TWI660092B - Washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

In order to provide a washing machine, a cassette holder that can be used in a case where different washing treatment liquids are used and a case in which a single washing treatment liquid is used can be realized. The washing machine of the present invention includes a casing, a water tank provided inside the casing, and a washing treatment liquid supply unit for supplying a washing treatment liquid into the water tank. The washing treatment liquid supply unit has a cassette holder. The cassette holder includes a first box and In the second case and the third case, the first case holds the first washing treatment liquid, the second case holds the second washing treatment liquid, and the third case holds the first washing treatment liquid and is smaller than the first The box has a larger volume; the box seat is provided with a positioning protrusion below, the positioning protrusion is located between the first box and the second box provided, and the third box is provided with a recess at a position corresponding to the positioning protrusion.

Description

washing machine

The present invention relates to a washing machine for washing clothes and the like.

Conventionally, the washing machine described in Patent Document 1 can be automatically supplied as a lotion and a soft and precise amount of a washing treatment liquid by filling the respective boxes according to the amount of laundry.

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2018-11618

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

However, for example, depending on the laundry and the user, there is a demand for using only lotion without using softener. In this case, a box for putting softener into use becomes unnecessary, and it is required that a larger amount of lotion can be filled in the box initially.

An object of the present invention is to provide a washing machine which can realize a tank tray that is used both in the case where different washing treatment liquids are used and in the case where a single washing treatment liquid is used. [Technical means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the washing machine of the present invention includes a housing, a water tank provided inside the housing, and a washing treatment liquid supply unit for supplying a washing treatment liquid into the water tank; the washing treatment liquid supply unit has a cassette holder, and the cassette holder is Including the case where the first and second boxes are provided, and the case where the third box is provided, the first box holds the first washing treatment liquid, and the second box holds the second washing treatment liquid different from the first washing treatment liquid. The third box holds the washing treatment liquid and has a larger volume than the first box; the box holder is provided with positioning protrusions below, and the positioning protrusions are located between the first and second boxes and the third box, A recessed portion is provided at a position corresponding to the positioning convex portion. [Effect of the invention]

According to the washing machine provided by the present invention, a cassette holder that can be used for both a case where different washing treatment liquids are used and a case where a single washing treatment liquid is used can be realized.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a washing machine of the present invention. FIG. 2 shows an example of a detailed structure in a washing machine, and FIG. 3 shows an example of the structure of a washing treatment liquid supply unit provided on the left side of the upper surface of the outer frame and used to supply a washing treatment liquid such as lotion, softening agent, and the like. In the following description, the directions of up, down, left, right, forward and backward are based on the directions of up, down, left, right, forward, and backward as shown in FIG. 1.

An outer frame 2 made of a combination of a steel plate and a resin molded product is placed on the base 5 to constitute a casing 1 of the washing machine. The front of the outer frame 2 is provided with a door for allowing laundry to enter and exit, that is, the cover body 3 and the front cover, and a back cover is provided on the back of the outer frame 2.

A water tank 6 is provided inside the casing 1, and a washing treatment liquid supply unit 4 for supplying a washing treatment liquid to the water tank 6 is provided on the upper surface side (left side in the figure) of the casing 1.

In this embodiment, a drum-type washing machine provided with a cylindrical rotating drum inside the water tank 6 is taken as an example for explanation. The rotating drum is configured to wash and dehydrate laundry.

A water supply faucet is provided on the upper surface near the back surface of the casing 1 of the washing machine, thereby connecting the water pipe to supply water to the casing 1 as the main body of the washing machine. The structure is the same as that of conventional washing machines and washing and drying machines, so detailed descriptions are omitted.

As shown in FIG. 3, the washing treatment liquid supply unit 4 is provided with a cassette holder 12 that holds a washing treatment liquid such as a lotion in advance, an automatic charging unit 13 that automatically puts a predetermined amount into the water tank 6 from the cassette holder 12, and The manual input section 9 is not used to automatically input the washing treatment liquid manually.

As an example, the cassette holder 12 may be provided with a first box that holds the lotion as the first washing treatment liquid in advance, namely, a lotion box 7, and a second box that holds the softening essence as the second washing treatment liquid in advance. , Namely soft fine box 8.盒 A box cover is provided on the box base 12, and the lotion box 7 and the soft box 8 can be pulled out from the opening after the box cover is opened, or installed again. Hereinafter, the common structure of the soft case 8 and the lotion case 7 will be simply referred to as a "box". The detailed structure of the box will be explained separately.

In addition, the manual input unit 9 is provided with a lotion input unit 10 for the lotion to be manually input into the water tank 6 and a softness input unit 11 for the softness input. The injected lotion and softener are fed into the water tank 6 together with water through the lotion supply pipe after the water is supplied through the water supply pipe at a predetermined point in the washing step.

In this embodiment, since the washing treatment liquid input portion 4 is provided on the upper surface of the washing machine casing 1, the user can disassemble and assemble the box without bending over, and an easy-to-use washing machine can be provided. In addition, since both the manual input portion 9 and the automatic input portion 13 are arranged on the left side of the upper surface of the casing 1 of the washing machine, they are arranged in a centralized position, and the user convenience is further improved. In addition, when the automatic input unit 13 and the cartridge holder 12 are disposed lower than the water tank 6, there is a concern that water flows backward from the pipe connecting the automatic input unit 13 and the water tank 6 to the automatic input unit 13, but in this implementation, For example, since the automatic input unit 13 and the cassette holder 12 are disposed on the upper side than the water tank 6, there is no possibility of backflow, and a highly reliable washing machine can be provided. In addition, since the box in the box holder 12 can be inserted and removed from the upper surface of the casing 1 in the up-down direction, the usability is improved.

Next, the structure of the cassette held in the cassette holder 12 will be described using FIGS. 4 to 10.

FIG. 4 shows that the lotion box 7 which is the first box and the soft case 8 which is the second box are held in the box holder 12; FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG.

Below the box holder 12, in order to stably hold the lotion box 7 and the soft fine box 8, a positioning convex portion 14 that is convex toward the upper side is provided. Since the positioning convex portion 14 is provided, it is clear where the lotion box 7 and the soft fine box 8 should be set in the box holder 12, and the lotion box 7 can be stably held without displacement in the box holder 12.

In addition, a first connection portion 22 and a second connection portion 23 are provided on the lower side of the cassette holder 12, and these two connection portions are connected to the first nozzle 15 and the second nozzle 16 which are to be filled with the washing treatment liquid into the water tank 6. . The first nozzle 15 is a first supply port 17 directly connected to a lower end portion of the lotion box 7, and the second nozzle 16 is a second supply port 18 connected to a lower end portion of the soft case 8. The lotion and softener held in each box are put into the water tank 6 through the nozzles through the respective supply ports.

The structures of the lotion box 7 and the soft case 8 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.

The lotion box 7 and the soft case 8 are provided with a handle 19 as a box handle in order to facilitate insertion and removal from the upper surface of the casing 1 in the vertical direction. When the box is stored in the box holder 12, the handle 19 is stored lying on the side of the box. When stored, the handle 19 is stored on the side opposite to the adjacent side, that is, the handle 19 of the lotion box 7 is stored on the side opposite to the side on which the soft case 8 is disposed, and the handle of the soft case 8 19 is housed on a side opposite to the side on which the lotion box 7 is arranged. According to this structure, when the lids of the boxes are to be opened, the handles of the adjacent boxes can smoothly open the lids without causing obstruction, and the lotion and softness are replenished in the boxes.

As shown in FIG. 4, two cases are provided, and different washing treatment liquids such as lotion and softener are used for washing. However, depending on the laundry and the preference of the user, there may be cases where softener is not used. In case of lotion only.

An example of a case in which a single washing treatment liquid is used for washing in this manner will be described using FIG. 8.

Instead of using two kinds of washing treatment liquid, but only using a single washing treatment liquid, such as the case of a lotion, in order to avoid frequent replenishment, a third box is provided that can maintain a larger amount, that is, a larger volume than the lotion box 7 of FIG. 6之 洗剂 盒 20。 The lotion box 20. At this time, if the cartridge holder 12 is changed according to the type of the washing treatment liquid and the number of cartridges, the cost is increased and the user is troubled. Therefore, the cassette holder 12 remains unchanged, and can be used regardless of whether there are two cassettes or one cassette.

FIG. 9 shows the structure of the B-B cross section of FIG. 8, and FIG. 10 shows the structure of the lotion container 20. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, a recessed portion 21 is provided below the lotion box 20 at a position corresponding to the positioning convex portion 14 of the box base 12. By arranging the recessed portion 21, it is clear where one lotion box 20 should be set in the box holder 12, and it can be stably held in the box holder 12 without being displaced.

In addition, as in FIG. 5, a first supply port 17 is provided below the lotion box 20 and is connected to the first nozzle 15 to put the lotion stored in the lotion box 20 into the water tank 6. In this case, the lotion cartridge 20 is configured not to be connected to the second nozzle 16 and the second connection portion 23 of the cartridge holder 12 or to prevent the lotion as the first washing treatment liquid from flowing out to the second connection portion 23. This is because the control of the amount of the washing treatment liquid to be fed in the automatic feeding unit 13 must be changed significantly in the case of two cases and in the case of one case. However, if the control of the amount of the washing treatment liquid in the automatic charging section 13 is changed between two cases and one case, even if it is one case, two supply ports can be provided, and In the case of two, the same is connected to two nozzles.

The case of one box is the same as the case of two boxes. In order to facilitate insertion and removal from the upper surface of the casing 1 in the vertical direction, a handle 19 is provided as a box handle. When the box is stored in the box holder 12, the handle 19 is stored horizontally on the side of the box.

As explained above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a washing machine that can realize a cassette holder that is used both in the case of using different washing treatment liquids and in the case of using a single washing treatment liquid.

1‧‧‧shell

2‧‧‧ frame

3‧‧‧ cover

4‧‧‧ Wash treatment liquid supply department

5‧‧‧ base

6‧‧‧ sink

7‧‧‧ lotion box

8‧‧‧ soft box

9‧‧‧Manual input department

10‧‧‧ Lotion input department

11‧‧‧ Softness Department

12‧‧‧Box

13‧‧‧Automatic input department

14‧‧‧ positioning protrusion

15‧‧‧The first nozzle

16‧‧‧ Nozzle 2

17‧‧‧ the first supply port

18‧‧‧ 2nd supply port

19‧‧‧handle

20‧‧‧ lotion box

21‧‧‧ recess

22‧‧‧The first connection

23‧‧‧ 2nd connection section

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a washing machine of the present invention. FIG. 2 shows an example of a detailed structure in the washing machine of the present invention. FIG. 3 shows an arrangement structure of a washing treatment liquid supply unit of the washing machine of the present invention. FIG. 4 shows an example of a storage lotion and a soft and delicate cartridge holder of the present invention. FIG. 5 shows an example of the vertical cross-sectional structure of FIG. 4. Fig. 6 shows an example of the structure of a lotion box of the present invention. FIG. 7 shows an example of the structure of the flexible soft case of the present invention. Fig. 8 shows an example of a cartridge holder for storing a lotion according to the present invention. FIG. 9 shows an example of the vertical cross-sectional structure of FIG. 8. Fig. 10 shows another example of the structure of the lotion box of the present invention.

Claims (9)

A washing machine, comprising: a housing, a water tank provided inside the housing, and a washing processing liquid supply unit for supplying a washing processing liquid into the water tank; the washing processing liquid supply unit has a box seat, and the box The holder includes the case where the first and second boxes are installed, and the case where the third box is provided. The first box is to hold the first washing treatment liquid, the second box is to hold the second washing treatment liquid, and the third box is It holds the first washing treatment liquid and has a larger volume than the first box. The box holder is provided with a positioning protrusion below, and the positioning protrusion is located between the first box and the second box provided. The third box is provided with a concave portion at a position corresponding to the positioning convex portion. The washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the box holder is provided with a first connection portion and a second connection portion at a lower end portion, and the first connection portion is a first nozzle for allowing the first washing treatment liquid to flow out. Connection, the second connection part is connected to the second nozzle for allowing the second washing treatment liquid to flow out; the third box has a first supply port, and is configured not to be connected to the second connection part or to prevent the first 1 The washing treatment liquid flows out to the second connection portion, and the first supply port is connected to the first connection portion to allow the first washing treatment liquid to flow out. The washing machine according to claim 2, wherein: the first box has the first supply port, and the first supply port is connected to the first connection portion to allow the first washing treatment liquid to flow out; the second box has In the second supply port, the second supply port is connected to the second connection portion to allow the second washing treatment liquid to flow out. The washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the first box, the second box, and the third box are provided with a box handle capable of inserting and removing the box holder. The washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the box handle of the first box and the box handle of the second box are stored on opposite sides from the adjacent side, respectively. The washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the first washing treatment liquid is a lotion, and the second washing treatment liquid is a softener. The washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the washing treatment liquid supply unit is disposed on one side of the upper surface of the casing. The washing machine according to claim 7, which is a drum-type washing machine provided with a cylindrical rotating drum in the water tank, and the rotating drum is configured to wash and dehydrate the laundry. The washing machine according to claim 8, wherein: the box seat is disposed above the water tank.