CN112064297B

CN112064297B - Clothes treating apparatus

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Publication number: CN112064297B
Application number: CN201910436580.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 赵志强; 吕佩师; 许升; 金学峰; 孙俣
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-05-23
Filing date: 2019-05-23
Publication date: 2023-05-12
Anticipated expiration: 2039-05-23
Also published as: WO2020233448A1; JP2022534081A; CN112064297A; JP7256298B2

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of clothes treatment, and particularly provides clothes treatment equipment. The invention aims to solve the problem that a rotatable clothes containing barrel in the existing clothes treatment equipment cannot be provided with an electric component. To this end, the laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet, an inner cylinder having ribs, a magnet, an electric wire disposed adjacent to the magnet, and an electric member electrically connected to the electric wire. The magnet is slidably arranged on the convex rib, and the electric wire and the electric component are fixedly arranged on the convex rib respectively; the magnet can reciprocate when the inner cylinder rotates, so that the electric wire generates current to supply power for the power utilization component. Therefore, the clothes treatment equipment of the invention not only can be provided with the electric component on the inner cylinder, but also can avoid the problem of wire winding caused by the rotation of the inner cylinder.

Description

Clothes treating apparatus

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of clothes treatment, and particularly provides clothes treatment equipment.

Background

Existing drum washing machines generally include a cabinet, an outer tub fixedly disposed in the cabinet, and an inner tub rotatably disposed in the outer tub, and existing pulsator washing machines generally include a cabinet, an outer tub fixedly disposed in the cabinet, and an inner tub rotatably disposed in the outer tub.

If it is desired to provide an electric power consuming member on an inner tub of a drum washing machine or an inner tub of a pulsator washing machine, it is necessary to introduce an electric wire on a case or an outer tub (outer tub) to the inner tub (inner tub) and enable the electric wire to rotate together with the inner tub (inner tub). This tends to lead to the wire being wound and even to the wire being twisted off due to the number of windings being excessive.

Based on the above problems, no electric component (such as an illumination component) can be arranged on the inner barrel of the current drum washing machine and the inner barrel of the pulsator washing machine.

Accordingly, there is a need in the art for a new laundry treating apparatus to solve the above-mentioned problems.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the above problems in the prior art, that is, in order to solve the problem that the rotatable clothes tub in the existing clothes treating apparatus cannot be provided with the power consumption member, the present invention provides a clothes treating apparatus comprising a case and an inner cylinder rotatably provided in the case; the inner cylinder is provided with a convex rib protruding inwards; the laundry treating apparatus further includes a magnet, an electric wire disposed adjacent to the magnet, and an electric member electrically connected to the electric wire; the magnet is movably arranged on the convex rib; the magnet can move when the inner cylinder rotates and/or vibrates, so that the electric wire generates electric current to supply power for the power utilization component.

In a preferred embodiment of the above-described laundry treatment apparatus, the electric wire and the electric power consumption member are fixedly provided on the bead, respectively.

In a preferred technical scheme of the clothes treating apparatus, the ribs are provided with grooves; the laundry treating apparatus further includes a guide sleeve fixedly disposed in the groove, the magnet is slidably disposed inside the guide sleeve, and the electric wire is wound around the outside of the guide sleeve.

In a preferred aspect of the above laundry treatment apparatus, the groove is formed outside the bead; and/or the connection mode of the guide sleeve and the convex ribs is set to enable the magnet to slide along the circumferential direction of the inner cylinder; and/or the guide sleeve is of a closed structure and is used for preventing the magnet from contacting with the outside of the guide sleeve.

In a preferred aspect of the above laundry treatment apparatus, the laundry treatment apparatus further includes a spring disposed in the guide sleeve, the spring being disposed along a sliding direction of the magnet, and one end of the spring being connected with the magnet, and the other end of the spring being connected with one end of the guide sleeve.

In a preferred technical solution of the above clothes treating apparatus, the number of the springs is two, and the two springs are respectively located at two sides of the magnet in a sliding direction of the magnet.

In a preferred embodiment of the above laundry treating apparatus, the electricity-consuming member is an ultraviolet lamp.

In a preferred technical solution of the above clothes treating apparatus, the clothes treating apparatus further includes a circuit board connected to the electric wire and the electric member, respectively, the circuit board being located in the groove.

In a preferred embodiment of the above clothes treating apparatus, the clothes treating apparatus further includes a storage battery connected to the electric wire and the circuit board, respectively, the storage battery being located in the recess.

In a preferred embodiment of the laundry treatment apparatus described above, the laundry treatment apparatus is a drum-type washing machine, a drum-type washing and drying integrated machine, or a drum-type clothes dryer.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that in a preferred embodiment of the invention, by providing the ribs on the inner barrel, providing the slidable magnets within the ribs, providing the electrical wires adjacent the magnets, and providing the electrical components electrically connected to the electrical wires, the magnets are able to reciprocate as the inner barrel is rotated, causing the electrical wires to generate electrical current to power the electrical components. Therefore, the clothes treatment equipment of the invention not only can be provided with the electric component on the inner cylinder, but also can avoid the problem of wire winding caused by the rotation of the inner cylinder.

Preferably, the electricity-using member is an ultraviolet lamp so that ultraviolet rays emitted from the ultraviolet lamp can sterilize the inner tub and laundry inside the inner tub.

Further preferably, a groove is formed on the outer side of the protruding rib, the clothes treating apparatus further comprises a guide sleeve fixedly arranged in the groove, the magnet is slidably arranged in the guide sleeve, and the electric wire is wound on the outer side of the guide sleeve, so that the guide sleeve, the magnet and the electric wire can be shielded by the protruding rib, and the attractiveness of the inner cylinder is guaranteed.

Drawings

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in conjunction with a drum washing machine, wherein:

fig. 1 is a schematic view of a drum washing machine according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the upper bead portion of the inner barrel of FIG. 1 (first embodiment);

fig. 3 is a schematic view of the constitution of a power generation module in the first embodiment of the invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic view of the constitution of a power generation module in a second embodiment of the invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic view of the constitution of a power generation module in a third embodiment of the invention.

List of reference numerals:

1. a case; 2. an outer cylinder; 3. an inner cylinder; 31. convex ribs; 32. a groove; 4. a power generation module; 41. a guide sleeve; 42. a magnet; 43. an electric wire; 44. a circuit board; 45. a storage battery; 5. a light emitting member.

Detailed Description

It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the present embodiment is only for explaining the technical principle of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. For example, although the laundry treating apparatus of the present invention is described as an example of a drum washing machine in the embodiment of the present invention, the laundry treating apparatus of the present invention may be a drum washing and drying integrated machine, a drum drying machine or a pulsator washing machine. When the laundry treating apparatus of the present invention is a pulsator washing machine, the ribs are ribs provided on the sidewall of the inner tub, and serve to drive laundry to rotate. Those skilled in the art can adjust the device as required to adapt to specific applications, and the adjusted technical solution still falls within the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that, in the description of the present invention, terms such as "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", and the like, which indicate directions or positional relationships, are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or elements 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," "second," and "third" 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 explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be either fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, for example; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to the specific circumstances.

As shown in fig. 1, the drum washing machine of the present invention mainly includes a cabinet 1, an outer tub 2, and an inner tub 3. Wherein the outer cylinder 2 is fixedly arranged in the case 1, and the inner cylinder 3 is rotatably arranged in the outer cylinder 2. Since the connection relationship among the case 1, the outer cylinder 2 and the inner cylinder 3 is well known to those skilled in the art, the description thereof will not be repeated here.

With continued reference to fig. 1, the inner cylinder 3 is provided with a plurality of ribs 31 on its circumferential surface, and each rib 31 protrudes toward the inside of the inner cylinder 3. Preferably, the plurality of ribs 31 are equally spaced around the circumference of the inner barrel 3. Further, the rib 31 may be provided at an axial end portion of the inner tube 3, such as the left end of the inner tube 3 shown in fig. 1, as necessary by those skilled in the art.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the ribs 31 of the present invention are primarily intended to lift garments within the drum 3. Specifically, during the rotation of the inner cylinder 3, the ribs 31 can lift the clothes at the bottom of the inner cylinder 3, and after the clothes are lifted to a certain height, the clothes can separate from the ribs 31 under the action of gravity and fall to the bottom of the inner cylinder 3 again. With the rotation of the inner cylinder 3, the clothes are continuously lifted and fallen down, and the clothes are washed or rinsed.

As shown in fig. 2, the outside of the bead 31 is formed with a groove 32.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the drum washing machine of the present invention further includes a power generation module 4 and a light emitting member 5 electrically connected to the power generation module 4. Wherein, the power generation module 4 is arranged in the groove 32, the luminous member 5 is inlaid on the side wall of the convex rib 31 in a sealing way, and the power generation module 4 can generate current to lighten the luminous member 5 in the rotating process of the inner cylinder 3, so that the luminous member 5 illuminates the inner cylinder 3, and a user can observe the condition in the inner cylinder 3 conveniently. Furthermore, it is also possible for a person skilled in the art to provide the ribs 31 in a transparent form (for example made of transparent plastic or glass) and then to provide the light emitting member 5 also in the recess 32, as desired.

Preferably, the power generation module 4 and the light emitting member 5 are electrically connected together in a physical contact manner. Specifically, the power generation module 4 and the light emitting member 5 may be directly connected together by welding, abutting, crimping, or the like in any possible manner, or may be indirectly connected together by a member capable of conducting electricity (e.g., an electric wire, a conductive ceramic, a conductive rubber, or the like). Further, the power generation module 4 and the light emitting member 5 may be electrically connected to each other wirelessly as required by those skilled in the art. Specifically, there is no physical contact between the power generation module 4 and the light emitting member 5, and induction coils are provided on the power generation module 4 and the light emitting member 5, respectively. The induction coil on the power generation module 4 can generate a transformed magnetic field, and the induction coil on the light emitting member 5 can be acted on by the transformed magnetic field to generate a current to light the light emitting member 5.

As shown in fig. 2, preferably, one power generation module 4 and two light emitting members 5 are provided in each recess 32. Alternatively, one skilled in the art may dispose any number of power generation modules 4 and any number of light emitting members 5 in each recess 32 as needed.

In a first embodiment of the invention:

as shown in fig. 2 and 3, the power generation module 4 includes a guide bush 41, a magnet 42, and an electric wire 43. The guide sleeve 41 is arranged in the recess 32 and is fixedly connected to the rib 31, which can be in any conceivable connection, for example, by bolting, welding, riveting or the like. The magnet 42 is slidably provided inside the guide housing 41, the electric wire 43 is wound on the outside of the guide housing 41, and the electric wire 43 is also connected in series with the two light emitting members 5. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the number of the light emitting members 5 electrically connected to the electric wires 43 may be any number, for example, 1, 3, 4, 5, etc.

The magnet 42 may be any available magnet such as samarium cobalt magnet, neodymium iron boron magnet (strong magnet), ferrite magnet, alnico magnet, and iron chromium cobalt magnet.

As shown in fig. 3, the sliding direction of the magnet 42 with respect to the guide bush 41 is inward perpendicular to the paper surface (as shown by the upper right circular icon in fig. 3) and outward perpendicular to the paper surface (as shown by the lower right circular icon in fig. 3).

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the connection between the guide bush 41 and the bead 31 is provided in such a manner that the magnet 42 can slide along the circumferential direction of the inner cylinder 3. Specifically, the longitudinal direction of the guide bush 41 is made perpendicular to the axial direction of the inner tube 3. So that the magnet 42 is continuously lifted and dropped in the guide sleeve 41 along with the rotation of the inner cylinder 3, thereby realizing the sliding of the magnet 42 in the guide sleeve 41, and further, the magnetic induction wire of the magnet 42 cuts the electric wire 43, the electric wire 43 generates current, and the luminous member 5 is lightened.

In addition, the person skilled in the art can make any possible angle between the length direction of the guide sleeve 41 and the axial direction of the inner cylinder 3, such as 30 °, 45 °, 60 ° and so on.

As shown in fig. 2, the power generation module 4 further includes a housing (not shown) hermetically connected to the ribs 31, and a closed cavity is formed between the housing and the ribs 31, the cavity being for accommodating the guide bush 41, the magnet 42 and the electric wire 43, and preventing the guide bush 41, the magnet 42 and the electric wire 43 from being in contact with the washing water.

Although not shown in the drawings, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the guide housing 41 is preferably a closed structure in which a cavity (not shown) is formed for accommodating the magnet 42, preventing the magnet 42 from contacting with the external environment of the guide housing 41, and further preventing the washing water from entering the guide housing 41 to hinder the sliding of the magnet 42. Further, in order to reduce frictional resistance between the magnet 42 and the guide bush 41, the inside of the guide bush 41 may be further coated with lubricating oil.

Preferably, the electric wire 43 includes a conductive metal wire and an insulating layer wrapped around the outside of the metal wire, the insulating layer being for preventing the metal wire from coming into contact with the washing water to generate electric leakage. Still further, the connection portion between the wire 43 and the light emitting member 5 is also covered with an insulating material, so that the wire 43 and the light emitting member 5 are prevented from leaking electricity and consume electric energy.

Preferably, the light emitting member 5 also has an insulating layer to prevent the light emitting member 5 from leaking. Further, the light emitting member 5 is an ultraviolet lamp so that the ultraviolet lamp emits light to sterilize the inner tub 3 and laundry in the inner tub 3. Alternatively, the person skilled in the art may arrange the light emitting member 5 as desired as any other feasible electrical member, such as an ultrasonic generator, a negative ion generator, a violet light lamp, etc.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, when the inner cylinder 3 of the present invention is rotated, the magnet 42 is continuously raised and lowered, and slides back and forth in the guide bush 41, so that the magnetically induced wire cutting wire 43 of the magnet 42 generates current, and the light emitting member 5 is lighted up, thereby lighting up the inside of the inner cylinder 3.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that when the inner barrel 3 vibrates, the magnets 42 will also slide within the guide sleeve 41 under the influence of the vibration such that the magnetically induced wire cutting wires 43 of the magnets 42 generate an electrical current which in turn illuminates the light emitting member 5, illuminating the interior of the inner barrel 3.

Although not shown in the drawings, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the power generation module 4 further includes two springs (not shown in the drawings). The two springs are respectively located at both sides of the magnet 42 along the sliding direction of the magnet 42, specifically, one end of each spring is respectively abutted with one end of the guide sleeve 41, and the other end of each spring is respectively abutted with one end of the magnet 42. The two springs can slow down the sliding speed of the magnet 42, so that the current generated by the electric wire 43 is more uniform, and the condition that the luminous member 5 suddenly turns off can be avoided to a certain extent. In addition, one skilled in the art may also provide only one spring between the guide sleeve 41 and the magnet 42, as required.

In a second embodiment of the invention:

as shown in fig. 4, unlike the first embodiment described above, the power generation module 4 further includes a circuit board 44. The circuit board 44 is electrically connected to the electric wires 43 and the light emitting member 5, respectively, and the circuit board 44 also has a waterproof insulating layer. Preferably, the circuit board 44 is a voltage stabilizing and/or current stabilizing circuit board, and is configured to receive the current generated by the electric wire 43, and to perform voltage stabilizing and/or current stabilizing treatment on the current, and then to deliver the current to the light emitting member 5, so that the light emitting member 5 generates stable light. Further, the circuit board 44 may also have a step-up or step-down function to convert the voltage generated by the electric wire 43 into the voltage required for the light emitting member 5. Likewise, the circuit board 44 may also have an effect of adjusting the magnitude of the current so as to convert the current generated by the electric wire 43 into the current required for the light emitting member 5.

Although not explicitly shown in the drawings, a circuit board 44 is disposed within the recess 32 and fixedly connected to the inner barrel 3.

In a third embodiment of the invention:

as shown in fig. 5, unlike the first embodiment described above, the power generation module 4 further includes a circuit board 44 and a battery 45. The electric wire 43, the battery 45, the circuit board 44, and the light emitting member 5 are sequentially connected together, the battery 45 is used for storing electric energy generated by the electric wire 43, and the circuit board 44 is used for converting current and/or voltage output from the battery 45 into current/voltage required by the light emitting member 5. The circuit board 44 and the storage battery 45 have a waterproof insulating layer, and the storage battery 45 may be any viable battery such as a lithium battery, an energy storage capacitor battery, or the like.

Alternatively, the circuit board 44 may be directly connected to the electric wire 43 by a person skilled in the art, so that the circuit board 44 directly receives electric power from the electric wire 43. When the electric power generated by the electric wire 43 is large, the large amount of electric power is stored by the battery 45. The battery 45 can supply electric power to the circuit board 44 when the electric power generated by the electric wire 43 is small.

Although not explicitly shown in the drawings, both the circuit board 44 and the battery 45 are disposed in the recess 32 and fixedly connected to the inner cylinder 3, respectively.

Based on the above description, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that, in either the first embodiment, the second embodiment or the third embodiment of the present invention, the light emitting module 4 is capable of generating electric energy during rotation of the inner tub 3, and lighting the light emitting member 5, and thus the inner space of the inner tub 3, so that a user can clearly observe the condition of the laundry in the inner tub 3, and the use experience of the user is optimized. And because the luminous member 5 rotates along with the inner cylinder 3, the light in the inner cylinder 3 also rotates together, and a gorgeous light effect can be generated. Meanwhile, the drum washing machine of the present invention also avoids the problem of providing wires between the inner tub 3 and the outer tub 2 or the cabinet 1.

In addition, the person skilled in the art can omit the guide sleeve 41 in the first, second and third embodiments as required, so that the magnet 42 is directly slidably disposed on the inner cylinder 3, and the electric wire 43 is disposed adjacent to the magnet 42. Specifically, a slide groove matching with the magnet 42 is provided on the inner tube 3, and the magnet 42 is inserted into the slide groove. The magnet 42 can slide in the slide groove when the inner cylinder 3 rotates.

In addition, the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention may be a pulsator washing machine, and when the laundry treatment apparatus of the present invention is a pulsator washing machine, the power generation module 4 and the light emitting member 5 are provided on an inner tub of the pulsator washing machine (corresponding to the inner tub 3 of the drum washing machine described above). Further, the magnet 42 can be displaced with respect to the guide bush 41 by the accelerated rotation or the decelerated rotation of the inner tub, so that the magnetically induced wire cutting wire 43 of the magnet 42 generates current, and thus the light emitting member 5 is lighted, illuminating the inside of the inner tub. Further, the magnet 42 can absorb the vibration of the inner tub to generate displacement with respect to the guide bush 41, so that the magnetic induction wire cutting wire 43 of the magnet 42 generates current, and thus the light emitting member 5 is lighted up to illuminate the inside of the inner tub.

Thus far, the technical solution of the present invention has been described in connection with the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings, but it is easily understood by those skilled in the art that the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited to these specific embodiments. Equivalent modifications and substitutions for related technical features may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the principles of the present invention, and such modifications and substitutions will fall within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A clothes treatment device comprises a box body and an inner cylinder rotatably arranged in the box body;

the novel inner cylinder is characterized in that the inner cylinder is provided with convex ribs which are convex inwards;

the laundry treating apparatus further includes a magnet, an electric wire disposed adjacent to the magnet, and an electric member electrically connected to the electric wire;

the magnet is movably arranged on the convex rib;

the magnet can move when the inner cylinder rotates and/or vibrates, so that the electric wire generates electric current to supply power to the power utilization component;

the electric wire and the electric component are fixedly arranged on the convex rib respectively;

grooves are formed on the convex ribs;

the laundry treating apparatus further includes a guide sleeve fixedly disposed in the groove, the magnet is slidably disposed inside the guide sleeve, and the electric wire is wound around the outside of the guide sleeve.

2. The laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the groove is formed at an outer side of the bead;

and/or the connection mode of the guide sleeve and the convex ribs is set to enable the magnet to slide along the circumferential direction of the inner cylinder;

and/or the guide sleeve is of a closed structure and is used for preventing the magnet from contacting with the outside of the guide sleeve.

3. The laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a spring provided in the guide sleeve, the spring being arranged along a sliding direction of the magnet, and one end of the spring being connected to the magnet, and the other end of the spring being connected to one end of the guide sleeve.

4. A laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the number of springs is two, the two springs being located on both sides of the magnet in the sliding direction of the magnet, respectively.

5. The laundry treatment apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the electricity-consuming member is an ultraviolet lamp.

6. The laundry treatment apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a circuit board connected to the electric wire and the electricity consumption member, respectively, the circuit board being located within the recess.

7. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 6, further comprising a battery connected to the wire and the circuit board, respectively, the battery being located within the recess.

8. Laundry treatment apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the laundry treatment apparatus is a drum-type washing machine, a drum-type washing and drying machine or a drum-type drying machine.