Coin selector holder for a commercial appliance and commercial appliance

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10825282-B2
Application number	US-201716464726-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 30, 2017
Priority date	Nov 30, 2016
Publication date	Nov 3, 2020
Grant date	Nov 3, 2020

Abstract

A coin selector holder for a commercial home appliance is provided. The coin selector holder includes a body mounted on a control panel of the commercial home appliance and provided with a mounting groove opening, a first supporting arm arranged on a first side of the mounting groove opening and fastened to the control panel in a bending manner, and a second supporting arm, arranged on a second side of the mounting groove opening. After the first supporting arm is fastened on the control panel, the second supporting arm is clamped to the control panel, and is slideable along the control panel during the clamping process. A commercial appliance including the coin selector holder for the commercial home appliance is provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A coin selector holder applied in a commercial home appliance, the commercial home appliance comprising a control panel, wherein the control panel is provided with a groove, a groove opening is arranged in the groove, and the groove is provided with a mounting gap, the coin selector holder comprising:
a body mounted on the control panel and provided with a mounting groove opening;
a first supporting arm arranged on a first side of the mounting groove opening and fastened to the control panel in a bending manner;
a second supporting arm arranged on a second side of the mounting groove opening;
wherein, after the first supporting arm is fastened on the control panel, the second supporting arm is clamped to the control panel, and is slideable along the control panel during a clamping process;
wherein the second supporting arm comprises a first bending plate bent toward a bottom of an inside of the control panel; one end of the first bending plate toward the first supporting arm is provided with a second bending plate; one end of the second bending plate without directly connecting with the first bending plate is arranged away from the body; a first angle (β) is formed at a bending joint between the first bending plate and the second bending plate;
wherein the first angle (β) is an obtuse angle and is in a range of 160° to 165°;
wherein a shape of the body is consistent with the groove of the control panel, and the body is mounted in the groove of the control panel; and
wherein the second supporting arm is clamped to the control panel and located in the mounting gap of the control panel, and the second bending plate slides relative to a side wall of the mounting gap during the clamping process.

2. The coin selector holder according to claim 1 , wherein the first supporting arm comprises a third bending plate bent toward the inside of the control panel, and a fourth bending plate tilted at a second angle (α) relative to the third bending plate; the fourth bending plate is arranged toward the body, and the fourth bending plate and the third bending plate are cooperating with each other to be fastened to the control panel.

3. The coin selector holder according to claim 2 , wherein the second angle (α) is an obtuse angle and is in a range of 100° to 130°.

4. The coin selector holder according to claim 1 , wherein the body is further provided with a safety lock located on a third side of the mounting groove opening.

5. A commercial home appliance, comprising a coin selector holder and a control panel, wherein the commercial home appliance is a washing machine or a dryer, wherein the control panel is provided with a groove, a groove opening is arranged in the groove, and the groove is provided with a mounting gap, wherein the coin selector holder comprises:
a body mounted on the control panel and provided with a mounting groove opening;
a first supporting arm arranged on a first side of the mounting groove opening and fastened to the control panel in a bending manner;
a second supporting arm arranged on a second side of the mounting groove opening;
wherein after the first supporting arm is fastened on the control panel, the second supporting arm is clamped to the control panel, and is slideable along the control panel during a clamping process;
wherein the second supporting arm comprises a first bending plate bent toward a bottom of an inside of the control panel; one end of the first bending plate toward the first supporting arm is provided with a second bending plate; one end of the second bending plate without directly connecting with the first bending plate is arranged away from the body; a first angle (β) is formed at a bending joint between the first bending plate and the second bending plate;
wherein the first angle (β) is an obtuse angle and is in a range of 160° to 165°;
wherein a shape of the body is consistent with the groove of the control panel, and the body is mounted in the groove of the control panel;
wherein the second supporting arm is clamped to the control panel and located in the mounting gap of the control panel, and the second bending plate slides relative to a side wall of the mounting gap during the clamping process.

6. The commercial home appliance according to claim 5 , wherein the first supporting arm comprises a third bending plate bent toward the inside of the control panel, and a fourth bending plate tilted at a second angle (α) relative to the third bending plate; the fourth bending plate is arranged toward the body, and the fourth bending plate and the third bending plate are cooperating with each other to be fastened to the control panel.

7. The commercial home appliance according to claim 6 , wherein the second angle (α) is an obtuse angle and is in a range of 100° to 130°.

Assignees

• Qingdao Haier Drum Washing Machine Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhang Pengcheng
• Sun Yunpeng
• Zhang Chunfeng
• Zhang Tao

Classifications

• G07F9/06 Primary

  Coin boxes · CPC title

• G07F5/02 Primary

  actuated mechanically by coins, e.g. by a single coin · CPC title

• D06F39/12

  Casings; Tubs · CPC title

• D06F34/28

  Arrangements for program selection, e.g. control panels therefor; Arrangements for indicating program parameters, e.g. the selected program or its progress · CPC title

• G07F17/20

  for washing or drying articles, e.g. clothes, motor cars · CPC title