Clothes containing structure and washing machine

Abstract

The invention discloses a clothes containing structure and a washing machine. The clothes containing structure comprises a clothes containing basket, a throwing opening is formed in the bottom of the clothes containing basket, two overturning plates which are oppositely overturned are hinged to the interior of the clothes containing basket, each overturning plate is provided with a first side and a second side which are oppositely arranged in the overturning direction, and the first sides of the two overturning plates are overturned downwards to open the throwing opening and overturned upwards to close the throwing opening. The second side of at least one overturning plate is provided with a clothes blocking plate which is bent and extends upwards. By arranging the clothes blocking plate on the overturning plate, the clothes blocking plate can block clothes and guide the clothes to overturn along with the overturning plate, so that the clothes can accurately reach the position of the putting opening and are put into the washing machine through the putting opening, and the purpose of improving the clothes putting accuracy is achieved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of household appliances, and more specifically, relates to a clothes holding structure and a washing machine. Background Art

[0002] Washing machines have greatly solved people's trouble of doing laundry, saved people's laundry time, and enabled people to have more time to engage in things they like. With the improvement of people's living standards, washing machine technology has developed rapidly, and the development and research of various automatic functions of washing machines have gradually become popular.

[0003] Although washing machines have solved people's laundry problems, due to the increasingly fast pace of life of young people in cities, people still need to manually put clothes into the washing machine and then control the washing machine to do laundry when doing laundry. Currently, a clothes holding basket is provided above the washing machine to solve the problem of manually putting clothes. Specifically, the bottom of the clothes holding basket is provided with a discharge opening facing the clothes inlet of the washing machine, and two flip plates that flip relative to each other are hinged in the clothes holding basket. The discharge opening is opened or closed by the flipping of the two flip plates; when putting clothes, the clothes to be washed are first placed in the clothes holding basket. When the amount of clothes in the clothes holding basket reaches a set weight, the two flip plates flip relative to each other to open the discharge opening and drive the clothes to flip at the same time, and the clothes are automatically put into the washing machine through the clothes inlet of the washing machine. However, there will be a situation where some clothes do not flip with the flip plates during the process, resulting in the clothes not reaching the position of the discharge opening, and thus the clothes cannot be accurately put into the washing machine.

[0004] In view of this, the present invention is specifically proposed. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art and provide a clothes holding structure and a washing machine. By providing a clothes blocking plate on the flip plate, the clothes blocking plate can block the clothes and guide the clothes to flip with the flip plate, so that the clothes can accurately reach the position of the discharge opening and be put into the washing machine through the discharge opening, achieving the purpose of improving the accuracy of clothes feeding.

[0006] To solve the above technical problem, the basic concept of the technical solution adopted by the present invention is as follows:

[0007] The present invention provides a clothes holding structure, including a clothes holding basket. The bottom of the clothes holding basket is provided with a discharge opening, and two flip plates that flip relative to each other are hinged in the clothes holding basket. The flip plates have a first side and a second side that are oppositely arranged in the flipping direction. The first sides of the two flip plates flip downward to open the discharge opening and flip upward to close the discharge opening. At least one flip plate is provided with a clothes blocking plate that bends upward and extends on the second side.

[0008] Furthermore, the flip plate is a horizontally extending flat plate, the second side of the flip plate extends to abut against the inner circumference of the loading port, and the clothes baffle plate is integrally formed with the flip plate and is formed by bending the second side of the flip plate upward.

[0009] Furthermore, the flip plate is semicircular, the straight segment side of the flip plate forms the first side of the flip plate, the arc segment side of the flip plate is against the inner circumference of the loading port, the middle part of the arc segment side of the flip plate forms the second side of the flip plate, and the clothes stop plate is formed by bending the middle part of the arc segment side of the flip plate upward.

[0010] Furthermore, the clothes baffle is in the shape of an arc extending along the trajectory of the arc segment side of the flip plate extending in the circumferential direction, and the clothes baffle extends from the center of the arc segment side of the flip plate to both ends of the circumferential direction with equal lengths;

[0011] Preferably, the length of the clothes baffle extending from the center of the circular arc segment side of the flip plate to one circumferential end is equal to one quarter of the circumferential length of the circular arc segment side of the flip plate.

[0012] Furthermore, a cylindrical clothing cavity extending up and down the axis line is formed inside the clothes basket, and a port at the bottom of the cylindrical clothing cavity forms a loading port. The clothes baffle plate extends upward from the second side of the flip plate, fitting the inner wall of the cylindrical clothing cavity above the loading port, and extends to a port near the top of the cylindrical clothing cavity.

[0013] Furthermore, the clothing storage cavity is cylindrical, and the clothing baffle plate and the inner wall of the cylindrical clothing storage cavity are fitted to form an overlapping portion, and the area size of the overlapping portion is equal to the area size of the clothing baffle plate;

[0014] Preferably, the clothing holding cavity is in the shape of a cone that gradually narrows from top to bottom, and the size of the clothing baffle gradually decreases from top to bottom.

[0015] Furthermore, a locking structure is provided between the flip plate and the clothes basket, and the locking structure includes a locking groove provided on the flip plate, and a retractable locking support rod provided on the clothes basket, and the retractable end of the locking support rod is extended to be plugged into the locking groove or retracted to be disengaged from the locking groove.

[0016] Furthermore, the locking groove is arranged at the top of the arc segment side of the flip plate and is staggered with the clothes baffle plate. The notch of the locking groove faces the peripheral wall of the clothing holding cavity and is higher than the top of the flip plate. The locking support rod is telescopically arranged on the peripheral wall of the clothing holding cavity along the radial direction of the clothing holding cavity. The locking support rod extends into the clothing holding cavity through the peripheral wall of the clothing holding cavity and is plugged into the locking groove, or retracts outside the clothing holding cavity and disengages from the locking groove.

[0017] Furthermore, the locking groove is formed by the bottom of the flip plate being recessed upward, the locking support rod comprises a first section and a second section extending horizontally, and a third section extending vertically, the first section and the second section are arranged at upper and lower ends of the third section, the first section is telescopically arranged on the peripheral wall of the clothing chamber, and the second section is used for plugging with the locking groove;

[0018] Preferably, the holding basket is hinged with a top cover for opening and closing a port on the top of the clothing holding cavity, and an installation cavity independently arranged from the clothing holding cavity is provided in the holding basket, and a first driving mechanism for driving the locking support rod to extend and retract, a second driving mechanism for driving the flip plate to flip, and a reset detection mechanism for detecting the reset status of the clothing baffle are provided in the installation cavity.

[0019] The present invention also provides a washing machine, wherein a clothing inlet is provided on the top of the washing machine, a clothing receiving structure provided by the above technical solution is provided above the clothing inlet, and the inlet of the clothing receiving structure is arranged toward the clothing inlet;

[0020] Preferably, the washing machine comprises a casing with a clothes loading port at the top, a clothes basket is slidably arranged on the top of the casing, and outer side walls of the clothes basket are arranged flush with corresponding outer side walls of the casing.

[0021] After adopting the above technical solution, the present invention has the following beneficial effects compared with the prior art:

[0022] By arranging a clothes stopper on the flip plate, the clothes stopper can block the clothes and guide the clothes to flip along with the flip plate, so that the clothes can accurately reach the position of the loading port and be put into the washing machine through the loading port, thereby achieving the purpose of improving the accuracy of clothing loading.

[0023] The specific implementation modes of the present invention are further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] The accompanying drawings are part of the present invention and are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention. The exemplary embodiments of the present invention and their descriptions are used to explain the present invention, but do not constitute an improper limitation of the present invention. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work. In the accompanying drawings:

[0025] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of the assembly of a washing machine and a containing basket provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a sliding connection between a washing machine and a containing basket provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of an upper cover of a clothes basket provided by an embodiment of the present invention being opened;

[0028] Figure 4 This is a first perspective view of the flip plate and the clothes baffle provided by the embodiment of the present invention when the loading port is closed;

[0029] Figure 5It is a schematic diagram of the flipping plate and the clothes blocking plate provided by the embodiment of the present invention when the feeding port is opened;

[0030] Figure 6 It is a second perspective view of the flipping plate and the clothes blocking plate provided by the embodiment of the present invention when the feeding port is closed;

[0031] Figure 7 It is a schematic structural diagram of the flipping plate and the clothes blocking plate integrally formed provided by the embodiment of the present invention.

[0032] Icons: 1 - clothes basket; 11 - basket shell; 111 - clothes holding cavity; 1111 - feeding port; 112 - installation cavity; 113 - cover switch; 114 - chute; 115 - partition; 12 - top cover; 121 - switch pressing column; 2 - flipping plate; 21 - arc segment side of the flipping plate; 22 - straight segment side of the flipping plate; 23 - rotating shaft; 3 - clothes blocking plate; 4 - locking structure; 41 - locking groove; 42 - locking support rod; 421 - first section; 422 - second section; 423 - third section; 5 - cylinder; 6 - motor; 7 - reset detection mechanism; 71 - reset switch; 72 - reset switch arm; 8 - washing machine; 81 - machine shell; 811 - clothes feeding port; 812 - slide rail.

[0033] It should be noted that these drawings and textual descriptions are not intended to limit the scope of the concept of the present invention in any way, but to illustrate the concept of the present invention to those skilled in the art by referring to specific embodiments. Specific Embodiments

[0034] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. The following embodiments are used to illustrate the present invention but are not used to limit the scope of the present invention.

[0035] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the orientation or positional relationships indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "inner", "outer", etc. are based on the orientation or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation to the present invention.

[0036] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that unless otherwise clearly specified and defined, the terms "installation", "connection", and "coupling" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0037] As Figure 1-7 shown, the present invention provides a clothes storage structure, including a clothes storage basket 1. A delivery opening 1111 is provided at the bottom of the clothes storage basket 1. Two flipping plates 2 that flip relative to each other are hinged in the clothes storage basket 1. The flipping plates 2 have a first side and a second side that are oppositely arranged in the flipping direction. The first sides of the two flipping plates 2 flip downward to open the delivery opening 1111 and flip upward to close the delivery opening 1111. A clothes blocking plate 3 that bends upward and extends is provided on the second side of at least one flipping plate 2.

[0038] In an embodiment of the present invention, by providing the clothes blocking plate 3 on the flipping plate 2, the clothes blocking plate 3 can block the clothes and guide the clothes to flip along with the flipping plate 2, so that the clothes can accurately reach the position of the delivery opening 1111 and be delivered into the washing machine 8 through the delivery opening 1111, achieving the purpose of improving the accuracy of clothes delivery.

[0039] Preferably, in this technical solution, clothes blocking plates 3 are respectively provided on the second sides of the two flipping plates 2. The two clothes blocking plates 3 are oppositely arranged, and the space defined between the two clothes blocking plates 3 is used to store clothes.

[0040] The clothes blocking plate 3 is provided on the flipping plate 2. It can be understood that the clothes blocking plate 3 is integrally formed with the flipping plate 2, or the clothes blocking plate 3 is installed on the flipping plate 2 through a mounting component. When the two flipping plates 2 cooperate to close the clothes delivery opening 811, the two flipping plates form a load-bearing platform for carrying clothes.

[0041] As Figure 3 , Figure 5 and Figure 7 shown, in an embodiment of the present invention, the flipping plate 2 is a flat plate extending horizontally. The second side of the flipping plate 2 extends to abut against the inner circumference of the delivery opening 1111. The clothes blocking plate 3 is integrally formed with the flipping plate 2 and is formed by bending upward from the second side of the flipping plate 2.

[0042] In an embodiment of the present invention, the flipping plate 2 is a flat plate. The shape of the combined plate formed by combining the two flipping plates 2 matches the shape of the delivery opening 1111, and the combined plate can cover the delivery opening 1111;

[0043] The flipping plate 2 is driven by a rotating member to flip downward relative to it, enabling the clothes in the laundry basket 1 to enter the washing machine 8 through the feeding opening 1111. The rotating member is a rotating shaft 23, and a second driving mechanism is connected to the rotating member. The second driving mechanism is a motor 6. The motor shaft of the motor 6 serves as the rotating shaft 23. The motor shaft of the motor 6 is connected to the top of the flipping plate 2. The motor 6 drives the flipping plate 2 to flip upward or downward by positive and reverse rotation, achieving the effect of being able to put clothes without manual operation by the user; each flipping plate 2 is flipped under the drive of at least one motor 6. In this technical solution, each flipping plate 2 is flipped under the drive of two motors 6.

[0044] A support seat is provided at the top of the flipping plate 2. A rotating groove is provided at the top of the support seat. The end of the motor shaft of the motor 6 is embedded in the rotating groove and can rotate in the rotating groove, thereby driving the flipping plate 2 to flip upward or downward; the rotating groove is arranged higher than the top of the support seat.

[0045] The baffle plate 3 and the flipping plate 2 are integrally formed, increasing the compactness of the structure, eliminating the step of assembling the baffle plate 3 on the flipping plate 2, and avoiding the wear of clothes by the mounting parts for mounting the baffle plate 3 on the flipping plate 2, etc.; the flipping plate 2 can be bent upward at any angle to form the baffle plate 3;

[0046] Furthermore, the flipping plate 2 is semicircular. The straight-line segment side 22 of the flipping plate forms the first side of the flipping plate 2. The arc segment side 21 of the flipping plate abuts against the inner circumference of the feeding opening 1111. The middle part of the arc segment side of the flipping plate 2 forms the second side of the flipping plate 2. The baffle plate 3 is formed by bending upward from the middle part of the arc segment side of the flipping plate 2.

[0047] When the semicircular flipping plate 2 flips, it can gather the clothes towards the middle of the feeding opening 1111, preventing some clothes from being scattered and unable to reach the feeding opening 1111;

[0048] The first side of the flipping plate 2 is the straight-line segment side 22 of the flipping plate. The second side of the flipping plate 2 is the middle part of the arc segment side 21 of the flipping plate, making the second side of the flipping plate 2 face the first side of the flipping plate 2 directly, so that the clothes blocked by the baffle plate 3 can accurately reach the positions of the first side of the flipping plate 2 and the feeding opening 1111;

[0049] The arc segment side 21 of the flipping plate abuts against the inner circumference of the feeding opening 1111, making the area of the flipping plate 2 the largest. The baffle plate 3 is arranged at the middle part of the arc segment side 21 of the flipping plate, making the distance between the baffle plate 3 and the first side of the flipping plate 2 the largest, so that more clothes can be placed between the two baffle plates 3;

[0050] Furthermore, the clothes baffle 3 is arc-shaped and extends along the trajectory extending circumferentially along the arc section side of the flipping plate 2, which can gather the clothes, increase the blocking strength of the clothes baffle 3 on the clothes, and prevent the clothes from detaching from the clothes baffle 3;

[0051] The clothes baffle 3 extends equidistantly from the center of the arc section side of the flipping plate 2 to both circumferential ends, so that the blocking areas and strengths of the clothes baffle 3 on the clothes at both circumferential ends of the arc section side of the flipping plate 2 are the same, enabling the clothes to be evenly gathered from both circumferential ends of the arc end side of the flipping plate 2 towards the middle and accurately reach the position of the feeding port 1111 as the flipping plate 2 flips.

[0052] Preferably, the length of the clothes baffle 3 extending from the center of the arc section side of the flipping plate 2 to one circumferential end is equal to one-fourth of the circumferential length of the arc section side of the flipping plate 2, that is, the circumferential side of the arc section of the flipping plate 2 is divided into two installation sections provided with the clothes baffle 3 and two vacant sections without the clothes baffle 3. One vacant section is located between the clothes baffle 3 and one circumferential end of the arc section side of the flipping plate 2, and the other vacant section is located between the clothes baffle 3 and the other circumferential end of the arc section side of the flipping plate 2;

[0053] In the technical solution of the present invention, the flipping plate 2 flips driven by two motors 6. The motor shaft of one motor 6 is connected to the flipping plate 2 corresponding to the position of one vacant section, and the motor shaft of the other motor 6 is connected to the flipping plate 2 corresponding to the position of the other vacant section. The two motor shafts are symmetrically arranged with the clothes baffle 3 as the center.

[0054] In the embodiment of the present invention, a cylindrical clothing cavity 111 with an axially extending center line is formed inside the clothing basket 1. The port at the bottom of the cylindrical clothing cavity 111 forms a feeding port 1111. The clothes baffle 3 extends upward from the second side of the flipping plate 2 along the inner wall of the cylindrical clothing cavity 111 above the feeding port 1111 and extends to a port near the top of the cylindrical clothing cavity 111.

[0055] In the embodiment of the present invention, the flipping plate 2 is arranged at the port at the bottom of the cylindrical clothing cavity 111, and the clothes baffle 3 extends upward to a port near the top of the cylindrical clothing cavity 111, which can increase the space for holding clothes between the two clothes baffles 3 and also increase the blocking range of the clothes baffle 3;

[0056] The clothes baffle 3 extends along the inner wall of the cylindrical clothing cavity 111, so that the clothes baffle 3 can be supported by the inner wall of the clothing cavity 111 and there is no gap between the clothes baffle 3 and the inner wall of the clothing cavity 111, avoiding the clothes being clamped in the gap, resulting in the clothes baffle 3 being unable to block the clothes and the clothes being unable to flip with the flipping plate 2.

[0057] The above-mentioned fitting of the clothes baffle 3 with the inner wall of the cylindrical clothing cavity 111 can be partial fitting or complete fitting;

[0058] Further, the clothing storage cavity 111 is cylindrical, and an overlapping part is formed by the fitting between the baffle 3 and the inner wall of the cylindrical clothing storage cavity 111. The area size of the overlapping part is equal to the area size of the baffle 3, so that the entire baffle 3 is completely attached to the inner wall of the clothing storage cavity 111;

[0059] Further, the clothing storage cavity 111 is a conical cylinder that gradually narrows from top to bottom, and the size of the baffle 3 gradually decreases from top to bottom, which can realize the gathering of clothes and assist the turning plate 2 to speed up the feeding of clothes.

[0060] As Figure 3-7 shown, in the embodiment of the present invention, a locking structure 4 is provided between the turning plate 2 and the clothing basket 1. The locking structure 4 includes a locking groove 41 provided on the turning plate 2 and a telescopic locking support rod 42 provided on the clothing basket 1. The telescopic end of the locking support rod 42 extends out to be inserted into the locking groove 41 or retracts to disengage from the locking groove 41.

[0061] In the embodiment of the present invention, the locking support rod 42 is driven to expand and contract by a second driving mechanism. The second driving mechanism is a cylinder 5, and the cylinder rod of the cylinder 5 can be used as the above-mentioned locking support rod 42;

[0062] A weight sensor for detecting the weighing condition of the locking support rod 42 is provided on the locking support rod 42. A control board is provided on the washing machine 8. The weight sensor, the motor 6 and the cylinder 5 are connected to the control board;

[0063] The clothing storage structure further includes a reset detection mechanism 7 for detecting the reset condition of the baffle 3. The reset detection mechanism 7 includes a reset switch arm 72 and a reset switch 71. The reset switch arm 72 abuts against the baffle 3, and the reset switch 71 works when the reset switch arm 72 abuts against the baffle 3 and transmits a signal to the control board;

[0064] After the two turning plates 2 are turned upward to close the feeding port 1111, it is detected that the baffle 3 abuts against the reset switch arm 72, and the reset switch 71 transmits the abutting signal to the control board. The control board drives the cylinder 5 to work, and the locking support rod 42 extends out and is inserted into the locking groove 41 to support and stabilize the turning plate 2. Clothes are put into the clothing storage cavity 111. The locking support rod 42 supports the turning plate 2 and the clothes. The weight sensor obtains the weight of the clothes placed in the clothing storage cavity 111 by detecting the bearing weight of the locking support rod 42. When the weight of the clothes reaches the set weight, the weight sensor releases a signal to the control board. The control board controls the cylinder 5 to work, so that the locking support rod 42 retracts and disengages from the insertion groove. At the same time, the control board controls the motor 6 to work, driving the two turning plates 2 to turn downward to open the feeding port 1111 for clothing feeding.

[0065] Furthermore, the locking groove 41 is arranged at the top of the arc segment side of the flip plate 2 and is staggered with the clothes baffle plate 3. The notch of the locking groove 41 faces the peripheral wall of the clothing holding cavity 111 and is higher than the top of the flip plate 2. The locking support rod 42 is retractably arranged on the peripheral wall of the clothing holding cavity 111 along the radial direction of the clothing holding cavity 111. The locking support rod 42 extends into the clothing holding cavity 111 through the peripheral wall of the clothing holding cavity 111 to be plugged into the locking groove 41 or retracts outside the clothing holding cavity 111 to disengage from the locking groove 41.

[0066] The locking groove 41 is staggered with the clothes baffle 3, so that the locking groove 41 is not provided on the flip plate 2 corresponding to the installation section of the flip plate 2, but is provided on the flip plate 2 corresponding to the vacant section of the flip plate 2, so that the locking support rod 42 does not penetrate the clothes baffle 3; each flip plate 2 is provided with a locking groove 41, the locking groove 41 is close to one end of the arc section side circumference of the flip plate 2, and the support seat on the flip plate 2 is close to the clothes baffle 3;

[0067] The locking support rod 42 is telescopically arranged on the peripheral wall of the clothing chamber 111. Specifically, a perforation is arranged on the peripheral wall of the clothing chamber 111, and the locking support rod 42 passes through the peripheral wall of the clothing chamber 111 through the perforation. The peripheral wall of the clothing chamber 111 can support the locking support rod 42 and guide the extension and retraction of the locking support rod 42.

[0068] Further, the locking groove 41 is formed by the bottom of the flip plate 2 being recessed upward, and the locking support rod 42 includes a first section 421 and a second section 422 extending horizontally, and a third section 423 extending vertically, the first section 421 and the second section 422 are arranged at upper and lower ends of the third section 423, the first section 421 is telescopically arranged on the peripheral wall of the clothing chamber 111, and the second section 422 is used to be plugged into the locking groove 41;

[0069] The locking support rod 42 has a certain height on the peripheral wall of the clothing chamber 111, and the port of the flip plate 2 at the bottom of the clothing chamber 111, and there is a certain height difference between the locking support rod 42 and the flip plate 2. In order to realize the linear insertion of the locking support rod 42 into the locking groove 41, the locking support rod 42 extends in a stepped manner, with the first section 421, the third section 423 and the second section 422 distributed in a stepped manner, and the height of the second section 422 is lower than that of the first section 421.

[0070] The clothes basket 1 includes a square basket shell 11, in which a conical cylindrical partition 115 is provided. The axis of the conical cylindrical partition 115 extends up and down, and the inner periphery of the conical cylindrical partition 115 forms the above-mentioned conical cylindrical clothes chamber 111. The inner periphery of the conical cylindrical partition 115 and the inner wall of the clothes chamber 111 form an installation chamber 112. The installation chamber 112 is equipped with a motor 6, a cylinder 5, a weight sensor, a reset switch arm 72 and a reset switch 71. One end of the reset switch arm 72 is connected to the reset switch 71, and the other end passes through the partition 115 to enter the clothes chamber 111 and abut against the clothes baffle 3.

[0071] Further, the basket housing 11 is a cube, the port at the top of the clothing storage cavity 111 is circular, and is provided on the top wall of the basket housing 11. The opening at the top end of the clothing storage cavity 111 serves as the clothing input port, and the clothing input port is tangent to each side of the top wall of the basket housing 11.

[0072] The top cover 12 is hinged to the storage basket and can open and close the port at the top of the clothing storage cavity 111. Further, the top cover 12 covers the top wall of the basket housing 11. After the top cover 12 is closed, the washing machine 8 can operate normally for washing. A cover switch 113 is provided on the top wall of the basket housing 11, and a switch pressing post 121 is provided on the bottom side of the top cover 12. After the top cover 12 is closed, the switch pressing post 121 presses against the cover switch 113, causing the cover switch 113 to actuate and releasing the opening and closing state signal of the top cover 12 to the control board.

[0073] As Figure 2 shown, the present invention also provides a washing machine. A clothing input port 811 is provided at the top of the washing machine 8, and the clothing storage structure provided by the above technical solution is provided above the clothing input port 811, and the input port 1111 of the clothing storage structure faces the clothing input port 811.

[0074] In an embodiment of the present invention, the washing machine 8 includes a machine shell 81. A clothing input port 811 is provided at the top of the machine shell 81. A clothing storage tub is provided inside the washing machine 8. The input port 1111 of the clothing storage basket 1 faces the clothing input port 811 and the tub opening of the clothing storage tub, and is coaxially arranged with the clothing input port 811 and the tub opening of the clothing storage tub. The inner diameter of the input port 1111 of the clothing storage basket 1 is not greater than the inner diameter of the tub opening of the clothing storage tub.

[0075] The clothing storage structure can be directly installed on the top of the machine shell 81, or can also be installed on a control panel base provided on the top of the machine shell 81.

[0076] The clothing storage basket 1 is slidably provided on the top of the machine shell 81. Further, taking the clothing storage basket 1 being directly provided on the machine shell 81 as an example, a chute 114 is formed by the depression at the bottom of the basket housing 11 of the clothing storage basket 1. A sliding rail 812 protruding upward is provided on the top wall of the machine shell 81. The sliding rail 812 and the chute 114 extend forward and backward respectively. The through-hole sliding rail 812 is snapped into the chute 114, and the clothing storage basket 1 slides back and forth on the machine shell 81 by sliding in the chute 114. The user can expose the clothing input port 811 on the machine shell 81 by pushing the clothing storage basket 1 backward, add clothes into the washing machine 8 or take clothes out of the washing machine 8 through the clothing input port 811. A separate "rearward" button can be provided, and the clothing storage basket 1 automatically runs backward to a set position.

[0077] The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and do not impose any form of limitation on the present invention. Although the present invention has been disclosed above with the preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art of this patent, without departing from the scope of the technical solution of the present invention, can make some changes or modifications using the technical content prompted above as equivalent embodiments of equivalent changes. The implementation schemes in the above embodiments can also be further combined or replaced. However, as long as it does not depart from the content of the technical solution of the present invention, any simple modification, equivalent change and modification made to the above embodiments according to the technical essence of the present invention still fall within the scope of the present invention's solution.

Claims

1. A clothing storage structure, comprising a clothing storage basket, a feeding port is provided at the bottom of the clothing storage basket, and two flip plates that flip relative to each other are hinged in the clothing storage basket, characterized in that, The flip plate has a first side and a second side arranged opposite to each other in the flipping direction. The first sides of the two flip plates flip downward to open the delivery port and flip upward to close the delivery port. The second side of at least one flip plate is provided with a clothes baffle that bends and extends upward.

2. The clothing storage structure according to claim 1, wherein, The flip plate is a horizontally extending flat plate, the second side of the flip plate extends to abut against the inner periphery of the loading port, the clothes baffle plate is integrally formed with the flip plate, and is formed by bending the second side of the flip plate upward.

3. The clothing storage structure according to claim 2, wherein The flip plate is semicircular, the straight segment side of the flip plate forms the first side of the flip plate, the arc segment side of the flip plate is against the inner circumference of the loading port, the middle part of the arc segment side of the flip plate forms the second side of the flip plate, and the clothes stop plate is formed by bending the middle part of the arc segment side of the flip plate upward.

4. The clothing storage structure according to claim 2, characterized in that, The clothes baffle is in the shape of an arc extending along the trajectory of the arc segment side of the flip plate extending in the circumferential direction, and the clothes baffle extends from the center of the arc segment side of the flip plate to both ends of the circumferential direction with equal lengths; Preferably, the length of the clothes baffle extending from the center of the circular arc segment side of the flip plate to one circumferential end is equal to one quarter of the circumferential length of the circular arc segment side of the flip plate.

5. The clothing storage structure according to claim 4, wherein, A cylindrical clothing cavity extending up and down along the axis is formed inside the clothing basket, and a port at the bottom of the cylindrical clothing cavity forms a loading port. The clothes baffle plate extends upward from the second side of the flip plate to fit the inner wall of the cylindrical clothing cavity above the loading port, and extends to a port near the top of the cylindrical clothing cavity.

6. The clothing storage structure according to claim 5, wherein The clothing storage cavity is cylindrical, and the clothing baffle plate and the inner wall of the cylindrical clothing storage cavity are fitted to form an overlapping portion, and the area size of the overlapping portion is equal to the area size of the clothing baffle plate; Preferably, the clothing holding cavity is in the shape of a cone that gradually narrows from top to bottom, and the size of the clothing baffle gradually decreases from top to bottom.

7. The clothing storage structure according to any one of claims 1-6, characterized in that, A locking structure is provided between the flip plate and the clothes basket, and the locking structure comprises a locking groove provided on the flip plate and a retractable locking support rod provided on the clothes basket, wherein the retractable end of the locking support rod extends out to be plugged into the locking groove or retracts to be disengaged from the locking groove.

8. The clothing storage structure according to claim 7, wherein, The locking groove is arranged at the top of the arc segment side of the flip plate and is staggered with the clothes baffle plate. The notch of the locking groove faces the peripheral wall of the clothing storage cavity and is higher than the top of the flip plate. The locking support rod is telescopically arranged on the peripheral wall of the clothing storage cavity along the radial direction of the clothing storage cavity. The locking support rod extends into the clothing storage cavity through the peripheral wall of the clothing storage cavity to be plugged into the locking groove or retracts outside the clothing storage cavity to be disengaged from the locking groove.

9. The clothing storage structure according to claim 8, wherein, The locking groove is formed by the bottom of the flip plate being recessed upwards, and the locking support rod comprises a first section and a second section extending horizontally, and a third section extending vertically, the first section and the second section are arranged at upper and lower ends of the third section, the first section is telescopically arranged on the peripheral wall of the clothing storage cavity, and the second section is used for plugging with the locking groove; Preferably, the holding basket is hinged with a top cover for opening and closing a port on the top of the clothing holding cavity, and an installation cavity independently arranged from the clothing holding cavity is provided in the holding basket, and a first driving mechanism for driving the extension and retraction of the locking support rod, a weight sensor for detecting the weighing condition of the locking support rod, a second driving mechanism for driving the flip plate to flip, and a reset detection mechanism for detecting the reset condition of the clothing baffle are provided in the installation cavity.

10. A washing machine, wherein a laundry inlet is provided at the top of the washing machine, characterized in that, A clothing holding structure according to any one of claims 1 to 9 is provided above the clothing loading port, and the loading port of the clothing holding structure is arranged toward the clothing loading port; Preferably, the washing machine includes a casing having a laundry inlet at the top, a laundry basket is slidably disposed on the top of the casing, and the outer side walls of the laundry basket are flush with the corresponding outer side walls of the casing.

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