Washing machine observation window
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of drum washing machines, in particular to an observation window of a washing machine.
Background
In the prior art, a front door of a drum washing machine is generally opened, a clothes input opening is formed in a front panel of the washing machine, a door body is arranged at the clothes input opening and connected with the front panel of the drum washing machine through a hinge, and an observation window with glass is arranged on the door body.
Application number 201310514264.4 discloses a door body of a drum washing machine and the washing machine, the door body comprises an observation window glass and a frame body for fixing the observation window glass, the frame body comprises an inner frame, a middle frame and an outer frame, the inner frame is positioned at one side of the observation window glass, the middle frame is positioned at the other side of the observation window glass, the edge of the observation window glass is inserted between the inner frame and the middle frame, the inner frame and the middle frame are connected through a connecting structure, the outer frame is connected with the middle frame or the inner frame, and the outer frame at least covers the connecting structure; the observation window glass is a round glass with an inward concave center, the edge of the observation window glass is provided with a circle of annular flanging which is bent outwards, the annular flanging is inserted between the inner frame and the middle frame, and the inner frame and the middle frame are connected through screws; the inner frame and the middle frame are both annular, the inner frame and/or the middle frame are/is provided with a positioning ring with an annular flanging, the annular flanging of the observation window glass extends into the positioning ring, the inner ring parts of the inner frame and the middle frame are respectively matched with the annular flanging of the observation window glass, and the outer ring parts are mutually matched.
The framework that this application was disclosed adopts the mode that inside casing, center and frame three combined to be used for fixed observation window glass, behind center and the centre gripping observation window glass, pushes down observation window glass again simultaneously through the frame, and assembly process is loaded down with trivial details, the degree of difficulty is big, and production and assembly efficiency are low, and the part of framework is more, extravagant material cost. In addition, the outer frame, the inner frame and the middle frame of the frame body disclosed by the application have no effective waterproof design, and the sealing effect is poor. In addition, because the integral type frame is adopted, the appearance effect is single, and the frame is including the center parcel, can not accomplish the appearance effect of different colours, different surface feel of center and frame.
In view of the above, the present invention is particularly proposed.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to overcome the defects of the prior art and provides an observation window of a washing machine, which omits a middle frame structure and directly adopts a mode of matching an inner frame and an outer frame to fix observation window glass.
In order to realize the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:
a washing machine sight glass comprising:
an observation window glass;
a frame body;
the frame body comprises an inner frame and an outer frame, and the observation window glass is clamped and fixed by the inner frame and the outer frame.
Furthermore, the inner frame and the outer frame are annular, the outer edge of the observation window glass is clamped and fixed by the inner ring edges of the inner frame and the outer frame, the inner frame and the outer frame are connected by a connecting piece at the side close to the observation window glass, and the clamping space of the inner frame and the outer frame can be changed by the connecting piece;
preferably, the connecting members are screws, and the inner frame and the outer frame can be clamped to the window glass by rotating the screws.
Further, a screw hole column is formed on the lower surface of the outer frame through injection molding, a screw hole is correspondingly formed in the inner frame, and the inner frame and the outer frame are connected through screws matched with the screw hole column and the screw hole;
Preferably, the screw hole columns comprise a first screw hole column and a second screw hole column, and the first screw hole column and the second screw hole column are symmetrically arranged on the outer frame along the radial direction of the observation window glass;
more preferably, the screw hole columns are provided in plurality and are uniformly spaced in the circumferential direction of the outer frame.
Furthermore, the screw hole extends inwards to form a sleeve, one end of the screw penetrates through the sleeve to be in threaded connection with the screw hole column, and the other end of the screw is limited in the sleeve.
Furthermore, the inner frame and the outer frame are connected in a clamping mode at the side far away from the observation window glass, clamping jaws are arranged on the inner wall face of the outer frame, clamping tables matched with the inner frame are correspondingly arranged on the inner frame, and the clamping jaws are matched and clamped with the clamping tables.
Furthermore, the outer edges of the inner frame and the outer frame are provided with decorative structures for sealing the gap between the inner frame and the outer frame;
preferably, the decorative structure is an annular decorative part connected to the edges of the inner frame and the outer frame, and the decorative part is fixedly connected between the inner frame and the outer frame in a clamping manner.
Furthermore, the decoration piece comprises a shielding part, a first clamping part and a second clamping part, the shielding part covers the peripheral wall of the inner frame and is connected to the gap position of the inner frame and the gap position of the outer frame in a sealing mode, the first clamping part is connected with the inner frame in a clamping mode, and the second clamping part is connected with the outer frame in a clamping mode.
Further, first joint portion is for setting up the spacing arch at the occlusion part inner wall, the periphery wall of inside casing corresponds spacing arch and has seted up spacing draw-in groove, spacing protruding joint is to spacing draw-in groove in.
Furthermore, the shielding part comprises a vertical shielding part and an inclined shielding part connected to the upper edge of the vertical shielding part, the vertical shielding part covers the outer peripheral wall of the inner frame, the upper edge of the vertical shielding part extends towards the outer edge of the outer frame to form the inclined shielding part, and the upper edge of the inclined shielding part tightly abuts against the outer edge of the outer frame.
Furthermore, the second clamping part is an open slot arranged at the upper end part of the shielding part, the outer edge of the outer frame is provided with a circle of annular flanging, and the annular flanging is clamped in the open slot;
preferably, the open slot is an upward-opening U-shaped slot, the U-shaped slot includes a first bending edge formed by bending the upper edge of the shielding portion downward and a second bending edge formed by bending the first bending edge in a reverse direction, the annular flange is formed by bending the outer edge of the outer frame downward, and the annular flange is clamped in a limiting space formed by the first bending edge and the second bending edge.
(1) The observation window of the washing machine omits a middle frame structure, and the observation window glass is directly matched and fixed through the inner frame and the outer frame, so that the material cost is saved, the difficulty of the assembly process is reduced, and the production and assembly efficiency is improved.
(2) The observation window of the washing machine is provided with the decoration structure at the gap position of the outer edges of the inner frame and the outer frame, and the decoration structure is connected between the inner frame and the outer frame in a sealing manner, so that water flow is prevented from entering the observation window from the gap between the inner frame and the outer frame, and the waterproofness of the observation window is improved.
(3) The decorative structure is connected with the inner frame and the outer frame in a sealing manner in a clamping manner, so that the assembly is simple and the disassembly is convenient; the decorative structure through setting up has not only strengthened holistic aesthetic property for the appearance effect is more meticulous, can also reach the appearance effect of different colours, different surface feel.
The following describes embodiments of the present invention in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Drawings
FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a washing machine observation window according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an angle structure of the observation window of the washing machine according to the present invention;
FIG. 3 is another angle structure diagram of the observation window of the washing machine of the present invention
FIG. 4 is a partial sectional view of a viewing window of the washing machine of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is an enlarged view at A in FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is an enlarged view at B in FIG. 4;
in the figure: 1. an observation window glass; 11. horizontally flanging; 2. an inner frame; 21. a sleeve; 22. a limiting clamping groove; 23. clamping a platform; 24. blocking ribs; 3. an outer frame; 31. a screw hole post; 32. annular flanging; 33. a claw; 4. a decorative structure; 41. a first clamping part; 42. a shielding portion; 421. a vertical shielding portion; 422. an inclined shielding portion; 43. a second clamping part; 431. a first bending edge; 432. a second bending edge; 7. screw holes.
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.
As shown in fig. 1 to 6, the present invention provides a viewing window of a washing machine, including: an observation window glass 1 and a frame body;
the frame body comprises an inner frame 2 and an outer frame 3, and the observation window glass 1 is clamped and fixed by the inner frame 2 and the outer frame 3. In the invention, the inner frame 2 and the outer frame 3 are annular, the inner annular edge of the inner frame 2 and the inner annular edge of the outer frame 3 form a clamping space which can clamp the observation window glass 1, the inner frame 2 and the outer frame 3 are connected by a connecting piece close to the inner annular edge side, and the connecting piece can change the clamping space and clamp and fix the observation window glass 1. The observation window provided by the invention omits a middle frame structure, and the observation window glass is directly fixed in a way of matching the inner frame and the outer frame, so that the parts are simplified, the material cost is saved, the difficulty of the assembly process is reduced, and the production and assembly efficiency of workers is improved.
Example one
As shown in fig. 1 to 5, in the observation window provided in this embodiment, the connecting members are screws, and the clamping space between the inner frame and the outer frame is changed by rotating the screws, so as to clamp and fix the observation window glass.
As shown in fig. 4 and 5, in the present embodiment, the observation window glass 1 is in a circular concave shape, the circular edge of the observation window glass 1 extends outwards in the horizontal direction to form a circular horizontal flange 11, the inner ring edge of the inner frame 2 and the inner ring edge of the outer frame 3 are clamped on the upper and lower surfaces of the horizontal flange 11, and specifically, the diameter of the inner ring edge of the inner frame 2 and the diameter of the inner ring edge of the outer frame 3 are larger than the diameter of the inner edge of the horizontal flange 11 and smaller than the diameter of the outer edge of the horizontal flange 11, so as to ensure that the inner ring edges of the inner frame 2 and the outer frame 3 are located between the inner edge and the outer edge of the horizontal flange 11, so as to clamp the observation window glass 1, and also ensure that the observation window glass. In this embodiment, the inner ring of the outer frame 3 is located on the upper side of the horizontal flange 11 of the observation window glass 1, the inner ring of the inner frame 2 is located on the lower side of the horizontal flange 11 of the observation window glass 1, the inner ring of the outer frame 3 is bent downward to the upper surface of the observation window glass 1, the inner ring of the inner frame 2 is bent upward to the lower surface of the observation window glass 1, and the end surfaces of the inner ring of the inner frame 2 and the inner ring of the outer frame 3 are horizontal surfaces, so that the inner ring of the inner frame 2 and the inner ring of the outer frame 3 are in surface contact with the upper surface and the lower surface of the horizontal flange 11 of the observation window glass 1, the contact area is increased, the friction force between the observation window glass 1 and the inner frame 2 and the outer frame 3 is increased while the observation.
In this embodiment, a blocking rib 24 is further disposed on the inner frame 2, the blocking rib 24 is disposed at a position on an outer edge of the horizontal flange 11 for further limiting the movement of the observation window glass 1 in the horizontal direction in the frame body, and the blocking rib 24 may be a plurality of blocking ribs 24 uniformly disposed in the circumferential direction of the inner frame 2 at intervals, or may be a ring of annular blocking ribs 24 disposed on the inner frame 2.
As shown in fig. 3, 4 and 5, in this embodiment, the lower surface of the outer frame 3 is formed by injection molding to form a screw hole column 31 with a hollow interior, an internal thread is formed in the screw hole column 31, the inner frame 2 is correspondingly formed with a screw hole 7, a screw passes through the screw hole 7 of the inner frame 2 and extends into the screw hole column 31 to screw-connect the inner frame 2 and the outer frame 3, and the screw is rotated to change the clamping space between the inner ring edge of the inner frame 2 and the inner ring edge of the outer frame 3, so as to clamp and fix the observation window glass 1.
In order to ensure the stability of the assembly of the inner frame 2, the outer frame 3 and the observation window glass 1, the screw hole columns 31 comprise first screw hole columns and second screw hole columns, and the first screw hole columns and the second screw hole columns are symmetrically arranged on the outer frame 3 along the radial direction of the observation window glass 1, so that the stress balance of the observation window glass 1 is ensured, and the stability of the observation window glass 1 is improved. Preferably, the number of the screw hole columns 31 is eight, the eight screw hole columns 31 are uniformly distributed at intervals in the circumferential direction of the outer frame 3 close to the inner ring edge, as shown in fig. 2, eight screw holes 7 are correspondingly formed in the inner frame 2, and the inner frame 2 and the outer frame 3 are fixed through eight screw connections, so that the stability between the observation window glass 1 and the frame body is further ensured.
In order to prevent the screws from being exposed out of the inner frame 2, the screw holes 7 in the present invention are counter bores formed in the inner frame 2 at positions corresponding to the screw hole columns 31, and screw caps of the screws are limited in the counter bores. Preferably, the screw hole 7 extends inwards to form a sleeve 21, one end of the screw passes through the sleeve 21 to be in threaded connection with the screw hole column 31, the other end of the screw is limited in the sleeve 21, the sleeve 21 is a cylinder with a hollow inner part, a through hole is formed in the upper end face of the sleeve 21, the aperture of the through hole is larger than the inner diameter of the screw hole column 31 and smaller than the outer diameter of the screw hole column 31, and the size of the screw cap of the screw is larger than the aperture of the through hole to ensure that the screw is limited and connected between the sleeve 21 and the screw hole column 31. When the screw is assembled, the bolt of the screw penetrates through the through hole of the sleeve 21 and extends into the screw hole column 31, and the screw hole column 31 is tightly matched with the sleeve 21 by rotating the screw. After assembly, the lower terminal surface of screw hole post 31 tightly supports the up end of sleeve 21, forms the integrative columnar structure of support between inside casing 2 and frame 3, has avoided inside casing 2 or frame 3 to receive the easy deformation of external force, the defect of collapsing, has strengthened the holistic structural strength of framework, reduces the deflection of framework. The sleeve 21 designed in the embodiment wraps the screws between the screw hole columns 31 and the inner frame 2, so that the overall attractiveness is enhanced, and the screws are located inside the sleeve 21, so that the defects that the screws are exposed outside and wound, and clothes are scratched and the like can be effectively avoided.
In above-mentioned scheme, set up a rubber pad in sleeve 21 and cover and bond outside the screw cap of screw, avoid the screw direct and phenomenon such as the easy rust corrosion of water contact to take place, the colour of rubber pad is unanimous with inside casing 2's colour, and the internal diameter phase-match of size and sleeve 21, thickness and the distance phase-match of screw cap apart from inside casing 2 surface after the assembly for the rubber pad can just be steadily closed in sleeve 21, makes inside casing 2 surface look complete an organic whole, strengthens holistic aesthetic property.
In this embodiment, still be provided with the strengthening rib outside sleeve 21, the strengthening rib includes two right-angle sides, and one of them right-angle side links firmly at the sleeve 21 surface along the radial direction of cylindrical sleeve 21, and another right-angle side links firmly the internal surface of inside casing 2, strengthens the steadiness of being connected between sleeve 21 and the inside casing 2.
With reference to fig. 4 and 6, in this embodiment, the inner frame 2 and the outer frame 3 are fixedly connected to the side away from the observation window glass 1 in a clamping manner, the inner wall surface of the outer frame 3 extends downward to form a clamping jaw 33, the upper surface of the inner frame 2 is correspondingly provided with a clamping table 23 matched with the clamping jaw 33, the clamping jaw 33 is clamped with the clamping table 23 in a matching manner, the clamping portion of the clamping jaw 33 is clamped at the end of the clamping table 23, the inner frame 2 and the outer frame 3 are connected in a clamping manner, and the observation window is easy to assemble and disassemble.
Example two
Because certain gap can have between the outer ring limit after inner frame and the frame assembly for the holistic sealed effect of observation window is poor, and influences holistic aesthetic property, therefore, this embodiment is on the basis of embodiment one the outer ring limit of inner frame and frame is provided with the decorative structure who is used for sealed inner frame and frame clearance.
As shown in fig. 1 to 6, the decoration structure 4 in this embodiment is a ring-shaped decoration member connected to the gap position between the outer edges of the inner frame 2 and the outer frame 3, and the ring-shaped decoration member is used to perform not only a sealing function but also a decoration function
In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 4, the inner frame 2 is concavely transited upward away from the observation window glass 1 to the outer edge of the outer frame 3, so that the observation window as a whole looks light and thin without giving a feeling of extra thickness. As shown in fig. 4, 5, and 6, in this embodiment, the annular decoration is fixedly connected between the inner frame 2 and the outer frame 3 in a clamping manner, the decoration includes a shielding portion 42, a first clamping portion 41, and a second clamping portion 43, an outer edge of the inner frame 2 is bent upward to form a peripheral wall connected to the decoration, the shielding portion 42 covers the peripheral wall of the inner frame 2 and is hermetically connected to a gap between the inner frame 2 and the outer frame 3, the first clamping portion 41 is connected to the inner frame 2 in a clamping manner, and the second clamping portion 43 is connected to the outer frame 3 in a clamping manner.
As shown in fig. 4 and 6, in this embodiment, first joint portion 41 is the spacing arch that sets up at shielding part 42 inner wall, spacing draw-in groove 22 has been seted up to the periphery wall of inside casing 2 corresponding spacing arch, spacing protruding joint is to spacing draw-in groove 42 in, preferably, spacing arch sets up the round annular arch at shielding part 42 inner wall for circumference, spacing draw-in groove 42 is for setting up the annular draw-in groove in inside casing 2 periphery wall circumference, through the protruding joint of annular to annular draw-in groove in, not only makes inside casing 2 and decoration be connected more firm, still makes sealed effect better, and the annular arch stretches into annular draw-in groove and can play the effect of the gap shutoff between inside casing 2 outer wall and the decoration internal face, and the effectual washing water of having avoided can follow the clearance between inside casing 2 and the decoration and enter into the defect in the framework.
As shown in fig. 6, in the present embodiment, the shielding portion 42 includes a vertical shielding portion 421 and an inclined shielding portion 422 connected to an upper edge of the vertical shielding portion 421, the vertical shielding portion 421 covers the outer peripheral wall of the inner frame 3, the upper edge of the vertical shielding portion 421 extends obliquely toward the outer edge of the outer frame 3 to form the inclined shielding portion 422, the inclined shielding portion 422 shields a gap between the inner frame 2 and the outer frame 3, and an upper edge of the inclined shielding portion 422 abuts against an outer edge of the outer frame 1 to close the gap between the outer edges of the inner frame 2 and the outer frame 3 as much as possible.
In this embodiment, the second clamping portion 43 is an open slot formed in the upper end of the shielding portion 42, the outer edge of the outer frame 1 is provided with a ring of annular flange 31, the annular flange 31 is clamped into the open slot, preferably, the open slot is formed in the inner side of the shielding portion 42, so that a user cannot see the open slot from the outer side, the attractiveness is enhanced, and the occupied space is also reduced.
In the above scheme, the open slot is an upward-opening U-shaped slot, the U-shaped slot includes a first bending edge 431 formed by bending the upper edge of the shielding portion downward and a second bending edge 432 formed by bending the first bending edge 431 in a reverse direction, the annular flange 31 is formed by bending the outer edge of the outer frame 1 downward, the annular flange 31 is clamped in a limiting space formed by the first bending edge 431 and the second bending edge 432, the design of the roundabout U-shaped slot is adopted, water flow can be prevented from directly entering the frame body, the defect that washing water can enter the frame body from a gap between the outer frame 3 and the decoration is effectively avoided, and the sealing performance of the frame body is enhanced.
As shown in fig. 6, the claw 33 in the first embodiment is disposed at an inner side position close to the annular flange 31, and the second bending edge 432 is clamped in a limiting space formed by the claw 33 and the annular flange 31 in this embodiment, so as to further enhance structural stability and improve sealing 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.