CN209863718U - Dish washer and spray mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a dish washer and spray mechanism sprays the mechanism and includes: a drive assembly; the spraying piece is provided with at least one spraying hole facing the dish basket, and spraying water can be sprayed to the dish basket from the spraying hole to clean the tableware; and the water supply assembly is used for providing spraying water for the spraying piece. Wherein, spray and be connected and relative bowl dish basket motion with drive assembly, and by the motion of spraying hole spun shower water along with spraying, the moving shower water can reach all regions in the bowl dish basket, washs the tableware in the dish basket comprehensively, eliminates abluent blind spot, improves the washing effect. Simultaneously, the water supply subassembly is connected with the piece that sprays all the time, can provide the shower water for spraying the piece, has guaranteed the reliability to spraying the piece water supply, and whole washing effect that sprays the mechanism is preferred.

Description

Dish washer and spray mechanism

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a kitchen appliance field especially relates to dish washer and sprays mechanism.

Background

The dish washer is the equipment of tableware such as automatic clear dish, chopsticks, dish, sword, fork, generally includes the inner bag and locates bowl dish basket, the piece that sprays in the inner bag, is used for placing the tableware of treating the washing in the bowl dish basket, sprays the piece and is used for spraying the shower water to the tableware of bowl dish basket on, washs the tableware.

Generally, the spray member is rotatably disposed to rotatably spray the spray water. However, the inner container has a dead zone where the shower water cannot reach, and the washing effect is not good.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

Therefore, it is necessary to provide a spraying mechanism with a good washing effect to solve the problem of poor washing effect of the dishwasher.

A spray mechanism comprising:

a drive assembly;

the spraying part is provided with at least one spraying hole facing the dish basket; and

the water supply assembly is used for providing spraying water for the spraying piece;

wherein the spray member is connected with the driving assembly and moves relative to the dish basket.

In the spraying mechanism, the spraying part is provided with the spraying holes facing the dish basket, and spraying water can be sprayed to the dish basket from the spraying holes to clean tableware. And the spraying member is connected with the driving assembly and moves relative to the dish basket under the driving of the driving assembly. The spraying water sprayed from the spraying holes moves along with the spraying piece, and the moving spraying water can reach all areas in the dish basket, so that tableware in the dish basket can be completely cleaned, the dead zone of cleaning is eliminated, and the washing effect is improved. Simultaneously, the water supply subassembly is connected with the piece that sprays all the time, can provide the shower water for spraying the piece, has guaranteed the reliability to spraying the piece water supply, and whole washing effect that sprays the mechanism is preferred.

In one embodiment, the spray water sprayed from the spray holes forms a moving spray area along with the movement of the spray piece, and the movement track of the spray area at least passes through the bottom of the dish basket.

In one embodiment, the driving assembly drives the spray member to reciprocate with respect to the dish basket.

In one embodiment, the spray member is driven by the driving assembly to reciprocate linearly relative to the dish basket;

the spraying piece is provided with a plurality of spraying holes, and the spraying holes are distributed along the direction intersecting with the movement direction of the spraying piece.

In one embodiment, the driving assembly comprises a driving piece and a screw rod connected with the driving piece, the spraying piece is connected to the screw rod in a threaded mode, the screw rod is driven to rotate by the driving piece, and the spraying piece moves back and forth along the axial direction of the screw rod when the screw rod rotates forwards and backwards.

In one embodiment, the driving assembly further comprises a guide rail arranged on the inner wall of the inner container, the guide rail is parallel to the screw rod and is arranged at an interval, one end of the spraying piece is in threaded connection with the screw rod, and the other end of the spraying piece moves on the guide rail in a reciprocating mode.

In one embodiment, the water supply assembly comprises a movable pipe arranged in the inner container, the movable pipe is provided with a water inlet communicated with an external water source and a water outlet communicated with the spraying piece, and the distance between the water inlet and the water outlet of the movable pipe is changed along with the movement of the spraying piece.

In one embodiment, the water supply assembly further comprises a fixed pipe fixed in the inner container, the fixed pipe is communicated with the water inlet of the movable pipe, and the water outlet of the movable pipe moves towards and away from the fixed pipe along with the spraying piece.

In one embodiment, the movable pipe comprises a first branch pipe, a hinge and a second branch pipe, the first branch pipe is connected between the hinge and the main pipe, the second branch pipe is connected between the hinge and the spray part, and the first branch pipe and the second branch pipe are communicated through the hinge and rotate relatively.

In one embodiment, the movable pipe is driven by the spraying piece to deform and extend or deform and shorten.

A dish washing machine comprises an inner container, a dish basket and the spraying mechanism, wherein the dish basket and the spraying mechanism are both arranged in the inner container, and the spraying mechanism is positioned below the dish basket.

In one embodiment, the dish basket comprises a plurality of dish baskets, the spraying mechanism also comprises a plurality of dish baskets, the spraying mechanism is correspondingly arranged below each dish basket, and the spraying mechanisms move synchronously or independently.

In one embodiment, the plurality of spraying mechanisms are provided with a plurality of water supply assemblies and a plurality of spraying pieces, the plurality of water supply assemblies comprise a plurality of movable pipes, the plurality of water supply assemblies comprise a plurality of fixed pipes shared by the movable pipes, water inlets of the movable pipes are connected with the fixed pipes, and water outlets of the movable pipes are correspondingly connected with the plurality of spraying pieces respectively.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a perspective view of a dishwasher in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the dishwasher of FIG. 1 from another perspective;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a spraying mechanism in an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic view of the spraying mechanism of fig. 3 in a working state.

Detailed Description

In order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, the present invention will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings. The preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown in the drawings. The invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used in the description of the invention herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

As shown in fig. 1-2, in one embodiment of the present invention, a dishwasher 100 is provided, which includes a tub 10, a dish basket 30, and a spraying mechanism 50. The dish basket 30 and the spraying mechanism 50 are both arranged in the inner container 10, the spraying mechanism 50 is positioned below the dish basket 30, the spraying mechanism 50 sprays spraying water upwards to clean tableware in the dish basket 30, and sewage, residues and the like during washing are discharged downwards under the action of gravity. It is understood that the spray mechanism 50 may be disposed in other orientations of the dish basket 30, and the installation position of the spray mechanism 50 is not limited thereto.

As shown in fig. 3 to 4, the spraying mechanism 50 includes a driving assembly 52, a spraying member 54 and a water supply assembly 56, the spraying member 54 is provided with at least one spraying hole 541 facing the dish basket 30, and the spraying water can be sprayed from the spraying hole 541 to the dish basket 30 to clean the dishes. Also, the spray member 54 is connected to the driving assembly 52 to move relative to the dish basket 30 by the driving of the driving assembly 52. The spray water sprayed from the spray holes 541 moves along with the spray member 54, and the moving spray water can reach all areas in the dish basket 30 to completely clean the dishes in the dish basket 30, eliminate the dead zone of the cleaning, and improve the washing effect. Meanwhile, the water supply assembly 56 is always connected with the spraying member 54, so that spraying water can be provided for the spraying member 54, the reliability of supplying water to the spraying member 54 is ensured, and the washing effect of the whole spraying mechanism 100 is better.

Alternatively, the spray water sprayed from the spray holes 541 forms a moving spray area along with the movement of the spray arm 54, and a spray range covering the entire dish basket 30 can be obtained through the moving spray area, thereby eliminating a dead zone of washing and improving a washing effect. And, the moving trace of the spray region is at least routed to the bottom of the dish basket 30 to reliably wash dishes inside the dish basket 30. Specifically, the movement locus of the spray region is routed throughout the dish basket 30, and dishes can be washed completely and reliably by the moving spray region.

In some embodiments, the driving assembly 52 drives the spray member 54 to reciprocate relative to the dish basket 30, and the spray region is driven to repeatedly pass through the dish basket 30 by the reciprocating motion of the spray member 54, so that the dishes in the dish basket 30 are washed for multiple times, thereby improving the washing effect.

Further, the spray member 54 is driven by the driving assembly 52 to reciprocate linearly with respect to the dish basket 30, and the spray member 54 is provided with a plurality of spray holes 541, and the plurality of spray holes 541 are arranged along a direction intersecting with a moving direction of the spray member 54. That is, the spraying member 54 is provided with a plurality of spraying holes 541 along a first direction, and when the spraying member 54 moves along a second direction intersecting the first direction, a square spraying area is formed to match the shape of the square dish basket 30, so as to better cover the dish basket 30 in a whole manner and wash dishes in the dish basket 30 in a whole manner.

As shown in fig. 4, in this embodiment, the shower member 54 reciprocates back and forth in directions close to and away from the opening of the liner 10; it is understood that the spray member 54 may be configured to reciprocate left and right in the view shown in fig. 4, and the moving direction of the spray member 54 is not limited thereto. Also, in some embodiments, a rotary spray head is provided at the spray hole 541, and the rotary spray head rotatably sprays the spray water, so that the spray water is not only moved by the movement of the spray member 54 to pass through a plurality of positions of the dish basket 30, but also is rotated by itself to spray the spray water, and further sprays the spray water to a plurality of positions of the dish basket 30, to further improve the washing effect of the spray water.

The driving assembly 52 comprises a driving part 521 and a screw rod 523 connected with the driving part 521, the spraying part 54 is connected to the screw rod 523 in a threaded manner, the screw rod 523 rotates under the driving of the driving part 521, and the spraying part 54 reciprocates along the axial direction of the screw rod 523 when the screw rod 523 rotates positively and negatively to perform reciprocating linear motion. That is to say, the spraying part 54 is in threaded connection with the screw rod 523, and the screw rod 523 converts the rotation motion of the screw rod 523 into the linear motion of the spraying part 54, so as to drive the spraying part 54 to reciprocate on the screw rod 523, thereby forming a movable spraying area. The component for driving the spraying part 54 to move has a simple structure, only needs the driving part 521 and the screw rod 523, does not need to occupy too much space in the inner container 10, and is convenient to install.

Further, the spraying mechanism 50 further comprises a guide rail 55 arranged on the inner wall of the inner container 10, the guide rail 55 is parallel to and spaced from the screw rod 523, one end of the spraying piece 54 is in threaded connection with the screw rod 523, the other end of the spraying piece 54 reciprocates on the guide rail 55, the other end of the spraying piece 54 is supported by the guide rail 55, and the spraying piece 54 is matched to slide along the axial direction of the screw rod 523.

Specifically, a roller (not shown) is arranged at the bottom of one end of the spraying piece 54 close to the guide rail 55, the roller is located on the guide rail 55, and when the spraying piece 54 moves, the roller rolls on the guide rail 55, so that the friction force between the spraying piece 54 and the guide rail 55 is reduced, and the sliding flexibility of the spraying piece 54 is improved. One end of the spraying piece 54 close to the screw rod 523 is provided with a connector 543, the connector 543 is provided with a threaded hole, the connector 543 is in threaded connection with the outside of the screw rod 523 through the threaded hole, and the threaded connection between the spraying piece 54 and the screw rod 523 is realized through the connector 543 with the threaded hole.

The water supply assembly 56 includes a movable tube 561 disposed in the inner container 10, the movable tube 561 has a water inlet communicated with an external water source and a water outlet communicated with the spraying member 34, and a distance between the water inlet and the water outlet of the movable tube 563 varies with the movement of the spraying member 54. The distance between inlet and the delivery port on movable tube 563 can adapt to the spraying piece 54 that removes, can make movable tube 563 be connected with spraying piece 54 all the time through the adjustment of movable tube 563 self, provides the shower water for the spraying piece 54 that removes all the time.

The water supply assembly 56 further includes a fixed pipe 563 fixed in the inner container 10, the fixed pipe 563 is communicated with a water inlet of the movable pipe 561, the water inlet of the movable pipe 561 is fixed by the fixed pipe 563, and the shower water is supplied from the fixed pipe 563 to the movable pipe 561. And the delivery port of activity pipe 561 communicates with spraying 54, and activity pipe 561 connects between fixed pipe 563 and spraying 54, and the delivery port of activity pipe 561 moves to the direction that is close to and keeps away from fixed pipe 563 along with spraying 54, and the reliability of guaranteeing the water supply is carried to the spraying 54 that removes to the shower water in will fixed pipe 563 through activity pipe 561.

Specifically, when the spraying member 54 moves towards the direction close to the fixed pipe 563, the distance between the water inlet and the water outlet on the movable pipe 561 is shortened, so that the shorter distance between the spraying member 54 and the fixed pipe 563 is adapted; when the spraying member 54 moves in a direction away from the fixed pipe 563, the distance between the water inlet and the water outlet on the movable pipe 561 is extended to adapt to a longer distance between the spraying member 54 and the fixed pipe 563.

In some embodiments, the movable tube 561 includes a first branch tube 565, a second branch tube 567 and a hinge 569, the first branch tube 565 is connected between the hinge 569 and the fixed tube 563, the second branch tube 567 is connected between the hinge 569 and the shower 54, the first branch tube 565 and the second branch tube 567 are communicated through the hinge 569 and rotate relatively, and the first branch tube 565 and the second branch tube 567 are hinged through the hinge 569, so that the first branch tube 565 and the second branch tube 567 can rotate relatively. It will be appreciated that the end of the first branch 565 remote from the hinge 569 is the inlet of the movable tube 56, and the end of the second branch 567 remote from the hinge 569 is the outlet of the movable tube 56; when the included angle between the first branch pipe 565 and the second branch pipe 567 is changed, the distance between the end of the first branch pipe 565 far away from the hinge piece 569 and the end of the second branch pipe 567 far away from the hinge piece 569 is also changed, namely, the distance between the water inlet and the water outlet of the movable pipe 56 is changed along with the change of the included angle between the first branch pipe 565 and the second branch pipe 567, so that the movable pipe 56 moves along with the spray piece 54 and always provides the function of spraying water.

Specifically, when the spray member 54 moves in a direction away from the fixed pipe 563, an included angle between the first branch pipe 565 and the second branch pipe 567 becomes larger, and a distance between the water inlet and the water outlet on the movable pipe 56 becomes larger; when the shower 54 moves in a direction close to the fixed pipe 563, an angle between the first branch pipe 565 and the second branch pipe 567 becomes smaller, and a distance between the water inlet and the water outlet on the movable pipe 56 becomes smaller.

It is understood that in other embodiments, the movable tube 561 can be flexibly stretched and contracted, and the movable tube 561 can be stretched and contracted by the spraying member 54 to adapt to different distances between the spraying member 54 and the fixed tube 563 in motion. Specifically, when the shower member 54 moves in a direction away from the fixed pipe 563, the movable pipe 561 is deformed to extend; when the shower 54 moves in a direction to approach the fixed pipe 563, the movable pipe 561 is deformed to be shortened. Specifically, the movable tube 561 is a bellows tube.

Optionally, the dish basket 30 includes a plurality of dishes, the spraying mechanism 50 also includes a plurality of dishes, and the spraying mechanism 50 is correspondingly disposed under each dish basket 30 to clean the dishes in each dish basket 30.

In some embodiments, the plurality of spray mechanisms 50 move synchronously, one of the plurality of spray mechanisms 50 has the drive 521, and the remaining spray mechanisms 50 of the plurality of spray mechanisms 50 do not have the drive 521. That is, only one driving member 521 is disposed in the spraying mechanisms 50, the driving member 521 is connected to the screw rod 523 in the spraying mechanism 50 where the driving member 521 is disposed, the driving member 521 is in transmission connection with the screw rods 523 in the other spraying mechanisms 50 through a transmission belt, and the screw rods 523 in the spraying mechanisms 50 are driven by the driving member 521 to synchronously rotate, so that the spraying mechanisms 50 synchronously move, and the dish baskets 30 are synchronously cleaned. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, a plurality of spray mechanisms 50 move independently of one another, each spray mechanism 50 having a drive 521, the plurality of spray mechanisms 50 being individually controllable by the corresponding drive 521.

Further, a plurality of water supply assemblies 56 and a plurality of spraying 54 have in the mechanism 50 that sprays, a plurality of water supply assemblies 56 include a plurality of activity pipes 561, and a plurality of water supply assemblies 56 include the fixed pipe 563 of a plurality of activity pipe 561 sharing, the water inlet of a plurality of activity pipes 561 all is connected with fixed pipe 563, the delivery port of a plurality of activity pipes 561 corresponds with a plurality of spraying 54 respectively and is connected, supply water to a plurality of activity pipes 561 through a fixed pipe 563, compact overall structure, simple to operate.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above spraying mechanism 50 is further provided. The spraying mechanism 50 includes a driving assembly 52, a spraying member 54 and a water supply assembly 56, the spraying member 54 is provided with at least one spraying hole 541 facing the dish basket 30, and the spraying water can be sprayed from the spraying hole 541 to the dish basket 30 to clean the dishes. Also, the spray member 54 is connected to the driving assembly 52 to move relative to the dish basket 30 by the driving of the driving assembly 52. The spray water sprayed from the spray holes 541 moves along with the spray member 54, and the moving spray water can reach all areas in the dish basket 30 to completely clean the dishes in the dish basket 30, eliminate the dead zone of the cleaning, and improve the washing effect. Meanwhile, the water supply assembly 56 is always connected with the spraying member 54, so that spraying water can be provided for the spraying member 54, the reliability of supplying water to the spraying member 54 is ensured, and the washing effect of the whole spraying mechanism 100 is better.

The technical features of the embodiments described above may be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the embodiments described above are not described, but should be considered as being within the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.

The above-mentioned embodiments only represent some embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is specific and detailed, but not to be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit of the present invention, several variations and modifications can be made, which are within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be subject to the appended claims.

Claims (13)

1. A spray mechanism (50), comprising:

a drive assembly (52);

the spraying piece (54), wherein at least one spraying hole (541) facing the dish basket (30) is formed in the spraying piece (54); and

a water supply assembly (56) for providing spray water to the spray member (54);

wherein the spray member (54) is connected to the driving assembly (52) and moves relative to the dish basket (30).

2. The spray mechanism (50) of claim 1, wherein spray water emitted from the spray holes (541) forms a moving spray area with the movement of the spray piece (54), the spray area having a trajectory that is at least routed through the bottom of the dish basket (30).

3. The spray mechanism (50) of claim 1 wherein said drive assembly (52) drives said spray member (54) in a reciprocating motion relative to said dish basket (30).

4. The spray mechanism (50) of claim 3 wherein said spray member (54) is driven by said drive assembly (52) to reciprocate linearly relative to said dish basket (30);

the spraying piece (54) is provided with a plurality of spraying holes (541), and the spraying holes (541) are distributed along the direction intersecting with the movement direction of the spraying piece (54).

5. The spray mechanism (50) according to claim 4, wherein the driving assembly (52) comprises a driving member (521) and a screw rod (523) connected to the driving member (521), the spray member (54) is connected to the screw rod (523) in a threaded manner, the screw rod (523) is driven to rotate by the driving member (521), and the spray member (54) reciprocates along the axial direction of the screw rod (523) when the screw rod (523) rotates in the forward and reverse directions.

6. The spraying mechanism (50) according to claim 5, further comprising a guide rail (55) arranged on the inner wall of the inner container (10), wherein the guide rail (55) is parallel to and spaced from the screw rod (523), one end of the spraying member (54) is in threaded connection with the screw rod (523), and the other end of the spraying member (54) reciprocates on the guide rail (55).

7. The spray mechanism (50) according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the water supply assembly (56) comprises a movable tube (561) disposed in the inner container (10), the movable tube (561) having an inlet opening into which an external water source is introduced and an outlet opening communicating with the spray member (54), and a distance between the inlet opening and the outlet opening of the movable tube (561) being varied with the movement of the spray member (54).

8. The spray mechanism (50) of claim 7 wherein said water supply assembly (56) further comprises a stationary tube (563) secured within said inner container (10), said stationary tube (563) communicating with said water inlet of said movable tube (561), said water outlet of said movable tube (561) moving with said spray member (54) toward and away from said stationary tube (563).

9. The spray mechanism (50) of claim 8 wherein said moveable tube (561) includes a first branch (565), a second branch (567) and a hinge (569), said first branch (565) being connected between said hinge (569) and said fixed tube (563), said second branch (567) being connected between said hinge (569) and said spray member (54), said first branch (565) and said second branch (567) being in communication and relatively rotatable through said hinge (569).

10. The spray mechanism (50) of claim 9, wherein the movable tube (561) is deformed to elongate or contract under the action of the spray member (54).

11. A dishwasher (100) comprising an inner tub (10), a dish basket (30) and a spray mechanism (50) according to any of the preceding claims 1-10, wherein the dish basket (30) and the spray mechanism (50) are both disposed within the inner tub (10), and the spray mechanism (50) is located below the dish basket (30).

12. The dishwasher (100) according to claim 11, wherein the dish basket (30) comprises a plurality of dishes, the spraying mechanism (50) is correspondingly arranged below each dish basket (30), and the spraying mechanisms (50) move synchronously or the spraying mechanisms (50) move independently.

13. The dishwasher (100) of claim 12, wherein the plurality of spraying mechanisms (50) comprise a plurality of water supply assemblies (56) and a plurality of spraying members (54), the plurality of water supply assemblies (56) comprise a plurality of movable pipes (561), the plurality of water supply assemblies (56) comprise a fixed pipe (563) shared by the plurality of movable pipes (561), water inlets of the plurality of movable pipes (561) are all connected with the fixed pipe (563), and water outlets of the plurality of movable pipes (561) are respectively correspondingly connected with the plurality of spraying members (54).