CN107366138B

CN107366138B - Track assembly for washing machine and washing machine with same

Info

Publication number: CN107366138B
Application number: CN201710764538.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 仝帅; 赵长兴; 何虎成; 刘志刚; 谈路福; 姜涛; 余鑫; 唐雨生
Original assignee: Wuxi Little Swan Co Ltd
Current assignee: Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co Ltd
Priority date: 2017-08-30
Filing date: 2017-08-30
Publication date: 2020-02-21
Anticipated expiration: 2037-08-30
Also published as: CN107366138A

Abstract

The invention discloses a track component for a washing machine and the washing machine with the same, wherein the washing machine is provided with a door body capable of moving up and down, and the track component comprises: the bearing is arranged on the door body; the bearing is clamped in the track and can move along the track; and the buffer part is connected to the bearing and used for preventing the bearing from contacting the bottom end of the track. According to the track assembly for the washing machine, the bearing is not directly contacted with the bottom end of the track, so that the bearing is prevented from colliding with the track to generate large noise, and the noise is very low or even no noise.

Description

Track assembly for washing machine and washing machine with same

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of laundry equipment, in particular to a track assembly for a washing machine and the washing machine with the track assembly.

Background

The existing washing machine with movable clothes taking and placing openings is greatly convenient for users to use as disclosed in Chinese patent document CN 107012644A; however, the barrel of the washing machine vibrates during high-speed dehydration and is transmitted to the door body through the door seal, so that the door body also vibrates, and then the bearings on two sides of the door body can jump up and down to collide with the rail directly to generate noise, and the user experiences poor experience in the using process.

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 track assembly for a washing machine, the bearing of which is not in direct contact with the track, with low or even no noise.

The invention also provides a washing machine with the track assembly.

According to an embodiment of a first aspect of the present invention, a rail assembly for a washing machine having a door body movable up and down includes: the bearing is arranged on the door body; the bearing is clamped in the track and can move along the track; and the buffer part is connected to the bearing and used for preventing the bearing from contacting the bottom end of the track.

According to the track assembly for the washing machine, the buffer cushion is arranged on the track assembly, so that the bearing is not directly contacted with the bottom end of the track, the bearing is prevented from colliding with the track to generate large noise, and the noise is very low or even no noise.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the buffer portion includes: one side of the support body is connected with the door body, and the other side of the support body is connected with the bearing and used for connecting the bearing to the door body; the buffer body is arranged on the lower side of the support body, and the support body is suitable for being abutted against the buffer body to prevent the bearing from contacting with the bottom end of the track.

Optionally, the buffer body includes a bearing portion and a buffer member disposed on an upper surface of the bearing portion, and the supporting body is adapted to contact with the buffer member.

Optionally, a side plate is arranged on the outer side of the rail, and the bearing part is a boss protruding inwards from the side edge; the buffer is a cushion pad.

Further, the cushion pad covers an upper surface of the boss and extends toward a side surface of the boss.

According to an alternative example of the present invention, the support body is in contact with the buffer body through a reinforcement portion provided at a bottom end thereof.

According to an optional embodiment of the invention, two bearings are symmetrically arranged on two sides of the door body, and two groups of tracks are arranged on the frame outside the door body corresponding to the bearings.

The washing machine according to the second aspect embodiment of the present invention includes a washing machine body and the rail assembly for the washing machine according to the above embodiments.

According to the washing machine provided by the embodiment of the invention, the bearing of the track assembly is not directly contacted with the bottom of the track, so that the noise of the washing machine during dewatering is reduced, and the user experience is good.

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 front view of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of portion A of FIG. 1;

fig. 3 is a side view of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of portion B of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line C-C of FIG. 3;

fig. 6 is an enlarged view of a portion D in fig. 5.

Reference numerals:

100: a washing machine;

10: a barrel; 20: sealing the door; 30: a door body; 40: a track assembly;

41: a bearing; 42: a track; 43: a cushion pad; 44: a support body; 441: a reinforcing portion;

45: a side plate; 451: and (4) a boss.

Detailed Description

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

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "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 only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, but do not indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, are not to be construed 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, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified.

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.

A track assembly 40 for a washing machine according to an embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 1 to 6,

as shown in fig. 1, a rail assembly 40 for a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a bearing 41, a rail 42, and a buffer.

The washing machine 100 is provided with a door 30 capable of moving up and down, the rail assembly 40 is positioned on the door 30 of the washing machine 100, the bearings 41 are respectively positioned at two sides of the door 30, the bearings 41 are clamped in the rails 42, the bearings 41 can move along the rails 42, the bottom ends of the rails 42 and the bearings 41 are arranged at intervals, and the bearings 41 are connected with a buffer part for preventing the bearings 41 from contacting with the bottom ends of the rails 42.

Specifically, during the dehydration process of the washing machine 100, the vibration of the door 30 causes the bearing 41 to slide in the rail 42 (as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the bearing 41 may bounce up and down in the rail 42), and the buffer portion may directly or indirectly avoid the bearing 41 from directly contacting the bottom end of the rail 42, thereby buffering the contact collision between the bearing 41 and the bottom end of the rail 42.

According to the track assembly 40 for the washing machine, the buffer part is connected to the bearing 41, so that the bearing 41 and the bottom end of the track 42 can be directly or indirectly arranged at intervals, noise generated by direct contact collision between the bearing 41 and the bottom end of the track 42 is effectively avoided, noise pollution is reduced or even eliminated, and the experience effect of a user is improved.

Referring to fig. 2, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the rail assembly 40 further includes a supporting body 44 and a buffer body, one side of the supporting body 44 is connected to the door body 30, the other side of the supporting body 44 is connected to the bearing 41, the bearing 41 is connected to the door body 30 through the supporting body 44, the supporting body 44 drives the bearing 41 to move in the up-and-down direction (as shown in the up-and-down direction in fig. 2) due to the vibration of the door body 30, specifically, the bearing 41 slides in the rail 42 in the up-and-down direction, the buffer body is located at the lower side of the supporting body 44, and the buffer body is connected to the supporting body 44 in a butting manner, so.

As shown in fig. 2, according to an alternative example of the present invention, the buffer body includes a bearing portion and a buffer member, the buffer member is disposed above the bearing portion, the supporting body 44 is in direct contact with the buffer member, and the supporting body 44 can be in contact with the buffer member in a stop manner, that is, the buffer member has a supporting function for the supporting body 44, and furthermore, the buffer member is supported by the bearing portion.

Optionally, a side plate 45 is disposed outside the rail 42, the carrying portion is a boss 451 protruding inward from the side plate 45 (i.e., the side facing the drum of the washing machine is the inner side, and the side facing away from the drum of the washing machine is the outer side), the boss 451 is substantially triangular, the buffer member is a buffer 43, the boss 451 has a supporting function for the buffer 43, and the buffer 43 has a supporting function for the support 44.

According to a further example of the present invention, the buffer pad 43 covers the upper surface of the boss 451 and extends downward toward the side surface of the boss 451, and the bottom of the buffer pad 43 is sleeved on the inner end of the boss 451, so as to facilitate the connection between the buffer pad 43 and the boss 451, ensure that the buffer pad 43 is not easily separated from the boss 451, and ensure that the connection between the buffer pad 43 and the boss 451 is reliable.

As shown in fig. 2, optionally, the buffer pad 43 is mounted on the boss 451, and during the up-and-down jumping process of the bearing 41 in the rail 42, when the bearing 41 slides downward to be close to the bottom of the rail 42, the lower end of the support body 44 presses on the buffer pad 43, and through the supporting action of the buffer pad 43 on the lower end of the support body 44, on one hand, the buffer action of the buffer pad 43 on the lower end of the support body 44 prevents the lower end of the support body 44 from directly contacting with the boss 451, so as to prevent noise, and on the other hand, the gap is maintained between the bearing 41 and the bottom of the rail 42, that is, the bearing 41 does not directly contact with the bottom of the rail 42.

As shown in fig. 6, the cushion 43 is further covered on the end of the boss 451 and is securely connected to the boss 451, thereby preventing the cushion 43 from being separated from the boss 451 and securing the reliability of the connection between the cushion 43 and the boss 451.

Referring to fig. 6, the cross-sectional dimension of the lower end (in the up-down direction as shown in fig. 6) of the support 44 is larger than that of the upper end to ensure a larger contact area between the support 44 and the cushion 43 and a more stable structure.

Alternatively, the buffer pad 43 may be attached to the lower end of the support 44, and during the up-and-down run of the bearing 41 in the rail 42, when the bearing 41 slides downward and approaches the bottom of the rail 42, the buffer pad 43 stops against the boss 451, and due to the buffer effect of the buffer pad 43, the lower end of the support 44 is prevented from directly contacting the boss 451 to cause noise, and at the same time, the gap is maintained between the bearing 41 and the bottom of the rail 42, so that the generation of loud noise due to the direct contact between the bearing 41 and the bottom of the rail 42 can be avoided.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the buffer pad 43 is disposed at the bottom end of the rail, and the buffer pad 43 is located between the bottom of the rail 42 and the bearing 41, i.e. the bearing 41 is above the buffer pad 43, so that during the up-and-down jumping of the bearing 41 in the rail 42, when the bearing 41 moves to the bottom of the rail 42, the bearing 41 presses on the buffer pad 43, thereby avoiding the direct contact between the bearing 41 and the bottom of the rail 42 and preventing the generation of loud noise due to the hard contact therebetween.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the buffer pad 43 is a soft body or an elastic pad, optionally, the buffer pad 43 is a soft body, when the lower end of the support body 44 or the bearing 41 is pressed against the soft body, the soft body has a buffer function on the lower end of the support body 44 or the bearing 41 to prevent the lower end of the support body 44 from being in hard contact with the boss 451 or the bearing 41 from being in hard contact with the bottom of the rail 42, optionally, the buffer pad 43 is an elastic pad, when the lower end of the support body 44 or the bearing 41 is pressed against the elastic pad, the lower end of the support body 44 or the bearing 41 is elastically deformed due to the elastic action of the elastic pad, and the buffer function on the lower end of the support body 44 or the.

According to an alternative example of the present invention, the reinforcing portion 441 is disposed at the bottom end of the supporting body 44, the supporting body 44 is in contact with the buffer body through the reinforcing portion 441, and the size of the cross section of the reinforcing portion 441 is larger than that of the cross section of the upper end of the supporting body 44, so that the contact area between the supporting body 44 and the buffer body is increased, and the contact between the supporting body 44 and the buffer body is reliable and stable, thereby effectively avoiding the direct connection between the bearing 41 and the rail 42.

According to an alternative embodiment of the present invention, there are two bearings 41, the two bearings 41 are symmetrically distributed on two sides of the door body 30, the two sets of rails 42 are arranged corresponding to the bearings 41 and are located on the frame outside the door body 30, that is, the two bearings 41 respectively correspond to the two sets of rails 42 in position.

As shown in fig. 3, the washing machine 100 according to the embodiment of the second aspect of the present invention includes a washing machine body and the rail assembly 40 described in the above embodiment, wherein the washing machine body includes a drum 10 and a door seal 20, the door seal 20 connects the drum 10 and the door 30, during the high-speed dehydration process of the washing machine 100, the drum 10 vibrates, and the vibration is transmitted to the door 30 through the door seal 20, and the door 30 also vibrates accordingly, at this time, the support 44 on the door 30 drives the bearing 41 to bounce up and down in the rail 42, and the lower end of the support 44 presses on the boss 451 provided with the cushion 43, so that a gap is maintained between the bearing 41 and the bottom of the rail 42, and the noise caused by the direct contact between the bearing 41 and the bottom of the rail 42 is avoided.

According to the washing machine 100 of the embodiment of the invention, the bosses 451 are arranged on the inner sides of the rails 42 or the side plates 45, the cushion pads 43 are mounted on the bosses 451, and the supporting bodies 44 on the two sides of the door body 30 are supported on the cushion pads 43, so that the bearings 41 and the bottom ends of the rails keep a certain gap, and thus the door body 30 drives the bearings 41 on the two sides to jump when high-speed dewatering is performed, collision noise cannot be generated because the bearings 41 are not in direct contact with the bottoms of the rails 42, the washing machine 100 has little noise or even no noise when high-speed dewatering, and user experience is good.

Other constructions and operations of the rail assembly 40 for the washing machine and the washing machine 100 having the same 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 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 rail assembly for a washing machine having a door body movable up and down, the rail assembly comprising:

the bearing is arranged on the door body;

the bearing is clamped in the track and can move along the track;

a buffer portion connected to the bearing for preventing the bearing from contacting the rail bottom end, the buffer portion including:

one side of the support body is connected with the door body, and the other side of the support body is connected with the bearing and used for connecting the bearing to the door body;

the buffer body is arranged on the lower side of the support body, and the support body is suitable for being abutted against the buffer body to prevent the bearing from contacting with the bottom end of the track.

2. The track assembly of claim 1, wherein: the buffer body comprises a bearing part and a buffer piece arranged on the upper surface of the bearing part, and the support body is suitable for contacting with the buffer piece.

3. The track assembly of claim 2, wherein: a side plate is arranged on the outer side of the track, and the bearing part is a boss protruding inwards from the side plate; the buffer is a cushion pad.

4. The track assembly of claim 3, wherein: the cushion pad covers an upper surface of the boss and extends toward a side surface of the boss.

5. The track assembly according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein: the supporter through locate its bottom the rib with the buffer body contact.

6. The track assembly of claim 1, wherein: the two bearings are symmetrically arranged on two sides of the door body, and the two groups of tracks are arranged on a frame outside the door body corresponding to the bearings.

7. A washing machine comprising a washing machine body and a track assembly for a washing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6.