CN210429205U - Icon structure and household appliance with same - Google Patents
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The utility model is suitable for an electrical apparatus technical field provides an icon structure and domestic appliance who has it, and this icon structure includes: a frame including a body layer on which at least one light-transmitting region is formed; at least one light emitting piece arranged corresponding to the light transmitting area; the light-emitting piece is at least partially arranged in the small opening end, the large opening end is connected to the main body layer, and the inner wall of the light guide cylinder is in an outer convex shape or a conical shape; the light guide tube is used for guiding the light of the light-emitting piece to the light-transmitting area of the main body layer of the frame, so that the large-angle light emitted by the main body layer can be reduced, and the light can be emitted vertically as much as possible, therefore, the light intensity of the middle part and the edge of the light-transmitting area can be approximate, the icon display is uniform, and the problem of uneven display or even incomplete display is avoided; the household appliance with the icon structure has the advantages that icons are uniformly displayed, and user experience is good.
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Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of electrical apparatus, in particular to icon structure and domestic appliance who has it.
Background
At present, the variety of household appliances is increasing, and the functions of various household appliances are also continuously enriched and perfected. Consumers have placed higher demands on the appearance in addition to the functional demands on household appliances. The home appliances generally need to light up icons to indicate corresponding functions. As shown in fig. 1, in the conventional icon structure, when light emitted by the light emitting device 01 is incident to the light transmissive layer 03 through the icon layer 02, most of the light is obliquely incident, so that the light is totally reflected and refracted in the light transmissive layer 03, and then the brightness of the light transmissive area of the light transmissive layer 03 is normally distributed, the central area is brightest, the two sides are gradually reduced, and finally, the icon display is uneven or even incomplete.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
An object of the utility model is to provide an icon structure aims at solving current icon and shows inhomogeneous technical problem.
The utility model discloses a realize like this, an icon structure, include:
a frame including a body layer on which at least one light-transmitting region for forming a pattern is formed;
at least one light emitting piece arranged corresponding to the light transmitting area; and
at least one light guide cylinder is provided with a large opening end and a small opening end, at least part of the light-emitting piece is arranged in the small opening end, the large opening end is connected with the main body layer, and the inner wall of the light guide cylinder is in an outer convex shape or a conical shape.
In one embodiment, the light guide cylinder and the main body layer are made of non-light-transmitting materials, the light-transmitting area is hollow, and the light guide cylinder and the main body layer are integrally formed.
In one embodiment, the light guide cylinder and the main body layer are made of a light-transmitting material, the main body layer is provided with a light-shielding layer in a region except the light-transmitting region, and the light guide cylinder and the main body layer are integrally formed.
In one embodiment, the light guide cylinder is a central rotating body, and the central axis of the light guide cylinder is perpendicular to the surface of the main body layer.
In one embodiment, a generatrix of the inner wall of the light guide cylinder is a straight line segment, a hyperbolic curve segment, a free curve segment or a parabolic segment.
In one embodiment, the icon structure further includes a facing layer, the facing layer is disposed on a side of the main body layer away from the light emitting element, and at least a portion of the facing layer corresponding to the light transmitting area is configured to transmit light.
In one embodiment, the laminated upper layer is made of a light-transmitting material, and the periphery of the laminated upper layer corresponding to at least one light-transmitting area is provided with a shading pattern area.
In one embodiment, the icon structure further includes a positioning tube disposed at the small opening end of the light guide tube, and the light emitting member extends into the positioning tube and the light guide tube.
In one embodiment, the frame further comprises a fixing portion and a circuit board, the light emitting element is arranged on the circuit board, and the circuit board is arranged on the fixing portion; the main body layer and the fixing part are integrally formed.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a household electrical appliance, which comprises a host portion and the icon structure described in the above embodiments, wherein the icon structure is disposed on the surface of the host portion.
The embodiment of the utility model provides an icon structure and domestic appliance's beneficial effect lies in:
the light guide cylinder arranged in the icon structure is hollow and is provided with a large opening end and a small opening end, light rays of the light-emitting part are guided to the light transmission area of the main body layer of the frame by the light guide cylinder, large-angle light rays emitted by the main body layer can be reduced, and the light rays are emitted vertically as far as possible, so that the light ray intensity of the middle part and the edge of the light transmission area can be approximate, the icon display is uniform, and the problem of uneven or even incomplete display is avoided; the household appliance with the icon structure has the advantages that the icons are uniformly displayed, and the user experience effect is good.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art that other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without creative efforts.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a prior art icon structure;
fig. 2 is a schematic longitudinal sectional structure diagram of an icon structure provided in an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 3 is a schematic light path diagram of an icon structure provided in the embodiment of the present invention.
The designations in the figures mean:
01-a light emitting device, 02-an icon layer, 03-a light transmitting layer;
100-icon structure, 1-main body layer, 11-light transmission area, 2-luminous piece, 3-light guide cylinder, 30-central axis, 4-laminated surface layer, 41-shading pattern area, 5-positioning cylinder and 6-circuit board.
Detailed Description
In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the invention.
It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly or indirectly secured to the other element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly or indirectly connected to the other element. The terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", and the like, indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description, but do not indicate or imply that the referred devices or elements must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the patent. The terms "first", "second" and "first" are used merely for descriptive purposes and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features. The meaning of "plurality" is two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.
In order to explain the technical solution of the present invention, the following detailed description is made with reference to the specific drawings and examples.
Referring to fig. 2, an embodiment of the present invention first provides an icon structure 100, which includes a frame, at least one light emitting element 2 and at least one light guiding tube 3, wherein the frame includes a main body layer 1, at least one light transmissive area 11 is formed on the main body layer 1, the light transmissive area 11 can be set to be a pattern of an icon to be displayed, and the light transmissive area 11 can include one or more through holes; luminous component 2 corresponds light transmission zone 11 and sets up, the inside cavity of light guide tube 3, and have macrostoma end and osculum end, luminous component 2 at least part is located in the osculum end, macrostoma end is towards light transmission zone 11, and the terminal surface butt of macrostoma end in main part layer 1, the inner wall of light guide tube 3 is outer convex setting or taper setting, the light that light emitting component sent is incident to light transmission zone 11 after the inner wall reflection of light guide tube 3 in light guide tube 3, please combine to refer to figure 3, thereby, the user can observe the icon of lighting from the outside in light transmission zone 11.
The embodiment of the utility model provides an icon structure 100, its light guide tube 3 is the cavity form and has macrostoma end and osculum end, utilize light guide tube 3 with illuminating part 2's light reflection, guide to the light zone 11 of the main part layer 1 of frame, the inner wall of light guide tube 3 is outer convex setting or taper setting, can reduce the wide-angle light by main part layer 1 outgoing, make light concentrate on outgoing vertical outgoing in the low-angle even, so, the middle part of light zone 11 and the light intensity at edge can be close, the icon shows evenly, avoid showing uneven problem incomplete even, improve user experience.
In one embodiment, the light guide cylinder 3 and the main body layer 1 are made of non-transparent materials, such as non-transparent plastic materials, and the transparent region 11 is formed by hollowing. The plastic material can be more easily made into a cylinder shape or a required hollow pattern.
In one embodiment, the light guide cylinder 3 and the main body layer 1 are integrally formed, and specifically, the light guide cylinder 3 and the main body layer 1 are integrally injection molded by plastic materials. So, the preparation mode of light pipe 3 and main part layer 1 is simpler, and the cost is lower to, the terminal surface and the main part layer 1 lug connection of light pipe 3 are in the same place, do not have any clearance between the two, avoid light to leak from this department, in addition, still can reduce the assembly step, improve assembly efficiency in this icon structure 100's assembly process.
In another embodiment, the light guide cylinder 3 and the main body layer 1 are made of a transparent material, such as a transparent plastic material or a glass material, and a light shielding layer (not shown) is disposed on the light guide cylinder 3 and the main body layer 1 except for the transparent region 11, so that light can only exit from the transparent region 11. Optionally, the light guide tube 3 and the main body layer 1 are integrally formed, and details are not repeated.
In one embodiment, the light guide cylinder 3 is a central body of revolution formed by rotating around a central axis 30, as shown in fig. 2, and optionally, the central axis 30 is perpendicular to the surface of the main body layer 1. This has the advantage that the uniformity of the light exiting from different positions of the light-transmitting zone 11 can be further ensured.
Alternatively, when the inner wall of the light guide cylinder 3 is disposed in a cone shape, the generatrix of the inner wall is a straight line segment, and when the inner wall of the light guide cylinder 3 is disposed in an outward convex shape, the generatrix of the inner wall is a hyperbolic line segment, a free curve segment or a parabolic line segment.
Referring to fig. 2 and 3, in one embodiment, the icon structure 100 further includes a positioning cylinder 5, which is hollow and connected to the small opening end of the light guide cylinder 3 for positioning and installing the light emitting member 2. As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the luminous member 2 extends into the positioning cylinder 5 and the light guide cylinder 3.
Alternatively, the positioning cylinder 5 may be a central rotator formed by rotating around the central axis 30 of the light guiding cylinder 3, that is, the positioning cylinder 5 and the light guiding cylinder 3 may have the same central axis 30. The generatrix of the inner wall of the positioning cylinder 5 is rectilinear and parallel to the central axis 30. The inner diameter of the positioning cylinder 5 may be equal to or slightly larger than the outer diameter of the luminous element 2 to be able to fix the luminous element 2 or to limit the translation of the luminous element 2.
Optionally, the positioning cylinder 5 is made of the same material as the light guide cylinder 3 and the main body layer 1, and is integrally formed.
Referring to fig. 2 and 3, in one embodiment, the icon structure 100 includes a plurality of light emitting elements 2, and the main body layer 1 includes a plurality of transparent regions 11 for illuminating a plurality of icons respectively or simultaneously. The light emitting member 2 and the light transmitting region 11 are disposed one-to-one or many-to-one.
Referring to fig. 2 and fig. 3, in an embodiment, the icon structure 100 further includes a laminated upper layer 4, the laminated upper layer 4 is disposed on a side surface of the main body layer 1 away from the light emitting element 2, and at least a portion of the laminated upper layer 4 corresponding to the light transmitting region 11 is configured to transmit light. When the light emitted from the light-transmitting area 11 further enters the laminated surface layer 4, the light with large angle does not totally reflect in the laminated surface layer 4, and the light can be concentrated in the small angle as much as possible and emitted from the laminated surface layer 4, so that the uniformity of light emission can be ensured, and the icons can be uniformly lighted.
In an alternative embodiment, the laminated upper layer 4 is made of a light-transmitting material, and a light-shielding pattern region 41 is disposed on a surface of the laminated upper layer 4 away from the luminous member 2, corresponding to the periphery of the at least one light-transmitting region 11, as shown in fig. 2 and 3. An indication pattern, a decoration pattern, etc. may be provided on the light shielding pattern area 41 to provide an icon indication function or a decoration function. In a specific application, the light shielding pattern region 41 can be printed by ink of a non-light-transmitting material or attached by a non-light-transmitting pattern.
In one embodiment, the frame further includes a fixing portion (not shown) and a circuit board 6, the light emitting member 2 is disposed on the circuit board 6 and electrically connected to the circuit board 6, and the circuit board 6 is disposed on the fixing portion. In this manner, support for the circuit board 6 and the glowing member 2 is provided, which can facilitate assembly of the icon structure 100.
Optionally, the fixing portion is made of the same material as the main body layer 1, the light guide cylinder 3 and the positioning cylinder 5, and is integrally formed with the main body layer 1, the light guide cylinder 3 and the positioning cylinder 5.
The embodiment of the present invention further provides a household appliance (not shown), which includes a host portion and the icon structure 100 described in the above embodiments, wherein the icon structure 100 is disposed on the surface of the host portion.
The embodiment of the utility model provides a household appliance, light guide tube 3 in its icon structure 100 guides the light of illuminating part 2 to the light zone 11 of the main part layer 1 of frame, can reduce the wide-angle light by the outgoing of main part layer 1, makes light concentrate on incidenting to laminated surface layer 4 in the small-angle, and the light from light zone 11 and laminated surface layer 4 outgoing can be close at the intensity at middle part and edge, and the icon shows evenly, can improve user experience.
The household appliances may be, but not limited to, air conditioners, cleaning appliances, kitchen appliances, refrigeration appliances, electric heating appliances, etc., such as air conditioners, dish washers, washing machines, range hoods, refrigerators, microwave ovens, electric ovens, induction cookers, water heaters, air heaters, etc.
The above description is only exemplary of the present invention and should not be taken as limiting the scope of the present invention, as any modifications, equivalents, improvements and the like made within the spirit and principles of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.
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1. An icon structure, comprising:
a frame including a body layer on which at least one light-transmitting region for forming a pattern is formed;
at least one light emitting piece arranged corresponding to the light transmitting area; and
at least one light guide cylinder is provided with a large opening end and a small opening end, at least part of the light-emitting piece is arranged in the small opening end, the large opening end is connected with the main body layer, and the inner wall of the light guide cylinder is in an outer convex shape or a conical shape.
2. The icon structure of claim 1, wherein the light guide cylinder and the main body layer are made of non-light-transmitting materials, the light-transmitting area is hollow, and the light guide cylinder and the main body layer are integrally formed.
3. The icon structure of claim 1, wherein the light guide cylinder and the main body layer are made of a light-transmitting material, a light-shielding layer is disposed on the light guide cylinder and the area of the main body layer other than the light-transmitting area, and the light guide cylinder and the main body layer are integrally formed.
4. The icon structure of claim 1, wherein the light guide cylinder is a central rotating body, and a central axis of the light guide cylinder is perpendicular to the surface of the main body layer.
5. The icon structure of claim 4, wherein a generatrix of the inner wall of the light guide tube is a straight line segment, a hyperbolic line segment, a free-form curve segment, or a parabolic line segment.
6. The icon structure as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a facing layer disposed on a side of the main body layer away from the light-emitting element, wherein at least a portion of the facing layer corresponding to the light-transmitting region is configured to transmit light.
7. The icon structure of claim 6, wherein the laminated upper layer is made of a light-transmitting material, and the laminated upper layer is provided with a light-shielding pattern area corresponding to the periphery of at least one of the light-transmitting areas.
8. The icon structure of any one of claims 1 to 7 further comprising a positioning cylinder disposed at the small end of the light guide cylinder, wherein the light emitting member extends into the positioning cylinder and the light guide cylinder.
9. The icon structure of any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the frame further comprises a fixing portion and a circuit board, the light emitting member is provided on the circuit board, and the circuit board is provided on the fixing portion; the main body layer and the fixing part are integrally formed.
10. A domestic appliance comprising a host part and an iconic structure according to any one of claims 1 to 9, said iconic structure being provided on a surface of said host part.
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