Patent Publication Number: US-2003221463-A1

Title: Structural improvement of portable clothes washer

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
       [0001] 1. Field of the Invention  
       [0002] The invention relates to a structural improvement of portable clothes washer, comprising a container that is installed on a drive device to contain clothes, and a control device installed on the drive device to control the clothes washer. The container has a filter device and a water drain mechanism. Between the filter device and the container is installed a slide mechanism. The control device activates the drive device, which in turn drives the filter device to rotate on the slide mechanism, thereby separating water from the clothes and achieving its dehydrating purpose. In the drive device is optionally installed an ozone generator for sterilization.  
       [0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art  
       [0004] Conventional types of portable clothes washer do not have dehydrating function. So after the clothes are washed, they contain a large amount of water. Therefore, the user has to use an additional dehydrator or purchase other dehydrating facilities after washing the clothes.  
       [0005] For that reason, the consumers have to pay additional costs and suffer from inconvenience, which is a major shortcoming in conventional types of portable clothes washer.  
       [0006] To seek improvement on the shortcomings in conventional models, the subject inventor has dedicated in the research, based on many years experience in related professions, and has come up with the subject invention of structural improvement of portable clothes washer.  
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
       [0007] The primary objective of the invention is to provide a function to separate water from clothes after they are washed.  
       [0008] The second objective of the invention is to provide a function of sterilization during clothes washing process. 
     
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS  
     [0009] The following and other features and advantages of the present invention will be more easily understood from the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings, in which,  
     [0010]FIG. 1 is an exploded view of the invention.  
     [0011]FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the assembled invention.  
     [0012]FIG. 3 is a section view of the assembled invention.  
     [0013]FIG. 4 is an exploded view of another embodiment of the invention.  
     [0014]FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the other embodiment of the assembled invention.  
     [0015]FIG. 6 is a section view of the other embodiment of the assembled invention.  
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS  
     [0016] For better understanding of the structural characteristics and anticipated performance of the present invention, please refer to the detailed description and drawings as follows.  
     [0017] The present invention provides a “structural improvement of portable clothes washer”  1 , as shown in FIGS. 1 through 3, comprising a drive device  5  that has a container  2  to contain clothes; installed on the drive device  5  is a control device  6  to control the clothes washer  1 . Wherein, the drive device  5  comprises a motor  51 , a rotating wing  52 , a transmission device  53 , a power supply  54 , a connecting circuit  56  and a turning shaft  57 . On the rotating wing  52  is a receptor hole  521  that can be joined with the turning shaft  57  of the drive device  5 . The control device  6  comprises a control panel  61 , a circuit board  62  and a connecting circuit  63 . On the control panel  61  are a start control knob  612  and a power control knob  613 .  
     [0018] Installed inside the container  2  is a filter device  3 . Installed between the filter device  3  and the container is a slide mechanism  4 . The filter device  3  is a hollow basket having filter holes  31  on its surrounding wall, and a recession  32  on its bottom that can be joined with the rotating wing  52 . The slide mechanism  4  comprises a center shaft  41  and a roller  42 . The center shaft  41  penetrates a through hole  421  on the roller  42  before it is inserted and positioned in a through hole  431  on a receptor plate  43  that is projected from an inside wall of the container  2 . Preferably there are at least two sets of the slide mechanism  4  (four sets are used for description in this embodiment).  
     [0019] On a bottom of the container  2  is a round hole  21  that is tightly joined with the rotating wing  52 . Surrounding the round hole  21  is a recessed groove  23 . On the bottom of the container  2  is a water drain mechanism  22 . This water drain mechanism  22  consists of a water drain valve  221  and a water drain pipe  222 .  
     [0020] The invention is assembled by putting the filter device  3  in the container  2 , the turning shaft  57  of the drive device  5  running through the round hole  21  on the bottom of the container  2  to join with the receptor hole  521  of the rotating wing  52 , the rotating wing  52  is further joined with the recession  32  on the bottom of the filter device  3 , so the container  2 , the drive device  5  and the filter device  3  are combined as one unit. When assembled as above, an upper margin of the filter device  3  is resting on the roller  42  of the slide mechanism  4 , so the filter device  3  is firmly installed in the container  2 .  
     [0021] To perform its dehumidifying process, dirty laundry is put inside the filter device  3 , an upper cover  11  is covered on the container  2 ; then, the start control knob  612  and the power control knob  613  on the control device  6  are switched on to start the turning shaft  57  of the drive device  5 , driving the filter device  3  to turn on the roller  42  of the slide mechanism  4 . The turning process produces a centrifugal force to separate moisture from the laundry and dry the clothes. The water separated from the clothes will be collected in the recessed groove  23  on the bottom of the container  2 . Then, the water drain valve  221  of the water drain mechanism  22  is opened to drain the water out of the water drain pipe  222 .  
     [0022] As shown in FIGS. 4 through 6, in the drive device  5  of the clothes washer  1  is optionally installed an ozone generator  55 , and, on the control panel  61  of the control device  6  is optionally installed an ozone control knob  611  to control the ozone generator  55 . The ozone generator  55  is connected by a connecting pipe  551  to an ozone output rod  552  that has a plurality of ozone output holes  552   b  on its outside wall. On the upper cover  11  is optionally installed a receptor part  110  and a through hole  111  that are joined with a receptor part  552   a  on the ozone output rod  552 , and on the upper cover  11  is a through hole for air flow. When it is assembled, the ozone output rod  552  is pulled through the through hole  111  on the upper cover  11 , so that the receptor part  552   a  is joined in position with the receptor part  110  of the upper cover  11 .  
     [0023] During its washing process, the ozone control knob  613  on the control device  6  is turned on, so the ozone generator  55  produces ozone that is released through the connecting pipe  551  and out of the ozone output hole  552   b  of the ozone output rod  552 , to achieve sterilizing effects.  
     [0024] Therefore, the present invention has the following features:  
     [0025] 1. The user can dehydrate clothes after they are washed without using any dehydrating facility or additional purchase of dehydrating devices.  
     [0026] 2. The user can perform sterilizing function when washing the clothes because of the ozone generator  55  installed in the present invention of portable clothes washer  1 .  
     [0027] 3. The recessed groove  23  on the bottom of the container  2  enables water collecting function to the portable clothes washer  1  after its dehydrating process.  
     [0028] 4. The water drain mechanism  22  installed on the bottom of the container  2  enables the user to drain water in a convenient way.  
     [0029] In conclusion, the present invention provides a “structural improvement of portable clothes washer” that has satisfied the requirements for a patent right. Therefore this application is duly filed. Your favorable consideration shall be appreciated.  
     [0030] Although the present invention has been illustrated and described with reference to the preferred embodiment thereof, it should be understood that it is in no way limited to the details of such embodiment but is capable of numerous modifications within the scope of the appended claims.  
                                  &lt;BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF NUMERALS&gt;                                      1   clothes washer    11   upper cover           110   receptor part   111   through hole            12   through hole    2   container            21   round hole    22   water drain mechanism           221   water drain valve   222   water drain pipe            23   recessed groove    3   filter device            31   filter hole    32   recession            4   slide mechanism    41   turning shaft            42   roller   421   through hole            43   receptor plate   431   through hole            5   drive device    51   motor            52   rotating wing   521   receptor hole            53   transmission device    54   power supply            55   ozone generator   551   connecting pipe           552   ozone output rod   552a   receptor part           552b   ozone output hole    56   connecting circuit            57   turning shaft    6   control device            61   control panel   611   ozone control knob           612   start control knob   613   power control knob            62   circuit board    63   connecting circuit