CN106535525B

CN106535525B - Mounting structure of functional module and electrical product

Info

Publication number: CN106535525B
Application number: CN201610993639.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 洪奕龙; 李锦彬; 陈亮; 尚飞
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2016-11-10
Filing date: 2016-11-10
Publication date: 2022-03-18
Anticipated expiration: 2036-11-10
Also published as: CN106535525A

Abstract

The invention discloses a mounting structure of a functional module and an electric appliance product. The mounting structure is used for fixedly mounting the functional module in an electric product, wherein the mounting structure comprises a first limiting structure and a second limiting structure, the first limiting structure is located at the first end of the functional module shell, the second limiting structure is located at the second end of the functional module shell, the first limiting structure comprises a threaded fastener, the second limiting structure comprises a stop limiting structure, and the stop limiting structure is at least used for limiting and stopping the functional module shell in the fastening direction of the threaded fastener. When the mounting structure of the functional module is used for mounting the WIFI module, compared with the traditional method for fixing the WIFI module by adopting four screws, the mounting structure of the functional module reduces the number of the screws, is beneficial to integral assembly, improves the assembly efficiency, saves labor hour and reduces material cost.

Description

Mounting structure of functional module and electrical product

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of intelligent electrical appliances, in particular to a mounting structure of a functional module, and further relates to an electrical appliance product.

Background

Along with the popularization of intelligent household appliances, WIFI modules are added to more and more electric appliance products so as to carry out remote control. At present, the fixing method of the WIFI module in the electric appliance product is mainly to fix the WIFI module by using screws at the periphery of the WIFI module, and generally, one screw is used at each of four corners, so that the operation is inconvenient. For example, each time a WIFI module is installed, four screw tightening operations need to be performed repeatedly, which is material and time consuming and increases manufacturing cost. In addition, the WIFI module in the prior art is lack of necessary limiting measures, and can be assembled only by aligning each screw hole site coordinately by hands and eyes of an operator during installation, and the process is also a factor causing low assembly efficiency.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, the present invention provides a mounting structure of a functional module and an electrical product, which can reduce the number of screws used and improve the assembly efficiency.

The invention provides a mounting structure of a functional module on the one hand, which adopts the following technical scheme:

the utility model provides a mounting structure of functional module for with functional module fixed mounting in electrical product, wherein, mounting structure is including being located the first limit structure of the first end of functional module casing and being located the second limit structure of functional module casing second end, wherein, first limit structure includes threaded fastener, second limit structure includes backstop limit structure, backstop limit structure is at least right in threaded fastener's the fastening direction the functional module casing carries out spacing backstop.

Preferably, the stopper limit structure includes a protrusion provided on one of the function module case and the electric product, and a stopper provided on the other of the function module case and the electric product, wherein the stopper is for limiting and stopping the protrusion at least in a fastening direction of the threaded fastener.

Preferably, the stopper portion comprises a doorframe-shaped structure including two uprights and a cross beam connected to top ends of the two uprights.

Preferably, a support structure is provided on the electric product for supporting the functional module case in a direction opposite to a fastening direction of the threaded fastener.

Preferably, the support structure comprises a plurality of support ribs.

Preferably, at least some of said support ribs are integrally constructed with a portion of said second retaining structure; and/or at least some of the support ribs are integrally formed with a portion of the first retention structure.

Preferably, the upright is provided with a reinforcing rib in at least one direction.

Preferably, the shape of the protrusions is a cylinder, a triangular prism, or a quadrangular prism.

Preferably, the first limiting structure comprises a screw post arranged on the electric appliance product, a limiting hole is formed in the functional module shell, and when the second limiting structure is in an assembling state, the limiting hole is aligned with the threaded hole in the screw post.

Preferably, the first limiting structure comprises a limiting rib arranged on the electric appliance product, and the limiting rib is used for limiting the side surface of the functional module shell.

Preferably, a cylindrical structure is arranged at the first end of the functional module casing, and the limiting rib limits the functional module casing in a manner of abutting against the outer side surface of the cylindrical structure.

Preferably, the functional module is a WIFI module.

The invention provides an electric appliance product on the other hand, which adopts the following technical scheme:

an electric appliance product comprises a WIFI module, wherein the WIFI module is installed on the electric appliance product through the installation structure.

Compared with the traditional method of fixing the WIFI module by adopting four screws, the mounting structure of the functional module provided by the invention has the advantages that the number of the screws is reduced, the integral assembly is facilitated, the assembly efficiency is improved, the labor hour is saved, and the material cost is reduced.

Drawings

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description of the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an external shape of a WIFI module provided in the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a corresponding structure on an electrical product provided by the present invention;

fig. 3-4 are views of the WIFI module provided by the present invention when viewed from two different angles in an installed state;

1-a WIFI module; 2-limiting holes; 3-a cylindrical structure; 4-screw post; 5-limiting ribs; 6-bulge; 7-a door frame shaped structure; 8-upright column; 9-a cross beam; 10-an electrical product; 11-first support ribs; 12-second support ribs; 13-third support ribs; 14-fourth support ribs; 15-a first reinforcing rib; 16-second reinforcing rib

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described below based on examples, but the present invention is not limited to only these examples.

The mounting structure of the functional module provided by the invention can be preferably used for mounting the WIFI module, namely, the functional module is preferably the WIFI module. It is contemplated that the mounting structure provided by the present invention may obviously be used for mounting other functional modules. The WIFI module will be described in detail below as an example.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the present invention provides an installation structure of a functional module (e.g., a WIFI module 1), for fixedly installing the WIFI module 1 in an electrical product 10, the installation structure includes a first limit structure located at a first end of a housing of the WIFI module 1 and a second limit structure located at a second end of the housing of the WIFI module 1, wherein the first limit structure includes a threaded fastener (not shown in the figure), and the second limit structure includes a stop limit structure, and the stop limit structure performs a limit stop on the housing of the WIFI module 1 at least in a fastening direction of the threaded fastener. Preferably, the threaded fastener adopts screws, so that the WIFI module 1 is fixed on the electric appliance product 10 only at the first end of the shell of the WIFI module by adopting one screw, the looseness of the WIFI module can be avoided, compared with a traditional fixing method adopting four screws, the number of the screws is reduced by 75%, the time consumed for assembly is reduced to 25% of the original time, the integral assembly is facilitated, the assembly efficiency is improved, the labor hour is saved, and the material cost is reduced.

Further, backstop limit structure is including setting up arch 6 on one in WIFI module 1 and electrical product 10 to and set up the backstop portion on the other in WIFI module 1 and electrical product 10, wherein, backstop portion is used for carrying out spacing backstop to arch 6 at least in threaded fastener's fastening direction. Preferably, as shown in fig. 1, the housing of the WIFI module is provided with the protrusion 6, the electrical product 10 is provided with the stopping portion, and the WIFI module 1 is limited and stopped by the cooperation of the protrusion 6 and the stopping portion, so that the positioning is reliable, effective, fast and simple, the design requirement is met, the number of screw fasteners (for example, screws) is reduced, the assembly efficiency is improved by more than 60%, and the material cost and the labor hour are reduced by more than 50%.

Further, as shown in fig. 2, the stopper comprises a frame-shaped structure 7, and the frame-shaped structure 7 comprises two uprights 8 and a cross beam 9 connected to the tops of the two uprights. When installing WIFI module 1, insert arch 6 in door frame shape structure 7, stand 8 and crossbeam 9 can carry out spacing fixed, easy operation, swift with WIFI module 1.

Further, as shown in fig. 2, a support structure is further provided on the electric product 10 for supporting the WIFI module in a direction opposite to the fastening direction of the threaded fastener. The support structure supports the WIFI module 1 on the electric product 10.

Further, the supporting structure comprises a plurality of supporting ribs, preferably, as shown in fig. 2, a first supporting rib 11, a second supporting rib 12, a third supporting rib 13 and a fourth supporting rib 14, wherein the first supporting rib 11, the second supporting rib 12 and the third supporting rib 13 respectively support the bottom surface of the housing of the WIFI module 1, and the fourth supporting rib 14 supports, for example, the lead structure of the WIFI module (for example, the cylindrical structure 3 shown in the figure), and more preferably, a fifth supporting rib (not shown in the figure) may also be provided in the door frame-shaped structure 7, wherein the door frame-shaped structure 7 is provided on the electric product 10, and the fourth supporting rib is parallel to the cross beam 9, that is, the door frame-shaped structure 7 becomes a square-shaped structure.

Further, at least some of the support ribs are constructed integrally with a portion of the second retaining structure; in a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the second 12 and third 13 of the support ribs are formed integrally with the two uprights of the frame-shaped structure 7 of the second retaining structure, respectively. This arrangement results in a compact and space-saving structure and also facilitates the integration of the frame-shaped structure 7 with the support ribs.

Further, at least some of the support ribs are integrally formed with a portion of the first retention structure. In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, a sixth supporting rib (not shown in the drawings) is disposed adjacent to the screw column 4 in the first limiting structure, and the screw column 4 and the sixth supporting rib are integrated into a whole, and the sixth supporting rib is disposed opposite to the first supporting rib 11, which also has the technical effects of compact structure, space saving, and convenience in integrally forming the screw column 4 and the supporting rib.

Further, the column 8 is provided with a reinforcing rib in at least one direction to enhance the strength of the column 8. In a preferred embodiment, see fig. 3, the upright 8 is provided with reinforcing ribs in two directions, one being a first reinforcing rib 15 in the direction towards the WIFI module 1 and one being a second reinforcing rib 16 in the direction away from the WIFI module 1. It is also preferred that the first reinforcing rib 15 in the direction toward the WIFI module 1 may be an extension of the supporting

ribs

12, 13, i.e., be formed integrally with the corresponding supporting

ribs

12, 13, respectively, and this reinforcing rib also functions to limit the WIFI module 1 while enhancing the structural strength of the pillar, and to limit the WIFI module 1 in the direction perpendicular to the fastening direction of the threaded fastener.

Further, the shape of the protrusion 6 may be a cylindrical shape, a triangular prism shape, or a quadrangular prism shape. Protruding 6 fixes WIFI module 1 at the electrical product with the cooperation of backstop portion.

Further, as shown in fig. 2, the first limiting structure includes a screw post 4 disposed on the electrical product 10, a limiting hole 2 is disposed on the housing of the WIFI module 1, and when the second limiting structure is in an assembled state, the limiting hole 2 aligns with a threaded hole on the screw post 4, as shown in fig. 3. When installing WIFI module 1, pass spacing hole 2 with the screw and twist screw post 4, can fix WIFI module 1 on electrical product 10.

Further, as shown in fig. 4, the first limiting structure includes a limiting rib 5 disposed on the electrical product 10, and the limiting rib 5 is used for limiting the side surface of the WIFI module 1. In a preferred embodiment, the limiting rib 5 is integral with the first support rib 11, for example, is a direct extension of the first support rib 11.

Further, be equipped with cylindric structure 3 (for example, the lead structure of WIFI module) at WIFI module 1's first end, spacing muscle 5 carries on spacingly to WIFI module 1 with the mode of butt cylindric structure 3's lateral surface. On the other hand, spacing muscle 5 can also be with the terminal surface of the first end of its terminal surface butt WIFI module 1 casing to carry on spacingly to WIFI module 1 simultaneously in the axis direction that is on a parallel with cylindric structure 3. In a preferred embodiment, the first support rib 11, the fourth support rib 14 and the screw post 4 are integrally connected, the fourth support rib 14 being used to support the cylindrical structure 3.

When the WIFI module is installed and fixed by adopting the installation structure of the preferred embodiment of the invention, in the specific installation process, for example, an operator takes up the WIFI module, inserts the bulge of the second end into the door frame-shaped structure, then attaches the bottom surface of the shell of the WIFI module to each supporting rib, and through the common limit of the second limit structure and the limit rib 5, the limit hole 2 can be ensured to be aligned with the threaded hole on the screw column, and then, only one screw can be easily screwed into the screw column, so that the whole installation process can be completed, and the installation structure is very convenient and efficient.

On the basis of the work, the invention further provides an electric appliance product 10, which comprises the WIFI module 1, wherein the WIFI module 1 is installed on the electric appliance product 10 through the installation structure. Compared with the traditional method for installing the WIFI module by using the screws, the number of the screws is reduced, and the integral assembly is facilitated.

Compared with the traditional screw fixing method, the mounting structure of the functional module (such as a WIFI module) provided by the invention reduces the number of screws, is beneficial to integral assembly, improves the assembly efficiency, saves labor hour and reduces material cost. The WIFI module can be accurately and quickly positioned, and looseness of the WIFI module is avoided.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A mounting structure of a functional module is used for fixedly mounting the functional module on an electric appliance product, and is characterized in that the mounting structure comprises a first limit structure positioned at a first end of a functional module shell and a second limit structure positioned at a second end of the functional module shell, wherein the first limit structure comprises a threaded fastener, the second limit structure comprises a stop limit structure, the stop limit structure comprises a bulge arranged on one of the functional module shell and the electric appliance product and a stop part arranged on the other of the functional module shell and the electric appliance product, the stop part comprises a door frame-shaped structure, the stop part is used for limiting and stopping the bulge at least in the fastening direction of the threaded fastener, and the stop limit structure is used for limiting and stopping the functional module shell at least in the fastening direction of the threaded fastener, the first limiting structure comprises a screw column arranged on the electric appliance product, a limiting hole is formed in the functional module shell, and when the second limiting structure is in an assembling state, the limiting hole is aligned with the threaded hole in the screw column.

2. The mounting structure for functional modules according to claim 1, wherein the doorframe-shaped structure comprises two uprights and a cross member connected to the tops of the two uprights.

3. The mounting structure of a function module according to claim 1, wherein a support structure is provided on the electric product for supporting the function module case in a direction opposite to a fastening direction of the threaded fastener.

4. A mounting structure of a function module according to claim 3, wherein said support structure comprises a plurality of support ribs.

5. The mounting structure of a functional module according to claim 4, wherein at least some of the support ribs are configured integrally with a part of the second stopper structure; and/or at least some of the support ribs are integrally formed with a portion of the first retention structure.

6. The mounting structure of a functional module according to claim 2, wherein the pillar is provided with a reinforcing rib in at least one direction.

7. The mounting structure of a functional module according to claim 2, wherein the shape of the projection is a cylinder, a triangular prism, or a quadrangular prism.

8. The mounting structure of a function module according to claim 1, wherein the first limit structure includes a limit rib provided on the electric appliance, the limit rib being used to limit a side surface of the function module case.

9. The mounting structure for a functional module according to claim 8, wherein a cylindrical structure is provided at a first end of the functional module case, and the stopper rib abuts against an outer side surface of the cylindrical structure to restrict the functional module case.

10. The mounting structure of a functional module according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the functional module is a WIFI module.

11. An electric product comprising a WIFI module, characterized in that the WIFI module is mounted on the electric product by the mounting structure of one of claims 1-10.