Cover assembly and laundry treating apparatus including the same

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of clothes processing equipment, and aims to solve the problem that the inner drum cover of the existing top-opening type drum washing machine is prone to half buckling, thereby affecting the safety in use, and provides a cover assembly and clothes processing equipment comprising the same, the cover assembly comprising a first cover body provided with a hook, a second cover body provided with a hook hole, and an elastic member, the elastic member comprising a deformation portion and a fixing portion for fixedly connecting to the inner surface of the hook, the deformation portion and the hook have a gap between the sides close to each other, and the size of the gap increases towards the free end of the hook, and the top edge of the deformation portion is in the same plane as the top surface of the hook after installation. The cover assembly provided by the present application uses the force generated by the elastic member recovering from deformation to assist the hook and the hook hole to smoothly pass through the dead point position, thereby avoiding the half buckling state of the hook and the hook hole.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of clothes treatment equipment, in particular to a cover assembly and clothes treatment equipment comprising the same. BACKGROUND

[0002] Clothes treatment equipment such as washing machines, clothes dryers, etc. has become one of the essential household appliances in modern families because it can help users save a lot of manpower and time.

[0003] Taking a top-opening drum washing machine as an example, it mainly comprises a machine body, an outer drum, an inner drum, etc. The machine body is provided with a clothes loading / unloading opening and a top-opening door matched with the clothes loading / unloading opening at the top thereof. The outer drum is provided with an outer drum opening at a position aligned with the clothes loading / unloading opening. Correspondingly, the inner drum is provided with an inner drum opening in the circumferential direction. The inner drum opening is opened or closed by an inner drum cover. The inner drum cover is usually configured as a pair of opening doors that can be linked and automatically synchronized to pop up when unlocked and without external obstruction. Conventionally, the two inner drum covers are connected by a buckle structure, i.e. a clasp is arranged on one inner drum cover and a hook hole is arranged on the other inner drum cover. The clasp can be locked with the hook hole to achieve the locking of the two inner drum covers.

[0004] The existing inner drum cover often appears in a half-buckled state during the closing process, i.e. the clasp cannot be completely buckled into the hook hole. This situation occurs because the button on the front cover provided with the clasp is pressed against the front end edge of the rear cover provided with the hook hole during the buckling process, thereby appearing a false locked state. At this time, the clasp has not been completely buckled into the hook hole. In this state, the inner drum cover is easy to be separated from each other after the high-speed operation of the inner drum, which can cause serious consequences. To solve this problem, a roller type auxiliary buckling mechanism is usually arranged on the existing clasp. The roller type auxiliary buckling mechanism mainly utilizes the rotating characteristics of the roller. During the buckling process of the clasp into the hook hole, the rotating roller can smoothly buckle the clasp into the hook hole, thereby avoiding the half-buckling phenomenon as much as possible. However, the roller type auxiliary buckling mechanism also has some shortcomings: the rotation shaft of the roller needs to be supported while the roller is arranged. The rotation shaft needs to have an independent support structure. However, the inner drum cover of the drum washing machine is usually a sheet metal part. It is difficult and costly to construct a support structure on the sheet metal part. Secondly, the shaft of the roller needs to be reliably fixed and cannot be easily detached, which increases the process difficulty. Furthermore, the shaft of the roller and the roller cannot be tightly fitted and need to have a gap to facilitate the rotation of the roller. Thus, the roller will vibrate during the operation of the drum, thereby causing abnormal noise.

[0005] Correspondingly, there is a need in the art for a new cover assembly to solve the above problems. SUMMARY

[0006] To solve the above problems in the prior art, i.e. to solve the problem that the inner drum cover of the existing top-opening drum washing machine is prone to half-latching, thereby affecting the safety in use, the first aspect of the present application provides a cover assembly, which comprises a first cover body and a second cover body that are respectively pivotally connected to a base component, the first cover body and the second cover body are respectively provided with a hook and a hook hole at a position close to each other, the hook can be latched to the hook hole in a pivoting direction to lock the first cover body and the second cover body, and the cover assembly further comprises an elastic member, which comprises: a fixing portion for fixedly connecting the elastic member to an inner surface of the hook; and a deformation portion, which has a gap between sides close to each other of the hook, and the size of the gap increases towards the direction of a free end of the hook, and in the installed state, a top edge of the deformation portion is in the same plane as a top surface of the hook.

[0007] The cover assembly provided by the present application can use the elastic member to apply an acting force to the cover body where the hook hole is located when the elastic member restores the deformation, so as to resist the resistance of the cover body where the hook hole is located to the cover body where the hook is located and the cover body where the button is located, so that the hook can smoothly pass through the dead point position when sliding in the hook hole, thereby enabling the hook to be smoothly latched into the hook hole and avoiding the half-latching state of the hook and the hook hole.

[0008] Specifically, the elastic member is functionally divided into a fixing portion and a deformation portion, the fixing portion is used to connect the elastic member to the inner surface of the hook, and the fixing portion can serve as a support for the deformation portion, so that a gap can exist between the sides close to each other of the hook and the deformation portion, and the gap serves as a deformation space for the deformation portion. In the initial closing of the cover, neither the hook nor the elastic member can contact the hook hole; as the first cover body and the second cover body are gradually closed, the elastic member starts to contact the sidewall of the hook hole on the second cover body and deforms, and the elastic member accumulates elastic potential energy; as the first cover body and the second cover body are further closed, the distance between the inner side surface of the hook and the sidewall of the hook hole gradually increases in the circumferential direction of the columnar surface where the two cover bodies are located, so that the constraint force on the elastic member gradually decreases, the elastic member deforms and rebounds, and the restoring force of the elastic member acts on the second cover body to offset the acting force of the button on the second cover body; because the elastic member also has a downward component force acting on the second cover body due to the restoration of the deformation, the button resistance is offset, and the button also has a downward movement trend, thereby facilitating the hook and the hook hole to smoothly pass through the dead point position, and further enabling the hook hole to easily slide to the root of the hook, so as to achieve the complete latching of the first cover body and the second cover body.

[0009] It can be understood that the specific structure of the elastic member can be set by those skilled in the art according to actual needs, for example, the material, thickness, width, etc. of the elastic member can be designed according to the required elastic potential energy, and the size of the gap and the surface shape of the deformation part can be designed according to the required deformation space. In addition, the deformation part can be any structure that can achieve the above functions, such as a plate structure, a strip structure, a combination of a strip structure and a plate structure, etc.

[0010] For the above-mentioned cover assembly, in a possible implementation, the deformation part is a plate structure, and the plate structure is not coplanar with the surface of the hook near each other to form the gap.

[0011] By setting the deformation part as a plate structure, the deformation part is uniformly deformed, and can stably contact the side wall of the hook hole during deformation, so that the force exerted on the second cover body by the elastic member during deformation is also more stable and uniform, which helps the hook to smoothly pass through the hook hole to achieve complete engagement.

[0012] It can be understood that the plate structure can have various forms, such as a flat plate, a curved plate, a special-shaped plate, etc.

[0013] For the above-mentioned cover assembly, in a possible implementation, the plate structure is generally a flat plate structure, and the flat plate structure has an included angle between the surfaces near each other.

[0014] By setting the plate structure as a flat plate structure, a specific form of the plate structure is provided. The plate structure is set as a flat plate structure, which can simplify the processing process and thus reduce production costs.

[0015] For the above-mentioned cover assembly, in a possible implementation, the inner surface of the hook includes a first inner surface, and the fixing part is at least partially connected to the first inner surface, so that the plate structure can form the gap with the first inner surface.

[0016] By setting in this way, a connection mode of the hook and the elastic member is provided, for example, the elastic member is made into a generally flat plate structure, and the fixing part can be fully connected to the first inner surface of the hook; or the elastic member can be made into a V-shaped plate structure, and the fixing part occupies most of the V-shaped plate structure, so that the elastic member and the hook are more stably connected.

[0017] For the above-mentioned cover assembly, in a possible implementation, the inner surface of the hook further includes a second inner surface, the second inner surface forms an acute angle with the first inner surface, and part of the fixing part is further connected to the second inner surface.

[0018] By such an arrangement, a specific form of the elastic member is provided. Such an arrangement can make the elastic member and the hook connection more closely and stably, and facilitate the deformation of the deformation portion.

[0019] For the above-mentioned cover assembly, in a possible implementation, the top surface of the hook further extends outwardly with a first protrusion, and the top edge of the deformation portion extends outwardly to form a second protrusion corresponding to the first protrusion.

[0020] Since the hook and the hook hole are always in line contact during the hooking process, by such an arrangement, the length of the contact line between the hook and the hook hole can be shortened, thereby reducing the friction therebetween, and facilitating the smooth passing of the hook and the deformation portion of the elastic member through the hook hole.

[0021] For the above-mentioned cover assembly, in a possible implementation, the edges of the first protrusion and the second protrusion are arc-shaped.

[0022] Further, by such an arrangement, the length of the contact line between the hook and the hook hole can be shortened to the shortest, so that the hook can be more smoothly inserted into the hook hole.

[0023] For the above-mentioned cover assembly, in a possible implementation, the first cover body includes a first body and a hook plate, the hook plate is connected to the free end of the first body, and the hook is formed on the hook plate.

[0024] By such an arrangement, the processing difficulty of the first body can be reduced, the mold volume can be reduced, and thus the production cost can be saved.

[0025] The second aspect of the present application also provides a laundry treating apparatus configured with the cover assembly according to any one of the preceding technical solutions.

[0026] Those skilled in the art can understand that, since the laundry treating apparatus is configured with the cover assembly in the preceding technical solutions, the laundry treating apparatus has all the technical effects of the cover assembly, which will not be described herein again.

[0027] For the above-mentioned laundry treating apparatus, in a possible implementation, the laundry treating apparatus includes a drum, and the base component is the drum.

[0028] By such an arrangement, a specific application scenario of the cover assembly is provided. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0029] The laundry treating apparatus and the cover assembly thereof according to the present application will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in conjunction with a top-opening drum washing machine with an open door, and the accompanying drawings show:

[0030] Figure 1 is a structural schematic view of a first cover assembly of the cover assembly according to the present application.

[0031] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the second cover assembly in the cover assembly of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 3 for Figure 1 The left view;

[0033] Figure 4 for Figure 3 A magnified view of a portion of point A in the middle;

[0034] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram showing the interaction between the button and the latch plate in the first cover assembly;

[0035] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an elastic member;

[0036] Figure 7 The first and second cover components are not engaged.

[0037] Figure 8 for Figure 7 The front view;

[0038] Figure 9 for Figure 7 Top view;

[0039] Figure 10 for Figure 9 Sectional view along the BB direction;

[0040] Figure 11 for Figure 9 C-axis sectional view;

[0041] Figure 12 The first cover assembly and the second cover assembly are in a partially engaged state.

[0042] Figure 13 for Figure 12 The front view;

[0043] Figure 14 for Figure 12 Top view;

[0044] Figure 15 for Figure 14 Sectional view along the DD direction;

[0045] Figure 16 for Figure 14 EE-directed sectional view;

[0046] Figure 17 The first and second cover components are fully engaged.

[0047] Figure 18 for Figure 17front view of the first embodiment of the present application;

[0048] Figure 19 is Figure 12 top view of the first embodiment of the present application;

[0049] Figure 20 is Figure 19 sectional view of the first embodiment of the present application in the direction of F-F;

[0050] Figure 21 is Figure 19 sectional view of the first embodiment of the present application in the direction of G-G;

[0051] List of Reference Numerals:

[0052] 1, first cover body; 10, first rotating shaft; 11, first body; 12, hook plate; 120, hook; 1200, top surface; 12000, first protrusion; 1201, first inner surface; 1202, second inner surface; 121, limiting piece; 13, button; 130, front edge; 14, elastic member; 140, fixing portion; 141, deforming portion; 1410, second protrusion; 2, second cover body; 20, second rotating shaft; 21, second body; 210, hook hole; 211, flange; 212, front edge; 22, hook hole plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0053] The preferred embodiments of the present application will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments are only used to explain the technical principles of the present application, and are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present application. For example, although the following embodiments are explained in combination with a top-loading drum washing machine, this is not a limitation, and the technical solutions of the present application are also applicable to a top-loading drum dryer, a drum washer-dryer, etc., and the change of the application object does not deviate from the principles and scope of the present application.

[0054] It should be noted that in the description of the present application, the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc. indicating the direction or positional relationship are based on the direction or positional relationship shown in the drawings, which is only for the convenience of description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application. In addition, the terms "first", "second" are only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0055] Furthermore, it should be noted that, in the description of this invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "connected" and "linked" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this invention according to the specific circumstances.

[0056] Although the embodiments of the present invention are not illustrated, those skilled in the art will understand that the top-loading drum washing machine in the embodiments of the present invention mainly includes a cabinet, an outer drum, and an inner drum. The outer drum is fixedly disposed in the cabinet, and the inner drum is rotatably disposed in the outer drum. A clothes loading / unloading opening is provided at the top of the cabinet, and an outer drum opening aligned with this opening is provided at the top of the outer drum. An inner drum opening is correspondingly provided circumferentially on the inner drum body. The inner drum opening is opened or closed by the cover assembly in the present invention. The cover assembly in the present invention is a double-door type inner drum cover, equipped with a linkage mechanism, such as a spring structure capable of linkage. To better illustrate the present invention, numerous specific details are given in the following detailed embodiments. Those skilled in the art should understand that the present invention can be implemented without certain specific details. To highlight the main points of the present invention, the specific structure of the linkage mechanism is not described in detail.

[0057] The following reference Figures 1-21 The cover assembly of the present invention will be described in detail. Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the first cover assembly in the cover assembly of the present invention; Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the second cover assembly in the cover assembly of the present invention; Figure 3 for Figure 1 The left view; Figure 4 for Figure 3 A magnified view of a portion of point A in the middle; Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram showing the interaction between the button and the latch plate in the first cover assembly; Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an elastic member; Figure 7 The first and second cover components are not engaged. Figure 8 for Figure 7 The front view; Figure 9 for Figure 7 Top view; Figure 10 for Figure 9 Sectional view of the middle section (BB direction); Figure 11 for Figure 9 C-axis sectional view; Figure 12 The first cover assembly and the second cover assembly are in a partially engaged state. Figure 13 for Figure 12 The front view; Figure 14 for Figure 12 Top view; Figure 15 for Figure 14a middle D-D sectional view; Figure 16 is Figure 14 a middle E-E sectional view; Figure 17 is a fully buckled state of the first cover assembly and the second cover assembly; Figure 18 is Figure 17 a front view of Figure 19 is Figure 12 a top view of Figure 20 is Figure 19 a middle F-F sectional view; Figure 21 is Figure 19 a middle G-G sectional view.

[0058] The cover assembly provided by the embodiment of the present application comprises a first cover body and a second cover body which are pivotally connected to a base component respectively, the first cover body and the second cover body are respectively provided with a hook and a hook hole at a position close to each other, the hook can be buckled into the hook hole along a pivoting direction to lock the first cover body and the second cover body.

[0059] Specifically, the base component in the embodiment is a drum body configured for a drum washing machine, specifically a drum body of an inner drum. The first cover body is provided with a hook, and the second cover body is provided with a hook hole. Referring to Figure 1 , the first cover body 1 comprises a first body 11 and a first rotating shaft 10, the first body 11 is connected to the drum body (not shown) of the inner drum through the first rotating shaft 10, and the first body 11 is a sheet metal part. The first cover body 1 further comprises a hook plate 12 connected to a free end of the first body 11, and the hook plate 12 is formed with two hooks 120, in the installed state, the hooks 120 are close to the front end of the first body 11. The hook plate 12 is fixedly connected to the first body 11 through a fastener. In the direction parallel to the axial direction of the first rotating shaft 10, the hooks 120 are located inside the two end portions of the hook plate 12, and a cantilevered limiting piece 121 is formed at the middle position of the hook plate 12. In addition, referring to Figure 1 and Figure 3 , the first cover body 1 further comprises a button 13 connected to the outer surface of the first body 11. Referring to Figures 3-5 , the front end of the button 13 is bent to extend below the limiting piece 121, and the limiting piece 121 and the button 13 together constitute a switch for opening and locking the first cover body 1 and the second cover body 2.

[0060] It can be understood that the hooks 120 can also be directly formed on the first body 11, and the hook plate 12 is provided for processing convenience. In addition, the number of hooks 120 can be any, and the skilled person can configure according to actual needs.

[0061] Referring to Figure 2, the second cover body 2 comprises a second body 21 and a second pivot 20, the second body 21 is connected to the cylinder body of the inner cylinder through the second pivot 20. The second body 21 is a sheet metal part, and the front end of the second body 21 is formed with a plurality of hook holes 210 corresponding to the number of the hooks 120. In order to further enhance the strength of the sheet metal part at the hook hole 210, the second cover body 2 in the embodiment further comprises a hook hole plate 22, and the hook holes 210 on the hook hole plate 22 correspond to the hook holes 210 on the second body 21. In order to fix the hook hole plate 22, part of the edges of the hook holes 210 are extended and bent to form flanges 211. As shown in Figure 2 , the flanges 211 are respectively formed on two edges of the hook holes 210 in a direction perpendicular to the second pivot 20. When the cover assembly is closed, the hooks 120 can be engaged into the hook holes 210 in a direction perpendicular to the pivoting direction to lock the first cover body 1 and the second cover body 2. The first cover body 1 and the second cover body 2 connected to the cylinder body of the inner cylinder form a double door structure, and are connected with a linkage mechanism, so that the first cover body 1 and the second cover body 2 can be opened and closed synchronously.

[0062] The cover assembly in the embodiment further comprises an elastic member 14 to assist the engagement of the hooks 120 and the hook holes 210. The elastic member 14 comprises a fixed part 140 and a deformed part 141, the fixed part 140 is used to fixedly connect the elastic member 14 to the inner surface of the hooks 120. Referring to Figure 5 and Figure 6 , the inner surface of the hooks 120 comprises a first inner surface 1201 and a second inner surface 1202, and the first inner surface 1201 and the second inner surface 1202 form an acute angle. The fixed part 140 is made into a V-shaped structure with a bending angle consistent with the included angle between the first inner surface 1201 and the second inner surface 1202, so that after the fixed part 140 is connected to the hooks 120, the surface of the fixed part 140 opposite to the inner surface of the hooks 120 can completely fit the inner surface of the hooks 120. This arrangement can stably connect the elastic member 14 to the hooks 120 to support the deformation of the deformed part 141. Referring to Figure 4 and Figure 6 , the deformed part 141 is provided in a flat plate structure, and the surface of the deformed part 141 opposite to the first inner surface 1201 has a gap with the first inner surface 1201, and the size of the gap increases towards the free end of the hooks 120, and the gap is used to provide a deformation space for the deformation of the deformed part 141. Referring to Figure 5 and Figure 6, the top surface 1200 of the hook 120 is outwardly extended to form a first protrusion 12000, and the top edge of the deformed portion 141 is outwardly extended to form a second protrusion 1410 corresponding to the first protrusion 12000, so that the frictional resistance between the hook 120 and the sidewall of the hook hole 210 can be reduced when the hook 120 and the deformed portion 141 slide in the hook hole 210, and the phenomenon that the elastic member 14 cannot enter the hook hole 210 or be clamped by the edge of the hook hole 210 due to the inconsistency between the top end of the elastic member 14 and the top end of the hook 120 can be avoided. In order to further reduce the friction, the edges of the first protrusion 12000 and the second protrusion 1410 are both arc-shaped.

[0063] In order to enable the hook 120 and the elastic member 14 to smoothly enter the hook hole 210, the deformed portion 141 is arranged such that, in the installed state, the top edge of the deformed portion 141 is in the same plane as the top surface of the hook 120, and when the first protrusion 12000 and the second protrusion 1410 are arranged, the top edges of the first protrusion 12000 and the second protrusion 1410 are in the same plane.

[0064] It can be understood that the top edges of the first protrusion 12000 and the second protrusion 1410 can also be arranged in a straight edge structure, a structure with a right angle, or a structure with a rounded corner, etc. In addition, the first protrusion 12000 can also be arranged on both hooks 120, and the elastic member 14 can also be correspondingly arranged.

[0065] The working principle of the elastic member 14 of the present application will be described in detail below. Figures 7-21 The working principle of the elastic member 14 of the present application will be described in detail below.

[0066] During the closing process, the user applies a closing force to the second cover body 2, so that the second cover body 2 rotates downward around the second rotating shaft 20, which drives the first cover body 1 to rotate downward around the first rotating shaft 10, and the first cover body 1 is below and the second cover body 2 is above.

[0067] Referring to Figures 7-11 , the initial stage of the closing process is specifically shown, that is, the state when the top edge of the hook 120 of the first cover body 1 just contacts the edge of the hook hole 210 of the second cover body 2. Referring to Figure 9 and Figure 10 , at this time, the first cover body 1 and the second cover body 2 have not contacted, the elastic member 14 has not contacted the inner wall of the hook hole 210, and the elastic member 14 has not deformed. Referring to Figure 9 and Figure 11 , at this time, the front edge 212 of the second cover body 2 has not abutted against the front edge 130 of the button 13, and the button 13 has not deformed.

[0068] Referring to Figures 12-16 , the positional relationship between the first cover body 1 and the second cover body 2 when the elastic member 14 is deformed is specifically shown. Referring to Figures 12-15, with the second cover 2 continuing to rotate, the first protrusion 12000 and the second protrusion 1410 enter the hook hole 210, the inner surface of the elastic member 14 is in contact with the inner wall surface of the hook hole 210 and is extruded, the gap becomes small, and the deformed part 141 of the elastic member 14 gradually accumulates elastic potential energy due to deformation. Referring to Figure 16 At this time, the second cover 2 presses the button 13 and makes the button 13 press down until the inside of the button 13 abuts against the limiting sheet 121, and the button 13 is deformed. At this time, in actual operation, the clamping hook 120 is in contact with the straight edge of the hook hole 210, and the front edge 130 of the button 13 is in contact with the front edge 212 of the second cover 2, that is, a dead point appears, and at this time, the clamping hook 120 has not yet reached the correct position.

[0069] Referring to Figures 17-21 , the state in which the clamping hook 120 is completely engaged with the hook hole 210 is shown. Referring to Figures 17-20 With the first cover 1 and the second cover 2 continuing to rotate, the distance between the inner surface of the clamping hook 120 and the side wall of the hook hole 210 increases in the circumferential direction of the columnar surface on which the two covers are located, and the elastic member 14 is deformed to rebound. At this time, the elastic member 14 exerts a force on the edge of the hook hole 210, which is perpendicular to the surface of the elastic member 14, and this force can exactly offset the force exerted by the button 13 on the second cover 2, so that the clamping hook 120 and the hook hole 210 smoothly pass through the dead point position, and the clamping hook 120 is easily slid to the correct position of the hook hole plate 22, realizing the complete engagement of the clamping hook 120 with the hook hole 210. Referring to Figure 21 It can be seen that the front edge 212 of the second cover 2 has smoothly passed through the front edge 130 of the button 13.

[0070] So far, the technical solutions of the present application have been described in combination with the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings, but it is easy for those skilled in the art to understand that the protection scope of the present application is obviously not limited to these specific embodiments. Those skilled in the art can make equivalent changes or replacements to the related technical features without departing from the principles of the present application, and the technical solutions after these changes or replacements will all fall within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A cap assembly characterized by, The cover assembly includes first and second cover bodies pivotally connected to a base member, respectively, the first and second cover bodies are provided with a hook and a hook hole, respectively, at a position close to each other, the hook is capable of being engaged into the hook hole in a pivoting direction to lock the first and second cover bodies, The cover assembly further includes an elastic member, the elastic member includes: a fixing portion for fixedly connecting the elastic member to an inner surface of the hook; a deformed portion having a gap between sides close to each other of the hook, and the gap increases in size toward a free end of the hook, and In an installed state, a top edge of the deformed portion is in the same plane as a top surface of the hook.

2. The cap assembly of claim 1, wherein The deformed portion is a plate structure, the plate structure is not coplanar between surfaces close to each other of the hook to form the gap.

3. The cap assembly of claim 2, wherein, The plate structure is generally a flat plate structure having an included angle between surfaces close to each other of the hook.

4. The cap assembly of claim 3, wherein The inner surface of the hook includes a first inner surface, the fixing portion is at least partially connected to the first inner surface, so that the plate structure can form the gap with the first inner surface.

5. The cap assembly of claim 4, wherein, The inner surface of the hook further includes a second inner surface, the second inner surface forms an acute angle with the first inner surface, and part of the fixing portion is further connected to the second inner surface.

6. The cap assembly of claim 1, wherein The top surface of the hook further extends outwardly with a first protrusion, and the top edge of the deformed portion extends outwardly to form a second protrusion corresponding to the first protrusion.

7. The cap assembly of claim 6, wherein, The edges of the first and second protrusions are arc-shaped.

8. The cap assembly of claim 1, wherein The first cover body includes a first body and a hook plate connected to a free end of the first body, and the hook is formed on the hook plate. 9.A laundry treating apparatus, characterized by, The laundry treating apparatus is configured with the cover assembly of any one of claims 1-8. 10.The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 9, characterized by, The laundry treating apparatus includes a tub, and the base member is the tub.

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