Laundry Apparatus Top Cover Segmentation for Compact Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing laundry treating apparatuses face challenges in manufacturing and assembly due to space constraints, particularly in creating a compact twin laundry treating apparatus with separate washing and drying functions, where components are difficult to arrange and assemble in a limited space.
Innovation Solution
The design includes a housing with front and rear sidewalls and a top cover that allows for easy access and assembly, featuring a detergent box and flexible connection pipes, hooks, and a simplified configuration to facilitate the connection of components without the need for additional assembly steps, ensuring a compact and efficient manufacturing process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If a compact twin laundry treating apparatus is designed with limited space, then the apparatus size is reduced, but the arrangement and assembly of various components becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The top cover is divided into a first top cover and a second top cover that can be assembled separately. The detergent box is integrated into the second top cover as a separate module. This segmentation allows components to be manufactured and prepared independently before final assembly, making it easier to arrange and connect components in the limited space of a compact twin laundry treating apparatus
Solution Approach 2:
The detergent box is pre-integrated into the second top cover during manufacturing. The connection pipes are pre-positioned within the top cover structure. This preliminary integration of components reduces the complexity of on-site assembly and makes the manufacturing process more straightforward despite the compact dimensions
2Ease of manufacture
If the top cover structure is simplified for easy manufacture, then manufacturing ease is improved, but protection of control components from water and detergent may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The top cover is segmented into two separate covers (first top cover and second top cover) that can be manufactured independently using simple processes. This segmentation maintains manufacturing ease while allowing each cover to be optimized for its specific function, including proper sealing and protection features for control components
Solution Approach 2:
The connection pipes serve as intermediaries that channel water and detergent away from control components. The pipes are routed through the top cover structure to provide protected pathways, ensuring that control components remain shielded from direct exposure to water and detergent while maintaining a simple overall design
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AI summary
A laundry treating apparatus is disclosed. The laundry treating apparatus includes a housing (21, 25), a tub (4) provided inside the housing, for storing washing water therein, a drum (61) rotatably provided inside the tub (4), for storing laundry therein, and a top cover (25) provided above the housing to cover upper portions (254A) of the tub (41) and the drum (61). The housing (21, 25) includes front and rear and left and right sidewalls to define a space (S3) therein, and an extending portion (253, 254C) formed to have a front and rear spacing and an up and down spacing from the top cover (21, 25) above the front sidewall (21A, 21) so that an entrance space (21E) is formed from the front upper portion (253, 254C) of the front sidewall (21A, 21) to the inside of the housing (21, 25).