CN210673249U - Distributor and washing appliance - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a distributor and washing electrical apparatus. The distributor is used for washing an electric appliance and comprises a body, a bottom plate and a driving assembly. The body is formed with accepts the chamber, accepts the chamber and is formed with the opening that is located the body top and is located the mouth of puting in of the bottom of accepting the chamber. The bottom plate is movably arranged on the body. The driving assembly is arranged on the body and used for driving the bottom plate to move so as to enable the bottom plate to close or open the throwing opening. Like this, when the detergent is put in to needs, only need can realize automatic input through the activity of drive assembly direct drive bottom plate, need not manual operation, input easy operation, convenient, improved user experience.

Description

Distributor and washing appliance

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a washing technical field, in particular to distributor and washing electrical apparatus.

Background

Currently, in drawer dishwashers, dispensers are commonly used to dispense a washing substance, such as powder, liquid or tablet, into the dishwasher, which dissolves to form a detergent for washing the dishes. In the related art, the detergent needs to be manually dispensed or the detergent is loaded in the dispenser and then dispensed, however, the dispenser in the related art dispenses the detergent, which is complicated to operate.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model provides a distributor and washing electrical apparatus.

The utility model discloses an embodiment's distributor is used for washing electrical apparatus, and the distributor includes:

the device comprises a body, a first fixing device and a second fixing device, wherein an accommodating cavity is formed in the body, and an opening located at the top of the body and a throwing opening located at the bottom of the accommodating cavity are formed in the accommodating cavity;

the bottom plate is movably arranged on the body; and

the driving assembly is arranged on the body and used for driving the bottom plate to move so as to enable the bottom plate to close or open the throwing port.

In the dispenser of the above embodiment, the bottom plate of the dispenser is movably disposed at the bottom of the body, and the driving assembly can drive the bottom plate to close or open the feeding opening at the bottom of the accommodating cavity. So, when the detergent is put in to needs, only need can realize automatic input through the activity of drive assembly direct drive bottom plate, need not manual operation, put in easy operation, convenient, improved user experience.

In some embodiments, the accommodating cavities include a first accommodating cavity and a second accommodating cavity which are arranged in parallel, and the throwing port includes a first throwing port formed at the bottom of the first accommodating cavity and a second throwing port formed at the bottom of the second accommodating cavity;

the bottom plate is including all the activity setting first bottom plate and the second bottom plate of body, drive assembly includes first subassembly and second subassembly, first subassembly is used for driving first bottom plate activity is so that first bottom plate seals or opens first input mouth, the second subassembly is used for driving the second bottom plate activity is so that the second bottom plate seals or opens the second input mouth.

In some embodiments, the first assembly includes a first driving member and a first transmission member, the first transmission member is connected to the first bottom plate, and the first driving member is configured to drive the first bottom plate to move through the first transmission member so as to enable the first bottom plate to close or open the first input opening.

In some embodiments, the first bottom plate is rotatably disposed on the body through a first rotating shaft, the first transmission member is connected to the first rotating shaft, and the first driving member is configured to drive the first rotating shaft to rotate through the first transmission member so as to rotate the first bottom plate to close or open the first input port.

In some embodiments, the first bottom plate is slidably disposed on the body, and the first driving member is configured to drive the first bottom plate to slide relative to the body through the first driving member so as to close or open the first input port.

In some embodiments, the first assembly comprises a first elastic member connected to the first bottom plate, the first elastic member being configured to apply an elastic force to the first bottom plate to maintain a tendency of the first bottom plate to close the first input port or maintain a tendency of the first bottom plate to open the first input port.

In some embodiments, the second assembly includes a second driving element and a second transmission element, the second transmission element is connected to the second bottom plate, and the second driving element is used for driving the second bottom plate to move through the second transmission element so as to enable the second bottom plate to close or open the second input opening.

In some embodiments, the second bottom plate is rotatably disposed on the body through a second rotating shaft, the second transmission member is connected to the second rotating shaft, and the second driving member is configured to drive the second rotating shaft to rotate through the second transmission member so as to rotate the second bottom plate to close or open the second input opening.

In some embodiments, the second assembly comprises a second elastic element connected to the second transmission element, the second elastic element being configured to maintain, via the second transmission element, the tendency of the second bottom plate to close the second access opening or to open the second access opening.

In some embodiments, the first bottom plate is configured to move within a three-dimensional space enclosed by the body to close or open the first input port, and the second bottom plate is configured to move within a three-dimensional space enclosed by the body to close or open the second input port.

In certain embodiments, the dispenser includes a cover connected to the body, the cover being slidable on the body to open and close the opening.

The washing appliance of the embodiment of the utility model comprises the distributor of any one of the above embodiments.

In the washing appliance of the above embodiment, the bottom plate of the distributor is movably disposed at the bottom of the body, and the driving assembly can drive the bottom plate to close or open the feeding opening at the bottom of the accommodating cavity. So, when the detergent is put in to needs, only need can realize automatic input through the activity of drive assembly direct drive bottom plate, need not manual operation, put in easy operation, convenient, improved user experience.

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

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a washing appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of a dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is another schematic view of a dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is an exploded isometric view of a dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a further schematic view of a dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a further schematic view of a dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a further schematic view of a dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a further schematic view of a dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 is another exploded isometric view of a dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention;

figure 10 is a schematic structural view of a second component of the drive assembly of the dispenser of an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 11 is a further schematic view of a dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 12 is another schematic structural view of the second assembly of the drive assembly of the dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the main element symbols:

washing the electric appliance 1000;

the dispenser 100, the body 10, the housing cavity 11, the housing cavity 111, the first housing cavity 1111, the second housing cavity 1112, the opening 110, the first opening 1101, the second opening 1102, the dispensing opening 1110, the first dispensing opening 1113, the second dispensing opening 1114, the first guide portion 12, the first sliding slot 121, the second sliding slot 122, the guide slot 13, the mounting plate 14, the cover 20, the second guide portion 21, the first protrusion 211, the second protrusion 212, the transverse portion 22, the vertical portion 23, the protrusion 24, the bottom plate 30, the first bottom plate 31, the first rotating shaft 311, the second bottom plate 32, the second rotating shaft 321, the driving assembly 60, the first assembly 40, the first driving member 41, the first transmission member 42, the first elastic member 43, the second assembly 50, the second driving member 51, the second transmission member 52, the lever structure 521, the connecting rod 522, and the second elastic member 53;

cavity 200, washing chamber 201, inner wall 2011, housing 300.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and to simplify the description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defined as "first", "second", may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the described features. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected. Either mechanically or electrically. Either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations by those skilled in the art.

In the present disclosure, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may comprise direct contact between the first and second features, or may comprise contact between the first and second features not directly. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

The disclosure herein provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing different features of the invention. In order to simplify the disclosure of the present invention, the components and arrangements of the specific examples are described herein. Of course, they are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present invention. Furthermore, the present invention may repeat reference numerals and/or reference letters in the various examples, which have been repeated for purposes of simplicity and clarity and do not in themselves dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or arrangements discussed. In addition, the present disclosure provides examples of various specific processes and materials, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize applications of other processes and/or use of other materials.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a washing appliance 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the example of fig. 1, the washing appliance 1000 is a drawer type washing appliance. It is understood that in other embodiments, the washing appliance 1000 may be a pull-down type washing appliance or other washing appliances having a structure. The following description will be made in detail with an example in which the washing appliance 1000 is a drawer type washing appliance.

The utility model discloses embodiment's washing electrical apparatus 1000 includes cavity 200 and distributor 100, and cavity 200 is formed with washing chamber 201, and distributor 100 installs the inner wall 2011 at cavity 200.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the washing appliance 1000 may be a washing appliance 1000 such as a dishwasher (e.g., a drawer dishwasher) or a washing machine (e.g., a drawer washing machine). In addition, referring to fig. 1, the washing appliance 1000 further includes a housing 300, and the cavity 200 is located in the housing 300. The housing 300 may be made of a metal material, for example, a light aluminum material, so that the housing 300 has a light weight. Meanwhile, the cavity 200 may be made of a metal material or a heat-resistant plastic material as long as the strength and heat resistance thereof can be ensured.

In the present embodiment, the dispenser 100 is attached to the inner wall 2011 of the washing chamber 201. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments the dispenser 100 may be separately disposed within the washing chamber 201 as a separate component, for example, the dispenser 100 may be removably mounted on a carrier basket, such as a dishwasher basket, which is mounted so as not to be opened by the cutlery blocking lid 20. Herein, the dispenser 100 is installed on the inner wall 2011 (shown in fig. 1) of the washing chamber 201 for illustration.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the washing appliance 1000 is mainly described as a drawer type dishwasher, in the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the washing appliance 1000 is a drawer type dishwasher, the cavity 200 may be connected to the housing 300 through a guide rail (not shown), the cavity 200 may slide relative to the housing 300 to slide the cavity 200 out of the housing 300 or slide into the housing 300 to open or close the washing chamber 201, so that the cavity 200 may be loaded with dishes to enable the drawer type dishwasher to wash the dishes (arrow a in fig. 1 indicates a sliding direction of the cavity 200).

It should be noted that in the embodiment where the washing appliance 1000 is a pull-down door type dishwasher, the dispenser 100 is not mounted on the inner wall of the door body but on the inner wall of the washing chamber.

In the example of fig. 1, the dispenser 100 is mounted on an inner wall 2011 perpendicular to the sliding direction of the chamber 200. It is understood that in other embodiments, the dispenser 100 may be mounted on the inner wall 2011 parallel to the sliding direction of the chamber 200.

Referring to fig. 2 to 7, in the present embodiment, the dispenser 100 includes a body 10, a cover 20, a bottom plate 30 and a driving assembly 60. The cover 20 is slidably connected to the body 10. The bottom plate 31 is movably connected to the body 10, and the driving assembly 60 is disposed on the body 10.

Referring to fig. 2 to 4, specifically, the body 10 includes a receiving cavity 11, a first guiding portion 12 and a mounting plate 14, and the receiving cavity 11 is disposed on the mounting plate 14 in a protruding manner.

The accommodating cavity 11 is opened with an accommodating cavity 111, and the accommodating cavity 111 is formed with an opening 110 at the top of the body 10. The receiving cavity 111 has a receiving opening 1110 formed at a bottom thereof, and the bottom plate 30 is movable in a three-dimensional space defined by the body 10 to close or open the receiving opening 1110. The first guide portion 12 is used for guiding the cover 20 to slide on the body 10. The body 10 may be made of a plastic material, and in one example, the body 10 may be made of a PP material (polypropylene). It is understood that the body 10 may be integrally formed or separately formed, and is not limited herein.

The space surrounded by the main body 10 is a minimum space formed by a regular solid pattern capable of completely accommodating the entire main body 10, for example, a minimum rectangular parallelepiped, a cube, or another regular pattern capable of completely accommodating the entire main body 10. In the following, the same or similar descriptions, if any, may also be referred to herein for understanding.

The receiving cavity 111 may be used to receive detergent for washing dishes, and the detergent may be in a powder or tablet form. That is, the user may open the opening 110 of the receiving cavity 111 by sliding the cover 20, and then load the detergent into the receiving cavity 111 through the opening 110.

In the present embodiment, the opening 110 is located at the top of the body 10, which may be understood as the opening 110 facing upward, or the opening 110 is opened on the sidewall of the receiving cavity 11, and the opening 110 facing outward from the sidewall or the opening 110 is opened obliquely upward on the sidewall of the receiving cavity 11.

In the example shown in fig. 1 and 2, the direction of the opening of the washing chamber 201 of the cavity 200 is the same as the direction of the opening 110 of the receiving cavity 111 of the dispenser 100, both facing upwards.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, in the present embodiment, the receiving cavity 111 includes a first receiving cavity 1111 and a second receiving cavity 1112 arranged in parallel. The first receiving cavity 1111 and the second receiving cavity 1112 are arranged along the sliding direction of the cover 20 (the arrow B in fig. 3 indicates the sliding direction of the cover). The opening 110 includes a first opening 1101 and a second opening 1102, and the first opening 1101 and the second opening 1102 are located at the top of the body 10. The first receiving cavity 1111 forms a first opening 1101. The second receiving cavity 1112 forms a second opening 1102.

In the example of fig. 3, each of the first housing cavity 1111 and the second housing cavity 1112 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The first and second openings 1101, 1102 are each substantially rectangular in shape. It is understood that in other embodiments, the first receiving cavity 1111 and the second receiving cavity 1112 may have other regular or irregular shapes, and the first opening 1101 and the second opening 1102 may have other regular or irregular shapes.

In particular, the washing process of dishware by a drawer dishwasher typically comprises a pre-wash phase, in which washing with powdered detergent takes place, and a main wash phase, in which washing with detergent tablets takes place. In the present embodiment, the first receiving chamber 1111 may be used to load a powdered detergent for a pre-washing stage, and the second receiving chamber 1112 may be used to load a tablet detergent for a main washing stage. That is, the user may load the powdered detergent into the first receiving chamber 1111 through the first opening 1101, and may load the detergent tablet into the second receiving chamber 1112 through the second opening 1102.

Referring to fig. 2 to 4, the cover 20 can slide on the body 10 to open and close the opening 110. Specifically, the cover 20 can slide on the body 10 to open and close the first and second openings 1101 and 1102. In the present embodiment, the cover 20 is taken as an example to open and close the first opening 1101 and the second opening 1102, and it is understood that in other embodiments, the cover 20 may only open one of the first opening 1101 and the second opening 1102, and the other may be opened by other methods, for example, another cover is provided, and the details are not limited herein.

In the present embodiment, the phrase "the cover 20 is capable of sliding on the body 10" means that the cover 20 is capable of sliding in any translational manner in the three-dimensional space enclosed by the body 10, or that the cover 20 is capable of sliding in any translational manner in a desired range larger than the space enclosed by the body 10 (for example, beyond the space enclosed by the body 10 but not against the dishes placed in the washing chamber 201). It should be noted that the space enclosed by the body 10 is the minimum space formed by a regular three-dimensional pattern capable of completely accommodating the whole body 10, such as a rectangular parallelepiped, a square cube or other regular patterns.

Further, in the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the dispenser 100 is mounted on an inner wall 2011 perpendicular to the sliding direction of the chamber 200. The sliding direction of the cover 20 is perpendicular to the sliding direction of the cavity 200. It is understood that the dispenser 100 may be mounted on the inner wall 2011 parallel to the sliding direction of the cavity 200 in other embodiments, and the sliding direction of the cover 20 is parallel to the sliding direction of the cavity 200 in such embodiments.

The cover body 20 is provided with a second guide portion 21 and a projection portion 24. The second guiding portion 21 is used for being connected with the first guiding portion 12 to guide the cover 20 and the main body 10 to slide relatively. The protrusion 24 is used to be operated to slide the cover 20 relative to the body 10. Thus, when the user needs to slide the cover 20, the user can slide the cover 20 on the body 10 by pushing the protrusion 24 to open or close the first opening 1101 and the second opening 1102.

Specifically, referring to fig. 4, the first guiding portion 12 includes a first sliding slot 121 formed on the mounting plate 14 and a second sliding slot 122 formed on the accommodating cavity 11, and both the first sliding slot 121 and the second sliding slot 122 are formed along the sliding direction of the cover body 20. The vertical plane of the extending direction of the second sliding groove 121 is different from the vertical plane of the extending direction of the second sliding groove 122, so that the freedom degree of the cover body 20 in multiple directions can be limited, and the cover body 20 can slide more stably.

In this embodiment, the cover 20 is L-shaped, the cover 20 includes a horizontal portion 22 and a vertical portion 23, the horizontal portion 22 is located at the top of the body 10, and the horizontal portion 22 is used for opening and closing the first opening 1101 and the second opening 1102. The protruding portion 24 is provided on the lateral portion 22. The vertical portion 23 is bent and positioned on one side with respect to the lateral portion 22. The second guide portion 21 includes a first protrusion 211 formed on the lateral portion 22 and a first protrusion 212 formed on the vertical portion 23, the first protrusion 211 is slidably engaged with the first slide groove 121, and the first protrusion 212 is slidably engaged with the second slide groove 122, so that the cover body 20 is guided to be slidable on the main body 10.

It is understood that, in other embodiments, the first guiding portion 12 may be a convex portion, and the second guiding portion 21 may be a sliding slot, or the first guiding portion 12 includes a convex portion and a sliding slot, and the second guiding portion 21 also includes a convex portion and a sliding slot, and the specific arrangement manner is not limited herein, and only needs to be able to realize the relative sliding between the cover 20 and the body 10. In the present embodiment, the cover 20 may be made of a heat-resistant plastic material, so that the plastic material is easily molded and has a low cost, and the cover 20 has a good heat-resistant property, and in one example, the main body 10 may be made of a PP (polypropylene) material.

In other embodiments, the vertical portion 23 may be omitted to simplify the structure of the cover 20.

In the present embodiment, the cover 20 is directly disposed on the top of the body 10, and the cover 20 is usually made of a rigid material and is not compressible or bendable. It will be appreciated that in some embodiments, the cover 20 may also be a flexible member that can compress and flex. In such an embodiment, a rolling mechanism may be provided at one side of the receiving cavity 11, and the cover body 20 is at least partially rolled in the rolling mechanism. When the first opening 1101 and the second opening 1102 need to be closed, the cover 20 is pulled out of the winding mechanism, and then the cover 20 is pulled to slide on the body 10 to form the first opening 1101 and the second opening 1102, after the cover is closed, one end of the cover 20 can be fixed on the body 10 to prevent the cover 20 from being mistakenly wound back into the winding mechanism, and when the first opening 1101 and the second opening 1102 need to be opened, only one end of the cover 20 needs to be loosened, and the winding mechanism automatically winds back the cover 20 to open the first opening 1101 and the second opening 1102. Of course, the cover 20 may be bent without being rolled.

Referring to fig. 5 and 6, the bottom plate 30 is movably disposed on the body 10. The base plate 30 includes a first base plate 31 and a second base plate 32. The first bottom plate 31 is movably disposed at the bottom of the first receiving cavity 1111, and the first bottom plate 31 is used for opening and closing the bottom of the first receiving cavity 1111. The second bottom plate 32 is movably disposed at the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112, and the second bottom plate 32 is used for opening and closing the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112.

Referring to fig. 7, in the present embodiment, the input port 1110 includes a first input port 1113 formed at the bottom of the first receiving cavity 1111 and a second input port 1114 formed at the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112. The first bottom plate 31 is configured to move in the three-dimensional space enclosed by the body 10 to close or open the first input port 1113, and the second bottom plate 32 is configured to move in the three-dimensional space enclosed by the body 10 to close or open the second input port 1114.

Referring to fig. 7 to 9, the driving assembly 60 is disposed on the body, and the driving assembly 60 is used for driving the bottom plate 30 to move so as to close or open the dispensing opening of the bottom plate 30.

In the present embodiment, referring to fig. 8, the driving assembly 60 includes a first assembly 40 and a second assembly 50, the movement of the first base plate 31 can be realized by the first assembly 40, and the movement of the second base plate 32 can be realized by the second assembly 50. That is, the first assembly 40 is used to drive the first base plate 31 to move so that the first base plate 31 closes or opens the first input port 1113, and the second assembly 50 is used to drive the second base plate 32 to move so that the second base plate 32 closes or opens the second input port 1114.

Specifically, the first assembly 40 includes a first driving member 41 and a first transmission member 42, the first transmission member 42 is connected to the first bottom plate 31, and the first driving member 41 is configured to drive the first bottom plate 31 to move through the first transmission member 42 so as to enable the first bottom plate 31 to close or open the first input opening 1113.

The first assembly 40 can be configured to drive the first base plate 31 to move through the first driving member 41 to open the first input port 1113.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the first bottom plate 31 is configured to move in the three-dimensional space enclosed by the body 10 to close or open the first input port 1113 means that the first bottom plate 31 can rotate relative to the body 10 under the driving of the first component 40 to open the first input port 1113 or the first bottom plate 31 can slide relative to the body 10 to open the first input port 1113. That is, the first base plate 31 is rotatably or slidably coupled to the body 10. In the present embodiment, the first base plate 31 is mainly connected to the main body 10 in a rotatable manner.

Specifically, referring to fig. 5 to 8, in an example, the first bottom plate 31 is rotatably disposed at the bottom of the first receiving cavity 1111, that is, the first bottom plate 31 can rotate relative to the body 10 to open and close the first input port 1113.

Referring to fig. 6 to 8, the driving member may be a solenoid valve or a motor. The first base plate 31 includes a first rotation shaft 311, the first base plate 31 is rotatably connected to the body 10 by the first rotation shaft 311, and the first rotation shaft 311 is located at one side of the first base plate 31. The first transmission member 42 is connected to the first rotation shaft 311. The first driving member 41 is used for driving the first rotating shaft 311 to rotate through the first transmission member 42 so as to rotate the first bottom plate 31. That is, the first driving member 41 can drive the first base plate 31 to rotate relative to the body 10 by the first transmission member 42 to open the first input port 1113 at the bottom of the first receiving cavity 1111 (fig. 6 is a schematic view of the first base plate 31 opening the first input port 1113).

Specifically, referring to fig. 8 and 9, in one example, the first driving member 41 is a solenoid valve, and specifically, the solenoid valve may include a retractable plunger that is ejected when the solenoid valve is energized and retracted when the solenoid valve is de-energized. The first transmission member 42 includes a transmission rod, the push rod abuts against the transmission rod, one end of the transmission rod abuts against the push rod of the electromagnetic valve, and the other end of the transmission rod is fixedly connected with the first rotating shaft 311 of the first bottom plate 31.

When the first putting-in port 1113 at the bottom of the first containing cavity 1111 needs to be opened, the electromagnetic valve is powered on, and the top plate of the electromagnetic valve is ejected out to rotate the transmission rod, so that the first rotating shaft 311 drives the first bottom plate 31 to rotate to open the bottom of the first containing cavity 1111, thereby putting in the powdery detergent at the prewashing stage of the drawer type dishwasher.

In such an example, the pre-washing stage can be directly and automatically carried out the feeding of the detergent in the process of starting washing without manual feeding, the feeding operation is simple and reliable, and the user experience is improved.

Furthermore, it is understood that, in such an embodiment, the first assembly 40 may further include a first elastic member 43, the first elastic member 43 is connected to the first base plate 31, and the first elastic member 43 is used for applying an elastic force to the first base plate 31 to maintain a tendency of the first base plate 31 to close the first input port 1113 of the bottom of the first receiving cavity 1111. Specifically, the first elastic element 43 can be sleeved on the first rotating shaft 311 and abut against the body 10. The first elastic member 43 may be an elastic member such as a spring.

That is, when the solenoid valve is not operated, the first elastic member 43 may be configured to apply an elastic force to the first bottom plate 31 so that the first bottom plate 31 can maintain a state of closing the first receiving cavity 1111, and when the solenoid valve is operated by power, the rod drives the first transmission member 42 to drive the first bottom plate 31 to rotate so that the first bottom plate 31 can gradually open the first input port 1113 at the bottom of the first receiving cavity 1111 against the elastic force of the first elastic member 43.

It should be noted that in this example, due to the existence of the first elastic member 43, the first elastic member 43 continuously applies the elastic force to the first base plate 31, and therefore, when the first base plate 31 opens the bottom of the first receiving cavity 1111, the solenoid valve needs to be always in the energized state so that the first base plate 31 can maintain the state of opening the bottom of the first receiving cavity 1111.

It is understood that, in such an example, the first elastic member 43 may also be a tendency for applying an elastic force to the first base plate 31 to maintain the first base plate 31 to open the first input port 1113 at the bottom of the first receiving chamber 1111. Thus, when the solenoid valve is de-energized, the first elastic member 43 keeps the first base plate 31 in a state of opening the first input port 1113 at the bottom of the first receiving chamber 1111. When detergent needs to be loaded, the electromagnetic valve needs to be powered on to close the first putting-in opening 1113 by the first bottom plate 31, and when detergent needs to be put in, the electromagnetic valve is powered off, so long as the first bottom plate 31 can open the second putting-in opening 1114 at the bottom of the second accommodating cavity 1112 by the first bottom plate 31 under the action of the first elastic member 43, and the specific arrangement mode can be determined according to actual conditions.

In addition, it is understood that in some embodiments, the first driving member 41 may also be a motor, a motor shaft of the motor may be connected to the first rotating shaft 311 of the first base plate 31 through the first transmission member 42, and the motor may drive the first base plate 31 to rotate through the transmission member when rotating. In such an embodiment, the first transmission member 42 may be in other transmission structures, such as a gear transmission assembly, a pulley transmission assembly, etc., and the specific transmission manner is not limited herein, and only needs to ensure that the motor can drive the first bottom plate 31 to rotate when working.

It should be noted that, since the pre-washing stage is the first washing stage of the dishwasher, after the first receiving chamber 1111 and the second receiving chamber 1112 are loaded with the detergent, the first assembly 40 drives the first bottom plate 31 to open the bottom of the first receiving chamber 1111, so as to directly and automatically dispense the detergent required for the pre-washing stage in a predetermined amount.

In addition, in the embodiment shown in fig. 6, the first rotating shaft 311 is located at one side of the first base plate 31, and the first base plate 31 rotates around one side of the receiving cavity 1111 to open the first input port 1113. It is understood that in other embodiments, the first rotating shaft 311 may be at an intermediate position of the base plate, when the first base plate 31 rotates, a part rotates towards the inside of the first receiving cavity 1111, and another part rotates towards the outside of the first receiving cavity 1111, and the specific arrangement mode is not limited herein.

Furthermore, it is understood that, in some embodiments, the first bottom plate 31 may also be slidably disposed on the body 10, and the first driving element 41 is configured to drive the first bottom plate 31 to slide relative to the body 10 through the first transmission element 42 so as to enable the first bottom plate 31 to close or open the first input opening 1113.

In such an embodiment, the first transmission member 42 may be driven by a rack-and-pinion transmission method or a lead screw nut method, for example, a rack portion is provided on the first bottom plate 31, and then engaged with the first bottom plate by a gear, and then the gear is driven by a motor to rotate so as to drive the rack portion to move, so as to drive the first bottom plate 31 to move relative to the body 10. The specific arrangement is not limited herein.

Referring to fig. 10, in the present embodiment, the second assembly 50 includes a second driving element 51, a second transmission element 52 and a second elastic element 53. The second driving member 51 is connected to the second transmission member 52, the second transmission member 52 is connected to the second bottom plate 32, and the second driving member 51 is used for driving the second bottom plate 32 to move in the three-dimensional space enclosed by the body 10 through the second transmission member 52 so as to close or open the second input opening 1114.

The second elastic member 53 is connected to the second bottom plate 32, and the second elastic member 53 is used for applying an elastic force to the second bottom plate 32 to maintain a tendency of the second bottom plate 30 to close the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112.

The second driving member 51 may be a motor or a driving device such as a solenoid valve. The second base plate 32 includes a second rotation shaft 321, the second base plate 32 is rotatably connected to the body 10 by the second rotation shaft 321, and the second rotation shaft 311 is displaced to one side of the second base plate 32. The axial direction of the first rotating shaft 311 intersects with the axial direction of the second rotating shaft 321.

The second driving member 51 can drive the second bottom plate 32 to rotate relative to the body 10 by the second transmission member 52 to open the second input port 1114 at the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112 (fig. 7 is a schematic view of a state where the second bottom plate 32 opens the second input port 1114).

The second elastic member 53 may be an elastic element such as a spring, the second elastic member 53 is sleeved on the second rotating shaft 321 of the second bottom plate 32 and abuts against the body 10, and the second elastic member 53 is used for applying an elastic force to the second bottom plate 32 to keep the bottom plate 31 tending to close the second input port 1114 at the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112.

That is, when the second driving member 51 does not operate, the second elastic member 53 applies an elastic force to the second base plate 32 so that the second base plate 32 can maintain a state of closing the second input port 1114 of the second receiving cavity 1112, and when the second driving member 51 operates, the second driving member 51 can apply a force to the second base plate 32 through the second transmission member 52 so that the second base plate 32 can overcome the elastic force of the second elastic member 53 to gradually open the second input port 1114 at the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112, thereby inputting the detergent tablets.

In the present embodiment, the second base plate 31 can rotate relative to the body 10 to open the second input port 1114 by the driving of the second assembly 50, that is, the second base plate 32 is rotatably connected to the body 10. It is understood that in other embodiments, the second bottom plate 32 may be slidably connected to the body 10 and can be slid relative to the body 10 under the driving of the driving assembly to open the second input port 1114, for example, the second bottom plate 32 can be driven by the second driving member 51 to slide relative to the body in a gear-rack manner to open and close the second input port 1114, and the specific arrangement is not limited herein. In the present embodiment, the second bottom plate 32 is mainly used as an example to rotatably connect the main body 10.

Specifically, referring to fig. 9 and 10, in one example, the second driving member 51 is a solenoid valve, and the solenoid valve may include a retractable push rod, wherein the push rod is pushed out when the solenoid valve is powered on, and the push rod is retracted when the solenoid valve is powered off. The second transmission member 52 includes a transmission rod, the push rod abuts against the transmission rod, one end of the transmission rod abuts against the push rod of the electromagnetic valve, and the other end of the transmission rod is fixedly connected to the second rotating shaft 312 of the second bottom plate 32. Therefore, when the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112 needs to be opened, only the electromagnetic valve needs to be energized, and the top plate of the electromagnetic valve is ejected out to rotate the transmission rod, so that the second bottom plate 32 is driven by the second rotating shaft 321 to rotate to open the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112, so as to implement the dosing of the tablet detergent in the main washing stage of the drawer type dishwasher.

It can be understood that in such an example, due to the existence of the second elastic member 53, the second elastic member 53 continuously applies the elastic force to the second bottom plate 32, and therefore, when the second bottom plate 32 opens the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112, the solenoid valve needs to be always in the energized state so that the second bottom plate 32 can maintain the state of opening the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112.

Further, it is also understood that in such an example, the second elastic member 53 may also be a tendency for applying an elastic force to the second base plate 32 to keep the second base plate 32 open the second input port 1114 at the bottom of the first receiving chamber 1111. Thus, when the solenoid valve is de-energized, the second elastic member 53 keeps the second bottom plate 32 in a state of opening the second input port 1114 at the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112. When the detergent needs to be loaded, the electromagnetic valve needs to be powered on to close the bottom of the second containing cavity 1112 by the second bottom plate 32, and when the detergent needs to be put in, the second bottom plate 32 can enable the second bottom plate 32 to open the second putting-in opening 1114 at the bottom of the second containing cavity 1112 by the second elastic member 53 as long as the electromagnetic valve is powered off, and the specific arrangement mode can be determined according to actual conditions.

Referring to fig. 11 and 12, in another example, the second driving member 51 is a solenoid valve, the solenoid valve includes a ram, and the second transmission member 52 includes a lever structure 521 and a connecting rod 522. The lever structure 521 is mounted on the body 10 and can rotate relative to the body 10 under the action of an external force, one end of the lever structure 521 abuts against the ejector rod of the electromagnetic valve, the other end abuts against one end of the connecting rod 522, and the other end of the connecting rod 522 abuts against the second bottom plate 32.

Specifically, in the example shown in fig. 11 and 12, the connecting rod 522 is arranged along the vertical direction, and when one end of the lever structure 521, which abuts against the first bottom plate 31, rotates upwards, the other end rotates downwards, so that the connecting rod 522 is driven to move downwards, and the second bottom plate 32 is driven to overcome the elastic force of the second elastic piece 53 to rotate relative to the body 10 to open the second input port 1114 at the bottom of the second accommodating cavity 1112.

Referring to fig. 11 and 12, when the second bottom plate 32 needs to be driven to rotate to open the second input port 1114 at the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112 for inputting the detergent, the electromagnetic valve may be energized, and the top rod of the electromagnetic valve is ejected, so that one end of the lever structure 521 rotates upward, and the other end rotates downward to drive the connecting rod 522 to move downward, and further the second bottom plate 32 is driven to overcome the elastic force of the second elastic element 53 to rotate relative to the body 10 to open the second input port 1114, so as to realize inputting.

When the second bottom plate 32 is required to close the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112, the solenoid valve is only required to be powered off, and the ejector rod of the solenoid valve is retracted. At this time, the second base plate 32 is rotated back to a state of closing the second input port 1114 at the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112 by the elastic force of the second elastic member 53. At this time, the connecting rod 522 moves upward under the action of the second bottom plate 32 and drives one end of the lever structure 521 to rotate upward, so that the other end of the lever structure 521 rotates downward to abut against the top rod of the solenoid valve, so as to drive the lever structure 521 to rotate when the solenoid valve operates next time.

In the example shown in fig. 11, in order to guide the connecting rod 522 to move up and down, the guide groove 13 is opened in the main body 10, and the connecting rod 522 is inserted into the guide groove 13 and abuts against the second bottom plate 32.

In addition, in the example shown in fig. 12, the second assembly 50 may further include a third elastic member (not shown), a first end of the third elastic member abuts against the connecting rod 522, and the other end abuts against the body 10. When the connection rod 522 moves downward by the lever structure 521, the connection rod 522 compresses the third elastic member. When the solenoid valve is de-energized, besides the connecting rod 522 moves upward under the action of the second bottom plate 32, the elastic force of the third elastic member on the connecting rod 522 can also be used for the connecting rod 522 to move upward rapidly so that the second bottom plate 32 can close the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112 rapidly.

In addition, it is understood that in some embodiments, the second driving member 51 may also be a motor, a motor shaft of the motor may be connected to the second rotating shaft 321 of the second base plate 32 through the second transmission member 52, and the motor may drive the second base plate 32 to rotate through the transmission member when rotating. In such an embodiment, the second transmission member 52 may be in other transmission structures, such as a gear transmission assembly, a pulley transmission assembly, etc., and the specific transmission method is not limited herein, and only needs to ensure that the motor can drive the second bottom plate 32 to rotate when working.

It should be noted that, since the main washing stage is a washing stage in the middle of a washing sequence of the dishwasher, the second assembly 50 is mainly used for the second driving element 51 to operate when the main washing stage starts, so that the second transmission element 52 drives the second bottom plate 32 to rotate to open the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112, so as to put the tablet detergent loaded in the second receiving cavity 1112 into the washing chamber 201.

Next, referring to fig. 2 and fig. 5 to fig. 7, the operation principle of the dispenser 100 of the present application will be described in an embodiment in which the first bottom plate 31 is driven by the first assembly 40 to rotate to open the first input port 1113 at the bottom of the first receiving cavity 1111, and the second bottom plate 32 is driven by the second assembly 50 to rotate to open the second input port 1114 at the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112.

First, when the detergent needs to be loaded, the sliding cover 20 opens the first opening 1101 and the second opening 1102, and at this time, the first driving member 41 of the first assembly 40 is not operated, the first bottom plate 31 closes the bottom of the first receiving cavity 1111 by the first elastic member 43, and the second bottom plate 32 closes the first input port 1113 at the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112 by the second elastic member 53 (see fig. 5). Thus, the detergent powder for the pre-washing stage is loaded in the first receiving chamber 1111, and the detergent tablet for the main washing stage is loaded in the second receiving chamber 1112.

Subsequently, the cover 20 can be slid to close the first opening 1101 and the second opening 1102, and when the powdered detergent required in the pre-washing stage needs to be dispensed, the first driving member 41 of the first assembly 40 is actuated to rotate the first bottom plate 31 via the first transmission member 42 to open the first dispensing opening 1113 at the bottom of the first receiving cavity 1111, so as to dispense the powdered detergent (see fig. 6).

After the pre-washing stage is finished, the main washing stage is performed, and at this time, the second driving member 51 of the second assembly 50 is operated, so that the second bottom plate 32 is driven by the second transmission member 52 to rotate to open the second input port 1114 (see fig. 7) at the bottom of the second receiving cavity 1112, so as to input the detergent tablet into the washing chamber 201 for the main washing stage.

In addition, the volumes of the first receiving chamber 1111 and the second receiving chamber 1112 are preset, so that the first receiving chamber 1111 and the second receiving chamber 1112 can measure the detergent when a user loads the detergent. The volume of the first receiving chamber 1111 should be set to be equal to the volume of the detergent to be dispensed at each pre-washing stage, and the volume of the second receiving chamber 1112 should be set to be larger than the volume of the detergent tablets used at each main washing stage.

To sum up, the dispenser 100 of the present invention includes a body 10, a bottom plate 30, and a driving assembly 60. The body 10 is formed with a receiving cavity 111, and the receiving cavity 111 is formed with an opening 110 at the top of the body 10 and a feeding opening 1110 at the bottom of the receiving cavity 111. The bottom plate 30 is movably disposed on the body 10. A driving assembly 60 is disposed on the body 10, and the driving assembly 60 is used for driving the bottom plate 30 to move so as to enable the bottom plate 30 to close or open the input opening 1110.

In the dispenser 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the bottom plate 30 of the dispenser 100 is movably disposed at the bottom of the body 10, and the driving assembly 60 can drive the bottom plate 30 to make the bottom plate 30 close or open the input opening 1110 at the bottom of the receiving cavity 111. So, when the detergent is put in to needs, only need can realize automatic putting in through drive assembly 60 direct drive bottom plate 30 activity, need not manual operation, put in easy operation, convenient, improved user experience.

In the description of the present specification, reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "illustrative embodiments", "example", "specific example", or "some examples" or the like means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

While embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims (11)

1. A dispenser for washing an appliance, the dispenser comprising:

the device comprises a body, a first fixing device and a second fixing device, wherein an accommodating cavity is formed in the body, and an opening located at the top of the body and a throwing opening located at the bottom of the accommodating cavity are formed in the accommodating cavity;

the bottom plate is movably arranged on the body; and

the driving assembly is arranged on the body and used for driving the bottom plate to move so as to enable the bottom plate to close or open the throwing port.

2. The dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the receiving cavities include a first receiving cavity and a second receiving cavity arranged in parallel, and the input port includes a first input port formed at a bottom of the first receiving cavity and a second input port formed at a bottom of the second receiving cavity;

the bottom plate is including all the activity setting first bottom plate and the second bottom plate of body, drive assembly includes first subassembly and second subassembly, first subassembly is used for driving first bottom plate activity is so that first bottom plate seals or opens first input mouth, the second subassembly is used for driving the second bottom plate activity is so that the second bottom plate seals or opens the second input mouth.

3. The dispenser according to claim 2, wherein the first assembly comprises a first driving member and a first transmission member, the first transmission member is connected with the first base plate, and the first driving member is used for driving the first base plate to move through the first transmission member so as to enable the first base plate to close or open the first input opening.

4. The dispenser according to claim 3, wherein the first bottom plate is rotatably disposed on the body through a first rotating shaft, the first driving member is connected to the first rotating shaft, and the first driving member is configured to drive the first rotating shaft to rotate through the first driving member so as to rotate the first bottom plate to close or open the first dispensing opening.

5. The dispenser of claim 3, wherein the first bottom plate is slidably disposed on the body, and the first driving member is configured to drive the first bottom plate to slide relative to the body through the first driving member so as to close or open the first dispensing opening.

6. A dispenser according to claim 3, wherein the first assembly comprises a first resilient member connected to the first base plate for applying a resilient force to the first base plate to maintain the tendency of the first base plate to close the first access opening or to open the first access opening.

7. The dispenser according to claim 2, wherein the second assembly comprises a second driving member and a second transmission member, the second transmission member is connected to the second bottom plate, and the second driving member is used for driving the second bottom plate to move through the second transmission member so as to close or open the second dispensing opening.

8. The dispenser according to claim 7, wherein the second bottom plate is rotatably disposed on the body through a second rotating shaft, the second transmission member is connected to the second rotating shaft, and the second driving member is configured to drive the second rotating shaft to rotate through the second transmission member so as to rotate the second bottom plate to close or open the second dispensing opening.

9. A dispenser according to claim 7, wherein the second assembly comprises a second resilient member connected to the second transmission member for maintaining the tendency of the second base plate to close the second dispensing opening or to open the second dispensing opening via the second transmission member.

10. The dispenser of claim 2, wherein the first bottom plate is configured to move within a three-dimensional space enclosed by the body to close or open the first input port, and the second bottom plate is configured to move within a three-dimensional space enclosed by the body to close or open the second input port.

11. A washing appliance comprising a dispenser as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 10.

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