JPS607675Y2 - Dehydration/washing machine - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a dehydrating and washing machine that is supported by three legs.

Conventional dehydrating/washing machines generally have a rectangular outer box. Inside this outer box, an internal mechanism including a cylindrical tank with a bottom is arranged, and this is placed at the four corners of the outer box. It is elastically supported by a support mechanism, and the outer bottom of the outer box is provided with legs at each of its four corners, one or two of which are so-called height-adjustable legs whose dimensions can be adjusted in the vertical direction. This makes it possible to perform an average installation depending on the slope and unevenness of the installation surface.

However, in the conventional four-point leg structure described above, one of the legs often does not come into contact with the installation surface, and it is extremely difficult to apply equal pressure to each leg.
This has the disadvantage that it can cause abnormal vibrations in the entire washing machine, and furthermore, each adjustment operation itself is troublesome and sometimes even requires lifting the entire washing machine.

The present invention was developed in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to more reliably prevent abnormal vibrations throughout the system, based on the ability to obtain a well-balanced installation with simple work. Moreover, the whole unit does not easily tilt, resulting in good operability.In addition, it contributes to lower prices, weight reduction, and size reduction, and it also saves installation space. To provide a dehydrating and washing machine that can be downsized.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

First, in FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an outer box, in which an internal mechanism 3 including a bottomed cylindrical tank 2 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 is disposed.

Therefore, the outer box 1 is made so that the rear part 1a has a planar shape, while the front part 1b has a substantially semi-cylindrical shape imitating the tank 2, and the upper surface has a top surface of the same shape. A face plate 4 is placed thereon.

In addition, 5 is an entrance/exit for the laundry to be washed formed approximately in the center of the top plate 4, 6 is a lid for opening and closing the entrance/exit 5, 7 is an operation box protruding from the rear edge of the top plate 4, and 8 is a door for opening and closing the entrance/exit 5. These are timers and other control parts attached to the operation box 7.

On the other hand, in detail, the internal mechanism 3 includes not only the tank 2 but also the tank 2.
a stirring blade 9 disposed on the inner bottom of the box, a washing shaft 10 that rotates the stirring blade 9, a dehydration shaft 11 that rotates the tub 2, and a dehydration shaft that is located below the partition plate 12 in the outer box 1 and through which the washing shaft 10 penetrates. Bearing housing 13 surrounding and supporting 11, Bearing housing 13
The support plate 14 attached to the support plate 14 and the motor 1 attached to the support plate 14
5 and an electromagnetic magnet 16; a belt transmission mechanism 17 that transmits the rotational force of the motor 15 to the washing shaft 10 and the dehydration shaft 11;
The control mechanism 18 is operated by an electromagnetic magnet 16 in order to switch the transmitted rotational force with respect to the washing shaft 10 and the dewatering shaft 11 and to brake the tub 2. Projecting arm portions 19 are provided on both sides and approximately at the center of the front portion.

Now, 20, 21, and 22 are legs provided on both rear sides of the outer bottom of the box 1 and approximately in the front part, respectively.Of these, legs 20 and 21 provided on both rear sides of the outer bottom of the outer box 1 are fixed legs, respectively. On the other hand, the legs 22 provided approximately at the center of the outer bottom of the outer box 1 are height-adjustable legs whose dimensions can be adjusted in the vertical direction by, for example, screwing them forward and backward, and the legs 23 maintain their adjusted positions. It is a lever for

Support mechanisms 24 are provided to elastically support the internal mechanism 3 at both rear sides and approximately at the front of the lower part of the outer box 1 in accordance with the positions of the legs 20, 21, and 22 described above. In detail, as shown in FIG. 3, the legs 20, 2
1 and 22 are attached to the inner end of the mounting plate 25 and the protruding arm part 19 of the support plate 14. It has 29.

As described above, this embodiment has a so-called three-point leg configuration in which the legs 20, 21 and 22 are provided at three locations, respectively, at both rear sides of the outer bottom of the outer box 1 and approximately at the center of the front. Therefore, the entire washing machine can be stably installed with three-point support by the legs 20, 21 and 22, unlike the conventional four-point leg configuration, which can be unstable depending on the installation surface. There are no problems.

Moreover, in the case of a three-point leg configuration, by adjusting leg 22, which is a height-adjustable leg, the outer box 1 can be adjusted to all the remaining legs 20.2.
Since the condition is adjusted around 1, there is no difficulty like the conventional four-point leg structure that tends to be uneven, and of course,
This has the advantage of being easy to adjust since it does not require the effort or labor of lifting the entire washing machine.

By the way, even in the case of a three-point leg configuration as in this embodiment, the support mechanism 2 that elastically supports the internal mechanism 3 inside the outer box 1
If there are more legs 20, 21, and 22 than legs 20, 21, and 22, or if the same number of legs 4 are provided at different positions, extra vibration will be added due to the shift, and vibrations caused when the tank 2 rotates will not be suppressed sufficiently. Although this presents a problem, in this embodiment, the support mechanisms 24 are provided in the same number as the legs 20, 21, and 22, and in accordance with the respective positions of the legs 20, 21, and 22, so that the above-mentioned This method is more effective in suppressing overall abnormal vibrations without causing such problems.

In addition, in the case where only a three-point leg is used, if the outer box 1 has a square shape as in the past, it is difficult to touch or place objects on one of the front sides of the top surface. When there is no support below the outer box 1, the entire washing machine may tilt, which may cause unexpected injury or damage to property.However, in this embodiment, the front of the outer box 1 is Since the part 1b is made in a substantially semi-cylindrical shape, it has the same shape as a conventional outer box by removing the above-mentioned risky part, and has the effect of reliably preventing the entire washing machine from tilting. play.

According to this embodiment, in which the front part 1b of the outer box 1 is formed into a substantially semi-cylindrical shape as described above, the user does not have to restrict his/her body movement as in the case of the conventional square outer box. It has the advantage of being able to work as desired from either the front or diagonally forward direction without being hitched, and it also requires less material compared to the conventional rectangular outer box, making it cheaper and reducing the overall size and weight. It is extremely practical as it has the effect of making it easier for public officials to package, transport, etc., and can also reduce the installation space due to its miniaturization.

By making the rear surface 1a of the outer box 1 flat, the washing machine can be placed in close contact with a wall or the like and installed in an orderly manner, and the operation box 7 can be made waterproof. This provides advantages such as being able to maintain a rectangular shape with excellent operability.

FIG. 4 shows a different embodiment of the present invention, in particular the same parts as those in FIG. 5 are given the same reference numerals. So to speak, elastic support is provided by an upper suspension type support mechanism 30 instead of the lower support type support mechanism 24, and 31 in the figure is attached to the lower inner peripheral surface of the outer box 1 in place of the aforementioned mounting plate 25. A mounting plate 32 is a support plate 3 attached above the leg in alignment with the position of the leg.
1 is a hanging rod suspended from the upper part thereof, and the rest is the same as described above, and this is particularly suitable when the tank 2 is a molded product of synthetic resin or the like and the internal mechanism 3 is lightweight as a whole.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings; for example, the shape of the front surface of the outer box is a semi-cylindrical surface with some corners, that is, a substantially semi-cylindrical shape close to a polygon. Various changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention, such as changing the shape of the surface.

As explained above, the main purpose of this invention is to be able to obtain a well-balanced installation condition with simple work, and also to more reliably prevent abnormal vibrations of the whole, and also to prevent the whole from tilting. It has many excellent advantages, such as being able to obtain good operability, contributing to lower prices, weight reduction, and miniaturization, and further reducing the installation pace. It is possible to provide a dehydrating and washing machine that has practical effects.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figures 1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention.
1 is a perspective view, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view, FIG. 3 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional side view, and FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of a support mechanism portion showing a different embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is an outer box, 1a is a rear part of the outer box, 1b is a front part of an outer box, 2 is a tank, 3 is an internal mechanism, 14 is a support plate, 15 is a motor, 20 and 21 are legs, 22 Has legs (height adjustable legs)
, 24 is a support mechanism, and 30 is a support mechanism.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An outer box whose rear part has a planar shape and whose front part has a substantially semi-cylindrical shape, and at least one of them is placed in a total of three locations on both rear sides of the outer bottom of the outer box and in the center of the front road. The internal mechanism inside the outer box is elastically supported at three locations in the outer box, on both rear sides and approximately in the front, according to the position of the legs, which are provided as height-adjustable legs. What is claimed is: 1. A dehydrating/washing machine characterized by comprising a support mechanism provided at the