Drum type washing machine
First Claim
1. A drum type washing machine in which a drum with a substantially cylindrical peripheral wall is mounted to rotate about a horizontal or inclined axis in a tub enclosed in a housing, comprising:
- a) a throw-in opening formed in a top of the housing, which can be closed by a lid;
b) a tub opening formed in a peripheral wall of the tub placed right under the throw-in opening, which can be closed by a tub door;
c) a drum opening formed in the peripheral wall of the drum, which can be closed by a drum door;
d) a drum position determiner for stopping the drum in such a position that the drum opening substantially coincides with the tub opening; and
e) a door-linking mechanism for making the drum door open together with an opening motion of the tub door when the drum is stopped with both the tub door and the drum door closed.
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Abstract
In a drum type washing machine, a drum 23 is mounted to rotate about a horizontal axis extending in the lateral direction in a tub 20. A tub opening 20b with a tub door 20a is formed in the tub 20 under the throw-in opening 3 formed in the front part of the top of the housing. A drum opening 23a with a drum door composed of a double door opening frontward and backward is formed in the peripheral wall of the drum 23. The drum 23 is stopped so that the drum opening 23b coincides with the tub opening 20b. The drum door 23a, forced into its opening direction, is held in a closed position by an engagement of a claw 43 and an engagement hole 53. When a user rotates a operation lever 63b for latching or unlatching the tub door 20, the drum door open/close mechanism 65 functions to make two rods 65a and 65b project or withdraw, whereby the drum door 23a is brought into an engaged or unengaged state. By this mechanism, the drum door 23a opens or closes with the opening or closing operation of the tub door 20a. Thus, the operation of the doors is simplified, and the laundry loaded into or unloaded out of the drum 23 by fewer working steps.
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Citations
15 Claims
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1. A drum type washing machine in which a drum with a substantially cylindrical peripheral wall is mounted to rotate about a horizontal or inclined axis in a tub enclosed in a housing, comprising:
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a) a throw-in opening formed in a top of the housing, which can be closed by a lid;
b) a tub opening formed in a peripheral wall of the tub placed right under the throw-in opening, which can be closed by a tub door;
c) a drum opening formed in the peripheral wall of the drum, which can be closed by a drum door;
d) a drum position determiner for stopping the drum in such a position that the drum opening substantially coincides with the tub opening; and
e) a door-linking mechanism for making the drum door open together with an opening motion of the tub door when the drum is stopped with both the tub door and the drum door closed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A drum type washing machine wherein a drum with a substantially cylindrical peripheral wall is mounted to rotate about an axis extending in a lateral direction in a tub enclosed in a housing, comprising:
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a) a throw-in opening formed in a top of the housing, which can be closed by a lid;
b) a tub opening formed in a peripheral wall of the tub placed right under the throw-in opening, which can be closed by a tub door;
c) a drum opening formed in the peripheral wall of the drum;
d) a drum door for closing the drum opening, composed of a double door having two door elements opening frontward and backward, respectively, each door element being forced into its opening direction, and an engaging mechanism for holding the drum door in a closed position;
e) a drum position determiner for stopping the drum in such a position that the drum opening substantially coincides with the tub opening; and
f) a drum-door-linking mechanism having at least one moving part movable back and forth between the tub and the drum, where the moving part makes a motion when an operation to open the tub door is performed, and the motion of the moving part releases the engaging mechanism from engagement so that the drum door is opened. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A drum type washing machine wherein a drum with a substantially cylindrical peripheral wall is mounted to rotate about an axis extending in the lateral direction in a tub enclosed in a housing, comprising:
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a) a throw-in opening formed in a front-side part of a top of the housing, which can be closed by a lid;
b) a tub opening formed in a peripheral wall of the tub placed right under the throw-in opening, which can be closed by a tub door;
c) a drum opening formed in the peripheral wall of the drum;
d) a drum door for closing the drum opening, composed of a double door having two door elements opening frontward and backward, respectively, where a length of a front-side door element in a front-back direction is smaller than that of a rear-side door element; and
e) a drum position determiner for stopping the drum in such a position that the drum opening substantially coincides with the tub opening.
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14. A drum type washing machine wherein a drum with a substantially cylindrical peripheral wall is mounted to rotate about a horizontal or inclined axis in a tub enclosed in a housing, comprising:
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a) a throw-in opening formed in a top of the housing, which can be closed by a lid;
b) a tub opening formed in a peripheral wall of the tub right under the throw-in opening, which can be closed by a tub door;
c) a drum opening formed in the peripheral wall of the drum;
d) a drum door for closing the drum opening, composed of a double door having two door elements, where the two door elements are engaged with each other at overlapping parts when the drum door is closed;
e) a linking mechanism for linking the two door elements of the drum door to concurrently move the two door elements; and
f) a drum position determiner for stopping the drum in such a position that the drum opening substantially coincides with the tub opening. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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Specification