CN111621964B

CN111621964B - Door body device and clothes treatment equipment with same

Info

Publication number: CN111621964B
Application number: CN201910153358.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 仝帅
Original assignee: Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co Ltd
Current assignee: Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-02-28
Filing date: 2019-02-28
Publication date: 2022-03-22
Anticipated expiration: 2039-02-28
Also published as: CN111621964A

Abstract

The invention discloses a door body device and a clothes processing device with the same, comprising: a front door assembly; the rear door ring is arranged opposite to the front door assembly, and the center of the rear door ring is provided with an installation notch; the door glass is arranged in the installation notch; the fixing piece is installed on one of the front door assembly and the rear door ring, the other one of the front door assembly and the rear door ring is connected with the fixing piece, and the peripheral edge of the door glass is clamped between the fixing piece and one of the front door assembly and the rear door ring. The door body device disclosed by the embodiment of the invention has the advantages of tight connection, good reliability, high safety and the like.

Description

Door body device and clothes treatment equipment with same

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of washing machines, in particular to a door body device and clothes treatment equipment with the same.

Background

The door body component of the drum washing machine in the related art is usually arranged on an outer barrel and comprises a front door ring, a rear door ring and door glass, wherein the front door ring and the rear door ring are connected through a clamping hook or a screw and clamp the door glass.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems of the prior art. Therefore, the invention provides a door body device which is tightly connected and has good reliability.

The invention also provides clothes treatment equipment with the door body device.

A door body apparatus according to an embodiment of a first aspect of the invention includes: a front door assembly; the rear door ring is arranged opposite to the front door assembly, and the center of the rear door ring is provided with an installation notch; the door glass is arranged in the installation notch; the fixing piece is installed on one of the front door assembly and the rear door ring, the other of the front door assembly and the rear door ring is connected with the fixing piece, and the peripheral edge of the door glass is clamped between the fixing piece and one of the front door assembly and the rear door ring.

The door body device disclosed by the embodiment of the invention has the advantages of tight connection, good reliability, high safety and the like.

In addition, the door body device according to the above embodiment of the present invention may further have the following additional technical features:

according to some embodiments of the invention, the outer peripheral edge of the door glass is assumed to be between the front door assembly and the rear door ring.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the front door assembly has a fixing groove, and the fixing member is mounted to the fixing groove.

According to some examples of the present invention, a side surface of the front door assembly facing the rear door ring is provided with an inner ring wall and an outer ring wall extending toward the rear door ring, wherein the outer ring wall is disposed around the inner ring wall to define a mounting space for mounting the fixing member therebetween, and the fixing groove is provided in the mounting space.

Optionally, the fixing grooves include an inner fixing groove and an outer fixing groove which are oppositely disposed, the inner fixing groove is disposed on the inner ring wall, the outer fixing groove is disposed on the outer ring wall, and two ends of the fixing member are respectively clamped in the inner fixing groove and the outer fixing groove.

According to some specific examples of the present invention, the inner fixing groove and the outer fixing groove are offset in an axial direction of the front door assembly such that at least one bent portion is provided between both ends of the fixing member.

In some specific examples of the invention, the inner ring wall is provided with an inner convex part which is convex towards the direction of the outer ring wall, the inner convex part comprises at least two inner support lugs which are oppositely arranged, and the inner fixing groove is defined between the at least two inner support lugs; the outer ring wall is provided with an outer convex part protruding towards the direction of the inner ring wall, the outer convex part comprises at least two outer support lugs arranged oppositely, and the outer fixing groove is defined between the at least two outer support lugs.

Optionally, a plurality of reinforcing ribs are arranged between the inner convex part and the inner annular wall; and/or a plurality of reinforcing ribs are arranged between the outer convex part and the outer ring wall.

According to some examples of the invention, the door glass has a fixing lug extending outward in a direction perpendicular to a central axis of the door glass, the fixing lug abutting against the inner annular wall.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the fixing member has a first mounting hole, the rear door ring has a second mounting hole corresponding to the first mounting hole, the rear door ring is connected to the fixing member by a fastener, and the fastener passes through the second mounting hole and the first mounting hole in sequence to connect the front door assembly and the rear door ring.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the fixing member is a metal member.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the fixing member comprises a plurality of fixing members arranged at intervals along a circumferential direction of the front door assembly.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the fixing member has a stopper projection extending toward the door glass, the stopper projection being stopped against an outer peripheral edge of the door glass.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the door apparatus further comprises: and at least one part of the sealing ring covers the outer peripheral edge of the door glass and is clamped between the door glass and the rear door ring.

Optionally, the sealing ring is provided with a first slot and a second slot in sequence along the axial direction, wherein the first slot and the second slot have opposite openings, the outer periphery of the door glass is inserted into the first slot, and the rear door ring is provided with a limit convex ring inserted into the second slot.

Further, the seal ring includes: a body configured in a ring shape; the bending part is connected to the peripheral wall of the body and defines the first open slot, and the opening of the first open slot faces one side of the center of the body; the extension part is connected with the peripheral wall of the body and is arranged at an interval with the bending part, a second groove is defined between the extension part and the bending part, and an opening of the second groove faces back to one side of the center of the body.

Further, the fixing piece is provided with a stop bulge extending towards the door glass, and at least one part of the bending part is clamped by the stop bulge and the outer peripheral edge of the door glass.

The clothes treatment device according to the second aspect of the embodiment of the invention comprises the door body device according to the first aspect of the invention.

According to the clothes treatment equipment provided by the embodiment of the invention, the door body device provided by the embodiment of the first aspect of the invention has the advantages of good stability, high reliability, good user experience and the like.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the laundry treating apparatus further comprises an outer tub, and the door device is mounted on the outer tub.

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 an exploded view of a door assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is an exploded view of a door assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 2 at A;

fig. 4 is a front view of a door assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line B-B of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 5 at C;

fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a gasket of the door assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of a fixing member of a door body apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

a door body device 100;

a front door assembly 10; an inner annular wall 11; the inner convex portion 111; inner lugs 111 a; an inner fixing groove 111 b; an outer annular wall 12; the convex-out portion 121; the outer lugs 121 a; an outer fixing groove 121 b; an installation space 13; a fixing groove 14; a reinforcing rib 15; a connecting rib 16;

a rear door ring 20; mounting notches 20 a; a second mounting hole 21; a limit convex ring 22;

a door glass 30; a stationary convex ring 31;

a fixing member 40; a bent portion 41; the stopper projection 42; the first mounting hole 43; a first end 44; a second end 45;

a seal ring 50; a body 51; a bent portion 52; a first bent portion 521; the fixing projections 521 a; a second bend 522; a third bend 523; first slot 52 a; an extension 53; the second slot 53 a;

a fastener 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 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 door body apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention will be described below with reference to fig. 1 to 8.

As shown in fig. 1 to 6, a door assembly 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a front door assembly 10, a rear door ring 20, a door glass 30, and a fixing member 40.

The rear door ring 20 is arranged opposite to the front door assembly 10, the center of the rear door ring 20 is provided with an installation notch 20a, the door glass 30 is installed in the installation notch 20a, the fixing piece 40 is installed on one of the front door assembly 10 and the rear door ring 20, the other of the front door assembly 10 and the rear door ring 20 is connected with the fixing piece 40, and the peripheral edge of the door glass 30 is clamped between the fixing piece 40 and one of the front door assembly 10 and the rear door ring 20.

For example, as shown in fig. 1, 2, 5 and 6, the rear door ring 20 is disposed opposite to the front door assembly 10 in the front-rear direction, and the rear door ring 20 is located at the rear side of the front door assembly 10, the front door assembly 10 is configured in a ring shape, the center of the front door assembly 10 is opposite to the installation notch 20a, the door glass 30 is installed to the installation notch 20a, and the door glass 30 completely covers the installation notch 20 a.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 6, the fixing member 40 may be installed on the front door assembly 10, the rear door ring 20 is connected with the fixing member 40 by a fastening member 60, and the door glass 30 is sandwiched between the rear door ring 20 and the fixing member 40. In other embodiments of the present invention, the fixing member 40 may be installed on the rear door ring 20, the front door assembly 10 is connected to the fixing member 40 by a fastener 60, and the door glass 30 is sandwiched between the front door assembly 10 and the fixing member 40.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment shown in fig. 6, the door glass 30 may be partially located between the rear door ring 20 and the front door assembly 10, or may be entirely located between the rear door ring 20 and the front door assembly 10, for example, the door glass 30 may be configured in a shape that is partially protruded from the mounting notch 20a in a direction away from the front door assembly 10, and the protruded portion is located in the middle of the door glass 30, and it is understood that the middle of the door glass 30 means that the protruded portion is located adjacent to the center of the door glass 30 or located in the center of the door glass 30 in the projection of the cross section of the door glass 30.

According to the door body device 100 of the embodiment of the invention, the fixing piece 40 is arranged on one of the front door assembly 10 and the rear door ring 20, and the other of the front door assembly 10 and the rear door ring 20 is connected with the fixing piece 40 through the fastening piece 60 to fix the rear door ring 20 on the front door assembly 10, so that the connection between the rear door ring 20 and the front door assembly 10 is tighter, the outer barrel can shake under the condition that the inner barrel rotates at a high speed, and the clamping effect of the door glass 30 between the rear door ring 20 and the front door assembly 10 is better, so that the risk that the door glass 30 falls down under the condition of shaking is reduced. Therefore, the door body device 100 according to the embodiment of the invention has the advantages of tight connection, good reliability, high safety and the like.

In some specific embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, 2, 5 and 6, the outer peripheral edge of the door glass 30 is sandwiched between the front door assembly 10 and the rear door ring 20.

Specifically, the outer peripheral edge of the door glass 30 surrounds the protruding portion and is located between the front door assembly 10 and the rear door ring 20, the fixing member 40 may be mounted on the front door assembly 10 and between the outer peripheral edges of the front door assembly 10 and the rear door ring 20, and the fastener 60 passes through the rear door ring 20 to cooperate with the fixing member 40 to tightly connect the front door assembly 10 and the rear door ring 20.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3 and 6, the front door assembly 10 has a fixing groove 14, and the fixing member 40 is mounted to the fixing groove 14. Therefore, the fixing member 40 can be conveniently mounted and dismounted on and from the front door assembly 10, and the fixing effect is good. In other embodiments of the present invention, the fixing groove 14 may be provided in the rear door ring 20, and the fixing member 40 may be installed in the fixing groove 14. The fixing groove 14 is provided in the front door module 10 as an example.

In some examples of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, a side surface of the front door assembly 10 facing the rear door ring 20 is provided with an inner annular wall 11 and an outer annular wall 12 extending toward the rear door ring 20, wherein the outer annular wall 12 is disposed around the inner annular wall 11 to define a mounting space 13 between the inner annular wall 11 and the outer annular wall 12 for mounting the fixing member 40, and the fixing groove 14 is disposed in the mounting space 13. Specifically, the inner and outer

annular walls

11 and 12 extend rearward from the rear side surface of the front door assembly 10 in a direction parallel to the axial direction (i.e., the front-rear direction in the drawing) of the front door assembly 10, the inner and outer

annular walls

11 and 12 are formed as two concentric circles having different radii in the plane of the front door assembly 10, the outer annular wall 12 is disposed around the inner annular wall 11 to define an annular mounting space 13 opening toward the rear door ring 20 on the front door assembly 10, and the fixing grooves 14 may be provided on both side walls of the mounting space 13 or on the bottom wall of the mounting space 13 to fix the fixing member 40 in the mounting space 13.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, a plurality of connecting ribs 16 are connected between the inner annular wall 11 and the outer annular wall 12, the plurality of connecting ribs 16 are arranged in the installation space 13 at intervals along the circumferential direction of the front door assembly 10, and the length direction of each connecting rib 16 is arranged along the radial direction of the front door assembly 10, so that the front door assembly 10 has good structural strength and is not easy to deform. Preferably, the front door assembly 10, the inner annular wall 11, the outer annular wall 12 and the connecting ribs 16 are integrally formed, so that the front door assembly 10 has better overall structural strength and is convenient to process and manufacture. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified.

Further, as shown in fig. 6, the fixing groove 14 includes an inner fixing groove 111b and an outer fixing groove 121b which are oppositely disposed, the inner fixing groove 111b is disposed on the inner ring wall 11, the outer fixing groove 121b is disposed on the outer ring wall 12, and both ends of the fixing member 40 are respectively engaged with the inner fixing groove 111b and the outer fixing groove 121 b. Specifically, the inner fixing groove 111b and the outer fixing groove 121b are disposed opposite to each other in the radial direction of the front door assembly 10, and the two ends of the fixing member 40 in the length direction are the first end 44 and the second end 45 respectively, wherein the first end 44 extends into the inner fixing groove 111b, and the second end 45 extends into the outer fixing groove 121b, so that the two ends of the fixing member 40 are limited in the axial direction of the front door assembly 10, and the fixing effect of the fixing member 40 is good. It is to be understood that in the embodiments of the present invention, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features.

Further, with continued reference to the embodiment shown in fig. 6, the inner fixing groove 111b and the outer fixing groove 121b are offset in the axial direction of the front door assembly 10 such that there is at least one bent portion 41 between both ends of the fixing member 40.

For example, in the axial direction of the front door assembly 10, the inner fixing groove 111b is disposed closer to the rear door ring 20 than the outer fixing groove 121b, a bent portion 41 disposed obliquely to the plane of the front door assembly 10 is disposed between the first end 44 and the second end 45 of the fixing member 40, and in the direction from inside to outside, the bent portion 41 is tilted away from the rear door ring 20, so that the first end 44 and the second end 45 are disposed in a staggered manner in the axial direction of the front door assembly 10.

In some specific examples of the present invention, as shown in fig. 6, the inner annular wall 11 is provided with an inner protrusion 111 protruding toward the outer annular wall 12, the inner protrusion 111 includes at least two inner lugs 111a disposed oppositely, and an inner fixing groove 111b is defined between the at least two inner lugs 111 a; the outer annular wall 12 is provided with an outer protrusion 121 protruding toward the inner annular wall 11, the outer protrusion 121 includes at least two outer lugs 121a disposed oppositely, and an outer fixing groove 121b is defined between the at least two outer lugs 121 a. For example, the two inner support lugs 111a are spaced apart from each other in the axial direction of the front door assembly 10, and the length directions of the two inner support lugs 111a are parallel to each other, so that an inner fixing groove 111b is defined between the two inner support lugs 111 a; the outer lugs 121a are two and spaced apart in the axial direction of the front door assembly 10, and the length directions of the two outer lugs 121a are parallel to each other to define an outer fixing groove 121b between the two outer lugs 121 a.

Further, as shown in fig. 3, a plurality of ribs 15 are provided between the inner protrusion 111 and the inner annular wall 11; and/or a plurality of reinforcing ribs 15 are arranged between the outer convex part 121 and the outer ring wall 12. Preferably, a plurality of ribs 15 are provided between the inner protrusion 111 and the inner annular wall 11 and between the outer protrusion 121 and the outer annular wall 12, whereby the connection between the inner protrusion 111 and the inner annular wall 11 and between the outer protrusion 121 and the outer annular wall 12 is more stable and the inner protrusion 111 and the outer protrusion 121 are less likely to be broken. The shape of the rib 15 may be a flat plate as shown in fig. 3, or may be other shapes, and the present invention is not limited to this.

In some examples of the present invention, as shown in fig. 6, the door glass 30 has a fixing flange 31 extending outward in a direction perpendicular to the center axis of the door glass 30, and the fixing flange 31 abuts against the inner ring wall 11. Specifically, the fixing protruding ring 31 is formed by extending the outer peripheral edge of the door glass 30 outward, the outer peripheral edge of the fixing protruding ring 31 abuts against the inner peripheral wall of the installation notch 20a, and the side surface of the fixing protruding ring 31 facing the front door assembly 10 abuts against the end surface of the inner annular wall 11 adjacent to the rear door ring 20, so that the door glass 30 is firmly clamped between the inner annular wall 11 and the rear door ring 20, and the fixing effect of the door glass 30 is further improved.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 6 and 8, the fixing member 40 has a first mounting hole 43, the rear door ring 20 has a second mounting hole 21 corresponding to the first mounting hole 43, the rear door ring 20 is connected to the fixing member 40 by a fastening member 60, and the fastening member 60 passes through the second mounting hole 21 and the first mounting hole 43 in turn to connect the front door assembly 10 and the rear door ring 20. Specifically, the first mounting hole 43 penetrates through the fixing member 40 in the thickness direction of the fixing member 40, the second mounting hole 21 penetrates through the rear door ring 20 in the thickness direction of the rear door ring 20, the second mounting hole 21 corresponds to the first mounting hole 43 in position, and the fastening member 60 penetrates through the second mounting hole 21 and is tightly connected with the first mounting hole 43, so as to press the rear door ring 20 to the fixing member 40, wherein the fastening member 60 may be a screw. Therefore, the rear door ring 20 and the front door assembly 10 can be conveniently assembled and disassembled.

Preferably, the fixing member 40 is a metal member, and thus, the structural strength of the fastening member 60 is high, so that the connection effect of the fastening member 60 and the fixing member 40 can be ensured, and the fixing effect of the door glass 30 between the front door assembly 10 and the rear door ring 20 can be further ensured.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the fixing member 40 includes a plurality of fixing members 40, and the plurality of fixing members 40 are arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the rear door ring 20. Specifically, as shown in fig. 2 and 4, the fixing grooves 14 are plural and are arranged in the installation space 13 at intervals along the circumferential direction of the front door assembly 10, the fixing members 40 are plural and are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the fixing grooves 14, each fixing member 40 is correspondingly installed in the fixing groove 14, the rear door ring 20 is provided with plural second installation holes 21 corresponding to the first installation holes 43 of the fixing members 40, and the rear door ring 20 is connected to the fixing members 40 through plural fastening members 60, so that the connection between the front door assembly 10 and the rear door ring 20 is tighter, and the fixing effect of the door glass 30 between the front door assembly 10 and the rear door ring 20 is firmer.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, 2 and 4, the door body device 100 further includes a gasket 50, and at least a portion of the gasket 50 covers an outer peripheral edge of the door glass 30 and is interposed between the door glass 30 and the rear door ring 20. Specifically, the packing 50 is configured in a ring shape and the packing 50 is disposed outside the fixing protrusion ring 31 of the door glass 30, and the packing 50 is located between the fixing protrusion ring 31 of the door glass 30 and the inner circumferential wall of the installation notch 20a to seal the gap between the door glass 30 and the inner circumferential wall of the installation notch 20a, whereby the sealing effect between the door glass 30 and the rear door ring 20 is good, and the packing 50 can play a role of buffering the impact of the rear door ring 20 on the door glass 30 to better protect the door glass 30.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 6, the sealing ring 50 is provided with a first slot 52a and a second slot 53a with opposite openings along the axial direction thereof, wherein the outer periphery of the door glass 30 is inserted into the first slot 52a, and the rear door ring 20 has the position-limiting convex ring 22 inserted into the second slot 53 a.

Specifically, the first slot 52a is formed by recessing the inner peripheral wall of the sealing ring 50 outwards, and the first slot 52a extends along the circumferential direction of the sealing ring 50 to form a ring shape, and the sealing ring 50 is mounted on the door glass 30 by the insertion fit of the first slot 52a and the fixing convex ring 31 of the door glass 30; the second slot 53a is formed by inward recessing of the outer peripheral wall of the sealing ring 50, the second slot 53a extends along the circumferential direction of the sealing ring 50 to form a ring shape, the limiting convex ring 22 extends inward from the inner peripheral wall of the installation notch 20a, the limiting convex ring 22 extends along the circumferential direction of the installation notch 20a to form a ring shape, and the sealing ring 50 is fixed on the rear door ring 20 through the insertion fit between the second slot 53a and the limiting convex ring 22. Therefore, the sealing ring 50 has a good fixing effect between the door glass 30 and the rear door ring 20, and the sealing performance of the sealing ring 50 is further improved.

The assembly process of the door glass 30, the gasket 50 and the rear door ring 20 will be described with reference to fig. 1 and 2. Firstly, the fixing convex ring 31 of the door glass 30 is inserted into the first slot 52a of the sealing ring 50, so that the door glass 30 and the sealing ring 50 are assembled into a whole; then, the stopper ring 22 of the rear door ring 20 is inserted into the second groove 53a of the gasket 50, so that the door glass 30, the gasket 50 and the rear door ring 20 are assembled into a single body. Accordingly, the assembly of the door glass 30, the gasket 50, and the rear door ring 20 is simple.

Further, as shown in fig. 7, the seal ring 50 includes a body 51, a bent portion 52, and an extended portion 53. The body 51 is configured in a ring shape, the bending portion 52 is connected to the outer peripheral wall of the body 51 and the bending portion 52 defines a first open slot 52a, the opening of the first open slot 52a faces to one side of the center of the body 51, the extending portion 53 is connected to the outer peripheral wall of the body 51 and is spaced from the bending portion 52, a second open slot 53a is defined between the extending portion 53 and the bending portion 52, and the opening of the second open slot 53a faces away from one side of the center of the body 51. The center of the body 51 refers to a center of a ring shape surrounded by the body 51, and the outer peripheral wall of the body 51 refers to a peripheral wall on a side of the body 51 away from the center of the ring shape.

Specifically, the bending portion 52 includes a first bending portion 521, a second bending portion 522 and a third bending portion 523, the first bending portion 521 extends outward from the outer peripheral wall of the body 51, the second bending portion 522 extends from one end of the first bending portion 521, which is away from the body 51, toward the front door assembly 10 (i.e., toward the front in the drawing), the third bending portion 523 extends inward from a front end of the second bending portion 522, and the first bending portion 521, the second bending portion 522 and the third bending portion 523 jointly define a first slot 52a which is opened toward the center of the body 51. The extending portion 53 extends from the outer peripheral wall of the body 51 in a direction away from the center of the body 51, the extending portion 53 and the bending portion 52 are arranged in a staggered manner in the annular radial direction surrounded by the body 51, and a second slot 53a with an opening facing away from the center of the body 51 is defined between the extending portion 53 and the first bending portion 521. Preferably, the body 51, the bent portion 52 and the extending portion 53 are integrally formed, so that the sealing ring 50 has good overall structural strength and is convenient to machine and manufacture.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 7, the inner wall of the first slot 52a is provided with a fixing projection 521 a. Specifically, the fixing projections 521a are formed by outwardly projecting the wall surface of the first bending portion 521 facing the first open groove 52a, the fixing projections 521a are spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction of the first bending portion 521, and when the fixing collar 31 of the door glass 30 is inserted into the first open groove 52a, the fixing projections 521a are pressed by the outer surface of the fixing collar 31 and the first bending portion 521, thereby improving the fixing effect of the fixing collar 31 in the first open groove 52 a.

Further, as shown in fig. 6 and 8, the fixing member 40 has a stopper protrusion 42 extending toward the door glass 30, the stopper protrusion 42 abuts against the outer peripheral edge of the door glass 30, and at least a part of the bent portion 52 is sandwiched by the stopper protrusion 42 and the outer peripheral edge of the door glass 30.

Specifically, in the axial direction of the front door assembly 10, the first slot 52a is disposed closer to the front door assembly 10 than the second slot 53a, the stopper protrusion 42 is formed by a portion of the fixing member 40 protruding in a direction toward the door glass 30, and the third bent portion 523 of the bent portion 52 is clamped by the stopper protrusion 42 and the fixing protrusion ring 31 of the door glass 30, so that the fixing protrusion ring 31 of the door glass 30 is supported on the stopper protrusion 42 of the fixing member 40, so that the fixing member 40 functions to support the door glass 30, thereby preventing stress concentration between the door glass 30 and the inner ring wall 11, reducing an acting force of the inner ring wall 11 on the door glass 30, making stress distribution of the door glass 30 more uniform, and in addition, the third bent portion 523 can buffer an interaction force between the door glass 30 and the fixing member 40 to further protect the door glass 30.

A door assembly 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to fig. 1 to 8 as a specific embodiment. It is to be understood that the following description is illustrative only and is not intended to be in any way limiting.

As shown in fig. 1 to 8, the door assembly 100 includes a front door assembly 10, a rear door ring 20, a door glass 30, a gasket 50, and a fixing member 40.

As shown in fig. 1, 2 and 4, the rear door ring 20 is disposed opposite to the front door assembly 10, the rear door ring 20 has an installation notch 20a at the center, the door glass 30 is installed in the installation notch 20a, the outer peripheral edge of the door glass 30 is sandwiched between the front door assembly 10 and the rear door ring 20, the fixing member 40 is installed on the front door assembly 10, the rear door ring 20 is connected to the fixing member 40 by a fastening member 60, and the sealing ring 50 is wrapped around the outer peripheral edge of the door glass 30 and is assumed to be between the door glass 30 and the rear door ring 20.

As shown in fig. 3 and 6, the front door assembly 10 has a fixing groove 14, and the fixing member 40 is installed in the fixing groove 14. The number of the fixing members 40 is plural, the plurality of fixing members 40 are arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the front door assembly 10, and the fixing grooves 14 are plural and are provided in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of fixing members 40.

Specifically, the front door assembly 10 is provided with an inner ring wall 11 and an outer ring wall 12 extending in a direction toward the rear door ring 20 on a side surface facing the rear door ring 20, the inner ring wall 11 abuts against the fixing protrusion ring 31 of the door glass 30, the outer ring wall 12 is disposed around the inner ring wall 11 to define a mounting space 13 between the inner ring wall 11 and the outer ring wall 12 for mounting the fixing member 40, the fixing groove 14 includes an inner fixing groove 111b and an outer fixing groove 121b disposed oppositely, wherein the inner ring wall 11 is provided with an inner protrusion 111, the inner protrusion 111 includes two inner lugs 111a disposed oppositely, a gap between the two inner lugs 111a of the inner fixing groove 111b is defined, the outer protrusion 121 is provided on the outer ring wall 12, the outer protrusion 121 includes two outer lugs 121a disposed oppositely, and the outer fixing groove 121b is defined by the gap between the two outer lugs 121 a. Among them, a plurality of ribs 15 are provided between the inner lugs 111a and the inner annular wall 11 and between the outer lugs 121a and the outer annular wall 12.

As shown in fig. 6 and 8, the inner fixing groove 111b and the outer fixing groove 121b are disposed in a staggered manner in the axial direction of the front door assembly 10, both ends of the fixing member 40 in the length direction respectively have a first end 44 and a second end 45, and a bent portion 41 is configured between the first end 44 and the second end 45, so that the first end 44 and the second end 45 are disposed in a staggered manner in the axial direction of the front door assembly 10, and the first end 44 is clamped in the inner fixing groove 111b, and the second end 45 is clamped in the outer fixing groove 121 b. In addition, the fixing member 40 is a metal member.

As shown in fig. 6 and 8, the fixing member 40 has a first mounting hole 43, the rear door ring 20 has a second mounting hole 21 corresponding to the first mounting hole 43, and the fastening member 60 passes through the second mounting hole 21 and the second mounting hole 21 in sequence to tightly couple the front door assembly 10 and the rear door ring 20. The fixing member 40 further has a stopper protrusion 42 extending toward the door glass 30, and a portion of the packing 50 is held by the stopper protrusion 42 and the fixing protrusion ring 31 of the door glass 30.

As shown in fig. 7, the sealing ring 50 includes a body 51, a bent portion 52 and an extended portion 53, wherein the body 51 is configured in a ring shape, the bent portion 52 is connected to the outer peripheral wall of the body 51 and the bent portion 52 defines a first open groove 52a, the first open groove 52a opens to one side of the center of the body 51, the extended portion 53 is connected to the outer peripheral wall of the body 51 and is spaced from the bent portion 52, a second open groove 53a is defined between the extended portion 53 and the bent portion 52, and the second open groove 53a opens to one side of the center of the body 51. Wherein the fixing convex ring 31 of the door glass 30 is inserted in the first slot 52a, and the rear door ring 20 has the position-limiting convex ring 22 inserted in the second slot 53 a.

The laundry treating apparatus according to the second aspect embodiment of the present invention includes the door body device 100 according to the first aspect embodiment of the present invention. Wherein, the laundry treating apparatus may be a drum type washing machine.

According to the clothes treatment equipment provided by the embodiment of the invention, by utilizing the door body device 100 provided by the embodiment of the first aspect of the invention, the advantages of good stability, high reliability, good user experience and the like are achieved.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the laundry treating apparatus further includes an outer tub, and the door device is mounted on the outer tub. It is understood that the "outer tub" is understood by those skilled in the art, that is, the outer tub is located outside the inner tub of the laundry treating apparatus, the central axis of the outer tub is disposed along a horizontal direction or inclined with respect to the horizontal direction, the inner tub rotates in the outer tub during use of the drum-type laundry treating apparatus, and the door device 100 is mounted to the outer tub to open or close the inner tub.

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

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "thickness", "front", "back", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", and the like, indicate orientations and positional relationships that are based on the orientations and positional relationships shown in the drawings, are used for convenience in describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

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 are intended to 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 door assembly, comprising:

a front door assembly;

the rear door ring is arranged opposite to the front door assembly, and the center of the rear door ring is provided with an installation notch;

the door glass is arranged in the installation notch;

a fixing member installed on one of the front door assembly and the rear door ring, the other of the front door assembly and the rear door ring being connected with the fixing member,

wherein, the periphery of door glass presss from both sides and is established between one of preceding door assembly and back door ring and the mounting.

2. The door assembly of claim 1, wherein the outer peripheral edge of the door glass is sandwiched between the front door assembly and the rear door ring.

3. The door assembly of claim 1, wherein the front door assembly has a fixing groove, and the fixing member is mounted to the fixing groove.

4. The door assembly according to claim 3, wherein a side surface of the front door assembly facing the rear door ring is provided with an inner ring wall and an outer ring wall extending toward the rear door ring,

wherein the outer annular wall is disposed around the inner annular wall to define an installation space for installing the fixing member between the inner annular wall and the outer annular wall, and the fixing groove is disposed in the installation space.

5. The door assembly according to claim 4, wherein the fixing grooves include an inner fixing groove and an outer fixing groove, the inner fixing groove is formed in the inner ring wall, the outer fixing groove is formed in the outer ring wall, and both ends of the fixing member are engaged with the inner fixing groove and the outer fixing groove, respectively.

6. The door body assembly according to claim 5, wherein the inner fixing groove and the outer fixing groove are offset in an axial direction of the front door assembly such that at least one bent portion is provided between both ends of the fixing member.

7. The door body assembly according to claim 5, wherein the inner annular wall is provided with an inner convex portion protruding in a direction toward the outer annular wall, the inner convex portion includes at least two inner lugs arranged oppositely, and the at least two inner lugs define the inner fixing groove therebetween;

the outer ring wall is provided with an outer convex part protruding towards the direction of the inner ring wall, the outer convex part comprises at least two outer support lugs arranged oppositely, and the outer fixing groove is defined between the at least two outer support lugs.

8. The door assembly of claim 7, wherein a plurality of ribs are disposed between the inner lobe and the inner annular wall; and/or a plurality of reinforcing ribs are arranged between the outer convex part and the outer ring wall.

9. The door body assembly according to claim 4, wherein the door glass has a fixing bead extending outward in a direction perpendicular to a central axis of the door glass, the fixing bead abutting against the inner ring wall.

10. The door assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the fixing member has a first mounting hole, the rear door ring has a second mounting hole corresponding to the first mounting hole, the rear door ring is connected to the fixing member by a fastening member, and the fastening member passes through the second mounting hole and the first mounting hole in sequence to connect the front door assembly and the rear door ring.

11. The door assembly of any one of claims 1-9, wherein the fixture is a metal member.

12. The door assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the fixing member includes a plurality of fixing members, and the plurality of fixing members are arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction of the front door assembly.

13. The door body device according to claim 1, wherein the fixing member has a stopper projection extending toward the door glass, and the stopper projection abuts against an outer peripheral edge of the door glass.

14. The door assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 9, further comprising:

and at least one part of the sealing ring covers the outer peripheral edge of the door glass and is clamped between the door glass and the rear door ring.

15. The door body assembly according to claim 14, wherein the gasket has a first groove and a second groove having opposite openings formed in sequence along an axial direction thereof,

the outer periphery of the door glass is inserted in the first open groove, and the rear door ring is provided with a limiting convex ring inserted in the second open groove.

16. The door assembly of claim 14, wherein the gasket comprises:

a body configured in a ring shape;

the bending part is connected to the peripheral wall of the body and defines the first open slot, and the opening of the first open slot faces one side of the center of the body;

the extension part is connected with the peripheral wall of the body and is arranged at an interval with the bending part, a second groove is defined between the extension part and the bending part, and an opening of the second groove faces back to one side of the center of the body.

17. The door body assembly according to claim 16, wherein the fixing member has a stopper projection extending toward the door glass, and at least a part of the bent portion is sandwiched by the stopper projection and an outer peripheral edge of the door glass.

18. A laundry treating apparatus, comprising: the door body apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 17.

19. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 18, further comprising: and the door body device is arranged on the outer barrel.