Inner drum of laundry care device, and laundry care device

Abstract

An inner drum of a laundry care device, comprising a lifting rib (11) mounted to the inner wall of an inner drum (10), wherein at least two clamping and picking-up assemblies are mounted in the lifting rib (11), and each of the clamping and picking-up assemblies comprises at least two clamping portions (12) which move relative to each other, and a power mechanism (13) which drives the clamping portions (12) to move; openings (112) corresponding to the clamping portions (12) are provided in the surface of the lifting rib (11); and when the clamping and picking-up action is performed, the power mechanism (13) drives the corresponding clamping portions (12) to extend from the openings (112) until the clamping portions clamp tightly, so as to clamp and pick up multiple items of laundry near the lifting rib (11). The clamping and picking-up assemblies arranged in the lifting rib (11) allow the laundry inside the inner drum (10) to be clamped and picked up for hanging and air-drying, and also facilitate the performance by a washing machine in performing procedures such as drying and sterilization, which prevents clothes from wrinkling, such that the usage experience of a user is improved, the space inside the lifting rib is rationally used, and the overall structure of the inner drum is optimized.

Description

Clothing care device inner drum and clothing care device Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of clothing care devices, and in particular to an inner drum of a clothing care device and a clothing care device. Background Art

[0002] With the rapid development of washing machine technology, washing machines have more and more functions. In addition to the conventional washing, rinsing and drying functions, washing machines have also added functions such as drying, sterilization and disinfection. The control procedures of washing machines have also become more complicated, and consumers are increasingly emphasizing the user experience of washing machines.

[0003] In existing washing machines, clothes tend to become tangled during the washing process. During subsequent processing steps, such as drying and sterilization, wrinkles easily appear on the clothes, which then need to be ironed, affecting the user's experience. Hanging clothes to dry in the machine is also an urgent problem to be solved in laundry technology.

[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a new method to solve the above technical problems.

[0005] Summary of the Invention

[0006] In response to the shortcomings of the existing technology, the purpose of this application is to provide an inner drum of a clothing care device, which uses a clamping component arranged in the lifting ribs to clamp the clothes in the drum for hanging and drying, and also facilitates the washing machine to perform drying and sterilization procedures, avoid wrinkles on clothes, improve the user experience, rationally utilize the space in the lifting ribs, and optimize the overall structure of the inner drum.

[0007] The technical solution of this application is summarized as follows:

[0008] An inner drum of a clothing care device, comprising lifting ribs mounted on an inner wall of the inner drum;

[0009] At least two clamping assemblies are installed in the lifting rib; wherein the clamping assembly includes at least two clamping parts that move relative to each other, and a power mechanism that drives the clamping parts to move;

[0010] The lifting rib surface is provided with an opening corresponding to the clamping portion;

[0011] When performing the clamping action, the power mechanism drives the corresponding clamping parts to extend from the opening until they are clamped, so as to clamp multiple clothes near the lifting ribs.

[0012] Preferably, when performing the clamping action, the clamping parts existing in different clamping components extend from the same side of the lifting rib to clamp the clothes.

[0013] Preferably, when performing the clamping action, the clamping parts existing in different clamping components extend from both sides of the lifting rib to clamp the clothes.

[0014] Preferably, the power mechanism controls the corresponding clamping parts synchronously or sequentially to perform the clamping action.

[0015] Preferably, different clamping assemblies are configured to perform clothing clamping when the lifting ribs follow the rotation of the inner drum to reach different positions.

[0016] Preferably, different clamping assemblies are configured to perform a clamping action after the inner cylinder performs forward rotation or reverse rotation.

[0017] Preferably, the two clamping components are symmetrically distributed on both sides of the lifting rib in the extension direction of the lifting rib.

[0018] Preferably, the clamping portions located on both sides of the lifting rib are staggered along the extension direction of the lifting rib.

[0019] Preferably, after the clothes are released, the clamping portion is retracted into the lifting rib.

[0020] Preferably, the clamping portion is tightly matched with the opening to form a sealing structure of the power mechanism to block the water environment of the inner cylinder.

[0021] Preferably, the opening and closing angle of the clamping portion is 0-180°.

[0022] The present application also provides a clothing care device, comprising the clothing care device inner drum as described above.

[0023] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages:

[0024] The present application provides an inner drum of a clothing care device, which clamps the clothes in the drum and hangs them for drying through a clamping assembly arranged in the lifting ribs, which also facilitates the clothing care device to perform drying and sterilization procedures, avoids wrinkles in clothes, and improves the user experience. At the same time, multiple clamping assemblies are arranged at the lifting ribs, which is conducive to improving the success rate of grabbing clothes and the clamping stability, and the setting of multiple clamping assemblies can also expand the number of clothes that can be clamped; in addition, by arranging a power mechanism connected to the clamping part in the lifting ribs, the space in the lifting ribs is reasonably utilized, the overall structure of the inner drum is optimized, and the setting of the clamping part and the power mechanism does not affect the washing capacity in the drum.

[0025] The above description is only an overview of the technical solution of this application. In order to more clearly understand the technical means of this application and to implement it according to the contents of the description, the following preferred embodiments of this application are described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The specific implementation methods of this application are detailed in the following embodiments and drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] The drawings described herein are used to provide a further understanding of the present application and constitute a part of the present application. The illustrative embodiments of the present application and their descriptions are used to explain the present application and do not constitute an improper limitation on the present application. In the drawings:

[0027] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the assembly structure of the lifting rib on the washing machine in this application;

[0028] FIG2 is a second schematic diagram of the assembly structure of the lifting ribs on the washing machine in this application;

[0029] FIG3 is a schematic diagram of the symmetrical arrangement of the clamping parts about the axis of extension direction of the lifting ribs in this application;

[0030] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of the lifting rib in the closed state in the present application;

[0031] FIG5 is a schematic diagram of the exploded structure of the lifting rib in this application;

[0032] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the lifting ribs in the present application in the state of opening and closing;

[0033] FIG7 is a schematic diagram of the state where the lifting ribs are retracted into the opening in the present application;

[0034] FIG8 is a schematic diagram of the lifting ribs in the fully opened state in this application;

[0035] FIG9 is a schematic diagram of the working mode of the clamping assembly when the inner cylinder rotates to different positions in the present application;

[0036] FIG10 is a schematic diagram showing the working mode of the clamping assembly when the inner cylinder is in different rotation directions in the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments.

[0038] Example 1

[0039] The present embodiment provides an inner drum 10 of a clothing care device, as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 10 , including lifting ribs 11 installed on the inner wall of the inner drum 10 , and further comprising:

[0040] At least two clamping assemblies are installed in the lifting rib 11; wherein, the clamping assembly includes at least two clamping parts 12 that move relative to each other, and a power mechanism 13 that drives the clamping parts 12 to move;

[0041] The surface of the lifting rib 11 is provided with an opening 112 corresponding to the clamping portion 12;

[0042] When performing the clamping action, the power mechanism 13 drives the corresponding clamping parts 12 to extend from the openings 112 until they are clamped, so as to clamp multiple clothes near the lifting ribs 11.

[0043] The present application uses a clamping assembly arranged in the lifting rib 11 to clamp the clothes in the drum and hang them to dry. It also makes it easier for the washing machine 1 to perform drying and sterilization procedures, avoids wrinkles on clothes, and improves the user experience. At the same time, multiple clamping assemblies are arranged at the lifting rib 11, which is conducive to improving the success rate of grabbing clothes and the clamping stability, and the setting of multiple clamping assemblies can also expand the number of clothes that can be clamped. In addition, by arranging the power mechanism 13 connected to the clamping part 12 in the lifting rib 11, the space in the lifting rib 11 is reasonably utilized, the overall structure of the inner drum 10 is optimized, and the setting of the clamping part 12 and the power mechanism 13 does not affect the washing capacity in the drum. In addition, the one-to-one correspondence between the clamping part 12 and the power mechanism 13 is conducive to improving control flexibility, that is, each clamping assembly is independently controlled, and the working mode of the clamping assembly can be adjusted according to actual washing needs. In this embodiment, the power mechanism 13 can be configured as a motor, a servo, or other devices that can provide rotational power.

[0044] In one embodiment, when performing the clamping action, the clamping portions 12 present in different clamping components extend from the same side of the lifting rib 11 to clamp the clothes; that is, the clamping portions 12 of each clamping component extend and retract on the same side of the lifting rib 11, and perform the clamping action on the clothes on the same side of the lifting rib 11.

[0045] In order to improve the convenience of clamping clothes, in some preferred embodiments, when the clamping action is performed, the clamping parts 12 present in different clamping components extend from both sides of the lifting rib 11 to clamp clothes, and clothes can be clamped from multiple directions. Regardless of whether the inner drum 10 is rotating forward or reverse, the clamping parts 12 can act on the clothes without adjusting the rotation mode of the inner drum 10; and this setting can also effectively save the internal space of the lifting rib 11. It should be understood that the lifting rib 11 must reserve a rotation space for each clamping part 12 to extend from the opening 112 until the clamping process. Therefore, compared with arranging the clamping parts 12 on the same side of the lifting rib 11, in this embodiment, arranging the clamping parts 12 on different sides of the lifting rib 11 can more reasonably utilize the space inside and around the lifting rib 11, and can increase the number of clamping parts 12 that can be arranged while effectively avoiding interference.

[0046] In some embodiments, the power mechanism 13 synchronously controls the corresponding clamping part 12 to perform the clamping action; it can be understood that when the inner drum 10 rotates to drive the lifting rib 11 to a certain position, each power mechanism 13 simultaneously controls its corresponding clamping part 12 at this position to extend from the opening 112 to clamp the clothes near the lifting rib 11.

[0047] In some other embodiments, the power mechanism 13 successively controls the corresponding clamping parts 12 to perform the clamping action; it should be noted that, when the inner drum 10 rotates to drive the lifting ribs 11 to a certain position, different power mechanisms 13 may successively control the corresponding clamping parts 12 at the same position to extend so as to achieve successive clamping of clothes; or when the inner drum 10 rotates to drive the lifting ribs 11 to a first position, one or a group of power mechanisms 13 controls the corresponding clamping parts 12 to perform the first clamping at the position, and when the inner drum 10 continues to rotate to drive the lifting ribs 11 to the second position, the next or next group of power mechanisms 13 controls the corresponding clamping parts 12 to perform the second clamping at the position, and the inner drum 10 continues to rotate to drive the lifting ribs 11 to the next position to continue to perform the above operations, thereby achieving successive clamping of clothes.

[0048] In some preferred embodiments, different gripping assemblies are configured to grip clothing when the lifting ribs 11 follow the inner drum 10 to different positions. For example, as shown in FIG9 , when the inner drum 10 rotates and drives the lifting ribs 11 and the gripping assembly to position (a) in FIG9 , the clothing is gripped using gripping portion B; when the inner drum 10 rotates and drives the lifting ribs 11 and the gripping assembly to position (b) in FIG9 , the clothing is gripped using gripping portion A. It can also be understood that during the rotation of the inner drum 10, the clothing is gripped using gripping portion 12 currently located at the lowest point of the inner drum 10 to ensure the success rate of clothing gripping. It should be noted that during the gripping portion B in FIG9 (a) gripping clothing, gripping portion A can extend from the surface of the lifting ribs 11, and preferably, gripping portion A is retracted within the lifting ribs 11; during the gripping portion A in FIG9 (b) gripping clothing, gripping portion B can extend from the surface of the lifting ribs 11, and preferably, gripping portion B is retracted within the lifting ribs 11.

[0049] In some other preferred embodiments, different clamping assemblies are configured to perform a clamping action after the inner drum 10 performs forward rotation or reverse rotation; that is, different clamping parts 12 are used to clamp clothes after the inner drum 10 rotates forward and reverse. For example, as shown in Figure 10, when the inner drum 10 rotates in the direction indicated by the arrow in Figure 10 (c), the clamping part D is used to clamp the clothes; when the inner drum 10 rotates in the direction indicated by the arrow in Figure 10 (d), the clamping part C is used to clamp the clothes; it should be noted that, during the process of clamping clothes by the clamping part D in Figure 10 (c), the clamping part C can extend out of the surface of the lifting rib 11, and preferably, the clamping part C is retracted into the lifting rib 11; during the process of clamping clothes by the clamping part C in Figure 10 (d), the clamping part D can extend out of the surface of the lifting rib 11, and preferably, the clamping part D is retracted into the lifting rib 11.

[0050] In some embodiments, the two gripping assemblies are symmetrically distributed on both sides of the lifting rib 11 in the extension direction of the lifting rib 11. Specifically, the lifting rib 11 extends axially along the inner cylinder 10, that is, the axis of the lifting rib 11 in the extension direction is parallel to the axis of the inner cylinder 10. In this embodiment, as shown in Figure 3, the multiple clamping portions 12 corresponding to the multiple gripping assemblies are evenly distributed on both sides of the lifting rib 11 and are symmetrical about the axis of the lifting rib 11.

[0051] It should be noted that in a normal washing machine 1, there is enough space inside the inner drum 10 to arrange the lifting ribs 11 and the clamping components therein, so the grabbing range and grabbing direction can be expanded by symmetrically arranging the clamping parts 12 of multiple clamping components; and for smaller washing machines 1, such as mini washing machines, since the volume of their inner drum 10 is also relatively small, in order to ensure the multi-directional and multi-clothing grabbing function while reducing the impact on the washing capacity of the washing machine 1, in some preferred embodiments, as shown in Figure 2, the clamping parts 12 located on both sides of the lifting rib 11 are staggered along the extension direction of the lifting rib 11, which can effectively save space and reasonably utilize the internal space of the lifting rib 11, so as to avoid affecting the overall volume of the lifting rib 11 when arranging multiple clamping components, thereby avoiding affecting the washing capacity of the inner drum 10.

[0052] In one embodiment, the power mechanism 13 drives the corresponding clamping parts 12 to separate from each other to perform a releasing action. After releasing the clothes, the clamping parts 12 are retracted into the lifting rib 11; specifically, a cavity 111 is formed inside the lifting rib 11 to form a storage space for the clamping parts 12. When the power mechanism 13 drives the clamping parts 12 to open, the clamping parts 12 are hidden in the lifting rib 11. When the power mechanism 13 drives the clamping parts 12 to close, the clamping parts 12 extend out of the surface of the lifting rib 11 through the opening 112.

[0053] Furthermore, the clamping portion 12 is tightly matched with the opening 112 and forms a sealing structure of the power mechanism 13 to block the water environment of the inner drum 10; specifically, the shape of the opening 112 matches the outer shape of the clamping portion 12; when the clamping portion 12 is received in the cavity 111, the opening 112 is blocked to form a waterproof structure of the power mechanism 13; in this embodiment, in combination with Figures 4 to 7, the clamping portion 12 includes a first clamping portion 121 and a second clamping portion 122, and the opening 112 includes a first mounting port 1121 and a second mounting port 1122. One clamping portion is correspondingly provided with a mounting port, that is, the first clamping portion 121 receives and blocks the first mounting port 1121, and the second clamping portion 122 receives and blocks the second mounting port 1122. In this way, when the clamping portion 12 is received, the internal cavity 111 of the lifting rib 11 can be closed, thereby preventing a large amount of washing water from entering the cavity 111.

[0054] In one embodiment, the clamping portion 12 is located on the side wall of the lifting rib 11 and close to the top; specifically, when the inner drum 10 rotates the lifting rib 11 to lift the clothes, this position can fully contact the clothes, so the clamping portion 12 is set at this position to facilitate quick grasping of the clothes.

[0055] In one embodiment, the opening and closing angle α of the clamping portion 12 is 0-180°. When the opening and closing angle α of the clamping portion 12 is 0, the clamping portion 12 is closed; when the opening and closing angle α of the clamping portion 12 is 180°, the clamping portion 12 is opened and accommodated in the lifting rib 11.

[0056] In one embodiment, the ends of the two clamping parts 12 are formed with intermeshing gear structures 123 for connecting to the power mechanism 13. Specifically, the first clamping part 121 is connected to the power output end of the power mechanism 13, and the second clamping part 122 is hinged to the lifting rib 11. When the power output end of the power mechanism 13 drives the first clamping part 121 to rotate, the rotational force is transmitted to the second clamping part 122 via the gear structure 123, causing the second clamping part 122 to rotate synchronously with the first clamping part 121, thereby achieving the opening and closing of the clamping part 12.

[0057] Furthermore, the outer circumferential surface of the gear structure 123 includes a tooth surface 1232 and a smooth surface 1231 , and the opening and closing angles of the two clamping parts 12 can be limited by setting the layout range of the tooth surface 1232 .

[0058] In one embodiment, the power mechanism 13 may be a rotary cylinder, a motor, a steering gear, or the like. In this embodiment, the power mechanism 13 is configured as a steering gear, which can rotate at a specified angle with high precision and fast response.

[0059] Furthermore, it also includes: a mounting plate 14, on which a through hole 141 is formed that is compatible with the outer shape of the power mechanism 13, and the power mechanism 13 is snapped into the through hole 141; the mounting plate 14 is detachably mounted on the inside of the lifting rib 11 through the mounting hole 142 formed on its surface; the assembly structure of this arrangement is simple and has good stability and reliability.

[0060] In one embodiment, a plurality of lifting ribs 11 are distributed on the side wall of the inner tube 10 , and the power mechanism 13 and the clamping portion 12 can be set in one of the lifting ribs 11 , or can be selectively arranged in multiple lifting ribs 11 .

[0061] Example 2

[0062] The present application also provides a clothing care device, as shown in Figures 1-10 , comprising an outer drum 20 and an inner drum 10 of the clothing care device described in Example 1. In this embodiment, the inner drum 10 can be configured as a flat drum or an inclined drum; the clothing care device can be configured as a washing machine, a dryer, or a washer-dryer.

[0063] The lifting ribs 11 are provided on the side walls of the inner drum 10 of the washing machine 1 to lift the clothes when the inner drum 10 rotates. The lifting ribs 11 are a shell structure, and a power mechanism 13 is provided inside the shell. The power output end of the power mechanism 13 is connected to the clamping part 12. The power mechanism 13 drives the clamping part 12 to open or close to loosen or grab the clothes in the inner drum 10.

[0064] The present application uses a clamping component arranged on the lifting rib 11 to clamp the clothes in the drum and hang them for drying, which also makes it easier for the washing machine 1 to perform drying and sterilization procedures, avoids wrinkles in clothes, and improves the user experience. At the same time, multiple clamping components are arranged at the lifting rib 11, which is conducive to improving the success rate of grabbing clothes and the clamping stability, and the setting of multiple clamping components can also expand the number of clothes that can be clamped; in addition, by arranging the power mechanism 13 connected to the clamping part 12 in the lifting rib 11, the space in the lifting rib 11 is rationally utilized, the overall structure of the inner drum 10 is optimized, and the setting of the clamping part 12 and the power mechanism 13 does not affect the washing capacity in the drum.

[0065] Although the implementation scheme of the present application has been disclosed as above, it is not limited to the applications listed in the description and implementation mode. It can be fully applied to various fields suitable for the present application. For those familiar with this field, additional modifications can be easily implemented. Therefore, without departing from the general concept defined by the claims and the scope of equivalents, the present application is not limited to the specific details and illustrations shown and described herein.

Claims

1. An inner drum of a clothing care device, comprising lifting ribs installed on the inner wall of the inner drum, characterized in that: At least two clamping assemblies are installed in the lifting rib; wherein the clamping assembly includes at least two clamping parts that move relative to each other, and a power mechanism that drives the clamping parts to move; The lifting rib surface is provided with an opening corresponding to the clamping portion; When the clamping action is executed, the power mechanism drives the corresponding clamping parts to extend from the opening until they are clamped, so as to clamp multiple clothes near the lifting ribs.

2. The inner drum of the clothing care device according to claim 1, characterized in that: When performing the clamping action, the clamping parts existing in different clamping components extend from the same side of the lifting rib to clamp the clothes.

3. The inner drum of the clothing care device according to claim 1, characterized in that: When performing the clamping action, the clamping parts existing in different clamping components extend from both sides of the lifting rib to clamp the clothes.

4. The inner drum of the clothing care device according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that: The power mechanism controls the corresponding clamping parts synchronously or sequentially to perform the clamping action.

5. The inner drum of the clothing care device according to claim 3, characterized in that: Different clamping assemblies are configured to perform clothing clamping when the lifting ribs follow the inner drum to rotate to different positions.

6. The inner drum of the clothing care device according to claim 3 or 5, characterized in that: Different clamping assemblies are configured to perform a clamping action after the inner cylinder performs a forward rotation or a reverse rotation.

7. The inner drum of the clothing care device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The two clamping components are symmetrically distributed on both sides of the lifting rib in the extending direction of the lifting rib.

8. The inner drum of the clothing care device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The clamping parts located on both sides of the lifting rib are staggered and distributed along the extending direction of the lifting rib.

9. The inner drum of the clothing care device according to claim 1, characterized in that: After the clothes are released, the clamping part is retracted into the lifting rib.

10. The inner drum of the clothing care device according to claim 9, characterized in that: The clamping portion is tightly matched with the opening to form a sealing structure of the power mechanism to block the water environment of the inner cylinder.

11. The inner drum of the clothing care device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The opening and closing angle of the clamping portion is 0-180°.

12. A clothing care device, characterized in that: It comprises the inner drum of the clothing care device according to any one of claims 1-11.

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