CN112376230A

CN112376230A - Door assembly and clothes treatment equipment with same

Info

Publication number: CN112376230A
Application number: CN201911371155.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 涂有明
Original assignee: Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co Ltd
Current assignee: Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-12-26
Filing date: 2019-12-26
Publication date: 2021-02-19
Anticipated expiration: 2039-12-26
Also published as: CN112376230B

Abstract

The invention relates to a door assembly and a clothes treating apparatus having the same. The door assembly includes: a door support frame on which an opening for the laundry to enter and exit the laundry treating apparatus is formed; a slide rail disposed at an inner side of the door support frame; the first door body is arranged on the slide rail in a sliding manner between a first position and a second position; the second door body is arranged on the door supporting frame. According to the door assembly provided by the embodiment of the invention, the first door body can be opened in a sliding mode, and compared with a mode that the door body can be opened only by turning over the door body, the door assembly requires a small space in the door opening process, so that the requirement of the door opening operation of the clothes treatment equipment on the space is reduced. In addition, when the door assembly is arranged at the top of the clothes treatment equipment, the first door body is opened in a sliding mode, and compared with a mode that the door body can be opened only by upwards overturning, the clothes treatment equipment also has a labor-saving effect.

Description

Door assembly and clothes treatment equipment with same

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of household appliances, and particularly relates to a door assembly and clothes treatment equipment with the same.

Background

This section provides background information related to the present disclosure only and is not necessarily prior art.

In the existing clothes treating apparatus (washing machine, dryer, etc.), a door body for opening and closing a door is generally pivotally mounted on an apparatus body, and the door body is opened in a flip manner. When the opening and closing door is arranged at the top of the clothes treatment equipment, the door body is opened in an upward overturning mode, and when the opening and closing door is arranged at the side part of the clothes treatment equipment, the door body is opened in a side overturning mode. The door opening mode needs to reserve a larger space in the door opening direction of the clothes treatment equipment, so that the requirement on the space is higher, and the requirement on space saving which is often concerned by small-sized users is difficult to meet. In addition, in most homes, users of the laundry treating apparatus are mainly women, and when the opening and closing door is provided at the top of the laundry treating apparatus, the door body needs to be turned upward to be opened, which is relatively hard for the women with less strength.

Therefore, the door opening mode of the existing clothes treatment equipment has higher requirement on space and is more laborious.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to at least solve the problems that the existing clothes treatment equipment has high requirement on space and is labor-consuming in a door opening mode. The purpose is realized by the following technical scheme:

an embodiment of a first aspect of the present invention proposes a door assembly for a laundry treating apparatus, the door assembly comprising: a door support frame on which an opening for the laundry to enter and exit the laundry treating apparatus is formed; a slide rail disposed at an inner side of the door support frame; the first door body is arranged on the slide rail in a sliding manner between a first position and a second position; the second door body is arranged on the door supporting frame.

According to the door assembly provided by the embodiment of the invention, the opening for clothes to enter and exit the clothes treatment equipment is formed on the door supporting frame, the sliding rail is arranged on the inner side of the door supporting frame, the second door body is arranged on the door supporting frame, and the first door body is arranged on the sliding rail in a sliding manner between the first position and the second position, so that the first door body can be opened in a sliding manner by the first door body. In addition, when the door assembly is arranged at the top of the clothes treatment equipment, the first door body is opened in a sliding mode, and compared with a mode that the door body can be opened only by upwards overturning, the clothes treatment equipment also has a labor-saving effect. In addition, the door assembly according to the embodiment of the present invention may further have the following additional technical features:

in some embodiments of the present invention, the slide rail includes a first rail section, a second rail section, and a third rail section connected in sequence, a rail surface of the first rail section being lower than a rail surface of the third rail section in a vertical direction, the second rail section being obliquely arranged between the first rail section and the third rail section; under the condition that the first door body is located at the first position, the first door body is located on the third track section and arranged side by side with the second door body, and under the condition that the first door body is located at the second position, the first door body is located on the first track section and located below the second door body.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the second door body is rotatably connected to the door supporting frame.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the door assembly further includes a snap-fit component for engaging the first door body with the second door body.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the quick-connecting component is a handle with a clamping groove, and the handle is disposed on the first door body.

In some embodiments of the present invention, a limiting groove is disposed at a bottom of the second door body, and a part of the first door body is located in the limiting groove when the first door body is located at the second position.

In some embodiments of the present invention, a protruding portion is disposed at a bottom of the first door body, and the protruding portion contacts with the slide rail to support the first door body on the slide rail.

In some embodiments of the present invention, a locking groove is formed on the door supporting frame, a locking protrusion is formed on the first door body, and the locking protrusion is engaged with the locking groove when the first door body is at the first position.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the locking protrusion is disposed at a bottom of the first door body, and the locking groove has a notch facing upward.

An embodiment of the second aspect of the present invention proposes a laundry treating apparatus, comprising: a cabinet in which a laundry treating chamber is formed; the door assembly is the door assembly in any one of the above embodiments, and the door supporting frame is fixedly arranged on the box body or rotatably arranged on the box body.

The laundry treating apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention is under the same inventive concept as the door assembly provided in the above embodiment, and thus has the same advantageous effects as the same.

Drawings

Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments. The drawings are only for purposes of illustrating the preferred embodiments and are not to be construed as limiting the invention. Like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout the drawings.

In the drawings:

fig. 1 is a schematic view of a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention (with a first door panel in a first position);

fig. 2 is an exploded schematic view of a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a first door panel and a second door panel of a door assembly of an embodiment of the present invention (with the first door panel in a first position);

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a second door panel according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a first door panel according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a frame of an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a first door panel and a second door panel of a door assembly (with the first door panel in a second position) according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic view of a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention (with the first door panel in the second position);

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of a clothes treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention from another perspective (with the first door panel in the second position);

fig. 10 is a schematic view of a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention (when the first door panel and the second door panel are fully opened);

fig. 11 is a schematic view of a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention (when a door supporting frame, a first door panel, and a second door panel are integrally opened).

The reference symbols in the drawings denote the following:

100: a door assembly;

10: door support frame, 101: opening, 102: frame, 103: a cover plate;

11: slide rail, 111: first track segment, 112: second track segment, 113: third track segment 113, 12: mounting holes;

20: first door body, 21: a boss portion;

30: second door body, 31: rotating shaft, 32: spacing groove, 321: support plate, 322: guide, 33: a flanging structure;

40: handle, 41: a card slot;

51: locking projection, 52: a locking groove;

200: a laundry treating apparatus;

210: a box body, 220: a damper.

Detailed Description

Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure may be embodied in various forms and should not be limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art.

It is to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only, and is not intended to be limiting. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" may be intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The terms "comprises," "comprising," "including," and "having" are inclusive and therefore specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. The method steps, processes, and operations described herein are not to be construed as necessarily requiring their performance in the particular order described or illustrated, unless specifically identified as an order of performance. It should also be understood that additional or alternative steps may be used.

Although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections, these elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections should not be limited by these terms. These terms may be only used to distinguish one element, component, region, layer or section from another region, layer or section. Terms such as "first," "second," and other numerical terms when used herein do not imply a sequence or order unless clearly indicated by the context. Thus, a first element, component, region, layer or section discussed below could be termed a second element, component, region, layer or section without departing from the teachings of the example embodiments.

For convenience of description, spatially relative terms, such as "inner", "outer", "lower", "below", "upper", "above", and the like, may be used herein to describe one element or feature's relationship to another element or feature as illustrated in the figures. Such spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is turned over, elements described as "below" or "beneath" other elements or features would then be oriented "above" or "over" the other elements or features. Thus, the example term "below … …" can include both an orientation of above and below. The device may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.

As shown in fig. 1 to 8, an embodiment of a first aspect of the present invention proposes a door assembly 100 for a laundry treating apparatus 200. The door assembly 100 includes a door support frame 10, a slide rail 11, a first door body 20, and a second door body 30. Specifically, the door support frame 10 is formed with an opening 101 for laundry to enter and exit the laundry treating apparatus 200, the slide rail 11 is disposed inside the door support frame 10, the first door body 20 is slidably disposed on the slide rail 11 between a first position and a second position, and the second door body 30 is disposed on the door support frame 10.

According to the door assembly 100 of the embodiment of the present invention, the door supporting frame 10 is provided with the opening for the clothes to enter and exit the clothes treatment apparatus 200, the sliding rail 11 is arranged on the inner side of the door supporting frame 10, the second door body 30 is arranged on the door supporting frame 10, and the first door body 20 is arranged on the sliding rail 11 in a manner of being capable of sliding between the first position and the second position, so that the first door body 20 can be opened by sliding the first door body 20, compared with the manner that the door bodies are opened only by turning over the door bodies, the space required for implementing the door opening process is small, thereby reducing the space requirement for the door opening operation of the clothes treatment apparatus 200. In addition, when the door assembly 100 is disposed at the top of the laundry treating apparatus 200, the first door body 20 is opened in a sliding manner, which also has a labor-saving effect compared to a manner in which the door body is opened only by being turned upward.

It is understood that the laundry treating apparatus 200 may be any one of a washing machine, a dryer, and the like, which can perform a specific treatment on laundry. In addition, the door assembly 100 may be disposed at either the top of the laundry treating apparatus 200 or the side of the laundry treating apparatus 200.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the slide rail 11 includes a first rail section 111, a second rail section 112, and a third rail section 113 connected in sequence, a rail surface of the first rail section 111 is lower than a rail surface of the third rail section 113 in a vertical direction, and the second rail section 112 is obliquely disposed between the first rail section 111 and the third rail section 113. When the first door body 20 is at the first position, the first door body 20 is located on the third track section 113 and is arranged side by side with the second door body 30 (refer to fig. 1), the opening 101 can be completely covered by the first door body 20 and the second door body 30 arranged side by side, and when the first door body 20 is at the second position, the first door body 20 is located on the first track section 111 and is located below the second door body 30 (refer to fig. 8), so that a part of the opening 101 is exposed. In this embodiment, the track surface of the first track section 111 of the slide rail 11 is lower than the track surface of the third track section 113 in the vertical direction, the first door body 20 can slide along the slide rail 11 from the first position to the second position or from the second position to the first position, when the first door body 20 slides to the second position, the first door body 20 is located below the second door body 30, the first door body 20 is in an open state, a part of the opening 101 is exposed, and a user can put clothes into the clothes treatment device 200 or take the clothes out of the clothes treatment device 200 through the exposed part of the opening 101.

In addition, the second track section 112 is obliquely arranged between the first track section 111 and the third track section 113, so that the height change process of the first door body 20 can be relatively gentle, and the first door body 20 is prevented from violently colliding with the track 11 in the process of sliding from the third track section 113 to the first track section 111.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the door supporting frame 10 includes a frame body 102 and a cover plate 103 covering the frame body 102, the sliding rail 11 is formed on the frame body 102, and the cover plate 103 and the frame body 102 can be connected by a snap connection. Further, in order to enhance the connection firmness between the frame body 102 and the cover plate 103, a plurality of buckles are arranged at intervals.

In some embodiments of the present invention, a protruding portion 21 is disposed at the bottom of the first door body 20, and the protruding portion 21 contacts with the sliding rail 11 to support the first door body 20 on the sliding rail 11. In the present embodiment, the convex portion 21 is used as a contact point between the first door body 20 and the slide rail 11, so that the first door body 20 can be relatively gently changed from one track segment to another track segment. This is because, if the first door body 20 is entirely in contact with the track 11, in the process that the first door body 20 slides down from the third track section 113 to the first track section 111, one end of the first door body 20 close to the first track section 111 may be separated from the slide rail 11, and when most of the first door body 20 leaves the third track section 113, a part of the first door body 20 may be in contact with the first track section 111 again, and at this time, an impact may occur. The convex portion 21 is arranged to delay the separation of the first door body 20 from the track 11 and advance the contact of the first door body 20 with the first track section 111, so as to weaken the impact and prolong the service life of the first door body 20.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the second door body 30 is rotatably coupled to the door support frame 10 such that the second door body 30 can be opened by being turned over. Specifically, the first door 20 may be slid to the second position, the first door 20 is engaged with the second door 30, and the second door 30 is turned over, at this time, the second door 30 drives the first door 20 to turn over together, so that all the openings 101 are exposed, and the area of the entrance and the exit of the clothes is maximized. The present embodiment may provide more choices for the user, and if the space available for the laundry treating apparatus 200 in the user's home is small, the user may take and place the laundry only by sliding the first door 20. If the space in the user's home is relatively spacious, the user can select the door opening mode according to the actual situation. For example, when the amount of the laundry to be processed is small, the laundry may be taken and placed only by sliding the first door 20, and when the amount of the laundry to be processed is large, the opening 101 may be fully exposed in a sliding and overturning manner, thereby facilitating to increase the speed of taking and placing the laundry.

Further, a rotating shaft 32 (refer to fig. 3) may be provided on the second door body 30, and a mounting hole 12 (refer to fig. 6) for supporting the rotating shaft 32 and allowing the rotating shaft 32 to rotate may be provided on the door supporting frame 10, thereby achieving the rotatable connection between the second door body 30 and the door supporting frame 10.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the door assembly 100 further includes a quick-connect component for engaging the first door body 20 with the second door body 30, and the first door body 20 can be quickly engaged with the second door body 30 by the quick-connect component when the first door body 20 slides to the second position, so that the first door body 20 can turn along with the second door body 30. Further, the quick-connection part can be a fastening tape or a hook and the like.

In other embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5, the door assembly 100 further includes a handle 40, the handle 40 is disposed on the first door body 20, and the handle 40 is disposed to facilitate the position control of the first door body 20 by the user. Further, a catching groove 41 is formed in the handle 40, and the catching groove 41 is engaged with an edge of the second door 30 when the first door 20 is at the second position. In the present embodiment, the locking groove 41 provided on the handle 40 can realize the quick connection between the first door body 20 and the second door body 30, and therefore, the handle 40 also functions as a quick connection component.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 4, a limiting groove 32 is disposed at the bottom of the second door 30, and when the first door 20 is at the second position, a part of the first door 20 is located in the limiting groove 32, and the limiting groove 32 is disposed such that the first door 20 is not easily separated when being turned over with the second door 30.

Further, the limiting groove 32 may be disposed at the bottom of the second door 30 and adopt a groove body in a flanging manner, so that when the first door 20 slides to the lower side of the second door 30 and reaches the second position, the freedom of movement of the first door in multiple directions is limited, and the attachment stability of the first door 20 to the second door 30 during overturning is further ensured. Specifically, the stopper groove 32 includes an L-shaped support plate 321, which constitutes a main body of the groove body in the form of a turned-up edge.

In addition, the limiting groove 32 may further include a guide 322 disposed on the supporting plate 321, the guide 322 is spaced from the bottom surface of the second door 30, a space between the guide 322 and the second door 30 is configured to accommodate the first door 20, and the space is configured to be gradually narrowed from the mouth of the limiting groove 32 to the depth of the limiting groove 32, so that the first door 20 is clamped by the guide 322 and the second door 30 when entering the depth of the limiting groove 32, thereby further improving the attachment stability of the first door 20 to the second door 30.

Further, the guide 322 may be a plurality of spaced apart guide tabs, and the guide 322 may be a plurality of spaced apart guide tabs to facilitate reducing the overall weight of the door assembly 100.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5 and 9, a locking groove 52 is formed on the door supporting frame 10, a locking protrusion 51 is formed on the first door body 20, and the locking protrusion 51 is engaged with the locking groove 52 when the first door body 20 is at the first position, so that the first door body 20 does not slide in a closed state, thereby preventing the door from being closed untight.

Further, the locking protrusion 51 is disposed at the bottom of the first door body 20, the notch of the locking groove 52 faces upward, and when the first door body 20 is at the first position, the locking protrusion 51 falls into the locking groove 52, thereby achieving locking between the first door body 20 and the door supporting frame 10. When the first door body 20 needs to be opened, the first door body 20 needs to be lifted first, so that the locking protrusion 51 leaves the locking groove 52, and then the first door body 20 is pushed to slide along the slide rail 11 toward the second door body 30.

In some embodiments of the present invention, a flange structure 33 is disposed at the bottom of the second door 30, and the flange structure 33 supports the second door 30 on the door supporting frame 10, so that the second door 30 is stably placed on the door supporting frame 10 in a closed state.

As shown in fig. 8 to 11, the embodiment of the second aspect of the present invention proposes a laundry treating apparatus 200 including a cabinet 210 and a door assembly 100, wherein a laundry treating chamber is formed in the cabinet 210, and the door assembly 100 is the door assembly 100 of any of the above embodiments.

The laundry treating apparatus 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention is under the same inventive concept as the door assembly 100 provided in the above embodiment, and thus has the same advantageous effects as the same.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 11, the door supporting frame 10 is rotatably disposed on the cabinet 210, so that the door supporting frame 10, together with the first door panel 20 and the second door panel 30, can be turned over with respect to the cabinet 210, thereby expanding the entrance and exit of the laundry treating cavity to be larger, which is beneficial to taking and placing laundry when the amount of laundry is large.

Further, a damper 220 (refer to fig. 2) may be provided between the door support frame 10 and the cabinet 210 based on a case where the door support frame 10 is rotatably provided on the cabinet 210. If the door supporting frame 10 can rotate freely relative to the box 210, when the door supporting frame 10 is closed, the door supporting frame 10 is likely to collide with the box 210 due to the excessively high rotation speed of the door supporting frame 10, and once the door supporting frame 10 is provided with the first door body 20, the second door body 30 and other parts, the box 210 or the door assembly 10 is likely to be damaged by collision. In order to avoid the above situation, in the present embodiment, the damper 220 is disposed between the door support frame 10 and the box 210, so that the door support frame 10 is subjected to a certain damping effect when being closed and turned over, and the rotation speed of the door support frame 10 is reduced, so that the door support frame 10 is not easily collided with the box 210.

In other embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 10, the door supporting frame 10 is fixedly disposed on the cabinet 210, that is, the door supporting frame 10 does not have a degree of freedom for rotating relative to the cabinet 210, and the clothes entrance and exit are opened only by sliding the first door 20 or turning the first door 20 driven by the second door 30. In this embodiment, the damper 220 is not required to be disposed between the door supporting frame 10 and the cabinet 210, so that the door supporting frame 10 and the opening 101 can be made larger in size, thereby expanding the area of the clothes entrance/exit relative to the area of the clothes entrance/exit (the clothes entrance/exit of the existing equipment).

The above description is only for the preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A door assembly for a garment treatment device, comprising:

a door support frame on which an opening for the laundry to enter and exit the laundry treating apparatus is formed;

a slide rail disposed at an inner side of the door support frame;

the first door body is arranged on the slide rail in a sliding manner between a first position and a second position;

the second door body is arranged on the door supporting frame.

2. The door assembly according to claim 1, wherein the slide rail includes a first rail section, a second rail section, and a third rail section connected in series, a rail surface of the first rail section being lower than a rail surface of the third rail section in a vertical direction, the second rail section being arranged obliquely between the first rail section and the third rail section; under the condition that the first door body is located at the first position, the first door body is located on the third track section and arranged side by side with the second door body, and under the condition that the first door body is located at the second position, the first door body is located on the first track section and located below the second door body.

3. The door assembly of claim 2, wherein the second door body is rotatably coupled to the door support bezel.

4. The door assembly of claim 3, further comprising a quick-connect component for engaging the first door body with the second door body.

5. The door assembly of claim 4, wherein the quick connect member is a handle with a slot, and the handle is disposed on the first door body.

6. The door assembly according to claim 3, wherein a limiting groove is formed in the bottom of the second door body, and a part of the first door body is located in the limiting groove when the first door body is at the second position.

7. The door assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a protrusion is provided at a bottom of the first door body, and the protrusion contacts with the slide rail to support the first door body on the slide rail.

8. The door assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a locking groove is provided on the door support frame, and a locking protrusion is formed on the first door body, the locking protrusion being engaged in the locking groove when the first door body is at the first position.

9. The door assembly as claimed in claim 8, wherein the locking projection is provided at a bottom of the first door body, and the locking groove has a notch facing upward.

10. A laundry treating apparatus, comprising:

a cabinet in which a laundry treating chamber is formed;

a door assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the door support frame is fixedly or rotatably disposed on the cabinet.