TWI643995B - A washing machine with a partial perspective area - Google Patents

Abstract

A partially-perspective washing machine for performing at least one washing operation, and comprising a rotatable inner tub, a fixed outer tub, a washing machine housing and a driving unit. The rotatable inner tub further includes an inner bucket peripheral wall and an inner tub bottom shell. The fixed outer tub defines a container inner accommodating space for accommodating the rotatable inner tub, and has a barrel perspective area corresponding to the inner wall of the inner tub. The washing machine housing defines a washing tub accommodating space for accommodating and fixing the fixed outer tub, and has at least one housing see-through area corresponding to the at least one outer tub perspective area. The driving unit is coupled to the inner tub bottom case to drive the rotatable inner tub to rotate. Wherein, the perspective area of the housing and the see-through area of the outer tub are used for at least one user to observe the inner wall of the inner tub.

Description

Partial perspective washing machine

The present invention relates to a washing machine, and more particularly to a washing machine having a partial see-through area.

The washing machine is a must-have appliance in modern homes to clean dirty clothes and clean the dirt in the home. However, as the number of uses of the washing machine increases, the user will gradually find that the clothes are not completely cleaned after being washed by the washing machine, and sometimes there is a musty smell, indicating that the scale inside the washing machine may reach a certain amount.

Referring to the first figure, the first figure shows the washing machine PA1 of the prior art. Generally, the washing machine PA1 must include a washing machine casing, a washing machine outer tub and a washing machine inner tub. The dirt will deposit anywhere, but it will affect the washing machine PA1 where the laundry is washed. Usually it is deposited between the outer tub of the washing machine and the inner tub of the washing machine that cannot be observed by the user. It includes the outer surface of the inner wall of the washing machine and the inside of the washing machine. The outer surface of the bottom case of the tub, the inner surface of the peripheral wall of the outer tub of the washing machine, and the inner surface of the outer bottom of the outer tub of the washing machine.

A tamper-evident cover is provided on the casing of the washing machine so that the user can put the laundry to be placed in the inner tub of the washing machine. Whether it is a vertical or drum type washing machine, more and more washing machine's sturdy lid will have a see-through area, which can be used to observe the washing machine inside the washing machine, but to clean the inside of the washing machine (including the washing machine outside the barrel) The fouling with the inner tub of the washing machine did not help. Therefore, cleaning agents for cleaning the internal scale of the washing machine have been successively introduced. Generally speaking, the above cleaning agent is used by pouring the cleaning agent into the inner tub of the washing machine, and adding water to soak for a certain period of time, and some cleaning agents will remarkably use the warm water to clean the effect better. After standing for a while, it can be washed, rinsed and dehydrated according to the standard washing mode of the washing machine PA1, and finally the water is discharged by the washing machine PA1.

In recent years, the commercially available washing machine PA1 has gradually started to build an automatic cleaning function. The method of use is similar to the above-mentioned cleaning agent. Most of them need to be used with a cleaning agent. Some use clean water to clean the inner and outer barrels of the washing machine. In addition, there are also people who specialize in disassembling the inner and outer barrels of the washing machine for cleaning.

However, there is a problem with the above method: the time point at which the washing machine is cleaned. Since the user cannot observe the space between the inner tub and the outer tub of the washing machine, it is impossible to judge the scale of the above space. If you find that the washing machine PA1 can not effectively clean the clothes or the cleaned clothes have a musty smell, it is feared that the amount of dirt inside the washing machine is too large to be removed by the user's own cleaning agent. And if you only rely on a fixed interval for cleaning, it is possible that the cleaning time is up, but in fact the amount of dirt is not much. Lead to the problem of wasting hydropower.

If you ask a specialist to clean it, there will be a problem of cleaning time. Although the cleaning of the special personnel can ensure that the inner and outer barrels of the washing machine are completely clean, the cost will be much higher than the purchase of detergent. Moreover, the personnel who are now responsible for the cleaning of home appliances may have to wait for a period of time after appointment, and then there is a way to wait until the special personnel to clean.

In view of the problems in the prior art, due to the timing of the cleaning operation. In order to solve the above problems, the necessary technical means adopted by the present invention is to provide a partial perspective type washing machine for performing at least one cleaning operation, and comprising a rotatable inner tub, a fixed outer tub, and a The washing machine housing and a driving unit.

The rotatable inner tub comprises a peripheral wall of the inner tub and an inner bottom shell connected to the bottom of the inner wall of the inner tub. The fixed outer tub includes a peripheral wall of the outer tub and defines a receiving space for receiving the outer inner barrel of the rotatable inner tub, and has at least one perspective area corresponding to the outer peripheral wall of the inner tub. The washing machine housing defines a washing tub accommodating space for accommodating and fixing the fixed outer tub, and has at least one housing see-through region corresponding to the see-through region of the outer tub. Wherein, the perspective area of the housing and the see-through area of the outer tub are used for at least one user to observe the outer surface of the inner wall of the inner tub. The driving unit is coupled to the inner tub bottom case to drive the rotatable inner tub to rotate relative to the fixed outer tub.

On the basis of the above-mentioned necessary technical means, an auxiliary technical means derived from the present invention is to make the driving unit in the partial perspective type washing machine a stepping motor.

On the basis of the above-mentioned necessary technical means, an auxiliary technical means derived from the present invention is that the partial perspective type washing machine further comprises a display unit, and the display unit is disposed in the washing machine housing.

On the basis of the above-mentioned necessary technical means, an auxiliary technical means derived by the present invention is that the partial perspective type washing machine further includes a person cleaning information button, and the artificial cleaning information button is disposed in the washing machine casing and is operated. A person is generated to clean the information signal, so that the display unit displays one person as the cleaning information.

On the basis of the above-mentioned necessary technical means, an auxiliary technical means derived from the present invention is that the partial perspective type washing machine further comprises a control rotary button, and the control rotary button is disposed on the washing machine casing for at least one use. The operator operates and controls the drive unit rotation.

On the basis of the above-mentioned necessary technical means, an auxiliary technical means derived from the present invention is that the partial perspective type washing machine further comprises a statistical unit, and the statistical unit is used for counting the working time of one of the at least one washing operation and one At least one of the number of operations, and transmitting at least one of the operation time and the number of operations to the display unit, causing the display unit to display at least one of the operation time and the number of operations for at least one user to refer to.

On the basis of the above-mentioned necessary technical means, an auxiliary technical means derived from the present invention is to further coat at least one of the rotatable inner tub and the fixed outer tub in the partial perspective washing machine. Anti-fouling layer.

On the basis of the above-mentioned necessary technical means, one of the auxiliary technical means derived from the present invention is that the anti-fouling layer in the partial perspective type washing machine is one of a nano carbon, a nano photocatalyst and a nano silver.

On the basis of the above-mentioned necessary technical means, an auxiliary technical means derived from the present invention is to provide at least one inner barrel see-through region in the rotatable inner tub in the partial perspective type washing machine.

On the basis of the above-mentioned necessary technical means, an auxiliary technical means derived from the present invention is that the statistical unit in the partial perspective type washing machine further comprises at least one of a timer and a counter.

As described above, in the partial perspective type washing machine provided by the present invention, the peripheral wall of the fixed outer tub has at least one barrel perspective area corresponding to the outer peripheral wall of the inner barrel of the rotatable inner tub, and the washing machine housing There is at least one housing see-through region corresponding to the at least one outer barrel perspective region. The user can observe the rotatable inner tub and the fixed outer tub through the at least one housing see-through area and the at least one outer tub perspective area, thereby determining whether the scale of the rotatable inner tub and the fixed outer tub reaches the need for cleaning Degree. Therefore, in the prior art, since the amount of fouling of the rotatable inner tub and the stationary outer tub cannot be observed, the problems derived from the cleaning time point cannot be accurately determined.

1, PA1‧‧‧ washing machine

11‧‧‧Rotary inner barrel

111‧‧‧ inner barrel wall

112‧‧‧ inner bottom shell

12‧‧‧Fixed outer tub

121‧‧‧The outer wall of the barrel

122‧‧‧Outer tank bottom

13‧‧‧Washing machine housing

14‧‧‧ drive unit

15‧‧‧Display unit

16‧‧‧Man-made cleaning information button

17‧‧‧Control rotary knob

D1‧‧‧First direction of rotation

OZ1‧‧‧First observation area

OZ2‧‧‧Second observation area

R‧‧‧ outer barrel perspective area

R1‧‧‧ housing perspective area

S‧‧‧The inner storage space of the outer barrel

S1‧‧‧Washing barrel accommodation space

The first figure shows a perspective view of a prior art washing machine; The second drawing shows a perspective view of a washing machine having a partial perspective type according to a first embodiment of the present invention; the third drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the AA of the second drawing; and the fourth drawing shows the first embodiment of the present invention. A perspective view of a partially-perspective washing machine in a first time; the fifth drawing shows a perspective view of a partially-perspective washing machine provided in a first embodiment of the present invention at a second time; and a sixth figure showing a first embodiment of the present invention A schematic view of a display unit having a partial see-through type washing machine provided by the example; and a seventh figure showing a schematic diagram of the person's cleaning information of the display unit having the partial see-through type washing machine provided by the first embodiment of the present invention.

Specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the drawings. Advantages and features of the present invention will be apparent from the description and appended claims. It should be noted that the drawings are all in a very simplified form and both use non-precise proportions, and are only for convenience and clarity to assist the purpose of the embodiments of the present invention.

Referring to the second and third figures, the second drawing shows a perspective view of a washing machine having a partial perspective type according to a first embodiment of the present invention; and the third drawing shows a cross-sectional view of A-A of the second figure. A partial perspective washing machine (hereinafter referred to as "washing machine") 1 for performing at least one washing operation, and comprising a rotatable inner tub 11, a fixed outer tub 12, a washing machine housing 13, a driving unit 14, a display unit 15, a person cleaning information button 16 and a control rotary button 17.

The rotatable inner tub 11 includes an inner tub peripheral wall 111 and an inner tub bottom shell 112, wherein the inner tub bottom shell 112 is coupled to the bottom of the inner tub peripheral wall 111. The fixed outer tub 12 includes an outer tub wall 121 and an outer tub bottom 122. The outer bottom sill 122 is coupled to the bottom of the outer peripheral wall 121 of the outer tub, and the outer peripheral wall 121 of the outer tub defines an outer accommodating space S for accommodating the rotatable inner tub 11 and has at least one corresponding to The inner barrel peripheral wall 111 is outside the barrel see-through area R. In this embodiment, there is only one perspective area R of the outer tub, but not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the outer barrel see-through region R may also be plural.

Preferably, at least one of the rotatable inner tub 11 and the fixed outer tub 12 is coated with an anti-fouling layer (not shown), and the anti-fouling layer can be a nano carbon and a nano photocatalyst. Or a nano-silver material, so that the dirt is less likely to deposit than the uncoated anti-fouling layer, and can also achieve the effects of sterilization, mildew proof, deodorization and the like.

The washing machine housing 13 defines a washing tub accommodating space S1 for accommodating and fixing the fixed outer tub 12, and has at least one housing see-through region R1 corresponding to the at least one outer tub seeing region R. In this embodiment, there is only one perspective area R1 of the housing, but not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the housing perspective area R1 may also be plural. The driving unit 14 is coupled to the inner tub bottom case 112 to drive the rotatable inner tub 11 to rotate relative to the fixed outer tub 12. The housing see-through area R1 and the outer barrel see-through area R are used for at least one user to observe the outer surface of the inner barrel peripheral wall 111. If the housing see-through area R1 and the outer tub see-through area R are sufficiently large, the user can also observe the inner surface of the outer peripheral wall 122 of the outer tub. The area is a partial area of the outer tub bottom 122.

In this embodiment, the user can observe the inside of the washing machine 1 (including the rotatable inner tub 11 and the fixed outer tub 12) by the housing see-through region R1 and the outer tub seeing region R, and mainly observe the housing perspective region R1. The outer surface of the inner peripheral wall 111 of the outer tub is corresponding to the outer surface of the inner peripheral wall 111 of the outer tub, and the partial area of the inner surface of the outer peripheral wall 121 and the partial area of the outer bottom shell 122 are also observed, but not limited thereto. In other embodiments, as the washing machine 1 is provided with a plurality of housing see-through regions R1 and an outer tub see-through region R, the outer surface of the inner tub peripheral wall 111, the inner surface of the outer tub peripheral wall 121 and the outer tub are observable by the user. The area of the bottom case 122 will increase, and the user can more clearly see the degree of fouling inside the washing machine 1, and can also more accurately determine the time point at which the inside of the washing machine 1 is cleaned.

Please refer to the fourth and fifth figures together, wherein the fourth figure shows a perspective view of the first perspective washing machine provided by the first embodiment of the present invention in a first time; the fifth figure shows the first aspect of the present invention. A perspective view of a partially-perspective washing machine provided by an embodiment at a second time. The outer surface of the inner peripheral wall 111 has a first observation area OZ1 and a second observation area OZ2, but not limited thereto, it may have more than two multiple observation areas. Since the housing see-through area R1 corresponds to the outer tub see-through area R, and the washing machine housing 13 does not affect the fourth and fifth figures, in order to make the fourth and fifth figures more accurately and non-discriminately express their figures Therefore, the washing machine housing 13 and the housing see-through region R1 are omitted here.

The user can only observe the first observation area OZ1 by the housing perspective area R1 and the outer barrel perspective area R at the first time, and cannot view The second observation area OZ2 was measured. However, since the rotatable inner tub 11 is uniformly rotated when the washing machine 1 performs the washing operation, it is considered that the dirt is uniformly deposited. That is to say, if the user observes that the first observation area OZ1 has scale, it can be considered that the outer surface of the inner barrel peripheral wall 111 has the same degree of scale accumulation.

Preferably, the user can control the driving unit 14 by controlling the rotary knob 17, and further drive the rotatable inner tub 11 to rotate in a first rotational direction D1. At the second time, the user can observe the second observation area OZ2 by the housing see-through area R1 and the outer barrel see-through area R, and observe the amount of fouling of the second observation area OZ2. The user can estimate the total amount of dirt inside the washing machine 1 from the amount of fouling of the first observation area OZ1 and the second observation area OZ2. Of course, the safest method is that the user continues to control the driving unit by controlling the rotary knob 17. 14. Further driving the rotatable inner tub 11 to rotate 360 degrees in a first rotational direction D1, so that the user can observe all outer surfaces of the inner peripheral wall 111 and estimate the total amount of dirt inside the washing machine 1. It is further determined whether it is necessary to clean the inside of the washing machine 1. The control rotary knob 17 is provided in the washing machine housing 13.

In this embodiment, the driving unit 14 drives the rotatable inner tub 11 to rotate in a first rotation direction D1, but not limited thereto, and in other embodiments, may correspond to the first rotation direction D1. The rotation direction (not shown) rotates.

Preferably, the rotatable inner tub 11 is provided with at least one inner barrel perspective area (not shown), and the user can observe the fixed outer tub 12 by the at least one inner barrel perspective area, and the inner bucket can also be observed. Wall 111 The outer surface or the outer surface of the inner tub bottom 112. Since the fixed outer tub 12 is also fouled in practice, the rotatable inner tub 11 is provided with at least one inner barrel see-through area to allow the user to observe the amount of fouling of the fixed outer tub 12. The larger the inner barrel perspective area, the larger the area in which the user observes the fixed outer tub 12. When the inner barrel see-through area extends over the entire rotatable inner tub 11, the user can observe the entire area of the inner barrel peripheral wall 111, the inner tub bottom shell 112 and the fixed outer tub 12, so that the user can all Observing the amount of fouling inside the washing machine 1 without estimating the total amount of dirt inside the washing machine 1 by observing the first observation area OZ1 and the second observation area OZ2, or by observing all of the inner wall 111 of the inner barrel The outer surface is used to estimate the total amount of dirt inside the washing machine 1.

Please refer to the sixth and seventh figures, wherein the sixth figure shows a schematic diagram of a display unit with a partial perspective type washing machine provided by the first embodiment of the present invention; and the seventh figure shows the first embodiment of the present invention. A schematic diagram of the cleaning information provided by the display unit having the partial perspective type washing machine. The display unit 15 and the artificial cleaning information button 16 are both disposed in the washing machine housing 13 , and the statistical unit (not shown) is electrically connected to the display unit 15 .

The statistical unit is configured to calculate at least one of the at least one working time and the at least one working time of the at least one washing operation, and accumulate at least one of the at least one working time and the at least one working time into at least one total washing The net hours are transmitted to the display unit 15 to cause the display unit 15 to display the total number of cleaning hours. As shown in the figure, in the present embodiment, the cumulative total cleaning time is 100 hours. In addition, the total number of washing hours can also display the number of operations, such as the total number of washing hours is 70, but not limited to this. Make When the user judges whether it is necessary to clean the inside of the washing machine 1, in addition to the amount of dirt accumulated from the observed rotatable inner tub 11 and the stationary outer tub 12, the total washing time can be taken into consideration, the theory In general, the more the total number of washing hours or the longer the time, the more the amount of dirt inside the washing machine 1 will be. In this embodiment, the statistical unit includes a timer and a counter, but is not limited thereto.

In addition, if the user thinks that the special person to clean the washing machine 1 is time consuming and expensive, and that the commercially available cleaning agent cannot effectively clean the inside of the washing machine 1, the artificial cleaning information button 16 can be pressed. At this time, the display unit 15 will Show one person as cleaning information.

As shown in the figure, in the present embodiment, the display unit 15 can display the previous cleaning date to facilitate the user to include the time point in the need to clean the inside of the washing machine 1. It can also display the manufacturers, contact numbers, prices, etc. of the previous outsourcing, in order to facilitate users to evaluate whether they will also commission the last time they were commissioned. It can also display the instructions for manual disassembly, that is, inform the user of the things that need to be known when disassembling the cleaning, such as disassembly steps, precautions, etc., so that the user can disassemble and clean the rotatable inner tub more effectively and safely. With a fixed outer tub 12. However, not limited thereto, in other embodiments, the display unit 15 can display other more human cleaning information for the user's reference.

In summary, in the partial perspective type washing machine provided by the present invention, the peripheral wall of the fixed outer tub has at least one barrel perspective area corresponding to the inner wall of the inner barrel of the rotatable inner tub, and the washing machine shell The body has at least one housing see-through region corresponding to the at least one outer barrel perspective region.

Compared with the prior art, in the partial perspective type washing machine provided by the present invention, the user can observe the outer surface of the inner peripheral wall of the rotatable inner tub and the fixed outer surface by the perspective area of the casing and the see-through area of the outer tub. The peripheral wall of the barrel is outside the barrel, and the amount of scale on the outer surface of the inner wall of the inner barrel and the peripheral wall of the outer barrel is further known, thereby solving various problems derived from the inability of the prior art to know the amount of scale.

The features and spirit of the present invention will be more apparent from the detailed description of the preferred embodiments. On the contrary, the intention is to cover various modifications and equivalents within the scope of the invention as claimed.

Claims (8)

A partially-perspective washing machine for performing at least one washing operation, comprising: a rotatable inner tub comprising: a peripheral wall of the inner tub, and the outer surface of the inner wall of the inner tub has a plurality of observation areas; And an inner bottom shell connected to the bottom of the inner wall of the inner tub; a fixed outer tub comprising a peripheral wall of the outer tub, configured to receive the inner container of the rotatable inner tub a space having at least one perspective area corresponding to the outer peripheral wall of the inner tub; a washing machine housing having a washing tub accommodating space for accommodating and fixing the fixed outer tub, and having at least one corresponding a housing perspective region of the at least one outer tub see-through region; and a drive unit coupled to the inner tub bottom housing to drive the rotatable inner tub to rotate relative to the fixed outer tub and selectively At least one of the observation areas is aligned with the at least one outer barrel perspective area and the at least one housing perspective area; wherein the housing perspective area and the outer barrel see-through area are for at least one user to observe the inner Barrel wall The at least one of the observation areas of the outer surface, the at least one of the rotatable inner tub and the fixed outer tub is coated with an anti-fouling layer, and the anti-fouling layer is one nanometer carbon, one One of the nano photocatalysts and one nano silver. A partial perspective type washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the driving unit is a stepping motor. The partial perspective type washing machine of claim 2, further comprising: a display unit, wherein the display unit is disposed in the washing machine housing. The partial perspective type washing machine of claim 3, further comprising: a statistical unit, wherein the statistical unit is configured to count at least one of an operation time of the at least one cleaning operation and a number of operations. And transmitting at least one of the job time and the number of jobs to the display unit, so that the display unit displays at least one of the job time and the number of jobs. The partial perspective type washing machine according to claim 3, further comprising: a person cleaning information button, wherein the person cleaning information button is disposed in the washing machine housing, and is operated to generate a human cleaning information signal. And transmitting to the display unit, so that the display unit displays one person as cleaning information. The partial perspective type washing machine of claim 2, further comprising: a control rotary button, wherein the control rotary button is disposed on the washing machine housing for the at least one user to operate and control the rotation The drive unit. The partial perspective washing machine of claim 1, wherein the rotatable inner tub is provided with at least one inner barrel View area. The partial perspective washing machine of claim 4, wherein the statistical unit comprises at least one of a timer and a counter.