CN107190455B

CN107190455B - Clothes treating apparatus

Info

Publication number: CN107190455B
Application number: CN201710289922.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 唐启庆; 金炅学; 黄岩
Original assignee: Wuxi Little Swan General Appliance Co Ltd
Current assignee: Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co Ltd
Priority date: 2017-04-27
Filing date: 2017-04-27
Publication date: 2020-08-11
Anticipated expiration: 2037-04-27
Also published as: CN107190455A

Abstract

The present invention discloses a laundry treating apparatus, comprising: a box body; the outer barrel is arranged in the box body; a drum rotatably provided in the tub; the heating pipe is arranged between the outer barrel and the roller, and a guide device used for guiding the heating pipe when the heating pipe is installed is arranged on the inner wall surface of the outer barrel. The clothes treatment equipment provided by the embodiment of the invention has the advantages of convenience in installation, high production efficiency and the like.

Description

Clothes treating apparatus

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of electric appliance manufacturing, in particular to clothes treatment equipment.

Background

In the heating pipe of the clothes treatment equipment in the related art, the heating pipe is installed between the inner barrel and the outer barrel through the heating pipe support, the heating pipe is difficult to assemble and is not easy to assemble in place, and the heating pipe is easy to collide with the heating pipe support to be damaged.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems of the prior art. To this end, the present invention proposes a laundry treating apparatus having advantages of convenience in installation, high production efficiency, and the like.

To achieve the above object, there is provided a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, including: a box body; the outer barrel is arranged in the box body; a drum rotatably provided in the tub; the heating pipe is arranged between the outer barrel and the roller, and a guide device used for guiding the heating pipe when the heating pipe is installed is arranged on the inner wall surface of the outer barrel.

The clothes treatment equipment provided by the embodiment of the invention has the advantages of convenience in installation, high production efficiency and the like.

In addition, the laundry treating apparatus according to the above embodiment of the present invention may further have the following additional technical features:

according to an embodiment of the present invention, the guide means includes a guide boss fixed to an inner wall of the outer tub. Thus, the installation of the heating pipe can be positioned and guided by the guide boss.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the outer tub is provided with a mounting opening, the heating pipe extends into the outer tub through the mounting opening, and the guiding boss is adapted to guide the heating pipe when the heating pipe extends into the outer tub through the mounting opening. Therefore, the heating pipe can be placed into the outer barrel from the outside of the outer barrel through the mounting opening, and the heating pipe can be guided by the guide boss when the heating pipe extends into the outer barrel.

Further, the mounting opening is formed on a rear wall of the outer tub. Therefore, the formation of the mounting opening is facilitated, the heating pipe is convenient to mount from the rear part of the outer barrel, and the heating pipe is prevented from being interfered by other structures in the outer barrel.

Alternatively, the height of the guide boss from the inner wall surface of the outer tub gradually increases from back to front. Therefore, when the heating pipe is installed, the heating pipe can slide into the outer barrel along with the change of the height of the guide boss, and the heating pipe is convenient to install smoothly.

According to a further embodiment of the present invention, the heating pipe is disposed below the drum, the upper surface of the guide boss constitutes a guide surface adapted to guide the heating pipe when the heating pipe is inserted into the tub through the mounting opening, and the rear end of the guide surface is connected to the inner wall surface of the tub. Therefore, the heating effect of the roller can be improved by utilizing the rising hot air flow, and the height difference between the inner wall of the outer barrel and the guide surface can be avoided because the guide surface is connected with the inner wall of the outer barrel.

Further, the guide surface is a plane or a curved surface. This facilitates an increased structural flexibility of the guide projection.

Furthermore, the guiding device also comprises the heating pipe support, and the heating pipe support is installed on the front end face of the guiding boss and used for guiding and supporting the heating pipe. Therefore, the installation reliability of the heating pipe support can be guaranteed, and the heating pipe support and the guide boss can be matched for use when the heating pipe is installed, so that the heating pipe is guided and limited.

According to a further embodiment of the invention, the heating tube holder comprises: the mounting part is mounted on the front end face of the guide boss through a threaded connecting piece; the lower end of the supporting part is connected to the upper end of the mounting part, and the heating pipe is matched in the supporting part; and the guide part is used for guiding the heating pipe when the heating pipe penetrates through the supporting part, and the guide part is connected to the upper end of the supporting part. This not only facilitates the installation of the heating tube holder, but also allows the guide to be used for further guiding the heating tube.

Optionally, the mounting portion is located on a first plane, the supporting portion is located on a second plane, the guiding portion is located on a third plane, the first plane is parallel to the second plane, and the third plane is inclined to the first plane and the second plane and inclined from front to back. Therefore, the space structure of the heating pipe support is more reasonable, the space utilization rate of the heating pipe support is improved, and the heating pipe can slide into the space between the guide part and the guide surface conveniently due to the inclined arrangement of the guide part.

According to a further embodiment of the present invention, the mounting portion, the supporting portion, and the guide portion are formed by bending the same wire. Therefore, the production and the processing of the heating pipe support are facilitated, and the batch production of the heating pipe support is facilitated.

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

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of an outer tub and a heating pipe of a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of an outer tub and a heating pipe of a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of an outer tub and a heating pipe of a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of a heating pipe support of a clothes treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals: the outer tub 100, the guide boss 110, the guide surface 111, the mounting port 120, the heating pipe 200, the heating pipe holder 300, the mounting portion 310, the supporting portion 320, the guide portion 330, and the fixing screw 400.

Detailed Description

The present application is based on the discovery and recognition by the inventors of the following facts and problems:

in the clothes treatment equipment in the related art, in order to facilitate the installation of the heating pipe support, the boss is arranged on the inner wall surface of the outer barrel, so that when the heating pipe is installed, the boss can obstruct the installation of the heating pipe, the installation efficiency of the heating pipe is influenced, and the heating pipe is not easy to install in place.

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 accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

The laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the laundry treating apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a cabinet, an outer tub 100, a drum, and a heating pipe 200.

An outer tub 100 is provided in the case. The drum is rotatably provided in the tub 100. The heating pipe 200 is used to heat the drum, the heating pipe 200 is disposed between the outer tub 100 and the drum, and a guide device is disposed on an inner wall surface of the outer tub 100, and is used to guide the heating pipe 200 when the heating pipe 200 is mounted.

According to the clothes treatment device of the embodiment of the invention, by arranging the heating pipe 200, the water in the drum can be heated by the heating pipe 200, the temperature of the water in the drum is increased, and thus the clothes can be washed by using hot water, so that the washing effect of the clothes treatment device can be enhanced, and the washing efficiency of the clothes treatment device can be improved.

Moreover, the guide device is disposed on the inner wall surface of the outer tub 100, and when the heating pipe 200 is installed, the guide device can be used to guide the heating pipe 200, so that the heating pipe 200 can be installed along the guide device, which is convenient for installation of the heating pipe 200, so that the installation position of the heating pipe 200 is accurately located, which is convenient for improving the assembly efficiency of the heating pipe 200, and thus the production efficiency of the clothes treatment equipment is improved.

In addition, the guide device is arranged on the inner wall surface of the outer tub 100, so that when the heating pipe 200 is installed, the smooth installation of the heating pipe 200 can be ensured, the heating pipe 200 is prevented from being damaged due to collision with other parts, the installation cost of the heating pipe 200 is reduced, and the use safety of the clothes treatment equipment is improved.

Therefore, the clothes treatment equipment according to the embodiment of the invention has the advantages of convenience in installation, high production efficiency and the like.

The laundry treating apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1 to 4, the laundry treating apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a cabinet, an outer tub 100, a drum, and a heating pipe 200.

Alternatively, the guide means includes a guide boss 110, and the guide boss 110 is fixed to an inner wall of the outer tub 100. Therefore, the guide boss 110 can be used for positioning and guiding the installation of the heating tube 200, and the installation and arrangement of the heating tube 200 are convenient.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1, the outer tub 100 is provided with a mounting opening 120, the heating pipe 200 extends into the outer tub 100 through the mounting opening 120, and the guide boss 110 is adapted to guide the heating pipe 200 when the heating pipe 200 extends into the outer tub 100 through the mounting opening 120. Thus, when the heating pipe 200 is installed, the heating pipe 200 may be placed into the outer tub 100 through the installation opening 120 from the outside of the outer tub 100, and the heating pipe 200 may be guided by the guide boss 110 when the heating pipe 200 is inserted into the outer tub 100, thereby facilitating the installation of the heating pipe 200.

More specifically, as shown in fig. 1, the mounting opening 120 is formed on a rear wall of the outer tub 100 (a front-rear direction is shown by an arrow B in fig. 1 to 4). This may facilitate formation of the mounting opening 120, facilitate installation of the heating pipe 200 from the rear of the outer tub 100, and prevent other structures inside the outer tub 100 from interfering with installation of the heating pipe 200.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 1 and 3, the height of the guide boss 110 from the inner wall surface of the outer tub 100 gradually increases from the rear to the front. Thus, when the heating pipe 200 is installed, the heating pipe 200 may slide into the outer tub 100 along with the height change of the guide boss 110, which facilitates smooth installation of the heating pipe 200.

Specifically, if the heating pipe holder 300 is installed on the outer tub 100, the heating pipe 200 can be smoothly slid into the heating pipe holder 300.

Further, as shown in fig. 2, the heating pipe 200 is disposed below the drum (the up-down direction is shown by an arrow a in fig. 1 to 4), the upper surface of the guide boss 110 forms a guide surface 111 adapted to guide the heating pipe 200 when the heating pipe 200 is inserted into the tub 100 through the mounting opening 120, and the rear end of the guide surface 111 is connected to the inner wall surface of the tub 100. Thus, not only the heating effect of the drum can be improved by the rising hot air flow, but also the height difference between the inner wall of the outer tub 100 and the guide surface 111 can be avoided because the guide surface 111 is connected with the inner wall of the outer tub 100. Therefore, when the heating pipe 200 is installed, the heating pipe 200 can smoothly slide to the guide surface 111 along the inner wall of the outer tub 100 and finally smoothly slide in place, which further facilitates the smooth installation of the heating pipe 200.

Fig. 1 to 4 illustrate the laundry treating apparatus according to the present invention. As shown in fig. 3, the guide surface 111 is a flat surface or a curved surface. This facilitates the improvement of the structural flexibility of the guide boss 110, and facilitates the arrangement of the guide boss 110.

Specifically, the circumferential wall of the mounting port 120 supports the rear portion of the heating pipe 200, and the heating pipe holder 300 supports the front portion of the heating pipe 200.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1 to 3, the guiding device further includes a heating tube holder 300, and the heating tube holder 300 is mounted on the front end surface of the guiding boss 110 for guiding and supporting the heating tube 200. Specifically, the heating tube holder 300 is coupled to the guide boss 110 by a fixing screw 400. Therefore, the installation reliability of the heating pipe support 300 can be guaranteed, and when the heating pipe 200 is installed, the heating pipe support 300 and the guide boss 110 can be used in a matched mode to guide and limit the heating pipe 200, so that the heating pipe 200 can slide into the heating pipe support 300 finally, and the installation efficiency of the heating pipe 200 is improved.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 4, the tube holder 300 includes a mounting portion 310, a supporting portion 320, and a guide portion 330. The mounting portion 310 is mounted to the front end surface of the guide boss 110 by a screw coupling. The lower end of the supporting portion 320 is coupled to the upper end of the mounting portion 310, and the heating pipe 200 is fitted into the supporting portion 320. The guide 330 guides the heating tube 200 when the heating tube 200 passes through the support 320, and the guide 330 is connected to the upper end of the support 320. Therefore, the installation of the heating pipe support 300 is facilitated, the installation stability of the heating pipe support 300 is improved, and the guide part 330 can be used for further guiding the heating pipe 200, so that the installation of the heating pipe 200 is further facilitated.

Specifically, the guide surface 111 guides the lower surface of the heating pipe 200, and the guide portion 330 guides the upper surface of the heating pipe 200.

Fig. 1 to 3 illustrate the laundry treating apparatus according to the present invention. The mounting part 310 is located on a first plane, the supporting part 320 is located on a second plane, and the guide part 330 is located on a third plane, wherein the first plane is parallel to the second plane, and the third plane is obliquely arranged with the first plane and the second plane and is obliquely inclined from front to back. Therefore, the space structure of the heating pipe support 300 is more reasonable, the space utilization rate of the heating pipe support 300 is improved, and the guide part 330 is obliquely arranged, so that the heating pipe 200 can conveniently slide into the space between the guide part 330 and the guide surface 111, and the installation of the heating pipe 200 is further facilitated.

Specifically, the mounting portion 310, the supporting portion 320, and the guide portion 330 are formed by bending the same wire. Thus, the production and processing of the heating pipe support 300 and the batch production of the heating pipe support 300 are facilitated, the production cost of the heating pipe support 300 can be reduced, and the production efficiency of the heating pipe support 300 is improved.

Specifically, the mounting portion 310, the supporting portion 320 and the guiding portion 330 are all arc structures and are smoothly transitionally connected by rounded corners.

Other configurations and operations of the laundry treating apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention are known to those of ordinary skill in the art and will not be described in detail herein.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are used merely for convenience of description and for simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element so referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed in a particular orientation, and be operated, and thus should not be considered as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, 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, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like 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 do not necessarily 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.

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 laundry treating apparatus, comprising:

a box body;

an outer tub (100), the outer tub (100) being provided in the case;

a drum rotatably provided in the tub (100);

the heating pipe (200) is used for heating the roller, the heating pipe (200) is arranged between the outer barrel (100) and the roller, a guide device used for guiding the heating pipe (200) when the heating pipe (200) is installed is arranged on the inner wall surface of the outer barrel (100), the guide device comprises a guide boss (110), the height of the guide boss (110) from the inner wall surface of the outer barrel (100) is gradually increased from back to front, the guide device comprises a heating pipe support (300) used for guiding and supporting the heating pipe (200), and the guide boss (110) is fixed on the inner wall of the outer barrel (100).

2. The laundry processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the outer tub (100) is provided with a mounting opening (120), the heating pipe (200) extends into the outer tub (100) through the mounting opening (120), and the guide boss (110) is adapted to guide the heating pipe (200) when the heating pipe (200) extends into the outer tub (100) through the mounting opening (120).

3. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the mounting port (120) is formed on a rear wall of the outer tub (100).

4. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the heating pipe (200) is provided below the drum, an upper surface of the guide boss (110) constitutes a guide surface (111) adapted to guide the heating pipe (200) when the heating pipe (200) is inserted into the outer tub (100) through the mounting port (120), and a rear end of the guide surface (111) is connected to an inner wall surface of the outer tub (100).

5. The laundry processing apparatus according to claim 4, characterized in that the guide surface (111) is a plane or a curved surface.

6. The laundry processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the heating pipe holder (300) is mounted on a front end face of the guide boss (110).

7. The laundry processing apparatus according to claim 6, characterized in that the heating pipe holder (300) comprises:

the mounting part (310) is mounted on the front end face of the guide boss (110) through a threaded connection piece;

a support part (320), the lower end of the support part (320) is connected to the upper end of the mounting part (310), and the heating pipe (200) is fitted in the support part (320);

a guide part (330) for guiding the heating tube (200) when the heating tube (200) passes through the support part (320), the guide part (330) being connected to an upper end of the support part (320).

8. The laundry processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the mounting portion (310) is located on a first plane, the supporting portion (320) is located on a second plane, and the guide portion (330) is located on a third plane, the first plane being parallel to the second plane, the third plane being disposed obliquely to the first plane and the second plane and being inclined upward from front to back.

9. The laundry processing apparatus according to any one of claims 7-8, wherein the mounting portion (310), the supporting portion (320) and the guide portion (330) are formed by bending the same wire.