CN1818195A - Mist spray drum washing machine - Google Patents

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CN1818195A
CN1818195A CNA2006100070404A CN200610007040A CN1818195A CN 1818195 A CN1818195 A CN 1818195A CN A2006100070404 A CNA2006100070404 A CN A2006100070404A CN 200610007040 A CN200610007040 A CN 200610007040A CN 1818195 A CN1818195 A CN 1818195A
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金镇雄
禹景喆
吴守泳
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A spray type drum washing machine including a tub mounted in a cabinet, and adapted to contain wash water therein, a circulation line connected between a portion of the tub and another portion of the tub to circulate wash water through the tub, a pump installed at the circulation line, and adapted to forcibly feed wash water through the circulation line for the circulation of the wash water through the tub, and an atomizing device provided at the circulation line, and adapted to atomize the wash water fed through the circulation line, whereby the wash water to circulate through the tub is supplied in an atomized state into the tub. The wash water can rapidly permeate clothes contained in the drum, so that it can more effectively come into contact with contaminants attached to the clothes. As a result, it is possible to achieve an enhancement in washing and rinsing performances while reducing the consumption of wash water.

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Mist spray drum washing machine
The application be 200410032999.4 at the application number that on April 14th, 2004 submitted to, denomination of invention divides an application for the application of " mist spray drum washing machine ".
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of roller washing machine of suitable washing clothes, mist spray drum washing machine especially, its laundry water in the wash bucket that can atomize is ejected into the laundry water after the atomizing in the cylinder, thereby scourability is improved.
Background technology
Roller washing machine generally is fit to washing and is included in clothing in the cylinder, and as clothes or bed clothes, by washing, rinsing, and spin cycle can be removed spot on the clothing according to the effect that is included in the laundry water in the wash bucket.
Fig. 1 is the partial sectional view of a traditional tumbling-box washing machine.Fig. 2 is the profile of a traditional tumbling-box washing machine.
As illustrated in fig. 1 and 2, traditional roller washing machine comprises pedestal 1 and shell 2, and the latter is installed on the pedestal 1, and delineates out the outward appearance of washing machine.Shell 2 has an inlet 2a and is used for putting clothes m and the m that gets the clothes back.Traditional roller washing machine also comprises door 4, wash bucket 6, water supply unit 10, drainage cell 12, cylinder 20 and drum motor 30.Door 4 is hinged on the antetheca of shell 2, is fit to open and close inlet 2a.Wash bucket 6 is installed in shell 2 the insides, and by shock absorber bearing.Water supply unit 10 is fit to provide laundry water w to wash bucket 6.The drainage cell 12 suitable waters of will doing washing are discharged into the outside of shell 2 from wash bucket 6.Cylinder 20 rotatable wash bucket 6 the insides that are installed in are adapted at the inside and put into some clothings.Drum motor 30 is fit to swing roller 20.
Wash bucket 6 has an inlet 7, and it is arranged in the back of the inlet 2a of shell 2, allows the user that clothes m is put into 20 li on cylinder, and take out clothes from cylinder 20.
Cylinder 20 also has an inlet 21, and it is arranged in the back of the inlet 2a of shell 2, allows the user that clothes m is put into 20 li on cylinder, and take out clothes from cylinder 20.Cylinder 20 so arranges it is for its bottom is immersed in the laundry water of wash bucket 6.Cylinder 20 also is made up of many water holes 22, and these water holes are positioned on the outer ring and rear wall of cylinder, allows the laundry water to flow between wash bucket 6 and cylinder 20.
Push rod 26 is installed on the inner surface of cylinder 20.Push rod 26 is mainly used to discharge it then with being included in the top that clothes in the cylinder 20 rises to cylinder 20, thereby allows clothes owing to the gravity effect is fallen.
Drum motor 30 is installed on the rear wall of wash bucket 6, is positioned at the outside of wash bucket 6.Drum motor 30 has a rotating shaft 32, the latter in horizontal direction or general horizontal direction extend, the middle part of the rear wall by wash bucket 6 is in cylinder 20.Rotating shaft 32 links to each other with the middle part of the rear wall of cylinder 20.
In Fig. 1, the liner of Reference numeral 48 designated mounting on wash bucket 6, under door 4 closing state, the leakage of the laundry water between the suitable inlet that stops between door 4 and the wash bucket 6 of this liner.
Operation with conventional rollers washing machine of said structure feature will be described now.
When operating roller washing machine under the situation of closing door 4 after clothes m is put into cylinder 20, the laundry water is provided for wash bucket 6 according to the operation of water supply unit 10, thereby makes the laundry water be included in the bottom of wash bucket 6.In this state, the bottom of cylinder 20 also is immersed in the laundry water, when the laundry water is introduced in the cylinder 20 by water hole 22.As a result, the clothes in the cylinder 20 is by the laundry water-soaked.
Thereafter, motor 30 is used for head roll 20 and makes its rotation.Thereby, be included under clothes m in the cylinder 20 promoted repeatedly and throw in cylinder 20.As a result, according to the rubbing action of the inner surface of laundry water and cylinder 20, the spot on the clothes is removed.
After finishing wash cycle, the laundry water that is present in the bucket 10 is contaminated, discharges from washing machine by drainage cell 12.
Subsequently, roller washing machine carries out several times rinse cycle and is used for the washed clothes m of rinsing, removes the foam that remains on the clothes m.In this rinse cycle, the laundry water is provided for wash bucket 6 by water supply unit 10.Therefore, drum motor 30 head rolls 20 make it rotation, thereby make under the clothes that is included in the cylinder 20 promoted repeatedly and throw in cylinder 20.Foam on the clothes is removed as a result.
The laundry water that has polluted comprises that the foam of removal discharges from washing machine by drainage cell.
After finishing several times rinse cycle,, washing machine dries clothes thereby carrying out spin cycle.
That is to say that when drum motor 30 head rolls 20 rotated it at a high speed, the water utilization action of centrifugal force of infiltration on clothes m removed, and is collected in the wash bucket 6 then after discharging from cylinder 20 by water hole 22 from clothes m.At last, the moisture that is collected in together is discharged from by drainage cell 12.
Yet, in above-mentioned conventional rollers washing machine, there is a problem, that is exactly, and the clothes of putting into cylinder 20 is supplied to the laundry water of cylinder 20 or is included in simple and natural the soaking of laundry water of wash bucket 6.That is to say, be supplied to the washing agent of cylinder 20 in the laundry water, can not fully dissolve.The speed that the laundry water penetrates into clothes is lower.
And when although the washing of clothes is carried out in traditional roller washing machine, its uses the laundry water that is included in the wash bucket 6, and the part laundry water that is included in the wash bucket 6 may use in the whole washing process inadequately.In order to obtain enough clean results, it is necessary using more laundry water.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, consider the problems referred to above that relate to correlative technology field, can obtain the present invention.An object of the present invention is to provide a kind of mist spray drum washing machine, be included in wherein that laundry water in the wash bucket is atomized and injectedly advance in the cylinder, therefore, circulation according to injected laundry water, when using the laundry water of reduction, washing that can obtain to improve and rinse efficiency.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of mist spray drum washing machine, and the laundry water that circulates in cylinder is heated generation steam, and the steam of generation is injected to be advanced in the cylinder, thus washing that can obtain to improve and clean effect.
According in a certain respect, the invention provides a kind of mist spray drum washing machine, it comprises: a shell; Installation wash bucket in the enclosure is fit to hold the laundry water in the wash bucket; A circulation line is connected between the part and another part of wash bucket, and the laundry water is circulated by wash bucket; A pump that is installed on the circulation line is fit to make the laundry water to be forced into by circulation line, thereby finishes laundry water circulating by wash bucket; And the atomising device that on circulation line, provides, be fit to the laundry water that atomizing flows into by circulation line, thus, the laundry water that circulates by wash bucket is provided for wash bucket with spray pattern.
Atomising device may comprise a shell, disperser and a hair-dryer.This shell is arranged on the circulation line, allow the laundry water to pass through therein, disperser is provided at the porch of shell, the water that is fit to do washing diffuses in the shell, thereby atomizing laundry water, the laundry water coercively fed after the atomizing that hair-dryer is fit to discharge in disperser is to wash bucket.
Disperser may comprise at least one centrifugal pan, because the effect of driving force, rotation around the axle by its center, an and diffuser screen is arranged in around the centrifugal hoop is used for the laundry water that is in spray pattern that radially diffusion discharges from centrifugal pan.
At least one centrifugal pan may comprise many axial arranged centrifugal pans, in a certain distance apart from one another.
Centrifugal pan and hair-dryer may be driven by a twin shaft motor and make its rotation, produce driving force.
Circulation line has a divergent nozzle at its outlet end.
A kind of mist spray drum washing machine may further comprise a steam generation device, is installed on the circulation line, is used for heating the atomizing laundry water that discharges from atomising device, thereby makes the laundry water of atomizing become steam, and offer wash bucket.
Steam generation device may comprise a container and a heater.This container arrangement is on circulation line, and the atomizing laundry water that is fit to allow to discharge from atomising device is through there, and heater is used for heating the atomizing laundry water through container.
Steam generation device may further comprise temperature sensing device, is used for the internal temperature of measuring vessel.
According on the other hand, the invention provides a kind of mist spray drum washing machine, it comprises: a shell; A wash bucket that is installed in the shell is used for holding the laundry water in the wash bucket; A circulation line is connected between the part and another part of wash bucket, and the laundry water is circulated by wash bucket; A pump that is installed on the circulation line is fit to make the laundry water to be forced into by circulation line, thereby finishes laundry water circulating by wash bucket; And the atomising device that on circulation line, provides, be fit to the laundry water that atomizing circulates by wash bucket; And a steam generation device is arranged on the circulation line, is used for the atomizing laundry water that discharges in the heating atomization device, thereby makes atomizing laundry water become steam, is supplied to wash bucket.
According to another aspect, the invention provides a kind of mist spray drum washing machine, it comprises: a shell; A wash bucket that is installed in the shell, and in wash bucket, have a cylinder, be used for holding the laundry water in the wash bucket; A circulation line is connected between the bottom and top of wash bucket, makes the laundry water circulation by wash bucket; A pump is installed on the circulation line, is fit to make the laundry water to be forced into by circulation line, thereby finishes laundry water circulating by wash bucket; And the atomising device that the downstream of pump provides on circulation line, be fit to the laundry water that atomizing circulates by wash bucket; And a divergent nozzle, it is terminal to be provided at circulation line outlet, and when through atomising device, the laundry water is atomized and injectedly advances in the wash bucket.
Atomising device may comprise a shell, is arranged on the circulation line, allows laundry water process; At least one centrifugal pan is arranged in the shell, is fit to make the laundry water to utilize action of centrifugal force to spray in shell; Diffuser screen is arranged in around the centrifugal pan, is fit to atomizing laundry water, when the laundry water therefrom through out-of-date, from radially centrifugal the ejecting of centrifugal pan; Hair-dryer is fit to make the atomizing laundry water that discharges in the diffuser screen to flow in the wash bucket; Drive unit is used for making centrifugal pan and hair-dryer rotation.
Mist spray drum washing machine may further comprise steam generation device, and it is installed on the circulation line, is used for heating the atomizing laundry water that discharges from atomising device, thereby makes atomizing laundry water become steam, is supplied to wash bucket.
Steam generation device may comprise a container arrangement on circulation line, and the atomizing laundry water that is used for allowing to discharge from atomising device is from the there process; A heater is used for heating the atomizing laundry water of process container.Temperature sensing device is used for the internal temperature of measuring vessel, and control device is according to the output signal control heater of temperature sensing device.
In mist spray drum washing machine, according to an aspect of the present invention, the laundry water that discharges from wash bucket is by centrifugal the ejecting radially of centrifugal pan, then when its is atomized during through diffuser screen.Atomizing laundry water since the effect of hair-dryer be forced into, thereby spray in the cylinder.Therefore, the laundry water can quick penetration clothes in the cylinder, so it can be more effective with contact attached to the foul on the clothes.As a result, when reducing the consumption of laundry water, obtain the washing and the cleaning performance that improve probably.
In mist spray drum washing machine according to a further aspect in the invention, the laundry water is atomized in circulation line, thereby it is circulated by wash bucket.This circulation line is connected between the bottom and top of wash bucket.Then, when the laundry water is heated by heater during by container, thereby produce steam.Thus, vapours is injected to be advanced in the wash bucket, is positioned at the top of wash bucket.Therefore, the laundry water soaks clothing and the decontamination and the clean result that to improve are possible fast.
Because the laundry water particulate that forms according to the laundry water that atomizes becomes steam when heating, use the laundry water that reduces, it is possible effectively washing clothes at high temperature.Therefore the power and water energy can cut the waste.
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In conjunction with the accompanying drawings, above-mentioned purpose of the present invention, some other feature and advantage can become clearer after reading the following detailed description, in the accompanying drawing:
Fig. 1 is a partial sectional view, for example understands a conventional rollers washing machine;
Fig. 2 is the profile of a traditional roller washing machine of explanation;
Fig. 3 is a partial sectional view, for example understands the mist spray drum washing machine according to first embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is a profile, for example understands the mist spray drum washing machine according to embodiments of the invention.
Fig. 5 is a cutaway view, for example understands atomising device and circulation line according to embodiments of the invention, and they are included in the mist spray drum washing machine.
Fig. 6 is a decomposition diagram, for example understands atomising device and circulation line according to embodiments of the invention, and they are included in the mist spray drum washing machine.
Fig. 7 is a partial sectional view, for example understands mist spray drum washing machine, and it is according to an alternative embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 8 is a profile, for example understands mist spray drum washing machine, and it is according to an alternative embodiment of the invention of describing in Fig. 7.
Fig. 9 is a profile, for example understands the atomising device that is included in the mist spray drum washing machine, and it is according to the embodiments of the invention of describing in Fig. 7.
Figure 10 is a profile, for example understands a steam generation device that is included in the mist spray drum washing machine, and it is according to the embodiments of the invention of describing in Fig. 7.
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Now, the embodiment according to mist spray drum washing machine of the present invention is described in detail with reference to attached drawing.
Fig. 3 is a partial sectional view, for example understands a mist spray drum washing machine according to first embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is a profile, for example understands the mist spray drum washing machine according to embodiments of the invention.
As shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4, comprise a pedestal 51 and a shell 52 according to the mist spray drum washing machine of embodiments of the invention, the latter is installed on the pedestal 51 and the outward appearance of delineating out washing machine.Shell 2 has an inlet 54 and is used for putting clothes and the m that gets the clothes back at its antetheca place.Door 56 is articulated on the antetheca of shell 52, can opening and closing inlet 54.
Wash bucket 60 is installed in shell 52 the insides, comprises laundry water w in wash bucket.
Wash bucket 60 has an inlet 62, is arranged in the back of the inlet 54 of shell 52, allows the user to put clothes and get the clothes back by there.Liner 64 be installed in wash bucket 60 inlet 62 around, be used for stoping the laundry water from door 56 with enter the mouth and leak between 54.Wash bucket 60 links to each other with damper 66 on being installed on pedestal 51 in its bottom, so that it can be supported by pedestal 51 under the state of damping.Wash bucket 60 also links to each other with the top of shell 52 by spring 68 at its top, and therefore when damping, it is in suspended state, is subjected to shell 52 supportings.
Cylinder 70 is arranged in 60 li of wash buckets, comprises clothes in the cylinder.
Cylinder 70 has an inlet 72, is arranged in the inlet 54 of shell 52 and wash bucket 60 and 62 rear, allows the user to put clothes and get the clothes back toward 70 li on cylinder.Cylinder 70 also is made up of many water holes 74, and these water holes are positioned on the outer ring and rear wall of cylinder, allows the laundry water to flow between wash bucket 60 and cylinder 70.Push rod 76 is installed on the inner surface of cylinder 70.Push rod 76 is used for the clothes in the cylinder 70 is promoted to its top, discharges clothes then, thereby allows clothes because the effect of gravity is fallen.
Mist spray drum washing machine also comprises a drum motor 80, is fit to produce driving force and is used for making cylinder 70 rotations.
Drum motor 80 is installed on the rear wall of wash bucket 60, is positioned at the outside of wash bucket 60.Drum motor 80 has a rotating shaft 82, the latter in horizontal direction or general horizontal direction extend, the middle part of the rear wall by wash bucket 60 is in cylinder 70.Rotating shaft 82 links to each other with the rear wall middle part of cylinder 70.
As selection scheme, compared with the above case, drum motor 80 can be installed in the bottom of wash bucket 60, the former, drum motor 80 is installed on the rear wall of wash bucket 60.In this case, isolate on the rotatable rear wall that is installed in wash bucket 60 of axle (not shown) for one, in horizontal direction or general horizontal direction extend, the middle part of the rear wall by wash bucket 60 is in cylinder 70.Isolating axle links to each other by belt with the rotating shaft of drum motor 80.
Mist spray drum washing machine further comprises a water supply unit 9, and being used for provides the laundry water for wash bucket 60; A heater 100 is installed in the bottom of wash bucket 60, is arranged in wash bucket 60, is used for heating the laundry water in the wash bucket 60; A drainage cell 110 is used for the laundry water is discharged to the outside of shell 52 from wash bucket 60; An atomising device 120, the laundry water that is used for atomizing and from wash bucket 60, discharges; A circulation line is used for the laundry of the atomizing in the wash bucket 60 water feed roller 70, thereby the laundry water is circulated; A pump 122 is installed in circulation line 133 places, is used for making the laundry water along circulation line 133 forced flow.
Water supply unit 90 comprises 94, one detergent boxes 96 of a water supply hose and a water supply bellows 98.This flexible pipe is used for guiding the laundry water.Detergent box 96 provides water channel, is used for accepting the laundry water of supplying with by water supply hose 94; With a washing agent memory space, communicate with the outlet of water channel, be used for storing washing agent inside.Water supply bellows 98 communicates with wash bucket 60, and guiding laundry water is discharged into from detergent box in the wash bucket 60.
Drainage cell 110 comprises a bellows drainpipe 112, communicates with the bottom of wash bucket 60, and the laundry water is discharged from wash bucket 60; A draining pump 114 is used for making the laundry water to pump by bellows drainpipe 112 from wash bucket 60; And a scupper hose 116, be used for guiding the laundry water from draining pump 114, to be discharged into the outside of washing machine.On the position of draining pump 114, draining valve may be used to.In this case, thereby draining valve opens or cuts out bellows drainpipe 112 permissions or prevention laundry water is discharged from wash bucket 60, and by bellows drainpipe 112.
Atomising device 120 and circulation line 133 are described in detail with reference to Fig. 5 and Fig. 6.
Fig. 5 is a profile, for example understands atomising device and circulation line, and Fig. 6 is the perspective view of a decomposition, for example understands atomising device.
As shown in Fig. 3 to Fig. 6, atomising device 120 comprises a disperser, a hair-dryer 128, and a drive unit.This disperser comprises a shell, and the laundry water that is pumped by pump 122 can pass through this shell; Centrifugal pan 124 is used for making the radially centrifugal injection of laundry water in shell; And a diffuser screen 126, be arranged in centrifugal pan 124 around, when the laundry water of ejection through when there, make from the radially laundry water atomization of centrifugal ejection of centrifugal pan.The laundry water that hair-dryer 128 is atomized when being used for making through diffuser screen 126 is forced in the wash bucket 60.Drive unit is used for making centrifugal pan 124 and hair-dryer 128 rotation, for example twin shaft motors 130.
Shell comprises a diffuser screen shell 136, be arranged in around the diffuser screen, form the laundry water after water stream channel is used for guiding atomizing, and blower enclosure 138, occur in pairs with diffuser screen shell 136, be arranged in around the hair-dryer 128, form the laundry water after water stream channel is used for guiding the atomizing that is forced into by hair-dryer 128.
As shown in Figure 5, centrifugal pan 124 in a certain distance apart from one another.Though in Fig. 5, showed two centrifugal pans 124, also can use the centrifugal pan of greater number.Certainly, single centrifugal pan is also passable.But the previous case is preferred, because the laundry water flow to another centrifugal pan 124 from a centrifugal pan 124, the latter is along the peripheral disposition of upstream centrifugal pan 124 downstream at a centrifugal pan 124.Not by the laundry water of centrifugal injection radially can bump diffuser screen 126 back and be back to the laundry water of upstream centrifugal pan 124 can be from the radially centrifugal again injection of upstream centrifugal pan 124.
As shown in Figure 5 and Figure 6, diffuser screen 126 may have a circular band structure, and it is high that the total height of its aspect ratio centrifugal pan 124 is wanted, so it can be fully around centrifugal pan 124.What can substitute is, diffuser screen 126 may have a top, upwards with a highest centrifugal pan 124 at intervals, the bottom is separated by a distance with minimum centrifugal pan 124 down, periphery be arranged in centrifugal pan 124 around, thereby make diffuser screen 126 fully around centrifugal pan 124.
As shown in Figure 5 and Figure 6, twin shaft motor 130 comprises a rotating shaft 131a, extends axially the pivot of the centrifugal pan 124 by separately, thus supporting centrifugal pan 124 that can be firm; And a rotating shaft 131b, extend axially pivot by hair-dryer 126, thus supporting hair-dryer 126 that can be firm, as shown in Figure 5 and Figure 6.Twin shaft motor 130 is arranged between centrifugal pan 124 and the hair-dryer 128.
To shown in Figure 6, circulation line 133 comprises pump flexible pipe 132 as Fig. 3, and its end links to each other with the water discharge outlet that forms in wash bucket 60, and the other end links to each other with the inlet of pump 122, and purpose is that guiding laundry water flow in the pump 122 it from wash bucket 60.Circulation line 133 also comprises first circulating line 134, and its end links to each other with the outlet of pump 122, and the other end links to each other with the diffuser screen shell, thereby makes the other end and centrifugal pan at intervals.First circulating line 134 guides the laundry water that is pumped by pump 122 to diffuser screen shell 136.Circulation line 133 further comprises second circulating line 140, and guiding laundry water is to cylinder 70, and this laundry water is forced to introduce by hair-dryer, is in the state of atomizing.
Pump hose 132 may have a bellows part in the middle, stops the end that links to each other with pump 122 with wash bucket 60 to be isolated with wash bucket 60 and pump 122.
First circulating line 134 extends through diffuser screen shell 136, thereby the lowest surfaces that is arranged in the end of diffuser screen shell 136 inside and minimum centrifugal pan 124 is separated by a distance.
Diffuser screen shell 136 is provided a through hole 136a on its sidewall, be used for allowing first circulating line 134 to extend to the there.In illustrated example, through hole 136a is positioned at the 136c place, bottom surface of diffuser screen shell 136.Diffuser screen shell 136 also is provided an opening 136b on its sidewall, this side wall surface is to blower enclosure blower enclosure 138, that is to say that this sidewall is the end face of diffuser screen shell, the atomizing laundry water that can allow like this to force to introduce is introduced in the blower enclosure blower enclosure 138.Diffuser screen shell 136 also is provided a suction inlet 136e on its sidewall, be used for absorbing the inside that air enters diffuser screen shell 136, and this sidewall has through hole 136a, that is to say, it is the bottom surface 136c of diffuser screen shell.Although in illustrated example, suction inlet 136e forms at 136c place, the bottom surface of diffuser screen shell 136, and it also can form at the peripheral 136d place of diffuser screen shell 136.
Blower enclosure blower enclosure 138 is provided an opening 138a on its sidewall, be used for accepting the atomizing laundry water from diffuser screen shell 136.This side wall surface is to diffuser screen shell 136, just the bottom surface of blower enclosure blower enclosure.An osculum 138b is provided at the end face of blower enclosure blower enclosure, discharges the atomizing laundry water that comes from blower enclosure blower enclosure 138.
Second circulating line 140 links to each other with the osculum 138b of blower enclosure blower enclosure 138 at its end.Second circulating line 140 extends upward from osculum 138b, so that its other end projects upwards, and the top by liner 64.
As shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4, pay the utmost attention to, the other end of second circulating line 140 is in tilted layout at the inside center place of cylinder 70.
Flared type divergent nozzle 146 is installed in the other end of second circulating line 140, allows atomizing laundry water to spray the into inside of cylinder 70, thereby propagates with disperse state.
In Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, Reference numeral 152 is specified cramp bars, is used for firm supporting diffuser screen 126 to be located in the diffuser screen shell 136, and the bottom of it and diffuser screen shell 136 at intervals.Reference numeral 154 is specified a motor installation component, is used for making twin shaft motor 130 to be fixedly mounted on the blower enclosure blower enclosure 138.
Now, the operation of roller washing machine has above-mentioned structure, according to the present invention and illustrational embodiment, will be described in detail.
When roller washing machine is operated under certain conditions, at this moment door 56 is closed after clothes m puts cylinder 70 into, and as shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4, the laundry water is supplied to wash bucket 6 from water supply unit 90, therefore it is comprised in the bottom of wash bucket 6, is included in simultaneously in the pump hose 132.
In this state, the bottom of cylinder 70 also is immersed in the laundry water, and the water of at this moment doing washing is introduced in the cylinder 70 by water pipe 74.As a result, the clothes of cylinder 70 is by the laundry water-soaked.
Therefore, drum motor 80 is driven and makes cylinder 70 rotations.Therefore, be included under clothes m in the cylinder 70 promoted repeatedly and throw in cylinder.As a result, according to the effect of laundry water, the spot on the clothes is removed.
Simultaneously, pump 122 and twin shaft motor 130 are driven in above-mentioned water supply circulation or wash cycle, and these circulate in the mist spray drum washing machine and carry out.Therefore, the laundry water of wash bucket 60 is pumped by pump 122.And centrifugal pan 124 and hair-dryer 128 begin rotation according to the operation of twin shaft motor 130.
The laundry water that is pumped by pump 122 is introduced into to diffuser screen shell 136 by first circulating line 134, clashes into the surface of each centrifugal pan 124 then.Therefore, the laundry water is guided by centrifugal pan 124 by radially centrifugal spraying in the diffuser screen 126 simultaneously, thereby when it is atomized during by diffuser screen 126.
When being forced to introduce by hair-dryer 128 through the laundry water of diffuser screen 126 atomizings, so it is introduced into second circulating line 140.Atomizing laundry water then with the form of rain or mist by liner 64, injectedly advance in the cylinder 70, at this moment it is discharged from second circulating line 140.
Atomizing laundry water sprays cylinder 70 by liner 64, directly soaks the clothes m that is included in the cylinder 70, so it can be to attached to the spot fast-acting on the clothes m, thereby improves its washability.
After finishing above-mentioned wash cycle, the laundry water that is present in the wash bucket 60 is contaminated, discharges from wash bucket 60 by drainage cell 110.
Subsequently, mist spray drum washing machine carries out rinse cycle several times, and rinsing clothes m remains in foam on the clothing m with removal.In this rinse cycle, the laundry water is fed in the wash bucket 60 by water supply unit 90.After this, drum motor 80 is actuated to rotary drum 70, therefore make the clothing m that is contained in the cylinder in cylinder 70 repeatedly by rinsing with fall.So foam is removed from clothing m.
Simultaneously, in the above-mentioned water supply circulation of carrying out in mist spray drum washing machine or rinse cycle process, pump 122 and twin shaft motor 130 are driven.Therefore, similar to wash cycle, by pump 122 suction, be sprayed into vaporific by centrifugal pan 124 and diffuser screen 126 at the laundry water of wash bucket 60 then.Subsequently, the water of atomisation directly makes the clothing m in the cylinder 70 get wet, so rinsing clothes m rapidly makes foam remove from clothing m according to the rinsing ability that is improved.
After finishing above-mentioned rinse cycle, the addle that is present in the wash bucket 60 is discharged to the outside by drainage cell 110 from wash bucket 60.
After carrying out several times rinse cycle, Rolling washing machine carries out spin cycle, to remove the moisture among the clothing m.That is to say that when cylinder horse 80 during with high speed swing roller 70, by centrifugal removal, then, after being discharged from cylinder 70 by water hole 74, this moisture is collected in the bottom of wash bucket 60 to the moisture that penetrates into clothing m from clothing m.At last, the moisture that is collected is discharged to the outside by drainage cell 110.
Fig. 7 is the perspective view that the part of the mist spray drum washing machine of another embodiment of the present invention is cut open.Fig. 8 is the sectional view of the mist spray drum washing machine of explanation this embodiment of the invention shown in Figure 7.
As shown in Figure 7 and Figure 8, the mist spray drum washing machine of this embodiment of the invention comprises a shell 152 and a wash bucket 156 that is installed in the shell 152; This shell has been determined the outward appearance of this roller washing machine, and wash bucket 156 is connected to the top of shell 152 through spring 154 at its top, and this spring 154 is by damper 155 supports and be in suspension status.This roller washing machine also comprises a cylinder 158 that is installed in rotation in the wash bucket 156, and it is applicable to the clothing m that holds laundry water and will wash; And be installed in push rod 159 on the inner circumferential surface of cylinder 158, so that they are simultaneously evenly spaced apart each other in a circumferential direction from the inner circumferential surface of cylinder 158 projection radially.Push rod 159 is used for the clothing in the cylinder 158 is risen to the top of cylinder 158 discharging clothing then, thereby clothing being fallen.Roller washing machine comprises that further one links to each other, is suitable for 160, one water supply unit 162 of drum motor of swing roller 158 and a detergent box 164 with cylinder 158.Water supply unit 162 and detergent box 164 are placed in wash bucket 156 tops, so that will do washing water and washing agent supply in wash bucket 156 and the cylinder 158 simultaneously.
Mist spray drum washing machine further comprises a circulating pump 170, an atomising device 180 and a steam generation device 190.This circulating pump 170 is installed in and is applicable on the circulation line 172 that connects wash bucket 156 bottoms and top, and be suitable for being drawn into the top of wash bucket 156 from the bottom of wash bucket 156 via circulation line 172 water of will doing washing, perhaps from wash bucket 156, drain via discharge pipe line 174 water of will doing washing.This atomising device 180 is installed on the circulation line 172, so that it links to each other with circulating pump 170, and is applicable to the laundry water atomisation of discharging from circulating pump 170.This steam generation device 190 is installed on the circulation line 172, so that it is connected to atomising device 180, and be applicable to the laundry water particulate that heating is emerged from atomising device 180, thereby the water particulate of will doing washing becomes steam.
Circulation line 172 vertically extends, so that connect the bottom and the top of wash bucket 156.Circulating pump 170 be installed in circulation line 172 be connected to wash bucket 156 bottoms than the lower part.Atomising device 180 is installed in the downstream of circulation line 172 cocycle pumps 170.Steam generation device 190 be installed in circulation line 172 be connected to wash bucket 156 tops than top.
Describe atomising device 180 and steam generation device 190 in detail below with reference to Fig. 9 and Figure 10.
Fig. 9 is the sectional view of explanation atomising device.Figure 10 is the sectional view of explanation steam generation device.
Atomising device 180 comprises the shell 182 that is installed on the circulation line 172, a suction inlet 181 is set on its peripheral wall simultaneously is used for receiving the laundry water, an outlet 183 is set on its roof is used for discharging laundry water particulate; A hair-dryer 184 that is rotatably installed in the shell 182 is applicable to and blows laundry water particulate; And a twin shaft motor 185 that is installed in the shell 182, this motor is positioned at below the hair-dryer 184, so that it links to each other with hair-dryer 184 and is used to rotate hair-dryer 184.Atomising device 180 also comprises a plurality of centrifugal pans 186 and a diffuser screen 188.These centrifugal pans 186 are installed in the shell 182, are positioned at below the twin shaft motor 185, so that it is connected to twin shaft motor 185 and is used for rotating simultaneously hair-dryer 184, thereby the centrifugal force that produces owing to rotation radially spreads the laundry water of introducing shell 182.This diffuser screen 188 is installed in around the centrifugal pan 186 and is spaced apart with centrifugal pan 186, is used for the laundry water atomisation from centrifugal pan 186 radial diffusion.
Twin shaft motor 185 is installed in the shell 182 and by shell 182 radial support.Twin shaft motor 185 has upper and lower rotating shaft, and these two rotating shafts are connected respectively to hair-dryer 184 and centrifugal pan 186.
In Fig. 9, motor installing component of Reference numeral 189 expressions is used for twin shaft motor 185 is installed to shell 182.
Steam generation device 190 comprises a container 192, a heater 194 and a temperature sensor 196.Container 192 has 191 and outlets 193 of an inlet, and this inlet is used to accept the laundry water particulate of discharging from atomising device 180, and this outlet and the 191 relative installations that enter the mouth are used for exhaust steam.Heater 194 is installed in the outer surface of container 192, is used for heating container 192.Temperature sensor 196 is used for the internal temperature of sensing container 192, thereby makes the control module that is included in roller washing machine, according to the control operation of the vapor (steam) temperature control heater 194 in the container 192.
Certainly, container 192 is made by the material of the high relatively heat transfer coefficient of performance.Heater 194 may be installed to the bottom of container 192.And temperature sensor 196 may be installed to the top of container 192, electrically is connected to heater 194.
Simultaneously, circulation line 172 is terminal thereon to be extended by the liner 175 that is placed between wash bucket 156 and the shell 152, to prevent the water leakage of doing washing.It is terminal that the divergent nozzle 173 that is used to spray laundry water or steam is installed in going up of circulation line 172, so that it is terminal from the top of wash bucket 156 and the preceding terminal end and the back of pointing to wash bucket 156.
Describe now shown in Figure 7 according to the embodiment of the invention, have the operation of roller washing machine at the bottom of the said structure.
Begin wash cycle under the state that is placed into cylinder 158 at clothing m, the feed water valve (not shown) is opened, thereby the laundry water is introduced into water supply unit 162 and detergent box 164.As a result, laundry water and washing agent are fed in wash bucket 156 and the cylinder 158.Suitably determine to supply to laundry water consumption in the wash bucket 156 according to the laundry amounts of holding in the wash bucket 156.
Under the laundry water of appropriate amount was fed into situation in the wash bucket 156, operation drum motor 160 was with rotary drum 158.Along with the rotation of cylinder 158, the clothing m that holds in push rod 159 hoisting drums 158, the certain height at cylinder 158 discharges clothing m then, thereby clothing m is fallen.Carry out wash cycle like this.
Carrying out in the wash cycle process according to the corresponding operating state that is set by the user, when operation cycle pump 170, the laundry water that is contained in the wash bucket 156 is drawn into wash bucket 156 tops from wash bucket 156 bottoms, in spirt wash bucket 156, thereby forms effectively flowing of laundry water.Except effective the flowing of this laundry water, also produced the effect that impacts clothing m with the laundry water.Improved scourability like this.
According to the mode of operation that is set by the user, 194 runnings of twin shaft motor 185 and heater, the operation cycle pump 170 water suction circulation line 172 of will doing washing simultaneously.Thereby the laundry water of introducing circulation line 172 from wash bucket 156 bottoms is sprayed in the wash bucket 156 at wash bucket 156 tops after order is atomized during by atomising device 180 and steam generation device 190 and becomes steam.
To be described in more detail.Laundry water by circulating pump 170 suction is introduced in the shell 182 by circulation line 172.When 185 operations of twin shaft motor, rotate hair-dryer 184 and centrifugal pan 186.As a result, the laundry water that is introduced into shell 182 behind bump centrifugal pan 186, by radial spray, during then by diffuser screen 188 with the form atomisation of particulate.The laundry water particulate that penetrates from diffuser screen 188 is discharged from from shell 182 with hair-dryer 184.Like this, laundry water particulate is discharged from atomising device 180.
The laundry water particulate of discharging from atomising device 180 is introduced into container 192 via circulation line 172.When heater 194 operations, laundry water particulate is heated by container 192 time, thereby they become vapours.Vapours is sprayed in the wash bucket 156 at wash bucket 156 tops through behind the circulation line 172 then.
Certainly, according to the vapor (steam) temperature in the container 192, by temperature sensor 196 control heaters 194.
Like this, the laundry water is drawn into from wash bucket 156 bottoms in wash cycle, so that by atomising device 180 and steam generation device 190, thereby it is become vapours, is sprayed in the wash bucket 156 at wash bucket 156 tops then.Thereby, improve washing and antiseptic property and become possibility.
Before being injected wash bucket 156, water carries out above-mentioned steps, may be rapidly that clothing is moistening with vapours, therefore improved scourability.
After finishing wash cycle, circulating pump 170 with state that discharge pipe line 174 links to each other under operate, thereby drain the laundry water that is contained in the wash bucket 156.After discharging the laundry water, drum motor 160 is driven under high speed, thus cylinder 158 with rotation at a high speed so that carry out the gap spin cycle, be used for the centrifugal force that the rotation by cylinder 158 produces water thrown away from clothing.After spin cycle, feed water valve reopens, and water supplies in the cylinder 158 doing washing.Simultaneously, cylinder 158 rotates.Carry out rinse cycle like this.
After repeating rinse cycle and gap spin cycle, carry out spin cycle at last.Finished the washing of clothing like this.
Can be clearly seen that from above-mentioned explanation at the mist spray drum washing machine of first embodiment of the invention, the laundry water of discharging is atomized then by the radially centrifugal ejection of centrifugal pan by diffuser screen the time from wash bucket.The laundry water that is atomized is by the hair-dryer forced feed, thereby water is sprayed in the cylinder.Thereby the laundry water can soak into the clothing in the cylinder rapidly, thereby can more effectively contact attached to the spot on the clothing.As a result, make raising washing and rinsing performance improve and reduce laundry and become possibility with water consumption.
In the mist spray drum washing machine of second embodiment of the invention, the laundry water is sprayed into vaporific in the circulation line that connects between wash bucket bottom and the top, so that, by container the time, heated then, thereby produce steam by heater by wash bucket circulation laundry water.Like this, vapours is sprayed into wash bucket at the wash bucket top.Thereby, also improve sterilization and clean result with the moistening clothing of laundry water rapidly and become possibility.
Because the laundry water particulate that forms according to the atomizing of laundry water becomes steam when heating,, carry out clothes washing effectively at high temperature and become possibility so use the water yield that reduces.Thereby, reduce the waste of laundry water and the saves energy possibility that becomes.
Though being used for illustrative purposes, the preferred embodiments of the present invention are disclosed, but, those skilled in the art are noted that under the situation that does not depart from the scope of the present invention that discloses as appended claims and essence, various modifications, interpolation and to substitute all be possible.

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1. washing machine comprises being used for coming steam generating device for generating steam by adding hot water that wherein this steam generation device comprises:
Container, it comprises inlet that is used to receive the water of extracting out from wash bucket and the outlet that is used for exhaust steam, the connection of flowing mutually of this outlet and this wash bucket; And
Heater is used for heating the water of this container.
2. according to the washing machine of claim 1, wherein steam generation device also comprises:
Temperature sensor is used to detect the temperature of this internal tank, so that according to this temperature control heater.
3. according to the washing machine of claim 1, wherein said outlet and described inlet opposed.
4. according to the washing machine of claim 1, wherein said container has the cross section big part of its cross section than inlet or outlet.
5. according to the washing machine of claim 1, wherein said heater is arranged in the outer surface of described container.
6. washing machine comprises being used for coming steam generating device for generating steam by adding hot water that wherein this steam generation device comprises:
Container, it comprises the outlet that is used to receive the inlet of water and is used for exhaust steam; And
Heater is used for heating the water of this container, and wherein this heater is arranged in the outside of this container so that add hot water by heating this container.
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