Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the above problems in the prior art, that is, to solve the problem of complicated closing operation of the outer drum cover and the inner drum cover of the existing top-open type drum washing machine, the present invention provides a cover closing system for a top-open type clothes treatment apparatus, the top-open type clothes treatment apparatus comprises a box body, an outer drum arranged in the box body, and an inner drum pivotally arranged in the outer drum, wherein the inner drum is provided with an inner drum cover; the cover closing system comprises a cover closing lock, the cover closing lock is arranged on the box body or the outer barrel, the cover closing lock is provided with a first lock tongue, and the first lock tongue can abut against the inner barrel cover when extending out and accordingly closes the inner barrel cover.
In the preferable technical scheme of the cover closing system, the cover closing lock is further provided with a second lock tongue, and the second lock tongue can abut against the inner cylinder cover when extending out, so that the first lock tongue can abut against the inner cylinder cover and close the inner cylinder cover.
In the above preferred technical solution of the closure system, the inner cylinder cover is provided with a stopper, and the inner cylinder cover abuts against the second lock tongue by means of the stopper.
In the above preferred technical solution of the closure system, a driving motor is disposed in the box body, and the driving motor is in driving connection with the inner cylinder and is used for driving the inner cylinder to rotate to a position where the stop member is aligned with the second lock tongue.
In the preferable technical scheme of the above closing system, the closing system further comprises a controller, the controller is respectively in control connection with the closing lock and the driving motor, and the controller is used for controlling the closing lock to enable the second lock bolt to extend out, controlling the driving motor to drive the inner barrel to rotate to the position where the stop part is aligned with the second lock bolt and controlling the closing lock to enable the first lock bolt to extend out to close the inner barrel cover.
In the preferable technical scheme of the cover closing system, a first roller is arranged at the free end of the first lock tongue, and the first lock tongue abuts against the inner cylinder cover through the first roller.
In the above preferred technical solution of the cover closing system, a second roller is disposed at a free end of the second lock tongue, and the second lock tongue abuts against the stopper through the second roller.
In the preferable technical scheme of the cover closing system, a return spring is arranged between the inner cylinder cover and the inner cylinder, and the return spring enables the inner cylinder cover to have an opening trend, so that the inner cylinder cover can be slowly closed when the first lock tongue abuts against the inner cylinder cover.
In addition, the invention also provides a top-opening type clothes treatment device which comprises the closing system in any one of the preferable technical scheme of the closing system.
In a preferred technical solution of the above-mentioned top-loading laundry treating apparatus, the top-loading laundry treating apparatus is a washing machine, a dryer or a washing and drying all-in-one machine.
It can be understood by those skilled in the art that in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the cover closing lock is disposed on the box body or the outer cylinder, so that the first lock tongue of the cover closing lock can abut against the inner cylinder cover when extending, and the inner cylinder cover can be closed along with the further extension of the first lock tongue. Therefore, when the cover closing system of the present invention is applied to a top-loading drum washing machine, the inner drum cover of the washing machine can be automatically closed. Preferably, the inner cylinder cover is automatically closed again after the user closes the outer cylinder cover. Therefore, the cover closing system reduces the operation of manually closing the inner cylinder cover by a user, and optimizes the use experience of the user.
Preferably, the cover closing lock is further provided with a second bolt, and the inner cylinder cover is provided with a stop piece. Before the washing machine starts a washing task, the positioning lock of the inner drum retracts, then the inner drum is driven by the driving motor to rotate, and the second lock tongue extends out. When the inner cylinder rotates to the position where the second lock tongue abuts against the stop part, the inner cylinder stops rotating. The first lock tongue is extended to close the inner cylinder cover. After the inner barrel cover is closed, both the first latch bolt and the second latch bolt are retracted. At this time, the inner tub can be rotated normally, and the washing machine starts a washing operation.
Detailed Description
It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments of the present invention are only for explaining the technical principle of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. For example, the positioning device of the present invention can be applied not only to a top-loading drum washing machine, but also to a top-loading clothes dryer and a top-loading washing and drying integrated clothes dryer, and those skilled in the art can adjust the positioning device as needed to adapt to specific application occasions, and the adjusted technical solution will still fall into the protection scope of the present invention.
It should be noted that in the description of the present invention, the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc. indicating the directions or positional relationships are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, which are only for convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
Furthermore, it should be noted that, in the description of the present invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; 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 by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.
As shown in fig. 1, the top-loading drum washing machine of the present invention mainly comprises a cabinet (not shown in the figure), an outer drum 1 and an inner drum 2 in sequence from outside to inside. Wherein, the top of the box body is provided with an upper cover (not shown in the figure), the top of the outer cylinder 1 is provided with an outer cylinder cover (not shown in the figure) at the position aligned with the upper cover, and the circumferential direction of the inner cylinder 2 is provided with an inner cylinder cover at the position corresponding to the outer cylinder cover. When the inner drum cover rotates to the top of the inner drum 2, the upper cover, the outer drum cover and the inner drum cover are aligned, and a user can open the upper cover, the outer drum cover and the inner drum cover to put clothes into the inner drum 2 or take the clothes out of the inner drum 2.
Further, as shown in fig. 1, the inner cylinder cover includes a first inner cylinder cover 21 and a second inner cylinder cover 22 which are split, and the first inner cylinder cover 21 and the second inner cylinder cover 22 can be locked to each other after being closed. A first return spring (not shown) is arranged between the first inner cylinder cover 21 and the inner cylinder 2, and the first return spring is used for automatically opening the first inner cylinder cover 21 from a closed state. A second return spring (not shown) is arranged between the second inner cylinder cover 22 and the inner cylinder 2, and the second return spring is used for automatically opening the second inner cylinder cover 22 from the closed state.
Further, although not shown in the drawings, there is a linkage mechanism between the first inner cylinder cover 21 and the second inner cylinder cover 22, by which the first inner cylinder cover 21 and the second inner cylinder cover 22 can be opened or closed synchronously. Since the linkage mechanism for achieving the synchronous opening and synchronous closing of the first inner drum cover 21 and the second inner drum cover 22 is a mechanism which is common in the top-loading type drum washing machine, it will not be described herein too much.
As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the first inner cylinder cover 21 is provided with a cover opening button 211. When the open-cover button 211 is pressed, the first inner cylinder cover 21 and the second inner cylinder cover 22 locked to each other can be unlocked. The first inner cylinder cover 21 and the second inner cylinder cover 22 can be automatically opened by the first return spring and the second return spring after being unlocked.
With continued reference to fig. 1, the top-loading drum washing machine of the present invention further includes a pulley 3, a belt 4, and a driving motor 5. The pulley 3 is disposed outside the outer cylinder 1 and is fixed coaxially with the inner cylinder 2. The driving motor 5 is disposed in the box body, and a person skilled in the art can fix the driving motor 5 to the box body or the outer cylinder 1 as required. The output shaft of the driving motor 5 is in driving connection with the belt pulley 3 through the belt 4, so that the driving motor 5 can drive the belt pulley 3 to rotate through the belt 4 when rotating, and further drive the inner barrel 2 to rotate.
Further, although not shown in the drawings, the top-loading drum washing machine of the present invention further includes a positioning lock provided on the outer tub. When the inner cylinder 2 rotates to the position where the inner cylinder cover is aligned with the outer cylinder cover, the spring bolt of the positioning lock can be clamped into the lock groove arranged on the belt pulley 3 after extending out, so that the inner cylinder 2 and the belt pulley 3 are locked at the current position together.
With continued reference to fig. 1, the top-loading drum washing machine of the present invention further includes at least one of a lid opening system and a lid closing system. The lid opening system mainly comprises a lid opening lock 6, wherein the lid opening lock 6 is used for enabling the first inner cylinder cover 21 and the second inner cylinder cover 22 to be automatically opened after the washing of the washing machine is finished. The cover closing system mainly comprises a cover closing lock 7, and the cover closing lock 7 is used for enabling the first inner cylinder cover 21 and the second inner cylinder cover 22 to be automatically closed before washing of the washing machine is started.
The uncapping system of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to fig. 1 to 4.
As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the door opening lock 6 of the present invention is provided on the outer cylinder 1 and is provided adjacent to the opening of the outer cylinder. Or the person skilled in the art can also arrange the cover-opening lock 6 on the box body as required. Further, the door opening system of the present invention further includes a first stopper 212 provided on the first inner cylinder cover 21. The first stopper 212 cooperates with the lid opening lock 6 to automatically open the first inner cylinder cover 21 and the second inner cylinder cover 22 in the closed state. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the first stopper 212 of the present invention may be any feasible structure, for example, a hook, a plate-shaped structure, a column-shaped structure, etc.
As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the open cover lock 6 of the present invention mainly includes an open cover lock body (not shown), an open cover lock tongue 61, an open cover positioning lock tongue 62, and a driving member (not shown). Wherein the open cover latch 61 and the open cover positioning latch 62 are slidably coupled to the open cover lock body in the direction of their axes. The driving member is used for driving the door opening latch 61 and the door opening positioning latch 62 to slide in the direction of their axes. Preferably, the lid opening positioning latch 62 has two and is disposed on two sides of the lid opening latch 61, for preventing the first inner cylinder cover 21 from being deformed when the lid opening positioning latch 62 abuts against the first stopper 212. Correspondingly, two first stoppers 212 are also provided. When the door opening positioning latch 62 is extended, the first stopper 212 can abut against the door opening positioning latch 62 along with the rotation of the inner cylinder 2. When the first stop member 212 abuts against the cover opening positioning latch 62, the cover opening latch 61 can abut against the cover opening button 211 after extending. It should be noted that, on the premise of ensuring that the cover opening latch 61 can abut against the cover opening button 211, the number of the cover opening positioning latches 62 is not limited to two shown in fig. 4, and may be any number, for example, one, three, four, and the like. Further, under the prerequisite of guaranteeing that uncapping spring bolt 61 can offset with uncapping button 211, the setting of uncapping location spring bolt 62 and first stopper 212 can also be saved as required to the technical staff in the art, for example, set up angle sensor on inner tube 2, make inner tube 2 accurately rotate the position that uncapping button 2 and uncapping spring bolt 61 were aligned through this angle sensor.
Although not shown in the drawings, the door opening system of the present invention further includes a controller for controlling the actions of the positioning lock, the driving motor 5, and the door opening lock 6.
The main steps of the lid opening system of the present invention for opening the inner cylinder lid will be described with reference to fig. 5.
When the washing operation of the washing machine is completed, the controller controls the driving motor 5 to rotate the pulley 3 to a position where the locking groove is aligned with the locking tongue of the positioning lock, and then inserts the locking tongue of the positioning lock into the locking groove to lock the inner tub 2 to a position where the inner tub cover is aligned with the outer tub cover, as shown in step S11.
After the positioning lock locks the pulley 3 (e.g., after 5 seconds), the controller controls the driving motor 5 to rotate the pulley 3 to rotate the inner cylinder 2 in the reverse direction and extend the door opening positioning latch 62 of the door opening lock 6, as shown in step S12.
When the first stopper 212 of the first inner cylinder cover 21 abuts against the extended door opening positioning latch 62 as shown in step S13, the controller stops the rotation of the drive motor 5, and thus the inner cylinder 2. Further, the controller causes the door opening latch 61 of the door opening lock 6 to extend. Alternatively, the lid opening latch 61 may be extended simultaneously with the extension of the lid opening positioning latch 62 as required by those skilled in the art.
As shown in step S14, the lid opening latch 61 can abut against the lid opening button 211 on the first inner cylinder cover 21 as it extends, and presses the lid opening button 211, so that the first inner cylinder cover 21 and the second inner cylinder cover 22 are unlocked. After the first inner cylinder cover 21 and the second inner cylinder cover 22 are unlocked, the controller retracts the cover opening latch 61 and the cover opening positioning latch 62, so that the drive motor 52 drives the inner cylinder 2 to rotate forward.
It can be understood by those skilled in the art that after the first inner cylinder cover 21 and the second inner cylinder cover 22 are unlocked, the free ends of the first inner cylinder cover 21 and the second inner cylinder cover 22 will be pressed against the inner wall of the outer cylinder 1 or the inner side of the outer cylinder cover under the action of the first return spring and the second return spring.
When the inner cylinder 2 is rotated again to the position where the inner cylinder cover is aligned with the outer cylinder cover, the controller stops the rotation of the driving motor 5 and causes the latch tongue of the positioning lock to be inserted into the lock groove on the pulley 3 to lock the inner cylinder 2 and the pulley 3, as shown in step S15.
Therefore, the cover opening system reduces the operation of manually opening the inner cylinder cover by the user, and optimizes the use experience of the user.
In step S13, a sensor is provided in the door lock 6 to detect whether or not the door positioning latch 62 abuts against the first stopper 212. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the sensor may be any feasible sensor, such as a pressure sensor disposed at the bottom end of the door positioning latch 62, a proximity switch disposed at the top end of the door positioning latch 62, a switch capable of being activated by the first stopper 212, etc.
Further, it should be noted that, corresponding to step S14, the extending stroke of the lid opening latch 61 is set to be such that the lid opening button 211 can be just pressed down after the lid opening latch 61 is fully extended, so that the first inner cylinder cover 21 and the second inner cylinder cover 22 are unlocked. And the controller retracts the door opening latch 61 after the door opening latch 61 is fully extended.
Further, in order to prevent the wear of the uncovering lock tongue 61 and the uncovering positioning lock tongue 62, a person skilled in the art can set rollers at the free ends of the uncovering lock tongue 61 and the uncovering positioning lock tongue 62 respectively as required, so that the uncovering lock tongue 61 and the uncovering positioning lock tongue 62 respectively abut against the uncovering button 211 and the first stop member 212 through respective rollers.
The closure system of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to fig. 1, 2, 6 and 7.
As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the closing lock 7 of the present invention is provided on the outer cylinder 1 and is provided adjacent to the opening of the outer cylinder. Or the person skilled in the art can also arrange the closing cover lock 7 on the box body as required. Further, the closure system of the present invention further includes a second stopper 221 provided on the second inner cylinder cover 22. The second stopper 221 cooperates with the cover closing lock 7 to automatically close the first inner cylinder cover 21 and the second inner cylinder cover 22 in the opened state. It can be understood by those skilled in the art that the second stopper 221 of the present invention may be any feasible structure, for example, a hook, a plate-shaped structure, a column-shaped structure, etc.
As shown in fig. 6 and 7, the close-cover lock 7 of the present invention mainly includes a close-cover lock body (not shown), a close-cover latch 71 as a first latch, a close-cover positioning latch 72 as a second latch, and a driving member (not shown). Wherein, the closing cover bolt 71 and the closing cover positioning bolt 72 are connected to the closing cover lock body in a sliding way along the self axis direction. The driving member is used for driving the cover closing latch 71 and the cover closing positioning latch 72 to slide along the self axial direction. Preferably, the two cover closing positioning locking tongues 72 are respectively arranged on two sides of the cover closing locking tongue 71, and are used for preventing the second inner cylinder cover 22 from deforming when the cover closing positioning locking tongues 72 abut against the second stop member 221. Correspondingly, two second stoppers 221 are provided. When the lid-closing positioning latch 72 is extended, the second stopper 221 can abut against the lid-closing positioning latch 72 along with the rotation of the inner cylinder 2. When the second stopper 221 abuts against the lid closing positioning latch 72, the second inner cover 22 can be closed when the lid closing latch 71 is extended. It should be noted that, on the premise of ensuring that the cover-closing latch 71 can close the second inner cylinder cover 22, the number of the cover-closing positioning latches 72 is not limited to two as shown in fig. 7, and may be any number, such as one, three, four, etc. Further, on the premise of ensuring that the second inner cylinder cover 22 can be closed by the lid-closing latch 71, a person skilled in the art may omit the arrangement of the lid-closing positioning latch 72 and the second stopper 221, as required, for example, an angle sensor is arranged on the inner cylinder 2, and the inner cylinder 2 is accurately rotated to a position where the second inner cylinder cover 22 can be closed by the lid-closing latch 71 through the angle sensor.
Although not shown in the drawings, the closure system of the present invention further comprises a controller for controlling the actions of the positioning lock, the driving motor 5 and the closure lock 7. One skilled in the art can also use a single controller for both the lid closing system and the lid opening system as desired.
The main steps of closing the inner cylinder cover by the cover closing system of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 5.
As shown in step S21, the controller controls the positioning lock to retract the latch from the locking groove on the pulley 3, controls the driving motor 5 to make the pulley 3 drive the inner cylinder 2 to rotate forward, and extends the lid-closing positioning latch 72 of the lid-closing lock 7.
When the second stopper 221 of the second inner cylinder cover 22 abuts against the extended lid closing positioning latch 72 as shown in step S22, the controller stops the rotation of the drive motor 5, and thus the inner cylinder 2 is also stopped. Further, the controller causes the cover-closing lock tongue 71 of the cover-closing lock 7 to extend. Alternatively, the cover closing latch 71 may be extended simultaneously with the extension of the cover closing positioning latch 72, as required by those skilled in the art.
As shown in step S23, the closing latch 71 can close the second inner cylinder cover 22 as it is extended, and since there is a linkage between the first inner cylinder cover 21 and the second inner cylinder cover 22, the first inner cylinder cover 21 is closed at the same time as the second inner cylinder cover 22 is closed. After the first inner cylinder cover 21 and the second inner cylinder cover 22 are closed, the controller retracts the cover closing latch 71 and the cover closing positioning latch 72.
As shown in step S24, after completing step S23, the controller causes the washing machine to start a washing operation.
Therefore, the cover closing system reduces the operation of manually closing the inner cylinder cover by a user, and optimizes the use experience of the user.
In step S22, a sensor is provided in the closing lock 7 to detect whether or not the closing positioning latch 72 abuts against the second stopper 221. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the sensor may be any feasible sensor, such as a pressure sensor disposed at the bottom end of the lid-closing positioning latch 72, a proximity switch disposed at the top end of the lid-closing positioning latch 72, a switch capable of being activated by the second stop member 221, etc.
Further, it should be noted that, corresponding to step S23, the extending stroke of the closing latch 71 is set to be such that the first inner cylinder cover 21 and the second inner cylinder cover 22 can be just closed after the closing latch 71 is fully extended. And after the closure latch 71 is fully extended, the controller retracts the closure latch 71.
Further, in order to prevent the wear of the cover closing latch 71 and the cover closing positioning latch 72, a person skilled in the art may also set rollers at the free ends of the cover closing latch 71 and the cover closing positioning latch 72, respectively, as required, so that the cover closing latch 71 and the cover closing positioning latch 72 respectively abut against the outer side of the second inner cylinder cover 22 and the second stopper 221 through the respective rollers.
It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the inner cylinder cover of the present invention may be any feasible inner cylinder cover other than the first inner cylinder cover 21 and the second inner cylinder cover 22 which are split in the above preferred embodiment, for example, the inner cylinder cover is composed of only one cover body which can be pivotally connected to the inner cylinder 2 or can be slidably connected to the inner cylinder 2.
Further, it can be understood by those skilled in the art that the top-loading washing machine of the present invention may be configured such that the upper cover and the outer tub cover are integrally provided in addition to the upper cover and the outer tub cover separately provided as described in the above preferred embodiment, so that the laundry input ports of the outer tub and the cabinet can be closed when the covers are closed.
So far, the technical solutions of the present invention have been described in connection with the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings, but it is easily understood by those skilled in the art that the scope of the present invention is obviously not limited to these specific embodiments. Equivalent changes or substitutions of related technical features can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the principle of the invention, and the technical scheme after the changes or substitutions can fall into the protection scope of the invention.