Adjustable Washer Support Assembly for Uneven Floor Vibration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Washing machines experience vibration and noise due to unstable installation on irregular surfaces, leading to inadequate support from legs, which can cause severe vibration and loud noise during operation.
Innovation Solution
A support apparatus for washing machines featuring adjustable height and damping functions, utilizing a coupling mechanism with a guide member, spring member, and friction member to ensure stable installation and reduce vibration, allowing manual or automatic height adjustment and easy assembly/disassembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the washing machine is installed on an irregular surface with fixed legs, then the structure is simple, but the washing machine becomes unstable and generates severe vibration and noise
Solution Approach 1:
The support apparatus employs adjustable legs with screw mechanisms that allow dynamic height adjustment to adapt to irregular surfaces. The legs can be manually or automatically adjusted to different positions to ensure stable contact with the ground, transforming a static support system into a dynamic one that can respond to varying installation conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the height parameter of the support legs to match the irregularities of the installation surface. By adjusting the leg length parameter, the washing machine can achieve stable installation on uneven grounds without requiring a completely different support structure.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the legs are made adjustable to compensate for irregular surfaces, then the stability improves, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to manual adjustment requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The support apparatus incorporates an automatic adjustment mechanism that uses the washing machine's own weight to adjust the leg heights. When the washing machine is placed on the support apparatus, the gravitational force automatically drives the screw mechanisms to extend or retract the legs until they make contact with the ground, eliminating the need for manual adjustment by the user.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention replaces manual mechanical adjustment with an automatic mechanical system driven by gravity. The screw mechanisms are designed to convert the gravitational force into rotational motion, which automatically adjusts the leg positions without requiring human intervention.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the support apparatus is designed with multiple adjustment components, then the adaptability to irregular surfaces improves, but the ease of repair deteriorates due to increased complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The support apparatus is designed as a modular assembly with distinct components: a base plate, multiple legs with screw mechanisms, and connecting elements. Each leg can be independently adjusted or replaced, and the entire support apparatus can be easily detached from the washing machine base for repair or replacement without affecting other parts of the washing machine.
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 support apparatus stabilizes the washing machine, reduces vibration and noise, and facilitates easy replacement, enhancing the machine's usability and user satisfaction by ensuring secure footing on uneven surfaces.
Implementation Method 1
a spring member that presses the foot member
Implementation Method 2
a friction member installed on one of the first and second adjustment units to make friction relative to another one of the first and second adjustment units
Implementation Method 3
a guide member guiding the second adjustment unit. The second adjustment unit includes a foot member that slidably moves along the guide member
Implementation Method 4
The foot member includes a rubber member that makes contact with the ground
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a support apparatus for a washing machine. The support apparatus includes a first adjustment unit coupled to a base, in which a coupling position of the first adjustment unit to the base is adjustable, and a second adjustment unit that is movable relative to the first adjustment unit.