JPH0344146Y2 - - Google Patents

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[Detailed explanation of the invention] (a) Industrial application field This invention is an arrangement structure of a door lock means for keeping a door closed with respect to the main body of an electric appliance such as a drum-type washing machine or an appliance washer. In particular, the present invention relates to an arrangement structure for a door lock means for an electrical appliance, in which the door lock device can be slidably arranged and fixed to a locking member attached to and fixed to the door in a closed state of the door so as to obtain a predetermined engagement state.

(b) Prior art Conventionally, as the arrangement structure of door lock means for electrical equipment, Japanese Patent Publication No. 54-28677, Utility Model Application No. 57-20983,
Some of these are disclosed in the following publications: Utility Model Application Publications No. 150277-1980, No. 150278-1982, and No. 1910-1988.

(c) Problems to be solved by the invention The door locking means for keeping the door closed relative to the main body of the device is composed of a locking member and a door locking device, and usually the locking member is attached to the door and the door locking device is attached to the main body of the device. Each is attached and fixed. When the door is closed, the locking member and the door lock device are engaged, but the state of engagement is a predetermined state that has never been established until the lock is securely locked and the lock is released naturally. It must be. This predetermined engagement state can be easily obtained by sliding at least one of the locking member and the door lock device to adjust the position relative to the other when the door is in the closed state.

However, Special Publication No. 54-28677, Utility Model Publication No. 57-20983
No., Utility Model No. 60-150277, Utility Model No. 60-150278,
In the arrangement structure of the door lock means for electrical equipment disclosed in publications such as Utility Model Application No. 1910/1983, it is not possible to adjust the relative positional relationship between the locking member and the door lock device when the door is closed. . Therefore, conventionally, the predetermined state of engagement of the door lock means cannot be easily obtained, and the predetermined state of engagement cannot be easily achieved by attempting to slide at least one of the locking member and the door lock device relative to the other several times. There was a problem in that it was necessary to obtain an engaged state.

This invention was made in view of the above circumstances, and is a door locking means for electrical equipment that can easily achieve a predetermined engagement state between a locking member attached and fixed to the door and a door locking device attached and fixed to the main body of the device. It provides an arrangement structure.

(d) Means for solving the problem This invention involves fixing the locking member to the door and the door lock device to the device body with screws, and then using the through holes made in the device body for fixing the door lock device with the screws. The hole is made long so that the door lock device can be aligned with the locking member, and a screwdriver for rotating the fixing screw of the door lock device is passed through the hole near the part of the door where the locking member is fixed, and a handle is attached to the door. This is an arrangement structure for a door lock means for an electric device, which is provided with a long hole through which a screw for fixing is passed.

The detailed structure is such that a door for opening and closing the opening is pivotally supported on an electrical equipment body having an opening for taking goods in and out, and a first and a second door are attached to the peripheral edge of the door opposite to the pivoting part. A through hole is opened, a door handle is attached and fixed to the door surface by a screw passed through the first through hole, and a locking member is attached and fixed to the back side of the door by a screw passed through the second through hole, respectively. Furthermore, when the door is in the closed state, a third through hole is opened in the main body portion of the device corresponding to the locking member, and a door lock device that engages with the locking member to maintain the closed state of the door is inserted into the third hole. It is attached and fixed to the surface of the main body of the device by a screw passed through a through hole, and the third through hole is provided so that the attachment and fixing position of the door lock device can be set in order to obtain a desired engagement position of the door lock device with the locking member. It is a long hole that can be slid, and the first through hole is located at a position almost opposite to the third through hole when the door is in the closed state, and in addition, the first through hole is located at a position that is almost opposite to the third through hole when the door is in the closed state. When determining the desired installation position of the door lock device, it was determined that the hole was a long hole extending in the same direction as the third hole so that the door lock device could be fixed with a screw driver passed through the first hole. This is the arrangement structure of the door lock means of electrical equipment.

(e) Examples This invention will be described in detail based on examples shown in FIGS. 1 to 5. However, this invention is not limited thereby.

FIG. 1 shows a fully automatic drum-type washing machine 1 incorporating a structure S for installing a door lock means for an electric appliance, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view of the arrangement structure S for door locking means for electrical equipment, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. Figure 5 shows the arrangement structure S of door lock means for electrical equipment.
An exploded perspective view is shown.

A through hole 4 as a second through hole and a through hole 5 as a first through hole are provided in a peripheral portion of the door 2 facing the pivot portion 3. A screw 7 for attaching and fixing the locking member 6 to the back surface of the door 2 passes through the through hole 4 . The through hole 5 is a long hole through which a screw 9 for attaching and fixing the handle 8 to the surface of the door 2 passes.

A door lock device 11 is disposed at a portion of the main body 10 of the device that corresponds to the locking member 6 when the door 2 is closed. The door lock device 11 includes a locking member 13 supported by a shaft 14 on a base 12, and a lock pin 15 for keeping the locking members 6, 13 in a locked state.
is attached to the locking member 13 so that it can be engaged with it. Note that the shaft 14 is prevented from coming off by a pin 16. The locking member 13 is urged in the direction of arrow C by a spring 17. The lock pin 15 is connected to a solenoid 18 and can slide in the directions of arrows D and E, and is biased in the direction of arrow E by a spring 19. Reference numeral 20 denotes a stopper portion of the locking member 13 that engages with the lock pin 15 to obtain a locked state of the locking members 6, 13. The solenoid 18 is fixed to the base 12 with screws. A door switch 21 is attached and fixed to the door 2 and a door switch 22 is attached to the base 12 by screws 23, respectively.

When the door 2 is closed, a long hole 24 serving as a third through hole is opened in a portion of the device main body 10 corresponding to the through hole 5 and extending in the same direction as the through hole 5. base 1
2 is attached and fixed to the device main body 10 by screws 25 passed through elongated holes 24.

In the following, the installation and assembly of the door locking means will be explained. The locking member 6 is inserted into the through hole 4 on the back side of the door 2.
Attach and fix with screws 7 passed through. door 2
Then, attach and set the door switch 21 with the screw 23. With the spring 17 engaged so that the locking member 13 can obtain a biasing force in the direction of arrow C, the shaft 14 is passed through the locking member 13 and the hole 26, and then the pin 16 is passed through the shaft 14 to prevent it from coming out. . The lock pin 15 is connected to the solenoid 18 while being engaged with the spring 19, and the solenoid 18 is further fixed to the base 12 with screws 27. On base 12,
Fix the door switch 22 with screws 23. The base 12 is lightly temporarily fixed to the device main body 10 by passing the screws 25 through the holes 28 and the long holes 24.

Next, the door 2 is closed and the locking members 6 and 13 are engaged. Here, a screwdriver (not shown) is inserted from the outside of the door 2 through the through hole 5, and the base 1 is inserted so that the locking members 6 and 13 are engaged as desired.
2 in the direction of arrow F. base 12
The position of the locking members 6, 13 with respect to the device body 10 is
Once the desired engagement is achieved, the screw 25 is rotated using a screwdriver to fix the base 12 in that position.

Furthermore, the door 2 is opened and the handle 8 is attached and fixed to the surface of the door 2 with screws 9.

Note that the through hole 5 allows a plurality of screws to pass therethrough, and processing is simpler than in the case where a plurality of screw through holes are opened.

(g) Effects of the invention This invention uses a long hole as the first hole through which the screw installed on the door passes through in order to attach and fix the handle to the door.
Even when the door is closed, a screwdriver can be inserted through the long hole and the door lock device can be attached and fixed to the main body of the device using the screwdriver. Therefore, according to the arrangement structure of the door lock means of the electrical equipment, it is possible to easily obtain a predetermined engagement state between the locking member attached and fixed to the door and the door lock device attached and fixed to the main body of the equipment.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a drum-type fully automatic washing machine incorporating an embodiment of this invention, and Figure 2 is a
A sectional view, FIG. 3 is a front view of this embodiment, FIG. 4 is a BB sectional view of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of this embodiment. S...Arrangement structure of door locking means of electrical equipment,
2...door, 4, 5...through hole (second through hole), through hole (first through hole), 6...locking member, 8...handle,
10...Equipment body, 11...Door lock device, 1
2... Base, 13... Locking member, 15... Lock pin, 24... Elongated hole (third through hole).

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] A door for opening and closing the opening is pivotally supported on an electrical equipment main body having an opening for putting in and taking out articles, and a door for opening and closing the opening is pivotally supported, and a first A second through hole is opened, and a door handle is attached and fixed to the door surface by screws passed through the first through hole, and a locking member is attached and fixed to the back side of the door by screws passed through the second through hole. Further, when the door is closed, a third through hole is opened in the main body portion of the device corresponding to the locking member, and a door lock device that engages with the locking member to maintain the closed state of the door is installed. The third through hole is used to attach and fix the door lock device to the surface of the device body using screws passed through the third through hole. The position is a long hole that can be slid, and the first through hole is located at a position that is almost opposite to the third through hole when the door is in the closed state, and in addition, the first through hole is in a position that is almost opposite to the third through hole when the door is in the closed state. On the other hand, it is a long hole extending in the same direction as the third through hole so that the door lock device can be fixed with a screw by a screw driver passed through the first through hole when the desired installation position of the door lock device is determined. An arrangement structure for a door lock means for an electrical device, characterized by the following.