CN110279370B

CN110279370B - Distributor and washing appliance

Info

Publication number: CN110279370B
Application number: CN201910604428.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 邵大鹏; 关庆文; 曾宝平; 潘池; 刘凤
Original assignee: Foshan Shunde Midea Washing Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Foshan Shunde Midea Washing Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-07-05
Filing date: 2019-07-05
Publication date: 2021-11-19
Anticipated expiration: 2039-07-05
Also published as: CN110279370A

Abstract

The invention discloses a dispenser and a washing appliance. The distributor is used for washing the electric appliance and comprises a body, a cover body, a bottom plate and a linkage structure. The body is formed with accepts the chamber, accepts the chamber and is formed with the opening that is located the top of body and is located the mouth of puting in of the bottom of accepting the chamber, and the body is including acceping the cavity, accepts the cavity and is formed with and accepts the chamber. The cover body is connected with the body and is used for opening or closing the opening. The bottom plate is movably arranged on the body. The linkage structure is connected with the cover body and the bottom plate and is configured to drive the bottom plate to move to open the throwing opening in the process of sliding the cover body to close the opening. Therefore, loading can be carried out only by opening the opening at the top of the body through the cover body, and loading is convenient. In addition, the linkage structure enables the putting-in opening to be opened in the process that the cover body closes the opening, and can enable detergent in the containing cavity to be put in the dispenser, so that automatic putting-in of the detergent is achieved, and the operation is simple.

Description

Distributor and washing appliance

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of washing, in particular to a distributor and a washing electric appliance.

Background

Currently, in drawer dishwashers, dispensers are commonly used to dispense a detergent, such as a powder, liquid or tablet, into the dishwasher, which dissolves to form the detergent to clean the dishware. In the related art, the cover of the dispenser is generally opened toward the inside of the washing receiving chamber so as to load the detergent. The loading of the detergent is inconvenient, and the putting operation of the detergent is complicated after the detergent is loaded.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides a dispenser and a washing appliance.

The dispenser of an embodiment of the present invention is for a washing appliance, the dispenser comprising:

the body is provided with an accommodating cavity, the accommodating cavity is provided with an opening positioned at the top of the body and a throwing opening positioned at the bottom of the accommodating cavity, the body comprises an accommodating cavity, and the accommodating cavity is formed with the accommodating cavity;

the cover body is connected with the body and used for opening or closing the opening;

the bottom plate is movably arranged on the body; and

the linkage structure is used for connecting the cover body and the bottom plate and is configured to drive the bottom plate to move so as to open the throwing opening in the process that the cover body closes the opening.

In the dispenser of the above embodiment, the opening is located at the top of the body, the cover body of the dispenser can open or close the opening located at the top of the body, when detergent is loaded, the detergent can be loaded only by opening the opening at the top through the cover body, and the loading is convenient. In addition, the linkage structure enables the putting-in opening to be opened in the process that the cover body closes the opening, and can enable detergent in the containing cavity to be put in the dispenser, so that automatic putting-in of the detergent is achieved, and the operation is simple.

In some embodiments, the accommodating cavities include a first accommodating cavity and a second accommodating cavity which are arranged in parallel, the opening includes a first opening and a second opening, the first accommodating cavity is formed with the first opening at the top of the body, the second accommodating cavity is formed with the second opening at the top of the body, and the cover body can move relative to the body to open or close the first opening and the second opening;

the throwing port comprises a first throwing port formed at the bottom of the first accommodating cavity and a second throwing port formed at the bottom of the second accommodating cavity;

the bottom plate comprises a first bottom plate and a second bottom plate which are movably arranged on the body, the linkage structure is connected with the cover body and the first bottom plate and/or connected with the cover body and the second bottom plate, and the linkage structure is configured to drive the first bottom plate to move so as to open the first input port and/or drive the second bottom plate to move so as to open the second input port in the process that the cover body closes the first opening.

In some embodiments, the linkage structure includes a first dial connected to the cover and a second dial connected to the base plate, and the first dial is configured to act on the second dial during the process of closing the opening by the cover, so that the base plate opens the input opening.

In some embodiments, the linkage structure includes a first resilient member connected to the second toggle member and configured to maintain a tendency of the base plate to close the drop port via the second toggle member after the cover opens the opening.

the bottom plate comprises a first bottom plate and a second bottom plate which are movably arranged on the body, the linkage structure is connected with the cover body and the first bottom plate, and the linkage structure is configured to drive the first bottom plate to move so as to open the first throwing opening in the process that the cover body slides to close the first opening;

the distributor further comprises a driving assembly, the driving assembly comprises a driving piece and a transmission piece which are connected, the transmission piece is connected with the second bottom plate, and the driving piece is used for driving the second bottom plate to move through the transmission piece so as to enable the bottom plate to open or close the second throwing opening.

In some embodiments, the drive assembly includes a second resilient member coupled to the base plate for applying a resilient force to the base plate to maintain a tendency of the base plate to close the second drop port or to open the second drop port.

In some embodiments, the second bottom plate is rotatably disposed on the body, and the driving member is configured to drive the second bottom plate to rotate through the transmission member so as to open or close the second input port.

In some embodiments, the bottom plate is configured to move within a three-dimensional space enclosed by the body to close or open the delivery opening.

In some embodiments, the dispenser is located below the receiving cavity in the filter element.

The washing appliance of the embodiment of the invention comprises the dispenser of any one of the above embodiments.

In the washing electric appliance of the embodiment, the opening is positioned at the top of the body, the cover body of the distributor can open or close the opening positioned at the top of the body, when the detergent is loaded, the detergent can be loaded only by opening the opening at the top through the cover body, and the loading is convenient. In addition, the linkage structure enables the putting-in opening to be opened in the process that the cover body closes the opening, and can enable detergent in the containing cavity to be put in the dispenser, so that automatic putting-in of the detergent is achieved, and the operation is simple.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a washing appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 1A is a schematic plan view of a drawer wash appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 1B is another schematic plan view of a drawer wash appliance in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of a dispenser of an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is another schematic structural view of a dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a further schematic view of a dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a further schematic view of a dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural view of a linkage structure of a dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is another structural schematic view of the linkage structure of the dispenser of the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a further schematic view of a dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a further schematic view of a dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a schematic structural view of a drive assembly of the dispenser of an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a further schematic view of a dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is another schematic structural view of a drive assembly of the dispenser of the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 14 is a schematic plan view of a dispenser of an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 15 is another schematic plan view of a dispenser of an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 16 is a further schematic plan view of a dispenser according to an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 17 is an exploded isometric view of a dispenser and filter element according to an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 18 is a further exploded perspective view of the dispenser and filter of the embodiments of the invention;

fig. 19 is a schematic perspective view of a filter element according to an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 20 is a schematic top view of a filter element according to an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 21 is another schematic top view of a filter element according to an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 22 is a further top schematic view of the filter element of the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 23 is a further schematic view of a dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 24 is a further schematic view of a dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 25 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a dispenser of an embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the main element symbols:

washing the electric appliance 1000;

the dispenser 100, the body 10, the receiving cavity 11, the receiving cavity 111, the first receiving cavity 1111, the second receiving cavity 1112, the opening 110, the first opening 1101, the second opening 1102, the throwing opening 1110, the first throwing opening 1113, the second throwing opening 1114, the first guide portion 12, the first sliding slot 121, the second sliding slot 122, the guide slot 13, the mounting plate 14, the cover 20, the second guide portion 21, the first protrusion 211, the second protrusion 212, the transverse portion 22, the vertical portion 23, the protrusion 24, the bottom plate 30, the first bottom plate 31, the first rotating shaft 311, the second bottom plate 32, the second rotating shaft 321, the linkage structure 40, the first toggle member 41, the first abutting portion 411, the third abutting portion 412, the fourth abutting portion 413, the second toggle member 42, the second abutting portion 421, the fifth abutting portion 422, the first elastic member 43, the driving member 50, the driving member 51, the driving member 52, the lever structure 521, the connecting rod 522, the second elastic member 53, the water inlet channel 60, and the water inlet channel, The water outlet channel 61, the filter element 70, the through hole 701, the bottom wall 702, the side wall 703, the connecting rod 704, the upright column 705, the screw hole 7051, the plug hole 706 and the filtering space 707;

cavity 200, washing chamber 201, inner wall 2011, housing 300.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", and the like, indicate orientations and positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are used only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be considered as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defined as "first", "second", may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the described features. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically defined otherwise.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected unless otherwise explicitly stated or limited. Either mechanically or electrically. Either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, "above" or "below" a first feature means that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact with each other via another feature therebetween. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

The disclosure herein provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing different features of the invention. In order to simplify the disclosure of the present invention, the components and arrangements of specific examples are described herein. Of course, they are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present invention. Furthermore, the present invention may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in the various examples, such repetition is for the purpose of simplicity and clarity and does not in itself dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or configurations discussed. In addition, the present invention provides examples of various specific processes and materials, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize applications of other processes and/or uses of other materials.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a washing appliance 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the example of fig. 1, the washing appliance 1000 is a drawer type washing appliance. The drawer washing appliance 1000 has a washing chamber 201 that is open at the top when dishes are loaded. It is understood that in other embodiments, the washing appliance 1000 may be other washing appliances having a structure, such as a pull-down type washing appliance and a sink type washing appliance. The following description will be made in detail with an example in which the washing appliance 1000 is a drawer type washing appliance.

The washing appliance 1000 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a cavity 200 and a dispenser 100, the cavity 200 is formed with a washing chamber 201, and the dispenser 100 is mounted on an inner wall 2011 of the cavity 200.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the washing appliance 1000 may be a washing appliance 1000 such as a dishwasher (e.g., a drawer dishwasher and a sink dishwasher) and a washing machine (e.g., a drawer washing machine and a sink washing machine). In addition, referring to fig. 1, the washing appliance 1000 further includes a housing 300, and the cavity 200 is located in the housing 300. The housing 300 may be made of a metal material, for example, a light aluminum material, so that the housing 300 has a light weight. Meanwhile, the cavity 200 may be made of a metal material or a heat-resistant plastic material as long as the strength and heat resistance thereof can be ensured.

In the present embodiment, the dispenser 100 is attached to the inner wall 2011 of the washing chamber 201. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments the dispenser 100 may be separately disposed within the washing chamber 201 as a separate component, for example, the dispenser 100 may be removably mounted on a carrier basket, such as a dishwasher basket, which is mounted so as not to be opened by the cutlery blocking lid 20. Herein, the dispenser 100 is installed on the inner wall 2011 (shown in fig. 1) of the washing chamber 201 for illustration.

In the present context, the washing appliance 1000 is mainly described as a drawer type dishwasher, in the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the washing appliance 1000 is a drawer type dishwasher, the cavity 200 may be connected to the housing 300 through a rail (not shown), the cavity 200 may slide relative to the housing 300 to slide the cavity 200 out of or into the housing 300 to open or close the washing chamber 201, so that the cavity 200 can be loaded with dishes to enable the drawer type dishwasher to wash the dishes (arrow a in fig. 1 indicates the sliding direction of the cavity 200), and the top of the washing chamber is open when the drawer type dishwasher is loaded with the dishes. It is understood that in other embodiments, the washing appliance 1000 can also be a sink dishwasher, the top of the washing chamber of which is open when dishes are loaded. .

It is understood that in other embodiments, the washing appliance 1000 can also be other types of dishwashers, such as a pull-down door type dishwasher. It should be noted that in the embodiment where the washing appliance 1000 is a pull-down door type dishwasher, the dispenser 100 is not mounted on the inner wall of the door body but on the inner wall of the washing chamber.

Referring to fig. 1 and 1A, in the example of fig. 1 and 1A, the dispenser 100 is mounted on an inner wall 2011 perpendicular to the sliding direction of the chamber 200. It is understood that, referring to fig. 1B, in other embodiments, the dispenser 100 may also be installed on the inner wall 2011 parallel to the sliding direction of the cavity 200, and the specific arrangement is not limited herein.

Referring to fig. 2 to 5, in the present embodiment, the dispenser 100 includes a body 10, a cover 20, a bottom plate 30, a linkage structure 40, a driving assembly 50 and a filter element 70. The cover 20 is movably disposed on the body 10, or the cover 20 is movably connected to the body 10. The bottom plate 31 is movably connected to the body 10, the linkage structure 40 connects the cover 20 and the bottom plate 30, the driving assembly 50 is disposed on the body 10, and the filter element 70 is mounted on the body 10. The cover 20 is movably disposed on the body 10, which means that the cover 20 is slidably or rotatably disposed on the body 10. In this context, the cover 20 is slidably disposed on the body 10 for a detailed explanation. It is understood that in other embodiments, the cover 20 may be rotatably disposed on the body 10, for example, the cover 20 may be configured as an upward-hinged cover.

Referring to fig. 4, specifically, the body 10 includes a receiving cavity 11, a first guiding portion 12 and a mounting plate 14, and the receiving cavity 11 is disposed on the mounting plate 14 in a protruding manner.

The receiving cavity 11 is formed with a receiving cavity 111, and the receiving cavity 111 is formed with an opening 110 at the top of the body 10. The receiving cavity 111 has a receiving opening 1110 formed at a bottom thereof, and the bottom plate 30 is movable in a three-dimensional space defined by the body 10 to open or close the receiving opening 1110. The first guide portion 12 is used for guiding the cover 20 to slide on the body 10. The body 10 may be made of a plastic material, and in one example, the body 10 may be made of a PP material (polypropylene). It is understood that the body 10 may be integrally formed or separately formed, and is not limited herein.

The space surrounded by the main body 10 is a minimum space formed by a regular solid pattern capable of completely accommodating the entire main body 10, for example, a minimum rectangular parallelepiped, a cube, or another regular pattern capable of completely accommodating the entire main body 10.

The receiving cavity 111 may be used to receive detergent for washing dishes, and the detergent may be in a powder or tablet form. That is, the user may open the opening 110 of the receiving cavity 111 by sliding the cover 20, and then load the detergent into the receiving cavity 111 through the opening 110.

In the present embodiment, the opening 110 is located at the top of the body 10, which may be understood as the opening 110 facing upward, or the opening 110 is opened on the sidewall of the receiving cavity 11, and the opening 110 facing outward from the sidewall or the opening 110 is opened obliquely upward on the sidewall of the receiving cavity 11.

In the example shown in fig. 1 and 2, the direction of the opening of the washing chamber 201 of the cavity 200 is the same as the direction of the opening 110 of the receiving cavity 111 of the dispenser 100, both facing upwards.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, in the present embodiment, the receiving cavity 111 includes a first receiving cavity 1111 and a second receiving cavity 1112 arranged in parallel. Specifically, in the illustrated embodiment, the first receiving cavity 1111 and the second receiving cavity 1112 are arranged along the sliding direction of the cover 20 (the arrow B in fig. 3 indicates the sliding direction of the cover). The opening 110 includes a first opening 1101 and a second opening 1102, and the first opening 1101 and the second opening 1102 are located at the top of the body 10. The first receiving cavity 1111 forms a first opening 1101. The second receiving cavity 1112 forms a second opening 1102. In this embodiment, the inlet 1110 includes a first inlet 1113 formed at the bottom of the first housing chamber 1111 and a second inlet 1114 formed at the bottom of the second housing chamber 1112.

In the example of fig. 3, each of the first housing cavity 1111 and the second housing cavity 1112 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The first and

second openings

1101, 1102 are each substantially rectangular in shape. It is understood that in other embodiments, the first receiving cavity 1111 and the second receiving cavity 1112 may have other regular or irregular shapes, and the first opening 1101 and the second opening 1102 may have other regular or irregular shapes.

In particular, the washing process of dishware by drawer dishwashers generally comprises a pre-wash phase, in which the dishware can be washed with a powdered detergent, and a main wash phase, in which the dishware can be washed with a tablet detergent. In this embodiment, the first receiving chamber 1111 may be used to load a powdered detergent for a pre-washing stage, and the second receiving chamber 1112 may be used to load a tablet detergent for a main washing stage. That is, the user may load the powdered detergent into the first receiving chamber 1111 through the first opening 1101, and may load the detergent tablet into the second receiving chamber 1112 through the second opening 1102.

Referring to fig. 1A, 1B and 2 to 4, the cover 20 is movable (slidable or rotatable) in a space a1 between a side of the dispenser 100 away from an inner wall 2011 of the washing chamber 201 and the inner wall to open or close the opening 110 (see fig. 1A and AB). Thus, the movement of the cover 20 does not abut against the dishes in the washing chamber 201, so that the cover 20 cannot open or close the opening 110.

Referring to fig. 1A and 1B, in the present embodiment, preferably, the cover 20 is movable in a three-dimensional space a2 enclosed by the body 10, or the cover 20 is movable in a desired range larger than the space a2 enclosed by the body 10 (for example, beyond the space a2 enclosed by the body 10 but not against the tableware placed in the washing chamber 201).

It should be noted that the space a2 enclosed by the body 10 is a minimum space formed by a regular solid figure capable of completely accommodating the whole body 10, such as a rectangular parallelepiped, a square cube or other regular solid figures.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the cover 20 is slidable on the body 10 to open or close the first opening 1101 and/or the second opening 1102. That is, in the present embodiment, the lid 20 is slidably connected to the main body 10. The cover 20 can be arbitrarily slid in the space a1 between the side of the dispenser 100 away from the inner wall 2011 of the washing chamber 201 and the inner wall. In the present embodiment, the cover 20 is taken as an example to open or close the first opening 1101 and the second opening 1102, and it is understood that in other embodiments, the cover 20 may only open one of the first opening 1101 and the second opening 1102, and the other may be opened by other methods, for example, another cover is provided, and the details are not limited herein.

It is understood that in other embodiments, the cover 20 may be rotatably disposed on the body 10, for example, the cover 20 may be configured as an upward-hinged cover.

Further, in the embodiment shown in fig. 1 and 1A, the dispenser 100 is mounted on an inner wall 2011 perpendicular to the sliding direction of the chamber 200. The sliding direction of the cover 20 is perpendicular to the sliding direction of the cavity 200. It is understood that, referring to fig. 1B, in other embodiments, the dispenser 100 may also be installed on the inner wall 2011 parallel to the sliding direction of the cavity 200, and in such embodiments, the sliding direction of the cover 20 is parallel to the sliding direction of the cavity 200.

The cover body 20 is provided with a second guide portion 21 and a projection portion 24. The second guiding portion 21 is used for being connected with the first guiding portion 12 to guide the cover 20 and the main body 10 to slide relatively. The protrusion 24 is used to be operated to slide the cover 20 relative to the body 10. Thus, when the user needs to slide the cover 20, the user can slide the cover 20 on the body 10 by pushing the protrusion 24 to open or close the first opening 1101 and the second opening 1102.

Specifically, referring to fig. 4, the first guiding portion 12 includes a first sliding slot 121 formed on the mounting plate 14 and a second sliding slot 122 formed on the accommodating cavity 11, and both the first sliding slot 121 and the second sliding slot 122 are formed along the sliding direction of the cover body 20. The vertical plane of the extending direction of the second sliding groove 121 is different from the vertical plane of the extending direction of the second sliding groove 122, so that the freedom degree of the cover body 20 in multiple directions can be limited, and the cover body 20 can slide more stably.

In this embodiment, the cover 20 is L-shaped, the cover 20 includes a horizontal portion 22 and a vertical portion 23, the horizontal portion 22 is located at the top of the main body 10, and the horizontal portion 22 is used for opening or closing the first opening 1101 and the second opening 1102. The protruding portion 24 is provided on the lateral portion 22. The vertical portion 23 is bent and positioned on one side with respect to the lateral portion 22. The second guide portion 21 includes a first protrusion 211 formed on the lateral portion 22 and a first protrusion 212 formed on the vertical portion 23, the first protrusion 211 is slidably engaged with the first slide groove 121, and the first protrusion 212 is slidably engaged with the second slide groove 122, so that the cover body 20 is guided to be slidable on the main body 10.

It is understood that, in other embodiments, the first guiding portion 12 may be a convex portion, and the second guiding portion 21 may be a sliding slot, or the first guiding portion 12 includes a convex portion and a sliding slot, and the second guiding portion 21 also includes a convex portion and a sliding slot, and the specific arrangement manner is not limited herein, and only needs to be able to realize the relative sliding between the cover 20 and the body 10. In the present embodiment, the cover 20 may be made of a heat-resistant plastic material, so that the plastic material is easily molded and has a low cost, and the cover 20 has a good heat-resistant property, and in one example, the main body 10 may be made of a PP (polypropylene) material.

In other embodiments, the vertical portion 23 may be omitted to simplify the structure of the cover 20.

In the present embodiment, the cover 20 is directly disposed on the top of the body 10, and the cover 20 is usually made of a rigid material and is not compressible or bendable. It will be appreciated that in some embodiments, the cover 20 may also be a flexible member that can compress and flex. In such an embodiment, a rolling mechanism may be provided at one side of the receiving cavity 11, and the cover body 20 is at least partially rolled in the rolling mechanism. When the first opening 1101 and the second opening 1102 need to be closed, the cover 20 is pulled out of the winding mechanism, and then the cover 20 is pulled to slide on the body 10 to form the first opening 1101 and the second opening 1102, after the cover is closed, one end of the cover 20 can be fixed on the body 10 to prevent the cover 20 from being mistakenly wound back into the winding mechanism, and when the first opening 1101 and the second opening 1102 need to be opened, only one end of the cover 20 needs to be loosened, and the winding mechanism automatically winds back the cover 20 to open the first opening 1101 and the second opening 1102. Of course, the cover 20 may be bent without being rolled.

Referring to fig. 5 to 8, the bottom plate 30 is movably disposed on the body 10, and the input opening 1110 at the bottom of the receiving cavity 111 is closed by the bottom plate 30 when the cover 20 completely opens the opening 110.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the bottom plate 30 includes a first bottom plate 31 and a second bottom plate 32. The first bottom plate 31 is movably disposed at the bottom of the first receiving cavity 1111, and the first bottom plate 31 is used for opening or closing the bottom of the first receiving cavity 1111. The second bottom plate 32 is movably disposed at the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112, and the second bottom plate 32 is used for opening or closing the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112.

Further, referring to fig. 9, in the present embodiment, the input port 1110 includes a first input port 1113 formed at the bottom of the first receiving cavity 1111 and a second input port 1114 formed at the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112. The first bottom plate 31 is configured to move in the three-dimensional space enclosed by the body 10 to close or open the first input port 1113, and the second bottom plate 32 is configured to move in the three-dimensional space enclosed by the body 10 to close or open the second input port 1114.

Specifically, the movement of the first base plate 31 may be achieved by the linkage structure 40, and the movement of the second base plate 32 may be achieved by the driving assembly 50.

In the present embodiment, when the cover 20 completely opens the first opening 1101, the first input port 1113 is closed by the first bottom plate 31. When the cover 20 closes the first opening 1101 and the second opening 1102, the first base plate 31 opens the first input port 1113, and the second base plate 32 closes the second input port 1114.

Referring to fig. 7 and 8, in the present embodiment, the linking structure 40 connects the cover 20 and the first bottom plate 31, and the linking structure 40 is configured to drive the first bottom plate 31 to move to open the first input port 1113 when the cover 20 closes the first opening 1101.

The linkage structure 40 includes a first dial 41, a second dial 42, and a first elastic member (not shown).

The first pulling member 41 is connected to the cover 20, the second pulling member 42 is connected to the first base plate 31, and the first pulling member 41 is used for abutting against the second pulling member 42 when the cover 20 closes the opening 110, so that the first base plate 31 gradually opens the first input port 1113 at the bottom of the first receiving cavity 1111.

A first elastic member is connected to the first base plate 31, and the first elastic member is used to apply an elastic force to the first base plate 31 to maintain a tendency of the first base plate 31 to close the first input port 1113 at the bottom of the first receiving chamber 1111. The first elastic member may be an elastic member such as a spring.

That is, when the cover 20 opens the first opening 1101 and the second opening 1102, the first elastic member may be used to apply an elastic force to the first bottom plate 31 so that the first bottom plate 31 can keep a state of closing the first receiving cavity 1111, and during the process of closing the first opening 1101 and the second opening 1102 by the cover 20, the first toggle member 41 may be used to abut against the second toggle member 42 so that the bottom plate 31 can gradually open the first input port 1113 at the bottom of the first receiving cavity 1111 against the elastic force of the first elastic member.

In this embodiment, the first bottom plate 31 is configured to open or close the first input port 1113, which means that the first bottom plate 31 can rotate relative to the body 10 under the driving of the linkage structure 40 to open the first input port 1113 or the first bottom plate 31 can slide relative to the body 10 to open the first input port 1113. That is, the first base plate 31 is rotatably or slidably coupled to the body 10. That is, the first base plate 21 may be rotatably provided to the main body 10, or may be slidably provided to the main body 10.

Specifically, referring to fig. 5 to 8, in an example, the first bottom plate 31 is rotatably disposed at the bottom of the first receiving cavity 1111, that is, the first bottom plate 31 can rotate relative to the body 10 to open or close the first input port 1113.

Specifically, referring to fig. 6 to 8, in such an example, the first base plate 31 includes a first rotating shaft 311, the first base plate 31 is rotatably connected to the body 10 through the first rotating shaft 311, and the first rotating shaft 311 is located at one side of the first base plate 31. The first elastic element (not shown) is disposed around the body 10 and abuts against the first rotating shaft 311. The first toggle member 41 is a first abutting portion 411 disposed on the cover 20, and the second toggle member 42 is a second abutting portion 421 disposed on the first bottom plate 31.

Referring to fig. 5 and fig. 7, in such an example, when the cover 20 completely opens the first opening 1101, the first abutting portion 411 is separated from the second abutting portion 421, and the first bottom plate 31 closes the first feeding opening 1113 at the bottom of the first receiving cavity 1111 under the action of the elastic force of the first elastic member.

Referring to fig. 7 and 8, in the process of closing the first opening 1101 and the second opening 1102 by the cover 20 (arrow C in fig. 7 indicates the sliding direction of opening the first opening 1101 by the cover 20), first, the first abutting portion 411 gradually abuts against the second abutting portion 421, and then the first abutting portion and the second abutting portion 421 abut against each other, at this time, the cover 20 slides further under the action of external force, the first abutting portion 411 applies an acting force to the second abutting portion 421, the second abutting portion 421 rotates under the driving of the first abutting portion 411, so that the first base plate 31 rotates relative to the body 10 against the elastic force of the first elastic member to open the input port 1113 at the bottom of the first receiving chamber 1111 (arrow D in fig. 7 indicates the rotation direction of the first base plate 31), and the powder detergent in the first receiving cavity 1111 is dropped into the washing cavity 201 of the cavity 200 from top to bottom to meet the washing requirement of the pre-washing stage of the drawer type dishwasher.

In addition, referring to fig. 8, when the first receiving cavity 1111 is opened by the first bottom plate 31, the first abutting portion 411 and the second abutting portion 421 still abut against each other and are in surface contact with each other, so that the first abutting portion 411 can stably abut against the second abutting portion 421, and the first bottom plate 31 cannot erroneously rotate under the action of the first elastic member to close the bottom of the first receiving cavity 1111.

It should be noted that, since the pre-washing stage is the washing stage at the beginning of the dishwasher, after the first receiving cavity 1111 and the second receiving cavity 1112 are loaded with the detergent, the user can close the first opening 1101 and the second opening 1102 through the cover 20, and during the closing process, due to the existence of the linkage structure 40, the cover 20 drives the first bottom plate 31 to open the bottom of the first receiving cavity 1111 to directly dose the detergent required for the pre-washing stage.

It is understood that in other examples, the first elastic member 43 may also be used to keep the first bottom plate 31 open the bottom of the first receiving cavity 1111 when the cover 20 closes the first opening 1101 and the second opening 1102, that is, in such examples, the elastic force of the first elastic member 43 needs to be overcome to make the first bottom plate 31 close the first receiving cavity 1111 during the process of opening the first opening 1101 and the second opening 1102 by the cover 20.

In addition, in the embodiment shown in fig. 6, the first rotating shaft 311 is located at one side of the first base plate 31, and the first base plate 31 rotates around one side of the receiving cavity 1111 to open the first input port 1113. It is understood that in other embodiments, the first rotating shaft 311 may be at an intermediate position of the base plate, when the first base plate 31 rotates, a part rotates towards the inside of the first receiving cavity 1111, and another part rotates towards the outside of the first receiving cavity 1111, and the specific arrangement mode is not limited herein.

Referring to fig. 9 to 13, in the present embodiment, the driving assembly 50 includes a driving member 51, a transmission member 52 and a second elastic member 53. The driving member 51 is connected to the transmission member 52, the transmission member 52 is connected to the second bottom plate 32, and the driving member 51 is used for driving the second bottom plate 32 to move in the three-dimensional space enclosed by the body 10 through the transmission member 52 so as to close or open the second input port 1114.

The second elastic member 53 is connected to the second base plate 32, and the second elastic member 53 is used for applying an elastic force to the second base plate 32 to maintain a tendency of the second base plate 30 to close the second input port 1114 at the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112 or maintain a tendency of the second base plate 32 to open the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112.

The driving member 51 may be a motor or a driving device such as a solenoid valve. The first base plate 31 includes a first rotation shaft 311, the first base plate 31 is rotatably connected to the body 10 by the first rotation shaft 311, and the first rotation shaft 311 is located at one side of the first base plate 31. The first elastic element 43 is disposed around the body 10 and abuts against the first rotating shaft 311.

The second base plate 32 includes a second rotation shaft 321, the second base plate 32 is rotatably connected to the body 10 by the second rotation shaft 321, and the second rotation shaft 311 is displaced to one side of the second base plate 32. The axial direction of the first rotating shaft 311 intersects with the axial direction of the second rotating shaft 321.

The driving member 51 can drive the second bottom plate 32 to rotate relative to the body 10 by the transmission member 52 to open the second input port 1114 at the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112 (fig. 9 is a schematic view of a state that the second bottom plate 32 opens the second input port 1114).

The second elastic member 53 may be an elastic element such as a spring, the second elastic member 53 is sleeved on the second rotating shaft 321 of the second bottom plate 32 and abuts against the body 10, and the second elastic member 53 is used for applying an elastic force to the second bottom plate 32 to keep the bottom plate 31 closing the tendency of the second input opening 1114 at the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112.

That is, when the driving member 51 does not operate, the second elastic member 53 applies an elastic force to the second base plate 32 so that the second base plate 32 can maintain a state of closing the second input port 1114 of the second receiving cavity 1112, and when the driving member 51 operates, the driving member 51 can apply a force to the second base plate 32 through the transmission member 52 so that the second base plate 32 can overcome the elastic force of the second elastic member 53 to gradually open the second input port 1114 at the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112, thereby inputting the detergent tablets.

In this embodiment, the second base plate 31 can rotate relative to the body 10 to open the second input port 1114 under the driving of the driving assembly 50, that is, the second base plate 32 is rotatably connected to the body 10. It is understood that in other embodiments, the second bottom plate 32 may be slidably connected to the body 10 and can be slid relative to the body 10 under the driving of the driving assembly to open the second input port 1114, for example, the second bottom plate 32 can be driven by the driving member 51 to slide relative to the body in a rack and pinion manner to open or close the second input port 1114, and the specific arrangement is not limited herein. In the present embodiment, the second bottom plate 32 is mainly used as an example to rotatably connect the main body 10.

Specifically, referring to fig. 10 and 11, the driving member 51 may be a solenoid valve, and the solenoid valve may include a retractable push rod, and when the solenoid valve is powered on, the push rod is ejected, and when the solenoid valve is powered off, the push rod is retracted. The transmission member 52 may include a transmission rod, one end of which abuts against the top rod of the solenoid valve, and the other end of which is fixedly connected to the second rotating shaft 312 of the second bottom plate 32. Therefore, when the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112 needs to be opened, only the electromagnetic valve needs to be energized, and the top plate of the electromagnetic valve is ejected out to rotate the transmission rod, so that the second bottom plate 32 is driven by the second rotating shaft 321 to rotate to open the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112, so as to implement the dosing of the tablet detergent in the main washing stage of the drawer type dishwasher.

It can be understood that in such an example, due to the existence of the second elastic member 53, the second elastic member 53 continuously applies the elastic force to the second bottom plate 32, and therefore, when the second bottom plate 32 opens the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112, the solenoid valve needs to be always in the energized state so that the second bottom plate 32 can maintain the state of opening the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112.

Further, it is understood that in such an example, the second elastic member 53 may also be a tendency for applying an elastic force to the second bottom plate 32 to keep the second bottom plate 32 open the second input port 1114 at the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112. Thus, when the solenoid valve is de-energized, the second elastic member 53 keeps the second base plate 32 in a state of opening the second input port 1114 at the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112. When detergent needs to be loaded, the electromagnetic valve needs to be powered on to close the bottom of the second containing cavity 1112 by the second bottom plate 32, and when detergent needs to be put in, the second bottom plate 32 can enable the second bottom plate 32 to open the second putting-in opening 1114 at the bottom of the second containing cavity 1112 by the second elastic member 53 by powering off the electromagnetic valve.

Referring to fig. 12 and 13, in another example, the driving member 51 may be a solenoid valve including a push rod, and the transmission member 52 may include a lever structure 521 and a connecting rod 522. The lever structure 521 is mounted on the body 10 and can rotate relative to the body 10 under the action of an external force, one end of the lever structure 521 abuts against the ejector rod of the electromagnetic valve, the other end abuts against one end of the connecting rod 522, and the other end of the connecting rod 522 abuts against the second bottom plate 32.

Specifically, in the example shown in fig. 12 and 13, the connecting rod 522 is arranged in the vertical direction, and when one end of the lever structure 521, which abuts against the first bottom plate 31, rotates upwards, the other end rotates downwards, so that the connecting rod 522 is driven to move downwards, and the second bottom plate 32 is driven to overcome the elastic force of the second elastic piece 53 to rotate relative to the body 10 to open the second input port 1114 at the bottom of the second accommodating cavity 1112.

Referring to fig. 12 and 13, when the second bottom plate 32 needs to be driven to rotate to open the second input port 1114 at the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112 for inputting the detergent, the electromagnetic valve may be energized, and the top rod of the electromagnetic valve is ejected, so that one end of the lever structure 521 rotates upward, and the other end rotates downward to drive the connecting rod 522 to move downward, and further the second bottom plate 32 is driven to overcome the elastic force of the second elastic element 53 to rotate relative to the body 10 to open the second input port 1114, so as to realize inputting.

When the second bottom plate 32 is required to close the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112, the solenoid valve is only required to be powered off, and the ejector rod of the solenoid valve is retracted. At this time, the second base plate 32 is rotated back to a state of closing the second input port 1114 at the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112 by the elastic force of the second elastic member 53. At this time, the connecting rod 522 moves upward under the action of the second bottom plate 32 and drives one end of the lever structure 521 to rotate upward, so that the other end of the lever structure 521 rotates downward to abut against the top rod of the solenoid valve, so as to drive the lever structure 521 to rotate when the solenoid valve operates next time.

In the example shown in fig. 12, in order to guide the connecting rod 522 to move up and down, the guide groove 13 is opened in the main body 10, and the connecting rod 522 is inserted into the guide groove 13 and abuts against the second bottom plate 32.

In addition, in the example shown in fig. 13, the driving assembly 50 may further include a third elastic member (not shown), a first end of the third elastic member abuts against the connecting rod 522, and the other end abuts against the body 10. When the connection rod 522 moves downward by the lever structure 521, the connection rod 522 compresses the third elastic member. When the solenoid valve is de-energized, besides the connecting rod 522 moves upward under the action of the second bottom plate 32, the elastic force of the third elastic member on the connecting rod 522 can also be used for the connecting rod 522 to move upward rapidly so that the second bottom plate 32 can close the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112 rapidly.

Furthermore, it is understood that in some embodiments, the driving member 51 may also be a motor, a motor shaft of the motor may be connected to the second rotating shaft 321 of the second base plate 32 through a transmission member 52, and the motor may drive the second base plate 32 to rotate through the transmission member when rotating. In such an embodiment, the transmission member 52 may be other transmission structures, such as a gear transmission assembly, a pulley transmission assembly, etc., and the specific transmission method is not limited herein, and only needs to ensure that the motor can drive the second bottom plate 32 to rotate when working.

It should be noted that, since the main washing stage is a washing stage in the middle of a washing sequence of the dishwasher, the driving unit 50 is mainly used for driving the driving element 51 to operate at the beginning of the main washing stage, so that the driving element 52 drives the second bottom plate 32 to rotate to open the second throwing port 1114 at the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112, so as to throw the tablet detergent loaded in the second receiving cavity 1112 into the washing chamber 201.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, in the present embodiment, the filter member 70 is located below the receiving cavity 111, and the filter member 70 is used for carrying and filtering the detergent falling from the receiving cavity 111 with the input port 1110 at the bottom of the receiving cavity 111 opened.

Specifically, as described above, in the present embodiment, the receiving cavity 111 includes the first receiving cavity 1111 for loading the powder detergent for the pre-washing stage of the drawer type dishwasher and the second receiving cavity 1112 for loading the tablet detergent for the main washing stage of the drawer type dishwasher. That is, the filter element 70 is configured to receive and filter the detergent dropped from the second input port 1114 when the second input port 1114 at the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112 is opened, and in the present embodiment, the detergent dropped from the second receiving cavity 1112 is a detergent tablet.

It will be appreciated that if no filter 70 is provided in the dispenser 100, the tablet detergent will fall to the bottom of the washing chamber 201, and typically the bottom of the washing chamber 201 of a drawer dishwasher is provided with a spray arm (not shown) and a filter system (not shown). Since the tablet detergent dissolves relatively slowly, the direct dropping of the tablet detergent into the washing chamber 201 may affect the normal operation of the drawer dishwasher, for example, the dropping of the undissolved tablet detergent into the washing chamber 201 may interfere with the rotation of the spray arm and even block the spray arm, and for example, the undissolved tablet detergent may block the filter system of the drawer dishwasher and affect the normal operation of the drawer dishwasher.

However, in the present embodiment, when the driving unit 50 drives the second bottom plate 32 to open the second input port 1114 at the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112, the filtering member 70 can receive and filter the tablet detergent dropping from the second receiving cavity 1112, and further prevent the tablet detergent from dropping at the bottom of the washing chamber 201. Thus, the sheet detergent can be prevented from directly falling into the washing chamber 201 to interfere with the operation of the washing system of the washing appliance 1000, and the work efficiency of the washing appliance 1000 can be improved. For example, the filter element 70 may prevent undissolved detergent tablets from directly falling into the washing chamber 201 and interfering with the rotation of the spray arm disposed in the washing chamber 201, or even jamming the spray arm, and further, for example, may prevent undissolved detergent tablets from clogging the filter system and the drain system of the drawer dishwasher and affecting the normal operation of the drawer dishwasher.

Further, please refer to fig. 14 to fig. 16, the accommodating cavity 11 is protruded on the mounting plate 14, and a side surface of the filter element 70 facing away from the mounting plate 14 is flush with a side surface of the accommodating cavity 11 facing away from the mounting plate 14. That is, as shown in fig. 14, the filter member 70 is also protruded on the mounting plate 14 and is connected to the mounting plate 14.

Thus, when dishes or tableware are placed in the washing chamber 201, the dishes or tableware will abut against the side surface of the filter element 70 departing from the mounting plate 14, and further the dishes or tableware are prevented from contacting the inner wall of the mounting plate 14 below the accommodating cavity 11, and the contact between the dishes or tableware and the inner wall of the mounting plate 14 below the accommodating cavity 11 is prevented from affecting the rotation of the first bottom plate 31 and the second bottom plate 32, so that the detergent can be smoothly dispensed by the dispenser 100.

It is understood that the side of filter element 70 facing away from mounting plate 14 and the side of receiving chamber 11 facing away from mounting plate 14 are not only disposed flush, but the positional relationship between the side of filter element 70 facing away from mounting plate 14 and the side of receiving chamber 11 facing away from mounting plate 14 can be set according to different situations. In other embodiments, the side of filter element 70 facing away from mounting plate 14 and the side of receiving cavity 11 facing away from mounting plate 14 may not be aligned. For example, referring to fig. 15, in the illustrated example, the distance a1 from the side of filter element 70 facing away from mounting plate 14 to mounting plate 14 is greater than the distance b1 from the side of receiving cavity 11 facing away from mounting plate 14 to mounting plate 14. For another example, referring to fig. 16, in the illustrated example, the distance a2 from the side of filter element 70 facing away from mounting plate 14 to mounting plate 14 is less than the distance b2 from the side of receiving cavity 11 facing away from mounting plate 14 to mounting plate 14. No specific positional relationship between the side of the filter member 70 facing away from the mounting plate 14 and the side of the housing chamber 11 facing away from the mounting plate 14 is defined.

Further, the filter member 70 may be made of stainless steel. Stainless steel has high hardness and high corrosion resistance. The filter element 70 is made of stainless steel, which can increase the lifespan of the filter element 70 and facilitate the use of the washing appliance 1000 by a customer. The situation that the filter element 70 needs to be replaced due to rusting or damage of the filter element 70 can not occur frequently, the frequency of replacing the filter element 70 is reduced, and the user experience is improved. It is understood that the filter element 70 may be made of stainless steel, not only. The specific material of the filter element 70 may be set according to various conditions. The specific material of the filter member 70 is not limited herein.

Referring to fig. 17-20, in the present embodiment, the filter element 70 includes a bottom wall 702 and a side wall 703. Bottom wall 702 connects side walls 703. The side wall 703 and the bottom wall 702 enclose a filtering space 707, the bottom wall 702 and the side wall 703 are both formed with through holes 701 communicating with the filtering space 707, and the size of the through holes 701 is smaller than that of the detergent.

It should be noted that the detergent carried and filtered by the filter element 70 is a powder detergent or a tablet detergent. The size of the through-hole 701 is smaller than that of the detergent, meaning that the size of the through-hole 701 is smaller than that of a powdered detergent or a tablet detergent.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the filtering space 707 of the filter member 70 corresponds to the first input port 1113 and the second input port 1114, that is, both the powdered detergent input from the first input port 1113 and the tablet detergent input from the second input port 1114 pass through the filtering space 707.

In the present embodiment, the size of the through hole 701 is smaller than the size of the tablet detergent and larger than the size of the powdered detergent, so that when the first bottom plate 31 opens the first feeding hole 1113 to feed the powdered detergent, the powdered detergent can directly pass through the through hole 701 and directly fall into the washing chamber 201, thereby providing the detergent for the pre-washing stage of the drawer type dishwasher. When entering the main washing stage, the second bottom plate 32 opens the second input port 1114 to input the tablet detergent, and the tablet detergent is larger than the through hole 702, so the tablet detergent can be carried on the filter element 70 and cannot directly fall into the washing chamber 201 to affect the rotation of the spray arm or block the filter system, and the tablet detergent can be dissolved under the scouring action of the water flow sprayed by the spray arm and then flows into the washing chamber 201 through the through hole 701 to meet the cleaning requirement of the main washing stage.

It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the size of the through hole 701 may be smaller than both the size of the tablet and the size of the powder detergent. In such an embodiment, when the first bottom plate 31 opens the first feeding hole 1113 to feed the powdered detergent, the powdered detergent is carried on the filter element 70, and at this time, the powdered detergent can be dissolved by the water flow sprayed from the spray arm and then flows into the washing chamber 201 through the through hole to meet the cleaning requirement of the pre-washing stage. When entering the main washing stage, the tablet detergent is dosed, and the dosing process and the dissolution principle are the same as those of the above embodiment, and are not repeated herein for avoiding redundancy.

Furthermore, it is to be understood that, in the present embodiment, the filtering space 707 of the filter 701 may also correspond to only the second input port 1114. That is, when the first bottom plate 31 opens the first input port 1113, the detergent powder in the first receiving cavity 1111 may directly fall into the washing chamber 201, and only when the second bottom plate 1114 opens the second input port 1114, the detergent tablet in the second receiving cavity 1112 may fall into and be carried on the filter 70, which is not limited herein.

In addition, as shown in fig. 19-22, in the illustrated example, the bottom wall 702 includes a plurality of connecting bars 704, each connecting bar 704 connecting two opposing sidewalls 703. Two adjacent connecting rods 704 are arranged at intervals, and the through holes 701 are formed at the intervals of the two adjacent connecting rods 704. The through hole 701 has a size smaller than that of the detergent, which means that the adjacent two connection rods 704 are spaced apart by a distance smaller than the width or length or diameter of the detergent, that is, the detergent falling from the receiving cavity 111 does not immediately fall from the through hole 701. Of course, the plurality of tie bars 704 may be arranged not just as shown in FIG. 20. For example, in other embodiments, a plurality of connecting rods 704 may also be arranged as shown in FIG. 21. For another example, in other embodiments, a plurality of connecting rods 704 may also be arranged as shown in FIG. 22. The specific arrangement of the plurality of tie bars 704 is not limited herein.

In this embodiment, a plurality of posts 705 are provided on a side of the filter member 70 facing the mounting plate 14, each post 705 is formed with a screw hole 7051, the mounting plate 14 is provided with a receptacle 706 for the plurality of posts 705 to pass through, and when the posts 705 are inserted into the receptacles 706, screws are passed through the screw holes 7051 to fix the filter member 70 to the mounting plate 14.

Of course, in other embodiments, the filter element 70 and the mounting plate 14 may not be connected by threads alone. The particular manner of attachment of filter element 70 to mounting plate 14 may be varied depending upon the circumstances. For example, in other embodiments, filter element 70 may be bonded to mounting plate 14. The particular manner of attachment of the filter element 70 to the mounting plate 14 is not limited herein.

In addition, referring to fig. 23 and 24, as mentioned above, in some embodiments, the first bottom plate 31 may not be rotatably connected to the body 10, but may be slidably disposed at the bottom of the first receiving cavity 1111, that is, the first bottom plate 31 can slide relative to the body 10 to open or close the first feeding opening 1113.

In such an example, the first toggle member 41 may be a third abutting portion 412 and a fourth abutting portion 413 disposed on two sides of the cover 20, the second toggle member 42 may be a fifth abutting portion 422 disposed on the bottom plate 31, and the fifth abutting portion 422 is located between the third abutting portion 412 and the fourth abutting portion 413.

Specifically, with reference to fig. 23 and fig. 24, when the cover 20 completely opens the first opening 1101 and the second opening 1102, the first bottom plate 31 closes the first feeding hole 1113 (see fig. 23) at the bottom of the first receiving cavity 1111, and the third abutting portion 412 abuts against the fifth abutting portion 422.

Referring to fig. 24, when the first opening 1101 and the second opening 1102 need to be closed, the cover 20 can be slid to close the first opening 1101 and the second opening 1102. In this process, the fourth abutting portion 413 gradually approaches the fifth abutting portion 422, and when the fourth abutting portion 413 abuts against the fifth abutting portion 422, the fourth abutting portion 413 continuously drives the fifth abutting portion 422 to move so as to drive the first bottom plate 31 to slide relative to the main body 10 (the sliding direction of the first bottom plate 31 is the same as the sliding direction of the cover 20), so that the first bottom plate 31 opens the first feeding opening (see fig. 24) at the bottom of the first receiving cavity 1111, so as to feed the powdered detergent in the first receiving cavity 1111 into the washing cavity 201 of the cavity 200.

When the dispensing is completed and the next loading is required, the cover 20 can be slid to open the first and

second openings

1101 and 1102. In the sliding process of the cover 20, the third abutting portion 412 is gradually close to the fifth abutting portion 422, and when the third abutting portion 412 abuts against the fifth abutting portion 422, the third abutting portion 412 will continue to drive the fifth abutting portion 422 to move so as to drive the first bottom plate 31 to slide relative to the main body 10 (the sliding direction of the first bottom plate 31 is the same as the sliding direction of the cover 20), so that the first bottom plate 31 gradually closes the first feeding opening 1111 at the bottom of the first receiving cavity 1111 (see fig. 24). When the first opening 1101 is fully opened by the cover 20, the first bottom plate 31 fully closes the first input hole 1113, and at this time, the user can load the detergent into the first receiving chamber 1111 through the first opening 1101.

It is understood that in such an example, the linkage structure 40 may not be provided with the first elastic member 43.

In addition, in such an embodiment, since the first bottom plate 31 is slidably disposed on the body 10, in order to prevent the first bottom plate 31 from interfering with the second bottom plate 32 when sliding, the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112 may be closed, that is, in such an embodiment, the dispenser 100 may not be provided with the second bottom plate 32 and the driving assembly 50, and the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112 may not be opened with the second input port 1114.

In such an embodiment, in order to dispense the tablet-shaped detergent into the second housing cavity 1112, a water inlet passage 60 and a water outlet passage 61 (see fig. 25) may be opened in the second housing cavity 1112, and the water inlet passage 60 may be connected to a washing circulation water path or a water inlet water path of the drawer dishwasher. When the washing process is performed, water may be introduced into the second receiving cavity 1112 through the water inlet passage 60, so that the detergent tablet in the second receiving cavity 1112 is dissolved, and then the dissolved detergent tablet flows into the washing chamber 201 through the water outlet passage 61 to be dispensed (the dotted arrow in fig. 25 indicates the flow direction of the water in the second receiving cavity 1112).

Of course, it is understood that in such an embodiment, the driving assembly 50 may also be used to drive the second base plate 32 to rotate to open the second throwing port 1114 at the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112, and only when the first base plate 31 slides to open the first receiving cavity 1111, the rotation of the second base plate 32 is not interfered. For example, in one example, the linkage structure 40 may be configured such that when the cover 10 closes the first opening 1101 and the second opening 1102, the first bottom plate 31 moves in a direction opposite to the second bottom plate 32 to open the bottom of the first receiving cavity 1111, so that the first bottom plate 31 does not obstruct the rotation of the second bottom plate 32, and the specific configuration may be set according to actual circumstances.

Next, referring to fig. 2, fig. 5, fig. 6 and fig. 9, the operation principle of the dispenser 100 of the present application will be described in an embodiment in which the first bottom plate 31 is rotated to open the first input port 1113 at the bottom of the first receiving cavity 1111, and the second bottom plate 32 is rotated by the driving assembly 50 to open the second input port 1114 at the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112.

First, when the detergent needs to be loaded, the sliding cover 20 opens the first opening 1101 and the second opening 1102, and at this time, the first bottom plate 31 closes the first input port 1113 at the bottom of the first receiving cavity 1111 by the first elastic member 43, and the second bottom plate 32 closes the first input port 1113 at the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112 by the second elastic member 53 (see fig. 5). Thus, the detergent powder for the pre-washing stage is loaded in the first receiving chamber 1111, and the detergent tablet for the main washing stage is loaded in the second receiving chamber 1112.

Subsequently, the cover 20 can be slid to close the first opening 1101 and the second opening 1102, and during the sliding process, the cover 20 drives the first bottom plate 31 to rotate through the linkage structure 40 to open the first feeding port 1113 at the bottom of the first receiving cavity 1111, so as to feed the powdered detergent (see fig. 6). At this point, the drawer dishwasher cavity 200 may be pushed into the housing 300 into the pre-wash stage.

After the pre-washing stage, the main washing stage is performed, at this time, the driving member 51 of the driving assembly 50 is operated, so that the driving member 52 drives the second bottom plate 32 to rotate to open the second input port 1114 (see fig. 9) at the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112, so as to input the detergent tablet, the detergent tablet falls into the filter element 70 from the second input port 1114 at the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112, during the washing process, the water flow sprayed by the spray arm of the drawer-type dishwasher continuously washes the detergent tablet in the filter element 70 to dissolve the detergent tablet, and the dissolved detergent tablet flows into the washing chamber 201 through the through hole 701 of the filter element 70 for the main washing stage.

In addition, the volumes of the first receiving chamber 1111 and the second receiving chamber 1112 are preset, so that the first receiving chamber 1111 and the second receiving chamber 1112 can measure the detergent when a user loads the detergent. The volume of the first receiving chamber 1111 should be set to be equal to the volume of the detergent to be dispensed at each pre-washing stage, and the volume of the second receiving chamber 1112 should be set to be larger than the volume of the detergent tablets used at each main washing stage.

As can be seen from the above description, in the present embodiment, the number of the receiving cavities 111 is two, that is, the first receiving cavity 1111 and the second receiving cavity 1112 are included, and the number of the bottom plates 30 is two, that is, the first bottom plate 31 and the second bottom plate 32 are included. In the present embodiment, the first bottom plate 31 is driven by the cover 20 and the linkage structure 40 to open the first input port 1113 at the bottom of the first receiving cavity 1111, and the second bottom plate 32 is driven by the driving assembly 50 to open the second input port 1114 at the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112.

It is understood that in other embodiments, the first base plate 31 may be driven by the driving assembly 50, and the second base plate 32 may be driven by the linkage structure 40. In addition, in some embodiments, there may be one receiving cavity 111 and one bottom plate 30, and in such embodiments, the bottom plate 30 may be driven by the linkage structure 40 or the driving assembly 50. In such an embodiment, the cover 20 is slidably disposed on the body 10.

Furthermore, it will be appreciated that in some embodiments, the first housing chamber 1111 and the second housing chamber 1112 may be loaded with a detergent, and both chambers may function at all times, for example, being loaded with a powdered detergent for a pre-wash stage. In such an embodiment, the driving assembly 50 may not be provided to drive the second base plate 32, but the same linkage structure may be provided to drive the second base plate as the first base plate 31. That is, in such an embodiment, the second base plate 32 may be connected to the cover body through a linkage structure, and when the cover body 20 closes the first opening 1101 and the second opening 1102, the cover body 20 may drive the second base plate 32 to move so as to open the second input port 1114.

In summary, the dispenser 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a main body 10, a cover 20, a bottom plate 30 and a linkage structure 40. The body 10 is formed with a receiving cavity 111, the receiving cavity 111 is formed with an opening 110 at the top of the body 10 and a throwing opening 1110 at the bottom of the receiving cavity 111, the body 10 includes a receiving cavity 11, and the receiving cavity 11 is formed with the receiving cavity 111. The cover 20 is connected to the body 10 and is used to open or close the opening 110. The base plate 30 is movably disposed on the body 10. Linkage 40 connects cover 20 and base 30, and linkage 40 is configured to drive base 30 to move to open dispensing opening 1110 during sliding of cover 20 to close opening 110.

In the dispenser 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the opening 110 is located at the top of the body 10, the cover 20 of the dispenser 100 can open or close the opening 110 located at the top of the body 10, and when loading detergent, the detergent can be loaded only by opening the opening 110 at the top through the cover 20, which is convenient to load. In addition, the linkage structure 40 opens the input port 1110 in the process of closing the opening 110 by the cover body 20, so that the detergent in the accommodating cavity 110 can be input to the outside of the dispenser 100, thereby realizing automatic input of the detergent and having simple operation.

In the description of the present specification, reference to the description of the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "an illustrative embodiment", "an example", "a specific example", or "some examples", etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

While embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A dispenser for washing an appliance, the dispenser comprising:

the bottom plate is movably arranged on the body; and

2. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein the receiving cavities include a first receiving cavity and a second receiving cavity arranged in parallel, the openings include a first opening and a second opening, the first receiving cavity forms the first opening at the top of the body, the second receiving cavity forms the second opening at the top of the body, and the cover is movable relative to the body to open or close the first opening and the second opening;

3. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein the linkage structure includes a first toggle member and a second toggle member, the first toggle member being connected to the cover, the second toggle member being connected to the base plate, the first toggle member being configured to actuate with the second toggle member during the closing of the opening by the cover, so that the base plate opens the dispensing opening.

4. The dispenser of claim 3, wherein the linkage comprises a first resilient member connected to the second toggle member and configured to maintain the tendency of the base plate to close the dispensing opening via the second toggle member after the cover opens the opening.

5. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein the receiving cavities include a first receiving cavity and a second receiving cavity arranged in parallel, the openings include a first opening and a second opening, the first receiving cavity forms the first opening at the top of the body, the second receiving cavity forms the second opening at the top of the body, and the cover is movable relative to the body to open or close the first opening and the second opening;

6. The dispenser of claim 5, wherein the drive assembly includes a second resilient member connected to the base plate for applying a resilient force to the base plate to maintain a tendency of the base plate to close the second dispensing opening or to open the second dispensing opening.

7. The dispenser according to claim 5, wherein the second bottom plate is rotatably disposed on the body, and the driving member is configured to drive the second bottom plate to rotate through the transmission member so that the second bottom plate opens or closes the second dispensing opening.

8. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein the bottom plate is configured to move within a volume enclosed by the body to close or open the dispensing opening.

9. The dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the dispenser is positioned below the receiving cavity.

10. A washing appliance comprising a dispenser as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9.