Leveling foot pad and household appliance

Abstract

The utility model provides a leveling foot pad and a household electrical appliance, the household electrical appliance comprises a bottom foot, a leveling foot pad cushion block and a fastening assembly, the fastening assembly comprises two clamping pieces movably connected to the cushion block, each clamping piece comprises a clamping part and a supporting part, the two clamping parts are oppositely arranged on the cushion block, a clamping space is formed between the two clamping parts, and the supporting part is arranged between the two clamping parts. The supporting part is connected to the clamping part and extends towards the clamping space; wherein the clamping space is used for allowing the footing to extend, and the two supporting parts are used for allowing the footing to be erected and are pressed to incline downwards so as to drive the two clamping parts to be close to each other and clamp the footing. When a user installs the bottom foot of the household appliance into the clamping space above the cushion block, the supporting part automatically inclines downwards due to pressure so as to drive the two clamping parts to clamp the bottom foot, so that the bottom foot can be prevented from moving relative to the cushion block, and the stability and convenience of installation of the bottom foot and the leveling foot pad are improved. In addition, the leveling foot pad can be matched with feet of various sizes, and the application range is wide.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application belongs to the technical field of household appliances, and particularly relates to a leveling foot pad and a household appliance. BACKGROUND

[0002] In order to improve the stability and safety of the household appliance and play a good working performance of the household appliance, a leveling mechanism is usually arranged for the bottom foot of the household appliance to ensure that the household appliance is placed horizontally. In particular, for a washing machine, it is necessary to ensure that the washing machine is placed horizontally, so as to avoid the washing machine from moving violently due to eccentricity during work, which not only generates a large noise, but also shortens the service life of the washing machine.

[0003] In the prior art, an auxiliary leveling block is arranged for the household appliance for leveling by the user, but the existing auxiliary leveling block is easy to be gradually loosened due to vibration of the appliance, and is not easy to disassemble and assemble. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL

[0004] The embodiment of the present application provides a leveling foot pad and a household appliance, which can solve the technical problems that the leveling pad block of the household appliance is easy to be loosened and difficult to be disassembled and assembled.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present application provides the following technical solutions:

[0006] A leveling foot pad applied to a household appliance, the household appliance comprising a bottom foot, and the leveling foot pad comprising:

[0007] a pad block;

[0008] a fastening assembly comprising two clamping pieces movably connected to the pad block, each clamping piece comprising a clamping portion and a supporting portion, the two clamping portions being oppositely arranged on the pad block and forming a clamping space therebetween, and the supporting portion being connected to the clamping portion and extending towards the clamping space;

[0009] wherein the clamping space is used for placing the bottom foot, and the two supporting portions are used for supporting the bottom foot and being pressed to incline downward, so as to drive the two clamping portions to approach each other and clamp the bottom foot.

[0010] In some embodiments, the leveling foot pad further comprises an elastic piece, one end of the elastic piece being connected to the pad block and the other end being connected to the clamping piece; when the clamping piece moves under an external force, the elastic piece is elastically deformed; when the external force disappears, the elastic piece returns to the original state and drives the clamping piece to return to the original position.

[0011] In some embodiments, the elastic member comprises a bowl-shaped soft pad with elasticity, which is arranged in the clamping space and protrudes upward, the edge of the bowl-shaped soft pad is connected with the pad block, and the bottom of the bowl-shaped soft pad is connected with the two support portions.

[0012] In some embodiments, the bowl-shaped soft pad is wrapped outside the support portion.

[0013] In some embodiments, the leveling foot pad further comprises an anti-skid member, which is sleeved outside the clamping portion, and the anti-skid member is provided with a concave-convex structure on at least the wall surface facing the clamping space.

[0014] In some embodiments, the material of the anti-skid member is a flexible material.

[0015] In some embodiments, the pad block is provided with an avoiding groove, which is suitable for providing an avoiding space for the support portion.

[0016] In some embodiments, the two oppositely arranged clamping members constitute a clamping mechanism, the fastening assembly comprises a plurality of sets of clamping mechanisms, and at least two sets of the clamping mechanisms have different heights.

[0017] In some embodiments, the clamping portion comprises a clamping surface facing the clamping space, and the clamping surface is inclined away from the clamping space in a direction away from the pad block.

[0018] A household appliance comprises:

[0019] a body;

[0020] a bottom foot arranged at the bottom of the body and used for supporting the body;

[0021] the leveling foot pad described above, which is arranged below the bottom foot and used for leveling the body.

[0022] The leveling foot pad and the household appliance provided by the embodiments of the present application can prevent the bottom foot from moving relative to the pad block and improve the stability and convenience of the installation of the bottom foot and the leveling foot pad when a user installs the bottom foot of the household appliance into the clamping space above the pad block, the support portion is automatically inclined downward due to the pressure, and the two clamping portions clamp the bottom foot. In addition, the leveling foot pad of the present application can match bottom feet of various sizes and has a wide range of applications. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0023] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings in the following description only show some of the embodiments of the present application, and all other drawings obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort based on these drawings also belong to the scope of protection of the present application.

[0024] In order to more completely understand the present application and its beneficial effects, the following will be described in conjunction with the drawings. In the following description, the same reference numbers represent the same parts.

[0025] Figure 1 The structural schematic diagram of the leveling foot pad provided by the embodiments of the present application is shown.

[0026] Figure 2 The perspective view of the leveling foot pad provided by the embodiments of the present application is shown.

[0027] Figure 3 The sectional view of the leveling foot pad shown in the Figure 1

[0028] Figure 4 The structural schematic diagram of the clamping member provided by the embodiments of the present application is shown.

[0029] Figure 5 The structural schematic diagram of the household appliance provided by the embodiments of the present application is shown.

[0030] Explanation of reference signs:

[0031] 10, household appliance;

[0032] 100, leveling foot pad; 200, body; 300, bottom foot;

[0033] 110, pad block; 120, fastening assembly; 130, elastic member; 140, anti-skid member;

[0034] 111, avoiding groove; 121, clamping member; 141, concave-convex structure;

[0035] 1211, clamping part; 1212, supporting part; 1213, clamping space. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0036] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present application, not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort also belong to the scope of protection of the present application.

[0037] The embodiments of the present application provide a leveling foot pad, for example, please refer to​Figures 1-3 , Figure 1 The structural schematic diagram of the leveling foot pad provided by the embodiment of the present application, Figure 2 The perspective view of the leveling foot pad provided by the embodiment of the present application, Figure 3 The sectional view of the leveling foot pad shown in Figure 1 The leveling foot pad 100 is applied to a household appliance, which can be a refrigerator, a washing machine, an oven, a microwave oven or other appliances suitable for household use. The leveling foot pad 100 comprises a pad block 110 and a fastening assembly 120.

[0038] The fastening assembly 120 comprises two clamping pieces 121 movably connected to the pad block 110, each clamping piece 121 comprises a clamping portion 1211 and a supporting portion 1212, the two clamping portions 1211 are oppositely arranged on the pad block 110 and form a clamping space 1213 therebetween, and the supporting portion 1212 is connected to the clamping portion 1211 and extends towards the clamping space 1213; the clamping space 1213 is used for placing the bottom foot, and the two supporting portions 1212 are used for supporting and moving downward under pressure to drive the two clamping portions 1211 to move close to each other and clamp the bottom foot.

[0039] Optionally, the pad block 110 can be square, cylindrical, prismatic or other shapes with stable supporting properties; the material of the pad block 110 can be silica gel, rubber, plastic, metal or other materials with certain wear resistance and stable supporting properties. The pad block 110 is used for being placed under the bottom foot of the household appliance to adjust the height of the corresponding bottom foot, and through the adjustment of the height of the bottom foot of the household appliance, the household appliance is placed horizontally. In some embodiments, the pad block 110 comprises a plurality of pad pieces which are sequentially and detachably stacked to form the pad block 110. In actual application, the user can determine the appropriate height of the pad block 110 according to the actual height adjustment requirement of the bottom foot. Since the pad block 110 is a detachable structure, the user can disassemble and assemble the corresponding number of pad pieces to make the pad block 110 reach the appropriate height. In this way, the operation difficulty of the user in leveling the household appliance can be further reduced, and the leveling efficiency can be improved.

[0040] For example, Figures 2-3 The two clamping portions 1211 are rod-shaped, and the clamping piece 121 is movably connected to the pad block 110, which can be that the lower end of the clamping portion 1211 is tightly embedded in the pad block 110; the material of the clamping piece 121 is rigid material such as metal, and the material of the pad block 110 is flexible material such as rubber; the pad block 110 can be elastically deformed correspondingly with the movement of the clamping portion 1211, but the supporting performance of the pad block 110 is not affected. Preferably, the supporting portion 1212 is also rod-shaped and is perpendicularly connected to the middle segment of the supporting portion 1212.

[0041] Preferably, please refer to Figure 4 , Figure 4The structure of the clamping part provided in the embodiments of the present application is shown in the schematic view. The clamping part 1211 comprises a clamping surface facing the clamping space 1213, and the clamping surface is inclined away from the clamping space 1213 in the direction away from the cushion block 110. In this way, on the one hand, the contact area between the clamping part 1211 and the foot when the clamping part 1211 clamps the foot can be increased, the stability of the connection between the clamping part 1211 and the foot can be improved, and the foot can be prevented from moving relative to the cushion block 110; on the other hand, when the thickness of the end of the clamping part 1211 away from the cushion block 110 is thin enough, the end can be elastically deformed to adapt to the foot, so that the contact area between the clamping part 1211 and the foot when the clamping part 1211 clamps the foot can be further increased, and the stability of the connection between the clamping part 1211 and the foot can be further improved.

[0042] It should be noted that the distance between the two opposite clamping parts 1211 is at least greater than the diameter of the foot to be arranged, so as to leave a moving space for the two clamping parts 1211 to move close to each other, so as to realize the clamping effect of the clamping part 1211; or the distance between the two opposite clamping parts 1211 is equal to the diameter of the foot to be arranged, so as to directly limit the foot in the clamping space 1213. In the height direction, the support part 1212 is arranged in a spaced manner between the cushion block 110, so as to leave a distance for the support part 1212 to tilt downward, so as to realize the clamping effect of the clamping part 1211. In some embodiments, the cushion block 110 is further provided with an avoiding groove 111, and the avoiding groove 111 is adapted to provide an avoiding space for the support part 1212. The avoiding groove 111 is adapted to provide an avoiding space for the support part 1212, that is, when the support part 1212 is subjected to a pressure and performs a downward tilting movement, the avoiding groove 111 is adapted to be inserted by the support part 1212, so as to increase the distance for the support part 1212 to tilt downward, and the clamping effect of the clamping part 1211 can be realized.

[0043] Preferably, the two opposite clamping parts 121 constitute a clamping mechanism, and the fastening assembly 120 comprises a plurality of clamping mechanisms, and at least two of the plurality of clamping mechanisms have different heights. In this way, the clamping mechanisms with different heights are matched with feet with different shapes respectively, so that the leveling foot pad 100 in the present application can be widely used for various feet.

[0044] In actual application, after the user lifts the body of the household appliance, the user places the leveling foot pad 100 on the ground at a position opposite to the foot; then, the user can gently put down the body of the household appliance, so that the foot is arranged on the two support parts 1212; the support part 1212 is subjected to a pressure and automatically tilts downward and drives the clamping part 1211 to move close to each other, until the two clamping parts 1211 clamp the foot therebetween, the height adjustment of the foot is completed, and the leveling of the household appliance is realized.

[0045] The leveling foot pad 100 provided by the embodiments of the present application is provided with the fastening assembly 120, when the user installs the bottom foot of the household appliance into the clamping space 1213 above the pad block 110, the support portions 1212 are automatically tilted downward due to the pressure, so as to drive the two clamping portions 1211 to clamp the bottom foot, thus, the movement of the bottom foot relative to the pad block 110 is prevented, and the stability and convenience of the installation of the bottom foot and the leveling foot pad 100 are improved. In addition, the leveling foot pad 100 of the present application can match the bottom feet of various sizes, and has a wide application range.

[0046] In some embodiments, the leveling foot pad 100 further comprises the elastic member 130, one end of the elastic member 130 is connected with the pad block 110, and the other end is connected with the clamping member 121; when the clamping member 121 moves due to the external force, the elastic member 130 is elastically deformed, and when the external force disappears, the elastic member 130 restores to the original state and drives the clamping member 121 to return to the original position. Thus, when the user dismounts the leveling foot pad 100 and the bottom foot, the elastic member 130 drives the clamping member 121 to return to the original position under the action of the elastic restoring force of the elastic member 130, so as to facilitate the installation of the leveling foot pad 100 and the bottom foot next time, and further improve the convenience of the dismounting of the leveling foot pad 100.

[0047] Optionally, the elastic member 130 comprises a bowl-shaped soft pad with elasticity, the bowl-shaped soft pad is arranged in the clamping space 1213 and protrudes upward, the edge of the bowl-shaped soft pad is connected with the pad block 110, and the bottom protrusion of the bowl-shaped soft pad is connected with the two support portions 1212. In actual application, when the bottom foot is installed into the clamping space 1213, the support portions 1212 are tilted downward due to the pressure, and then the bottom protrusion of the bowl-shaped soft pad is elastically deformed, when the bottom foot is dismounted, the pressure on the support portions 1212 disappears, and then the bottom protrusion restores to the original state and drives the clamping member 121 to return to the original position. Preferably, the material of the elastic member 130 is the same as that of the pad block 110, for example, both are made of silica gel or rubber, and the elastic member 130 is integrally formed with the pad block 110. Preferably, the bowl-shaped soft pad is wrapped outside the support portions 1212. Thus, the structural stability and the aesthetic appearance of the leveling foot pad 100 are improved.

[0048] In other embodiments, the elastic member 130 can also be a spring or other structure with elasticity.

[0049] In some embodiments, the leveling foot pad 100 further comprises an anti-skid piece 140, which is sleeved on the clamping portion 1211, and the wall surface of the anti-skid piece 140 at least towards the clamping space 1213 is provided with a concave-convex structure 141. The concave-convex structure 141 provided on the wall surface of the anti-skid piece 140 towards the clamping space 1213 can increase the friction between the foot and the clamping portion 1211 during installation, further prevent the foot from moving relative to the pad 110, and improve the structural stability. Optionally, the concave-convex structure 141 is in a wave shape, a honeycomb shape, a zigzag shape, a rhombus shape, or other shapes. The material of the anti-skid piece 140 is, for example, a flexible material. Preferably, the materials of the anti-skid piece 140, the elastic piece 130, and the pad 110 are the same, for example, all are silicone or rubber materials, and the anti-skid piece 140, the elastic piece 130, and the pad 110 are integrally formed.

[0050] The leveling foot pad 100 provided by the embodiments of the present application can prevent the foot from moving relative to the pad 110 by additionally providing the fastening assembly 120, and improve the stability and convenience of the installation of the foot and the leveling foot pad 100. In addition, the leveling foot pad 100 of the present application can match feet of various sizes, and has a wide range of applications.

[0051] The embodiments of the present application also provide a household appliance. The household appliance can be a refrigerator, a washing machine, an oven, a microwave oven, or other appliances suitable for household use. For example, please refer to Figure 5 , Figure 5 The household appliance provided by the embodiments of the present application is shown in a structural schematic view. The household appliance 10 comprises a body 200, a foot 300, and the leveling foot pad 100 in any of the above embodiments.

[0052] The foot 300 is arranged at the bottom of the body 200 and is used to support the body 200; and the leveling foot pad 100 is arranged below the foot 300 and is used to level the body 200.

[0053] The household appliance 10 provided by the embodiments of the present application is additionally provided with the leveling foot pad 100. When a user installs the foot of the household appliance into the clamping space 1213 above the pad 110, the support portion 1212 automatically tilts downward due to pressure, so as to drive the two clamping portions 1211 to clamp the foot, thereby achieving height adjustment of the foot 300, improving the stability and convenience of the installation of the foot 300 and the leveling foot pad 100, and reducing the difficulty of leveling operation of the household appliance.

[0054] The leveling foot pad and the household appliance provided by the embodiments of the present application are described in detail above, and the principles and implementation manners of the present application are described by applying specific examples. The above description of the embodiments is only used to help understand the method of the present application and its core idea; meanwhile, for those skilled in the art, the specific implementation manners and application ranges will be changed according to the idea of the present application. In conclusion, the content of the specification should not be understood as a limitation of the present application.

Claims

1. A leveling foot pad, characterized by, The leveling foot pad is applied to a household appliance, and the household appliance comprises a foot, and the leveling foot pad comprises: a pad block; a fastening assembly comprising two clamping members movably connected to the pad block, each of the clamping members comprising a clamping portion and a supporting portion, the two clamping portions being oppositely arranged on the pad block and forming a clamping space therebetween, and the supporting portion being connected to the clamping portion and extending towards the clamping space; wherein the clamping space is used for placing the foot, and the two supporting portions are used for supporting the foot and being pressed to incline downward to drive the two clamping portions to approach each other and clamp the foot.

2. Levelling foot pad according to claim 1, characterized in that Further comprising an elastic member, one end of the elastic member being connected to the pad block and the other end being connected to the clamping member; when the clamping member moves under an external force, the elastic member elastically deforms, and when the external force disappears, the elastic member restores to its original state and drives the clamping member to return to its original position.

3. Levelling foot pad according to claim 2, characterized in that The elastic member comprises a bowl-shaped soft pad with elasticity, the bowl-shaped soft pad being arranged in the clamping space and protruding upward, the edge of the bowl-shaped soft pad being connected to the pad block, and the bottom of the bowl-shaped soft pad being connected to the two supporting portions.

4. Levelling foot pad according to claim 3, characterized in that The bowl-shaped soft pad is wrapped outside the supporting portion.

5. Levelling foot pad according to any of claims 1-4, characterized in that, Further comprising an anti-skid member, the anti-skid member being sleeved outside the clamping portion, and the wall surface of the anti-skid member at least towards the clamping space being provided with a concave-convex structure.

6. Levelling foot pad according to claim 5, characterized in that The material of the anti-skid member is a flexible material.

7. Levelling foot pad according to any of claims 1-4, characterized in that The pad block is provided with an avoiding groove, and the avoiding groove is suitable for providing an avoiding space for the supporting portion.

8. Levelling foot pad according to any of claims 1-4, characterized in that The oppositely arranged two clamping members constitute a clamping mechanism, and the fastening assembly comprises a plurality of clamping mechanisms, and at least two of the plurality of clamping mechanisms have different heights.

9. Levelling foot pad according to any of claims 1-4, characterized in that The clamping portion comprises a clamping surface towards the clamping space, and the clamping surface is inclined away from the clamping space in a direction away from the pad block.

10. A domestic appliance characterized in that, comprise: a body; a foot arranged at the bottom of the body and used for supporting the body; the leveling foot pad according to any one of claims 1-9, the leveling foot pad being arranged below the foot and used for leveling the body.

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