Box body assembly and clothes processing device

Abstract

The utility model provides a clothes processing device which is used for processing multiple barrels of clothes up and down, a box body assembly comprises a box body and a panel assembly, and the panel assembly is provided with at least two clothes storing and taking openings which are arranged at intervals in the up-down direction. The two ends of the panel body in the vertical direction and the middle area of every two adjacent clothes storing and taking openings are all connected with the box body. The panel body is provided with a profiling molded surface extending in the vertical direction. The upper end, the lower end and the middle area of the panel body are connected with the box body, the box body can be better supported, the box body has better overall strength and stability, and the service life of the clothes processing device is prolonged.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of clothing processing devices, and in particular to a box assembly and a clothing processing device. Background Art

[0002] In recent years, the development of the washing machine industry has shown a diversified trend. With the improvement of people's living standards, the method of healthy zoned washing has gradually developed into the core concept of washing machine product research and development. In order to meet the growing demand of consumers for healthy washing, various types of double-drum washing machines have been developed on the market.

[0003] Existing washing machines are equipped with an integrated panel assembly in the front of the cabinet, which provides the washing machine with a good appearance. However, this integrated panel assembly cannot provide good support for the cabinet. When the cabinet has a high height, the front side of the cabinet lacks support, which affects the overall strength and stability of the cabinet. Utility Model Content

[0004] The present application is made based on the inventor's discovery and understanding of the following problems and facts: the existing panel assembly cannot provide good support for the front side of the box, thus affecting the overall strength and stability of the box.

[0005] The utility model aims to solve one of the above technical problems at least to a certain extent.

[0006] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a box assembly for a top-bottom multi-barrel laundry processing device, the box assembly comprising a box body and a panel assembly, the panel body having at least two laundry storage and access openings spaced apart in a top-bottom direction, both ends of the panel body in the top-bottom direction and the middle area of ​​two adjacent laundry storage and access openings being connected to the box body;

[0007] Wherein, the panel body has a profiled surface extending along the up-down direction.

[0008] In some embodiments, it also includes:

[0009] A first reinforcing plate, the first reinforcing plate is located between the two clothing storage and access openings, one side of the first reinforcing plate is attached to the panel body and connected to the panel body, and the other side of the first reinforcing plate is connected to the box body;

[0010] Preferably, the first reinforcing plate is arranged between the two clothing storage and access openings along the lateral direction of the box body.

[0011] In some embodiments, the panel body has a water tank avoidance opening, and the water tank avoidance opening is located between the two clothing storage and access openings;

[0012] The plate body of the first reinforcing plate is provided with at least one first connecting hole, all of which are located at the water tank avoidance opening, and the first connecting hole is used to be connected to the box body through a threaded connector.

[0013] In some embodiments, the first reinforcing plate is provided with a recessed groove in the area where all the first connecting holes are located, and the recessed groove is recessed by a preset distance in the direction where the box is located.

[0014] In some embodiments, a second reinforcing plate, the second reinforcing plate is attached to and connected to the panel body, and the second reinforcing plate is provided with at least one second connecting hole;

[0015] Wherein, the lower half of the panel body is provided with an emergency drainage groove, and at least one of the second connection holes is located at the emergency drainage groove.

[0016] In some embodiments, a third reinforcing plate is attached to and connected to the panel body and is located at the edge of the clothing storage and access port. One side of the third reinforcing plate is connected to the panel body, and the other side is used to connect to the chain structure set at the clothing storage and access port.

[0017] In some embodiments, the panel assembly further comprises a decorative panel;

[0018] The panel body has embedding grooves at two side portions along the transverse direction and mounting holes at both ends along the up-down direction. The decorative plate is detachably connected to the panel body through the embedding grooves and the mounting holes.

[0019] According to an embodiment of the second aspect of the utility model, a clothes processing device is provided, comprising: the above-mentioned box assembly.

[0020] According to the box assembly of the embodiment of the utility model, the two ends of the panel body in the up and down directions are connected to the box body, and then the middle area of ​​the panel body is connected to the box body, so that the panel body can have a certain strength, and the corrugated surface extending along the up and down directions of the panel body can further improve the strength of the panel body along the up and down directions. Compared with the one-piece panel assembly in the prior art that can only play a decorative role, the panel assembly proposed in the present application not only has a certain strength itself and is not easy to bend under force, but also can play a certain supporting role on the front side of the box body, so that the box body has better overall strength and stability.

[0021] Additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will be given in part in the following description, and in part will become apparent from the following description, or will be learned through the practice of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram according to an embodiment of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 2 is a structural schematic diagram from another perspective according to an embodiment of the utility model;

[0024] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of an explosion structure according to an embodiment of the utility model;

[0025] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of an explosion structure from another perspective according to an embodiment of the utility model;

[0026] Figure 5 It is an enlarged structural schematic diagram of a panel assembly at an emergency drain groove according to an embodiment of the utility model.

[0027] Reference numerals

[0028] 1. Panel body; 2. Clothing storage and access port; 3. First reinforcement plate; 4. Sink avoidance port; 5. First connection hole; 6. Sink; 7. Second reinforcement plate; 8. Second connection hole; 9. Emergency drain trough; 10. Third reinforcement plate; 11. Groove; 12. Decorative plate; a. Horizontal direction. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, and examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are intended to be used to explain the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

[0030] Throughout the specification and claims, the following terms have at least the meanings explicitly associated herein, unless the context dictates otherwise. The meanings identified below do not necessarily limit the terms, but merely provide illustrative examples of the terms.

[0031] In the description of the utility model, the phrase "in one embodiment" does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, although it may refer to the same embodiment. Similarly, the phrase "in some embodiments" as used herein, when used multiple times, does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, although it may refer to the same embodiment. As used herein, the term "or" is an inclusive "or" operator and is equivalent to the term "and / or", unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. The term "based on" is not exclusive and allows for additional factors not described, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. The word "exemplary" means "used as an example, instance or illustration" in this article. Any embodiment described as "exemplary" herein is not necessarily interpreted as being superior or superior to other embodiments. The scope of the utility model is limited only by the scope of the appended claims, and any examples set forth in this specification are not intended to be limiting, but only to set forth some of the many possible embodiments of the utility model claimed for protection. The various embodiments provided by the utility model should not be interpreted as limiting the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0032] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0033] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present utility model, the meaning of "plurality" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0034] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "install", "connect", "connect", "fix" and the like 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, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0035] In the present utility model, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being "above" or "below" a second feature may include that the first and second features are in direct contact, or may include that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact through another feature between them. Moreover, a first feature being "above", "above" and "above" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature being "below", "below" and "below" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0036] With the improvement of people's living standards, clothes processing devices have already become one of the indispensable household appliances in daily life.

[0037] On the one hand, in order to accommodate more clothes, the clothing processing device in the prior art forms a twin-drum washing machine by placing two washing drums along the longitudinal direction. However, the height of the twin-drum washing machine is greatly increased, and the height of the existing integrated panel assembly is lengthened. Due to its own low strength, when the panel assembly has a high height, it is easy to bend, and it cannot support the cabinet body, resulting in a lack of support on the front side of the cabinet body, affecting the overall strength and stability of the cabinet body.

[0038] Embodiment 1

[0039] Based on this, Figure 1-Figure 3 As shown, according to the box assembly of the embodiment of the utility model, which is used for an upper and lower multi-barrel clothing processing device, the box assembly includes a box body and a panel assembly, the panel body 1 has at least two clothing storage and access ports 2 spaced apart along the up and down directions, and both ends of the panel body 1 along the up and down directions and the middle areas of two adjacent clothing storage and access ports 2 are connected to the box body and include:

[0040] Specifically, the clothing processing device can be a twin-drum washing machine. The cabinet assembly includes a cabinet body and a panel assembly. The cabinet body is the main supporting frame of the clothing processing device. The front side of the cabinet body has an opening. The panel assembly is arranged on the front side of the cabinet body and is adapted to the opening. The panel assembly adopts a split structure. The panel assembly may include a decorative panel 12 arranged on the outside for decoration and a panel body 1 arranged on the inside for support. The two ends of the panel body 1 in the upper and lower directions can be riveted and fixed to the cabinet body, and the panel assembly can be arranged between the upper beam and the lower beam of the cabinet body, so that the panel assembly can better support the cabinet body.

[0041] Moreover, when the clothing processing device is a twin-drum washing machine, the panel assembly can have two clothing storage and access ports 2, and the two clothing storage and access ports 2 are arranged at intervals in the longitudinal direction. The panel assembly also has a connection point with the box body in its middle area, that is, between the two clothing storage and access ports 2, so that the connection structure between the panel assembly and the box body can be more firm and stable, and the box can have better overall strength and stability.

[0042] The first reinforcing plate 3 may be made into a suitable hollow structure to properly avoid other components of the clothing processing device at this location without affecting the installation and fixation of other components.

[0043] According to the box assembly of the embodiment of the utility model, the two ends of the panel body 1 in the upper and lower directions are connected to the box body, and then the middle area of ​​the panel body 1 is connected to the box body, so that the panel body 1 can have a certain strength. Compared with the one-piece panel assembly in the prior art that can only play a decorative role, the panel assembly proposed in the present application not only has a certain strength itself and is not easy to bend under force, but also can play a certain supporting role on the front side of the box body, so that the box body has better overall strength and stability.

[0044] In some embodiments, the panel body 1 has a profiled surface extending in the up-down direction.

[0045] Specifically, the panel body 1 can be made of sheet metal material, and the tensile deformation of the sheet metal material can increase the strength of the sheet metal material itself, such as the corrugated surface of a car door, hood, etc. The corrugated surface extending along the up and down directions can improve the strength of the panel body 1 along the up and down directions and avoid the panel body 1 from bending in the longitudinal direction. Preferably, the corrugated surface can be a "U"-shaped surface.

[0046] In some embodiments, a first reinforcing plate 3 is located between the two clothing access openings 2, one side of the first reinforcing plate 3 is attached to the panel body 1 and connected to the panel body 1, and the other side of the first reinforcing plate 3 is connected to the box body;

[0047] Preferably, the first reinforcing plate 3 is arranged between the two clothing access openings 2 along the transverse direction a of the box body.

[0048] Specifically, the first reinforcing plate 3 can be a sheet metal part, which is fitted with the panel body 1 and rigidly connected to the panel body 1. The first reinforcing plate 3 is located between the two speed storage and access ports, and can transfer the force here to the panel body 1 as a whole, thereby improving the strength of the panel body 1. Moreover, the first reinforcing plate 3 is connected to the box body, and can be riveted and fixed, so that the panel body 1 is connected and fixed to the middle area of ​​the box body through the first reinforcing plate 3, so that the panel body 1 has a connection point with the box body in the middle area, which can increase the overall strength and stability of the box.

[0049] In some embodiments, the panel body 1 has a water tank avoidance opening 4, and the water tank avoidance opening 4 is located between the two clothing storage and access openings 2;

[0050] The plate body of the first reinforcing plate 3 is provided with at least one first connecting hole 5 , and all the first connecting holes 5 are located at the water tank avoidance opening 4 . The first connecting holes 5 are used to be connected to the box body through threaded connectors.

[0051] Specifically, a double-drum clothing processing device will be provided with a sink between the two clothing processing drums. The sink avoidance opening 4 provided on the panel body 1 is adapted to the shape of the sink and is slightly larger than the sink, so that the first connecting hole 5 can be connected and fixed from the sink avoidance opening 4 to the middle cross beam of the box body, and the original structure can be used to realize the connection and fixation of the panel body 1 and the middle area of ​​the box body.

[0052] In some embodiments, the first reinforcing plate 3 is provided with a sinking groove 6 in the area where all the first connecting holes 5 are located, and the sinking groove 6 is recessed by a preset distance in the direction where the box body is located.

[0053] Specifically, the preset distance can be the nut height of the threaded connector, or it can be slightly larger than the nut height. The nut of the threaded connector used to install and fix the first reinforcing plate 3 is set in the groove 6, which can prevent the threaded connector from protruding from the first reinforcing plate 3 and affecting the installation and aesthetics of the outer parts.

[0054] In some embodiments, the second reinforcing plate 7 is attached to and connected to the panel body 1 , and the second reinforcing plate 7 is provided with at least one second connecting hole 8 ;

[0055] The lower half of the panel body 1 is provided with an emergency drainage groove 9 , and at least one second connection hole 8 is located at the emergency drainage groove 9 .

[0056] Specifically, a drainage hole is further provided in the lower part of the clothing processing device, and an emergency drainage groove 9 is adapted to the drainage hole. A second reinforcing plate 7 can be provided at the position of the emergency drainage groove 9, and connected to the box body through the second connecting hole 8 on the second reinforcing plate 7. Not only can the strength of the panel body 1 be increased through the rigid connection between the second reinforcing plate 7 and the panel body 1, but the existing structure can also be used to increase the connection points between the panel body 1 and the box body, thereby increasing the overall strength and stability of the box.

[0057] In some embodiments, the third reinforcing plate 10 is attached to and connected to the panel body 1 and is located at the edge of the clothing storage and access port 2. One side of the third reinforcing plate 10 is connected to the panel body 1, and the other side is used to connect to the chain structure set at the clothing storage and access port 2.

[0058] Specifically, the third reinforcing plate 10 is arranged at the edge of the clothing storage and access port 2, generally at one side of the clothing storage and access port 2 in the horizontal direction, so that the chain structure of the door body is fixed to the panel body through the third reinforcing plate 10, and the tension of the chain structure is diffused to the plate surface of the panel body through the rigid connection between the third reinforcing plate 10 and the panel body, thereby reducing the pulling effect of the chain structure on the panel body, improving the strength of the panel body, and prolonging the service life of the panel body.

[0059] In some embodiments, the panel body 1 is provided with a groove 11 at the clothing storage and access opening 2 , and the groove 11 is used to accommodate and install the push rod motor.

[0060] Specifically, the shape and size of the groove 11 can be adapted to the push rod motor, and reinforcing ribs can be appropriately added on the groove 11 to improve the strength of the panel body 1 at the groove 11. The push rod motor can be directly installed and assembled on the panel body 1 through the groove 11, instead of being installed and fixed through other fixings. This can reduce the components between the push rod motor and the door body, reduce the dimension chain, reduce the error, and enable the push rod motor to have a better fit with the door body.

[0061] In some embodiments, the panel assembly further includes a decorative panel 12;

[0062] The panel body 1 has embedding grooves at two side portions along the transverse direction a and mounting holes at both ends along the up-down direction. The decorative plate 12 is detachably connected to the panel body 1 through the embedding grooves and the mounting holes.

[0063] Specifically, the decorative panel 12 is inserted into the embedding groove, matched with the panel body 1, and then installed and fixed through the mounting hole, so as to realize the detachable connection between the decorative panel 12 and the panel assembly, and the original integrated panel assembly is divided into two parts, one part is the panel body 1, which can make the panel body 1 have higher strength and can support the box body, and the other part is the decorative panel 12, which can play a decorative role. Moreover, since the decorative panel 12 only plays a decorative role and can be conveniently disassembled and assembled through the embedding groove and the mounting hole, the customer can change the appearance of the clothing processing device according to the needs, so that the customer can have a good user experience.

[0064] The box body may include: an upper crossbeam, a middle crossbeam and a lower crossbeam, and the panel body is supported between the upper crossbeam and the lower crossbeam and fixed to the middle crossbeam.

[0065] Specifically, the box body will be provided with an upper crossbeam, a middle crossbeam and a lower crossbeam on the front side. The panel body can also be arranged between the upper crossbeam and the lower crossbeam of the box body, and the middle crossbeam can be moved to the rear side by an appropriate distance to reserve installation space for the panel body. The panel body can then be fixedly connected to the upper crossbeam, the lower crossbeam and the middle crossbeam, which can better support the box body and improve the overall strength and stability of the box.

[0066] The present application also provides a clothes processing device, comprising:

[0067] The aforementioned box assembly.

[0068] Specifically, the clothing processing device can increase the strength of the panel body 1 and increase the connection and fixing points between the panel body 1 and the box body in the middle area to make the box body have better overall strength and stability, making the strength of the clothing processing device more reliable and the service life longer.

[0069] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "example", "specific example", or "some examples" etc. means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the utility model. In this specification, the schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described may be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner. In addition, those skilled in the art may combine and combine different embodiments or examples described in this specification.

[0070] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it can be understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and cannot be understood as limitations of the present invention. Ordinary technicians in the field can change, modify, replace and modify the above embodiments within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A box assembly for a multi-barrel laundry processing device, the box assembly comprising a box body and a panel assembly, characterized in that: The panel assembly comprises a panel body (1), the panel body (1) having at least two clothing storage and access openings (2) arranged at intervals in the up-down direction, and both ends of the panel body (1) in the up-down direction and the middle areas of two adjacent clothing storage and access openings (2) are connected to the box body; Wherein, the panel body (1) has a profiled surface extending along the up-down direction.

2. The box assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: A first reinforcing plate (3), the first reinforcing plate (3) is located between the two clothing storage and access openings (2), one side of the first reinforcing plate (3) is in contact with the panel body (1) and connected to the panel body (1), and the other side of the first reinforcing plate (3) is connected to the box body.

3. The box assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first reinforcing plate (3) is arranged between the two clothing storage and access openings (2) along the transverse direction (a) of the box body.

4. The box assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that: The panel body (1) has a water tank avoidance opening (4), and the water tank avoidance opening (4) is located between the two clothing storage and access openings (2); The plate body of the first reinforcing plate (3) is provided with at least one first connecting hole (5), all of the first connecting holes (5) are located at the water tank avoidance opening (4), and the first connecting hole (5) is used to be connected to the box body through a threaded connector.

5. The box assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that: The first reinforcing plate (3) is provided with a recessed groove (6) in the area where all the first connecting holes (5) are located, and the recessed groove (6) is recessed by a preset distance in the direction where the box body is located.

6. The box assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: a second reinforcing plate (7), the second reinforcing plate (7) being attached to and connected to the panel body (1), the second reinforcing plate (7) being provided with at least one second connecting hole (8); Wherein, the lower half of the panel body (1) is provided with an emergency drainage groove (9), and at least one of the second connection holes (8) is located at the emergency drainage groove (9).

7. The box assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: A third reinforcing plate (10), the third reinforcing plate (10) is attached to and connected to the panel body (1) and is located at the edge of the clothing access opening (2); one side of the third reinforcing plate (10) is connected to the panel body (1), and the other side is used to connect to a chain structure provided at the clothing access opening (2).

8. The box assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: include: The panel body (1) is provided with a groove (11) at the clothing storage and access opening (2), and the groove (11) is used to accommodate and install a push rod motor.

9. The box assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that: include: The panel assembly also includes a decorative panel (12); The panel body (1) has embedding grooves at two side portions along the transverse direction (a), and mounting holes at both ends along the up-down direction, and the decorative plate (12) is detachably connected to the panel body (1) via the embedding grooves and the mounting holes.

10. A clothes processing device, characterized in that: include: A box assembly as described in any one of claims 1 to 9.

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