Mounting member of display assembly, laundry treating apparatus door, and laundry treating apparatus

By introducing a frame body between the display component and the glass of the household appliance, the deformation of the display component is corrected by utilizing its structural stability. This solves the problem of inconsistent bonding between the display component and the glass in the prior art, and achieves uniform touch sensitivity and reduced cost.

CN224478282UActive Publication Date: 2026-07-10WHIRLPOOL (CHINA) CO LTD

Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
WHIRLPOOL (CHINA) CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-05-29
Publication Date
2026-07-10

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

The inconsistent bonding between the display components on existing home appliance doors and the glass door body results in uneven touch sensitivity, poor user experience, and high production costs.

Method used

The frame body and display component are mounted together. The first mounting part is connected to the glass of the household appliance, and the second mounting part is connected to the display component. The structural stability of the frame body is used to correct the deformation of the display component and ensure uniform adhesion to the glass.

Benefits of technology

It improves the consistency of the gap between the display components and the glass, enhances touch sensitivity and user experience, and reduces production costs.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of household appliance, concretely relates to a kind of mounting piece of display assembly, the clothes processing equipment door body and clothes processing equipment containing the mounting piece, it includes: frame main body, with the perforation of the display touch control part of the display assembly is worn;First installation part, it is set on the frame main body, for with the glass connection of the household appliance;Second installation part, it is set on the frame main body, for with the display assembly connection of the household appliance.Utilize the structural strength support of frame main body directly or indirectly, the display assembly fixedly connected with frame main body is corrected to deformation, to ensure that display assembly can be completely attached with glass, reach the purpose of ensuring that the same display assembly different function touch control area touch control sensitivity is consistent.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of household appliance technology, specifically to a display component mounting component, a clothing processing device door including the mounting component, and a clothing processing device, and is particularly suitable for devices such as washing machines that require integrated display components in the door. Background Technology

[0002] With the continuous development of the home appliance industry, intelligentization and simplified appearance have become important trends in home appliance design. Door-mounted display control, as a key technology for enhancing user experience and product aesthetics, has attracted widespread attention from major manufacturers.

[0003] Taking household drum washing machines as an example, the existing door-mounted display manufacturing technologies commonly include two types: "hidden touch screen" and "multi-layer door cover structure integration." "Hidden touch screen" uses a touch screen within the door, meaning the display is completely embedded inside the glass door. This manufacturing method has high requirements for the glass door's manufacturing process and is therefore costly, generally only used in some high-end washing machine models. "Multi-layer door cover structure integration," on the other hand, uses a layered assembly process to fix the display and touch components inside the glass door cover. However, because the display components often deform, it is difficult to achieve a perfect fit with the glass door, leading to inconsistent touch sensitivity and significantly reducing the user experience. Utility Model Content

[0004] This utility model aims to provide a mounting component for a display component and a door body containing the mounting component at low cost. By optimizing the installation structure and simplifying the assembly process, it ensures the consistency of the gap between the display component and the door body, and improves touch sensitivity and product reliability.

[0005] In a first aspect, this utility model provides a mounting bracket for a display component, used in household appliances, comprising:

[0006] The frame body has perforations through which the display touch portion of the display component passes;

[0007] The first mounting part is disposed on the main frame body and is used to connect with the glass of the household appliance;

[0008] The second mounting part is disposed on the main frame body and is used to connect with the display component of the household appliance.

[0009] In one embodiment, the second mounting portion is disposed on the side of the frame body opposite to the glass of the household appliance.

[0010] In one embodiment, the first mounting portion is a mounting groove for receiving double-sided adhesive tape.

[0011] In one embodiment, the second mounting part is a plurality of fixing parts distributed around the periphery of the frame body.

[0012] In one embodiment, some of the plurality of fixing parts are pre-fixing parts.

[0013] In one embodiment, the frame body is made of metal or plastic.

[0014] In one embodiment, the frame body is provided with a reinforcing structure.

[0015] Secondly, this utility model provides a door body for a garment processing device, comprising:

[0016] Door glass; door cup, forming a receiving space between the door glass and the door glass;

[0017] The aforementioned mounting hardware is installed on the door glass on one side of the receiving space;

[0018] The display component is fixedly connected to the mounting piece.

[0019] In one embodiment, a semi-transparent processing layer is provided on the area of ​​the door glass corresponding to the display component and the mounting component.

[0020] Thirdly, this utility model provides a garment processing device, including the aforementioned garment processing device door.

[0021] This utility model has the following advantages:

[0022] By introducing a frame body during the assembly of the display component and the door glass, the structural stability of the frame body itself or the structural stability of the frame body after it is fully bonded to the door glass is utilized to reduce the deformation of the display component. This allows the touch module integrated on the display component to be fully and evenly bonded to the surface of the door glass, ensuring uniform touch sensitivity during user use and improving the customer experience. Attached Figure Description

[0023] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the display component and glass assembly structure according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0024] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the frame body and the double-sided adhesive bonding structure involved in the embodiment of this utility model;

[0025] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram showing the display component of this utility model being sealed by the door glass and the door bowl in an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0026] Figure 4This is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the display component and glass after assembly according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0027] In the diagram: 1. Door glass; 2. PCB board; 3. Display board box; 4. Touch module; 5. Frame body; 6. Door cup; 7. Double-sided tape; 8. Screw; 9. Pre-fixed part; 10. Fixing ear; 11. Perforation; 12. First mounting part; 13. Second mounting part. Detailed Implementation

[0028] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0029] See Figures 1 to 4 In a first aspect, this embodiment provides a mounting bracket for a display component for a household appliance, comprising: a frame body 5 having a through hole 11 for the display touch portion of the display component to pass through; a first mounting part 12 disposed on the frame body 5 for connection with the glass of the household appliance; and a second mounting part 13 disposed on the frame body 5 for connection with the display component of the household appliance.

[0030] It is understood that the aforementioned mounting component is a connecting part between the display component and the glass of the household appliance. The mounting component is connected to the glass of the household appliance based on its first mounting part 12, and then the display component is fixedly connected to the mounting component based on its second connecting part, thereby realizing the fixed connection between the display component and the glass of the household appliance. After the glass of the household appliance, the aforementioned mounting component, and the display component are assembled and installed, the display touch part of the display component can pass through the perforation 11 on the frame body 5, so that the display touch part of the display component can fit against the glass, making it convenient for users to perform touch operations to adjust the functions of the household appliance. In addition, the frame body 5 can utilize its own structural stability or the structural stability brought about by the reverse constraint of the glass after it is fixedly connected to the glass of the household appliance, and transfer the constraint force to the display component through the second mounting part 13.

[0031] Under the constraint of the main frame 5, the deformation of the display component itself will be corrected so that after the display touch part is attached to the glass, the gap between it and the glass can be uniform, avoiding different touch sensitivity, thereby improving the user experience and enhancing product competitiveness.

[0032] In this embodiment, the glass of the aforementioned household appliance can be glass with a display function, such as the door glass of a drum washing machine; the first mounting part 12 is used to connect the mounting component and the glass of the household appliance. The first mounting part 12 can be a frame on the main body of the frame, which can be connected to the glass of the household appliance by adhesive. The first mounting part 12 can also be a groove provided on the frame on the main body of the frame, which is used to stick double-sided tape to connect the mounting component and the glass of the household appliance; the second mounting part 13 is used to connect the mounting component and the display component. The second mounting part 13 can be a screw hole, a through hole, a clip, or a slot, etc.

[0033] Optionally, the second mounting portion 13 can be located on the side of the frame body 5 facing away from the glass of the household appliance; this design facilitates the independent assembly and disassembly of the display component after the mounting component and glass are assembled. For example, the first mounting portion 12 of the mounting component is connected to the glass of the household appliance with double-sided adhesive, and then the display component is installed in place via the second mounting portion 13; furthermore, the display component can be directly removed from the mounting component without damaging the connection between the mounting component and the glass of the household appliance.

[0034] In actual products, the first mounting part 12 can be arranged at intervals or continuously along the outline of the frame body 5 on the side of the frame body 5 facing the glass, and the second mounting part 13 can be arranged at intervals or continuously along the outline of the frame body 5 on the side of the frame body 5 away from the glass.

[0035] Since the frame body 5 has a through hole 11 for the display touch part of the display component to pass through, even if there is a frame body 5 between the display component and the glass, it does not affect the fact that the display touch part can reach the glass surface directly due to the clearance of the through hole 11 on the frame body 5, ensuring that the touch operation of the household appliance can be used normally.

[0036] like Figure 2 As shown, optionally, the first mounting part 12 is a mounting groove for accommodating double-sided adhesive 7. Specifically, a mounting groove is formed along the contour of the frame body 5 on the glass-facing side. This allows the double-sided adhesive 7 to be pasted into the mounting groove when using the mounting component, and then the mounting component is installed on the glass of the household appliance using the double-sided adhesive 7. This mounting groove facilitates quick and accurate positioning and installation of the double-sided adhesive 7, and also minimizes the impact of the thickness of the double-sided adhesive 7 on the distance between the mounting component and the glass of the household appliance.

[0037] Optionally, the second mounting part 13 may be a plurality of fixing parts distributed around the periphery of the frame body 5. These fixing parts may be screw holes, through holes, slots, etc., such as multiple screw holes provided on the edge of the frame body 5. Specifically, in addition to its basic function of fixing the display component to the frame body 5, the second mounting part 13 more importantly serves as a medium for transmitting constraint forces. Through its fixed installation with the display component, it transmits the constraint force of the frame body 5 to the display component, thereby correcting the deformation of the display component.

[0038] The arrangement of multiple fixing parts can form multiple fixing points between the display component and the frame body 5, ensuring that the constraint force of the frame body 5 can be stably transmitted to the display component. Optionally, in order to avoid uneven constraint force transmission caused by excessive concentration or excessive dispersion of multiple fixing parts, the multiple fixing parts can be evenly arranged along the contour edge of the frame body 5.

[0039] Optionally, to maximize assembly efficiency while ensuring that the deformation of the display component can be corrected, a portion of the multiple fixing parts can be configured as pre-fixing parts 9. Specifically, the pre-fixing part 9 includes, but is not limited to, a snap-fit ​​structure, while the remaining fixing parts can be screw holes, which correspond one-to-one with the through holes opened on the edge fixing ears 10 of the display component. Taking the snap-fit ​​structure as an example, as... Figure 1 As shown, multiple slots are provided on one side of the frame body 5, and multiple clips are provided on the edge of the display component corresponding to the slots. In this way, during the assembly process of the display component and the frame body 5, the clips can be inserted into the slots to achieve pre-fixation of the frame body 5 and the display component. Under this pre-fixation, the screw holes on the mounting parts and the through holes on the display component can be automatically aligned, which facilitates the fixing of the screws 8, reduces the labor intensity of assembly, and improves assembly accuracy and efficiency.

[0040] In this embodiment, the frame body 5 can be a plastic component, such as a plastic component supported by PMMA, PA6, or PC. Although plastic components have low structural strength and stability, they are inexpensive to manufacture. Specifically, the plastic frame body 5 can be pre-fixed onto the glass of the household appliance. Utilizing the flatness and structural strength of the glass itself, the plastic frame body 5 is pre-corrected and flattened. Then, the edges of the display component are aligned and fixed with the plastic frame body 5. At this time, since the frame body 5 has been pre-corrected by the glass, when the display component is installed on the frame body 5, it can also be corrected by the frame body 5, thereby ensuring the uniformity of the gap between the display component and the glass, and ensuring the uniformity of the touch sensitivity of the display touch portion.

[0041] The aforementioned frame body 5 can also be a metal component, such as stainless steel or Q235 steel. Since the metal frame body 5 possesses sufficient structural strength, it does not need to be pre-installed on the glass for structural strength optimization; its own structural stability is sufficient to correct the deformation of the display component. Specifically, the frame body 5 can be pre-fixed to the display component, utilizing the structural strength of the frame body 5 itself to correct the display component. This also ensures uniformity in the assembly gap between the display component and the glass, achieving the goal of consistent touch sensitivity.

[0042] In addition, to improve the strength of the frame body, a reinforcing structure can be provided on the frame body; for example, when the frame body is made of plastic, a reinforcing rib or reinforcing bar can be provided on the frame body 5; when the frame body is made of metal, a flange structure can be provided on the edge of the frame body 5.

[0043] The mounting hardware for the display component of this invention can be widely used in household appliances that require door-mounted displays, such as dishwashers, dryers, washer-dryer combos, and washing machines. For different household appliances, the mounting hardware needs to be appropriately adapted and adjusted according to specific usage requirements and environments to achieve the best installation effect and functional performance.

[0044] Take a washing machine as an example:

[0045] The display components in existing washing machines generally include a display panel box 3 and a PCB board 2 fixedly installed inside the display panel box 3. The PCB board 2 integrates a touch module 4. The display panel box 3 is generally made of plastic and is mostly manufactured by injection molding, so it is prone to deformation. If this deformation is ignored during the washing machine assembly process, the PCB board 2 inside the display panel box 3 and the touch module 4 integrated on the PCB board 2 may not fit evenly against the glass door, resulting in inconsistent touch sensitivity in different functional areas of the same display component.

[0046] To overcome this problem, in this embodiment of the application, double-sided tape 7 can be pasted in the mounting groove of the mounting part of the above-mentioned display component, and then the frame body 5 can be pasted to the back of the door glass 1 of the washing machine based on the double-sided tape 7.

[0047] In addition, multiple fixing ears 10 and clips extend outward from the opening edge of the display panel box 3 in the display assembly. The fixing ears 10 are provided with through holes, and the through holes and clips correspond one-to-one with the screw holes and slots on the frame body 5.

[0048] At this time, the frame body 5 can be fixedly installed to the opening edge of the display panel box 3 through through holes, screw holes, clips and slots. The structural strength of the frame body 5 itself or the structural strength indirectly provided by the frame body 5 can be used to correct the deformation of the display panel box 3, so that the gap between the PCB board 2 inside the display panel box 3 and the door glass 1 can be unified, thereby ensuring the uniformity of touch sensitivity.

[0049] Specifically, the multiple clips and through holes on the fixing ears 10 at the edge of the opening of the display panel box 3 can be matched one by one with the slots and screw holes on the frame body 5. After positioning and pre-installation through the clip structure, the screws 8 are inserted through the through holes on the fixing ears 10 and threaded into the screw holes to fix them, thereby fixing the display panel box 3 to the frame body 5 and completing the correction of the deformation of the display panel box 3.

[0050] Secondly, embodiments of this application provide a door for a garment processing device, comprising:

[0051] Door glass 1;

[0052] The door bowl 6 and the door glass 1 form an accommodating space;

[0053] The display component mounting piece as described in any of the above embodiments is mounted on the door glass 1 on one side of the receiving space;

[0054] The display component is fixedly connected to the mounting piece.

[0055] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 3 The display component is housed within a sealed space formed by the door cup 6 and the door glass 1. This not only completes the installation of the display component on the back of the washing machine door glass 1 but also solves the problem of sealing the display component, preventing water in the washing machine drum from wetting it. Users can touch the corresponding functional area from the outside of the door glass 1. The touch action is captured by the touch module 4 corresponding to that functional area, triggering a change in the capacitance of the control circuit. With the cooperation of the PCB board 2, corresponding control signals are sent to control various functions of the washing machine, such as starting / stopping, washing temperature, and detergent dosage.

[0056] Alternatively, a semi-transparent black film can be applied directly to the door glass 1 by physical vapor deposition or chemical vapor deposition, or by applying a semi-transparent black film to the door glass 1 to make the display area of ​​the corresponding display component on the door glass 1 semi-transparent, so that the display component will not be displayed through the door glass 1 when the washing machine is closed, thereby improving the aesthetics of the washing machine.

[0057] In summary, this utility model introduces a frame body 5 before assembling the display component, and uses the direct or indirect structural stability support of the frame body 5 to correct the deformation of the display component fixedly connected to the frame body 5, so as to ensure that the display component can fit completely with the door glass 1, thereby achieving the purpose of ensuring consistent touch sensitivity of different functional touch areas of the same display component.

[0058] Thirdly, this application provides a garment processing device, including the garment processing device door described in the foregoing embodiments. Of course, the specific structure and technical effects of the garment processing device in this embodiment can be referred to the foregoing embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

Claims

1. A mounting bracket for a display component, used in a household appliance, characterized in that, include: The frame body (5) has a through hole (11) through which the display touch portion of the display component passes; The first mounting part (12) is disposed on the frame body (5) and is used to connect with the glass of the household appliance; The second mounting part (13) is disposed on the frame body (5) and is used to connect with the display component of the household appliance.

2. The mounting component for the display assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that, The second mounting part (13) is disposed on the side of the frame body (5) away from the glass of the household appliance.

3. The mounting component for the display assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first mounting part (12) is a mounting groove for accommodating double-sided tape (7).

4. The mounting bracket for the display component according to claim 1, characterized in that, The second mounting part (13) consists of multiple fixing parts distributed around the periphery of the frame body (5).

5. The mounting bracket for the display component according to claim 4, characterized in that, Among the plurality of fixing parts, some are pre-fixing parts (9).

6. The mounting fitting for the display component according to any one of claims 1-5, characterized in that, The main frame (5) is made of metal or plastic.

7. The mounting bracket for the display component according to claim 6, characterized in that, The main frame (5) is provided with a reinforcing structure.

8. The door of a garment processing device, characterized in that, include: Door glass (1); The door cup (6) forms a receiving space with the door glass (1); The mounting member as described in any one of claims 1-7 is installed on the door glass (1) on one side of the receiving space; The display component is fixedly connected to the mounting piece.

9. The door of the garment processing equipment according to claim 8, characterized in that, A semi-transparent treatment layer is provided on the area of ​​the door glass (1) corresponding to the display component and the mounting component.

10. Clothing processing equipment, characterized in that, include: The door of the garment handling device as described in any one of claims 8 or 9.