A washing machine upper cover mounting structure and a washing machine

Abstract

The application provides a washing machine upper cover mounting structure and a washing machine. The rear side of the upper cover of the washing machine is mounted on a control disc seat through a rotating shaft structure and can be upwardly flipped and opened. The left and right sides of the upper cover are respectively provided with shielding plates which are downwardly protruding and shield the rotating shaft structure for opening the upper cover. By respectively providing the left and right sides of the upper cover with the downwardly protruding shielding plates, the shielding plates cover the whole outer peripheral contour of the rotating shaft structure, so that the user cannot see the rotating shaft component from the side during the opening and closing of the upper cover. The appearance of the washing machine is improved, and the rotating shaft component is effectively shielded to reduce the occurrence of collision and other problems.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application belongs to the technical field of washing machines, and particularly relates to a control disc seat of a washing machine, and also relates to an upper cover installed on the control disc seat of the washing machine and an assembly structure between the upper cover and the control disc seat. BACKGROUND

[0002] A full-automatic washing machine is generally composed of a washing machine box, a control disc seat, an outer drum, an inner drum, a pulsator, a transmission system and the like. The control disc seat is installed on the upper portion of the washing machine box and is generally made of high-strength plastic, such as PP, ABS or the like, by injection molding. The upper portion of the control disc seat is provided with a control panel (generally arranged on the top front side or rear side of the control disc seat). The control disc seat is mainly used to fix and install control components, i.e. electrical components, such as a computer board, a water level switch, a power switch, a micro switch, a reed tube, a safety switch, a stop switch, a water inlet switch, a water inlet valve and the like. The control disc seat can also be provided with a water injection port for injecting water into the drum, a sterilization box, a driver and the like.

[0003] Generally, a clothes injection port for injecting clothes into the drum installed in the washing machine box is arranged in the middle of the control disc seat, and an upper cover for opening and closing the clothes injection port is arranged on the top of the control disc seat.

[0004] The upper cover and the control disc seat are generally hingedly connected through a rotating shaft, so that the upper cover can be turned upward to open and close the control disc seat. The left and right ends of the rotating shaft in the prior art are generally directly exposed, which is not only not beautiful, but also makes it easy to clamp foreign matters at the rotating shaft during the opening and closing of the upper cover, or causes the rotating shaft to collide with other components, thereby affecting the normal use of the opening and closing of the upper cover.

[0005] Therefore, the present application is proposed. SUMMARY

[0006] The technical problem to be solved by the present application is to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art, and to provide an installation structure of an upper cover of a washing machine, so as to shield the rotating shaft of the upper cover and improve the appearance and reduce the failure rate of the rotating shaft.

[0007] To achieve the above-mentioned application purposes, the basic idea of the technical solution adopted by the present application is as follows:

[0008] The present application provides an installation structure of an upper cover of a washing machine. The rear side of the upper cover is hingedly connected to the control disc seat through a rotating shaft structure and can be turned upward to open. The left and right sides of the upper cover are respectively provided with shielding plates which protrude downward and shield the rotating shaft structure of the opened upper cover.

[0009] Further, the rear side of the upper cover is provided with a rotating shaft which protrudes downward and extends along the left-right direction. The rotating shaft is hingedly connected to the control disc seat and can rotate around the shaft. The shielding plates arranged on the left and right sides of the upper cover cover at least the projection of the outer contour of the rotating shaft.

[0010] Further, the shielding plates vertically extend downwards along the left and right side walls of the upper cover and are arranged perpendicularly to the upper cover.

[0011] Further, the rear side of the top surface of the control disc seat is provided with a downwardly recessed mounting groove, and the rotation shaft arranged below the upper cover is correspondingly mounted in the mounting groove and is connected to the inner wall of the mounting groove directly or through a connecting structure, so that the rotation shaft and the control disc seat can rotate relative to each other around the shaft; the shielding plates arranged below the left and right sides of the upper cover are in the same vertical section as the mounting groove, so that the shielding plates are arranged in the mounting groove when the upper cover is closed.

[0012] Further, the left and right sides of the control disc seat are respectively provided with upwardly protruding protruding portions, and the upper surfaces of the protruding portions correspondingly support the lower surfaces of the closed door cover; the protruding portions on the left and right sides of the control disc seat correspondingly block the two ends of the mounting groove, and the shielding plates on the left and right sides are both between the protruding portions on the left and right sides when the door cover is closed; preferably, the shielding plates on the left and right sides are both in contact with the inner peripheral side walls of the corresponding side protruding portions when the door cover is closed.

[0013] Further, the rear ends of the protruding portions on the left and right sides of the control disc seat are respectively provided with cutouts, and the cutouts are in the same vertical section as the shielding plates, so as to correspondingly allow the shielding plates to extend in when the door cover is closed; preferably, the cutouts arranged at the rear ends of the protruding portions towards the inner peripheral side are in communication with the mounting groove.

[0014] Further, the upper cover comprises a cover plate, and a frame is mounted on the outer periphery of the cover plate, and the rear ends of the left and right side frames are respectively provided with downwardly protruding shielding plates.

[0015] Further, the lower side of the frame is provided with a downwardly protruding lower protruding portion, the lower surface of the lower protruding portion constitutes a first supported surface, and the lower surface of the frame on the outer periphery of the lower protruding portion constitutes a second supported surface; the outer peripheral region of the upper surface of the control disc seat constitutes a first support surface, the outer edge of the first support surface is provided with an upwardly protruding protruding portion, and the upper surface of the protruding portion constitutes a second support surface; when the door cover is closed, the first support surface supports the first supported surface, and / or the second support surface supports the second supported surface.

[0016] Further, the front side of the control disc seat is provided with an outwardly gradually downwardly inclined guide slope, and the guide slope is correspondingly shielded when the door cover is closed, and the door cover has a gap between the lower surface and the guide slope for the user to extend into.

[0017] Still another object of the present application is to provide a washing machine adopting the washing machine upper cover mounting structure as described above.

[0018] After adopting the above technical solution, the present application has the following beneficial effects compared with the prior art:

[0019] By setting the downward protruding shielding plates on the left and right sides of the upper cover respectively, the shielding plates cover the whole outer contour of the rotating shaft structure, so that the rotating shaft components cannot be seen from the side of the user during the opening and closing process of the upper cover, which not only improves the appearance of the washing machine, but also effectively shields the rotating shaft components to reduce the occurrence of collision problems.

[0020] Meanwhile, the present application has simple structure, simple method, remarkable effect and is suitable for popularization and use.

[0021] The specific embodiments of the present application will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0022] The accompanying drawings, which are part of the present application, serve to further understand the present application, and the illustrative embodiments of the present application and their descriptions serve to explain the present application but do not constitute an improper limitation on the present application. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only some embodiments, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor based on these drawings. In the drawings:

[0023] Figure 1 is a structure schematic view of the closed state of the upper cover of the washing machine in the embodiment of the present application;

[0024] Figure 2 is a top view structure schematic view of the closed state of the upper cover of the washing machine in the embodiment of the present application;

[0025] Figure 3 is a cross-sectional structure schematic view of A-A of Figure 2 in the embodiment of the present application;

[0026] Figure 4 is an enlarged structure schematic view of C of Figure 3 in the embodiment of the present application;

[0027] Figure 5 is a cross-sectional structure schematic view of B-B of Figure 2 in the embodiment of the present application;

[0028] Figure 6 is an enlarged structure schematic view of D of Figure 5 in the embodiment of the present application;

[0029] Figure 7 and 8 are explosion structure schematic views of the upper cover and the control disc seat from different angles in the embodiment of the present application;

[0030] Figure 9 is a structure schematic view of the open state of the upper cover of the washing machine in the embodiment of the present application;

[0031] Figure 10 is a structure schematic view of the open state of the upper cover of the washing machine in the embodiment of the present application;Figure 9 an enlarged structural schematic view of E in FIG. 1;

[0032] Figure 11 is an enlarged structural schematic view of F in FIG. 1; Figure 9

[0033] Figure 12 is a top structural schematic view of the upper cover in an open state of the washing machine in the embodiment of the present application;

[0034] Figure 13 is an enlarged structural schematic view of J-J in FIG. 1; Figure 12

[0035] Figure 14 is an enlarged structural schematic view of K-K in FIG. 1. Figure 12

[0036] Explanation of main elements in the figure: 100, upper cover; 200, control disc seat; 300, rotating shaft; 400, stopper; 500, water box; 600, box body; 700, base; 1, body; 2, clothes feeding opening; 3, first supporting surface; 4, second supporting surface; 5, protruding part; 6, guiding inclined surface; 7, mounting groove; 8, peripheral wall; 9, opening; 10, lower protruding part; 11, first supported surface; 12, second supported surface; 13, recess; 14, transition curved surface; 15, arc curved surface; 51, top surface; 52, transition circular arc curved surface; 53, downward inclined curved surface; 101, cover plate; 102, frame; 103, upper decoration part; 104, lower fixing part; 105, shielding plate; 106, fixing flat part; 107, peripheral decoration part; 108, groove; 109, insertion slot; 121, downward bent part; 122, step; 123, hollow chamber; 81, front semicircular arc line segment; 82, rear straight line segment; 83, left connecting curved line segment; 84, right connecting curved line segment; 85, vertical surface; 86, opening; 87, outer end surface.

[0037] It should be noted that these drawings and written descriptions are not intended to limit the scope of the concept of the present application in any way, but to illustrate the concept of the present application to those skilled in the art by referring to specific embodiments. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0038] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the embodiments of the present application more clear, the technical scheme in the embodiments will be described clearly and completely below by combining the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. The following embodiments are used to illustrate the present application, but not to limit the scope of the present application.

[0039] ​​​In the description of the present application, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "inner", "outer" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application.

[0040] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "mounting", "connecting", "connecting" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or integrally connected; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0041] As shown in Figures 1 to 14 The washing machine introduced in the embodiment of the present application comprises,

[0042] The box body 600 is surrounded by a cylindrical shape extending upward and downward;

[0043] The base 700 is mounted at the lower part of the cylindrical box body 600 to support the box body 600, and the lower part is provided with a bottom foot or the like which protrudes downward to contact the ground;

[0044] The control disc seat 200 is buckled at the top of the cylindrical box body 600, and the middle part is provided with a clothes feeding port 1;

[0045] The upper cover 100 is installed on the control disc seat 200 and can be opened and closed by turning upward, and corresponds to the clothes feeding port 1 provided on the control disc seat 200.

[0046] In the embodiment of the present application, the box body 600 is also provided with an outer barrel, an inner barrel, a pulsator and the like for washing the clothes fed from the clothes feeding port 1; the base 700 is also provided with a water inlet structure, a drainage structure, a feeding structure and the like existing any electrical device and / or pipeline (not marked in the drawings) on the upper part of the base 700 and inside the control disc seat 200.

[0047] Embodiment one

[0048] As shown in Figures 1 to 14As shown in the drawings, the control disc seat 200 of the washing machine in the embodiment comprises a horizontally placed annular body 1 with a laundry feeding opening 2 penetrating through the upper and lower parts of the center; the upper surface of the body 1 comprises two support surfaces at different heights, at least one of which is used to support the upper cover 100 above the control disc seat 200; the first support surface 3 is lower than the second support surface 4, and the first support surface 3 is arranged closer to the center of the body 1 than the second support surface 4.

[0049] Through the above arrangement, the upper surface of the control disc seat is provided with two circles of support surfaces at different heights to support different areas of the upper cover installed thereon, thereby significantly improving the stability of the control disc seat to the upper cover, reducing the vibration of the upper cover supported above the control disc seat during the operation of the washing machine, and greatly reducing the operation noise of the washing machine. At the same time, by arranging the support surfaces at different heights on the outer periphery of the control disc seat and arranging the outer support surface higher, the gap between the control disc seat and the upper cover can be effectively blocked, thereby achieving the effect of double shielding of the contact gap between the upper cover and the control disc seat.

[0050] As shown in the drawings, Figure 4 In the embodiment, the outer peripheral region of the upper surface of the body 1 of the control disc seat 200 constitutes the first support surface 3; the outer peripheral edge of the body 1 of the control disc seat 200 is provided with a protruding portion 5 protruding upward higher than the top surface, and the upper surface of the protruding portion 5 constitutes the second support surface 4.

[0051] In the embodiment, the body of the control disc seat 200 is square, and each of the left and right sides of the square body 1 is provided with a strip-shaped protruding portion 5, which extends along the front-rear direction of the square body 1, and the upper surfaces of the two strip-shaped protruding portions 5 are at the same height and jointly constitute the second support surface 4.

[0052] Preferably, in the embodiment, the strip-shaped protruding portions 5 on the left and right sides of the body 1 of the control disc seat 200 are arranged symmetrically to support the upper cover 100 from the left and right sides and avoid the occurrence of problems such as the upper cover 100 being unable to form a flat surface after being closed due to deviation.

[0053] In the embodiment, the strip-shaped protruding portions 5 on the left and right sides of the body 1 of the control disc seat 200 both extend to the front side of the square body 1 and extend towards each other along the front side edge of the body 1, and the strip-shaped protruding portions 5 on the left and right sides are at a certain interval distance at one end of the front side of the square body 1. Through the above arrangement, the protruding portions are distributed on at least three different side edges of the control disc seat body, which effectively supports the upper cover from three different directions and greatly improves the stability of the support of the upper cover. At the same time, no protruding portion is arranged in the middle of the front side of the control disc seat to reasonably arrange the middle of the front side and leave a gap space for the user to insert when opening the upper cover.

[0054] In this embodiment, the rear ends of the strip-shaped protrusions 5 on the left and right sides extend to the rear ends of the corresponding sides of the square body 1; the rear side of the body 1 of the control panel base 200 is provided with an upwardly open and downwardly recessed strip-shaped mounting groove 7, which extends along the left and right directions on the rear side of the square body 1, and the left and right ends of the strip-shaped mounting groove 7 are correspondingly closed; the left and right ends of the strip-shaped mounting groove 7 extend to the rear ends of the corresponding sides of the strip-shaped protrusions 5, and the rear ends of the strip-shaped protrusions 5 are overlapped and covered by the strip-shaped grooves 7.

[0055] In this embodiment, the rear end of the strip-shaped protrusion 5 has a notch 9 facing the inner periphery of the square body 1, making the wall thickness of the rear end of the strip-shaped protrusion 5 relatively smaller than other parts; the notch 9 is open both upwards and towards the center of the body 1, and the notch 9 forms the left and right ends of the strip-shaped mounting groove 7. With the above arrangement, not only can the ends of the strip-shaped mounting groove be closed, but the left and right length of the strip-shaped mounting groove can also be increased, so that it can provide sufficient assembly space for the rotating shaft connected to the top cover, and can also effectively shield the connection between the control panel base and the top cover.

[0056] like Figure 11 As shown, in this embodiment, the upper surface of the protrusion 5 includes a top surface 51, a transition arc surface 52, and a downward sloping surface 53 arranged sequentially from the outer periphery of the body to the center. Any or a combination of the top surface 51, the transition arc surface 52, and the downward sloping surface 53 constitutes the second support surface 4. Preferably, the top surface 51, the transition arc surface 52, and the downward sloping surface 53 are all the second support surfaces 4 that support the upper cover 100.

[0057] In this embodiment, the side of the top surface 51 away from the center of the square body 1 is connected to the side wall of the square body 1 via an arc surface, so as to round the corner of the outer edge of the body 1 and avoid the occurrence of problems such as scratches by the user.

[0058] In this embodiment, the downward-sloping surface 53 is a surface that gradually slopes downward from the side away from the center of the square body 1 towards the center of the square body 1. The side of the downward-sloping surface 53 facing the center of the square body 1 is connected to the first support surface 3 formed by the outer periphery of the top surface of the body 1.

[0059] In this embodiment, the outer periphery of the upper surface of the body 1 is formed by an annular plane at the same height, which constitutes the first support surface 3. Preferably, the rear side of the upper surface of the square body 1 is provided with a downwardly recessed strip-shaped mounting groove 7. The strip-shaped mounting groove 7 is used for mounting components such as the rotating shaft 300 connected to the upper cover 100. The strip-shaped mounting groove 7 is set lower than the first support surface 3 so that after the upper cover 100 is installed on the control panel base 200, the lower surface of the upper cover 100 is in effective contact with the upper surface of the control panel base 200. This not only reduces the overall height of the washing machine but also effectively reduces the gap height between the upper cover 100 and the control panel base 200.

[0060] In this invention, the lower first support surface 3 on the upper surface of the control panel 200 can be positioned relatively away from the center of the body 1 from the higher second support surface 4 (not shown in the drawings).

[0061] Example 2

[0062] like Figures 1 to 14 As shown in the figure, this embodiment introduces a washing machine top cover 100. The lower surface of the top cover 100 has two supported surfaces at different heights. The first supported surface 11 is lower than the second supported surface 12, and the first supported surface 11 is positioned closer to the center of the top cover 100 than the second supported surface 12. In this embodiment, the first supported surface 11 and / or the second supported surface 12 are used to contact and support the upper surface of the control panel base 200 below the top cover 100, so that the closed top cover 100 is effectively supported by the control panel base 200, thereby improving the stability of the installation support of the top cover 100 on the control panel base 200.

[0063] In this embodiment, by providing supported surfaces at different heights on the lower surface of the top cover, different positions of the top cover can be supported by the control panel base below. This allows the top cover to be effectively supported at multiple different positions after being fastened to the control panel base, thereby greatly improving the stability of the top cover and effectively preventing vibration of the top cover during the operation of the washing machine. At the same time, two rings of supported surfaces with a higher outer ring and a lower inner ring are provided on the lower outer surface of the top cover, allowing the top cover to connect with the control panel base through multiple different supported surfaces after closing.

[0064] like Figure 6 As shown, in this embodiment, the outer periphery of the upper cover 100 forms a second supported surface 12, and the second supported surface 12 is provided with a downwardly protruding lower protrusion 10 on the side near the center of the door cover 100. The lower surface of the lower protrusion 10 forms a first supported surface 11.

[0065] In this embodiment, the upper cover 100 is installed above the control panel base 200 described in Embodiment 1. The rear side of the upper cover 100 can be flipped open upwards and installed above the control panel base 200 via a pivot 300. In this embodiment, when the upper cover 100 is fastened to the control panel base 200, the first supported surface 11 on the lower surface of the upper cover 100 is in contact with the first supporting surface 3, the second supported surface 12 and the second supporting surface 4 on the upper surface of the control panel base 200, thereby achieving the purpose of the control panel base 200 effectively supporting the fastened upper cover 100.

[0066] Meanwhile, in the present application, the first supported surface 11 provided on the lower surface of the upper cover 100 and the first supporting surface 3 provided on the upper surface of the control disc seat 200 can be supported separately, or the second supported surface 12 provided on the lower surface of the upper cover 100 and the second supporting surface 4 provided on the upper surface of the control disc seat 200 can be supported separately (not indicated in the drawings), and the effect of supporting and assembling the upper cover 100 can still be achieved.

[0067] Preferably, in the present embodiment, a sealing portion can be provided on the first supported surface 11 and / or the second supported surface 12 of the upper cover 100, so that when the first supported surface 11 and / or the second supported surface 12 of the upper cover 100 is in contact with the upper surface of the control disc seat 200, the sealing portion can effectively seal the joint between the upper cover and the control disc seat, and the clothing feeding opening 2 provided on the control disc seat 200 can be sealed and clamped after the upper cover 100 is closed. Of course, a sealing portion can also be provided on the first supporting surface 3 and / or the second supporting surface 4 of the upper surface of the control disc seat 200, and the same effect of effectively sealing the clothing processing opening 2 after the upper cover 100 is clamped can also be achieved. The sealing portion provided on the first supported surface 11 and / or the second supported surface 12 of the upper cover 100 can be at least one sealing strip or the like component (not indicated in the drawings) composed of elastic rubber material or the like.

[0068] As shown in the drawings, Figures 5 to 8 In the present embodiment, the upper cover 100 includes a cover plate 101, and a frame 102 is mounted on the outer periphery of the cover plate 101. A lower protrusion 10 is provided on the inner periphery side of the lower surface of the frame 102, and the lower surface of the lower protrusion 10 constitutes the first supported surface 11. The outer periphery side of the lower surface of the frame 102 is higher than the lower protrusion 10 and constitutes the second supported surface 12.

[0069] By providing the frame on the outer periphery of the upper cover, the outer periphery of the upper cover can be replaced for different washing machine models, and the size of the upper cover can be adjusted and adapted to various washing machine models. At the same time, the shape and color of the frame can also be replaced according to user habits. In addition, by providing the upper cover as two parts of the cover plate and the frame, only the frame needs to be replaced and repaired when the upper cover is repaired.

[0070] In the present embodiment, the frame 102 includes an upper decorative piece 103 and a lower fixing piece 104 stacked one above the other. The upper decorative piece 103 is fixed to the cover plate 101, and the lower fixing piece 104 is mounted on the upper decorative piece 103 and / or the cover plate 101. Alternatively, the lower fixing piece 104 is fixed to the cover plate 101, and the upper decorative piece 103 is clamped and fixed between the lower fixing piece 104 and the cover plate 101. The upper decorative piece 103 can be composed of glass, pvc or the like material, and the lower fixing piece 104 can be composed of the same material as the plate material. The lower fixing piece 104 and the cover plate 101 can also be integrally provided.

[0071] In the embodiment, the upper decoration member 103 comprises a fixed plane portion 106 at the lower side of the outer periphery of the cover plate 101, and the upper surface of the fixed plane portion 106 is attached to the cover plate 101; and an outer periphery decoration portion 107 at the outer periphery of the cover plate 101, and the upper surface of the outer periphery decoration portion 107 is in the same plane as the upper surface of the outer periphery of the cover plate 101.

[0072] Preferably, in the embodiment, the upper surface of the outer periphery decoration portion 107 is in the same outwardly and downwardly inclined slope as the upper surface of the outer periphery of the cover plate 101, so as to guide the water flow on the upper surface of the upper cover 100 and avoid the accumulation of water on the upper side of the upper cover 100.

[0073] Further preferably, in the embodiment, a plurality of grooves 108 and / or convex ribs extending along the contour line of the upper cover 100 are arranged on the slope, so as to increase the friction coefficient of the edge of the upper cover 100 and facilitate the user to open and close the upper cover.

[0074] Preferably, in the embodiment, the upper surface of the fixed plane portion 106 of the upper decoration member 103 is attached to and fixed by adhesive to the lower surface of the cover plate 101, and the lower fixing member 104 is fixed to the cover plate 101 by a buckle structure or a screw.

[0075] In the embodiment, the lower fixing member 104 is a strip-shaped plate material with both ends bent upward, the inner curved end of the lower fixing member 104 extends upward to the lower surface of the cover plate 101 and is attached to the inner peripheral side wall of the upper decoration member 103, and the outer curved end of the lower fixing member 104 extends upward to the lower surface of the outer periphery decoration portion 107 of the upper decoration member 103 and is clamped in the insertion slot 109 between the downwardly bent portion 121 on the outer peripheral side of the outer periphery decoration portion 107 and the step 122 at the joint between the inner peripheral side of the outer periphery decoration portion 107 and the fixed plane portion 106.

[0076] In the embodiment, the lower fixing member 104 and the upper decoration member 103 jointly form a hollow chamber 123, so that there is a buffer gap formed by the hollow chamber 123 between the lower fixing member 104 and the upper decoration member 103, and the buffer gap allows the lower fixing member 104 and the upper decoration member 103 to buffer each other when the upper cover 100 is closed, thereby reducing the impact force and the sound when the upper cover 100 is closed.

[0077] In the embodiment, the lower surface of the lower fixing member 104 constitutes a second supported surface 12, and at least part of the second supported surface 12 is a plane, so as to effectively support the upper cover 100.

[0078] In the embodiment, the cover plate 101 of the upper cover 100 is square, and the frame 102 is a "U" shape corresponding to the front side, the left side, and the right side of the square cover plate 101.

[0079] In this embodiment, the top surface of the outer periphery of the cover 100 is a slope that gradually slopes downward from the center to the outer periphery; preferably, the slope is provided with a plurality of downwardly recessed grooves 108 and / or a plurality of upwardly protruding protrusions.

[0080] In this invention, the lower first supported surface 11 of the lower surface of the upper cover 100 can be positioned closer to the center of the body 1 than the higher second supported surface 12 (not shown in the drawings).

[0081] Example 3

[0082] like Figures 1 to 14 As shown, this embodiment also introduces a control panel base 200 based on the above embodiment, which includes a body 1, and a guide slope 6 that gradually slopes downward from the inside to the outside at the outer periphery of the top of the body 1.

[0083] By setting a guide slope on the outer periphery of the control panel base, a recessed space is formed on the outer periphery of the upper surface of the control panel base. This allows users to extend their arms through the recessed space between the control panel base and the upper cover, making it easier for them to open and close the cover. At the same time, the guide slope is located on the outer periphery of the control panel base, so that the guide slope can be effectively covered when the cover is closed. This hides the recessed space for opening and closing the cover, effectively improving the overall aesthetics of the washing machine.

[0084] In this embodiment, the outer periphery of the top of the control panel base 200 body 1 is provided with an upward protrusion 5 extending along the outer periphery, and a local section of the protrusion 5 is provided with a recess 13. The surface of the recess 13 is a guide slope 6 that gradually slopes downward from the top surface of the body 1 to the side wall of the body 1.

[0085] By setting the guide ramp in the recess of the protrusion of the control panel body, the protrusion effectively covers the gap of the door cover closure, while allowing the user to easily insert the guide ramp into the gap to open the door cover, thus achieving the purpose of using the guide ramp and the protrusion together.

[0086] like Figure 9 As shown, in this embodiment, the front side of the control panel base 200 body 1 is provided with a strip-shaped protrusion 5 extending along the edge, and the middle section of the strip-shaped protrusion 5 is provided with a recess 13. The upper surface of the recess 13 is a guide slope 6 extending downward in a direction away from the clothing loading and unloading port 2. By setting the guide slope 6 on the front side of the control panel base 200, it is more convenient for the user to open the top cover.

[0087] In the embodiment, the body 1 of the control disc seat 200 is annular, the middle part of the annular body 1 forms a top-to-bottom through clothes feeding opening 2, the upper surface of the outer peripheral part of the body 1 constitutes a first support surface 3, the edge of the outer periphery of the body 1 is provided with an upwardly protruding protruding part 5, the upper surface of the protruding part 5 constitutes a second support surface 4, and the second support surface 4 is provided with a downwardly recessed guide inclined surface 6 at the front side part of the first support surface 3.

[0088] In the embodiment, the guide inclined surface 6 of the control disc seat 200 extends downwardly in the direction away from the clothes feeding opening 2, so as to increase the height of the gap between the door cover 100 and the front side of the control disc seat 200, and provide a groove space sufficient for the user to insert.

[0089] In the embodiment, the left and right ends of the guide inclined surface 6 of the control disc seat 200 are connected to the corresponding side, upper second support surface 4 through transition curved surfaces 14, and the rear side of the guide inclined surface 6 is connected to the first support surface 3 and the front side is connected to the front side wall of the body 1. Preferably, the guide inclined surface 6 is provided with a circular arc chamfer surface at the connection part with the first support surface 3 and / or the front side wall of the body 1.

[0090] In the embodiment, the width of the guide inclined surface 6 in the front-to-rear direction of the body 1 is greater than or equal to the width of the second support surface 4 in the front-to-rear direction of the body 1, so as to increase the gap height between the guide inclined surface 6 and the upper cover 100 and further facilitate the user to open and close the upper cover 100.

[0091] In the embodiment, the transition curved surface 6 gradually narrows in the width in the front-to-rear direction of the body 1 from the direction of the guide inclined surface to the second support surface 4; preferably, the upper surface of the protruding part 5 comprises a top surface 51, a transition circular arc curved surface 52 and a downwardly inclined curved surface 53 arranged in sequence from the outer periphery of the body 1 to the center direction, and the top end of the transition curved surface 14 is connected to the top surface 51 of the upper surface of the protruding part 5.

[0092] In the embodiment, the upper cover 100 is installed above the control disc seat 200, and the upper cover 100 can be the upper cover 100 described in Embodiment 2; the outer periphery of the upper cover 100 corresponds to the guide inclined surface 6 of the control disc seat 200, and the upper cover 100 has a hand gripping gap 110 between the lower surface and the guide inclined surface 6, which constitutes a gap for the user's hand to reach below the upper cover 100. Through the above arrangement, the upper cover of the washing machine can shield the guide inclined surface of the control disc seat; at the same time, the outer peripheral wall of the control disc seat is not provided with an outwardly protruding part, so that the whole washing machine is more beautiful. In addition, in the embodiment, the outer peripheral lower surface of the upper cover 100 is provided with a plurality of recesses 108 and / or protrusions arranged at intervals in the region opposite to the guide inclined surface 6, so as to increase the friction force when the user operates the opening and closing of the upper cover and improve the convenience of opening and closing the upper cover.

[0093] In this embodiment of the invention, a protruding portion 5 extending outward and projecting upward along the outer periphery of the top of the main body 1 of the control panel base 200 may be provided. At least a portion of the outer periphery of the upper surface of the protruding portion 5 is a guide slope 6 that gradually slopes downward to the side wall of the main body, so that a downward and outwardly inclined guide slope 6 is directly provided at the outer periphery of the upper surface of the protruding portion, thereby achieving the purpose of providing a handle groove for the user to reach into on the outer periphery of the control panel base. Similarly, a guide slope 6 extending around the outer periphery of the upper surface of the protruding portion 5 may also be provided, so that the user can reach between the control panel base and the top cover from various directions to open and close the top cover (not shown in the drawings).

[0094] Example 4

[0095] like Figures 1 to 14 As shown, based on the above embodiments, this embodiment also introduces a washing machine cover mounting structure. The cover 100 is mounted on the control panel base 200 with the rear side being able to be flipped open upwards via a pivot structure. The left and right sides of the cover 100 are respectively provided with downward protruding baffles 105 that block the pivot structure from opening the cover 100.

[0096] By setting downward-protruding baffles on the left and right sides of the top cover, the baffles cover the entire outer contour of the rotating shaft structure, so that the user cannot see the rotating shaft component from the side during the opening and closing of the top cover. This not only improves the aesthetics of the washing machine, but also effectively blocks the rotating shaft component, reducing the occurrence of problems such as collisions.

[0097] In this embodiment, the upper cover may have all the technical features of the upper cover described in any of the above embodiments; the control panel base may have all the technical features of the control panel base described in any of the above embodiments.

[0098] like Figure 10 As shown, in this embodiment, the rear side of the top cover 100 is provided with a downwardly protruding pivot 300. The pivot 300 extends in the left-right direction and is hinged to the control panel base 200, which can rotate around the pivot. The baffles 105 provided on the left and right sides of the top cover 100 at least cover the projection of the outer periphery of the pivot 300. In this embodiment, the pivot 300 can be directly hinged to the control panel base, which can rotate around the pivot, or it can be hinged to the control panel base via other components. At the same time, any existing components that can be installed on the washing machine top cover, such as a stop 400 or a damping component, can be added to the pivot 300 to provide a positioning force or apply a buffering damping force when the top cover is closed or opened.

[0099] In this embodiment, the baffle plate 105 extends vertically downward along the left and right side walls of the upper cover 100, and the baffle plate 105 is perpendicular to the upper cover 100; preferably, the baffle plate 105 is integrally formed with the upper cover 100.

[0100] In the embodiment, the rear side of the top surface of the control disc seat 200 is provided with a downward recessed mounting groove 7, and the rotation shaft 300 arranged below the upper cover 100 is correspondingly arranged in the mounting groove 7. The rotation shaft 300 is connected with the inner wall of the mounting groove 7 directly or through a connecting structure, and is used for the relative rotation around the shaft between the rotation shaft 300 and the control disc seat 200. The shielding plates 105 arranged below the left and right sides of the upper cover 100 are in the same vertical section with the mounting groove 7, and are used for the shielding plate 105 being correspondingly arranged in the mounting groove 7 when the upper cover 100 is closed.

[0101] In the embodiment, the left and right sides of the control disc seat 200 are respectively provided with upward protruding protruding parts 5, and the upper surfaces of the protruding parts 5 correspondingly support the lower surfaces of the closed door cover 100. The protruding parts 5 of the left and right sides of the control disc seat 200 correspondingly block the two ends of the mounting groove 7, and the shielding plates 105 of the left and right sides are both between the protruding parts 5 of the left and right sides when the door cover 100 is closed. Preferably, the shielding plates 105 of the left and right sides are both in contact with the inner peripheral side walls of the corresponding side protruding parts 5 when the door cover 100 is closed.

[0102] In the embodiment, the rear ends of the protruding parts 5 of the left and right sides of the control disc seat 200 are respectively provided with apertures 9, and the apertures 9 are in the same vertical section with the shielding plates 105, and are used for the shielding plate 105 being correspondingly arranged in the aperture 9 when the door cover 100 is closed. Preferably, the aperture 9 arranged at the rear end of the protruding part 5 towards the inner peripheral side is in communication with the mounting groove 7.

[0103] In the embodiment, the upper cover 100 includes a cover plate 101, and a frame 102 is arranged on the outer periphery of the cover plate 101. The rear ends of the left and right sides of the frame 102 are respectively provided with downward protruding shielding plates 105.

[0104] In the embodiment, the lower side of the frame 102 is provided with a downward protruding lower protruding part 10, the lower surface of the lower protruding part 10 constitutes a first supported surface 11, and the lower surface of the frame 102 on the outer periphery of the lower protruding part 10 constitutes a second supported surface 12. The outer peripheral region of the upper surface of the control disc seat 200 constitutes a first support surface 3, the outer edge of the first support surface 3 is provided with an upward protruding protruding part 5, and the upper surface of the protruding part 5 constitutes a second support surface 4. When the door cover 100 is closed, the first support surface 3 supports the first supported surface 11, and / or the second support surface 4 supports the second supported surface 12.

[0105] In the embodiment, the front side of the control disc seat 200 is provided with a gradually downward inclined guide slope 6, and the door cover 100 corresponds to shield the guide slope 6 when the door cover 100 is closed. The lower surface of the door cover 100 and the guide slope 6 have a gap for the user to insert.

[0106] Embodiment five

[0107] As Figures 1 to 14As shown, this embodiment introduces a control panel base 200, which includes a body 1, a clothing inlet 2 at the center of the body 1, and a peripheral wall 8 of the clothing inlet 2 extending downward from the inner periphery of the top of the body 1. The peripheral wall 8 of the clothing inlet 2 has at least one outwardly protruding and curved arc surface 15.

[0108] In this embodiment, the cross-sections of each point on the outwardly convex curved surface 15 are all located on the outer side away from the clothing inlet 2, so that the peripheral wall of the clothing inlet forms a bowl-shaped structure with a radial dimension that gradually widens from bottom to top. This not only significantly increases the radial dimension of the clothing inlet, but also improves the user's sense of touch and enhances the aesthetics.

[0109] In this embodiment, at least the portion of the peripheral wall 8 of the clothing inlet 2 corresponding to the front side of the main body 1 is an outwardly convex curved surface 15. Preferably, in this embodiment, all peripheral walls 8 of the clothing inlet 2 are outwardly convex curved surfaces 15; or, as... Figures 10 to 14 As shown, the area of ​​the peripheral wall 8 of the clothing inlet 2, except for the rear center, is composed of an outwardly convex curved surface 15.

[0110] like Figure 11 As shown, in this embodiment, the upper contour of the peripheral wall 8 of the clothing inlet 2 is a square with rounded corners on all four sides; the lower contour of the peripheral wall 8 of the clothing inlet 2 is an irregular shape with a semi-circular arc segment 81 on the front side, a straight line segment 82 on the rear side, and connecting curve segments 83 and 84 on the left and right sides; preferably, in this embodiment, the upper contour and the lower contour of the peripheral wall 8 of the clothing inlet 2 coincide at the midline of the left and right sides of the body 1, and the upper contour of the peripheral wall 8 of the clothing inlet 2 is eccentrically set towards the rear of the body 1 relative to the lower contour.

[0111] like Figure 11 As shown in this embodiment, the connecting line between the two ends of the arc of the front plate is the front and rear dividing line of the clothing inlet. The intersection of the front and rear dividing line and the left and right center dividing line is the center of the clothing inlet. The center of the clothing inlet is centered in the left and right direction of the control panel base relative to the center of the upper outline of the square, and is offset backward in the front and rear direction.

[0112] In this embodiment, the lower contour of the peripheral wall 8 of the clothing inlet 2 is divided into a front semi-circular arc segment 81, a left connecting curve segment 83, a rear straight line segment 82 and a right connecting curve segment 84 connected end to end in sequence, and each segment is set towards the front, left, rear and right of the body 1 in sequence.

[0113] The front semicircular arc segment 81 bends and extends from the center to the left and right sides and backward. The curvature of each part of the front semicircular arc segment 81 is basically the same, forming a semicircular arc segment.

[0114] The left connecting curved segment 83 extends from the left end of the front semicircular arc segment 81 to the back side and to the right, and the curvature of each part extending to the back side gradually increases.

[0115] The right connecting curved segment 84 extends from the right end of the front semicircular arc segment 81 to the back side and to the left, and the curvature of each part extending to the back side gradually increases.

[0116] The back straight segment 82 extends from the center to the left and right sides, and the curvature of each part on the back straight segment 82 is substantially 0, forming a straight segment.

[0117] Preferably, in the embodiment, the lower end contour of the peripheral wall 8 of the clothes feeding opening 2 is symmetrically arranged relative to the left and right middle lines of the body 1.

[0118] In the embodiment, the extension length of the front semicircular arc segment 81 in the front and back direction of the body 1 is greater than the interval between the back end of the front semicircular arc segment 81 and the back straight segment 82 in the front and back direction of the body 1.

[0119] In the embodiment, the distance between the back end of the lower end contour of the peripheral wall 8 of the clothes feeding opening 2 and the back end of the upper end contour projected on the same horizontal plane is less than the distance between the front end of the lower end contour of the peripheral wall 8 of the clothes feeding opening 2 and the front end of the upper end contour projected on the same horizontal plane; the distance between the left end of the lower end contour of the peripheral wall 8 of the clothes feeding opening 2 and the left end of the upper end contour projected on the same horizontal plane is equal to the distance between the right end of the lower end contour of the peripheral wall 8 of the clothes feeding opening 2 and the right end of the upper end contour projected on the same horizontal plane.

[0120] Preferably, in the embodiment, the distance between the back end of the lower end contour of the peripheral wall 8 of the clothes feeding opening 2 and the back end of the upper end contour projected on the same horizontal plane is close to 0; the distance between the front end of the lower end contour of the peripheral wall 8 of the clothes feeding opening 2 and the front end of the upper end contour projected on the same horizontal plane is approximately equal to the distance between the left end of the lower end contour of the peripheral wall 8 of the clothes feeding opening 2 and the left end of the upper end contour projected on the same horizontal plane.

[0121] In the embodiment, the upper end of the peripheral wall 8 of the clothes feeding opening 2 is connected to the inner circumferential side of the upper surface of the body 1 through a circular arc chamfer curved surface.

[0122] As Figures 12 to 14As shown, in the embodiment, the rear center of the peripheral wall 8 of the clothes feeding opening 2 is formed by a vertical surface 85, and the vertical surface 85 is provided with an opening 86, and the water box 500 is installed at the opening 86 and can be pulled out from the inside of the control disc seat to the outside. In the embodiment, preferably, the outer end surface 87 of the water box 500 on the side facing the clothes feeding opening 2 is arranged flush with the vertical surface 85 at the rear center of the peripheral wall 8 of the clothes feeding opening 2. In the embodiment, a plurality of convex ribs or grooves 108 are arranged at the lower end of the outer end surface 87 of the water box 500 on the side facing the clothes feeding opening 2, so as to increase the friction during the pulling of the water box 500 and facilitate the user to pull.

[0123] In the embodiment, the control disc seat 200 can also have all the technical features of the control disc seat 200 in any of the above embodiments.

[0124] Embodiment six

[0125] As Figures 1 to 14 shown, in the embodiment, a washing machine is introduced, which comprises the control disc seat 200 in any of the above embodiments, and the upper cover 100 in any of the above embodiments is installed above the control disc seat 200, and is used to open and close the clothes feeding opening 2 arranged on the control disc seat 200.

[0126] The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present application, and does not limit the present application in any form. Although the present application has been disclosed as the above preferred embodiment, it is not intended to limit the present application. Any person skilled in the art can make some changes or modifications to the above-mentioned technical content without departing from the technical solution of the present application, and any simple modification, equivalent change and modification of the above embodiment according to the technical essence of the present application still belong to the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A washing machine cover mounting structure, wherein the rear side of the cover is mounted on a control panel base and can be flipped open upwards via a pivot structure; characterized in that: The top cover has downward protruding baffles on both the left and right sides to block the hinge structure for opening the top cover; The rear side of the top cover is provided with a downward protruding pivot, which extends in the left and right direction and is hinged to the control panel base so that it can rotate around the pivot; the baffles on the left and right sides of the top cover at least cover the projection of the outer periphery of the pivot. The control panel base has a recessed mounting groove on the rear side of the top surface. The rotating shaft provided below the top cover is installed in the mounting groove. The rotating shaft is directly or through a connecting structure connected to the inner wall of the mounting groove, so that the rotating shaft and the control panel base can rotate relative to each other around the shaft. The baffles on the lower left and right sides of the top cover are in the same vertical section as the mounting groove, so that the baffles are in the mounting groove when the top cover is closed.

2. The washing machine cover mounting structure according to claim 1, characterized in that, The baffle extends vertically downwards along the left and right side walls of the top cover, and the baffle is set perpendicular to the top cover.

3. The washing machine cover mounting structure according to claim 1, characterized in that, The shield and the top cover are integrated into one piece.

4. A washing machine cover mounting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, The control panel base has upward-protruding parts on both the left and right sides, with the upper surface of the protrusions corresponding to the lower surface of the door cover that supports the closing mechanism; the protrusions on both sides of the control panel base also correspond to the two ends of the sealing mounting groove. When the door is closed, the left and right side panels are positioned between the left and right side protrusions.

5. The washing machine cover mounting structure according to claim 4, characterized in that, When the door is closed, the left and right side panels are in contact with the inner circumferential sidewalls of the corresponding side protrusions.

6. The washing machine cover mounting structure according to claim 4, characterized in that, The control panel base has notches at the rear ends of the protruding parts on the left and right sides. The notches and the baffle are on the same vertical section, which is used for the baffle to extend into the corresponding section when the door is closed.

7. The washing machine cover mounting structure according to claim 6, characterized in that, The notch on the inner side of the rear end of the protrusion is connected to the mounting groove.

8. A washing machine cover mounting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, The top cover includes a cover plate, and a frame is installed around the outer perimeter of the cover plate. The rear ends of the left and right side frames are respectively provided with downward protruding baffles.

9. A washing machine cover mounting structure according to claim 8, characterized in that, The lower side of the frame has a downward protrusion, the lower surface of the lower protrusion forms the first supported surface, and the lower surface of the frame around the lower protrusion forms the second supported surface. The outer periphery of the upper surface of the control panel base forms a first support surface, and the outer edge of the first support surface is provided with an upwardly protruding part, the upper surface of the protruding part forms a second support surface. When the door is closed, the first support surface supports the first supported surface, and / or the second support surface supports the second supported surface.

10. A washing machine cover mounting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, The front side of the control panel is provided with a guide slope that gradually slopes outwards. When the door is closed, the guide slope is blocked accordingly. There is a gap between the lower surface of the door and the guide slope for the user to reach in with a handle.

11. A washing machine, characterized in that: The washing machine cover mounting structure described in any one of claims 1 to 10 is adopted.

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