CN107620195A - A kind of detergent box and washing machine and detergent launch control method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a kind of detergent box, belong to household electrical appliances accessories field, solve the problems, such as that the automatic detergent launched chamber and launch intracavitary manually repeats to launch, solve the main box body of technical scheme of the problem and drawer, in drawer insertion box body, box body is provided with delivery port, drawer is provided with to be launched chamber and launches chamber automatically manually, the drawer is provided with upper dissolving passage, box body is provided with lower dissolving passage, launch chamber, upper dissolving passage, lower dissolving passage and delivery port manually to be sequentially communicated, the detergent box is provided with the detecting electrode for detecting whether to have detergent and dissolving.Meanwhile the present invention also provides a kind of washing machine with above-mentioned detergent box and detergent and launches control method.The present invention, which not only can detect to launch in chamber manually, whether there is detergent, but also can detect whether detergent dissolves in detergent box.

Description

A kind of detergent box and washing machine and detergent launch control method

Technical field

The present invention relates to household electrical appliances accessory and household electrical appliances, particularly a kind of detergent box and washing with the detergent box Clothing machine, further relate to a kind of detergent and launch control method.

Background technology

Washing machine with automatic jettison system, its detergent box include automatic chamber of launching and launch chamber with manual, No matter launch manually chamber whether putting detergent, automatic jettison system can all start, then launches automatically in chamber Detergent, which can be launched, to be flowed into outer barrel, has been put into detergent when launching chamber manually, then can have been caused detergent weight The waste launched again, while detergent is stored in automatic intracavitary of launching and can lump or go bad for a long time, from Detergent can not dissolve during dynamic dispensing, and its clean result is unable to reach expection.

To solve the above problems, prior art provides detergent laying detecting device and the detection of a kind of washing machine Method, the detergent laying detecting device of the washing machine wash the water quality sensor of the water hardness for detection, The micro computer that the hardness and preset value of washings are compared and judged during washing, and according to micro computer Judged result, if without putting detergent, inform that the situation of no putting detergent informs dress to outside Put, after judging the whether dispensing of washing so as to the hardness in washing by washings, informed to outside There is no the situation of putting detergent.In such scheme, water quality sensor is arranged in outer barrel, only works as setting Water level reaches preset water level and interior bucket starts rotation and just started working, and it is detected not in time, while washing machine opens Detected again after dynamic, when detecting, no detergent is out of service again, and whole process belongs to invalid washing, water wasting expense Electricity, meanwhile, water quality sensor is located in outer barrel, and detergent solution is immersed in always in whole washing process In, reduce the service life of sensor.

The content of the invention

The present invention purpose to be reached just is to provide a kind of detergent box, avoids launching chamber automatically and launches manually The detergent of intracavitary is repeated to launch, while user can also be reminded to launch and supplement in time detergent.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention adopts the following technical scheme that：A kind of detergent box, including box body And drawer, drawer are inserted in box body, box body is provided with delivery port, and drawer is provided with to be launched chamber and launch automatically manually Chamber, the drawer are provided with upper dissolving passage, and box body is provided with lower dissolving passage, launch chamber manually, upper dissolving is led to Road, lower dissolving passage and delivery port are sequentially communicated, the detergent box provided with detect whether to exist detergent and The detecting electrode of dissolving.

Further, the detecting electrode is located at box body.

Further, the lower dissolving passage, which is included between the outer bottom of drawer and the inner bottom surface of box body, forms Flow cavity, upper dissolving passage, flow cavity and delivery port be sequentially communicated, and detecting electrode stretches into flow cavity；Or Person, the detecting electrode stretch into delivery port.

Further, the detecting electrode is located at drawer, and box body is provided with electric-conductor, and detecting electrode is inserted in drawer Turned on when entering box body in place with electric-conductor.

Further, the detecting electrode stretches into launches intracavitary manually；Or the front end of the box body is open And the delivery port is formed, detecting electrode stretches into delivery port.

Further, the upper dissolving passage includes the connected entrance for being located at drawer, and connected entrance connection is launched manually Chamber and lower dissolving passage, detecting electrode stretch into connected entrance；Or upper dissolving passage is included located at the mixed of drawer Chamber and connected entrance are closed, chamber, hybrid chamber, connected entrance is launched manually and is sequentially communicated, detecting electrode stretches into hybrid chamber Or connected entrance.

Further, the detecting electrode includes the positive plate and negative plate being oppositely arranged, positive plate and negative pole The gap flowed through for liquid is provided between piece.

Further, it is described manually launch chamber, it is upper dissolving passage, it is lower dissolving passage three in it is at least one with Automatic to launch chamber connection, detergent box includes controller, and the detecting electrode is electrically connected with the controller, control Device controls the automatic detergent for launching intracavitary to launch according to the testing result of detecting electrode.

The present invention also provides a kind of washing machine, has the detergent box described in such scheme.

The present invention also provides a kind of detergent and launches control method, applied to the washing machine described in such scheme, Comprise the following steps：

Step 1, controller control water feed apparatus start, water feed apparatus operating, intake in advance；

Step 2, detecting electrode detect to the liquid in detergent box, obtain detected value R1；

Step 3, detected value R1 is compared with threshold value R0 set in advance, if R1 ＜ R0, are controlled Device control processed is automatic to launch chamber putting detergent, and enters next step after R1 >=R0；If R1 >=R0, Into next step；

Step 4, water feed apparatus continue to intake, so that outer barrel reaches default water level.

After adopting the above technical scheme, the invention has the advantages that：

1st, on the one hand, dispensing chamber whether there is detergent manually for detecting electrode detection, not deposited if launching chamber manually In detergent, user is reminded to launch the non-putting detergent of chamber manually, the automatic dispensing chamber of controller control, which is launched, to be washed Agent is washed, if launching chamber manually has detergent, is entered after the liquid in detergent box all flows into outer barrel Washing stage, keep away the detergent-free washing for repeating dispensing, while automatic dispensing intracavitary storage can also being detected Whether agent is completely depleted, reminds user's addition in time and supplement；On the other hand, detecting electrode may be disposed at hand The dynamic any one place launched in chamber, upper dissolving passage, lower dissolving passage and delivery port, can be according to detergent The concrete structure design installation site of box, therefore detecting electrode is flexible for installation；Finally, detecting electrode is detectable washes Wash whether agent dissolves, avoid the situation that clean result is bad caused by detergent is not completely dissolved, examine simultaneously Survey electrode to be located in detergent box, without being soaked in detergent solution for a long time, service life is higher, can It is stronger by property.

2nd, detecting electrode is fixed on box body, and because position of the box body with respect to casing immobilizes, detecting electrode is set In on box body, then detecting electrode is directly electrically connected with the controller, and avoids increasing between detecting electrode and controller If other elements cause fault rate to raise, meanwhile, liquid has passed through molten when flowing through flow cavity and delivery port The preliminarily solubilised of passage is solved, the detergent concentration in its liquid is higher, and detecting electrode is connected with box body, is detected Be liquid in flow cavity or delivery port, its detection is more accurate.

3rd, detecting electrode is on drawer, and electric-conductor is on box body, and electric-conductor is electrically connected with the controller, When drawer insertion box body in place when, detecting electrode turns on electric-conductor, and controller can be in monitor wash agent box Whether dissolved with the presence or absence of detergent and detergent, meanwhile, detecting electrode also can detect drawer with electric-conductor Whether in place to insert box body, when detecting electrode and electric-conductor do not turn on, then can determine whether that drawer is not mounted to position, Improve the security performance of detergent box.

4th, detecting electrode fixed position is flexible, need to only meet that positive plate and negative plate are placed in and launched manually in chamber In the region that liquid flows through, gap is provided between positive plate and negative plate, is easy to liquid to flow into, flowed into Liquid positive plate is turned on negative plate, can detect voltage or electric current of influent etc. exactly can survey change Amount, whether then determine in liquid containing the detergent dissolved, such a positive plate and negative pole being oppositely arranged Chip architecture is simple, and install and it is easy to detect.

5th, it is described to launch at least one and automatic dispensing in chamber, upper dissolving passage, lower dissolving passage three manually Chamber connects, and the automatic liquid for launching intracavitary outflow is flowed out eventually through delivery port, when detecting electrode detects The non-putting detergent of chamber is launched manually, then controller control is automatic launches chamber putting detergent, intelligence degree It is higher.

Brief description of the drawings

The invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings：

Fig. 1 is the structure chart of detergent box in embodiment one；

Fig. 2 is the sectional view of detergent box in embodiment one；

Fig. 3 is the top view of drawer in embodiment one；

Fig. 4 is the side view of detecting electrode in embodiment one.

Embodiment

Embodiment one：

The present invention provides a kind of detergent box, as illustrated in figs. 1 and 2, including box body 1, drawer 2 and control Device processed, the bottom surface of box body 1 are provided with delivery port 3, and the front end of box body 1 is provided with opening, and the rear end of drawer 2 passes through In opening insertion box body 1, the front end of drawer 2 is provided with drawer handle 21, and drawer handle 21 is exposed at box body 1 Outside, drawer 2 is provided with to be launched chamber 22 and launches 24 automatically manually, and the drawer 2 is additionally provided with dissolving passage, Box body 1 is additionally provided with lower dissolving passage, launches chamber 22, upper dissolving passage, lower dissolving passage and delivery port manually 3 are sequentially communicated, and the detergent box is provided with the detecting electrode 5 for detecting whether to have detergent and dissolving.Washing It is provided for detecting in agent box and launches the detecting electrode 5 that chamber 22 whether there is detergent manually, avoids throwing manually Put chamber 22 and automatic dispensing chamber 24 while putting detergent causes the waste of detergent.

Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 are continued with, the front side wall for launching chamber 22 from drawer 2 manually extends back, and launches manually The rear wall of chamber 22 includes flap shutter 6, and the upper end of flap shutter 6 passes through rotating shaft and the left side for launching chamber 22 manually Cavity wall is connected with right chamber wall, and drawer 2 is additionally provided with to be mixed with what dispensing chamber 22 manually and automatic dispensing chamber 24 connected Close chamber 25, hybrid chamber 25 extends to the rear wall of drawer 2 from flap shutter 6, then hybrid chamber 25 with manually Chamber 22 is launched by flap shutter 6 to separate, the rear cavity wall of hybrid chamber 25 be communicated with hybrid chamber 25 and under it is molten The connected entrance 23 of passage is solved, then upper dissolving passage includes hybrid chamber 25 and connected entrance 23, the bottom surface of drawer 2 Tilt down from front to back, the liquid for ensureing to launch manually in chamber 22 and hybrid chamber 25 flows to the connected entrance 23, be thrown to manually launch chamber 22 in detergent dissolved in the presence of current, flap shutter 6 because by The effect of the fluid pressure in chamber 22 is launched manually and is rotated, then the lower end of flap shutter 6 and the bottom surface of drawer 2 Between space become larger, manually launch chamber 22 in liquid by the space flow into hybrid chamber 25, then The inner chamber of box body 1 is flowed into by connected entrance 23, therefore flap shutter 6 increases detergent and launching chamber 22 manually Residence time, improve the dissolution rate of detergent.

With reference to Fig. 4, the top of box body 1 is provided with water feed apparatus 4, and water feed apparatus 4 is located at the top of drawer 2, Water feed apparatus 4 is provided with launches chamber 22 and the water inlet of the water filling of hybrid chamber 25 to manual respectively, accelerates detergent Dissolving and foaming, delivery port 3 close to box body 1 opening and extend downwardly, the bottom surface of box body 1 is from front to back It is inclined upwardly, flow cavity 7, lower dissolving passage bag is formed between the inner bottom surface of box body 1 and the outer bottom of drawer 2 Flow cavity 7 is included, and upper dissolving passage, flow cavity 7 and delivery port 3 are sequentially communicated.The detecting electrode 5 with The rear wall of box body 1 is fixedly connected, after detecting electrode 5 is located at connected entrance 23 after drawer 2 is installed in place Lower section, detecting electrode 5 include the positive plate 51 and negative plate 52 of a pair of opposing, positive plate 51 and negative The rear wall of pole piece 52 through drawer 2 is stretched into flow cavity 7, and is set between positive plate 51 and negative plate 52 There is gap 53, the liquid of upper dissolving passage outflow flows into the gap 53, detecting electrode is detected liquid in time To judge to whether there is detergent in liquid.

After positive plate 51 and negative plate 52 are by the fluid communication in gap 53, if detecting certain dense The detergent of degree, then launched detergent in detergent box and the detergent dissolves, and treats liquid in detergent box Enter the washing stage after all flowing into outer barrel；If on the contrary, it is not detected by detergent or detects detergent concentration It is very low, judge to launch non-putting detergent in chamber 22 manually, then the controller of washing machine can control automatic dispensing System is opened, i.e., chamber 24 is launched automatically by a certain amount of detergent input hybrid chamber 25, in hybrid chamber 25 Detergent is flowed down in flow action in flow cavity 7, and now detecting electrode 5 detects the liquid flowed through again, If it is determined that the detergent dissolved in liquid be present, then enter after liquid in detergent box all flows into outer barrel Washing stage, if being all not detected by the detergent of dissolving always, washing machine will be prompted to user's detergent deficiency, The automatic dispensing for launching chamber 24 is controlled by simple detecting electrode 5, prevent from launching manually chamber 22 with automatically Launch chamber 24 to repeat to launch, cause the waste of detergent, while detecting electrode 5 can also detect automatic dispensing Whether the detergent in chamber 24 exhausts or fails.

In the present embodiment, detecting electrode 5 can no longer located at box body 1 rear wall on, but with box body 1 Bottom surface be fixedly connected, the bottom surface of positive plate 51 and negative plate 52 through box body is stretched into flow cavity 7, just The gap 53 that the liquid supplied in flow cavity 7 flows through is provided between pole piece 51 and negative plate 52.

In the present embodiment, detecting electrode 5 is connected with the side wall or bottom wall at box body rear portion, positive plate 51 and negative pole Piece 52 is stretched into dissolving passage through box body, is provided between pole piece 51 and negative plate 52 and is supplied upper dissolving passage In the gap 53 that flows through of liquid.

In the present embodiment, detecting electrode 5 is fixed with the bottom surface of box body 1 at delivery port 3 or the side wall of box body 1 to be connected Connect, positive plate 51 and negative plate 52 are stretched into delivery port 3 through box body 1, the positive plate 51 and negative pole Gap 53 is provided between piece 52, the gap 53 is flowed through by the liquid of delivery port 3.

In the present embodiment, delivery port 3 is no longer directly opened on box body 1, but by the front end of box body 1 with taking out The front inner wall of drawer 2 is formed, and detecting electrode 5 is connected with box bottom or box side wall, positive plate 51 and negative Pole piece 52 stretches into delivery port.

In the present embodiment, automatic chamber 24 of launching can be connected no longer with upper dissolving passage, automatic to launch in chamber 24 Provided with the opening directly connected with flow cavity 7, the automatic detergent launched in chamber 24 is thrown to stream by opening In dynamic chamber 7, detecting electrode 5 is connected with box body 1, and positive plate 51 stretches into negative plate 52 through box body In flow cavity 7.

In the present embodiment, connected entrance 23 can not be located at drawer 2 rear wall and located at drawer 2 left side wall or Person's right side wall or drawer bottom wall, detecting electrode 5 are connected with the bottom surface of box body 1, positive plate 51 and negative plate 52 stretch into flow cavity 7 through box bottom.

In the present invention, when front and rear description refers to that user uses washing machine, washing machine is close to the position of user Before, after position of the washing machine away from user is, such as drawer handle is located at the front portion of washing machine, just facing User；And left and right description is when referring to user plane to washing machine, the position of user left-hand side is a left side, user The position of right-hand side is the right side.

Embodiment two：

The present embodiment provides a kind of detergent box, and detecting electrode 5 is on drawer 2, specifically, detection electricity Pole 5 is fixedly connected with the bottom surface of drawer 2, and box body 1 is provided with the electric-conductor being connected with controller, when drawer 2 Detecting electrode 5 turns on electric-conductor when inserting box body 1 in place, and detecting electrode 5 includes a pair of opposing Connected entrance is stretched into the bottom surface of positive plate 51 and negative plate 52, positive plate 51 and negative plate 52 through drawer 1 The gap 53 flowed through for the liquid at connected entrance 23 is provided with 23, between positive plate 51 and negative plate 52. Detecting electrode 5 turns on electric-conductor, and controller with the presence or absence of detergent and can be washed in monitor wash agent box Wash whether agent dissolves, meanwhile, whether in place detecting electrode 5 also can detect drawer insertion box body with electric-conductor, When detecting electrode and electric-conductor do not turn on, then it can determine whether that drawer 2 is not mounted to position, improve detergent box Security performance.

In the present embodiment, detecting electrode 5 can be also fixedly connected with the rear wall of drawer 2, positive plate 51 and negative The rear wall of pole piece 52 through drawer 2 is stretched into connected entrance 23 or hybrid chamber 25.

In the present embodiment, detecting electrode 5 is connected with bottom surface of drawer or drawer rear wall, positive plate 51 and negative pole Piece 52 can stretch into be launched in chamber 22 or hybrid chamber 25 manually.

In the present embodiment, delivery port 3 is formed by the front end of box body 1 and the front inner wall of drawer 2, detecting electrode 5 It is connected with drawer front side wall, detecting electrode 5 includes the positive plate 51 and negative plate 52 of a pair of opposing, just Pole piece 51 and negative plate 52 are stretched into delivery port 3.

Other non-description scheme reference implementation examples one.

Embodiment three：

The present embodiment provides a kind of washing machine, and the washing machine includes inner barrel and outer barrel, in addition to any of the above-described The detergent box of embodiment, the detergent box are located above outer barrel and connected by delivery port with outer barrel.It is logical Cross the output voltage of liquid in the detection detergent box of detecting electrode 5, it is accurate judge detergent whether launch and Whether dissolve, be easy to start automatic jettison system in time, the intelligence degree of its whole washing machine is obtained into one Step improves.

Other non-description scheme reference implementation examples one.

Example IV：

The present embodiment provides a kind of detergent and launches control method, and the detergent is launched control method and is applied to Washing machine described in embodiment three, and the control method comprises the following steps：

Step 1, controller control water feed apparatus start, water feed apparatus operating, intake in advance；

Step 2, detecting electrode detect to the liquid in detergent box, obtain detected value R1；

Step 3, detected value R1 is compared with threshold value R0 set in advance, if R1 ＜ R0, are controlled Device control processed is automatic to launch chamber putting detergent, and enters next step after R1 >=R0；If R1 >=R0, Into next step；

Step 4, water feed apparatus continue to intake, so that outer barrel reaches default water level.

Water feed apparatus 4 launches the water filling of chamber 22 to manual in the step 1.

In the step 2, the R1 values detected are output voltage values, when detergent be present in liquid, washing The electrical conductivity of the more big then liquid of agent concentration is bigger, then when the positive plate of detecting electrode 5 turns on negative plate, leads to Cross and read the size that output voltage values judge liquid electric conductivity.Under conditions of keeping electric current constant, electrical conductivity More big then output voltage is bigger, that is, the output voltage values read are more big then to judge that detergent concentration is bigger in liquid.

In the step 3, if testing result is R1 ＜ R0 first, judge to launch manually does not have in chamber 22 Detergent, the automatic detergent launched in chamber 24 of controller control are launched, and the detergent after dispensing is in hybrid chamber 25 and flow cavity 7 in dissolve and flow into outer barrel, or, detergent is directly launched from automatic launch in chamber 24 Into flow cavity 7, detergent flows into outer barrel by the dissolving of flowing lumen 7, and now detecting electrode is carried out again Detection, if the testing result detected again is R1 >=R0, judge that automatic intracavitary of launching has launched washing Agent and detergent dissolving, into step 4, if the result or R1 ＜ R0 that detect again, controller The automatic chamber of launching of control continues putting detergent, and detecting electrode continues the liquid that detection flows through, and so repeats Step 4 is entered back into after detecting R1 >=R0, if detection is all R1 ＜ R0 all the time, reminds user certainly The dynamic detergent for launching intracavitary has exhausted needs supplement in time；If the result detected first is R1 >=R0, Then judge that launching chamber 22 manually has detergent, the automatic detergent for launching chamber 24 of controller control, which is launched, to close Close.In the present embodiment, when the output voltage values R1 detected is more than or equal to threshold value R0, then liquid is judged Electrical conductivity be more than the electrical conductivity of clear water, therefore detergent and detergent are put into detergent box and is dissolved, herein threshold Value R0 is 1.4V, and certainly, threshold value R0 can also be more than 1.4V, avoids a little detergent of residual in drawer 2 And judge detecting system by accident, but threshold value R0 can not be excessive, prevents detection from failing.

In the step 4, when the water level in outer barrel reaches preset water level, controller control water feed apparatus 4 Stop water filling, enter back into the washing stage.

It can also select to detect electric current in the present embodiment, in step 2 and step 3, in the condition that voltage is constant Under, the electrical conductivity of liquid is more big, and the current value read is bigger, that is, the current value read is more big, is washed in liquid The concentration for washing agent is higher.

Other non-description scheme reference implementation examples one.

In addition to above preferred embodiment, the present invention also has other embodiments, and those skilled in the art can be with It is variously modified and is deformed according to the present invention, without departing from the spirit of the present invention, the present invention all should be belonged to Scope as defined in the claims.

Claims (10)

1. a kind of detergent box, including box body and drawer, drawer is inserted in box body, and box body is provided with delivery port, Drawer is provided with to be launched chamber and launches chamber automatically manually, and the drawer is provided with upper dissolving passage, and box body is provided with down molten Passage is solved, chamber, upper dissolving passage, lower dissolving passage and delivery port is launched manually and is sequentially communicated, its feature exists In：The detergent box is provided with the detecting electrode for detecting whether to have detergent and dissolving.

2. detergent box according to claim 1, it is characterised in that：The detecting electrode is located at box body.

3. detergent box according to claim 2, it is characterised in that：The lower dissolving passage is included in The flow cavity formed between the outer bottom of drawer and the inner bottom surface of box body, upper dissolving passage, flow cavity and water outlet Mouth is sequentially communicated, and detecting electrode stretches into flow cavity；Or the detecting electrode stretches into delivery port.

4. detergent box according to claim 1, it is characterised in that：The detecting electrode is located at drawer, Box body is provided with electric-conductor, and detecting electrode turns on when drawer inserts box body in place with electric-conductor.

5. detergent box according to claim 4, it is characterised in that：The detecting electrode stretches into manually Launch intracavitary；Or the front end of the box body is open and form the delivery port, detecting electrode stretches into water outlet Mouthful.

6. detergent box according to claim 4, it is characterised in that：The upper dissolving passage includes setting In the connected entrance of drawer, connected entrance connection launches chamber manually and lower dissolving passage, detecting electrode stretch into connected entrance； Or upper dissolving passage includes the hybrid chamber and connected entrance located at drawer, launches chamber, hybrid chamber, company manually Port is sequentially communicated, and detecting electrode stretches into hybrid chamber or connected entrance.

7. according to the detergent box described in claim 1 to 6 any one, it is characterised in that：The detection Electrode includes the positive plate and negative plate being oppositely arranged, and is provided with what is flowed through for liquid between positive plate and negative plate Gap.

8. according to the detergent box described in claims 1 to 3 any one, it is characterised in that：The hand It is at least one in dynamic dispensing chamber, upper dissolving passage, lower dissolving passage three to be connected with automatic dispensing chamber, wash Agent box includes controller, and the detecting electrode is electrically connected with the controller, and controller is according to the detection of detecting electrode The detergent that output control launches intracavitary automatically is launched.

A kind of 9. washing machine, it is characterised in that：With the detergent box described in claim 8.

10. a kind of detergent launches control method, it is characterised in that：Applied to washing described in claim 9 Clothing machine, comprises the following steps：

Step 1, controller control water feed apparatus start, water feed apparatus operating, intake in advance；

Step 2, detecting electrode detect to the liquid in detergent box, obtain detected value R1；

Step 3, detected value R1 is compared with threshold value R0 set in advance, if R1 ＜ R0, are controlled Device control processed is automatic to launch chamber putting detergent, and enters next step after R1 >=R0；If R1 >=R0, Into next step；

Step 4, water feed apparatus continue to intake, so that outer barrel reaches default water level.