CN220450518U - Washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiment of the application provides a washing machine, which comprises a front door plate, wherein a locking hole is formed in the front door plate; the door body is rotationally connected with the front door plate; the magnetic assembly comprises a first magnetic part and a second magnetic part, the first magnetic part is arranged on the door body, the second magnetic part is arranged on the front door plate, and the second magnetic part is arranged opposite to the first magnetic part; the locking piece is arranged on one side of the first magnetic piece, which is away from the door body, and is connected with the first magnetic piece, when the locking piece is clamped in the locking hole, the first magnetic piece and the second magnetic piece are mutually attracted, so that the door body is tightly adsorbed on the front door plate, the gapless matching of the door body and the front door plate is realized, the tightness between the door body and the front door plate is further improved on the basis of locking the door body and the front door plate, abnormal sound or shaking caused by the movement of the door body relative to the front door plate in the working process of the washing machine is avoided, the closing reliability of the door body can be increased, and the use experience of a user is improved.

Description

Washing machine

Technical Field

The application belongs to the technical field of household appliances, and more particularly relates to a washing machine.

Background

In the related art, a door hook is usually arranged on a door body of the washing machine, a door lock is arranged on a front door plate of the box body, and the door hook and the door lock adopt a hooking mode to lock the door body and the box body, so that the door body is prevented from being opened at will or carelessly touching the inside of the washing machine to bring danger to people in the working process of the washing machine. After the door hook is inserted into the door lock, a certain travel gap is formed between the door hook and the door lock, so that the door body is easy to displace relative to the front door plate after being locked, abnormal sound or shaking is generated in the working process of the washing machine, and the use experience of a user is poor.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a washing machine to solve among the prior art stroke clearance of door hook and lock and lead to the door body to take place the displacement for preceding door plant easily after locking, make the washing machine work in-process produce abnormal sound or rock the problem.

An embodiment of the present application provides a washing machine, including:

the front door plate is provided with a locking hole;

the door body is rotationally connected with the front door plate;

the magnetic assembly comprises a first magnetic part and a second magnetic part, the first magnetic part is arranged on the door body, the second magnetic part is arranged on the front door plate, and the second magnetic part is arranged opposite to the first magnetic part;

the locking piece is arranged on one side, deviating from the door body, of the first magnetic piece and is connected with the first magnetic piece, and when the locking piece is clamped in the locking hole, the first magnetic piece and the second magnetic piece are attracted mutually, so that the door body is attached to the front door plate.

In some embodiments, the locking member includes a body and a hook connected to the body, the body is connected to the first magnetic member, the hook is located on a side of the body facing away from the first magnetic member, and the hook can be snapped into the locking hole, so that the door body is locked with the front door panel.

In some embodiments, the first magnetic member is an electromagnet and the second magnetic member is a permanent magnet.

In some embodiments, the first magnetic element includes a housing, an iron core, and a coil assembly, the housing is connected with the door body, the housing has a receiving cavity, the iron core and the coil assembly are located in the receiving cavity, and the coil assembly is wound on the iron core, when the coil assembly is powered on, the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element can generate attractive force, and when the coil assembly is powered off, attractive force between the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element disappears.

In some embodiments, the washing machine further comprises a controller electrically connected to the coil assembly for controlling the on-off of the coil assembly.

In some embodiments, the housing includes a plurality of fixing portions disposed at intervals, each of the fixing portions is provided with a mounting hole, the door body is provided with a fixing hole, and a fastener is disposed through the mounting hole and the fixing hole, so that the housing is connected with the door body.

In some embodiments, the locking hole is a through hole.

In some embodiments, the washing machine further comprises a door hinge through which the door body is rotatably connected with the front door panel.

In some embodiments, the washing machine further comprises a spring pin structure, wherein the spring pin structure is arranged on the door body and is opposite to the door hinge, when the door body is locked, the door hinge compresses the spring pin structure, when the door body is unlocked, attractive force between the first magnetic piece and the second magnetic piece disappears, and the door body is unlocked under elastic restoring force of the spring pin structure.

In some embodiments, the spring pin structure includes an elastic member and a spring pin, a mounting groove is provided on the door body, the elastic member is disposed in the mounting groove, one end of the spring pin is disposed in the mounting groove and is abutted to the elastic member, the other end of the spring pin extends out of the mounting groove, and the spring pin can move in an axial direction of the mounting groove in a telescopic manner

The washing machine provided by the embodiment of the application comprises a front door plate, wherein a locking hole is formed in the front door plate; the door body is rotationally connected with the front door plate; the magnetic assembly comprises a first magnetic part and a second magnetic part, the first magnetic part is arranged on the door body, the second magnetic part is arranged on the front door plate, and the second magnetic part is arranged opposite to the first magnetic part; the locking piece is arranged on one side of the first magnetic piece, which is away from the door body, and is connected with the first magnetic piece, when the locking piece is clamped in the locking hole, the first magnetic piece and the second magnetic piece are mutually attracted, so that the door body is tightly adsorbed on the front door plate, the gapless matching of the door body and the front door plate is realized, the tightness between the door body and the front door plate is further improved on the basis of locking the door body and the front door plate, abnormal sound or shaking caused by the movement of the door body relative to the front door plate in the working process of the washing machine is avoided, the closing reliability of the door body can be increased, and the use experience of a user is improved.

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 for 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, in which like reference numerals represent like parts throughout the following description.

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

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of the door body and the front door panel shown in fig. 1 in an unlocked state.

Fig. 3 is a partial structural schematic view of the washing machine shown in fig. 1.

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

Fig. 5 is an exploded view of the first magnetic member and the locking member of fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is an exploded view of the portion B shown in fig. 3.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged schematic view of the portion B shown in fig. 3 with the door hinge removed.

Reference numerals illustrate:

100. a washing machine; 10. a front door panel; 11. a clothes taking and placing opening; 12. a locking hole; 20. a door body; 21. a mounting groove;

30. a magnetic assembly; 31. a first magnetic member, 32, a second magnetic member; 311. a housing; 312. an iron core; 313. a coil assembly; 3111. a receiving chamber; 3112. a fixing part; 3113. a mounting hole;

40. a locking member; 41. a body; 42. a clamping hook;

50. a door hinge; 60. a spring pin structure; 61. an elastic member; 62. and (5) spring pins.

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 a person skilled in the art without any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the present application based on the embodiments herein.

The embodiment of the application provides a washing machine to solve among the prior art stroke clearance of door hook and lock and lead to the door body to take place the displacement for preceding door plant easily after locking, make the washing machine work in-process produce abnormal sound or rock the problem. The following detailed description will be given with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present application, and fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a door body and a front door panel shown in fig. 1 in an unlocked state. The embodiment of the application provides a washing machine 100, the washing machine 100 is a drum washing machine, the washing machine 100 comprises a front door plate 10 and a door body 20, the front door plate 10 is provided with a clothes taking-out opening 11 corresponding to a washing drum, and clothes can be placed in the washing drum or taken out from the washing drum through the clothes taking-out opening 11 on the front door plate 10. The door body 20 is connected with the front door panel 10, and the door body 20 can rotate relative to the front door panel 10, thereby closing or opening the laundry taking and putting opening 11.

The washing machine 100 provided in the embodiment of the present application further includes a magnetic assembly 30 and a locking member 40. The magnetic assembly 30 includes a first magnetic member 31 and a second magnetic member 32, the first magnetic member 31 is disposed on the door body 20, the second magnetic member 32 is disposed on the front door panel 10, and the first magnetic member 31 and the second magnetic member 32 are disposed opposite to each other; the locking piece 40 is disposed on a side of the first magnetic piece 31 away from the door body 20, and is connected with the first magnetic piece 31, and the front door panel 10 is provided with a locking hole 12. When the locking piece 40 is clamped in the locking hole 12, the first magnetic piece 31 and the second magnetic piece 32 are attracted to each other, so that the door body 20 is tightly adsorbed on the front door plate 10, and the door body 20 and the front door plate 10 are in clearance-free fit, so that the tightness between the door body 20 and the front door plate 10 is further improved on the basis that the door body 20 and the front door plate 10 are locked, abnormal sound or shaking caused by movement of the door body 20 relative to the front door plate 10 in the working process of the washing machine 100 is avoided, meanwhile, the closing reliability of the door body 20 can be improved, and the use experience of a user is improved.

Referring to fig. 3 to 5 in combination with fig. 1 and 2, fig. 3 is a schematic view of a portion of the washing machine shown in fig. 1, fig. 4 is an enlarged schematic view of a portion a shown in fig. 3, and fig. 5 is an exploded schematic view of the first magnetic member and the locking member shown in fig. 4. The locking member 40 includes a body 41 and a hook 42 connected to the body 41, wherein the body 41 is connected to the first magnetic member 31, and the hook 42 is located at a side of the body 41 facing away from the first magnetic member 31. When the door body 20 is closed, the hook 42 is clamped into the locking hole 12, so that the door body 20 and the front door panel 10 are locked, and meanwhile, the first magnetic piece 31 and the second magnetic piece 32 are attracted to each other, so that a larger attraction force exists between the door body 20 and the front door panel 10, and the door body 20 is tightly attached to the front door panel 10.

In some embodiments, the body 41 and the hook 42 are of an integral structure, so that the body 41 and the hook 42 can be guaranteed to be integrally formed, processed and manufactured and are of an inseparable structure, on one hand, the number of used parts can be reduced, the assembly difficulty and the assembly precision requirement are reduced, the procedure of welding connection between the body 41 and the hook 42 is omitted, and the assembly efficiency is improved. On the other hand, the overall rigidity of the locking member 40 can be improved, the possibility of looseness between the body 41 and the hook 42 is reduced, and the structural strength is high.

In some embodiments, the locking hole 12 may be a through hole provided on the door body 20, and in other embodiments, the locking hole 12 may be a slot provided on the door body 20. It can be appreciated that when the first magnetic member 31 and the second magnetic member 32 attract each other, the hook 42 faces the front door panel 10 and is clamped into the locking hole 12, so that the door body 20 is locked with the front door panel 10, and the door body 20 is prevented from being opened at will during the operation of the washing machine.

With continued reference to fig. 2 to 5, in the embodiment of the present application, the first magnetic member 31 is disposed on the door body 20, the second magnetic member 32 is disposed on the front door panel 10, and since the locking member 40 is connected with the first magnetic member 31 and is located at a side of the first magnetic member 31 facing away from the door body 20, the second magnetic member 32 is preferably disposed at the periphery of the locking hole 12. When the locking member 40 is clamped in the locking hole 12, the first magnetic member 31 and the second magnetic member 32 are opposite to each other, and at this time, the attractive force between the first magnetic member 31 and the second magnetic member 32 is larger, so that the door body 20 is tightly adsorbed on the front door panel 10.

In some embodiments, the second magnetic member 32 is fixedly or detachably mounted on the front door panel 10 and located on a side of the front door panel 10 facing the door body 20, and the second magnetic member 32 may be connected to the front door panel 10 by using bolts or buckles.

In other embodiments, the front door panel 10 may also be made of a magnetic material. It will also be appreciated that the front door panel 10 is magnetic as a whole, and the front door panel 10 and the first magnetic member 31 may generate attractive force to tightly attract the door body 20 to the front door panel 10.

In some embodiments, the first magnetic member 31 is fixedly or detachably mounted on the door body 20 and located on a side of the door body 20 facing the front door panel 10, and the first magnetic member 31 may be connected to the door body 20 by using bolts or buckles.

In the embodiment of the present application, one of the first magnetic member 31 and the second magnetic member 32 is an electromagnet, and the other is a permanent magnet. For example, when the first magnetic member 31 may be an electromagnet, the second magnetic member 32 is a permanent magnet. Or when the first magnetic member 31 is a permanent magnet, the second magnetic member 32 is an electromagnet. In other embodiments, the first magnetic member 31 and the second magnetic member 32 may be electromagnets, which is not specifically limited in this application.

It should be noted that the permanent magnet is made of ferrite, neodymium iron boron or samarium cobalt, and the magnetic field generated by the permanent magnet has the effect of environmental protection and does not need to consume external energy. The electromagnet can generate a magnetic field under the condition of electrifying, and the direction and the intensity of the magnetic field of the electromagnet can be controlled by adjusting factors such as voltage, current and the like.

For example, the first magnetic member 31 may be provided as an electromagnet, and the second magnetic member 32 may be provided as a permanent magnet. As shown in fig. 4, the first magnetic member 31 includes a housing 311, an iron core 312, and a coil group 313. Wherein, the housing 311 is connected with the door body 20, the housing 311 has a accommodating cavity 3111, the core 312 and the coil assembly 313 are located in the accommodating cavity 3111, and the coil assembly 313 is wound around the core 312. When the coil assembly 313 is electrified, the magnetic pole direction of the first magnetic element 31 and the magnetic pole direction of the second magnetic element 32 can be opposite by controlling the current direction of the coil assembly 313, and attractive force can be generated between the two magnetic elements, namely the door body 20 is in a locking state, and the door body 20 is tightly adsorbed on the front door plate 10 by the attractive force between the first magnetic element 31 and the second magnetic element 32, so that the door body 20 and the front door plate 10 are in clearance-free fit, and abnormal sound or shaking caused by movement of the door body 20 relative to the front door plate 10 in the working process of the washing machine 100 is avoided; when the washing machine 100 is finished, the power of the coil assembly 313 is turned off, and the magnetic field of the first magnetic member 31 is removed, that is, there is no force between the first magnetic member 31 and the second magnetic member 32, so that the door 20 can be conveniently opened.

In other embodiments, when the door body 20 needs to be unlocked and opened, the current direction of the coil assembly 313 can be controlled, so that the magnetic pole direction of the first magnetic member 31 is the same as the magnetic pole direction of the second magnetic member 32 and a repulsive force is generated, and the magnitude of the magnetic force between the first magnetic member 31 and the second magnetic member 32 is controlled by adjusting the current magnitude of the coil assembly 313, so that the locking member 40 is disengaged from the locking hole 12 under the repulsive force, and the door body 20 is unlocked and opened.

In some embodiments, the washing machine 100 further includes a controller electrically connected to the coil assembly 313 for controlling the on/off of the coil assembly 313. It will be appreciated that the control signal from the controller may control the energized state of the first magnetic member 31.

With continued reference to fig. 2 and 4, the housing 311 of the first magnetic member 31 includes a plurality of fixing portions 3112 disposed at intervals, each fixing portion 3112 is provided with a mounting hole 3113, and the door body 20 is correspondingly provided with a fixing hole (not shown), and a fastener is inserted through the mounting holes 3113 and the fixing holes, so that the housing 311 is connected to the door body 20, thereby fixing the first magnetic member 31 to the door body 20.

For example, the locking member 40 may be coupled to the core 312. In other embodiments, the locking member 40 may also be coupled to the housing 311. It should be noted that, because the locking piece 40 is located at one side of the first magnetic piece 31 away from the door body 20, when the locking piece 40 is clamped in the locking hole 12, the first magnetic piece 31 and the second magnetic piece 32 can attract each other, so that the door body 20 is tightly adsorbed on the front door panel 10, and the gapless matching between the door body 20 and the front door panel 10 is realized, so that the tightness between the door body 20 and the front door panel 10 is further improved on the basis of locking the door body 20 and the front door panel 10, and abnormal sound or shake caused by movement of the door body 20 relative to the front door panel 10 in the working process of the washing machine 100 is avoided, meanwhile, the reliability of closing the door body 20 can be increased, and the user experience is improved.

Referring to fig. 2 in combination with fig. 6 and 7, fig. 6 is an exploded view of a portion B shown in fig. 3, and fig. 7 is an enlarged view of a portion B shown in fig. 3 with a door hinge removed. In this embodiment, the washing machine 100 further includes a door hinge 50, and the door body 20 is rotatably connected to the front door panel 10 through the door hinge 50, thereby closing or opening the laundry access opening 11 of the front door panel 10. Wherein the door hinge 50 and the locking member 40 are respectively located at opposite ends of the door body 20 to facilitate opening or closing of the door body 20.

In this embodiment, the washing machine 100 further includes a latch structure 60, where the latch structure 60 is disposed on the door body 20 and is disposed opposite to the door hinge 50. When the door body 20 is locked, the door hinge 50 compresses the latch structure 60, so that the latch structure 60 is in a compressed state, when the door body 20 is unlocked, the first magnetic piece 31 or the second magnetic piece 32 is powered off, at this time, the attractive force between the first magnetic piece 31 and the second magnetic piece 32 disappears, and the door body 20 can be automatically opened under the action of the elastic restoring force of the latch structure 60.

Specifically, the elastic pin structure 60 includes an elastic member 61 and an elastic pin 62, the door body 20 is provided with a mounting groove 21, the elastic member 61 is disposed in the mounting groove 21, one end of the elastic pin 62 is disposed in the mounting groove and abuts against the elastic member 61, the other end of the elastic pin 62 extends out from the mounting groove, and the elastic pin 62 can move in an axial direction of the mounting groove in a telescopic manner. It will be appreciated that when the door body 20 is locked, the door hinge 50 presses against the latch pin 62, and the latch pin 62 moves along the mounting slot toward the door body 20 and compresses the resilient member 61. When the door body 20 is unlocked, the attractive force between the first magnetic member 31 and the second magnetic member 32 disappears, and the door body 20 automatically springs open under the elastic restoring force of the elastic member 61.

Preferably, the elastic member 61 is a spring.

It can be appreciated that the operation of the washing machine 100 provided in the embodiment of the present application is as follows: before the washing machine 100 is operated, the first magnetic member 31 is not energized, and at this time, the locking member 40 is not yet locked into the locking hole 12, so that the user can open the door 20 to add or remove laundry.

When the washing machine 100 is opened, a user closes the door body 20, the locking piece 40 of the door body 20 is clamped into the locking hole 12 of the front door plate 10, at this time, the washing machine 100 is in an electrified state, the controller can control the first magnetic piece 31 to be electrified, so that the first magnetic piece 31 and the second magnetic piece 32 are attracted to each other, the door body 20 is tightly adsorbed on the front door plate 10, the gapless matching between the door body 20 and the front door plate 10 is realized, the tightness between the door body 20 and the front door plate 10 is further improved on the basis that the door body 20 and the front door plate 10 are locked, and abnormal sound or shaking caused by movement of the door body 20 relative to the front door plate 10 in the working process of the washing machine 100 is avoided.

After the washing machine 100 is completed, the washing machine 100 is powered off, the attractive force between the first magnetic member 31 and the second magnetic member 32 disappears, and the door 20 can be automatically sprung open under the elastic restoring force of the spring pin structure 60, so that the door 20 is unlocked.

In summary, the washing machine 100 provided in the embodiment of the present application includes a front door panel 10, and a locking hole 12 is provided on the front door panel 10; the door body 20 is rotationally connected with the front door plate 10; the magnetic assembly 30 comprises a first magnetic piece 31 and a second magnetic piece 32, wherein the first magnetic piece 31 is arranged on the door body 20, the second magnetic piece 32 is arranged on the front door plate 10, and the second magnetic piece 32 is opposite to the first magnetic piece 31; the locking piece 40 is arranged on one side of the first magnetic piece 31, which is away from the door body 20, and is connected with the first magnetic piece 31, when the locking piece 40 is clamped in the locking hole 12, the first magnetic piece 31 and the second magnetic piece 32 are mutually attracted, so that the door body 20 is tightly adsorbed on the front door plate 10, the gapless fit between the door body 20 and the front door plate 10 is realized, the tightness between the door body 20 and the front door plate 10 is further improved on the basis of locking the door body 20 and the front door plate 10, abnormal sound or shaking caused by movement of the door body 20 relative to the front door plate 10 in the working process of the washing machine 100 is avoided, meanwhile, the closing reliability of the door body 20 can be improved, and the use experience of a user is improved.

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 foregoing has outlined the detailed description of the washing machine provided by the embodiments of the present application, wherein specific examples are provided herein to illustrate the principles and embodiments of the present application, the above examples being provided solely to assist in the understanding of the methods of the present application and the core ideas thereof; 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 (10)

1. A washing machine, comprising:

the front door plate is provided with a locking hole;

the door body is rotationally connected with the front door plate;

the magnetic assembly comprises a first magnetic part and a second magnetic part, the first magnetic part is arranged on the door body, the second magnetic part is arranged on the front door plate, and the second magnetic part is arranged opposite to the first magnetic part;

the locking piece is arranged on one side, deviating from the door body, of the first magnetic piece and is connected with the first magnetic piece, and when the locking piece is clamped in the locking hole, the first magnetic piece and the second magnetic piece are attracted mutually, so that the door body is attached to the front door plate.

2. The washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the locking member includes a body and a hook connected to the body, the body is connected to the first magnetic member, the hook is located at a side of the body facing away from the first magnetic member, and the hook can be snapped into the locking hole to lock the door body with the front door panel.

3. The washing machine of claim 2, wherein the first magnetic member is an electromagnet and the second magnetic member is a permanent magnet.

4. A washing machine as claimed in claim 3 wherein the first magnetic member comprises a housing, an iron core and a coil assembly, the housing being connected to the door, the housing having a receiving cavity, the iron core and the coil assembly being located in the receiving cavity, and the coil assembly being wound around the iron core, the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member being capable of generating an attractive force when the coil assembly is energized, the attractive force between the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member being lost when the coil assembly is de-energized.

5. The washing machine as claimed in claim 4, further comprising a controller electrically connected to the coil assembly for controlling the on-off of the coil assembly.

6. The washing machine as claimed in claim 4, wherein the housing includes a plurality of fixing portions provided at intervals, each of the fixing portions being provided with a mounting hole, the door body being provided with a fixing hole, and a fastener passing through the mounting hole and the fixing hole to connect the housing with the door body.

7. The washing machine as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the locking hole is a through hole.

8. The washing machine as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a door hinge through which the door body is rotatably connected with the front door panel.

9. The washing machine as claimed in claim 8, further comprising a latch structure provided on the door body and opposite to the door hinge, the door hinge compressing the latch structure when the door body is locked, attractive force between the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member disappearing when the door body is unlocked, and the door body is unlocked under elastic restoring force of the latch structure.

10. The washing machine as claimed in claim 9, wherein the spring pin structure includes an elastic member and a spring pin, the door body is provided with a mounting groove, the elastic member is disposed in the mounting groove, one end of the spring pin is disposed in the mounting groove and abuts against the elastic member, the other end of the spring pin extends out of the mounting groove, and the spring pin can move in a telescopic manner along an axial direction of the mounting groove.