CN212741892U - Hinge mechanism and washing machine - Google Patents
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The utility model relates to a washing machine technical field discloses a the hinge mechanism and washing machine. The hinge mechanism comprises a hinge, a shaft sleeve and a damper, the hinge is fixed on the disc seat, and the hinge is provided with a first mounting hole; the shaft sleeve is arranged in the first mounting hole and provided with a second mounting hole, the cross section of the second mounting hole is a non-circular surface, and the second mounting hole is inclined at a set angle relative to the horizontal plane; the damper comprises a shell and a rotating shaft which is rotatably arranged in the shell, the shell is fixed in the upper cover, and the rotating shaft is fixedly connected with the second mounting hole in an inserting mode. The second mounting hole of the utility model ensures that the upper cover is inclined downwards for setting the angle relative to the horizontal plane from back to front after the upper cover is closed; because the upper cover is closed, its front end height is less than the rear end height to the convenience of customers sees the operating panel of back accuse formula clearly, especially to the shorter operator of height, more is favorable to seeing the screen clearly, the operation of being convenient for.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to a washing machine technical field especially relates to a hinge mechanism and washing machine.
Background
Existing washing machines include a base and a lid that is rotatably attached to the base, typically by a hinge mechanism. However, in the existing washing machine, after the upper cover and the tray seat are closed, the plane of the upper cover is substantially on the same plane with the horizontal plane, that is, the angle between the upper cover and the horizontal direction is very small. Because most of the existing washing machines are rear control type operation panels, when the height of the front part of the washing machine is higher, the operation of the rear control panel by a user is not facilitated. Especially for the shorter user of height, when washing machine's front portion height is higher, can make the user's sight unclear, see the screen clearly, be difficult to operate the back control panel to influence user experience.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
Based on above, the utility model aims to provide a hinge mechanism and washing machine to it is less with the horizontal direction angle to solve current washing machine upper cover closed back, leads to washing machine front portion higher, influences the problem of user operation.
In order to achieve the purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical proposal:
a hinge mechanism comprises a hinge, a shaft sleeve and a damper, wherein the hinge is fixed on a disc seat and is provided with a first mounting hole; the shaft sleeve is arranged in the first mounting hole, the shaft sleeve is provided with a second mounting hole, the cross section of the second mounting hole is a non-circular surface, and the second mounting hole is inclined at a set angle relative to the horizontal plane; the damper comprises a shell and a rotating shaft which is rotatably arranged in the shell, the shell is fixed in the upper cover, and the rotating shaft is fixedly inserted in the second mounting hole; the second mounting hole enables the upper cover to be inclined downwards at a set angle relative to the horizontal plane from back to front after the upper cover is closed.
As a preferable scheme of the hinge mechanism, the second mounting hole is a waist-shaped hole, a rectangular hole, a diamond-shaped hole or an elliptical hole.
As a preferable mode of the hinge mechanism, the second mounting hole is inclined at 0 to 45 degrees with respect to a horizontal plane.
As a preferable aspect of the hinge mechanism, the second mounting hole is inclined at 15 degrees with respect to a horizontal plane.
As a preferable scheme of the hinge mechanism, the upper cover can rotate relative to the disk seat within the range of 0-110 degrees.
As a preferred scheme of the hinge mechanism, the outer wall of the shaft sleeve is provided with a positioning bulge, the inner wall of the first mounting hole is provided with a positioning groove, and the positioning bulge is in inserting fit with the positioning groove.
As a preferable scheme of the hinge mechanism, the hinge is fixedly connected with the disc seat through a fastener, one of the hinge and the disc seat is provided with a screw column, the other is provided with a through hole, and the fastener penetrates through the through hole and is in threaded connection with the screw column.
As a preferable scheme of the hinge mechanism, two through holes and one screw column which are arranged in a triangular shape are arranged on the hinge, and two screw columns and one through hole which are arranged in a triangular shape are arranged at the corresponding positions of the disc seat; the two fasteners penetrate through the two through holes in the hinge to be fixedly connected with the two screw columns in the disc seat, and one fastener penetrates through one through hole in the disc seat to be fixedly connected with one screw column in the hinge.
As a preferred scheme of the hinge mechanism, the shaft sleeve is made of wear-resistant engineering plastics.
The utility model also provides a washing machine, including above arbitrary scheme the hinge mechanism.
The utility model has the advantages that:
the utility model provides a hinge mechanism because the second mounting hole of axle sleeve sets for the angle for the horizontal plane slope, and the pivot of attenuator is pegged graft in the second mounting hole, consequently when the upper cover is closed after, there is the angle of settlement in upper cover and horizontal direction, and after the upper cover was closed promptly, the upper cover was for the horizontal plane by the preceding angle of settlement of down sloping of going after to. The utility model discloses because the upper cover is closed back, its front end height is less than the rear end height to the convenience of customers sees the operating panel of back accuse formula clearly, especially to the shorter people of height, more is favorable to seeing clearly the screen, the operation of being convenient for.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a washing machine (with an upper cover closed) according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of a washing machine (with an open upper cover) according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 2 at A;
fig. 4 is an exploded view of the hinge mechanism provided by an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a partial enlarged view at B in FIG. 4;
fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a tray seat according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 6 at C;
fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a hinge according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 9 is a schematic structural view of a shaft sleeve according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 10 is a front view of a bushing in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of a damper according to an embodiment of the present invention.
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100-a disk seat; 200-an upper cover;
1-a hinge; 11-a first mounting hole; 12-a through hole; 13-a screw post; 2-shaft sleeve; 21-a second mounting hole; 22-positioning projections; 3-a damper; 31-a housing; 32-a rotating shaft; 4-a fastener.
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The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples. It is to be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not limiting of the invention. It should be further noted that, for the convenience of description, only some of the structures related to the present invention are shown in the drawings, not all of the structures.
In the description of the present invention, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "connected," "connected," and "fixed" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning permanently connected, detachably connected, or integral to one another; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.
In the present disclosure, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may comprise direct contact between the first and second features, or may comprise contact between the first and second features not directly. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.
In the description of the present embodiment, the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", and the like are used based on the orientations and positional relationships shown in the drawings only for convenience of description and simplification of operation, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used only for descriptive purposes and are not intended to have a special meaning.
As shown in fig. 1 to 11, the present embodiment provides a washing machine including a cabinet, a tray 100 disposed above the cabinet, a tub assembly disposed inside the cabinet, and an upper cover 200 rotatably coupled above the tray 100. Referring to fig. 1, the present embodiment provides a washing machine in which control parts are provided at the rear of a pedestal 100, and an operation area, a display panel, and the like connected to the control parts are also provided at the rear of the pedestal 100. In order to facilitate the operator to observe the display panel in front of the washing machine and manipulate the washing machine to work through the operation area, the washing machine of the present embodiment further includes a hinge mechanism capable of tilting the upper cover 200 downward with respect to the horizontal plane when closed.
The hinge mechanism provided by the embodiment comprises a hinge 1, a shaft sleeve 2 and a damper 3, wherein the hinge 1 is fixed on a disc seat 100, and a first mounting hole 11 is formed in the hinge 1; the shaft sleeve 2 is arranged in the first mounting hole 11, a second mounting hole 21 is formed in the shaft sleeve 2, the cross section of the second mounting hole 21 is a non-circular surface, and the second mounting hole 21 is inclined at a set angle relative to the horizontal plane; the damper 3 includes a housing 31 and a rotating shaft 32 rotatably disposed in the housing 31, the housing 31 is fixed in the upper cover 200 by screws, and the rotating shaft 32 is fixedly inserted into the second mounting hole 21. The hinge mechanism provided by the embodiment realizes the opening or closing of the rotation of the upper cover 200 relative to the disk seat 100; since the second mounting hole 21 of the sleeve 2 is inclined at a set angle with respect to the horizontal plane, which corresponds to the inclination angle of the upper cover 200 after it is closed, the upper cover 200 has a set angle with the horizontal direction when the upper cover 200 is closed, i.e., the upper cover 200 is inclined downward at a set angle from the rear to the front with respect to the horizontal plane after the upper cover 200 is closed. The utility model discloses because upper cover 200 is closed back, its front end height is less than the rear end height to convenience of customers sees the operating panel of back accuse formula clearly, especially to the shorter operator of height, more is favorable to seeing clearly the screen, the operation of being convenient for.
Further, the second mounting hole 21 of the present embodiment may be a kidney-shaped hole, a rectangular hole, a diamond-shaped hole, an elliptical hole, or other elongated holes. Preferably, the second mounting hole 21 is a kidney-shaped hole, and includes a straight line portion located in the middle region and arc portions located in the two end regions, and the direction of the straight line portion is a set angle with the horizontal direction. Preferably, the cross section of the rotating shaft 32 in this embodiment is the same as the cross section of the second mounting hole 21, and the rotating shaft 32 is fixedly connected with the second mounting hole 21 in an interference fit manner; the damper 3 and the shaft sleeve 2 can be stably connected by the above arrangement, and the upper cover 200 is prevented from shaking in the opening or closing process. Further preferably, the shaft sleeve 2 and the first mounting hole 11 of the present embodiment are also shaped like a kidney, and the direction of the straight line portion of the kidney is parallel to the horizontal direction.
Further, the second mounting hole 21 may be inclined at an angle of 0-45 degrees with respect to a horizontal plane in this embodiment to achieve an effect of being inclined downward at 0-45 degrees from the rear end to the front end after the upper cover 200 is closed. Due to the limitations of the internal structure and space of the washing machine, the second mounting hole 21 is preferably inclined at an angle of 15 degrees with respect to the horizontal plane, that is, inclined downward at 15 degrees from the rear end to the front end after the upper cover 200 is closed. It should be noted that, since the position of the circular hole does not appear to change after the circular hole is inclined at a set angle around the center thereof, the circular hole cannot cause the upper cover 200 to be inclined forward after being closed, and therefore, the second mounting hole 21 of the present embodiment cannot adopt a circular hole; similarly, the second mounting hole 21 of the present embodiment cannot adopt other centrosymmetric holes whose positions are unchanged after rotating a set angle (e.g. 0-45 degrees).
In this embodiment, a torsion spring is disposed inside the damper 3, and the rotational angle of the damper 3 is 0 to 110 degrees. Since the upper cover 200 is fixedly connected with the housing 31 of the damper 3 and the disc seat 100 is fixedly connected with the rotating shaft 32 of the damper 3, the upper cover 200 can rotate in the same angle range as the damper 3, i.e. the upper cover 200 can rotate in the angle range of 0-110 degrees relative to the disc seat 100 in this embodiment. In the prior art, some upper covers can also rotate a larger angle relative to the disk seat, but in the prior art, the upper covers are usually positioned on a horizontal plane when being closed, and are in a state of being inclined vertically and backwards when being fully opened; however, this structure tends to obstruct the view of the operator and interfere with the operator's operation of the operating area behind the seat. In this embodiment, the second mounting hole 21 is disposed at an inclined angle, which is equivalent to providing a supporting surface for the upper cover 200, so that the rotatable range of the upper cover 200 is turned forward by the set angle compared with the prior art. That is, the upper cover 200 of the present embodiment is in a state in which the horizontal plane is inclined downward when closed, and is in a state in which the upper cover 200 is inclined vertically rearward when fully opened.
Further, in this embodiment, the outer wall of the shaft sleeve 2 is also provided with a positioning protrusion 22, the inner wall of the first mounting hole 11 is provided with a positioning groove, and the shaft sleeve 2 and the hinge 1 are accurately mounted through the insertion and connection of the positioning protrusion 22 and the positioning groove, so that the mounting efficiency is improved, and the shaft sleeve 2 can be effectively prevented from being reversely mounted.
Further, the hinge mechanism of the present embodiment further includes a fastener 4, and the hinge 1 is fixedly connected to the tray 100 by the fastener 4. Specifically, in the present embodiment, both sides of the tray 100 are designed with hinge mounting areas, and the hinge 1 is mounted to the tray 100 from the hinge mounting areas. One of the hinge 1 and the disk seat 100 is provided with a screw column 13, the other is provided with a through hole 12, and the fastener 4 passes through the through hole 12 and is in threaded connection with the screw column 13. The strength of the hinge mechanism is improved, and the hinge mechanism is safer and more reliable to work. Preferably, the fastener 4 of the present embodiment is a screw. Exemplarily, the present embodiment is provided with two through holes 12 and one screw column 13 arranged in a triangle on the hinge 1, and the corresponding position of the tray 100 is provided with two screw columns 13 and one through hole 12 arranged in a triangle; two screws penetrate through two through holes 12 on the hinge 1 from the upper part and are fixedly connected with two screw columns 13 on the disk seat 100, and one screw penetrates through one through hole 12 on the disk seat 100 from the lower part and is fixedly connected with one screw column 13 on the hinge 1. The three screws are arranged in a triangular shape, and the disc seat 100 is fixed from the upper direction and the lower direction of the disc seat 100 respectively, so that the firmness of the hinge 1 is enhanced, and the installation space in the disc seat 100 is effectively utilized.
Preferably, the material of the shaft sleeve 2 in this embodiment is wear-resistant engineering plastic, so as to prevent the hinge 1 made of metal from directly contacting the damper 3 made of metal, and effectively reduce the abrasion and noise caused by the direct contact between metal and metal. Further preferably, the material of this embodiment axle sleeve 2 is polyformaldehyde, and it has better wearability, and difficult elastic deformation takes place to effective life who improves this the hinge mechanism.
It should be noted that the foregoing is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and the technical principles applied. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the particular embodiments described herein, but is capable of various obvious changes, rearrangements and substitutions as will now become apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention. Therefore, although the present invention has been described in greater detail with reference to the above embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and may include other equivalent embodiments without departing from the scope of the present invention.
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1. A hinge mechanism, comprising:
the hinge (1) is fixed on the disc seat (100), and the hinge (1) is provided with a first mounting hole (11);
the shaft sleeve (2) is arranged in the first mounting hole (11), the shaft sleeve (2) is provided with a second mounting hole (21), the cross section of the second mounting hole (21) is a non-circular surface, and the second mounting hole (21) is inclined relative to a horizontal plane by a set angle;
the damper (3) comprises a shell (31) and a rotating shaft (32) arranged in the shell (31) in a rotating mode, the shell (31) is fixed in the upper cover (200), and the rotating shaft (32) is fixedly connected with the second mounting hole (21) in an inserting mode.
2. A hinge mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the second mounting hole (21) is a kidney-shaped hole, a rectangular hole, a diamond-shaped hole or an elliptical hole.
3. A hinge mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the second mounting hole (21) is inclined at 0-45 degrees to the horizontal.
4. A hinge mechanism according to claim 3, wherein the second mounting hole (21) is inclined at 15 degrees to the horizontal.
5. A hinge mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the upper cover (200) is rotatable in an angular range of 0-110 degrees relative to the base (100).
6. A hinge mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the outer wall of the shaft sleeve (2) is provided with a positioning protrusion (22), the inner wall of the first mounting hole (11) is provided with a positioning groove, and the positioning protrusion (22) is in plug fit with the positioning groove.
7. A hinge mechanism according to any one of claims 1-6, wherein the hinge (1) is fixedly connected with the disc seat (100) through a fastening member (4), one of the hinge (1) and the disc seat (100) is provided with a screw post (13), the other is provided with a through hole (12), and the fastening member (4) passes through the through hole (12) and is in threaded connection with the screw post (13).
8. A hinge mechanism according to claim 7, characterized in that the hinge (1) is provided with two through holes (12) and one screw post (13) in a triangular arrangement, and the disc seat (100) is provided with two screw posts (13) and one through hole (12) in a triangular arrangement at corresponding positions; the two fasteners (4) penetrate through the two through holes (12) in the hinge (1) to be fixedly connected with the two screw columns (13) in the disc seat (100), and one fastener (4) penetrates through one through hole (12) in the disc seat (100) to be fixedly connected with one screw column (13) in the hinge (1).
9. A hinge mechanism according to any one of claims 1-6, characterized in that the sleeve (2) is made of wear-resistant engineering plastic.
10. A washing machine, characterized in that it comprises a hinge mechanism according to any one of claims 1-9.
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