WO2018040215A1

WO2018040215A1 - Laundry treating device

Info

Publication number: WO2018040215A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/100931
Authority: WO
Inventors: 邵莹进; 朴澯蔿; 张�杰; 徐兴银; 程序雳
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 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: a sliding rod (31); a first support rod (32), with one end of the first support rod (32) being arranged on a rear side of the sliding rod (31) and being pivotably connected to the machine body via a rotary shaft (35), and the other end of the first support rod (32) being pivotably connected to the rear of a front side of the display screen (20); and a spiral spring (34), wherein the spiral spring (34) is arranged on the rotary shaft (35), and the spiral spring (34) is connected to the first support rod (32), so as to drive the first support rod (32) to move by means of the tension of the spiral spring.

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 drive assembly, the drive assembly and the A display screen is coupled to drive the display screen to move between the stowed position and the open position, the drive assembly comprising: a slide bar extending substantially in a front-rear direction, a front side of the display screen Connected to the sliding rod and movable along an axial direction of the sliding rod; a first supporting rod, one end of the first supporting rod is disposed at a rear side of the sliding rod and is pivotable with the body through a rotating shaft Connected to the ground, the other end of the first support rod is pivotally connected to the rear of the front side of the display screen; a scroll spring, the scroll spring is disposed on the rotating shaft, and the scroll spring is The first support rod is connected to drive the first support rod to rotate by its tension. When the display screen is in the stowed position, the front side of the display screen is located at the front end of the slide rod, and the display The screen is placed flat on the body, When the display screen is in the open position, the front side of the display screen is located at the rear end of the slide bar, and the first support bar supports the display screen such that the rear side has a higher level than the front side level height.

According to the laundry treating apparatus of the embodiment of the present invention, the display screen can be opened and stowed on the body, and when the display screen is in the stowed position, the display screen is in a state of being laid on the body, which can facilitate the operation of the user. When the display screen is in the open position, the display screen can be erected from the body, so that the user can still observe the real-time working condition of the laundry treatment device after leaving the laundry treatment device at a certain distance, without approaching the laundry treatment device, and passing A scroll spring is arranged on the rotating shaft, and the scroll spring can drive the first support rod to rotate by its own restoring force, thereby reducing the user's push display. The power of the screen enhances the user's convenience and enhances 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, when the display screen is in the open position, the display screen extends obliquely with respect to the horizontal direction and the horizontal height of the rear side is higher than the horizontal height of the front side.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the laundry treating apparatus further includes: a second support bar disposed between a front side of the display screen and the slide bar, the second support bar One end is coupled to the slide bar and movable along an axial direction of the slide bar, and the other end of the second support bar is pivotally coupled to a front side of the display screen.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the horizontal height of the rear end of the sliding bar is higher than the horizontal height of the front end.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the axial length of the second support rod is smaller than the axial length of the first support rod.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the other end of the first support rod is connected to the middle of the display screen.

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 display screen of a laundry treating apparatus in a stowed position according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic structural view of a display screen of a laundry treating apparatus in an open position according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference mark:

Clothing treatment device 100;

Body 10;

Display screen 20;

Drive assembly 30; slide bar 31; first support bar 32; second support bar 33; scroll spring 34;

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 FIGS. 1 to 2, a laundry treating apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a body 10, a display screen 20, and a drive assembly 30.

Specifically, the display screen 20 is movably disposed on the body 10 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, and the display screen 20 is in the open position. When the level of one side of the display screen 20 is higher than the level of the other side, the drive assembly 30 is coupled to the display screen 20 to drive the display screen 20 to move between the stowed position and the open position.

The drive assembly 30 includes a slide bar 31, a first support bar 32, and a scroll spring 34. Specifically, the slide bar 31 is disposed substantially on the body 10 extending in the front-rear direction, and the front side of the display screen 20 is coupled to the slide bar 31 and movable along the axial direction of the slide bar 31, and one end of the first support bar 32 is disposed at The rear side of the slide bar 31 is pivotally connected to the body 10 via a rotating shaft 35, and the other end of the first support bar 32 is pivotally connected to the rear of the front side of the display screen 20, and the scroll spring 34 is disposed on the rotating shaft 35. Upper, the scroll spring 34 is coupled to the first support rod 32 to drive the first support rod 32 to rotate by its tension.

When the display screen 20 is in the stowed position, the front side of the display screen 20 is located at the front end of the slide bar 31, and when the display screen 20 is in the open position, the front side of the display screen 20 is located at the rear end of the slide bar 31, and the first support bar 32 is supported. The display screen 20 has a level such that the rear side thereof is higher than the front side level.

In other words, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the laundry treating apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is mainly constituted by the body 10, the display screen 20, and the driving assembly 30, wherein the body 10 is a working body of the laundry treating apparatus 100, and can be performed. Washing, dehydrating or drying clothes. 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, one side of the display screen 20 is tilted relative to the other 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. After the laundry treatment device 100 has 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.

Specifically, in the present application, the driving assembly 30 is mainly composed of a sliding rod 31, a first supporting rod 32 and a scroll spring 34. The sliding rod 31 is formed substantially as a straight rod extending in the front-rear direction, and the front of the display screen 20 The side is connected to the slide bar 31, and is movable in the front-rear direction along the axial direction of the slide bar 31.

One end of the first support rod 32 is pivotally connected to the body 10 through the rotating shaft 35, and the connection point of the first support rod 32 and the body 10 is located at the rear side of the front end of the sliding rod 31, and the other end of the first support rod 32 is The display screen 20 is pivotally connected and the connection point is located at the rear of the front side of the display screen 20. The rotating shaft 35 is provided with a scroll spring 34 which is connected to the first support rod 32, and when the first support rod 32 is in the stowed state, the scroll spring 34 is in an open state.

That is, both ends of the first support rod 32 are pivotally connected to the body 10 and the display screen 20, respectively, and the connection point of the first support rod 32 and the body 10 is as long as it is located at the front end of the slide rod 31. That is, the connection point of the first support bar 32 and the display screen 20 may be as long as it satisfies the rear side of the position where the front side of the display screen 20 is connected to the slide bar 31.

When the drive assembly 30 is in the position shown in FIG. 1, the front side of the display screen 20 is located at the front end of the slide bar 31, and the first support bar 32 is inclined at an angle with respect to the horizontal direction to be small, and cannot support the rear of the display screen 20. On the side, the rear side of the display screen 20 is substantially flush with the front side, and is placed in a stowed state on the body 10.

When the drive assembly 30 is moved from the position shown in FIG. 1 to the position shown in FIG. 2, the front side of the display screen 20 gradually slides in the axial direction of the slide bar 31 to the rear end of the slide bar 31, and the scroll spring 34 is itself The restoring force can push the display screen 20 to slide backwards, reducing the user's driving force.

During the rearward movement of the display screen 20, the two ends of the first support rod 32 are respectively rotated relative to the body 10 and the display screen 20, and the angle of the first support rod 32 inclined with respect to the horizontal direction is gradually increased when driving When the assembly 30 is moved to the position shown in FIG. 2, the first support bar 32 is inclined at an angle with respect to the horizontal direction to support the rear side of the display screen 20, so that the display screen 20 is inclined or vertical with respect to the horizontal direction. Open state.

Thus, the laundry treating apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is disposed on the body 10 by opening and retracting the display screen 20, and the display screen 20 is tiled on the body 10 when the display screen 20 is in the stowed position. The upper state can facilitate the operation of the user. When the display screen 20 is in the open position, the display screen 20 can be erected from the body 10, so that the user can still observe the real-time work of the laundry treatment device after leaving the laundry treatment device at a certain distance. In this case, it is no longer necessary to approach the laundry treating apparatus 100, thereby improving user convenience and enhancing the user experience.

The driving assembly 30 has a simple structure, and the display screen 20 can be moved from the stowed state to the open state by pushing the display screen 20 backward, and pushing the display screen 20 forward can move the display screen 20 from the open state to the stowed state. And by The scroll shaft 34 is provided with a scroll spring 34. The scroll spring 34 can drive the first support rod 32 to rotate by its own restoring force, thereby reducing the force of the user pushing the display screen. In addition, the angle of the first support rod 32 can be adjusted to determine the display. The angle and position of the screen 20 is more convenient to use and adjust.

In view of the problem of the difference between the height of the laundry treating apparatus 100 and the height of the user, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the display screen 20 is in the open position, the display screen 20 is obliquely extended with respect to the horizontal direction and the horizontal height of the rear side is higher than The level of the front side.

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.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the driving assembly 30 further includes a second support rod 33 disposed between the front side of the display screen 20 and the sliding rod 31, and one end of the second support rod 33 is slid The rods 31 are connected and movable in the axial direction of the slide bar 31, and the other end of the second support rods 33 is pivotally connected to the front side of the display screen 20. Further, the horizontal height of the rear end of the slide bar 31 is higher than the horizontal height of the front end.

That is, in the present application, the front side of the display screen 20 is connected to the slide bar 31 via the second support rod 33, whereby the second support rod 33 can ensure the display screen when the display screen 20 moves backward. The distance between the 20 and the body 10 is always kept at a certain distance to prevent the display screen 20 and the body 10 from being in contact with the scratch.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the axial length of the second support rod 33 is smaller than the axial length of the first support rod 32. Preferably, the other end of the first support bar 32 is connected to the middle of the display screen 20. Thereby, the structure of the drive assembly 30 of the structure is more reasonable, which is more labor-saving when the display screen 20 is pushed, and the support screen 20 is more stable in the open state.

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 simplified description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or component referred to must have a specific The orientation, construction and operation in a particular orientation are not to be construed 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, the display screen being movably disposed on the body between the stowed position and the open position;

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 sliding rod extending substantially in a front-rear direction, a front side of the display screen being coupled to the sliding rod and movable along an axial direction of the sliding rod;

a first support rod, one end of the first support rod is disposed on a rear side of the slide rod and is pivotally connected to the body through a rotating shaft, and the other end of the first support rod is opposite to the display screen The rear of the front side is pivotally connected;

a scroll spring, the scroll spring is disposed on the rotating shaft, and the scroll spring is coupled to the first support rod to drive the first support rod to rotate by its tension,

When the display screen is in the stowed position, the front side of the display screen is located at the front end of the slide bar, the display screen is placed on the body, and when the display screen is in the open position, A front side of the display screen is located at a rear end of the slide bar, and the first support bar supports the display screen such that a rear side thereof has a higher level than a front side 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.
The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a second support bar, the second support bar being disposed between a front side of the display screen and the slide bar, the second One end of the support rod is coupled to the slide rod and movable along an axial direction of the slide rod, and the other end of the second support rod is pivotally coupled to a front side of the display screen.
The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a horizontal height of a rear end of the slide bar is higher than a horizontal height of the front end.
The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 3, wherein an axial length of the second support rod is smaller than an axial length of the first support rod.
The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the other end of the first support rod is connected to a middle portion of the display screen.
The laundry treating apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the driving unit is provided on both sides of the body.