CN115478410A - Washing device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of washing, and particularly provides a washing device. The invention aims to solve the problems that the existing washing machine is easy to damage clothes, cannot thoroughly clean and is inconvenient to clean small clothes when the clothes are cleaned, and simultaneously solves the problems that the traditional extrusion type washing machine is complex to install, large in occupied space and the like. For the purpose, the washing device comprises a support, a squeezing component, a driving component and a flexible barrel, wherein the flexible barrel is fixedly arranged on the support, the driving component is connected with the squeezing component, the squeezing component is connected with the support and is arranged to squeeze or keep away from the flexible barrel under the driving of the driving component, and the position where the squeezing component is abutted against the flexible barrel is positioned on the side wall, close to the bottom of the flexible barrel, of the flexible barrel. The scheme can effectively solve the problems of poor washing effect and easy abrasion of clothes of the existing washing machine, and the purpose of being softer and more sufficient and effective in washing when the clothes in the flexible barrel are extruded can be more easily realized by the swinging extrusion mode of the scheme.

Description

Washing device

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of clothes washing, and particularly provides a washing device.

Background

Washing devices such as washing machines are clean electrical appliances which use electric energy to wash clothes, and with the acceleration of life pace and the high requirements of people on living comfort, washing machines have become essential household electrical appliances in people's daily life. Taking a drum washing machine as an example, a common washing machine is composed of a shell, an inner drum, an outer drum and a driving mechanism, wherein the inner drum and the outer drum are arranged in the shell, and the driving mechanism is used for driving the inner drum to rotate. However, the washing machine inevitably has some problems due to the limitation of principle and structure.

Firstly, because a gap exists between an inner drum and an outer drum of the washing machine, dirt often remains in the gap during washing and water drainage, and the existence of the dirt not only influences the normal operation and water inlet and drainage of the washing machine, but also is very difficult to clean. Secondly, washing machine mainly relies on the clothing to roll and rub the washing that realizes the clothing with the promotion muscle of inner tube in the section of thick bamboo at the during operation, this kind of washing mode is closer to artifical hand washing in principle, but because the structural restriction of inner tube, the dynamics of patting the clothing of rolling is very little, consequently this kind of washing mode still can't reach artifical hand washing's effect, and the in-process that still inevitably leads to the excessive wearing and tearing of clothing at clothing and promotion muscle friction has led to the problem of clothing, and this kind of problem ubiquitous, impeller type washing machine or other similar impeller type washing machine's dependence washtub rotates and makes clothing and washtub frictional washing mode also the same. Meanwhile, small clothes such as underwear and socks need to be replaced more frequently, so that the washing times are more, and a softer washing mode is more needed. Therefore, some washing machines begin to adopt a squeezing washing mode to overcome the disadvantages of the washing mode of the existing washing machine, but the traditional squeezing mode is complex to install and occupies a large space, and meanwhile, the problem of insufficient washing caused by the influence of the squeezing mode may exist.

That is to say, the existing washing machine has the problems of easy dirt storage, poor washing effect, excessive wear of clothes and the like, especially has more defects for small clothes, and the traditional washing machine has the problems of complex installation, large occupied space and the like in an extrusion mode.

Accordingly, there is a need in the art for a new washing apparatus to solve the problems of the existing washing machine that the laundry is excessively worn, the washing is not thorough, and it is inconvenient to wash small pieces of laundry when washing the laundry.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the above problems in the prior art, that is, to solve the problems that the prior washing machine is prone to cause excessive wear of the laundry, incomplete washing and inconvenient washing of small pieces of laundry when washing the laundry, the present invention provides a washing apparatus, comprising a bracket, a squeezing assembly, a driving assembly and a flexible tub, wherein the flexible tub is fixedly disposed on the bracket, the driving assembly is connected with the squeezing assembly, the squeezing assembly is pivotally connected with the bracket, and the squeezing assembly is configured to reciprocally squeeze or move away from a side wall of the flexible tub under the driving of the driving assembly to implement washing.

In a preferred technical scheme of the washing device, the squeezing assembly comprises a squeezing arm and a cam, the squeezing arm comprises an upper squeezing arm and a lower squeezing arm, the upper squeezing arm is connected with the lower squeezing arm, an included angle between the upper squeezing arm and the lower squeezing arm is smaller than 180 degrees, the squeezing arm is pivotally connected to the support, the cam is rotatably connected to the support, one end of the upper squeezing arm, which is far away from the lower squeezing arm, abuts against the flexible barrel, one end of the lower squeezing arm, which is far away from the upper squeezing arm, abuts against the cam, correspondingly, the driving assembly is a motor, and the motor is in driving connection with the cam.

In the preferable technical scheme of the washing device, an anti-blocking spring is further arranged between the upper pressing arm and the lower pressing arm; and/or a return spring is arranged between the upper pressing arm and the bracket.

In a preferred embodiment of the above washing apparatus, the upper squeezing arm is provided with a squeezing block, and an air bag is further provided between the upper squeezing arm and the squeezing block.

In a preferred technical solution of the above washing device, a position where the squeezing assembly first abuts against a side wall of the flexible tub in the process of squeezing the flexible tub is lower than half of the height of the flexible tub.

In a preferred technical scheme of the washing device, the top and the bottom of the flexible barrel are both fixed on the bracket.

In a preferred technical solution of the above washing apparatus, the flexible tub includes a flexible inner tub and a flexible outer tub, the flexible outer tub is fixedly disposed on the support, and the flexible inner tub is detachably disposed in the flexible outer tub.

In a preferred technical solution of the above washing device, the squeezing assembly includes a squeezing arm, the squeezing arm is pivotally connected to the bracket, the driving assembly is a swing motor, and the squeezing arm is fixedly connected to an output shaft of the swing motor; and/or the squeezing assembly comprises a squeezing arm and a hydraulic cylinder/air cylinder, wherein the squeezing arm is pivotally connected with the bracket, and the hydraulic cylinder/air cylinder is connected with one end of the squeezing arm.

In a preferred technical scheme of the washing device, the flexible barrel is further provided with a water outlet, and the water outlet is arranged at the barrel bottom of the flexible barrel.

In a preferred technical scheme of the washing device, the washing device further comprises a putting-in port, a barrel cover is arranged on the putting-in port, and the barrel cover is connected with the flexible barrel in a sealing mode.

As can be appreciated by those skilled in the art, in the technical solution of the present invention, there is provided a washing apparatus, which includes a bracket, a squeezing assembly, a driving assembly and a flexible tub, the flexible tub is fixedly disposed on the bracket, the driving assembly is connected with the squeezing assembly, the squeezing assembly is pivotally connected with the bracket, and the squeezing assembly is configured to be reciprocally squeezed or moved away from a side wall of the flexible tub by the driving of the driving assembly to achieve washing.

Through the arrangement mode, the washing device solves the problems that the existing washing machine is easy to damage clothes, cannot thoroughly clean and is inconvenient to clean small clothes when the clothes are cleaned, can achieve the effect closer to hand washing for the small clothes needing to be frequently washed, can achieve the purposes of difficult damage of the clothes and thorough cleaning, and can also achieve the replacement of a flexible barrel, be special for a specially-assigned person, prevent cross infection and be healthier. In addition, the clothes squeezing type arrangement of the washing device is different from the traditional washing machine squeezing type arrangement mode, and the washing device has the advantages of being simple in installation, small in occupied space and good in stability.

In the preferred technical scheme of the invention, the driving component provides power for the swinging extrusion of the extrusion component through the driving connection with the cam; in the process, the lower squeezing arm is always in contact with the cam, the driving assembly drives the cam to enable the squeezing arm to work, the squeezing assembly squeezes or is far away from the flexible barrel, and then the flexible barrel squeezes, beats and kneads the clothes to be processed stored in the flexible barrel continuously. In addition, the swing extrusion mode that sets up in this scheme is different from the parallel extrusion of traditional form, and swing extrusion is easier through the gradual application of force to the flexible bucket of control in proper order, when the clothing extrusion in the flexible bucket on this basis, also can reach more gentle more abundant washing effect. The purpose of highly simulating the washing of hands can be realized, and the cleaning degree of the clothes to be treated and the washing effect of the clothes treatment device are greatly improved. In addition, only one motor is installed in the driving extrusion mode, single-motor double driving is achieved, the installation process is simpler, and meanwhile space is saved. Secondly, still be provided with drainage mechanism, drainage mechanism includes interconnect's drain pump and drain pipe, and the drain pipe setting is in the bottom of flexible bucket, and the drain pipe setting of bottom is the extrusion mode of collocation side again, when needs gravity drainage, through the side extrusion, can make the bucket internal water level rise, and the pressure of bottom is bigger, and the drain pipe setting is in the bottom to it is more smooth and easy to make the drainage, and the power consumption of drain pump is lower.

According to the invention, the exhaust pipe (not shown in the figure) is further arranged at the top of the flexible barrel, a certain extrusion force is applied to the two sides of the flexible barrel through the driving assembly and pressure is kept before extrusion washing, the flexible barrel can be extruded to be flat and deformed after being extruded by external force, so that water and load in the flexible barrel are extruded, the water can rise after being extruded, gas in the flexible barrel is extruded out of the exhaust pipe of the barrel cover, and at the moment, the exhaust pipe is closed, so that reciprocating motion of the flexible barrel is ensured. And because the opening end of the opening of the flexible barrel is connected with the inner wall of the washing barrel in a sealing way, the washing water is always positioned in the flexible barrel in the washing process and does not flow into the inner barrel, the outer barrel and the gap between the inner barrel and the outer barrel like the traditional washing machine, thereby greatly reducing the retention of dirt in the positions and lightening the difficulty of cleaning the dirt even if the dirt is retained in the flexible barrel. And thirdly, because the clothes to be treated do not rub the inner drum and the stirring blades like the traditional washing machine in the washing process, but beat, extrude and rub the clothes by the squeezing component, the clothes can be reduced in abrasion on the premise of improving the washing effect, and the clothes are effectively cared. Meanwhile, the flexible barrel is detachably fixed on the washing device, so that the special purpose of a specially-assigned person is realized, and the cross infection is also prevented. To sum up, this scheme can solve the problem that easy deposit dirt, washing effect are poor, the clothing easily wears out that current washing machine exists effectively, has greatly enriched the kind of clothing treatment facility, and is different with the extrusion formula setting of traditional washing device to the clothing, has the installation simply, occupation space is little and the better advantage of stability to the flexible bucket setting of detachable also can accomplish special messenger's special use, prevents cross contamination, suitable extensive using widely.

Drawings

The washing apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a diagram of an overall embodiment of a washing apparatus according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the connection between the driving assembly and the pressing assembly of the washing apparatus of the present invention.

List of reference numerals:

1-flexible barrel, 11-barrel cover, 2-bracket, 3-extrusion component, 31-extrusion arm, 32-cam, 311-extrusion block, 312-upper extrusion arm, 313-lower extrusion arm, 314-anti-jamming spring, 315-homing spring, 4-driving component and 41-motor.

Detailed Description

Preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that these embodiments are only for explaining the technical principle of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. And can be adjusted as needed by those skilled in the art to suit particular applications. For example, although the description has been made on the case where the driving assembly 4 drives the swing arm of the squeeze assembly 3 to swing, thereby achieving the swing squeezing of the flexible bucket, it is obvious that the squeeze assembly 3 of the present invention may employ devices and components like a squeeze plate, etc., as long as the squeezing manner achieves the effect of the swing squeezing.

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 and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

Furthermore, it should be noted that, in the description of the present invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; they may be mechanically coupled, directly coupled, indirectly coupled through intervening media, or may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

Referring to fig. 1 to 2, the washing apparatus of the present invention will be described.

As shown in fig. 1 to 2, in order to solve the problems of easy dirt storage, poor washing effect, easy wear of clothes, and poor stability of the conventional squeeze-type washing machine, the present invention provides a washing device, which includes a bracket 2, a squeezing assembly 3, a driving assembly 4, and a flexible tub 1, wherein the flexible tub 1 is fixedly disposed on the bracket 2, the driving assembly 4 is connected to the squeezing assembly 3, the squeezing assembly 3 is pivotally connected to the bracket 2, and the squeezing assembly 3 is disposed to be capable of reciprocally squeezing or moving away from a sidewall of the flexible tub 1 to achieve washing under the driving of the driving assembly 4, and in a preferred embodiment, a position where the squeezing assembly 3 is firstly abutted against the sidewall of the flexible tub 1 during squeezing the flexible tub 1 is lower than half of the height of the flexible tub 1.

The setting mode has the advantages that: in the washing process, the driving assembly 4 can drive the extrusion assembly 3 to extrude the two sides of the flexible barrel 1 at certain acceleration and pressure, the extrusion force can flatten the flexible barrel 1 and tightly adhere to the load, and the flexible barrel 1 can be rapidly extruded and loosened, so that repeated extrusion is realized. The water and the load of flexible bucket 1 can rise under the extrusion force effect, and after the extrusion force was removed, the water and the load can fall under the weight effect, consequently, in order to let the clothing effectively overturn in flexible bucket 1 and improve the clean degree of consistency, with the position setting of extrusion subassembly 3 and flexible bucket 1 looks butt be close to flexible bucket 1 highly half below, meanwhile, this mode of setting can be close artifical hand washing more, it is poor to have solved washing machine washing effect, the easy excessive wear's of clothing problem.

The detailed structure and driving method of the washing apparatus of the present invention will be described in detail with further reference to fig. 1 to 2.

As shown in fig. 1 to 2, in one possible embodiment, the squeezing assembly 3 is pivotally connected to the bracket 2, and the driving assembly 4 drives the squeezing assembly 3 to swing to realize swinging squeezing of the flexible bucket 1, wherein the squeezing assembly 3 is composed of a squeezing arm 31 and a cam 32, the squeezing arm 31 further comprises an upper squeezing arm 312 and a lower squeezing arm 313, and the upper squeezing arm 312 and the lower squeezing arm 313 are connected. Specifically, an anti-blocking spring 314 is arranged between the upper pressing arm 312 and the lower pressing arm 313, the included angle between the upper pressing arm 312 and the lower pressing arm 313 is less than 180 degrees, the pressing arm 31 is pivotally connected to the support frame 2, and a return spring 315 is further arranged between the upper pressing arm 312 and the support frame 2. Also, a pressing block 311 is provided on the upper pressing arm 312, and an air bag (not shown) is further provided between the upper pressing arm 312 and the pressing block 311. The cam 32 is rotatably connected to the bracket 2, one end of the upper squeezing arm 312, which is far away from the lower squeezing arm 313, abuts against the flexible barrel 1, one end of the lower squeezing arm 313, which is far away from the upper squeezing arm 312, abuts against the cam 32, and accordingly, the driving component 4 is a motor 41, that is, the motor 41 is in driving connection with the cam 32.

3 pivotal connection of extrusion subassembly is on support 2, and 3 swings of drive assembly 4 drive extrusion subassembly to the realization is to the swing extrusion of flexible bucket 1, and swing extrusion mode is different from the parallel extrusion of traditional form, and swing extrusion is easier to carry out progressive application force to flexible bucket 1 through control, and when the clothing extrusion in the flexible bucket 1 on this basis, also can reach gentler more abundant washing effect. During the washing process, the driving assembly 4 provides power to the washing machine and transmits the power to the squeezing assembly 3, and the driving assembly 4 provides power for the swing squeezing of the squeezing assembly 3 through the driving connection with the cam 32; in the process, due to the existence of the return spring 315, the lower squeezing arm 313 is always in contact with the cam 32, and the driving assembly 4 drives the cam 32 to enable the squeezing arm 31 to work, so that the squeezing arm 31 swings left and right, and the squeezing arm 31 swings and squeezes the flexible barrel 1; because the upper squeezing arm 312 and the lower squeezing arm 313 are pivotally connected through the anti-blocking spring 314, even if the flexible barrel 1 has too much clothes and the upper squeezing arm 312 cannot be compressed, the lower squeezing arm 313 can still overcome the torsion movement of the anti-blocking spring 314, and the situation that the motor 41 is burnt due to the dead-locking of the cam 32 is effectively prevented. When the washing machine is stopped, the pressing arm 31 is restored to the initial state, and the upper pressing arm 312 is contracted by the return spring 315, so that the lower pressing arm 313 and the cam 32 are always kept in contact, and noise generated by the clutch is reduced. In addition, the squeezing blocks 311 are arranged on the squeezing arms 31, and the air bags are arranged among the squeezing blocks 311, the air bags are not repeatedly inflated and deflated to realize the forward and backward movement of the squeezing blocks 311, but are always kept in an inflated state, when the power is cut off due to external conditions, the flexible barrel 1 can be always in the squeezed state because the motor 41, the cam 32 and the squeezing arms 311 are possibly in a stuck state, and at the moment, air in the air bags overflows, so that the squeezing blocks 311 do not squeeze the flexible barrel 1 strongly, and a user can take out clothes in the power-off state.

As shown in fig. 1 to 2, in one possible embodiment, both the top and the bottom of the flexible tank 1 are fixed to the support frame 2. The flexible barrel 1 comprises a flexible inner barrel and a flexible outer barrel (not shown in the figure), the flexible outer barrel is fixedly arranged on the support 2, and the flexible inner barrel is detachably arranged in the flexible outer barrel. The washing device also comprises a putting-in opening, a barrel cover 11 is arranged on the putting-in opening, and the barrel cover 11 is connected with the flexible barrel 1 in a sealing mode. The flexible barrel 1 is also provided with a water outlet which is arranged at the barrel bottom of the flexible barrel 1.

The setting mode has the advantages that: the top and the bottom of the flexible barrel 1 are fixedly arranged on the bracket 2, so that the stability of the flexible barrel 1 and the safety and reliability in the operation process are ensured in the use process; the flexible barrel 1 is provided with a flexible inner barrel and a flexible outer barrel, namely the flexible outer barrel is fixedly arranged on the support 2 and detachably arranged in the flexible outer barrel, so that the stability of the flexible barrel 1 is ensured, the detachable flexible inner barrel can be replaced at any time, the flexible barrel is specially used by a specially-assigned person, the cross contamination is prevented, the flexible barrel is suitable for large-scale popularization and use, the retention of dirt in the position is greatly reduced, and the difficulty in cleaning the dirt can be reduced even if the dirt is retained in the flexible barrel 1; in addition, the placing opening of the flexible barrel 1 is also provided with a barrel cover 11, and the barrel cover 11 is hermetically connected with the flexible barrel 1 in an openable and closable manner, so that on one hand, the clothes can be conveniently placed, and in addition, the barrel cover 11 is also arranged on the flexible barrel 1, and the barrel cover 11 is hermetically connected with the flexible barrel 1 in an openable and closable manner, so that on one hand, the clothes can be conveniently placed, and on the other hand, the sealing design can also ensure that the washing machine flexible barrel 1 can be better squeezed after being sealed, and the washing water cannot overflow, so that the washing frequency can be designed to be larger or the washing force can be stronger, and the clothes in the washing machine can be effectively squeezed to the greatest extent; the water outlet of the flexible barrel 1 is arranged at the bottom, the water can be naturally drained by gravity in the drainage process, and compared with the design on the side surface or the top surface, partial energy can be saved, and the drainage mode can also assist in drainage through extrusion under the sealing condition. Be provided with the outlet in the bottom of flexible bucket 1, guarantee at the rinsing process and the dehydration in-process of washing, hydroenergy is enough discharged from the bottom smoothly, combines the characteristics of the washing mode of above-mentioned extrusion formula simultaneously, and when needs drainage, the extrusion can make the water level in the flexible bucket 1 rise, and the pressure increase, better reaching is with bucket internal water exhaust effect.

In a possible embodiment, the squeezing assembly 3 is arranged to comprise only one squeezing arm, and the drive assembly 4 is arranged as a swing motor (not shown in the figures), the squeezing arm being connected to the output shaft of the swing motor, by means of which the squeezing arm is driven to swing.

In addition, a drainage pump (not shown) is disposed at the bottom of the washing device, and after the washing is completed, the drainage pump at the bottom draws out the water in the flexible tub 1 and at the same time draws out and drains the water in the load to some extent. Meanwhile, in the rinsing stage of the washing machine, the rinsing and washing modes are the same, the driving assembly 4 drives the extrusion assembly 3 to realize swinging extrusion, so that the flexible barrel 1 is repeatedly pressurized to carry out rinsing, and in the final dehydration stage of the washing machine, through the suction and suction effects of the drainage pump at the bottom, certain extrusion force is repeatedly applied to the flexible barrel 1 to realize dehydration.

In conclusion, the present invention effectively solves the problems of poor washing effect and excessive wear of the clothes of the existing washing machine by the scheme of performing swing extrusion on the flexible tub 1, and the swing extrusion mode of the scheme is different from the traditional parallel extrusion mode, and the swing extrusion is easier to perform sequential and gradual force application on the flexible tub 1 by controlling, on the basis, the clothes in the flexible tub 1 can be extruded more softly and the washing is more sufficient and effective. The detachable flexible barrel 1 can also be specially used by a specially-assigned person, so that cross contamination is prevented, and the detachable flexible barrel is suitable for large-scale popularization and use.

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

For example, in an alternative embodiment, the driving assembly 4 may also be a hydraulic device and a matching transmission component, or directly a hydraulic cylinder or a pneumatic cylinder, taking a bidirectional pneumatic cylinder as an example, the bidirectional pneumatic cylinder may be disposed at the cam 32 of fig. 1, and the reciprocating pushing of the squeezing arm 31 is realized by the extension and contraction of the two ends of the cylinder, and the driving assembly 4 only needs to provide power for the washing machine and transmit the power to the squeezing assembly 3 and can drive the squeezing assembly 3 to realize the swinging squeezing of the washing machine, which do not depart from the principle of the present invention, and therefore, all of them will fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

For example, in another alternative embodiment, although the driving assembly 4 employs one oscillating motor 41 to drive the squeezing assembly 3 to squeeze the flexible tub 1 of the washing machine, the number of the oscillating motors 41 in the driving assembly 4 may be two or more as long as the driving assembly 3 can squeeze the flexible tub 1, without departing from the principle of the present invention, and therefore, all of them fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

For example, in another alternative embodiment, the mechanical form of the applied force may be the driving of the squeezing assembly 3 by the driving assembly 4 being in driving connection with the cam 32, or may be a crank block, a roller, a rack and pinion, etc., as long as the manner can effectively squeeze the flexible tub 1 and can reduce the wear of the laundry during the washing of the laundry, without departing from the principle of the present invention, and thus, all of the manners fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

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

Claims (10)

1. A washing device comprises a support, a squeezing assembly, a driving assembly and a flexible barrel, wherein the flexible barrel is fixedly arranged on the support, the driving assembly is connected with the squeezing assembly, the squeezing assembly is pivotally connected with the support, and the squeezing assembly is arranged to be driven by the driving assembly to squeeze or move away from the side wall of the flexible barrel in a reciprocating mode to achieve washing.

2. The washing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the squeezing assembly comprises a squeezing arm and a cam, the squeezing arm comprises an upper squeezing arm and a lower squeezing arm, the upper squeezing arm is connected with the lower squeezing arm, an included angle between the upper squeezing arm and the lower squeezing arm is less than 180 °, the squeezing arm is pivotally connected with the bracket, the cam is rotatably connected with the bracket, one end of the upper squeezing arm, which is far away from the lower squeezing arm, abuts against the flexible tub, one end of the lower squeezing arm, which is far away from the upper squeezing arm, abuts against the cam, accordingly, the driving assembly is a motor, and the motor is in driving connection with the cam.

3. The washing apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein an anti-seize spring is further provided between the upper pressing arm and the lower pressing arm; and/or a return spring is arranged between the upper pressing arm and the bracket.

4. A washing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the upper squeeze arm is provided with a squeeze block, and a bladder is further provided between the upper squeeze arm and the squeeze block.

5. The washing apparatus as recited in claim 1 wherein the position at which the squeeze assembly first abuts the sidewall of the flexible tub during squeezing of the flexible tub is less than half the height of the flexible tub.

6. A washing device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the top and bottom of the flexible tub are secured to the frame.

7. The washing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the flexible tub comprises a flexible inner tub and a flexible outer tub, the flexible outer tub being fixedly disposed on the support, the flexible inner tub being detachably disposed in the flexible outer tub.

8. The washing apparatus as recited in claim 1 wherein the squeeze assembly comprises a squeeze arm pivotally connected to the frame, the drive assembly is a swing motor, and the squeeze arm is connected to an output shaft of the swing motor; and/or the squeezing assembly comprises a squeezing arm and a hydraulic cylinder/air cylinder, wherein the squeezing arm is pivotally connected with the bracket, and the hydraulic cylinder/air cylinder is connected with one end of the squeezing arm.

9. The washing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the flexible tub further has a water outlet disposed at a bottom of the flexible tub.

10. A washing device as claimed in claim 9 further comprising a dispensing opening, wherein a lid is provided on the dispensing opening, the lid being sealingly connected to the flexible tub.

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