CN117188089A - Washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a washing machine, comprising a washing machine body; the rack is arranged outside the washing machine body; at least one functional module of the washing machine is arranged on the rack, and pipelines of the functional module of the washing machine on the rack are connected with internal components of the washing machine body. Through setting up at least one installation space on the rack for at least one functional module of washing machine can locate in the installation space, with utilize the rack to expand washing machine's installation space, make washing machine's newly-increased functional module can direct mount on the outside rack of washing machine body, richened the variety that old washing machine upgrades and reforms transform greatly.

Description

Washing machine

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of washing machines, and particularly relates to a washing machine with an external rack.

Background

The washing machine has been used as a general household appliance for washing laundry and the like in a wide range of households. The pulsator washing machine is one kind of washing machine, and has one disc pulsator with raised ribs in the bottom. The water flow in the barrel forms vortex which is clockwise and rightwards rotated and is clockwise and leftwards rotated under the drive of the impeller, the fabric is driven to rotate and roll, so that dirty articles on the clothes can be removed. The washing clothes are in a single barrel, a sleeve barrel and a double barrel. The washing machine has the advantages of simple structure, convenient maintenance and high washing rate, but has high wear rate on clothes and much water consumption.

Meanwhile, the pulsator washing machine generally has a clothes throwing opening arranged on the upper side, so that a door at the clothes throwing opening is required to be opened and closed, a sufficient control space is reserved above the washing machine, the occupied space of the washing machine is increased, and other articles (such as laundry detergent, washing powder and the like) cannot be placed in order.

Also, with the development of technology and the progress of technology, the washing machine has more and more functions, and a plurality of novel functional modules are integrated on the new type of washing machine, for example:

the detergent delivery module is used for automatically delivering various types of detergents into the washing machine barrel;

and the drying module is used for sending drying air flow into the barrel of the washing machine, drying the clothes in the barrel and the like.

However, the washing machine of the previous model used in the home of the user is not installed, and the installation position of the novel function module is not reserved, so that the user cannot directly upgrade and reform the existing washing machine of the old model.

In view of this, the present invention has been made.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to solve the technical problems of overcoming the defects of the prior art, providing a washing machine, solving the problem that the conventional detergents, washing powder and the like cannot be placed regularly, and achieving the purpose of providing an external storage space; another object of the present invention is to provide a washing machine, so as to provide an extended installation space for the washing machine, and solve the problem that other functional modules cannot be installed when the washing machine is upgraded and modified.

In order to achieve the aim of the invention, the invention adopts the following basic conception of the technical scheme:

the invention provides a washing machine, comprising a washing machine body; the rack is arranged outside the washing machine body; at least one functional module of the washing machine is arranged on the rack, and pipelines of the functional module of the washing machine on the rack are connected with internal components of the washing machine body.

Further, the rack is provided with a perforation, and a pipeline of a washing machine functional module on the rack passes through the perforation and then is connected into the washing machine body; or the rack is provided with a connector, a pipeline of the washing machine functional module on the rack is connected with the connector inlet, and the connector outlet is connected into the washing machine body through other pipelines.

Further, the washing machine functional module placed on the rack comprises any one or combination of a detergent throwing module, a washing machine control module and a drying module.

Further, the rack is provided with a plurality of mutually independent installation spaces, and at least one washing machine functional module is placed in at least part of the installation spaces.

Further, the rack is arranged at the rear side above the washing machine body; the front side of the rack is provided with an opening for placing the functional module of the washing machine into the installation space of the rack; the pipeline of the washing machine functional module passes out from the lower side of the rack and is connected with the internal components of the washing machine body.

Further, the top surface of the washing machine body is provided with a clothes putting opening, and the rack is positioned at the rear side of the clothes putting opening; an outer barrel with an upward opening is arranged in the washing machine body, at least part of the rack is positioned above the barrel opening of the outer barrel, and a perforation and/or a joint for the pipeline of the washing machine functional module to pass through is positioned above the barrel opening of the outer barrel; preferably, an outer barrel cover capable of being automatically opened and closed is arranged at the barrel opening of the outer barrel.

Further, an inner barrel with an upward opening is coaxially sleeved in the outer barrel, and the inner barrel can be rotatably arranged in the outer barrel around the shaft; at least part of the rack is positioned above the barrel opening of the inner barrel, and the perforation and/or the joint for the pipeline of the washing machine functional module to pass through are positioned above the barrel opening of the inner barrel.

Further, a washing machine control module is arranged in one installation space of the rack, and the washing machine control module comprises a control panel covered at the front opening of the installation space; the control panel is connected with the inner part of the washing machine body through a pipeline, or the control panel is connected with the inner part of the washing machine body through a wireless communication unit.

Further, a detergent delivery module is arranged in one installation space of the rack; the detergent delivery module is provided with a plurality of independent delivery units which are respectively used for delivering different types of detergents; each independent throwing unit is provided with a throwing opening respectively, and the throwing opening is positioned at the lower side of the rack and is communicated with the washing machine body; preferably, the throwing port is positioned above the barrel opening of the inner barrel, and the detergent thrown from the throwing port directly enters the inner barrel of the washing machine.

Further, a drying module is installed in one installation space of the rack, and the drying module is provided with a drying air outlet for the generated drying air flow to flow out; the drying air outlet is positioned at the lower side of the rack and is communicated with the washing machine body; preferably, the drying air outlet is positioned above the tub mouth of the outer tub, and the drying air outlet passes through the outer tub cover through a pipeline and is communicated with the inside of the outer tub, so as to send drying air flow into the outer tub of the washing machine.

After the technical scheme is adopted, compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects:

1. through set up the rack in washing machine body outside for some washing machine commonly used matching article can be neatly put, has not only promoted washing machine's operation convenience, has still promoted space utilization greatly.

2. Through setting up at least one installation space on the rack for at least one functional module of washing machine can locate in the installation space, with utilize the rack to expand washing machine's installation space, make washing machine's newly-increased functional module can direct mount on the outside rack of washing machine body, richened the variety that old washing machine upgrades and reforms transform greatly.

Meanwhile, the invention has simple structure and obvious effect, and is suitable for popularization and use.

The following describes the embodiments of the present invention in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention. It is evident that the drawings in the following description are only examples, from which other drawings can be obtained by a person skilled in the art without the inventive effort. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is a schematic view illustrating a structure of a washing machine in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of A-A of FIG. 1 in accordance with one embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of B-B of FIG. 1 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the C-C of FIG. 1 in accordance with one embodiment of the invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic view illustrating a structure of a washing machine in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of D-D of FIG. 5 in another embodiment of the invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic view illustrating a structure of a washing machine in accordance with still another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view of E-E of FIG. 7 in accordance with a further embodiment of the invention;

fig. 9 is a schematic view illustrating a structure of a washing machine in accordance with still another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view of F-F of FIG. 9 in accordance with still another embodiment of the invention;

fig. 11 is a schematic view illustrating a structure of a washing machine in accordance with still another embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 12 is a schematic cross-sectional structure of G-G of fig. 11 in accordance with still another embodiment of the invention.

The main elements in the figure are illustrated:

100. a washing machine body; 200. a rack; 300. a first laundry treating unit; 400. a second laundry treating unit; 500. a functional module;

1. an outer tub; 2. an inner barrel; 3. an installation space; 4. a storage space; 5. a detergent delivery module; 6. a drying module; 7. a connecting pipeline; 8. a control module; 9. a clothes hanger; 10. a case; 11. a gate;

51. a detergent inlet; 52. a softener input port;

60. a drying air outlet; 61. a first drying air outlet; 62. a second drying air outlet;

91. a support rod; 92. a clothes airing rod; 93. and an air outlet.

It should be noted that these drawings and the written description are not intended to limit the scope of the inventive concept in any way, but to illustrate the inventive concept to those skilled in the art by referring to the specific embodiments.

Detailed Description

For the purpose of making the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention more apparent, the technical solutions in the embodiments will be clearly and completely described with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and the following embodiments are used to illustrate the present invention, but are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the directions or positional relationships indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "inner", "outer", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be either fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, for example; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention will be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.

As shown in fig. 1 to 12, in the embodiment of the present invention, a washing machine is described, the washing machine has a washing machine body 100, the washing machine body 100 includes a cabinet 10, an outer tub 1, an inner tub 2, a driving motor, a pulsator, and other components are installed in the cabinet 10, and are used for a user to put clothes into the inner tub 2, and water flow, air flow, and the like are formed in the outer tub 1 by using the rotating inner tub and/or pulsator, so that the water flow, air flow, and the like process the clothes contained in the inner tub 2, thereby achieving the functions of washing, drying, and the like of the clothes.

In the embodiment of the invention, a rack 200 is arranged outside the washing machine body 100, and the rack 200 can be directly arranged on the washing machine body 100; the rack 200 may be mounted on a wall, a floor, a cabinet, or other structures such as a bracket, for achieving the fixed assembly of the rack 200. Through setting up rack 200 in washing machine body 100 outside for some washing machine commonly used matching article can be neatly put, not only promoted washing machine's operation convenience, still promoted space utilization greatly.

In the embodiment of the invention, the rack 200 is provided with at least one installation space 3, so that at least one functional module 500 of the washing machine can be arranged in the installation space 3, the installation space of the washing machine is expanded by utilizing the rack 200, and the newly added functional module 500 of the washing machine can be directly arranged on the rack 200 outside the washing machine body 100, thereby greatly enriching the diversity of upgrading and reconstruction of the old washing machine.

In the embodiment of the invention, the washing machine is taken as an impeller washing machine for explanation, but the invention is not limited to the impeller washing machine, and can also be other existing washing equipment such as a roller washing machine.

Example 1

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the present embodiment describes a washing machine, including,

a washing machine body 100;

a rack 200 placed outside the washing machine body 100;

at least one functional module 500 of the washing machine is provided on the rack 200, and the pipeline of the washing machine functional module 500 on the rack 200 is connected with other components inside the washing machine body 100.

In this embodiment, the rack 200 is provided with a through hole, and the pipeline of the washing machine functional module 500 on the rack 200 passes through the through hole and then is connected into the washing machine body 100;

alternatively, the rack 200 is provided with a connector, the pipeline of the washing machine functional module 500 on the rack 200 is connected with the connector inlet, the connector outlet is connected into the washing machine body 100 through other pipelines, and the technical effects that the pipeline passes through the rack 200 and is connected with the internal parts of the washing machine can be achieved (the invention shows that other pipelines in the washing machine body are not shown in the schematic diagram).

In this embodiment, the washing machine function module 500 placed on the rack 200 includes any one or combination of expandable modules such as a detergent dispensing module 5, a washing machine manipulation module 8, a drying module 6, and the like.

In this embodiment, the rack 200 has a plurality of independent installation spaces 3, and at least one washing machine function module 500 is disposed in at least a portion of the installation spaces 3.

As shown in fig. 1, in the present embodiment, a rack 200 is provided at a rear side above a washing machine body 100; the front side of the rack 200 is provided as an opening for the washing machine function module 500 to be placed in the installation space 3 of the rack 200; the pipeline of the washing machine function module 500 passes out from the lower side of the rack 200 and is connected to the internal components of the washing machine body 100.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 1 to 4, in the present embodiment, the top surface of the washing machine body 100 has a laundry inlet, and the laundry inlet is covered with an openable door 11; the rack 200 is located at the rear side of the laundry inlet, and all of the rack 200 is staggered with the laundry inlet so that a user can conveniently open and close the door 11 installed at the upper side of the washing machine body 100 and closing the laundry inlet.

As shown in fig. 4, in the present embodiment, the washing machine body 100 has an outer tub 1 with an upward opening, at least a portion of the rack 200 is located above the tub mouth of the outer tub 1, and the through hole for the pipeline of the washing machine functional module 500 to pass through on the rack 200 and/or the joint is located above the tub mouth of the outer tub 1, so that the drying module 6 placed on the rack 200 can be self-perforated and/or the drying air flow entering the washing machine body through the joint can directly enter the outer tub 1; preferably, an outer barrel cover 11 capable of being automatically opened and closed is arranged at the barrel opening of the outer barrel 1, so that the effect that the outer barrel 1 of the washing machine is closed to form a sealed container and the clothes in the barrel are dried by using the air flow.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, in this embodiment, an inner barrel 2 with an upward opening is coaxially sleeved in an outer barrel 1, and the inner barrel 2 is rotatably installed in the outer barrel 1 around a shaft; at least a portion of the rack 200 is positioned above the tub mouth of the inner tub 2, and a perforation and/or a joint for the pipe line of the washing machine functional module to pass through is positioned above the tub mouth of the inner tub 2 on the rack 200. For example: when the detergent delivery module 5 is mounted on the rack 200, the detergent delivered by the detergent delivery module 5 is directly delivered into the inner barrel 2 through the pipeline passing through the perforation and/or the joint, so that the purpose of directly and correspondingly adding the detergent into the inner barrel 2 is realized.

As shown in fig. 1, in the present embodiment, a washing machine control module 8 is installed in one installation space 3 of the rack 200, and the washing machine control module 8 includes a control panel covering an opening at a front side of the installation space 3; the control panel is connected with the internal components of the washing machine body 100 through pipelines, or the control panel is connected with the internal components of the washing machine body 100 through a wireless communication unit, so that the control panel of the washing machine is independent of the washing machine body and placed on the external rack 200, the control of a user is facilitated, and the maintenance efficiency of the control panel can be greatly improved.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, in the present embodiment, a detergent delivery module 5 is installed in one installation space 3 of the rack 200; the detergent delivery module 5 is provided with a plurality of independent delivery units which are respectively used for delivering different types of detergents; each independent throwing unit is provided with a throwing port which is positioned at the lower side of the rack 200 and is communicated with the washing machine body 100; preferably, the detergent delivery module 5 is provided with a detergent delivery port 51 for delivering detergent and a softener delivery port 52 for delivering softener, wherein the detergent delivery port 51 and the softener delivery port 52 are positioned above the barrel port of the inner barrel 2, and the detergent or softener delivered from the delivery port directly falls into the inner barrel 2 of the washing machine from top to bottom.

As shown in fig. 4, in the present embodiment, a drying module 6 is installed in one installation space 3 of the rack 200, and the drying module 6 has a drying air outlet 60 through which the generated drying air flow flows out; the air outlet is positioned at the lower side of the rack 200 and is communicated with the washing machine body 100; preferably, the drying air outlet 60 is located above the tub mouth of the outer tub 1, and the drying air outlet 60 passes through the outer tub cover via a pipeline and is communicated with the interior of the outer tub 1, so as to send drying air flow into the outer tub of the washing machine.

In this embodiment, a water inlet module is installed in one installation space 3 of the rack 200, and the water inlet module has a water inlet pipe with a water inlet end connected to an external water source (for example, a faucet, a water supply tank, etc.), and a water outlet end of the water inlet pipe passes through a through hole on the lower side of the rack or is connected through a connector on the lower side of the rack and then is introduced into the washing machine body for water inlet into an outer tub of the washing machine (not shown in the drawing).

In this embodiment, a power supply module is installed in one installation space 3 of the rack 200, and the power supply module has a power line connected to an external power source (for example, a socket, a battery, etc.), and the power line passes through a through hole on the lower side of the rack or is connected through a connector on the lower side of the rack and then is introduced into the washing machine body, so as to supply power to each functional module in the washing machine body (not shown in the drawings).

Of course, as shown in fig. 1, in this embodiment, the rack 200 may further be provided with at least one storage space 4 that is independently provided and is free for placing other articles, so as to achieve the effect of placing other articles such as laundry detergent and washing powder by using the rack.

Example two

The present embodiment is based on the first embodiment, and further has the following technical features:

as shown in fig. 5 to 8, the present embodiment describes a washing machine including a washing machine body 100; a rack 200 placed outside the washing machine body 100; the rack 200 is provided with a clothes hanger 9 for cooling clothes.

By additionally arranging the clothes hanger on the rack, the clothes processed by the washing machine can be directly placed on the rack for airing, so that convenience of the washing machine for clothes processing is greatly improved, and space above the washing machine can be effectively utilized.

In this embodiment, the rack 200 is disposed above the washing machine body 100, and the clothes hanger 9 is mounted on the rack 200 in a vertically telescopic manner, so that when the clothes hanger 9 is in a contracted state, all or part of the clothes hanger 9 is retracted into the rack 200, thereby greatly compressing the occupied space of the rack 200 and improving the practicability of the rack 200.

As shown in fig. 5 to 8, in the present embodiment, the laundry rack 9 includes a support rod 91 extending vertically up and down, an upper end of the support rod 91 is connected to a laundry rod 92 extending horizontally and located above the rack, and a lower end of the support rod 91 is mounted on the rack 200.

Preferably, in order to accommodate the laundry rack 9, a recess that is open upward and adapted to the laundry rod 92 may be provided on the upper side of the rack 200, so that when the laundry rack 92 is in a contracted state, the laundry rod 92 may be located in the recess, thereby achieving the effect of accommodating the laundry rack 9 (not shown in the drawings).

In this embodiment, the supporting rod 91 is composed of at least two telescopic joints mutually sleeved, the telescopic joints can move up and down relatively, the lower end of the telescopic joint at the outermost periphery is fixed with the rack 200, the upper end of the telescopic joint at the outermost periphery is connected with the clothes-horse 92, and the telescopic joint at the outermost periphery is connected with the output end of the telescopic driving unit for driving the clothes-horse 92 to adjust the height up and down;

or, the lower end of the supporting rod 91 is mounted on the output end of the telescopic driving unit on the rack 200, and the upper end of the supporting rod 91 is connected with the clothes airing rod 92 for driving the clothes airing rack 9 to move up and down as a whole.

In this embodiment, the telescopic driving unit may be any one or a combination of a hydraulic rod, a pneumatic rod, a telescopic motor, and the like, so as to achieve the effect of controlling the telescopic joint or the up-and-down movement of the support rod.

In this embodiment, the laundry rack 9 includes two vertically extending support rods 91 respectively disposed on the left and right sides of the rack 200; the upper ends of the two supporting rods 91 are positioned at the same horizontal height and are correspondingly connected with the two ends of the horizontally extending clothes-airing rod 92 one by one; the supporting rods 91 at both sides are synchronously lifted or lowered under the action of the telescopic driving unit, so as to ensure that the clothes-horse 92 is always in a horizontal state.

In this embodiment, the clothes hanger 9 may further include a fence, where the fence encloses a clothes containing space, and the clothes on the clothes hanger 9 are located in the clothes containing space; preferably, the enclosure is folded and unfolded synchronously with the lifting of the clothes hanger 9. The above-mentioned enclosure may be specifically configured as (but not limited to) the following structure:

the enclosure is a barrel-shaped structure formed by flexible materials, for example: cloth bags, bellows, and the like; the barrel-shaped fence is sleeved above the rack 200 and around the clothes hanger 9, the upper side of the barrel-shaped fence is connected with the clothes hanger 92 of the clothes hanger 9 in a follow-up manner, and the lower side of the barrel-shaped fence is fixedly connected with the rack 200, so that the barrel-shaped fence can be folded and deformed under the flexible characteristic of the barrel-shaped fence, and the use effects of being stored along with the shrinkage of the clothes hanger 9 and being stretched out and opened along with the stretching of the clothes hanger 9 are achieved.

Of course, in this embodiment, the hanger 9 may not be provided with a fence, so that the entire hanger 9 has an open structure.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in the present embodiment, a drying module 6 is mounted on the rack 200 for generating a drying air flow; the rack 200 is provided with a first drying air outlet 61, the first drying air outlet 61 is formed towards the clothes hanger 9 and is used for blowing a drying air flow to the clothes hanger 9, so that clothes put on the clothes hanger 9 are dried by using the drying module 6 additionally arranged on the rack 200, and the drying speed of the clothes hanger 9 is greatly improved.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in the present embodiment, a first drying air outlet 61 is formed at the upper side of the rack 200, the first drying air outlet 61 is formed toward the upper clothes hanger 9, and a drying air flow is blown to the clothes hanger 9; the second drying air outlet 62 is arranged at the lower side of the rack 200, the second drying air outlet 62 is arranged towards the outer tub 1 arranged in the downward washing machine body 100, and the drying air flow is blown into the outer tub 1 of the washing machine; the air outlet of the drying module 6 is communicated with the first drying air outlet 61 and/or the second drying air outlet 62 through a reversing valve, so as to achieve the effect of sending the drying air flow to the clothes hanger 9 and/or the outer tub 1 inside the washing machine body 100. Through the arrangement, the drying modules 6 arranged on the rack 200 can simultaneously and respectively convey the drying air flow to the outer barrel 1 of the washing machine body and the clothes hanger 9, so that the drying speed of the washing machine is improved, and the drying modes are diversified.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, in yet another embodiment, the air outlet 93 is provided on the clothes hanger 9, and the air outlet 93 is communicated with the first drying air outlet 61 through a hollow channel inside the clothes hanger, and the drying air flow is blown out from the air outlet 93, so that the drying air flow can be directly blown to the clothes on the clothes hanger.

In the embodiment, the supporting rod 91 of the clothes hanger 9 and the clothes hanger 92 are hollow channels and are communicated with each other; a plurality of air outlets 93 are uniformly distributed on the clothes airing rod 92, and each air outlet 93 communicates the hollow channel with the outside; the opening of the hollow passage at the lower end of the support bar 91 communicates with the first drying air outlet 61 of the drying module 6.

In this embodiment, a plurality of air outlets 93 are arranged on the clothes-horse 92 at intervals along the extending direction; at least part of the air outlets 93 are arranged towards different radial directions of the clothes-horse 92 so as to improve the coverage range of the drying air and the drying uniformity of the clothes on the clothes-horse 92.

Example III

The present embodiment further has the following technical features based on the first embodiment:

as shown in fig. 9 to 12, there is introduced a laundry treating apparatus in this embodiment, which includes,

a first laundry treating unit 300;

a second laundry treating unit 400;

the rack 200 is placed between the first laundry treating unit 300 and the second laundry treating unit 400, at least one functional module 500 of the first laundry treating unit 300 and/or the second laundry treating unit 400 is provided on the rack 200, and a pipeline of the functional module 500 on the rack 200 is connected to an internal part of the first laundry treating unit 300 and/or the second laundry treating unit 400.

By additionally arranging the rack between the two clothes treatment units, not only is the clearance space between the two clothes treatment units utilized, but also the two clothes treatment units are isolated and the problem of vibration interference is avoided; meanwhile, by arranging the functional modules on the rack, the two clothes treatment units can be used for the functional modules, so that the diversified arrangement of equipment is enriched, and the installation space for the diversified expansion of functions is provided for the two clothes treatment units.

In the present embodiment, the first laundry treating unit 300 and the second laundry treating unit 400 are disposed at an upper and lower interval, the rack 200 is positioned in a gap space between the first laundry treating unit 300 and the second laundry treating unit 400, and the rack 200 is connected to the first laundry treating unit 300 and/or the second laundry treating unit 400.

In the present embodiment, the first laundry treating unit 300 and the second laundry treating unit 400 may be any existing laundry treating apparatus, for example: pulsator washing machine, drum washing machine, pulsator washing and drying machine, drum washing and drying machine, and the like. In this embodiment, the following examples are developed for convenience:

the first laundry treatment unit 300 at the upper part is a drum dryer, the second laundry treatment unit 400 at the lower part is a pulsator washing machine, the rack 200 is positioned at the rear side of a laundry putting-in opening at the top surface of the second laundry treatment unit 400, the top surface of the second laundry treatment unit 400 is provided with a laundry putting-in opening, a machine door 11 which is correspondingly opened and closed is arranged at the laundry putting-in opening, and the rack 200 is positioned at the rear side of the machine door 11 so as to prevent the machine door 11 from being mutually interfered with the rack 200; preferably, the rear sides of the racks 200 and the rear sides of the first and second laundry treating units 300 and 400 are all in the same vertical plane to reduce the overall occupation width of the laundry treating apparatus; meanwhile, the upper side of the rack 200 is attached to the lower side of the first laundry treating unit 300, and the lower side is attached to the upper side of the second laundry treating unit 400, so as to increase the size of the rack as much as possible and to increase the volume of space for placing articles.

As shown in fig. 9 and 10, in the present embodiment, a connecting pipeline 7 is disposed in at least one installation space 3 on the rack 200, and the upper and lower ends of the connecting pipeline are respectively connected with the internal components of the first laundry treating unit 300 and the second laundry treating unit 400, so as to achieve the effect that the functional module 500 installed on any laundry treating unit is connected with another laundry treating unit through the connecting pipeline 7 for public use, thereby achieving the purpose that the functional module 500 installed on any laundry treating unit is public for another laundry treating unit.

As shown in fig. 9 and 10, in the present embodiment, a drying module 6 is provided in the first laundry treating unit 300 for generating a drying air flow; the drying air outlet 60 of the drying module 6 communicates with the tub 1 of the second laundry treating unit 400 through a connection line 7 provided at the rack 200 for feeding a drying air flow into the tub 1 of the second laundry treating unit 400.

In this embodiment, the first laundry treating unit 300 at the upper part is provided with a control module 8, and a connection line of the control module 8 passes through a connection line provided on the rack 200 to be connected with a component in the second laundry treating unit 400, for transmitting a control signal to the component of the second laundry treating unit 400.

As shown in fig. 11 and 12, in this embodiment, a functional module 500 is disposed in at least one installation space on the rack 200, and the functional module 500 is connected to the internal components of the first laundry treating unit 300 and the second laundry treating unit 400 through the pipelines passing through the upper and lower sides of the rack 200, so as to achieve the effect that the functional module 500 installed on the rack 200 is common to two laundry treating units, thereby not only greatly reducing the number of components of the apparatus and reducing the cost, but also improving the integration level of the apparatus and laughing the cost of upgrading and reconstruction.

As shown in fig. 11 and 12, in the present embodiment, the rack 200 may be provided with a drying module 6 for generating a drying air flow; the air outlet of the drying module 6 is communicated with the outer tub 1 of the first laundry treating unit 300 through a first drying air outlet 61 provided at the upper side of the rack 200, for feeding a drying air flow into the outer tub 1 of the first laundry treating unit 300; the air outlet of the drying module 6 is also communicated with the outer tub 1 of the second laundry treating unit 400 through a second drying air outlet 62 provided at the lower side of the rack 200, for feeding a drying air flow into the outer tub 1 of the second laundry treating unit 400.

In this embodiment, the rack 200 may be provided with a detergent delivery module 5 for delivering detergent, softener, etc. to the outside; the outlet of the detergent delivery module 5 is communicated with the outer barrel 1 of the first clothes treatment unit 300 through a first liquid delivery port arranged on the upper side of the rack 200, and is used for delivering detergent and the like to the outer barrel 1 of the first clothes treatment unit 300; the outlet of the detergent delivery module 5 is also communicated with the outer tub 1 of the second laundry treating unit 400 through a second liquid delivery port provided at the lower side of the rack 200, for delivering detergent and the like to the outer tub 1 of the second laundry treating unit 400.

In this embodiment, the first laundry treating unit 300, the rack 200 and the second laundry treating unit 400 are sequentially arranged from top to bottom, and the first laundry treating unit 300, the rack 200 and the second laundry treating unit 400 may be directly or via a bracket installed on the ground or on a wall; it is also possible that one or two components of the first laundry treating unit 300, the rack 200, and the second laundry treating unit 400 are fixedly mounted on the floor or the wall, and the other two or one component are mounted on the fixedly mounted component.

In this embodiment, the rack 200 is provided with an independent free storage space 4 for placing other articles.

The foregoing description is only illustrative of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not to be construed as limiting the invention, but is to be construed as limiting the invention to any and all simple modifications, equivalent variations and adaptations of the embodiments described above, which are within the scope of the invention, may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention.

Claims (10)

1. A washing machine, comprising a washing machine body,

a washing machine body;

the rack is arranged outside the washing machine body;

the method is characterized in that:

at least one functional module of the washing machine is arranged on the rack, and pipelines of the functional module of the washing machine on the rack are connected with internal components of the washing machine body.

2. A washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein,

the rack is provided with a perforation, and a pipeline of a washing machine functional module on the rack passes through the perforation and then is connected into the washing machine body;

or the rack is provided with a connector, a pipeline of the washing machine functional module on the rack is connected with the connector inlet, and the connector outlet is connected into the washing machine body through other pipelines.

3. A washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein,

the washing machine functional module placed on the rack comprises any one or combination of a detergent throwing module, a washing machine control module and a drying module.

4. A washing machine as claimed in claim 3, wherein,

the rack is provided with a plurality of mutually independent installation spaces, and at least one washing machine functional module is placed in at least part of the installation spaces.

5. A washing machine as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein,

the rack is arranged on the rear side above the washing machine body;

the front side of the rack is provided with an opening for placing the functional module of the washing machine into the installation space of the rack;

the pipeline of the washing machine functional module passes out from the lower side of the rack and is connected with the internal components of the washing machine body.

6. A washing machine as claimed in claim 5, wherein,

the top surface of the washing machine body is provided with a clothes putting opening, and the rack is positioned at the rear side of the clothes putting opening;

an outer barrel with an upward opening is arranged in the washing machine body, at least part of the rack is positioned above the barrel opening of the outer barrel, and a perforation and/or a joint for the pipeline of the washing machine functional module to pass through is positioned above the barrel opening of the outer barrel;

preferably, an outer barrel cover capable of being automatically opened and closed is arranged at the barrel opening of the outer barrel.

7. A washing machine as claimed in claim 6, wherein,

an inner barrel with an upward opening is coaxially sleeved in the outer barrel, and the inner barrel can be rotatably arranged in the outer barrel around a shaft;

at least part of the rack is positioned above the barrel opening of the inner barrel, and the perforation and/or the joint for the pipeline of the washing machine functional module to pass through are positioned above the barrel opening of the inner barrel.

8. A washing machine as claimed in claim 5, wherein,

a washing machine control module is arranged in one installation space of the rack, and comprises a control panel covered at an opening at the front side of the installation space;

the control panel is connected with the internal components of the washing machine body through pipelines,

or the control panel is connected with the internal components of the washing machine body through the wireless communication unit.

9. A washing machine as claimed in claim 7, wherein,

a detergent delivery module is arranged in one installation space of the rack; the detergent delivery module is provided with a plurality of independent delivery units which are respectively used for delivering different types of detergents; each independent throwing unit is provided with a throwing opening respectively, and the throwing opening is positioned at the lower side of the rack and is communicated with the washing machine body;

preferably, the throwing port is positioned above the barrel opening of the inner barrel, and the detergent thrown from the throwing port directly enters the inner barrel of the washing machine.

10. A washing machine as claimed in claim 7, wherein,

a drying module is arranged in one installation space of the rack and provided with a drying air outlet for the generated drying air flow to flow out; the drying air outlet is positioned at the lower side of the rack and is communicated with the washing machine body;

preferably, the drying air outlet is positioned above the tub mouth of the outer tub, and the drying air outlet passes through the outer tub cover through a pipeline and is communicated with the inside of the outer tub, so as to send drying air flow into the outer tub of the washing machine.