Water supply valve and water supply valve assembly for wall mounted drum type washing machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9605373-B2
Application number	US-201314137458-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 20, 2013
Priority date	Nov 12, 2013
Publication date	Mar 28, 2017
Grant date	Mar 28, 2017

Abstract

A water supply valve for a wall mounted drum type washing machine may include an integrated inlet housing, first water supply valve outlet housing, and second water supply valve outlet housing. The water supply valve includes an inlet housing including an inlet into which water enters and a first passage along an inner cavity; a first water supply valve outlet housing integral with and adjacent to the inlet housing and configured to communicate with the first passage; and a second water supply valve outlet housing integral with and adjacent to the first water supply valve outlet housing and configured to communicate with the first passage.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A water supply valve assembly for a wall mounted drum type washing machine, comprising:
an integrated inlet housing, first water supply valve outlet housing and second water supply valve outlet housing wherein:
the inlet housing comprises an inlet into which water enters, and a first passage along an inner cavity thereof;
the first water supply valve outlet housing is integral with and adjacent to the inlet housing and configured to communicate with the first passage; and
the second water supply valve outlet housing is integral with and adjacent to the first water supply valve outlet housing and is configured to communicate with the first passage,
wherein the first passage is configured for water flow to continue over the first water supply value outlet housing to second water supply value outlet housing, and
wherein the first water supply valve outlet housing and the second water supply valve outlet housing are arranged on the same side of the inlet housing and configured not to communicate with each other.

2. The water supply valve assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first water supply valve outlet housing comprises:
a seating part at an upper portion of the first water supply valve outlet housing and having a first solenoid valve thereon;
a protrusion on a lower portion of the first water supply valve outlet housing and having a first outlet at a lower end thereof; and
a second passage extending from the first passage to the first outlet.

3. The water supply valve assembly of claim 2 , wherein the first water supply valve outlet housing further comprises a plurality of insertion holes in the seating.

4. The water supply valve assembly of claim 2 , wherein the second water supply valve outlet housing comprises:
a seating part at an upper portion of the second water supply valve outlet housing comprising a solenoid valve thereon;
a protrusion protruding from a lower portion of the second water supply outlet housing and having a second outlet at a lower end thereof; and
a third passage extending from the first passage to the second outlet.

5. The water supply valve assembly of claim 3 , wherein the second water supply valve outlet housing comprises:
a seating part at an upper portion of the second water supply valve outlet housing comprising a solenoid valve thereon;
a protrusion protruding from a lower portion of the second water supply outlet housing and having a second outlet at a lower end thereof; and
a third passage extending from the first passage to the second outlet.

6. The water supply valve assembly of claim 5 , wherein the second water supply valve outlet housing further comprises a plurality of insertion holes in the seating part.

7. The water supply valve assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a check valve at the inlet.

8. The water supply valve assembly of claim 7 , further comprising a first solenoid valve on a first seating part at an upper portion of the first water supply valve outlet housing.

9. The water supply valve assembly of claim 8 , further comprising a second solenoid valve in a second part at an upper portion of the second water supply valve outlet housing.

10. The water supply valve assembly of claim 8 , further comprising:
a fixing bracket having an I shape or a T shape, wherein a first part of the fixing bracket is fixed or fastened with the first solenoid valve, and a second part of the fixing bracket is fixed or fastened with the second solenoid valve.

11. The water supply valve assembly of claim 9 , wherein the fixing bracket is coupled with upper ends of the first and second seating parts by one or more screws or bolts in insertion holes in each of the first and second seating parts.

12. The water supply valve assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first passage extends through the inlet housing, the first water supply valve outlet housing, and the second water supply valve outlet housing.

13. A wall mounted drum type washing machine, comprising:
the water supply valve assembly of claim 1 ;
a detergent container configured to receive water from one of the first and second water supply valve outlet housings;
a softener container configured to receive water from the other of the first and second water supply valve outlet housings; and
a drum configured to receive water and detergent from the detergent container and water and softener from the softener container.

Assignees

• Dongbu Daewoo Electronics Corp

Inventors

• Hwang Ui Kun

Classifications

• Y10T137/0318

  Processes · CPC title

• F16K11/24 Primary

  with an electromagnetically-operated valve, e.g. for washing machines · CPC title

• F16K15/18

  with actuating mechanism; Combined check valves and actuated valves · CPC title

• D06F39/028 Primary

  Arrangements for selectively supplying water to detergent compartments · CPC title

• F16K27/00

  Construction of housing (methods for welding housings B23K); Use of materials therefor · CPC title