KR101435793B1 - Device for treating laundry - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a laundry processing apparatus which can be conveniently used by a user. The present invention relates to a washing machine comprising a cabinet for forming an outer shape, a washing tub provided in the cabinet, an inlet / outlet movable body disposed below the washing tub and movable in a front / rear direction of the cabinet, And a drain pump positioned behind the phosphorus / inbound / outbound mobile body to increase the installation height of the phosphorus / inbound / outbound mobile body.

Laundry processing apparatus, in / out moving body, moving body housing, drain pump

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a device for treating laundry,

1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a laundry processing apparatus according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a cross-

3 is a perspective view of the main part of the laundry processing apparatus of FIG.

Description of the Related Art

100: laundry processing device 102: damper

110: cabinet 120: tub

130: drum 150: damper support

185: Drain filter 187: Drain pump

200: Moving body housing 230: In / out moving body

235: handle 270: guide rail

280: Coupling device

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a laundry processing apparatus, and more particularly, to a laundry processing apparatus having excellent space efficiency. And more particularly, to a laundry processing apparatus that can be conveniently used by a user.

The washing machine, which is one of the laundry processing devices, performs washing, rinsing and dehydration processes in order to remove contaminants from the laundry by using the interaction between the detergent and water. Also, the washing machine is classified into a cylinder type, an agitator type, and a pulsator type according to a washing method.

The agitation type is a method in which washing is performed by rotating a wing-shaped agitator rising in the center of the washing tub to the left and right, and the wort is a method of washing with a water layer formed by rotating a disk pulsator.

In the drum type, water, detergent, and laundry are placed in a drum having a plurality of protrusions, and the laundry is rotated at a low speed by a horizontal axis. The laundry is raised by the protrusions and washed by the friction between the laundry and the impact. This method has almost no damage to the laundry and has a merit of using less water, and the use thereof is increasing recently.

On the other hand, the dryer is a home appliance for drying wet clothes and the like. In recent years, home appliances having combined functions of a washing machine and a dryer have been widely used. Hereinafter, for the sake of convenience of explanation, a household appliance including a washing machine, a dryer, and a combination of these functions is collectively referred to as a laundry processing apparatus.

In general, the laundry processing apparatus is divided into a top loading system and a front loading system depending on the position at which laundry is loaded.

The laundry processing apparatus is generally installed directly on a floor such as a tree, a cement, and a tile. However, the front loading type laundry processing apparatus has a problem in that it is inconvenient for a user to insert and remove laundry because its entrance is low.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a laundry processing apparatus in which laundry can be easily inserted and removed.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a laundry processing apparatus capable of increasing the internal space efficiency.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a laundry processing apparatus capable of smoothly draining washing water.

In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cabinet comprising: a cabinet forming an outer shape; a washing tub installed in the cabinet; an inlet / outlet movable body located at a lower portion of the washing tub, And a drain pump positioned behind the phosphorus / inbound / outbound mobile body for smoothly draining the wash water and increasing the installation height of the phosphorus / inbound / outbound mobile body.

The laundry processing apparatus may further include a moving body housing for raising the installation position of the washing tub from the ground and providing a space for accommodating the in / out moving body.

The laundry processing apparatus may further include a circulation pump installed on the upper portion of the moving body housing to circulate washing water discharged from the washing tub.

The laundry processing apparatus may further include a drain filter for filtering foreign substances contained in the washing water discharged to the outside from the washing tub.

The drain filter may be exposed to the outside when the inlet / outlet moving body is drawn out from the cabinet so that the user can easily access the filter.

The laundry processing apparatus may further include a coupling device for coupling the cabinet with the rear surface of the moving body housing.

The coupling device may include a coupling bushing provided on a rear surface of the moving body housing, and a coupling member coupling the moving body housing and the cabinet in correspondence with the coupling bushing.

The laundry processing apparatus may include a lower base forming a bottom surface of the cabinet and an upper base forming a space for accommodating the input / output movable body between the base member and the base.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the laundry processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 to 3, an embodiment of a laundry processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described.

The laundry processing apparatus includes a cabinet 110 forming an outer shape, a washing tub installed in the cabinet, an in / out moving body 230 located at a lower portion of the washing tub, and an inlet / And a moving body housing (200) for forming a space for carrying out the present invention.

The cabinet 110 includes a front cover forming a front surface of the laundry processing apparatus, a side cover forming a side surface, and a top cover forming an upper surface.

The front cover is provided with a door 115 for inserting or removing laundry into / from the cabinet. A control panel 170 for controlling the laundry processing apparatus is installed on the front cover. Also, the front cover has a front opening 117 for opening / closing the inlet / outlet mobile body.

Here, the washing tub may mean a tub or a bathtub used in a pulsator type washing machine, or a tub or a drum provided inside a cabinet used in a drum type washing machine. Hereinafter, the case where the tub of the drum washing machine is used as the washing tub will be described.

In the drum washing machine, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the tub 120 is provided inside the cabinet, and the drum 130 is rotatably installed inside the tub 120. [

The upper part of the tub 120 is supported by a suspension such as a spring 101 and the lower part of the tub is supported by a damping device such as a damper 102. The spring 101 connects the upper portion of the tub 120 and the upper surface of the cabinet. The damper 102 connects the lower portion of the tub to the moving body housing 200.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the tub 120 may be integrally formed with the cabinet and fixedly installed, and may be installed to perform relative motion with the drum.

In addition, a motor 140 for rotating the drum 130 is provided in the cabinet 110. A plurality of lifts 135 are provided on the inner surface of the drum 130 for washing laundry. The plurality of lifts 135 lifts the laundry in the drum 130 when the drum 130 rotates, and drops the laundry, thereby applying frictional force and impact force to the laundry.

The cabinet 110 is provided with a water supply pipe 103 for supplying external water to the tub 120 and a drain pipe 104 for discharging the water of the tub 120 to the outside. As a result, the water is supplied from the outside through the water supply pipe 103 when the laundry is laundered. When the washing is completed, the water stored in the tub 120 is discharged to the outside through the water discharge pipe 104.

A circulation pipe 105 is connected to the tub 120, and a circulation pump 106 is installed in the middle of the circulation pipe 105. When the circulation pump 106 is operated, the water in the tub 120 is drawn out of the tub 120 and then injected into the tub 120 again by the circulation pipe 105.

In this way, the water in the tub 120 is pumped back into the tub 120 to form various water streams in the drum 130, and at the same time, an impact force is applied to the drum 130 through water spray, thereby causing friction, thereby improving the washing power and the rinsing power .

The in / out moving body 230 is accommodated in a moving body housing 200 installed at a lower portion of the tub 120 and is installed to be movable in the front / rear direction of the cabinet 110. The input / output mobile body 230 is provided with a handle 235 for moving the input / output mobile body 230.

The in / out mobile unit 230 may be implemented in various forms. For example, it may be a drawer serving as a storage room for simply storing articles, or may be a dryer or a washing machine having a relatively low vertical height. Of course, the present invention is not limited to this and the input / output mobile unit 230 may be any function.

If the in / out moving body 230 includes the drawer, the user can conveniently store laundry articles and laundry, including detergent, in the drawer, which is very convenient.

When the in / out mobile unit 230 is implemented as a small-capacity washer or dryer, a user may place a washing machine or a dryer on the upper side and a moving body 230 on the lower side to implement Can be used. Of course, other types of small household appliances or the like related to washing or the like may alternatively be implemented in the mobile body 230.

Meanwhile, the cabinet 110 may be provided with a moving body housing 200 for raising the installation position of the washing tub from the ground and providing a space for accommodating the in / out moving body 230.

A damper 102 for supporting the tub 120 is installed on the upper surface of the moving body housing 200. Specifically, the damper 102 is supported by a damper support 150 provided on the upper surface of the moving body housing.

The rear surface of the moving body housing is coupled to the side case of the cabinet by a coupling device. The coupling device may include a coupling bushing 283 provided on the rear surface of the moving body housing and a coupling member 281 coupling the moving body housing 200 and the cabinet in correspondence with the coupling bushing 283.

The coupling bushing 283 may be installed in the cabinet or may be installed on both the cabinet 110 and the rear surface of the mobile housing 200.

The coupling member 281 is engaged with the coupling bushing 283 to fix the moving body housing 200 to the cabinet. As the coupling member 281, a transit bolt may be used.

The coupling member 281 can elastically support the rear surface of the moving body housing and the cabinet. For example, when the coupling member is resiliently fixed to the coupling bushing, the rear surface of the moving body housing and the cabinet may be elastically supported.

The mobile housing can be implemented in various forms. For example, the moving body housing may include a lower base forming a bottom surface of the cabinet, and an upper base forming a space for accommodating the input / output mobile body between the base body and the base body.

 Also, the mobile housing may include a base member constituting a bottom surface of the cabinet, and a side frame provided for installation of a guide member guiding the in / out mobile body.

2 and 3, a description will be given of a case where the moving body housing has an upper surface to form a closed space, and a damper is supported on the upper surface of the moving body housing.

2 and 3, the moving body housing 200 includes a lower base 210 constituting a bottom surface and a lower base 210 installed at an upper portion of the lower base 210, And an upper base 220 forming an accommodation space in which the input / output moving body 230 is accommodated.

The upper base 220 may separate the vertical distance between the tub 120 and the lower base 210 to increase the position of the opening of the tub 120 into which the laundry is introduced. The upper base 220 functions to space the installation positions of the tub 120 and the inlet / outlet mobile body 230 in space

Accordingly, the position of the inlet of the washing tub, that is, the tub 130 is increased by a predetermined height or more by the upper base 220, so that, when the laundry processing apparatus 100 is used, It can be inserted into or removed from the washing tub, thereby enhancing the convenience of the user.

The lower base 210 may be installed at a lower portion of the cabinet to form a bottom surface of the cabinet 110. Of course, the cabinet may have a separate lower case constituting the bottom surface of the cabinet, and the lower base may be coupled with the lower case. Also, the moving body housing may be formed integrally with the cabinet.

Further, a reinforcing rib (not shown) may be formed on the upper surface of the movable body housing, that is, the upper surface of the upper base 220 to reinforce the strength of the movable body housing.

Of course, side surfaces of the upper base may be provided with side reinforcing ribs 225 for reinforcing the strength of the mobile housing. The side reinforcing ribs 225 may be evenly distributed on the side of the upper base.

In addition, a guide rail 270 for smooth sliding movement of the in / out moving body may be disposed on the inner side surface of the upper base 220. Further, a guide protrusion 231 corresponding to the guide rail is provided on a side surface of the in / out mobile body.

As a result, when the in / out mobile body slides on the mobile housing, the guide rails 270 and the guide protrusions 231 correspond to each other to guide the movement of the in / out mobile body.

The laundry processing apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a drain pump 187 located behind the phosphorus / inbound / outbound mobile body to smooth the drainage of the washing water and to increase the installation height of the phosphorus / .

More specifically, when the drain pump 187 is installed behind the mobile housing 200 in which the in / out mobile body 230 is received, the vertical height of the mobile body housing 200 can be increased by the vertical height of the drain pump have. As a result, the in / out moving body can be designed to increase the vertical height.

In addition, since the drain pump 187 is installed at the rear lower portion of the mobile housing 200, the difference in head between the drain pump 187 and the tub 120 increases, and the drainage of the wash water is smooth.

A circulation pump 106 for circulating washing water is installed below the tub 120. The drain pump 187 and the circulation pump 106 are connected to each other through a drain pipe 104. The drain pipe 104 is installed around the moving body housing 200 and guides the washing water drained from the tub 120 to the outside.

For example, a drain pipe connected to the circulation pump is installed on the upper surface of the moving body housing, and a drain pipe connected to the drain pump is provided on the rear side of the moving body housing.

A drain filter 185 is provided on the drain pipe 104 to filter foreign substances contained in the washing water discharged from the tub 120 to the outside. The drain filter 185 may be exposed to the outside when the in / out mobile unit 230 is drawn out from the cabinet so that a user can easily access the filter.

For example, the drain filter may be installed at an upper portion of the front surface of the mobile housing 200 so that the user can easily access the drain filter.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

The laundry processing apparatus according to the present invention has the following effects.

First, there is an advantage that a moving body housing is installed in a cabinet and an in / out moving body accommodated in the moving body housing is provided, thereby increasing the position of an opening of the washing tub into which laundry is loaded for the convenience of the user.

In particular, since the drain pump is disposed behind the moving body housing for drainage of the washing water, the vertical height of the moving body housing can be increased to increase the vertical position of the washing tub from the ground.

Second, since the drain pump is installed at the rear lower portion of the moving body housing, the water head between the washing tub and the drain pump is increased to smooth drainage of the washing water.

Third, there is an advantage that the moving body housing can be firmly fixed to the inside of the cabinet by coupling the cabinet with the rear surface of the moving body housing using the coupling device.

Claims (8)

A cabinet forming an outer shape; A washing tub installed inside the cabinet; An in / out moving body located at a lower portion of the washing tub and movable in a front / rear direction of the cabinet; A drain pump positioned behind the phosphorus / inbound / outbound mobile body for smoothly draining wash water and increasing the installation height of the phosphorus / inbound / outbound mobile body; And, And a drain filter for filtering the foreign substances contained in the washing water discharged to the outside from the washing tub. The method according to claim 1, Further comprising a moving body housing for raising the installation position of the washing tub from the ground and providing a space for accommodating the in / out moving body. 3. The method of claim 2, And a circulation pump installed on the upper portion of the moving body housing to circulate washing water discharged from the washing tub. delete The method according to claim 1, Wherein the drain filter is exposed to the outside when the inlet / outlet moving body is drawn out from the cabinet so that a user can easily access the filter. The method according to claim 2 or 3, And a coupling device for coupling the cabinet with the rear surface of the moving body housing. The method according to claim 6, Wherein the coupling device comprises an engaging bushing provided on a rear surface of the moving body housing and an engaging member engaging the moving body housing and the cabinet in correspondence with the engaging bushing. 3. The method of claim 2, Wherein the moving body housing comprises a lower base forming a bottom surface of the cabinet and an upper base forming a space for accommodating the input / output moving body between the lower base and the lower base.

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