Hydraulic Appliance Foot Structure for Automatic Leveling Stability
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing household appliance leveling systems require manual adjustment, which is inconvenient for heavy appliances and prone to vibration-induced instability, leading to noise and reduced service life due to the need for manual leveling and susceptibility to out-of-flat placement.
Innovation Solution
A hydraulic support system that connects high-pressure pipes to household appliance supports for automatic leveling, ensuring sealed connections and improved stability through snap-in connecting members and a flexible accommodation body that adjusts to pressure differences for adaptive regulation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If manual leveling adjustment is used, then the structure is simple, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to heavy weight and narrow setting space
Solution Approach 1:
The support system performs automatic leveling adjustment without requiring user intervention. The control system automatically detects the appliance's leveling state and adjusts the support height accordingly, making the system serve itself rather than requiring manual operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical adjustment with an automated control system that uses sensors and actuators to perform leveling. This substitution eliminates the need for users to physically manipulate heavy components in narrow spaces.
2Device complexity
If manual leveling adjustment is used, then the device complexity is low, but the reliability deteriorates due to vibration-induced loosening and supporting failure
Solution Approach 1:
The control system continuously monitors the appliance's leveling state through sensors and automatically adjusts the support height in response to detected changes. This feedback mechanism compensates for vibration-induced loosening and maintains stable support despite operational vibrations.
Solution Approach 2:
The support system automatically detects and corrects its own loosening or displacement caused by vibration, performing self-adjustment without external intervention to maintain reliable support throughout the appliance's operation.
3Ease of manufacture
If snap-in connecting members are used for hydraulic connection, then the ease of manufacture improves, but the strength deteriorates due to sloshing and impact during transportation and mounting
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates protective measures in advance to prevent damage to the snap-in connections during transportation and mounting. This may include cushioning structures, protective housings, or pre-tensioning mechanisms that prepare the connection to withstand anticipated shocks and impacts.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes flexible protective coverings or damping materials around the hydraulic connections to absorb shocks and reduce the impact of sloshing and transportation vibrations on the snap-in connecting members.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The hydraulic support system enables simple and efficient automatic leveling, reducing vibration and noise, and extending the service life of household appliances by maintaining stability and balance without manual intervention.
Implementation Method 1
a flexible accommodation body, which accommodates a hydraulic medium and is arranged in the accommodation chamber; the flexible accommodation body extends and retracts to drive the regulating support to axially move in the sheath for leveling under the action of pressure
Data Source
Figure 1~2
Figure 3~4
Figure 5~6
AI summary
The present disclosure discloses a support for household appliance and a household appliance. The support for household appliance comprises a fixed part (100, 200) and a moving part (300), a hollow chamber is formed between the fixed part (100, 200) and the moving part (300) and the hollow chamber is provided with a hydraulic medium. At least two household-appliance-used supports communicate with one another through high-pressure pipes (1100); and the hydraulic medium circulates among the household-appliance-used supports under action of pressure to drive the moving part to extend and retract to achieve automatic leveling. Liquid outlet nozzles (101) communicating with the hollow chamber are arranged on the fixed part (100, 200), the high-pressure pipes (1100) are in sealed connection with the liquid outlet nozzles (101) through snap-in connecting members (900), and the snap-in connecting members (900) have reinforcing aprons (902) which are fit with the fixed part. In the present disclosure, the hydraulic medium circulates between the two supports for the household appliance for automatic leveling.