KR20090099809A - Washing machine with variable detergent box - Google Patents

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a washing machine, and more particularly, to a washing machine having a variable detergent box capable of washing by using a powder detergent or a liquid detergent.

The present invention, the case is provided in the water supply pipe, and provided with a housing for storing detergent; And it is provided detachably provided in the receiving unit provides a washing machine having a variable detergent box characterized in that it comprises a variable payment unit for desalination of the liquid detergent.

Description

Washing machine with variable detergent box {DRUM TYPE WASHING MACHINE HAVING VARIABLE DETERGENT CASE}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a washing machine, and more particularly, to a washing machine having a variable detergent box capable of washing by using a powder detergent or a liquid detergent.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a general washing machine.

Referring to FIG. 1, a washing machine according to the related art includes a tub 2 installed inside a cabinet 1 to receive fresh water and a drum 3 rotatably installed at the tub 2 to accommodate laundry. , A driving device 4 for rotating the drum 3, a water supply device 5 for supplying washing water to the tub 2, and a drainage for discharging the washing water outside the cabinet 1 after the washing operation is completed. Device 7.

Here, the water supply device 5 includes a water supply pipe 5a connected to the tub 2 from a water supply disposed outside the cabinet 1, and a detergent for washing water provided in the water supply pipe 5a and supplied into the tub 2. It includes a detergent box (5b) for supplying.

The detergent box 5b is divided into a plurality of spaces, the first storing unit for storing the detergent for prewashing, the second storing unit for storing the detergent for washing, and the fiber supplied after the washing operation is finished. And a third storage portion in which the softening agent is stored.

Washing machine according to the prior art is made of a drawer shape that the detergent box is opened while sliding to the front of the cabinet, and when the wash water is supplied, because the detergent and wash water flows in one direction is provided with an inclined surface to be moved to the tub side to use the liquid detergent There is a difficult problem.

Therefore, there is a need for improvement.

The present invention has been made to improve the above problems, an object of the present invention to provide a washing machine having a variable detergent box that can use both powder and liquid detergent.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention, the case is provided in the water supply pipe, the housing having a receiving portion for storing the detergent; And it is provided detachably provided in the receiving unit provides a washing machine having a variable detergent box characterized in that it comprises a variable payment unit for desalination of the liquid detergent.

In addition, the accommodating part of the present invention, the first accommodating unit for receiving a detergent for pre-washing; A second storage unit for storing detergent for washing; And a third storage portion in which the fabric softener supplied after the washing operation is finished, is freshly watered. The variable payment unit provides a washing machine having a variable detergent box, characterized in that the variable storage unit is installed.

In addition, the variable payment of the present invention provides a washing machine having a variable detergent box characterized in that the siphon tube is provided.

In addition, it provides a washing machine having a variable detergent box characterized in that it further comprises a detachable portion provided in the storage portion and the variable payment portion of the present invention.

In addition, the detachable portion of the present invention, the engaging projection provided in the housing; And it provides a washing machine having a variable detergent box characterized in that it comprises a ring portion provided in the variable payment portion corresponding to the locking projection.

Washing machine equipped with a variable detergent box according to the present invention is provided with a variable payment unit for the liquid detergent is detachably provided in the detergent box, it can prevent the liquid detergent flows to the tub side when the liquid detergent is fresh water, so that the liquid detergent is used In addition, the detergent can be supplied at a precise moment when the washing operation is performed, there is an advantage that can achieve a clean washing operation.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described an embodiment of a washing machine having a variable detergent box according to the present invention.

For convenience of explanation, a drum washing machine will be described as an example.

In this process, the thickness of the lines or the size of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of description.

In addition, terms to be described later are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, which may vary according to a user's or operator's intention or custom.

Therefore, the definitions of these terms should be made based on the contents throughout the specification.

2 is a perspective view showing a variable detergent box of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a detergent box of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is Detergent box of the washing machine according to an embodiment is a cross-sectional view, Figure 5 is a perspective view showing a variable payment of the detergent box of the washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 to 5, a washing machine having a variable detergent box according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided in a water supply pipe 5a (see FIG. 1), and a case having an accommodating part 70 in which detergent is stored. 50 and a variable delivery part 80 which is detachably provided in the housing part 70 to receive the liquid detergent.

Thus, when the variable payment unit 80 is installed in the accommodating part 70, since the liquid detergent is freshly stored in the detergent box, the liquid detergent can be supplied accurately at the moment of starting the washing operation such as pre-washing or main washing.

Here, the accommodating part 70 is supplied with a first accommodating part 72 in which detergent for preliminary washing is stored, a second accommodating part 74 in which detergent for main laundry is stored, and after the washing operation is completed. Includes a third housing portion 76 in which the fabric softener is fresh.

The variable payment part 80 is preferably installed in the second storage part 74 in which the detergent for washing is stored, and the reason thereof is as follows.

The ordinary user opens the detergent container before starting the washing operation, puts the detergent in the first storage part 72 and the second storage part 74, and inserts the fabric softener in the third storage part 76 and then removes the detergent box. Since the washing operation is started by closing, the detergent is put into the second storage portion 74 before the pre-washing and the main washing.

Since the preliminary washing proceeds immediately after the washing operation is started, the liquid detergent dehydrated in the first storage unit 72 may be supplied with the liquid detergent to the tub (see FIG. 1) before the preliminary washing starts.

The second storage part 74 because the liquid detergent contained in the second storage part 74 must be supplied to the tub 2 before the washing machine starts after the fresh water is washed in the second storage part 74 during the preliminary washing. The variable payment part 80 installed at the c) suppresses the supply of the liquid detergent to the tub 2 along the water supply pipe 5a.

This makes it possible to prevent the detergent more than necessary from being supplied to the tub 2 by the liquid detergent supplied from the second storage portion 74 during the preliminary washing, and the second water immediately before the main washing is performed. Since the liquid detergent that has been dehydrated in the payment 74 and the variable payment 80 is supplied to the tub 2, the amount of detergent required for the present washing is not insufficient.

As described above, the liquid detergent contained in the variable payment part 80 is prevented from flowing to the tub 2 side along the water supply pipe 5a, and the variable payment part 80 is provided when the wash water is supplied to the variable payment part 80. The siphon tube 82 is provided in the variable payment part 80 so that the liquid detergent or the wash water does not remain on the bottom.

The siphon tube 82 includes a tube 82a protruding from the bottom surface of the variable payment part 80, and a stopper 82b covered on an upper end of the tube 82a, and the tube 82a includes a second storage part ( It is arranged to communicate with the discharge passage (74a) provided in 74.

In addition, the bottom surface 84 of the variable soldering portion 80 is formed of an inclined surface inclined in the direction of the tube 82a, and a groove portion 86 is formed in the circumference of the tube 82a to be concave downward.

When the wash water is supplied to the variable payment part 80 by the structural features as described above, both the fresh liquid detergent and the wash water do not remain in the variable payment part 80 but are moved to the tub 2 side along the water supply pipe 5a. .

Since the siphon tube 82 as described above is similar to the operation principle of the siphon tube applied to a conventional washing machine, the rationale or engineering analysis in which the above operation occurs will be omitted.

In addition, the detergent box according to an embodiment of the present invention further includes a detachable part 90 provided in the accommodating part 70 and the variable payment part 80. When coupled, the variable payment unit 80 is prevented from being separated from the housing unit 70 by the detachable unit 90.

The detachable part 90 includes a catching protrusion 92 provided in the accommodating part 70, and a hook portion 94 provided in the variable payment part 80 corresponding to the catching protrusion 92.

The ring portion 94 is a plurality of groove portions formed on the edge of the variable payment portion 80, the locking projection 92 is fitted to the ring portion 94, so the variable payment portion 80 is the storage portion 70 It is possible to prevent the separation from.

Here, the sizes of the locking projections 92 and the ring 94 may be varied, and the variable protrusions are formed to be relatively large formed on one side of the plurality of locking projections 92 and the ring 94 The effect of improving the fastening force between the 80 and the receiving portion 70 is shown.

Looking at the operation of the washing machine having a variable detergent box according to the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, after opening the door to store the laundry inside the drum (see Fig. 1), the detergent box is opened, the detergent is put into the first storage unit 72 and the second storage unit 74, and the third storage unit ( 76) Close the detergent compartment with the fabric softener.

In this case, when the detergent used is a liquid detergent, the variable payment part 80 is inserted into the second storage part 74, and the second water inside the ring part 94 formed at the edge of the variable payment part 80. As the locking projection 92 of the payment 74 is forcibly fitted, the variable payment unit 80 is installed.

When the washing operation is started and the preliminary washing proceeds, the washing water flowing along the water supply pipe 5a is supplied with the liquid detergent into the tub 2 while passing through the first storage unit 72.

After the preliminary washing is finished, the washing water supplied to the detergent along the water supply pipe 5a is supplied to the second storage portion 74 and supplied to the variable payment portion 80.

When the water level of the variable payment unit 80 overflows due to the wash water supplied to the variable payment unit 80, the liquid detergent and the wash water which were freshly immersed in the variable payment unit 80 by the action of the siphon tube 82 are supplied to the water supply pipe 5a. Is discharged to the tub 2 side.

As a result, when the preliminary washing proceeds, the liquid detergent supplied to the tub 2 can be prevented from being supplied to the second storage part 74 and the variable payment part 80.

Of course, when the powder detergent is used, the variable payment unit 80 may be used separately from the second storage unit 74.

In addition, the variable payment unit 80 may be provided in the first storage unit 72 and the third storage unit 76.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to one embodiment shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible to those skilled in the art. Will understand.

In addition, although the detergent box of the drum washing machine has been described as an example, this is merely exemplary, and the variable detergent box of the present invention may be used in a washing machine other than the drum washing machine.

Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the claims below.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a general washing machine.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a variable detergent box of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a detergent box of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a detergent box of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a perspective view showing a variable payment of the detergent box of the washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

50: case 70: storage

72: first storage 74: second storage

76: third storage 80: variable payment

82: siphon pipe 90: removable portion

92: locking projection 94: ring portion

Claims (5)

A case provided in the water supply pipe, the case including an accommodating part in which detergent is stored; And Washing machine having a variable detergent box characterized in that it is detachably provided in the receiving portion includes a variable payment portion for desalination of the liquid detergent. The method of claim 1, The storage unit, A first storage unit in which detergent for pre-washing is stored; A second storage unit for storing detergent for washing; And And a third storage portion in which the fabric softener supplied after the washing operation is finished is fresh water; The variable payment unit is provided with a variable detergent box, characterized in that installed in the second housing. The method of claim 1, Washing machine having a variable detergent box, characterized in that the variable payment siphon pipe is provided. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, Washing machine having a variable detergent box characterized in that it further comprises a detachable portion provided in the housing and the variable payment. The method of claim 4, wherein The detachable part, A locking protrusion provided in the housing; And Washing machine having a variable detergent box characterized in that it comprises a ring portion provided in the variable payment portion corresponding to the locking projection.

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