CN110811463A

CN110811463A - Tableware cleaning device and tableware cleaning method

Info

Publication number: CN110811463A
Application number: CN201911114917.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 谭毅斌; 赵海民; 张朴
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2019-11-14
Filing date: 2019-11-14
Publication date: 2020-02-21
Also published as: WO2021093404A1

Abstract

The invention provides a tableware cleaning device and a tableware cleaning method, wherein the tableware cleaning device comprises: a housing; the water cup is arranged in the shell; the electrolysis structure comprises an electrode, and the electrode is arranged in the water cup. The technical scheme of the invention effectively solves the problem that residual water is easy to accumulate in the tableware cleaning device in the prior art.

Description

Tableware cleaning device and tableware cleaning method

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of tableware cleaning devices, in particular to a tableware cleaning device and a tableware cleaning method.

Background

The tableware cleaning device is used as a washing appliance for daily household tableware, and is a relatively sealed appliance formed by a cavity and a door body. In the washing process, the tableware cleaning device utilizes the washing pump to generate water pressure, and the spraying arm rotates to spray and washes the tableware. After the washing is completed, the internal organ sewage in the chamber is drained by the drain pump, but the bottom space of the dish washing device is considered to be fully utilized. Therefore, the drain pump is not located at the lowest portion, which may cause a small amount of residual water inside the dish washing apparatus. Residual water may remain inside the dishwashing device for a long time, causing the residual water to grow bacteria or generate odors.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention mainly aims to provide a tableware cleaning device and a tableware cleaning method, which aim to solve the problem that residual water is easy to accumulate in the tableware cleaning device in the prior art.

In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a dish washing device including: a housing; the water cup is arranged in the shell; the electrolysis structure comprises an electrode, and the electrode is arranged in the water cup.

Further, the bottom of the water cup is provided with an installation part, and the electrode is installed at the bottom of the water cup.

Further, the mounting portion includes two through holes, the electrodes are two corresponding to the two through holes, and the two electrodes are respectively and hermetically penetrated in the two through holes.

Further, the electrode includes electrode mobile jib and spacing portion, and spacing portion sets up the first end at the electrode mobile jib, and the second end of electrode mobile jib passes the through-hole, and the second end of electrode mobile jib is located the drinking cup, and the wire is connected in the first end of electrode mobile jib.

Furthermore, a sealing ring is clamped between the limiting part and the outer wall of the water cup, and the limiting part is connected with the water cup.

Furthermore, the electrode is fixed on the water cup through the matching of the limiting part and the screw; or the electrode is fixed on the water cup through the electrode main rod and the nut.

Further, the tableware cleaning device also comprises a micro control unit which is electrically connected with the electrode to detect whether residual water exists in the water cup.

Further, the dish washing device further comprises a ventilation structure, and the ventilation structure is arranged on the shell.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for washing dishes by using the above-mentioned dish washing apparatus, wherein the micro control unit is the above-mentioned micro control unit, and the steps of washing the dishes are as follows: A. washing an object to be cleaned; B. after washing, detecting whether residual water exists in the water cup by using the micro-control unit; C. if there is residual water to electrolyze the residual water, and if there is no residual water, the procedure is ended.

Further, the step a includes drying the object to be cleaned after the object to be cleaned is washed.

By applying the technical scheme of the invention, the electrolysis structure is opened when residual water exists in the tableware cleaning device, the residual water in the water cup is electrolyzed by the electrolysis structure, and the electrolysis structure is closed after the electrolysis is finished, so that the phenomenon that the residual water in the water cup exists for a long time to breed bacteria or generate peculiar smell can be effectively avoided. The technical scheme of the invention effectively solves the problem that residual water is easy to accumulate in the tableware cleaning device in the prior art.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the invention and not to limit the invention. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a first embodiment of a dishwashing device according to the invention;

FIG. 2 shows a schematic structural view of a water cup of the dish washing device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of the water cup of the dish washing device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 shows a schematic view of the mounting arrangement of the electrode arrangement of the dish washing apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing the installation structure of the electrode structure of the second embodiment of the dish washing device according to the present invention; and

fig. 6 shows a control flow diagram of a dishwashing method of the dishwashing device according to the invention.

Wherein the figures include the following reference numerals:

10. a housing; 20. a water cup; 30. an electrolytic structure; 31. an electrode; 311. an electrode main rod; 312. a limiting part; 40. and (5) a ventilation structure.

Detailed Description

It should be noted that the embodiments and features of the embodiments in the present application may be combined with each other without conflict. The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the embodiments with reference to the attached drawings.

It should be noted that the following detailed description is exemplary and is intended to provide further explanation of the disclosure. Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs.

Spatially relative terms, such as "above … …," "above … …," "above … …," "above," and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe one device or feature's spatial relationship to another device or feature as illustrated in the figures. It will be understood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if a device in the figures is turned over, devices described as "above" or "on" other devices or configurations would then be oriented "below" or "under" the other devices or configurations. Thus, the exemplary term "above … …" can include both an orientation of "above … …" and "below … …". The device may be otherwise variously oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.

Exemplary embodiments according to the present application will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. These exemplary embodiments may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to only the embodiments set forth herein. It is to be understood that these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the concept of the exemplary embodiments to those skilled in the art, in the drawings, the thicknesses of layers and regions are exaggerated for clarity, and the same devices are denoted by the same reference numerals, and thus the description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, a dish washing apparatus according to a first embodiment includes: a housing 10, a water cup 20 and an electrolysis structure 30. The cup 20 is disposed within the housing 10. The electrolytic structure 30 includes an electrode 31, the electrode 31 being disposed within the cup 20.

By applying the technical scheme of the embodiment, the electrolysis structure 30 is opened when residual water exists in the tableware cleaning device, the electrolysis structure 30 electrolyzes the residual water in the water cup 20, and the electrolysis structure 30 is closed after the electrolysis is finished, so that the phenomenon that the residual water in the water cup is long-term and bacteria is bred or peculiar smell is generated can be effectively avoided. The technical scheme of the embodiment effectively solves the problem that residual water is easy to accumulate in the tableware washing device in the prior art.

It should be noted that if there is no residual water in the cup 20, it may not be necessary to electrolyze the residual water.

As shown in FIG. 4, in the first embodiment, the bottom of the cup 20 has a mounting portion, and the electrode 31 is mounted on the bottom of the cup 20. The above structure is advantageous for completely electrolyzing the residual water in the water cup 20. Residual water can accumulate towards the bottom of the cup 20 under the action of gravity, and the electrode 31 is arranged at the bottom of the cup 20, so that the residual water can be electrolyzed more thoroughly.

As shown in fig. 4, in the first embodiment, the mounting portion includes two through holes, two electrodes 31 correspond to the two through holes, and the two electrodes 31 are hermetically inserted into the two through holes, respectively. The above structure allows the two electrodes 31 to be separately provided, which avoids the problem that the two electrodes 31 interfere with each other. It should be noted that the two electrodes 31 are both located at the lowest position of the cup 20, and a plane is formed between the two electrodes 31, so that the residual water can be electrolyzed thoroughly.

As shown in fig. 4, in the first technical solution of the embodiment, the electrode 31 includes an electrode main rod 311 and a position-limiting portion 312, the position-limiting portion 312 is disposed at a first end of the electrode main rod 311, a second end of the electrode main rod 311 passes through the through hole, the second end of the electrode main rod 311 is located in the cup 20, and the conducting wire is connected to the first end of the electrode main rod 311. The structure has the advantages of low processing cost and convenient installation.

As shown in fig. 4, in the first technical solution of the embodiment, a sealing ring is interposed between the limiting portion 312 and the outer wall of the cup 20, and the sealing ring is connected between the limiting portion 312 and the cup 20, so that the electrode 31 and the cup 20 are sealed. Specifically, the limiting portion 312 has a plate-shaped structure.

As shown in fig. 4, in the first embodiment, the electrode 31 is fixed on the cup 20 by the engagement of the limiting portion 312 and the screw. The structure has lower processing cost. Specifically, the bottom of the cup 20 has two upward grooves, and internal threads are disposed in the grooves, and screws pass through the limiting portion 312 and are fixed in the grooves in a matching manner.

As shown in fig. 6, in the first embodiment, the dish washing apparatus further includes a micro control unit electrically connected to the electrode 31 for detecting whether there is residual water in the cup 20. After the tableware is washed and dried, a Micro Control Unit (MCU) detects whether there is residual water through the electrodes, and when there is no residual water, the resistance between the two electrodes is large, and when there is residual water, the resistance between the two electrodes is small. When no residual water is detected, the MCU control program is ended, when residual water is detected, the MCU starts the electrolysis and ventilation structure 40 when residual water is detected, the MCU continuously detects until the residual water is electrolyzed, and the program is stopped.

As shown in fig. 1, in the first embodiment, the dish washing apparatus further includes a ventilation structure 40, and the ventilation structure 40 is disposed on the housing 10. The ventilation structure 40 is provided to facilitate the replacement of the air in the housing 10, so that the housing 10 is not easily contaminated, and even generate odor. It should be noted that the ventilation structure 40 includes an air inlet, the air inlet is disposed on the side wall of the casing 10, an air inlet fan and a filter structure are disposed on the air inlet, the air inlet fan is disposed to facilitate the forced ventilation of the casing 10, and the filter structure is disposed to facilitate filtering out the pollutants in the control. The ventilation structure 40 further includes an exhaust hole and an exhaust fan, the exhaust hole is disposed at the front side of the casing 10, specifically, on the opening and closing door of the casing 10, and the exhaust fan is disposed on the exhaust hole. The above structure makes the exhaust path in the case 10 longer, so that the effect of discharging the substances generated by the electrolyzed water is better. Specifically, the intake port is provided at a position closer to the rear side of the side wall of the housing.

As shown in FIG. 5, the difference between the second embodiment and the first embodiment is that the electrode 31 is fixed on the cup 20 through the electrode main rod 311 by a nut. The nut is arranged in the shell 10, the structure is easy to assemble and disassemble, and the nut is a conductor, so that the nut connected with the electrode 31 has an electrolysis function. Specifically, the nut may be made of graphite, which is the same as the electrode main rod 311.

Referring to fig. 6, in the method for washing dishes of the present application, the above-mentioned dish washing apparatus is used, and the micro control unit is the above-mentioned micro control unit. The steps of washing the tableware are as follows: A. washing an object to be cleaned; B. after washing, detecting whether residual water exists in the water cup 20 by using the micro control unit; C. if there is residual water to electrolyze the residual water, and if there is no residual water, the procedure is ended. The above-described cleaning step facilitates removal of residual water that accumulates within the cup 20. Specifically, the step a further includes drying the object to be cleaned after the object to be cleaned is washed.

It is noted that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments according to the present application. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, and it should be understood that when the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" are used in this specification, they specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, devices, components, and/or combinations thereof, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and claims of this application and in the drawings described above are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the data so used is interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the application described herein are, for example, capable of operation in sequences other than those illustrated or otherwise described herein. Furthermore, the terms "comprises," "comprising," and "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not necessarily limited to those steps or elements expressly listed, but may include other steps or elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A dish washing apparatus, comprising:

a housing (10);

a water cup (20), the water cup (20) being disposed within the housing (10);

an electrolytic structure (30), the electrolytic structure (30) comprising an electrode (31), the electrode (31) being disposed within the water cup (20).

2. Dishwashing device according to claim 1, wherein the bottom of the cup (20) has a mounting, and the electrode (31) is mounted on the bottom of the cup (20).

3. Dish washing apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that the mounting portion comprises two through holes, the electrodes (31) being two corresponding to the two through holes, the two electrodes (31) being sealingly arranged through the two through holes, respectively.

4. The dish washing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the electrode (31) comprises a main electrode rod (311) and a limiting portion (312), the limiting portion (312) is disposed at a first end of the main electrode rod (311), a second end of the main electrode rod (311) passes through the through hole, the second end of the main electrode rod (311) is located in the cup (20), and a conducting wire is connected to the first end of the main electrode rod (311).

5. The dish washing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein a sealing ring is interposed between the limiting portion (312) and the outer wall of the cup (20), and the limiting portion (312) is connected to the cup (20).

6. Dishwashing device according to claim 4, wherein the electrode (31) is fixed to the cup (20) by means of the engagement of the stop (312) with a screw; or the electrode (31) is fixed on the water cup (20) through the electrode main rod (311) through a nut.

7. Dishwashing device according to claim 1, further comprising a micro-control unit electrically connected to the electrode (31) for detecting whether there is residual water in the cup (20).

8. Dishwashing device according to claim 1, further comprising a venting structure (40), wherein the venting structure (40) is provided on the housing (10).

9. A method for washing dishes by using the dish washing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the micro control unit is the micro control unit according to claim 7, and the washing steps of the dishes are as follows:

A. washing an object to be cleaned;

B. after washing, detecting whether residual water exists in the water cup (20) by using the micro-control unit;

C. if there is residual water to electrolyze the residual water, and if there is no residual water, the procedure is ended.

10. The method for washing tableware according to claim 9 wherein said step a further comprises drying said objects after washing said objects.