CN110353598B - Water softener and dish washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

A water softener and a dish washing machine. The water softener is arranged in the dish washing machine and is provided with a soft water cavity, a salt cavity, a water inlet flow channel, a main flow channel communicated with the water inlet flow channel, a water outlet flow channel communicated with the soft water cavity, a water inlet communicated with the water inlet flow channel and a water outlet communicated with the water outlet flow channel; the water softener still is equipped with salt chamber water inlet channel, salt chamber water inlet channel water inlet, salt chamber water outlet channel and salt chamber delivery port, the water softener still be equipped with salt chamber water inlet channel divided baffle, salt chamber water inlet channel is including being located the first runner of baffle one side, being located the second runner of baffle opposite side and being located the runner of bending at baffle top, bend the runner intercommunication first runner with the second runner, salt chamber water inlet with the salt chamber water inlet is located the baffle both sides, the peak of baffle is higher than along upper and lower direction the salt chamber delivery port.

Description

Water softener and dish washing machine

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of dish washing machines, in particular to a water softener and a dish washing machine.

Background

At present, the popularity of the dish washing machine is increased, the requirement of users for the dish washing machine is increased gradually, and at present, the users put higher requirements on the performance of the dish washing machine. In the correlation technique, the salt cavity of the dish-washing machine is directly connected with the sealing surface of the electromagnetic valve, and the leakage risk exists when the salt water in the salt cavity is more.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a water softener and a dish washing machine with low risk of brine leakage.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme: a water softener is provided with a soft water cavity, a salt cavity, a water inlet flow channel, a main flow channel communicated with the water inlet flow channel, a water outlet flow channel communicated with the soft water cavity, a water inlet communicated with the water inlet flow channel and a water outlet communicated with the water outlet flow channel; the water softener is also provided with a salt cavity water inlet channel communicated with the salt cavity, a salt cavity water inlet channel water inlet communicated with the main channel and the salt cavity water inlet channel, a salt cavity water inlet positioned at the bottom of the salt cavity and communicated with the salt cavity and the salt cavity water inlet channel, a salt cavity water outlet channel communicated with the salt cavity and the soft water cavity, and a salt cavity water outlet communicated with the salt cavity water outlet channel and the salt cavity, the water softener is also provided with a clapboard for separating the salt cavity water inlet channel, the salt cavity water inlet channel is positioned on a first channel at one side of the clapboard, a second channel at the other side of the clapboard and a bending channel at the top of the clapboard, the bending flow channel is communicated with the first flow channel and the second flow channel, the salt cavity water inlet and the salt cavity water inlet are located on two sides of the partition plate, and the highest point of the partition plate is higher than the salt cavity water outlet in the vertical direction.

As a further improved technical scheme of the invention, the first flow channel and the second flow channel are both positioned below the bent flow channel, and the highest point of the partition plate is higher than the water inlet of the salt cavity and the water inlet of the salt cavity water inlet flow channel along the up-down direction.

As a further improved technical solution of the present invention, the first flow channel and the second flow channel extend in opposite directions.

As a further improved technical scheme of the invention, the first flow channel is communicated with the water inlet of the salt cavity water inlet flow channel, the second flow channel is communicated with the water inlet of the salt cavity, and at least part of the projection of the partition plate along the vertical direction falls into the projection of the water inlet of the salt cavity.

The invention also provides a technical scheme that the partition plate comprises a first extending wall positioned below the water inlet of the salt cavity and a second extending wall which extends upwards from one end of the first extending wall and divides the first flow channel and the second flow channel left and right, and the first extending wall is positioned right below the water inlet of the salt cavity.

As a further improved technical solution of the present invention, the water softener is further provided with a first partition wall separating the salt chamber water inlet channel from the main channel, and a water inlet of the salt chamber water inlet channel penetrating through the first partition wall to communicate the salt chamber water inlet channel with the main channel.

As a further improved technical solution of the present invention, the water softener is further provided with a soft water inlet flow passage communicating with the soft water chamber, a second partition wall located between the soft water inlet flow passage and the main flow passage, and a second through hole penetrating the second partition wall to communicate the soft water inlet flow passage and the main flow passage.

As a further improved technical solution of the present invention, the water softener further comprises a controller, wherein the controller controls the communication between the main flow passage and one of the salt chamber water inlet flow passage or the soft water inlet flow passage.

As a further improved technical solution of the present invention, the first partition wall includes a first horizontal portion extending horizontally and a first vertical portion connecting the first horizontal portion and extending vertically, a water inlet of the salt cavity water inlet channel penetrates the first vertical portion from left to right, and the first vertical portion and the second extending wall are disposed opposite to each other.

The invention also provides a technical scheme that the dish washing machine comprises the water softener.

According to the technical scheme, the water softener and the dish washer provided by the invention have the advantages that the partition plate is arranged in the water softener to divide the salt cavity water inlet flow passage into the first flow passage, the second flow passage and the bent flow passage for communicating the first flow passage and the second flow passage, and the highest point of the partition plate is arranged to be higher than the salt cavity water outlet of the salt cavity water outlet flow passage, so that the pressure of salt water in the salt cavity and the pressure of water in the salt cavity water inlet flow passage are prevented from being transmitted to the water inlet of the salt cavity water inlet flow passage, and the risk of leakage of the salt water from the water inlet of the salt cavity water inlet flow passage is reduced.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a water softener according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective exploded view of the water softener of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the water softener of the present invention with the cover plate removed.

Fig. 4 is a partially enlarged view within a circle in fig. 3.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the water softener of the present invention with the cover plate removed.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the water softener of the present invention with the salt cap removed.

Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line a-a in fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a partial enlarged view within a circle in fig. 7.

Reference numerals: 100-a water softener; 10-lumen; 1-a shell; 11-a cover plate; 111-front flanging; 12-a housing; 112-back flanging; 120-a water inlet channel; 1201-a water inlet; 1202-water inlet section; 1203-detection segment; 1204-vertical section; 1205-an inverted U-shaped section; 1206-inner side wall; 12061-leak; 121-soft water cavity; 122-a salt cavity; 1220-salt adding port; 1221-a cover; 1222-a water inlet buffer plate; 123-a water outlet flow channel; 1231-water outlet; 124-a drainage cavity; 1241-a drainage buffer chamber; 125-cavity; 1251-bottom wall; 1250-air holes; 1252-first spacer ribs; 1253-second spacer ribs; 1254-vent; 1255-a leakage cavity; 127-a leakage flow path; 1270-outlet; 130-a primary flow channel; 131-a first dividing wall; 1310-a salt cavity water inlet runner water inlet; 1311-first part; 1312-a first horizontal section; 1313-a first vertical portion; 140-salt cavity water inlet channel; 1401-a first flow channel; 1402-a second flow channel; 1403-a separator; 14031 — a first extension wall; 14032-a second extending wall; 14033-a third extending wall; 1404-bending the flow channel; 150-soft water inlet channel; 151-second separation wall; 1510-a second via; 1511-a second horizontal portion; 1512-a second vertical portion; 160-salt cavity water outlet flow channel; 1601-a salt cavity water outlet; 161-a third partition wall; 1611-a third upright; 1610-third through hole; 2-a flow meter; 3-a controller; 31-a valve body; 32-a valve core; 4-a respirator insert; 41-water inlet cavity; 42-a breathing port; 5-a floater.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and detailed description.

Referring to fig. 1 to 8, a water softener 100 is disclosed, wherein the water softener 100 is used in a dishwasher (not shown). The water softener 100 includes a housing 1 having an inner cavity 10, a flow meter 2 installed in the inner cavity 10, and a controller 3 installed on the housing 1.

In the present embodiment, the up, down, left, right, front, and rear directions are the up, down, left, right, front, and rear directions of the water softener 100 shown in fig. 2.

The housing 1 includes a cover plate 11 and a shell 12 which are arranged in a front-back matching manner. The inner cavity 10 is formed between the cover plate 11 and the housing 12. The outer edge of the cover plate 11 is formed with a front flange 111 extending rearward, and the outer edge of the housing 12 is formed with a rear flange 112 extending forward and abutting against the front flange 111. So configured, the water softener 100 can be selectively processed on the cover plate 11 or the housing 12 to form each internal flow passage. In the present embodiment, each flow passage of the water softener 100 is formed on the housing 12.

Referring to fig. 3 and 5, the housing 12 defines a soft water cavity 121 located at the lower right side, a salt cavity 122 located at the upper left side of the soft water cavity 121, a water inlet channel 120 located at the left side of the salt cavity 122 and partially surrounding the bottom of the salt cavity 122, a water outlet channel 123 located above the soft water cavity 121 and communicating with the soft water cavity 121, and a water discharge cavity 124 located at the left side of the soft water cavity 121. The drainage chamber 124 is not communicated with the soft water chamber 121, the salt chamber 122, the water inlet passage 120 and the water outlet passage 123. In the present embodiment, the soft water chamber 121 is a resin chamber. In the present embodiment, the term "communicate" refers to the structure having holes or gaps or flow passages through which fluid can pass, wherein the holes or gaps or flow passages can be opened or closed in cooperation with other structures so as to form either interception or communication, and such structures can be structures such as the controller 3.

The outer shell 12 is provided with a water inlet 1201 and a water outlet 1231 which penetrate through the outer shell 12. The water inlet 1201 is communicated with the water inlet flow passage 120, and the water outlet 1231 is communicated with the water outlet flow passage 123. The water inlet flow passage 120 comprises a water inlet section 1202 communicated with the water inlet 1201, a detection section 1203 matched with flow measurement of the flowmeter 2, a vertical section 1204 continuing to extend upwards and vertically from the detection section 1203, and an inverted U-shaped section 1205 communicated with the vertical section 1204. The U-shaped opening of the inverted U-shaped segment 1205 faces downward. Two side walls (not numbered) of the water inlet channel 120 are the rear flange 112 located at the outer side and the inner side wall 1206 located at the inner side.

The housing 12 forms a cavity 125, which is half-enclosed by the inner sidewall 1206, and a drain buffer chamber 1241 below the cavity 125 between the vertical section 1204 and the inverted U-shaped section 1205. The bottom wall 1251 of the cavity 125 is provided with air holes 1250 which penetrate up and down. And a leakage port 12061 for communicating the inverted U-shaped section 1205 with the cavity 125 is formed in the inner side wall 1206. The housing 12 is further provided with a first separating rib 1252 extending from an edge of the inner side wall 1206 on one side of the leakage 12061 into the cavity 125 and a second separating rib 1253 extending from the bottom wall 1251 into the cavity 125, wherein the first separating rib 1252 and the second separating rib 1253 extend in opposite directions but are staggered to form a ventilation opening 1254 between the first separating rib 1252 and the second separating rib 1253.

The first partition rib 1252 and the second partition rib 1253 are matched to substantially divide the cavity 125 into a left chamber (not numbered) and a right chamber (not numbered) which are communicated with each other through the vent 1254, the vent 1254 is located at the upper part of the cavity 125, the left chamber and the right chamber are separated and not communicated by the second partition rib 1253 at the bottom, wherein a leakage chamber 1255 is formed at the bottom of the right chamber, the housing 12 is further formed with a leakage flow passage 127 communicated with the leakage chamber 1255, the leakage flow passage 127 extends through the salt chamber 122, but the leakage flow passage 127 is not communicated with the salt chamber 122. The drainage buffer cavity 1241 is communicated with the drainage cavity 124, the drainage buffer cavity 1241 is communicated with the left cavity of the cavity 125 up and down through the air holes 1250 on the bottom wall 1251, the water softener 100 is further provided with a float 5 in the drainage buffer cavity 1241, and the float 5 is used for matching with the air holes 1250 to adjust the drainage of the water in the drainage cavity 124. The housing 12 is further provided with a salt adding port 1220 communicated with the salt cavity 122, and a cover 1221 covering the salt adding port 1220 in a matching manner. The cover 1221 is detachably fixed to the salting port 1220 to facilitate the user to add salt into the salt cavity 122.

The outlet 1270 of the leakage flow passage 127 is disposed outside the salt adding port 1220, the outlet 1270 is communicated with the external atmosphere of the water softener 100, and the outlet 1270 is not communicated with the salt adding port 1220 and the salt cavity 122. In the present embodiment, the leakage flow path 127 extends substantially horizontally, and the bottom of the leakage flow path 127 is higher than the bottom wall 1251 of the leakage chamber 1255 in the vertical direction, in other words, the lowest point of the leakage chamber 1255 is lower than the lowest point of the leakage flow path 1251 in the gravity direction.

In this embodiment, the leakage flow path 127 is disposed in the salt chamber 122, and the outlet 1270 is disposed outside the salt adding port 1220, and the outlet 1270 is partially covered by the cover 1221 but not sealed so that the outlet 1270 is communicated with the outside atmosphere. In other words, the projection of the cover 1221 onto the housing 12 of the water softener 100 in the front-rear direction at least partially covers the outlet 1270, so that the water softener 100 has good overall sealing performance, and the reliability and space efficiency of a dishwasher using the water softener 100 are improved.

In this embodiment, the inverted U-shaped section 1205 of the inlet channel 120 houses a respirator insert 4, the respirator insert 4 defines an inlet chamber 41 communicating with the inlet channel 120 and a breathing orifice 42 disposed in correspondence with the leakage 12061, the breathing hole 42 is communicated with the water inlet cavity 40 and the leakage port 12061, and is arranged, after the water flow enters the inlet chamber 41 of the respirator insert 4 from the inlet channel 120, the gas in the water flow can be expelled through the breathing orifice 42, and enter the cavity 125 through the leakage orifice 12061, through the leakage 12061, the leakage chamber 1255 of the cavity 125, the leakage flow passage 127 and the outlet 1270 to the outside, the pressure difference is balanced with the external atmosphere, so that the water in the water inlet channel 120 can smoothly flow through the inverted U-shaped section 1205 and pass through the leakage 12061 to enter the next channel, i.e. the main channel 130 (described in detail later).

The housing 12 further defines a main flow passage 130 communicating with the inlet flow passage 120, a salt chamber inlet flow passage 140 communicating with the salt chamber 122, and a soft water inlet flow passage 150 communicating with the soft water chamber 121.

The housing 12 is provided with a first partition wall 131 between the main flow passage 130 and the salt chamber inlet flow passage 140, a second partition wall 151 between the main flow passage 130 and the soft water inlet flow passage 150, and the first partition wall 131 includes a first portion 1311 extending in a zigzag manner, a first horizontal portion 1312 extending in a horizontal direction, and a first vertical portion 1313 forming an upward-opening U-shaped structure by matching the first portion 1311 and the first horizontal portion 1312 along the extending direction of the main flow passage 130. The first vertical portion 1313 is provided with a salt chamber water inlet port 1310 horizontally penetrating the first partition wall 131, and the salt chamber water inlet port 1310 communicates the salt chamber water inlet 140 with the main flow passage 130 in left and right directions. The second partition wall 151 includes a second horizontal portion 1511 extending horizontally and a second vertical portion 1512 connected to the second horizontal portion 1511 substantially vertically in the extending direction of the soft water inlet flow passage 150. The second vertical portion 1512 is provided with a second through hole 1510 penetrating to communicate the main flow channel 130 with the soft water inlet flow channel 150, and the salt cavity inlet flow channel water inlet 1310 and the second through hole 1510 are arranged in concentric circles. The second horizontal portion 1511 is located below the first horizontal portion 1312.

In this embodiment, the outer shell 12 is further provided with a partition 1403 for dividing the salt cavity water inlet channel 140, and the salt cavity water inlet channel 140 includes a first channel 1401, a second channel 1402 and a bent channel 1404 for communicating the first channel 1401 and the second channel 1402. The first flow channel 1401 extends along a first direction, the second flow channel 1402 extends along the first direction in a reverse direction, the first flow channel 1401 is communicated with the water inlet 1310 of the salt cavity water inlet, the second flow channel 1402 is communicated with the water inlet of the salt cavity at the bottom of the salt cavity 122, and the projection of the partition 1403 along the up-down direction at least partially falls into the projection of the water inlet of the salt cavity. Specifically, the partition 1403 comprises a first extension wall 14031 positioned below the water inlet of the salt cavity, a second extension wall 14032 extending upwards from one end of the first extension wall 14031 and dividing the first flow channel 1401 from the second flow channel 1402 from left to right, and a third extension wall 14033 extending upwards from the other end of the first extension wall 14031, wherein the first extension wall 14031, the second extension wall 14032 and the third extension wall 14033 form an upward opening U-shaped structure. The first vertical portion 1313 is disposed opposite to the second extension wall 14032. In this embodiment, the first extension wall 14031 extends horizontally and is located right below the water inlet of the salt chamber. In the up-down direction, the lowest point of the bending flow passage 1404 is higher than the salt cavity water inlet 1310. The first flow channel 1401, the bent flow channel 1404 and the second flow channel 1402 are communicated along the extending direction of the flow channel 1401, so as to form the salt cavity water inlet flow channel 140 which is approximately arranged in a shape of Chinese character 'hui'. The salt cavity water inlet flow channel 140 is arranged in a shape like a Chinese character 'hui', the bent flow channel 1404 is arranged at the highest position of the salt cavity water inlet flow channel 140, and the partition plate 1403 is arranged below the salt cavity 122, so that the pressure of the salt water in the salt cavity 122 is firstly transmitted to the first extension wall 14031 of the partition plate 1403, the water pressure of the salt water in the salt cavity 122 at the salt cavity water inlet flow channel water inlet 1310 communicated with the first flow channel 1401 is greatly reduced, the leakage of the salt water from the salt cavity water inlet flow channel water inlet 1310 is avoided, and the pollution of the salt water to the water in the main flow channel 130 and the soft water cavity 121 is avoided. In this embodiment, a water inlet buffer plate 1222 located at the bottom of the salt chamber 122 is further disposed between the second flow channel 1402 and the salt chamber 122, and at least one slit is disposed on the water inlet buffer plate 1222 to form a grid, so as to facilitate the water flow in the salt chamber water inlet flow channel 140 to flow into the salt chamber 122. In this embodiment, a place where the second flow channel 1402 communicates with the water inlet buffer plate 1222 is the regeneration water inlet, so as to input water flow into the regeneration buffer chamber.

The housing 12 further defines a salt cavity water outlet passage 160 connecting the salt cavity 122 and the soft water cavity 121 and a salt cavity water outlet 1601 located at the top of the salt cavity water outlet passage 160, and along the up-down direction, the lowest point of the bent passage 1404 is higher than the salt cavity water outlet 1601, in other words, the bent passage 1404 is located at the top of the partition 1403, that is, the highest point of the partition 1403 is higher than the salt cavity water outlet 1601 along the up-down direction, and meanwhile, the highest point of the partition 1403 is located above the salt cavity water inlet 1310 along the up-down direction, so that the salt water in the salt cavity 122 can be normally discharged through the salt cavity water outlet 1601. The salt cavity outlet flow passage 160 and the soft water inlet flow passage 150 are provided with a third partition wall 161 therebetween, the third partition wall 161 comprises a third vertical part 1611 extending vertically and a left and right part penetrating through the third vertical part 1611 to communicate the soft water inlet flow passage 150 and the third through hole 1610 of the salt cavity outlet flow passage 160. The third through holes 1610 and the second through holes 1510 are arranged in concentric circles.

The controller 3 is an electromagnetic valve, and includes a valve body 31 and a valve core 32. The valve core 32 movably extends from the valve body 31 to control the water flow in the inlet channel 120 to one of the soft water chamber 121 and the salt chamber 122. Specifically, when the water softener 100 only needs to perform soft water operation, the valve core 32 of the controller 3 blocks the salt chamber inlet 1310 and the third through hole 1610, while maintaining the second through hole 1510 to communicate the main flow passage 130 with the soft water inlet 150. When the water softener 100 needs to soften and regenerate the soft water chamber 121, the valve core 32 of the controller 3 blocks the second through hole 1510 while keeping the salt chamber water inlet channel 1310 to communicate the main channel 130 with the salt chamber water inlet channel 140, and the third through hole 1610 to communicate the soft water inlet channel 150 with the salt chamber water outlet channel 160. In other words, the controller 3 controls the main flow passage 130 to communicate with one of the salt chamber inlet flow passage 140 and the soft water inlet flow passage 150.

In summary, in the present embodiment, the salt cavity water inlet channel 140 is disposed in a shape of a Chinese character 'hui', the bent channel 1404 is disposed at the highest point of the salt cavity water inlet channel 140, and the partition 1403 is disposed below the salt cavity 122, so that the pressure of the salt water in the salt cavity 122 and the pressure of the water in the salt cavity water inlet channel 140 are all transmitted to the salt cavity water inlet channel 1310 by disposing the highest point of the partition 1403, which is higher than the salt cavity water outlet channel 160, and the risk of leakage of the salt water from the salt cavity water inlet channel water inlet is reduced, thereby preventing the main channel 130 and the soft water cavity 121 from being polluted by the salt water.

It is to be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various information, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one type of information from another.

The plurality described in this application includes two and more.

In the case of no conflict, the various embodiments in the present application may complement each other.

Terms such as "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "front," "rear," and the like, used herein to denote relative spatial positions, are used for ease of description to describe one feature's relationship to another feature as illustrated in the figures. It will be understood that the spatially relative positional terms may be intended to encompass different orientations than those shown in the figures depending on the product presentation position and should not be construed as limiting the claims. In addition, the descriptor "horizontal" as used herein is not entirely equivalent to allowing an angular tilt along a direction perpendicular to the direction of gravity.

In addition, the above embodiments are only used for illustrating the invention and not for limiting the technical solutions described in the invention, and the understanding of the present specification should be based on those skilled in the art, for example, "front and back through" means through before installing other parts, but those skilled in the art should understand that those skilled in the art can still make modifications or equivalent substitutions on the present invention, and all technical solutions and modifications thereof without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention should be covered in the claims of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A water softener, characterized in that: the water softener is provided with a soft water cavity, a salt cavity, a water inlet flow channel, a main flow channel communicated with the water inlet flow channel, a water outlet flow channel communicated with the soft water cavity, a water inlet communicated with the water inlet flow channel and a water outlet communicated with the water outlet flow channel; the water softener is also provided with a salt cavity water inlet channel communicated with the salt cavity, a salt cavity water inlet channel water inlet communicated with the main channel and the salt cavity water inlet channel, a salt cavity water inlet positioned at the bottom of the salt cavity and communicated with the salt cavity and the salt cavity water inlet channel, a salt cavity water outlet channel communicated with the salt cavity and the soft water cavity, and a salt cavity water outlet communicated with the salt cavity water outlet channel and the salt cavity, the water softener is also provided with a clapboard for separating the salt cavity water inlet flow passage, the salt cavity water inlet flow passage comprises a first flow passage positioned on one side of the clapboard, a second flow passage positioned on the other side of the clapboard and a bending flow passage positioned on the top of the clapboard, the bending flow channel is communicated with the first flow channel and the second flow channel, the salt cavity water inlet and the salt cavity water inlet are positioned on two sides of the partition plate, and the highest point of the partition plate is higher than the salt cavity water outlet along the vertical direction; the first runner is communicated with a water inlet of the salt cavity water inlet runner, and the second runner is communicated with a water inlet of the salt cavity.

2. The water softener of claim 1 wherein: the first runner and the second runner are located below the bent runner, and the highest point of the partition plate is higher than the salt cavity water inlet and the salt cavity water inlet runner water inlet in the vertical direction.

3. The water softener of claim 1 wherein: the first flow channel and the second flow channel extend in opposite directions.

4. The water softener of claim 3 wherein: the projection of the partition plate along the up-down direction at least partially falls into the projection of the water inlet of the salt cavity.

5. The water softener of claim 3 wherein: the baffle plate comprises a first extending wall positioned below the water inlet of the salt cavity and a second extending wall which extends upwards from one end of the first extending wall and divides the first flow channel and the second flow channel left and right, and the first extending wall is positioned right below the water inlet of the salt cavity.

6. The water softener of claim 5 wherein: the water softener still is equipped with the partition the salt chamber runner of intaking with the first partition wall of sprue, and run through first partition wall is in order to communicate the salt chamber runner of intaking with the sprue the salt chamber runner of intaking water inlet.

7. The water softener of claim 1 wherein: the water softener still is equipped with the intercommunication soft water inlet channel of soft water chamber, is located soft water inlet channel with second partition wall between the sprue and run through the second partition wall is with the intercommunication soft water inlet channel with the second through-hole of sprue.

8. The water softener of claim 7 wherein: the water softener also comprises a controller, and the controller controls the communication of the main flow passage and one of the salt cavity water inlet flow passage or the soft water inlet flow passage.

9. The water softener of claim 6 wherein: the first partition wall comprises a first horizontal part extending horizontally and a first vertical part which is connected with the first horizontal part and extends vertically, a water inlet of the salt cavity water inlet runner penetrates through the first vertical part from left to right, and the first vertical part and the second extension wall are arranged oppositely.

10. A dishwasher, characterized by: the dishwasher includes the water softener according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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