EP3067458A1 - Ensemble boîte de détergent pour machine à laver et machine à laver - Google Patents

Ensemble boîte de détergent pour machine à laver et machine à laver Download PDF

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EP3067458A1
EP3067458A1 EP16152070.5A EP16152070A EP3067458A1 EP 3067458 A1 EP3067458 A1 EP 3067458A1 EP 16152070 A EP16152070 A EP 16152070A EP 3067458 A1 EP3067458 A1 EP 3067458A1
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detergent box
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Chanwi PARK
Chunyi Liu
Wei Hu
Ze XIAO
Junxing XIAO
Dexin YE
Pengcheng XU
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Wuxi Little Swan Co Ltd
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Priority claimed from CN201520145097.5U external-priority patent/CN204608429U/zh
Priority claimed from CN201520607469.1U external-priority patent/CN205012054U/zh
Priority claimed from CN201510494878.XA external-priority patent/CN105063966B/zh
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F39/00—Details of washing machines not specific to a single type of machines covered by groups D06F9/00 - D06F27/00 
    • D06F39/02—Devices for adding soap or other washing agents

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  • Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a field of a washing machine, and more particularly, to a detergent box assembly for a washing machine and a washing machine.
  • a distributor box for storing washing powder in a washing machine usually is opened and closed by manual drawing, and thus a hand clasping groove convenient to be held by a user needs to be provided in the distributor box so as to facilitate the drawing of the distributor box.
  • the hand clasping groove may not only affect an overall appearance of the washing machine, but also tend to accumulate dust therein.
  • opening and closing of the distributor are performed by manual operations, a hand feeling and an experience feeling of the user are poor and a usage comfort thereof is not high.
  • Embodiments of the present invention seek to solve at least one of the problems existing in the related art to at least some extent. Accordingly, embodiments of the present invention provide a detergent box assembly for a washing machine, which can be opened and closed without manual drawing.
  • Embodiments of the present invention further provide a washing machine including the above detergent box assembly.
  • Embodiments of a first aspect of the present invention provide a detergent box assembly for a washing machine, including: a detergent box; a distributor box having a front plate, a rear plate and a receiving chamber provided therebetween, said receiving chamber configured to store a laundry treat agent, the distributor box being movably disposed within the detergent box and adapted to move between an open position and a closed position, a key-press being provided in the front plate; and a driving subassembly disposed in at least one of the detergent box and the distributor box and configured to drive the distributor box to move from the closed position to the open position when the key-press is pressed.
  • the distributor box can be ejected out automatically or semi-automatically without a manual drawing by a user, thus improving a usage comfort. Furthermore, the mechanical control reduces a cost effectively, brings convenient operations and improves the reliability.
  • the detergent box is provided with an upper cover subassembly and the driving subassembly includes: a gear assembly disposed on the upper cover subassembly of the detergent box; a rack provided on the upper cover subassembly of the detergent box and adapted to be engaged with the gear assembly, the rack having a free end adjacent to the front plate of the distributor box and a snap-fit end away from the front plate of the distributor box and opposite to the free end along a length direction thereof, the snap-fit end of the rack being configured to be engageable with the rear plate of the distributor box; and a tension spring disposed along the length direction of the rack and having a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, the first end adjacent to the front plate of the distributor box and mounted on the upper cover subassembly of the detergent box, the second end coupled to the rack and adjacent to the snap-fit end of the rack.
  • the snap-fit end of the rack is formed with a downwardly-extending leg engageable with the rear plate of the distributor box.
  • the second end of the tension spring is fixed to the snap-fit end of the rack.
  • the upper cover subassembly of the detergent box includes a first cover part and a second cover part assembled with each other, the second cover part is provided with a mounting slot and the rack is mounted within the mounting slot of the second cover part.
  • the gear assembly includes at least one damping gear disposed adjacent to a side edge of the mounting slot.
  • the gear assembly comprises a plurality of damping gears disposed adjacent to a same side of the mounting slot.
  • the damping gear defines thereof a horizontally-arranged rotation axis.
  • the detergent box assembly for the washing machine further includes a lock catch associated with the key-press and provided at the distributor box, the lock catch configured to be lockably engaged by the washing machine such that when the key-press is pressed, the lock catch is unlocked and disengaged by the washing machine, the rack is driven by the tension spring to enable the distributor box to be moved from the closed position to the open position.
  • the detergent box assembly for the washing machine further includes a lock catch associated with the key-press and provided at the distributor box, the lock catch being lockably engaged on the upper cover subassembly of the detergent box so as to keep the lock catch located at a lock-catch manner on the washing machine.
  • the upper cover subassembly of the detergent box includes a first cover part and a second cover part assembled with each other, the lock catch is lockably engaged on the second cover part of the detergent box to keep the lock catch in the lock-catch manner.
  • Embodiments of a second aspect of the present invention provide a washing machine, including a machine housing assembly defining a detergent box; a distributor box having a front plate, a rear plate and a receiving chamber provided therebetween, said receiving chamber configured to store a laundry treat agent, the distributor box being movably disposed within the detergent box and adapted to move between an open position and a closed position, a key-press being provided in the front plate; and a driving subassembly disposed in at least one of the detergent box and the distributor box and configured to drive the distributor box to move from the closed position to the open position when the key-press is pressed.
  • the detergent box is provided with an upper cover subassembly and the driving subassembly includes: a gear assembly disposed on the upper cover subassembly of the detergent box; a rack provided on the upper cover subassembly of the detergent box and adapted to be engaged with the gear assembly, the rack having a free end adjacent to the front plate of the distributor box and a snap-fit end away from the front plate of the distributor box and opposite to the free end along a length direction thereof, the snap-fit end of the rack being configured to be engageable with the rear plate of the distributor box; and a tension spring disposed along the length direction of the rack and having a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, the first end adjacent to the front plate of the distributor box and mounted on the upper cover subassembly of the detergent box, the second end coupled to the rack and adjacent to the snap-fit end of the rack.
  • the snap-fit end of the rack is formed with a downwardly-extending and inclined leg engageable with the rear plate of the distributor box.
  • the second end of the tension spring is fixed to the snap-fit end of the rack.
  • the upper cover subassembly of the detergent box includes a first cover part and a second cover part assembled with each other, the second cover part is provided with a mounting slot and the rack is mounted within the mounting slot of the second cover part.
  • the gear assembly comprises at least one damping gear disposed adjacent to a side edge of the mounting slot.
  • the gear assembly comprises a plurality of damping gears disposed adjacent to a same side of the mounting slot.
  • the damping gear defines thereof a horizontally-arranged rotation axis.
  • the washing machine further includes a lock catch associated with the key-press and provided at the distributor box, the lock catch configured to be lockably engaged by the washing machine such that when the key-press is pressed, the lock catch is unlocked and disengaged by the washing machine, the rack is driven by the tension spring to enable the distributor box to be moved from the closed position to the open position.
  • the washing machine further includes a lock catch associated with the key-press and provided at the distributor box, the lock catch being lockably engaged on the upper cover subassembly of the detergent box so as to keep the lock catch located at a lock-catch manner on the washing machine.
  • the upper cover subassembly of the detergent box comprises a first cover part and a second cover part assembled with each other, the lock catch is lockably engaged on the second cover part of the detergent box to keep the lock catch in the lock-catch manner.
  • a detergent box assembly 100 for a washing machine will be described in the following with reference to Figs. 1 to 8 .
  • the washing machine may be a front loading washing machine or a top loading washing machine.
  • illustrations are performed by taking the roller washing machine as an example.
  • the detergent box assembly 100 for the washing machine includes a detergent box 1, a distributor box 2 and a driving subassembly.
  • the distributor box 2 has a front plate 22, a rear plate (not shown) and a receiving chamber 211 provided therebetween, and the receiving chamber 211 is configured to store a laundry treat agent.
  • the distributor box 2 includes a main body 21 of the distributor box, the front plate 22 and the rear plate.
  • the front plate 22 is fixed at a front end of the main body 21 of the distributor box, and the rear plate is fixed at a rear end of the main body 21 of the distributor box.
  • the receiving chamber 211 whose top end is open is provided in the distributor box 2 and is used to store the laundry treat.
  • the laundry treat agent may include scrubbing solution and washing powder
  • scrubbing solution should be understood widely and include all liquid solvent for washing clothes, such as laundry detergent and softener
  • washing powder should be understood widely and include all solid powder for washing clothes, such as the washing powder and the bleaching powder.
  • the receiving chamber 211 may include a plurality of sub receiving chambers separated from each other and configured to receive different laundry treat agents, and each sub receiving chamber may have a rear end communicating with a scrubbing space in the washing machine.
  • the receiving chamber 211 includes three sub receiving chambers extending in a front and rear direction respectively and separated from each other in a right and left direction, i.e., a first sub receiving chamber 211 a, a second sub receiving chamber 211b and a third sub receiving chamber 211c.
  • the first sub receiving chamber 211a is a prewashing bin adapted to store the laundry detergent or the washing power
  • the second sub receiving chamber 211b is a main washing bin adapted to store the laundry detergent or the washing power
  • the third sub receiving chamber 211c is adapted to store the softener. It may be understood that, the number and arrangement of the sub receiving chambers may be modified adaptively according to actual requirements, so as to better satisfy the actual requirements.
  • the distributor box 2 is movably disposed within the detergent box 1, i.e., the distributor box 2 is movable with respect to the detergent box 1 and the distributor box 2 is disposed within the detergent box 1 in at least a moment.
  • the distributor box 2 is adapted to move between an open position and a closed position, i.e., the distributor box 2 has an open state and a closed state.
  • the distributor box 2 moves to the open position (as shown in Fig. 6 )
  • the distributor box 2 moves to the open position (as shown in Fig. 6 )
  • the distributor box 2 moves to the open position (as shown in Fig. 6 )
  • the distributor box 2 moves to the open position (as shown in Fig. 6 )
  • the distributor box 2 moves to the open position (as shown in Fig. 6 )
  • the distributor box 2 moves to the open position (as shown in Fig. 6 )
  • the distributor box 2 moves to the closed position (as shown in Fig. 3 )
  • a user needs to open the distributor box 2 to put the laundry treat agent into the receiving chamber 211.
  • the user needs to open the distributor box 2 each time when washing clothes. If the user needs to draw the distributor box 2 manually so as to open and close the distributor box 2 each time, labour intensity of the user will be increased naturally and positivity of the user to use the washing machine will be decreased.
  • the detergent box assembly 100 further includes a driving subassembly and a key-press 221. Every time when the user needs to put the laundry treat agent, it only needs to press the key-press 221, and thus the distributor box 2 can be ejected out automatically or semi-automatically under a driving function of the driving subassembly, so that the user can open the distributor box 2 easily.
  • the labour intensity of the user is decreased naturally and the positivity of the user to use the washing machine is improved.
  • the driving subassembly may be disposed in at least one of the detergent box 1 and the distributor box 2. That is, the driving subassembly may be disposed in the distributor box 2, or the driving subassembly may also be disposed in the detergent box 1, or a portion of the driving subassembly may be disposed in the distributor box 2 and rest of the driving subassembly may be disposed in the detergent box 1.
  • a key-press 221 is provided in the front plate 22, and the driving subassembly is configured to drive the distributor box 2 to move from the closed position to the open position when the key-press 221 is pressed.
  • the distributor box 2 may be ejected forwards out of the detergent box 1 automatically so as to be opened, so that the receiving chamber 211 is present to the user, which facilitates putting the laundry treat agent into the receiving chamber 211 by the user, without the manual drawing, and improves the usage comfort of the washing machine.
  • a configuration of the driving subassembly is not limited to one kind of configuration, and the configuration of the driving assembly may be selected by those skilled in the related art according to the actual requirements. In following, detailed descriptions are made regarding to the driving subassembly having one specific configuration. The driving subassembly in the following ensures that the distributor box 2 can be ejected out stably and reliably, thus improving a working life of the detergent box assembly 100 effectively.
  • the distributor box 2 can be ejected out automatically or semi-automatically without the manual drawing by the user, thus improving the usage comfort. Furthermore, the mechanical control reduces a cost effectively.
  • the detergent box 1 may include a base seat 13 and an upper cover subassembly (for example, including a first cover part 11 and a second upper body as shown in 2, in which the first cover part 11 is in an upper position and the second cover part 12 is in a lower position).
  • the upper cover subassembly is mounted at a top of the base seat 13 so as to define a space for receiving the distributor box 2 together with the base seat 13.
  • the driving subassembly includes a gear assembly 4, a rack 5 and a tension spring 13.
  • the gear assembly 4 is disposed on the upper cover subassembly, and the rack 5 is provided on the upper cover subassembly and adapted to be engaged with the gear assembly 4, i.e., the rack 5 can drive a gear of the gear assembly 4 to rotate during a movement of the rack 5, or the gear of the gear assembly 4 can drive the rack 5 to move during a rotation of the gear of the gear assembly 4.
  • the gear assembly 4 may include a damping gear 41 which may be configured as a gear having a damping function, preferably as a fluid damping gear. In an engaged movement of the damping gear 4 and the rack 5, a damping force may be generated so as to slow down the movement strength and speed of the rack 5.
  • the rack 5 has a free end 51 (for example, a front end of the rack 5 as shown in Fig. 2 , i.e., the front end of the rack 5 may be configured as the free end) adjacent to the front plate 22 of the distributor box 2 and a snap-fit end 52 (for example, a rear end of the rack 5 as shown in Fig. 2 , i.e., the rear end of the rack 5 may be configured as the snap-fit end) away from the front plate 22 of the distributor box 2 and opposite to the free end 51 along a length direction thereof.
  • a free end 51 for example, a front end of the rack 5 as shown in Fig. 2 , i.e., the front end of the rack 5 may be configured as the free end
  • a snap-fit end 52 for example, a rear end of the rack 5 as shown in Fig. 2 , i.e., the rear end of the rack 5 may be configured as the snap-fit end
  • the snap-fit end 52 of the rack 5 is configured to be engageable with the rear plate of the distributor box 2, i.e., the snap-fit end 52 may be coupled with the rear plate of the distributor box 2 in a snap-fit manner.
  • the rack 5 is mounted in the detergent box 1 and the rear end of the rack 5 penetrates through the second cover part 12 of the detergent box 1 and is engageable with the rear plate of the distributor box 2.
  • the snap-fit manner is well known by those skilled in the related art, which thus is omitted herein and is illustrated with a specific example.
  • the snap-fit end 52 of the rack 5 is formed with a downwardly-extending leg 53 engageable with the rear plate of the distributor box 2, a snap-fit hole is provided in the rear plate of the distributor box 2, and the leg 53 penetrates through the upper cover subassembly of the detergent box 1 (for example penetrating through the second cover part 12 downwards as shown in Fig. 2 ) and is inserted within the snap-fit hole, so that the rack 5 is engageable with the distributor box 2.
  • the tension spring 3 is disposed in the length direction of the rack 5, i.e., a tension direction of the tension spring 3 is the same with that of the length of the rack 5.
  • the tension spring 3 has a first end 31 and a second end 32 opposite to the first end 31.
  • the first end 31 (such as a front end of the tension spring 3 as shown in Fig. 2 ) is adjacent to the front plate 22 of the distributor box 2 and mounted on the upper cover subassembly (such as the first upper cover part 11) of the detergent box 1 adjacent to the front plate 22 of the distributor box 2 and the second end 32 (such as a rear end of the tension spring 3 as shown in Fig. 2 ) is coupled to the rack 5 and adjacent to the snap-fit end 52 of the rack 5.
  • the second end 32 of the tension spring 3 may be fixed to the snap-fit end 52 of the rack 5.
  • the tension spring 3 is mounted in the detergent box 1, the front end of the tension spring 3 is substantially fixed with the front end of the detergent box 1, and the rear end of the tension spring 3 is substantially fixed with the rear end of the rack 5 on the distributor box 2.
  • a position limiting part 54 extending upwards may be provided at the snap-fit end 52 of the rack 5
  • a rear hook may be provided at the second end 32 of the tension spring 3
  • the rear hook may be hooked by the position limiting part 54, so that the second end 32 of the tension spring 3 can be fixed with the snap-fit end 52 of the rack 5.
  • the tension spring 3 can be assembled with the rack 5 conveniently and rapidly.
  • the upper cover subassembly of the detergent box 1 includes the first cover part 11 and the second cover part 12 assembled with each other.
  • the second cover part 12 is provided with a mounting slot, which extends in the front and rear direction and penetrates through the second cover part 12 in the upper and lower direction.
  • the rack 5 is mounted within the mounting slot of the second cover part 12 and freely movable in the front and rear direction. Thus, by providing the mounting slot, it is ensured that the rack 5 moves in the front and back direction stably without getting off track.
  • the distributor box 2 when the distributor box 2 is in the closed position, the distributor box 2 is received in the detergent box 1, the front end of the distributor box 2 is adjacent to the front end of the detergent box 1, and the rear end of the distributor box 2 is adjacent to the rear end of the detergent box 1.
  • the rack 5 is movably installed in the second cover part 12 and engageble with the distributor box 2, and the tension spring 3 is mounted between the first cover part 11 and the rack 5.
  • the front end of the tension spring 3 is fixed to a front end of the first cover part 11, and the rear end of the tension spring 3 is fixed to the rear end of the rack 5, so that the tension spring 3 is in a tension state.
  • the tension spring 3 tends to contract and recover.
  • the front end of the tension spring 3 is fixed to the first cover part 11 and does not move, and the rear end of the tension spring 3 drives the rear end of the rack 5 to move forwards.
  • the rack 5 drives the distributor box 2 connected with the rack 5 to move forwards at the same time, so that the distributor box 2 can be ejected out.
  • the tension spring 3 may just contract to an original length state.
  • the tension spring 3 may be configured as a cylindrical tension spring.
  • configuration and operating principle of the tension spring 3 are well known by those skilled in the related art, which are omitted herein.
  • the gear assembly 4 includes at least one damping gear 41 and the damping gear 41 may be mounted at the first cover part 12 and disposed adjacent to a side edge of the mounting slot.
  • the damping gear 41 since the damping gear 41 is disposed at the first cover part 12 which is stationary, the engaged movement is generated between the rack 5 and the damping gear 41. That is, the rack 5 drives the damping gear 41 to rotate when moving forwards with respect to the gear assembly 4, and thus the damping gear 41 plays a damping role, which slows down a ejecting strength and the speed of the rack 5 and the distributor box 2, and results in that the distributor box 2 can be ejected out stably.
  • the gear assembly 4 may include a plurality of damping gears 41 and the plurality of damping gears 41 is disposed adjacent to a same side of the mounting slot, i.e., the plurality of damping gears 41 is disposed adjacent to the same side of the mounting slot in a width direction of the mounting slot, and at this time, an engaging tooth may be only provided at one side of the rack 5 in a width direction of the rack 5 so as to be engaged with the plurality of damping gears 41 respectively.
  • the plurality of damping gears 41 a more effective damping function can be obtained, so that the distributor box 2 can be ejected out forwards more stably.
  • the plurality of damping gears 41 is mounted at the same side of the mounting slot, it is convenient to assemble, a high space utilization is provided and a manufacturing difficulty of the rack 5 is reduced.
  • the damping gear 41 has thereof a horizontally-arranged rotation axis, so that the damping gear 41 can roll in a vertical plane.
  • the engaging tooth of the rack 5 may be formed by depressing an upper end surface of the rack 5 down, so that it is convenient to manufacture, and the detergent box assembly 100 has a more compact configuration and a more reliable operating effect.
  • the detergent box assembly 100 for the washing machine via the fitting among the tension spring 3, the gear assembly 4 and the rack 5, a simple configuration is provided and the cost is saved greatly. Furthermore, the ejecting strength and ejecting speed of the distributor box 2 are controlled effectively, so that the distributor box 2 can be ejected out freely and stably, and thus the operating reliability of the distributor box 2 and the operating life of the detergent box assembly 100 can be improved.
  • the detergent box assembly 100 further includes a lock catch 222, and the lock catch 222 is associated with the key-press 221 and provided in the distributor box 2.
  • the lock catch 222 is configured to be lockably engaged by the washing machine such that when the key-press 221 is pressed, the lock catch 222 is unlocked and disengaged by the washing machine. That is, in general, the lock catch 222 may be connected with the washing machine in a lock catch manner so as to be tightly locked thereby, and after the key-press 221 is pressed, the lock catch 222 may be unlocked by the washing machine so as to be separated therefrom. After the lock catch 222 is unlocked and disengaged by the washing machine, the rack 5 is driven by the tension spring 3 to enable move the distributor box 2 to be moved from the closed position to the open position.
  • the key-press 221 is preferably provided in the center of the front plate 22, so that it is convenient for the user to operate.
  • the lock catch 222 may be fitted with the upper cover subassembly of the detergent box 1 in the lock catch manner.
  • the lock catch 222 may be fitted with the second cover part 12 of the detergent box 1 in the lock catch manner.
  • a lock hole is provided in the second cover part 12, and the lock catch 222 penetrates through the front end of the distributor box 2 and movable therein in an up and down direction.
  • a first compression spring 2231 is provided at a lower end of the lock catch 222 and a second compression spring 2232 is provided between the key-press 221 and the lock catch 222.
  • the first compression spring 2231 and the second compression spring 2232 are in an original length state, and the first compression spring 2231 raises the lock catch 222 to be inserted into the lock hole of the second cover part 12, so as to be lockably engaged by the washing machine.
  • the key-press 221 When the key-press 221 is pressed backwards, the key-press 221 pushes the second compression spring 2232 to be compressed backwards and the second compression spring 2232 pushes the lock catch 222 to move downwards to be out of the lock hole, so as to be separated from the washing machine, in which the lock catch 222 pushes the first compression spring 2231 to be compressed downwards at the same time when the lock catch 222 moves downwards.
  • the first compression spring 2231 When a force acted on the key-press 221 is removed, the first compression spring 2231 is ejected up under a spring force thereof to push the lock catch 222 to move upwards. At the same time, the lock catch 222 pushes the second compression spring 2232 forwards to return to its original length, and the second compression spring 2232 pushes the key-press 221 to move forwards to return to its original position.
  • the lock catch 222 is lockably engaged in the washing machine, and the tension spring 3 is in the tension state (as shown in Figs. 4 and 5 ).
  • the lock catch 222 breaks away from the lock hole in the washing machine, and the tension spring 3 contracts to a compression state under its own spring force (as shown in Figs. 7 and 8 ), so as to drive the distributor box 2 to be ejected out forwards to the open position, and at this time, the user can put the laundry treat agent into the receiving chamber 211 ejected out.
  • the user may release the key-press 211 after pressing the key-press 221 down, and then the lock catch 222 can be ejected up automatically and the key-press 221 can return forwards to its original position at the same time.
  • the user may push the distributor box 2 backwards until the lock catch 222 touches the second cover part 12, and then, when the distributor box 2 is further pushed backwards, the second cover part 12 pushes the lock catch 222 to move downwards with respect to the second cover part 12 and to compress the first compression spring 2231.
  • the laundry treat agent such as the washing powder, the laundry detergent and the softener
  • the lock catch 222 may include a first guiding surface 2221 and a second guiding surface 2222.
  • the first guiding surface 2221 is provided at a front end of the lock catch 222 and extends forwards and downwards
  • the second guiding surface 2222 is provided at an upper end of the lock catch 222 and extends backwards and downwards.
  • the distributor box 2 is driven by the tension spring 3 to move forwards to the open position from the closed position.
  • the distributor box 2 can automatically move to the open position from the closed position only by pressing the key-press 221, without the manual drawing, thus resulting in a better usage comfort.
  • overall aesthetics and neatness of the detergent box assembly 100 are improved.
  • a configuration and a disposition position of the key-press 221 are not limited to this, and a technical solution of locking and catching the distributor box 2 in the closed position and releasing the distributor box 2 is not limited to the fitting of the key-press 221 and the lock catch 222 as shown in Fig. 2 .
  • the distributor box 2 may be locked by a hasp configuration, and then the user may unhasp the hasp configuration by himself, so that the distributor box 2 can be ejected out forwards.
  • Embodiments thereof are well known by those skilled in the related art, which are omitted herein.
  • the detergent box assembly 100 for the washing machine may be used in the washing machine, and thus a washing machine according to embodiments of a second aspect of the present invention may include the detergent box assembly 100 according to the above embodiments of the present invention.
  • the washing machine further includes a machine housing assembly and the machine housing assembly has the detergent box 1.
  • the machine housing assembly includes a machine body and the detergent box 1, and the detergent box 1 is fixedly mounted in the machine body.
  • other features of the detergent box assembly 100 have been described in detail above, and are omitted herein.
  • the distributor box 2 can be ejected out smoothly without the manual drawing, thus improving the usage comfort of the washing machine.
  • the ejecting strength and ejecting speed of the distributor box 2 are controlled effectively, so that the distributor box 2 can be ejected out freely and stably, and thus the operating reliability of the distributor box 2 and the operating life of the detergent box assembly 100 can be improved.
  • other configurations and operations of the washing machine according to embodiments of the present invention are known by those skilled in the related art and omitted herein.
  • relative terms such as “central”, “longitudinal”, “lateral”, “length”, “width”, “thickness”, “up”, “down”, “front”, “rear”, “right”, “left”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, “top”, “bottom”, “inner”, “outer”, as well as derivative thereof (e.g., “horizontally”, “downwardly”, “upwardly”, etc.) should be construed to refer to the orientation as then described or as shown in the drawings under discussion. These relative terms are for convenience of description and do not require that the present disclosure be constructed or operated in a particular orientation.
  • a structure in which a first feature is “on” a second feature may include an embodiment in which the first feature directly contacts the second feature, and may also include an embodiment in which an additional feature is formed between the first feature and the second feature so that the first feature does not directly contact the second feature, unless otherwise specified.
  • a first feature "on”, “above”, or “on top of” a second feature may include an embodiment in which the first feature is right “on”, “above”, or “on top of” the second feature, and may also include an embodiment in which the first feature is not right “on”, “above”, or “on top of” the second feature, or just means that the first feature has a sea level elevation larger than the sea level elevation of the second feature.
  • first feature "beneath”, “below”, or “on bottom of” a second feature may include an embodiment in which the first feature is right “beneath”, “below”, or “on bottom of” the second feature, and may also include an embodiment in which the first feature is not right “beneath”, “below”, or “on bottom of” the second feature, or just means that the first feature has a sea level elevation smaller than the sea level elevation of the second feature.

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CN201510112716.5A CN106032628B (zh) 2015-03-13 2015-03-13 用于洗衣机的洗涤剂盒组件及其洗衣机
CN201520145097.5U CN204608429U (zh) 2015-03-13 2015-03-13 用于洗衣机的洗涤剂盒组件及其洗衣机
CN201520607469.1U CN205012054U (zh) 2015-08-12 2015-08-12 用于洗衣机的洗涤剂盒组件及洗衣机
CN201510494878.XA CN105063966B (zh) 2015-08-12 2015-08-12 用于洗衣机的洗涤剂盒组件及洗衣机

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