CN112376232A

CN112376232A - Door assembly and clothes treatment equipment with same

Info

Publication number: CN112376232A
Application number: CN201911371169.7A
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: CN112376232B

Abstract

The invention relates to a door assembly and a clothes treating apparatus having the same. The door assembly includes: a first door body; a second door body; a holding member provided to the second door body; wherein the second door body accommodates the first door body via the holding member. According to the door body assembly of the embodiment of the invention, the door body assembly comprises the first door body and the second door body, and the second door body can receive the first door body through the holding part arranged on the second door body. Therefore, the first door body can be opened in a manner that the second door body receives the first door body, that is, the door body assembly is partially opened, and at this time, the user can put clothes into or take clothes out of the clothes treatment device. Because the user need not to open the whole operations that can realize getting and put the clothing of door body group spare to avoided the mode of opening the door of upset, consequently, the process of opening the door has laborsaving 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 related art, the opening and closing door of most laundry treating apparatuses (washing machines, dryers, etc.) adopts a single door body structure, and generally, the single door body is pivotally mounted on an apparatus body to be opened in a flip manner. When the capacity of the clothes treatment equipment is large, the volume of the clothes treatment equipment and the volume of the door body are designed to be large, the door body is opened difficultly, and particularly, the phenomenon of labor waste is better and obvious under the condition that the opening and closing door is arranged at the top of the clothes treatment equipment. This laborious situation, in particular, increases the use burden on female users who are relatively weak.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to at least solve the problem that the opening process of the opening and closing door of the existing clothes treatment equipment is labor-consuming. 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 first door body; a second door body; a holding member provided to the second door body; wherein the second door body accommodates the first door body via the holding member.

According to the door body assembly of the embodiment of the invention, the door body assembly comprises the first door body and the second door body, and the second door body can receive the first door body through the holding part arranged on the second door body. Therefore, the first door body can be opened in a manner that the second door body receives the first door body, that is, the door body assembly is partially opened, and at this time, the user can put clothes into or take clothes out of the clothes treatment device. Because the user need not to open the whole operations that can realize getting and put the clothing of door body group spare to avoided the mode of opening the door of upset, consequently, the process of opening the door has laborsaving 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 door assembly further comprises a door support frame having an opening formed therein for laundry to enter and exit the laundry treating apparatus; the holding part is arranged at the bottom of the second door body; the door assembly has a first state and a second state, the first door body and the second door body are arranged on the door supporting frame side by side and cover the opening when the door assembly is in the first state, and the first door body is accommodated below the second door body through the retaining part when the door assembly is in the second state, so that a part of the opening is exposed.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the holding member is a container capable of accommodating at least a portion of the first door body.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the accommodating groove includes an L-shaped supporting plate, and the supporting plate is fixed to the bottom of the second door body.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the accommodating groove further includes a guide member disposed on the support plate, the guide member is spaced apart from the second door body, and a distance between the guide member and the second door body is configured to gradually narrow from a notch of the accommodating groove to a depth of the accommodating groove.

In some embodiments of the present invention, a sliding rail for supporting the first door body and allowing the first door body to slide is formed on the door supporting frame, and the sliding rail includes a first rail section, a second rail section, and a third rail section that are connected in sequence, a rail surface of the first rail section is lower than a rail surface of the third rail section in a vertical direction, and the second rail section is obliquely arranged between the first rail section and the third rail section.

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, the second door body is rotatably connected to the door supporting frame.

In some embodiments of the present invention, a bottom of the second door body is provided with a flange structure, and the flange structure supports the second door body on the door supporting frame.

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 door assembly in a first state);

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 door assembly in a first state);

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 the door assembly of an embodiment of the present invention (with the door assembly in a second state);

fig. 8 is a schematic view of a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention (when the door assembly is in a second state);

fig. 9 is a schematic view of a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention at another viewing angle (when the door assembly is in a second state);

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: accommodation 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 first door 20, a second door 30, and a holding member. Specifically, the holding member is provided on the second door 30, and the second door 30 receives the first door 20 via the holding member.

According to the door body assembly 100 of the embodiment of the present invention, it includes the first door body 20 and the second door body 30, and the second door body 30 can receive the first door body 20 through the holding member provided thereon. Therefore, the first door 20 can be opened by allowing the second door 30 to receive the first door 20, that is, the door assembly 100 is partially opened, and at this time, the user can put clothes into or take clothes out of the clothes treatment apparatus. The operation of taking and placing the clothes can be realized without opening the door body assembly 100 completely by a user, and the door opening mode of turning is avoided, so that the door opening process has a labor-saving effect.

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 some embodiments of the present invention, the door assembly 100 further includes a door support frame 10, and an opening 101 is formed on the door support frame 10 to allow laundry to enter and exit the laundry treating apparatus 200. The holding member is provided at the bottom of the second door body 30. The door assembly 100 has a first state in which the first door body 20 and the second door body 30 are arranged side by side on the door support frame 10 and cover the opening 101, and a second state in which the door assembly 100 is in the second state in which the first door body 20 is received below the second door body 30 through a holding member so that a part of the opening 101 is exposed. In this embodiment, when the door assembly 100 is in the first state, the first door body 20 and the second door body 30 are arranged side by side on the door supporting frame 10 and cover the opening 101 on the door supporting frame 10, at this time, the door assembly 100 is in the closed state, when the door assembly 100 is in the second state, the first door body 20 is accommodated below the second door body 30 through the retaining member, so that a part of the opening 101 is exposed, at this time, the first door body 20 is in the open state, and a user can put clothes into the laundry treatment apparatus 200 or take the clothes out of the laundry treatment apparatus 200 through the exposed part of the opening 101.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 4, the holding member is an accommodating groove 32 capable of accommodating at least a portion of the first door 20, and the first door 20 can be stably accommodated below the second door 30 through the accommodating groove 32 disposed at the bottom of the second door 30, so that the first door 20 and the second door 30 are in a vertically overlapped state.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the receiving groove 32 includes an L-shaped supporting plate 321, the supporting plate 321 is fixed to the bottom of the second door 30, and the L-shaped supporting plate 321 forms a main body of the receiving groove 32, which encloses a groove cavity for receiving at least a portion of the first door 20 with the bottom surface of the second door 30.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the receiving groove 32 further includes a guide 322 disposed on the support plate 321, the guide 322 is disposed at a distance from the second door body 30, and the distance between the guide 322 and the second door body 30 is configured to gradually narrow from the notch of the receiving groove 32 to the depth of the receiving groove 32. In this embodiment, the guide 322 is used for guiding, so that the first door 20 can easily enter the accommodating groove 32, and in addition, the distance between the guide 322 and the second door 30 is configured to gradually narrow from the notch of the accommodating groove 32 to the depth of the accommodating groove 32, so that the first door 20 can be clamped between the guide 322 and the second door 30 when entering the depth of the accommodating groove 32, and the first door 20 is stably accommodated below the second door 30.

Further, the guiding element 322 may be a plurality of guiding pieces spaced apart. In this embodiment, the guiding elements 322 are spaced apart to reduce the overall weight of the door assembly 100.

In some embodiments of the present invention, referring to fig. 6, a slide rail 11 for supporting the first door body 20 and allowing the first door body 20 to slide is formed on the door supporting frame 10, 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. In this embodiment, when the door assembly 100 is in the first state, the first door body 20 is located on the third track section 113, and at this time, the first door body 20 and the second door body 30 are located at the same height position, and since the track surface of the first track section 111 is lower than the track surface of the third track section 113 in the vertical direction, after the first door body 20 slides from the third track section 113 to the first track section 111, the position of the first door body 20 in the height direction is lowered, so that the first door body 20 can slide below the second door body 30. That is, the present embodiment implements a process of changing the position of the first door body 20 from being flush with the second door body 30 in height to being overlapped to the lower side of the second door body 30 by making the slide rail 11 have a height difference in the sliding direction of the first door body 20.

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 accommodated under the second door 30 through the holding member, and then the second door 30 is turned over, at this time, the second door 30 drives the first door 20 to turn over together, so as to expose all the openings 101, and maximize the entrance area and the exit area of the clothes. 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 open the first door 20 to perform the laundry taking and placing operation. If the space in the user's home is relatively spacious, the user can select the door opening mode according to actual conditions, for example, when the clothes to be processed are few, the first door body 20 can be opened so as to take and place the clothes, when the clothes to be processed are many, the second door body 30 can drive the first door body 20 to turn over together, so that the opening 101 is completely exposed, and the speed of taking and placing the clothes is improved.

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-connection component for enabling the first door body 20 to be connected with the second door body 30, and when the first door body 20 is received below the second door body 30, the first door body 20 can be quickly connected with the second door body 30 through the quick-connection component, so that the attachment stability of the first door body 20 to the second door body 30 is improved, and the first door body 20 is prevented from falling off in the process of turning over 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 when the first door 20 slides to a lower side of the second door 30, the catching groove 41 is engaged with an edge of the second door 30. 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. 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 in the locking groove 52 when the door assembly 100 is in the first state, so that the first door body 20 does not slide in the closed state, thereby preventing the door from being closed untightly.

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 door assembly 100 is in the first state, the locking protrusion 51 falls into the locking groove 52, thereby achieving locking between the first door body 20 and the door support 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 first door body;

a second door body;

a holding member provided to the second door body;

wherein the second door body accommodates the first door body via the holding member.

2. The door assembly of claim 1, further comprising a door support frame having an opening formed therein for laundry to enter and exit the laundry treating apparatus; the holding part is arranged at the bottom of the second door body; the door assembly has a first state and a second state, the first door body and the second door body are arranged on the door supporting frame side by side and cover the opening when the door assembly is in the first state, and the first door body is accommodated below the second door body through the retaining part when the door assembly is in the second state, so that a part of the opening is exposed.

3. The door assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein the holding member is a container capable of accommodating at least a part of the first door body.

4. The door assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein the receiving groove includes an L-shaped support plate fixed to a bottom of the second door body.

5. The door assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein the receiving groove further includes a guide member disposed on the support plate, the guide member is spaced apart from the second door body, and a distance between the guide member and the second door body is configured to gradually narrow from a notch of the receiving groove to a depth of the receiving groove.

6. The door assembly according to claim 2, wherein a slide rail for supporting the first door body and allowing the first door body to slide is formed on the door supporting frame, the slide rail includes a first rail section, a second rail section and a third rail section which are connected in sequence, a rail surface of the first rail section is lower than a rail surface of the third rail section in a vertical direction, and the second rail section is obliquely arranged between the first rail section and the third rail section.

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

8. The door assembly as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the second door body is rotatably coupled to the door support frame.

9. The door assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a bottom of the second door body is provided with a flange structure, and the flange structure supports the second door body on the door support frame.

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.