CN112831986A - Microbubble treating agent box assembly and washing equipment with same - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a microbubble agent cartridge assembly and a washing apparatus having the same. The microbubble treating agent box component comprises a shell and a treating agent box accommodated in the shell, at least one water inlet pipe part is arranged on the shell, at least one of the two sets of the micro bubble bubbler and the at least one stage of the conical part with the diameter being reduced is arranged in the shell, and an air inlet hole is also arranged on the tube wall of the at least one set of the micro bubble bubbler and positioned between the at least one stage of the conical part with the diameter being reduced and the micro bubble bubbler and communicated with an air inlet tube arranged on the shell, a spray hole is arranged at the top end of the most downstream stage diameter-reduced conical part, the spray hole is arranged to ensure that water flowing through the at least one stage diameter-reduced conical part can be sprayed out through the spray hole in an expanding way and generate negative pressure near the air inlet hole, thus, air can be sucked into the water inlet pipe part from the air inlet pipe and mixed with water flow to generate bubble water, and the bubble water flows through the micro bubble bubbler to be changed into micro bubble water and then is sprayed into the treatment agent box, so that the dissolution of the treatment agent is accelerated.
Description
Technical Field
The present invention relates to a washing apparatus, and particularly to a microbubble agent cartridge assembly and a washing apparatus having the same.
Background
Micro-bubbles (micro-bubbles) generally refer to micro-bubbles having a diameter of fifty micrometers (μm) or less when the bubbles occur. Micro-bubbles may also be referred to as micro-/nano-bubbles, micro-bubbles or nano-bubbles depending on their diameter range. Microbubbles have a relatively long residence time in a liquid because of their small buoyancy in the liquid. Moreover, the microbubbles will shrink in the liquid until finally breaking, generating smaller nanobubbles. In this process, the rise speed of the bubbles becomes slow because they become small, resulting in high melting efficiency. When the microbubbles are broken, high pressure and high temperature heat are locally generated, and thus foreign substances such as organic substances floating in the liquid or adhering to the object can be destroyed. In addition, the contraction process of the microbubbles is accompanied by an increase in negative charge, and the peak state of the negative charge is usually when the diameter of the microbubbles is 1 to 30 μm, so that positively charged foreign substances floating in the liquid are easily adsorbed. The result is that the foreign matter is adsorbed by the microbubbles after it is destroyed by the breaking of the microbubbles, and then slowly floats to the liquid surface. These properties provide the microbubbles with a strong cleaning and purifying power. At present, microbubbles have been widely used in washing apparatuses such as washing machines.
For example, chinese published patent application CN108602030A discloses a washing machine having a water injection device. The water injection device includes an electromagnetic water supply valve, a water injection cartridge, and a fine bubble generator disposed between the electromagnetic water supply valve and the water injection cartridge. The fine bubble generator is a cylindrical shape having a flange, and includes a flow path member and an impact portion provided in the flow path member, the impact portion locally reducing a cross-sectional area of a flow path in the flow path member so that fine bubbles are generated in a liquid passing through the flow path. After the electromagnetic water supply valve is opened, the water flow from the main water pipe is rapidly depressurized while flowing through such a fine bubble generator, so that air in the water flow is precipitated to generate micro bubbles in the water, and then the micro bubble water flows into the water injection box and is mixed with detergent or softener, etc. in the water injection box to enter the washing drum for washing the laundry. However, such a fine bubble generator can only generate fine bubbles by virtue of very limited air carried within the liquid flowing therethrough, and therefore, the fine bubble generator cannot supply a sufficient amount of micro-bubble water of micro-bubbles to the water injection cartridge, thereby affecting the dissolution of the detergent or softener.
Accordingly, there is a need in the art for a new solution to the above problems.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, i.e. to solve the technical problem of low microbubble generation rate of the existing water injection cartridge, the present invention provides a microbubble treatment cartridge assembly, which comprises a housing and a treatment cartridge accommodated in the housing, wherein the housing is provided with at least one water inlet pipe part, at least one stage of diameter-reduced conical part and a microbubble bubbler are arranged in at least one of the at least one water inlet pipe part, an air inlet hole is further arranged on the pipe wall of the at least one water inlet pipe part, the air inlet hole is positioned between the at least one stage of diameter-reduced conical part and the microbubble bubbler and is communicated with an air inlet pipe arranged on the housing, a spray hole is arranged on the top end of the downstream stage of diameter-reduced conical part, and the spray hole is arranged so that water flowing through the at least one stage of diameter-reduced conical part can be sprayed out through the spray hole in an expansion manner and can be sprayed out from the spray hole And negative pressure is generated near the air inlet hole, so that air can be sucked into the water inlet pipe part from the air inlet pipe and mixed with the water flow to generate bubble water, and the bubble water flows through the micro bubble bubbler to be changed into micro bubble water and then is sprayed into the treatment agent box.
In an embodiment of the microbubble treatment agent cartridge assembly, a turbulent flow portion is provided on an inner wall of the at least one tapered portion with a reduced diameter.
In a preferable embodiment of the microbubble agent cartridge assembly, the spoiler is at least one radial protrusion provided on an inner wall of the at least one stage of tapered portion with a decreasing diameter or at least one spoiler rib longitudinally extending along the inner wall of the at least one stage of tapered portion with a decreasing diameter.
In a preferred embodiment of the microbubble treatment agent cartridge assembly, the spoiler is positioned on an inner wall of the most downstream one-stage diameter-decreasing tapered portion.
In a preferred embodiment of the microbubble agent cartridge assembly described above, the at least one step of the tapered portion includes two or more steps of the tapered portion.
In a preferred embodiment of the microbubble agent cartridge assembly, at least one spray chamber is further disposed in the housing, and the at least one spray chamber is disposed between the at least one water inlet pipe portion and the agent cartridge such that the microbubble water is sprayed into the agent cartridge through the at least one spray chamber.
In a preferred embodiment of the microbubble agent cartridge assembly, the at least one water inlet pipe portion includes a main water inlet pipe portion and an auxiliary water inlet pipe portion, and the agent cartridge includes a detergent chamber and at least one care agent chamber, wherein the main water inlet pipe portion is configured to supply the micro-bubble water to the detergent chamber, and the auxiliary water inlet pipe portion is configured to supply the micro-bubble water to the at least one care agent chamber.
In a preferred embodiment of the microbubble treatment agent cartridge assembly, the microbubble bubbler has a mesh structure having at least one fine hole with a diameter of micron order.
In a preferred embodiment of the microbubble treatment agent cartridge assembly, the mesh structure includes a plastic fence, a metal mesh, or a polymer mesh.
As can be appreciated by those skilled in the art, in the technical solution of the present invention, the microbubble agent cartridge assembly includes a housing and a agent cartridge accommodated in the housing. At least one water inlet pipe part is arranged on the shell, at least one stage of diameter-reducing conical part and a micro-bubble bubbler are arranged in at least one of the at least one water inlet pipe part, and water flow can be accelerated when flowing in the at least one stage of diameter-reducing conical part. The tip of the most downstream one of the at least one tapered portion with a reduced diameter is provided with a nozzle hole from which the water flow can be ejected with expansion and a negative pressure is generated downstream of the at least one tapered portion with a reduced diameter. An air inlet hole is further formed in the pipe wall of at least one of the at least one water inlet pipe portion, is positioned between the at least one stage of the tapered portion with the reduced diameter and the micro bubble bubbler and is communicated with an air inlet pipe arranged on the shell, so that a large amount of air outside can be sucked through the air inlet pipe under the action of negative pressure, and the large amount of air is mixed with water flow to generate a large amount of bubbles in water. The bubble water carrying a large number of bubbles is then cut and mixed while flowing through the microbubble bubbler to generate microbubble water containing a large number of microbubbles. These micro-bubble water is then sprayed into the treatment agent cartridge to dissolve and mix the treatment agent located within the treatment agent cartridge. Therefore, the microbubble treating agent box assembly provided by the invention has the advantages that the efficiency of generating microbubbles is obviously improved through the combined action of the at least one stage of tapered part with the diameter reduced, the spray hole and the air inlet pipe communicated with the air inlet hole, so that the rapid dissolution and mixing of the treating agent in water can be effectively promoted, the using amount of the treating agent can be saved, and the microbubble treating agent box assembly is also beneficial to the health of users.
Preferably, the turbulator provided on the inner wall of the at least one stage of tapered portion of reduced diameter can help the water flow to more effectively mix the air being drawn downstream by increasing the turbulence of the water. The turbulator can be, for example, at least one radial protrusion disposed on an inner wall of the at least one stage of the tapered portion having a smaller diameter or at least one turbulator rib extending longitudinally along the inner wall of the at least one stage of the tapered portion having a smaller diameter.
Preferably, providing more steps of a reduced diameter taper helps to further increase the velocity of the water flow.
Preferably, a shower chamber is provided between the water inlet pipe part and the treatment agent case to help uniformly spray micro bubble water into the treatment agent case.
The present invention also provides a washing apparatus comprising any one of the microbubble agent cartridge assemblies described above, the microbubble agent cartridge assembly being disposed within the washing apparatus to provide the washing apparatus with a micro-bubble water mixture having a treatment agent dissolved therein.
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Preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an embodiment of a microbubble agent cartridge assembly according to the present invention;
fig. 2 is a front view of the embodiment of the microbubble agent cartridge assembly of the present invention shown in fig. 1;
fig. 3 is a top view of the embodiment of the microbubble agent cartridge assembly of the present invention shown in fig. 1;
fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the microbubble agent cartridge assembly of the present invention taken along section line a-a of fig. 3;
fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a washing apparatus including a microbubble agent cartridge assembly according to the present invention;
fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of the washing apparatus including the microbubble agent cartridge assembly according to the present invention.
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1. a pulsator washing machine; 11. a box body; 12. a tray seat; 13; an upper cover; 14. a foot margin of the pulsator washing machine; 21. an outer tub; 31. an inner barrel; 311. a dewatering hole; 32. an impeller; 33. a transmission shaft of the pulsator washing machine; 34. a motor of the pulsator washing machine; 35. a balance ring; 41. a drain valve; 42. a drain pipe; 51. a water inlet valve; 52. a microbubble treatment agent box assembly; 521. a housing; 522. a treatment agent box; 523. a first connection portion; 524. a second connecting portion; 525. a main water inlet pipe portion; 526. an auxiliary water inlet pipe portion; 221. a detergent chamber; 222. a care agent chamber; 251. an inlet end of the main water inlet pipe portion; 252. a primary diameter-reducing conical part of the main water inlet pipe part; 253. a microbubble bubbler in the main water inlet pipe part; 254. a first intake pipe; 255. a nozzle hole of the main water inlet pipe part; 256. an air inlet hole of the main water inlet pipe part; 257. a first spray chamber; 261. an inlet end of the auxiliary water inlet pipe portion; 262. a primary diameter-reducing conical part of the auxiliary water inlet pipe part; 263. a micro bubble bubbler of the auxiliary water inlet pipe part; 264. a second intake pipe; 265. a nozzle of the auxiliary water inlet pipe part; 266. an air inlet hole of the auxiliary water inlet pipe part; 267. a second spray chamber; 9. a drum washing machine; 91. a housing; 92. an outer cylinder; 93. an inner barrel; 931. a motor of the drum washing machine; 932. a transmission shaft of the drum washing machine; 933. a bearing; 94. a top deck plate; 95. a control panel; 96. an observation window; 961. sealing the window gasket; 97. a door body; 98. foot margin of drum type washing machine.
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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.
It should be noted that in the description of the present invention, the terms of direction or positional relationship indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "inner", "outer", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, which are only for convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" 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," "disposed," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, or through the communication 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.
In order to solve the technical problem of low microbubble generation rate of the existing water injection cartridge, the invention provides a microbubble treatment agent cartridge assembly 52. The microbubble agent cartridge assembly includes a housing 521 and a agent cartridge 522 accommodated in the housing 521. At least one water inlet pipe portion is provided on the case 521. At least one of the at least one water inlet pipe part is internally provided with at least one stage of tapered part with the diameter reduced and a micro-bubble bubbler. At least one of the at least one water inlet pipe part is also provided with an air inlet hole on the pipe wall, and the air inlet hole is positioned between the at least one-stage diameter-reduced conical part and the microbubble bubbler and is communicated with an air inlet pipe arranged on the shell 521. And the top end of the most downstream stage of the diameter-reduced conical part is provided with a spray hole which is arranged to ensure that water flowing through the at least one stage of the diameter-reduced conical part can be sprayed out through the spray hole in an expanding way and generate negative pressure near the air inlet hole, so that air can be sucked into the water inlet pipe part from the air inlet pipe and mixed with the water flow to generate bubble water. The bubble water passes through the microbubble bubbler to be changed into micro bubble water, and then is sprayed into the treatment agent box 522. Therefore, compared with the water injection box with the micro-bubble generator in the prior art, the micro-bubble treatment agent box assembly has the advantages that the micro-bubble generation capacity is greatly improved, the dissolving speed, the dissolving rate and the mixing degree of the treatment agent in water are improved, and the consumption of the treatment agent can be further saved.
In one or more embodiments, at least one stage of a reduced diameter cone and a microbubble bubbler are provided within one or more of the inlet pipe sections. Alternatively, at least one stage of a tapered portion with a reduced diameter and a microbubble bubbler may be provided in each of the inlet pipe portions.
The "tapered portion with a reduced diameter" as referred to herein means a structure in which the diameter of the passage formed inside the portion is gradually reduced so that the passage is tapered.
Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an embodiment of the microbubble treatment agent cartridge assembly of the present invention, fig. 2 is a front view of the embodiment of the microbubble treatment agent cartridge assembly of the present invention shown in fig. 1, and fig. 3 is a top view of the embodiment of the microbubble treatment agent cartridge assembly of the present invention shown in fig. 1.
Referring to fig. 1-3, in one or more embodiments, the microbubble treatment cartridge assembly 52 includes a housing 521 and a treatment cartridge 522. The process cartridge 522 can be accommodated in the housing 521, and is movable within the housing 521 so as to be drawn into and out of the housing 521. In this context, a treatment agent includes a detergent, one or more laundry care agents, which may be, for example, a softener, a disinfectant solution, and the like.
As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the housing 521 is provided with a main water inlet pipe portion 525 and an auxiliary water inlet pipe portion 526. In one or more embodiments, the main inlet pipe portion 525 and the auxiliary inlet pipe portion 526 are both disposed on the top of the housing 521 and are distributed on both sides of the top. Both the main inlet pipe portion 525 and the auxiliary inlet pipe portion 526 may be connected to an external water source. Two symmetrical first connecting portions 523 and two symmetrical second connecting portions 524 are provided on the left and right sides of the housing 521, respectively, with respect to the drawing direction of the process cartridge 522. The first connection portion 523 and the second connection portion 524 are used to fix the microbubble agent cartridge assembly 52 to, for example, the washing apparatus, for example, by screw connection or welding connection. In alternative embodiments, only one inlet pipe portion can be provided on the housing 521, or more than two inlet pipe portions can be provided, as desired.
Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the microbubble agent cartridge assembly 52 of the present invention taken along the section line a-a of fig. 3. As shown in fig. 4, in one or more embodiments, the treatment agent box 522 has a detergent chamber 221 and a conditioner chamber 222 arranged in parallel. The detergent chamber 221 is provided for containing detergent. The conditioner chamber 222 is configured to contain a conditioner. In an alternative embodiment, only one chamber for accommodating, for example, detergent can be provided in the treatment agent box 522. In alternative embodiments, multiple chambers can be provided in the treatment agent cartridge 522, including, for example, two or more treatment agent chambers, each for containing a different treatment agent.
Referring to FIG. 4, the main inlet conduit portion 525 has an inlet end 251 for connection to an external water source to allow water to flow into the main inlet conduit portion 525 in the flow direction d when desired. In one or more embodiments, a primary diameter-reducing taper 252 and a microbubble bubbler 253 are provided within the main inlet pipe portion 525. The water flow is accelerated by the gradually narrowing flow passage section as it passes through the primary reduced diameter tapered portion 252. A nozzle hole 255 is provided at the top of the primary diameter-reduced tapered portion 252, and the nozzle hole 255 connects the passage in the primary diameter-reduced tapered portion 252 to the passage downstream in the main water inlet pipe portion 525. The water flow accelerated by the primary diameter-reduced tapered portion 252 is jetted expansively from the jet holes 255 and thus causes a negative pressure in the passage downstream of the main water inlet pipe portion 525. An air inlet 256 is also provided on the wall of the main water inlet pipe portion 525. The intake hole 256 is positioned between the primary diameter-decreasing tapered portion 252 and the microbubble bubbler 253 downstream of the injection hole 255, so that the intake hole 256 is in a negative pressure region caused by the injection hole 255. The intake holes 256 communicate with the first intake pipe 254. Accordingly, a large amount of outside air is drawn from the first intake pipe 254 into the main water inlet pipe portion 525 through the intake holes 256 in the direction e by the negative pressure and mixed with the water flow in the main water inlet pipe portion 525 to generate bubble water containing a large amount of bubbles. The bubble water further flows downstream and passes through the microbubble bubbler 253. While passing through the microbubble bubbler 253, the bubble water is further mixed and cut, thereby generating microbubble water containing a large amount of microbubbles. The micro bubble water then flows to the first shower chamber 257 located below the main water inlet pipe portion 525 and above the detergent chamber 221, and is uniformly sprayed into the detergent chamber 221 through the first shower chamber 257, thereby helping to rapidly dissolve the detergent located in the detergent chamber 221.
In alternative embodiments, more than one step of a reduced diameter taper can be provided in the main inlet pipe portion 525, such as two or more steps of reduced diameter tapers, to further accelerate the water flow. In this case, the nozzle holes are arranged at the top of the most downstream one-step diameter-reducing tapered portion in the water flow direction.
In one or more embodiments, turbulators (not shown) can be formed on the inner wall of the primary reduced diameter taper 252. In one or more embodiments, the turbulator may be at least one turbulator, such as a plurality of turbulators, extending longitudinally along an inner wall of the stage of reduced diameter tapered portion. In an alternative embodiment, the turbulator may be at least one radial protrusion, such as one or more cylindrical protrusions, on the inner wall of the step of reduced diameter tapers. In alternative embodiments, the spoiler may be formed on the inner wall of the most downstream step-diameter-reducing tapered portion, or on the inner wall of each step-diameter-reducing tapered portion.
In one or more embodiments, the outer wall of the primary reduced diameter conical portion 252 is spaced apart from the inner wall of the main inlet pipe portion 525 such that an annular gap (not labeled) is formed between the outer wall of the primary reduced diameter conical portion 252 and the inner wall of the main inlet pipe portion 525. The annular gap facilitates the mixing of the air with the water flow, thereby generating more micro-bubbles.
In one or more embodiments, the microbubble bubbler 253 is a mesh structure, and the mesh structure is fixed inside the main water inlet pipe portion 525, extending along the inner transverse section of the main water inlet pipe portion 525, so that bubble water from upstream needs to pass through the mesh structure to flow to the downstream first shower 257. The mesh structure has at least one fine hole with a diameter of micron order. Preferably, the diameter of the fine pores is between 0 and 1000 microns; more preferably, the diameter of the fine pores is between 5 and 500 μm. The mesh structure may be a plastic fence, a metal mesh, a mesh of polymeric material, or other suitable mesh structure. The plastic fence is generally a polymer fence, which is formed by integrally injection molding a polymer material, or by first forming a sheet from a polymer material and then machining the sheet to form a microporous structure. The polymer material net is usually a net having a microporous structure formed by weaving a polymer material into filaments. The polymer material net may include nylon net, cotton net, polyester net, polypropylene net, etc. Alternatively, the mesh structure may be other mesh structures capable of generating microbubbles, such as a mesh structure consisting of two non-micron honeycomb structures. When the bubble water flows through the mesh structure, the mesh structure produces mixing and cutting effects on the bubble water, thereby producing micro-bubble water.
With continued reference to FIG. 4, the auxiliary inlet conduit portion 526 has an inlet end 261 for connection to an external water source to allow water to flow into the auxiliary inlet conduit portion 526 in the flow direction c when desired. In one or more embodiments, a one-step reduced diameter conical portion 262 and a microbubble bubbler 263 are provided in the subsidiary feed pipe portion 526. The water flow is accelerated as it passes through the primary reduced diameter conical portion 262 due to the progressively converging flow passage cross-section. At the top of the primary diameter-reduced tapered portion 262, there is provided an injection hole 265, the injection hole 265 communicating the passage in the primary diameter-reduced tapered portion 262 with the passage downstream in the auxiliary water inlet pipe portion 526. The water flow accelerated by the primary diameter-reduced tapered portion 262 is expandingly ejected from the injection holes 265 and thus causes a negative pressure in the passage downstream of the auxiliary water inlet pipe portion 526. An air inlet hole 266 is also formed on the wall of the auxiliary water inlet pipe portion 526. The intake hole 266 is positioned between the primary diameter-reducing tapered portion 262 and the microbubble bubbler 263 located downstream of the injection hole 265, so that the intake hole 266 is within a negative pressure region caused by the injection hole 265. The intake holes 266 communicate with the second intake pipe 264. Accordingly, a large amount of outside air is drawn into the subsidiary water inlet pipe part 526 through the air inlet holes 266 from the second air inlet pipe 264 in the direction e by the negative pressure and mixed with the water flow in the subsidiary water inlet pipe part 526 to generate bubble water containing a large amount of bubbles. The bubbled water flows further downstream and through the microbubble bubbler 263. While passing through the microbubble bubbler 263, the bubble water is further mixed and cut, thereby generating microbubble water containing a large amount of microbubbles. The micro-bubble water then flows to the second shower chamber 267 located below the auxiliary water inlet pipe part 526 and above the care agent compartment 222, and is uniformly sprayed into the care agent compartment 222 through the second shower chamber 267, thereby helping to rapidly dissolve the care agent located in the care agent compartment 222.
In alternative embodiments, more than one step of a reduced diameter taper can be provided in the auxiliary feed pipe portion 526, such as two or more steps of a reduced diameter taper, to further accelerate the water flow. In this case, the nozzle holes are arranged at the top of the most downstream one-step diameter-reducing tapered portion in the water flow direction.
In one or more embodiments, turbulators (not shown) can be formed on the inner wall of the primary reduced diameter taper 262. In one or more embodiments, the turbulator may be at least one turbulator, such as a plurality of turbulators, extending longitudinally along an inner wall of the stage of reduced diameter tapered portion. In an alternative embodiment, the turbulator may be at least one radial protrusion, such as one or more cylindrical protrusions, on the inner wall of the step of reduced diameter tapers. In alternative embodiments, the spoiler may be formed on the inner wall of the most downstream step-diameter-reducing tapered portion, or on the inner wall of each step-diameter-reducing tapered portion.
In one or more embodiments, the outer wall of the primary reduced diameter conical portion 262 is spaced apart from the inner wall of the secondary feed pipe portion 526 such that an annular gap (not labeled) is formed between the outer wall of the primary reduced diameter conical portion 262 and the inner wall of the secondary feed pipe portion 526. The annular gap facilitates the mixing of the air with the water flow, thereby generating more micro-bubbles.
In one or more embodiments, the configuration of the microbubble bubbler 263 in the auxiliary water inlet pipe section 526 and the configuration of the microbubble bubbler 253 in the main water inlet pipe section 525 may be the same, for example, both have a mesh structure, and the mesh structure has at least one fine hole with a diameter of the order of micrometers.
In one or more embodiments, the first and second intake pipes 254, 264 are each integrally joined to the housing 521. Alternatively, the first intake pipe 254 and/or the second intake pipe 264 may be configured independently of the housing 521.
The present invention also provides a washing apparatus including the microbubble agent cartridge assembly 52 of the present invention. The microbubble agent cartridge assembly 52 is disposed within the washing apparatus to provide a treatment agent microbubble water mixture. By the microbubble treating agent box component, the washing capacity of the washing equipment can be improved, the using amount of the detergent can be reduced, the residual amount of the detergent in clothes can be reduced, and therefore the microbubble treating agent box component is not only beneficial to the health of a user, but also can improve the experience of the user.
Referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a washing apparatus having a microbubble agent cartridge assembly according to the present invention. In this embodiment, the washing apparatus is a pulsator washing machine 1. Alternatively, in other embodiments, the washing apparatus may be a drum washing machine or a dryer, etc.
As shown in fig. 5, the pulsator washing machine 1 (hereinafter, referred to as a washing machine) includes a cabinet 11. Feet 14 are provided at the bottom of the case 11. The upper part of the box body 11 is provided with a tray 12, and the tray 12 is pivotally connected with an upper cover 13. An outer tub 21 as a tub is provided in the cabinet 11. An inner barrel 31 is arranged in the outer barrel 21, the bottom of the inner barrel 31 is provided with a wave wheel 32, the lower part of the outer barrel 21 is fixed with a motor 34, the motor 34 is in driving connection with the wave wheel 32 through a transmission shaft 33, and the side wall of the inner barrel 31 is provided with a dewatering hole 311 near the top end. The drain valve 41 is provided on the drain pipe 42, and an upstream end of the drain pipe 42 communicates with the bottom of the outer tub 21. The washing machine further includes a water inlet valve 51 and a microbubble treatment agent box assembly 52 communicating with the water inlet valve 51, the microbubble treatment agent box assembly 52 being installed above the top of the outer tub 21. Water enters the microbubble agent cartridge assembly 52 via the water inlet valve 51 to utilize the microbubble water to rapidly dissolve one or more agents in the agent cartridge, such as detergent and/or one or more laundry care agents. The microbubble agent cartridge assembly 52 then provides the agent microbubble water mixture to the outer tub 21 for laundry washing. The micro-bubbles in the water impact the detergent in the crushing process, and the micro-bubbles can adsorb the detergent through the carried negative charges, so that the micro-bubbles can increase the mixing degree of the detergent and the water, thereby reducing the using amount of the detergent and reducing the residual amount of the detergent on the clothes. In addition, the micro bubbles may also hit dirt on the laundry in the inner tub 31 and may adsorb foreign substances that generate the dirt. Therefore, the micro bubbles also enhance the detergency performance of the washing machine. .
Referring to fig. 6, fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of another embodiment of the washing apparatus having the microbubble agent cartridge assembly according to the present invention. In this embodiment, the washing apparatus is a drum washing machine 9.
As shown in fig. 6, the drum washing machine 9 includes a housing 91 and a foot 98 at the bottom of the housing. An upper deck plate 94 is provided on the top of the housing 91. A door 97 for allowing a user to load laundry or the like into the drum washing machine is provided on a front side (an operation side facing the user) of the casing 91, and an observation window 96 for allowing the user to see the inside of the washing machine is provided on the door 97. A sealing window gasket 961 is further provided between the observation window 96 and the casing 91, and the sealing window gasket 961 is fixed to the casing 91. A control panel 95 of the drum washing machine 9 is disposed at an upper portion of the front side of the casing 91 to facilitate the operation of a user. An outer cylinder 92 and an inner cylinder 93 are disposed inside the outer shell 91. The inner cylinder 93 is positioned inside the outer cylinder 92. The inner drum 93 is connected to a motor 931 (e.g., a direct drive motor) via a drive shaft 932 and a bearing 933. A water inlet valve 51 is provided on an upper portion of the rear side of the housing 91, and the water inlet valve 51 is connected to the microbubble treatment agent cartridge assembly 52 through a water pipe. As shown in fig. 6, the microbubble agent cartridge assembly 52 is positioned below the upper deck 94 and above the outer tub 92. Similar to the above embodiment, water enters the microbubble agent cartridge assembly 52 through a water pipe via a water inlet valve 51 to utilize the microbubble water to rapidly dissolve one or more agents, such as detergent and/or one or more laundry care agents, in the agent cartridge. The microbubble agent cartridge assembly 52 then provides the agent microbubble water mixture to the tub 92 for laundry washing.
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. Without departing from the principle of the invention, a person skilled in the art may combine technical features from different embodiments, and may make equivalent changes or substitutions for related technical features, and such changes or substitutions will fall within the scope of the invention.
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1. A microbubble agent cartridge assembly includes a housing and a agent cartridge housed in the housing,
at least one water inlet pipe part is arranged on the shell, at least one stage of diameter-reducing conical part and a micro-bubble bubbler are arranged in at least one of the at least one water inlet pipe part, an air inlet hole is further arranged on the pipe wall of the at least one water inlet pipe part, the air inlet hole is positioned between the at least one stage of diameter-reducing conical part and the micro-bubble bubbler and is communicated with an air inlet pipe arranged on the shell,
and the top end of the most downstream stage of the diameter-reduced conical part is provided with a spray hole, the spray hole is arranged to enable water flowing through the at least one stage of the diameter-reduced conical part to be sprayed out through expansion of the spray hole and generate negative pressure near the air inlet hole, so that air can be sucked into the water inlet pipe part from the air inlet pipe and mixed with the water to generate bubble water, and the bubble water is sprayed into the treatment agent box after passing through the micro-bubble bubbler to be changed into micro-bubble water.
2. The microbubble agent cartridge assembly of claim 1, wherein a spoiler is provided on an inner wall of the at least one stage of the tapered portion having the reduced diameter.
3. The microbubble agent cartridge assembly of claim 2, wherein the turbulator is at least one radial protrusion provided on an inner wall of the at least one stage of the tapered portion or at least one turbulator rib extending longitudinally along the inner wall of the at least one stage of the tapered portion.
4. The microbubble agent cartridge assembly according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the spoiler is positioned on an inner wall of the most downstream one-stage tapered portion.
5. The microbubble agent cartridge assembly of claim 1 or 2, wherein the at least one step of the reduced diameter tapering comprises two or more steps of reduced diameter tapering.
6. The microbubble agent cartridge assembly according to claim 1 or 2, wherein at least one spray chamber is further provided within the housing, the at least one spray chamber being disposed between the at least one water inlet pipe part and the agent cartridge such that the microbubble water is injected into the agent cartridge through the at least one spray chamber.
7. The microbubble agent cartridge assembly of claim 1 or 2, wherein the at least one water inlet pipe part comprises a main water inlet pipe part and an auxiliary water inlet pipe part, and the agent cartridge comprises a detergent chamber and at least one care agent chamber, wherein the main water inlet pipe part is configured to provide micro-bubble water to the detergent chamber and the auxiliary water inlet pipe part is configured to provide micro-bubble water to the at least one care agent chamber.
8. The microbubble agent cartridge assembly according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the microbubble bubbler is a mesh structure having at least one fine hole having a diameter of the order of micrometers.
9. The microbubble agent cartridge assembly of claim 8, wherein the mesh structure comprises a plastic fence, a metal mesh, or a mesh of a polymer material.
10. A washing apparatus, comprising the microbubble agent cartridge assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 9, the microbubble agent cartridge assembly being disposed within the washing apparatus so as to supply the washing apparatus with a micro-bubble water mixture in which a treatment agent is dissolved.
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