CN101387066A - Washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a washing machine which includes a stainless steel cover for forming appearance and a burr protection part for protecting burr on the cover. Because the washing machine is equipped with the stainless steel cover, the washing machine has superior appearance; and because the washing machine is equipped with the burr protection part for protecting burr on the cover, the washing machine can protecting users form hurt by the burr.

Description

Washing machine

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of washing machine (for example, washing machine, cloth drying machine, oven dry and washing machine etc.), more specifically, relate to a kind of lid that forms the washing machine outward appearance.

Background technology

Usually, form the Gai Yougang formation of washing machine outward appearance.And lid experience drawing process forms suitable shape, experiences coating processes then, is used to prevent corrosion.

Recently, the demand to washing machine is the outward appearance that will have metallochrome.Yet, the lid that forms by steel when direct use and when not carrying out coating processes, lid may be corroded easily.Thus, need use by the formed lid of another kind of material that replaces steel.

The applicant considers that washing machine often contacts with water, even will be applied to washing machine by metallochrome and lid that also almost incorrosive stainless steel forms under the state that does not experience coating processes.And Xiang Guan multinomial invention is employed therewith.

Simultaneously, be applied at the lid that will form under the situation of protecgulum of washing machine by stainless steel, be covered with detergent box installing hole and pump service hatch before being somebody's turn to do, but this detergent box installing hole is used for the ground of demolition herein detergent box is installed, and this pump service hatch be used for by repairing pump herein.

After detergent box being installed to removably detergent box installing hole place and pump cover is installed to pump service hatch place removably, utilize the front portion of exposing of the lid covering detergent box that forms by stainless steel and pump cover, thus to coordinate in appearance with protecgulum.

Yet when the burr of the cutting portion that covers did not pass through smoothing processing, user's possibility sustained damage owing to burr or injures.That is to say, when removably detergent box being installed to detergent box installing hole place or when pump cover being installed to pump service hatch place removably, if the burr that is untreated of user's grasping detergent box and pump cover, then user's hand may sustain damage or injures owing to burr.

Summary of the invention

Therefore, the present invention is devoted to provide a kind of washing machine with stainless steel cover and this burr that covers of protection (shield).

For realizing these and other advantage and according to purpose of the present invention, as that realize and wide in range description, provide a kind of washing machine herein, comprising: form the stainless steel cover of outward appearance and be used to protect the burr protection department that is present in this burr that covers.Therefore, it can realize outstanding outward appearance, and can prevent that the user from sustaining damage owing to these burrs or injure.

Preferably, lid comprises protecgulum, covers the washing agent lid of the detergent box front surface that is installed in the detergent box installing hole place that is formed at this protecgulum place and the pump cover that covers the pump service hatch that is formed on this protecgulum place.

Herein, preferred, the burr protection department comprises the burr protection fin that is formed on this detergent box front surface, thus with by be present in burr that this detergent box covers and form to contact and protect burr.And preferred, detergent box is processed by the injection moulding mode, and burr protection fin is outstanding from this detergent box.

Pump cover comprises inner cap and the enclosing cover that is formed and covered the front surface of this inner cap by stainless steel.Preferably, the burr protection department is formed on the front surface of this inner cap and comprises burr protection fin, be used for by be present in this outer burr that covers and form to contact and protect burr.Herein, preferred, this inner cap is processed by the injection moulding mode, and burr protection fin is outstanding from this inner cap.

According to a further aspect in the invention, a kind of washing machine is provided, comprises: form and be provided with the protecgulum of detergent box installing hole and pump service hatch, the burr protection fin that is installed in the detergent box at this detergent box installing hole place, forms and cover the washing agent lid of the front surface of this detergent box by stainless steel, forms and cover the pump cover of this pump service hatch and be used to protect the burr of this washing agent lid and this pump cover by stainless steel by stainless steel.

Preferably, this detergent box is processed by the injection moulding mode, and burr protection fin is outstanding and contact with burr that this detergent box covers from this detergent box.

This pump cover comprises inner cap and the enclosing cover that is formed and covered the front surface of this inner cap by stainless steel.Preferably, this inner cap is processed by the injection moulding mode, and burr protection fin is outstanding and contact with the burr that covers outside this from this inner cap.

According to the detailed description of the present invention that hereinafter provides in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, it is more obvious that above and other objects of the present invention, feature, aspect and advantage will become.

Description of drawings

Comprise accompanying drawing with the further the present invention of understanding, and these accompanying drawings merge in this specification and constitute the part of this specification, these accompanying drawings show the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are used from explanation principle of the present invention with specification one.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 shows the schematic diagram of washing machine according to an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is the profile along the intercepting of the line II-II among Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is the zoomed-in view of the A part among Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is the zoomed-in view of the B part among Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is the zoomed-in view of the C part among Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is the profile along the intercepting of the line VI-VI among Fig. 1;

Fig. 7 is the zoomed-in view of the D part among Fig. 6; And

Fig. 8 is the zoomed-in view of the E part among Fig. 6.

The specific embodiment

To be described in detail the preferred embodiments of the present invention now, the example of the preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown in the drawings.

Hereinafter, will describe washing machine according to an embodiment of the invention in detail.Fig. 1 shows the schematic diagram of washing machine according to an embodiment of the invention.

With reference to Fig. 1, washing machine according to the present invention comprises the lid 20,30,61,70 that forms outward appearance and is used to protect the burr protection department 81,82,83,84,85 (with reference to Fig. 2 and Fig. 6) that is present in the burr that covers 20,30,61,70 cutting portion place.

Each lid 20,30,61,70 is formed by stainless steel, has outstanding outward appearance thus, although and frequently contact also with water and can not be corroded.

Simultaneously, because stainless work hardening characteristic (particularly, when lid forms with the shape of complexity or when the front surface of washing machine is integral with its side, lid may be owing to resilience is curled), so stainless steel has the shortcoming of the lid that is not enough to be used as formation washing machine outward appearance.For improving the machinability of lid,, use a kind of stainless steel in STS 300 specifications with low-repulsion to form lid by inspection to several stainless physical attributes.

Lid 20,30,61,70 comprises protecgulum 20, top cover 30, covers the pump cover 70 of the pump service hatch 23 that is formed on protecgulum 20 bottoms and the washing agent lid 61 that covers detergent box 60 front surfaces, and this detergent box is installed in detergent box installing hole 22 places that are formed at protecgulum 20 tops.

Protecgulum 20 is by carrying out molded and whole formation to corrosion resistant plate.Protecgulum 20 is provided with middle part, top and bottom, and this middle part is provided with import 21, and door 40 is installed in this import department; This top is provided with detergent box installing hole 22, and control panel 50 and detergent box 60 are installed in this detergent box installing hole place; And this bottom is provided with pump service hatch 23, and pump cover 70 is installed in this pump service hatch place.By this pump service hatch 23, the user can stretch into his hand in the washing machine, so that the pump (not shown) that is installed in the washing machine is keeped in repair.

Fig. 2 is the profile along the intercepting of the line II-II among Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is the zoomed-in view of the A part among Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is the zoomed-in view of the B part among Fig. 2, and Fig. 5 is the zoomed-in view of the C part among Fig. 2.

With reference to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, the washing agent lid 61 that is formed by stainless steel covers the front surface of detergent boxes 60.Because washing agent lid 61 is formed by stainless steel, so after detergent box 60 was installed to detergent box installing hole 22 places, the washing agent lid 61 outside being exposed to can be coordinated in appearance with stainless protecgulum 20.

Simultaneously, be formed on washing agent lid 61 places, form burr protection fin 81,82,83 at the front surface place of detergent box 60 in order to prevent burr B.Burr protection fin 81,82,83 is formed on the hand grip portion 62 (B part) at the preceding upper end (A part) of detergent box 60, preceding lower end (C part) and front middle part place and locates.Liner is adhered to the inboard of hand grip portion 62.Herein, liner is formed so that improve sense of touch by rubber.

Hereinafter, will the reason that hand grip portion 62 (B part) that burr protection fin 81,82,83 why is formed on the preceding upper end (A part) of detergent box 60, preceding lower end (C part) and front middle part place is located be described.

Washing agent lid 61 is by making with crooked and cutting way processing stainless steel plate.Herein, burr B is created in the cutting portion place.And, after washing agent lid 61 is connected to detergent box 60, to locate in hand grip portion (B part) and preceding lower end (the C part) at the preceding upper end of detergent box 60 (A part), middle part, cutting portion still is exposed to the outside.Therefore, when these parts of grasping, user's possibility sustains damage owing to burr or injures.For preventing that the user from sustaining damage or injure, partly locate to form respectively burr protection fin 81,82,83 at A, B and C.

To as shown in Fig. 5, burr protection fin 81,82,83 contacts with burr as Fig. 3.Burr protection fin 81,82,83 is outstanding from the detergent box of processing by the injection moulding mode 60 respectively, perhaps is installed in detergent box 60 places by welding or bonding mode as individual member.

Utilize burr protection fin 81,82,83, burr can not be exposed to the outside, thereby even when user's grasping detergent box 60, it can prevent that also the user from sustaining damage owing to burr or injure.Particularly, when detergent box 60 separately the time, is often wanted grasping hand grip portion 62 from detergent box installing hole 22, thereby, damage or the possibility of the maximum of the hand of harm users these burrs owing to having.

Yet,, prevented damage or injury really by burr protection fin 82.

Fig. 6 is the profile along the intercepting of the line VI-VI among Fig. 1, and Fig. 7 is the zoomed-in view of the D part among Fig. 6, and Fig. 8 is the zoomed-in view of the E part among Fig. 6.With reference to Fig. 1 and Fig. 6, pump cover 70 comprises inner cap 71 and the enclosing cover 72 that is formed and covered inner cap 71 front surfaces by stainless steel.

Inner cap 71 is provided with protuberance 71a, is used for pump cover 70 is installed in pump service hatch 23 places.When inserting protuberance 71a in the pump service hatch 23, pump cover 70 fully is installed in pump service hatch 23 places.Unaccounted Reference numeral 24 expressions are installed in the filter knob at pump (not shown) place.Catch and rotate this knob, filter and pump are separated.

Burr protection department 84,85 is formed on the front surface of inner cap 71 and as fin, and this fin is used for protecting burr by contacting with burr B (with reference to Fig. 7) on the enclosing cover 72.Burr protection fin 84,85 is outstanding from the inner cap of processing by the injection moulding mode 71, perhaps is installed in inner cap 71 places by welding or bonding mode as individual member.

Hereinafter, why burr protection fin 84,85 is respectively formed at the preceding upper end (D part) of inner cap 71 and the reason that preceding lower end (E part) located with describing.

With reference to Fig. 7 and Fig. 8, enclosing cover 72 is by making with crooked and cutting way processing stainless steel plate.Herein, burr B is created in the cutting portion place.And, after enclosing cover 72 is connected to inner cap 71, to locate in the preceding upper end of enclosing cover 72 (D part) and preceding lower end (E part), cutting portion still is exposed to the outside.

Therefore, when these parts of grasping, user's possibility sustains damage owing to burr or injures.For preventing that the user from sustaining damage or injure, partly locate to form respectively burr protection fin 84,85 at D and E.

Utilize this burr protection fin 84,85, burr can not be exposed to the outside.Therefore, though the user with pump cover 70 from pump service hatch 23 grasping pump cover 70 separately the time, it can prevent positively that also the user from sustaining damage owing to these burrs or injure.

As mentioned above, in washing machine according to an embodiment of the invention, lid is formed by stainless steel cover, so it can realize outstanding outward appearance.And the burr protection department that is used for burr on the protective cover is arranged on washing machine, so it can prevent that the user from sustaining damage owing to these burrs or injure.

The above embodiments and advantage only are exemplary, and it should be interpreted as the restriction disclosure.This instruction can easily be applied to the equipment of other type.This specification is intended to illustrative, and does not limit the scope of claim.Many possibilities, modification and modification it will be apparent to those of skill in the art.The feature of exemplary embodiment described herein, structure, method and other characteristic can make up in every way to obtain other and/or alternate exemplary embodiment.

Because feature of the present invention can implemented in many forms and do not depart from its characteristic, so it is to be further understood that, unless otherwise prescribed, otherwise the above embodiments are not limited by any details of aforementioned specification, but wide in range geography is separated in its scope that defines in the claim that Ying Zairu attaches, therefore, drop in the boundary of claim and the scope or therefore all changes in the equivalent of these boundaries and scope and revising all should be contained by subsidiary claim.

Claims (13)

1. washing machine comprises:

Stainless steel cover, it forms outward appearance; And

The burr protection department is used to protect and is present in the described burr that covers.

2. washing machine according to claim 1, wherein said lid comprises:

Protecgulum;

The washing agent lid, it covers the front surface of detergent box, and described detergent box is installed on the detergent box installing hole that is formed at described protecgulum place; And

Pump cover, its covering are formed on the pump service hatch at described protecgulum place.

3. washing machine according to claim 2, wherein said burr protection department is formed on the front surface of described detergent box and works with the form of burr protection fin, be used for by be present in burr that described detergent box covers and contact and protect described burr.

4. washing machine according to claim 3, wherein said detergent box is processed by the injection moulding mode, and described burr protection fin is outstanding from described detergent box.

5. washing machine according to claim 3, wherein said burr protection fin is formed on the hand grip portion place of the preceding upper end of described detergent box, preceding lower end and front middle part.

6. washing machine according to claim 2, wherein said pump cover comprises:

Inner cap; And

Enclosing cover, it is formed and is covered the front surface of described inner cap by stainless steel.

7. washing machine according to claim 6, wherein said burr protection department is formed on the front surface of described inner cap and works with the form of burr protection fin, described burr protection fin be used for by be present in the described outer burr that covers and contact and protect burr.

8. washing machine according to claim 7, wherein said inner cap is processed in described injection moulding mode, and described burr protection fin is outstanding from described inner cap.

9. washing machine according to claim 7, wherein said burr protection fin is formed on the preceding upper end and the preceding lower end of described inner cap.

10. washing machine comprises:

Protecgulum, it is formed and is provided with detergent box installing hole and pump service hatch by stainless steel;

Detergent box, it is installed in described detergent box installing hole place;

The washing agent lid, it is formed and is covered the front surface of described detergent box by stainless steel;

Pump cover, it is formed and is covered described pump service hatch by stainless steel; And

Burr protects fin, is used to protect the burr of described washing agent lid and described pump cover.

11. washing machine according to claim 10, wherein said detergent box is processed by the injection moulding mode, and described burr protection fin from described detergent box outstanding and be present in the burr that described detergent box covers and contact.

12. washing machine according to claim 10, wherein said pump cover comprises:

Inner cap; And

Enclosing cover, it is formed and is covered the front surface of described inner cap by stainless steel.

13. washing machine according to claim 12, wherein said inner cap is processed in described injection moulding mode, and described burr protection fin from described inner cap outstanding and be present in the burr that covers outside described and contact.

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