CN110438745B - Be applied to clothing processing equipment's control knob and clothing processing equipment - Google Patents

Be applied to clothing processing equipment's control knob and clothing processing equipment Download PDF

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CN110438745B
CN110438745B CN201810422067.2A CN201810422067A CN110438745B CN 110438745 B CN110438745 B CN 110438745B CN 201810422067 A CN201810422067 A CN 201810422067A CN 110438745 B CN110438745 B CN 110438745B
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王得军
李丽平
陈瑜
姜同春
刘尊安
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The invention discloses a control knob applied to clothes treatment equipment, which comprises: the display screen is fixedly arranged on the clothes treatment equipment; the outer ring is rotated, the outer ring is sleeved on the periphery of the display screen in a circumferential rotating mode, a user rotates the outer ring to select a washing program, and the display screen displays washing program information indicated by the selection of the outer ring. Through setting up control knob as above, make rotatory outer ring can rotate alone relative display screen to under the fixed circumstances of display screen, rotate rotatory outer ring and carry out the procedure to clothing processing apparatus and select the control, and then realized the dual effect of integrated display function and washing procedure selection function on the control knob of clothing processing apparatus. The invention also discloses a clothes treatment device with the control knob.

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Be applied to clothing processing equipment's control knob and clothing processing equipment
Technical Field
The invention relates to a clothes treatment device in the field of household appliances, in particular to a control knob for the clothes treatment device.
Background
With the continuous progress and development of technology, intelligent washing machines and intelligent washing machines are increasingly introduced into the market, and accessory functions of the washing machines are also more and more, such as temperature setting of each partition in the washing machine, setting of programs, playing of music by the accessory functions, and the like, so that users need to repeatedly operate and confirm some information to realize the functions.
The operation of the intelligent washing machine commonly used at present is generally as follows:
1. the large display screen is provided with a key to adjust and select information up, down, left and right, and confirm and select the information, so that the operation is complex;
2. the large display screen with the touch function is simple in selection operation and quite high in cost.
In order to realize diversified operation requirements and simplify operation difficulty, we propose a washing machine with a knob which can realize the operation of the washing machine and display all man-machine interaction functions.
In view of this, the present invention has been made.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a control knob for clothes treatment equipment, so as to realize the purpose of integrating the control and display functions of the clothes treatment equipment such as a washing machine and the like; meanwhile, a control knob is provided to realize the purpose of confirming a knob indication program after the knob is pressed; still another object is to provide a control knob, so as to achieve the purpose that the display area on the control knob is separated from the rotating component and the display area is fixed.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the invention adopts the following specific technical scheme:
a jog dial for use in a laundry treatment apparatus, comprising: the display screen is fixedly arranged on the clothes treatment equipment; the outer ring is rotated, the outer ring is sleeved on the periphery of the display screen in a circumferential rotating mode, a user rotates the outer ring to select a washing program, and the display screen displays washing program information indicated by the selection of the outer ring.
Further, the rotating outer ring may be axially moved to be expanded and contracted by the user's pressing action, so that it is confirmed that the laundry treating apparatus starts to perform the washing course selected by the rotating outer ring after the user presses the rotating outer ring.
Further, the display screen can generate axial telescopic movement under the pressing action of the user, so that after the user presses the display screen, the clothes treatment device is confirmed to start executing the washing program selected by the rotating outer ring.
Further, the control knob also comprises a fixed bracket, the fixed bracket forms a hollow cavity, one end of the hollow cavity is open, and the other end of the hollow cavity is provided with a sleeve penetrating through the shell of the clothes treatment equipment; the rotary outer ring is rotatably arranged on the periphery of the fixed bracket through a bearing; the display screen is including locating the inside display internal screen of cavity and the display external screen that uncovered department covers the setting, but the display external screen axial telescopic movement's of jack catch structure installs on the fixed bolster.
Further, an elastic key is arranged between the display outer screen and the display inner screen, so that the elastic key is pressed when the display outer screen generates axial telescopic movement, and a confirmation instruction for confirming that the clothes treatment equipment starts to execute a washing program selected by the rotary outer ring is sent out;
preferably, the elastic key is fixedly arranged on the display inner screen, and an elastic end capable of generating elastic telescopic displacement is arranged on the elastic key and is in contact with the display outer screen, so that a reset force far away from the display inner screen is provided for the display outer screen.
Further, the claw structure comprises a claw protruding radially on the display outer screen and an axially extending clamping groove arranged on the fixing support, wherein the claw is at least partially arranged in the clamping groove, so that the claw and the clamping groove are in limit clamping connection, and the claw generates telescopic displacement along the clamping groove towards the direction away from the opening end of the fixing support after the display outer screen is pressed.
Further, a radial concave clamping groove extending along the axial direction of the fixed bracket is formed in the periphery of the fixed bracket; the display outer screen is provided with a circle of extension ribs extending towards the direction of the fixed support, the extension ribs are arranged between the fixed support and the rotary outer ring, and the extension ends of the extension ribs are provided with clamping claws protruding radially towards the center of the fixed support; the clamping claw correspondingly stretches into the clamping groove, so that the display outer screen can move along the axial direction of the fixed bracket and correspondingly covers the opening of the hollow cavity;
preferably, the left side and the right side of the clamping claw are in limit contact with the side wall of the clamping groove, and the inner wall of the extension rib is correspondingly attached to and contacted with the outer wall of the fixed support;
further preferably, a plurality of clamping grooves are distributed on the periphery of the fixing support, and the display outer screen is provided with clamping claws in one-to-one correspondence.
Further, the rotary outer ring is in a cylinder shape, a display outer screen is sleeved inside one end of the cylinder-shaped rotary outer ring, a disc-shaped mounting rib extending along the shell of the clothes treatment device is arranged inside the other end of the cylinder-shaped rotary outer ring, a through hole for a sleeve arranged at the end part of the fixed support to pass through is formed in the middle of the disc-shaped mounting rib, a circle of folded edges bending along the axial direction of the sleeve are formed in the through hole, and a bearing is arranged between each folded edge and the fixed support; preferably, the sleeve is hollow inside, and the hollow communicates the hollow chamber with the inside of the laundry treating apparatus casing for the passage of the control wire.
Further, a through hole for the sleeve of the fixed support to pass through is formed in the shell of the clothes treatment equipment, a certain gap is reserved between the disc-shaped mounting rib of the rotary outer ring and the shell of the clothes treatment equipment, the folded edge arranged in the middle of the disc-shaped mounting rib extends towards the direction of the clothes treatment equipment, the folded edge extends into the through hole, and the outer periphery of the folded edge is in fit contact with the inner periphery of the through hole; preferably, the sleeve of the fixing bracket passes through the outer casing of the clothes treating apparatus, and the penetrating end is fixedly installed with the outer casing of the clothes treating apparatus.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a laundry treatment apparatus, on the housing of which a jog dial as described above is mounted.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects:
1. through setting up control knob as above, make rotatory outer ring can rotate alone relative display screen to under the fixed circumstances of display screen, rotate rotatory outer ring and carry out the procedure to clothing processing apparatus and select the control, and then realized the dual effect of integrated display function and washing procedure selection function on the control knob of clothing processing apparatus.
2. The display outer screen capable of axially stretching and moving is arranged on the control knob, so that after a user applies a pressing external force to the display outer screen, an elastic key between the display outer screen and the inner screen is triggered, and the aim that the user sends a confirmation instruction for confirming that the clothes treatment equipment starts to execute a washing program selected by the rotating outer ring by pressing the control knob is achieved.
3. The clamping jaws correspondingly extend into the clamping grooves through the arrangement, so that the problem that the display outer screen falls off in the direction away from the display inner screen after the clamping jaws are in limiting contact with the clamping grooves is avoided; meanwhile, the connection between the display outer screen and the fixed support is ensured to be stable, the relative axial displacement between the display outer screen and the fixed support is achieved, and the dual effects of simultaneous integrated display and pressing selection on the display screen are achieved.
Meanwhile, the invention has simple structure and obvious effect, and is suitable for popularization and use.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a joystick in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a steering knob according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged schematic view of the structure of the embodiment of the present invention at I in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of an exploded view of a steering knob according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a control knob according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is an enlarged schematic view of the structure at II in FIG. 5 according to the embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 7 is an exploded view of a steering knob according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
Description of main elements: 1-display screen, 2-rotating outer ring, 3-fixed support, 4-shell, 5-display inner screen, 6-display outer screen, 7-hollow cavity, 8-sleeve, 9-installation rib, 10-hem, 11-bearing, 12-jack catch, 13-draw-in groove, 14-extension rib, 15-assembly groove, 16-control wire, 17-elasticity button.
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Example 1
As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the present embodiment describes a jog dial applied to a laundry treating apparatus, which includes: a display screen 1 fixedly installed on the laundry treating apparatus to display washing program information selected by the rotating outer ring 2; the rotary outer ring 2 is sleeved on the periphery of the display screen 1 in a circumferential rotating way, so that a user rotates the rotary outer ring 2 to select a washing program.
Through setting up control knob as above, make rotatory outer ring can rotate alone relative display screen to under the fixed circumstances of display screen, rotate rotatory outer ring and carry out the procedure to clothing processing apparatus and select the control, and then realized the dual effect of integrated display function and washing procedure selection function on the control knob of clothing processing apparatus.
In this embodiment, the control knob further includes a fixing bracket 3, the fixing bracket 3 forms a hollow chamber 7, one end of the hollow chamber 7 is open, and the other end is provided with a sleeve 8 penetrating through the casing of the clothes treating apparatus; the rotary outer ring 2 is rotatably arranged on the periphery of the fixed bracket 3 through a bearing; the display screen 1 comprises a display inner screen 5 arranged in the hollow cavity 7 and a display outer screen 6 arranged at the opening in a covering mode, and the display outer screen 6 is axially and telescopically arranged on the fixed support 3 through a claw structure.
The display outer screen capable of axially stretching and moving is arranged on the control knob, so that after a user applies a pressing external force to the display outer screen, an elastic key between the display outer screen and the inner screen is triggered, and the aim that the user sends a confirmation instruction for confirming that the clothes treatment equipment starts to execute a washing program selected by the rotating outer ring by pressing the control knob is achieved.
In this embodiment, an elastic button 17 is disposed between the display outer screen 6 and the display inner screen 5, so as to press the elastic button 17 when the display outer screen 6 generates the axial telescopic movement, and send a confirmation command for confirming that the laundry treatment apparatus starts to execute the washing program selected by the rotating outer ring 2.
In this embodiment, the elastic key 17 is fixedly mounted on the display inner screen 5, and an elastic end capable of generating elastic telescopic displacement is disposed on the elastic key 17, and the elastic end is in contact with the display outer screen 6, so as to provide a restoring force for the display outer screen 6 far away from the display inner screen 5, so that after the user applies an external force to the display outer screen to cancel, the elastic key 17 applies a pushing and elastic external force to the display outer screen 6, and the display outer screen 6 is enabled to move in a restoring manner far away from the display inner screen 5.
In this embodiment, the claw structure includes a claw 12 protruding radially on the display outer screen 6 and an axially extending clamping groove 13 provided on the fixing support 3, where the claw 12 is at least partially provided in the clamping groove 13, so that the claw 12 is in spacing and clamping connection with the clamping groove 13, so that after the display outer screen is pressed, the claw 12 generates a telescopic displacement along the clamping groove 13 in a direction away from the open end of the fixing support 3.
In the embodiment, the periphery of the fixed bracket 3 is provided with a radial concave clamping groove 13 extending along the axial direction of the fixed bracket 3; the display outer screen 6 is provided with a circle of extension ribs 14 extending towards the direction of the fixed support 3, the extension ribs 14 are arranged between the fixed support 3 and the rotary outer ring 2, and the extension ends of the extension ribs 14 are provided with clamping claws 12 protruding radially towards the center of the fixed support 3; the clamping claws 12 correspondingly extend into the clamping grooves 13, so that the display outer screen 6 can move along the axial direction of the fixed bracket 3 and correspondingly cover the opening of the hollow cavity 7. Preferably, the extending width of the clamping jaw 12 is smaller than the width of the clamping groove 13 in the axial direction of the fixing bracket 3, so that the clamping jaw 12 can move relatively along the width direction of the clamping groove 13.
The clamping jaws correspondingly extend into the clamping grooves through the arrangement, so that the problem that the display outer screen falls off in the direction away from the display inner screen after the clamping jaws are in limiting contact with the clamping grooves is avoided; meanwhile, the connection between the display outer screen and the fixed support is ensured to be stable, the relative axial displacement between the display outer screen and the fixed support is achieved, and the dual effects of simultaneous integrated display and pressing selection on the display screen are achieved.
In this embodiment, the left and right sides of the claw 12 are all in limited contact with the side wall of the clamping groove 13, and the inner wall of the extension rib 14 is correspondingly attached to and contacted with the outer wall of the fixed support 3, so as to ensure that the claw moves along the width direction of the clamping groove without generating the purpose of circumferential rotation, and further ensure the connection mode that the display outer screen and the fixed support can only move axially but cannot rotate circumferentially.
Preferably, in this embodiment, the outer periphery of the fixing support 3 is provided with a plurality of clamping grooves 13, and the display outer screen 6 is provided with clamping claws 12 corresponding to each other one by one, so as to increase the connection points between the fixing support and the display outer screen 6, and the display outer screen 6 is limited by the plurality of clamping claws 12 and cannot deviate when moving axially.
In the embodiment, the rotary outer ring 2 is in a cylinder shape, one end of the cylinder-shaped rotary outer ring 2 is internally sleeved with the display outer screen 6, the other end of the cylinder-shaped rotary outer ring is internally provided with a disk-shaped mounting rib 9 extending along the shell of the clothes treatment equipment, the middle part of the disk-shaped mounting rib 9 is provided with a through hole for the sleeve 8 arranged at the end part of the fixed support 3 to pass through, the through hole is provided with a circle of folded edge 10 which is bent along the axial direction of the sleeve 8, and a bearing 11 is arranged between the folded edge 10 and the fixed support 3; the sleeve 8 is hollow inside, and the hollow communicates the hollow chamber 7 with the inside of the laundry treating apparatus housing 4 for the passage of the control wire 16.
In this embodiment, the casing 4 of the clothes treating apparatus is provided with a perforation through which the sleeve 18 of the fixing support passes, a certain gap is formed between the disc-shaped mounting rib 9 of the rotating outer ring 2 and the casing 4 of the clothes treating apparatus, the flange 10 provided in the middle of the disc-shaped mounting rib 9 extends towards the direction of the clothes treating apparatus, the flange 10 extends into the perforation, and the periphery of the flange 10 contacts with the inner periphery of the perforation, so that the rotating outer ring 2 is in limiting contact with the casing 4 through the flange, and a supporting external force is provided for the rotating outer ring by using the contact position, thereby ensuring stable installation of the rotating outer ring.
In this embodiment, the sleeve 8 of the fixing bracket 3 passes through the casing 4 of the clothes treating apparatus, and the penetrating end is fixedly mounted with the casing 4 of the clothes treating apparatus, so as to ensure that the fixing bracket is fixedly mounted with the casing, and avoid the following rotation of the fixing bracket.
In this embodiment, the fixing support 3, the display outer screen 6, the display inner screen 5, the sleeve 8 and the hollow cavity 7 are all coaxially arranged, so as to ensure that the whole control knob is a member symmetrically arranged relative to the axis, and achieve the purpose that the user can freely rotate the control knob.
Example two
As shown in fig. 1, 5 to 7, a jog dial applied to a laundry treating apparatus is described in the present embodiment, which includes: the display screen 1 is fixedly arranged on the rotary outer ring 2 so as to display the washing program information selected by the rotary outer ring 2; the outer ring 2 is rotated to drive the display screen 1 to be mounted on the outer shell 4 of the clothes treatment device in a co-rotating manner, so that a user rotates the outer ring 2 to select a washing program.
Through setting up control knob as above, make rotatory outer ring can drive the display screen and rotate jointly to can show under the condition that the display screen position follows the change, and utilize to rotate rotatory outer ring and carry out the procedure to clothing treatment facility and select the control, and then realized the dual effect of integrated display function and washing procedure selection function on the control knob of clothing treatment facility.
In this embodiment, the control knob further comprises a fixing bracket 3, the fixing bracket 3 forms a hollow chamber 7, one end of the hollow chamber 7 is open, and the other end is provided with a sleeve 8 penetrating through the casing 4 of the clothes treatment device; the rotary outer ring 2 is rotatably arranged on the periphery of the fixed bracket 3 through a bearing 11; the display screen 1 comprises a display inner screen 5 arranged in the hollow cavity 7 and a display outer screen 6 arranged at the opening in a covering mode, and the display outer screen 6 is arranged on the rotary outer ring 2 in an axially telescopic manner through a claw structure. Preferably, a certain gap is arranged between the display outer screen 6 and the open side of the fixed support 3, so that after the user applies external force to the display outer screen 6, the display outer screen 6 can be ensured to move towards the display inner screen 5, and the purpose that the external force can be pressed to drive the display outer screen 6 to generate axial telescopic displacement is ensured.
The display outer screen capable of axially stretching and moving is arranged on the control knob, so that after a user applies a pressing external force to the display outer screen, an elastic key between the display outer screen and the inner screen is triggered, and the aim that the user sends a confirmation instruction for confirming that the clothes treatment equipment starts to execute a washing program selected by the rotating outer ring by pressing the control knob is achieved.
In this embodiment, an elastic button 17 is disposed between the outer display screen 6 and the inner display screen 5, so as to press the elastic button 17 when the outer display screen 6 generates an axial telescopic movement, and send a confirmation command for confirming that the laundry treatment apparatus starts to execute the washing procedure selected by the rotating outer ring.
In this embodiment, the elastic key 17 is fixedly mounted on the display inner screen 5, and an elastic end capable of generating elastic telescopic displacement is disposed on the elastic key 17, and the elastic end is in contact with the display outer screen 6, so as to provide a restoring force for the display outer screen 6 far away from the display inner screen 5, so that after the user applies external force to the display outer screen 6, the elastic key 17 applies a pushing and elastic external force to the display outer screen 6, and the display outer screen 6 is enabled to move in a restoring manner far away from the display inner screen 5.
In this embodiment, the claw structure includes a claw 12 protruding radially on the display outer screen 6 and an axially extending clamping groove 13 formed on the rotating outer ring 2, where the claw 12 is at least partially disposed in the clamping groove 13, so that the claw 12 is in spacing and clamping connection with the clamping groove 13, and after the display outer screen 6 is pressed, the claw 12 generates a telescopic displacement along the clamping groove 13 in a direction away from the open end of the fixed bracket 3.
In the embodiment, the inner circumference of the rotary outer ring 2 is provided with a radial concave clamping groove 13 extending along the axial direction of the fixed bracket 3; the display outer screen 6 is provided with a circle of extension ribs 14 extending towards the direction of the fixed support, the extension ribs 14 are arranged between the fixed support 3 and the rotary outer ring 2, and the extension ends of the extension ribs 14 are provided with clamping claws 12 protruding towards one side of the rotary outer ring 2 in the radial direction; the clamping claws 12 correspondingly extend into the clamping grooves 13, so that the display outer screen 6 can move along the axial direction of the rotary outer ring 2 and correspondingly cover the opening of the hollow cavity 7. Preferably, the extending width of the clamping jaw 12 is smaller than the width of the clamping groove 13 in the axial direction of the fixing bracket 3, so that the clamping jaw 12 can move relatively along the width direction of the clamping groove 13.
The clamping jaws correspondingly extend into the clamping grooves through the arrangement, so that the problem that the display outer screen falls off in the direction away from the display inner screen after the clamping jaws are in limiting contact with the clamping grooves is avoided; meanwhile, the connection between the display outer screen and the rotary outer ring is ensured to be stable, the relative axial displacement between the display outer screen and the rotary outer ring can be generated, and the dual effects of simultaneously integrating display and pressing selection on the display screen are achieved.
In this embodiment, the left and right sides of the claw 12 are in limit contact with the side wall of the clamping groove 13, and the outer wall of the extending rib 14 is correspondingly attached to the inner wall of the rotating outer ring 2, so as to ensure that the claw 12 moves along the width direction of the clamping groove 13 without generating circumferential rotation, and further ensure that the display outer screen and the rotating outer ring can only move axially, but cannot rotate circumferentially.
Preferably, in this embodiment, a plurality of clamping grooves 13 are arranged on the inner periphery of the rotating outer ring 2, and the display outer screen 6 is provided with clamping claws 12 corresponding to each other one by one, so as to increase the connection points between the rotating outer ring and the display outer screen, and the display outer screen is limited by the plurality of clamping claws and cannot deviate when moving axially.
In this embodiment, the rotary outer ring 2 is in a tubular shape, one end of the tubular rotary outer ring 2 is internally sleeved with the display outer screen 6, the other end is internally provided with a disc-shaped mounting rib 9 extending along the casing 4 of the clothes treatment device, a through hole for the sleeve 8 arranged at the end of the fixing support 3 to pass through is formed in the middle of the disc-shaped mounting rib 9, a circle of folded edges 10 bending along the axial direction of the sleeve 8 are arranged at the through hole, and a bearing 10 is arranged between the folded edges 10 and the fixing support 3. In this embodiment, the sleeve 8 is hollow inside, and the hollow communicates the hollow chamber 7 with the inside of the laundry treating apparatus housing 4 for the passage of the control wire 16.
In this embodiment, the casing 4 of the clothes treating apparatus is provided with a through hole through which the sleeve 8 of the fixing support passes, a certain gap is formed between the disc-shaped mounting rib 9 of the rotating outer ring 2 and the casing 4 of the clothes treating apparatus, the flange 10 provided in the middle of the disc-shaped mounting rib 9 extends toward the direction of the clothes treating apparatus, and the flange 10 extends into the through hole and the periphery of the flange 10 contacts with the inner periphery of the through hole, so that the rotating outer ring 2 is in limited contact with the casing 4 via the flange, and a supporting external force is provided for the rotating outer ring by using the contact position, thereby ensuring stable installation of the rotating outer ring.
In this embodiment, the sleeve 8 of the fixing bracket 3 passes through the casing 4 of the clothes treating apparatus, and the penetrating end is fixedly mounted with the casing 4 of the clothes treating apparatus, so as to ensure that the fixing bracket 3 is fixedly mounted with the casing 4, and avoid the following rotation of the fixing bracket 3.
In this embodiment, the fixing support 3, the display outer screen 6, the display inner screen 5, the sleeve 8 and the hollow cavity 7 are all coaxially arranged, so as to ensure that the whole control knob is a member symmetrically arranged relative to the axis, and achieve the purpose that the user can freely rotate the control knob.
Example III
The difference between this embodiment and the first and second embodiments is that: the rotary outer ring can axially move in a telescopic manner under the pressing action of a user, so that after the user presses the rotary outer ring, the clothes treating apparatus is confirmed to start executing the washing program selected by the rotary outer ring.
In this embodiment, a certain gap is formed between the rotary outer ring and the casing of the laundry treating apparatus, and the rotary outer ring is mounted on the laundry treating apparatus so as to be movable in an axial direction. An elastic key is arranged on the shell of the clothes treatment equipment, an elastic end capable of generating elastic telescopic displacement is arranged on the elastic key, and the elastic end is in contact with the rotating outer ring in a fitting manner so as to provide a reset force for the displaying rotating outer ring far away from the displaying inner screen. (not noted in the drawings)
Through the arrangement, after the user presses the rotary outer ring, the elastic key is triggered, so that the aim of sending a confirmation instruction for confirming that the clothes treatment equipment starts to execute the washing program selected by the rotary outer ring by pressing the rotary outer ring is fulfilled.
Example IV
The difference between this embodiment and the first and second embodiments is that: the display screen can generate axial telescopic movement under the pressing action of a user so as to confirm that the clothes treatment equipment starts to execute the washing program selected by the rotating outer ring after the user presses the display screen.
In this embodiment, the display inner screen and the display inner screen are both fixedly mounted on the fixing support, a certain gap is formed between the fixing support and the casing of the clothes treatment device, and the fixing support can be mounted on the clothes treatment device in an axially movable manner. An elastic key is arranged on the shell of the clothes treatment equipment, an elastic end capable of generating elastic telescopic displacement is arranged on the elastic key, and the elastic end is in fit contact with the fixed support so as to provide a reset force for the fixed support far away from the shell of the clothes treatment equipment. (not noted in the drawings)
Through the arrangement, after the user presses the display outer screen of the display screen, the elastic key is triggered, so that the aim of sending a confirmation instruction for confirming that the clothes treatment equipment starts to execute the washing program selected by the rotating outer ring by pressing the rotating outer ring is fulfilled.
Example five
As shown in fig. 1 to 7, a laundry treatment apparatus is described in this embodiment, in which the jog dial according to any one of the first to fourth embodiments is mounted on a housing of the laundry treatment apparatus.
In this embodiment, a circle of profiling recessed inwards is provided on the housing 4, the profiling forms an assembly groove 15, the control knob is coaxially installed at the assembly groove 15, a perforation for passing through the sleeve 8 for controlling rotation is provided at the center of the assembly groove 15, and the rotating outer ring 2 of the control knob is at least partially located in the assembly groove 15. And a certain gap is formed between the end of the control knob and the bottom of the assembly groove 15 to ensure the free rotation of the rotating part of the control knob.
Through setting up the assembly groove to guarantee that control knob part buries in the assembly inslot, reach and provide spacing effect to control knob, guarantee control knob's assembly position.
The foregoing description is only illustrative of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not to be construed as limiting the invention, but is to be construed as limiting the invention to any and all simple modifications, equivalent variations and adaptations of the embodiments described above, which are within the scope of the invention, may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention.

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1. A jog dial for use in a laundry treatment apparatus, comprising:
the display screen is fixedly arranged on the clothes treatment equipment;
the rotating outer ring is sleeved on the periphery of the display screen in a circumferential rotating manner, so that a user rotates the rotating outer ring to select a washing program, and the display screen displays washing program information indicated by the selection of the rotating outer ring;
the clothes treating device also comprises a fixing support, wherein the fixing support forms a hollow cavity, and a sleeve penetrating through the shell of the clothes treating device is arranged at one end of the hollow cavity; the rotary outer ring is rotatably arranged on the periphery of the fixed bracket through a bearing; the display screen comprises a display inner screen arranged in the hollow cavity and a display outer screen arranged at the opening in a covering way, and the display outer screen is axially and telescopically arranged on the fixed support through the claw structure;
the periphery of the fixed bracket is provided with a radial concave clamping groove which extends along the axial direction of the fixed bracket; the display outer screen is provided with a circle of extension ribs extending towards the direction of the fixed support, the extension ribs are arranged between the fixed support and the rotary outer ring, and the extension ends of the extension ribs are provided with clamping claws protruding radially towards the center of the fixed support; the clamping claw correspondingly stretches into the clamping groove, so that the display outer screen can move along the axial direction of the fixed bracket and correspondingly covers the opening of the hollow cavity;
the left side and the right side of the clamping claw are in limit contact with the side wall of the clamping groove, and the inner wall of the extension rib is correspondingly attached to and contacted with the outer wall of the fixed support;
the rotary outer ring is in a cylinder shape, one end of the cylinder-shaped rotary outer ring is internally sleeved with a display outer screen, the other end of the cylinder-shaped rotary outer ring is internally provided with a disk-shaped mounting rib extending along the shell of the clothes treatment equipment, the middle part of the disk-shaped mounting rib is provided with a through hole for a sleeve arranged at the end part of the fixed support to pass through, the through hole is provided with a circle of folded edges which are bent along the axial direction of the sleeve, and a bearing is arranged between each folded edge and the fixed support;
the casing of the clothes treatment equipment is provided with a perforation for the sleeve of the fixed support to pass through, a certain gap is reserved between the disc-shaped mounting rib of the rotary outer ring and the casing of the clothes treatment equipment, the hem arranged in the middle of the disc-shaped mounting rib extends towards the direction of the clothes treatment equipment, the hem extends into the perforation, and the periphery of the hem is in fit contact with the inner periphery of the perforation.
2. The jog dial of claim 1, wherein: the rotary outer ring can axially move in a telescopic manner under the pressing action of a user, so that after the user presses the rotary outer ring, the clothes treating apparatus is confirmed to start executing the washing program selected by the rotary outer ring.
3. The jog dial of claim 1, wherein: the display screen can generate axial telescopic movement under the pressing action of a user so as to confirm that the clothes treatment equipment starts to execute the washing program selected by the rotating outer ring after the user presses the display screen.
4. A jog dial according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: an elastic key is arranged between the display outer screen and the display inner screen, so that the elastic key is pressed when the display outer screen generates axial telescopic movement, and a confirmation instruction for confirming that the clothes treatment equipment starts to execute the washing program selected by the rotary outer ring is sent out.
5. The jog dial of claim 4, wherein: the elastic key is fixedly arranged on the display inner screen, an elastic end capable of generating elastic telescopic displacement is arranged on the elastic key, and the elastic end is in contact with the display outer screen in a fitting manner so as to provide a reset force for the display outer screen far away from the display inner screen.
6. A jog dial according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: the claw structure comprises a claw protruding radially on the display outer screen and an axially extending clamping groove arranged on the fixing support, wherein the claw is at least partially arranged in the clamping groove, so that the claw and the clamping groove are in limit clamping connection, and the claw generates telescopic displacement far away from the direction of the open end of the fixing support along the clamping groove after the display outer screen is pressed.
7. The jog dial of claim 6, wherein: the periphery of the fixed support is provided with a plurality of clamping grooves, and the display outer screen is provided with clamping claws in one-to-one correspondence.
8. A jog dial according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: the sleeve is hollow inside, and the hollow portion communicates the hollow chamber with the inside of the laundry treating apparatus casing for the control wire to pass through.
9. A jog dial according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: the sleeve of the fixed bracket penetrates through the outer shell of the clothes treatment equipment, and the penetrating end is fixedly arranged with the outer shell of the clothes treatment equipment.
10. A laundry treatment apparatus, characterized in that: a control knob according to any one of the preceding claims 1 to 9 mounted on a housing of a laundry treatment apparatus.
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