WO2020182050A1

WO2020182050A1 - Washing machine front plate mounting structure and washing machine

Info

Publication number: WO2020182050A1
Application number: PCT/CN2020/077984
Authority: WO
Inventors: 宋立军; 蒋玉亮; 吉雪玲; 孙广彬; 陈超; 宿日升; 苏祥
Original assignee: 青岛海尔滚筒洗衣机有限公司; 海尔智家股份有限公司
Priority date: 2019-03-12
Filing date: 2020-03-05
Publication date: 2020-09-17
Also published as: CN111764117A

Abstract

Disclosed are a washing machine front plate mounting structure and a washing machine. The washing machine comprises a box body and a table-board fixed to the box body. The front end face of the box body is an integrated front plate. The mounting structure comprises a reinforcing member, wherein the reinforcing member is of an L-shaped cross beam structure and the reinforcing member is fixed to a side plate of the box body. A flange is arranged on one side, opposite the table-board, of the front plate, and the front plate is suspended on the side edge of the reinforcing member by means of the flange and is fixedly connected with the reinforcing member. For the washing machine front plate mounting structure, first, the reinforcing member is fixedly connected with the box body, then the front plate is suspended on the side edge of the reinforcing member, and finally, the front plate and the reinforcing member are fixed, so that the operation thereof is simple and convenient, the reinforcing member can play a certain role in supporting and fixing the front plate, the stability of the whole structure of the washing machine is enhanced, and the suspension mounting method not only ensures the assembly clearance, but also ensures the assembly strength.

Description

Front panel installation structure of washing machine and washing machine

Technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of washing machines, in particular to a front plate mounting structure of the washing machine and the washing machine.

Background technique

A drum washing machine generally includes a cabinet. The front of the cabinet is a front panel and a main control panel, and the upper end is a countertop. The countertop is used to seal the washing machine and support or fix other parts in the washing machine. The main control panel and the countertop are assembled together and fixed to the cabinet of the washing machine. When installing, you need to fix the front panel first, then fix the main control panel, and finally fix the countertop. This makes the washing machine assembly line more processes, and the assembly operation between the front panel, main control panel and countertop is complicated, and it is not easy to ensure the assembly gap.

Summary of the invention

technical problem

The solution to the problem

Technical solutions

Based on this, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a washing machine front plate mounting structure and washing machine that are easy to assemble, can ensure the assembly gap and improve the assembly strength.

To solve the above technical problems, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions to achieve:

A front panel mounting structure of a washing machine. The washing machine includes a cabinet and a countertop fixed to the cabinet. The front end of the cabinet is an integrated front panel. The mounting structure includes a reinforcement. The reinforcement is L-shaped In a beam structure, the reinforcing member is fixed to the side plate of the box body, a side of the front plate opposite to the table top is provided with a flange, and the front plate is hung on the side of the reinforcing member through the flange , And fixedly connected with the reinforcement.

In one of the embodiments, both ends of the reinforcement member are supported on the top end of the side panel of the box body, and are fixedly connected to the side panel of the box body.

In one of the embodiments, the flanging and the side of the reinforcing member are fixedly connected by a plurality of fasteners.

In one of the embodiments, a first through hole is provided on the flanging, a first flanging hole is correspondingly provided on the inner side of the side of the reinforcing member, and the fastener passes through the first flanging hole and the first flanging hole. Through holes, the flanging and the side of the reinforcing member are fixed.

In one of the embodiments, the two ends of the reinforcing member protrude from the two ends of the flange, the two sides of the front plate are respectively provided with side flanges; the inner sides of the side flanges are respectively provided with second flanges A side hole is provided with a second through hole at both ends of the side of the reinforcement member, and a fastener passes through the second through hole and the second flanged hole to fix the front plate and the reinforcement member.

In one of the embodiments, before the front plate is fixedly assembled with the reinforcing member, the flange is arranged obliquely downward along the inner side of the reinforcing member.

In one of the embodiments, the inclination angle of the flanging is 5°-20°.

In one of the embodiments, the reinforcing member is provided with a central protrusion along the transverse direction.

The present invention includes a washing machine including the front plate mounting structure of the washing machine.

The beneficial effects of the invention

Beneficial effect

Compared with the prior art, the advantages and positive effects of the present invention are:

In the above-mentioned washing machine front panel installation structure, the reinforcement is first fixedly connected to the cabinet, and then the front panel is hung on the side of the reinforcement, and finally the front panel and the reinforcement are fixed. The operation is simple and the reinforcement can be used for the front panel. A certain support and fixation function strengthens the stability of the whole washing machine structure. This suspension installation method not only ensures the assembly clearance but also the assembly strength.

Brief description of the drawings

Description of the drawings

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the washing machine of the present invention;

2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the box body and the reinforcement in the front panel installation structure of the washing machine of the present invention;

Figure 3 is a schematic view of the structure of the front plate in the washing machine of the present invention;

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the installation of the front plate in the washing machine of the present invention, the table is not shown in the figure;

Figure 5 is a sectional view of the front panel mounting structure of the washing machine of the present invention;

Figure 6 is an enlarged view of A in Figure 5;

Description of reference signs:

Front plate 100; flange 110; first through hole 111; side flange 120; second flange hole 121;

Box 200; Countertop 300;

Reinforcement member 400; first flanging hole 410; second through hole 420; middle protrusion 430; diversion groove 440;

Screws

510, 520.

Invention embodiment

Embodiments of the invention

The specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of the specification, but the present invention can be implemented in many different ways defined and covered by the claims.

1, in the front panel mounting structure of a washing machine in an embodiment of the present invention, the washing machine includes a cabinet 200 and a table 300 fixed to the cabinet. In this embodiment, preferably, the front end surface of the box body is an integrated front plate 100, and the front plate is an integrated sheet metal part. The main control modules of the washing machine, such as the display screen and the power supply module, are installed on the front panel 100. The integrated front panel can reduce the assembly process, improve the production efficiency, reduce the assembly gap, and improve the appearance of the product. In another embodiment, the front face of the box may also include an upper main control panel and a lower front panel, the main control panel is used to install a display screen, a power supply module, etc.

As shown in FIG. 2, the installation structure includes a reinforcement member 400, which is an L-shaped beam structure, and the reinforcement member 400 is fixed to the side plate of the box 200. As shown in Figures 3 and 4, the side of the front plate 100 opposite to the table top 300 is provided with a flange 110. The front plate 100 is hung on the L-shaped side of the reinforcing member 400 through the flange 110, and is connected to the reinforcing member 400. Fixed connection.

In the above-mentioned washing machine front panel installation structure, the reinforcement member 400 is first fixedly connected to the side plate of the cabinet 200, and then the front panel 100 is hung on the side of the reinforcement member 400, and finally the front panel 100 and the reinforcement member 400 are fixed, and the operation Conveniently, the reinforcing member 400 can support and fix the front panel 100 to a certain extent, and strengthen the stability of the whole structure of the washing machine. This suspension installation method not only ensures the assembly gap but also the assembly strength.

As shown in FIG. 2, specifically, both ends of the reinforcement member 400 are supported on the top end of the side plate of the box body 200 and fixedly connected with the box body 200. In this embodiment, the two ends of the reinforcing member 400 are fully fixedly connected to the folded edge of the box body 200 through a total of 6 rivet points on the left and right.

The flange 110 is fixedly connected to the side of the reinforcing member 400 by a plurality of fasteners. The fastener is preferably a screw.

2 to 4, a first through hole 111 is provided on the flanging 110, a first flanging hole 410 is correspondingly provided on the inner side of the reinforcing member 400, and the screw passes through the first flanging hole 410 and the first through hole. The hole 111 fixes the flanging 110 and the side of the reinforcing member 400. In this embodiment, three screws 510 are used for fixing.

Further, two ends of the reinforcing member 400 protrude from both ends of the flange 110, and two sides of the front plate 100 are respectively provided with side flanges 120. The inner side of the side flanging 120 of the front plate 100 is respectively provided with second flanging holes 121, the two ends of the side of the reinforcing member 400 are correspondingly provided with second through holes 420, and the screws 520 pass through the second through holes 420 and the second flanging The side hole 121 further fixes the front plate 100 and the reinforcing member 400.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, in order to facilitate the suspension of the front panel 100, before the front panel 100 is fixedly assembled with the reinforcing member 400, the flange 110 is arranged obliquely downward along the inner side of the reinforcing member 400. Preferably, the inclination angle α of the flange 110 is 5°-20°. In this embodiment, the inclination angle of the flange 110 is preferably 5°. After the suspension is finished, after three screws 510 are tightened, the flange 110 is attached to the side of the reinforcing member 400, and the outward expansion angle is 0°.

As shown in FIG. 2, the reinforcing member 400 is provided with a central protrusion 430 along the transverse direction. The middle protrusion 430 functions as a reinforcing rib and can increase its strength to improve the overall assembly strength of the washing machine.

The reinforcing member 400 is also provided with a diversion groove 440, as shown in FIG. 6, the middle protrusion 430 provided in the middle of the reinforcing member 400 forms the diversion groove 440 with the L-shaped bend, and the diversion groove 440 is arranged in Below the assembly gap between the front plate 100 and the table 300. The accumulated water on the countertop 300 flows down into the diversion groove 440 through the assembly gap, and the water is guided to a safe position through the diversion groove 440 and then drained, for example, discharged from both sides of the washing machine. By arranging the diversion groove 440 on the reinforcing member 400, a deeper diversion groove 440 can be provided without being restricted by the internal space, preventing water from overflowing from the diversion groove 440 when there is a large amount of water, thereby avoiding component damage or fire, Safety hazards such as leakage.

The present invention also includes a washing machine, which includes the above-mentioned washing machine front plate mounting structure.

The above-mentioned embodiments only express several embodiments of the present invention, and the descriptions are relatively specific and detailed, but they should not be interpreted as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be pointed out that for those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the concept of the present invention, several modifications and improvements can be made, and these all fall within the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the patent of the present invention should be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

A front panel mounting structure of a washing machine, the washing machine comprising a box body and a countertop fixed to the box body, characterized in that the front face of the box body is an integrated front panel, the mounting structure includes a reinforcement, and the reinforcement The member is an L-shaped beam structure, the reinforcing member is fixed to the side plate of the box body, a side of the front plate opposite to the table top is provided with a flange, and the front plate is hung on the reinforcing member through the flange And fixedly connected with the reinforcing member.
The front panel mounting structure of the washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the two ends of the reinforcing member are supported on the top of the side panel of the box body, and are fixedly connected with the side panel of the box body.
The front panel mounting structure of a washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the flange and the side of the reinforcing member are fixedly connected by a plurality of fasteners.
The front panel mounting structure of the washing machine according to claim 3, wherein the flange is provided with a first through hole, and the inner side of the reinforcing member is correspondingly provided with a first flange hole through which the fastener passes The first flanging hole and the first through hole fix the flanging and the side of the reinforcing member.
The front plate mounting structure of the washing machine according to claim 4, wherein the two ends of the reinforcing member protrude from the two ends of the flange, and both sides of the front plate are provided with side flanges; The inner sides of the flanging are respectively provided with second flanging holes, the two ends of the side of the reinforcing member are correspondingly provided with second through holes, and the screws pass through the second through holes and the second flanging holes, and the The front plate and the reinforcement are fixed.
The front panel mounting structure of a washing machine according to any one of claims 3-5, wherein before the front panel is fixedly assembled with the reinforcement, the flange is inclined downward along the inner side of the reinforcement Set up.
The front panel mounting structure of the washing machine according to claim 6, wherein the inclination angle of the flange is 5°-20°.
The front panel mounting structure of a washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcing member is provided with a middle protrusion along the transverse direction.
A washing machine, characterized in that it comprises the washing machine front plate mounting structure according to any one of claims 1-8.