CN110499620B - Control panel assembly of washing machine and washing machine - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a control panel assembly of a washing machine, which comprises a box body, wherein the box body is provided with a mounting plate, the mounting plate is provided with a mounting hole, one end of the control panel assembly is correspondingly convexly provided with a plurality of plug-in parts, and the maximum width of the cross section of each plug-in part is larger than the aperture of the mounting hole and is in interference fit with the mounting hole. In the invention, each plug-in part at one end of the control panel assembly is respectively inserted into the mounting hole, and in the process that the other end of the control panel assembly rotates towards the washing machine to be assembled on the washing machine, the mounting hole cuts the plug-in part to form a cutting groove, so that the position of the control panel assembly is more effectively limited, and the problems that the control panel assembly is shifted and the assembly clearance with the washing machine is increased in the transportation or falling process, so that the product is not fine and good, and the user experience is influenced are solved.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of household appliances, in particular to a control panel assembly of a washing machine and the washing machine.
Background
The intellectualization of the household electrical appliances becomes a trend of the household electrical appliance industry, and is more and more pursued by the wide consumers. Diversified man-machine interaction mode, novel control panel assembly are domestic appliances attract customer's killer mace. As an indispensable household appliance, the man-machine interaction mode of the washing machine has been transited and developed from the traditional mechanical key and knob mode to the touch mode, especially some high-end washing machines, and all the functions and programs on the washing machines are selected by touch.
In order to avoid the lamp bracket, the full-touch washing machine needs to dig a large hole on the main control panel in the design process, so that the strength of the main control panel is seriously insufficient, and the risk is brought to later-stage transportation. In order to avoid the main control panel from being too weak and cracking or breaking in the transportation process, the invention strengthens and improves the strength of the main control panel by means of the installation mode of the lamp holder.
On the other hand, the control panel assembly module is a man-machine interaction interface of the whole washing machine, is a component which is directly operated and touched by a user, and directly influences the user experience effect due to the refinement degree of the control panel assembly module. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure the best refinement after installation in the design. When the control panel assembly is thick, the positioning that the control panel assembly module moved forward is limited to be invalid, and the control panel assembly shifts in the transportation or falling process of the product, and the assembly clearance between the control panel assembly and the front panel is increased and uneven, so that the product is poor in refinement, and the user experience is influenced.
In view of the above, the present invention is particularly proposed.
Disclosure of Invention
The technical problem to be solved by the invention is to overcome the defects of the prior art and provide a control panel assembly of a washing machine, wherein each inserting part at one end of the control panel assembly is respectively inserted into a mounting hole on a box body of the washing machine, and in the process that the other end of the control panel assembly rotates towards the washing machine to be assembled on the washing machine, the mounting hole cuts the inserting part to form a cutting groove, so that the position of the control panel assembly is more effectively limited, and the problems that the control panel assembly is shifted in the transportation or falling process, the assembling clearance with the washing machine is increased, the product is poor in refinement and the user experience is influenced are solved.
In order to solve the technical problems, the invention adopts the technical scheme that the basic concept is as follows:
the utility model provides a washing machine's control panel assembly, washing machine includes the box, be provided with the mounting panel on the box, the mounting hole has been seted up on the mounting panel, control panel assembly's one end corresponds the protrusion and is provided with a plurality of grafting portions, grafting portion cross section maximum width be greater than the aperture of mounting hole to interference fit is in the mounting hole.
In the scheme, the insertion parts are inserted into the mounting holes in the mounting plate in an interference manner, the control panel assembly is mounted, the insertion parts at one end of the control panel assembly are respectively inserted into the mounting holes in the washing machine box body, the other end of the control panel assembly rotates towards the washing machine to be assembled on the washing machine in a process, and the mounting holes cut the insertion parts to form cutting grooves, so that the position of the control panel assembly is more effectively limited, and the problems that the control panel assembly is shifted and the assembling clearance with the washing machine is increased in the transportation or falling process, so that the product is not fine and good and the user experience is influenced are solved.
Preferably, the box body comprises a front plate with a clothes putting opening, the top of the front plate is turned over to form a horizontal mounting plate, a plurality of mounting holes are formed in the surface of the mounting plate, each inserting part at one end of the control panel assembly is respectively inserted into the mounting holes, and in the process that the other end of the control panel assembly rotates towards the washing machine, the mounting holes cut the inserting parts to form cutting grooves.
In the scheme, the top of the front plate is bent to form a horizontal mounting plate, the top end of the front plate is lower than the height of the side plates on the two sides of the box body, so that a control panel assembly mounting part is formed, each inserting part at the bottom end of the control panel assembly is inserted into the mounting hole, and the top end of the control panel assembly rotates towards the control panel assembly mounting part to be mounted on the box body.
Preferably, the insertion part comprises a support part close to one side of the internal structure of the washing machine and a cutting groove part close to one side of the surface of the box body, in the process of rotatably assembling the control panel assembly to the washing machine, the cutting groove part is cut by the mounting hole to form a cutting groove, and the inner end surface of the mounting hole abuts against the support part.
In above-mentioned scheme, through setting up the supporting part, the effectual mounting hole that has prevented from further cutting grafting portion after cutting grooving portion, causes the problem of grafting portion damage, through this structural design, then the mounting hole is after cutting grooving portion, the butt on the supporting part.
Preferably, one side of the mounting hole, which is far away from the internal structure of the washing machine, is a cutting side, a supporting surface is arranged on one side of the supporting portion, which is matched with the cutting side, the grooving portion comprises a convex rib arranged on the supporting surface, and in the process of rotationally assembling the control panel assembly to the washing machine, the cutting side of the mounting hole cuts the convex rib and then abuts against the supporting surface.
In the above scheme, the grooving part is designed into a convex rib structure, so that the cutting of the mounting hole on the grooving part is facilitated, after the convex rib is cut on the cutting side of the mounting hole, the convex rib abuts against the supporting surface, and the supporting surface prevents the mounting hole from further cutting the insertion part.
Preferably, after the inserting part is inserted into the mounting hole, the cutting side of the mounting hole is attached to the surface of the convex rib, so that the cutting side cuts the convex rib in the process of rotationally assembling the control panel assembly to the box body.
In the above scheme, the convex rib is designed to be in contact with the cutting side of the mounting hole, so that the convex rib is cut by the cutting side in the process that the control panel assembly rotates towards the box body to be assembled.
Preferably, the rib is cut on the cutting side of the mounting hole and then attached to the supporting surface of the supporting part, and the supporting surface blocks the cutting side to prevent the cutting side of the mounting hole from further cutting the supporting part.
In the above scheme, the supporting surface of the supporting part is designed to be attached to the end surface of the cutting side of the mounting hole, so that the inserting part is prevented from being further cut after the convex rib is cut by the cutting side of the mounting hole.
Preferably, the supporting surface of the supporting part is an arc surface or a plane, and the end surface of the cutting side of the mounting hole is correspondingly set to be the arc surface or the plane;
in the above scheme, the end face of the cutting side of the mounting hole is arranged corresponding to the supporting face of the supporting part, so that the supporting face of the supporting part is supported on the cutting side.
Preferably, the supporting surface is a plane, the convex rib is arranged on the plane, the mounting hole is a square hole, and one side of the square hole abuts against the plane after the convex rib is cut.
Above-mentioned structural design is simple reasonable, and the installation is experienced well.
Preferably, the plurality of ribs are arranged in the same direction at intervals;
in the scheme, the plurality of convex ribs are arranged at intervals in the longitudinal direction, so that the convex ribs are fastened and matched with the inserting part after the installation holes are cut, and the convex ribs are prevented from being damaged easily due to too few convex ribs.
Preferably, the distance between two adjacent ribs is not less than the width of the ribs, and further preferably, the width of the ribs is 1mm-2 mm;
in the scheme, the distance between every two adjacent convex ribs is not smaller than the width of each convex rib, and cutting of the convex ribs by the mounting holes is facilitated.
Preferably, the length of the insertion part is 0.1mm-1.0mm longer than the mounting hole in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the control panel assembly;
the above dimensions were found by the inventors in a number of experiments when the length of the spigot is 0.1mm to 1.0mm longer than the mounting hole; after the mounting hole is cut into the insertion part, the cutting groove formed on the insertion part can have a good clamping effect on the mounting hole.
Further preferably, the length of the support part of the insertion part is matched with that of the mounting hole in the direction perpendicular to the surface of the control panel assembly, and the length of the cut groove part on the support part is 0.1mm-1.0 mm.
In the scheme, the cutting groove with the thickness of 0.1mm-1.0mm is formed after the cutting groove part of the mounting hole is cut, and the cutting groove has a good clamping effect on the mounting hole. And the supporting part is matched with the mounting hole, so that the whole control panel assembly is fastened on the box body and is not easy to shift and fall off.
Preferably, the hardness of the mounting plate is greater than that of the insertion part;
in the scheme, the hardness of the mounting plate is greater than that of the plug-in connection part, so that the mounting hole can cut the plug-in connection part.
Preferably, the material of the mounting plate is different from that of the insertion part; more preferably, the mounting plate is made of metal, and the insertion part is made of plastic.
In the above scheme, washing machine's front bezel adopts the sheet metal component, and then the mounting hole of seting up on this sheet metal component can cut the grafting portion of plastics material, and of course, grafting portion also can adopt the metal material that hardness is less than the sheet metal component to make, and then the grooving structure hardness that the mounting hole of sheet metal component has carried out cutting formation to grafting portion is big, and is more stable.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a washing machine having the above control panel assembly.
After adopting the technical scheme, compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects:
the invention discloses a control panel assembly of a washing machine, which comprises a box body, wherein a mounting plate is arranged on the box body, a mounting hole is formed in the mounting plate, a plurality of inserting parts are correspondingly arranged at one end of the control panel assembly in a protruding mode, the maximum width of the cross section of each inserting part is larger than the aperture of the mounting hole, and the inserting parts are arranged in the mounting hole in an interference fit mode. In the invention, each plug-in part at one end of the control panel assembly is respectively inserted into the mounting hole, and the mounting hole cuts the plug-in part to form a cutting groove in the process that the other end of the control panel assembly rotates towards the washing machine to be assembled on the washing machine, so that the position of the control panel assembly is more effectively limited, and the problems that the control panel assembly shifts and the assembly clearance with the washing machine is increased in the transportation or falling process, so that the product is refined and bad, and the user experience is influenced are solved.
The following describes embodiments of the present invention in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiment(s) of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention without limiting the invention to its proper form. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments, and that for a person skilled in the art, other drawings can be derived from them without inventive effort.
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FIG. 1 is an exploded view of the control panel assembly of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the inner side of the housing;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a lamp holder;
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the mounting of the lamp holder to the housing;
FIG. 5 is an assembly structure of a first assembly portion and a corresponding assembly portion on an upper edge of an installation opening in a housing;
FIG. 6 is an assembly structure of a second assembly portion and a corresponding assembly portion on a lower edge of an installation opening in a housing;
fig. 7 is a schematic view of a housing structure of the control panel assembly;
FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of the left portion of FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is a structural view of a cabinet of the washing machine;
FIG. 10 is another perspective view of the cabinet structure of the washing machine;
FIG. 11 is a schematic view illustrating an assembling process of the control panel assembly with the cabinet;
FIG. 12 is a schematic view of the control panel assembly assembled with the housing;
fig. 13 is a schematic view of the control panel assembly provided with the insertion part;
fig. 14 is a schematic view of the structure of the socket after cutting.
In the figure: 1. a housing; 11. an installation port; 12. a plug-in part; 121. a support portion; 122. cutting groove part convex ribs; 1221. grooving; 111. mounting holes; 112. clamping convex; 2. a light emitting device; 3. a decorative plate; 4. a lamp holder; 41. a plate-like body; 411. a lamp hole; 412. a support surface; 414. a claw; 415. a connecting seat; 4151. connecting holes; 5. a box body; 51. mounting a plate; 511. mounting holes; 52. positioning holes a 1; 53. positioning hole b 1; 54. positioning surface a 1; 55. positioning surface b 1; 56. positioning surfaces c1, 57 and a positioning surface d 1; 6. positioning ribs a; 61. positioning ribs b; 62. a positioning surface a; 63. a positioning surface b; 64. a positioning surface c; 65. a positioning surface d; 66. positioning the clamping jaw; 7. a front plate; 8. a snap-in hole; 9. a cross beam; 10. a rear housing; 101. a screw; 1001. a light homogenizing film; 1002. a touch film; a1, clearance; a2, clearance; a3, clearance; a4, clearance; b1, gap; b2, gap; b3, gap; b4, gap.
It should be noted that the drawings and the description are not intended to limit the scope of the inventive concept in any way, but to illustrate it by a person skilled in the art with reference to specific embodiments.
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In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and the following embodiments are used for illustrating the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "inside", "outside", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience in describing the present invention and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted" and "connected" are to be interpreted broadly, e.g., as being either fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.
Example one
Referring to fig. 1 to 6, the present embodiment provides a control panel assembly for a washing machine, which includes a housing 1, a light emitting device 2, a decorative plate 3, and a lamp holder 4 having a lamp hole 411, wherein after the light emitting device 2 is turned on, light passes through the lamp hole 411 on the lamp holder 4 and is projected onto the decorative plate 3, the housing 1 is provided with an installation opening 11, and the lamp holder 4 is supported and installed in the installation opening 11 and is fastened and connected to the housing 1.
In above-mentioned scheme, set up installing port 11 on casing 1 and influenced control panel assembly's structural strength, caused control panel intensity serious not enough, be unfavorable for the transportation in later stage, consequently install lighting fixture 4 thereby installing port 11 on strengthen and improve the intensity of main control panel.
Further, in this embodiment, the control panel assembly further includes a light uniformizing film 1001 and a touch film 1002, wherein the touch film 1002 is adhered to the back surface of the decorative plate 3 by a double-sided adhesive tape; the light homogenizing film 1001 is also adhered to the front surface of the lamp holder 4 by means of double-sided adhesive, and various icons and characters are printed on the light homogenizing film 1001; according to the display requirement, a certain number of lamp holes 411 are distributed on the lamp holder 4 to play the roles of guiding light and preventing light crosstalk, a plurality of deposited columns are distributed on the back surface of the lamp holder, and the light-emitting device is deposited on the lamp holder through the deposited columns of the lamp holder under special equipment; the light emitting device 2 comprises a PCB board, a plurality of LED lamps are arranged on the PCB board according to a certain rule, LED light is firstly transmitted to the light homogenizing film 1001 through the lamp holes 411 of the lamp holder 4, and characters and icons of the light homogenizing film 1001 are projected onto the decorative board, so that a user can see various required icons and characters, and selection of a washing program and adjustment of parameters such as temperature, water level and speed are achieved.
In this embodiment, washing machine has realized the operation mode of full touch, has improved user experience effect, but because icon and the characters that will show are more for the lighting fixture in the lamp hole of arranging is great, for dodging the lamp hole, has to leave a very big space of dodging at the casing, has caused the serious not enough of control panel assembly intensity, has brought the risk for the transportation in later stage. In order to avoid the control panel assembly intensity too weak, fracture or breakage in the transportation, this embodiment has strengthened and has improved control panel assembly's intensity with the help of the mounting means of lighting fixture.
Preferably, the lamp holder 4 includes a plate-shaped body 41 and assembling portions disposed on the peripheral side of the plate-shaped body 41, the plate-shaped body 41 is adapted to the size of the mounting opening 11 of the housing 1, the plate-shaped body 41 is inserted into the mounting opening 11 to support the mounting opening 11, and the assembling portions on the peripheral side of the plate-shaped body 41 are correspondingly assembled on the assembling portions on the edge of the mounting opening 11.
Preferably, the edge of the plate-shaped body 41 is bent to form a supporting surface 412, and the supporting surface 412 is attached to the inner wall of the mounting opening 11 to support the mounting opening 11;
preferably, at least one side edge of the plate-shaped body 41 is bent to form the supporting surface 412, or two opposite side edges of the plate-shaped body 41 are bent to form the supporting surface 412;
in the above scheme, the two opposite upper and lower side edges of the plate-shaped body 41 are bent to form the supporting surfaces 412 to support the mounting opening 11 up and down, so as to improve the structural strength of the control panel assembly.
Preferably, the supporting surface 412 is formed by bending the peripheral side edge of the plate-shaped body 41, and a circumference of the supporting surface 412 is attached to the inner wall of the mounting opening 11.
In the above solution, the four sides of the plate-shaped body 41 are all bent to form the supporting surface 412 on the whole edge of the plate-shaped body 41, so as to be assembled with the mounting opening 11, and support the control panel assembly omnidirectionally.
Preferably, the assembly portion of the lamp holder 4 protrudes from the plate-shaped body 41 and is inclined toward the light emitting device 2, the assembly portion is correspondingly arranged at the inner side edge of the mounting opening 11 at the inner side of the housing 1, the plate-shaped body 41 of the lamp holder 4 is embedded and mounted in the mounting opening 11 from the inner side of the housing 1, and the assembly portion at the peripheral side of the plate-shaped body 41 is limited and fastened on the mounting portion at the edge of the mounting opening 11.
In the above scheme, from outer to inner, control panel assembly sets gradually decorative board 3, lighting fixture 4 and illuminator 2, the assembly portion on the lighting fixture 4 is to illuminator 2 lopsidedness, do benefit to 41 imbeds of platelike body and install in installing port 11, provide the holding power, and fix the assembly portion of lighting fixture 4 on casing 1, the position of platelike body 41 with installing port 11 has been stabilized, and further with lighting fixture 4 and casing 1 fixed connection as an organic whole, control panel assembly's structural strength has been improved.
Preferably, each of the mounting portions of the lamp holder 4 has one end fixed to a surface of the supporting surface 412 on the circumferential side of the plate-like body 41 on the side closer to the light-emitting device 2 and the other end serving as a mounting end inclined toward the light-emitting device 2.
In the above-mentioned solution, the root of each assembling portion of the lamp holder 4 is connected to the side of the supporting surface 412 close to the light-emitting device 2, so that the plate-shaped body 41 is embedded and installed in the installation opening 11, the installation opening 11 is blocked, and the overall strength of the control panel assembly is improved.
Preferably, the assembly part on the lamp holder 4 comprises a clamping structure and/or a fastener assembly part, the assembly part on the housing 1 is correspondingly arranged to be the clamping structure and/or the fastener assembly part, and the lamp holder 4 and the housing 1 are tightly connected through the clamping structure and/or the fastener.
In the above scheme, the lamp holder 4 and the housing 1 are simultaneously connected and assembled through the clamping structure and the fastening piece, and the two fixing structures are simultaneously adopted, so that the lamp holder 4 and the housing 1 are further fastened into a whole.
Preferably, the assembling portion of the lamp holder 4 includes an extending plate protruding outward from the edge of the plate-shaped body 41, the extending plate is provided with a claw 414 and a connecting seat 415 having a connecting hole 4151, the assembling portion of the housing 1 corresponds to the mounting hole 111 and the locking protrusion 112, the connecting seat 415 and the mounting hole 111 are connected and assembled by a fastener, and the claw 414 and the locking protrusion 112 are snap-fitted.
In the above scheme, the clamping jaw 414 and the fastener assembling portion are integrally arranged on the lamp holder 4, the structure of the assembling portion on the lamp holder 4 is simplified, the clamping jaw 414 and the fastener assembling portion are integrally arranged, so that the structural strength is enhanced, and the stability of the whole structure is facilitated. The assembly part of the lamp bracket 4 and the assembly part on the shell 1 have novel structures, are favorable for fastening the lamp bracket and the shell into a whole, and play a role in improving the structural strength of the control panel assembly.
Preferably, the top of the plate-shaped body 41 is convexly provided with a plurality of first assembling portions, the bottom of the plate-shaped body 41 is convexly provided with a plurality of second assembling portions, wherein the second assembling portions are installed in a matching manner with the assembling portions on the lower edge of the installing opening 11, the assembling portions on the lower edge of the installing opening 11 at least limit the movement of the lamp holder in the horizontal direction (limit the position of the lamp holder in the horizontal direction), the first assembling portions are installed in a matching manner with the assembling portions on the upper edge of the installing opening 11, and the assembling portions on the upper edge of the installing opening 11 at least limit the movement of the lamp holder 4 in the vertical direction (limit the position of the lamp holder in the vertical direction).
Preferably, the clamping structure of the assembling portion located on the upper edge of the mounting opening 11 includes a clamping protrusion 112 transversely disposed, the clamping structure of the first assembling portion includes a clamping jaw 414 having a strip-shaped clamping groove, and the clamping groove of the clamping jaw 414 is clamped on the clamping protrusion 112; the assembling portion located on the lower edge of the mounting opening 11 includes a clamping protrusion 112 having a mounting hole 111, the second assembling portion includes a jaw 414 having a sliding groove structure and a coupling hole 4151 provided on the top of the jaw 414, the jaw 414 is slidably fitted on the clamping protrusion 112, and a fastening member passes through the coupling hole 4151 and the mounting hole 111 to fasten the two.
In the above solution, referring to fig. 6, the mounting portion located on the lower edge of the mounting opening 11 includes a clamping protrusion 112 having a mounting hole 111, the structure is similar to a stud having a screw hole, the clamping jaw 414 of the second mounting portion and the connecting seat 415 are designed as an integral structure, the clamping jaw 414 is slidably mounted on the stud, a connecting hole 4151 is provided on the top of the clamping jaw 414, and a fastener (see a screw in fig. 6) passes through the connecting hole 4151 and the mounting hole 111 to fasten the two.
Fig. 5 and 6 show specific assembly structure diagrams, wherein the gap a1, the gap a2, the gap a3 and the gap a4 are used for limiting in the left-right direction, the gap value is preferably 0.1mm-0.2mm, the gap b1, the gap b2, the gap b3 and the gap b4 are used for limiting in the up-down direction, and the gap value is also preferably 0.1mm-0.2 mm.
Example two
Referring to fig. 7-14, the second embodiment further describes in detail an assembly diagram of the control panel assembly and a cabinet of a washing machine on the basis of the first embodiment, the washing machine includes a cabinet 5, a mounting plate 51 is disposed on the cabinet 5, a mounting hole 511 is disposed on the mounting plate 51, a plurality of inserting portions 12 are correspondingly protruded from one end of the control panel assembly, and the maximum width of the cross section of each inserting portion 12 is greater than the aperture of the mounting hole 511 so as to be in interference fit with the mounting hole 511.
In the above scheme, the insertion parts 12 are inserted into the mounting holes 511 of the mounting plate 51 in an interference manner, then on the mounting control panel assembly, the insertion parts 12 at one end of the control panel assembly are respectively inserted into the mounting holes 511 on the washing machine box body 5, the other end of the control panel assembly rotates towards the washing machine to be assembled on the washing machine, the mounting holes 511 cut the insertion parts 12 to form the cutting grooves 1221, so that the position of the control panel assembly is more effectively limited, the control panel assembly is prevented from shifting in the transportation or falling process, the assembling clearance between the control panel assembly and the washing machine is increased, the product is not fine, and the user experience is influenced.
Preferably, the box body 5 comprises a front plate 7 with a clothes input opening, the top of the front plate 7 is folded to form a horizontal mounting plate 51, a plurality of mounting holes 511 are formed in the surface of the mounting plate 51, each plug-in part 12 at one end of the control panel assembly is respectively inserted into the mounting holes 511, and in the process that the other end of the control panel assembly rotates towards the box body of the washing machine, the mounting holes 511 cut the plug-in parts 12 to form a cutting groove 1221.
In the above solution, the top of the front plate 7 is bent to form a horizontal mounting plate 51, the top end of the front plate 7 is lower than the height of the side plates at the two sides of the box 5, so as to form a control panel assembly mounting part, each plugging part 12 at the bottom end of the control panel assembly is inserted into the mounting hole 511, and the top end of the control panel assembly rotates towards the control panel assembly mounting part to be mounted on the box 5.
Preferably, the insertion part 12 includes a support part 121 adjacent to one side of the internal structure of the washing machine and a slot 122 adjacent to one side of the surface of the cabinet 5, and during the process of rotatably assembling the control panel assembly to the washing machine, the installation hole 511 cuts the slot 122 to form a slot, and the inner end surface of the installation hole 511 abuts against the support part 121.
In the above-mentioned solution, the supporting portion 121 is provided, so that the problem that the mounting hole 511 further cuts the socket portion 12 after the cutting of the slot portion 122 to damage the socket portion 12 is effectively prevented, and by this structural design, the mounting hole 511 abuts on the supporting portion 121 after the cutting of the slot portion 122.
Preferably, one side of the mounting hole 511, which is far away from the internal structure of the washing machine, is a cutting side, one side of the supporting portion 121, which is matched with the cutting side, is provided with a supporting surface 412, the cutting groove portion 122 comprises a rib 122 arranged on the supporting surface 412, and in the process of rotationally assembling the control panel assembly to the washing machine, the cutting side of the mounting hole 511 cuts the rib 122 and then abuts against the supporting surface 412.
In the above-mentioned solution, the cutting groove 122 is designed as the rib 122 structure, so as to facilitate the cutting of the mounting hole 511, after the cutting side of the mounting hole 511 cuts the rib 122, the supporting surface 412 abuts on the supporting surface 412, and the supporting surface 412 prevents the mounting hole 511 from further cutting the inserting part 12.
Preferably, after the inserting portion 12 is inserted into the mounting hole 511, the cutting side of the mounting hole 511 is attached to the surface of the rib 122, so that the cutting side cuts the rib 122 in the process of assembling the control panel assembly to the box body 5.
In the above-mentioned solution, the rib 122 is designed to contact with the cut side of the mounting hole 511, so as to facilitate the cutting of the rib 122 by the cut side during the assembly process of the control panel assembly rotating towards the box body 5.
Preferably, the rib 122 is cut on the cut side of the mounting hole 511 and then attached to the supporting surface 412 of the supporting portion 121, and the supporting surface 412 blocks the cut side to prevent the cut side of the mounting hole 511 from further cutting the supporting portion 121.
In the above-mentioned solution, the supporting surface 412 of the supporting portion 121 is designed to be attached to the end surface of the mounting hole 511 on the cutting side, so that the cutting side of the mounting hole 511 is prevented from cutting the rib 122 and then further cutting the socket 12.
Preferably, the supporting surface 412 of the supporting portion 121 is an arc surface or a plane, and the end surface of the cutting side of the mounting hole 511 is correspondingly set to be an arc surface or a plane;
in the above solution, the end surface of the mounting hole 511 on the cutting side is disposed corresponding to the supporting surface 412 of the supporting portion 121, which is beneficial to realize the supporting of the supporting surface 412 of the supporting portion 121 on the cutting side.
Preferably, the supporting surface 412 is a plane, the rib 122 is disposed on the plane, the mounting hole 511 is a square hole, and one side of the square hole abuts against the plane after the rib 122 is cut.
The structure is simple and reasonable in design, and good in installation experience.
Preferably, the ribs 122 include a plurality of ribs 122, and the plurality of ribs 122 are arranged at intervals in the same direction;
in the above scheme, the plurality of ribs 122 are longitudinally arranged at intervals, which is beneficial for the installation hole 511 to be fastened and matched with the insertion part 12 after the ribs 122 are cut, and prevents the ribs 122 from being damaged easily due to too little amount.
Preferably, the distance between two adjacent ribs 122 is not less than the width of the rib 122, and further preferably, the width of the rib 122 is 1mm-2 mm;
in the above scheme, the distance between two adjacent ribs 122 is not less than the width of the rib 122, which is beneficial to cutting the rib 122 by the mounting hole 511.
Preferably, the length of the socket part 12 is longer than the mounting hole 5110.1mm-1.0mm in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the control panel assembly;
the above dimensions were found by the inventors in a number of experiments when the length of the spigot 12 was longer than the mounting hole 5110.1mm-1.0 mm; after the mounting hole 511 cuts the insertion part 12, the cutting groove formed on the insertion part 12 can have a good clamping effect on the mounting hole 511.
It is further preferable that the length of the support portion 121 of the insertion part 12 matches the length of the mounting hole 511 in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the control panel assembly, and the length of the cutaway groove portion 122 of the support portion 121 is 0.1mm to 1.0 mm.
In the above solution, after the installation hole 511 cuts the slot part 122, a slot of 0.1mm-1.0mm is formed, and the slot has a good clamping effect on the installation hole 511. And the support part 121 is matched with the mounting hole 511, so that the whole control panel assembly is fastened on the box body 5 and is not easy to shift and fall off.
Preferably, the hardness of the mounting plate 51 is greater than that of the insertion part 12;
in the above solution, the hardness of the mounting plate 51 is greater than that of the socket 12, so that the mounting hole 511 can cut the socket 12.
Preferably, the material of the mounting plate 51 is different from that of the plug part 12; more preferably, the mounting plate 51 is made of metal, and the insertion part 12 is made of plastic.
In the above scheme, the front plate 7 of the washing machine is made of a sheet metal part, and the insertion portion 12 made of a plastic material can be cut by the mounting hole 511 formed in the sheet metal part, of course, the insertion portion 12 can also be made of a metal material with hardness smaller than that of the sheet metal part, so that the hardness of the groove structure formed by cutting the insertion portion 12 by the mounting hole 511 of the sheet metal part is high, and the structure of the groove is regular and stable.
In this embodiment, there is no gap between the mating part 12 and the mounting hole 511, but there is an interference amount of 0.1mm to 1.0 mm. In the process of the rotary installation of the control panel assembly, the insertion part 12 interferes with the installation hole 511, the front plate 7 is a sheet metal part, the installation hole 511 on the front plate is equivalent to a blade, the insertion part 12 can be cut into a cutting edge by the installation hole 511, the cutting edge not only limits the forward movement of the control panel assembly, but also limits the up-and-down movement of the control panel assembly to a certain extent, and therefore poor assembly caused by the displacement of the front end of the control panel assembly can be avoided.
EXAMPLE III
The third embodiment provides a washing machine using the control panel assembly in the first or second embodiment.
Referring to fig. 7, the control panel assembly of the washing machine of the present embodiment has a positioning rib a6, a positioning rib b61, a positioning surface a62, a positioning surface b63, a positioning surface c64, a positioning surface d65, an insertion part 12, a positioning claw 66 (for being clamped on the cross beam 9 on the box body 5), and the like. Fig. 9-12 show the structure of the washing machine cabinet 5, including but not limited to the rear casing 10 (or two side plates and a rear plate) and the front plate 7, wherein the rear casing 10 has positioning holes a152, b153, a154, b155, c156, d 157. In the mounting process, the insertion portion 12 of the control panel assembly is inserted into the mounting hole 511 of the front plate 7, and then rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow in fig. 11 (rotated toward the case 5). When the positioning surface a62, the positioning surface b63, the positioning surface c64 and the positioning surface d65 on the control panel assembly and the positioning surface a154, the positioning surface b155, the positioning surface c156 and the positioning surface d157 on the box body 5 are sequentially contacted, the positioning rib a6 and the positioning rib b61 are sequentially inserted into the positioning hole a152 and the positioning hole b153, the control panel assembly is pre-assembled on the box body 5 module, the mounting hole 511 cuts the insertion part 12 in the process that the control panel assembly rotates towards the box body 5, and finally, as shown in fig. 7, 11 and 12, the positioning claws 66 are arranged at intervals on the top of the control panel assembly to be clamped on the corresponding cross beam 9 on the box body 5, as shown in fig. 11, the cross beam 9 is provided with the clamping holes 8 for being clamped with the positioning claws 66. Further, referring to fig. 12, screws 101 are screwed to the two positioning claws 66 at the top ends of the control panel assembly fixed to the housing 5 to be fastened to the cross member 9.
Although the present invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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1. A control panel assembly of a washing machine comprises a box body, wherein a mounting plate is arranged on the box body, a mounting hole is formed in the mounting plate, and a plurality of inserting parts are correspondingly and convexly arranged at one end of the control panel assembly;
the insertion part comprises a supporting part close to one side of the internal structure of the washing machine and a cutting groove part close to one side of the surface of the box body, in the process of rotationally assembling the control panel assembly on the washing machine, the cutting groove part is cut by the mounting hole to form a cutting groove, and the end surface of the inner side of the mounting hole abuts against the supporting part;
one side of keeping away from washing machine inner structure on the mounting hole is the cutting side, the supporting part with cutting side complex one side is provided with the holding surface, grooving portion is including setting up the holding surface on the protruding muscle, at control panel assembly to washing machine rotation assembly's in-process, the cutting side cutting of mounting hole the protruding muscle after, the butt is in the holding surface on.
2. The control panel assembly of a washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cabinet includes a front panel having a laundry inlet, the top of the front panel is folded to form a horizontal mounting plate, a plurality of mounting holes are formed on the surface of the mounting plate, the insertion parts at one end of the control panel assembly are respectively inserted into the mounting holes, and the mounting holes cut the insertion parts to form cutting grooves when the other end of the control panel assembly rotates toward the washing machine.
3. A control panel assembly for a washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cut side of the mounting hole is fitted with the surface of the rib after the insertion part is inserted into the mounting hole, so that the cut side cuts the rib during the process of rotating and assembling the control panel assembly to the cabinet.
4. The control panel assembly of a washing machine as claimed in claim 3, wherein the rib is cut at the cut side of the mounting hole and then attached to the support surface of the support portion, and the support surface blocks the cut side to prevent the cut side of the mounting hole from further cutting the support portion.
5. A control panel assembly for a washing machine as claimed in claim 4, wherein the support surface of the support part is an arc surface or a flat surface, and the end surface of the cut side of the mounting hole is correspondingly configured as an arc surface or a flat surface.
6. A control panel assembly for a washing machine as claimed in claim 5, wherein the support surface is a flat surface, the rib is provided on the flat surface, the mounting hole is a square hole, and one side of the square hole abuts on the flat surface after cutting the rib.
7. A control panel assembly for a washing machine as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the ribs are provided in plurality, and the plurality of ribs are spaced in the same direction.
8. A control panel assembly for a washing machine as claimed in claim 7, wherein a distance between adjacent ribs is not less than a width of the ribs.
9. A control panel assembly for a washing machine as claimed in claim 7, wherein the width of the rib is 1mm-2 mm.
10. A control panel assembly for a washing machine as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the length of the insertion part is longer than the mounting hole by 0.1mm to 1.0mm in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the control panel assembly.
11. The control panel assembly of a washing machine as claimed in claim 10, wherein the length of the support part of the insertion part is matched with that of the mounting hole in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the control panel assembly, and the length of the cutout part of the support part is 0.1mm to 1.0 mm.
12. A control panel assembly for a washing machine as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the mounting plate has a hardness greater than that of the insertion part.
13. A control panel assembly of a washing machine as claimed in claim 12, wherein the mounting plate is made of a material different from that of the insertion part.
14. A control panel assembly for a washing machine as claimed in claim 13, wherein the mounting plate is made of a metal material, and the insertion part is made of a plastic material.
15. A washing machine having the control panel assembly of any one of claims 1 to 14.
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