CN112391803B - Liquid storage device of washing machine and washing machine with liquid storage device - Google Patents

Liquid storage device of washing machine and washing machine with liquid storage device Download PDF

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CN112391803B
CN112391803B CN201910738316.3A CN201910738316A CN112391803B CN 112391803 B CN112391803 B CN 112391803B CN 201910738316 A CN201910738316 A CN 201910738316A CN 112391803 B CN112391803 B CN 112391803B
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张开宏
刘尊安
李峰
张皓钧
姜永富
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The invention discloses a liquid storage device of a washing machine and the washing machine with the same, wherein the liquid storage device comprises an accommodating cavity; a gas-permeable chamber in communication with the containment chamber; the air-permeable cavity is provided with an air-permeable hole communicated with the outside of the accommodating cavity; the air-permeable cavity is internally and movably provided with a floating part capable of opening and closing the air-permeable holes. According to the liquid storage device of the washing machine and the washing machine with the liquid storage device, the air-permeable cavity is arranged in the accommodating cavity, the air holes and the floating parts matched with the air holes are arranged on the air-permeable cavity, so that the situation that after the additive in the accommodating cavity is filled with the additive, the additive cannot be in contact with the air holes is ensured, the situation that excessive additive in the accommodating cavity overflows from the feeding port is avoided, and the phenomenon that the additive in the accommodating cavity is in contact with the air holes to cause the blockage of the air holes is avoided.

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Liquid storage device of washing machine and washing machine with liquid storage device
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the technical field of household appliances, and particularly relates to a liquid storage device of a washing machine and the washing machine with the liquid storage device.
Background
Washing machines of various manufacturers on the market are full of clothes and have more and more functions, along with the development of artificial intelligence, higher and higher requirements are put on the operation convenience and reliability of detergent putting, the washing machines in use are automatically put in at present, and the detergent or softener can be filled in only by putting the detergent or softener into the detergent liquid storage box and the softener liquid storage box and exhausting air through the vent holes reserved at the top of the liquid storage box; as shown in FIG. 1, when detergent or softener is injected, if the user does not notice the highest marked level of the MAX line and fills the detergent to the top surface of the washing tank to overflow, the detergent is likely to contact with the air holes, so that the air holes are blocked after solidification. As shown in figure 2, the existing exhaust hole is designed into a hole with the diameter of 0.5mm due to the worry of liquid leakage, but when the liquid is excessively put in and is stored for a long time, the detergent is solidified to block the hole, so that the detergent cannot be put in or an effective detergent cannot be put in when the detergent is used up, and if the hole is large, the blocking probability can be reduced, but the hidden trouble of liquid leakage in the washing machine can be caused.
Chinese patent with application number CN201310737908.6 discloses a control panel seat of a washing machine with a function of automatically putting detergent, wherein the control panel seat is internally provided with at least one chamber for putting solid detergent, at least one container for containing liquid detergent and an automatic detergent putting device communicated with the chamber and the container, the upper end surface of the control panel seat is provided with at least two detergent putting ports, and the detergent putting ports are communicated with the chamber and the container in a one-to-one correspondence manner; the lower part of the control disc seat is an accommodating space formed by the peripheral wall of the outer ring, the upper end surface connected with the peripheral wall of the outer ring and the peripheral wall of the inner ring forming the clothes throwing opening, and the chamber, the container and the automatic detergent throwing device are all arranged in the accommodating space.
Chinese patent with application number CN201610261656.8 discloses a washing machine control panel seat including the control panel seat body, this internal detergent box that is provided with of control panel seat, control panel seat body up end are equipped with the detergent input mouth, still are provided with detergent input flap on the detergent input mouth, are provided with the connecting axle on the detergent input mouth lid, and the control panel seat body is provided with the spread groove, and the connecting axle sets up in the spread groove. The connecting shaft is arranged in the connecting groove, so that the connecting shaft can slide in the connecting groove and can also rotate, and the detergent inlet cover can be turned over and opened and can also be horizontally moved and opened. Because the length of connecting groove is bigger than current rotatory hole diameter, consequently can incline earlier when installation or dismantlement detergent input flap and put into the flap with the detergent and just.
Although the above-mentioned prior art proposes the additive cartridge, there is still a case where it is impossible to determine when to stop adding the detergent during the addition of the detergent, and the detergent addition amount overflows or the air vent is clogged.
The present invention has been made in view of this situation.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to overcome the defects of the prior art and provide a liquid storage device of a washing machine, which can prevent air holes from being blocked due to excessive detergent addition.
The invention also aims to provide a washing machine provided with the liquid storage device.
In order to solve the technical problems, the invention adopts the technical scheme that: a liquid storage device of a washing machine comprises
A housing chamber;
a gas-permeable chamber in communication with the containment chamber;
the air-permeable cavity is provided with an air-permeable hole communicated with the outside of the accommodating cavity;
the air-permeable chamber is movably provided with a floating part capable of opening and closing the air-permeable holes.
The floating part comprises a sealing part which is matched with the air holes and used for sealing the air holes, and after the additive in the accommodating cavity is filled, the additive cannot be contacted with the air holes by arranging the sealing part, so that the condition that excessive additive in the accommodating cavity overflows from a feeding port is avoided, and the phenomenon that the additive in the accommodating cavity is contacted with the air holes to cause air hole blockage is avoided;
in one embodiment, the air holes are formed in the top of the ventilation cavity, the sealing portion is arranged on the top of the floating portion and matched with the air holes to seal the ventilation cavity, so that the additive in the ventilation cavity is stopped from increasing, the additive in the ventilation cavity is guaranteed to be added, meanwhile, the additive is prevented from overflowing from the feeding port 5 of the ventilation cavity, and the situation that the ventilation holes are blocked due to the fact that the additive is in contact with the air holes due to the fact that the additive is matched with the air holes is avoided.
Furthermore, in the direction extending from the bottom to the top of the floating part, the peripheral wall of the sealing part gradually inclines towards the direction of the central shaft, and in the process of matching the sealing part with the air holes, the inclined structure plays a role in guiding, so that the matching of the sealing part and the air holes is smoother and more accurate;
in one embodiment, the sealing portion has a conical structure, and the end with the smaller diameter faces the vent hole.
Furthermore, at least the outer wall of the sealing part is made of elastic materials, and the elastic materials ensure the matching of the sealing part and the air holes and ensure the sealing effect;
in one embodiment, the vent has an aperture greater than 2mm, avoiding the clogging problem caused by conventional 0.5mm vents, and also facilitating the processing of the seal.
In addition, in the process that the floating part is lifted in the ventilation cavity, one end where the sealing part is located always faces to the ventilation hole, so that the sealing part is prevented from contacting with the additive in the lifting process of the sealing part, the ventilation hole is further prevented from contacting with the additive, and the situation that the ventilation hole is blocked by the additive is avoided;
in one embodiment, the buoyancy of the float is less than the buoyancy of the additive in the plenum chamber during the raising and lowering of the float within the plenum chamber.
Furthermore, a guide structure is arranged between the ventilation cavity and the floating part and used for guiding the sealing part to the direction of the ventilation hole, so that when the floating part rises to be close to the top of the ventilation cavity, the sealing part is better matched with the ventilation hole under the action of the guide structure, and the ventilation hole is further sealed;
in one embodiment, the guide structure is a smooth transition structure formed on the inner wall of the ventilation chamber near one end of the ventilation hole and gradually inclined from the peripheral wall of the ventilation chamber to the direction of the ventilation hole.
Furthermore, the floating part is gradually inclined towards the axis direction along the peripheral wall of the floating part from the bottom to the top of the ventilation cavity, and the inclined floating part plays a certain guiding role when the floating part is matched with the ventilation hole and moves in the ventilation cavity;
in one embodiment, the inner wall of the gas-permeable chamber is shaped to match the shape of the exterior of the float.
Still further, the floating part comprises a floating main body, and the sealing part is arranged at one end close to the air holes;
the floating main body is of a cylindrical structure, the floating main body can be conveniently lifted in the ventilation cavity, the floating part and the ventilation holes can be more smoothly matched, and the problem of clamping or misalignment caused by a special-shaped structure is avoided;
in one embodiment, the floating body is a hollow structure, and the hollow structure is arranged to facilitate the lifting of the floating body in the ventilation cavity;
in one embodiment, the floating body is a hollow cylindrical structure.
Furthermore, the inner wall of the ventilation cavity and/or the outer wall of the floating part is provided with a non-stick liquid coating, and the non-stick liquid coating prevents additives entering the ventilation cavity from remaining on the inner wall of the ventilation cavity or the outer wall of the floating part, so that the floating part is adhered to the ventilation cavity to influence the sealing of the ventilation hole.
A washing machine comprises the liquid storage device of any one of the washing machines.
After adopting the technical scheme, compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects: according to the liquid storage device of the washing machine and the washing machine with the liquid storage device, the air-permeable cavity is arranged in the accommodating cavity, the air holes and the floating parts matched with the air holes are arranged on the air-permeable cavity, so that the situation that after the additive in the accommodating cavity is filled with the additive, the additive cannot be in contact with the air holes is ensured, the situation that excessive additive in the accommodating cavity overflows from the feeding port is avoided, and the phenomenon that the additive in the accommodating cavity is in contact with the air holes to cause the blockage of the air holes is avoided.
The following describes embodiments of the present invention in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention, are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention without limiting the invention to the right. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments, and that for a person skilled in the art, other drawings can be derived from them without inventive effort.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a structure of a tray of a washing machine;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a prior art reservoir;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the liquid storage device of the washing machine of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the liquid storage device of the washing machine of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a first schematic view of the floating portion structure of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a second schematic view of the floating portion structure of the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a first schematic view of the support cell structure of the present invention;
FIG. 8 is a second schematic view of the support cell structure of the present invention;
FIG. 9 is a third schematic view of the support unit structure of the present invention;
fig. 10 is a fourth schematic view of the structure of the support unit of the present invention.
In the figure: 1. a housing chamber; 2. a gas-permeable chamber; 201. air holes are formed; 202. a liquid inlet hole; 3. a floating part; 301. a sealing part; 302. a support portion; 303. a first supporting unit; 304. a second supporting unit; 305. a floating body; 4. a liquid storage device; 5. and (4) putting in the opening.
It should be noted that the drawings and the description are not intended to limit the scope of the inventive concept in any way, but rather to illustrate it for those skilled in the art by reference to specific embodiments.
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In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and the following embodiments are used for illustrating the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "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.
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 and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; may be a mechanical connection; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.
As shown in fig. 3 and 4, a schematic cross-sectional view of a liquid storage device 4 and a liquid storage device 4 of a washing machine is shown, a ventilation chamber 2 is arranged in a containing chamber 1, so that the phenomenon that an additive in the containing chamber 1 contacts with a ventilation hole 201 to cause the ventilation hole 201 to be blocked, the contact part of the additive and a floating part 3 is adhered in use, and the floating part 3 fails to be matched with the ventilation hole 201 to realize the sealing of the ventilation hole 201 is avoided, and the like, as shown in fig. 1, when a detergent or a softener is injected into a feeding port 5, if a user does not notice the highest marked liquid level of a 'MAX' line, the detergent is injected to the top surface to overflow, the detergent is in contact with the ventilation hole 201, and the ventilation hole 201 is blocked after solidification. Specifically, the ventilation hole 201 for connecting the external space and the ventilation chamber 2 and the liquid inlet hole 202 for communicating the ventilation chamber 2 and the accommodating chamber 1 are arranged in the ventilation chamber 2, and the floating part 3 capable of ascending and descending along with the ascending and descending of the liquid level in the accommodating chamber 1 is arranged in the ventilation chamber 2, in practical application, the ventilation chamber 2 can penetrate through the accommodating chamber 1 in the vertical direction and can also be arranged at a position with a certain distance from the bottom wall of the accommodating chamber 1.
Further, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, in order to ensure that the floating portion 3 can ascend and descend in the accommodating chamber 1 along with the additive in the ventilation chamber 2, the floating portion 3 is configured in a cylindrical structure, and simultaneously to avoid the problem that the sealing portion 301 is in contact with the additive, so that the additive is in contact with the ventilation hole 201, and the ventilation hole 201 is blocked, the floating portion 3 is configured in a hollow structure, so that the floating portion 3 can ascend and descend in the ventilation chamber 2 along with the additive in the ventilation chamber 2.
Furthermore, in order to solve the problem that the adhesion of the contact part of the additive to the floating part 3 occurs during the use, so that the floating part 3 fails to cooperate with the vent 201, and the sealing of the vent 201 is realized, the present invention adopts the following technical scheme, as shown in fig. 7 to 10, the present invention is a first, second, third and fourth schematic diagram of the structure of the support unit of the present invention, and is used for showing that the present invention is provided with the liquid inlet hole 202 and the floating part 3 cooperating with the liquid inlet hole 202 on the air permeable chamber 2 by arranging the air permeable chamber 2 on the bottom of the floating part 3 and the first support arranged on the bottom of the floating part 3 and the second support unit 304 on the periphery of the liquid inlet hole 202 in the accommodating chamber 1, and arranging the liquid inlet hole 202 and the floating part 3 cooperating with the liquid inlet hole 202 on the air permeable chamber 2, and arranging the matching part of the floating part 3 and the liquid inlet hole 202 as a spherical surface or an arc surface, so that the contact area of the floating part 3 and the liquid inlet hole 202 is reduced, and the floating part 3 fails to cooperate with the vent 201 during the use, and the sealing of the vent 201 is realized.
The applications in the specific embodiments are as follows.
Example one
As shown in fig. 3 to 4, a liquid storage device 4 of a washing machine according to the present embodiment includes a receiving chamber 1; a gas-permeable chamber 2 communicating with the housing chamber 1; the air-permeable chamber 2 is provided with an air-permeable hole 201 communicated with the outside of the accommodating chamber 1; a floating part 3 is movably arranged in the ventilation chamber 2; the float part 3 can open and close the ventilation hole 201.
The floating part 3 is provided with a sealing part 301 matched with the air vent 201, and the air vent 201 is arranged on the inner wall of the air-permeable chamber 2 and used for exhausting gas in the air-permeable chamber 2; sealing portion 301 is in the top of portion of floating 3, with bleeder vent 201 cooperation realizes ventilative cavity 2's sealing, sealing portion 301 and bleeder vent 201 cooperation realize ventilative cavity 2's sealing, and then stop the increase of the additive in ventilative cavity 2, through setting up sealing portion 301 and realized holding after cavity 1 interior additive fills up, the additive can't contact with bleeder vent 201, has avoided holding the condition that too much additive spilled over from input port 5 in cavity 1, has avoided holding the additive and the contact of bleeder vent 201 in the cavity 1 simultaneously, causes bleeder vent 201 to block up.
Specifically, according to the invention, the ventilation chamber 2 is arranged in the accommodating chamber 1, and the ventilation holes 201 and the floating parts 3 matched with the ventilation holes 201 are arranged on the ventilation chamber 2, so that after the accommodating chamber 1 is filled with the additive, the additive cannot be contacted with the ventilation holes 201, the condition that excessive additive in the accommodating chamber 1 overflows from the feeding port 5 is avoided, and meanwhile, the additive in the accommodating chamber 1 is prevented from being contacted with the ventilation holes 201 to cause the blockage of the ventilation holes 201.
Example two
As shown in fig. 4 to 10, a liquid storage device 4 of a washing machine according to the present embodiment includes a receiving chamber 1; a gas-permeable chamber 2 communicating with the housing chamber 1; the gas-permeable chamber 2 is provided with a liquid inlet hole 202 communicated with the accommodating chamber 1; a floating part 3 is movably arranged in the ventilation chamber 2; a supporting part 302 is arranged between the floating part 3 and the liquid inlet hole 202.
In specific embodiments, the supporting portion 302 may be disposed only at the bottom of the floating portion 3, or only at the inner wall of the air-permeable chamber 2 or the outer periphery of the liquid inlet hole 202, or the supporting portion 302 may be disposed at both the bottom of the floating portion 3 and the inner wall of the air-permeable chamber 2 or the outer periphery of the liquid inlet hole 202.
In one embodiment, the contact position between the supporting portion 302 and the liquid inlet hole 202 is line contact or point contact; the supporting part 302 comprises a first supporting unit 303 arranged at one end of the floating part 3 close to the liquid inlet hole 202; at least the contact part of the first supporting unit 303 and the liquid inlet hole 202 is line contact or point contact.
Meanwhile, the first supporting unit 303 is an arc-shaped structure disposed at the bottom of the floating portion 3 near one side of the liquid inlet hole 202, and the arc-shaped structure can be understood as a structure disposed at the bottom of the floating portion, which is spherical or approximately spherical, so as to reduce the contact area between the first supporting unit and the second supporting unit or the contact portion of the liquid inlet hole, so that the contact portion between the first supporting unit and the second supporting unit or the contact portion of the liquid inlet hole is in line contact or point contact.
Further, at least the outer wall of the first supporting unit 303 is made of a material having elasticity.
EXAMPLE III
As shown in fig. 4 to 10, the liquid storage device 4 of the washing machine according to the present embodiment includes a receiving chamber 1; a gas-permeable chamber 2 communicating with the housing chamber 1; the gas-permeable chamber 2 is provided with a liquid inlet hole 202 communicated with the accommodating chamber 1; a floating part 3 is movably arranged in the ventilation chamber 2; a support part 302 is arranged between the floating part 3 and the liquid inlet hole 202.
In the specific embodiment, the supporting portion 302 may be disposed only at the bottom of the floating portion 3, only at the inner wall of the air-permeable chamber 2 or at the periphery of the liquid inlet 202, or the supporting portion 302 may be disposed at both the bottom of the floating portion 3 and the inner wall of the air-permeable chamber 2 or at the periphery of the liquid inlet 202.
In one embodiment, the contact position between the supporting portion 302 and the liquid inlet hole 202 is line contact or point contact; the supporting part 302 comprises a first supporting unit 303 arranged at one end of the floating part 3 close to the liquid inlet hole 202; at least the contact part of the first supporting unit 303 and the liquid inlet 202 is in line contact or point contact, and the contact area between the floating part and the liquid inlet is reduced by the arrangement of the line contact or the point contact, so that the condition that the floating part fails to be matched with the air holes and cannot be sealed by the air holes due to adhesion of the additive and the contact part of the floating part in use is avoided.
Further, the contact position between the floating portion 3 and the supporting portion 302 is line contact or point contact; the support part 302 comprises a second support unit 304 arranged on the inner wall of the ventilation chamber 2 or at the liquid inlet 202; at least the contact position of the second supporting unit 304 and the first supporting unit 303 is line contact or point contact.
Meanwhile, the first supporting unit 303 is an arc-shaped structure arranged at the bottom of the floating part 3 and close to one side of the liquid inlet hole 202; at least the outer wall of the first supporting unit 303 is made of a material having elasticity.
Example four
As shown in fig. 4 to 10, the liquid storage device 4 of the washing machine according to the present embodiment includes a receiving chamber 1; a gas-permeable chamber 2 communicating with the housing chamber 1; the gas-permeable chamber 2 is provided with a liquid inlet hole 202 communicated with the accommodating chamber 1; a floating part 3 is movably arranged in the ventilation chamber 2; a supporting part 302 is arranged between the floating part 3 and the liquid inlet hole 202.
In the specific embodiment, the supporting portion 302 may be disposed only at the bottom of the floating portion 3, only at the inner wall of the air-permeable chamber 2 or at the periphery of the liquid inlet 202, or the supporting portion 302 may be disposed at both the bottom of the floating portion 3 and the inner wall of the air-permeable chamber 2 or at the periphery of the liquid inlet 202.
In one embodiment, there is a line or point contact between the floating portion 3 and the support portion 302; the support 302 comprises a second support unit 304 disposed on the inner wall of the ventilation chamber 2 or at the liquid inlet 202; at least, the contact position of the second supporting unit 304 and the floating part 3 is line contact or point contact, and the contact area of the floating part and the liquid inlet hole is reduced by the arrangement of the line contact or the point contact, so that the phenomenon that the floating part fails to work due to the adhesion of the additive and the contact position of the floating part in use and cannot be matched with the air holes, and the sealing of the air holes is realized.
EXAMPLE five
As shown in fig. 4 to 10, in the liquid storage device 4 of the washing machine according to the embodiment, the second support unit is a rib support structure disposed in the liquid inlet hole, the rib support structure is matched with the floating portion or the first support unit, and liquid inlet is realized through a gap between the rib support structures, so that liquid inlet into the ventilation chamber is satisfied, and the floating portion is also supported; the section of the rib supporting structure perpendicular to the liquid inlet direction of the liquid inlet hole 202 is any one of a straight line shape, a Y shape or a cross shape.
Example six
As shown in fig. 4 to 10, in the liquid storage device 4 of the washing machine according to the present embodiment, the second supporting unit is a convex structure disposed on the inner wall of the air-permeable chamber, and the convex structure is matched with the first supporting unit or the floating portion to realize line contact or point contact support of the floating portion; the convex structure is arranged on the periphery of the liquid inlet hole and extends towards one side of the floating part; the convex structure is an annular structure arranged at the periphery of the liquid inlet hole 202; the contact position of the second supporting unit and the first supporting unit or the floating part is provided with at least one groove which extends towards the liquid inlet hole and is used for communicating the accommodating chamber and the ventilation chamber.
EXAMPLE seven
As shown in fig. 3 to 4, in the liquid storage device 4 of the washing machine according to the present embodiment, a floating portion 3 is disposed in the ventilation chamber 2, and a sealing portion 301 engaged with the ventilation hole 201 is disposed on the top of the floating portion 3.
Wherein, in the direction extending from the bottom to the top of the floating part 3, the peripheral wall of the sealing part 301 is gradually inclined towards the central axis direction, in one embodiment, the sealing part 301 is a cone structure, and the end with the smaller diameter faces the air hole.
Meanwhile, in order to better match the air holes 201 with the sealing part 301 and realize sealing, the sealing part 301 is made of an elastic material, and the elastic material ensures the matching of the sealing part 301 and the air holes 201 and ensures the sealing effect; the sealing part 301 is in clearance fit or interference fit with the air holes 201, so that sealing is realized, and leakage of additives in the air-permeable chamber 2 is avoided;
in addition, the aperture of the air hole 201 is larger than 2mm, so that the problem of blockage caused by the conventional 0.5mm air hole 201 is avoided, and the processing of the sealing part 301 is easy.
Example eight
As shown in fig. 3 to 4, in the present embodiment, the floating portion 3 is gradually inclined in the axial direction along the peripheral wall of the floating portion 3 from the bottom to the top of the ventilation chamber 2, and the inclined floating portion 3 plays a certain role of guiding when the floating portion 3 is engaged with the ventilation hole 201 while moving in the ventilation chamber 2; the inner wall of the ventilation chamber 2 is matched with the external shape of the floating part 3.
In addition, from ventilative cavity 2 with be equipped with guide structure between the portion 3 that floats, be used for with sealing 3 to the direction guide of bleeder vent 201 sets up like this and makes floating portion 3 rises to being close to when ventilative cavity 2 top, sealing 301 under guide structure's effect, better with bleeder vent 201 cooperates, and then realizes the sealing of bleeder vent 201, guide structure is for being close to 2 inner walls of ventilative cavity 2 the formation certainly of bleeder vent 201 one end breathe freely cavity 2 perisporium to the smooth transition structure that bleeder vent 201 direction gradually inclines.
Example nine
As shown in fig. 5 to 6, which are first and second schematic diagrams illustrating the structure of the floating portion 3 according to the present invention, in order to ensure that the floating portion 3 can smoothly ascend and descend in the air-permeable chamber 2 as the additive enters the accommodating chamber 1, the floating portion 3 of the present embodiment includes a floating body 305, and the sealing portion 301 is disposed at one end close to the air-permeable hole 201; the floating main body 305 is of a cylindrical structure, the cylindrical structure is convenient for the floating main body 305 to lift in the ventilation chamber 2, the floating part 3 is more smoothly matched with the ventilation holes 201, and the problem of clamping or misalignment caused by a special-shaped structure is avoided; the floating body 305 is a hollow structure, and the hollow structure is arranged to facilitate the lifting of the floating body 305 in the ventilation chamber 2; the floating body 305 is a hollow cylindrical structure.
EXAMPLE ten
As shown in fig. 5 to 6, in the process that the floating portion 3 ascends and descends in the ventilation chamber 2, the end where the sealing portion 301 is located always faces the direction of the ventilation hole 201, so that the sealing portion 301 is prevented from contacting the additive in the process that the sealing portion 301 ascends and descends, and further the ventilation hole 201 is prevented from contacting the additive, so that the situation that the ventilation hole 201 is blocked by the additive does not occur; the gravity of the float part 3 is smaller than the buoyancy, which herein refers to the buoyancy of the additive in the air-permeable chamber 2 during the ascent and descent of the float part 3 in the air-permeable chamber 2.
EXAMPLE eleven
In this embodiment, the inner wall of the ventilation chamber 2, and/or the outer wall of the floating portion 3 is provided with a non-sticky liquid coating, so that the additive entering the ventilation chamber 2 is prevented from remaining on the inner wall of the ventilation chamber 2 or the outer wall of the floating portion 3, and further the floating portion 3 is prevented from being adhered to the ventilation chamber 2, and the sealing of the ventilation hole 201 is affected.
Example twelve
The washing machine of the present embodiment includes the liquid storage device 4 of the washing machine of any one of the above embodiments.
In the description provided herein, numerous specific details are set forth. It is understood, however, that embodiments of the invention may be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, well-known methods, structures and techniques have not been shown in detail in order not to obscure an understanding of this description.
Moreover, those skilled in the art will appreciate that although some embodiments described herein include some features included in other embodiments, not others, combinations of features of different embodiments are also meant to be within the scope of the invention and form different embodiments. For example, in the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can use the combination according to the known technical solutions and technical problems to be solved by the present application.
Although the present invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

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1. A liquid storage device of a washing machine is characterized in that: comprising a containment chamber (1);
a gas-permeable chamber (2) communicating with the containment chamber (1);
the ventilation cavity (2) is provided with a ventilation hole (201) communicated with the outside of the accommodating cavity (1); a floating part (3) capable of opening and closing the air holes (201) is movably arranged in the air-permeable chamber (2);
the floating part (3) comprises a sealing part (301) which is matched with the air hole (201) and is used for sealing the air hole (201);
a guide structure is arranged between the ventilation cavity (2) and the floating part (3) and used for guiding the sealing part (301) to the direction of the ventilation hole (201);
the guide structure is a smooth transition structure which is formed on one end of the inner wall of the ventilation cavity (2) close to the ventilation hole (201) and gradually inclines from the peripheral wall of the ventilation cavity (2) to the direction of the ventilation hole (201);
the peripheral wall of the sealing part (301) is gradually inclined towards the central axis direction from the bottom of the floating part (3) to the top; the sealing part (301) is of a cone structure, and one end with the smaller diameter faces the air hole (201);
the inner wall of the ventilation chamber (2) is matched with the outer wall of the floating part (3) in shape.
2. A liquid reservoir for a washing machine as claimed in claim 1 wherein: the air holes (201) are formed in the top of the air-permeable chamber (2).
3. A liquid reservoir for a washing machine as claimed in claim 1 wherein:
at least the outer wall of the sealing part (301) is made of elastic material.
4. A liquid storage device of a washing machine as claimed in claim 3, wherein: the aperture of the air holes (201) is larger than 2mm.
5. A liquid storage device of a washing machine as claimed in any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein:
in the process that the floating part (3) ascends and descends in the ventilation cavity (2), one end of the sealing part (301) faces the ventilation hole (201) all the time.
6. A liquid storage device of a washing machine as claimed in claim 5, wherein: the gravity of the floating part (3) is smaller than the buoyancy.
7. A liquid storage device of a washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the floating part (3) is gradually inclined from the end far away to the extending direction of the end close to the air hole (201) along the peripheral wall of the floating part (3) to the central shaft direction.
8. A liquid storage device of a washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein:
the floating part (3) comprises a floating main body (305), and the sealing part (301) is arranged at one end close to the air hole (201); the floating body (305) is a cylindrical structure.
9. A liquid storage device of a washing machine as claimed in claim 8, wherein: the floating body (305) is a hollow structure.
10. A liquid storage device of a washing machine as claimed in claim 8, wherein: the floating body (305) is a hollow cylindrical structure.
11. A liquid reservoir for a washing machine as claimed in claim 1 wherein: the inner wall of the air-permeable chamber (2) and/or the outer wall of the floating part (3) is provided with a non-stick liquid coating.
12. A washing machine characterized in that: a liquid storage device comprising a washing machine as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 11.
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