CN219099599U

CN219099599U - Reinforcing beam assembly and clothes treatment equipment

Info

Publication number: CN219099599U
Application number: CN202223471697.XU
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王昱坤
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-12-23
Filing date: 2022-12-23
Publication date: 2023-05-30
Anticipated expiration: 2032-12-23

Abstract

The utility model provides a stiffening beam subassembly and clothing treatment facility, stiffening beam subassembly set up in clothing treatment facility, and stiffening beam subassembly includes the body and hangs the subassembly, and the body is including the first region and the second region that link to each other, and first region is used for increasing intensity and rigidity, and the second region is used for realizing hanging the function, hangs the subassembly setting in the second region, hangs the subassembly and is used for hanging the target structure of clothing treatment facility and install in the second region. This disclosure is through setting up body and suspension assembly, when providing the suspension supporting effect, has increased the intensity and the rigidity of stiffening beam subassembly, and then is favorable to improving clothing treatment facility's reliability and stability, has promoted user's use experience.

Description

Reinforcing beam assembly and clothes treatment equipment

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to cleaning apparatus technology, and more particularly, to a stiffening beam assembly and a laundry treatment apparatus.

Background

Nowadays, laundry treating apparatuses are indispensable home appliances for every home. As the functions of the laundry treatment apparatus are more and more, the internal structure of the laundry treatment apparatus is more and more complicated, and higher demands are put on the use reliability and the working stability of the laundry treatment apparatus.

Disclosure of Invention

To overcome the problems in the related art, the present disclosure provides a reinforcing beam assembly and a laundry treating apparatus.

According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a stiffening beam assembly provided to a laundry treatment apparatus, the stiffening beam assembly comprising:

a body including a first region and a second region connected, the first region being provided as a region for increasing strength and rigidity, the second region being provided as a region for realizing a hanging function;

and the hanging assembly is arranged in the second area and is used for hanging and installing the target structure of the clothes treatment equipment in the second area.

Optionally, the suspension assembly includes a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion that are mutually matched, the first mounting portion is fixedly connected with the second region, and is connected with the target structure through the second mounting portion.

Optionally, the first mounting part is provided as a threaded connector, and the threaded connector is in clamping connection with the second area;

the second mounting portion is configured as a threaded fastener that is threadedly engaged with the threaded connection and the target structure, respectively.

Optionally, the outer wall of the threaded connecting piece is provided with a clamping groove, the second area is provided with a flanging in the area connected with the threaded connecting piece, and the flanging is accommodated in the clamping groove to limit the threaded connecting piece.

Optionally, the body is provided with a groove, the groove is located in the second area, and the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion are mounted in the groove.

Optionally, the first mounting portion is provided as a first fixing piece, and the first fixing piece is connected with the second area;

the second mounting portion is provided as an elastic unit connected to the first fixing piece and the target structure, respectively.

Optionally, the elastic unit comprises a second fixing piece and a spring, one end of the spring is connected with the first fixing piece, and the other end of the spring is connected with the second fixing piece;

the second fixing piece is used for being connected with the target structure.

Optionally, the first region of the body is provided as a plane; or,

the first region of the body is provided with a convex hull.

Optionally, the suspension assembly further comprises a damper provided at a side of the body facing the target structure, the damper being for connection with the target structure.

According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a laundry treatment apparatus comprising a cabinet, the top of which is provided with a stiffening beam assembly according to the first aspect of the present disclosure;

along the length direction of the body of the stiffening beam assembly, two ends of the body are respectively connected with two opposite side walls of the box body.

Optionally, the laundry treatment apparatus comprises a main wash tub and a secondary wash tub disposed in the cabinet, the secondary wash tub being suspended from the second region of the body.

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure can comprise the following beneficial effects: the utility model provides a stiffening beam subassembly and clothing treatment facility, stiffening beam subassembly set up in clothing treatment facility, and stiffening beam subassembly includes the body and hangs the subassembly, and the body is including the first region and the second region that link to each other, and first region is used for increasing intensity and rigidity, and the second region is used for realizing hanging the function, hangs the subassembly setting in the second region, hangs the subassembly and is used for hanging the target structure of clothing treatment facility and install in the second region. This disclosure is through setting up body and suspension assembly, when providing the suspension supporting effect, has increased the intensity and the rigidity of stiffening beam subassembly, and then is favorable to improving clothing treatment facility's reliability and stability, has promoted user's use experience.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the utility model and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the utility model.

FIG. 1 is a top view of a reinforcement beam assembly shown according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view in the direction A-A of fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a partial enlarged view of the region B in fig. 2.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a stiffening beam assembly shown in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a stiffening beam assembly shown in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a stiffening beam assembly shown in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, the same numbers in different drawings refer to the same or similar elements, unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the following exemplary examples do not represent all implementations consistent with the utility model. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with aspects of the utility model as detailed in the accompanying claims.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present disclosure provides a stiffening beam assembly and clothing treatment facility, and the stiffening beam assembly sets up in clothing treatment facility, and the stiffening beam assembly includes the body and hangs the subassembly, and the body is including the first region and the second region that link to each other, and first region is used for increasing intensity and rigidity, and the second region is used for realizing hanging the function, hangs the subassembly setting in the second region, hangs the subassembly and is used for hanging the target structure of clothing treatment facility and install in the second region. This disclosure is through setting up body and suspension assembly, when providing the suspension supporting effect, has increased the intensity and the rigidity of stiffening beam subassembly, and then is favorable to improving clothing treatment facility's reliability and stability, has promoted user's use experience.

According to an exemplary embodiment, as shown in fig. 1 to 6, the present embodiment provides a reinforcing beam assembly provided to a laundry treating apparatus, and the laundry treating apparatus may be a single drum type washing machine, a single drum type drying machine, a single drum type washing and drying machine, a double drum type washing and drying machine, or the like. In which the double-drum laundry treating apparatus may include one large drum and one small drum to distinguish laundry. By arranging the stiffening beam assembly on the clothes treating apparatus, the strength and rigidity of the clothes treating apparatus can be enhanced, and meanwhile, the hanging support can be provided for the small drum in the double-drum clothes treating apparatus, so that the use reliability and stability of the clothes treating apparatus are improved. Wherein, stiffening beam assembly sets up at the top of clothing processing apparatus, and fixes on clothing processing apparatus's casing.

The reinforcing beam assembly includes a body 10 and a hanging assembly 20, the hanging assembly 20 is provided on the body 10, and the body 10 is fixedly connected with a cabinet 30 of the laundry treating apparatus, and may be fixedly connected by, for example, screw fasteners, rivets, etc. The body 10 includes a first area 11 and a second area 12, where the first area 11 is connected to the second area 12, the first area 11 is used to increase strength and rigidity of the laundry treating apparatus, the second area 12 is used to implement a hanging function, the hanging component 20 is disposed on the second area 12, the hanging component 20 is used to hang and mount a target structure 31 of the laundry treating apparatus on the second area 12, and the hanging component 20 can fix the target structure 31 on the second area 12, for example, by fastening a screw, elastic hanging, or the like, where the target structure 31 can be, for example, an auxiliary drum of the laundry washing apparatus for implementing washing of small laundry, or can be a supporting structure for supporting the washing drum.

In this embodiment, through setting up body and suspension module, when providing the suspension supporting effect, increased the intensity and the rigidity of stiffening beam subassembly, stiffening beam subassembly's compact structure is favorable to improving stiffening beam subassembly's structural stability, is favorable to prolonging clothing treatment facility's life, improves user's use experience.

In some embodiments, the suspension assembly 20 includes a first mounting portion 21 and a second mounting portion 22 that cooperate with each other. As shown in fig. 1-4, the first mounting portion 21 is fixedly connected to the second region 12, and the second mounting portion 22 is connected to the target structure 31, i.e., the suspension assembly 20 is connected to the target structure 31 via the second mounting portion 22 and suspends and secures the target structure 31 to the second region 12.

In one example, as shown in fig. 1-4, the first mounting portion 21 is provided as a threaded connection that is snap-fit with the second region 12 to securely fix the threaded connection to the second region 12. The second mounting portion 22 is provided as a threaded fastener, which may be, for example, a bolt, which is threadedly engaged with the threaded fastener and the target structure 31, respectively. The threaded fastener is in threaded connection with the threaded connecting member, and penetrates through the threaded connecting member, and the end portion of the threaded fastener extends out of the threaded connecting member and is in threaded fastening connection with the third mounting portion 311 provided on the target structure 31, so that the target structure 31 is fixed on the suspension assembly 20. The material of the threaded connection member may be, for example, rubber, silica gel, etc., so as to enhance the buffering effect of the first mounting portion 21 and play a role in a certain shock absorption.

In yet another example, as shown in fig. 5-6, the first mounting portion 21 is provided as a first stator that is connected to the second region 12, and the second mounting portion 22 is provided as an elastic unit that is connected to the first stator and the target structure 31, respectively. The elastic element can be a spring, or can be an elastomer such as silica gel or rubber; the spring may be directly fixedly connected to the target structure 31, such as by welding.

Wherein the elastic unit further comprises a second fixing piece (not shown in the figure) and a spring, one end of the spring is connected with the first fixing piece, the other end of the spring is connected with the second fixing piece, and the second fixing piece is used for being connected with the target structure 31, so that the target structure 31 is fixed on the suspension assembly 20. The particular manner in which the first and second mounting portions 21, 22 of the suspension assembly 20 cooperate with one another may be selected according to actual needs, and this disclosure is not overly limited thereto.

In one example, as shown in fig. 1 to 4, the body 10 is provided with a groove 121, the groove 121 is located in the second area 12, the first mounting portion 21 and the second mounting portion 22 are mounted in the groove 121, the groove 121 can be used for accommodating the first mounting portion 21 and the second mounting portion 22, the top of the first mounting portion 21 and the second mounting portion 22 must not be higher than the top of the first area 11 and the second area 12, interference between the first mounting portion 21 and the second mounting portion 22 and other structures above the body 10 is avoided, and strength and rigidity of the reinforcing beam assembly can be improved to improve stability and reliability during operation of the laundry treatment apparatus. The first mounting portion 21 is a threaded connection member, the threaded connection member is in clamped connection with the second region 12, the second mounting portion 22 is a threaded fastener, and the threaded fastener is in threaded fit with the threaded connection member and the target structure 31 respectively. The outer wall of the threaded connection is further provided with a clamping groove 212, and the clamping groove 212 extends along the circumferential direction of the threaded connection. The second region 12 is provided with a flange 122 in a region connected with the threaded connecting member, the flange 122 is accommodated in the clamping groove 212, and the flange 122 limits the threaded connecting member. Referring to the orientation shown in fig. 3, the flange 122 has a first portion extending in the lateral direction, the first portion being bent downward to form a second portion perpendicular to the first portion, the first portion being for restricting displacement of the first mounting portion 21 in the lateral direction, the second portion being for restricting displacement of the first mounting portion 21 in the vertical direction. Simultaneously, the first part and the second part also play a supporting role, and the stability is further improved.

In some embodiments, the first region 11 of the body 10 may have a variety of shapes. In one example, as shown in fig. 1-4, the first region 11 is configured to be planar for ease of manufacturing. In another example, as shown in fig. 5-6, the first region 11 is provided with a plurality of convex hulls 111, and the convex hulls 111 extend along the length direction of the first region 11 to improve the strength and rigidity of the support. In yet another example, the first regions 11 are staggered with the convex hulls and the concave grooves to further enhance the support strength and enhance the structural stability of the body 10. The shape of the first region 11 may be set according to actual needs, which is not excessively limited by the present disclosure.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1-6, suspension assembly 20 also includes a shock absorber (not shown) for coupling with target structure 31. The damper is provided with the damping fin, when the target structure 31 vibrates, the vibration energy of the target structure 31 can be consumed by the damping fin and converted into heat energy of the damping fin, and the stability of the target structure 31 in the running process is improved. The shock absorber is arranged on the side of the body 10 facing the target structure 31, the stiffening beam assembly is further provided with a mounting end 231, the mounting end 231 is arranged on the side of the second region 12 close to the shock absorber, and the mounting end 231 can be fixed on the second region 12 by a screw. The fourth mounting portion (not shown in the drawings) is disposed on the shock absorber, and the fourth mounting portion is connected with the stiffening beam assembly through the mounting end 231, and the shock absorber is used for weakening the shock generated by the target structure 31 during the operation process, so as to improve the reliability and stability of the laundry treating apparatus.

In this embodiment, set up the vibrations in the shock absorber weakens target subassembly course of working, when providing the suspension support effect, improved the structural stability of stiffening beam subassembly, be favorable to prolonging clothing treatment facility's life, improve user's use experience.

According to an exemplary embodiment, referring to fig. 1 to 6, there is provided a laundry treating apparatus including a cabinet 30, a reinforcing beam assembly as described in the above embodiment is provided at a top of the cabinet 30, the reinforcing beam assembly includes a body 10 and a hanging assembly 20, the body 10 includes a first region 11 and a second region 12, the first region 11 and the second region 12 are connected, wherein the first region 11 is used to increase strength and rigidity, the second region 12 is used to implement a hanging function, the hanging assembly 20 is provided at the second region 12, and the hanging assembly 20 is used to hang a target structure 31 of the laundry treating apparatus from the second region 12. Along the length direction of the body 10 of the stiffening beam assembly, two ends of the body 10 are respectively connected with two opposite side walls of the box 30.

In one example, the laundry treating apparatus includes a main wash tub (not shown in the drawings) provided in the cabinet 30, and a sub wash tub suspended from the second region 12 of the body 10, that is, the target structure 31 is provided as a sub wash tub. It will be appreciated that the target structure 31 may be configured as other structures that need to be suspended from the second region 12, such as a water outlet pipe, a water pump, etc., which is not to be construed as too much limiting.

In another example, when the laundry treating apparatus includes only the main washing tub provided in the cabinet 30, and does not include the sub-washing tub, the body 10 including the first region 11 and the second region 12 as above may still be provided to achieve the effect of enhancing the strength and rigidity of the laundry treating apparatus.

In this embodiment, through set up stiffening beam subassembly at the box top, when providing the suspension supporting effect, increased the support intensity and the rigidity at clothing treatment facility top, be favorable to improving clothing treatment facility's structural stability, increase of service life improves user's use experience.

Other embodiments of the utility model will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the embodiments disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any adaptations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure following, in general, the principles of the disclosure and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the disclosure pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the utility model being indicated by the following claims.

It is to be understood that the utility model is not limited to the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown in the drawings, which have been described above, and that various modifications and changes may be effected without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the utility model is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A stiffening beam assembly, characterized in that it is provided in a laundry treatment apparatus, said stiffening beam assembly comprising:

2. The stiffening beam assembly of claim 1, wherein the suspension assembly comprises first and second cooperating mounting portions, the first mounting portion being fixedly coupled to the second region and coupled to the target structure via the second mounting portion.

3. The stiffening beam assembly of claim 2, wherein the first mount is configured as a threaded connection that is snap-fit with the second region;

4. The stiffening beam assembly of claim 3, wherein the outer wall of the threaded connection is provided with a clamping groove, the second region is provided with a flange in a region connected with the threaded connection, and the flange is accommodated in the clamping groove to limit the threaded connection.

5. A stiffening beam assembly as set forth in claim 3 wherein said body defines a recess, said recess being located in said second region, said first and second mounting portions being mounted to said recess.

6. The reinforcement beam assembly of claim 2, wherein the first mounting portion is provided as a first anchor tab, the first anchor tab being connected to the second area;

7. The stiffening beam assembly of claim 6, wherein the resilient unit comprises a second anchor tab and a spring, one end of the spring being connected to the first anchor tab and the other end of the spring being connected to the second anchor tab;

the second fixing piece is used for being connected with the target structure.

8. The stiffening beam assembly of any of claims 1-7, wherein the first region of the body is disposed planar; or,

the first region of the body is provided with a convex hull.

9. The stiffening beam assembly of any of claims 1-7, wherein the suspension assembly further comprises a shock absorber disposed on a side of the body facing the target structure, the shock absorber for connection with the target structure.

10. A laundry treatment apparatus comprising a cabinet, the top of which is provided with a stiffening beam assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 9;

11. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 10, comprising a primary drum and a secondary drum disposed in the cabinet, the secondary drum being suspended from a second region of the body.