CN111394930A

CN111394930A - Clothes treating device

Info

Publication number: CN111394930A
Application number: CN201910005794.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 梁链; 苏真佑; 刘文法; 朱春雨
Original assignee: Wuxi Little Swan Co Ltd
Current assignee: Wuxi Little Swan Co Ltd; Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-01-03
Filing date: 2019-01-03
Publication date: 2020-07-10

Abstract

The present invention discloses a clothes treatment device, comprising: the clothes treatment module comprises a barrel and a supporting structure arranged on one side of the barrel; a support frame defining an accommodation space therein, the laundry treatment module being adapted to be fitted into the accommodation space with the support structure being at least partially connected with the support frame. According to the clothes treatment device provided by the embodiment of the invention, not only can the installation reliability and stability of the clothes treatment module be improved, but also the number of fasteners such as screws and the like can be reduced, so that the assembly and disassembly efficiency of the clothes treatment device is improved, and the cost is reduced. In addition, holes do not need to be punched on the front panel, so that the appearance attractiveness of the clothes treatment device is improved, and the clothes or a user can be prevented from being scratched by screws on the panel.

Description

Clothes treating device

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of clothes treatment, in particular to a clothes treatment device.

Background

The front support structure of the clothes dryer in the related art is directly assembled on the front panel, and the front support structure is fixed on the front panel through a plurality of screws by the assembling mode of arranging more screw holes on the front panel. However, the front panel has high flexibility, so that the front support can shake greatly when the machine works, and further the sealing between the front support and the clothes drying cylinder fails; moreover, since the screw is exposed on the surface of the panel, the protruding screw is easily contacted with a user, and may scratch clothes or the user. Thus, there is a need for improvement.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems of the prior art. To this end, an object of the present invention is to provide a laundry treating apparatus that can reduce the use of screws on a panel, preventing scratching of laundry or a user.

A laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: the clothes treatment module comprises a barrel and a supporting structure arranged on one side of the barrel; a support frame defining an accommodation space therein, the laundry treatment module being adapted to be fitted into the accommodation space with the support structure being at least partially connected with the support frame.

According to the clothes treatment device of the embodiment of the invention, compared with the technical scheme that the clothes treatment module is directly assembled on the front panel of the clothes treatment device in the related art, the clothes treatment module can be assembled on the supporting frame by connecting the supporting structure of the clothes treatment module with the supporting frame, so that the assembling reliability and stability of the clothes treatment module can be improved, the number of fasteners such as screws can be reduced, the assembling and disassembling efficiency of the clothes treatment device can be improved, and the cost can be reduced. In addition, the clothes treatment module is connected with the supporting frame, holes do not need to be punched on the front panel, therefore, the appearance attractiveness of the clothes treatment device is improved, and the clothes or users can be prevented from being scratched by screws on the panel.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the laundry treating apparatus further comprises a front panel covering a front side of the laundry treating module and connected to the supporting frame, wherein the supporting structure has a laundry taking and putting opening, and the front panel has an opening corresponding to a position of the laundry taking and putting opening.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the support frame has a first vertical beam and a second vertical beam arranged at a distance, and the support structure is connected to the first vertical beam and the second vertical beam by at least two frame connections.

In some embodiments, the frame connector has a first connection hole, the support structure has a second connection hole corresponding to the first connection hole, and the frame connector and the support structure are connected by a fastener penetrating through the first connection hole and the second connection hole.

In some embodiments, a side surface of each of the first vertical beam and the second vertical beam facing away from the accommodating space is provided with a concave second accommodating recess, and at least a part of the frame connecting member is disposed in the second accommodating recess.

In some examples, a bottom wall of the second receiving recess is provided with a first fixing penetration hole, and the frame connection member has a first fixing protrusion bent toward the first vertical beam or the second vertical beam, the first fixing protrusion being fitted into the first fixing penetration hole.

In some examples, the bottom wall of the second receiving recess is provided with a second fixing through-hole spaced apart from the first fixing through-hole, and the frame connection member has a second fixing protrusion bent toward the first vertical beam or the second vertical beam and spaced apart from the first fixing protrusion, the second fixing protrusion fitting into the second fixing through-hole.

In some examples, the first and second fixing projections each form a hook shape extending toward each other.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the frame connection is further connected to the first vertical beam or the second vertical beam by a fastener.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the frame connector comprises: the connecting body extends along the length direction of the first vertical beam or the second vertical beam and is connected to one side surface, back to the accommodating space, of the first vertical beam or the second vertical beam; two linking arms, two the linking arm is connected connect the both ends of connecting the body and surpass first perpendicular roof beam with the second erects the roof beam one side relative to each other, the linking arm with bearing structure connects.

In some embodiments, the connection arm is recessed with respect to the connection body toward the accommodation space.

In some embodiments, the connecting body is in smooth-transition connection with the connecting arm.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

fig. 1 is a front view of a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a perspective view of a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a cabinet of a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the structure shown in FIG. 3;

fig. 5 is an exploded view of a support frame of a laundry treating apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of section A shown in FIG. 5;

fig. 7 is an enlarged view of a portion B shown in fig. 5;

fig. 8 is an enlarged view of the portion C shown in fig. 5;

FIG. 9 is an assembled view of the support frame shown in FIG. 5;

fig. 10 is an exploded view of a support frame of a laundry treating apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is an assembled view of the support frame shown in FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is an enlarged view of the X shown in FIG. 11;

fig. 13 is an exploded view of a door assembly of the laundry treating apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention in fig. 3;

fig. 14 is a schematic structural view of a door body assembly of the laundry treating apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention in fig. 3;

fig. 15 is an enlarged view of the portion D shown in fig. 14;

fig. 16 is an enlarged view of a portion E shown in fig. 14;

fig. 17 is an enlarged view of portion F shown in fig. 14;

fig. 18 is a schematic structural view of a clothes drying module of a clothes treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention at one viewing angle;

fig. 19 is a schematic structural view of a clothes drying module of the clothes treating apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention at another viewing angle;

fig. 20 is a schematic structural view of a reinforcement plate of a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 21 is an enlarged view of a portion G shown in fig. 20;

fig. 22 is an enlarged view of the H portion shown in fig. 20;

FIG. 23 is a top view of the reinforcement plate shown in FIG. 20;

FIG. 24 is an assembled view of the reinforcement plate with the base of the clothes drying unit;

FIG. 25 is a bottom view of the structure shown in FIG. 24;

FIG. 26 is a side view of the structure shown in FIG. 24;

fig. 27 is an assembly view of a support frame and a support structure of a laundry treating apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 28 is an enlarged view of a portion I shown in fig. 27;

fig. 29 is an exploded view of a support frame and a support structure of a laundry treating apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 30 is an enlarged view of the J portion shown in FIG. 29;

fig. 31 is a schematic configuration view of a frame link of a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 32 is an exploded view of a support frame of the laundry treating apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 33 is a partial view of a support frame of the laundry treating apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 34 is a top view of the structure shown in FIG. 33;

fig. 35 is another partial view of a support frame of the laundry treating apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 36 is an enlarged view of the portion K shown in fig. 35;

FIG. 37 is an enlarged view of the portion L shown in FIG. 35;

FIG. 38 is a top view of the structure shown in FIG. 35;

fig. 39 is an enlarged view of the portion M shown in fig. 38;

FIG. 40 is a schematic structural view of a side panel and panel connection member of a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 41 is an enlarged view of the portion N shown in FIG. 40;

fig. 42 is a schematic structural view of a panel connector of a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

the laundry treating apparatus 100 is provided with a laundry treating device,

the housing 10 is provided with a plurality of openings,

a support frame 11, a first receiving space 1101, a second receiving space 1102, a frame connecting hole 1104, a frame through hole 1105, a frame positioning hole 1106,

base 111, bottom plate 1111, side rail 1112, second hinge mount 1113(1184),

the third vertical beam 112 is provided with a third vertical beam,

a fourth vertical beam 113, a first receiving recess 1131, a locking hole 11311, a second receiving recess 1132, a first fixing through hole 11321, a second fixing through hole 11322, a first connecting piece 1133, a notch 11331, a first through hole 11332, a second connecting piece 1134, a second through hole 11341,

a second vertical beam 114, a second lower vertical beam 1141, a second upper vertical beam 1142, a vertical beam connecting piece 11421,

a first vertical beam 115, a first lower vertical beam 1151, a first upper vertical beam 1152,

the connecting beam 117, the latch 1171, the first hinge mount 1172,

a top connecting frame 118, a first connecting flange 1182, a tab 11821, a first through hole 11822, a second connecting flange 1183, a second through hole 11831,

the front panel 12, the opening 1201, the mounting recess 1202,

a panel mounting portion 121, a panel connection hole 1211, a panel through hole 1212, a panel positioning hole 1213,

panel connecting member 122, panel connecting portion 1221, connecting through hole 12211, connecting post 1222, leg 12221, positioning post 1223, connecting projection 1224, recess 1225,

the side panel 13, the panel cover 131, the card slot 1311,

the top plate 14 is provided with a plurality of holes,

the door body assembly 15 is provided with a door body assembly,

the first door body 151 is provided with a first door body,

the second door body 152, the installation cavity 1520, the installation opening 1521, the cover plate 1522, the control panel 1523,

a middle hinge 153, a middle mounting portion 1531, a middle connection portion 1532, an upper fixing shaft 1533, a lower fixing shaft 1534,

a first end hinge 154, a first end mounting portion 1541, a first end connecting portion 1542, a lower connecting shaft 1543,

a second end hinge 155, a second end mounting part 1551, a second end connecting part 1552, an upper connecting shaft 1553,

a first laundry treatment module 20, a first laundry treatment drum 21,

a second laundry treating module 30, a second laundry treating drum 31, a laundry taking-in and putting-out opening 311,

the support structure 312, the second coupling hole 3121,

a frame connector 313, a first connection hole 3131, a first fixing protrusion 3132, a second fixing protrusion 3133, a connection body 3134, a connection arm 3135,

a base 32, a suction area 321, a fan installation cavity 322, a heat pump installation cavity 323,

the reinforcement plate 33, the convex ring 3301, the first plate 331, the first vent 3311, the reinforcement concave 3313, the second plate 332, the second vent hole 3321, the reinforcement convex 3323, the mounting boss 3324, the mounting hole 3325, the fixing flange 333, the fixing hole 3331, the insertion hole 3332, the first mounting flange 334, the second mounting flange 335, and the recess 336.

Detailed Description

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

A laundry treating apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to fig. 1 to 42.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4 and 27 to 31, a laundry treating apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a laundry treating module, which may include one or more laundry treating modules, which may be formed as a clothes drying module or a clothes washing module, and a support frame 11.

The laundry treatment module comprises a drum body and a support structure 312 provided at one side of the drum body, an accommodating space is defined in the support frame 11, the laundry treatment module is adapted to be fitted into the accommodating space, and the support structure 312 is at least partially connected with the support frame 11.

According to the laundry treating apparatus 100 of the embodiment of the present invention, compared to the related art in which the laundry treating module is directly mounted on the front panel 12 of the laundry treating apparatus 100, by connecting the laundry treating module to the supporting frame 11 by using the supporting structure 312 thereof, the mounting of the laundry treating module on the supporting frame 11 can be achieved, which not only can improve the mounting reliability and stability of the laundry treating module, but also can reduce the number of fasteners such as screws, thereby improving the mounting and dismounting efficiency of the laundry treating apparatus 100 and reducing the cost. In addition, the laundry treating module is connected to the supporting frame 11 without perforating the front panel 12, thereby improving the aesthetic appearance of the laundry treating apparatus 100 and preventing the screws on the panel from scratching the laundry or the user.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the laundry treating apparatus 100 further includes a front panel 12, the front panel 12 covers a front side of the laundry treating module, and the front panel 12 is connected with the supporting frame 11. The supporting structure 312 has a clothes access opening 311, and the front panel 12 has an opening 1201 corresponding to the position of the clothes access opening 311. By providing the front panel 12, the front area of the laundry treatment apparatus 100 can be protected, and the appearance of the laundry treatment apparatus 100 can be ensured.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the support frame 11 has a third vertical beam 112 and a fourth vertical beam 113 arranged at a distance, the support structure 312 being connected to the third vertical beam 112 and the fourth vertical beam 113 at least by two frame connections 313. Specifically, as shown in fig. 27 and 28, the left side of the support structure 312 is connected to the third vertical beam 112 by one frame connection 313, and the right side of the support structure 312 is connected to the fourth vertical beam 113 by another frame connection 313, thereby fixing the support structure 312 to the support frame 11.

As shown in fig. 30 and 31, in some embodiments, the frame connection member 313 has a first connection hole 3131, the support structure 312 has a second connection hole 3121, the second connection hole 3121 corresponds to the first connection hole 3131, and the frame connection member 313 and the support structure 312 are connected by a fastener penetrating through the first connection hole 3131 and the second connection hole 3121, which is simple in structure and reliable in connection.

In some embodiments, a side surface of each of the third vertical beam 112 and the fourth vertical beam 113 facing away from the accommodating space is provided with a concave second accommodating recess 1132, that is, a front surface of each of the third vertical beam 112 and the fourth vertical beam 113 shown in fig. 27 and 29 is provided with the second accommodating recess 1132, and at least a portion of the frame connecting member 313 is disposed in the second accommodating recess 1132, so that an excessive space occupied by the frame connecting member 313 can be avoided, and the frame connecting member 313 can be positioned and mounted, thereby improving the assembly and disassembly efficiency of the laundry treating apparatus 100.

In some examples, the bottom wall of the second receiving recess 1132 on the third vertical beam 112 is provided with a first fixing penetration 11321, the frame connector 313 provided on the third vertical beam 112 has a first fixing protrusion 3132 bent toward the third vertical beam 112, and the first fixing protrusion 3132 is fitted into the first fixing penetration 11321, thereby achieving the connection of the third vertical beam 112 and the frame connector 313.

Further, the bottom wall of the second receiving recess 1132 on the fourth vertical beam 113 is provided with a first fixing penetration hole 11321, the frame connector 313 provided on the fourth vertical beam 113 has a first fixing protrusion 3132 bent toward the fourth vertical beam 113, and the first fixing protrusion 3132 is fitted into the first fixing penetration hole 11321, thereby achieving the connection of the fourth vertical beam 113 and the frame connector 313.

In some examples, the bottom wall of the second receiving recess 1132 is provided with a second fixing penetration 11322 spaced apart from the first fixing penetration 11321, the frame connector 313 has a second fixing protrusion 3133 bent toward the third vertical beam 112 or the fourth vertical beam 113 and spaced apart from the first fixing protrusion 3132, and the second fixing protrusion 3133 is fitted into the second fixing penetration 11322, further achieving the connection of the third vertical beam 112 or the fourth vertical beam 113 with the frame connector 313.

In some examples, the first and second fixing

protrusions

3132 and 3133 form hooks extending toward each other, respectively. Specifically, as shown in fig. 30 and 31, the first fixing protrusion 3132 is located above the second fixing protrusion 3133, the first fixing protrusion 3132 is formed in a downwardly bent snap hook shape, and the second fixing protrusion 3133 is formed in an upwardly bent snap hook shape, so that the frame connection member 313 is prevented from being removed from above or below, and the connection reliability of the frame connection member 313 to the third vertical beam 112 or the fourth vertical beam 113 is further ensured.

According to a further embodiment of the present invention, the frame connection member 313 is also connected to the third vertical beam 112 or the fourth vertical beam 113 by a fastener, thereby further ensuring the connection reliability of the frame connection member 313 to the third vertical beam 112 or the fourth vertical beam 113.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the frame connector 313 includes a connecting body 3134 and two connecting arms 3135, the connecting body 3134 extends along a length direction of the third vertical beam 112 or the fourth vertical beam 113, and the connecting body 3134 is connected to a side surface of the third vertical beam 112 or the fourth vertical beam 113 facing away from the receiving space, i.e., the connecting body 3134 is connected to a front side surface of the third vertical beam 112 or the fourth vertical beam 113 shown in fig. 27 and 29, and the two connecting arms 3135 are connected to both ends of the connecting body 3134 and extend toward the support structure 312 so as to exceed a side of the third vertical beam 112 and the fourth vertical beam 113 opposite to each other, thereby facilitating the connection of the connecting arm 3135 with the support structure 312.

In some embodiments, the connection arm 3135 is recessed relative to the connection body 3134 towards the receiving space, which may prevent the connection arm 3135 from occupying an excessive front space of the support structure 312. It will be appreciated that the direction of extension and orientation of the connecting arm 3135 may be adjusted to the particular configuration and location of the support structure 312 to facilitate connection of the frame connector 313 to the support structure 312.

In some embodiments, connecting body 3134 is in smooth-transition connection with connecting arm 3135. For example, the end of the connecting arm 3135 connected to the connecting body 3134 may first be attached to the side of the third upright beam 112 and the fourth upright beam 113 opposite to each other and then extend towards the support structure 312, so that the frame connection 313 is positioned by means of the third upright beam 112 and the fourth upright beam 113, further ensuring the stability of the frame connection 313.

An embodiment of a laundry treating apparatus 100 according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to fig. 1 to 42.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the laundry treating apparatus 100 includes a cabinet 10, a door assembly 15, a first laundry treating module 20, and a second laundry treating module 30.

The cabinet 10 serves as a frame structure of the laundry processing apparatus 100, the cabinet 10 includes a support frame 11, the support frame 11 includes a square base 111, a plurality of connecting beams 117, a top connecting frame 118, and four vertical beams, i.e., a first vertical beam 115, a second vertical beam 114, a third vertical beam 112, and a fourth vertical beam 113, the four vertical beams extend upward from four corners of the square base 111, the first vertical beam 115 and the second vertical beam 114 are disposed at two corners of the square base 111 at the rear, and the third vertical beam 112 and the fourth vertical beam 113 are disposed at two corners of the square base 111 at the front.

The square base 111 comprises a bottom plate 1111 and four side wall plates 1112 arranged on the side of the base 32 in a surrounding manner, the lower ends of two adjacent vertical beams are connected through the side wall plates 1112, the middle parts of two adjacent vertical beams are connected through a connecting cross beam 117, and the upper end of each vertical beam is connected with four corners of the top connecting frame 118.

The top connecting frame 118, the plurality of connecting cross members 117, and the lower portions of the four vertical beams define therebetween a first accommodating space 1101 in which the first laundry treatment module 20 is fitted, and the top connecting frame 118, the plurality of connecting cross members 117, and the upper portions of the four vertical beams define therebetween a second accommodating space 1102 in which the second laundry treatment module 30 is fitted.

As shown in fig. 5 to 9, in some alternative examples, the first vertical beam 115 includes two short vertical beams, that is, a first lower vertical beam 1151 extending upward from the square base 111 and a first upper vertical beam 1152 extending upward from the first lower vertical beam 1151, wherein the first upper vertical beam 1152 and a cross beam of the top connecting frame 118 extending in the front-rear direction and located on the right side are integrally formed by bending the same plate, that is, in this embodiment, the first upper vertical beam 1152 and a portion of the top connecting frame 118 are integrally formed, and are connected without using a connecting structure, while the lower end of the first upper vertical beam 1152 is detachably connected to the upper end of the first lower vertical beam 1151 and is connected to the connecting cross beam 117, and the second vertical beam 114, the third vertical beam 112 and the fourth vertical beam 113 are long vertical beams.

Before the second clothes treatment module 30 is assembled, the first lower vertical beam 1151, the second vertical beam 114, the third vertical beam 112 and the fourth vertical beam 113 are assembled through the square base 111 and the plurality of connecting cross beams 117, so that a larger mounting space without shielding is defined at the upper parts of the second vertical beam 114, the third vertical beam 112 and the fourth vertical beam 113, the second clothes treatment module 30 is convenient to assemble, and the first upper vertical beam 1152 connected with the top connecting frame 118 is connected with the first lower vertical beam 1151 after the second clothes treatment module is assembled.

As shown in fig. 10 to 12, in other alternative examples, the first vertical beam 115 and the second vertical beam 114 respectively include two short vertical beams, that is, the first vertical beam 115 includes a first lower vertical beam 1151 extending upward from the square base 111 and a first upper vertical beam 1152 extending upward from the first lower vertical beam 1151, and the second vertical beam 114 includes a second lower vertical beam 1141 extending upward from the square base 111 and a second upper vertical beam 1142 extending upward from the second lower vertical beam 1141.

Wherein, one cross beam of the top connecting frame 118 extending along the front-back direction and located at the right side and the first upper vertical beam 1152 are integrally formed by the same plate material through the bending forming process, one cross beam of the top connecting frame 118 extending along the front-back direction and located at the left side and the second upper vertical beam 1142 are integrally formed by the same plate material through the bending forming process, that is, in this embodiment, the first upper vertical beam 1152 is integrally formed with a portion of the top link 118, the second upper vertical beam 1142 is integrally formed with another portion of the top link 118, and the two are not connected by a connecting structure, the lower end of the first upper vertical beam 1152 is detachably connected to the upper end of the first lower vertical beam 1151 and is connected to the connecting cross beam 117, the lower end of the second upper vertical beam 1142 is detachably connected to the upper end of the second lower vertical beam 1141 and is connected to the connecting cross beam 117, and the third vertical beam 112 and the fourth vertical beam 113 are both long vertical beams.

Before the second laundry treatment module 30 is assembled, the first lower vertical beam 1151, the second lower vertical beam 1141, the third vertical beam 112 and the fourth vertical beam 113 are assembled through the square base 111 and the plurality of connecting cross beams 117, then the second laundry treatment module 30 is assembled with the third vertical beam 112 and the fourth vertical beam 113 and the connecting cross beams 117, and finally the first upper vertical beam 1152 and the second upper vertical beam 1142 connected with the top connection frame 118 are connected with the first lower vertical beam 1151 and the second lower vertical beam 1141, respectively.

The connection mode of the upper vertical beam and the lower vertical beam is explained below by taking the second upper vertical beam 1142 and the second lower vertical beam 1141 as an example. As shown in fig. 11 and 12, the lower end of the second upper vertical beam 1142 is provided with a vertical beam connecting piece 11421 extending downward, the vertical beam connecting piece 11421 of the second upper vertical beam 1142 is bent outward first and then extends downward relative to the second upper vertical beam 1142, so that at least a part of the outer side of the upper end of the second lower vertical beam 1141 is covered by the vertical beam connecting piece 11421, and the vertical beam connecting piece 11421 of the second upper vertical beam 1142 is connected with the upper end of the second lower vertical beam 1141 through a fastener, which is convenient for connection and ensures the connection reliability and stability of the two.

The connection mode between the vertical beams and the connecting cross member 117 will be described below by taking the third vertical beam 112 and the fourth vertical beam 113 as an example. As shown in fig. 5 and 6, the middle portions of the front side surfaces of the third vertical beam 112 and the fourth vertical beam 113 are respectively provided with a first concave accommodating recess 1131, the bottom wall of each first accommodating recess 1131 is provided with a clamping hole 11311, two ends of the connecting cross beam 117 are respectively provided with a downwardly bent clamping tongue 1171, two ends of the connecting cross beam 117 are respectively arranged in the first accommodating recesses 1131 on the third vertical beam 112 and the fourth vertical beam 113, and the clamping tongues 1171 are downwards inserted into the clamping holes 11311, so that the connecting cross beam 117 is mounted on the third vertical beam 112 and the fourth vertical beam 113.

The connection method between the vertical beam and the top connection frame 118 will be described below by taking the fourth vertical beam 113 as an example. As shown in fig. 5, 7 and 8, the upper end of the fourth vertical beam 113 has a first connecting piece 1133 and a second connecting piece 1134 arranged at 90 degrees, the first connecting piece 1133 is provided with a notch 11331 and a first through hole 11332, the second connecting piece 1134 is provided with a second through hole 11341, one corner of the top connecting frame 118 corresponding to the fourth vertical beam 113 is provided with a first connecting flange 1182 and a second connecting flange 1183 extending downward, the first connecting flange 1182 and the second connecting flange 1183 are arranged at an interval, the first connecting flange 1182 is provided with an outward bent inserting piece 11821 and a first through hole 11822, and the second connecting flange 1183 is provided with a second through hole 11831.

During assembly, the first connecting piece 1133 is arranged on the outer side of the first connecting flange 1182, the second connecting piece 1134 is inserted from the gap between the first connecting flange 1182 and the second connecting flange 1183, then the inserting piece 11821 is matched with the notch 11331, the first connecting piece 1133 and the first connecting flange 1182 are connected through the fastener penetrating through the first through hole 11332 and the first through hole 11822, and the second connecting piece 1134 and the second connecting flange 1183 are connected through the fastener penetrating through the second through hole 11341 and the second through hole 11831, so that the connection reliability and stability of the top connecting frame 118 and the fourth vertical beam 113 are ensured.

As shown in fig. 32 to 42, the frame structure further comprises a plurality of panels, namely a front panel 12, two side panels 13, a back panel and a top panel 14. The front panel 12 is covered on the front area of the supporting frame 11, and the front panel 12 has two openings 1201 arranged at intervals in the up-down direction, the positions of the two openings 1201 correspond to the positions of the laundry taking and placing openings 311 of the first laundry treating module 20 and the second laundry treating module 30, the rear panel is covered on the rear area of the supporting frame 11, and the two side panels 13 are covered on the left area and the right area of the supporting frame 11.

The connection mode of the front panel 12, the side panel 13 on the left side and the support frame 11 will be described in detail, wherein the third vertical beam 112 is disposed at one corner of the square base 111 located at the front left portion, the front side surface of the third vertical beam 112 is provided with a frame connection hole 1104, a frame connection hole 1106 and a frame through hole 1105, the left side of the front panel 12 is provided with a panel mounting portion 121 recessed relative to the outer surface of the front panel 12, the panel mounting portion 121 is provided with a panel connection hole 1211 corresponding to the frame connection hole 1104, a panel connection hole 1213 corresponding to the frame connection hole 1106 and a panel through hole 1212 corresponding to the frame through hole 1105, the front side of the side panel 13 on the left side is provided with a panel covering portion 131 bent toward the front panel 12, and the inner side of the panel 131.

The panel mounting portion 121 is connected to the third vertical beam 112 by a panel connector 122 inserted through the panel connection hole 1211 and the frame connection hole 1104. The panel connecting member 122 includes a panel connecting portion 1221, a positioning column 1223 and a connecting column 1222, the panel connecting portion 1221 is provided with a connecting projection 1224 to define a recess 1225 recessed downward, and the connecting column 1222 includes two spaced-apart legs 12221.

During assembly, the panel mounting portion 121 of the front panel 12 may be fixed to the third vertical beam 112 by screws, then the two legs 12221 of the panel connecting member 122 are pressed, the connecting post 1222 sequentially passes through the panel connecting hole 1211 and the frame connecting hole 1104, then the two legs 12221 are loosened to achieve an anti-dropping effect, the positioning post 1223 is inserted into the frame positioning hole 1106 and the panel positioning hole 1213, and the fastening member is inserted into the connecting through hole 12211, the panel through hole 1212 and the frame through hole 1105, so as to further ensure the connection reliability of the panel connecting member 122 with the panel mounting portion 121 and the third vertical beam 112; finally, the side panel 13 is installed, the panel cover 131 of the side panel 13 covers the panel installation part 121 of the front panel 12, and then the side panel 13 is pushed downwards, or the upper edge of the card slot 1311 on the panel cover 131 is clamped into the groove 1225 of the panel connecting piece 122 by using the gravity action of the side panel 13, so that the panel cover 131 of the side panel 13 shields the panel installation part 121 of the front panel 12 and the screw and the panel connecting piece 122 on the panel installation part 121, and the appearance of the frame structure is not affected.

As shown in fig. 9 and 33, the front surface of the connecting cross member 117 between the third vertical beam 112 and the fourth vertical beam 113 is provided with a first hinge mount 1172, the front surface of the side gusset 1112 between the third vertical beam 112 and the fourth vertical beam 113 is provided with a second hinge mount 1113, and the upper surface of the top connecting frame 118 is provided with a second hinge mount 1184. The front panel 12 has a mounting recess 1202 in the middle, a mounting hole 3325 corresponding to the position of the through hole of the first hinge mounting seat 1172 in the bottom wall of the mounting recess 1202, and a mounting recess 1202 in the lower part of the front panel 12, and a mounting hole 3325 corresponding to the position of the through hole of the second hinge mounting seat 1113(1184) in the bottom wall of the mounting recess 1202.

As shown in fig. 13 to 17, the door assembly 15 of the laundry treating apparatus 100 includes a first door 151 and a second door 152, the first door 151 is located below the second door 152, an upper end of the first door 151 and a lower end of the second door 152 are respectively connected to the support frame 11 through an intermediate hinge 153, specifically, the intermediate hinge 153 includes an intermediate mounting portion 1531 and an intermediate connecting portion 1532, the intermediate mounting portion 1531 is disposed in the mounting recess 1202 and is connected to the first hinge mounting seat 1172 through a fastening member so as to be fixed to a front portion of the mounting support frame 11, the intermediate connecting portion 1532 is connected to the intermediate mounting portion 1531, an upper surface of the intermediate connecting portion 1532 has an upper fixing shaft 1533 extending upward, the upper fixing shaft 1533 is engaged with the second door 152, a lower surface of the intermediate connecting portion 1532 has a lower fixing shaft 1534 extending downward, and the lower fixing shaft 1534 is engaged with the first door 151.

The lower extreme of the first door body 151 is connected at the lower extreme of the support frame 11 through the first end hinge 154, the first end hinge 154 includes a first end mounting portion 1541 and a first end connecting portion 1542, the first end mounting portion 1541 is arranged in the mounting recess 1202 and is connected with the second hinge mounting base 1113 through a fastener, thereby fixing the lower part of the support frame 11, the first end connecting portion 1542 is connected with the first end mounting portion 1541, the first end connecting portion 1542 has a lower connecting shaft 1543 extending upward, the lower connecting shaft 1543 is matched with the lower end face of the first door body 151.

The upper end of the second door body 152 is connected to the upper end of the support frame 11 through a second end hinge 155, the second end hinge 155 includes a second end mounting portion 1551 and a second end connecting portion 1552, the second end mounting portion 1551 is connected to a second hinge mounting seat 1184 on the upper surface of the top connecting frame 118 through a fastener, and is fixed to the upper portion of the support frame 11, the second end connecting portion 1552 is connected to the second end mounting portion 1551, the second end connecting portion 1552 has an upper connecting shaft 1553 extending downward, and the upper connecting shaft 1553 is matched with the upper end surface of the second door body 152.

As shown in fig. 13, an inward side of the second door body 152 is provided with an installation opening 1521, the control panel 1523 is installed in the installation cavity 1520 of the second door body 152 through the installation opening 1521, and the cover plate 1522 is adapted to detachably close the installation opening 1521, so as to close the control panel 1523 in the installation cavity 1520 of the second door body 152.

The first laundry treating module 20 includes a first laundry treating drum 21, the first laundry treating module 20 may be a laundry treating module and is installed in the first receiving space 1101 located below, the second laundry treating module 30 includes a second laundry treating drum 31, and the second laundry treating module 30 may be a laundry drying module and is installed in the second receiving space 1102 located above. The control panel that is equipped with in the dry clothing module and controls panel 1523 communication, the operational environment moisture of dry clothing module is less relatively, can not cause the damage to the control panel.

As shown in fig. 18 to 26, the drying module includes a drying unit and a reinforcing plate 33 provided under a base 32 of the drying unit, and the drying module is connected to the support frame 11 by the reinforcing plate 33 pre-installed on the drying unit. There is a gap between the base 32 and the front panel 12.

Wherein, including the district 321 that induced drafts that is used for installing cooling fan in the base 32 of dry clothing unit, fan installation cavity 322 and heat pump installation cavity 323, reinforcing plate 33 has a plurality of first ventilation holes 3311 that switch on with fan installation cavity 322, a plurality of second ventilation holes 3321 and dodge breach 336 corresponding with the district 321 position of induced drafting, reinforcing plate 33's periphery is along being equipped with the first installation turn-ups 334 of buckling up, be used for being connected with connecting beam 117, reinforcing plate 33's periphery is along still being equipped with the second installation turn-ups 335 of buckling up and being located first installation turn-ups 334 inboard, a base 32 for connecting dry clothing unit.

The reinforcing plate 33 is formed substantially as a square plate and includes a first plate portion 331 and a second plate portion 332 provided recessed with respect to the first plate portion 331 and surrounding the first plate portion 331, a front portion of the second plate portion 332 forming an extended portion beyond an outer peripheral edge of the base 32, a plurality of second ventilation holes 3321 provided in the extended portion, a plurality of reinforcing recessed portions 3313 provided in the first plate portion 331 and arranged at intervals in a front-rear direction, each of the reinforcing recessed portions 3313 extending in a left-right direction, a plurality of reinforcing convex portions 3323 provided in the second plate portion 332 and arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction of the first plate portion 331, an outer peripheral edge of the reinforcing plate 33 further provided with a fixing flange 333 bent upward, the fixing flange 333 being provided with a fixing hole 3331, the fixing flange 333 further having a through hole 3332 penetrating in a thickness direction thereof, a mounting boss 3324 provided at a position of the reinforcing plate 33 adjacent to the through hole 3332, a top portion of the mounting boss 3324 being provided with a mounting hole 3325, for example, to connect with the mounting boss 3324.

When the clothes drying module works, a part of air positioned in the clothes washing module flows into the air suction area 321 from the avoiding gap 336 through a gap between the air suction area 321 and the front panel 12 to be used for cooling the heat pump system, and the air between the clothes drying module and the clothes washing module can also realize circulation through the plurality of second ventilation holes 3321.

As shown in fig. 27 to 31, the clothes drying unit includes a drying drum and support structures 312 provided at the front and rear ends of the drying drum, wherein the support structure 312 at the front end of the drying drum is connected to the third vertical beam 112 and the fourth vertical beam 113 by two frame connectors 313.

The frame connector 313 includes a connecting body 3134 and two connecting arms 3135, the connecting body 3134 extends along a length direction of the third vertical beam 112 or the fourth vertical beam 113, the two connecting arms 3135 are connected to both ends of the connecting body 3134 and extend toward the support structure 312, and the connecting arm 3135 is recessed toward the second receiving space 1102 with respect to the connecting body 3134. Each connecting arm 3135 has a first connecting hole 3131, and the connecting body 3134 has a first fixing protrusion 3132 and a second fixing protrusion 3133 bent toward the third vertical beam 112 or the fourth vertical beam 113.

The support structure 312 has a second coupling hole 3121 corresponding to the position of the first coupling hole 3131, and the frame connection member 313 is coupled to the support structure 312 by a fastener inserted through the first coupling hole 3131 and the second coupling hole 3121.

A front side surface of each of the third vertical beam 112 and the fourth vertical beam 113 is provided with a concave second receiving recess 1132, a bottom wall of the second receiving recess 1132 on the third vertical beam 112 is provided with a first fixing penetration 11321, a bottom wall of the second receiving recess 1132 on the fourth vertical beam 113 is provided with a first fixing penetration 11321, the frame connector 313 is provided in the second receiving recess 1132, a first fixing protrusion 3132 of the frame connector 313 provided on the third vertical beam 112 is fitted into the first fixing penetration 11321 and a second fixing protrusion 3133 is fitted into the second fixing penetration 11322, thereby achieving connection of the third vertical beam 112 and the frame connector 313, a first fixing protrusion 3132 of the frame connector 313 provided on the fourth vertical beam 113 is fitted into the first fixing penetration 11321 and a second fixing protrusion 3133 is fitted into the second fixing penetration 11322, thereby achieving connection of the fourth vertical beam 113 and the frame connector 313.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", and the like, indicate orientations and positional relationships based on the orientations and positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are used merely for convenience in describing the present invention and for simplicity in description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element so referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

Other configurations, such as a drying module, a washing module, etc., and operations of the laundry treating apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention are known to those of ordinary skill in the art and will not be described in detail herein.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

While embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A laundry treating apparatus, comprising:

the clothes treatment module comprises a barrel and a supporting structure arranged on one side of the barrel;

a support frame defining an accommodation space therein, the laundry treatment module being adapted to be fitted into the accommodation space with the support structure being at least partially connected with the support frame.

2. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a front panel covering a front side of the laundry treating module and connected with the supporting frame,

the supporting structure is provided with a clothes taking and placing opening, and the front panel is provided with an opening corresponding to the position of the clothes taking and placing opening.

3. A laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the support frame has first and second spaced apart vertical beams, the support structure being connected to the first and second vertical beams by at least two frame connections.

4. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the frame connecting member has a first connecting hole, the support structure has a second connecting hole corresponding to the first connecting hole, and the frame connecting member and the support structure are connected by a fastener inserted through the first connecting hole and the second connecting hole.

5. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a side surface of each of the first vertical beam and the second vertical beam facing away from the accommodating space is provided with a concave second accommodating recess, and at least a portion of the frame connecting member is provided in the second accommodating recess.

6. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 5, wherein a bottom wall of the second accommodating recess is provided with a first fixing penetration hole, and the frame connecting member has a first fixing protrusion bent toward the first vertical beam or the second vertical beam, the first fixing protrusion being fitted into the first fixing penetration hole.

7. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the bottom wall of the second receiving recess is provided with a second fixing penetration hole spaced apart from the first fixing penetration hole, and the frame connecting member has a second fixing protrusion bent toward the first vertical beam or the second vertical beam and spaced apart from the first fixing protrusion, the second fixing protrusion being fitted into the second fixing penetration hole.

8. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the first fixing protrusion and the second fixing protrusion are respectively formed in a hook shape extending toward each other.

9. The laundry treating apparatus according to any one of claims 3-8, wherein the frame connecting member is further connected with the first vertical beam or the second vertical beam by a fastener.

10. The laundry treating apparatus according to any one of claims 3-9, wherein the frame connecting member includes:

the connecting body extends along the length direction of the first vertical beam or the second vertical beam and is connected to one side surface, back to the accommodating space, of the first vertical beam or the second vertical beam;

two linking arms, two the linking arm is connected connect the both ends of connecting the body and surpass first perpendicular roof beam with the second erects the roof beam one side relative to each other, the linking arm with bearing structure connects.

11. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the connecting arm is recessed with respect to the connecting body toward the inside of the accommodating space.

12. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the connecting body is smoothly transitionally connected with the connecting arm.