Corner protection structure and dish washing machine

By designing a corner guard structure in the dishwasher and using stepped clips to fully adapt to the reinforcing beams, reinforcing columns and the stepped surface of the barrel, the problems of gap sealing and inconvenient installation are solved, the corner guard structure is made universal and standardized, and manpower and material resources are saved.

CN223323472UActive Publication Date: 2025-09-12WHIRLPOOL (CHINA) CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202421756070.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-07-23
Publication Date
2025-09-12
Estimated Expiration
2034-07-23

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Technical Problem

The gap between the existing dishwasher barrel and the reinforcement structure needs to be sealed, and the corner protection structure needs to be treated differently during production, inspection, transportation, storage and assembly, resulting in waste of manpower and material resources.

Method used

A corner guard structure is designed, including a first corner guard plate and a second corner guard plate, and a stepped clip is provided. The clip body has a first hook and a second hook with a height difference, which can be fully adapted to the reinforcing beam, reinforcing column and the stepped surface of the barrel to achieve standardized installation.

Benefits of technology

The universalization and standardization of the corner protection structure are achieved, which reduces the waste of manpower and material resources in the production and after-sales links and improves the installation efficiency.

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Abstract

The corner protection structure comprises a first corner protection plate, the first corner protection plate is provided with at least one pair of step buckles, each pair of step buckles are arranged in an axial symmetry mode, each step buckle comprises a buckle body, a first clamping hook and a second clamping hook, the first clamping hook and the second clamping hook are arranged on the buckle body, and the first clamping hook and the second clamping hook are arranged in the direction perpendicular to the first corner protection plate. A first height difference is formed between the first clamping hook and the second clamping hook; the dish washing machine comprises a barrel body, a reinforcing beam and two reinforcing columns, the reinforcing beam and the two reinforcing columns are arranged on the outer side of the barrel body, the two ends of the reinforcing beam are connected with the two reinforcing columns respectively, gaps are formed between the connecting portions of the reinforcing beam and the two reinforcing columns and barrel corners of the barrel body, and the gaps are covered with the corner protection structures. According to the utility model, the special-shaped hole is formed in the angle bead structure, the step buckle is arranged on the angle bead structure, the component is made into an axial symmetry component, and the two components can be combined into one component, so that generalization and standardization of all links of production and after-sale are facilitated, and manpower and material resources are saved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of dishwashers, in particular to a corner protection structure and a dishwasher. Background Art

[0002] The drum structure of a dishwasher usually consists of a drum body and reinforcement components. Most of the reinforcement components are reinforcement beams and reinforcement columns connected to the drum body by riveting. The drum body made by this method has a large gap between the drum top and the reinforcement components, which needs to be sealed with structural parts.

[0003] At present, the commonly used dishwasher barrel corner guards are mainly made into two symmetrical parts based on the shape characteristics of the barrel body and the reinforcement member. The reason is that after riveting, the reinforcement beam and the reinforcement column have at least one step surface of wall thickness, and at the same time, the reinforcement member and the barrel body have at least one step surface of wall thickness. If one part is used for installation, the installation may be loose or even impossible to install. The above two parts need to be treated differently during the production, inspection, transportation, storage, and assembly processes, resulting in a waste of manpower and material resources. For this reason, a dishwasher barrel corner guard structure is designed. Utility Model Content

[0004] The present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems in the related art to a certain extent. To this end, one purpose of the present invention is to provide a corner protection structure and a dishwasher, which are conducive to the universalization and standardization of various links in production and after-sales, saving manpower and material resources.

[0005] The corner protection structure proposed by the utility model includes:

[0006] The first corner guard plate is provided with at least one pair of stepped clips, and each pair of stepped clips is axially symmetrically arranged, the stepped clip includes a clip body and a first hook and a second hook arranged on the clip body, and along the direction perpendicular to the first corner guard plate, there is a first height difference between the first hook and the second hook.

[0007] Preferably, the corner guard structure further includes a second corner guard plate stacked with the first corner guard plate, the second corner guard plate includes a first area that does not overlap with the first corner guard plate, and the first area is used to abut against the barrel of the dishwasher.

[0008] Preferably, an inserting plate is provided in the buckle body, and the first hook and the second hook are both provided at the ends of the inserting plate.

[0009] Preferably, two parallel inserting plates are provided in the buckle body, and the first hook and the second hook are respectively provided at the ends of the two inserting plates.

[0010] Preferably, a reinforcing rib is provided in parallel between the two inserting plates, and two ends of the reinforcing rib are respectively connected to the buckle body and the first corner guard plate.

[0011] The dishwasher provided by the present invention comprises the above-mentioned corner protection structure.

[0012] Preferably, it also includes a barrel body and a reinforcing beam and two reinforcing columns arranged on the outside of the barrel body, the two ends of the reinforcing beam are respectively connected to the two reinforcing columns, there is a gap between the connecting part of the reinforcing beam and the two reinforcing columns and the barrel corner of the barrel body, and the corner protection structure covers the gap.

[0013] Preferably, a first slot matching the step buckle is formed on the reinforcing column, and a second slot matching the step buckle is formed on the reinforcing beam, and the second slot further has a notch extending outward.

[0014] Preferably, the first height difference is not less than the distance from the side of the reinforcing beam close to the first corner guard plate to the side of the reinforcing column close to the first corner guard plate.

[0015] Preferably, the thickness of the first corner guard plate is not less than the distance from the side of the reinforcing column close to the first corner guard plate to the side of the barrel body away from the reinforcing column.

[0016] The beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0017] In the corner guard structure provided by the present invention, at least one pair of stepped clips is provided on the corner guard structure, and the two stepped clips included in each pair of stepped clips are axially symmetrically arranged, and there is a first height difference between the first hook and the second hook in each stepped clip. Therefore, the corner guard structure can not only adapt to the step surfaces existing after riveting of the reinforcing beam, the reinforcing column and the left corner of the barrel body, but after rotating the corner guard structure 90 degrees, the corner guard structure can also be fully adapted to the step surfaces between the reinforcing beam, the reinforcing column and the right corner of the barrel body. The same corner guard structure can be applied to different barrel corners of the dishwasher, which is conducive to the universalization and standardization of various links in production and after-sales, saving manpower and material resources. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the dishwasher proposed in the utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 This is a partial AA enlarged view of the dishwasher proposed in the present invention;

[0020] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the connection between the reinforcement beam, reinforcement column and corner protection structure proposed in the present invention;

[0021] Figure 4This is a partial BB enlarged view of the reinforced beam and reinforced column proposed in the present invention when the corner protection structure is not installed;

[0022] Figure 5 This is a schematic structural diagram of the corner protection structure proposed by the present invention;

[0023] Figure 6 This is a schematic structural diagram of the stepped buckle according to Example 1 of the present utility model;

[0024] Figure 7 This is a schematic structural diagram of the stepped buckle according to Example 2 of the present utility model;

[0025] Figure 8 This is a schematic structural diagram of the stepped buckle of Example 3 proposed in the present utility model.

[0026] In the figure: 1-barrel body, 2-reinforcement column, 21-first slot, 3-reinforcement beam, 31-second slot, 32-notch, 4-corner protection structure, 41-first corner guard, 42-step buckle, 421-buckle body, 422-insert plate, 423-first hook, 424-second hook, 425-reinforcement rib, 43-second corner guard. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] Example 1

[0028] Reference Figure 5 According to the corner guard structure proposed by the present invention, it includes: a first corner guard plate 41, at least one pair of step buckles 42 are provided on the first corner guard plate 41, and each pair of step buckles 42 are axially symmetrically arranged, the step buckle 42 includes a buckle body 421 and a first hook 423 and a second hook 424 arranged on the buckle body 421, and there is a first height difference between the first hook 423 and the second hook 424 along the direction perpendicular to the first corner guard plate 41.

[0029] In addition, the corner guard structure 4 further includes a second corner guard plate 43 stacked with the first corner guard plate 41 . The second corner guard plate 43 includes a first area that does not overlap with the first corner guard plate 41 . The first area is used to abut against the drum body of the dishwasher.

[0030] For the specific structure of the stepped buckle 42, refer to Figure 6 A plug plate 422 is provided in the buckle body 421 , and the first hook 423 and the second hook 424 are both provided at the ends of the plug plate 422 .

[0031] The stepped clip 42 structure provided in the present invention is symmetrically arranged on the first corner guard plate, and there is a first height difference between the first hook 423 and the second hook 424 of the stepped clip 42, which can be fully adapted to the step surface existing between the reinforcing beam and the reinforcing column after riveting, and the step surface between the corner guard structure and the barrel body, which is conducive to the universalization and standardization of various links in production and after-sales, and saves manpower and material resources.

[0032] Example 2

[0033] For this embodiment, the specific structure of the step buckle 42 is shown in FIG. Figure 8 Two parallel inserting plates 422 are provided in the buckle body 421, and the first hook 423 and the second hook 424 are respectively provided at the ends of the two inserting plates 422. The rest of the structure is the same as that of embodiment 1.

[0034] Example 3

[0035] For this embodiment, the specific structure of the step buckle 42 is shown in FIG. Figure 7 A reinforcing rib 425 is provided parallel to the two inserting plates 422, and the two ends of the reinforcing rib 425 are connected to the buckle body 421 and the first corner plate 41 respectively. The rest of the structure is the same as that of embodiment 2.

[0036] Example 4

[0037] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 The dishwasher of the present invention includes a drum body 1 and a reinforcing beam 3 and two reinforcing columns 2 disposed on the outside of the drum body 1. The ends of the reinforcing beam 3 are connected to the two reinforcing columns 2, respectively. A gap exists between the connecting portion of the reinforcing beam and the two reinforcing columns 2 and the drum corners of the drum body 1. The gap is covered by a corner protection structure 4. The corner protection structure 4 is any one of the embodiments 1-3.

[0038] Reference Figure 3 and Figure 4 In order to realize the connection between the corner protection structure 4 and the reinforcing column 2 and the reinforcing beam 3, a first slot 21 matching the step buckle 42 is opened on the reinforcing column 2, and a second slot 31 matching the step buckle 42 is opened on the reinforcing beam 3. The second slot 31 also has a notch 32 extending outward.

[0039] In addition, a first height difference between the first hook 423 and the second hook 424 is not less than a distance from a side of the reinforcing beam 3 close to the first corner guard plate 41 to a side of the reinforcing column 2 close to the first corner guard plate 41 .

[0040] Since the first area of ​​the second corner guard plate 43 that does not overlap with the first corner guard plate 41 abuts against the top of the barrel body 1, the thickness of the first corner guard plate 41 is set to be no less than the distance from the side of the reinforcing column 2 close to the first corner guard plate 41 to the side of the barrel body 1 away from the reinforcing column 2, ensuring that the first corner guard plate 41 can fit with the top of the reinforcing column 2.

[0041] by Figure 2 、 Figure 4 and Figure 6 For example, when installing, Figure 2 The first hook 423 and the second hook 424 of the stepped buckle 42 on the left side of the middle portion both pass through the first slot 21 of the reinforcing column 2 and are engaged with the reinforcing column 2 via the second hook 424 ; Figure 2 The first hook 423 in the stepped buckle 42 on the middle right side passes through the second slot 31 on the reinforcing beam 3 and is engaged with the reinforcing beam 3 through the first hook 423. At this time, the second hook 424 is inserted into the slot (32), thereby achieving complete adaptation of the step surfaces existing between the reinforcing beam and the reinforcing column after riveting, and the step surfaces between the corner protection structure and the barrel body, which is conducive to the universalization and standardization of various links in production and after-sales, saving manpower and material resources.

Claims

1. Corner protection structure, used in dishwashers, characterized by: The corner protection structure (4) comprises: A first corner guard plate (41) is provided with at least one pair of stepped buckles (42), and each pair of stepped buckles (42) is axially symmetrically arranged. The stepped buckle (42) comprises a buckle body (421) and a first hook (423) and a second hook (424) arranged on the buckle body (421). Along a direction perpendicular to the first corner guard plate (41), there is a first height difference between the first hook (423) and the second hook (424).

2. The corner protection structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The corner guard structure (4) further comprises a second corner guard plate (43) stacked with the first corner guard plate (41), wherein the second corner guard plate (43) comprises a first area that does not overlap with the first corner guard plate (41), and the first area is used to abut against the drum body of the dishwasher.

3. The corner protection structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: An inserting plate (422) is provided in the buckle body (421), and the first hook (423) and the second hook (424) are both provided at the ends of the inserting plate (422).

4. The corner protection structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: Two parallel inserting plates (422) are provided in the buckle body (421), and the first hook (423) and the second hook (424) are respectively provided at the ends of the two inserting plates (422).

5. The corner protection structure according to claim 4, characterized in that: A reinforcing rib (425) is also provided in parallel between the two inserting plates (422), and two ends of the reinforcing rib (425) are respectively connected to the buckle body (421) and the first corner guard plate (41).

6. A dishwasher, characterized in that The invention comprises the corner protection structure according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

7. The dishwasher according to claim 6, characterized in that The invention also comprises a barrel body (1), a reinforcing beam (3) and two reinforcing columns (2) arranged outside the barrel body (1), the two ends of the reinforcing beam (3) being respectively connected to the two reinforcing columns (2), a gap being formed between the connecting portion of the reinforcing beam and the two reinforcing columns (2) and the barrel corner of the barrel body (1), and the corner protection structure (4) covering the gap.

8. The dishwasher according to claim 7, characterized in that The reinforcing column (2) is provided with a first slot (21) matching the step buckle (42), and the reinforcing beam (3) is provided with a second slot (31) matching the step buckle (42), and the second slot (31) further has a notch (32) extending outward.

9. The dishwasher according to claim 7, characterized in that The first height difference is not less than the distance from the side of the reinforcing beam (3) close to the first corner guard plate (41) to the side of the reinforcing column (2) close to the first corner guard plate (41).

10. The dishwasher according to claim 7, characterized in that The thickness of the first corner guard plate is not less than the distance from the side of the reinforcing column (2) close to the first corner guard plate (41) to the side of the barrel (1) away from the reinforcing column (2).