Laundry treating machine
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional laundry treating machines face challenges in simplicity and efficiency of assembly, particularly when changing the rotational direction of the door, which requires fabricating new hinge parts, increasing production costs and time.
Innovation Solution
The solution involves a design where the hinge parts can be repositioned to change the door's rotational direction without the need for new parts, allowing for efficient assembly and reduced production costs by utilizing existing hinge parts in different configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If new hinge parts are fabricated to change the door's rotational direction, then the door can be connected in different orientations, but the fabrication complexity and production cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The hinge part is designed with universal functionality to accommodate multiple door rotational directions. The hinge includes a hinge body with a hinge axis and a hinge arm that can be positioned in different locations, allowing the same hinge part to function for both left-handed and right-handed door openings without requiring different hinge designs.
Solution Approach 2:
The hinge part incorporates adjustable elements that allow dynamic reconfiguration. The hinge arm's position can be changed relative to the hinge body, enabling the hinge to adapt to different door rotational requirements while maintaining the same basic hinge structure, thus avoiding the need to fabricate entirely new hinge parts.
2Adaptability or versatility
If new hinge parts are fabricated to change the door's rotational direction, then the door can open in different directions, but the production time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The hinge part is designed with universal functionality to accommodate multiple door rotational directions. The hinge includes a hinge body with a hinge axis and a hinge arm that can be positioned in different locations, allowing the same hinge part to function for both left-handed and right-handed door openings without requiring different hinge designs.
Solution Approach 2:
The hinge part is pre-designed with multiple mounting positions and configurations built into its structure. This preliminary design allows the hinge to be quickly installed in different orientations during assembly without requiring additional fabrication steps, thereby reducing production time while maintaining versatility.
3Productivity
If the hinge part is designed with adjustable positions, then the assembly process is simplified, but the hinge part structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The hinge part is divided into distinct functional segments: a hinge body containing the hinge axis, and a hinge arm with positioning features. This segmentation allows each component to be manufactured separately using standard processes, then assembled together. The modular structure simplifies the overall assembly process while the internal complexity of each segment remains manageable.
Solution Approach 2:
The hinge part incorporates adjustable elements that allow dynamic reconfiguration. The hinge arm's position can be changed relative to the hinge body, enabling the hinge to adapt to different door rotational requirements while maintaining the same basic hinge structure, thus avoiding the need to fabricate entirely new hinge parts.
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AI summary
A laundry treating machine is disclosed. A laundry treating machine includes a cabinet comprising an accommodating space formed therein to accommodate laundry, a door rotatably coupled to a front surface of the cabinet, an air supply device for supplying air or heated air to the accommodating space, and first and second hinge parts, the first hinge part selectively provided in one of two couples of diagonally opposite front corners of the cabinet and the second hinge part provided in the other one.