US2020056319A1PendingUtilityA1

Integrated washing apparatus

Assignee: KIM MOON HWANPriority: May 2, 2017Filed: May 1, 2018Published: Feb 20, 2020
Est. expiryMay 2, 2037(~10.8 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Moon Hwan Kim
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Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an integral type washing machine, and includes a conveyor provided to convey a laundry placed thereon, and a washing part including at least one washing nozzle configured to discharge a washing water to the laundry conveyed by the conveyor.

Claims

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1 . An integral type washing machine comprising:
 a conveyor installed to convey a laundry placed thereon; and   a washing part including at least one washing nozzle configured to discharge a washing water toward the laundry which is being conveyed by the conveyor.   
     
     
         2 . The integral type washing machine of  claim 1 , further comprising: at least one of
 a feeding part  100  including a feeding conveyor installed to convey the laundry to the washing part when the laundry is placed on the feeding conveyor while being unfolded;   a rinsing part  500  including at least one rinsing nozzle installed to discharge a rinsing water so as to rinse the laundry passed through the washing part;   a dewatering part  600  including rollers installed in a vertical relationship with each other to pass the laundry therethrough and to squeeze the laundry passed through the washing part or the rinsing part  500 ; and   a discharging part  700  installed to discharge the laundry passed through the washing part, the rinsing part  500  or the dewatering part  600 ,   wherein the laundry is conveyed to the washing part, the rinsing part  500 , the dewatering part  600 , or the discharging part  700  by the conveyor.   
     
     
         3 . The integral type washing machine of  claim 2 , wherein the washing part includes at least one of:
 a first washing part  200  including a first washing nozzle  210  configured to discharge the washing water toward the laundry conveyed from the feeding part  100  and a soaking tank  220  configured to soak the laundry passed through the first washing nozzle  210  therein;   a second washing part  300  including a sensor  310  installed to sense the laundry discharged and conveyed from the soaking tank  220 , and a second washing nozzle  320  installed to discharge the washing water toward the laundry sensed by the sensor  310 ; and   a third washing part  400  including a third washing nozzle  410  installed to discharge the washing water toward the laundry passed through the second washing part  300 ,   wherein a detergent or a fabric softener is contained in the washing water of the first washing part  200 , the second washing part  300  or the third washing part  400 .   
     
     
         4 . The integral type washing machine of  claim 3 , wherein the second washing nozzle  320  includes at least one of a 2-1st washing nozzle  321 , a 2-2nd washing nozzle  322  and a 2-3rd washing nozzle  323 , which are installed to discharge the washing water with respect to the laundry under conveyance, in a vertical direction, at an angle of 5 to 45 degrees in a conveyance direction of the laundry, or at an angle of 5 to 45 degrees in a direction opposite the conveyance direction. 
     
     
         5 . The integral type washing machine of  claim 3 , wherein the third washing nozzle  420  includes at least one of a 3-1st washing nozzle  411 , a 3-2nd washing nozzle  412  and a 3-3rd washing nozzle  413 , which are installed to discharge the washing water with respect to the laundry under conveyance, in the vertical direction, at the angle of 5 to 45 degrees in the conveyance direction of the laundry, or at the angle of 5 to 45 degrees in the direction opposite the conveyance direction. 
     
     
         6 . The integral type washing machine of  claim 3 , wherein the washing part further includes at least one of a detergent tank  230  and a fabric softener tank  420  which are installed to supply a detergent or a fabric softener to the washing water to be supplied to the first washing nozzle  210 , the soaking tank  220 , the second washing nozzle  320  or the third washing nozzle  410 . 
     
     
         7 . The integral type washing machine of  claim 3 , wherein the conveyor further includes at least one of a first conveyor, a second conveyor and a third conveyor, the first conveyor including a plurality of rollers and a first belt  337  installed to span over the plurality of rollers so as to convey the laundry from the first washing part  200  to the second washing part  300 , the second conveyor including a plurality of rollers and a second belt  434  installed to span over the plurality of rollers so as to convey the laundry from the third washing part  400  to the rinsing part  500 , and the third conveyor including a plurality of rollers and a third belt  545  installed to span over the plurality of rollers so as to convey the laundry from the rinsing part  500  to the dewatering part  600 . 
     
     
         8 . The integral type washing machine of  claim 7 , wherein the first conveyor further includes at least one of: a first roller  330  and a second roller  331  which are installed in parallel to pass therethrough the laundry conveyed from the feeding part  100 , a third roller  332  installed inside the soaking tank  220  to soak the laundry passed through the first roller  330  and the second roller  331  in the soaking tank  220 , a fourth roller  333  installed at a front side of the second washing nozzle  320  to switch the conveyance direction of the laundry discharged from the soaking tank  220 , a fifth roller  334  installed at a rear side of the second washing nozzle  320  to switch the conveyance direction of the laundry discharged from the soaking tank  220 , and a sixth roller  335  and a seventh roller  336  installed to return the first belt  337  spanned over the fifth roller  334  to the first roller  330 . 
     
     
         9 . The integral type washing machine of  claim 8 , wherein the second conveyor further includes at least one of: an eighth roller  430  disposed above the first conveyor in the vicinity of the fifth roller  334  so as to apply a tension to the first belt  337  spanned over the fifth roller  334 , a tenth roller  432  installed at a rear side of the third washing nozzle  410 , a 11th roller installed to return the second belt  434  spanned over the tenth roller  432  to the eighth roller  430 , a ninth roller  431  installed so as to apply a tension to the second belt  434  spanned over the first roller  330  and the 1th roller  433 . 
     
     
         10 . The integral type washing machine of  claim 9 , wherein the third conveyor further includes at least one of: a 12th roller  430  disposed above the second conveyor in the vicinity of the 11th roller  433  so as to apply a tension to the second belt  434  spanned over the 11th roller  433 , 13th and 14th rollers  541  and  542  installed at a rear side of the rinsing nozzle  510 , a 15th roller  543  installed so as to apply a tension to the third belt  545  spanned over the 14th roller  542  and the 12th roller  540 . 
     
     
         11 . The integral type washing machine of  claim 10 , wherein the first belt  337 , the second belt  434  and the third belt  545  are general flat belts or belts having a net shape or a porous shape in which the washing water or the rinsing water passes. 
     
     
         12 . The integral type washing machine of  claim 10 , wherein the fabric softener tank  420  is configured to be connected to at least one of the rinsing nozzles  510  which have a dewatering function of removing the detergent. 
     
     
         13 . The integral type washing machine of  claim 10 , wherein the dewatering part  600  includes at least one dewatering roller  610  installed above the 13th roller  541  or the 14th roller  542  and configured to dewater the laundry which being conveyed through the third belt  545  by allowing the laundry to pass through the at least one dewatering roller  610 . 
     
     
         14 . The integral type washing machine of  claim 3 , further comprising: at least one of a first water collection tank  800  installed to collect the water discharged from the dewatering part  600  and feed the collected water to the rinsing nozzle  510  of the rinsing part  500 ;
 a second water collection tank  810  installed to collect the water discharged from the rinsing part  500  and feed the collected water to the second washing nozzle  320  of the second washing part  300  and the third washing nozzle  410  of the third washing part  400 ; and 
 
       a third water collection tank  820  installed to collect the water discharged from the second washing part  300  and the third washing part  400 , and feed the collected water to the first washing nozzle  210  of the firth washing part  200  and the soaking tank  220 .

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