CN101892572B - Manufacturing method of a door unit, in particular a door unit for a laundry treating machine - Google Patents

Manufacturing method of a door unit, in particular a door unit for a laundry treating machine Download PDF

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CN101892572B
CN101892572B CN201010184248.XA CN201010184248A CN101892572B CN 101892572 B CN101892572 B CN 101892572B CN 201010184248 A CN201010184248 A CN 201010184248A CN 101892572 B CN101892572 B CN 101892572B
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R·马佐科
P·奥利瓦罗
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    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06FLAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F39/00Details of washing machines not specific to a single type of machines covered by groups D06F9/00 - D06F27/00 
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The present invention relates to a manufacturing method of a door unit, in particular a door for a laundry treating machine, and to a door unit so manufactured. A manufacturing method of a door unit according to the invention is characterized by comprising the following steps: a. Providing a latch support (114) and a hinge support (115) in a mould; b. Blow injecting a polymeric mass in said mould and incorporating the latch support (114) and the hinge support (115) in a unitary hollow body (111); c. Associating a latch (106) onto said latch support (114) and a hinge (104) onto said hinge support (115). A door unit manufactured by said method and a laundry treating machine provided with such door are also disclosed.

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Gate cell is the manufacture method of the gate cell of laundry treating machine especially
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of manufacture method of gate cell, the manufacture method of the door of laundry treating machine especially, and relate to a kind of gate cell of manufacture like this.
Background technology
The gate cell of the laundry treating machine of known type generally comprises frame structure, and this frame structure is hingedly connected to a casing and round forms.In Fig. 1, show the gate cell of known type.
Referring to Fig. 1, the gate cell of this known type comprises the frame structure 1 consisting of front part 1a and rear member 1b, and front part 1a and rear member 1b make and have the shape of basic annular by polymeric material.Forms 2 are connected to frame structure 1 by the fringe region of these forms 2 being placed between forward and backward member 1a, the 1b of described frame structure 1, and front part 1a and rear member 1b interfix by a plurality of screws 3.Forms 2 comprise outside 2a and inner 2b, and inner 2b is the form of glass bowl.Outside 2a is the form of shrouding disc, conventionally by transparent polymeric material, is made, thereby its device fixed by snap or sliding connecting device are connected to inner 2b, forms chamber between them.Hinge 4 is pivotally connected to the rear member 1b of framework by pivot 5, latch piece 6 is arranged at a side contrary with hinge 4, for closing securely described gate cell.Latch piece 6 comprises by pivot 8 and is pivotally mounted to the bar 7 on rear member 1b, to overcome the power of biased element 10, drives locking device 9.Bar 7 is outstanding so that caught by user in the time must opening or closing described gate cell from described front part 1a.
The shortcoming of this known gate cell is that its manufacture process needs two to be used for forming the mould that the polymer front part 1a of frame structure 1 and the mould of rear member 1b and another are used for forming the shrouding disc 2a of forms 2.Make like this manufacturing equipment very complex and cost high.In addition the inside 2b conventionally being made by glass, needs other equipment to manufacture.
Another shortcoming of the existing gate cell of Fig. 1 is that the number of spare parts of gate cell is many, and this makes assembly program become complicated, meanwhile, has increased the risk of assembly defect, produces the discarded unit of some thereupon.
It is quite long that another shortcoming of existing gate cell is that its manufacture process is carried out.For example must be spirally connected at least eight screws 3 by framing component 1a, and 1b is fixed together, and is so especially sick of.
The another shortcoming of the gate cell of this known type is that the part connecting certainly exists closing line, and dirt may undesirably be gathered in described closing line.
Summary of the invention
Therefore thereby target of the present invention is to solve the manufacture method of gate cell that the shortcoming of setting forth provides a kind of manufacture method, especially laundry treating machine of gate cell, and the method can more easily and quickly be carried out with respect to known method.
Therefore an object of the present invention is reduce the quantity of the part that forms described gate cell and simplify their assembly operation.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of manufacture method of gate cell, the method can be produced the door of greater number within the unit interval with respect to method well known in the prior art, avoided as much as possible the needs to the fixture such as screw or welding.
Another object of the present invention is to provide the manufacture method of the gate cell that the step of the relative small number of a kind of needs completes.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of gate cell that improves structure that has, described improved structure decrease dirt assemble and easy cleaning.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of than the lighter gate cell of known door.
In explanation and appended figure, will partly set forth advantage of the present invention, object and feature, after having analyzed following content, these advantages, object and feature will partly become apparent or be instructed from enforcement of the present invention for a person skilled in the art.Be appreciated that and obtain these objects of the present invention and advantage, as what particularly point out in the appended claims.
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Comprise be used to provide to the present invention further understand and in conjunction with in this manual and the accompanying drawing that forms the part of this description illustrate embodiments possible of the present invention, they are used from and explain principle of the present invention with explanation one.In these figure:
Fig. 1 shows the existing gate cell of laundry treating machine with decomposition view;
Fig. 2 shows the rearview according to gate cell of the present invention, comprises the zoomed-in view D of axle bush seat (bushingseat);
Fig. 3 shows along the cutaway view of the line III-III in Fig. 2;
The view of the gate cell that Fig. 4 shows Fig. 2 when one production stage;
The view of the gate cell that Fig. 5 shows Fig. 2 when its another production stage;
The view of the gate cell that Fig. 6 shows Fig. 2 when its another production stage, comprises the zoomed-in view E of axle bush;
Fig. 7 A shows with 7B the details that hinge is connected.
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Referring to Fig. 2 and 3, the manufacture method of this gate cell---especially the manufacture method of the gate cell of laundry treating machine comprises the initial step that forms the Integral hollow body 111 consisting of polymer by blow molding (blow injection moulding) technology.
Blow molding resembles the polymer hollow body of bottle and container and so on method as production is well-known in the technology of plastic shaping.This technology generally comprises melt polymer material block and forms it into the first stage of the preformed member with general hollow shape.With the gas-pressurized of air normally, carry out the described preformed member of expanded thermoplastic and be pressed against adaptive mold cavity.Gas pressure is held until plastics are cooling and hardening, then discharges.Now, from described mould, take out the ducted body of integral type.
Gate cell body 111 shown in Fig. 2 and 3 comprises the Integral hollow structure that is different from the existing gate cell shown in Fig. 1, and its difference is that frame structure 101 and forms 102 are made for single parts, and without any joint face.The shape of described body 111 defines the chamber 113 being limited by the inside 102b swelling, outside 102a and annulus 101, and the inside 102 of described protuberance is suitable for being projected into the inside of the laundry room of washing machine.Described gate cell body 111 can be made so that user can watch through described gate cell by transparent plastics.But, if needed, can use opaque plastics.Described ring part 101 comprises anterior 101a and the rear portion 101b of integral type (the being single-piece) wall that forms ducted body 111.
On the marginal zone of described body 111,, on its ring part 101 around, be provided with latch piece bearing 114 and rocker bar bearing 115, these two bearings are preferably arranged on the relative both sides of ring part 101.For by described latch piece bearing and rocker bar bearing 114,115 in conjunction with (embed) in integrated door body 111 to form single parts, they are independent of gate cell manufacturing step makes by molded polymeric material, so that can be used when starting the production of gate cell.Preferably the described latch piece bearing of polymeric material and the material of rocker bar bearing 114,115 can be different from the material of described ducted body 111, but it must be suitable for guaranteeing with the stable of described body 111 and adhere to reliably.
Therefore, in the initial step of gate cell manufacture method, described latch piece bearing and rocker bar bearing 114,115 are placed in the suitable seat that is arranged on gate cell mould, and then starting to carry out above-mentioned itself is the blow molding of known technology.
Rocker bar bearing 115 comprises two axle bush seats 116, and each axle bush seat 116 has cup-like shape and along its longitudinal Y, extends into the first opening 117 in the wall of axle bush seat 116 (in the zoomed-in view as the called after in Fig. 2 " detail D " better illustrate).
When being embedded with ducted body 111 formation of latch piece bearing and rocker bar bearing 114,115, respectively latch piece 106 and hinge 104 are connected to described latch piece bearing and rocker bar bearing 114,115, shown in Fig. 4-7B.Especially, this have bar 107 as latch piece 106 known and can be identical with the latch piece referring to the existing gate cell description shown in Fig. 1, and bar 107 can rotate around pivot 108 with respect to described ducted body 111.When described bar 107 rotates, locking device 109 activated, thereby opens and closes the gate cell on the casing that is arranged on laundry treating machine.Locking device 109 can be resisted and be arranged on moving rotationally as the power of the biasing member (not shown) of spring and so between locking device 109 and described bar 107.
Referring to Figure 4 and 5, according to the present invention, by bar 107 is placed in to the anterior 101a of described ducted body 111, latch piece 106 is installed on its bearing 114.On the position of contiguous described latch piece bearing 114, be provided with hole 118, for making locking device 109 arrive described rear portion 101b from described anterior 101a through described ducted body 111, as shown in Fig. 5.In order completing, latch piece 106 to be connected on its bearing 114, by screw 120, a cover plate 119 to be connected to described latch piece bearing 114 removedly.Like this, described latch piece bearing 114 remains between described bar 107 and described cover plate 119.On described cover plate 119, hole 121 is set and receives locking device 109.
In Fig. 6, especially, in enlarged drawing " details E ", showing is how hinge 104 to be arranged on its bearing 115.Known hinge 104 own can be the identical type of hinge of describing with the gate cell referring to the prior art shown in Fig. 1.Hinge 104 is provided with the pivot 105 that allows gate cell to rotate with respect to casing, and described door is fixed on described casing by unshowned fixture in flap 124 and Fig. 6.
Thereby be inserted in described axle bush seat 116 and formed rotating connection with respect to two axle bushes 122 that described axle bush seat 116 has an adapted shape.Each axle bush 122 has the second longitudinal opening 123 extending along the longitudinal axis of axle bush 122, and when axle bush 122 is inserted in its axle bush seat 116, the longitudinal axis of described axle bush 122 overlaps with the axis Y (Fig. 2) of described axle bush seat 116.In this case, opening 123 is designed to by manually rotating described axle bush 122 with respect to described axle bush seat 116, can be overlapped on described first opening 117 of described seat 116.On this position, pivot 105 can be contained in each axle bush 122.
The zoomed-in view of this situation has been shown in " details E " and Fig. 7 A.For hinge 104 is connected to gate cell removedly, each axle bush 122 is rotated with respect to its axle bush seat 116 so that described the first opening 117 towards the wall portion of axle bush 122.In this second place (Fig. 7 B), stoped pivot 105 to leave it and be arranged on the seat in each axle bush 122.Like this, gate cell can be pivotally connected to described hinge 104.
In a word, manufacture process according to the present invention can be described as quite cost-effective and can use the very easy gate cell of step vaginal orifice in next life unit, especially laundry treating machine on a small quantity.Identical gate cell can be produced has different Surface Machining, to be suitable for different machines.For example, gate cell can comprise transparent window, and user can see and be placed on the object of face behind the door through this window.In addition, the front and rear part of gate cell can comprise the polymeric material with different mechanical properties, for example, so that improve the outward appearance of portion or the heat resistance at its rear portion in front of the door.

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1. a manufacture method for gate cell, is characterized in that comprising the steps:
A., latch piece bearing (114) and rocker bar bearing (115) are set in mould;
B. in described mould, polymer blocks is carried out to blow molding to form the ducted body (111) of integral type, and described latch piece bearing (114) and described rocker bar bearing (115) are attached in the ducted body (111) of described integral type;
C. latch piece (106) is connected to described latch piece bearing (114) upper, and hinge (104) is connected on described rocker bar bearing (115).
2. the manufacture method of gate cell according to claim 1, wherein described latch piece (106) being connected to described latch piece bearing (114) is undertaken by following manner: in the front portion of described ducted body (111) (101a), arrange that bar (107) is on described latch piece bearing (114), and in the rear portion of described ducted body (111) (101b), arrange that cover plate (119) is upper in described latch piece bearing (114), so that described latch piece bearing (114) is clipped between described bar (107) and described cover plate (119).
3. the manufacture method of gate cell according to claim 2, wherein said cover plate (119) is connected to described latch piece bearing (114) removably by screw (120).
4. according to the manufacture method of the gate cell described in the aforementioned claim of any one, wherein said rocker bar bearing (115) comprises axle bush seat (116), and each axle bush seat has the first longitudinal opening (117).
5. the manufacture method of gate cell according to claim 4, wherein said step c) carry out as follows: the axle bush (122) with the second longitudinal opening (123) is inserted in the axle bush seat (116) described in each, and pivot (105) is incorporated in described the first longitudinal opening and the second longitudinal opening (117,123).
6. the manufacture method of gate cell according to claim 5, wherein said axle bush (122) is arranged in described axle bush seat (116) in rotating mode.
7. according to the manufacture method of the gate cell described in claim 5 or 6, primary importance and described the first longitudinal opening (117) that wherein said axle bush (122) can overlap each other at described the first longitudinal opening and the second longitudinal opening (117,123) move between the second place of the wall portion of described axle bush (122).
8. the manufacture method of gate cell according to claim 1, wherein, described gate cell is the gate cell of laundry treating machine.
9. by the gate cell of manufacturing according to the manufacture method described in the aforementioned claim of any one, it is characterized in that, this gate cell comprises hollow one-piece body (111), and this ducted body has latch piece bearing (114) wherein of embedding and rocker bar bearing (115) to form single integral type parts.
10. gate cell according to claim 9, wherein said latch piece bearing (114) and rocker bar bearing (115) are made by the first polymeric material, and described ducted body (111) is made by the second polymeric material.
11. according to the gate cell described in claim 9 or 10, comprises the forms (102) of being made by transparent polymer material.
12. gate cells according to claim 9, wherein, described gate cell is the gate cell of laundry treating machine.
13. 1 kinds comprise according to the laundry treating machine of the gate cell described in any one in claim 9-12.
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