CN111501294A

CN111501294A - Mounting beam and clothes treatment equipment

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Publication number: CN111501294A
Application number: CN202010286755.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 朴澯蔿; 顾超林; 王笑笑; 吕凤妍; 王海峰
Original assignee: Wuxi Little Swan Co Ltd
Current assignee: Wuxi Little Swan Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-04-13
Filing date: 2020-04-13
Publication date: 2020-08-07
Anticipated expiration: 2040-04-13
Also published as: CN111501294B

Abstract

The invention discloses a mounting beam and a clothes treatment device, wherein the mounting beam is suitable for being connected with a side panel and/or a front sealing door of the clothes treatment device, and the mounting beam is provided with a detergent box mounting part for mounting a detergent box of the clothes treatment device. According to the mounting beam provided by the embodiment of the invention, the detergent box can be mounted on the mounting beam by arranging the detergent box mounting part, the mounting beam is matched with the side panel or the front sealing door, the fixing reliability of the detergent box is improved, the detergent box is prevented from shaking and the like, meanwhile, the structure for mounting the detergent box on the front sealing door can be avoided, the whole structure is simple, the manufacturing and the assembly are convenient, and the strength of the whole structure of the clothes treatment equipment is ensured.

Description

Mounting beam and clothes treatment equipment

Technical Field

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

Background

In the prior art, a detergent box of the clothes treatment device is usually directly inserted into a front seal door, and the detergent box and the front seal door are installed in a matched mode.

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 propose a mounting beam that can mount a detergent box and ensure the stability of the detergent box.

The invention also provides a clothes treatment device.

According to an embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention, the mounting beam is adapted to be connected to a side panel and/or a front door of a laundry treatment apparatus, and the mounting beam has a detergent box mounting portion for mounting a detergent box of the laundry treatment apparatus.

According to the mounting beam provided by the embodiment of the invention, the detergent box can be mounted on the mounting beam by arranging the detergent box mounting part, the mounting beam is matched with the side panel or the front sealing door, the fixing reliability of the detergent box is improved, the detergent box is prevented from shaking and the like, meanwhile, the structure for mounting the detergent box on the front sealing door can be avoided, the whole structure is simple, the manufacturing and the assembly are convenient, and the strength of the whole structure of the clothes treatment equipment is ensured.

According to the mounting beam of the embodiment of the invention, one of the detergent box mounting part and the detergent box is provided with the mounting convex part, and the other is provided with the mounting hole which is in inserted fit with the mounting convex part.

In some examples, the mounting hole is provided to the mounting cross member and forms a through hole penetrating in a thickness direction of the mounting cross member.

According to the mounting beam of the embodiment of the invention, the surface of one side, facing outwards, of the mounting beam is provided with the mounting concave part, and the detergent box mounting part is arranged in the mounting concave part.

According to an embodiment of the invention, a mounting beam comprises: the transverse beam body extends along the transverse direction and is suitable for being arranged on the front side of a side panel of the clothes treatment equipment, and the detergent box mounting part is located on the mounting transverse beam.

In some examples, the top of the cross beam body has a mounting flange adapted to connect with a front cover door of the laundry treating apparatus.

In some examples, the beam body is adapted to be disposed on an inward side of the front door, and the top of the front door has a mating flange, wherein the mounting flange and the mating flange both extend toward the side panel, and the mounting flange and the mating flange are adapted to be connected by a first fastener.

In some examples, the mounting beam further comprises: the two connecting plates are oppositely arranged and are respectively connected with two ends of the beam body, and the connecting plates are suitable for being connected with the side panels.

In some examples, the connecting plate is adapted to be disposed between the beam body and the side panels, and an upper surface of the connecting plate extends gradually downward in a direction approaching the beam body.

In some examples, a side of the connecting plate remote from the beam body has a first connecting flange adapted to connect with the side panel.

In some examples, a side of the side panel facing the front sealing door has an inwardly extending second connecting flange, and the first connecting flange and the second connecting flange are connected by a second fastener.

In some examples, one of the connecting plate and the side panel has a limit hook, and the other of the connecting plate and the side panel has a limit hole, and the limit hook is in snap fit with the limit hole.

In some examples, one side of the connecting plate, which is far away from the beam body, is provided with a first connecting flange, and the limiting hook is formed on one side of the first connecting flange, which faces the side panel.

In some examples, the connecting plate is provided with a plurality of reinforcing structures arranged at intervals, and the reinforcing structures form convex ribs or grooves extending along the width direction of the connecting plate.

According to the mounting cross beam provided by the embodiment of the invention, the mounting cross beam is suitable for being arranged on the inward side of the front sealing door, and the shape of the section of the mounting cross beam perpendicular to the up-down direction is similar to the shape of the cross section of the front sealing door.

A laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of a second aspect of the present invention includes: the box body comprises two oppositely arranged side panels and a front sealing door arranged on the front side of the side panels; according to the mounting beam of the embodiment of the first aspect of the invention, the mounting beam is connected with the side panel and/or the front sealing door.

According to the clothes treatment equipment provided by the embodiment of the invention, by adopting the mounting beam, the reliability and stability of the fixation of the detergent box are improved, the structure is simple, the manufacture and the assembly are convenient, and the market competitiveness of the product is improved.

According to the clothes treatment equipment provided by the embodiment of the invention, the front sealing door is provided with the clothes taking and placing opening, and the lower part of the mounting cross beam is provided with the profiling which is consistent with the edge shape of the clothes taking and placing opening.

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 structural view of a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a cover is located at a position to close an opening;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a cover is located at a position to open an opening;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a movable chamber is in a state of being taken out;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the structure A of FIG. 3;

fig. 5 is a partial configuration schematic view of a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the structure shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B of FIG. 6;

fig. 8 is another partial configuration schematic view of a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is an exploded view of the structure shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of the structure C of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of the structure D of FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is a schematic structural view of a mounting beam according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of structure E of FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of a front sealing door according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 15 is an assembled schematic view of a side panel and a support beam according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 16 is an enlarged view of the F structure of FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is a schematic structural diagram of a fixed cavity according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 18 is a side view of the structure shown in FIG. 17;

fig. 19 is a schematic structural diagram of a dispensing device 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,

the front sealing door 11, the clothes taking and placing opening 1101, the front surface 1102, the side surface 1103, the matching flange 111, the second bending part 112, the avoidance concave part 1121, the sixth connecting hole 1122,

side panel 12, second connecting flange 121, fourth connecting hole 1211, limiting hole 1212, supporting flange 122, inserting hole 1222,

the mounting surface frame 13, the mounting surface 1301, the opening 131, the fitting recess 132,

the height of the lid 14, the top panel 15,

the cross-beam 20 is mounted such that,

the cross beam body 21, the mounting hole 211, the annular reinforcing portion 212, the mounting recess 213, the mounting flange 214,

a connecting plate 22, a first connecting flange 221, a third connecting hole 2211, a limit hook 2212, a reinforcing structure 23, a profiling 24,

a supporting beam 30, a supporting concave part 31, a first connecting hole 311, an inserting part 312, a first bending part 313, a fifth connecting hole 314,

a detergent box 40 is provided at the upper portion of the casing,

a fixing cavity 41, a containing cavity 411, a liquid passing channel 412, a mounting convex part 413, a flexible part 414, a mounting lug 415, a connecting pipe fixing part 416,

a movable cavity 42, a putting interface 421, a putting cover 422, a putting cavity 423, a detergent filling port 424, a plane 4241 of the detergent filling port,

the connection pipe 43 is connected to the outside of the body,

a detergent feeding component 50, a liquid level detection component 51, a protection convex rib 52, a temporary storage cavity 53, a positioning column 54,

door body assembly 60.

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.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the invention and to simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are therefore not to be considered limiting of the invention. Furthermore, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

A mounting beam 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to fig. 1-19.

As shown in fig. 1 to 19, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the mounting beam 20 is adapted to be connected to the front cover door 11 of the laundry treating apparatus 100, or the mounting beam 20 is connected to the side panel 12 of the laundry treating apparatus 100, or a portion of the mounting beam 20 is connected to the front cover door 11, and a portion of the side panel 12 of the mounting beam 20 is connected, thereby mounting the mounting beam 20 on the laundry treating apparatus 100.

The mounting cross member 20 has a detergent box mounting part for mounting the detergent box 40 of the laundry treating apparatus 100, that is, the detergent box 40 may be mounted on the mounting cross member 20 without mounting the detergent box 40 on the front door 11.

According to the mounting beam 20 of the embodiment of the invention, the detergent box 40 can be mounted on the mounting beam 20 by arranging the detergent box mounting part, the mounting beam 20 is matched with the side panel 12 or the front sealing door 11, the fixing reliability of the detergent box 40 is improved, the detergent box 40 is prevented from shaking and the like, meanwhile, the structure that the detergent box 40 is mounted on the front sealing door 11 can be avoided, the whole structure is simple, the manufacturing and the assembly are convenient, and the strength of the whole structure of the clothes processing equipment 100 is ensured.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the detergent box 40 has a mounting protrusion 413, the detergent box mounting portion has a mounting hole 211, and the mounting protrusion 413 is inserted into and matched with the mounting hole 211, so that the detergent box 40 can be fixed on the mounting beam 20, and the insertion manner is simple to assemble, and is convenient for an assembler to operate. Of course, the mounting protrusion 413 may be formed on the mounting beam 20, the detergent box 40 has the mounting hole 211, the mounting beam 20 can be inserted into the detergent box 40 through the mounting protrusion 413, and the detergent box 40 can be fixed by the insertion due to the fact that the mounting beam 20 is fixed on the laundry treating apparatus 100.

In some examples, the mounting hole 211 is provided on the mounting cross member 20, and the mounting hole 211 forms a through hole penetrating in a thickness direction of the mounting cross member 20, so that the mounting protrusion 413 may be penetrated through the through hole, and the mounting protrusion 413 is tightly fitted with the mounting hole 211, thereby improving stability of fixing the detergent box 40.

Of course, in some examples, the mounting hole 211 may be formed on a surface of the mounting beam 20 facing the detergent box 40, the mounting hole 211 does not completely penetrate through a thickness direction of the mounting beam 20, the mounting protrusion 413 may still be inserted into the mounting hole 211, and the mounting protrusion 413 may be interference-fitted with a hole wall of the mounting hole 211 to ensure reliability of the connection.

In some examples, the hole edge of the mounting hole 211 has an annular reinforcing portion 212, the annular reinforcing portion 212 extends along the axial direction of the hole, and when the mounting protrusion 413 is inserted into the mounting hole 211, the annular reinforcing portion 212 can support the mounting protrusion 413, so that the detergent box 40 is fixed on the mounting cross member 20.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the mounting recess 213 is formed on the outward side of the mounting beam 20, the detergent box 40 is adapted to fit with the mounting recess 213, the structural strength of the mounting beam 20 can be improved by providing the mounting recess 213, the mounting recess 213 is provided with a detergent box mounting portion, and the detergent box 40 corresponds to the detergent box mounting portion, that is, the detergent box 40 is mounted on the detergent box mounting portion, so as to realize the mounting and fixing of the detergent box 40, so that the mounting recess 213 can reinforce the mounting beam 20 and buffer the detergent box 40, thereby preventing the vibration of the clothes treatment apparatus 100 from being directly transmitted to the detergent box 40 to damage the detergent box 40.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the mounting beam 20 includes: the cross beam body 21 extends transversely, specifically, the length direction of the cross beam body 21 extends along the left-right direction, the height direction of the cross beam body 21 extends along the up-down direction, the cross beam body 21 is suitable for being arranged on the front side of the side panel 12, the cross beam body 21 can be directly or indirectly connected with the side panel 12, and the cross beam body 21 can be directly or indirectly connected with the front sealing door 11.

The detergent box mounting portion is located on the beam body 21, that is, the beam body 21 is located at the front side of the detergent box 40, the front portion of the detergent box 40 is matched with the beam body 21, for example, the front portion of the detergent box 40 has a mounting protrusion 413, the beam body 21 has a mounting hole 211, and the mounting protrusion 413 is inserted into the mounting hole 211, so as to fix the front portion of the detergent box 40.

In some examples, the top of the beam body 21 has a mounting flange 214, and the mounting flange 214 is adapted to be connected with the front sealing door 11, so as to fix the top of the beam body 21 and prevent the beam body 21 from moving downward under the action of gravity, thereby affecting the stability of the detergent box 40.

In some examples, the beam body 21 is disposed on the inward side of the front door 11, the top of the front door 11 has a matching flange 111, wherein the mounting flange 214 and the matching flange 111 both extend toward the side panel 12, the length directions of the mounting flange 214 and the matching flange 111 both extend along the left and right directions shown in fig. 10, the width directions of the mounting flange 214 and the matching flange 111 both extend along the front and rear directions shown in fig. 10, the mounting flange 214 and the matching flange 111 are suitable for connection by a first fastener, the first fastener connects the mounting flange 214 and the matching flange 111 along the up and down direction, the first fastener does not receive shearing force, so that the structural strength and stability of the first fastener can be ensured, and the mounting stability of the beam body 21 can be ensured.

As shown in fig. 12, in some examples, the mounting beam 20 includes: the detergent box comprises a beam body 21 and two oppositely arranged connecting plates 22, wherein the two connecting plates 22 are respectively connected with two ends (the left end and the right end shown in figure 12) of the beam body 21, and the connecting plates 22 are suitable for being connected with the side panel 12, so that the mounting beam 20 is indirectly connected with the side panel 12, the fixing of the mounting beam 20 is realized, and the mounting of the detergent box 40 can be further realized. The beam body 21 and the connecting plate 22 may be integrally formed to ensure the overall structural strength of the installation beam 20.

In some examples, the connection plate 22 is provided between the beam body 21 and the side panel 12, the connection plate 22 extends in the front-rear direction, the rear side of the connection plate 22 is engaged with the side panel 12, the front side of the connection plate 22 is connected to the beam body 21, the upper surface of the connection plate 22 is disposed obliquely with respect to the horizontal plane, specifically, the upper surface of the connection plate 22 is gradually extended obliquely downward from a direction away from the beam body 21 toward a direction close to the beam body 21, and the front side of the connection plate 22 may be directly flush with both ends of the beam body 21, thereby facilitating the installation of the detergent box 40 or the mounting panel 13.

In some examples, the upper portion of the beam body 21 has a mounting flange 214, and the mounting flange 214 is shorter in length than the beam body 21, so that the upper portions of the left and right ends of the beam body 21 have notches to escape the detergent box 40 and the mounting face frame 13.

In some examples, one side of the connecting plate 22 away from the beam body 21 has a first connecting flange 221, the first connecting flange 221 is adapted to be connected with the side panel 12, by providing the first connecting flange 221, an operator can connect the connecting plate 22 with the front end of the side panel 12, which is convenient for fixing the mounting beam 20, the first connecting flange 221 can extend outwards, which is not only further convenient for operation, but also avoids occupying the space of the inner side, thereby increasing the size of the detergent box 40 and further increasing the detergent holding capacity.

In some examples, the side panel 12 has a second connecting flange 121 on a side facing the front sealing door 11, and the second connecting flange 121 extends toward the inside of the laundry treating apparatus 100, that is, the second connecting flange 121 is not visible on the outside of the side panel 12, so as to ensure the tidiness and beauty of the appearance, wherein the first connecting flange 221 and the second connecting flange 121 are connected by a second fastener, which may be a bolt or the like, and the stability of the connection between the side panel 12 and the connecting plate 22 is ensured by fastening the connection.

As shown in fig. 13 and 16, in some examples, the connecting plate 22 has a limiting hook 2212, the side panel 12 has a limiting hole 1212, and the limiting hook 2212 is snap-fitted into the limiting hole 1212, so as to improve convenience when the connecting plate 22 is connected to the side panel 12, but the limiting hook 2212 may also be formed on the side panel 12 and the connecting plate 22 has a limiting hole 1212, so as to snap-fit the connecting plate 22 to the side panel 12.

In some specific examples, limit hook 2212 is formed on first connection turn-ups 221 of connecting plate 22, and limit hook 2212 is located one side of first connection turn-ups 221 towards side panel 12, limit hook 2212 has the open bayonet socket of downside, when connecting plate 22 is installed, limit hook 2212 stretches into spacing hole 1212, connecting plate 22 moves down, make the border card of spacing hole 1212 in the bayonet socket, both realize hanging of connecting plate 22 and establish the installation, again with limit hook 2212 and spacing hole 1212 joint, can play the effect of location to the installation of installation crossbeam 20 from this, avoid installation crossbeam 20 to take place the stability that influences the structure such as displacement activity.

As shown in fig. 13 and 16, in some examples, the rear end of the connecting plate 22 has a first connecting flange 221 extending outward, the first connecting flange 221 has a third connecting hole 2211 and a limiting hook 2212, the front side of the side panel 12 has a second connecting flange 121 extending inward, the second connecting flange 121 has a fourth connecting hole 1211 and a limiting hole 1212, the third connecting hole 2211 corresponds to the fourth connecting hole 1211, the limiting hook 2212 corresponds to the limiting hole 1212, the limiting hook 2212 is located between the two third connecting holes 2211, when the connecting plate 22 is installed, the limiting hook 2212 extends into the limiting hole 1212, and the connecting plate 22 moves downward, so that the edge of the limiting hole 1212 is clamped in the bayonet, thereby achieving the effect of primary positioning; the third connecting holes 2211 are fastened and connected with the corresponding fourth connecting holes 1211 through fasteners, so that the mounting cross beam 20 is firmly fixed, the cross beam 20 is fixedly mounted in a fastening mode after positioning, the convenience of operation is improved, and the stability after fixing is also ensured.

As shown in fig. 10 and 14, the rear end of the front door 11 has a second bending portion 112, a portion of the second bending portion 112 is recessed forward to form an avoiding recess 1121, the first connecting flange 221 is located between the avoiding recess 1121 and the second connecting flange 121, and the avoiding recess 1121 can avoid the first connecting flange 221, so as to facilitate assembly, and at the same time, limit displacement of the first connecting flange 221, and prevent the mounting cross beam 20 from moving.

As shown in fig. 12, in some examples, the connecting plate 22 is provided with a plurality of reinforcing structures 23 arranged at intervals, the reinforcing structures 23 form ribs extending in the width direction of the connecting plate 22, or the reinforcing structures 23 form grooves, or the inner side surface of the connecting plate 22 has both ribs and grooves, so as to improve the structural strength of the connecting plate 22, and further ensure the stability of the structure of the detergent box 40 and the like mounted on the mounting beam 20.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the mounting beam 20 is disposed on the inward side of the front sealing door 11, and the shape of the cross section of the mounting beam 20 in the vertical direction is similar to the shape of the cross section of the front sealing door 11, so that the mounting beam 20 can support the front sealing door 11 to a certain extent, prevent the front sealing door 11 from being pressed or deformed backwards, ensure the stability of the front sealing door 11, and ensure the aesthetic property of the front sealing door 11.

Specifically, the front door 11 has a front surface 1102 and side surfaces 1103, the mounting beam 20 has a beam body 21 and a connecting plate 22, the beam body 21 corresponds to the front surface 1102 of the front door 11, the connecting plate 22 corresponds to the side surfaces 1103 of the front door 11, the top view of the front door 11 is similar to the top view structural shape of the mounting beam 20, and the mounting beam 20 is located inside the front door 11.

The laundry treating apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: the box body 10 comprises a front sealing door 11 and two side panels 12, the two side panels 12 are arranged oppositely, the front sealing door 11 is arranged on the front side of the side panels 12, the mounting beam 20 is connected with the front sealing door 11, or the mounting beam 20 is connected with the side panels 12, or a part of the mounting beam 20 is connected with the front sealing door 11 and a part of the side panels 12, so that the mounting beam 20 is fixed.

According to the clothes treatment apparatus 100 of the embodiment of the present invention, by adopting the above-described mounting beam 20, reliability and stability of fixing of the detergent box 40 are improved, and the structure is simple, the manufacturing and assembling are convenient, and the market competitiveness of the product is improved.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the front door 11 has a laundry access opening 1101, and the lower portion of the mounting beam 20 has a profiling 24 conforming to the shape of the edge of the laundry access opening 1101, so that when the mounting beam 20 is mounted, the laundry access opening 1101 does not interfere with the mounting beam 20, and the profiling 24 can enhance the structural strength of the mounting beam 20, further ensuring the stability of the whole structure.

The upper side of the clothes taking and placing opening 1101 can also support the mounting cross beam 20 to a certain extent, so that the stability of the mounting cross beam 20 is further improved, and the reliability of fixing the detergent box 40 is further ensured.

A specific embodiment of a laundry treating apparatus 100 according to the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 1 to 19.

The laundry treating apparatus 100 includes a cabinet assembly including a cabinet 10, a door assembly 60, a feeding device including a detergent box 40 and a detergent feeding assembly 50, and a tub assembly disposed in the cabinet 10.

The box body 10 comprises a front sealing door 11, a side panel 12, a top plate 15, a mounting panel frame 13 and the like, wherein the front sealing door 11 is arranged on the front side of the side panel 12, the front sealing door 11 is provided with a clothes taking and placing opening 1101, and the door body assembly 60 is arranged at the clothes taking and placing opening 1101; the top plate 15 is provided on the upper side of the side panel 12.

The mounting surface frame 13 covers the front door 11, a control panel, an operation panel and the like can be mounted in the mounting surface frame 13, a mounting surface 1301 is formed on the upper surface of the mounting surface frame 13, the mounting surface 1301 is arranged obliquely relative to the horizontal plane, specifically, the mounting surface 1301 is inclined downwards from back to front, a downwardly concave matching concave part 132 is arranged on the upper surface of the mounting surface frame 13, the matching concave part 132 is provided with an opening 131 penetrating through the mounting surface frame 13 along the vertical direction, the position of the opening 131 corresponds to the position of the detergent box 40, namely, at least one part of the detergent box 40 is mounted in the opening 131.

The opening 131 is further provided with a cover 14, the cover 14 is movably connected with the mounting surface frame 13, when the cover 14 closes the opening 131, the cover 14 is located in the matching recess 132, thereby preventing the cover 14 from protruding outward and improving the aesthetic property of the structure.

The tank assembly further includes a mounting beam 20. the mounting beam 20 according to an embodiment of the invention is described below in connection with fig. 5-14.

The cross section (the cross section perpendicular to the up-down direction) shape of the installation beam 20 on the horizontal plane is similar to the cross section shape of the front sealing door 11, and the installation beam 20 comprises a beam body 21 and two oppositely arranged connecting plates 22, the length direction of the beam body 21 extends along the left-right direction, the height direction of the beam body 21 extends along the up-down direction, the beam body 21 is arranged at the rear side of the front sealing door 11, the connecting plates 22 are arranged between the beam body 21 and the side panels 12, the connecting plates 22 extend along the front-back direction, the rear sides of the two connecting plates 22 are matched with the corresponding side panels 12, the front ends of the two connecting plates 22 are respectively connected with the two ends (the left end and the right end shown in fig. 12) of the beam body 21, and the beam body 21 and the connecting plates 22 can be an integrally formed.

A portion of the front side surface of the cross beam body 21 is recessed rearward to form a mounting recess 213, a detergent box mounting portion is provided in the mounting recess 213, the detergent box mounting portion may be a mounting hole 211 penetrating through the mounting recess 213, and the hole edge of the mounting hole 211 is further provided with an annular reinforcing portion 212 to reinforce the mounting hole 211.

The cross beam body 21 is provided with a reinforcing structure 23, the reinforcing structure 23 forms a groove extending along the length direction of the reinforcing structure, the lower part of the cross beam body 21 is provided with a profiling 24 which is consistent with the edge shape of the clothes taking and placing opening 1101, the reinforcing structure 23 correspondingly forms an arc shape at the profiling 24, therefore, when the installation cross beam 20 is installed, the clothes taking and placing opening 1101 cannot interfere with the installation cross beam 20, meanwhile, the profiling 24 can also enhance the structural strength of the installation cross beam 20, and the stability of the whole structure is further ensured.

Further, the top of crossbeam body 21 has installation turn-ups 214, the top of front cover door 11 has cooperation turn-ups 111, wherein, installation turn-ups 214 and cooperation turn-ups 111 all extend towards side board 12, the length direction of installation turn-ups 214 and cooperation turn-ups 111 all extends along the left and right sides direction that fig. 10 is shown, the width direction of installation turn-ups 214 and cooperation turn-ups 111 all extends along the fore-and-aft direction that fig. 10 shows, installation turn-ups 214 and cooperation turn-ups 111 are suitable for through first fastener realization connection, first fastener is along connecting installation turn-ups 214 and cooperation turn-ups 111 from top to bottom, first fastener can not receive the shearing force, thereby can guarantee the structural strength and the stability of first fastener, and then guarantee the stability of crossbeam body 21 installation.

The upper surface of the connecting plate 22 is disposed to be inclined with respect to a horizontal plane, and more specifically, the upper surface of the connecting plate 22 is gradually inclined downward from a direction away from the cross beam body 21 toward a direction close to the cross beam body 21, and the front side of the connecting plate 22 may be directly flush with both ends of the cross beam body 21, thereby facilitating the installation of the detergent box 40 or the mounting panel frame 13, etc.

The rear end of each connecting plate 22 is provided with a first connecting flange 221 extending outwards, the first connecting flange 221 is provided with a third connecting hole 2211 and a limiting clamping hook 2212, the connecting plate 22 is provided with a plurality of reinforcing structures 23 arranged at intervals, the reinforcing structures 23 form a convex rib extending along the width direction of the connecting plate 22, and the rear end of the convex rib extends to the first connecting flange 221.

The front side of the side panel 12 has a second connecting flange 121 extending inward, the second connecting flange 121 has a fourth connecting hole 1211 and a limiting hole 1212, the third connecting hole 2211 corresponds to the fourth connecting hole 1211 in position, the limiting hook 2212 corresponds to the limiting hole 1212 in position, and the limiting hook 2212 can be located between the two third connecting holes 2211.

When the connecting plate 22 is installed, the limiting clamping hook 2212 extends into the limiting hole 1212, and the connecting plate 22 moves downwards, so that the edge of the limiting hole 1212 is clamped in the bayonet to realize clamping, and the effect of primary positioning is realized; the third connecting holes 2211 are fastened and connected with the corresponding fourth connecting holes 1211 through fasteners, so that the mounting cross beam 20 is firmly fixed, the cross beam 20 is fixedly mounted in a fastening mode after positioning, the convenience of operation is improved, and the stability after fixing is also ensured.

Further, the rear end of the front sealing door 11 has a second bending portion 112, a part of the second bending portion 112 is recessed forward to form an avoiding concave portion 1121, the first connecting flange 221 is located between the avoiding concave portion 1121 and the second connecting flange 121, and the avoiding concave portion 1121 can perform an avoiding function on the first connecting flange 221, so that the assembly is facilitated, meanwhile, the displacement of the first connecting flange 221 can be limited, and the mounting beam 20 is prevented from moving.

The tank assembly further comprises a support beam 30, the support beam 30 according to an embodiment of the invention being described below in connection with fig. 5-16.

The length direction of the support beam 30 extends in the left-right direction shown in fig. 15, the width direction of the support beam 30 extends in the front-rear direction shown in fig. 15, the support beam 30 is provided at the upper portion of the side panel 12, and both ends of the support beam 30 are supported on the side panel 12, as specifically constructed and assembled as follows.

Support beam 30's both ends have undercut's support concave part 31, be equipped with first connecting hole 311 and the grafting portion 312 of downwardly extending on the support concave part 31, the top of two side boards 12 has towards support turn-ups 122 that extends each other, support turn-ups 122 is last to have second connecting hole and jack 1222, when support beam 30 installs, grafting portion 312 is at first pegged graft in jack 1222, realize support beam 30's preliminary location, rethread fastener is with first connecting hole 311 and second connecting hole fastening connection, realize support beam 30's firm fixed, fix support beam 30 through the mode of location back fastening, the convenience of operation has been improved, the stability after fixing has also been guaranteed.

By arranging the supporting beams 30, the connectivity between the two side panels 12 can be increased, and further, the strength and stability of the box body 10 can be enhanced.

Further, the front end of the supporting concave portion 31 has a first bending portion 313 extending upward, the first bending portion 313 has a fifth connecting hole 314, the top of the second bending portion 112 of the front door 11 has a sixth connecting hole 1122, and the fifth connecting hole 314 and the sixth connecting hole 1122 are fixedly connected by a fastener, so that the supporting beam 30 and the front door 11 are connected. In addition, the lower part of the front sealing door 11 is matched with the side panel 12, so that the front sealing door 11 is simultaneously assembled with the supporting beam 30 and the side panel 12, the two sides and the upper end of the front sealing door 11 are fixed, the mounting stability of the front sealing door 11 is improved, and the integral structural strength is further improved, wherein the fastening piece can be a bolt.

In addition, the rear part of the mounting surface frame 13 covers a part of the supporting beam 30, the rear part of the mounting surface frame 13 is fixedly connected with the supporting beam 30, and the front part of the mounting surface frame 13 covers the front sealing door 11, so that the mounting surface frame 13 is fixed, the problem that the connection between the mounting surface frame 13 and the side panel 12 of the box body 10 is unreliable due to direct structural connection can be avoided, the structural strength of the mounting surface frame 13 and the box body 10 can be enhanced through the supporting beam 30, and the stability of the whole structure is improved.

After the mounting surface frame 13 is fixed, the top plate 15 is covered above the supporting cross beam 30, the top plate 15 can be matched with the supporting cross beam 30, and the top plate 15 can also be matched with the side panel 12, so that the supporting cross beam 30 is prevented from being exposed, and the attractiveness of the structure is ensured.

The structure and installation of the detergent box 40 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 3 to 19.

The detergent box 40 includes a fixed chamber 41 and a movable chamber 42, the fixed chamber 41 defines a receiving chamber 411 with an open top, an open mouth of the receiving chamber 411 is positioned in the opening 131, the open mouth is communicated with the opening 131, the movable chamber 42 is disposed in the receiving chamber 411, so that a user can observe detergent in the movable chamber 42 at the opening 131 in time.

In some examples, the fixed cavity 41 has a plurality of liquid passing channels 412, the liquid passing channels 412 are located at the bottom of the fixed cavity 41, the liquid passing channels 412 are connected with the detergent dispensing assembly 50 of the laundry treating apparatus 100 through the connecting pipe 43, and the detergent can flow into the liquid passing channels 412 and then into the detergent dispensing assembly 50 under the action of its own gravity, so as to achieve automatic dispensing of the detergent.

In some examples, the rear side of the fixing cavity 41 has a connecting tube fixing member 416, the connecting tube fixing member 416 includes a plurality of fixing plates arranged at intervals, the connecting tube 43 is suitable for being disposed between two adjacent fixing plates, and the two fixing plates can clamp the connecting tube 43, for example, the fixing plates are in interference fit with the connecting tube 43, so as to improve the stability of the connecting tube 43; of course, the fixing piece can also be in contact fit with the connecting pipe 43, that is, only plays a role of fixing the connecting pipe 43, thereby preventing the connecting pipe 43 from being deformed to affect the service life of the connecting pipe 43.

In some examples, the movable cavity 42 may be drawn in the accommodating cavity 411, and the drawing direction of the movable cavity 42 is perpendicular to the mounting surface 1301, so that the movable cavity 42 may be taken out and placed, for example, the movable cavity 42 may be taken out for cleaning, or for maintenance and replacement, and meanwhile, the user may reduce the degree of bending when drawing, which is convenient for the user to operate, and further improves the user experience. In addition, the detergent inside the movable cavity 42 can be completely observed by the user at the opening 131, and there is no problem of obstructing the view.

As shown in fig. 4 and 7, in some examples, the movable cavity 42 defines a plurality of dispensing cavities 423, each dispensing cavity 423 has a dispensing interface 421 at the bottom, the dispensing interface 421 is adapted to be inserted into the liquid flow passage 412 to communicate the dispensing cavity 423 with the liquid flow passage 412, it is understood that the dispensing interface 421 has a liquid-flow-proof structure, such as a block piece with a spring, when the movable cavity 42 is separated from the fixed cavity 41, the dispensing interface 421 is not inserted into the liquid flow passage 412, the block piece blocks the dispensing interface 421 under the action of the spring, so as to prevent the detergent from leaking from the dispensing interface 421, and after the movable cavity 42 and the fixed cavity 41 are installed in place, the block piece can be pushed by a structural member in the liquid flow passage 412, so that the plurality of dispensing cavities 423 are in one-to-one communication with the plurality of liquid flow passages 412, thereby achieving the circulation of the detergent.

Further, the top of movable cavity 42 is equipped with detergent filling port 424 and puts in lid 422, detergent filling port 424 and put in the chamber 423 intercommunication, put in lid 422 and be used for opening and close detergent filling port 424, that is to say, the user can carry out the input of detergent or softener through the upper portion of movable cavity 42 to the detergent of furthest holding, put in lid 422 through the setting, can carry out the input of detergent, need not to take out movable cavity 42, put in lid 422 simultaneously and can also avoid detergent spill when movable cavity 42 draws.

The plane 4241 of the detergent filling port 424 is parallel to the mounting surface 1301, and a user can put and put the putting cover 422 through the opening 131 of the mounting surface 1301, so that the operation of the user is facilitated, and the detergent in the putting cavity 423 can be observed through the detergent filling port 424. The dispensing lid 422 may also be a transparent lid so that the detergent inventory can be observed in time without removing the dispensing lid 422.

When the detergent box 40 is installed, the fixing cavity 41 is installed in the cabinet 10 to fix the detergent box 40, and the specific fixing structure is as follows: the front of the fixing cavity 41 has a mounting protrusion 413, the mounting protrusion 413 is matched with the mounting hole 211 on the beam body 21, specifically, the mounting protrusion 413 is inserted into the mounting hole 211, and the annular reinforcing part 212 at the mounting hole 211 can support the mounting protrusion 413, so that the front of the fixing cavity 41 is fixed on the mounting beam 20.

Further, the installation convex part 413 is sleeved with the flexible part 414, the installation convex part 413 sleeved with the flexible part 414 is in interference fit with the installation hole 211, through the cooperation of the flexible part 414 and the installation hole 211, the fixing reliability can be ensured, the buffering effect can be achieved when the clothes treatment equipment 100 vibrates, the detergent box 40 is prevented from being damaged due to collision or friction, the insertion mode is simple to assemble, and the operation of an assembling worker is facilitated.

As shown in fig. 17, the fixing cavity 41 is provided with two mounting lugs 415, the mounting lugs 415 are located at the opening adjacent to the accommodating cavity 411, the mounting lugs 415 may include two mounting lugs 415, the two mounting lugs 415 are oppositely arranged at the left and right sides of the opening of the accommodating cavity 411, and the mounting lugs 415 are integrally provided with the mounting surface frame 13 through a fastening member, so that the upper portion of the fixing cavity 41 is fixed, and the stability of the fixing cavity 41 is further improved.

Further, the rear portion of the fixed cavity 41 also has a mounting protrusion, the detergent dispensing assembly 50 is located behind the detergent box 40, and the detergent dispensing assembly 50 also has a mounting hole, so that the rear portion of the fixed cavity 41 is inserted into and fitted with the detergent dispensing assembly 50, and of course, the rear portion of the fixed cavity 41 and the detergent dispensing assembly 50 may also be in clearance fit, or may be fitted with each other by other connection methods.

As shown in fig. 11 and 19, in some examples, the detergent dispensing assembly 50 has a positioning pillar 54 at the top thereof, and the positioning pillar 54 may be fixedly connected to the supporting beam 30 by a fastener to improve the stability of the detergent dispensing assembly 50.

In a further example, the detergent dispensing assembly 50 is connected to the rear of the detergent box 40, the detergent dispensing assembly 50 has a temporary storage cavity 53, the detergent in the dispensing cavity 423 flows into the temporary storage cavity 53 through the liquid flow passage 412, the temporary storage cavity 53 has liquid level detection parts 51, each liquid level detection part 51 has a positive pole and a negative pole, a protection rib 52 is surrounded on the periphery of the positive pole, a protection rib 52 is surrounded on the periphery of the negative pole, and the lower ends of the positive pole and the negative pole both extend into the temporary storage cavity 53.

When having liquid in chamber 53 keeps in, positive post and negative pole post all are in the liquid contact, make positive post and negative pole post can switch on, thereby can detect current information, when no liquid in chamber 53 keeps in, can't switch on between positive post and the negative pole post, thereby can't detect current information, in view of the above, can judge the liquid level of liquid in chamber 53 or the liquid of judging in chamber 53 of keeping in according to whether can detecting current information, the accuracy and the reliability of testing result have been guaranteed, through the detection to the interior detergent of chamber 53 of keeping in and the direct observation to the detergent box 40 in, can more accurately acquire the condition of keeping in of detergent, also can judge the trouble on the detergent flow path simultaneously.

Other configurations and operations of the laundry treating apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention are known to those skilled in the art and will not be described in detail herein.

In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may comprise the first and second features being in direct contact, or may comprise the first and second features being in contact, not directly, but via another feature in between. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature.

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 mounting rail adapted to be connected to a side panel and/or a front door of a laundry treatment apparatus, the mounting rail having a detergent box mounting portion for mounting a detergent box of the laundry treatment apparatus.

2. The mounting beam of claim 1 wherein one of the detergent box mounting part and the detergent box has a mounting projection and the other has a mounting hole in insertion fit with the mounting projection.

3. The mounting beam according to claim 2, wherein the mounting hole is provided in the mounting beam and forms a through hole penetrating in a thickness direction of the mounting beam.

4. The mounting beam according to claim 1, wherein the mounting beam has a mounting recess in an outward-facing surface thereof, the detergent box mounting portion being provided in the mounting recess.

5. The mounting beam defined in any one of claims 1-4 wherein the mounting beam comprises:

the transverse beam body extends along the transverse direction and is suitable for being arranged on the front side of a side panel of the clothes treatment equipment, and the detergent box mounting part is located on the transverse beam body.

6. The mounting beam of claim 5 wherein the top of the beam body has a mounting flange adapted to connect with a front door of the laundry treating appliance.

7. The mounting beam of claim 6 wherein the beam body is adapted to be disposed on an inward facing side of the front door, the front door having a mating flange at a top thereof,

the installation flange and the matching flange extend towards the side panel, and the installation flange and the matching flange are suitable for being connected through a first fastener.

8. The mounting beam of any one of claims 5-7, further comprising:

the two connecting plates are oppositely arranged and are respectively connected with two ends of the beam body, and the connecting plates are suitable for being connected with the side panels.

9. The mounting beam of claim 8 wherein the web is adapted to be disposed between the beam body and the side panels, the web having an upper surface extending gradually downwardly in a direction toward the beam body.

10. The mounting beam of claim 8 wherein the side of the web remote from the beam body has a first connection flange adapted to connect with the side panel.

11. The mounting beam of claim 10 wherein the side panel has an inwardly extending second attachment flange on a side thereof facing the front door, the first and second attachment flanges being attached by a second fastener.

12. The mounting beam of claim 8 wherein one of the web and the side panel has a retention hook and the other of the web and the side panel has a retention hole, the retention hook snap-fitting into the retention hole.

13. The mounting beam of claim 12 wherein the side of the web remote from the beam body has a first connection flange, the retention catch being formed on the side of the first connection flange facing the side panel.

14. The mounting beam according to claim 8, wherein the web is provided with a plurality of spaced apart reinforcing structures forming ribs or grooves extending in the width direction of the web.

15. The mounting beam according to any one of claims 1 to 14, wherein the mounting beam is adapted to be provided on an inward side of the front door, and a cross section of the mounting beam perpendicular to the up-down direction has a shape similar to a cross sectional shape of the front door.

16. A laundry treating apparatus, comprising:

the box body comprises two oppositely arranged side panels and a front sealing door arranged on the front side of the side panels;

a mounting beam according to any of claims 1-15, connected to the side panels and/or the front sealing door.

17. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the front door has a laundry access opening, and a lower portion of the mounting beam has a profiling conforming to a shape of a rim of the laundry access opening.