WO2018040210A1

WO2018040210A1 - Laundry treating device

Info

Publication number: WO2018040210A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/100926
Authority: WO
Inventors: 邵莹进; 朴澯蔿; 张�杰; 程序雳; 徐兴银
Original assignee: 无锡小天鹅股份有限公司
Priority date: 2016-08-31
Filing date: 2016-09-29
Publication date: 2018-03-08

Abstract

Disclosed is a laundry treating device (100), comprising: a machine body (10); a display screen (20), with the display screen (20) being movably arranged on the machine body (10) between a retracted position and an opened position, and a front side of the display screen (20) being pivotably connected to the machine body (10); and a driving assembly (30), with the driving assembly (30) being connected to the display screen (20) so as to drive the display screen (20) to move between the retracted position and the opened position. The driving assembly (30) comprises: an electric motor (31), with the electric motor (31) being arranged on the machine body (10); and a connecting rod (32), wherein one end of the connecting rod (32) is pivotably connected to the electric motor (31) and is movable in a horizontal direction under the drive of the electric motor (31), and the other end of the connecting rod (32) is pivotably connected to the display screen (20).

Description

Clothing treatment device

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of household appliances, and more particularly to a laundry treating apparatus.

Background technique

At present, the display screens of commonly used laundry treatment devices, such as washing machines, clothes dryers or washing and drying machines, are usually fixed on the body, and most of the displays are tiled on the body, although the display of the structure The user can be operated to a certain extent, but after the user is away from the laundry treating device, the display information on the display screen cannot be visually seen due to the angle, so that the working condition of the laundry treating device cannot be known in time, and the user needs to be close. The laundry treatment device can overcome this problem and cause inconvenience to the user.

Summary of the invention

The present invention aims to solve at least one of the above technical problems to some extent.

To this end, the present invention proposes a laundry treating apparatus that can facilitate user operations and observe real-time working conditions.

A laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a body; a display screen movably disposed on the body between a stowed position and an open position, a front side of the display screen and the The body is pivotally coupled to the drive assembly, the drive assembly being coupled to the display screen to drive the display screen to move between the stowed position and the open position, the drive assembly comprising: a motor, The motor is disposed on the body; a connecting rod, one end of the connecting rod is pivotally connected to the motor and is driven by the motor to be movable in a horizontal direction, and the other end of the connecting rod is The display screen is pivotally connected, the display screen is placed flat on the body when the display screen is in the stowed position, and the connecting rod supports the connecting rod when the display screen is in the open position The display is such that its rear side is at a higher level than the front side.

A laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided on the body by opening and stowing the display screen, and one side of the display screen is connected to the body, and the other side is driven by the driving component to rotate, and the display screen is closed. When the position is up, the display screen is placed on the body, which is convenient for the user to operate. When the display is in the open position, the display can be erected from the body, so that the user can still leave the laundry treatment device after a certain distance. Observing the real-time working condition of the laundry treatment device, there is no need to approach the laundry treatment device, and the motor and the connecting rod cooperate to drive the display screen to flip, thereby realizing the automatic opening and closing of the display screen, improving user convenience and enhancing the user experience.

In addition, the laundry treating apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention may further have the following additional technical features:

According to an embodiment of the invention, the display screen is relative to the horizontal level when the display screen is in the open position The direction extends obliquely.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the motor has a motor shaft extending in a horizontal direction, and one end of the connecting rod is coupled to the motor shaft and movable along an axial direction of the motor shaft.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the motor shaft is provided with a rotating thread, and the driving assembly further includes a screw sleeve, and the spiral sleeve is movably engaged with the rotating thread along an axial direction of the motor shaft. One end of the connecting rod is pivotally connected to the spiral sleeve.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the other end of the connecting rod is pivotally connected to the front of the display screen.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the front side of the display screen and the body are pivotally connected by a hinge.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the hinge is disposed between the lower surface of the display screen and the upper surface of the body to space the display screen and the body.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the drive assembly is respectively disposed on two sides of the body.

The additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows.

DRAWINGS

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily understood from

1 is a schematic structural view of a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference mark:

Clothing treatment device 100;

Body 10;

Display screen 20;

Drive assembly 30; motor 31; motor shaft 311; connecting rod 32; screw sleeve 33;

Hinge 40.

detailed description

The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, and the examples of the embodiments are illustrated in the drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals are used to refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are intended to be illustrative of the invention and are not to be construed as limiting.

The laundry treating apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, a laundry treating apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a body 10, a display screen 20, and a driving group. Item 30.

Specifically, the display screen 20 is movably disposed on the body 10 between the stowed position and the open position, the front side of the display screen 20 is pivotally coupled to the body 10, and the drive assembly 30 is coupled to the display screen 20 for driving The display screen 20 is moved between the stowed position and the open position. When the display screen 20 is in the stowed position, the display screen 20 is placed flat on the body 10. When the display screen 20 is in the open position, the drive assembly 30 drives the display screen 20 to The level of the rear side is higher than the level of the front side.

In other words, as shown in FIG. 1, the laundry treating apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is mainly composed of a body 10, a display screen 20, and a driving assembly 30, wherein the body 10 is a working body of the laundry treating apparatus 100, and can clean the laundry. , dehydration or drying work. The display screen 20 may be a display device that displays only the work information of the laundry treating apparatus 100, or may be a touch screen having both a display function and an operation function, and the specific selection may be appropriately adjusted according to the needs of use.

The display screen 20 is movable on the body 10, specifically, from the stowed position laid on the upper surface of the body 10 to the open position opened from the body 10. When the display screen 20 is in the stowed position, the display screen 20 is based on The arrangement of the upper surface of the laundry treating apparatus 100 is placed on the upper surface of the body 10 such that the upper surface of the display screen 20 is substantially flush with the upper surface of the body 10. At this time, the user can look down in a close position. The display 20 information is observed or adjusted, and the structure of the display 20 does not affect the overall appearance of the body 10.

When the display screen 20 is in the open position, the rear side of the display screen 20 is tilted relative to the front side, and the display screen 20 is no longer laid flat on the body 10, but at an angle with respect to the horizontal plane. At this time, the user is leaving the clothing. After the processing device 100 is at a certain distance, the display information of the display screen 20 can still be observed without re-entering the body 10 by looking down the display screen 20, which is more convenient for the user to use.

The drive assembly 30 is disposed on the body 10 and connected to the display screen 20. The display screen 20 can be switched between the open position and the stowed position by the drive assembly 30, and only one of the operations can be realized by the drive assembly 30. For example, the drive assembly 30 may simply switch the display screen 20 from the stowed position to the open position, and the action of switching from the open position to the stowed position may be manually performed by the user; the drive assembly 30 may also implement the entire set of actions of the display screen 20, That is, the display screen 20 can be driven to switch from the stowed position to the open position, and the display screen 20 can be driven to switch from the open position to the stowed position. The specific structure of the drive assembly 30 will be described in detail below.

The drive assembly 30 includes a motor 31 and a connecting rod 32. Specifically, the motor 31 is disposed on the body 10. One end of the connecting rod 32 is pivotally connected to the motor 31 and driven by the motor 31 to be movable in a horizontal direction. The other end of 32 is pivotally coupled to display screen 20.

Specifically, in the present application, the drive assembly 30 is mainly composed of two parts, a motor 31 and a connecting rod 32. The motor 31 is disposed on the body 10. The motor 31 is connected to the connecting rod 32, and one end of the driving connecting rod 32 is horizontally Movable, the other end of the connecting rod 32 is pivotally connected to a portion other than the front side of the display screen 20 when the connecting rod 32 and the motor When the one end of the 31 is movable in the horizontal direction, the display screen 20 can be turned over to realize the opening and closing operation of the display screen 20.

Thus, the laundry treating apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is provided on the body 10 by opening and retracting the display screen 20, and one side of the display screen 20 is connected to the body 10, and the other side is driven by the drive unit 30. Driving the rotation thereof, when the display screen 20 is in the stowed position, the display screen 20 is in a state of being laid on the body 10, which is convenient for the user to operate. When the display screen 20 is in the open position, the display screen 20 can be from the body 10. The erecting is convenient for the user to observe the real-time working condition of the laundry treating device after leaving the laundry treating device at a certain distance, without approaching the laundry treating device 100, and the motor 31 and the connecting rod 32 cooperate to drive the display screen 20 to flip to realize display. The screen 20 is automatically turned on and off to improve user convenience and enhance the user experience.

In view of the problem of the difference in the height of the laundry treating apparatus 100 from the height of the user, according to one embodiment of the present invention, when the display screen 20 is in the open position, the display screen 20 extends obliquely with respect to the horizontal direction.

That is, when the display screen 20 is in the open position, the display screen 20 does not extend in the vertical direction, but has a certain angle with respect to the vertical direction. Therefore, the display screen 20 of the structure has a certain inclination angle when in the open position, and when the user is at a certain distance from the laundry treatment device 100, the display information of the display screen 20 can be clearly observed without bending or bowing, further Improve user convenience.

In addition, the angle at which the display screen 20 is tilted relative to the vertical direction in the open position can also be adjusted according to actual needs to further meet the needs of different users.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the motor 31 has a motor shaft 311 extending in the horizontal direction, and one end of the connecting rod 32 is coupled to the motor shaft 311 and movable along the axial direction of the motor shaft 311. Preferably, the motor shaft 311 is provided with a rotating thread, and the driving assembly 30 further includes a screw sleeve 33. The screw sleeve 33 is movably engaged with the rotating thread along the axial direction of the motor shaft 311, and one end of the connecting rod 32 and the screw sleeve 33 are pivotable. Connected to the ground.

Specifically, the front end of the motor 31 is provided with a motor shaft 311 extending in the front-rear direction. The motor shaft 311 is provided with a rotating thread, and the spiral sleeve 33 is sleeved on the motor shaft 311. The spiral sleeve 33 is provided with a rotating thread. Thread, when the motor shaft 311 rotates in the forward or reverse direction, the spiral sleeve 33 can move in the front-rear direction along the axial direction of the motor shaft 311. One end of the connecting rod 32 is pivotally connected to the screw sleeve 33, and when the spiral sleeve 33 is moved in the front-rear direction, one end of the connecting rod 32 can be moved in the front-rear direction.

When the spiral sleeve 33 is located at the rear end of the motor shaft 311, the angle at which the connecting rod 32 is inclined with respect to the horizontal direction is small, and the rear side of the display screen 20 cannot be supported, and the rear side of the display screen 20 is substantially flush with the front side. The stowed state is laid on the body 10.

When the motor shaft 311 rotates in the forward direction, the spiral sleeve 33 moves forward on the motor shaft 311, and the one end of the connecting rod 32 is moved forward, and the angle at which the connecting rod 32 is inclined with respect to the horizontal direction is gradually increased, when the spiral sleeve 33 is active. To the motor shaft At the front end of the 311, the angle at which the connecting rod 32 is inclined with respect to the horizontal direction is large, and the rear side of the display screen 20 can be supported to make the display screen 20 tilted or vertically open with respect to the horizontal direction.

When the motor shaft 311 rotates in the reverse direction, the spiral sleeve 33 moves backward on the motor shaft 311, and one end of the connecting rod 32 is moved backward, and the angle at which the connecting rod 32 is inclined with respect to the horizontal direction is gradually decreased, thereby causing the display screen 20 to be displayed. Gradually return to the stowed state.

Therefore, the structure of the driving assembly 30 is simple and reasonable, and the automatic opening and closing of the display screen 20 can be realized, and the tilting angle of the display screen 20 can also be controlled by adjusting the movable distance of the screw sleeve 33 on the motor shaft 311. It is more convenient to use.

In some embodiments of the invention, the other end of the connecting rod 32 is pivotally coupled to the front of the display screen 20. Thereby, the connecting rod 32 of the structure can reduce the length of the connecting rod 32 and save the assembly space on the basis of ensuring that the display screen 20 can be opened and retracted.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the front side of the display screen 20 and the body 10 are pivotally connected by a hinge 40. Preferably, a hinge is provided between the lower surface of the display screen 20 and the upper surface of the body 10 to space the display screen 20 and the body 10.

That is, in the present application, the front side of the display screen 20 is connected to the body 10 by a hinge 40, and the hinge 40 spaces the display screen 20 from the upper surface of the body 10. Therefore, during the flipping of the display screen 20, the hinge 40 can ensure a certain distance between the display screen 20 and the body 10 to avoid contact between the display screen 20 and the body 10.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the drive unit 30 is respectively disposed on both sides of the body 10. That is, the display screen 20 is connected to the body 10 via two drive assemblies 30. Thereby, the connection between the display screen 20 and the body 10 is more stable and the performance is more reliable.

Other configurations and operations of the laundry treating apparatus 100 according to embodiments of the present invention are known to those of ordinary skill in the art and will not be described in detail herein.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", " Orientation or position of indications such as "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", etc. The relationship is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is merely for the convenience of the description of the invention and the simplification of the description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or component referred to has a specific orientation, is constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus It is not to be understood as limiting the invention.

Moreover, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defining "first" and "second" may include one or more of the features either explicitly or implicitly. In the description of the present invention, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more unless specifically and specifically defined otherwise.

In the present invention, the terms "installation", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like shall be understood broadly, and may be either a fixed connection or a detachable connection, unless explicitly stated and defined otherwise. , or connected integrally; may be mechanical connection or electrical connection; may be directly connected, or may be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and may be internal communication between the two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood on a case-by-case basis.

In the present invention, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may include direct contact of the first and second features, and may also include first and second features, unless otherwise specifically defined and defined. It is not in direct contact but through additional features between them. Moreover, the first feature "above", "above" and "above" the second feature includes the first feature directly above and above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature level is higher than the second feature. The first feature "below", "below" and "below" the second feature includes the first feature directly above and above the second feature, or merely the first feature level being less than the second feature.

In the description of the present specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "example", "specific example", or "some examples" and the like means a specific feature described in connection with the embodiment or example. A structure, material or feature is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In the present specification, the schematic representation of the above terms does not necessarily mean the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in a suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it is understood that the foregoing embodiments are illustrative and not restrictive Variations, modifications, alterations and variations of the above-described embodiments are possible within the scope of the invention.

Claims

A laundry treating apparatus, comprising:

Body

a display screen movably disposed on the body between a stowed position and an open position, the front side of the display screen being pivotally coupled to the body;

a drive assembly coupled to the display screen to drive the display screen to move between the stowed position and the open position, the drive assembly comprising:

a motor, the motor being disposed on the body;

a connecting rod, one end of which is pivotally connected to the motor and is movable in a horizontal direction by the motor, and the other end of the connecting rod is pivotally connected to the display screen,

When the display screen is in the stowed position, the display screen is placed on the body, and when the display screen is in the open position, the connecting rod supports the display screen to make the rear side thereof The level is higher than the front level.
The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said display screen extends obliquely with respect to a horizontal direction when said display screen is in said open position.
A laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said motor has a motor shaft extending in a horizontal direction, and one end of said connecting rod is coupled to said motor shaft and movable along an axial direction of said motor shaft .
The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said motor shaft is provided with a rotating screw, and said driving assembly further comprises a spiral sleeve, said spiral sleeve being movablely movable along an axial direction of said motor shaft The rotating thread is engaged, and one end of the connecting rod is pivotally connected to the spiral sleeve.
A laundry treating apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the other end of said connecting rod is pivotally connected to a front portion of said display screen.
A laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a front side of said display screen and said body are pivotally connected by a hinge.
The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the hinge is provided between the lower surface of the display screen and the upper surface of the body to space the display screen and the body.
The laundry treating apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the driving unit is provided on both sides of the body.