KR20180101101A - Laundry Treating Apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a laundry treating apparatus with a detergent feeding unit. According to the present invention, the laundry treating apparatus comprises: a cabinet having a door; a drawer body to be drawn out from the cabinet through the door; a drawer panel fixed to the drawer body and closing the door; a tub disposed in the drawer body to provide a space for storing water; a drum disposed inside the tub to be able to rotate and providing a space of storing laundry; a storage unit disposed in the drawer body or panel, and providing a space for storing detergent; a first water supply passage to supply the water to the tub; a second water supply passage to supply the water to the storage unit; a siphon forming unit using a siphon effect to discharge the water and the detergent inside the storage unit to the outside thereof; and a tub connection pipe to guide the water and the detergent discharged from the siphon forming unit to the tub.

Description

{Laundry Treating Apparatus}

The present invention relates to a clothes processing apparatus.

Generally, a clothes processing apparatus is a concept including a device for washing clothes (laundry object, dry object), a device for drying clothes, and a device capable of performing both washing and drying of clothes.

BACKGROUND ART [0002] A conventional garment processing apparatus includes a front loading system for inputting clothes into an apparatus through an input port provided on a front surface of the apparatus, a top loading system for inputting clothes into the apparatus through an input port provided on the upper surface of the apparatus loading method.

Among the top loading type clothes processing apparatuses, a space in which clothes are stored can be drawn out from the cabinet. That is, the conventional clothes processing apparatus includes a cabinet, a drawer drawable from the cabinet, a tub provided in the drawer to store water, and a drum rotatably installed in the tub to store clothes.

The garment disposal apparatus having the tub and the drum inside the drawer drawable from the cabinet does not have a detergent supply unit for supplying the detergent with a narrow space between the drawer and the tub, The user must supply the detergent directly to the tub or the drum.

Disclosure of the Invention The present invention provides a clothes processing apparatus provided with a detergent supply unit for supplying a detergent provided in a drawer.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a clothes processing apparatus capable of preventing the water in the tub from moving to the detergent supply unit when the drum is rotated inside the tub.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a cabinet comprising: a cabinet having an entrance; A drawer body capable of being drawn out from the cabinet through the doorway; A drawer panel fixed to the drawer body and capable of closing the doorway; A tub provided in the drawer body to provide a space for storing water; A drum rotatably provided in the tub and providing a space for storing clothes; A storage unit provided in the drawer body or the drawer panel for providing a space in which the detergent is stored; A first water supply passage for supplying water to the tub; A second water supply passage for supplying water to the storage portion; A siphon forming unit for discharging water and detergent inside the storage unit to the outside of the storage unit using a siphon phenomenon; And a tub connection pipe for guiding water and detergent discharged from the siphon forming part to the tub.

The second water supply passage may be branched from the first water supply passage.

The present invention may further include a valve provided to open or close the second water supply passage according to a control signal.

Wherein the storage unit comprises: a first body provided on the draw body or the draw panel; A supply port connected to the second water supply channel and supplying water to the first body; A discharge port provided on the first body and connected to the tub connection pipe; And a second body provided in the first body to provide a space for storing the detergent and to discharge the water flowing into the first body through the syringe to the outlet through the siphon forming part.

The siphon forming portion includes a through hole provided to penetrate the bottom surface of the second body; A discharge pipe provided on a bottom surface of the second body and protruding toward a direction away from the through hole; And a receiving pipe provided to surround the discharge pipe to form a flow path for guiding the water inside the second body to the discharge pipe.

Wherein the first water supply channel includes a first water supply pipe connected to a water supply source; A second water pipe passing through the upper surface of the drawer body and connected to the tub; And a fixing unit fixed to the drawer body and having a connection channel connecting the first water pipe and the second water pipe.

Wherein the fixing portion includes a fixed body having the connection passage and fixed to an upper surface of the draw body; A connection body provided on the fixed body and connecting the connection channel to the second water supply channel; And a guider for guiding part of the water introduced into the connection passage to the connection body.

The present invention may further include a check valve provided at one of the discharge port and the tub connection pipe to prevent water stored in the tub from flowing into the first body.

The present invention relates to a fixing pipe provided in the tub and to which the tub connection pipe is fixed. And a check valve provided on the fixing pipe to prevent water stored in the tub from flowing into the first body.

According to the present invention, the first through hole is formed to penetrate the upper surface of the drawer body and exposed to the outside of the cabinet when the drawer body is drawn out from the cabinet. And a tub insertion port provided so as to penetrate the upper surface of the tub and to communicate the drum inside with the first through hole, And a space formed between the hole and the drawer panel.

The present invention provides a drawer body or a drawer panel, comprising: a first body provided in the drawer body or the drawer panel and having a receiving space therein; A second body provided in the receiving space to provide a space for storing detergent, and having the siphon forming unit; A chamber for providing a space separated from the accommodation space; A communication hole connecting the accommodation space and the chamber; A discharge port connecting the chamber and the tub connection pipe; A first body supply port provided to pass through the first body and disposed at a higher position than the chamber; A chamber supply port provided to penetrate the chamber; A first flow path connecting the second water supply passage and the chamber supply port; A second flow path connecting the first flow path and the first body supply port; Further comprising: a valve having a piston reciprocating between a first point and a second point located within the chamber in accordance with a control signal, wherein at the first point, the piston communicates with both the communication hole and the chamber inlet And the piston at the second point may be provided to open both the communication hole and the chamber supply port.

The present invention may further include a second body supply port communicating with the first body supply port and provided at a higher position than the siphon forming unit, through the second body.

The present invention provides a fluid machine comprising: a flow body fixed to the first body and providing a space for accommodating the first body supply port and the chamber supply port; A partition wall disposed in the flow path body and located between the first body supply port and the chamber supply port, the partition wall separating the first flow path and the second flow path; And a flow-through body hole penetrating the flow body to connect the first flow path and the second water supply flow path.

The present invention has the effect of providing a clothes processing apparatus provided with a detergent supply unit for supplying a detergent provided in a drawer.

The present invention also provides a clothes processing apparatus capable of preventing the water in the tub from moving to the detergent supply unit when the drum is rotated inside the tub.

Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 show an example of the clothes processing apparatus of the present invention.
3 shows an example of a detergent supply unit.
4 shows an example of the first water supply passage, the second water supply passage and the fixing portion.
5, 6, and 7 show another embodiment of the detergent supply unit.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the details of the embodiments described below, .

1 and 2, the clothes processing apparatus 100 according to the present invention includes a cabinet 1, a drawer 2 that can be drawn out from the cabinet, A tub 3, and a drum 4 rotatably installed in the tub to store clothes.

The cabinet 1 may be provided as a means for forming an outer appearance of the clothes processing apparatus or may be provided simply as a space for accommodating the drawer 2. In any case, it is preferable that an entrance (11) for inserting the drawer (2) is provided on the front face of the cabinet (1).

The cabinet 1 may have a length in the width direction (Y-axis direction) longer than a length in the height direction (Z-axis direction) (the width direction of the drawer may be longer than the height direction length).

The drawer 2 has a draw body 21 inserted into the cabinet 1 through the door 11 and a door 21 fixed to the front face of the draw body 21 to open the door 11 And a drawer cover (25) forming an upper surface of the drawer body (21).

When the drawer body 21 is inserted into the cabinet 1, the drawer panel 23 closes the entrance 11, and when the drawer body 21 is drawn out from the cabinet 1, The drawer panel 23 will open the entrance 11.

The drawer panel 23 may be provided with a control panel 231 for inputting a control command related to the operation of the clothes processing apparatus 100 and displaying a message related to the operation of the clothes processing apparatus to the user.

The drawer body 21 can be inserted into the cabinet 1 through the entrance 11 and can be provided in any shape as long as it can provide a space for accommodating the tub 3, 1 shows a drawer body 21 having a hexahedron shape in which an inner space is empty.

The drawer cover 25 is provided with a first through hole 251 and a second through hole 253 for communicating the inside of the drawer body 21 with the outside. The first through-hole 251 is provided for entering and exiting clothes, and the second through-hole 253 is provided for supplying water required for washing clothes, which will be described in detail later.

2, the tub 3 includes a tub body 31 disposed in the drawer body 21 and storing water therein, a tub cover 31 forming an upper surface of the tub body 31, 33).

The tub cover 33 is provided with a tub inlet 331 for communicating the inside of the tub body 31 with the outside of the tub body and a tub through hole 333 for introducing water into the tub body 31 .

The tub inlet 331 is provided below the first through hole 251 provided in the draw cover and the tub through hole 333 is provided below the second through hole 253 of the draw cover .

The tub inlet 331 is a means for supplying clothes into the tub body 31 or for pulling clothes inside the tub body 31 to the outside of the tub body. (Not shown).

The tub 3 having the above-described structure can be fixed to the draw body 21 via the tub supporting portion 37. The draw body 21 is provided with a draw bracket, and the tub body 31 may be provided with a tub bracket, one end of which is seated on the draw bracket, and the other end of the tub support, And may be provided to support the tub bracket. The tub support portion 37 may be provided to minimize vibration transmitted to the draw body 21 from the vibration generated in the tub body 31. That is, the tub supporting portion may be provided to attenuate vibration generated in the tub body.

The drum 4 provided in the tub 3 may be provided with a cylindrical drum body 41 having an inlet 43 on the upper surface thereof. Since the inlet 43 is located below the tub inlet 331, the clothes supplied through the tub inlet 331 will be supplied to the drum body 41 through the inlet 43.

A plurality of drum through holes 45 may be formed in the bottom surface and the circumferential surface of the drum body 41 so as to communicate the inside of the drum body 41 with the tub body 31.

The drum body 41 rotates within the tub body 31 by a driving unit. The driving unit includes a stator 51 fixed to the bottom surface of the tub body and positioned outside the tub body 31, And a rotating shaft 55 penetrating the bottom surface of the tub body 31 and connecting the bottom surface of the drum and the rotor. In this case, the rotary shaft 55 forms a right angle with respect to the bottom surface of the tub body 31, and the inlet port 43 is arranged to be parallel to the ground surface.

The fact that the rotation axis 55 forms a right angle to the bottom surface of the tub body 31 means that the angle between the rotation axis and the bottom surface of the tub body forms an angle of 90 degrees with tolerances required for design or assembly .

The garment treating apparatus 100 having the above structure supplies water to the tub 3 through the first water supply channel 6 and discharges the water stored in the tub 3 to the outside of the cabinet 1 through the drainage section do.

The first water supply passage 6 includes a first water supply pipe 61 connected to a water supply source located outside the cabinet, a second water supply pipe 65 connected to a tub through hole 333 provided in the tub cover, And a fixing part 69 fixed to the first water pipe 25 and the second water pipe to connect the first water pipe and the second water pipe.

In order to prevent the first water pipe 61 from being separated from the fixing part 69 when the drawer 2 is drawn out from the cabinet 1, the first water pipe 61 is made of a corrugated pipe Or a tube having a structure capable of extending and contracting in the longitudinal direction). The first water supply pipe (61) is opened or closed by a water supply valve (63). That is, the water supply valve 63 opens or closes the first water supply pipe in accordance with a control signal of a control unit (not shown).

The second water supply pipe 65 connects the tub penetration hole 333 with the fixing portion 69 through the second through hole 253 provided in the draw cover 25 and the vibration of the tub 3 The second water supply pipe 65 may be provided as a corrugated pipe to prevent the second water supply pipe 65 from being separated from the fixing portion 69.

2, the first water supply passage 6 is a single water supply pipe connecting a water supply source (not shown) located outside the cabinet and a tub through hole 333 provided in the tub cover . In this case, it is preferable that at least a part of the water supply pipe is provided as a corrugated pipe.

The drainage unit includes a drain pump 72 fixed to the draw body 21, a first drain pipe 74 for guiding the water inside the tub body 31 to the drain pump 72, And a second drain pipe (76) for guiding the discharged water to the outside of the cabinet (1). In this case, the second drain pipe (76) may be provided as a corrugated pipe.

The clothes processing apparatus 100 of the present invention is further provided with a detergent supply unit D for supplying detergent to the tub 3. The detergent supply unit D may be provided on the drawer body 21 or on the drawer panel 23.

When the detergent supply unit D is provided in the drawer body 21, the detergent supply unit D should be provided at a position accessible to the user when the drawer body 21 is drawn out from the cabinet 1 . 1 and 2 illustrate a case where the detergent supply unit D is provided in a space formed between the first through hole 251 and the drawer panel 23 among spaces provided by the drawer cover 25 as an example Respectively.

3, the detergent supply unit D includes a storage unit 8 provided in the drawer 2 to provide a space in which detergent is stored, a second water- A siphon forming portion P for discharging water and detergent from the storage portion 8 to the outside of the storage portion 8 by using a siphon forming portion 67, And a tub connecting pipe 9 for guiding the discharged water and the detergent to the tub body 31.

The second water supply channel 67 may be provided to connect the water supply source (not shown) and the first body 81 and may be provided to connect the first water supply channel 6 and the first body 81 It is possible. 4 shows an example in which the second water supply channel 67 is branched from the first water supply channel 6.

In this case, the fixing portion 69 includes a fixed body 691 fixed to the draw cover 25, and a connection pipe 69 which is provided in the fixed body and connects the first water pipe 61 and the second water pipe 65, And a connection body 693 for connecting the second water supply flow path 67 to the connection flow path 692. The coupling passage 692 may further include a guider 695 for guiding part of the water introduced into the coupling passage to the coupling body 693. [

A third through hole 257 is provided in the drawer cover 25 and the second water supply passage 67 is inserted into the drawer body 21 through the third through hole 257 . The drawer cover 25 may be provided with a water supply pipe fixing part 259 for fixing the second water supply channel 67 exposed on the upper portion of the drawer to the cover 25. This is to prevent the second water supply channel 67 from interfering with the entrance 11 or the like when the drawer 2 is drawn out of the cabinet or inserted into the cabinet.

In the present invention, when the second water supply passage 67 is branched from the first water supply passage 6, a valve for opening or closing the second water supply passage 67 in accordance with a control signal of a controller (not shown) (85). When the valve 85 is provided in the second water supply passage 67, the controller can supply the detergent at a desired timing.

3, the storage unit 8 includes a second body 82 providing a space for storing detergent and having the siphon forming unit P, a second body 82 having the second body 82 housed therein And a first body 81 having a receiving space 811 and fixed to the draw body 21 or the draw panel 23.

The first body 81 is provided with a supply port 812 through which the second water supply flow path 67 is connected and detergent and water discharged through the siphon forming part P, And a discharge port 813 for discharging the gas to the tub connection pipe 9 is provided.

The second body 82 may be formed in any shape as long as it can be inserted into the accommodation space 811. FIG 3 is a perspective view of the case where the accommodation space 811 and the second body 82 are provided in a hexahedron shape As an example.

In this case, an upper portion of the second body 82 is provided with an inlet 821 for introducing detergent or water into the interior of the second body. FIG. 3 is a cross- 82 as shown in FIG.

The inlet portion 821 is closed to the detergent supply portion D so that the detergent stored in the second body 82 is not discharged to the outside of the second body when the drawer 2 is inserted into the cabinet 1. [ A storage door 83 (see FIG. 1) may be further provided. The storage unit door 83 may be rotatably coupled to either the first body 81 or the second body 82 or may be rotatably coupled to the drawer cover 25.

Alternatively, the storage unit door 83 may be provided to open or close the entire upper surface (open side) of the first body 81. So that water supplied to the second body through the first body is prevented from leaking to the outside of the first body.

The siphon forming part P includes a through hole 823 penetrating through the bottom surface of the second body 82 and a through hole 823 formed on the bottom surface of the second body 82, And a discharge tube 828 for guiding the water inside the second body 82 to the upper end of the discharge tube 828 (the free end of the discharge tube) ).

The discharge tube 828 is fixed to the bottom surface of the second body 82 and protrudes toward the direction away from the through hole 823. The siphon forming unit P is further provided with a spacer 8281 for maintaining a gap between the discharge pipe 828 and the receiving pipe 829.

The spacer 8281 is disposed between the inner peripheral surface of the receiving tube 829 and the outer peripheral surface of the discharge tube 828 and between the free end F2 of the receiving tube 829 and the bottom surface of the second body 82 So as to maintain an interval. Therefore, an n-shaped channel is formed between the inside of the second body 82 and the through hole 823 by the siphon forming portion P.

The detergent supply unit D having the above structure is exposed to the outside of the cabinet 1 when the user draws the draw body 21 out of the cabinet 1. [ When the detergent supply unit D is exposed to the outside of the cabinet 1, the user can insert the detergent into the second body 82 through the inflow unit 821.

Since the second body 82 is detachable from the first body 81, the user removes the second body 82 from the first body 81 through the handle 84, 82). Therefore, the present invention can more effectively prevent the clothes processing apparatus from being dirty by the detergent as compared with the case where the user supplies the detergent to the second body 82 in a state of being inserted into the first body 81.

If the valve 85 has closed the second water supply passage 67 even if the second body 82 is inserted into the receiving space 811 of the first body 81, May be supplied to the tub body 31 through the first water supply passage 6 alone.

However, when the valve 85 opens the second water supply flow passage 67 in a state where the second body 82 is coupled to the receiving space 811 of the first body 81, 812 to the first body 81. Since the guide passage 818 for guiding the water introduced into the supply port 812 to the accommodation space 811 is provided at a higher position than the inlet 821 provided in the second body 811, Will be supplied to the second body 82 through the inlet 821. [

When water is supplied to the second body 82 and the level of the water and the detergent in the second body 82 becomes higher than the free end F1 of the discharge tube 828, The detergent and the water in the tub 8 move to the discharge port 813 by the siphon phenomenon and the detergent and the water moved to the discharge port 813 are supplied to the tub body 31 through the tub connection pipe 9.

When water is supplied to the tub body 31, the controller supplies current to the stator 51 to rotate the drum body 41 to wash the clothes. 2, since the first body 81 is connected to the circumferential surface of the tub body 31 through the tub connecting pipe 9, the first body 81 is connected to the drum body 41 for washing clothes, A part of the water stored in the tub body 31 can flow back to the first body 81 by centrifugal force. Such a problem may frequently occur in a clothes processing apparatus in which the diameter of the tub body 31 is set longer than the height of the tub body (the diameter of the drum body is set longer than the height of the drum body).

In order to prevent such a problem, the present invention may further include a valve 91 for blocking the water stored in the tub body 31 from flowing into the first body 81. The valve 91 moves the water discharged from the first body 81 to the tub body 31 so that the water discharged from the tub body 31 can not be moved to the first body 81 And may be provided with a check valve.

The check valve may be provided in the discharge port 813 or may be provided in the tub connection pipe 9 and may include a fixing pipe 311 connecting the tub connection pipe 9 and the tub body 31, And may be provided on the circumferential surface of the body.

FIG. 5 illustrates another embodiment of the detergent supply unit D according to the present invention. The detergent supply unit D according to the present embodiment is disposed in the drawer body 25 or the drawer panel 23, A first body 81 provided with a space 811, a second body 82 provided in the accommodation space 811 to provide a space in which the detergent is stored, a second body 82 provided on the bottom surface of the second body 82, And a chamber C provided in the first body 81 and providing a space separated from the accommodation space 811. [

6, the chamber C is positioned below the accommodation space 811. The chamber C is connected to the accommodation space 811 through the communication hole 816, 813 to the tub connection pipe 9.

The first body 81 includes a first body supply port 814. The first body supply port 814 extends through the first body 81 so as to pass through the chamber C Located.

The first body supply port 814 receives water through a storage portion supply path 87 connected to the second water supply flow path 67. The storage portion supply passage 87 includes a passage body 871 which forms a space separated from the accommodation space 811 and a valve member 871 which is provided in the passage body 871 and is connected to the second water supply passage 67 and the chamber And a second flow path 875 connecting the first flow path 873 and the first body supply port 814 to each other.

The flow path body 871 is provided to provide a space for accommodating both the chamber supply port 815 and the first body supply port 814 which are provided to pass through the chamber C So as to form a flow path connecting the spheres.

The first flow path 873 is connected to the second supply flow path 67 through a flow path body through hole 872 formed to pass through the flow path body 871, (C).

The second flow path 875 is separated from the first flow path 873 by a flow path barrier 877 provided in the flow path body 871. The first flow path 873 and the second flow path 873 are formed in the flow path barrier 877, And a partition wall through hole 879 connecting the flow path 875 is provided.

The communication hole 816 and the chamber supply port 815 provided in the chamber C are opened or closed by a valve 85 operated according to a control signal of the control unit. 7, the valve 85 includes a housing 851 fixed to the first body 81, one end located inside the housing, and a free end F3 positioned inside the chamber C, And a piston 853 reciprocating between the first point P1 and the second point P2.

The first point P1 is set to a position where the free end F3 of the piston closes the communication hole 816 provided in the chamber C and the chamber supply port 815, P2 may be set to a position where the free end F3 of the piston opens the communication hole 816 and the chamber supply port 815. [ In this case, the discharge port 813 for connecting the tub connection pipe 9 to the chamber C may be provided so as to be kept open regardless of the position of the piston free end F3.

The piston 853 may be provided to reciprocate between a first point P1 and a second point P2 by a spring 857 and a coil 855, And the coil 855 moves the free end F3 of the piston to the first point P1 when an electric current is supplied to the coil 855. [ A magnetic force for generating a magnetic force is generated.

The detergent supply unit D having the above-described structure supplies the detergent to the tub body 31 through the following process.

If the control unit (not shown) does not supply current to the coil 855, the free end F3 of the piston is located at the second point P2. When water is supplied to the first flow path 873 through the second water supply flow path 67, water in the first flow path 873 flows into the chamber C through the chamber supply port 815 , The water introduced into the chamber C will move to the tub body 31 through the discharge port 813 and the tub connecting pipe 9. Therefore, when the free end F3 of the piston is at the second point P2, the detergent stored in the second body 82 is not supplied to the tub body 31. [

However, when the control unit supplies current to the coil 855, the free end F3 of the piston moves to the first low point P1 to close the communication hole 816 and the chamber supply port 815. When the communication hole and the chamber supply port are closed, the water introduced into the first flow path 873 is not allowed to flow into the chamber C and is moved to the first body supply port 814 along the second flow path 875 .

The water introduced into the accommodation space 811 through the first body supply port 814 flows into the second body 82 through the siphon forming portion P, The detergent will move to the first body 81 through the siphon forming part P when the water level inside the second body 82 becomes higher than the free end F1 of the discharge tube.

When the detergent and water in the second body 82 move to the first body 81, the control unit cuts off the electric current supplied to the coil 855 and moves the free end F3 of the piston to the second point P2 ). When the free end F3 of the piston moves to the second point P2 and the communication hole 816 is opened, the detergent in the first body 81 flows into the tub 8 along the discharge port 813 and the tub connecting pipe 9, The body 31 will be moved.

The second embodiment of the present invention has been described with reference to the case where the second body 82 is supplied with water through the siphon forming part P. The second body 82 is provided with water As shown in FIG.

That is, the chamber C is provided with a partition 817 for separating the communication hole 816 from the chamber supply port 815, and the second body 82 is provided with the first body supply port 814 When the second body supply port 825 is provided, the second body 82 will receive water directly from the first body supply port 814.

The second body feed port 825 is provided to penetrate the second body 82 and communicate with the first body feed port 814 and be located at a position higher than the free end F1 of the discharge pipe .

6, a partition wall 817 is provided between the communication hole 816 and the chamber supply port 815. When the free end F3 of the piston is located at the first point P1, The water supplied to the chamber supply port 815 can not move to the accommodation space 811 due to the partition wall 817. [ The water flowing into the first flow path 873 through the second water supply flow path 67 and the flow path body through hole 872 is moved to the first body supply port 814 along the second flow path 875 And the water moved to the first body supply port 814 may be supplied into the second body 82 through the second body supply port 825.

The present invention may be embodied in various forms without departing from the scope of the invention. Accordingly, it is intended that the present invention cover the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

100: Apparatus for treating clothes 1: Cabinet 11:
2: drawer 21: drawer body 23: drawer panel
25: drawer cover 3: tub 31: tub body
33: a tub cover 331: a tub inlet 333: a tub through hole
35: door 4: drum 41: drum body
43: input port 6: first water supply channel 61: first water supply pipe
63: water supply valve 65: second water supply pipe 67: second water supply channel
69: Fixing portion 691: Fixing body 692: Connecting channel
693: connecting body 695: guider 72: drainage pump
8: storage part 81: first body 811: accommodation space
812: Supply port 813: Outlet port 818:
82: second body 821: inlet portion 823: through hole
828: discharge pipe 829: receiving pipe 83: storage door
84: handle 85: valve 9: tub connector

Claims (13)

A cabinet having an entrance;
A drawer body capable of being drawn out from the cabinet through the doorway;
A drawer panel fixed to the drawer body and capable of closing the doorway;
A tub provided in the drawer body to provide a space for storing water;
A drum rotatably provided in the tub and providing a space for storing clothes;
A storage unit provided in the drawer body or the drawer panel for providing a space in which the detergent is stored;
A first water supply passage for supplying water to the tub;
A second water supply passage for supplying water to the storage portion;
A siphon forming unit for discharging water and detergent inside the storage unit to the outside of the storage unit using a siphon phenomenon;
And a tub connection pipe for guiding water and detergent discharged from the siphon forming part to the tub. The method according to claim 1,
And the second water supply channel is branched from the first water supply channel. 3. The method of claim 2,
And a valve provided to open or close the second water supply channel according to a control signal. The method of claim 3,
The storage unit
A first body provided on the draw body or the drawer panel;
A supply port connected to the second water supply channel and supplying water to the first body;
A discharge port provided on the first body and connected to the tub connection pipe;
And a second body provided in the first body to provide a space for storing the detergent and to discharge the water flowing into the first body through the syringe to the outlet through the siphon forming part. Gt; 5. The method of claim 4,
The siphon forming portion
A through hole provided to penetrate the bottom surface of the second body;
A discharge pipe provided on a bottom surface of the second body and protruding toward a direction away from the through hole;
And a receiving pipe provided to surround the discharge pipe to form a flow path for guiding the water inside the second body to the discharge pipe. 5. The method of claim 4,
The first water supply channel
A first water supply pipe connected to the water supply source;
A second water pipe passing through the upper surface of the drawer body and connected to the tub;
And a fixing unit fixed to the drawer body and having a connection channel connecting the first water pipe and the second water pipe. The method according to claim 6,
The fixed portion
A fixed body provided with the connection passage and fixed to the upper surface of the drawer body;
A connection body provided on the fixed body and connecting the connection channel to the second water supply channel;
And a guider for guiding part of the water introduced into the connection passage to the connection body. 5. The method of claim 4,
Further comprising: a check valve provided at one of the discharge port and the tub connection pipe to prevent water stored in the tub from flowing into the first body. 5. The method of claim 4,
A fixing pipe provided on the tub and fixing the tub connecting pipe;
Further comprising: a check valve provided on the fixing pipe to prevent water stored in the tub from flowing into the first body. 5. The method of claim 4,
A first penetrating hole provided to penetrate the upper surface of the drawer body and exposed to the outside of the cabinet when the drawer body is drawn out from the cabinet;
And a tub insertion port provided to penetrate the upper surface of the tub and to communicate the inside of the drum with the first through hole,
Wherein the storage unit is provided in a space formed between the first through hole and the drawer panel in a space provided by the upper surface of the drawer body. 3. The method of claim 2,
A first body provided on the drawer body or the drawer panel and having a receiving space therein;
A second body provided in the receiving space to provide a space for storing detergent, and having the siphon forming unit;
A chamber for providing a space separated from the accommodation space;
A communication hole connecting the accommodation space and the chamber;
A discharge port connecting the chamber and the tub connection pipe;
A first body supply port provided to pass through the first body and disposed at a higher position than the chamber;
A chamber supply port provided to penetrate the chamber;
A first flow path connecting the second water supply passage and the chamber supply port;
A second flow path connecting the first flow path and the first body supply port;
Further comprising: a valve having a piston reciprocating between a first point and a second point located within the chamber in accordance with a control signal,
Wherein the piston closes both the communication hole and the chamber feed port at the first point and the piston opens at both the communication hole and the chamber feed port at the second point. . 12. The method of claim 11,
Further comprising: a second body supply port which penetrates through the second body and communicates with the first body supply port and is located at a higher position than the siphon forming unit. 12. The method of claim 11,
A flow body fixed to the first body and providing a space for accommodating the first body supply port and the chamber supply port;
A partition wall disposed in the flow path body and located between the first body supply port and the chamber supply port, the partition wall separating the first flow path and the second flow path;
And a channel body through hole which penetrates the channel body and connects the first channel and the second water supply channel.

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