CN111379141A

CN111379141A - Upper cover structure of washing machine and washing machine with same

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Publication number: CN111379141A
Application number: CN201811640229.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张开宏; 刘尊安; 李峰; 姜永富; 姜同春; 马丽
Original assignee: Hefei Haier Washing Machine Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hefei Haier Washing Machine Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-12-29
Filing date: 2018-12-29
Publication date: 2020-07-07
Anticipated expiration: 2038-12-29
Also published as: CN111379141B

Abstract

The invention discloses an upper cover structure of a washing machine and the washing machine with the upper cover structure, comprising a base and a cover plate connected with the base; an electric device is also arranged in the base; the water leakage hole is arranged on one side of the edge of the base and is used for guiding water in the area between the electric device and the edge of the base back to a washing barrel of the washing machine; when the upper cover is closed, the upper cover is in an inclined state with a low front part and a high back part; the water leakage hole is arranged on one side of the lower end of the upper cover in a closed state; a water collecting tank is arranged on the base; the water collecting tank is internally provided with water leakage holes distributed at intervals. The invention provides an upper cover structure of a washing machine and the washing machine with the upper cover structure, wherein a light-emitting structure is arranged on the upper cover and provides a light source irradiating outwards, so that a user can observe the state of the washing machine conveniently; meanwhile, the irradiation structure is improved, so that the light irradiated from the upper cover is uniform, the water guide at the bottom of the upper cover is used for returning the water to the water collecting tank and the water leakage holes of the washing machine, and the damage of steam to electric devices in the upper cover is avoided.

Description

Upper cover structure of washing machine and washing machine with same

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of household appliances, and particularly relates to an upper cover structure of a washing machine and the washing machine with the upper cover structure.

Background

The washing machine is a household appliance which utilizes mechanical energy to drive water flow to clean fabrics such as clothes, plays an increasingly important role in daily life of families, along with the development of times, the demands of people on the washing machine are changed, due to the acceleration of life rhythm, the lives of people are increasingly busy, the clothes to be washed are generally collected together for washing, the single washing capacity of the washing machine is challenged, in addition, along with the improvement of the living standard of people, the aesthetic attitude is changed, and the washing machine has practicability and also needs to be richer in aesthetic feeling.

The upper cover of the conventional washing machine is generally divided into two parts, one part is responsible for opening or closing the inner barrel, the other part is used for placing a computer board and is responsible for operating the washing machine, but the arrangement also brings about a lot of problems, because the accommodating space of a kitchen, a toilet or a laundry room for placing the washing machine is not easy to change, under the condition that the external structure of the washing machine is not changed, the smaller the area of the upper cover part for opening and closing the inner barrel is, the smaller the capacity of the inner barrel is indirectly caused, the computer board is under the operation panel of the washing machine, because the washing machine is often used in the environment with higher humidity, the phenomena of short circuit and burning of the computer board caused by water entering are often caused, if water is not considered to be waterproof, the water can directly permeate into the computer board from the key holes on the decorative plate, so that the computer board has the hidden danger of being affected with damp and damaged, meanwhile, but neglects the lighting experience when the cover is closed.

Chinese patent with application number CN201620885798.7 discloses an embedded washing machine, be in including casing, setting washtub in the casing and setting up the motor of washtub below, the casing top is fixed with the top apron, the top apron is opened there is the mouth of puting in, it is provided with rather than assorted upper cover to puting in mouth department, the upper cover with the top apron is articulated mutually, the upper surface of upper cover is provided with display screen and touch button, the display screen is connected with the control unit through showing control circuit, the touch button passes through button detection circuit and is connected with the control unit, show control circuit, the control unit and button detection circuit seal up in the upper cover.

Chinese patent application No. CN201120055733.7 discloses an illumination device for a washing tub of a pulsator washing machine, which comprises a surrounding frame, LED lamps, a lamp holder, a connection terminal, a PCB power supply, an illumination switch and a wire. The front part of the enclosure frame is provided with a lamp holder, an LED lamp is arranged on the lamp holder and is connected with a PCB power socket through a wire, and a lighting switch is arranged on the control panel to control the lamp to be turned on or turned off.

The above-mentioned prior art arrangements of the control panel and the lighting of the upper cover, although improving the performance of the washing machine to some extent, do not solve the technical problems of the present invention.

Therefore, there is a need to improve the disadvantages and drawbacks of the prior art, and to provide an upper cover structure of a washing machine and a washing machine having the same, in which a light-emitting structure is disposed on the upper cover, so that when the upper cover is closed, a light source for emitting light outwards can be provided, which is convenient for a user to observe the state of the washing machine, and also enhances the practicability of the washing machine; the structure of shining to light emitting structure has set up simultaneously for the light that shines out from the upper cover is more even, soft, has promoted user's experience, has still set up in addition that the upper cover bottom collects, by the inside water catch bowl of the water droplet water conservancy diversion back washing machine of steam formation and the hole that leaks, and the effectual steam of having avoided gets into inside the upper cover, causes the damage to the electrical part in the upper cover.

The present invention has been made in view of this situation.

Disclosure of Invention

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art and to provide a top cover structure of a washing machine that can overcome the above problems or at least partially solve the above problems.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a washing machine having the upper cover structure.

In order to solve the technical problems, the invention adopts the technical scheme that: an upper cover structure of a washing machine comprises

The base and the cover plate are connected with the base;

the base is also internally provided with

An electrical device;

and the water leakage hole is arranged on one side of the edge of the base and is used for guiding water in the area between the electric device and the edge of the base to the washing barrel of the back washing machine.

Wherein, the

When the upper cover is closed, the upper cover is in an inclined state with a low front part and a high back part;

the water leakage hole is arranged on one side of the lower end of the upper cover in a closed state.

Further, the

A water collecting tank is arranged on the base;

the water collecting tank is internally provided with water leakage holes distributed at intervals.

Further, the above

The electric device is of a light-emitting structure

In one embodiment, the cover plate has

A light-transmitting region and a non-light-transmitting region;

the light-transmitting area is arranged above the light source of the light-emitting structure in a deviated way;

in one embodiment, a light emitting structure includes

The first annular surface, the second annular surface, the third annular surface and the fourth annular surface are embedded into the base and are sequentially connected to form a groove-shaped structure;

the light-transmitting area at least partially covers a groove-shaped structure formed by the first annular surface, the second annular surface, the third annular surface and the fourth annular surface;

the light-emitting unit is arranged on the first annular surface and used for emitting illumination light;

in one embodiment, the connection between the light emitting unit and the first annular surface is achieved by adhesion;

in one embodiment, the lighting unit is an LED lamp.

Further, the

An included angle is formed between the first annular surface and the cover plate;

in one embodiment, the angle between the first annular face and the cover plate is between 45 ° and 135 °;

in one embodiment, the first annular surface is provided with a length corresponding to the light emitting unit;

in one embodiment, the second annular surface is connected with the first annular surface and is arranged to extend towards the edge of the upper cover;

in one embodiment, the third annular surface is connected with the second annular surface and extends to the side far away from the first annular surface, and forms an included angle with the first annular surface;

in one embodiment, the third annular surface forms an angle between 30 ° and 60 ° with the first annular surface.

Meanwhile, the fourth annular surface is connected with the third annular surface, extends towards one side of the edge of the upper cover and is parallel to the second annular surface.

In addition, the light emitting unit, the second annular surface, the third annular surface and the fourth annular surface form a cavity for reflecting light rays emitted by the light emitting unit.

Furthermore, the light emitted by the light emitting unit is reflected by the second annular surface, the third annular surface and the fourth annular surface and then emitted out of the light transmission area of the cover plate, so that a uniform illumination light band is formed.

A washing machine comprises the upper cover structure of any one of the washing machines.

In addition, also includes

A water heating unit and/or a clothes drying unit;

the water leakage hole is used for condensing steam in the washing machine into water drops after contacting with the base, and the water drops converge into the water collecting tank under the guidance of the inclined upper cover and flow to the washing barrel of the washing machine from the water leakage hole.

After adopting the technical scheme, compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects:

1. the upper cover is provided with the light-emitting structure, so that when the upper cover is closed, an outward-irradiating light source can be provided, a user can conveniently observe the state of the washing machine, and the practicability of the washing machine is enhanced;

2. by setting the irradiation structure of the light-emitting structure, the light irradiated from the upper cover is more uniform and softer, and the user experience is improved;

3. the water collecting tank and the water leakage hole which are collected at the bottom of the upper cover and formed by steam and are arranged inside the water drop diversion back washing machine are arranged, so that the steam is effectively prevented from entering the upper cover, and the electric device in the upper cover is damaged.

The following describes embodiments of the present invention in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention, are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention without limiting the invention to the right. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments, and that for a person skilled in the art, other drawings can be derived from them without inventive effort.

In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a first schematic view of the upper cover structure of the washing machine according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a second schematic view of the upper cover structure of the washing machine according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a third schematic view of the upper cover structure of the washing machine according to the present invention;

fig. 4 is a first schematic cross-sectional view of a light emitting structure of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of part A of the light-emitting structure of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a fourth schematic view of the upper cover structure of the washing machine of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of the part B of the upper cover structure of the washing machine according to the present invention;

fig. 8 is a second schematic cross-sectional view of a light emitting structure of the present invention.

In the figure: 1. a base; 2. an upper cover; 3. a cover plate; 301. a light-transmitting region; 302. a non-light-transmitting region; 4. a light emitting structure; 401. a first annular surface; 402. a second annular surface; 403. a third annular surface; 404. a fourth annular surface; 405. a light emitting unit; 5. a first seal groove; 6. an air intake grill; 7. a water leakage hole; 8. a water collection tank; 9. a first display unit; 10. a second display unit; 11. a power key; 12. a second seal groove; 13. a tray seat; 14. a throwing inlet; 15. a throwing outlet; 16. a smooth curved surface; 17. a laundry input port; 18. an additive feeding port; 19. an ultrasonic cleaning module; 20. buckling; 21. and (5) reinforcing ribs.

It should be noted that the drawings and the description are not intended to limit the scope of the inventive concept in any way, but to illustrate it by a person skilled in the art with reference to specific embodiments.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and the following embodiments are used for illustrating the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

The upper cover 2 of the conventional washing machine is generally divided into two parts, one part is responsible for opening or closing the inner barrel, the other part is used for placing a computer board and is responsible for operating the washing machine, but the arrangement also brings about a lot of problems, because the accommodating space of a kitchen, a toilet or a laundry room for placing the washing machine is not easy to change, under the condition that the external structure of the washing machine is not changed, the smaller the area of the upper cover 2 part for opening and closing the inner barrel is, the capacity of the inner barrel is indirectly reduced, the computer board is under the operation panel of the washing machine, because the washing machine is often used in the environment with higher humidity, the phenomena of short circuit and burnout of the computer board caused by water inflow are often occurred, if water is not considered to be waterproof, the water can directly seep into the computer board from the key holes on the decorative board, the hidden danger of damp damage of the computer board is caused, meanwhile, the illumination of the washing machine, while ignoring the lighting experience when the cover 2 is closed.

As the pace of life increases, people's lives become increasingly busy, often collecting laundry for washing, which presents challenges to the single wash capacity of a washing machine. However, the accommodating space of the kitchen, the toilet or the laundry room for placing the washing machine is not easy to change, and meanwhile, ultrasonic washing is also a common method in daily washing, but the ultrasonic generation module occupies too much space of the washing machine, and in order to effectively utilize the ultrasonic waves emitted by the ultrasonic generation module, the ultrasonic generation module needs to be arranged at the position of the washing machine close to the center, so that the putting and the use are very inconvenient, the size of the ultrasonic generation module is increased, and the experience of a user is reduced. Therefore, the present invention provides the following technical solutions based on the above technical problems, while not occupying additional space in the kitchen, toilet or laundry room, but increasing the capacity of single washing, thereby saving the time of the user and improving the user experience.

Fig. 1 is a first schematic view of the structure of an upper cover 2 of a washing machine according to the present invention, which mainly shows the upper cover 2 and a tray base 13 from the direction of axial view, wherein the upper cover 2 on the tray base 13 is in an open state in fig. 1, the upper cover 2 is provided with an air intake grille 6 toward the side of the tray base 13, it can be seen from fig. 1 that a laundry input port 17 is provided on the tray base 13, the laundry input port 17 is approximately circular and approaches the center of the tray base 13, the overall layout of the tray base 13 is unfolded around the laundry input port 17, an additive input port 18 is provided in an approximately triangular region formed by two side edges of the tray base 13 and the laundry input port 17, as shown in fig. 1, two additive input ports 18 are provided in the tray base 13 in fig. 1, one of them is provided with a cover body, the other additive input port 18 is omitted from observation, and an ultrasonic cleaning module 19 is further provided on the laundry input port 17 for convenience, in order to better realize the washing function of the ultrasonic cleaning module 19, the invention arranges the clothes throwing-in port 17 to be close to the throwing-in inlet 14 at the upper end of the disc seat 13 and the throwing-in outlet 15 at the lower end of the disc seat 13, and the throwing-in inlet 14 and the throwing-in outlet 15 are approximately circular, wherein the distance from the projection of the ultrasonic cleaning module 19 on the plane of the throwing-in outlet 15 to the center of the throwing-in outlet 15 is smaller than the distance from the projection of the ultrasonic cleaning module 19 on the plane of the throwing-in inlet 14 to the center of the throwing-in inlet 14, so that the ultrasonic cleaning module 19 is closer to the center of the inner barrel than the throwing-in outlet 15 when arranged at the clothes throwing-in port 17, the user can more conveniently hold the clothes to realize washing, and the washing efficiency is improved, the experience of the user is also improved; in addition, the additive input ports 18 are arranged in the areas formed by the two side walls of at least two tray seats 13 and the clothes input ports 17, so that the space of the clothes input ports 17 is increased, the single-time washing capacity of the washing machine is increased, the washing times and time of a user are saved, and the washing efficiency is improved.

Fig. 2 is a second schematic diagram of the structure of the upper cover 2 of the washing machine, which mainly shows the tray 13 from the direction of the lower part of the tray 13, and as can be seen from fig. 2, the upper cover 2 is formed by buckling the cover plate 3 and the base 1, and at the same time, the motor for driving the pivot is arranged at the bottom of the tray 13, and the scheme provided in fig. 2 is that two motors drive two pivots, which can be understood as an example by those skilled in the art, in practical application, the opening or closing of the upper cover 2 can be realized by arranging one motor to drive two pivots. In addition, the bottom of the tray seat 13 is also provided with an accommodating chamber for accommodating detergent and softener, so that the technical scheme of the invention can be easily understood by a person skilled in the art, part of devices at the bottom of the tray seat 13 are omitted, such as a pipeline for connecting the two accommodating chambers, a valve body for conveying the detergent into an inner barrel and the like, and the connection mode of the ultrasonic cleaning module 19 and the tray seat 13 of the washing machine is improved, so that the ultrasonic cleaning module 19 can be folded and stored when not used, the space of the clothes input opening 17 is further increased, the arrangement of the ultrasonic cleaning module 19 is more humanized, and the user experience is improved.

FIG. 3 is a third schematic view of the structure of the upper cover 2 of the washing machine of the present invention, which mainly shows the first display unit 9, the second display unit 10, the power key 11, the light-emitting structure 4, the first sealing groove 5, the second sealing groove 12, the water leakage hole 7, the water collecting groove 8, etc. disposed on the base 1 in the upper cover 2. As can be seen from FIG. 3, the first display unit 9, the second display unit 10 and the power key 11 are disposed in the upper cover 2, and the tray base 13 is also matched with the upper cover 2 in shape, so as to omit the situation that the upper cover 2 is separated from the control board in the prior art, and at the same time, the second sealing groove 12 is disposed around the first display unit 9, so as to avoid the entry of water vapor and further damage to the electric appliance elements, while the light-emitting structure 4 surrounds the first display unit 9 and the second display unit 10, the first sealing groove 5 is disposed outside the light-emitting structure 4, and the sealant is poured, the cover plate 3 and the base 1 are bonded together by the overflowing sealant, further, the sealant comprises a sealing part and a bonding part, the sealing part is filled in the sealing groove, and the bonding part overflows from the opening and the periphery of the sealing groove to bond the cover plate 3 and the base 1; meanwhile, when the upper cover 2 is closed, steam enters a gap between the base 1 and the cover plate 3 from an air inlet grid 6 on one side of the upper cover 2 facing the washing machine, the steam from the inside of the washing machine is isolated from the light-emitting structure 4 under the action of the first sealing groove 5, the steam shielded by the first sealing groove 5 is condensed into water drops, and the water drops flow to a low point along the inclined cover plate 3 in the upper cover 2 due to a certain inclination angle when the upper cover 2 is closed, a water leakage hole 7 is arranged at the low point of the base 1 in the upper cover 2, and a water collection groove 8 for guiding water flow to enter the water leakage hole 7, and the water drops flow back to the washing machine from the water leakage hole 7, wherein the steam comprises gas in the states of steam, water vapor, moisture and the like formed by heating the inside of the washing machine or gasifying liquid water in the washing process; further, the sealing structure includes a first sealing groove 5 disposed around the outside of the light emitting structure 4 and a second sealing groove 12 disposed around the outside of the first display unit 9; further, the first display unit 9 is a touch-operable display screen, and the second display unit 10 may be a display screen or a viewing port for viewing the state of the washing tub of the washing machine.

Fig. 4 and 5 are schematic diagrams of a light emitting structure 4, which is mainly used to show the light emitting structure 4, and as can be seen from fig. 5, the light emitting structure 4 mainly consists of a first annular surface 401, a second annular surface 402, a third annular surface 403 and a fourth annular surface 404, the lighting function is provided by a light emitting unit 405 adhered on the first annular surface 401, furthermore, the light emitting structure 4 is connected with the base 1 through a buckle 20, if the light emitting structure 4 fails, the problem can be solved quickly by replacing the light emitting structure 4, and at the same time, in order to avoid the adhesion of the light emitting unit 405 and the first annular surface 401 from loosening, a plurality of reinforcing ribs 21 are arranged around the center of the light emitting structure 4 on the light emitting unit 405 and the third annular surface of the light emitting structure 4 at intervals, the reinforcing ribs 21 strengthen the intensity of the light emitting structure 4 on the one hand, and on the other hand, the reinforcing ribs 403 also play a certain role, the problem of poor illumination caused by the bonding of the light emitting unit 405 to the first annular surface 401 is avoided.

Fig. 6 and 7 mainly show the structure of the water leakage hole 7 and the water collection groove 8 in the base 1, and the positional relationship between the light emitting unit 405 and the first sealing groove 5, the positional relationship of fig. 6 is the state when the upper cover 2 is closed, and in order to further show the base 1, the tray 13 and the cover plate 3 and other electrical components are omitted in fig. 6; as can be seen from fig. 7, the water leakage hole 7 is disposed at the lower end of the upper cover 2, the water condensed from the water vapor flows downward from the inclined cover plate 3 to the water collection tank 8, the water collection tank 8 forms a trend of guiding the water to the water leakage hole 7, and the water flows back to the washing machine from the water leakage hole 7.

Fig. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the light-emitting structure 4 in the cover plate 3 according to the present invention, which shows the arrangement relationship between the light-transmitting region 301, the non-light-transmitting region 302 and the light-emitting unit 405, and the light-transmitting region 301 is arranged to be deviated from the light source of the light-emitting structure 4 to prevent the light of the light-emitting unit 405 from directly irradiating from the light-transmitting region 301.

According to the invention, the light-emitting structure 4 is arranged on the upper cover 2, so that an outward-irradiating light source can be provided when the upper cover 2 is closed, the observation of the state of the washing machine by a user is facilitated, the practicability of the washing machine is enhanced, the irradiation structure of the light-emitting structure 4 is arranged, light irradiated from the upper cover 2 is more uniform and softer, the experience of the user is improved, the sealing structure is arranged on the outer side of the light-emitting structure 4, the steam is prevented from entering the upper cover 2 to damage electric devices in the upper cover 2, and meanwhile, the water collecting tank 8 and the water leakage hole 7 which are collected at the bottom of the upper cover 2 and are formed by the steam and used for guiding water drops formed by the steam to flow back to the washing machine are arranged, so that the steam is further prevented from entering the upper cover 2 and causing damage to the electric devices in the upper cover 2.

In addition, through merging touch-sensitive screen, start key and upper cover 2 as an organic whole for upper cover 2 can cover whole interior bucket, has avoided owing to last upper cover 2 with control the screen and control the condition that the button is separately, under the prerequisite that does not change washing machine overall dimension, the size of interior bucket has obtained the expansion, has promoted the volume of interior bucket, the user's of being convenient for operation, and the touch-sensitive screen adopts more humanized working method simultaneously, has promoted user's experience.

Meanwhile, the additive feeding port 18 is arranged in the area formed by the two side walls of the tray seat 13 and the clothes feeding port 17, so that the space of the clothes feeding port 17 is increased under the condition of not increasing the external size of the washing machine, the single-time washing capacity of the washing machine is increased, the washing times and time of a user are saved, and the washing efficiency is improved; the additive feeding port 18 is arranged in the area formed by the two side walls of the at least two tray seats 13 and the clothes feeding port 17, so that the space of the tray seats 13 is fully utilized, and the requirements of users on different washing products such as detergent, softener and the like during washing are met.

Example one

As shown in fig. 1 to 8, the upper cover 2 structure of the washing machine according to the present embodiment includes a base 1 configured as a main body of the upper cover 2; a cover plate 3 which is connected with the base 1, is arranged at the top of the upper cover 2 and is matched with the base 1 in shape; a light-emitting structure 4 is arranged in the base 1; the cover plate 3 has a light-transmitting region 301 and a non-light-transmitting region 302; the light-transmitting region 301 is arranged to be deviated from the light source of the light-emitting structure 4; the light emitted from the light emitting structure 4 passes through the light transmitting region 301 of the cover plate 3.

Example two

As shown in fig. 1 to 8, in the present embodiment, which is a further limitation of the first embodiment, the base 1 of the upper cover 2 structure of the washing machine of the present embodiment is further provided with a first sealing groove 5 disposed around the light emitting structure 4; sealant is poured into the first sealing groove 5, and the light-emitting structure 4 and the external space are sealed under the action of the sealant.

EXAMPLE III

As shown in fig. 1 to 8, in this embodiment, which is a further limitation of the second embodiment, after the first sealing groove 5 is filled with the sealant, the overflowing portion bonds the cover plate 3 and the base 1 together, and the sealant not only plays a role of sealing and moisture-proof, but also plays a role of bonding the base 1 and the cover plate 3; specifically, when the upper cover 2 is closed, steam enters a gap between the base 1 and the cover plate 3 from the air inlet grid 6 on the side of the upper cover 2 facing the washing machine, and the steam is isolated from the light-emitting structure 4 under the action of the first sealing groove 5.

Example four

As shown in fig. 1 to 8, this embodiment is further limited to any one of the first to third embodiments, in this embodiment, the light-emitting structure 4 is provided with a water leakage hole 7 near one side of the edge of the base 1 for guiding water droplets formed by the base 1 to the back washing machine, and by providing the water collection tank 8 and the water leakage hole 7 for guiding water droplets formed by steam collected at the bottom of the upper cover 2 to the inside of the back washing machine, steam is further prevented from entering the inside of the upper cover 2 and damaging electric devices in the upper cover 2.

EXAMPLE five

As shown in fig. 1 to 8, this embodiment is a further limitation of any one of the first to fourth embodiments, in this embodiment, when the upper cover 2 is in the closed state, the upper cover 2 has an inclined angle, the water leakage holes 7 are disposed on the lower side when the upper cover 2 is in the closed state, further, the base 1 is provided with a water collection tank 8, the water collection tank 8 is provided with the water leakage holes 7 distributed at intervals, when the upper cover 2 is closed, the steam enters the gap between the base 1 and the cover plate 3 from the air inlet grid 6 on the side of the upper cover 2 facing the washing machine, the steam is condensed into water drops after contacting the base 1, and under the guidance of the inclined angle of the upper cover 2, the steam flows into the washing machine from the water leakage holes 7 after converging into the water collection tank 8.

Specifically, fig. 6 and 7 mainly show the structure of the water leakage hole 7 and the water collection groove 8 in the base 1 and the positional relationship with the light emitting unit 405 and the first sealing groove 5, the positional relationship of fig. 6 is a state when the upper cover 2 is closed, and in order to further show the base 1, the tray base 13 and the cover plate 3 and other electrical components are omitted in fig. 6; as can be seen from fig. 7, the water leakage hole 7 is disposed at the lower end of the upper cover 2, the water condensed from the water vapor flows downward from the inclined cover plate 3 to the water collection tank 8, the water collection tank 8 forms a trend of guiding the water to the water leakage hole 7, and the water flows back to the washing machine from the water leakage hole 7.

EXAMPLE six

As shown in fig. 1 to 8, this embodiment is further limited to any one of the first to fifth embodiments, and the light emitting structure 4 of this embodiment includes a first annular surface 401, a second annular surface 402, a third annular surface 403, and a fourth annular surface 404, which are embedded in the base 1 and sequentially connected to form a groove-shaped structure; a light emitting unit 405 disposed on the first annular surface 401 for emitting illumination light; the light-transmitting region 301 at least partially covers the groove-shaped structure formed by the first annular surface 401, the second annular surface 402, the third annular surface 403 and the fourth annular surface 404; the light emitting unit 405 and the first annular surface 401 are connected through bonding, and the light emitting unit 405 is an LED lamp.

Specifically, fig. 4 and 5 are schematic diagrams of the light emitting structure 4, which are mainly used to show the light emitting structure 4, and as can be seen from fig. 5, the light emitting structure 4 mainly consists of a first annular surface 401, a second annular surface 402, a third annular surface 403 and a fourth annular surface 404, the lighting function is provided by a light emitting unit 405 adhered to the first annular surface 401, and in addition, the light emitting structure 4 is connected to the base 1 through a buckle 20, if the light emitting structure 4 fails, the problem can be solved quickly by replacing the light emitting structure 4, and in order to avoid the adhesion between the light emitting unit 405 and the first annular surface 401 being loose, a plurality of reinforcing ribs 21 are arranged at intervals around the center of the light emitting structure 4 on the light emitting unit 405 and the third annular surface 403 of the light emitting structure 4, the reinforcing ribs 21 strengthen the intensity of the light emitting structure 4 on the one hand, and also play a certain role in limiting on the other hand for the light emitting unit, the problem of poor illumination caused by the bonding of the light emitting unit 405 to the first annular surface 401 is avoided.

EXAMPLE seven

As shown in fig. 1 to 8, this embodiment is further defined by any one of the first to sixth embodiments, in this embodiment, the second annular surface 402 is connected to the first annular surface 401 and extends toward the edge of the disk seat 13, the third annular surface 403 is connected to the second annular surface 402 and extends away from the first annular surface 401 and forms an included angle with the first annular surface 401, the included angle formed by the third annular surface 403 and the first annular surface 401 is between 30 ° and 60 °, and the fourth annular surface 404 is connected to the third annular surface 403 and extends toward the edge of the disk seat 13 and is parallel to the second annular surface 402.

Further, the light emitting unit 405, the second annular surface 402, the third annular surface 403 and the fourth annular surface 404 form a cavity for reflecting the light emitted by the light emitting unit 405, and the light emitted by the cavity light emitting unit 405 is reflected by the second annular surface 402, the third annular surface 403 and the fourth annular surface 404, and then is emitted from the light transmitting area 301 of the cover plate 3, so as to form a uniform annular illumination light band;

further, the illumination light band emitted from the light-transmitting region 301 of the cover plate 3 may also be a semi-annular or incomplete annular light band;

still further, the light emitting structure 4 is a uniform lamp strip emitting light as a whole or a lamp strip having uniform intervals.

Example eight

As shown in fig. 1 to 8, the present embodiment is further limited to any one of the first to seventh embodiments, and the upper cover 2 structure of the washing machine of the present embodiment includes a base 1 configured as a main body of the upper cover 2; a cover plate 3 which is connected with the base 1, is arranged at the top of the upper cover 2 and is matched with the base 1 in shape; a first display unit 9 for operating and selecting a washing program and/or modifying and displaying washing parameters is arranged in the base 1; a second display unit 10 displaying an operation state of the washing machine; a power key 11.

According to the invention, the touch screen, the start key and the upper cover 2 are combined into a whole, so that the upper cover 2 can cover the whole inner barrel, the situation that the upper cover 2 is separated from the control screen and the control key is avoided, the size of the inner barrel is enlarged on the premise of not changing the overall size of the washing machine, the volume of the inner barrel is improved, the operation of a user is facilitated, and meanwhile, the touch screen adopts a more humanized working mode, so that the user experience is improved.

Example nine

As shown in fig. 1 to 8, this embodiment is further limited to the eighth embodiment, and when the upper cover 2 is closed, the first display unit 9, the second display unit 10 and the power key 11 enter an operating state; when the upper cover 2 is opened, the first display unit 9, the second display unit 10, and the power key 11 enter a standby state.

In daily use, in order to facilitate the operation of an operator and to save electric energy, when the operator performs an opening operation on the upper cover 2 of the washing machine, the first display unit 9, the second display unit 10 and the power key 11 on the upper cover 2 enter a standby state, and since the upper cover 2 is in an open state, the operator may touch a display screen when pushing or pulling the upper cover 2, therefore, only when the upper cover 2 is closed, the first display unit 9, the second display unit 10 and the power key 11 guess to enter a working state, and during the opening process of the upper cover 2, the operator may perform an operation of adding clothes into the inner tub or adding detergent, softener and the like.

Specifically, in the working state, the first display unit 9, the second display unit 10 and the power key 11 are in communication connection with the control unit, and the operation and display functions of the washing machine can be realized through the first display unit 9, the second display unit 10 and the power key 11; further, in the standby state, the first display unit 9, the second display unit 10 and the power key 11 are in communication connection with the control unit, and the first display unit 9, the second display unit 10 and the power key 11 only have a display function; further, when the first display unit 9, the second display unit 10 and the power key 11 are not operated for a certain period of time, the washing machine enters a sleep state of low power consumption.

Example ten

As shown in fig. 1 to 8, this embodiment is further limited to the eighth embodiment or the ninth embodiment, and when the upper cover 2 is closed, the washing machine is turned on or off by touching the power key 11.

Further, the first display unit 9 is in a sleep state for saving energy when the washing machine is in a normal working state; wherein, the first display unit 9 enters a dormant state after entering a working state for a period of time; the user can customize a period of time for which the first display unit 9 enters the sleep state.

Furthermore, the first display unit 9 is awakened by touch and/or sound to realize the awakening of the first display unit 9; the voice awakening comprises that a user sends out appointed voice, and/or the user self-defines trigger voice; the voice wakeup includes a pre-selected voice stored in the first display unit 9 itself, and/or an external voice obtained by the user through the recording mode of the first display unit 9.

Different working signals can better help an operator to identify the working state of the washing machine, and the safety performance is improved.

EXAMPLE eleven

As shown in fig. 1 to 8, this embodiment is further limited to any one of the eighth to tenth embodiments, and the content of the alarm signal displayed by the first display unit 9 in this embodiment is any one or a combination of several of logo, time, pattern, sound, display color, and user definition.

Further, the second display unit 10 is in a flashing working state during the working process of the washing machine; wherein, when the washing machine is in a normal working state, the flashing intervals of the second display unit 10 are uniform;

when the washing machine is in an abnormal operation state, the flickering frequency of the second display unit 10 is increased, and an alarm signal is transmitted.

Further, the second display unit 10 may display different states of the washing machine through color conversion.

Still further, the content displayed by the second display unit 10 is any one or a combination of several of logo, time, pattern, sound and user definition.

Example twelve

As shown in fig. 1 to 8, this embodiment is further limited to any one of the eighth to eleventh embodiments, in this embodiment, the base 1 is provided with a second sealing groove 12 annularly disposed at an outer side of the first display unit 9, the second sealing groove 12 is filled with a sealant, under the action of the sealant, the first display unit 9 is sealed with an external space, after the second sealing groove 12 is filled with the sealant, an overflowing portion bonds the cover plate 3 and the base 1 together, and by providing the second sealing groove 12, steam is further prevented from entering the upper cover 2 to damage an electric device in the upper cover 2.

EXAMPLE thirteen

As shown in fig. 1 to 8, the present embodiment is further limited to any one of the first to the twelfth embodiments, and the upper cover 2 structure of the washing machine in the present embodiment includes an upper cover 2 and a tray 13, and a containing chamber for putting detergent is arranged inside the tray 13; the body of the tray seat 13 is provided with a clothes input opening 17 for inputting clothes, in the invention, an additive input opening 18 communicated with the accommodating chamber is arranged in an area defined between two adjacent side walls of the tray seat 13 and the clothes input opening 17, in particular, the invention arranges the clothes input opening 17 in the tray seat 13, the clothes input opening 17 is approximately round, is arranged at a position close to the center of the tray seat 13 and covers most of the area on the tray seat 13, therefore, under the condition of not increasing the external size of the washing machine, the space of the clothes input opening 17 is increased, the single washing capacity of the washing machine is increased, the washing times and time of a user are saved, and the washing efficiency is improved.

Further, the circular or approximately circular clothes input opening 17 is arranged, the upper cover 2 is matched with the tray seat 13 and is also arranged to be close to the size of the clothes input opening 17, so that the tray seat 13 and the upper cover 2 are close to each other in size arrangement, the utilization rate of the upper space of the washing machine is improved on the premise of not increasing the overall size of the washing machine, in the conventional arrangement, the top layer part of the washing machine is usually arranged to be a part of the upper cover 2 which can be opened or closed, and the control panel which is matched with the upper cover 2 to form the top layer structure of the washing machine.

Example fourteen

As shown in fig. 1 to 8, this embodiment is further limited to any one of the first to thirteenth embodiments, and the laundry inlet 17 of this embodiment includes a throwing inlet 14 disposed on the upper end surface of the tray base 13 and a throwing outlet 15 disposed on the lower end surface of the tray base 13; an additive feeding port 18 is arranged in a region formed by two side walls of the feeding inlet 14 adjacent to the disk seat 13, and the additive feeding port 18 is arranged in a region which is defined between the two side walls of the disk seat 13 adjacent to the feeding inlet 14 and is positioned on the upper end surface of the disk seat 13.

Four areas which are defined between two adjacent side walls of the disk seat 13 and the feeding inlet 14 and are positioned on the upper end surface of the disk seat 13, and at least two additive feeding ports 18 are respectively arranged in different areas; at least one additive feeding port 18 is used for feeding detergent, at least one additive feeding port 18 is used for feeding softener, and in order to facilitate understanding of technical schemes of the invention for those skilled in the art, part of devices at the bottom of the tray seat 13 are omitted, such as pipelines connecting two accommodating chambers, a valve body for conveying detergent into the inner barrel, and the like. The additive feeding ports 18 are disposed in the areas formed by at least two adjacent feeding inlets 14 and two adjacent side walls of the tray base 13, specifically, the additive feeding ports 18 can be disposed at the far end, the near end and one side of two side walls where an operator stands, and the additive feeding ports are disposed at the adjacent positions to facilitate the addition of the detergent and the softener by the operator.

In the embodiment, the upper cover 2 is connected with the tray base 13 through a pivot, the pivot is disposed between two adjacent additive feeding ports 18, and is driven by a motor to further open or close the upper cover 2, the scheme provided in fig. 2 is that two motors drive two pivots, and those skilled in the art can understand as an example, in practical application, one motor may be disposed to drive two pivots to open or close the upper cover 2.

Example fifteen

As shown in fig. 1 to 8, this embodiment is further limited to any one of the first to fourteenth embodiments, in which the laundry inlet 17 of this embodiment includes a feeding inlet 14 disposed on the upper end surface of the tray 13 and a feeding outlet 15 disposed on the lower end surface of the tray 13, and the upper end surface and the lower end surface of the tray 13 according to the present invention are in a vertical direction after the washing machine is stably placed.

Further, the throwing inlet 14 is connected with the throwing outlet 15 through a smooth curved surface 16, and an ultrasonic cleaning module 19 capable of generating ultrasonic vibration waves is arranged on the smooth curved surface 16;

furthermore, wherein the projection of the ultrasonic cleaning module 19 on the plane of the throwing outlet 15 to the center of the throwing outlet 15 is smaller than the projection of the ultrasonic cleaning module 19 on the plane of the throwing inlet 14 to the center of the throwing inlet 14, the clothes throwing port 17 is arranged in a way that the throwing inlet 14 close to the upper end of the tray seat 13 and the throwing outlet 15 close to the lower end of the tray seat 13 are approximately circular, the throwing inlet 14 and the throwing outlet 15 are approximately circular, the projection of the ultrasonic cleaning module 19 on the plane of the throwing inlet 14 and the throwing outlet 15 is satisfied, the distance from the center of the throwing outlet 15 to the ultrasonic cleaning module 19 is smaller than the distance from the throwing inlet 14 to the ultrasonic cleaning module 19, so that the ultrasonic cleaning module 19 is closer to the center of the inner barrel relative to the throwing outlet 15 when being arranged at the clothes throwing port 17, and the clothes can be conveniently held by the user, the washing efficiency is improved, and the user experience is also improved.

Still further, the smooth curved surface 16 is formed with a tendency of guiding from the upper end of the disk seat 13 to the lower end of the disk seat 13, specifically, the area of the input inlet 14 is larger than that of the input outlet 15, and under the influence of the sizes of the input inlet 14 and the input outlet 15, the smooth curved surface 16 is formed with a tendency of guiding from the upper end of the disk seat 13 to the lower end of the disk seat 13.

Example sixteen

As shown in fig. 1 to 8, this embodiment is further limited to any one of the first to fifteenth embodiments, in this embodiment, an ultrasonic cleaning module 19 is disposed on the smooth curved surface 16, ultrasonic vibration waves generated by the ultrasonic cleaning module 19 pass through the laundry input port 17 and enter the washing machine to clean laundry to be treated, the ultrasonic cleaning module 19 is configured to be capable of being turned over from the upper end to the lower end of the tray 13 or being pushed and pulled to be opened, the smooth transition between the closed ultrasonic cleaning module 19 and the smooth curved surface 16 is made after being turned over downward or pushed, a connection manner between the ultrasonic cleaning module 19 and the tray 13 of the washing machine is improved, so that the ultrasonic cleaning module 19 can be folded and stored when not used, the space of the laundry input port 17 is further increased, and the arrangement of the ultrasonic cleaning module 19 is more humanized, the user experience is improved.

Example seventeen

A washing machine of this embodiment includes the structure of the upper cover 2 of the washing machine according to any one of the first to sixteenth embodiments.

In the description provided herein, numerous specific details are set forth. It is understood, however, that embodiments of the invention may be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, well-known methods, structures and techniques have not been shown in detail in order not to obscure an understanding of this description.

Similarly, it should be appreciated that in the foregoing description of exemplary embodiments of the invention, various features of the invention are sometimes grouped together in a single embodiment, figure, or description thereof for the purpose of streamlining the disclosure and aiding in the understanding of one or more of the various inventive aspects. However, the disclosed method should not be interpreted as reflecting an intention that: that the invention as claimed requires more features than are expressly recited in each claim. Rather, as the following claims reflect, inventive aspects lie in less than all features of a single foregoing disclosed embodiment. Thus, the claims following the detailed description are hereby expressly incorporated into this detailed description, with each claim standing on its own as a separate embodiment of this invention.

All of the features disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings), and all of the processes or elements of any method or apparatus so disclosed, may be combined in any combination, except combinations where at least some of such features and/or processes or elements are mutually exclusive. Each feature disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings) may be replaced by alternative features serving the same, equivalent or similar purpose, unless expressly stated otherwise.

Furthermore, those skilled in the art will appreciate that while some embodiments described herein include some features included in other embodiments, rather than other features, combinations of features of different embodiments are meant to be within the scope of the invention and form different embodiments. For example, in the following claims, any of the claimed embodiments may be used in any combination.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned embodiments illustrate rather than limit the invention, and that those skilled in the art will be able to design alternative embodiments without departing from the scope of the appended claims. In the claims, any reference signs placed between parentheses shall not be construed as limiting the claim. The word "comprising" does not exclude the presence of elements or steps not listed in a claim. The word "a" or "an" preceding an element does not exclude the presence of a plurality of such elements. In the unit claims enumerating several means, several of these means may be embodied by one and the same item of hardware. The usage of the words first, second and third, etcetera do not indicate any ordering. These words may be interpreted as names.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An upper cover structure of a washing machine, characterized in that: comprises that

A base (1) and a cover plate (3) connected with the base (1);

the base (1) is also internally provided with

An electrical device;

and the water leakage hole (7) is arranged on one side of the edge of the base (1) and is used for guiding water in the area between the electric device and the edge of the base (1) to flow back to the washing barrel of the washing machine.

2. The upper cover structure of a washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the above-mentioned

When the upper cover (2) is closed, the upper cover (2) is in an inclined state with a low front part and a high back part;

the water leakage hole (7) is arranged on one side of the lower end of the upper cover (2) in a closed state.

3. The upper cover structure of a washing machine as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein: the above-mentioned

A water collecting tank (8) is arranged on the base (1);

the water collecting tank (8) is internally provided with water leakage holes (7) which are distributed at intervals.

4. The upper cover structure of a washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the above-mentioned

The electric device of (4) is a light emitting structure;

preferably, the cover plate (3) has

A light-transmitting region (301) and a non-light-transmitting region (302);

the light-transmitting area (301) is arranged in a way of deviating from the right upper part of the light source of the light-emitting structure (4);

more preferably, the light emitting structure (4) comprises

A first annular surface (401), a second annular surface (402), a third annular surface (403) and a fourth annular surface (404) which are embedded in the base (1) and sequentially connected to form a groove-shaped structure;

the light-transmitting area (301) at least partially covers a groove-shaped structure formed by the first annular surface (401), the second annular surface (402), the third annular surface (403) and the fourth annular surface (404);

a light emitting unit (405) disposed on the first annular surface (401) for emitting light;

it is also preferred that the connection between the light emitting unit (405) and the first annular face (401) is by gluing;

still preferably, the light emitting unit (405) is an LED lamp.

5. The upper cover structure of a washing machine as claimed in claim 4, wherein: the above-mentioned

An included angle is formed between the first annular surface (401) and the cover plate (3);

preferably, the angle between the first annular surface (401) and the cover plate (3) is between 45 ° and 135 °;

more preferably, the first annular surface (401) is provided with a length corresponding to the light emitting unit (405);

preferably, the second annular surface (402) is connected with the first annular surface (401) and extends towards the edge of the upper cover (2);

preferably, the third annular surface (403) is connected with the second annular surface (402), extends to the side far away from the first annular surface (401), and forms an included angle with the first annular surface (401);

it is also preferred that the third annular surface (403) forms an angle of between 30 ° and 60 ° with the first annular surface (401).

6. The upper cover structure of a washing machine as claimed in claim 4, wherein: the fourth annular surface (404) is connected with the third annular surface (403), extends towards one side of the edge of the upper cover (2), and is parallel to the second annular surface (402).

7. An upper cover structure of a washing machine as claimed in any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein: the light emitting unit (405), the second annular surface (402), the third annular surface (403) and the fourth annular surface (404) form a cavity for reflecting light emitted by the light emitting unit (405).

8. An upper cover structure of a washing machine as claimed in claim 7, wherein: light rays emitted by the light emitting unit (405) are reflected by the second annular surface (402), the third annular surface (403) and the fourth annular surface (404) and then emitted out of the light transmission area (301) of the cover plate (3) to form a uniform illumination light band.

9. A washing machine characterized by: a top cover structure of a washing machine comprising any one of the above claims 1 to 8.

10. A washing machine as claimed in claim 9, wherein: also comprises

A water heating unit and/or a clothes drying unit;

the water leakage holes (7) are used for condensing steam in the washing machine into water drops after contacting with the base (1), converging the water drops into the water collecting tank (8) under the guidance of the inclined upper cover (2), and then flowing to the washing barrel of the washing machine from the water leakage holes (7).