TWI737542B - washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

A washing machine includes a body and an upper cover. The fuselage has a machine body and two first setting parts arranged on the machine body laterally spaced apart from each other, and each first setting part has a first concave-convex structure located inside. The upper cover is disposed on the body, the upper cover has a cover, and a second setting part connected to the rear edge of the cover and pivotally disposed between the two first setting parts of the body, the The second setting part has two second concave-convex structures for matching with the first concave-convex structures of the two first setting parts. The upper cover can rotate between a closed position and an open position relative to the body. When the upper cover is in the open position, the first concave-convex structures of the two first setting portions are concave-convex matched with the two second concave-convex structures.

Description

washing machine

The invention relates to a washing machine, in particular to a clamshell washing machine.

Generally, the upper cover of a clamshell washing machine can rotate relative to the body between a closed position and an open position and usually has a slow-down mechanism design to avoid hitting the body of the washing machine when the upper cover is closed. Based on the consideration of ventilation in the washing machine, most users will keep the upper cover in the open position after the washing machine is used. However, when the upper cover of the washing machine is blown by strong wind, it is still easy to lose the wind force due to the resistance of the slow-down mechanism design. The upper cover instantly drops from the open position to the closed position, causing danger in use.

Therefore, one object of the present invention is to provide a washing machine that can improve at least one of the disadvantages of the prior art.

Therefore, in some embodiments, the washing machine of the present invention includes a body and an upper cover. The fuselage has a machine body and two first setting parts arranged on the machine body laterally spaced apart from each other, and each first setting part has a first concave-convex structure located inside. The upper cover is disposed on the body, the upper cover has a cover, and a second setting part connected to the rear edge of the cover and pivotally disposed between the two first setting parts of the body, the The second setting part has a connection with the two first setting parts The two second concave-convex structures matched with the first concave-convex structure. The upper cover can rotate between a closed position and an open position relative to the body. When the upper cover is in the open position, the two first setting parts The first concave-convex structure is concave-convex matched with the two second concave-convex structures.

In some embodiments, the second setting portion has a setting slot formed laterally penetratingly, and is slidably disposed at both ends of the setting slot and formed with the second concave-convex structure. A sliding block, and an elastic piece arranged in the setting slot and located between the two sliding blocks, and the elastic piece is used to push the two sliding blocks outward.

In some embodiments, each first setting portion has a first installation groove facing the second setting portion, and the second setting portion has two second installation grooves corresponding to the first installation grooves of the two first setting portions, respectively. Two installation grooves, the washing machine also includes two slow-down torque shaft kits, each slow-down torque shaft set is disposed in the corresponding first installation groove of the first installation part and the second installation groove of the second installation part .

In some embodiments, each second concave-convex structure has two protrusions located at the periphery of the corresponding second mounting groove and extending radially, and the first concave-convex structure of each first setting portion has the same height Two grooves that match and are located at the periphery of the corresponding first mounting groove.

In some embodiments, each slider has at least one convex strip extending laterally, and the setting through slot has two concave rails extending laterally and slidably accommodating the convex strips of the two sliders.

In the present invention, when the upper cover is in the open position, the first concave-convex structure of the body and the second concave-convex structure of the upper cover can be matched with each other to provide a positioning force to the upper cover so that the upper cover can be easily maintained in the Open position to prevent the upper cover from falling from the open position instantaneously due to strong winds To the closed position may cause a use hazard.

100: washing machine

1: body

11: body

12: The first setting part

121: The first concave-convex structure

121a: groove

122: first installation slot

2: upper cover

21: Lid

22: The second setting part

221: The second concave-convex structure

221a: bump

222: second installation slot

223: Set the slot

223a: concave track

224: Slider

224a: Rib

225: Elastic

3: Slow down torque shaft kit

Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiment with reference to the drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the washing machine of the present invention, in which a top cover of this embodiment is opposite to a The fuselage is in a closed position; FIG. 2 is a perspective schematic view of this embodiment, in which the upper cover of this embodiment is in an open position relative to the fuselage; FIG. 3 is a perspective exploded view of FIG. 2; and FIG. 4 It is a schematic cross-sectional view of FIG. 2.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, an embodiment of the washing machine 100 of the present invention includes a body 1, an upper cover 2, and two slow-down torque shaft kits 3. It should be noted that in a modified embodiment, the two slow-down torque shaft sets 3 may be omitted, and this embodiment is not limited.

The fuselage 1 has a body 11 and two first setting portions 12 laterally spaced apart from each other at the top of the body 11, and each first setting portion 12 has a first concave-convex structure 121 located inside, And a first mounting slot 122 facing the inner side and used for accommodating the slow-down torque shaft assembly 3.

The upper cover 2 is disposed on the body 1, the upper cover 2 has a cover 21, and is connected to the The rear edge of the cover body 21 is pivotally provided on a second setting portion 22 between the two first setting portions 12 of the fuselage 1, and the second setting portion 22 has a function to communicate with the two first setting portions The two second concave-convex structures 221 matched with the first concave-convex structure 121 of 12, and the two first installation grooves 122 corresponding to the two first setting parts 12 and used for accommodating the slow torque reduction shaft assembly 3 The second installation groove 222. The first installation groove 122 of the first installation portion 12 and the second installation groove 222 of the second installation portion 22 face each other and are used for accommodating the slow torque reduction shaft assembly 3. In detail, in this embodiment, the second setting portion 22 further has a setting slot 223 formed laterally penetratingly, and is slidably disposed at both ends of the setting slot 223 and formed with The two sliding blocks 224 of the second concave-convex structure 221 and the second mounting groove 222, and an elastic member 225 disposed in the setting through groove 223 and located between the two sliding blocks 224, the elastic member 225 is used for Push the two sliders 224 outwardly. In detail, each slider 224 has two laterally extending protruding strips 224a, and the setting through slot 223 has four concave rails 223a that extend laterally and slidably accommodate the protruding strips 224a of the two sliders 224. However, the numbers of the convex strips 224a and the concave rails 223a can also be adjusted accordingly, and each slider 224 only needs to have at least one convex strip 224a.

The upper cover 2 can rotate relative to the body 1 between a closed position and an open position. When the upper cover 2 is in the open position, the first concave-convex structure 121 of the two first setting portions 12 and the two second The concave-convex structure 221 is concave-convex matched. When the upper cover 2 is in the open position, the first concave-convex structure 121 of the body 1 and the second concave-convex structure 221 of the upper cover 2 can be matched with each other in concave and convex, so as to provide the upper cover 2 with a positioning force to make the upper cover 2 It is easy to maintain in the open position, avoiding the use of the upper cover 2 from the open position to the closed position due to the wind force of the strong wind. The arrangement of the through slot 223, the two sliders 224, and the elastic member 225 can be used when the first concave-convex structure 121 and the second When the two concave-convex structures 221 do not cooperate with each other in concave and convex, the two sliders 224 formed with the second concave-convex structure 221 can move inwardly and retreat, so as to prevent the first concave-convex structure 121 and the second concave-convex structure 221 from being worn or worn. However, in other embodiments, the second setting portion 22 may not have the setting slot 223, the two sliding blocks 224 and the elastic member 225, which is not limited to this embodiment.

In addition, in this embodiment, each second concave-convex structure 221 has two radially extending protrusions 221a located at the periphery of the corresponding second mounting groove 222, and the first concave-convex structure of each first setting portion 12 121 has two grooves 121 a that cooperate with the two protrusions 221 a and are located at the periphery of the corresponding first mounting groove 122. However, it should be noted that in other aspects, the second concave-convex structure 221 may also have the groove 121a, and in this case, the first concave-convex structure 121 has the convex block 221a, that is to say The first concavo-convex structure 121 and the second concavo-convex structure 221 only need to be able to cooperate with the concave-convex structure, and it should not be restricted which is convex and which is concave.

The washing machine 100 also includes two slow-down torque shaft kits 3, and both ends of each slow-down torque shaft kit 3 are provided in the corresponding first installation groove 122 and the second installation part 22 of the first installation part 12 The second installation slot 222. The two slow-down torque shaft sets 3 provide a torsion force for the upper cover 2 to pivot upward, so that the upper cover 2 can be relatively labor-saving when rotating from the closed position to the open position, and the upper cover 2 can be rotated from the closed position The speed to the open position can be relatively slow.

In summary, the present invention provides the upper cover 2 with the concave-convex fit between the first concave-convex structure 121 of the body 1 and the second concave-convex structure 221 of the upper cover 2 when the upper cover 2 is in the open position. A positioning force makes the upper cover 2 easy to maintain in the open position, avoiding the use of the upper cover 2 from the open position to the closed position instantaneously caused by the wind force of the strong wind.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention. When the scope of implementation of the present invention cannot be limited by this, all simple equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the scope of the patent application of the present invention and the content of the patent specification still belong to This invention patent covers the scope.

100: washing machine

1: body

11: body

12: The first setting part

121: The first concave-convex structure

121a: groove

122: first installation slot

2: upper cover

21: Lid

22: The second setting part

221: The second concave-convex structure

221a: bump

222: second installation slot

223: Set the slot

223a: concave track

224: Slider

224a: Rib

225: Elastic

3: Slow down torque shaft kit

Claims (5)

A washing machine, comprising: a body with a body, and two first setting parts laterally spaced apart from each other on the body, each of the first setting parts has a first concave-convex structure located inside; and An upper cover disposed on the body, the upper cover having a cover body, and a second setting part connected to the rear edge of the cover body and pivotally arranged between the two first setting parts of the body, The second setting portion has two second concave-convex structures for cooperating with the first concave-convex structures of the two first setting portions, and the upper cover can rotate between a closed position and an open position relative to the body, When the upper cover is in the open position, the first concave-convex structure of the two first setting portions and the two second concave-convex structures are concave-convex matched. The washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the second setting portion has a setting slot formed laterally penetrating, and is slidably provided at both ends of the setting slot and formed with the second Two sliders with a concave-convex structure, and an elastic member arranged in the slot and located between the two sliders, and the elastic member is used to push the two sliders outward. The washing machine according to claim 2, wherein each of the first setting portion has a first installation groove facing the second setting portion, and the second setting portion has a first installation groove formed on the two sliders and corresponding to the two sliding blocks respectively. Two second installation grooves of the first installation groove of the first setting part, the washing machine also includes two slow-down torque shaft kits, each of the slow-down torque shaft sets is disposed on the corresponding first setting part The installation groove and the second installation groove of the second setting part. The washing machine according to claim 3, wherein each of the second concave-convex structures has Corresponding to the two protrusions extending radially at the periphery of the second installation groove, the first concave-convex structure of each of the first setting portions has a first concave-convex structure that matches the two protrusions and is located in the corresponding first installation groove Two grooves at the periphery. The washing machine according to claim 2, wherein each of the sliders has at least one protruding bar extending laterally, and the setting slot has at least two of the protruding bars extending laterally and slidably receiving the two sliders. A concave track.

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