CN220570813U - Power cord installation component and electrical apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of electric appliances, in particular to a power line installation assembly and an electric appliance. The power cord installation component is equipped with the breach including first board and the second board that can dismantle the connection on first board and/or the second board, and when the installation power cord, the buckle of power cord inserts the breach on one of them board, then assembles another board and makes first board and second board form the installing port in breach department, buckle and installing port joint cooperation to need not to utilize the mounting can restrict the buckle of power cord in installing port department, simplify the installation operation of power cord, promote the outward appearance aesthetic degree of casing.

Description

Power cord installation component and electrical apparatus

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of electric appliances, in particular to a power line installation assembly and an electric appliance.

Background

The electric appliances include, but are not limited to, electric appliances for facilitating life, such as televisions, air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, water purifiers, and the like. Because the electric appliance mainly controls the operation of the whole electric appliance by arranging the main control board, the power line of the electric appliance needs to be electrically connected with the main control board. The plug of the power cord is positioned outside the shell of the electric appliance and is used for plugging in a power supply, and the tail part of the power cord is fixed inside the shell and is electrically connected with the main control board. Thus, the fixing of the power cord needs to meet the following two requirements: first, it cannot be pulled out from the inside of the electrical appliance case when pulled by an external force; secondly, due to the specificity of the power line, the damage of the power line is avoided in the fixing process and the subsequent use process.

In order to fix the power line, most of the prior art uses a fixing piece to fix the power line on a plane of the electric appliance shell, thereby avoiding the situation that the power line is disconnected with a main control board in the electric appliance shell due to pulling. However, the mode of fixing the power line by the fixing piece has a requirement on the line passing position of the power line, and the power line can be fixed on one plane only; on the other hand, the fixing piece can also produce adverse effect to the appearance aesthetic degree of the electric appliance shell, and add the fixing piece and make the complex operation, user experience feels poor.

Accordingly, there is a need for a power cord mounting assembly that addresses the above-described issues.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model aims to provide a power line installation assembly and an electric appliance, which can simplify the installation operation of a power line, improve the aesthetic degree of an electric appliance shell and improve the user experience.

In order to achieve the above object, the following technical scheme is provided:

in a first aspect, a power cord installation component is provided, for installing a power cord of an electrical appliance, the power cord is provided with a buckle, the power cord installation component comprises a first plate and a second plate which are detachably connected, a notch is formed in the first plate and/or the second plate, and the first plate and the second plate are matched at the notch to form an installation opening; the buckle can be matched with the mounting port in a clamping way.

As the alternative scheme of power cord installation component, the buckle includes joint portion and spacing portion, and the installation mouth is located to joint portion card, and spacing portion can restrict joint portion and break away from the installation mouth in at least one direction.

As an alternative to the power cord mounting assembly, the projection of the limiting portion at the mounting opening covers the mounting opening.

As an alternative to the power cord mounting assembly, the portion of the second plate that is engaged with the first plate is a curved plate; the outside limit part comprises a curved surface matched with the curved plate.

As an alternative scheme of the power cord installation component, the first plate and/or the second plate are/is provided with protrusions at positions corresponding to the notches, and the limiting part is provided with grooves matched with the protrusions in an inserting mode.

As an alternative to the power cord mounting assembly, the first plate and/or the second plate are provided with protrusions on the inner side.

As an alternative of the power cord installation assembly, the limiting portion includes an outer limiting portion and an inner limiting portion, the outer limiting portion and the inner limiting portion are located at two ends of the clamping portion respectively, the outer limiting portion is located on an outer side face of the first plate, and the inner limiting portion is located on an inner side of the first plate.

As an alternative to the power cord mounting assembly, an inclined surface is provided on the opposite surface of at least one of the inner side limit portion and the outer side limit portion to the other.

As an alternative scheme of the power line installation component, one of the first plate and the second plate is provided with a clamping protrusion, and the other plate is provided with a clamping groove which is clamped with the clamping protrusion.

In a second aspect, there is provided an electrical appliance comprising a power cord, a functional device, a body and a power cord mounting assembly as described above, the body and the power cord mounting assembly forming a housing, the functional device being at least partially mounted within the housing, a tail portion of the power cord being connected within the housing and electrically connected to the functional device, a plug of the power cord being located outside the housing.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that:

the power line installation assembly comprises the first plate and the second plate which are detachably connected, wherein the first plate and/or the second plate is/are provided with the notch, when the power line is installed, the buckle of the power line is inserted into the notch on one of the plates, then the other plate is assembled, the first plate and the second plate form an installation opening at the notch, and the buckle is in clamping fit with the installation opening, so that the buckle of the power line can be limited at the installation opening without using a fixing piece, the installation operation of the power line is simplified, and the appearance aesthetic degree of the shell is improved.

According to the electric appliance provided by the utility model, through the application of the power line installation assembly, the power line installation operation can be simplified, the aesthetic degree of an electric appliance shell is improved, and the user experience is improved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present utility model, the following description will briefly explain the drawings needed in the description of the embodiments of the present utility model, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and other drawings may be obtained according to the contents of the embodiments of the present utility model and these drawings without inventive effort for those skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a housing according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a housing provided in an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of FIG. 2 at A;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a buckle of a power cord according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 5 is an assembled schematic view of the first and second panels according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view at B in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is an exploded view of the exterior view of the first and second panels provided by an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 8 is an enlarged view at C in fig. 7.

Reference numerals:

10. a power line; 1. a buckle; 11. an outer limit part; 111. a curved surface; 12. a clamping part; 13. an inner limit part; 131. slotting; 132. an inclined plane;

20. a housing; 21. a main body; 22. a first plate; 221. a notch; 222. a protrusion; 223. a clamping protrusion; 23. a second plate; 230. a curved panel; 231. a clamping groove.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical problems solved, the technical scheme adopted and the technical effects achieved by the utility model more clear, the technical scheme of the utility model is further described below by a specific embodiment in combination with the attached drawings.

In the description of the present utility model, unless explicitly stated and limited otherwise, the terms "connected," "connected," and "fixed" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communicated with the inside of two elements or the interaction relationship of the two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model will be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.

In the present utility model, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature "above" or "below" a second feature may include both the first and second features being in direct contact, as well as the first and second features not being in direct contact but being in contact with each other through additional features therebetween. Moreover, a first feature being "above," "over" and "on" a second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is less level than the second feature.

In the description of the present utility model, the terms "upper," "lower," "left," "right," and the like are used for convenience of description and simplicity of operation based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and do not denote or imply that the apparatus or element in question must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the utility model. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used merely for distinguishing between descriptions and not for distinguishing between them.

Fig. 1 shows an exploded schematic view of an electrical appliance provided by the present embodiment. As shown in fig. 1, the electrical appliance provided in this embodiment includes a power cord 10, a functional device (not shown in the figure) and a housing 20, the functional device is at least partially installed in the housing 20, the tail of the power cord 10 is connected in the housing 20 and electrically connected with the functional device, and the plug of the power cord 10 is located outside the housing 20 and is used for plugging in a power supply. Alternatively, the appliances include, but are not limited to, household appliances such as televisions, air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, water purifiers, and the like. Fig. 1 shows a housing structure of a water purifier. When the appliance is a water purifier, the functional devices include, but are not limited to, a main control board, a filter element assembly, a booster pump, and the like, and the main control board is electrically connected with the power line 10 and is used for controlling the filter element assembly and the booster pump to work.

To ensure stable operation of the appliance, the fixing of the power cord 10 is required to meet the following two requirements: first, it cannot be pulled out from the inside of the electric appliance case 20 when pulled by an external force; second, due to the specificity of the power cord 10, breakage of the power cord 10 is avoided during the fixing process and during the subsequent use process.

As further shown in fig. 1, the housing 20 provided in this embodiment includes a main body 21, a first plate 22 and a second plate 23, where the main body 21, the first plate 22 and the second plate 23 are connected in a split manner to form the housing 20, the first plate 22 and the second plate 23 are matched to form a power cord installation assembly, a notch 221 is formed on the first plate 22, and the second plate 23 is matched with the notch 221 of the first plate 22 to form an installation opening, so as to implement installation positioning of the power cord 10.

The power cord installation component provided in this embodiment can fix and limit the power cord 10 without setting a fixing piece, so that the installation operation of the power cord 10 can be simplified, and the appearance aesthetic degree of the housing 20 can be improved.

Fig. 2 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of the housing 20 provided by the present embodiment. Fig. 3 is an enlarged view at a in fig. 2. As shown in fig. 2 to 3, in the present embodiment, the power cord 10 is provided with a buckle 1, the buckle 1 includes an outer limit portion 11, a clamping portion 12 and an inner limit portion 13 which are sequentially arranged, the clamping portion 12 can be clamped in the mounting opening, and the projections of the outer limit portion 11 and the inner limit portion 13 at the mounting opening cover the mounting opening, so that the outer limit portion 11 and the inner limit portion 13 cannot pass through the mounting opening, and the buckle 1 is limited at the mounting opening, so as to fix the power cord 10. In other embodiments, the buckle 1 may further include only a clamping portion 12 and an inner limiting portion 13, where the clamping portion 12 is clamped with the mounting opening, and the inner limiting portion 13 is used for blocking the power cord 10 from being pulled out from the housing 20. Of course, in other embodiments, the buckle 1 may have other structures, as long as the buckle 1 can be clamped and positioned with the mounting hole, so as to avoid the power cord 10 from being pulled out from the housing 20, which is not illustrated herein.

As shown in fig. 3 and fig. 1, during assembly, the first plate 22 is assembled onto the main body 21, then the clamping part 12 of the buckle 1 of the power cord 10 is inserted into the notch 221 of the first plate 22, finally the second plate 23 is assembled with the main body 21 and the first plate 22, and the second plate 23 and the notch 221 of the first plate 22 cooperate to form a mounting opening with a closed periphery so as to limit the circumference of the buckle 1; the outer limit part 11 and the inner limit part 13 of the buckle 1 are matched with the first plate 22 and the second plate 23 to limit the axis direction of the buckle 1, so that the buckle 1 is fixed, namely the power line 10 is fixedly installed, and the power line 10 is prevented from being disconnected from the electric connection of the functional device of the electric appliance due to pulling. In addition, the outer limit portion 11 and the inner limit portion 13 can block the mounting opening, thereby improving the external appearance aesthetic degree of the housing 20.

The housing 20 provided in this embodiment, by applying the above power cord installation assembly, and forming the installation opening by matching the first plate 22 and the second plate 23, can simplify the installation operation of the power cord 10, and simply and quickly complete the fixation of the power cord 10; and the appearance refinement of the power line 10 extraction position at the joint of the plane appearance piece (the first plate 22) and the arc-shaped appearance piece (the second plate 23) can be improved.

In the present embodiment, the first plate 22 is a back plate of the housing 20, and the second plate 23 is a side plate of the housing 20, both of which are appearance pieces of the housing 20. Further, the outer limit portion 11 of the buckle 1 of the power cord 10 is an appearance structure of the buckle 1, and the inner limit portion 13 is an internal structure of the buckle 1. In order to protect the power cord 10, the outer limit portion 11 is tower-shaped, the big end of the outer limit portion 11 is close to the mounting opening, and the small end of the outer limit portion 11 is used for preventing the power cord 10 from being broken.

The electrical apparatus provided in this embodiment, through using the above-mentioned casing 20, can be convenient for simplify the installation of power cord 10, guarantee that electrical apparatus does not adorn under the condition of second board 23 (second board 23 is as the outward appearance spare), power cord 10 can be connected with the functional device earlier, and the electrical apparatus of being convenient for is under the condition of not taking second board 23 (avoid producing examining damage outward appearance spare) circular telegram and detects, is favorable to the inspector to observe the inside behavior of machine simultaneously, is convenient for discover unusual problem.

As further shown in fig. 3 in conjunction with fig. 1, in this embodiment, the portion of the second plate 23 that is in engagement with the first plate 22 is a curved plate 230; the outer limit portion 11 includes a curved surface 111 that mates with the curved plate 230. Illustratively, the curvature of the curved surface 111 of the outer limiting portion 11 is consistent with the curvature of the curved surface 230 of the second plate 23, so that the curved surface 111 of the outer limiting portion 11 can better fit with the curved surface 230 of the second plate 23, so as to improve the appearance accuracy of the housing 20, and meanwhile, particles can be prevented from entering the housing 20 from the mounting opening. Of course, in other embodiments, a curved surface that mates with the curved plate 230 may be provided on the inner limiting portion 13, so as to ensure that the buckle 1 mates with the curved plate 230 of the second plate 23.

In this embodiment, the first plate 22 is a planar plate, and the outer limit portion 11 includes a planar surface that mates with the first plate 22. The plane of the outer limit part 11 is attached to the plane of the first plate 22, so that the appearance aesthetic degree of the housing 20 can be improved, and particles can be prevented from entering the housing 20 from the mounting opening.

In other embodiments, the first plate 22 may be a planar plate, the portion of the second plate 23 engaged with the first plate 22 may be a planar plate, and the outer limit portion 11 includes a plane engaged with the planar plate of the second plate 23, where the planes of the outer limit portion 11 engaged with the first plate 22 and the second plate 23 are all planes, which can achieve the above effect. Of course, in other embodiments, the portion where the first plate 22 and the second plate 23 are engaged with each other may be a curved plate, and the portion where the second plate 23 and the first plate 22 are engaged with each other may be a curved plate, and in this case, the surfaces where the outer limit portion 11 and the first plate 22 and the second plate 23 are engaged with each other may be curved surfaces.

Fig. 4 shows a schematic structural view of the buckle 1 provided in the present embodiment. As shown in fig. 4 in combination with fig. 3, in order to facilitate the installation of the second plate 23, the inner limiting portion 13 includes a slope 132, and the slope 132 on the inner limiting portion 13 cooperates with the curved surface 111 of the outer limiting portion 11 to form an opening into which the end of the second plate 23 is inserted. When the buckle 1 is inserted into the notch 221 of the first plate 22, and the second plate 23 is mounted, the inclined surface 132 of the inner limit portion 13 is matched with the surface corresponding to the inclined surface 132 on the outer limit portion 11 to form an opening, so that the end portion of the second plate 23 can be smoothly and rapidly inserted between the outer limit portion 11 and the inner limit portion 13. In this embodiment, the inclined surface 132 is mainly used to facilitate the assembly of the second plate 23, but in other embodiments, the buckle 1 may be mounted on the second plate 23 first, and then the first plate 22 may be assembled by providing a structure similar to the inclined surface 132. For example, in other embodiments, inclined planes may be disposed on opposite surfaces of the outer limiting portion 11 and the inner limiting portion 13, and the inclined planes of the outer limiting portion 11 and the inner limiting portion 13 cooperate to form an open structure into which the first plate 22 or the second plate 23 is inserted; alternatively, the above-described effect may be achieved by providing an inclined surface on only the surface of the outer limit portion 11 facing the inner limit portion 13, and the inclined surface and the inner limit portion may be formed in an open structure in which the first plate 22 or the second plate 23 is inserted.

Fig. 5 shows an assembled schematic view of the internal view of the first plate 22 and the second plate 23 provided by the present embodiment. Fig. 6 is an enlarged view at B in fig. 5. As shown in fig. 5 to 6, a protrusion 222 is provided on the inner side surface of the first plate 22 at a position corresponding to the notch 221, and a slot 131 is provided on the inner side limiting portion 13 for inserting and fitting with the protrusion 222. When the power cord 10 is positioned, the slot 131 of the inner limit part 13 is clamped on the protrusion 222 in the process of inserting the clamping part 12 of the buckle 1 into the notch 221. Illustratively, the protrusion 222 has a plate-like structure, the slot 131 is a U-shaped slot, and the opening direction of the slot 131 is opposite to the opening direction of the notch 221. Through the joint cooperation of protruding 222 and fluting 131, can play foolproof effect to the installation of power cord 10, can also carry out spacingly to the buckle 1 of power cord 10, avoid buckle 1 to rotate for first board 22 and second board 23, reduce the torsion of pulling to power cord 10. Of course, in other embodiments, the protrusion 222 may be further disposed on the outer side surface of the first plate 22, where the groove 131 may be disposed on the outer limit portion 11, and the shape of the protrusion 222 may be cylindrical, so long as the groove 131 of the outer limit portion 11 can be blocked on the protrusion 222 during the process of inserting the clip 1 into the notch 221.

In another embodiment, a notch may be formed in the second plate 23, and the side surface of the first plate 22 and the notch of the second plate 23 form a mounting hole. At this time, a protrusion 222 may be provided on the inner side surface and/or the outer side surface of the second plate 23, and a groove 131 may be provided at a position corresponding to the protrusion 222 in the inner limit portion 13 and/or the outer limit portion 11. Of course, in other embodiments, it is also possible to provide notches in both the first plate 22 and the second plate 23, and the notches of the first plate 22 and the notches of the second plate 23 together form the mounting opening. At this time, the first plate 22 and the second plate 23 may each be provided with a protrusion 222, and both ends of the inner limit portion 13 may be provided with grooves 131 in which the protrusions 222 are engaged. When the power cord 10 is installed, the slot 131 on one side of the inner limit part 13 may be snapped into the protrusion 222 on the first plate 22, and the protrusion 222 on the second plate 23 is inserted into the slot 131 on the other side of the inner limit part 13.

Fig. 7 shows an exploded view of the exterior view of the first plate 22 and the second plate 23 provided by the present embodiment. Fig. 8 is an enlarged view at C in fig. 7. As shown in fig. 7 to 8 and fig. 3, the first plate 22 is provided with a locking protrusion 223, and the second plate 23 is provided with a locking groove 231 engaged with the locking protrusion 223. Both sides of the notch 221 are provided with a catch 223. Illustratively, the first plate 22 is provided with a clamping protrusion 223, the thickness of the clamping protrusion 223 is smaller than that of the end of the first plate 22, the second plate 23 is provided with a clamping groove 231, and the depth of the clamping groove 231 is smaller than that of the end of the second plate 23. When the second plate 23 and the first plate 22 are assembled, the engagement of the catching convex 223 and the catching groove 231 can limit the second plate 23.

In other embodiments, the second plate 23 may be provided with a protruding portion 223, the thickness of the protruding portion 223 is smaller than that of the end portion of the second plate 23, the first plate 22 is provided with a slot 231, and the depth of the slot 231 is smaller than that of the end portion of the first plate 22.

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

The foregoing description is only of the preferred embodiments of the utility model and the technical principles employed. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present utility model is not limited to the particular embodiments described herein, but is capable of various obvious changes, rearrangements and substitutions as will now become apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the utility model. Therefore, while the utility model has been described in connection with the above embodiments, the utility model is not limited to the embodiments, but may be embodied in many other equivalent forms without departing from the spirit or scope of the utility model, which is set forth in the following claims.

Claims (10)

1. A power cord installation assembly for installing a power cord (10) of an electric appliance, characterized in that the power cord (10) is provided with a buckle (1);

the power line installation assembly comprises a first plate (22) and a second plate (23) which are detachably connected, a notch (221) is formed in the first plate (22) and/or the second plate (23), and the first plate (22) and the second plate (23) are matched at the notch (221) to form an installation opening; the buckle (1) can be matched with the mounting port in a clamping way.

2. The power cord mounting assembly of claim 1, wherein the clasp (1) comprises a clamping portion (12) and a limiting portion, the clamping portion (12) being clamped to the mounting opening, the limiting portion being capable of limiting the clamping portion (12) from being disengaged from the mounting opening in at least one direction.

3. The power cord mounting assembly of claim 2 wherein a projection of said limiter at said mounting opening covers said mounting opening.

4. The power cord mounting assembly of claim 2 wherein the portion of said second plate (23) that is in mating engagement with said first plate (22) is a curved plate (230); the limit part comprises a curved surface (111) matched with the curved plate (230).

5. The power cord mounting assembly of claim 2, wherein the first plate (22) and/or the second plate (23) are provided with protrusions (222) at positions corresponding to the notches (221) thereon, and the limiting portion is provided with grooves (131) in plug-in fit with the protrusions (222).

6. The power cord mounting assembly of claim 5, wherein said protrusions (222) are provided on an inner side of said first plate (22) and/or said second plate (23).

7. The power cord mounting assembly of any one of claims 2-6, wherein the limiting portion comprises an outer limiting portion (11) and an inner limiting portion (13), the outer limiting portion (11) and the inner limiting portion (13) are located at two ends of the clamping portion (12), respectively, the outer limiting portion (11) is located on an outer side surface of the first plate (22), and the inner limiting portion (13) is located on an inner side of the first plate (22).

8. The power cord mounting assembly of claim 7 wherein at least one of said inner (13) and outer (11) limit portions has a bevel on an opposite face from the other.

9. The power cord mounting assembly of any one of claims 1-6, wherein one of said first plate (22) and said second plate (23) is provided with a detent (223) and the other is provided with a detent (231) that engages said detent (223).

10. An electrical appliance comprising a power cord (10), a functional device, a main body and a power cord mounting assembly according to any one of claims 1-9, said main body and said power cord mounting assembly cooperating to form a housing, said functional device being at least partially mounted in said housing, a tail portion of said power cord (10) being connected in said housing and electrically connected to said functional device, a plug of said power cord (10) being located outside said housing.