CN217536418U

CN217536418U - Washing machine shell structure and washing machine

Info

Publication number: CN217536418U
Application number: CN202221251742.8U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张露; 高太秀; 张全涛; 杨敏
Original assignee: TCL Home Appliances Hefei Co Ltd
Current assignee: TCL Home Appliances Hefei Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-05-23
Filing date: 2022-05-23
Publication date: 2022-10-04
Anticipated expiration: 2032-05-23

Abstract

The application provides a washing machine shell structure and a washing machine, comprising a box body wall, wherein the box body wall defines a containing cavity with an opening at the top, and the containing cavity is used for installing a washing machine roller; the box wall comprises a front door plate for mounting the door body; the top cover is covered on the opening, the top surface of one end, close to the front door panel, of the top cover is flush with the top surface of the front door panel, and a first positioning structure is arranged on the top cover and is positioned on one side where the front door panel is positioned; wherein, be provided with the second location structure who sets up with first location structure is relative on the preceding door plant, first location structure and the cooperation of second location structure are in order to fix a position the top cap. When the open-top of top cap lid established at the box wall, can fix a position the top cap under first location structure and second location structure's mutually supporting, the top surface of effectively guaranteeing the top cap to be close to preceding door plant one end flushes with the top surface of preceding door plant mutually, has also reduced the segment difference between top cap and the preceding door plant effectively.

Description

Washing machine shell structure and washing machine

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of laundry equipment, in particular to a washing machine shell structure and a washing machine.

Background

The drum washing machine has the advantages of small wear to clothes, no knotting after washing and the like, and is popular among consumers. However, with the improvement of the quality of life, the demands of consumers on the quality, the appearance and the like of the drum washing machine are increased.

The casing structure of the existing drum washing machine generally comprises a casing, a top cover and a control panel, for example, in the casing structure of some drum washing machines, in order to achieve a good fixing effect, the control panel is arranged at the top end of a front door panel of the casing, and the front end of the top cover is entirely embedded in the control panel. For the washing machine with the control panel not arranged at the top end of the front door panel, the front end of the top cover is not wrapped by the control panel, so that the front door panel is easy to deflect, and a large section difference exists between the front door panel and the top cover.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The embodiment of the application provides a washing machine shell structure and a washing machine, and aims to solve the problem that a large section difference exists between a front door panel and a top cover in the existing washing machine shell structure.

The embodiment of the application provides a washing machine shell structure, includes:

a box wall defining a containing cavity with an opening at the top for installing a washing machine drum; the box body wall comprises a front door plate for mounting a door body; and

the top cover is arranged on the opening in a covering mode, the top surface of one end, close to the front door plate, of the top cover is flush with the top surface of the front door plate, a first positioning structure is arranged on the top cover, and the first positioning structure is located on one side where the front door plate is located;

the front door plate is provided with a second positioning structure opposite to the first positioning structure, and the first positioning structure is matched with the second positioning structure to position the top cover.

Optionally, the first positioning structure includes a plurality of first clamping portions, the second positioning structure includes a first clamping groove opposite to the first clamping portion, and the first clamping portion is inserted in the first clamping groove.

Optionally, the box wall further includes a rear wall panel and two side wall panels arranged opposite to each other, the rear wall panel is arranged opposite to the front door panel, and the two side wall panels are connected between the front door panel and the rear wall panel;

the washing machine shell structure further comprises a first reinforcing piece, the first reinforcing piece is connected between the two side wall plates, and the first reinforcing piece is located at one end, close to the front door plate, of each side wall plate.

Optionally, the first reinforcing part includes a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion, the first connecting portion is connected between the two side wall plates, the second connecting portion is disposed on the first connecting portion and located between the top cover and the front door plate, a positioning slot is disposed on the second connecting portion, and the first clamping portion penetrates through the positioning slot.

Optionally, one side of the top cover facing the side wall plate is provided with a first positioning portion, the side wall plate is provided with a fastening hole corresponding to the first positioning portion, and the washing machine shell structure further comprises a fastening positioning member, the fastening positioning member is fixed to the fastening hole and is matched with the first positioning portion to position and fix the top cover.

Optionally, the washing machine casing structure further includes a second reinforcing member, the second reinforcing member is connected between the two side wall plates, and the second reinforcing member is located at one end of the side wall plate close to the rear wall plate.

Optionally, a connection positioning portion is arranged at one end, located on the rear wall plate, of the top cover, a positioning column is arranged on the connection positioning portion, the positioning column is located on one side, facing the second reinforcing piece, of the connection positioning portion, a positioning hole is formed in the second reinforcing piece, the positioning column is arranged opposite to the positioning column, and the positioning column is inserted into the positioning hole.

Optionally, one end of the top cover located on the front door panel is provided with a first reinforcing portion, and the first positioning structure is disposed on one side of the first reinforcing portion facing the front door panel.

Optionally, one end of the top cover located on the rear wall plate is provided with a second reinforcing part.

In a second aspect, embodiments of the present application further provide a washing machine, including a washing machine drum and the washing machine housing structure as described above, the washing machine drum being mounted in the accommodating cavity.

The embodiment of the application provides a washing machine shell structure and washing machine, through set up first location structure on the top cap, set up in the front on the door plant with first location structure matched with second location structure, thereby when the open-top of box wall is established to the top cap lid, can fix a position the top cap under first location structure and second location structure's mutually supporting, even do not have control panel to wrap up the one end of top cap this moment, also can not lead to the skew of door plant before, can also effectively guarantee that the top cap is close to the top surface of front door plant one end and flushes with the top surface of front door plant mutually, also reduced the section difference between top cap and the front door plant effectively.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the application, and that for a person skilled in the art, other drawings can also be derived from them without inventive effort.

For a more complete understanding of the present application and its advantages, reference is now made to the following descriptions taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals represent like parts in the following description.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a casing structure of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 is a first exploded view of the structure of the casing of the washing machine of fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a second exploded view of the structure of the casing of the washing machine of fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion a in fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of the top cover in fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of the first reinforcing member in fig. 3.

Fig. 7 is an exploded view of the top cover of fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of the washing machine casing structure shown in fig. 1 without showing a top cover plate.

Fig. 9 is an enlarged view of fig. 8 at B.

Reference numerals are as follows:

10. a washing machine housing structure;

11. a tank wall; 111. an accommodating chamber; 112. an opening;

114. a front door panel; 1141. putting a clothes opening; 1142. a panel mounting opening; 1143. a second positioning structure;

115. a side wall panel;

12. a top cover; 121. a first positioning structure; 1211. a first clamping part; 122. a top cover frame body; 1221. a cover plate mounting opening; 123. a top cover plate; 124. a first positioning portion; 125. connecting a positioning part; 1251. a positioning column; 126. a first reinforcing portion; 127. a second reinforcement portion;

13. a first reinforcement; 131. a first connection portion; 132. a second connecting portion; 1321. positioning a clamping groove;

14. a second reinforcement;

15. fastening a positioning piece; 151. a pressing part.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. It should be apparent that the described embodiments are only a few embodiments of the present application, and not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without inventive step, are intended to be within the scope of the present application.

The embodiment of the application provides a washing machine shell structure and a washing machine, and aims to solve the problem that a large section difference exists between a front door panel and a top cover in the existing washing machine shell structure. This will be explained below with reference to the drawings.

The washing machine shell structure provided by the embodiment of the application can be applied to a washing machine, and is particularly suitable for a drum washing machine. Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a casing structure of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The washing machine may include a washing machine drum (not shown in the drawings) and a washing machine housing structure 10, wherein the washing machine housing structure 10 has a space for mounting the washing machine drum for receiving laundry and being rotatable by a driving assembly to wash the laundry.

In order to more clearly describe the specific structure of the washing machine housing structure 10, the washing machine housing structure 10 will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, fig. 2 is a first exploded view of a casing structure of the washing machine of fig. 1, and fig. 3 is a second exploded view of the casing structure of the washing machine of fig. 1. The washing machine cabinet structure 10 may include a cabinet wall 11 and a top cover 12, wherein the cabinet wall 11 defines a receiving cavity 111 having an opening 112 at the top, and a washing machine drum is mounted in the receiving cavity 111 enclosed by the cabinet wall 11 and is driven to rotate by a driving assembly to wash laundry received in the washing machine drum. By setting the accommodating chamber 111 to a structure with an open top, it is convenient to install the washing machine drum in the accommodating chamber 111. Wherein, top cap 12 covers and establishes in opening 112 department with closed accommodation cavity 111, top cap 12 can play waterproof dirt-proof effect.

The box wall 11 comprises a rear wall panel (not shown) for mounting the door body, a front door panel 114 disposed opposite the front door panel 114, and two oppositely disposed side wall panels 115 connected between the front door panel 114 and the rear wall panel 115, so as to define a receiving cavity 111 having an opening 112 at the top.

In order to improve the overall structural strength of the box wall 11 formed by connecting the rear wall panel, the front door panel 114 and the side wall panels 115, the washing machine shell structure 10 may further include a first reinforcement member 13, the first reinforcement member 13 is connected between the two side wall panels 115, and the first reinforcement member 13 is located at one end of the side wall panel 115 close to the front door panel 114, such as the corner position of the first reinforcement member 13 at the top of the front end of the side wall panel 115. The first reinforcement 13 may be mounted by means of a screw connection.

Further, the washing machine housing structure 10 may further include a second reinforcing member 14, the second reinforcing member 14 is connected between the two side wall panels 115, and the second reinforcing member 14 is located at one end of the side wall panels 115 close to the rear wall panel, such as a corner position where the second reinforcing member 14 is located at the top of the rear end of the side wall panel 115. The second reinforcement 14 may be mounted by means of a screw connection.

It should be noted that, in the embodiments of the present application, the terms related to the top, up, down, front, and back are all referred to with reference to the orientation of the washing machine in the normal use state, such as the position of the door body.

The washing machine provided by the embodiment of the application can be a double-drum washing machine, namely, two washing machine drums are arranged, and one washing machine drum is arranged above the other washing machine drum. Because two washing machine cylinders are arranged up and down, and considering from a plurality of factors such as the strength, the operation feeling and the assembly of the whole machine, the box body wall 11 provided by the embodiment of the application adopts a split type design, namely, the rear wall plate is detachably connected with the two oppositely arranged side wall plates 115, and the front wall plate 114 is detachably connected with the two oppositely arranged side wall plates 115.

It can be understood that, as shown in fig. 1, the front door panel 114 is provided with a clothes opening 1141 corresponding to the drum of the washing machine, and the front door panel 114 is provided with a door body corresponding to the clothes opening 1141 for opening or closing the clothes opening 1141. The front door panel 114 may be a long sheet metal type front door panel, a panel mounting opening 1142 for mounting a control panel is provided on the front door panel 114, the panel mounting opening 1142 is located between two clothes placing openings 1141, that is, the part of the washing machine for displaying operation is located at a position approximately in the middle of the front door panel 114.

It should be noted that, since the control panel is disposed at a position substantially in the middle of the front door panel 114, the front door panel 114 is easily deflected by the front end of the top cover 12 (i.e., the end of the top cover 12 close to the front door panel 114) due to no control panel being wrapped, and a large step difference exists between the front door panel 114 and the top cover 12.

Based on this, please refer to fig. 4 and fig. 5 in combination with fig. 1 and fig. 3, fig. 4 is an enlarged view of a point a in fig. 3, and fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of the top cover in fig. 1. The top cover 12 is provided with a first positioning structure 121, the first positioning structure 121 is located on one side of the front door panel 114, the front door panel 114 is provided with a second positioning structure 1143 arranged opposite to the first positioning structure 121, the first positioning structure 121 and the second positioning structure 1143 are matched to position the top cover 12, and when the top cover 12 is covered on the opening 112, the top surface of one end of the top cover 12 close to the front door panel 114 is flush with the top surface of the front door panel 114. Through setting up first location structure 121 on top cap 12, set up the second location structure 1143 with first location structure 121 matched with on preceding door plant 114, thereby when top cap 12 lid is established at the top opening 112 of box wall 11, can fix a position top cap 12 under first location structure 121 and second location structure 1143 mutually supporting, even there is not control panel to wrap up the one end of top cap 12 this moment, can not lead to preceding door plant 114 skew yet, can also effectively guarantee that top cap 12 is close to the top surface of preceding door plant 114 one end and flushes mutually with the top surface of preceding door plant 114, the segment difference between top cap 12 and preceding door plant 114 has also been reduced effectively.

Illustratively, the first positioning structure 121 includes a plurality of first clamping portions 1211, wherein the plurality of first clamping portions 1211 can be spaced apart along the left-right direction of the casing structure of the washing machine, and the second positioning structure 1143 includes first clamping slots disposed opposite to the first clamping portions 1211, it being understood that the number of the first clamping slots is the same as the number of the first clamping portions 1211, and one first clamping portion 1211 is inserted into one first clamping slot. The first clamping portion 1211 is clamped with the first clamping groove, so that the top cover 12 and the front door panel 114 can be conveniently positioned.

It can be understood that when the first reinforcing member 13 is connected between the two side wall plates 115, a portion of the first reinforcing member 13 is located between the top cover 12 and the front door plate 114, such as, for example, please refer to fig. 6, where fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of the first reinforcing member in fig. 3. The first reinforcing member 13 includes a first connecting portion 131 and a second connecting portion 132, the first connecting portion 131 is connected between the two side wall plates 115, the second connecting portion 132 is disposed on the first connecting portion 131 and located between the top cover 12 and the front door plate 114, a positioning slot 1321 is disposed on the second connecting portion 132, and when the first clip portion 1211 is inserted into the first slot, the first clip portion 1211 is also inserted into the positioning slot 1321 to reinforce the positioning strength.

In other embodiments, alternatively, the first positioning structure 121 may also include a plurality of second card slots, and the second positioning structure 1143 includes a second card portion corresponding to the second card slots, and the second card portion is inserted into the second card slots, as can be understood, the second card portion is inserted into the positioning card slot 1321.

In some embodiments, the top cover 12 may be constructed as a separate structure, such as shown in fig. 7, fig. 7 being an exploded view of the top cover of fig. 1. The top cover 12 may include a top cover frame 122 and a top cover 123, the top cover frame 122 is used as a main structure for connection, wherein the top cover frame 122 has a cover mounting opening 1221 in the middle, and the top cover 123 is mounted on the cover mounting opening 1221.

When the top cover 12 is attached to the opening 112 in the ceiling portion of the tank wall 11, there is a problem that a step between the outer wall surfaces of the left and right ends of the top cover 12 and the outer wall surface of the side wall plate 115 is large.

Based on this, please refer to fig. 8 and 9, fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of the washing machine casing structure shown in fig. 1 without a top cover plate, and fig. 9 is an enlarged view of B in fig. 8. A first positioning portion 124 may be provided on a side of the top cover 12 facing the side wall plate 115, wherein the first positioning portion 124 may be provided in plural, such as three, and three first positioning portions 124 are provided at intervals along the front-rear direction of the washing machine casing structure. Fastening holes corresponding to the positions and the number of the first positioning portions 124 are formed in the sidewall plate 115, and the washing machine case structure 10 further includes fastening fixtures 15, the fastening fixtures 15 being fixed to the fastening holes and cooperating with the first positioning portions 124 to position and fix the top cover 12.

It can be understood that the first positioning portions 124 are provided at both left and right ends of the top cover 12 to be able to correspond to the corresponding fastening hole positions on the side wall plate 115 and to position and fix the top cover 12 left and right by the fastening positioners 15. The first positioning portion 124 and the fastening and positioning member 15 are positioned and fixed, so that the difference in level between the outer wall surfaces of the left and right ends of the top cover 12 and the outer wall surface of the side wall plate 115 can be effectively reduced.

Illustratively, the fastening and positioning member 15 is located at one side of the first positioning portion 124, and a part of the peripheral side wall of the fastening and positioning member 15 abuts against the first positioning portion 124, an upper end of the fastening and positioning member 15 is provided with a pressing portion 151, and the pressing portion 151 presses against the first positioning portion 124 to achieve up-and-down positioning of the first positioning portion 124, and thus achieve up-and-down positioning of the top cover 12. For example, the fastening fixture 15 may employ a set screw.

It can be understood that the first positioning structure 121 and the second positioning structure 1143 can position the front end of the top cover 12, and the first positioning portion 124 and the fastening positioning member 15 can position the middle end of the top cover 12, and based on this, for better positioning and fixing the top cover 12, the rear end of the top cover 12 can also be positioned and fixed.

As shown in fig. 3 and 5, one end of the top cover 12 located on the rear wall plate is provided with a connection positioning portion 125, the connection positioning portion 125 is provided with a positioning column 1251, the positioning column 1251 is located on one side of the connection positioning portion 125 facing the second reinforcing member 14, the second reinforcing member 14 is provided with a positioning hole opposite to the positioning column 1251, and the positioning column 1251 is inserted into the positioning hole. Through the cooperation of reference column 1251 and locating hole, can realize the location to top cap 12 rear end.

For example, a first connection hole may be further disposed on the connection positioning portion 125, a second connection hole corresponding to the first connection hole is disposed on the second reinforcing member 14, and a first fastener may be disposed through the first connection hole and the second connection hole to fasten the connection positioning portion 125 on the second reinforcing member 14, that is, to fasten the rear end of the top cover 12.

It should be noted that the top cover 12 in the washing machine shell structure 10 needs to have a certain pressure-bearing capacity to be able to bear the mechanical transportation stress in the up-and-down direction, such as manual stepping, stacking of a plurality of model machines, and the like.

Based on this, a reinforcing structure may be provided at the front end and/or the rear end of the top cover 12, such as, as shown in fig. 3 and 5, a first reinforcing portion 126 may be provided at one end of the top cover 12 located at the front door panel 114, and the first reinforcing portion 126 may be provided as a reinforcing rib structure, wherein, in order to improve the structural compactness after the top cover 12 is connected with the front door panel 114, the first positioning structure 121 may be further provided at a side of the first reinforcing portion 126 facing the front door panel 114, that is, the first clamping portion 1211 is provided on the first reinforcing portion 126.

When the top cover 12 covers the opening 112, the first reinforcing portion 126 may also abut against the first reinforcing member 13, that is, the first reinforcing member 13 may support the first reinforcing portion 126, so as to further improve the stress strength of the top cover 12.

A second reinforcing portion 127 may be further disposed at one end of the top cover 12 located at the rear wall plate, and the second reinforcing portion 127 may be disposed as a reinforcing rib structure, wherein when the top cover 12 covers the opening 112, the second reinforcing portion 127 may also abut against the second reinforcing member 14, that is, the second reinforcing member 14 may support the second reinforcing portion 127, so as to further improve the stress strength of the top cover 12.

In the foregoing embodiments, the descriptions of the respective embodiments have respective emphasis, and for parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, reference may be made to related descriptions of other embodiments.

In the description of the present application, the terms "first", "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implying any number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more features.

The above detailed description of the washing machine housing structure and the washing machine provided by the embodiments of the present application, and the principle and the embodiments of the present application are explained by applying specific examples, and the above description of the embodiments is only used to help understanding the method and the core idea of the present application; meanwhile, for those skilled in the art, according to the idea of the present application, there may be variations in the specific embodiments and the application scope, and in summary, the content of the present specification should not be construed as a limitation to the present application.

Claims

1. A washing machine casing structure, comprising:

a box wall defining a housing cavity with an opening at the top for mounting a washing machine drum; the box body wall comprises a front door plate for mounting a door body; and

2. The casing structure of washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first positioning structure includes a plurality of first engaging portions, the second positioning structure includes first engaging slots opposite to the first engaging portions, and the first engaging portions are inserted into the first engaging slots.

3. The washing machine cabinet structure according to claim 2, wherein the cabinet wall further comprises a rear wall panel and two oppositely disposed side wall panels, the rear wall panel is disposed opposite to the front door panel, and the two side wall panels are connected between the front door panel and the rear wall panel;

the shell structure of the washing machine further comprises a first reinforcing piece, the first reinforcing piece is connected between the two side wall plates, and the first reinforcing piece is located at one end, close to the front door plate, of each side wall plate.

4. The washing machine casing structure of claim 3, wherein the first reinforcement comprises a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion, the first connecting portion is connected between the two side wall plates, the second connecting portion is arranged on the first connecting portion and located between the top cover and the front door plate, a positioning clamping groove is arranged on the second connecting portion, and the first clamping portion penetrates through the positioning clamping groove.

5. The washing machine casing structure as claimed in claim 3, wherein the top cover is provided with a first positioning part at a side thereof facing the sidewall plate, the sidewall plate is provided with a fastening hole corresponding to the first positioning part, and the washing machine casing structure further comprises a fastening positioning part fixed to the fastening hole and cooperating with the first positioning part to position and fix the top cover.

6. A washing machine housing structure as claimed in claim 3 further comprising a second reinforcement member connected between the side wall panels at an end of the side wall panels adjacent the rear wall panel.

7. The washing machine casing structure as claimed in claim 6, wherein the top cover has a connection positioning portion at one end of the rear wall plate, the connection positioning portion has a positioning post thereon, the positioning post is located at one side of the connection positioning portion facing the second reinforcing member, the second reinforcing member has a positioning hole disposed opposite to the positioning post, and the positioning post is inserted into the positioning hole.

8. A washing machine casing structure as claimed in claim 3 wherein the top cover is provided with a first reinforcing portion at an end of the front door panel, and the first locating structure is provided on a side of the first reinforcing portion facing the front door panel.

9. A washing machine housing structure according to claim 3, wherein the top cover is provided with a second reinforcement at an end of the rear wall panel.

10. A washing machine comprising a washing machine drum mounted within the receiving cavity and a washing machine housing structure as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9.