CN111851003B

CN111851003B - Upper cover of clothes treatment equipment and clothes treatment equipment

Info

Publication number: CN111851003B
Application number: CN201910347676.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 宋立军; 刘尊安; 孙广彬; 朱国防; 金磊
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-04-28
Filing date: 2019-04-28
Publication date: 2022-05-24
Anticipated expiration: 2039-04-28
Also published as: JP2022530146A; WO2020220939A1; CN111851003A; JP7422276B2

Abstract

The invention discloses an upper cover of clothes treatment equipment and the clothes treatment equipment, wherein the upper cover of the clothes treatment equipment is provided with an observation window and an electronic element, the upper cover is in an inclined state when being closed, and the position of the observation window is higher than that of the electronic element; a flow guide structure is arranged between the observation window and the electronic element and used for guiding liquid to avoid the electronic element and flow out of the upper cover. The invention solves the problem of backflow of condensed water at the inner side of the observation window faced by the electronic element when the upper cover is closed, and the flow guide structure isolates the observation window with a higher position from the electronic element with a lower position, guides liquid to avoid the electronic element and discharge the liquid out of the upper cover, and prevents the liquid from accumulating, thereby ensuring the normal work of the electronic element, prolonging the service lives of the electronic element and the clothes treatment equipment, saving the cost and improving the user experience.

Description

Upper cover of clothes treatment equipment and clothes treatment equipment

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the field of household appliances, and particularly relates to an upper cover of a clothes treatment device and the clothes treatment device.

Background

With the diversification of functions of the washing machine, the design of integrally disposing electronic components on the upper casing of the laundry treatment device is increasing. For example, in order to make the whole tray look more slim, more and more types of pulsator full-automatic washing machines put the display control in the upper cover of the pulsator washing machine, and the display control in the upper cover is not only beautiful, but also easy to operate. However, in the laundry treating apparatus, in which the washing machine is used to wash laundry, there is a large amount of washing water, there is a risk that water may enter due to the wiring or the electronic components provided in the upper cover, and thus the upper cover is provided with a waterproof structure. The drying process of the clothes dryer generates a large amount of water vapor which is condensed and then the electronic components in the upper cover are possibly influenced.

The present invention has been made in view of this situation.

Disclosure of Invention

The technical problem to be solved by the invention is to overcome the defects of the prior art and provide the upper cover of the clothes treatment equipment and the clothes treatment equipment, and the invention solves the problem of backflow of condensed water at the inner side of the observation window faced by an electronic element when the upper cover is closed.

In order to solve the technical problems, the invention adopts the technical scheme that:

a first object of the present invention is to provide an upper cover of a laundry treating apparatus, the upper cover being provided with an observation window and an electronic component, the upper cover being in an inclined state when closed, the observation window being located higher than the electronic component; a flow guide structure is arranged between the observation window and the electronic element to guide liquid to avoid the electronic element and flow out of the upper cover.

In a further scheme, the upper cover comprises a shell, the shell comprises an upper shell and a lower shell, and a first flow guide structure and a second flow guide structure are respectively arranged on the upper shell and the lower shell; when the upper cover is closed, the liquid inside the observation window is discharged out of the upper cover through the first flow guide structure and the second flow guide structure in sequence.

In a further scheme, the first flow guide structure comprises a flow guide groove, the flow guide groove extends along the edge of the observation window and is transversely arranged between the observation window and the electronic element to guide liquid to be discharged out of the upper cover;

preferably, the diversion trench is formed by partially recessing the surface of the upper shell close to the edge of the observation window downwards;

preferably, the height of the middle part of the bottom wall of the diversion trench is greater than the height of the two ends of the diversion trench.

In a further scheme, the flow guide groove comprises a water collecting section and a flow guide section, the water collecting section extends along the edge of the observation window, the flow guide section is positioned at least one end of the water collecting section, and liquid collected by the water collecting section is discharged through the flow guide section;

preferably, the two ends of the water collecting section are respectively provided with a flow guide section, and the flow guide sections at the two ends are respectively inclined with the water collecting section at a certain angle; preferably, the diversion section and the water collection section form a bent obtuse angle shape and are symmetrically distributed.

In a further scheme, the first flow guide structure further comprises a water leakage hole, and the water leakage hole is formed in the end part of the flow guide groove;

preferably, the water leakage hole is formed in the end part, far away from the water collecting section, of the flow guide section, and liquid in the flow guide groove enters the second flow guide structure through the water leakage hole.

In a further scheme, the second flow guide structure comprises a water collecting tank, and the water collecting tank is positioned on the upper surface of the lower shell, is communicated with the first flow guide structure and discharges liquid out of the upper cover;

preferably, the upper surface of the lower shell is provided with an annular convex rib protruding upwards, an area enclosed by the annular convex rib forms a water collecting tank, and an upper opening of the water collecting tank is correspondingly arranged below the water leakage hole.

Further scheme, be equipped with the upper cover callus on the sole in the water catch bowl, upper cover callus on the sole one end is fixed inside the water catch bowl, and the lower surface of casing down is stretched out to the other end, assembly clearance has between the diapire of water catch bowl and the upper cover callus on the sole, and liquid in the water catch bowl is discharged from the assembly clearance.

In a further scheme, an upper cover foot pad is arranged in the water collecting tank, a through hole is formed in the upper cover foot pad, and liquid in the water collecting tank is discharged through the through hole of the upper cover foot pad;

preferably, the upper end of the upper cover foot pad is not higher than the height of the annular convex rib, the through hole is positioned in the middle of the upper cover foot pad and penetrates through the upper cover foot pad in the axial direction.

In a further scheme, the upper cover is gradually inclined downwards from the rear side to the front side when being closed, an upper shell and a lower shell of the upper cover are provided with openings, a cover plate is arranged on the upper shell, and the cover plate covers the openings to form an observation window; the electronic component is located the front side of observation window, and the water conservancy diversion structure sets up the edge at observation window front side, keeps apart observation window and electronic component, and the inboard liquid of guide observation window dodges electronic component and discharges.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a laundry treating apparatus having an upper cover according to any one or combination of the above aspects;

preferably, the laundry treating apparatus is a washing machine including a tray to which a rear side of the upper cover is connected,

preferably, the electronic component is a display control, and the cover plate covers the display control and forms a display control area.

After adopting the technical scheme, compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects:

1. aiming at the problem that condensed water on the inner side of an observation window faces an electronic element and flows back when the upper cover is closed, the upper shell is provided with the flow guide structure, the observation window and the electronic element are isolated by the flow guide structure, liquid is guided to avoid the electronic element and is discharged out of the upper cover, and the liquid is prevented from accumulating, so that the normal work of the electronic element is ensured, the service lives of the electronic element and clothes treatment equipment are prolonged, the cost is saved, and the user experience is improved.

2. The flow guide structure comprises a first flow guide structure and a second flow guide structure which are respectively arranged on the upper shell and the lower shell, wherein the first flow guide structure and the second flow guide structure are correspondingly arranged and are mutually matched, so that a large amount of condensed water can be smoothly discharged from the upper cover and can be directly discharged into the inner barrel of the clothes treatment equipment to be reused as washing water, and the influence on the surrounding environment is avoided.

The following describes embodiments of the present invention in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention, are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention without limiting the invention to the right. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments and that for a person skilled in the art, other drawings can also be derived from them without inventive effort. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a closed state of a conventional upper cover;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view illustrating an opened state of a conventional upper cover;

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of a prior art upper cover;

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of a prior art upper cover structure;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of the upper cover and the tray without the cover plate;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the upper cover of the unassembled cover plate of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view of the upper cover of the present invention in a closed state;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is an exploded view of the cover and tray of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is an exploded view of an alternative embodiment of the cover and tray of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a side sectional view of the upper cover of the present invention in a closed state;

FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of a portion of the structure of FIG. 12;

in the figure: 1 dish seat, 2 upper covers, 21 upper casings, 22 lower casings, 23 openings, 24 apron, 3 observation windows, 4 electronic component, 5 water conservancy diversion structures, 6 guiding gutters, 61 water collection sections, 62 water conservancy diversion sections, 7 holes that leak, 8 water catch basins, 81 annular protruding muscle, 9 upper cover foot pads.

It should be noted that the drawings and the description are not intended to limit the scope of the inventive concept in any way, but to illustrate it by a person skilled in the art with reference to specific embodiments.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and the following embodiments are used for illustrating the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, but 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 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; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

In the invention, the clothes treatment equipment can be a washing machine, a clothes dryer, a washing and drying integrated machine and the like, and the clothes treatment equipment is of a top opening type, and the top of the clothes treatment equipment is provided with an upper cover. The invention is described by taking a washing machine as an example, and is also applicable to other clothes processing equipment with an upper cover, such as a clothes dryer and the like.

The upper cover of the washing machine is arranged on the upper part of the dish seat, and as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the upper cover usually has two states relative to the dish seat: 1. a cover closed state, in which the washing machine is in an operating state or in an unused state; 2. a state in which the cover is opened, and in which the user is putting or taking out laundry into or from the washing tub.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the upper cover of the conventional washing machine is generally composed of a glass cover plate, an upper case, and a lower case, the glass cover plate being uppermost, and electronic components being mounted in a middle region between the upper case and the lower case. The washing inner barrel opening faces the glass cover plate, steam in the barrel with the upper cover in a closed state can be liquefied into water on the glass cover plate during washing, in order to facilitate a user to operate the washing machine, the upper cover is generally designed into a structure with a certain inclination, the front part is low, the rear part is high, water can flow along the glass to the front side, and therefore the water can enter an area on the front side of the upper cover and threaten electronic elements arranged on the inner side of the upper cover. Therefore, when the upper cover is in a closed state, the condensed water is easy to flow back to electronic elements such as the display control module, and the normal operation of the washing machine is affected.

In order to solve the problem, the invention provides an upper cover 2 of a clothes treatment device, the upper cover 2 is provided with an observation window 3 and an electronic component 4, the upper cover 2 is in an inclined state when being closed, and the position of the observation window 3 is higher than that of the electronic component 4; a flow guide structure 5 is arranged between the observation window 3 and the electronic element 4 and used for guiding liquid to avoid the electronic element 4 and flow out of the upper cover 2.

In this embodiment, the electronic component 4 may be a lamp, a display panel, a controller, or the like. The flow guide structure 5 can isolate the observation window 3 with a higher position from the electronic element 4 with a lower position, guide liquid to avoid the electronic element 4 and discharge the liquid out of the upper cover 2, and prevent the liquid from accumulating, thereby ensuring the normal work of the electronic element 4, prolonging the service lives of the electronic element 4 and clothes treatment equipment, saving the cost and improving the user experience.

The flow guiding structure 5 will be further described below by taking the specific embodiment as an example.

Example one

As shown in fig. 5 to 13, the present embodiment provides an upper cover 2 of a clothes treating apparatus, the upper cover 2 includes a housing having an opening 23, and a cover plate 24 provided on the housing, the cover plate 24 covering the opening 23 to form a viewing window 3. The shell comprises an upper shell 21 and a lower shell 22, and the upper shell 21 and the lower shell 22 are respectively provided with a first flow guide structure 5 and a second flow guide structure 5; when the upper cover 2 is closed, the liquid inside the observation window 3 is discharged out of the upper cover 2 through the first flow guide structure 5 and the second flow guide structure 5 in sequence.

In this embodiment, the main function of the upper cover 2 is to cover the upper space of the washing tub when the washing machine works, because the upper part of the washing tub is open, the upper casing 21 and the lower casing 22 are correspondingly provided with the opening 23, and the cover plate 24 covers the opening 23 to form the observation window 3, therefore, part of the washing water splashes to the inner side of the observation window 3 in the washing process, or the washing machine has a drying function, and the inner side of the observation window 3 has water drops condensed by water vapor in the drying process. Since the joint between the cover plate 24 and the edge of the opening 23 of the upper housing 21 has a gap, the first flow guiding structure 5 provided on the upper housing 21 can collect and guide out the water entering from the gap, and prevent the liquid from flowing into the electronic component 4 under the observation window 3 under the action of gravity. The lower shell 22 is also provided with a second flow guide structure 5, and liquid is discharged through the first flow guide structure 5 and the second flow guide structure 5 in sequence; firstly, can form complete water conservancy diversion route, realize with the purpose of liquid discharge upper cover 2, secondly two water conservancy diversion structures 5 can also increase the holding capacity to liquid, guarantee also can derive liquid completely under the condition that has produced a large amount of comdenstion water, avoid influencing electronic component 4.

As a specific solution, the first flow guiding structure 5 includes a flow guiding groove 6, and the flow guiding groove 6 extends along the edge of the observation window 3 and is transversely disposed between the observation window 3 and the electronic component 4 to guide the liquid to be discharged from the upper cover 2.

The electronic component 4 in this embodiment is illustrated by taking a display control module as an example. The display control module is arranged on the upper cover 2, and can directly display and control the upper cover 2, so that the upper cover 2 has a protection function and a display control function. The side of the opening 23 of the upper case 21 has a receiving groove or the upper case 21 and the lower case 22 together form a receiving groove, and when the display module is placed in the receiving groove, the cover plate 24 is disposed at the upper opening of the receiving groove, so that the display control module is combined with the cover plate 24 to form a display area and/or a control area at a corresponding position of the cover plate 24. The display area and the control area are not formed independently by cutting the cover plate 24, but can be displayed and controlled through the cover plate 24, so that the integrity of the cover plate 24 is ensured, and the aim of beautifying the appearance of the atmosphere is fulfilled.

And one side of the accommodating groove is provided with a wire outlet so that the display control module is electrically connected with the computer board and other structures. The line card is arranged outside the outlet and used for fixing structures such as a conducting wire and the like so as to prevent the circuit from moving inside the shell and causing circuit faults due to circuit abrasion.

The diversion trench 6 is across between the observation window 3 and the display control module and extends along the edge of the observation window 3, so that the edge of the observation window 3 and the display control module can be completely isolated. When condensed water generated inside the observation window 3 flows to the edge under the action of gravity, the condensed water can directly and completely enter the diversion trench 6 to avoid the display control module, so that the safe operation of the display control module is ensured.

In order to facilitate the arrangement of the diversion trench 6, the diversion trench 6 is formed by partially recessing the surface of the upper shell 21 close to the edge of the observation window 3. Like this, can reform transform at the edge of current upper housing 21's opening 23, form guiding gutter 6, need not additionally add the structure, set up simply, save the cost.

In order to further enhance the diversion effect of the diversion trench 6, the height of the middle part of the bottom wall of the diversion trench 6 is greater than the height of the two ends of the diversion trench, so that water flows to the two sides after entering the diversion trench 6, the display control module below the middle part of the diversion trench 6 is convenient to avoid discharging water, and better containing and diversion effects on a large amount of water are also facilitated.

In order to prevent the liquid from overflowing into the display control module, the height of the position of the display control module is higher than that of the bottom wall of the diversion trench 6. So, guiding gutter 6 has certain degree of depth, and the bottom of guiding gutter is located the low department, and the hydroenergy that flows into from the gap of apron 24 and last casing 21 can directly enter into the bottom of guiding gutter, and the display control module is in the eminence for the bottom of guiding gutter, can fully protect the display control module.

In order to achieve a better drainage effect, as a specific embodiment, the guiding gutter 6 comprises a water collecting section 61 and a guiding section 62, the water collecting section 61 extends along the edge of the observation window 3, the guiding section 62 is located at least one end of the water collecting section 61, and the liquid collected by the water collecting section 61 is discharged through the guiding section 62.

Preferably, the area of the middle part of the bottom wall of the water collecting section 61 can be smaller than the area of the two ends. When the middle part height of the diapire of water collection section 61 is higher than both sides height, the area at water collection section 61 both ends is great to be favorable to holding a larger amount of water, avoids taking place the condition of overflow, guarantees good water conservancy diversion effect.

In this scheme, water collecting section 61 is located between observation window 3 and the display control module, and extends along the edge of observation window 3 towards one side of the display control module. The side of the observation window 3 facing one side of the display control module is a first side, the sides positioned at two sides of the first side are a second side and a third side respectively, and the second side is opposite to the third side. When the middle part of the first side edge protrudes towards one side of the display control module, the intersection positions of the first side edge and the second side edge, and the first side edge and the third side edge are all in smooth transition to form a fillet. The first side of edge of water collection section 61 extends to surround the regional setting of fillet, consequently, the area at water collection section 61 both ends is great, can hold more water, avoids taking place the overflow phenomenon.

More specifically, the two ends of the water collecting section 61 are respectively provided with a flow guide section 62, and the flow guide sections 62 at the two ends are respectively inclined with the water collecting section 61 at a certain angle; preferably, the diversion section 62 and the water collection section 61 form an obtuse angle shape with a bend and are symmetrically distributed.

So, the water conservancy diversion section 62 cooperation at water collection section 61 and both ends leads away the drainage that can both be quick with the liquid that shows control module upper portion periphery, avoids during liquid gets into display control module, reaches better water-proof effects.

In order to discharge the liquid in the first flow guiding structure 5 to the second flow guiding structure 5, further, the first flow guiding structure 5 further comprises a water leakage hole 7, and the water leakage hole 7 is arranged at the end of the flow guiding groove 6. The water leakage hole 7 may be provided at an end portion of either end of the water collecting tank 8, or may be provided at end portions of both ends.

Preferably, the water leakage hole 7 is arranged at the end part of the diversion section 62 far away from the water collection section 61, and the liquid in the diversion trench 6 enters the second diversion structure 5 through the water leakage hole 7.

In this embodiment, the second diversion structure 5 includes a water collection tank 8, and the water collection tank 8 is located on the upper surface of the lower housing 22 and is communicated with the water leakage hole 7 of the first diversion structure 5 to discharge the liquid out of the upper cover 2.

The upper surface of the lower shell 22 of the upper cover 2 is provided with an annular convex rib 81 protruding upwards, the area surrounded by the annular convex rib 81 forms a water collecting tank 8, and the upper opening 23 of the water collecting tank 8 is correspondingly arranged below the water leakage hole 7. So, collect the liquid of drainage in the guiding gutter 6 and enter into water catch bowl 8 through hole 7 that leaks, discharge upper cover 2 after accumulating to a certain extent in water catch bowl 8.

The inside of water catch bowl 8 is equipped with 2 callus on the sole of upper cover, 2 callus on the sole one end of upper cover are fixed inside water catch bowl 8, and the lower surface of casing 22 under the other end stretches out, assembly clearance has between the diapire of water catch bowl 8 and the 2 callus on the sole of upper cover, and liquid in the water catch bowl 8 is discharged from the assembly clearance.

In order to avoid the 2 clashes to the disk seat 1 that open and shut of upper cover, be equipped with 2 callus on the sole of upper cover on the

upper cover

2, 2 callus on the sole protrusion of upper cover in the lower surface of upper cover 2 play shock attenuation, buffering, prevent the purpose of damaging when upper cover 2 and closure. In this scheme, be equipped with the jack on the diapire of the water catch bowl 8 that annular protruding muscle 81 encloses, 2 callus on the sole insert jacks on the upper cover. The circumference of the upper end of 2 callus on the sole on the upper cover is equipped with towards keeping away from the outstanding protruding structure of central direction, and the circumference diameter of protruding structure is greater than the jack, fixes 2 callus on the sole on the upper cover in water catch bowl 8. When assembling, there will be a certain assembly gap between the foot pad of the upper cover 2 and the upper housing 21, i.e. the bottom wall of the water collection tank 8, so that when the water in the water collection tank 8 is gathered to a certain extent, the water will flow out from the assembly gap. The water flows out to the inclined plane of the inlet of the tray seat 1, and then flows into the inner tub of the washing machine.

Or, in order to achieve a better drainage effect, in a further scheme, an upper cover 2 foot pad is arranged in the water collection tank 8, a through hole is formed in the upper cover 2 foot pad, and liquid in the water collection tank 8 is drained through the through hole of the upper cover 2 foot pad;

preferably, the upper end of the foot pad of the upper cover 2 is not higher than the height of the annular convex rib 81, and the through hole is positioned in the middle of the foot pad of the upper cover 2 and penetrates through the foot pad of the upper cover 2 in the axial direction. In this way, the water in the water collecting tank 8 can be more smoothly discharged out of the upper cover 2 through the through holes, and flows onto the inclined plane of the input port of the tray seat 1, so that the water flows into the inner tub of the washing machine, and is reused as washing water, and the surrounding environment is not influenced.

In summary, in this embodiment, taking a washing machine as an example, condensed water generated inside the observation window 3 enters the diversion trench 6 disposed at the edge of the observation window 3 through the gap between the cover plate 24 and the upper casing 21 under the action of gravity, the diversion trench 6 collects and guides the water to avoid the display control module below the diversion trench, the water flows out from the water leakage hole 7 of the diversion trench 6 and flows into the water collection trench 8 surrounded by the annular rib 81 of the lower casing 22, the water in the region of the annular rib 81 is collected to a certain extent and flows out from the assembly gap between the lower casing 22 and the foot pad of the upper cover 2 or flows out from the through hole on the foot pad of the upper cover 2 and drops on the inclined plane of the input port of the tray seat 1, the water flows into the washing inner barrel of the washing machine along the inclined plane of the input port, which can not only avoid the condensed water damaging the display control module, but also can recycle the condensed water, the surrounding environment is not affected. Simultaneously, guiding gutter 6 sets up on last casing 21, and last casing 21 is hidden by apron 24 and lower casing 22, and water catch bowl 8 sets up the upper surface at casing 22 down, so, inside whole water conservancy diversion structure 5 all hidden at upper cover 2, can not influence the holistic aesthetic property of upper cover 2.

In addition, as a specific scheme, the rear side of the upper cover 2 is connected with the washing machine, the upper cover 2 is gradually inclined downwards from the rear side to the front side when being closed, the shell of the upper cover 2 is provided with an opening 23, a cover plate 24 is arranged on the shell, and the cover plate 24 covers the opening 23 to form the observation window 3; the display control module is positioned at the front side of the observation window 3, the flow guide structure 5 is arranged at the edge of the front side of the observation window 3, the observation window 3 and the display control module are isolated, and liquid on the inner side of the observation window 3 is guided to avoid the display control module and be discharged.

So, when upper cover 2 was closed, water conservancy diversion structure 5 can utilize the position to keep apart observation window 3 and display control module, and the guide liquid dodges display control module discharge upper cover 2, prevents that liquid from gathering to guarantee display control module's normal work, extension display control module and clothing treatment facility's life saves the cost, improves user experience.

In this scheme, the connection structure of the upper housing 21 and the lower housing 22 is a plug-in structure, the upper housing 21 is provided with a jack, the jack and the lower housing 22 are provided with a plug, and the plug and the lower housing 22 are integrally arranged; or the upper case 21 has a plug integrally provided and the lower case 22 has a receptacle.

Because the plug and the shell are arranged integrally, the shell can form a connecting structure without an additional connecting piece, so that the assembling steps are reduced, and the overall cost is reduced.

The plug structure is also provided with a limiting device to ensure the firmness of the plug structure. The limiting device is formed by matching a protrusion arranged on the plug and a groove arranged on the jack to limit. The plug is provided with a protrusion in the circumferential direction of the top, the edge of the protrusion is also provided with a limiting groove with an inclined surface capable of sliding into the insertion hole, and correspondingly, the front end of the groove is also provided with a groove with an inclined surface convenient for the protrusion to insert into the limiting groove.

Because the plug has protruding structure, and the circumference size is greater than the jack, therefore still be provided with elastic construction in plug department to the protruding in-process size that can insert contracts, after protruding arrival spacing recess, elastic construction resumes, makes protruding card go into the fixed connection structure in the recess, can not produce mutual displacement.

The upper and lower housings 22 may be secured to each other by other connecting structures, including, but not limited to, those described above.

Example two

The embodiment provides a clothes treating apparatus having an upper cover 2 according to any one of embodiments or a combination thereof, wherein the upper cover 2 is positioned on the top of a body of the clothes treating apparatus, and one side of the upper cover 2 is connected with the body.

The clothes treatment equipment can be a washing machine, a clothes dryer, a washing and drying integrated machine and the like, and is of a top opening type.

Specifically, the clothes treatment device is a washing machine, the washing machine comprises a tray base 1, the rear side of the upper cover 2 is connected with the tray base 1, the electronic element 4 is used for display control, and the cover plate 24 covers the display control and forms a display control area. When the upper cover 2 is closed, although the upper cover 2 inclines, the flow guide structure 5 can isolate the observation window 3 from the display control module, guide liquid to avoid the display control module and discharge the upper cover 2, and achieve a good waterproof effect.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. The upper cover of the clothes treatment equipment is characterized in that the upper cover is provided with an observation window and an electronic element, the upper cover is in an inclined state when being closed, and the position of the observation window is higher than that of the electronic element; a flow guide structure is arranged between the observation window and the electronic element to guide liquid to avoid the electronic element and flow out of the upper cover; the upper cover comprises an upper shell and a lower shell, and a first flow guide structure and a second flow guide structure are respectively arranged on the upper shell and the lower shell; when the upper cover is closed, liquid on the inner side of the observation window is discharged out of the upper cover through the first flow guide structure and the second flow guide structure in sequence; the first flow guide structure comprises a flow guide groove, the flow guide groove extends along the edge of the observation window and is transversely arranged between the observation window and the electronic element to guide liquid to be discharged out of the upper cover; the diversion trench comprises a water collecting section and a diversion section; the second diversion structure comprises a water collecting tank, the water collecting tank is positioned on the upper surface of the lower shell and communicated with the first diversion structure, and liquid is discharged out of the upper cover.

2. The upper cover of a clothes treating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the guide groove is formed by partially recessing a surface of the upper casing near an edge of the observation window.

3. The upper cover of a laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the height of the middle of the bottom wall of the guiding gutter is greater than the height of both ends thereof.

4. The upper cover of a laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the water collecting section extends along an edge of the observation window, the guide section is provided at least one end of the water collecting section, and the liquid collected by the water collecting section is discharged through the guide section.

5. The upper cover of a clothes treating apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the water collecting section is provided at both ends thereof with guide sections, respectively, and the guide sections at both ends are inclined at a certain angle with respect to the water collecting section, respectively.

6. The upper cover of a clothes treating apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the guide section and the water collecting section are symmetrically arranged in a bent obtuse angle shape.

7. The upper cover of a laundry treating apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the first guide structure further comprises a water leakage hole provided at an end of the guide groove.

8. The upper cover of a clothes treating apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the water leakage hole is formed at an end of the guide section far from the water collecting section, and the liquid in the guide groove enters the second guide structure through the water leakage hole.

9. The upper cover of a clothes treating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the upper surface of the lower casing is provided with an annular rib protruding upward, an area surrounded by the annular rib forms a water collecting tank, and an upper opening of the water collecting tank is correspondingly arranged below the water leakage hole.

10. The upper cover of a clothes treating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an upper cover foot pad is provided in the water collecting tank, one end of the upper cover foot pad is fixed inside the water collecting tank, the other end of the upper cover foot pad extends out of the lower surface of the lower casing, an assembly gap is provided between the bottom wall of the water collecting tank and the upper cover foot pad, and liquid in the water collecting tank is discharged from the assembly gap.

11. The upper cover of a clothes treating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the water collecting tank is provided therein with an upper cover foot pad, the upper cover foot pad is provided therein with a through hole, and the liquid in the water collecting tank is discharged through the through hole of the upper cover foot pad.

12. The upper cover of a laundry treating apparatus according to claim 11, wherein an upper end of the upper cover foot pad is not higher than a height of the annular bead, and the through hole is located at a middle portion of the upper cover foot pad, and penetrates the upper cover foot pad in an axial direction.

13. The upper cover of a clothes treating apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the upper cover is gradually inclined downward from the rear side to the front side when closed, the upper casing and the lower casing of the upper cover have an opening, a cover plate is provided on the upper casing, and the cover plate covers the opening to form an observation window; the electronic component is located the front side of observation window, and the edge at observation window front side is set up to the water conservancy diversion structure, keeps apart observation window and electronic component, and the inboard liquid of guide observation window dodges electronic component and discharges.

14. A clothes treating apparatus characterized in that the clothes treating apparatus has an upper cover as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 13.

15. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the laundry treating apparatus is a washing machine including a tray to which a rear side of the upper cover is connected.

16. The laundry processing apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the electronic component is a display control, and a cover plate is provided on the upper casing, the cover plate covering the display control and forming a display control area.