CN216786586U

CN216786586U - Door cover assembly and washing machine

Info

Publication number: CN216786586U
Application number: CN202122486970.5U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 周常彬; 李磊
Original assignee: Hefei Haier Washing Machine Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hefei Haier Washing Machine Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-10-15
Filing date: 2021-10-15
Publication date: 2022-06-21
Anticipated expiration: 2031-10-15

Abstract

The utility model discloses a door cover assembly and a washing machine. The door cover assembly comprises an upper cover, an outer barrel cover and a corrugated pipe, wherein one end of the corrugated pipe is connected with the inner side of the upper cover, and the other end of the corrugated pipe is communicated with the outer barrel from the outer barrel cover; the steam generator is arranged in a cavity surrounded by the upper cover, the corrugated pipe and the outer barrel cover. According to the utility model, the corrugated pipe is arranged between the upper cover and the outer barrel cover, the steam generator is arranged in the cavity defined by the upper cover, the corrugated pipe and the outer barrel cover, and steam generated by the steam generator directly enters the outer barrel through the corrugated pipe, so that the conveying distance of the steam is shortened, the loss of temperature can be effectively reduced, and the corrugated pipe type steam generator has the advantages of simple structure and convenience in installation.

Description

Door cover assembly and washing machine

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a laundry treating apparatus in a home appliance, and more particularly, to a door assembly, and a washing machine having the same mounted thereto.

Background

Along with the improvement of living standard of people, the requirements of people on the washing machine are higher and higher, and the steam washing machine which not only cleans, healthily and sterilizes clothes, but also can effectively care the clothes is more and more popular with users. However, due to the structure of the pulsator washing machine, poor sealing performance and other factors, after the steam is introduced into the outer tub of the washing machine, the emission loss is large, the utilization rate is low, the washing effect is not good, and the pulsator steam washing machine is difficult to implement.

In the prior art, the sealing performance of the outer barrel of the pulsator steam washing machine is improved by arranging the outer barrel cover at the position of the barrel opening of the outer barrel of the washing machine. However, the steam is easy to damage the guiding mechanism in the process of guiding the steam into the outer barrel of the washing machine, and meanwhile, after the steam is guided into the outer barrel of the washing machine, the steam is greatly dissipated and lost, the utilization rate is low, and the washing effect is poor.

Therefore, it is an urgent technical problem to be solved by the technical personnel in the field to design a door cover assembly which can improve the sealing performance of the outer barrel of the washing machine, ensure the easy realization of the steam conveying, and has simple structure, convenient installation, low cost, safety and reliability. The present invention has been made in view of this situation.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to overcome the defects of the prior art and provide a door cover assembly, wherein a corrugated pipe is arranged between an upper cover and an outer barrel cover, a steam generator is arranged in a cavity defined by the upper cover, the corrugated pipe and the outer barrel cover, and steam generated by the steam generator directly enters the outer barrel through the corrugated pipe, so that the conveying distance of the steam is shortened, the loss of temperature can be effectively reduced, and the door cover assembly has the advantages of simple structure and convenience in installation.

In order to solve the technical problems, the utility model adopts the technical scheme that the basic concept is as follows:

a door cover component comprises an upper cover, an outer barrel cover and a door body,

one end of the corrugated pipe is connected with the inner side of the upper cover, and the other end of the corrugated pipe is communicated with the outer barrel from the outer barrel cover;

the steam generator is arranged in a cavity surrounded by the upper cover, the corrugated pipe and the outer barrel cover.

In above-mentioned scheme, the steam that steam generator generated directly gets into outer bucket through the bellows, and on the one hand, the flow path of steam in the bellows is the straight line, can guarantee that the transportation process of steam is smooth and easy, and on the other hand can reduce the transport distance of steam, can effectively reduce the loss of temperature.

Further, the steam generator is mounted on the upper cover of the washing machine.

Further, the outer barrel cover is provided with a plurality of spraying holes corresponding to the corrugated pipes, and the corrugated pipes are communicated with the outer barrel through the spraying holes.

In the scheme, the spraying holes are regularly or irregularly distributed on the outer barrel cover.

Furthermore, one end of the outer barrel cover, which is far away from the corrugated pipe, is provided with a stop structure around the spraying hole.

In the above scheme, the stop structure is substantially annular and used for guiding steam, the diameter of the stop structure is smaller than the inner diameter of the outer barrel opening, and when the outer barrel cover abuts against the outer barrel opening, the stop structure completely enters the outer barrel.

Further, still include stretching device, stretching device sets up between outer bung and upper cover, is used for driving outer bung lock or separation.

In the above scheme, the outer barrel cover is mounted on the inner side of the upper cover through a stretching device, the stretching device may be an electric telescopic rod, a motor, a cylinder and the like, preferably, the electric telescopic rod is used as the stretching device, one end of the electric telescopic rod is mounted on the inner side of the upper cover, and the other end of the electric telescopic rod is connected to the outer barrel cover and used for driving the outer barrel cover to move up and down. The outer barrel cover can be driven by the stretching device to automatically open and close, the outer barrel cover does not need to be manually opened and closed by a user, the user can conveniently take and place clothes, and the using effect of the user is enhanced.

Further, the stretching device is a motor;

the motor is fixed on the upper cover, and the output end of the motor extends towards one side far away from the upper cover and is connected to the outer barrel cover.

In the above scheme, the motor is a linear motor, and the motor and the outer barrel cover are coaxially arranged.

Further, the upper cover is provided with a containing groove around the corrugated pipe, and the corrugated pipe is contained in the containing groove.

In the above scheme, accomodate the groove for the round ring that extends to the inner barrel direction from the upper cover inboard, when outer barrel lid was to the upper cover direction translation, the bellows can be accomodate completely in accomodating the groove, makes the door closure subassembly form a whole, strengthens the wholeness of door closure subassembly, and simultaneously, when the user switch door closure subassembly, the bellows can not expose, reinforcing outward appearance effect.

Further, the diameter of the outer barrel cover is not smaller than that of the accommodating groove;

the outer barrel cover is abutted against the notch of the accommodating groove.

In the above scheme, the diameter of outer bung is greater than the diameter of bellows, and after outer bung translated to the upper cover direction, the bellows was accomodate completely in accomodating the groove, outer bung butt between outer bung outer edge and bellows port was in accomodating the groove bottom to the wholeness and the outward appearance effect of upper cover are further strengthened.

Furthermore, the washing machine also comprises a spray pipe, one end of which extends into the upper cover and is communicated with the corrugated pipe, and the other end of which is communicated with a water inlet pipeline of the washing machine.

In the scheme, the control panel seat is provided with a hinge seat, a water inlet pipeline is fixedly connected in a hinge hole of the hinge seat, one end of the spray pipe extends into the upper cover and is communicated with the interior of the corrugated pipe, the other end of the spray pipe is hermetically connected with a port at one end of the water inlet pipeline, and the other end of the water inlet pipeline is connected with a water source outside the washing machine.

The second objective of the present invention is to provide a washing machine, which comprises a casing, and an outer tub disposed in the casing, wherein the door assembly is further mounted on the casing.

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

1) according to the washing machine, the outer barrel cover is arranged on the inner side of the upper cover, the stretching device is arranged between the outer barrel cover and the upper cover, the outer barrel cover can be driven by the stretching device to seal the opening of the outer barrel, the outer barrel cover which is opened and closed manually independently does not need to be arranged at the opening of the outer barrel, a user can take and place clothes conveniently, and the using effect of the user is enhanced.

2) The spraying device is arranged above the opening of the outer barrel, so that clothes in the inner barrel can be uniformly soaked, and the washing effect of the washing machine is enhanced.

3) According to the utility model, the corrugated pipe is arranged between the upper cover and the outer barrel cover, the steam generator is arranged in the cavity defined by the upper cover, the corrugated pipe and the outer barrel cover, and steam generated by the steam generator directly enters the outer barrel through the corrugated pipe, so that the conveying distance of the steam is shortened, the loss of temperature can be effectively reduced, and the corrugated pipe type steam generator has the advantages of simple structure and convenience in installation.

Meanwhile, the utility model has simple structure and obvious effect and is suitable for popularization and use.

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 utility model and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiment(s) of the utility model and together with the description serve to explain the utility model without limiting the utility model to its proper form. 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 also be derived from them without inventive effort. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is a schematic view illustrating an internal structure of a washing machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention, when an outer tub cover is opened;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view illustrating an inner structure of the washing machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention when the outer tub cover is fastened;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the overall structure of a washing machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a bottom view of the upper cover in the embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the main elements in the figures:

1. a housing; 101. an outer tub; 102. an impeller; 103. a bung; 2. an upper cover; 201. an outer barrel cover; 202. a receiving groove; 203. a bellows; 204. a stretching device; 2041. a motor; 2042. an output end; 205. a stop structure; 206. a steam generator; 207. a spray chamber; 208. and (4) spraying holes.

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.

Example one

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, in the embodiment of the present invention, a washing machine is described, which includes a washing machine housing 1 with a control panel seat, and an inner tub, an outer tub 101 disposed in the housing 1, and a door assembly disposed above the washing machine housing 1.

The inner barrel can contain clothes to be washed, a throwing-in opening for throwing in the clothes to be washed is formed in the control panel seat, and the door cover assembly is in pivot connection with the control panel seat and can cover the throwing-in opening.

And an electromagnetic valve for water inlet is arranged in the control panel seat, and a water inlet of the electromagnetic valve is communicated with a water source. In particular, the door assembly includes a washing machine upper cover 2, and a tub cover 201 for sealing a tub opening 103 of the tub 101 is disposed inside the upper cover 2. The outer barrel cover 201 is arranged between the upper cover 2 and the barrel opening 103 of the outer barrel 101 and corresponds to the barrel opening 103 of the outer barrel 101, and the shape of the outer barrel cover 201 is matched with the barrel opening 103 of the outer barrel 101.

Preferably, in this embodiment, the outer tub cover 201 is installed on the upper cover 2, the outer tub cover 201 and the upper cover 2 are connected to each other through the stretching device 204, and the stretching device 204 can drive the outer tub cover 201 to move up and down, so as to realize the buckling sealing action or the opening action of the outer tub cover 201 on the outer tub 101.

In this embodiment, the stretching device 204 may be an electric telescopic rod, a motor 2041, an air cylinder, or the like, and preferably, the stretching device 204 is the motor 2041.

In this embodiment, a motor 2041 is fixed to the middle of the inner side of the upper cover 2 by a bolt, and an output end 2042 of the motor 2041 extends vertically and downwardly and is connected to the outer barrel cover 201 to control the outer barrel cover 201 to move up and down.

The washing machine is also internally provided with a steam generator 206, a steam outlet of the steam generator 206 is communicated with the outer barrel 101 of the washing machine through a pipeline, when steam needs to be introduced into the outer barrel 101 of the washing machine, a control center of the washing machine controls the motor 2041 to operate, drives the outer barrel cover 201 to move downwards and horizontally and is buckled at the barrel opening 103 of the outer barrel 101, so that the outer barrel 101 of the washing machine is sealed, gas cannot be diffused and lost after entering the outer barrel 101 of the washing machine, the gas is completely input into the inner barrel of the washing machine, the utilization rate of the steam is improved, and heat loss is reduced.

In this embodiment, by arranging the outer barrel cover 201 on the inner side of the upper cover 2 and arranging the stretching device 204 between the outer barrel cover 201 and the upper cover 2, the washing machine can drive the outer barrel cover 201 to seal the barrel opening 103 of the outer barrel 101 through the stretching device 204, and an independent and manually opened and closed outer barrel 101 cover is not required to be arranged at the barrel opening 103 of the outer barrel 101, so that a user can take and place clothes conveniently, and the use effect of the user is enhanced.

Preferably, a position sensor for detecting the position of the outer tub cover 201 is provided in the washing machine, and when the position sensor detects that the outer tub cover 201 is lifted to a proper position, the control center sends a control signal for allowing the upper cover 2 of the washing machine to be opened.

Example two

As shown in fig. 3, in this embodiment, a spraying cavity 207 is integrated between the inner side of the upper cover 2 and the outer barrel cover 201, a spraying hole 208 is formed on the outer barrel cover 201 corresponding to the spraying cavity 207, and the spraying cavity 207 is communicated with a water outlet of the electromagnetic valve, for example, with the water outlet of the electromagnetic valve through a pipeline.

When the washing machine starts the spraying function, the electromagnetic valve is opened, the water source enters the spraying cavity 207 on the inner side of the upper cover 2 through the pipeline, and then is sprayed to the inner barrel through the spraying hole 208 under the pressure action of the water source, so that the clothes to be washed are sprayed and cleaned.

As can be seen from the above description, the present invention improves the spraying effect of the washing machine and improves the user experience. Particularly, spray chamber 207 through setting up between upper cover 2 and outer barrel cover 201, it sprays chamber 207 department and sets up and spray hole 208 to correspond on the outer barrel cover 201, make washing machine when opening the function of spraying, the shower water can be followed outer barrel cover 201 and sprayed and down, again because it is great with the position adjustable range that sets up of hole 208 on outer barrel cover 201 to spray chamber 207, consequently find the position that sprays the effect preferred easily through modes such as experiments, thereby overcome spray set and spray inhomogeneous problem, improve and spray effect and washing effect, user experience has been improved by a wide margin.

In this embodiment, the control panel seat is provided with a hinge seat, and a water inlet pipeline is fixedly connected in a hinge hole of the hinge seat. Still include the shower, the one end of shower stretches into inside upper cover 2 and with spray chamber 207 intercommunication, the other end of shower and the first end joint of water intake pipe, form the dynamic seal and be connected, the second end of water intake pipe then is connected with the solenoid valve through the pipeline.

Preferably, in this embodiment, the source of the shower water is not exclusive, and other ways of providing the shower water are possible besides directly connecting to the water source. For example, a circulation pump may be disposed under the outer tub 101 of the washing machine, an inlet of the circulation pump is communicated with the outer tub 101, and an outlet of the circulation pump is communicated with a water inlet pipeline through a pipeline, so as to perform circulation spraying using washing water. The spraying mode can improve the spraying effect, and can effectively circulate the clothes treating agent sinking at the bottom of the outer barrel 101 in a spraying mode, thereby improving the washing effect. Certainly, the water inlet pipeline is connected with the outlet of the circulating pump and the water outlet of the electromagnetic valve at the same time, the selection of a washing mode can be increased by the aid of the connection mode, and use experience of a user is improved.

Preferably, in this embodiment, the spraying holes 208 are regularly or irregularly distributed on the outer tub cover 201, and a substantially annular stop structure 205 is disposed at the bottom of the outer tub cover 201 around the plurality of spraying holes 208, so as to guide the spraying direction.

Preferably, in this embodiment, the spraying cavity 207 is enclosed by the upper cover 2, the outer tub cover 201 and the corrugated pipe 203 disposed therebetween.

In this embodiment, the corrugated tube 203 and the outer tub cover 201 are coaxially disposed, one end of the corrugated tube 203 is connected to the upper cover 2, the other end is connected to the outer tub cover 201, and the plurality of spraying holes 208 are formed on the outer tub cover 201 corresponding to the port of the corrugated tube 203.

Preferably, in this embodiment, the diameter of the stopping structure 205 is smaller than the inner diameter of the bung 103 of the outer tub 101, and when the outer tub cover 201 abuts against the bung 103 of the outer tub 101, the stopping structure 205 can completely enter the outer tub 101.

Preferably, in this embodiment, the upper cover 2 is provided with a receiving groove 202 around the bellows 203, and as the outer cover 201 gradually translates upwards, the bellows 203 is gradually received in the receiving groove 202, so as to enhance the integrity and appearance of the door cover assembly.

In this embodiment, the accommodating groove 202 vertically extends downwards from the lower end surface of the upper cover 2 and is integrally formed with the upper cover 2, the diameter of the outer barrel cover 201 is greater than the diameter of the corrugated tube 203, the diameter of the outer barrel cover 201 is not less than the diameter of the accommodating groove 202, preferably, the diameter of the outer barrel cover 201 is equal to the diameter of the accommodating groove 202, when the outer barrel cover 201 is translated towards the upper cover 2 and the corrugated tube 203 is completely accommodated in the accommodating groove 202, the outer barrel cover 201 between the outer edge of the outer barrel cover 201 and the port of the corrugated tube 203 abuts against the lower end of the accommodating groove 202, that is, the notch of the accommodating groove 202, so as to further enhance the integrity and the appearance effect of the door cover assembly.

In this embodiment, when the spraying function of the washing machine is started, the control center of the washing machine controls the motor 2041 to operate and drive the outer barrel cover 201 to move upwards, the corrugated pipe 203 is completely accommodated in the accommodating groove 202, the outer barrel cover 201 between the outer edge of the outer barrel cover 201 and the port of the corrugated pipe 203 abuts against the port of the accommodating groove 202, then the electromagnetic valve is opened, a water source enters the spraying cavity 207 on the inner side of the upper cover 2 through a pipeline, and is sprayed to the inner barrel through the spraying hole 208 under the pressure action of the water source, so that the spraying and cleaning of clothes to be washed are realized. When the spraying function of the washing machine is started, the corrugated pipe 203 contracts, so that the volume of the spraying cavity 207 is reduced, the water pressure in the spraying cavity 207 can reach the injection pressure as soon as possible, and the spraying effect is improved.

Preferably, in this embodiment, the steam evaporator is disposed in the spraying cavity 207 and is installed on the washing machine upper cover 2 corresponding to the spraying cavity 207. The steam generated by the steam generator 206 during operation is directly introduced into the outer tub 101 of the washing machine through the spraying holes 208, and a separate pipeline for conveying steam is not required, so that the internal pipeline of the washing machine is simplified.

EXAMPLE III

The embodiment introduces a control method of a washing machine, which specifically comprises the following steps:

s1: acquiring the running state of the washing machine;

s1.1: when steam needs to be introduced into the outer barrel 101 of the washing machine, the outer barrel cover 201 translates downwards and abuts against the opening 103 of the outer barrel 101;

s1.1.1: the steam generator 206 is operated;

in this embodiment, when a user needs to steam sterilize the laundry, a corresponding steam sterilization program is selected, the outer tub cover 201 between the upper cover 2 and the tub opening 103 of the outer tub 101 is driven by the stretching device 204 to be in close contact with the tub opening 103 of the outer tub 101, so as to ensure that the outer tub 101 forms a sealed cavity, and meanwhile, the steam generated by the steam generator 206 flows into the inner tub of the washing machine through the spraying holes 208, and the laundry can be fully contacted with the steam through the stirring of the pulsator 102, so as to achieve the corresponding temperature, thereby achieving the effects of improving the removal rate of dirt and killing germs in the laundry.

Preferably, in the embodiment, when the washing machine is about to perform dewatering after draining, the amount of foam in the inner tub is obtained, and when the amount of foam in the inner tub is greater than a preset value, the outer tub cover 201 translates downward and abuts against the tub opening 103 of the outer tub 101, and the steam generator 206 operates.

In this embodiment, adopted the heating deactivation principle, utilized the high temperature steam that steam generator 206 produced to carry out the surfactant deactivation to the foam in the washing machine bucket, realized the defoaming function. Through the defoaming method, the defoaming effect of the washing machine is improved, so that the foam in the inner barrel can be quickly eliminated, the residual quantity of the detergent on the cleaned object is reduced, the satisfaction degree of a user is further improved, and meanwhile, the foam resistance during dehydration can be reduced.

Preferably, in this embodiment, a foam detection device for detecting the amount of foam in the inner tub is disposed in the washing machine, and preferably, the foam detection device is an infrared spectrum sensor.

S1.2: when the washing machine starts the spraying function, the outer barrel cover 201 is translated upwards and abutted against the notch of the accommodating groove 202;

s1.2.1: opening the electromagnetic valve;

in this embodiment, by setting that the volume of the spraying cavity 207 is reduced when the washing machine starts the spraying function, it can be ensured that the water pressure in the spraying cavity 207 can reach the injection pressure as soon as possible, and the spraying effect is improved.

S1.3: acquiring the position of the outer barrel cover 201;

s1.3.1: when the outer tub cover 201 is raised to a preset position, the upper cover 2 is allowed to be opened;

in this embodiment, a position sensor for detecting the position of the outer tub cover 201 is provided in the laundry machine, and the control center determines the position of the outer tub cover 201 by using detection data of the position sensor. When outer bung 201 rises to predetermineeing the position through the setting, just can allow upper cover 2 to open, can prevent that upper cover 2 from opening and taking place to interfere between the mouth of puting in of in-process outer bung 201 and control panel seat, make washing machine's use more smooth and easy, improve user's result of use.

Preferably, in this embodiment, when the position sensor detects that the outer tub cover 201 abuts against the notch of the receiving groove 202, the control center sends a control signal for allowing the washing machine upper cover 2 to be opened.

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 utility model as defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A door cover assembly comprises an upper cover (2) and an outer barrel cover (201), and is characterized by also comprising,

one end of the corrugated pipe (203) is connected with the inner side of the upper cover (2), and the other end of the corrugated pipe is communicated with the outer barrel (101) from the outer barrel cover (201);

and the steam generator (206) is arranged in a cavity surrounded by the upper cover (2), the corrugated pipe (203) and the outer barrel cover (201).

2. The door assembly according to claim 1, wherein the steam generator (206) is mounted on the washing machine upper cover (2).

3. The door assembly according to claim 1, wherein the outer tub cover (201) is provided with a plurality of spraying holes (208) corresponding to the corrugated pipe (203), and the corrugated pipe (203) is communicated with the outer tub (101) through the spraying holes (208).

4. The door assembly of claim 3,

a stop structure (205) is arranged around the spraying hole (208) at one end of the outer barrel cover (201) far away from the corrugated pipe (203).

5. The door assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

the novel barrel cover is characterized by further comprising a stretching device (204), wherein the stretching device (204) is arranged between the outer barrel cover (201) and the upper cover (2) and used for driving the outer barrel cover (201) to be buckled or separated.

6. The door assembly according to claim 5, wherein said stretching means (204) is a motor (2041);

the motor (2041) is fixed on the upper cover (2), and an output end (2042) of the motor (2041) extends towards one side far away from the upper cover (2) and is connected to the outer barrel cover (201).

7. The door assembly of claim 5,

the upper cover (2) is provided with a storage groove (202) around the corrugated pipe (203), and the corrugated pipe (203) is stored in the storage groove (202).

8. The door cover assembly according to claim 7, wherein the diameter of the outer cover (201) is not smaller than the diameter of the receiving groove (202);

the outer barrel cover (201) is abutted with the notch of the accommodating groove (202).

9. The door assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a shower pipe having one end extended into the interior of the upper cover (2) and communicated with the bellows (203), and the other end communicated with a water inlet pipe of the washing machine.

10. A washing machine comprising a casing (1), and an outer tub (101) disposed within the casing (1), characterized in that the casing (1) further has mounted thereon a door assembly as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9.