CN208122596U - A kind of hinge arrangement and body structure and dish-washing machine - Google Patents
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A kind of hinge arrangement and body structure and dish-washing machine of the utility model, wherein hinge arrangement includes hinge seat, which is provided with installation cavity；Abrasionproof part is arranged in the installation cavity, which is provided with pivot hole；The position that the pivot hole is at least formed on the abrasionproof part has elasticity, and the pivot hole is equipped with opening, the opening is suitble to the hinge pivot to be caught in the pivot hole through opening extruding, before the hinge pivot is not caught in the pivot hole, the diameter of the pivot hole is not more than the diameter of the hinge pivot.The hinge arrangement of the utility model can not only reduce loss and noise, but also hinge axis can be facilitated from the installation and removal in pivot hole, more importantly concentricity is high, the body structure and dish-washing machine of the utility model have the hinge arrangement, the pause and transition in rhythm or melody sense generated when can reduce open and close door utility model improves user experience.
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Technical field
The utility model relates to living electric apparatus fields, and in particular to a kind of hinge arrangement and body structure and dish-washing machine.
Background technique
Currently, dish-washing machine includes liner, the door body on liner, and pendulum bowl for placing tableware are mounted on by hinge arrangement
Basket, is wherein equipped with liner guide level in liner, and door body is equipped with door body guide level, and bowl basket is equipped with idler wheel, and idler wheel can be with
It slides along liner guide level and door body guide pass, is deposited between liner guide level and door body guide level in existing dish-washing machine
Difference in height it is larger, therefore, when bowl basket is pulled out to the guide pass of door body from the guide pass of liner or bowl basket is from the guide rail of door body
Face has when being pushed into the guide pass of liner significantly such as rolls down the pause and transition in rhythm or melody sense rolled on step, it is often more important that, hinge arrangement
In hinge pivot and hinge seat be all sheet metal component, and when hinge seat around hinge pivots, between sheet metal component and sheet metal component
It contacting with each other, mutually movement can generate larger frictional force, to not only cause noise, there are pause and transition in rhythm or melody sense, and two sheet metal component phases
Mutual friction also results in material wear-out failure.The experience of user has not only been influenced in this way, and affects the longevity of hinge arrangement
Life.
Chinese patent literature CN204212574U discloses a kind of door hinge comprising first base, the first plastic bushing,
Shaft, the second plastic bushing, second base, the first plastic bushing are located in first base, and the second plastic bushing is located at the second bottom
On seat, one end of shaft and the first plastic bushing are located in second base, and one end of shaft is connect with the first plastic bushing, shaft
The other end connect with the second plastic bushing.
Although the door hinge of the patent document can reduce loss, noise is reduced, still there are the following problems：Due to
Mismachining tolerance is inevitable, therefore concentricity is difficult to obtain guarantee between shaft and plastic bushing, further, since shaft is to pass through
Both ends are inserted into respectively in the first plastic bushing and the second plastic bushing, and therefore, installation and disassembly are all inconvenient.
Utility model content
Therefore, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to the hinge arrangement of the prior art, there are shafts and plastic lining
Concentricity between set is difficult to obtain the installation and removal inconvenience defect of guarantee and shaft, not only rubs to provide one kind
It is small, noiseless, and concentricity is high, easy for installation, the good hinge arrangement of user experience and body structure and dish-washing machine.
In order to solve the above technical problems, the hinge arrangement of the utility model includes
Hinge which is provided with installation cavity；
Abrasionproof part is arranged in the installation cavity, which is provided with pivot hole；
Hinge seat, which is provided with hinge pivot, and the hinge pivot is rotatably arranged in the pivot hole；
The position that the pivot hole is at least formed on the abrasionproof part has elasticity, and the pivot hole is equipped with opening,
The opening is suitble to the hinge pivot to be caught in the pivot hole through opening extruding, is not caught in the hinge pivot
Before the pivot hole, the diameter of the pivot hole is not more than the diameter of the hinge pivot.
The abrasionproof part includes
Ontology which is provided with open inner cavity；
Pivot hole portion, described interior intracavitary, being reserved between the pivot hole portion and the inner cavity allows the pivot for setting
The gap that the aperture of the pivot hole on axle hole extends or reduces, and the opening is arranged towards the open direction.
The abrasionproof part further includes setting in the opening, is caught in guiding in the pivot hole for the hinge pivot
Guide frame.
The guide frame include be connected to it is described opening both ends two guiding ribs, and two guiding ribs by
The opening is to the direction far from the opening by narrow gradually wide in extension shape setting.
On the side wall for the inner cavity that two guiding ribs are not connected to the ontology with one end of the opening connection.
The abrasionproof part is plastic part.
The material of the plastic part is POM or nylon.
The ontology is arranged to U-shaped structure, and the pivot hole portion is arranged to arc-shaped structure, in the pivot hole portion with institute
State the bottom connection on the inside of be open opposite position and the U-shaped structure.
The abrasionproof part is integrally formed.
A kind of body structure of the utility model, including open box-like body, and rotationally by hinge arrangement
It is mounted on the box-like body, to the chamber door that the opening of the box-like body is opened or closed, the hinge arrangement is
Above-mentioned hinge arrangement.
Box body guide rail face is equipped in the box-like body；
Chamber door guide pass is equipped on the inside of the chamber door, when the chamber door rotates to open state, the box body guide rail face with
The chamber door guide pass is parallel, and slide construction is suitble to slide back and forth in the two；The hinge pivot of the hinge arrangement
Axle center is A to the distance between the box body guide rail face, and when the chamber door rotates to open state, the hinge pivot axle center is arrived
The distance between described chamber door guide pass is B, and the absolute value for meeting the difference of distance A and distance B is less than 1mm.
When the chamber door is in close state, the distance between described hinge pivot axle center to the chamber door guide pass is C,
And distance C is equal with the distance B.
The hinge seat is mounted on the box-like body, and the hinge is mounted on the chamber door.
The hinge seat rigidity is connected on the box-like body by threaded fastener.
The hinge is connected on the chamber door by threaded fastener.
A kind of dish-washing machine of the utility model has above-mentioned body structure, wherein
The box-like body is the liner of dish-washing machine, and the box-like body guide pass is liner guide pass；
The chamber door is the door body of dish-washing machine, and the chamber door guide pass is door body guide pass；
The slide construction is bowl basket, is set in the liner.
Technical solutions of the utility model have the following advantages that：
In the present invention, the setting of abrasionproof part is opened the door at closing time, is avoided straight between hinge pivot and pivot hole
Contact can reduce noise caused by friction, reduce the abrasion of material caused by rubbing, failure, and pause and transition in rhythm or melody sense also can accordingly subtract
It is few.Importantly, when hinge pivot is installed, can be caught in pivot hole from opening since pivot hole is equipped with opening,
It can very easily be taken out out of pivot hole from opening by hinge pivot, therefore, the installation and removal of hinge pivot are all very
It is convenient.And after being caught in pivot hole due to hinge pivot, pivot hole can be shunk automatically, therefore can closely be contacted with hinge pivot,
So as to the good suitable aperture of subtle adjust automatically, the concentricity of the two ensure that.2, in the present invention, the hinge
The hinge pivot axle center of structure is to the distance between the box body guide rail face, when the chamber door rotates to open state,
The hinge pivot axle center is B to the distance between the chamber door guide pass, and meets the absolute of distance A and the difference of distance B
Value is less than 1mm.When being less than 1mm by limiting the absolute value of distance A and the difference of distance B, slide construction can be freely in case
It is moved freely on body ontology guide pass and chamber door guide pass, since the difference in height between two guide pass is very small, can
The pause and transition in rhythm or melody sense generated when reducing pull slide construction improves user experience.
Detailed description of the invention
It, below will be right in order to illustrate more clearly of specific embodiment of the present invention or technical solution in the prior art
Specific embodiment or attached drawing needed to be used in the description of the prior art are briefly described, it should be apparent that, it is described below
In attached drawing be that some embodiments of the utility model are not paying creativeness for those of ordinary skill in the art
Under the premise of labour, it is also possible to obtain other drawings based on these drawings.
Fig. 1, the structural schematic diagram that is in close state of door body for the dish-washing machine of the utility model；
Fig. 2, for the door body of the dish-washing machine of the utility model structural schematic diagram in the open state；
Fig. 3, for the partial enlarged view at Fig. 2 E；
Fig. 4, the structural schematic diagram in pivot hole is not yet caught in for the hinge pivot of Fig. 3；
Description of symbols：
1-hinge seat；2-hinge pivots；3-hinges；5-door body；6-door body guide pass；7-idler wheels；8-bowl baskets；
9-liner frames；10-liners；12-distance B；13-hinge pivot shaft core positions；14-distance C；15-distance A；16-is interior
Gallbladder guide pass；17- abrasionproof part；171- pivot hole；172- ontology；173- guiding rib.
Specific embodiment
The technical solution of the utility model is clearly and completely described below in conjunction with attached drawing, it is clear that described
Embodiment is the utility model a part of the embodiment, instead of all the embodiments.Based on the embodiments of the present invention, originally
Field those of ordinary skill every other embodiment obtained without making creative work belongs to practical
Novel protected range.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, term " is pacified
Dress ", " connected ", " connection " shall be understood in a broad sense, for example, it may be being fixedly connected, may be a detachable connection, or integrally
Connection；It can be mechanical connection, be also possible to be electrically connected；Can be directly connected, can also indirectly connected through an intermediary,
It can be the connection inside two elements.For the ordinary skill in the art, above-mentioned art can be understood with concrete condition
The concrete meaning of language in the present invention.
In addition, as long as technical characteristic involved in the utility model different embodiments disclosed below is each other
Not constituting conflict can be combined with each other.
Embodiment 1
As shown in Figs 1-4, a kind of hinge arrangement of the utility model, including
Hinge 3, which is provided with installation cavity；
Abrasionproof part 17 is arranged in the installation cavity, which is provided with pivot hole 171；
Hinge seat 1, which is provided with hinge pivot 2, and the hinge pivot 2 is rotatably arranged in the pivot hole 171；
The position that the pivot hole 171 is at least formed on the abrasionproof part 17 has elasticity, and sets on the pivot hole 171
There is opening, the opening is suitble to the hinge pivot 2 to be caught in the pivot hole 171 through opening extruding, in the hinge
Before chain pivot 2 is not caught in the pivot hole 171, the diameter of the pivot hole 171 is not more than the diameter of the hinge pivot 2.
The setting of abrasionproof part is opened the door at closing time, and directly contacting between hinge pivot 2 and pivot hole 171 is avoided, can
Noise caused by friction is reduced, the abrasion of material caused by rubbing, failure are reduced, pause and transition in rhythm or melody sense also can be reduced accordingly.It is prior
It is that, since pivot hole 171 is equipped with opening, when hinge pivot 2 is installed, can be caught in from opening in pivot hole 171, it can also be with
It is very easily taken out out of pivot hole 171 from opening by hinge pivot 2, therefore, the installation and removal of hinge pivot 2 are all very
It is convenient.And after being caught in pivot hole 171 due to hinge pivot 2, pivot hole 171 automatically shrink, therefore can closely with hinge pivot 2
Contact ensure that the concentricity of the two so as to the good suitable aperture of subtle adjust automatically.
There are many structures of abrasionproof part 17, and in the present embodiment, the preferably described abrasionproof part 17 includes
Ontology 172 which is provided with open inner cavity；
Pivot hole portion, described interior intracavitary, being reserved between the pivot hole portion and the inner cavity allows the pivot for setting
The gap that the aperture of the pivot hole 171 on axle hole extends or reduces, and the opening is arranged towards the open direction.
Such 17 structure of abrasionproof part is simple, easy for installation.
The specially described ontology 172 is arranged to U-shaped structure, and the pivot hole portion is arranged to arc-shaped structure, the pivot
The position opposite with the opening and the bottom connection on the inside of the U-shaped structure in hole portion.
Further, in order to which hinge pivot can be smoothly by the opening, the abrasionproof part 17 further includes setting
In the opening, the guide frame being oriented in the pivot hole 171 is caught in for the hinge pivot 2.
In the present embodiment, the guide frame includes two guiding ribs 173 for being connected to the opening both ends, and
Two guiding ribs 173 are from the opening to the direction far from the opening by narrow gradually wide in extension shape setting.Hinge pivot
Axis 2 can slide into opening along sliding between guiding rib 173.
It is preferred that the abrasionproof part 17 is integrally formed.
It is preferred that the abrasionproof part 17 is plastic part, and it is not only at low cost, and abrasionproof effect is good.
The material of the plastic part is POM or nylon.The two material wear abilities are good, are not in lose after parts depreciation
The case where effect is scrapped is used in just right between hinge pivot and hinge.
A kind of body structure of the utility model can be rotated including open box-like body 172, and by hinge arrangement
Ground is mounted on the box-like body 172, to the chamber door that the opening of the box-like body 172 is opened or closed, the hinge
Chain structure is above-mentioned hinge arrangement.
Box body guide rail face is equipped in the box-like body；
Chamber door guide pass is equipped on the inside of the chamber door, when the chamber door rotates to open state, the box body guide rail face with
The chamber door guide pass is parallel, and slide construction is suitble to slide back and forth in the two；
It is A, the case that the distance between described box body guide rail face is arrived in the hinge pivot axle center 13 of the hinge arrangement
When door rotates to open state, the distance between described hinge pivot axle center 13 to the chamber door guide pass is B, and meets distance
The absolute value of the difference of A15 and distance B12 is less than 1mm.
Above scheme is the core scheme of the utility model, by limiting the absolute value of distance A15 and the difference of distance B12
When being less than 1mm surely, slide construction can be moved freely freely on box-like body guide pass and chamber door guide pass, be led due to two
Difference in height between rail level is very small, and therefore, the pause and transition in rhythm or melody sense generated when can reduce pull slide construction improves user experience.
Further, in order to ensure at closing time, the guide pass of chamber door keeps vertical direction, and the chamber door is in close state
When, the distance between described chamber door guide pass is arrived as C in described hinge pivot axle center 16, and distance C14 and the distance B12 phase
Deng.When the chamber door is in close state, box body guide rail face is mutually perpendicular to chamber door guide pass.
The hinge arrangement includes the hinge seat 1 being mounted on the box-like body, and be mounted on the chamber door with
The hinge 3 of 1 coordination hinge of hinge seat, the hinge pivot 2 is arranged on the hinge seat 1, with 2 pivot of hinge pivot
The pivot hole connect is mounted on the hinge 3.Certainly, in other embodiments, it is also possible to hinge seat 1 to be arranged on chamber door,
Hinge 3 is arranged on cabinet.
1 rigidity of hinge seat is connected on the box-like body by threaded fastener.
The hinge 3 is connected on the chamber door by threaded fastener.
In the present embodiment, the preferably described threaded fastener is screw.
The body structure of the utility model can apply on a variety of devices, and especially on household electrical appliance, now this is practical new
It being introduced by taking a kind of dish-washing machine as an example in type, the dish-washing machine of the utility model has above-mentioned body structure, wherein
The box-like body is the liner 10 of dish-washing machine, and the box-like body guide pass is liner guide pass 16；
The chamber door is the door body 5 of dish-washing machine, and the chamber door guide pass is door body guide pass 6；
The slide construction is bowl basket 8, is set in the liner 10.
It is successfully slided on two guide pass for the ease of bowl basket 8,8 bottom of bowl basket is equipped with and the liner guide rail
The idler wheel 7 of face 16 or the door body guide pass 6 contact.
The open-mouth of the liner 10 is equipped with liner frame 9, when the door body is closed, cooperates with the liner frame 9.
When door body opens 90 °, since liner guide pass and the difference in height of door body guide pass are small, pause and transition in rhythm or melody sense during push-and-pull
Low, can directly process the bowl basket in liner on smooth pull to door body guide pass, can also lead from liner guide pass from door body
Liner guide pass is smoothly pushed on rail level, experience is as snug as a bug in a rug.
Obviously, the above embodiments are merely examples for clarifying the description, and does not limit the embodiments.It is right
For those of ordinary skill in the art, can also make on the basis of the above description it is other it is various forms of variation or
It changes.There is no necessity and possibility to exhaust all the enbodiments.And it is extended from this it is obvious variation or
It changes among the protection scope created still in the utility model.
Claims (16)
1. a kind of hinge arrangement, including
Hinge (3), which is provided with installation cavity；
Abrasionproof part (17) is arranged in the installation cavity, which is provided with pivot hole (171)；
Hinge seat (1) which is provided with hinge pivot (2), and the hinge pivot (2) is rotatably arranged in the pivot hole
(171) in；
It is characterized in that,
The position that the pivot hole (171) is at least formed on the abrasionproof part (17) has elasticity, and on the pivot hole (171)
Equipped with opening, the opening is suitble to the hinge pivot (2) to be caught in the pivot hole (171) through opening extruding,
Before the hinge pivot (2) is not caught in the pivot hole (171), the diameter of the pivot hole (171) is not more than the hinge pivot
The diameter of axis (2).
2. hinge arrangement according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the abrasionproof part (17) includes
Ontology (172) which is provided with open inner cavity；
Pivot hole portion, described interior intracavitary, being reserved between the pivot hole portion and the inner cavity allows the pivot hole for setting
The gap that the aperture of the pivot hole (171) in portion extends or reduces, and the opening is arranged towards the open direction.
3. hinge arrangement according to claim 2, which is characterized in that the abrasionproof part (14) further includes that setting is opened described
At mouthful, the guide frame being oriented in the pivot hole (171) is caught in for the hinge pivot (2).
4. hinge arrangement according to claim 3, which is characterized in that the guide frame includes being connected to described open
Two guiding ribs (173) at mouth both ends, and two guiding ribs (173) are from the opening to the direction far from the opening
By narrow gradually wide in extension shape setting.
5. hinge arrangement according to claim 4, which is characterized in that two guiding ribs (173) not with the opening
One end of connection is connected on the side wall of the inner cavity of the ontology (172).
6. hinge arrangement according to any one of claims 1-5, which is characterized in that the abrasionproof part (17) is plastics
Part.
7. hinge arrangement according to claim 6, which is characterized in that the material of the plastic part is POM or nylon.
8. the hinge arrangement according to any one of claim 2-5, which is characterized in that the ontology (172) is arranged to U-shaped
Structure, the pivot hole portion are arranged to arc-shaped structure, in the pivot hole portion position opposite with the opening with it is described U-shaped
Bottom connection on the inside of structure.
9. hinge arrangement according to any one of claims 1-5, which is characterized in that the abrasionproof part (17) one at
Type.
10. a kind of body structure is installed in rotation on institute including open box-like body (172), and by hinge arrangement
It states on box-like body (172), the chamber door that the opening of the box-like body (172) is opened or closed, which is characterized in that institute
Stating hinge arrangement is hinge arrangement of any of claims 1-9.
11. a kind of body structure according to claim 10, which is characterized in that
Box body guide rail face is equipped in the box-like body；
Chamber door guide pass is equipped on the inside of the chamber door, when the chamber door rotates to open state, the box body guide rail face with it is described
Chamber door guide pass is parallel, and slide construction is suitble to slide back and forth in the two；
It is A, the chamber door that the hinge pivot axle center (13) of the hinge arrangement, which arrives the distance between described box body guide rail face,
When rotating to open state, the distance between described hinge pivot axle center (13) to the chamber door guide pass is B, and meets distance
The absolute value of the difference of A (15) and distance B (12) is less than 1mm.
12. body structure according to claim 11, which is characterized in that
When the chamber door is in close state, the distance between described hinge pivot axle center (16) to the chamber door guide pass is C,
And distance C (14) is equal with distance B (12).
13. body structure according to claim 11, which is characterized in that
The hinge seat (1) is mounted on the box-like body, and the hinge (3) is mounted on the chamber door.
14. body structure according to claim 13, which is characterized in that
Hinge seat (1) rigidity is connected on the box-like body by threaded fastener.
15. body structure according to claim 13, which is characterized in that the hinge (3) is connected by threaded fastener
On the chamber door.
16. a kind of dish-washing machine, which is characterized in that there is the body structure as described in any one of claim 10-15, wherein
The box-like body is the liner (10) of dish-washing machine, and the box-like body guide pass is liner guide pass (16)；
The chamber door is the door body (5) of dish-washing machine, and the chamber door guide pass is door body guide pass (6)；
The slide construction is bowl basket (8), is set in the liner (10).
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