrally formed, and the input unit and the display unit are not necessarily integrally formed even in a specific configuration such as a PCB substrate.

For example, the input unit and the display unit may be integrally formed with a panel, such as a housing, which serves to receive each of the detailed components, such that the input unit and the display unit may be moved integrally.

However, preferably, the input unit and the display unit are integrally formed also in the detailed components thereof. For example, each PCB substrate may be integrated and integrally formed as one.

In addition, when the input unit is a touch screen method through an LCD window, the LCD window may also be used for display. In this case, the input unit and the display unit are integrated into one.

Wherein the main control unit is to electronically control each component of the main body of the machine according to the conditions input by the user, such a main control unit may be installed separately from the input unit or the display unit, but the It may be installed at the center of the main body together with the input unit or the display unit. In addition, when the main control unit is also installed in the main body, the main control unit, the input unit, and the display unit may be integrally formed together.

Data communication between the main control unit and the input unit or the display unit may be made in a wired manner as in the related art, but when the main control unit and the input unit or the display unit are separated from each other, it is preferable to use a wireless communication method.

Such a wireless communication method not only facilitates the electrical wiring inside the main body when the main control unit is spaced apart from the input unit or the display unit, but can also be easily separated from the main control unit and the input unit and the display unit. Therefore, the controller is easy to assemble and handle.

In particular, a washing machine or a dryer is a mechanical device that inevitably handles water, and in particular, when the device is driven, the drum inside rotates at a high speed so that the electric wire is covered with the drum when it comes into contact with the drum or in a part related to the drum drive. This peeling off is likely to cause a safety accident due to a short circuit. Therefore, according to the wireless communication method as described above, it is possible to solve such a short circuit problem.

Here, the specific method of the wireless communication may be used as the conventional wireless communication method used in other electronic products. For example, wireless infrared communication (IrDA; Infrared Data Access) (IrDA), which is well known and used in the related art, may be used, or Bluetooth may be used. Bluetooth is a popular wireless data communication standard proposed for transmitting and receiving data at high speed by using radio frequency (RF) without a physical cable in various electromagnetic periods.

For example, Korean Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 10-2001-0019277 discloses a short range wireless communication method that can be applied to a wireless interface between a computer and a peripheral device using Bluetooth.

In the case of using Bluetooth, the main control unit includes a Bluetooth module as a wireless communication module, and the input unit or display unit includes a Bluetooth module as a wireless communication module, between the main control unit and the input unit or between the main control unit and the display unit. It is possible to enable data communication between the wireless.

On the other hand, the combined washing apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a washing machine having an inlet for the inflow and outflow of laundry objects on the front side, and comprising a dryer installed above or next to the washing machine, the dryer comprising: a dryer body; A controller configured to include an input unit, a main controller which performs determination and control as a signal is transmitted from the input unit, and a display unit which displays a control state as a signal is transmitted from the main controller; It is configured to include, the input unit is characterized in that installed in the central portion of the main body.

In the present invention, the main body is a relative concept with respect to the controller and refers to a part that is controlled by the controller to perform an original function of the device. For example, a washing machine main body with respect to a controller is sufficient to include the washing tank which accommodates a washing object, and the drive part which drives the washing tank so that the washing object in the washing tank may be wash | cleaned according to the instruction | indication of the controller. . As another example, the dryer body for the controller is sufficient to include a drum containing the laundry to be dried and a drive for driving the drum to dry the laundry in the drum.

Hereinafter will be described in more detail and in detail through the preferred embodiment of the present invention shown in the accompanying drawings.

First, Figures 3, 4 and 5 show preferred embodiments of the dryer according to the present invention, Figure 6 is a preferred embodiment of the combined washing apparatus according to the present invention the dryer shown in Figure 5 is installed above the washing machine The combined washing machine is shown.

As shown, the main controller 130 of the controller of the dryer is installed in the upper portion of the main body, the input unit and the display unit is installed in the center of the main body, in Figure 3 and 4 the input unit and the display unit integrally form the operation unit have.

In the present exemplary embodiment, the main controller 130 is formed on the main body separately from the input unit or the display unit. However, in another embodiment, the main controller 130 may be installed at the center part like the input unit or the display unit. Of course.

As shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, the operation unit is provided with various buttons 112, knobs 111, and the like as input means for inputting dry conditions for laundry drying, and the like. An LCD window 118 or an LED is provided as a display unit for receiving a signal from the device 130 and displaying the signal accordingly.

In the dryer shown in FIG. 5, the LCD panel receives signals from the input unit and the main control unit 130 in which various buttons 112, knobs 111, and the like are installed as input means, and displays the signals accordingly. 118 or the display unit including the LED 116 is formed separately.

3 and 4, the various buttons 112, knobs 111, LCDs 118, LEDs, and the like as described above are installed in an operation unit PCB (not shown), and the operation unit PCB is provided on an operation unit panel ( 113). In this case, the manipulation unit PCB may be configured by separately forming the input unit PCB for the input unit and the display unit PCB for the display unit only. Preferably, the input unit PCB and the display unit PCB are integrally formed as a single PCB.

In the dryer of FIG. 5, various input means such as buttons 112, knobs 111, and the like are installed in the input unit PCB and are installed in the input unit panel 115, and the LED 116, the LCD 118, and the like are displayed in the display unit. It is attached to the display part and is installed in the display part panel 117.

The main control unit 130 is connected to the drive unit for driving the drum containing the drying object, the heater and blower (blower), etc. in the main body and the wires 132 to provide a high temperature hot air into the drum Electrical control.

In addition, data communication between the main controller 130 and the operation unit and between the main controller 130 and the input unit or the display unit is based on a wireless communication method, and although not shown, a wireless communication is provided to the main controller 130 for such wireless communication. A module is provided, and the operation unit is provided with a wireless communication module, and the input unit and the display unit are also provided with a wireless communication module.

Therefore, when a user inputs a drying condition through the knob 111 or the button 112 of the manipulation unit or the input unit, the input data is transmitted to the main controller 130 through wireless communication, and the main controller 130 ) Controls various devices in the main body according to the transmitted information, and transmits the control state or input information input by the user to the operation unit or display unit, and the operation unit or display unit sends the received information to the LED 116 or It is displayed through the LCD window 118 or the like.

Such a wireless communication is based on a wireless communication method which is widely known in the art, and is well disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2001-0019277. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that between the main control unit 130 and the operation unit; Detailed description of the main controller 130 and the input unit or the display unit will be omitted since it can be understood how to implement the wireless communication in detail.

On the other hand, the combined washing apparatus shown in FIG. 6 is configured by installing a dryer 150 as shown in FIG. 5 on the conventional washing machine 160, the washing machine 160 is not different from the conventional washing machine, the dryer 150 is from above Since it has been described above, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

6 shows that the dryer 150 is disposed above the washing machine 160, but the dryer 150 may be arranged next to the washing machine 160 for the convenience of the user.

In such a combined washing apparatus, the dryer is provided at least in the center of the main body of the controller, so that the operation is possible without any inconvenience even when the dryer is disposed beside the washing machine.

According to the present invention, the machine for washing or drying the laundry is not inconvenience when used as well as when installed in a high place, as well as in a low place, and will not be limited to the installation place unlike the prior art.

In particular, in the combined washing device consisting of a dryer and a washing machine, the user may arrange the dryer and the washing machine sideways for convenience, or may install and use the other one on either side. Such a variety of arrangements will have many good effects, in particular allowing the user to be less constrained by the installation site and space.

In addition, unlike the conventional composite laundry apparatus according to the present invention is less restricted in the horizontal space, it is possible to install the complex laundry apparatus in a narrow space, even if there is no horizontal space constraint more efficient horizontal space It can be used as. In addition, in operating the laundry machine according to the present invention, even a user with a short key can be operated without inconvenience.

In particular, in a self-service launderette having a large amount of dryers or washing machines and using them commercially, more complex washing apparatuses can be installed in a limited space when the combined washing apparatus according to the present invention is used.

Claims (6)

A main body; A controller configured to include an input unit and a main controller for performing determination and control as the signal is transmitted from the input unit, and a display unit for displaying a control state as the signal is transmitted from the main controller; In a laundry or laundry drying machine comprising: The input unit is a machine for washing or laundry drying, characterized in that installed in the central portion of the main body. The method of claim 1, The display unit is a machine for washing or laundry drying, characterized in that installed in the central portion of the main body. The method of claim 2, And the input unit and the display unit are integrally formed to form an operation unit. The method of claim 2, The main control unit for washing or drying the laundry machine, characterized in that installed in the central portion of the main body. The method of claim 4, wherein And the input unit, the display unit and the main control unit are integrally formed. In the combined washing apparatus comprising a washing machine having an inlet for the inflow and outflow of the laundry object on the front and a dryer installed above or next to the washing machine, the dryer comprises: A dryer body; A controller configured to include an input unit and a main controller for performing determination and control as the signal is transmitted from the input unit, and a display unit for displaying a control state as the signal is transmitted from the main controller; Including but not limited to The input unit is a combined washing apparatus, characterized in that installed in the center of the main body.

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