CN218951755U

CN218951755U - Lifting rib and washing machine

Info

Publication number: CN218951755U
Application number: CN202223321057.0U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 徐大卫
Original assignee: TCL Home Appliances Hefei Co Ltd
Current assignee: TCL Home Appliances Hefei Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-12-09
Filing date: 2022-12-09
Publication date: 2023-05-02
Anticipated expiration: 2032-12-09

Abstract

The application provides a promote muscle and washing machine belongs to the domestic appliance field. The application provides a washing machine includes rotatable interior bucket, promotes the muscle and includes: the base is used for being fixed on the inner barrel of the washing machine and provided with a groove; the upper cover is provided with an upper cover cavity and is detachably arranged in the groove to seal the upper cover cavity, and the upper cover is provided with a plurality of through holes communicated with the upper cover cavity; the filtering piece is arranged in the upper cover cavity and is provided with a filtering structure, and the filtering structure is used for filtering residues generated in the clothes washing process. This application is through the filter element that promotes muscle upper cover cavity setting for rivers remaining batting, thread bits etc. in flowing into the upper cover cavity through the through-hole can be filtered by the filter element, avoid its adhesion on the abluent clothing in the inner tub, thereby improve the cleaning performance of washing machine to the clothing.

Description

Lifting rib and washing machine

Technical Field

The application belongs to the household appliance field, especially relates to a lifting rib and washing machine.

Background

In the existing clothes in the washing process of the inner barrel of the washing machine, clothes residues such as flocks, thread scraps and the like are inevitably generated, although the filtering piece is arranged in the prior art, the filtering effect of the filtering piece in the prior art is limited, only part of the clothes residues can be filtered, more clothes residues still adhere to the clothes, and the cleaning effect of the washing machine on the clothes is affected.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a lifting rib and a washing machine to solve impurity residual problems such as current washing machine batting, thread bits.

In one aspect, the present application provides a lifting rib, is applied to washing machine, lifting rib includes:

the base is used for being fixed on the inner barrel and provided with a groove;

the upper cover is provided with an upper cover cavity and is detachably arranged in the groove to seal the upper cover cavity; the upper cover is provided with a plurality of through holes, and the through holes are communicated with the upper cover cavity;

the filtering piece is arranged in the upper cover cavity, and is provided with a filtering structure for filtering residues generated in the clothes washing process.

Optionally, the upper cover includes a first top wall and two first end walls, the first top wall including two opposing short sides; each first end wall is connected to one short side and protrudes away from the first top wall, and the filter element is arranged between the two first end walls.

Optionally, the two first end walls include first clamping grooves that are oppositely disposed, and the filter element is clamped in the first clamping grooves.

Optionally, the groove comprises a bottom wall and two groove walls, the bottom wall comprising two opposite short sides; each groove wall is connected with one short side and protrudes in a direction away from the bottom wall, and the filter piece is arranged between the two groove walls.

Optionally, two slot walls are provided with opposite second clamping grooves, and the filter element is clamped in the second clamping grooves.

Optionally, a first buckle is relatively arranged on one side of the upper cover, which is close to the base, the base is provided with a clamping interface corresponding to the first buckle, and the upper cover is clamped with the base through the first buckle and the clamping interface.

Optionally, each first buckle includes an elastic arm and a hooking portion, one end of the elastic arm is connected to the upper cover, and the other end of the elastic arm is connected to the hooking portion, and the hooking portion is hooked in the side wall, close to the upper cover, of the clip connector.

Optionally, the base is further provided with a fixing opening corresponding to the first buckle, and the elastic arm is inserted into the fixing opening and abuts against the side wall in the fixing opening.

Optionally, the lifting rib base includes second roof and two second lateral walls, the second roof includes two opposite long limits, each second lateral wall connect in one long limit, and be located the same side of second roof, the second lateral wall is equipped with a plurality of through-holes.

In a second aspect, embodiments of the present application also provide a washing machine, including:

an inner barrel;

lifting ribs, which are fixed on the inner barrel.

The lifting rib provided by the embodiment of the application is fixed on the inner barrel of the washing machine and is contacted with clothes in the rotating process. The lifting rib comprises a base and an upper cover detachably mounted on the base, an upper cover cavity and a plurality of through holes are formed in the upper cover, and water flows through the lifting rib through the through holes when the inner barrel rotates. Through the filter element that sets up at lifting rib upper cover cavity for residual batting, thread bits etc. in the rivers that flow into upper cover cavity through the through-hole can be filtered by the filter element, avoid its adhesion on the abluent clothing in interior bucket, thereby improve the cleaning performance of washing machine to the clothing.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings that are required to be used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and that other drawings may be obtained from these drawings without inventive effort to a person skilled in the art.

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

Fig. 1 is a front view of a lifting rib provided in an embodiment of the present application.

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the lifting rib shown in FIG. 1 along the A-A direction

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of the lifting rib shown in fig. 1 in a first view.

Fig. 4 is an exploded view of a first embodiment of the lifting rib shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is an exploded view of a second embodiment of the lifting rib shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged schematic view of a portion a of the lifting rib shown in fig. 3.

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of the lifting rib shown in fig. 1 in a second view

Reference numerals illustrate:

100. lifting ribs;

10. an upper cover; 11. a first top wall; 12. a first sidewall; 121. a first buckle; 1211. an elastic arm; 1212. a hooking part; 13. a first end wall; 131. a first clamping groove; 14. a top cover chamber; 15. a through hole; 16. a filter;

20. a base; 21. a second top wall; 22. a second sidewall; 23. a groove; 231. a groove wall; 2311. a second clamping groove; 232. a bottom wall; 241. a fixed port; 242. a card interface; 25. a mounting structure; 251. a second buckle; 252. a screw.

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 will be apparent that the described embodiments are only some, but not all, of the embodiments of the present application. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments herein without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the present application.

The embodiment of the application provides a drum washing machine which can be a single-drum washing machine, a multi-drum washing machine and the like. The drum washing machine includes a rotatable inner tub, and the lifting rib 100 is fixed to the inner tub to ensure that the lifting rib 100 does not deviate during rotation of the inner tub. In the operation process of the washing machine, the driving device of the washing machine drives the inner barrel to rotate, and the lifting ribs 100 rotate along with the inner barrel of the washing machine, so that clothes in the barrel are lifted to a high position and fall down, the clothes are fully rolled, and the washing effect is realized. In order to more clearly illustrate the structure of the lifting rib, the lifting rib will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to fig. 1, 2 and 3, fig. 1 is a front view of a lifting rib 100 according to an embodiment of the present application, fig. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the lifting rib 100 shown in fig. 1 along A-A direction, and fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of the lifting rib shown in fig. 1 at a first view angle.

The lifting rib 100 includes an upper cover 10 and a base 20, the base 20 is fixed on the inner tub and provided with a groove 23, the upper cover 10 is provided with an upper cover chamber 14, and the upper cover 10 is detachably mounted on the groove 23 to close the upper cover chamber 14. The upper cover 10 is provided with a plurality of through holes 15, and the plurality of through holes 15 communicate with the upper cover chamber 14. The shape of the through hole 15 may be set according to practical situations, for example, a circular through hole, a rectangular through hole, etc.

The lifting rib 100 further includes a filter member 16, and the filter member 16 is disposed in the upper cover chamber 14 and provided with a filtering structure for filtering residues generated during laundry washing. The filtering structure can be a structure with adsorption or adhesion property so as to ensure that the clothes residues are filtered when water enters from one side of the lifting rib, and the clothes residues are not washed away by water flow when water enters from the other side of the lifting rib, for example, the filtering structure can be a filter screen with a fine brush, a filter plate and the like. The clothes residues can be flocks, filings, knitting wool and the like generated in the clothes tumbling process, and because the filter element 16 is arranged in the upper cover cavity 14, the filter element 16 can still stably play a filtering role even under the impact of water flow, so that the clothes residues can be adsorbed or adhered by the filter structure, and the phenomenon that the clothes residues are directly discharged into a sewer through the drain pipe is avoided, so that the drain pipe or the sewer of the washing machine is blocked is caused.

Specifically, the upper cover 10 includes a first top wall 11 and two first side walls 12, and the first top wall 11 includes two opposite long sides, and each first side wall 12 is connected to one of the long sides. And projects in a direction away from the first top wall 11. The lifting rib base comprises a second top wall 21 and two second side walls 22, wherein the second top wall 21 comprises two opposite long sides, and each second side wall 22 is connected to one long side and located on the same side of the second top wall 21. When the upper cover 10 is mounted on the groove 23, the first top wall 11 is connected to the second top wall 21, and the first top wall 11 and the second top wall 21 are in smooth transition, so that an arched top wall is integrally formed, and the arched top wall is approximately in an S shape; each first side wall 12 is connected to a second side wall 22, and the first side wall 12 and the second side wall 22 smoothly transition to form a streamline curvature which is adapted to the shape change of the arched top wall. As shown in fig. 3, the cross section of the lifting rib 100 along the width direction thereof is trapezoidal, two side walls of the trapezoid are two curved surfaces formed by connecting the first side wall 12 and the second side wall 22, and when the included angle between one curved surface and the normal line of the first top wall 11 is gradually increased, the included angle between the other curved surface and the normal line of the first top wall 11 is gradually decreased. Compared with a straight structure, the streamline lifting rib structure reduces friction resistance, so that the contact between the streamline lifting rib structure and clothes is softer, and the clothes are less prone to damage. When the washing machine is operated, laundry gathers toward the first and second

top walls

11 and 21 as the lifting rib 100 moves. When the lifting rib 100 lifts the clothes to a certain height, the clothes fall back under the action of gravity, and the structure can ensure the stability of the lifting rib 100 and simultaneously enable the clothes to be fully tumbled and cleaned.

Referring to fig. 4 for an exemplary illustration, fig. 4 is an exploded view of a first embodiment of the lifting rib shown in fig. 1. The upper cover 10 comprises a first top wall 11 and two first end walls 13, the first top wall 11 comprising two opposite short sides, each first end wall 13 being connected to a short side. And projects away from said first top wall 11, between which two first end walls 13 the filter element 16 is mounted.

Specifically, each first end wall 13 is connected to two first side walls 12, and when the upper cover 10 is covered on the base 20, the two first side walls 12, the two first end walls 13 and the first top wall 11 enclose to form an upper cover cavity 14. The two first end walls 13 are oppositely provided with first clamping grooves 131, two ends of the filter element 16 are respectively clamped with the first clamping grooves 131, and the structure of the first clamping grooves 131 can be set according to practical situations, such as a structure protruding away from the upper cover cavity 14. In the installation process, the user can detach the upper cover 10 from the base 20, and then fasten the filter 16 to the first fastening groove 131. After the installation, the upper cover 10 is covered on the base.

Referring to fig. 5 for an exemplary illustration, fig. 5 is an exploded view of a second embodiment of the lifting rib shown in fig. 1. The recess 23 comprises two recess walls 231 and a bottom wall 232, the bottom wall 232 comprising two opposite short sides, each recess wall 231 being connected to one of said short sides, and each recess wall 231 protruding away from the bottom wall 232, the filter element 16 being mounted between the two recess walls 231.

Specifically, when the upper cover 10 is covered on the base 20, the two first side walls 12, the two groove walls 231 and the first top wall 11 enclose to form the upper cover chamber 14, the two groove walls 231 are oppositely provided with the second clamping grooves 2311, and two ends of the filter element 16 are respectively clamped with the second clamping grooves 2311. The user can open the upper cover 10 and align and clamp the filter element 16 with the second clamping groove 2311 to install the filter element 16. When the laundry residues need to be cleaned, the user can directly take out the filter element 16 from the second clamping groove 2311 for disassembly and cleaning.

For example, referring to fig. 6 in conjunction with fig. 3, fig. 6 is an enlarged schematic view of a portion a of the lifting rib 100 shown in fig. 3. The side of the upper cover 10 close to the base 20 is provided with a first buckle 121 in an opposite mode, and the base 20 is provided with a clamping interface 242 corresponding to the first buckle 121. Specifically, a first buckle 121 is disposed on a side of each first sidewall 12 near the base 20, and each second sidewall 22 is provided with a clamping interface 242 corresponding to the first buckle 121, so that the upper cover 10 and the base 20 are clamped together through the first buckle 121 and the clamping interface 242. In practical applications, the number of the first buckles 121 may be one or more. Such as: the number of the first buckles 121 may be two, and are disposed opposite to each other on the two first side walls 12. Correspondingly, two card interfaces 242 are provided, and are disposed opposite to each other on the second side wall 22. When the upper cover 10 is clamped on the base 20, the user can easily lift the upper cover 10 from the base 20 by simply unlocking the first buckle 121 from the clamping interface 242 and applying an external force to the upper cover 10, thereby completing the disassembly process. Also, when the mounting is required, the user can easily align the first buckle 121 with the card interface 242 and then fasten the buckle 121 to the card interface 242, so as to realize the alignment and fastening of the upper cover 10 and the base 20.

Specifically, each first buckle 121 includes an elastic arm 1211 and a hooking portion 1212, one end of the elastic arm 1211 is connected to the first sidewall 12, and the other end is connected to the hooking portion 1212, when the user covers the upper cover 10, the hooking portion 1212 can hook the sidewall of the card interface 242 near the upper cover 10, so that the upper cover 10 and the base 20 cannot be easily separated. In addition, the clamping mode is easy to operate, and the lifting ribs do not need to be integrally detached, so that the upper cover 10 can be conveniently detached and replaced by a user.

Illustratively, the base is further provided with a fixing opening 241 corresponding to the first buckle 121, and the elastic arm 1211 is inserted into the fixing opening 241 and abuts against a side wall in the fixing opening 241. Specifically, the card interface 242 is disposed on the second side wall 22, the fixing opening 241 is disposed on the bottom wall 232, and when the user needs to install the upper cover 10, the user clamps the upper cover 10 and applies an external force to the base 20, and aligns the first buckle 121 to the fixing opening 241, so that the elastic arm 1211 and the hooking portion 1212 slide down along the side wall in the fixing opening 241. During the downward displacement of the elastic arm 1211 and the hooking portion 1212, the hooking portion 1212 contracts away from the clamping port 242, the elastic arm 1211 elastically deforms, when the upper cover 10 and the base 20 are clamped, the hooking portion 1212 hooks on the side wall of the clamping port 242, which is close to the upper cover 10, and the elastic arm 1211 resets and abuts against the side wall of the fixing port 241.

For example, please continue to refer to fig. 3. The first sidewall 12 is provided with a plurality of through holes 15, and the second sidewall 22 is also provided with a plurality of through holes 15. The size and arrangement pitch of the through holes 15 on the second sidewall 22 may be identical to those of the through holes 15 on the first sidewall 12. The second side wall 22 and the first side wall 12 are provided with the same through hole structure, so that unified processing can be conveniently carried out on the lifting rib upper cover 10 and the base 20. Meanwhile, the through holes are formed in the second side wall 22, so that water flow resistance can be reduced to a certain extent when water flows through the lifting ribs 100, and pressure applied to the lifting ribs 100 when lifting clothes is reduced.

For example, referring to fig. 7, fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram illustrating a second view of the lifting rib 100 shown in fig. 1. The base 20 further comprises a mounting structure 25 matched with the inner tub of the washing machine, the mounting structure 25 comprises a plurality of second buckles 251, the second buckles 251 are arranged on the second side walls 22, each second buckle 251 comprises a protruding portion facing the other second side wall 22, each protruding portion extends to be connected with a clamping plate in a direction away from the upper cover 10, the inner tub of the washing machine is provided with a clamping groove (not shown in the figure) corresponding to the second buckle 251, and the clamping plates are clamped into the clamping grooves to enable the base 20 to be mounted on the inner tub. The base 20 further includes at least two threaded members 252 that are threaded. At least two screws 252 are connected to the bottom wall 232, and studs (not shown) are provided at corresponding positions of the inner tub, so that the base 20 is fixed to the inner tub by screwing. The mounting structure 25 is provided on the base 20, so that the lifting rib 100 can be more firmly fixed on the inner tub of the washing machine, and can be prevented from being loosened and separated from the inner tub.

In the foregoing embodiments, the descriptions of the embodiments are emphasized, and for parts of one embodiment that are not described in detail, reference may be made to related descriptions of other embodiments.

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

The lifting rib and the clothes dryer provided by the embodiment of the application are described in detail, and specific examples are applied to illustrate the principle and the implementation of the application, and the description of the above embodiments is only used for helping to understand the method and the core idea of the application; meanwhile, as those skilled in the art will vary in the specific embodiments and application scope according to the ideas of the present application, the contents of the present specification should not be construed as limiting the present application in summary.

Claims

1. A lifting rib for use in a washing machine comprising a rotatable inner tub, the lifting rib comprising:

the filtering piece is arranged in the upper cover cavity, and is provided with a filtering structure for filtering clothes residues generated in the clothes washing process.

2. A lifting rib according to claim 1, wherein the upper cover comprises a first top wall and two first end walls, the first top wall comprising two opposed short sides; each first end wall is connected to one short side and protrudes away from the first top wall, and the filter element is arranged between the two first end walls.

3. A lifting rib according to claim 2, wherein both of the first end walls include oppositely disposed first clamping grooves, and the filter is clamped in the first clamping grooves.

4. A lifting rib according to claim 1, wherein the recess comprises a bottom wall and two groove walls, the bottom wall comprising two opposed short sides; each groove wall is connected with one short side and protrudes in a direction away from the bottom wall, and the filter piece is arranged between the two groove walls.

5. The lifting rib according to claim 4, wherein two of the groove walls are provided with second opposite clamping grooves, and the filter is clamped in the second clamping grooves.

6. The lifting rib according to claim 1, wherein a first buckle is arranged on one side, close to the base, of the upper cover in an opposite mode, a clamping interface corresponding to the first buckle is arranged on the base, and the upper cover and the base are clamped through the first buckle and the clamping interface.

7. The lifting rib according to claim 6, wherein each of the first buckles comprises a resilient arm and a hooking portion, one end of the resilient arm is connected to the upper cover, and the other end of the resilient arm is connected to the hooking portion, and the hooking portion is hooked in the clip connector near a side wall of the upper cover.

8. The lifting rib according to claim 7, wherein the base is further provided with a fixing opening corresponding to the first buckle, and the elastic arm is inserted into the fixing opening and abuts against the side wall in the fixing opening.

9. A lifting rib according to claim 1, wherein the lifting rib base comprises a second top wall and two second side walls, the second top wall comprising two opposite long sides, each second side wall being connected to one of the long sides and being located on the same side of the second top wall, the second side walls being provided with a plurality of through holes.

10. A washing machine, comprising:

an inner barrel;

lifting rib, being a lifting rib according to any one of claims 1-9, said lifting rib being fixed to said inner tub.