CN112709053B - Washing agent feeding device, stirring mechanism, cylinder assembly, washing equipment and control method - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiment of the application provides a lotion feeding device, a stirring mechanism, a cylinder assembly, washing equipment and a control method, wherein the lotion feeding device comprises a lotion cavity and a first feeding channel; the lotion cavity is used for storing lotion; the first feeding channel is used for feeding the lotion in the lotion cavity; the lotion delivery device is configured to: when the stirring mechanism rotates or keeps static along a first hour hand direction, the first throwing channel is in a closed state, and when the stirring mechanism rotates along a second hour hand direction, the first throwing channel is in a conducting state, so that lotion in the lotion cavity can be discharged through the first throwing channel under the action of centrifugal force, wherein the first hour hand direction is opposite to the second hour hand direction. The lotion feeding device of the embodiment of the application has the advantages of relatively simple structure, relatively low cost, relatively low failure rate and capability of controlling the feeding time of the lotion.

Description

Washing agent feeding device, stirring mechanism, cylinder assembly, washing equipment and control method

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of clothes cleaning, in particular to a washing agent feeding device, a stirring mechanism, a cylinder assembly, washing equipment and a control method.

Background

In the correlation technique, the mode that the lotion was put in to the lotion input device that sets up in washing machine is comparatively single, and its principle is for leading into the distributor through the solenoid valve earlier with rivers, introduces rivers from the distributor to hold the chamber that holds lotion again, treats to hold the water level in the chamber and reach the overflow water level when clean with clothing nursing agent siphon through the siphon principle to reach and put in the purpose.

The dispensing method is reliable, but the structure of the lotion dispensing device is complex, the cost is high, and the failure rate of related parts is relatively high.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, it is desirable to provide a lotion dispensing device, an agitation mechanism, a cartridge, a washing apparatus, and a control method, which have relatively simple structures, relatively low failure rates, and can control the dispensing timing of the lotion.

In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the embodiments of the present application provides a lotion delivery device for an agitating mechanism of a washing apparatus, including:

a lotion chamber for storing a lotion;

the first throwing channel is used for throwing the lotion in the lotion cavity; the lotion delivery device is configured to: when the stirring mechanism rotates or keeps static along a first hour hand direction, the first throwing channel is in a closed state, and when the stirring mechanism rotates along a second hour hand direction, the first throwing channel is in a conducting state, so that lotion in the lotion cavity can be discharged through the first throwing channel under the action of centrifugal force, wherein the first hour hand direction is opposite to the second hour hand direction.

In some embodiments, the lotion delivery device comprises a shell main body and a wind-driven mechanism movably connected with the shell main body, wherein the shell main body is provided with the lotion cavity and the first delivery channel;

when the stirring mechanism rotates along a first hour hand direction or keeps static, the wind power driving mechanism is in a first working position for closing the first throwing channel, and when the stirring mechanism rotates along a second hour hand direction, wind power acting on the wind power driving mechanism drives the wind power driving mechanism to be switched from the first working position to a second working position for conducting the first throwing channel, so that lotion in the lotion cavity can be discharged through the first throwing channel under the action of centrifugal force.

In some embodiments, the wind driven mechanism is capable of switching from the second operating position to the first operating position under its own weight; or the like, or, alternatively,

the lotion feeding device comprises an elastic resetting piece, and the wind power driving mechanism can be switched from the second working position to the first working position under the action of the elastic resetting piece.

In some embodiments, the wind-driven mechanism is rotatably connected to the housing main body, the wind-driven mechanism includes a windward piece and a valve plate, the windward piece and the valve plate are disposed on opposite sides of a rotation fulcrum of the wind-driven mechanism;

when the wind power driving mechanism is located at the first working position, the valve plate closes the first throwing channel;

when the stirring mechanism rotates along a second clockwise direction, the wind force acting on the windward piece applies a driving moment to the wind driving mechanism, and the valve plate rotates along a first direction under the action of the driving moment to conduct the first throwing channel.

In some embodiments, when the stirring mechanism rotates in a first direction of the hour hand, the windward part is not subjected to wind force; alternatively, the first and second electrodes may be,

when the stirring mechanism rotates along the first time hand direction, the wind force acting on the windward piece exerts a resisting moment on the wind force driving mechanism, and the valve plate is kept at the position for closing the first throwing channel under the action of the resisting moment.

In some embodiments, the windward piece has a windward cavity, one side of the windward cavity has a windward opening, the other side of the windward cavity is a closed side, the valve plate is arranged on the closed side of the windward cavity, and the inner surface of the bottom wall corresponding to the windward cavity is the windward surface of the windward piece.

In some embodiments, the windward cavity gradually shrinks from the side where the windward opening is arranged toward the closed side; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

the windward side is arranged from one side of the windward cavity, which is provided with the windward opening, to the closed side of the windward cavity in an inclined mode.

In some embodiments, the housing body comprises a detergent box having the lotion chamber, a top side of the lotion chamber being open to form a dosing port;

the valve plate is arranged on the top side of the detergent box, and when the wind power driving mechanism is located at the first working position, the valve plate abuts against the top end face of the detergent box;

when the wind power driving mechanism is located at the second working position, the valve plate is at least partially separated from the top end surface of the detergent box, and the detergent in the detergent box can be thrown out from the feeding port of the detergent box under the action of centrifugal force.

In some embodiments, the number of the wind-driven mechanisms is multiple, and the valve plate of each wind-driven mechanism surrounds the delivery port.

In some embodiments, the plane projection of the putting-in opening perpendicular to the rotation axis of the lotion putting-in device is a circle, and the valve plate of each wind-driven mechanism is provided with an abutting part;

when the wind power driving mechanism is located at the first working position, the abutting part abuts against the top end face of the detergent box, and the abutting parts of all the valve plates jointly form a circular ring shape.

In some embodiments, the valve plate further has a folded portion, and the folded portion is disposed on one side of the abutting portion away from the rotation axis of the lotion feeding device and is folded downwards;

when the wind power driving mechanism is positioned at the first working position, the turnover part is positioned at one side of the lotion box, which is back to the lotion cavity.

In some embodiments, the housing body further comprises a housing, the housing having an open top, the detergent box and the wind-driven mechanism being disposed in the housing, the detergent box and the housing being at least partially spaced apart to form the first dispensing passage.

In some embodiments, the lotion feeding device further comprises a connecting shaft and a torsion spring, the connecting shaft is arranged in the first feeding channel and is fixedly connected with the lotion box and/or the housing, the wind power driving mechanism is rotatably arranged on the connecting shaft in a penetrating manner, the torsion spring is arranged on the connecting shaft in a penetrating manner, and the wind power driving mechanism can be switched from the second working position to the first working position under the action of the torsion spring; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

a partial area of the shell is inwards sunken to form a wind guide channel, and the tail end of the wind guide channel along the airflow flowing direction is provided with an air outlet; when the lotion feeding device rotates along the second clockwise direction, air enters the air guide channel and is guided to the windward piece through the air outlet.

In some embodiments, the housing has a first liquid outlet in communication with the first dosing channel; or, the bottom of the housing is open.

A second aspect of embodiments of the present application provides an agitation mechanism, including: the stirring rod and the lotion put in the device, the lotion is put in the device and is set up in the top of stirring rod.

In some embodiments, the stirring rod has a second feeding channel and a second liquid outlet communicated with the second feeding channel, and the second feeding channel is communicated with the first feeding channel.

A third aspect of an embodiment of the present application provides a cartridge assembly, including: the stirring mechanism comprises an outer barrel, an inner barrel and the stirring mechanism, wherein the inner barrel is rotationally arranged in the outer barrel, and the stirring mechanism is rotationally arranged in the inner barrel.

A fourth aspect of embodiments of the present application provides a washing appliance comprising a cartridge assembly as described above.

A fifth aspect of embodiments of the present application provides a control method of a washing apparatus as described above, including the steps of:

determining to enter a dehydration stage;

controlling the stirring mechanism to rotate along a first hour hand direction or a second hour hand direction according to a preset rule; the preset rules include: and when the executed dehydration stage is a non-target dehydration stage, controlling the stirring mechanism to rotate along the first hour hand direction.

In some embodiments, the target dewatering phase comprises at least a last dewatering phase prior to a last rinsing phase; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

the non-target dehydration stage includes at least a last post-rinse dehydration stage following a last rinse stage.

The device is put in to lotion that this application embodiment provided, in the dehydration stage, the dehydration stage when carrying out is non-target dehydration stage, rabbling mechanism rotates along first hour hand direction, at this moment, first input channel is in the closed condition, lotion is stored in the lotion chamber, dehydration stage is target dehydration stage, control rabbling mechanism rotates along second hour hand direction, at this moment, first input channel is in the on-state, lotion discharges into the inner tube through first input channel under the effect of centrifugal force, reach the input purpose from this, compare with the device is put in to lotion among the correlation technique, the structure of device is put in to lotion of this application embodiment is simple relatively, the cost is lower, the fault rate is relatively lower, and can control the input opportunity of lotion.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a stirring mechanism according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the construction of the lotion delivery device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the first dispensing passage of the lotion dispensing device shown in FIG. 3 in a closed state, with a portion of the structure of the top of the housing omitted;

FIG. 5 is a top view of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the first dispensing passage of the lotion dispensing device shown in FIG. 3 in a closed state;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the first dispensing passage of the lotion dispensing device shown in FIG. 3 in a conducting state, in which a portion of the top of the housing is omitted;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the first dispensing passage of the lotion dispensing device shown in FIG. 3 in a conducting state;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 9 at A;

fig. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling a washing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Description of the reference numerals

A lotion dispensing device 100; a case main body 110; a detergent box 111; lotion chambers 111 a; a feed port 111 b; a housing 112; a first delivery passage 112 a; the air guide passage 112 b; a first clip 112 c; a wind power driving mechanism 120; a windward member 121; a windward chamber 121 a; a valve plate 122; an abutment 1221; a fold-over 1222; a rotating shaft 123; a connecting shaft 130; a torsion spring 140; a stirring rod 200; a second launching pathway 200 a; a second liquid outlet 200 b; and a second clip 200 c.

Detailed Description

It should be noted that, in the present application, technical features in examples and embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict, and the detailed description in the specific embodiment should be understood as an explanation of the gist of the present application and should not be construed as an improper limitation to the present application.

In the description of the present application, a "top" orientation or positional relationship is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in fig. 1, wherein "up" is the "top" direction of fig. 1 and "down" is the "bottom" direction of fig. 1, it being understood that these orientation terms are merely for convenience in describing the present application and to simplify the description, and 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 therefore should not be considered as limiting the present application.

A first embodiment of the present application provides a lotion feeding device 100, which is used for a stirring mechanism of a washing apparatus, and please refer to fig. 1 to 4 and fig. 7 to 9, and includes a lotion chamber 111a and a first feeding channel 112 a; lotion chamber 111a is used to store lotion; the first delivery channel 112a is used for delivering the lotion in the lotion cavity 111 a; lotion delivery device 100 is configured to: when the stirring mechanism rotates or remains stationary along the first clockwise direction, the first dispensing channel 112a is in a closed state, and when the stirring mechanism rotates along the second clockwise direction, the first dispensing channel 112a is in a conducting state, so that the lotion in the lotion chamber 111a can be discharged through the first dispensing channel 112a under the action of centrifugal force, wherein the first clockwise direction is opposite to the second clockwise direction, that is, when the first clockwise direction is clockwise, the second clockwise direction is counterclockwise, and when the first clockwise direction is counterclockwise, the second clockwise direction is clockwise.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, a stirring mechanism is provided according to a second embodiment of the present application, which includes a stirring rod 200 and a lotion delivery device 100 according to any of the embodiments of the present application, wherein the lotion delivery device 100 is disposed at a top end of the stirring rod 200.

A third embodiment of the present application provides a cartridge assembly comprising an outer cartridge, an inner cartridge and the stirring mechanism of any of the embodiments of the present application, the inner cartridge being rotatably disposed in the outer cartridge and the stirring mechanism being rotatably disposed in the inner cartridge.

A fourth embodiment of the present application provides a washing appliance comprising a cartridge assembly according to any of the embodiments of the present application.

The washing equipment in the embodiment of the application can be used for washing clothes, shoes and the like, that is, the washing equipment can be a washing machine or a shoe washing machine, the lotion feeding device 100 is mainly used for feeding lotion in the dehydration stage of the washing equipment, and the fed lotion can be a clothes care agent or other lotions needing to be fed in the dehydration stage.

Specifically, in the dehydration stage, when the lotion is not needed to be put in, the stirring mechanism rotates along the first hour hand direction, at this time, the first putting channel 112a is in a closed state, the lotion is stored in the lotion cavity 111a, when the lotion is needed to be put in, the stirring mechanism rotates along the second hour hand direction, at this time, the first putting channel 112a is in a conducting state, and the lotion is discharged into the inner cylinder through the first putting channel 112a under the action of centrifugal force, thereby achieving the purpose of putting in. Lotion dispensing device 100 utilizes centrifugal force when rabbling mechanism rotates to throw away lotion from lotion chamber 111a mainly, and not utilize siphon principle to suck out lotion, does not need to set up structure such as the water route of introducing rivers in lotion dispensing device 100, therefore, compare with the lotion dispensing device among the relevant art, the structure of lotion dispensing device 100 of this application embodiment is simple relatively, and the cost is lower, and the fault rate is relatively low.

In addition, the washed clothes may be dehydrated for multiple times as required, and the lotion dispensing device 100 of the embodiment of the present application may discharge the lotion only when the stirring mechanism rotates in the second hour-hand direction, so that the dehydration stage may be divided into a target dehydration stage and a non-target dehydration stage as required, the stirring mechanism is controlled to rotate in the second hour-hand direction in the target dehydration stage, and the stirring mechanism is controlled to rotate in the first hour-hand direction in the non-target dehydration stage, that is, the lotion dispensing device 100 may be controlled to discharge the lotion only in a certain dehydration stage by controlling the stirring mechanism to rotate in different directions, and not to discharge the lotion in other dehydration stages, thereby controlling the dispensing time of the lotion, and further satisfying various dispensing requirements.

In one embodiment, when the applied lotion is a laundry care agent, the lotion can be applied only in the last dehydration stage before the last rinsing stage, or in multiple dehydration stages before the last rinsing stage, but at least one wash is applied during the last dewatering stage before the last rinsing stage, since the laundry care agent is different from the detergent, the detergent needs to be washed clean in the rinsing stage to prevent the detergent from remaining on the laundry as much as possible, the laundry care agent needs to be absorbed by the fibers of the laundry, that is, the laundry care agent needs to remain on the laundry, thereby, at least one time of adding the lotion in the last dewatering stage before the last rinsing stage is ensured, it is possible to prevent the lotion from being rinsed clean in the subsequent multiple rinsing stages due to the premature dosing of the lotion.

It should be noted that, during the washing stage and the rinsing stage, the rotation speed of the stirring mechanism is very low, for example, at 40 rpm, the centrifugal force generated by the rotation of the stirring mechanism is small, so that, during the washing stage and the rinsing stage, even if the stirring mechanism rotates in the second clockwise direction, the lotion in the lotion chamber 111a is not discharged through the first dispensing channel 112a under the action of the centrifugal force, while during the dewatering stage, the rotation speed of the stirring mechanism is high, for example, 700-1200 rpm, the centrifugal force generated by the rotation of the stirring mechanism is large, so that, when the stirring mechanism rotates in the second clockwise direction, the lotion in the lotion chamber 111a can be thrown out from the lotion chamber 111a under the action of the centrifugal force and discharged into the inner cylinder through the first dispensing channel 112a, that is, only when the rotation speed of the stirring mechanism rotates in the second clockwise direction is not lower than the preset rotation speed, the lotion in the lotion chamber 111a can be discharged through the first dispensing channel 112a by centrifugal force, so that the agitation mechanism can rotate in the first clockwise direction or the second clockwise direction during the washing stage and the rinsing stage, and during the dewatering stage, the agitation mechanism needs to be controlled to rotate in the second clockwise direction during the target dewatering stage, and to rotate in the first clockwise direction during the non-target dewatering stage.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 3, 4, 7 to 9, the lotion delivery device 100 includes a housing body 110 and a wind-driven mechanism 120 movably connected to the housing body 110; the shell body 110 has a lotion chamber 111a and a first dispensing passage 112 a; referring to fig. 4 and 7, when the stirring mechanism rotates in the first clockwise direction or remains stationary, the wind-driven mechanism 120 is in the first working position for closing the first dispensing channel 112a, and referring to fig. 8 and 9, when the stirring mechanism rotates in the second clockwise direction, the wind-driven mechanism 120 driven by the wind-driven mechanism 120 switches from the first working position to the second working position for conducting the first dispensing channel 112a, so that the lotion in the lotion chamber 111a can be discharged through the first dispensing channel 112a under the action of centrifugal force. That is, the wind-driven mechanism 120 can be used to control the first dispensing channel 112a to be turned on or off, and the first dispensing channel 112a does not need to be controlled to be turned on or off in an electrically controlled manner, so that the structure of the lotion dispensing device 100 can be simpler, the manufacturing cost can be saved, and the failure rate of the lotion dispensing device 100 can be further reduced.

It is understood that in some embodiments, the first throwing channel 112a may be controlled to be opened or closed in an electrically controlled manner, for example, by providing a solenoid valve.

In one embodiment, the lotion dispensing device 100 includes an elastic restoring member, and the wind-driven mechanism 120 can be switched from the second working position to the first working position by the elastic restoring member, that is, the wind-driven mechanism 120 can be restored by the elastic force of the elastic restoring member, thereby facilitating the wind-driven mechanism 120 to accurately return to the first working position.

In another embodiment, the wind-driven mechanism 120 can be switched from the second working position to the first working position under its own weight.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 3 to 9, the wind-driven mechanism 120 is rotatably connected to the housing main body 110, the wind-driven mechanism 120 includes a windward piece 121 and a valve plate 122, the windward piece 121 and the valve plate 122 are disposed on two opposite sides of a rotation pivot of the wind-driven mechanism 120, that is, the wind-driven mechanism 120 is a lever structure; when the wind power driving mechanism 120 is in the first working position, i.e. when the stirring mechanism rotates in the first direction of the hour hand or remains stationary, the valve plate 122 closes the first throwing channel 112 a; when the stirring mechanism rotates in the second clockwise direction, the wind force acting on the windward part 121 applies a driving torque to the wind power driving mechanism 120, and the valve plate 122 rotates in the first direction under the action of the driving torque to conduct the first throwing channel 112 a.

Specifically, the first direction mainly refers to a rotation direction of the valve plate 122 conducting the first feeding passage 112a, and according to different setting manners, the first direction may be a clockwise direction or a counterclockwise direction, and the first direction of the rotation of the valve plate 122 is not necessarily related to the first hour hand direction and the second hour hand direction of the rotation of the stirring mechanism. The wind power driving mechanism 120 having the windward piece 121 and the valve plate 122 is simple in structure and convenient to manufacture.

When the stirring mechanism rotates in the first clockwise direction, the valve plate 122 is kept at the position for closing the first throwing channel 112a in various ways, for example, in an embodiment, when the stirring mechanism rotates in the first clockwise direction, the windward part 121 is not subjected to wind force, that is, no driving torque is applied to the wind-driven mechanism 120 at this time, and the wind-driven mechanism 120 can be kept at the position for closing the first throwing channel 112a under the action of its own gravity, or can be kept at the position for closing the first throwing channel 112a under the action of the elastic resetting member.

In another embodiment, when the mixing mechanism rotates in the first clockwise direction, or the wind force acting on the windward member 121 exerts a resisting moment on the wind power driving mechanism 120, the valve plate 122 is kept at the position for closing the first throwing channel 112a by the resisting moment, that is, when the mixing mechanism rotates in the first clockwise direction, the valve plate 122 is also kept at the position for closing the first throwing channel 112a by the wind force by rotating in the second direction opposite to the first direction.

In an embodiment, referring to fig. 4 and 8, the windward component 121 has a windward cavity 121a, one side of the windward cavity 121a has a windward opening, the other side of the windward cavity 121a is a closed side, the valve plate 122 is disposed on the closed side of the windward cavity 121a, and the inner surface of the bottom wall corresponding to the windward cavity 121a is the windward surface of the windward component 121. The windward chamber 121a can collect the airflow entering from the windward port in the windward chamber 121a, so that the wind can act on the windward side more effectively.

In some embodiments, the windward part 121 may be a windward plate without the windward cavity 121 a.

In an embodiment, referring to fig. 4, 5 and 8, the windward cavity 121a gradually shrinks from the side where the windward opening is disposed toward the closed side, that is, the area of the windward opening is relatively large, so that the airflow can enter the windward cavity 121a as much as possible, and the windward cavity 121a is gradually narrowed, so that most of the airflow can be gathered at a position close to the windward opening, which is equivalent to increasing the length of the power arm as much as possible, and thus the wind power driving mechanism 120 can be driven to rotate by relatively small wind power.

In one embodiment, the windward side may be inclined upward from the side of the windward chamber 121a where the windward port is provided toward the closed side of the windward chamber 121a, so that the wind can act on the windward side more effectively.

There are various ways for the valve plate 122 to open or close the first dispensing passage 112a, for example, in an embodiment, referring to fig. 4, 7 to 9, the casing main body 110 includes a lotion box 111 having a lotion chamber 111a, and the top side of the lotion chamber 111a is opened to form a dispensing opening 111 b; the valve plate 122 is arranged on the top side of the detergent box 111, and when the wind power driving mechanism 120 is in the first working position, the valve plate 122 abuts against the top end face of the detergent box 111; when the wind-driven mechanism 120 is in the second working position, the valve plate 122 is at least partially separated from the top end surface of the lotion box 111, and the lotion in the lotion box 111 can be thrown out from the feeding port 111b of the lotion box 111 under the action of centrifugal force. That is, the input port 111b is both an inlet for inputting the lotion into the lotion chamber 111a and an outlet for throwing the lotion out of the lotion chamber 111a, so that it is not necessary to separately provide an outlet for throwing the lotion on the lotion cartridge 111, and the structure of the lotion applying apparatus 100 can be further simplified.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 4 to 9, the number of the wind-driven mechanism 120 is multiple, and the valve plate 122 of each wind-driven mechanism 120 surrounds the discharge opening 111 b. That is, the lotion can be thrown out along the entire circumferential direction of the dispensing opening 111b by the centrifugal force, not only from a specific position, thereby improving the efficiency of discharging the lotion.

In an embodiment, referring to fig. 4, 5 and 10, a planar projection of the dispensing opening 111b perpendicular to the rotation axis of the lotion dispensing device 100 is a circle, and the valve plate 122 of each wind-driven mechanism 120 has an abutting portion 1221; when the wind power driving mechanism 120 is in the first working position, the abutting portions 1221 abut against the top end face of the detergent box 111, and the abutting portions 1221 of all the valve plates 122 surround a circular ring together, so that the valve plates 122 can cover the top end face of the detergent box 111 more tightly.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 4 and 10, valve plate 122 further has a folded portion 1222, and folded portion 1222 is disposed at a side of abutting portion 1221 away from the rotation axis of lotion dispensing device 100 and folded downward; when the wind-driven mechanism 120 is in the first working position, the fold 1222 is located on the side of the detergent box 111 facing away from the detergent chamber 111 a. The folded portion 1222 may have a certain limiting effect on the abutting portion 1221, so that when the abutting portion 1221 abuts against the top end surface of the detergent box 111, the position of the abutting portion 1221 may not have a large deviation.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 3 to 9, the housing body 110 further includes a housing 112, a top of the housing 112 is open; the detergent box 111 and the wind-driven mechanism 120 are disposed in the housing 112, and the detergent box 111 and the housing 112 are at least partially spaced to form a first dispensing passage 112 a. The casing 112 not only can protect the lotion box 111 and the wind driving mechanism 120 to a certain extent, but also can make the lotion thrown from the throwing opening 111b of the lotion box 111 flow downwards along the first throwing channel 112a formed between the lotion box 111 and the casing 112 without splashing around along the radial direction of the stirring mechanism.

In some embodiments, the housing 112 may not be provided, and when the wind-driven mechanism 120 is in the second working position and the valve plate 122 is at least partially separated from the top end surface of the detergent box 111, the gap formed between the valve plate 122 and the top end surface of the detergent box 111 corresponds to the first dispensing passage 112a which is in communication.

In an embodiment, referring to fig. 5, 6, 9 and 10, the lotion feeding device 100 further includes a connecting shaft 130 and a torsion spring 140, the connecting shaft 130 is disposed in the first feeding passage 112a and is fixedly connected to the lotion box 111, the wind-driven mechanism 120 is rotatably disposed on the connecting shaft 130, the torsion spring 140 is disposed on the connecting shaft 130, the wind-driven mechanism 120 can be switched from the second working position to the first working position under the action of the torsion spring 140, that is, the torsion spring 140 can be used as an elastic reset member to drive the wind-driven mechanism 120 to reset.

For example, referring to fig. 10, in one embodiment, the wind-driven mechanism 120 may be provided with a rotating shaft 123 having a shaft hole, the windward component 121 and the valve plate 122 are fixedly connected to the rotating shaft 123, the rotating shaft 123 is disposed on the connecting shaft 130 in a penetrating manner, the torsion spring 140 is disposed on the rotating shaft 123 in a penetrating manner, which is equivalent to that the torsion spring 140 is indirectly disposed on the rotating shaft 123, and in another embodiment, the torsion spring 140 may also be directly disposed on the connecting shaft 130 in a penetrating manner.

In some embodiments, the connecting shaft 130 can be connected to the casing 112 only, or the connecting shaft 130 can be connected to both the lotion cartridge 111 and the casing 112.

In an embodiment, referring to fig. 4 and 8, a partial region of the outer shell 112 is recessed inward to form an air guiding channel 112b, and an end of the air guiding channel 112b along the airflow flowing direction has an air outlet; when the lotion dispensing device 100 rotates in the second clockwise direction, the wind enters the wind guiding channel 112b and is guided to the windward member 121 through the wind outlet. The wind guide channel 112b can guide wind centrally to the windward 121 in order to apply a driving torque to the wind drive 120.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 2, the stirring rod 200 has a second feeding passage 200a and a second liquid outlet 200b communicated with the second feeding passage 200a, and the second feeding passage 200a is communicated with the first feeding passage 112 a.

Specifically, the second dispensing channel 200a can be communicated with the first dispensing channel 112a in various ways, for example, in an embodiment, referring to fig. 2, fig. 7 and fig. 9, the bottom of the outer shell 112 can be opened, so that the first dispensing channel 112a formed between the lotion box 111 and the outer shell 112 is communicated with the second dispensing channel 200a, the lotion entering the first dispensing channel 112a flows into the second dispensing channel 200a along the first dispensing channel 112a, and the lotion can flow into the inner cylinder through the second liquid outlet 200b, or the water in the inner cylinder flows into the second dispensing channel 200a from the second liquid outlet 200b, mixes with the lotion in the second dispensing channel 200a, and then flows into the inner cylinder through the second liquid outlet 200 b.

In some embodiments, a first liquid outlet connected to the first dispensing passage 112a may be disposed on the housing 112, and the lotion flows into the inner cylinder through the first liquid outlet.

Lotion is put in device 100 and can be fixed connection with puddler 200, also can be connected with puddler 200 detachably, for example, in an embodiment, please refer to fig. 2, be provided with first joint spare 112c on the shell 112, be provided with first joint on the shell 112, be provided with second joint spare 200c on the puddler 200, first joint spare 112c is the buckle, second joint spare 200c is the joint mouth, shell 112 cup joints on puddler 200, buckle and joint mouth joint cooperation so that lotion is put in device 100 and puddler 200 detachably and is connected. In another embodiment, the first clip member 112c may be a clip interface, and the second clip member 200c may be a clip.

A fifth embodiment of the present application provides a method for controlling a washing apparatus, referring to fig. 11, including the following steps:

step 301: determining to enter a dehydration stage;

step 302: controlling the stirring mechanism to rotate along the first hour hand direction or the second hour hand direction according to a preset rule; the preset rules include: and when the executed dehydration stage is a non-target dehydration stage, controlling the stirring mechanism to rotate along the first hour hand direction.

In one embodiment, the target dewatering stage includes at least a last dewatering stage before a last rinsing stage, that is, the lotion can be applied only at the last dewatering stage before the last rinsing stage, or multiple dewatering stages before the last rinsing stage, but at least one lotion application is guaranteed at the last dewatering stage before the last rinsing stage. Taking the dosed lotion as the laundry care agent, the laundry care agent is different from the detergent, and the detergent needs to be washed clean in the rinsing stage to avoid the detergent from remaining on the laundry as much as possible, and the laundry care agent needs to be absorbed by the fiber of the laundry, that is, the laundry care agent needs to remain on the laundry, so that at least one time of dosing the lotion in the last dewatering stage before the last rinsing stage is ensured, and the detergent can be prevented from being rinsed clean in the subsequent rinsing stages due to too early dosing of the lotion.

In one embodiment, the non-target dehydration stage includes at least a last post-rinse dehydration stage following the last rinse stage. Generally, the last rinsing stage is ended and then the first dewatering stage is started, so that the stirring mechanism can be controlled to rotate in the first time direction in the last dewatering stage after rinsing, namely, no lotion is thrown in the last dewatering stage after rinsing.

The various embodiments/implementations provided herein may be combined with each other without contradiction.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement and the like made within the spirit and principle of the present application are included in the protection scope of the present application.

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1. A lotion dispensing device for an agitation mechanism of a washing apparatus, comprising:

a shell body (110), said shell body (110) having said lotion chamber (111a) and said first dispensing channel

(112a) Said lotion chamber (111a) for storing a lotion; the first delivery channel (112a) is used for delivering the lotion in the lotion cavity (111 a);

and the wind power driving mechanism (120) is movably connected with the shell main body (110), when the stirring mechanism rotates along a first hour hand direction or keeps static, the wind power driving mechanism (120) is in a first working position for closing the first throwing channel (112a), when the stirring mechanism rotates along a second hour hand direction, wind power acting on the wind power driving mechanism (120) drives the wind power driving mechanism (120) to be switched from the first working position to a second working position for conducting the first throwing channel (112a), so that lotion in the lotion cavity (111a) can be discharged through the first throwing channel (112a) under the action of centrifugal force, wherein the first hour hand direction is opposite to the second hour hand direction.

2. The lotion delivery device of claim 1, wherein the pneumatic drive mechanism (120) is capable of switching from the second operating position to the first operating position under its own weight; or the like, or, alternatively,

the lotion feeding device (100) comprises an elastic resetting piece, and the wind power driving mechanism (120) can be switched from the second working position to the first working position under the action of the elastic resetting piece.

3. The lotion delivery device according to claim 1, wherein the pneumatic drive mechanism (120) is rotatably connected to the housing body (110), the pneumatic drive mechanism (120) comprising a windward piece (121) and a valve plate (122), the windward piece (121) and the valve plate (122) being disposed on opposite sides of a rotation fulcrum of the pneumatic drive mechanism (120);

when the wind power driving mechanism (120) is in the first working position, the valve plate (122) closes the first throwing channel (112 a);

when the stirring mechanism rotates along a second clockwise direction, the wind force acting on the windward piece (121) applies a driving moment to the wind force driving mechanism (120), and the valve plate (122) rotates along a first direction under the action of the driving moment to conduct the first throwing channel (112 a).

4. The lotion delivery device of claim 3, wherein the windward member (121) is not subjected to wind forces when the agitation mechanism is rotated in the first clockwise direction; alternatively, the first and second electrodes may be,

when the stirring mechanism rotates along the first hour hand direction, the wind force acting on the windward piece (121) exerts a resisting moment on the wind force driving mechanism (120), and the valve plate (122) is kept at a position for closing the first throwing channel (112a) under the action of the resisting moment.

5. The lotion delivery device according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the windward member (121) has a windward chamber (121a), one side of the windward chamber (121a) has a windward opening, the other side of the windward chamber (121a) is a closed side, the valve plate (122) is disposed on the closed side of the windward chamber (121a), and the inner surface of the bottom wall corresponding to the windward chamber (121a) is the windward surface of the windward member (121).

6. The lotion delivery device according to claim 5, wherein the windward chamber (121a) is gradually constricted from the side provided with the windward opening toward the closed side; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

the windward side is obliquely arranged from one side of the windward cavity (121a) where the windward opening is arranged to the closed side of the windward cavity (121 a).

7. The lotion delivery device according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the housing body (110) comprises a lotion cartridge (111) having the lotion chamber (111a), the top side of the lotion chamber (111a) being open to form a delivery opening (111 b);

the valve plate (122) is arranged on the top side of the detergent box (111), and when the wind power driving mechanism (120) is in the first working position, the valve plate (122) abuts against the top end face of the detergent box (111);

when the wind power driving mechanism (120) is located at the second working position, the valve plate (122) is at least partially separated from the top end surface of the detergent box (111), and the detergent in the detergent box (111) can be thrown out from the throwing opening (111b) of the detergent box (111) under the action of centrifugal force.

8. The lotion delivery device according to claim 7, wherein said pneumatic actuator (120) is provided in plurality, said valve plate (122) of each pneumatic actuator (120) surrounding said delivery opening (111 b).

9. The lotion delivery device according to claim 8, wherein the delivery port (111b) has a circular shape in a plane projection perpendicular to the rotation axis of the lotion delivery device (100), and the valve plate (122) of each of the wind-driven mechanisms (120) has an abutting portion (1221);

when the wind power driving mechanism (120) is located at the first working position, the abutting parts (1221) abut against the top end face of the detergent box (111), and the abutting parts (1221) of all the valve plates (122) jointly enclose a circular ring shape.

10. The lotion delivery device according to claim 9, wherein the valve plate (122) further has a folded portion (1222), the folded portion (1222) being disposed on a side of the abutment (1221) facing away from the rotation axis of the lotion delivery device (100) and folded downward;

when the wind power driving mechanism (120) is in the first working position, the folding part (1222) is positioned at one side of the detergent box (111) departing from the detergent cavity (111 a).

11. The lotion delivery device according to claim 7, wherein the housing body (110) further comprises a housing (112), the housing (112) is open at the top, the detergent box (111) and the wind-driven mechanism (120) are disposed in the housing (112), and the detergent box (111) and the housing (112) are at least partially spaced apart to form the first delivery passage (112 a).

12. The lotion delivery device according to claim 11, wherein the lotion delivery device (100) further comprises a connecting shaft (130) and a torsion spring (140), the connecting shaft (130) is disposed in the first delivery channel (112a) and is fixedly connected with the lotion box (111) and/or the housing (112), the wind power driving mechanism (120) is rotatably disposed on the connecting shaft (130), the torsion spring (140) is disposed on the connecting shaft (130), and the wind power driving mechanism (120) can be switched from the second working position to the first working position under the action of the torsion spring (140); and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

a partial region of the outer shell (112) is recessed inwards to form a wind guide channel (112b), and the tail end of the wind guide channel (112b) along the airflow flowing direction is provided with an air outlet; when the lotion feeding device (100) rotates along the second clockwise direction, air enters the air guide channel (112b) and is guided to the windward piece (121) through the air outlet.

13. The lotion delivery device according to claim 11, wherein said housing (112) has a first liquid outlet in communication with said first delivery passage (112 a); or, the bottom of the housing (112) is open.

14. A stirring mechanism, comprising: a stir bar (200) and the lotion delivery device (100) of any of claims 1-12, the lotion delivery device (100) being disposed at a top end of the stir bar (200).

15. The stirring mechanism according to claim 14, wherein said stirring rod (200) has a second feeding channel (200a) and a second liquid outlet (200b) communicating with said second feeding channel (200a), said second feeding channel (200a) communicating with said first feeding channel (112 a).

16. A cartridge assembly, comprising: an outer barrel, an inner barrel rotatably disposed in the outer barrel, and the agitation mechanism of claim 14 or 15 rotatably disposed in the inner barrel.

17. A washing appliance comprising a cartridge assembly according to claim 16.

18. A control method of a washing apparatus as claimed in claim 17, characterized by comprising the steps of:

determining to enter a dehydration stage;

controlling the stirring mechanism to rotate along a first hour hand direction or a second hour hand direction according to a preset rule; the preset rules include: and when the executed dehydration stage is a non-target dehydration stage, controlling the stirring mechanism to rotate along the first hour hand direction.

19. The control method according to claim 18, wherein the target dehydration stage includes at least a last dehydration stage before a last rinsing stage; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

the non-target dehydration stage includes at least a last post-rinse dehydration stage following a last rinse stage.

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