TWI747613B - Antibacterial agent box for washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

An antibacterial agent box for a washing machine is suitable for accommodating an antibacterial agent containing silver ions. The antibacterial agent box includes a bottom wall, a surrounding wall unit, a top wall, a bottom semi-permeable membrane and a top semi-permeable membrane. The bottom wall has a bottom opening. The surrounding wall unit extends upward from the periphery of the bottom wall and includes a left side wall and a right side wall spaced and opposed to each other, and a front side wall and a rear side wall connected to the left side wall and the right side wall on both sides. Wherein, the bottom opening is adjacent to the left side wall and spaced apart from the right side wall. The top wall is detachably connected to the surrounding wall unit and is spaced opposite to the bottom wall, and has a top opening adjacent to the right side wall and spaced apart from the left side wall. The bottom semi-permeable membrane covers the bottom opening. The top semi-permeable membrane covers the top opening. The antibacterial agent box can have antibacterial effect on clothes after dehydration.

Description

Antibacterial agent box for washing machine

The present invention relates to an antibacterial agent box, in particular to an antibacterial agent box suitable for containing silver ion-containing antibacterial agents for washing machines.

Existing washing machines that want to make clothes have antibacterial effects (such as anti-staphylococcus, anti-Moraxella, etc.), most of the existing washing machine laundry methods are to directly add antibacterial agents (for example, containing silver ions) to the detergent, but the antibacterial agent is after the laundry is washed Almost all have been taken away by clean water, and it is difficult to keep sufficient concentration of antibacterial agent in the clothes after washing. It is difficult for the clothes after the final dehydration to maintain the antibacterial effect, which causes a very high proportion of the consumption of antibacterial agents.

Although the existing laundry in the washing machine is cleaned and before being dehydrated, the porous laundry ball containing antibacterial agent can be put into the washing machine to keep the antibacterial effect of the clothes after the final dehydration. However, this washing method faces the need for manual washing. It is inconvenient to put porous laundry balls in the washing process, and the position distribution of porous laundry balls in the washing machine also prevents clothes in different positions from evenly contacting the same concentration of antibacterial agents.

Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to provide an antibacterial agent box for washing machines, which can overcome the above-mentioned shortcomings of the prior art.

Therefore, the antibacterial agent box for washing machine of the present invention is suitable for accommodating an antibacterial agent containing silver ions. The antibacterial agent box includes a bottom wall, a surrounding wall unit, a top wall, a bottom semi-permeable membrane, and a top half.透膜。 Transmembrane. The bottom wall has a bottom opening. The surrounding wall unit extends upward from the periphery of the bottom wall and includes a left side wall and a right side wall spaced and opposed to each other, and a front side wall and a rear side wall connected to the left side wall and the right side wall on both sides. Wherein, the bottom opening is adjacent to the left side wall and spaced apart from the right side wall. The top wall is detachably connected to the surrounding wall unit and is spaced opposite to the bottom wall, and has a top opening adjacent to the right side wall and spaced apart from the left side wall. The bottom semi-permeable membrane covers the bottom opening. The top semi-permeable membrane covers the top opening.

The effect of the present invention is that the antibacterial agent box for washing machine can not only make the clothes after dehydration have an antibacterial effect, without manual injection, but also make the antibacterial agent of sufficient concentration even contact the clothes.

The content of the present invention will be described in detail below:

Preferably, the bottom wall further has a groove which is adjacent to the right side wall and is spaced from the left side wall by the bottom opening.

More preferably, the groove extends downward along the right side wall and protrudes from a virtual plane including the bottom semi-permeable membrane.

More preferably, the groove includes a left groove wall, a right groove wall, and a front groove wall and a rear groove wall respectively connected to the left groove wall and the right groove wall on both sides. The left groove wall extends downward from the bottom opening in an arc shape and is concave upward, and has a first radius of curvature. The right groove wall extends downward from the right side wall in an arc shape to connect with the lower edge of the left groove wall and is concave upward, and has a second radius of curvature, and the first radius of curvature is greater than the second radius of curvature. The front groove wall and the rear groove wall respectively extend downward from the front side wall and the rear side wall.

Preferably, the left side wall extends upward from the bottom wall and is inclined in a direction away from the right side wall.

Preferably, the bottom wall extends from the rear side wall to the front side wall and slopes downward.

Preferably, the top opening is generally trapezoidal, the lower base of the trapezoid is adjacent to the right side wall, the upper base of the trapezoid is located between the lower base and the left side wall, and the lower base is larger than the upper base .

Preferably, the top wall further has at least one top engaging portion, the surrounding wall unit further includes at least one surrounding engaging portion, the at least one top engaging portion and the at least one surrounding engaging portion are detachable for the top wall The surrounding wall unit is connected to the ground by snap-fitting.

Preferably, the top wall also has at least one top rib extending downward.

Preferably, the surrounding wall unit further includes at least one surrounding rib extending inward.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are denoted by the same numbers.

The present invention will be further described in the following embodiments, but it should be understood that the embodiments are only for illustrative purposes and should not be construed as limitations to the implementation of the present invention.

1 to 4, an embodiment of the antibacterial agent box 100 for a washing machine of the present invention includes a bottom wall 1, a surrounding wall unit 2, a top wall 3, a bottom semi-permeable membrane 4 and a top semi-permeable membrane 5.

The bottom wall 1 has a bottom opening 11 and a groove 12.

The surrounding wall unit 2 extends upward from the periphery of the bottom wall 1, and includes a left side wall 21 and a right side wall 22 spaced apart and opposed to each other, and a front side wall 23 and a front side wall 23 respectively connected to the left side wall 21 and the right side wall 22 on both sides. A rear side wall 24.

The bottom opening 11 is adjacent to the left side wall 21 and spaced apart from the right side wall 22.

The top wall 3 is detachably connected to the surrounding wall unit 2 and is spaced opposite to the bottom wall 1, and has a top opening 31 adjacent to the right side wall 22 and spaced apart from the left side wall 21.

The bottom semi-permeable membrane 4 completely covers the bottom opening 11 and adheres to the bottom wall 1. The top semi-permeable membrane 5 completely covers the top opening 31 and adheres to the top wall 3. The bottom semi-permeable membrane 4 and the top semi-permeable membrane 5 can block the passage of the antibacterial agent that has not formed an aqueous solution, but can allow the passage of the aqueous solution containing the antibacterial agent.

In this embodiment, the groove 12 is adjacent to the right side wall 22 and is separated from the left side wall 21 by the bottom opening 11. The groove 12 extends downward along the right side wall 22 and protrudes from a virtual plane S including the bottom semi-permeable membrane 4. More specifically, the groove 12 includes a left groove wall 121, a right groove wall 122, and a front groove wall 123 and a rear groove wall 124 connected to the left groove wall 121 and the right groove wall 122 on both sides, respectively. The left groove wall 121 extends downward from the bottom opening 11 in an arc shape and is concave upward, and has a first radius of curvature. The right groove wall 122 extends downward from the right side wall 22 in an arc shape to the lower edge of the left groove wall 121 and is concave upward, and has a second radius of curvature, and the first radius of curvature is greater than the second curvature Radius, so that the liquid in the box can first concentrate in the groove 12 adjacent to the right side wall 22, and when the liquid accumulates and fills the groove 12, it can flow from the upper edge of the left groove wall 121 to the bottom half透膜4。 Transmembrane 4. The front groove wall 123 and the rear groove wall 124 extend downward from the front side wall 23 and the rear side wall 24 respectively.

In this embodiment, the left side wall 21 extends upward from the bottom wall 1 and slopes away from the right side wall 22 so that the liquid in the box can be concentrated toward the groove 12 of the bottom wall 1. The bottom wall 1 extends from the rear side wall 24 to the front side wall 23 and slopes downward so that the liquid in the box can be concentrated toward the front side wall 23.

In this embodiment, the top opening 31 is generally trapezoidal, the bottom bottom of the trapezoid is adjacent to the right side wall 22, the top bottom of the trapezoid is located between the bottom bottom and the left side wall 21, and the bottom bottom It is larger than the upper bottom edge, so that the liquid outside the box can easily enter the box from the top opening 31 adjacent to the right side wall 22.

Referring to Figures 3 to 6, in this embodiment, the top wall 3 also has six top engaging portions 35 arranged on the periphery, and the two top engaging portions 35 are in a group adjacent to the left side wall 21, The right side wall 22 and the front side wall 23. The surrounding wall unit 2 also includes six surrounding engaging portions 25 arranged on the inner periphery. The two surrounding engaging portions 25 are respectively arranged on the left side wall 21, the right side wall 22 and the front side wall 23 in a group. edge. The top engaging parts 35 and the surrounding engaging parts 25 are for the top wall 3 to be detachably engaged and connected to the surrounding wall unit 2.

In this embodiment, the top wall 3 further has a top connecting portion 36 disposed on the periphery, and the top connecting portion 36 is adjacent to the rear side wall 24. The surrounding wall unit 2 further includes a surrounding connecting portion 26 disposed on the outer periphery, and the surrounding connecting portion 26 is disposed on the upper edge of the rear side wall 24. The top connecting portion 36 and the surrounding connecting portion 26 allow the top wall 3 to connect to the surrounding wall unit 2. In this embodiment, the connection relationship between the top wall 3 and the surrounding wall unit 2 is a clamshell type.

In this embodiment, the top wall 3 also has four top ribs 37 extending downward. With the top ribs 37, the structure of the top wall 3 can be further strengthened. The surrounding wall unit 2 further includes eight surrounding ribs 27 extending inwardly, and two surrounding ribs 27 are provided in a group on the left side wall 21, the right side wall 22, the front side wall 23, and the rear side wall 24, respectively. . With the surrounding ribs 27, the structure of the surrounding wall unit 2 can be further strengthened.

When using the antibacterial agent box 100 of the above embodiment, first detach the top wall 3 of the antibacterial agent box 100 from the surrounding wall unit 2 and place between the bottom wall 1 and the surrounding wall unit 2 of the antibacterial agent box 100 The antibacterial agent containing silver ions is covered with the top wall 3, and the antibacterial agent box 100 containing the antibacterial agent is placed in a lotion box of a washing machine. After the laundry in the washing machine is completely washed and before being dehydrated, clean water is allowed to penetrate into the box from the top semipermeable membrane 5 of the antibacterial agent box 100, so that the antibacterial agent containing silver ions is fully dispersed in the clean water so as to be in the box. An aqueous solution of an antibacterial agent of sufficient concentration is prepared. Subsequently, the aqueous solution of an antibacterial agent can seep out from the bottom semipermeable membrane 4 of the antibacterial agent box 100 and evenly contact the laundry after the washing in the washing machine, so that the after washing is completed The clothes absorb a sufficient concentration of antibacterial agent, so that the clothes after the final dehydration have an antibacterial effect (about 2 to 3 days).

To sum up, the antibacterial agent box 100 for washing machine of the present invention can not only make the clothes after dehydration have an antibacterial effect through its structural design, without manual injection, but also can make the antibacterial agent of sufficient concentration even contact the clothes, so it is sure It can achieve the purpose of the invention.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention, and should not be used to limit the scope of implementation of the present invention, all simple equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the scope of the patent application of the present invention and the content of the patent specification still belong to This invention patent covers the scope.

100: Antibacterial agent box 1: bottom wall 11: bottom opening 12: Groove 121: left groove wall 122: right groove wall 123: front groove wall 124: rear groove wall 2: Surround the wall unit 21: left side wall 22: right side wall 23: Front wall 24: Rear side wall 25: Around the card joint 26: Around the connection 27: Around the convex rib 3: top wall 31: Top opening 35: Top card joint 36: Top connection part 37: top rib 4: bottom semi-permeable membrane 5: Top semi-permeable membrane S: virtual plane

Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, in which: [Figure 1] is a perspective view of an embodiment of the antibacterial agent box used in the washing machine of the present invention; [Figure 2] is a perspective view of this embodiment from another perspective; [Figure 3] is a side view of this embodiment; [Figure 4] is a three-dimensional exploded view of this embodiment; [Figure 5] is a cross-sectional view of this embodiment taken along the section line Ⅴ-Ⅴ of Figure 3; and [Fig. 6] is a cross-sectional view of this embodiment taken along the line VI-VI in Fig. 3.

100: Antibacterial agent box

12: Groove

121: left groove wall

122: right groove wall

123: front groove wall

2: Surround the wall unit

21: left side wall

23: Front wall

3: top wall

31: Top opening

5: Top semi-permeable membrane

Claims (9)

An antibacterial agent box for washing machine, suitable for containing silver ion-containing antibacterial agent. The antibacterial agent box includes: a bottom wall with a bottom opening and a groove; a surrounding wall unit formed by the periphery of the bottom wall Extending upwards, it includes a left side wall and a right side wall spaced apart and opposed to each other, and a front side wall and a rear side wall connecting the left side wall and the right side wall respectively on both sides, wherein the bottom opening is adjacent to the left side wall and is connected to the right side The walls are spaced apart, the groove is adjacent to the right side wall and spaced from the left side wall by the bottom opening; a top wall is detachably connected to the surrounding wall unit and is spaced opposite to the bottom wall, and has a side adjacent to the right side A top opening spaced from the left side wall; a bottom semi-permeable membrane covering the bottom opening; and a top semi-permeable membrane covering the top opening. The antibacterial agent box for a washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the groove extends downward along the right side wall and protrudes from a virtual plane including the bottom semi-permeable membrane. The antibacterial agent box for a washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the groove includes: a left groove wall extending downward from the bottom opening in an arc shape and concave upward, and having a first radius of curvature; A right groove wall extending downward from the right side wall in an arc shape to the lower edge of the left groove wall and being concave upward, and having a second radius of curvature, and the first radius of curvature is greater than the second radius of curvature; and A front groove wall and a rear groove wall respectively connected with the left groove wall and the right groove wall on both sides respectively extend downward from the front side wall and the rear side wall. The antibacterial agent box for a washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the left side wall extends upward from the bottom wall and is inclined in a direction away from the right side wall. The antibacterial agent box for a washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the bottom wall extends from the rear side wall to the front side wall and slopes downward. The antibacterial agent box for a washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the top opening is generally trapezoidal, the lower bottom of the trapezoid is adjacent to the right side wall, and the upper bottom of the trapezoid is located between the lower bottom and the left side wall , And the bottom bottom edge is larger than the top bottom edge. The antibacterial agent box for a washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the top wall further has at least one top engaging portion, and the surrounding wall unit further includes at least one surrounding engaging portion, and the at least one top engaging portion is connected to The at least one surrounding clamping part is used for the top wall to be detachably clamped and connected to the surrounding wall unit. The antibacterial agent box for a washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the top wall further has at least one top rib extending downward. The antibacterial agent box for a washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the surrounding wall unit further includes at least one surrounding rib extending inward.

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