Clothes treating device including drawer panel
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing clothes treating device's drawer panel has a complex structure that requires replacement as a whole, leading to high replacement costs and inconvenient operations, and its manufacturing process is complicated due to interfering faces that necessitate the use of mold sliders during injection molding and demolding.
Innovation Solution
A modular drawer panel design comprising a first portion with a simple demolding direction and a second portion with a mounting portion, allowing for easy replacement and assembly without the need for mold sliders, thereby simplifying the manufacturing process and improving aesthetics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the drawer panel is designed as an integral component, then the structure is complete and functional, but the replacement cost increases and operation convenience decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The drawer panel is divided into a first portion (front panel with decoration) and a second portion (rear panel with mounting structures), connected through an assembling portion. This segmentation allows the first portion to be replaced independently without replacing the entire drawer panel, reducing replacement costs and improving maintenance convenience while maintaining structural completeness during operation.
2Shape
If the drawer panel has two opposite faces interfering with the demolding direction, then the design is complete, but the mold complexity and manufacturing process complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The drawer panel is segmented into first and second portions that can be manufactured separately through injection molding and then assembled. This segmentation allows each portion to have optimized demolding directions without interfering faces, eliminating the need for complex mold sliders while still achieving the complete design through assembly of the separate portions.
3Shape
If the drawer panel has two opposite faces interfering with the demolding direction, then the design is complete, but the manufacturing process complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
By dividing the drawer panel into separately manufacturable first and second portions, each can be produced through straightforward injection molding processes without requiring complex mold sliders. The assembling portion connects these portions, achieving design completeness while significantly simplifying the manufacturing process and reducing production complexity.
4Stability of the object's composition
If the drawer panel is designed as an integral component, then the structure is stable, but the replacement cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The drawer panel is segmented into a first portion and a second portion connected by an assembling portion. This design maintains structural stability during normal operation while allowing the first portion to be replaced independently when damaged, significantly reducing replacement costs compared to replacing an entire integral component.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a clothes treating device (100) including a drawer panel (10). The drawer panel (10) includes: a first portion (12), including a first front surface (14), a first rear surface (16), an assembling portion (18), and a decoration portion (20) at least partially enclosing the assembling portion (18); and a second portion (22), engaged with the first rear surface (16) and including a mounting portion (24). In this way, the first portion (12) of the drawer panel (10) of the clothes treating device (100) can be easily replaced.