KR20090098300A - Laundry treating apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

A laundry treating apparatus is provided to easily clean and exchanging by detachably installing a filter and to prevent the foreign material from flowing into the inside by installing the filter at a part in which the air flows through. A laundry treating apparatus comprises an outer case, a washing tub, a top lid, and an air flow assembly(100). The outer case forms the external shape. The washing tub is installed at the inner side of the outer case. The top lid is installed at the upper side of the outer case in order to be opened and closed. The air flow assembly forms a path communicating the outside and the outer case inside. A filter(132) is included in the air flow assembly. The filter is connected to and separated from the upper side of the top lid.

Description

Clothing Treatment Device {Laundry Treating Apparatus}

The present invention relates to a laundry treatment apparatus, and more particularly, to a laundry treatment apparatus capable of preventing the odor and bacteria caused by moisture by removing moisture inside the clothing treatment apparatus after the operation is finished.

The clothes treating apparatus means a device that performs processing such as washing, drying, and reproducing clothes, and mainly washing clothes for washing clothes, a drying device for drying washed clothes, and simultaneously washing and drying functions. It means having a laundry drying combined use device.

Here, the conventional washing machine is provided in the outer case 10, the storage tank 20, the inside of the storage tank 20 to accommodate the washing water is provided in the outer case 10, as shown in FIG. Washing tank 30 for washing and dewatering the laundry, a pulsator is installed in the lower portion of the washing tank 30 to rotate the water to wash the laundry, and the pulsator 35 is connected to the pulsator 35 It includes a driving device 40 for rotating.

In addition, the water supply device 50 is installed in the upper portion of the reservoir 20, the washing water supplied from the water supply device 50 is supplied to the reservoir 20, the drainage device 60 is provided in the lower portion of the reservoir 20 Installed to discharge the wash water to the outside through the drainage device (60).

The washing apparatus as described above is generally made of a top loading method for injecting laundry into the upper side of the outer case. Accordingly, laundry is opened by opening the top lid provided on the upper side of the outer case, and the operation is performed after closing the top lid. When the operation is finished, the top lid is opened to collect the laundry.

In the conventional clothes treating apparatus as described above, after the operation is completed and the laundry is collected, it is common to maintain the airtight state. Therefore, a problem occurs that the moisture is filled by the residual water remaining inside the clothes treating apparatus after the end of the operation.

In this case, the moisture often causes poor connection of the circuit board of the control panel. In addition, when left for a long time, odor occurs, hygiene problems such as mold and bacteria proliferate.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, the object of the present invention is to configure the air in the interior of the clothes handling apparatus to communicate with the outside, the moisture inside the clothes handling apparatus This is to prevent.

An object of the present invention as described above, the outer case forming the appearance; A washing tub installed inside the outer case to accommodate clothes; A top lead installed at the upper side of the outer case to be opened and closed; And an airflow assembly including a filter that forms a path that communicates with the outside and the inside of the outer case and is detachably installed in an upward direction of the top lid.

At this time, the airflow assembly is preferably formed to be biased to one side of the top lead to actively enter and exit the outside air during the rotation of the washing tank.

On the other hand, the airflow assembly is a ventilation unit which is made to go in and out of the outside air; A filter unit detachably installed at an upper side of the vent unit; And a cover part installed at an upper side of the filter part to form an appearance.

Here, the filter unit preferably comprises a filter for removing the foreign matter contained in the communicating air and a housing to which the filter is fixed.

In this case, the housing may be integrally formed by insert molding while the filter is included. In addition, the housing may be separably formed into an upper housing and a lower housing, and the filter may be sandwiched and fixed between the upper housing and the lower housing.

Here, bosses for fixing the position of the filter unit are formed on both sides of the vent, and a cap-shaped boss guide is formed on both sides of the filter unit housing so that the boss guide can be fitted above the boss.

In this case, the boss guide is preferably formed to protrude to a height corresponding to the cover portion to support a portion of the cover portion.

On the other hand, the filter unit is preferably installed so as to be seated in a state spaced apart from the vent hole to facilitate the access of air.

In this case, the filter unit may be formed to have ribs protruding downward along the edge.

In addition, a mounting rib protruding from the upper surface of the housing may be provided.

On the other hand, the cover portion may be made to include a deco portion coupled to the upper surface of the top lid and the door portion which is installed to open and close inside the deco portion to form a path through which air enters.

In this case, the door portion is preferably formed to open in the outer direction of the washing tank. And more preferably, the door portion is fixed to the front of the decor using a hinge, it may be installed to selectively adjust the inclined opening.

The clothes treating apparatus according to the present invention has an effect of preventing the inside moisture from being left for a long time even when the top lid is closed, thereby preventing breakdown, odor, and breeding of bacteria due to moisture.

In addition, by installing a filter in the air communication portion, it is possible to prevent the foreign substances from flowing in, the filter is detachably installed, there is an advantage that easy to clean and replace.

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

In the present embodiment, the present invention is applied by using a laundry machine for washing laundry contained therein. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the present invention may be applied to a laundry treatment apparatus which supplies water from the outside and processes the clothing therein.

On the other hand, the same components as in the prior art for the convenience of description and the same reference numerals are given, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the laundry treatment apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Clothing processing apparatus according to the present embodiment is installed in the outer case 10, the outer case 10 to form an appearance, the washing tank (see Fig. 1) for accommodating clothes, the upper side of the outer case 10 It includes a top lead 80 is installed to be opened and closed.

As described above, various devices are installed inside the outer case 10 to perform an operation for a laundry treatment, including the washing tank, and the outer case 10 forms an exterior while protecting the apparatus installed therein. .

In addition, a top cover 70 is installed at an upper portion of the outer case 10, and a control panel 90 and a top lid 80 for controlling a clothes treating apparatus are installed on an upper surface of the top cover 70. Can be.

The control panel 90 may be provided with a variety of operation unit 92 to control the operation of the user, it may be provided with a separate display 91 to display the operation details of the clothes processing apparatus.

Here, the top lid 80 is preferably installed to be opened and closed by a connection member such as the top cover 70 and the hinge. Therefore, the user can open or close the top lid 80, put the laundry in the washing tank, it is possible to collect the laundry in the washing tank.

As shown in FIG. 2, the top lid 80 of the present embodiment is hinged to the rear of the top cover 70 and is rotatably installed from the front to the upper side of the top cover 70 to open and close the inside of the laundry treatment apparatus. It is possible.

At this time, it is preferable that a handle 85 is formed on the front of the top lid 80 so that the user can easily open and close the top lid 80, and more preferably, Even if the top lead 80 is lifted by a small radius, the central portion of the top lead 80 may be formed to be collapsible.

On the other hand, the clothes processing apparatus preferably includes an airflow assembly 100 to form a path that communicates with the outside and the inside of the outer case 10, the airflow assembly 100 is the top lid 80 It can be installed on the upper side of the.

In general, most clothes treating apparatuses process clothes using washing water supplied from the outside. Even though the water is drained at the end of operation, a predetermined amount of water is generated on the inner wall and the drainage passage of the water tank in which the washing water is accommodated.

At this time, if the inner space of the clothes handling apparatus is formed to be blocked from the outside, the inside of the clothes handling apparatus by the remaining water to maintain a state containing very humid air. In this case, the circuit inside the control panel may exhibit poor connection due to moisture, and if left unattended for a long time, odors and bacteria such as mold may be generated, which may cause hygiene problems.

Therefore, it is preferable that the air flow assembly 100 is provided as in the present embodiment to form a path through which the air inside the clothes treating apparatus can communicate with the outside.

In this case, the clothes treatment apparatus has a path through which the outside air can enter and exit, and thus, there is an advantage in that the moisture inside is naturally escaped to the outside.

At this time, the inflow of the outside air through the airflow assembly 100 may be more active by the pressure difference that is comparable during the rotation of the washing tank.

In this case, when dehydration proceeds as the last step of the washing cycle, the outdoor air is actively introduced by the high speed rotation of the washing tank and is ejected to the outside of the washing tank. Accordingly, the outside air shakes off the wash water remaining on the inner wall of the reservoir, so that the amount of remaining water in the reservoir after the operation is significantly reduced.

In addition, if the drying operation of the clothing proceeds while the washing tank is rotated after the end of the washing in the laundry treatment apparatus, the humid air during the drying of the garment may be exchanged with the external dry air by the rotation of the washing tub to improve the drying efficiency of the garment. Can be.

At this time, the position where the airflow assembly 100 is installed on the top lid 80 is increased from the center of the washing tank increases the amount of outside air introduced during the rotation of the washing tank. Therefore, the airflow assembly is preferably formed to be biased on one side of the top lid 80.

At this time, the position where the airflow assembly 100 is installed on the top lid 80 is increased from the center of the washing tank increases the amount of outside air introduced during the rotation of the washing tank. Therefore, the airflow assembly is preferably formed to be biased on one side of the top lead (80).

3 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section of the airflow assembly 100, Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of the airflow assembly 100 separated. Hereinafter, the airflow assembly 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

As shown in FIG. 4, the airflow assembly 100 includes a ventilation unit 110 through which the outside air enters and exits, a filter unit 130 installed above the ventilation unit 110, and the filter unit 130. It is formed on the upper side of the cover) and comprises a cover portion 120 to form an appearance.

Preferably, the vent part 110 includes a plurality of vent holes 111. Therefore, the air inside and the outside of the outer case 10 may flow through the vent 110.

At this time, the vent 110 is preferably fixed to a position stepped downward from the upper surface of the top lid 80. It is not preferable that the shape of the ventilation unit 110 is exposed to the outside, and to secure a space for installing the filter unit 130.

Here, the vent 110 may be directly installed in the shape of stepped in the top rib 135. However, in the present embodiment, the air flow assembly 100 may be separately manufactured and installed on the top lid 80, so that the vent part 110 is integrally formed with the cover part 120, so that the top lid 80 is provided. It is preferable to install so as to be stepped with the upper surface.

On the other hand, the cover portion 120 is exposed to the upper surface of the top lid 80 to form an appearance and at the same time serves to protect the vent and filter unit 130.

At this time, the cover portion 120 is an opening 122 is formed inward to allow the movement of air, the outside is preferably made of a deco portion 121 is coupled to the upper surface of the top lid 80. .

In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, the top surface of the top lead 80 includes a seating portion 81 formed with a predetermined depth step along the upper edge of the vent hole 111, and the decor of the cover portion 120. It is preferable that the portion 121 is configured to be seated on the seating portion 81.

In this case, the depth of the seating portion 81 from the top surface of the top lead 80 is preferably formed to correspond to the thickness of the decor portion. In this case, the decor portion 121 is installed on the top surface of the top lid 80 while forming a side by side without protruding, there is an effect that looks aesthetically improved.

On the other hand, the opening 122 of the cover portion 120 is preferably formed in the area of the filter unit 130 or more. As described above, the filter unit 130 is detachably installed at an upper side of the vent unit 110, and is configured to be drawn out through the opening 122 when the filter unit 130 is pulled out. This is because it is preferable. However, the configuration of the filter unit 130 will be described in detail below.

In addition, the cover part 120 is preferably formed so that the inside of the opening 122 is not exposed to the outside. This is because the inner vent 110 and the filter unit 130 may not only look beautiful, but may also introduce foreign substances from the outside to hinder the flow of air.

Therefore, the cover part 120 of the present embodiment includes a member for covering the opening part 122, and more preferably, the opening part can be selectively opened and closed to draw out the filter part 130 as described above. It may be made of a door portion 123.

In this case, the door part 123 is located above the opening 122, and it is preferable that the door part 123 is hinged and fixed to the decor part 121. Therefore, the door part 123 may cover the inside of the airflow assembly 100 in the closed state, and the filter part 130 may be drawn out in the open state.

In this case, the door unit 123 may be installed to move air through the airflow assembly 100 even in a closed state. Accordingly, the door part 123 may be formed to be smaller than the area of the opening part 122, so that the door part 123 is spaced apart from the decor part 121 by a predetermined interval even in a closed state.

In addition, the door part 123 of the present exemplary embodiment includes a fastening part 124 that is bent from the bottom surface of the door part 123 and extends forward, and the fastening part 124 is lower than the decor part 121. It is preferable to be installed while hinged. In this case, the configuration of the fastening portion 124 is not exposed to the outside has an aesthetically beautiful effect. However, the fastening part 124 may be installed adjacent to the opening 122 of the lower end of the decor part so that the door part 123 can be completely opened upward.

On the other hand, the door unit 123 is more preferably installed to be able to selectively adjust the inclination to open, so that the amount of incoming air can be adjusted.

As described above, when the outside air flows due to the difference in pressure generated when the washing tub is rotated, when the opening and closing of the door unit 123 is controlled, it is possible to selectively adjust the amount of air introduced from the outside.

Therefore, the fastening part 124 is preferably installed so that it can be rotated step by step in the portion connected with the decor portion 121, it is preferable to be able to adjust the inclination angle of the door portion 123 open.

At this time, the outside air introduced by the rotation of the washing tank toward the rotation center of the washing tank. Thus, as shown in Figures 3 and 4, the door unit 123 is preferably installed to open in the outer direction of the washing tank is installed to guide the outside air introduced during opening in the direction of the rotation center of the washing tank.

On the other hand, the filter unit 130 serves to filter foreign matter contained in the air passing through the airflow assembly 100.

Therefore, the filter unit 130 of the present embodiment preferably includes a filter 132 for removing foreign matter from the air and a housing 131 to which the filter is fixed.

In addition, the housing 131 may be formed to include an open portion such that it may not limit the path of air moving through the vent hole 111 of the vent part 110. Therefore, in the present exemplary embodiment, the inner side of the housing 131 is provided to have a shape corresponding to the vent hole 111 of the vent part 110.

3 and 4, the filter unit 130 may be detachably installed in an upper direction of the top lead 80. When foreign matter is excessively filtered in the filter unit 130 due to long-term use, movement of air through the airflow assembly 100 may be restricted. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the filter unit 130 may be detachably installed, and thus the filter unit 130 may be easily cleaned and replaced.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the filter 130 is preferably coupled to the upper side of the vent 110. In particular, when the filter unit 130 is seated on the upper side of the ventilating unit 110, even when the top lid 80 is closed, the state of the filter unit 130 may be confirmed through the cover unit 120. It is possible to attach and detach easily in an upward direction. Therefore, by checking the state of the filter unit 130 from time to time, it is possible to immediately clean and replace when an abnormality occurs.

Specifically, as shown in Figure 4, the boss 112 for fixing the position of the filter unit 130 is formed on both sides of the vent 110, the cap on both sides of the housing of the filter unit 130 A boss guide 133 having a shape may be formed such that the boss guide 133 may be seated on the upper side of the boss 112.

In this case, a groove corresponding to the size of the boss 112 is provided on the lower side of the boss guide 133 so that the filter 130 is not detached from the vent 110 by opening and closing of the top lid 80. It is preferable that the boss 112 is formed to be fitted to be fixed.

The boss guide 133 may be formed to protrude to a height corresponding to the cover part 120 to support a part of the cover part 120, that is, the door part 123.

The door part 123 is hinged to the decor part 121 and is formed to be spaced apart from the lower filter part 130 by a predetermined interval. When pressed from the upper part, the part connected to the decor part 121 may be damaged. Can be. Alternatively, the door unit 123 may sag downward in a closed state unless it is supported by a portion connected to the decor unit 121, which may not be aesthetically desirable.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the boss guide 133 protrudes to a height corresponding to the cover part 120 to support the door part 123, and the door part 123 is the boss guide 133. When the door 123 is seated as described above, the top surface of the top lead 80 may be configured to have the same plane as the top surface thereof, thereby providing a sense of stability in appearance.

On the other hand, the mounting ribs 134 protruding upward may be provided on the upper surface of the housing 131. Therefore, the user can easily attach and detach the housing 131 using the mounting rib 134.

In addition, the filter unit 130 may be installed in a state spaced apart from the ventilation unit 110 to facilitate the passage of air passing through the airflow assembly 100. If the filter unit 130 is fixed in contact with the upper surface of the vent 110, the path through which air can pass may be limited.

Therefore, in this embodiment, it is preferable to have a rib 135 protruding downward along the edge of the filter unit housing 131. Therefore, even if the filter unit 130 is seated on the boss 112 and fixed, the filter unit 130 may be spaced apart from the vent unit 110 by the height of the rib 135, thereby securing a sufficient flow path. Of course, the height of the boss 112 may be higher than the depth of the lower groove of the boss guide 133 without the rib 135 to secure the flow path.

5 shows a filter part of the airflow assembly according to the present embodiment.

As described above, the filter unit 130 is provided with a filter for filtering foreign substances and a housing 131 for fixing the filter.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5A, the housing 131 and the filter 132 may be integrally formed. That is, while forming the housing 131 through the insert molding, the filter 132 may be installed inside the mold of the housing 131 to manufacture the filter 130 integrally.

However, this is only an example, and as another example, the housing 131 and the filter 132 may be installed to be separated from each other. As shown in FIG. 5B, the housing 131 may be configured to be separated into the upper housing 131 and the lower housing 131, and the filter 132 may be formed to be fixed between the upper and lower housings. Can be. In this case, there is an advantage that only the filter 132 can be replaced separately as compared to the filter unit illustrated in FIG. 5A.

As such, the filter of the present invention is not limited to the present embodiment, and the technical idea of the present invention can be implemented by using various filters other than the above-described filter.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal configuration of a conventional washing machine,

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the laundry treatment apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,

3 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section of the airflow assembly of this embodiment;

4 is an exploded perspective view of the airflow assembly,

5A and 5B are perspective views showing the configuration of the filter unit.

<Brief description of the main parts of the drawing>

10: Outcase 80: Top lead

100: airflow assembly 110: vent

120: cover portion 130: filter portion

Claims (14)

An outer case forming an appearance; A washing tub installed inside the outer case to accommodate clothes; A top lead installed at the upper side of the outer case to be opened and closed; And, And an airflow assembly including a filter that is formed to communicate with an outside of the outer case and is detachably installed in an upper direction of the top lid. The method of claim 1, The airflow assembly is a clothes processing apparatus, characterized in that formed on the one side of the top lid so that the entry and exit of the outside air during the rotation of the washing tank. The method of claim 2, The airflow assembly is a ventilation unit through which the outside air is made; A filter unit detachably installed at an upper side of the vent unit; And a cover part installed at an upper side of the filter part to form an appearance. The method of claim 3, The filter unit comprises a filter for removing the foreign matter contained in the air communicating with the clothing treatment device comprising a housing to which the filter is fixed. The method of claim 4, wherein The housing is a clothing treatment apparatus, characterized in that the insert is molded integrally with the filter included. The method of claim 4, wherein The housing is detachably formed into an upper housing and a lower housing, wherein the filter is a clothing treatment apparatus, characterized in that the fitting between the upper housing and the lower housing is fixed. The method according to claim 4 to 6, Bosses for fixing the position of the filter unit is formed on both sides of the vent portion, the boss of the cap shape is formed on both sides of the filter unit housing is characterized in that the boss guide is fitted to the upper side of the boss Processing unit. The method of claim 7, wherein The boss guide protrudes to a height corresponding to the cover part, characterized in that the clothes processing apparatus is formed to support a portion of the cover. The method of claim 7, wherein The filter unit is characterized in that the filter seated in a state spaced apart from the vent so as to facilitate the access of air. The method of claim 7, wherein The filter processing apparatus characterized in that it has a rib protruding downward along the edge. The method of claim 4, wherein Clothing processing apparatus, characterized in that the upper surface of the housing is provided with a mounting rib protruding. The method of claim 3, The cover part is a clothes processing apparatus comprising a deco part coupled to the upper surface of the top lid and a door part which is installed to be opened and closed inside the deco part to form a path through which air enters and exits. The method of claim 12, The door processing unit characterized in that the door is formed to open in the outward direction of the washing tank. The method of claim 13, The door unit is fixed to the front of the decor using a hinge, characterized in that the clothes processing apparatus is installed to be able to selectively adjust the inclined opening.

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