CN114395900A

CN114395900A - Washing machine

Info

Publication number: CN114395900A
Application number: CN202210089681.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李云龙; 赵波
Original assignee: TCL Home Appliances Hefei Co Ltd
Current assignee: TCL Home Appliances Hefei Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-01-25
Filing date: 2022-01-25
Publication date: 2022-04-26
Anticipated expiration: 2042-01-25
Also published as: CN114395900B

Abstract

The present application provides a washing machine, comprising: the box body is provided with a turned edge which is bent towards the inside of the box body at the top, and a plurality of mounting holes are formed in the turned edge; the dish seat, the dish seat is including the border portion that is located the top, and border portion perpendicular to washing machine's direction of height sets up, and border portion and turn-ups butt are in order to erect the top of box with the dish seat, and border portion is provided with a plurality of trips towards turn-ups one side, and a plurality of trips are buckled towards same direction, and each trip all wears to locate in different mounting holes and catches on the turn-ups. In the washing machine that this application provided, the top of box is provided with the turn-ups of buckling towards the inside of box, and the border portion at disk seat top and turn-ups butt are in order to erect the disk seat in the top of box, through set up the trip and pass the mounting hole on the turn-ups with the trip at the border portion towards turn-ups one side and catch on the turn-ups to make disk seat and box joint, thereby realized the less low type disk seat of edge height and the assembly of box among the rotary drum washing machine.

Description

Washing machine

Technical Field

The application belongs to the technical field of fabric processing, and particularly relates to a washing machine.

Background

With the development of economic level, the washing machine gradually becomes a standard household appliance in daily life. Washing machines are roughly classified into pulsator washing machines and drum washing machines according to their operating principles. Among them, the pulsator washing machine is popular with consumers due to its strong cleaning ability.

A pulsator washing machine generally includes a cabinet, a tray provided at the top of the cabinet, and a door rotatably coupled to the tray, the door being rotated with respect to the tray to open or close the washing machine. In the related art, the tray usually surrounds the top of the box body. With the simplification and lightening of the structure of the pulsator washing machine, a low-profile tray seat with the edge height not more than five millimeters gradually appears. For such low profile trays, the above-described connection is not possible.

Therefore, there is a need for a new washing machine to solve the above technical problems.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a washing machine to realize the assembly of the low-profile disk seat with the smaller edge height in the pulsator washing machine and a box body.

The embodiment of the application provides a washing machine, its characterized in that includes:

the box body is provided with a turned edge which is bent towards the inside of the box body at the top, and a plurality of mounting holes are formed in the turned edge; and

the dish seat, the dish seat is including the border portion that is located the top, border portion perpendicular to washing machine's direction of height sets up, border portion with the turn-ups butt, in order with the dish seat erects in the top of box, border portion orientation turn down rims one side is provided with a plurality of trips, and is a plurality of the trip all buckles towards same direction, each the trip all wears to locate different one and colludes in the mounting hole the turn-ups.

Optionally, one side edge of the edge portion is provided with an edge folding bent towards the bottom of the box body, the edge folding is connected with the box body in a wrapping mode, and the plurality of clamping hooks are bent back to the edge folding.

Optionally, the box body has a first side wall and a second side wall which are arranged oppositely, the top of the second side wall is provided with the flanging, the side edge of the edge part opposite to the second side wall is provided with the hook, the side edge of the edge part opposite to the first side wall is provided with the flanging, and the flanging is fixedly connected with the first side wall.

Optionally, the box body has a third side wall and a fourth side wall which are arranged oppositely, the third side wall and the fourth side wall are connected between the first side wall and the second side wall, the top of the third side wall and the top of the fourth side wall are both provided with the flanges, and the edge part and the side edge opposite to the third side wall and the fourth side wall are both provided with the hooks.

Optionally, the trip includes first section and second section of vertical connection, first section with edge portion orientation turn-ups one side fixed connection and orientation the bottom of box extends, the second section with first section fixed connection and dorsad the hem extends.

Optionally, in a direction parallel to the second section, the length of the mounting hole on the flanges at the top of the third side wall and the top of the fourth side wall is greater than or equal to the length of the second section, so that the second section can pass through the mounting hole along the height direction of the washing machine.

Optionally, positioning holes are further formed in the turnup at the top of the third side wall and the top of the fourth side wall, positioning columns are further disposed on the side edges of the edge portion opposite to the third side wall and the fourth side wall, the positioning columns are parallel to the height direction of the washing machine, and the positioning columns penetrate through the positioning holes and are used for positioning the tray seat when the tray seat is assembled to the top of the box body.

Optionally, the turn-up edge includes a first surface, a second surface and a third surface that are adjacent in sequence, the first surface is adjacent to the second side wall, the third side wall or the fourth side wall, the first surface and the third surface extend towards the inside of the box body and are perpendicular to the height direction of the washing machine, and the second surface extends towards the bottom of the box body and is parallel to the height direction of the washing machine.

Optionally, the edge portion abuts against the first surface.

Optionally, the mounting hole of the flange adjacent to the second side wall is opened in the second surface, and the mounting hole and the positioning hole of the flange adjacent to the third side wall and the fourth side wall are both opened in the third surface.

In the washing machine that this application embodiment provided, the top of box is provided with the turn-ups of buckling towards the inside of box, and the border portion and the turn-ups butt at disk seat top are in order to erect the disk seat in the top of box, set up the trip and pass the mounting hole on the turn-ups with the trip through the turn-ups in the border portion orientation turn-ups one side and catch on the turn-ups to make disk seat and box joint, thereby realized the less low type disk seat of edge height and the assembly of box among the rotary drum washing machine.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below. In the following description, like reference numerals denote like parts. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the application, and that other drawings can be derived from these drawings by a person skilled in the art without inventive effort.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 is a schematic view of a combination structure of a cabinet and a tray in the washing machine shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an exploded view of the cabinet and the seat in the washing machine shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of the case and the tray of fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a partially enlarged view of a portion a in fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of the case and the tray of the tray shown in fig. 3.

Fig. 7 is a partially enlarged view of a portion B in fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a partially enlarged view of a portion C in fig. 4.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. It is to be understood that the described embodiments are merely exemplary of some, and not all, of the present application. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

The embodiment of the application provides a washing machine to realize the assembly of the low-profile disk seat with the smaller edge height in the pulsator washing machine and a box body. The following description will be made with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present application, and fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a combination of a cabinet and a tray in the washing machine shown in fig. 1. The washing machine 100 may include a cabinet 10, a tray 20, and a door cover 30. Wherein, the door 30 is rotatably connected with the tray 20 such that the door 30 can rotate relative to the tray 20 to open or close the washing machine 100; the tray 20 is fixedly arranged on the top of the cabinet 10, and the control circuit and the control keys of the washing machine 100 can be integrated on the tray 20; a tub 110 is provided in the cabinet 10, and the tub 110 may accommodate laundry. When the user pulls up the door 30 such that the door 30 rotates with respect to the seat 20 to open the washing machine 100, the tub 110 is exposed, and the user can place laundry into the tub 110 or take out the washed laundry from the tub 110; when the user pulls down the door 30 to rotate the door 30 relative to the seat 20 to close the washing machine 100, the tub 110 is hidden, and the user can operate the control button on the seat 20 to control the washing machine 100 to wash the laundry in the tub 110.

It should be noted that the control circuit and the control keys of the washing machine 100 may also be disposed on the door 30, and a part of the control circuit and the control keys of the washing machine 100 may also be disposed on the door 30 and another part of the control circuit and the control keys may also be disposed on the tray 20.

Referring to fig. 1, 2 and 3 to 7 together, fig. 3 is an exploded structure view of a cabinet and a seat in the washing machine shown in fig. 1, fig. 4 is a structure view of the cabinet and the seat in the cabinet shown in fig. 3, fig. 5 is a partial enlarged view of a portion a in fig. 4, fig. 6 is a structure view of the cabinet and the seat in the seat shown in fig. 3, and fig. 7 is a partial enlarged view of a portion B in fig. 6. The top of box 10 is provided with the turn-ups 11 of buckling towards the inside of box 10, has seted up a plurality of mounting holes 111 on the turn-ups 11, and a plurality of mounting holes 111 can set up at an interval each other. The tray 20 includes a rim 22 at the top of the tray 20, and the rim 22 is disposed perpendicular to the height direction of the washing machine 100. The edge 22 of the tray 20 abuts against the flange 11 of the box 10 to mount the tray 20 on the top of the box 10. One side of the edge portion 22 facing the flange 11 is provided with a plurality of hooks 221, each hook 221 is inserted into a different mounting hole 111, and all the hooks 221 are bent towards the same direction to hook the flange 11.

The cabinet 10 forms a main structure of the washing machine 100. The box 10 may be made of metal, for example, the box 10 may be made of magnesium alloy or aluminum alloy; the box 10 may also be made of a non-metal material, for example, the box 10 may be made of a plastic material; the housing 10 may also be a mixture of metal and non-metal, such as the housing 10 may be injection molded on metal. The specific material of the cabinet 10 is not limited in the embodiment of the present application, but it can be understood that the cabinet 10 is made of a metal material with high hardness, such as magnesium alloy or aluminum alloy, so that the washing machine 100 is more durable.

The housing 10 may include a bottom wall (not shown) and side walls (not numbered). The sidewalls may include a first sidewall 101, a second sidewall 102, a third sidewall 103, and a fourth sidewall 104, which are adjacent in sequence. The first sidewall 101 is disposed opposite to the second sidewall 102, the third sidewall 103 is disposed opposite to the fourth sidewall 104, and the fourth sidewall 104 and the third sidewall 103 are connected between the second sidewall 102 and the first sidewall 101. The tops of the second 102, third 103 and fourth 104 side walls are all provided with a flange 11. It should be noted that, in the embodiment and the drawings of the present application, the box 10 is illustrated by taking the box 10 as a rectangular parallelepiped, and the side walls of the box 10 include a first side wall 101, a second side wall 102, a third side wall 103 and a fourth side wall 104, but the embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific shape of the box 10 and the specific number of the side walls.

It should also be noted that in the description of the present application, the terms "first", "second", "third" and "fourth" and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated.

The tray 20 may include a main body portion 21 and a rim portion 22. The edge portion 22 is disposed on the top of the tray 20, the main body portion 21 is disposed on the bottom of the tray 20, and the main body portion 21 and the edge portion 22 are fixedly connected or integrally formed. The main body 21 may be a cylinder whose axial direction is parallel to the height direction of the washing machine 100, the aperture of the main body 21 gradually decreases gradually from the top of the washing machine 100 to the bottom of the washing machine 100, and the aperture of the end of the main body 21 close to the edge 22 is the largest and the aperture of the end far from the edge 22 is the smallest. The edge 22 may be circular or oval, the edge 22 may be square or rectangular, and the edge 22 may be polygonal. In the embodiment and the drawings, the tray 20 is described by taking the square edge portion 22 as an example, but the specific shape of the edge portion 22 is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. It should be noted that the shape of the edge 22 is consistent with the shape of the cross section of the cabinet 10 perpendicular to the height direction of the washing machine 100, so as to ensure that the edges of the tray 20 are not dislocated when the tray is erected on the top of the cabinet 10.

The rim portion 22 is disposed perpendicular to the height direction of the washing machine 100 such that the rim portion 22 is horizontal. The rim 22 has four sides connected in sequence, and the four sides of the rim 22 are respectively opposite to the first side wall 101, the second side wall 102, the third side wall 103 and the fourth side wall 104 of the case 10. The side edges of the edge part 22 opposite to the fourth side wall 104, the third side wall 103 and the second side wall 102 are provided with hooks 221, and the hooks 221 on the edge part 22 penetrate through the mounting holes 111 on the flanges 11 at the tops of the second side wall 102, the third side wall 103 and the fourth side wall 104 and hook the flanges 11; a flange 222 is connected to a side of the edge 22 opposite to the first side wall 101, the flange 222 is bent toward the bottom of the box 10, and the flange 222 is wrapped around the top of the box 10 to fix the tray 20 on the top of the box 10.

The positioning holes 112 are further formed in the flanges 11 at the tops of the third sidewall 103 and the fourth sidewall 104 of the box 10, and the positioning posts 223 are further disposed on the sides of the edge 22 opposite to the third sidewall 103 and the fourth sidewall 104, and the positioning posts 223 are disposed parallel to the height direction of the washing machine 100. The shape and size of the positioning post 223 are matched with those of the positioning hole 112, so as to ensure that the positioning post 223 can smoothly pass through the positioning hole 112. When the tray 20 is assembled to the cabinet 10, the positioning posts 223 are engaged with the positioning holes 112 to position the tray 20.

The case 10 and the tray 20 will be described below in terms of assembly and disassembly of the tray 20.

When the tray 20 is assembled to the cabinet 10: firstly, positioning columns 223 on the edge part 22 of the tray 20 are aligned with positioning holes 112 on the flanging 11 of the box body 10, so as to position the tray 20; then, the tray 20 is lowered down to enable the positioning column 223 to penetrate through the positioning hole 112, and at the moment, the hook 221 on the edge portion 22 of the tray 20 also penetrates through the mounting hole 111 on the flanging 11 of the box body 10; then, the tray 20 is pushed towards the second side wall 102 of the box 10, so that the hook 221 hooks the flange 11, and the flange 222 of the edge 22 of the tray 20 is close to the outer surface of the first side wall 101 of the box 10; finally, the flange 222 is fixedly connected to the first side wall 101 to complete the assembly.

The fixed connection mode of the folded edge 222 and the first side wall 101 can be screw connection, the fixed connection mode of the folded edge 222 and the first side wall 101 can also be glue adhesion, and the fixed connection mode of the folded edge 222 and the first side wall 101 can also be buckle clamping. In the embodiment and the drawings of the present application, the case 10 and the tray 20 are described by taking as an example that the first side wall 101 and the folded edge 222 are fixedly connected by screwing, but the embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific way of fixedly connecting the folded edge 222 and the first side wall 101.

Specifically, the top of the first side wall 101 is provided with a first screw hole (not numbered in the figure), the number of the first screw hole may be one, two or more, the folded edge 222 is provided with a second screw hole (not numbered in the figure), the number of the second screw hole may be one, two or more, and one second screw hole is arranged opposite to one first screw hole, so that one screw penetrates through one first screw hole and one second screw hole simultaneously to fixedly connect the folded edge 222 with the first side wall 101. The number of the first screw holes is the same as that of the second screw holes, and the specific number of the first screw holes and the specific number of the second screw holes are not limited in the embodiment of the application.

When detaching the tray 20 from the casing 10: firstly, removing the screws in the first screw hole and the second screw hole to release the fixed connection between the folded edge 222 of the edge part 22 of the tray seat 20 and the first side wall 101 of the box body 10; then, the tray 20 is pushed towards the first side wall 101, so that the hook 221 on the edge 22 of the tray 20 opens the flange 11 of the box body 10, and the flange 222 is far away from the outer surface of the first side wall 101; then, the tray 20 is lifted up to withdraw the positioning post 223 on the edge portion 22 of the tray 20 from the positioning hole 112 on the flange 11 of the box 10, and at this time, the hook 221 also withdraws from the mounting hole 111 on the flange 11 of the box 10; finally the tray 20 is removed to complete the disassembly.

Referring to fig. 4, 5 and 8, fig. 8 is a partial enlarged view of a portion C in fig. 4. The cuff 11 comprises a first face 113, a second face 114 and a third face 115 which are contiguous in sequence. The first surface 113 is adjacent to the second, third, or

fourth sidewalls

102, 103, 104, the first and

third surfaces

113 and 115 extend toward the inside of the cabinet 10 and are perpendicular to the height direction of the washing machine 100, and the second surface 114 extends toward the bottom of the cabinet 10 and is parallel to the height direction of the washing machine 100. The edge 22 of the tray 20 abuts against the first surface 113 to mount the tray 20 on the case 10. The mounting hole 111 of the flange 11 adjacent to the second side wall 102 is opened in the second face 114, and the mounting hole 111 and the positioning hole 112 of the flange 11 adjacent to the third side wall 103 and the fourth side wall 104 are opened in the third face 115.

Wherein the hook 221 comprises a first segment 2211 and a second segment 2212 which are vertically connected. The first segment 2211 is fixedly connected with one surface of the edge part 22 of the tray seat 20 facing the flanging 11 of the box body 10, and the first segment 2211 extends towards the bottom of the box body 10; the second segment 2212 is fixedly connected to the free end of the first segment 2211, and the second segment 2212 extends away from the flap 222. That is, the second segment 2212 is connected to the first segment 2211 at an end away from the rim 22, and the second segment 2212 extends away from the first sidewall 101 of the enclosure 10 and toward the second sidewall 102 of the enclosure 10. In order to ensure that the second segment 2212 can smoothly pass through the mounting hole 111 in the height direction of the washing machine 100 during the process of assembling the tray 20 to the cabinet 10 and disassembling the tray 20 from the cabinet 10, the lengths of the mounting holes 111 on the flanges 11 of the top of the third side wall 103 and the top of the fourth side wall 104 in the direction parallel to the second segment 2212 cannot be smaller than the length of the second segment 2212. That is, the length of the mounting hole 111 on the flange 11 at the top of the third side wall 103 and the top of the fourth side wall 104 is greater than or equal to the length of the second segment 2212 in a direction parallel to the second segment 2212.

The door 30 is rotatably coupled to the rim portion 22 of the tray 20 such that the door 30 can rotate relative to the tray 20 to open or close the washing machine 100. The shape of the door 30 may be the same as the shape of the edge 22, or the shape of the door 30 may be different from the shape of the edge 22; the door 30 may have the same size as the rim 22, or the door 30 may have a different size from the rim 22. The present embodiment is not limited to the specific shape and the specific size of the door 30, but it should be noted that, when the door 30 is covered on the rim portion 22, the door 30 can completely cover the main body portion 21 at least in the height direction of the washing machine 100, so as to ensure that the door 30 can completely cover the washing tub 110.

In the foregoing embodiments, the descriptions of the respective embodiments have respective emphasis, and for parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, reference may be made to related descriptions of other embodiments.

The washing machine provided by the embodiment of the present application is described in detail above, and the principle and the embodiment of the present application are explained herein by applying specific examples, and the description of the above embodiment is only used to help understanding the method and the core idea of the present application; meanwhile, for those skilled in the art, according to the idea of the present application, there may be variations in the specific embodiments and the application scope, and in summary, the content of the present specification should not be construed as a limitation to the present application.

Claims

1. A washing machine, characterized by comprising:

2. The washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein one side of the rim is provided with a hem bent toward the bottom of the cabinet, the hem is wrapped with the cabinet, and the plurality of hooks are bent back to the hem.

3. The washing machine as claimed in claim 2, wherein the cabinet has a first side wall and a second side wall opposite to each other, the top of the second side wall is provided with the flange, the side of the rim opposite to the second side wall is provided with the hook, the side of the rim opposite to the first side wall is provided with the flange, and the flange is fixedly connected to the first side wall.

4. The washing machine as claimed in claim 3, wherein the cabinet has a third sidewall and a fourth sidewall opposite to each other, the third sidewall and the fourth sidewall are connected between the first sidewall and the second sidewall, the flanges are disposed on the top of the third sidewall and the top of the fourth sidewall, and the hooks are disposed on the sides of the edge opposite to the third sidewall and the fourth sidewall.

5. The washing machine as claimed in claim 4, wherein the hook includes a first section and a second section which are vertically connected, the first section is fixedly connected with one side of the rim facing the flange and extends toward the bottom of the cabinet, and the second section is fixedly connected with the first section and extends away from the flange.

6. The washing machine as claimed in claim 5, wherein the length of the mounting hole on the burring of the top of the third sidewall and the top of the fourth sidewall in a direction parallel to the second section is equal to or greater than the length of the second section so that the second section can pass through the mounting hole in a height direction of the washing machine.

7. The washing machine as claimed in claim 4, wherein positioning holes are further formed in the flanges arranged at the top of the third side wall and the top of the fourth side wall, positioning columns are further arranged on the side edges of the edge portion opposite to the third side wall and the fourth side wall, the positioning columns are arranged in parallel to the height direction of the washing machine, and the positioning columns are arranged in the positioning holes in a penetrating manner and used for positioning the tray seat when the tray seat is assembled to the top of the box body.

8. The washing machine as claimed in claim 7, wherein the turn-up includes a first face, a second face and a third face which are adjacent in sequence, the first face is adjacent to the second side wall, the third side wall or the fourth side wall, the first face and the third face extend toward the inside of the cabinet and are arranged perpendicular to a height direction of the washing machine, and the second face extends toward the bottom of the cabinet and is arranged parallel to the height direction of the washing machine.

9. A washing machine as claimed in claim 8 wherein the rim abuts the first face.

10. The washing machine as claimed in claim 8, wherein the mounting hole of the turn-up adjacent to the second side wall is opened in the second face, and the mounting hole and the positioning hole of the turn-up adjacent to the third side wall and the fourth side wall are opened in the third face.