JP6427768B2 - Washing machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a drum type washing machine provided with a detergent charging device.

  Conventionally, a drum-type washing machine provided with this type of detergent charging device is configured as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a main body of a conventional drum type washing machine described in Patent Document 1, and FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a structure of a detergent charging portion of the drum type washing machine. Hereinafter, the configuration will be described.

  In the drum type washing machine 101, a detergent container 120 is provided on the upper surface of the casing 102 of the washing machine 101, and the detergent container 120 rotates the detergent lid 150 arranged on the upper surface in the vertical direction. If the opening 120a is opened, a detergent insertion part into which a detergent and a softener can be respectively introduced appears so that each detergent can be introduced.

  The detergent container 120 includes a detergent box 160 attached to the housing 102, a detergent container 121 detachably attached to the detergent box 160, and a water supply channel 131a for supplying water into the detergent container 120. 131b, a water supply path 126 for supplying the detergent and water in the detergent container 120 into the water tank 103, a water supply unit 161, and the like. The detergent container 120 is supplied in a so-called lateral manner in which water is supplied from the side (rear side wall) into the detergent container 121 through water supply channels 131a and 131b connected to the rear side surface of the detergent container 120. Part.

JP 2013-48699 A

  In the structure of the conventional detergent container that opens and closes the detergent lid located at the top of the housing and puts in detergent, water is poured only from the back side into the detergent container, so the detergent tends to remain on the front side where water is not poured, or In order to avoid this, there was no choice but to use a small detergent container, and it was difficult to put in the detergent.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a washing machine provided with a large detergent container that makes it difficult for detergent to remain and easy to put in detergent.

In order to achieve the above object, a drum-type washing machine of the present invention includes a washing machine casing, a water tank disposed in the washing machine casing, and a rotating drum rotatably disposed in the water tank. When, and a detergent feeding device provided in an upper portion of the washing machine cabinet in body, the detergent input device includes a detergent supply unit frame body the water tub and communicating an upper surface is opened, the detergent dispenser frame A detergent storage container that has a top opened and stores detergent, a water supply member that is provided on an upper part of the detergent charging unit frame and that injects water into the detergent storage container, and a water supply valve that communicates with the water supply member. , the detergent container has a powder detergent containing portion for containing the powder powder detergent, the water supply member has a first feed path for water injection into the powder detergent containing portion, wherein the first water supply road extends to one side near the water supply valve or found before Symbol powder detergent containing portion 1 of a water supply path A, the first water supply path B extending from the end of the first water supply path A to both sides near adjacent to said one side of said powder detergent containing portion upper, the first water supply is composed of an extending building first feed path C along both ends of the road-B on both sides near adjacent to said one side of said powder detergent containing portion top, a number of the bottom surface of the first water supply path B While providing the 1st water inlet which is a small hole, and providing the 2nd water inlet which is many small holes in the bottom face of the 1st water supply channel C, the water from the said water inlet accommodates the said powder detergent. top and said one side portion of the parts to be injection from the top of the sides adjacent to the one side,
The detergent container further includes a liquid detergent container for pouring liquid detergent or liquid bleaching agent through the partition wall into the powder detergent container, provided with a water injection groove on the upper surface of the partition wall, The second water injection port is provided at a position opposite to the groove, and water injected from the second water injection port provided at the position opposite to the water injection groove passes through the water injection groove and passes through the water injection groove. Water is poured into the powder detergent container from the front .

  As a result, even in the configuration of the detergent charging part that opens and closes the detergent lid located at the top of the housing and charges the detergent, water can be supplied to the detergent charging part from the rear and both sides, so that the detergent remains in the detergent container. Such a problem can be solved.

  In the drum type washing machine of the present invention, in the configuration of the detergent charging device that opens and closes the lid located at the upper part of the washing machine casing and puts in the detergent, water can be poured into the detergent container from the back side and both side parts, The problem that the detergent remains after water injection can be solved.

The longitudinal cross-sectional view of the drum type washing machine in Embodiment 1 of this invention Perspective view from above of the drum type washing machine Longitudinal sectional view of detergent loading device of the drum type washing machine The exploded perspective view of the detergent container of the drum type washing machine The exploded perspective view of the water supply member of the drum type washing machine Exploded plan view of the lower water supply member of the drum type washing machine Longitudinal sectional view showing the state of water supply of the detergent charging device of the drum type washing machine The top view which shows the state of the water supply of the detergent injection device of the drum type washing machine AA sectional view in FIG. BB sectional view in FIG. A perspective view from above of a conventional drum-type washing machine The perspective view of the structure of the detergent container part of the conventional drum type washing machine

The first invention includes a washing machine casing, a water tank which is disposed inside the washing machine casing, a rotary drum rotatably disposed in the water tank, the upper portion of the washing machine housing inside body The detergent charging device is provided with a detergent charging device frame that communicates with the water tank and has an open upper surface, and is housed in the detergent charging device frame and has an upper surface that is opened to accommodate the detergent. a detergent containing container for a water supply member for water injection into the detergent container disposed in the upper portion of the detergent supply part frame consists of a the water supply member and the water supply valve communicating, the detergent container is powder powder detergent has a powder detergent storage portion for storing, the water supply member has a first feed path for water injection into the powder detergent containing portion, said first feed path, the water supply valve or al before Symbol a first water supply path a extending to one side near the powder detergent containing portion, said first feed path a First water supply path B, the first water supply path the one side from both ends of said powder detergent containing portion upper part of B which extends from end to both sides near adjacent to said one side of said powder detergent containing portion upper is composed of an extending building first feed path C along both the vicinity adjacent to the part, provided with a number of first water inlet is a small hole in the bottom surface of the first water supply path B, first by the the bottom of the water supply passage C provide multiple second water inlet is a small hole, the water from the water injection port, adjacent to the top and the one side of the one side portion of the powder detergent containing portion from the top of the side portions to be injection fit,
The detergent container further includes a liquid detergent container for pouring liquid detergent or liquid bleaching agent through the partition wall into the powder detergent container, provided with a water injection groove on the upper surface of the partition wall, The second water injection port is provided at a position opposite to the groove, and water injected from the second water injection port provided at the position opposite to the water injection groove passes through the water injection groove and passes through the water injection groove. Since water is poured into the powder detergent container from the front , even in the configuration of the detergent container that opens and closes the detergent lid located in the upper part of the housing, and supplies the detergent, water is supplied to the detergent container. Since it can also be performed from both sides, the problem that the detergent remains in the detergent container can be solved.

Further, water can be poured from the entire circumference of the powder detergent container, and the problem that the detergent remains in the detergent container can be further solved.

In a second aspect of the invention, in particular, the detergent container of the first aspect of the invention further includes a liquid finish agent accommodating portion for accommodating a liquid finish agent in the forefront portion in front of the liquid detergent accommodating portion, and the water supply member is And a second water supply channel for pouring water into the liquid finish storage unit, wherein the second water supply channel includes a second water supply channel A extending forward from the water supply valve, and the first water supply channel. A second water supply path B that bends along the first water supply path B before the path B, and a second water supply path that extends forward along the first water supply path B from the tip of the second water supply path And a third water injection port, which is a large number of small holes for supplying water to the liquid finishing agent container, is formed on the bottom surface near the front end portion of the second water supply channel C. By adopting a drum-type washing machine, the first water supply path and the second water supply path can be formed integrally. , It is possible to realize a low detergent system manufacturing cost compact.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Further, the present invention is not limited by this embodiment.

(Embodiment 1)
1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a drum type washing machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the drum type washing machine from above, and FIG. 3 is a detergent charging device of the drum type washing machine. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a detergent container of the drum type washing machine, FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a water supply member of the drum type washing machine, and FIG. 6 is an illustration of the drum type washing machine. 7 is an exploded plan view of the lower water supply member, FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state of water supply of the detergent charging device of the drum type washing machine, and FIG. 8 shows a state of water supply of the detergent charging device of the drum type washing machine. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 8, and FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.

In FIG. 1, a drum type washing machine 1 has a water tank 3 suspended in a washing machine housing 2 by a suspension structure and a vibration isolator 6 (not shown), and is formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape in the water tank 3. A rotating drum 4 is provided. The rotating drum 4 transmits power from a motor (not shown) attached to the back side of the water tank 3 to the impeller pulley 5 attached to the rotating drum 4 via a belt 9 so that the rotating drum 4 is centered on a rotating shaft inclined upward. It is rotationally driven in the forward and reverse directions. In the upper part of the washing machine housing 2, a detergent charging device 10 connected to the water supply valve 7 and containing a powdered synthetic detergent, a liquid detergent and a liquid finish is disposed. The detergent charging device 10 is connected to the water tank 3 by a water supply hose 11 formed of a bellows rubber body. In addition, although the rotating shaft of the rotating drum 4 is inclined upward in this embodiment, it may be in a substantially horizontal direction.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a detergent charging device 10 is provided so as to face a substantially rectangular top surface opening 8 a provided on the top plate 8 of the washing machine casing 2. The top surface opening 8a is provided with a detergent charging device lid 12 that can be opened and closed in a vertical direction about the shaft at the rear end.

  The detergent charging device 10 is connected to the detergent charging container frame 40 having a substantially U-shaped box with a bottom having an opening at the top, a detergent container 20 for storing detergent, and a water supply valve 7. 20 and a water supply member 30 provided with a water supply path 31 for supplying water.

  The detergent charging unit frame 40 is disposed below the water supply member 30, and the detergent container 20 is accommodated in a space 40a formed between the water supply member 30 and being able to be taken out from above. . Further, a water supply hose 11 is connected to the water tank 3 at the rear bottom of the detergent charging unit frame 40.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the detergent container 20 is housed in the detergent charging unit frame 40 in a state where it can be taken out from above, and is located at the rearmost part and contains the powder detergent container 22. And a liquid detergent container 23 that is located in front of the powder detergent container 22 and contains liquid detergent and liquid bleach, and a liquid finish that is located in front of the liquid detergent container 23 and contains a liquid finish. A housing portion 24 is provided.

  A powder detergent charging path 22 a is formed on the downstream side of the powder detergent container 22. In addition, a plate-like powder is provided above the powder detergent introduction path 22a so as to prevent the powder detergent from falling naturally when the powder detergent is introduced into the powder detergent container 22. A detergent flow stopper 22b is formed. A liquid detergent charging path 23 a is formed in the outer bottom portion on the downstream side of the liquid detergent container 23. A liquid finishing agent charging path 24 a is formed on the downstream side of the outer bottom portion of the liquid finishing agent storage unit 24.

  An upper part of the liquid finishing agent storage part 24 is detachably provided with a storage part cover plate 25 that partially or entirely covers the liquid finishing agent storage part 24. And the substantially cylindrical 2nd conduction | electrical_connection path 26 is standingly arranged by the bottom part of the liquid finishing agent accommodating part 24 toward the upper direction. The first conduction path 28 and the conduction path coupling portion 27 are formed by attaching the accommodating portion cover plate 25 to the second conduction path 26, and the first conduction path 28, the conduction path coupling portion 27, and the second A liquid finishing agent charging path 24 a is formed by the conduction path 26.

  Detergents (powder synthetic detergent, liquid detergent, liquid finish, etc.) stored in the powder detergent container 22, liquid detergent container 23, and liquid finish container 24 are all diluted with water supplied from the water supply valve 7. The detergent liquid is discharged from the powder detergent charging path 22a, the liquid detergent charging path 23a, and the liquid finishing agent charging path 24a, passes through the space 40a, the detergent liquid supply path 41, and the detergent charging section frame. It is comprised so that it may flow in the water tank 3 through the water supply hose 11 connected to the back bottom part of the body 40.

  The water supply member 30 forms a water supply path 31 formed by heat-welding an upper water supply member 30a and a lower water supply member 30b which are two upper and lower resin molded plates made of polypropylene resin or the like. The water supply path 31 includes a first water supply path 32 that supplies water to the powder detergent container 22 and the liquid detergent container 23, and a second water supply path 33 that supplies water to the liquid finish agent container 24. ing. Since the first water supply channel 32 and the second water supply channel 33 are integrally formed by the upper water supply member 30a and the lower water supply member 30b, a water supply member that is compact and inexpensive in manufacturing cost can be realized.

The 1st water supply path 32 is divided into the 1st water supply path A32a extended ahead from the water supply valve 7, and the 1st water supply path which separates into right and left from 1st water supply path A32a in the rear-end part vicinity of the top | upper surface opening part 8a. B32b,
After that, the first water supply path B32b is constituted by a first water supply path C32c extending forward from both ends of the first water supply path B32b along the vicinity of both side portions of the top surface opening 8a. On the bottom surface of the first water supply path B32b, a first water injection port 34a that is a large number of small holes for supplying water to the powder detergent container 22 from above is formed, and on the bottom surface of the first water supply path C32c, A second water inlet 34b, which is a large number of small holes for supplying water to the powder detergent container 22 and the liquid detergent container 23 from the side, is formed.

  The second water supply channel 33 includes a second water supply channel A33a extending forward from the water supply valve 7 and a second water supply channel that turns right along the first water supply channel B32b in front of the first water supply channel B32b. B33b and the 2nd water supply path C33c extended ahead along the outer side of 1st water supply path B32b from the front-end | tip of 2nd water supply path B33b. A third water injection port 34c, which is a large number of small holes for supplying water to the liquid finishing agent container 24, is formed on the bottom surface in the vicinity of the front end portion of the second water supply channel C33c.

  Then, at the time of the washing process and the last rinsing process, water is supplied from the first water supply channel 32 to the powder detergent container 22 and the liquid detergent container 23. In the final rinsing step, water is supplied from the second water supply channel 33 to the liquid finish agent storage unit 24.

  From here, the detail of the water injection structure to the detergent container 20 is demonstrated.

  First, at the time of the washing process and the last rinsing process, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the water from the water supply valve 7 passes through the first water supply path A 32 a of the first water supply path 32 and passes through the first water supply path A 32 a. It reaches the water supply channel B32b and is configured to fall from the first water injection port 34a provided on the bottom surface of the first water supply channel B32b onto the powder detergent flow stopper 22b provided at the rear end of the powder detergent container 22. (Arrow a in FIG. 7).

  Further, the water from the first water supply channel B32b flows into the first water supply channel C32c and is discharged from the second water inlet 34b provided on the bottom surface of the first water supply channel C32c. At this time, as shown by arrows b in FIGS. 7, 8, and 9, the water discharged from the second water injection port 34b is provided in the detergent charging unit frame 40 below the second water injection port 34b. The first step portion 42 hits the water and changes its direction in the horizontal direction, and is supplied along the first step portion 42 into the powder detergent container 22 and the liquid detergent container 23.

  In addition, there is a second step portion 43 that is a step further inside the first step portion 42 of the detergent charging portion frame body 40, and a flange 29 provided on the outer periphery of the detergent container 20 is placed on the second step portion 43. In this structure, water is poured into the detergent container 20 via the upper surface of the flange 29.

  Further, a partition wall 21 for partitioning is formed between the powder detergent container 22 and the liquid detergent container 23 of the detergent container 20, and a water injection groove 21 a is formed on the upper surface of the partition wall 21. Is formed. In the second water injection port 34b for injecting water into the water injection groove 21a, as shown by an arrow c in FIGS. 7, 8, and 10, an inward invitation rib 35 is provided so that the injected water faces inward. It is provided, and passes through the water injection groove 21a, hits the water injection groove wall 21b provided in the vicinity of the center portion, and from the water injection groove notch portion 21c provided so as to open the powder detergent storage portion 22 side, the powder detergent storage portion 22 The water is also poured from the front.

  A recovery groove 45 for recovering water overflowing from the first step portion 42 is formed on the outside of the first step portion 42 of the detergent charging unit frame 40, and water leaks outward. Is preventing.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 7, the rear end of the detergent container 20 lies under the water supply member 30, but can be removed from the detergent charging unit frame 40 by lifting it obliquely upward. It is easy to clean.

  Next, in the final rinsing step, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the water from the water supply valve 7 is supplied from the second water supply path A33a, the second water supply path B33b, and the second water supply path 33. The liquid finish agent storage section 24 is supplied with water as shown by an arrow d in FIG. 8 from the third water injection port 34c on the bottom surface of the tip of the second water supply path C33c. The supplied water is discharged into the space 40a of the detergent charging unit frame 40 through the liquid finishing agent charging path 24a while diluting the stored liquid finishing agent. Even after the water supply is stopped, the liquid finish agent introduction passage 24a can be discharged almost without residual water by the siphon action.

  In this way, the structure is such that water is evenly injected from the front, left, and right of the entire circumference of the powder detergent container 22 of the detergent container 20 so that the upper part is open. Even in the configuration of the detergent charging device 10 that opens and closes the detergent charging device lid 12 of the top plate 8 where water injection is difficult, and the detergent is charged, the possibility that the detergent remains in the powder detergent container 22 of the detergent container 20 can be reduced.

  Moreover, in the structure where the pouring position of the detergent container 20 into the powder detergent container 22 is biased, the detergent tends to remain on the side opposite to the water pouring direction in the powder detergent container 22 of the detergent container 20 having a large flat area. Although it is difficult to design the powder detergent container 22 of the detergent container 20 that is too large, in this structure, water can be poured from the front, left, and right all around the powder detergent container 22 of the detergent container 20. Therefore, the detergent container 20 can be designed large without worrying about the detergent residue. Thereby, not only the customer's detergent charging performance can be improved, but also a high-performance detergent charging device 10 in which no detergent remains can be realized.

  Since the detergent container 20 is configured to be able to be taken out from the top surface opening 8a, the detergent is stuck to the inner surface of the detergent inlet frame 40 and the inner and outer surfaces of the detergent container 20, and must be cleaned. Even when it becomes necessary, by taking out the detergent container 20, the inner surface of the detergent container 40 and the inner and outer surfaces of the detergent container 20 can be easily cleaned, which is very convenient. .

  As described above, the drum type washing machine according to the present invention is useful as a drum type washing machine provided with a powder detergent container, since water can be uniformly poured into the powder detergent container.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Drum type washing machine 2 Washing machine housing 3 Water tank 4 Rotating drum 5 Impeller pulley 6 Vibration isolator 7 Water supply valve 8 Top plate 8a Top surface opening 9 Belt 10 Detergent input device 11 Water supply hose 12 Detergent input device lid (lid body)
20 Detergent container 21 Partition wall 21a Water filling groove 21b Water filling groove wall 21c Water filling groove notch 22 Powder detergent container 22a Powder detergent inlet 22b Powder detergent flow stop 23 Liquid detergent container 23a Liquid detergent inlet 24 Liquid finish Agent storage unit 24a Liquid finishing agent charging path 25 Storage unit cover plate 26 Second conduction path 27 Conduction path coupling part 28 First conduction path 29 Flange 30 Water supply member 31 Water supply path 32 First water supply path 32a First water supply Road A
32b First water supply path B
32c 1st water supply channel C
33 Second water channel 33a Second water channel A
33b Second water supply channel B
33c Second water supply channel C
34a 1st water inlet 34b 2nd water inlet 34c 3rd water inlet 35 Inward invitation rib 40 Detergent input part frame 40a Space part 41 Detergent liquid supply path 42 1st step part 43 2nd step part 45 Collection groove

Claims (2)

Washers housing, the washing machine and the water tank which is disposed inside the housing, rotatably a rotary drum disposed, detergent, wherein provided on the upper portion of the washing machine cabinet in body in said water tank An apparatus, and the detergent charging device includes a detergent charging unit frame that communicates with the water tank and has an open upper surface, a detergent container that is stored in the detergent charging unit frame and that has an open upper surface and stores detergent, a water supply member for water injection into the detergent container disposed in the upper portion of the detergent supply part frame consists of a the water supply member and the water supply valve communicating, the detergent container is powder detergent containing housing the flour powder detergent has a section, the water supply member has a first feed path for water injection into the powder detergent containing portion, wherein the first water supply path, one said water supply valve or found before Symbol powder detergent containing portion a first water supply path a extending to the side near the from the end of the first feed path a First water supply path B extending to both sides near adjacent to said one side of the end detergent containing portion upper, adjacent to said one side of said powder detergent containing portion upper from both ends of the first water supply path B it is composed of an extending building first feed path C along the vicinity of both sides, provided with a number of first water inlet is a small hole in the bottom surface of the first water supply path B, first water supply path C the bottom large number of by providing the second water inlet is a small hole in the water from the water injection port, said powder detergent containing portion of the one side upper part and the both side portions adjacent to the one side so as to be water injection from the top,
The detergent container further includes a liquid detergent container for pouring liquid detergent or liquid bleaching agent through the partition wall into the powder detergent container, provided with a water injection groove on the upper surface of the partition wall, The second water injection port is provided at a position opposite to the groove, and water injected from the second water injection port provided at the position opposite to the water injection groove passes through the water injection groove and passes through the water injection groove. A washing machine in which water is poured into the powder detergent container from the front . The detergent container further includes a liquid finish agent accommodating portion for accommodating a liquid finish agent in the liquid detergent accommodating portion, and the water supply member has a second water supply channel for pouring water into the liquid finish agent accommodating portion. Further, the second water supply channel has a second water supply channel A extending forward from the water supply valve, and a second water supply channel B which is bent along the first water supply channel B before the first water supply channel B. It is comprised by the water supply path B and the 2nd water supply path C extended ahead along the said 1st water supply path B from the front-end | tip of the said 2nd water supply path, and the front end part vicinity of the said 2nd water supply path C the bottom surface, the washing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the formation of the third water inlet is a plurality of small holes for supplying water to the liquid finishing agent containing portion.

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