CN219010742U

CN219010742U - Drum washing machine with front cover

Info

Publication number: CN219010742U
Application number: CN202223079363.8U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王若云; 姚伯礼
Original assignee: BSH Electrical Appliances Jiangsu Co Ltd; BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
Current assignee: BSH Electrical Appliances Jiangsu Co Ltd; BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
Priority date: 2022-11-21
Filing date: 2022-11-21
Publication date: 2023-05-12
Anticipated expiration: 2032-11-21

Abstract

The utility model relates to a drum washing machine with a front cover, which comprises a box body, wherein a front panel is fixedly arranged on the front side of the box body, the front cover is connected and arranged on the outer side of the front panel through a repeatedly detachable surface, a first opening is formed in the front cover, a second opening is formed in the front panel at a position corresponding to the first opening, a drawer penetrates through the first opening and the second opening and is slidably arranged in the box body, and the front cover is further connected with the front panel through the clamping of a first clamping part and a second clamping part. The front cover and the front panel of the drum washing machine are connected more reliably, and are not easy to be influenced by drawer movement.

Description

Drum washing machine with front cover

[ field of technology ]

The utility model relates to a drum washing machine, in particular to a connection between a front cover and a box body of the drum washing machine.

[ background Art ]

German patent application DE102021203744A1 discloses a laundry care appliance having a first front wall element detachably attached to a second front wall element. In particular, it is also disclosed that the first front wall element is attached to the second front wall element by at least one magnet element. The dispensing unit is mounted through openings in the first and second front wall elements.

The dispensing unit is usually provided in the form of a drawer which can be slid out for adding the care agent and then slid in for closing. In order to make the gap between the panel portion of the dispensing unit and the first front wall element smaller and the movement of the drawer do not shake, there may be some binding relationship between the dispensing unit and the first and second front wall elements. In addition, the first front wall element has a requirement of being detachable, if the dispensing unit is opened for a plurality of times, the sliding-out of the dispensing unit can necessarily exert force on the first front wall element, so that the first front wall element is locally tilted or locally displaced, which not only affects the appearance, but can even lead to the falling-out of the first front wall element.

[ utility model ]

An object of the present utility model is to provide a drum washing machine having a front cover that is not easily detached or displaced.

Embodiments of the present utility model include: the utility model provides a drum type washing machine with protecgulum, contains the box, and the box front side is fixed to set up the front panel, the protecgulum through repeatedly detachable surface connection set up in the outside of front panel, have first opening on the protecgulum, on the front panel with the position that first opening corresponds is equipped with the second opening, the drawer passes first opening with second opening slidable locates the box, the protecgulum towards one side of front panel, and be close to first opening position has first joint portion, the front panel with the position that first joint portion corresponds has second joint portion, first joint portion with the mutual joint of second joint portion.

Preferred embodiments also include that the repeatable removable surface connection comprises a magnetic attachment or a connection by velcro.

In some embodiments, the second clamping portion extends from the second opening to the inside of the box body, and the first clamping portion extends into the second opening and is matched with the second clamping portion.

As one embodiment, one of the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion includes a protrusion, and the other one includes a groove matched with the protrusion.

An advantageous refinement also comprises that the drawer comprises a drawer panel which is flush with the front cover surface when the drawer is in the closed position, and which drawer panel has a shape and size adapted to the first opening.

In some embodiments, the front cover includes a main body portion forming an outer surface and a connection portion fixedly connected to a back portion of the main body portion, the first clamping portion being located on the connection portion.

Preferably, the body portion is of flat plate construction.

In some embodiments, the drawer is pushably disposed to the housing.

The above embodiments may be combined in any combination as the technical conditions allow.

The connection of the front cover at the position close to the drawer is enhanced by the clamping connection of the first clamping connection part and the second clamping connection part, so that the pulling effect of the movement of the drawer on the front cover can be overcome, the front cover is more stable, and inconvenience in use is avoided for a user.

Specific embodiments of the present utility model will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[ description of the drawings ]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a drum washing machine, in which a front cover and a drawer panel are in a separated state, and a drawer body is not shown for better understanding;

FIG. 2 is a partial sectional view of a drawer and a drum washing machine in a drawer opened state;

fig. 3 is an enlarged view at a in fig. 2.

[ detailed description ] of the utility model

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the drum washing machine 100 has a cabinet 10. The front panel 2 is fixedly arranged on the front side of the box body 10. The front cover 4 is disposed outside the front panel 2 through a surface connection that is repeatedly detachable, mainly forming the front appearance of the drum washing machine 100. The repeatable detachable connection allows the user to customize or replace the front cover 4 according to preference, and also facilitates maintenance of the machine by technicians. Where surface connection is understood to be a contact connection between surfaces, such as adhesive, welding, magnetic attraction, velcro connection, etc. Specific embodiments of the repeatable removable surface attachment are limited to eliminating the non-repeatable removable means and may therefore include, but are not limited to, magnetic attachment or attachment by velcro.

The front cover 4 has a first opening 41 therein. The front panel 2 is provided with a second opening 21 at a position corresponding to the first opening 41. The drawer 6 is slidably provided to the cabinet 10 through the first opening 41 and the second opening 21. The drawer 6 serves as a dosing device in which a care agent such as a detergent, a softener, etc. is stored. The drawer 6 may be manually pulled by a user or may be arranged in the case 10 in a pushing and ejecting manner. For the pushable and flickable drawer 6, the user pushes the drawer inwards to unlock, and the drawer automatically slides out under the action of the spring device. The push-spring structure of the drawer 6 is known in the art and will not be described in detail.

The drawer 6 comprises a drawer panel 61. When the drawer 6 is in the closed position, the drawer panel 61 is flush with the surface of the front cover 4. Also, the drawer panel 61 has a shape and size that is compatible with the first opening 41 on the front cover 4 such that the drawer panel 61 has a more aesthetically pleasing mating effect with the front cover 4 when the drawer 6 is in the closed position.

The surface connection through repeatable detachment is very convenient whether installation or detachment, but the problem of unstable and unstable connection may exist, and even if the drawer is not pulled by hand, the drawer can shift or fall off due to the movement of the drawer in the normal use process. In particular, there is a binding relationship between the drawer 6 and the precisely fitting front cover 4, whereby pulling can occur.

In view of these problems, further restraint of the front cover 4 is required. As for how to restrain, ingenious design is needed, and on the premise of not changing the existing integral structure, the ideal effect is achieved by a simple structure.

The front cover 4 is preferably of an assembly structure including a main body portion 42 of a generally flat plate structure and forming an outer surface, and a connecting portion 43 fixedly connected to the back of the main body portion 42 so as to face the front panel 2. The connecting portion 43 has a first engaging portion 44 at a position close to the first opening 41, and the front panel 2 has a second engaging portion 22 at a position corresponding to the first engaging portion 44, and the first engaging portion 44 and the second engaging portion 22 are engaged with each other. In this way, the connection of the front cover 4 to the front panel 2 is reinforced in the vicinity of the drawer 6, avoiding or reducing the influence of the drawer movement on the front cover 4.

Various embodiments are possible for the respective positions of the first clamping portion 44 and the second clamping portion 22. One preferred approach is shown in fig. 2 and 3. In this embodiment, the second engaging portion 22 extends from the second opening 21 toward the inside of the case 10, and the first engaging portion 44 extends into the second opening 21 and engages with the second engaging portion 22. One of the first clamping portion 44 and the second clamping portion 22 includes a protrusion 8, and the other includes a groove 9 matching the protrusion 8. In the embodiment shown in fig. 3, the first clamping portion 44 includes the recess 9 thereon, and the second clamping portion 22 includes the protrusion 8 thereon. The grooves 9 and the protrusions 8 can be interchanged without affecting the function and effect.

As shown in fig. 3, the second engaging portion 22 extends substantially parallel to the moving direction of the drawer 6. The first clamping portion 44 and the second clamping portion 22 extend substantially in parallel, and the groove 9 or the protrusion 8 on the first clamping portion 44 is close to the suspended outer end 45 of the first clamping portion 44. In this way, the first clamping portion 44 can be deformed in the process of matching the first clamping portion 44 with the second clamping portion 22, so that the assembly is easier to complete.

The various embodiments described above and shown in the figures are illustrative of the utility model only and not all of the utility model. Any modification of the present utility model by one of ordinary skill in the related art is within the scope of the basic technical idea of the present utility model.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a drum type washing machine with protecgulum, contains box (10), and the box front side is fixed to set up front panel (2), protecgulum (4) through repeatedly detachable surface connection set up in the outside of front panel (2), it has first opening (41) to cover in the front, on the front panel with the position that first opening corresponds is equipped with second opening (21), and drawer (6) pass first opening with second opening slidably locates the box, its characterized in that: the front cover faces one side of the front panel and is close to the first opening, a first clamping part (44) is arranged at the front panel, a second clamping part (22) is arranged at the position corresponding to the first clamping part, and the first clamping part and the second clamping part are mutually clamped.

2. The drum washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the repeatedly detachable surface connection comprises magnetic attraction connection or connection through a magic tape.

3. The drum washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the second clamping part extends from the second opening to the inside of the box body, and the first clamping part extends into the second opening and is matched with the second clamping part.

4. A drum washing machine as claimed in claim 3, wherein: one of the first clamping part and the second clamping part comprises a protrusion (8), and the other one comprises a groove (9) matched with the protrusion.

5. The drum washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the drawer includes a drawer panel (61) that is flush with the front cover surface when the drawer is in a closed position, and the drawer panel (61) has a shape and size that conforms to the first opening (41).

6. The drum washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the front cover (4) comprises a main body part (42) forming an outer surface and a connecting part (43) fixedly connected to the back of the main body part, and the first clamping part is positioned on the connecting part.

7. The drum washing machine as claimed in claim 6, wherein: the main body part is of a flat plate structure.

8. The drum washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the drawer can be arranged on the box body in a pushing and bouncing way.