CN1317444C - A door assembly and washing machine and dryer using the same - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention discloses an improved door assembly and a washing machine and a dryer having the same applied thereto. The door assembly of the present invention includes a hinge assembly (150), a door body (200), a hook assembly (300), a lock assembly (400). Since, in the present invention, the hand hold formed in the door body (200) is recessed in an inner circumferential surface of the frame (210) so as not to be visible from an exterior, an outer appearance of the appliance is improved. Of components of the hook assembly (300), since the bracket (320) having a shaft (340) with a hook (310) inserted therein is formed as a unit with the bracket (320) on an inside thereof, with a reduced number of the hook assembly smaller than the related art, an assembly process can be simplified and productivity is improved. The lock assembly (400) provided to the cabinet (100) to hold the hook (310) includes a hook holding device and a locking device. The hook holding device holds the hook (310) by using an elastic force of the hook (310) when the hook (310) is inserted therein, and release the hook (310) when the hook (310) is drawn. The locking device, operative in response to an external electric signal, maintains the held state of the hook (310), for preventing the body (200) from being forcibly opened by an external force, thereby preventing occurrence of fault and accident caused by negligence of safety.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of door assembly with hinge, hook and locking member, and the washing machine that uses this door assembly.
Background technology
Washing machine cleans, foul is removed from clothing with the effect that utilizes washing agent and water handled in rinsing and rotation.Washing machine comprises drum-type, stirring-type and pulsed.
Tumbling-box washing machine is by rotating at a slow speed around horizontal axis when inner and clean when washing agent, rinse water and the clothing that will wash being put into cylinder, its intermediate roll has a plurality of formation lift-over bar (tumbling rib) thereon, thereby back decline is impacted and frictional force is carried out the cleaning of clothing by clothing is promoted by the lift-over bar.Tumbling-box washing machine can form damage and can not twine clothing hardly clothing, and consumes a spot of water.
Wet wash after dryer will be washed is dried automatically.Usually, dryer is by putting into clothing on the cylinder of casing, and swing roller, is blown into hot-air and comes drying clothes in cylinder.
Recently, a kind of combined type washing machine that drying function is combined in the tumbling-box washing machine drops into actual the use, and generally uses gradually.
Fig. 1 illustrates the perspective view of outward appearance of tumbling-box washing machine, dryer and the combined type drying roller formula washing machine of correlation technique.
With reference to Fig. 1, the casing of the profile that constitutes this device is shown, for example have an importing opening 12 in the front side in a side, be used for from outside importing clothing.Cylinder 40 is rotatably installed in the casing 10.The door assembly that is used for opening/closing importing opening 12 is provided with hinged component 15, door body 20, hook component 30 and locking member.
Shown in Fig. 2 and 3, hinged component 15 is positioned at some place near importing opening 12 of casing 10.
Simultaneously, hook component 30 is formed on a side of framework 21, for example is formed on shown in Fig. 2 and 3 on any of inside casing 22.Hook component 30 is provided with hook 31, spring (not shown), carriage 32.Hook 31 has outstanding head and is fixed in carriage 32 in the one side.Carriage 32 is independent of inside casing 22, and has a centre bore 33.Hook 31 utilizes the heads in the patchhole 33 to be assemblied in the carriage 32, and two opposed ends of spring are fixed in carriage 32 and hook 31, provides elastic-restoring force to hook 31.Simultaneously, has a dog hole 22h so that head passes at some place of inside casing 22.In above-mentioned hook component 30, hook 31 and spring are assemblied in the carriage 32, and carriage 32 utilizes bolt etc. to be fixed to the inner surface of inside casing, and hook 31 is set to pass dog hole 22h.In Fig. 4, show the package assembly of this hook component best.
But, the problem of the said structure of hook component 30 is that number of components is too many and its assembling is loaded down with trivial details, productivity ratio reduces, because hook component 30 need install to carriage 32 with hook 31 and the groups of springs that independently provides, and then carriage 32 is utilized bolt etc. to be fixed to inside casing 22.
Simultaneously, although do not illustrate, locking member is formed on another some place of casing, thereby locking member admits the head of hook 31 to keep the closed condition of door body 20.Usually, the signal of telecommunication locking hook 31 that locking member is used to respond the self-controller (not shown) is to prevent beating opening door body 20 from the outside, and the locking state that perhaps unclamps hook 31 is to allow beating opening door body 20 from the outside.Therefore, in the washing machine or dryer of correlation technique, when power supply offers locking member, because locking member is locked hook 31 thereby can not mandatoryly be beaten opening door body 20.
But, in the washing machine or dryer of correlation technique, even thereby power supply offers locking member locking member locking hook 31, if spur door body 20 with very large power, hook 31 can fracture be thrown off locking member so, thereby beats opening door body 20.Therefore, under the situation that cylinder rotates,, then exist and break down and take place because of neglecting the danger of the accident that safety causes if a door body 20 is opened by very large external force.
Summary of the invention
The door assembly that provides one to have the handle arrangement that can improve washing machine or dryer overall appearance and the washing machine that uses this door assembly are provided the design one object of the present invention that is used for overcoming the above problems.
Another object of the present invention provides has the door assembly that number of components is less than correlation technique and assembles simple hook component structure, and the washing machine that uses this door assembly.
A further object of the invention provides has the door assembly that can stop a being forced to property of body to be opened to prevent in advance the locking member structure that breaks down and have an accident owing to carelessness safety, and the washing machine that uses this door assembly.
By providing following door assembly can realize purpose of the present invention, it comprises the hinged component that places close importing opening in the casing; Being connected in hinged component is used for opening/closing and imports the door body of opening; Comprise that hook has elastic force in predetermined gap from the hook component of the outstanding hook of door body, hook has a front end, and this front end has from a side-prominent head with from the outstanding backstop of opposite side; With the locking member that comprises hook fixture and locking device, the other zone that this hook fixture places casing utilizes the elastic force fixation hooks of hook when inserting wherein when head, and when being pulled outwardly head, unclamp hook, and the signal of telecommunication of this locking device response external in order to when from outside pull head portion by utilizing backstop to keep the fixing of hook.
The door body comprises transparent door glass, and annular frame, and wherein door glass is fixed in the framework inner circumferential surface.
Framework comprises that at least one in inside casing and the housing is connected in hinged component from interconnective inside casing in door glass both sides and housing.
Housing also comprises a handle.Handle comprises that a recess in the inner circumferential surface of housing is used for handle and reaches from the outside and wherein spur handle.Handle comprises that also the finger notch that is depressed in handle inside is used for inserting finger tip to hand and hold when the user reaching wherein.
Handle has a surface that is the curved surface form and is used for contacting with palm when the user reaches hand when wherein spurring handle.Curved surface has and the consistent flexibility of formed curved surface when palm half is bent.
Handle is included in the interior recess of a part of the inner circumferential surface of housing itself.Handle comprises a handle hole that forms in a zone of the inner circumferential surface of housing, and a handle holder of inserting and being fixed in the jack.
Handle comprises a plurality of from the outstanding ledge of the inner concave of handle.
Handle comprises that an oblique inner circumferential surface of close handle on the housing is to be easy to from the position at identification handle place, outside.Handle comprises that a position indicator of close handle on the housing is to be easy to from the position at identification handle place, outside.Handle comprises that a part of catching to be different from the other parts color of close handle on the housing is to be easy to from the position at identification handle place, outside.Handle comprises that a part made from transparent material of close handle on the housing is to be easy to from the position at identification handle place, outside.
Simultaneously, hook component comprises to the outstanding a pair of carriage in the inner space of door body, the axle of carriage end is fixed at two ends, a hook, the opposite end of its head is connected in the middle of the axle and is configured such that hook passes a dog hole that takes shape in the body, and when hook be that the center is used for providing the spring of elastic force to hook when rotating with the axle in a predetermined gap.Carriage and door body global formation.
Spring is set to hook and has the power that moves along the outstanding side direction of head.Spring is a torsionspring, and its part is fixed in hook or moves together with hook, and another part is fixed in from the outstanding spring backstop of door body.Backstop takes shape in the centre of a pair of carriage.
The hook fixture comprises the lock body that is fixed in casing inner surface, it has one facing to being formed at first jack in the casing so that second jack that hook head is inserted, with one can be slidably and flexibly place slide block on lock body one side, slide block has the 3rd jack that is formed on wherein, the 3rd jack is facing to first and second jacks, and a contact plate and a head backstop are in the direction of giving prominence to the backstop on a side and the head respectively in the both sides of the 3rd jack.
The elastic force of slide block is less than the elastic force of hook.The elastic force that slide block had comes from that an end is connected in slide block and the other end is connected in the compression or the extension spring of lock body.Compression or extension spring are set to when head inserts first, second and the 3rd jack that slide block has restoring force when slide block is shifted to a side.
Contact plate is set to the outstanding side that when head is inserted into the 3rd jack contact plate touches head.
Head backstop is set to that head backstop is terminated to backstop one segment distance when head was inserted the 3rd jack fully.Head backstop comprises a top that highly is lower than the height of the backstop on the hook.Head backstop is set under the fixing situation of slide block when head is pulled out from the 3rd jack, when head since the giving prominence to a side of head and when the direction of an inclination moves backstop be fixed in its top.
Second jack has an oblique contact-making surface, thereby the head that contacts with an outstanding side of head inserts and extracts along the direction that tilts.Contact-making surface has the gradient of giving prominence to the gradient broadly similar of a side with head.
The hook fixture comprises that also adjusting mechanism is used for keeping the position of slide block, is used for making when head does not also insert the second and the 3rd hole to aim at.Adjusting mechanism comprises and is positioned at the slide block both sides along a plurality of recesses perpendicular to the direction of slide block moving direction, with a plurality of flexibly and can be arranged at the springlocks of lock body slidably, each springlock all has to be formed on and wherein is used for being inserted into the tooth in the recess and places front end on the 3rd jack.Springlock is set to when head enters the 3rd jack, and front end will contact with the front end of head, and is pushed rearward and moving impels tooth to leave recess.
Locking device comprises a lock-switch, this lock-switch have response external the signal of telecommunication and from the outstanding securing rod of lock body; Be used on the slide block being stopped at the ledge of securing rod to limit the stop device that slide block moves with taking shape in by securing rod.
Stop device takes shape in the position that stop device when securing rod is projected into a position when head inserts fully that slide block is shifted to a side fully in the 3rd jack is stopped at securing rod.Stop device is side-prominent from slide block one and an outstanding ladder that form.Stop device is that a perforation in slide block is used for inserting securing rod when securing rod is outstanding.
In another aspect of this invention, provide a kind of washing machine, be included in the front portion and have the casing that imports opening; Rotatably be arranged at the cylinder of the inside of casing; Be used for making the motor of cylinder rotation; Be arranged at the close hinged component that imports the zone of opening in the casing; Being connected in hinged component comes opening/closing to import the door body of opening; Comprise that hook has elastic force in predetermined gap from the hook component of the outstanding hook of door body, hook has a front end, and this front end has from a side-prominent head with from the outstanding backstop of opposite side; With the locking member that comprises hook fixture and locking device, this hook fixture places casing in addition to utilize the elastic force fixation hooks of hook when inserting wherein when head in the zone, and when being pulled outwardly head, unclamp hook, and the signal of telecommunication of this locking device response external with when from outside pull head portion by utilizing backstop to keep the fixing of hook, wherein the hook fixture comprises the lock body that is fixed in casing inner surface, it has one facing to being formed at first jack in the casing so that second jack that hook head is inserted, with one can be slidably and flexibly place slide block on lock body one side, and slide block has the 3rd jack that is formed on wherein, the 3rd jack is facing to first and second jacks, and one contacts the contact plate of hook head and the head backstop of a fixation hooks backstop.
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Being contained in this represents embodiments of the invention and comes together to illustrate principle of the present invention with specification with further understanding accompanying drawing of the present invention.
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Fig. 1 illustrates the perspective view of the outward appearance of the washing machine of correlation technique and cloth drying machine;
Fig. 2 illustrates the perspective view of the door assembly structure of correlation technique;
Fig. 3 illustrates the perspective view of the biopsy cavity marker devices of the rigging position of hook component in the washing machine of correlation technique and the dryer;
Fig. 4 illustrates the structure of hook component in the washing machine that shows correlation technique and the dryer and the partial, exploded perspective view of syntagmatic;
Fig. 5 illustrates the perspective view of the outward appearance of washing machine of the present invention and dryer;
Fig. 6 illustrates the perspective view of the outward appearance of door assembly of the present invention;
Fig. 7 is the biopsy cavity marker devices perspective view of door assembly of the present invention, and an embodiment of handle is shown;
Fig. 8 illustrates the partial, exploded perspective view of an embodiment of handle in the door assembly of the present invention;
Fig. 9 illustrates the partial sectional view of another embodiment of handle in the door assembly of the present invention;
Figure 10 illustrates the washing machine of the present invention that shows the door body open and the perspective view of dryer;
Figure 11 illustrates the perspective view of hook component in the door assembly of the present invention;
Figure 12 illustrates the perspective view of locking member in the door assembly of the present invention;
Figure 13 illustrates the perspective view that the hook among Figure 12 inserts;
Figure 14 illustrates the partial sectional view that when cutting out body with door assembly of the present invention hook inserts this process in the locking member;
Figure 15 illustrates the partial sectional view that is presented at the joint of fixed block and slide block in the door assembly of the present invention;
Figure 16 illustrates the perspective view that the locking member among Figure 13 is lockable; And
Figure 17 illustrates the anti-partial sectional view of opening structure of door body when pinning locking device with door assembly of the present invention.
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Now will be in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, its example shown is in the accompanying drawings.
In describing embodiment, give identical title and reference marks to identical portions branch, and save description unnecessary and that repeat.
The outward appearance of washing machine of the present invention and dryer illustrates in Fig. 5 best.With reference to figure 5, washing machine of the present invention and dryer comprise 500, one washing drum (not shown) of 100, one cylinders of a casing, a door assembly and a motor (not shown).
Casing constitutes the profile of washing machine and dryer.Casing 100 has one and imports opening 120 in a side of casing 100 outsides.For example, in its front side, be used for taking out clothing to the casing importing or from casing.
The washing drum (not shown) is cylindrical and the inside that is placed in casing 100 is come round cylinder 500.The inside that the motor (not shown) is placed in casing 100 is rotated cylinder 500.
Door assembly setting is come the importing opening 120 in the opening/closing casing 100.The unitary construction of door assembly of the present invention is at Fig. 5, is clearly shown that in 6 and 10.With reference to the accompanying drawings, door assembly of the present invention comprises hinged component 150, door body 200, and hook component 300, locking member 400, details wherein will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
With reference to Figure 10, hinged component 150 is arranged in the casing 100 near some place that imports opening 120.
Shown in Fig. 6 and 10, door body 200 is connected in hinged component 150 and comes opening/closing to import opening 120.
The door body 200 that so is provided with comprises circular framework 210 and is fixed in the door glass 240 of the inner circumferential surface of framework 210.Door glass is made by transparent material, and framework 210 comprises housing 230 and inside casing 220.Housing 230 and inside casing 220 are interconnected in opposite side, and for example on the both sides, front and back of door glass 240, and door glass is between housing 230 and inside casing 220.Make framework 210 be easy to support door glass 240 when connection can be assembled into annular at the external peripheral surface of door glass like this, for example, the inner circumferential surface of framework 210 is circular.Simultaneously, at least one in inside casing 220 and the housing 230 is connected in hinged component 150.When door body 200 has above configuration, just can come opening/closing to import opening 120 by revolving door body 200 in casing 100.
Simultaneously, as shown in Figure 6, door assembly of the present invention also comprises handle 250.Handle 250 is recesses in the framework 210, for example in a side of housing 230, in the inner circumferential surface of the frame 230 outside of saying so in more detail.
With reference to figure 7, in the present invention, handle 250 can be used as the part of inner circumferential surface of housing 230 and moulding it oneself cave in to the inside, that is to say, to the inner circumferential surface of housing 230.Perhaps, in the present invention, handle 250 can be used as a separate component and moulding, and embeds in the inner circumferential surface of housing 230.In this example, as shown in Figure 8, handle 250 comprises handle openings 251 and handle holder 252.Handle openings 251 be opened on housing 230 inner circumferential surface a bit, and have the handle holder 252 of a recess to be inserted in the handle openings 251 in the housing 230 in the one side.
So the handle 250 of moulding can have one when the user reaches the there handle to hand and the contacted surface of palm be level and smooth as shown in Fig. 7 and 8, the surface can be bending as shown in Figure 9.If the surface that contacts with palm is crooked, thus preferably its bending have with when the corresponding to camber user of the palm formed curved surface of an in fact only crooked half easily handle stretch into handle.Crooked palm contact-making surface is compared with straight palm contact-making surface and is allowed the user can more effectively exert oneself when sliding door body 20.
Door assembly of the present invention comprises that also the finger notch 253 in the handle 250 provides convenience for the user.As shown in Figure 9, thus finger notch 253 persons' of being to use palm touch the there the inboard places of handle 250 recess therefore when the user stretches into handle 250 to hand finger tip just can insert there and firmly grasp.So because finger tip inserts in the finger notch 253 finger notch 253 safely and allows users more effectively to exert oneself when the user stretches into handle 250 to hand.
Simultaneously, door assembly of the present invention comprises coming up in surface that a plurality of anti-skidding ledges 254 take shape in handle 250 and contacts with user's palm.A plurality of anti-skidding ledges 254 slide at the hand that stops the user when the user stretches into handle 250 handles 250 to hand.
In the present invention handle 250 is wherein made in the inner periphery that is depressed in framework 210, being preferably the user provides convenience thereby user to be easy to from outside identification handle 250.Be directed to this, the invention provides multiple structure, will be described in detail.
With reference to figure 9, in order to be easy to discern handle 250 residing positions, near the inner circumferential surface of the housing 230 of handle, for example wherein the top part of inner circumferential surface can be oblique.Oblique upper part allows from the outside to the position of handle 250 identification is easily arranged because 210 of frameworks some be oblique.
In order to be easy to from the position of outside identification handle 250, sign (not shown) can take shape in the position of indicating handle 250 on the surface near the housing 230 of handle 250.Preferably position indicator has the design of coordinating mutually with the overall appearance of washing machine and dryer and has comprised the purpose of informing handle 250 positions.For example, can use in the place of position indicator representative products or manufacturing enterprise quarter, print or invest the logos of product.
Perhaps, in order to be easy to catch the color that is different from other parts to housing 230 near the part of handle 250, perhaps make with transparent material from the position of outside identification handle 250.In this example, also require this design to coordinate mutually with the overall appearance of washing machine and dryer.
Position indicator, coloured portions with housing 230 of different colours, the perhaps embodiment of housing 230 parts made from transparent material, be in order to be easy to from the position of outside identification handle 250, also not shown in the drawings, even because these embodiment only also can allow everyone understand with describing at an easy rate.
The inner circumferential surface that handle 250 in the present invention is depressed in framework 210 can improve the overall appearance of washing machine and dryer because of can't see handle 250 from the outside.
Simultaneously, with reference to Figure 11, in door assembly of the present invention, hook component 300 comprises carriage 320, axle 340 and hook 310, and spring 330.
Carriage 320 for example is projected into the inner space in the surface, inside of inside casing 220 from the framework 210 of door body 200, arrives the inner space of framework 210 more precisely.The a pair of carriage 320 here is as parts of framework 210 and the moulding more precisely of door bodies 200, and outstanding therefrom, and each carriage all has an end with axis hole to insert the axle of describing after a while 340.
With reference to Figure 11, thereby so its opposite side of installation shaft 340 inserts respectively in the axis hole in the carriage 320.
With reference to Figure 10 and 11, hook 310 has a head 311 at its front end, and the other end inserts in the axle 340.Head 311 has an outstanding limit.Head 311 has a backstop 312 to be positioned at outstanding front end opposite.Thereby the hook of moulding like this 310 is so installed the anti-ends of heads 311 and is connected in axle 340, and hook 310 passes a body 200, more precisely the dog hole 221 in the framework 210.In this example,, spring 330 hook 310 when hook 310 rotates in by the big or small determined gap preset scope of dog hole 221 along a left side/right or up/following direction has an elastic force thereby so being set.
Spring 330 provides elastic force when hook 310 is the center rotation with axle 340 in pre-adjust the play.Thereby spring 330 hooks 310 so are set have a kind of power that head 311 outstanding side directions move that tends to.As shown in figure 11, thereby its part of spring 330 so is set to be fixed in hook 310 or a part and to move with hook and link together, for example, axle 340 and the other parts that wherein support, the spring backstop 350 of giving prominence to more precisely from framework 210 by door body 200.Spring backstop 350 is given prominence to from framework 210 and is made it between a pair of carriage 320.So the spring 330 that is provided with can be torsionspring for example.
Therefore, thus be provided with so that spring 330 one ends are hung on hook 310 or a part is rotated and its other end is hung on non-rotary standing part together with hook 310.Or rather, when axle 340 is inserted into, and be hung on the axis hole on the carriage 320, when hook 310 was arranged to rotate with respect to axle 340, an end of spring 330 is hung on hook 310 and its other end is hung on not rotating part, just axle 340, carriage 320, spring backstop 350.When axle 340 can together rotate with hook 310, an end of spring 330 was hung on hook 310 or axle 340, and its other end is hung on carriage 320 or spring backstop 350.
Simultaneously, in door assembly of the present invention, locking member 400 comprises hook fixture and locking device.In Figure 12-17, be clearly shown that the detailed construction and the operating principle of door assembly, will come locking member is described with reference to these accompanying drawings.
The hook fixture is positioned at other place of casing 100, and for example, a place of its inside is come to be inserted into when there by utilizing the elastic force fixation hooks 310 of hook 310 when head 311, and loosen hook 310 when being pulled outwardly head 311.Shown in Figure 12 and 13, the hook fixture comprises lock body 410 and slide block 420.
Slide block 420 is mounted slidably in the one side of lock body 410, more precisely on the opposite of the one side of the lock body 410 that invests casing 100.So the slide block 420 that is provided with has the 3rd jack 421 corresponding to first jack 101 and second jack 411.The there has a touch panel 423 and a head backstop 424 to give prominence to from the both sides of the 3rd jack 421.Touch panel 423 was positioned at and the head 311 outstanding corresponding parts of a side when hook 310 is inserted the 3rd jack 421, and head backstop 424 is positioned at and backstop 312 corresponding directions.When being inserted in the 3rd jack 421, so settle on head 311 touch panel 423 to make it contact with an outstanding side of head 311.Shown in Figure 13 and 14, thereby head backstop 424 head backstops 424 and backstop 312 segment distance that is spaced was set so when head 311 was all inserted the 3rd jack 421, its top is in the position of the height of the backstop 312 that is lower than hook 310.But, as shown in figure 17, head backstop 424 so is provided with and moulding, if so that under the situation that slide block 420 is fixed, be pulled outwardly head 311 from the 3rd jack 421, when head 311 because the outstanding side of head 311 and when an incline direction moves, backstop 312 is just hung tightly in the top, thereby can not be pulled outwardly head 311 again, can only stick.
Slide block 420 with above device stretches or compresses the spring from one and obtains elastic force, and this specification adopts the compression spring as an example so that describe.Provide elastic force to have an end to be fixed in slide block 420 and the other end is fixed in lock body 410 to the compression spring of slide block 420.The elastic force that the slide block 420 that obtains elastic force from compression spring 425 is had is less than the elastic force that gives hook 310, and this is the elastic force that is had less than the spring 330 that offers hook 310 because of the elastic force that the compression spring 425 that offers slide block 420 is had.When hook 310 entered into the 3rd jack 421 head 311 is contacted with touch panel 423, the different elastic force of spring 330 and compression spring 425 made and are moved simultaneously by slide block 420 generally touch panel 423 is pushed to a side.In this example, compression spring 425 so is set, thereby when slide block 420 was mobile like this, compression spring 425 was compressed and has an elastic energy, the mode by elastic-restoring force when being pulled outwardly head 311 makes slide block 420 be returned to original position again.Though adopt compression spring 425 to be used as providing the example of elastic force, also can be applied in the same way to extension spring to the spring of slide block 420.
Simultaneously, in door assembly of the present invention, the hook fixture also comprises adjusting mechanism 430.Adjusting mechanism 430 does not insert under the situation of the first, the second and the 3rd jack 101,411 and 421 the fixedly position of slide block 420 at head 311, make the first, the second and the 3rd jack 421 in alignment.As Figure 12, shown in 13 and 15, so provided adjusting mechanism 430 comprise a plurality of in slide block recess 426 and flexiblely be arranged at a plurality of springlocks 431 of lock body 410.
A plurality ofly for example say that both sides that a pair of recess 426 takes shape in slide block 420 are along the direction perpendicular to slide block 420 moving directions.
Simultaneously, locking device is that the signal of telecommunication of response external turns round when be pulled outwardly head 311 by utilizing backstop 312 on the hook 310 with the tight state of extension of maintenance hook 310.Locking device comprises a lock-switch and stop device.
Locking device is a kind of electromagnetic switch that the signal of telecommunication of response external turns round, and is arranged at the inboard of lock body 410.Lock-switch comprises that a securing rod 440 is outwards outstanding from lock body 410, more exactly is to be provided with to accept external electric signal to the outside of slide block 420 1 sides.In order to provide the signal of telecommunication, there is distribution of a connector 412 usefulness to be connected to the there in a side of lock body 410 to lock-switch.The lock-switch of the signal of telecommunication to moulding like this is provided when entering running along with washing machine and dryer, and by providing the signal of telecommunication in addition from outside control panel of operation.
Stop device is positioned on the slide block 420, and what be used for limiting slide block moves similarly that stop device just hangs on the securing rod when securing rod 440 is given prominence to.Stop device can have multiple structure, and representational is an outstanding ladder 427 and a perforation (not shown).Outstanding ladder 427 has side-prominently formed a ladder from one of slide block 420, be in facing to the position of giving prominence to the part that ladder 427 contacts with securing rod 440 and fix, perhaps, shown in Figure 13 and 16, the position of the part that securing rod 440 is given prominence to the there when being in the one side head 311 being inserted into the 3rd jack 421 facing to moving fully when slide block 420.Though do not illustrate, stop device can be the ledge that takes shape in outstanding ladder 427 same positions.Simultaneously, when slide block 420 move fully and head 311 securing rod 440 is to the outstanding part in there when being inserted into the 3rd jack 421, the moulding facing to place on the slide block 420 of this part is passed in perforation.So the perforation of moulding does not illustrate in the drawings because above description is all very clear for anyone.
Closing and locking state of above-mentioned hook component 300 and locking member 400 runnings as get off maintenance and release door body 200.
When door body 200 is that the center rotates and closes when importing opening 120 with hinged component 150, hook 310 is inserted in the first, the second and the 3rd jack 101,411 and 421.As shown in figure 14, when sloped contact surface 411a on the lock body 410 contacted, hook 310 along inclined direction inserted in an outstanding side of head 311.
When hook 310 inserted gradually, the front end of springlock 431 is pushed to opposite side to the head 311 of hook 310 thereby tooth 432 comes out with release slider 420 from recess 426.When head 311 is inserted into, when an outstanding side of head 311 contacted with touch panel 423 simultaneously, because offer the elastic force that the elastic force of the spring 330 of hook 310 is better than the compression spring 425 that offers slide block 420, slide block 420 was just pushed to one side gradually.
In case hook 310 all inserts as shown in figure 13, the securing rod 440 of lock-switch just is exposed to the outside, and as shown in figure 14 when hook 310 is fixed on the contact-making surface 411a elastic force of the closed condition of door body 200 by spring 330 keep.In this example, backstop 312 and head backstop 424 on the hook 310 have separated a segment distance.
When remaining in the elastic stage under hook 310 and situation that inclined contact surface 411a contacts in that the closed condition of door body 200 is following when beating opening door body 200, hook 310 is extracted in the 3rd hole 101,411 and 421 by from the first, the second.In this example, the head 311 of hook 310 is pulled out, and moves backward towards head backstop 424 along an incline direction owing to the contact-making surface 411a that tilts.Then, slide block 420 is shifted to original position again and is outwards spurred with the head 311 of hook 310 simultaneously by the elastic-restoring force of compression spring 425.Therefore, because backstop 312 and the header pin 424 on the slide block 420 on the hook 310 always keep a fixed range, will from the first, the second and the 3rd jack 421, fully do not pulled out if there is backstop 312 hanging head backstop 424 hooks 310.
With reference to Figure 16, when the signal of telecommunication of outside offered lock-switch, securing rod 440 was outstanding from lock body 410, thereby stop device, and for example outstanding ladder 427 just hangs on the securing rod 440, and restriction slide block 420 is mobile.If in the outstanding following opening door body 200 of beating of situation of securing rod, even compression spring 425 does not provide elastic-restoring force thereunto when slide block 420 is returned to original position, but because the mobile restriction that is subjected to locking device of slide block, hook 310 can be extracted from the 3rd hole 421 at leisure.
Therefore, with reference to Figure 17, if the head 311 of hook 310 is fixed in head backstop 424 under the situation of slide block 420 and along inclined direction moves backward towards head backstop 424, the backstop 312 of hook 310 is pulled and hangs over the front end of head backstop 424, make hook 310 not to be pulled outwardly, door body 200 is just no longer opened again.According to this principle, even providing the signal of telecommunication to attempt going beating opening door body 200 under to the situation of lock-switch, a door body 200 also can keep closed condition.
In case when hook component 200 and locking member 400 are designed to have above configuration, if locking device entry into service when entering running along with washing machine and dryer, because a door body 200 can not be opened, will prevent fault and because carelessness is safe has an accident.
Simultaneously, use the present invention of this door assembly on washing machine and dryer, can be applied.
When the present invention was applied to washing machine, as described, washing machine of the present invention comprised casing 100, cylinder 500, washing drum, motor, drainage arrangement, detergent box, water supply installation etc.When the present invention is applied to the combined type drying washing machine, the combined type drying washing machine also comprises the pipeline of air in a plurality of cylinders that circulate in addition, be used for blower fan via the pipeline ventilating air, be used for heater for heating air, and be used for condensation and get rid of the condensing unit of the moisture that is comprised in the air by pipeline.Simultaneously, can not explain that reference symbol 130 is to be used for storing the detergent box of giving cylinder 500 with supplying detergent.
If the present invention is applied to dryer, as described, dryer of the present invention also comprises casing 100, cylinder 500, washing drum, motor, drainage arrangement, the circulation duct of air in the cylinder 500 that is used for circulating is used for blower fan via the circulation duct ventilating air, be used for heater for heating air, and be used for the condensing unit of the moisture that comprised in condensation and the deaeration.Certainly, dryer of the present invention situation according to demand can dispose condensing unit, but dryer of the present invention can be an air discharging type to be used for drying a humid air and directly to be discharged into the outside in cylinder.
Since the application of door assembly of the present invention all is same for washing machine of the present invention with above system component and dryer, will save the description that wherein repeats so.In addition, because the various assemblies that are used to clean and dry all are conventional classes, so except door assembly structure of the present invention, do not have to illustrate in addition in the present invention identical accompanying drawing.
To those skilled in the art obviously can modifications and variations of the present invention are and do not deviate from essence of an invention or scope.Therefore, as long as these modifications and variations fall in the scope of claims and equivalents thereof, the present invention just comprises these modifications and variations.
Industrial applicability
The present invention with above configuration has following advantage.
At first, handle recess in the inner circumferential surface of door body so that can't see this increase from the outside The overall appearance of washing machine and dryer, can excite client's purchase interest.
Secondly, the number of components of hook component is less than relevant technology, allows to carry out one simply Assemble, improved the productivity ratio of door assembly, washing machine and dryer.
The 3rd, be put to use because backstop and head backstop can stop door because will lock device Body is opened, thus the fault that can stop in advance external force to force to apply to occur in the door body and because The accident that carelessness safety takes place.
Claims (51)
1. door assembly comprises:
Place the close hinged component that imports a zone of opening in the casing;
Being connected in hinged component is used for opening/closing and imports the door body of opening;
Comprise that hook has elastic force in predetermined gap from the hook component of the outstanding hook of door body, hook has a front end, and this front end has from one of front end side-prominent head with from the outstanding backstop of the opposite side of front end; And
Locking member, it comprises:
Hook fixture, the other zone that is arranged at casing are utilized the backstop of the elastic force fixation hooks of hook when inserting wherein when head so that close the importing opening, and when being pulled outwardly head, unclamp the backstop of hook so as to open the importing opening and
Locking device, the signal of telecommunication of its response external are operated fixing in order to the backstop that keeps hook when from outside pull head portion,
Wherein the hook fixture comprises the lock body that is fixed in casing inner surface, it have one facing to be formed in the casing first jack so that second jack that hook head is inserted and one can be slidably and flexibly place slide block on lock body one side,
And slide block has the 3rd jack that is formed on wherein, and the 3rd jack is facing to first and second jacks, and one contacts the contact plate of hook head and the head backstop of a fixation hooks backstop.
2. the door assembly described in the claim 1 is characterized in that, the door body comprises transparent door glass, and annular frame, and wherein door glass is fixed in the framework inner circumferential surface.
3. the door assembly described in the claim 2 is characterized in that, framework comprises that at least one in inside casing and the housing is connected in hinged component from interconnective inside casing in door glass both sides and housing.
4. the door assembly described in the claim 3 is characterized in that, housing also comprises a handle.
5. the door assembly described in the claim 4 is characterized in that, handle comprises a recess in the inner circumferential surface of housing, is used for handle to reach from the outside and wherein spur handle.
6. the door assembly described in the claim 5 is characterized in that, handle also comprises the finger notch that is depressed in handle inside, is used for inserting finger tip to hand and hold when the user reaching wherein.
7. the door assembly described in the claim 5 is characterized in that, handle has a surface that is the curved surface form, is used for contacting with palm when the user reaches hand when wherein spurring handle.
8. the door assembly described in the claim 7 is characterized in that, curved surface has and the consistent flexibility of formed curved surface when palm half is bent.
9. the door assembly described in the claim 5 is characterized in that, handle is included in the interior recess of a part of the inner circumferential surface of housing itself.
10. the door assembly described in the claim 5 is characterized in that, handle comprises:
The handle hole that in a zone of the inner circumferential surface of housing, forms, and
Insert and be fixed in handle openings in the jack.
11. the door assembly described in the claim 5 is characterized in that, handle comprises a plurality of from the outstanding ledge of the inner concave of handle.
12. the door assembly described in the claim 5 is characterized in that, handle comprises that an oblique inner circumferential surface of close handle on the housing is to be easy to from identification handle position, outside.
13. the door assembly described in the claim 5 is characterized in that, handle comprises that a position indicator of close handle on the housing is to be easy to from identification handle position, outside.
14. the door assembly described in the claim 5 is characterized in that, handle comprises that a part of catching to be different from the other parts color of close handle on the housing is to be easy to from identification handle position, outside.
15. the door assembly described in the claim 5 is characterized in that, handle comprises that a part made from transparent material of close handle on the housing is to be easy to from identification handle position, outside.
16. the door assembly described in the claim 1 is characterized in that hook component comprises
The a pair of carriage that the inner space of Xiang Menti is outstanding;
The axle of carriage end is fixed at two ends;
Hook, the opposite end of its head are connected in the middle of the axle and are configured such that hook passes a dog hole that takes shape in the body; And
When hook is that the center is used for providing the spring of elastic force to hook when rotating with the axle in a predetermined gap.
17. the door assembly described in the claim 16 is characterized in that, the as a whole and moulding of carriage and Men Tizuo.
18. the door assembly described in the claim 16 is characterized in that, spring is set to hook and has the power that moves along the outstanding side direction of head.
19. the door assembly described in the claim 16 is characterized in that, spring is a torsionspring, and its part is fixed in hook or moves together with hook, and another part is fixed in from the outstanding spring backstop of door body.
20. the door assembly described in the claim 19 is characterized in that, spring backstop takes shape in the centre of a pair of carriage.
21. the door assembly described in the claim 1 is characterized in that, contact plate and head backstop are formed on the both sides of the 3rd jack respectively on the direction of hook head and hook backstop.
22. the door assembly described in the claim 21 is characterized in that, the elastic force of slide block is less than the elastic force of hook.
23. the door assembly described in the claim 21 is characterized in that, the elastic force that slide block had comes from that an end is connected in slide block and the other end is connected in the compression or the extension spring of lock body.
24. the door assembly described in the claim 23 is characterized in that, compression or extension spring are set to when head inserts first, second and the 3rd jack that slide block has restoring force when slide block is shifted to a side.
25. the door assembly described in the claim 21 is characterized in that, contact plate is set to the outstanding side that when head is inserted into the 3rd jack contact plate touches head.
26. the door assembly described in the claim 21 is characterized in that, head backstop is arranged to that head backstop is isolated from backstop one segment distance when head was inserted the 3rd jack fully.
27. the door assembly described in the claim 26 is characterized in that, head backstop comprises a top that highly is lower than the height of the backstop on the hook.
28. the door assembly described in the claim 26, it is characterized in that, head backstop is set under the fixing situation of slide block when head is pulled out from the 3rd jack, when head since the giving prominence to a side of head and when the direction of an inclination moves backstop be fixed in its top.
29. the door assembly described in the claim 21 is characterized in that, second jack has an oblique contact-making surface, thereby the head that contacts with an outstanding side of head inserts and extracts along the direction that tilts.
30. the door assembly described in the claim 29 is characterized in that, contact-making surface has the gradient of giving prominence to the gradient broadly similar of a side with head.
31. the door assembly described in the claim 21 is characterized in that, the hook fixture also comprises adjusting mechanism, is used for keeping the position of slide block, and the second and the 3rd hole is aimed at.
32. the door assembly described in the claim 31 is characterized in that adjusting mechanism comprises
Be in the slide block both sides along perpendicular to a plurality of recesses of slide block moving direction and
A plurality of flexibly and can be arranged at the springlocks of lock body slidably, each springlock all has to be formed on and wherein is used for being inserted into the tooth in the recess and places front end on the 3rd jack.
33. the door assembly described in the claim 32 is characterized in that, springlock is set to when head enters the 3rd jack, and front end will contact with the front end of head, and is pushed rearward and moving impels tooth to leave recess.
34. the door assembly described in the claim 21 is characterized in that locking device comprises
A lock-switch, this lock-switch have response external the signal of telecommunication and from the outstanding securing rod of lock body; With
Take shape in and be used on the slide block being stopped at the ledge of securing rod to limit the stop device that slide block moves by securing rod.
35. the door assembly described in the claim 34 is characterized in that, stop device takes shape in the position that stop device when securing rod is projected into a position when head inserts fully that slide block is shifted to a side fully in the 3rd jack is stopped at securing rod.
36. the door assembly described in the claim 35 is characterized in that, stop device is side-prominent from slide block one and an outstanding ladder that form.
37. the door assembly described in the claim 35 is characterized in that, stop device is that a perforation in slide block is used for inserting securing rod when securing rod is outstanding.
38. a washing machine comprises:
Forwardly has the casing that imports opening;
Rotatably be arranged at the cylinder of the inside of casing;
Be used for making the motor of cylinder rotation;
Be arranged at the close hinged component that imports the zone of opening in the casing;
Being connected in hinged component is used for opening/closing and imports the door body of opening;
Comprise that hook has elastic force in predetermined gap from the hook component of the outstanding hook of door body, hook has a front end, and this front end has from one of front end side-prominent head with from the outstanding backstop of the opposite side of front end; And
Locking member, it comprises
Hook fixture, this hook fixture place casing in addition to utilize the backstop of the elastic force fixation hooks of hook when inserting wherein when head in the zone so that close the importing opening, and when being pulled outwardly head, unclamp the backstop of hook so as to open the importing opening and
Locking device, the signal of telecommunication of its response external are operated fixing with the backstop that keeps hook when from outside pull head portion,
Wherein the hook fixture comprises the lock body that is fixed in casing inner surface, it have one facing to be formed in the casing first jack so that second jack that hook head is inserted and one can be slidably and flexibly place slide block on lock body one side,
And slide block has the 3rd jack that is formed on wherein, and the 3rd jack is facing to first and second jacks, and one contacts the contact plate of hook head and the head backstop of a fixation hooks backstop.
39. the washing machine described in the claim 38 is characterized in that, the door body comprises transparent door glass, and annular frame, and wherein door glass is fixed in the framework inner circumferential surface.
40. the washing machine described in the claim 39 is characterized in that, framework comprises that at least one in inside casing and the housing is connected in hinged component from interconnective inside casing in door glass both sides and housing.
41. the washing machine described in the claim 40 is characterized in that, shell also comprises a handle.
42. the washing machine described in the claim 41 is characterized in that, handle comprises that a recess in the inner circumferential surface of housing is used for handle and reaches from the outside and wherein spur handle.
43. the washing machine described in the claim 38 is characterized in that, hook component comprises:
The a pair of carriage that the inner space of Xiang Menti is outstanding;
The axle of carriage end is fixed at two ends;
Hook, the opposite end of its head are connected in the middle of the axle and are configured such that hook passes a dog hole that takes shape in the body; And
When hook is that the center is used for providing the spring of elastic force to hook when rotating with the axle in a predetermined gap.
44. the washing machine described in the claim 43 is characterized in that, the as a whole and moulding of carriage and Men Tizuo.
45. the washing machine described in the claim 38 is characterized in that, contact plate and head backstop are formed on the both sides of the 3rd jack respectively on the direction of hook head and hook backstop.
46. the washing machine described in the claim 45 is characterized in that, the elastic force of slide block is less than the elastic force of hook.
47. the washing machine described in the claim 45 is characterized in that, second jack has an oblique contact-making surface, and head inserts and extracts along the direction that tilts thereby it contacts with an outstanding side of head.
48. the washing machine described in the claim 45 is characterized in that, the hook fixture also comprises adjusting mechanism, is used for keeping the position of slide block, and the second and the 3rd hole is aimed at.
49. the washing machine described in the claim 48 is characterized in that adjusting mechanism comprises
Be in the slide block both sides along perpendicular to a plurality of recesses of slide block moving direction and
Flexibly a plurality of and be mounted slidably springlock in lock body, each springlock all has to be formed on and wherein is used for being inserted into the tooth in the recess and places front end on the 3rd jack.
50. the washing machine described in the claim 45 is characterized in that locking device comprises
A lock-switch, this lock-switch have response external the signal of telecommunication and from the outstanding securing rod of lock body; With
Take shape in and be used on the slide block being stopped at the ledge of securing rod to limit the stop device that slide block moves by securing rod.
51. the washing machine described in the claim 50 is characterized in that, stop device takes shape in the position that stop device when securing rod is projected into a position when head inserts fully that slide block is shifted to a side fully in the 3rd jack is stopped at securing rod.
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