CN213267177U

CN213267177U - Washing machine

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Publication number: CN213267177U
Application number: CN202021793420.7U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 薛威海; 陈贺; 刘振华; 刘玉春
Original assignee: Hisense Shandong Refrigerator Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hisense Shandong Refrigerator Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-08-25
Filing date: 2020-08-25
Publication date: 2021-05-25
Anticipated expiration: 2030-08-25

Abstract

The utility model provides a washing machine relates to clothing processing technology field. The washing machine includes a housing having an inlet formed at one side of the housing; the outer cylinder is arranged in the shell; the rotary drum is rotatably arranged in the outer drum, one side of the rotary drum for taking and placing clothes is arranged in a higher mode, and the rotary drum is of a non-porous structure which can be used for containing washing water; the door is hinged to the shell to open and close the input opening, door glass is arranged on the door, a diversion rib is arranged on the side face of the door glass, and the lowest point of the diversion rib is located in the roller to guide the washing water on the door glass to flow into the roller during washing. This is disclosed through set up the water conservancy diversion muscle on door glass for the water that hits door glass flows into the cylinder along the water conservancy diversion muscle in, has reduced washing machine's water consumption.

Description

Washing machine

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a clothing processing technology field particularly, relates to a washing machine.

Background

A washing machine (generally, a drum washing machine) rotates by means of an inner drum, so that inner laundry and washing water are lifted and lowered, thereby completing washing of the laundry. Generally, a washing machine includes an outer tub for containing washing water, and a drum formed with a plurality of through-holes and rotating within the outer tub, through which water in the outer tub may enter the drum to wash laundry.

However, with this structure, the washing water needs to be supplied to the space between the tub and the drum, and the laundry in the drum is immersed in the water to such an extent that the water is excessively consumed between the tub and the drum, and further, a washing machine (imperforate drum washing machine) having no through-holes on the drum is disclosed in the prior art.

In the related art, for the inclined type imperforate drum washing machine, because the front end of the drum upwards has a certain inclination angle, the washing water in the drum cannot easily flow into the outer drum, so the front end of the drum of the washing machine is not closed; however, when the laundry is dropped on the door during washing, part of the water sucked by the laundry flows into the space between the drum and the tub along the door due to squeezing, which reduces the washing water in the drum, and requires water to be supplied untimely to meet the demand of the washing water, resulting in a problem of large water consumption.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention aims at solving at least one of the technical problems in the related art to a certain extent. Therefore, the washing machine is provided, and water falling on the door flows into the drum along the flow guide ribs by arranging the flow guide ribs on the door, so that the water consumption of the washing machine is reduced.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a washing machine including a housing having a feed opening formed at one side of the housing; the outer cylinder is arranged in the shell; the rotary drum is rotatably arranged in the outer drum, one side of the rotary drum for taking and placing clothes is arranged in a higher mode, and the rotary drum is of a non-porous structure which can be used for containing washing water; the door is hinged on the shell to open and close the input opening, the door is provided with door glass, the side surface of the door glass protrudes outwards to form a diversion rib, and the lowest point of the diversion rib is positioned in the roller to guide the washing water on the door glass to flow into the roller during washing.

According to the washing machine disclosed by the invention, by arranging the inclined imperforate roller structure, the washing water is kept in the roller during washing, or only a small amount of washing water overflows, so that the washing water can only overflow into the outer barrel from the roller in one way, and the problem of secondary pollution caused by space interconnection between the inner barrel and the outer barrel is avoided; through set up the water conservancy diversion muscle on door glass for in the rivers that beat on the door glass can flow into the cylinder at the guide of water conservancy diversion muscle during the washing, avoided the rivers of door glass side to flow into in the urceolus and caused the interior washing water yield of cylinder to reduce the problem that needs untimely moisturizing, reduced washing machine's washing water consumption.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the air guide rib extends from the lowest point obliquely upward along the side wall of the door glass to a direction close to the front end of the door glass.

According to some embodiments of the disclosure, the air-guide rib has a highest point higher than an axis of the door glass.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, one side of the guide rib facing the drum is a guide portion for guiding the flow of the washing water, and the guide portion is an arc shape disposed at a lower portion of the door glass.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, an upper end of the flow guide extends to a front end of the door glass, and a lower end of the flow guide extends to a rear end of the door glass.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the flow guide has an outer circumferential edge closer to the rear end of the door glass than an inner circumferential edge thereof.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, an end of the air guide rib, which is away from the drum, extends to a front end of the door glass.

According to some embodiments of the disclosure, the air-guide rib is symmetrical with respect to a vertical center plane of the door.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the upper end of the door glass is formed with a groove guiding water into the drum, the groove penetrating the rear end of the door glass.

According to some embodiments of the disclosure, further comprising: a gate seal connected between the inlet of the outer tub and the input port to prevent the washing water from leaking to the outside of the outer tub; and the water inlet is arranged on the outer barrel and is close to the inlet or on the door seal, and water flow from the water inlet flows into the roller along the groove.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a sectional view of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 2 is a partial view of a lower end of a door glass of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a door glass of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of a door glass of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

In the above drawings: 1. a housing; 11. a vertical plane; 12. an inclined surface; 2. an outer cylinder; 21. an inlet; 3. A drum; 31. a cylinder mouth; 4. a drive motor; 41. a main shaft; 5. sealing the door; 6. a door; 61. a door glass; 61a, root; 61b, a head; 611. a flow guiding rib; 611a, a flow guide part; 612. a groove; 62. a door frame; 71. A water inlet; 72. a water supply pipe; 73. a water supply valve.

Detailed Description

The present invention is specifically described below by way of exemplary embodiments. It should be understood, however, that elements, structures and features of one embodiment may be beneficially incorporated in other embodiments without further recitation.

Fig. 1 illustrates a sectional view of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to fig. 1, a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a housing 1 forming an external appearance of a main body of the washing machine, a tub 2 installed in the housing 1 to transit drainage, and a drum 3 rotatably installed in the tub 2.

The front side of the shell 1 comprises a vertical surface 11 positioned at the lower part and an inclined surface 12 positioned at the upper part, the inclined surface 12 inclines towards the rear side from top to bottom, a throwing-in opening is arranged on the inclined surface 12, and a user can throw in/take out clothes into the roller 3 through the throwing-in opening;

a door 6 for opening and closing the inlet is connected to the inclined surface 12, and the door 6 is hinged to the housing 1 so as to be rotatable with respect to the housing 1. The door 6 is rotated in a direction away from the housing 1 to open the inlet, and laundry can be put in/taken out through the inlet, and the door 6 is rotated in a direction close to the housing 1 to close the inlet.

The outer tub 2 is installed at an angle a with respect to the bottom surface of the casing 1 of the washing machine such that the front end of the outer tub 2 is higher than the rear end of the outer tub 2, and the front end of the outer tub 2 is formed with an open inlet 21, the inlet 21 being opposite to the input port. A door seal 5 is connected between the inlet 21 and the inlet to prevent water from leaking out. The outer cylinder 2 is suspended on the housing 1 by a spring and its lower side is supported by a damper, whereby the vibration of the outer cylinder 2 is damped by the spring and the damper. The specific structure is the prior art and is not detailed here.

The drum 3 is mounted in the outer tub 2 at the same inclination angle a so that the front end of the drum 3 is higher than the rear end of the drum 3, the front end of the drum 3 is formed with an open mouth 31, and both the inlet 21 and the mouth 31 face the inlet. The drum 3 may be driven to rotate by a driving motor 4, the driving motor 4 is connected to a rear side of the tub 2, the drum 3 is connected to the driving motor 4 through a main shaft 41, and the driving motor 4 may control a rotation direction and a rotation speed of the drum 3.

The drum 3 is a nonporous drum which can be used for containing washing water, and because the drum 3 is installed in an inclined way, the lower part of the drum 3 can contain water capacity lower than the height of the lower end of the opening 31, and the drum has double functions of a washing drum and a water containing drum.

This washing machine can make door 6 upwards installation to the slant with cylinder 3, urceolus 2 tilting setting, and the user can open/close door 6 with the posture of standing, has avoided the trouble of bowing or squatting, has improved comfort and the convenience of posture when the operation.

The inner drum and the outer drum are inclined at a certain angle with the bottom surface, and the drum 3 adopts a structure of a nonporous drum, so that the washing water is kept in the drum 3 during washing, or only a small amount of water overflows into the outer drum 2, the washing water can only overflow from the drum 3 to the outer drum 2 in one way, the problem of secondary pollution caused by breeding and accumulation of mould dirt between the drum 3 and the outer drum 2 when the inner drum and the outer drum are communicated in the related technology is avoided, and the health quality of washing and protecting clothes is improved; and, can no longer save the wash water between outer cylinder 2 and the cylinder 3, save the water consumption about 20%.

Because the front end of the drum 3 is not closed, when washing, clothes and washing water in the drum 3 fall to the inner side of the door 6 along with the rotation of the drum 3, the washing water flows down along the side wall of the door 6, and part of the washing water flows into the outer drum 2, so that the water quantity in the drum 3 is reduced, water is supplemented at irregular time to meet the washing water quantity, and the water consumption of the washing machine is increased.

In order to reduce the amount of washing water flowing into the outer tub 2 along the sidewall of the door 6 in the drum 3 and further reduce the water consumption of the washing machine, the washing machine according to the embodiment of the present disclosure has a diversion rib 611 on the sidewall of the door 6, so that the water flows into the drum 3 along the diversion rib 611.

Specifically, referring to fig. 1 to 4, the door 6 includes a door frame 62 and a door glass 61, the door glass 61 is substantially bowl-shaped and is attached to the inside of the door frame 62, a root portion 61a is provided at the front end of the door glass 61, and a head portion 61b is provided at the end opposite to the root portion 61 a. In the washing state, the door 6 is closed, the head 61b of the door glass 61 extends into the drum 3 through the opening 31, and the rear wall of the door glass can block the clothes in the drum 3 to prevent the clothes from overflowing.

The side wall of the door glass 61 is provided with the flow guiding rib 611, the lower end of the flow guiding rib 611 is positioned in the drum 3, and when water flow falls on the door glass 61, the water flow flows into the drum 3 under the guidance of the flow guiding rib 611, so that the water flow flowing into the outer drum 2 along the side wall of the door glass 61 is reduced, and the consumption of the washing water amount is reduced.

The diversion ribs 611 and the door glass 61 are integrally formed, the processing technology is simple, and the cost is low.

One side of the flow guiding rib 611 for guiding water flow is a flow guiding part 611a, and the flow guiding part 611a is concentric with the door glass 61. In some embodiments, the flow guide portion 611a extends from the lowest point obliquely upward along the side wall of the door glass 61 toward a direction close to the root portion 61a, thereby forming a flow guide path for water flow, which flows into the drum 3 obliquely downward along the flow guide portion 611 a.

In some embodiments, the diversion part 611a is symmetrical with respect to the vertical center plane of the door 6, and two highest points of the diversion part 611a are higher than the central axis of the door glass 61, so that the diversion rib 611 guides more water on the door glass 61 into the drum 3 around the longer circumference of the door glass 61.

The diversion part 611a is arranged at the lower part of the door glass 61 in an approximately arc shape, and the bisector of the arc shape is obliquely crossed with the axis of the door glass 61 in the vertical plane to form a slope shape, which is more beneficial to diversion.

The leading end of the flow guide portion 611a extends to the root portion 61a of the door glass 61, the trailing end of the flow guide portion 611a extends to the head portion 61b of the door glass 61, the flow guide portion 611a is a slope formed on the flow guide rib 611, and the flow guide portion 611a extends from the root portion 61a to the head portion 61b in the axial direction of the door glass 61, so that water flows along the flow guide portion 611a both before and after the door glass 61.

In some embodiments, the outer circumferential edge of the flow guide portion 611a is closer to the rear end of the door glass 61 than the inner circumferential edge thereof, so that the water flow can be more reliably guided, and the water flow can be reduced from flowing out of the outer circumferential edge of the flow guide portion 611 a.

With continued reference to FIG. 1, the illustrated arrows indicate the influent water flow path. The water inlet 71 is provided on the gate seal 5, or on the outer tub 2 near the inlet 21, or between the gate seal 5 and the inlet 21, so that the washing water flowing in from the water inlet 71 can directly flow into the drum 3, thereby reducing the water inlet time of the washing machine.

Specifically, the washing machine further includes a water supply device for supplying washing water into the drum 3, the water supply device including a water supply pipe 72 positioned above the outer tub 2, one end of the water supply pipe 72 being connected to an external water inlet pipe for introducing an external water source, the other end of the water supply pipe 72 being connected to the water inlet 71; a water supply valve 73 is provided on the water supply pipe 72, and when the water supply valve 73 is opened, the external water is supplied into the drum 3 through the water supply pipe 72 and the water inlet 71.

With continued reference to fig. 1 and 3, the upper end of the door glass 61 has a groove 612 that is recessed downward, the groove 612 penetrates through the rear end of the door glass 61, and water on the upper side of the door glass 61 can flow into the drum 3 along the groove 612.

When the washing machine is fed with water, the water flow from the water inlet 71 flows into the drum 3 along the groove 612; when the washing machine washes, the water flow beaten to the upper side of the door glass 61 flows into the drum 3 along the groove 612, and the water flow beaten to the side wall of the door glass 61 flows into the drum 3 under the guidance of the flow guide rib 611, so that the washing machine greatly saves washing water consumption.

In the description of the present invention, the description of the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "specific embodiments," etc., 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 invention. In the present disclosure, the schematic representations of the terms used above 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.

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; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

The above description is only for the specific embodiments of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think of the changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present invention, and all should be covered within the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A washing machine, characterized by comprising:

a housing having an inlet formed at one side of the housing;

the outer cylinder is arranged in the shell;

the rotary drum is rotatably arranged in the outer drum, one side of the rotary drum for taking and placing clothes is arranged in a higher mode, and the rotary drum is of a non-porous structure which can be used for containing washing water;

the door is hinged on the shell to open and close the input opening, the door is provided with door glass, the side surface of the door glass protrudes outwards to form a diversion rib, and the lowest point of the diversion rib is positioned in the roller to guide the washing water on the door glass to flow into the roller during washing.

2. The washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the air guide rib extends from the lowest point to a direction approaching the front end of the door glass in an inclined upward direction along the side wall of the door glass.

3. A washing machine as claimed in claim 2 wherein the highest point of the air-guide rib is higher than the axis of the door glass.

4. The washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein a guide part for guiding the flow of the washing water is formed at one side of the guide rib facing the drum, and the guide part is formed in an arc shape formed at a lower portion of the door glass.

5. The washing machine as claimed in claim 4, wherein an upper end of the deflector extends to a front end of the door glass, and a lower end of the deflector extends to a rear end of the door glass.

6. The washing machine as claimed in claim 4, wherein an outer circumferential edge of the deflector is closer to a rear end of the door glass than an inner circumferential edge thereof.

7. The washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein an end of the air guide rib remote from the drum extends to a front end of the door glass.

8. The washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the air guide rib is symmetrical with respect to a vertical center plane of the door.

9. The washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein a groove for guiding water into the drum is formed at an upper end of the door glass, and the groove penetrates a rear end of the door glass.

10. The washing machine as claimed in claim 9, further comprising:

a gate seal connected between the inlet of the outer tub and the input port to prevent the washing water from leaking to the outside of the outer tub;

and the water inlet is arranged on the outer barrel and is close to the inlet or on the door seal, and water flow from the water inlet flows into the roller along the groove.