CN112535446A

CN112535446A - Sliding door device applied to embedded dish washing machine and embedded dish washing machine

Info

Publication number: CN112535446A
Application number: CN201910891741.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 于乃英; 赵孝轩; 宋华诚; 杨林; 张青青; 刘维彤; 王科; 李涛
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Dishwasher Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Dishwasher Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-09-20
Filing date: 2019-09-20
Publication date: 2021-03-23

Abstract

The invention belongs to the field of dish-washing machines, and discloses a sliding door device applied to an embedded dish-washing machine, which comprises: the door body comprises a door shell and a door plate, the door shell is rotatably connected to a door frame of the embedded dish washing machine and used for opening or closing the embedded dish washing machine, and the door plate is slidably arranged on the outer side of the door shell; and the connecting assembly is arranged on the door frame and is connected to the door panel in a driving manner, and the connecting assembly is configured to drive the door panel to slide towards the direction close to the top of the door shell when the door shell opens the embedded dishwasher. The invention also provides an embedded dishwasher with the sliding door device. According to the invention, through the sliding door device, the door plate can slide towards the top of the door shell when the door is opened, so that the door plate can not interfere with the base of the dish washing machine or the external environment on the basis of not influencing the integral aesthetic property of a kitchen. And above-mentioned sliding door device only needs to rotate the door shell, can realize the slip of door plant, easy operation can effectively improve user's satisfaction.

Description

Sliding door device applied to embedded dish washing machine and embedded dish washing machine

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of dish washing machines, in particular to a sliding door device applied to an embedded dish washing machine and the embedded dish washing machine.

Background

The embedded dish washer has larger capacity and is embedded into the cabinet for use, and the embedded dish washer is integrated with the cabinet in appearance after the door plate is installed, so that the whole kitchen is more attractive, and the embedded dish washer is widely applied. However, in order to maintain the overall aesthetic property, the installation door panel should shield the body of the embedded dishwasher, which leads to the door panel easily interfering with the base or the external environment during the door opening and closing process, aggravates the abrasion of the door panel, breaks the connection structure between the door panel and the embedded dishwasher, and affects the overall appearance and performance.

In order to solve the above problems, at present, the length of the door panel is reduced or the external environment is adjusted, for example, the installation position of the base board of the cabinet is changed to avoid the interference between the door panel and the base or the external environment. Although the method can solve the problem of door panel interference to a certain extent, the reduction of the length of the door panel can cause the appearance of the door panel to be different from that of a cabinet, thereby influencing the overall aesthetic property of the kitchen. The mode of changing the installation position of the base board of the cabinet can damage the structure of the cabinet, the use performance of the cabinet is affected, the operation is complicated, and the use satisfaction of a user is seriously reduced.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a sliding door device applied to an embedded dish washing machine and the embedded dish washing machine, which can slide a door plate upwards when the door is opened, so that the interference between the door plate and a base or the external environment is avoided.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:

a sliding door apparatus applied to an in-line dishwasher, comprising:

the door body comprises a door shell and a door plate, the door shell is rotatably connected to a door frame of the embedded dishwasher and used for opening or closing the embedded dishwasher, and the door plate is slidably arranged on the outer side of the door shell;

the connecting assembly is arranged on the door frame and is in driving connection with the door panel, and the connecting assembly is configured to drive the door panel to slide towards the direction close to the top of the door shell when the door shell opens the embedded dishwasher.

Preferably, coupling assembling includes the hinge support, the hinge support includes first end and second end, first end articulate in the door shell, the second end rotates and is connected with first slider, first slider slide set up in on the door frame, first end is equipped with the driving medium, the driving medium can the rotation of hinge support drives down the door plant slides.

Preferably, the driving medium including set up in the teeth of a cogwheel of first end, the teeth of a cogwheel meshing have set up in first rack on the door shell, the one end meshing of first rack has the gear shaft, the gear shaft meshing have set up in second rack on the door shell, the top drive of second rack is connected with the second slider, the second slider passes door shell and rigid coupling in the door plant.

Preferably, the door shell is provided with a hinge seat, the hinge seat is rotatably connected to the door frame, and the first end is hinged to the hinge seat.

Preferably, a first slide way and a second slide way are arranged on the hinge seat, the first rack slides on the first slide way, the second rack slides on the second slide way, and the second sliding block penetrates through the second slide way and the door shell to be connected to the door panel.

Preferably, the transmission part comprises a gear tooth which is arranged at the first end and penetrates through the door shell, the gear tooth is meshed with a third rack arranged on the door panel, and the third rack is used for driving the door panel to slide;

or the transmission part comprises rollers which are respectively arranged at the upper end and the lower end of the door shell and on the door panel, and steel wires which are wound on the three rollers, one end of each steel wire is connected to the door panel, and the other end of each steel wire is connected to the first end.

Preferably, the door further comprises a damping structure arranged on the door frame, wherein the damping structure is connected to the first sliding block and used for providing damping force to the connecting assembly so as to offset the self weight of the door body.

Preferably, the damping structure comprises a damping rod installed on the door frame and connected to the first slider, and a spring sleeved on the damping rod, and the damping rod can compress the spring when sliding downwards along with the first slider.

Preferably, the first sliding block comprises a sliding plate hinged to the second end and sliding blocks fixedly arranged on two sides of the sliding plate, and the sliding blocks are slidably connected to the door frame.

The invention also provides an embedded dishwasher, which comprises the sliding door device applied to the embedded dishwasher.

The invention has the beneficial effects that: through above-mentioned sliding door device, can slide the door plant to door shell top when opening the door, and then on the basis that does not influence the whole aesthetic property in kitchen for the door plant can not take place to interfere with the base of dish washer or external environment. And above-mentioned sliding door device only needs to rotate the door shell, can realize the slip of door plant, easy operation can effectively improve user's satisfaction.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a sliding door device applied to an embedded dishwasher according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a second housing according to a first embodiment of the invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the connecting assembly and the damping structure according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged schematic view taken at A of FIG. 1 in accordance with the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic view of a state when the door body according to the first embodiment of the present invention is fully opened;

fig. 6 is a schematic view of a state when the door body according to the first embodiment of the present invention is not opened;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the structure of a transmission member according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure:

1. a door shell; 11. a hinge mount; 111. a first slideway; 112. a second slideway; 12. a first housing; 13. a second housing; 131. a first chute; 132. a second chute; 2. a door panel; 3. a door frame; 31. a third chute; 32. a support plate; 4. a hinge bracket; 41. a first end; 42. a second end; 5. a first slider; 51. a slide plate; 52. a slider; 6. gear teeth; 7. a first rack; 8. a gear shaft; 9. a second rack; 91. a drive head; 10. a second slider; 101. a drive slot; 20. a roller; 30. a steel wire; 40. a damping lever; 401. clamping a plate; 50. a spring; 60. and a third slide block.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples. It is to be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not limiting of the invention. It should be further noted that, for the convenience of description, only some of the structures related to the present invention are shown in the drawings, not all of the structures.

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.

In the description of the present embodiment, the terms "upper", "lower", "right", etc. are used in an orientation or positional relationship based on that shown in the drawings only for convenience of description and simplicity of operation, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element 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. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used only for descriptive purposes and are not intended to have a special meaning.

Example one

The embodiment provides a sliding door device applied to an embedded dishwasher, which is used for realizing that a door plate 2 can slide when the embedded dishwasher is opened so as to prevent the door plate 2 from interfering with a base of the embedded dishwasher when the door is opened to a certain angle.

As shown in fig. 1, the sliding door device applied to the embedded dish washer comprises a door body, a connecting assembly and a damping structure, wherein the bottom of the door body is rotatably connected to a door frame 3 of the embedded dish washer, the connecting assembly is respectively connected to the door frame 3 and the door body, and the damping structure is connected to the door frame 3 and the connecting assembly.

In an exemplary embodiment, referring to fig. 1, the door body includes a door shell 1 and a door panel 2, where the door shell 1 includes a first shell 12 and a second shell 13 connected to each other, an installation space is formed between the first shell 12 and the second shell 13, hinge bases 11 are symmetrically fixed to both sides of a bottom of the first shell 12, the hinge bases 11 are partially disposed in the installation space, and a bottom of the hinge bases 11 is hinged to the door frame 3. Through this hinge seat 11, can realize the relative rotation of door shell 1 and door frame 3, and then realize the switch door operation of embedded dish washer.

The door panel 2 is slidably disposed on the door shell 1, and preferably, the door panel 2 is slidably disposed outside the second housing 13 through a slider structure. As shown in fig. 1 and 2, two first sliding grooves 131 are symmetrically disposed at a middle-lower section of the second housing 13, a second slider 10 is fixedly connected to the door panel 2 at a position corresponding to the first sliding grooves 131 of the second housing 13, and the second slider 10 can pass through the first sliding grooves 131 and slide relative to the door housing 1. Further, a control panel is installed at an upper section of the second casing 13, two second sliding grooves 132 are symmetrically disposed on the control panel, a third sliding block 60 is fixedly connected to the door panel 2 corresponding to the second sliding grooves 132, and the third sliding block 60 slides in the second sliding grooves 132. By providing the second chute 132 and the third slider 60, the stability of the door panel 2 sliding with respect to the door case 1 can be further improved. In addition, the third slider 60 can be limited by the second sliding groove 132 by the sliding of the third slider 60 in the second sliding groove 132, and the sliding distance of the door panel 2 can be limited.

Considering that in the prior art, in the door opening process of the embedded dishwasher, the door shell 1 rotates relative to the door frame 3, and drives the door panel 2 to rotate therewith, there may be interference between the bottom of the door panel 2 and the base of the embedded dishwasher or the external environment. The present embodiment is provided with the above-mentioned connection assembly, which can drive the door panel 2 to slide toward the top of the door housing 1 (i.e., slide upward as viewed in fig. 1) when the built-in dishwasher is opened.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, the connecting assembly of the present embodiment includes a hinge bracket 4, a first sliding block 5 and a transmission member, wherein the hinge bracket 4 may have a V-shaped structure, the hinge bracket 4 includes a first end 41 and a second end 42, the first end 41 is hinged to the hinge seat 11 of the door shell 1, and the hinge point of the first end 41 and the hinge seat 11 is located above the hinge point of the hinge seat 11 and the door shell 1. The second end 42 is rotatably connected to the first slider 5 and can drive the first slider 5 to slide along the door frame 3. In this embodiment, optionally, third sliding grooves 31 may be disposed on two sides of the door frame 3, and the first sliding block 5 includes a sliding plate 51 and sliding blocks 52 fixedly disposed on two sides of the sliding plate 51, wherein the sliding blocks 52 slide in the third sliding grooves 31, and a central position of the sliding plate 51 is hinged to the second end 42 of the hinge bracket 4. With the above-described structure, when the door housing 1 is rotated to open the built-in dishwasher with respect to the door frame 3, the hinge base 11 is rotated with the door housing 1, at this time, since the first end 41 of the hinge bracket 4 is hinged with the door housing 1 and the second end 42 is hinged with the first slider 5, so that the hinge bracket 4 moves downward and simultaneously the first end 41 thereof rotates upward as the hinge base 11 rotates.

In this embodiment, the transmission member can be driven by the hinge bracket 4 to drive the door panel 2 to slide. Alternatively, as shown in fig. 3, the transmission member may include a gear tooth 6 disposed at the first end 41, the gear tooth 6 may be integrally formed with the first end 41, and the gear tooth 6 is located in the hinge base 11. The gear teeth 6 are engaged with a first rack 7, the first rack 7 is divided into an upper part and a lower part, the rack at the lower part is engaged with the gear teeth 6, the rack at the upper part is engaged with a gear shaft 8, two sets of gears are arranged on the gear shaft 8, one set of gears is engaged with the rack at the upper part of the first rack 7, the other set of gears is engaged with a second rack 9, the top of the second rack 9 is provided with a driving head 91, and a driving groove 101 matched with the driving head 91 is arranged on a second slide block 10. When the first end 41 of the hinge bracket 4 is driven by the door shell 1 to rotate upwards, the meshing relationship between the gear teeth 6, the first rack 7, the gear shaft 8 and the second rack 9 enables the second rack 9 to be driven to move upwards, and at this time, the driving head 91 of the second rack 9 is embedded into the driving groove 101 and drives the second slider 10 to slide upwards, so that the door panel 2 can be driven to slide upwards (i.e. slide towards the direction close to the top of the door shell 1). It can be understood that, in this embodiment, the top of the second rack 9 may also be directly fixed to the second slider 10, and at this time, the second slider 10 may also be driven by the second rack 9 to slide upwards.

Through the structure of above-mentioned hinge support 4, first slider 5 and driving medium, can make when the user rotates the door body, provide power in hinge support 4 by door shell 1, transmit power on door plant 2 by the driving medium afterwards to realize door plant 2 for the slip of door shell 1. This structure only needs the user to rotate the door body, can drive door plant 2 and slide to avoid door plant 2 and base or external environment to interfere, its easy operation, the drive principle is ingenious moreover, can effectively improve user satisfaction.

In this embodiment, the first rack 7 and the second rack 9 are both disposed in the hinge base 11, as shown in fig. 3, the hinge base 11 is provided with a first slide rail 111 and a second slide rail 112, wherein the second slide rail 112 is located at one side of the first slide rail 111, and the second slide rail 112 is provided with a slide hole along a length direction. The first rack 7 slides in the first slideway 111, the second rack 9 slides in the second slideway 112, and the portion of the second slider 10 provided with the driving slot 101 sequentially passes through the first sliding slot 131 and the sliding hole and then is disposed in the second slideway 112, so that when the second rack 9 moves along the second slideway 112, the driving head 91 can be embedded in the driving slot 101 and drive the second slider 10 to move.

Preferably, in order to avoid the rapid falling of the door body due to its own weight when the door body is fully opened, the damping structure is provided in the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the damping structure includes a damping rod 40 mounted on the door frame 3, and a spring 50 sleeved on the damping rod 40, the damping rod 40 vertically penetrates through the support plate 32 of the door frame 3, the top end of the damping rod is provided with a clamping plate 401, and two ends of the spring 50 respectively abut against the support plate 32 and the clamping plate 401. The lower extreme of above-mentioned damping rod 40 is connected in first slider 5, at the in-process of opening the door body completely, door shell 1 can rotate for door frame 3, door shell 1 drives the first end 41 rotation of hinge bracket 4 this moment, second end 42 moves down, first slider 5 is driven the lapse by second end 42, first slider 5 then drives damping rod 40 and moves down, cardboard 401 on the damping rod 40 can compress spring 50 this moment, spring 50 produces the reaction force and slows down the removal of first slider 5, the quick whereabouts of the door body has just also been slowed down.

The embodiment also provides an embedded dishwasher, which comprises a door frame 3 and the sliding door device applied to the embedded dishwasher, wherein the door shell 1 of the sliding door device is rotatably connected to the door frame 3. When the embedded dishwasher is opened, a user rotates the door body downwards at the moment, the door body drives the first end 41 of the hinge support 4 to rotate upwards, the second end 42 moves downwards, the first end 41 rotates upwards, meanwhile, the gear teeth 6 arranged on the first end drive the second sliding block 10 to slide upwards through the first rack 7, the gear shaft 8 and the second rack 9, and the second sliding block 10 drives the door panel 2 to slide upwards. When the door body is fully opened (shown in fig. 5), the door panel 2 slides upward to the maximum position, and the bottom of the door panel 2 does not interfere with the pedestal of the built-in dishwasher or the external environment. When the door body is closed, a user rotates the door body upwards, the door panel 2 is driven to slide downwards, and finally the door panel 2 shields the base of the embedded dishwasher (shown in fig. 6).

Example two

The present embodiment provides a structure of a sliding door device applied to an embedded dishwasher, which is different from the first embodiment in that: the transmission member of the present embodiment is different in structure.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the transmission member includes a gear tooth disposed at the first end 41 of the hinge bracket 4 and penetrating through the door shell 1, that is, the gear tooth of this embodiment is not disposed in the hinge seat 11 but disposed through the door shell 1, and a long hole for the gear tooth to swing up and down is disposed on the door shell 1, and the gear tooth is engaged with a third rack disposed on the door panel 2, and the third rack can directly drive the door panel 2 to slide.

That is, in this embodiment, when opening the embedded dishwasher, the door body rotates for door frame 3 and opens, and hinge seat 11 drives first end 41 of hinge support 4 and upwards rotates this moment, and second end 42 moves down, and when first end 41 upwards rotated, the teeth of a cogwheel that it set up can drive third rack rebound, and the third rack drove door plant 2 and upwards slided this moment.

The rest of the structure of this embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, and is not described again.

EXAMPLE III

Referring to fig. 7, in this embodiment, the driving member includes two rollers 20 disposed at the upper and lower ends of the door case 1, and one roller 20 fixed to the door panel 2, the door panel 2 is connected to a steel wire 30, the steel wire 30 sequentially passes through the roller 20 fixed to the door panel 2, the roller 20 at the upper end of the door case 1, and the roller 20 at the lower end of the door case 1 and then is connected to the first end 41 of the hinge bracket 4,

when the embedded dishwasher is opened, the door body rotates and opens relative to the door frame 3, at this time, the hinge base 11 drives the first end 41 of the hinge bracket 4 to rotate upwards, the second end 42 moves downwards, and when the first end 41 rotates upwards, the first end 41 drives the steel wire 30 connected with the first end to move upwards, and at this time, the steel wire 30 can drive the door panel 2 to slide upwards through the roller 20.

It should be understood that the above-described embodiments of the present invention are merely examples for clearly illustrating the present invention, and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present invention. Numerous obvious variations, adaptations and substitutions will occur to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention. And are neither required nor exhaustive of all embodiments. Any modification, equivalent replacement, and improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A sliding door apparatus applied to an embedded dishwasher, comprising:

the door body comprises a door shell (1) and a door panel (2), the door shell (1) is rotatably connected to a door frame (3) of the embedded dishwasher and used for opening or closing the embedded dishwasher, and the door panel (2) is slidably arranged on the outer side of the door shell (1);

the connecting assembly is arranged on the door frame (3) and is in driving connection with the door panel (2), and the connecting assembly is configured to drive the door panel (2) to slide towards the direction close to the top of the door shell (1) when the door shell (1) is opened in the embedded dishwasher.

2. The sliding door apparatus applied to an embedded dishwasher of claim 1, characterized in that the connecting assembly comprises a hinge bracket (4), the hinge bracket (4) comprises a first end (41) and a second end (42), the first end (41) is hinged to the door shell (1), the second end (42) is rotatably connected with a first sliding block (5), the first sliding block (5) is slidably arranged on the door frame (3), the first end (41) is provided with a transmission member, and the transmission member can drive the door panel (2) to slide under the rotation of the hinge bracket (4).

3. The sliding door apparatus applied to the embedded dishwasher of claim 2, wherein the transmission member comprises a gear (6) disposed at the first end (41), the gear (6) is engaged with a first rack (7) disposed on the door shell (1), one end of the first rack (7) is engaged with a gear shaft (8), the gear shaft (8) is engaged with a second rack (9) disposed on the door shell (1), a second slider (10) is drivingly connected to a top of the second rack (9), and the second slider (10) passes through the door shell (1) and is fixedly connected to the door panel (2).

4. Sliding door device applied to an embedded dishwasher according to claim 3, characterized in that the door shell (1) is provided with a hinge seat (11), the hinge seat (11) is rotatably connected to the door frame (3), and the first end (41) is hinged to the hinge seat (11).

5. The sliding door apparatus applied to the built-in dishwasher of claim 4, characterized in that the hinge base (11) is provided with a first slideway (111) and a second slideway (112), the first rack (7) slides on the first slideway (111), the second rack (9) slides on the second slideway (112), and the second slider (10) passes through the second slideway (112) and the door shell (1) to be connected to the door panel (2).

6. The sliding door apparatus applied to the embedded dishwasher of claim 2, characterized in that the transmission member comprises a gear tooth disposed at the first end (41) and penetrating through the door shell (1), the gear tooth is engaged with a third rack disposed on the door panel (2), and the third rack is used for driving the door panel (2) to slide;

or the transmission part comprises rollers (20) which are respectively arranged at the upper end and the lower end of the door shell (1) and on the door panel (2), and steel wires (30) wound on the three rollers (20), one end of each steel wire (30) is connected to the door panel, and the other end of each steel wire is connected to the first end (41).

7. The sliding door apparatus applied to the embedded dishwasher of any one of claims 2 to 6, further comprising a damping structure disposed on the door frame (3), wherein the damping structure is connected to the first slider (5) for providing a damping force to the connecting assembly to offset the self weight of the door body.

8. The sliding door apparatus applied to a built-in dishwasher of claim 7, wherein the damping structure comprises a damping rod (40) installed on the door frame (3) and connected to the first slider (5), and a spring (50) sleeved on the damping rod (40), wherein the damping rod (40) can compress the spring (50) when sliding downwards along with the first slider (5).

9. The sliding door apparatus for an embedded dishwasher of claims 2-6, characterized in that the first sliding block (5) comprises a sliding plate (51) hinged to the second end (42), and sliding blocks (52) fixed on both sides of the sliding plate (51), wherein the sliding blocks (52) are slidably connected to the door frame (3).

10. A built-in dishwasher, comprising the sliding door apparatus for a built-in dishwasher of any one of claims 1 to 9.