CN105492678A

CN105492678A - A door assembly for a laundry treatment device and method of operation

Info

Publication number: CN105492678A
Application number: CN201480048078.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 塞尔吉奥·皮洛特; 马可·圣塔罗萨
Original assignee: Electrolux Appliances AB
Current assignee: Electrolux Appliances AB
Priority date: 2013-08-30
Filing date: 2014-07-30
Publication date: 2016-04-13
Anticipated expiration: 2034-07-30
Also published as: WO2015028240A1; EP2843106A1; EP2843106B1; AU2014314512B2; CN105492678B; AU2014314512A1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a door assembly (10) for a laundry treatment device (1), apt to open and/or close an opening (4) defined in said laundry treatment device, said door assembly comprising a frame (5,6), said frame including: - A front door frame (6) forming a front surface (6a) of the door assembly, said front surface defining a front plane (PA), said front door frame including a front aperture (9) defining an inner edge (9a); - A rear door frame (5) forming a rear surface (5b) of said door assembly, said rear surface defining a closure plane (PB) apt to abut against the opening formed in said laundry treatment device, said front plane (PA) and said closure plane (PB) intersecting one the other so as to form an angle ([alpha]) different from 0 DEG and 180 DEG ; - a handle-carrying element (30) interposed between said rear door frame (5) and front door frame (6), and a handle (31) coupled to said handle-carrying element, said handle-carrying element being apt to be mounted in at least a first and a second alternative positions, so that said handle (31) can be positioned in proximity of said inner edge (9a) of said front frame at least in a first and second different locations (L1; L2; L3; L4); and - a cap element (40) interposed between said front door frame (6) and said rear door frame (5) and at least partly covering said front aperture (9).

Description

For door assembly and the method for operating of device for clothing processing

Invention field

The present invention relates to a kind of for device for clothing processing, the door assembly being specially washing machine, drying machine or laundry/drying machine (that is, also there is the washing machine of drying machine function).This door assembly be configured to there is attracting aesthetic appearance and by with manufacture this type of door assembly and the value volume and range of product being arranged on the parts be associated in different device minimizes.In addition, the present invention relates to a kind of method changing the position of the handle of this door assembly.

background of invention

Routinely, device for clothing processing comprises shell, and clothing process chamber (such as, cylinder) is positioned at this shell.In this shell, more specifically in the antetheca of this shell, define an opening and come at one or more washing and/or loading or unloading clothing before and after arid cycle to allow user to touch this process chamber.Door assembly (also referred to as porthole) be rotatably fix (such as, hinged) on shell and be convenient to open and close mentioned by opening.

It is known that the aesthetic appearance of device for clothing processing is important and represents and may determine that user selects a feature of this device.Among preferred aesthetic appearance, smooth, smooth and glossiness door assembly is even more important.In order to improve the aesthetic appearance of door assembly, be known in the prior artly to provide the door assembly with cover ring element, this cover ring is shaped as ring generally for protection and/or decoration door assembly and for hidden plug or Connection Element.In addition, alternatively or in addition, the outer surface that especially it is desirable for door is consistent with the outer surface of antetheca in its hinged part substantially, and in other words door part attached by it does not have or outstanding only on not half or bloat in or be depressed in wall.

In known device for clothing processing, " bending " or the antetheca of deflection become more and more popular.In these devices, antetheca is not exclusively smooth, but it presents limited radius of curvature, and such as it has the shape of slightly circle.This means antetheca present at least one relative to perpendicular tilt part.In this uneven antetheca, substantially homogeneous surface be obtained and the edge of door insignificantly protrudes from or be depressed in this surface just becomes suitable trouble.

Possible known solution is that door itself is tilted, and this rotation is also tilted relative to perpendicular.This is such as disclosing shown in the EP1466047 of washing machine and drying machine, and wherein user can observe the inside of this washing machine and drying machine and clothing can be put into it and therefrom take out by user.This washing machine comprises: rack, and this rack has opening in its front portion; Bucket basin, this barrel of basin is provided in this rack for storage washings; Cylinder, this cylinder is rotatably provided to by the motor in this barrel of basin spin axis; And door, this door is provided at this opening part to washing machine internal deflection.This drying machine has the structure identical with this washing machine.

It is known that in device for clothing processing, it is desirable to can change the position of handle relative to door so that this door of open and/or closed.Such as, according to the position of this device in user residence, device may be preferably made to open relative to this rotation left hand or alternatively open with the right hand.In these two kinds of configurations, the position of handle distinguishes relative to the rotation of door typically by handle.In addition, when handle is not the center line location along door, also wish the position of this handle to change over " top " position from " bottom " position, or when this device to be mounted on floor or on the top of another utensil or furniture, then conversely.In this case, the distance between two handling positions of wishing is less than 180 °, is generally approximately 90 °.This demand such as appear at drying machine to be generally arranged on room floor or on washing machine top.

In addition, when considering reversible door assembly in antetheca that is bending or deflection, good " coupling " between the outer surface of antetheca and the outer surface of door assembly becomes even more crucial.This reversibility needs door assembly to be assembled in antetheca to differ 180 ° of two kinds of configurations rotated really, and this itself imposes even more restriction to this door assembly and makes this utensil in these two kinds of configurations still can realize acceptable aesthetic appearance.

Due to these demands, number of components device for clothing processing is associated with the door being arranged on manufacturing prior art and type, step, time and cost are relative high, because must can obtain the many different door with different handle configuration, this may affect and manufacture the efficiency of this utensil itself, cost and time.In addition, different manufacturing lines or station may be needed to manufacture these different doors, and this may affect equally and manufacture the efficiency of device for clothing processing, cost and time.

This problem is such as considered in WO2011/012593.In this application, describe a kind of home appliances, this utensil comprises housing, and this housing has: for touching the opening of this enclosure interior; Bucket basin, this barrel of basin is disposed in this enclosure interior and wherein has swing roller receives clothing for by this opening; And door assembly, this door assembly has for observing understanding thoroughly part and being attached to pivotly on this housing and can moving between an open position and a closed of this barrel of basin inside.This door assembly comprises door frame and is attached to the front ring on this door frame directly or indirectly.This front ring comprises after to have before outward flange and inward flange and on the side contrary with before this of this front ring recessed, this inward flange defines understands thoroughly the corresponding opening of part substantially with this, wherein this recessed handle portion extended at least partially comprised below around this front ring.

summary of the invention

The present invention relates to a kind of door assembly for device for clothing processing, wherein indicate washing machine, clothesdrier or combined type laundry/drying machine with " device for clothing processing ".

The object of this invention is to provide a kind of door assembly for device for clothing processing, this door assembly can be assembled by simple and reliable mode and can be adapted to and assemble with different handle configurations, namely can to carry out in this door assembly differently position fixing knob by using identical part or parts.Therefore, for this type of door assembly, do not need to realize multiple door assembly, a kind of door assembly on the handling position of each hope.

Another object is to provide a kind of door assembly that can be used in by minor variations in dissimilar device for clothing processing.

In addition, another object is to provide a kind of device for clothing processing, improves its aesthetic appearance.In addition, in the surface of this door assembly and the surface ratio prior art of antetheca better " coupling ".

Applicant has realized that to obtain above-mentioned object of the present invention, and will use the door assembly defining Different Plane, these planes are relative to each other angled.Preferably, the first plane is this plane of the closure member which has been formed the opening in the shell of this device for clothing processing, and the second plane is the plane substantially consistent with the profile of the outer surface of the shell of this device for clothing processing.In this door assembly, provide handle and carry element, this handle carries element and is clipped between these two planes, in the plane being parallel to the second plane, can rotates to another position from a position.

Really, in asymmetrical door, such as defining two different planes to be assemblied in the door in bending device for clothing processing better, the reversibility (namely become right hand door assembly from left-handed door assembly or vice versa) of door itself is quite complicated, make the curvature of door no longer corresponding with the curvature at the Qianmen of this device for clothing processing because some element rotated in this may cause this " deflection " Plane Rotation, but substantially in contrast.In a similar fashion, any change (when door does not have reversibility) of handling position can cause same problem.

Therefore, applicant introduces a kind of handle carrying rotatable handle and carries element in door assembly of the present invention, make this handle can be positioned in multiple different position, and the plane rotated is " inclination ", make after handling position changes, door assembly also keeps correct shape.

Hereinafter, the door assembly can opened from right side or left side accordingly relative to the rotation of door self is meant with " right hand " door and " left hand " door.

In addition, foregoing invention is not only applied to washing machine when essentially no amendment but also is applied to drying machine and combined type laundry/drying machine, and in all utensils mentioned, the structure of this door assembly is substantially similar.

Preferably, the present invention can be applicable to drying machine, especially when personally needing this reversibility.

According to first aspect, the present invention relates to a kind of door assembly for device for clothing processing, this door assembly is convenient to the opening that open and/or closed limits in described device for clothing processing, and described door assembly comprises framework, and described framework comprises:

Form the front door frame of the front surface of this door assembly, described front surface defines frontal plane, and described front door frame comprises the front hole defining inward flange;

Form the back door framework of the rear surface of described door assembly, described rear surface defines closure plane, the opening that this closure plane edge is formed in described device for clothing processing, described frontal plane and described closure plane intersect each other and form the angle being different from 0 ° and 180 °;

Handle between described back door framework and front door frame carries element and is attached to described handle and carries handle on element, described handle carries element and is convenient to be arranged at least the first and second alternative location, makes described handle to be positioned near the described inward flange of described front baffle with at least the first and second different parts; And

The cap element in described front hole is covered at least in part between described front door frame and described back door framework.

Door assembly of the present invention is convenient to be attached to and is had on the device for clothing processing of opening.This door assembly can move from opening configuration or position with in closedown configuration or position when being connected on this device for clothing processing, preferably vibrating, this opens configuration, and to be door assembly take apart and the process chamber of this device can touch configuration timely from this opening, and this closedown configuration is the configuration that door assembly closes this opening.

The present invention be directed to a kind of " asymmetric " door assembly comprising framework, this framework is divided into two parts: front frame and after-frame." asymmetric " refers to that door frame is asymmetric when being cut open by a by-level face of center line before this framework: in gained section, the lower part of this section and upper part have different shapes, if especially from side.

Afterframe is resisted against the part on the opening that formed in the antetheca of device for clothing processing.Generally but not necessarily, this back door framework is sightless when door assembly is in the operating position of closedown from the outside.

This back door framework comprises rear surface, and this rear surface is this surface of the opening faced when door assembly is in and closes configuration in shell.This rear surface defines the plane being called as closure plane, this is because when door assembly is in the operating position of closedown the function of " closedown " this device for clothing processing of this plane.It should be understood that this rear surface is not all to be positioned in same closure plane, in addition, even do not mean that the major part of this rear surface is positioned in same closure plane.This closure plane is the plane that the part on the shell being against device for clothing processing by rear surface or on antetheca limits.In other words, this closure plane be by be at door assembly close configuration time and the surface that contacts of device for clothing processing (such as, its arbitrary portion) (such as shrouded bellow) limit.

In addition, this back door framework preferably also has surface that is contrary with this rear surface and forward-facing door frame, and this surface is called as the Qianmen of back door framework.

Such as, this back door framework comprises circular element, and when this door assembly is in the closed position on this device for clothing processing, bowl-type component preferably extends from this circular element towards this enclosure interior.Preferably, the circular element around this bowl-type component defines this closure plane.Really, in this case, when this door assembly is in the closed position on the apparatus, this circular element is against on the edge of opening of this shell, and this bowl-type component gos deep in the opening in this shell.This circular element thus defines the first and second opposed surface.One of these two surfaces are the rear surfaces contacted with shell (such as, with the antetheca of device for clothing processing), and contrary second surface (this front surface) faces this front door frame to connect.

Preferably, circular element and bowl-type component are formation integral with one another, such as, as single.

This front door frame is the frame part of the most visible part representing door assembly, and one of its surface (being called as the front surface of front door frame) defines the outer surface of door assembly.

Therefore, the aesthetic appearance of door assembly is mainly given by the shape of front door frame and fineness.

This front door frame has the hole of location placed in the middle generally.

According to the present invention, the plane that the front surface of front door frame limits is not parallel with the plane that the rear surface by back door framework limits; On the contrary, angle is defined between these two planes.

This front door frame also comprises rear surface except front surface.This rear surface front surface of backward-facing door frame during configuration after door assembly is in assembling.

This front baffle plane (being maximum area frontal plane) is as undefined.Get " virtual " plane, make it to contact with the front surface of front door frame.The position (that is, the place of at least three differences of this this front surface of plane contact) that this plane " is stablized " on this front baffle defines the position of candidate's frontal plane.

And the plane of the part cutting front surface open can be considered as candidate's frontal plane.But, a point in these three somes that the point being broken away the surface of part belonging to this front baffle all cannot be regarded as generation front surface, that contact with candidate's frontal plane.In other words, " incision " (that is, cutting open) part of this front baffle does not form the anchor point of candidate's front baffle.These three points limiting candidate's frontal plane must belong to the front surface of " incision " (that is, not cutting open) entirely.

When only having single position to make this plane stability, this single position defines the position of frontal plane, and namely this single candidate's frontal plane is exactly frontal plane.In other cases, this type of position multiple can be there is and therefore there is multiple candidate's frontal plane.

The candidate's frontal plane limiting maximum area is on the front surface exactly frontal plane (being therefore maximum area frontal plane).This maximum area is following calculating.

When the first is possible, all candidate's frontal planes define at least one closed curve (or when candidate's frontal plane contacts with the flat of this front surface, an even area) over the front surface when contacting with the front surface of front baffle.Every bar closed curve surrounds an area (or as mentioned, this area directly limits): the candidate's frontal plane forming the maximum area in these areas is exactly frontal plane.But the part that this area can comprise front surface also can comprise the one or more parts not belonging to this front surface.

When exist cut candidate's frontal plane of a part for this front baffle open, being broken away part and can not being regarded as the part of this closed curve of this front baffle.In addition, this is broken away part must be inner at this closed curve, and the part that is not broken away of front surface is present in therebetween, that is, be broken away part and do not contact each other with this closed curve.

In other cases, there is one or more candidate's frontal plane, this one or more candidate's frontal plane does not form closed curve when contacting with this front surface.This front surface only can comprise this type of candidate's frontal plane or forms candidate's frontal plane of closed curve (and/or one or more area) and do not form the combination of candidate's frontal plane of this type of closed curve.For each in these candidate's frontal planes not forming closed curve, first set up the contact point between this candidate's frontal plane with this front surface and be then connected with multiple line segment, so and form closed curve in this way.Further, as previously discussed, the maximum area that these closed curves (closed curve formed in " manually " and the closed curve limited by these candidate's frontal planes itself in) surround is chosen as frontal plane.

And in this case, when a part for this front baffle is cut open by candidate's frontal plane, be broken away part and " must manually form " closed curve inside at this, one of them is not broken away surface and is present in therebetween, that is, this is broken away part and should contact each other by " manual formation " closed curve.

In fact, frontal plane is limited by the maximum flat of the extension of front surface or the extension maximum " virtual flat " that limited by a plane tangent with front surface.In addition, frontal plane can be a cutaway plan, but in this case, and being broken away part can only relative to front baffle surface substantially " location placed in the middle ", but it can not by closed curve defined above around.

In addition, consider the normal of this closure plane and the normal of frontal plane, between these two planes, define non-zero angle.

In this way, according to layout of the present invention, back door framework can effectively in this device for clothing processing of open and/or closed for touching the opening of cylinder, the such as rear surface of back door framework abuts against the opening in shell and therefore can be adapted to for closing according to the cylinder in the shell of prior art formation, and does not need any parts changing device for clothing processing.In other words, door assembly of the present invention does not introduce amendment to this device for clothing processing.In addition, this back door framework may be used for the door that assembling can be used in many different device for clothing processing (such as, washing machine or drying machine), as hereinafter described in more detail.Such as this closure plane can be selected as perpendicular, but (that is, defines an opening of deflection plane relative to perpendicular) when device for clothing processing has deflection opening, also can consider the closure plane of deflection.

The front surface of this front door frame when door assembly is in closed configuration on antetheca, be particularly preferably preferably roughly consistent with the profile on the surface of the antetheca of device for clothing processing when this device for clothing processing also tilts, so that excessively outstanding thus produce the homogeneous continuous print outward appearance of this antetheca from this front wall surfaces.

This front door frame and back door framework can have any shape, and such as they can have avette, circular or rectangular section.Preferably, they have the design of general toroidal.

In addition, the front surface of this front door frame can be colored, band texture, smooth or with metal parcel, and another one cover ring can be placed on its top etc., to improve the aesthetic appearance of whole device for clothing processing.

The front hole of front door frame also can have any shape, preferably with the mating shapes of this framework itself (such as, in circular frame, forming circular port).Hole in this front baffle can be placed in the middle relative to this framework itself, and such as when annular door, it can be concentric, or it can be off-centered, the center of this framework of misalignment in such as this hole.

It should be understood that several other elements can be fastened or to be attached to before or after this on door frame.But, the rear surface of this back door framework can be defined as the surface that offsets with the opening in the shell of device for clothing processing all the time and this front surface is defined as covering the surface of most of front baffle, or most of front baffle is along the surface that it aligns or plane is tangent and form the surface of the widest " virtual area " with at least three points thereon.

Preferably, front door frame and/or back door framework are made of plastics.Preferably, they are molded into unitary plastic part separately.

In addition, according to the present invention, this door assembly comprises handle and the handle between described back door framework and front door frame carries element, described handle carries element and is convenient to be arranged in the multiple alternative location in described door assembly, thus makes described handle can be positioned in diverse location place on described framework.

The position of handle is preferably roughly arranged on the inward flange in the hole that this front baffle is formed.This handle carries element position according to this handle is along the inward flange " movement " of this front baffle in diverse location.

Preferably, described handle carries element and is constructed such that: described first and second alternative location are carried the rotation of element in handle plane by described handle and separated; And described handle plane and described closure plane intersect each other and form the angle being different from 0 ° and 180 °.

These diverse locations of handle carry element by rotating this handle and obtain.In order to this handle is moved to another position from a position, on a single plane this handle can be carried element and rotate, that is, all positions that this handle carries element are positioned on same plane (being called handle plane).This handle plane and described closure plane intersect each other and form the angle being different from 0 ° and 180 °.In other words, this handle plane (that is, this handle carries the plane that element carries out rotating thereon) is the plane " deflection " limited relative to the opening in the shell of this device for clothing processing.This handle plane and this frontal plane are the homogeneity of the outer surface to ensure this Qianmen substantially parallel to each other.The inclination of this handle plane is corresponding with the inclination of this frontal plane.

Because in fact handle is not directly be attached on front or rear door frame but be connected to handle to carry on element, therefore change the position that this handle be sandwiched between this front door frame and this back door framework carries element and will change the configuration of door assembly.Handle can depend on that device for clothing processing is positioned in user relative to the location of surrounding environment and grasps in the position of the most comfortable.

Mainly handle may be wished to reorientate for two reasons: make the opening direction of door reverse, such as from left hand configuration to right handed configuration, or the position of handle is changed over " lower position " from " top " position or vice versa, such as, when the locus of this utensil changes.

The front view of present consideration door assembly, can confirm hinge direction and the rotation of this door assembly, and this is that door opens direction substantially.Can also centerline direction be limited, this direction be substantially through front baffle geometric center and perpendicular to the direction of hinge direction.Door assembly is divided into four quadrants by an axis (vertical axis hereinafter referred to as door assembly) of the geometric center being parallel to this rotation and crossing front baffle together with this center line: right upper quadrant, left upper quadrant, right lower quadrant and left lower quadrant.

Preferably, the centre of the one in these quadrants one of handle, between this center line and this vertical axis, more preferably roughly in these quadrants of this door assembly, such as handling position is not on this center line or vertical axis but " off-centered ".Therefore preferably, because handle carries the rotation of element in door, the possible position of handle is as follows.

When requiring to become right hand door from left-handed door in device for clothing processing, handle is preferred about the substantial mirror images of the vertical axis of this door assembly.The reposition of handle is the mirror image of the old position of handle across the vertical axis of door assembly.Such as, if the position of handle is in left upper quadrant in right hand door, then in reverse door preferably in right upper quadrant.

Alternatively, if only the position of this device changes, such as become from the device for clothing processing be positioned at floor the device for clothing processing be arranged on another device for clothing processing top, and this door assembly still will be opened in the same side, then preferably this two handles position (" old " and " new ") is another mirror image about the center line one of this door frame substantially.

This handle can have any shape and also can comprise depression, and hand or finger can stretch in this depression to pull out this door assembly.Alternatively, this handle comprises from the outstanding turnover panel of this front baffle.

Preferably, when assembling, handle is fixing, and such as any mechanism of its inoperation tightens or loosens this door.The locking mechanism of door preferably to pull open type, in other words door assembly is opened by pulling this handle: when pulling force exceedes certain threshold value, is present in hook in doorframe or like closes with the corresponding dimple uncoupling on this shell via relieving mechanism in known manner.Therefore in drawing process, this handle does not carry out any movement relative to door frame.

Preferably, described handle plane and described frontal plane are substantially parallel.

In this preferred embodiment, the inclination of this handle plane and the inclination of this frontal plane corresponding.

Advantageously, described handle carries element and is convenient to be arranged at least described first, described second, and third and fourth in alternative location, in at least four different parts that described handle can be positioned on described framework, described first, second, 3rd, with the mirror image that be is another across the axis of described door frame of at least two positions in the 4th position, described at least two positions correspond to for a position of the axis of the opening relative to door assembly of right hand door assembly with corresponding to a position for the axis of the opening relative to door assembly of left-handed door assembly.

As mentioned, preferably, when door must oppositely become right hand door configuration from left-handed door configuration or vice versa or this keep this opening direction in the same side but handle moves to upper quadrant position from bottom quadrant position or vice versa time, these that handle location occurs preferably change.These the two kinds of changes mirror image of handling position across the axis of door frame represents.When door can reverse, this axis is vertical axis, and it is center line in the latter case.Therefore, contemplate four preferred diverse locations of this handle in the present invention, cover the change likely wished of handling position.

In a preferred embodiment, described handle described first and/or described second diverse location from described door assembly, given angle place between 0 ° and 90 ° of a center line of the axis of the opening that is substantially perpendicular to described door assembly.

This handle is not preferably locate along the axis of symmetry of door frame, but it is preferably located in these quadrants of front frame in one, as defined above.

Preferably, described handle carries element and is attached on described front baffle.

In this way, to become the inclination of carrying element with this handle in a straightforward manner substantially the same in the inclination of this front baffle.

This handle carries can have any type connecting between element with this door frame, such as, be contained in the dimple formed in the another one that described handle carries element or front door frame or via buckle coupling connect by making to carry from this handle flange that element or this front door frame give prominence to.

In a preferred embodiment, described handle carries element and comprises the tabular component of substantially closing described endoporus.

Preferably, the surface directly contacted with clothing is touched to avoid user in the hole closed in this front baffle, and this surface can reach a high temperature.This surface can be such as that surface be attached on this back door framework of this bowl-type component.Insert protective element generally.In this case, this protective element and this handle carry the same parts that element is this door assembly.

Inside edge design handle at the interior section place (not being in its outer edge) of the front surface of front door frame and more preferably in front hole also gives very pleasant aesthetic appearance.

In this embodiment, preferably described tabular component defines outer surface, and described outer surface flushes with described front surface substantially.

As mentioned above, user generally has a preference for the smooth and substantially homogeneous antetheca experiencing laundry treatment appliance, and does not bloat in or be depressed in element wherein.Therefore, in this respect, this handle carries the geometry that element and its outer surface preferably create the front surface of this front door frame and continues, and defines the single surface of continuous print substantially.

Preferably, described handle is included in described handle and carries the depression formed in element.

For avoiding any element to be produce integral grip from another possibility that the antetheca of device for clothing processing is outstanding, this integral grip does not stretch out from the front surface of front door frame.On the contrary, this handle is included in and carries the depression formed in the tabular component that element limits, so it substantially " is hidden " in the outer surface of this tabular component self by this handle.

In this embodiment, preferably, described depression extends to the below of described front baffle from the outer surface of this tabular component.

In order to have the stable grasping on this handle, preferably this handle comprises turnover panel part, and the finger of user may be rubbed against this turnover panel to pull this door.In order to avoid introducing other element, this turnover panel part comprises a part for the inner surface of this front door frame; This depression extends to below front baffle and therefore a part for the rear surface of this front door frame is exposed and can gets at.

Advantageously,

Front door frame described in ο comprises multiple connection element for being attached on the framework of described back door, and described connection element extends from the rear surface contrary with described front surface of described front door frame; And

Back door framework described in ο comprises multiple connection complementary elements and engages for the described connection element of described front baffle,

Or

Front door frame described in ο comprises multiple connection element for being attached on the framework of described back door; And

Back door framework described in ο comprises multiple connection complementary elements and engages for the described connection element of described front baffle, and described connection complementary elements extends from the front surface contrary with described rear surface of described back door framework.

In order to this front door frame is attached on this back door framework, many different connection elements can be used and connect complementary elements.Such as, these connection elements can be screw and these complementary elements can be the applicable received blocks with corresponding screw thread.Other connection elements can comprise bolt, plastic fastener etc., rivet joint etc.These complementary connection elements can be that received block or dimple are so that the connection element of fastening correspondence.

Preferably, the first element in described connection element from described front door frame described rear surface first height higher than the second element in described connection element from described front door frame described rear surface second height.

In this preferred embodiment, in order to obtain the door frame defining two different planes, these two planes relative to each other deflection and define therebetween be different from 0 ° and 180 ° angle (namely, not parallel each other), the connection element on framework before or after this can be used.In this embodiment, these connection elements are formed to have different height, make can form slope when this front door frame and back door framework are linked together.

More preferably, the height of these connection elements changes over minimum constructive height gradually from maximum height.

This height calculates from the surface that the connection element or complementary elements with variable height therefrom protrude.Such as, these elements can have variable height and this height is the endpoint calculation arrived to this element along the axis perpendicular to this surface from the rear surface of front baffle.

Alternatively, in various embodiments, these complementary elements can have variable height and this be highly perpendicular to this afterframe front surface calculate.

The deflection that one of these surfaces are realized be these connection elements or these connect the function of the difference in height in complementary elements.

Preferably, only connection element or connection complementary elements obtain variable height, the another one of these element/complementary elements can be obtained by a kind of mode and make them all have phase co-altitude.

Advantageously, the cap element between described front baffle and described afterframe comprises the reinforcement being positioned at described front hole place.

Preferably, in order to avoid user is to front door frame, especially apply excessive pressure to the surface that handle carries element and damaged, located reinforcement at this endoporus place.Generally, this back door framework comprises bowl-type component, and this bowl-type component extends into the clothing process chamber of device for clothing processing from this closure plane.Therefore between this bowl-type component man and outer surface of this tabular component, there is large space and pressure commonly on outer surface may cause damage to this outer surface.Reinforcement is positioned at endoporus place, such as, carries the tabular component rear of element by this risk minimization at handle.

Preferably, this door assembly comprises a part for hinge and door locking mechanism, and the described part of described hinge and door locking mechanism is installed on described cap element.

In this embodiment, this cap element has the effect strengthening this and the holder serving as this hinge and door locking mechanism.

Advantageously, described handle carries element with described handle and is integrally formed.

In this way, the total parts count amount realizing this door assembly is decreased.

In a preferred embodiment, this door assembly comprises one or more setting element, and this one or more setting element is configured to make described handle to carry element can have only two positions and have only two positions for right hand door assembly for left-handed door assembly.

The applicable position of not to be this handle along all possible positions of this framework be all also this handle.Such as, this handle being positioned at (top on the same side of vertical axis or bottom there is also mounted the hinge for opening and closing this door assembly herein) on a quadrant can cause user to be difficult to carry out door operation and need very large power.

In order to avoid being not suitable for the door assembly configuration used, on this door assembly, such as, multiple setting element is installed on front door frame or back door framework to any configuration avoiding handle to be too near to hinge.

Such as, this door assembly can be included in multiple surface in front door frame and/or back door framework or protuberance and carry correspondence surface in element or dimple at this handle, or vice versa, they mutually do not mate or coordinate, and such as they do not allow to carry when element is in the configuration being not suitable for using at handle to assemble this door.

According to second aspect, the present invention relates to a kind of device for clothing processing, this device for clothing processing comprises:

Shell, this shell holds the process chamber for receiving pending tote,

Cover the antetheca of the side of described shell, described antetheca comprises the opening for touching described process chamber;

Be associated with described shell, for the door assembly of opening described in open and/or closed, described door assembly is formed according to first aspect.

The device for clothing processing comprising door assembly of the present invention has opening to touch process chamber, process clothes in the chamber, and this process chamber opens and closes via door assembly.

Preferably, described device for clothing processing is washing machine and/or drying machine.Preferably, it is front-loading laundry treating apparatus.Most preferably, it comprises drying machine.

More preferably, described device for clothing processing is front load mode washing machine and/or drying machine.In the front-loading laundry treating apparatus, door assembly is hinged on antetheca to open and close this vertical (or relative to vertical direction deflection slightly) opening substantially.

At large, front-loading laundry treating apparatus comprises shell, and this shell surrounds the interior compartment that comprises clothing process chamber, such as, for accommodating the swing roller of pending clothing and surrounding the bucket basin of this cylinder.Clothing in this cylinder is by means of the rotation of cylinder and Action of Gravity Field and movement.

Preferably, described limited opening plane of the opening, the described closure plane of described door assembly is arranged essentially parallel to described plane of the opening when described door assembly is in and closes configuration.

Door assembly of the present invention is ideally closed in the opening formed in device for clothing processing antetheca.Except door assembly itself, need not modify to device for clothing processing.

Advantageously, described antetheca defines antetheca plane, this antetheca plane (at least with regard to its part) defines non-zero angle with described plane of the opening, and the described front surface of described front baffle defines substantially the same non-zero angle with described plane of the opening.

When the deflection antetheca of this device for clothing processing, this deflection antetheca of this door assembly perfect matching, the inclination of the front surface of the inclination of this antetheca and this front baffle is substantially the same and therefore improves the general aesthetic appearance of this device.

According to the third aspect, the present invention relates to a kind of method for making the door assembly that is associated with device for clothing processing be reversed right hand door assembly (or vice versa) from left-handed door assembly, described door assembly comprises

Form the front door frame of the front surface of this door assembly, described front surface defines frontal plane, and described front door frame comprises the front hole (9) defining inward flange;

Form the back door framework of the rear surface of described door assembly, described rear surface defines closure plane;

Handle between described back door framework and front door frame carries element and is attached to described handle and carries handle on element;

Cap element between described front baffle and described afterframe; Hinge; With a part for door locking mechanism, the described part of described hinge and door locking mechanism is installed on described cap element;

Wherein said frontal plane and described closure plane intersect each other and form the angle being different from 0 ° and 180 °,

The method comprises the following steps:

Described front door frame (6) is discharged from described back door framework;

Described cap element is rotated 180 °;

Make described handle carry element and have rotated relative in the angled handle plane of described closure plane the angle be included between 0 ° and 180 °; And

Described front door frame is fastened on the framework of described back door.

It should be understood that rotating the step that this handle carries element may further include other steps multiple; Such as, when front door frame is from the release of this back door framework, this handle is carried element and preferably first promoted and then rotate with these framework apart.

It should be understood that not need front door frame and back door framework to be separated completely and make this handle carry element to rotate: only need to remove or offset or this handle of rotation stopping carries the element that element carries out selecting.

In this way, complicated to remove and the fastening direction, hole of this door assembly that makes is reverse again need not be carried out to element (such as, this hinge with this door locking mechanism).Simple rotation is with regard to exchanging with the position of door locking mechanism by the handle in door assembly of the present invention.

brief Description Of Drawings

Read with reference to accompanying drawing, exemplary to some the below and description of non-limiting example will make these and other feature and advantage of the present invention become better clear, wherein:

-Fig. 1 is the perspective view of the first embodiment of the device for clothing processing realized according to the present invention;

-Fig. 2 is the cross sectional side view of the device for clothing processing of Fig. 1;

-Fig. 3 realizes according to the present invention and for the front view of the door assembly in the device for clothing processing of Fig. 1 and Fig. 2;

-Fig. 4 be the door assembly of Fig. 3, along the cross sectional side view of the B-B line of Fig. 3;

-Fig. 5 be the door assembly of Fig. 3, along the cross sectional side view of the A-A line of Fig. 3;

-Fig. 5 a and 5b is two detailed zoomed-in views of the section of Fig. 5;

-Fig. 5 c is the rearview of the door assembly of Fig. 3;

-Fig. 5 d is the side view of the parts of the door assembly of Fig. 3;

-Fig. 6 is that the door assembly of Fig. 3 is in the perspective back view disassembled in rear configuration;

-Fig. 7 is that the door assembly of Fig. 3 is in the another one front perspective view disassembled in rear configuration;

-Fig. 8 is the enlarged perspective of two parts of the door assembly shown in Fig. 6 and Fig. 7;

-Fig. 9 a and Fig. 9 b is two front views of door assembly according to the present invention when being in the first and second assembled configuration;

-Figure 10 a and Figure 10 b is two front views of door assembly according to the present invention when being in the third and fourth assembled configuration;

-Figure 11 a and 11b is cross sectional side view when being in assembled configuration of an embodiment of door assembly and front view respectively;

-Figure 12 a and 12b is cross sectional side view when being in assembled configuration of the another one embodiment of door assembly and front view respectively;

-Figure 13 a-13c is cross sectional side view when being in assembled configuration of the another one embodiment of door assembly and two front views respectively;

-Figure 14 a and 14b is cross sectional side view when being in assembled configuration of the another one embodiment of door assembly and front view respectively; And

-Figure 15 a and 15b be respectively and the another one embodiment of not according to door assembly of the present invention is in assembled configuration time cross sectional side view and front view.

the detailed description of preferred embodiment

First with reference to figure 1,2, according to overall 1 instruction of embodiment of the device for clothing processing that the present invention realizes.In this preferred embodiment, device for clothing processing 1 is drying machine, but originally teaches content and can be applied to washing machine and washing dryer.

Clothes treatment device 1 comprise preferably but not necessarily parallelepiped shape shell 7 and such as there is the process chamber of hollow cylinder shape, as cylinder 3, for accommodating laundry and usually wait the clothes that washs and/or dry and clothes.Cylinder 3 is preferably contained in this shell.In a preferred embodiment, cylinder 3 can around one preferably the axis of level carry out rotating (in an alternative embodiment, rotation can be vertical or deflection).

Such as achieve touching cylinder 3 via at shell 7 from the opening 4 formed with it.Opening 4 preferably faces cylinder 3 and is convenient to be closed by door assembly 10 or even seal.

Door assembly 10 is adapted to clothing loading opening 4 for alternately opening and closing laundry treatment device 1 and advantageously pivotable is installed (such as hinged) and is therefore supported on shell 7 place of device 1.Door assembly 10 can preferably be operated by handle 31, as being described in more detail below.

Preferably, shell 7 comprises generally: antetheca 2, and door assembly 10 pivotable is mounted on this antetheca; Rear wall (invisible in the accompanying drawings); And two sidewall panel 71,72 be all arranged on base 74.Shell 7 is then by top wall panel 73 capping.Antetheca 2, roof 73, sidewall panel 71,72, rear wall and base 74 can be any applicable material.Preferably, base 74 is made up of plastic material.

Preferably, sidewall panel, antetheca, rear wall, roof and base are parts separately, and these parts then fit together via the fastening means be applicable to.Such as, but some that what the present invention was also contained is in these walls can be single, and sidewall and rear wall can be single U-shaped parts.

Wall is preferably made of metal, but plastics are also possible.And in the embodiment do not described, some in these walls can be made up of a kind of material, and other some can be made up of a kind of different material.

In the operating position of standard, device for clothing processing 1 itself defines horizontal plane (in FIG for plane (XY)), this flat overall is diapire or the plane residing for base 74 and generally it is also parallel to the roof 73 of shell 7 installing in configuration.Device 1 also extends along the vertical direction indicated with Z.

In a preferred embodiment, antetheca 2 comprises the continuous outer surface 2a with one or more opening (such as, clothing opening 4).Also be such as possible for holding other openings of control panel or water or washing agent drawer etc.According to a preferred embodiment, the front outer surface 2a of antetheca 2 is outer front surface of device 1.

Antetheca 2 is preferably made up of metal material such as stainless steel.

Front surface 2a is preferably continuous print and even more preferably seamless in one or more visible part at least.Continuous print surface refers to that this surface is formed solid memder." seamless " means not show such as to have employed the seam of welding and being combined by different part except being continuous print.Capped (that is, under the assembled state of device for clothing processing 1 from it outside sightless) part of antetheca 2, seam can be there is.There is not the overall appearance that seam improves device for clothing processing 1.

In addition, antetheca 2 preferably includes four rounded corners 4a, 4b, 4c and 4d along its outward flange.These surfaces that " rounded corners " means to be formed this turning do not comprise the turning that sharp-pointed and unexpected direction changes, and in rounded corners, these surfaces are merged smoothly and have successional on the contrary.These rounded corners are to the aesthetically more comfortable outward appearance of 1 one kinds, device.

In one embodiment of the invention, antetheca 2 can be made up of single metal sheet.Such as, it can be made up of stainless steel substrates.In addition, this antetheca can by the coating be applicable to coated with preventing corrosion.In addition, this antetheca can have any color and gloss.

Preferably, antetheca 2 defines top portion 4a ', mid portion 4a " and bottom part 4a " ', term " top ", " centre " and " bottom " use with reference to the standard defined above of device for clothing processing 1 configuration of standing.

In a preferred embodiment, as shown in Figure 1, the only top portion 4a ' of antetheca 4 and mid portion 4a " be single (or single type) element; namely; there is continuous print and/or seamless front surface, and bottom part 4a " ' be part separately and will be assembled on the remainder of this antetheca.

Preferably but not necessarily, opening 4 and therefore door assembly 10 are the mid portion 4a being arranged in antetheca 2 ".

Advantageously, antetheca 2 is not smooth, and namely it is not be positioned at completely on single plane.On the contrary, it comprises that point to shell 7 inside, be convex on outside cavity.In the embodiment depicted, better visible in the side view of Fig. 2, antetheca 2 along be parallel to Z-direction plane a section in there is trapezoidal shape level and smooth haply, top portion 4a ', bottom part 4a " ' and mid portion 4a " be positioned in three different planes, these three planes relative to each other and at an angle Z-shaped relative to the vertical direction limited by shell 7, form the cavity that this is inside in this way.That these three planes are preferably smoothly connected and there is no sharp-pointed turning.Such as, but other layouts of antetheca 2 are also possible, and this antetheca can comprise the curvature of substantial constant, it is inner that this cavity still points to shell 7.Such as, this antetheca can be a part for a cylindrical outer side (mantel).

In a preferred embodiment, the mid portion 4a of opening 4 is comprised " define and be not parallel to Z-direction and relative to the surface of this direction deflection.The section (as shown in Figure 2) along the perpendicular being parallel to sidewall 71,72 of shell 7 shows part 4a " relative to the inclination slightly of Z axis.Therefore, preferably, door assembly 10 " mates " with this surperficial phase relative to Z-direction deflection.

Device for clothing processing 1 also comprises for making swing roller 3 along the motor (not shown) assembly of its axis portion's rotation in the enclosure according to order.Shell 7, cylinder 3 and motor are shared part in the art, and are considered to known; Therefore they will not be described in further detail.

Referring now to Fig. 3-5, door assembly 10 comprises framework, this framework and then comprise two " half frameworks ": an afterframe 5 and a front baffle 6, one of them is attached on another.

Door assembly 10 can have two different operating positions or configuration: closed position and open position, to be resisted against on antetheca 2 and it is separated with this antetheca outside Connection Element (such as, hinge) position in this open position at this door assembly in this closed position.In order to make door assembly move to open configuration from closedown configuration, or vice versa, employs handle 31.

Word " afterframe " 5 hereinafter indicating door assembly 10 framework with lower part: a surface (being called rear surface 5b) of this part contacts (as shown in Figure 2) with shell 7 when door assembly 10 is in the operating position of closedown; And front baffle 6 be defined as the framework of door assembly 10 with lower part: the surface (being called front surface 6a) of this part mainly faces outside when door assembly 10 is closed on shell 7, namely it faces the direction contrary with this shell.

Preferably, referring now to Fig. 4,5, front baffle 6 also comprises rear surface 6b except front surface 6a, and this rear surface contacts or backward-facing framework 5 when door assembly 10 is in assembled configuration.Similarly, afterframe 5 comprises front surface 5a, this front surface tend to when door assembly 10 is in assembled configuration contact or forward-facing framework 6 rear surface 6a and when door assembly 10 is mounted and is in the operating position of closedown (as shown in Figure 2) also contrary with the rear surface 5b that shell 7 contacts.

Preferably, afterframe and front baffle 5,6 are made of plastics, and more preferably they are separately such as by the injection-molded working of plastics being formed to integrate.

In door assembly 10, as visible in figs. 6 and 7, front baffle 6 is the annulars comprising hole 9, and afterframe is dish type and do not comprise hole.

But, door assembly 10 and therefore the shape of front and rear framework 6,5 be arbitrary, such as, when considering the front view of door assembly 10, this door assembly can be polygonal substantially, such as rectangle, square, triangle or ellipse.

Door frame assembly 10 defines neighboring 11 when assembled, and this neighboring is the exterior contour of this framework.As discussed above, in the embodiment depicted, preferably, neighboring 11 depicts circumference, but depends on the last desirable shape 10 of door assembly, present invention contemplates any other shape.

In the embodiment of door assembly 10, there is bowl-type element 80, but it is not independent component, it is the integral part thereof of afterframe 5 on the contrary, and such as, the afterframe 5 comprising bowl element 80 can be molded as monolithic (see Fig. 4 and Fig. 5).

Exist in the preferred embodiment of aperture of door 9 in former frame frame 6, therefore inward flange or border 9a are restricted to the edge of aperture of door 9 in former frame frame 6 self.

Referring now to Fig. 2 and Fig. 5, according to an aspect of the present invention, the rear surface 5a of back door framework 5 defines closure plane P B.This closure plane is limited by the part be resisted against on shell 7 of rear surface when door assembly 10 is in and closes configuration on shell 7.Generally, such plane P B is parallel to the plane of the opening PC limited by the opening 4 obtained in antetheca 2.This plane of the opening PC is the plane at opening 4 place.Plane of the opening PC and closure plane P B can overlap or they can be parallel to each other.Goodly in fig. 2 see plane of the opening PC and closure plane P B.

Preferably, closure plane P B and plane of the opening PC is arranged essentially parallel to Z axis.But, be also included relative to the closure plane of Z axis deflection and/or plane of the opening.

The front surface 6a of front baffle 6 also defines a plane, is called maximum area frontal plane PA.

Define the angle [alpha] being different from 0 ° and 180 ° between frontal plane PA and closure plane P B, but plane P A and PB each other not parallel overlap.

Referring now to Figure 11 a-15b, front frame plane P A is following restriction.Consider " virtual " plane and make it contact with the front surface 6a of front baffle 6 (same is virtually).The position of " stablizing " on this virtual plane former frame frame 6 (that is, at least three of this front surface of this plane contact 6a different point) defines the position of candidate's frontal plane.

The candidate's frontal plane front surface of former frame frame 6 defining maximum virtual area is exactly this maximum area frontal plane.For each candidate's frontal plane, this area is following calculating.

Under the first possible case, all candidate's frontal planes at least define a closed curve or an area over the front surface when contacting with the front surface 6a of front baffle 6.This latter event occurs in front surface 6a when comprising smooth (such as, flat) part.This means to belong to " touching " and define a closed curve or an area (it can also limit two or more closed curves or two or more different areas) to locus of these points of the front surface 6a of candidate's frontal plane.Every bar closed curve surrounds an area.So this candidate's frontal plane is exactly that plane of the maximum area (maximum in all areas surrounded by these closed curves and these areas automatically limited due to direct contact the between these candidate's plane with front surface 6a) formed in these area territories.

When the second is possible, there is one or more candidate's frontal plane, this one or more candidate's frontal plane does not form closed curve when contacting with this front surface 6a.These candidate's frontal planes can be the only limited candidate's frontal planes in discussed door assembly, or also can there is the candidate's frontal plane defining closed curve or area, such as, can limit the combination of the candidate's frontal plane defining closed curve or area and the candidate's frontal plane not forming this type of closed curve.For each plane in these candidate's frontal planes not forming closed curve, the contact point track between this candidate's frontal plane and this front surface at least comprises one group of isolated point or one group of isolated point and curve (not closed) or one group of curve separated from one another.Connect this group all elements, such as, provide multiple section to connect all points of this group and/or curve forms a closed curve.As described above, this closed curve defines an area, this area be exactly this closed curve around area.Equally, in the area of all restrictions, namely these areas limited by the candidate's frontal plane itself defining closed curve or area and these closed curves of being formed by independently element at first around these areas in, maximum area have selected this frontal plane.

In both cases, this candidate's frontal plane (no matter how this area is formed: directly form or be formed as the internal area of closed curve or be formed as the internal area of the closed curve connecting different points or curve) defining maximum area is on the front surface exactly this maximum area frontal plane.

Closure plane P B is depicted as perpendicular dotted line in Figure 11 a, 12a, 13a, 14a and 15a: this closure plane is limited by the part be resisted against on antetheca 2 or shell 7 of afterframe.Do not describe afterframe 5 for clarity.In the embodiment depicted, door assembly 10,10PA are oriented to be parallel to Z axis, but closure plane P B also can be deflection.

Figure 11 b, 12b, 13b, 14b and 15b illustrate the front view of five different embodiments of door assembly 10,10PA, and Figure 11 a, 12a, 13a, 14a and 15a show respectively the door assembly 10 of Figure 11 b, 12b, 13b, 14b and 15b, 10PA along the section of a perpendicular (the line A-A along these front views) of central axial line that have passed through respective front.

Figure 11 a and 11b and Figure 12 a and 12b shows two different embodiments of door assembly 10, presents the single position for stable frontal plane in these two embodiments.

As from Figure 11 a and Figure 11 b it is clear that this front baffle comprises prism, " prism " should have at the bottom of triangle and be substantially perpendicular to the axis of Z axis.On a face of this prism, be attached quadrant post (" cylinder "), the axis being parallel that this cylinder has is in the axis of this triangular prism.It is the end that this triangular prism has positive rectangle, and a limit of this positive rectangle is positioned on closure plane P B, and another limit contacts with this column part.Therefore front surface 6a comprises rectangular planar part (being the side of this prism) and sweep, and this sweep is a part for the outer surface of the cylindrical outer side of this cylinder.The outward flange 11 of this framework is rectangle haply.This front baffle comprises triangle along the section of line A-A, and quadrant was connected with this leg-of-mutton end.Front surface 6a comprise as described in flat surfaces (rectangle), therefore, the area front surface of former frame frame limited by " contacting with candidate's frontal plane PA " corresponds to the rectangle part of this front surface itself.The position not having other possible can be used for candidate's frontal plane, this is because not used for other settling positions of plane in this door assembly layout, this plane P A of the area equation of the area therefore limited and the flat of front surface is exactly this frontal plane itself.Therefore the grey area described in Figure 11 b is exactly the area that this single candidate's frontal plane limits, this single candidate's frontal plane i.e. frontal plane (or maximum area frontal plane).As shown in the figure, the angle [alpha] being different from 0 ° and 180 ° is defined between plane P A and PB.

In Figure 12 a and 12b, also there is single candidate's frontal plane.But in this case, this front baffle is toroid, defines hole 9, wherein this anchor ring has gradual change circumference, and this circumference has variable-diameter, and specifically it has its minimum diameter in its most top edge and have maximum gauge at lowest edge place.Therefore the outward flange 11 of this framework is circumference, as visible in Figure 12 b.Front surface 6a comprises a part for anchor ring outer surface.Make as described above virtual frontal plane contact with the front surface of this front baffle (this front surface be bending and without any flat) define a closed curve, this closed curve is oval in this particular instance, the track of the contact point namely between front surface 6a, 106a and candidate plane P A is oval, and ellipse is closed curve.This closed inter_curve represented by dashed line in Figure 12 b.The area of this curve (for said ellipse) inside is exactly the area limited by this candidate's frontal plane.It is clear that this area comprises multiple part of front surface 6a and multiple extra part, multiple parts (being the whole area in hole in this case) in such as hole 9.In this case, do not compare between different area, because there is single candidate's frontal plane PA, it is exactly frontal plane.Other planes are not had stably to be positioned on front surface.

In Figure 13 a-13c, depict the embodiment of door assembly 10, therein defining five different candidate's frontal plane PA1, PA2, PA3, PA4, PA5.Figure 13 a and 13b corresponds to Figure 11 a, 12a and 11b described above, the identical view of 12b.The front baffle of this embodiment has the outward flange 11 of general rectangular and comprises hole 9 of locating placed in the middle substantially.The rectangle that edge 11 limits has two contrary limits, is specially relative to Z axis, the most top margin being arranged essentially parallel to (X, Y) plane and most base.The position that the front baffle 6 of this embodiment is corresponding to most top margin and most base comprises two prisms with the leg-of-mutton end: " prism 1 " and " prism 2 ".These two triangular prisms have the axis perpendicular to Z axis and locate up and down.Preferably, the end triangle of each prism is right angled triangle, and it is positioned on closure plane P B.Therefore, the section along perpendicular of front baffle 6 defines two triangles (one, each prism, as visible in Figure 13 a), because which form top and triangle of the most end.These two triangles are of different sizes.The front baffle existed by this embodiment defines five candidate's frontal planes:

-the first candidate's frontal plane PA1, this the first candidate frontal plane is positioned on a face of topmost triangular prism, corresponding to this hypotenuse, and the contact therefore between plane P A1 with front surface 6a defines the first Virtual table area equal with the surface area of this prismatic surface;

-the second candidate's frontal plane PA2, this the second candidate frontal plane is positioned on a face of foot triangular prism, corresponding to this hypotenuse, and the contact therefore between plane P A2 with this front surface defines the second Virtual table area equal with the surface area of this prismatic surface;

-three candidate frontal plane PA3, the edge of the 3rd candidate's frontal plane and top prism and the side edge of minimum prism are touched.Therefore two articles of parallel lines are defined as the track of contact point by the 3rd candidate's frontal plane.These two parallel lines define closed curve when connecting at its opposite ends place, thus define a rectangle.Inside be connected in this rectangle is exactly the 3rd Virtual table area;

-four candidate frontal plane PA4,4th candidate's frontal plane is positioned on another face of topmost triangular prism, corresponding to this leg-of-mutton free margins, and the contact therefore between plane P A4 with front surface defines the four Virtual table area equal with the surface area of this prismatic surface;

-five candidate frontal plane PA5,5th candidate's frontal plane is positioned on another face of foot triangular prism, corresponding to this leg-of-mutton free margins, and the contact therefore between plane P A5 with this front surface defines the five Virtual table area equal with the surface area of this prismatic surface.

In Figure 13 b, there is shown the Virtual table area of candidate's frontal plane P1-P5 restriction in the forward sight of door assembly 10.The surface area limited by PA4 and PA5 is perpendicular to accompanying drawing and be therefore sightless.But area that the area ratio limited by P5 is limited by PA3 extends few, and the area limited by PA4 is less than the area limited by PA1, so they can not limit maximum area and therefore they can not be all the frontal planes of this door assembly 10.

The first virtual area limited by PA1 is represented as the rectangle of filling with oblique line.The second virtual area limited by PA2 is represented as the rectangle of filling with horizontal line.The 3rd virtual area limited by PA3 is also rectangle, and this rectangle and this second virtual area are completely overlapping and fill with vertical line.It is clear that maximum area (that is, maximum extension area) is exactly the area limited by PA3 in accompanying drawing, then PA3 is frontal plane.Frontal plane PA3=PA and its area is depicted separately in Figure 13 c.

Figure 14 a and 14b shows the embodiment of door assembly 10, wherein this front baffle has the layout identical with the embodiment of Figure 13 a-13c and in addition, existing in the position in hole 9 in Figure 13 a-13c of former frame frame, achieves half cylindroid " cylindroid " covering this hole completely.This half cylinder has an axis, and this axis is oriented to the axis being parallel to these two triangular prisms.The section of this door assembly defines two triangles and the semiellipsoid between these two triangles, and does not have any overlap between each geometric figure.These candidate's frontal planes that can limit in this embodiment are:

-the first candidate's frontal plane PA1, this the first candidate frontal plane is positioned on a face of topmost triangular prism, corresponding to this hypotenuse, and the contact therefore between plane P A1 with front surface defines the first Virtual table area equal with the surface area of this prismatic surface;

-five candidate frontal plane PA5,5th candidate's frontal plane is positioned on another face of foot triangular prism, corresponding to this leg-of-mutton free margins, and the contact therefore between plane P A5 with this front surface defines the five Virtual table area equal with the surface area of this prismatic surface;

-six candidate frontal plane PA6, the 6th candidate's frontal plane and the edge of top prism and the contact wire limited on this semiellipse post contact.Therefore two articles of parallel lines are defined as the track of contact point by the 6th candidate's frontal plane.These two parallel lines define closed curve when connecting at its opposite ends place, thus define a rectangle.The area be inside connected in this rectangle is exactly the 6th Virtual table area;

-seven candidate frontal plane PA7, the contact wire that the edge of the 7th candidate's frontal plane and foot prism and this semiellipse post limit contacts.Therefore two articles of parallel lines are defined as the track of contact point by the 6th candidate's frontal plane.These two parallel lines define closed curve when connecting at its opposite ends place, thus define a rectangle.The area be inside connected in this rectangle is exactly the 7th Virtual table area.

In other words, except five candidate's frontal planes in embodiment before, in this frame layout, also there are two candidate's frontal planes.It is also clear that a part for this front baffle is cut open by a plane (the 3rd plane P A3), such as the semiellipse post of central authorities is cut open by it.But, as better visible in Figure 13 b, by being broken away a part that curve that part limits is not this article of closed curve of the area limited around the 3rd plane and therefore it is acceptable according to the rule of setting.

Check the size of these seven different area, it is clear that maximum area is the area limited by PA3, so PA3 is as being frontal plane PA in situation before.

In the embodiment of all descriptions, define angle between closure plane P B and frontal plane PA, namely they are not parallel.The value of this angle [alpha] can change, as long as be different from 0 ° and 180 °.Preferably, this angle is less than 10 °.

In Figure 15 a and 15b, describe and a different embodiment of not according to door frame of the present invention 10PA.In this door assembly, front baffle comprises a parallelepiped part, located semicolumn in the center of this part.Therefore, in the section along line A-A, this front baffle defines rectangle, on this rectangle in middle body, located from this rectangle semi-circumference outwardly.This parallelepiped part is oriented to: two contrary faces are arranged essentially parallel to closure plane P B.The front surface 6a of this embodiment comprises the contrary face (flat surfaces) of two of this parallelepiped and a part, these two faces of this part perpendicular, is that part is smooth and be partly the part of cylindrical outer side.Thus define five candidate's frontal planes:

-the first candidate's frontal plane PA1, this first candidate frontal plane is positioned on the topmost face of this parallelepiped, and the contact therefore between plane P A1 with front surface defines the first Virtual table area equal with the surface area in this parallelepiped face;

-the second candidate's frontal plane PA2, this second candidate frontal plane is positioned on the foot face of this parallelepiped, and the contact therefore between plane P A2 with front surface defines the second Virtual table area equal with the surface area in this parallelepiped face;

-three candidate frontal plane PA3, this central cylindrical part is cut in a face that the 3rd candidate's frontal plane is positioned at this parallelepiped, that be arranged essentially parallel to closure plane P B open.Therefore the contact between plane P A3 with front surface is two parallel rectangular areas, and these two areas are separated by another one rectangle part in centre.In order to form closed curve, these two rectangles are connected in its end, make to obtain the single closed rectangular of this rectangle comprising these two initial rectangular and limit therebetween;

-four candidate frontal plane PA4, the 4th candidate's frontal plane and the top edge of this parallelepiped and the contact wire limited on this semicolumn contact.Therefore two articles of parallel lines are defined as the track of contact point by the 4th candidate's frontal plane.These two parallel lines define closed curve, define a rectangle when this closed curve connects at its opposite ends place.The area be inside connected in this rectangle is exactly the 4th Virtual table area;

-five candidate frontal plane PA5, the 5th candidate's frontal plane and the lower-most edge of this parallelepiped and the contact wire limited on this semicolumn contact.Therefore two parallel lines are defined as the track of contact point by this five candidates frontal plane.These two parallel lines define closed curve when connecting at its opposite ends place, thus define a rectangle.The area be inside connected in this rectangle is exactly the 5th Virtual table area.

The relatively expanded range of these areas, maximum area is provided by PA3, and this maximum area is parallel to closure plane P B, α=0 °.Therefore this door assembly 10PA does not belong to the present invention.

Within the framework of the invention, front baffle 6 and afterframe 5 define two different planes (PB and PA), and these two planes are not parallel each other.Owing to defining the angle [alpha] being different from 0 ° and 180 ° between frontal plane PA and closure plane P B, this framework comprising front baffle 6 and afterframe 5 has homogeneous thickness near its peripheral edge 11.Preferably, the thickness of this framework along its edge 11 little by little and become maximum gauge from minimum thickness continuously.More preferably, the axis one that the most thin section of the adjacent edges of door frame and the mode of the thick location near the edge 11 of door frame become to make to cross door assembly 10 is the mirror image of another one.Preferably, this axis when door assembly 10 is assembled on shell 7 perpendicular to the rotary gemel axis H of this door assembly and more preferably this axis through the geometric center of this door assembly.This so mean, preferably the top of this framework divides the lowermost part of (Part I comprising edge 11) and this framework (comprising the Part II at edge 11) to be the thinnest and thick that this framework contains its edge accordingly.

Such as, as seen in fig. 5, this figure is the section of the line A-A along Fig. 3, shown door assembly 10 former frame frame 6, the part that is arranged in top when door assembly 10 is attached on shell 7 has thickness T1 (this thickness is the most minimal thickness of this framework along its edge), and this door assembly door frame, the part that is arranged in foot when door assembly 10 is attached on shell 7 has thickness T2 (this thickness is the thickest degree of this door frame along its edge 11).Further depict plane P A and PB.

This framework comprises the part thicker or thinner than the part with thickness T1 and/or T2 at its geometric layout, but these extra parts do not comprise the edge 11 of this framework.An example is the embodiment described in Figure 14 a, and wherein the middle body of this central cylindrical can be thicker than this prism, is therefore defined as in than the lower-most edge part at this framework thicker by this framework at the thickness of this position.

Front baffle 6 and afterframe 5 may be implemented as the assembly of single or different part.

Front baffle 6 and afterframe 5 are preferably coupled to each other removably.Preferably, by means of the connection element 21 formed in former frame frame respectively and afterframe and corresponding complementary connection element 22 to obtain connection.

In these described embodiments, described connection element 21 extends from the rear surface 6b of front baffle 6, and described connection complementary elements 22 extends from the front surface 5a of described afterframe 5.

Preferably, connection element 21 extends perpendicular to the rear surface 6b of front baffle 6 substantially at least partly, and such as they are these rear surfaces of perpendicular, the part that deviates from it.Complementary elements 22 has insignificant height or extension haply.

See Fig. 5 a, 5b, in these described embodiments, each connection element 21 comprises annex 90.Preferably, annex 90 comprises the tubular sleeve 91 with open end.Alternatively, in the variant do not described, element 21 can comprise cylindrical bar.It is desirable for that the size (such as, the diameter of element and complementary elements) of these sleeve pipes and/or cylindrical bar makes these elements can insert in these complementary elements or vice versa.Even more preferably, have to obtain these elements interferingly and insert in these complementary elements or vice versa deposits, thus make when connection element inserts in connection complementary elements (or vice versa), need the power applying can not ignore to take out, make the unexpected minimizing possibility taken out.

As better visible in Fig. 5 a, 5b and Fig. 6, each connection element 21 leaving the rear surface 6b of front baffle 6 comprises the tubular sleeve 91 deviating from bearing 92.In other words, this tubular sleeve is not be connected directly on the rear surface 6b of front baffle 6, but it is positioned on bearing 92.Connection complementary elements 22 is implemented as the through hole on afterframe 5, and the tubular sleeve 91 of connection element 21 can insert in this through hole.Replace through hole, connect complementary elements 22 and can also comprise annex 90.Preferably, in this embodiment, connection element 21 comprises tubular sleeve 91 and does not comprise cylindrical bar, trip bolt 25 is made it possible to insert by connect through hole that complementary elements 22 limits and then to insert in the tubular sleeve 91 of connection element 21, front baffle 6 and afterframe 5 to be tightened together better from the rear surface 5b of afterframe 5..

Connection element 21 and connection complementary elements 22 are positioned in front baffle 6 and afterframe 5, near the outward flange 11 of this door frame respectively.More preferably, connection element 21 and connection complementary elements 22 are angularly spaced apart from each other, even more preferably be spaced apart from each other with the spacing of substantial constant, make the whole extension of edge 11 profile of this door frame substantially all be followed by these elements and complementary elements.Be understood that, being fixed in front or rear framework the position of in the plurality of element or complementary elements is also fixed on another of this front or rear framework by another position in the plurality of element or complementary elements, and these elements must match with corresponding complementary elements.

Preferably, for each element 21 in front baffle 6, in afterframe 5, there is complementary elements 22 with the corresponding relation of biaxial stress structure.

Preferably, connection element 21 and/or connection complementary elements 22 are integrally formed with front baffle 6 and/or afterframe 5.Preferably, connection element and/or complementary elements are made up of plastic material, make connection element and/or complementary elements be realize together with afterframe with corresponding front baffle in single molding process.

According to an aspect of the present invention, connection element 21 or connect complementary elements 22 or both there is different height mutually.In other words, the plurality of element 21 at least comprises the first element, the first height D1 that this first element has is different from the height D2 of the second element in the plurality of element, or the plurality of complementary elements 22 at least comprises the first complementary elements, the first height D1 that this first complementary elements has is different from the height D2 of the second complementary elements in the plurality of complementary elements.Alternatively, two element/complementary elements with differing heights are comprised in self both multiple element 21 and complementary elements 22.

In the embodiment depicted, these connection elements have variable height, and these complementary elements do not have.

More preferably, the plurality of connection element 21 comprises multiple different height, makes the frame thickness of door assembly 10 can continuously and change smoothly.Be oriented to these corresponding with the edge of framework 11, there is multiple differing heights elements and complementary elements allows to give continuous print varied in thickness to this framework at its edge 11 place.

Connect complementary elements 22 be through hole and therefore have insignificant height substantially, highly therefore this be equal between all connection complementary elements.Another aspect, front baffle 6 (as better visible in figure 6) comprises multiple connection element 21, and the plurality of connection element has the differing heights extended from the rear surface 6b of front baffle 6.These elements 21 comprise multiple sleeve pipe 91, and these sleeve pipes all have identical height, are positioned on corresponding bearing 92 (these bearings have different height); Therefore multiple connection element 21 also has different height each other.Preferably, in these bearings, multiple different height is defined.Even more preferably, the number of the differing heights of existence is equal with the quantity of connection element 21.

As shown in Figure 4, the plurality of complementary elements 22 has multiple different height: the minimum constructive height D1 from the top of former frame frame 6 is divided is to the maximum height D2 in the foot part of front baffle 6.

As better visible in figure 5d, this diagram is that afterframe 5 to be in the position be assembled in just as it on shell 7 and to be in the side view of the closedown configuration of door assembly 10, afterframe 5 comprises further from the outstanding multiple centering devices 23 of front surface 5a, and this afterframe is substantially perpendicular to these centering devices.Centering device 23 be positioned in afterframe 5 adjacent edges, relative to connect complementary elements 22 radially inner position, position in and be angularly spaced apart from each other.These centering devices 23 also have differing heights mutually: the minimum constructive height L1 divided from the maximum height L2 of the lowermost part at afterframe 5 to the top at afterframe 5.The effect of these centering devices 23 is following three: support the other multiple element be positioned on this afterframe top, improve centering and avoiding this type of additional element to rotate of this type of other element, as described in more detail below.

Connecting between front baffle 6 with afterframe 5 connects in complementary elements 22 by being inserted by connection element 21 and realizes.Meanwhile, due to connection element 21 and/or connect the differing heights of complementary elements 22, this framework at its edge 11 place the thickness that obtains according to along this edge self position and change.

Therefore, connection element 21 and connection complementary elements 22 not only can be used for front baffle 6 and afterframe 5 to be linked together, and are also used between frontal plane PA and closure plane P B, determine an angle [alpha] being different from 0 ° and 180 ° due to its different height.But " deflection " be present between frontal plane PA and closure plane P B can produce by other means, and the connection element 21 and connection complementary elements 22 with differing heights not necessarily to be used to connect front baffle 6 and afterframe 5.

In addition, connection element 21 and connection complementary elements 22 can have other shapes many and configuration of being different from tubular form described above and configuration.

As mentioned above, door assembly 10 comprises handle 31 further, thus makes it can move to closed position from open position, and vice versa.Handle 31 is attached to the handle carrying handle 31 and carries on element 30.Handle carry that element 30 is positioned in (being such as partly clipped in) door assembly 10 between front baffle 6 and afterframe 5.Preferably, this handle carries element and defines the outward flange 32 be clipped between front baffle 6 and afterframe 5.Handle carries element 30 and is constructed such that impossible relative movement between handle 31 and element 30, that is, handle 31 is firmly fixed on handle to carry on element 30.

Preferably, handle 31 has the microscler shape defining first and second far-end 31a, 31b.

Handle 31 preferably belongs to can be called as a kind of system that " pulling open " formula door opens system: door assembly 10 is equipped with breech lock and shell 7 (preferably antetheca 2) is equipped with breech lock fixing structure, this breech lock fixing structure comprises moving-member, this moving-member is configured to move between holding position and open position, in this holding position this moving-member engage this breech lock in case in the closed condition this door assembly of fixing and in the open position this moving-member discharge this breech lock and open to allow this door assembly.The moving-member of this breech lock allows to discharge this breech lock, as described better hereinafter when applying is greater than the release force of threshold force.Therefore this door assembly be opened by it is pulled out with enough power and also can open by it is promoted in process chamber 3.

The only function of handle 31 of door assembly 10 provides grip end to user, and this handle carries element 30 via handle is fastened on the framework of this door assembly.

Preferably, handle carries element 30 and does not change angle between front baffle PA and closed frame PB, and in other words its not responsible any parts of this front baffle that make is relative to this afterframe deflection, or vice versa.Therefore, handle is carried element 30 to insert between front baffle 6 and afterframe 5 and do not change the angle formed between closed frame and front baffle defined above.Therefore the outward flange 32 that handle carries element 30 preferably has substantially homogeneous thickness.

As seen in the accompanying drawings, door assembly 10 comprises the front baffle 6 defining inside opening 9.Preferably, handle 31 is positioned in hole 9 place and its radially inside direction extends from the inward flange 9a in hole 9.

Preferably, door assembly of the present invention can be reverse, and namely door assembly 10 can be installed with right handed configuration or with left hand configuration.

See Fig. 3,5,6 and Fig. 7, the handle of door assembly 10 carries element 31 and comprises tabular component 33, and this tabular component is dish type substantially, and its outward flange 32 is clipped between front baffle 6 and afterframe 5.Tabular component 33 is generally the single element realized with handle 31 one.This handle is implemented in outward flange 32 place of tabular component 33, radially inside direction and gives prominence to from outward flange 32 and define the radial protrusion portion of tabular component 33.This tabular component (as depicted in fig. 3) when this door assembly is in assembled configuration completely covers hole 9.Preferably, the diameter of tabular component 33 is substantially identical with the diameter in hole 9.Tabular component 33 comprises surperficial 33a, and this surface is can see from shell 7 outside and be contiguous with the front surface 6a of door assembly 10 when door assembly 10 is in assembled configuration and closes on shell 7.Preferably, surperficial 33a is substantially concordant with the front surface 6a of front baffle 6.Handle 31 is visible from shell 7 outside and it comprises depression 34 (best in Figure 5), and wherein this is (Fig. 5 is the section of the line B-B along Fig. 3) that be broken away along the plane cutting this handle 31 equally open.Depression 34 be in surperficial 33a in the depression at edge 32 place and it extend below this front baffle, make this front baffle itself define the element of the finger grip of the user when hand stretches in depression 34 by he/her to open this door assembly 10.Therefore, handle 31 is partly formed by tabular component 33 and is partly formed by front baffle 6, is namely formed by these two cooperations.

Handle carries that element 30 preferably realizes with plastic material.

Handle carries element 30 and is preferably attached directly on front baffle 6.Therefore tabular component 33 comprises the collar flange 36 extending, be substantially perpendicular to tabular component 33 from its edge 32 further.The folding onto itself at least partially of the clearing end of collar flange 36 or the clearing end of collar flange 36 and define dimple 37, this dimple is formed by the folding parallel walls limited of collar flange.

Carrying element 30 to make handle is connected on this front baffle, and front baffle 6 also comprises outstanding flange 39 in the 6b of rear surface, this outstanding flange be can insert in dimple 37 or preferably interference be inserted in this dimple.Clearly visible connecting between flange 39 with dimple 37 in Figure 5.Outstanding flange 39 preferably from the rear surface 6b of front baffle 6, be substantially perpendicular to this rear surface self and extend.When handle carry element 30 be arranged on front baffle 6 time, outstanding flange 39 is substantially parallel at least in part with collar flange 36.

Have and be inserted into outstanding flange 39 in dimple 37 and interrupted by four different C shape wall members 38 at least four positions, the border outline of these wall members and handle 31 matches.Therefore flange 39 at least four different parts separately.

In an assembling process, handle carries element 30 and is inserted in hole 9, the edge 9a in collar flange 36 and hole 9 and and flange 39 contact.When flange 39 arrives the bottom of dimple 37, insert and stop.The size of dimple 37 and flange 39 is determined to be and outer surface 33a is flushed with the front surface 6a of front baffle 6.

Meanwhile, handle 31 is inserted in the one in multiple C shape wall member 38, as described better hereinafter.Each C shape wall member 38, two far-ends that flange 39 leaves from it, located two connection elements 21, often one, end place connection element.Therefore, when handle 31 is arranged on front baffle 6, these two far-ends 31a, 31b of handle 31 are oriented to substantially be close to (see Fig. 6) with connection element 21 separately.

Door assembly 10 comprises hinge 60 further, and this hinge is provided for and makes door assembly 10 relative to shell 7 pivotable, makes this door assembly can open by it being rotated around hinge axes H (as shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 5 c) like this.Preferably, hinge 60 be arranged to across and more preferably medially across the horizontal mesion being substantially perpendicular to hinge axes H of door assembly 10.Horizontal mesion defines center line C, and this center line is through the axis at the center of the front section of this door assembly.Also vertical midplane V is defined as and is parallel to hinge or rotation H and the plane of geometric center through this door assembly.

Preferably but not necessarily, hinge axes is parallel to Z axis and center line C is parallel to (X, Y) plane, and namely it is horizontal axis.

Hinge 60 can be any routine hinge, preferably to have when door assembly 10 is closed be sightless type.In the embodiment shown in the figures, dimple 62 and joint pin 63 for holding it that hinge 60 comprises the part (invisible in accompanying drawing) be fixed on antetheca 2, provides in door assembly 10, this joint pin extends in multiple holes of this part and this dimple 62 of being fixed to antetheca.

In washing machine, preferably introduce electromechanical lock (not all parts are all visible), this electromechanical lock is provided between door assembly 10 and antetheca 2.This lock comprises and is fixed to a part on antetheca 2 or the first component and the part be fixed on door assembly 10 or the second coupling component, and both cooperates each other mutually.

This lock is configured for be avoided this door assembly to open in the operating process of device for clothing processing 1 and this device can be avoided to run when door assembly is opened, such as by only send when this door assembly is closed approval signal give this device electronic control unit and/or after an operation cycle terminates postpone open this door assembly.Therefore this electromechanical lock is also interlocking part.

Advantageously, this second component comprises the hook or breech lock 61 given prominence to from door assembly 10 towards shell 7, and this first component comprises for receiving this hook or breech lock 61, the breech lock fixing structure be positioned on shell 7.

This breech lock fixing structure preferably includes moving-member in a way known, this moving-member is configured to move between holding position and open position, in this holding position, this moving-member engages this hook or breech lock 61 so that fixing door assembly 10 and in this open position, this moving-member discharges this hook or breech lock 61 is opened to allow door assembly 10 in the closed condition.The moving-member of this breech lock fixing structure preferably interacts with flexible member (such as spring) at antetheca 2 place, and this flexible member allows to discharge this hook or breech lock 61 when applying the release force larger than threshold force.Therefore, this door assembly " pull open type " as already mentioned, be opened by deviating from shell 7 to be applied above the power of threshold value to door assembly 10.

This locking piece be preferably arranged to across and more preferably medially across the horizontal center line C of door assembly 10.Therefore, hinge 60 and locking piece are located substantially on same axis C.

In door assembly 10, hinge 60 and hook or breech lock 61 are releasably mounted on cap element 40.In other words, cap element 40 comprises the dimple 62 for holding hinge 60 and the another one dimple (invisible in accompanying drawing) for holding hook or breech lock 61 (see Fig. 6 and 7).Cap element 40 (visible in the zoomed-in view of Fig. 8) to be sandwiched between afterframe 5 and front baffle 6 corresponding to its edge 47 and it covers the hole 9 realized in this front baffle at least in part.Cap element 40 is carried element 30 by handle and covers, this handle carries element and completely covers hole 9 when door assembly 10 is in assembled configuration, therefore, except the part that will to be arranged on shell 7 or to cooperate mutually with this shell of hinge 60 and breech lock 61, this cap element is sightless from the outside.

In addition, near its edge 47, cap element 40 comprises multiple first and second through holes 44 and 48, and multiple connection element 21 and centering device 23 can pass these through holes.Connection element 21 and centering device 23 are avoided any rotation of cap element 40 when inserting accordingly in through hole 44 and 48.

And can leave from each through hole 44 outside tubulose firmly to hold the connection element 21 inserted.

Cap element 40 does not change the inclination between frontal plane PA and closure plane P B, and in other words, the angle between these two planes does not change along with the existence of cap element 40.

Advantageously, cap element 40 comprises the reinforcement 46 of location placed in the middle substantially, and this reinforcement enhances front baffle 6 and specifically enhances handle and carries element 30.As better visible in the section of Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, in this door assembly, between the tabular component 33 that carries element 30 at bowl-type element 80 and handle, there is large space when door assembly 10 is in assembled configuration.The existence of the central reinforcement 46 such as in hollow cylindrical of cap element 40 avoids and may destroy this tabular component to tabular component 33 applied pressure.

In fig. 8, cap element 40 is illustrated as being arranged on afterframe 5.To be inserted into through hole 48 and outstanding from through hole from the centering device 23 that the rear surface 5b of afterframe 5 is outstanding.The differing heights of multiple centering device 23 is visible, and the thickness of cap element 40 is constant substantially.

Handle 31 be provided at when door assembly 10 is in assembled configuration not with the aligned in position of lock (such as, hook or breech lock 61 and handle 60) or the position of correspondence.Handle 31 is arranged at outside the horizontal median surface C of door assembly 10.Therefore handle 31 is biased relative to hinge 60 and this locking piece.But when large-scale handle 31 and/or this lock and/or this hinge, hinge and handle and/or hinge and locking piece can be partly overlapping.

According to the present invention, handle to carry at least two diverse locations that element 30 can be positioned between front baffle 6 and afterframe 5 and more preferably at least four diverse locations.Difference between a position and another position is handling position: each position of handle being carried to element 30, achieves diverse location L1, L2, L3, L4 of handle 31 in this framework.

When shown in Fig. 9 a to 9b, door assembly 10 is in left hand configuration, is hinged on the left of it (as what see from the front of device for clothing processing 1 when door assembly 10 is closed), that is, rotation or hinge axes H are positioned at the left side of this door assembly.Advantageously, in the angle reference system of routine (see Fig. 9 a), hinge 60 medially across 9 o ' clock positions or across 180 °, and in identical reference system breech lock 61 across 3 o ' clock positions or across 0 ° (attached not shown).This reference system is limited by center line C and the vertical center line V parallel with hinge axes H.Axis C and V of door assembly 10 is further indicates easily to distinguish four quadrants in Fig. 9 a-9b and 10a-10b.

In fig. 9 a, handle 31 is illustrated as being arranged in first quartile, namely between 0 ° and 90 °.Advantageously, handle 31 extends one section of arc or circumference in the substantial middle part of first quartile." L1 " instruction of this position.

When device for clothing processing 1 needs to be arranged on another equipment or furniture top, be similar to drying machine and be arranged at situation on washing machine top, handle 31 can be arranged on fourth quadrant, namely between 270 ° and 360 °, as shown in figure 9b.This position is called as " L2 ".

Preferably, position L2 is corresponding across the mirror image of center line C with the position L1 of handle 31.

When door assembly 10 is in right handed configuration, namely this door assembly is hinged on right side, such as to describe in figure loa, and device 1 is arranged on another equipment or furniture top, then can handle 31 be arranged in third quadrant, namely between 180 ° and 270 °, as shown in Figure 10 a.This is position " L3 ".

Finally, when door assembly 10 is hinged and is arranged on floor on the right side of it (as shown in fig. lob), then can handle 31 be arranged in the second quadrant, namely between 90 ° and 180 °.This is position " L4 ".

Preferably, position L4 is corresponding across the mirror image of center line C with the position L3 of handle 31.

In addition, preferably, position L4 is corresponding across the mirror image of vertical center line V with the position L1 of handle 31.Similarly, position L3 is corresponding across the mirror image of vertical center line V with the position L2 of handle 31.

In addition, in all four cases, handle 31 and hook or breech lock 61 are arranged to make when this door assembly is closed, and they are positioned in the angled position spaced apart by a distance less than 90 °.On the contrary, hinge 60 and handle 31 are arranged to make, and when this door assembly is closed, they are positioned in the spaced angled position being greater than 90 °.The position of its mass centre is considered according to the position of hinge, handle, breech lock etc.

The assembling of door assembly 10 is carried out as follows.

Hinge 60 and breech lock or hook 61 are attached on cap element 40.

Cap element 40 being positioned on door frame 5 in one way, centering device 23 being inserted in the through hole 48 of cap element 40 and through hole 44 aligns with by connecting the through hole that complementary elements 22 limits.In the edge of back door framework 5, realize multiple applicable depression or opening, hinge 60 and breech lock or hook 61 can be projected into outside door assembly 10 backward.

Handle is carried element 30 to insert in the opening 9 of front door frame 6, until flange 39 abuts on the bottom of dimple 37.Be positioned at by handle 31 in one of these C shape wall members 38, this wall member essentially defines the dimple for handle 31 itself.Multiple C shape wall member 38 is formed at L1, L2, L3 and L4 place, position of handle 31.According to the desired location of handle 31 will realized in door assembly 10 after assembling, in these four available positions, select this C shape wall member 38.

Then the front baffle 6 comprising handle and carry element 30 to be arranged on the afterframe 5 comprising cap element 40 and connection element 21 securely to be inserted in the through hole 44 of cap element 40 and then to be inserted by applied pressure in the connection complementary elements 22 of afterframe 5.

These centering devices 23 are positioned to substantially be resisted against on the clearing end of flange 36, are in other words resisted against on dimple 37, the flange 39 keeping dimple 37 to be pressed against front baffle 5 to avoid may throwing off of this flange.These centering devices 23 define a plane by means of its free end, and this plane is relative to this closure plane deflection, because their height is different.More preferably, this plane is parallel to this handle plane, even more preferably overlaps with this handle plane.Therefore, when this door assembly is in assembled configuration, the free end of centering device 23 defines handle and carries the plane that element 30 will be positioned at.In this way, avoid handle carry element 30 towards or deviate from the movement of front baffle 6, therefore avoid the movement of handle plane, because have centering device 23 against on flange 36 to all angled extension of this handle plane.

Other tightening member (such as, screw or bolt or the element that is clasped) can be there is front door frame 6 and back door framework 5 to be fixed together.Such as, screw 25 is inserted from the rear surface 5b of afterframe 5 connect through hole that complementary elements 22 limits and be screwed in the tube element 91 of connection element 21.

In the assembled configuration of door assembly 10, back door framework 5 and cap element 40 are positioned at and are arranged essentially parallel in the plane of closure plane P B, and front door frame and handle carry element 30 substantially, is at least positioned on frontal plane PA in side.

The implication be positioned in plane is as follows.Back door framework 5 has two contrary surperficial 5a and 5b.Surface 5b defines closure plane P B.Surface 5a also defines a plane; This part will considered to limit this plane of surface 5a is exactly be resisted against this part on " adjacent " parts (being cap element 40 in this case) of door assembly 10.This part of surface 5a is smooth and defines the plane being parallel to this closure plane due to this front baffle layout.The parts be positioned in this plane that limited by surperficial 5a are also parallel to this closure plane, as long as this surface is relevant to the parts be positioned in this plane.Cap element 40 defines two opposed surface of formation two opposite planar in an identical manner.Because cap element 40 is resisted against on the front surface 5a of afterframe 5, this rear surface defines the plane being parallel to PB, thus cap element 40 be constructed such that these two contrary surfaces and plane parallel to each other and be therefore parallel to confining surface PB.

Therefore, it is directly be installed on front door frame 6 that handle carries element 30, this front door frame defines frontal plane, and this frontal plane is due to the differing heights of linkage element 21 relative to closure plane P B " deflection ", and this handle carries in the plane that element is also positioned at relative to this closure plane deflection.This one or more top element 21 is the shortest, front door frame 6 in top position than in its lowermost position closer to closure plane P B, in this its lowermost position, this one or more element 21 is the longest, thus this front door frame in this position apart from this closure plane P B farthest.

Front baffle 6 defines frontal plane PA by means of front surface 6a.Rear surface 6b also defines the plane being such as parallel to PA.Therefore, any part be against in this plane (at least for the surface abutted) is parallel to PA all the time.Be arranged on front baffle 6 because handle carries element 30, it is also parallel to frontal plane PA.

But, handle carries element 30 can limit a plane by means of one of its opposed surface, and this plane is called as handle plane PH, can be different from the angle of the angle [alpha] existed between frontal plane PA and closure plane P B relative to this closure plane deflection one.In this case, former frame frame 6 and handle carry between element 30, namely another one angle to be achieved or deflection between frontal plane PA and handle plane PH.

In assembled configuration, because connection element 21 to insert in through hole 44 and centering device 23 inserts the rotation preventing function produced in through hole 48, avoid the rotation of cap element 40.Due to handle 31 and C shape wall member 38 form fit and there is connection element 21 at each far-end 31a, 31b place of handle 31, also avoid the rotation that handle carries element 30.

When hope by door assembly 10 such as from left-handed door assembly oppositely to the right hand door assembly, the position of handle 31 must move to the position with L4 instruction in Figure 20 a with the position (although these accompanying drawings with reference to door assembly 110, the possible position of this handle can be applicable to door assembly 10 equally) of L1 instruction from Figure 19 a.In order to realize this reversibility, front baffle 6 and afterframe 5 one must be discharged from another.Front and rear framework 6,5 can be taken apart completely or can form space simply betwixt, and does not need these two elements to be separated completely.

The cap element 40 carrying hinge 60 and breech lock or hook 61 is rotated 180 °, makes the place-exchange of this hinge and breech lock or hook.The rotation of cap element 40 occurs in and is parallel in the plane of closure plane P B.

It should be understood that the other movement (being not only rotation) of cap element 40 also may be necessary, such as, make this cap element move to and connection element 21 and centering device 23 uncoupling from through hole 44 and 48 is closed.But final postrotational configuration represents initial configuration and have rotated 180 ° in the plane being parallel to PB.

Then cap element 40 is inserted in centering device 23 equally.

So handle carries element 30 and also be have rotated the angle being less than 180 °: it must by the angle presented between position of rotation L1 and L4.This rotates and occurs in one plane, and this plane is exactly handle plane PH, and this plane is relative to this closure plane deflection and be preferably parallel to frontal plane PA.

In fact, rotate and occur on handle plane HA, this means to rotate identical cause by using with making cap element 40, position L1 and L4 is positioned on same plane PH.Handle carry element other to move also can be necessary, as described above.

By these connection elements being inserted through hole 44 and connecting in complementary elements 22, go up each other so front and rear framework 6,5 is fastened to, and finally screw 25 to be inserted by connect in through hole that complementary elements 22 limits and to be screwed in tube element 91

Similarly, when hope becomes left-handed door assembly from right hand door assembly, by same way described above, handle 31 is moved to position L2 from position L3.

Alternatively, when not requiring door assembly 10 to have reversibility, this door assembly keeps left hand configuration, but device for clothing processing 1 changes to " rising " position from the position being positioned at device floor (wherein handle 31 is positioned at position L1), and handle 31 preferably moves to position L2 so that user more easily touches from position L1.

As described above, front baffle 6 and afterframe 5 one must be discharged from another.Front and rear framework 6,5 can be taken apart completely or can form space simply betwixt.

Do not require removable cap element 40.On the contrary, handle carries element 30 and also be have rotated the angle being less than 180 °: it must by by the angle presented between position of rotation L1 and L2.This rotates and occurs in one plane, and this plane is exactly handle plane PH, and this plane is relative to this closure plane deflection and be preferably parallel to frontal plane PA.The meaning that plane P H rotates is as above-mentioned.

Go up each other so front and rear framework 6,5 is fastened to equally.

Similarly, the device 1 with left and right door module configurations becomes raised position from floor location, handle 31 must be moved to position L4 from position L3.

Then door assembly 10 is hinged on antetheca 2.Owing to there is deflection between frontal plane PA and closure plane P B, define in the front surface 6a of this frontal plane and the front surface 2a of antetheca 2, define a part for opening 4 and match.Really, preferably, this front surface 2a is also around opening 4 deflection.

Although invisible in the accompanying drawings, multiple setting element can be provided avoid chosen position L3 or L4 and avoid user chosen position L1 or L2 in right handed configuration similarly in door configuration leftward in door assembly 10.

Claims

1. the door assembly for device for clothing processing (1) (10), this door assembly is convenient to the opening (4) that open and/or closed limits in described device for clothing processing, described door assembly comprises framework (5,6), and described framework comprises:

Form the front door frame (6) of the front surface (6a) of this door assembly, described front surface defines frontal plane (PA), and described front door frame comprises the front hole (9) defining inward flange (9a);

Form the back door framework (5) of the rear surface (5b) of described door assembly, described rear surface defines closure plane (PB), the opening formed in described device for clothing processing is convenient at this closure plane edge, and described frontal plane (PA) and described closure plane (PB) intersect each other and form the angle (α) being different from 0 ° and 180 °;

Handle between described back door framework (5) and front door frame (6) carries element (30) and is attached to described handle and carries handle (31) on element, described handle carries element and is convenient to be arranged at least the first and second alternative location, makes described handle (31) can by with at least the first and second different parts (L1; L2; L3; L4) near the described inward flange (9a) being positioned at described front baffle; And

The cap element (40) of described front hole (9) is covered at least in part between described front door frame (6) and described back door framework (5).

2. door assembly according to claim 1 (10), wherein

Described handle carries element (30) and is also constructed such that: described first and second alternative location are separated by the rotation of described handle retaining component (30) in handle plane (PH); And

Described handle plane (PH) and described frontal plane (PB) are substantially parallel.

3. door assembly according to claim 1 and 2 (10), wherein said handle carries element (30) and is convenient to be arranged at least described first, described second and third and fourth alternative location, makes described handle (31) can be positioned at least four different parts (L1 on described framework; L2; L3; L4) in, described first, second, third and the 4th at least two positions (L1, L3 in position; L2, L4) mirror image that spanning axis is is another, described at least two positions correspond to for a position of the axis (H) of the opening relative to door assembly (10) of right hand door assembly with corresponding to a position for the axis (H) of the opening relative to door assembly of left-handed door assembly.

4. the door assembly (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, described first and/or described second diverse location (L1 of wherein said handle (31); L2; L3; L4) be positioned at from described door assembly, a center line (the given angle place between 0 ° of the C) and 90 ° of the axis (H) of the opening that is substantially perpendicular to described door assembly (10).

5. the door assembly (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said handle carries element (30) and is attached on described front door frame (5).

6. the door assembly (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said handle carries element (30) and comprises the tabular component (33) of substantially closing described front hole (9).

7. door assembly according to claim 6 (10), wherein said tabular component (33) defines outer surface (33a), and described outer surface (33a) flushes with described front surface (6a) substantially.

8. the door assembly (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said handle (31) is included in described handle and carries the depression (34) formed in element (30).

9. the door assembly (10) according to claim 7 and 8, wherein said depression (34) extends to the below of described front baffle (5) from the outer surface (33a) of described tabular component (33).

10. the door assembly (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein

Front door frame described in o (6) comprises multiple connection element (21) for being attached on the framework of described back door, and described connection element extends from the rear surface (6b) contrary with described front surface of described front door frame; And

Back door framework (5) described in o comprises multiple connection complementary elements (22) and engages for the described connection element (21) of described front baffle,

Or

Front door frame described in o (6) comprises multiple connection element (21) for being attached on the framework of described back door, and

Back door framework (5) described in o comprises multiple connection complementary elements (22) and engages for the described connection element (21) of described front door frame, and described connection complementary elements is from the front surface (5a contrary with described rear surface of described back door framework; 105a) extend.

11. door assemblies according to claim 10 (10), the first element in wherein said connection element from described front door frame (6) described rear surface (6b) first height (D1) higher than the second element in described connection element (21) from described front door frame described rear surface (6b) second height (D2).

12. according to described door assembly (10) one or more in above claim, and wherein said cap element (40) comprises the reinforcement (46) being positioned at described front hole (9) place.

13. bases are subordinated to the door assembly according to claim 12 when claim 6 or 7, and wherein said reinforcement (46) is positioned in the rear of described tabular component (33).

14. door assemblies according to any one of the preceding claims, comprise a part for hinge (60) and door locking mechanism (61), the described part of described hinge and door locking mechanism is installed on described cap element (40).

15. door assemblies (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said handle (31) and described handle carry element (30) and are integrally formed.

16. door assemblies (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, comprise one or more setting element, this one or more setting element is configured to make described handle carry element (30) can have only two position (L1 for left-handed door assembly, and for right hand door assembly, there are only two positions (L3, L4) L2).

17. 1 kinds of laundry treatment device (1), comprising:

Shell (7), this shell holds the process chamber (3) for receiving pending tote,

Cover the antetheca (2) of the side of described shell (7), described antetheca comprises the opening (4) for touching described process chamber;

Be associated with described shell, for the door assembly (10) of opening described in open and/or closed (4), described door assembly (1) is according to the one or more formation in claim 1 to 16.

18. 1 kinds of methods for making the door assembly (10) that is associated with device for clothing processing (1) be reversed right hand door assembly (or vice versa) from left-handed door assembly, described door assembly (10) comprises

Form the back door framework (5) of the rear surface (5b) of described door assembly, described rear surface defines closure plane (PB);

Handle between described back door framework (5) and front door frame (6) carries element (30) and is attached to described handle and carries handle (31) on element;

Cap element (40) between described front baffle (6) and described afterframe (5); Hinge (60); With a part for door locking mechanism (61), the described part of described hinge and door locking mechanism is installed on described cap element;

Wherein said frontal plane (PA) and described closure plane (PB) intersect each other and form the angle being different from 0 ° and 180 °,

The method comprises the following steps:

Described front door frame (6) is discharged from described back door framework (5);

Described cap element (40) is rotated 180 °;

Make described handle carry element (30) and have rotated relative in described closure plane (PB) angled handle plane (PH) angle be included between 0 ° and 180 °; And

Described front door frame (6) is fastened on described back door framework (5).