Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a washing machine without water between an inner tub and an outer tub, specifically, the following technical scheme is adopted:
a washing machine having no water between an inner tub and an outer tub, comprising:
an outer tub;
the inner barrel is rotatably arranged in the outer barrel;
in the washing/rinsing process, the inner barrel is filled with water, and no water exists between the inner barrel and the outer barrel;
a drain hole is formed in the bottom of the inner barrel, and a drain sealing device is arranged on the outer wall of the bottom of the inner barrel corresponding to the drain hole;
the drainage sealing device keeps the drainage hole closed during washing/rinsing, and opens the drainage hole under the action of centrifugal force during dewatering.
As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the drainage sealing device comprises a sealing device and a centrifugal device:
the sealing device comprises a water inlet end communicated with the drain hole at the bottom of the inner barrel and a water outlet end communicated with the water inlet end, and a movable plug body is arranged between the water inlet end and the water outlet end; the centrifugal device comprises a centrifugal block which can move under the action of centrifugal force during the dehydration of the washing machine, and the centrifugal block is connected with the plug body;
during washing/rinsing, the centrifugal block is static relative to the inner barrel, the plug body is kept in a communication pipeline between the water inlet end and the water outlet end to keep the drain hole at the bottom of the inner barrel closed, and during dewatering, the centrifugal block moves under the action of centrifugal force to drive the plug body to move out of the communication pipeline between the water inlet end and the water outlet end to open the drain hole.
As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the centrifugal device further includes a slide rail, the centrifugal block is a slide block that is disposed on the slide rail and can slide along the slide rail, and the slide block is connected to the plug body through a connecting member.
As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the slide rail is disposed along a radial direction of the inner tub.
As a preferred embodiment of the invention, the distance between the centrifugal block and the rotating center of the inner barrel is greater than or equal to 1/2 of the radius of the bottom of the inner barrel;
preferably, the distance between the centrifugal block and the rotating center of the inner barrel is greater than or equal to the bottom radius of the inner barrel.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the opening force of the sealing device is F, the water pressure received by the stopper portion of the sealing device is p, the pressure receiving area is S, the pressure Fp is pS, and F > Fp is satisfied to satisfy the sealing requirement of the drain hole at the bottom of the inner tub;
setting the mass of the centrifugal block as m, the distance between the centrifugal block and the rotation center of the inner barrel as rotation radius r, the rotation speed of the inner barrel during dehydration as n, the centrifugal force F of the centrifugal block during the dehydration rotation of the inner barrel as mr (2 pi n/60)2;
If the centrifugal force F generated by the centrifugal block is required to be used for opening the sealing device during dehydration, the following requirements are met: f + Fp > F;
the design should consider that the sealing device can be opened even in a low water level or no water state, and the following conditions should be satisfied: fdi > F.
As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the sealing device is a sealing valve, the water inlet end is a water inlet pipe of the sealing valve, the water outlet end is a water outlet pipe of the sealing valve, the sealing valve further comprises a valve body communicating the water inlet pipe and the water outlet pipe, and the plug body comprises a valve plug matched with the valve body;
the elastic device is arranged between the valve plug and the valve body and acts on the valve plug to keep the sealing between the valve plug and the valve body.
As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the valve body comprises a connecting pipe communicated with the water inlet pipe and a sealing pipe communicated with the water outlet pipe;
the valve plug is arranged in the sealing pipe and can move in a telescopic mode, the valve plug is in sealing fit with the connecting pipe, and the valve plug is connected with a connecting arm used for being connected with the centrifugal block;
and a valve spring is arranged between the valve plug and the sealing pipe.
As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the centrifugal block, the valve body and the valve plug are arranged on a same straight line, and the straight line passes through a center of a circle at the bottom of the inner barrel.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the connecting arm is connected to the valve plug through a tension spring, and the connecting arm is connected to the centrifugal block through a pull rope.
When the washing machine without water between the inner barrel and the outer barrel is used for washing/rinsing, the inner barrel is the water containing barrel, and no water exists between the inner barrel and the outer barrel, so that the water consumption for washing is reduced, no water exists between the inner barrel and the outer barrel, dirt is prevented from being bred, and the washing efficiency is improved.
The washing machine without water between the inner barrel and the outer barrel is provided with the drain hole at the bottom of the inner barrel, the drain hole is kept closed by the drain sealing device through the cooperation between the drain sealing device and the drain hole during washing/rinsing, and the drain hole is opened by the drain sealing device under the action of centrifugal force during dewatering. Therefore, on one hand, the washing machine keeps no water between the inner barrel and the outer barrel in the washing/rinsing process, on the other hand, impurities such as silt accumulated in the washing process can be discharged through the water discharging holes in the dewatering process, and the washing efficiency is improved.
The drainage sealing device of the invention utilizes the centrifugal force during dehydration to open the drainage hole at the bottom of the drainage hole inner barrel, has simple structure and lower cost, and can effectively solve the problem that silt can not be discharged.
Detailed Description
The washing machine without water between the inner and outer tub according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings:
as shown in fig. 1 to 5, the washing machine of the present embodiment, in which no water is supplied between the inner and outer tubs, includes:
an outer tub 9;
an inner barrel 7 rotatably arranged in the outer barrel 9;
in the washing/rinsing process, the inner barrel 7 is filled with water, and no water exists between the inner barrel 7 and the outer barrel 9;
a drain hole 18 is formed in the bottom of the inner barrel 7, and a drain sealing device is arranged on the outer wall of the bottom of the inner barrel corresponding to the drain hole 18;
the drain sealing means keeps the drain hole 18 closed during washing/rinsing, and opens the drain hole 18 under centrifugal force during dewatering.
When the washing machine without water between the inner barrel and the outer barrel in the embodiment is used for washing/rinsing, the inner barrel 7 is a water containing barrel, and no water exists between the inner barrel and the outer barrel, so that the water consumption for washing is reduced, no water exists between the inner barrel and the outer barrel, dirt is prevented from being bred, and the washing efficiency is improved.
The washing machine without water between the inner barrel and the outer barrel of the embodiment is provided with a drain hole 18 at the bottom of the inner barrel 7, and through the matching between the drain sealing device and the drain hole 18, the drain sealing device keeps the drain hole 18 closed during washing/rinsing, and the drain sealing device opens the drain hole 18 under the action of centrifugal force during dewatering. Therefore, on one hand, the washing machine keeps no water between the inner barrel and the outer barrel in the washing/rinsing process, on the other hand, impurities such as silt accumulated in the washing process can be discharged from the water discharging hole 18 in the dewatering process, and the washing efficiency is improved.
The drainage sealing device of the embodiment opens the drainage hole 18 by utilizing the centrifugal force during dehydration, has simple structure and lower cost, and can effectively solve the problem that silt can not be discharged.
As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the drainage sealing device comprises a sealing device 3 and a centrifugal device:
the sealing device 3 comprises a water inlet end communicated with the drain hole 18 at the bottom of the inner barrel and a water outlet end communicated with the water inlet end, and a movable plug body is arranged between the water inlet end and the water outlet end; the centrifugal device comprises a centrifugal block which can move under the action of centrifugal force during the dehydration of the washing machine, and the centrifugal block is connected with the plug body.
During washing/rinsing, the centrifugal block is static relative to the inner barrel, the plug body is kept in a communication pipeline between the water inlet end and the water outlet end to keep the drain hole 18 closed, and during dewatering, the centrifugal block moves under the action of centrifugal force to drive the plug body to move out of the communication pipeline between the water inlet end and the water outlet end to open the drain hole 18.
The centrifugal block of the embodiment drives the plug body of the sealing device 3 to move the drain hole to open the drain hole 18 under the centrifugal force during dehydration. The embodiment makes full use of the characteristics of high rotating speed and large centrifugal force when the washing machine is used for dewatering, adopts the mode that the centrifugal block drives the plug body of the sealing device 3 to move to open the drain hole 18, has simple structure and lower cost, and can effectively solve the problem that silt can not be discharged.
Further, the centrifugal device of the present embodiment further includes a slide rail 6, the centrifugal block is a slide block 5 that is disposed on the slide rail and can slide along the slide rail, and the slide block 5 is connected to the plug body through a connecting member. In the embodiment, the sliding rail 6 limits the movement track of the sliding block 5, so that the sliding block 5 moves according to the sliding rail 6, thereby meeting the technical purpose that the sliding block 5 pulls the plug body to open the drain hole 18. In addition, the arrangement of the slide rail 6 reduces the friction between the bottoms of the barrels in the slide block 5, and the centrifugal motion is easier to occur under the action of centrifugal force.
The slider 5 of this embodiment is cuboid massive structure, slide rail 6 inside have with slider shape assorted cuboid slide, the slider spacing install in slide rail 6's slide. Furthermore, two ends of the slide way are provided with limiting bulges to prevent the slide block 5 from being separated from the slide way of the slide rail 6.
As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the slide rail 6 according to the present embodiment is disposed along a radial direction of the inner tub 7. Because slider 5 carries out centrifugal motion under the pivoted drive of inner barrel 7, slide rail 6 sets up along inner barrel 7's radial direction, more is favorable to slider 5 to slide along slide rail 6 under the centrifugal force effect.
Furthermore, the moving direction of the plug body of the present embodiment should be consistent with the setting direction of the slide rail, so that the slider 5 drives the plug body to move.
Specifically, in order to realize that the centrifugal device of the present invention can drive the plug body to move to open the drain hole 18 under the action of centrifugal force during dewatering, the related parameters need to be calculated and designed, and the specific calculation process is as follows:
in this embodiment, the opening force of the sealing device is F, the water pressure received by the stopper portion of the sealing device is p, and the pressure receiving area is S, so that the pressure Fp is pS, and F > Fp is required to satisfy the sealing requirement of the inner tub bottom drain hole 18.
Therefore, the opening force F of the sealing device is larger than pS, which provides a theoretical basis for the selection of the sealing device. For example, when selecting a commonly used valve structure as the sealing device, the valve structure should be selected in consideration of this condition to satisfy the sealing function.
Further, setting the mass of the centrifugal block as m, the distance between the centrifugal block and the rotation center of the inner barrel as a rotation radius r, and the rotation speed of the inner barrel during dehydration as n, the centrifugal force F of the centrifugal block during the dehydration rotation of the inner barrel is mr (2 pi n/60)2;
If the centrifugal force F generated by the centrifugal block is required to be used for opening the sealing device during dehydration, the following requirements are met: f + Fp > F;
the design should consider that the sealing device can be opened even in a low water level or no water state, and the following conditions should be satisfied: f is greater than F;
the mass m and the rotation radius r of the obtained centrifugal block, the rotation speed n of the inner barrel during dehydration and the opening force F of the sealing device should meet the following requirements: mr (2 pi n/60)2>F。
Therefore, the setting requirements of the mass m and the rotation radius r of the centrifugal block should refer to the rotation speed n of the inner barrel and the opening force F of the sealing device when the washing machine dehydrates, and the opening force F of the sealing device is selectable.
As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5, the sealing device of this embodiment is a sealing valve, the water inlet end is a water inlet pipe a of the sealing valve, the water outlet end is a water outlet pipe C of the sealing valve, the sealing valve further includes a valve body 17 communicating the water inlet pipe and the water outlet pipe, and the plug body includes a valve plug 16 engaged with the valve body.
An elastic device is arranged between the valve plug 16 and the valve body 17, and the elastic device acts on the valve plug 16 and is used for keeping the sealing between the valve plug 16 and the valve body 17.
The sealing device is a common sealing valve, is convenient to install and use, has a simple structure, is low in cost and is easy to realize.
Specifically, the valve body 17 of the present embodiment includes a connecting pipe communicated with the water inlet pipe and a valve pipe 12 communicated with the water outlet pipe; the valve plug 16 is arranged in the valve pipe 12 and can move in a telescopic mode, the valve plug 16 is in sealing fit with the connecting pipe, and the valve plug 16 is connected with a connecting arm 11 used for being connected with the centrifugal block; a valve spring 15 is arranged between the valve plug 16 and the valve pipe 12. Preferably, the valve spring 15 is a compression spring for maintaining a seal against the valve plug 16 to close the drain hole 18 when the valve plug is not under force.
The plug body of this implementation still includes valve pipe 12, and valve pipe 12 telescopic setting is in valve body 17, and the corresponding setting of valve body 17 is used for the valve opening that valve pipe 12 passed, the valve opening on install valve gap 13 in order to realize sealed. The valve plug 16 of this embodiment is including setting up the valve plug body and the telescopic ripple section in valve pipe 12 one end, and the valve pipe 12 is lived to the ripple section parcel, and the inner wall at valve body 17 is fixed to the one end of bellows, and like this, valve pipe 12 removes and drives the motion realization of valve plug 16 and open/close.
Specifically, the valve tube 12 of the present embodiment is connected to the connecting arm 11 by a tension spring 14. The valve tube 12 of the present embodiment may ensure that the valve plug 16 moves along a particular trajectory to ensure the sealing of the valve plug 16.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the connecting arm 11 and the valve tube 12 are connected by a tension spring 14, and the connecting arm 11 and the centrifugal block are connected by a pull rope 4
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the centrifugal block, the valve body 17 and the valve plug 16 are arranged on a same straight line, and the straight line passes through the center of the bottom of the inner barrel 7. Namely, the centrifugal block, the valve body 17 and the valve plug 16 are all arranged along the radial direction of the inner barrel 7, so that the centrifugal block moves under the centrifugal action, and the valve plug 16 is better driven to move to open the drain hole 18.
The water inlet pipe A of the valve body 17 is connected with the inner barrel bottom 10 at the bottom of the inner barrel of the washing machine and ensures sealing.
The water outlet pipe C of the valve body 17 is provided with a water outlet.
Under the action of the spring force of the valve spring 15, the valve plug 16 seals the opening B of the valve body 17, so that water in the inner barrel cannot leak out during washing.
During dehydration, the slide block 5 moves outwards under the action of centrifugal force, the connecting arm 11 is pulled through the pull rope 4, the connecting arm 11 pulls the tension spring 14 assembled on the connecting arm to move, and the movement of the tension spring 14 drives the valve pipe 12 to move in the direction limited by the valve cover 13. Because the valve tube 12 is assembled with the valve plug 16, the valve plug 16 will be moved by the movement of the valve tube 12, thereby releasing the sealing of the valve plug 16 to the B port of the valve body 17. The silt deposited at the bottom of the washing machine can flow out of the outer barrel 9 through the water outlet pipe C through the opening B and is discharged out of the washing machine through the drainage device.
As a preferred embodiment of the invention, the distance between the centrifugal block and the rotating center of the inner barrel 7 is greater than or equal to 1/2 of the radius of the bottom of the inner barrel; this allows the centrifugal mass to be subjected to a greater centrifugal force for centrifugal movement.
Preferably, the centrifugal block is spaced from the rotation center of the inner barrel 7 by the radius of the bottom of the inner barrel 7, so that the centrifugal force applied to the centrifugal block is maximized.
It should be noted that: as shown in fig. 1 to 5, the bottom of the inner tub is enlarged for clarity of the structure of the drain sealing device and the installation manner of the bottom of the inner tub, which is not a limitation to the structure of the bottom of the inner tub.
As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in order to further enhance the centrifugal action of the centrifugal block, the bottom of the inner barrel may also be configured as shown in fig. 1-4, specifically, the bottom of the inner barrel 7 extends to the outside of the inner barrel 7 to form a plane larger than the inner diameter of the inner barrel, and a centrifugal device is mounted on the bottom wall of the plane;
or the bottom of the inner barrel is provided with a flange plate 1, the flange plate 1 extends towards the outside of the inner barrel to form a flange plate plane which is larger than the inner diameter of the inner barrel 7, and the bottom wall of the flange plate plane is provided with a centrifugal device.
The wash port on the upper part of the inner barrel of the embodiment is provided with a feeding opening, a balance ring 8 is arranged on the feeding opening, and one end of the inner barrel, which is close to the balance ring 8, is provided with a circle of dewatering holes. The inner part of the balance ring 1 of the embodiment extends into the inner barrel, and the dewatering holes are arranged right opposite to the balance ring 1, so that the balance ring 1 can shield the circle of dewatering holes, and the appearance of the inner barrel without holes can be kept.
The technical working principle of the washing machine without water between the inner barrel and the outer barrel is as follows:
the drainage sealing device is arranged on the flange plate 1, one end of the drainage sealing device is connected with the inner barrel 7 (if the inner barrel is of a structure that the inner barrel bottom 10 is separated from the barrel body, the drainage sealing device is connected with the inner barrel bottom 10), and the other end of the drainage sealing device is an outlet.
When washing, the inner barrel 7, the flange plate 1, the speed reduction clutch device 2 and the drainage sealing device form a watertight inner barrel, and water is contained in the inner barrel for washing clothes. The sealing device 3 inside the drainage sealing device prevents water in the inner tub from leaking out during washing.
In the washing/rinsing process, if the clothes are contaminated with foreign matters such as silt, the washed silt will sink to the bottom of the inner tub 7 due to the action of gravity.
During dehydration, the washing machine drives the inner tub 7 to rotate at a high speed. At this time, the slider 5 has a constant mass and moves outward in the direction regulated by the slide 6 by the centrifugal force. Because the slide block 5 is connected to the sealing device 3 by the pull rope 4, the sealing device 3 can be pulled apart by the centrifugal force generated by the slide block 5, and silt is discharged from the bottom of the washing machine during dewatering.
The washing machine without water between the inner and outer barrels of the embodiment:
(1) the barrel body, the inner barrel bottom 10, the flange plate 1, the speed reduction clutch device 2 and the drainage sealing device form a watertight inner barrel together, and the mutual connection parts of all the parts are reliably sealed and cannot leak water.
(2) The bottom of the inner barrel is provided with a drain hole 18 and a sealing device, so that water and silt deposited at the bottom of the inner barrel can be drained out of the bottom of the inner barrel.
(3) The key point of the invention is that the drain hole 18 at the bottom of the inner barrel can be opened only by the action of centrifugal force without any other driving device, so that the silt at the bottom of the inner barrel can be smoothly discharged.
(4) In order to exert the centrifugal force to the maximum, the connection between the moving direction of the slide block and the releasing direction of the seal is preferably through the rotation center of the inner barrel (i.e. in any diameter direction of the inner barrel).
The embodiment of the present invention is only used for explaining the principle of the whole invention, and in fact, as long as the bottom sealing of the inner barrel is removed by the action of centrifugal force, the problem of residual silt at the bottom of the inner barrel is solved while the waterless washing between the barrels is realized, and the present invention is within the protection scope of the present invention.
Although the present invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.