CN110952287B

CN110952287B - Wall-mounted clothes treating apparatus

Info

Publication number: CN110952287B
Application number: CN201811128704.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张萌; 闫磊; 冉庆; 张家辉; 李威海
Original assignee: Qingdao Jiaonan Haier Washing Machine Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Jiaonan Haier Washing Machine Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-09-27
Filing date: 2018-09-27
Publication date: 2023-05-16
Anticipated expiration: 2038-09-27
Also published as: CN110952287A

Abstract

The invention discloses wall-mounted clothes treatment equipment, which comprises a body and a door body which are matched, and further comprises: the locking assembly is used for locking the connection between the door body and the body, and comprises a lock and a lock positioning piece which is positioned between at least one part of the lock and the body and is positioned on one side close to the door body. According to the wall-mounted clothes treatment equipment disclosed by the invention, the lock is fixed on the equipment body from multiple directions through the equipment body or parts other than the lock, and the flatness of one side of the lock facing the door body is ensured, so that the installation of other parts is not influenced.

Description

Wall-mounted clothes treating apparatus

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the field of clothes treatment equipment, and particularly relates to wall-mounted clothes treatment equipment.

Background

In the prior art, when the lockset is installed, the wall-mounted clothes treatment equipment is directly installed at the corresponding position, and is connected with the corresponding position through the eyelet arranged on the lockset and the screw matched with the eyelet. In order to reduce the realization of the lock function by the connection position, a specific eyelet is arranged at the connection position of the lock and the corresponding position. The structure realizes the integration of the connecting position and the lockset, but in actual use, the connecting position has better positioning function on the bottom of the lockset, and ensures the stability of connection only through the strength of the lockset on other parts protruding out of the bottom of the lockset. At this time, only when the door body is closed strictly according to the direction perpendicular to the clothes putting opening, the impact applied to the lockset can be ensured to be perpendicular to the connecting position of the lockset, and the impact does not influence the lockset. However, it is difficult to realize an ideal state in practical use. Because the wall-mounted clothes treatment equipment is small in size, the size of the component design is also small, the wall-mounted clothes treatment equipment is flexible to use, and the door body is more easily influenced by the outside when being opened and closed, so that the action direction of the wall-mounted clothes treatment equipment deviates from an ideal state to a certain extent. If the door body is opened and closed in a non-ideal state, the force applied to the lockset along the direction non-perpendicular to the connecting position of the door body is generated, so that hidden danger is caused to the connection maintenance of the lockset. Moreover, if the connection surface of the lock is not the center of gravity of the lock, connection of the lock at the position increases the burden of the connection position, and the position is easy to damage. Further, the lock is provided with a plurality of functional components towards the uneven structure of one side of the door body, and because the uneven position is adopted, the connecting position of the parts connected with the lock, such as the front sealing door, is uneven, and the damage of the lock and the front sealing door is easy to cause.

The present invention has been made in view of this.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to solve the technical problem of overcoming the defects of the prior art and providing wall-mounted clothes treatment equipment, which is characterized in that a lockset is fixed on a main body from multiple directions through the main body of the equipment or parts other than the lockset, and the flatness of one side of the lockset, facing a door body, is ensured, and the installation of other parts is not influenced.

In order to solve the technical problems, the invention adopts the basic conception of the technical scheme that:

a wall-mounted laundry treating apparatus comprising a mated body and door, further comprising:

the locking assembly is used for locking the connection between the door body and the body, and comprises a lock and a lock positioning piece which is positioned between at least one part of the lock and the body and is positioned on one side close to the door body.

The invention is further provided with: the lock positioning member wraps at least a portion of the lock in at least two directions;

preferably, the body includes a tub for holding wash water, and a front plate connected to the mouth of the tub and shielding at least part of the contour of the mouth of the tub; the lock comprises a first lock connected with the front plate and a second lock matched with the first lock and connected with the door body;

preferably, the lock positioner wraps at least a portion of the first lock in at least two directions.

The invention is further provided with: the first lockset is provided with a jack structure, the second lockset is provided with a rod structure, and the rod structure can be connected with the jack structure in a matching way;

preferably, the connection direction of the first lock and the second lock is parallel to the opening and closing direction of the door body.

The invention is further provided with: the position of the lock positioning piece relative to the jack structure is a keyhole structure for allowing the inserted rod structure to enter and exit;

preferably, the outline of the keyhole structure is polygonal.

The invention is further provided with: the lock positioning piece comprises a containing part for containing at least part of the lock and a connecting part connected with the body, and the connecting part is arranged at least part of the periphery of the containing part;

preferably, the number of the connecting parts is at least two;

preferably, at least two of the connecting portions are disposed opposite to each other;

preferably, at least one of the at least two connection parts is provided at one end of the receiving part toward the top and/or bottom of the laundry treatment apparatus;

preferably, the connecting part is connected with the body through a connecting piece, and clamps the lockset between the connecting piece and the body, and the connecting piece comprises a screw.

The invention is further provided with: the containing part is connected with the connecting part through a transition part, and the transition part comprises a bending structure positioned between the containing part and the connecting part, so that transition between the containing part and the connecting part of the lock positioning piece and different distances of the body is realized;

preferably, the transition portions are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the connection portions.

The invention is further provided with: the bending structure comprises a first bending adjacent to the containing part and a second bending adjacent to the connecting part;

preferably, the curvature of the first bend is greater than/less than/equal to the curvature of the second bend;

preferably, the bending directions of the first bending and the second bending are different/opposite.

The invention is further provided with: the lockset positioning piece is provided with a reinforcing part for reinforcing the supporting and deformation-resistant capacities of the lockset positioning piece;

preferably, the reinforcement comprises at least one reinforcement hole.

The invention is further provided with: the reinforcing holes are arranged on the bending structure;

preferably, the reinforcement holes are arranged on the first bend and/or the second bend;

preferably, the distance between two adjacent reinforcing holes provided on the first bend is greater than the distance between two adjacent reinforcing holes provided on the second bend;

preferably, at least two reinforcing holes are arranged on a line segment formed by projecting two adjacent reinforcing holes arranged on the first bending to the second bending.

The invention is further provided with: the reinforcing holes comprise first reinforcing holes arranged on the first bending and/or second reinforcing holes arranged on the second bending;

preferably, the radial dimension of the first reinforcing hole increases with the distance between the position of the first reinforcing hole and the curvature center of the first bending corresponding to the first reinforcing hole;

preferably, the radial dimension of the second reinforcing hole increases with the distance between the position of the second reinforcing hole and the curvature center of the second bending corresponding to the second reinforcing hole;

preferably, the radial dimension of the first reinforcing hole is greater than the radial dimension of the second reinforcing hole;

preferably, the first and/or second reinforcement holes are punched from the center of curvature of the first and/or second bends towards the other side of the bend.

The invention is further provided with: the wall-mounted clothes treatment device is a wall-mounted washing machine, a wall-mounted clothes dryer, a wall-mounted washing and drying integrated machine or a wall-mounted nursing machine.

By adopting the technical scheme, compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects.

1. According to the wall-mounted clothes treatment equipment disclosed by the invention, the lock positioning piece is used as one of the parts for realizing the connection between the lock and the front plate, the connection between the lock and the front plate is realized through other parts except the lock, the burden of the lock is reduced, and the stability and the firmness of the connection are ensured.

2. According to the wall-mounted clothes treatment equipment disclosed by the invention, the lock positioning piece wraps the lock in multiple directions, and the lock is positioned from multiple directions.

3. According to the wall-mounted clothes treatment equipment disclosed by the invention, the lock positioning piece forms a keyhole structure, and the part for realizing the lock splicing function is set to be a vacant structure, so that conditions are created for realizing the lock function. The position of the buttonhole is a movable structure, and the position is the most easily damaged position of the lockset. The lock locating piece protects the buttonhole from the circumferential direction at the position, and the service life of the buttonhole is guaranteed.

4. According to the wall-mounted clothes treatment equipment disclosed by the invention, the lock positioning piece comprises the containing part for containing at least part of the lock, the containing function and the connecting function of the lock positioning piece are separated, the structure of the lock positioning piece is simplified while the components are matched, and the lock is connected and positioned at least part of the periphery of the lock.

5. By means of the wall-mounted clothes treatment equipment, the transition part is designed to achieve transition of different distances between the accommodating part and the connecting part relative to the front plate, the accommodating part and the connecting part can be connected into a whole, and even if the distance between the accommodating part and the front plate is far greater than that between the connecting part and the front plate, the accommodating part and the connecting part can be well connected into a whole. Preferably, the accommodating part, the transition part and the connecting part are integrally arranged.

6. The wall-mounted clothes treating apparatus can be designed into various curvatures for different bending. When the lockset is heavier and the connection position provided for the connection part is limited, the curvature of the second bending can be designed to be larger than that of the first bending, so that the lockset is supported. When the weight of the lock is not very large, and the connection position provided for the connection part is more sufficient, the curvature of the first bending can be designed to be larger than that of the second bending, so that the volume of the lock positioning piece is reduced as much as possible.

7. By the wall-mounted clothes treating apparatus introduced by the invention, the design of the reinforcing part is increased. The reinforcing hole of the reinforcing part changes the stress environment around the reinforcing hole, so that the stress field is distributed along the position of the reinforcing hole when the lock positioning piece is acted by external force, and stress concentration at a certain position is avoided.

8. According to the wall-mounted clothes treatment equipment disclosed by the invention, the force applied by the first bending is mainly the gravity of the lockset, and the force applied to the first bending is relatively uniform due to the relatively large volume of the lockset. The second bending receives the force from the first bending part, the transmitted force is relatively concentrated, namely, the stress of the second bending part is more complex relative to the first bending part, and the number of the reinforcing holes is increased on the second bending part to be more suitable for the working environment of the second bending part.

9. According to the wall-mounted clothes treatment equipment disclosed by the invention, the apertures at the two ends of the reinforcing hole are different, the aperture at the end which is closer to the corresponding curvature center is smaller, and the aperture at the end which is farther from the corresponding curvature center is larger, so that the stress fields distributed near the reinforcing hole are different at the two sides of the reinforcing hole, compressive stress is applied to the inner side of the bending, tensile stress is applied to the outer side of the bending, and the structure at the bending position is ensured to be maintained.

The following describes the embodiments of the present invention in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention. It is evident that the drawings in the following description are only examples, from which other drawings can be obtained by a person skilled in the art without the inventive effort. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is a schematic view showing a portion of a structure of a laundry treating apparatus in one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged schematic view of a portion of the structure of the area A shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing a portion of a lock positioner of a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic view showing a structure of a door portion of a laundry treating apparatus in an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure: 100. a laundry treatment apparatus; 11. a tub body; 2. a front plate; 311. a first lock; 3111. a jack structure; 312. a second lock; 32. a lock positioning piece; 321. a housing part; 322. a connection part; 323. a transition section; 3241. a first bending step; 3242. second bending; 51. a first reinforcing hole; 52. a second reinforcing hole; 6. a door body.

It should be noted that these drawings and the written description are not intended to limit the scope of the inventive concept in any way, but to illustrate the inventive concept to those skilled in the art by referring to the specific embodiments.

Detailed Description

For the purpose of making the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention more apparent, the technical solutions in the embodiments will be clearly and completely described with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and the following embodiments are used to illustrate the present invention, but are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the directions or positional relationships indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "inner", "outer", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be either fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, for example; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention will be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the wall-mounted laundry treating apparatus according to the present invention includes: a tub 11 for holding washing water, including a mouth communicating with the outside; a front plate 2 connected to the mouth of the tub 11 and shielding at least part of the outline of the mouth of the tub 11; a door body 6 connected to the tub 11 through the front plate 2 and covering a mouth of the tub 11; a locking assembly for locking the door body to the front panel, comprising a lock (not shown), and a lock positioning member 32 for positioning between at least a portion of the lock and the front panel on a side adjacent to the door body 6. According to the wall-mounted clothes treatment equipment disclosed by the invention, the lock positioning piece is used as one of the parts for realizing the connection between the lock and the front plate, the connection between the lock and the front plate is realized through other parts except the lock, the burden of the lock is reduced, and the stability and the firmness of the connection are ensured.

Example 1

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the lock positioning member 32 of the wall-mounted laundry treating apparatus according to the present embodiment wraps at least a portion of the lock in at least two directions. Preferably, the lock positioning member 32 positions the lock on a side thereof facing the door body 6, and the lock positioning member 32 positions the lock on top and bottom ends thereof with respect to the wall-hanging laundry treating apparatus 100. Further preferably, the contact part of the lock positioning piece and the lock is identical to the contour of the part of the lock, and the lock positioning piece and the lock are connected in a clamping way. Further preferably, the wrapping position of the lock positioning piece on the lock comprises the gravity center position of the lock.

Further, the lock in this embodiment includes a first lock connected to the front plate, and a second lock 312 engaged with the first lock and connected to the door body 6. The first lock has a receptacle structure and the second lock 312 has a plunger structure matably connectable with the receptacle structure. When the first lock and the second lock 312 are cooperatively connected, the door body 6 is locked with the front plate 2. The mating direction of the first lock and the second lock 312 is the same as the opening and closing direction of the door body 6.

Example two

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the wall-mounted laundry treating apparatus described in this embodiment is different from the above-described embodiment in that: the lock positioning member 32 is positioned relative to the jack structure in a keyhole structure that allows the insertion rod structure to enter and exit. The jack structure of second tool to lock towards the one end of door body is the boss column structure of outside slope all around, and this boss column structure runs through the buttonhole structure to bulge in the outside of buttonhole structure. So that the boss-like structure is abutted by the keyhole-like structure at the periphery thereof.

Preferably, the outline of the keyhole structure is polygonal, and the abutting position of the keyhole structure and the boss structure is a plane structure. Through the wall-hanging clothing treatment facility that this embodiment introduced, the tool to lock setting element forms the structure of buttonhole, will realize the part of tool to lock grafting function and set up to the structure of vacancy, creates the condition for the realization of tool to lock function. The position of the buttonhole is a movable structure, and the position is the most easily damaged position of the lockset. The lock locating piece protects the buttonhole from the circumferential direction at the position, and the service life of the buttonhole is guaranteed.

Example III

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the wall-mounted laundry treating apparatus described in this embodiment is different from the above-described embodiment in that: the lock positioning member 32 includes a receiving portion 321 for receiving at least a portion of the lock, and a connecting portion 322 connected to the front plate 2, where the connecting portion 322 is disposed around at least a portion of the receiving portion 321, and other portions are hollow. The containing function and the connecting function of the lock positioning piece are separated, the structure of the lock positioning piece is simplified while all the parts are matched, and the lock is connected and positioned at least partially around the lock.

Further, the number of the connecting portions 322 in the present embodiment is at least two, and the two connecting portions 322 are disposed opposite to each other. It is ensured that the connection 322 is able to firmly position the lock on the front plate 2 in at least one direction.

Further, at least one of the at least two connection parts in the present embodiment is disposed at the top and/or bottom of the receiving part 321 disposed toward the laundry treatment, and the lock positioning member is capable of positioning the lock in the direction of gravity. Preferably, the connecting part 322 is connected to the front plate through a connecting member 4, the connecting member 4 includes a screw, and the number of connecting members may be plural.

Example IV

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the wall-mounted laundry treating apparatus described in this embodiment is different from the above-described embodiment in that: the holding part with the connecting portion passes through the transition portion and connects, the transition portion including being located holding part with buckling structure between the connecting portion, and then realize the holding part of tool to lock setting element and connecting portion are with the transition of the different distances of front bezel. The structural design has lower requirement on the size of the lockset, and the mechanism and the size applicability of the lockset are increased. Even if the lockset is larger along the direction of the clothes putting opening of the clothes treatment equipment, the lockset positioning piece can well position the lockset on the front plate.

Further, the transition portions in this embodiment are disposed in one-to-one correspondence with the connection portions.

Example five

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the wall-mounted laundry treating apparatus described in this embodiment is different from the above-described embodiment in that: the bending structure includes a first bend adjacent the receiving portion and a second bend adjacent the connecting portion. The bending can realize smooth transition between the accommodating part and the connecting part, and the structure is more complex as the number of the bending is larger; the fewer the number of bends, the more severe the stress environment at the bend. The number of the bending parts of the lock positioning parts of the wall-mounted clothes processing equipment in the embodiment is less, the number of the bending parts is two, and the bending curvature and the curvature coordination among different bending parts can be designed according to the specific condition of the lock and the specific use condition of the lock positioning parts in order to improve the bending stress environment. When the lockset is heavier and the connection position provided for the connection part is limited, the curvature of the second bending can be designed to be larger than that of the first bending, so that the lockset is supported. When the weight of the lock is not very large, and the connection position provided for the connection part is more sufficient, the curvature of the first bending can be designed to be larger than that of the second bending, so that the volume of the lock positioning piece is reduced as much as possible.

Example six

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the wall-mounted laundry treating apparatus described in this embodiment is different from the above-described embodiment in that: the lock positioning piece is provided with a reinforcing part for reinforcing the supporting and deformation-resistant capacities of the lock positioning piece. The reinforcement includes at least one reinforcement hole. The design of the reinforcement is increased. The reinforcing hole of the reinforcing part changes the stress environment around the reinforcing hole, so that the stress field is distributed along the position of the reinforcing hole when the lock positioning piece is acted by external force, and stress concentration at a certain position is avoided.

Further, the reinforcing hole in the present embodiment is disposed on the first bend and/or the second bend. Preferably, the distance between two adjacent reinforcing holes provided on the first bend is greater than the distance between two adjacent reinforcing holes provided on the second bend. The force applied by the first bending is mainly the gravity of the lockset, and the force applied by the lockset to the first bending is relatively uniform due to the relatively large volume of the lockset. The second bending receives the force from the first bending part, the transmitted force is relatively concentrated, namely, the stress of the second bending part is more complex relative to the first bending part, and the number of the reinforcing holes is increased on the second bending part to be more suitable for the working environment of the second bending part.

Example seven

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the wall-mounted laundry treating apparatus described in this embodiment is different from the above-described embodiment in that: the reinforcing holes comprise first reinforcing holes arranged on the first bending and/or second reinforcing holes arranged on the second bending. The radial dimension of the first reinforcing hole increases along with the increase of the distance between the position of the first reinforcing hole and the curvature center of the first bending corresponding to the first reinforcing hole; alternatively or additionally, the radial dimension of the second reinforcing hole increases as the distance from the location of the second reinforcing hole to the curvature center of the second bend corresponding to the second reinforcing hole increases. The apertures at the two ends of the reinforcing hole are different, the aperture at the end closer to the corresponding curvature center is smaller, and the aperture at the end farther from the corresponding curvature center is larger, so that the stress fields distributed near the reinforcing hole are different at the two sides of the reinforcing hole, compressive stress is received at the inner side of the bending, tensile stress is received at the outer side of the bending, and the structure at the bending position is ensured to be maintained.

Further, the radial dimension of the first reinforcing hole in the present embodiment is larger than the radial dimension of the second reinforcing hole. The number of reinforcement holes determines, on the one hand, the radial dimension of the reinforcement holes and the curvature of the bend determines, on the other hand, the radial dimension of the reinforcement holes.

Preferably, the first reinforcing hole and/or the second reinforcing hole in the present embodiment are punched from the center of curvature of the first bend and/or the second bend toward the other side of the bend.

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.

Claims

1. A wall-mounted laundry treating apparatus comprising a body and a door body mated therewith, characterized by further comprising:

the locking assembly is used for locking the connection between the door body and the body, and comprises a lock and a lock positioning piece for positioning at least a part of the lock and the body on one side close to the door body;

the lock positioning piece comprises a containing part for containing at least part of the lock and a connecting part connected with the body, and the connecting part is arranged at least part of the periphery of the containing part;

the containing part is connected with the connecting part through a transition part, and the transition part comprises a bending structure positioned between the containing part and the connecting part, so that transition between the containing part and the connecting part of the lock positioning piece and different distances of the body is realized;

the bending structure is provided with a reinforcing hole;

the bending structure includes a first bend adjacent the receiving portion and a second bend adjacent the connecting portion.

2. The wall-mounted laundry treating apparatus of claim 1, wherein the lock positioner wraps at least a portion of the lock in at least two directions.

3. The wall-mounted laundry treating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the body includes a tub for holding wash water, and a front plate connected to and shielding at least part of the contour of the mouth of the tub; the lock comprises a first lock connected with the front plate and a second lock matched with the first lock and connected with the door body.

4. A wall-mounted clothes treating apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the lock positioning member wraps at least a portion of the first lock in at least two directions.

5. The wall-mounted laundry treating appliance of claim 3 or 4, wherein the first lock has a receptacle structure and the second lock has a plunger structure matingly connectable with the receptacle structure.

6. The wall-mounted laundry treating apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the connection direction of the first and second locks is parallel to the opening and closing direction of the door body.

7. The wall-mounted clothes treating apparatus of claim 5 wherein the lock positioning member is positioned relative to the receptacle structure in a keyhole configuration allowing the plunger structure to enter and exit.

8. The wall-mounted laundry treating apparatus of claim 7, wherein the keyhole configuration is polygonal in outline.

9. The wall-mounted laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the number of the connection parts is at least two.

10. A wall-mounted laundry treating apparatus according to claim 9, wherein at least two of the connection portions are provided opposite to each other.

11. A wall-mounted laundry treating apparatus according to claim 9 or 10, wherein at least one of the at least two connection portions is provided at one end of the receiving portion at the top and/or bottom of the receiving portion which is provided towards the laundry treatment.

12. The wall-mounted laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the connection part is connected to the body by a connection member including a screw, and clamps the lock therebetween.

13. The wall-mounted laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transition portions are provided in one-to-one correspondence with the connection portions.

14. The wall-mounted laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first and second bends have different bending directions.

15. The wall-mounted laundry treating apparatus of claim 14, wherein the first bend and the second bend are in opposite directions.

16. The wall-mounted laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcing holes are provided at the first bend and/or the second bend.

17. The wall-mounted laundry treating apparatus according to claim 16, wherein a distance between adjacent two reinforcing holes provided on the first bend is greater than a distance between adjacent two reinforcing holes provided on the second bend.

18. The wall-mounted laundry treating apparatus according to claim 17, wherein at least two reinforcing holes are provided on a line segment formed by projecting adjacent two reinforcing holes provided on the first bend onto the second bend.

19. The wall-mounted laundry treating apparatus of claim 1, wherein the reinforcing apertures include a first reinforcing aperture provided on the first bend and/or a second reinforcing aperture provided on the second bend.

20. The wall-mounted laundry treating apparatus of claim 19, wherein the radial dimension of the first reinforcing hole increases as the distance from the center of curvature of the first bend corresponding thereto increases.

21. The wall-mounted laundry treating apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the radial dimension of the second reinforcing hole increases as the distance from the center of curvature of the second bend corresponding thereto increases.

22. The wall-mounted laundry treating apparatus of claim 19, wherein the radial dimension of the first reinforcing aperture is greater than the radial dimension of the second reinforcing aperture.

23. The wall-mounted laundry treating apparatus of claim 19, wherein the first and/or second reinforcing holes are stamped from the center of curvature of the first and/or second bends to the other side of the bend.