US20040154346A1 - Washing machine - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a washing machine of which detergent box is simply installed at a top plate side.
- a washing machine is an apparatus for washing, rinsing, and dewatering laundry held in a drum using reaction between water and detergent supplied to a tub.
- a detergent box is provided to a top plate forming a topside of a washing machine according to a related art. Water supplied externally is mixed with detergent when passing through the detergent box. And, the water mixed with the detergent is supplied to the tub.
- the drum provided inside the tub then rotates to generate a current to wash the laundry.
- the detergent box is coupled to the top plate using coupling members such as screws, etc. Holes formed at the detergent box and the top plate are aligned to each other, and the screws are then inserted in the corresponding holes. Thus, it is uneasy to assemble the detergent box as well as it takes so much time to assemble the detergent box.
- the present invention is directed to a washing machine that substantially obviates one or more of the problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art.
- An object of the present invention which has been devised to solve the foregoing problem, lies in providing a washing machine, by which a detergent box is assembled simply and quickly.
- a washing machine including a cabinet, a tub, a drum, and a detergent box assembly including a top plate provided on the cabinet and having an opening at one side, a detergent box provided to the opening and having a plurality of first bosses protruding upward to hold screws, respectively, and a cover frame provided to a topside of the detergent box and having a plurality of second bosses protruding downward to hold the screws, respectively.
- one end of the second boss is inserted in an upper portion of the corresponding first boss.
- an interior screw is formed in a lower portion of each of the first bosses to be coupled to the corresponding screw.
- a bend part bent downward is further provided to an edge of the opening.
- a plurality of hooks are formed at both sides of the detergent box and a plurality of holes are formed at the bent part to be coupled to the hooks, respectively, and a plurality of the hooks ad the holes are formed in front and rear sides of the detergent box.
- a cover for covering the detergent box is rotatably installed at one side of the cover frame.
- a washing machine including a cabinet, a tub, a drum, and a detergent box assembly including a top plate provided on the cabinet and having an opening at one side, a detergent box loaded on the opening to be hung by a hanging means, a cover frame having a rim loaded on an upper surface of a neighbour part of the opening, and a bent part bent downward from an edge of the opening.
- the hanging means includes a plurality of hooks protruding from sides of the detergent box and a plurality of holes formed at the bent part to have the hooks inserted therein, respectively.
- the washing machine further includes a plurality of first bosses protruding upward from an upper surface of the detergent box to hold screws, respectively and a plurality of second bosses protruding downward from a lower surface of the cover frame to hold the screws, respectively.
- one end of the second boss is inserted in an upper portion of the corresponding first boss and an interior screw is formed in a lower portion of each of the first bosses to be coupled to the corresponding screw.
- the neighbour part of the opening is clamped between the detergent box and the cover frame.
- a cover for covering the detergent box is rotatably installed at one side of the cover frame. And, a plurality of storing parts for storing detergent are formed in the detergent box.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a washing machine according to the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a washing machine according to the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an assembly of a detergent box and a cover frame according to the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a detergent box loaded on a top plate according to the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a cover frame installed on a top plate according to the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of first and second bosses in FIG. 3.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a washing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a washing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- a washing machine includes a case 2 , a tub 6 , a drum 8 , and a driving motor (not shown in the drawing).
- the case 2 forms an exterior of the washing machine, and a door 4 , via which a laundry is inputted/outputted, is provided to a front side of the case 2 .
- the tub 6 is provided in the case 2 to hold water and detergent.
- the cylindrical drum 8 is provided in the tub 6 . The drum 8 holds laundry and is rotated by the driving motor. In doing so, the laundry is washed by the friction between the laundry and current.
- a multitude of holes 9 are formed at a circumference of the drum 8 , and the water communicates between the tub 6 and the drum 8 to generate the current.
- the case 2 includes a cabinet 10 , a front panel 12 , a top plate 16 , and a base 18 .
- the front panel 12 is provided to a front side of the cabinet 10 , and an opening 12 a is formed at a central part of the front panel 12 . Moreover, a door 4 is rotatably installed in the vicinity of the opening 12 a.
- the top plate 16 is provided over the cabinet 10 , and a control panel 14 for controlling an operation of the washing machine is provided to a rear part of an upper surface of the top plate 16 . And, the base 18 is provided under the cabinet 10 to support a bottom of the washing machine.
- An inlet hose 20 for supplying water is provided under the to plate 16 .
- the inlet hose 20 is connected to a detergent box 24 provided to one side of a front part of the top plate 16 .
- the water supplied via the inlet hose 20 passes through the detergent box 24 to be mixed with detergent.
- the water mixed with the detergent is led to the tub 6 via an inlet bellows 26 .
- a plurality of storing parts for storing the detergent are formed inside the detergent box 24 .
- a cover 30 is provided to a topside of the detergent box 24 to open/close the storing parts 23 .
- the cover 30 is rotatably fixed to a cover frame 40 that is assembled to the detergent box 24 .
- the cover 30 is coupled to the cover frame 40 using a hinge.
- the cover 30 is revolved to cover topsides of the storing parts 23 .
- the laundry is put in the drum 8 , and the washing machine is then driven so that water flows in the detergent box 24 .
- the water passes through the storing parts 23 to be mixed with the detergent.
- the water mixed with the detergent then flows in the tub 6 via the inlet bellows 26 . Once the water mixed with the detergent fills the tub 6 with an appropriate amount, the laundry is soaked in the water.
- the driving motor rotates the drum 8 so that the dirt or filth attached to the laundry undergoes friction with the water and detergent to be separated from the laundry.
- rinsing and dewatering are executed in turn.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an assembly of a detergent box and a cover frame according to another embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a detergent box loaded on a top plate according to the present invention
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a cover frame installed on a top plate according to the present invention.
- an opening 16 a is formed at the top plate 16 .
- the detergent box 24 is loaded on the opening 16 a to be caught on a hanging means.
- the hanging means is a hook for example.
- Hooks 25 a are provided to the detergent box 24 to protrude from lateral sides of the detergent box 24 .
- a bent part 17 b bent downward is provided to an inside of the opening 16 a , and holes 17 a are formed at the bent part 17 b to have the hooks 25 a inserted therein.
- the hooks 25 a are formed at front and rear sides of the detergent box 24 , and the holes 17 a are formed to correspond to the hooks 25 , respectively. Once the hooks 25 a are coupled to the holes 17 , respectively, the detergent box 24 is securely fixed to the opening 16 a.
- the detergent box 24 is inserted to lie under the opening 16 a .
- the hooks 25 are inserted in the holes 17 a to be fixed thereto.
- the hooks 25 a formed at the detergent box 24 are inserted in thee holes 17 a formed at the bent part 17 b , respectively.
- the bent part is 17 b reinforces rigidity of a neighbor part 16 of the opening 16 a.
- the cover frame 40 is provided to the topside of the detergent box 24 .
- the cover 30 is rotatably installed at one side of the cover frame 40 .
- the cover frame 40 is loaded on the neighbor part 16 b of the opening 16 a . Screws 50 are then screwed in the cover frame 40 to fix the cover frame 40 to the detergent box 24 .
- first bosses 25 c having first holes 25 b inside protrude upward from front and rear sides of the detergent box 24 , respectively, and second bosses 41 b having second holes 41 a inside protrude downward from the cover frame 40 to correspond to the first bosses 25 c , respectively.
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of first and second bosses in FIG. 3.
- a diameter of an upper inner circumference 25 e of each of the first holes 25 b is greater than that of a lower inner circumference of the corresponding first hole 25 b .
- one end of the corresponding second boss 41 b is inserted in the upper inner circumference of the corresponding first hole 25 b , and the corresponding screw 50 is screwed into the lower inner circumference of the corresponding first hole 25 b .
- a diameter of an inner circumference 41 e of the second boss 41 b is greater than that of the screw 50 .
- interior screws coupled to the screws 50 are formed on the lower inner circumferences 25 of the first holes 25 b , respectively, and the screws 50 are coupled to the interior screws, respectively.
- the neighbor part 16 b of the opening 16 a is strongly clamped between the cover frame 40 and the hooks 25 a of the detergent box 24 .
- the detergent box 24 and the cover frame 40 clamp the top plate 16 to be fixed thereto.
- the washing machine according to the present invention has the following advantages or effects.
- the top plate is clamped between the detergent box and the cover frame by the screw coupling, the detergent box is more securely fixed to the top plate.
- the bent part having the holes for the hooks reinforces the support structure for fixing the detergent box.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a washing machine, by which a detergent box is assembled simply and quickly. The present invention includes a cabinet, a tub, a drum, and a detergent box assembly including a top plate provided on the cabinet and having an opening at one side, a detergent box provided to the opening and having a plurality of first bosses protruding upward to hold screws, respectively, and a cover frame provided to a topside of the detergent box and having a plurality of second bosses protruding downward to hold the screws, respectively.
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- This application claims the benefit of Korean Application(s) No. 10-2002-0075016 filed on Nov. 28, 2002 which is/are hereby incorporated by reference.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a washing machine of which detergent box is simply installed at a top plate side.
- 2. Discussion of the Related Art
- Generally, a washing machine is an apparatus for washing, rinsing, and dewatering laundry held in a drum using reaction between water and detergent supplied to a tub.
- A detergent box is provided to a top plate forming a topside of a washing machine according to a related art. Water supplied externally is mixed with detergent when passing through the detergent box. And, the water mixed with the detergent is supplied to the tub.
- The drum provided inside the tub then rotates to generate a current to wash the laundry.
- However, the related art washing machine has the following problems or disadvantages.
- First of all, the detergent box is coupled to the top plate using coupling members such as screws, etc. Holes formed at the detergent box and the top plate are aligned to each other, and the screws are then inserted in the corresponding holes. Thus, it is uneasy to assemble the detergent box as well as it takes so much time to assemble the detergent box.
- Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a washing machine that substantially obviates one or more of the problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art.
- An object of the present invention, which has been devised to solve the foregoing problem, lies in providing a washing machine, by which a detergent box is assembled simply and quickly.
- Additional features and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the description which follows, and in part will be apparent to those having ordinary skill in the art upon examination of the following or may be learned from a practice of the invention. The objectives and other advantages of the invention will be realized and attained by the subject matter particularly pointed out in the specification and claims hereof as well as in the appended drawings.
- To achieve these objects and other advantages in accordance with the present invention, as embodied and broadly described herein, there is provided a washing machine including a cabinet, a tub, a drum, and a detergent box assembly including a top plate provided on the cabinet and having an opening at one side, a detergent box provided to the opening and having a plurality of first bosses protruding upward to hold screws, respectively, and a cover frame provided to a topside of the detergent box and having a plurality of second bosses protruding downward to hold the screws, respectively.
- In this case, one end of the second boss is inserted in an upper portion of the corresponding first boss. And, an interior screw is formed in a lower portion of each of the first bosses to be coupled to the corresponding screw. Moreover, a bend part bent downward is further provided to an edge of the opening.
- Meanwhile, a plurality of hooks are formed at both sides of the detergent box and a plurality of holes are formed at the bent part to be coupled to the hooks, respectively, and a plurality of the hooks ad the holes are formed in front and rear sides of the detergent box. Moreover, a cover for covering the detergent box is rotatably installed at one side of the cover frame.
- In another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a washing machine including a cabinet, a tub, a drum, and a detergent box assembly including a top plate provided on the cabinet and having an opening at one side, a detergent box loaded on the opening to be hung by a hanging means, a cover frame having a rim loaded on an upper surface of a neighbour part of the opening, and a bent part bent downward from an edge of the opening.
- In this case, the hanging means includes a plurality of hooks protruding from sides of the detergent box and a plurality of holes formed at the bent part to have the hooks inserted therein, respectively.
- Moreover, the washing machine further includes a plurality of first bosses protruding upward from an upper surface of the detergent box to hold screws, respectively and a plurality of second bosses protruding downward from a lower surface of the cover frame to hold the screws, respectively. In this case, one end of the second boss is inserted in an upper portion of the corresponding first boss and an interior screw is formed in a lower portion of each of the first bosses to be coupled to the corresponding screw. Moreover, the neighbour part of the opening is clamped between the detergent box and the cover frame.
- Besides, a cover for covering the detergent box is rotatably installed at one side of the cover frame. And, a plurality of storing parts for storing detergent are formed in the detergent box.
- It is to be understood that both the foregoing explanation and the following detailed description of the present invention are exemplary and illustrative and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed.
- The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiment(s) of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principle of the invention. In the drawings:
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a washing machine according to the present invention;
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a washing machine according to the present invention;
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an assembly of a detergent box and a cover frame according to the present invention;
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a detergent box loaded on a top plate according to the present invention;
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a cover frame installed on a top plate according to the present invention; and
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of first and second bosses in FIG. 3.
- Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiment(s) of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Throughout the drawings, like elements are indicated using the same or similar reference designations where possible.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a washing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a washing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a washing machine according to the present invention includes a
case 2, atub 6, adrum 8, and a driving motor (not shown in the drawing). - The
case 2 forms an exterior of the washing machine, and adoor 4, via which a laundry is inputted/outputted, is provided to a front side of thecase 2. Thetub 6 is provided in thecase 2 to hold water and detergent. Thecylindrical drum 8 is provided in thetub 6. Thedrum 8 holds laundry and is rotated by the driving motor. In doing so, the laundry is washed by the friction between the laundry and current. - A multitude of
holes 9 are formed at a circumference of thedrum 8, and the water communicates between thetub 6 and thedrum 8 to generate the current. - Meanwhile, the
case 2 includes acabinet 10, afront panel 12, atop plate 16, and abase 18. - The
front panel 12 is provided to a front side of thecabinet 10, and anopening 12 a is formed at a central part of thefront panel 12. Moreover, adoor 4 is rotatably installed in the vicinity of theopening 12 a. - The
top plate 16 is provided over thecabinet 10, and acontrol panel 14 for controlling an operation of the washing machine is provided to a rear part of an upper surface of thetop plate 16. And, thebase 18 is provided under thecabinet 10 to support a bottom of the washing machine. - An
inlet hose 20 for supplying water is provided under the toplate 16. Theinlet hose 20 is connected to adetergent box 24 provided to one side of a front part of thetop plate 16. The water supplied via theinlet hose 20 passes through thedetergent box 24 to be mixed with detergent. The water mixed with the detergent is led to thetub 6 via aninlet bellows 26. - Meanwhile, a plurality of storing parts for storing the detergent are formed inside the
detergent box 24. And, acover 30 is provided to a topside of thedetergent box 24 to open/close the storingparts 23. Thecover 30 is rotatably fixed to acover frame 40 that is assembled to thedetergent box 24. In this case, thecover 30 is coupled to thecover frame 40 using a hinge. - An operation of the washing machine according to the present invention is explained as follows.
- First of all, after the detergent is put in the storing
parts 23, thecover 30 is revolved to cover topsides of the storingparts 23. The laundry is put in thedrum 8, and the washing machine is then driven so that water flows in thedetergent box 24. The water passes through the storingparts 23 to be mixed with the detergent. The water mixed with the detergent then flows in thetub 6 via the inlet bellows 26. Once the water mixed with the detergent fills thetub 6 with an appropriate amount, the laundry is soaked in the water. - Subsequently, the driving motor rotates the
drum 8 so that the dirt or filth attached to the laundry undergoes friction with the water and detergent to be separated from the laundry. After completion of washing, rinsing and dewatering are executed in turn. - FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an assembly of a detergent box and a cover frame according to another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a detergent box loaded on a top plate according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a cover frame installed on a top plate according to the present invention.
- Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, an opening16 a is formed at the
top plate 16. Thedetergent box 24 is loaded on theopening 16 a to be caught on a hanging means. In this case, the hanging means is a hook for example. -
Hooks 25 a are provided to thedetergent box 24 to protrude from lateral sides of thedetergent box 24. Abent part 17 b bent downward is provided to an inside of the opening 16 a, and holes 17 a are formed at thebent part 17 b to have thehooks 25 a inserted therein. - The
hooks 25 a are formed at front and rear sides of thedetergent box 24, and theholes 17 a are formed to correspond to the hooks 25, respectively. Once thehooks 25 a are coupled to the holes 17, respectively, thedetergent box 24 is securely fixed to theopening 16 a. - Meanwhile, the
detergent box 24 is inserted to lie under the opening 16 a. In doing so, the hooks 25 are inserted in theholes 17 a to be fixed thereto. - The
hooks 25 a formed at thedetergent box 24, as shown in FIG. 4, are inserted in thee holes 17 a formed at thebent part 17 b, respectively. Moreover, the bent part is 17 b reinforces rigidity of aneighbor part 16 of the opening 16 a. - Meanwhile, the
cover frame 40 is provided to the topside of thedetergent box 24. And, thecover 30 is rotatably installed at one side of thecover frame 40. Thecover frame 40 is loaded on theneighbor part 16 b of the opening 16 a.Screws 50 are then screwed in thecover frame 40 to fix thecover frame 40 to thedetergent box 24. - Holes, in which the
screws 50 are respectively locked, are explained as follows. - Referring to FIG. 3,
first bosses 25 c havingfirst holes 25 b inside protrude upward from front and rear sides of thedetergent box 24, respectively, andsecond bosses 41 b havingsecond holes 41 a inside protrude downward from thecover frame 40 to correspond to thefirst bosses 25 c, respectively. - One ends of the
second bosses 41 b are inserted in the first holes 25, respectively, whereby theholes screws 50 penetrates the correspondingholes frame 40 and thedetergent box 24 are more easily fixed to theneighbor part 16 of theopening 16. - FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of first and second bosses in FIG. 3.
- Referring to FIG. 6, a diameter of an upper
inner circumference 25 e of each of thefirst holes 25 b is greater than that of a lower inner circumference of the correspondingfirst hole 25 b. Hence, one end of the correspondingsecond boss 41 b is inserted in the upper inner circumference of the correspondingfirst hole 25 b, and thecorresponding screw 50 is screwed into the lower inner circumference of the correspondingfirst hole 25 b. Moreover, a diameter of aninner circumference 41 e of thesecond boss 41 b is greater than that of thescrew 50. - Namely, interior screws coupled to the
screws 50 are formed on the lower inner circumferences 25 of thefirst holes 25 b, respectively, and thescrews 50 are coupled to the interior screws, respectively. In doing so, theneighbor part 16 b of the opening 16 a is strongly clamped between thecover frame 40 and thehooks 25 a of thedetergent box 24. Namely, thedetergent box 24 and thecover frame 40 clamp thetop plate 16 to be fixed thereto. - Accordingly, the washing machine according to the present invention has the following advantages or effects.
- First of all, lees efforts are made to alignment between the holes of the detergent box and cover frame. Namely, while the hooks of the detergent box are caught on the top plate, the first bosses are inserted in the second bosses. The screws are then coupled to fix the detergent box to the top plate simply.
- Secondly, the top plate is clamped between the detergent box and the cover frame by the screw coupling, the detergent box is more securely fixed to the top plate.
- Thirdly, the bent part having the holes for the hooks reinforces the support structure for fixing the detergent box.
- It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, it is intended that the present invention cover such modifications and variations, provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.
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1. A washing machine comprising:
a cabinet;
a tub;
a drum; and
a detergent box assembly comprising:
a top plate provided on the cabinet and having an opening at one side;
a detergent box provided to the opening and having a plurality of first bosses protruding upward to hold screws, respectively; and
a cover frame provided to a topside of the detergent box and having a plurality of second bosses protruding downward to hold the screws, respectively.
2. The washing machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein one end of the second boss is inserted in an upper portion of the corresponding first boss.
3. The washing machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an interior screw is formed in a lower portion of each of the first bosses to be coupled to the corresponding screw.
4. The washing machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a bend part bent downward is further provided to an edge of the opening.
5. The washing machine as claimed in claim 4 , wherein a plurality of hooks are formed at both sides of the detergent box and a plurality of holes are formed at the bent part to be coupled to the hooks, respectively.
6. The washing machine as claimed in claim 5 , wherein a plurality of the hooks ad the holes are formed in front and rear sides of the detergent box.
7. The washing machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a cover for covering the detergent box is rotatably installed at one side of the cover frame.
8. A washing machine comprising:
a cabinet;
a tub;
a drum; and
a detergent box assembly comprising:
a top plate provided on the cabinet and having an opening at one side;
a detergent box loaded on the opening to be hung by a hanging means;
a cover frame having a rim loaded on an upper surface of a neighbour part of the opening; and
a bent part bent downward from an edge of the opening.
9. The washing machine as claimed in claim 8 , the hanging means comprising:
a plurality of hooks protruding from sides of the detergent box; and
a plurality of holes formed at the bent part to have the hooks inserted therein, respectively.
10. The washing machine as claimed in claim 8 , further comprising:
a plurality of first bosses protruding upward from an upper surface of the detergent box to hold screws, respectively; and
a plurality of second bosses protruding downward from a lower surface of the cover frame to hold the screws, respectively.
11. The washing machine as claimed in claim 10 , wherein one end of the second boss is inserted in an upper portion of the corresponding first boss.
12. The washing machine as claimed in claim 10 , wherein an interior screw is formed in a lower portion of each of the first bosses to be coupled to the corresponding screw.
13. The washing machine as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the neighbour part of the opening is clamped between the detergent box and the cover frame.
14. The washing machine as claimed in claim 8 , wherein a cover for covering the detergent box is rotatably installed at one side of the cover frame.
15. The washing machine as claimed in claim 8 , wherein a plurality of storing parts for storing detergent are formed in the detergent box.
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