CN118065100A - Clothes treating apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a clothes treatment device, which comprises a base, a clothes treatment assembly and a supporting assembly, wherein the clothes treatment assembly is arranged above the base and connected with the base; the supporting component is arranged between the clothes treating component and the base; wherein, supporting component includes first support piece and second support piece, and first support piece locates the top of second support piece and is equipped with the elastic component between the two, and the elastic component is used for driving first support piece to support and presses clothing processing component, and this clothing processing apparatus can avoid the irregular vibration of clothing processing component appearance, and clothing processing apparatus's running stability is good, has improved user's use experience.

Description

Clothes treating apparatus

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of clothes treatment devices, in particular to a clothes treatment device.

Background

The clothing processing component can produce relative motion between the in-process of operation and the base, in order to avoid the relative motion between clothing processing component and the base, can set up a bearing structure between clothing processing component and the base, provide stable frictional force to clothing processing component through bearing structure, ensure the stability of clothing processing component in-process of operation, among the prior art, bearing structure can break away from with clothing processing component when the vibration of clothing processing component in the upper and lower direction takes place, break away from back bearing structure can't provide frictional force for clothing processing component, irregular vibration can appear in clothing processing component, clothing processing device's operating stability is poor, user's use experience has been reduced, there is the improvement space.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention aims to solve, at least to some extent, one of the above technical problems in the prior art. Therefore, the invention provides the clothes treatment device which can avoid irregular vibration of clothes treatment components, has good running stability and improves the use experience of users.

A laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a base; the clothes treatment assembly is arranged above the base and connected with the base; a support assembly disposed between the laundry treating assembly and the base; the support assembly comprises a first support piece and a second support piece, wherein the first support piece is arranged above the second support piece, an elastic piece is arranged between the first support piece and the second support piece, and the elastic piece is used for driving the first support piece to press the clothes treatment assembly.

According to the clothes treatment device provided by the embodiment of the invention, irregular vibration of the clothes treatment component can be avoided, the running stability of the clothes treatment device is good, and the use experience of a user is improved.

In addition, the laundry treating apparatus according to the embodiment of the invention may further have the following additional technical features:

According to some embodiments of the invention, the elastic member includes a plurality of elastic members, and the plurality of elastic members are disposed between the first support member and the second support member at intervals.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the plurality of elastic members are arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction of a first circumference, a center of which is located on a rotation axis of the laundry treating assembly.

According to some embodiments of the invention, at least one of the first support and the second support forms a ring-like structure, and a plurality of the elastic members are arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction of the ring-like structure.

According to some embodiments of the invention, a first positioning part is arranged on the lower surface of the first support member, and a second positioning part is arranged on the upper surface of the second support member; the first positioning part corresponds to the second positioning part in position, and two ends of the elastic piece are respectively matched with the first positioning part and the second positioning part.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion form a positioning protrusion or a positioning groove, respectively.

According to some embodiments of the invention, one of the first support and the second support is provided with a limiting portion and the other is provided with a mating portion, the limiting portion and the mating portion being mated with each other to limit relative rotation between the first support and the second support.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the limiting portion and the engaging portion are respectively plural, and the plurality of limiting portions/the engaging portion are arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction of a second circumference, and a center of the second circumference is located on a rotation axis of the laundry treating assembly.

According to some embodiments of the invention, one of the limit portion and the mating portion is a limit protrusion and the other is a limit groove.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the upper surface of the first support and/or the lower surface of the second support is provided with texturing.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the texture comprises a plurality of ribs and/or a plurality of grooves.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the laundry treatment assembly comprises: a rotatable laundry treating tub; the driving device is supported on the supporting component and connected with the bottom of the clothes treatment barrel so as to drive the clothes treatment barrel to rotate; the driving device comprises a chassis, the first supporting piece is in contact fit with the chassis, and the second supporting piece is in contact fit with the base.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the bottom surface of the chassis has a first mating surface extending downward from the outside to the inside in a radial direction of the laundry treating tub, and the upper surface of the first support corresponds to the first mating surface.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the first mating surface forms a first spherical surface protruding downward and a center of the first spherical surface is located on a rotation axis of the laundry treating tub.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the upper surface of the base has a second mating surface extending upward from the outside to the inside in a radial direction of the laundry treating tub, and the lower surface of the second support corresponds to a shape of the second mating surface.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the second mating surface forms a second spherical surface protruding upward and a center of the second spherical surface is located on a rotation axis of the laundry treatment tub.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the chassis and/or the middle part of the base is provided with a reinforcement.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the reinforcement forms a reinforcement recess, a reinforcement protrusion or a flanging hole.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the driving device comprises: the bracket is connected with the chassis; a drive motor supported on the chassis; and the clutch is arranged on the bracket and is connected with the driving motor and the clothes treatment barrel.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a partial cross-sectional view of a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a support assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a support assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

The clothes treating apparatus comprises a base 1, a clothes treating assembly 2, a clothes treating drum 21, a driving device 22, a chassis 221, a bracket 222, a driving motor 223, a clutch 224, a supporting assembly 3, a first supporting piece 31, a first positioning part 311, a first limiting convex part 312, a first limiting groove 313, a second supporting piece 32, a second positioning part 321, a second limiting groove 322, a second limiting convex part 323, an elastic piece 33 and a grain structure 34.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to like or similar elements or elements having like or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are illustrative and intended to explain the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings are merely for convenience in describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured 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 a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more such feature. In the description of the present invention, the meaning of "plurality" means at least two, for example, two, three, etc., unless specifically defined otherwise.

In the present invention, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature "above" or "below" a second feature may include both the first and second features being in direct contact, as well as the first and second features not being in direct contact but being in contact with each other through additional features therebetween. Moreover, a first feature being "above," "over" and "on" a second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is less level than the second feature.

Hereinafter, a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 1 to 4.

The traditional clothes treatment device comprises a clothes treatment assembly and a base, wherein the clothes treatment assembly is arranged above the base and is connected with the base, the clothes treatment assembly is connected with the base through a vibration reduction structure, so that vibration generated in the operation process of the clothes treatment assembly is prevented from directly acting on the base and a shell, the clothes treatment assembly can generate relative motion with the base in the operation process, a supporting structure is arranged between the clothes treatment assembly and the base for preventing the relative motion between the clothes treatment assembly and the base, stable friction force is provided for the clothes treatment assembly through the supporting structure, and the stability of the clothes treatment assembly in the operation process is ensured.

Because among the prior art, bearing structure can break away from with clothing processing component when the vibration of clothing processing component in the upper and lower direction takes place, and bearing structure can't provide frictional force for clothing processing component after breaking away from, irregular vibration can appear in clothing processing component, and clothing processing device's operating stability is poor, has reduced user's use experience.

Therefore, the embodiment of the invention designs the split type supporting component, when the clothes treating component vibrates in the vertical direction, at least one part of the supporting component can be always contacted with the clothes treating component, and stable friction force is provided for the clothes treating component, so that irregular vibration of the clothes treating component is avoided, the running stability of the clothes treating device is good, and the use experience of a user is improved.

The laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention may include: a base 1, a laundry treating assembly 2 and a supporting assembly 3.

As shown in fig. 1 and 3, the supporting component 3 is disposed between the laundry treating component 2 and the base 1, and the supporting component 3 can provide stable friction force for the laundry treating component 2 between the base 1 and the laundry treating component 2, so as to avoid the relative movement of the laundry treating component 2 and the base 1 in the horizontal direction, and ensure the stability of the laundry treating component 2 during operation.

Wherein, the support assembly 3 includes a first support member 31 and a second support member 32, the first support member 31 is disposed above the second support member 32 and is provided with an elastic member 33 therebetween, the elastic member 33 is used for driving the first support member 31 to press the laundry treating assembly 2, that is, the laundry treating assembly 2 is disposed above the first support member 31 and contacts with the first support member 31, the first support member 31 can provide a friction force for the laundry treating assembly 2, the base 1 is disposed below the second support member 32, the friction force between the base 1 and the second support member 32 enables the support assembly 3 to be stably disposed on the base 1, and the elastic member 33 between the first support member 31 and the second support member 32 is compressed due to the gravity of the first support member 31 and the laundry treating assembly 2.

Specifically, during operation of the laundry treating apparatus, when the laundry treating assembly 2 vibrates in the up-down direction, a portion of the structure of the laundry treating assembly 2 moves away from the base 1, at this time, the corresponding second support 32 of the portion of the laundry treating assembly 2 is kept stationary under the action of gravity and friction force, the energy accumulated in the elastic member 33 compressed between the first support 31 and the second support 32 can drive the first support 31 to move away from the second support 32, and the elastic member 33 is configured to keep the first support 31 in a state of being pressed against the laundry treating assembly 2.

The first support piece 31 is kept to be propped against the clothes treatment assembly 2 all the time, so that the first support piece 31 can provide stable friction force for the clothes treatment assembly 2, irregular vibration of the clothes treatment assembly 2 caused by the fact that the clothes treatment assembly 2 loses friction force on the horizontal direction when the clothes treatment assembly 2 vibrates in the vertical direction is avoided, running stability of the clothes treatment device is improved, and use experience of a user is improved.

Further, the setting of elastic component 33 can also cushion between clothing processing component 2 and base 1, avoids the vibration of clothing processing component 2 to transmit completely to on base 1 and the casing, leads to the whole vibration that takes place of clothing processing apparatus for clothing processing apparatus's operating stability is better, has improved user's use experience.

According to the clothes treatment device provided by the embodiment of the invention, irregular vibration of the clothes treatment assembly 2 can be avoided, the running stability of the clothes treatment device is good, and the use experience of a user is improved.

In some embodiments, the second support 32 may be formed as the base 1 of the laundry treating apparatus, and the first support 31 is connected with the base 1 through the elastic member 33.

In some embodiments, the base 1 is formed as a housing of the laundry treating device.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, the elastic member 33 includes a plurality of elastic members 33 disposed between the first support member 31 and the second support member 32 at intervals, whereby each portion of the first support member 31 is uniformly stressed, so that the first support member 31 and the laundry treating assembly 2 can be stably supported on the second support member 32, and when any portion of the laundry treating assembly 2 corresponding to the first support member 31 vibrates up and down, the portion of the first support member 31 and the second support member 32 can be driven to move upward by the elastic member 33 to maintain a pressing fit with the laundry treating assembly 2.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the plurality of elastic members 33 are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction of the first circumference, the center of which is located on the rotation axis of the laundry treating assembly 2, and at least a portion of the laundry treating assembly 2 is rotatable about the rotation axis, so that the laundry treating assembly 2 is liable to rotate along the rotation axis as a whole, and the friction force provided by the supporting assembly 3 is mainly used to overcome the rotation tendency of the laundry treating assembly 2 along the rotation axis, so that the first supporting member 31 needs to be in contact with the laundry treating assembly 2 at least about the rotation axis to ensure that the laundry treating assembly 2 does not rotate relative to the base 1.

Therefore, the plurality of elastic members 33 are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction of the first circumference, when the laundry treating assembly 2 is eccentric, the elastic members 33 can ensure that the rotation axis of the laundry treating assembly 2 is vertically centered, and when the laundry treating assembly 2 on any side in the circumferential direction moves upward due to vibration, the corresponding part of the first supporting member 31 can move upward under the driving of the elastic members 33 and keep the abutting state with the laundry treating assembly 2, at this time, the first supporting member 31 can keep the rotation axis of the laundry treating assembly 2 surrounding and abutting contact with the laundry treating assembly 2, and the laundry treating assembly 2 is ensured not to rotate relative to the base 1.

In connection with the embodiment shown in fig. 1-4, at least one of the first support 31 and the second support 32 forms a ring-like structure,

To surround the laundry treating assembly 2, whereby the first support 31 and/or the second support 32 are able to limit the laundry treating assembly 2 to avoid the laundry treating assembly 2 from moving in a horizontal direction, whereas the first support 31 is able to provide a friction force to the laundry treating assembly 2 to avoid the laundry treating assembly 2 from moving relative to each other when the laundry treating assembly 2 has a tendency to rotate relative to each other along the rotation axis.

The plurality of elastic members 33 are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction of the annular structure, whereby the arrangement of the plurality of elastic members 33 not only can support the first support member 31 to move upward in a state of pressing against the laundry treating assembly 2, but also can ensure vertical centering of the rotational axis of the laundry treating assembly 2 when the laundry treating assembly 2 is eccentric.

In some embodiments, only one of the first support 31 and the second support 32 forms a ring-like structure, and in other embodiments, as shown in fig. 1-4, both the first support 31 and the second support 32 are formed as ring-like structures to equalize the forces of the laundry treating assembly 2.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, the lower surface of the first supporting member 31 is provided with a first positioning portion 311, the upper surface of the second supporting member 32 is provided with a second positioning portion 321, wherein the first positioning portion 311 corresponds to the second positioning portion 321 in position, two ends of the elastic member 33 are respectively matched with the first positioning portion 311 and the second positioning portion 321, the first positioning portion 311 and the second positioning portion 321 can fix the elastic member 33, and stability of setting of the elastic member 33 is ensured.

In some embodiments, the first positioning portion 311 and the second positioning portion 321 may form a positioning protrusion or a positioning groove, respectively, to limit the elastic member 33 by using the positioning protrusion or the positioning groove, so that the elastic member 33 can stably provide a driving force for the first supporting member 31 to move in the up-down direction.

Referring to the embodiment shown in fig. 1 to fig. 4, the first positioning portion 311 and the second positioning portion 321 respectively form a positioning groove having a positioning post therein, the positioning post is formed on a bottom wall of the positioning groove, the elastic member 33 is a spring, the spring is disposed in the positioning groove and the spring is disposed around the positioning post, and two ends of the spring are respectively connected with the bottom wall of the positioning groove of the first supporting member 31 or the bottom wall of the positioning groove of the second supporting member 32.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, one of the first support 31 and the second support 32 is provided with a limiting portion and the other is provided with a fitting portion, and the limiting portion and the fitting portion are fitted to each other to limit relative rotation between the first support 31 and the second support 32.

Specifically, during operation of the laundry treating assembly 2, the laundry treating assembly 2 has a tendency to rotate along the rotation axis relative to the first supporting member 31, the first supporting member 31 provides a friction force to the laundry treating assembly 2, and under the interaction of the forces, the first supporting member 31 also has a tendency to rotate along the rotation axis relative to the second supporting member 32, and the limiting portion cooperates with the mating portion to limit the first supporting member 31, so that the first supporting member 31 does not rotate relative to the second supporting member 32 under the action of the laundry treating assembly 2, and further it is ensured that the laundry treating assembly 2 provided on the first supporting member 31 does not rotate relative to the base 1.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, the number of the limiting portions and the number of the engaging portions are plural, and the plurality of limiting portions/engaging portions are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction of the second circumference, so that the stress of each limiting portion or each engaging portion is uniform, the stability of the stress of the first supporting member 31 is ensured, and the supporting assembly 3 is prevented from being damaged. The center of the second circumference is located on the rotation axis of the clothes treating assembly 2, so that the stress of each limiting part or the matching part is further ensured to be uniform.

In some embodiments, the limiting portion and the mating portion may have only one set, and the limiting portion and the mating portion cooperate to achieve limiting.

As shown in fig. 1-4, one of the limiting portion and the mating portion is a limiting protrusion and the other is a limiting groove, and through the dislocation arrangement of the limiting protrusion and the limiting groove, the first supporting member 31 can be limited by utilizing the mating contact between the side wall of the limiting protrusion and the side wall of the limiting groove, so that the first supporting member 31 cannot rotate relative to the second supporting member 32 under the action of the clothes treating assembly 2, and the relative position of the first supporting member 31 and the second supporting member 32 in the horizontal direction is ensured to be unchanged.

Referring to fig. 2 and 4, the upper surface of the first support member 31 and/or the lower surface of the second support member 32 is provided with a grain structure 34, and the grain structure 34 can increase the friction between the upper surface of the first support member 31 and the laundry treating component 2, and the friction between the lower surface of the second support member 32 and the base 1, so that the support component 3 can provide enough friction for the laundry treating component 2 to avoid the laundry treating component 2 from moving horizontally relative to the base 1, and avoid the irregular movement of the laundry treating component 2, and on the other hand, gaps are generated between the grain structure 34 and the base 1 or the laundry treating component 2 for exhausting.

In some embodiments, the texture 34 includes a plurality of ribs and/or a plurality of grooves to create a gap with the chassis 1 or the garment treatment assembly 2 for venting while increasing friction.

Referring to fig. 1 and 3, the laundry treating assembly 2 includes: a rotatable laundry treating tub 21 and a driving device 22, the driving device 22 being supported on the support assembly 3 and being connected to the bottom of the laundry treating tub 21 to drive the laundry treating tub 21 to rotate, that is, the driving device 22 is capable of providing a driving force to the laundry treating tub 21, the laundry treating tub 21 being rotated by the driving device 22, and the driving device 22 having a tendency to move relative to the base 1 and generating vibration due to centrifugal force generated during the rotation of the laundry treating tub.

Wherein, drive arrangement 22 includes chassis 221, and first support piece 31 and chassis 221 contact cooperation, and second support piece 32 and base 1 contact cooperation, and chassis 221 can support drive arrangement 22 and the clothing processing drum 21 that is connected with drive arrangement 22 in the bottom of drive arrangement 22, and the area of contact of clothing processing assembly 2 and supporting assembly 3 has been increased in the setting of chassis 221, has ensured the stability of the whole setting of clothing processing assembly 2.

As shown in fig. 1 and 3, the lower surface of the bottom chassis 221 has a first mating surface extending downward from outside to inside in the radial direction of the laundry treating tub 21, and in some embodiments, the first supporting member 31 and the second supporting member 32 form an annular structure, at least a portion of the bottom chassis 221 extending downward from outside to inside in the radial direction of the laundry treating tub 21 may extend into an inner hole of the annular supporting member 3, and the laundry treating member 2 may be limited by the supporting member 3 by the mating of the bottom chassis 221 with the supporting member 3, i.e., the mating of the first mating surface with the inner hole wall of the supporting member 3, so as to prevent the laundry treating member 2 from moving in the horizontal direction.

The upper surface of the first support 31 corresponds to the first mating surface shape to ensure a sufficiently large contact area between the first support 31 and the first mating surface, so that the first support 31 can provide sufficient friction for the laundry treating assembly 2to overcome the vibration.

In some embodiments, the first mating surface forms a first spherical surface protruding downward, thereby not only enabling a larger contact area between the first mating surface and the first support 31, but also enhancing the strength of the chassis 221 with spherical stability, and the center of the first spherical surface is located on the rotation axis of the laundry treating tub 21 to ensure stable contact of the first spherical surface with the first support 31 in various directions, ensure that the first support 31 can stably provide friction to the chassis 221, and ensure stability of the support assembly 3 and the laundry treating assembly 2 as a whole.

Referring to fig. 1 and 3, the upper surface of the base 1 has a second mating surface that extends upward from the outside to the inside in the radial direction of the laundry treating tub 21, and in some embodiments, the first supporting member 31 and the second supporting member 32 form an annular structure, and at least a portion of the base 1 that extends upward from the outside to the inside in the radial direction of the laundry treating tub 21 may extend into the inner hole of the annular supporting member 3, and the supporting member 3 can be limited by the base 1 through the mating of the base 1 and the supporting member 3, that is, the mating of the second mating surface and the inner hole wall of the supporting member 3, so that the supporting member 3 is prevented from moving in the horizontal direction by the supporting member 3 and the laundry treating member 2, and the stability of the setting of the supporting member 3 is ensured.

In some embodiments, the first mating surface may form a downwardly sloped taper, which is not limited herein.

The lower surface of the second support member 32 corresponds to the shape of the second mating surface, so as to ensure that a sufficient contact area exists between the second support member 32 and the second mating surface, so that a sufficient friction force exists between the second support member 32 and the second mating surface, and ensure the stability of the arrangement of the support assembly 3.

In some embodiments, the second mating surface forms a second spherical surface protruding upward and a center of the second spherical surface is located on a rotation axis of the laundry treating tub 21.

Thereby, not only can the contact area between the first mating surface and the first support 31 be made larger, but also the strength of the chassis 221 can be improved by utilizing the spherical stability, and the center of the first spherical surface is located on the rotation axis of the laundry treating tub 21 to ensure stable contact of the first spherical surface with the first support 31 in various directions, ensure that the first support 31 can stably provide friction force to the chassis 221, and ensure the stability of the overall arrangement of the support assembly 3 and the laundry treating assembly 2.

In some embodiments, the second mating surface may form an upwardly inclined conical surface, which is not limited herein.

In some embodiments, a reinforcement is provided in the middle of the chassis 221 to reinforce the structure of the chassis 221, ensuring that the chassis 221 has sufficient strength for supporting other structures of the laundry treating assembly 2, and ensuring stability of the overall arrangement of the laundry treating assembly 2.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the middle portion of the base 1 is provided with a reinforcing portion to reinforce the structure of the base 1, so as to ensure that the base 1 has sufficient strength for supporting the support assembly 3 and the laundry treating assembly 2 on the support assembly 3, and ensure the stability of the laundry treating apparatus as a whole.

In some embodiments, the reinforcing portion forms a reinforcing concave portion, a reinforcing convex portion, or a flanging hole to reduce processing difficulty and ensure stability of the overall structure of the laundry treating apparatus.

As shown in fig. 1 and 3, the reinforcing portion is formed as a burring hole, and by removing the material of the middle portion of the base 1 and the middle portion of the chassis 221, the structure can be reinforced with the burring hole while achieving the weight reduction of the overall structure of the laundry treating apparatus.

Referring to fig. 1 and 3, the driving device 22 includes: a bracket 222, a drive motor 223 and a clutch 224.

The clutch 224 is connected to the driving motor 223 and the laundry treating tub 21, the driving motor 223 is capable of outputting torque through the output shaft, driving force is transmitted to the laundry treating tub 21 through the clutch 224 after being treated by the clutch 224, the laundry treating tub 21 is driven to rotate, the driving motor 223 is supported on the chassis 221, the chassis 221 is capable of supporting the driving motor 223, and the clutch 224 connected to the driving motor 223 and the laundry treating tub 21 connected to the clutch 224. The clutch 224 is arranged on the bracket 222, the bracket 222 is connected with the chassis 221, that is, the clutch 224 is supported on the chassis 221 through the bracket 222, and is also supported on the chassis 221 through the driving motor 223, and the clutch 224 is supported on the chassis 221 through the bracket 222, so that the stability of the whole structure of the clutch 224 can be ensured, and the driving motor 223 is prevented from being damaged due to overlarge stress.

One specific embodiment of the laundry treating apparatus will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The clothes treating apparatus of the embodiment of the invention comprises: a base 1, a support assembly 3 and a laundry treating assembly 2.

Wherein the laundry treating assembly 2 comprises a driving means 22 and a laundry treating tub 21, and the driving means 22 comprises: chassis 221, support 222, driving motor 223 and clutch 224, driving motor 223 supports on chassis 221, and chassis 221 can support driving motor 223, and driving motor 223 is connected with clutch 224, and clutch 224 locates support 222, supports through support 222 and sets up on chassis 221, and clutch 224 still is connected with clothing processing bucket 21, and driving motor 223 can pass through output shaft output moment, and driving force passes through clutch 224 and transmits clothing processing bucket 21 after the processing of clutch 224, drives clothing processing bucket 21 and rotates.

The laundry treating tub 21 is rotated by the driving device 22, and the driving device 22 has a tendency to move with respect to the base 1 and generates vibration due to centrifugal force generated during the rotation of the laundry treating tub. The support assembly 3 is disposed between the chassis 221 and the base 1 to provide stable friction to the chassis 221, thereby avoiding irregular vibration of the laundry treating assembly 2.

The support assembly 3 includes: the first support member 31 is arranged above the second support member 32, and the elastic member 33 is arranged between the first support member 33 and the second support member 32.

Wherein, the first supporting piece 31 and the second supporting piece 32 are both formed into a ring-mounted structure, the first supporting piece 31 has a first inner hole, the second supporting piece 32 has a second inner hole, the elastic piece 33 comprises a plurality of elastic pieces 33, the plurality of elastic pieces 33 are arranged between the first supporting piece 31 and the second supporting piece 32 at intervals, and the plurality of elastic pieces 33 are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction of the ring-shaped structure.

The lower surface of first support piece 31 is equipped with first location portion 311, the upper surface of second support piece 32 is equipped with second location portion 321, first location portion 311 corresponds with the position of second location portion 321, first location portion 311 and second location portion 321 form the constant head tank that inside has the location projection respectively, the location projection forms on the diapire of constant head tank, elastic component 33 is the spring, the spring sets up in the constant head tank and the spring encircles the setting of location projection, the both ends of spring are connected with the diapire of the constant head tank of first support piece 31 or the diapire of the constant head tank of second support piece 32 respectively.

The first supporting piece 31 is provided with a plurality of spacing convex parts and spacing grooves in a staggered manner, the spacing convex parts and the spacing grooves are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction of the first supporting piece 31 which is formed into an annular structure, the second supporting piece 32 is also provided with a plurality of spacing convex parts and spacing grooves in a staggered manner, the spacing convex parts and the spacing grooves in the circumferential direction of the second supporting piece 32 which is formed into an annular structure are correspondingly matched with the spacing grooves in the second supporting piece 32, the spacing convex parts in the second supporting piece 32 are correspondingly matched with the spacing grooves in the first supporting piece 31, and the spacing parts and the matched parts are mutually matched to limit relative rotation between the first supporting piece 31 and the second supporting piece 32.

A plurality of grooves are provided on the upper surface of the first support 31 and the lower surface of the second support 32 to form a grain structure 34, and the grooves can also generate gaps with the base 1 or the laundry treating assembly 2 for exhausting while increasing friction between the support assembly 3 and the chassis 221 and the base 1.

Further, the first supporting member 31 is in contact fit with the chassis 221, the lower surface of the chassis 221 has a first mating surface, the first mating surface forms a first spherical surface protruding downward, the upper surface of the first supporting member 31 corresponds to the shape of the first mating surface, and the middle part of the chassis 221 has a first flanging hole.

The pore wall of the inner hole of the first supporting piece 31 can be in contact fit with the first matching surface, so that the chassis 221 can be limited by the supporting component 3, translational movement of the clothes treating component 2 in the horizontal direction is avoided, the first supporting piece 31 is in contact fit with the first matching surface of the chassis 221, stable friction force can be provided for the chassis 221, the chassis 221 is prevented from rotating under the action of centrifugal force, the structure of the chassis 221 is reinforced while the integral weight of the clothes treating component 2 is reduced due to the arrangement of the first flanging hole, and integral stability of the clothes treating device is ensured.

Further, the second supporting member 32 is in contact fit with the base 1, the upper surface of the base 1 is provided with a second matching surface, the second matching surface forms a second spherical surface protruding upwards, the lower surface of the second supporting member 32 corresponds to the shape of the second matching surface, and the middle part of the base 1 is provided with a second flanging hole.

The pore wall of the second support piece 32 hole can be matched with the second matching surface in a contact manner, so that the support component 3 can be limited by the chassis 221, translational movement of the support component 3 in the horizontal direction is avoided, the second support piece 32 is matched with the second matching surface of the chassis 221 in a contact manner, friction force can be provided for the support component 3, the support component 3 is prevented from rotating under the action of the clothes treatment component 2, the structure of the base 1 is reinforced while the integral weight of the clothes treatment device is reduced due to the arrangement of the second flanging hole, and integral stability of the clothes treatment device is ensured.

During operation of the clothes treating apparatus, when the clothes treating assembly 2 vibrates in the vertical direction, a part of the clothes treating assembly 2 moves away from the base 1, at this time, the corresponding second supporting member 32 of the part of the clothes treating assembly 2 is kept static under the action of gravity and friction force, energy accumulated in the elastic member 33 compressed between the first supporting member 31 and the second supporting member 32 can drive the first supporting member 31 to move away from the second supporting member 32, and the elastic member 33 is arranged to enable the first supporting member 31 to be kept in a state of being pressed against the clothes treating assembly 2 all the time.

And because the elastic members 33 are uniformly arranged in the circumferential direction of the clothes treating assembly 2, when the clothes treating assembly 2 is eccentric, the elastic members 33 can provide power for the clothes treating assembly 2 to ensure the vertical centering of the rotation axis of the clothes treating assembly 2, and the stability of the whole structure of the clothes treating device is ensured.

In the description of the present specification, a description referring to terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "examples," "specific examples," or "some examples," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms are not necessarily directed to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Further, one skilled in the art can engage and combine the different embodiments or examples described in this specification.

While embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it will be understood that the above embodiments are illustrative and not to be construed as limiting the invention, and that variations, modifications, alternatives and variations may be made to the above embodiments by one of ordinary skill in the art within the scope of the invention.

Claims (19)

1. A laundry treating apparatus, comprising:

a base;

The clothes treatment assembly is arranged above the base and connected with the base;

A support assembly disposed between the laundry treating assembly and the base;

The support assembly comprises a first support piece and a second support piece, wherein the first support piece is arranged above the second support piece, an elastic piece is arranged between the first support piece and the second support piece, and the elastic piece is used for driving the first support piece to press the clothes treatment assembly.

2. The laundry treating device according to claim 1, wherein the elastic member includes a plurality of elastic members, the plurality of elastic members being disposed between the first support member and the second support member at intervals.

3. The laundry treating device of claim 2, wherein a plurality of said elastic members are arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction of a first circumference, a center of which is located on a rotational axis of said laundry treating assembly.

4. The laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the first support member and the second support member forms a ring-like structure, and a plurality of the elastic members are arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction of the ring-like structure.

5. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a lower surface of the first support is provided with a first positioning portion, and an upper surface of the second support is provided with a second positioning portion;

The first positioning part corresponds to the second positioning part in position, and two ends of the elastic piece are respectively matched with the first positioning part and the second positioning part.

6. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion form a positioning protrusion or a positioning groove, respectively.

7. The laundry treating device according to claim 1, wherein one of the first support member and the second support member is provided with a limiting portion and the other is provided with a fitting portion, the limiting portion and the fitting portion being fitted to each other to limit relative rotation between the first support member and the second support member.

8. The laundry treating device according to claim 7, wherein the limiting portion and the engaging portion are respectively plural, and the plurality of limiting portions/the engaging portion are arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction of a second circumference, a center of which is located on a rotation axis of the laundry treating assembly.

9. The laundry treating device according to claim 7, wherein one of the stopper portion and the engaging portion is a stopper protrusion and the other is a stopper groove.

10. The laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the upper surface of the first support and/or the lower surface of the second support is provided with texturing.

11. The garment treatment device of claim 10, wherein the texture comprises a plurality of ribs and/or a plurality of grooves.

12. The laundry treatment apparatus of any one of claims 1-11, wherein the laundry treatment assembly comprises:

A rotatable laundry treating tub;

The driving device is supported on the supporting component and connected with the bottom of the clothes treatment barrel so as to drive the clothes treatment barrel to rotate;

The driving device comprises a chassis, the first supporting piece is in contact fit with the chassis, and the second supporting piece is in contact fit with the base.

13. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 12, wherein the lower surface of the chassis has a first mating surface extending downward from the outside to the inside in a radial direction of the laundry treatment tub, and the upper surface of the first support corresponds to the first mating surface.

14. The laundry treating device of claim 13, wherein the first mating surface forms a first spherical surface protruding downward and a center of sphere of the first spherical surface is located on a rotational axis of the laundry treating tub.

15. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 12, wherein an upper surface of the base has a second mating surface extending upward from the outside to the inside in a radial direction of the laundry treatment tub, and a lower surface of the second support corresponds to a shape of the second mating surface.

16. The laundry treating device of claim 15, wherein the second mating surface forms a second spherical surface protruding upward and a center of the second spherical surface is located on a rotational axis of the laundry treating tub.

17. Laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 12, characterized in that the chassis and/or the middle part of the base is provided with a reinforcement.

18. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 17, wherein the reinforcing portion forms a reinforcing recess, a reinforcing protrusion, or a flanging hole.

19. The laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the driving means comprises:

the bracket is connected with the chassis;

A drive motor supported on the chassis;

And the clutch is arranged on the bracket and is connected with the driving motor and the clothes treatment barrel.