CN214655838U - Water inlet system and washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a water inlet system and washing machine, this water inlet system inlet tube, first water pump, liquid preparation ware and first sensor, the inlet tube is used for communicating washing machine's barrel, first water pump and inlet tube intercommunication, first water pump is used for producing the negative pressure in the inlet tube, liquid preparation ware is located on the inlet tube, liquid preparation ware and inlet tube intercommunication, first sensor sets up in the inlet tube, first sensor is used for detecting the water level of the corresponding position of inlet tube, liquid preparation ware and the level of inlet tube and first sensor all are higher than the level of first water pump; wherein, in the direction of intaking of inlet tube, the intercommunication position of liquid preparation ware and inlet tube is located the upper reaches of first water pump, and first sensor is located the low reaches of first water pump. The utility model discloses washing liquid and water in the liquid preparation ware of technical scheme can be with washing liquid and water intensive mixing through first water pump behind first water pump.

Description

Water inlet system and washing machine

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a washing machine technical field, in particular to water inlet system and washing machine.

Background

The water inlet system of the washing machine is used for introducing external water flow into the drum body and rinsing clothes through rotation of the drum body.

At present, washing machine on the market, the reservoir sets up in washing machine's barrel, and the reservoir is used for storing the washing liquid, and the user is before the laundry, first full washing liquid in the reservoir, when intaking through washing machine's water intake system, relies on the rivers in the intake pipe to erode the reservoir to bring the washing liquid in the reservoir into the barrel, however this kind of feed liquor mode that relies on rivers to erode the washing liquid can't make washing liquid and rivers intensive mixing, leads to the washing liquid deposition probably to appear.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model mainly aims at providing a water inlet system and washing machine, aim at solving the technical problem that water and washing liquid can not the intensive mixing.

In order to achieve the above object, the utility model provides a water inlet system includes:

the water inlet pipe is used for communicating with a barrel of the washing machine;

the first water pump is communicated with the water inlet pipe and is used for generating negative pressure in the water inlet pipe;

the liquid preparation device is arranged on the water inlet pipe and is communicated with the water inlet pipe;

the first sensor is arranged in the water inlet pipe and used for detecting the water level at the corresponding position of the water inlet pipe, and the communication position of the liquid distributor and the water inlet pipe and the horizontal height of the first sensor are both higher than the horizontal height of the first water pump;

wherein, in the water inlet direction of the water inlet pipe, the communicating position of the liquid distributor and the water inlet pipe is positioned at the upstream of the first water pump, and the first sensor is positioned at the downstream of the first water pump.

Optionally, the water inlet system further comprises:

the water inlet valve is arranged in the water inlet pipe and used for closing or opening the water inlet pipe.

Optionally, in the water inlet direction of the water inlet pipe, the water inlet valve is located upstream of the position where the liquid distributor is communicated with the water inlet pipe.

Optionally, the level of the water inlet valve is higher than the level of the position where the liquid distributor is communicated with the water inlet pipe.

Optionally, the level of the first sensor is higher than the level of the position where the liquid distributor is communicated with the water inlet pipe.

Optionally, the water inlet system further comprises:

the second sensor is arranged in the water inlet pipe and is used for detecting whether water exists at the corresponding position of the water inlet pipe or not;

wherein, in the water inlet direction of inlet tube, the second sensor is located the liquid preparation ware with the intercommunication position of inlet tube with between the first sensor.

Optionally, the second sensor is located upstream of the first water pump in a water inlet direction of the water inlet pipe.

Optionally, the water inlet system further comprises:

the liquid inlet valve is arranged in the liquid distributor and used for closing or opening a channel for feeding liquid into the water inlet pipe by the liquid distributor.

Optionally, the dispenser comprises:

at least one chamber, the chamber through the feed liquor valve with inlet tube selective communication.

Optionally, the liquid inlet valve comprises:

at least one unit valve, the unit valve with the cavity one-to-one sets up, the unit valve is used for closing or opening the cavity to the passageway of inlet tube feed liquor.

Optionally, a vent hole is arranged on the side surface of the liquid dispenser.

The utility model also provides a washing machine, this washing machine includes:

the water inlet system according to any one of the above technical schemes;

the water inlet pipe is communicated with the cylinder;

and the water outlet pipe is communicated with the cylinder body.

Optionally, the washing machine further comprises:

and the second water pump is communicated with the water outlet pipe and is used for generating negative pressure in the water outlet pipe.

The utility model discloses a communicating position of liquid preparation ware and inlet tube and the level of first sensor all are higher than the level of first water pump, and in the direction of intaking of inlet tube, the communicating position of liquid preparation ware and inlet tube is located the upper reaches of first water pump, first sensor is located the low reaches of first water pump, so that form a water storage pipeline section between the communicating position of liquid preparation ware and inlet tube and first sensor, detect the water level of corresponding position through first sensor, feedback whether there is water in this water storage pipeline section, when there is water in this water storage pipeline section, inhale the washing liquid in the liquid preparation ware into the inlet tube through first water pump, make washing liquid mix with the water in the inlet tube, and washing liquid is when passing through first water pump, first water pump can be with washing liquid and water intensive mixing, after pouring the washing liquid and the water of intensive mixing into washing machine's barrel, can improve the washing effect of washing liquid, can also avoid the washing liquid not to mix with water intensive mixing and deposit in the barrel, make full use of the function of first water pump moreover for the function maximize of first water pump.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings needed to be 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 the structures shown in the drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a washing machine according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of the washing machine of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a first view of a portion of the structure of FIG. 2;

fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a part of the structure of fig. 2.

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the objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that, if directional indications (such as upper, lower, left, right, front and rear … …) are involved in the embodiment of the present invention, the directional indications are only used to explain the relative position relationship between the components, the motion situation, etc. in a specific posture (as shown in the drawings), and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indications are changed accordingly.

In addition, if there is a description relating to "first", "second", etc. in the embodiments of the present invention, the description of "first", "second", etc. is for descriptive purposes only and is not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, the technical solutions in the embodiments may be combined with each other, but it must be based on the realization of those skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, the combination of the technical solutions should not be considered to exist, and is not within the protection scope of the present invention.

The utility model provides a water inlet system for intake in to washing machine's barrel, solved the technical problem that water and washing liquid can not the intensive mixing.

In the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, the water inlet system includes a water inlet pipe 41, a first water pump 42, a liquid distributor 43 and a first sensor 44, the water inlet pipe 41 is used for communicating with the barrel 1 of the washing machine, the first water pump 42 is communicated with the water inlet pipe 41, the first water pump 42 is used for generating negative pressure in the water inlet pipe 41, the liquid distributor 43 is disposed on the water inlet pipe 41, the liquid distributor 43 is communicated with the water inlet pipe 41, the first sensor 44 is disposed in the water inlet pipe 41, the first sensor 44 is used for detecting the water level of the corresponding position of the water inlet pipe 41, and the communication position of the liquid distributor 43 and the water inlet pipe 41 and the horizontal height of the first sensor 44 are both higher than the horizontal height of the first water pump 42;

in the water inlet direction of the water inlet pipe 41, the communication position of the liquid distributor 43 and the water inlet pipe 41 is located upstream of the first water pump 42, and the first sensor 44 is located downstream of the first water pump 42.

The water inlet pipe 41 of the technical proposal of the utility model is a water inlet channel and is used for guiding the external water into the barrel body 1 of the washing machine; the first water pump 42 is communicated with the water inlet pipe 41 and is used for generating negative pressure in the water inlet pipe 41, however, the air pressure outside the water inlet pipe 41 is not changed, so that the air pressure in the water inlet pipe 41 is smaller than the air pressure outside, and the atmospheric pressure presses the outside water into the water inlet pipe 41, so that suction can be formed in the water inlet pipe 41, and the water inlet of the washing machine barrel 1 is realized; the liquid preparation device 43 is communicated with the water inlet pipe 41, the liquid preparation device 43 is used for containing washing liquid, and the washing liquid in the liquid preparation device 43 can enter the water inlet pipe 41 and is mixed with the water in the water inlet pipe 41; the first sensor 44 is disposed in the water inlet pipe 41 and is used for detecting a water level at a corresponding position in the water inlet pipe 41, specifically, detecting the water level by whether water exists at the position; the position of the liquid distributor 43 communicating with the water inlet pipe 41 and the level of the first sensor 44 are both higher than the level of the first water pump 42, and in the water inlet direction of the water inlet pipe 41, the position of the liquid distributor 43 communicating with the water inlet pipe 41 is located at the upstream of the first water pump 42, the first sensor 44 is located at the downstream of the first water pump 42, so as to form a water storage pipe section between the position of the liquid distributor 43 communicating with the water inlet pipe 41 and the first sensor 44, the water level of the corresponding position is detected by the first sensor 44, whether water exists in the water storage pipe section is fed back, when water exists in the water storage pipe section, the cleaning liquid in the liquid distributor 43 is sucked into the water inlet pipe 41 by the first water pump 42, so that the cleaning liquid is mixed with the water in the water inlet pipe 41, and when the cleaning liquid passes through the first water pump 42, the first water pump 42 can sufficiently mix the cleaning liquid with the water, after the sufficiently mixed cleaning liquid and water are injected into the barrel 1 of the washing machine, can improve the washing effect of washing liquid, can also avoid the washing liquid not to deposit in barrel 1 with water intensive mixing, make full use of first water pump 42's function moreover for first water pump 42's function maximize.

It will be appreciated that the impeller of the first water pump 42 may thoroughly mix the wash liquid and water during rotation.

In an embodiment, the water inlet system 4 further includes a control mechanism, the first water pump 42, the liquid distributor 43 and the first sensor 44 are all connected to the control mechanism, the first sensor 44 detects the water level at the corresponding position and feeds the water level information of the position back to the control mechanism, the control mechanism controls whether the first water pump 42 operates and whether the washing liquid in the liquid distributor 43 can be injected into the water inlet pipe 41, so that the control mechanism controls the mechanisms to operate cooperatively.

In an alternative embodiment, the water level information of the first sensor 44 may be fed back to the user by means of an indicator light, sound, etc., and the user operates the various components to work together.

In an embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the water inlet system 4 further includes a water inlet valve 45, the water inlet valve 45 is disposed in the water inlet pipe 41, and the water inlet valve 45 is used for closing or opening the water inlet pipe 41 to control whether the water inlet pipe 41 is conducted or not, so as to control whether the water inlet pipe 41 can be filled with water or not, which is convenient for a user to control whether water is to be filled into the barrel 1 through the water inlet system 4 by controlling the water inlet valve 45, and to perform dual control on the water inlet system 4 by controlling the water inlet valve 45 and the first water pump 42, so as to improve the user experience.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the water inlet valve 45 is located upstream of the position where the liquid distributor 43 is communicated with the water inlet pipe 41 in the water inlet direction of the water inlet pipe 41, when the washing liquid in the liquid distributor 43 needs to be fed into the water inlet pipe 41, the water inlet valve 45 is closed, and the washing liquid is sucked by the negative pressure generated in the water inlet pipe 41 by the first water pump 42, so as to make full use of the first water pump 42, thereby simplifying the structure for feeding the washing liquid in the liquid distributor 43 into the water inlet pipe 41.

In an alternative embodiment, the washing liquid in the liquid dispenser 43 can be injected into the water inlet pipe 41 by external power.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the level of the inlet valve 45 is higher than the level of the connection position between the liquid distributor 43 and the inlet pipe 41, so as to ensure that the washing liquid can flow to the first water pump 42 when flowing into the inlet pipe 41 from the liquid distributor 43, thereby preventing the washing liquid from flowing back to the inlet valve 45, and further preventing the washing liquid flowing back from flowing out of the inlet pipe 41 when the inlet valve 45 is opened.

In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the section between the inlet valve 45 and the first water pump 42 is inclined downward so that the liquid distributor 43 is disposed on the inclined section to ensure that the washing liquid flowing out of the liquid distributor 43 can flow to the first water pump 42.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the first sensor 44 is higher than the level of the connection position between the dispenser 43 and the water inlet pipe 41, and when the water level reaches the detection height of the first sensor 44, the water inlet valve 45 is closed to ensure that the water in the water inlet pipe 41 can flow over the connection position between the dispenser 43 and the water inlet pipe 41, and the washing liquid in the dispenser 43 is sucked by the first water pump 42, so that the washing liquid can be mixed into the water immediately when entering the water inlet pipe 41, and the washing liquid is prevented from being adhered to the inner wall of the water inlet pipe 41 or deposited in the water inlet pipe 41.

In an embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the water inlet system 4 further includes a second sensor 46, the second sensor 46 is disposed in the water inlet pipe 41, and the second sensor 46 is used for detecting whether water is present at a corresponding position of the water inlet pipe 41; wherein, in the water inlet direction of the water inlet pipe 41, the second sensor 46 is positioned between the position of the liquid distributor 43 communicated with the water inlet pipe 41 and the first sensor 44. If water is not required to be filled into the barrel body 1 any more, when the second sensor 46 detects water, the water is accumulated in the pipe section between the communication position of the liquid distributor 43 and the water inlet pipe 41 and the first sensor 44, and the accumulated water in the pipe section needs to be discharged out of the water inlet pipe 41, so that the water in the water inlet pipe 41 is ensured to be clean, the quality of subsequent clothes washing is prevented from being influenced due to the deterioration of the accumulated water, or the water in the water inlet pipe 41 is prevented from being exploded due to the freezing of the accumulated water.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the second sensor 46 is disposed at the lowest position between the connection position of the liquid distributor 43 and the water inlet pipe 41 and the first sensor 44 to ensure that the accumulated water in the water inlet pipe 41 can be drained completely.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the second sensor 46 is located upstream of the first water pump 42 in the water inlet direction of the water inlet pipe 41, and it is possible to detect whether water enters the water inlet pipe 41 by the second sensor 46 before the water passes through the first water pump 42.

In an embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the water inlet system 4 further includes a liquid inlet valve 47, the liquid inlet valve 47 is disposed in the liquid distributor 43, the liquid inlet valve 47 is used to close or open a passage of the liquid distributor 43 to feed the liquid into the water inlet pipe 41, the liquid distributor 43 can store the washing liquid, when the liquid inlet valve 47 is closed, the washing liquid in the liquid distributor 43 can be stored in the liquid distributor 43, and when the liquid inlet valve 47 is opened, the washing liquid in the liquid distributor 43 can be sucked into the water inlet pipe 41 by the first water pump 42.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the liquid dispenser 43 includes at least one chamber 4311, the chambers 4311 are selectively connected to the water inlet pipe 41 through the liquid inlet valve 47, and each chamber 4311 can store different washing liquids, for example, one chamber 4311 stores a washing liquid, another chamber 4311 stores a rinsing liquid, and another chamber 4311 stores a softener, thereby reducing the number of steps required for a user to add different washing liquids.

In an embodiment, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the liquid inlet valve 47 includes at least one unit valve 471, the unit valves 471 and the chambers 4311 are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence manner, and the unit valves 471 are used for closing or opening a passage of the liquid inlet from the chambers 4311 to the water inlet pipe 41, so as to open the chambers 4311 corresponding to the unit valves 471 according to actual requirements, and suck the corresponding washing liquid in the corresponding chambers 4311 into the water inlet pipe 41 through the first water pump 42, thereby avoiding mixing of different washing liquids in different chambers 4311.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, a vent 4321 is provided on the side of the liquid dispenser 43 to ensure that the air pressure inside the liquid dispenser 43 is the same as the external air pressure, so that the first water pump 42 can absorb the washing liquid inside the liquid dispenser 43 into the water inlet pipe 41.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the liquid dispenser 43 includes a liquid storage box 431 and a box cover 432, the box cover 432 covers the liquid storage box 431, and the vent 4321 is disposed on the box cover 432.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the present invention further provides a washing machine, which includes a drum 1, a water outlet pipe 2 and the water inlet system 4 according to any of the embodiments, wherein the water inlet pipe 41 is communicated with the drum 1, and the water outlet pipe 2 is communicated with the drum 1.

The washing machine provided by the utility model comprises a water inlet system 4, the concrete structure of the water inlet system 4 refers to the above embodiments, and the washing machine adopts all the technical schemes of all the above embodiments, so that the washing machine at least has all the beneficial effects brought by the technical schemes of the above embodiments; in addition, the drum 1 is used for washing clothes, and the water outlet pipe 2 is used for draining water.

In an embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the washing machine further includes a second water pump 3, the second water pump 3 is communicated with the water outlet pipe 2, and the second water pump 3 is used for generating negative pressure in the water outlet pipe 2 so as to discharge the water in the drum 1 through the water outlet pipe 2 by the second water pump 3.

The above is only the optional embodiment of the present invention, and not the scope of the present invention is limited thereby, all the equivalent structure changes made by the contents of the specification and the drawings are utilized under the inventive concept of the present invention, or the direct/indirect application in other related technical fields is included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A water intake system, comprising:

the water inlet pipe is used for communicating with a barrel of the washing machine;

the first water pump is communicated with the water inlet pipe and is used for generating negative pressure in the water inlet pipe;

the liquid preparation device is arranged on the water inlet pipe and is communicated with the water inlet pipe;

the first sensor is arranged in the water inlet pipe and used for detecting the water level at the corresponding position of the water inlet pipe, and the communication position of the liquid distributor and the water inlet pipe and the horizontal height of the first sensor are both higher than the horizontal height of the first water pump;

wherein, in the water inlet direction of the water inlet pipe, the communicating position of the liquid distributor and the water inlet pipe is positioned at the upstream of the first water pump, and the first sensor is positioned at the downstream of the first water pump.

2. The water intake system of claim 1, further comprising:

the water inlet valve is arranged in the water inlet pipe and used for closing or opening the water inlet pipe.

3. The water intake system of claim 2, wherein the water intake valve is located upstream of the location of communication of the dispenser with the water inlet pipe in the direction of water intake by the water inlet pipe.

4. The water intake system of claim 3, wherein the water intake valve has a level that is higher than a level of a position where the dispenser communicates with the water inlet pipe; and/or

The level of the first sensor is higher than the level of the communicating position of the liquid distributor and the water inlet pipe.

5. The water intake system of claim 1, further comprising:

the second sensor is arranged in the water inlet pipe and is used for detecting whether water exists at the corresponding position of the water inlet pipe or not;

wherein, in the water inlet direction of inlet tube, the second sensor is located the liquid preparation ware with the intercommunication position of inlet tube with between the first sensor.

6. The water intake system of claim 5, wherein the second sensor is located upstream of the first water pump in a water intake direction of the water intake pipe.

7. The water intake system of any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising:

the liquid inlet valve is arranged in the liquid distributor and used for closing or opening a channel for feeding liquid into the water inlet pipe by the liquid distributor.

8. The water intake system of claim 7, wherein the dispenser comprises:

at least one chamber in selective communication with the inlet pipe via the inlet valve;

the feed liquor valve includes:

the unit valves are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the chambers and are used for closing or opening a channel of the chambers for feeding liquid to the water inlet pipe; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

the side surface of the liquid preparation device is provided with a vent hole.

9. A washing machine, characterized in that the washing machine comprises:

the water inlet system of any one of claims 1 to 8;

the water inlet pipe is communicated with the cylinder;

and the water outlet pipe is communicated with the cylinder body.

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

and the second water pump is communicated with the water outlet pipe and is used for generating negative pressure in the water outlet pipe.

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