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Abstract
A drum structure for laundry treatment device and a method of manufacturing a drum are disclosed. The drum structure for laundry treatment device includes a drum center formed of a metal sheet in a cylindrical shape having a hollow, and the drum center includes a reduced drum portion formed by reducing both ends of the drum center, and a curved portion formed in the reduced drum portion. The drum structure for laundry treatment device and the method of manufacturing a drum do not need to separately manufacture a drum front and a drum rear, do not require separate molds for the manufacture of the drum front and the drum rear, and can reduce the overall manufacturing cost.
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- This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2021-0007005, filed on Jan. 18, 2021, and Korean Patent Application No. 10-2021-0007006, filed Jan. 18, 2021, which is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes as if fully set forth herein.
- The present disclosure relates to a drum structure for laundry treatment device and a method of manufacturing a drum. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a drum structure for laundry treatment device and a method of manufacturing a drum that do not need to separately manufacture a drum front and a drum rear, do not require separate molds for the manufacture of the drum front and the drum rear, and can reduce the overall manufacturing cost.
- Recently, air pollution due to pollutants such as fine dust, ultra-fine dust, and yellow sand has emerged as a serious problem. Such air pollution causes a problem of increasing the washing frequency of laundry by easily contaminating clothes that people wear in their daily life, and at the same time causes a problem of making it difficult to naturally dry the washed laundry in the air.
- Hence, most homes have a washing machine that can easily and conveniently wash laundry such as clothes, bedding, etc., or a dryer that can easily and conveniently dry the washed laundry by applying hot air to the washed laundry, or a laundry treatment device such as a washer and dryer having both washing and drying functions.
- A laundry treatment device generally includes a drum in which laundry is accommodated to perform washing or drying. The drum is generally formed in a cylindrical shape and is installed inside a main body of the laundry treatment device.
- A conventional drum structure for laundry treatment device and a method of manufacturing a drum are disclosed in Korean Patent No. 10-0657465.
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FIG. 1 , a conventional drum structure for laundry treatment device includes acenter drum 58, afront drum 60, and a back (rear)drum 70, each of which is provided separately. Thecenter drum 58, thefront drum 60, and the back (rear)drum 70 have a structure in which they are coupled to each other. - More specifically, the conventional drum structure for laundry treatment device is configured such that bent portions are formed at a front end and a rear end of the
center drum 58 formed in a hollow cylindrical shape through rolling of a metal plate; aperimeter portion 61 of thefront drum 60 and a frontend bent portion 56 of thecenter drum 58 are curled rearward so that theperimeter portion 61 of thefront drum 60 surrounds the frontend bent portion 56 of thecenter drum 58; after aperimeter portion 71 of the back (rear)drum 70 and a rearend bent portion 57 of thecenter drum 58 are curled forward so that theperimeter portion 71 of the back (rear)drum 70 surrounds the rearend bent portion 57 of thecenter drum 58, theperimeter portion 61 of the curledfront drum 60 and the frontend bent portion 56 of thecenter drum 58 are spot welded to ahollow cylinder 55; and theperimeter portion 71 of the curled back (rear)drum 70 and the rearend bent portion 57 of thecenter drum 58 are spot welded to thehollow cylinder 55. In this instance, an inlet side of thefront drum 60 is generally hemming processed so that edges are overlapped and is formed in a folded shape, and thus strength reinforcement is achieved. - As illustrated in
FIG. 2 , a method of manufacturing a conventional drum for laundry treatment device comprises a hole forming step of forming a plurality of holes in a metal plate; a first bending step of bending both ends of the metal plate, in which the holes are formed, in opposite directions; a rolling step of rolling the portion other than both bent ends with a hollow cylinder and hanging one bent end on other bent end; a curling/seaming step of curling the one bent end and the other bent end, that hang each other, on the hollow cylinder and seaming the one bent end and the other bent end with the hollow cylinder; a second bending step S50 of bending the curled/seamed one bent end, other bent end, and front and rear ends of the hollow cylinder; a front drum coupling step of welding with the hollow cylinder after a perimeter portion of a front drum and a front end bent portion of a center drum are curled rearward so that the perimeter portion of the front drum surrounds the front end bent portion of the center drum; and a rear drum coupling step of welding with the hollow cylinder after a perimeter portion of a rear drum and a rear end bent portion of the center drum are curled forward so that the perimeter portion of the rear drum surrounds the rear end bent portion of the center drum. In this instance, an inlet side of the front drum is generally hemming processed so that edges are overlapped and is formed in a folded shape, and thus strength reinforcement is achieved. - However, the conventional drum structure for laundry treatment device and the method of manufacturing the drum have a problem in that a mold for manufacturing the center drum, a mold for manufacturing the front drum, and a mold for manufacturing the back (rear) drum are individually required since the center drum, the front drum, and the back (rear) drum need to be separately manufactured.
- The conventional drum structure for laundry treatment device and the method of manufacturing the drum also have a problem in that operations such as curling, seaming, and welding need to be performed to couple the separately provided center drum, front drum, and back (rear) drum with each other, and respective facilities are required to perform the operations.
- The conventional drum structure for laundry treatment device and the method of manufacturing the drum also have a problem in that the manufacturing cost greatly increases due to the separate manufacturing and the coupling of the center drum, the front drum, and the back (rear) drum.
- The conventional drum structure for laundry treatment device and the method of manufacturing the drum also have a problem in that the inlet side of the front drum needs to be hemming processed in order to reinforce the strength of the inlet side of the front drum, and an end of the inlet side of the front drum may be torn during the hemming processing.
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- (Patent Document 1) KR10-0657465 B1
- An object of the present disclosure is to address the above-described and other problems. Another object of the present disclosure is to provide a drum structure for laundry treatment device and a method of manufacturing a drum that do not need to separately manufacture a drum front and a drum rear to thereby eliminate the need for separate molds for manufacturing the drum front and the drum rear and can reduce the overall manufacturing cost.
- In order to achieve the above-described objects, in one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a drum structure for laundry treatment device comprising a drum center formed of a metal sheet in a cylindrical shape having a hollow, wherein the drum center includes a reduced drum portion formed by reducing both ends of the drum center, and a curved portion formed in the reduced drum portion.
- The curved portion is continuously formed over an entire circumference of the reduced drum portion.
- The curved portion is formed in a concave shape with respect to an outer circumferential surface of the reduced drum portion.
- The curved portion is formed such that a plurality of curved portions are spaced apart from each other in parallel.
- The drum center is formed by rolling the metal sheet and then welding both ends of the metal sheet, a welding line according to the welding of both ends of the metal sheet is formed on the drum center, and a reinforcement piece is attached to the welding line.
- The reinforcement piece is welded to the reduced drum portion in a form perpendicular to the welding line.
- In order to achieve the above-described objects, in another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a method of manufacturing a drum for laundry treatment device, the method comprising a rolling step of rolling a metal sheet in a hollow cylindrical shape; a welding step of welding both ends of the metal sheet to form a drum center; and a molding step of processing a reduced drum portion at both ends of the drum center.
- The molding step comprises processing a curved portion at both ends of the drum center and processing the reduced drum portion.
- The molding step comprises processing the curved portion and the reduced drum portion so that the curved portion is positioned in the reduced drum portion.
- The curved portion supports the processing of the reduced drum portion.
- The method further comprises, after the molding step, an attaching step of attaching a reinforcement piece to a welding line according to the welding of both ends of the metal sheet.
- The attaching step comprises welding the reinforcement piece to the reduced drum portion in a form perpendicular to the welding line.
- A drum structure for laundry treatment device and a method of manufacturing a drum according to the present disclosure have the following advantages.
- The drum structure for laundry treatment device and the method of manufacturing the drum according to the present disclosure have an advantage in that a drum front and a drum rear do not need to be separately manufactured since a reduced drum portion serving as the drum front and the drum rear is formed at both ends of a drum center, and separate molds for the manufacture of the drum front and the drum rear are unnecessary.
- The drum structure for laundry treatment device and the method of manufacturing the drum according to the present disclosure also have an advantage in that separate coupling operations such as curling, seaming, and welding are unnecessary since the reduced drum portion is formed in the drum center itself.
- The drum structure for laundry treatment device and the method of manufacturing the drum according to the present disclosure also have an advantage in that the overall manufacturing cost can be reduced.
- The drum structure for laundry treatment device and the method of manufacturing the drum according to the present disclosure also have an advantage of being able to prevent tearing of the reduced drum portion that may occur during a hemming processing by forming a curved portion of a simple structure instead of the hemming processing so as to reinforce a strength of the reduced drum portion.
- The drum structure for laundry treatment device and the method of manufacturing the drum according to the present disclosure also have an advantage of being able to prevent bursting of a welding line due to rotation, vibration, etc. of the drum center since a reinforcement piece is attached to the welding line by welding of a metal sheet.
- The drum structure for laundry treatment device and the method of manufacturing the drum according to the present disclosure also have an advantage of being able to prevent bursting of the welding line since the reinforcement piece is welded to the reduced drum portion such that the reinforcement piece is perpendicular to the welding line.
- The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the disclosure and are incorporated in and constitute a part of the disclosure, illustrate embodiments of the disclosure and together with the description serve to explain the principle of the disclosure.
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FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a conventional drum for laundry treatment device. -
FIG. 2 is a flow chart illustrating a method of manufacturing a conventional drum for laundry treatment device. -
FIG. 3 is a front perspective view illustrating a drum for laundry treatment device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along a portion A-A ofFIG. 3 . -
FIG. 5 is an enlarged view illustrating a portion B ofFIG. 4 . -
FIG. 6 is a plane view ofFIG. 3 . -
FIG. 7 is an enlarged view illustrating a portion C ofFIG. 6 . -
FIG. 8 is a plane view schematically illustrating that a metal sheet is prepared in a method of manufacturing a drum for laundry treatment device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 9 is a plane view schematically illustrating that a metal sheet ofFIG. 8 is rolled in a hollow cylindrical shape. -
FIG. 10 is a plane view schematically illustrating that both ends of a metal sheet rolled in a hollow cylindrical shape inFIG. 9 are welded to form a drum center. -
FIG. 11 is a plane view schematically illustrating that a curved portion and a reduced drum portion are formed at both ends of a drum center ofFIG. 10 . -
FIG. 12 is a plane view schematically illustrating that a reinforcement piece is attached to a welding line by welding the reinforcement piece to a reduced drum portion ofFIG. 11 . -
FIG. 13 is a flow chart illustrating a method of manufacturing a drum for laundry treatment device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. - Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the disclosure, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
- Wherever possible, the same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like parts. It will be noted that a detailed description of known arts will be omitted if it is determined that the detailed description of the known arts can obscure the embodiments of the disclosure.
- The terms disclosed herein are used to merely refer to a specific embodiment and does not intend to limit the present disclosure. A singular expression can include a plural expression as long as it does not have an apparently different meaning in context. In the present disclosure, terms “include” and “have” should be understood to be intended to designate that illustrated features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts or combinations thereof are present and not to preclude the existence of one or more different features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts or combinations thereof, or the possibility of the addition thereof.
- When any component is described as “being connected” or “being coupled” to other component, this should be understood to mean that another component may exist between them, although any component may be directly connected or coupled to the other component.
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FIG. 3 is a front perspective view illustrating a drum for laundry treatment device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along a portion A-A ofFIG. 3 .FIG. 5 is an enlarged view illustrating a portion B ofFIG. 4 .FIG. 6 is a plane view ofFIG. 3 .FIG. 7 is an enlarged view illustrating a portion C ofFIG. 6 . - As illustrated in
FIGS. 3 to 7 , a drum structure for laundry treatment device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes adrum center 100 formed of a metal sheet in a cylindrical shape having a hollow 101. Thedrum center 100 may include a reduceddrum portion 110 formed by reducing both ends of thedrum center 100. - As illustrated in
FIG. 3 , thedrum center 100 may be formed in a cylindrical shape having a hollow 101 penetrating in a front-rear direction. - The
drum center 100 is configured to accommodate laundry requiring washing or drying. Thedrum center 100 may be formed in a cylindrical shape having the hollow 101 by rolling a rectangular metal sheet with a rolling machine so that both ends of the rectangular metal sheet are in contact with each other, and then welding, i.e., butt welding the contacting both ends of the metal sheet using the both ends as a joint. - In this instance, both ends of the metal sheet may be welded by a laser welding machine to form the
cylindrical drum center 100. - In the
drum center 100, a welding line L according to the welding of both ends of the metal sheet may be formed to extend along an axial direction of thedrum center 100. - The
drum center 100 may be installed inside a main body (not shown) of a laundry treatment device which is usually called a cabinet. Thedrum center 100 can rotate as a belt (not shown) mounted onbelt mounting portions - The
drum center 100 may include the reduceddrum portion 110. - As illustrated in
FIGS. 3 to 5 , the reduceddrum portion 110 is a portion that is reduced so that a diameter of thedrum center 100 decreases, and may be formed at both ends of thedrum center 100. - More specifically, the reduced
drum portion 110 may be formed in a symmetrical shape at a front end (front side inFIG. 3 ) and a rear end (rear side inFIG. 3 ) of thedrum center 100. The reduceddrum portion 110 may be formed by reduction processing using a molding machine so that a diameter of each of the front end and the rear end of thedrum center 100 is smaller than a central portion of thedrum center 100 between the front end and the rear end of thedrum center 100. - In this instance, the reduced
drum portion 110 may be formed up to an end of a front side of thedrum center 100 at one position of a front side on an outer circumferential surface of thedrum center 100, and may be formed up to an end of a rear side of thedrum center 100 at one position of a rear side on the outer circumferential surface of thedrum center 100. - The reduced
drum portion 110 is integrally formed with both ends of thedrum center 100 formed of a single metal sheet, and thus the reduceddrum portion 110 itself at each of the front and rear ends of thedrum center 100 can serve as a drum front and a drum rear in an existing drum structure. Therefore, a drum structure for laundry treatment device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure does not need to separately manufacture the drum front and the drum rear, and hence can have an advantage in that an individual mold is not required for the manufacture of the drum front and the drum rear. - In the drum structure for laundry treatment device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, since the reduced
drum portion 110 is formed in thedrum center 100 itself formed of a single metal sheet, there is an advantage in that it is not necessary to couple the drum front and the drum rear to thedrum center 100 through separate coupling operations such as curling, seaming, and welding. - An open surface of the reduced
drum portion 110 formed at the front end of thedrum center 100 may be an entrance through which laundry can be put into or taken out of thedrum center 100 when washing or drying laundry. - The
drum center 100 may include acurved portion 103 formed in the reduceddrum portion 110. - As illustrated in
FIGS. 3 to 5 , thecurved portion 103 is configured to reinforce an overall strength of the reduceddrum portion 110. Thecurved portion 103 may be formed in a symmetrical shape at the front end reduceddrum portion 110 and the rear end reduceddrum portion 110 to replace separate hemming processing for the strength reinforcement. - The
curved portion 103 may have an arc-shaped cross-sectional shape and may be continuously formed over an entire circumference of the reduceddrum portion 110. Thecurved portion 103 may be formed in a circular ring shape when viewed as a whole. - The
curved portion 103 may be formed at both ends of thedrum center 100 by the molding machine together when the reduceddrum portion 110 is formed at both ends of thedrum center 100. - That is, the
curved portion 103 and the reduceddrum portion 110 may be formed together on an entire circumference of each of the front end and the rear end of thedrum center 100. In this instance, the reduceddrum portion 110 may be formed such that thecurved portion 103 is positioned on the reduceddrum portion 110. - The
curved portion 103 positioned on the reduceddrum portion 110 is spaced apart from a flange-shapededge portion 109 formed at an end of the reduceddrum portion 110. - The
curved portion 103 and the reduceddrum portion 110 may be molded by the molding machine capable of both the processing of thecurved portion 103 and the processing of the reduceddrum portion 110. - In addition to reinforcing the strength of the reduced
drum portion 110, thecurved portion 103 is a structure that can be held by a roller of the molding machine so as to support the reduced drum portion during the processing of the reduceddrum portion 110 using the molding machine, and can serve to support the processing of the reduceddrum portion 110. - The
curved portion 103 may be formed in a concave shape with respect to an outer circumferential surface of the reduceddrum portion 110, and may be formed in a convex shape with respect to an inner circumferential surface of the reduceddrum portion 110. - That is, the
curved portion 103 may have a concave shape when viewed from the outside of the reduceddrum portion 110, and may have a convex shape when viewed from the inside of the reduceddrum portion 110. Thecurved portion 103 is formed to protrude from the reduceddrum portion 110 to the radial inside. - The
curved portion 103 may include aconcave surface 103 b that is an outer surface directly connected to the outer circumferential surface of the reduceddrum portion 110 and aconvex surface 103 c that is an inner surface directly connected to the inner circumferential surface of the reduceddrum portion 110. Aconcave groove 103 a that becomes deeper as it goes toward the center of the bottom may be formed inside theconcave surface 103 b. - The
concave surface 103 b and theconvex surface 103 c may be formed in an arc-shaped curved surface in which an axial (front-rear direction) width of thecurved portion 103 increases as theconcave surface 103 b and theconvex surface 103 c go toward the radial outside of thecurved portion 103. A connection portion between theconcave surface 103 b and the outer circumferential surface of the reduceddrum portion 110 may be formed to be round, and a connection portion between theconvex surface 103 c and the inner circumferential surface of the reduceddrum portion 110 may also be formed to be round. - That is, the
curved portion 103 can be formed so that thecurved portion 103 itself and the connection portion between thecurved portion 103 and the reduceddrum portion 110 are not sharp. Thus, when a load due to rotation or vibration of thedrum center 100 is applied to thecurved portion 103, it is possible to evenly distribute the load, and hence it is possible to prevent a crack from occurring in a specific part in advance. - A plurality of
curved portions 103 may be formed in the reduceddrum portion 110, and the plurality of reduceddrum portions 110 may be spaced apart from each other in parallel with a part of the reduceddrum portion 110 interposed therebetween. - A part of the reduced
drum portion 110 may be interposed between two adjacentcurved portions 103 of the plurality ofcurved portions 103 and may be connected to the two adjacentcurved portions 103. When viewed as a whole, the plurality ofcurved portions 103 and the part of the reduceddrum portion 110 interposed between the two adjacentcurved portions 103 may be formed to be uneven and may be provided to have a waveform shape such as a wave shape. - The
curved portion 103 formed in the reduceddrum portion 110 reinforces the strength of the reduceddrum portion 110 without the separate hemming processing, and thus, can prevent tearing of the reduceddrum portion 110 and splaying of the welding line L that may occur when the hemming processing is performed on the reduceddrum portion 110. - During the processing of the
curved portion 103, thebelt mounting portions drum center 100. - As illustrated in
FIGS. 3, 4, and 6 , thebelt mounting portions drum center 100 is mounted, and may be processed together when thecurved portion 103 is processed. - The
belt mounting portions drum center 100 in the form of a rectangular groove corresponding to a cross-section of the belt (not shown), and the plurality of belt mounting portions may be spaced apart from each other in thedrum center 100. - The plurality of
belt mounting portions drum center 100 corresponding to the mounted belt (not shown), and may have the same width. - In the present embodiment, the
belt mounting portions drum center 100 in the central portion of thedrum center 100, and may be continuously formed along the entire circumference of the outer circumferential surface of thedrum center 100 at the separated front and rear sides of thedrum center 100, respectively. Thebelt mounting portion 105 formed in the central portion of thedrum center 100 may be formed to have a front-rear width greater than the twobelt mounting portions 107 spaced apart from thebelt mounting portion 105. - Hence, a belt (not shown) having a front-rear width greater than the two
belt mounting portions 107 spaced apart from thebelt mounting portion 105 may be mounted on thebelt mounting portion 105 formed in the central portion of thedrum center 100. - A
reinforcement piece 120 may be attached to the welding line L formed in thedrum center 100. - As illustrated in
FIGS. 6 and 7 , thereinforcement piece 120 is a rectangular metal piece and may be attached to span the welding line L in order to prevent bursting of the welding line L due to rotation, vibration, etc. of thedrum center 100. - The
reinforcement piece 120 may be attached to the reduceddrum portion 110 formed on thedrum center 100 through welding. - More specifically, the
reinforcement piece 120 may be disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the reduceddrum portion 110 so that thereinforcement piece 120 is interposed between theedge portion 109 and thecurved portion 103. At the same time, thereinforcement piece 120 may be disposed such that its longitudinal direction is perpendicular to the welding line L, and may be attached to the reduceddrum portion 110 while spanning the welding line L by being welded to the reduceddrum portion 110. - In this instance, the
reinforcement piece 120 may be spot-welded at a plurality of welding points S through a spot welding machine. - Hence, the
reinforcement piece 120 can prevent bursting of the welding line L due to the rotation, vibration, etc. of thedrum center 100 and reinforce the strength of the reduceddrum portion 110 together with thecurved portion 103. - Hereinafter, a method of manufacturing a drum for laundry treatment device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is described with reference to drawing.
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FIG. 8 is a plane view schematically illustrating that a metal sheet is prepared in a method of manufacturing a drum for laundry treatment device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.FIG. 9 is a plane view schematically illustrating that a metal sheet ofFIG. 8 is rolled in a hollow cylindrical shape.FIG. 10 is a plane view schematically illustrating that both ends of a metal sheet rolled in a hollow cylindrical shape inFIG. 9 are welded to form a drum center.FIG. 11 is a plane view schematically illustrating that a curved portion and a reduced drum portion are formed at both ends of a drum center ofFIG. 10 .FIG. 12 is a plane view schematically illustrating that a reinforcement piece is attached to a welding line by welding the reinforcement piece to a reduced drum portion ofFIG. 11 .FIG. 13 is a flow chart illustrating a method of manufacturing a drum for laundry treatment device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. - For reference, a welding line L illustrated in
FIGS. 10 to 12 is substantially the same as the welding line L shown by the line inFIG. 3 , but is indicated by dot hatching to be distinguished from both ends 11 of a metal sheet shown by the line inFIG. 9 . - As illustrated in
FIGS. 8 to 13 , a method of manufacturing a drum for laundry treatment device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may comprise a rolling step S10 of rolling ametal sheet 10 in a hollow cylindrical shape; a welding step S20 of welding both ends 11 of themetal sheet 10 to form adrum center 100; and a molding step S30 of processing a reduceddrum portion 110 at both ends of thedrum center 100. - The method of manufacturing the drum for laundry treatment device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may first perform the rolling step S10.
- As illustrated in
FIGS. 8, 9 and 13 , the rolling step S10 may comprise preparing arectangular metal sheet 10 using a rolling machine to roll themetal sheet 10 in a hollow cylindrical shape. - As described above, the both ends 11 of the
metal sheet 10 rolled in the rolling step S10 may be formed in a hollow cylindrical shape in contact with each other to form a joint. - That is, in the rolling step S10, the
metal sheet 10 provided in a rectangular shape illustrated inFIG. 8 may be formed as the hollowcylindrical metal sheet 10 in which the both ends 11 contact each other as illustrated inFIG. 9 . - After the rolling step S10, the welding step S20 may be performed.
- As illustrated in
FIGS. 9, 10 and 13 , the welding step S20 may comprise butt weld the contacting both ends 11 of themetal sheet 10 rolled in the hollow cylindrical shape after the rolling step S10 using a laser welding machine to form adrum center 100. - As described above, the
metal sheet 10 welded in the welding step S20 may be coupled along a welding line L and may be formed as thecylindrical drum center 100 having a hollow. In this instance, the welding line L may be formed in a straight line on an outer circumferential surface of thedrum center 100 along an axial direction of thedrum center 100. - That is, in the welding step S20, the hollow
cylindrical metal sheet 10 in which the both ends 11 contact each other as illustrated inFIG. 9 may be formed as thecylindrical drum center 100 having a hollow illustrated inFIG. 10 . - After the welding step S20, the molding step S30 may be performed.
- As illustrated in
FIGS. 10, 11 and 13 , the molding step S30 may comprise integrally processing a reduceddrum portion 110 at both ends of thecylindrical drum center 100 having the hollow using a molding machine. - The molding step S30 may further comprise processing a
curved portion 103 together with the reduceddrum portion 110 at both ends of thecylindrical drum center 100 having the hollow using the molding machine. - More specifically, in the molding step S30, after the hollow of the
drum center 100 is inserted into the molding machine, thecurved portion 103 may be processed to have a concave cross section of an arc shape over the entire circumference of a front end of thedrum center 100. The molding step S30 may also process the reduceddrum portion 110 having a diameter smaller than a diameter of thedrum center 100 at the front end of thedrum center 100 including a processing position of thecurved portion 103. Then, after the hollow of thedrum center 100 is inserted into the molding machine with thedrum center 100 inverted, thecurved portion 103 may be processed to have a concave cross section of an arc shape over the entire circumference of a rear end of thedrum center 100. The molding step S30 may also process the reduceddrum portion 110 having a diameter smaller than a diameter of thedrum center 100 at the rear end of thedrum center 100 including a processing position of thecurved portion 103. - Hence, the
curved portion 103 and the reduceddrum portion 110 may be formed in a symmetrical shape at the front end and the rear end of thedrum center 100, and thecurved portion 103 may be formed to be positioned on the reduceddrum portion 110. - Belt mounting
portions drum center 100 during the processing of thecurved portion 103. - Since the strength of the front end and the rear end of the
drum center 100, i.e., the front end reduceddrum portion 110 and the rear end reduceddrum portion 110 of thedrum center 100 is reinforced by the formation of thecurved portion 103, the strength reinforcement through separate hemming processing is unnecessary. - Further, in the molding step S30, a role of a structure that can be held by a roller of the molding machine so as to support the reduced drum portion during the processing of the reduced
drum portion 110 is performed by thecurved portion 103, and thus thecurved portion 103 can support the processing of the reduceddrum portion 110. - As above, the
drum center 100, in which thecurved portion 103 and the reduceddrum portion 110 are molded at each of the front end and the rear end of thedrum center 100 formed in the molding step S30, may be formed. - That is, in the molding step S30, the
cylindrical drum center 100 having the hollow illustrated inFIG. 10 may be formed as thedrum center 100 in which thecurved portion 103 and the reduceddrum portion 110 are formed at both ends as illustrated inFIG. 11 . - After the molding step S30, an attaching step S40 may be performed.
- As illustrated in
FIGS. 11 to 13 , the attaching step S40 may comprise attaching arectangular reinforcement piece 120 to a welding line L of thedrum center 100 in which thecurved portion 103 and the reduceddrum portion 110 are formed at both ends using a spot welding machine. - More specifically, in the attaching step S40, the
reinforcement piece 120 may be disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the reduceddrum portion 110 so that thereinforcement piece 120 is interposed between anedge portion 109 formed at an end of thedrum center 100 and thecurved portion 103. At the same time, thereinforcement piece 120 may be disposed such that its longitudinal direction is perpendicular to the welding line L, and then spot welding may be performed to form a plurality of welding spots in thereinforcement piece 120 and the reduceddrum portion 110. Hence, thereinforcement piece 120 may be attached to the reduceddrum portion 110. - Since the
reinforcement piece 120 is spot welded to the reduceddrum portion 110 in a state of spanning the welding line L and is attached to the reduceddrum portion 110, thereinforcement piece 120 can prevent bursting of the welding line L due to rotation and vibration of thedrum center 100 generated during the washing or drying process and can reinforce the strength of the reduceddrum portion 110 itself. - As above, as the
reinforcement piece 120 is attached in the attaching step S40, the method of manufacturing the drum for laundry treatment device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure can be completed. - That is, in the attaching step S40, the
drum center 100 in which thecurved portion 103 and the reduceddrum portion 110 are formed at both ends as illustrated inFIG. 11 may be formed as thedrum center 100 in which thereinforcement piece 120 is attached to the reduceddrum portion 110 while spanning the welding line L as illustrated inFIG. 12 . - Although the embodiments have been described with reference to a number of illustrative embodiments thereof, numerous other modifications and embodiments may be devised by those skilled in the art that will fall within the scope of the principles of the present disclosure. In particular, various variations and modifications are possible in the component parts and/or arrangements of the subject combination arrangement within the scope of the disclosure, the drawings and the appended claims. In addition to variations and modifications in the component parts and/or arrangements, alternative uses will also be apparent to those skilled in the art.
Claims (12)
1. A drum structure for laundry treatment device comprising:
a drum center formed of a metal sheet in a cylindrical shape having a hollow,
wherein the drum center includes:
a reduced drum portion formed by reducing both ends of the drum center; and
a curved portion formed in the reduced drum portion.
2. The drum structure for laundry treatment device of claim 1 , wherein the curved portion is continuously formed over an entire circumference of the reduced drum portion.
3. The drum structure for laundry treatment device of claim 2 , wherein the curved portion is formed in a concave shape with respect to an outer circumferential surface of the reduced drum portion.
4. The drum structure for laundry treatment device of claim 3 , wherein the curved portion is formed such that a plurality of curved portions are spaced apart from each other in parallel.
5. The drum structure for laundry treatment device of claim 1 , wherein the drum center is formed by rolling the metal sheet and then welding both ends of the metal sheet,
wherein a welding line according to the welding of both ends of the metal sheet is formed on the drum center, and
wherein a reinforcement piece is attached to the welding line.
6. The drum structure for laundry treatment device of claim 5 , wherein the reinforcement piece is welded to the reduced drum portion in a form perpendicular to the welding line.
7. A method of manufacturing a drum for laundry treatment device, the method comprising:
a rolling step of rolling a metal sheet in a hollow cylindrical shape;
a welding step of welding both ends of the metal sheet to form a drum center; and
a molding step of processing a reduced drum portion at both ends of the drum center.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the molding step comprises processing a curved portion at both ends of the drum center and processing the reduced drum portion.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the molding step comprises processing the curved portion and the reduced drum portion so that the curved portion is positioned in the reduced drum portion.
10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the curved portion supports the processing of the reduced drum portion.
11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising, after the molding step, an attaching step of attaching a reinforcement piece to a welding line according to the welding of both ends of the metal sheet.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the attaching step comprises welding the reinforcement piece to the reduced drum portion in a form perpendicular to the welding line.
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