CN215925360U

CN215925360U - Sealing cover of washing machine and washing machine

Info

Publication number: CN215925360U
Application number: CN202121781259.6U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李海杰; 卢诗雅; 陈世钰; 陈明宇
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2021-08-02
Filing date: 2021-08-02
Publication date: 2022-03-01
Anticipated expiration: 2031-08-02

Abstract

The utility model discloses a sealing cover of a washing machine and the washing machine, wherein the washing machine comprises an outer barrel and a separating barrel fixedly connected or integrally formed on the bottom wall of the outer barrel, wherein an annular space between the separating barrel and the outer barrel forms a first washing area, and a second washing area is formed in the separating barrel; the sealing cover comprises a first sealing cover and a second sealing cover, the first sealing cover can be opened and closed and is arranged at the top of the outer barrel for sealing the first washing area; the second sealing cover can be opened and closed and is arranged at the opening for sealing the separating barrel; the first sealing cover is provided with a first ventilating structure which communicates the inside of the first washing area with the outside of the first washing area; and/or a second ventilation structure is arranged on the second sealing cover, and the inside of the second washing area is communicated with the outside of the second washing area through the second ventilation structure. The sealing cover can balance the air pressure inside and outside the washing barrel, efficiently drain water, and prevent explosion risk caused by overhigh air pressure inside the washing barrel.

Description

Sealing cover of washing machine and washing machine

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the field of washing machines, and particularly relates to a sealing cover of a washing machine and the washing machine.

Background

Washing machines have become essential electrical appliances in people's daily life. With the enhancement of health consciousness of people, more and more users need to classify and wash different types of clothes or wash a small amount of clothes in time; the household consumers do not meet the traditional washing mode of one-tub washing, and provide healthier washing requirements, namely 'one-machine multi-washing' and 'zone washing', and one washing machine is required to effectively distinguish the washing of conventional clothes, inner clothes, baby clothes and the like, so that cross contamination is prevented.

In the washing process of the washing machine, as the inside of the washing machine barrel is sealed, when the washing machine enters water, along with the reduction of the space, the air is continuously compressed, and the air pressure in the barrel is continuously increased. When the pressure in the barrel is higher than the water inlet pressure, water flow can not enter the barrel, so that the washing effect is directly influenced, and even washing can not be carried out. In addition, if the pressure in the washing machine can not be released in the washing process, the washing machine can cause the washing machine to have cracks, even explosion and other dangerous situations. In order to balance the air pressure inside and outside the washing machine, a ventilation channel needs to be arranged in the barrel.

The present invention has been made in view of this situation.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to overcome the defects of the prior art and provides a sealing cover capable of balancing the air pressure inside and outside a washing barrel and a washing machine.

In order to solve the above technical problems, a first object of the present invention is to provide a sealing cover for a washing machine, wherein the washing machine comprises an outer tub and a separating tub fixedly connected to or integrally formed on a bottom wall of the outer tub, wherein an annular space between the separating tub and the outer tub forms a first washing zone, and a second washing zone is formed in the separating tub;

the sealing covers comprise a first sealing cover and a second sealing cover, and the first sealing cover can be opened and closed and is arranged at the position of a bucket opening of the outer bucket for sealing the first washing area or sealing the first washing area and the second washing area; the second sealing cover is arranged at the bung hole of the separating barrel in an openable and closable way and is used for sealing the separating barrel;

the first sealing cover is provided with a first ventilation structure, and the first ventilation structure is used for communicating the inside of the first washing area with the outside of the first washing area; and/or a second ventilation structure is arranged on the second sealing cover, and the second ventilation structure enables the inside of the second washing area to be communicated with the outside of the second washing area.

Further optionally, a first handle part is arranged on the first sealing cover, the first ventilation structure is a plurality of first ventilation holes formed in the first sealing cover, and the plurality of first ventilation holes are hidden below the first handle part;

and/or the second sealing cover is provided with a second handle part, the second ventilation structure is a plurality of second ventilation holes formed in the second sealing cover, and the second ventilation holes are hidden below the second handle part.

Further optionally, the washing machine further comprises a first laundry treating part, the first laundry treating part comprising:

the processing rack main body is of a cylindrical structure, can be rotatably arranged in the first washing area and is used for bearing clothes in the first washing area;

the mounting barrel is rotatably arranged in the second washing area, and the mounting barrel and the processing frame main body are fixedly connected together in a synchronous rotating mode or are integrally formed;

the second sealing cover is used for sealing the bung of the mounting barrel;

a first sealing structure is arranged between the second sealing cover and the mounting barrel, and when the second sealing cover covers the mounting barrel, a first seal is formed between the first sealing structure and the mounting barrel;

the lower surface of the second sealing cover extends towards the direction close to the installation barrel to form a protruding portion, the end portion of the protruding portion extends into the installation barrel, a second sealing structure is arranged on the side wall of the protruding portion, and the second sealing cover covers the installation barrel, and a second sealing structure is formed between the second sealing structure and the installation barrel.

Further optionally, the first sealing structure comprises a first suction piece arranged at the edge of the second sealing cover and a second suction piece arranged at the position of the barrel opening of the installation barrel, and the first suction piece and the second suction piece are sucked when the second sealing cover covers the installation barrel.

Further optionally, a lower surface of an edge of the second sealing cover is provided with a first mounting groove, and the first suction member is disposed in the first mounting groove.

Further optionally, the first sealing structure further includes a first sealing ring, the first sealing ring includes a cavity, an upper wall surface and a lower wall surface that form the cavity, a limit groove is formed on a lower end surface of the first mounting groove, a convex rib that is matched with the limit groove is formed on the lower wall surface, and the convex rib protrudes towards the inside of the cavity;

the first sealing ring is arranged at an opening of the first mounting groove, the upper wall surface is stretched into the mounting groove through the opening of the first mounting groove, the lower wall surface is coated on the lower end surface of the first mounting groove, the first absorbing piece is limited between the first mounting groove and the concave cavity, and the convex rib is limited in the limiting groove.

Further optionally, a rib is arranged on the end face of the barrel opening of the installation barrel, and the second attraction part is positioned on one side of the rib, which is close to the barrel opening of the installation barrel; when the second sealing cover covers the mounting barrel, the second sealing cover is limited in an area surrounded by the blocking ribs, and the first sealing ring is in interference fit with the blocking ribs.

Further optionally, a second mounting groove is formed in a position, corresponding to the first suction member, of the barrel opening of the mounting barrel, and the second suction member is arranged in the second mounting groove.

Further optionally, the second sealing structure is a second sealing ring arranged on the side wall of the protruding portion, and when the second sealing cover covers the installation barrel, the second sealing ring is in interference fit with the inner wall of the installation barrel.

Further optionally, the first sealing cover is plate-shaped and is disposed at a tub opening of the outer tub to be openable and closable for sealing the first washing zone and the second washing zone;

when the first sealing cover covers the first washing area and the second washing area, and the sealing cover covers the separating barrel, the second sealing cover is positioned below the first sealing cover.

Further optionally, the first sealing cover is annularly openable and closable and is arranged at the bung of the outer barrel for sealing the first washing area;

the first sealing cover covers the first washing area, and when the second sealing cover covers the separating barrel, the second sealing cover is positioned in the circular ring of the first sealing cover.

The second object of the present invention is also to provide a washing machine including the above-mentioned sealing cover.

After adopting the technical scheme, compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

according to the utility model, the sealing cover is provided with the ventilating structure, so that the air pressure inside and outside the draining basket can be effectively balanced, the water inlet and drainage efficiency is improved, meanwhile, the phenomenon that the sealing cover is pushed out to cause safety accidents due to overlarge internal pressure of the draining basket in the washing process can be prevented, and meanwhile, the ventilating structure is hidden, so that the attractiveness of a finished product is not influenced.

The utility model can prevent the mutual series flow of washing between the draining basket and the outer barrel and the cross contamination of clothes by arranging the sealing cover.

The following describes embodiments of the present invention in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the utility model, are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the utility model and together with the description serve to explain the utility model without limiting the utility model to the right. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments, and that for a person skilled in the art, other drawings can be derived from them without inventive effort. In the drawings:

FIG. 1: is an exploded view of the washing machine of the present embodiment.

FIG. 2: is a sectional view of the washing machine of the present embodiment;

FIG. 3: the washing machine according to the embodiment of the present invention has a top view of a handle part mounted to a sealing cover.

FIG. 4: the sectional view of the sealing cover of the washing machine provided with the handle part is provided.

Fig. 5 and 6: the top view of the sealing cover without the handle of the washing machine of the embodiment of the utility model.

FIG. 7: a section view of a sealing cover without a handle of the washing machine according to the embodiment of the utility model

FIG. 8: the structure diagram of the belt drying system of the washing machine of the embodiment of the utility model;

FIG. 9: a schematic cross-sectional view of an outer tub according to an embodiment of the present invention (showing a first extended air duct);

FIG. 10: a schematic cross-sectional view of an outer tub according to an embodiment of the present invention (showing a second extended air duct);

FIG. 11: is a schematic structural view of a first clothes treating member (excluding a clothes supporting structure) according to an embodiment of the utility model;

FIG. 12: is a top view of fig. 11;

FIG. 13: is a schematic structural view of a first clothes treating part (comprising a clothes supporting structure) of the embodiment of the utility model;

FIG. 14: the first clothes treating part and the draining basket are assembled in a schematic view (comprising a wave wheel) in the embodiment of the utility model;

FIG. 15: a schematic sectional view of a draining basket according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Wherein: 1-a first sealing cover; 2-a second sealing cover; 3-a first absorbing member; 4-a second sealing ring; 5-a first sealing ring; 7-a second engaging member; 23-a first mounting groove; 231-a limiting groove; 24-a second handle portion; 25. A boss portion; 26-a second air hole; 27-screw holes; 81-a first washing zone; 82-a second washing zone; 83-a blocking rib; 821-a second mounting groove; 10-a first laundry treatment member; 11-a processing rack body; 111-a garment support structure; 112-a garment securing structure; 12-a pallet; 13-water-repellent ribs; 14-a fence structure; 15-a first water through hole; 16-a second water through hole; 17-reinforcing ribs; 18-mounting the barrel; 20-an outer barrel; 201-air inlet; 202-a first extended air duct; 203-a second extended air duct; 2021. a first air outlet; 2022. an outer barrel air outlet; 2031. An air outlet of the separating barrel; 21-a separating barrel; 30-a draining basket; 301-a vent; 302-bottom hole; 31-a wave wheel; a 40-DD motor; 41-clutch; 42-flange fixing plate; 50-a fan assembly; 60-heating means.

It should be noted that the drawings and the description are not intended to limit the scope of the inventive concept in any way, but to illustrate it by a person skilled in the art with reference to specific embodiments.

Detailed Description

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "inside", "outside", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, which are only for convenience in describing the present invention and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and operate, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "contacting," and "communicating" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

In the washing process of the washing machine, as the inside of the washing machine barrel is sealed, when the washing machine enters water, along with the reduction of the space, the air is continuously compressed, and the air pressure in the barrel is continuously increased. When the pressure in the barrel is higher than the water inlet pressure, water flow can not enter the barrel, so that the washing effect is directly influenced, and even washing can not be carried out. In addition, if the pressure in the washing machine can not be released in the washing process, the washing machine can cause the washing machine to have cracks, even explosion and other dangerous situations. In order to solve this problem, the present embodiment proposes a sealing cover of a washing machine, the washing machine comprising an outer tub 20, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, and a partition tub 21 fixedly connected or integrally formed on a bottom wall of the outer tub 20, wherein an annular space between the partition tub 21 and the outer tub 20 constitutes a first washing zone 81, and a second washing zone 82 is formed in the partition tub 21; the first washing zone and the second washing zone can wash the laundry independently, that is, the washing water of the first washing zone 81 and the second washing zone 82 cannot circulate each other, thereby preventing the cross contamination of the washing water.

The sealing covers include a first sealing cover 1 and a second sealing cover 2, the first sealing cover is openably and closably disposed at the top of the tub 20 for closing the first washing zone 81, or for closing both the first washing zone 81 and the second washing zone 82; the second sealing cover 2 is arranged at the bung hole of the separating barrel 21 in an opening and closing way and is used for sealing the separating barrel 21; the first sealing cover 1 is provided with a first ventilating structure which communicates the inside of the first washing zone 81 with the outside of the first washing zone 81; and/or, a second ventilation structure is provided on the second sealing cover 2, and the second ventilation structure communicates the inside of the second washing zone 82 with the outside of the second washing zone 82. In a specific embodiment, the first sealing cover and the second sealing cover can be hinged or detachably arranged at the bung hole of the outer barrel and the bung hole of the separation barrel respectively. Washing machine is at the washing in-process, because the washing machine is sealed in the bucket, need set up the pressure inside and outside the balanced bucket of ventilative structure at washing machine, improves the water intake efficiency when intaking on the one hand, improves drainage efficiency when the drainage, and on the other hand prevents that the bucket from breaking or even the risk of explosion when the inside and outside pressure of bucket is too big.

Further optionally, a first handle part is arranged on the first sealing cover 1, the first ventilation structure is a plurality of first ventilation holes formed in the first sealing cover 1, and the plurality of first ventilation holes are hidden below the first handle part;

and/or, as shown in detail in fig. 5-7, the second sealing cover 2 is provided with a second handle portion 24, the second ventilation structure is a plurality of second ventilation holes 26 formed in the second sealing cover 2, and the plurality of second ventilation holes 26 are hidden under the second handle portion 24. The air holes are formed in the first sealing cover 1 and/or the second sealing cover 2 and are formed in the lower portion of the handle portion, the inner environment and the outer environment are communicated, and the inner pressure and the outer pressure of the barrel are balanced. Optionally, a concave structure is formed on the handle portion, when a user opens the sealing cover through the handle portion, the user stretches into the concave structure to provide an acting point for the user, and the air holes are formed in a space formed by the concave structure and the top cover. The ventilating structure is simple, the air pressure inside and outside the washing machine can be effectively balanced, and the structure is hidden, so that the attractiveness of a finished product can be guaranteed without being influenced. Taking the example of providing the second sealing cover 2 with the ventilation structure, the second sealing cover 2 is provided with a screw hole 27, the second ventilation hole 26 is provided near the screw hole 27, and the second handle portion 24 is fixed to the second sealing cover 2 by means of screws or the like. The second vent 26 is hidden under the handle. The structure of the first air hole arranged on the first sealing cover 1 is similar to that of the first air hole. In some embodiments, the air holes are formed only on the first sealing cover 1 or only on the second sealing cover 2, and in other embodiments, the air holes are formed on the first sealing cover 1 and the second sealing cover 2, respectively.

The washing machine further comprises a first clothes treating component 10, as shown in fig. 1, 2 and 11 in detail, the first clothes treating component 10 comprises a treating rack main body 11 and a mounting barrel 18, the treating rack main body 11 is of a cylindrical structure, is rotatably arranged in the first washing zone 81, is sleeved on the separating barrel 21, and is used for bearing clothes in the first washing zone 81, and preferably, the clothes can be fixed on the treating rack main body 11; the mounting barrel 18 is rotatably arranged in the second washing area 82, and the mounting barrel 18 and the processing rack main body 11 are fixedly connected together or integrally formed in a synchronous rotating manner; the second sealing cover 2 is covered on the opening of the installation barrel 18; as shown in detail in fig. 2, a first sealing structure is arranged between the second sealing cover 2 and the mounting barrel 18, and when the second sealing cover 2 covers the mounting barrel 18, a first seal is formed between the first sealing structure and the mounting barrel 18; the lower surface of the second sealing cover 2 extends towards the direction close to the mounting barrel 18 to form a protruding part 25, the end part of the protruding part 25 extends into the mounting barrel 18, a second sealing structure is arranged on the side wall of the protruding part 25, and when the second sealing cover 2 is covered on the mounting barrel 18, a second sealing structure is formed between the second sealing structure and the mounting barrel 18.

The present embodiment ensures the sealing performance of the partition tub 21 by forming two seals between the second sealing cover 2 and the installation tub 18, while the first sealing structure prevents the water in the first washing zone 81 from entering the second washing zone 82, and the second sealing structure prevents the water in the partition tub 21 from entering the first washing zone 81, so that the water between the first washing zone 81 and the second washing zone 82 is not cross-contaminated.

Further alternatively, referring to fig. 1, 2, 4 and 7 in detail, the first sealing structure includes a first suction member 3 disposed at an edge of the second sealing cover 2, a second suction member 7 disposed at a bung of the installation tub 18, and the first suction member 3 is sucked with the second suction member 7 when the second sealing cover 2 is closed to the installation tub 18. Optionally, when the first absorbing part 3 is made of iron, the second absorbing part 7 is made of a magnet; when the material of the first attraction member 3 is a magnet, the material of the second attraction member 7 is iron or a magnet having a magnetic property opposite to that of the first attraction member 3. When the sealed lid 2 of second is for dismantling the setting, the preferred iron that is of the material of first piece 3 that draws, the preferred magnet that is of the material of second piece 7 that draws, this is because the sealed lid 2 of second can be taken off by the user, has the possibility of drawing nearby ironwork magnetism and coming, influences experience and feels, it is possible to draw dangerous goods such as needle, knife magnetism even, so make ironwork first piece, can avoid placing the ironwork near position with first piece and attract and come, simultaneously reduce cost.

The second is through the first piece 3 of inhaling between 2 and the installation bucket 18 of the sealed lid and the second is inhaled the piece 7 actuation and is realized the actuation and seal, and first piece of inhaling is with the edge at first sealed lid 1 of annular, or two semi-rings, a plurality of segmental arcs, or a plurality of cubic settings, and the second is inhaled the piece 7 and is set up the bucket mouthful department of installation bucket 18 with annular, or two semi-rings, a plurality of segmental arcs, or a plurality of cubic settings. In some embodiments, in order to ensure the tight attraction effect between the first sealing cover 1 and the installation barrel 18, the first attraction part 3 is configured in a ring shape, so that when a user covers the second sealing cover 2 on the barrel opening of the installation barrel 18, magnetic attraction can be performed no matter how the user places the second sealing cover, at this time, the plurality of block-shaped second attraction parts 7 are arranged on the barrel opening of the installation barrel 18, and the complete ring can be cut into two half rings to facilitate assembly in consideration of the assembly problem. In other embodiments, in order to ensure the tight attraction effect between the first sealing cover 1 and the installation barrel 18, the second attraction part 7 is configured in a ring shape, so that when a user covers the second sealing cover 2 on the barrel opening of the installation barrel 18, no matter how the user places the second sealing cover, the second attraction part can be magnetically attracted, at this time, the edge of the second sealing cover 2 is provided with the plurality of blocky first attraction parts 3, but considering the problem of assembly, the complete ring can be cut into two half rings to facilitate assembly. The semicircular iron ring can be integrally formed by injection molding and is arranged on the second sealing cover 2 or at the barrel opening of the installation barrel 18.

Further alternatively, referring in detail to fig. 1, 2, 4 and 7, the lower surface of the rim of the second sealing cover 2 is provided with a first mounting groove 23, and the first suction member 3 is disposed in the first mounting groove 23. A second installation groove 821 is provided at a position corresponding to the first suction member 3 at the barrel mouth of the installation barrel 18, and the second suction member 7 is provided in the second installation groove 821. The first installation groove 23 is matched with the length of the first suction member 3, and the second installation groove 821 is matched with the second suction member 7. For example, as shown in fig. 1, when the first absorbing member is ring-shaped, the first mounting groove 23 is a ring-shaped groove, and when the second absorbing member 7 is block-shaped, as shown in fig. 1, four magnet blocks are provided and uniformly distributed on the top of the partition barrel 21, respectively, and the second mounting groove is a groove matching with the size of the block-shaped second absorbing member 7.

Further optionally, referring to fig. 4 in detail, the first sealing structure further includes a first sealing ring 5, the first sealing ring 5 includes a cavity, an upper wall surface and a lower wall surface forming the cavity, a limiting groove 231 is formed on a lower end surface of the first mounting groove 23, a protruding rib matched with the limiting groove 231 is formed on the lower wall surface, and the protruding rib protrudes towards the inside of the cavity; first sealing washer 5 sets up at the opening part of first mounting groove 23, goes up the wall and stretches into first mounting groove 23 by the opening of first mounting groove 23 in, the lower wall cladding is at the lower terminal surface of first mounting groove 23, and first suction means 3 is spacing between first mounting groove 23 and cavity, and the protruding muscle is spacing in spacing groove 231 to realize first sealing washer 5's fixed. Meanwhile, the first sealing ring 5 plays a role in sealing the second washing zone 82 further, so that the water in the first washing zone 81 and the water in the second washing zone 82 are prevented from streaming mutually, and the cross contamination of the clothes is prevented; simultaneously can also play certain cushioning effect at the sealed in-process of 2 of closed second sealing washer 5, improve user experience. In addition, when the first suction element 3 is made of the magnet, the first sealing ring 5 can prevent the magnet from rusting and reducing the service life of the magnet due to the fact that external water enters the first mounting groove 23. Further alternatively, a second mounting groove is provided at a position corresponding to the first suction member 3 at the barrel opening of the mounting barrel 18, and the second suction member 7 is provided in the second mounting groove 821.

Further alternatively, referring to fig. 1 and fig. 2 in detail, a rib 83 is provided on an end surface of the bung of the mounting barrel 18, and the second engaging member 7 is located on a side of the rib 83 close to the bung of the mounting barrel 18; when the second sealing cover 2 covers the installation barrel 18, the second sealing cover 2 is limited in the area surrounded by the blocking ribs 83, and the first sealing ring 5 is in interference fit with the blocking ribs 83. The first blocking rib 83 is arranged to further improve the sealing performance by interference fit with the second sealing cover 2, and to block water on the end surface of the opening of the mounting barrel 18 from entering the second washing zone 82.

Further alternatively, referring to fig. 2 and 4 in detail, the second sealing structure is a second sealing ring 4 disposed on the side wall of the protruding portion 25, and when the second sealing cover 2 covers the installation barrel 18, the second sealing ring 4 is in interference fit with the inner wall of the installation barrel 18. The second sealing ring 4 is installed on the side wall of the protruding portion 25 of the second sealing cover 2, and the interference fit between the second sealing cover 2 and the inner wall of the installation barrel 18 plays a further sealing role, i.e. a relatively closed space is provided for the second washing area 82, so that the washing water flow of the clothes in the washing process of the second washing area can be prevented from splashing (flowing and bunching) to the first washing area 81, and cross contamination is caused.

Further alternatively, referring to fig. 1 in detail, in some embodiments, the first sealing cover 1 is in a plate shape, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, and is openably and closably disposed at a tub opening of the outer tub 20 for covering the first washing zone 81 and the second washing zone 82; when the first sealing cover 1 covers the first washing area 81 and the second washing area 82, and the second sealing cover 2 covers the partition tub 21, the second sealing cover 2 is located below the first sealing cover 1, a third sealing ring is further disposed at the edge of the first sealing cover 1, and when the first sealing cover 1 covers the first washing area 81 and the second washing area 82, the third sealing ring is sealed with the outer tub 20.

In other embodiments, the first sealing cover 1 is annularly disposed at the opening of the outer tub 20 for closing the first washing area 81; the first sealing cover 1 covers the first washing region 81, and the second sealing cover 2 is positioned in the circular ring of the first sealing cover 1 when the second sealing cover 2 covers the partition tub 21. And a third sealing ring is arranged on the outer ring of the first sealing cover 1, a fourth sealing ring is arranged on the inner ring of the first sealing cover 1, and when the first sealing cover 1 covers the first washing area 81, the third sealing ring and the fourth sealing ring are respectively sealed with the outer ring wall and the inner ring wall of the first washing area.

The embodiment also provides a washing machine which comprises the sealing cover.

Further alternatively, referring to fig. 8 in detail, the washing machine of the present embodiment is provided with an air inlet 201 and an outer tub air outlet 2022 on the side wall of the outer tub 20, and the outer tub 20 is provided with a first drying path between the air inlet 201 and the outer tub air outlet 2022 for the dry hot air to flow through the first washing area 81; a separation barrel air outlet 2031 is arranged at the bottom of the separation barrel 21, and a second drying path for the drying hot air to flow through the second washing area 82 is formed between the air inlet 201 and the separation barrel air outlet 2031;

the first and second drying paths may control the drying process to be simultaneously performed to the first and

second washing zones

81 and 82.

The outer tub 20 is provided with a drying air duct, which includes an air inlet 201 disposed on the side wall of the outer tub 20, a first air outlet 2021 disposed at the bottom of the first washing area, and a separation tub air outlet 2031 disposed at the bottom of the second washing area, wherein the drying hot air enters the first washing area and the second washing area from the air inlet 201, and can flow out through the outer first air outlet 2021 and the separation tub air outlet 2031, preferably, the air inlet 201 is disposed at the top of the side wall of the outer tub 20, so as to achieve the effect of prolonging the air outlet at the bottom of the upper air inlet and the circulation path of the drying hot air, and improving the drying effect. The first sealing cover 1 can seal the outer tub 20, so that the dry hot air can only circulate in the outer tub 20. The second airing hole 26 formed in the second sealing tub 2 also allows hot wind to enter and exit the second washing zone 82 to maintain pressure balance in the second washing zone 82.

The outer tub 20 is provided therein with a partition tub 21, as shown in fig. 9, the partition tub 21 is connected to a bottom wall of the outer tub 20, an annular space between the partition tub 21 and the outer tub 20 forms a first washing zone, and a second washing zone is formed in the partition tub 21. The partition tub 21 partitions the first washing zone and the second washing zone into two independent washing zones to prevent mutual contamination of the washing water. But the dry hot air enters the first washing area from the air inlet 201 and can flow into the second washing area over the separation barrel 21, so that the effect of drying two washing areas by one set of drying system is realized. The inside and the outside of the partition tub 21 are respectively provided with an independent water inlet and a water outlet flow passage, so that the two washing zones can independently wash to avoid the mutual communication of the washing water to cause cross contamination, for example, the first washing zone can be used for washing common clothes such as coats, shirts and the like, and the second washing zone can be used for washing close-fitting clothes such as underpants, bras and the like. The first washing zone and the second washing zone are independent of each other and can simultaneously perform washing of different laundry.

The outer tub 20 is further provided with: a first extended duct 202 communicating with the first washing zone and a second extended duct 203 communicating with the second washing zone, specifically,

the first extending air duct 202 is disposed on the side wall of the outer tub 20, as shown in fig. 9 in detail, a first end of the first extending air duct 202 is communicated with the first washing area through the first air outlet 2021, that is, a first port of the first extending air duct 202 constitutes the first air outlet 2021, and is located at the bottom of the first washing area, for example, the first extending air duct 202 may be disposed at the bottom of the side wall of the outer tub 20 or at the bottom wall of the outer tub 20, a second end of the first extending air duct 202 is located on the outer peripheral wall of the outer tub 20, and a height of the second end of the first extending air duct 202 is higher than a maximum height of a liquid level of the washing liquid in the first washing area, so as to prevent the washing water in the first washing area from flowing out through the first extending air duct 202, preferably, the first extending air duct 202 extends vertically, that is, i.e., extends along a height direction of the outer tub 20;

in detail, as shown in fig. 10, the first port of the second extending air duct 203 is communicated with the second washing area through the separating tub air outlet 2031, similarly, the first port of the second extending air duct 203 forms the separating tub air outlet 2031, is located on the bottom wall of the outer tub 20 and is located in the second washing area, a part of the second extending air duct 203 is located on the bottom wall of the outer tub 20, another part of the second extending air duct is located on the side wall of the outer tub 20, the second end of the second extending air duct 203 is located on the outer peripheral wall of the outer tub 20, the second port of the second extending air duct 203 forms the second air outlet 2032, and the height of the second end of the second extending air duct 203 is higher than the maximum height of the washing water in the second washing area, so as to prevent the washing water in the second washing area from flowing out through the second extending air duct 203.

The washing machine further comprises a first laundry treating part rotatably disposed in the first washing zone for carrying the washed laundry in the first washing zone; and a second laundry treating member rotatably disposed in the second washing zone for carrying laundry in the second washing zone.

In detail, referring to fig. 1, 8 and 15, the second laundry treating member is a draining basket 30 rotatably disposed in the partition tub 21, and in detail, referring to fig. 15, through holes 301 are formed on a sidewall of the draining basket 30. Preferably, the through holes 301 on the side wall of the draining basket 30 are elongated holes arranged parallel to the axis of the draining basket 30, and the through holes 301 are uniformly distributed along the circumference of the draining basket 30 for circulating the washing water and the drying hot air, further preferably, the side wall of the draining basket 30 is constructed in a grid structure for improving the circulation amount of the washing water and the drying hot air, and further, the bottom wall of the draining basket 30 is provided with bottom holes 302 for circulating the washing water and the drying hot air.

Preferably, in other embodiments, see fig. 15 in detail, the second laundry treating component may also be a pulsator 31, the pulsator 31 is connected to a driving mechanism, the washing of the laundry is achieved by rotating the pulsator 31 to stir water flow, and the pulsator 31 can improve the washing effect of the underwear, so as to solve the problem that the user cannot wash the underwear cleanly. In addition, the design reduces the material of the device, reduces the production cost of the washing unit and further saves the cost of the multi-barrel washing machine.

The washing machine further comprises a first clothes treating component 10, which is shown in detail in fig. 1, fig. 2, fig. 8, fig. 11-fig. 14, wherein the first clothes treating component 10 comprises a treating rack main body 11 and a mounting barrel 18, the treating rack main body 11 is of a cylindrical structure, is rotatably arranged in the first washing zone 81, is sleeved on the separating barrel 21, and is used for bearing clothes in the first washing zone 81, and preferably, the clothes can be fixed on the treating rack main body 11; the mounting barrel 18 is rotatably arranged in the second washing area 82, and the mounting barrel 18 and the processing rack main body 11 are fixedly connected together or integrally formed in a synchronous rotating manner; the second sealing cover 2 is covered on the opening of the installation barrel 18; the bucket 18 is a barrel-shaped structure and is arranged on the inner side of the processing frame main body 11, the open end of the installation bucket 18 is connected with the top of the processing frame main body 11, the bottom wall of the installation bucket 18 forms an installation structure, the installation bucket 18 is arranged in the separation bucket 21, the draining basket 30 is arranged in the installation bucket 18, the installation structure is used for being connected with a driving mechanism, and the first clothes processing piece 10 can rotate integrally.

Channels for circulating the drying hot air are formed on the side walls of the processing frame main body 11 and the installation barrel 18, so that the drying hot air can conveniently flow into the second washing area from the first washing area.

Preferably, the main body 11 is detachably connected to the mounting barrel 18, so that a user can select one of the main body and the mounting barrel for washing clothes according to the need, and the detachable design further facilitates the clothes treating part 10 to be better fitted to the partition barrel 21.

Optionally, handle a main part 11 and be used for hanging or fixed clothing, a clothing processing main part structure cage tubular structure, its lateral wall is the grid structure, and the grid structure can supply hot-blast and the rivers circulation of drying, and the grid structure includes the grid strip of a plurality of vertical settings, makes things convenient for rivers to pass through to the structure of spraying sprays the washing to the clothing. The grid bars can be in a rectangular bar structure, or preferably, the cross sections of the grid bars are in a shuttle-shaped surface, and the structure can play a role in drainage, reduce the width of the grid bars, reduce the material of the grid and reduce the production cost of the grid. The main body 11 of the rack is in a grid structure, which is beneficial to the circulation of hot drying air when clothes are dried, and the hot drying air in the first washing zone can conveniently flow along the separation barrel 21 and flow into the second washing zone after flowing through the main body 11 of the rack.

Referring to fig. 11 and 12 in detail, the first laundry treating member 10 further includes: the supporting plate 12 is arranged at the bottom of the processing frame main body 11, and a circular ring structure is arranged along the periphery of the bottom of the processing frame main body 11; the enclosure structure 14 is arranged in a cylindrical structure along the outer edge of the supporting plate 12 and is connected with the supporting plate 12 into a whole. The enclosure and the support plate 12 form an accommodating space at an outer side of the main body 11 of the treating stand for accommodating laundry, which rotates together with the first laundry treating member 10 during washing. Preferably, be provided with on the layer board 12 and dial water muscle 13, dial water muscle 13 and set up a plurality ofly along the circumference of layer board 12, dial water muscle 13 and the diameter direction of layer board 12 and form the contained angle, dial water muscle 13 promptly and extend along the direction with the radial formation contained angle of layer board 12 to dial water muscle 13 and set up a plurality ofly along the circumference evenly distributed of layer board 12. The water distribution ribs 13 are preferably constructed in a trapezoidal plate-like structure, arranged perpendicular to the carrier plate 12, and have inclined sides at portions thereof adjacent to the treatment rack main body 11. In the process of washing clothes, the driving mechanism drives the first clothes treating part 10 to rotate, the water stirring ribs 13 which are equally distributed on the circumference of the first clothes treating part 10 rotate against water flow, the contact area of the water flow and the first clothes treating part 10 is increased, the water flow generates large agitation, the water flow acts on the clothes in an agitating manner, the mechanical force of the water flow on the clothes is increased, and the cleaning ratio is further improved. The outer edge of the supporting plate 12 is provided with a surrounding structure 14, the surrounding structure 14 and the supporting plate 12 form an integral structure, and the surrounding structure is perpendicular to the supporting plate 12 and is higher than the water stirring rib 13. The structure can effectively increase the containing volume of the clothes, and the contact friction between the clothes and the circumference can also reduce the winding of the clothes. Preferably, one end of the water-stirring rib 13 is connected with the enclosure structure 14, and the other end of the water-stirring rib is spaced from the treatment frame main body 11 to facilitate the circulation of the washing water.

A first water through hole 15 is formed in the supporting plate 12, and the first water through hole 15 is located between two adjacent water stirring ribs 13; and/or a second water passing hole 16 is arranged on the enclosure structure 14, and a plurality of second water passing holes 16 are arranged along the circumferential direction of the enclosure structure 14. In this embodiment, the supporting plate 12 and the enclosure structure 14 are provided with water through holes at the same time, that is, the supporting plate 12 is provided with a first water through hole 15, and the first water through hole 15 is a long strip-shaped through hole extending along the radial direction of the supporting plate 12; the enclosure structure 14 is provided with a second water through hole 16, and the second water through hole 16 is a rectangular hole formed along the vertical direction. The first water holes 15 and the second water holes 16 are uniformly distributed along the circumferential direction, and at least one first water hole 15 is arranged between any two adjacent water stirring ribs 13. The water holes are arranged to enable the water flow to flow through the water holes when the first clothes treating part 10 rotates, so that a flow structure is formed to accelerate water flow circulation, the clothes treating time is effectively shortened, and the clothes treating efficiency is improved.

Preferably, the supporting plate 12 is further provided with a reinforcing rib 17, the reinforcing rib 17 is arranged along the radial direction of the supporting plate 12 and is simultaneously connected with the supporting plate 12, the enclosure structure 14 and the treatment frame main body 11, and the height of the reinforcing rib 17 is lower than that of the water-repellent rib 13. In this embodiment, be provided with a strengthening rib 17 between two adjacent water bars 13, all be provided with a first water hole 15 of crossing between every strengthening rib 17 and the water bar 13 of dialling to make overall structure more even.

Further preferably, the water stirring rib 13, the reinforcing rib 17, the supporting plate 12, the enclosing structure 14 and the processing frame main body 11 are integrally formed, namely the first clothes processing piece 10 is of an integrally formed structure, so that the structure of the first clothes processing piece 10 is optimized, a series of intermediate working procedures are reduced, the production efficiency is improved, the production cost is reduced, the process performance is good, and the integral structure of the first clothes processing piece 10 is further optimized.

Through holes are formed in both the side wall of the mounting tub 18 and the side wall of the draining basket 30, so that washing water and dry hot air can be circulated between the partition tub 21 and the draining basket 30. Preferably, the draining basket 30 is detachably connected with the driving mechanism, the side wall of the draining basket 30 forms a grid structure, so that the draining basket 30 forms the draining basket, and the draining basket 30 rotates to stir the washing water to wash the clothes. After the clothes are washed, the draining basket 30 can be taken out, so that the clothes can be taken out conveniently. In addition, the draining basket 30 can be independently cleaned in a detachable arrangement mode, so that a clothes and underwear partition washing mode is further realized, and cross infection of stains of underwear and stains and bacteria of other clothes is avoided.

Preferably, the wind inlets 201 are vertically oriented toward the sidewall surface of the processing rack main body 11, that is, the wind inlets 201 blow air toward the processing rack main body 11 at a specific angle, so that the air can be blown directly toward the laundry, thereby improving drying efficiency. For example, when the taper of the sidewall of the rack body 11 is 5 ° to 10 °, the wind inlet 201 is inclined at an angle of 80 ° to 85 ° from the top wall of the sidewall of the outer tub 20 toward a lower oblique direction. The outer side of the outer tub 20 is provided with a drying system, which includes a fan assembly 50 and a heating device 60, connected to the air inlet 201, for providing hot drying air.

Preferably, the processing rack body 11 is configured as a cylinder structure, which can increase the washing space outside the processing rack body, or the processing rack body 11 is a truncated cone with the optimal sidewall taper of 5-10 degrees, which is designed to facilitate the placement of the bra during washing, i.e. to play a guiding role during the installation of the bra.

The lateral wall of the main body 11 of the processing frame is provided with a clothes supporting structure 111, see fig. 13 for supporting clothes, the clothes supporting structure 111 is a protruding structure formed on the lateral wall of the main body 11 of the processing frame and protruding outwards, and the clothes supporting structure 111 is integrally formed with the main body 11 of the processing frame and is constructed as a grid structure to facilitate the water flow.

In this embodiment, the clothing support structure 111 includes two hemispherical protruding structures arranged side by side along the circumferential direction of the processing frame body 11, and is arranged at a substantially middle position in the longitudinal direction of the processing frame body 11 for supporting the bra, when washing, the bra is mounted on the processing frame body 11 in a surrounding manner, and the cup portions are placed on the clothing support structure 111 to be supported and lifted up, so as to ensure that the bra does not slide down, and the shoulder straps on both sides of the bra are fastened to each other by the fasteners on the shoulder straps after surrounding the processing frame body 11, so that the bra is fixed on the processing frame body 11. Preferably, the side wall of the processing rack main body 11 is further provided with a clothes fixing structure 112, the clothes fixing structure 112 includes a clamping structure arranged on the side wall of the first clothes processing piece 10, preferably, a clamping strip is arranged along the length direction of the side wall of the processing rack main body 11, a gap is formed between the clamping strip and the side wall of the processing rack main body 11, and the shoulder strap encircles the processing rack main body 11 and is inserted into the gap for clamping, so that the fixing of the bra is further facilitated and the fixing reliability of the bra is improved.

The washing machine apparatus of the present embodiment includes a driving mechanism, see fig. 8 in detail, connected to the mounting structure of the mounting tub 18 and the drain basket 30 for driving the first laundry treating member 10 and the drain basket 30 to rotate. Preferably, the driving mechanism includes a DD motor 40 and a clutch 41, which are fixed by a screw connection flange through a hollow shaft output of the clutch 41, and then drive the first laundry treating member 10 screwed to the flange fixing plate 42, the first laundry treating member 10 having the water-repellent ribs 13, and perform a laundry treating operation in the laundry treating space formed by the outer tub 20 assembly and the drain basket 30. The motor, the clutch and the two washing units are connected by the main shaft, when the clutch is opened, the draining basket 30 and the first clothes treating part 10 rotate simultaneously, so that simultaneous washing and simultaneous dehydration are realized, and when the clutch is not opened, only the draining basket 30 rotates for washing. Preferably, in other embodiments, the driving mechanism may further include two driving motors for driving the first laundry treating member 10 and the draining basket 30 to rotate, respectively. The optimal driving scheme is that the motor and the clutch are used for driving, and the washing effect of the driving mode is better.

In the drying process, the washing machine of the embodiment can dry the individual washing areas including the individual drying of the first washing area and the second washing area through the control of the motor. When the bra is washed and dried correspondingly in the first washing area, the underwear is fixed on the middle barrel, specifically, the underwear cups are closely attached to the clothing supporting structure 111 on the first clothing processing piece 10, and the underwear wings are fixed on the first clothing processing piece 10 in a circumferential flat manner. The first washing area has three drying forms when drying to underwear (brassiere), including alignment stoving, rotatory stoving and stop the stoving soon. When the underwear is aligned and dried, the underwear is fixed on the first clothing processing piece 10, the motor does not drive the first clothing processing piece 10 to rotate, and the fan 50 generates dry hot air to be aligned with the underwear for drying so as to improve the drying efficiency of local positions. When the clothes are dried in a rotating mode, the motor drives the first clothes treating part 10 to rotate at a constant speed, and the fan 50 generates dry hot air to achieve the drying effect on the whole clothes. When the clothes are suspended and dried, the motor drives the first clothes treating part 10 to rotate and dry back and forth at a constant speed within a certain angle range, so that the local drying range is enlarged, and the drying efficiency is improved.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model as defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. The sealing cover of the washing machine is characterized by comprising an outer barrel and a separating barrel fixedly connected or integrally formed on the bottom wall of the outer barrel, wherein an annular space between the separating barrel and the outer barrel forms a first washing area, and a second washing area is formed in the separating barrel;

2. The sealing cover of claim 1, wherein the first sealing cover is provided with a first handle part, the first ventilation structure is a plurality of first ventilation holes formed in the first sealing cover, and the plurality of first ventilation holes are hidden under the first handle part;

3. The sealing cover of claim 1 or 2, wherein the washing machine further comprises a first laundry treating member, the first laundry treating member comprising:

the second sealing cover is used for sealing the bung of the mounting barrel;

4. The sealing cover of claim 3, wherein the first sealing structure comprises a first suction member disposed at an edge of the second sealing cover, and a second suction member disposed at a rim of the installation tub, and the first suction member is engaged with the second suction member when the second sealing cover covers the installation tub.

5. The seal of claim 4 wherein a lower surface of the second seal cover rim is provided with a first mounting groove, the first suction element being disposed within the first mounting groove.

6. The sealing cover according to claim 5, wherein the first sealing structure further comprises a first sealing ring, the first sealing ring comprises a cavity, an upper wall surface and a lower wall surface, the upper wall surface and the lower wall surface form the cavity, a limiting groove is formed in the lower end surface of the first mounting groove, a convex rib matched with the limiting groove is formed in the lower wall surface, and the convex rib protrudes towards the interior of the cavity;

7. The sealing cover according to claim 6, wherein a blocking rib is arranged on the end surface of the bung of the mounting barrel, and the second suction member is positioned on one side of the blocking rib close to the bung of the mounting barrel; when the second sealing cover covers the mounting barrel, the second sealing cover is limited in an area surrounded by the blocking ribs, and the first sealing ring is in interference fit with the blocking ribs.

8. The sealing cover of claim 7, wherein a second mounting groove is formed at a position corresponding to the first suction member at the barrel opening of the mounting barrel, and the second suction member is disposed in the second mounting groove.

9. The sealing cover according to any one of claims 4 to 8, wherein the second sealing structure is a second sealing ring arranged on the side wall of the boss, and the second sealing ring is in interference fit with the inner wall of the mounting barrel when the second sealing cover covers the mounting barrel.

10. The sealing cover of claim 1, wherein the first sealing cover is plate-shaped, and is openably and closably disposed at a tub opening of the outer tub to cover the first washing zone and the second washing zone;

11. The sealing cover of claim 1, wherein the first sealing cover is annularly openable and closable disposed at a tub opening of the outer tub for closing the first washing zone;

12. A washing machine, characterized in that it comprises a sealing cover according to any one of claims 1-11.