CN114585179A

CN114585179A - Shell assembly

Info

Publication number: CN114585179A
Application number: CN202011380699.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杜志杰; 于金霞; 郭少波; 陈树材; 曹冠忠
Original assignee: Qingdao Economic And Technology Development District Haier Water Heater Co ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Economic And Technology Development District Haier Water Heater Co ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-12-01
Filing date: 2020-12-01
Publication date: 2022-06-03

Abstract

The invention discloses a housing assembly comprising: the inner wall of the first shell is provided with an installation platform, and the installation platform is provided with a threaded hole; the second shell is provided with a through hole; a decorative shell; the first shell and the second shell are butted together, a bolt penetrates through the through hole and is connected in the threaded hole in a threaded mode, the decorative shell is clamped outside the second shell, and the decorative shell covers the through hole. The part of installing the bolt is sheltered from through the configuration dress trim cover to realize that the outward appearance does not have the bolt and exposes, optimize the outward appearance effect of shell subassembly.

Description

Shell assembly

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of household appliances, and particularly relates to a shell assembly.

Background

At present, along with the continuous increase of the appearance requirement of the household appliance, the shell structure of the household appliance is also designed in a split type mode more and more, and the whole thickness of the shell is thinner, so that the requirement of assembling is met through an intermediate connecting piece for two parts needing to be connected.

In the prior art, along with the requirement of a user on attractive appearance, the shell in the arc surface form is gradually popularized and used, and when the shell in the arc surface is assembled, the requirement of connecting two shell parts together on the arc surface is met. Usually, a threaded hole is formed in one housing, a through hole is formed in the other housing, and a bolt is connected with the threaded hole through the through hole to connect the two housings together. However, due to the influence of the cambered surface design, the installation position of the bolt is exposed outside, and the overall appearance effect is poor.

In view of this, how to design a technology with good appearance effect is a technical problem to be solved by the present invention.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides a shell assembly, which is characterized in that a decorative shell is configured to shield a part for mounting a bolt, so that the appearance is free from exposing the bolt, and the appearance effect of the shell assembly is optimized.

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

in one aspect, the present invention provides an enclosure assembly comprising:

the inner wall of the first shell is provided with an installation platform, and the installation platform is provided with a threaded hole;

the second shell is provided with a through hole;

a decorative shell;

the first shell and the second shell are butted together, a bolt penetrates through the through hole and is connected in the threaded hole in a threaded mode, the decorative shell is clamped outside the second shell, and the decorative shell covers the through hole.

Further, an edge of the decorative cover is aligned with an edge of the first housing.

Further, the decorative shell covers the outer surface of the second shell.

Furthermore, the inner wall of the decorative shell is provided with a first clamping portion, the outer wall of the second shell is provided with a second clamping portion, and the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion are clamped together.

Further, the first clamping portion comprises a clamping jaw, the second clamping portion comprises a clamping groove, and the clamping jaw is clamped in the clamping groove.

Furthermore, the first clamping part further comprises an insertion tongue, the second clamping part further comprises a positioning groove, and the insertion tongue is inserted into the positioning groove.

Furthermore, the opening directions of the positioning groove and the clamping groove are arranged back to back.

Furthermore, the outer surface of the second shell is provided with a first guide sliding groove and a second guide sliding groove, the first guide sliding groove extends to the clamping groove, and the second guide sliding groove extends to the positioning groove.

Furthermore, a groove is formed in the mounting table, and the edge of the second shell is clamped in the groove.

Furthermore, the inner wall of the first shell is provided with a step surface, the outer wall of the second shell is provided with a positioning rib, and the positioning rib is abutted against the step surface.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the advantages and positive effects that: the mounting table is arranged in the first shell, so that the bolt penetrates through the through hole in the second shell to be in threaded connection with the threaded hole in the mounting table, the first shell and the second shell are firmly and reliably connected together, and the through hole in the second shell and the bolt are shielded through the decorative shell, so that the overall appearance of the shell assembly is more attractive; meanwhile, the decorating shell and the second shell are connected through the buckles, so that rapid and firm installation is realized, and field assembly of operators is facilitated.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention, and those skilled in the art can obtain other drawings based on the drawings without inventive labor.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a housing assembly of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of one embodiment of the housing assembly of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a second exploded view of an embodiment of the housing assembly of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a second schematic structural view of an embodiment of a housing assembly of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 4;

fig. 6 is a partially enlarged view of the region B in fig. 5.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that in the description of the present invention, the terms of direction or positional relationship indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, which are merely for convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

As shown in fig. 1 to 6, the present embodiment proposes a housing assembly including:

the device comprises a first shell 100, wherein an installation platform 101 is arranged on the inner wall of the first shell 100, and a threaded hole 102 is formed in the installation platform 101;

a second housing 200, wherein the second housing 200 is provided with a through hole 201;

a decorative cover 300;

the first shell 100 and the second shell 200 are butted together, the bolt passes through the through hole 201 and is screwed in the threaded hole 102, the decorative shell 300 is clamped outside the second shell 200, and the decorative shell 300 covers the through hole 201.

Specifically, the housing assembly is assembled by three parts, wherein the first housing 100 and the second housing 200 are connected by bolts, and the decoration housing 300 is mounted on the second housing 200 by clamping.

For the connection process between the first casing 100 and the second casing 200, specifically, the following steps are performed: after the first and

second housings

100 and 200 are butted together so that the through-holes 201 are aligned with the screw holes 102 on the corresponding mounting tables 101, bolts are passed through the through-holes 201 and screwed into the screw holes 102. In this way, the first casing 100 and the second casing 200 are firmly and reliably fastened together by bolts.

After the first casing 100 and the second casing 200 are fixedly coupled together, the through-hole 201 of the second casing 200 is visible from the outer case, and the through-hole 201 is shielded by the decorative case 300 so that the through-hole 201 and the bolt are not exposed to the outside of the entire appearance.

Wherein, for the connection process between the decorative shell 300 and the second housing 200, specifically: the decoration shell 300 is installed and fixed on the second shell 200 in a clamping mode, and the through hole 201 is shielded and processed through the decoration shell 300, so that the through hole 201 cannot be seen from the outside of the shell assembly, and the appearance effect that the whole bolt is not exposed is achieved.

In some embodiments, for the butt-joint region between the decorative cover 300 and the first housing 100, the edge of the decorative cover 300 is designed to be aligned with the edge of the first housing 100, thereby reducing the size of the joint gap generated at the butt-joint region between the decorative cover 300 and the first housing 100.

In other embodiments, the decorative cover 300 covers the outer surface of the second housing 200, and in particular, the decorative cover 300 can cover the second housing entirely outside the second housing, thereby optimizing the visual effect of the appearance.

In some embodiments, the shapes of the first casing 100, the second casing 200 and the decorative casing 300 may be designed according to the actual product requirements.

The outer contours of the first casing 100, the second casing 200 and the decorative shell 300 may be designed as a curved surface, or the outer contours of the first casing 100, the second casing 200 and the decorative shell 300 may also be designed as a flat plate structure, which is not limited herein.

In addition, regarding the number of the connection portions of the first casing 100 and the second casing 200 and the number of the connection portions between the finishing casing 300 and the second casing 200, the overall size of the main and casing assembly is designed accordingly.

For example: a plurality of mounting stages 101 may be provided at an edge of the first casing 100, and the plurality of mounting stages 101 are distributed along the edge of the first casing 100.

Correspondingly, the second housing 200 is provided with a number of through holes 201 corresponding to the number of mounting bases 101, so that the first housing 100 and the second housing 200 are fixedly coupled by a plurality of bolts.

Likewise, the clamping arrangement between the decorative cover 300 and the second housing 200 is also provided in plurality, and is not limited herein.

In an embodiment, in order to facilitate an operator to quickly complete the connection and assembly between the decorative shell and the second shell 200 on site, a first clamping portion is disposed on an inner wall of the decorative shell 300, and a second clamping portion is disposed on an outer wall of the second shell 200, and the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion are clamped together.

Specifically, through first joint portion with second joint portion mutually supports for dress that decorate shell 300 can be swiftly convenient is on second casing 200.

Meanwhile, due to the adoption of the clamping mode, the clamping connection part is shielded by the decorative shell 300, so that the appearance effect is optimized.

The concrete representation entities of the first clamping part and the second clamping part have various structural forms. The following examples are given.

The first clamping portion comprises a claw 301, the second clamping portion comprises a clamping groove 202, and the claw 301 is clamped in the clamping groove 202.

Specifically, when the decorative cover 300 is connected with the second housing 200 in a clamping manner, the clamping claws 301 are clamped into the clamping grooves 202, and the decorative cover 300 is connected with the second housing 200 by means of the mutual matching of the clamping claws 301 and the clamping grooves 202.

In order to improve the connection strength, the first clamping portion further includes an insertion tongue 302, the second clamping portion further includes a positioning groove 204, and the insertion tongue 302 is inserted in the positioning groove 204.

Specifically, in assembly, the tongue 302 is inserted into the positioning groove 204 to pre-position the decorative shell 300 and the second housing 200, and then the claws 301 are caught in the catching grooves 202 to complete the assembly between the decorative shell 300 and the second housing 200.

Wherein, the opening directions of the positioning groove 204 and the card groove 202 are arranged back to back. Therefore, the connecting portion formed by the latch and the latch groove 202 and the connecting portion formed by the insertion tongue 302 and the positioning groove 204 are matched with each other, so that the decorative shell 300 can be more firmly and reliably mounted and fixed on the outer wall of the second housing 200.

In another embodiment, since the latch 301 and the insertion tongue 302 are both located on the inner wall of the decorative shell 300, when assembled, the inner wall of the decorative shell 300 and the outer wall of the second housing 200 are engaged with each other, so that it is difficult for an operator to accurately insert the insertion tongue 302 into the positioning groove 204.

For this purpose, a first guide sliding groove 204 and a second guide sliding groove 205 may be provided on an outer surface of the second housing, the first guide sliding groove 204 extending to the locking groove 202, and the second guide sliding groove 205 extending to the positioning groove 204.

Specifically, during assembly, the operator may first place the latch 301 in the first guide chute 204 while the latch is disposed in the second guide chute 205.

Then, the operator slides the decorative cover 300 along the first guide sliding groove 204 and the second guide sliding groove 205 to accurately insert the insertion tongue 302 into the positioning groove 204, and finally to clamp the latch 301 in the latch groove 202.

Under the guiding action of the first guide sliding groove 204 and the second guide sliding groove 205, the guide sliding grooves can be matched with the inserting tongues 302 and the clamping claws 301 to guide the decorative shell 300 to slide.

Furthermore, at the initial stage of installation, the decorative shell 300 and the second housing 200 can be far away from each other, so that an operator can conveniently observe the positions of the claws 301 and the insertion tongues 302, and further, the claws 301 and the insertion tongues 302 can be accurately placed in the corresponding guide sliding grooves.

Then, during the sliding process along the guide sliding groove, the distance between the decorative shell 300 and the second housing 200 gradually decreases, and the operator relies on the guiding function of the guide sliding groove to ensure that the insertion tongue 302 is inserted into the positioning groove 204 first.

Finally, the claws 301 are caught in the catching grooves 202, so that the decorative cover 300 and the second housing 200 are securely coupled together.

In another embodiment, in order to facilitate positioning and assembling the first housing 100 and the second housing 200, a groove 103 may be provided on the mounting table 101, and an edge of the second housing 200 is caught in the groove 103.

Specifically, in the process of assembling the first and

second cases

100 and 200, the first and

second cases

100 and 200 may be pre-assembled together by inserting the edge of the second case 200 into the groove 103.

Then, the relative position between the first and

second housings

100 and 200 is adjusted so that the through-holes 201 are aligned with the screw holes 102.

Finally, a bolt is inserted through the through-hole 201 and screwed into the screw hole 102, so that the first and

second housings

100 and 200 are securely and reliably assembled together.

In order to accurately position the positional relationship between the first casing 100 and the second casing 200, the assembling precision is improved. A step surface 104 may be provided on an inner wall of the first housing 100, and a positioning rib 206 may be provided on an outer wall of the second housing 200, the positioning rib 206 abutting on the step surface 104.

Specifically, in the process of assembling the first housing 100 and the second housing 200, reference is made to the above-mentioned process of performing pre-positioning through the groove 103, so that the first housing 100 and the second housing 200 are preassembled together. Meanwhile, after the edge of the second housing 200 is inserted into the groove 103, the positioning rib 206 on the second housing 200 will abut against the step surface 104, so that the first housing 100 and the second housing 200 are accurately positioned, and the overall assembly quality of the housing assembly is improved.

The above examples are only intended to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, but not to limit it; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications may be made to the embodiments described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalents may be substituted for some of the features thereof; and such modifications or substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the corresponding technical solutions.

Claims

1. An enclosure assembly, comprising:

the second shell is provided with a through hole;

a decorative shell;

2. The enclosure assembly of claim 1, wherein an edge of the trim shell is aligned with an edge of the first housing.

3. The enclosure assembly of claim 1, wherein the trim cover covers an exterior surface of the second housing.

4. The housing assembly of claim 1, wherein the inner wall of the decorative shell is provided with a first clamping portion, the outer wall of the second shell is provided with a second clamping portion, and the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion are clamped together.

5. The housing assembly of claim 4, wherein the first snap-in section comprises a claw and the second snap-in section comprises a snap-in slot, the claw being snapped into the snap-in slot.

6. The housing assembly of claim 5, wherein the first clip portion further comprises a tab, and the second clip portion further comprises a positioning slot, the tab being inserted in the positioning slot.

7. The housing assembly of claim 6, wherein the orientation of the openings of the positioning slot and the card slot are arranged facing away from each other.

8. The housing assembly of claim 6, wherein an outer surface of the second housing is provided with a first guide runner extending to the catch and a second guide runner extending to the detent.

9. The enclosure assembly of claim 1, wherein the mounting table has a recess disposed therein, and wherein an edge of the second housing is captured in the recess.

10. The housing assembly of claim 9, wherein the inner wall of the first housing is provided with a step surface and the outer wall of the second housing is provided with a positioning rib, the positioning rib abutting against the step surface.