Wire harness fixing rack and clothes processing device having the same

Abstract

The present invention relates to a wire harness fixing frame and a clothing processing device having the same. The wire harness fixing frame includes: a bracket body; a connecting portion, the connecting portion being formed at a first end of the bracket body; and a mounting portion, the mounting portion being formed on the bracket body and being used to mount a wire harness component capable of bundling wire harnesses. When the wire harness fixing frame of the present invention is applied to a clothing processing device, the bracket body of the wire harness fixing frame can be connected to the box frame of the clothing processing device through the connecting portion. At the same time, the wire harness located inside the box of the clothing processing device can be bundled by the wire harness component, and the wire harness component bundled with the wire harness is mounted on the mounting portion of the wire harness fixing frame. Thus, the wire harness inside the box is fixed to the box frame through the wire harness fixing frame, so that the wire harness inside the box can be distributed in an orderly manner. In addition, when the clothing processing device is working, the wire harness is not prone to shaking or the shaking amplitude is small, thereby reducing the risk of collision between the wire harnesses and reducing the probability of damage to the wire harness.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, and in particular to a wire harness fixing frame and a clothes processing device having the same. Background Art

[0002] This section merely provides background information related to the present disclosure and is not necessarily prior art.

[0003] In related art, wiring harnesses, such as motor power cables, are often left hanging in the air inside the housings of laundry processing devices, such as washing machines and washer-dryers. This not only creates a cluttered appearance but also wastes space within the housing. Furthermore, when the laundry processing device is operating, the wiring harnesses sway with the motor's movement, making them prone to collisions and potentially damaging them. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The present invention aims to at least solve the problem that most of the wiring harnesses in the cabinet of existing laundry processing devices are suspended in the air, resulting in wasted space inside the cabinet and easy damage to the wiring harnesses due to collisions. This object is achieved through the following technical solutions:

[0005] An embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention provides a wire harness fixing frame, comprising: a bracket body; a connecting portion formed at a first end of the bracket body; and a mounting portion formed on the bracket body, the mounting portion being used to mount a wire harness capable of bundling a wire harness.

[0006] According to the wire harness fixing frame of the embodiment of the present invention, it can be used to fix the wire harness. When the wire harness fixing frame is applied to a clothing processing device (such as a washing machine, a washer-dryer, etc.), the bracket body of the wire harness fixing frame can be connected to the box frame of the clothing processing device through a connecting part, so that the wire harness fixing frame is installed on the box frame. At the same time, the wire harness located inside the box of the clothing processing device (such as the power line of the motor) can be bundled by a wire harness, and the wire harness bundled with the wire harness is installed on the mounting part of the wire harness fixing frame. Thus, the wire harness inside the box is fixed to the box frame through the wire harness fixing frame, so that the wire harness inside the box can be distributed in an orderly manner, so as to improve the situation where the messy wire harness causes waste of space in the box. In addition, since the wire harness is fixed to the box frame through the wire harness fixing frame, the wire harness is not easy to shake or the shaking amplitude is small when the clothing processing device is working, thereby reducing the risk of collision between the wire harnesses and reducing the chance of damage to the wire harness.

[0007] In addition, the wire harness fixing frame according to the embodiment of the present invention may also have the following additional technical features:

[0008] In some embodiments of the present invention, there are multiple mounting portions, one of which is formed at the second end of the bracket body, and the remaining mounting portions are formed in the middle of the bracket body.

[0009] In some embodiments of the present invention, the wire harness fixing frame is made of a steel wire.

[0010] In some embodiments of the present invention, one of the mounting portions is a circular ring structure for securing a fishbone cable tie, and the remaining mounting portions are limiting grooves for securing nylon cable ties.

[0011] In some embodiments of the present invention, the mounting portions are all circular ring structures for fastening fishbone cable ties, or the mounting portions are all limiting grooves for fastening nylon cable ties.

[0012] In some embodiments of the present invention, the circular ring structure is formed by winding a steel wire around the ring several times.

[0013] In some embodiments of the present invention, the limiting groove is formed by partially bending the steel wire.

[0014] In some embodiments of the present invention, a connection hole or a connection groove is formed on the connection portion.

[0015] In some embodiments of the present invention, the wire harness fixing frame further includes at least one clamping portion, and the clamping portion is formed at the bottom of the connecting portion.

[0016] An embodiment of the second aspect of the present invention provides a clothing processing device, comprising: a box body, the box body including a box body frame; a wiring harness, the wiring harness being arranged inside the box body; a wiring harness fixing frame, the wiring harness fixing frame being the wiring harness fixing frame in any of the above embodiments, the wiring harness fixing frame being installed on the box body frame, and the wiring harness being fixed to the mounting portion by a wiring harness component.

[0017] According to the clothing processing device of an embodiment of the present invention, the wiring harness inside the box body can be fixed by a wiring harness fixing frame. Specifically, the bracket body of the wiring harness fixing frame is connected to the box body frame of the clothing processing device through a connecting part, so that the wiring harness fixing frame is installed on the box body frame. At the same time, the wiring harness located inside the box body of the clothing processing device (for example, the power line of the motor) can be bundled by a wiring harness, and the wiring harness with the wiring harness is installed on the mounting part of the wiring harness fixing frame. Thus, the wiring harness inside the box body is fixed to the box body frame through the wiring harness fixing frame, so that the wiring harness inside the box body can be distributed in an orderly manner, so as to improve the situation where the messy wiring harness causes waste of space in the box body. In addition, since the wiring harness is fixed to the box body frame through the wiring harness fixing frame, the wiring harness is not easy to shake or the shaking amplitude is small when the clothing processing device is working, thereby reducing the risk of collision between the wiring harnesses and reducing the probability of wiring harness damage. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily understood from the description of the embodiments with reference to the following drawings, in which:

[0019] Figure 1 This is a schematic structural diagram of a wire harness fixing frame according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 2 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the wiring harness fixing frame according to an embodiment of the present invention from another perspective.

[0021] Reference numerals:

[0022] 100: Wire harness fixing bracket;

[0023] 10: bracket body;

[0024] 20: connecting part;

[0025] 21: connection slot;

[0026] 30: Installation department;

[0027] 31: ring structure, 32: limiting groove;

[0028] 40: Clamping part. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Although exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the accompanying drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure can be implemented in various forms and should not be limited by the embodiments described herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided to enable a more thorough understanding of the present disclosure and to fully convey the scope of the present disclosure to those skilled in the art.

[0030] It should be understood that the terms used herein are for the purpose of describing specific example embodiments only and are not intended to be limiting. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the singular forms "one", "an" and "said" as used herein may also be meant to include plural forms. The terms "comprise", "include", "contain" and "have" are inclusive and therefore specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, elements and / or parts, but do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, elements, parts, and / or combinations thereof. The method steps, processes, and operations described herein are not to be construed as necessarily requiring them to be performed in the specific order described or illustrated, unless the order of execution is clearly indicated. It should also be understood that additional or alternative steps may be used.

[0031] Although the terms first, second, third, etc. can be used in the text to describe multiple elements, components, regions, layers and / or sections, these elements, components, regions, layers and / or sections should not be limited by these terms. These terms can only be used to distinguish an element, component, region, layer or section from another region, layer or section. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, terms such as "first", "second" and other numerical terms do not imply order or sequence when used in the text. Therefore, the first element, component, region, layer or section discussed below can be referred to as the second element, component, region, layer or section without departing from the teaching of the example embodiments.

[0032] For ease of description, spatially relative terms may be used herein to describe the relationship of one element or feature relative to another element or feature as shown in the figures, such as "inside," "outside," "inside," "outside," "below," "beneath," "above," and the like. Such spatially relative terms are intended to include different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is flipped, an element described as "below" or "below" another element or feature would then be oriented as "above" or "above" another element or feature. Thus, the example term "below" can include both above and below orientations. The device may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or in other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein are interpreted accordingly.

[0033] like Figure 1 、 Figure 2 As shown, an embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention provides a wire harness mounting bracket 100, which includes a bracket body 10, a connecting portion 20, and a mounting portion 30. Specifically, the connecting portion 20 is formed at a first end of the bracket body 10 and is used to connect the bracket body 10 to an external structure, thereby mounting the wire harness mounting bracket 100 on the external structure (e.g., the housing frame of a laundry processing device). The mounting portion 30 is formed on the bracket body 10 and is used to mount a wire harness capable of bundling the wire harness.

[0034] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the wire harness fixing bracket 100 can be used to fix the wire harness. When the wire harness fixing bracket 100 is applied to a clothing processing device (such as a washing machine, a washer-dryer, etc.), the bracket body 10 of the wire harness fixing bracket 100 can be connected to the housing frame of the clothing processing device via the connecting portion 20, so that the wire harness fixing bracket 100 is installed on the housing frame. At the same time, the wire harness located inside the housing of the clothing processing device (such as the power cord of the motor) can be bundled with a wire harness. The wire harness with the bundled wire harness is installed on the mounting portion 30 of the wire harness fixing bracket 100. As a result, the wire harness inside the housing is fixed to the housing frame via the wire harness fixing bracket 100, so that the wire harness inside the housing is distributed in an orderly manner, thereby improving the situation where the messy wire harness causes waste of space inside the housing. In addition, because the wire harness is fixed to the housing frame via the wire harness fixing bracket 100, the wire harness is not likely to shake or shakes to a small extent when the clothing processing device is in operation, thereby reducing the risk of collision between wire harnesses and the probability of wire harness damage.

[0035] In some embodiments of the present invention, there are multiple mounting portions 30, one of which is formed at the second end of the bracket body 10, and the remaining mounting portions 30 are formed in the middle of the bracket body 10. In this embodiment, there are two mounting portions 30 formed on the bracket body 10. As a result, a single wire harness fixing frame 100 can be used to fix the wire harness at two different locations. This ensures that the fixed wire harness is not only unable to move, but also unlikely to rotate around its own axis, thereby securing the wire harness more securely. In addition, of the two mounting portions 30, one is formed at the end of the bracket body 10, and the other is formed in the middle of the bracket body 10. This allows a certain distance between the two mounting portions 30. When the wire harness is installed on the wire harness fixing frame 100 through the wiring harness assembly, the portion of the wire harness located between the two mounting portions 30 will rest against the bracket body 10. This can also improve the stability of the wire harness fixation to a certain extent.

[0036] In some embodiments of the present invention, the wire harness mounting bracket 100 is made of a single steel wire. That is, the steel wire itself can serve as the bracket body 10. By bending, wrapping, and other processing operations on the steel wire, the corresponding connecting portion 20 and mounting portion 30 can be formed. In this embodiment, a complete wire harness mounting bracket 100 can be formed by processing a single steel wire. It can be seen that the wire harness mounting bracket 100 in this embodiment has the advantages of simple material selection and low cost, which also makes the wire harness mounting bracket 100 suitable for widespread promotion and application. Of course, the wire harness mounting bracket 100 in the present invention is not limited to being made of steel wire. It can be made of any other metal or other material with sufficient strength, such as iron wire or copper wire.

[0037] In some embodiments of the present invention, one of the mounting portions 30 is a circular ring structure 31 for securing a fishbone tie, while the other mounting portion 30 is a retaining groove 32 for securing a nylon tie. In this embodiment, one of the two mounting portions 30 is a circular ring structure 31, which can secure a fishbone tie. Specifically, after the fishbone tie is used to bundle the wire harness, a fishbone connector with a barbed structure is formed on the fishbone tie. This fishbone connector is inserted into the circular ring structure 31, where the barbed structure secures the fishbone connector within the circular ring structure 31. The other of the two mounting portions 30 is a retaining groove 32. When securing the wire harness using the retaining groove 32, the wire harness can first be brought close to the retaining groove 32, and then the nylon tie is used to bind the wire harness to the retaining groove 32. After being bound, the nylon tie falls into the retaining groove 32 and cannot move up or down. Both fishbone ties and nylon ties are common cable tie components.

[0038] In some other embodiments of the present invention, the mounting portions 30 may all be ring structures 31 for fastening fishbone cable ties, or the mounting portions 30 may all be limiting grooves 32 for fastening nylon cable ties.

[0039] In some embodiments of the present invention, the annular structure 31 is formed by winding a steel wire multiple times. If the wiring harness mounting bracket 100 is made of a single steel wire, the annular structure 31 serving as the mounting portion 30 can also be formed by winding the steel wire one or more times. In one specific example, the annular structure 31 is formed by winding the steel wire two times. This ensures the structural strength requirements of the mounting portion 30 while also conserving material.

[0040] In some embodiments of the present invention, the limiting groove 32 is formed by partially bending a steel wire. If the wiring harness mounting bracket 100 is made of a single steel wire, the limiting groove 32 serving as the mounting portion 30 can be formed by partially bending the steel wire. This method of forming the limiting groove 32 is simple and easy to implement, making it very easy to manufacture, thereby improving the manufacturing efficiency of the wiring harness mounting bracket 100.

[0041] In some embodiments of the present invention, a connecting hole or a connecting groove is formed on the connecting portion 20, and the connecting hole or the connecting groove can allow connecting parts such as screws to pass through, so as to facilitate the use of the connecting parts to connect the connecting portion 20 to an external structure (such as the box frame of the clothing processing device).

[0042] In some embodiments of the present invention, the wire harness bracket 100 further includes at least one clamping portion 40 formed at the bottom of the connecting portion 20, and the clamping portion 40 is used to clamp an external structure (e.g., a box frame of a laundry processing device). During the process of connecting the wire harness bracket 100 to the external structure, the clamping portion 40 can first be used to clamp the external structure, thereby fixing the bracket body 10 to the external structure, and then the connecting portion 20 of the wire harness bracket 100 can be connected to the external structure using a connector. In other words, the clamping portion 40 can be used to pre-install the bracket body 10 and the external structure, so that the bracket body 10 is more stably in the installation position, thereby facilitating the installation of the connector. In addition, after the wire harness bracket 100 is installed, the clamping effect formed by the clamping portion 40 on the external structure can further increase the installation stability of the wire harness bracket 100, allowing the wire harness bracket 100 to be more securely installed on the external structure.

[0043] Furthermore, when the wire harness fixing frame 100 is made of a steel wire, the clamping portion 40 can be formed by bending the end of the steel wire. Specifically, the end of the steel wire can be bent into an open structure, and the open structure can be used to clamp the external structure. This clamping portion 40 has a simple structure and is easy to process and form.

[0044] In some other embodiments of the present invention, the wire harness fixing frame 100 includes two clamping portions 40 , which are respectively formed by bending two ends of a steel wire, thereby further enhancing the installation stability of the wire harness fixing frame 100 .

[0045] An embodiment of the second aspect of the present invention provides a clothing processing device, which includes a box body, a wiring harness and a wiring harness fixing frame, wherein the box body includes a box body frame, the wiring harness is arranged inside the box body, and the wiring harness fixing frame is the wiring harness fixing frame 100 in any of the above embodiments, the wiring harness fixing frame 100 is installed on the box body frame, and the wiring harness is fixed to the mounting portion 30 of the wiring harness fixing frame 100 through a wiring harness component.

[0046] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the wiring harness inside the case of the clothing processing device can be fixed by a wiring harness fixing frame 100. Specifically, the bracket body 10 of the wiring harness fixing frame 100 is connected to the case frame of the clothing processing device through the connecting portion 20, so that the wiring harness fixing frame 100 is installed on the case frame. At the same time, the wiring harness inside the case of the clothing processing device (for example, the power cord of the motor) can be bundled by a wiring harness. The wiring harness with the wiring harness is installed on the mounting portion 30 of the wiring harness fixing frame 100. As a result, the wiring harness inside the case is fixed to the case frame by the wiring harness fixing frame 100, so that the wiring harness inside the case can be distributed in an orderly manner, thereby improving the situation where the messy wiring harness causes waste of space inside the case. In addition, since the wiring harness is fixed to the case frame by the wiring harness fixing frame 100, the wiring harness is not easy to shake or the shaking amplitude is small when the clothing processing device is working, thereby reducing the risk of collision between the wiring harnesses and reducing the probability of wiring harness damage.

[0047] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in the present invention should be included in the scope of protection of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention should be based on the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. A wire harness fixing frame, characterized in that: include: stent body; a connecting portion formed at a first end of the bracket body; a mounting portion formed on the bracket body, the mounting portion being used to mount a wire harness capable of bundling a wire harness; There are multiple mounting portions, one of which is formed at the second end of the bracket body, and the remaining mounting portions are formed in the middle of the bracket body; There is a distance between two of the plurality of mounting portions, so that a portion of the wiring harness located between the two mounting portions rests on the bracket body; The wire harness fixing frame is made of a steel wire; One of the mounting portions formed at the second end of the bracket body is a circular ring structure for fastening a fishbone cable tie, and the remaining mounting portions are limiting grooves for fastening nylon cable ties.

2. The wire harness fixing frame according to claim 1, characterized in that: The circular ring structure is formed by winding a steel wire around it for several turns.

3. The wire harness fixing frame according to claim 1, characterized in that: The limiting groove is formed by partially bending the steel wire.

4. The wire harness fixing frame according to claim 1, characterized in that: A connecting hole or a connecting groove is formed on the connecting portion.

5. The wire harness fixing frame according to claim 1, characterized in that: The wire harness fixing bracket further includes at least one clamping portion formed at the bottom of the connecting portion.

6. A clothes processing device, characterized in that: include: A box body, the box body comprising a box body frame; a wiring harness arranged inside the box; A wire harness fixing bracket, wherein the wire harness fixing bracket is the wire harness fixing bracket according to any one of claims 1 to 5, the wire harness fixing bracket is installed on the box frame, and the wire harness is fixed to the installation portion through a wire harness component.

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