CN112137554A

CN112137554A - Water softener and dish washing machine

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Publication number: CN112137554A
Application number: CN202011151622.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 谭毅斌; 张继东; 郭名威
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2020-10-23
Filing date: 2020-10-23
Publication date: 2020-12-29

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to a water softener and a dish washing machine, wherein the water softener comprises a soft water resin cavity, a salt cavity and an electrolysis cavity, wherein an electrolysis electrode is arranged in the electrolysis cavity, the water softener is provided with a water inlet, the soft water resin cavity is communicated with a soft water outlet, the electrolysis cavity is communicated with a sterilized water outlet, and the water inlet is suitable for being connected with a water inlet pipe; a first control valve is arranged at the water inlet and has a first state for communicating the water inlet pipe with the soft water resin cavity and a second state for communicating the water inlet pipe with the salt cavity; a second control valve is arranged between the salt cavity and the electrolysis cavity, and when the second control valve is opened, the salt cavity is communicated with the electrolysis cavity; the salt chamber with set up the third control valve between the soft water chamber, when the third control valve was opened, the salt chamber with the soft water resin chamber communicates with each other.

Description

Water softener and dish washing machine

Technical Field

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

Background

With the improvement of living standard, the dish washing machine gradually enters into the ordinary family, and the living quality of people is improved.

Generally, the main core components of existing dishwashers generally include: the water pump comprises a liner assembly, a water cup assembly, a spray arm assembly, a filter assembly, a washing pump, a drainage pump, a pipeline and the like. The dish washer in the market generally carries out main cleaning and tableware disinfection through high temperature (usually about 70 ℃), and some dish washers are also provided with modes of UVC ultraviolet lamp disinfection, silver ion bacteriostasis added in part materials, steam high-temperature disinfection, hot air drying and the like.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides a water softener and a dish washing machine.

The invention provides a water softener, which comprises a soft water resin cavity, a salt cavity and an electrolysis cavity, wherein an electrolysis electrode is arranged in the electrolysis cavity, the water softener is provided with a water inlet, the soft water resin cavity is communicated with a soft water outlet, the electrolysis cavity is communicated with a sterilized water outlet, and the water inlet is suitable for being connected with a water inlet pipe;

a first control valve is arranged at the water inlet and has a first state for communicating the water inlet pipe with the soft water resin cavity and a second state for communicating the water inlet pipe with the salt cavity;

a second control valve is arranged between the salt cavity and the electrolysis cavity, and when the second control valve is opened, the salt cavity is communicated with the electrolysis cavity;

the salt chamber with set up the third control valve between the soft water chamber, when the third control valve was opened, the salt chamber with the soft water resin chamber communicates with each other.

Further comprising a controller for:

controlling the first control valve to switch to the first state when in the soft water mode;

when in the resin reduction mode, controlling the first control valve to be switched to the second state, controlling the third control valve to be opened, and controlling the second control valve to be closed;

and in the disinfection mode, the first control valve is controlled to be switched to the second state, the second control valve is controlled to be opened, and the third control valve is controlled to be closed.

The soft water resin cavity the salt cavity electrolysis chamber sets up side by side, just the salt cavity is located the soft water resin cavity with between the electrolysis chamber.

The top end of the salt cavity is provided with a salt adding port.

The salt cavity is provided with a salt deficiency sensor.

The salt deficiency sensor comprises:

the shell is arranged in the salt cavity and communicated with the salt cavity, a light source is arranged on one side of the shell close to the top, and a receiving source is arranged on the other side of the shell;

a float disposed within the housing.

The invention also provides a dishwasher, which comprises the water softener.

The soft water outlet and the disinfectant water outlet are communicated with the water cup through pipelines.

The technical scheme of the invention has the following advantages:

1. the water softener provided by the invention has the advantages that the electrolysis cavity is integrated on the water softener, the salt water in the salt cavity can be directly utilized to electrolyze and generate the sterilized water, the inner part of the dish washing machine is sterilized, the sterilizing effect is good, meanwhile, the electrolyzer is integrated on the water softener, the unnecessary installation procedure caused by connecting various structures through the connecting pipeline is avoided, and the hidden danger of water leakage at the sealing point caused by the connecting pipeline can be reduced.

2. The water softener provided by the invention further comprises a controller, wherein the controller is used for: controlling the first control valve to switch to the first state when in the soft water mode; when in the resin reduction mode, controlling the first control valve to be switched to the second state, controlling the third control valve to be opened, and controlling the second control valve to be closed; and in the disinfection mode, the first control valve is controlled to be switched to the second state, the second control valve is controlled to be opened, the third control valve is controlled to be closed, and automatic control can be performed.

3. According to the water softener provided by the invention, the soft water resin cavity, the salt cavity and the electrolysis cavity are arranged side by side, and the salt cavity is arranged between the soft water resin cavity and the electrolysis cavity, so that only one electrolysis cavity is added beside the salt cavity of the water softener in the prior art, and the water softener is convenient to reform.

4. According to the water softener provided by the invention, the salt adding port is formed in the top end of the salt cavity, so that a user can conveniently supplement salt into the salt cavity.

5. According to the water softener provided by the invention, the salt cavity is provided with the salt shortage sensor, so that a user can be reminded of adding salt into the salt cavity in time when the salt is in shortage.

6. The dishwasher provided by the invention comprises the water softener, and the dishwasher can perform normal washing work and sterilization work.

7. According to the dish washing machine provided by the invention, the soft water outlet and the disinfectant water outlet are both communicated with the water cup through the pipelines, the spray arm assembly in the dish washing machine can spray water or disinfectant in the water cup onto tableware for cleaning or disinfection, and meanwhile, the disinfectant flows through the circulating pipeline of the dish washing machine, so that internal parts can be disinfected, and the disinfection effect is good.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a water softener provided in example 1 of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of another angle of the water softener provided in example 1 of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1;

fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the salt deficiency sensor of fig. 1.

Description of reference numerals:

1-soft water resin chamber; 2-a salt cavity; 3-an electrolysis chamber; 4-a water inlet; 5-soft water outlet; 6-a sterilized water outlet; 7-a first control valve; 8-a second control valve; 9-a third control valve; 10-adding salt; 11-a salt deficiency sensor; 111-a housing; 112-a float; 113-a light source; 114-receive the source.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, and it should be understood 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.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular 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.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; 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 in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

In addition, the technical features involved in the different embodiments of the present invention described below may be combined with each other as long as they do not conflict with each other.

Example 1

The present embodiment provides a water softener, which in one embodiment, as shown in fig. 1 to 3, includes a soft water resin cavity 1, a salt cavity 2, and an electrolysis cavity 3, wherein an electrolysis electrode is disposed in the electrolysis cavity 3, the water softener has a water inlet 4, the soft water resin cavity 1 is communicated with a soft water outlet 5, the electrolysis cavity 3 is communicated with a sterilized water outlet 6, and the water inlet 4 is adapted to be connected to a water inlet pipe;

a first control valve 7 is arranged at the water inlet 4, and the first control valve 7 has a first state that the water inlet pipe is communicated with the soft water resin cavity 1 and a second state that the water inlet pipe is communicated with the salt cavity 2;

a second control valve 8 is arranged between the salt cavity 2 and the electrolysis cavity 3, and when the second control valve 8 is opened, the salt cavity 2 is communicated with the electrolysis cavity 3;

a third control valve 9 is arranged between the salt cavity 2 and the soft water cavity, and when the third control valve 9 is opened, the salt cavity 2 is communicated with the soft water resin cavity 1.

The water softener in this embodiment can use in the dish washer, when needs carry out normal softening to water, switches first control valve 7 to first state, makes water get into soft water resin chamber 1 through water inlet 4 in, and soft water resin chamber 1 can absorb the calcium magnesium ion of aquatic, softens quality of water, and the water after softening flows out to the dish washer inside through soft water delivery port 5, washs the work. After the resin soft water in the soft water resin cavity 1 has been taken a certain number of times, the soft water ability reduces, need restore the softening ability of resin with the salt solution, switch first control valve 7 to the second state this moment, third control valve 9 opens, second control valve 8 closes, water gets into in the salt chamber 2 through water inlet 4, dissolve salt in the salt chamber 2 and generate the salt solution, salt solution gets into in the soft water resin cavity 1 through third control valve 9, restore the softening ability of resin, later water flows out to the inside of dishwasher through soft water delivery port 5, finally discharges from the dishwasher. When needs disinfect, switch to the second state with first control valve 7, open second control valve 8, third control valve 9 is closed, water gets into in salt chamber 2 through water inlet 4, dissolve salt in the salt chamber 2 and generate salt solution, salt solution gets into electrolysis chamber 3 through second control valve 8 in, electrolysis generation contains the disinfectant of sodium hypochlorite solution under the effect of electrolysis electrode, sodium hypochlorite has strong oxidizing property, can be used for the disinfection, the disinfectant flows out and gets into inside the dish washer through disinfectant delivery port 6, be used for the disinfection. The water softener that this embodiment provided, through integrated electrolysis chamber 3 on the water softener, can directly utilize the salt solution in the salt chamber 2, the electrolysis generates the sterile water, to the inside disinfection of dish washer, and the disinfection effect is better, simultaneously because the electrolyser is integrated on the water softener, unnecessary installation procedure brought when having avoided connecting each structure through the connecting line, also can reduce the hidden danger of leaking of the sealed point department because the connecting line brings.

On the basis of the above embodiments, in one embodiment, the mobile terminal further includes a controller configured to: in the soft water mode, the first control valve 7 is controlled to switch to the first state; in the resin reduction mode, the first control valve 7 is controlled to be switched to the second state, the third control valve 9 is controlled to be opened, and the second control valve 8 is controlled to be closed; in the disinfection mode, the first control valve 7 is controlled to be switched to the second state, the second control valve 8 is controlled to be opened, and the third control valve 9 is controlled to be closed. Automatic control can be realized.

On the basis of the above embodiment, in an embodiment, soft water resin chamber 1, salt chamber 2, electrolysis chamber 3 set up side by side, and salt chamber 2 locates between soft water resin chamber 1 and the electrolysis chamber 3, only need in prior art's the water softener 2 next door increase an electrolysis chamber 3 can, be convenient for reform transform current water softener. In an alternative embodiment, the soft water resin chamber 1, the salt chamber 2 and the electrolysis chamber 3 may be arranged in other shapes.

As shown in fig. 1, a salt adding opening 10 is formed at the top end of the salt chamber 2, so that a user can conveniently supplement salt into the salt chamber 2. Specifically, a cover body is arranged at the salt adding opening 10, and the cover body can be screwed at the salt adding opening 10 through threads.

On the basis of the above embodiment, in one embodiment, the salt cavity 2 is provided with the salt shortage sensor 11, which can remind the user to add salt into the salt cavity 2 in time when the salt is in shortage, thereby ensuring the disinfection effect.

In addition to the above embodiments, in one embodiment, as shown in fig. 4, the salt deficiency sensor 11 includes a housing 111 and a float 112. The shell 111 is arranged in the salt cavity 2 and is communicated with the salt cavity 2, one side of the shell 111 close to the top is provided with a light source 113, and the other side is provided with a receiving source 114; and a float 112 disposed in the housing 111. The saline solution in the salt cavity 2 can enter the shell 111, when the concentration of the saline solution is enough, the floater 112 floats upwards to separate the light source 113 from the receiving source 114, the receiving source 114 cannot receive the light source 113, when the receiving source 114 can receive the light source 113, the light source 113 information can be sent to the controller, and at the moment, the saline concentration is not enough, and the user is prompted to add salt. In an alternative embodiment, the salt deficiency sensor 11 includes a housing 111, a float 112, and a switch disposed on the top of the housing 111, wherein when the salt solution is sufficiently concentrated, the float 112 floats up against the switch to close the switch, and when the switch fails to close, the saline concentration is insufficient, indicating to the user that salt addition is required.

Example 2

The present embodiment provides a dishwasher including the water softener provided in the above embodiments.

In one embodiment, the soft water outlet 5 and the disinfectant water outlet 6 are both communicated with the water cup through pipelines, a spray arm assembly in the dishwasher can spray water or disinfectant in the water cup onto tableware for cleaning or disinfection, and meanwhile, the disinfectant flows through a circulating pipeline of the dishwasher, so that internal parts can be disinfected, and the disinfection effect is good. In an alternative embodiment, the outlet 6 for the sanitizing water is in communication with the inner tub of the dishwasher through a pipe.

It should be understood that the above examples are only for clarity of illustration and are not intended to limit the embodiments. Other variations and modifications will be apparent to persons skilled in the art in light of the above description. And are neither required nor exhaustive of all embodiments. And obvious variations or modifications therefrom are within the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. The water softener is characterized by comprising a soft water resin cavity (1), a salt cavity (2) and an electrolysis cavity (3), wherein an electrolysis electrode is arranged in the electrolysis cavity (3), the water softener is provided with a water inlet (4), the soft water resin cavity (1) is communicated with a soft water outlet (5), the electrolysis cavity (3) is communicated with a sterilized water outlet (6), and the water inlet (4) is suitable for being connected with a water inlet pipe;

a first control valve (7) is arranged at the water inlet (4), and the first control valve (7) has a first state that the water inlet pipe is communicated with the soft water resin cavity (1) and a second state that the water inlet pipe is communicated with the salt cavity (2);

a second control valve (8) is arranged between the salt cavity (2) and the electrolysis cavity (3), and when the second control valve (8) is opened, the salt cavity (2) is communicated with the electrolysis cavity (3);

salt chamber (2) with set up third control valve (9) between the soft water chamber, when third control valve (9) were opened, salt chamber (2) with soft water resin chamber (1) communicates with each other.

2. The water softener of claim 1 further comprising a controller for:

controlling the first control valve (7) to switch to the first state when in a soft water mode;

in the resin reduction mode, controlling the first control valve (7) to be switched to the second state, controlling the third control valve (9) to be opened, and controlling the second control valve (8) to be closed;

and in the disinfection mode, the first control valve (7) is controlled to be switched to the second state, the second control valve (8) is controlled to be opened, and the third control valve (9) is controlled to be closed.

3. The water softener according to claim 1, characterized in that the soft water resin chamber (1), the salt chamber (2) and the electrolysis chamber (3) are arranged side by side, and the salt chamber (2) is arranged between the soft water resin chamber (1) and the electrolysis chamber (3).

4. The water softener according to claim 1, characterized in that the top end of the salt chamber (2) is provided with a salt adding opening (10).

5. Water softener according to claim 4, characterized in that the salt chamber (2) is provided with a salt deficiency sensor (11).

6. The water softener according to claim 5, characterized in that the salt deficiency sensor (11) comprises:

the shell (111) is arranged in the salt cavity (2) and is communicated with the salt cavity (2), one side, close to the top, of the shell (111) is provided with a light source (113), and the other side is provided with a receiving source (114);

a float (112) disposed within the housing (111).

7. A dishwasher, characterized by comprising the water softener according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

8. The dishwasher of claim 7, characterized in that the soft water outlet (5) and the disinfectant outlet (6) are both in communication with the water cup through pipes.