Summary of the invention
The object of the invention is to overcome above-mentioned the deficiencies in the prior art, provide dishwasher inlet valve control structure and dishwasher, which solve the existing technical problem that dishwasher inlet valve control structure exists complex structure, volume is large, cost is high, performance reliability is low.
For achieving the above object, the technical solution used in the present invention is: dishwasher inlet valve control structure, comprise the slide member for driving the piston of inlet valve to slide and the control unit for driving described slide member to slide, described control unit comprises elastic telescopic component, guide member, first fixed structure and length are by the memory wire of temperature regulating and controlling, the two ends of described slide member respectively with one end of described memory wire, one end of described elastic telescopic component connects, the intermediate portion of described memory wire is set around on described guide member and its other end is connected with described first fixed structure.
Preferably, the temperature of described memory wire is by current drives regulating and controlling.
Preferably, described elastic telescopic component comprises the first elastic component and the second fixed structure, and the two ends of described first elastic component are connected on described slide member and described second fixed structure.
Preferably, described first elastic component is spring, and its two ends respectively hook connect described slide member and described second fixed structure.
As a specific embodiments of guide member set-up mode, described guide member comprises at least one movable pulley and/or at least one static pulley.
Preferably, described guide member is leading block group, and it comprises a described static pulley and a described movable pulley.
As another specific embodiments of guide member set-up mode, described guide member is the guide pad with guiding groove.
Preferably, described control unit also comprises the second elastic component, and described memory wire is connected on described first fixed structure by described second elastic component.
Dishwasher inlet valve control structure provided by the invention, by arranging the slide member that the piston of inlet valve can be driven to slide, and connect memory wire and elastic telescopic component respectively at the two ends of slide member, guide member is set in side, memory wire place simultaneously, like this, utilize the controllable adjustable of memory wire length, the elastic extension of elastic telescopic component and the tensioning leading role of guide member, make slide member both can carry out moving towards side, memory wire place and also can move towards side, elastic telescopic component place, thus make slide member that the relative valve body of piston can be driven under the driving of memory wire with elastic telescopic component to carry out telescopic slide motion, achieve the closed of inlet valve and open, and then realize the automatic control function of inlet valve switch.Dishwasher inlet valve control structure provided by the invention, the auto-switch function realizing inlet valve is carried out in control mainly through memory wire, its overall structure is simple, be easy to realize, volume is little, cost is low, performance reliability is high, and the development for dishwasher inlet valve control structure provides a kind of new solution.
Further, present invention also offers dishwasher, it comprises inlet valve, and described inlet valve comprises valve body and is slidably mounted on the piston on described valve body, and described piston adopts dishwasher inlet valve control structure controlled motion described above.
Preferably, described slide member and described piston divide body formed and described slide member to be fastenedly connected described piston; Or, described slide member and described piston one-body molded.
Dishwasher provided by the invention, carry out controlling the recloser of inlet valve owing to have employed above-mentioned dishwasher inlet valve control structure, thus simplify the structure of dishwasher, reduce the cost of dishwasher, and improve the performance reliability of dishwasher, and then improve the synthesized competitiveness of dishwasher.
Embodiment
In order to make object of the present invention, technological scheme and advantage clearly understand, below in conjunction with drawings and Examples, the present invention is further elaborated.Should be appreciated that specific embodiment described herein only in order to explain the present invention, be not intended to limit the present invention.
It should be noted that, when element is called as on " being fixed on " or " being arranged at " another element, it can directly on another element or may there is centering elements simultaneously.When an element is known as " connection " another element, it can be directly connect another element or may there is centering elements simultaneously.
Also it should be noted that, the orientation term such as left and right, upper and lower, the top in the present embodiment, end, is only relative concept or be reference with the normal operating condition of product each other, and should not be regarded as have restrictive.
As depicted in figs. 1 and 2, the dishwasher inlet valve control structure that the embodiment of the present invention provides, comprise the slide member 1 for driving the piston 31 of inlet valve 3 to slide and the control unit 2 for driving slide member 1 to slide, control unit 2 comprises elastic telescopic component 21, guide member 23, first fixed structure 24 and length are by the memory wire 22 of temperature regulating and controlling, the two ends of slide member 1 respectively with one end of memory wire 22, one end of elastic telescopic component 21 connects, the intermediate portion of memory wire 22 is set around on guide member 23 and its other end is connected with first fixed structure 24.Slide member 1 can be body formed and be fastenedly connected with piston 31 with 31 points, piston, or slide member 1 also can be one-body molded with piston 31.Memory wire 22 is specially the filament parts adopting memory metal to make, and it is after temperature is elevated to a certain limit value, and its length can foreshorten to a certain fixed value; And when its temperature from limit value decline after, its length can automatically return to again initial length value (memory wire 22 do not heat up shorten before length value).The dishwasher inlet valve control structure that the embodiment of the present invention provides, utilize the controllable adjustable of memory wire 22 length, the elastic extension of elastic telescopic component 21 and the tensioning guide-localization effect of guide member 23, make slide member 1 both can carry out moving towards side, memory wire 22 place and also can move towards side, elastic telescopic component 21 place, thus make slide member 1 that the relative valve body 32 of piston 31 can be driven under the driving of memory wire 22 with elastic telescopic component 21 to carry out telescopic slide motion, achieve the closedown of inlet valve 3 and open, and then realize the automatic control function of inlet valve 3 switch, its overall structure is simple, be easy to realize, volume is little, cost is low, performance reliability is high.Wherein, the automatic control function of the embodiment of the present invention mainly through realizing inlet valve 3 switch the control of memory wire 22 and the effect of automatically reseting of elastic telescopic component 21; And the setting of elastic telescopic component 21 and guide member 23, also can ensure that slide member 1 has enough large displacement amount, to ensure that slide member 1 can drive piston 31 to realize opening of inlet valve 3 and closed action smoothly under the control of control unit 2 on the one hand; Also can ensure that slide member 1 is in the balance of open mode and closed state lower stress at inlet valve 3 on the other hand, thus ensure that slide member 1 all has preferably reliability of positioning under inlet valve 3 is in open mode and closed state.In embody rule, after by the temperature regulating and controlling of memory wire 22 to the limiting temperature value of setting, the length of memory wire 22 correspondence can narrow down to certain value, and the reducing of memory wire 22 length, slide member 1 can be pulled to move towards side, memory wire 22 place on the one hand, make inlet valve 3 be in the position of opening to make piston 31 slide into, namely achieve opening of inlet valve 3; Elastic telescopic component 21 can be made to produce certain elongation on the other hand, to make slide member 1 open rear stress balance, ensure that the reliability that slide member 1 is located in the on-state.And after inlet valve 3 completes predetermined washing agent sendout, by reducing the temperature of memory wire 22, the length of memory wire 22 can be made to return to initial value, now, the elastic-restoring force of elastic telescopic component 21 can pull slide member 1 to move towards side, elastic telescopic component 21 place, position inlet valve 3 being closed to make piston 31 slide into, namely achieves the closedown of inlet valve 3.
Preferably, the temperature of memory wire 22 is by current drives regulating and controlling.In embody rule, when carrying certain current value on memory wire 22, the temperature of memory wire 22 can be made to be raised to a certain limit value instantaneously, thus make the length reduction of memory wire 22 to certain value; And when disconnecting the electric current on memory wire 22, the temperature of memory wire 22 can be made to decline, and then the increase of the length of memory wire 22 is made to return to initial length value.In the present embodiment, the temperature of memory wire 22 is by current drives regulating and controlling, and it controls convenient, and is beneficial to the Rapid Variable Design realizing memory wire 22 temperature.Of course, in embody rule, the temperature of memory wire 22 also regulates and controls by alternate manner, to heat or heat transfer etc. as adopted other element to memory wire 22.
Preferably, the two ends that elastic telescopic component 21 comprises the first elastic component 211 and the second fixed structure 212, first elastic component 211 are connected on slide member 1 and the second fixed structure 212.The setting of the first elastic component 211, is mainly used in the elastic telescopic performance realizing elastic telescopic component 21; And the setting of the second fixed structure 212, be mainly used in realizing locating the installation of the first elastic component 211.
Preferably, the first elastic component 211 is spring, and its two ends respectively hook connect slide member 1 and the second fixed structure 212.Spring is good, flexible reliable, is beneficial to the telescopicing performance of guarantee first elastic component 211; And in the present embodiment, connection slide member 1 and the second fixed structure 212 are carried out by hook Placement in the two ends of the first elastic component 211, its easy accessibility, be easy to operation, be beneficial to the dismounting efficiency of raising first elastic component 211.First elastic component 211 specifically can be the extension spring that two ends have hook, and it is easily manufactured, elasticity is good.
Preferably, guide member 23 is made up of pulley, and it comprises at least one movable pulley 231 and/or at least one static pulley 232.Movable pulley 231 and static pulley 232 all can be used for tensioning memory wire 22, all reliable to ensure the location that slide member 1 is under open mode and closed condition at inlet valve 3; Meanwhile, movable pulley 231 and static pulley 232 also all can play leading role to the distribution of memory wire 22, thus are beneficial to the reliability ensureing that memory wire 22 is flexible.Therefore, the present embodiment, is set to guide member 23 and is made up of pulley, the vibrational power flow that can simplify guide member 23 and the tensioning guiding reliability improving guide member 23 pairs of memory wires 22.And when the pulley forming guide member 23 comprises movable pulley 231, the setting of guide member 23 also can be beneficial to the displacement amount increasing slide member 1; And when the pulley forming guide member 23 comprises static pulley 232, the setting of guide member 23 also can change the direction of routing of memory wire 22, thus be beneficial to the topology layout of optimization control assembly 2, improve the structural compactness of control unit 2, be beneficial to the size reducing control unit 2 and take up room.Of course, in embody rule, guide member 23 also can be set to non-pulley structure, there is as can be the guide pad (not shown) etc. of guiding groove, the intermediate portion of memory wire 22 is arranged in guiding groove, like this, by the leading role of guiding groove, also can realize the tensioning leading role of guide member 23 pairs of memory wires 22, just its effect produced can be slightly poorer than pulley.
Preferably, guide member 23 is leading block group, and it comprises a static pulley 232 and a movable pulley 231.Like this, make guide member 23 can play outside tensioning leading role to memory wire 22, also can play the effect increasing slide member 1 displacement amount and change memory wire 22 direction of routing, its combination property is better simultaneously; And it is under the prerequisite that can meet the designing requirement of slide member 1 mobile displacement, the quantity of static pulley 232 and movable pulley 231 is all set to one, the structure simplifying control unit 2 and the cost reducing control unit 2 can be beneficial to.More preferably, movable pulley 231 is between slide member 1 and static pulley 232, namely memory wire 22 is first set around from slide member 1 in the circumferential profile of movable pulley 231, be set around in the circumferential profile of static pulley 232 again, like this, be beneficial to the rationality improving memory wire 22 and distribute, thus be beneficial to the reliability improving memory wire 22 and stretch.Of course, in embody rule, the quantity of static pulley 232 and movable pulley 231 is all not limited to one.
Particularly, first fixed structure 24 and the second fixed structure 212 are all the structure can not moved in dishwasher washing process, and first fixed structure 24 specifically can be parts identical on dishwasher with the second fixed structure 212, also can be parts different on dishwasher.In specific design, can easy for installation according to control unit 2, install and to take up room little requirement, be certain parts on dishwasher by first fixed structure 24 and the second fixed structure 212 optimal design-aside.
Preferably, control unit 2 also comprises the second elastic component (not shown), and memory wire 22 is connected on first fixed structure 24 by the second elastic component.The setting of the second elastic component, is beneficial to and increases slide member 1 and piston 31 moveable displacement amount in the course of the work, be beneficial to the control reliability improving control unit 2 pairs of inlet valves 3.
Preferably, the second elastic component is spring, and spring is good, flexible reliable, is beneficial to the telescopicing performance of guarantee second elastic component.
Further, the embodiment of the present invention additionally provides dishwasher, and it comprises inlet valve 3, the piston 31 that inlet valve 3 comprises valve body 32 and is slidably mounted on valve body 32, and piston 31 adopts above-mentioned dishwasher inlet valve control structure controlled motion.The dishwasher that the embodiment of the present invention provides, the switch of inlet valve 3 is carried out controlling owing to have employed above-mentioned dishwasher inlet valve control structure, thus simplify the structure of dishwasher, reduce the cost of dishwasher, and improve the performance reliability of dishwasher, and then improve the synthesized competitiveness of dishwasher.
Particularly, slide member 1 is body formed and slide member 1 is fastenedly connected piston 31 with 31 points, piston; Or slide member 1 is one-body molded with piston 31.Herein, no matter slide member 1 is fastenedly connected piston 31 or one-body molded with piston 31, all can realize the effect that piston 31 can be driven to slide together when slide member 1 slides.
Particularly, valve body 32 is provided with water intake and water outlet, slide member 1 can drive piston 31 to slide into the position of plug for seal between water intake and water outlet under the driving of control unit 2, and piston 31 also can be driven under the driving of control unit 2 to remove from the position of plug for seal between water intake and water outlet.When piston 31 slides into position (the making water intake and the disconnected position of water outlet) be sealed between water intake and water outlet, namely inlet valve 3 is in closed condition; When piston 31 removes rear (making water intake be communicated with water outlet) from the position be sealed between the mouth of a river with water outlet, namely inlet valve 3 is in open mode.
The working principle of the dishwasher inlet valve control structure that the embodiment of the present invention provides is:
When needs open inlet valve 3 to make external water source flow in dishwasher, by connecting driving current to memory wire 22, with the limiting temperature value making the temperature of memory wire 22 be raised to setting instantaneously, now, the length of memory wire 22 correspondence can narrow down to certain value.And the reducing of memory wire 22 length, slide member 1 can be pulled to move towards side, memory wire 22 place on the one hand, piston 31 is driven to remove from the position of sealed valve body 31 water intake and water outlet to make slide member 1, namely achieve opening of inlet valve 3, make external water source flow in dishwasher by inlet valve 3; Movable pulley 231 can be pulled to move on the other hand, and make the first elastic component 211 produce certain elongation, to make slide member 1 stress balance after inlet valve 3 is opened, ensure that the reliability that slide member 1 is located under inlet valve 3 is in open mode.From the contrast of Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, we should obviously find out, in Fig. 1, the length of memory wire 22 is the length being greater than memory wire 22 in Fig. 2, and in Fig. 1, the length of the first elastic component 211 and the length of the second elastic component 221 are correspondingly respectively less than the length of the first elastic component 211 in Fig. 2 and the length of the second elastic component 221.
And after entering the amount that the water yield in dishwasher reaches predetermined, disconnect the electric current on memory wire 22, reduce to make the temperature of memory wire 22, now, the length of memory wire 22 correspondence can increase to initial value, the elastic restoring force of the first elastic component 211, slide member 1 can be pulled to move towards side, elastic telescopic component 21 place on the one hand, to make slide member 1 drive piston 31 to slide into the position be sealed between valve body 31 water intake and water outlet, namely achieve the closedown of inlet valve 3; Movable pulley 231 can be pulled to slide on the other hand, to make memory wire 22 tensioning, to make slide member 1 stress balance after inlet valve 3 is closed, ensure that the reliability that slide member 1 is located under inlet valve 3 closed condition.
The foregoing is only preferred embodiment of the present invention, not in order to limit the present invention, all any amendments done within the spirit and principles in the present invention, equivalent replacement or improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.