CN111434836B

CN111434836B - Washing machine and washing basket assembly thereof

Info

Publication number: CN111434836B
Application number: CN201910028781.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张嫄; 王桑龙; 牟秋启; 章松发
Original assignee: Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co Ltd
Current assignee: Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-01-11
Filing date: 2019-01-11
Publication date: 2022-10-18
Anticipated expiration: 2039-01-11
Also published as: CN111434836A

Abstract

The invention provides a washing machine and a washing basket assembly thereof, wherein the washing basket assembly comprises: the inner side wall of the balance ring is provided with a first guide inclined plane; and the laundry basket is nested and assembled in the balance ring and supported by the balance ring, a second guide inclined plane is arranged on the outer side wall of the laundry basket, and the second guide inclined plane is matched with the first guide inclined plane and used for guiding the laundry basket to rotate and descend relative to the balance ring in the assembling process so as to enable the laundry basket to automatically slide to a preset installation position. The washing basket is nested and assembled in the balance ring and supported on the balance ring, so that the transmission device can be prevented from occupying the space of the inner barrel of the washing machine, the washing space of the inner barrel of the washing machine is larger, the washing effect is better, and the problem that clothes are wound on the transmission shaft is avoided; and the washing basket utilizes gravity automatic sliding to predetermined mounted position at the in-process of assembly, need not the user and carries out complicated operation to showing the assembly efficiency who has improved the washing basket, having improved user's use experience.

Description

Washing machine and washing basket assembly thereof

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of washing machines, in particular to a washing basket assembly and a washing machine comprising the same.

Background

With the continuous improvement of living standard, people pay more and more attention to life quality and health, so that the performance of the traditional washing machine can not meet the diversified use requirements of users, specifically, the traditional washing machine generally has stronger mechanical force to meet the requirement of cleaning force on clothes, but the traditional washing machine is easy to cause color mixing of deep and light clothes, and the problems of clothes abrasion and the like can be caused on precious clothes.

In order to solve the above problems, the prior art provides a method for washing in a partitioned manner, wherein a small bucket and a large bucket are arranged in a washing machine, and the small bucket and the large bucket are connected with an impeller at the bottom of the large bucket (or called an inner bucket of the washing machine) through a transmission device.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve at least one of the above technical problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a laundry basket assembly for a washing machine.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a washing machine including the above-mentioned laundry basket assembly.

In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention provides a laundry basket assembly for a washing machine, comprising: the inner side wall of the balance ring is provided with a first guide inclined plane; and the washing basket is arranged in the balancing ring and is supported by the balancing ring, a second guide inclined plane is arranged on the outer side wall of the washing basket, and the second guide inclined plane is matched with the first guide inclined plane and is used for guiding the washing basket to rotate and descend relative to the balancing ring in the assembling process so as to enable the washing basket to automatically slide to a preset installation position.

Compared with the structure that the washing basket is connected to the impeller at the bottom of the large barrel through the transmission device in the prior art, the washing basket assembly provided by the technical scheme of the first aspect of the invention can prevent the transmission device from occupying the space of the inner barrel of the washing machine, so that the washing space of the inner barrel of the washing machine is larger, the washing effect is better, and the problem that clothes are wound on the transmission shaft can be avoided; and through the cooperation on first direction inclined plane and second direction inclined plane between laundry basket and the compensating ring for the laundry basket utilizes gravity can autogiration decline at the in-process of assembly, slide to predetermined mounted position until the laundry basket, the user only needs place the laundry basket in the position that first direction inclined plane and second direction inclined plane contacted when doing the laundry like this, then loosen the hand, the laundry basket can automatic sliding to predetermined mounted position, need not the user and carry out complicated operation, thereby showing the assembly efficiency who has improved the laundry basket, user's use experience has been improved.

In addition, the washing basket component in the technical scheme provided by the invention can also have the following additional technical characteristics:

in the above technical solution, a first guide plate is arranged on the inner side wall of the balance ring, and the first guide plate is provided with two first guide inclined planes arranged at intervals; the outer side wall of the washing basket is provided with a second guide plate, the second guide plate is provided with two second guide inclined planes which are arranged at intervals, and the two second guide inclined planes correspond to the two first guide inclined planes one by one.

Set up first deflector on the inside wall of compensating ring, correspondingly, set up the second deflector on the lateral wall of laundry basket, the shape through first deflector of rational design and second deflector can form first direction inclined plane and second direction inclined plane, and the structure and principle are comparatively simple, easily realize, and first deflector and second deflector can also play the effect of reinforcing plate simultaneously, are favorable to improving the intensity of laundry basket and compensating ring. Further, first deflector is formed with the first direction inclined plane that two intervals set up, correspondingly, the second deflector is formed with the second direction inclined plane that two intervals set up, and two second direction inclined planes and two first direction inclined plane one-to-ones, then a first deflector has formed two sets of direction cooperation structures with a second deflector, make the laundry basket can forward rotation descend to predetermined mounted position, also can the counter rotation descend to predetermined mounted position, therefore the operation degree of freedom when further having improved the user and placing the laundry basket, further improved user's use and experienced.

In the above technical solution, the two first guiding inclined planes are symmetrical to each other, and the two second guiding inclined planes are symmetrical to each other.

Two first direction inclined planes are symmetrical each other, and two second direction inclined planes are symmetrical each other for the structure of laundry basket and compensating ring is comparatively regular, and both the machine-shaping of being convenient for has improved the pleasing to the eye degree of product again. Specifically, the first guide plate and the second guide plate are integrally in the shape of an isosceles triangle or an isosceles trapezoid which rotatably extends along the circumferential direction of the laundry basket assembly, and the side surface where the two waists are located is the first guide inclined plane or the second guide inclined plane.

In the above technical solution, the number of the first guide plates is plural, the plural first guide plates are distributed along the circumferential direction of the balance ring, and one second guide plate is sandwiched between at least one pair of adjacent first guide plates; and/or the number of the second guide plates is multiple, the second guide plates are distributed along the circumferential direction of the balance ring, and one first guide plate is clamped between at least one pair of adjacent second guide plates.

The first guide plates are distributed along the circumferential direction of the balance ring, so that the area of the first guide inclined plane is obviously increased, the probability that the first guide inclined plane is in contact fit with the second guide inclined plane when the laundry basket is placed is improved, the operation freedom of a user when the laundry basket is placed is further improved, and the use experience of the user is further improved; and a second guide plate is clamped between at least one pair of adjacent first guide plates, so that the first guide plates and the second guide plates are matched to play a good limiting effect and a good supporting effect on the washing basket, the washing basket can be prevented from rotating in the circumferential direction or moving in the axial direction under the condition of not receiving external force, and the stability of the washing basket in the using process is improved.

Similarly, the number of the second guide plates is multiple, and the second guide plates are distributed along the circumferential direction of the balance ring, so that the area of the second guide inclined surface is obviously increased, the probability that the first guide inclined surface is in contact fit with the second guide inclined surface when the laundry basket is placed is also improved, the operation freedom of a user when the laundry basket is placed is further improved, and the use experience of the user is further improved; and a first guide plate is clamped between at least one pair of adjacent second guide plates, so that the second guide plates and the first guide plates are matched to play a good limiting effect and a good supporting effect on the washing basket, the washing basket can be prevented from rotating in the circumferential direction or moving in the axial direction under the condition of not receiving external force, and the stability of the washing basket in the using process is improved.

Preferably, the quantity of first deflector is four, four first deflectors are evenly distributed along the circumferential direction of gimbal, the quantity of second deflector is four, four second deflectors surround the laundry basket and form the serration structure, then four first deflectors and four second deflectors cross distribution after the assembly is accomplished, thus, the user places the laundry basket in the optional position, the laundry basket can target in place by automatic sliding, and the assembly stability of the laundry basket has both been guaranteed after the assembly is accomplished, the structure of laundry basket and gimbal has also been simplified, the probability that too much first deflectors and second deflectors result in the circumstances such as jamming has also been avoided simultaneously, and the assembly efficiency is improved.

In any one of the above technical solutions, one of the laundry basket and the balance ring is provided with a buckle, and the other is provided with a clamping groove, and the buckle can be clamped with or separated from the clamping groove.

Utilize the cooperation of buckle and draw-in groove, can realize that the joint of doing washing basket and gimbal is fixed, prevent that the washing basket from rotating and axial motion for the gimbal in the use to guaranteed the stability of washing basket in the use, and the joint is fixed and have the advantage that the dismouting is simple and easy, convenient, the user of being convenient for carries out the dismouting to washing basket and gimbal more conveniently, high-efficiently.

Specifically, the buckle can be arranged on the washing basket, and the clamping groove is arranged on the inner side wall of the balance ring; the positions of the buckle and the clamping groove can be changed, the clamping groove is arranged on the laundry basket, and the buckle is arranged on the inner side wall of the balance ring. Wherein, the quantity of buckle can be one, also can be a plurality of, and when the quantity of buckle was a plurality of, a plurality of buckles were along the circumferential direction interval distribution of laundry basket. Preferably, the quantity of buckle is two, and two buckle symmetries set up, have so both guaranteed the fixed effect of laundry basket, have simplified the structure of product again.

In the technical scheme, the buckle sets up on the laundry basket, the draw-in groove sets up on the inside wall of compensating ring, the buckle is including being located the stirring portion at laundry basket top and with the joint portion that the stirring portion links to each other, joint portion extend to on the lateral wall of laundry basket, and be equipped with draw-in groove matched with card is protruding, the card is protruding joint portion card income when being radially outwards pressed the draw-in groove, and is in deviate from when the stirring portion is radially outwards stirred the draw-in groove.

The buckle is arranged on the laundry basket, the clamping groove is arranged on the inner side wall of the balance ring, the buckle comprises a shifting portion and a clamping portion, the clamping portion extends to the outer side wall of the laundry basket and is provided with a clamping protrusion, when the laundry basket is installed, the laundry basket is placed at a position where the first guide inclined surface is contacted with the second guide inclined surface, then a hand is loosened, when the laundry basket rotates to a preset installation position, the inner side wall of the laundry basket is outwards pressed along the radial direction of the laundry basket, the clamping portion of the buckle is outwards pressed in the radial direction, the clamping protrusion can be clamped into the clamping groove, and circumferential rotation and axial movement of the laundry basket are prevented; otherwise, when dismantling the laundry basket, outwards stir the portion of stirring along the radial direction of laundry basket, utilize lever principle, joint portion can be along the radial direction internal rotation of laundry basket, and then drives the protruding draw-in groove of deviating from of card, then upwards carries and draws the laundry basket, can realize the dismantlement of laundry basket.

Of course, the laundry basket and the balance ring may be fixed by a sliding buckle (the laundry basket and the balance ring are assembled and disassembled by pushing and pulling the sliding buckle), a fastener, and the like, which are not listed here.

In the technical scheme, the clamping protrusions are obliquely arranged and extend upwards in an oblique manner from inside to outside; and/or the longitudinal section of the toggle part is U-shaped, and the U-shaped opening of the toggle part is arranged inwards; and/or, the lower part of buckle is equipped with the torsional spring, the torsional spring with the buckle reaches the compensating ring cooperatees, and its elastic deformation volume is in the protruding departure of card the in-process of draw-in groove is crescent.

The protruding slope of card sets up, and extends according to the direction tilt up from inside to outside, like this, can also prevent behind the protruding card income draw-in groove that the laundry basket from moving along its radial relative gimbal ring to reduced the laundry basket and deviate from the probability of draw-in groove under the effect of not receiving the external force, and then further improved the fixed effect to the laundry basket.

The longitudinal section of stirring portion is the U-shaped, and its U-shaped opening sets up inwards, and the user of being convenient for radially outwards stirs stirring portion when dismantling the laundry basket, makes stirring portion still form handle structure simultaneously, the portable laundry basket of the user of being convenient for.

The torsion spring is arranged at the lower part of the buckle, the torsion spring is matched with the buckle and the balance ring, and the elastic deformation of the torsion spring is gradually increased in the process that the clamping protrusion is separated from the clamping groove, so that after the assembly is finished, the torsion spring exerts an acting force on the buckle to prevent the clamping protrusion from being separated from the clamping groove, and the fixing reliability of the washing basket is effectively improved; meanwhile, in the process of assembling the laundry basket, when the laundry basket slides to the preset installation position, the torsion spring can drive the clamping part to rotate towards the direction close to the inner side wall of the balance ring, so that the clamping protrusion is automatically clamped into the clamping groove, the automatic clamping of the clamping buckle and the clamping groove is realized, a user does not need to manually press the laundry basket, and the use experience of the user is further improved; otherwise, when the washing basket is detached, the user lifts the washing basket upwards, and the torsion of the torsion spring is overcome through the lifting force.

In any of the above technical solutions, the side wall of the washing basket is obliquely arranged and extends obliquely outward according to a direction from bottom to top.

In the above technical scheme, an included angle between the side wall of the washing basket and the vertical direction is greater than 5 degrees.

The lateral wall slope of laundry basket sets up, and according to the direction from bottom to top outwards slope extension, is convenient for the washing water upwards outwards flow under the effect of centrifugal force to improve the dehydration drainage effect of laundry basket.

Preferably, the included angle between the side wall of the washing basket and the vertical direction is limited within the range of more than 5 degrees, so that the washing basket is guaranteed to have a good dewatering and water draining effect.

In any of the above technical schemes, at least one lifting rib is arranged on the inner side wall of the washing basket.

Set up at least one on the inside wall of laundry basket and promote the muscle, can improve stirring and the promotion effect to the washing water in the laundry basket to improve the clean effect of clothing. Preferably, the quantity of lifting rib is a plurality of, and a plurality of lifting rib are along the circumferential direction evenly distributed of laundry basket.

In the above technical solution, the lifting rib includes a first sub-rib and a second sub-rib which are adjacently arranged, and the first sub-rib and the second sub-rib are arranged in a splayed shape.

The promotion muscle includes the first sub muscle and the sub muscle of second of adjacent arrangement, and first sub muscle and the sub muscle of second arrange and be the splayed, promptly: promote the muscle and arrange in pairs, and two muscle arranged in pairs to opposite direction slope, like this, no matter forward rotation or reverse rotation, promote the muscle and can both have good rivers undulant and promotion effect to further improve the clean effect of clothing in the laundry basket.

In any of the above technical solutions, the laundry basket includes a washing tub and a tub cover, the washing tub has a tub opening, the tub cover is annular and disposed at the tub opening of the washing tub, and an outer edge of the tub cover forms a protruding edge supported on the balancing ring; and/or a drain hole is formed in the upper portion of the side wall of the washing basket, and a water discharge port communicated with the drain hole is formed in the balance ring.

The laundry basket includes washtub and bung, and the washtub is used for holding the clothing of treating abluent, and the bung is the annular and sets up at the bung hole position that the laundry leads to, can prevent that the washing water in the washtub from outwards splashing, and the outer fringe position of bung forms into protruding edge, and protruding edge supports on the gimbal, guarantees the gimbal to the stable support of laundry basket. Further, for the scheme that the buckle is arranged on the washing basket, the buckle is arranged on the barrel cover.

The side wall of the laundry basket is provided with the drain hole, the corresponding position on the balance ring is provided with the water outlet communicated with the drain hole, so that the washing water in the laundry basket can be upwards drained between the inner barrel and the outer barrel through the drain hole and the water outlet, a good drainage effect is achieved, the washing water cannot completely upwards impact the top structure of the laundry basket, and therefore water splash caused by high-speed dehydration is prevented. Preferably, the number of the drain holes is a plurality, and the plurality of drain holes are uniformly distributed along the circumferential direction of the washing basket. As for the shape of the drain hole and the drain opening, there is no particular limitation, and for example, the drain hole includes a plurality of circular holes and the drain opening has a square shape. The drain hole can be arranged between the adjacent second guide plates, and the drain hole penetrates through the first guide plate.

In any one of the above technical schemes, the top of the washing basket is provided with a water retaining ring.

The top of the washing basket is provided with the water retaining ring which can block the washing water flowing upwards, thereby preventing water splash caused by high-speed dehydration from splashing.

In the technical scheme, the water retaining ring is assembled on the washing basket through a fixed connecting structure; or the water retaining ring and the washing basket are of an integrated structure.

The water retaining ring can be assembled on the washing basket through a fixed connecting structure (such as a fastener like a screw) and can also be directly formed into an integrated structure with the washing basket (such as welding forming, injection molding, bonding forming and the like). Specifically, for the scheme that the washing basket comprises the washing barrel and the barrel cover, the water retaining ring can be assembled on the barrel cover through a fixed connecting structure, and can also form an integrated structure with the barrel cover, and at the moment, the water retaining ring is equivalent to the inner edge of the barrel cover.

An aspect of the second aspect of the present invention provides a washing machine, including: an inner barrel; and a laundry basket assembly as defined in any one of the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the balancing ring is connected to a top portion of the inner tub.

The washing machine provided by the technical scheme of the second aspect of the present invention includes the washing basket assembly according to any one of the technical schemes of the first aspect, so that all the advantages of any one of the technical schemes are achieved, and details are not repeated herein.

In any of the above technical solutions, the washing machine is a pulsator washing machine.

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 schematic perspective view of a laundry basket according to some embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a laundry basket assembly according to some embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the first guide plate and the second guide plate in a first configuration according to some embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic illustration of the engagement of a first guide plate with a second guide plate in a second state according to some embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic assembled view of the laundry basket assembly of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 isbase:Sub>A cross-sectional view of the basket assembly of FIG. 5 taken along line A-A;

fig. 7 is an enlarged schematic view of a portion B in fig. 6.

Wherein, the correspondence between the reference numbers and the part names in fig. 1 to 7 is:

10 balance ring, 11 first guide plate, 111 first guide inclined plane, 12 neck, 13 outlet, 20 laundry basket, 21 washing barrel, 211 lifting rib, 2111 first sub rib, 2112 second sub rib, 212 drain hole, 213 second guide plate, 2131 second guide inclined plane, 22 barrel cover, 23 buckle, 231 toggle part, 232 clamping part, 233 clamping protrusion and 24 water retaining ring.

Detailed Description

In order that the above objects, features and advantages of the present invention can be more clearly understood, a more particular description of the invention, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and detailed description, is set forth below. It should be noted that the embodiments and features of the embodiments of the present application may be combined with each other without conflict.

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention, however, the present invention may be practiced in other ways than those specifically described herein, and therefore the scope of the present invention is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

A washing machine and a laundry basket assembly thereof according to some embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 1 to 7.

As shown in fig. 1 to 7, an embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention provides a laundry basket assembly for a washing machine, comprising: a balance ring 10 and a laundry basket 20.

Specifically, a first guide inclined plane 111 is arranged on the inner side wall of the balance ring 10; the laundry basket 20 is installed in the balance ring 10 and supported by the balance ring 10, and a second guiding inclined surface 2131 is provided on an outer side wall of the laundry basket 20, the second guiding inclined surface 2131 is matched with the first guiding inclined surface 111 for guiding the laundry basket 20 to rotate and descend relative to the balance ring 10 in the assembling process, so that the laundry basket 20 automatically slides to a preset installation position.

Compared with the prior art that the washing basket 20 is connected to the impeller at the bottom of the large barrel through the transmission device, the washing basket assembly provided by the embodiment of the first aspect of the invention has the advantages that the transmission device can be prevented from occupying the space of the inner barrel of the washing machine, so that the washing space of the inner barrel of the washing machine is larger, the washing effect is better, and the problem that clothes are wound on the transmission shaft can be avoided; and through the cooperation of first guide inclined plane 111 and second guide inclined plane 2131 between laundry basket 20 and balancing ring 10, make laundry basket 20 utilize gravity can autogiration to descend at the in-process of assembly, until laundry basket 20 slides to predetermined mounted position, only need place laundry basket 20 in the position that first guide inclined plane 111 and second guide inclined plane 2131 contacted when the user washes clothes like this, then loosen the hand, laundry basket 20 can slide to predetermined mounted position automatically, need not the user and carry out complicated operation, thereby showing the assembly efficiency who has improved laundry basket 20, user's use experience has been improved.

The detailed structure of the laundry basket assembly provided in the present application will be described in detail below with reference to some embodiments.

Example one

A first guide plate 11 is arranged on the inner side wall of the balance ring 10, and two first guide inclined planes 111 arranged at intervals are formed on the first guide plate 11, as shown in fig. 3 and 4; the outer sidewall of the washing basket 20 is provided with a second guide plate 213, the second guide plate 213 is formed with two second guide inclined surfaces 2131 arranged at intervals, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, and the two second guide inclined surfaces 2131 correspond to the two first guide inclined surfaces 111 one to one.

Set up first deflector 11 on the inside wall of compensating ring 10, correspondingly, set up second deflector 213 on the outside wall of laundry basket 20, the shape through first deflector 11 of rational design and second deflector 213 can form first direction inclined plane 111 and second direction inclined plane 2131, the structure and principle are comparatively simple, easily realize, first deflector 11 and second deflector 213 can also play the effect of reinforcing plate simultaneously, be favorable to improving the intensity of laundry basket 20 and compensating ring 10.

Further, the first guide plate 11 is formed with two first guide inclined planes 111 arranged at intervals (for example, two first guide inclined planes 111 arranged oppositely), correspondingly, the second guide plate 213 is formed with two second guide inclined planes 2131 arranged at intervals (for example, two second guide inclined planes 2131 arranged oppositely), and the two second guide inclined planes 2131 correspond to the two first guide inclined planes 111 one by one, so that one first guide plate 11 and one second guide plate 213 form two sets of guide matching structures, so that the laundry basket 20 can rotate forward and descend to a preset installation position, and also can rotate backward and descend to a preset installation position, thereby further improving the operation freedom when a user places the laundry basket 20, and further improving the use experience of the user.

Further, the two first guide slopes 111 and the two second guide slopes 2131 are symmetrical to each other, as shown in fig. 3 and 4.

The two first guide inclined planes 111 are symmetrical to each other, and the two second guide inclined planes 2131 are symmetrical to each other, so that the structures of the laundry basket 20 and the balance ring 10 are regular, the processing and the forming are facilitated, and the attractiveness of the product is improved. Specifically, the first guide plate 11 and the second guide plate 213 are integrally formed as an isosceles triangle (as shown in fig. 1 to 4) or an isosceles trapezoid extending in the circumferential direction of the laundry basket assembly, and the side surface where the two waists are located is the first lead inclined surface or the second guide inclined surface 2131.

Further, the number of the first guide plates 11 is plural, as shown in fig. 2 to 4, the plural first guide plates 11 are distributed along the circumferential direction of the balance ring 10, and a second guide plate 213 is interposed between at least one pair of adjacent first guide plates 11; the number of the second guide plates 213 is plural, as shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, the plural second guide plates 213 are distributed along the circumferential direction of the balance ring 10, and one first guide plate 11 is interposed between at least one pair of adjacent second guide plates 213, as shown in fig. 4.

The number of the first guide plates 11 is multiple, and the multiple first guide plates 11 are distributed along the circumferential direction of the balance ring 10, so that the area of the first guide inclined surface 111 is obviously increased, the probability that the first guide inclined surface 111 and the second guide inclined surface 2131 are in contact fit when the laundry basket 20 is placed is improved, the operation freedom of a user when the laundry basket 20 is placed is further improved, and the use experience of the user is further improved; and a second guide plate 213 is clamped between at least one pair of adjacent first guide plates 11, so that the first guide plates 11 and the second guide plates 213 are matched to play a good limiting effect and a good supporting effect on the laundry basket 20, and the laundry basket 20 can be prevented from rotating in the circumferential direction or moving in the axial direction under the condition of not receiving external force, thereby improving the stability of the laundry basket 20 in the using process.

Similarly, the number of the second guide plates 213 is multiple, and the multiple second guide plates 213 are distributed along the circumferential direction of the balance ring 10, so that the area of the second guide inclined surface 2131 is significantly increased, the probability that the first guide inclined surface 111 and the second guide inclined surface 2131 are in contact fit when the laundry basket 20 is placed is also increased, the operation freedom of the user when the laundry basket 20 is placed is further increased, and the use experience of the user is further improved; and a first guide plate 11 is arranged between at least one pair of adjacent second guide plates 213, so that the second guide plates 213 and the first guide plates 11 are matched to perform a good limiting effect and a good supporting effect on the laundry basket 20, and the laundry basket 20 can be prevented from circumferential rotation or axial movement under the condition of no external force, thereby improving the stability of the laundry basket 20 in the using process.

Preferably, the number of the first guide plates 11 is four, the four first guide plates 11 are uniformly distributed along the circumferential direction of the balance ring 10, the number of the second guide plates 213 is four, the four second guide plates 213 surround the laundry basket 20 to form a saw-toothed structure, and then the four first guide plates 11 and the four second guide plates 213 are distributed in a crossed manner after assembly is completed, so that a user places the laundry basket 20 at any position, the laundry basket 20 can automatically slide in place, the assembly stability of the laundry basket 20 is ensured after assembly is completed, the structures of the laundry basket 20 and the balance ring 10 are simplified, meanwhile, the probability of clamping stagnation and the like caused by the excessive number of the first guide plates 11 and the second guide plates 213 is avoided, and the assembly efficiency is improved.

Furthermore, one of the washing basket 20 and the balance ring 10 is provided with a buckle 23, the other is provided with a clamping groove 12, and the buckle 23 can be clamped with or separated from the clamping groove 12.

Utilize the cooperation of buckle 23 and draw-in groove 12, can realize that the joint of laundry basket 20 and compensating ring 10 is fixed, prevent that laundry basket 20 from rotating and axial motion relative to compensating ring 10 in the use to guaranteed the stability of laundry basket 20 in the use, and the joint is fixed has the advantage that the dismouting is simple and easy, convenient, and the user of being convenient for carries out the dismouting to laundry basket 20 and compensating ring 10 more conveniently, high-efficiently.

Specifically, the fastener 23 may be disposed on the laundry basket 20, and the slot 12 may be disposed on the inner sidewall of the balancing ring 10; the positions of the buckle 23 and the clamping groove 12 can be changed, the clamping groove 12 is arranged on the washing basket 20, and the buckle 23 is arranged on the inner side wall of the balance ring 10. Wherein, the quantity of buckle 23 can be one, also can be a plurality of, and when the quantity of buckle 23 was a plurality of, a plurality of buckles 23 were along the circumferential direction interval distribution of laundry basket 20. Preferably, the number of the buckles 23 is two, and the two buckles 23 are symmetrically arranged, so that the fixing effect of the washing basket 20 is ensured, and the structure of the product is simplified.

Further, the buckle 23 is disposed on the laundry basket 20, as shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, the slot 12 is disposed on the inner side wall of the balance ring 10, the buckle 23 includes a shifting portion 231 located at the top of the laundry basket 20 and a clamping portion 232 connected to the shifting portion 231, the clamping portion 232 extends to the outer side wall of the laundry basket 20, and is provided with a clamping protrusion 233 matched with the slot 12, the clamping protrusion 233 is clamped into the slot 12 when the clamping portion 232 is pressed radially outward, and is released from the slot 12 when the shifting portion 231 is shifted radially outward.

The buckle 23 is arranged on the laundry basket 20, the clamping groove 12 is arranged on the inner side wall of the balance ring 10, the buckle 23 comprises a shifting portion 231 and a clamping portion 232, the clamping portion 232 extends to the outer side wall of the laundry basket 20 and is provided with a clamping protrusion 233, when the laundry basket 20 is installed, the laundry basket 20 is placed at a position where the first guide inclined surface 111 and the second guide inclined surface 2131 are contacted, then a hand is released, when the laundry basket 20 rotates to a preset installation position, the inner side wall of the laundry basket 20 is pressed outwards along the radial direction of the laundry basket 20, the clamping portion 232 of the buckle 23 is pressed outwards in the radial direction, the clamping protrusion 233 can be clamped into the clamping groove 12, and circumferential rotation and axial movement of the laundry basket 20 are prevented; on the contrary, when dismantling laundry basket 20, stir toggle portion 231 outwards along laundry basket 20's radial direction, utilize lever principle, joint portion 232 can be along laundry basket 20's radial direction internal rotation, and then drive protruding 233 of card and deviate from draw-in groove 12, then upwards carry laundry basket 20, can realize laundry basket 20's dismantlement.

Further, the catching protrusion 233 is obliquely disposed and extends obliquely upward in an inside-out direction, as shown in fig. 6.

Protruding 233 of card slope sets up, and according to the direction tilt up extension from inside to outside, like this, protruding 233 of card can also prevent behind the card income draw-in groove 12 that laundry basket 20 from following its radial relative gimbal ring 10 motion to reduced laundry basket 20 and deviate from the probability of draw-in groove 12 under the effect of not receiving the external force, and then further improved the fixed effect to laundry basket 20.

Further, the toggle part 231 has a U-shaped longitudinal section with its U-shaped opening facing inward, as shown in fig. 1 and 2.

The longitudinal section of toggle portion 231 is the U-shaped, and its U-shaped opening sets up inwards, and the user of being convenient for radially outwards toggles toggle portion 231 when dismantling laundry basket 20, makes toggle portion 231 still form handle structure simultaneously, the portable laundry basket 20 of the user of being convenient for.

Example two

The difference from the first embodiment is that: on the basis of the first embodiment, a torsion spring is further disposed at the lower portion of the buckle 23, the torsion spring is matched with the buckle 23 and the balance ring 10, and the elastic deformation of the torsion spring is gradually increased in the process that the clamping protrusion 233 is disengaged from the clamping groove 12.

The torsion spring is arranged at the lower part of the buckle 23, the torsion spring is matched with the buckle 23 and the balance ring 10, the elastic deformation of the torsion spring is gradually increased in the process that the clamping protrusion 233 is separated from the clamping groove 12, and after the assembly is finished, the torsion spring exerts an acting force on the buckle 23 to prevent the clamping protrusion 233 from being separated from the clamping groove 12, so that the fixing reliability of the washing basket 20 is effectively improved; meanwhile, in the process of assembling the laundry basket 20, when the laundry basket 20 slides to the preset installation position, the torsion spring can drive the clamping portion 232 to rotate towards the direction close to the inner side wall of the balance ring 10, so that the clamping protrusion 233 is automatically clamped into the clamping groove 12, the automatic clamping of the clamping buckle 23 and the clamping groove 12 is realized, and a user does not need to manually press the laundry basket 20, so that the use experience of the user is further improved; on the contrary, when the laundry basket 20 is disassembled, the user pulls the laundry basket 20 upward, and the torsional force of the torsion spring is overcome by the lifting force.

Of course, the laundry basket 20 and the balance ring 10 may be fixed by a sliding fastener (the laundry basket and the balance ring are assembled and disassembled by pushing and pulling the sliding fastener), a fastener, and the like, which are not illustrated herein.

EXAMPLE III

The difference from the first embodiment or the second embodiment is that: in addition to the first or second embodiment, further, the side wall of the washing basket 20 is disposed obliquely and extends obliquely outward in the direction from bottom to top, as shown in fig. 1, 2 and 7.

The side wall of the washing basket 20 is inclined and extends outward in the downward and upward direction, so that the washing water can flow upward and outward under the action of centrifugal force, and the dewatering and drainage effects of the washing basket 20 are improved.

Preferably, the side walls of the basket 20 are angled more than 5 ° from the vertical.

The included angle between the side wall of the washing basket 20 and the vertical direction is limited within the range of more than 5 degrees, so that the washing basket 20 can have a good dewatering and water draining effect.

Example four

The difference from the third embodiment is that: on the basis of the third embodiment, at least one lifting rib 211 is further arranged on the inner side wall of the washing basket 20.

Set up at least one on the inside wall of laundry basket 20 and promote muscle 211, can improve stir and the promotion effect to the washing water in laundry basket 20 to improve the clean effect of clothing. Preferably, the number of the lifting ribs 211 is plural, and the plurality of lifting ribs 211 are uniformly distributed along the circumferential direction of the laundry basket 20.

Further, the lifting rib 211 includes a first sub-rib 2111 and a second sub-rib 2112 which are adjacently arranged, and the first sub-rib 2111 and the second sub-rib 2112 are arranged in a figure-of-eight shape, as shown in fig. 1.

The lifting rib 211 comprises a first sub-rib 2111 and a second sub-rib 2112 which are adjacently arranged, and the first sub-rib 2111 and the second sub-rib 2112 are arranged in a splayed shape, namely: the lifting ribs 211 are arranged in pairs, and the two ribs arranged in pairs incline in opposite directions, so that the lifting ribs 211 can have good water flow fluctuation and lifting effect no matter the forward rotation or the reverse rotation, thereby further improving the washing effect of clothes in the washing basket 20.

EXAMPLE five

The difference from the fourth embodiment is that: on the basis of the fourth embodiment, the laundry basket 20 further includes a washing tub 21 and a tub cover 22, as shown in fig. 1, the washing tub 21 has a tub opening, the tub cover 22 is annular and disposed at the tub opening of the washing tub 21, and an outer edge of the tub cover 22 is formed as a ledge supported on the balancing ring 10.

The laundry basket 20 comprises a washing barrel 21 and a barrel cover 22, the washing barrel 21 is used for containing clothes to be washed, the barrel cover 22 is annular and is arranged at the position of a barrel opening of the laundry basket, washing water in the washing barrel 21 can be prevented from splashing outwards, the outer edge part of the barrel cover 22 is formed into a convex edge, and the convex edge is supported on the balance ring 10, so that the balance ring 10 can stably support the laundry basket 20. Further, for the solution that the above-mentioned laundry basket 20 is provided with the buckle 23, the buckle 23 is provided on the tub cover 22.

Further, a drain hole 212 is formed at an upper portion of the sidewall of the laundry basket 20, and a drain opening 13 communicating with the drain hole 212 is formed on the balance ring 10, as shown in fig. 1, 2 and 7.

The side wall of the washing basket 20 is provided with the drain hole 212, and the corresponding position on the balance ring 10 is provided with the drain port 13 communicated with the drain hole 212, so that the washing water in the washing basket 20 can be upwards drained to a position between the inner barrel and the outer barrel through the drain hole 212 and the drain port 13, a good drainage effect is achieved, the washing water cannot completely upwards impact the top structure of the washing basket 20, and splashing of water caused by high-speed dehydration is prevented.

Preferably, the number of the drain holes 212 is plural, and the plural drain holes 212 are uniformly distributed along the circumferential direction of the laundry basket 20. As for the shape of the drain hole 212 and the drain opening 13, there is no particular limitation, for example, the drain hole 212 includes a plurality of circular holes, and the drain opening 13 has a square shape. The drain hole 212 may be disposed between the adjacent second guide plates 213, and the drain port 13 may penetrate the first guide plate 11.

EXAMPLE six

The difference from the fifth embodiment is that: on the basis of the fifth embodiment, a water retaining ring 24 is further provided on the top of the washing basket 20, as shown in fig. 1 and 7.

A water guard ring 24 is provided at the top of the laundry basket 20 to block the washing water flowing upward, thereby preventing splash caused by high-speed dehydration.

Wherein the water guard ring 24 is assembled to the laundry basket 20 by a fixed coupling structure.

EXAMPLE seven

The difference from the sixth embodiment is that: the water guard ring 24 is integrally formed with the laundry basket 20.

The water retaining ring 24 may be mounted to the laundry basket 20 by a fixed connection structure (e.g., a fastener such as a screw), or may be formed directly with the laundry basket 20 as an integral structure (e.g., welded, injection molded, adhesively molded, etc.). Specifically, for the above solution that the laundry basket 20 includes the washing tub 21 and the tub cover 22, the water retaining ring 24 may be assembled on the tub cover 22 through a fixed connection structure, or may be formed as an integrated structure with the tub cover 22, where the water retaining ring 24 is equivalent to the inner edge of the tub cover 22.

An embodiment of the second aspect of the present invention provides a washing machine (not shown in the drawings), comprising: an inner tub and a laundry basket assembly as in any of the embodiments of the first aspect, with a balancing ring 10 attached to the top of the inner tub.

The washing machine provided by the embodiment of the second aspect of the present invention includes any one of the washing basket assemblies of the embodiments of the first aspect, so that all the beneficial effects of any one of the embodiments are provided, and details are not repeated herein.

In any of the above embodiments, the washing machine is a pulsator washing machine.

The washing machine and the operation thereof provided in the present application will be described in detail with reference to a specific embodiment.

A pulsator washing machine comprises an outer barrel, an inner barrel sleeved in the outer barrel and a washing basket assembly, wherein the washing basket assembly comprises a washing basket 20 and a balance ring 10 fixed at the top of the inner barrel.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1, the washing basket 20 includes a tub body (i.e., a washing tub 21), a tub cover 22, a catch 23, a drain hole 212, a guide groove (i.e., a second guide plate 213), and a water-blocking ring 24. A plurality of convex lateral wall ribs (namely lifting ribs 211) are arranged in the barrel body, and the lateral wall ribs are arranged in a splayed shape, so that a good water flow stirring and lifting effect is realized. The included angle between the barrel wall of the barrel body and the vertical direction is larger than 5 degrees so as to realize good dehydration and drainage effects, and 4 groups (at least 1 group, but poor drainage effect) of drainage holes 212 penetrating through the barrel wall are distributed on the upper edge of the barrel body. The barrel cover 22 is provided with 2 (at least 1, but the fixing effect is poor) buckles 23 which are symmetrical around the circumference.

The laundry basket 20 is disposed on the balance ring 10 by the snap 23, and as shown in fig. 2, the balance ring 10 is provided inside with a guide groove (i.e., the first guide plate 11) matching with the guide groove on the laundry basket 20, and a drain hole 212 (i.e., the drain hole 13) matching with the drain hole 212 on the laundry basket 20. In addition, 4 (at least 2 can realize positioning, and 4 can realize positioning in every 90 degrees direction) clamping grooves 12 which are symmetrical around the circumference are arranged on the balance ring 10.

Fig. 3 and 4 are indication diagrams of the autonomous positioning of the laundry basket 20. As shown in fig. 3, when a user places the laundry basket 20 from any angle, the guide grooves on the laundry basket 20 and the guide grooves on the balance ring 10 reach a first position, the first position is changed according to the position where the user puts down the laundry basket 20, the guide grooves on the laundry basket 20 and the guide grooves on the balance ring 10 form a certain angle relative to the horizontal plane, under the action of gravity, the force for driving the basket to rotate around the central axis of the basket in the horizontal direction is resolved by the inclined plane to the gravity, and the basket gradually moves downwards to reach a second position completely matched with the balance ring 10, as shown in fig. 4.

As shown in fig. 5, a user places the laundry basket 20 on the balancing ring 10 from any angle, and due to the gravity, the guide groove on the laundry basket 20 automatically fits with the guide groove on the balancing ring 10, so that the catch 23 of the laundry basket 20 reaches the position of the corresponding slot 12 on the balancing ring 10. When a user presses the buckle 23, the protrusion (i.e., the buckle protrusion 233) at the end of the buckle 23 is buckled into the slot 12, so that the laundry basket 20 is fixed to the balance ring 10. After the washing process is started, the side wall ribs stir water flow, and the clothes cleaning effect is achieved. When the washing is finished and the washing is in a dewatering stage, under the action of centrifugal force, the clothes are tightly attached to the side wall of the barrel body, residual water in the clothes and the washing basket 20 rises and is discharged into a space between the inner barrel and the outer barrel of the washing machine through the water discharge holes 212 on the washing basket 20 and the water discharge holes 212 on the balance ring 10, and water splash caused by high-speed dewatering can be prevented under the dual action of the water retaining ring 24 and the outer barrel cover. After the whole washing procedure is finished, the user only needs to lightly dial the buckle 23 (the upper shifting part 231) to separate the buckle 23 from the clamping groove 12 and lift the washing basket 20.

Compare traditional impeller washing machine, adopt big bucket integrated configuration of size in this patent, the user can independently select to use traditional impeller vat washing, or uses the keg to carry out the water conservation of smallclothes clothing, precious clothing and baby's clothing, the care washing, also can select keg and vat to wash simultaneously, realizes subregion, high-efficient washing.

Simultaneously, the laundry basket 20 of this application is fixed in on the gimbal ring 10 through buckle 23, and not only the user takes the convenience, and the structure itself also has good stability and security. Good washing effect can be realized through washing basket 20 "splayed" lateral wall muscle stirring rivers, and the condition that takes place the splash to splash when washing basket 20 high-speed dehydration can effectively be prevented to drainage structures and water retaining structure's design.

Furthermore, a spring device can be added on the lower part of the buckle 23, so that the laundry basket 20 can be automatically clamped into the clamping groove 12 by putting down the buckle 23, and can be taken out by overcoming the spring force through the lifting force when the laundry basket 20 is taken out.

In conclusion, compared with the structure that the washing basket is connected to the impeller at the bottom of the large barrel through the transmission device in the prior art, the washing basket assembly provided by the invention has the advantages that the washing basket is nested and assembled in the balance ring and is supported on the balance ring, the transmission device can be prevented from occupying the space of the inner barrel of the washing machine, so that the washing space of the inner barrel of the washing machine is larger, the washing effect is better, and the problem that clothes are wound on the transmission shaft can be avoided; and through the cooperation on first direction inclined plane and second direction inclined plane between laundry basket and the compensating ring for the laundry basket utilizes gravity can autogiration decline at the in-process of assembly, slide to predetermined mounted position until the laundry basket, the user only needs place the laundry basket in the position that first direction inclined plane and second direction inclined plane contacted when doing the laundry like this, then loosen the hand, the laundry basket can automatic sliding to predetermined mounted position, need not the user and carry out complicated operation, thereby showing the assembly efficiency who has improved the laundry basket, user's use experience has been improved.

In the present invention, the terms "first", "second", and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance; the term "plurality" means two or more unless explicitly defined otherwise. The terms "mounted," "connected," "fixed," and the like are used broadly and should be construed to include, for example, "connected" may be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; "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 by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "front", "rear", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplification of description, but do not indicate or imply that the referred device or unit must have a specific direction, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description herein, the description of the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "specific embodiments," etc., means 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.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A laundry basket assembly for a washing machine, comprising:

the inner side wall of the balance ring (10) is provided with a first guide inclined plane (111); and

the laundry basket (20) is installed in the balance ring (10) and supported by the balance ring (10), a second guide inclined surface (2131) is arranged on the outer side wall of the laundry basket (20), and the second guide inclined surface (2131) is matched with the first guide inclined surface (111) and is used for guiding the laundry basket (20) to rotate and descend relative to the balance ring (10) in the assembling process so as to enable the laundry basket (20) to automatically slide to a preset installation position;

a first guide plate (11) is arranged on the inner side wall of the balance ring (10), and two first guide inclined planes (111) which are arranged at intervals are formed on the first guide plate (11);

a second guide plate (213) is arranged on the outer side wall of the washing basket (20), two second guide inclined planes (2131) which are arranged at intervals are formed on the second guide plate (213), and the two second guide inclined planes (2131) correspond to the two first guide inclined planes (111) one by one;

one of the laundry basket (20) and the balance ring (10) is provided with a buckle (23), the other one is provided with a clamping groove (12), and the buckle (23) can be clamped with or separated from the clamping groove (12).

2. The laundry basket assembly of claim 1,

the two first guide slopes (111) are symmetrical to each other, and the two second guide slopes (2131) are symmetrical to each other.

3. The laundry basket assembly of claim 2,

the number of the first guide plates (11) is multiple, the multiple first guide plates (11) are distributed along the circumferential direction of the balance ring (10), and one second guide plate (213) is sandwiched between at least one pair of adjacent first guide plates (11); and/or

The number of the second guide plates (213) is multiple, the second guide plates (213) are distributed along the circumferential direction of the balance ring (10), and one first guide plate (11) is arranged between at least one pair of adjacent second guide plates (213).

4. The laundry basket assembly of claim 1,

buckle (23) set up on laundry basket (20), draw-in groove (12) set up on the inside wall of compensating ring (10), buckle (23) including being located the stirring portion (231) at laundry basket (20) top and with joint portion (232) that stirring portion (231) link to each other, joint portion (232) extend to on the lateral wall of laundry basket (20) to be equipped with draw-in groove (12) matched with card is protruding (233), card is protruding (233) card is in card portion (232) is blocked when being radially outwards pressed draw-in groove (12), and is in deviate from when stirring portion (231) are stirred radially outwards draw-in groove (12).

5. A laundry basket assembly according to claim 4,

the clamping protrusions (233) are obliquely arranged and extend obliquely upwards from inside to outside; and/or

The longitudinal section of the toggle part (231) is U-shaped, and the U-shaped opening of the toggle part is arranged inwards; and/or

The lower part of buckle (23) is equipped with the torsional spring, the torsional spring with buckle (23) reaches balancing ring (10) cooperate, and its elastic deformation volume is in card protruding (233) deviate from the in-process of draw-in groove (12) increases gradually.

6. A laundry basket assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 3,

the side wall of the washing basket (20) is obliquely arranged and extends outwards in a direction from bottom to top.

7. A laundry basket assembly according to claim 6,

the included angle between the side wall of the washing basket (20) and the vertical direction is more than 5 degrees.

8. A laundry basket assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 3,

at least one lifting rib (211) is arranged on the inner side wall of the washing basket (20).

9. The laundry basket assembly of claim 8,

the lifting rib (211) comprises a first sub-rib (2111) and a second sub-rib (2112) which are adjacently arranged, and the first sub-rib (2111) and the second sub-rib (2112) are arranged in a splayed shape.

10. A laundry basket assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 3,

the washing basket (20) comprises a washing barrel (21) and a barrel cover (22), the washing barrel (21) is provided with a barrel opening, the barrel cover (22) is annular and is arranged at the barrel opening of the washing barrel (21), and the outer edge part of the barrel cover (22) is formed into a convex edge supported on the balance ring (10); and/or

A drain hole (212) is formed in the upper portion of the side wall of the washing basket (20), and a drain opening (13) communicated with the drain hole (212) is formed in the balance ring (10).

11. A laundry basket assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 3,

the top of the washing basket (20) is provided with a water retaining ring (24).

12. The laundry basket assembly of claim 11,

the water retaining ring (24) is assembled on the washing basket (20) through a fixed connecting structure; or

The water retaining ring (24) and the washing basket (20) are of an integrated structure.

13. A washing machine, characterized by comprising:

an inner barrel; and

the laundry basket assembly of any one of claims 1 to 12 wherein a balancing ring (10) is attached to the top of the inner tub.