CN213389377U

CN213389377U - Household appliance with control panel

Info

Publication number: CN213389377U
Application number: CN202021298412.5U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 潘慧; 张树荣
Original assignee: Bo Xihua Electric Jiangsu Co Ltd
Current assignee: BSH Electrical Appliances Jiangsu Co Ltd; Bo Xihua Electric Jiangsu Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-07-06
Filing date: 2020-07-06
Publication date: 2021-06-08
Anticipated expiration: 2030-07-06

Abstract

The utility model discloses a domestic appliance with control panel contains the casing, and control panel is movably to be set up to can follow the first position and remove to the second position, wherein, at the first position, control panel's surface has first angle for the horizontal plane, and at the second position, control panel's surface has the second angle that is different from first angle for the horizontal plane. The angle of the control panel of the household appliance can be changed relative to the shell, so that a user can adjust the angle according to actual needs.

Description

Household appliance with control panel

[ technical field ]

The utility model relates to a household appliance, this household appliance contain the control panel who locates on the casing.

[ background art ]

Home appliances generally have a control panel for a user to operate or display machine information to the user. According to the different installation positions of the control panel, the outer surface of the control panel forms different angles relative to the horizontal plane. For example, for a control panel mounted on top of a machine, it is generally parallel to a horizontal plane; for control panels mounted on the front side of the machine, they are typically substantially perpendicular to the horizontal plane, or form a large angle with the horizontal plane.

It is most convenient to manipulate or view the information displayed on the control panel when the control panel is at an oblique angle relative to the user during use of the machine.

[ contents of utility model ]

An object of the utility model is to provide a domestic appliance improves prior art.

The embodiment of the utility model discloses an include: a household appliance having a control panel comprising a housing, the control panel being movably arranged so as to be movable from a first position, in which an outer surface of the control panel has a first angle with respect to a horizontal plane, to a second position, in which the outer surface of the control panel has a second angle with respect to the horizontal plane, which is different from the first angle.

The household appliance may be any household appliance having a control panel, such as a refrigerator, a washing machine, a dishwasher, various kitchen appliances, and the like. Although the following detailed description of the present invention is only described with reference to a washing machine as an example, it is obvious that the inventive concept of the present invention is also applicable to other various household appliances having a control panel. Obviously, it is also fully feasible to replace the body part with other household appliances.

In some embodiments, in the first position, the outer surface of the control panel smoothly transitions with the outer surface of the housing. A smooth transition includes having the outer surfaces of both flush, or at least flush in close proximity to each other, or having a smooth arcuate transition, etc.

An advantageous embodiment further comprises that the control panel is arranged on top of the housing, and in the first position the control panel is substantially parallel to the horizontal plane.

As one embodiment, the household appliance comprises a washing machine, the detergent adding device is arranged below the control panel and covers the detergent adding device when the control panel is located at the first position, and the detergent adding device is exposed when the control panel is located at the second position.

Preferably, in the first position, the control panel is in fit connection with the housing through a push-and-spring type locking device.

Preferably, the push-spring type locking device includes a hook and a locking component matched with the hook, and the hook and the locking component are respectively arranged on one of the control panel and the housing. The push-spring type locking device can adopt the existing common parts. When the clamping hook and the buckle are pressed and matched with each other, the buckle locks the clamping hook, and when the clamping hook is pressed again, the buckle is opened to release the clamping hook. Since the push-and-snap type locking device can be a relatively general part, it will not be described in detail below.

An advantageous embodiment further comprises that the control panel is connected with the housing through at least one set of connecting rods, wherein two ends of the connecting rods are respectively hinged with the control panel and the housing.

An advantageous embodiment further comprises that a torsion spring is arranged between the connecting rod and the control panel and/or the housing for urging the connecting rod to rotate.

An advantageous embodiment further comprises that the damping device is connected to the connecting rod.

An advantageous embodiment further comprises that the control panel is provided with a limiting mechanism, and when the control panel moves from the first position to the second position, the limiting mechanism is abutted to the connecting rod.

An advantageous embodiment further comprises that the control panel has a control module and a display module, the control module and/or the display module being activated when the control panel is moved into the second position, and the control module and/or the display module being deactivated when the control panel is moved into the first position.

According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, domestic appliance's control panel can take place the change of angle for the casing, consequently can supply the user to adjust according to actual need. The cooperation pushes away the connection of bullet formula hasp, makes the operation more convenient. For embodiments of the washing machine, the detergent adding device may be hidden, giving the machine a more compact appearance, a more complete housing and thus increased strength of the housing. Meanwhile, the detergent adding device can be exposed when the angle of the control panel is changed, so that a user can add detergent conveniently.

The structure of the present invention and other objects and advantages thereof will be more clearly understood from the following description of the embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[ description of the drawings ]

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the invention. Wherein the content of the first and second substances,

fig. 1 is an overall perspective view of a washing machine in one embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the control panel and its attachment mechanism;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged schematic view at A in FIG. 2;

fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the control panel and a part of the housing.

[ detailed description of the invention ]

As shown in fig. 1, the washing machine 1 has a housing 2. Wherein the housing 2 comprises a front panel 21. The door 22 is provided on the front panel 21. The laundry is put in or taken out of the machine through the door 22. The housing 2 further comprises a top cover 23 provided on top of the washing machine 1. The control panel 3 is disposed at the top of the washing machine 1 near the front panel 21.

The top of the housing 2 has a depressed area 24. The control panel 3 is disposed on the depressed area 24, so that the control panel 3 has a first position (refer to a position shown by a dotted line in fig. 4) in an initial state where an outer surface of the control panel 3 is flush with an outer surface of the top cover 23. (refer to fig. 4) the outer surface of the control panel 3 is especially an operation surface with a large area. In this embodiment, the outer surface is disposed facing upward, which may also be referred to as an upper surface. For embodiments in which the control panel is disposed on the front panel 21, the outer surface of the control panel 3 may be implemented flush with the outer surface of the front panel 21 or otherwise smoothly transitioning. In this embodiment, the outer surface of the control panel 3 is referred to as the front surface.

The control panel 3 is movably arranged to be movable from a first position to a second position shown in fig. 1. As shown in fig. 4, in the first position the outer surface 30 of the control panel 3 has a first angle with respect to the horizontal plane N, and in the second position the outer surface 30 of the control panel 3 has a second angle with respect to the horizontal plane N, which is different from the first angle. In the embodiment shown in fig. 4, in the first position, the outer surface 30 of the control panel 3 is substantially parallel with respect to the horizontal plane N, the first angle being substantially zero. In the second position, the second angle which the control panel 3 forms with the horizontal plane is substantially an acute angle α. Moreover, the outer surface of the control panel 3, i.e. the control surface, is now inclined upwards, facing the head of the user in the operating position.

As shown in fig. 1, the detergent addition device 4 is provided in the casing 2 below the control panel 3, and has an addition port 41 provided in the depressed region 24 of the casing 2. Thus, the detergent adding device 4, particularly the adding port 41, is covered when the control panel 3 is located at the first position, and the adding port 41 of the detergent adding device 4 is exposed when the control panel 3 is located at the second position, so that the user can put the detergent into the adding port 41.

As shown in fig. 2, the control panel 3 is connected to the housing 2 by at least one set of links 5. Two ends of the connecting rod 5 are respectively hinged with the control panel 3 and the shell 2. In the illustrated embodiment, the housing 2 includes a mounting seat 25 for mounting the control panel 3. One end of the link 5 is connected to the mount 25. The link 5 allows the control panel 3 to rotate relative to the link 5, thereby changing the angle relative to the housing 2.

A push-spring type locking device 6 is arranged between the control panel 3 and the shell 2. The push-spring type locking device 6 includes a hook 61 and a locking component 62 matching with the hook. An alternative embodiment includes that the hook 61 is disposed on the back of the control panel 3, and the buckle assembly 62 is disposed on the mounting seat 25, corresponding to the position of the hook 61. On the contrary, it is also feasible that the hook 61 is disposed on the mounting seat 25, and the latch assembly 62 is disposed on the back of the control panel 3.

As shown in fig. 3, the mounting seat 25 is provided with a support 26, and the connecting rod 5 is connected with the support 26 through a rotating shaft 27. A torsion spring 28 is mounted on the rotation shaft 27, and the torsion spring 28 is preset with a torsion force for rotating the link 5. The damping device 29 is connected to the rotation shaft 27 and acts on the connecting rod 5.

As shown in fig. 4, the back of the control panel 3 is provided with a limiting mechanism, which may be embodied as a first blocking surface 71 and a second blocking surface 72 forming a height difference. When the control panel 2 moves from the first position to the second position, the link 5 abuts against the first stopper face 71 and the second stopper face 72, respectively, thereby restricting further rotation of the control panel 3 and stably fixing it at the set position.

Through the above structure and assembly manner, when the control panel 3 is located at the first position, the hook 61 and the buckle assembly 62 are mutually matched and locked, and at this time, the user pushes the control panel 3 downwards, and the buckle assembly 62 releases the hook 61. Under the action of the torsion spring 28, the link 5 rotates, which drives the control panel 3 to rotate, and the angle changes relative to the housing 2. When the control panel 3 and the link 5 rotate to a predetermined position, the link 5 abuts against the first stopper face 71 and the second stopper face 72, respectively, and further rotation is restricted, and the control panel 3 reaches the second position.

When the control panel 3 is located at the second position, the user pushes the control panel 3 downward, the control panel 3 will move reversely to the first position against the torsion force of the torsion spring 28, the hook 61 pushes the latch assembly 62, and finally engages and locks with the latch assembly 62.

The control panel 3 has a control module 31 and a display module 32. In some use examples, when the control panel 3 is in the first position, the washing machine 1 is in a standby state or a laundry treatment program running state, and when the user pushes the control panel 3 to unlock and move to the second position, the control module 31 and/or the display module 32 of the control panel 3 are activated, for example, the display screen and/or the control keys are powered on. After the user has finished operating, the control panel 3 can be pushed back to the first position. At this point the control module 31 and/or the display module 32 of the control panel 3 are switched off, for example in the form of a power failure.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement and the like made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A household appliance with a control panel, comprising a casing (2), characterized in that: the control panel (3) is movably arranged so as to be movable from a first position, in which the outer surface (30) of the control panel has a first angle with respect to the horizontal (N), to a second position, in which the outer surface of the control panel has a second angle with respect to the horizontal, different from the first angle.

2. The household appliance of claim 1, wherein in the first position, an outer surface of the control panel is in smooth transition with an outer surface of the housing.

3. The household appliance of claim 1, wherein the control panel is disposed on a top portion of the housing, and in the first position, the control panel is substantially parallel to a horizontal plane.

4. An electric household appliance as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that the electric household appliance is a washing machine, and the detergent adding device (4) is arranged below the control panel and covers the detergent adding device when the control panel is in the first position and exposes the detergent adding device when the control panel is in the second position.

5. An electric household appliance as in any one of the claims 1 to 4, characterized in that in the first position the control panel is connected with the housing by a snap-action locking device (6).

6. The household appliance according to claim 5, wherein the push-and-spring type locking device comprises a hook (61) and a buckle component (62) matched with the hook, and the hook and the buckle component are respectively arranged on one of the control panel and the shell.

7. The household appliance according to claim 5, wherein the control panel is connected to the housing by at least one set of connecting rods (5), wherein two ends of the connecting rods are respectively hinged to the control panel and the housing.

8. An electric household appliance as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that a torsion spring (28) is provided between the link and the control panel and/or the housing to urge the link to rotate.

9. An electric household appliance as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that a damping device (29) is connected to the connecting rod.

10. An electric household appliance as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that the control panel is provided with a stop mechanism (71, 72) which abuts the link when the control panel is moved from the first position to the second position.

11. An electric household appliance as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the control panel (3) has a control module (31) and a display module (32), the control module and/or the display module being activated when the control panel is moved to the second position and the control module and/or the display module being deactivated when the control panel is moved to the first position.