Clothes shaking apparatus and clothes care device comprising same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12320058-B2
Application number	US-202118005443-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 18, 2021
Priority date	Jul 14, 2020
Publication date	Jun 3, 2025
Grant date	Jun 3, 2025

Abstract

A clothes shaking apparatus and a clothes care device. The clothes shaking apparatus includes a cross beam, a drive member, a cam, a sliding member, and a guide member. The cross beam, the drive member and the guide member are connected to a box body of a care device. An accommodating slot matching the cam is formed on the sliding member. When the drive member drives the cam to rotate, the sliding member is driven to reciprocate and the cross beam is driven to reciprocate, so that clothes hung on the cross beam can shake to remove wrinkles. Moreover, in the reciprocating process of the sliding member, the guide member can guide the sliding member, so that the sliding member moves in a straight line. In this way, under the drive of the cam, the sliding member reciprocates in a straight line, and meanwhile drives the cross beam to reciprocate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A clothing shaking device for a clothing care apparatus, the clothing care apparatus comprising a cabinet and a fixing bracket arranged in the cabinet, and the clothing shaking device being configured to be arranged in the cabinet, wherein the clothing shaking device comprises:
a cross beam, which is configured to be movably connected with the fixing bracket and which is configured to carry clothing hangers or which is provided with clothing hangers;
a driving member configured to be installed on the fixing bracket;
a cam, which is fixedly connected with a power output end of the driving member;
a sliding member, which is provided with a receiving groove matching with the cam, and which is connected with the cross beam; and
two guide members, which are configured to be fixedly connected with the fixing bracket and can guide the sliding member so that the sliding member can move linearly;
wherein the receiving groove is arranged to allow the cam to rotate in the receiving groove, and during the rotation of the cam, the cam always abuts against an inner side wall of a sliding ring, thus driving the sliding member to reciprocate through the rotation of the cam, and thus driving the cross beam to reciprocate;
wherein the sliding member comprises:
the sliding ring, inner side walls of which enclose the receiving groove; and
two sliding columns, which are respectively arranged on both sides of the sliding ring in a direction of the reciprocating movement, and each of which is slidingly connected with one of the guide members; and
wherein the cross beam is provided with two connecting columns, and the two connecting columns are fixedly connected with the two sliding columns respectively so that each of the guide members is slidingly connected with one of the sliding columns between the two connecting columns.

2. The clothing shaking device according to claim 1 , wherein the inner side walls of the sliding ring enclose a rectangular hole structure, and the cam abuts against an inner side wall in a width direction of the rectangular hole structure.

3. The clothing shaking device according to claim 1 , wherein the inner side walls of the sliding ring enclose an oblong hole structure, and the cam abuts against an inner side wall in a width direction of the oblong hole structure.

4. The clothing shaking device according to claim 1 , wherein the guide members are of a plate structure, on which guide holes matching with the sliding columns are arranged.

5. The clothing shaking device according to claim 1 , wherein the cam is provided with a hollow part.

6. The clothing shaking device according to claim 1 , wherein the cam is an eccentric wheel.

7. The clothing shaking device according to claim 1 , wherein both ends of the cross beam are each provided with an elastic connecting arm, and the elastic connecting arms are configured to be fixedly connected with the fixing bracket.

8. A clothing care apparatus, comprising a cabinet, a fixing bracket arranged in the cabinet, and a clothing shaking device arranged in the cabinet, wherein the clothing shaking device comprises:
a cross beam, which is movably connected with the fixing bracket and which is configured to carry clothing hangers or which is provided with clothing hangers;
a driving member installed on the fixing bracket;
a cam, which is fixedly connected with a power output end of the driving member;
a sliding member, which is provided with a receiving groove matching with the cam, and which is connected with the cross beam; and
two guide members, which are fixedly connected with the fixing bracket and can guide the sliding member so that the sliding member can move linearly;
wherein the receiving groove is arranged to allow the cam to rotate in the receiving groove, and during the rotation of the cam, the cam always abuts against an inner side wall of a sliding ring, thus driving the sliding member to reciprocate through the rotation of the cam, and thus driving the cross beam to reciprocate;
wherein the sliding member comprises:
the sliding ring, inner side walls of which enclose the receiving groove; and
two sliding columns, which are respectively arranged on both sides of the sliding ring in a direction of the reciprocating movement, and each of which is slidingly connected with one of the guide members; and
wherein the cross beam is provided with two connecting columns, and the two connecting columns are fixedly connected with the two sliding columns respectively so that each of the guide members is slidingly connected with one of the sliding columns between the two connecting columns.

Assignees

• Chongqing Haier Roller Washing Machine Co Ltd
• Haier Smart Home Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zheng Xiaoqiu
• Bing Jindong

Classifications

• D06F87/00 Primary

  Apparatus for moistening or otherwise conditioning the article to be ironed or pressed (apparatus for smoothing or removing creases from garments or other textile articles by formers, cores, stretchers or internal frames, with the application of heat or steam D06F73/00 {; devices used in combination with a laundry dryer D06F58/203}) · CPC title

• D06F57/12

  specially adapted for attachment to walls, ceilings, stoves, or other structures or objects · CPC title

• D06F58/12

  having conveying means for moving clothes, e.g. along an endless track · CPC title

• D06F73/02 Primary

  having one or more treatment chambers · CPC title