CN219218439U - Detachable connecting structure of sub-bucket and clothes treatment equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a detachable connection structure of a sub-bucket and clothes treatment equipment, wherein the sub-bucket is arranged in an inner bucket and comprises a connection assembly, the connection assembly is used for fixedly connecting the inner bucket and the sub-bucket, the connection assembly consists of a connecting rod and a mounting part, one end of the connecting rod is fixedly connected to the sub-bucket, the other end of the connecting rod is detachably connected with the mounting part, and the mounting part is arranged on the inner bucket. Through the coupling assembling that is provided with connecting rod and installation department and constitute, carry out corresponding fixedly to interior bucket and sub-bucket, realize stable connection, and connecting rod and installation department are detachable design, facilitate the use.

Description

Detachable connecting structure of sub-bucket and clothes treatment equipment

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the field of connecting structures of barrels, in particular to a detachable connecting structure of a sub-barrel, and also relates to clothes treatment equipment provided with the connecting structure.

Background

With the improvement of the living standard of people, residents have higher requirements on the washing mode of clothes, namely, different types of clothes, such as underwear, jackets, socks and the like, need to be washed separately, adult clothes and children clothes also need to be washed separately, and the existing solution is mainly a small-sized split-drum washing machine or a superposition combination of two simple large-sized washing machines, or direct washing is carried out by incompletely carrying out liquid separation treatment in the form of hanging baskets and the like.

At present, a sub-barrel which is isolated from the inner barrel is arranged in the inner barrel in a better mode, but the connection and the installation in the washing barrel in the prior art are not designed specifically, and most of the sub-barrels are connected in an unstable mode such as hanging and attaching.

Disclosure of Invention

The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to overcome the defects in the prior art, provide a detachable connection structure of the sub-drum, and provide a clothes treatment device provided with the connection structure.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the technical scheme of the utility model is as follows:

the utility model provides a connection structure can be dismantled to sub-bucket, in the sub-bucket was located the inner barrel, including coupling assembling, coupling assembling is used for fixed connection inner barrel and sub-bucket, coupling assembling comprises connecting rod and installation department, connecting rod one end links firmly on the sub-bucket, and the other end can be dismantled with the installation department and link to each other, the installation department sets up on the inner barrel.

Preferably, the mounting portion is disposed at the upper edge of the inner barrel, the mounting portion includes a first mounting portion and/or a second mounting portion, the first mounting portion includes a straight groove extending downward along the upper edge of the inner barrel, the connecting rod is clamped in the straight groove, the second mounting portion includes a Z-shaped groove extending downward along the upper edge of the inner barrel, and the connecting rod is clamped in the Z-shaped groove.

Preferably, the side wall of the straight groove is provided with a recess, a blocking part is slidably arranged in the recess, and the blocking part limits the displacement of the connecting rod after the connecting rod slides into the bottom of the straight groove.

Preferably, the blocking part comprises a clamping block and a top spring, the clamping block is slidably arranged in the recess, the top spring is arranged between the clamping block and the recess, the top spring ejects the clamping block out of the recess when no external force is applied, the clamping block is provided with a sliding guide surface towards one side of the upper edge of the inner barrel, and a gap for accommodating the connecting rod is formed between the bottom of the clamping block and the bottom of the straight groove.

Preferably, the Z-shaped groove comprises a first vertical groove, a transverse groove and a second vertical groove, the first vertical groove extends downwards from the opening of the upper edge of the inner barrel to one end of the transverse groove, the other end of the transverse groove extends transversely for a certain distance to the starting end of the second vertical groove, and the second vertical groove extends downwards from the starting end for a certain distance to form a final end for placing the connecting rod.

Preferably, a limiting part is arranged on the upper side wall of the transverse groove at the starting end of the second vertical groove, and the limiting part limits the displacement of the connecting rod after the connecting rod slides into the ending end of the second vertical groove.

Preferably, the spacing portion is kicking block and kicking block spring, the kicking block passes through kicking block spring and horizontal groove roof and links to each other, the kicking block is along the second perpendicular groove and is slided, kicking block is first guide surface towards first perpendicular groove one side, the kicking block is second guide surface and cambered surface towards second perpendicular groove termination end one side, first guide surface and second guide surface constitute downward convex protruding portion, second guide surface and cambered surface smooth transition.

Preferably, the spacing portion includes depression bar installation position and depression bar, the depression bar installation position is located on the roof at second perpendicular groove initiating terminal, the depression bar slides and locates in the depression bar installation position, the depression bar installation position is including the installation through-hole, it has short spout and long spout to open on the installation through-hole lateral wall, short spout and long spout all upwards extend from the roof in cross slot, the depression bar includes the sleeve, the sliding is equipped with the slide bar in the sleeve, be equipped with the slide bar spring between slide bar and the sleeve, the sleeve surface is equipped with the slider, the slider can slide in turn in short spout and long spout and realize that the slide bar is to the tight and release two kinds of states of top of connecting rod.

Preferably, it is characterized in that: the first installation part or the second installation part is arranged at a quadrant point of the circumference of the upper edge of the inner barrel, and the first installation part or the second installation part is arranged in a pairwise opposite way.

The utility model also provides a scheme that: a laundry treating apparatus having a sub-tub detachable connection structure as described above mounted therein.

By adopting the technical scheme, the detachable connecting structure of the sub-bucket and the clothes treatment equipment have the following beneficial effects compared with the prior art.

(1) Through the coupling assembling that is provided with connecting rod and installation department and constitute, carry out corresponding fixedly to interior bucket and sub-bucket, realize stable connection, and connecting rod and installation department are detachable design, facilitate the use.

(2) Through setting up the blocking portion, rely on the lateral wall of first installation department and the removal of fixture block restriction connecting rod for connect more firmly.

(3) Through the spacing portion of design, when realizing spacing to the connecting rod, still obtained the shockproof effect of connecting rod vertical direction through the kicking block spring.

The following describes the embodiments of the present utility model 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 and 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. It is evident that the drawings in the following description are only examples, from which other drawings can be obtained by a person skilled in the art without the inventive effort. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the internal construction of the present utility model;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the structure of the washing tub of the present utility model;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged schematic view of a portion of FIG. 2 at A;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged schematic view of a portion of FIG. 2 at B;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged schematic view of a portion of FIG. 3 at D;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a Z-groove from below;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a plunger structure;

fig. 9 is a schematic view of a dispenser of the present utility model.

In the figure: 11. a case; 12. an outer tub; 13. an inner barrel; 131. a first mounting portion; 1311. a clamping block; 132. a second mounting portion; 1321. a first vertical groove; 1322. a second vertical groove; 1323. the compression bar installation position; 13231. mounting through holes; 13232. a short chute; 13233. a long chute; 1324. a compression bar; 13241. a sleeve; 13242. a slide rod spring; 13243. a slide block; 13244. a slide bar; 133. an inner barrel pulsator; 134. a mounting hole; 14. a sub-barrel; 141. a sub-inner barrel; 142. a sub outer tub; 143. a connecting rod; 144. a sub-drum pulsator; 145. a connecting pipe; 146. a communication hole; 147. a linkage part; 148. an upper drain outlet; 1471. a floating plate sliding cavity; 1472. a floating plate; 1473. a through hole; 1474. a bayonet lock; 1475. a fixed cylinder; 1476. fixing the column; 1477. a seal ring; 1478. a water leakage port; 15. a delivery device; 151. a dispensing box; 1511. a first delivery hole; 152. a delivery unit; 1521. a sliding chamber; 1522. a sliding plate; 1523. a second delivery hole; 1524. a blocking member; 16. an electromagnetic valve; 17. a water inlet pipe; 18. a delivery tube; 19. a dispensing valve; 20. an inner barrel liquid feeding pipe; 21. a sub-barrel liquid feeding pipe; 22. and a motor.

It should be noted that these drawings and the written description are not intended to limit the scope of the inventive concept in any way, but to illustrate the inventive concept to those skilled in the art by referring to the specific embodiments.

Detailed Description

For the purpose of making the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present utility model more apparent, the technical solutions in the embodiments will be clearly and completely described with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model, and the following embodiments are used to illustrate the present utility model, but are not intended to limit the scope of the present utility model.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be noted that the directions or positional relationships indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "inner", "outer", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present utility model.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be noted that, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be either fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, for example; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model will be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.

Example 1

As shown in fig. 1-9, a detachable connection structure of a sub-tank includes a connection assembly, the connection assembly is used for fixedly connecting an inner tank 13 and a sub-tank 14, the sub-tank 14 is arranged in the inner tank 13, the connection assembly is composed of a connection rod 143 and a mounting portion, one end of the connection rod 143 is fixedly connected to the sub-tank 14, the other end is connected with the detachable mounting portion, the mounting portion is arranged on the inner tank 13, and the sub-tank 14 is arranged in the inner tank 13. The connection structure in this embodiment is used for guaranteeing synchronous rotation of sub-tub 14 and inner tub 13, and has better fixed effect and through the design of connecting rod 143 and installation department, convenient dismantlement.

Further, the mounting portion is provided at the upper edge of the inner tub 13, the mounting portion includes a first mounting portion 131 and/or a second mounting portion 132, the first mounting portion 131 includes a straight groove extending downward along the upper edge of the inner tub 13, and the second mounting portion 132 includes a Z-shaped groove extending downward along the upper edge of the inner tub 13. The first mounting portion 131 and the second mounting portion 132 may be alternatively selected, or may have two structures at the same time. Preferably, at least two first mounting portions 131 and/or second mounting portions 132 are symmetrically arranged on the 13, and the first mounting portions 131 are used only in a most convenient and quick manner, and the connecting rods 143 are placed in the straight grooves of the first mounting portions 131.

Further, a recess is formed in the side wall of the straight groove, a blocking portion is slidably arranged in the recess, and the blocking portion limits displacement of the connecting rod 143 after the connecting rod 143 slides into the bottom of the straight groove. The blocking part is additionally arranged on the straight groove, so that the situation that the inner barrel 13 is too fast in the rotating process is prevented, the sub-barrels 14 are thrown out of the inner barrel 13, and equipment damage or personnel damage is caused.

Preferably, the blocking portion includes a clamping block 1311 and a top spring, the clamping block 1311 is slidably disposed in the recess, the top spring is disposed between the clamping block 1311 and the recess, the top spring ejects the clamping block 1311 out of the recess when no external force is applied, the clamping block 1311 is provided with a sliding guide surface toward one side of the upper edge of the inner barrel 13, and a gap for accommodating the connecting rod 143 is formed between the bottom of the clamping block 1311 and the bottom of the straight groove. After the connecting rod 143 slides into the first mounting part 131, the connecting rod 143 contacts the sliding guide surface, the clamping block 1311 is extruded into the recess by downward pressing, meanwhile, the top spring is compressed, after the connecting rod 143 enters a gap below the clamping block 1311, the top spring ejects the clamping block 1311 out of the recess, the connecting rod 143 is locked to move up and down, and the left and right movement of the connecting rod 143 is limited by the side wall of the first mounting part 131. When the connecting rod 143 needs to be taken out, the connecting rod 143 can be slid upward by pressing the clamping block 1311 into the recess.

Further, the Z-shaped groove includes a first vertical groove 1321, a horizontal groove and a second vertical groove 1322, the first vertical groove 1321 extends downwards from the opening at the upper edge of the inner barrel 13 to one end of the horizontal groove, the other end of the horizontal groove extends transversely a certain distance to the starting end of the second vertical groove 1322, and the second vertical groove 1322 extends downwards a certain distance from the starting end to form the end for receiving the connecting rod 143.

Preferably, a limiting part is arranged on the upper side wall of the transverse groove at the starting end of the second vertical groove 1322, and the limiting part limits the displacement of the connecting rod 143 after the connecting rod 143 slides into the ending end of the second vertical groove 1322.

Further, the limiting part is a top block and a top block spring, the top block is connected with the top wall of the transverse groove through the top block spring, the top block slides along the second vertical groove 1322, one side of the top block, facing the first vertical groove 1321, is a first guide surface, one side of the top block, facing the terminating end of the second vertical groove 1322, is a second guide surface and an arc surface, the first guide surface and the second guide surface form a protruding part protruding downwards, and the second guide surface and the arc surface are in smooth transition. The connecting rod 143 slides into the first vertical groove 1321, then pushes the top block to the top wall of the horizontal groove when the horizontal groove transversely slides to the first guide surface, and then slides into the termination end of the second vertical groove 1322, and the second guide surface and the cambered surface press the connecting rod 143 under the action of the top block spring, because the top block is displaced to be in the vertical direction, the top block spring also plays a role in preventing vibration in the vertical direction in the rotating process of the sub-drum 14. When the sub-drum 14 needs to be taken out, the connecting rod 143 moves upward, compresses the top block spring, then slides laterally, pushes away the second guide surface, and makes the top block rise one end distance again, and then moves downward to reset after the connecting rod 143 is out of contact with the top block.

Further, the limiting portion in this embodiment further provides another limiting portion scheme, the limiting portion includes a compression bar mounting position 1323 and a compression bar 1324, the compression bar mounting position 1323 is disposed on the top wall of the starting end of the second vertical slot 1322, the compression bar 1324 is slidably disposed in the compression bar mounting position 1323, the compression bar mounting position 1323 includes a through mounting through hole 13231, a short sliding slot 13232 and a long sliding slot 13233 are opened on the side wall of the mounting through hole 13231, the short sliding slot 13232 and the long sliding slot 13233 all extend upwards from the top wall of the horizontal slot, the compression bar 1324 includes a sleeve 13241, a sliding bar 13244 is slidably disposed in the sleeve 13241, a sliding bar spring 13242 is disposed between the sliding bar 13244 and the sleeve 13241, a sliding block 13243 is disposed on the outer surface of the sleeve 13241, and the sliding block 13243 can alternately slide in the short sliding slot 13232 and the long sliding slot 13233 to realize the two states of tightening and releasing the sliding bar 13244 to the connecting rod 143.

Further, the long runner 13233 and the short runner 13232 are staggered by at least two groups on the side wall of the mounting hole 13231, and the short runner 13232 has a smaller length than the long runner 13233, so that when the slider 13243 slides into the short runner 13232, the sliding rod 13244 extends sufficiently long, and when the slider 13243 slides into the long runner 13233, the sliding rod 13244 mostly slides into the mounting hole 13231.

Preferably, the first mounting portion 131 or the second mounting portion 132 is disposed at a quadrant point of the upper edge circumference of the inner tub 13, and is disposed two by two. More preferably, the first mounting portion 131 is disposed at two opposite quadrant points, the second mounting portion 132 is disposed at the other two quadrant points, and the two second mounting portions 132 are symmetrical along the line connecting the quadrant points where the first mounting portion 131 is disposed.

The installation steps of the scheme are as follows: the slider 13243 slides into the long chute 13233 and holds the screwdriver barrel 14, so that the two connecting rods 143 slide into the first vertical groove 1321, the two connecting rods 143 slide into the first mounting part 131, when the connecting rods 143 in the second mounting part 132 meet the horizontal groove, the connecting rods 143 transversely move downwards when meeting the second vertical groove 1322, meanwhile, the connecting rods 143 in the first mounting part 131 jack the clamping blocks 1311 to enter the bottoms of the clamping blocks 1311, then the clamping blocks 1311 are reset to form a locking state, when the connecting rods 143 in the second mounting part 132 enter the end of the second vertical groove 1322, the pressing rods 1324 are pressed downwards to rotate, then the slider 13243 slides into the short chute 13232, and under the action of the sliding rod springs 13242, the sliding rods 13244 press the connecting rods 143 to form the locking state and play a role of vertical shock absorption.

The present embodiment also provides a laundry treating apparatus having a sub-tub detachable connection structure as described above installed therein.

The laundry treating apparatus of this embodiment is further provided with a detergent dispensing device which automatically adjusts the dispensing amount according to the speed of the water flow in the delivery pipe 18.

Example two

As shown in fig. 1 to 9, a detergent dispensing device according to the first embodiment includes a dispensing box 151, a dispensing section 152 and a delivery pipe 18, wherein the dispensing box 151 is disposed above the delivery pipe 18, the dispensing box 151 and the delivery pipe 18 are communicated through the dispensing section 152, and the dispensing section 152 is configured to control the dispensing of detergent according to the flow rate of water in the delivery pipe 18.

Further, the dispensing device 15 includes a water inlet pipe 17 connected from the outside of the box 11, the water inlet pipe 17 is connected to a solenoid valve 16 installed on the box 11, a delivery pipe 18 is connected from the solenoid valve 16, the delivery pipe 18 is led into the washing tub, the dispensing device 15 is arranged above the delivery pipe 18, a dispensing part 152 is arranged between the dispensing device 15 and the delivery pipe 18, the dispensing part 152 dispenses the washing agent into the delivery pipe 18, and the more doses are dispensed along with the faster water flow speed in the delivery pipe 18. The dynamic putting of the detergent is realized by utilizing a simple mechanical structure, the detergent is stable and efficient, the cost is reduced, and the detergent is convenient to popularize and popularize.

The delivery pipe 18 is opened corresponding to the delivery box 151 and is provided with an opening, the delivery part 152 is correspondingly arranged in the opening, the delivery device 15 further comprises the delivery box 151, at least one first delivery hole 1511 is opened on the bottom plate of the delivery box 151, and the delivery part 152 is provided with a delivery channel for communicating the delivery box 151 with the delivery pipe 18.

Further, the delivery portion 152 includes a blocking member and an elastic limiting member, the blocking member covers the bottom of the first delivery hole 1511, one end of the elastic limiting member is connected to the blocking member, the other end of the elastic limiting member is connected to the delivery box 151, the blocking member seals the first delivery hole 1511 when the water flow speed in the delivery pipe 18 is insufficient, the blocking member seals the first delivery hole 1511 when the water flow speed in the delivery pipe 18 is smaller than a threshold value, when the water flow speed in the delivery pipe 18 is greater than the threshold value, the blocking member stretches the elastic limiting member and releases the seal of the first delivery hole 1511, and the detergent in the delivery box 151 is sucked into the delivery pipe 18, specifically, according to the bernoulli principle, when the liquid flow speed in the delivery pipe 18 is accelerated, the pressure is reduced, so that pressure difference is formed at two sides of the first delivery hole 1511, and the blocking member is driven to break away from the seal of the first delivery hole 1511. Preferably, the elastic limiting piece is a tension spring, and the design requirement of the spring is as follows: when the delivery box 151 is filled with detergent and no water flows through the delivery pipe 18, the stopper can maintain the seal of the first delivery hole 1511, and no leakage occurs.

More preferably, a metering device is arranged in the dispensing box 151, and along with the reduction of the detergent, the water flow speed in the conveying pipe 18 controlled by the electromagnetic valve 16 is increased, so that the pressure difference value at two sides of the first dispensing hole 1511 is maintained, and the dispensing speed of the detergent is ensured to be constant and more accurate.

Further, the stopper further includes a sliding plate 1522 and a blocking member 1524, wherein the blocking member 1524 is mounted on the sliding plate 1522 and is inserted into the first dispensing hole 1511, and the sliding plate 1522 is connected to the dispensing box 151 by a tension spring. The sealing effect can be better achieved by plugging the first putting hole 1511, and the connection relationship between the sliding plate 1522 and the tension spring is further simplified by the tension spring sealing the first putting hole 1511 compared with the whole stopper.

Preferably, the junction of the delivery tube 18 and the cassette 151 defines a slide cavity 1521, and a slide plate 1522 is slidably disposed within the slide cavity 1521. The flushing of the water flow in the whole straight conveying pipe 18 of the sliding plate 1522 is relatively unstable, the sealing effect of the plugging piece 1524 on the first feeding hole 1511 is easily affected, the sliding plate 1522 is partially wrapped by the sliding cavity 1521, the water flow can only affect the bottom surface of the sliding plate 1522 greatly, and the using effect is optimized.

Further, the delivery channel is a gap between the sliding plate 1522 and the delivery channel, and/or at least one second delivery hole 1523 is formed in the sliding plate 1522. The detergent flows out from the slit and/or the second putting hole 1523, and further, the release of the detergent through the second putting hole 1523 is faster than the release through the edge of the sliding plate 1522, so that the combination of the two is preferable, the second putting hole 1523 is used to ensure the speed, and at the same time, a slit is left between the sliding plate 1522 and the putting channel to avoid the detergent accumulation from failing to flow out.

Further preferably, the sliding plate 1522 is a plurality of second delivery holes 1523 arrayed in an outward circular radial or spiral pattern centered on the location of the closure member 1524. After entering the sliding cavity 1521, the detergent may enter the delivery pipe 18 from the plurality of second delivery holes 1523, thereby further improving the delivery efficiency.

Further, the upper surface of the sliding plate 1522 is inclined obliquely downward with the installation position of the blocking member 1524 as the center to enhance the throwing effect, and the top of the blocking member 1524 is a conical guide surface. The conical diversion surface is arranged to enable the detergent to be put in more smoothly, and vortex can not be generated due to local edges.

The bottom plate of the throwing box 151 is conical, and the first throwing hole 1511 is arranged at the lowest part of the conical bottom plate of the throwing box. Further, the bottom plate of the feeding box 151 is conical, the first feeding hole 1511 is only arranged at the lowest point of the cone, or is in a truncated cone shape, the first feeding hole 1511 is arranged in a circular area at the bottom, a plurality of first feeding holes can be arranged, or a triangular prism shape is adopted, one prism of the triangular prism is vertically downward, and the first feeding hole 1511 is arranged on a prism line. Preferably, the taper toward the first dispensing hole 1511 facilitates the flow of the detergent into the first dispensing hole 1511, while the remaining detergent can be maximally utilized by means of the tapered inclined surface when the detergent in the dispensing box 151 is not too much.

Further, one end of the delivery pipe 18 is connected to the solenoid valve 16, and the other end is connected to the distribution valve 19, and the distribution valve 19 is detachably connected to the inner tub liquid-feeding pipe 20 and the sub-tub liquid-feeding pipe 21, and the water flow with the detergent in the delivery pipe 18 is distributed by the distribution valve 19 to determine whether to individually supply the detergent into the inner tub 13 or the sub-tub 14 or to supply the detergent simultaneously to the inner tub 13 and the sub-tub 14. Preferably, the dispensing valve 19 may automatically adjust the amount of the detergent required in the inner tub 13 and the sub-tub 14, for example, simultaneously, according to the difference in weight and kind of laundry in the inner tub 13 and the sub-tub 14, but when the amount of the detergent is sufficient in the inner tub 13, the dispensing valve 19 may automatically switch the supply mode to supply the detergent only to the sub-tub 14 and no more to the inner tub 13.

The present embodiment also provides a laundry treatment apparatus provided with a detergent dispensing device as described above.

Example III

With the improvement of the living standard of people, residents have higher requirements on the washing mode of clothes, namely, the requirements on separate washing of different types of clothes and clothes for adults and children are met, and the existing double-drum washing machine meeting the requirements is high in cost and large in size and is not well applied.

As shown in fig. 1 to 9, a laundry machine according to the first embodiment includes a case 11, an outer tub 12 and an inner tub 13 are provided in the case 11, a sub tub 14 is provided in the inner tub 13, the sub tub 14 is fixedly connected to the inner tub 13 through a connection assembly, the inner tub 13 rotates to drive the sub tub 14 to rotate synchronously, the sub tub 14 can operate alone or together with the inner tub 13, and when the inner tub 13 and the sub tub 14 operate simultaneously, the sub tub 14 is isolated from a space of the inner tub 13 in a washing state, and the sub tub 14 does not exchange liquid with the inner tub 13. By arranging the detachable sub-bucket 14, the sub-bucket 14 can be used alone or together with the sub-bucket 14, and the sub-bucket 14 capable of washing another clothes is added on the basis of having the conventional washing capacity, so that the problems that two types of clothes cannot be washed simultaneously and the washing of the two types of clothes is not interfered with each other are solved.

Further, the sub-tub 14 includes a sub-inner tub 141 and a sub-outer tub 142, the sub-outer tub 142 is sleeved on the sub-inner tub 141, further, the sub-outer tub 142 wraps a region from the middle upper portion to the bottom in the outer side of the sub-inner tub 141, an annular gap with a closed top is left between the sub-inner tub 141 and the sub-outer tub 142, a sub-tub impeller 144 is provided at the lower side of the inner side of the sub-inner tub 141, a communication hole 146 for communicating the sub-inner tub 141 with the sub-outer tub 142 is provided at the side wall of the sub-inner tub 141, a linkage portion 147 is provided between the bottom of the sub-inner tub 141 and the sub-outer tub 142, and the linkage portion 147 is used for sealing and isolating the inner tub 13 and the sub-tub 14 during washing. When washing is needed, the motor 22 starts to output power to drive the inner barrel 13 to rotate, the inner barrel 13 drives the sub-barrel 14 to rotate through the connecting component, and the sub-barrel 14 realizes stirring of water flow through the sub-barrel impeller 144. Still further, when washing, the inner tub 13 may perform double-power washing, that is, the inner tub 13 and the inner tub pulsator 133 rotate in opposite directions, the relative speed is increased to achieve better washing effect, and the sub tub 14 is only connected with the inner tub 13, so that the inner tub 13 rotates to drive the sub tub 14 to rotate, the sub inner tub 141 and the sub tub pulsator 144 of the sub tub 14 do not generate relative rotation, and only perform soft mode washing, because the laundry to be washed in the sub inner tub 141 is mostly underwear or child laundry, the laundry is not required to be strongly washed, and the laundry is easily damaged, so that the washing effect of the laundry in the sub tub 14 can be achieved by the rotation speed of the inner tub 13.

Further, one end of the connection assembly is connected to the inner tub 13, and the other end passes through the sub outer tub 142 to be detachably and fixedly connected with both the sub outer tub 142 and the sub inner tub 141. The sub-outer tub 142 plays a role in the sub-tub 14 corresponding to the outer tub 12 of the main body apparatus, and the sub-inner tub 141 plays a role in the sub-tub 14 corresponding to the inner tub 13 of the main body apparatus, which are combined to form a washing tub having a complete function. The sub-outer barrel 142 is fixedly arranged on the sub-inner barrel 141, and then the sub-outer barrel 142 and the sub-inner barrel 141 are further fixed in relative positions through the connecting assembly, so that the stability and the qualitative performance of the operation of the sub-barrel 14 in the washing process are ensured.

Further, the linkage portion 147 includes a floating plate sliding chamber 1471 formed at the bottom of the sub-outer tub 142, the floating plate sliding chamber 1471 is used for communicating the space between the sub-inner tub 141 and the sub-outer tub 142 with the inner tub 13, a floating plate 1472 is formed in the floating plate sliding chamber 1471 in a vertically sliding manner, a sealing ring 1477 is formed on the upper surface of the floating plate 1472, and the sealing ring 1477 seals the bottom of the annular gap between the sub-inner tub 141 and the sub-outer tub 142 by sliding the floating plate 1472 vertically.

Further preferably, the bottom of the sub-outer tub 142 is of outwardly extending disk-like design, and the float plate slide chamber 1471 and float plate 1472 are both cylindrical, with both diameters having greater design redundancy as disk-like protrusions increase.

Further, the link 147 is provided with a connection pipe 145 communicating the outside of the inner tub 13 and the inside of the sub-outer tub 142, and a mounting hole for receiving the connection pipe 145 is formed in a sidewall of the inner tub 13. Preferably, the connecting pipe 145 is made of rubber, one end of the connecting pipe is installed on an opening at the side edge of the bottom of the sub-outer barrel 142, and the other end of the connecting pipe is inserted into an installation hole at the side wall of the inner barrel 13. It is further preferable that one end of the connection pipe 145 inserted into the installation site is provided with a stepped blocking portion having a diameter slightly larger than that of the installation hole, and the blocking portion of the connection pipe 145 is plugged out of the outer side of the inner tub 13 in use because the blocking portion has a diameter larger than that of the installation hole, and is not slid out of the installation hole due to vibration and the like in the washing process without external force disassembly.

Further, the bottom of the sub-outer tub 142 is provided with a through hole 1473, and preferably, the sub-outer tub 142 is provided with a plurality of through holes 1473, and the through holes 1473 are uniformly arranged radially outward along the center of the sub-outer tub 142. The floating plate 1472 floats upwards when contacting the rising water level in the inner barrel 13, and drives the sealing ring 1477 to realize the sealing effect. The bottom of the sealing ring 1477 is provided with at least one water leakage hole 1478, and preferably, the bottom of the sealing ring 1477 is provided with a plurality of water leakage holes 1478, and the distribution of the water leakage holes 1478 is uniformly distributed along the circumference of the sealing ring 1477. Further, the size and volume of the floating plate 1472 are determined according to the water pressure applied to the sealing ring 1477, so that the supporting force provided by the floating plate 1472 is greater than the pressure applied to the sealing ring 1477.

Preferably, the bottom of the sealing ring 1477 is provided with at least one water leakage hole 1478, the water leakage hole 1478 communicates the inner side of the sealing ring 1477 with the connecting pipe 145, the upper surface of the sealing ring 1477 is a convex edge, after the sealing ring 1477 is not sealed, water on the upper side of the sealing ring 1477 is conveniently drained onto the floating plate 1472, and accumulated water on the inner side of the sealing ring 1477 can also flow out through the water leakage hole 1478. Further preferably, the upper surface of the floating plate 1472 is designed with a high middle and a low periphery, specifically, the position of the water leakage opening 1478 at each place is the lowest point of the upper surface of the floating plate 1472 at the inner side part of the sealing ring 1477, so that the flow guiding effect of the accumulated water is further enhanced.

The bottom of the sub-outer barrel 142 is provided with a fixed barrel 1475, the lower end of the floating plate 1472 is fixedly provided with a fixed column 1476 sliding in the fixed barrel 1475, the fixed barrel 1475 is provided with a clamping pin 1474, and the clamping pin 1474 can limit the displacement of the fixed column 1476 after the sealing ring 1477 seals the sub-inner barrel 141 and the sub-outer barrel 142.

Further, the top of the side wall of the sub outer tub 142 is provided with an upper drain outlet 148, and the upper drain outlet 148 drains water in the sub outer tub 14 when the sub outer tub 14 rotates at a high speed, preferably, the upper drain outlet 148 is located at the top end of the side wall of the sub outer tub 142, and a plurality of upper drain outlets 148 are uniformly distributed along the circumference of the sub outer tub 142, further preferably, the inner wall of the sub outer tub 142 is an inclined surface inclined outwards, and when the processes of rinsing, spin-drying, dehydration and the like are required, water is thrown into the sub outer tub 142 by centrifugal force, and then the water is thrown out of the sub outer tub 14 by the centrifugal force continuously. Preferably, the upper drain opening 148 is provided with a drain pipe connected to the outer side of the inner tub 13, and further, the drain pipe can be relatively fixed to the inner tub 13 by means of a clamping connection or a hooking connection, and the like, and further, preferably, the drain pipe opening is inclined downward and toward the outer tub 12, so that the drain pipe can be directly discharged into the outer tub 12 when discharging sewage, thereby avoiding contamination to the inner tub 13.

The laundry treating apparatus is provided with a detachable water supply pipe and a detergent addition pipe for the inner tub 13 and the sub tub 14, respectively.

The present embodiment also provides a laundry treatment apparatus control method, including:

s1, selecting a washing mode, wherein the washing mode comprises 'sub-barrel washing alone', 'sub-barrel and inner barrel washing simultaneously';

s2, selecting a sub-bucket independent washing mode, which comprises the following steps of;

s21, moving the linkage part 147 at the bottom of the sub-barrel 14 to a sealing position in advance to seal the sub-barrel 14, and then installing the sub-barrel 14 into the inner barrel 13;

s211, pressing the fixing column 1476 towards the sub inner barrel 141, so that the sealing ring 1477 seals the bottom of the gap between the sub inner barrel 141 and the sub outer barrel 142;

s212, clamping the clamping pin 1474 into a locking position, and locking the fixing column 1476;

s213, putting the sub-barrels 14 into the inner barrel 13, and inserting the connecting pipes 145 on the sub-barrels 14 into the mounting holes on the inner barrel 13;

s214, mutually and fixedly connecting the sub-barrels 14 and the inner barrel 13 through a connecting component;

s215, fixing the drain pipe arranged on the upper drain outlet 148 on the inner barrel 13;

s22, putting clothes into the sub-bucket 14;

s23, injecting water into the sub-barrels 14 independently to start washing;

s231, adding water and detergent through a water supply pipe and a detergent adding pipe after adding clothes, starting the motor 22, and driving the rotor barrel 14 to rotate through power transmission to start washing;

s24, when the washing is finished and the dewatering mode is entered, controlling the sub-barrels 14 to increase the rotating speed, and discharging water in the sub-barrels 14 by utilizing centrifugal force;

s3, selecting a 'sub-bucket and inner bucket simultaneous washing' mode, wherein the method comprises the following steps of;

s31, installing the sub-barrels 14 into the inner barrel 13, and sliding the linkage part 147 into a floating position;

s311, pulling out the bayonet 1474, so that the fixed column 1476 can freely slide in the fixed cylinder 1475;

s312, mounting the connecting pipe 145 to the sub-tank 14;

s313, putting the sub-barrels 14 into the inner barrel 13, and inserting the connecting pipes 145 on the sub-barrels 14 into the mounting holes on the inner barrel 13;

s314, mutually and fixedly connecting the sub-barrels 14 and the inner barrel 13 through a connecting component;

s315, fixing the drain pipe installed on the upper drain opening 148 to the inner tub 13;

s32, putting clothes into the sub-drum 14 and the inner drum 13 respectively;

s33, injecting water into the inner barrel 13 and simultaneously adding a detergent, automatically completing sealing of the sub-barrels 14 when the linkage part 147 enters a sealing position along with the water level in the inner barrel 13, injecting water into the sub-barrels 14 and simultaneously adding the detergent, and starting washing after the water injection process of the inner barrel 13 and the sub-barrels 14 is completed;

s331, starting a motor 22, and carrying out washing by rotating a sub-drum 14 through power transmission, wherein the working state of an inner drum 13 below the sub-drum 14 is consistent with that of an inner drum and an outer drum of a traditional pulsator washing machine;

s34, when the washing is finished and the water discharging mode is entered, the inner tub 13 starts to discharge water, and the linkage 147 releases the sealing state to enter the floating position under the action of the water pressure in the sub tub 14 along with the decrease of the water level in the inner tub 13, and the water in the sub tub 14 is discharged in a manner of discharging water below;

s341, along with the decrease of the water level in the inner barrel 13, the supporting force of the floating plate 1472 on the sealing ring 1477 is reduced, and the sealing ring 1477 is pressed downwards by the water in the sub-barrel 14, so that the sealing ring 1477 finally loses the sealing effect;

s342, water in the sub inner barrel 141 flows into the sub outer barrel 142 through the communication hole 146, and is discharged out of the inner barrel 13 through the connecting pipe 145 arranged at the bottom of the sub outer barrel 142;

s35, entering a dehydration mode after the dehydration is finished, controlling the inner barrel 13 to rotate at a high speed and simultaneously controlling the sub-barrel 14 to rotate along with the rotation, dehydrating the clothes in the inner barrel 13 and the sub-barrel 14, and dehydrating the sub-barrel 14 by using an upper mode and a lower mode simultaneously;

the water in the sub-tank 14 is discharged into the outer tank 12 through the connection pipe 145 and the upper drain port 148 at the same time, and then discharged through the sewage system of the main body apparatus.

Example IV

The present embodiment provides a laundry treating apparatus equipped with the washing tub, the detergent dispensing device and the connection structure as described in the first, second and third embodiments.

Realize the fixed connection to the washing bucket through connection structure, still provide the shock attenuation effect when realizing fastening, rely on the wall in the Z-shaped groove of first installation department 131 straight flute and second installation department 132 to realize controlling spacing, rely on stop part and spacing portion to realize spacing about and about shock attenuation effect, put in the device simultaneously and put in the washing agent to interior bucket 13 and sub-bucket 14 respectively through the washing agent.

The foregoing description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, and the present utility model is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, but is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and any simple modification, equivalent change and modification made by the technical matter of the present utility model can be further combined or replaced by the equivalent embodiment without departing from the scope of the technical solution of the present utility model.

Claims (10)

1. The utility model provides a connection structure can be dismantled to sub-bucket, sub-bucket (14) are located in interior bucket (13), its characterized in that: the connecting assembly is used for fixedly connecting the inner barrel (13) and the sub-barrel (14), the connecting assembly comprises a connecting rod (143) and a mounting part, one end of the connecting rod (143) is fixedly connected to the sub-barrel (14), the other end of the connecting rod is detachably connected with the mounting part, and the mounting part is arranged on the inner barrel (13).

2. The detachable connection structure of a sub-tank according to claim 1, wherein: the mounting part is arranged at the upper edge of the inner barrel (13), the mounting part comprises a first mounting part (131) and/or a second mounting part (132), the first mounting part (131) comprises a straight groove extending downwards along the upper edge of the inner barrel (13), the connecting rod (143) is clamped in the straight groove, the second mounting part (132) comprises a Z-shaped groove extending downwards along the upper edge of the inner barrel (13), and the connecting rod (143) is clamped in the Z-shaped groove.

3. A sub-tank detachable connection structure according to claim 2, wherein: the straight groove is characterized in that a dent is formed in the side wall of the straight groove, a blocking part is arranged in the dent in a sliding mode, and the blocking part limits the displacement of the connecting rod (143) after the connecting rod (143) slides into the bottom of the straight groove.

4. A sub-tank detachable connection structure according to claim 3, wherein: the blocking part comprises a clamping block (1311) and a top spring, the clamping block (1311) is slidably arranged in the recess, the top spring is arranged between the clamping block (1311) and the recess, the top spring ejects the clamping block (1311) out of the recess when no external force is applied, the clamping block (1311) is provided with a sliding guide surface towards one side of the upper edge of the inner barrel (13), and a gap for accommodating the connecting rod (143) is formed between the bottom of the clamping block (1311) and the bottom of the straight groove.

5. A sub-tank detachable connection structure according to claim 2, wherein: the Z-shaped groove comprises a first vertical groove (1321), a transverse groove and a second vertical groove (1322), the first vertical groove (1321) downwards extends to one end of the transverse groove from the opening of the upper edge of the inner barrel (13), the other end of the transverse groove transversely extends a certain distance to the starting end of the second vertical groove (1322), and the second vertical groove (1322) downwards extends a certain distance from the starting end to form the terminating end for placing the connecting rod (143).

6. The detachable connection structure of a sub-tank according to claim 5, wherein: and a limiting part is arranged on the upper side wall of the transverse groove at the starting end of the second vertical groove (1322), and the limiting part limits the displacement of the connecting rod (143) after the connecting rod (143) slides into the ending end of the second vertical groove (1322).

7. The detachable connection structure of a sub-tank according to claim 6, wherein: the limiting part is a top block and a top block spring, the top block is connected with the top wall of the transverse groove through the top block spring, the top block slides along the second vertical groove (1322), one side of the top block, which faces the first vertical groove (1321), is a first guide surface, one side of the top block, which faces the second vertical groove (1322), is a second guide surface and an arc surface, the first guide surface and the second guide surface form a protruding part protruding downwards, and the second guide surface and the arc surface are in smooth transition.

8. The detachable connection structure of a sub-tank according to claim 6, wherein: the limiting part comprises a pressing rod mounting position (1323) and a pressing rod (1324), the pressing rod mounting position (1323) is arranged on the top wall of the starting end of the second vertical groove (1322), the pressing rod (1324) is slidably arranged in the pressing rod mounting position (1323), the pressing rod mounting position (1323) comprises a mounting through hole (13231), a short sliding groove (13232) and a long sliding groove (13233) are formed in the side wall of the mounting through hole (13231), the short sliding groove (13232) and the long sliding groove (13233) extend upwards from the top wall of the transverse groove, the pressing rod (1324) comprises a sleeve (13241), a sliding rod (13244) is slidably arranged in the sleeve (13241), a sliding rod spring (13242) is arranged between the sliding rod (13244) and the sleeve (13241), a sliding block (13243) is arranged on the outer surface of the sleeve (13241), and the sliding block (13243) can alternately slide in the short sliding groove (13232) and the long sliding groove (13233) to realize the tight pushing state of the sliding rod (44) against the connecting rod (13244).

9. A sub-tank detachable connection structure according to any one of claims 2-8, wherein: the first mounting part (131) or the second mounting part (132) is arranged at a quadrant point of the circumference of the upper edge of the inner barrel (13) and is arranged in a pairwise opposite way.

10. A laundry treatment apparatus, characterized in that: a detachable connection structure of a sub-tub installed in the laundry treating apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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