CN112127109A

CN112127109A - Washing assembly, washing barrel assembly and washing machine

Info

Publication number: CN112127109A
Application number: CN202011047544.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘林滔; 吴志亮; 熊传鑫; 窦诗雯
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2020-09-29
Filing date: 2020-09-29
Publication date: 2020-12-25

Abstract

The invention provides a washing assembly, a washing barrel assembly and a washing machine. A washing assembly comprising: the washing device comprises a barrel, a washing cavity is formed in the barrel, a plurality of mounting positions are arranged on the inner peripheral wall of the barrel, and the mounting positions are distributed along the circumferential direction of the barrel; the side impeller is detachably arranged on the mounting position, and one part of the side impeller extends into the washing cavity. The invention can make the washing machine have better washing effect when washing a small amount of clothes.

Description

Washing assembly, washing barrel assembly and washing machine

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of washing machines, in particular to a washing assembly, a washing barrel assembly and a washing machine.

Background

The traditional pulsator washing machine is a machine which realizes the washing function by combining a sleeve body part by a supporting part, a balancing part, a transmission part, a water inlet and drainage system and other auxiliary systems, wherein the sleeve body part comprises an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve.

When a user washes clothes, if only one or a small amount of clothes is washed, the user often only can remove stains by the friction between the clothes and the drum wall, and if a structure similar to a lifting rib is added on the drum wall, the washing force is too heavy to damage the clothes.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, the present invention provides a washing assembly, a washing drum assembly and a washing machine, which are at least used for solving the technical problem of poor effect of washing a small amount of clothes in the washing machine in the prior art, and specifically:

in a first aspect, the present invention provides a washing assembly comprising:

a barrel body, a washing cavity is formed in the barrel body,

the inner peripheral wall of the cylinder body is provided with a plurality of mounting positions which are distributed along the circumferential direction of the cylinder body;

the side impeller is detachably arranged on the mounting position, and one part of the side impeller extends into the washing cavity.

Further optionally, the mounting positions extend along a direction parallel to the axis of the cylinder, the side impellers are arranged along the extending direction of the mounting positions, and the side impellers are arranged in at least two of the mounting positions;

the wave wheel is arranged in the barrel in a sliding mode along the axis of the barrel, and the upper wave wheel is connected with the side wave wheel in a clamping mode, so that the side wave wheel can drive the upper wave wheel to rotate.

In a further alternative,

the installation position includes the mounting groove, the mounting groove structure is the wedge groove, the slip grafting of side impeller is in the mounting groove.

Further optionally, the side wave wheel is configured as a long strip-shaped structure with trapezoidal or triangular end faces,

the side impeller comprises a fixed side wall and two water guide side walls, the two water guide side walls are respectively connected with the two sides of the fixed side wall, the two water guide side walls are close to each other along the direction far away from the fixed side wall,

and the joint of the two water guide side walls and the fixed side wall is used for being clamped with the mounting groove.

Further optionally, the upper impeller comprises a pressure plate and impeller blades,

the pressing plate is of a circular plate-shaped structure, the edge of the pressing plate is provided with a clamping groove which is used for being clamped with the side impeller in a sliding way, so that the side impeller can drive the upper impeller to rotate,

the pulsator blade is configured as a protrusion structure formed on a first wall surface of the pressing plate.

In a further alternative,

the draw-in groove is provided with at least two, simultaneously with at least two the joint is carried out to the side impeller.

Further optionally, a plurality of impeller blades are distributed in a radiating manner from the center of the first wall surface of the pressing plate.

Further optionally, the impeller blades extend from the center of the pressure plate to the outside in the radial direction of the pressure plate,

the height of the middle part of the impeller blade is gradually reduced towards the bulges at the two ends, so that a structure with a high middle part and two low ends is formed.

Further optionally, a handle is formed on the second wall surface of the pressure plate.

In a second aspect, the present disclosure provides a wash cartridge assembly comprising:

in the washing assembly, the bottom wall and/or the side wall of the cylinder body is/are provided with a water flow channel;

the washing component is rotatably arranged in the outer barrel, and the barrel is communicated with the outer barrel through the water flow channel;

the driving motor is arranged at the bottom of the outer barrel, is connected with the barrel through a driving shaft and is used for driving the barrel to rotate.

In a further alternative,

the bottom of the outer barrel is provided with an impeller installation cavity communicated with the outer barrel, an impeller is arranged in the impeller installation cavity, the impeller is connected to the driving shaft and rotates synchronously with the barrel,

the impeller provides driving force to enable water to form circulating water flow between the outer barrel and the impeller installation cavity.

Further optionally, an impeller cover is arranged at a communication position of the impeller installation cavity and the outer cylinder, and a circulation hole for water circulation is formed in the impeller cover.

Further optionally, a water inlet and a water outlet are arranged at the bottom of the impeller installation cavity, the water inlet is used for filling washing water into the washing drum assembly, and the water outlet is used for discharging water in the washing drum assembly.

In a second aspect, the present invention provides a washing machine comprising:

the washing barrel assembly;

the washing barrel assembly is arranged in the shell, and the outer barrel is connected with the shell through a connecting rod.

Further optionally, two washing drum assemblies are provided, and the two washing drum assemblies can wash different clothes.

According to the invention, the detachable impeller is arranged, and the side impeller and the upper impeller are matched, so that the quantity of the impellers is selected according to the quantity, the material and the like of the clothes to be washed, the washing effect is ensured, the clothes are protected, and the transitional wear in the clothes washing process is avoided.

Drawings

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent by describing in detail exemplary embodiments thereof with reference to the attached drawings. The drawings described below are merely some embodiments of the present disclosure, and other drawings may be derived from those drawings by those of ordinary skill in the art without inventive effort.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a wash assembly according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a side wave wheel structure according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view illustrating a first state of an upper pulsator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view illustrating a second state of the upper pulsator according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of an outer barrel of an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 shows a schematic view of the construction of a first embodiment impeller cover of the present invention;

FIG. 7 shows a schematic view of the construction of a first embodiment impeller cover of the present invention;

FIG. 8 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 shows a schematic view of a waterway structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure:

10. an inner barrel; 11. mounting grooves; 12. connecting grooves; 20. a side impeller; 30. an upper impeller; 31. pressing a plate; 311. a card slot; 32. impeller blades; 33. a handle; 40. an outer cylinder; 41. an impeller mounting cavity; 50. a drive motor; 51. a drive shaft; 60. an impeller; 61. an impeller cover; 611. water inlet ring holes; 612. a limiting block; 70. a housing; 80. a water inlet pipe; 90. and a water discharge pipe.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

The terminology used in the embodiments of the invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used in the examples of the present invention and the appended claims, the singular forms "a", "an", and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, and "a" and "an" generally include at least two, but do not exclude at least one, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

It should be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein is merely one type of association that describes an associated object, meaning that three relationships may exist, e.g., a and/or B may mean: a exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone. In addition, the character "/" herein generally indicates that the former and latter related objects are in an "or" relationship.

It is also noted that the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a good or system that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such good or system. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a commodity or system that includes the element.

According to the invention, the detachable impeller is arranged, and the side impeller and the upper impeller are matched, so that the quantity of the impellers is selected according to the quantity, the material and the like of the clothes to be washed, the washing effect is ensured, the clothes are protected, and the transitional wear in the clothes washing process is avoided. The invention is described in detail below with reference to specific examples:

as shown in fig. 1, a washing assembly includes:

the washing machine comprises a barrel 10, wherein a washing cavity is formed in the barrel 10, a plurality of mounting positions are arranged on the inner peripheral wall of the barrel 10, and the mounting positions are distributed along the circumferential direction of the barrel 10;

a side pulsator 20 detachably disposed on an inner wall of the drum 10 through a mounting position, the side pulsator 20 being configured in an elongated structure disposed in parallel with an axis of the drum 10, the side pulsator 20 being rotated in synchronization with the drum 10;

an upper pulsator 30 slidably disposed in the drum 10 along an axis of the drum 10, the upper pulsator 30 including a pressing plate 31 and pulsator blades 32,

the pressing plate 31 is configured as a circular plate-shaped structure, a clamping groove 311 is arranged at the edge of the pressing plate 31, the clamping groove 311 is used for being clamped with the side impeller 20 in a sliding manner, so that the side impeller 20 can drive the upper impeller 30 to rotate,

the pulsator blade 32 is constructed as a convex structure formed on a first wall surface of the pressure plate 31, the first wall surface of the pressure plate 31 being installed toward a lower side, i.e., toward an inside of the washing chamber.

The side wall of the cylinder 10 is provided with water holes, the washing water can flow into or flow out of the cylinder 10 through the water holes, and the water holes are all provided in a plurality and are uniformly distributed on the side wall of the cylinder 10. Preferably, the bottom of the cylinder 10 is a hollow structure for water to flow through, and a filter screen structure is arranged on the bottom wall of the cylinder 10, so that water can flow through, and the laundry is blocked and supported, so that the laundry is kept in the cylinder 10.

The mounting position includes a mounting groove 11 provided at an inner wall of the cylinder 10, and the mounting groove 11 is configured as a wedge-shaped groove extending in a direction parallel to an axis of the cylinder 10. The diapire of mounting groove 11 is the arcwall face the same with the inner wall radian of barrel 10, and two lateral walls of mounting groove 11 all construct for the inclined plane, make mounting groove 11 at the radial ascending opening width of barrel 10, are less than the width of mounting groove 11 bottom, can realize the joint function through 11 lateral walls of two mounting grooves.

The mounting groove 11 extends in a direction parallel to the axis of the cylinder 10, and the side impeller 20 is slidably inserted into the mounting groove 11. Preferably, the mounting grooves 11 are distributed along the circumferential direction of the cylinder 10 at least two, for example, three, four, five or more mounting grooves may be provided, in this embodiment, six mounting grooves 11 are provided, and the structure of each mounting groove 11 is the same.

As shown in fig. 2, the side impeller 20 is constructed into a strip-shaped structure with a trapezoidal or triangular end face, the side impeller 20 comprises a fixed side wall and a water guide side wall, the fixed side wall is attached to the bottom wall of the mounting groove 11, the two water guide side walls are arranged two, and are respectively connected to two sides of the fixed side wall, the two water guide side walls are close to each other along the direction away from the fixed side wall, namely, the size of the cross section of the side impeller 20 is gradually reduced towards the direction away from the fixed side wall, so that the two water guide side walls form an inclined plane, in the rotating process, the inclined plane is in contact with water to play a role in guiding the water.

In this embodiment, the terminal surface of side impeller 20 is trapezoidal, and two water guide lateral walls are connected with the top surface wall simultaneously to, the junction all forms the arc surface, does benefit to and carries out the water conservancy diversion and reduce the resistance to water, and on the same way, when the terminal surface of side impeller 20 is triangle-shaped, two water guide lateral walls interconnect, the junction forms the arc surface.

The two water guide side walls are parallel to the two side walls of the mounting groove 11, and the joint of the water guide side walls and the fixed side walls is matched with the two side walls of the mounting groove 11 and is used for being clamped with the mounting groove 11.

Preferably, the side wave wheel 20 is made of light material, or the side wave wheel 20 may be provided with a hollow structure to reduce the weight and influence on the rotation of the cylinder 10. Further, a through hole is formed in the side impeller 20, and correspondingly, a through hole is formed in the bottom wall of the mounting groove 11, and when the side impeller 20 is mounted in the mounting groove 11, the through hole in the side impeller 20 is communicated with the through hole in the bottom wall of the mounting groove 11, so that the washing water can flow through the through hole.

Preferably, at least two side pulsator 20 are simultaneously provided, the two side pulsator 20 are respectively installed in the two installation grooves 11, and the two side pulsator 20 may be disposed at any position, that is, the side pulsator 20 may be uniformly distributed along the circumferential direction of the drum 10, and may also be randomly distributed, without affecting the washing effect. Specifically, the number of the side pulsator 20 is determined according to the required washing intensity, for example, if the laundry is dirty and a strong washing effect is required, the number of the side pulsator 20 inserted is increased; requiring gentle washing reduces the number of side impellers 20 inserted. Since the side pulsator 20 serves to fix the upper pulsator 30, the insertion positions of the side pulsator 20 are symmetrically disposed as much as possible, and the number thereof is at least 2.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the pressing plate 31 of the upper pulsator 30 has a circular plate-like structure, the inner diameter of the outer diameter cylinder 10 is matched to allow the pressing plate 31 to be inserted into the cylinder 10, and the outer diameter of the pressing plate 31 is relatively close to the inner diameter of the cylinder 10 to allow the pressing plate 31 to be as large as possible and to be movable in the axial direction inside the cylinder 10.

The edge of the pressing plate 31 is provided with a clamping groove 311, the shape of the clamping groove 311 is the same as the shape of the end face of the side impeller 20, and the clamping groove 311 is used for being clamped with the two water guide side walls of the side impeller 20 so as to drive the pressing plate 31 to rotate through the side impeller 20. The number and the positions of the card slots 311 are at least two, and preferably, the number and the positions of the card slots 311 correspond to those of the mounting grooves 11, the number of the card slots 311 is the same as that of the mounting grooves 11, and the card slots 311 are uniformly distributed along the circumferential direction of the pressure plate 31.

The impeller blades 32 are distributed in a plurality of parts in a manner of diverging from the center of the first wall surface of the pressing plate 31, in this embodiment, five impeller blades 32 are provided, and the five impeller blades 32 extend in a radial direction from the center of the pressing plate 31, preferably, the protruding heights of the middle part to both ends of the impeller blades 32 are gradually reduced, so as to form a structure with a high middle part and low both ends, and enhance the stirring effect on water. Preferably, in other embodiments, three, four or more may also be provided.

Preferably, the second wall surface of the pressing plate 31 is formed with a handle 33, and the handle 33 is a protrusion formed at a central position of the pressing plate 31 in this embodiment, so that a user can grasp the handle to remove the upper pulsator 30 from the tub 10. In this embodiment, the handle 33 is configured as a circular protrusion, and in other embodiments, the handle 33 may also be configured as a convex ring or other similar structures, which can facilitate grasping.

The present invention also provides a wash cartridge assembly, as shown in fig. 5, comprising:

in the above washing assembly, the bottom wall and/or the side wall of the cylinder 10 is/are formed with a water flow channel, in this embodiment, the side wall of the cylinder 10 is provided with water through holes, and the bottom wall is configured as a hollow structure for water to flow through;

the outer cylinder 40, the washing assembly is rotatably arranged in the outer cylinder 40, the cylinder 10 is communicated with the outer cylinder 40 through a water flow channel;

and the driving motor 50 is arranged at the bottom of the outer cylinder 40, is connected with the cylinder 10 through a driving shaft 51 and is used for driving the cylinder 10 to rotate.

The bottom of the outer cylinder 40 is provided with an impeller installation cavity 41 communicated with the outer cylinder 40, an impeller 60 is arranged in the impeller installation cavity 41, the impeller 60 is connected to the driving shaft 51 and rotates synchronously with the cylinder 10, and the impeller 60 provides driving force to enable water to form circulating water flow between the outer cylinder 40 and the impeller installation cavity 41. The connecting shaft penetrates through the impeller mounting cavity 41 and extends into the outer cylinder 40 to be connected with the cylinder 10, so that the impeller 60 and the cylinder 10 rotate synchronously. The middle part of impeller 60 sets up the collar, and barrel 10 bottom sets up spread groove 12, and the connecting axle passes the go-between on the impeller 60, and the tip stretches into in the spread groove 12 of barrel 10 bottom, and preferably, the inner peripheral wall of collar and spread groove 12 is non-circular structure, and in response, the shape of connecting axle respectively with both adaptations, makes the connecting axle can drive both rotations simultaneously.

Preferably, an impeller cover 61 is disposed at a position where the impeller mounting cavity 41 communicates with the outer cylinder 40, and a circulation hole for circulating water is disposed on the impeller cover 61. Preferably, a limiting groove is formed in a side wall of the impeller mounting cavity 41, the impeller cover 61 is configured to be a disc-shaped structure, a relief hole is formed in the center of the impeller cover to enable the connecting shaft to pass through, a limiting block 612 is arranged on the peripheral edge of the impeller cover, and the limiting block 612 is embedded into the limiting groove to enable the impeller cover 61 not to rotate in the impeller mounting cavity 41.

As shown in fig. 6, in the present embodiment, the impeller cover 61 is provided with a water inlet ring hole 611 in the middle, and a water outlet gap is formed between the outer peripheral edge of the water inlet ring and the inner peripheral wall of the impeller mounting cavity 41, so that when the impeller 60 rotates, water flows into the impeller mounting cavity 41 from the water inlet ring and then flows into the outer cylinder 40 from the water outlet gap, so that water forms a circulating water flow.

In other embodiments, as shown in fig. 7, a plurality of through holes may be further disposed on the impeller cover 61 instead of the water inlet ring hole 611 and the water outlet gap, so that when the impeller 60 rotates, water flows into the impeller mounting cavity 41 from the hole near the middle of the impeller cover 61, and then flows out from the hole near the edge of the impeller cover 61, thereby forming a circulating water flow.

The bottom of the impeller installation cavity 41 is provided with a water inlet and a water outlet, the water inlet is used for filling washing water into the washing cylinder assembly, and the water outlet is used for discharging the water in the washing cylinder assembly.

The present invention also provides a washing machine, as shown in fig. 8, comprising:

the washing cylinder assembly is arranged in the shell 70, the outer cylinder 40 is connected with the shell 70 through a connecting rod, the connecting rod has a vibration damping effect, vibration generated in the operation process of a part of washing cylinder assembly can be absorbed, and the vibration is prevented or reduced from being transmitted to the shell 70. Preferably, the connecting rod may be a spring or other dampening connection.

Preferably, two washing drum assemblies are provided, two washing drum assemblies are arranged side by side, and are respectively used for washing different clothes, for example, one washing drum assembly is used for washing common clothes, and the other washing drum assembly is used for washing underwear. In other embodiments, three or more wash cartridge assemblies may be provided to meet more demands.

As shown in fig. 9, it further comprises a water inlet pipe 80 and a water outlet pipe 90, when two or more washing cylinder assemblies are provided, the water inlets of the two or more washing cylinder assemblies are connected with the same water inlet pipe, and the water outlets are connected with the same water outlet pipe.

Before using the washing machine, a user adjusts the position and the number of the side pulsator 20 according to the washing effect required by the user, puts clothes and detergent in the washing machine, puts the upper pulsator 30 in the drum 10 according to the position of the side pulsator 20, and then starts washing.

According to the invention, the detachable impeller is arranged, and the side impeller 20 is matched with the upper impeller 30, so that the quantity of the impellers is selected according to the quantity, the material and the like of clothes to be washed, the washing effect is ensured, the clothes are protected, and the excessive wear of the clothes in the washing process is avoided.

Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are specifically illustrated and described above. It is to be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise arrangements, instrumentalities, or instrumentalities described herein; on the contrary, the disclosure is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A washing assembly, characterized by: the method comprises the following steps:

a barrel (10), a washing cavity is formed in the barrel (10),

a plurality of mounting positions are arranged on the inner peripheral wall of the cylinder (10) and are distributed along the circumferential direction of the cylinder (10);

the side impeller (20) is detachably arranged on the mounting position, and one part of the side impeller (20) extends into the washing cavity.

2. The washing assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein: the mounting positions extend along the direction parallel to the axis of the barrel body (10), the side impellers (20) are arranged along the extending direction of the mounting positions, and the side impellers (20) are arranged in at least two mounting positions;

the washing machine is characterized by further comprising an upper impeller (30), wherein the upper impeller (30) is connected to the side impeller (20) in a clamping mode, so that the upper impeller (30) can be driven by the side impeller (20) to rotate and can be arranged in the barrel (10) in a sliding mode along the axis direction of the barrel (10).

3. The washing assembly as recited in claim 2 wherein:

the installation position includes mounting groove (11), mounting groove (11) are constructed for the wedge groove, side impeller (20) slip grafting arrives in mounting groove (11).

4. A washing assembly, as claimed in claim 3, wherein: the side impeller (20) is in a strip-shaped structure with a trapezoidal or triangular end face,

the side impeller (20) comprises a fixed side wall and two water guide side walls, the two water guide side walls are respectively connected with the two sides of the fixed side wall, the two water guide side walls are close to each other along the direction far away from the fixed side wall,

and the joint of the two water guide side walls and the fixed side wall is used for being clamped with the mounting groove (11).

5. The washing assembly as recited in claim 4 wherein: the upper impeller (30) comprises a pressure plate (31) and impeller blades (32),

the pressing plate (31) is constructed into a circular plate-shaped structure, a clamping groove (311) is arranged at the edge of the pressing plate (31), the clamping groove (311) is used for being in sliding clamping connection with the side impeller (20) to enable the side impeller (20) to drive the upper impeller (30) to rotate,

the impeller blades (32) are configured as a convex structure formed on a first wall surface of the pressure plate (31) facing the washing chamber side.

6. The washing assembly as recited in claim 5 wherein:

the clamping grooves (311) are at least two and are clamped with the side impellers (20) at the same time.

7. The washing assembly as recited in claim 5 wherein: the impeller blades (32) are distributed in a plurality from the center of the first wall surface of the pressing plate (31) in a radiating manner.

8. The washing assembly as recited in claim 7 wherein: the impeller blades (32) extend outwards from the center of the pressure plate (31) along the radial direction of the pressure plate (31),

the height of the middle part of the impeller blade (32) is gradually reduced towards the bulges at the two ends, so that a structure with a high middle part and two low ends is formed.

9. The washing assembly as recited in claim 7 wherein: a handle (33) is formed on the second wall surface of the pressure plate (31).

10. A wash cartridge assembly, characterized by: the method comprises the following steps:

a washing assembly, as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the bottom wall and/or the side wall of the tank (10) is provided with a water flow channel;

an outer tub (40), the washing assembly being rotatably disposed within the outer tub (40), the tub (10) being in communication with the outer tub (40) through the water flow passage;

the driving motor (50) is arranged at the bottom of the outer barrel (40), is connected with the barrel (10) through a driving shaft (51) and is used for driving the barrel (10) to rotate.

11. The wash barrel assembly as recited in claim 10, wherein:

the bottom of the outer barrel (40) is provided with an impeller installation cavity (41) communicated with the outer barrel (40), an impeller (60) is arranged in the impeller installation cavity (41), the impeller (60) is connected to the driving shaft (51) and rotates synchronously with the barrel (10),

the impeller (60) provides driving force to enable water to form circulating water flow between the outer cylinder (40) and the impeller installation cavity (41).

12. The wash cartridge assembly of claim 11, wherein: an impeller cover (61) is arranged at the communication position of the impeller mounting cavity (41) and the outer cylinder (40), and a circulation hole for water circulation is formed in the impeller cover (61).

13. The wash cartridge assembly of claim 11, wherein: the bottom of the impeller installation cavity (41) is provided with a water inlet and a water outlet, the water inlet is used for filling washing water into the washing barrel assembly, and the water outlet is used for discharging the water in the washing barrel assembly.

14. A washing machine characterized by: the method comprises the following steps:

the wash cartridge assembly of any of claims 10-13;

a housing (70), the washing drum assembly being disposed within the housing (70), the outer tub (40) being connected with the housing (70) by a connecting rod.

15. The washing machine as claimed in claim 14, wherein: the washing drum assembly is provided with two washing drum assemblies, and the two washing drum assemblies can be used for washing different clothes.