RU2731611C1 - Linen processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: devices for linen processing.

SUBSTANCE: linen processing device includes a drum forming a mounting slot, and a lifting ledge connected to the mounting slot and located on the drum inner peripheral surface. Lifting protrusion housing includes a housing base connected to the inner peripheral surface, a housing upper plate, a housing side wall, which connects upper body plate with body base and which forms lateral through hole, and insert protrusion, made with possibility of insertion into mounting slot. Plug-in projection includes a vertical portion which extends downwardly from the bottom surface of the base of the housing to the base of the housing, and a fixing portion that is bent from the lower end of the vertical portion towards the inner side of the periphery of the base of the body. Plane of projection of fixing section on housing base is located inside plane of projection of lateral through hole on housing base.

EFFECT: linen processing device is proposed.

20 cl, 21 dwg

Description

Cross-reference to related claims

[0001] The present application claims priority from Korean Patent Application No. 10-2019-0013925, entitled “Apparatus for Treating Laundry,” filed February 1, 2019, and Korean Patent Application No. 10-2019-0135451, entitled “Device for processing linen ”filed October 29, 2019, the full contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

Technology area

[0002] The present invention relates to a laundry treating apparatus having a rotating drum including lifting projections.

State of the art

[0003] The washing machine may include a drum configured to receive laundry. The lifting protrusion may include a hook that projects from one surface of the lifting protrusion and which is connected to a hook through hole formed in the drum.

[0004] In some cases, the hook may include a narrow portion extending from the main body of the lifting protrusion and a head expanding from the end of the narrow portion to obtain a wider width than the narrow portion. The lifting protrusion can be installed in the drum by holding the head with the outer surface of the drum in a position in which the narrow portion is located in the through hole for the hook.

[0005] In some cases, the lifting tab having a hook may be injection molded with a mold including an upper mold configured to form an upper surface of the lifting tab main body and a lower mold, configured to form the bottom surface of the lifting protrusion main body. In some cases, trimming may be required due to the portion of the head overlapping vertically with the main body of the lifting lug.

Brief description of the invention

[0006] The present invention describes a laundry treating apparatus including a drum that includes a lifting projection. The lifting lip includes a lifting lip body connected to the drum and a lifting lip cover configured to cover the lifting lip body in which the lifting lip body can be easily injection molded.

[0007] Aspects of the present invention are not limited to the aspects mentioned above, and other aspects not mentioned above may be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

[0008] In accordance with one aspect of the subject matter described herein, a laundry treating device includes a drum configured to receive laundry and rotate about an axis of rotation that extends in the front-to-back direction of the laundry treating device, the drum forms a mounting groove, and a lifting protrusion that is connected to the mounting groove, which is located on the inner peripheral surface of the drum, and which is configured to rotate about the axis of rotation when the drum rotates. The lifting lip includes a lifting lip body mounted on an inner peripheral surface of the drum, and a housing cover that is connected to the lifting lip body and which projects radially inward from the inner peripheral surface of the drum. The body of the lifting protrusion includes a body base connected to the inner peripheral surface of the drum, a top body plate located at a distance from the body base towards the inner side of the drum, where the projection plane of the body top plate onto the body base is located inside the body base periphery, a side wall of the housing, which connects the upper plate of the housing to the base of the housing, and which forms a lateral through-hole, and an insertable protrusion adapted to be inserted into the mounting slot. The insertion protrusion includes a vertical portion that extends downwardly from the bottom surface of the body base to the base of the body, and a fixing portion that is bent from the lower end of the vertical portion towards the inner side of the periphery of the housing base, and a projection plane of the fixing portion onto the base of the body is located inside the projection plane of the side through hole on the base of the body.

[0009] Embodiments in accordance with this aspect may include one or more of the following features. For example, the side wall of the body may include a left side wall portion that connects the left side of the body base to the top plate of the body, and a right side wall portion that connects the right side of the body base to the top plate of the body, with a side through hole formed at at least one of the left side wall portion or the right side wall portion. In some examples, at least one of the left side wall portion or the right side wall portion may form an acute angle with respect to the base of the housing. In some examples, the left side wall portion and the right side wall portion may be symmetrical to each other with respect to the longitudinal direction of the housing base.

[0010] In some embodiments, the projection plane of the locking portion may have a portion that corresponds to a portion of the locking portion protruding from the vertical portion and that is spaced from the edge of the projection plane of the lateral through hole. In some embodiments, the side wall of the body may further define a water flow through hole that is in communication with the interior of the lifting lip body and the outside of the lifting lip body, and the area of the side through hole may be less than the area of the water flow through.

[0011] In some embodiments, the housing cover may be made of metal. In some examples, the body base may define a support groove configured to receive the bottom end of the body cover against the body base coupled to the body cover. In some examples, the abutment groove may extend around the periphery of the housing base, and the projection plane of the locking portion onto the housing base may be located on the periphery of the housing base.

[0012] In some embodiments, the housing cover may include a connection tab that protrudes from the lower end of the housing cover, and the base of the housing may define a tab attachment hole in the abutment groove, the tongue attachment hole configured to receive the connection tab on the base a housing cover connected to the base of the housing.

[0013] In some embodiments, the mounting slot may include a mounting portion configured to receive a locking portion, the mounting portion having a first width in the circumferential direction of the drum, and an attachment portion that extends forward or backward from the mounting portion, the mounting portion the portion has a second width less than the first width in the circumferential direction of the drum.

[0014] In some embodiments, the lifting lug body may further include a fastening projection that projects from the inner surface of the lifting lug body to the inner peripheral surface of the drum, and the drum may form a fastening hole configured to be connected to the fastening projection by the fastening member ... In some embodiments, the lifting protrusion may include a plurality of front lifting protrusions located on the front portion of the drum and located in the circumferential direction of the drum, and a plurality of rear lifting protrusions located on the rear sides of the plurality of front raised protrusions located in the circumferential direction of the drum.

[0015] In some embodiments, the housing cover may include a connecting tab that protrudes from the lower end of the housing cover, and the lifting tab body may define a tongue mounting hole configured to receive a connecting tab on the base of the body of the lifting lip connected to the cover. housing. In some embodiments, the housing base may include a left side and a right side that run parallel to each other in a front-to-back direction, and the insert projection may include a left insert projection located on the left side of the housing base and a right insert projection. located on the right side of the chassis base. The locking portion of the left push-in protrusion can be folded to the right of the vertical portion of the left plug-in protrusion, and the locking portion of the right plug-in protrusion can be folded to the left of the vertical portion of the right plug-in protrusion.

[0016] In accordance with another aspect, a laundry treating apparatus includes a drum configured to receive laundry and rotate about an axis of rotation that extends in a front-to-rear direction of the laundry treating apparatus, the drum defining a mounting groove, and a lifting projection, which is connected to a mounting groove, which is located on the inner surface of the drum, and which is configured to rotate around the axis of rotation when the drum rotates. The lifting lip may include a lifting lip body made of synthetic resin. The lifting projection body includes a body base connected to the inner surface of the drum, an insert projection that protrudes from the bottom surface of the body base and which is configured to be inserted into the mounting slot, and a side wall of the body that extends from the top surface of the body base to the inner side of the drum, and which covers at least part of the base of the housing. The lifting lip further includes a housing cover that covers the outside of the lifting lip body. The insertion protrusion includes a vertical portion that extends downwardly from the bottom surface of the body base to the inner surface of the drum, and a fixing portion that is bent from the lower end of the vertical portion toward the inner side of the circumference of the body base, and the side wall of the body forms a lateral through hole in the position, corresponding to the fixing area.

[0017] Embodiments in accordance with this aspect may include one or more of the following features. For example, the body cover may further include a body top plate spaced from the body base and coupled to the side wall of the body, and a plane of projection of the body top plate onto the body base may be surrounded by the periphery of the body base. In some examples, the side wall of the body may be tilted relative to the base of the body and the top plate of the body.

[0018] In some embodiments, the side wall of the housing may define a plurality of water flow through holes that are in communication with the inside of the lifting lip body and the outside of the lifting lip body, the plurality of water flow through holes having two or more opening sizes, where the side through hole is one of a plurality of water flow through holes.

[0019] In accordance with another aspect, the lifting projection is arranged on an inner peripheral surface of the drum of the laundry treating apparatus, and is configured, when the drum rotates, to rotate about an axis of rotation that extends in the forward-rearward direction of the laundry treating apparatus. The lifting lip includes a lifting lip body mounted on an inner peripheral surface of the drum, and a housing cover that is connected to the lifting lip body and which projects radially inward from the inner peripheral surface of the drum. The lifting protrusion body includes a body base connected to the inner peripheral surface of the drum, a top body plate that is spaced from the body base towards the inner side of the drum and which forms a first water flow through hole that communicates with the inner side of the body and a side wall of the body that connects the top plate of the body to the base of the body and which forms a second water flow through hole that communicates with the inner side of the lifting lip body and the outside of the lifting lip body. The body cover includes a cover top plate having an inner surface that faces the body top plate and defining a water flow outlet configured to discharge into the drum wash water passed through at least one of the first through holes for water flow or a second water flow through hole, and a side wall of the lid that extends from the top plate of the lid to the base of the housing. The side wall of the lid has a lower end connected to the body base and an upper end connected to the upper lid plate.

[0020] In some embodiments, the mold opening process may be smooth and undercut may be prevented.

[0021] In some embodiments, the wash water may pass between the inner side and the outer side of the riser body through the side through hole. Accordingly, the insert projection disposed to match the side through hole can be cleaned efficiently.

[0022] In some embodiments, both the water flow through hole and the side through hole are formed on the side wall of the housing. The water flow through hole can be formed with a relatively large side through hole. Accordingly, the water flow through hole and the side through hole can effectively perform their own functions, and the deterioration in structural rigidity due to the multiple holes can be reduced.

Brief Description of Drawings

[0023] The above and other aspects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the detailed description of the following aspects in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0024] FIG. 1 is a sectional view of an example of a laundry treating device;

[0025] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an example of the lifting tab of FIG. 1;

[0026] FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the lifting tab of FIG. 2;

[0027] Figure 4 is a top view of the lifting tab of Figure 2;

[0028] FIG. 5A is a view of an example of a cut-off blank for making a large drum, and FIG. 5B is a view of an example of a cut-off blank for making a small drum;

[0029] Fig. 6A is an enlarged view of a portion of the reel corresponding to portion A in Fig. 5A, and Fig. 6B is an enlarged view of a portion of the reel corresponding to portion B in Fig. 5A;

[0030] Fig. 7A is an enlarged view of part B of the reel in Fig. 5A, and Fig. 7B is an enlarged view of part C in Fig. 5B;

[0031] FIG. 8 is a top view of an example of a lifting lip body, and FIG. 9 is a bottom view of the lifting lip body;

[0032] FIG. 10 is a sectional view along the line A-A in FIG. 2;

[0033] FIG. 11 is a front view of the lifting lip body, and FIG. 12 is a side view of the lifting lip body;

[0034] FIG. 13 is a top view of an example of a housing cover, FIG. 14 is a front view of a housing cover, and FIG. 15 is a side view of a housing cover;

[0035] FIG. 16 is a view of an example of a pair of front and rear lifting tabs in FIG. 1;

[0036] FIG. 17 is a front view of the lifting protrusions of FIG. 16;

[0037] FIG. 18A is a view of an example in which the drum of FIG. 1 is deployed, and FIG. 18B is an expanded view of a drum having lifting tabs;

[0038] FIG. 19 is a view showing an example of a change in the height of a first product caused by a rear lifting protrusion in accordance with the rotation angle of a drum, and a view showing a change in the height of a second product caused by a front lifting protrusion that is set together with the rear lifting protrusion;

[0039] FIGS. 20A and 20B are views of examples of an inner peripheral surface of a drum having mounting slots, FIG. 20A is a view of an example of a small volume drum, and FIG. 20B is a view of an example of a large volume drum; and

[0054] FIG. 21 is a view of another example of a lifting protrusion.

Detailed description of the invention

[0041] The advantages and features of the present invention and methods of achieving them will become apparent from the exemplary embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the exemplary embodiments disclosed herein, and can be embodied in various forms. The exemplary embodiments are arranged to describe the present invention in detail and convey the full scope of the present invention to those skilled in the art. It should be noted that the present invention is defined only by the claims.

[0042] Hereinafter, a washing machine will be described as an example of the laundry treating apparatus, but the laundry treating apparatus is not limited to the washing machine. The laundry treating device is a device for treating laundry (or an article to be dried), such as clothes loaded in the drum 51, and may be a tumble dryer or a washer-dryer.

[0043] As shown in FIG. 1, the laundry treating apparatus may include a case 13 configured to form an appearance, a water storage tub 31 disposed in the case 13 and configured to store wash water, a tub 50 mounted rotatably in the tub 31 for storing water and configured to accommodate loaded laundry; and an electric motor 25 configured to rotate the tub 50 for washing. A damper 16 configured to absorb vibration of the water storage tank 31 may be located in the casing 13.

[0044] The drum 51 is rotatable about the front-to-back rotation axis O, and the drum 50 can form a tub 50 for washing. The axis of rotation is approximately horizontal. However, the term "horizontal" does not mean "geometrically horizontal" in the strict sense of the term. In the case where the tilt angle is closer to the horizontal axis than the vertical axis, even if the tilt angle is formed at a specific angle with respect to the horizontal axis as shown in FIG. 1, the drum 51 or tub 50 for washing can be said to rotate about the horizontal axis ...

[0045] The laundry loading hole is formed on the front surface of the casing 13, and a door 21 configured to open or close the laundry loading hole can be pivotally mounted on the casing 13. The tubular spacer 22 is installed so that the loading hole for and the inlet of the water storage tub 31 communicate with each other. The spacer 22 is made of a soft material (eg rubber). The front end of the pad 22 may be connected to the periphery of the linen loading opening of the casing 13, and the rear end of the pad 22 may be connected to the periphery of the inlet of the water storage tank 31.

[0046] The water supply valve 33, the water supply pipe 34, and the water supply hose 37 may be installed in the casing 13. When the water supply valve 33 is opened and the wash water is supplied, the wash water that has passed through the water supply pipe 34 may be mixed with the detergent in the dispenser. 35 that stores the detergent and then wash water can be supplied to the water storage tub 31 through the water supply hose 37.

[0047] The pump inlet 24 is connected to the water storage tank 31 via a drain hose 17, and the pump outlet 24 is connected to the drain pipes 19. The water discharged from the water storage tank 31 through the drain hose 17 is pumped by the pump 24 passes through drain pipes 19 and then discharged to the outside of the laundry treating device.

[0048] The tub 50 for washing may include a drum 51, a front cover 52 connected to the front end of the drum 51, and a rear cover 53 connected to the rear end of the drum 51. The drum 51 may be formed as a tubular (or cylindrical) body made by rolling up a metal plate (for example, made of stainless steel) having a plurality of through holes 51h (see FIGS. 5A and 5B) and then connecting both ends of the metal plate. The water stored in the water storage tub 31 can be supplied to the washing tub 50 through the through holes 51h. A plurality of convex portions 51a (see FIGS. 5A and 5B), which are formed convex by plastic processing, may be formed on the inner circumferential surface of the drum 51, and through holes 51h may be formed between the convex portions 51a.

[0049] An opening may be formed on the front cover 52 so that laundry can be loaded into the drum 51. An inlet of the water storage tub 31 communicates with the opening. The front cover 52 can be made of the same type of material as the drum 51.

[0050] The rear cover 53 covers the open rear side of the drum 51, and the cross 26 connected to the drive shaft 25a of the electric motor 25 may be connected to the rear surface of the rear cover 53. The cross 26 is configured to transmit the rotational force of the drive shaft 25a to the washing tub 50 and the drive shaft 25a of the electric motor 25 can be connected to the center of the cross 26.

[0051] A plurality of lifting lugs 61a, 61b, 62a, 62b, 63a, and 63b are disposed in drum 51. When drum 51 rotates, laundry is lifted by lifting lugs 61a, 61b, 62a, 62b, 63a, and 63b.

[0052] The plurality of lifting projections 61a, 61b, 62a, 62b, 63a, and 63b include first and second lifting projections located in the front-to-rear direction of the drum 51. An example in which the first projections are the front projections 61a, 62a will be described below. and 63a, and the second lifting protrusions are rear protrusions 63b, 62b and 63b spaced from the front protrusions in the rearward direction. However, the first lifting projection may be the rear lifting projection and the second lifting projection may be the front lifting projection, depending on the embodiment.

[0053] As shown in FIGS. 1, 18A, and 18B, a plurality of front lift protrusions 61a, 62a, and 63a together with a plurality of rear lift protrusions 61b, 62b, and 63b form sets (or pairs), respectively. The three sets of lifting lugs 61 (61a and 61b), 62 (62a and 62b) and 63 (63a and 63b) may be arranged at the same angles about the axis of rotation O, but the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto. For example, four sets of lifting tabs can be spaced 90 degrees apart, or five sets of lifting tabs can be spaced 72 degrees apart about the axis of rotation O.

[0054] An example will be described below in which the front lift protrusions 61a, 62a, and 63a and the rear lift protrusions 61b, 62b, and 63b have the same structure, but the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto.

[0055] As shown in FIGS. 2-4, each of the lifting protrusions 61a, 61b, 62a, 62b, 63a, and 63b includes a lifting protrusion body 620 fixed to the drum 51 and a body cover 640 configured to close the body 620 lifting lug. The housing cover 640 projects radially inward (toward the inside of the drum 51) from the inner peripheral surface of the drum 51 and comes into contact with the laundry. The housing cover 640 is secured to the drum 51 by the lifting lug housing 620 instead of being directly attached to the drum 51.

[0056] The riser body 620 may be made of synthetic resin. The riser body 620 can be formed by injection molding, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0057] The lifting protrusion made of metal not only has excellent strength, but is also beautiful and hygienic. To directly connect the lifting lug with a drum made of metal, it is necessary to weld the lifting lug to the workpiece cut in the form of an unfolded drum, roll the workpiece into a cylindrical shape and then weld together the ends of the workpiece where they converge with each other. However, a workpiece that has been flat becomes bent during the rolling process of the workpiece, and as a result, there is a problem that stress can be applied to the welded portions between the lifting lip and the drum and may cause the weld portions to separate.

[0058] To overcome this problem, the present invention proposes a structure in which a housing cover 640 made of metal is fixed to the drum 51 by a lifting lip housing 620 made of synthetic resin.

[0059] In some examples, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 8-12, the entire outer surface 620a (see FIG. 8) of the lifting lip body 620 has a convex shape, and the inner surface 620b (see FIG. 9) of the body 620 the lifting lip has a concave shape. Specifically, the riser body 620 may include a body base 621, a body top plate 623, and a body side wall 622.

[0060] The body base 621 is secured to the inner circumferential surface of the drum 51. The body base 621 may have an annular shape (or a closed shape formed by a single line), open at its central portion. For example, the body base 621 may define an opening in a central portion, and the opening may be surrounded by a periphery or boundary of the body base 621.

[0061] The upper body plate 623 is located at a distance from the body base 621 towards the inner side of the drum 51 and is connected to the body base 621 by the body side wall 622. The housing side wall 622 may be formed as a tubular (or cylindrical) member such that the lower end of the housing side wall 622 is connected to the housing base 621 and the upper end of the housing side wall 622 is connected to the upper housing plate 623.

[0062] The side wall 622 of the housing is configured such that its cross-sectional contour gradually decreases upward from the lower end connected to the base 621 of the housing (or in the radial direction of the drum 51) (or gradually decreases in the direction from the inner peripheral surface of the drum 51), and the cross-sectional contour is smallest at a portion that converges with the upper body plate 623.

[0063] One or more water flow inlets may be formed in the drum 51 to supply wash water stored in the water storage tub 31 to the inside of the body cover 640. Any opening formed in the area covered by the housing cover 640 may be a water flow inlet. For example, some of the through holes 51h that are located inside the housing cover 640 may be water flow inlets. In addition, the mounting slots 511a and 511b, the mounting holes 513a and 513b, and the holes 512a and 512b, which will be described below, may be water inlet holes.

[0064] As shown in FIG. 3. one or more through holes 624 and 624a for water flow may be formed on the lip body 620. Any hole may be a through-hole 624 for water flow as long as the hole is formed on the riser body 620 and allows the inside and outside of the riser body 620 to communicate with each other.

[0065] The water flow through hole 624 may be formed on the side wall 622 of the body and / or the top plate 623 of the body. Laundry water stored in the concave region of the riser body 620 can be discharged through the water flow through hole 624.

[0066] One or more water flow outlets 646h may be formed on the housing cover 640 to drain wash water from the lifting protrusions 61a, 61b, 62a, 62b, 63a, and 63b into the drum 51. Washing water in the concave region inside the cabinet 620 of the lifting protrusion may pass through the water flow through hole 624 and then may be discharged into the drum 51 through the water flow outlet 646h.

[0067] The outer surface 640a of the body cover 640 that is exposed to the inside of the drum 51 and comes into contact with the laundry has a convex shape, and the inner surface of the body cover 640 has a concave shape that matches the convex outer surface 620a of the lift body 620. The housing cover 640 may be made of metal such as stainless steel, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The housing cover 640 may be formed by plastic processing (eg, stamping) a metal plate having a predetermined thickness.

[0068] The body lid 640 may include a lid side wall 645 extending upwardly from a lower end abutting the body base 621 and a lid top plate 646 configured to cover the top side of the lid side wall 645. The top plate 646 of the lid is approximately parallel to the top plate 623 of the body. A plurality of water flow outlets 646h may be formed on the top cover plate 646.

[0069] In some examples, the water flow outlets 646h may be formed on the top surface (eg, cover top plate 646) of the body cover 640, and may not be formed on the side surface (eg, outer surface 640a) of the body cover 640.

[0070] In some embodiments, the body lid 640 may include one or more side projections (eg, wash projections 603 and 604) that project from the outer surface 640a of the body lid 640 to the outside of the body lid 640. The side protrusions may extend around the periphery of the housing cover 640 and surround it.

[0071] The lid side wall 645 is configured such that its cross-sectional contour gradually decreases upward from the lower end (or in the radial direction of the drum 51) (or gradually decreases in the direction from the inner peripheral surface of the drum 51), and the cross-sectional contour is the smallest at a portion that converges with the top lid plate 646.

[0072] In some embodiments, the lifting tab body 620 includes spacers 625 that protrude from the body top plate 623 to position the body cover 640 from the body top plate 623. Spacers 625 project from the top body plate 623 to the inner surface of the body cover 640.

[0073] The inner surface of the body cover 640 may be located at a distance from the top body plate 623 equal to or greater than the length (height) of the spacer 625 protruding from the top body plate 623. Spacer 625 can be located at a predetermined distance from the inner surface of the housing cover 640. In this case, the inner surface of the body cover 640 is located from the top plate 623 of the body at a distance equal to the sum of the height of the spacer 625 and the distance between the spacer 625 and the inner surface of the body cover 640. When the body cover 640 is compressed by an external force, the body cover 640 comes into contact with the top plate 623 of the body so that the body cover 640 is prevented from further deformation.

[0074] In some examples, one of the body cover 640 and the lip body 620, or both the body cover 640 and the lip body 620 may expand in hot water. In examples where the riser body 620 is made of synthetic resin and the body cover 640 is made of metal, the thermal expansions of the body cover 640 and the riser body 620 may be different from each other. Spacer 625 may provide an area between cover 640 and lip body 620 when thermally expanded.

[0075] In some embodiments, the spacer 625 may be configured to engage with the housing cover 640. In this case, the spacer 625 may protrude from the outer surface 620a of the body 620 of the lifting tab and abut the inner surface of the body cover 640. Since the spacer 625 supports the inner surface of the body cover 640 in a position in which the body top plate 623 is spaced from the body cover 640, the position in which the body cover 640 is spaced from the body top plate 623 can be maintained even when the body cover 640 pressed against the body 620 by external force.

[0076] The spacer 625 may have a cruciform rib design. Specifically, the spacer 625 may include a vertical rib 625a extending over the top body plate 623 in the longitudinal direction of the lip body 620 (or front-to-back), and a horizontal rib 625b that extends across the vertical rib 625a. The vertical rib 625a and the horizontal rib 625b may be perpendicular to each other.

[0077] As shown in FIG. 10, the inner surface of the lid top plate 646 may be spaced from the outer surface of the body top plate 623. That is, a predetermined separation region (or gap g1) may be formed between the inner surface of the lid top plate 646 and the outer surface of the body top plate 623, and the separation region g1 may serve as a flow path that directs wash water to the outlet 646h for flow of water.

[0078] The separation region g2 may also be formed between the housing side wall 622 and the lid side wall 645. A support groove 621r (see FIGS. 8 and 9), which will be described below, is formed on the body base 621 and is positioned toward the outside of the body base 621 located at a predetermined distance from the body side wall 622. Therefore, the lower end of the lid side wall 645 located in the support groove 621r is spaced from the housing side wall 622. Since the lower end of the body cover 640 is spaced from the side wall 622 of the body by the support groove 621r, and the top cover plate 646 is spaced from the top plate 623 by the spacer 625, the two points of the body cover 640 that are the lower end of the cover 640 and the body cover portion 640 supported by the spacer 625 are forced to be spaced from the lifting lip body 620, and as a result, a position is maintained in which the lid side wall 645 located between the two points is spaced from the lifting lip body 620.

[0079] The wash water supplied to each of the lifting protrusions 61a, 61b, 62a, 62b, 63a and 63b is supplied to the separation regions g1 and g2, and the water streams formed in the separation regions g1 and g2 during the rotation of the tub 50 for wash, clean the outer surface of the lip body 620 and the inner surface of the body cover 640. Foreign matter extracted during the cleaning process can be discharged through a water flow outlet 646h formed in the housing cover 640 or through a water inlet formed in the drum 51. Flow channels are formed between the lifting lip housing 620 and the housing cover 640 behind by the spacer regions g1 and g2, and as a result, this structure can be advantageous for keeping the lifting projections 61a, 61b, 62a, 62b, 63a and 63b clean.

[0080] Body cover 640 may have domes 641, 642, 643, and 644 formed at positions corresponding to struts 625. That is, struts 625 may be located under domes 641, 642, 643, and 644. In some examples, where a plurality of struts 625, a plurality of domes 641, 642, 643, and 644 may be formed at positions corresponding to the plurality of struts 625, respectively.

[0081] Domes 641, 642, 643, and 644 may be formed on top lid plate 646. The inner surface of each of the domes 641, 642, 643, and 644 that faces the spacer 625 may be concave, and the outer surface of each of the domes 641, 642, 643, and 644 may be convex. The concave interior surface of each of the domes 641, 642, 643, and 644 may contact the spacer 625.

[0082] Domes 641, 642, 643, and 644 are formed in convex by stamping a top lid plate 646 which is made of metal. A plurality of domes 641, 642, 643, and 644 may be disposed in the longitudinal direction of the top cover plate 646 (or the longitudinal direction of the lifting protrusions 61a, 61b, 62a, 62b, 63a, and 63b). One or more water flow outlets 646h may be formed between adjacent domes 641, 642, 643, and 644.

[0083] Domes 641, 642, 643, and 644 may include two or more domes in which the depth of the concave portion of their inner surfaces differs from each other. In more detail, domes 641, 642, 643 and 644 may include large domes 641 and 642, each of which has a concave portion of a first depth, and small domes 643 and 644, each of which has a concave portion of a second depth less than the first. depths. The height of the struts corresponding to the large domes 641 and 644 may be greater than the height of the struts corresponding to the small domes 642 and 643. The large domes 641 and 642 may be referred to as first domes, and the small domes 643 and 644 may be referred to as second domes.

[0084] Domes 641, 642, 643, and 644 may include two or more domes of different sizes. Each of the domes 641, 642, 643 and 644 may have a circular shape, but the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto. Here, "size" can be determined based on the shape when the concave portion of the inner surface of each of the domes 641, 642, 643, and 644 is seen from above, and, for example, "size" can be defined as the diameter of the concave portion. However, since the difference between the inner diameter and the outer diameter of each of the domes 641, 642, 643, and 644 is due only to the thickness of the material, the size can be determined based on the outer diameter of each of the domes 641, 642, 643 and 644.

[0085] The size of the spacers 625 may also vary depending on the size of each of the domes 641, 642, 643, and 644. That is, in the case where there are large domes 641 and 644 and small domes 642 and 643, as shown in FIG. 13, the spacer 625 corresponding to the large domes 641 and 644 may be larger than the spacer 625 corresponding to the small domes 642 and 643.

[0086] Two small domes 643 and 644 may be located between a pair of large domes 641 and 642, and water flow outlets 646h may be formed between domes 641, 642, 643 and 644. A plurality of water flow outlets 646h may be located in a direction intersecting the lifting projections 61a, 61b, 62a, 62b, 63a, and 63b (or a direction perpendicular to the length of each of the lifting projections 61a, 61b, 62a, 62b, 63a, and 63b).

[0087] The water stored in the water storage tank 31 is supplied to the lifting protrusions 61a, 61b, 62a, 62b, 63a and 63b through the opening. The lifting lip body 620 is a structure having one or more water flow through holes 624, and water supplied to the lifting lips 61a, 61b, 62a, 62b, 63a, and 63b can reach the water flow outlets 646h through the through holes 624 for flow of water.

[0088] In some embodiments, a plurality of top plate projections, such as domes 641, 642, 643, and 644, may be configured, based on the linen covering the area formed between adjacent top plate projections, to separate the linen from the top plate portion 646 lids to thereby allow wash water to drain through one or more water flow outlets 646h.

[0089] In some embodiments, the distance between adjacent projections of the top plate may be less than the width of each of the adjacent projections of the top plate to allow wash water to drain. For example, the distance between the edges of domes 641 and 643 facing each other may be less than the diameter of each of domes 641 and 643.

[0090] In some embodiments, the top plate projections 641-645 may be portions of the cover top plate 646 and be integrally formed with the body cover 640. For example, the top plate protrusions 641-645 may be formed by a process for stamping the body cover 640. Thus, each of the top plate projections 641-645 may be a stationary part of the top cover plate 646 and cannot move or rotate relative to the top cover plate 646.

[0091] The wash water supplied to the lifting protrusions 61a, 61b, 62a, 62b, 63a, and 63b is lifted by the rotation of the washing tub 50 in the position where the wash water is in the lifting protrusions 61a, 61b, 62a, 62b , 63a and 63b, and wash water is discharged (or sprayed) through the water flow outlets 646h in this process.

[0092] As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, 10, and 13-15, the body cover 640 may include one or more wash projections 603 and 604 having an annular shape or one or more wash rings projecting from the outer the surface of the lid side wall 645. The plurality of wash projections 603 and 604 may be parallel to each other. In the exemplary embodiment, two washing projections 603 and 604 are formed, but the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto. In the case in which the body cover 640 is made of metal, the wash projections 603 and 604 may be formed by stamping.

[0093] Each of the wash projections 603 and 604 has a shape corresponding to (or similar to) the contour of the lid side wall 645, and the wash projection may protrude a predetermined height from the lid side wall 645. Since the outline of the lid side wall 645 is reduced upward among the wash projections 603 and 604, the wash projection that is located on the upper side is smaller than the other wash projection.

[0094] The frictional force between the laundry and the wash projections 603 and 604 creates a rubbing effect on the laundry, thereby enhancing the washing effect. In addition, since the washing projections 603 and 604 assist in the process of lifting the laundry, physical force (for example, force to lift or strike the laundry) is of the same level as the prior art can be applied to the laundry even when the height of each of the lifting projections 61a 61b, 62a, 62b, 63a and 63b are reduced compared to prior art heights.

[0095] The housing cover 640 may be coupled to the lift body 620. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, one or more connection tabs 648 may be formed at the lower end of the housing cover 640. As shown in FIG. 14, the link tabs 648 may be formed on the left side 645L or the right side 645R at the lower end when the body cover 640 is visible from the front side. The left side 645L and the right side 645R may be straight portions extending back and forth.

[0115] As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, tab fixing holes 621h through which the connecting tabs 648 pass from above may be formed on the lifting tab body 620. The tab fastening holes 621h may be formed at positions corresponding to the connecting tabs 648, respectively. The connecting tongue 648 extends through the tongue mounting hole 621h, and a extending portion of the connecting tongue 648 is bent and held by the edge of the tongue mounting hole 621h (or the bottom surface of the body base 621) so that the lifting boss body 620 and the body cover 640 can be connected to each other. friend.

[0097] In some examples, a support groove 621r that corresponds to the lower end of the lip body 620 may be formed on the base 621 of the lip body 620. The lower end of the housing cover 640 can be inserted and positioned in the support groove 621r. In this case, the tongue attachment hole 621h may be formed in the abutment groove 621r.

[0098] A structure in which the lifting lip body 620 and the drum 51 are connected to each other will be described below.

[0099] As shown in FIGS. 8, 9, 11, and 12, one or more insert protrusions 627 may be formed on each of the front lift protrusions 61a, 62a, and 63a and / or rear lift protrusions 61b, 62b, and 63b. In addition, as shown in FIGS. 5A-7B, the drum 51 may have mounting slots 511a1 from a first G1 group and mounting slots 511a2 from a second G2 group. Groups G1 and G2 may each include one or more mounting slots 511a1 (1) -511a1 (4). Here, a "group" is a set of mounting slots and may include one or more mounting slots.

[0100] Mounting slots 511a1 from the first G1 group and mounting slots 511a2 from the second G2 group may include a series of mounting slots 511a1 (1) -511a1 (4) and 511a2 (1) -511a2 (4), which correspond to the number of one or more insertion protrusions 627. That is, in the case in which the mounting slots from the first group G1 and the second group G2 are used to mount the front lifting protrusions 61a, 62a and 63a, the number of mounting slots 511a1 from the first group G1 and the number of mounting slots 511a2 from the second the group G2 may correspond to the number of the push-in protrusions 627 formed on each of the front lift protrusions 61a, 62a, and 63a.

[0101] Likewise, depending on the embodiment, in the case in which the mounting slots from the first group G1 and the second group G2 are used to install the rear lifting protrusions 61b, 62b, and 63b, the number of mounting slots 511a1 from the first group G1 and the number of mounting slots 511a2 of the second group G2 may correspond to the number of the insert protrusions 627 formed on each of the rear lift protrusions 61b, 62b, and 63b.

[0102] One or more of the push-in protrusions 627 formed on each of the front lift protrusions 61a, 62a, and 63a or the rear lift protrusions 61b, 62b, and 63b may be selectively secured in the mounting slots 511a2 from the first group G1 or the second group G2. The position in which the lifting projection is installed can be determined depending on whether one or more of the insert projections 627 formed on each of the lifting projections 61a, 61b, 62a, 62b, 63a, and 63b are inserted into the mounting slots that constitute any from the first group G1 or the second group G2.

[0103] An example will now be described in which the mounting slots 511a1, which make up the first group G1 and the second group G2, are used to install the front lifting protrusions 61a, 62a, and 63a, but the mounting slots can be formed in the same way for installing the rear lifting protrusions 61b, 62b and 63b.

[0104] The mounting slots 511a2 from the second G2 group are formed in an area offset to the rear within a range in which the mounting slots 511a2 from the second G2 group overlap partially with the mounting slots 511a1 from the first G1 group. In Figs. 6A and 6B, the first region M1 denotes a region in which the mounting slots 511a1 from the first group G1 are formed, and the second region M2 denotes a region in which the mounting slots 511a2 from the second group G2 are formed. Below, as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the mounting slots 511a2 from the second G2 group are located rearward from the mounting slots 511a1 from the first G1 group.

[0105] In some embodiments, a first group G1 of one or more mounting slots may be formed in the first region of the reel, and a second group G2 of one or more mounting slots may be formed in a second region of the reel where the second region is located rearwardly from the first region and overlaps with at least a portion of the first region of the drum.

[0106] For example, the first region may be a first region M1 that defines six mounting slots: a pair of front mounting slots from a first group G1, a pair of front mounting slots from a second group G2 located rearwardly from a pair of front mounting slots from a first group G1, and a pair of rear mounting slots from the first group G1. The second area may be a second area M2 that forms six mounting slots: a pair of front mounting slots from a second group G2, a pair of rear mounting slots from a first group G1 located backward relative to a pair of front mounting slots from a second group G2, and a pair of rear mounting slots from the second group G2.

[0107] A pair of front mounting slots from the second group G2 may be located between a pair of front mounting slots from the first group G1 and a pair of rear mounting slots from the first group G1. The first region and the second region may overlap with each other in the axial direction of the drum 51. A pair of front mounting slots from the second group G2 and a pair of rear mounting slots from the first group G1 may be located in the overlapping region of the first and second regions.

[0108] As shown in FIGS. 5A-7B, the mounting slots 511a2 from the second G2 group are located at a predetermined distance D from the mounting slots 511a1 from the first G1 group in the rearward direction. Therefore, when the insert projections 627 are installed in the mounting grooves 511a1 from the first group G1, each of the front lifting projections 61a, 62a, and 63a is located further forward at a distance D compared to the case where the insert projections 627 are installed in the mounting grooves 511a2 from the second group. G2. As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the metal plate of the large-volume drum 51 extends further forward by the distance E as compared with the case in which the drum is a small-volume drum. In the case of a large-volume drum (FIG. 5A), the front lift protrusions 61a, 62a, and 63a are mounted using the mounting slots 511a1 from the first group G1, so that the front lift protrusions 61a, 62a, and 63a can be mounted relatively farther forward than in the case of in which the drum is a small volume drum (FIG. 5B). Therefore, the laundry located in the area corresponding to the distance E can easily come into contact with the front lifting protrusions 61a, 62a, and 63a while the drum 51 rotates.

[0109] The mounting slots 511a1 from the respective groups G1 and G2 may be arranged in rows in the front-to-back direction. Specifically, the mounting slots 511a1 in each of the groups G1 and G2 are arranged in two rows. In addition, when the entire structure is visible without distinguishing between groups, the mounting slots 511a1 may be located along common reference lines extending in the front-to-back direction. In some examples, the mounting slots are located on two straight lines parallel to each other.

[0110] In more detail, the mounting slots 511a1 from the first group G1 may include two or more first mounting slots 511a1 (1) and 511a1 (2) located at a first distance T in the first row P1 extending in the front-to-back direction. In addition, the mounting slots 511a1 from the first group G1 may further include two or more first mounting slots 511a1 (3) and 511a1 (4) located at a first distance T in a second row P2 parallel to the first row P1.

[0111] The mounting slots 511a2 from the second group G2 may include two or more second mounting slots 511a2 (1) and 511a2 (2) located in the first row P1 at positions offset by a second distance D less than the first distance T backward from mounting grooves 511a1 from the first group G1.

[0112] In addition, the mounting slots 511a2 from the second group G2 may further include two or more second mounting slots 511a2 (3) and 511a2 (4) located in the second row P2 at positions offset by a distance T, back from the mounting grooves 511a1 from the first group G1.

[0113] Below, the mounting slots 511a1 and 511a2, which may be used to mount the front lift tabs 61a, 62a, and 63a, are defined as being included in the front lift tab alignment group, and the mounting slots 511b (see FIG. 6A) that can to be used to install the rear lift lugs 61b, 62b and 63b are identified as being included in the rear lift lug positioning group.

[0114] The plurality of front or rear lifting protrusions 61a, 62a, 63a, 61b, 62b, and 63b may be disposed in the circumferential direction of the drum 51, so that a plurality of front elevator locating groups may be disposed in the circumferential direction, and similarly , a plurality of rear lifting lug positioning groups may also be disposed in the circumferential direction.

[0115] Hereinafter, the mounting groove belonging to the front lifting protrusion locating group is called the front mounting slot 511a, and the mounting slot belonging to the rear lifting protruding locating group is called the rear mounting slot 511b.

[0116] As shown in Figs. 8-12, the insert protrusion 627 may protrude from the housing base 621. The insert protrusion 627 may include a vertical portion 627a (see FIG. 11) protruding downwardly from the bottom surface of the housing base 621 and a fixing portion 627b bent horizontally from the vertical portion 627a. The fixing portion 627b may protrude towards the inner side of the annular body base 621 when viewed from above.

[0117] As shown in FIG. 11, the push-in protrusions 627 may be formed on the left and right sides of the body base 621, respectively, when the lifting protrusion body 620 is seen from the front side. Two or more push-in protrusions 627 may be formed on one side of the housing base 621 (or in a front-to-back direction).

[0118] Specifically, the insert projections 627 (L) formed on the left side of the body base 621 may include a fixing portion 627b that is folded to the right. In some examples, the push-in protrusions 627 (R) formed on the right side of the body base 621 may include a locking portion 627b that is bent to the left.

[0119] As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, each of the mounting slots 511a and 511b may be formed with a length L1 in an approximately front-to-back direction of the drum 51. Each of the mounting slots 511a and 511b may include a mounting portion S1 having a predetermined width W1, and an attachment portion S2 extending rearward or forward from the mounting portion S1 and having a smaller width (W2 <W1) as compared to the mounting portion S1. In the exemplary embodiment, the attachment portion S2 extends rearwardly from the rear end of the attachment portion S1, but the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto. In some examples, the attachment portion S2 may extend forward from the front end of the attachment portion S1.

[0139] In some embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 20A and 20B to be described below, the fastening portion S2 of the front mounting slot 511a may extend forward from the front end of the mounting portion S1, and the fastening portion S2 of the rear mounting slot 511b may extend rearwardly from the rear end of the mounting part S1.

[0120] In some embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 20A and 20B, which will be described below, the fastening portion S2 of the front mounting slot 511a may extend forward from the front end of the mounting portion S1, and the fastening portion S2 of the rear mounting slot 511b may extend rearward from the rear end of the installation piece S1.

[0121] In some examples, as shown in FIGS. 5A-7B, when the lifting lug body 620 is installed in the drum 51, the insertion lug 627 of the lug body 620 extends through the mounting portion S1, and the lifting lug body 620 is pushed back so that the vertical the portion 627a moves forward along the mounting portion S1, and thus the fixing portion 627b is located under the attachment portion S2. In this case, since the bottom surface of the body base 621 is in close contact with the inner peripheral surface of the drum 51, and the width W3 (see Fig. 11) of the fixing portion 627b is greater than the width W2 of the fixing portion S2, the fixing portion 627b cannot pass through the fixing portion S2 from the bottom side to the top side.

[0122] As shown in FIGS. 8-11, housing side wall 622 may include a left side wall portion 622L having a lower end connected to a left side 621a of the housing base 621, and a right side wall portion 622R having a lower end, connected to the right side 621b of the housing base 621. At least one of the left side wall portion 622L or the right side wall portion 622R may form an acute angle with respect to the housing base 621. Specifically, at least one of the left side wall portion 622L or the right side wall portion 622R may be symmetrical to the other when viewed from the front side.

[0123] The side wall 622 of the housing may have a side through hole 624a formed at a position corresponding to the insert protrusion 627 when viewed from the vertical direction of the riser body 620 from the top downward. The side through hole 624a may be formed on at least one of the left side wall portion 622L or the right side wall portion 622R.

[0124] In some embodiments, the riser body 620 may be injection molded. In this case, the mold may include an upper mold that defines an upper surface of the lift-out body 620 and a lower mold that forms a lower surface of the lift-out body 620.

[0125] The upper surface of the insert protrusion 627 may be formed by an upper mold. Since the push-in protrusion 627 is located on the underside of the side wall 622 of the housing, an opening through which a portion of the upper mold forming the upper surface of the push-in protrusion 627 can pass during the mold opening process must be formed in a region that overlaps with the push-in. protrusion 627 in the direction in which the upper mold is exposed on the side wall 622 of the body (or in a direction vertically upward from the base 621 of the body) such that the portion of the upper mold that forms the upper surface of the insert protrusion 627 (especially the upper surface of the retaining portion 627b) can be moved upward (or so that the upper mold can be removed without undercutting) during the mold opening process, and the side through hole 624a is an opening. PL in Fig. 11 denotes a parting line formed by an upper mold and a lower mold.

[0127] As shown in Fig. 8, when the lifting tab body 620 is viewed vertically from top to bottom (hereinafter referred to as a "top view of the lifting lip body"), the locking portion 627b of the push lip 627 is located in the side through hole 624a (or overlaps with the side through hole 624a). Specifically, the entire fixing portion 627b is located in the side through hole 624a. In addition, in a top view of the lifting protrusion body, the outer periphery of the fixing portion 627b is located at a distance from the edge of the side through hole 624a except for the portion connected to the vertical portion 627a.

[0128] In some examples, the abutment groove 621r may extend in a closed curve around the periphery of the housing base 621, and the plane of the plane of the fixing portion 627b of the insert protrusion 627 to the housing base 621 may be located in the closed curved abutment groove 621r. That is, the fixing portion 627b of the insert protrusion 627 may be disposed on an inner portion surrounded by the abutment groove 621r.

[0129] Accordingly, the load of the portion of the housing base 621 that has a closed curve formed by the abutment groove 621r can be reduced to some extent, thus preventing the portion from being structurally weakened.

[0130] In addition, as shown in Fig. 11, the portion in which the lower end of the body side wall 622 is connected to the body base 621 may have relatively greater rigidity than the rest of the portions. Thus, a structure in which the vertical portion 627a of the insert projection 627 and the lower end of the side wall 622 of the housing correspond to each other in the longitudinal direction can be advantageous in terms of structural rigidity.

[0131] As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the locking protrusion 626 may be formed on at least one of the front lift protrusions 61a, 62a, and 63a or the rear lift protrusions 61b, 62b, and 63b. The locking protrusion 626 may protrude downwardly from the concave inner surface 620b of the lifting protrusion body 620.

[0132] As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, holes 512a and 512b into which the locking protrusions 626 are inserted may be formed in the drum 51. A pair of holes 512a1 and 512a2 for receiving the front lifting protrusions 61a, 62a and 63a may be located on distance D from each other in the forward-backward direction.

[0133] The locking projection 626 is selectively inserted into one of the pair of holes 512a1 and 512a2 depending on whether the insert projections 627 are inserted into the mounting slots 511a1 from the first G1 group or the mounting slots 511a2 from the second G2 group.

[0134] Retaining tabs 514a and 514b, each of which are configured to engage (or are held) by the lower end of the retaining protrusion 626, may be formed at the edges of the holes 512a and 512b. The locking tabs 514a and 514b may engage the side surfaces of the locking tabs 626, thereby limiting lateral movement of the locking tabs 626.

[0135] In some examples, the positions of the locking tabs 514a and 514b may be determined based on the relative positions of the locating slots 511a and 511b with respect to the locating portion S1 of the fastening portion S2. That is, as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, when the fixing portion S2 is located rearward from the mounting portion S1, the fixing tabs 514a and 514b are disposed on the first concave portion 626a on the front side of the fixing protrusions 626. The fixing tabs 514a and 514b may extend rearward from the front end of the hole 512 for restricting the movement of the locking protrusions 626 when the locking protrusion 626 starts to move forward (i.e., the locking protrusion 626 begins to move from the fixing portion S2 to the mounting portion S1).

[0136] In some embodiments, like the mounting slot 511a shown in FIGS. 20A and 20B, when the attachment portion S2 is located forward of the mounting portion S1, the locking tabs 514a and 514b are located on the second concave portion 626b on the rear side of the locking protrusions 626. The locking tabs the tabs 514a and 514b may extend forward from the rear end of the hole 512 to restrict movement of the locking protrusions 626 when the locking protrusion 626 is about to move rearward (ie, the locking protrusion 626 is ready to move from the fastening portion S2 to the mounting portion S1).

[0137] The locking tabs 514a and 514b may be bent at a predetermined angle to the outside of the drum 51 at the base of the portion connected to the edges of the holes 512a and 512b. The side surfaces of the locking tabs 626 can engage with the locking tabs 514a and 514b even in a state where the locking tabs 626 are not inserted into the holes 512a and 512b.

[0138] When the elevator body 620 is ready to move (i.e., ready to move in a direction opposite to the direction in which the elevator body 620 is mounted), so that the vertical portion 627a moves from the fixing portion S2 to the mounting portion S1, the movement is limited so how the locking tabs 514a and 514b interfere with the lower ends of the locking tabs 626.

[0139] As shown in Fig. 9, at the lower end of the locking projection 626, a first concave portion 626a may be formed on the side facing the locking tabs 514a and 514b. In the state in which the riser body 620 is fully seated, the locking tabs 514a and 514b may be located on the first concave portion 626a.

[0140] At the lower end of the locking projection 626, a second concave portion 626b may be further formed on the side opposite to the first concave portion 626a. When the elevator body 620 is installed in a position in which the front and rear sides of the elevator body 620 are reversed, the locking tabs 514a and 514b may be located on the second concave portion 626b.

[0141] As shown in Fig. 9, the attachment protrusions 628 may be formed on at least one of the front lift protrusions 61a, 62a, and 63a or the rear lift protrusions 61b, 62b, and 63b. The attachment protrusion 628 may protrude downwardly from the inner surface 620b of the lift protrusion body 620. The retaining lug 628 may extend from the top plate 623 of the housing. Two or more fastening protrusions 628 may be formed at a distance from each other in the front-to-back direction.

[0142] As shown in FIGS. 5A-6B, the attachment holes 513a and 513b may be formed in the drum 51. The attachment holes 513a and 513b may include a first attachment hole 513a1 formed at a position corresponding to the attachment protrusion 528 when the insert protrusion 627 of the riser body 620 is seated in the mounting slot 511a1 of the first G1 group, and the first attachment hole 523a1 formed at a position corresponding to the attachment protrusion 528 when the insert protrusion 627 of the riser body 620 is seated in the mounting slot 511a2 of the second G2 group. A pair of first attachment holes 513a1 (1) and 513a1 (2) are configured to correspond to a pair of attachment protrusions 528, and second attachment holes 513a2 including a pair of second attachment holes 513a2 (1) and 513a2 (2) may be formed.

[0143] As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the fastening protrusion 628 may be selectively secured in the first fastening hole 523a1 or the second fastening hole 523a2 by a predetermined fastener (hereinafter, for example, a screw 98) based on whether the insert is inserted protrusion 627 into the mounting slot 511a1 from the first G1 group or the mounting slot 511a2 from the second G2 group.

[0144] In the state where the insert tab 627 is inserted into the mounting slot 511a, and the lifting lip body 620 is temporarily assembled, the screw 98 passes through the fastening hole 513a on the outside of the drum 51 and is then secured to the fastening lip 628 so that the lifting lip body 620 the lug can be fully installed.

[0145] In some examples, as described above, as shown in FIG. 7A or 7B, the mounting position of the lifting tab body 620 may be changed depending on whether the insert tab 627 is inserted into the mounting slot 511a1 or the mounting slot 511a2. In either case, the mounting slots 511a1 and 511a2, the holes 512a1 and 512a2, and the mounting holes 513a1 and 513a2 are covered by the housing cover 640 in a position in which the lifting tab is fully seated. That is, the mounting slots 511a1 and 511a2, the holes 512a1 and 512a2, and the fixing holes 513a1 and 513a2 are located inside the housing cover 640 and thus are not exposed to the inside of the drum 51.

[0146] In other words, in a state in which at least one insertable projection 627 located on each of the lifting projections 61a, 62a, 63a, 61b, 62b, and 63b is secured in a mounting slot (for example, 511a1) from any group (eg G1) among the mounting grooves 511a from the first group G1 and the second group G2, the mounting slot (eg 511a2) from another group (eg G2) may be closed inside the drum 51 by a lifting protrusion.

[0147] In more detail, in a state in which at least one insert protrusion 627 located on each of the front lift protrusions 61a, 62a, and 63a is inserted into a mounting slot from any group (for example, G1) from the first group G1 and the second group G2, the front end of each of the front lifting protrusions 61a, 62a and 63a may be located forward of the mounting slots 511a1 (1) -511a1 (4) and 511a2 (1) -511a2 (4) belonging to the first group G1 and the second group G2.

[0148] In addition, the rear end of each of the front lifting protrusions 61a, 62a, and 63a may be located rearward from any of the mounting slots 511a1 (1) -511a1 (4) and 511a2 (1) -511a2 (4) related to the first group G1 and the second group G2.

[0149] In some embodiments, all mounting slots 511a1 (1) -511a1 (4) and 511a2 (1) -511a2 (4) used to mount the front lifting tabs 61a, 62a, and 63a may be located between the front ends and the rear the ends of the front lift ridges 61a, 62a and 63a, and thus the mounting slots can be covered by the front lift ridges 61a, 62a and 63a.

[0150] Manufacturers of laundry treating devices sometimes produce different types of products having drums with different volumes. For example, a metal plate having mounting slots 511a and 511b, holes 512a and 512b, mounting holes 513a and 513b, and the like can be cut based on a predetermined standard into a blank for a drum 51 'or a drum 51 "(see Fig. 5A and 5B). The metal plate cut in this way can be rolled, and the ends of the blank can be joined together to make the drum 51. In this case, the metal plate can be cut to a predetermined length based on the drum standard. In order to produce two drums having different lengths, it may be necessary to differently adjust the distance between the front lift ridges 61a, 62a, and 63a and the rear lift ridges 61b, 62b and 63b in accordance with the drum length.

[0151] For example, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the distance between the front lift ridges 61a, 62a and 63a and the rear lift ridges 61b, 62b and 63b when the length of the drum 51 'is long (see FIG. 5A) should be greater than the distance between the front lift ridges 61a, 62a and 63a and the rear lift ridges 61b, 62b and 63b when the length of the drum 51 "is short (see Fig. 5B), so that the laundry can be lifted evenly by the front and rear lift ridges 61b, 62b and 63b even in the case of a large volume drum 51.

[0152] Therefore, additional mounting slots 511a are further formed in the drum 51 for adjusting the installation position of at least one of the front lifting protrusions 61a, 62a and 63a or the rear lifting protrusions 61b, 62b and 63b in the front-to-rear direction when changing the length drum.

[0153] In some embodiments, the additional mounting slots 511a are configured to adjust the mounting positions of the front lift tabs 61a, 62a, and 63a, but the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto. Depending on the embodiments, the additional mounting grooves 511b may be configured to adjust the mounting positions of the rear lifting lugs 61b, 62b and 63b.

[0154] Additional mounting slots 511a may be formed on the lifting lug body 620 such that the additional mounting slots 511a correspond to the number of mounting slots 511a (hereinafter referred to as "locating slots") into which the insertion tabs 627 and additional mounting slots 511a can be formed at positions located at a predetermined distance D from the respective mounting slots in the forward or backward direction. The mounting position of the lifting tab body 620 can be varied by the distance D by separating the tab 627 from the mounting slot (eg, 511a1) and then inserting the push tab 627 into an additional locating slot (eg, 511a2).

[0155] In some examples in the exemplary embodiment, the additional holes 512a are configured to adjust the mounting positions of the front lifting protrusions 61a, 62a, and 63a, but the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto. Depending on the embodiment, the additional openings 512b may also be configured to adjust the mounting positions of the rear lift projections 61b, 62b and 63b.

[0156] In some examples in the exemplary embodiment, the additional fixing holes 513a are configured to adjust the mounting positions of the front lifting protrusions 61a, 62a, and 63a, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Depending on the embodiment, the additional fixing holes 513b may also be configured to adjust the mounting positions of the rear lift projections 61b, 62b and 63b.

[0157] Fig. 20 depicts another example of the present invention. To mount the lip body 620 using the front mounting slot 511a, the lip body 620 must be moved forward after inserting the push lip 627 into the mounting portion S1. In order to mount the lifting lug body 620 using the rear mounting slot 511b, the lifting lug body 620 must be moved back after inserting the push-in lug 627 into the mounting portion S1.

[0158] In some examples, in order to separate the riser body 620 from the drum 51, the riser body 620 is moved forward or backward to move the locking portion 627b of the protrusion 627 out of the fixing portion S2 and align the locking portion 627b with the mounting portion S1, and the lifting boss body 620 is lifted so that the fixing portion 627b passes through the mounting portion S1, and the lifting protrusion body 620 can be separated from the drum 51.

[0159] FIG. 16 is a view of an example of a pair of front and rear lifting protrusions shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 17 is a view of the lifting protrusions shown in FIG. 16 when viewed from the front side, FIG. 18A is an example in which the reel shown in Fig. 1 is unfolded and Fig. 18B is an exploded view of the reel showing the arrangement of the lifting tabs in accordance with another example of the present invention; Fig. 19 is a view (a) showing the change in the height of the first article caused by the rear lifting tab according to the rotation angle of the drum, and a view (b) showing the change in height of the second article caused by the front lifting protrusion that is set together with the rear lifting protrusion. Below, a description will be made with reference to Figs. 16-19.

[0160] Each of the front lift protrusions 61a, 62a, and 63a is located on the inner circumferential surface of the drum 51 and extends in a front-to-back direction. A plurality of front lift protrusions 61a, 62a, and 63a are disposed on the base of the rotation axis O at the same angles.

[0161] The rear lift protrusions 61b, 62b and 63b are located on the inner peripheral surface of the drum 51 and are located rearward from the front lift protrusions 61a, 62a and 63a. Like the front lift lugs 61a, 62a, and 63a, the rear lift lugs 61b, 62b and 63b are disposed on the base of the pivot axis O at the same angles.

[0162] The rear lift protrusions 61b, 62b and 63b are arranged to form a predetermined phase angle with the front lift protrusions 61a, 62a and 63a with respect to the rotation axis O. Here, the "phase angle" is formed by defining, as the rotation angle of the drum 51, the point in time at which the lifting protrusions 61a, 62a, 63a, 61b, 62b, and 63b reach a point on the periphery. Assuming the drum 51 rotates clockwise CW in the exemplary embodiment, the rear lift ridges 61b, 62b, and 63b reach the same height before the front lift ridges 61a, 62a and 63a by an amount corresponding to the phase angle Δθ.

[0163] As shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, provided that each of the lifting protrusions 61a, 62a, 63a, 61b, 62b and 63b has a length C1 extending in the front-to-back direction and a width C2 formed in the left direction - to the right (or a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction), the circumferential distance (C3 = Δθr, see Fig. 19) corresponding to the phase angle is greater than 0 and equal to or less than half the width of C2 in the direction along the circumference of each of the front lifting protrusions 61a, 62a and 63a.

[0164] As shown in FIGS. 18A and 18B, an area SE without a lifting protrusion in which there is no front lifting protrusion or a rear lifting protrusion is formed between one pair of front / rear lifting protrusions (for example, 61a and 61b) and another pair of front / rear lift protrusions (for example, 62a and 62b) on the inner peripheral surface of drum 51. A region SE without the lift protrusion may extend from the front end to the rear end of the drum 51.

[0165] Specifically, the no-lift region SE extends between two adjacent sets of lift-protrusions from the front end of the drum 51 and extends to the rear end of the drum 51. Specifically, the no-lift region SE extends directly from the front end of the drum 51 to the rear end of the drum when passing between two adjacent front lift ridges (e.g. 61a and 62a) of a plurality of front lift ridges 61a, 62a, and 63a, and between two rear lift ridges 61b and 62b such that each forms a phase angle Δθ with each of two adjacent front lift ridges 61a and 62a.

[0166] Since the non-lifting projection region SE extends directly from the front end to the rear end of the drum 51, laundry can be evenly distributed to the front and rear regions of the drum 51 from the non-lifting projection region SE.

[0167] Ordinarily, the washing machine detects the eccentricity of the drum 51 before performing the fast spinning drying process, and when the detected eccentricity is within the reference value, the drum accelerates so that the spinning speed of the drum 51 reaches the predetermined spinning drying speed (or rpm spin drying). Otherwise, product distribution is performed to change the position of the products in the drum 51. Product distribution is repeated if the detected eccentricity does not reach the reference value. When the number of times of repetition of the distribution of the products reaches the predetermined number of times, it is determined that the distribution of the products has not been completed, and the drying in fast rotation is stopped.

[0168] In a washing machine, a first article located on the rear side of drum 51 (i.e., an article to be lifted by the rear lifting protrusions 61b, 62b, and 63b) and a second article located on the front side of drum 51 (i.e., an article to be lifted front lift ridges) extend with a time difference (or phase difference) by the phase angle Δθ formed by the front lift ridges 61a, 62a and 63a and the rear lift ridges 61b, 62b and 63b, and as a result, product distribution can be more evenly distributed.

[0169] More specifically, as shown in Fig. 19, when the drum rotates clockwise CW, in a position where the rear lifting protrusions 61b, 62b and 63b are located at the lowest point (θ = 0) of the drum 51, first the first product starts to rise with the rear lift lugs 61b, 62b and 63b, and then the second article begins to rise with the front lift lugs 61a, 62a and 63a after the time corresponding to the phase angle Δθ has elapsed.

[0170] Assuming the articles are rolled (θ <π / 2), and the position P at which the article lifted by the lifting protrusions 61a, 62a, 63a, 61b, 62b, and 63b falls is the position Pd, the first article lifted the rear lifters 61b, 62b and 63b reaches the position (or height) Pd and falls first, and then the second article lifted by the front lifters 61a, 62a and 63a reaches the position Pd and falls.

[0171] The first article and the second article move with time differences without lumping and thus can be evenly distributed. As a result, it is possible to reduce the number of times of repetition of the distribution of articles, to reduce the incidence of not entering the drying step in the fast rotation, and to reduce the total washing time including the drying time in the fast rotation.

[0172] In addition, since the articles travel with a phase difference when the articles are rolled or inverted, friction or collision between the articles caused by relative movement occurs more frequently so that contaminants can be more effectively removed by the washing process (i.e., detergent action is enhanced).

[0173] In some examples, FIGS. 20A and 20B are views of a modified example in which lifting protrusions are located, in which FIG. 20A shows a small volume drum and FIG. 20B shows a large volume drum. As shown in FIGS. 20A and 20B, one set of front lift protrusions 61a, 62a and 63a and rear lift protrusions 61b, 62b, and 63b may be arranged in a row in the front-to-back direction. That is, the front lift protrusions 61a, 62a, and 63a and the rear lift protrusions 61b, 62b, and 63b, which make up one set, may be located on the same line without being spaced apart in the circumferential direction.

[0174] FIG. 21 is a view of another example of a lifting protrusion. The example depicted in FIG. 21 includes a lift lug 64 including a lift lug body 620 'and a housing cover 640' slightly different in shape from the lift lug body and housing cover in the aforementioned embodiments, but similar in detail. the lip body and the body cover in the aforementioned embodiments. Therefore, constituent elements identical to constituent elements in accordance with the above-described embodiments will be denoted by the same reference numerals, and their specific description will be omitted.

[0175] While the invention has been explained with respect to its embodiments, it should be understood that various modifications thereof will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon examination of the description. Therefore, it should be understood that the invention disclosed herein is intended to include such modifications that fall within the scope of the appended claims.

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1. A device for treating linen, containing: a drum configured to receive laundry and rotate about an axis of rotation that extends in a front-to-rear direction of the laundry treating apparatus, the drum defining a mounting slot; and the lifting protrusion, which is connected to the mounting groove, is located on the inner peripheral surface of the drum and is configured to rotate around the axis of rotation when the drum rotates, while the lifting protrusion comprises: a lifting lip body mounted on the inner circumferential surface of the drum, and a housing cover that is connected to the lifting lug body and projects radially inward from the inner peripheral surface of the drum, and the body of the lifting ledge contains: a body base connected to the inner peripheral surface of the drum, the top plate of the body located at a distance from the base of the body towards the inner side of the drum, while the projection plane of the top plate of the body on the base of the body is located inside the periphery of the base of the body, a side wall of the body that connects the top plate of the body with the base of the body and forms a side through hole, and a plug-in protrusion adapted to be inserted into a mounting slot, the plug-in protrusion comprising a vertical portion that extends downwardly from the bottom surface of the housing base to the housing base, and a locking portion that is bent from the lower end of the vertical portion towards an inner side of the periphery of the housing base, wherein the projection plane of the fixing portion onto the body base is located inside the projection plane of the lateral through hole onto the body base. 2. The device for treating linen according to claim 1, wherein the side wall of the body comprises: a left side wall portion that connects the left side of the body base to the top plate of the body; and the right side wall portion that connects the right side of the housing base to the upper housing plate, wherein the lateral through hole is formed on at least one of the left side wall portion or the right side wall portion. 3. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 2, wherein at least one of the left side wall portion or the right side wall portion forms an acute angle with respect to the base of the cabinet. 4. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 3, wherein the left side wall portion and the right side wall portion are symmetrical to each other with respect to the longitudinal direction of the cabinet base. 5. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 1, wherein the projection plane of the fixing portion has a portion that corresponds to a portion of the fixing portion protruding from the vertical portion and which is spaced from an edge of the projection plane of the side through hole. 6. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 1, wherein the side wall of the body further defines a water flow through hole that is in communication with the inner side of the lifting projection body and the outer side of the lifting projection body, moreover, the area of the side through hole is less than the area of the through hole for water flow. 7. The laundry treating device according to claim 1, wherein the housing cover is made of metal. 8. The laundry treating apparatus of claim. 7, wherein the body base forms a support groove configured to receive the bottom end of the body cover when the body base is connected to the body cover. 9. The laundry treating device according to claim 8, wherein the abutment groove extends around the periphery of the base of the body, moreover, the projection plane of the fixing portion on the housing base is located on the periphery of the housing base. 10. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 9, wherein the body cover comprises a connecting tab that projects from a lower end of the body cover, wherein the body base defines a tongue fixing hole in the support groove, the tongue fixing hole is configured to receive a connecting tongue on the housing cover base connected to the body base. 11. The device for treating linen according to claim 1, wherein the mounting groove comprises: a locating part adapted to receive a fixing portion, the locating part having a first width in the circumferential direction of the drum; and an attachment portion that extends forward or backward from the mounting portion, the attachment portion having a second width smaller than the first width in the circumferential direction of the drum. 12. The laundry treating apparatus of claim. 1, wherein the lifting projection body further comprises a fastening projection that projects from an inner surface of the lifting projection body to an inner peripheral surface of the drum, wherein the drum forms a fastening hole adapted to be connected to the fastening projection by means of a fastening element. 13. The laundry treating device of claim 1, wherein the lifting protrusion includes: a plurality of front lifting protrusions located on the front portion of the drum and located along the circumferential direction of the drum; and a plurality of rear lifting protrusions located on the rear sides of the plurality of front lifting protrusions and located in a circumferential direction of the drum. 14. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 1, wherein the body cover comprises a connecting tab that projects from a lower end of the body cover, wherein the lifting lip body defines a tongue attachment hole configured to receive the connecting tongue on the base of the lifting lip body connected to the housing cover. 15. The device for treating linen according to claim 1, in which the base of the housing contains a left side and a right side, which run parallel to each other in a front-to-back direction; the plug-in protrusion includes a left plug-in protrusion located on the left side of the housing base and a right plug-in protrusion located on the right side of the housing base; the retaining portion of the left push-in boss is bent to the right of the vertical portion of the left push-in boss and the fixing portion of the right plug-in protrusion is bent to the left of the vertical portion of the right plug-in protrusion. 16. Device for treating linen, containing: a drum configured to receive laundry and rotate about an axis of rotation that extends in the front-to-rear direction of the laundry treating apparatus, the drum forming a mounting slot; and a lifting protrusion that is connected to a mounting groove, which is located on the inner peripheral surface of the drum and is configured to rotate about an axis of rotation when the drum rotates, and the lifting ledge contains: a lifting lug body made of synthetic resin and comprising: - the base of the body, connected to the inner surface of the drum, - a plug-in protrusion that protrudes from the bottom surface of the housing base and is designed to be inserted into the mounting slot, and - a side wall of the body that extends from the upper surface of the body base to the inner side of the drum and covers at least part of the body base, and a housing cover that covers the outside of the housing of the lifting lug, the plug-in projection contains: a vertical portion that extends downwardly from the bottom surface of the body base to the inner surface of the drum, and a fixing portion that is bent from the lower end of the vertical portion towards the inner side of the periphery of the housing base, wherein the side wall of the housing defines a lateral through hole in a position corresponding to the locking portion. 17. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 16, wherein the housing cover further comprises a housing top plate located at a distance from the housing base and connected to the housing side wall, wherein the plane of projection of the upper plate of the body onto the base of the body is surrounded by the periphery of the base of the body. 18. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 17, wherein the side wall of the cabinet is tilted relative to a cabinet base of the upper cabinet plate. 19. The laundry treating apparatus of claim 16, wherein the side wall of the body defines a plurality of water flow through holes that are in communication with the inner side of the lifting lip body and the outer side of the lifting lip body, the plurality of water flow through holes having two or more hole sizes, wherein the side through hole is one of a plurality of water flow through holes. 20. A lifting projection arranged on the inner peripheral surface of the drum of the laundry treating device and configured, when the drum rotates, to rotate about an axis of rotation that extends in the front and back direction of the laundry treating device, the lifting projection comprising: a lifting protrusion body mounted on the inner peripheral surface of the drum; and a housing cover that is connected to the lifting lug body and projects radially inward from the inner peripheral surface of the drum, while the body of the lifting ledge contains: a body base connected to the inner peripheral surface of the drum, an upper body plate which is spaced from the base of the body towards the inner side of the drum and which forms a first water flow through hole that communicates with the inner side of the lifting lip body and the outer side of the lifting lip body, and a side wall of the body that connects the top plate of the body with the base of the body and forms a second through-hole for water flow that communicates with the inner side of the lifting lip body and the outer side of the lifting lip body, and the housing cover contains: a lid top plate having an inner surface that faces the body top plate, the lid top plate defining a water flow outlet configured to discharge into the drum wash water that has passed through at least one of the first through holes for water flow or a second water flow through hole, and a lid side wall that extends from the lid top plate to the body base, the lid side wall having a lower end connected to the body base and an upper end connected to the lid top plate.

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