Classifications

• • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
  • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
  • D06F37/00—Details specific to washing machines covered by groups D06F21/00 - D06F25/00
  • D06F37/02—Rotary receptacles, e.g. drums
  • D06F37/04—Rotary receptacles, e.g. drums adapted for rotation or oscillation about a horizontal or inclined axis
  • D06F37/10—Doors; Securing means therefor
• • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
  • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
  • D06F37/00—Details specific to washing machines covered by groups D06F21/00 - D06F25/00
  • D06F37/26—Casings; Tubs
  • D06F37/28—Doors; Security means therefor

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a so-called top-open type drum-type washing machine having an inner lid above a water tank containing a drum.
• a drum is provided rotatably around an axis that is directed substantially horizontally, inside a water tank disposed in an outer box.
• a drum lid is provided so as to open and close an opening formed in a body
• an inner lid is provided above the water tank so as to open and close an opening formed in the water tank.
• the drum lid is configured to open and close the opening of the drum by sliding along the trunk of the drum.
• the inner lid is provided so that one end thereof is rotatable, and is configured to open and close the opening of the water tank by vertically rotating the inner lid (for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-529291). reference).
• An object of the present invention is to provide a drum-type washing machine capable of closing both a drum lid and the inner lid when performing an operation of closing the inner lid. Disclosure of the invention
• a drum-type washing machine includes a water tank disposed in an outer box, a drum rotatably disposed around an axis substantially in a horizontal direction in the water tank, and a drum body of the drum.
• a drum lid provided to open and close an opening formed in the body, and an inner lid provided above and above the water tank so as to open and close an opening formed in the water tank.
• the drum is characterized in that the drum lid and the inner lid are closed based on a closing operation on the inner lid.
• both the drum lid and the inner lid can be closed, so that the lid closing operation only needs to be performed once and the inner lid is left without closing the drum lid. There is no closing.
• FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention, in which a longitudinal side view of a main part in which a drum lid and an inner lid are in a closed state
• FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the drum type washing machine
• Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional side view of a partially broken drum type washing machine.
• FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the inner lid and the drum lid opened with the outer box omitted.
• Figure 5 is a side view of the inner lid shaft support
• Fig. 6 is equivalent to Fig. 1, with the drum lid and inner lid open.
• Figure 7 is a diagram equivalent to Figure 1 during opening (closed)
• FIG. 8 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 1 in a state where the drum lid and the inner lid are closed
• FIG. 9 shows a second embodiment of the present invention.
• FIGS. 2 and 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention.
• the outer case 1 is composed of an outer case main body 2 and a front plate 3.
• a top cover 4 is attached to the upper part of the outer box 1.
• the top cover 4 is provided with a washing lid 6 which is an outer lid for opening and closing the laundry entrance 5.
• the washing lid 6 has a two-fold configuration with a front lid 6a and a rear lid 6a.
• An operation panel 7 is provided at the front right.
• a drum-shaped water tank 8 is provided via a damper device 9.
• An opening 8a is formed in the water tank 8 from the upper part to the front part, and the opening 8a is opened and closed by the inner lid 10.
• the inner lid 10 has a lid outer plate 11 and a lid inner plate 12. As shown in FIG. 5, the rear end of the cover outer plate 11 is rotatably supported by the water tank 8 by a shaft 11a. In this case, a torsion coil spring 11b is attached to the shaft 11a, and the inner lid 10 is constantly urged to rotate in the direction of arrow A (opening direction). As shown, the opening 8 is configured to be kept open.
• the lid inner plate 12 of the inner lid 10 is provided with rail portions 12a and 12a formed of two ridges. At the front end of the opening 8, a locking projection 14 (see FIGS. 1 and 3) constituting a part of the inner lid locking means 13 is provided.
• a drum 15 is provided inside the water tank 8 so as to be rotatable about an axis that is oriented substantially in the horizontal direction.
• the drum 15 is configured to be rotationally driven by a drum motor (not shown).
• the drum 15 is composed of a cylindrical body 15a, and side plates 15b (only the one shown in FIG. 4) arranged on both sides in the axial direction of the body 15a. Although not shown, a large number of dehydration holes are formed in the body 15a.
• An opening 15c for taking in and out of laundry is formed at one location of the body 15a.
• a drum lid 16 for opening and closing the opening 15c is provided on the body 15a of the drum 15.
• the drum lid 16 has a lid main plate 16a and an auxiliary plate 16b.
• the lid main plate 16a is provided so as to be rotatable around a pivot 17 in FIG.
• the auxiliary plate 16b is provided so as to be rotatable around a rotation fulcrum 18.
• the lid main plate 16a and the auxiliary plate 16b are configured to be interlocked by an interlock mechanism (not shown).
• an interlock mechanism not shown.
• the lid main plate 16a is closed from the state of Fig. 4 (drum lid 16 is opened)
• the auxiliary plate 16b is moved to the closed position of Fig. 3 first.
• the lid main plate 16a is then rotated to the closed position so that the lid main plate 16a overlaps the tip of the auxiliary plate 16b from above.
• the auxiliary plate 16b is interlocked so as to be opened slightly later.
• the lid main plate 16a is urged to rotate in the direction of arrow B (opening direction) by a spring (not shown), and is configured to rotate to the open position shown in FIG. 4 in the free state. Therefore, in the free state, the auxiliary plate 16b also opens to the open position shown in FIG.
• the drum lid 16 is provided with drum lid locking means 19.
• the drum lid locking means 19 is formed by slit-shaped opening holes 20 and 20 (also shown in FIG. 4) as locked parts formed on the lid main plate 16a and an auxiliary plate 16b. And lock pieces 21 and 21 as lock portions.
• the mouth pieces 21 and 21 have a hook-shaped cross section and an arc-shaped tip.
• the lock holes 20 are covered with a resin cover member 22 from the outside.
• Reinforcing plates 23 are attached to the edges of the lock holes 20.
• a lock release receiving portion 24 is attached to this auxiliary plate 16b. When the lock release receiving portion 24 is pressed, it falls down to the auxiliary plate 16 b side and is deformed, so that the lid main plate 16 a and the auxiliary plate 16 b are moved closer to each other by being pressed. The operation, that is, the disengagement operation between the lock holes 20 and 20 of the lid main plate 16a and the mouth pieces 21 and 21 of the auxiliary plate 16b is allowed.
• the lock hole 20 is engaged with the lock piece 21 and the drum lid 16 is closed.
• the inner lid 10 is locked in the closed state by the inner lid locking means 13.
• the inner lid 10 is provided with a mechanism section 25 serving as a lock control mechanism for locking and unlocking the inner lid locking means 13 and the drum lid locking means 19.
• the mechanism section 25 will be described.
• the operation member 26 is configured by connecting a base end member 27 and an operation portion 28 with a shaft 29.
• the operation section 28 is configured to engage with the base end member 27 by a protruding piece 28a.
• the operating member 26 rotates around the axis 30 in the direction of arrow D (inner lid opening direction) (the base member 27 and the operating portion 28 are connected by the engagement of the protruding pieces 28a).
• -In the direction of arrow E the direction of closing the inner lid
• only the operating part 28 rotates about the axis 29 in the direction of arrow E (the direction opposite to the arrow D) (see Fig. 6). See).
• the operation unit 28 is always urged to rotate in the direction of arrow F by a coil spring (not shown) provided on the shaft 29, and is configured to be in the state shown in FIG. 1 in the free state. I have.
• the operation member 26 corresponds to a specific portion of the inner lid 10 operated when closing the inner lid 10.
• a plurality of, for example, two right and left push members 31 are provided on the back side of the operation unit 28 of the operation member 26 so as to be movable in the direction of arrow G by the guide unit 32.
• a pressing portion 31 a is formed at the lower end of the pressing member 31, and a spring receiving portion 3 lb and an operated portion 31 c are formed at the upper end.
• the pressing portion 31 a faces the cover member 22.
• the pushing member 31 is constantly urged to move in the direction indicated by the arrow G by the spring 33, and is in the position shown in FIG. 1 when the inner lid 10 is closed.
• a lever 34 is rotatably supported by a shaft 34a below the base member 27 of the operation member 26.
• the lever 34 is provided by a spring (not shown). It is always urged to rotate in the direction of arrow H.
• a long groove 34 b is formed in the lever 34, and a convex portion 27 a formed on the base end member 27 is slidably fitted in the long groove 34 b.
• the lever 34 has a long hole 34c formed therein.
• a convex portion 35a of a load 35 for releasing a drum lid opening is slidably fitted to 34c.
• the rod 35 is supported by a guide portion 36 so as to be movable in a direction opposite to the arrow I.
• the pressing portion 35 b at the lower end of the iod 35 is provided with the lock release receiving portion 24. Facing.
• an unlocking body 37 and an opening body 38 are provided rotatably via shafts 37a and 38a, respectively.
• the unlocking body 37 and the locking body 38 are urged to rotate in the directions of arrows J and K by springs (not shown), respectively.
• the inner lid locking means 13 is composed of the locking projection 14, the opening 38 and the unlocking body 37.
• a lock groove 38 b is formed in the lock body 38, and in the state of FIG. 1, the lock groove 38 b is engaged with the lock projection 14.
• the lock release body 37 is engaged with the lock body 38, thereby preventing the rotation in the direction of arrow K.
• the inner lid 10 is opened (the direction of arrow A). Has been blocked.
• the reper 39 is supported by a shaft 39a, which is constantly urged to rotate in the direction of arrow L by a spring (not shown).
• the lever 39 is configured such that when one end 39 b is pushed by the receiving portion 31 b of the pushing member 31, the other end 39 c is turned in the direction of the arrow L. I have. As shown in FIG. 6, the lever 39 engages with the unlocking body 37 to maintain the unlocked state of the unlocking body 37 with respect to the locking body 38.
• FIG. 1 shows a state in which the drum lid 16 is closed and locked by the drum lid locking means 19, and the inner lid 10 is closed and locked by the inner lid locking means 13. Have been.
• the operation section 28 of the operation member 26 is operated in the direction of arrow D.
• the protrusion 27 a of the base member 27 of the operation member 26 is indicated by an arrow M.
• the lever 34 is rotated in the direction of the arrow H, and the rod 35 is moved in the direction of the arrow I, as shown in FIG.
• the lock release receiving portion 24 is pressed, and the mouth piece 21 of the auxiliary plate 16b is disengaged from the lock hole 20, and the closed state of the drum cover 16 is released.
• the lid main plate 16a of the drum lid 16 is rotated in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 3 by a spring (not shown).
• the inner lid 10 When closing the inner lid 10 from the state shown in FIG. 4, the inner lid 10 is operated in the direction of arrow A ′ (counter-arrow A). From the state of FIG. 7 in the middle of the closing operation, the inner lid 10 is closed as shown in FIG. 8 while rotating the operating portion 28 of the operating member 26 in the direction of arrow E. Then, the pushing member 31 moves in the direction of arrow G and protrudes in the direction of the drum lid 16 to press the cover member 22 of the drum lid 16, and the lid main plate 16 a of the drum lid 16 becomes the auxiliary plate. Pressed to 16 b.
• the tip of the lid main plate 16a is temporarily placed on the lock release receiving portion 24 of the auxiliary plate 16b, and when further pushed, the tip of the lid main plate 16a is brought into the lock release receiving portion. 2 4 Fall forward. Therefore, at this time, the state shown in FIG. 8 is reached, whereby the lock hole 20 is fitted into the mouth piece 21, that is, the drum lid locking means 19 locks the drum lid 16 in the closed state. .
• the receiving portion 3 1 b is moved by the movement of the pressing member 3 1 so that the one end 3 9 By depressing b, the other end 39 c of the lever 39 rotates in the direction opposite to the arrow L, and the engagement with the unlocking body 37 is released. As a result, the unlocking body 37 can move in the arrow J direction.
• the lock body 38 encounters the lock ⁇ projection piece 14 and engages with it while rotating in the direction indicated by the arrow K. Then, when the position shown in FIG. 1 is reached, the engaging portion 38 c of the opening body 38 encounters and engages with the lower end of the release body 37. As a result, the closed state of the inner lid 10 is locked.
• one of the sliding surfaces (the inner plate 12 of the inner lid 10 in the present embodiment) of the sliding part between the inner lid 10 and the drum lid 16 has the rail portion 12. Since a is provided, the two are in line contact with each other, so that the sliding surface between the drum lid 16 and the inner lid 10 is not damaged, and the sliding resistance between the drum lid 16 and the inner lid 10 can be reduced. .
• the rail may be provided on the drum lid 16 side.
• the drum cover 16 when closing the inner cover 10, the drum cover 16 is operated by operating the operation member 26 which is a specific portion of the inner cover 10 (operation in the direction of arrow E). Because of the closed configuration, the drum lid 16 can be closed on the inner lid 10 side. Since the inner lid 10 can be closed only by operating the operation member 26, the closing operation of the inner lid 10 can be performed without being aware of the drum lid 16 being closed. Can be.
• the drum cover 16 is opened by performing a different operation (operation in the direction of arrow D) on the operation member 26. It can be used as a common operation unit for closing and opening.
• a plurality of pressing members 31 are provided at intervals, and the drum cover 1 is provided.
• a plurality of pressing members 31 are used to push and close a plurality of places, so that the closing force does not concentrate on one place, and the closing can be reliably performed.
• the pressing portion 31a of the pressing member 31 is arranged substantially symmetrically to the left and right with respect to the drum lid 16, so that the drum lid 16 can be smoothly closed without prying. It can be.
• the drum lid locking means 19 for locking the blockage of the drum lid 16 is provided, and the drum lid 16 is locked by operating the operation member 26.
• the drum lid 16 can be locked by operation on the 10 side.
• the drum lid 16 when closing the inner lid 10, the drum lid 16 is closed first, then the inner lid 10 is closed, and the inner lid 10 is opened.
• the inner lid 10 is opened after the inner lid 10 is opened, so that the drum lid 16 can be reliably opened when the inner lid 10 is opened, and the drum lid 16 can be securely opened when the inner lid 10 is closed. Can be guaranteed.
• FIG. 9 shows a second embodiment of the present invention.
• This embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that a microswitch 41 as detection means is provided.
• the microswitch 41 is provided to detect that the pressing member 31 has been pressed down, and includes an actuator 41 a that can be displaced in the direction of arrow P.
• a pressing body 42 having a slope 42 a for displacing the actuator 41 a of the microswitch 41 is provided below the receiving portion of the pressing member 31.
• the operation of the operation member 26 (specific portion of the inner lid 10) is detected by detecting that the pressing member 31 is pressed down.
• Blockage of the inner lid 10 can be detected, which is effective in preventing washing operation due to incomplete closure of the inner lid 10.
• the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and the following modifications are possible.
• three or more pushing members 31 may be provided, and a plurality of rods 35 may be provided.
• the opening body 38 of the inner lid opening means 13 may be configured to be fitted to the locking projection 14 by a slide.
• the structures of the inner lid locking means and the drum lid opening means can be appropriately changed and implemented.
• the drum-type washing machine according to the present invention is a drum-type washing machine that can improve user operability.

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