CN210117546U

CN210117546U - Top-opening clothes treatment equipment and inner cylinder cover operating device thereof

Info

Publication number: CN210117546U
Application number: CN201920388844.6U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈涛; 李文伟; 翟清明; 刘晓春
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co Ltd; Qingdao Haier Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co Ltd; Qingdao Haier Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-03-25
Filing date: 2019-03-25
Publication date: 2020-02-28
Anticipated expiration: 2029-03-25

Abstract

The utility model belongs to clothing treatment facility field specifically provides a top open clothing treatment facility and interior cover operating means thereof. The utility model discloses aim at solving the problem that the drive arrangement of current top-opening drum type washing machine's inner drum lid can not effectively seal the through-hole on the urceolus. Therefore, the top-open type clothes treatment equipment comprises a box body, an outer barrel and an inner barrel which are arranged in sequence from outside to inside. Wherein, be provided with the toper recess on the lateral wall of urceolus, the bottom of toper recess is provided with the through-hole. The utility model discloses an interior cover operating means includes operating parts and sealing member. The first end of the operating part is fixedly connected with the sealing part after passing through the through hole. A first annular projection, a second annular projection, and a third annular projection on the seal. When the operating part is located initial position, the sealing member compresses tightly the bottom of conical groove through first annular arch, compresses tightly the lateral wall of conical groove respectively through second annular arch and third annular arch to effectively seal the through-hole.

Description

Top-opening clothes treatment equipment and inner cylinder cover operating device thereof

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to clothing treatment facility field specifically provides a top open clothing treatment facility and interior cover operating means thereof.

Background

The top-opening drum washing machine mainly comprises a box body, an outer drum and an inner drum. The top of the box body is provided with an upper cover, the circumferential direction of the outer cylinder is provided with an outer cylinder cover at the position aligned with the upper cover, and the circumferential direction of the inner cylinder is provided with an inner cylinder cover at the position corresponding to the outer cylinder cover. When the inner drum cover rotates to the top of the inner drum, the upper cover, the outer drum cover and the inner drum cover are aligned, and a user can open the upper cover, the outer drum cover and the inner drum cover to put clothes into the inner drum or take the clothes out of the inner drum.

However, in the top-loading drum washing machine of the prior art, the user needs to operate the upper cover, the outer drum cover and the inner drum cover respectively to open or close the upper cover, the outer drum cover and the inner drum cover respectively. The above-mentioned operating procedure of upper cover, outer cover and interior cover is loaded down with trivial details, has brought the inconvenience for user's use, and user experience is relatively poor.

For this reason, the existing top-loading drum washing machine is provided with a switch cover operating device by which automatic opening and/or closing of the upper cover, the outer drum cover, and the inner drum cover can be achieved, releasing both hands of the user.

For example, patent document No. CN207760574U discloses a driving device, in which a motor drives a driving arm to press an inner cylinder cover through a through hole provided in an outer cylinder, thereby opening or closing the inner cylinder cover. However, the driving arm may not effectively seal the through hole, causing the washing water to be thrown into the through hole as the inner tub rotates, and to flow to the outside of the outer tub. In addition, the end of the driving arm protruding towards the inner side of the outer cylinder is easy to scratch clothes.

Accordingly, there is a need in the art for a new inner cartridge cover operating device that addresses the above-mentioned problems.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, that is, to solve the problem that the driving device of the inner drum cover of the existing top-open drum washing machine cannot effectively seal the through hole on the outer drum, the utility model provides an inner drum cover operating device of a top-open clothes processing device, which comprises a box body, an outer drum and an inner drum pivotally arranged in the outer drum, wherein the inner drum cover is arranged on the inner drum; the inner cylinder cover operating device comprises an operating part and a sealing part fixedly connected with or integrally manufactured with the operating part; the operating piece is connected with the box body and/or the outer cylinder, and a first end of the operating piece penetrates through a through hole formed in the outer cylinder; a first annular bulge is arranged on the side end face of the sealing element facing the through hole; the operating piece is arranged to operate the inner cylinder cover when moving towards the first end so as to open or close the inner cylinder cover; the sealing member is arranged to press the side wall of the outer cylinder by the first annular projection when the operation member is located at the initial position, thereby sealing the through hole.

In a preferred technical solution of the above inner cylinder cover operating device, a second annular protrusion is provided on a circumferential surface of the sealing member, a tapered groove that shrinks toward an outer side of the outer cylinder is provided on a side wall of the outer cylinder, the through hole is provided at a bottom of the tapered groove, when the operating member is located at an initial position, the sealing member compresses a bottom of the tapered groove through the first annular protrusion, and compresses a side wall of the tapered groove through the second annular protrusion.

In a preferred embodiment of the inner cylinder cover operating device, a third annular protrusion is further disposed on a circumferential surface of the sealing member, a dimension of the third annular protrusion perpendicular to the circumferential surface is larger than a dimension of the second annular protrusion perpendicular to the circumferential surface, the third annular protrusion is located on a side of the second annular protrusion away from the through hole, and when the operating element is located at an initial position, the sealing member presses a side wall of the tapered groove through the third annular protrusion.

In a preferred embodiment of the above inner cylinder cover operating device, the sealing member is made of an elastic material.

In a preferred embodiment of the above inner cylinder cover operating device, the elastic material is a waterproof material.

In a preferred embodiment of the inner cylinder cover operating device, the sealing member is provided at the first end of the operating member.

In a preferred embodiment of the inner lid operating device, the operating member is an arc-shaped rack.

In a preferred technical solution of the above inner cylinder cover operating device, the inner cylinder cover operating device further includes a motor fixed to the box body or the outer cylinder and a gear coaxially fixed to a rotating shaft of the motor, and the gear is engaged with the arc-shaped rack.

In a preferred technical solution of the above inner cylinder cover operating device, the inner cylinder cover operating device further includes a slide rail disposed on the outer cylinder and/or the box body, and the arc-shaped rack is slidably connected to the slide rail.

Furthermore, the present invention also provides a top-open clothes treating apparatus, which comprises the inner cylinder cover operating device according to any one of the above preferred embodiments.

As can be understood by those skilled in the art, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first annular protrusion is disposed on the side end surface of the sealing member facing the through hole, so that the sealing member can press the side wall of the outer cylinder through the first annular protrusion when the operating member is located at the initial position, thereby sealing the through hole. Therefore, the utility model discloses an inner cylinder cover operating means can make the sealing member compress tightly the lateral wall of urceolus through first annular arch, seals effectively the washing water process in the urceolus has been avoided to the through-hole the outside that the through-hole entered into the urceolus.

Further, a second annular bulge and a third annular bulge are sequentially arranged on the circumferential surface of the sealing element along the direction deviating from the through hole, and the size of the third annular bulge perpendicular to the circumferential surface is larger than that of the second annular bulge perpendicular to the circumferential surface. The lateral wall of urceolus is provided with the toper recess, the through-hole sets up the bottom of toper recess. When the operating piece is located at the initial position, the sealing piece presses the bottom of the conical groove through the first annular bulge, and presses the side wall of the conical groove through the second annular bulge and the third annular bulge respectively.

Therefore, the utility model discloses a sealing member can be right through first annular arch, second annular arch and third annular arch the through-hole forms three sealings, has avoided the outside that the washing water in the urceolus enters into the urceolus effectively.

Drawings

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described in conjunction with a top loading drum washing machine with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a first side view of a portion of an outer cartridge and an inner cartridge cover manipulator of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a second side view of the outer cartridge portion and inner cartridge cover manipulator of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the outer cylinder part and the inner cylinder cover operating device of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along A-A of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of portion B of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of portion C of FIG. 5;

fig. 7 is a front view of the inner cylinder cover operating device of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a side view of the seal of the present invention.

List of reference numerals:

1. an outer cylinder; 11. a tapered recess; 12. a through hole; 2. an arc-shaped rack; 3. a seal member; 31. a first annular projection; 32. a second annular projection; 33. a third annular projection; 4. a gear.

Detailed Description

It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments in this section are only for explaining the technical principle of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. For example, the top-open type clothes treatment equipment of the utility model not only can be a top-open type drum washing machine, but also can be a top-open type clothes dryer or a top-open type washing and drying integrated machine. Those skilled in the art can make modifications as needed to suit a particular application, and such modifications will still fall within the scope of the present invention.

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

Furthermore, it should be noted that, in the description of the present invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

Although not shown in the drawings, the top-loading drum washing machine of the present invention mainly includes a box body, an outer drum 1 and an inner drum from outside to inside. Wherein the top of the box body is pivotally provided with an upper cover. The outer cylinder 1 is fixedly disposed in the case. The inner cylinder is pivotally provided in the outer cylinder 1, and an inner cylinder cover is provided in the circumferential direction of the inner cylinder. When the inner drum cover rotates to the top of the inner drum, the upper cover and the inner drum cover are aligned, and a user can open the upper cover and the inner drum cover in sequence to put clothes into the inner drum or take the clothes out of the inner drum.

Furthermore, the top-opening drum washing machine of the utility model can be provided with only two layers of covers and also three layers of covers. When having two layers of covers, the two layers of covers are an upper cover and an inner cylinder cover, respectively. Wherein, the upper cover can seal the outer cylinder mouth in the closed state, and prevent the washing water in the outer cylinder 1 from overflowing. When having three layers of covers, the three layers of covers are an upper cover, an outer cylinder cover and an inner cylinder cover, respectively.

Preferably, the inner cylinder cover includes a first inner cylinder cover and a second inner cylinder cover. The first inner cylinder cover and the second inner cylinder cover are respectively and pivotally arranged on the inner cylinder, and the first inner cylinder cover and the second inner cylinder cover are arranged in a split mode.

Further preferably, a linkage mechanism is arranged between the first inner cylinder cover and the second inner cylinder cover. The linkage mechanism enables the first inner cylinder cover and the second inner cylinder cover to be opened or closed synchronously. The first inner cylinder cover and the second inner cylinder cover can be locked to each other when closed. The first inner cylinder cover is provided with a key, and the first inner cylinder cover and the second inner cylinder cover which are locked together can be unlocked by operating the key.

Since the above structure of the top-loading drum washing machine of the present invention is available to those skilled in the art, it will not be described herein.

As shown in fig. 1 to 6, the outer tube 1 of the present invention is provided with a tapered groove 11 that is narrowed toward the outside of the outer tube 1 on the side wall near the outer tube opening, the opening of the tapered groove 11 faces the inside of the outer tube 1, and the bottom of the tapered groove 11 is provided with a through hole 12. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the tapered recess 11 may be of any feasible shape, such as conical, beveled conical, rectangular tapered, beveled rectangular tapered, square tapered, beveled square tapered, etc.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the inner cylinder cover operating device of the present invention includes an arc-shaped rack 2, and a first end of the arc-shaped rack 2 (an upper end of the arc-shaped rack 2 in fig. 1) passes through the through hole 12.

Although not shown in the drawings, the inner cylinder cover operating device of the present invention further includes a motor and a slide rail. Wherein, the motor and the slide rail are fixedly connected with the outer side wall of the outer cylinder 1, or the skilled person in the art can also fixedly connect the motor and/or the slide rail with the box body according to the requirement, or fixedly connect the motor and/or the slide rail with both the box body and the outer cylinder 1. Preferably, the slide rail has an arc-shaped structure so that the arc-shaped rack 2 is slidably connected with the slide rail.

As shown in fig. 5 and 7, the inner cylinder cover operating device of the present invention further includes a gear 4, the gear 4 is coaxially fixed with the rotating shaft of the motor, and the gear 4 is engaged with the arc-shaped rack 2. When the motor rotates, the arc-shaped rack 2 can be driven by the gear 4 to slide on the sliding rail. When the arc-shaped rack 2 slides towards the first end of the arc-shaped rack, the arc-shaped rack 2 can trigger the key on the first inner cylinder cover through the first end, and then the first inner cylinder cover and the second inner cylinder cover in a closed state are opened.

As shown in fig. 4 to 7, the inner cap operating device of the present invention further includes a sealing member 3. The sealing element 3 is fixedly connected with or integrally manufactured with the first end of the arc-shaped rack 2, and the sealing element 3 is positioned at the inner side of the outer cylinder 1. Furthermore, the sealing element 3 may be arranged on the curved rack 2 offset from the first end, as desired by the person skilled in the art.

As shown in fig. 6 to 8, a first annular projection 31 is provided on a side end surface (a left end surface of the seal member 3 in fig. 5 and 6) of the seal member 3 facing the through hole 12, the first annular projection 31 having a size larger than that of the through hole 12. The second annular projection 32 and the third annular projection 33 are provided in this order on the circumferential surface of the seal member 3 in a direction away from the through hole 12. Wherein the dimension of the third annular projection 33 perpendicular to the circumferential surface is larger than the dimension of the second annular projection 32 perpendicular to the circumferential surface.

As shown in fig. 8, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first annular protrusion 31, the second annular protrusion 32 and the third annular protrusion 33 are all elliptical annular protrusion structures. Furthermore, the first annular protrusion 31, the second annular protrusion 32 and the third annular protrusion 33 can be configured into any other feasible annular protrusion structure, such as a circular annular protrusion structure, a rectangular annular protrusion structure, a triangular annular protrusion structure, etc., according to the shape of the tapered groove 11 and the through hole 12, as required by those skilled in the art.

Although not shown in the figures, the sealing member 3 of the present invention is separately provided from the arc-shaped rack 2 and fixed together, and the whole structure of the sealing member 3 is made of an elastic material, wherein the elastic material is also a waterproof material.

As shown in fig. 6, in the initial position of the arc-shaped rack 2, the first end of the arc-shaped rack 2 is located in the tapered groove 11, preventing scratching of the clothes. At this time, the sealing member 3 is pressed against the bottom of the tapered groove 11 by the first annular protrusion 31, and the sidewalls of the tapered groove 11 are respectively pressed by the second annular protrusion 32 and the third annular protrusion 33, so that a three-layer seal is formed between the sealing member 3 and the tapered groove 11, effectively sealing the through-hole 12, and preventing the washing water in the tub 1 from flowing out of the through-hole 12.

As shown in fig. 5, in order to smoothly slide the first end of the arc-shaped rack 2 and the seal 3 into and out of the tapered groove 11, the tapered groove 11 is provided in a form inclined upward.

Based on the above description, it can be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention provides the tapered groove 11 on the sidewall of the outer tub 1, the through hole 12 allowing the arc rack 2 to pass through is provided at the bottom of the tapered groove 11, three sealing rings, namely the first annular protrusion 31, the second annular protrusion 32 and the third annular protrusion 33, are provided on the sealing element 3, so that the sealing element 3 can press the bottom of the tapered groove 11 through the first annular protrusion 31 when the arc rack 2 is located at the initial position, and press the sidewall of the tapered groove 11 through the second annular protrusion 32 and the third annular protrusion 33, respectively, thereby forming a three-layer seal between the sealing element 3 and the tapered groove 11, effectively sealing the through hole 12, and preventing the washing water in the outer tub 1 from flowing out from the through hole 12.

Furthermore, in another feasible technical solution of the present invention, under the condition that the inner cylinder cover can be opened, the skilled person can set the arc rack 2 to any other feasible operation parts, such as an arc rod without teeth, a straight rod, a lead screw, etc., as required.

Further, in another possible technical solution of the present invention, one skilled in the art may also remove any one of the second annular protrusion 32 and the third annular protrusion 33 as needed, so that the sealing member 3 only retains one annular protrusion on the circumferential surface.

So far, the technical solution of the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings, but it is easily understood by those skilled in the art that the scope of the present invention is obviously not limited to these specific embodiments. Without departing from the principle of the present invention, a person skilled in the art can make equivalent changes or substitutions to the related technical features, and the technical solutions after these changes or substitutions will fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An inner drum cover operating device of a top-opening type clothes treating apparatus, the top-opening type clothes treating apparatus comprises a box body, an outer drum and an inner drum which is pivotally arranged in the outer drum, wherein an inner drum cover is arranged on the inner drum;

the inner cylinder cover operating device is characterized by comprising an operating piece and a sealing piece fixedly connected with or integrally manufactured with the operating piece;

the operating piece is connected with the box body and/or the outer cylinder, and a first end of the operating piece penetrates through a through hole formed in the outer cylinder;

a first annular bulge is arranged on the side end face of the sealing element facing the through hole;

the operating piece is arranged to operate the inner cylinder cover when moving towards the first end so as to open or close the inner cylinder cover;

the sealing member is arranged to press the side wall of the outer cylinder by the first annular projection when the operation member is located at the initial position, thereby sealing the through hole.

2. The inner cylinder cover operating device according to claim 1, wherein a second annular projection is provided on a circumferential surface of the seal member,

the side wall of the outer cylinder is provided with a conical groove which shrinks towards the outer side of the outer cylinder, the through hole is arranged at the bottom of the conical groove,

when the operating piece is located at the initial position, the sealing piece is pressed against the bottom of the conical groove through the first annular bulge, and is pressed against the side wall of the conical groove through the second annular bulge.

3. The inner cylinder cover operating device according to claim 2, wherein a third annular projection is further provided on a circumferential surface of the seal member, a dimension of the third annular projection perpendicular to the circumferential surface is larger than a dimension of the second annular projection perpendicular to the circumferential surface, and the third annular projection is located on a side of the second annular projection remote from the through hole,

the sealing member is pressed against the side wall of the tapered recess by the third annular projection when the operating member is located at the initial position.

4. An inner cylinder cover operating device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the sealing member is made of an elastic material.

5. The inner cylinder cover operating device according to claim 4, wherein the elastic material is a waterproof material.

6. An inner cover operating device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the seal is provided on the first end of the operating member.

7. The inner cover operating device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the operating member is an arc-shaped rack.

8. The inner cylinder cover operating device according to claim 7, further comprising a motor fixed to the case or the outer cylinder and a gear fixed coaxially with a rotating shaft of the motor, the gear being engaged with the arc-shaped rack.

9. The inner cylinder cover operating device according to claim 7, further comprising a slide rail provided on the outer cylinder and/or the box body, wherein the arc-shaped rack is slidably connected with the slide rail.

10. A top-loading laundry treating apparatus, characterized in that the top-loading laundry treating apparatus comprises the inner drum cover operating device of any one of claims 1 to 9.