JPH0333358B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a support device for a dehydrating washing machine that includes an outer tub containing a washing and dehydrating tub, and a support device that suspends and supports the outer tub from the upper part of the main body.

Conventionally, in a washing machine in which an outer tub 1 and a main body 3 are elastically suspended and supported as shown in FIG. 5 through a receiver 6 and a spring 7, this support rod 5 is passed through a hole bored in a lower support 9 having a hemispherical seat 8 on the lower side of the outer tank 1, and a hemispherical A lower support 9 is received by a lower receiver 10. At the top of the support rod 5, a hemispherical seat 1 is attached to the upper support 4 of the main body 3.
1 and a pin 12, and the outer tank 1 is mounted elastically and swingably in the left and right directions.

According to the dewatering tray support device having the above structure, when assembling the device, first the support rod 5 is passed through the lower support member 9 protruding from the outer tank 1 via the spring 7, the receiver 6 and the lower support member 10, and the support rod 5 is While lifting the outer tank 1 to which a mechanical part such as a motor is attached via the rod 5, the through hole of the upper support body 4 is penetrated, and in this state, the spherical seat 1 is
1 and a pin 12 inserted therethrough to support the outer tank 1 on the main body 3, which is a very troublesome procedure, resulting in poor workability and mass productivity.

In order to eliminate these shortcomings, Jikoko Sho 48-35346
An improved idea for the outer tank support device was proposed in the publication, and as shown in Fig. 2, notches 16' and 16 were provided in the upper support member 4 and the lower support member 9, and the support device was integrally assembled in advance. In this state, the support rod 5 is inserted into the notch 1.
6', 16, and at the same time align the lower support 10 and the spherical seat 11 with the lower support 9 and the upper support 4, respectively, thereby suspending and supporting the outer tank 1 on the main body 3, thereby improving ease of assembly. It was intended to improve. However, outer tank 1
When the support rod 5 is suspended from the main body 3, the lower end of the support rod 5 is generally closer to the inside than the upper end, so the weight of the outer tank 1 and the water filled in it, and the repeated load during dehydration vibration are vertical component force Q, horizontal component A component force P acts on the lower receiver 10, and furthermore, the horizontal component P acts in almost the same direction as the notch 16 of the lower support 9, so the lower receiver 10 aligns with the lower support 9.
0 and the support rod 5 have a disadvantage that there is a greater possibility that they will come off during operation of the washing machine.

The present invention has been made in view of this point, and will be described below with reference to FIGS. 3, 4, and 5. Here, the same parts as in FIGS. 1 and 2 are designated by the same numbers. 3 is a plan view of the lower support 9, FIG. 4 is a view of the lower support as seen from the direction A in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the lower support 9. Fourth
In the figure, a notch 16 is provided approximately at the tip of the lower support 9, and the width y of this notch 16 on the side of the through hole 17 is 0 to
0.5 mm, and the tips 18 and 19 of the lower support 9 bordering on this notch 16 have a shape that is tilted upward toward the through hole 17 as shown in FIG. 4 when viewed from arrow A. , and the gap x in the inward inclination direction between the tips 18 and 19 is slightly larger than the diameter of the support rod 5, and the corner portions 20 and 21 of each tip 18 and 19 facing the through hole 17 are The height of the tip portion 18 is made higher than the tip portion 19 so that the vertical deviation z is approximately 0.

Next, a method for inserting the support rod 5 into the through hole 17 in the lower support body 9 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.
First, the upper part of the support rod 5 is tilted inward, and the through hole 17 is
Insert into. After inserting the support rod 5, the first outer tank 1
is suspended from the main body 3 by a support rod 5, but in this state, as shown in FIG. 7, the upper part of the support rod 5 is generally inclined outward, so that the support rod 5 separates from the gap x which is inclined inward. Since this is not the case, and the width y is also close to 0, it is completely unthinkable to depart from this point.

As described above, according to the present invention, when the outer tank 1 is suspended and supported on the main body, it is physically impossible for the support rod 5 to separate from the lower support 9, so that the outer tank during dewatering is physically impossible. The support rod 5 does not deviate from the lower support 9 even when subjected to vibrations 1 or any shocks during product transportation, and the lower support 9 of the support rod 5 is of good quality and has sufficient safety.
This has the extremely effective effect of simplifying insertion into the machine and greatly increasing workability and mass productivity.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view of a conventional dehydrating washing machine, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a conventional support device, Fig. 3 is a plan view of main parts showing an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 4 is similar to Fig. 3. 5 is a perspective view of the same, FIG. 6 is a plan view showing an assembly method of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
It is a figure seen from the A direction. 1...Outer tank, 3...Main body, 4...Upper support,
5...Support rod, 6...Receiver, 7...Spring, 8,1
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Seat, 9... Lower support, 10... Lower receiver, 12... Pin, 16... Notch, 17... Through hole, 18, 19... Notch tip.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A support device comprising a support rod with a circular cross section, a lower support provided at the lower end of the support rod, and an upper support provided at the upper end of the support rod, and a washing/dehydration tank. The lower support body has a through hole that protrudes from the lower side surface of the inner outer tank, corresponds to the lower receiver, and through which the support rod passes, and a notch that communicates with the through hole, and the notch is connected to the lower support. It is provided at the distal end of the body, one of its opposite distal ends is bent upward, and the distal ends are shifted substantially vertically from each other, and the horizontal distance between the two ends is equal to that of the support rod. A support device for a washing machine, characterized in that the size is smaller than the diameter of the support rod, and the vertical spacing thereof is larger than the diameter of the support rod.