CN217266465U - Adjustable bottom foot assembly and washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides an adjustable footing subassembly and washing machine, adjustable footing subassembly includes: a mounting seat; the adjusting rod is arranged on the mounting seat and comprises a screw rod; the screw locking piece is installed on the screw rod in a screwing mode, the screw locking piece is provided with a screwing structure, and the position of the screw locking piece on the screw rod can be adjusted through the screwing structure. According to the scheme, the wrench can be matched with the screwing structure to screw the thread locking piece upwards. The thread locking sheet is of a sheet structure, so that the thickness of the thread locking sheet is thinner, and meanwhile, the boss at the bottom of the existing nut and the boss matched with the adjusting rod are eliminated, so that the integral adjustable height of the adjustable bottom foot assembly is improved, and products such as a washing machine and the like can be installed in a more complex environment in a leveling manner. Meanwhile, the thread locking sheet is thin, and a nut and a boss on the adjusting rod are omitted, so that the product cost is reduced.

Description

Adjustable bottom foot assembly and washing machine

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a life electrical apparatus field particularly, relates to an adjustable footing subassembly and washing machine.

Background

The adjustable footing assembly of the existing washing machine adopts an adjusting rod, a nut locking piece and a rubber structure, and the height of the washing machine is adjusted by adjusting the screwing-in depth of the adjusting rod. Generally, a boss is arranged on the adjusting rod, a boss is also arranged on the lower surface of the nut locking part, the nut locking part is sleeved on the adjusting rod, and when the nut locking part is at an initial position, the boss on the lower surface of the nut locking part is in contact with the boss on the adjusting rod. And this kind of structure owing to need set up the boss on adjusting pole and nut retaining member, and two bosss all can occupy the take-up height, so make the adjustable height of nut retaining member less relatively. Simultaneously, set up the boss and also can lead to adjusting the material quantity of pole and nut retaining member more on adjusting pole and nut retaining member, so increased material cost. Meanwhile, bosses need to be additionally processed on the adjusting rod and the nut locking piece, so that the processing procedure of the product is increased, and the processing cost of the product is increased.

Therefore, how to design an adjustable foot assembly with low cost and wider adjustment range is a problem to be solved.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The present invention aims at least solving one of the technical problems existing in the prior art or the related art.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an adjustable foot assembly.

Another object of the utility model is to provide a washing machine including above-mentioned adjustable footing subassembly.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an adjustable footing assembly, including: a mounting seat; the adjusting rod is arranged on the mounting seat and comprises a screw rod; the screw locking piece is installed on the screw rod in a screwing mode, the screw locking piece is provided with a screwing structure, and the position of the screw locking piece on the screw rod can be adjusted through the screwing structure.

According to the utility model provides an adjustable footing subassembly, including mount pad, regulation pole and thread locking piece. The thread locking piece is installed on the screw in a screwing mode, the screwing structure is arranged on the thread locking piece, and the screwing structure is matched with a wrench and the like, so that the thread locking piece can be driven to move to adjust the position on the thread locking piece screw. And the nut retaining member lower surface of taking the boss in prior art has a metal boss, and adjustable footing subassembly installation back in place needs to be in boss department with the spanner card, upwards with the nut, also screws up to directions such as washing machine, so washing machine etc. can stably place on the stabilizer blade. In this application, the wrench can cooperate with the turning structure to turn the thread locking tab upward after the boss of the nut lock is removed. This kind of structure, the nut retaining member of taking the boss in the current scheme has been replaced into the thread locking piece, and the thread locking piece is sheet structure, so its thickness is thinner, and simultaneously, the thread locking piece is sheet structure, the boss of bottom has been cancelled, also cancelled simultaneously on the regulation pole rather than the boss of adaptation, so just improved the motion range of thread locking piece on adjusting the pole, the whole adjustable height of adjustable footing subassembly has been improved, make the control range of product bigger, just so make the scope that the screw rod can be adjusted in washing machine box etc. great, have bigger regulation stroke, with this height control scope that has just increased the product, make products such as washing machine can realize the leveling installation in more complicated environment. Meanwhile, the nut and the boss on the adjusting rod are eliminated, and the thread locking sheet is thinner, so that the material cost is reduced on the whole, the processing cost of parts is reduced, and the overall cost of the product is reduced.

Furthermore, the thread locking piece is provided with a threaded hole matched with the screw rod, and the thread locking piece is installed on the screw rod in a screwing mode through the threaded hole.

Further, the screw structure includes one or more screw protrusions provided at an edge of the thread locking piece.

In this solution, one or more screwing projections are provided on the edge of the thread locking piece. The screw boss is shaped and sized to fit at least one screw operating device. When the adjusting rod is used, the concave structure on the screwing operation device and the screwing protrusion can be clamped, so that the screwing operation device can be connected with the thread locking sheet, then the thread locking sheet can rotate through the screwing operation device, and the up-and-down movement of the adjusting rod is realized. Of course, the screwing structure can also be a groove structure matched with a special spanner.

Further, the thread locking piece comprises a cross-shaped piece. 4 screwing protrusions can be formed by the cross-shaped piece, so that the screwing operation of the thread locking piece can be realized by the edge of the cross-shaped piece. Also this kind of scheme, the thread locking piece is the cross piece and has formed the cross plum blossom structure for being equivalent to at the thread locking piece, when twisting, can twist the cross plum blossom structure through the spanner to upwards twist the thread locking piece.

Further, the surface of the thread locking sheet close to the mounting seat is a plane. That is, the thread locking piece is the lamellar structure, and the lower surface of the thread locking piece does not have the boss.

Further, the screw is provided with threads, and the threads extend to the root of the screw. I.e. the entire screw is provided with a thread. Of course, the screw rod may not be provided with threads near the root, and this may be set according to actual needs. Furthermore, the screw rod and the supporting cap are arranged in a ladder manner, the screw rod and the supporting cap are directly connected in a ladder manner, and no other boss structure is arranged between the screw rod and the supporting cap. Of course, the support cap itself may also be a stepped structure. But the step of the support cap cannot contact the thread locking piece.

Furthermore, the thickness of the thread locking sheet is more than or equal to 1mm and less than or equal to 5 mm. Namely the thickness of the thread locking sheet is 1mm-5 mm. By the arrangement, the thickness of the thread locking sheet is moderate, so that the strength can be ensured, and overlarge thickness can be avoided.

In any of the above technical solutions, the thread locking piece is a metal piece. Therefore, the strength of the thread locking sheet can be ensured, for example, the thread locking sheet can be an iron sheet, a stainless steel sheet or a copper sheet. The mounting seat is a non-metal part, so that the hardness of the non-metal part is smaller than that of the thread locking sheet, and the thread locking sheet is guaranteed to be well unscrewed.

Further, the mounting seat is a non-metal part, for example, the mounting seat includes a rubber part and/or a silicone part. Of course, the mounting seat may be made of other materials, such as plastic material. The mount pad can reduce cost for non-metallic member, simultaneously, also can provide certain shock attenuation buffering effect.

In the technical scheme, at least part of the structure of the thread locking sheet protrudes out of the mounting seat along the radial direction of the screw rod.

In the technical scheme, at least part of the structure of the thread locking sheet protrudes out of the mounting seat along the radial direction of the screw, for example, the screwing structure protrudes out, so that the area of the thread locking sheet is larger, and the thread locking sheet can be locked with a box body of a washing machine and the like. Meanwhile, the screwing structure can be leaked relative to the mounting seat due to the arrangement, so that screwing operation of the thread locking sheet is facilitated.

In the above technical scheme, the face of the mounting seat close to the thread locking sheet is provided with the protruding part, and the protruding part is used for being attached to the thread locking sheet so as to limit the thread locking sheet.

In the technical scheme, a convex part is arranged on the surface of the mounting seat close to the thread locking sheet. Without the raised portion, the thread locking tab would have a large area of contact with the mounting seat. The arrangement of the bulge part can reduce the contact area between the thread locking sheet and the mounting seat, reduce the friction force and facilitate screwing; simultaneously, the distance between the thread locking sheet and the mounting seat is pulled open, so that the screwing operation of the thread locking sheet is facilitated.

In the technical scheme, the mounting seat is a non-metal part, and the surface of the thread locking sheet close to the mounting seat is mounted on the mounting seat.

In the technical scheme, the lowest position, namely the initial position, of the thread locking piece relative to the screw is in contact with the mounting seat, and is not in contact with other parts except the adjusting rod, so that the 'hard contact between metal and metal between a nut fastener and the adjusting rod' in the prior scheme is avoided, the soft contact between the metal thread locking piece and a non-metal mounting seat is realized, the non-metal is generally softer than the metal, and the mounting seat is generally made of materials with lower hardness, such as plastics, rubber and the like, so that when the adjustable foot component is assembled in a factory, the thread locking can be assembled to the bottommost part of the screw provided with threads and is in contact with the non-metal mounting seat, and when the thread locking piece needs to be screwed for locking, the mounting seat is softer and has lower resistance to the thread locking piece, therefore, the torque required for screwing the thread locking sheet is small, so that the adjustable foot component is easier to adjust, thereby realizing labor-saving installation of the adjustable foot component and improving the installation efficiency of the washing machine and the like.

Wherein, to adjustable footing subassembly, when the assembly of leaving the factory, generally assemble the screw rod with the nut fastener through torque device etc. on, but owing to be automatic control, consequently, this torsion is not well controlled, and simultaneously, be subject to the mounting process, this torsion also can not the undersize, so the assembly back, the nut fastener is with adjusting the comparison of generally installing between the pole tighter, it is harder when screwing up the nut fastener and locking to have resulted in, because, the nut fastener is the metal with adjusting the pole, the tension of installation, frictional force between the two is big, difficult the pine of unscrewing. The problem is just considered in the application, so improve the screw thread locking piece at initial position by contacting with the screw rod into contacting with the mount pad, and the mount pad is softer, under the installation condition of equal moment, unscrews more easily to just make adjustable footing subassembly change easily and adjust this, thereby solved the not good problem of adjusting of nut fastener among the current scheme.

Furthermore, a mounting cavity is arranged on the mounting seat, and an opening is formed in one end of the mounting cavity; the adjusting rod also comprises a supporting cap arranged at the bottom of the screw rod, the supporting cap is arranged in the mounting cavity, and the screw rod extends out of an opening of the mounting cavity; the thread locking piece can be attached to the mounting seat, and a preset distance is arranged between the thread locking piece and the supporting cap when the thread locking piece is attached to the mounting seat.

In the technical scheme, a mounting cavity with one open end is arranged on the nonmetal mounting base, and the mounting base is used as the bottom of the adjustable foot component and is used for contacting with the ground and the like. The adjusting rod comprises a supporting cap and a screw rod which are connected with each other. The support cap is installed in the installation cavity, and the screw rod stretches out by the opening of installation cavity, and this setting can avoid supporting the cap ground connection through the support cap that the pole was adjusted to the mount pad parcel to this can form waterproofly to supporting the cap, and avoid supporting cap scraping floor, also can protect the floor through nonmetal mount pad ground connection, also can strengthen the waterproof performance of whole product, improves the corrosion resistance of product. Certainly, the installation seat can also play certain buffering and shock attenuation effect simultaneously. When the washing machine is adjusted to a proper height, the thread locking sheet is upwards screwed until the thread locking sheet is in contact with a box body of the washing machine and the like to be locked. Of course, the adjustable foot assembly of the present application may be used for leveling a washing machine, but is not limited to washing machines, and may be used on any product that is desired for use with a foot assembly. Meanwhile, according to the scheme, the thread locking sheet can be attached to the mounting seat, when the thread locking sheet is attached to the mounting seat, a preset distance is arranged between the thread locking sheet and the supporting cap, namely, the lowest position of the thread locking sheet relative to the screw rod is also the initial position, the thread locking sheet is in contact with the mounting seat, and the thread locking sheet is not in contact with other parts except the adjusting rod, so that the metal and metal hard contact between the nut fastener and the adjusting rod in the existing scheme is avoided, the soft contact between the metal thread locking sheet and the nonmetal mounting seat is realized, the adjustable foot component is easier to adjust, the labor-saving installation of the adjustable foot component is realized, and the installation efficiency of washing machines and the like is improved.

Furthermore, the opening part of installation cavity is provided with the spacing portion that extends to the installation cavity to it is spacing to support the cap.

In this technical scheme, be provided with spacing portion on the installation cavity. The limiting part extends from the opening to the inside of the mounting cavity. The supporting cap can be limited through the limiting part, the supporting cap is prevented from falling off from the installation cavity, and the supporting cap can be firmly and limitedly installed in the installation cavity through the limiting part. Wherein, the extension length of spacing portion is difficult too big to during the installation, the opening with power with the installation cavity is propped greatly, so that support the cap and can be inserted the installation and be fit for in the installation cavity. That is, the arrangement of the limiting part can not influence the normal installation of the nut.

Further, the limiting part is arranged annularly along the circumferential direction of the opening. Or the limiting part comprises a plurality of limiting sections arranged along the circumferential direction of the opening at intervals.

In the technical scheme, the limiting part is arranged around the opening for a circle to form a limiting ring. Thereby, the nut can be limited by 360 degrees. Simultaneously, this setting can form sealedly through spacing portion and screw rod, avoids outside water to enter into the installation cavity and corrodes the support cap, also plays certain waterproof, dirt-proof guard action for this spacing portion itself. Of course, the limiting part may be arranged in a circumferential sectional manner.

In any one of the above technical schemes, the installation cavity is provided with a protruding part on the surface with the opening, and the protruding part is used for being attached to the thread locking sheet so as to limit the thread locking sheet.

This kind of setting, through setting up the bellying, area of contact between can reasonable control thread locking piece and the mount pad for area of contact between them is smaller, has formed metal and non-metallic small area, soft contact, so required power when further having reduced adjustable footing subassembly screw thread locking piece, further make adjustable footing subassembly change in adjusting, thereby further realized the laborsaving installation of adjustable footing subassembly, further improved the installation effectiveness of washing machine etc..

Furtherly, the opening part of installation cavity is provided with the spacing portion of extending to the installation cavity to it is spacing to support the cap. Furthermore, the surface of the protruding part close to the screw is flush with the surface of the limiting part close to the screw. That is, the projection is provided on the stopper. That is, the boss portion and the stopper portion are integrated.

Further, the limiting part and/or the protruding part are arranged in an annular shape along the circumferential direction of the opening. The arrangement can ensure the strength of the limiting part and/or the protruding part, and the limiting part and/or the protruding part can be well processed. In another aspect, the protruding portion includes a plurality of protruding segments disposed at intervals along the circumferential direction of the opening, and the limiting portion includes a plurality of limiting segments disposed at intervals along the circumferential direction of the opening, that is, the limiting portion and/or the protruding portion may also be disposed in a segmented manner.

In any of the above technical solutions, the mount includes a circular seat. The mounting seat is circular, and the circular shape is more conventional, so the processing is better.

In any of the above technical solutions, the mounting base is provided with at least one through hole. The deformability of the mounting seat can be improved through the through holes, so that the mounting seat is easier to deform, and certain buffering and damping effects can be achieved.

Further, the mount pad is the integral type structure. Further, the mounting seat is integrally formed.

The utility model discloses technical scheme of second aspect provides a washing machine, including the adjustable footing subassembly that any technical scheme of first aspect provided.

According to the utility model discloses a washing machine that technical scheme provided, including one or more first aspect arbitrary technical scheme provide adjustable footing subassembly. Since the washing machine comprises one or more adjustable foot assemblies provided by any one of the first aspects, the washing machine has all the advantages of the adjustable foot assembly provided by any one of the first aspects.

Further, the washing machine comprises a box body, wherein a thread mounting hole is formed in the bottom of the box body, the screw can be screwed into the thread mounting hole, and the length of the screw which can be screwed into the thread mounting hole can be adjusted.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of an adjustable foot assembly provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken at A-A in FIG. 1;

fig. 3 is another schematic structural view of an adjustable foot assembly provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a third structural schematic diagram of an adjustable foot assembly provided by the embodiment of the present invention.

Wherein, the correspondence between the reference numbers and the part names in fig. 1 to 4 is:

the mounting structure comprises a mounting seat 1, a mounting cavity 10, an opening 12, a limiting part 14, a boss 16, a regulating rod 2, a supporting cap 22, a screw rod 24, a thread locking sheet 3 and a screwing boss 32.

Detailed Description

In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It should be noted that the embodiments and features of the embodiments of the present application may be combined with each other without conflict.

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention, however, the present invention may be practiced in other ways than those specifically described herein, and therefore the scope of the present invention is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

Adjustable foot assemblies provided in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to fig. 1-4.

Example one

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, an embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention provides an adjustable foot assembly, which includes a mounting seat 1, an adjusting rod 2 and a thread locking piece 3. Wherein, adjust pole 2 and install on mount pad 1, adjust pole 2 and include screw rod 24. The thread locking piece 3 is screwed and installed on the screw 24, a screwing structure is arranged on the thread locking piece 3, and the position of the thread locking piece 3 on the screw 24 can be adjusted through the screwing structure.

According to the utility model provides an adjustable footing subassembly, including mount pad 1, regulation pole 2 and screw locking piece 3. The thread locking piece 3 is installed on the screw 24 in a screwing mode, a screwing structure is arranged on the thread locking piece 3, and the screwing structure is matched with a wrench and the like, so that the thread locking piece 3 can be driven to move to adjust the position on the screw 24 of the thread locking piece 3. And the nut retaining member lower surface of taking the boss in prior art has a metal boss, and adjustable footing subassembly installation back in place needs to be in boss department with the spanner card, upwards with the nut, also screws up to directions such as washing machine, so washing machine etc. can stably place on the stabilizer blade. In this application, however, the bosses of the nut lock are removed and a wrench can be engaged with the turning structure to turn the locking screw 3 upward. This kind of structure, the nut retaining member of taking the boss in the current scheme has been replaced into thread locking piece 3, and thread locking piece 3 is sheet structure, so its thickness is thinner, simultaneously, thread locking piece 3 is sheet structure, the boss of bottom has been cancelled, the boss rather than the adaptation on adjusting pole 2 has also been cancelled simultaneously, so just improved the motion range of thread locking piece 3 on adjusting pole 2, the whole adjustable height of adjustable footing subassembly has been improved, make the control range of product bigger, just so make the scope that screw rod 24 can be adjusted in washing machine box etc. great, have bigger regulation stroke, with this height control scope that has just increased the product, make products such as washing machine can realize the leveling installation in more complicated environment. Meanwhile, the nut and the boss on the adjusting rod 2 are eliminated, and the thread locking sheet 3 is thinner, so that the material cost is reduced on the whole, the processing cost of parts is reduced, and the overall cost of the product is reduced.

Further, the thread locking piece 3 is provided with a threaded hole adapted to the screw 24, and the thread locking piece 3 is screwed on the screw 24 through the threaded hole.

Further, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the screw structure includes one or more screw protrusions 32 provided at the edge of the thread locking plate 3.

In this embodiment, one or more screw projections 32 are provided on the edge of the thread locking piece 3. The screw boss 32 is shaped and sized to fit at least one screw operating device. When the adjusting rod 2 is used, the concave structure on the screwing operation device and the screwing protrusion 32 can be clamped, so that the screwing operation device can be connected with the thread locking sheet 3, and then the thread locking sheet 3 can be rotated through the screwing operation device, and the up-and-down movement of the adjusting rod 2 is realized.

Further, the thread locking piece 3 includes a cross-shaped piece. 4 screwing projections 32 can be formed by the cross piece, so that the screwing operation of the thread locking piece 3 can be realized by the edge of the cross piece. That is to say, this kind of scheme, the thread locking piece 3 includes the cross piece and has formed the cross plum blossom structure at the thread locking piece 3 equivalently, when twisting, can twist the cross plum blossom structure through the spanner to twist thread locking piece 3 upwards.

Further, the surface of the thread locking piece 3 close to the mounting seat 1 is a plane. That is, the thread locking piece 3 is a sheet structure, that is, the lower surface of the thread locking piece 3 is provided without a boss.

Further, the screw 24 is provided with a thread extending to the root of the screw 24. I.e. the entire screw 24 is provided with a thread. Of course, the screw 24 may not be threaded near the root, and this may be set according to actual needs. Further, the screw 24 and the support cap 22 are arranged in a stepped manner, and the screw 24 and the support cap 22 are directly connected in a stepped manner without other boss structures. Of course, the support cap 22 itself may also be of a stepped configuration. But the step of the support cap 22 cannot be in contact with the thread locking piece 3.

Further, the thickness of the thread locking sheet 3 is more than or equal to 1mm and less than or equal to 5 mm. Namely the thickness of the thread locking piece 3 is 1mm-5 mm. By the arrangement, the thickness of the thread locking sheet 3 is moderate, so that the strength can be ensured, and the overlarge thickness can be avoided.

In any of the above embodiments, the thread locking piece 3 is a metal piece. This ensures the strength of the locking thread 3, for example, the locking thread 3 may be an iron sheet, a stainless steel sheet, or a copper sheet. The mounting seat 1 is a non-metal part, so that the hardness of the non-metal part is smaller than that of the thread locking sheet 3, and the thread locking sheet 3 is guaranteed to be well unscrewed.

Further, the mounting base 1 is a non-metal member, for example, the mounting base 1 includes a rubber member and/or a silicone member. Of course, the mounting base 1 may be made of other materials, such as plastic material. The mounting base 1 is a non-metal part, so that the cost can be reduced, and meanwhile, a certain damping and buffering effect can be provided.

In the above embodiment, the thread locking piece 3 is at least partially configured to protrude from the mounting seat 1 in the radial direction of the screw 24.

In this embodiment, at least a part of the thread locking piece 3 protrudes from the mounting seat 1 along the radial direction of the screw 24, for example, the screw structure protrudes, so that the area of the thread locking piece 3 is relatively large, and the thread locking piece can be locked with a box body of a washing machine or the like. Meanwhile, the screwing structure can leak relative to the mounting seat 1 due to the arrangement, so that screwing operation of the thread locking sheet 3 is facilitated.

In the above embodiment, the surface of the mounting seat 1 close to the thread locking piece 3 is provided with the protruding portion 16, and the protruding portion 16 is used for being attached to the thread locking piece 3 to limit the thread locking piece 3.

In this embodiment, the face of the mounting socket 1 adjacent the thread locking tab 3 is provided with a raised portion 16. Without the projection 16, the thread locking plate 3 would be in large-area contact with the mounting seat 1. The convex part 16 is arranged, so that the contact area of the thread locking sheet 3 and the mounting seat 1 can be reduced, the friction force is reduced, and the screwing is convenient; simultaneously, the distance between the thread locking sheet 3 and the mounting seat 1 is pulled open, so that the screwing operation of the thread locking sheet 3 is facilitated.

In the above embodiment, the mounting seat 1 is a non-metal member, and the thread locking piece 3 is mounted on the mounting seat 1 near the surface of the mounting seat 1.

In this embodiment, the lowest position, i.e. the initial position, of the thread locking piece 3 relative to the threaded rod 24 is in contact with the mounting seat 1, and is not in contact with other parts of the adjusting rod 2 except the threaded rod 24, so that "hard metal-to-metal contact between the nut fastener and the fastener of the adjusting rod 2" in the prior art is avoided, and soft contact between the metal thread locking piece 3 and the non-metal mounting seat 1 is achieved, while non-metal is generally soft compared with metal, and the mounting seat 1 is generally made of a material with lower hardness such as plastic and rubber, so that when the adjustable foot assembly is factory assembled, the thread locking can be assembled to the bottom of the threaded rod 24 provided with threads and is in contact with the non-metal mounting seat 1, so that when the thread locking piece 3 needs to be screwed, because the mounting seat 1 is soft, the resistance to the thread locking sheet 3 is small, so that the torque required for screwing the thread locking sheet 3 is small, and the adjustable foot component is easier to adjust, thereby realizing labor-saving installation of the adjustable foot component and improving the installation efficiency of washing machines and the like.

Wherein, to adjustable footing subassembly, when the assembly of leaving the factory, generally assemble the screw rod 24 with the nut fastener through torque device etc. on, but owing to be automatic control, consequently, this torsion is difficult to control, simultaneously, be subject to the mounting process, this torsion also can not the undersize, so the back of assembling, the nut fastener is tighter with adjusting the general installation between 2 fasteners of pole, it is harder when screwing up the nut fastener and locking to have resulted in, because, the nut fastener is all metal with adjusting 2 fasteners of pole, the tension of installation, frictional force between the two is big, difficult the pine of screwing up. The problem is just considered in the application, so improve the contact of thread locking piece 3 with mount pad 1 into by contacting with screw rod 24 at initial position, and mount pad 1 is softer, under the installation condition of equal moment, unscrews more easily to just make adjustable footing subassembly change easily and adjust so as to solved the problem that the nut fastener is difficult to be adjusted among the current scheme.

In any of the above embodiments, the mount 1 comprises a circular mount. That is, the mounting seat 1 is circular, and the circular shape is more conventional, so that the processing is better.

In any of the above embodiments, the mounting base 1 is provided with at least one through hole. The deformability of the mounting seat 1 can be improved through the through holes, so that the mounting seat 1 is easier to deform, and certain buffering and shock absorption effects can be achieved.

Further, the mounting seat 1 is of an integrated structure. Further, the mount 1 is integrally formed.

Example two

According to the utility model discloses an adjustable footing subassembly that embodiment provided, including mount pad 1, adjust pole 2 and thread locking piece 3. The thread locking piece 3 is installed on the screw 24 in a screwing mode, a screwing structure is arranged on the thread locking piece 3, and the screwing structure is matched with a wrench and the like, so that the thread locking piece 3 can be driven to move to adjust the position on the screw 24 of the thread locking piece 3. And the nut retaining member lower surface of taking the boss in prior art has a metal boss, and adjustable footing subassembly installation back in place needs to be in boss department with the spanner card, upwards with the nut, also screws up to directions such as washing machine, so washing machine etc. can stably place on the stabilizer blade. In the present application, however, the projections of the nut lock are removed and the wrench can be engaged with the screw structure to screw the thread locking piece 3 upward. This kind of structure, the nut retaining member of taking the boss in the current scheme has been replaced into thread locking piece 3, and thread locking piece 3 is sheet structure, so its thickness is thinner, simultaneously, thread locking piece 3 is sheet structure, the boss of bottom has been cancelled, the boss rather than the adaptation on adjusting pole 2 has also been cancelled simultaneously, so just improved the motion range of thread locking piece 3 on adjusting pole 2, the whole adjustable height of adjustable footing subassembly has been improved, make the control range of product bigger, just so make the scope that screw rod 24 can be adjusted in washing machine box etc. great, have bigger regulation stroke, with this height control scope that has just increased the product, make products such as washing machine can realize the leveling installation in more complicated environment. Meanwhile, the nut and the boss on the adjusting rod 2 are eliminated, and the thread locking sheet 3 is thinner, so that the material cost is reduced on the whole, the processing cost of parts is reduced, and the overall cost of the product is reduced.

Further, as shown in fig. 1-4, an embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention provides an adjustable foot assembly, comprising: the mounting structure comprises a mounting seat 1, wherein a mounting cavity 10 with an opening 12 at one end is arranged on the mounting seat 1, and the mounting seat 1 is a non-metal part; the adjusting rod 2 comprises a supporting cap 22 and a screw rod 24 which are connected with each other, the supporting cap 22 is installed in the installation cavity 10, and the screw rod 24 extends out of the opening 12 of the installation cavity 10; the thread locking sheet is screwed on the screw 24; wherein, the thread locking piece can be laminated with the mount pad 1, and when the thread locking piece is laminated with the mount pad 1, is provided with the preset interval between the cap 22 and the support.

According to the utility model provides an adjustable footing subassembly, adjustable footing subassembly includes non-metallic's mount pad 1, adjusts pole 2 and thread locking piece. The non-metal mounting base 1 is provided with a mounting cavity 10 with an opening 12 at one end, and the mounting base 1 is used as the bottom of the adjustable foot component and is used for contacting with the ground and the like. The adjustment lever 2 includes a support cap 22 and a screw 24 connected to each other. Support cap 22 and install in installation cavity 10, screw rod 24 is stretched out by the opening 12 of installation cavity 10, this setting, can adjust the support cap 22 of pole 2 through the parcel of mount pad 1, avoid supporting cap 22 ground connection, can form waterproofly to supporting cap 22 with this, and avoid supporting cap 22 scraping floor, also can protect the floor through the ground connection of non-metallic mount pad 1, also can strengthen the waterproof performance of whole product, improve the corrosion resistance of product. Of course, the installation seat 1 can also play a certain role in buffering and damping. When the washing machine is used, a threaded hole can be drilled at the bottom of the washing machine and the like, the screw 24 is screwed into the threaded hole at the bottom of the washing machine and the like, the mounting height of the washing machine and the like is determined by the screwing depth of the screw 24, and when the washing machine and the like are adjusted to a proper height, the thread locking sheet is screwed upwards until the thread locking sheet is in contact with a box body of the washing machine and the like and locked. Of course, the adjustable foot assembly of the present application may be used for leveling a washing machine, but is not limited to a washing machine, and may be used on any product that is desired for use with a foot assembly. Meanwhile, according to the scheme, the thread locking sheet can be attached to the mounting base 1, when the thread locking sheet 3 is attached to the mounting base 1, a preset distance is arranged between the thread locking sheet and the supporting cap 22, namely, the lowest position of the thread locking sheet relative to the screw rod 24, namely, the initial position, is in contact with the mounting base 1, and is not in contact with other parts except the adjusting rod 2 which is in contact with the screw rod 24, so that the metal-metal hard contact between the nut fastener and the adjusting rod 2 fastener in the existing scheme is avoided, the soft contact between the metal thread locking sheet and the nonmetal mounting base 1 is realized, compared with metal, the nonmetal is soft generally, and the mounting base 1 is also made of materials with lower hardness such as plastics and rubber generally, so that when the adjustable foot component is assembled before delivery, the thread locking can be assembled to the bottom of the screw rod 24 with threads, the adjustable bottom foot component is in contact with the nonmetal mounting seat 1, so that when the thread locking piece needs to be screwed for locking, the mounting seat 1 is softer and has smaller resistance to the thread locking piece, therefore, the torque required for screwing the thread locking piece is small, so that the adjustable bottom foot component is easier to adjust, labor-saving mounting of the adjustable bottom foot component is realized, and the mounting efficiency of a washing machine and the like is improved.

Wherein, to adjustable footing subassembly, when the assembly of leaving the factory, generally assemble the screw rod 24 with the nut fastener through torque device etc. on, but owing to be automatic control, consequently, this torsion is not well controlled, and simultaneously, be subject to the mounting process, this torsion also can not the undersize, so the assembly back, the nut fastener is tighter with adjusting the general installation between 2 fasteners of pole, it is harder when screwing up the nut fastener and locking to have resulted in, because, the nut fastener is all metal with adjusting 2 fasteners of pole, the tension of installation, frictional force between the two is big, difficult the pine of unscrewing. The problem is just considered in the application, so with the thread locking piece in initial position by contact with screw rod 24 improved into with mount pad 1 contact, and mount pad 1 is softer, under the installation condition of equal moment, unscrews more easily to just make adjustable footing subassembly change regulation so that solved the problem that the nut fastener is difficult to be adjusted among the current scheme.

Further, as shown in fig. 2, the screw 24 and the support cap 22 are arranged in a stepped manner, and the screw 24 and the support cap 22 are directly connected in a stepped manner without any other boss structure therebetween. Of course, the support cap 22 itself may also be of a stepped configuration. But the step of the support cap 22 cannot be in contact with the thread locking piece.

In any of the above embodiments, the thread locking tab is a metal tab. Therefore, the strength of the thread locking sheet can be ensured, for example, the thread locking sheet can be an iron sheet, a stainless steel sheet or a copper sheet. The mounting seat 1 is a non-metal part, so that the hardness of the non-metal part is smaller than that of the thread locking sheet, and the thread locking sheet is guaranteed to be well unscrewed.

Further, the mounting base 1 includes a rubber member and/or a silicone member. Of course, the mounting base 1 may be made of other materials, such as plastic material.

In any of the above embodiments, as shown in fig. 2, the opening 12 of the mounting cavity 10 is provided with a limiting portion 14 extending into the mounting cavity 10 to limit the position of the support cap 22.

In this embodiment, the mounting cavity 10 is provided with a stopper portion 14. The limiting part 14 extends from the opening 12 to the inside of the mounting cavity 10. The supporting cap 22 can be limited by the limiting part 14, and the supporting cap 22 is prevented from falling off from the installation cavity 10, that is, the supporting cap 22 can be firmly limited and installed in the installation cavity 10 by the limiting part 14. The extending length of the stopper portion 14 is not too large, and the opening 12 of the mounting cavity 10 is preferably expanded by force during mounting so that the support cap 22 can be inserted into the mounting cavity 10. That is, the arrangement of the limiting part 14, can not influence the normal installation of the nut.

Further, as shown in fig. 2, the stopper portion 14 is provided annularly along the circumferential direction of the opening 12.

In this embodiment, the stop portion 14 is disposed around the opening 12 as shown in fig. 2, forming a stop collar. Thereby, the nut can be limited by 360 degrees. Meanwhile, the arrangement can form sealing through the limiting part 14 and the screw 24, so that external water is prevented from entering the mounting cavity 10 to corrode the support cap 22, and the limiting part 14 also plays a certain waterproof and dustproof protection role.

In any of the above embodiments, as shown in fig. 2, a face of the mounting cavity 10 provided with the opening 12 is provided with a protruding portion 16, and the protruding portion 16 is used for being attached to the thread locking piece 3 to limit the thread locking piece 3.

This kind of setting, through setting up bellying 16, can rationally control the area of contact between screw thread stay and the mount pad 1, make area of contact between the two less, formed the small size of metal and nonmetal, soft contact, so required power when further having reduced adjustable footing subassembly wrong screw thread stay, further make adjustable footing subassembly change in adjusting, thereby further realized the laborsaving installation of adjustable footing subassembly, further improved the installation effectiveness of washing machine etc..

Further, as shown in fig. 2, a limiting portion 14 extending into the mounting cavity 10 is provided at the opening 12 of the mounting cavity 10 to limit the supporting cap 22. Further, the surface of the boss 16 close to the screw 24 is flush with the surface of the limiting part 14 close to the screw 24. That is, the boss portion 16 is provided on the stopper portion 14. I.e. the projection 16 and the stop 14 are integral.

Further, the stopper portion 14 and/or the boss portion 16 are provided in a ring shape along the circumferential direction of the opening 12. This arrangement ensures the strength of the stopper portion 14 and/or the boss portion 16, and also allows the stopper portion 14 and/or the boss portion 16 to be processed more easily.

In any of the embodiments described above, the mount 1 comprises a circular mount, as shown in fig. 1, 3 and 4. That is, the mounting seat 1 is circular, and the circular shape is more conventional, so that the processing is better.

In any of the above embodiments, the mounting base 1 is provided with at least one through hole. The deformability of the mounting seat 1 can be improved through the through holes, so that the mounting seat 1 is easier to deform, and certain buffering and shock absorption effects can be achieved.

Further, the mounting base 1 is a one-piece structure, such as the mounting base 1 is integrally formed.

In any of the above embodiments, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the thread locking piece is at least partially configured to protrude from the mounting seat 1 along the radial direction of the screw 24. Therefore, the area of the thread locking sheet is relatively large, and the thread locking sheet can be locked with a box body of a washing machine and the like.

Embodiments of the second aspect of the present invention provide a washing machine, including an adjustable foot assembly provided in any one of the embodiments of the first aspect.

According to the utility model discloses a washing machine is provided according to the embodiment of the utility model, including one or more first aspect any one embodiment provides adjustable footing subassembly. Since the washing machine comprises one or more adjustable foot assemblies provided by any of the embodiments of the first aspect, the washing machine has all the benefits of the adjustable foot assemblies provided by any of the embodiments of the first aspect.

Further, the washing machine comprises a box body, wherein a thread mounting hole is formed in the bottom of the box body, the screw 24 can be screwed into the thread mounting hole, and the length of the screw 24 which can be screwed into the thread mounting hole can be adjusted.

In the description of the present specification, the terms "connect", "mount", "fix", and the like are to be understood in a broad sense, for example, "connect" may be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations by those skilled in the art.

In the description of the present specification, the description of the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "specific embodiments," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes will occur to those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. An adjustable foot assembly, comprising:

a mounting seat;

the adjusting rod is arranged on the mounting seat and comprises a screw rod;

the screw locking piece is installed on the screw rod in a screwing mode, a screwing structure is arranged on the screw locking piece, and the position of the screw locking piece on the screw rod can be adjusted through the screwing structure.

2. An adjustable foot assembly according to claim 1,

the screw structure includes one or more screw protrusions provided at an edge of the thread locking piece.

3. An adjustable foot assembly according to claim 1,

the thread locking piece comprises a cross-shaped piece.

4. An adjustable foot assembly according to claim 1,

the thickness of the thread locking sheet is more than or equal to 1mm and less than or equal to 5 mm; and/or

The screw thread on the screw rod extends to the root of the screw rod; and/or

The thread locking sheet is a metal sheet; and/or

The mounting seat is a non-metal part, or the mounting seat comprises a rubber part and/or a silica gel part.

5. An adjustable foot assembly according to claim 1, wherein the thread locking tab is at least partially configured to project from the mounting block in a radial direction of the threaded rod.

6. An adjustable foot assembly according to claim 1,

the mounting seat is close to be provided with the bellying on the face of screw locking piece, the bellying be used for with the laminating of screw locking piece is in order to right the screw locking piece carries on spacingly.

7. Adjustable foot assembly according to one of the claims 1 to 6,

the mounting seat is a non-metal part, and the surface of the thread locking sheet close to the mounting seat is arranged on the mounting seat.

8. An adjustable foot assembly according to claim 7,

the mounting seat is provided with a mounting cavity, and one end of the mounting cavity is provided with an opening;

the adjusting rod further comprises a supporting cap arranged at the bottom of the screw rod, the supporting cap is installed in the installation cavity, and the screw rod extends out of the opening of the installation cavity;

the thread locking piece can be attached to the mounting seat, and a preset distance is arranged between the thread locking piece and the supporting cap when the thread locking piece is attached to the mounting seat.

9. An adjustable foot assembly according to claim 8,

a limiting part extending into the mounting cavity is arranged at the opening of the mounting cavity so as to limit the support cap;

the spacing portion is followed open-ended circumference is the annular setting, perhaps spacing portion includes follows a plurality of spacing sections that open-ended circumference interval set up.

10. A washing machine comprising at least one adjustable foot assembly as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9.

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