CN115538122A

CN115538122A - Embedded washing machine and box thereof

Info

Publication number: CN115538122A
Application number: CN202110724894.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张刚金; 王得军; 魏清文; 傅晓东
Original assignee: Hefei Haier Washing Machine Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hefei Haier Washing Machine Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-06-29
Filing date: 2021-06-29
Publication date: 2022-12-30

Abstract

The invention discloses an embedded washing machine and a box body thereof, wherein the box body is provided with a front opening and comprises a shell, and the front opening is arranged on the shell; the upper cover is arranged above the shell and provided with a hollow cavity, and a plurality of spraying ports are formed in the bottom wall of the hollow cavity; the water inlet pipe is arranged on the upper cover and communicated with the hollow cavity. According to the invention, the hollow cavity is arranged on the upper cover to form the spraying structure, so that clothes can be fully soaked when the washing machine is filled with water, the clothes can be soaked in advance, the cleaning capability of the washing machine can be improved, water is uniformly sprayed when rinsing is filled with water, a detergent in the clothes can be fully removed, and the use experience of a user is improved.

Description

Embedded washing machine and box thereof

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of embedded washing machines, and particularly relates to an embedded washing machine and a box body thereof.

Background

The pulsator washing machine has the advantages of short washing time, low noise, convenience in adding clothes midway and the like, and is very popular among users. However, the pulsator washing machine in the related art has a large limitation in appearance due to the characteristic of opening the door thereon, occupies an independent space, cannot be installed by being embedded, and causes a small space utilization rate in a home of a user, resulting in a continuous decrease in market share of the pulsator washing machine.

At present, some manufacturers research and develop an embedded pulsator washing machine.

Chinese patent application No. 201720048003.1 discloses a pulsator washing machine, which comprises: the washing machine comprises a cabinet body, a washing drum assembly, a driving assembly and a control assembly, wherein an installation cavity is defined in the cabinet body, an opening is formed in the side face of the cabinet body, and at least one guide piece extending along the horizontal direction is arranged in the cabinet body; the washing drum assembly is movably connected with the cabinet body and the guide piece and can move between a first position and a second position under the guide of the guide piece, the washing drum assembly is contained in the mounting cavity when in the first position, and the washing drum assembly moves out of the mounting cavity when in the second position; the driving assembly is arranged on the washing cylinder assembly to drive the washing cylinder assembly to operate; the control assembly is arranged on the cabinet body and connected with the washing drum assembly and the driving assembly to control the driving assembly and the washing drum assembly to operate.

The Chinese patent with the application number of 202020026760.0 discloses a drawer type washing device and a washing machine with the same, wherein the drawer type washing device comprises a box body and a telescopic elastic connecting assembly, wherein an inner cavity is enclosed by the inner wall of the box body; a drawer capable of being drawn is arranged in the inner cavity, and a washing area is formed in the drawer; the drawer is provided with a water outlet communicated with the washing area, and the water outlet is connected with a drain pipe extending out of the drawer; a telescopic elastic connecting assembly is connected between the drain pipe and the inner wall of the box body, and the telescopic elastic connecting assembly enables the drain pipe to stretch along with the drawer in the drawing process of the drawer.

However, the embedded pulsator washing machine in the above scheme has concentrated water inflow, and the uniformity of water flow entering the washing tub is poor, so that clothes in the washing tub cannot be sufficiently wetted.

The present invention has been made in view of this situation.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to overcome the defects of the prior art and provide a box body of an embedded washing machine.A hollow cavity is arranged on an upper cover to form a spraying structure, so that clothes can be fully soaked when the washing machine is filled with water, the clothes can be soaked in advance, the cleaning capacity of the washing machine can be improved, and water is uniformly sprayed when the washing machine is rinsed and filled with water, so that detergent in the clothes can be fully removed, and the use experience of a user is improved.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a built-in washing machine, which comprises the above-mentioned cabinet.

In order to solve the technical problems, the invention adopts the technical scheme that:

a cabinet of a built-in washing machine, the cabinet having a front opening, comprising:

a housing, the front opening being disposed on the housing;

the upper cover is arranged above the shell and provided with a hollow cavity, and a plurality of spraying ports are formed in the bottom wall of the hollow cavity;

the water inlet pipe is arranged on the upper cover and communicated with the hollow cavity.

Further, in the above-mentioned case,

the bottom wall of the hollow cavity is of a structure with a high inside and a low outside;

preferably, the bottom wall of the hollow chamber forms a plurality of areas from the center to the outer edge, and the plurality of areas are in a stepped structure with a high inside and a low outside.

Furthermore, a plurality of the spraying openings in each area are uniformly distributed in a radial shape from the center to the outer edge.

Further, the upper cover includes:

the body is connected with the upper part of the shell;

the spraying plate is covered on one side of the body facing the shell and forms the hollow cavity with the body in an enclosing manner, and the spraying plate forms the bottom wall of the hollow cavity;

preferably, the body is formed with a plurality of impressions.

Further, the upper cover includes:

the body is connected with the upper part of the shell;

the spraying body is arranged on one side, facing the shell, of the body and comprises a first shell and a second shell which are connected in a buckling mode, the first shell and the second shell are arranged in a surrounding mode to form the hollow cavity, the bottom wall of the second shell forms the bottom wall of the hollow cavity, and the water inlet pipe is arranged on the side wall of the first shell;

preferably, the body is formed with a plurality of impressions.

Further, in the above-mentioned case,

the inner side of the first shell is provided with a plurality of crossed annular reinforcing ribs and radial reinforcing ribs.

Further, in the above-mentioned case,

the spraying body is provided with a plurality of radially extending mounting plates along the circumferential direction, and the mounting plates are fixedly connected with the body.

Further, in the above-mentioned case,

at least part of the water inlet pipe is arranged on the mounting plate opposite to the front opening.

Further, in the above-mentioned case,

the axis of the water inlet pipe is matched with the circumferential direction of the hollow cavity, so that water flow entering the hollow cavity through the water inlet pipe firstly enters the edge of the hollow cavity.

A built-in washing machine comprising a tub assembly having a laundry input port, the tub assembly being drawably provided in the cabinet of any one of claims 1 to 9 through the front opening;

the spraying opening corresponds to the clothes throwing opening.

After the technical scheme is adopted, compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects.

1. According to the invention, the hollow cavity chamber is arranged on the upper cover to form the spraying structure, so that clothes can be fully soaked when the washing machine is filled with water, the clothes can be soaked in advance, the cleaning capability of the washing machine can be improved, and the water is uniformly sprayed when the washing machine is rinsed and filled with water, so that the detergent in the clothes can be fully removed, and the use experience of a user can be improved.

2. The central area of the bottom wall of the hollow chamber is higher, the outermost area of the bottom wall of the hollow chamber is lowest, the range of a spraying area can be automatically adjusted according to the water pressure, and the spraying is uniform.

3. When the water inflow flow is small, the flow characteristic of water is utilized, only the lower position at the outermost side is adopted for spraying, when the water inflow flow is increased, the water flow further overflows to the area of the upper step, and the higher position is started for spraying, so that the automatic coordination of the spraying water amount and the spraying area is realized.

4. The box body with the hollow cavity has the advantages of low manufacturing cost, simple structure, convenient processing and low cost, and is suitable for production.

The following describes embodiments of the present invention in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention, are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention without limiting the invention to the right. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments, and that for a person skilled in the art, other drawings can be derived from them without inventive effort. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a push-back configuration of a built-in washing machine tub assembly according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a structure in which the tub assembly of the built-in washing machine according to the present invention is drawn out;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view at one angle of the built-in washing machine of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is an exploded view from another perspective of the built-in washing machine of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of an angled configuration of the upper cover of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the upper cover of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the structure of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the upper cover of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a partially enlarged view of a portion a of fig. 8.

In the figure: 1. a box body; 11. a housing; 12. an upper cover; 121. a first housing; 122. a second housing; 123. a bottom wall; 124. a spray port; 125. a seal ring; 126. an annular reinforcing rib; 127. radial reinforcing ribs; 128. buckling; 129. a body; 130. a hollow chamber; 131. mounting a plate; 132. screw holes; 133. a screw post; 134. a water inlet pipe;

2. a barrel assembly; 21. a clothes input opening.

It should be noted that the drawings and the description are not intended to limit the scope of the inventive concept in any way, but to illustrate it by a person skilled in the art with reference to specific embodiments.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and the following embodiments are used for illustrating the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

As shown in fig. 1 to 9, the present invention provides an embedded type washing machine and a cabinet thereof.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the built-in washing machine includes a cabinet 1, an inner wall of the cabinet 1 is enclosed to form a cavity having a front opening, a tub assembly 2 is disposed in the cavity, and the tub assembly 2 is drawably disposed in the cavity of the cabinet 1 through the front opening.

The barrel assembly 2 comprises an outer barrel, an inner barrel capable of rotating is arranged in the outer barrel, and a wave wheel capable of rotating is arranged in the inner barrel.

When a user uses the embedded washing machine, the barrel assembly 2 is pulled out from the box body 1, clothes are put into the inner barrel through the clothes putting-in opening 21 of the barrel assembly 2, the barrel assembly 2 is pushed back into the cavity of the box body 1, and the embedded washing machine operates according to a washing program after the washing program is set.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the cabinet 1 for a built-in washing machine according to the present invention includes a housing 11 provided with a front opening, the housing 11 constituting a sidewall of the cabinet 1, and an upper cover 12 mounted above the housing 11. The upper cover 12 is provided with a hollow chamber 130, and a plurality of spraying ports 124 are arranged on the bottom wall 123 of the hollow chamber 130; the upper cover 12 is provided with a water inlet pipe 134 communicated with the hollow chamber 130, and the water inlet pipe 134 is connected with a water inlet valve of the embedded washing machine.

When the tub assembly 2 is located inside the cabinet 1, the spray opening 124 corresponds to the laundry input opening 21.

After water starts to enter, the water inlet valve is opened, water flows into the hollow cavity 130 of the upper cover 12 through the water inlet pipe 134 and then is sprayed into the inner barrel through the spraying port 124, so that clothes can be fully soaked, the clothes can be soaked in advance, and the cleaning capacity of the washing machine can be improved. And when rinsing water injection, the water sprays evenly, can fully remove the detergent in the clothing, improves clean ratio, promotes user's use experience.

The foregoing is the core idea of the present invention, and in order to make those skilled in the art better understand the technical solution of the present invention, the present invention will be further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5 to 9, the bottom wall 123 of the hollow chamber 130 has a structure with a high inside and a low outside, and the water inlet pipe 134 is connected to the sidewall of the hollow chamber 130.

In detail, when the washing program is operated, the impeller and/or the inner barrel rotate, so that water flow which rolls up and down is formed in the inner barrel, and clothes are driven to turn over. When the embedded washing machine runs a rinsing program, most of water flow in the outer barrel is discharged through the water discharge pipe, then when the dewatering program is started, residual water and detergent on clothes are thrown away under the action of centrifugal force by rotating the inner barrel at high speed, and then the residual detergent in the clothes is rinsed by introducing water flow into the inner barrel.

Therefore, the clothes in the inner barrel cling to the barrel wall of the inner barrel due to the centrifugal force after the dewatering process is finished. At this time, when the rinsing program is running, the water inlet valve of the embedded washing machine is opened, because the bottom wall 123 of the hollow chamber 130 of the upper cover 12 is in a structure with a high inside and a low outside, and the water inlet pipe 134 is connected with the side wall of the hollow chamber 130, water flow firstly enters the inner barrel through the spraying port 124 arranged on the upper outer side of the bottom wall 123 of the hollow chamber 130, clothes tightly attached to the barrel wall in the inner barrel are sprayed, water is uniformly sprayed, detergent in the clothes can be fully removed, and the rinsing effect is improved.

The scheme of the invention abandons the problem that the water supply mode is single and can not adapt to the water supply requirements under various procedures because the plane water supply mode is always adopted in the prior art.

In addition, for the mode of plane water supply in the prior art, when the condition that the inflow water flow is smaller, the condition that the water distribution in the washing barrel is uneven is easily caused, the condition that partial area has no water is easily caused, and the spraying effect is reduced.

According to the scheme, the central area is higher, the outermost area is lowest, the range of the spraying area can be automatically adjusted according to the water pressure, and spraying is uniform.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the bottom wall 123 of the hollow chamber 130 forms several regions from the center to the outer edge, and the several regions are in a stepped structure with a high inside and a low outside.

In detail, when the inflow water flow is small, the flow characteristic of water is utilized, only the lower position at the outermost side is adopted for spraying, when the inflow water flow is increased, the water further overflows to the area of the upper step, and the higher position is started for spraying, so that the automatic coordination of the spraying water quantity and the spraying area is realized.

In a further scheme, a plurality of the spraying openings 124 in each area are uniformly distributed in a radial shape from the center to the outer edge.

The spray opening 124 may be shaped as: circular, triangle-shaped, regular polygon or its combination form etc. spray the mouth 124 and for being by the radial evenly distributed of center to the outer fringe on hollow cavity 130 diapire 123, above-mentioned scheme makes the spraying effect of rivers more even while can promote customer's visual experience.

There are various ways to form the hollow chamber 130 of the upper cap 12.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 6-9, the upper cover 12 includes a body 129 and a spray body. The body 129 is connected to the upper side of the housing 11. The spraying body is arranged on one side of the body 129, which faces the shell 11, and comprises a first shell 121 and a second shell 122 which are connected in a buckling manner, and the first shell 121 and the second shell 122 are enclosed to form the hollow cavity 130. The bottom wall 123 of the second housing 122 forms the bottom wall 123 of the hollow chamber 130, and the water inlet pipe 134 is disposed on a side wall of the first housing 121.

The above solution enables the first housing 121 and the second housing 122 to be manufactured separately and then assembled, and the manufacturing process is simple and easy to implement.

In a further scheme, as shown in fig. 6, a plurality of buckles 128 are arranged on the edges of the first casing 121 and the second casing 122, and the first casing 121 and the second casing 122 of the first casing 121 are fixed together through the matching relationship of the buckles 128. Further, a sealing ring 125 is disposed at the fastening connection portion of the first casing 121 and the second casing 122, so as to improve the sealing performance.

In a further scheme, a plurality of crossed annular reinforcing ribs 126 and radial reinforcing ribs 127 are arranged on the inner side of the first shell 121.

Because the first housing 121 is subjected to a certain water pressure, the annular reinforcing rib 126 and the radial reinforcing rib 127 are disposed on the inner side of the first housing 121, which are mutually crossed, to improve the strength of the first housing 121, and prevent the first housing 121 from deforming due to too much water pressure, which affects the connection relationship between the first housing 121 and the second housing 122 and causes water leakage.

Preferably, the body 129 is formed with a plurality of embossments to increase the strength of the body 129.

In a further scheme, the spraying body is provided with a plurality of radially extending mounting plates 131 along the circumferential direction, and the mounting plates 131 are fixedly connected with the body 129.

Specifically, four mounting plates 131 are provided on the shower body along the circumferential direction, reinforcing ribs are provided on the mounting plates 131, and screw holes 132 are provided at the end portions of the mounting plates 131. Correspondingly, a screw post 133 is arranged at a corresponding position of the body 129, and the shower body is fixed on the body 129 through a screw.

In a further scheme, at least part of the water inlet pipe 134 is arranged on the mounting plate 131 on the opposite side of the front opening, the water inlet pipe 134 is fixed, the movement of the water inlet pipe 134 is avoided, and the structure is regular.

In addition, the water inlet pipe 134 is disposed on the mounting plate 131 opposite to the front opening, which is closer to the main water inlet structure of the embedded washing machine, and prevents the water inlet pipe 134 from being too long and occupying more space.

The spraying body can also be an independent structure, a hollow cavity 130 is formed in the spraying body in the process of integral forming, a water inlet pipe 134 is arranged on the side wall of the spraying body of the embedded washing machine, the structure is optional, and the production cost is low.

The upper cover 12 or the shower body of the present invention may be replaced as a separate component.

In some embodiments of the invention, the cover 12 includes a body 129 and a shower plate. The body 129 is connected with the upper part of the shell 11; the spraying plate covers one side of the body 129 facing the shell 11, and forms the hollow chamber 130 with the body 129 in an enclosing manner, and the spraying plate forms the bottom wall 123 of the hollow chamber 130.

Preferably, the body 129 is formed with a plurality of impressions to increase the strength of the body 129.

In detail, the shower plate and the body 129 are fixed by a screw or the like.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the axis of the water inlet pipe 134 matches the circumferential direction of the hollow chamber 130 such that the water flow entering the hollow chamber 130 through the water inlet pipe 134 enters the outside of the hollow chamber 130 first. It will be appreciated that the inlet pipe 134 is connected to a water inlet valve of the built-in washing machine, and the water inlet valve controls the on/off of the inlet pipe 134.

Specifically, the axis direction of inlet tube 134 is roughly tangent with the edge of well cavity 130, makes via the rivers that inlet tube 134 got into well cavity 130 get into for the tangential, be the heliciform flow state by the outer fringe to the center in well cavity 130, make into water more even, avoid appearing only the condition that the part sprays.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A box body of an embedded washing machine, the box body is provided with a front opening, and is characterized in that: comprises that

A housing, the front opening being disposed on the housing;

and the water inlet pipe is arranged on the upper cover and communicated with the hollow cavity.

2. The cabinet of the built-in washing machine according to claim 1, wherein:

the bottom wall of the hollow chamber is of a structure with a high inside and a low outside, and the water inlet pipe is connected with the side wall of the hollow chamber;

3. The cabinet of the built-in washing machine according to claim 2, wherein:

a plurality of the spraying openings in each area are uniformly distributed in a radial shape from the center to the outer edge.

4. The cabinet of an embedded washing machine according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that: the upper cover includes:

the body is connected with the upper part of the shell;

preferably, the body is formed with a plurality of impressions.

5. The cabinet of an embedded washing machine according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that: the upper cover includes:

the body is connected with the upper part of the shell;

preferably, the body is formed with a plurality of impressions.

6. The cabinet of an embedded washing machine according to claim 5, wherein:

7. The cabinet of the built-in washing machine according to claim 5, wherein:

8. The cabinet of an embedded washing machine according to claim 7, wherein:

9. The cabinet of an embedded washing machine according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that:

the axis of the water inlet pipe is matched with the circumferential direction of the hollow cavity, so that water flow entering the hollow cavity through the water inlet pipe firstly enters the outer side of the hollow cavity.

10. An in-line washing machine including a tub assembly having a laundry input port, characterized in that,

the tub assembly is drawably provided in the cabinet of any one of claims 1 to 9 through the front opening;

the spraying opening corresponds to the clothes throwing opening.