CN217987509U - Washing block distributor and washing device - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a washing piece distributor, washing piece distributor include the casing and set up the storage dish in the casing. The laundry block dispenser further comprises: a hollow shaft located inside the housing and having a circumferential wall and a first outlet through the circumferential wall; wherein the storage disc has an axial hole and a plurality of compartments for accommodating the washing blocks, the storage disc is rotatably sleeved on the hollow shaft through the axial hole, and the rotation of the storage disc enables the corresponding compartment in the plurality of compartments to be communicated with the inner cavity of the hollow shaft through the first outlet. The utility model also provides a washing equipment, include as before washing piece distributor.

Description

Washing block distributor and washing equipment

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a washing piece distributor and washing equipment.

Background

At present, various washing apparatuses including dish washers and washing machines have become common household appliances. For washing appliances such as dishwashers, the washing block is currently the best detergent to wash. The existing wash block dispenser solutions for washing machines (one feed multiple dispense use) are generally divided into two types, one being a strip-shaped structure and one being a disc-shaped structure. Compared with the prior art, the disc-shaped structure is more balanced in all directions, more compact in structure, convenient to mount and design in appearance. However, in general, the discharge opening of a circular dispenser is usually located on the outside, and there are also closures which can be pivoted open outwards. This side discharge design can increase the overall construction of the dispenser and disrupt the regularity of the appearance of the product.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In order to solve the above problem, the utility model provides a washing piece distributor, its distribution port is established in the centre of washing piece distributor, consequently has advantages such as compact structure, small, can reduce the regularity to taking and ensureing to distribute complete machine outward appearance of the washing cavity space of washing equipment.

The utility model provides a washing piece distributor, washing piece distributor include the casing and set up the storage dish in the casing. The wash block dispenser further comprises: a hollow shaft located inside the housing and having a circumferential wall and a first outlet through the circumferential wall; wherein the storage disc has an axial hole and a plurality of compartments for accommodating the washing blocks, the storage disc is rotatably sleeved on the hollow shaft through the axial hole, and the rotation of the storage disc enables the corresponding compartment in the plurality of compartments to be communicated with the inner cavity of the hollow shaft through the first outlet.

Preferably, the outlet direction of the first outlet is set to be directed to a vertically downward direction in an operating state of the detergent block dispenser.

Preferably, a drain is provided in the interior chamber for receiving a laundry block from the respective compartment and directing the laundry block out of the laundry block dispenser.

Preferably, the wash cake dispenser further comprises a first actuator configured to drive the storage tray in rotation.

Preferably, the storage disk has a ring gear disposed around the shaft hole, and the first actuator includes a gear engaged with the ring gear and a driving motor for driving the gear to rotate.

Preferably, the storage disk has an annular wall coaxial with the shaft hole, the annular wall extending in the axial direction from an outer bottom surface of the storage disk, and the ring gear is provided on an inner periphery of the annular wall.

Preferably, the hollow shaft includes a mounting portion for mounting at least the gear, and the mounting portion has a gear accommodating space located radially inside the hollow shaft and an opening facing radially outside the hollow shaft.

Preferably, the wash block dispenser further comprises: and the first cover body is arranged for covering the inner cavity of the hollow shaft and is provided with an inclined discharge channel serving as the discharge part and a second outlet communicated with the inclined discharge channel, wherein the tail end of the inclined discharge channel abuts against the bottom wall of the inner cavity of the hollow shaft.

Preferably, the wash block dispenser further comprises: a second cover configured to open and cover the plurality of compartments of the storage tray.

Preferably, the first cover is fixedly connected with the second cover or connected with the outer edge of the circumferential wall of the hollow shaft.

Preferably, the wash block dispenser further comprises: a third cover arranged to pivotally open and close the first outlet, the third cover being arranged in the inner cavity of the hollow shaft; and the second actuator is used for driving the third cover body to pivot.

Preferably, the discharge portion is provided as an inclined discharge passage, one end of which is fixedly connected to the bottom wall of the inner cavity of the hollow shaft and the other end of which extends to the outer edge of the circumferential wall of the hollow shaft.

Preferably, the storage disk has a friction belt disposed around the shaft hole, and the first actuator includes a friction wheel engaged with the friction belt and a driving motor for driving the friction wheel; or the storage disk has projections provided at intervals around the shaft hole, and the first actuator includes a cam engageable with the projections and a drive motor for driving the cam.

Preferably, the first outlet has a circumferential wall extending into the interior cavity and the circumferential wall is arranged parallel or inclined to the vertical in the operational state of the detergent block dispenser.

The utility model also provides a washing equipment, include as before washing piece distributor.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a washing apparatus having a wash block dispenser;

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a wash block dispenser according to the present invention;

3-4 show schematic diagrams of memory drive configurations in a wash block dispenser according to the present invention;

figures 5-6 show schematic views of a wash cake discharge structure of a wash cake dispenser according to the present invention

Figure 7 shows a schematic diagram of the operation of a wash block dispenser according to the invention.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present disclosure more clear, the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail and fully with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals in the drawings denote like elements. It should be noted that the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the described embodiments of the disclosure without any inventive step, are within the scope of protection of the disclosure.

Possible embodiments within the scope of the disclosure may have fewer components, have other components not shown in the figures, different components, differently arranged components or differently connected components, etc. than the embodiments shown in the figures. In addition, two or more of the components in the drawings may be implemented in a single component, or a single component shown in the drawings may be implemented as multiple separate components.

Unless defined otherwise, technical or scientific terms used herein shall have the ordinary meaning as understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. The use of "first," "second," and similar terms in the description and claims of the present disclosure are not intended to indicate any order, quantity, or importance, but rather are used to distinguish one element from another. When the number of components is not specified, the number of components may be one or more; also, the terms "a," "an," "the," and the like, do not necessarily denote a limitation of quantity. The word "comprising" or "comprises", and the like, means that the element or item preceding the word comprises the element or item listed after the word and its equivalent, but does not exclude other elements or items. The terms "mounted," "disposed," "connected," or "coupled" and the like are not restricted to physical or mechanical mounting, disposing, and connecting, but may include electrical mounting, disposing, and connecting, whether direct or indirect. "upper", "lower", "left", "right", and the like are used merely to indicate relative positional relationships when the apparatus is in use or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and when the absolute position of the object being described is changed, the relative positional relationships may also be changed accordingly.

The utility model provides a washing piece distributor and washing equipment. As shown in FIG. 1, the wash block dispenser is typically mounted on a door of a washing appliance (e.g., dishwasher). When the machine door is opened, the washing block distributor can be added with washing blocks and the like; the wash cake dispenser may discharge wash cakes in cooperation with the operation of the washing apparatus when the door is closed. In a state where the door is closed, the wash block dispenser is arranged substantially in a vertical direction.

Generally, a wash block dispenser essentially comprises: a housing 1 and a storage disc 2 disposed in the housing. In the preferred embodiment shown in the drawings, the housing 1 is bowl-shaped and the storage tray 2 is disc-shaped and is accommodated in the housing 1.

Figure 2 shows an exploded perspective view of a wash block dispenser according to the present invention. The detergent block dispenser further comprises a hollow shaft 10 located inside the housing 1 and having a circumferential wall 101 and a first outlet 11 therethrough. In a preferred embodiment, the hollow shaft 10 may, for example, be formed integrally with the housing 1 and extend from the bottom of the housing 1, as shown in fig. 2. Alternatively, in an embodiment not shown, the hollow shaft 10 may be provided directly on the door of the washing apparatus, and the housing and the storage disc may be preformed or assembled as one assembly and then sleeved over the hollow shaft, as long as there is a hollow shaft in the housing for the storage disc to rotate around.

Further, the storage tray 2 has a shaft hole 20 and a plurality of compartments S for receiving washing blocks, and the storage tray 2 is rotatably fitted on the hollow shaft 10 through the shaft hole 20. The compartments S may be provided in plurality and uniformly arranged around the shaft hole 20 in a circumferential direction, each compartment being partitioned by partition walls, and each compartment being used for storing one washing block.

According to the invention, the rotation of the storage disc 2 enables the corresponding compartment of the plurality of compartments S to communicate with the inner cavity 102 of said hollow shaft 10 through the first outlet 11, so that the washing mass stored in the corresponding compartment can move into the inner cavity 102; while the remaining compartments of the plurality S are isolated from the inner cavity 102 by the circumferential wall 101 of the hollow shaft 10. The interior 102 may open directly or indirectly out of the wash block dispenser, so that wash blocks moved into the interior 102 may be discharged out of the wash block dispenser, for example, in various ways. In the simplest case, the washing cake dispenser can be mounted slightly obliquely to the door of the washing appliance, so that in the operating state the interior 102 opens obliquely downward, so that the washing cake in the interior 102 can fall directly into the washing appliance.

It is further preferred that the outlet direction of said first outlet 11 is arranged to be directed in a vertically downward direction in the operational state of the washing cake dispenser, so that when the first outlet 11 is in communication with a corresponding compartment on the storage tray 2, the washing cake in said corresponding compartment can fall directly into the inner cavity 102 of the hollow shaft 10 through this first outlet 11. The first outlet 11 may preferably have a circumferential wall 110 extending into the inner cavity 102. The circumferential wall may be arranged parallel (as shown) with respect to the vertical in the operational state of the laundry block dispenser, so that the construction is simplified and compact; or the circumferential wall can be arranged to have a certain inclination with respect to the vertical direction in the operational state of the laundry detergent block dispenser, so that the dropping of laundry detergent blocks can be guided by the inclined circumferential wall, which can reduce the impact on the laundry detergent blocks compared to the case of direct dropping.

It is further preferred that the laundry block dispenser further comprises a first actuator 21 arranged to drive the storage disc 2 in rotation. The first actuator 21 may, for example, rotationally actuate the storage disk 2 in various manners (three specific manners will be described later), and the first actuator 21 may include a rotary motor as an actuating motor to provide a rotational actuating force as described later. Further, the first actuator 21 may be controlled by a controller (e.g., a separate controller or an overall controller of the washing apparatus) to rotate the storage tray 2 as needed, for example, one compartment at a time.

It is further preferred that a drain for receiving the laundry pieces from the respective compartment and guiding them out of the laundry piece distributor can also be provided in the inner cavity 102 of the hollow shaft.

The discharge portion may be formed by various structures or components. In a not shown embodiment of the invention, the discharge can be formed directly by the circumferential wall 101 of the hollow shaft 10, i.e. the circumferential wall 101 can be formed as a conical wall, the small diameter end (inner edge of the conical wall) of which is located at the bottom of the housing and the large diameter end (outer edge of the conical wall) forms an opening towards the outside of the washing block dispenser, from which the washing blocks can slide out of the washing block dispenser when they fall onto the inclined inner wall.

In another embodiment, not shown, said discharge is provided as an inclined discharge channel, one end of which is fixedly connected to the bottom wall of the inner cavity 102 of said hollow shaft 10 and the other end of which extends to the outer edge 1011 of the circumferential wall 101 of the hollow shaft 10. The inclined discharge channel may for example be formed integrally with the housing 1 or be manufactured as a separate component and bonded, welded or the like to the bottom wall of the inner cavity 102 of the hollow shaft 10 and to the outer edge 1011 of the circumferential wall 101.

A preferred embodiment of forming the discharge portion by the first cover 31 will be described later.

Further preferably, referring to fig. 2, 3 and 4, the present invention provides an embodiment in which the storage disk 2 is driven to rotate by a ring gear or a gear. Specifically, the storage disk 2 has a ring gear 22 provided around the shaft hole 20, and the first actuator 21 includes a gear 210 meshing with the ring gear 22 and a drive motor 211 for driving the rotation of the gear 210. The gear 210 may be fixedly mounted on the output shaft of the drive motor 211, for example, by a tight fit.

According to a preferred embodiment as shown in the figures, the storage disc 2 may have an annular wall 25 coaxial with said axial hole 20, which extends in the axial direction from an outer bottom surface 26 of the storage disc 2, and said ring gear 22 is arranged on the inner periphery of this annular wall. It should be understood that the location of the ring gear 22 can be changed flexibly according to different requirements, and besides, it can be located near the shaft hole 20 as shown in the figure, it can also be located at a position far from the shaft hole 20, for example, on the outer peripheral side of the storage disk 2. Further, the position of the first actuator 21 may be adjusted according to the position of the ring gear 22.

According to a preferred embodiment, as illustrated in fig. 2 and 4, the hollow shaft 10 may comprise a mounting 12 for mounting at least said gear 210. The mounting portion 12 may be integrally formed with the housing. Specifically, the mounting portion 12 has a gear accommodating space 121 located radially inside the hollow shaft 10 and an opening 122 facing radially outside the hollow shaft 10. So that the gear 210 of the first actuator 21 is mostly located in the inner cavity 102 of the hollow shaft 10 and only the portion for meshing with the toothed ring 22 is exposed outside the hollow shaft 10 through the opening 122, which makes it possible to make full use of the inner space of the hollow shaft 10 to accommodate the components and to further reduce the size of the detergent block dispenser. Further preferably, the mounting portion 12 may further include a motor accommodating space (communicating with the gear accommodating space) for accommodating the driving motor 211.

Further preferably, as shown in fig. 2 and 5, the detergent block dispenser according to the present invention may further include a first cover 31 configured to cover the inner cavity 102 of the hollow shaft 10, and the first cover 31 may have an inclined discharge passage 310 as the discharge portion and a second outlet 311 communicating with the inclined discharge passage 310. Thus, by the first cover 31, not only can the structure and components in the inner cavity 102 of the hollow shaft 10 be covered for protection and to provide a good appearance, but also the discharge portion is integrated with the first cover 31, and the design of the hollow shaft can be simplified. Furthermore, the end of the inclined discharge channel 310 may abut against the bottom wall of the inner cavity 102 of the hollow shaft 10, so as to stabilize the first cover 31 and its discharge channel 311 during operation of the detergent block dispenser.

Further preferably, as shown in fig. 2, the washing block dispenser according to the present invention may further include: a second cover 32 configured to open and cover the plurality of compartments S of the storage tray 2 to cover the washing block in the compartments S. The second cover 32 may simply be snapped onto the housing 1, or may be pivotally connected to the pivot hole 13 at the edge of the housing 1 by a pivot (not shown) on the second cover 32 to pivotally open and close the housing 1.

Further preferably, in an embodiment not shown, the first cover 31 may be fixedly connected to the second cover 32, for example by welding, bonding, or even integrally forming, so that when the second cover 32 closes the housing 1, the first cover 31 also covers the inner cavity 102 of the hollow shaft 10 accordingly. Alternatively, in a preferred embodiment as shown in fig. 5, the first cover 31 and the second cover 32 are separate parts, and the first cover 31 may be connected to the outer edge 1011 of the circumferential wall 101 of the hollow shaft 10, for example, by a snap connection, a tight fit, or the like.

Further preferably, as shown in fig. 2 and 6, the wash block dispenser according to the present invention may further include a third cover 33 and a second actuator 332. A third cover 33 is provided for pivotably opening and closing the first outlet 11, and this third cover 33 is provided in the inner cavity 102 of the hollow shaft 10. Preferably, a pivot hole may be provided at the edge of the third cover 33, while a pivot is provided in the inner cavity 102 of the hollow shaft 10 (e.g. on the circumferential wall or bottom wall thereof), so as to enable the pivotal movement of the third cover 33. Further, a second actuator 332, for example, a rotary motor, is provided for driving the third cover 33 to pivot. Preferably, this second actuator 332 is also mounted in the inner cavity 102 of the hollow shaft 10, for example in the second actuator mount 333. Similar to the first actuator 21, the second actuator 322 is also controlled by the controller.

As previously mentioned, the present invention in a preferred embodiment provides for driving the rotation of the storage disk by the engagement of the gear and the ring gear. According to the utility model discloses a principle still can adopt other modes to realize that the storage disc is rotatory. For example, in a preferred embodiment, not shown, the storage disk 2 may have a friction belt disposed around the shaft hole 20, and the first actuator 21 may include a friction wheel engaged with the friction belt and a driving motor for driving the friction wheel. In a further, not shown, preferred embodiment, the storage disc 2 may have projections (which may be of suitable shape) spaced around the shaft hole 20, and the first actuator 21 comprises a cam engageable with the projections and a drive motor for driving the cam so that the storage disc is rotated by intermittent driving of the projections by the cam, and may preferably be arranged so that the storage disc is rotated through one compartment per rotation of the cam.

The operation of the wash block dispenser according to a preferred embodiment of the invention is described below with reference to stages a-D of fig. 7, in which the arrows in fig. 7 show an exemplary direction of rotation of the storage tray. Preferably, the operation of the washing block dispenser is controlled by a controller, not shown, which may be a controller for the washing block dispenser alone or may be an overall controller for controlling the washing apparatus. Thus, the actions of the first and second actuators are performed hereinafter under the control of the controller.

As shown in stage a of fig. 7, the storage tray 2 is filled with washing cake, and in the case where the washing cake dispenser is not yet operated, the washing cake in the compartment S1 above the first outlet 11 cannot fall out due to the closing of the third cover 33;

when washing is required, as shown in stage B of fig. 7, the second actuator 332 drives the third cover 33 to open, and the washing cake in the compartment S1 above the first outlet 11 will fall under the action of gravity into the inner cavity 102 of the hollow shaft 10 and further onto the discharge passage 310 to be discharged outwardly under the guidance thereof;

as shown in stage C of fig. 7, the second actuator 332 drives the third cover 33 to close, and then the first actuator 21 drives the ring gear 22 of the storage disk 2 engaged therewith through the gear 210 thereof, so that the storage disk 2 rotates by one compartment, and the compartment S2 is located above the first outlet 11;

as shown in stage D of fig. 7, when washing is required again, the second actuator 332 directly drives the third cover 33 to open to discharge the washing cake in the compartment S2 above the first outlet 11.

By cycling through this, the controller controls the operation sequence of the first actuator 21 and the second actuator 332, so that the rotation of the storage disk 2 and the opening and closing of the third cover 33 are coordinated with each other, for example, when the compartment with the washing block rotates to the position above the first outlet 11, the third cover 33 is opened in time, so as to achieve the smooth discharge of the washing block.

Through the utility model discloses a washing piece distributor, washing piece are discharged from the middle part of distributor, rather than discharging from the lateral part, consequently have compact structure, save space, make and installation cost low, control advantage such as simple.

Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in detail hereinabove with reference to preferred embodiments, however, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and changes may be made to the specific embodiments described above, and various combinations of the various features and structures presented in the disclosure may be made without departing from the concept of the present disclosure, without departing from the scope of the disclosure, which is defined by the appended claims.

Claims (15)

1. A laundry block dispenser comprising a housing (1) and a storage tray (2) disposed in the housing (1), characterized in that the laundry block dispenser further comprises:

a hollow shaft (10) located inside the casing (1) and having a circumferential wall (101) and a first outlet (11) passing through the circumferential wall;

wherein the storage disk (2) has an axial bore (20) and a plurality of compartments (S) for accommodating washing blocks, the storage disk (2) being rotatably mounted on the hollow shaft (10) via the axial bore (20),

wherein rotation of the storage disc (2) enables a respective compartment of the plurality of compartments (S) to communicate with the inner cavity (102) of the hollow shaft (10) through the first outlet (11).

2. Laundry block dispenser according to claim 1, characterized in that the outlet direction of the first outlet (11) is arranged to be directed in a vertically downward direction in the operational state of the laundry block dispenser.

3. A detergent block dispenser as claimed in claim 1, wherein a drain is provided in said interior chamber (102) for receiving a detergent block from said respective compartment and directing the detergent block out of the detergent block dispenser.

4. A dispenser as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a first actuator (21) arranged to drive rotation of the storage disk (2).

5. A dispenser as claimed in claim 4, wherein the storage tray (2) has a toothed rim (22) disposed about the axial bore (20), the first actuator (21) comprising a gear (210) which meshes with the toothed rim (22) and a drive motor (211) for driving the rotation of the gear (210).

6. A dispenser as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that the storage disk (2) has an annular wall (25) which is coaxial with the shaft opening (20) and which extends in the axial direction from an outer bottom surface (26) of the storage disk (2), and in that the toothing (22) is arranged on the inner periphery of this annular wall.

7. Washing block dispenser according to claim 6, characterized in that the hollow shaft (10) comprises at least a mounting (12) for mounting the gearwheel (210), and in that the mounting (12) has a gearwheel receiving space (121) radially inside the hollow shaft (10) and an opening (122) facing radially outside the hollow shaft (10).

8. The wash block dispenser of claim 3, further comprising:

a first cover body (31) provided for covering the inner cavity (102) of the hollow shaft (10), and the first cover body (31) having an inclined discharge passage (310) as the discharge portion and a second outlet (311) communicating with the inclined discharge passage (310),

wherein the tip of the inclined discharge channel (310) abuts against the bottom wall of the inner cavity (102) of the hollow shaft (10).

9. The wash block dispenser of claim 8, further comprising:

a second cover (32) arranged to open and cover a plurality of compartments (S) of the storage tray (2).

10. A washing block dispenser according to claim 9, characterized in that the first cover (31) is fixedly connected to the second cover (32) or to the outer edge (1011) of the circumferential wall (101) of the hollow shaft (10).

11. The wash block dispenser of any of claims 1-7, further comprising:

a third cover (33) arranged for pivotably opening and closing the first outlet (11), the third cover (33) being arranged in the inner cavity (102) of the hollow shaft (10);

a second actuator (332) arranged for driving the third cover (33) to pivot.

12. A dispenser as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that the discharge is provided as an inclined discharge channel, one end of which is fixedly connected to the bottom wall of the inner cavity (102) of the hollow shaft (10) and the other end of which extends to the outer edge of the circumferential wall (101) of the hollow shaft (10).

13. The laundry block dispenser of claim 4,

the storage disk has a friction belt disposed around the shaft hole, and the first actuator includes a friction wheel engaged with the friction belt and a driving motor for driving the friction wheel; or

The storage disk has projections arranged at intervals around the shaft hole, and the first actuator includes a cam engageable with the projections and a drive motor for driving the cam.

14. A dispenser as claimed in any of claims 1 to 7, wherein the first outlet (11) has a circumferential wall extending into the internal chamber (102) and which is arranged parallel or inclined to the vertical in the operational state of the dispenser.

15. A washing apparatus comprising a wash cake dispenser as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 14.

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