CN111676663A

CN111676663A - Washing machine

Info

Publication number: CN111676663A
Application number: CN202010443762.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘春国; 文廷辉; 龚孟虎; 赵昊; 崔维明; 张江涛
Original assignee: Hisense Shandong Refrigerator Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hisense Shandong Refrigerator Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-05-22
Filing date: 2020-05-22
Publication date: 2020-09-18

Abstract

The invention relates to a washing machine, comprising a washing machine shell and a washing barrel, wherein the washing barrel is arranged in the washing machine shell, and the washing machine also comprises a detergent box assembly arranged in the washing machine shell, the detergent box assembly comprises a shell and a detergent box arranged in the shell, and the detergent box can be drawn out from the shell; the detergent box comprises a washing suction pipe assembly, a box body and a cover plate, the washing suction pipe assembly is used for putting detergent into the washing bucket, and the box body is detachably connected with the cover plate; the lotion suction pipe assembly is detachably connected with the rear side wall of the box body. Through setting up the detergent box that can take out, when needs wash the detergent box, can take out the detergent box from the casing, wash apron, box body and washing straw assembly respectively, be favorable to keeping the cleanness of detergent box.

Description

Washing machine

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to a washing machine.

Background

The washing machine is a cleaning electric appliance which is invented by people for saving labor force and uses electric energy to generate mechanical action to wash clothes, and along with the improvement of living standard, the washing machine is distributed in tens of millions of families, thereby providing convenience for the life of people.

Currently, more and more washing machines are provided with detergent boxes for storing laundry care agents such as detergent and softener. When washing laundry, water flows between the washing tub and the detergent box, and a large amount of dirt, mainly soap scum, fibers, washing powder, and residues of laundry dirt, accumulates and hides in the detergent box for a long time. Dirt is in a dark and humid environment for a long time in the washing tank, which easily causes mass propagation of bacteria, emits unpleasant smell and causes secondary pollution to cleaned clothes. The research shows that: many skin allergy, inflammation, pruritus and even gynecological diseases are caused by secondary pollution of clothes due to unclean detergent box. Therefore, the detergent box is preferably washed once in two months.

However, the detergent box of the currently produced washing machine can be roughly divided into two types according to the mode of putting detergent, one type is a pull-type detergent box, and the detergent box is pulled out for a certain distance and then added; the other is a detergent box top opening type, and detergent is added into the inner cavity through the top. However, these detergent boxes cannot be disassembled, so that they cannot be conveniently cleaned, and are liable to cause secondary pollution.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a washing machine, which solves the problem that a detergent box is inconvenient to disassemble and clean in the prior art.

In order to solve the technical problems, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:

according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a washing machine including a washing machine housing and a washing tub provided in the washing machine housing, and further including a detergent box assembly provided in the washing machine housing, the detergent box assembly including a housing and a detergent box provided in the housing, the detergent box being withdrawable from the housing;

the detergent box comprises a washing suction pipe assembly, a box body and a cover plate, the washing suction pipe assembly is used for putting detergent into the washing bucket, and the box body is detachably connected with the cover plate;

the lotion suction pipe assembly is detachably connected with the rear side wall of the box body.

In some embodiments, a transparent area is arranged on the outer wall of the front side wall of the box body, and capacity scale marks are arranged in the transparent area.

In some embodiments, a first recess groove for receiving residual detergent is formed at a bottom of the housing.

In some embodiments, the cover plate is provided with a feeding opening for feeding detergent and a turning cover for covering the feeding opening, and the turning cover is hinged on the cover plate.

In some embodiments, the edge of the throwing port far away from the hinged end of the flip is provided with a second concave groove; when the flip cover is closed, part of the flip cover covers the second concave groove.

In some embodiments, the edge of the feeding opening is provided with a flow guide part for inputting detergent, and the flow guide part extends towards the inside of the box body in an inclined mode.

In some embodiments, a first sealing member is disposed between the case and the cover.

In some embodiments, the washing straw assembly comprises a straw body, a check valve and a second sealing member, the straw body comprises a first sleeve and a second sleeve, one end of the first sleeve is connected with the rear side wall of the box body, the other end of the first sleeve is connected with one end of the second sleeve, the first sleeve and the second sleeve form an included angle, the other end of the second sleeve faces the bottom plate of the box body, the check valve is arranged in the first sleeve, and the second sealing member is arranged between the first sleeve and the rear side wall of the box body.

In some embodiments, a plunger pump is coupled within the first sleeve.

In some embodiments, the detergent box includes at least two and is disposed side by side in the housing.

In some embodiments, the detergent box assembly further comprises a front cover plate disposed on the front sidewall of the box body, and a top of the front cover plate protrudes from a top surface of the housing or a bottom of the front cover plate protrudes from a bottom surface of the housing.

According to the technical scheme, the invention has at least the following advantages and positive effects:

according to the invention, the detergent box can be taken out of the shell when the detergent box needs to be cleaned by arranging the removable detergent box, and the box body, the cover plate and the washing suction pipe assembly in the detergent box are detachably connected, so that the box body, the cover plate and the washing suction pipe assembly can be respectively cleaned or periodically replaced after the detergent box is pulled out of the shell, the detergent box is kept clean, the problem of bacterial breeding caused by long-time accumulation of residual detergent due to inconvenient disassembly and cleaning of the detergent box in the existing washing machine is solved, the safety and the sanitation are improved, and the user experience comfort level is finally improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is an exploded view of an upper casing of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of a detergent box assembly in an embodiment of the washing machine according to the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a left side view of a detergent box assembly in an embodiment of the washing machine of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a plan view illustrating a state where a detergent box is withdrawn in the embodiment of the washing machine according to the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view K-K of the detergent box of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged partial schematic view of the region M in FIG. 6;

the reference numerals are explained below:

10. a washing machine; 1. a detergent box assembly; 2. a housing; 3. a washing tub; 4. a plunger pump; 11. a housing; 12. a detergent box; 13. a front cover plate; 111. a first recess groove; 21. an upper housing; 22. a lower housing; 121. a box body; 122. a lotion straw assembly; 123. a cover plate; 124. a first sealing member; 1221. a straw body; 1222. a non-return valve; 1223. a second sealing member; 1231. a throwing port; 1232. a cover is turned; 1233. a second recess groove; 1234. a flow guide member; 12211. a first sleeve; 12212. a second sleeve; A. a cavity; B. capacity scale lines.

It should be noted that the drawings and the description are not intended to limit the scope of the inventive concept in any way, but to illustrate it by a person skilled in the art with reference to specific embodiments.

Detailed Description

First, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that these embodiments are merely for explaining the technical principles of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. And can be adjusted as needed by those skilled in the art to suit particular applications. For example, although the detergent box assembly of the present invention is described in conjunction with a washing machine, this is not limitative, but the detergent box assembly of the present invention can also be applied to other washing apparatuses that require addition of detergent, such as a dishwasher, etc.

Next, it should be noted that in the description of the present invention, the terms of direction or positional relationship indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "inner", etc. are based on the direction or positional relationship shown in the drawings, which are merely for convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

Furthermore, it should be noted that, in the description of the present invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted" and "connected" are to be interpreted broadly, e.g., as being fixed or detachable or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

According to the embodiment of the invention, the detergent box can be taken out of the shell when the detergent box needs to be cleaned by arranging the removable detergent box, and the box body, the cover plate and the detergent suction pipe assembly in the detergent box are detachably connected, so that the box body, the cover plate and the detergent suction pipe assembly can be respectively cleaned or periodically replaced after the detergent box is pulled out of the shell, a user can conveniently and automatically disassemble, clean and assemble the detergent box, mildew is prevented from breeding to pollute cleaned clothes, and the detergent box is sanitary and healthy.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, fig. 2 is an exploded view of an upper casing of the washing machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, fig. 3 is an exploded view of a detergent box assembly according to the embodiment of the present invention, fig. 4 is a left side view of the detergent box assembly according to the embodiment of the present invention, in conjunction with fig. 1, fig. 2, fig. 3 and fig. 4, a washing machine 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a washing machine casing 2, a washing tub 3, and a detergent box assembly 1, the washing machine casing 2 includes a washing machine upper casing 21 and a washing machine lower casing 22, the washing tub 3 is disposed in the washing machine lower casing, the detergent box assembly 1 is disposed in a cavity a in the washing machine upper casing 21, the detergent box assembly 1 is composed of a casing 11, a detergent box 12, and a front cover plate 13, the detergent box, that is, the detergent box 12 is detachable from the housing 11, and the detergent box 12 can be removed, thereby facilitating washing and ensuring cleanliness of the detergent box.

The detergent box 12 is composed of a box body 121, a detergent suction pipe assembly 122 and a cover plate 123, the box body 121 is used for containing detergent, the box body 121 comprises a bottom plate and at least four side walls surrounding the bottom plate, namely a front side wall, a rear side wall, a left side wall and a right side wall; the wash suction pipe assembly 122 is used to dispense detergent into the wash tub 3; the cover 123 is positioned above the receiving chamber of the case body 121 and may cover the case body 121.

The front cover 13 is disposed on the front side wall of the box body 121, the top of the front cover 13 may be disposed to protrude from the top surface of the housing 11 or the bottom of the front cover 13 may be disposed to protrude from the bottom surface of the housing 11, and in the case where the top of the front cover 13 is disposed to protrude from the top surface of the housing 11, the detergent box 12 may be pulled out from the inside of the housing 11 by an acting force acting on the top of the front cover 13; in the case where the bottom of the front cover 13 is provided to protrude from the bottom surface of the housing 11, the detergent box 12 can be pulled out from the inside of the housing 11 by a force acting on the bottom of the front cover 13.

For convenience of description, the moving direction of the detergent box 12 when it is pulled out of the housing 11 is referred to as front, and the moving direction of the detergent box 12 when it is pushed into the housing 11 is referred to as rear. The terms "front," "back," and the like are directional terms and do not indicate or imply that the device being referred to must have a particular orientation.

Lotion suction tube subassembly 122 is connected with the back wall of box body 121 with can dismantling the connected mode, apron 123 is connected with box body 121 with can dismantling the connected mode, detachable connected mode can adopt grafting, the spiro union, bond, joint and/or magnetism adsorbs the formula to be connected, technical staff in the art can set up the detachable connected mode between the back wall of lotion suction tube subassembly 122 and box body 121 in a flexible way in practical application, perhaps detachable connected mode between apron 123 and the box body 121, as long as can be convenient for the dismouting through this detachable connected mode can.

In some embodiments, a sliding track structure is disposed between the detergent box 12 and the housing 11 to allow the detergent box 12 to be pushed in or pulled out along the sliding track structure, and the sliding track structure includes a plurality of pulleys contacting with the detergent box 12 to reduce friction during the pulling-out and pushing-in processes of the detergent box 12. The plurality of pulleys can provide a plurality of supporting points for the detergent box 12, and stability of the detergent box 12 in the pushing and pulling process is improved.

In some embodiments, a push latch assembly is disposed between the detergent box 12 and the housing 11, and after the user pushes the detergent box 12 into the housing 11 along the sliding rail structure, an external push latch force is applied to the detergent box 12 to change the push latch assembly into a locked state, so that the detergent box 12 is locked in the housing 11, and the detergent in the detergent box 12 can be dispensed along with the water entering the washing machine; when the detergent in the detergent box 12 needs to be replenished, the user applies a pushing and ejecting external force to the detergent box 12 locked and installed in the housing 11, so that the pushing and ejecting lock assembly is changed into an unlocking state, meanwhile, the elastic component provides power for the detergent box 12 to be ejected outwards, so that the detergent box 12 is pushed out of the housing 11 along the sliding rail structure under the action of the ejecting power and under the assistance of the pulley with small friction force, and the purposes of automatically opening and locking the detergent box 11 under the action of the pushing and ejecting external force are achieved.

In this embodiment, because apron 123 and box body 121 are detachable to be connected, wash straw subassembly 122 can be dismantled with the back lateral wall of box body 121 and be connected, therefore, on the one hand, convenience of customers self-disassembly washs, the user can dismantle apron 123 from box body 121 and wash or change residual solution in the box body 121, also can dismantle wash straw subassembly 122 and wash or change, the user washs the change demand has been satisfied, user's experience has been improved, on the other hand, because apron 123 can dismantle, therefore, the user can put in the washing product of the capacity through dismantling apron 123 once only, satisfy the washing product of user's large capacity and put in the demand.

Referring to fig. 3, in this embodiment, a transparent area is provided on an outer wall of a front side wall of the box body 121, and a volume scale line B is provided in the transparent area, and the volume scale line B can be used for judging the volume of the detergent to be dosed.

Fig. 5 is a plan view showing a state where the detergent box is withdrawn in the embodiment of the washing machine according to the present invention, and in this embodiment, a first recess groove 111 is formed in the bottom of the housing 11, and as a more specific preferred example, the first recess groove has a substantially U-shaped sectional shape. The bottom wall and the two side walls of the U-shaped groove form a housing chamber for housing residual detergent, which is detergent other than the detergent in the box body 121, for example, detergent spilled during pushing or pulling of the detergent box 12, or detergent spilled from the box body 121 itself.

Fig. 6 is a schematic sectional view of the detergent box shown in fig. 5 taken along with fig. 5 and 6, in this embodiment, a feeding opening 1231 is formed in the cover plate 123, detergent, other solvent, washing powder or other washing products can be fed into the box body 121 through the feeding opening 1231, the detergent is fed from the feeding opening 1231 and then contained in the box body 121, and after water is fed into the washing machine, the water flows out of the box body 121, and the detergent is dissolved, diluted and flushed into the washing tub 3.

In some embodiments, the input port 1231 can be circular, elongated, polygonal, or the like.

In addition, put into mouth 1231 department and be equipped with flip 1232 that can open or close and put into mouth 1231, flip 1232 articulates on apron 123, when needs put into the detergent in box body 121, flip 1232 is opened, puts into the detergent from putting into mouth 1231, after having added the detergent, covers flip 1232, will put into mouth 1231 and close, avoided the in-process detergent spill that detergent box 12 pushed into in casing 11, cause the waste. Meanwhile, the cover plate 123 provided with the feeding port 1231 has the advantages that the detergent can be fed directly through the feeding port 1231 of the cover plate 123 when the detergent is fed, and the cover plate 123 of the detergent box 12 does not need to be opened to feed the detergent, so that the structure such as opening limit and the like does not need to be arranged on the detergent box 12, the structure is simplified, and the manufacturing cost is reduced.

Referring to fig. 5 and 6, in the washing machine of this embodiment, the second concave groove 1233 is formed at the edge of the input port 1231 away from the hinge end of the cover 1232, when the cover 1232 is closed, the second concave groove 1233 can be partially closed, and the user can open the cover 1232 more conveniently through the second concave groove 1233, which is simple to operate.

Referring to fig. 6, in this embodiment, in order to ensure that the detergent is smoothly input into the box body 121, the washing machine according to the embodiment of the present invention is provided with the diversion member 1234 at the edge of the input port 1231, which extends obliquely into the box body 121, so that when the washing product is input at the input port 1231, the washing product can flow into the box body 121 along the diversion member 1234, thereby avoiding detergent splashing caused by excessively fast input speed during input.

In some embodiments, the flow guiding member 1234 may be a column structure, an L-shaped plate structure, or a spiral structure, and the embodiments of the present invention are not limited herein.

Referring to fig. 6, a first sealing member 124 is disposed between a case 121 and a cover 123 of the washing machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. The first sealing member 124 may be a sealing ring and/or a sealing gasket, a sealing strip, and a person skilled in the art may flexibly set the specific structure of the first sealing member 124 in practical applications as long as the first sealing member 124 can seal between the box body 121 and the cover plate 123. By providing the first sealing member 124, sealing between the box body 121 and the cover 123 is achieved so that the detergent added to the box body 121 does not leak out. The number of the sealing members 124 may be one or more.

Fig. 7 is a partially enlarged view of the area M in fig. 6, and referring to fig. 5 to 7, in this embodiment, the lotion suction pipe assembly 122 includes a suction pipe main body 1221, a non-return valve 1222, and a second sealing member 1223, the suction pipe main body 1221 includes a first sleeve 12211 and a second sleeve 12212, one end of the first sleeve 12211 is fixedly connected to the rear side wall of the box 121 through a connecting member, the other end of the first sleeve 12211 is connected to the second sleeve 12212, the first sleeve 12211 is angled with respect to the second sleeve 12212, and the other end of the second sleeve 12212 faces the bottom plate of the box 121. The check valve 1222 is disposed in the first sleeve 12211, the check valve 1222 allows the detergent in the box body 121 to be discharged only by a suction action, the first sealing member 1223 is disposed between the first sleeve 12211 and the rear sidewall of the box body 121, wherein the first sealing member 1223 may be a sealing ring and/or a sealing gasket, a sealing strip, and a person skilled in the art may flexibly set a specific structure of the second sealing member 1223 in practical applications, as long as the sealing property of the connection between the first sleeve 12211 and the box body 121 can be achieved by the second sealing member 1223.

In some embodiments, the connection member between the end of the first sleeve 12211 and the rear sidewall of the box 121 is a screw, and the end of the first sleeve 12211 away from the second sleeve 12212 is extended with an extension plate, and is connected to the rear sidewall of the box 121 via a plurality of screws through the extension plate.

In some embodiments, the first sleeve 12211 is disposed parallel to the bottom plate of the box 121, and the included angle between the first sleeve 12211 and the second sleeve 12212 is not less than 140 ° so as to maximize the utilization of the detergent in the box 121.

In some embodiments, the first sleeve 12211 and the second sleeve 12212 are both cylindrical barrels.

In some embodiments, the first sleeve 12211 may or may not have the same bore size as the second sleeve 12212.

In some embodiments, the other end of the second sleeve 12212 is close to the bottom of the casing 121, so as to achieve suction of the detergent inside the casing 121.

Referring to fig. 7, the first sleeve 12211 of the washing machine of the present embodiment is connected with the plunger pump 4, and the plunger pump 4 sequentially passes the detergent in the casing 121 through the second sleeve 12212 and the first sleeve 12211 into the tub 3 by the generated pressure. One end of the plunger pump 4 is connected to the washing tub 3, and the other end of the plunger pump 4 is connected to the first sleeve 12211 through a valve assembly, wherein the valve assembly includes a valve therein, when the detergent box 12 is drawn out of the housing 11, the valve is closed, at this time, the plunger pump 4 cannot pump the detergent in the box 121, when the detergent box 12 is pushed into the housing 11, the valve is opened, at this time, the plunger pump 4 can pump the detergent in the box 121, in this embodiment, the feeding amount of the detergent can be accurately controlled by controlling the operation of the plunger pump 4.

Referring to fig. 1 to 5, the number of detergent boxes 12 in the washing machine of the present embodiment includes at least two, that is, the number of detergent boxes 12 may be two or more, at least two detergent boxes 12 may be arranged in the housing 11 side by side, and at least two detergent boxes 12 may be used to contain different detergent products, such as a softener, a liquid detergent, an aromatic agent, and the like, so as to automatically put various types of detergent products.

Of course, in the case that the detergent box 12 includes at least two, that is, at least two wash suction pipe assemblies 122, at least two housings 121, and at least two cover plates 123. Optionally, at least two cover plates 123 are respectively provided with corresponding feeding ports 1233 for feeding washing powder, laundry detergent, softener, or the like. In the case that the detergent box 12 includes at least two, the same number of first recess grooves 111 as the detergent box 12 may be provided at the bottom of the housing 11 to receive the remaining detergent.

While the present invention has been described with reference to several exemplary embodiments, it is understood that the terminology used is intended to be in the nature of words of description and illustration, rather than of limitation. As the present invention may be embodied in several forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof, it should also be understood that the above-described embodiments are not limited by any of the details of the foregoing description, but rather should be construed broadly within its spirit and scope as defined in the appended claims, and therefore all changes and modifications that fall within the meets and bounds of the claims, or equivalences of such meets and bounds are therefore intended to be embraced by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A washing machine is characterized by comprising a washing machine shell and a washing barrel, wherein the washing barrel is arranged in the washing machine shell, and the washing machine further comprises a detergent box assembly arranged in the washing machine shell, the detergent box assembly comprises a shell and a detergent box arranged in the shell, and the detergent box can be drawn out of the shell;

2. The washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein a transparent region is provided on an outer wall of the front sidewall of the cabinet, and capacity calibration lines are provided in the transparent region.

3. The washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein a first recess groove for receiving residual detergent is formed at a bottom of the housing.

4. The washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cover plate is provided with a feeding port for feeding detergent and a flip cover for covering the feeding port, and the flip cover is hinged to the cover plate.

5. The washing machine as claimed in claim 4, wherein the input port is provided with a second recess groove at an edge far away from the hinged end of the flip; when the flip cover is closed, part of the flip cover covers the second concave groove.

6. A washing machine as claimed in claim 4 wherein the rim of the inlet is inclined inwardly of the casing to provide a deflector for the input of detergent.

7. The washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein a first sealing member is provided between the case and the cover plate.

8. The washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the washing suction pipe assembly includes a suction pipe main body including a first sleeve and a second sleeve, one end of the first sleeve is connected with the rear sidewall of the cabinet, the other end of the first sleeve is connected with one end of the second sleeve, the first sleeve and the second sleeve have an included angle, the other end of the second sleeve faces the bottom plate of the cabinet, the check valve is disposed in the first sleeve, and a second sealing member is disposed between the first sleeve and the rear sidewall of the cabinet.

9. A washing machine as claimed in claim 8 wherein a plunger pump is connected within the first sleeve.

10. The washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the detergent box includes at least two and is disposed side by side in the housing.

11. The washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the detergent box assembly further comprises a front cover plate disposed on a front sidewall of the box body, and a top of the front cover plate is disposed to protrude from a top surface of the housing or a bottom of the front cover plate is disposed to protrude from a bottom surface of the housing.