阅读说明：本技术 连接结构及洗涤设备 (Connection structure and washing equipment ) 是由 卢绪珍 黄晨烨 于 2020-12-21 设计创作，主要内容包括：本申请公开了一种连接结构及洗涤设备。其中,该连接结构包括：可弯折连接的第一本体和第二本体,第一本体与第二本体之间形成用于弯折的连接部；第二本体具有邻近连接部的第一卡扣和远离连接部的第二卡扣,第一本体具有与第一卡扣配合的第一抵接部和与第二卡扣配合的第二抵接部；第二本体扣合于第一本体上时,第一本体与第二本体之间形成用于固定管状件的锁紧空间。基于第一卡扣与第一抵接部的配合及第二卡扣与第二抵接部的配合,可以增强连接结构的可靠性,即便连接部断裂,亦可以有效锁定管状件,且通过弯折进行锁定,操作简单,可以广泛应用于水管、线缆等管状件锁定领域。(The application discloses connection structure and washing equipment. Wherein, this connection structure includes: the first body and the second body are connected in a bending manner, and a connecting part for bending is formed between the first body and the second body; the second body is provided with a first buckle close to the connecting part and a second buckle far away from the connecting part, and the first body is provided with a first abutting part matched with the first buckle and a second abutting part matched with the second buckle; when the second body is buckled on the first body, a locking space for fixing the tubular piece is formed between the first body and the second body. Based on the cooperation of the first buckle and the first abutting part and the cooperation of the second buckle and the second abutting part, the reliability of the connecting structure can be enhanced, the tubular part can be effectively locked even if the connecting part is broken, and the tubular part is locked by bending, so that the operation is simple, and the locking device can be widely applied to the field of locking tubular parts such as water pipes, cables and the like.)

1. A connecting structure, characterized by comprising: the connecting device comprises a first body (11) and a second body (12) which can be connected in a bending mode, wherein a connecting part (13) for bending is formed between the first body (11) and the second body (12); the second body (12) having a first catch (121) adjacent to the connection portion (13) and a second catch (122) remote from the connection portion (13), the first body (11) having a first abutment cooperating with the first catch (121) and a second abutment (112) cooperating with the second catch (122);

when the second body (12) is buckled on the first body (11), a locking space for fixing the tubular part is formed between the first body (11) and the second body (12).

2. The connection structure according to claim 1, wherein the first catch (121) comprises: a first standing section (1211) and a first fastening section (1212), wherein the first fastening section (1212) extends from the first standing section (1211) in a direction toward the connecting portion (13), and a first step portion (1213) is formed between a bottom end surface of the first fastening section (1212) and a side wall surface of the adjacent first standing section (1211);

the first abutting portion is a first groove (111) which is formed in the first body (11) in a region adjacent to the connecting portion (13) and used for accommodating the first buckling section (1212), and a second step portion (1111) used for abutting against the first step portion (1213) is formed at the first groove (111).

3. The connection structure according to claim 1, wherein the second catch (122) comprises: a second upstanding segment (1221) and a second fastening segment (1222), the second fastening segment (1222) extending from the second upstanding segment (1221) in a direction away from the connecting portion (13);

the second abutment (112) comprises: a third upstanding segment (1121) and a third fastening segment (1122), the third fastening segment (1122) extending from the third upstanding segment (1121) in a direction toward the connecting portion (13), a receiving region (1123) for abutting against the second fastening segment (1222) being formed between a bottom end face of the third fastening segment (1122) and a side wall face of the third upstanding segment (1121) adjacent thereto.

4. The connection structure according to claim 3,

the tail end of the second fastening section (1222) forms a first hook (1222B);

the end of the third fastening section (1122) forms a second hook (1122A) which is matched with the first hook (1222B).

5. The connection structure according to claim 4,

the outer surface of the second fastening section (1222) forms a first guide section (1222A) with an inclined or circular arc transition;

the outer surface of the second hook (1122A) forms a second guide section that mates with the first guide section (1222A).

6. The connection structure according to claim 1,

the inner wall surface of the first body (11) and the inner wall surface of the second body (12) are both approximately semicircular.

7. The connection structure according to claim 6,

an arc-shaped and convex first convex rib (113) is arranged on the inner wall surface of the first body (11) along the circumferential direction; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

an arc-shaped and convex second convex rib (123) is arranged on the inner wall surface of the second body (12) along the circumferential direction.

8. The connection structure according to claim 1,

the connecting part (13) is provided with a second groove (131) and/or a third groove (132) along the first surface in the bendable direction.

9. The connection structure according to claim 8,

and reinforcing ribs (133) for enhancing the connection strength are further arranged at the connecting parts (13).

10. The connecting structure according to claim 1, further comprising:

a positioning seat (14) connected to the first body (11).

11. The connection structure according to claim 1,

the first body (11), the second body (12) and the connecting part (13) are integrally formed by injection molding or metal plates.

12. A washing apparatus, comprising: -a base (2) and-a connection structure (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 11 fixed to said base (2).

Technical Field

The application relates to the field of positioning, in particular to a connecting structure and washing equipment.

Background

In the related art, in order to fix tubular bodies such as water pipes or wiring harnesses, wiring harness ties or collars are often used for fixing, wherein the wiring harness ties are difficult to detach after being fixed due to the fact that the wiring harness ties are provided with ribs for unidirectional locking, and the wiring harness ties are required to be detached after being damaged, so that the maintenance is inconvenient; the collar often needs a manual locking screw to fix the tubular body, and the mounting is troublesome.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, the present application provides a connection structure and a washing apparatus, and aims to provide a connection structure that is convenient to install and reliable in connection.

The technical scheme of the embodiment of the application is realized as follows:

an embodiment of the present application provides a connection structure, including: the first body and the second body are connected in a bending manner, and a connecting part for bending is formed between the first body and the second body; the second body is provided with a first buckle close to the connecting part and a second buckle far away from the connecting part, and the first body is provided with a first abutting part matched with the first buckle and a second abutting part matched with the second buckle;

when the second body is buckled on the first body, a locking space for fixing the tubular part is formed between the first body and the second body.

In some embodiments, the first catch comprises: the connecting part comprises a first upright section and a first fastening section, wherein the first fastening section extends from the first upright section along the direction towards the connecting part, and a first step part is formed between the bottom end surface of the first fastening section and the side wall surface of the adjacent first upright section;

the first abutting portion is a first groove which is formed in the area, close to the connecting portion, of the first body and used for accommodating the first buckling section, and a second step portion used for abutting against the first step portion is formed in the first groove.

In some embodiments, the second catch comprises: the second fastening section extends from the second vertical section along the direction departing from the connecting part;

the second abutting portion includes: the third upright section and third lock joint section, third lock joint section extend along the direction towards connecting portion from the third upright section, form the holding area that is used for butt second lock joint section between the bottom face of third lock joint section and the lateral wall face of the third upright section of adjacent.

In some embodiments, the end of the second fastening section forms a first hook; the end of the third buckling section forms a second hook matched with the first hook.

In some embodiments, the outer surface of the second fastening section forms a first guide section with an inclined or rounded transition; the outer surface of the second hook forms a second guide section matched with the first guide section.

In some embodiments, the inner wall surface of the first body and the inner wall surface of the second body are each substantially semicircular.

In some embodiments, the inner wall surface of the first body is provided with an arc-shaped and convex first convex rib along the circumferential direction; and/or the inner wall surface of the second body is provided with an arc-shaped and convex second convex rib along the circumferential direction.

In some embodiments, the connecting portion is provided with a second groove along the first surface in the direction in which it is bendable and/or the second surface is provided with a third groove.

In some embodiments, a reinforcing rib for reinforcing the connection strength is further provided at the connection portion.

In some embodiments, the connecting structure further comprises: the positioning seat is connected to the first body.

In some embodiments, the first body, the second body and the connecting portion are integrally formed by injection molding or sheet metal.

An embodiment of the present application further provides a washing apparatus, including: base and be fixed in the connection structure of this application embodiment on the base.

According to the technical scheme, the first body and the second body can be connected in a bending mode through the connecting portion, the second body is provided with the first buckle close to the connecting portion and the second buckle far away from the connecting portion, the first body is provided with the first abutting portion matched with the first buckle and the second abutting portion matched with the second buckle, when the second body is buckled on the first body, a locking space for fixing the tubular piece is formed between the first body and the second body, and based on the matching of the first buckle and the first abutting portion and the matching of the second buckle and the second abutting portion, the reliability of the connecting structure can be enhanced, the tubular piece can be effectively locked even if the connecting portion is broken, the tubular piece can be locked through bending, the operation is simple, and the locking device can be widely applied to the field of locking the tubular pieces such as a water pipe and a cable.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a connection structure in an open state according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along A-A of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a base of a washing apparatus to which a connection structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is applied;

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a connection structure in a snap-fit state according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of another structure of the connection structure applied to the base of the washing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line B-B of fig. 6.

Description of reference numerals:

1. a connecting structure;

11. a first body; 12. a second body;

13. a connecting portion; 131. a second groove; 132. a third groove; 133. reinforcing ribs;

14. positioning seats;

121. a first buckle; 122. a second buckle;

111. a first groove; 112. a second abutting portion;

113. a first rib; 123. a second rib;

1211. a first upright section; 1212. a first fastening section; 1213. a first step portion;

1111. a second step portion;

1221. a second upright section; 1222. a second fastening section; 1222A, a first guide section; 1222B, a first hook;

1121. a third upright section; 1122. a third fastening section; 1122A, a second hook; 1123. a containment region;

2. a base.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the present application clearer, the present application will be described in further detail with reference to the attached drawings, the described embodiments should not be considered as limiting the present application, and all other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

In the description of the present application, reference is made to "some embodiments" which describe a subset of all possible embodiments, but it is understood that "some embodiments" may be the same subset or different subsets of all possible embodiments, and may be combined with each other without conflict.

Where in the description of the present application reference has been made to the terms "first", "second", etc. merely to distinguish between similar items and not to indicate a particular ordering for the items, it is to be understood that "first", "second", etc. may be interchanged with respect to a particular order or sequence of events to enable embodiments of the application described herein to be performed in an order other than that illustrated or described herein. Unless otherwise indicated, "plurality" means at least two.

In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience in describing the present application and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present application.

In the description of the present application, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood in a specific case by those of ordinary skill in the art.

In this application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may comprise direct contact of the first and second features, or may comprise contact of the first and second features not directly but through another feature in between. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

An embodiment of the present application provides a connection structure, as shown in fig. 1 to 7, where the connection structure 1 includes: the device comprises a first body 11 and a second body 12 which can be connected in a bending way, wherein a connecting part 13 for bending is formed between the first body 11 and the second body 12; the second body 12 has a first catch 121 adjacent to the connection portion 13 and a second catch 122 remote from the connection portion 13, the first body 11 has a first abutment cooperating with the first catch 121 and a second abutment 112 cooperating with the second catch 122; when the second body 12 is fastened to the first body 11, a locking space for fixing the tubular member is formed between the first body 11 and the second body 12. Illustratively, the connection structure shown in FIG. 1 is in an open state and the connection structure shown in FIG. 5 is in a snap-fit state.

Here, the tubular member to be fixed may be a water pipe, a cable, etc., and the present application is not particularly limited thereto.

Here, since the first body 11 and the second body 12 are connected by the bendable connecting portion 13, the second body 12 can be locked on the first body 11 by the first buckle 121 and the first abutting portion and the second buckle 122 and the second abutting portion 112 under the external force, so as to lock the tubular member. Similarly, the second body 12 can be opened by an external force, so that the first catch 121 is disengaged from the first abutting portion and the second catch 122 is disengaged from the second abutting portion 112, thereby unlocking the connection between the second body 12 and the first body 11 to unlock the tubular member. So, can lock or the unblock through the operation of buckling, compare in the one-way locking of current rand locking or pencil ribbon, have the convenience in the operation, and convenient to detach and used repeatedly.

In practical application, because the connection portion 13 is repeatedly bent, the risk of breakage often exists, in this embodiment of the application, because a connection manner of double buckles is adopted, that is, the first buckle 121 is matched with the first abutting portion, and the second buckle 122 is matched with the second abutting portion, even if the connection portion 13 is broken, because the first body 11 and the second body 12 are matched with each other through the first buckle 121 and the first abutting portion and the second buckle 122 is matched with the second abutting portion 112, the connection is reliable, the tubular member can be effectively locked, and the locking failure of the tubular member caused by the breakage of the connection portion 13 can be effectively avoided.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1, first clasp 121 includes: a first upright section 1211 and a first fastening section 1212, the first fastening section 1212 extends from the first upright section 1211 in a direction toward the connecting portion 13, and a first stepped portion 1213 is formed between a bottom end surface of the first fastening section 1212 and a side wall surface of the adjacent first upright section 1211. The first abutting portion is a first groove 111 opened in a region of the first body 11 adjacent to the connecting portion 13 for accommodating the first fastening section 1212, and a second step portion 1111 for abutting against the first step portion 1213 is formed at the first groove 111.

When the second body 12 is buckled with the first body 11 under the action of external force, as shown in fig. 7, the first buckling section 1212 extends into the first groove 111, and the first step portion 1213 abuts against the second step portion 1111, that is, when the first buckling section 1212 is tilted up in the first groove 111, the downward pressure applied to the first step portion 1213 by the second step portion 1111 may be applied, so that the effective positioning between the end portion of the first body 11 adjacent to the connection portion 13 and the end portion of the second body 12 adjacent to the connection portion 13 may be realized, the connection failure caused by the fracture of the connection portion 13 may be avoided, and the reliability of the connection may be enhanced.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1, second catch 122 comprises: a second upstanding segment 1221 and a second fastening segment 1222, the second fastening segment 1222 extending from the second upstanding segment 1221 in a direction away from the connecting portion 13. The second abutment 112 includes: third upstanding segment 1121 and third fastening segment 1122, where third fastening segment 1122 extends from third upstanding segment 1121 in a direction toward connecting portion 13, and a receiving region 1123 for abutting second fastening segment 1222 is formed between a bottom end face of third fastening segment 1122 and a side wall face of adjacent third upstanding segment 1121.

When the second body 12 is buckled with the first body 11 by an external force, as shown in fig. 7, the second buckling section 1222 is locked in the containing region 1123, so that the end of the second body 12 far away from the connecting portion 13 can be locked by the end of the first body 11 far away from the connecting portion 13.

It can be understood that when the first fastening section 1212 of the second body 12 is locked in the first groove 111 and the second fastening section 1222 of the second body 12 is locked in the receiving region 1123, both ends of the second body 12 are effectively fixed on the first body 11, even if the connecting portion 13 between the first body 11 and the second body 12 is broken, since both ends of the second body 12 are effectively fixed, the locking space formed between the first body 11 and the second body 12 can still effectively lock the tubular member.

In some embodiments, the end of the second fastening segment 1222 forms a first hook 1222B; the end of the third fastening section 1122 forms a second hook 1122A which mates with the first hook 1222B. In this way, when the second fastening segment 1222 is locked in the accommodating area 1123, the connection reliability between the first body 11 and the second body 12 can be further enhanced based on the engagement of the first hook 1222B and the second hook 1122A.

It can be understood that, when the tubular member in the locking space formed between the first body 11 and the second body 12 expands outward under the action of thermal expansion stress, the biting force between the first hook 1222B and the second hook 1122A increases, so that the connection between the first body 11 and the second body 12 is more reliable, and thus, the connection structure 1 can achieve the effect of self-locking the tubular member inside, that is, the tubular member cannot be easily separated from the connection structure 1 under the action of external force or pulling, which is beneficial to ensuring effective locking of the tubular member, and can be applied to a tubular member locking scenario under the influence of external force such as a certain vibration, for example, a water inlet pipe locking scenario of a washing machine, and avoid locking failure of the water inlet pipe due to vibration of a machine case in the links such as dehydration.

In some embodiments, the outer surface of second fastening segment 1222 forms a sloped or radiused transition first guide segment 1222A; the outer surface of the second hook 1122A forms a second guide section that mates with the first guide section 1222A. It can be understood that the engagement of the first hook 1222B with the second hook 1122A is realized by the cooperation of the first guiding segment 1222A with the second guiding segment of the outer surface of the second hook 1122A, which facilitates the easy sliding of the second fastening segment 1222 into the receiving area 1123.

It can be understood that, after the first hook 1222B is engaged with the second hook 1122A, the connecting structure 1 can self-lock the tubular member in the locking space, if the tubular member needs to be unlocked, the second body 12 needs to be pressed down first, so that the first hook 1222B is separated from the second hook 1122A, and then the force is applied along the direction of opening the second body 12, that is, the second body 12 is bent outward at the connecting portion 13. Thus, the locking failure of the connection structure 1 caused by the misoperation of the external force can be avoided, and the locking reliability of the connection structure 1 is further improved.

In some embodiments, the inner wall surface of the first body 11 and the inner wall surface of the second body 12 are both substantially semicircular. Therefore, the outer wall surface of the tubular part can be tightly attached to the inner wall surface of the locking space, and the locking of the tubular part is facilitated.

In some embodiments, the inner wall surface of the first body 11 is provided with an arc-shaped and convex first rib 113 along the circumferential direction; and/or, the inner wall surface of the second body 12 is provided with an arc-shaped and convex second rib 123 along the circumferential direction. Thus, the clamping effect of the inner wall of the locking space facing the tubular part can be enhanced, and the tubular part is prevented from shaking.

Exemplarily, the tubulose piece is washing machine's drain pipe, the drain pipe is the bellows structure, the internal wall of first body 11 is equipped with arc and evagination first protruding muscle 113 along circumference, the internal wall of second body 12 is equipped with arc and evagination second protruding muscle 123 along circumference, when second body 12 lock is on first body 11, first protruding muscle 113 and the cooperation of second protruding muscle 123 have formed annular protruding muscle, this annular protruding muscle can imbed in the ripple line of drain pipe, thereby the clamping action to the drain pipe is strengthened, avoid rocking of drain pipe.

In some embodiments, the connecting portion 13 is provided with a second groove 131 and/or a third groove 132 along the first surface in the bendable direction. For example, as shown in fig. 1, the upper surface of the connecting portion 13 is provided with a second groove 131, and the lower surface of the connecting portion 13 is provided with a third groove 132, so that the thickness of the connecting portion 13 is reduced, and the connecting portion can be bent under an external force, thereby facilitating the state switching between the state that the second body 12 is buckled with the first body 11 or separated from the first body 11.

In some embodiments, the connecting portion 13 is further provided with a reinforcing rib 133 for enhancing the connecting strength, and the reinforcing rib 133 can effectively prevent the connecting portion 13 from being broken. Here, the bead 133 may be disposed at the second groove 131 and/or the third groove 132, and the number of the beads 133 may be one or more, which is not particularly limited in the present application.

In some embodiments, the connection structure 1 further comprises: a positioning seat 14 connected to the first body 11. Here, the positioning socket 14 is intended to be fixed to a mounting platform so that the tubular can be locked to the mounting platform. The positioning seat 14 may be a flat plate, a sheet, a tube, etc., which is not limited in this application.

In some embodiments, the first body 11, the second body 12 and the connecting portion 13 are integrally formed by injection molding or integrally formed by sheet metal.

Here, the first body 11, the second body 12 and the connecting portion 13 may be plastic parts or foam parts integrally formed by injection molding, and may also be sheet metal parts integrally formed by sheet metal, so that the manufacturing process may be simplified, and the reliability of connection may be enhanced. It is understood that the positioning seat 14 can also be integrally formed with the first body 11, the second body 12 and the connecting portion 13.

An embodiment of the present application further provides a washing apparatus, as shown in fig. 4 and 6, including: a base 2 and a connection structure 1 of the embodiment of the present application fixed on the base 2. Here, the base 2 may be a base of a washing machine, the first body 11 of the connection structure 1 is fixed on the base 2 through the positioning seat 14, and a locking space formed when the first body 11 is fastened with the second body 12 is used for locking the drain pipe, so that the drain pipe can be effectively fixed on the base 2.

It should be noted that: the technical solutions described in the embodiments of the present application can be arbitrarily combined without conflict.

The above description is only for the specific embodiments of the present application, but the scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily conceive of the changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present application, and shall be covered by the scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.