CN107083637B

CN107083637B - Washing machine

Info

Publication number: CN107083637B
Application number: CN201710210080.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张金洋; 齐科锋; 徐杰
Original assignee: Wuxi Little Swan Co Ltd
Current assignee: Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co Ltd
Priority date: 2017-03-31
Filing date: 2017-03-31
Publication date: 2020-04-14
Anticipated expiration: 2037-03-31
Also published as: CN107083637A

Abstract

The invention discloses a washing machine, which is suitable for being embedded into an accommodating space defined by an outer box body, and comprises: a washing tub provided with a clothes taking and putting opening; the washing barrel can move along with the door body to switch between a first state that the clothes taking and placing opening is positioned inside the accommodating space and a second state that the clothes taking and placing opening is at least partially positioned outside the accommodating space. According to the washing machine provided by the embodiment of the invention, the door body is pulled to rotate the washing barrel to the position where clothes are convenient to take/put in, and meanwhile, the door body is pushed to rotate the washing barrel back to the washing position, so that the working height space limitation of the traditional top-opening washing machine is broken through, and the operation is convenient.

Description

Washing machine

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of household appliances, in particular to a washing machine.

Background

The existing pulsator washing machine is a top-opening washing machine, the structure style is single, and the condition that the door opening height is not enough or the door is inconvenient to open can occur under the condition that the upper space is limited. In addition, the top-open impeller washing machine cannot be made into an embedded type, so that great breakthrough is difficult to make in appearance, and novelty is lacked.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solving, at least to some extent, one of the technical problems in the related art. Therefore, the invention provides a front-opening type pulsator washing machine, which breaks through the working height space limitation of a top-opening type washing machine, saves the height space and is convenient to operate.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a washing machine adapted to be inserted into an accommodating space defined by an outer case, includes: a washing tub provided with a clothes taking and putting opening; the washing barrel can move along with the door body to switch between a first state that the clothes taking and placing opening is positioned inside the accommodating space and a second state that the clothes taking and placing opening is at least partially positioned outside the accommodating space.

According to the washing machine provided by the embodiment of the invention, the door body is pulled to rotate the washing barrel to the position where clothes are convenient to take/put in, and meanwhile, the door body is pushed to rotate the washing barrel back to the washing position, so that the working height space limitation of the traditional top-opening washing machine is broken through, and the operation is convenient.

In some embodiments of the invention, one end of the door body is adapted to be pivoted to one side of the outer box body through a rotating shaft, and the accommodating space is opened or closed by pushing and pulling the door body.

In some embodiments of the invention, the washing machine comprises an inner box body, the inner box body is connected with the door body, and the inner box body can rotate around the rotating shaft under the action of the door body; the washing barrel is fixed in the inner box body.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the washing machine includes a rail part located at the bottom of the outer cabinet and below the inner cabinet; the inner box body is characterized in that a supporting portion is arranged at the bottom of the inner box body, the supporting portion is matched with the track portion and can move along the track portion, and the track portion is arc-shaped and has the same movement track as the supporting portion.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the inner box includes an outer wall having a circular arc shape, the outer wall has the same shape as the rail portion, so that the outer wall can integrally move along the rail portion, and the plurality of supporting portions are uniformly disposed at the bottom of the outer wall.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the support portion is a rolling portion, and the rolling portion is rollable along the rail portion.

In some embodiments of the invention, the rolling part is a ball.

In some embodiments of the present invention, a first reinforcing portion and a second reinforcing portion are respectively disposed on inner sides of two ends of the outer wall, the first reinforcing portion is directly connected to the door body, the second reinforcing portion is connected to the door body through a connecting portion, so that the outer wall and the door body surround a fan-shaped cavity, and the washing tub is fixed in the fan-shaped cavity through the hanger rod assembly.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the hanger bar assemblies are three groups, and connect the washing tub to the first reinforcement portion, the second reinforcement portion, and the connection portion, respectively; the distance between any two sets of boom assemblies is equal.

In some embodiments of the present invention, a lock catch is disposed at a free end of the door body, a locking portion is disposed at a corresponding position of the outer box body, and the lock catch and the locking portion cooperate to lock the door body.

In some embodiments of the present invention, a counterweight is further disposed in the outer box.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the washing machine includes an outer case, in an open state;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the washing machine shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of an inner cabinet of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the washing machine inner case shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a top view of a support portion according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an outer case according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a front view of the outer case shown in fig. 6.

Reference numerals:

a washing machine 100,

A washing barrel 1, a taking and placing opening 10, a door body 2, a lock catch 20, a rotating shaft 3, an inner box body 4, a first reinforcing part 40, a second reinforcing part 41, a supporting part 5, a suspender component 6,

An outer box body 7,

Rail part 70, locking part 71, and weight 72

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are illustrative and intended to be illustrative of the invention and are not to be construed as limiting the invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the invention and to simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are therefore not to be considered limiting of the invention.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" 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. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.

The washing machine 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to fig. 1 to 7, and the washing machine 100 may perform a washing operation on laundry placed therein.

As shown in fig. 1 to 7, according to the washing machine 100 of the embodiment of the present invention, the washing machine 100 is adapted to be inserted into an accommodating space defined by an outer case 7, and the washing machine 100 includes: a washing tub 1 and a door body 2. Wherein, the washing tub 1 is provided with a laundry taking and putting opening 10. Specifically, the pick-and-place opening 10 is located at the upper end of the washing tub 1, and is in a normally open state for picking and placing the laundry.

The door body 2 is used for closing or opening the accommodating space; the washing tub 1 is movable with the door body 2 to switch between a first state in which the laundry introduction port 10 is located inside the accommodating space and a second state in which the laundry introduction port 10 is at least partially located outside the accommodating space. It can be understood that the state that the door 2 is closed and the whole washing tub 1 is located in the accommodating space inside the outer box 7 is the first state; the door 2 is opened, and the laundry loading/unloading port 10 of the washing tub 1 is partially slid out of the accommodating space of the outer case 7, and the state is the second state.

It is understood that the washing machine 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention should further include a water inlet pipe supplying water into the washing tub 1 to meet washing requirements, a control panel connected to the washing tub to control the operation of the washing tub, a controller connected to the driver to control the operation of the driver, and the like.

According to the washing machine 100 provided by the embodiment of the invention, the door body 2 is pulled to rotate the washing barrel 1 to the position where the clothes are convenient to take/put in, and meanwhile, the door body 2 is pushed to rotate the washing barrel 1 back to the washing position, so that the working height space limitation of the traditional top-open type washing machine 100 is broken through, and the operation is convenient.

As shown in fig. 1 to 2, in some embodiments of the present invention, one end of the door body is adapted to be pivoted to one side of the outer case 7 by the hinge 3, and the door body 2 is pushed and pulled to open or close the accommodating space. Specifically, the rotating shaft 3 penetrates through the door body 2 to be connected with the outer box body 7, and the door body 2 rotates around the rotating shaft 3 in the opening and closing process. The closing and opening of the accommodating space is realized by the sliding door body 2.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, in some embodiments of the present invention, the washing machine includes an inner cabinet 4, the inner cabinet 4 is connected to a door 2, the inner cabinet 4 is rotatable about a rotation axis by the door 2, and the washing tub 1 is fixed in the inner cabinet 4. Specifically, the inner cabinet 4 defines an accommodation space of the washing tub 1, and the washing tub 1 is mounted in the inner cabinet 4.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 5, in some embodiments of the present invention, the washing machine includes a rail part 70, the rail part 70 being located at the bottom of the outer case 7 and below the inner case 4; the bottom of the inner box 4 is provided with a support part 5, the support part 5 is matched with the track part 70 and can move along the track part 70, and the track part 70 is arc-shaped and has the same movement track as the support part 5. It can be understood that the support portion 5 at the bottom of the inner box 4 and the rail portion 70 at the bottom of the outer box 7 are matched together, and the inner box 4 can enter and exit the accommodating space of the outer box 7 along the rail portion 70. Therefore, the inner box body 4 can be moved conveniently by arranging the rail part 70 and the supporting part 5, and the use convenience of the washing machine is improved. Alternatively, the shape of the rail portion 70 is circular arc.

As shown in fig. 1 and 3, in particular, the inner casing 4 includes an outer wall having a circular arc shape, the outer wall has the same shape as the rail portion 70 so that the outer wall can move along the rail portion 70 as a whole, and the plurality of supporting portions 5 are uniformly provided at the bottom of the outer wall. The shape of the outer wall of the inner box body 4 is the same as that of the track, so that the inner box body 4 can be ensured to stably run along the track; the plurality of supporting parts 5 may support the pressure of the inner cabinet 4 against the bottom of the outer cabinet 7, thereby improving the operational reliability of the washing machine 100.

Specifically, the support portion 5 is a rolling portion that is rollable along the rail portion 70. The rolling part is matched with the rail in a rolling way, so that the force of a user for pushing and pulling the door body 2 can be saved, meanwhile, the abrasion loss caused by moving the inner box body 4 can be reduced, and the service life of the washing machine 100 is prolonged. Optionally, the rolling part is a ball.

As shown in fig. 3-4, in some embodiments of the present invention, a first reinforcing portion 40 and a second reinforcing portion 41 are respectively disposed at inner sides of two ends of an outer wall of the inner box 4, the first reinforcing portion 40 is directly connected to the door body 2, the second reinforcing portion 41 is connected to the door body 2 through a connecting portion, so that the outer wall and the door body 2 surround a fan-shaped cavity, and the washing tub 1 is fixed in the fan-shaped cavity through the suspension rod assembly 6. Specifically, the first reinforcement portion 40 and the second reinforcement portion 41 are disposed on the circular arc-shaped outer wall of the inner casing 4 to provide a connection carrier for the hanger assembly 6, thereby increasing the structural stability of the washing machine 100.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 4, the hanger assemblies 6 are three groups, and connect the washing tub 1 to the first reinforcement part 40, the second reinforcement part 41 and the connection part, respectively; the distance between any two sets of boom assemblies 6 is equal. It can be understood that one end of each hanger rod assembly 6 is connected with the washing tub 1, the other end is connected with the reinforcing part or the connecting part of the inner box body 4, and the three hanger rod assemblies 6 are uniformly distributed at intervals around the circumference of the washing tub 1 to form a stable suspension system, so that the stress of the washing tub 1 is uniform; the stability of the washing machine 100 is prevented from being affected by the eccentric force occurring during the rotation of the washing tub 1.

As shown in fig. 3 and 6, in some embodiments of the present invention, the free end of the door body 2 is provided with a latch 20, the corresponding position of the outer box 7 is provided with a locking portion 71, and the latch 20 cooperates with the locking portion 71 to lock the door body 2. It can be understood that, during the operation of the washing machine 100, the locking portion 71 and the latch 20 cooperate with each other to ensure that the inner casing 4 does not slide out of the outer casing 7. After the washing machine 100 is finished, the lock 20 is opened, the inner casing 4 can be pulled out of the outer casing 7, and the cleaned laundry can be taken out of the washing tub 1.

As shown in fig. 6 to 7, in some embodiments of the present invention, a weight 72 is further provided in the outer case 7. When the inner box 4 rotates to the open state, the arrangement of the balance weight 72 can ensure the placing stability of the outer box 7, so that the outer box 7 is prevented from toppling over, the weight of the outer box is increased by the balance weight, and the stability of the outer box 7 in the working process of the washing machine 100 is improved.

According to the washing machine 100 provided by the embodiment of the invention, the door body 2 is pulled to rotate the washing barrel 1 to the position where the clothes are convenient to take/put in, and meanwhile, the door body 2 is pushed to rotate the washing barrel 1 back to the washing position, so that the working height space limitation of the traditional top-open type washing machine 100 is broken through, and the operation is convenient. The inner box body 4 can be made into an embedded type, thereby being convenient for home decoration of users and saving space. For example, the outer box body can be provided by a wall body and a decoration piece in a user home, the position of the outer box body is preset in the wall body or a cabinet body or other decoration pieces, the positions of the guide rail part and the rotating shaft are reserved, the inner box body assembly, the rail and the hinge fitting are provided, the inner box body can be embedded into the wall body or the decoration piece through simple installation, and then the embedded type pulsator washing machine is manufactured.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; may be mechanically coupled, may be electrically coupled or may be in communication with each other; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be connected internally or in any other suitable relationship, unless expressly stated otherwise. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may be directly contacting the first and second features or indirectly contacting the first and second features through an intermediate. Also, a first feature "on," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, various embodiments or examples and features of different embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by one skilled in the art without contradiction.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention, and that variations, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the above embodiments by those of ordinary skill in the art within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A washing machine (100), the washing machine (100) being adapted to be inserted into a receiving space defined by an outer case (7), the washing machine (100) comprising:

a washing tub (1) provided with a clothes pick-and-place opening (10);

the method is characterized in that: the door body (2) is used for closing or opening the accommodating space; the washing barrel (1) can move along with the door body (2) to switch between a first state that the clothes taking and placing opening (10) is positioned inside the accommodating space and a second state that the clothes taking and placing opening (10) is at least partially positioned outside the accommodating space; one end of the door body (2) is suitable for being pivoted to one side of the outer box body (7) through a rotating shaft (3), and the accommodating space is opened or closed by pushing and pulling the door body (2); the door body (2) is connected with the inner box body (4), and the inner box body (4) can rotate around the rotating shaft under the action of the door body (2); the washing barrel (1) is fixed in the inner box body (4).

2. The laundry machine (100) according to claim 1, characterized in that: the refrigerator also comprises a track part (70), wherein the track part (70) is positioned at the bottom of the outer box body (7) and is positioned below the inner box body (4); the bottom of the inner box body (4) is provided with a supporting part (5), the supporting part (5) is matched with the track part (70) and can move along the track part (70), and the track part (70) is arc-shaped and has the same movement track as the supporting part (5).

3. The laundry machine (100) according to claim 2, characterized in that: the inner box body (4) comprises an arc-shaped outer wall, the shape of the outer wall is the same as that of the rail portion (70), so that the outer wall can integrally move along the rail portion (70), and the supporting portions (5) are uniformly arranged at the bottom of the outer wall.

4. The laundry machine (100) according to claim 3, characterized in that: the support part (5) is a rolling part which can roll along the rail part (70).

5. The laundry machine (100) according to claim 4, characterized in that: the rolling part is a ball.

6. The laundry machine (100) according to claim 5, characterized in that: the both ends inboard of outer wall is equipped with first rib (40) and second rib (41) respectively, first rib (40) direct with the door body (2) are connected, second rib (41) through a connecting portion with the door body (2) are connected, make the outer wall with the door body (2) enclose out a fan-shaped cavity, washtub (1) is fixed in through jib subassembly (6) in the fan-shaped cavity.

7. The laundry machine (100) according to claim 6, characterized in that: the hanger rod assemblies (6) are divided into three groups, and the washing barrel (1) is respectively connected to the first reinforcing part (40), the second reinforcing part (41) and the connecting part; the distance between any two groups of the suspender components (6) is equal.

8. The laundry machine (100) according to claim 7, characterized in that: the door body (2) is characterized in that a lock catch (20) is arranged at the free end of the door body (2), a locking portion (71) is arranged at the corresponding position of the outer box body (7), and the lock catch (20) is matched with the locking portion (71) to lock the door body (2).

9. The laundry machine (100) according to any one of claims 1-8, characterized in that: and a balance weight (72) is also arranged in the outer box body (7).