KR20130079924A - Apparatus for treating laundry - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: Apparatus for treating laundry is provided use a cleaner which moves between creases of a gasket, thereby conveniently cleaning contaminant which is put between creases. CONSTITUTION: A cabinet forms an outer tube. A tub is arranged inside the cabinet and is filled with washing water. A gasket seals a part between the cabinet and drum. Creases are formed in the gasket. A cleaner (190) is inserted between the creases of the gasket and moves according to the gasket. A washing bag (199) is attached and detached about the cleaner.

Description

Apparatus for treating laundry [0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a laundry processing apparatus, and more particularly, to a laundry processing apparatus capable of easily cleaning contaminants sandwiched between wrinkles of a gasket.

The laundry treatment apparatus refers to all apparatuses for managing or treating clothes, bedding, etc. (hereinafter, referred to as 'laundry') such as washing, drying and wrinkle removal of laundry in the home or in a laundry. The laundry treatment apparatus includes a washing machine for separating contaminants from the laundry by using physical action such as chemical decomposition of water and detergent and friction between water and laundry, a dryer for dehydrating and drying the wet laundry, There is a refresher for spraying steam to prevent allergy caused by laundry, and for washing laundry easily.

Meanwhile, a washing machine, which is a type of laundry processing apparatus, is divided into an agitator type, a drum type, and a pulsator type according to its structure and washing method. Such a washing machine generally performs a washing process while sequentially performing a washing process, a rinsing process, and a dewatering process, and it is possible to perform only a predetermined process in the above-described process according to the user's selection, The washing is performed.

In the washing machine, a drum type washing machine is provided with a gasket for sealing between the cabinet and the tub, and fungi are generated due to contaminants such as water and foreign substances trapped between the corrugations of the gasket.

A problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a laundry processing apparatus capable of easily cleaning contaminants sandwiched between wrinkles of a gasket.

The problems of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and other problems not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a laundry processing apparatus comprising: a cabinet forming an outer appearance; A tub disposed inside the cabinet and receiving wash water; A gasket sealing a gap between the cabinet and the drum; And a cleaner inserted between the corrugations of the gasket and movable along the gasket.

The details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and drawings.

According to the laundry processing apparatus of the present invention, one or more of the following effects can be obtained.

First, there is an advantage that a user can easily clean contaminants sandwiched between wrinkles by using a cleaner that can move between the wrinkles of the gasket.

Second, there is also an advantage of being able to attach and detach the laundry net to the cleaner.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a laundry processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a cross-sectional view of the laundry processing apparatus of FIG.
3 is a cross-sectional view of the gasket of the laundry treatment apparatus of FIG.
4 is a perspective view of the cleaner of the laundry processing apparatus of FIG.
5 is a cross-sectional view of the cleaner of the laundry treatment apparatus of FIG.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention, and the manner of achieving them, will be apparent from and elucidated with reference to the embodiments described hereinafter in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. To fully disclose the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings for explaining a laundry processing apparatus according to embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a laundry processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the laundry processing apparatus of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a gasket of the laundry processing apparatus of FIG.

The laundry processing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a cabinet 111 for forming an outer appearance, a door 112 for opening and closing one side of the cabinet so as to allow the cloth to enter into the cabinet, A gasket 128 which seals between the cabinet 111 and the tub 122 and has corrugations 128a, 128b and 128c formed therebetween and a corrugation 128 between the corrugations 128a, 128b and 128c of the gasket 128, And a cleaner 190 inserted into the gasket 128 and movable along the gasket 128.

The cabinet 111 is formed with a circular fill-in / out hole 120 so that the cloth can be put into and taken out of the drum 124. A door 112 is rotatably coupled to the cabinet 111 so as to open and close the catch-and-insert hole 120. The cabinet 111 is provided with a control panel 114. A detergent box 133 is detachably installed in the cabinet 111.

The tub 122 is disposed in the cabinet 111 so as to be able to be buffered by a spring 115 and a damper 117. The tub 122 is formed in a cylindrical shape to receive wash water. The tub 122 is formed with a circular opening corresponding to the entry / exit hole 120 of the cabinet 111 so as to enable the entry / exit of the laundry into / from the drum 124. A drum 124 is disposed inside the tub 122.

The drum 124 receives the pod and rotates. The drum 124 is formed with a plurality of through holes to allow wash water to pass therethrough. On the inner wall of the drum 124, a lifter (not shown) lifting the drum at a predetermined height may be disposed. The drum 113 receives the rotational force by the motor 113 and rotates.

The gasket 128 seals between the tub 122 and the cabinet 111. The gasket 128 is joined to the periphery of the inlet of the tub 122 and the vicinity of the inlet and outlet holes 120 of the cabinet 111. The gasket 128 is formed in a ring shape corresponding to the inlet of the circular tub 122 and the inlet and outlet holes 120 of the cabinet 111. [ The gasket 128 is preferably made of a flexible material such as synthetic rubber.

The gasket 128 alleviates an impact transmitted to the door 112 when the drum 124 rotates and prevents the wash water in the tub 122 from leaking to the outside. The gasket 128 may be provided with a circulation nozzle 127 through which the washing water flows into the drum 124.

It is preferable that the gaskets 128 are formed with corrugations 128a, 128b, and 128c to correspond to the vibration of the tub 122. Between the corrugations 128a, 128b, 128c of the gasket 128, a cleaner 190 is provided.

3, the corrugations 128a, 128b and 128c of the gasket 128 include a first bent portion 128a bent in the horizontal direction, a second bent portion 128c bent in the horizontal direction again, And includes a protruding vertical portion 128b. A creviced space 128d is formed between the first bent portion 128a, the second bent portion 128c, and the vertical portion 128b. The cleaner 190 is disposed in the wrinkled space 128d.

The cleaner 190 is interposed between the corrugations 128a, 128b and 128c of the gasket 128 and is arranged to move along the gasket 128. The cleaner 190 is provided in the space 128d of the crease 128 of the gasket 128. A detailed description of the cleaner 190 will be given later with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG.

The motor 113 rotates the drum 124. The motor 113 may rotate the drum 124 at various speeds or directions. The motor 113 includes a stator (not shown) having a coil wound thereon and a rotor (not shown) rotating to generate an electromagnetic interaction with the coil.

The detergent box 133 receives a detergent such as laundry detergent, fabric softener or bleach. The detergent box 133 is preferably detachably provided on the front surface of the cabinet 111. The detergent in the detergent box 133 is mixed with the washing water when the washing water is supplied and flows into the tub 122.

A water supply valve 131 for controlling the inflow of the washing water from the external water source in the cabinet 111, a water supply flow path 132 for flowing the washing water introduced into the water supply valve to the detergent box 133, And a water supply pipe 134 through which the washing water mixed with the detergent flows into the tub 122 is preferably provided.

In the cabinet 111, a drain pipe 135 through which the washing water in the tub 122 flows out, a pump 136 through which the washing water in the tub is discharged, a circulation channel 137 circulating the washing water, 124, and a drain passage 138 through which wash water is drained to the outside. According to the embodiment, the pump 136 may be a circulation pump and a drain pump, and may be connected to the circulation channel 137 and the drainage channel 138, respectively.

The control panel 114 receives various operation commands such as selection of a washing course, operation time and reservation for each stroke, and displays an operation state of the laundry processing apparatus 100 through the user.

The laundry course includes lingerie / wool course, boil-off course, speed wash course, functional apparel course, and quiet-style course, depending on the type and function of the poodle. The operation of the laundry processing apparatus is largely divided into a washing cycle, a rinsing cycle, and a dewatering cycle, and watering, washing, rinsing, draining, dewatering or drying is performed in each of the processes.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a cleaner of the laundry treatment apparatus of FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a cleaner of the laundry treatment apparatus of FIG.

The cleaner 190 is formed in an arc shape so as to be movable along the circumferential direction of the gasket 128. Both ends of the arc shape cleaner 190 are preferably equal to or lower than the height of the full water level of the washing water accommodated in the tub 122 on the basis of the center of the cleaner 190 positioned at the lower center of the gasket 128 . The height of the cleaner 190 is preferably the same as the top of the gasket 128 when the cleaner 190 is fully inserted between the corrugations of the gasket 128,

The cleaner 190 includes a cleaning part 194 formed as a nonwoven fabric forming an outer circumferential surface, an inner circumferential surface deflecting part 193 formed as a mesh forming an inner circumferential surface, a handle 192 provided so as to be protruded from the inner circumferential surface, A side squeezing portion 191 formed by a net and a both end squeezing portion 195 formed at both ends to form both sides.

When the user moves the handle 192 along the circumferential direction of the gasket 128 while the cleaner 190 is inserted between the corrugations 128a, 128b and 128c of the gasket 128, (128a, 128b, 128c). The removed contaminant flows into the hollow cleaner 190 through the inner surface trimming portion 193, the side trimming portion 191, or the both end trimming portion 195 formed of a net.

The cleaner 190 may be detachably attached to the laundry net 199 to which laundry is input. The laundry net 199 is loaded into the drum 124 with laundry sensitive to cloth damage. The laundry net 199 may be stored inside the hollow cleaner 190.

The washing net 199 and the cleaner 190 may be coupled to each other by a washing net 198 provided in the washing net 199 and a cleaner hook 197 provided in the cleaner 190. According to the embodiment, the washing net 199 and the cleaner 190 may be detachably connected to each other by squeaky or concave-convex connection.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, It should be understood that various modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

111: Cabinet
122:
128: Gasket
190: Cleaner
199: Laundry net

Claims (5)

A cabinet forming an appearance;
A tub disposed inside the cabinet and receiving wash water;
A gasket sealing a gap between the cabinet and the drum; And
And a cleaner inserted between the corrugations of the gasket and movable along the gasket. The method according to claim 1,
The gasket is formed in a ring shape,
Wherein the cleaner is formed in an arc shape so as to be movable along the circumferential direction of the gasket. 3. The method of claim 2,
The cleaner includes:
A cleaning unit forming an outer circumferential surface and formed of a nonwoven fabric; And
And an inner circumferential surface portion formed by a mesh to form an inner circumferential surface. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the cleaner includes a handle that is protruded from an inner circumferential surface. The method according to claim 1,
And a laundry net detachably attached to the cleaner and into which laundry is input.

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