CN111964266A

CN111964266A - Handle and water heater

Info

Publication number: CN111964266A
Application number: CN201910419700.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 郭少波; 王德君; 田文斌; 郝永泉
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Co Ltd; Qingdao Economic and Technological Development Zone Haier Water Heater Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Co Ltd; Qingdao Economic and Technological Development Zone Haier Water Heater Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-05-20
Filing date: 2019-05-20
Publication date: 2020-11-20

Abstract

The invention discloses a handle and a water heater, wherein the handle comprises a handle body which can be embedded into a mounting hole of a shell and a skirt edge positioned outside the shell, the skirt edge has elasticity, the handle body can be clamped with the shell, and the skirt edge can be attached to the surface of the shell. When the assembly, the handle body is embedded into the mounting hole of the shell and clamped with the shell, and the skirt edge is positioned outside the shell and can be attached to the surface of the shell, so that a gap is prevented from being generated between the handle and the shell.

Description

Handle and water heater

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of water heaters, in particular to a handle and a water heater.

Background

Some existing household appliances, such as water heaters, washing machines, refrigerators, etc., need to be moved both during production and during use by users. In general, a handle is disposed on the housing, and in order to fully utilize the space and not affect the integrity of the surface of the housing, an embedded handle is generally used as the handle.

Taking a water heater as an example, the existing handle is usually assembled with a shell of the water heater by a buckle, and in order to realize the assembly easily, a large assembly gap is left between the handle and the shell. In the foaming process, the handle is pushed outwards, so that a large flash seam is formed between the handle and the shell; and because foaming atress is uneven, the flashing seam often has big or small, and the external force of leaning on is used for the handle, strikes in the shell, just can accomplish the assembly, often can lead to the shell to warp slightly, and the assembly process is wasted time and energy and assembly quality is poor.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a handle and a water heater, and aims to solve the technical problem that a gap is large after the handle and a shell are assembled in the prior art.

As the conception, the technical scheme adopted by the invention is as follows:

the utility model provides a handle, is including the handle body in the mounting hole that can imbed the shell and being located the outside shirt rim of shell, its characterized in that, the shirt rim has elasticity, the handle body can with the shell joint, the shirt rim can with the surface laminating of shell.

Wherein, one side of handle body is provided with the buckle, under the exogenic action, the buckle with during the border joint of mounting hole the shirt rim takes place elastic deformation and with the outer wall laminating of shell.

Wherein, set up on the shell with dodge the mouth of mounting hole intercommunication, the buckle penetrates dodge in the mouth and slide to with the border joint of mounting hole.

The handle body is arranged in the mounting hole, and the limiting portion is abutted to the inner wall of the shell.

The handle body is provided with a positioning portion, the buckle slides to the edge of the mounting hole in a clamping mode, and the positioning portion is connected with the shell in a clamping mode.

Wherein, location portion includes protruding the arch of locating the surface of handle body, the buckle slide to with during the border joint of mounting hole, protruding with the inner wall butt of shell.

The positioning part comprises a claw which is convexly arranged on the surface of the handle body, a positioning block is arranged at a position on the shell corresponding to the claw, and the buckle slides to the position in the clamping connection with the edge of the mounting hole, and the claw is in clamping connection with the positioning block.

The handle body comprises an inwards concave accommodating part, and the skirt edge is arranged around the circumferential direction of the outer ring of the accommodating part.

Wherein the thickness of the skirt gradually decreases in a direction away from the handle body.

A water heater comprising a handle as described above.

The invention has the beneficial effects that:

according to the handle provided by the invention, the elastic skirt edge is arranged, so that the handle body is embedded into the mounting hole of the shell and clamped with the shell during assembly, and the skirt edge is positioned outside the shell and can be attached to the surface of the shell, so that a gap is prevented from being generated between the handle and the shell.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a handle according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of a handle according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a handle provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention in use;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a portion of a housing that can be mated with a handle according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a handle provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention when assembled with a housing;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural view of a handle and a housing of the present invention after assembly;

FIG. 7 is a front view of a handle provided in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention when assembled with a housing;

FIG. 8 is a front view of a handle and housing assembly according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a handle and a housing of an embodiment of the present invention after assembly;

FIG. 10 is a schematic structural view of a handle provided in the second embodiment of the present invention when assembled with a housing;

fig. 11 is an enlarged view at a of fig. 10;

FIG. 12 is a schematic structural view of a handle and a housing according to a second embodiment of the present invention after assembly;

fig. 13 is an enlarged view at B of fig. 12.

In the figure:

10. a housing; 101. mounting holes; 102. avoiding the mouth; 103. positioning blocks;

1. a handle body; 11. an accommodating portion;

2. a skirt edge;

3. buckling;

4. a limiting part;

5. a positioning part.

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 drawings are illustrative and intended to be illustrative of the invention and are not to be construed as limiting the invention.

In the description of the present invention, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "connected," "connected," and "fixed" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning permanently connected, removably connected, or integral to one another; can be mechanically or electrically connected; 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 in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, "above" or "below" a first feature means that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact with each other via another feature therebetween. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. 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 technical scheme of the invention is further explained by the specific implementation mode in combination with the attached drawings.

Example one

Referring to fig. 1-4, embodiments of the present invention provide a handle that can be inserted into a housing, case, or other component having a mounting hole 101. The embodiment of the invention also provides a water heater adopting the handle, wherein the shell 10 of the water heater is provided with the mounting hole 101, the handle can be embedded into the mounting hole 101, and the water heater is convenient to move through the handle. Of course, the handle may be mounted to any case having the mounting hole 101, such as a washing machine, a refrigerator, etc., in addition to the water heater, without being limited thereto.

The handle comprises a handle body 1 capable of being embedded into the mounting hole 101 of the shell 10 and a skirt 2 positioned outside the shell 10, wherein the skirt 2 has elasticity, the handle body 1 can be clamped with the shell 10, and the skirt 2 can be attached to the surface of the shell 10. When the handle is assembled, the handle body 1 is embedded into the mounting hole 101 of the shell 10 and clamped with the shell 10, and the skirt 2 is positioned outside the shell 10 and can be attached to the surface of the shell 10, so that a gap between the handle and the shell 10 is prevented.

Here, the surface of the housing 10 may be a flat surface or an arc surface, and accordingly, the skirt 2 of the handle is configured to be able to match the surface of the housing 10, which is not limited herein. In the present embodiment, the surface of the housing 10 is curved, the handle body 1 is curved arcuately, and the skirt 2 is curved arcuately toward the handle body 1.

The handle body 1 comprises a concave accommodating part 11, and the skirt 2 is circumferentially arranged around the outer ring of the accommodating part 11. The receiving portion 11 provides a space for a hand to hold after assembling the handle with the mounting hole 101. Further, the handle body 1 is inclined toward the hand-held side, and the accommodating portion 11 is also inclined toward the hand-held side, so that it is more suitable for the human hand to be inserted into the accommodating portion 11.

The thickness of the skirt 2 gradually decreases in a direction away from the handle body 1, so that the skirt 2 is easily attached to the housing 10. In actual production, it is only necessary that the skirt edge has elasticity, and whether the handle body 1 has elasticity or not is not limited herein. The thickness of the skirt edge 2 is smaller and gradually reduced along the direction far away from the handle body 1, so that the skirt edge 2 has larger elasticity and can be tightly attached to the shell 10. The skirt 2 may be made of plastic or softer plastic, without limitation.

Referring to fig. 5 to 9, a buckle 3 is disposed on one side of the handle body 1, and when the handle is assembled, the handle can be extruded from outside to inside to realize direct clamping. Specifically, the buckle 3 is arranged at the edge of the handle body 1 close to the skirt 2, and a gap is formed between the buckle 3 and the skirt 2. During assembly, a part of the handle body 1 is placed in the mounting hole 101, and the buckle 3 is outside the mounting hole 101; the handle is extruded from outside to inside, under the action of external force, the skirt edge 2 is elastically deformed, the buckle 3 is extruded into the mounting hole 101 and clamped with the edge of the mounting hole 101, namely the edge of the mounting hole 101 is positioned in the gap; at this moment, the handle body 1 completely enters the mounting hole 101, and meanwhile, the skirt 2 is attached to the outer wall of the shell 10 under the action of elastic deformation, and the handle is fixed due to the limiting effect of the buckle 3.

The clamping manner between the handle body 1 and the housing 10 may be a hook, an elastic protrusion, or the like, in addition to the above-mentioned buckle 3, which is not described herein again, as long as the clamping between the handle body 1 and the housing 10 is realized when the handle is squeezed.

An avoiding opening 102 communicated with the mounting hole 101 is formed in the shell 10, and the buckle 3 can penetrate into the avoiding opening 102. During the assembly, can be outside-in extrusion handle when realizing the chucking to one side slip handle, handle body 1 slides in mounting hole 101 promptly and realizes the border joint of buckle 3 with mounting hole 101. Specifically, the handle body 1 is arranged in the mounting hole 101, the buckle 3 penetrates into the avoidance opening 102 at the moment, the handle is extruded from outside to inside, and the skirt edge 2 is elastically deformed under the action of external force; in order to enable the edge of the mounting hole 101 to be opposite to the gap between the buckle 3 and the skirt 2, even a part of the skirt 2 is extruded into the mounting hole 101; the handle is slid to one side while being extruded, so that the buckle 3 is clamped with the edge of the mounting hole 101, namely the edge of the mounting hole 101 is positioned in the gap; at this moment, the handle body 1 completely enters the mounting hole 101, and meanwhile, the skirt 2 is attached to the outer wall of the shell 10 under the action of elastic deformation, and the handle is fixed due to the limiting effect of the buckle 3.

During actual production, a large assembly gap is reserved between the handle and the shell 10, and the skirt edge 2 can deform and can partially enter the mounting hole 101 under the extrusion of external force, so that the skirt edge 2 is tightly matched with the mounting hole 101, the deformation is greater than the assembly gap, the skirt edge 2 is completely attached to the shell 10, and the effect that the assembly gap between the handle and the shell 10 is zero is achieved; if the actual assembly cannot be zero, the effect of making the assembly gap between the handle and the housing 10 zero can still be achieved by adjusting the amount of deformation of the skirt 2 to be large or by appropriately reducing the assembly gap.

In this embodiment, two buckles 3 are provided, two corresponding avoidance ports 102 are provided, and each buckle 3 can be located in one avoidance port 102. The two buckles 3 are distributed at one side of the handle body 1 at intervals.

In order to further realize the fastening assembly of the handle and the shell 10, a limiting part 4 is arranged on one side of the handle body 1 opposite to the buckle 3, when in assembly, the handle body 1 is obliquely arranged in the mounting hole 101, and the limiting part 4 enters the mounting hole 101 and can be abutted against the inner wall of the shell 10; the handle body 1 is placed right, the buckle 3 penetrates into the avoiding opening 102 at the moment, the handle is extruded from outside to inside, and meanwhile, the handle slides to one side, so that the handle is fixed. The setting of spacing portion 4 can cooperate with buckle 3, realizes all having carried out spacing fixed to the relative both sides of handle for the assembly of handle is more firm.

In this embodiment, the limiting portion 4 includes a protrusion protruding from the surface of the handle body 1, and the protrusion cooperates with the inner wall of the housing 10 to limit the handle, thereby preventing the handle from being separated from the mounting hole 101. Spacing portion 4 includes three arch, and three protruding one side interval distribution in handle body 1.

In order to further realize the fastening assembly of the handle and the shell 10, the handle body 1 is further provided with a positioning part 5, and when the buckle 3 slides to be clamped with the edge of the mounting hole 101, the positioning part 5 is clamped with the shell 10. In this embodiment, the buckle 3 and the limiting portion 4 are respectively disposed on two opposite sides of the handle, and the positioning portion 5 is disposed on the other side except the two sides, so as to cooperate with the buckle 3 and the limiting portion 4 to position the handle along the circumferential direction of the handle.

In this embodiment, the positioning portion 5 includes a protrusion protruding from the surface of the handle body 1, and when the buckle 3 slides to the edge of the mounting hole 101, the protrusion abuts against the inner wall of the housing 10. When assembling, the handle body 1 is placed in the mounting hole 101, the buckle 3 penetrates into the avoiding hole 102, and the protrusion of the positioning portion 5 is located in the mounting hole 101 but has a certain distance from the housing 10. Outside-in extrusion handle is to one side slip handle simultaneously for buckle 3 and mounting hole 101's border joint, the arch of location portion 5 this moment just can with shell 10 butt, has certain chucking power between the inner wall of arch and shell 10, realizes the further fixed to the handle.

Example two

Fig. 10 to 13 show a second embodiment, wherein the same or corresponding parts as those of the first embodiment are provided with the same reference numerals as those of the first embodiment. For the sake of simplicity, only the differences between the second embodiment and the first embodiment will be described. The difference lies in that location portion 5 includes the protruding jack catch that locates the surface of handle body 1, and the position that corresponds with the jack catch on shell 10 is provided with locating piece 103, and when buckle 3 slided to the border joint with mounting hole 101, the jack catch was in the joint with locating piece 103. During assembly, the handle body 1 is placed in the mounting hole 101, the buckle 3 penetrates into the avoiding opening 102, and the elastic claw of the positioning part 5 is located in the mounting hole 101 but has a certain distance from the housing 10. Outside-in extrusion handle is to one side slip handle simultaneously for buckle 3 and mounting hole 101's border joint, the jack catch of location portion 5 this moment just can with the locating piece 103 joint on the shell 10, realize the further fixed to the handle. The claw is matched with the positioning block 103, so that certain clamping force is provided, and the handle is fixed more tightly.

Of course, the positioning portion 5 may include a positioning block 103 protruding from the surface of the handle body 1, and a claw may be provided at a position corresponding to the positioning block 103 on the housing 10, which is not limited herein.

Since the handle is mounted to the outer shell 10 of the water heater in this embodiment, foaming is required after assembly according to the manufacturing process of the water heater. Because the skirt 2 is tightly attached to the surface of the shell 10, and the buckle 3, the limiting part 4, the positioning part 5 and the shell 10 are tightly matched, the foaming material during foaming can be filled around the handle, and the handle cannot be separated from the mounting hole 101.

The foregoing embodiments are merely illustrative of the principles and features of this invention, which is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but rather is susceptible to various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, which changes and modifications are within the scope of the invention as claimed. The scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

Claims

1. The handle comprises a handle body (1) and a skirt (2), wherein the handle body (1) can be embedded into a mounting hole (101) of a shell (10), the skirt (2) is located outside the shell (10), the handle body (1) can be clamped with the shell (10), and the skirt (2) can be attached to the surface of the shell (10).

2. The handle according to claim 1, wherein a buckle (3) is arranged on one side of the handle body (1), and under the action of external force, the skirt edge (2) is elastically deformed and attached to the outer wall of the shell (10) when the buckle (3) is clamped with the edge of the mounting hole (101).

3. The handle according to claim 2, wherein an avoiding opening (102) communicated with the mounting hole (101) is formed in the housing (10), and the buckle (3) penetrates into the avoiding opening (102) and slides to be clamped with the edge of the mounting hole (101).

4. The handle according to claim 3, wherein a limiting part (4) is arranged on the other side of the handle body (1), and when the handle body (1) is located in the mounting hole (101), the limiting part (4) is abutted against the inner wall of the shell (10).

5. The handle according to claim 3, wherein the handle body (1) is further provided with a positioning portion (5), and when the buckle (3) slides to be clamped with the edge of the mounting hole (101), the positioning portion (5) is clamped with the shell (10).

6. The handle according to claim 5, wherein the positioning portion (5) comprises a protrusion protruding from the surface of the handle body (1), and when the buckle (3) slides to be clamped with the edge of the mounting hole (101), the protrusion abuts against the inner wall of the housing (10).

7. The handle according to claim 5, wherein the positioning portion (5) comprises a claw protruding from the surface of the handle body (1), a positioning block (103) is arranged on the housing (10) at a position corresponding to the claw, and when the buckle (3) slides to be clamped with the edge of the mounting hole (101), the claw is clamped with the positioning block (103).

8. The handle according to any of claims 1-7, wherein the handle body (1) comprises an inner concave receptacle (11), the skirt (2) being circumferentially arranged around the outer circumference of the receptacle (11).

9. A handle according to any of claims 1-7, wherein the thickness of the skirt (2) decreases in a direction away from the handle body (1).

10. A water heater comprising a handle as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9.