CN112522919A

CN112522919A - Automatic feeding system for washing machine and washing machine

Info

Publication number: CN112522919A
Application number: CN201910876469.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘振华; 王莹莹
Original assignee: Hisense Shandong Refrigerator Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hisense Shandong Refrigerator Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-09-17
Filing date: 2019-09-17
Publication date: 2021-03-19
Anticipated expiration: 2039-09-17
Also published as: CN112522919B

Abstract

The invention discloses an automatic feeding system for a washing machine and the washing machine. The automatic feeding system for the washing machine comprises a shell, a drawer, a washing powder box, a washing agent box and a pumping mechanism, wherein a water outlet is also formed in the bottom of the shell, the front end part of the shell is of an open structure, and the drawer can be inserted into the shell in a forward and backward push-and-pull mode; the washing powder box sets up in the drawer, and the lotion box is provided with the connector that is used for exporting the lotion, and the connector is connected with pumping mechanism's access connection, and lotion box detachable sets up on the drawer, and the lotion box still is provided with the washing mouth of switch. Through dismantling the detergent box from the drawer down to open the washing mouth of detergent box, the user alright with stretch into in order to wash the inside of the detergent box with cleaning means such as brush in the detergent box, like this, alright wash the detergent box with convenience of customers is regular, in order to avoid producing the scale deposit in the detergent box, realize convenience of customers and wash automatic dispensing system for washing machine, with improvement washing machine's use reliability and laundry effect.

Description

Automatic feeding system for washing machine and washing machine

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of washing machines, in particular to an automatic feeding system for a washing machine and the washing machine.

Background

The washing machine is a household appliance commonly used in daily life, the washing machine is usually provided with a soap box for putting washing powder, and a user can put the washing powder into the soap box. According to the increase of the use requirements of users, the soap box is also provided with a box body for putting the laundry detergent or the softener to realize the putting of the laundry detergent or the softener into the washing machine. With the continuous progress and development of the technology, the washing machine with the function of automatically feeding the laundry detergent or the softener is widely popularized. For example: chinese patent No. 201610793953.7 discloses an automatic dispensing system for a washing machine, in which a user adds laundry detergent or softener to a corresponding detergent box, and a pumping device is capable of dispensing a certain amount of laundry detergent or softener from the detergent box into the washing machine to wash clothes. However, in the automatic dispensing system in the prior art, after the washing box for containing the laundry detergent or the softener is used for a long time, scales are formed on the inner wall of the box body, and the formed scales easily fall off to block the pumping device to reduce the use reliability of the washing machine, and on the other hand, the scales easily deteriorate for a long time to cause poor washing effect.

Disclosure of Invention

The technical problem to be solved by the invention is as follows: the automatic feeding system for the washing machine and the washing machine are provided, and the automatic feeding system for the washing machine is convenient for a user to clean so as to improve the use reliability and the washing effect of the washing machine.

The invention provides the technical scheme that the automatic feeding system for the washing machine comprises a shell, a drawer, a washing powder box, a washing agent box and a pumping mechanism, wherein a water outlet is also formed in the bottom of the shell, the front end part of the shell is of an open structure, and the drawer can be pushed and pulled back and forth and inserted into the shell; the washing powder box is arranged in the drawer, the detergent box is provided with a connector for outputting detergent, the connector is connected with an inlet of the pumping mechanism, the detergent box is detachably arranged on the drawer, and the detergent box is also provided with a cleaning opening capable of being opened and closed.

Furthermore, the cleaning opening is formed in the front end of the detergent box, and the connecting opening is formed in the rear end of the detergent box.

Furthermore, a detachable sealing plug is arranged on the cleaning opening.

Further, the drawer is provided with a mounting groove, and the detergent box is arranged in the mounting groove.

Furthermore, the front end part of the drawer is of an open structure, and the laundry powder box can be inserted into the drawer in a forward and backward push-and-pull mode.

Further, be provided with the spout in the drawer, the spout is located the below of mounting groove, the laundry powder box slidable sets up on the spout.

Furthermore, a bullet pusher is arranged on the drawer, and a protruding part matched with the bullet pusher is arranged on the outer wall of the laundry powder box.

Furthermore, the pumping mechanism comprises a suction pump and a water distribution box, a plurality of water outlet holes are formed in the bottom of the water distribution box, the suction pump is mounted on the water distribution box, an outlet of the suction pump is communicated with the water distribution box, a water inlet interface is further arranged on the water distribution box, and the water distribution box is arranged on the shell; when the drawer is in a closed state, the water distribution box is positioned above the washing powder box, and the connecting port is connected with the inlet of the suction pump.

Further, the shell comprises a shell body and a top cover, a water collecting tank is formed at the bottom of the shell body, and the water outlet is communicated with the water collecting tank; the two side walls of the shell are respectively provided with a sliding rail, the drawer can be arranged on the sliding rails in a sliding mode, and the top cover is arranged at the top of the shell.

The invention also provides a washing machine, which comprises a washing machine main body and the automatic feeding system for the washing machine, wherein the automatic feeding system for the washing machine is arranged on the washing machine main body.

According to the automatic feeding system for the washing machine and the washing machine, provided by the invention, the washing agent box is detached from the drawer, and the cleaning opening of the washing agent box is opened, so that a user can stretch cleaning tools such as a brush and the like into the washing agent box to clean the inside of the washing agent box, the washing agent box can be conveniently cleaned regularly by the user, the generation of scale in the washing agent box is avoided, meanwhile, the fault caused by the blockage of a pumping mechanism due to scale can be avoided, the automatic feeding system for the washing machine is convenient for the user to clean, and the use reliability and the washing effect of the washing machine are improved.

Drawings

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

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of an automatic dispensing system for a washing machine according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of an embodiment of the automatic dispensing system for a washing machine according to the present invention;

FIG. 4 is an assembly view of a drawer and a detergent box of an embodiment of an automatic dispensing system for a washing machine according to the present invention;

FIG. 5 is an assembly diagram of a drawer and a washing powder box in an embodiment of an automatic dispensing system for a washing machine according to the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line B-B of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a drawer in an embodiment of an automatic dispensing system for a washing machine according to the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a detergent box of an embodiment of an automatic dispensing system for a washing machine according to the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a first perspective view of a pumping mechanism in an embodiment of an automatic dispensing system for a washing machine according to the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a second perspective view of a pumping mechanism in an embodiment of an automatic dispensing system for a washing machine according to the present invention;

fig. 11 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of a washing machine according to the present invention.

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.

As shown in fig. 1-10, the automatic dispensing system for a washing machine of the present embodiment includes a housing 1, a drawer 2, a washing powder box 3, a washing agent box 4, and a pumping mechanism 5, wherein a water outlet 11 is further disposed at the bottom of the housing 1, the front end of the housing 1 is an open structure, and the drawer 2 is inserted into the housing 1 in a manner of being pushed and pulled back and forth; the washing powder box 3 sets up in drawer 2, and lotion box 4 is provided with the connector 41 that is used for exporting the lotion, the connector is connected with pumping mechanism 5's access, and lotion box 4 detachable sets up on drawer 2, and lotion box 4 still is provided with the washing mouth 42 of switch.

Specifically, in the use process of the automatic dispensing system, the detergent is contained in the detergent box 4, and the detergent can be pumped out by the pumping mechanism 5 and conveyed into the outer casing 1, and water introduced by the washing machine enters the outer casing 1 to disperse the detergent and convey the detergent into the outer barrel of the washing machine for washing. Similarly, for the washing powder box 3, when washing, a user puts a certain amount of washing powder into the washing powder box according to the requirement of the washing quantity, and the washing powder in the washing powder box is dispersed by using the water introduced by the washing machine and is conveyed into the outer barrel of the washing machine for washing. After long-term use, the inner wall of the lotion box 4 is easy to adhere a layer of detergent scale. At this time, the user can pull the drawer 2 out of the housing 1 and detach the lotion cartridge 4 from the drawer 2; the user can insert a cleaning tool such as a brush into the lotion cartridge 4 by opening the cleaning port 42 to clean scales formed in the lotion cartridge 4; then, the washing port 42 is closed, and the detergent box 4 is loaded into the drawer 2 to continue normal use. After the detergent box 4 is cleaned, the detergent can be filled in the detergent box 4, and then the cleaning opening 42 is closed to be loaded in the drawer 2.

In order to facilitate the user to clean the detergent box 4 comprehensively and effectively, the front end of the detergent box 4 is provided with a cleaning opening 42, and the rear end of the detergent box 4 is provided with the connecting opening. Specifically, wash mouthful 42 with the connector is arranged dorsad along the length direction of lotion box 4, like this, in user's clearance in-process, the brush stretches into the scale deposit that can more convenient comprehensive washing fall the inner wall from washing mouthful 42 in lotion box 4 to, the scale deposit that the clearance was fallen can also be followed the connector discharges to improve cleaning efficiency. In order to open and close the cleaning opening 42, a detachable sealing plug 43 is provided on the cleaning opening 42. Specifically, when the lotion box 4 needs to be cleaned, the sealing plug 43 can be detached from the cleaning opening 42, so that the user can clean the lotion box conveniently, and in the using state of the automatic dispensing system, the sealing plug 43 can reliably seal the cleaning opening 42, so that the detergent in the lotion box 4 is prevented from leaking.

In addition, in order to facilitate the mounting and dismounting of the detergent box 4, a mounting groove 21 is provided on the drawer 2, and the detergent box 4 is disposed in the mounting groove 21. Specifically, a mounting groove 21 is formed at the upper portion of the drawer 2, and the shape of the mounting groove 21 matches the outer contour of the lotion cartridge 4. Like this, put into mounting groove 21 with lotion box 4 back, can carry out good location through mounting groove 21 to lotion box 4 and fix, convenient taking out lotion box 4 of convenience of customers on the one hand, on the other hand passes through mounting groove 21 can be good location installation lotion box 4 again to improve user experience nature. Among them, the number of the detergent boxes 4 may be configured as required, for example: need carry out the ration simultaneously to doing the doing washing liquid and softener and throw in, then corresponding, dispose two detergent boxes 4, simultaneously, form two mounting grooves 21 in the drawer 2 and satisfy the installation requirement of two detergent boxes 4.

Furthermore, in order to improve the use reliability, the detergent box 4 does not need to be moved simultaneously in the process of adding the washing powder, the front end part of the drawer 2 is of an open structure, and the washing powder box 3 can be inserted into the drawer 2 in a forward and backward push-and-pull mode. Specifically, the user pulls out the laundry powder box 3 from the drawer 2 during the process of adding the laundry powder, and at this time, the drawer 2 is not pulled out from the housing 1, so that the detergent box 4 is still located in the housing 1 and keeps connected with the pumping mechanism 5. The washing powder is required to be added in each washing process, and the washing agent is automatically added according to the requirement. In general, the laundry detergent in the detergent box 4 is filled with a plurality of usage amounts at a time, and during each washing process, a user only needs to pull out the laundry detergent box 3 from the drawer 2, and does not need to pull out the drawer 2 as a whole each time. Thus, the number of docking times of the detergent box 4 and the pumping mechanism 5 can be effectively reduced, so that the detergent box 4 can be well and reliably connected with the pumping mechanism 5 for a long time.

In order to ensure that the washing powder box 3 can be smoothly drawn out, a sliding groove 22 is provided in the drawer 2, the sliding groove 22 is located below the mounting groove 21, and the washing powder box 3 is slidably disposed on the sliding groove 22. In particular, the method comprises the following steps of,

in addition, the drawer 2 is provided with an ejector 23, and the outer wall of the washing powder box 3 is provided with a projection 31 matched with the ejector 23. Specifically, the ejector 23 is installed in the drawer 2 and located at one side of the chute 22, after the laundry powder box 3 is pushed into the drawer 2, the protrusion 31 abuts against the ejector 23, and when the user presses the laundry powder box 3 again, the ejector 23 automatically pushes the laundry powder box 3 out of the drawer 2 through the protrusion 31. The user realizes the auto-eject of washing powder box 3 through the mode cooperation bullet pusher 23 that presses, more makes things convenient for the user to use. For the specific structural form of the ejector 23, reference may be made to a conventional device having an ejection function, which is not limited or described herein.

Furthermore, the washing powder and the washing agent are better dispersed and conveyed to the drainage port 11 at the bottom of the shell 1. The pumping mechanism 5 comprises a suction pump 51 and a water diversion box 52, the bottom of the water diversion box 52 is provided with a plurality of water outlet holes 521, the suction pump 51 is installed on the water diversion box 52, the outlet of the suction pump 51 is communicated with the water diversion box 52, the water diversion box 52 is also provided with a water inlet interface 522, and the water diversion box 52 is arranged on the shell 1; in the closed state of the drawer 2, the water distribution box 52 is located above the laundry powder box 3, and the connection port is connected to the inlet of the suction pump 51. Specifically, suction pump 51 is used in connection with wash tank 4 to draw out the laundry in wash tank 4. When the laundry is washed by the laundry detergent, the laundry detergent pumped by the suction pump 51 is conveyed into the water diversion box 52, the water diversion box 52 is connected with a water inlet valve of the washing machine through the water inlet interface 522, an external water source introduced by the washing machine enters the water diversion box 52, and the water disperses the laundry detergent in the water diversion box 52 and is discharged downwards from the water outlet hole 521. When washing powder is used for washing clothes, water discharged from the water outlet 521 by the water distribution box 52 is sprayed on the washing powder box 3, the top of the washing powder box 3 is an open structure, the water discharged from the water outlet 521 disperses the washing powder in the washing powder box 3, and the washing powder continuously flows down along with water flow and is discharged into the outer barrel of the washing machine through the water outlet 11.

Still further, the housing 1 includes a case 101 and a top cover 102, a water collection tank 12 is formed at the bottom of the case 101, and the water discharge port 11 is communicated with the water collection tank 12; the two side walls of the shell 101 are respectively provided with a sliding rail, the drawer 2 can be slidably arranged on the sliding rails, and the top cover 102 is arranged at the top of the shell 101. Specifically, the housing 1 is designed in a split manner, and is composed of a housing 101 and a top cover 102 assembled together, wherein sliding rails on two side walls of the housing 101 can support the drawer 2 to be drawn back and forth. And a water collecting tank 12 is formed at the bottom of the casing 101, so that the washing powder or the washing agent carried by the water flow can be converged to the bottom of the water collecting tank 12 and output through the water outlet 11.

Based on the above technical solution, as shown in fig. 11, the present invention further provides a washing machine, which includes a washing machine main body 100, and further includes the automatic dispensing system 200 for the washing machine, where the automatic dispensing system 200 for the washing machine is installed on the washing machine main body 100.

Specifically, for the structural form of the automatic dispensing system for a washing machine, reference is made to the above description of the embodiment of the automatic dispensing system for a washing machine, which is not repeated herein. The drain port of the outer casing of the automatic dispensing system 200 for the washing machine is connected to the outer tub of the washing machine main body 100, and the water inlet valve of the washing machine main body 100 is connected to the water inlet port of the water diversion box of the automatic dispensing system 200 for the washing machine, which is not limited or repeated herein for the specific assembly relationship between the automatic dispensing system 200 for the washing machine and the washing machine main body 100.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above examples are only intended to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, but not to limit it; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; and such modifications or substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the corresponding technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automatic feeding system for a washing machine comprises a shell, a drawer, a washing powder box, a washing agent box and a pumping mechanism, wherein a water outlet is further formed in the bottom of the shell, the front end of the shell is of an open structure, and the drawer can be inserted into the shell in a back-and-forth push-and-pull mode; the washing powder box is arranged in the drawer, the detergent box is provided with a connecting port for outputting detergent, and the connecting port is connected with an inlet of the pumping mechanism.

2. The automatic dispensing system for a washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning opening is provided at a front end portion of the detergent box, and the connection opening is provided at a rear end portion of the detergent box.

3. An automatic dispensing system for a washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein said cleaning opening is provided with a removable sealing plug.

4. The automatic dispensing system for a washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the drawer is provided with a mounting groove, and the detergent box is disposed in the mounting groove.

5. The automatic dispensing system for washing machine as claimed in claim 4, wherein the front end of the drawer is an open structure, and the washing powder box is inserted into the drawer in a push-and-pull manner.

6. The automatic dispensing system for a washing machine according to claim 5, wherein a chute is provided in the drawer, the chute being located below the mounting groove, the laundry powder box being slidably disposed on the chute.

7. The automatic dispensing system for washing machine of claim 6, wherein the drawer is provided with an ejector, and the outer wall of the laundry powder box is provided with a protrusion part matched with the ejector.

8. The automatic dispensing system for the washing machine as claimed in claim 6, wherein the pumping mechanism comprises a suction pump and a water distribution box, a plurality of water outlet holes are formed in the bottom of the water distribution box, the suction pump is mounted on the water distribution box, an outlet of the suction pump is communicated with the water distribution box, a water inlet interface is further arranged on the water distribution box, and the water distribution box is arranged on the housing; when the drawer is in a closed state, the water distribution box is positioned above the washing powder box, and the connecting port is connected with the inlet of the suction pump.

9. An automatic dispensing system for a washing machine as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that said housing comprises a casing and a top cover, the bottom of said casing forming a water collection sump, said water outlet communicating with said water collection sump; the two side walls of the shell are respectively provided with a sliding rail, the drawer can be arranged on the sliding rails in a sliding mode, and the top cover is arranged at the top of the shell.

10. A washing machine comprising a washing machine main body, characterized by further comprising an automatic dispensing system for a washing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 9, said automatic dispensing system for a washing machine being mounted on said washing machine main body.