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EP2155948B1
EP2155948B1 EP08753547.2A EP08753547A EP2155948B1 EP 2155948 B1 EP2155948 B1 EP 2155948B1 EP 08753547 A EP08753547 A EP 08753547A EP 2155948 B1 EP2155948 B1 EP 2155948B1
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Ki Chul Woo
Na Eun Kim
Dong Won Kim
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F39/00—Details of washing machines not specific to a single type of machines covered by groups D06F9/00 - D06F27/00 
    • D06F39/12—Casings; Tubs
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F29/00—Combinations of a washing machine with other separate apparatus in a common frame or the like, e.g. with rinsing apparatus

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  • the present invention relates to a laundry machine capable of washing or drying laundry.
  • a washing machine is known as a home appliance for washing laundry, etc, and a drying machine is known as a home appliance for drying wet laundry.
  • a home appliance having a combined function of a washing machine and a drying machine has been widely used.
  • a washing machine, a drying machine, and a home appliance having a combined function thereof will be generically referred to as a laundry machine, for convenience of description.
  • laundry machines are classified into a top loading type and a front loading type in accordance with the laundry loading position.
  • laundry machines are classified into a vertical-axis type, in which a drum or a pulsator rotates, and a horizontal-axis type, in which a drum extending horizontally rotates.
  • the representative example of such a horizontal-axis type laundry machine is a drum washing machine or a drum drying machine.
  • a conventional laundry machine is directly installed on a floor.
  • a front loading type laundry machine it is inconvenient for the user to load and unload laundry because the position of the loading/unloading opening of the laundry machine is low. For this reason, it is necessary to increase the level of the opening of the laundry machine.
  • a height increasing member 2 may be installed beneath a laundry machine 1, for user convenience.
  • the height increasing member 2 must have a sufficient strength to support the overall weight of the laundry machine 1. This may result in an increase in the manufacturing costs and weight of the height increasing member 2.
  • the generation of vibration at the laundry machine 1 increases, as compared to the case in which the height increasing member 2 is not used.
  • EP 1 726 703 A1 describes a front loading washing machine with a lower housing having guides, the guides are mounted at the inner side walls of the lower housing to accommodate a drawer.
  • EP 1 233 100 describes a washing machine having two compartments. There is a bottom compartment, which can be opened from the outside, which raises the washing tub.
  • the bottom compartment is realized as a drawer and has guide rails mounted inside the bottom compartment.
  • DE 203 02 572 describes a washing machine having a lower compartment.
  • the lower compartment comprises a drawer having a rail mounted on the lower side of the drawer to move out the drawer of the lower compartment.
  • US 2005/0150523 A1 describes a drawer guide for a washing machine which is mounted at side walls of a dishwasher.
  • US2005/0198851 A1 describes a drying machine having a drying unit located at the bottom portion of the dryer.
  • the drying unit has rolls and protrusions, which are guided in grooves formed in the bottom surface of the lower compartment of the drying machine.
  • the present invention is directed to a laundry machine that substantially obviates one or more problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art.
  • the laundry machine comprises: a washing tub arranged in a cabinet, to receive laundry; a movable body arranged in the cabinet, and installed between the washing tub and a base forming a bottom wall of the cabinet, the movable body being outwardly movable from the cabinet; and a guide for guiding a movement of the movable body.
  • the guide may comprise a rail provided at an inner wall surface of the cabinet facing the movable body, and a bracket provided at the movable body at a position opposite to the rail.
  • the bracket is movable with respect to the rail.
  • the rail is arranged at the base forming the bottom wall of the cabinet.
  • the rail is firmly fitted between a lower end of a side wall of the cabinet and the base forming the bottom wall of the cabinet.
  • the laundry machine may further comprise a strength reinforcing member arranged between the rail and a selected one of the side wall of the cabinet and the side wall of the movable body facing the side wall of the cabinet.
  • the rail is arranged on the selected side wall.
  • the rail may be integrated with the base forming the bottom wall of the cabinet.
  • the guide may be convexly formed at an upper surface of the base, or may be concavely formed at the upper surface of the base.
  • the guide may be provided with a stopper formed at an end of the guide to limit an outward movement length of the movable body.
  • the laundry machine may further comprise a roller arranged between the rail and the bracket.
  • the laundry machine may further comprise a damper for supporting the washing tub, and a damper support for supporting the damper while preventing the damper from interfering with the movement of the movable body. At least a portion of the damper support may be arranged between a side wall of the cabinet and a space, in which the movable body is received.
  • the movable body which has a height increasing function to increase the level of an opening of the laundry machine, and thus to enhance user convenience, is arranged in the cabinet.
  • the laundry machine is built in kitchen furniture such as a kitchen sink or a kitchen table, it is possible not only to provide a beautiful appearance, but also to achieve user convenience.
  • the function of the height increasing member can be provided by manufacturing the cabinet such that the cabinet has a slightly-increased height, and arranging the movable body between the washing tub and the base such that the movable body is outwardly movable. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce the manufacturing costs and weight of the laundry machine.
  • the movable body which functions as the height increasing member, is provided such that the movable body is outwardly movable. Since the movable body can be implemented in the form of a drawer and a small-size home appliance, user convenience can be further enhanced.
  • the guide which guides the movement of the movable body, is integrated with the base of the cabinet. Accordingly, the guide has a simple structure, so that it can be easily manufactured. Thus, it is possible to achieve a reduction in manufacturing costs.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating the laundry machine according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a sectional view illustrating the laundry machine shown in FIG. 2 .
  • the cabinet 110 which is included in the laundry machine 100 according to the present invention, includes a base 113 forming a bottom wall of the cabinet 110, side plates forming side walls of the cabinet 110, a rear cover forming a rear wall of the cabinet 110, and a front cover forming a front wall of the cabinet 110.
  • a door 115 which is also included in the laundry machine 100, is mounted to the front cover.
  • a control panel 170 is arranged on an upper portion of the front wall of the cabinet 110, to enable the user to operate the laundry machine 100.
  • a tub 120 is arranged in the cabinet 110 in a state of being supported by a spring 101 and a damper 102.
  • the damper 102 is connected to the tub 120 at an upper end of the damper 102, and is connected to one side wall or bottom wall of the cabinet 110 at a lower end of the damper 102.
  • a bracket is provided at the side wall of the cabinet 110, to reinforce the strength of the side wall.
  • a washing tub namely, a drum 130, which will receive laundry therein, is rotatably arranged in the tub 120.
  • the drum 130 is rotated by a motor 140 fixedly mounted to a rear wall of the tub 120.
  • a plurality of lifts 135 are arranged on an inner surface of the drum 130. The lifts 135 raise laundry received in the drum 130, and then let the raised laundry fall, to cause frictional force and impact force to be applied to the laundry.
  • Water from an external water supply source is supplied to the tub 120 via a water supply hose 103, so that the supplied water is stored in the tub 120.
  • the water stored in the tub 120 is outwardly discharged via a water discharge hose 104.
  • a circulation hose 105 is also connected to the tub 120.
  • a circulation pump 106 is arranged at an intermediate portion of the circulation hose 105. When the circulation pump 106 operates, the water stored in the tub 120 is discharged, and then again sprayed into the tub 120 via the circulation hose 105.
  • As the water from the tub 120 is pumped, and is then again sprayed into the tub 120, a variety of water flows are generated in the drum 130, and an impact force and a frictional force are generated in accordance with the spray of water.
  • a washing effect and a rinsing effect are enhanced.
  • the washing tub of the laundry machine 100 namely, the drum 130, is vertically spaced apart from the installation surface of the laundry machine 100, to define a certain space to increase the level of the opening of the laundry machine 100, and thus to enable the user to easily load/unload laundry.
  • the space corresponds to a space defined between a washing tub and a machine installation surface, for example, in a conventional laundry machine, in which a height increasing member is installed beneath the conventional laundry machine.
  • the space between the washing tub, namely, the drum 130, and the installation surface is secured by a movable body 200, as shown in FIG. 3 .
  • the washing tub, namely, the drum 130 must be arranged at a level increased by the height of the movable body 200, the level of the opening of the drum 130 is increased by the increased level of the drum 130.
  • the user can load laundry into the drum 130 and can unload the laundry from the drum 130 upon using the laundry machine 100, without bending down too far.
  • user convenience can be enhanced.
  • the movable body 200 can be received in a space defined between the drum 130 and the base 113, and can be outwardly drawn from the cabinet 110. For these functions, an opening is formed through the front cover of the cabinet 110, in order to allow the movable body 200 to enter/exit the cabinet 110.
  • a handle 210 may be provided at the movable body 200. Accordingly, the user can outwardly draw the movable body 200 from the cabinet 110 by grasping and pulling the handle 210, and can insert the movable body 200 into the space defined between the washing tub and the base 113 by grasping and pushing the handle 210.
  • the movable body 200 may be implemented through various structures.
  • a representative implementation example of the movable body 200 is a drawer. Where the movable body 200 comprises a drawer, there is a great convenience in that the user can store supplies for washing operations including a detergent, laundry, etc.
  • the movable body 200 may comprise a small-size home appliance.
  • a washing machine or a drying machine which has a small capacity, is implemented as the movable body 200
  • the user may implement an arrangement in which one of the washing machine and drying machine is arranged at an upper position, and the other is arranged at a lower position such that the other machine is implemented as the movable body 200.
  • a small-size home appliance which has a structure different from those of the above-described home appliances, and has a relation or no relation with washing operations, may be implemented as the movable body 200.
  • a guide 270 which guides the movement of the movable body 200, is mounted to the cabinet 110.
  • the guide 270 may have, for example, a rail structure, to smoothly guide a reciprocating movement of the movable body 200.
  • FIGs. 4 to 9 illustrate examples for mounting the guide 270 to the cabinet 110.
  • the guide 270 will be described in more detail with reference to these drawings.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGs. 4 , 5 , 7 and 8 are included for illustrative purposes.
  • the guide 270 is mounted on an inner surface of each side wall of the cabinet 110 at a lower portion of the side wall.
  • the guide 270 has an elongated structure, for example, a rail structure.
  • the guide 270 extends in a forward/rearward direction, namely, a longitudinal direction of the cabinet 110.
  • a reinforcing member 260 may be attached to the side wall of the cabinet 110 at the lower portion of the side wall.
  • a structure corresponding to the guide 270 is provided at the movable body 200.
  • a bracket 201 is attached to a side surface of the movable body 200 facing the guide 270 at a position corresponding to the guide 270.
  • a roller 203 may be provided at the bracket 201 such that the roller 203 rolls along the guide 270.
  • the movable body 200 can be smoothly reciprocated by the guide 270 and roller 203.
  • the guide 270 is mounted on the base 113, which forms the bottom wall of the cabinet 110, at either side of the base 113. If necessary, a reinforcing member 260 may be attached to the base 113, in order to reinforce the strength of the base 113.
  • a structure corresponding to the guide 270 is provided at the bottom wall of the movable body 200.
  • a bracket 201 is attached to the bottom wall of the movable body 200 at a position corresponding to the guide 270.
  • a roller 203 may be provided at the bracket 201 such that the roller 203 rolls along the guide 270.
  • the movable body 200 can be smoothly reciprocated by the guide 270 and roller 203.
  • the guide 270 is firmly fitted between a lower end of each side wall of the cabinet 110 and the base 113.
  • a flange 111 is formed at the lower end of the side wall of the cabinet 110 so that the flange 111 can be coupled with the base 113.
  • One end of the guide 270 is firmly fitted between the lateral end of the base 113, which corresponds to the side wall of the cabinet 110, and the flange 111.
  • the guide 270 is fixed by fastening members to fasten the cabinet 110 and base 113 to each other. Accordingly, it is unnecessary to separately fasten the guide 270 to the cabinet 110.
  • the guide 270 is arranged on the base 113.
  • a structure corresponding to the guide 270 for example, a bracket 201 and a roller 203, is provided at the bottom wall of the movable body 200.
  • the movable body 200 can be smoothly moved by the guide 270 and roller 203.
  • the guide 270 may be arranged in parallel to the side wall of the cabinet 110, without being arranged on the base 113.
  • the guide 270 is firmly fitted between the flange 111 of the cabinet 110 and the base 113 at one end of the guide 270.
  • An intermediate portion of the guide 270 is substantially vertically bent from the end of the guide 270 such that the intermediate portion is in close contact with the lower end of the side wall of the cabinet 110 or is arranged in parallel with the lower end of the side wall of the cabinet 110.
  • the guide 270 which is mounted to the cabinet 110, as described above, smoothly guides the reciprocation of the movable body 200. If necessary, a reinforcing member 260 is interposed between the cabinet 110 and the guide 270, to reinforce the strength of a region where the guide 270 is mounted, namely, the lower end of the side wall of the cabinet 110 or the base 113. Also, the guide 270 may be firmly fitted between connecting portions of the side wall of the cabinet 110 and base 113.
  • a guide 112 is protruded from an upper surface of the base 113.
  • the guide 112 has an elongated rail structure.
  • the guide 112 extends in a forward/rearward direction of the laundry machine 100, to guide a reciprocation of the movable body 200.
  • a structure corresponding to the guide 112 is provided at the movable body 200.
  • a bracket 201 is attached to the bottom wall of the movable body 200 at a position corresponding to the guide 112.
  • a roller 203 may be provided at the bracket 201 such that the roller 203 rolls along the guide 112.
  • the movable body 200 can be smoothly reciprocated by the guide 112 and roller 203.
  • a guide 114 is formed at an upper surface of the base 113, in the form of a groove.
  • the groove is elongated along a forward/rearward direction of the laundry machine 100.
  • a structure corresponding to the guide 114 is provided at the bottom wall of the movable body 200.
  • a bracket 201 is attached to the bottom wall of the movable body 200 at a position corresponding to the guide 114.
  • a roller 203 may be provided at the bracket 201 such that the roller 203 rolls along the guide 114.
  • the movable body 200 can be smoothly reciprocated.
  • a protrusion may be provided, in place of the roller 203, at the bottom wall of the movable body 200 such that the protrusion is engaged in the groove-shaped guide 114.
  • a stopper 116 may be provided at an end of the guide 114, to limit the outward movement length of the movable body 200.
  • the stopper 116 extends upwardly from the bottom of the guide 114 at an end of the guide 114, to limit the rolling of the roller 203, and thus to prevent the movable body 200 from being outwardly drawn beyond a position corresponding to the stopper 116.
  • an upwardly-protruded stopper may be provided at an end of the guide 112 in the case of FIG. 7 .

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  1. Waschmaschine, die Folgendes umfasst:
    ein Gehäuse (110), das eine Basis (113), die einen Boden bildet, Seitenplatten, die Seitenwände bilden, eine hintere Abdeckung, die eine Rückwand bildet, eine vordere Abdeckung, die eine vordere Wand bildet, und eine Öffnung, die in der vorderen Abdeckung vorgesehen ist, umfasst;
    einen Waschbottich (120), der in dem Gehäuse (110) angeordnet ist, um Wäsche aufzunehmen;
    einen beweglichen Körper (200), der in dem Gehäuse (110) angeordnet ist und zwischen dem Waschbottich (120) und der Basis (113) befestigt ist, wobei der bewegliche Körper (200) durch die Öffnung aus dem Gehäuse (110) nach außen bewegt werden kann;
    eine Halterung (201), die an dem beweglichen Körper (200) vorgesehen ist;
    eine Führung (270), die an dem Gehäuse (110) zum Führen einer Bewegung der Halterung (201) vorgesehen ist;
    einen Flansch (111), der an dem unteren Ende der Seitenplatten ausgebildet ist,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein Ende der Führung (270) zwischen dem Flansch (111) und der Basis (113) eingesetzt ist und dass die Führung (270) durch Befestigungselemente befestigt ist, um den Flansch (111) und die Basis (113) aneinander zu befestigen.
  2. Waschmaschine nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Halterung (201) in einem Boden des beweglichen Körpers (200) vorgesehen ist und wobei die Führung (270) in der Basis (113) vorgesehen ist, wobei sie dem Boden des beweglichen Körpers (200) gegenüberliegt.
  3. Waschmaschine nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Führung (270) in den Seitenplatten vorgesehen ist und wobei die Halterung (201) in einer Seitenwand des beweglichen Körpers (200), die den Seitenplatten gegenüberliegt, vorgesehen ist.
  4. Waschmaschine nach Anspruch 2, die ferner ein Festigkeitsverstärkungselement (260) umfasst, das zwischen der Führung (270) und der Basis (113) angeordnet ist.
  5. Waschmaschine nach Anspruch 3, die ferner ein Festigkeitsverstärkungselement (260) umfasst, das in einem Raum zwischen der Führung (270) und den Seitenplatten vorgesehen ist.
  6. Waschmaschine nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Führung (270) mit einem Anschlagelement (116) versehen ist, das an einem Ende der Führung (270) ausgebildet ist, um eine Strecke, um die sich der bewegliche Körper (200) nach außen bewegt, zu begrenzen.
  7. Waschmaschine nach Anspruch 1, die ferner eine Laufrolle (203) umfasst, die zwischen der Führung (270) und der Halterung (201) angeordnet ist.
  8. Waschmaschine nach Anspruch 1, die ferner Folgendes umfasst:
    ein Dämpfungselement (102) zum Halten des Waschbottichs (120); und
    eine Dämpfungselementhalterung zum Halten des Dämpfungselements (102), um zu verhindern, dass das Dämpfungselement die Bewegung des beweglichen Körpers (200) stört.
  9. Waschmaschine nach Anspruch 8, wobei wenigstens ein Abschnitt der Dämpfungselementhalterung zwischen den Seitenplatten und einem Raum angeordnet ist, in dem der bewegliche Körper (200) aufgenommen ist.
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