Clothes treating apparatus having door rotating to open and close and method of opening and closing door

Abstract

The application discloses a clothes processing device with a door body rotating to open and close and a door body opening and closing method. The clothes processing device comprises a main machine with an inner cavity, a door body and a driving mechanism. The driving mechanism drives the door body to move to open and close an opening on the main machine which is communicated with the inner cavity. An electric push rod is connected with a tail end of a follower shaft through a rotating joint. The follower shaft is connected with a connecting arm after penetrating through a shaft sleeve. A track groove for inserting a shaft pin is arranged on an outer peripheral wall of the follower shaft. A mandrel extends into the connecting groove. Bearings are arranged around the connecting groove between the mandrel and the connecting groove. When the electric push rod drives the follower shaft to move back and forth, the linear groove cooperates with the shaft pin to guide linear movement, the door body moves linearly outward, the spiral groove cooperates with the shaft pin to change the direction of driving force, and the door body rotates spirally to one side to open the opening. The door body adopts a rotating opening mode to one side, so that the door body in the application reduces the dependence on the front longitudinal space, thereby making the clothes processing device better match the compact cabinet type clothes processing system of the application.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to a laundry treating apparatus, and more particularly, to a door driving system for opening and closing a laundry treating apparatus in a rotary manner. BACKGROUND

[0002] Laundry treating apparatuses include washing machines, drying machines, and multifunctional washing and drying machines. A drum-type washing / drying machine generally includes an outer casing having an inner chamber for accommodating laundry and a door body having an openable and closable door body. The door body is opened and closed to open and close the inner chamber.

[0003] An invention patent with the publication number CN103608510A discloses a laundry treating apparatus. The laundry treating apparatus includes a casing having an opening, an accommodation space in the casing, and two door bodies rotatably connected to the casing. The door bodies in the technical solution are arranged on the front side of the casing, and the lower edges of the door bodies are rotatably connected to the opening in the casing. When the door bodies are moved, they are flipped outward to move away from the vertical plane in which they are closed.

[0004] An invention patent with the publication number CN110820267B discloses a door assembly of a laundry treating apparatus and a laundry treating apparatus. The door assembly is pivotally connected to the casing, and the door body needs to be flipped outward when the door body is opened. A locking member and a driver are arranged between the door body and the casing. The driver drives the door body to open or close, and the locking member locks the closed state of the door body.

[0005] A utility model patent with the publication number CN218372857U discloses a drum door of a drum washing machine and a drum washing machine. The drum door is installed at the drum opening of a drum assembly in a machine body. A machine door is hingedly connected to the front plate of the machine body. The side plate of the machine door near the drum door has a contact area that contacts the drum door in the open state. When the machine door is closed, the machine door has a first position that contacts the drum door in the open state. When the drum door is fully opened, the machine door has a second position that contacts the drum door. The part of the side plate of the machine door near the drum door between the first position and the second position constitutes the contact area.

[0006] The drum-type washing machine or dryer disclosed in the prior art includes a main machine having an accommodation cavity and an openable and closable door assembly. In order to achieve a certain sealing performance of the accommodation cavity and better washing effect of the laundry, the door assembly generally includes a boss in addition to the door body. Due to the existence of the boss (having a considerable longitudinal length), the door body is generally flipped sideways to open the accommodation cavity opening. Therefore, a large longitudinal preset unfolding space is required, which is difficult to apply to the compact cabinet-type laundry treating system developed by the applicant. SUMMARY

[0007] In order to reduce the longitudinal space required for opening the door body of a conventional washing machine or dryer, the technical problem to be solved by the present application is to provide a door body driving system of a rotary opening and closing laundry treatment equipment.

[0008] The technical concept is that a set of driving mechanisms first withdraws the boss inside the door body from the inner cavity of the washing machine or dryer, and then further rotates to the side of the opening of the inner cavity of the washing machine or dryer, so as to realize the opening of the washing machine door and reduce the longitudinal space.

[0009] The technical solution adopted by the present application to solve the above technical problem is: a laundry treatment equipment with a rotary opening and closing door body, comprising a main machine with an inner cavity, a door body and a driving mechanism.

[0010] The front wall of the main machine is provided with an opening communicating with the inner cavity, and the door body comprises a front panel and a boss inside the front panel, the boss being embedded into the inner cavity through the opening;

[0011] The upper end of the front panel is provided with a connecting arm;

[0012] The driving mechanism comprises an electric push rod, a follower shaft, a fixed seat and a shaft pin; the fixed seat is provided with a shaft sleeve, and the shaft pin penetrates the shaft sleeve and extends into the inner cavity of the shaft sleeve;

[0013] The driving rod of the electric push rod is movably connected with the tail end of the follower shaft through a rotating joint, and the follower shaft is connected with the connecting arm after penetrating the shaft sleeve;

[0014] The outer peripheral wall of the follower shaft is provided with a track groove for inserting the shaft pin; the track groove comprises a straight groove distributed along the axial direction and a spiral groove at the rear end of the straight groove;

[0015] When the electric push rod pushes the follower shaft to move forward, the movement track of the shaft pin in the track groove comprises a first movement track corresponding to the straight groove and a second movement track corresponding to the spiral groove;

[0016] The first movement track is that the shaft pin moves from the front starting point to the rear end point of the straight groove, at this time the door body with the boss moves outward until the boss on the front panel is removed from the inner cavity of the main machine;

[0017] The second movement track is that the shaft pin moves from the front starting point to the rear end point of the spiral groove, the door body continues to move outwardly in rotation, and at the same time the door body rotates to one side away from the opening of the main machine.

[0018] The further preferred technical solution of the present application is that the rotating joint comprises a core shaft at the front end of the driving rod of the electric push rod and a connecting groove at the rear end of the follower shaft, the core shaft extends into the connecting groove, and the connecting groove is assembled with a bearing; the core shaft can rotate relative to the connecting groove.

[0019] The drive mechanism is arranged on one side of the top of the main machine.

[0020] The rear end of the top of the main machine is provided with a base, and the rear end of the electric push rod is fixed on the base.

[0021] The opening of the front wall of the main machine is provided with a recess, and the inner side of the front panel of the door body can be embedded into the recess.

[0022] Two lock catches are arranged on the recess, and a lock pin matched with the lock catches is arranged on the front panel.

[0023] The length of the straight slot is 8-10 cm, and the axial length of the spiral slot is 4-6 cm.

[0024] Another subject: a clothes processing device with a rotating and opening door body, comprising a main machine with an inner cavity, a door body and a drive mechanism; the drive mechanism drives the door body to move to open and close the opening on the main machine which communicates with the inner cavity.

[0025] The upper end of the door body is provided with a connecting arm,

[0026] The drive mechanism comprises an electric push rod, a follower shaft, a fixing seat and a shaft pin, the fixing seat is provided with a shaft sleeve, and the shaft pin passes through the shaft sleeve and extends into the inner cavity of the shaft sleeve.

[0027] The driving rod of the electric push rod is connected with the tail end of the follower shaft through a rotating joint, and the follower shaft is connected with the connecting arm after passing through the shaft sleeve.

[0028] A track groove for inserting the shaft pin is arranged on the outer peripheral wall of the follower shaft; the track groove comprises a straight slot distributed along the axial direction and a spiral slot at the rear end of the straight slot.

[0029] The rotating joint comprises a shaft arranged at the front end of the driving rod of the electric push rod and a connecting groove arranged at the rear end of the follower shaft.

[0030] The shaft extends into the connecting groove, and bearings are arranged around the shaft and the connecting groove.

[0031] The bearings comprise a plane thrust bearing and a deep groove ball bearing.

[0032] When the electric push rod drives the follower shaft to move forward and backward, the straight slot cooperates with the shaft pin to guide the linear motion, the door body moves linearly outward, the spiral slot cooperates with the shaft pin to change the direction of the driving force, and the door body rotates spirally to one side to open the opening.

[0033] Another preferred subject: clothes processing equipment with door body rotating to open and close, comprising main machine with inner cavity, door body and driving mechanism; the driving mechanism drives the door body to move to open and close the opening on the main machine communicating with the inner cavity;

[0034] The upper end of the door body is provided with a connecting arm,

[0035] The driving mechanism comprises an electric push rod, a follower shaft, a fixed seat and a shaft pin, the fixed seat is provided with a shaft sleeve, and the shaft pin passes through the shaft sleeve and extends into the inner cavity of the shaft sleeve;

[0036] The driving rod of the electric push rod is connected with the tail end of the follower shaft through a rotating joint, and the follower shaft is connected with the connecting arm after passing through the shaft sleeve;

[0037] The outer peripheral wall of the follower shaft is provided with a track groove for inserting the shaft pin; the track groove comprises a straight groove distributed in the axial direction and a spiral groove at the rear end of the straight groove;

[0038] The rotating joint comprises a shaft located at the front end of the driving rod of the electric push rod and a connecting groove located at the rear end of the follower shaft;

[0039] The shaft extends into the connecting groove, and bearings are arranged around the shaft and the connecting groove;

[0040] The bearings comprise a plane thrust bearing and a deep groove ball bearing;

[0041] In the straight line driving mode, when the electric push rod drives the follower shaft to move forward and backward, the straight groove cooperates with the shaft pin to guide the straight line movement, and the door body moves outward in a straight line;

[0042] In the rotating driving mode, the electric push rod drives the follower shaft to rotate through the rotating joint, the spiral groove cooperates with the shaft pin to guide the rotating path, and the door body rotates to one side in a spiral manner to open the opening.

[0043] A further preferred technical solution of the application is that the door body comprises a front panel and a boss on the inner side of the front panel, and the boss is embedded into the inner cavity through the opening;

[0044] The upper end of the front panel is provided with the connecting arm;

[0045] When the electric push rod pushes the follower shaft to move forward, the movement track of the shaft pin in the track groove comprises a first movement track corresponding to the straight groove and a second movement track corresponding to the spiral groove;

[0046] The first movement track is that the shaft pin moves from the front starting point to the rear end point of the straight groove, at this time, the door body with the boss moves outward until the boss on the front panel moves out of the inner cavity of the main machine;

[0047] The second movement track is that the shaft pin moves from the front starting point to the rear end point of the spiral groove, the door body continues to move outwardly in rotation, and the door body rotates to one side away from the main machine opening.

[0048] The door opening and closing method comprises the following specific steps,

[0049] A: door opening process:

[0050] The first step A1 is to open the electric push rod, the driving rod of the electric push rod pushes the follower shaft by a first distance, the shaft pin moves from the front starting point to the rear end point of the straight groove, at this time, the door body with a boss moves outwardly until the boss on the front panel moves out of the inner cavity of the main machine, and the front panel is in a first position.

[0051] The second step A2 is that the driving rod of the electric push rod continues to push the follower shaft by a second distance, the shaft pin moves from the front starting point to the rear end point of the spiral groove, the door body continues to move outwardly in rotation, and the door body rotates to one side away from the main machine opening until the main machine opening is completely opened, and the front panel is in a second position.

[0052] The first step B1 is to open the electric push rod, the driving rod of the electric push rod and the follower shaft move backward by a second distance, the shaft pin moves from the rear end point to the front starting point of the spiral groove, the door body moves to the direction of the main machine opening in rotation, and the door body rotates to be close to the main machine opening and finally located in front of the main machine opening, and the front panel moves from the second position to the first position.

[0053] The second step B2 is that the driving rod of the electric push rod continues to pull the follower shaft by a first distance, the shaft pin moves from the rear end point to the front starting point of the straight groove, at this time, the front panel moves from the front of the main machine opening to the inside until the boss on the front panel enters the inner cavity of the main machine, and the door body is in a closed state.

[0054] The further preferred technical scheme of the present application is that the sliding distance of the shaft pin in the straight groove is 8-10 CM, and the sliding distance of the shaft pin in the spiral groove is 4-6 CM.

[0055] The further preferred technical scheme of the present application is that before the electric push rod in the first step A1 is opened, the lock catch first unlocks the lock pin.

[0056] After the door body is in a closed state in the second step B2, the lock catch locks the lock pin.

[0057] The door opening and closing method comprises a clothes processing equipment with door body rotation opening and closing, the clothes processing equipment comprises a main machine with an inner cavity, a door body and a driving mechanism.

[0058] The front wall of the main machine is provided with an opening communicating with the inner cavity, the door body comprises a front panel and a boss inside the front panel, and the boss is embedded into the inner cavity through the opening;

[0059] The upper end of the front panel is provided with a connecting arm;

[0060] The driving mechanism comprises an electric push rod, a follower shaft, a fixing seat and a shaft pin, the fixing seat is internally provided with a shaft sleeve, and the shaft pin extends into the inner cavity of the shaft sleeve through the shaft sleeve;

[0061] The driving rod of the electric push rod is movably connected with the tail end of the follower shaft through a rotating joint, and the follower shaft is connected with the connecting arm after penetrating through the shaft sleeve;

[0062] The outer peripheral wall of the follower shaft is provided with a track groove for inserting the shaft pin, and the track groove comprises a straight groove distributed along the axial direction and a spiral groove at the tail end of the straight groove;

[0063] The rotating joint comprises a mandrel at the front end of the driving rod of the electric push rod and a connecting groove at the tail end of the follower shaft;

[0064] The mandrel extends into the connecting groove, and bearings are arranged around the mandrel and the connecting groove;

[0065] The bearings comprise a plane thrust bearing and a deep groove ball bearing;

[0066] The operation process of the driving mechanism driving the door body comprises the following steps:

[0067] A: door body opening process:

[0068] The first step A1 is to start the electric push rod, the driving rod of the electric push rod pushes the follower shaft forward by a first distance, the shaft pin moves from the front starting point to the rear ending point of the straight groove, at this time, the door body with the boss moves outward, until the boss on the front panel moves out of the inner cavity of the main machine, and the front panel is in a first position;

[0069] The second step A2 is that the driving rod of the electric push rod continues to push the follower shaft forward by a second distance, the shaft pin moves from the front starting point to the rear ending point of the spiral groove, the door body continues to move outward in rotation, and at the same time, the door body rotates to move away from the opening of the main machine, until the opening of the main machine is completely opened, and the front panel is in a second position;

[0070] B: door body closing process:

[0071] The first step B1: the electric push rod is started, the driving rod of the electric push rod moves the second distance backward with the follow-up shaft, the shaft pin moves from the rear end point to the front start point of the spiral groove, the door body moves to the main machine opening direction, and the door body rotates to the front of the main machine opening and finally to the front of the main machine opening, and the front panel moves from the second position to the first position.

[0072] The second step B2: the driving rod of the electric push rod continues to pull the follow-up shaft the first distance backward, the shaft pin moves from the rear end point to the front start point of the straight line groove, the front panel moves from the front of the main machine opening to the inside, and the convex block on the front panel enters the inner cavity of the main machine, and the door body is in the closed state.

[0073] Compared with the prior art, the door body is driven to rotate to one side by the driving mechanism to open and close the opening communicated with the inner cavity of the main machine, thereby greatly reducing the requirement for longitudinal space, and matching the compact cabinet type clothes treatment system developed by the company.

[0074] Specifically, the driving mechanism comprises an electric push rod, a follow-up shaft, a fixed seat and a shaft pin, the fixed seat is provided with a shaft sleeve, the shaft pin passes through the shaft sleeve and extends into the inner cavity of the shaft sleeve, the outer peripheral wall of the follow-up shaft is provided with a track groove for inserting the shaft pin, and the track groove comprises a straight line groove and a spiral groove at the rear end of the straight line groove. When the shaft pin cooperates with the straight line groove, the driving rod of the electric push rod drives the follow-up shaft to move forward and backward in a straight line, so that the door body moves in and out; and when the shaft pin cooperates with the spiral groove, the follow-up rod drives the door body to rotate while driving the door body forward and backward, so that the door body is spirally opened and closed.

[0075] The spiral groove and the shaft pin can actively change the direction of the straight line driving force (when the electric push rod is only a straight line driving), so that the door body rotates; or only play a role in guiding the rotation track of the follow-up shaft, and the driving force provided by the electric push rod is in the form of torque at this time, that is, the electric push rod drives the rotating joint to rotate, and then drives the follow-up shaft to rotate, which is an active driving of the door body to rotate.

[0076] More specifically, the movement track of the shaft pin in the track groove comprises a first movement track corresponding to the straight line groove and a second movement track corresponding to the spiral groove; wherein the first movement track is that the shaft pin moves from the front start point to the rear end point of the straight line groove, at this time the door body with the convex block moves outward, and the convex block on the front panel moves out of the inner cavity of the main machine. The second movement track is that the shaft pin moves from the front start point to the rear end point of the spiral groove, the door body rotates and continues to move outward, and the door body rotates to one side away from the main machine opening.

[0077] The door body adopts a rotating opening mode to one side, which reduces the dependence of the door body on the front longitudinal space, so that the clothes processing equipment can better match the compact cabinet type clothes processing system of the company, thereby forming an independent device part with unique properties in the home Internet of Things system that meets the market demand of the company. It lays an important technical research and development foundation for the company to continue to develop related industrial chains. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0078] The application will be described in further detail below in conjunction with the drawings and preferred embodiments, but those skilled in the art will appreciate that the drawings are only drawn for the purpose of explaining the preferred embodiments and therefore should not be regarded as limiting the scope of the application. In addition, unless specifically indicated, the drawings only schematically represent the composition or structure of the described objects and can include exaggerated displays, and the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale.

[0079] Figure 1 Overall structure of the clothes processing equipment Figure One ;

[0080] Figure 2 Overall structure of the clothes processing equipment Figure Two ;

[0081] Figure 3 State diagram of the door opening process Figure One ;

[0082] Figure 4 State diagram of the door opening process Figure Two ;

[0083] Figure 5 State diagram of the door opening process Figure Three ;

[0084] Figure 6 State diagram of the driving mechanism driving process Figure One ;

[0085] Figure 7 State diagram of the driving mechanism driving process Figure Two ;

[0086] Figure 8 State diagram of the driving mechanism driving process Figure Three ;

[0087] Figure 9 Overall structure of the rotating joint

[0088] Figure 10 Figure 6 Enlarged view of the local structure at A in Figure One ; ​

[0089] Figure 11 For Figure Seven enlarged view of the detail at B Figure Two ;

[0090] Figure 12 For Figure Eight enlarged view of the detail at C Figure Three . DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0091] The preferred embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the attached drawings. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the description is merely descriptive and exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the scope of protection of the present application.

[0092] It should be noted that similar reference numerals refer to similar items throughout the attached drawings, and once an item is defined in one drawing, it can not be further defined and explained in subsequent drawings.

[0093] As Figure 1 and Figure 2 shown, the door rotating opening and closing clothes treatment equipment 100 includes a main machine 10 with an inner cavity, a door body 20 and a driving mechanism 30. The inner cavity of the main machine 10 is used to accommodate clothes, and the door body 20 is movably connected to the main machine 10. The driving mechanism 30 is used to drive the opening and closing of the door body 20.

[0094] Further, the front wall of the main machine 10 is provided with an opening 12 communicating with the inner cavity, and the door body 20 includes a front panel 21 and a boss 22 inside the front panel 21. The boss 22 is embedded into the inner cavity through the opening 12. A sealing assembly, such as a sealing ring, is provided between the boss 22 and the opening 12 to ensure the sealing of the opening.

[0095] In addition, in view of the existence of the boss 22 and the demand for the compact cabinet type clothes treatment system developed by our company, the present application changes the opening mode of the door body 20, which rotates to one side based on the connection point with the main machine 10 to open the opening 12. The specific implementation is as follows:

[0096] As Figure 4 and Figure 5 shown, the upper end of the front panel 21 is provided with a connecting arm 14. The driving mechanism 30 is provided on one side of the top wall of the main machine 10 and extends along the width direction of the top wall.

[0097] It is to be noted that the connecting arm 14 is arranged on the upper end of the front panel 21 close to the driving mechanism 30. The door body 20 is in a circular cross section, and the connecting arm 14 is in a "fan shape", with the wide arc end of the "fan face" being connected to the circular outer edge of the door body 20, and the narrow handle end of the "fan face" being connected to the driving mechanism 30 for driving. The connecting arm 14 further comprises a vertical extension wall t1 cut on the outer edge of the circular door body 20, and an arc wall t2 in arc transition with the circular door body 20, so that the door body 20 and the connecting arm 14 are in a coherent "water drop shape" as a whole, thereby ensuring the stability and integrity of the transmission relationship between the connecting arm 14 and the door body 20 under driving.

[0098] More specifically, as shown in Figures 6 to 12 the driving mechanism 30 comprises an electric push rod 31, a follower shaft 32, a fixed seat 33 and a shaft pin 34. In assembly, the fixed seat 33 is provided with a shaft sleeve 35, and the shaft pin 34 extends into the inner cavity of the shaft sleeve 35 through the shaft sleeve 35. The outer peripheral wall of the follower shaft 32 is provided with a track groove h for the insertion of the shaft pin 34. The shaft pin 34 moves forward and backward along the track groove h to meet the two movement modes of forward and backward movement and rotation of the door body 20. Specifically as follows:

[0099] The driving rod 31a of the electric push rod 31 is movably connected to the tail end of the follower shaft 32 through a rotating joint 40, and the follower shaft 32 is connected to the connecting arm 14 after passing through the shaft sleeve 35. The track groove h comprises a straight groove h1 distributed along the axial direction and a spiral groove h2 at the rear end of the straight groove h1.

[0100] In actual work, when the electric push rod 31 pushes the follower shaft 32 to move forward, the movement track of the shaft pin 34 in the track groove h comprises a first movement track corresponding to the straight groove h1 and a second movement track corresponding to the spiral groove h2.

[0101] The first movement track is that the shaft pin 34 moves from the front starting point to the rear end point of the straight groove h1, at which time the door body 20 with the boss 22 moves outward (the linear movement mode of the door body 20), until the boss 22 on the front panel 21 is moved out of the inner cavity of the main machine.

[0102] The second movement track is that the shaft pin 34 moves from the front starting point to the rear end point of the spiral groove h2, and the door body 20 continues to move outward in rotation (the rotation movement mode of the door body 20, in which movement mode, the door body 20 still has a short path of outward linear movement), while the door body 20 rotates to one side away from the opening 12 of the main machine.

[0103] In addition, it is to be noted that, as Figure 9As shown, the rotary joint 40 includes a mandrel 41 at the front end of the drive rod 31a of the electric push rod 31 and a connecting groove 42 at the rear end of the follower shaft 32, the mandrel 41 extends into the connecting groove 42, and the connecting groove 42 is fitted with a bearing 43; the mandrel 41 can rotate relative to the connecting groove 42.

[0104] Among them, the bearing 43 in the rotary joint 40 includes a plain thrust bearing and a deep groove ball bearing, so that the drive input end of the mandrel 41 can bear the single-direction axial load, and the drive output end of the mandrel 41 can bear the radial load, greatly improving the position stability of the rotary joint 40 itself. Meet the double driving mode of the driving mechanism 30 which needs linear driving and rotary driving.

[0105] It should be noted here that the above technical solutions of the rotary joint 40 aim to achieve the following technical purposes: 1. When the electric push rod 31 only drives the follower shaft 32 to move linearly, the cooperation of the shaft pin 34 and the linear groove h1 and the spiral groove h2 can still realize the linear outward movement of the door body 20 and the rotation accompanied by the outward movement; At this time, the rotary joint 40 which simultaneously includes a plain thrust bearing and a deep groove ball bearing provides the function of bearing radial load, which aims to compensate for the radial deviation that may occur when the door body 20 rotates, and meets the needs of frequent rotation of the door body 20. 2. When the electric push rod 31 is driven linearly and rotationally, the cooperation of the spiral groove h2 and the shaft pin 34 plays a more important role in guiding the activity direction (the force is mainly output by the drive rod 31a), and at this time the function of bearing radial load provided on the rotary joint 40 aims to bear the torque under the rotary driving of the drive rod 31a.

[0106] Preferably, the driving mechanism 30 is arranged on one side of the top of the main machine 10, the rear end of the top of the main machine 10 is provided with a base 50, the rear end of the electric push rod 31 is fixed on the base 50, and the fixed seat 33 is arranged on the front side of the top of the main machine 10.

[0107] More preferably, the opening of the front wall of the main machine 10 is provided with a recessed part 17, and the inner side of the front panel 21 of the door body 20 can be embedded into the recessed part 17.

[0108] A locking assembly is arranged between the door body 20 and the main machine 10, specifically, two lock catches are arranged on the recessed part 17, and a lock pin matched with the lock catch is arranged on the front panel 21.

[0109] Preferably, the length of the linear groove h1 in the embodiment is 8-10CM, and the axial length of the spiral groove h2 is 4-6CM.

[0110] In summary, the door 20 opening process in this embodiment includes two movement modes: a linear movement mode and a rotational movement mode. In the linear movement mode corresponding to the first movement trajectory, the pin 34 moves from the front starting point to the rear ending point of the linear groove h1. At this time, the door 20 with the boss 22 moves outward (the linear movement mode of the door 20) until the boss 22 on the front panel 21 is removed from the inner cavity of the main unit. Secondly, in the rotational movement mode corresponding to the second movement trajectory, the pin 34 moves from the front starting point to the rear ending point of the spiral groove h2. The door 20 continues to rotate outward (the rotational movement mode of the door 20; in this mode, the door 20 still involves a short-path outward linear movement), while simultaneously rotating away from the main unit opening 12.

[0111] In linear operation mode, the door 20 moves outward by 8-10 cm; in rotary operation mode, the door 20 extends outward by 4-6 cm. That is, in this embodiment, the total linear distance of the door 20's axial outward movement is controlled at 12-16 cm, effectively reducing the distance the door 20 moves in depth.

[0112] In this embodiment, the specific steps of the door opening and closing method of the clothing processing device 100 are as follows:

[0113] A: The process of the door opening:

[0114] First step A1: As follows Figures 10 to 11 As shown, when the electric push rod 31 is activated, the drive rod 31a of the electric push rod 31 pushes the follower shaft 32 forward a first distance. The shaft pin 34 moves from the front starting point to the rear ending point of the straight groove h1. At this time, the door body 20 with the boss 22 moves outward until the boss 22 on the front panel 21 is removed from the inner cavity of the main unit 10, and the front panel 21 is in the first position. This step is intended to move the boss 22 of the door body 20 outward a certain distance so that it is misaligned with the front wall of the main unit 10 in the front-back direction, thereby allowing the door body 20 to perform the rotation action in the next step.

[0115] Step A2: As follows Figures 11 to 12 As shown, the drive rod 31a of the electric push rod 31 continues to push the follower shaft 32 forward a second distance, and the shaft pin 34 moves from the front starting point to the rear ending point of the spiral groove h2. The door body 20 continues to move outward in a rotating manner, while simultaneously rotating away from the opening 12 of the host 10, until the opening 12 of the host 10 is fully open and the front panel 21 is in the second position. In this step, the door body 20 rotates to open the opening while continuing to move outward until the opening 12 of the host 10 is fully open.

[0116] The door body 20 only needs to move a small distance outward, greatly reducing the requirement for the longitudinal space in front of the door body 20, thereby being matched with the compact cabinet type clothes processing system independently developed by the applicant.

[0117] B: Door closing process:

[0118] First step B1: the electric push rod 31 is turned on, the driving rod 31a of the electric push rod 31 and the follower shaft 32 move backward by a second distance, the shaft pin 34 moves from the rear end point to the front starting point of the spiral groove h2, the door body 20 is rotationally moved to the main machine opening 12, and the door body 20 is rotationally moved to be close to the main machine opening 12 and finally located in front of the main machine opening 12, and the front panel 21 is moved from the second position to the first position;

[0119] Second step B2: the driving rod 31a of the electric push rod 31 continues to pull the follower shaft 32 backward by a first distance, the shaft pin 34 moves from the rear end point to the front starting point of the straight groove h1, at this time, the front panel 21 is moved inward from the front of the main machine opening 12, until the boss 22 on the front panel 21 enters the inner cavity of the main machine, and the door body 20 is in a closed state.

[0120] Preferably, the sliding distance of the shaft pin 34 in the straight groove h1 is 8-10 CM, and the sliding distance of the shaft pin 34 in the spiral groove h2 is 4-6 CM.

[0121] It should be noted that preferably, the lock catch unlocks the lock pin before the electric push rod 31 is turned on in the first step A1, and the lock catch locks the lock pin after the door body 20 is in a closed state in the second step B2. That is, in the present application, the door body 20 is provided with a locking device to prevent the door body 20 from being accidentally opened during the washing and drying of clothes.

[0122] In addition, in actual operation, including the linear driving process and the rotary driving process, in the linear driving mode, the electric push rod 31 drives the follower shaft 32 to move forward and backward, the straight groove h1 cooperates with the shaft pin 34 to guide the linear motion, and the door body 20 moves linearly outward. In the rotary driving mode, the electric push rod 31 drives the follower shaft 32 to rotate through the rotating joint 40, the spiral groove h2 cooperates with the shaft pin 34 to guide the rotary path, and the door body 20 rotates spirally to open the opening. The spiral rotation refers to the action of further moving outward during the rotation of the door body 20 to one side until the door body 20 opens the opening 12; of course, during the closing process of the door body 20, the rotary driving process is also corresponding spiral rotation.

[0123] The laundry treating apparatus with a door body rotating open and closed and the door body opening and closing method provided by the present application are described in detail above, and the principles and implementation manners of the present application are described by applying specific examples in this paper, and the above description of the examples is only used to help understand the present application and the core idea. It should be pointed out that, for ordinary skilled persons in the technical field, some improvements and modifications can be made to the present application without departing from the principles of the present application, and these improvements and modifications also fall within the protection scope of the claims of the present application.

Claims

1. A laundry treating apparatus having a door body that rotates to open and close, characterized by: The application relates to a clothes processing device with a door body rotating to open and close, which comprises a main machine with an inner cavity, a door body and a driving mechanism. An opening is arranged on the front wall of the main machine and communicates with the inner cavity; the door body comprises a front panel and a boss on the inner side of the front panel; the boss is embedded into the inner cavity through the opening; The upper end of the front panel is provided with a connecting arm; The driving mechanism comprises an electric push rod, a follower shaft, a fixing base and a shaft pin; the fixing base is internally provided with a shaft sleeve; the shaft pin penetrates through the shaft sleeve and extends into the inner cavity of the shaft sleeve; The driving rod of the electric push rod is movably connected with the tail end of the follower shaft through a rotating joint; the follower shaft is connected with the connecting arm after penetrating through the shaft sleeve; A track groove for the shaft pin is arranged on the outer peripheral wall of the follower shaft; the track groove comprises a straight groove distributed along the axial direction and a spiral groove at the tail end of the straight groove; When the electric push rod pushes the follower shaft to move forward, the movement track of the shaft pin in the track groove comprises a first movement track corresponding to the straight groove and a second movement track corresponding to the spiral groove; The first movement track is that the shaft pin moves from the front starting point to the rear ending point of the straight groove; at this time, the door body with the boss moves outward until the boss on the front panel is moved out of the inner cavity of the main machine; The second movement track is that the shaft pin moves from the front starting point to the rear ending point of the spiral groove; the door body continues to move outward in rotation and simultaneously rotates to move away from the opening of the main machine.

2. The clothes processing device with the door body rotating to open and close according to claim 1, wherein: The rotating joint comprises a core shaft at the front end of the driving rod of the electric push rod and a connecting groove at the tail end of the follower shaft; the core shaft extends into the connecting groove; a bearing is assembled in the connecting groove; and the core shaft can rotate relative to the connecting groove.

3. The clothes processing device with the door body rotating to open and close according to claim 1, wherein: The driving mechanism is arranged on one side of the top of the main machine; The rear end of the top of the main machine is provided with a base; the rear end of the electric push rod is fixed on the base; and the fixing base is provided with the front side of the top of the main machine.

4. The clothes processing device with the door body rotating to open and close according to claim 1, wherein: A recess is arranged on the periphery of the opening of the front wall of the main machine; the inner side of the front panel of the door body can be embedded into the recess; Two lock buckles are arranged on the recess; and a lock pin is arranged on the front panel and matched with the lock buckles.

5. The clothes processing device with the door body rotating to open and close according to claim 1, wherein: The length of the straight groove is 8-10 cm; and the axial length of the spiral groove is 4-6 cm. 6.The laundry treating apparatus of which a door body is rotated to open and close, characterized by: The application relates to a clothes processing device with a door body rotating to open and close, which comprises a main machine with an inner cavity, a door body and a driving mechanism; the driving mechanism drives the door body to move to open and close the opening on the main machine and communicating with the inner cavity; The upper end of the door body is provided with a connecting arm, The driving mechanism comprises an electric push rod, a follower shaft, a fixing base and a shaft pin; the fixing base is internally provided with a shaft sleeve; the shaft pin penetrates through the shaft sleeve and extends into the inner cavity of the shaft sleeve; The driving rod of the electric push rod is movably connected with the tail end of the follower shaft through a rotating joint; the follower shaft is connected with the connecting arm after penetrating through the shaft sleeve; A track groove for the shaft pin is arranged on the outer peripheral wall of the follower shaft; the track groove comprises a straight groove distributed along the axial direction and a spiral groove at the tail end of the straight groove; The rotating joint comprises a spindle at the front end of the driving rod of the electric push rod and a connecting groove at the rear end of the follower shaft; The spindle extends into the connecting groove, and bearings are arranged around the spindle and the connecting groove; The bearings comprise planar thrust bearings and deep groove ball bearings; When the electric push rod drives the follower shaft to move forward and backward, the linear groove cooperates with the shaft pin to guide linear movement, the door body moves linearly outward, and the spiral groove cooperates with the shaft pin to change the direction of driving force, so that the door body rotates to one side in a spiral manner to open the opening.

7. The clothes treating apparatus with the door body rotating to open and close according to claim 6, wherein: The door body comprises a front panel and a boss inside the front panel, and the boss is embedded into the inner cavity through the opening; The upper end of the front panel is provided with the connecting arm; When the electric push rod drives the follower shaft to move forward, the movement track of the shaft pin in the track groove comprises a first movement track corresponding to the linear groove and a second movement track corresponding to the spiral groove; The first movement track is that the shaft pin moves from the front starting point to the rear ending point of the linear groove, at which time the door body with the boss moves outward until the boss on the front panel moves out of the inner cavity of the main machine; The second movement track is that the shaft pin moves from the front starting point to the rear ending point of the spiral groove, and the door body continues to move outward in a rotating manner, and the door body rotates to one side away from the opening of the main machine. 8.The laundry treating apparatus of which a door body is rotated to open and close, characterized by: The clothes treating apparatus comprises a main machine with an inner cavity, a door body, and a driving mechanism; the driving mechanism drives the door body to move to open and close an opening of the main machine which is communicated with the inner cavity; The upper end of the door body is provided with a connecting arm, The driving mechanism comprises an electric push rod, a follower shaft, a fixed seat, and a shaft pin; the fixed seat is provided with a shaft sleeve, and the shaft pin passes through the shaft sleeve and extends into the inner cavity of the shaft sleeve; The driving rod of the electric push rod is connected with the tail end of the follower shaft through a rotating joint, and the follower shaft passes through the shaft sleeve and is connected with the connecting arm; The outer peripheral wall of the follower shaft is provided with a track groove for inserting the shaft pin; the track groove comprises a linear groove and a spiral groove at the rear end of the linear groove; The rotating joint comprises a spindle at the front end of the driving rod of the electric push rod and a connecting groove at the rear end of the follower shaft; The spindle extends into the connecting groove, and bearings are arranged around the spindle and the connecting groove; The bearings comprise planar thrust bearings and deep groove ball bearings; In the linear driving mode, when the electric push rod drives the follower shaft to move forward and backward, the linear groove cooperates with the shaft pin to guide linear movement, and the door body moves linearly outward; In the rotating driving mode, the electric push rod drives the follower shaft to rotate through the rotating joint, the spiral groove cooperates with the shaft pin to guide the rotating path, and the door body rotates to one side in a spiral manner to open the opening.

9. The clothes treating apparatus with the door body rotating to open and close according to claim 8, wherein: The door body comprises a front panel and a boss inside the front panel, and the boss is embedded into the inner cavity through the opening; The upper end of the front panel is provided with the connecting arm; When the electric push rod drives the follower shaft to move forward, the movement track of the shaft pin in the track groove comprises a first movement track corresponding to the linear groove and a second movement track corresponding to the spiral groove; The first movement track is that the shaft pin moves from the front starting point to the rear terminal point of the straight slot, at this time the door body with the boss moves outward until the boss on the front panel moves out of the inner cavity of the main machine; The second movement track is that the shaft pin moves from the front starting point to the rear terminal point of the spiral slot, the door body continues to move outward, and at the same time, the door body rotates to one side away from the opening of the main machine.

10. The opening and closing method of a laundry treating apparatus having a door body which rotates to open and close according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: The specific steps are as follows, A: door body opening process: First step A1: open the electric push rod, the driving rod of the electric push rod pushes the follower shaft forward by a first distance, the shaft pin moves from the front starting point to the rear terminal point of the straight slot, at this time the door body with the boss moves outward until the boss on the front panel moves out of the inner cavity of the main machine, and the front panel is in a first position; Second step A2: the driving rod of the electric push rod continues to push the follower shaft forward by a second distance, the shaft pin moves from the front starting point to the rear terminal point of the spiral slot, the door body continues to move outward, and at the same time, the door body rotates to one side away from the opening of the main machine until the opening of the main machine is completely opened, and the front panel is in a second position; B: door body closing process: First step B1: open the electric push rod, the driving rod of the electric push rod and the follower shaft move backward by a second distance, the shaft pin moves from the rear terminal point to the front starting point of the spiral slot, the door body moves in the direction of the opening of the main machine, and at the same time, the door body rotates to be close to the opening of the main machine and finally located in front of the opening of the main machine, and the front panel moves from the second position to the first position; Second step B2: the driving rod of the electric push rod continues to pull the follower shaft backward by a first distance, the shaft pin moves from the rear terminal point to the front starting point of the straight slot, at this time the front panel moves from the front of the opening of the main machine to the inside until the boss on the front panel enters the inner cavity of the main machine, and the door body is in a closed state.

11. The opening and closing method of the clothes processing apparatus with a door body rotating to open and close according to claim 10, wherein: The sliding distance of the shaft pin in the straight slot is 8-10 CM, and the sliding distance of the shaft pin in the spiral slot is 4-6 CM.

12. The opening and closing method of the clothes processing apparatus with a door body rotating to open and close according to claim 10, wherein: Before the electric push rod is opened in the first step A1, the lock catch first unlocks the lock pin; After the door body is in a closed state in the second step B2, the lock catch locks the lock pin.

13. A method of opening and closing a door, characterized by: The clothes processing apparatus with a door body rotating to open and close comprises a main machine with an inner cavity, a door body and a driving mechanism; The front wall of the main machine is provided with an opening communicating with the inner cavity, the door body comprises a front panel and a boss on the inner side of the front panel, and the boss is embedded into the inner cavity through the opening; The upper end of the front panel is provided with a connecting arm; The driving mechanism comprises an electric push rod, a follower shaft, a fixed seat and a shaft pin, the fixed seat is provided with a shaft sleeve, and the shaft pin penetrates through the shaft sleeve and extends into the inner cavity of the shaft sleeve; The driving rod of the electric push rod is movably connected with the tail end of the follower shaft through a rotating joint, and the follower shaft is connected with the connecting arm after penetrating through the shaft sleeve. The outer peripheral wall of the follow-up shaft is provided with a track groove for inserting the shaft pin; the track groove comprises a straight groove in the axial distribution and a spiral groove at the rear end of the straight groove; The rotating joint comprises a mandrel at the front end of the driving rod of the electric push rod and a connecting groove at the rear end of the follow-up shaft; The mandrel extends into the connecting groove, and bearings are arranged around the mandrel and the connecting groove; The bearings comprise a plain thrust bearing and a deep groove ball bearing; The operation process of the driving mechanism for driving the door body comprises the following steps: A: door body opening process: First step A1: turn on the electric push rod, the driving rod of the electric push rod pushes the follow-up shaft forward by a first distance, the shaft pin moves from the front starting point to the rear end point of the straight groove, at this time the door body with the boss moves outward until the boss on the front panel moves out of the inner cavity of the main machine, and the front panel is in a first position; Second step A2: the driving rod of the electric push rod continues to push the follow-up shaft forward by a second distance, the shaft pin moves from the front starting point to the rear end point of the spiral groove, the door body continues to move outward in rotation, and at the same time the door body rotates to move away from the opening of the main machine, until the opening of the main machine is completely opened, and the front panel is in a second position; B: door body closing process: First step B1: turn on the electric push rod, the driving rod of the electric push rod and the follow-up shaft move backward by a second distance, the shaft pin moves from the rear end point to the front starting point of the spiral groove, the door body moves in the direction of the opening of the main machine in rotation, and at the same time the door body rotates to move close to the opening of the main machine and finally locates in front of the opening of the main machine, and the front panel moves from the second position to the first position; Second step B2: the driving rod of the electric push rod continues to pull the follow-up shaft backward by a first distance, the shaft pin moves from the rear end point to the front starting point of the straight groove, at this time the front panel moves from the front of the opening of the main machine to the inside, until the boss on the front panel enters the inner cavity of the main machine, and the door body is in a closed state.

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