Clothes treating agent dispensing component for clothes treating equipment and clothes treating equipment

Abstract

The present invention belongs to the technical field of clothing treatment, and aims to solve the problem that the clothing treatment agent of the existing clothing treatment equipment is inconvenient to be put, resulting in poor user experience. To this end, the present invention provides a clothing treatment agent dispensing component for clothing treatment equipment and clothing treatment equipment, the clothing treatment equipment includes a main body, the clothing treatment agent dispensing component includes a storage container and a dispensing device, the storage container is fixedly arranged in the main body, and is used to store the clothing treatment agent; the dispensing device is used to dispense the clothing treatment agent, and the clothing treatment agent dispensing component also includes a vertical pivot mechanism, the dispensing device pivots along the vertical axis relative to the main body by means of the vertical pivot mechanism, and a flow channel is provided in the vertical pivot mechanism, and the flow channel connects the dispensing device with the storage container. The present invention can always connect the dispensing device with the storage container when the dispensing device is pivoted, so as to ensure the operation of dispensing the clothing treatment agent, facilitate user operation, and improve user experience.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of clothing treatment, and specifically provides a clothing treatment agent dispensing component for clothing treatment equipment and the clothing treatment equipment. Background Art

[0002] A clothing processing device is a machine that can wash, spin and / or dry clothing. Common clothing processing devices include washing machines, shoe washing machines, clothes dryers and all-in-one washing and drying machines. With the continuous improvement of production technology and the growing user demand, the functionality of existing clothing processing devices has gradually increased. Taking a washing machine as an example, the washing machine includes a main body and a detergent dispensing assembly. Detergent can be injected into the working chamber of the washing machine through the detergent dispensing assembly. Since the detergent box in the detergent dispensing assembly is large in size, the user needs to use a large force to pull and push the detergent box when adding detergent, which is inconvenient for the user to operate and reduces the user experience.

[0003] In the prior art, the above-mentioned problem is generally solved by designing the detergent box into a split structure. For example, the invention patent with the publication number CN107354679A discloses a dispenser box assembly. Specifically, the dispenser box assembly includes a liquid storage box with a liquid storage cavity, a drawer with a liquid delivery cavity, and a connecting hose that connects the liquid storage cavity and the liquid delivery cavity. When in use, the drawer is pulled out, and then liquids such as detergents and softeners are delivered into the liquid delivery cavity and the liquids enter the liquid storage cavity through the connecting hose. In this way, the volume of the part that is manually pulled and pushed can be reduced, that is, only the drawer with the liquid delivery cavity needs to be pulled and pushed to achieve the delivery of the liquid, thereby avoiding the inconvenience of the user's operation due to the excessive volume of the detergent box. However, since the connecting hose is a flexible connector, it is easy to cause the connecting hose to be blocked due to bending during the process of pulling and pushing the drawer, thereby failing to achieve the smooth delivery of liquids such as detergents and softeners. Moreover, the connecting hose is prone to entanglement, thereby making it inconvenient for the user to pull the drawer out and push it in, thereby reducing the user experience to a certain extent.

[0004] Therefore, there is a need in the art for a new clothing treatment agent dispensing component for a clothing treatment device and a corresponding clothing treatment device to solve the above-mentioned problems. Summary of the invention

[0005] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, that is, to solve the problem that it is inconvenient to dispense clothing treatment agents in existing clothing treatment devices, resulting in poor user experience, the present invention provides a clothing treatment agent dispensing component for clothing treatment devices, the clothing treatment device comprising a main body, the clothing treatment agent dispensing component comprising a storage container and a dispensing device, the storage container being fixedly arranged in the main body for storing clothing treatment agents; the dispensing device being used for dispensing clothing treatment agents, the clothing treatment agent dispensing component also comprising a vertical pivot mechanism, the dispensing device pivots along a vertical axis relative to the main body by means of the vertical pivot mechanism, and a flow channel is arranged in the vertical pivot mechanism, the flow channel connects the dispensing device with the storage container.

[0006] In the preferred technical solution of the above-mentioned laundry treatment agent dispensing assembly, the vertical pivot mechanism includes a shaft seat and a rotating shaft pivotally inserted in the shaft seat, and the flow channel is arranged in the rotating shaft.

[0007] In the preferred technical solution of the above-mentioned clothing treatment agent dispensing assembly, the dispensing device includes at least one dispensing cavity, and at least one flow guide tube corresponding to the dispensing cavity is arranged in the rotating shaft, and each flow guide tube connects one dispensing cavity to the storage container.

[0008] In the preferred technical solution of the above-mentioned laundry treatment agent dispensing assembly, a sealing groove is provided on the inner wall of the shaft seat or the outer wall of the rotating shaft, and a sealing ring is provided in the sealing groove.

[0009] In the preferred technical solution of the above-mentioned clothing treatment agent dispensing assembly, the clothing treatment agent dispensing assembly also includes a connecting component, which is arranged between the shaft seat and the storage container and includes at least one guide channel corresponding to the guide pipe one by one, and each guide channel is used to connect a guide pipe to the storage container.

[0010] In the preferred technical solution of the above-mentioned laundry treatment agent dispensing assembly, the laundry treatment agent includes detergent and softener, and at least one dispensing chamber includes a detergent dispensing chamber and a softener dispensing chamber.

[0011] In the preferred technical solution of the above-mentioned laundry treatment agent dispensing assembly, the flow guide pipe includes a first flow guide pipe and a second flow guide pipe.

[0012] In the preferred technical solution of the above-mentioned clothing treatment agent dispensing component, the guide channel includes a bottom guide channel and a top guide channel, the first guide pipe is connected to the top guide channel, and the second guide pipe is connected to the bottom guide channel.

[0013] In the preferred technical solution of the above-mentioned laundry treatment agent dispensing assembly, the rotation axis of the rotating shaft and the rotation axis of the second air guide pipe coincide with each other.

[0014] In the preferred technical solution of the above-mentioned laundry treatment agent dispensing assembly, the bottom wall of the guide channel is inclined downward in a direction away from the dispensing device.

[0015] In a preferred technical solution of the above-mentioned laundry treatment agent dispensing assembly, the bottom wall of the dispensing cavity is inclined downward toward the storage container, and / or the bottom wall of the storage container is inclined downward in a direction away from the dispensing device.

[0016] In a preferred technical solution of the above-mentioned laundry treatment agent dispensing assembly, the inner side of the dispensing device is arranged in an arc shape so as to be pivoted outward from the body.

[0017] In the preferred technical solution of the above-mentioned laundry treatment agent dispensing assembly, the laundry treatment agent dispensing assembly further includes an automatic pop-up mechanism, which is used to make the dispensing device automatically pop out to the extended position.

[0018] In a preferred technical solution of the above-mentioned laundry treatment agent dispensing assembly, the dispensing device further comprises a decorative plate, and when the dispensing device is pivoted to a closed position, the decorative plate is flush with the operating panel of the laundry treatment device.

[0019] In the preferred technical solution of the above-mentioned clothing treatment agent dispensing assembly, a button is provided on the decorative panel, and the button is used to trigger the automatic pop-up mechanism when pressed, so that the dispensing device automatically pops up to the open position.

[0020] In the preferred technical solution of the above-mentioned clothing treatment agent dispensing assembly, the clothing treatment agent dispensing assembly also includes a locking mechanism, which includes a locking hook arranged on the dispensing device or the main body and a locking buckle correspondingly arranged on the main body or the dispensing device. When the dispensing device is pivoted to the closed position, the locking hook engages with the locking buckle to lock the dispensing device in the closed position.

[0021] In the preferred technical solution of the above-mentioned clothing treatment agent dispensing assembly, the automatic pop-up mechanism includes an elastic reset member, one end of the elastic reset member is connected to the main body, and the other end is connected to the dispensing device; when the dispensing device is in the closed position, the elastic reset member applies a biasing force to the dispensing device to pivot toward the open position.

[0022] In a preferred technical solution of the above-mentioned laundry treatment agent dispensing assembly, the elastic reset member is a torsion spring.

[0023] In the preferred technical solution of the above-mentioned laundry treatment agent dosing assembly, the laundry treatment agent dosing assembly also includes a pumping device, which is connected to the storage container and is used to pump the laundry treatment agent in the storage container into the working chamber of the laundry treatment device.

[0024] In another aspect, the present invention further provides a clothes treating device, which includes the clothes treating agent dispensing component described above.

[0025] In the preferred technical solution of the above-mentioned clothing processing device, the clothing processing device is a washing machine or a washer-dryer.

[0026] Those skilled in the art can understand that, in the preferred technical scheme of the present invention, the vertical pivot mechanism can enable the dispensing device to pivot to the extended position, so that when the clothing treatment agent is injected into the dispensing device, the clothing treatment agent can be transported to the storage container through the flow channel in the vertical pivot mechanism. Compared with the technical scheme in the prior art that connects the dispensing device with the storage container through a connecting hose, the vertical pivot mechanism of the present invention is a rigid connection component. Connecting the dispensing device with the storage container through the flow channel in the vertical pivot mechanism can avoid blockage when the dispensing device is pivoted, which affects the transportation and injection of the clothing treatment agent, and no entanglement will occur, that is, the normal movement of the dispensing device relative to the body will not be hindered. Through such a setting, user operation can be facilitated and user experience is improved.

[0027] Furthermore, the guide tube in each rotating shaft connects a delivery chamber to the storage container, that is, in actual application, different clothing treatment agents can be injected into different delivery chambers, and then injected into the storage container through the corresponding guide tubes, and finally mixed, thereby preparing for normal washing of the clothing treatment equipment.

[0028] Furthermore, the rotating shaft and the shaft seat can be sealed by a sealing ring between the rotating shaft and the shaft seat, so that the clothing treatment agent will not leak out from the gap between the rotating shaft and the shaft seat, thereby ensuring its sealing performance. In order to ensure the smooth pivoting of the rotating shaft relative to the shaft seat, the sealing ring can be set in the sealing groove of the shaft seat and / or the rotating shaft, so that the sealing ring can be stably set in the sealing groove when the rotating shaft pivots relative to the shaft seat, thereby ensuring the sealing effect without affecting the smooth pivoting of the rotating shaft.

[0029] Furthermore, the guide tube can be connected to the storage container through a connecting member, so that the clothing treatment agent in the dispensing device can smoothly enter the storage container. Specifically, the guide tube includes a first guide tube and a second guide tube, and the guide channel includes a bottom guide channel and a top guide channel, wherein the first guide tube is connected to the top guide channel, and the second guide tube is connected to the bottom guide channel. In practical applications, the first guide tube can be connected to the detergent dispensing chamber, and the second guide tube can be connected to the softener dispensing chamber, so that the detergent in the detergent dispensing chamber can enter the top guide channel through the first guide tube, and the softener in the softener dispensing chamber can enter the bottom guide channel through the second guide tube. Through such a setting, the detergent and the softener can enter the storage container through the guide channels of different layers respectively, and finally mix in the storage container to prepare for normal washing of the clothing treatment device.

[0030] Furthermore, the rotation axis of the rotating shaft and the rotation axis of the second flow guide pipe coincide with each other. Through such an arrangement, the dispensing device can be vertically pivoted relative to the main body, thereby facilitating the user to perform detergent and softener dispensing operations. During the vertical pivoting of the rotating shaft, the second flow guide pipe rotates along its own axis and maintains communication with the bottom flow guide channel, the first flow guide pipe swings relative to the second flow guide pipe (that is, the first flow guide pipe uses the axis of the second flow guide pipe as the rotation axis, and rotates with the distance between the axis of the first flow guide pipe and the axis of the second flow guide pipe as the radius), and while the first flow guide pipe swings, it always maintains communication with the top flow guide channel, so that when the dispensing device is vertically pivoted relative to the main body, the detergent dispensing chamber and the softener dispensing chamber can always maintain communication with the storage container, thereby facilitating the user to perform dispensing operations.

[0031] Furthermore, the bottom wall of the guide channel is inclined downward in a direction away from the dispensing device, so that the clothes treating agent flowing into the guide channel from the dispensing device can flow into the storage container more smoothly along the bottom wall of the guide channel.

[0032] Furthermore, the bottom wall of the delivery cavity and the bottom wall of the storage container are both inclined, that is, the bottom wall of the delivery cavity and the bottom wall of the storage container are both inclined downward from the outside of the body. Through such a configuration, after the clothing treatment agent is injected into the delivery cavity, the clothing treatment agent will flow along the bottom wall of the delivery cavity toward the vertical pivot mechanism, and the clothing treatment agent in the vertical pivot mechanism will also flow from the outside to the inside along the bottom wall of the storage container when entering the storage container, thereby being more conducive to the flow of the clothing treatment agent and ensuring the smooth progress of the delivery operation.

[0033] Furthermore, the inner side of the delivery device is arranged in an arc shape so as to pivot outward from the main body. Through such an arrangement, the delivery device can fully avoid the main body structure that interferes with it when pivoting, thereby ensuring that the pivoting operation of the delivery device will not be hindered in any way and ensuring the smooth pivoting operation of the delivery device.

[0034] Furthermore, triggering the automatic pop-up mechanism by pressing a button can further improve the convenience of the user's dispensing operation, that is, the user only needs to press a button, and the automatic pop-up mechanism can pop out the dispensing device to the extended position, so that it is convenient for the user to perform the operation of dispensing the clothing treatment agent. In this way, the efficiency of the user's dispensing operation can be improved. Furthermore, the dispensing device can be locked in the closed position by a locking mechanism, so that the dispensing device will not fall out of the body, the structural stability of the dispensing device is improved, and the decorative panel can always be kept flush with the operation panel of the clothing treatment device, thereby ensuring the overall aesthetics of the clothing treatment device.

[0035] Furthermore, the elastic reset component can ensure that the delivery device is biased when the delivery device is in the closed position, so that when the user presses the button, the delivery device can be smoothly ejected by the elastic reset component, thereby ensuring the smooth progress of the delivery operation.

[0036] Furthermore, the pumping device can deliver the clothing treatment agent in the storage container into the working chamber of the clothing treatment equipment, thereby completing the automatic delivery of the clothing treatment agent into the working chamber, ensuring the normal operation of the washing program of the clothing treatment equipment, and allowing the clothes to be washed quickly.

[0037] In addition, the clothing treatment device further provided by the present invention on the basis of the above-mentioned technical scheme adopts the above-mentioned clothing treatment agent dispensing component, thereby having the technical effect possessed by the above-mentioned clothing treatment agent dispensing component, and compared with the clothing treatment device before the improvement, the clothing treatment device of the present invention not only has a more beautiful overall appearance, but also the user can be more convenient when dispensing the clothing treatment agent, thereby improving the user experience. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0038] The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in combination with a washing machine, in which:

[0039] Figure 1 The structure of the laundry treatment agent dispensing component of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 1 ;

[0040] Figure 2 The structure of the laundry treatment agent dispensing component of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 2 ;

[0041] Figure 3 The structure of the laundry treatment agent dispensing component of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 3 ;

[0042] Figure 4 yes Figure 1 AA section view;

[0043] Figure 5 The structure of the laundry treatment agent dispensing component of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 4 ;

[0044] Figure 6 The structure of the laundry treatment agent dispensing component of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 5 ;

[0045] Figure 7 The structure of the laundry treatment agent dispensing component of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 6 ;

[0046] Figure 8 The structure of the laundry treatment agent dispensing component of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 7;

[0047] Fig. 9 It is a structural schematic diagram of a washing machine of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0048] First, those skilled in the art should understand that these embodiments are only used to explain the technical principles of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. For example, although the following embodiments are explained in conjunction with a washing machine, this is not restrictive, and the technical solution of the present invention is also applicable to other clothing processing equipment, such as a shoe washing machine, a spin dryer, and a washer-dryer, etc. Such a change in the application object does not deviate from the principle and scope of the present invention.

[0049] It should be noted that in the description of the present invention, the terms "middle", "upper", "lower", "lateral", "vertical", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer" and the like indicating directions or positional relationships are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, which are only for the convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present invention. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0050] In addition, it should be noted that in the description of the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For those skilled in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0051] Based on the problem pointed out in the background art that the clothes treatment agent of the existing washing machine is inconvenient to put in, resulting in poor user experience, the present invention provides a clothes treatment agent putting component for a washing machine and a washing machine, aiming to make the user more convenient when doing the clothes treatment agent putting operation, thereby improving the user experience.

[0052] Specifically, Figures 1 to 9As shown, the washing machine of the present invention comprises a body 10, and the laundry treatment agent dispensing assembly comprises a storage container 3 and a dispensing device 1. The storage container 3 is fixedly arranged in the body 10 for storing the laundry treatment agent; the dispensing device 1 is used for dispensing the laundry treatment agent, and the laundry treatment agent dispensing assembly further comprises a vertical pivot mechanism 2, and the dispensing device 1 pivots along the vertical axis relative to the body 10 by means of the vertical pivot mechanism 2, and a flow channel is arranged in the vertical pivot mechanism 2, and the flow channel connects the dispensing device 1 with the storage container 3. Among them, the dispensing device 1 can be a dispensing box, a dispensing plate or a dispensing rack, etc., and those skilled in the art can flexibly set the specific structure of the dispensing device 1 in practical applications, as long as the laundry treatment agent can be dispensed into the storage container 3 through the flow channel in the vertical pivot mechanism 2 through the dispensing device 1. In addition, in order to enable the storage container 3 to be fixed in the body 10, a receiving cavity for accommodating the storage container 3 and the dispensing device 1 can be arranged on the body 10, and the storage container 3 is fixed at the rear of the receiving cavity, and when the dispensing device 1 is vertically pivoted to the closed position, the dispensing device 1 is stored in the front of the receiving cavity. Furthermore, the laundry treatment agent includes detergent and softener, etc. Those skilled in the art can flexibly set the type and specific type of the laundry treatment agent in practical applications, as long as the laundry can be washed by the laundry treatment agent. It should be noted that the vertical in the vertical pivot mechanism 2 of the present invention refers to the vertical direction of the pivot axis 22 of the vertical pivot mechanism 2.

[0053] Preferably, if Figures 1 to 9 As shown, the vertical pivot mechanism 2 includes a shaft seat 21 and a rotating shaft 22 pivotally inserted in the shaft seat 21, and a flow channel is arranged in the rotating shaft 22. Through such an arrangement, when the dispensing device 1 is vertically pivoted to the extended position, the clothing treatment agent can be dispensed into the dispensing device 1, and the clothing treatment agent in the dispensing device 1 flows into the storage container 3 through the flow channel in the rotating shaft 22, thereby realizing the transportation and injection of the clothing treatment agent. In addition, the dispensing device 1 includes at least one dispensing cavity, and at least one flow guide tube corresponding to the dispensing cavity is arranged in the rotating shaft 22, and each flow guide tube connects one dispensing cavity to the storage container 3. Specifically, the flow guide tube is arranged in the flow channel in the rotating shaft 22, and the flow guide tube can be the entire flow channel or a part of the flow channel. For example, when there is one delivery cavity, the guide tube may be a flow channel, that is, the laundry treatment agent in the delivery cavity can be introduced into the storage container 3 through the guide tube; when there are multiple delivery cavities, in order to ensure the smooth pivoting of the delivery device 1 relative to the body 10, all the guide tubes together form a part of the flow channel, and the rotation axis 22 line of one of the guide tubes coincides with the rotation axis 22 line of the rotating shaft 22. In short, those skilled in the art can flexibly set the specific number of delivery cavities in practical applications, as long as the laundry treatment agent can be delivered into the storage container 3 through the delivery cavity. In one possible scenario, Figures 1 to 9 As shown, there are two delivery chambers, namely, a detergent delivery chamber 11 and a softener delivery chamber 12, wherein the detergent delivery chamber 11 has a detergent delivery port, and the softener delivery chamber 12 has a softener delivery port. The detergent delivery chamber 11 can deliver the detergent to the storage container 3 through a guide tube in the rotating shaft 22. Similarly, the softener delivery chamber 12 can deliver the softener to the storage container 3 through another guide tube in the rotating shaft 22, thereby preparing the washing machine for washing clothes. Specifically, the laundry treatment agent delivery assembly of the present invention also includes a connecting member 4, which is arranged between the shaft seat 21 and the storage container 3 and includes at least one guide channel corresponding to the guide tube, and each guide channel is used to connect a guide tube to the storage container 3. That is, each diversion channel can be used to divert the clothing treatment agent in the diversion tube connected to it into the storage container 3, wherein, when there are multiple diversion channels, the diversion channels can be arranged horizontally in the horizontal direction or vertically in the vertical direction. The following takes the example that the diversion tube includes a first diversion tube 5 and a second diversion tube 6, and the diversion channel includes a top diversion channel 41 and a bottom diversion channel 42 to further illustrate the technical solution of the present invention.

[0054] Specifically, Figure 4As shown, the guide pipe includes a first guide pipe 5 and a second guide pipe 6, and the guide channel includes a top guide channel 41 connected to the first guide pipe 5 and a bottom guide channel 42 connected to the second guide pipe 6, and the first guide pipe 5 is connected to the detergent delivery chamber 11, and the second guide pipe 6 is connected to the softener delivery chamber 12. After the delivery device 1 is vertically pivoted to the extended position, detergent can be added into the detergent delivery chamber 11, and the detergent enters the storage container 3 through the detergent delivery chamber 11, the first guide pipe 5 and the first guide channel in turn, and the softener enters the storage container 3 through the softener delivery chamber 12, the second guide pipe 6 and the second guide channel in turn. In addition, in order to ensure the smooth pivoting of the dispensing device 1, the rotation axis 22 line of the second guide tube 6 and the rotation axis 22 line of the rotating shaft 22 coincide with each other, so that when the dispensing device 1 pivots between the extended position and the closed position, that is, when the rotating shaft 22 pivots in the shaft seat 21, the second guide tube 6 rotates around its own axis, the first guide tube 5 swings relative to the second guide tube 6, and the first guide tube 5 can always maintain communication with the first guide channel, and the second guide tube 6 can always be connected with the second guide channel. Through such an arrangement, the detergent and softener are smoothly transported in layers. In addition, since the second guide tube 6 needs to rotate repeatedly during actual operation, in order to ensure the sealing between the top guide channel 41 and the bottom guide channel 42, a sealing ring / sealing strip / sealing bearing can be set at the position where the second guide tube 6 passes through the partition between the guide channel and the bottom guide channel 42, so as to ensure that the clothing treatment agents inside the top guide channel 41 and the bottom guide channel 42 will not leak to each other. Of course, as an alternative, the positions of the detergent dispensing chamber 11 and the softener dispensing chamber 12 may be interchanged, and such changes in structure and arrangement do not deviate from the principle and scope of the present invention.

[0055] Preferably, a sealing groove is provided on the inner wall of the shaft seat 21 or the outer wall of the rotating shaft 22, and a sealing ring is provided in the sealing groove. Specifically, since a certain gap is formed between the rotating shaft 22 and the shaft seat 21 when the rotating shaft 22 is inserted into the shaft seat 21 to ensure that the rotating shaft 22 can rotate smoothly, in order to prevent the clothing treatment agent from leaking out of the gap, a sealing groove can be provided on the inner wall of the shaft seat 21, and a sealing ring is provided in the sealing groove, and the gap is sealed by the sealing ring, so as to ensure that the clothing treatment agent will not leak out through the gap, thereby ensuring its sealing effect. Alternatively, the sealing groove can also be provided on the outer wall of the rotating shaft 22, and the sealing ring is also provided in the sealing groove, so as to achieve sealing at the gap by the sealing ring. In practical applications, the sealing ring can be selected as an O-ring or other forms of sealing rings, and those skilled in the art can flexibly set the specific type of the sealing ring in practical applications, as long as the rotating shaft 22 and the shaft seat 21 can be sealed by the sealing ring. In addition, in order to prevent the dispensing device 1 from oscillating due to excessive opening force, which may cause the clothing treatment agent to overflow, a damping member, such as a rotary damper or a gear rack damping, may be provided between the rotating shaft 22 and the shaft seat 21, thereby achieving slow opening of the dispensing device 1 through the action of elastic force.

[0056] Preferably, the bottom wall of the guide channel is preferably tilted downward in a direction away from the dispensing device 1, that is, the bottom wall of the guide channel is tilted downward in a direction from the outside to the inside of the body 10, so as to facilitate the flow of the clothing treatment agent and enable the clothing treatment agent to quickly enter the storage container 3. Of course, in practical applications, the bottom wall of the guide channel can also be horizontally arranged, and those skilled in the art can flexibly adjust the arrangement of the bottom wall of the guide channel in practical applications, as long as the clothing treatment agent can be diverted from the dispensing device 1 to the storage container 3 through the guide channel.

[0057] Preferably, the bottom wall of the delivery cavity is tilted downward toward the storage container 3, and / or the bottom wall of the storage container 3 is tilted downward in a direction away from the delivery device 1. Specifically, the bottom wall of the detergent delivery cavity 11 and the bottom wall of the softener delivery cavity 12 can be tilted downward from the outside to the inside of the body 10 (the tilted setting here means that when the delivery device 1 is in the extended position, the bottom wall of the detergent delivery cavity 11 and the bottom wall of the softener delivery cavity 12 are tilted downward from the outside to the inside of the body 10). At the same time, the bottom wall of the storage container 3 can also be correspondingly set to be tilted downward from the outside to the inside of the body 10, so as to facilitate the smooth flow of detergent and softener. Of course, in actual application, the bottom wall of the storage container 3 can also be set horizontally. Such changes to the bottom wall of the storage container 3 do not deviate from the principle and scope of the present invention and belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

[0058] Preferably, the inner side of the delivery device 1 is arranged in an arc shape so as to be pivoted outward from the body 10. That is, in order to avoid interference between the delivery device 1 and the body 10 when pivoting, the inner side of the delivery device 1 can be arranged in an arc shape, such as Figures 1 to 9 As shown, when the dispensing device 1 is pivoted to the extended position, the side of the dispensing device 1 away from the storage container 3 is set to an arc structure 20, so that the opening area of ​​the softener dispensing port is smaller than the opening area of ​​the detergent dispensing port. By adopting such an arc structure 20, when the dispensing device 1 is pivoted to the closed position, a good avoidance space can be formed with the main body 10 and the accommodating cavity, thereby ensuring that the dispensing device 1 can be smoothly stored in the accommodating cavity.

[0059] Preferably, the dispensing device 1 further comprises a decorative plate 7, and when the dispensing device 1 is pivoted to the closed position, the decorative plate 7 is flush with the operating panel 8 of the laundry processing device. Figures 1 to 9 As shown, when the dispensing device 1 is completely stored in the main body 10, the outer surface of the decorative panel 7 is flush with the outer surface of the operating panel 8 of the washing machine, that is, the outer surface of the decorative panel 7 is coplanar with the outer surface of the operating panel 8, thereby making the overall appearance of the washing machine more beautiful.

[0060] Further preferably, the laundry treatment agent dispensing assembly of the present invention further includes an automatic pop-up mechanism, which is used to make the dispensing device 1 automatically pop out to the extended position. The automatic pop-up mechanism can be configured to pop out the dispensing device 1 manually or automatically. When the automatic pop-up mechanism is controlled by automatic operation, the automatic pop-up mechanism can be connected to the control panel signal of the washing machine. When the control panel is operated, a signal can be sent to the automatic pop-up mechanism, so that the automatic pop-up mechanism is activated to automatically pop out the dispensing device 1 to the extended position. When the automatic pop-up mechanism is controlled by manual operation, a button 9 can be provided on the decorative panel 7, and the button 9 is used to trigger the automatic pop-up mechanism when pressed, so that the dispensing device 1 automatically pops out to the extended position.

[0061] In a possible scenario, the automatic pop-up mechanism includes an elastic reset member, one end of which is connected to the body 10, and the other end is connected to the delivery device 1; when the delivery device 1 is in the closed position, the elastic reset member applies a biasing force to the delivery device 1 to pivot toward the open position. Specifically, the elastic reset member can be a torsion spring, and the button 9 can selectively abut against the torsion spring through a connecting rod to control its twisting. In a normal state (i.e., when the delivery device 1 is in the closed position), the connecting rod abuts against the torsion spring. When the button 9 removes the abutment against the torsion spring through the connecting rod, the torsion spring releases its own torsion and applies a thrust to the delivery device 1, so that the delivery device 1 automatically pops up to the extended position. When the delivery device 1 returns to the closed position, the connecting rod abuts against the torsion spring again and causes the torsion spring to generate a bias on the delivery device 1. In order to ensure the smooth progress of the above-mentioned actions, in actual applications, it is necessary to enable the delivery device 1 to be smoothly locked in the closed position. In a preferred embodiment, the laundry treatment agent dispensing assembly of the present invention further includes a locking mechanism, which includes a lock hook provided on the dispensing device 1 or the body 10 and a lock buckle provided on the body 10 or the dispensing device 1 accordingly. When the dispensing device 1 is pivoted to the closed position, the lock hook engages with the lock buckle to lock the dispensing device 1 in the closed position. Specifically, a lock hook can be provided on the dispensing device 1, and a lock buckle can be provided at a position corresponding to the lock hook on the body 10, and the dispensing device 1 is locked to the body 10 by the cooperation of the lock hook and the lock buckle. Of course, the lock hook can also be provided on the body 10, and the lock buckle can be provided on the dispensing device 1, so as to achieve the locking of the dispensing device 1 and the body 10. It should be noted that the specific structure of the above-mentioned elastic reset member and the locking mechanism is only exemplary, for example, the elastic reset member can also adopt a spring, and the locking mechanism can also adopt a structure in which a protrusion and a groove cooperate. Those skilled in the art can flexibly set the specific structure of the elastic reset member and the locking mechanism in practical applications, as long as the dispensing device 1 can be automatically ejected by the elastic reset member and the dispensing device 1 can be locked with the body 10 by the locking mechanism.

[0062] Preferably, the laundry treatment agent dispensing assembly of the present invention further includes a pumping device, which is connected to the storage container 3 and is used to pump the laundry treatment agent in the storage container 3 into the working chamber of the washing machine. The pumping device may be a hydraulic pump, wherein one end of the hydraulic pump is connected to the storage container 3, and the other end is connected to the working chamber of the washing machine, and the hydraulic pump is connected to the control panel signal, and the hydraulic pump can be operated to turn on through the control panel, so as to inject the laundry treatment agent in the storage container 3 into the working chamber, thereby completing the washing operation of the laundry. Of course, the above-mentioned pumping device being a hydraulic pump is only exemplary, and those skilled in the art can flexibly set the specific structure of the pumping device in actual applications, as long as the mixture of detergent and softener in the storage container 3 can be injected into the working chamber of the washing machine through the pumping device.

[0063] So far, the technical solutions of the present invention have been described in conjunction with the preferred embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. However, it is easy for those skilled in the art to understand that the protection scope of the present invention is obviously not limited to these specific embodiments. Without departing from the principle of the present invention, those skilled in the art can make equivalent changes or substitutions to the relevant technical features, and the technical solutions after these changes or substitutions will fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A laundry treatment agent dispensing assembly for a laundry treatment device, the laundry treatment device comprising a body, the laundry treatment agent dispensing assembly comprising a storage container and a dispensing device, the storage container being fixedly arranged in the body for storing the laundry treatment agent; the dispensing device comprising a detergent dispensing chamber and a softener dispensing chamber, It is characterized in that The laundry treatment agent delivery component further comprises: A vertical pivot mechanism, wherein the delivery device is pivoted relative to the body along a vertical axis by means of the vertical pivot mechanism, and a flow channel is provided in the vertical pivot mechanism, wherein the flow channel connects the delivery device with the storage container, Wherein, the vertical pivot mechanism comprises an axle seat and a rotating shaft pivotally inserted in the axle seat, the flow channel is arranged in the rotating shaft, a first flow guide pipe and a second flow guide pipe are arranged in the rotating shaft, and the first flow guide pipe is communicated with the detergent delivery chamber, and the second flow guide pipe is communicated with the softener delivery chamber; and a connecting member, the connecting member being arranged between the shaft seat and the storage container and comprising a top flow guiding channel communicating with the first flow guiding pipe and a bottom flow guiding channel communicating with the second flow guiding pipe, The rotation axis of the second flow guide tube coincides with the rotation axis of the rotating shaft, so that when the delivery device pivots between the extended position and the closed position, the second flow guide tube rotates around its own axis, and the first flow guide tube swings relative to the second flow guide tube, and the first flow guide tube is configured to always remain connected to the first flow guide channel, and the second flow guide tube is configured to always be connected to the second flow guide channel.

2. The clothing treatment agent dispensing assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: A sealing groove is arranged on the inner wall of the shaft seat or the outer wall of the rotating shaft, and a sealing ring is arranged in the sealing groove.

3. The laundry treatment agent dispensing assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom wall of the guide channel is inclined downward in a direction away from the delivery device.

4. The laundry treatment agent dispensing assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom wall of the delivery cavity is inclined downward toward the storage container, and / or the bottom wall of the storage container is inclined downward in a direction away from the delivery device.

5. The laundry treatment agent dispensing assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The inner side of the delivery device is arranged in an arc shape so as to be pivoted outwardly from the body.

6. The laundry treatment agent dispensing assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The laundry treatment agent dispensing assembly further comprises an automatic pop-up mechanism, and the automatic pop-up mechanism is used to make the dispensing device automatically pop out to the extended position.

7. The clothing treatment agent dispensing assembly according to claim 6, characterized in that: The dispensing device further comprises a decorative plate, and when the dispensing device is pivoted to the closed position, the decorative plate is flush with the operating panel of the laundry processing device.

8. The clothing treatment agent dispensing assembly according to claim 7, characterized in that: The decorative panel is provided with a button, and the button is used to trigger the automatic pop-up mechanism when pressed, so that the delivery device automatically pops out to the open position.

9. The laundry treatment agent dispensing assembly according to claim 6, characterized in that: The laundry treatment agent dispensing assembly also includes a locking mechanism, which includes a locking hook arranged on the dispensing device or the main body and a locking buckle correspondingly arranged on the main body or the dispensing device. When the dispensing device is pivoted to the closed position, the locking hook engages with the locking buckle to lock the dispensing device in the closed position.

10. The laundry treatment agent dispensing assembly according to claim 6, characterized in that: The automatic pop-up mechanism includes an elastic reset component, one end of which is connected to the body and the other end is connected to the delivery device; when the delivery device is in the closed position, the elastic reset component applies a biasing force to the delivery device to pivot toward the open position.

11. The laundry treatment agent dispensing assembly according to claim 10, characterized in that: The elastic return member is a torsion spring.

12. The laundry treatment agent dispensing assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The laundry treatment agent delivery assembly further comprises a pumping device, which is communicated with the storage container and is used for pumping the laundry treatment agent in the storage container into the working chamber of the laundry treatment device.

13. A clothes processing device, characterized in that: The laundry treating apparatus comprises the laundry treating agent dispensing assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 12.

14. The clothes treating device according to claim 13, characterized in that: The clothing processing device is a washing machine or a washer-dryer.

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