CN115381366A

CN115381366A - Dish-washing machine

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Publication number: CN115381366A
Application number: CN202211152108.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 付安东; 辛载奎; 仇灿华
Original assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Foshan Shunde Midea Washing Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Foshan Shunde Midea Washing Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2016-12-29
Filing date: 2016-12-29
Publication date: 2022-11-25
Also published as: CN107049192B; CN107049192A

Abstract

The invention discloses a dishwasher, comprising: the water tank is provided with a water tank water filling port and a water tank water outlet which are mutually communicated, the water tank water filling port is used for filling water into the water tank, the water tank water outlet is communicated with the inner tank assembly, the water tank is arranged outside the inner tank assembly, the upper part of the water tank is provided with a supporting part, the supporting part is arranged on one side of the water tank facing the inner tank assembly and protrudes out of the side wall surface of the water tank, a cavity communicated with the water tank is limited in the supporting part, and the supporting part is supported on the top of the inner tank assembly. According to the dishwasher provided by the embodiment of the invention, the water tank and the components on the water tank are prevented from being damaged, so that the use reliability of the dishwasher is ensured.

Description

Dish-washing machine

The present application is a divisional application entitled "waterway system for dishwasher and dishwasher having the same" filed as "2016.12.29", application No. 201611251621.2 ".

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of dish washing machines, in particular to a dish washing machine.

Background

With the improvement of living standard, the use of the dishwasher in daily households is more and more common, and the development of the dishwasher is more concerned about how the dishwasher is suitable for wider customer demands.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solving, at least to some extent, one of the technical problems in the related art. Therefore, the invention provides the dish washing machine which is simple in structure, safe and reliable to use and good in user experience.

A dishwasher according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: the water tank is provided with a water tank water filling port and a water tank water outlet which are mutually communicated, the water tank water filling port is used for filling water into the water tank, the water tank water outlet is communicated with the inner tank assembly, the water tank is arranged outside the inner tank assembly, the upper part of the water tank is provided with a supporting part, the supporting part is arranged on one side of the water tank facing the inner tank assembly and protrudes out of the side wall surface of the water tank, a cavity communicated with the water tank is limited in the supporting part, and the supporting part is supported on the top of the inner tank assembly.

The dishwasher provided by the embodiment of the invention has the advantages of simple structure, safety and reliability in use and good user experience.

In addition, the dishwasher according to the embodiment of the invention can also have the following additional technical characteristics:

according to one embodiment of the invention, the bottom of the support portion abuts the top of the bladder assembly.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the water tank is mounted to a side wall of the liner assembly.

According to one embodiment of the invention, a base water inlet is formed in the bottom of the inner container assembly, and the bottom of the water tank is higher than the base water inlet of the inner container assembly.

According to one embodiment of the invention, a holding groove is formed between the water tank and the supporting part, and one end of the inner container assembly is held in the holding groove.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the cistern filler is provided at the top of the cistern, which is closed by a filter screen.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the supporting part is provided with a yielding notch which is matched with the outer side of the top wall of the inner container assembly and the front side of which is open.

According to one embodiment of the invention, a water level sensor is arranged in the water tank and is arranged at the top of the water tank.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the bottom of the water tank is provided with a water tank discharge valve.

According to one embodiment of the invention, a base water inlet is arranged at the bottom of the inner container assembly, the water tank water discharge valve is respectively connected with the bottom of the water tank and the base water inlet of the inner container assembly, and the base water inlet is lower than the water tank water discharge valve.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the inner container assembly is formed with a through hole, the water tank is provided with an overflow port, the overflow port is higher than the through hole, and the overflow port is communicated with the through hole and is suitable for water flow to flow into the through hole from the overflow port.

According to one embodiment of the invention said overflow opening is arranged in the upper part of said tank below said tank filler opening.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the water tank is mounted on the liner assembly, and the overflow port is vertically opposite to the through hole.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the overflow port is formed on the support portion, and the through hole is formed on the top surface of the inner bladder assembly.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the water tank is further connected with a water inlet valve.

According to one embodiment of the invention, a water outlet cavity and a water adding cavity are defined in the water tank, the top of the water adding cavity is provided with the water tank water adding port, and the bottom of the water outlet cavity is provided with the water tank water outlet.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the dishwasher further includes a water softener having an inlet communicated with the water charging chamber and the water inlet valve, respectively, and an outlet communicated with the water discharging chamber, wherein the water softener has one or two inlets connected to the water charging chamber and the water inlet valve, respectively, and communicated with each other.

According to one embodiment of the invention, a flow meter is connected in series between the inlet valve and the water softener.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the dishwasher further comprises: the spray arm assembly is arranged in the inner container assembly; the washing pump is respectively connected with the liner assembly and the spray arm assembly and is used for pumping water in the liner assembly to the spray arm assembly; and the drainage pump is connected with the inner container assembly and is used for draining water in the inner container assembly.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a dishwasher according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the dishwasher shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the dishwasher shown in FIG. 1 from another perspective;

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the dishwasher shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is another exploded view of the dishwasher shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a side view of a dishwasher according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line I-I of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a front view of a dishwasher according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a schematic structural view of a fan anti-siphon assembly of a dishwasher according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 isbase:Sub>A sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a schematic structural view of a water tank of a dishwasher according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along line B-B of FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is a schematic structural view of a water softener of a dishwasher according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 15 is a top view of the water softener shown in FIG. 14;

FIG. 16 is a sectional view taken along line C-C of FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is a top view of the water softener shown in FIG. 14;

FIG. 18 is a sectional view taken along line D-D of FIG. 17;

FIG. 19 is a sectional view taken along line E-E of FIG. 17;

FIG. 20 is a top view of the water softener shown in FIG. 14;

FIG. 21 is a sectional view taken along line F-F in FIG. 20;

FIG. 22 is a sectional view taken along line G-G in FIG. 20;

FIG. 23 is a schematic view of the water softener shown in FIG. 14 from another perspective;

FIG. 24 is a sectional view taken along line M-M in FIG. 23;

FIG. 25 is a cross-sectional view taken along line N-N of FIG. 23;

FIG. 26 is a schematic view of a waterway system of the dishwasher in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 27 is a schematic view of a waterway system of a dishwasher in accordance with still another embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals are as follows:

100: a dishwasher;

1: a liner assembly; 101: a base water inlet; 102: an air inlet of the inner container;

11: an inner container; 12: a water cup; 13: an outer door assembly; 14: a through hole;

2: a water tank;

201: a water adding cavity; 202: a water outlet cavity; 203: a regeneration chamber;

204: a water tank water filling port; 205: a water tank air inlet;

206: a water outlet of the water tank; 207: a water tank soft water inlet;

208: a reclaimed water outlet of the water tank; 209: an overflow port;

21: a first separator; 22: a second separator;

23: a water tank drain valve; 24: a water level detection device; 25: an air inlet pipe; 26: a support portion;

3: a water softener;

301: a first water softener water inlet; 302: a water inlet of the second water softener; 303: a water outlet of the water softener;

31: a soft water module;

32: a regeneration component;

321: a salt cavity; 322: a water inlet channel; 323: an on-off valve;

324: a salt deficiency detection device; 325: adding salt holes;

34: a flow meter;

4: a fan anti-siphon assembly;

41: a body portion;

411: a balancing channel;

4111: a first vertical limb; 4112: a second vertical limb; 4113: horizontal limbs;

4114: a vent hole; 4115: water retaining ribs; 4116: a baffle plate;

4117: inserting a tube; 4118: a one-way valve;

412: a water flow channel;

4121: a water flow channel inlet; 4122: a water flow channel outlet;

413: an air supply channel; 414: a communication channel;

42: a fan; 43: a reversing structure;

5: a steam generator; 6: draining pump; 7: a washing pump; 8: a spray arm assembly; 9: and a heating assembly.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are illustrative and intended to be illustrative of the invention and are not to be construed as limiting the invention.

The following describes a dishwasher 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention in detail with reference to fig. 1 to 27.

As shown in fig. 1, 9 and 13, a dishwasher 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a tub assembly 1 and a sump 2. Specifically, the water tank 2 has a water tank filler 204 and a water tank outlet 206 that are communicated with each other, the water tank filler 204 is used to fill the water tank 2, and the water tank outlet 206 is communicated with the liner assembly 1.

Advantageously, the water tank 2 can be arranged outside the inner container assembly 1 to avoid occupying the inner space of the inner container assembly 1 and ensure the dish washing efficiency of the inner container assembly 1. The water tank 2 includes a support portion 26, the support portion 26 is supported at the top of the liner assembly 1, the support portion 26 protruding out of the sidewall surface of the water tank 2 is arranged on the upper portion of one side of the water tank 2 facing the liner assembly 1, in other words, the support portion 26 is arranged on the upper portion of the water tank 2, the support portion 26 is arranged on one side of the water tank 2 facing the liner assembly 1, and the support portion 26 protrudes out of the sidewall surface of the water tank. A cavity communicated with the water tank 2 is defined in the supporting part 26, and after the water tank 2 is assembled with the liner assembly 1, the supporting part 26 on the water tank 2 is supported on the top of the liner assembly 1. Thereby through the cooperation of supporting part and inner bag subassembly, realize utilizing the inner bag subassembly to provide the support to the supporting part.

As shown in fig. 9, the bottom of the support 26 on the water tank 2 abuts the top of the liner assembly 1.

The water tank 2 can be arranged on the side wall of the inner container assembly 1 to shorten the distance between the water tank 2 and the inner container assembly 1, so that the water tank 2 can directly supply water to the inner container assembly 1. Preferably, the bottom of the water tank 2 can be higher than the base water inlet 101 of the liner assembly 1. In this way, the water in the water tank 2 can automatically flow to the base water inlet 101 into the inner container assembly 1 under the action of gravity without power supply (such as pumping), so that the structure of the dishwasher 100 is simpler, more compact and more reasonable.

Preferably, the bottom of the liner assembly 1 may be provided with a base water inlet 101, the base water inlet 101 may communicate with the inner space of the liner assembly 1, and the water tank 2 may be connected to the base water inlet 101 of the liner assembly 1, that is, the water tank 2 communicates with the inner space of the liner assembly 1 through the base water inlet 101, in other words, water in the water tank 2 may enter the liner assembly 1 through the base water inlet 101 for washing tableware in the liner assembly 1.

The bottom of the water tank 2 is higher than the base water inlet 101 of the liner assembly 1.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, a receiving groove is formed between the water tank 2 and the supporting portion 26, and one end of the inner container assembly 1 is received in the receiving groove. Further, one end of the liner assembly 1 can be accommodated in the accommodating groove. In addition, the supporting portion 26 is provided with a yielding notch which is matched with the outer side of the top wall of the liner assembly 1 and the front side of which is open.

As shown in fig. 4 and 13, the water tank filler 204 is formed on the top of the water filling chamber 201, and the water tank filler 204 is closed by a filter screen, which can filter out impurities in water to prevent the impurities from entering the water tank 2 and the liner assembly 1 downstream of the water tank 2, thereby ensuring the washing effect on the tableware.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 7 and 13, a water level detecting device 24 is provided in the water tank 2, for example, the water level detecting device 24 may be a water level sensor. Specifically, the water level sensor can be used for detecting the water level in the water tank 2, so that the automation degree of the dishwasher 100 can be improved, the water level in the water tank 2 can be monitored in real time, for example, when the water level sensor detects that the water level in the water outlet cavity 202 reaches a predetermined water level, a signal can be fed back to the control component, the control component can control the system to stop injecting water into the water outlet cavity 202, overflow of the water tank 2 is avoided, and the purpose of saving water is achieved.

As shown in fig. 7, the water level sensor is provided on the top wall of the water tank 2.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 13, a tank drain valve 23 may be provided at the bottom of the tank 2, the tank drain valve 23 may be connected to the bottom of the tank 2 and the bottom of the liner assembly 1, respectively, and the tank drain valve 23 may be a manual valve or an electric valve. Whether the water tank 2 is communicated with the liner assembly 1 can be controlled by controlling the opening and closing of the water tank drain valve 23, so that whether water is supplied into the liner assembly 1 can be conveniently controlled.

As shown in fig. 1, 9 and 13, the inner container assembly 1 is formed with a through hole 14, the water tank 2 is provided with a water tank filling port 204, a water tank outlet port 206 and an overflow port 209 which are communicated with each other, the overflow port 209 is higher than the through hole 14, and the overflow port 209 is communicated with the through hole 14 and is suitable for water flow from the overflow port 209 to the through hole 14. In other words, this dish washer 100 mainly includes inner bag subassembly 1 and water tank 2, inner bag subassembly 1 links to each other with water tank 2, wherein, be equipped with through-hole 14 on the inner bag subassembly 1, be equipped with water tank filler 204 on the water tank 2, water tank delivery port 206, overflow mouth 209, water tank filler 204, water tank delivery port 206, overflow mouth 209 all switches on with the inner chamber of water tank 2, inner bag subassembly 1 assembles the back with water tank 2, water tank delivery port 206 and inner bag subassembly 1 intercommunication, thereby to leading to water in the inner bag subassembly 1, the overflow mouth 209 of water tank 2 highly is higher than the through-hole 14 of inner bag subassembly 1, and the overflow mouth 209 of water tank 2 switches on with the through-hole 14 of inner bag subassembly 1.

If water is filled into the water tank 2 through the water tank filler 204, along with the rise of the water level in the water tank 2, the water in the water tank 2 can flow into the liner assembly 1 through the overflow port 209 and the through hole 14, that is, the water tank 2 has an anti-overflow effect, and the water tank 2 can be prevented from being damaged due to the fact that the water tank 2 is in a full water state and the water pressure is increased suddenly.

Specifically, when water is automatically fed, if the water inlet valve of the dishwasher 100 is damaged, water is easily fed into the water tank 2 of the dishwasher 100, and when overflow occurs because the through hole 14 is located at the lower position of the water tank water inlet 204, water can be discharged from the through hole 14 of the water tank 2, and then discharged to the water cup 12 of the machine inner container 11, so that water is prevented from flowing out from the water tank water inlet 204; when the water exceeds the water level detection line of the water tank 2, the drainage pump can be started to drain the water drained into the inner container assembly 1, and the phenomenon that the water overflows the dish-washing machine 100 to flood a kitchen is avoided.

Therefore, according to the dishwasher 100 of the embodiment of the present invention, the overflow port 209 is provided on the water tank 2, the through hole 14 is provided on the inner container assembly 1, and the height of the overflow port 209 is set to be higher than the height of the through hole 14, so that water in the water tank 2 can flow into the inner container assembly 1 through the overflow port 209, thereby realizing water leakage in the water tank 2, avoiding damage to the water tank 2 and components thereon, and ensuring the use reliability of the dishwasher 100.

Optionally, an overflow port 209 is provided in the upper portion of the tank 2 below the tank filler port 204. Specifically, when the water level in the water tank 2 is higher than the height of overflow mouth 209, the water in the water tank 2 can flow through overflow mouth 209, and flow into the inner chamber of inner bag subassembly 1 through-hole 14 on the inner bag subassembly 1, if continue to water tank 2 internal water injection this moment, water in the water tank 2 can continuously flow into in the inner bag subassembly 1, guarantee that the water level in the water tank 2 can remain the high position department at overflow mouth 209 all the time, overflow mouth 209 highly be less than water tank filler 204, be favorable to realizing the overflow effect, guarantee the dynamic balance of the water level in the water tank 2, prevent that water tank 2 and parts on it from bursting because of being in the full water state for a long time, the life of extension water tank 2.

Wherein, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the water tank 2 is installed on the liner assembly 1, and the overflow port 209 is opposite to the through hole 14 up and down. For example, the water tank 2 can be installed on the side wall of the liner assembly 1, wherein the top wall or the side wall of the liner assembly 1 is provided with a through hole 14 towards one side of the water tank 2, one side of the water tank 2 towards the liner assembly 1 is provided with an overflow port 209, and the overflow port 209 is located above the through hole 14, when the water tank 2 is filled with water, the water flows out of the water tank 2 through the overflow port 209, and then flows into the inner cavity of the liner assembly 1 through the through hole 14 of the liner assembly 1. Therefore, the overflow port 209 and the through hole 14 are arranged opposite to each other in the vertical direction, so that water flows from the water tank 2 into the inner cavity of the liner assembly 1 under the action of gravity, the water flow path is reduced, and the water tank 2 and the parts thereon are prevented from being damaged.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the overflow port 209 is formed on the supporting portion 26, and the through hole 14 is formed on the top surface of the liner assembly 1.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 9, water tank 2 extends and establishes on inner bag subassembly 1's back wall along vertical direction (the upper and lower direction shown in fig. 9), be equipped with the overflow mouth 209 that switches on with the cavity on the supporting part 26, inner bag subassembly 1's top surface is equipped with through-hole 14, water tank 2 and inner bag subassembly 1 equipment back, the bottom butt of the supporting part 26 on the water tank 2 is at inner bag subassembly 1's top, and overflow mouth 209 is located the top of through-hole 14, the one side towards supporting part 26 of inner bag subassembly 1 is equipped with through-hole 14 promptly, fill up water in the water tank 2 after, water can flow into in the supporting part 26 through overflow mouth 209, then through-hole 14 through inner bag subassembly 1 top lets in inner bag subassembly 1 inner chamber again.

Wherein, the water tank 2 is also connected with a water inlet valve. The water tank 2 is connected with the water inlet valve, when water needs to be injected into the water tank 2, the water inlet valve can be opened, tap water can enter the water tank 2 through the water inlet valve in sequence, and when the water in the water tank 2 is filled (or reaches a preset water level), the water inlet valve can be closed, so that whether the waterway system is communicated with an external water source or not can be controlled through the water inlet valve, and the operation is simple and convenient.

According to one embodiment of the invention, a water outlet cavity 202 and a water adding cavity 201 are defined in the water tank 2, a water tank water adding port 204 is arranged at the top of the water adding cavity 201, and a water tank water outlet 206 is arranged at the bottom of the water outlet cavity 202.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 4 and 13, a first partition plate 21 may be disposed in the water tank 2, the first partition plate 21 and an inner wall of the water tank 2 respectively define a water outlet cavity 202 and a water adding cavity 201, the water outlet cavity 202 and the water adding cavity 201 are arranged at intervals in a horizontal direction (for example, a left-right direction shown in fig. 13), a water tank water adding port 204 is formed at a top of the water adding cavity 201, a water tank water outlet 206 is formed at a bottom of the water outlet cavity 202, with reference to fig. 13, the water tank water adding port 204 is formed at a left side of the top of the water tank 2, the first partition plate 21 is disposed in the water tank 2 and located at a right side of the water tank water adding port 204, in a downward direction from the top, at least a portion of the first partition plate 21 is shaped like a plate extending obliquely in a right-left direction, the first partition plate 21 divides a space in the water tank 2 into the water adding cavity 201 at the left side and the water outlet cavity 202 at the right side, and the internal structure of the water tank 2 is compact and orderly, thereby facilitating combination of multiple functions.

Advantageously, the dishwasher further comprises a water softener 3, the inlets of the water softener 3 are respectively communicated with the water adding cavity 201 and the water inlet valve, the outlet of the water softener 3 is communicated with the water outlet cavity 202, wherein the water softener 3 has one or two inlets respectively connecting the water adding cavity 201 and the water inlet valve and communicated with each other.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 14 to 25, the water softener 3 has an outlet (i.e., a water softener outlet 303) and two inlets (i.e., water softener inlet ports, such as a first water softener inlet port 301 and a second water softener inlet port 302 shown below), the water softener outlet 303 and the water softener inlet port are both communicated with the soft water module in the water softener 3, and the water softener outlet 303 of the water softener 3 is connected with the water outlet chamber 202 of the water tank 2 for inputting softened water into the water outlet chamber 202 of the water tank 2. That is to say, water gets into water softener 3 from the water softener water inlet, softens through the soft water subassembly in the water softener 3, gets rid of the calcium in the aquatic, magnesium plasma, and the pure water that obtains gets into the play water cavity 202 of water tank 2 from water softener delivery port 303, flows to inner bag subassembly 1 from a play water cavity 202 again for wash the tableware, and from this, can avoid inner bag subassembly 1 inside and water tank 2 to go out the water cavity 202 and form the incrustation scale, thereby further improve dishwasher 100's washing effect, promote dishwasher 100's use experience.

Therefore, the water tank 2 is arranged for supplying water to the inner container assembly 1, so that the dishwasher 100 can supply water to the inner container assembly 1 by manually adding water to the water tank 2, and the applicability is improved. In addition, water softener 3 concatenates in the water piping system, can soften quality of water, effectively avoids the incrustation scale to gather in inner bag subassembly 1 and play water cavity 202, strengthens the effect of washing dishes.

Wherein, a flow meter 34 is connected in series between the water inlet valve and the water softener 3. That is, the flow meter 34 is provided between the inlet of the water softener 3 and the inlet valve, i.e., the flow meter 34 is provided on the waterway between the inlet of the water softener 3 and the inlet valve, thereby facilitating the detection of the flow rate of the water flowing into the water softener 3.

Specifically, the connection route of the waterway system of the dishwasher 100 is: the water inlet pipe is connected with a faucet, the water inlet valve is connected with the water inlet pipe, the water pipe is connected with the water inlet valve and the flow meter 34, the flow meter 34 is connected with the water softener water inlet of the water softener 3, the water pipe is connected with the water softener water outlet 303 of the water softener 3 and the water tank soft water inlet 207 of the water tank 2, and the air inlet hole of the water tank 2 is hermetically connected with the inner container air outlet hole; when water exceeds the water level detection line of the water tank 2, the flow meter 34 detects that the water inflow exceeds the standard, the drainage pump can be started to drain the water drained into the inner container assembly 1, and the phenomenon that the water overflows the dish washing machine 100 to flood the kitchen with the water is avoided.

A dishwasher 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 1 to 25 and 27.

The dishwasher 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: the water softener comprises a liner assembly 1, a water tank 2 and a water softener 3.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 12 and 13, the water tank 2 has a water outlet cavity 202 of the water tank 2, the water outlet cavity 202 of the water tank 2 is connected to the liner assembly 1, and the water outlet cavity 202 of the water tank 2 is used for supplying water into the liner assembly 1 and washing the dishes in the liner assembly 1; and the water in the water outlet cavity 202 can be stored to satisfy the requirement of one-time complete washing process of the dishwasher 100, so that the water entering the water outlet cavity 202 can be controlled by a water inlet valve and the like, and the water can be added into the water outlet cavity 202 in a manual mode, therefore, the water can be supplied to the liner assembly 1 of the dishwasher 100 in various modes, and the applicability is improved. It is suitable for areas without tap water or for supplying water to the dishwasher 100 by using an external water source when the water is cut off in an emergency. In addition, since the water tank 2 may pre-store water for washing dishes, the dish washing process is not affected by the speed of external water injection, so that the dish washing efficiency of the dish washing machine 100 may also be improved.

As shown in fig. 14 to 25, the water softener 3 has a water softener assembly 31, and the water softener 3 has a water softener outlet 303 and a water softener inlet (such as a first water softener inlet 301 and a second water softener inlet 302 shown below) thereon, the water softener outlet 303 and the water softener inlet are both communicated with the water softener assembly 31, and the water softener outlet 303 of the water softener 3 is connected with the tank outlet chamber 202 for inputting softened water into the outlet chamber 202. That is to say, water enters the water softener 3 from the water softener water inlet, is softened by the soft water assembly 31 in the water softener 3, and removes calcium and magnesium plasma in water, and the obtained pure water enters the water tank outlet cavity 202 from the water softener water outlet 303, and then flows to the inner container assembly 1 from the outlet cavity 202 for washing tableware, so that water scale can be prevented from being formed inside the inner container assembly 1 and in the water tank outlet cavity 202, the washing effect of the dishwasher 100 is further improved, and the use experience of the dishwasher 100 is improved.

According to the dishwasher 100 provided by the embodiment of the invention, the water tank 2 is arranged for supplying water to the liner assembly 1, so that the dishwasher 100 can supply water to the liner assembly 1 in a manner of manually adding water to the water tank 2, and the applicability is improved. In addition, water softener 3 concatenates in the water piping system, can soften quality of water, effectively avoids the incrustation scale to gather in inner bag subassembly 1 and play water cavity 202, strengthens the effect of washing dishes.

In an embodiment of the invention, the dishwasher may further include a water inlet valve, the water inlet of the water softener is connected to the water inlet valve, when the dishwasher is required to wash dishes or water needs to be injected into the water outlet cavity 202, the water inlet valve may be opened, tap water may sequentially enter the water inlet valve and the water softener to be softened in the soft water assembly 31, and when the dishwasher is finished or the water in the water outlet cavity 202 is filled (or reaches a predetermined water level), the water inlet valve may be closed, thereby controlling whether the water path system is communicated with an external water source through the water inlet valve, and the operation is simple and convenient.

In some embodiments, the water tank may further include a watering chamber 201, and the watering chamber 201 may have a water tank watering port 204, and a water softener watering port (e.g., a second water softener watering port 302 described below) is connected to the watering chamber 201. When manual water adding is needed, a user can add water into the water adding cavity 201 through the water tank water adding port 204, the water in the water adding cavity 201 enters the water softener 3 through the water softener water inlet to be softened, and the pure water flowing out of the water softener 3 enters the water inlet liner assembly 1 through the water outlet cavity 202 to wash dishes.

In other embodiments, the waterway system may further include both the water inlet valve and the water adding cavity 201, the water adding cavity 201 has a water tank water adding port 204, the water softener water inlet is respectively connected to the water inlet valve and the water adding cavity 201, the water softener water inlet may only include one connected to both the water inlet valve and the water adding cavity 201, the water softener 3 water inlet may also include two connected to the water inlet valve and the water adding cavity 201, that is, when the water softener water inlet is one, the water softener water inlet, the water inlet valve, and the water adding cavity 201 are connected in series; when two water softener inlets are provided, one of the water softener inlets (e.g., the first water softener inlet 301) is connected in series with the water inlet valve, for example, external tap water can sequentially enter the water softening assembly 31 through the water inlet valve and the first water softener inlet 301, and the water supply mode is to supply tap water. The other water softener inlet (the second water softener inlet 302) is connected in series with the water adding cavity 201, for example, a user can add water into the water adding cavity 201 through the water tank water adding port 204, and then the water enters the soft water assembly 31 of the water softener 3 through the second water softener inlet 302, at this time, the dish washer 100 adopts a manual water supply mode. That is to say, two modes of automatic water adding and manual water adding of tap water are respectively provided with a water softener water inlet, so that the structure of the water path system can be simplified, and the external pipeline can be conveniently connected.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 12 and 13, a first partition 21 may be disposed in the water tank 2, the first partition 21 defines a water outlet chamber 202 and a water adding chamber 201 in the water tank 2, the water outlet chamber 202 and the water adding chamber 201 are spaced apart in a horizontal direction (e.g., a left-right direction shown in fig. 13), a water tank water adding port 204 is formed at the top of the water adding chamber 201, and the bottom of the water adding chamber 201 is connected to a water softener water inlet. Referring to fig. 7, the water tank inlet 204 is formed on the left side of the top of the water tank 2, the first partition 21 is disposed in the water tank 2 and located on the right side of the water tank inlet 204, at least a portion of the first partition 21 is in a plate shape extending obliquely in a direction from right to left in a direction from top to bottom, the first partition 21 divides the space in the water tank 2 into the left water adding chamber 201 and the right water outlet chamber 202, the bottom of the water adding chamber 201 and the bottom of the water outlet chamber 202 can be communicated, and when the bottom of the water adding chamber 201 and the bottom of the water outlet chamber 202 are not communicated, the bottom of the water adding chamber 201 is connected to the water inlet of the water softener.

Preferably, the first partition plate 21 extends from bottom to top to be adjacent to the top of the water tank 2, that is, the top of the water filling cavity 201 is communicated with the top of the water outlet cavity 202, so that when the water outlet cavity 202 fills the inner container assembly 1, the air pressure in the water outlet cavity 202 is reduced, and at this time, external air can enter the water outlet cavity 202 through the water tank filling port 204 and the top of the first partition plate 21, so as to balance the air pressure, and achieve the ventilation effect, and of course, when the water outlet cavity 202 is filled, the pressure in the water outlet cavity 202 is increased, and the air flow in the water outlet cavity 202 can also be discharged through the water tank filling port 204.

In some embodiments, the soft water module 31 in the water softener 3 comprises a resin chamber filled with resin, and regeneration is required after the resin softens calcium and magnesium ions in water, preferably, as shown in fig. 18 and 19, the water softener 3 may further comprise a regeneration module 32, and the regeneration module 32 is used for regenerating the soft water module 31. The regeneration module 32 may include a salt chamber 321, a water inlet passage 322, and an on-off valve 323, wherein the salt chamber 321 is connected to the water softening module 31, the water inlet passage 322 is connected to the salt chamber 321, and the on-off valve 323 is used for opening or closing the water inlet passage 322. When the water softening module 31 is to be regenerated, the switch valve 323 can be opened, water can enter the salt cavity 321 to form a saturated salt solution, and then the salt solution enters the water softening module 31 to regenerate the water softening module 31.

Advantageously, as shown in fig. 13, a second partition 22 may be provided in the water tank 2, the second partition 22 defines a regeneration chamber 203 spaced apart from the water outlet chamber 202 in the water tank 2, an upper portion of the regeneration chamber 203 communicates with the water outlet chamber 202, and in conjunction with fig. 7, the second partition 22 extends upward from the bottom wall of the water tank 2 and is spaced apart from the top wall of the water tank 2, the left side of the second partition 22 is the water outlet chamber 202 and the right side is the regeneration chamber 203, and the communication between the regeneration chamber 203 and the water outlet chamber 202 is not higher than the highest water level of the water outlet chamber 202, that is, when the water level in the water outlet chamber 202 gradually rises to exceed the height of the second partition 22 (at this time, the highest water level of the water outlet chamber 202 is not reached), the water in the water outlet chamber 202 may overflow through the second partition 22 into the regeneration chamber 203, and the bottom of the regeneration chamber 203 is connected to the water inlet channel 322, so that the water can be injected into the salt chamber 321 through the water inlet channel 322 to form a saturated salt solution for regenerating the soft water module 31.

Preferably, the water softener 3 may be provided with a salt adding hole 325 communicated with the salt cavity 321, the salt adding hole 325 is opened or closed by a cover, and the salt deficiency detecting device 324 is further provided on the salt cavity 321. When the salt deficiency detecting device 324 detects that the salt in the salt chamber 321 is insufficient (when the saturated salt solution is not formed), the user can open the cover to add salt into the salt chamber 321 through the salt adding hole 325 to ensure that the soft water assembly 31 can be effectively regenerated.

Preferably, an intake duct 25 may be provided in the water tank 2, one end of the intake duct 25 (e.g., an upper end of the intake duct 25 shown in fig. 13) communicates with and closes the tank intake port 205, and the other end of the intake duct 25 (e.g., a lower end of the intake duct 25 shown in fig. 13) extends to a lower portion in the water tank 2. Like this, when annotating inner bag subassembly 1 with the water in the water tank 2, when the atmospheric pressure in the water tank 2 reduced, outside air can get into in the water tank 2 through intake pipe 25 to the inside and outside atmospheric pressure of balanced water tank 2, in order to guarantee that the water in the water tank 2 can flow to inner bag subassembly 1 smoothly.

Advantageously, a water level detection device 24 is disposed in the water outlet cavity 202 of the water tank 2, and the water level detection device 24 can be used for detecting the water level in the water tank 2, so that the automation degree of the dishwasher 100 can be improved, and the water level in the water tank 2 can be monitored in real time, for example, when the water level detection device 24 detects that the water level in the water outlet cavity 202 reaches a predetermined water level, a signal can be fed back to the control component, and the control component can control to stop the water injection into the water outlet cavity 202.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 5 and 27, the dishwashers 100 according to the above embodiments of the present invention may further include: the steam generator 5 is connected in series between the water outlet cavity 202 of the water tank and the inner container assembly 1, and the steam generator 5 is used for supplying water or high-temperature steam into the inner container assembly 1. For example, in the process of washing dishes in the dishwasher 100, water in the water outlet cavity 202 of the water tank 2 firstly enters the steam generator 5 and then enters the water liner assembly 1, and the steam generator 5 is only a channel for circulating water; when the process of washing the dishes is accomplished, when needing to utilize steam generator 5 to disinfect to the tableware in inner bag subassembly 1 and the inner bag subassembly 1, go out the water entering steam generator 5 in the water cavity 202, steam generator 5 forms gaseous high-temperature steam with the water heating, high-temperature steam gets into in the inner bag subassembly 1, can disinfect the disinfection to dishwasher 100, therefore, can further improve dishwasher 100's clean effect and clean efficiency, still make dishwasher 100 have the disinfection ability of disinfecting simultaneously.

The dishwasher 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a spray arm assembly 8, a washing pump 7, and a drain pump 6. Specifically, the spray arm assembly 8 is arranged in the liner assembly 1, the washing pump 7 is respectively connected with the liner assembly 1 and the spray arm assembly 8, the washing pump 7 is used for pumping water in the liner assembly 1 to the spray arm assembly 8, and the drainage pump 6 is connected with the liner assembly 1 and is used for draining water in the liner assembly 1.

Specifically, the water tank 2 is connected to the liner assembly 1, the water tank 2 is used for supplying water into the liner assembly 1, the water tank 2 has a water tank filler 204, and a user can manually add water into the water tank 2 through the water tank filler 204, and certainly, the water tank 2 can also adopt a non-manual water adding mode, for example, the user can directly connect the water tank 2 to a tap water pipe and directly supply water to the water tank 2 through the tap water pipe. The spray arm component 8 is arranged in the liner component 1; the washing pump 7 is respectively connected with the inner container assembly 1 and the spray arm assembly 8, and the washing pump 7 is used for pumping water in the inner container assembly to the spray arm assembly 8; the drainage pump 6 is connected with the liner assembly 1, and the drainage pump 6 is used for draining water in the liner assembly 1.

When the dish washing machine 100 is needed to clean tableware, firstly, a user can select to manually add water into the water tank 2 or directly add water into the water tank 2 by using tap water, after the water is added or in the process of adding water, the water in the water tank 2 flows to the inner container component 1, under the action of the washing pump, the washing pump 7 pumps the water in the inner container component 1 to the spray arm component 8, the spray arm component 8 sprays the water onto the tableware to be cleaned, the tableware is washed, and after the spraying is finished, the water in the inner container component 1 is discharged by using the drainage pump 6.

Because the dishwasher 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention has the above technical effects, the dishwasher 100 according to the embodiment of the present application also has the above technical effects, that is, by additionally arranging the water tank 2 and arranging the water tank water inlet 204 on the water tank 2, it can be realized that water is manually added into the dishwasher 100 for washing dishes, so that the applicability of the dishwasher 100 can be improved, water quality can be softened by connecting the water softener 3 in series in the water path system, accumulation of scale in the inner container assembly 1 and the water outlet cavity 202 is effectively avoided, the dish washing effect is enhanced, and the overall performance is improved.

A dishwasher 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to fig. 1 to 26.

The dishwasher 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: the water tank comprises a liner assembly 1, a water tank 2, a spray arm assembly 8, a washing pump 7 and a drainage pump 6. Specifically, the water tank 2 is connected to the liner assembly 1, the water tank 2 is used for supplying water into the liner assembly 1, the water tank 2 has a water tank filler 204, and a user can manually add water into the water tank 2 through the water tank filler 204, and certainly, the water tank 2 can also adopt a non-manual water adding mode, for example, the user can directly connect the water tank 2 to a tap water pipe and directly supply water to the water tank 2 through the tap water pipe.

When the dish washing machine 100 is needed to clean tableware, firstly, a user can select to manually add water into the water tank 2 or directly add water into the water tank 2 by using tap water, after the water is added or in the process of adding water, the water in the water tank 2 flows to the inner container assembly 1, under the action of the washing pump 7, the washing pump 7 pumps the water in the inner container assembly 1 to the spray arm assembly 8, the spray arm assembly 8 sprays the water onto the tableware to be cleaned, the tableware is washed, and after the spraying is finished, the water in the inner container assembly 1 is discharged by using the drainage pump 6.

In some embodiments, the liner assembly 1 may be provided with a liner air inlet 102 and a liner air outlet, when the pressure in the liner assembly 1 is too high, the air in the liner assembly 1 may flow out through the liner air outlet, and when the air pressure in the liner assembly 1 is too low, the external air may enter the liner 11 through the liner air inlet 102, so as to balance the air pressure inside and outside the liner assembly 1. Further, can be equipped with water tank air inlet 205 on the water tank 2, and water tank air inlet 205 and inner bag air outlet intercommunication, like this, when the internal gas pressure of inner bag subassembly 1 was too high, the air in the inner bag subassembly 1 can loop through in inner bag air outlet and the water tank air inlet 205 get into water tank 2, from this, can balance the pressure differential in water tank 2 and the inner bag subassembly 1, and the atmospheric pressure in the water tank 2 can be through water tank filler 204 and outside atmospheric pressure balance.

Preferably, an intake duct 25 may be provided in the water tank 2, one end of the intake duct 25 (e.g., an upper end of the intake duct 25 shown in fig. 13) communicates with and closes the water tank intake port 205, and the other end of the intake duct 25 (e.g., a lower end of the intake duct 25 shown in fig. 13) extends to a lower portion in the water tank 2. Like this, when the atmospheric pressure that pours the water in the water tank 2 into inner bag subassembly 1 water tank 2 reduces, outside air can get into in the water tank 2 through intake pipe 25 to the inside and outside atmospheric pressure of balanced water tank 2, in order to guarantee that the water in the water tank 2 can flow to inner bag subassembly 1 smoothly.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the dishwasher 100 may further include a fan anti-siphon assembly 4, and the fan anti-siphon assembly 4 may include: the main body 41, the main body 41 has a water flow channel 412 and a balance channel 411 therein, one end of the water flow channel 412 (for example, the left end of the water flow channel 412 shown in fig. 11) is connected to the outlet of the drain pump 6, and the other end of the water flow channel 412 (for example, the right end of the water flow channel 412 shown in fig. 11) is used for draining, when the dishwasher 100 drains, the drain pump 6 works, and the water in the liner assembly 1 enters the water flow channel 412 through the drain pump 6 and is drained (for example, drained to a sewer) through the water flow channel 412. Further, balance channel 411 may be connected to water flow channel 412, and balance channel 411 has vent 4114, and vent 4114 is used to balance the air pressure inside and outside water flow channel 412.

Advantageously, as shown in fig. 11, check valve 4118 is disposed in balancing passage 411 for one-way communication of air flow in a direction toward water flow passage 412 (e.g., a top-down direction as shown in fig. 11), check valve 4118 is disposed between vent hole 4114 and water flow passage 412, and check valve 4118 is effective to prevent water in water flow passage 412 from entering balancing passage 411 and causing a siphon phenomenon.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 11, the water flow channel 412 may be U-shaped, one open end of the U-shaped channel (e.g., the water flow channel inlet 4121 shown in fig. 11) is connected to the outlet of the drain pump 6, and the other open end of the U-shaped channel (e.g., the water flow channel outlet 4122 shown in fig. 11) is used for draining, and the balance channel 411 is connected to the upper portion of the water flow channel 412. When the drainage pump 6 works, the drainage pump 6 pumps out the water in the liner assembly 1, the water enters the water flow channel 412 through the left opening end of the water flow channel 412 and then is discharged to a sewer from the right opening end of the water flow channel 412, and the air pressure in the water flow channel 412 can be balanced through the vent 4114 arranged at the top of the balance channel 411, so that the siphon phenomenon caused by too low air pressure in the water flow channel 412 is avoided.

Advantageously, at least a portion of the balancing passage 411 may communicate with and extend upward from a side of an upper portion of the water flow passage 412 near the outlet (e.g., an upper portion of a right side of the water flow passage 412 as shown in fig. 11). Therefore, the siphon phenomenon can be further avoided, water in the water flow channel 412 is prevented from entering the balance channel 411, and meanwhile, the effect of balancing the air pressure of the water flow channel 412 by the balance channel 411 can be achieved.

Since the balance channel 411 is connected to the water flow channel 412, water in the water flow channel 412 inevitably enters the balance channel 411 during the draining process of the drain pump 6, and therefore, preferably, the balance channel 411 may be connected to the inner space of the liner assembly 1 for returning water, so that the water entering the balance channel 411 may flow back to the inner space of the liner assembly 1, thereby preventing the water from accumulating in the balance channel 411 and ensuring that the balance channel 411 can effectively balance the air pressure in the water flow channel 412.

Further, as shown in fig. 11, the balance channel 411 may include: a first vertical leg 4111, a second vertical leg 4112 and a horizontal leg 4113, wherein the first vertical leg 4111 can extend in an up-and-down direction (e.g., the up-and-down direction shown in fig. 11), a lower end of the first vertical leg 4111 is communicated with the water flow passage 412, and a lower end of the first vertical leg 4111 is communicated with an upper end of the water flow passage 412; the second vertical leg 4112 can also extend in the up-down direction, and the lower end of the second vertical leg 4112 is connected with the inner space of the liner assembly 1; horizontal leg 4113 extends horizontally and is in communication with the upper ends of first vertical leg 4111 and second vertical leg 4112, respectively. For example, the upper end of the first vertical leg 4111 is connected to and communicates with the right end of the horizontal leg 4113, the upper end of the second vertical leg 4112 is connected to and communicates with the left end of the horizontal leg 4113, and when water in the water flow passage 412 enters the horizontal leg 4113 through the first vertical leg 4111 due to siphonage, the water can flow into the inner container assembly 1 through the second vertical leg 4112, so that the structure of the balance passage 411 can be simpler and more reasonable, and the balance passage can be manufactured conveniently.

Advantageously, the bottom wall of the horizontal leg 4113 may be configured to be downwardly inclined in a direction from the first vertical leg 4111 to the second vertical leg 4112 (e.g., in a direction from right to left as viewed in fig. 11), so that when water enters the horizontal leg 4113, the water may automatically flow along the downwardly inclined bottom wall to the second vertical leg 4112, thereby effectively draining the balance passage 411.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 11, baffles 4116 inclined downwardly with respect to the horizontal free end are connected to two opposite side walls in the second vertical leg 4112, and the baffles 4116 on the two opposite side walls in the second vertical leg 4112 are staggered to form a circuitous channel. For example, the baffle 4116 connected to the left side wall of the second vertical leg 4112 extends obliquely to the lower right, the baffle 4116 connected to the right side wall of the second vertical leg 4112 extends obliquely to the lower left, and the baffles 4116 connected to the left side wall and the right side wall of the second vertical leg 4112 are staggered in the vertical direction, so that when water flows from the horizontal leg 4113 to the second vertical leg 4112, the baffle 4116 in the second vertical leg 4112 can play a role in guiding water flow, so that the water flow flows rapidly to the liner assembly 1. In addition, when the fan 42 in the fan anti-siphon assembly 4 is in operation, part of the airflow in the air feeding channel 413 may leak into the balance channel 411, and at this time, the baffles 4116 which are arranged in a staggered manner and extend obliquely downward may effectively block the airflow from flowing through the balance channel 411, so that the efficiency of the fan 42 may be improved, and the airflow leakage amount may be reduced.

Since air generally flows in the upper layer as compared to water, in order to effectively balance the air pressure in water flow channel 412, vent hole 4114 in balance channel 411 may be disposed at the top of balance channel 411, specifically, vent hole 4114 may be formed on the top wall of horizontal leg 4113, and further, water blocking rib 4115 may be disposed on the top surface of horizontal leg 4113, and water blocking rib 4115 is connected to vent hole 4114 on the side adjacent to first vertical leg 4111 (e.g., the right side of vent hole 4114 shown in fig. 11), and water blocking rib 4115 may be used to block water in horizontal leg 4113 from flowing out through vent hole 4114. Advantageously, on the horizontal projection plane, the projection of the water blocking rib 4115 may completely cover the projection of the vent hole 4114 to improve the water blocking effect thereof.

In some embodiments, water bar 4115 may be L-shaped that extends first downwards and then towards the direction away from first vertical leg 4111, referring to fig. 11, water bar 4115 is connected on the right side of air vent 4114, and water bar 4115 is flush with the right side edge of air vent 4114, water bar 4115 is L-shaped that extends first along the vertical downward direction and then extends left along the horizontal direction, and the horizontal extension section of water bar 4115 is vertically opposite to air vent 4114, and completely blocks off air vent 4114.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5, 6 and 11, the liner assembly 1 may have a liner inlet 102 and a liner outlet, the balance channel 411 is connected to the liner inlet 102, and the body portion 41 further has a gas supply channel 413 connected to the liner inlet 102, that is, the balance channel 411 and the gas supply channel 413 are both connected to the liner inlet 102. And the blower 42 may supply air into the inner container 11 through the air supply passage 413.

The fan anti-siphon assembly 4 may further include: a fan 42 and a reversing structure 43, wherein the fan 42 is arranged on the body part 41, the fan 42 is opposite to the air supply channel 413, furthermore, the air supply outlet of the fan 42 is opposite to the inlet of the air supply channel 413, the fan 42 is used for supplying air into the air supply channel 413, and the air can enter the inner container assembly 1 through the inner container air inlet 102 through the air supply channel 413.

The reversing structure 43 is arranged in the body part 41, the reversing structure 43 can be switched between a first state and a second state, when the reversing structure 43 is in the first state, the air supply channel 413 is separated from the liner air inlet 102, the balance channel 411 is communicated with the liner air inlet 102, at the moment, the air supply channel 413 is not communicated with the inner space of the liner assembly 1, the fan 42 does not work, and the balance channel 411 is communicated with the inner space of the liner assembly 1. When the reversing structure 43 is in the second state, the air supply channel 413 is communicated with the liner air inlet 102, the balance channel 411 is isolated from the liner air inlet 102, at this time, the air supply channel 413 is communicated with the inner space of the liner assembly 1, the balance channel 411 is not communicated with the inner space of the liner assembly 1, and the fan 42 can supply air into the liner assembly 1.

Further, as shown in fig. 11, the main body 41 may further have a communication channel 414 therein, a top surface of the communication channel 414 communicates with the balance channel 411, and a side surface of the communication channel 414 communicates with the air supply channel 413, the reversing structure 43 is a partition plate provided in the communication channel 414, an upper end of the partition plate is hinged to a top portion of the air supply channel 413 so that the partition plate is rotatable about a hinged position, the reversing structure 43 closes an inlet of the balance channel 411 in the second state, the reversing structure 43 closes an outlet of the air supply channel 413 in the first state, and the reversing structure 43 is inclined in an air outlet direction of the air supply channel 413 (for example, a direction from right to left in fig. 11) in a top-to-bottom direction.

It should be noted that, when the blower 42 works, the blower 42 can supply air into the air supply channel 413, and because the partition is hinged and inclined along the air outlet direction of the air supply channel 413, the blower 42 can easily blow up the partition, so that the partition separates the communication channel 414 from the balance channel 411, and at this time, the air supply channel 413 is communicated with the communication channel 414, and the blower 42 can supply air into the liner assembly 1 through the air supply channel 413, the communication channel 414 and the liner air inlet 102.

In some embodiments, the liner assembly 1 may have a liner air inlet 102 and a liner air outlet, the liner air inlet 102 is in a shape with an upward opening, the body portion 41 has an insertion tube 4117 with a downward opening and communicating with an inner space of the liner assembly 1, and the insertion tube 4117 is inserted into the liner air inlet 102. Therefore, the fan anti-siphon assembly 4 and the inner container assembly 1 can be conveniently connected and communicated, the connection structure is simplified, and the assembly and disassembly efficiency is improved.

In some embodiments, fan anti-siphon subassembly 4 installs on the outer side of inner bag subassembly 1, from this, can avoid fan anti-siphon subassembly 4 to occupy the inside space of inner bag subassembly 1, simultaneously, shortens the distance between inner bag subassembly 1 and the fan anti-siphon subassembly 4, makes things convenient for inner bag subassembly 1 and fan anti-siphon subassembly 4 directly to link to each other.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the water tank 2 and the fan anti-siphon assembly 4 are disposed at two adjacent sides of the liner assembly 1, and with reference to fig. 2, the water tank 2 is disposed at the rear side of the liner assembly 1, and the fan anti-siphon assembly 4 is disposed at the right side of the liner assembly 1, so that the overall structure of the dishwasher 100 can be more compact and reasonable.

In some embodiments, the dishwasher 100 may further include: the heating assembly 9, the heating assembly 9 has the heating chamber, and inner bag subassembly 1, heating chamber, washing pump 7 and spray arm subassembly 8 concatenate. When the dishwasher 100 works, in the process that water in the inner container assembly 1 is pumped by the washing pump 7, the water can firstly flow through the heating cavity of the heating assembly 9, after being heated by the heating cavity, the water enters the washing pump 7 again, the water is pumped to the spray arm assembly 8 through the washing pump 7 to spray tableware, then the water flow drops back to the bottom of the inner container assembly 1, and the tableware is cleaned in a circulating manner through the heating cavity, the washing pump 7 and the spray arm assembly 8, that is, the water can be heated in a circulating manner by the heating assembly 9 in the washing process, so that the water in the inner container assembly 1 is slowly and integrally heated, and is washed by hot water, and the washing effect on the tableware can be improved.

In some embodiments, the liner assembly 1 may include: the water cup 12 is arranged below the bottom wall of the inner container 11 and communicated with the inner container 11; the washing pump 7 and the drainage pump 6 are both connected with the water cup 12 of the inner container assembly 1, and the water cup 12 can collect the water in the inner container 11 in the water cup 12, so that the washing pump 7 and the drainage pump 6 can be conveniently extracted.

Advantageously, the washing pump 7 and the draining pump 6 are both arranged outside the bottom wall of the inner container 11, thereby shortening the distance between the washing pump 7 and the draining pump 6 and the water cup 12, facilitating the direct connection of the water cup 12 with the washing pump 7 and the draining pump 6, and making the structure of the dishwasher 100 more compact and reasonable.

A dishwasher 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 1 to 25 and 27.

The dishwasher 100 includes an outer door assembly 13, a tub assembly 1, a water tank 2, a water softener 3, a steam generator 5, a fan anti-siphon assembly 4, a drain pump 6, a washing pump 7, a spray arm assembly 8, and a heating assembly 9.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, the liner assembly 1 includes: the water cup 12 is arranged below the bottom wall of the inner container 11 and communicated with the inner container 11; the front side of the inner container 11 is opened, and the outer door assembly 13 covers the front side of the inner container 11; the spray arm component 8 is arranged in the liner component 1; the washing pump 7 and the drainage pump 6 are arranged on the outer side of the bottom wall of the inner container 11, the washing pump 7 is respectively connected with the water cup 12 and the spray arm assembly 8 and used for pumping water in the water cup 12 to the spray arm assembly 8, and the drainage pump 6 is connected with the water cup 12 and used for draining the water in the water cup 12; the heating assembly 9 is provided with a heating cavity, and the inner container assembly 1, the heating cavity, the washing pump 7 and the spray arm assembly 8 are connected in series.

The inner container component 1 is provided with an inner container air inlet 102 and an inner container air outlet, and the bottom of the inner container component 1 is provided with a base water inlet 101 communicated with a water cup.

A water tank air inlet 205 is formed at the top of the water outlet cavity 202, an air inlet pipe 25 extending in the up-down direction is arranged in the water tank 2, the upper end of the air inlet pipe 25 is communicated with and seals the water tank air inlet 205, and the lower end of the air inlet pipe 25 extends to the lower part of the water outlet cavity 202. A water level detection device 24 for detecting the water level in the water tank 2 is provided in the water outlet chamber 202. The bottom of the water outlet cavity 202 is provided with a water tank water drain valve 23, the water tank water drain valve 23 is respectively connected and communicated with the water outlet cavity 202 and the base water inlet 101, and the bottom of the water tank 2 is higher than the base water inlet 101 of the liner assembly 1. The tank drain valve 23 is a manual valve or an electric valve.

Fan anti-siphon subassembly 4 establishes on the right side wall of inner bag 11, and fan anti-siphon subassembly 4 includes: a body portion 41, a fan 42 and a reversing structure 43. The main body 41 has a water flow passage 412, a balance passage 411, an air supply passage 413, and a communication passage 414, and the fan 42 is communicated with the air supply passage 413 so as to supply air into the air supply passage 413. Balance duct 411 has inner and outer gas pressure vent 4114 for balance flow duct 412.

The water flow passage 412 has a U-shape, and the left open end of the U-shaped passage is formed as a water flow passage inlet 4121 for connecting the outlet of the drain pump 6, and the right open end of the U-shaped passage is formed as a water flow passage outlet 4122 for draining. The balance channel 411 includes: a first vertical leg 4111, a second vertical leg 4112 and a horizontal leg 4113, wherein the first vertical leg 4111 and the second vertical leg 4112 both extend in an up-down direction, the horizontal leg 4113 extends horizontally and is respectively communicated with the upper end of the first vertical leg 4111 and the upper end of the second vertical leg 4112, and the bottom wall of the horizontal leg 4113 is configured to be downwardly inclined in a direction from the first vertical leg 4111 to the second vertical leg 4112. A vent hole 4114 is formed in the left side of the top wall of the horizontal leg 4113, a water blocking rib 4115 is formed on the right side of the vent hole 4114, and the water blocking rib 4115 is in an L shape extending downward and then leftward.

The lower end of the first vertical leg 4111 is connected and communicated with the right side of the upper end of the water flow channel 412; the connection between the horizontal leg 4113 and the first vertical leg 4111 is provided with a one-way valve 4118 for one-way communication of airflow from the horizontal leg 4113 to the first vertical leg 4111. Baffles 4116 inclined downwards relative to the free end in the horizontal direction are connected to two opposite side walls in the second vertical leg 4112, and the baffles 4116 on the two opposite side walls in the second vertical leg 4112 are arranged in a staggered manner to form a circuitous channel. The lower end of the second vertical leg 4112 is connected to the top surface of the communication passage 414.

The right side surface of the communication channel 414 is communicated with the air supply channel 413, the reversing structure 43 is arranged among the communication channel 414, the air supply channel 413 and the balance channel 411, the reversing structure 43 is a partition plate, the upper end of the partition plate is hinged with the top of the air supply channel 413, the partition plate has a first state and a second state, the partition plate seals the outlet of the air supply channel 413 in the first state, the partition plate is inclined along the air outlet direction of the air supply channel 413 in the top-down direction, and the reversing structure 43 seals the inlet of the balance channel 411 in the second state.

The liner air inlet 102 is in a shape with an upward opening, the body portion 41 is provided with an insertion tube 4117 with a downward opening and communicated with the inner space of the liner assembly 1, and the insertion tube 4117 is inserted into the liner air inlet 102.

The water softener 3 comprises a water softener assembly 31 and a regeneration assembly 32, wherein the water softener assembly 31 is provided with a water softener outlet 303, a first water softener inlet 301 and a second water softener inlet 302, the first water softener inlet 301 is connected with the water inlet valve, the second water softener inlet 302 is connected with the water tank outlet 206 at the bottom of the water adding cavity 201, and the water softener outlet 303 is connected with the water tank soft water inlet 207 of the water outlet cavity 202.

The regeneration module 32 comprises a salt cavity 321, a water inlet channel 322 and a switch valve 323, wherein the salt cavity 321 is connected with the soft water module 31, the water inlet channel 322 is connected with the salt cavity 321, and the switch valve 323 is used for opening or closing the water inlet channel 322. The water softener 3 is provided with a salt adding hole 325 communicated with the salt cavity 321, the salt adding hole 325 is opened or closed by a cover, and the salt cavity 321 is also provided with a salt shortage detection device 324. The bottom of the water tank regeneration cavity 203 is provided with a water tank regeneration water outlet 208, and the water tank regeneration water outlet 208 is communicated with a water inlet channel 322.

The steam generator 5 is connected in series between the water outlet cavity 202 of the water tank and the water cup 12 of the liner assembly 1 and is used for supplying water or steam into the liner assembly 1.

The waterway connection of the above-described dishwasher 100 is described in detail as follows:

when automatic water feeding is adopted: the water faucet is connected with a water inlet valve, the water inlet valve is connected with a water inlet 301 of the first water softener, a water inlet 302 of the second water softener is connected with a water tank water outlet 206 at the bottom of the water adding cavity 201, a water softener water outlet 303 is connected with a water tank soft water inlet 207, a water tank drain valve 23 at the bottom of the water tank is connected with the steam generator 5, and the steam generator 5 is connected with a base water inlet 101 of the inner container 11; the water tank regenerated water outlet 208 is connected with the water inlet channel 322 of the regeneration module 32 of the water softener 3; the drain pump 6 is connected to the water flow path inlet 4121 of the water flow path 412 of the fan anti-siphon assembly 4.

The water flow process is as follows: the dishwasher 100 is fed with water: when the water inlet valve is opened, water flows through the water inlet 301 of the first water softener, one part of water flows to the water adding cavity 201 of the water tank 2 through the water inlet 302 of the second water softener, one part of water flows to the water outlet cavity 202 of the water tank 2 through the resin cavity of the soft water assembly 31, when the water level detection device 24 reminds that the water is enough, the water adding is stopped, the water inlet valve is closed, the regeneration cavity 203 of the water tank is full of water, the water tank drain valve 23 is opened when the machine is operated, the water is fed regularly, because the water inlet 101 of the base is lower than the water tank drain valve 23, a water level difference exists, the water flows from the water tank 2 to the water cup 12 of the liner assembly 1 through the water channel pipeline of the steam generator 5 to the water inlet 101, and after the time point, the water tank drain valve 23 is closed, and because the water outlet cavity 202 and the water adding cavity 201 of the water tank are channels, when the water outlet cavity 202 of the water tank is lowered, the water level of the water in the water adding cavity 201 flows to the water outlet cavity 202 of the water tank 2 through the resin cavity of the water softener 3 until the water level of the two cavities is kept level.

When manual water adding is carried out: the water inlet 301 of the first water softener is connected with the water outlet of the water inlet valve, the water inlet 302 of the second water softener is connected with the water outlet 206 of the water adding cavity 201, the water outlet 303 of the water softener is connected with the water inlet 207 of the water outlet cavity 202 of the water tank, the water outlet valve 23 of the water tank is connected with the steam generator 5, the steam generator 5 is connected with the water inlet 101 of the base, the regenerated water outlet 208 of the water tank is connected with the water inlet channel 322 of the regeneration assembly 32 of the water softener 3, and the drainage pump 6 is connected with the water channel inlet 4121 of the water channel 412 of the fan anti-siphon assembly 4.

The water flow process is as follows: before the dishwasher 100 operates, water is added to the water tank water adding port 204 of the water tank 2, water can flow into the water outlet cavity 202 of the water tank 2 from the water adding cavity 201 of the water tank 2 through the resin cavity of the soft water component 31 of the water softener 3 due to the principle of high-low water level difference until the two cavities of the water adding cavity 201 and the water outlet cavity 202 are level, when the water level detection device 24 reminds that the water is enough, the water adding is stopped, at the moment, the regeneration cavity 203 of the water tank 2 is filled with the water, the dishwasher 100 operates, the water tank water discharging valve 23 is opened, water is fed regularly, the water level difference exists because the base water inlet 101 is lower than the water tank water discharging valve 23, the water flows into the inner container component 1 from the water tank 2 through the steam generator 5 waterway pipeline to flow into the base water inlet 101, and the water tank water discharging valve 23 is closed at a later time point (namely, the bottom of the inner container component is provided with a base water inlet, the water tank water discharging valve is respectively connected with the bottom of the water tank and the base water inlet of the inner container component, and the base water inlet is lower than the water discharging valve of the water tank.

Washing process of the dishwasher 100: when dish washer 100 washes dishes, the water in drinking cup 12 of inner bag subassembly 1, take in through washing pump 7, throw away again, water sprays on inner bag 11 tableware (for washing) through lower upper spray arm subassembly 8, water drips and flows toward minimum drinking cup 12 after, then is taken away by washing pump 7 again, realize the circulation washing process of water, the water in drinking cup 12 is by the process of washing pump 7 taking out in inner bag 11, can be heated through the heating chamber of heating element 9, so water can the circulation heating in the washing process, water in inner bag 11 can wholly slowly heat.

The dishwasher 100 drains: after the washing is finished, the drainage pump 6 is started to drain the water in the water cup 12, and the drained water enters the water flow passage 412 of the fan anti-siphon assembly 4 from the outlet of the drainage pump 6, is drained through the water flow passage outlet 4122 of the water flow passage 412, and flows to the sewer. Steam sterilization of the dishwasher 100: after the rinsing that washes the dishes, open steam generator 5, steam generator 5 adds water for the water in the 5 cavitys of steam generator evaporates rapidly for high-temperature gas, and gas expansion extrudes the water in the water pipe between steam generator 5 and the base water inlet 101, then steam gets into inner bag 11 and sprays the effect that reaches high temperature disinfection on the tableware. Regeneration of the water softener assembly 31 of the dishwasher 100 (i.e., reduction of resin in the resin cavity in the water softener assembly 31 of the water softener 3): after the rinsing of the dishwasher 100 is finished, if a regeneration program is set, the on-off valve 323 of the regeneration assembly 32 of the water softener 3 is opened, water in the regeneration cavity 203 of the water tank 2 flows to the salt cavity 321 of the water softener 3 at a low position under the action of gravity, the water is extruded upwards from the bottom of the salt cavity 321 to fully mix salt to form saturated salt water, then enters the resin cavity of the water softener assembly 31 from the top of the salt cavity 321 to start to reduce the resin, the resin of the water softener 3 and the original water in the salt cavity 321 are extruded into the water outlet cavity 202 of the water tank 2, and the water tank drain valve 23 and the drain pump 6 are opened to drain the waste water.

Other constructions and operations of dishwashers according to embodiments of the present invention are known to those of ordinary skill in the art and will not be described in detail herein.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the invention and to simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are therefore not to be considered limiting of the invention.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; may be mechanically coupled, may be electrically coupled or may be in communication with each other; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be interconnected within two elements or in a relationship where two elements interact with each other unless otherwise specifically limited. 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 the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Moreover, various embodiments or examples and features of various embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by one skilled in the art without being mutually inconsistent.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it will be understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and not to be construed as limiting the present invention, and that changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the above embodiments by those of ordinary skill in the art within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A dishwasher, comprising:

an inner bladder component;

the water tank, the water tank has water tank filler and the water tank delivery port of mutual intercommunication, the water tank filler be used for to water injection in the water tank, the water tank delivery port with inner bag subassembly intercommunication, the water tank is located outside the inner bag subassembly, the upper portion of water tank is equipped with the supporting part, just the supporting part is located the water tank orientation one side of inner bag subassembly, and the protrusion the lateral wall surface of water tank, inject in the supporting part with the cavity of water tank intercommunication, the supporting part support in the top of inner bag subassembly.

2. The dishwasher of claim 1, wherein a bottom of the support portion abuts a top of the liner assembly.

3. The dishwasher of claim 1, wherein the water tank is mounted on a sidewall of the inner tub assembly.

4. The dishwasher of claim 1, wherein the bottom of the inner container assembly is provided with a base water inlet, and the bottom of the water tank is higher than the base water inlet of the inner container assembly.

5. The dishwasher of claim 1, wherein a receiving groove is configured between the water tank and the support portion, and one end of the bladder assembly is received in the receiving groove.

6. The dishwasher of claim 1, wherein the sump filler is provided at a top of the sump, the sump filler being closed by a filter screen.

7. The dishwasher of claim 1, wherein the support part is provided with a relief notch which is matched with the outer side of the top wall of the inner container assembly and has an open front side.

8. The dishwasher of claim 1, wherein a water level sensor is provided in the water tank, the water level sensor being provided at a top of the water tank.

9. The dishwasher of claim 1, wherein a water tank drain valve is disposed at the bottom of the water tank, a base water inlet is disposed at the bottom of the inner container assembly, the water tank drain valve is respectively connected to the bottom of the water tank and the base water inlet of the inner container assembly, and the base water inlet is lower than the water tank drain valve.

10. The dishwasher of claim 1, wherein the inner container assembly has a through hole formed therein, the water tank has an overflow port, the overflow port is higher than the through hole, and the overflow port communicates with the through hole and is adapted to allow water flow from the overflow port into the through hole.

11. The dishwasher of claim 10, wherein the overflow port is provided at an upper portion of the sump below the sump filler port.

12. The dishwasher of claim 10, wherein the sump is mounted on the inner tub assembly with the overflow port being up-down opposite the through hole.

13. The dishwasher of claim 10, wherein the overflow port is formed on the support portion, and a through hole is formed on a top surface of the inner tub assembly.

14. The dishwasher of claim 1, wherein a fill valve is further connected to the sump.

15. The dishwasher of claim 14, wherein the water tank defines an outlet chamber and a filling chamber therein, the filling chamber having the tank filler disposed at a top thereof and the outlet chamber having the tank outlet disposed at a bottom thereof.

16. The dishwasher of claim 15, further comprising:

the inlet of the water softener is respectively communicated with the water adding cavity and the water inlet valve, the outlet of the water softener is communicated with the water outlet cavity,

wherein the water softener is provided with one or two inlets which are respectively connected with the water adding cavity and the water inlet valve and are communicated with each other.

17. The dishwasher of claim 16, wherein a flow meter is coupled in series between the inlet valve and the water softener.

18. The dishwasher of any one of claims 1 to 17, further comprising:

the spray arm assembly is arranged in the inner container assembly;

the washing pump is respectively connected with the liner assembly and the spray arm assembly and is used for pumping water in the liner assembly to the spray arm assembly;

and the drainage pump is connected with the inner container assembly and is used for draining water in the inner container assembly.