JP7072309B2 - Self-cleaning washing machine - Google Patents

Description

The present application relates to the technical field of washing machines, and specifically to self-cleaning washing machines.

In a conventional washing machine, when washing clothes, some of the debris and hair generated by washing are gradually accumulated between the inner and outer cylinders in the process of drainage, and on a daily basis, they are piled up inside the outer cylinder of the washing machine. Increasingly more dirt accumulates and bacteria are more likely to grow, which makes it impossible to clean the clothes and causes secondary contamination.

Currently, as a washing machine cleaning method, soaking with a cleaning agent is generally used, and then a lifting process is performed on the raised dirt, and a soaking time of 2-3 hours or more is required. However, it takes time and effort, and the cleaning effect is limited. The other method is sterilization by ultraviolet rays, but the dirt accumulated inside the outer cylinder cannot be removed, and it is also a place where bacteria can grow.

In this application, the conventional washing machine cleaning method of immersion with a cleaning agent is time-consuming and the cleaning effect is limited, and the self-cleaning washing method solves problems such as the sterilization method using ultraviolet rays cannot remove stains. Provide an opportunity.

The self-cleaning washing machine of the present invention
A main body having a top cover at one end and a base at the other end, wherein a rotary motor is provided in the base and a rotary shaft is fixedly connected to the rotary motor.
An outer cylinder located in the accommodation space formed by the main body, the top cover, and the base, and includes an outer cylinder including a bottom plate and a side plate.
An inner cylinder located inside the outer cylinder, including an inner cylinder provided with a rotating disk at the bottom.
The rotary shaft penetrates the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder, and one end of the rotary shaft is fixedly connected to the rotary motor and the other end is fixedly connected to the rotary disk.
At least one cleaning member is provided between the bottom plate and the inner cylinder, a concave groove is provided on the end surface of one end of the cleaning member, a telescopic buckle is provided in the rotating shaft, and the telescopic buckle is in an extended state. When at, the stretched portion is locked in the recessed groove.

As can be seen from the above technical solutions, the self-cleaning washing machine provided in the present application is a main body having a top cover at one end and a base at the other end, and a rotary motor is contained in the base. An outer cylinder provided in a storage space formed by the main body, the main body, the top cover, and the base, the main body to which the rotating shaft is fixedly connected to the rotary motor, and the outer cylinder including the bottom plate and the side plate. And an inner cylinder located inside the outer cylinder, including an inner cylinder provided with a rotating disk at the bottom, the rotating shaft penetrates the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder, and one end of the rotating shaft is said. It is fixedly connected to the rotary motor, the other end is fixedly connected to the rotary disk, at least one cleaning member is provided between the bottom plate and the inner cylinder, and a concave groove is provided on one end surface of the cleaning member. When the telescopic buckle is provided in the rotating shaft and the telescopic buckle is in the stretched state, the stretched portion is locked in the concave groove. The self-cleaning washing machine provided in the present application controls the rotation of the cleaning member by driving the rotating shaft to scrape the debris and hair from the clothes or the dirt already accumulated from the side wall of the outer cylinder. It can, thereby performing the function of cleaning the inner wall of the outer cylinder. With long-term use, it is possible to avoid the problem that an increasing amount of dirt accumulates inside the outer cylinder of the washing machine, bacteria propagate, and secondary contamination is caused to the washed clothes. The cleaning member has a higher cleaning effect than the method of dipping with a cleaning agent, the cleaning frequency can be freely selected, the cleaning efficiency can be improved, and both hands of a person can be released for washing. Increase the smartness and automation of machines.

In order to explain the technical solutions of the present application more clearly, the drawings that need to be used in the examples are briefly introduced below, and obviously, those skilled in the art will not use any creative effort. Other drawings can be obtained based on the drawings of.
It is sectional drawing of the 1st kind self-cleaning washing machine provided in the Example of this application. It is a schematic diagram of the 1st kind of positional relationship between a rotation shaft shown in FIG. 1 and a cleaning member. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the first type along the rotating shaft and the cleaning member AA'shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the second type along the rotating shaft and the cleaning member AA'shown in FIG. It is a schematic diagram of the 2nd kind of positional relationship between a rotation shaft and a cleaning member shown in FIG. 1. It is the schematic of the 3rd kind of the positional relationship between the rotation shaft and the cleaning member shown in FIG. 1. It is a schematic diagram of the 4th kind of the positional relationship between the rotation shaft and the cleaning member shown in FIG. 1. It is a schematic diagram of the 5th kind of the positional relationship between the rotation shaft and the cleaning member shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the third type along the rotating shaft and the cleaning member AA'shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing of the 2nd kind self-cleaning washing machine provided in the Example of this application. It is sectional drawing of the 3rd kind self-cleaning washing machine provided in the Example of this application. It is sectional drawing of the 4th kind self-cleaning washing machine provided in the Example of this application.

Hereinafter, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and of course, the embodiments described are only a part of the embodiments of the present application. Not all examples. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments that can be obtained without creative labor by those skilled in the art are all within the scope of the protection of the present application.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the first type of self-cleaning washing machine provided in the embodiment of the present application, and FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the positional relationship between the rotating shaft and the cleaning member shown in FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the first type along AA'of the rotating shaft and the cleaning member shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is 2 along AA'of the rotating shaft and the cleaning member shown in FIG. It is a cross-sectional view of the type. The self-cleaning washing machine provided in the embodiment of the present application includes a main body 1, an outer cylinder 4, an inner cylinder 5, and a top cover 2 at one end of the main body 1 with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. Is provided, a base 3 is provided at the other end of the main body 1, and the top cover 2 and the base 3 are arranged so as to face each other with respect to the main body 1. A rotary motor 31 is provided in the base 3, a rotary shaft 32 is fixedly connected to the rotary motor 31, and the rotary motor 31 is used to drive the rotation of the rotary shaft 32. It is necessary to further provide components and electrical connection lines (not shown in FIG. 1), the rotary motor 31 needs to be operated under the control of the controller, and even if there are a plurality of controllers or one integrated control. There may be only a controller, and this application will not be described in detail. The outer cylinder 4 is located in a storage space formed by the main body 1, the top cover 2, and the base 3. The outer cylinder 4 includes a bottom plate 41 and a side plate 42, and the bottom plate 41 and the side plate 42 have an open upper portion. The inner cylinder 5 is located inside the outer cylinder 4, a rotary plate 51 is provided at the bottom of the inner cylinder 5, the inner cylinder 5 is also a cylinder with an open upper portion, and the rotating shaft 32 is the outer cylinder 4. The rotary shaft 32 is fixedly connected to the rotary motor 31 at one end and fixedly connected to the rotary disk 51 at the other end, and the rotary motor 31 drives the rotation of the rotary shaft 32 under the control of the controller. The rotary shaft 32 drives the rotation of the rotary disk 51, and the rotation of the rotary disk 51 drives and stirs the water flow in the inner cylinder 5, so that the clothes can be washed. As shown in FIG. 1, a drainage port (not shown in FIG. 1) is provided on the bottom plate 41, a drainage pipe 33 is provided in the base 3, and the drainage port on the bottom plate 41 communicates with the drainage pipe 33. However, when the washing process is in the drainage stage, water can be drained through the drainage port and the drainage pipe 33. A plurality of water-permeable through holes 52 are further provided on the side wall of the inner cylinder 5, a drain hole 511 is also provided on the rotary plate 51, the rotary shaft 32 penetrates the bottom of the inner cylinder 5, and the rotary shaft 32 is It can be connected to the bottom of the inner cylinder 5 by engagement (not shown in FIG. 1), and the rotating shaft 32 can drive the rotation of the inner cylinder 5. As you can easily understand, when the washing machine is in the washing stage, water is injected into the inner cylinder 5, but in reality, the outer cylinder 4 fills the water and the rotation of the turntable 51 drives the water to stir. When the clothes are washed and the washing machine is in the dehydration stage, the rotating shaft 32 is engaged with the inner cylinder 5 via the buckle, and the rotating shaft 32 rotates to drive the rotation of the inner cylinder 5, and the water is permeable. The clothes in the outer cylinder 5 are dehydrated by flowing into the outer cylinder 4 through the through hole 52 and the drain hole 511 and then being discharged to the outside through the drain port and the drain pipe 33. Not explained in detail. One cleaning member 6 is provided between the bottom plate 41 and the inner cylinder 5, a concave groove 61 is provided on the end surface of one end of the cleaning member 6, a telescopic buckle 321 is provided in the rotating shaft 32, and the telescopic buckle 321 is provided. When in the stretched state, the stretched portion is locked in the concave groove 61. FIG. 3 shows a schematic view in which the telescopic buckle 321 is in an extended state, and FIG. 4 shows a schematic view in which the telescopic buckle 321 is in a retracted state. When the telescopic buckle 321 is in the extended state, the rotation of the rotating shaft 32 can drive the rotation of the cleaning member 6, and the cleaning member 6 rubs against the inner wall of the bottom plate 41 to achieve the effect of wiping and cleaning. The telescopic buckle 321 can be stretched at the dehydration stage in the washing process, and specifically, the telescopic buckle 321 can be controlled to be stretched at another stage in the washing process by a controller. Further, one cylinder wall cleaning process may be set independently, and after the washing process is completed, water is re-injected, the telescopic buckle 321 is extended, and the rotating shaft 32 drives and rotates the cleaning member 6. , Clean the cylinder wall of the bottom plate 41. In the cylinder wall cleaning process, the rotation speed of the rotating shaft, the amount of water injection, the cleaning time, and the like can be set independently. Further, a manual button may be provided so that each time the clothes are washed, it is possible to voluntarily select whether or not to perform the cleaning step. The cleaning member 6 may include one or a combination of one or more of a double-sided brush, plastic foam or cotton cloth, and the double-sided brush, plastic foam or cotton cloth can be wiped clean by rubbing relative to the surface of the bottom plate 41. Can work. The inside of the cleaning member 6 may further include a structure such as a support frame (not shown in FIGS. 3 and 4) that acts as a support, and the present application is not specifically limited.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the second type of positional relationship between the rotating shaft and the cleaning member shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the third type of positional relationship between the rotating shaft and the cleaning member shown in FIG. be. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the cleaning member 6 may be fan-shaped, semicircular fan-shaped, or quarter-circular fan-shaped. One collar 62 may be further provided at the other end of each cleaning member 6, the number of collars 62 may be plural, and the collar 62 can be used for replacement of the cleaning member 6, and is specific. One long hook (not shown in FIG. 1) may be placed in the washing machine, and when the cleaning member 6 reaches a predetermined useful life, the collar 62 is attached by the external long hook. It can be hooked, the cleaning member 6 can be taken out, and replaced with a new cleaning member 6. Alternatively, a tow rope (not shown in FIG. 1) is provided on the outside of the inner cylinder 5, one end of the tow rope is entwined with the collar 62, and the other end approaches the top cover 2 of the inner cylinder 5. The cleaning member 6 and the inner cylinder 5 are set to rotate in the same direction in synchronization with the control program, and the wrapping of the tow rope is avoided. When it is necessary to replace the cleaning member 6, the cleaning member 6 may be pulled out directly through the tow rope and replaced. As described above, it is possible to avoid the problem that dirt is accumulated on the cleaning member 6 for long-term use, bacteria are likely to grow, and secondary contamination is caused to the washed clothes.

In the self-cleaning washing machine provided in the present embodiment, the cleaning member 6 can scrape the debris and hair from the clothes by washing, or the dirt already accumulated, from the side wall of the outer cylinder 4, thereby. It has the function of cleaning the inner wall of the outer cylinder 4. With long-term use, it is possible to avoid the problem that an increasing amount of dirt accumulates inside the outer cylinder of the washing machine, bacteria propagate, and secondary contamination is caused to the washed clothes. The cleaning member 6 has a higher cleaning effect than the method of dipping with a cleaning agent, the cleaning frequency can be freely selected, the cleaning efficiency can be improved, and both hands of a person are released. Increase the smartness and automation of washing machines.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the fourth type of positional relationship between the rotating shaft and the cleaning member shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of the fifth type of positional relationship between the rotating shaft and the cleaning member shown in FIG. be. As shown in FIG. 7, the number of cleaning members 6 is two, each of which is a fan shape of two semicircles, and as shown in FIG. 8, the number of cleaning members 6 is four, each of which is four sectors. Is. The cleaning member 6 has an annular shape or a fan shape, both of which can clean the inner wall of the bottom plate 41 of the washing machine, but the cleaning member 6 having one fan shape or a plurality of fan shapes can be replaced more easily.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the third type along the rotation shaft and the cleaning member AA'shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 9, the first slide rail 322 is provided on the outer wall of the rotating shaft 32 of the portion located between the outer cylinder 4 and the inner cylinder 5, and the telescopic buckle 321 slides on the first slide rail 322. Can be linked. When the cleaning member 6 is annular, the first slide rail 322 is also annular and is provided so as to surround the rotating shaft 32. When the number of the cleaning member 6 is two or two or more, the first slide rail 322, the telescopic buckle 321 and the cleaning member 6 have a one-to-one correspondence. The telescopic buckle 321 can slide and displace on the rotating shaft 32 along the first slide rail 322, move the cleaning member 6 to a position close to the outer wall of the inner cylinder 5, and move the cleaning member to the inner cylinder 5. The purpose of wiping and cleaning the outer wall of the inner cylinder 5 can be achieved by bringing it into contact with the outer wall and rubbing it against the outer wall of the inner cylinder 5 during rotation. By making it possible to clean both the inner wall of the outer cylinder 4 and the outer wall of the inner cylinder 5, the cleaning range and cleaning ability of the cleaning member 6 can be improved. The slide of the telescopic buckle 321 on the first slide rail 322 can be controlled by the controller and will not be described in detail here.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the second type of self-cleaning washing machine provided in the embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 10, one cleaning block 7 is provided between the side plate 42 and the inner cylinder 5, and the cleaning block 7 is one of a double-sided brush, a spherical brush, a cotton cloth, or a plastic foam. It may be. The cleaning block 7 has an annular shape and may be provided by being fitted to the outside of the side plate 42. A first telescopic rod 421 is provided at the edge of one end of the side plate 42 approaching the top cover 2, and the cleaning block 7 is stretchably connected to the side plate 42 via the first telescopic rod 421. One end of the 421 is fixedly connected to the cleaning block 7, the other end is rotatably connected to the telescopic rotary motor 422, and the telescopic rotary motor 422 can drive the expansion and contraction and rotation of the first telescopic rod 421. The expansion and contraction and rotation of the expansion and contraction rod 421 can drive the expansion and contraction and rotation of the clean block 7, and the expansion and contraction rotation motor 422 can be controlled by a controller. When the number of cleaning blocks 7 is two or more, the first telescopic rod 421 can correspond one-to-one with the cleaning block 7, and the cleaning block 7 and the first telescopic rod 421 have one pair. The number may be large, and the present application is not specifically limited. A fountain device (not shown in FIG. 10) may be further provided at the edge of one end of the side plate 42 approaching the top cover 2, and the cleaning block 7 expands and contracts up and down by the drive of the first expansion rod 421. At the same time, the fountain device can fountain and wipe off and clean the outer wall of the inner cylinder 5 and the inner wall of the side plate 42. The cleaning block 7 can be further rotated by being driven by the expansion / contraction rotation motor 422, and the cleaning effect can be improved. The cleaning operation of the cleaning block 7 can be performed in the same washing stage as the cleaning operation of the cleaning member 6, for example, all of them operate in the dehydration stage, or operate in a separately set cleaning process, or inside. Considering that the amount of dirt accumulated on the outer wall of the cylinder 5 is small, the frequency of the cleaning operation of the cleaning block 7 may be set to be smaller than the frequency of the cleaning operation of the cleaning member 6, for example, every time clothes are washed. , The cleaning member 6 operates, but the cleaning blocks 7 are set to operate at intervals, or other frequency differences are set, thus ensuring cleaning capacity and saving electrical energy. , The cleaning mode can be set more rationally.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the third type of self-cleaning washing machine provided in the embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 11, a second telescopic rod 423 and a second slide rail 424 are provided on the side wall of the side plate 42, and one end of the second telescopic rod 423 is slidably connected to the second slide rail 424. The other end is fixedly connected to the cleaning block 7. The second telescopic rod 423 can drive the slide of the cleaning block 7 on the second slide rail 424, and the cleaning block 7 may be annular and may be fitted and provided on the outside of the side plate 42. By sliding up and down, dirt on the outer wall of the inner cylinder 5 can be removed. The second telescopic rod 423 can further perform a telescopic movement, and when the second telescopic rod 423 is stretched, the cleaning block 7 is brought into contact with the outer wall of the inner cylinder 5 to clean it. When the second telescopic rod 423 is retracted, the cleaning block 7 can be attached to the inner side wall of the outer cylinder 4 to clean it. Both the expansion and contraction of the second expansion and contraction rod 423 and the sliding operation can be controlled by the controller.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the fourth type of self-cleaning washing machine provided in the embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 12, an ultrasonic generator 411 is further provided in the bottom plate 41. One ultrasonic cleaning mode may be set independently in the controller of the washing machine, re-injecting water, turning on the ultrasonic generator 411, and ultrasonic cleaning the outer cylinder 4 and the inner cylinder 5. If the dirt adhering to the side walls of the outer cylinder 4 and the inner cylinder 5 is subjected to ultrasonic vibration cleaning and then drained, the dirt can be discharged accordingly. A manual activation button of the ultrasonic generator 411 may be provided in the button area of the washing machine, and manual activation can also be supported. Further, the ultrasonic generator 411 may be set to be activated at the drainage stage or the dehydration stage of the washing process, and a part of the water stored in the outer cylinder 4 can be used, and re-injection is required. Instead, the outer cylinder 4 and the inner cylinder 5 are directly cleaned by ultrasonic waves. The number of ultrasonic generators 411 does not have to be specifically limited. Further, the frequency range of the plurality of ultrasonic generators 411 may be set and freely selected, or a specific frequency may be set by a program.

In the self-cleaning washing machine provided in this embodiment, the cleaning member 6 can repeatedly wipe off and remove relatively large stains, and ultrasonic vibration is relatively stubborn and long in removing fine stains. ing. When the ultrasonic generator 411 is installed on top of the cleaning member 6, the cleaning effects of both are mutually auxiliary, and the cleaning effects are additive to each other, thereby further enhancing the self-cleaning ability of the washing machine. Can be done.

In addition, in order to clearly show the structural features of the self-cleaning washing machine provided in the present application, all the drawings provided in the present application embody the wiring of the electrical connection line and the electrical connection relationship of each component. The wiring of the electrical connection line and the electrical connection relationship of each component belong to those that can be easily realized by those skilled in the art based on well-known common sense and conventional techniques.

The same or similar parts between the embodiments in the present specification may be referred to each other.

Claims (10)

It ’s a self-cleaning washing machine.
The main body (1) is provided with a top cover (2) at one end and a base (3) at the other end. A rotary motor (31) is provided in the base (3), and the rotary motor (31) is provided. ) With the main body (1) to which the rotation shaft (32) is fixedly connected.
An outer cylinder (4) located in a storage space formed by the main body (1), the top cover (2), and the base (3), and includes an outer cylinder (41) and a side plate (42). Cylinder (4) and
An inner cylinder (5) located inside the outer cylinder (4), including an inner cylinder (5) provided with a rotary disk (51) at the bottom.
The rotary shaft (32) penetrates the outer cylinder (4) and the inner cylinder (5), one end of the rotary shaft (32) is fixedly connected to the rotary motor (31), and the other end of the rotary shaft (32) is fixedly connected to the rotary motor (31). Fixedly connected to 51)
At least one cleaning member (6) is provided between the bottom plate (41) and the inner cylinder (5), and a concave groove (61) is provided on one end surface of the cleaning member (6), and the rotation thereof. A telescopic buckle (321) is provided in the shaft (32), and when the telescopic buckle (321) is in the stretched state, the stretched portion is locked in the concave groove (61).
A self-cleaning washing machine that features that. A first slide rail (322) is provided on the outer wall of the rotating shaft (32) at a portion located between the outer cylinder (4) and the inner cylinder (5), and the telescopic buckle (321) is the same. Slidably connected to the first slide rail (322),
The self-cleaning washing machine according to claim 1. The number of the cleaning member (6) is one, the cleaning member (6) is annular, and the inner ring of the cleaning member (6) is provided by being fitted to the rotating shaft (32), and the concave groove is provided. (61) is located on the side wall of the inner ring and is located on the side wall of the inner ring.
The first slide rail (322) and the telescopic buckle (321) are both annular, and both are provided so as to surround the rotating shaft (32).
The self-cleaning washing machine according to claim 2, wherein the washing machine is characterized by the above. The number of the cleaning member (6) is two or more, and the cleaning member (6) is fan-shaped.
The first slide rail (322), the telescopic buckle (321), and the cleaning member (6) have a one-to-one correspondence.
At least one collar (62) is provided at the other end of each cleaning member (6).
The self-cleaning washing machine according to claim 2, wherein the washing machine is characterized by the above. At least one cleaning block (7) is provided between the side plate (42) and the inner cylinder (5).
The cleaning block (7) is one of a double-sided brush, a spherical brush, a cotton cloth or a plastic foam.
The self-cleaning washing machine according to claim 2, wherein the washing machine is characterized by the above. A first telescopic rod (421) is provided at the edge of one end of the side plate (42) approaching the top cover (2), and the cleaning block (7) is via the first telescopic rod (421). It is stretchably connected to the side plate (42) and is connected to the side plate (42).
One end of the first telescopic rod (421) is fixedly connected to the clean block (7), the other end is rotatably connected to the telescopic rotary motor (422), and the telescopic rotary motor (422) is connected to the first telescopic rotary motor (422). It is used to drive the expansion and contraction and rotation of the expansion and contraction rod (421), and the expansion and contraction and rotation of the first expansion and contraction rod (421) drives the expansion and contraction and rotation of the cleaning block (7).
The self-cleaning washing machine according to claim 5. A second telescopic rod (423) and a second slide rail (424) are provided on the side wall of the side plate (42).
One end of the second telescopic rod (423) is slidably connected to the second slide rail (424), and the other end is fixedly connected to the cleaning block (7).
The self-cleaning washing machine according to claim 5. The cleaning block (7) is annular and is provided by being fitted to the outside of the side plate (42).
The self-cleaning washing machine according to claim 6 or 7. The cleaning member (6) includes one or a combination of double-sided brushes, plastic foams or cotton cloths.
The self-cleaning washing machine according to claim 1. An ultrasonic generator (411) is provided in the bottom plate (41).
The self-cleaning washing machine according to claim 1.

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