CN106757968B

CN106757968B - Washing machine

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Publication number: CN106757968B
Application number: CN201611269908.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 颜天成; 张尧坤
Original assignee: Wuxi Little Swan Co Ltd
Current assignee: Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co Ltd
Priority date: 2016-12-30
Filing date: 2016-12-30
Publication date: 2020-02-21
Anticipated expiration: 2036-12-30
Also published as: CN106757968A

Abstract

The present invention discloses a washing machine, comprising: a housing; ironing device, ironing device establishes at the top of casing, ironing device includes: an ironing plate movable relative to the pad between an ironing position, in which the ironing plate is opposite the pad and is adapted to iron garments placed on the pad, and a pad, in which the ironing plate is spaced apart from the pad. According to the washing machine, the ironing device is arranged at the top of the washing machine, so that the ironing work can be directly carried out after a user finishes washing, the clothes are not required to be transferred to other rooms or positions for treatment, the clothes can be quickly, efficiently and excellently ironed, and the washing and caring process of the user is met.

Description

Washing machine

Technical Field

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

Background

In the related art, it is pointed out that the conventional drum washing machine can only perform a washing operation simply. After the clothes are washed, for some clothes with special requirements, such as shirts, suits, and the like, the clothes need to be ironed and dressed by using an iron or a garment steamer. These devices often take up a lot of space (the iron needs an additional ironing plate, the garment steamer has a large sense of mass) and do not work satisfactorily (the iron needs to master certain skills, and the garment steamer does not work well for fine treatment of garments).

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems of the prior art. Therefore, the invention provides a washing machine which can directly perform ironing work after washing is finished, does not need to transfer clothes to other rooms or positions for treatment, and can quickly, efficiently and excellently perform ironing on the clothes.

The washing machine according to the present invention comprises: a housing; ironing device, ironing device establishes at the top of casing, ironing device includes: an ironing plate movable relative to the pad between an ironing position, in which the ironing plate is opposite the pad and is adapted to iron garments placed on the pad, and a pad, in which the ironing plate is spaced apart from the pad.

According to the washing machine, the ironing device is arranged at the top of the washing machine, so that the ironing work can be directly carried out after a user finishes washing, the clothes are not required to be transferred to other rooms or positions for treatment, the clothes can be quickly, efficiently and excellently ironed, and the washing and caring process of the user is met.

In some embodiments, the base plate is horizontally disposed, the ironing board is rotatable relative to the base plate, the ironing board is vertically opposite to the base plate and is located above the base plate in the ironing position, and the ironing board forms a predetermined included angle with the base plate in the preparation position.

In some embodiments, the ironing board has a plurality of steam holes spaced thereon towards the soleplate.

In some embodiments, the ironing device further comprises a water tank, the water tank being in communication with the steam aperture.

In some embodiments, the washing machine has a fill valve, and the water tank is connected to the fill valve.

In some embodiments, the ironing device further comprises a fixing plate, one end of the fixing plate is rotatably connected with the backing plate, and the ironing plate is fixedly arranged on one side of the fixing plate facing the backing plate.

In some embodiments, the pivot axis of the fixing plate is located at a rear side of the top of the washing machine and extends in a left-right direction, and the pivot axis of the fixing plate is spaced apart from the pad plate in a front-rear direction.

In some embodiments, the ironing device is movably disposed at the top of the cabinet in an up-and-down direction between a first position and a second position, the top of the ironing device is not higher than the top of the cabinet when the ironing device is at the first position, and the ironing device extends out of the top of the cabinet when the ironing device is at the second position.

In some embodiments, the washing machine further comprises a drive means associated with the ironing device for driving the ironing device to move between the first position and the second position.

In some embodiments, the ironing device is disposed at a rear side of the top of the cabinet, a top surface of the ironing device is adapted to be flush with a front side of the top surface of the cabinet when the ironing device is in the first position, and an upper surface of the pad is not lower than the front side of the top surface of the cabinet when the ironing device is in the second position.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a laundry machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the ironing device is in a first position;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of another angle of the washing machine shown in FIG. 1;

figure 3 is a schematic view of a laundry machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the ironing device is in a second position;

fig. 4 is a schematic view of another angle of the washing machine shown in fig. 3.

Reference numerals:

the washing machine 100 is provided with a washing machine,

a machine case 1, an ironing device 2, an ironing board 21, a steam hole 211, a backing board 22 and a fixing board 23.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are illustrative and intended to be illustrative of the invention and are not to be construed as limiting the invention.

A washing machine 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 1 to 4.

As shown in fig. 1 and 4, a washing machine 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a cabinet 1 and an ironing device 2.

In particular, the ironing device 2 is arranged on the top of the cabinet 1, the ironing device 2 comprising: an ironing plate 21 and a backing plate 22, the ironing plate 21 being movable relative to the backing plate 22 between an ironing position and a ready position (e.g. the position of the ironing plate 21 shown in figure 4), the ironing plate 21 being spaced apart from the backing plate 22 when the ironing plate 21 is in the ready position, and the ironing plate 21 being in the ready position to facilitate a user placing a garment on the backing plate 22 ready for ironing; when the ironing board 21 is in the ironing position, the ironing board 21 is opposite the pad 22, and the ironing board 21 is adapted to ironing the garment placed on the pad 22.

Here, the ironing board 21 is movable relative to the backing plate 22, and may be the ironing board 21 moving horizontally, moving up and down, or rotating relative to the backing plate 22, as long as the ironing board 21 is spaced apart from the backing plate 22, which is convenient for placing the clothes to be ironed.

According to the washing machine 100 provided by the embodiment of the invention, the ironing device 2 is arranged at the top of the washing machine 100, so that the ironing work can be directly carried out after the washing of a user is finished, the clothes are not required to be transferred to other rooms or positions for treatment, the ironing of the clothes can be rapidly, efficiently and excellently finished, and the whole set of system of the washing and caring process of the user is met.

In one embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the pad 22 may be horizontally disposed to facilitate a user to iron the laundry. Further, the ironing board 21 is rotatable with respect to the backing plate 22, and when the ironing board 21 is in the ready position, a predetermined included angle may be formed between the ironing board 21 and the backing plate 22 to achieve the separation of the ironing board 21 from the backing plate 22 for placing the clothes to be ironed, where the predetermined included angle may be in a range of 30 degrees to 90 degrees. When the ironing board 21 is in the ironing position, the ironing board 21 is opposite to the backing board 22 in the up-down direction, and the ironing board 21 is located above the backing board 22, at this time, the user can use the ironing board 21 to perform pressing type ironing and/or fast drying operation on the clothes on the backing board 22.

Preferably, the plurality of steam holes 211 are spaced apart from each other on the ironing board 21, and the plurality of steam holes 211 are arranged toward the soleplate 22, so that when steam is injected from the steam holes 211, the steam can be injected to the laundry on the soleplate 22, thereby improving the ironing effect of the laundry.

Advantageously, the ironing device 2 may further comprise a water tank, which may be in communication with the steam port 211, for letting in steam to the steam port 211, for spraying steam to the laundry when ironing the laundry, enhancing the ironing effect. Here, the water in the water tank may be added automatically or manually, and when the water tank is used for automatic water adding, the water tank may be communicated with the water inlet pipe of the washing machine 100 to supply water into the water tank through the water inlet pipe of the washing machine 100, and when the water tank is used for manual water adding, a user may fill water into the water tank through the water filling port of the water tank.

Further, the washing machine 100 may have a water inlet valve, and the water tank may be connected to the water inlet valve, so that whether water is filled into the water tank may be controlled by controlling the water inlet valve of the washing machine 100, thereby automatically filling water into the water tank. In addition, the waterway of the ironing device 2 can be commonly used with the waterway of the washing machine 100 when washing by connecting the water tank with the water inlet valve of the washing machine 100, so that the structure of the washing machine 100 is more compact and reasonable.

In some embodiments, the ironing apparatus 2 may further include a fixing plate 23, one end of the fixing plate 23 (for example, the lower end or the rear end of the fixing plate 23 shown in fig. 3) is rotatably connected to the backing plate 22, and the ironing plate 21 is fixedly arranged on one side of the fixing plate 23 facing the backing plate 22 (for example, the front side or the lower side of the fixing plate 23 shown in fig. 4), so that the reliability of the installation and fixation of the ironing plate 21 can be improved, and meanwhile, since the ironing plate 21 is in a high temperature state during the ironing process, by arranging the ironing plate 21 to be fixedly arranged on the backing plate 22, the direct contact between a user and the ironing plate 21 can be avoided, the user can be prevented from being scalded, and the safety performance of the ironing apparatus 2 during the use.

Preferably, the pivot axis of the fixing plate 23 may be located at a rear side of the top of the washing machine 100, and the pivot axis of the fixing plate 23 extends in the left-right direction, and the rotation axis of the fixing plate 23 is spaced apart from the pad 22 in the front-rear direction, whereby it is possible to facilitate a user to iron laundry, and to prevent the fixing plate 23 from affecting a user's activity space.

Of course, in other embodiments, the pivot axis of the fixing plate 23 may be located at the left or right side of the top of the washing machine 100, and the pivot axis of the fixing plate 23 extends in the front-rear direction and is spaced apart from the pad 22 in the left-right direction. In addition, the pivoting position of the fixing plate 23 can be set according to actual conditions or use habits, so that the clothes can be conveniently ironed by a user, and the use experience is improved.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the ironing device 2 is movably arranged on top of the cabinet 1 in an up-down direction, the ironing device 2 being movable between a first position in the up-down direction (e.g. the position of the ironing device 2 shown in fig. 1 and 2) and a second position (e.g. the position of the ironing device 2 shown in fig. 3 and 4).

When the ironing device 2 is in the first position, the top of the ironing device 2 is not higher than the top of the cabinet 1, and the ironing device 2 is completely embedded in the cabinet 1, preferably, the top of the ironing device 2 is flush with the top of the cabinet 1, so that the washing machine 100 looks like a complete top surface without damaging the original appearance of the drum washing machine 100 when the ironing device 2 is in the first position. When the ironing device 2 is in the second position, the ironing device 2 protrudes out of the top of the cabinet 1, in other words, when the ironing device 2 is moved from the first position to the second position, i.e. the ironing device 2 is raised in a direction from bottom to top and is raised above the top of the cabinet 1, whereby it is possible to facilitate the user to iron the laundry. Furthermore, by moving the ironing device 2 upwards to the second position, it is possible to facilitate the rotation of the ironing plate 21 in the ironing device 2 to the ready position, so as to avoid the fixed plate 23 interfering with the cabinet 1 during the rotation.

Further, the washing machine 100 may further comprise a driving device (not shown) connected to the ironing device 2, the driving device being configured to drive the ironing device 2 to move between the first position and the second position, so as to lift and lower the ironing device 2.

In some embodiments, the ironing device 2 may be disposed at the rear side of the top of the cabinet 1, and when the ironing device 2 is located at the first position, the top surface of the ironing device 2 is adapted to be flush with the front side of the top surface of the cabinet 1, and at this time, the washing machine 100 may look like a complete top surface without damaging the original appearance of the drum washing machine 100. When the ironing device 2 is in the second position, the upper surface of the backing plate 22 is not lower than the front side of the top surface of the cabinet 1. Preferably, when the ironing device 2 is in the second position, the upper surface of the backing plate 22 is higher than the front side of the top surface of the cabinet 1. Thereby, it is possible to facilitate not only the user ironing the laundry but also the rotation of the ironing board 21 to the standby position after the ironing apparatus 2 is moved to the second position, so as to avoid the fixed board 23 from interfering with the cabinet 1 during the rotation.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, the washing machine 100 includes a cabinet 1, an ironing apparatus 2, and a driving apparatus, wherein the ironing apparatus 2 is disposed at a rear side of a top of the cabinet 1, the driving apparatus is configured to drive the ironing apparatus 2 to move in an up-and-down direction between a first position and a second position, a top surface of the ironing apparatus 2 is adapted to be flush with a front side of the top surface of the cabinet 1 when the ironing apparatus 2 is located at the first position, and an upper surface of a pad 22 is not lower than the front side of the top surface of the cabinet 1 when the ironing apparatus 2 is located at the second position.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the ironing apparatus 2 comprises: an ironing board 21, a backing board 22 and a fixing board 23, wherein the ironing board 21 is rotatable relative to the backing board 22 between an ironing position and a ready position, and the ironing board 21 forms a predetermined angle with the backing board 22 when in the ready position. The ironing board 21 is located above and below the pad 22 in an ironing position, so as to be suitable for ironing the clothes placed on the pad 22.

Further, a rear end of the fixing plate 23 is rotatably coupled to the soleplate 22, the ironing plate 21 is fixedly disposed at a lower side of the fixing plate 23 facing the soleplate 22, a pivot axis of the fixing plate 23 is located at a rear side of the top of the washing machine 100 and extends in the left-right direction, and the pivot axis of the fixing plate 23 is spaced apart from the soleplate 22 in the front-rear direction.

Preferably, the washing machine 100 has a water inlet valve, and the ironing device 2 further comprises a water tank connected to the water inlet valve. A plurality of steam holes 211 are spaced apart from the ironing board 21 toward the soleplate 22, and the water tank is communicated with the steam holes 211.

According to the washing machine 100 of the embodiment of the present invention, when not in use, the entire ironing board 21 is hidden inside the top surface of the drum washing machine 100, and it appears that a complete top surface does not destroy the original appearance of the drum washing machine 100. Only when the ironing board 21 is needed to be used, the whole part of the ironing board is lifted on the top surface of the drum by the user pressing the start key, and the user can iron and dry the clothes.

According to the washing machine 100 of the embodiment of the invention, the ironing device 2 is mounted on the top of the drum washing machine 100, so that a whole set of system of a user washing and caring process is met. The top cover plate of the drum washing machine 100 is removed, the ironing device 2 is designed in an overlapping mode, and a power supply and a water path of the ironing device 2 are universal with the drum washing machine 100. However, the ironing device 2 may be turned on for use when the washing machine 100 is not started, and the washing machine 100 may normally operate when the ironing device 2 is turned off.

In addition, the ironing device 2 can have various temperature program selection and steam spraying functions, and a user can perform pressing type ironing, quick drying and other operations according to different clothes requirements.

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

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically defined otherwise.

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

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

While embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A washing machine, characterized by comprising:

a housing;

ironing device, ironing device establishes at the top of casing, ironing device includes: an ironing plate movable relative to the pad between an ironing position in which the ironing plate is opposite the pad and adapted to iron garments placed on the pad, and a ready position in which the ironing plate is spaced from the pad;

the ironing device is movably arranged on the top of the machine shell along the up-down direction between a first position and a second position, the top of the ironing device is not higher than the top of the machine shell when the ironing device is arranged at the first position, and the ironing device extends out of the top of the machine shell when the ironing device is arranged at the second position.

2. A washing machine as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the soleplate is arranged horizontally, the ironing plate is rotatable relative to the soleplate, the ironing plate is vertically opposite to the soleplate in the ironing position and is positioned above the soleplate, and the ironing plate forms a predetermined angle with the soleplate in the standby position.

3. A washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the ironing board has a plurality of steam holes spaced thereon towards the soleplate.

4. A washing machine as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that the ironing device further comprises a water tank communicating with the steam aperture.

5. A washing machine as claimed in claim 4 having a water inlet valve to which the water tank is connected.

6. The washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the ironing apparatus further comprises a fixing plate having one end rotatably coupled to the pad, the ironing plate being fixedly disposed at a side of the fixing plate facing the pad.

7. The washing machine as claimed in claim 6, wherein the pivot axis of the fixing plate is located at a rear side of the top of the washing machine and extends in a left-right direction, and the pivot axis of the fixing plate is spaced apart from the pad plate in a front-rear direction.

8. A washing machine as claimed in claim 1 further comprising drive means associated with the ironing device for driving the ironing device between the first and second positions.

9. A washing machine as claimed in claim 1 wherein the ironing device is located on a rear side of the top of the cabinet, the ironing device having a top surface adapted to be flush with a front side of the top surface of the cabinet when the ironing device is in the first position, and the ironing device having an upper surface not lower than the front side of the top surface of the cabinet when the ironing device is in the second position.