Supporting device and laundry treating apparatus having the same
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing laundry treating apparatuses face challenges in easy assembly, accommodating different leg sizes, and achieving strong fastening forces between the supporting device and the apparatus.
Innovation Solution
A supporting device with a guide member and fixing member configuration, including insertion grooves and protrusions, that allows for easy assembly and secure fixation of legs with varying sizes without additional fastening members, enhancing assembly efficiency and durability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the existing combining process is used (tilting main body, separating legs, manual assembly), then the supporting device can be assembled, but the assembly process is complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting device is divided into modular components: a body portion with pre-formed recesses, and separate leg portions that can be independently handled and assembled. This segmentation allows for simpler, step-by-step assembly without requiring complex tools or procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The leg portions are directly integrated with the body portion through pre-formed recesses that receive the legs. This merging eliminates the need for separate fastening operations, tilting procedures, or multiple assembly steps, allowing the supporting device to be assembled in a single straightforward operation.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a universal supporting device is designed to accommodate different leg sizes, then versatility is improved, but the structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The body portion is designed with recesses that can accommodate legs of various sizes and configurations. This universal design allows a single supporting device model to work with different laundry treating apparatuses, eliminating the need for multiple specialized devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The recesses in the body portion are designed with specific geometric characteristics that adapt to different leg sizes. By optimizing the local geometry of the recesses, the device achieves versatility without requiring complex adjustable mechanisms or multiple components.
3Strength
If traditional fastening methods are used (screws, bolts, additional fastening members), then the fastening force can be sufficient, but the assembly process becomes more complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The recesses in the body portion are designed to directly receive and secure the leg portions through their geometric configuration alone. The structure serves its own fastening function without requiring external fastening members, screws, or additional components, thereby achieving strong attachment with minimal complexity.
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AI summary
A supporting device capable of being easily assembled and commonly supporting a washing machine, a dryer, and the like having different leg sizes and a laundry treating apparatus having the same. The laundry treating apparatus includes a laundry treating apparatus main body, a supporting device main body configured to support the laundry treating apparatus main body, a leg coupled to a bottom of the laundry treating apparatus main body, and a supporter installed in the supporting device main body, wherein the supporter includes a guide member configured to accommodate the leg and including an insertion groove, and a fixing member including a fixing protrusion to be inserted into the insertion groove, the fixing member being coupled to the guide member to fix the leg.