WO2020135104A1

WO2020135104A1 - Vertical washing machine

Info

Publication number: WO2020135104A1
Application number: PCT/CN2019/125247
Authority: WO
Inventors: 樋口秀一
Original assignee: 青岛海尔洗衣机有限公司; Aqua株式会社; 海尔智家股份有限公司
Priority date: 2018-12-27
Filing date: 2019-12-13
Publication date: 2020-07-02
Also published as: CN113272489A; JP2020103612A

Abstract

Disclosed is a vertical washing machine capable of keeping a door thereof open. The vertical washing machine (1) comprises a washing drum (3) with an outer drum cover (7B) provided with a laundry loading/unloading opening (7E), a door (15) with a lateral sliding part (15A) capable of opening/closing the loading/unloading opening (7E) by means of horizontal sliding, and a force applying member (23) applying a force to the door (15), so as to facilitate the opening of the loading/unloading opening (7E) by means of the lateral sliding part (15A).

Description

Vertical washing machine

Technical field

The invention relates to a vertical washing machine.

Background technique

The integrated washer-dryer described in Patent Document 1 below includes a box, an outer tub arranged in the box, an inner tub arranged in the outer tub, an outer tub cover provided on the upper portion of the outer tub, and a Freely open/close inner cover. One end of the inner cover is provided with a handle, and the other end of the inner cover is connected to the outer barrel cover via a hinge structure. The user can open the inner lid by holding the handle and lifting it from the outer tub cover, and put the laundry into the inner tub from the entrance of the outer tub cover. The hinge structure is configured to make a click with a click to keep the inner cover in an upright open position.

In order to open/close the entrance and exit of the outer tub cover, the inner cover described in Patent Document 1 has an appropriate size corresponding to the larger entrance and exit for the laundry to enter and exit. Therefore, in the structure in which the inner cover is opened/closed by the hinge structure, even if the hinge structure has the function of holding the inner cover in the open position, the inner cover in the open position is not stable, and the inner cover may fall down at some time. Close without permission.

Existing technical literature

Patent Literature

Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-313418

Summary of the invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

The present invention has been completed under such a background, and an object thereof is to provide a vertical washing machine which can keep the door open.

Solutions for solving problems

The present invention is a vertical washing machine, including: a washing tub having an upper surface portion formed with an entrance and exit of laundry; a door having a lateral sliding portion that opens/closes the entrance and exit by horizontal sliding; The door applies a force so that the lateral sliding portion opens the doorway.

In addition, the present invention is characterized in that the vertical washing machine further includes a stopper to make the lateral sliding portion stand still in a state where the doorway is opened.

In addition, the present invention is characterized in that the vertical washing machine further includes a guide portion provided on the upper surface of the washing tub to guide the lateral sliding portion to slide.

In addition, the present invention is characterized in that the vertical washing machine further includes: a supply part for supplying hot air into the washing tub; a transparent or translucent window part provided in the lateral sliding part; and a transparent or translucent part An anti-condensation member is provided on the inner surface of the window facing the washing tub.

Effect of invention

According to the present invention, in the door that opens/closes the entrance and exit formed on the upper surface portion of the washing tub of the vertical washing machine, the horizontal sliding portion opens/closes the entrance and exit by horizontal sliding. The door is biased by the biasing member so that the lateral sliding portion opens the door. As a result, the door can be kept open.

In addition, according to the present invention, the stopper makes the lateral sliding portion of the door stationary in the state where the door is opened, and therefore, the state in which the door is opened can be reliably maintained.

In addition, according to the present invention, the guide portion provided on the upper surface of the washing tub guides the sliding of the lateral sliding portion. Therefore, the user can smoothly open/close the door by sliding the lateral sliding portion smoothly.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, in the vertical washing machine, the laundry in the washing tub can be dried by the hot air supplied into the washing tub. The user can see the inside of the washing tub from the transparent or translucent window provided in the horizontal sliding part. Since the window portion is provided with an anti-condensation member facing the inner surface of the washing tub, it is possible to prevent condensation from occurring in the window portion when hot air is supplied into the washing tub. In addition, the anti-condensation member is transparent or translucent. Therefore, even when hot air is supplied into the washing tub, the user can see the inside of the washing tub through the dew condensation prevention member from the window.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

FIG. 1 is a schematic longitudinal right side view of a vertical washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of a door included in a vertical washing machine.

Figure 3 is a rear view of the door.

Fig. 4 is a right side view of the door.

Fig. 5 is a right side view of the door.

6 is a plan view of the interior of the vertical washing machine when the door is closed.

7 is a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional right side view of the vertical washing machine when the door is open.

Fig. 8 is a plan view of the inside of the vertical washing machine when the door is open.

9 is a front view of the main part of the vertical washing machine when the door is in an open state.

DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS

1: Vertical washing machine; 3: Washing tub; 7B: Outer tub cover; 7E: Entrance and exit; 10: Supply part; 15: Door; 15A: Horizontal sliding part; 15C: Window part; 23: Force member; 25: Guide Department; 26: stopper; 27: anti-condensation member.

detailed description

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 is a schematic longitudinal right side view of a vertical washing machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 1 is called the left-right direction X of the vertical washing machine 1, the left-right direction in FIG. 1 is called the front-rear direction Y of the vertical washing machine 1, and the up-down direction in FIG. 1 is called the vertical type. The vertical direction Z of the washing machine 1. The left-right direction X and the front-rear direction Y are included in the horizontal direction H. In the left-right direction X, the back side of the paper surface in FIG. 1 is referred to as the left side X1, and the front side of the paper surface in FIG. 1 is referred to as the right side X2. Among the front and rear directions Y, the left side in FIG. 1 is referred to as the front side Y1, and the right side in FIG. 1 is referred to as the rear side Y2. Among the vertical directions Z, the upper side is called an upper side Z1, and the lower side is called a lower side Z2. The vertical washing machine 1 includes a cabinet 2 and a washing tub 3 disposed in the cabinet 2.

The case 2 is made of metal, for example, and is formed in a box shape. The cabinet 2 is provided with an upper panel 2A that constitutes the upper surface thereof. The upper panel 2A is provided with an opening 2B that penetrates the upper panel 2A in the vertical direction Z to communicate the inside and the outside of the cabinet 2, and an annular wall 2C that surrounds the opening 2B and protrudes to the lower side Z2 inside the cabinet 2. Around the opening 2B in the upper panel 2A, a display operation section (not shown) composed of a liquid crystal operation panel or the like is provided. The upper panel 2A is equipped with a door 4 which serves as an outer cover of the vertical washing machine 1 to open/close the opening 2B. The door 4 is fixed to the upper panel 2A via a rotation shaft 5 extending in the left-right direction X at the rear end portion thereof. The door 4 opens/closes the opening 2B by rotating around the rotation axis 5. The door 4 in FIG. 1 is in a closed position that traverses and closes the opening 2B. The door 4 can be divided in half by the rotating shaft 6 extending in the left-right direction X in the middle, and in this case, it can be folded around the rotating shaft 6 in the opened state (refer to FIG. 7 described later).

The washing tub 3 includes an outer tub 7 and an inner tub 8. The outer tub 7 is made of resin, for example, and is formed in a cylindrical shape with a bottom. The outer tub 7 has a cylindrical, specifically cylindrical outer tub body 7A arranged in the vertical direction Z, and an outer tub cover 7B connected to the upper end of the outer tub body 7A from the upper side Z1. The outer tub body 7A has an approximately cylindrical circumferential wall 7C and a bottom wall 7D connected to the lower end of the circumferential wall 7C and blocking the hollow portion of the circumferential wall 7C from the lower side Z2. The upper end of the circumferential wall 7C is the upper end of the outer tub body 7A. The hollow portion of the circumferential wall 7C is the inner space of the outer tub body 7A. The outer tub cover 7B constitutes the upper surface of the outer tub 7, that is, the upper surface of the entire washing tub 3. The outer tub cover 7B is formed in a ring shape that protrudes horizontally along the upper end of the circumferential wall 7C toward the center of the circle of the circumferential wall 7C. Inside the outer tub cover 7B, an entrance 7E communicating with the hollow portion of the circumferential wall 7C from the upper side Z1 is formed. The entrance 7E is formed in, for example, a semicircular shape bulging toward the front side Y1 (see FIG. 8 described later). The entrance 7E is in a state where it is opposed to and communicates with the opening 2B surrounded by the annular wall 2C in the upper panel 2A from the lower side Z2.

The inner tub 8 is made of metal, for example, and is formed as a bottomed cylindrical cylinder that is smaller than the outer tub 7 and can store laundry (not shown) inside. The inner tub 8 is coaxially arranged in the outer tub 7. The inner tub 8 housed in the outer tub 7 is rotatable about a longitudinal axis J that extends in the vertical direction Z as its central axis. An opening 8A that exposes the internal space of the inner tub 8 to the upper side Z1 is formed on the upper surface of the inner tub 8. The opening 8A is in a state of facing and communicating with the entrance 7E of the outer tub 7 from the lower side Z2. The user allows the laundry to enter and exit the inner tub 8 (not shown) from the upper side Z1 via the open opening 2B, the entrance 7E, and the opening 8A.

A water supply path (not shown) connected to the water tap is connected to the tub cover 7B, and a drain path (not shown) is connected to the lower portion of the tub body 7A. The outer tub 7 can store water supplied from a water supply channel (not shown). A plurality of through holes (not shown) are formed in the inner tub 8, and water in the outer tub 7 can also flow between the outer tub 7 and the inner tub 8 through the through holes, and also accumulate in the inner tub 8. Therefore, the water level in the outer tub 7 coincides with the water level in the inner tub 8. The water accumulated in the outer tub 7 and the inner tub 8 is discharged out of the machine through the drain. A driving portion (not shown) such as a motor that generates a driving force for rotating the inner tub 8 is provided in the case 2. In the inner tub 8, a pulsator (not shown) that receives the driving force of the driving unit and rotates about the axis J is provided.

In the vertical washing machine 1, a washing operation is performed. The washing operation includes a washing process for washing the laundry in the inner tub 8, a rinsing process for rinsing the laundry after the washing process, and a dehydration process for rotating the inner tub 8 to dehydrate the laundry after the rinsing process. During the cleaning process, the laundry is stirred by the rotating pulsator while being immersed in the water stored in the inner tub 8. In addition, when detergent is poured into the inner tub 8, the dirt of the laundry is decomposed by the detergent dissolved in water during the cleaning process. During the rinsing process, the laundry is stirred by the rotating pulsator while being immersed in tap water stored in the inner tub 8. During the dehydration process, the centrifugal force generated by the high-speed rotation of the inner tub 8 dehydrates the laundry in the inner tub 8.

The vertical washing machine 1 of the present embodiment is an integrated vertical washing and drying machine that also performs a drying process of drying laundry after the dehydration process. Therefore, the vertical washing machine 1 further includes a supply unit 10 that supplies hot air for drying the laundry in the inner tub 8 into the washing tub 3. The supply unit 10 includes an air path 11 connected to a portion of the outer tub cover 7B that is closer to the rear side Y2 than the entrance 7E, an air supply portion 12 that sends air in the air path 11 into the washing tub 3, and an air path 11 Air heating heating section 13. In the air passage 11, the other end opposite to the one connected to the outer tub cover 7B may face the outside of the cabinet 2 as an intake port for taking in outside air, or it may be The air passage 11 circulates and is connected to the washing tub 3. A well-known fan can be used for the blowing part 12. The heating unit 13 can use a known heater such as an electric heater. During the drying process, hot air is generated by the air supply unit 12 and the heating unit 13 working. Hot air is supplied into the washing tub 3 from the air path 11 and blows onto the laundry in the inner tub 8, thereby drying the laundry in the inner tub 8.

The vertical washing machine 1 further includes a door 15 that opens/closes the entrance 7E of the outer tub 7. The door 15 functions as an inner cover of the vertical washing machine 1. 2 is a plan view of the door 15 in a state where the entrance 7E is closed. 3 is a rear view of the door 15 in a state where the entrance 7E is closed. The door 15 has a rectangular plate-shaped base 16 long in the left-right direction X and a plurality of rod-shaped connecting bodies 17 elongated in the left-right direction X, and is made of resin, for example. At the center portion of the rear end portion of the upper surface of the base 16, two end portions of an inverted U-shaped handle 18 are connected. The handle 18 protrudes from the upper surface of the base 16 to the upper side Z1. A single or multiple magnets 19 are built into the rear end of the base 16. In this embodiment, three magnets 19 are arranged at equal intervals in the left-right direction X at the rear end portion of the base 16. These magnets 19 may be exposed from the rear end surface of the base 16. At both ends of the lower surface of the base 16 in the left-right direction X, guide ribs 16A (see FIG. 3) protruding downward Z2 and extending linearly in the front-back direction Y are provided.

4 is a right side view of the door 15 in a state where the entrance 7E is closed. In this embodiment, 11 connecting bodies 17 are provided on the door 15. Each connecting body 17 has the same shape and the same size. The dimension of each connecting body 17 in the left-right direction X is the same as the dimension of the base 16 in the left-right direction (see FIG. 2). The thickness of each connecting body 17 in the vertical direction Z is the same as the thickness of the base 16 in the vertical direction Z. The cross-sectional shape of each connecting body 17 when cut at the cross-section along the front-rear direction Y is approximately rectangular. At both ends in the left-right direction X of the lower surface of each connecting body 17, guide ribs 17A protruding downward Z2 and extending linearly in the front-back direction Y are provided. All the connecting bodies 17 are successively arranged at equal intervals from the front side Y1 to the base 16.

The sheet-shaped elastic member 20 made of heat-resistant rubber or the like connects the base 16 to the connecting body 17 adjacent to the rear end of the base 16. The adjacent connecting bodies 17 are connected to each other by other elastic members 20. In other words, one elastic member 20 is provided between the base 16 and the nearest connecting body 17 and between adjacent connecting bodies 17 one by one. The size of each elastic member 20 in the left-right direction X is the same as the size of each connecting body 17 in the left-right direction X. All the connecting bodies 17 are integrated by the respective elastic members 20 to constitute a crawler-shaped bellows cover 21. The bellows cover 21 is connected to the base 16 via the elastic member 20. The bellows 21 can be bent at each elastic member 20 and can be bent relative to the base 16 (see also FIG. 5 ).

As shown in FIG. 1, in the door 15 in a state where the entrance 7E is closed, the base 16 is located at the rear end of the door 15, and the base 16 and the entire bellows 21 are located on the outer tub cover 7B and are horizontally arranged in the front-rear direction Y. The position of the door 15 at this time is called a closed position. A ferromagnetic body 22 such as iron, iron alloy, or the like is built into a portion 7F of the outer tub cover 7B that surrounds the rear end of the entrance 7E. The ferromagnetic body 22 may be provided one by one at the same position as the respective magnets 19 in the left-right direction X, or may be arranged in a long bar in the left-right direction X so as to straddle these magnets 19. The ferromagnetic body 22 and the magnets 19 of the base 16 attract each other, whereby the door 15 is positioned at the closed position. The magnet 19 and the ferromagnetic body 22 function as a positioning portion that positions the door 15 in the closed position. As the positioning portion, instead of the structure using magnets in this way, a claw-shaped engaging portion may be provided on one side of the base 16 and the tub cover 7B, and a concave engaged portion may be provided on the other side.

The vertical washing machine 1 includes an urging member 23 that is composed of, for example, a coil spring and is connected to the tub 7 and the door 15. One end of the urging member 23 is connected to the connecting body 17 at the front end of the door 15 in the closed position, and the other end of the urging member 23 is connected to the bracket 24 provided at the lower end portion of the circumferential wall 7C of the tub 7. The connecting body 17 at the front end is formed with a locking hole 17B (see FIG. 2) for locking the other end of the biasing member 23. When the door 15 is in the closed position, the urging member 23 is in an extended state and urges the door 15 toward the bracket 24 side.

6 is a plan view of the inside of the vertical washing machine 1 when the door 15 is in a closed state. On both sides of the entrance 7E in the left-right direction X in the upper surface of the outer tub cover 7B, one guide portion 25 is provided each. Each guide portion 25 is a rail extending linearly in the front-rear direction Y. In each guide portion 25, the rear end and the rear end of the entrance 7E are located at substantially the same position in the front-rear direction Y, and the front end is arranged to protrude from the outer edge of the outer tub cover 7B to the front side Y1. The guide portion 25 of the left side X1 is engaged with the guide rib 16A of the left side X1 in the base 16 and the guide rib 17A of the left side X1 in the coupling body 17 from the right side X2. The guide portion 25 of the right side X2 is engaged with the guide rib 16A of the right side X2 in the base 16 and the guide rib 17A of the right side X2 in the connecting body 17 from the left side X1. Thereby, the door 15 is guided by the guide portion 25 so as to slide horizontally in the front-back direction Y on the tub cover 7B.

When letting the laundry in and out of the inner tub 8 of the washing tub 3 or the like, the user first opens the door 4 of the cabinet 2 (see FIG. 7 ). In this way, the door 15 in the closed position is exposed from the opening 2B of the upper panel 2A of the cabinet 2 to the upper side Z1, and the handle 18 of the door 15 is located near the rear end of the entrance 7E of the tub cover 7B. The user holds the handle 18 and pulls it toward the front side Y1. When the force of the user pulling the handle 18 exceeds the force of attraction between the magnet 19 of the base 16 of the door 15 and the ferromagnetic body 22 of the outer tub cover 7B, the base 16 is forwarded to the front side Y1 by the force of the biasing member 23 Slide horizontally. When the connecting body 17 at the front end of the bellows cover 21 of the door 15 slides with the base 16 to the front side Y1 and the front side Y1 is detached from the outer barrel cover 7B and the guide portion 25, the connecting body 17 moves from the current horizontal posture to The lower side Z2 rotates approximately 90 degrees and becomes a vertical posture. When the base 16 further slides toward the front side Y1, the bellows cover 21 starts from the connecting body 17 of the front side Y1, and the connecting bodies 17 sequentially take a vertical posture and slide along the circumferential wall 7C of the outer tub 7 toward the lower side Z2.

Then, when the base 16 slides to the front side Y1 from the front end of the entrance 7E as shown in FIG. 7, the door 15 is arranged at the open position to open the entrance 7E and open to the upper side Z1 (see also FIG. 8 ). The force applied by the force applying member 23 can reduce the burden on the user when opening the door 15. When the door 15 is in the open position, the base 16 continues to be in a horizontal state, but all the connecting bodies 17 in the bellows cover 21 are in a vertical posture and are aligned in a line along the vertical direction Z (see also FIG. 9 ). As a result, the door 15 in the open position is bent into a substantially L-shape when viewed from the right. In addition, when the door 15 is in the open position, the handle 18 comes into contact with the front of the annular wall 2C of the upper panel 2A from the rear side Y2.

The user who has completed access to the laundry, etc., grasps the handle 18 of the door 15 in the open position and pushes it toward the rear side Y2. In this way, the base 16 of the door 15 slides horizontally toward the rear side Y2 against the urging force of the urging member 23. As a result, the urging member 23 extends in the vertical direction Z. When the connecting body 17 at the upper end of the bellows cover 21 of the door 15 slides away from the circumferential wall 7C of the outer tub 7 toward the upper side Z1 as the base 16 slides to the rear side Y2, the connecting body 17 moves from the current vertical posture to the rear side Y2 rotates approximately 90 degrees to become a horizontal posture, and is engaged with the guide portion 25 (refer to FIG. 6) at each guide rib 17A. When the base 16 slides further to the rear side Y2, the snake bellows 21 starts from the connecting body 17 of the upper side Z1, and the connecting bodies 17 sequentially become the horizontal posture one by one, while being guided backward by the guide portion 25 on the outer tub cover 7B Slide on side Y2. Then, as shown in FIG. 1, when the base 16 slides until the handle 18 is located at the rear end of the entrance 7E of the outer tub cover 7B, the door 15 is arranged at the closed position, and the entrance 7E is closed.

The door 15 that moves between the closed position and the open position has a horizontal sliding portion 15A that horizontally slides in the front-rear direction Y and a vertical sliding portion 15B that vertically slides in the vertical direction Z. In the door 15 in the closed position, the base 16 and the entire bellows 21 constitute a lateral sliding portion 15A, and there is no longitudinal sliding portion 15B. It should be noted that, as a modification, in the door 15 in the closed position, the connecting body 17 close to the urging member 23 may be separated from the outer tub cover 7B to assume a vertical posture, and constitute the vertical sliding portion 15B. In the door 15 in the open position, only the base 16 constitutes the lateral sliding portion 15A, and the entire bellows 21 constitutes the longitudinal sliding portion 15B (see FIG. 7 ). It should be noted that, as a modification, in the door 15 in the open position, the connecting body 17 close to the base 16 is located on the tub cover 7B in a horizontal posture, and forms a lateral sliding portion together with the base 16 15A. When the door 15 moves from the closed position to the open position, the bellows cover 21 starts from the connecting body 17 that is detached from the front side Y1 of the base 16, and the connecting body 17 sequentially constitutes the longitudinal sliding portion 15B. When the door 15 moves from the open position to the closed position, the bellows cover 21 starts from the connecting body 17 close to the upper side Z1 of the base 16, and the connecting body 17 sequentially constitutes the lateral sliding portion 15A.

In this way, in the door 15, the horizontal sliding portion 15A slides horizontally to open/close the entrance 7E of the outer tub cover 7B. Then, the biasing member 23 biases the door 15 to open the lateral sliding portion 15A to the entrance 7E. Thus, the state in which the door 15 is opened can be maintained. Moreover, the guide portion 25 provided in the outer tub cover 7B of the washing tub 3 guides the lateral sliding portion 15A to slide. Therefore, the user can smoothly open/close the door 15 by sliding the lateral sliding portion 15A smoothly.

In the door 15 in the open position, the handle 18 is in contact with the front portion of the annular wall 2C of the upper panel 2A from the rear side Y2. The handle 18 and the ring-shaped wall 2C contacting each other in this way function as a stopper 26, whereby the lateral sliding portion 15A is still in a state where the entrance 7E is opened (see FIG. 7). Thus, the state in which the door 15 is opened can be reliably maintained. It should be noted that instead of the annular wall 2C, a protrusion or the like provided in the tub cover 7B may be used as the stopper 26 to contact the handle 18 of the door 15 when it is in the open position.

A transparent or translucent window portion 15C may be provided in a portion of the horizontal sliding portion 15A and the base 16 that overlaps with the entrance 7E at least in plan view. In the door 15 of this embodiment, the bellows cover 21 and the base 16 are entirely made of transparent resin. When the door 15 is in the closed position, the user can see the state of the washing tub 3, that is, the state of the laundry, from the transparent or translucent window portion 15C provided in the lateral sliding portion 15A. It should be noted that if the door 4 of the cabinet 2 is also transparent or translucent, the user can see the inside of the washing tub 3 without opening the door 4.

For example, a sheet-shaped anti-condensation member 27 may be provided in the window portion 15C, inside the washing tub 3, that is, the inner surface of the opening 8A facing the inner tub 8. The anti-condensation member 27 can use a well-known member. The dew condensation preventing member 27 can prevent condensation on the window portion 15C when the hot air is supplied into the washing tub 3 during the drying process to make the window portion 15C blurred. In addition, the anti-condensation member 27 is transparent or translucent. Therefore, even when hot air is supplied into the washing tub 3, the user can see the inside of the washing tub 3 through the window portion 15C through the anti-condensation member 27. In addition, since the door 15 in the closed position closes the entrance 7E, the airtightness in the washing tub 3 is improved. Therefore, during the drying process, hot air can be prevented from leaking from the entrance 7E, and the laundry in the washing tub 3 can be effectively dried.

In order to improve the drying efficiency of the laundry in the washing tub 3, an insulating sheet or a heat reflecting sheet may be provided on the inner surface of the window 15C. Well-known members can be used for an insulating sheet and a heat reflection sheet. In order to be able to see the inside of the washing tub 3 from the window portion 15C, these sheets are preferably transparent or semi-transparent as the anti-condensation member 27.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications can be made within the scope described in the technical solutions.

For example, the axis J of the inner tub 8 in the vertical washing machine 1 is arranged to extend vertically along the vertical direction Z in the above embodiment (see FIG. 1 ), but the vertical washing machine 1 also includes the axis J relative to the vertical direction Z A structure arranged slightly obliquely.

In addition, for the magnet 19 of the door 15 and the ferromagnetic body 22 of the outer tub cover 7B, the magnet 19 may be provided in the outer tub cover 7B, and the ferromagnetic body 22 may be provided in the door 15.

Claims

A vertical washing machine is characterized by comprising:

A washing tub, with an upper face formed with an entrance for washing;

The door has a horizontal sliding part that opens/closes the entrance by horizontal sliding; and

A biasing member biases the door so that the lateral sliding portion opens the doorway.
The vertical washing machine according to claim 1, further comprising:

The stopper makes the lateral sliding portion stand still when the entrance and exit is opened.
The vertical washing machine according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising:

The guide portion is provided on the upper surface of the washing tub and guides the lateral sliding portion to slide.
The vertical washing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising:

A supply unit that supplies hot air into the washing tub;

A transparent or translucent window portion, provided on the lateral sliding portion; and

A transparent or translucent anti-condensation member is provided on the inner surface of the window facing the washing tub.