Washy (Handy Washing Machine)

Abstract

Disclosed herein is an apparatus is a unique Clothes Washing Solution in its class of Tumble Washers. It may be used anywhere and in any bucket. It is economical and environment friendly that saves energy and water. The present invention can be used to wash the clothes in a bucket or similar washing container. A main body may have enough height to place vertically inside a bucket. The body will have a width and length to position the device at a single side of a bucket or a washing container safely so that motor stays well above the bucket. A clamp on a device maybe locked to a top end of the bucket to secure the device with a bucket and hold it tightly. An automatic cord winder may be used to wind the cord back in. A main body, which comprises motor, transmission mechanism and electronics. A Transmission mechanism which transmits power from motor to the splatter by using multiple belts and pulley mechanism. A rotating disk or splatter at front side of machine which must be submerged in water during use. A splatter start circulating water inside water to wash the clothes.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of Invention

The present disclosure relates to a handy washing machine, and more particularly, to a handy washing machine having a mechanism that facilitates cloth washing in a bucket.

2. Description of Related Art

At present, when we have a very limited portable choices available for the washing machine, this invention will help people to have an alternative way, which may be a very convenient, cost-effective and eco-friendly way to wash their clothes. This invention may be helpful in various situations to a various group of individuals. The month-end invoices of utility bills and a retail price for domestic electrical appliances play useful role in adopting a new appliance. This invention may give them a better availability for their laundry requirements and may bring down their domestic expenses.

A handy washing machine is a device that washes clothes using electricity, this invention may include a main body forming an exterior with an ergonomically designed handle at top to carry or transport it around and may have a rotation disk called splatter at the front lower end which initiate the washing cycle by giving a circular motion to water. From an internal mechanism standpoint, a driving motor behind the casing cover drives a small pulley that is directly connected with a shaft and also a big pulley via belt. A big pulley then linked with another shaft as well as bearing or small pulley to rotate the second belt in order to drive shaft connected with an exterior splatter or rotating disk. In this assembly, a motor may be positioned at the top of the body in a motor chassis or Receptacle and is attached to pulleys with shafts. As a motor starts rotating, it passes rotational motion from one pulley to another by using a belt and further to the third pulley which is connected to the splatter, then a splatter or ration disk starts rotating.

This device may be placed inside a bucket or similar container with three fourth of water inside and device is locked securely with a bucket. After turning power switch on, the rotation wheel may rotate between 5500-6000 RPM in order to circulate the laundry load. This invention uses repeated rotating cycles in order to wash the fabrics. Pressure of water is used to remove dirt from pores of clothes.

A device may have an automatic version which disconnect power after every five minutes for the better motor life. A device may also have a regular version which does not disconnect power automatically and may require manual intervention to turn off the device.

However, washing ingrained dirt or partial stains on the clothes are difficult using the above washing processes of the handy washing machine in this case, washing using the handy washing machine should be performed after a hand-washing or a separate washing outside of the handy washing machine. Also, additional wash water is required for this.

When hand-washing or separate washing is performed within the bucket where handy washing machine secured, a separate washing place is not required, and wash water which was used in the hand-washing or separate washing can be reused in a washing process of the handy washing machine, thereby saving wash water.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF INVENTION.

A pressure of water is used against the tumbling clothes to attack and remove dirt from the pores from the Fabric. Features of this invention: An Invention is portable and light weight. It consumes low power, compatible with any temperature of water ranging from hot to cold, waterproof, saving water, energy & time.

A user will unwind the power cord and a plug in order to connect to a wall socket to power on the device, user will add soiled clothes along with detergent and water into a bucket to begin the washing cycle. Once power will be supplied, a rotation disk or splatter performs rotation to clean the soiled clothes. Fill three fourth of a bucket with hot, warm or cold water. Clamp the machine top surface from outside of the bucket and turn it on. Add a detergent in water. Add soiled clothes up to 75-80% of a bucket size and leave rest of the bucket empty. In 5-20 minutes, the handy washing machine completes the wash cycle and the clothes are ready to rinse & dry. A handy washing machine will be useful for an individual who doesn't have access to a conventional washer and dryer. It is portable enough for storage and may well be used at household level.

It may be useful for the travelers to keep their travel budget in check. This device operates well with cold, warm and hot temperature of water. A user will have to drain soiled water after a first wash and replace the load with fresh water in order to complete the washing cycle specifically “rinsing cycle”. This device may not be designed for the spinning and drying cycle for the clothes.

Advantages & Limitations:

Advantages:

• • 1. Cost: This invention is a quality appliance that will be able to handle the laundry requirements for any individual. These device may be affordable than a conventional washing machine
  • 2. Space: It occupies a very small space for the storage
  • 3. Portable: Handy washing machine is portable enough to transport it anywhere.

Limitations:

• • 1. Capacity: One of the most obvious issues with an invention is that it is not designed to do a heavy load of laundry like a conventional machine. An invention can clean up to 2.5 kg most at a time, which is around half the capacity a regular washer.
  • 2. Limited Washing Cycle: This invention only supports washing and rinsing cycle.

These and other features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following drawings, description and claims.

REFERENCE NUMERALS IN THE DRAWING

FIG. 1:

1 Handy Washing Machine

2 Main Body

2a Handle

3 Rotation disk or Splatter

FIG. 2:

4 Motor Receptacle

5 Power Button or Switch

6 Clamp

FIG. 3:

4a Motor Receptacle

7 Motor

8 Motor Receptacle Cover

9 Small Pulley or bearing

10 Belt

11 Big Pulley

12 Belt

13 Bearing or Small Pulley

14 Shaft

15 Bearing or Small Pulley

16 Power Cord

16a Cord Winder

17 Plug

18 Shaft

19 Shaft

20 Big Pulley

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and/or other aspects of the invention will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 illustrates a front view of the handy washing machine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 illustrates right and left side views of the handy washing machine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3 illustrates an exploded view of the handy washing machine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Embodiments to be described in this specification and configurations illustrated in the drawings are merely preferred embodiments of the invention disclosed herein, and various modified embodiments that may substitute for the embodiments and the drawings of this specification may be present at the time of applying this application.

In addition, like reference numerals or marks presented in each of the drawings of this specification represent parts or elements that substantially perform the same functions.

In addition, terms used in this specification are used for describing the embodiments, and are not intended to limit and/or restrict the invention disclosed herein. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless clearly meaning otherwise in the context. In this specification, terms such as “include” or “have” are to designate that features, numbers, steps, operations, elements, parts described in this specification or combinations thereof are present, and are not for excluding a presence or a possibility of adding one or more other features, numbers, steps, operations, elements, parts or combinations thereof in advance.

In addition, although terms including ordinals such as “first” and “second” used in this specification may be used to describe various elements, the elements are not limited by the terms, and the terms are used only for a purpose of distinguishing one element from another element. For example, a first element may be referred to as a second element and similarly, a second element may also be referred to as a first element while not departing from the scope of the present disclosure. The term “and/or” includes a combination of a plurality of related described items or any one item among the plurality of related described items.

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 illustrates a front view of the handy washing machine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

As illustrated in FIG. 1, a handy washing machine 1 may include a handy washing machine main body having plastic or metal main body 2 may have a plastic or metal rotation disk or splatter 3. The invention may have an ergonomically designed plastic or metal handle 2a to carry the device to the preferred location. A main body 2 may be formed of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) or nylon or metal body. Hereinafter, yet another embodiment of a handy washing machine of the present disclosure will be described. Description of configurations overlapping with the above description will be omitted.

FIG. 2 illustrates right and left side views of the handy washing machine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Right Side View: A motor Receptacle 4 (FIG. 2) makes motor Receptacle 4a (FIG. 3) water proof.

Left Side View: A power button or switch 5 may supply the power to the entire device main body 1. A plastic or metal clamp 6 may lock the invention with a bucket, a plastic or metal clamp 6 is connected to the plastic or metal main body 2 (FIG. 1).

FIG. 3 illustrates an exploded view of the handy washing machine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

A wall plug 17 with a power cord 16 which may include a cord winder 16a. A power cord 16 may be attached with cord winder 16a to supply power to motor 7. A motor 7 may be placed inside the plastic or metal motor Receptacle 4a. A plastic or metal motor casing 4a may be covered up by plastic or metal motor Receptacle cover 8 and may attach by a small plastic or metal pulley or bearing 9. A small plastic or metal pulley or a bearing 9 may be screwed tightly or attached with a plastic or metal shaft 18 to motor 7. A small plastic or metal pulley 9 that goes into a metal or plastic shaft 18 may also be attached or covered by a rubber or plastic belt 10 which may be connected further to a big plastic or metal pulley 11 which have plastic or metal shaft 19. A big plastic or metal pulley 11 and a metal or plastic shaft 19 may be connected with a rubber or plastic belt 12 and maybe covered by a bearing or another small plastic or metal pulley 13 that fits into shaft 19. A rubber or plastic belt 12 may attach to a big plastic or metal pulley 20. A big plastic or metal pulley 20 may have the metal or plastic shaft 14 and another small plastic or metal pulley or bearing 15 fits directly with a metal or plastic shaft 14.

A plastic or metal shaft 14 may connect with a rotation disk or splatter 3 from FIG. 1.

According to the present disclosure, a handy washing machine permits a laundry wash in various conditions where a bucket or similar containers available.

In the above, particular embodiments have been illustrated and described. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the above embodiments, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure pertains will be able to modify and practice the present disclosure in various ways without departing from the gist of the technical spirit of the disclosure defined by the claims below.

Claims

1. A portable washing machine for purpose of washing cloths which comprises:

Main body as showed in FIG. 1 which comprises motor, transmission mechanism and electronics in FIG. 3;

A power cord may have a cord winder may be designed and placed near power button. An AC motor enclosed inside waterproof plastic or metal chassis/ Receptacle; where motor will not be submerged in water but stay well outside of a laundry bucket;

A clamp for holding the handy washing machine which will be locked at the top outside surface of a bucket during use, main body which is parallel to the splatter;

A Transmission mechanism which transmits power from motor to the splatter by using multiple belts and pulley mechanism;

A switch and regulator for power and speed control of motor;

A rotating disk or splatter at front side of machine which must be submerged in water during use;

A handle at the top of main body to carry it.

2. Transmission mechanism described in claim 1 comprises a motor connected directly to pulley and shaft which drives second pulley and shaft using a belt and further second pulley drives third pulley utilizing a belt.

3. A splatter or rotating disk made of plastic or metal, which is situated at the lower end of washing machine but connected directly to the third pulley described in claim 2.

4. All metal or plastic pulleys are attached to main plastic or metal body by mean of bearings or small pulleys and all the bearing or small pulley housings are fixed on main body directly as shown in FIG. 3.

5. Housing around splatter comprises a rubber seal to prevent water inlet inside the machine.

6. A device may have an automatic version which disconnect power after every few minutes for the better motor life. A device may also have a regular version which does not disconnect power automatically and may require manual intervention to turn off the device.

7. The portable washing machine claimed in claim 1 does washing by rotating disk or splatter only in one direction. This splatter does not rotates clockwise and then anticlockwise like the stationary washing machines.