Washing machine and washing drum thereof
AssigneeTcl Home Appliances (Hefei) Co., Ltd.
InventorsLei Xi, Chouguo Zhou, Fei Zhao, Jian Wang, Xiaowei Xie
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Abstract
Provided are a locking mechanism and a washing machine. The washing machine includes a washing drum, the washing drum includes a container body having a via hole. The locking mechanism includes a locking shell connected to the container body and internally provided with an accommodating cavity communicated with the via hole; and a locking member inserted into the accommodating cavity.
Claims18
A locking mechanism, applied to a washing machine comprising a washing drum and a drive shaft, wherein the washing drum comprises a small container, the small container comprises a container body having a via hole, and the locking mechanism is detachably locked on the drive shaft and comprises:
- a locking shell connected to the container body and internally provided with an accommodating cavity communicated with the via hole, wherein the drive shaft is inserted in the accommodating cavity after passing through the via hole;
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- a locking member inserted into the accommodating cavity and connected with the drive shaft;
- wherein one end of the drive shaft inserted into the accommodating cavity comprises a spline or a positioning recess, the locking member comprises a fixing pedestal and a fixing block positioned on the fixing pedestal, and the fixing block is propped to the spline or propped inside the positioning recess.
A locking mechanism, applied to a washing machine comprising a washing drum and a drive shaft, wherein the washing drum comprises a small container, the small container comprises a container body having a via hole, and the locking mechanism is detachably locked on the drive shaft and comprises:
- a locking shell connected to the container body and internally provided with an accommodating cavity communicated with the via hole, wherein the drive shaft is inserted in the accommodating cavity after passing through the via hole;
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- a locking member inserted into the accommodating cavity and connected with the drive shaft;
- wherein one end of the drive shaft inserted into the accommodating cavity comprises a spline or a positioning recess, the locking member comprises a fixing pedestal and two fixing blocks positioned on the fixing pedestal at interval, two sides of the fixing blocks facing with each other are propped to two sides of the spline of the drive shaft respectively or propped inside the positioning recess, another two sides of the fixing blocks opposite to each other are respectively propped to walls of the accommodating cavity.
A washing machine, comprising:
- a washing drum comprising a small container, wherein the small container comprises a container body having a via hole;
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- a locking mechanism comprising:
- a locking shell connected to the container body and internally provided with an accommodating cavity communicated with the via hole;
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- a locking member inserted into the accommodating cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.