KR20100068880A - Washing machine having air generation apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A washing machine with an air generator is provided to make the solubility of detergent uniform by preventing water from being intensively sprayed to one point by forming a plurality of spray nozzles at a dispenser. CONSTITUTION: A washing machine is composed of a detergent case(30), a detergent case housing(22), a dispenser(21), a water supply bellows pipe(23), and an air generator(31). The detergent case is detachably installed in the detergent case housing. The dispenser sprays water to the detergent case housing. The water supply bellows pipe is communicated with the detergent case housing. The water supply bellows pipe supplies water to the tub. The air generator is installed in the detergent case. The air generator includes an air pump(36), an air stone(37), and an air hose(38). The air stone divides air to small particle.

Description

Washing machine with air generating device {WASHING MACHINE HAVING AIR GENERATION APPARATUS}

The present invention relates to a washing machine, and more particularly, to a washing machine having an air generator that can improve the dissolution rate of the detergent.

The washing machine is mainly driven by the electric motor, and the washing, rinsing, and dehydration processes are carried out to remove the dirt on the clothes by using the action of detergent and water. Its components consist of a motor, a power unit, a mechanical unit that delivers energy to the laundry, a control unit that regulates the washing process, and a water supply and drainage system that puts water in and out.

According to the washing method, the washing machine is classified into an agitator type, a pulsator type, and a drum type.

Stirring type is a method of washing by rotating the wing-shaped stirrer to the left and right in the center of the washing tank, Wakwon type is a method of washing with water generated by rotating the disk-shaped pulsator, drum type is formed with several protrusions Put the laundry, water and detergent inside the drum, and rotate it at low speed on the horizontal axis to wash the laundry by the impact of falling and falling.

Drum type has little advantage of laundry damage and has the advantage of using less water, and in recent years, its use is increasing.

In the case of a conventional washing machine, the detergent enters the tub together with the water supplied at the same time as the detergent is introduced into the tub, so that it is not sufficiently dissolved, and thus the washing performance is lower than expected. There is a problem that frequent consumer dissatisfaction occurs.

Therefore, there is a need for improvement.

The present invention has been made to improve the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a washing machine having an air generating device that can improve the dissolution rate of the detergent.

In order to achieve the above object, a washing machine having an air generating device according to the present invention includes: a detergent case into which detergent is added; A detergent case housing through which the detergent case comes in and out; A dispenser for spraying washing water into the detergent case housing; And a water supply bellows tube communicating with the detergent case housing and supplying the wash water to the tub, wherein the detergent case is provided with an air generator.

Preferably, the air generating device comprises an air pump for generating air; Airstone to subdivide the air into small particles; And an air hose on one side of which communicates with the air pump and the other side of which communicates with the air stone to supply air generated by the air pump to the air stone.

Preferably, the detergent case is further provided with a mesh-type detergent network so that the detergent mass is not introduced into the water supply bellows pipe.

More preferably, the detergent network comprises stainless steel.

Preferably, the dispenser comprises a plurality of injection nozzles.

As described above, the washing machine having the air generating device according to the present invention can improve the dissolution rate of the detergent, thereby increasing the washing power, and can prevent the detergent residues from washing the laundry after washing.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described an embodiment of a washing machine having an air generating apparatus according to the present invention.

In this process, the thickness of the lines or the size of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of description. In addition, terms to be described later are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, which may vary according to a user's or operator's intention or custom.

Therefore, definitions of these terms should be made based on the contents throughout this specification.

1 is an internal configuration diagram of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, the drum washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed so as to be located between the cabinet forming the outer shape, the left and right side portions of the cabinet, the tub 10 containing the wash water, and the tub ( 10) absorbs vibrations of the drum 14, which is rotatably positioned inside, to accommodate the laundry, the motor 18 installed in the rear wall of the tub 10 to rotate the drum 14, and the tub 10; It comprises a spring 19, and a damper 20 for damping the vibration of the tub (10).

The cabinet consists of a top plate (8) and a bottom plate (2) forming a top and bottom, a front plate (7) and a back plate (9) forming a front and a rear, and a side plate (4) forming a side drum. The appearance of the washing machine.

The front plate 7 of the cabinet is provided with a laundry access hole 5 through which laundry is entered. A door 6 for selectively opening and closing the laundry access hole 5 is provided.

Tub 10 is made of a hollow cylindrical shape lying sideways, the opening hole (not shown) is formed behind the laundry access hole (5).

The upper portion of the tub 10 is connected to the water supply device 11 for supplying the wash water into the tub (10). The water supply device 11 is connected to each of the plurality of water supply valves 11b connected to the external hose 11a to regulate the water supplied through the external hose 11a, and each of the water supply valves 11b is connected to the water supply valve 11b. It comprises a plurality of connecting hoses (11c) for guiding the water passing through).

In addition, the water supply device 11 is made of the dispenser 21 and the detergent case 30 is provided with a plurality of water supply nozzle so that the water guided through the connection hose (11c) is supplied to the detergent case housing (22). And a water supply bellows pipe 23 having one end of the detergent case housing 22 having a drain opening 22a and one end communicating with the drain opening 22a and the other end connected to the tub 10.

The lower portion of the tub 10 is provided with a drainage device 12 for draining the wash water in the tub 10 to the outside, the drum 14 is disposed inside the rotatably.

Like the tub 10, the drum 14 has a hollow cylindrical shape lying on its side, and an opening hole (not shown) is formed at the rear of the laundry access hole 5. In addition, the drum 14 is formed with a through hole 15 to allow the wash water to enter and exit, and a lifter 16 for flowing the laundry on the inner circumferential surface is mounted.

The motor 18 is a device for generating a driving force, and transmits the driving force generated by the shaft 18a connected to the rear side of the drum 14 through the tub 10 to the drum 14.

The spring 19 is configured to absorb the vibration of the tub 10 generated during the washing stroke. One side of the spring 19 is coupled to the upper portion of the tub 10, the other side is coupled to the inner surface of the upper surface plate 8, one on each of the left and right sides of the tub 10 is provided to the left and right of the tub 10 Absorb vibration generated by up and down flow.

Damper 20 is configured to reduce the vibration of the tub 10 generated during the washing stroke with the spring 19, one side of the damper 20 is coupled to the lower portion of the tub 10, the other side of the lower plate ( Combined with 2).

3 is a cross-sectional view of a detergent case according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is a perspective perspective view of an air stone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 and 4, the detergent case 30 is a place where the detergent is injected, the air generator 31 is provided at the bottom.

The air generating device 31 has an air pump 36 that generates air, and one side communicates with the air pump 36 and the other side communicates with the air stone 37 to generate air generated by the air pump 36. And an air hose 38 for supplying the stone 37, and an air stone 37 for subdividing the supplied air into smaller particles. Since the configuration of the air pump 36 and the air hose 38 is generally well known, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Since the air stone 37 according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided to increase the dissolution rate of the detergent injected into the detergent case 30, the air stone 37 is preferably formed to correspond to the shape of the detergent case 30.

The air stone 37 has an air inlet (not shown) connected to the air hose 38 on the lower side. The air inlet is branched into a plurality of air passages (not shown) in the interior of the air stone 37, and the air passage is configured to communicate with the air outlet 37a formed on the upper and side surfaces, the air stone 37 is air The air supplied through the hose 38 is subdivided into small particles so that the air can be sprayed toward the detergent through the air discharge port 37a.

In order to increase the dissolution rate of the detergent in the configuration of the air generating device 31, it is preferable that the air stone 37 is disposed at the uppermost side, but is not necessarily limited thereto.

Detergent case 30 is provided with a net detergent net (32). The detergent net 32 prevents the detergent mass from being fed into the water supply bellows pipe 23 from passing through the detergent net 32 in a predetermined size or more, thereby preventing the detergent mass from being supplied to the tub 10.

Detergent net 32 is preferably made of stainless steel so as not to be corroded by the continuous supply of wash water, and if the effect can be obtained, the material does not need to be limited to the above-described stainless steel, of course. .

The dispenser 21 includes a plurality of spray nozzles 21a to branch and spray the wash water supplied from the outside to the detergent case housing 22. As a result, washing water is intensively sprayed in one place, so that only a specific portion of the detergent has a high dissolution rate, and the other portion can prevent the detergent from having a low dissolution rate.

Hereinafter, the operating principle of a washing machine having an air generating device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

When the user starts the washing stroke after the detergent is put into the detergent case 30, the washing water is supplied into the detergent case housing 22 through the dispenser 21, and the air generator installed at the bottom of the detergent case 30 ( 31) is activated.

Since the dispenser 21 is provided with a plurality of injection nozzles 21a, not only the washing water is uniformly supplied to all parts of the detergent case 30 embedded in the detergent case housing 30, but also the air stone 37 Since a plurality of air discharge holes (37a) is provided on the top and side of the washing water is sprayed evenly small bubbles to the detergent injected into the detergent case 30 as the washing water rises. At this time, since the detergent remains in the detergent case 30 by the detergent net 32, the detergent is sufficiently dissolved by the washing water spray of the dispenser 21 and the air bubble spray of the air stone 37, and then the water supply bellows pipe The tub 10 is supplied to the tub 10 through 23.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and those skilled in the art to which the art belongs can make various modifications and other equivalent embodiments therefrom. I will understand.

In addition, the drum washing machine has been described as an example, but this is merely exemplary and the configuration of the air generator of the present invention may be applied to other products other than the drum washing machine.

Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the claims below.

1 is an internal configuration of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a cross-sectional view of a detergent case according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a perspective perspective view of an air stone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

21: dispenser 22: detergent case housing

23: water supply bellows pipe 30: detergent case

31: air generating device 32: detergent network

36: air pump 37: air stone

38: air hose

Claims (5)

A detergent case into which detergent is introduced; A detergent case housing through which the detergent case comes in and out; A dispenser for spraying washing water into the detergent case housing; And A water supply bellows pipe communicating with the detergent case housing and supplying washing water to the tub; Washing machine having an air generating device, characterized in that the detergent case is provided with an air generating device. The method of claim 1, The air generating device comprises an air pump for generating air; Airstone to subdivide the air into small particles; And Washing machine having an air generating device, characterized in that one side is in communication with the air pump and the other side is in communication with the air stone to supply the air generated by the air pump to the air stone. The method of claim 1, The washing machine having an air generating device, characterized in that the detergent case is further provided with a mesh-type detergent net so that the detergent mass is not introduced into the water supply bellows pipe. The method of claim 3, Washing machine having an air generator, characterized in that the detergent network comprises a stainless steel. The method of claim 1, The dispenser is a washing machine having an air generating device, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of injection nozzles.

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