CN111979708B - Washing machine water tank and washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a washing machine water box and a washing machine, wherein the water box comprises: a water storage tank and a distributor box, wherein the distributor box is internally provided with at least one first containing cavity for containing a clothes treating agent; an overflow port which is arranged on the cavity wall of the first accommodating cavity and is used for flowing out the liquid in the first accommodating cavity; and a blocking piece arranged in the water storage tank, wherein the blocking piece blocks the overflow port when the distributor box is pulled out to an open state. By arranging the overflow port, the dissolution of the clothes treating agent is facilitated, and the high-concentration clothes treating agent is prevented from directly entering the inner cylinder; after the baffle is arranged, when the distributor is pulled out to an open state, the baffle stops the overflow port, even if the liquid level in the first accommodating cavity exceeds the overflow port, the liquid can not flow outwards due to the blocking of the baffle, and the clothes treating agent is prevented from flowing outwards in the open state of the distributor box; through simple structure setting, be favorable to increasing the security of circuit, increase customer's satisfaction.

Description

Washing machine water tank and washing machine

technical field

The invention belongs to the technical field of washing machines, and specifically provides a washing machine water box and a washing machine.

Background technique

The water tanks of drum washing machines are mainly divided into two categories: automatic drop-in type and pull-out type, among which the pull-out type water tanks are used in many product models. The pull-out water box has a water storage tank and a dispenser box that can be drawn and arranged in the water storage box. The dispenser box is a structure for containing detergent in the washing machine; the dispenser box is used to store laundry treatment agents, such as washing powder, Liquid detergents, bleaches, softeners, etc., are put into the laundry treatment agent before washing. During the washing process, when water enters the box to dilute the laundry treatment agent, the mixture of the laundry treatment agent and water enters the washing tub to assist washing. When the washing machine is working, the user must first pull the dispenser box to a suitable position, put in various types of detergent, and then push the dispenser box back to the initial position; Detergent is flushed into the inner drum.

The rear end of the housing cavity of the distributor box is open or a siphon structure is set, so that the liquid in the housing cavity flows into the water storage tank and then enters the inner cylinder; when the distributor box is pulled out to the maximum open state, it almost breaks away from the water storage tank. When the user adds laundry treatment agent to the cavity of the dispenser box, the laundry treatment agent is easy to flow to the surface of the washing machine, the ground or even the line, resulting in poor user experience, waste of laundry treatment agent and potential safety hazards in the circuit.

The above information disclosed in this background technology is only for enhancement of understanding of the background technology of the application, and therefore, it may include information that does not constitute the prior art that is already known to a person of ordinary skill in the art.

Contents of the invention

Aiming at the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, the present invention proposes a water box of a washing machine. By setting an overflow port and a baffle, the laundry treatment agent is prevented from flowing outward when the distributor box is opened, thereby increasing safety.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose of the invention, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions to achieve:

A washing machine water box, comprising:

A water storage tank communicated with the water inlet pipeline;

A dispenser box, which can be drawn and arranged in the water storage tank, and has at least one first accommodating chamber for accommodating laundry treatment agent in the dispenser box;

An overflow port, which is opened on the wall of the first accommodation chamber, is used to flow out the liquid in the first accommodation chamber;

A baffle, which is arranged in the water storage tank, and when the dispenser box is pulled out to an open state, the baffle blocks the overflow port.

Further, the flap is hingedly arranged in the water storage tank.

Further, the water storage tank has a tank body and a top cover fixed on the tank body, and the blocking piece is arranged at the lower part of the top cover.

Further, the rear wall of the first accommodating cavity is inclined forward and downward.

Further, the angle between the rear wall of the first accommodation chamber and the horizontal plane is 60°-80°.

Further, the flatness of the rear end surface of the blocking piece is not greater than 0.5mm.

Further, the distance between the lower edge of the overflow port and the lower end of the rear wall of the first accommodation chamber is 2 to 3 times the maximum distance in the up-down direction of the overflow port.

Further, when the blocking piece blocks the overflow opening, the distance between the edge of the blocking piece and the overflow opening is greater than 2 mm.

Further, the thickness of the blocking sheet is 1.5-2mm.

Further, two downwardly protruding fixing blocks are provided at the lower end of the top cover, grooves are provided on the fixing blocks, and extended shafts are provided at the left and right ends of the blocking piece, so that The rotating shaft is pivotably located in the groove.

Further, the distributor box also has at least one second accommodating cavity, a siphon structure is provided in the second accommodating cavity, and a flow guide connected to the water outlet of the siphon structure is provided on the distributor box. structure, and the guide structure is used to guide the liquid passing through the water outlet of the siphon structure backward.

Further, the diversion structure is a cavity with open front and rear ends, and the front end of the diversion structure is connected to the water outlet of the siphon structure.

Further, the rear end of the flow guide structure is flush with the rear wall of the second accommodating chamber.

Further, the siphon structure has a siphon tube arranged on the bottom wall of the second accommodating chamber and a siphon cap buckled on the siphon tube; The upper wall and the lower wall, the front end of the lower wall is bent and extends upwards and is connected with the tube wall of the siphon.

Based on the above water box of the washing machine, the present invention also provides a washing machine with the water box. By providing an overflow port and a baffle, the laundry treatment agent can be prevented from flowing outward when the dispenser box is opened, thereby increasing safety.

A washing machine, comprising a casing, a washing bucket arranged in the casing, and a water box for adding washing water to the washing, the water box includes:

A water storage tank communicated with the water inlet pipeline;

A dispenser box, which can be drawn and arranged in the water storage tank, and has at least one first accommodating chamber for accommodating laundry treatment agent in the dispenser box;

An overflow port, which is opened on the wall of the first accommodation chamber, is used to flow out the liquid in the first accommodation chamber;

A baffle, which is arranged in the water storage tank, and when the dispenser box is pulled out to an open state, the baffle blocks the overflow port.

Compared with the prior art, the advantages and positive effects of the present invention are: By opening an overflow port on the wall of the first accommodating chamber, the clothes treatment agent can be added when the dispenser is pulled out to the open state, as long as the added clothes treatment agent The liquid level is lower than the overflow port, so the laundry treatment agent will not flow out, and when the distributor box is closed and water enters, the overflow water inflow through the first accommodation chamber is conducive to the dissolution of the clothing treatment agent, avoiding high concentration The laundry treatment agent or solid laundry treatment agent particles directly enter the inner cylinder; after the baffle is set, when the dispenser is pulled out to the open state, the baffle blocks the overflow port, even in the first accommodating chamber. The liquid level exceeds the overflow port, and the liquid will not flow outward due to the blocking of the baffle, preventing the laundry treatment agent from flowing outward when the dispenser box is opened; the simple structural setting is conducive to increasing the safety of the circuit , increase customer satisfaction.

Other features and advantages of the present invention will become clearer after reading the detailed description of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the following will briefly introduce the accompanying drawings that need to be used in the embodiments. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention. For Those of ordinary skill in the art can also obtain other drawings based on these drawings without making creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is the structural representation of an embodiment of the washing machine water box that the present invention proposes;

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the explosion enlarged structure of the water box in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the enlarged structure of the distributor body box in Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a top view of the water box in a closed state;

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a cross-sectional structure along A-A in Fig. 4;

Figure 6 is a top view of the water box in an open state;

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of a cross-sectional structure along B-B in Fig. 6;

Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the enlarged structure of the D area in Figure 7;

Fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of the structure in Fig. 8;

Fig. 10 is a schematic diagram of a cross-sectional structure along C-C in Fig. 6;

Figure 11 is a schematic diagram of the enlarged structure of the E region in Figure 10;

Fig. 12 is a schematic diagram of the enlarged structure of the top cover in Fig. 2;

FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram of an enlarged structure of area F in FIG. 12 .

Implementation

In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention more clear, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right" etc. is based on the positional relationship shown in the drawings, so as to be close to the axis of the inner cylinder The direction of the direction is "inside", otherwise it is "outside". The terminology is only used to describe the present invention and simplify the description, but does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention. In addition, the terms "first", "second", and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only, and cannot be interpreted as indicating or implying relative importance; features defined with "first" and "second" may express or One or more of these features are implicitly included. In the description of the present invention, "plurality" means two or more, unless otherwise specifically defined.

In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, terms such as "installation", "connection", "connection" and "fixation" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection or a detachable connection , or integrated; it can be mechanically connected or electrically connected; it can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediary, and it can be the internal communication of two components or the interaction relationship between two components. Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention according to specific situations.

Referring to Fig. 1-Fig. 13, it is an embodiment of the washing machine water box proposed by the present invention. The washing machine includes a box body 10, an inner cylinder and an outer cylinder set in the box body 10, and a water box 20, wherein the water box 20 includes A fixed water storage tank 21 and a drawable dispenser box 22 arranged in the water storage tank 21, wherein the water storage tank 21 is a cavity with a front opening, and the distributor box 22 can be installed in the water storage tank 21 by being drawn back and forth. The water storage tank 21 has a tank body 211 and a top cover 212 fixed on the tank body 211, and the top cover 212 is provided with a spray water channel communicating with the water inlet pipe. There are multiple accommodating chambers for accommodating laundry treatment agents in the dispenser box 22. In this embodiment, there are three accommodating chambers, including two first accommodating chambers 221 on the left and right sides and a second accommodating chamber in the middle. 222; wherein the water outlet method of the first storage chamber 221 on the left and right sides is overflow water outlet, and the second storage chamber 222 in the middle is the siphon water outlet method. It is defined that the distributor box 22 is in an open state when it is pulled out to the maximum extent, and it is in a closed state when the distributor box 22 is closed. In this state, if the distributor box 22 is continuously pulled outward, the distributor box 22 can be separated from the water storage tank 21 .

In this embodiment, the inner cylinder and the outer cylinder are washing tubs. In other embodiments, only the outer cylinder can be used as the washing tub.

7 and 8, an overflow port 2212 is opened on the rear wall 2211 of the first housing chamber 221, and the liquid in the first housing chamber 221 flows out through the overflow port 2212; When the liquid level reaches the overflow port 2212, the liquid begins to flow outward; after the water inlet valve is opened, the water will flow into the water through the spraying channel of the top cover 212. As long as the liquid level of the added laundry treatment agent is lower than the overflow port, the clothes will The treatment agent will not flow outwards, so as to realize overflow into the water; it is conducive to the full dissolution of the clothes treatment agent and the influent water, and prevents high-concentration clothes treatment agent or solid clothes treatment agent particles from directly entering the inner cylinder.

A catch 213 is provided in the water storage tank 21, and when the distributor box 22 is drawn out to the open state, the catch 213 blocks the overflow port 2212, that is, the catch 213 is attached to the front side of the overflow port 2212; The liquid level in a receiving chamber exceeds the overflow port 2212, and due to the blocking of the baffle 213, the liquid will not flow outwards, preventing the laundry treatment agent from flowing outwards when the dispenser box 22 is opened; through simple structural settings , which is conducive to increasing the safety of the circuit and increasing customer satisfaction. Of course, when the distributor box 22 is not in the open state, the overflow port 2212 is in a separated state from the blocking plate 213 .

Referring to FIG. 9, the lower edge of the overflow port 2212 is higher than the lowest point in the first receiving chamber 221. Specifically, the overflow port 2212 is arranged at the middle or upper middle part of the rear wall 2211 of the first receiving chamber 221, preferably Set, the distance L between the lower edge of the overflow port 2212 and the lower end of the rear wall 2211 of the first accommodating chamber 221 is 2 to 4 times the maximum distance of the overflow port 222 in the up and down direction, more preferably, the overflow The distance L between the lower edge of the flow opening 2212 and the lower end of the rear wall 2211 of the first receiving chamber 221 is 2-3 times of the maximum distance of the overflow opening 222 in the vertical direction. The overflow of the first housing chamber 221 is ensured. The overflow port 2212 is elongated. The edge of the overflow port 2212 is spaced from the edge of the rear wall 2211. The distance is greater than 10mm, which is beneficial to realize the lamination of the blocking piece 213 and the rear wall 2211, and block the column overflow port 2212.

The rear wall 2211 of the first receiving cavity 221 is lower than the left and right side walls and the front wall of the first receiving cavity 221, and the horizontal plane from the top surface of the rear wall 2211 of the first receiving cavity 221 to the top surface of the lower side of the left and right side walls is located. The area between forms a discharge port. When there is a lot of liquid in the first receiving cavity 221 and the overflow port 2212 does not flow in time, the liquid flows into the water storage tank 21 through the discharge port.

When the catch 213 stops the overflow port 2212, the fit of the catch 213 and the rear wall 2211, the flatness of the rear end surface of the catch 213 is set to be no more than 0.5mm, which is beneficial to ensure the smoothness of the rear end surface of the catch 213, It is conducive to the lamination of the rear end surface of the baffle 213 and the front end of the rear wall 2211, so that the baffle 213 covers the overflow port 2212, preventing the laundry treatment agent from infiltrating between the baffle 213 and the rear wall 2211, and then overflowing from the overflow. The situation that the outlet 2212 overflows; it is beneficial that the laundry treatment agent is generally a powdery solid or a relatively viscous liquid, so the laundry treatment agent is not easy to penetrate between the baffle 213 and the rear wall 2211; and when the dispenser box 22 is in an open state, After adding the laundry treatment agent into the accommodating chamber, the user will definitely close the dispenser box 22 immediately, so the sealing performance of the blocking piece 213 blocking the overflow port 2212 is not required to be too high. Sealing requirements can be achieved. The distance between the edge of the blocking piece 213 and the overflow port 2212 is greater than 2 mm, the thickness of the blocking piece 213 is 1.5-2 mm, and the blocking piece 213 can be made of plastic.

The baffle 213 is hingedly arranged in the water storage tank 21, specifically, the baffle 213 is hinged at the bottom of the top cover 212; when the distributor box 22 is loaded and unloaded, the baffle 213 can be close to the top cover 212 by the rotation of the baffle 213, The mounting and dismounting of the distributor box 22 is prevented by preventing the blocking plate 213 from interfering with the dispensing and dismounting of the distributor box 22 . The distributor box 22 is a cavity with an upper opening. When the distributor box 22 is closed, the flap 213 is in a naturally drooping state; the rear wall 2211 of the first receiving chamber 221 is inclined forward and downward, that is, in the distributor box. When the box 22 is drawn out, the lower part of the rear wall 2211 first contacts the catch 213, and then as the dispenser box 22 is drawn out, the rear wall 2211 pushes the catch 213 to rotate around the hinge until the dispenser box 22 reaches an open state. The angle of inclination of the hour blocking piece 213 is the same as that of the rear wall 2211 , and the blocking piece 213 is attached to the rear wall 2211 . The rear wall 2211 is inclined forward and downward, so that when the dispenser box 22 is in the open state, the blocking piece 213 is also in an inclined state, so that part of the gravity of the blocking piece 213 itself acts on the rear wall 2211, which is beneficial The bonding between the blocking piece 213 and the rear wall 2211 is beneficial to increase the sealing between the two. Preferably, the included angle between the rear wall 2211 of the first receiving chamber 221 and the horizontal plane is 60°-80°.

In other embodiments, a torsion spring or the like may also be provided at the hinge shaft of the catch 213, and when the distributor box 22 is in an open state, the pressure exerted by the catch 213 on the rear wall 2211 where the overflow port 2212 is located increases, increasing Sealing between the blocking sheet 213 and the rear wall 2211 .

Referring to Fig. 12-Fig. 13, for the hinge between the blocking piece 213 and the top cover 212, two downwardly protruding fixing blocks 2121 are provided at the lower end of the top cover 212, and grooves are arranged on the fixing blocks 2121 , There are protruding rotating shafts 2131 at the left and right ends of the blocking piece 213, and the rotating shafts 2131 are pivotally located in the grooves.

Referring to Fig. 3 and Fig. 11, the second storage chamber 222 adopts siphon water outlet, a siphon structure 2221 is provided in the second storage chamber 222, and a guide connected to the water outlet 22214 of the siphon structure 2221 is provided on the distributor box 22. The flow structure 223, the flow guide structure 223 is used to guide the liquid passing through the water outlet 22214 of the siphon structure backward. When the dispenser box 22 is pulled out to the open state, the liquid outlet 2231 of the flow guide structure 223 is located in the water storage tank 21, that is, when the dispenser box 22 is in the open state, the laundry treatment agent is added to the second accommodating chamber 222, even When a siphon occurs, the laundry treatment agent flows out through the water outlet 22214 of the siphon structure 2221, then flows backward through the diversion structure 223, and flows into the water storage tank 21, preventing the laundry treatment agent from flowing to the surface of the washing machine, the ground or even the line, increasing safety. sex.

Wherein, the diversion structure 223 is a cavity with open front and rear ends, the front end is a liquid inlet, and the rear end is a liquid outlet 2231 , and the front end of the diversion structure 223 is connected to the water outlet 22214 of the siphon structure 2221 . The water outlet 22214 of the siphon structure 2221 is a round mouth with a small area. By setting the diversion structure 223 as a narrow front and a wide structure, it is beneficial to the water flow after flowing out from the siphon structure 2221. flow rate, evenly distributed water flow. The liquid outlet 2231 of the flow guiding structure 223 is flush with the rear wall of the second receiving cavity 222 .

The siphon structure 2221 has a siphon tube 22211 arranged on the bottom wall of the second accommodating chamber 222 and a siphon cap 22212 buckled on the siphon tube 22211; the flow guiding structure 223 has an upper wall 2232 and The lower wall 2233 , the front end of the lower wall 2233 is bent upwards and connected to the front wall of the siphon pipe 22211 , and the upper wall 2232 is connected to the rear wall of the siphon pipe 22211 .

The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit them; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art can still understand the foregoing embodiments. Modifications are made to the technical solutions described, or equivalent replacements are made to some of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions claimed in the present invention.

Claims (8)

1. A washing machine water box, comprising:

a water storage tank which is communicated with the water inlet pipeline;

a dispenser box which is arranged in the water storage tank in a drawing way, wherein the dispenser box is internally provided with at least one first containing cavity for containing a clothes treating agent;

an overflow port which is arranged on the cavity wall of the first accommodating cavity and is used for flowing out the liquid in the first accommodating cavity;

a baffle plate provided in the water storage tank, the baffle plate blocking the overflow port when the dispenser box is pulled out to an open state;

the overflow port is formed in the rear wall of the first accommodating cavity;

the baffle is hinged in the water storage tank, the water storage tank is provided with a tank body and a top cover fixed on the tank body, and the baffle is arranged at the lower part of the top cover;

the rear wall of the first accommodating chamber is disposed obliquely forward and downward.

2. The washing machine tub as claimed in claim 1, wherein an angle between a rear wall of the first receiving chamber and a horizontal plane is 60 ° to 80 °.

3. The washing machine water box as claimed in claim 1, wherein a distance between a lower edge of the overflow port and a lower end of a rear wall of the first receiving chamber is 2 to 3 times a maximum distance in an up-down direction of the overflow port.

4. The washing machine water box as claimed in claim 1, wherein when the baffle blocks the overflow port, an edge of the baffle is spaced from the overflow port by a distance greater than 2mm.

5. A washing machine water box according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the dispenser box is further provided with at least one second accommodating cavity, a siphon structure is arranged in the second accommodating cavity, and a flow guiding structure connected with a water outlet of the siphon structure is arranged on the dispenser box and used for guiding liquid passing through the water outlet of the siphon structure backwards.

6. The washing machine water box according to claim 5, wherein the diversion structure is a cavity with front and rear ends open, and the front end of the diversion structure is connected with the water outlet of the siphon structure.

7. The washing machine water box as claimed in claim 5, wherein the siphon structure has a siphon pipe provided on a bottom wall of the second receiving chamber and a siphon cap fastened on the siphon pipe; the guide structure is provided with an upper wall and a lower wall which are gradually far away in a backward extending direction, and the front end of the lower wall is bent and extends upwards and is connected with the pipe wall of the siphon pipe.

8. A washing machine comprising a cabinet, a washing tub provided in the cabinet, and a water box for adding washing water into the washing tub, characterized in that the water box comprises:

a water storage tank which is communicated with the water inlet pipeline;

a dispenser box which is arranged in the water storage tank in a drawing way, wherein the dispenser box is internally provided with at least one first containing cavity for containing a clothes treating agent;

an overflow port which is arranged on the cavity wall of the first accommodating cavity and is used for flowing out the liquid in the first accommodating cavity;

a baffle plate provided in the water storage tank, the baffle plate blocking the overflow port when the dispenser box is pulled out to an open state;

the overflow port is formed in the rear wall of the first accommodating cavity;

the baffle is hinged in the water storage tank, the water storage tank is provided with a tank body and a top cover fixed on the tank body, and the baffle is arranged at the lower part of the top cover;

the rear wall of the first accommodating chamber is disposed obliquely forward and downward.

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