CN112709049A

CN112709049A - Washing apparatus

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Publication number: CN112709049A
Application number: CN201910950323.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 赵志强; 许升; 杨旭光
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-10-08
Filing date: 2019-10-08
Publication date: 2021-04-27

Abstract

The invention belongs to the field of clothes treatment equipment, and particularly provides washing equipment. The invention aims to solve the problems that the internal external power supply of the existing washing equipment is difficult to arrange and the light source is difficult to increase. To this end, the washing apparatus of the present invention includes a stationary housing installed at a position inside the washing apparatus contacting with the washing water and having a relative movement with the washing water, the stationary housing being provided with a light emitting lamp and a power supply module, the light emitting lamp being electrically connected with the power supply module, the power supply module being provided to be able to generate electric power based on the relative movement of the stationary housing and the washing water, and then supply power to the light emitting lamp. The washing equipment can generate electric energy by utilizing internal water flow, so that the luminescent lamp generates electricity to illuminate the inside of the washing equipment, and an external power supply is not required to be introduced into a working area of the washing equipment, so that the design difficulty and the processing difficulty of the washing equipment are reduced, the production cost is reduced, and the inside of the washing equipment is illuminated.

Description

Washing apparatus

Technical Field

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

Background

In the washing process of the washing machine, if the outdoor environment is dark, for example, the washing machine is arranged in a corner with insufficient light, the operator can hardly see the washing condition of the clothes in the washing machine. Particularly, for some special clothes, such as woollen sweater and the like, the materials are weak, and the special clothes cannot withstand large beating force, when the clothes are in the washing process, an operator needs to see the specific washing state of the clothes in the washing machine so as to adjust the washing parameters, so that the special clothes can be suitable for washing different clothes.

In the prior art, because the inside of the washing machine is rotating, it is difficult to install the electric lamp on the inner cylinder, and an external power supply arrangement needs to be separately performed on the luminescent lamp, in view of this, the washing machine in the prior art usually does not have an in-cylinder light source, and a person skilled in the art does not want to set the light source, but the external power supply arrangement on the luminescent lamp is too difficult and the manufacturing cost is too high.

Accordingly, there is a need in the art for a new washing device to solve the problems of the existing washing device that the internal and external power supply is difficult to arrange and the light source is difficult to increase.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the above problems in the prior art, that is, to solve the problems that the internal external power supply of the existing washing device is difficult to arrange and the light source is difficult to increase, the invention provides a washing device, which comprises a fixed shell, wherein the fixed shell is arranged in the washing device and is in contact with the washing water and has a relative movement position with the washing water, a luminescent lamp and a power supply module are arranged on the fixed shell, the luminescent lamp is electrically connected with the power supply module, and the power supply module is arranged to generate electric energy based on the relative movement of the fixed shell and the washing water so as to supply power to the luminescent lamp.

In a preferred technical solution of the above washing apparatus, the washing apparatus is a pulsator washing machine, and the stationary casing is mounted on a pulsator of the pulsator washing machine.

In the preferred technical scheme of above-mentioned washing equipment, be provided with the magnet slide in the fixed casing, two tip of magnet slide are provided with the running water mouth, power module includes permanent magnet and coil, the coil is around locating the outside of magnet slide, the permanent magnet sets up in the magnet slide, and can follow under the effect of washing water magnet slide reciprocating motion.

In a preferred embodiment of the above washing apparatus, an elastic member is further fixed to an end of the magnet slide, and the elastic member is disposed toward an inner side of the magnet slide.

In the preferable technical scheme of the washing equipment, the magnet slideway is a linear slideway, and the direction of the linear slideway is coincident with or parallel to the tangential direction of the impeller.

In a preferred technical solution of the above washing apparatus, the power supply module further includes a storage battery, the storage battery is fixed inside the fixed housing, the coil is electrically connected to the storage battery, and the storage battery is electrically connected to the light emitting lamp.

In a preferred technical solution of the above washing apparatus, the power supply module further includes a circuit board, the circuit board is fixed inside the fixed casing, the storage battery is electrically connected to the circuit board, and the circuit board is electrically connected to the light emitting lamp.

In a preferred embodiment of the above washing apparatus, the light-emitting lamp is an ultraviolet germicidal lamp.

In a preferred technical scheme of the washing equipment, the washing equipment is a pulsator washing machine, and the fixed shell is mounted on the wall of an inner barrel of the pulsator washing machine.

In a preferred technical solution of the above washing apparatus, the washing apparatus is a drum washing machine, and the fixed housing is mounted on an inner drum and/or a water flow passage of the drum washing machine.

As can be understood by those skilled in the art, in the technical solution of the present invention, the washing apparatus includes a fixed housing installed inside the washing apparatus in a position contacting with the washing water and having a relative movement with the washing water, a light emitting lamp and a power supply module are provided on the fixed housing, the light emitting lamp is electrically connected with the power supply module, and the power supply module is configured to generate electric energy based on the relative movement of the fixed housing and the washing water, and then supply power to the light emitting lamp.

Through the arrangement mode, the washing equipment can generate electric energy by utilizing internal water flow, so that the luminescent lamp generates electricity to illuminate the interior of the washing equipment, and an external power supply is not required to be introduced into a working area of the washing equipment, so that the design difficulty and the processing difficulty of the washing equipment are greatly reduced, the production cost is reduced, and the competitiveness of products is improved while the interior of the washing equipment is illuminated.

Drawings

The washing apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in conjunction with a pulsator washing machine.

In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the installation position of the fixed casing of the present invention inside the pulsator washing machine;

FIG. 2 is a first embodiment of the present invention showing the mounting position of the stationary housing on the pulsator;

FIG. 3 is a second embodiment of the present invention showing the mounting position of the stationary housing on the pulsator;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the stationary housing at A-A in FIG. 3;

fig. 5 is a schematic view illustrating an installation position of the stationary casing of the present invention on the drum of the drum washing machine.

List of reference numerals:

1. a stationary housing; 11. a light emitting lamp; 12. a power supply module; 121. a permanent magnet; 122. a coil; 13. a magnet slide; 131. a water flowing port; 132. an elastic member; 2. an impeller; 3. an inner barrel; 4. a water flow channel.

Detailed Description

Preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that these embodiments are only for explaining the technical principle of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. And can be adjusted as needed by those skilled in the art to suit particular applications. For example, although the description is made by taking an example in which a set of coils is wound on a fixed housing as an example, it is obvious that the present invention can increase the number of sets of coils to achieve a stronger power generation capability as long as it can generate electric energy to power a light emitting lamp.

It should be noted that in the description of the present invention, the terms of direction or positional relationship indicated by the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, which are merely for convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

Furthermore, it should be noted that, in the description of the present invention, unless 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; 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 by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, the washing apparatus of the present invention will be described. Fig. 1 is a schematic view of an installation position of a stationary housing of the present invention in a pulsator washing machine, fig. 2 is a first embodiment of an installation position of a stationary housing of the present invention on a pulsator, fig. 3 is a second embodiment of an installation position of a stationary housing of the present invention on a pulsator, and fig. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the stationary housing at a-a in fig. 3.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, in order to solve the problems that the internal external power supply of the conventional washing apparatus is difficult to arrange and the light source is difficult to increase, taking a pulsator washing machine as an example for explanation, the washing apparatus of the present invention includes a stationary housing 1, the stationary housing 1 is installed inside the washing apparatus at a position contacting with the washing water and having a relative movement with the washing water, and as can be seen in fig. 1, the stationary housing 1 may be installed on a pulsator 2 of the pulsator washing machine, a tub wall of an inner tub, or a water flow passage 4. As can be seen from fig. 4, the light emitting lamp 11 and the power supply module 12 are disposed inside the fixed casing 1, the magnet slide 13 is disposed inside the fixed casing 1, the water outlets 131 are disposed at two ends of the magnet slide 13, the power supply module 12 includes a permanent magnet 121 and a coil 122, the coil 122 is wound on the outer side of the magnet slide 13 and electrically connected to the light emitting lamp 11, the permanent magnet 121 is disposed inside the magnet slide 13 and can reciprocate along the magnet slide 13 under the action of the washing water, so that the power supply module 12 generates electric energy to supply power to the light emitting lamp 11.

The setting mode has the advantages that: when the impeller type washing machine is used for washing clothes, washing water can be stirred to wash back and forth, an external power supply is difficult to access into the interior of the washing machine due to the rotation of the impeller 2, the circuit risks to be drawn into the impeller 2, only the bottommost motor needs to supply power in the inner barrel of the impeller type washing machine, other equipment needing power supply is omitted, the power supply route is prolonged due to the fact that a lamp is arranged, and the washing machine is obviously irreparable. The inventor of the present application creatively thinks that the electric energy required by the luminescent lamp 11 is not high, the flowing of the washing water is directly converted into the electric energy, so that the normal use of the electric lamp can be supported, an external power supply is not required to be introduced, the kinetic energy of the internal washing water is reasonably utilized, the integral energy consumption of the washing machine is not increased, and the effect of one stone and two birds is achieved.

Further embodiments of the washing apparatus of the present invention are described below with further reference to fig. 2 to 4.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, in one possible embodiment, the magnet slide 13 is a linear slide, the direction of which coincides with or is parallel to the tangential direction of the impeller 2. As shown in fig. 4, in one possible embodiment, an elastic member 132 is further fixed to the end of the magnet slide 13, and the elastic member 132 is disposed toward the inside of the magnet slide 13, and is preferably a spring, but may be an elastic washer or the like.

The setting mode has the advantages that: the magnet slideway 13 is arranged to be linear, so that water flow can flow in conveniently, and the direction of the linear slideway is coincided with or parallel to the tangential direction of the impeller 2 and conforms to the flowing direction of the washing water. Specifically, when the pulsator 2 agitates, although the water current flows in a chaotic manner, most of the water current moves in a tangential direction of the pulsator 2 due to the rotation of the pulsator 2, and the magnet slide 13 is disposed in conformity with the direction of most of the water current, so that the power of the water current can be utilized to the maximum. The elastic member 132 is provided at the end of the magnet slide 13 so that the permanent magnet 121 does not always collide with the magnet slide 13 rigidly, thereby prolonging the service life, and due to the existence of the elastic member 132, the permanent magnet 121 can be rebounded after passing through the coil 122 under the action of the washing water, thereby passing through the coil 122 again, thereby maximally utilizing the kinetic energy of the washing water, and enhancing the power supply capability of the power supply module 12.

As shown in fig. 2, in a possible embodiment, the magnet slide 13 may be disposed at an angle with respect to the tangential direction of the pulsator 2, such as 45 °, 60 °, or the like.

The setting mode has the advantages that: through being provided with certain contained angle, although can not utilize the kinetic energy of rivers completely, however, because permanent magnet 121 can be whipped when impeller 2 is rotatory, can make permanent magnet 121 remove equally, and when being parallel with tangential direction, centrifugal force can not make the permanent magnet remove, therefore, this part kinetic energy if can balance the kinetic energy that is greater than the rivers that the angle change loses even, the technical staff in the field will set different directions into, so that power module 12's generating capacity promotes as far as possible, even be perpendicular with impeller 2 tangential direction, because rivers are the disorderly operation, also have partial rivers to flow through fixed casing 1, consequently, the angle of putting of fixed casing 1 can be adjusted according to actual need is nimble, for example, rely on the gravity condition (for making permanent magnet 121 nimble the reseing), the nimble adjustment of current conditions such as washing machine internal actual structure.

Referring back to fig. 1, when the stationary casing 1 is fixed on the wall of the inner tub, the principle of the arrangement mode on the pulsator 2 may be the same as that of fig. 1, which is arranged along the tangential direction of the cross section of the inner tub, and of course, the stationary casing may be inclined, so that the gravity action may be applied, after the permanent magnet 121 is washed up by the washing water, the permanent magnet 121 may return to the initial position again under the gravity action, and the arrangement mode is similar to that on the pulsator 2, and both may be flexibly adjusted according to the existing conditions.

The washing apparatus of the present invention is further expanded with reference to fig. 4. In a possible embodiment, the power supply module 12 further comprises a battery (not shown in the figures), which is fixed inside the stationary housing 1, the coil 122 being electrically connected to the battery, which is electrically connected to the light emitting lamp 11. Further, the power supply module 12 further includes a circuit board (not shown), the circuit board is fixed inside the fixing housing 1, the storage battery is electrically connected to the circuit board, and the circuit board is electrically connected to the light emitting lamp 11.

The setting mode has the advantages that: through the arrangement of the storage battery, the electric energy generated by the power supply module 12 can be stored, and the condition that the light-emitting lamp 11 in the washing machine stops lighting immediately after the washing machine stops is avoided. The circuit board is arranged to enable a user to control the on/off or brightness of the light emitting lamp 11, and further, the light emitting lamp 11 is not limited to an illuminating lamp (such as an LED lamp or an incandescent lamp), and may be other functional lamps such as an ultraviolet germicidal lamp.

It should be noted that, although the present invention is described by taking a pulsator washing machine as an example, the washing apparatus of the present invention obviously includes other apparatuses, such as a drum washing machine, a washing and drying all-in-one machine, etc., and is further described by taking a drum washing machine as an example in conjunction with fig. 5, where fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of an installation position of a fixed casing of the present invention on a drum of the drum washing machine.

In fig. 5, the inner tub 3 of the drum washing machine may be disposed at a position shown in the drawing, or on a water flow channel of the drum washing machine, which is similar to the water flow channel 4 of the pulsator washing machine and belongs to the conventional technology in the field of washing machines, and therefore is not shown, and the disposed position thereof may be flexibly adjusted according to the flow direction of the washing water, the gravity direction, the specific actual internal structure, and the like.

To sum up, the washing equipment of this application is the power supply of power module 12 through the rivers that utilize the washing water, and then makes luminescent light 11 light, illuminates inside the washing equipment, need not to introduce external power supply, simple structure, safe and reliable. The washing apparatus can also be sterilized by setting the light emitting lamps 11 as ultraviolet sterilizing lamps. The design of the storage battery is added, so that the storage battery can store electric energy and can illuminate under the condition that the washing equipment does not work. The addition of the circuit board enables a user to control the light emitting lamps 11 more conveniently.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned embodiments are only used for illustrating the principle of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention, and those skilled in the art can modify the above-mentioned structure so that the present invention can be applied to more specific application scenarios without departing from the principle of the present invention.

For example, in an alternative embodiment, the water flow channel 4 described in the present application is not limited to the water drainage channel shown in fig. 1, but may be a water inlet channel, or a water flow internal circulation channel, etc., and since the interior of the channel does not need to be illuminated, although the interior of the channel is placed in the central portion of the channel in fig. 1, the internal structure can be modified reasonably by those skilled in the art according to the actual situation, so that the light can be irradiated into the barrel. For example, the power supply module 12 in the fixed housing 1 can generate power by using the water flow in the water flow channel 4, and the specific arrangement position of the power supply module can be flexibly adjusted by those skilled in the art, which do not deviate from the principle of the invention and therefore all of the power supply module will fall into the protection scope of the invention.

For example, in another alternative embodiment, although it can be seen in fig. 4 of the present disclosure that there are two light-emitting lamps 11, two elastic members 132, one coil 122, one magnet slide 13, one permanent magnet 121, and two water flow openings 131 are respectively provided on the left and right sides, the numbers of the two elastic members 132 may be obviously increased or decreased, for example, the elastic members 132 may be only provided on one end, or two permanent magnets 121 may be provided on each end, multiple sets of the coil 122 may be provided, multiple sets of the magnet slide 13 may also be provided, multiple sets of the permanent magnets 121 may certainly be provided, the number of the water flow openings 131 on each side of the magnet slide 13 may also be 1, 3, or more, and the increase or decrease of the number of these structures does not depart from the principle of the present invention, and therefore, all of the structures will fall within the.

For example, in another alternative embodiment, the magnet slide 13 may not be a straight line, such as a circular arc, and may be more easily installed on the pulsator 2, the inner tub of the pulsator washing machine, or the inner tub 3 of the drum washing machine, and those skilled in the art may select the magnet slide according to actual needs, and the structure, shape, etc. of the magnet slide 13 may be slightly changed without departing from the principle of the present invention, and thus, the present invention is within the protection scope of the present invention.

For example, in another alternative embodiment, although the permanent magnet 121 shown in fig. 4 is a block structure and is slidably connected to the magnet slide 13, it is obvious to those skilled in the art that the permanent magnet 121 can also be provided with spherical magnetic beads, and accordingly, the magnetic beads are connected to the magnet slide 13 in a rolling manner, so as to reduce friction resistance and enhance power generation capability, without departing from the principle of the present invention, and therefore, the present invention shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

So far, the technical solutions of the present invention have been described in connection with the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings, but it is easily understood by those skilled in the art that the scope of the present invention is obviously not limited to these specific embodiments. Equivalent changes or substitutions of related technical features can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the principle of the invention, and the technical scheme after the changes or substitutions can fall into the protection scope of the invention.

Claims

1. The washing equipment is characterized by comprising a fixed shell, wherein the fixed shell is arranged at a position where the inside of the washing equipment is in contact with washing water and has relative motion with the washing water, a luminescent lamp and a power supply module are arranged on the fixed shell, the luminescent lamp is electrically connected with the power supply module, and the power supply module is arranged to generate electric energy based on the relative motion of the fixed shell and the washing water and then supply power to the luminescent lamp.

2. The washing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the washing apparatus is a pulsator washing machine, and the stationary housing is mounted on a pulsator of the pulsator washing machine.

3. The washing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a magnet slide is provided in the stationary housing, water outlets are provided at both ends of the magnet slide, the power supply module includes a permanent magnet and a coil wound around an outer side of the magnet slide, and the permanent magnet is provided in the magnet slide and can reciprocate along the magnet slide under the action of the washing water.

4. A washing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the ends of the magnet slide are further secured with resilient members disposed towards the inside of the magnet slide.

5. The washing apparatus of claim 3, wherein the magnet chute is a linear chute having a direction coincident with or parallel to a tangential direction of the impeller.

6. The washing apparatus as recited in claim 3 wherein the power module further comprises a battery secured within the stationary housing, the coil being electrically connected to the battery, the battery being electrically connected to the light emitting lamp.

7. The washing apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein the power supply module further comprises a circuit board fixed inside the stationary housing, the storage battery being electrically connected to the circuit board, the circuit board being electrically connected to the light emitting lamp.

8. The washing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light emitting lamp is an ultraviolet germicidal lamp.

9. The washing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the washing apparatus is a pulsator washing machine, and the stationary housing is mounted on a wall of an inner tub of the pulsator washing machine.

10. The washing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the washing apparatus is a drum washing machine, and the stationary housing is mounted on an inner tub and/or a water flow passage of the drum washing machine.