CN106868795B

CN106868795B - Washing machine

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Publication number: CN106868795B
Application number: CN201710133378.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 钟金扬; 李涛; 关富文; 谢华文
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2017-03-07
Filing date: 2017-03-07
Publication date: 2023-05-12
Anticipated expiration: 2037-03-07
Also published as: CN106868795A

Abstract

The present invention provides a washing machine, comprising: a housing; the machine door is arranged on the machine shell and is provided with a containing cavity; the first driving part is arranged on the shell and is used for pushing clothes in the washing machine into the accommodating cavity. The technical scheme of the invention is applied to solve the problem of low efficiency of taking out clothes from the washing machine in the prior art.

Description

Washing machine

Technical Field

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

Background

In the prior art, when the laundry in the washing machine needs to be taken out, an operator needs to manually operate to open a door of the washing machine and take out the laundry from the drum for airing. Since most current washing machines have low heights, when taking out laundry in this way, an operator needs to bend over several times to take out all the laundry from the drum, which is inefficient and labor intensive.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides a washing machine, which solves the problem of low efficiency of taking out clothes from the washing machine in the prior art.

The present invention provides a washing machine, comprising: a housing; the machine door is arranged on the machine shell and is provided with a containing cavity; the first driving part is arranged on the shell and is used for pushing clothes in the washing machine into the accommodating cavity.

Further, the first driving section includes: the baffle is arranged in the shell and opposite to the machine door; the first telescopic link, the one end and the casing of first telescopic link are connected, and the other end and the baffle of first telescopic link are connected, and first telescopic link is used for driving the baffle and removes in order to hold the intracavity with clothing propelling movement.

Further, the washing machine further includes: and one end of the second driving part is connected with the shell, the other end of the second driving part is connected with the machine door, and the second driving part is used for driving the machine door to be separated from the shell.

Further, the second driving section includes: and one end of the first driving component is connected with the shell, the other end of the first driving component is connected with the machine door, and the first driving component is used for driving the machine door to move along the first direction.

Further, the second driving section further includes: the second drive assembly, the one end and the casing of second drive assembly are connected, and the other end and the gate of second drive assembly are connected, and second drive assembly is used for driving the gate to remove along the second direction, is the contained angle setting between first direction and the second direction.

Further, the second driving section further includes: the first rotary driving unit is arranged on the shell and is used for driving the first driving component to rotate around a third direction; and the second rotation driving unit is arranged on the shell and is used for driving the second driving assembly to rotate around the third direction.

Further, the first drive assembly and/or the second drive assembly is a telescopic rod.

Further, the washing machine further includes: and the third rotation driving unit is connected with the machine door and is used for driving the machine door to rotate.

Further, the washing machine comprises two second driving parts which are symmetrically arranged at two sides of the machine shell.

Further, the gate is detachably connected with the second driving part.

By adopting the technical scheme of the invention, the first driving part is arranged on the shell, and the machine door is provided with the accommodating cavity for accommodating clothes, so that after the washing machine finishes the clothes washing operation, the clothes in the washing machine can be pushed to the accommodating cavity through the action of the first driving part, the labor intensity of operators can be greatly reduced, and the working efficiency is improved. Compared with the prior art, the automatic pushing-out of clothes can be realized, so that an operator does not need to bend over for many times when taking out the clothes, and the working efficiency is higher. Moreover, through the action of the first driving part, the clothes are pushed to the accommodating cavity, and the problem that the clothes fall off when the user bends down to take out the clothes can be avoided.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention. In the drawings:

fig. 1 illustrates an internal structure of a washing machine provided according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 illustrates a front view of a washing machine provided according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic view showing a structure of a receiving chamber in which a first driving part pushes laundry to a door according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing the configuration of a second driving part and a third rotary driving unit provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention to cooperate to horizontally place a door at a position away from a cabinet;

fig. 5 shows a schematic view of a structure of a door in a horizontal position according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural view showing a second driving part driving a door to move to a set position along a vertical direction according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic view showing a structure in which a second driving part drives a door to move in a horizontal direction to place the door on the top of a cabinet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Wherein the above figures include the following reference numerals:

10. a housing; 20. a gate; 21. a receiving chamber; 30. a first driving section; 31. a baffle; 32. a first telescopic rod; 40. a second driving section; 41. a first drive assembly; 42. a second drive assembly; 43. a first rotation driving unit; 44. a second rotation driving unit; 50. a third rotation driving unit; 60. and a roller.

Detailed Description

It should be noted that, in the case of no conflict, the embodiments and features in the embodiments may be combined with each other. The following description of the embodiments of the present invention will be made clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is apparent that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present invention, but not all embodiments. The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely exemplary in nature and is in no way intended to limit the invention, its application, or uses. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the invention.

It is noted that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments in accordance with the present application. As used herein, the singular is also intended to include the plural unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, and furthermore, it is to be understood that the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" when used in this specification are taken to specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, devices, components, and/or combinations thereof.

The relative arrangement of the components and steps, numerical expressions and numerical values set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present invention unless it is specifically stated otherwise. Meanwhile, it should be understood that the sizes of the respective parts shown in the drawings are not drawn in actual scale for convenience of description. Techniques, methods, and apparatus known to one of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail, but should be considered part of the specification where appropriate. In all examples shown and discussed herein, any specific values should be construed as merely illustrative, and not a limitation. Thus, other examples of the exemplary embodiments may have different values. It should be noted that: like reference numerals and letters denote like items in the following figures, and thus once an item is defined in one figure, no further discussion thereof is necessary in subsequent figures.

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the azimuth or positional relationships indicated by the azimuth terms such as "front, rear, upper, lower, left, right", "lateral, vertical, horizontal", and "top, bottom", etc., are generally based on the azimuth or positional relationships shown in the drawings, merely to facilitate description of the present invention and simplify the description, and these azimuth terms do not indicate and imply that the apparatus or elements referred to must have a specific azimuth or be constructed and operated in a specific azimuth, and thus should not be construed as limiting the scope of protection of the present invention; the orientation word "inner and outer" refers to inner and outer relative to the contour of the respective component itself.

Spatially relative terms, such as "above … …," "above … …," "upper surface at … …," "above," and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe one device or feature's spatial location relative to another device or feature as illustrated in the figures. It will be understood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is turned over, elements described as "above" or "over" other devices or structures would then be oriented "below" or "beneath" the other devices or structures. Thus, the exemplary term "above … …" may include both orientations of "above … …" and "below … …". The device may also be positioned in other different ways (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.

In addition, the terms "first", "second", etc. are used to define the components, and are only for convenience of distinguishing the corresponding components, and the terms have no special meaning unless otherwise stated, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 1 to 2, there is provided a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, which includes a cabinet 10, a door 20, and a first driving part 30, wherein the door 20 is provided on the cabinet 10, the door 20 has a receiving chamber 21, the first driving part 30 is provided on the cabinet 10, and the first driving part 30 is used to push laundry inside the washing machine into the receiving chamber 21.

By using this configuration, the first driving part 30 is disposed on the casing 10, and the door 20 is provided with the accommodating cavity 21 for accommodating the laundry, so that after the washing machine finishes the laundry cleaning operation, the laundry in the washing machine is pushed to the accommodating cavity 21 by the action of the first driving part 30, thereby greatly reducing the labor intensity of operators and improving the working efficiency. Compared with the prior art, the automatic pushing-out of clothes can be realized, so that an operator does not need to bend over for many times when taking out the clothes, and the working efficiency is higher. Moreover, by the first driving part 30 operating to push the laundry into the accommodating chamber 21, the problem of falling of the laundry when the laundry is taken out by bending down by a person can be avoided.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1, when laundry is washed using the washing machine, the laundry is placed in the drum 60, and after the laundry is washed, the first driving part 30 is operated to push the laundry located in the drum 60 into the accommodating chamber 21.

Further, in order to further improve the work efficiency of laundry taking out, in the present invention, the first driving part 30 may be configured to include a barrier 31 and a first telescopic rod 32, wherein the barrier 31 is disposed inside the cabinet 10 and opposite to the door 20, one end of the first telescopic rod 32 is connected to the cabinet 10, the other end of the first telescopic rod 32 is connected to the barrier 31, and the first telescopic rod 32 is used to drive the barrier 31 to move to push laundry into the accommodating chamber 21.

By using this arrangement, the baffle 31 is connected to the other end of the first telescopic link 32, and thus the contact area between the first driving unit 30 and the clothing can be increased. When the first telescopic rod 32 is operated, the baffle plate 31 arranged at the other end of the first telescopic rod can push out clothes in the washing machine into the accommodating cavity 21 of the machine door, and in this way, when the clothes are pushed out, the work efficiency of taking out the clothes can be further improved by adding the baffle plate 31.

In the present invention, in order to take out the laundry in the receiving chamber after pushing out the laundry into the receiving chamber, the washing machine may be configured to further include a second driving part 40, one end of the second driving part 40 is connected to the cabinet 10, the other end of the second driving part 40 is connected to the door 20, and the second driving part 40 is used to drive the door 20 to be separated from the cabinet 10.

With this arrangement, after the first driving part 30 is operated to push out the laundry into the accommodating chamber 21, the door 20 is driven to be separated from the cabinet 10 by the second driving part 40, so that the operator takes out the washed laundry from the accommodating chamber 21 of the door 20.

Further, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the second driving part 40 may be configured to include a first driving assembly 41, one end of the first driving assembly 41 is connected to the casing 10, the other end of the first driving assembly 41 is connected to the door 20, and the first driving assembly 41 is used to drive the door 20 to move in the first direction.

Specifically, as an embodiment of the present invention, the first driving assembly 41 may be configured as a telescopic rod, wherein the first direction is a direction parallel to the first driving assembly 41.

In order to improve stability in the process of separating the door 20 from the casing 10, the second driving portion 40 may be configured to further include a second driving component 42, one end of the second driving component 42 is connected to the casing 10, the other end of the second driving component 42 is connected to the door 20, and the second driving component 42 is configured to drive the door 20 to move along a second direction, where an included angle is formed between the first direction and the second direction.

Specifically, as one embodiment of the present invention, the second drive assembly 42 may be configured as a telescopic rod, wherein the second direction is a direction parallel to the second drive assembly 42. As shown in fig. 3, in order to enhance the aesthetic appearance of the washing machine, the other end of the first driving assembly 41 and the other end of the second driving assembly 42 may be connected to the same position of the door 20.

Further, in the present invention, in order to expand the movement range of the door 20, the second driving part 40 may be configured to further include a first rotation driving unit 43 and a second rotation driving unit 44, the first rotation driving unit 43 being provided on the casing 10, the first rotation driving unit 43 for driving the first driving assembly 41 to rotate about the third direction, the second rotation driving unit 44 being provided on the casing 10, the second rotation driving unit 44 for driving the second driving assembly 42 to rotate about the third direction.

With this configuration, the first driving unit 41 is driven to rotate around the third direction by the first rotation driving unit 43, and the second driving unit 44 is driven to rotate around the third direction by the second driving unit 42, so that the movement of the door 20 along multiple directions can be realized, and the movement of the door 20 can be more stable. Wherein the third direction is perpendicular to both the first direction and the second direction. As a specific embodiment of the present invention, the first rotation driving unit 43 and/or the second rotation driving unit 44 may be configured as a motor.

In the present invention, in order to prevent laundry in the receiving chamber from falling out, the washing machine may be configured to further include a third rotation driving unit 50, wherein the third rotation driving unit 50 is connected to the cabinet 20, and the third rotation driving unit 50 is used to drive the cabinet 20 to rotate.

With this arrangement, the door 20 is gradually rotated to the horizontal position by the third rotation driving unit 50 provided on the second driving part 40 in the process of separating the door 20 from the casing 10 by the second driving part 40, so that the opening of the accommodating chamber 21 faces upward. By adjusting the door 20 to the horizontal position, laundry can be prevented from falling from the accommodating chamber 21, thereby improving performance of the washing machine. As a specific embodiment of the present invention, the third rotation driving unit 50 may be configured as a motor.

Further, in order to improve the stability of the separation operation of the door 20 from the cabinet 10, the washing machine may include two second driving parts 40, and the two second driving parts 40 are symmetrically disposed at both sides of the cabinet 10. Thus, when the door 20 is separated from the casing 10, the door 20 is biased from both sides by the second driving parts 40 respectively located at both sides of the casing 10, so that the door 20 can be moved more smoothly.

In the present invention, in order to increase the range of use of the washing machine, the door 20 may be configured to be detachably connected with the second driving part 40. With this arrangement, when the laundry machine is placed at a distance from the clothes drying position, the door 20 is detachably connected to the second driving portion 40, so that when the laundry is pushed out of the drum by the first driving portion 30 and the door 20 is separated from the casing 10 by the second driving portion 40, the door 20 is separated from the second driving portion 40, and an operator can carry the door 20 containing the laundry to the clothes drying position for drying. The configuration mode ensures that the washing machine is not limited by the position of clothes to be dried, and can greatly improve the application range of the washing machine.

In order to further understand the present invention, a detailed description of the operation procedure of the laundry machine according to the present invention for laundry taking out will be provided with reference to fig. 3 to 7.

As shown in fig. 3 to 7, the washing machine includes a cabinet 10, a door 20, a first driving part 30, and a second driving part 40, the door 20 being provided on the cabinet 10, the door 20 having a receiving chamber 21. The first driving part 30 includes a barrier 31 and a first telescopic rod 32, the barrier 31 is disposed in the casing 10 and opposite to the door 20, one end of the first telescopic rod 32 is connected with the casing 10, the other end of the first telescopic rod 32 is connected with the barrier 31, and the first telescopic rod 32 is used for driving the barrier 31 to move so as to push the laundry into the accommodating cavity 21.

The second driving part 40 includes a first driving assembly 41, a second driving assembly 42, a first rotation driving unit 43 and a second rotation driving unit 44, one end of the first driving assembly 41 is connected with the casing 10, the other end of the first driving assembly 41 is connected with the door 20, and the first driving assembly 41 is used for driving the door 20 to move along a first direction. One end of the second driving assembly 42 is connected with the casing 10, the other end of the second driving assembly 42 is connected with the door 20, and the second driving assembly 42 is used for driving the door 20 to move along the second direction. The first rotation driving unit 43 is configured to drive the first driving assembly 41 to rotate around a third direction, the second rotation driving unit 44 is disposed on the casing 10, and the second rotation driving unit 44 is configured to drive the second driving assembly 42 to rotate around the third direction. The washing machine further includes a third rotation driving unit 50, the third rotation driving unit 50 is disposed on the second driving part 40, and the third rotation driving unit 50 is used for driving the door 20 to rotate relative to the second driving part 40.

When it is required to take out the laundry in the washing machine as shown in fig. 3, it is first checked whether the laundry is washed. When it is detected that the laundry is washed, the first telescopic link 32 is operated, and the laundry in the drum 60 of the washing machine is pushed out into the accommodating chamber 21 of the door 20 by the shutter 31 provided at the other end of the first telescopic link 32. When the first telescopic rod 32 pushes out the clothes to the accommodating cavity 21 of the machine door, the first telescopic rod 32 drives the baffle 31 to reset, so as to prepare for the next cycle.

Then, as shown in fig. 4, in order to achieve the separation of the door 20 from the cabinet 10, the first driving assembly 41 and the second driving assembly 42 are gradually elongated while the second rotation driving unit 44 drives the second driving assembly 42 to rotate around the third direction gradually in the clockwise direction. In this process, the third rotation driving unit 50 drives the door 20 to rotate about the third direction in a clockwise direction with respect to the second driving part 40 until the door 20 rotates to the horizontal position, at which time the door 20 is separated from the cabinet 10 as shown in fig. 5. In the process of gradually extending the first driving assembly 41 and the second driving assembly 42, the rotation speed of the third rotation driving unit 50 needs to be controlled to avoid collision between the door 20 and the casing 10 caused by an excessive rotation angle of the door 20 because the first driving assembly 41 and the second driving assembly 42 are not extended in place yet.

Next, as shown in fig. 6, the first driving assembly 41, the second driving assembly 42, the first rotation driving unit 43, and the second rotation driving unit 44 continue to operate to drive the door 20 to move upward in the vertical direction. Specifically, the first and second

rotation driving units

43 and 44 respectively drive the first and

second driving assemblies

41 and 42 to rotate in the counterclockwise direction about the third direction until the door 20 moves to a set position in the same plane as the top surface of the cabinet 10.

Finally, as shown in fig. 7, the first driving assembly 41, the second driving assembly 42, the first rotation driving unit 43 and the second rotation driving unit 44 continue to act to drive the door 20 to move leftwards in the horizontal direction until the door 20 is placed on the top surface of the cabinet 10. Specifically, the first and second

rotation driving units

43 and 44 respectively drive the first and

second driving assemblies

41 and 42 to rotate in the counterclockwise direction about the third direction until the door 20 is placed on the top surface of the cabinet 10, during which the first and

second driving assemblies

41 and 42 contract.

The above is a specific embodiment of the present invention, which first adjusts the door 20 to the horizontal position at the same height position as the initial position of the door 20 by the cooperation of the second driving part 40 and the third rotation driving unit 50 and separates the door 20 from the housing 10 in the process of separating the door 20 from the housing 10. Then, the second driving part 40 drives the door to rise until it moves to a position in the same plane as the top surface of the cabinet 10. Finally, the second driving part 40 continues to drive the door to move in the horizontal direction until the door 20 is placed on the top surface of the cabinet 10. In this way, the door 20 is adjusted to the horizontal position and then the door 20 is lifted, so that the operation is more stable, and clothes are not easy to fall out. Yet as another alternative embodiment of the present invention, it may be performed by the following operational procedure.

Specifically, as the second embodiment of the present invention, first the first driving part 30 is operated to push out the laundry into the accommodating chamber 21 of the door 20. And then the door 20 is separated from the cabinet 10. In the process of separating the door 20 from the casing 10, the door 20 is driven to rotate in the process of ascending in the vertical direction by the cooperation of the second driving part 40 and the third rotation driving unit 50 until the door 20 moves to a position in the same plane as the top surface of the casing 10. Finally, the second driving part 40 continues to drive the door to move in the horizontal direction until the door 20 is placed on the top surface of the cabinet 10. In this way, the door 20 is adjusted to rotate simultaneously during the lifting of the door 20, so that the working efficiency is higher, however, the door 20 is rotated while lifting, so that the problem of dropping clothes exists.

The above description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, but various modifications and variations can be made to the present invention by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A washing machine, comprising:

a housing (10);

a door (20) arranged on the casing (10), wherein the door (20) is provided with a containing cavity (21);

a first driving part (30) arranged on the machine shell (10), wherein the first driving part (30) is used for pushing clothes in the washing machine into the accommodating cavity (21);

the first driving part (30) comprises a baffle plate (31) and a first telescopic rod (32), and the baffle plate (31) is arranged in the shell (10) and is opposite to the machine door (20); one end of the first telescopic rod (32) is connected with the casing (10), the other end of the first telescopic rod (32) is connected with the baffle (31), and the first telescopic rod (32) is used for driving the baffle (31) to move so as to push clothes into the accommodating cavity (21).

2. The washing machine as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

and one end of the second driving part (40) is connected with the machine shell (10), the other end of the second driving part (40) is connected with the machine door (20), and the second driving part (40) is used for driving the machine door (20) to be separated from the machine shell (10).

3. Laundry washing machine according to claim 2, characterized in that said second driving portion (40) comprises:

the first driving assembly (41), one end of the first driving assembly (41) is connected with the casing (10), the other end of the first driving assembly (41) is connected with the machine door (20), and the first driving assembly (41) is used for driving the machine door (20) to move along a first direction.

4. A washing machine according to claim 3, wherein the second driving part (40) further comprises:

the second drive assembly (42), the one end of second drive assembly (42) with casing (10) is connected, the other end of second drive assembly (42) with gate (20) are connected, second drive assembly (42) are used for the drive gate (20) are followed the second direction and are removed, first direction with be the contained angle setting between the second direction.

5. Laundry washing machine according to claim 4, characterized in that said second driving portion (40) further comprises:

a first rotation driving unit (43) provided on the casing (10), the first rotation driving unit (43) being configured to drive the first driving assembly (41) to rotate around a third direction;

and a second rotation driving unit (44) disposed on the housing (10), the second rotation driving unit (44) being configured to drive the second driving assembly (42) to rotate around a third direction.

6. Laundry washing machine according to claim 4, characterized in that the first drive assembly (41) and/or the second drive assembly (42) are telescopic rods.

7. The washing machine as claimed in any one of claims 2 to 6, further comprising:

and the third rotation driving unit (50) is connected with the machine door (20), and the third rotation driving unit (50) is used for driving the machine door (20) to rotate.

8. Laundry washing machine according to claim 2, characterized in that it comprises two said second driving portions (40), the two said second driving portions (40) being symmetrically arranged on both sides of the casing (10).

9. Laundry washing machine according to claim 2, characterized in that the door (20) is detachably connected to the second drive part (40).