CN107012644B

CN107012644B - Movable drum washing machine with clothes taking and putting opening

Info

Publication number: CN107012644B
Application number: CN201610060346.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 余鑫; 唐雨生; 罗思明; 金炅学
Original assignee: Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co Ltd
Current assignee: Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co Ltd
Priority date: 2016-01-28
Filing date: 2016-01-28
Publication date: 2023-08-22
Anticipated expiration: 2036-01-28
Also published as: CN107012644A

Abstract

The invention discloses a movable drum washing machine with a clothes taking and placing opening, which comprises: a housing having a front panel with an open mouth formed thereon; the barrel is provided with a clothes taking and placing opening, is arranged in the shell and is configured to enable the clothes taking and placing opening to move up and down in the opening; the rotatable roller is arranged in the barrel; a door unit installed on the tub and covering the laundry taking and putting opening; the driving mechanism is used for driving the barrel to rotate, is arranged in the shell and is connected with the barrel. Compared with the drum washing machine with the clothes taking and placing opening arranged on the front surface in the related art, the drum washing machine with the movable clothes taking and placing opening can enable the clothes taking and placing opening to move to a position suitable for a user to add or take out clothes when the user needs to take and place the clothes, and can also enable the clothes taking and placing opening to move to a position suitable for washing the clothes, so that the clothes taking, placing, washing and the like are facilitated.

Description

Movable drum washing machine with clothes taking and putting opening

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of washing machines, in particular to a movable drum washing machine with a clothes taking and placing opening.

Background

The related art washing machine comprises a drum washing machine and a pulsator washing machine, wherein the door opening direction of a door unit of the drum washing machine is a unidirectional door opening mode of left door opening or right door opening, namely, the door unit is fixedly arranged on the washing machine, and the door opening direction cannot be adjusted at will due to the constraint of an initial installation position, so that the requirements of users in different use environments cannot be met. And the pulsator washing machine has poor water saving effect because the clothes are completely immersed in water during washing. The drum washing machine is inconvenient to use when a user needs to bend over and squat down during taking and putting clothes, and is particularly difficult to operate for special people such as the elderly.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention aims to solve at least one of the above-mentioned technical problems in the related art to some extent. Therefore, the invention provides the movable drum washing machine with the clothes taking and putting ports, which has the advantages of adjustable door opening direction, adjustable clothes taking and putting port position, convenient use, small clothes abrasion, water source saving and the like.

According to an embodiment of the invention, a clothes taking and putting port movable drum washing machine comprises: a housing having a front panel with an open mouth formed thereon; a tub having a laundry access opening, the tub being disposed within the housing and configured to move the laundry access opening up and down within the open mouth; a rotatable drum disposed within the tub; a door unit mounted on the tub and covering the laundry access opening; and the driving mechanism is used for driving the barrel to rotate, is arranged in the shell and is connected with the barrel.

Compared with the drum washing machine with the clothes taking and placing opening arranged on the front surface in the related art, the drum washing machine with the movable clothes taking and placing opening can enable the clothes taking and placing opening to move to a position suitable for a user to add or take out clothes when the user needs to take and place the clothes, and can also enable the clothes taking and placing opening to move to a position suitable for washing the clothes, so that the clothes taking, placing, washing and the like are facilitated. The washing machine has the advantages of simple and compact structure, convenient use, small wear of clothes, water source saving and the like.

In addition, the clothes taking and placing opening movable drum washing machine according to the embodiment of the invention can also have the following additional technical characteristics:

according to one embodiment of the invention, the driving mechanism drives the clothes taking and placing opening to move up and down between an unwashed state position and a washed state position in the opening.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the laundry access opening is in the unwashed state position, the laundry access opening is driven to move to be close to an upper edge of the front panel; when the laundry taking-in/out opening is at the washing state position, the laundry taking-in/out opening is driven to move to be close to the lower edge of the front panel.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the driving mechanism is configured to drive the laundry access opening to move upward to a position where the laundry access opening is close to an upper edge of the front panel, and to move downward to a position where the laundry access opening is close to a lower edge of the front panel.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the range of motion of the laundry access opening within the open mouth is configured such that the central axis thereof is at an angle of 0 ° to 90 ° to the horizontal.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the driving mechanism comprises a longitudinal pushing rod piece arranged on the front side of the barrel, a transverse rotating shaft piece arranged on the rear side of the barrel and connected to the barrel, and a supporting frame arranged on the shell and provided with a shaft hole, wherein the transverse rotating shaft piece rotates in the shaft hole of the supporting frame.

According to one embodiment of the invention, a carrying platform is arranged on the barrel, and the door unit is rotatably arranged on the carrying platform along the circumferential direction of the clothes taking and placing opening.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the gate unit includes: a door base rotatably mounted on the mounting platform along a circumferential direction of the laundry taking/putting opening; the door body is hinged to the door base.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the door base and the carrying platform are ring-shaped with central axes coincident and mutually matched.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the door base is provided with a plurality of base mounting holes which are arranged at equal intervals along the circumferential direction of the door base, the carrying platform is provided with a plurality of platform mounting holes which are arranged at equal intervals along the circumferential direction of the carrying platform, and the door base and the carrying platform are fastened through threaded fasteners which are matched in the base mounting holes and the platform mounting holes.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the central angle of adjacent base mounting holes is an integer multiple or an integer fraction of the central angle of adjacent platform mounting holes.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the door body is provided with a door lock opposite to the hinge position in the radial direction of the door body, and the door base is provided with a door hook matched with the door lock.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a laundry access opening movable drum washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the laundry access opening is located at the washing state position;

fig. 2 is a partial structural schematic view of a laundry access opening movable drum washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the laundry access opening is located at the washing state position;

fig. 3 is a partial structural view of a laundry access opening movable drum washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the laundry access opening is located at the unwashed state position;

fig. 4 is a partial view of a laundry access opening movable drum washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the structure shown in FIG. 4;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of a door unit of a laundry access opening movable drum washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic view showing a door body of a door unit of a laundry access opening movable drum washing machine in a fully opened state according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a perspective view of a loading platform of a laundry access opening movable drum washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a front view of the structure shown in fig. 8;

fig. 10 is a front view of a door base of a laundry access opening movable drum washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 11 is a schematic structural view of a laundry access opening movable drum washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a door opening mode of a door unit is a left door opening mode;

fig. 12 is a schematic structural view of a drum washing machine with a movable laundry access opening according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a door unit is opened in a right door mode.

Reference numerals:

a washing machine 1;

a housing 100; a front panel 110; an open mouth 111;

a tub 200; a mounting platform 210; a platform mounting hole 211; a balance weight 212;

a door unit 300; a door base 310; a base mounting hole 311; a door hook 312; a door body 320; a door lock 321; a door hinge 330;

a drive mechanism 400; a longitudinal pushing bar 410; a transverse shaft member 420; a support 430; shaft hole 431.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to like or similar elements or elements having like or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are illustrative and intended to explain the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the invention.

Hereinafter, a laundry access opening movable drum type washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to fig. 1 to 12.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the laundry access opening movable drum washing machine 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a housing 100, a tub 200, a rotatable drum (not shown), a door unit 300, and a driving mechanism 400.

The housing 100 has a front panel 110 (the front-rear direction is shown by an arrow B in fig. 1 to 3), and an open opening 111 is formed in the front panel 110. The tub 200 has a laundry taking and putting port, and the tub 200 is provided in the case 100 and configured such that the laundry taking and putting port moves up and down (up and down direction is shown by arrow a in fig. 1 to 3) in the opening 111. The drum is disposed in the tub 200. The door unit 300 is mounted on the tub 200 and covers the laundry access opening. The driving mechanism 400 is used for driving the barrel 200 to move, and the driving mechanism 400 is disposed in the housing 100 and coupled with the barrel 200.

According to the drum washing machine 1 with the movable laundry taking and placing opening of the embodiment of the present invention, by configuring the tub 200 such that the laundry taking and placing opening can move up and down in the opening 111, the drum washing machine 1 can move the laundry taking and placing opening to a position suitable for a user to add or take out laundry when the user needs to take and place laundry, compared to the drum washing machine with the related art in which the laundry taking and placing opening is provided at the front surface. For example, the laundry access opening may be moved upward. Thus, when the user takes and puts clothes, the user does not need to squat down or bend down, the user can conveniently add or take out the clothes through the clothes taking and putting port, and the inconvenient user such as the old can smoothly take and put the clothes, so that the convenience of the washing machine 1 is improved.

Further, since the laundry taking and putting port can move up and down in the opening port 111, the laundry taking and putting port can be moved to a position suitable for washing laundry after laundry is added. For example, the laundry access opening may be moved downward. Therefore, when clothes are washed, the clothes can be driven to be beaten up and down by the rolling of the roller, so that the clothes are washed, the abrasion to the clothes during washing can be reduced, the clothes are not required to be completely immersed in water during washing, the washing can be completed by only needing a small amount of water source, the consumption of water resources is reduced, and the environment is protected.

Further, by providing the driving mechanism 400, the tub 200 can be driven by the driving mechanism 400. Thus, when the user needs to adjust the position of the laundry access opening, the tub 200 may be driven by operating the driving mechanism 400. Therefore, the user can save more labor when adjusting the position of the barrel 200, so that the user can adjust the position of the barrel 200, and the convenience when using the washing machine 1 by the old and the like can be further facilitated.

That is, the washing machine 1 drives the tub 200 to move by configuring the tub 200 such that the laundry taking and putting port moves up and down in the opening 111 and providing the driving mechanism 400. Not only can the washing effect of the common drum washing machine be achieved when the washing machine 1 washes clothes, but also the clothes taking and placing opening can be adjusted to a position suitable for taking and placing clothes when the clothes are taken and placed or added in the middle, and the problem of inconvenient taking and placing of the clothes of the drum washing machine in the related art is solved, so that the washing machine is convenient for users to use.

Therefore, the clothes taking and placing opening movable drum washing machine 1 has the advantages of convenience in use, small clothes abrasion, water source saving and the like.

Hereinafter, a laundry taking and putting port movable drum type washing machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1 to 3, a laundry taking and putting port movable drum washing machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing 100, a tub 200, a rotatable drum, a door unit 300, and a driving mechanism 400.

The driving mechanism 400 drives the laundry access opening to move up and down between an unwashed state position and a washed state position within the opening 111. In this way, when the laundry is required to be washed, the driving mechanism 400 is used to drive the drum 200 to move the laundry taking-in and putting-out opening to the washing state position, so that the laundry is conveniently washed, and when the laundry is not required to be washed, the driving mechanism 400 is used to drive the drum 200 to move the laundry taking-in and putting-out opening to the unwashed state position, so that the user can conveniently add or take out the laundry.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1 to 3, when the laundry access opening is in the unwashed state position (as shown in fig. 3), the laundry access opening is driven to move close to the upper edge of the front panel 110. When the laundry access opening is in the washing state position (as shown in fig. 1 and 2), the laundry access opening is driven to move close to the lower edge of the front panel 110. Therefore, when a user needs to take and put clothes, the clothes taking and putting opening is close to the upper edge of the front panel 110, so that the user can take and put clothes from above, and when the user needs to wash clothes, the clothes taking and putting opening is close to the lower edge of the front panel 110, so that the clothes can be washed by the rolling of the roller.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1, the front panel 110 may be inclined from bottom to top rearward. Thereby, the user can further conveniently take and put the clothes when the clothes taking and putting opening moves to the unwashed state position.

Advantageously, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, the driving mechanism 400 is configured to drive the laundry access opening to move upward to a position where the laundry access opening is close to an upper edge of the front panel 110, and to move downward to a position where the laundry access opening is close to a lower edge of the front panel 110. Thus, when it is desired to take and put laundry, the driving mechanism 400 may be operated to move the laundry taking and putting port upward to be close to the upper edge of the front panel 110, thereby facilitating adjustment of the laundry taking and putting port position, and when it is desired to wash laundry, the driving mechanism 400 may be operated to move the laundry taking and putting port downward to be close to the lower edge of the front panel 110, thereby facilitating washing of laundry by the rolling of the drum.

Alternatively, the movable range of the laundry access opening within the opening 111 is configured such that the angle between the central axis thereof and the horizontal plane is 0 ° to 90 °. In other words, the laundry taking-and-putting port is movable between a position in which its central axis is horizontal and a position in which its central axis is vertical. In particular, the laundry access opening may be oriented in a vertical direction with its central axis in an unwashed state position suitable for taking and putting laundry, and may be oriented in a horizontal direction with its central axis in a washed state position suitable for washing laundry. Thereby not only facilitating the user to take and put the laundry from above through the laundry taking and putting opening, but also facilitating the washing of the laundry by the rolling of the drum.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the activity specification of the laundry access opening may be adjusted according to the actual situation. For example, when the laundry access opening is in the unwashed state position (as shown in fig. 3), the central axis of the laundry access opening may be inclined from bottom to top, so that the user may be facilitated to access laundry as well. When the laundry taking-in/out opening is at the washing state position (as shown in fig. 1 and 2), the central axis of the laundry taking-in/out opening may also be at a predetermined angle to the horizontal direction while ensuring that laundry in the drum can be washed in a rolling manner.

Fig. 1 to 3 illustrate a laundry access opening movable drum type washing machine 1 according to a specific example of the present invention. As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the driving mechanism 400 includes a longitudinal pushing member 410 provided at the front side of the tub 200, a lateral rotation shaft member 420 provided at the rear side of the tub 200 and coupled to the tub 200, and a support bracket 430 provided on the housing 100 and having a shaft hole 431, the lateral rotation shaft member 420 being rotated in the shaft hole 431 of the support bracket 430. In this way, the tub 200 may be rotatably provided on the support frame 430 through the transverse rotation shaft 420, so that the laundry taking and putting port may be moved up and down in the opening 111, and the tub 200 may be driven to move through the longitudinal pushing rod 410, so as to adjust the laundry taking and putting port position.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, a balancing weight 212 is provided on the tub 200, and the balancing weight 212 may be fixed on a sidewall or other positions of the tub 200 by screws, thereby playing a role of balancing a load and ensuring operational stability of the washing machine 1.

Wherein, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the tub 200 is provided with a loading platform 210, and the door unit 300 is rotatably installed on the loading platform 210 along the circumference of the laundry taking and putting opening. Referring to fig. 5, a ball cover is provided at a front end of a tub 200 of the washing machine 1, a loading platform 210 is formed at a side of the ball cover facing a user, and a door unit 300 is rotatably provided on the loading platform 210. Preferably, the center of the ball cover is centered on the axis of the transverse hinge 420. The user can select a proper door opening angle, that is, the installation angle of the door unit 300 on the carrying platform 210 can be adjusted by a human hand, so that the use requirement of the user can be met.

As shown in fig. 6 and 7, the door unit 300 includes a door base 310 and a door body 320, the door base 310 is rotatably installed on the loading platform 210 along a circumferential direction of the laundry loading and unloading opening, and the door body 320 is hinged on the door base 310.

In other words, the door unit 300 is mainly composed of a door base 310, a door body 320, and a door hinge 330, wherein the door base 310 may be formed in a circular ring shape and connected to the loading platform 210 installed at the laundry taking and putting port position, the door body 320 may be formed in a circular disk shape, and the door hinge 330 is respectively connected to the door body 320 and the door base 310 at the same side thereof, so that the door body 320 may be rotated about the central axis of the door hinge 330, thereby achieving the purpose of opening and closing the laundry taking and putting port.

Preferably, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the door base 310 and the mounting platform 210 are ring-shaped with central axes coincident with each other.

Referring to fig. 8 to 10, the door base 310 and the mounting platform 210 are respectively formed in a ring shape, wherein the mounting platform 210 is mounted at a front end (an end facing a user) of the tub 200, the door base 310 is detachably mounted on the mounting platform 210, and a central axis of the door base 310 coincides with a central axis of the mounting platform 210, and a person can adjust a mounting position of the door base 310 on the mounting platform 210 by rotating the door base 310.

Accordingly, the door unit 300 of the clothes taking-and-placing-opening movable drum washing machine 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention uses the characteristics of the circular structural member, and the door base 310 and the mounting platform 210 are respectively formed in a circular shape, so that the position adjustment of a plurality of angles is easily realized, and the adjustment of the multidirectional door opening mode is achieved. The washing machine 1 has the advantages of simple structure, compact connection of all parts, easy assembly and disassembly and convenient position adjustment, and meets the use requirements of users.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the door base 310 is provided with a plurality of base mounting holes 311 provided at equal intervals along the circumferential direction of the door base 310, the mounting platform 210 is provided with a plurality of platform mounting holes 211 provided at equal intervals along the circumferential direction of the mounting platform 210, and the door base 310 and the mounting platform 210 are fastened by screw fasteners fitted into the base mounting holes 311 and the platform mounting holes 211.

Referring to fig. 10, the door abutment 310 is formed in a circular ring shape, abutment mounting holes 311 are provided on the door abutment 310 to be spaced apart along the circumference thereof, and distances between every two adjacent abutment mounting holes 311 are equal, i.e., a plurality of abutment mounting holes 311 are uniformly and equiangularly circumferentially wound around the door abutment 310.

Referring to fig. 8 and 9, the mounting platform 210 is formed in a circular ring shape corresponding to the door base 310, and the mounting platform 210 is provided with platform mounting holes 211 spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction thereof, and a distance between each two adjacent platform mounting holes 211 is equal, that is, a plurality of platform mounting holes 211 are uniformly and equiangularly surrounded on the mounting platform 210.

Wherein, the plurality of platform mounting holes 211 on the mounting platform 210 are in one-to-one correspondence with the positions of at least a certain number of base mounting holes 311 on the door base 310. Of course, the present invention is not limited to this, and the positions of the platform mounting holes 211 on the mounting platform 210 and the positions of the base mounting holes 311 on the door base 310 may be in one-to-one correspondence, that is, the radial dimensions of the imaginary circles in which the plurality of base mounting holes 311 are located are equal to the radial dimensions of the imaginary circles in which the plurality of platform mounting holes 211 are located.

For example, in some specific examples of the present invention, the plurality of base mounting holes 311 and the plurality of platform mounting holes 211 are arranged on the door base 310 and the carrying platform 210, respectively, in center symmetry. The included angle of the connection line between each adjacent two base mounting holes 311 on the door base 310 and the center of its corresponding imaginary circle is 36 °, and the included angle of the connection between each adjacent two platform mounting holes 211 on the mounting platform 210 and the center of its corresponding imaginary circle is also 36 °.

If the door base 310 is mounted on the mounting platform 210, a person can manually rotate the door base 310, and each time the door base 310 rotates by 36 degrees, the base mounting holes 311 on the door base 310 are in one-to-one correspondence with the platform mounting holes 211 on the mounting platform 210, and then the door base 310 and the platform mounting holes 211 are fixedly connected through threaded fasteners. If the opening direction of the door body 320 needs to be adjusted, the threaded fastener can be removed, then the door abutment 310 is adjusted to a desired angle, and then the threaded fastener is passed through the abutment mounting hole 311 and the platform mounting hole 211 to achieve the fixed connection of the two.

Therefore, the plurality of base mounting holes 311 and the platform mounting holes 211 which are uniformly arranged are respectively arranged on the door base 310 and the carrying platform 210, so that the door base 310 and the carrying platform 210 can be tightly matched when the door base 310 is at a proper angle, the assembly and the disassembly are easy, the adjustment is convenient, and the user experience is good.

In other embodiments of the present invention, the central angle of adjacent abutment mounting holes 311 is an integer multiple or fraction of the central angle of adjacent platform mounting holes 211. Thus, the user can adjust the position of the door base 310 on the mounting platform 210 according to the habit of the door opening direction and other use requirements, thereby achieving the purpose of adjusting the opening direction of the door body 320.

For example, the plurality of uniformly arranged platform mounting holes 211 on the mounting platform 210 may be provided in 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 15, 18, 20, 24, that is, the angles α of the corresponding central angles between each adjacent two of the platform mounting holes 211 are 180 °, 120 °, 90 °, 72 °, 60 °, 45 °, 40 °, 36 °, 30 °, 24 °, 20 °, 18 °, 15 °. And the plurality of the abutment mounting holes 311 uniformly arranged on the door abutment 310 may be provided in 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, that is, the angles β of the corresponding central angles between each adjacent two of the abutment mounting holes 311 are 180 °, 120 °, 90 °, 72 °, 60 °, 40 °.

In some specific examples of the present invention, 12 platform mounting holes 211 are provided on the carrying platform 210, that is, a central angle α corresponding to two adjacent platform mounting holes 211 is 30 °, and 4 abutment mounting holes 311 are provided on the door abutment 310, that is, a central angle β corresponding to two adjacent abutment mounting holes 311 is 90 °, after a person rotates the door abutment 310 by 90 ° each time, the four abutment mounting holes 311 on the door abutment 310 may correspond to the four platform mounting holes 211 on the carrying platform 210, and then the two are fixedly connected, thereby realizing a door opening direction of the door body 320.

As shown in fig. 11, if the door base 310 is mounted on the mounting platform 210 at the initial position such that the door hinge 330 between the door base 310 and the door body 320 is positioned on the left side, the opening direction of the door body 320 is from right to left, that is, the door opening mode of the door unit 300 is the left door opening mode; when the person rotates the door base 310 clockwise by 180 ° and then fixedly connects the door base 310 with the mounting platform 210, the door hinge 330 between the door base 310 and the door body 320 is located on the right side, and the door body 320 is opened from left to right, i.e. the door unit 300 is located at the position shown in fig. 12, so as to realize a right door opening mode.

Thus, the connection mode of the door unit 300 and the tub 200 of the washing machine 1 breaks through the conventional door assembly fixing structure, and the multi-angle cooperation can be realized by providing the corresponding base mounting hole 311 and the platform mounting hole 211 on the door base 310 and the platform 210, thereby easily realizing the adjustment of the door opening directions of the door body 320 at various angles.

Advantageously, as shown in fig. 5, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a door lock 321 is provided on the door body 320 opposite to the hinge position in the radial direction of the door body 320, and a door hook 312 is provided on the door base 310 to be engaged with the door lock 321. Thus, by providing the door lock 321 on the door body 320 and providing the door hook 312 engaged with the door lock 321 on the door base 310, the door body 320 can be reliably engaged with the door base 310 when closed, and the use reliability of the washing machine 1 can be improved.

Other constructions and operations of the laundry access opening movable drum type washing machine 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention are known to those skilled in the art, and will not be described in detail herein.

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings are merely for convenience in describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

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

In the present invention, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communicated with the inside of two elements or the interaction relationship of the two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

In the present invention, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature "above" or "below" a second feature may include both the first and second features being in direct contact, as well as the first and second features not being in direct contact but being in contact with each other through additional features therebetween. Moreover, a first feature being "above," "over" and "on" a second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is less level than the second feature.

In the description of the present specification, a description referring to terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "examples," "specific examples," or "some examples," etc., means 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 present invention. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms are not necessarily directed 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. Further, one skilled in the art can engage and combine the different embodiments or examples described in this specification.

While embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it will be understood that the above embodiments are illustrative and not to be construed as limiting the invention, and that variations, modifications, alternatives and variations may be made to the above embodiments by one of ordinary skill in the art within the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A movable drum washing machine with a laundry taking-in and putting-out opening, comprising:

a housing having a front panel with an open mouth formed thereon;

a tub having a laundry access opening, the tub being disposed within the housing and configured to move the laundry access opening up and down within the open mouth;

a rotatable drum disposed within the tub;

a door unit mounted on the tub and covering the laundry access opening;

the driving mechanism is used for driving the barrel to rotate, is arranged in the shell and is connected with the barrel; the barrel is provided with a carrying platform, and the door unit is rotatably arranged on the carrying platform along the circumferential direction of the clothes taking and placing opening; the door unit includes: a door base rotatably mounted on the mounting platform along a circumferential direction of the laundry taking/putting opening; the door body is hinged to the door base; the driving mechanism comprises a longitudinal pushing rod piece arranged on the front side of the barrel, a transverse rotating shaft piece arranged on the rear side of the barrel and connected to the barrel, and a supporting frame arranged on the shell and provided with a shaft hole, wherein the transverse rotating shaft piece rotates in the shaft hole of the supporting frame.

2. The clothes mover of claim 1, wherein the driving mechanism drives the clothes mover to move up and down between an unwashed state position and a washed state position within the open mouth.

3. The laundry access opening movable drum washing machine according to claim 2, characterized in that said laundry access opening is driven to be movable to be close to an upper edge of said front panel when said laundry access opening is in said unwashed state position; when the laundry taking-in/out opening is at the washing state position, the laundry taking-in/out opening is driven to move to be close to the lower edge of the front panel.

4. The clothes mover of claim 1, wherein the driving mechanism is configured to drive the clothes mover upward to a position where the clothes mover is adjacent to an upper edge of the front panel and downward to a position where the clothes mover is adjacent to a lower edge of the front panel.

5. The laundry access opening movable drum washing machine as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the movable range of the laundry access opening in the open opening is configured such that the angle between the central axis thereof and the horizontal plane is 0 ° to 90 °.

6. The movable drum washing machine of claim 1, wherein the door base and the loading platform are ring-shaped with central axes coincident and fit each other.

7. The movable drum washing machine with a clothes taking and placing opening according to claim 6, wherein a plurality of base mounting holes are formed in the door base at equal intervals along the circumferential direction of the door base, a plurality of platform mounting holes are formed in the carrying platform at equal intervals along the circumferential direction of the carrying platform, and the door base and the carrying platform are fastened through threaded fasteners matched in the base mounting holes and the platform mounting holes.

8. The movable drum washing machine as claimed in claim 7, wherein a central angle of the adjacent base mounting hole is an integer multiple or an integer fraction of a central angle of the adjacent platform mounting hole.

9. The movable drum washing machine as claimed in claim 6, wherein the door body is provided with a door lock opposite to the hinge position in a radial direction of the door body, and the door base is provided with a door hook engaged with the door lock.