A washing machine having a folding clothes hanger

Abstract

The laundry machine with the folding clothes hanger comprises a fixing frame fixed on a box body, a supporting frame having a first position extending out of the box body and a second position being retracted and stored on the fixing frame, the supporting frame being telescopically moved between the first position and the second position, a hanging frame rotatably arranged on the supporting frame and having a rotating unfolded state and a folded state, the hanging frame being used to switch the two states when the supporting frame is in the first position, a connecting rod having one end rotatably arranged on the hanging frame, and a supporting rod assembly movably arranged inside and outside the fixing frame and rotatably connected with the other end of the connecting rod, the supporting rod assembly being used to move outwardly to drive the hanging frame to rotate to the unfolded state through the connecting rod and move back to drive the hanging frame to rotate to the folded state through the connecting rod. The supporting rod assembly is operated to realize the extension and unfolding or the retraction and folding of the folding clothes hanger, linkage is arranged, operation is convenient, storage is simple, the occupied space can be reduced, and the firmness and strength of the folding clothes hanger can be improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application belongs to the field of washing machines, in particular, relates to a washing machine with a folding clothes rack. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the prior art, automatic washing machines can only realize the functions of washing, rinsing and dehydration of clothes. Only some washing machines with drying function can realize the drying of clothes. The washing machine with drying function adds a drying device, and the clothes to be dried need to be placed in the washing barrel, and the drying device blows high-temperature air into the washing barrel to dry the clothes. During the drying process of the washing machine, the clothes are still accumulated in the barrel, and the clothes after drying have wrinkles. Especially for the pulsator washing machine, the pulsator simultaneously stirs the clothes at low speed, which causes large wear of the clothes, and the clothes after drying have wrinkles and are not flat enough.

[0003] To solve the above problems and save space, a telescopic rod can be provided on the washing machine box, the end of the telescopic rod is provided with a rotatable hanging rack, the hanging rack is supported by the telescopic rod, and after being extended outside the box, the hanging rack is unfolded to dry or dry the clothes, and after use, the hanging rack is folded close to the telescopic rod, and the telescopic rod is retracted into the box, but the supporting strength of the telescopic rod is limited, and the telescopic rod and the hanging rack need to be operated to extend and unfold respectively, and cannot realize linkage, and the operation is complex.

[0004] Therefore, the present application is proposed. SUMMARY

[0005] The technical problem to be solved by the present application is to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art, and the purpose is to provide a washing machine with a folding clothes rack. The support rod assembly of the folding clothes rack is moved outward to drive the support frame to move outward to the outside of the box through the connecting rod, and the support rod assembly continues to move outward to drive the hanging rack to rotate and unfold through the connecting rod. The clothes can be hung or dried, and the operation of the support rod assembly can realize the unfolding of the hanging rack after the support frame moves outward, and the folding of the hanging rack back to the support frame and the retraction of the support frame into the box. It is convenient to operate, simple to store, reduces the occupied space, and the setting of the support rod assembly can also improve the firmness of the folding clothes rack.

[0006] To solve the above technical problems, the basic idea of the technical scheme of the present application is to provide a washing machine with a folding clothes rack, the folding clothes rack is telescopic and foldable and arranged on the box of the washing machine, and the folding clothes rack comprises:

[0007] A fixed frame is fixed on the box,

[0008] A support frame has a first position extending to the outside of the box and a second position retracted for storage on the fixed frame, and the support frame moves telescopically between the first position and the second position.

[0009] A hanging frame is rotatably arranged on the support frame and has an unfolded state in which the hanging frame is at an angle to the support frame and a folded state in which the hanging frame is parallel to the support frame, and is used to switch the two states when the support frame is in the first position;

[0010] A connecting rod is rotatably arranged at one end on the hanging frame;

[0011] A support rod assembly is movably arranged inside and outside the fixed frame, is rotatably connected to the other end of the connecting rod, and is used to move outward to drive the hanging frame to rotate to the unfolded state through the connecting rod and move back to drive the hanging frame to rotate to the folded state through the connecting rod.

[0012] Further, the support rod assembly is arranged in a telescopic manner, one end of the support rod assembly is movably arranged inside and outside the fixed frame, the other end is rotatably connected to the other end of the connecting rod, and the other end is connected to the other end of the support frame;

[0013] A limiting structure is arranged between the support frame and the fixed frame, and is used to fix the support frame at the first position after the support frame is extended outside the cabinet.

[0014] Further, the washing machine further comprises a driving mechanism which is in transmission connection with one end of the support rod assembly and is used to drive the support rod assembly to move outward to drive the support frame to move to the first position, and then to switch the hanging frame to the unfolded state through the connecting rod, and to move back to drive the hanging frame to switch to the folded state through the connecting rod and then to move to the second position with the support frame.

[0015] Further, the support rod assembly comprises:

[0016] A support tube which is in transmission connection with the driving mechanism, one end of which is arranged in the fixed frame, and the other end of which is rotatably connected to the other end of the connecting rod;

[0017] A support rod which is movably arranged in the support tube at one end and protrudes from the other end of the support tube and is connected to the other end of the support frame and is used to move inside and outside with the support frame.

[0018] Further, one end of the support tube is arranged through the fixed frame, and a first limiting block is arranged on the end of the support tube, and is used to abut against the fixed frame for limiting;

[0019] A first stop switch is arranged on the fixed frame, is used to abut against the first limiting block, and triggers a signal for stopping the driving mechanism from driving the support tube to move outward.

[0020] Further, a ring-shaped table is arranged at the other end of the support tube, and the other end of the connecting rod is rotatably arranged on the ring-shaped table;

[0021] A compression spring is sleeved on the other end of the supporting rod protruding from the supporting pipe, and the two ends of the compression spring abut against the other end of the supporting frame and the annular table.

[0022] Further, the annular table is provided with a second limiting block, and the fixing frame is provided with a second stop switch for abutting against the second limiting block to trigger a signal for stopping the driving mechanism from driving the supporting pipe to move back.

[0023] Further, the fixing frame is arranged on the side wall of the box body, and a containing space is formed between the fixing frame and the side wall of the box body, the supporting rod assembly is movably arranged through the fixing frame, and the hanging frame and the lower end of the supporting frame are accommodated in the containing space.

[0024] Further, the supporting frame comprises two oppositely arranged supporting vertical beams and a supporting horizontal beam connected between the upper ends of the two supporting vertical beams and connected with the other end of the supporting rod assembly.

[0025] The fixing frame comprises two fixing vertical beams oppositely arranged on the rear wall of the box body and two fixing horizontal beams each connected between the two fixing vertical beams and protruding towards the rear side of the box body to form the containing space with the rear wall of the box body.

[0026] The supporting vertical beams are telescopically arranged in the fixing vertical beams, the supporting horizontal beam is arranged above the two fixing horizontal beams, and the supporting rod assembly is arranged through the two fixing horizontal beams.

[0027] Further, the hanging frame comprises two oppositely arranged connecting rods and a plurality of hanging rods, the plurality of hanging rods are arranged at intervals between the two connecting rods, one of the connecting rods is rotatably arranged on the other end of the supporting frame, the hanging rods are provided with cavities on the side adjacent to the supporting rod assembly, and the cavities are provided with pivot structures rotatably connected with one end of the connecting rod.

[0028] Preferably, the side of the hanging frame adjacent to the supporting rod assembly is provided with a plurality of hooks.

[0029] More preferably, the upper part of the washing machine is provided with an air outlet and / or a spray outlet.

[0030] The washing machine further comprises a protective cloth connected between the opposite sides of the hanging frame and the supporting frame and buckled on the upper part of the air outlet and / or the spray outlet when stretched and unfolded, and the protective cloth is provided with a slot matched with the connecting rod.

[0031] Compared with the prior art, the technical scheme has the following beneficial effects.

[0032] (1) The fixed frame of the present application is arranged on the box body, the support frame is telescopically movable inside and outside the fixed frame, the hanging frame is rotatably arranged on the support frame, the support rod assembly is movably arranged inside and outside the fixed frame, the connecting rod is connected between the hanging frame and the support rod assembly, when the support rod assembly moves outwardly and drives the support frame to move outwardly to the outside of the box body through the connecting rod, the support frame cannot continue to move outwardly, the support rod assembly continues to move outwardly to drive the connecting rod to move outwardly, thereby driving the hanging frame to rotate and unfold, the clothes can be hung or dried, the support rod assembly can be operated to realize the unfolding of the hanging frame after the support frame moves outwardly, linkage arrangement, convenient operation, convenient folding of the folding clothes rack, simple structure, can reduce the occupied space, and the arrangement of the support rod assembly can also improve the firmness of the folding clothes rack.

[0033] (2) The present application sets the air outlet and the folding clothes rack on the washing machine box body, the clothes to be dried can be hung on the folding clothes rack after the folding clothes rack is unfolded, the hot air outlet blows hot air to the clothes on the folding clothes rack to dry the clothes, so that the dried clothes are flat, and a large number of wrinkles are avoided after drying, and the clothes are not worn out; then folded back into the box body after use, which can reduce the occupied space, convenient storage, and can be used in many scenes.

[0034] The specific embodiments of the present application will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0035] The accompanying drawings are part of the present application and serve to provide a further understanding of the present application, 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 drawings in the following description are only some embodiments, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creating laborious work. In the drawings:

[0036] Figure 1 is a schematic view of a folding clothes rack of a washing machine in a storage state according to the present application;

[0037] Figure 2 is a schematic view of a folding clothes rack of a washing machine in a support frame extended state according to the present application;

[0038] Figure 3 is a schematic view of a folding clothes rack of a washing machine in a use state according to the present application;

[0039] Figure 4 is an enlarged view of A in the present application Figure 3

[0040] Figure 5 is an enlarged view of B in the present application Figure 3

[0041] Figure 6 ​​is a schematic view of a folding clothes hanger according to the present application Figure 1 a schematic view from another angle

[0042] Figure 7 is a schematic view of a folding clothes hanger according to the present application

[0043] Figure 8 is a schematic view of a washing machine with protective cloth according to the present application

[0044] Figure 9 is a schematic view of a folding clothes hanger according to the present application Figure 8 a schematic view from another state

[0045] In the figure: 1, box body; 11, air outlet; 12, spray opening; 13, upper cover; 2, fixed frame; 21, first stop switch; 22, second stop switch; 23, fixed vertical beam; 24, fixed horizontal beam; 25, fixed plate; 3, support frame; 31, support vertical beam; 32, support horizontal beam; 321, protruding block; 4, hanging frame; 41, connecting rod; 42, hanging rod; 421, recessed cavity; 422, hook; 5, support rod assembly; 51, support tube; 511, first limiting block; 512, rack; 52, support rod; 53, annular table; 531, second limiting block; 54, compression spring; 6, connecting rod; 7, driving mechanism; 71, gear; 72, motor; 8, protective cloth; 81, avoidance slot.

[0046] It should be noted that the drawings and the written description are not intended to limit the scope of the present application in any way, but are merely to illustrate the concept of the present application to those skilled in the art by referring to specific embodiments. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0047] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings of the embodiments of the present application. The following embodiments are used to illustrate the present application, but are not used to limit the scope of the present application.

[0048] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "inner", "outer" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are merely for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and therefore cannot be understood as indicating or implying that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present application.

[0049] In the description of the present application, it needs to be explained that unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "mounting", "connection", "connecting" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be fixed connection, or detachable connection, or integrally connected; it can be mechanical connection, or electrical connection; it can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through 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.

[0050] As shown in Figures 1 to 9 The present application provides a washing machine with foldable clothes hanger, which comprises a cabinet 1 and a foldable clothes hanger. The foldable clothes hanger is retractably arranged on the cabinet 1 of the washing machine, and is unfolded after being extended out of the cabinet 1 to hang clothes, and is folded to be retracted into the cabinet 1 to reduce the occupied space.

[0051] The foldable clothes hanger comprises a fixed frame 2, a support frame 3, a hanging frame 4, a connecting rod 6 and a support rod assembly 5.

[0052] The fixed frame 2 is fixed on the cabinet 1. The support frame 3 has a first position (as shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3 ) extended out of the cabinet 1 and a second position (as shown in Figure 1 ) retracted for storage on the fixed frame 2, and the support frame 3 moves between the first position and the second position.

[0053] The hanging frame 4 is rotatably arranged on the support frame 3, and has an unfolded state with a certain angle with the support frame 3 and a folded state parallel to the support frame 3, and is used to switch to the unfolded state or the folded state when the support frame 3 is in the first position. When the hanging frame 4 is in the folded state, it is basically parallel to the support frame 3.

[0054] One end of the connecting rod 6 is rotatably arranged on the hanging frame 4, and the other end of the connecting rod 6 is rotatably arranged on the support rod assembly 5. The support rod assembly 5 is movably arranged in and out of the fixed frame 2, and is used to move outward to drive the connecting rod 6 to move outward, thereby driving the hanging frame 4 to rotate outward to the unfolded state, and move back to drive the connecting rod 6 to move back, thereby driving the hanging frame 4 to rotate to the folded state with the support frame 3.

[0055] The fixed frame 2 of the present application is arranged on the cabinet 1, the support frame 3 is telescopically movable inside and outside the fixed frame 2, the hanging frame 4 is rotatably arranged on the support frame 3, the support rod assembly 5 is movably arranged inside and outside the fixed frame 2, the connecting rod 6 is connected between the hanging frame 4 and the support rod assembly 5, when the support rod assembly 5 moves outwardly and drives the support frame 3 to move outwardly to the outside of the cabinet 1 through the connecting rod 6, the support frame 3 cannot continue to move outwardly, the support rod assembly 5 continues to move outwardly to drive the connecting rod 6 to move outwardly, thereby driving the hanging frame 4 to rotate and unfold, and the clothes can be hung or dried, when the support rod assembly 5 moves inwardly to drive the hanging frame 4 to rotate and fold, and continues to move inwardly to drive the support frame 3 to move back and retract, the present application only needs to operate the support rod assembly 5 to realize that the support frame 3 moves outwardly and the hanging frame 4 unfolds, and the hanging frame 4 folds back to the support frame 3 and retracts into the cabinet 1 with the support frame 3, the linkage arrangement is convenient to operate, the arrangement of the support rod assembly 5 can also improve the firmness and strength of the folding clothes rack, the folding clothes rack is convenient to store, the structure is simple, and the occupied space can be reduced.

[0056] One end of the support frame 3 is movably arranged in the fixed frame 2, and the other end of the support frame 3 is provided with the rotatable hanging frame 4.

[0057] Preferably, the fixed frame 2 is relatively fixed on the side wall of the cabinet 1. The support frame 3 is telescopically arranged up and down, and moves upwardly to the outside of the cabinet 1. The support rod assembly 5 is movably arranged up and down, and moves upwardly to drive the other end of the connecting rod 6 to move upwardly after the support frame 3 drives the hanging frame 4 to move to the upper part outside of the cabinet 1, thereby driving the hanging frame 4 to rotate and unfold upwardly.

[0058] More preferably, the fixed frame 2 is fixed on the left side wall, the right side wall or the rear side wall of the cabinet 1.

[0059] Further, the cabinet 1 of the washing machine is provided with the air outlet 11 for outputting hot air to the folding clothes rack for drying.

[0060] The present application sets the air outlet 11 and the folding clothes rack on the cabinet 1 of the washing machine, the clothes to be dried can be hung on the folding clothes rack after the folding clothes rack is unfolded, the air outlet 11 outputs hot air to the clothes on the folding clothes rack for drying, the clothes after drying are flat, a large number of wrinkles after drying are avoided, and the clothes are not abraded, then the folding clothes rack is folded and retracted into the cabinet 1 after use, the occupied space is reduced, the folding clothes rack is convenient to store, and the folding clothes rack can be applied to many scenes.

[0061] The cabinet 1 of the washing machine is provided with the spray port 12 for outputting steam or water vapor to the folding clothes rack for ironing and care, so as to remove wrinkles from the clothes.

[0062] Further, the support rod assembly 5 is telescopically arranged on the fixed frame 2. One end of the support rod assembly 5 is movably arranged in the fixed frame 2, and the one end of the support rod assembly 5 is rotatably connected to the other end of the connecting rod 6. The other end of the support rod assembly 5 is telescopically arranged relative to one end of the support rod 52, and the other end of the support rod assembly 5 is connected to the other end of the support frame 3.

[0063] Preferably, a limiting structure is arranged between one end of the support frame 3 and the fixed frame 2, for limiting and fixing the support frame 3 at the first position relative to the fixed frame 2 after the support frame 3 drives the hanging frame 4 to move outwardly to the outside of the cabinet 1, so as to prevent the support frame 3 from being pulled out of the fixed frame 2.

[0064] When the support rod assembly 5 moves outwardly, the support frame 3 and the hanging frame 4 are also moved outwardly to the first position by the other end of the support rod 52, and the support rod assembly 5 continues to move outwardly while the support frame 3 does not move outwardly, which drives the connecting rod 6 to continue to move outwardly, thereby driving the hanging frame 4 to rotate to the unfolded state, so that the entire folding clothes rack is unfolded and extended.

[0065] When the support rod assembly 5 moves inwardly, it drives the connecting rod 6 to continue to move inwardly, thereby driving the hanging frame 4 to rotate back to the folded state, and the support rod assembly 5 continues to move inwardly, thereby driving the support frame 3 and the hanging frame 4 to also move inwardly back to the second position, so that the entire folding clothes rack is folded and retracted.

[0066] When the other end of the support rod assembly 5 is not connected to the support frame 3, the hanging frame 4 can be moved outwardly by the connecting rod 6, and the support frame 3 is thereby moved outwardly by the hanging frame 4.

[0067] Further, the washing machine further comprises a driving mechanism 7. The driving mechanism 7 is in transmission connection with one end of the support rod assembly 5, for driving the support rod assembly 5 to move outwardly to drive the support frame 3 to move to the first position, and then switching the hanging frame 4 to the unfolded state by the connecting rod 6, and moving back to switch the hanging frame 4 to the folded state by the connecting rod 6, and then moving to the second position with the support frame 3.

[0068] When the driving mechanism 7 drives the support rod assembly 5 to move the support frame 3 to the first position, the support frame 3 can be limited and fixed at the first position by the driving force provided by the driving mechanism 7, or the support frame 3 can be limited and fixed at the first position by the limiting structure between the support frame 3 and the fixed frame 2.

[0069] The support rod assembly 5 comprises a support pipe 51 and a support rod 52.

[0070] The support pipe 51 is in transmission connection with the driving mechanism 7, one end of the support pipe 51 is arranged in the fixed frame 2, and the other end is rotatably connected with the other end of the connecting rod 6.

[0071] One end of the support rod 52 is movably arranged in the support pipe 51, and the other end of the support rod 52 protrudes out of the other end of the support pipe 51. The other end of the support rod 52 is connected with the other end of the support frame 3, and is used to move in and out of the support frame 3.

[0072] A gear rack 512 is arranged on the outer wall of the support pipe 51, and the gear rack 512 extends along the circumference of the support pipe 51. The driving structure comprises a motor 72 and a gear 71, the motor 72 is fixed on the support frame 3, the output shaft of the motor 72 is in transmission connection with the gear 71, and is used to drive the gear 71 to rotate. The gear 71 is in transmission communication with the gear rack 512, and is used to drive the support pipe 51 to move in and out.

[0073] Preferably, the gear rack 512 extends to both ends of the support pipe 51. The gear rack 512 is arranged on the side of the support pipe 51 opposite to the side wall of the box body 1. The gear 71 is arranged between the gear rack 512 and the opposite side wall of the box body 1.

[0074] The length of the support rod 52 is greater than the length of the support pipe 51.

[0075] The fixed frame 2 is provided with a through hole penetrating in the in-out direction. One end of the support pipe 51 penetrates through the through hole of the fixed frame 2, and a first limiting block 511 is arranged on the end of the support pipe 51, which is used to abut against the fixed frame 2 to limit the position, so as to prevent the support pipe 51 from being separated from the fixed frame 2.

[0076] The fixed frame 2 is provided with a first stop switch 21, which is used to abut against the first limiting block 511 to trigger a signal for stopping the driving mechanism 7 from driving the support pipe 51 to move outward.

[0077] The folding clothes hanger further comprises a ring-shaped table 53 and a compression spring 54.

[0078] The ring-shaped table 53 is arranged on the other end of the support pipe 51. The other end of the connecting rod 6 is rotatably arranged on the outer circumferential wall of the ring-shaped table 53. The compression spring 54 is sleeved on the other end of the support rod 52 protruding from the support pipe 51, and the two ends of the compression spring 54 abut against the other end of the support frame 3 and the ring-shaped table 53.

[0079] The initial state of the compression spring 54 is also in a pre-compressed state when the support frame 3 is in the second position. The annular platform 53 can be fixed at the end of the other end of the support pipe 51, or can be movably connected between the compression spring 54 and the support pipe 51.

[0080] When the folding clothes hanger needs to be used, when the driving mechanism 7 drives the support pipe 51 to move upwards, the annular platform 53 moves upwards to compress the compression spring 54. When the compression spring 54 is compressed to a certain extent, the compression spring 54 will not be compressed any more, and the support pipe 51 drives the support rod 52 and the support frame 3 to move upwards to the first position. The support frame 3 is limited by the fixed frame 2 so that the support frame 3 is fixed in the first position. When the support pipe 51 continues to move upwards, the other end of the support rod 52 moves upwards, so that the support frame 3 rotates upwards to unfold.

[0081] When the folding clothes hanger needs to be stored, the driving mechanism 7 drives the support pipe 51 to move downwards, and the other end of the pressing rod moves downwards, thereby driving the support frame 3 to rotate downwards to fold. The support pipe 51 slightly elongates the compression spring 54, and the compression spring 54 is in a slightly compressed state between the support pipe 51 and the support rod 52. The support rod 52 and the support frame 3 move downwards with the support pipe 51 to retract into the box body 1.

[0082] The compression spring 54 can play a buffering role in the process of unfolding or folding the folding clothes hanger, avoiding hard collision between the support pipe 51 and the support rod 52, and reducing noise.

[0083] The annular platform 53 is provided with a second limiting block 531, and the fixed frame 2 is provided with a second stop switch 22 for abutting against the second limiting block 531 to trigger a signal for stopping the driving mechanism 7 from driving the support pipe 51 to move back.

[0084] When the second limiting block 531 of the support pipe 51 triggers the second stop switch 22, the support pipe 51 drives the support frame 3 to move to the second position to complete storage. The second stop switch 22 triggers a stop driving signal to avoid damage to the folding clothes hanger caused by the driving mechanism 7 driving the support pipe 51 to move back.

[0085] Further, the fixed frame 2 is arranged on the side wall of the box body 1, and a containing space is formed between the fixed frame 2 and the side wall of the box body 1.

[0086] The support rod assembly 5 is movably arranged in the fixed frame 2, and the lower end of the hanging frame 4 and the support frame 3 can be accommodated in the containing space. The hanging frame 4 can be stored and fixed, so that the appearance of the box body 1 after folding and retraction is neat and beautiful. The upper end of the hanging frame 4 and the support frame 3 is located above the fixed frame 2 and is basically flush with the top of the box body 1.

[0087] Preferably, the support frame 3 comprises two oppositely arranged support vertical beams 31 and a support horizontal beam 32 connected between the upper ends of the two support vertical beams 31 and connected with the other end of the support rod assembly 5.

[0088] The fixing frame 2 comprises two fixing vertical beams 23 oppositely arranged on the rear wall of the box body 1 and two fixing horizontal beams 24 each connected between the upper ends of the two fixing vertical beams 23. The two fixing horizontal beams 24 are each arranged protruding towards the rear side of the box body 1 and form a containing space with the rear wall of the box body 1.

[0089] The support vertical beams 31 are telescopically arranged in the fixing vertical beams 23, and the support horizontal beam 32 is located above the two fixing horizontal beams 24. The support rod assembly 5 is arranged through the two fixing horizontal beams 24.

[0090] The two fixing horizontal beams 24 are each provided with a through hole opposite in up and down direction, and a support tube 51 with a rack 512 is movably arranged through the through hole in up and down direction. A first limiting block 511 is arranged at the lower end of the support tube 51 and abuts against the bottom wall of the lower fixing horizontal beam 24 to limit the movement of the support tube 51.

[0091] As shown in Figures 4 to 7 The two fixing horizontal beams 24 each comprise a first horizontal beam, a second horizontal beam and a third horizontal beam. The first horizontal beam and the second horizontal beam are oppositely arranged, and one end of the first horizontal beam and the second horizontal beam respectively extends rearward from the top end of the two fixing vertical beams 23. The third horizontal beam is connected between the other ends of the first horizontal beam and the second horizontal beam.

[0092] The support horizontal beam 32 comprises a fourth horizontal beam, a fifth horizontal beam and a sixth horizontal beam. One end of the fourth horizontal beam and the fifth horizontal beam respectively extends rearward from the top end of the two support vertical beams 31, and the fourth horizontal beam and the fifth horizontal beam are oppositely arranged in left and right direction. The sixth horizontal beam is connected between the other ends of the fourth horizontal beam and the fifth horizontal beam.

[0093] The fourth horizontal beam is oppositely arranged with the first horizontal beam in up and down direction, and the length of the fourth horizontal beam is less than the length of the first horizontal beam. The fifth horizontal beam is oppositely arranged with the second horizontal beam in up and down direction, and the length of the fifth horizontal beam is less than the length of the second horizontal beam.

[0094] The rear side wall of the sixth horizontal beam is provided with a protruding block 321, and the upper end of the support rod 52 is connected with the bottom wall of the protruding block 321. The protruding block 321 is oppositely arranged with the third horizontal beam in up and down direction, and the rear side of the protruding block 321 is substantially flush with the rear side of the third horizontal beam in up and down direction.

[0095] The motor 72 is installed between the two fixed cross beams 24 and the opposite side walls of the cabinet 1. A fixed plate 25 is arranged between the two upper and lower third cross beams, and the motor 72 is installed on the fixed plate 25, which is located in the gap between the two third cross beams and the side walls of the cabinet 1.

[0096] The first stop switch 21 is arranged on the bottom wall of the lower third cross beam, near the outer periphery of the through hole. The second stop switch 22 is arranged on the top of the upper third cross beam, near the outer periphery of the through hole. The annular table 53 is a throat clamp, and the outer diameter is greater than the outer diameter of the through hole.

[0097] In a specific embodiment, the hanging rack 4 includes two opposite connecting rods 41 and a plurality of hanging rods 42. The plurality of hanging rods 42 are arranged in a spaced manner between the two connecting rods 41, one of the connecting rods 41 is rotatably arranged on the other end of the support frame 3, and the hanging rod 42 is provided with a recess 421 on the side adjacent to the support rod assembly 5. The recess 421 is provided with a pivot structure, and one end of the connecting rod 6 is rotatably connected with the pivot structure.

[0098] Preferably, the recess 421 is arranged on the connecting rod 41 of the middle part of the hanging rack 4. More preferably, the hanging rack 4 includes three connecting rods 41. One of the connecting rods 41 of the hanging rack 4 extends between the fourth cross beam and the fifth cross beam, and the two ends are rotatably connected with the fourth cross beam and the fifth cross beam through the rotating shaft structure.

[0099] When the hanging rack 4 is in the folded state, the hanging rod 42 is substantially parallel to the support vertical beam 31, and the connecting rod 41 is parallel to the sixth cross beam.

[0100] The side of the hanging rack 4 adjacent to the support rod assembly 5 is provided with a plurality of hooks 422 (see Figure 3 ), which can be used to hang clothes.

[0101] As Figures 8 to 9 shown, the washing machine further includes a protective cloth 8. The air outlet 11 and / or the spray outlet 12 are arranged on the upper part of the washing machine.

[0102] The protective cloth 8 is connected between the opposite sides of the hanging rack 4 and the support frame 3, and is cubically buckled on the upper part of the air outlet 11 and / or the spray outlet 12 after being stretched and unfolded, so that the washing machine can blow hot air or spray to the clothes in the protective cloth 8 for care. The protective cloth 8 is provided with an avoidance slot 81 matched with the connecting rod 6, which is used to avoid the connecting rod 6 arranged in an inclined manner after the protective cloth 8 is unfolded, and also can avoid the leakage of hot air or steam as much as possible.

[0103] Further, the cabinet 1 includes a cabinet body, a disc seat, and an upper cover 13.

[0104] The washing tub is arranged in the cabinet body, and the disc seat is arranged at the upper portion of the cabinet body. The disc seat is provided with a laundry dropping opening at the upper portion thereof, and the laundry dropping opening is arranged opposite to the tub opening of the washing tub. The upper cover 13 is arranged at the upper portion of the disc seat and opens and closes the laundry dropping opening.

[0105] The fixing frame 2 is arranged in extension on the side wall of the cabinet body. The folding clothes hanger is not protruded from the top of the disc seat or slightly protruded from the top of the disc seat after being stored. The hanging frame 4 is substantially parallel to the upper cover 13 in the unfolded state, and the rotation angle is 90 degrees.

[0106] The air outlet 11 and the spray opening 12 are arranged on the top of the disc seat at the outer periphery of the upper cover 13 and located at the rear side of the upper cover 13. The washing machine is provided with a hot air machine, and hot air or normal temperature air of different temperatures can be sprayed through the air outlet 11. The washing machine is provided with a steam module, and high-temperature steam or normal temperature water vapor can be sprayed through the spray opening 12.

[0107] 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 above with the 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 equivalent embodiments with equivalent changes can be obtained. The embodiments in the above-mentioned embodiments can be further combined or replaced. Any simple modification, equivalent change and modification of the above-mentioned embodiments according to the technical essence of the present application, which does not depart from the technical solution of the present application, still belongs to the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A laundry machine having a folding clothes rack, characterized by: The folding clothes hanger is arranged on the box of the washing machine in a retractable manner, and comprises: a fixing frame fixed on the box, a supporting frame having a first position extending out of the box and a second position being retracted and accommodated on the fixing frame, the supporting frame being retractably moved between the first position and the second position; a hanging frame rotatably arranged on the supporting frame and having an unfolded state in which the hanging frame is at an angle to the supporting frame and a folded state in which the hanging frame is parallel to the supporting frame, the hanging frame being used to switch between the two states when the supporting frame is in the first position; a connecting rod rotatably arranged at one end on the hanging frame; a supporting rod assembly movably arranged on the fixing frame and rotatably connected at the other end to the connecting rod, the supporting rod assembly being used to move outwardly to drive the hanging frame to rotate to the unfolded state through the connecting rod and move back to drive the hanging frame to rotate to the folded state through the connecting rod; a driving mechanism drivingly connected at one end to the supporting rod assembly, the driving mechanism being used to drive the supporting rod assembly to move outwardly to drive the supporting frame to move to the first position, and then drive the hanging frame to switch to the unfolded state through the connecting rod, and move back to drive the hanging frame to switch to the folded state through the connecting rod and then move to the second position with the supporting frame.

2. A laundry machine having a folding clothes hanger according to claim 1, characterized in that: The supporting rod assembly is retractably arranged, one end of the supporting rod assembly being movably arranged in the fixing frame and the other end of the supporting rod assembly being rotatably connected to the other end of the connecting rod, and the other end of the supporting rod assembly being connected to the other end of the supporting frame. A limiting structure is arranged between the supporting frame and the fixing frame, and is used to fix the supporting frame at the first position after the supporting frame extends out of the box.

3. A laundry machine having a folding clothes rack according to claim 2, characterized in that: The supporting rod assembly comprises: a supporting tube drivingly connected to the driving mechanism, one end of the supporting tube being arranged in the fixing frame and the other end of the supporting tube being rotatably connected to the other end of the connecting rod; a supporting rod movably arranged in the supporting tube at one end and protruding from the other end of the supporting tube and connected to the other end of the supporting frame, the supporting rod being used to move in and out with the supporting frame.

4. A laundry machine having a folding clothes hanger according to claim 3, characterized in that: One end of the supporting tube is arranged through the fixing frame, and a first limiting block is arranged on the end of the supporting tube, the first limiting block being used to abut against the fixing frame for limiting. A first stop switch is arranged on the fixing frame, the first stop switch being used to abut against the first limiting block to trigger a signal for stopping the driving mechanism from driving the supporting tube to move outwardly.

5. A laundry machine having a folding clothes rack as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that: A ring-shaped table is arranged at the other end of the supporting tube, and the other end of the connecting rod is rotatably arranged on the ring-shaped table. A compression spring is sleeved on the other end of the supporting rod protruding from the other end of the supporting tube, and the two ends of the compression spring abut against the other end of the supporting frame and the ring-shaped table.

6. The washing machine with the folding clothes hanger according to claim 5, wherein: a second limiting block is arranged on the ring-shaped table, and a second stop switch is arranged on the fixing frame, the second stop switch being used to abut against the second limiting block to trigger a signal for stopping the driving mechanism from driving the supporting tube to move back.

7. The washing machine with the folding clothes hanger according to any one of claims 1-6, wherein: The fixing frame is arranged on the side wall of the cabinet, and a containing space is formed between the fixing frame and the side wall of the cabinet. The support rod assembly is movably arranged in the fixing frame. The lower end of the hanging frame and the support frame is accommodated in the containing space.

8. The laundry machine with the folding clothes hanger according to claim 7, characterized in that: The support frame comprises two oppositely arranged support vertical beams and a support horizontal beam connected between the upper ends of the two support vertical beams and connected with the other end of the support rod assembly. The fixing frame comprises two fixing vertical beams oppositely arranged on the rear wall of the cabinet and two fixing horizontal beams each connected between the two fixing vertical beams and protruding towards the rear side of the cabinet to form the containing space with the rear wall of the cabinet. The support vertical beams are telescopically arranged in the fixing vertical beams, and the support horizontal beam is arranged above the two fixing horizontal beams, and the support rod assembly is arranged in the two fixing horizontal beams.

9. The laundry machine with the folding clothes hanger according to claim 7, characterized in that: The hanging frame comprises two oppositely arranged connecting rods and a plurality of hanging rods arranged between the two connecting rods. One of the connecting rods is rotatably arranged on the other end of the support frame. The hanging rods are provided with cavities on the side adjacent to the support rod assembly, and the cavities are provided with pivot structures rotatably connected with one end of the connecting rod.

10. A laundry machine having a folding clothes horse as claimed in claim 9 wherein: The side of the hanging frame adjacent to the support rod assembly is provided with a plurality of hooks.

11. A laundry machine having a folding clothes rack as claimed in claim 9, characterized in that: The upper part of the laundry machine is provided with an air outlet and / or a spray outlet. The laundry machine further comprises a protective cloth connected between the opposite sides of the hanging frame and the support frame and buckled on the upper part of the air outlet and / or the spray outlet when extended and unfolded. The protective cloth is provided with a slot matched with the connecting rod.

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