CN111839235B

CN111839235B - Door body subassembly and domestic appliance

Info

Publication number: CN111839235B
Application number: CN201910365206.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王成龙; 王亚健
Original assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Guangdong Midea Kitchen Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Guangdong Midea Kitchen Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-04-30
Filing date: 2019-04-30
Publication date: 2022-10-04
Anticipated expiration: 2039-04-30
Also published as: CN111839235A

Abstract

The invention discloses a door body assembly and a household appliance. The household appliance comprises a cavity, an opening is formed in the top of the cavity, the door body assembly is rotatably arranged at the top of the cavity and used for opening and closing the opening, the door body assembly comprises an inner surface, and under the condition that the door body assembly closes the opening, the inner surface is inclined relative to the horizontal direction towards the inner part of the cavity and the inner surface. Like this, when the steam of cavity was condensed on the internal surface, the comdenstion water can flow to one side of a body subassembly along the incline direction of internal surface to avoid the condensation water to drip on the food in the cavity with the taste and the aesthetic feeling that influence food, guaranteed the culinary art effect.

Description

Door body subassembly and domestic appliance

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to a door body assembly and a household appliance.

Background

At present, the front plate of the steam box cavity is basically installed to the door body of the steam box in the prior art, the operation panel and the door body are in the direction facing people, the cavity is open at the front side, and when cooking food, steam can leap up to the cavity top surface to form condensate water, directly drips into food, influences the food taste, and when steaming the surface type food, the dripping can cause the surface of the surface type food to bubble, influences the taste, and the surface is not beautiful.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, the present invention provides a door assembly and a household appliance.

The door body assembly provided by the embodiment of the invention is used for a household appliance, the household appliance comprises a cavity, an opening is formed in the top of the cavity, the door body assembly is rotatably arranged on the top of the cavity and used for opening and closing the opening, the door body assembly comprises an inner surface, and when the door body assembly closes the opening, the inner surface faces the inside of the cavity and is obliquely arranged relative to the horizontal direction.

In the door assembly of the above embodiment, when the door assembly closes the opening, the inner surface is inclined with respect to the horizontal direction. Like this, when the steam of cavity was condensed on the internal surface, the incline direction flow direction door body group's one side can be followed to the comdenstion water to avoid the comdenstion water drippage to influence the taste and the aesthetic feeling of food on the food in the cavity, guaranteed the culinary art effect.

In some embodiments, the door body assembly includes a door frame bracket and a lower door panel mounted on one side of the door frame bracket, the lower door panel including the inner surface, the lower door panel facing the interior of the cavity and being disposed at an angle with respect to a horizontal direction when the door body assembly closes the opening.

In some embodiments, the door body assembly includes an upper door panel disposed on a side of the doorframe bracket opposite to the lower door panel, and the upper door panel and the lower door panel are inclined relative to each other and spaced apart from each other.

In some embodiments, the doorframe bracket is formed with a first step surface and a second step surface which are opposite to each other, the first step surface is used for supporting the upper door panel, and the lower door panel is mounted on the second step surface.

In some embodiments, the door body assembly includes a door frame, the door frame is fixedly connected to the door frame bracket, the upper door panel is installed on the door frame, the door frame includes a first side and a second side opposite to each other, the first side compresses the upper door panel to the door frame bracket, the second side is provided with a clamping portion, and the clamping portion clamps a side portion of the upper door panel.

In some embodiments, the door body assembly is rotatably connected to the cavity through the second side edge, and the lower door panel is inclined upward from the second side edge to the first side edge.

In some embodiments, the door body assembly includes a sealing member, the door frame bracket is formed with a sealing member mounting portion, the sealing member is assembled to the sealing member mounting portion, and the sealing member is used for sealing a connection portion of the door body assembly and the cavity when the door body assembly closes the opening.

The household appliance of the embodiment of the invention comprises:

the top of the cavity is provided with an opening;

the door body assembly according to any one of the above embodiments, wherein the door body assembly is configured to open and close the opening; and

the hinge assembly is connected with the cavity in a rotating mode through the hinge assembly.

In the household appliance according to the above-described embodiment, when the door assembly closes the opening, the inner surface is inclined with respect to the horizontal direction. Like this, when the steam of cavity was condensed on the internal surface, the incline direction flow direction door body group's one side can be followed to the comdenstion water to avoid the comdenstion water drippage to influence the taste and the aesthetic feeling of food on the food in the cavity, guaranteed the culinary art effect.

In some embodiments, a mounting hole is opened at the top of the cavity, the hinge assembly can movably penetrate through the mounting hole to enable the door body assembly to be mounted in the cavity, and the hinge assembly can be separated from the mounting hole to enable the door body assembly to be detached from the cavity.

In some embodiments, the hinge assembly includes a hinge and a damper, the damper includes a first portion connected to the hinge and a second portion connected to the door body assembly, the first portion and the second portion can rotate relative to each other, and the hinge can movably penetrate through and separate from the mounting hole.

In certain embodiments, the home appliance includes a hinge base installed at the installation hole, and the hinge assembly is movably provided at the hinge base to install the door body assembly at the cavity, and is separable from the hinge base to enable the door body assembly to be detached from the cavity.

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 plan view of a household appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective exploded view of a household appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a household appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is another schematic cross-sectional view of a household appliance in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged schematic view at V in the household appliance of FIG. 3;

fig. 6 is an enlarged schematic view at VI in the household appliance of fig. 3;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of a hinge base of a home appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a structural schematic view of a hinge assembly of a home appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural view of a damper of a hinge assembly of a home appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the main element symbols:

the door assembly comprises a household appliance 100, a panel 101, a cavity 10, an opening 11, a mounting hole 12, a door body assembly 20, a door frame bracket 21, a first step surface 211, a second step surface 212, a sealing element mounting part 213, a lower door panel 22, an inner surface 221, an upper door panel 23, a door frame 24, a first side 241, a second side 242, a clamping part 2421, a sealing element 25, a hinge assembly 30, a hinge 31, a hinge clamping rib 311, a clamping groove 313, a damper 32, a first part 321, a second part 322, a limiting rib 3221, a hinge base 40, a slot 41, a water tank 50 and an operating switch 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 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 "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", and the like, indicate orientations and positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are used only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be considered as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defined as "first", "second", may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the described features. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically defined otherwise.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected unless otherwise explicitly stated or limited. Either mechanically or electrically. Either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations by those of ordinary skill in the art.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, the door assembly 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention can be used in a household appliance 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the household appliance 100 includes a cavity 10 and the door assembly 20, an opening 11 (see fig. 2) is opened at a top of the cavity 10, and the door assembly 20 is rotatably disposed at the top of the cavity 10 and is used for opening and closing the opening 11. The door assembly 20 includes an inner surface 221 (see fig. 3), and in a case where the door assembly 20 closes the opening 11, the inner surface 221 faces the inside of the cavity 10 and the inner surface 221 is disposed to be inclined with respect to the horizontal direction.

Specifically, referring to fig. 3, 5 and 6, in the present embodiment, the door assembly 20 includes a doorframe bracket 21 and a lower door panel 22, the lower door panel 22 is installed on one side of the doorframe bracket 21, the lower door panel 22 includes the inner surface 221, and in the case that the door assembly 20 closes the opening 11, the lower door panel 22 faces the inside of the cavity 10 and the lower door panel 22 is disposed obliquely with respect to the horizontal direction.

The household appliance 100 may be a cooking appliance such as a microwave oven, a steam box, and an oven. Using the steam ager as an example, at present, the front bezel at the steam ager cavity is installed basically to the door body of the steam ager among the prior art, and operating panel and the door body are all facing people's direction, and the cavity is the front side opening, and during the food of cooking, steam can upwards leap up the cavity top surface and form the comdenstion water, directly drips in the food, influences the food taste, and during the steaming face formula food, the dripping can cause the surperficial blister of face formula food, influences the taste, and the surface is pleasing to the eye moreover. However, in the present embodiment, when the door assembly closes the opening, the inner surface is inclined with respect to the horizontal direction. Like this, when the steam of cavity was condensed on the internal surface, the incline direction flow direction door body group's one side can be followed to the comdenstion water to avoid the comdenstion water drippage to influence the taste and the aesthetic feeling of food on the food in the cavity, guaranteed the culinary art effect.

As described above, in the door assembly 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the door assembly 20 closes the opening 11, the inner surface 221 is inclined with respect to the horizontal direction. Thus, when the steam in the cavity 10 is condensed on the inner surface 221, the condensed water can flow to one side of the door assembly 20 along the inclined direction of the inner surface 221, so that the condensed water is prevented from dropping on the food in the cavity 10 to affect the taste and aesthetic feeling of the food, and the cooking effect is ensured.

In the present embodiment, the term "inclined with respect to the horizontal direction" means non-parallel to the horizontal direction or non-perpendicular to the horizontal direction. In the following embodiments, the same or similar descriptions may be referred to for understanding.

Referring to fig. 2, 3 and 5, in some embodiments, the door assembly 20 further includes an upper door panel 23, the upper door panel 23 is disposed on a side of the doorframe bracket 21 opposite to the lower door panel 22, and the upper door panel 23 and the lower door panel 22 are inclined relative to each other and spaced apart from each other.

Like this, when lower door plant 22 can avoid the comdenstion water to fall on the food in cavity 10, it can be thermal-insulated effectively to go up door plant 23 and lower door plant 22 interval setting, can prevent like this that go up door plant 23 high temperature and scald the user.

Specifically, the upper door panel 23 and the lower door panel 22 are respectively disposed at both sides of the doorframe bracket 21, and are disposed to be inclined to each other and spaced apart from each other. In the illustrated embodiment, when the door assembly 20 closes the opening 11, the upper door panel 23 is horizontal, and the lower door panel 22 is disposed to be inclined with respect to the upper door panel 23. The doorframe bracket 21 may be press-formed of a light metal material such as aluminum alloy. Thus, the doorframe bracket 21 has high strength so that it can stably mount the lower door panel 22 and carry the upper door panel 23. Further, the upper door panel 23 and the lower door panel 22 may be both heat insulating glass. Of course, the upper door panel 23 and the lower door panel 22 may be made of other heat insulating materials or high temperature resistant materials, such as Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) of heat insulating type.

The above-mentioned "the upper door panel 23 and the lower door panel 22 are inclined relative to each other and spaced" means that the upper door panel 23 and the lower door panel 22 are disposed non-parallel to each other and non-perpendicular to each other.

Referring to fig. 5, in some embodiments, the doorframe bracket 21 is formed with a first step surface 211 and a second step surface 212 which are opposite to each other, the first step surface 211 is used for supporting the upper door panel 23, and the lower door panel 22 is installed on the second step surface 212.

In this manner, the first step surface 211 on the doorframe bracket 21 can stably support the upper door panel 23 so that the upper door panel 23 can be stably carried on the doorframe bracket 21, and the second step surface 212 can be used to mount the lower door panel 22 so that the lower door panel 22 can be stably engaged with the doorframe bracket 21. Specifically, when the lower door panel 22 is installed, an adhesive (e.g., glass cement) may be used to adhere the lower door panel 22 and the second step surface 212 together to prevent the lower door panel 22 from falling off.

Further, referring to fig. 2, 5 and 6, in some embodiments, the door assembly 20 includes a door frame 24, the door frame 24 is fixedly connected to a door frame bracket 21, the upper door panel 23 is installed on the door frame 24, the door frame 24 includes a first side 241 and a second side 242 opposite to each other, the first side 241 presses the upper door panel 23 against the door frame bracket 21, the second side 242 is provided with a clamping portion 2421, and the clamping portion 2421 clamps a side portion of the upper door panel 23.

Specifically, the door frame 24 may be fixedly connected to the door frame bracket 21 by a fixing member such as a screw, and the first side 241 and the second side 242 of the door frame 24 may be detachably connected to each other, for example, a connection column is formed on one of the first side 241 and the second side 242, a connection hole is formed on the other of the first side 241 and the second side 242, the connection column and the connection hole may be in an interference fit, and the first side 241 and the second side 242 may be detachably connected to each other by the connection column and the connection hole. Of course, the first side 241 and the second side 242 may be detachably connected by other means, such as snap connection, screw connection, etc. In addition, the clamping part 2421 is formed with a clamping groove 2422, and the side part of the upper door panel 23 is clamped in the clamping groove 2422. In a specific installation process, the upper door panel 12 may be first clamped into the clamping groove 2422 of the clamping portion 2121, and then the upper door panel 12 is pressed against the doorframe bracket 21 via the first side edge 241.

In this way, the first side 241 of the doorframe 24 can press the upper door panel 23 against the doorframe bracket 21, and the clamping part 2421 of the second side 242 can clamp the upper door panel 23, so that the upper door panel 23 can be fixed to keep the stability of the upper door panel 23, and the upper door panel 23 is prevented from falling off. In addition, because the first side 241 and the second side 242 are detachably connected, when the upper door panel 23 needs to be replaced, only the door frame 24 needs to be detached from the door frame 24, and then the upper door panel 23 can be replaced by detaching the first side 241 and the second side 242, which is convenient and simple.

Referring to fig. 6, in some embodiments, the door assembly 20 is rotatably connected to the cavity 10 through the second side 242, and the lower door panel 22 is inclined upward from the second side 242 to the first side 241.

Thus, since the second side 242 of the lower door panel 22 is inclined upward toward the first side 241, no matter when the door body assembly 20 closes the opening 11 or completely opens the opening 11 or opens the opening 11, the condensed water on the lower door panel 22 is guided to the side of the second side 242 along the lower door panel 22 and flows out from the edge of the second side 242, and cannot drop onto the food in the cavity 10, so as to affect the taste and aesthetic feeling of the food.

With continued reference to fig. 2, 5 and 6, in some embodiments, the door body assembly 20 includes a sealing member 25, the doorframe bracket 21 is formed with a sealing member mounting portion 213, the sealing member 25 is assembled on the sealing member mounting portion 213, and the sealing member 25 is used for sealing the connection between the door body assembly 20 and the cavity 10 when the door body assembly 20 closes the opening 11.

In this way, the sealing member 25 can sufficiently seal the connection between the door body assembly 20 and the cavity 10, so as to isolate the interior of the cavity 10 from the outside to avoid affecting the performance of the household appliance 100. For example, when the household appliance 100 is a steam cooker, the sealing member 25 prevents steam in the cavity 10 from being volatilized outside the cavity 10, thereby ensuring heating performance of the steam cooker.

Specifically, the shape of the seal 25 substantially matches the shape of the seal mounting portion 213, and the seal 25 may be bonded to the seal mounting portion 213 by an adhesive (e.g., glass cement, etc.).

Referring to fig. 2, in some embodiments, door body assembly 20 further includes a trim component 26, and trim component 26 is mounted to door frame 24 to enhance the aesthetic appearance of door body assembly 20.

Referring again to fig. 2, in some embodiments, a handle position 27 is provided on a second side 242 of the doorframe 24. In this way, the user can pull up the door body assembly 20 through the handle position 27 to open the opening 11 of the cavity 10.

Referring to fig. 2 and 6, a household appliance 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a cavity 10, a door assembly 20 and a hinge assembly 30 according to any of the above embodiments, wherein an opening 11 is formed at a top of the cavity 10. The door assembly 20 is used to open and close the opening 11. The hinge assembly 30 is connected to the door assembly 20, and the door assembly 20 is rotatably connected to the chamber 10 by the hinge assembly 30 so that the door assembly 20 can open and close the opening 11.

In the household appliance 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the inner surface 221 is inclined with respect to the horizontal direction when the door assembly 20 closes the opening 11. Thus, when the steam in the cavity 10 is condensed on the inner surface 221, the condensed water can flow to one side of the door assembly 20 along the inclined direction of the inner surface 221, so that the condensed water is prevented from dropping on the food in the cavity 10 to affect the taste and aesthetic feeling of the food, and the cooking effect is ensured.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the door assembly 20 may be disposed at the top of the cavity 10, and is a pull-up type door. Therefore, the user can operate the door in a labor-saving manner when using the door, the user does not need to bend down and squat to open the door, and the user experience is improved.

It is understood that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the household appliance 100 may be a cooking appliance such as a steam oven, a microwave oven, and an oven. Taking the household appliance 100 as a steam cooker as an example, the cavity 10 is mainly used for placing food to be cooked. In addition, a steam generator is generally disposed at the bottom of the cavity 10, the steam generator can be connected to the water tank 50, a nozzle is connected to the steam generator, the nozzle can be disposed at the bottom of the cavity 10, the steam generator can generate high-temperature steam and spray the high-temperature steam into the cavity 10 through the nozzle to steam food, and meanwhile, the door assembly 20 can cover the opening 11 of the cavity 10 to prevent the steam in the cavity 10 from leaking outside.

Referring to fig. 2, in some embodiments, the cavity 10 is opened at the top thereof with an opening 11 and a mounting hole 12, and the hinge assembly 30 can movably penetrate the mounting hole 12 to mount the door assembly 20 in the cavity 10. In addition, the hinge assembly 30 can also be separated from the mounting hole 12 so that the door body assembly 20 can be detached from the cavity 10.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the door body assembly 20 is connected to the hinge assembly 30, and when the door body assembly 20 needs to be used, the door body assembly 20 with the hinge assembly 30 can be rotatably connected to the cavity 10 by inserting the hinge assembly 30 into the mounting hole 12, and at this time, the door body assembly 20 can be turned upside down to open or close the opening 11 at the top of the cavity 10. When the door body assembly 20 needs to be detached to clean the door body assembly 20 or the cavity 10, the hinge assembly 30 can be directly pulled out of the mounting hole 12, so that the door body assembly 20 and the cavity 10 can be detached.

With continued reference to fig. 2 and 6, in some embodiments, the household appliance 100 includes a hinge base 40, the hinge base 40 is mounted in the mounting hole 12, the hinge assembly 30 is movably disposed on the hinge base 40 to mount the door assembly 20 in the cavity 10, and the hinge assembly 30 is separable from the hinge base 40 to detach the door assembly 20 from the cavity 10.

In this way, the hinge seat 40 can improve the stability of the installation of the hinge assembly 30, so that the door body assembly 20 can stably rotate up and down relative to the cavity 10 to open or close the opening 11 when being arranged at the top of the cavity 10.

In the illustrated embodiment, the hinge base 40 is provided with the mounting hole 12, and is fixedly mounted at the top of the cavity 10 by a screw or other fixing member, the hinge assembly 30 can be inserted into the hinge base 40 to mount the door assembly 20 on the cavity 10, and meanwhile, the hinge assembly 30 can also be pulled out of the hinge base 40 to separate the hinge assembly 30 from the hinge base 40, so that the door assembly 20 can be detached from the cavity 10.

Further, referring to fig. 7 and 8, in the above embodiment, the hinge seat 40 is opened with the slot 41, and the hinge assembly 30 includes the hinge 31, and the hinge 31 can be movably disposed in the slot 41 and can be separated from the slot 41.

Specifically, the hinge seat 40 penetrates through the mounting hole 12 and is fixedly mounted at the top of the cavity 10, the door assembly 20 is rotatably connected with the hinge 31 of the hinge assembly 30, the hinge 31 is provided with a hinge clamping rib 311, and when the door assembly 20 needs to be mounted, the door assembly 20 can be mounted only by inserting the hinge clamping rib 311 into the slot 41 of the hinge seat 40. When the door body assembly 20 needs to be disassembled, the door body assembly 20 and the cavity 10 can be disassembled only by directly pulling out the hinge clamping ribs 311 from the slots 41 without a complex disassembling process, so that a user can conveniently and independently clean and maintain the door body assembly 20 or the cavity 10.

It is understood that, in some embodiments, the hinge seat 40 may not be provided, but the hinge 31 of the hinge assembly 30 is directly inserted into the mounting hole 12 to mount the door body assembly 20 on the cavity 10, and when the door body assembly 20 needs to be dismounted, the hinge 31 is directly pulled out from the mounting hole 12 to dismount the door body assembly 20. That is, in some embodiments, the hinge 31 may be movably inserted into the mounting hole 12 to mount the door assembly 20 to the cavity 10, and may be separated from the mounting hole 12 to detach the door assembly 20 from the cavity 10.

Referring to fig. 2 and 9, in some embodiments, the hinge assembly 30 further includes a damper 32, the damper 32 includes a first portion 321 and a second portion 322, the first portion 321 is fixedly connected to the hinge 31, the second portion 322 is fixedly connected to the door body assembly 20, and the first portion 321 and the second portion 322 can rotate relatively.

Specifically, in the illustrated embodiment, the damper 32 may be a rotary damper. The second portion 322 has a limiting rib 3221 formed thereon, the first side 241 has a limiting groove (not shown) formed thereon, the limiting rib 3221 is engaged with the limiting groove 222, and the second portion 322 is mounted on the first side 241.

The hinge 31 is provided with a locking groove 313, and the locking groove 313 is used for assembling the first portion 321 of the damper 3232. The first portion 321 of the damper 3232 is kidney-shaped, and the first portion 321 is fixedly mounted in the locking groove 313 by a fixing member such as a screw.

Thus, the damper 32 can ensure that the door assembly 20 can slowly and smoothly close the opening 11 in the process of closing the door assembly 20, and the door assembly 20 cannot be too fast to collide with the cavity 10 when being closed.

Referring to fig. 4, in some embodiments, in a case where the door assembly 20 is installed at the top of the cavity 10 (i.e., the door assembly 20 is inserted into the slot 41 of the hinge base 40 through the hinge assembly 30), when the door assembly 20 is opened to a maximum angle, the center of the door assembly 20 is located behind the hinge assembly 30, and an angle α between the door assembly 20 and the top surface of the cavity 10 is greater than or equal to 95 °.

So, when the user opened door body subassembly 20 completely, door body subassembly 20 can not bounce automatically and lead to user's tong, has improved user experience.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, in some embodiments, the household appliance 100 further includes a panel 101, a water tank 50 and an operation switch 60, the chamber 10 is disposed below the panel 101, and the water tank 50 and the operation switch 60 are mounted on the panel 101. The operation switch 60 is used to operate the home appliance 100, for example, to activate the home appliance 100 to operate the home appliance 100. The water tank 50 is connected to the chamber 10, and the water tank 50 is used for supplying water to the home appliance 100, for example, when the home appliance 100 is a steam range, the water tank 50 is connected to the steam generator and can supply water to the steam generator to generate steam.

In the present embodiment, the operation switch 60 is a touch panel. It is understood that in other embodiments, the operation switch 60 may select other types of switches, and is not limited in particular.

In the present invention, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the recitation of a first feature "on" or "under" a second feature may include the recitation of the first and second features being in direct contact, and may also include the recitation that the first and second features are not in direct contact, but are in contact via another feature between them. Also, the first feature "on," "above" and "over" the second feature may include the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

The disclosure herein provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing different features of the invention. In order to simplify the disclosure of the present invention, the components and arrangements of specific examples are described herein. Of course, they are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present invention. Furthermore, the present invention may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in the various examples, such repetition is for the purpose of simplicity and clarity and does not in itself dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or configurations discussed. In addition, the present invention provides examples of various specific processes and materials, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize applications of other processes and/or uses of other materials.

In the description of the present specification, reference to the description of the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "an illustrative embodiment", "an example", "a specific example", or "some examples", etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms 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 present 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 body assembly is used for a household appliance and is characterized by comprising a cavity, wherein an opening is formed in the top of the cavity, the door body assembly is rotatably arranged on the top of the cavity and used for opening and closing the opening, the door body assembly comprises an inner surface, and under the condition that the door body assembly closes the opening, the inner surface faces the inside of the cavity and is obliquely arranged relative to the horizontal direction;

the door body assembly comprises a door frame support and a lower door plate, the lower door plate is arranged on one side of the door frame support and comprises the inner surface, and under the condition that the door body assembly closes the opening, the lower door plate faces the inside of the cavity and is obliquely arranged relative to the horizontal direction;

the door body assembly comprises an upper door plate, the upper door plate is arranged on one side of the door frame support, which is opposite to the lower door plate, and the upper door plate and the lower door plate are relatively inclined and are arranged at intervals;

the door frame support is provided with a first step surface and a second step surface which are opposite to each other, the first step surface is used for supporting the upper door plate, and the lower door plate is arranged on the second step surface;

the door body assembly comprises a door frame, the door frame is fixedly connected with a door frame support, the upper door plate is installed on the door frame, the door frame comprises a first side edge and a second side edge which are opposite, the first side edge tightly presses the upper door plate on the door frame support, the second side edge is provided with a clamping part, and the clamping part clamps the side part of the upper door plate;

the first side and the second side are detachably connected.

2. The door assembly of claim 1, wherein the door assembly is pivotally connected to the cavity at the second side, and the lower door panel is tilted upward from the second side toward the first side.

3. The door body assembly according to claim 1, wherein the door body assembly includes a sealing member, the door frame bracket is formed with a sealing member mounting portion, the sealing member is assembled to the sealing member mounting portion, and the sealing member is configured to seal a joint between the door body assembly and the cavity when the door body assembly closes the opening.

4. A household appliance, characterized in that it comprises:

the top of the cavity is provided with an opening;

the door body assembly of any one of claims 1-3, for opening and closing the opening; and

5. The household appliance according to claim 4, wherein a mounting hole is formed at the top of the cavity, the hinge assembly can movably penetrate through the mounting hole to enable the door body assembly to be mounted in the cavity, and the hinge assembly can be separated from the mounting hole to enable the door body assembly to be detached from the cavity.

6. The appliance of claim 5, wherein the hinge assembly includes a hinge and a damper, the damper including a first portion connected to the hinge and a second portion connected to the door assembly, the first and second portions being rotatable relative to each other, the hinge being movably inserted into and removed from the mounting hole.

7. The household appliance according to claim 5, wherein the household appliance comprises a hinge base installed at the installation hole, the hinge assembly is movably provided at the hinge base to install the door assembly at the cavity, and the hinge assembly is separable from the hinge base to enable the door assembly to be detached from the cavity.