Washing machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11041266-B2
Application number	US-201615752015-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 17, 2016
Priority date	Aug 17, 2015
Publication date	Jun 22, 2021
Grant date	Jun 22, 2021

Abstract

A washing machine is provided. The washing machine includes an input shaft, configured to supply a rotary power to a rotation part for rotating washings; a motor, configured to rotate in a forward and backward direction and served as a power source of the rotation part; a transmission arranged between an output shaft of the motor and the input shaft of the rotation part. The transmission includes a transformable driving side pulley unit disposed on the output shaft; a transformable driven side pulley unit disposed on the input shaft; a driving belt for transferring power between the pulley unit. The driving side pulley unit/driven side pulley unit is directly installed on the output shaft/input shaft by locating each end of the output shaft/input shaft at a movable pulley and a fixed pulley respectively, so that the driving side pulley unit/driven side pulley unit rotates integrally with the output shaft/input shaft.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A washing machine, comprising:
an input shaft, configured to supply a rotary power to a rotation part for rotating washings;
a motor, configured to rotate in a forward direction and a backward direction and served as a power source of the rotation part; and
a transmission arranged between an output shaft of the motor and the input shaft of the rotation part, wherein the transmission comprises a transformable driving side pulley unit disposed on the output shaft;
a transformable driven side pulley unit disposed on the input shaft; and
a driving belt for transferring power between the driving side pulley unit and the driven side pulley unit, wherein the driving side pulley unit is directly installed on the output shaft by locating one end of the output shaft at a movable pulley and a fixed pulley constituting the driving side pulley unit respectively, so that the driving side pulley unit rotates integrally with the output shaft, and the driven side pulley unit is directly installed on the input shaft by locating one end of the input shaft at a movable pulley and a fixed pulley constituting the driven side pulley unit respectively, so that the driven side pulley unit rotates integrally with the input shaft.

2. The washing machine according to claim 1 , wherein the driven side pulley unit comprises an outer pulley hub rotating integrally with the movable pulley, an inner pulley hub rotating integrally with the fixed pulley, and a cam mechanism formed between the outer pulley hub and the inner pulley hub, wherein the inner pulley hub is formed to have a bottom, and the end of the input shaft penetrating through the bottom is fastened to an inner surface of the bottom of the inner pulley hub.

3. The washing machine according to claim 2 , further comprising a control part for driving the motor via a driver, wherein the control part is configured to, by taking a preset specified driving time during which the rotation part is driven and a specified inertial rotation time until the rotation part stops as working units, drive the rotation part in the backward direction repeatedly on the basis of each of the working units.

4. The washing machine according to claim 1 , wherein the transmission comprises a rotation speed sensing part configured to change a pulley diameter ratio according to a rotation speed of the output shaft or the input shaft, wherein the rotation speed sensing part comprises:
a movable weight that moves from a radially inner side position to a radially outer side position due to a centrifugal force; and
an inclined surface provided on a side of the movable pulley, wherein the inclined surface is configured to convert a displacement of the movable weight into an axial displacement of the movable pulley, and a buffer member for cushioning an impact generated when the movable weight collides with the inclined surface is provided at a radially inner side position or a radially outer side position of the inclined surface.

5. The washing machine according to claim 4 , wherein the washing machine is configured as follows: after the movable weight shifts due to the centrifugal force, the movable pulley located at a side where no movable weight is provided compresses a spring as the movable pulley shifts in an axial direction, and the buffer member is provided at least at the radially inner side position of the inclined surface to cushion an impact when the movable weight returns.

6. The washing machine according to claim 5 , further comprising a control part for driving the motor via a driver, wherein the control part is configured to, by taking a preset specified driving time during which the rotation part is driven and a specified inertial rotation time until the rotation part stops as working units, drive the rotation part in the backward direction repeatedly on the basis of each of the working units.

7. The washing machine according to claim 4 , further comprising a control part for driving the motor via a driver, wherein the control part is configured to, by taking a preset specified driving time during which the rotation part is driven and a specified inertial rotation time until the rotation part stops as working units, drive the rotation part in the backward direction repeatedly on the basis of each of the working units.

8. The washing machine according to claim 1 , further comprising a control part for driving the motor via a driver, wherein the control part is configured to, by taking a preset specified driving time during which the rotation part is driven and a specified inertial rotation time until the rotation part stops as working units, drive the rotation part in the backward direction repeatedly on the basis of each of the working units.

Assignees

• Qingdao Haier Washing Mach Co
• Aqua Co Ltd

Inventors

• Onishi Takashi
• Bamba Yoshikazu
• Yonezawa Takaaki
• Oe Katsumi

Classifications

• F16H55/52

  Pulleys or friction discs of adjustable construction · CPC title

• D06F37/36

  for rotating the receptacle at more than one speed {(D06F37/304, D06F37/308 take precedence)} · CPC title

• D06F37/38 Primary

  in opposite directions · CPC title

• D06F34/08

  Control circuits or arrangements thereof · CPC title

• F16H55/563

  actuated by centrifugal masses · CPC title