CN219280286U

CN219280286U - Impeller assembly and cleaning equipment with same

Info

Publication number: CN219280286U
Application number: CN202223126445.3U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 邹剑虹; 张宏; 杨曾峥; 王赞杨
Original assignee: Guangdong Shansi Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Shansi Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2022-11-24
Filing date: 2022-11-24
Publication date: 2023-06-30
Anticipated expiration: 2032-11-24

Abstract

The utility model discloses a pulsator assembly and cleaning equipment with the same, wherein the pulsator assembly comprises: a chassis; the blades are arranged on the chassis; and the heat shield is arranged above the chassis and the blades. The cleaning device comprises a washing container, wherein the washing container is provided with a containing space; a fluid inlet assembly disposed on the wash container; the fluid extraction assembly is arranged on the washing container and is used for extracting fluid in the accommodating space, so that external fluid enters the impeller assembly through the fluid inlet assembly and drives the impeller assembly to rotate, and the fluid extraction assembly comprises an inlet which is positioned in the accommodating space and is communicated with the accommodating space; and the impeller assembly can separate the object to be cleaned from the center of the impeller assembly, which is concentrated in heat, so as to prevent the object to be cleaned from being damaged by hot air.

Description

Impeller assembly and cleaning equipment with same

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of cleaning, in particular to a pulsator assembly and cleaning equipment with the pulsator assembly.

Background

As the demands of human beings on the quality of life are increasing, the use of cleaning devices for cleaning clothing, shoes or bowls and chopsticks is becoming a new lifestyle. Along with the development of society and science and technology, people have higher and higher requirements on life quality, and as a common household appliance in life, the washing machine has higher and higher requirements. Therefore, the functions of the washing machine are becoming more and more versatile, and the size of the washing machine is becoming smaller. Wherein, the washing machine which can dry the washed clothes is popular because it can better adapt to the wet and overcast weather and can shorten the drying time of the clothes in the later period; meanwhile, the demand for ultrathin washing machines in the market is obviously rising, so that the realization of the maximum washing volume in a smaller machine body is also an important direction of development of the washing machines.

The patent application number 2022102788540 provides a drying control method of cleaning equipment and the cleaning equipment, wherein when the cleaning equipment performs drying operation, hot air enters the upper cover of the pulsator from the channel of the lower cover of the pulsator, heat is concentrated, and cleaning objects are easily damaged.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model aims to solve the technical problems existing in the prior art.

Therefore, an object of the present utility model is to provide a pulsator assembly capable of preventing hot air from damaging objects to be cleaned.

Another object of the present utility model is to provide a cleaning apparatus employing the above pulsator assembly.

An pulsator assembly according to an embodiment of the first aspect of the present utility model includes: a chassis; the blades are arranged on the chassis; and the heat shield is arranged above the chassis and the blades.

Optionally, the chassis includes: the lower cover is provided with an inlet for external fluid to enter the lower cover; the upper cover is coaxially connected with the lower cover, the upper cover is provided with blades, the blades are communicated with the inside of the lower cover, the blades and/or the upper cover are provided with outlets, and the outlets are used for allowing fluid entering the lower cover to flow out.

Optionally, the heat shield and the upper cover are coaxially arranged and used for isolating the hot air entering through the upper cover.

Optionally, the vane comprises a plurality of vanes, the plurality of vanes being evenly distributed around the centre of the inlet; one or more outlets are arranged on each blade.

Optionally, the heat shield comprises a heat shield body and a heat shield stirring blade, the heat shield body is in shape fit with the upper cover, and the heat shield stirring blade is in shape fit with the blade.

Optionally, the body of the heat shield and the stirring blade of the heat shield are integrally formed.

Optionally, the heat shield is detachably connected and/or injection-molded to the chassis and/or the blade.

Optionally, the heat shield is made of silica gel or rubber.

A cleaning device according to an embodiment of the second aspect of the present utility model includes: a washing container having a receiving space; a fluid inlet assembly provided on the washing vessel, the fluid inlet assembly comprising a fluid inlet conduit; the fluid extraction assembly is arranged on the washing container and is used for extracting fluid in the accommodating space, so that external fluid enters the impeller assembly through the fluid inlet assembly and drives the impeller assembly to rotate, and the fluid extraction assembly comprises an inlet which is positioned in the accommodating space and is communicated with the accommodating space; the heating device is arranged in the fluid inlet pipeline of the fluid inlet assembly so as to heat the fluid entering the accommodating space; and the impeller assembly is arranged in the accommodating space.

Optionally, the cleaning device is a washing machine.

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

the fluid extraction assembly is connected with the washing container and is used for extracting fluid in the accommodating space of the washing container. The flow rate of the fluid extracted from the washing container is larger than the flow rate of the fluid entering the washing container from the outlet, so that the accommodating space of the washing container forms negative pressure. Under the action of negative pressure, fluid in the impeller assembly is sucked into the accommodating space, and the impeller assembly is pushed to rotate in the process of sucking the fluid into the accommodating space. When drying, the fluid comprises hot gas, the hot gas enters the accommodating space from the inlet of the impeller assembly, and cleaning objects are easily damaged due to heat concentration.

Meanwhile, the utility model has simple structure and obvious effect, and is suitable for popularization and use.

Drawings

The foregoing and/or additional aspects and advantages of the utility model will become apparent and may be better understood from the following description of embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a pulsator assembly according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 4 is an exploded view of a pulsator assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the present utility model.

FIG. 5 is a schematic illustration of fluid ingress into a pulsator assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the present utility model.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a heat shield structure of a pulsator assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the present utility model.

Reference numerals:

100. a cleaning device;

1. a washing container; 11. an accommodating space;

2. a pulsator assembly; 21. a chassis; 22. a blade; 211. an upper cover; 212. a lower cover; 2111. an outlet; 2121. an inlet; 23. a heat shield; 231. a heat shield body; 232. stirring blades of the heat shield;

3. a fluid extraction assembly; 31. a fluid inlet; 32. a fluid outlet; 33. a heating device;

4. a fluid intake assembly; 41. fluid enters the conduit.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present utility model will be described in detail below, by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that these embodiments are merely for explaining the technical principles of the present utility model, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present utility model. Those skilled in the art can adapt it as desired to suit a particular application.

Further, it should be noted that, in the description of the present utility model, terms such as "inner", "outer", and the like, refer to directions or positional relationships based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, which are merely for convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or component must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present utility model.

Furthermore, it should be noted that, in the description of the present utility model, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "connected," "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, and can be the communication between the two components. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood by those skilled in the art according to the specific circumstances.

A cleaning apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present utility model is described below with reference to fig. 1-2, including: a washing vessel 1, a pulsator assembly 2, a fluid extraction assembly 3 and a fluid intake assembly 4. The cleaning device 100 may be a washing machine, and the cleaning object may be clothes or other articles to be cleaned, which will not be described herein.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the washing container 1 is formed therein with a receiving space 11, the cleaning apparatus 100 may further be provided with an upper cover (not shown) provided at the top of the washing container 1, the upper cover (not shown) may be used to open and close the receiving space 11, and a user may take a cleaning object by opening the upper cover (not shown). Further, the washing container 1 may include in some embodiments: the outer barrel, inner barrel and bung, outer barrel sets up in the outside of inner barrel, can be formed with accommodation space 11 in the inner barrel. The barrel cover and the outer barrel are in various matching modes, for example, the barrel cover can be directly buckled on the top of the outer barrel, and a pivot shaft can be arranged between the barrel cover and the outer barrel, so that the barrel cover can be conveniently opened and closed.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1 to 2, the cleaning apparatus 100 is provided with a fluid inlet assembly 4, the fluid inlet assembly 4 comprises a fluid inlet pipe 41, one end of the fluid inlet pipe 41 is communicated with the washing container 1, so that the fluid such as gas, water, cleaning liquid and the like can enter the cleaning container 1 through the fluid inlet pipe 41, the cleaning apparatus 100 is further provided with a fluid extraction assembly 3, the fluid extraction assembly 3 comprises a fluid extraction pipe, the fluid extraction pipe comprises a fluid inlet 31 and a fluid outlet 32, the fluid inlet 31 is communicated with the accommodating space 11, the fluid extraction assembly 3 is provided with a power device, the air forms suction force under the driving of the power device, and the fluid extraction pipe extracts the fluid such as gas, water, cleaning liquid and the like in the washing container 1.

In some embodiments, a heating device 33 is provided, the heating device 33 may be a PTC, as shown in fig. 1-2, the heating device 33 is disposed in a fluid inlet pipe 41 of the fluid inlet assembly 4, and air at normal temperature is passed through the heating device 33 under the action of negative pressure, from the fluid inlet pipe 41 into the impeller assembly 2, and the impeller assembly 2 itself is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet. The circulation speed is faster under the negative pressure condition.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 3 to 6, the pulsator assembly 2 is provided with an upper cover 211 and a lower cover 212, wherein the lower cover 212 is provided with an inlet 2121, the inlet 2121 is used for allowing external fluid to enter the interior of the lower cover 212, the inlet 2121 may be provided in plurality and provided on the lower surface of the lower cover 212, further, the lower surface of the lower cover 212 may be provided with a vane 22, the inlet 2121 may be provided on the vane 22, and the fluid may flow in through the inlet 2121 when the pulsator assembly 2 is operated. The pulsator assembly 2 further comprises an upper cover 211, and is coaxially connected with the lower cover 212 through screw fixation or ultrasonic technology, the upper surface of the upper cover 211 is provided with a blade 22, the blade 22 is communicated with the inside of the lower cover 212, the blade 22 is provided with an outlet 2111, the outlet 2111 is used for allowing fluid entering the lower cover 212 to flow out, under the condition that the fluid of the lower cover 212 receives suction force along the direction from the inlet 2121 to the outlet 2111, the fluid flowing out of the blade 22 can drive the pulsator assembly 2 to forward or reverse, other driving parts such as a motor are required to drive the pulsator assembly 2 to rotate, and therefore consumption of electric energy can be effectively reduced, and the use cost of the pulsator assembly 2 is reduced. In addition, when the pulsator assembly 2 is used for the cleaning device 100, the conventional cleaning device 100 mainly breaks away stains by means of frictional force between the pulsator assembly 2 and an object to be cleaned. The pulsator assembly 2 of the embodiment of the present utility model rotates under the pushing action of the fluid flow to agitate the washing liquid in the cleaning device 100 to form turbulence, and the fluid entering the cleaning device 100 impacts the washing liquid to generate bubbles, so that dirt is peeled off by the turbulence and the bubbles, and the cleaning effect is strong. In addition, compare with traditional motor drive impeller subassembly 2 rotation, can not take place to shake violently when impeller subassembly 2 moves, the frictional force that produces when impeller subassembly 2 and the object that waits to clean contact is littleer, can effectively avoid the wearing and tearing of waiting to wash the thing to also can reduce the produced noise of cleaning equipment 100 operation, improve user's use experience. For example, the object to be cleaned may include clothing, shoes, cloths, towels, etc., which are not listed herein.

In some embodiments, not shown, each outlet 2111 is formed at a side of a corresponding blade 22, and/or the outlets 2111 are formed at an outer peripheral surface of the chassis 21. The arrangement of the outlet 2111 here includes the following three cases: first, each outlet 2111 is formed in a side of a corresponding vane 22 (as shown in fig. 1-3). The second, outlet 2111 is formed in an outer peripheral surface (not shown) of the chassis 21. Third, each outlet 2111 is formed at a side of the corresponding blade 22, and an outlet 2111 (not shown) is also formed on the outer peripheral surface of the chassis 21 at a position corresponding to the blade 22. For example, in the example of fig. 1 to 3, three blades 22 are provided on the chassis 21, and one outlet 2111 is formed on each side of the blades 22. Therefore, when the fluid flows out from the outlet 2111 on the side of the blade 22 through the flow passage, the direction is the tangential direction of the rotation of the impeller assembly 2, so that the impeller assembly 2 can be effectively acted on to rotate the impeller assembly 2, and the use of the impeller assembly 2 is further facilitated.

In the drying process, as shown in fig. 5, the entering fluid enters the pulsator assembly 2 through the pipe of the fluid entering assembly 4, in some embodiments, the fluid presents a high temperature state, which causes heat to be concentrated in the center of the upper cover 211 of the pulsator assembly 2 when passing through the upper cover 211 of the pulsator assembly 2, thereby damaging the clothing fabric, and as shown in fig. 1-2, a heat shield 23 is arranged above the upper cover 211 of the pulsator assembly 2, and the heat shield 23 is fixed in the washing container 1 above the pulsator assembly 2 and directly contacts with the surface of the washing object, so that the hot air emitted by the high temperature fluid is prevented from damaging the washing object. Further, in some embodiments, as shown in fig. 4, the heat shield 23 includes a heat shield body 231 and a heat shield stirring blade 232, and the heat shield body 231 and the heat shield stirring blade 232 are integrally formed in view of reliability. The heat shield body 231 is in shape of the upper cover 211 of the pulsator assembly 2, and the heat shield stirring blade 232 is in shape of the blade 22 of the upper cover 211 of the pulsator assembly 2. In practical application, the heat shield 23 is fixed above the upper cover 211 of the pulsator assembly 2, and is coaxially arranged with the pulsator assembly 2, further, the heat shield 23 is attached to the pulsator assembly 2 together, and is connected by injection molding, or can be fixed by high temperature resistant glue, or fixed by other mechanical manners of buckling positions, and the heat shield 23 rotates together when the pulsator assembly 2 rotates. The heat shield 23 needs to be heat-insulating and heat-resistant, and has weak heat conduction, and can be made of materials such as silica gel, rubber, plastic, and the like, preferably silica gel.

Other constructions and operations of the cleaning apparatus 100 according to embodiments of the present utility model are known to those of ordinary skill in the art and will not be described in detail herein.

In the description of the present specification, reference to the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "illustrative embodiments," "examples," "specific examples," or "some examples," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the utility model. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiments or examples.

While embodiments of the present utility model have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: many changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the spirit and principles of the utility model, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A pulsator assembly, comprising:

a chassis;

the blades are arranged on the chassis;

a heat shield disposed over the chassis and the blades;

the lower cover is provided with an inlet for external fluid to enter the lower cover;

the upper cover is coaxially connected with the lower cover, the upper cover is provided with blades, the blades are communicated with the inside of the lower cover, the blades and/or the upper cover are provided with outlets, and the outlets are used for allowing fluid entering the lower cover to flow out.

2. The pulsator assembly of claim 1, wherein the heat shield is coaxially disposed with the upper cover for isolating hot air entering through the upper cover.

3. The impeller assembly of claim 1, wherein the vane comprises a plurality of the vanes evenly distributed around a center of the inlet; one or more outlets are arranged on each blade.

4. The impeller assembly of claim 3 wherein the heat shield comprises a heat shield body and a heat shield stirring vane, the heat shield body and the upper cover conforming in shape, the heat shield stirring vane conforming to the vane shape.

5. The pulsator assembly of claim 4, wherein the body of the heat shield is integrally formed with the stirring blade of the heat shield.

6. The pulsator assembly of claim 1, wherein the heat shield is detachably and/or injection-molded with the chassis and/or the blades.

7. The pulsator assembly of claim 1, wherein the heat shield is a silica gel or rubber material.

8. A cleaning apparatus, comprising:

a washing container having a receiving space;

a fluid inlet assembly provided on the washing vessel, the fluid inlet assembly comprising a fluid inlet conduit;

the fluid extraction assembly is arranged on the washing container and is used for extracting fluid in the accommodating space, so that external fluid enters the impeller assembly through the fluid inlet assembly and drives the impeller assembly to rotate, and the fluid extraction assembly comprises an inlet which is positioned in the accommodating space and is communicated with the accommodating space;

the heating device is arranged in the fluid inlet pipeline of the fluid inlet assembly so as to heat the fluid entering the accommodating space; and

the pulsator assembly of any one of claims 1-7, disposed within the housing space.

9. The cleaning apparatus of claim 8, wherein the cleaning apparatus is a washing machine.