Washing machine

Abstract

This washing machine is provided with a washing machine main body, an inner tank, and an upper outer contour (3), and is provided with: an operation panel (8) provided to the upper outer contour (3); an operation board (9); a protective case (13) that protects the operation board (9); a housing section (5) having a bottom section (5a) that houses the protective case (13); and a waterproofing section that waterproofs the operation board (9). Also, the waterproofing section has: a dam section (17a); and a water removal hole (18) provided to the bottom section (5a) of the housing section (5), and the opening area of the water removal hole (18) has a configuration that is larger than the area of a gap formed at the dam section (17a). As a result, it is possible to realize a washing machine that waterproofs the operation board (9) and has superior reliability, preventing erroneous display and erroneous operation.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a washing machine having an operation unit such as an operation panel as part of the outer casing. Background technique [0002] In the past, a washing machine generally has: a washing and dehydrating tank (hereinafter referred to as "inner tank") for washing and dehydrating inside the body; On the outer shell of the body near the inlet for taking out (for example, refer to Patent Document 1). In addition, the washing machine having the above-mentioned structure is sometimes installed outdoors due to the limitation of the living environment. [0003] Below, use Figure 9 to Figure 12 The configuration of the conventional washing machine described in Patent Document 1 will be described. [0004] Figure 9 It is a side sectional view of a conventional washing machine. Figure 10 It is an exploded explanatory drawing of a conventional washing machine. Figure 11 It is a sectional view of main parts around the operatin...

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Problems solved by technology

[0019] However, in the structure of the conventional washing machine, when the gap between the operation panel 109 and the abutting portion 117 of the accommodating portion 106 becomes large due to processing deviations of components, etc., the amount of water flowing into the accommodating portion 106 increases, making it difficult to reliably Waterproofing of the operating substrate 105

[0020] In addition, if the opening area of ​​the drain hole 118 is set too large in consideration of the amount of water flowing into the housing portion 106 due to component deviation, foreign matter such as insects will easily invade the housing portion 106 area.

As a result, there is a problem that the circuit of the operation board 105 is short-circuited due to intruded foreign matter, etc., causing wrong display and wrong operation.

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