CN101307554B - Washing machine having water softening device - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to a washer with water-softening device which improves the solubility as well as water-softening performance of detergent. The washer comprises: a container; a water supply device for supplying water to the container; a detergent supply device for supplying detergent to the container; a water-softening device for softening water. The water-softening device is set to mix water in the water supply device with detergent in the detergent supply device, and water mixed with the detergent can be supplied to the water-softening device.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of washing machine, more particularly, relate to a kind of washing machine with water-softening plant.
Background technology
Usually, water (especially underground water) comprises a large amount of mineral matters, for example, and calcium, magnesium etc.The numerical value that obtains by the total amount digitlization with calcium, magnesium etc. is called as hardness.Water with high rigidity is known as hard water, and the water with soft is known as soft water.
When with hard water (that is, having the water of high rigidity) when making tea, the bitter of tea.In addition, when hard water flowed in pipeline, hard water produced incrustation scale on side opposite, therefore reduced the flowability of heat transfer performance and fluid.Under the situation that incrustation scale is not removed termly, pipeline can be destroyed.
In addition, use under the situation of hard water in washing machine, hard water and soap react, therefore reduce cleaning strength, under hard water was used to steam generating unit or the situation in the heater in the washing machine, hard water produced incrustation scale, therefore will reduce efficiency and cause spray nozzle clogging.
That is, when hard water was used to make in the washing machine of water, washability reduced and a large amount of incrustation scale accumulates in the passage of water process, so the washing machine reliability of products reduces.
In order to address the above problem, the washing machine that has proposed to have the washing machine of the water-softening plant that utilizes ion exchange resin and had the water-softening plant that utilizes capacitive deionization (capacitive deionization).
The water softening method that utilizes ion exchange resin is by the Na with the NaCl that injects ion exchange resin
+Ion and the Ca that is contained in the water
2+And Mg
2+Ion (that is hard water component) exchanges demineralized water.Utilize the volume of water-softening plant of above-mentioned ion exchange resin big, therefore, be difficult to this water-softening plant is installed in the small washing machine.In addition, this water-softening plant need inject NaCl termly, and owing to the impurity that contains in the water needs the new ion exchange resin of periodic replacement, this has increased expense.
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem of utilizing the water softening method of ion exchange resin, the 1990-0005239 Korean Utility Model has openly been announced a kind of device that is used to make magnetized drinking water, and this device handles demineralized water by magnetization.
The said apparatus that being used to of announcing in above-mentioned Korean Utility Model made magnetized drinking water comprises that magnetic field forms the unit, this magnetic field forms the unit to have: magnet, have the rectangle or the circular cross-section of outwards separating from the periphery of pipeline according to the interval of rule, wherein, natural water (natural water) flows in described pipeline; Horse-shoe magnet closely is fixed to described magnet, and the feasible natural water that flows in pipeline according to the flow velocity of rule is magnetized by the magnetic field that magnetic field forms the unit generation.
Yet, because forming the unit, magnetic field is set at the pipeline outside, can not concentrate on waterborne so magnetic field forms the magnetic flux (magnetic flux) of unit with what be softened.Therefore, the disclosed device that is used to make magnetized drinking water has low water softening efficient more than.
In addition, because pipeline is constructed to make natural water to flow in pipeline according to the flow velocity of rule, so the flow regime of the natural water that flows in pipeline is stable, and natural water can not form the magnetic field that the unit forms by magnetic field and magnetizes fully.Therefore, the above-mentioned device that is used to make magnetized drinking water has low water softening performance.
Capacitive deionization (below, be called " CDI ") be a kind of regenerative operation, described regenerative operation is by being applied to suitable voltage a plurality of porous electrodes and making the water that contains ion flow between porous electrode, thereby cation is adsorbed to negative electrode and anion is adsorbed to anode, thereby from medium, remove ion component, then by opposite voltage being applied on the electrode that adsorbs full negative ions or making described electric pole short circuit, so that described ion is from electrode separation.The 2000-000060149 Korean Patent has openly been announced a kind of washing machine with the water-softening plant that utilizes CDI.
Compare with the water-softening plant that utilizes ion exchange resin, the above-mentioned water-softening plant costliness of utilizing CDI, and the water yield of its processing is few relatively, and therefore, inadvisable in the washing machine that needs the big water gaging of fast supply.
Washing machine with above-mentioned water-softening plant will mix the demineralized water that obtains then from the water softening of water source of supply supply with washing agent, the water that will mix with washing agent is fed in the tube then, thereby has reduced the water softening performance.In addition, the water supply time of these washing machines is longer than the washing agent supply time, thereby makes that will mix the water that directly is fed to tube then with the washing agent from the supply of washing agent feeding unit does not dissolve washing agent the water, so has reduced the dissolubility of washing agent.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, an aspect of of the present present invention provides a kind of washing machine with water-softening plant, and it has improved the dissolubility and the water softening performance of washing agent simultaneously.
Another aspect of the present invention provides a kind of washing machine with water-softening plant, and it has compact size.
Another aspect of the present invention provides a kind of washing machine with water-softening plant, and it does not comprise any auxiliary behavior, for example, and salt exchange or regenerative operation.
According to an aspect of the present invention, the invention provides a kind of washing machine, it comprises: tube; Water supply is used for water is fed to tube; Detergent supply device is used for washing agent is fed to tube; Water-softening plant is used for demineralized water, and wherein, water-softening plant is provided so that from the water of water supply supply and can mixes with the washing agent from the detergent supply device supply that the water that mixes with washing agent can be supplied to water-softening plant then.
Water supply can comprise first water supply pipe and second water supply pipe, and first water supply pipe connects the inlet of water source of supply and detergent supply device, and second water supply pipe connects detergent supply device and tube, and water-softening plant is installed in the middle part of second water supply pipe.
Water supply can comprise first water supply pipe and second water supply pipe, first water supply pipe connects detergent supply device and tube, second water supply pipe connects the water source of supply and first water supply pipe, and water-softening plant is installed in the below of the coupling part between first water supply pipe and second water supply pipe.
Be used for controlling from the washing agent supply valve of the amount of the washing agent of detergent supply device supply and can be disposed in first water supply pipe, be positioned at the top of described coupling part.
Described washing machine also can comprise: control module is used for basis is controlled the washing agent supply valve from the amount of the water of the second water supply pipe supply opening degree.
Water-softening plant can comprise water softening pipe and water softening unit, and wherein, the water that mixes with washing agent flows in the water softening pipe, and the water softening unit is used for softening the water that flows at the water softening pipe.
The water softening unit can comprise: electromagnet, and the outer surface around the water softening pipe is used for electromagnetic force and heat are applied to fluid; A plurality of metal tubes, be set in the water softening pipe and with the electromagnet effect, with magnetized drinking water.
The water softening unit can comprise and is arranged on ultraviolet ray and/or the infrared generator that is used to produce ultraviolet and/or infrared-ray in the water softening pipe.
The water softening unit can comprise the heater that is used for producing the stream of warm water generator of stream of warm water and is used to heat the water that flows at the water softening pipe.
Water-softening plant also can comprise impeller, and impeller is used for producing forces current, accumulates on the inboard of water softening pipe to prevent the water dirt.
Impeller can be an aerofoil fan, is used to form the current that advance according to helical form, so that the hard water componental movement is to the periphery of water softening pipe.
The soft water discharge orifice can pass the water softening pipe outlet in be formed centrally, the hard water discharge orifice can pass the interruption-forming that of water softening pipe along the circumferencial direction of soft water discharge orifice.
Water-softening plant can comprise: tubular body has magnetic force; Magnet is set in the tubular body; Eddy current forms part, is used to form the water that eddy current and magnetization are flowed in tubular body, thereby improves the water softening performance.
Eddy current forms at least one that partly can be set in tubular body and the magnet.
Eddy current forms part can have the shape of a plurality of taper parts.
Eddy current forms part can have zigzag or rough shape.
Others and/or an advantage part can be set forth in the following description, and a part will become clear by described description, perhaps can learn by implementing the present invention.
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By the description of embodiment being carried out below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, it is clear and easier to understand that these and/or others of the present invention and advantage will become, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the schematic sectional view of washing machine according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the control block diagram of washing machine according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 is the sectional view according to the water-softening plant of the washing machine of first embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 is the sectional view along Fig. 3 of A-A ' line intercepting;
Fig. 5 is the sectional view according to the water-softening plant of the washing machine of second embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 6 is the sectional view according to the water-softening plant of the washing machine of third embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 7 is the decomposition diagram according to the water-softening plant of the washing machine of fourth embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 8 is the sectional view of the water-softening plant of Fig. 7;
Fig. 9 is the sectional view according to the water-softening plant of the washing machine of fifth embodiment of the invention;
Figure 10 is the sectional view according to the water-softening plant of the washing machine of sixth embodiment of the invention;
Figure 11 is the schematic sectional view of washing machine according to another embodiment of the present invention.
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Now, will describe embodiments of the invention in detail, its example shows that in the accompanying drawings label identical among the figure refers to components identical all the time.Below, by describing embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings to explain the present invention.
Fig. 1 is the schematic sectional view of washing machine according to an embodiment of the invention.
As shown in Figure 1, washing machine comprises according to an embodiment of the invention: main body 10, the outward appearance of formation washing machine; Cylindrical tube 11 is installed in the main body 10, is used to hold slurry; Going barrel (drum) 12 is rotatably installed in the tube 11; Water supply 20 is used for slurry is fed to tube 11 inside; Water tapping equipment 30 is used for the slurry of tube 11 is discharged into the outside; Detergent supply device 40 is used for washing agent is fed to tube 11 inside; Water-softening plant 50 is used for the softening slurry that flow into tube 11.
The tube 11 that is arranged in the main body 10 tilts, so that be provided with the position that the position of tube 11 the front surface 11a of inlet is higher than the rear surface 11b of tube 11, be installed in the going barrel 12 of tube in 11 and tilt, so that be provided with the position that the position of front surface 12b of the going barrel 12 of inlet 12a is higher than the rear surface 12c of going barrel 12 according to the mode identical with tube 11.
Here, the rotating shaft 13 at center that is connected to the rear surface 12c of going barrel 12 is rotatably supported by the rear center position of tube 11, and therefore, going barrel 12 is rotatable in tube 11.
In addition, the circumferential surface that a plurality of through hole 12d pass going barrel 12 forms, and is used for when going barrel 12 rotations clothing being risen and a plurality of lifting bars (lifter) 12e of decline is installed in the inner surface of going barrel 12.
Make rotating shaft 13 motor rotating 14 that are connected to going barrel 12 be installed in the outside of the rear surface 11b of tube 11.
The front surface that opening 15 passes main body 10 forms, and take out so that clothing can be placed in the going barrel 12 or from going barrel 12 by described opening 15 corresponding to the inlet 12a of going barrel 12 and the inlet of tube 11 its position.The door 16 that is used to open and close opening 15 is installed in opening 15 places.
Be used for washing agent be fed to tube 11 inside detergent supply device 40, be used for water be fed to tube 11 inside water supply 20 and be used for the softening water-softening plant 50 that is fed to the water of tube 11 and all be installed in the top of tube 11, and be used to discharge the below that is installed in tube 11 from the tapping equipment 30 of the water of tube 11.
Washing agent supply valve 23 is set at the middle part of first water supply pipe 21, coupling part 24 is formed on the below of washing agent supply valve 23, wherein, the opening degree of washing agent supply valve 23 is controllable, with the amount of adjusting from the washing agent of discharge orifice 41 dischargings of detergent supply device 40,24 places meet in the coupling part for first water supply pipe 21 and second water supply pipe 22, thereby the water that flows into from second water supply pipe 22 can converge with the washing agent of first water supply pipe 21.
The water-softening plant 50 that is used for the softening slurry that obtains by mixing water and washing agent is set at the below of the coupling part 24 of first water supply pipe 21.
Second water supply pipe 22 is used for water is fed to tube 11 from outside water source of supply, and the feed water valve 25 that is used to control the water by 22 supplies of second water supply pipe is set at the middle part of second water supply pipe 22.
Therefore, flow through the water of second water supply pipe 22 and mix, and the mixture of this water and washing agent (that is slurry) is through water-softening plant 50 with the washing agent that discharge orifice 41 from detergent supply device 40 flows out to first water supply pipe 21.Then, the slurry that is softened by water-softening plant 50 is supplied to tube 11.
By the opening degree of control washing agent supply valve 23, the time of opening of feed water valve 25 becomes and equals or be similar to opening the time of washing agent supply valve 23.Like this, compare with traditional washing machine, the amount of the washing agent that mixes with the supply water of unit quantity has reduced, and therefore, can increase the dissolubility of washing agent.
Fig. 2 is the control block diagram of washing machine according to an embodiment of the invention.Described washing machine also comprises input block 61, sensor unit 62, control module 63 and driver element 64.
Promptly, be stored under the normal situation of amount of the washing agent in the detergent supply device 40 in hypothesis, when the amount of water of supply was a lot, the opening degree of washing agent supply valve 23 reduced, and the amount of the water that ought supply more after a little while, and the opening degree of washing agent supply valve 23 increases.Like this, can allow water supply time and washing agent supply time to keep equating or being similar to.
According to the water supply time, the table of the experiment value of the opening degree of washing agent supply valve 23 can be prepared in advance and is stored in the control module 63.
In addition, under the irregular situation of the amount of the washing agent in being stored in detergent supply device 40, promptly, the user increases or reduces the amount of the washing agent in the detergent supply device 40 pro rata according to the amount of the water of supply, calculate quantitative analytical data by experiment, therefore, the opening degree of the rule of washing agent supply valve 23 can be set based on described data.
Compare with mixing at the starting stage of water supply washing agent and water and be supplied to the situation of having only water to be supplied in the tube subsequently in the tube with water that washing agent mixes, the equating of water supply time and washing agent supply time, make that washing agent mixes with the water of supply constantly during the water supply, thereby increase the dissolubility of washing agent, therefore, improved the washability of washing machine and shortened wash time.
Next, will the water-softening plant of washing machine of the present invention be described.
Water-softening plant can be carried out various modifications.At first, with the water-softening plant of describing according to the washing machine of the first embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is the sectional view according to the water-softening plant of the washing machine of first embodiment of the invention, and Fig. 4 is the sectional view along Fig. 3 of A-A ' line intercepting.
As shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4, comprise according to the water-softening plant 50 of first embodiment: water softening pipe 51, form a space, thereby the water that mixes with washing agent can flow in described space; Electromagnet 52 is applied to fluid around the outer surface of water softening pipe 51 and with magnetic force and heat; Metal tube 53, be arranged in the water softening pipe 51 and with electromagnet 51 effects, with magnetized drinking water and heating.
A plurality of metal tubes 53 are set in the water softening pipe 51, are positioned at the position corresponding to electromagnet 52.Metal tube 53 is with electromagnet 52 effects and produce magnetic force and add heating power (heating force), with the while magnetized drinking water with add hot water, thereby the hard water component of water is converted into salt, therefore, improves the water softening effect.
Compare with the heated method of the water that does not have washing agent, therefore the water that heating of the present invention mixes with washing agent, improved the water softening effect.Promptly, be heated at the water that does not have washing agent under the situation of assigned temperature, can from water, remove about 70% interim hard water component, be heated at the water that mixes with washing agent under the situation of assigned temperature, can from water, remove and reach about 90% interim hard water component.
Thereby being used to strengthen current prevents owing to salt that heating produces accumulates in the outlet side that impeller 54 on the inboard of water softening pipe 51 is set at metal tube 53.Aerofoil fan is used as impeller 54, and forms along the proal current of spirality.
Soft water discharge orifice 55 pass water softening pipe 51 outlet in be formed centrally, hard water discharge orifice 56 passes the interruption-forming that of water softening pipe 51 along the circumferencial direction of soft water discharge orifice 55.
Heavier at the salt that forms in the heated water by the interaction between electromagnet 52 and the metal tube 53 than hydrone, therefore, by the centrifugal force that produces owing to the helical form current, described salt gathers in a circumferential direction, that is, accumulate in the position of the inner surface that is close to water softening pipe 51.Therefore, still keep central shaft by from water, removing soft water that salt obtains around water softening pipe 51, and be supplied in the tube 11 by soft water discharge orifice 55, near the water of inner surface that has gathered the water softening pipe 51 of salt is discharged into the outside by hard water discharge orifice 56.
In addition, owing to the irregular current that produce by water softening pipe 51, so the washing agent that mixes with water has the solvability of raising.
As a result, with the inner water ratio of tube that is supplied to conventional washer, the water that is supplied to the inside of tube 11 has increased the dissolubility of washing agent, and is softened, and therefore, makes washability improve, and prevents to produce incrustation scale in the inside of heater 17.
Below, with the water-softening plant of describing according to the washing machine of second embodiment of the invention.
Even the parts of the water-softening plant in substantially identical with some parts of water-softening plant among first embodiment present embodiment are shown in different accompanying drawings, they still refer to identical label, and will omit the detailed description to them, this is to there is no need because consider.
Fig. 5 is the sectional view according to the water-softening plant of the washing machine of second embodiment of the invention.
As shown in Figure 5, according to the water-softening plant 50 of second embodiment ' comprising: water softening pipe 51 ', form a space, thereby the water that mixes with washing agent can flow in described space; Ultraviolet ray and/or infrared generator 52 ', be set at water softening pipe 51 ' in, be used to launch ultraviolet and/or infrared-ray.
As everyone knows, ultraviolet rays is removed the permanent hard water component, and infrared-ray is used to remove interim hard water component.Therefore, water-softening plant can comprise ultraviolet generater, infrared generator or ultraviolet ray and infrared generator.When water-softening plant comprised ultraviolet generater, water-softening plant demonstrated the bactericidal effect of the elimination of micro-organisms (for example, bacterium).
Soft water discharge orifice 55 pass water softening pipe 51 ' outlet in be formed centrally, hard water discharge orifice 56 along the circumferencial direction of soft water discharge orifice 55 pass water softening pipe 51 ' go out interruption-forming.
Therefore, the current that advance according to helical form owing to the driving of impeller 54 are along the ultraviolet ray that is arranged on water softening pipe 51 ' center and/or infrared generator 52 ' rotation, and irregular current have improved the solvability of the washing agent that comprises in the water.In addition, by centrifugal force, the hard water component of phase counterweight is discharged into hard water discharge orifice 56, and the soft water component is supplied to tube 11 by soft water discharge orifice 55.
Below, with the water-softening plant of describing according to the washing machine of third embodiment of the invention.
Even the parts of the water-softening plant in substantially identical with some parts of water-softening plant among first embodiment present embodiment are shown in different accompanying drawings, they still refer to identical label, and will omit the detailed description to them, this is to there is no need because consider.
Fig. 6 is the sectional view according to the water-softening plant of the washing machine of third embodiment of the invention.
As shown in Figure 6, " comprising: water softening pipe 51 ", form a space, thereby the water that mixes with washing agent can flow in described space according to the water-softening plant 50 of the 3rd embodiment; In the stream of warm water generator 52 ", be arranged on water softening pipe 51 ", be used for flowing through water softening pipe 51 " water produce irregular stream of warm water; On the outer surface of heater 53 ", be formed on stream of warm water generator 52 ".
In addition, the heater 53 on the outer surface that stream of warm water generator 52 " is wrapped in stream of warm water generator 52 with helically " " effect, and with water that washing agent mixes in produce stream of warm water, thereby the dissolubility of raising washing agent.
Soft water discharge orifice 55 passes water softening pipe 51 " outlet in be formed centrally, hard water discharge orifice 56 passes water softening pipe 51 along the circumferencial direction of soft water discharge orifice 55 " go out interruption-forming.
Therefore, the water that mixes with washing agent flows into water-softening plant 50 " in, and by helical form heater 53 " guiding, thus the current that helical form is advanced produced.Irregular current have improved the solvability of the washing agent that contains in the water.In addition, by the centrifugal force that produces owing to the helical form current, the hard water component of phase counterweight is discharged into hard water discharge orifice 56, and the soft water component is supplied in the tube 11 by soft water discharge orifice 55.
Below, with the water-softening plant of describing according to the washing machine of fourth embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 7 is the decomposition diagram according to the water-softening plant of the washing machine of fourth embodiment of the invention, and Fig. 8 is the sectional view of the water-softening plant of Fig. 7.
As shown in Figure 7 and Figure 8, comprise according to the water-softening plant 150 of the 4th embodiment: tubular body 160, be hollow tubular, thereby fluid can flow therein; Magnet 170 is arranged in the tubular body 160, and acts on tubular body 160, to form magnetic flux (magnetic flux).
The taper parts 171 of magnet 170 can form, and perhaps may be separately formed then to connect by packing ring (washer, not shown).
Eddy current forms part 172 and 173 and comprises external peripheral zone 172 and external peripheral zone 173, and external peripheral zone 172 has the maximum gauge of each taper parts 171, and external peripheral zone 173 has the minimum diameter of each taper parts 171 that contact with external peripheral zone 172.Therefore, the current that flow in the tubular body 160 flow to the external peripheral zone 173 with minimum diameter from the external peripheral zone 172 with maximum gauge, and the cross-sectional area of fluid passage increases rapidly, thereby form eddy current.As mentioned above, compare with the traditional water softening plant, eddy current forms part 172 and 173 by eddy current and forms, and prolonged the flowing time of water in tubular body 160, to increase the magnetizing time of water, make flow instability with raising water softening performance, thereby prevent from the inner surface of tubular body 160, to form incrustation scale.
When hard water flows into above-mentioned water-softening plant of the present invention, produce Lorentz (Lorentz) power by magnetic force.Lorentz force is perpendicular to the direction of motion effect of the ion that comprises in the hard water, and ion is separated from hydroxide.Thereby magnesium ion or calcium ion separate from hard water, and hard water is converted into soft water then.
Below, with the water-softening plant of describing according to the washing machine of fifth embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 9 is the sectional view according to the water-softening plant of the washing machine of fifth embodiment of the invention.
As shown in Figure 9, according to the water-softening plant 150 of the 5th embodiment ' comprising: tubular body 160 ', be hollow tubular, thereby fluid can flow therein; Magnet 170 ', cylindrical, be arranged on tubular body 160 ' in, and with tubular body 160 ' effect, to form magnetic flux.
Tubular body 160 ' make by steel with magnetic force, therefore, magnetic flux be formed on magnet 170 ' and tubular body 160 ' the inboard between.
Eddy current form part 162 ' be set at tubular body 160 ' inner surface 161 ' on, the described tubular body 160 of magnet 170 ' be arranged in ' in, wherein, eddy current forms part 162 ' in the form of a ring, make along each eddy current of flow direction of water form part 162 ' the diameter of fluid passage reduce.
Eddy current forms part 162 ' have serrated crosssection.The hard water eddy current of flowing through forms part 162 ' and produce eddy current, therefore prolonged water installed magnet 170 ' tubular body 160 ' in flowing time.Therefore, eddy current forms part 162 ' increased the magnetizing time of water, makes flow instability improving the water softening performance, thus prevent tubular body 160 ' the inboard on form incrustation scale.
Below, with the water-softening plant of describing according to the washing machine of sixth embodiment of the invention.
Figure 10 is the sectional view according to the water-softening plant of the washing machine of sixth embodiment of the invention.
As shown in figure 10, the water-softening plant 150 according to the 6th embodiment " comprising: tubular body 160 "; Magnet 170 ", be set at tubular body 160 " in.Magnet 170 " comprises a plurality of column parts 172 with different-diameter " and 173 "; a plurality of column parts 172 " and 173 " are connected to magnet 170 ", the column part 172 so that hard water is flowed through " and 173 " also produces eddy current, and eddy current forms part and is arranged between the outer surface of column part 172 " and 173 " and the tubular body 160 " inner surface 161 ".
Preferably, magnet 170 " comprising: head 171 ", is used to guide current; First column part 172 " and second column part 173 " arranges that alternately " " have relatively little diameter, therefore, magnet 170 " has rough surface to first column part 172 to have big relatively diameter, second column part 173.
Above-mentioned eddy current forms part and is not limited to above embodiment, but can have the different shape that is used to form eddy current.
Have the washing machine control washing agent supply time of water-softening plant of the present invention, make it corresponding to the water supply time, and the amount of the washing agent that mixes with the supply water of unit quantity of minimizing, therefore, can improve the solvability of washing agent in water.
In addition, water-softening plant is set at a position in the washing machine, and the water that mixes with washing agent can flow into this water-softening plant, form the helical form current, thereby improve the water softening effect, and improve the dissolubility of washing agent, thereby reduce wash time and increase washability.
In addition, be disposed in tubular body and be arranged between the magnet in the tubular body and form the magnetizing time that part has prolonged the water of the magnet of flowing through in tubular body so that the water that flows forms the eddy current of eddy current, and make current irregular, thereby improve the water softening performance.
In addition, various water-softening plants needs unlike the traditional water softening plant that utilizes ion exchange resin according to the embodiment of the invention are supplied salt termly, and unlike the traditional water softening plant that utilizes CDI, need regenerative operation, therefore, improved consumer's convenience.
Though the foregoing description has been described water-softening plant and has been installed in the washing machine, but water-softening plant can be installed in entry place or water outlet place of the water purifier of the hose that is directly connected to kitchen or toilet, and can be installed in other household electrical appliance that make water, for example, in the dish-washing machine.
Then, washing machine according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described.
Even the parts of the washing machine in the identical present embodiment of some parts of the washing machine among the basic and previous embodiment are shown in different accompanying drawings, but they still refer to identical label, and will omit the detailed description to them, this is to there is no need because consider.
Figure 11 is the schematic sectional view of washing machine according to another embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in figure 11, except water supply and detergent supply device, the structure of the washing machine in the structure of the washing machine in the present embodiment and the previous embodiment is identical.
Water supply 20 ' comprising: first water supply pipe 21 ', the one end is connected to the water source of supply, its other end be connected to detergent supply device 40 '; Feed water valve 22 ', be arranged in first water supply pipe 21 ' the middle part, with control by first water supply pipe 21 ' the supply of water; Second water supply pipe 23 ', be arranged in detergent supply device 40 ' and the tube 11 between, be used for the detergent supply device 40 of flowing through ' water be fed to the tube 11.
Detergent supply device 40 ' have the spatial accommodation that is approximate rectangular is used to hold washing agent.
Water-softening plant 50 be installed in second water supply pipe 23 ' the middle part.Here, can use various according to an embodiment of the invention water-softening plants.
Flow through first water supply pipe 21 ' water through detergent supply device 40 ', thereby water can with detergent supply device 40 ' in washing agent mix, then the current that mix with washing agent through second water supply pipe 23 '.
Flow through second water supply pipe 23 ' the water that mixes with washing agent through water-softening plant 50, thereby the dissolubility of washing agent in water increases, and water is converted into soft water, soft water is supplied to tube 11 then.
Therefore, compare with previous embodiment, the simple relatively structure of the washing machine utilization of present embodiment has been softened hard water and has been increased the dissolubility of washing agent.
Be clear that from the above description, have the washing machine control washing agent supply time of water-softening plant of the present invention, make it corresponding with the water supply time, and the amount of the washing agent that mixes with the supply water of unit quantity of minimizing, therefore, can improve the solvability of washing agent in water.
Water-softening plant is set at a position of washing machine, the water that mixes with washing agent can flow into this water-softening plant, forms the helical form current, thereby improves the water softening effect, and improve the dissolubility of washing agent, thereby reduce wash time and increase washability.
Be disposed in tubular body and be arranged between the magnet in the tubular body and form part and prolonged magnetizing time through the water of magnet so that the water that flows in tubular body forms the eddy current of eddy current, and make current irregular, therefore, improve the water softening performance.
Water-softening plant allows to be softened by the water of the water softening pipe with tubulose, therefore, has compact size.
Water-softening plant need be supplied salt termly unlike the traditional water softening plant that utilizes ion exchange resin, and needs regenerative operation unlike the traditional water softening plant that utilizes CDI, therefore, has improved consumer's convenience.
Water-softening plant ionization the magnesium and the calcium of hydroxide, therefore, removed the incrustation scale on the inwall of tubular body, and prevented to form incrustation scale.
Though shown and described embodiments of the invention, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention can make a change these embodiment, scope of the present invention is limited by claim and equivalent thereof.
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1. washing machine comprises:
Tube;
Water supply is used for water is fed to tube;
Detergent supply device is used for washing agent is fed to tube;
Water-softening plant is used for demineralized water,
Wherein, water-softening plant comprises the water softening pipe, wherein, pass the water softening pipe outlet in be formed centrally the soft water discharge orifice, go out interruption-forming hard water discharge orifice along what the circumferencial direction of soft water discharge orifice passed the water softening pipe.
2. washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein, water-softening plant is provided so that from the water of water supply supply and mixes with the washing agent of supplying from detergent supply device that the water that mixes with washing agent is supplied to water-softening plant then.
3. washing machine as claimed in claim 2, wherein, water supply comprises first water supply pipe and second water supply pipe, first water supply pipe connects the inlet of water source of supply and detergent supply device, second water supply pipe connects detergent supply device and tube, and water-softening plant is installed in the middle part of second water supply pipe.
4. washing machine as claimed in claim 2, wherein, water supply comprises first water supply pipe and second water supply pipe, first water supply pipe connects detergent supply device and tube, second water supply pipe connects the water source of supply and first water supply pipe, and water-softening plant is installed in the below of the coupling part between first water supply pipe and second water supply pipe.
5. washing machine as claimed in claim 4 wherein, is used for controlling from the washing agent supply valve of the amount of the washing agent of detergent supply device supply and is disposed in first water supply pipe, is positioned at the top of described coupling part.
6. washing machine as claimed in claim 5 also comprises: control module is used for basis is controlled the washing agent supply valve from the amount of the water of the second water supply pipe supply opening degree.
7. washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein, water-softening plant also comprises the water softening unit, the water softening unit is used for softening the water that flows at the water softening pipe.
8. washing machine as claimed in claim 7, wherein, the water softening unit comprises: electromagnet, the outer surface around the water softening pipe is used for magnetic force and heat are applied to fluid; A plurality of metal tubes, be set in the water softening pipe and with the electromagnet effect, with magnetized drinking water.
9. washing machine as claimed in claim 7, wherein, the water softening unit comprises and is arranged on ultraviolet ray and/or the infrared generator that is used to produce ultraviolet and/or infrared-ray in the water softening pipe.
10. washing machine as claimed in claim 7, wherein, the water softening unit comprises the heater that is used for producing the stream of warm water generator of stream of warm water and is used to heat the water that flows at the water softening pipe.
11. washing machine as claimed in claim 8 or 9, wherein, water-softening plant also comprises impeller, and impeller is used for producing forces current, accumulates on the inboard of water softening pipe to prevent the water dirt.
12. washing machine as claimed in claim 11, wherein, impeller is a tube-axial fan, is used to form the current that advance according to helical form, so that the hard water componental movement is to the periphery of water softening pipe.
13. washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein, water-softening plant comprises: tubular body has magnetic force; Magnet is set in the tubular body; Eddy current forms part, is used to form the water that eddy current and magnetization are flowed in tubular body, thereby improves the water softening performance.
14. washing machine as claimed in claim 13, wherein, eddy current forms at least one that partly is set in tubular body and the magnet.
15. washing machine as claimed in claim 13, wherein, eddy current forms part and has the shape of a plurality of taper parts.
16. washing machine as claimed in claim 13, wherein, eddy current forms part and has zigzag or rough shape.
17. washing machine as claimed in claim 13, wherein, it is at right angles triangular shaped that eddy current forms part.
18. washing machine as claimed in claim 13, wherein, eddy current forms part and comprises a plurality of column parts that are formed on the magnet, and the diameter of described column part is greater than the diameter of magnet, and described column part separates according to predetermined space along the length of magnet.
19. washing machine as claimed in claim 13, wherein, the front end of magnet is tapered.
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