CN1737241B - Washing machine - Google Patents
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The invention provides a washing machine with a cover structure which is beautiful in appearance, not easy to be corroded by chemicals and has sufficient strength. The washing machine of the present invention is provided with: a washing and dehydrating barrel (19) for putting washings is arranged inside the washing and dehydrating barrel; a washing machine body (1) equipped with a water tub (20) and provided with an opening portion (2) for putting laundry; a lid body (3) for opening/closing the opening portion; a cover lid (7) for substantially entirely covering the cover; also, a decorative plate (11) for substantially entirely covering the lid body and being clamped by the lid body and the lid cover is provided. Wherein, because the decorative board and the washing powder do not directly contact and are clamped by the cover body and the cover plate, the high creep strength is not needed, and materials with excellent coating bonding strength such as ABS can be used to improve the appearance aesthetic property. In addition, a material having high chemical resistance, creep strength and mechanical strength can be used for the cover body.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of washing machine, more particularly, relate to and be used to the cover structure that prevents that clothing from flying out in the body of washing machine.
Background technology
In the body of existing washing machine; Operated by rotary motion is useful on and prevents that clothing and the washing powder put in the washing machine body from flying to extra-organismal cover, and such cover is configured to can open freely, close (example wherein can be opened 2004-8683 number with reference to the jp patent publication spy).
Fig. 3 is the partial structurtes sectional view of the cover structure in the existing general washing machine of expression.As shown in Figure 3, washing machine body 101 is provided with the opening portion 102 that is used to drop into/take out clothing, and the cover body 103 that is formed by polypropylene is supported on hinge axis 104 and the flap 105 with the mode that opens and closes freely.Cover body 103 is provided with glass pane 106, flies out outside the body to prevent clothing.On the other hand, the similar whole surface of cover body 103 is all covered by the cover cover plate 107 that transparent ABS forms, thereby can see the clothing motion state in the washing machine.In addition, also be provided with coating on the surface of cover body 103, make outward appearance seem attractive in appearance.Cover body 103 1 sides are provided with claw 108a, and cover cover plate 107 1 sides are provided with claw 108b, thereby cover cover plate 107 is fixed on the cover body 103.Flap 105 is fixed on hinge on the cover body 103 fixedly on the projection 109 through hinge hold-down screw 110.
Describe in the face of the operational circumstances in the washing machine with said structure down.Put into clothing in the washing machine body 101 after adding entry and washing powder, under the driving of motor (not shown), rotate.Along with the rotation of clothing, washing powder can splash everywhere, may adhere on the glass pane 106.When input/taking-up clothing, the washing powder that sticks on the glass pane 106 also possibly adhere to cover body 103.Therefore, for the corrosion that not caused by washing powder and other chemicals, cover body 103 is generally processed with the strong resin material of chemical-resistants such as polypropylene.In addition; Because the load centralization that cover body 103 and the glass pane 106 with certain mass cause is at hinge fixedly on the projection 109; And flap 105 is also above that fastening, so need to increase the fixedly diameter of projection 109 of hinge, situation such as fracture, breakage occur to prevent it.In addition, in washing, dehydration, cover cover plate 107 can vibrate, and in order not produce noise, claw 108a, claw 108b are in the state that hooks mutually that is added with stress consistently.
But, in above-mentioned existing washing machine,, therefore, be difficult to the anchoring strength of coating that reaches enough for attractive in appearance and when the surface is provided with coating, be difficult to make its surface that chemical change takes place because cover body 103 is to be processed by the strong polypropylene of chemical-resistant.If want to improve the fitting tightly property of coating, need make the surperficial roughening of cover body 103 through chemicals etc., so, cover body 103 need use its chemical-resistant will hang down the material of some again.But chemical-resistant reduces, and receives the corrosiveness that washing powder etc. causes again easily.Therefore, in a dilemma on the suitable material of selection.
In addition; Though cover cover plate 107 is to fix through mutual chimeric realization of claw 108a, 108b; But owing to be the structure that on cover body 103, is added with stress, in case use the low material of chemical-resistant, with producing because of damaged problems of easy generation such as creeps.Equally, do not produce damage, require to have certain mechanical strength yet for the material that forms cover body 103 in order to make the hinge projection 109 that is added with load.Like this, the material of selecting to have simultaneously chemical-resistant, anchoring strength of coating, creep strength, the mechanical strength difficulty more that just becomes.
Summary of the invention
The present invention is intended to solve the problems referred to above that exist in the prior art; Its purpose is to provide a kind of like this washing machine, and this washing machine has can improve cosmetic look through simple structure, be not vulnerable to the burn into of chemicals and have the cover structure of sufficient intensity.
In order to solve the problems referred to above that exist in the prior art, the washing machine among the present invention comprises: the washings of can packing into, and driven hold concurrently dehydration barrel of the laundry that is rotated; Inside is provided with the steel ladle of the double dehydration bucket of said laundry; Said steel ladle is contained in wherein and is provided with the washing machine body that is used for clothing is put into the opening portion of the double dehydration bucket of said laundry; Be arranged on the said washing machine body to rotate freely form, be used to open or close the cover body of said opening portion through pivot; Said cover body all covered and is fixed on the cover cover plate on the said cover body basically from the outside; And also be the decorative panel that said cover body is all covered basically, clamped by said cover body and said cover cover plate simultaneously.Like this; Because decorative panel can directly not contact with washing powder under the effect of cover body; So need not to have chemical-resistant, and, need not to have very high creep strength owing to be clipped between cover body and the cover cover plate; So can use the good materials of coating associativity such as ABS, can improve cosmetic look through simple formation.In addition, if the use of cover body possesses the polypropylene of chemicals-resistant, creep strength, mechanical strength etc., just can realize a kind of cover structure that is not vulnerable to the burn into of chemicals and has sufficient intensity.
The technique effect that washing machine among the present invention produces does, the cover structure that can obtain appearance looks elegant, not be vulnerable to the burn into of chemicals and have full intensity through simple formation.
Below as follows with specific embodiments general introduction of the present invention.Washing machine in the present invention's the 1st scheme comprises: the washings of can packing into, and driven hold concurrently dehydration barrel of the laundry that rotates; Inside is provided with the steel ladle of the double dehydration bucket of said laundry; Said steel ladle is contained in wherein and is provided with the washing machine body that is used for clothing is put into the opening portion of the double dehydration bucket of said laundry; Be arranged on the said washing machine body to rotate freely form, be used to open or close the cover body of said opening portion through pivot; Said cover body all covered and is fixed on the cover cover plate on the said cover body basically from the outside; And also be the decorative panel that said cover body is all covered basically, clamped by said cover body and said cover cover plate simultaneously.Like this; Because decorative panel can directly not contact with washing powder under the effect of cover body; So need not to have chemical-resistant, and, need not to have very high creep strength owing to be clipped between cover body and the cover cover plate; So can use the good materials of anchoring strength of coating such as ABS, can improve cosmetic look through simple formation.In addition, if the use of cover body possesses the polypropylene of chemicals-resistant, creep strength, mechanical strength etc., just can realize a kind of cover structure that is not vulnerable to the burn into of chemicals and has sufficient intensity.
The 2nd scheme is specially; In the described washing machine of the 1st scheme; Be provided with the 1st gap in the bound fraction between cover body and the cover cover plate, be provided with the 2nd gap in the bound fraction between said cover cover plate and the decorative panel, said the 1st gap is set forr a short time than said the 2nd gap.Like this, before the pressure that fixedly the time, produces affacts on the decorative panel, just will fit in the 1st gap, and decorative panel can not receive stress influence, so decorative panel need not to use high-strength materials, can using cheaply, material constitutes.
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Fig. 1 is the outward appearance oblique view of the washing machine in one embodiment of the present of invention,
Fig. 2 is the sectional view of the part important structure in this washing machine of expression,
Fig. 3 is the local important structure sectional view in the existing washing machine.
In the above-mentioned accompanying drawing, 1 is washing machine body, and 2 is opening portion, and 3 is the cover body, and 7 is the cover cover plate, and 11 is decorative panel, and 19 are the double dehydration bucket of laundry, and 20 is steel ladle.
The specific embodiment
With reference to the accompanying drawings one embodiment of the present of invention are described.It is pointed out that such embodiment does not have the qualification effect for the present invention.
The tumbling-box washing machine that the dehydration bucket of holding concurrently to do washing below is obliquely installed is an example, and the washing machine in one embodiment of the present of invention is described.
Fig. 1 is the outward appearance oblique view of the washing machine in the present embodiment, and Fig. 2 is the sectional view of the part important structure of this washing machine of expression.
As shown in fig. 1, the front upper of washing machine body 1 forms sweptback 1a, and this inclined plane 1a is provided with the circular opening portion 2 that is used to drop into/take out clothing.3 is the circular cover body that is formed by polypropylene, is used for said opening portion 2 is closed with the mode that opens and closes freely.
As shown in Figure 2, cover body 3 is keeping opening and closing state freely under the supporting of hinge axis 4 and flap 5.Cover body 3 is provided with glass pane 6, flies to outside the body to prevent clothing.On the other hand, the cover cover plate 7 that the similar whole surface of cover body 3 is processed by transparent ABS covers, thereby can see the motion state of clothing in the washing machine.
11 is by cover body 3 and the decorative panel that cover cover plate 7 clamps, and which is provided with through hole 12, and the claw 8a that the part of cover cover plate 7 that is claw 8b pass on these through hole 12 backs and the cover body 3 interosculates.Claw 8a, 8b are provided with the 1st gap g1 that is axial.Claw 8a, 8b on the similar whole circumference of cover body 3 with certain basically being spaced.In the present embodiment, this is spaced apart 30 degree angles, is arranged with 12 groups of claws altogether.
On the other hand, between decorative panel 11 and cover cover plate 7, be provided with the 2nd gap g2 that is axial, the 1st gap g1 is arranged to littler than the 2nd gap g2.The high ABS of decorative panel 11 usefulness chemical-resistants processes.The chemical-resistant of decorative panel 11 for washing powder than cover body 3 a little less than, still, its anchoring strength of coating is set must be than cover body 3 height.In addition, creep strength, mechanical strength also are that cover body 3 one sides are than higher.The part of decorative panel 11 extends to the outside of cover cover plate 7.Decorative panel 11 covers 9 one-tenth above areas of the surface area of cover body 3, on its part of extending towards center position, is provided with the claw 13 that combines with cover body 3.
Be provided with the 3rd gap g3 that is axial between cover body 3 and the claw 13, the 3rd gap g3 is greater than the 2nd gap g2.14 for being located at the fixing projection 15 of cover backboard on the cover body 3, and the cover backboard passes through cover backboard hold-down screw 16 to be fixed, and glass pane 6 is fastened on the cover body 3 by the cover backboard.Cover backboard 14 is formed by the chemical-resistant polypropylene also higher than cover body 3.Cover backboard fixedly projection 15 is arranged with the interval of basic fixed on the similar whole circumference of cover body 3.Be provided with fixedly projection 15 of 6 such cover backboards in the present embodiment, and be arranged on the position that does not interfere with claw 8a, 8b.
In the present embodiment, the cover backboard fixedly next door of projection 15 is provided with two groups of claw 8a, 8b earlier, and near the of these claws is provided with fixedly projection 15 of next cover backboard again, and constantly repeats with such arrangement.
The thickness of decorative panel 11 is thinner than in cover body 3, cover cover plate 7, the cover backboard 14 any.Be respectively equipped with claw 17a, claw 17b on cover body 3 and the cover backboard 14, make cover body 3 and cover backboard 14 be combined with each other.
Claw 17a, claw 17b be arranged on claw 8a, 8b and the cover backboard position that fixedly projection 15 does not interfere on.Be located at the claw 8a on the cover body 3, the root of claw 17a is provided with hole 18a, 18b.When forming claw 8a and claw 17a,, the mould (not shown) realizes being shaped through being stretched in the inboard of these claws that is " digging down " part.In the body 1 of washing machine, inside is provided with the hold concurrently steel ladle 20 of dehydration bucket 19 of the laundry that rotates behind the clothing that is used to pack into and is maintained at the angle that its front portion is upturned from horizontal direction slightly.
In the present embodiment, clothing is set to respect to the face that is provided with of the washing machine inclination angle with about 30 degree and is rotated.Therefore, opening portion 2 with respect to the face that is provided with also be about 30 the degree inclination, cover body 3 similarly with about 30 the degree the inclination angle be installed on the washing machine body 1.
In the described in the above present embodiment; Because flap 5 is to be fixed on hinge on the cover body 3 fixedly on the projection 9 through hinge hold-down screw 10; Therefore there is no need to be provided with the installation projection on the decorative panel 11; When selecting the material of decorative panel 11, can pay the utmost attention to the high material of anchoring strength of coating compared with mechanical strength.
In addition; Because decorative panel 11 is provided with through hole 12; The part of cover cover plate 7 that is claw 8b pass this through hole 12 and combine with claw 8a on the cover body 3; Therefore, the stress that produces when claw is chimeric can not be added on the decorative panel 11, so there is no need the material of selecting creep resistant high.Moreover; Because claw 8a, 8b are provided with the 1st axial gap g1, be provided with the 2nd axial gap g2 between decorative panel 11 and the cover cover plate 7, and the 1st gap g1 set forr a short time than the 2nd gap g2; Therefore; Before affacting on the decorative panel 11 because of the fixing pressure that produces, the 1st gap g1 will fit, so the stress effect is less than on the decorative panel 11.
In addition, because the part of decorative panel 11 extends to the outside of cover cover plate 7, with covering more than about 9 one-tenth of the surface area of cover body 3; Cover body 3 can not seen from the outside; Therefore, compare, can preferentially select the high material of mechanical strength for use with cosmetic look.
In addition, because decorative panel 11 is provided with the claw 13 that combines with cover body 3 to the part that center position extends, therefore, decorative panel 11 can not vibrate because of the vibration in the washing process.Be provided with axial the 3rd gap g3 between cover body 3 and the claw 13; And the 3rd gap g3 is again greater than the 2nd gap g2; So before affacting on the decorative panel 11 because of the fixing pressure that produces, the 1st gap g1 will fit generally speaking, decorative panel 11 can not receive the effect of stress.In addition; Because cover backboard fixedly projection 15 is arranged the similar whole circumference that expires cover body 3 with certain basically interval; And these cover backboards fixedly projection 15 are set on the position that does not interfere with claw 8a, 8b; Therefore, cover cover plate 7, cover backboard 14 can be fixed on the cover body 3 with enough intensity reliably.
In addition, because the stress effect is less than on the decorative panel 11, so the thickness of decorative panel 11 can be set all thinlyyer than in cover body 3, cover cover plate 7, the cover backboard 14 any, thereby the quality recruitment that will cover integral body is reduced to Min..In addition; Because claw 8a on cover body 3 and the root of claw 17a are provided with hole 19a, 19b; And when forming claw 8a and claw 17a; Be through the mould (not shown) is extend into the inboard of these claws that is the mode in the part of digging down what be shaped, therefore, the shaping operation of cover body 3 becomes and is easy to.
In addition and since clothing be configured to respect to be provided with face with about 30 the degree the inclination angle be rotated, and cover body 3 too with about 30 the degree the inclination angle be arranged on the washing machine body 1, therefore, constituted a kind of washing powder and be difficult for falling the structure on the cover body 3.So, just need not to reduce the chemical-resistant of cover body 3, anti-creep strength and mechanical strength, can provide a kind of outward appearance washing machine very attractive in appearance through decorative panel 11 with very high anchoring strength of coating.
In addition, in the superincumbent explanation, though the drug resistance ABS that decorative panel 11 adopts, this is not restrictive regulation, is fine as constituting through metallic plates such as electroplating steel plates yet.In addition, be polypropylene though cover backboard 14 uses, this neither be restricted, also can adopt chemical resistance to surpass the material of cover body 3, like the coating steel plate.In addition, in the superincumbent description, cover body 3 is about 30 degree with respect to the angle that face is set, but also can be not limited, and the angle of inclination of steel ladle 20 also not necessarily must be identical therewith.
In sum; Washing machine among the present invention can improve cosmetic look through simple structure; Should not receive the corrosion of chemicals; And can realize having the cover structure of full intensity, therefore, can extensively be useful in the machinery equipment of the composite component that needs use cosmetic look, chemical-resistant and the equal excellence of mechanical strength.
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1. washing machine is characterized in that comprising:
Can pack into washings, and driven hold concurrently dehydration barrel of the laundry that rotates;
Inside is provided with the steel ladle of the double dehydration bucket of said laundry;
Said steel ladle is contained in wherein and is provided with the washing machine body that is used for clothing is put into the opening portion of the double dehydration bucket of said laundry;
Be arranged on the said washing machine body to rotate freely form, be used to open or close the cover body of said opening portion through pivot;
Said cover body all covered and is fixed on the cover cover plate on the said cover body basically from the outside; And
The decorative panel that 9 one-tenth of the surface area of said cover body above areas are covered, clamped by said cover body and said cover cover plate simultaneously,
Be provided with the 1st gap in the bound fraction between said cover body and the cover cover plate, be provided with the 2nd gap in the bound fraction between said cover cover plate and the decorative panel, said the 1st gap is set forr a short time than said the 2nd gap.
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