CN212924581U

CN212924581U - Water-consuming electric appliance

Info

Publication number: CN212924581U
Application number: CN202020607061.5U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈国梁
Original assignee: Panasonic Appliances China Co Ltd
Current assignee: Panasonic Appliances China Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-04-21
Filing date: 2020-04-21
Publication date: 2021-04-09
Anticipated expiration: 2030-04-21

Abstract

The utility model discloses a water electrical apparatus, belong to life electrical apparatus field, the quality of water hardness difference of having solved different regions among the prior art leads to the problem of water softener input volume not adaptation, the technical scheme who solves this problem mainly includes the organism and locates the control unit of organism, the working chamber, to the intake pipe of working chamber intaking, inlet tube route control unit control work, the organism still is equipped with the input ware that is used for putting in the water softener, the control unit still is used for acquireing the quality of water hardness information of intaking, the input volume of water softener is confirmed with the memory communication that is used for storing quality of water hardness and water softener input volume relation. The utility model discloses mainly used is according to the automatic volume of putting into of confirming the water softener of the quality of water hardness information of water.

Description

Water-consuming electric appliance

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a life electrical apparatus, especially a water-consuming electrical apparatus.

Background

In the existing water-consuming appliances such as dish washers and water purifiers, scale is generated after the appliances are used for a certain time, so that the appliances need to be cleaned regularly. To reduce the rate of scale generation, hard water softening devices, such as exchange resins or the like, may be loaded on the consumer. Generally, a default dosage of the water softener is set when the water softener is delivered from a factory and is regularly delivered. However, since the hardness of water is not always the same in different regions, the water softener is not sufficiently dosed according to the default dosage in regions with hard water quality to completely soften the water, while the water softener is wasted in regions with soft water quality in the same dosage.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to provide a water-consuming electrical appliance, which can automatically determine the adding amount of water softener according to the water hardness information of water.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme: the utility model provides a water-consuming electric appliance, includes the organism and locates the control unit of organism, working chamber, to the intake pipe of working chamber intaking, the work of inlet tube routing control unit control, the organism still is equipped with the ware of puting in that is used for puting in the water softener, the control unit still is used for acquireing into the quality of water hardness information, the control unit with be used for storing quality of water hardness and the storage communication of water softener input volume relation confirm the input volume of water softener.

Preferably, the machine body is provided with a detector for detecting water hardness, the detector is communicated with the control unit, and the control unit acquires water hardness information of inlet water through the detector.

As a further preferred solution, the detector is a TDS sensor.

Preferably, the machine body is provided with an input device for a user to input water quality and hardness information, the input device is communicated with the control unit, and the control unit acquires the water quality and hardness information of the inlet water through the input device.

As a further preferable scheme, the input device includes at least one of a keyboard, a mouse, a touch screen, a button, and a knob.

As a preferred scheme, the machine body is provided with a positioning module used for acquiring regional information of the location of the user, the positioning module is communicated with the control unit, and the control unit is communicated with the server and searches and acquires water hardness information of the location of the user in the server according to the regional information.

As a further preferred solution, the positioning module comprises a GPS locator or a BDS locator.

Preferably, the control unit comprises a control chip, and the memory is a component of the control chip; or the memory is positioned in the server, the machine body is provided with a communication module, and the control unit is communicated with the memory through the communication module.

As a preferred scheme, the water inlet pipeline comprises a water inlet pipe and a hard water softening cavity, the water inlet pipe, the hard water softening cavity and the working cavity are sequentially communicated, and the water softener is thrown into the hard water softening cavity by the thrower; or the dispenser is communicated with the working cavity and directly dispenses the water softener to the working cavity.

Preferably, the dispenser is an automatic dispenser for each quantitative dispensing, and the dispenser is controlled by the control unit to work; or the machine body is provided with a display device for displaying the water softener feeding amount, and the dispenser is manually controlled by a user.

After the technical scheme is adopted, the utility model has the advantages of as follows: the proper water softener adding amount is automatically determined according to the water quality hardness information of the actual water used by the water consuming electric appliance, a user does not need to calculate the proper water softener adding amount, the water softener adding device can be suitable for users in different regions, the water softener using waste is reduced, and the using cost of the user is reduced. After the user moves, if regional change appears, the water consuming electrical apparatus can also change the adaptation to the input volume of water softener according to actual conditions, reduces the incrustation scale and piles up, ensures the cleanliness factor of long-term use of water consuming electrical apparatus.

Drawings

The present invention will be further explained with reference to the accompanying drawings:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a first embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a second embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a third embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The first embodiment is as follows:

as shown in fig. 1, the utility model provides a water-consuming electric appliance, including organism 1 and the control unit 2 of locating organism 1, working chamber 3, to the intake pipe 4 of 3 intakes of working chamber, intake pipe 4 is by the control unit 2 control work, organism 1 still is equipped with the input 5 that is used for putting in the water softener, control unit 2 still is used for acquireing the quality of water hardness information of intaking, control unit 2 and the storage 6 communication that is used for storing quality of water hardness and water softener input volume relation confirm the input volume of water softener.

The utility model discloses the water hardness information according to the actual water of water electrical apparatus removes the suitable volume of putting of definite water softener automatically, and what the user need not calculate suitable water softener volume of putting is, can be fit for the user in different regions, and it is extravagant to reduce the use of water softener, reduces user's use cost. After the user moves, if regional change appears, the water consuming electrical apparatus can also change the adaptation to the input volume of water softener according to actual conditions, reduces the incrustation scale and piles up, ensures the cleanliness factor of long-term use of water consuming electrical apparatus.

The composition of the water inlet line 4 may vary somewhat in different types of consumer appliances, for example in one dishwasher the water inlet line 4 comprises a water inlet pipe and a water inlet valve, and in another dishwasher the water inlet line 4 comprises a water inlet pipe, a water inlet valve, a water tank and a water pump. The water inlet valve is generally a solenoid valve and is controlled by the control unit 2, and the water pump is also controlled by the control unit 2 to work.

As to the relationship between the hardness of water and the amount of water softener to be added, there can be mentioned, for example, the following. The water hardness is graded, and when the water hardness is lower than 100ppm, the water softener is not added or is not added for a long time; when the water hardness is 100 ppm-200 ppm, the water softener of the first grade can be put in, for example, a dishwasher can be controlled to put in 1 time after 3 times of use; when the water hardness is 200 ppm-300 ppm, the water softener of the second grade can be added, for example, in a dishwasher, the water softener can be added 1 time after 2 times of use; when the water hardness is above 300ppm, the water softener of the third grade can be added, for example, in a dishwasher, the water softener can be controlled to be added for 1 time in each use. The specific timing sequence of the water softener is selected according to specific products, for example, in a dishwasher, the general operation timing sequence comprises pre-washing, cleaning, rinsing and draining, and the water softener can be added before draining after rinsing. For example, in a water heater, the water softener may be periodically injected.

In this embodiment, in order to obtain the water hardness information in real time, the machine body 1 may be provided with a detector 7 for detecting the water hardness, the detector 7 is in communication with the control unit 2, and the control unit 2 obtains the water hardness information of the inlet water through the detector 7. The detector 7 in this embodiment is a TDS sensor. It can be understood that, besides the total amount of the solid dissolved in the detection water, the water hardness information can also be judged by detecting the content of calcium, magnesium and other ions in the water through a conductivity sensor. The water hardness information acquired in this way can be more accurate.

The control chip will normally have its own memory 6, so the control unit 2 in this embodiment comprises the control chip, and the memory 6 is a component of the control chip. It can be understood that the memory 6 may also be designed to be located in a server based on the internet of things technology, the machine body 1 is provided with a communication module, and the control unit 2 communicates with the memory 6 through the communication module.

Concrete to the position that the water softener was put in, can design water intake pipe 4 and include inlet tube 41 and hard water softening chamber 42, inlet tube 41, hard water softening chamber 42, working chamber 3 communicate in proper order, and the water softener is put in to hard water softening chamber 42 to dispenser 5, carries out prepositioned softening to the water. It is of course also possible to connect the dispenser 5 with the working chamber 3 and to dispense the water softener directly into the working chamber 3, for example directly into the washing tub of a dishwasher.

In order to improve the degree of intellectualization and reduce the operation amount of a user, the dispenser 5 can be designed to be an automatic dispenser 5 for each quantitative dispensing, and the dispenser 5 is controlled by the control unit 2 to work. Of course, some users may prefer to participate, and the body 1 may be provided with a display device for displaying the amount of the water softener to be dispensed, and the dispenser 5 may be a dispenser 5 manually controlled by the user, such as a signal lamp, a display screen, and the like. In addition, display equipment can be omitted, and corresponding data can be displayed on a mobile phone APP of a user.

Example two:

in addition to real-time detection of water hardness, the machine body 1 may be provided with an input device 8 for a user to input water hardness information, as shown in fig. 2, the input device 8 is in communication with the control unit 2, and the control unit 2 obtains the water hardness information of the inlet water through the input device 8. The user can input the water hardness information after inquiring through the Internet.

It will be appreciated that the input device 8 includes at least one of a keyboard, a mouse, a touch screen, buttons and knobs. Compared with the embodiment that the water hardness information is obtained through detection of the detector 7, the cost of the input device 8 adopted in the embodiment is relatively lower. The technology of the Internet of things can also be adopted, and the water hardness information is input by utilizing the mobile phone APP.

Other contents not described in this embodiment may refer to embodiment one.

Example three:

in addition to directly acquiring water hardness information, related water hardness information may also be queried through region information, as shown in fig. 3, in this embodiment, a positioning module 9 for acquiring region information of a location of a user may be disposed on the machine body 1, the positioning module 9 is in communication with the control unit 2, and the control unit 2 is in communication with a server and searches for and acquires water hardness information of the location of the user in the server according to the region information.

The positioning module 9 comprises a GPS locator or a BDS locator. Besides the global positioning system and the bucket satellite navigation system, the satellite navigation system used by the locator can also be adjusted according to the region where the user is located.

Other contents not described in this embodiment may refer to embodiment one.

The utility model provides a water-using electric appliance can be common electric appliance in daily life, for example dish washer, purifier, washing machine, water heater etc.. In addition to the above preferred embodiments, the present invention has other embodiments, and those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications according to the present invention without departing from the spirit of the present invention, which should fall within the scope defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a water electric appliance, includes the organism and locates the control unit of organism, working chamber, to the intake pipe that the working chamber was intake, advances water pipe route control unit control work, its characterized in that, the organism still is equipped with the ware of puting in the water softener, and the control unit still is used for acquireing the quality of water hardness information of intaking, and the control unit and the memory communication that is used for storing quality of water hardness and water softener volume of puting in relation confirm the volume of puting in of water softener.

2. The consumer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the body is provided with a detector for detecting water hardness, the detector is in communication with the control unit, and the control unit obtains the water hardness information of the inlet water through the detector.

3. The consumer of claim 2 wherein the detector is a TDS sensor.

4. The consumer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the body is provided with an input device for a user to input water hardness information, the input device is in communication with the control unit, and the control unit obtains the water hardness information of the inlet water through the input device.

5. The consumer appliance of claim 4, wherein the input device comprises at least one of a keyboard, a mouse, a touch screen, a button, and a knob.

6. The consumer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the body is provided with a positioning module for acquiring regional information of the location of the user, the positioning module is in communication with the control unit, and the control unit is in communication with the server and searches for and acquires the water hardness information of the location of the user in the server according to the regional information.

7. The consumer appliance of claim 6, wherein the positioning module comprises a GPS locator or a BDS locator.

8. The consumer according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the control unit comprises a control chip, and the memory is a component of the control chip; or the memory is positioned in the server, the machine body is provided with a communication module, and the control unit is communicated with the memory through the communication module.

9. The water consuming appliance according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the water inlet pipeline comprises a water inlet pipe and a hard water softening chamber, the water inlet pipe, the hard water softening chamber and the working chamber are sequentially communicated, and the water softener is thrown into the hard water softening chamber by the water thrower; or the dispenser is communicated with the working cavity and directly dispenses the water softener to the working cavity.

10. The consumer according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the dispenser is an automatic dispenser for each quantitative dispensing, and the dispenser is controlled by the control unit to work; or the machine body is provided with a display device for displaying the water softener feeding amount, and the dispenser is manually controlled by a user.