Respirators and dishwashers

Abstract

The present invention discloses a respirator and a dishwasher, wherein the respirator is used for the dishwasher, the dishwasher comprises a machine body, a washing chamber is arranged in the machine body, and the respirator comprises: a shell, a water inlet channel is defined in the shell, an extension path of the water inlet channel and the shell together define a regenerated water chamber, the regenerated water chamber is provided with a regenerated water outlet, and the regenerated water outlet is used to communicate with the salt chamber of a water softener. The technical solution of the present invention can simplify the structure of the respirator, and is conducive to the production and preparation of the respirator.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of dishwashers, in particular to a respirator and a dishwasher. Background Art

[0002] As people's living standards improve, they have higher and higher requirements for the quality of life, so dishwashers are gradually being recognized and accepted by people.

[0003] During the washing process, the dishwasher will heat water to better wash the dishes. The water vapor will increase the air pressure in the washing chamber of the dishwasher. A respirator can be used to balance the pressure of the washing chamber with the outside atmosphere. In the related art, the structure of the respirator is complex and not conducive to production and preparation. Summary of the invention

[0004] The main purpose of the present invention is to propose a respirator, aiming to simplify the structure of the respirator.

[0005] To achieve the above object, the breather provided by the present invention is used for a dishwasher, the dishwasher comprises a body, a washing chamber is provided in the body, and the breather comprises:

[0006] A shell defines a water inlet channel, an extension path of the water inlet channel and the shell together define a regenerated water chamber, the regenerated water chamber is provided with a regenerated water outlet, and the regenerated water outlet is used to communicate with the salt chamber of the water softener.

[0007] Optionally, the water inlet channel includes a water inlet section and a water outlet section, the upper end of the water inlet section is connected to the upper end of the water outlet section, the lower end of the water inlet section is provided with a first water inlet for connecting to raw water, and the lower end of the water outlet section is provided with a first water outlet for communicating with the resin chamber of a water softener; the water inlet section and the water outlet section are at least partially spaced apart, and the regenerated water chamber is located between the water inlet section and the water outlet section.

[0008] Optionally, the first water inlet and the first water outlet are both arranged at the lower end of the shell.

[0009] Optionally, the upper end of the water inlet section and the upper end of the water outlet section are both arranged close to the upper end of the shell.

[0010] Optionally, the water inlet channel is at least partially bent and extended.

[0011] Optionally, a plurality of parts of the water inlet channel are arranged to extend in a bent manner.

[0012] Optionally, a drainage channel is further defined in the shell, and at least a portion of the water inlet channel shares a channel wall with the drainage channel.

[0013] Optionally, the shell further defines an air cavity, a drainage channel, and a balanced air pressure channel connected to the drainage channel, the air cavity is provided with a breathing port for connecting to the atmosphere and a communication port for connecting to the washing cavity, a one-way valve is provided between the balanced air pressure channel and the air cavity, and the conducting direction of the one-way valve is from the air cavity toward the balanced air pressure channel;

[0014] At least a portion of the water inlet channel shares a channel wall with the balanced air pressure channel.

[0015] Optionally, a water storage chamber is further defined in the shell, and the water storage chamber is provided with a second water inlet for communicating with the resin chamber of the water softener and a second water outlet for communicating with the washing chamber, and water flowing out of the first water outlet passes through the resin chamber of the water softener and flows into the water storage chamber from the second water inlet; the shell further defines a water passage connecting the water storage chamber and the regenerated water chamber;

[0016] The drainage channel and the water storage chamber are arranged on two opposite sides of the water inlet channel.

[0017] Optionally, an air cavity is further defined in the shell, and the air cavity is provided with a breathing port for communicating with the atmosphere, a communication port for communicating with the washing cavity, and a steam channel connecting the communication port and the upper part of the air cavity;

[0018] The water inlet channel at least partially shares a channel wall with the steam channel.

[0019] Optionally, the shell further defines an air cavity and a water storage cavity, the air cavity is provided with a breathing port for communicating with the atmosphere and a communication port for communicating with the washing cavity, the water storage cavity is provided with a second water inlet for communicating with the resin cavity of the water softener and a second water outlet for communicating with the washing cavity, the water flowing out of the first water outlet passes through the resin cavity of the water softener and flows into the water storage cavity from the second water inlet; the shell further defines a water passage connecting the water storage cavity and the regenerated water cavity;

[0020] The air cavity and the water storage cavity are arranged on opposite sides of the water inlet channel.

[0021] Optionally, the water inlet channel includes a water inlet section and a water outlet section, the upper end of the water inlet section is connected to the upper end of the water outlet section, the lower end of the water inlet section is provided with a first water inlet for connecting with raw water, and the lower end of the water outlet section is provided with a first water outlet for communicating with the resin chamber of the water softener;

[0022] The water inlet section and the water outlet section are at least partially close to each other and extend in parallel, and the close and parallel parts of the water inlet section and the water outlet section are at least partially convex toward the air cavity.

[0023] Optionally, the upper portion of the air cavity is communicated with the upper end of the water storage cavity.

[0024] Optionally, the percentage of the water inlet channel to the inner volume of the shell is greater than or equal to 3%.

[0025] The present invention further provides a dishwasher, comprising a body, a washing cavity is provided in the body, a through hole is provided on a wall of the body, and the through hole is communicated with the washing cavity; and

[0026] The aforementioned respirator is installed on the machine body, and the communication port is connected to the washing chamber through the through hole.

[0027] The technical solution of the present invention can jointly limit the regenerated water chamber through the water inlet channel and the shell, so that there is no need to set a special wall structure in the shell to form the regenerated water chamber, that is, the water inlet channel is reused as the wall of the regenerated water chamber, thereby simplifying the structure of the respirator to facilitate the production and preparation of the respirator; in addition, the regenerated water in the regenerated water chamber can also absorb the heat emitted by the body of the running dishwasher, thereby recovering this part of the heat and reducing the power consumption of the dishwasher. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on the structures shown in these drawings without paying creative work.

[0029] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of a dishwasher of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of the breather of the dishwasher;

[0031] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A partial enlarged view of the middle A;

[0032] Figure 4 for Figure 2 A partial enlarged view of point B in the middle.

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[0036] The realization of the purpose, functional features and advantages of the present invention will be further explained in conjunction with embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0038] It should be noted that if the embodiments of the present invention involve directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.), the directional indications are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement status, etc. between the components in a certain specific posture. If the specific posture changes, the directional indication will also change accordingly.

[0039] In addition, if there are descriptions involving "first", "second", etc. in the embodiments of the present invention, the descriptions of "first", "second", etc. are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, the features limited to "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In addition, if "and / or" or "and / or" appears in the full text, its meaning includes three parallel solutions. Taking "A and / or B" as an example, it includes solution A, solution B, or solutions that satisfy both A and B. In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but it must be based on the ability of ordinary technicians in this field to implement. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be deemed that such combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection required by the present invention.

[0040] The present invention provides a breather for a dishwasher. Without loss of generality, the dishwasher comprises a body, a washing chamber is arranged in the body, and the breather is mounted on the body.

[0041] Reference Figures 1 to 4 In one embodiment of the present invention, the respirator 1 comprises:

[0042] The shell 10 defines a water inlet channel 103 therein. The extension path of the water inlet channel 103 and the shell 10 together define a regenerated water chamber 105. The regenerated water chamber 105 is provided with a regenerated water outlet 105a, and the regenerated water outlet 105a is used to communicate with the salt chamber of the water softener.

[0043] Without loss of generality, in this embodiment, the shell 10 further defines an air cavity 101, and the air cavity 101 is provided with a breathing port 101a for communicating with the atmosphere and a connecting port 101b for communicating with the washing cavity 20, so that the washing cavity 20 can be connected with the atmosphere through the connecting port 101b, the air cavity 101 and the breathing port 101a in sequence to achieve air pressure balance in the washing cavity 20.

[0044] In addition, usually, the salt chamber of the water softener is provided with regeneration salt or high-concentration salt solution. During the operation of the water softener, regeneration water needs to be introduced into the salt chamber regularly. The regeneration water introduced into the salt chamber forms a regeneration salt solution. When the softening performance of the water softening resin in the resin chamber decreases and the water softening resin needs to be restored, the regeneration salt solution formed in the salt chamber enters the resin chamber to restore and regenerate the water softening resin. In this embodiment, when the water softening resin in the resin chamber needs to be restored and regenerated, the regeneration water can be injected into the salt chamber of the water softener through the regeneration water outlet 105a.

[0045] The technical solution of the present invention can limit the regenerated water chamber 105 through the water inlet channel 103 and the shell 10, so there is no need to set a special wall structure in the shell 10 to form the regenerated water chamber 105, that is, the water inlet channel 103 is reused as the wall of the regenerated water chamber 105, so that the structure of the respirator 1 can be simplified to facilitate the production and preparation of the respirator 1; in addition, the regenerated water in the regenerated water chamber 105 can also absorb the heat emitted by the body 2 of the dishwasher during operation, so as to recover this part of the heat and reduce the power consumption of the dishwasher. It can be understood that during the operation of the dishwasher, the body 2 of the dishwasher will emit heat to the outside.

[0046] Furthermore, the water inlet channel 103 includes a water inlet section 1031 and a water outlet section 1032, the upper end of the water inlet section 1031 is connected to the upper end of the water outlet section 1032, the lower end of the water inlet section 1031 is provided with a first water inlet 103a for connecting to raw water, and the lower end of the water outlet section 1032 is provided with a first water outlet 103b for communicating with the resin chamber of the water softener.

[0047] Generally, a water softening resin is provided in the resin cavity of the water softener to absorb calcium and magnesium ions in the water flowing into the resin cavity, so as to soften the water entering the resin cavity. The softened water can reduce the probability of scale formation. In the present invention, raw water can enter the water inlet section 1031 through the first water inlet 103a, and then flow into the resin cavity of the water softener from the first water outlet 103b through the water outlet section 1032, so that the water is softened by the resin cavity of the water softener and then passed into the washing cavity 20, thereby avoiding the formation of scale in the washing cavity 20 and improving the washing effect.

[0048] In this embodiment, the water inlet channel 103 includes not only a water inlet section 1031 extending upward, but also a water outlet section 1032 extending downward, which greatly extends the channel length of the water inlet channel 103, and can increase the ability of the water inlet channel 103 to absorb heat from the inside and periphery of the respirator 1 (mainly the body 2 of the dishwasher), provide the water softener with water at a higher temperature than the raw water, reduce the energy consumption required for further heating inside the dishwasher, and thus reduce the energy consumption of the dishwasher.

[0049] Optionally, the water inlet channel 103 accounts for a percentage greater than or equal to 3% of the volume of the housing 10; in this way, the volume of the water inlet channel 103 is larger, and the heat inside and around the respirator 1 (mainly the body 2 of the dishwasher) can be better absorbed. Further optionally, the water inlet channel 103 accounts for a percentage greater than or equal to 5% of the volume of the housing 10.

[0050] Furthermore, the water inlet section 1031 and the water outlet section 1032 are at least partially spaced apart from each other; thus, on the one hand, the spaced apart parts of the water inlet section 1031 and the water outlet section 1032 can absorb heat from different positions, thereby improving the heat absorption efficiency; on the other hand, it is also beneficial to extend the overall length of the water inlet channel 103, thereby increasing the heat absorption capacity of the water inlet channel 103. It can be understood that in this embodiment, the regenerated water chamber 105 is located between the water inlet section 1031 and the water outlet section 1032.

[0051] In this embodiment, optionally, the first water inlet 103a and the first water outlet 103b are both arranged at the lower end of the shell 10; in this way, the water inlet section 1031 needs to extend upward from the lower end of the shell 10, and the water outlet section 1032 also needs to extend downward to the lower end of the shell 10. Compared with the technical solution in which the first water inlet 103a and / or the first water outlet 103b are arranged on the side of the shell 10, the water inlet channel 103 in this technical solution can be longer, so as to be more conducive to the absorption of heat inside and around the respirator 1, thereby further reducing the energy consumption of the dishwasher. Further optionally, the upper end of the water inlet section 1031 and the upper end of the water outlet section 1032 are both arranged close to the upper end of the shell 10; in this way, the water inlet channel 103 can be longer, so as to be more conducive to the absorption of heat inside and around the respirator 1.

[0052] Furthermore, at least part of the water inlet channel 103 is bent and extended. It can be understood that the bent and extended setting is conducive to extending the length of the water inlet channel 103, thereby increasing the heat absorption capacity of the water inlet channel 103, and further reducing the energy consumption of the dishwasher. On the other hand, it also has the function of buffering water inflow. In this embodiment, optionally, multiple parts of the water inlet channel 103 are bent and extended, that is, multiple bends are formed on the water inlet channel 103, which can more advantageously buffer water inflow, and at the same time can make the best use of the space in the shell 10, so that the energy absorption area is as large as possible, and the energy absorption effect is improved.

[0053] In the present invention, further, the air cavity 101 is also provided with a steam channel 101d connecting the connecting port 101b and the upper part of the air cavity 101, and the water inlet channel 103 at least partially shares the channel wall with the steam channel 101d; in this way, the hot and humid air in the steam channel 101d can also be transferred to the water in the water inlet channel 103 through the shared channel wall, so that the heat of the hot and humid air in the steam channel 101d can be absorbed and recovered by the water in the water inlet channel 103.

[0054] Furthermore, the housing 10 defines a water storage chamber 102, the water storage chamber 102 is provided with a second water inlet 102a for communicating with the resin chamber of the water softener and a second water outlet 102b for communicating with the washing chamber 20, the water flowing out of the first water outlet 103b flows into the water storage chamber 102 from the second water inlet 102a through the resin chamber of the water softener, and then flows into the washing chamber 20 from the second water outlet 102b of the water storage chamber 102. In this embodiment, the water entering the water storage chamber 102 is softened by the water softener, which can reduce the probability of scale formation in the water storage chamber 102; in addition, the softened water is stored in the water storage chamber 102 and passed into the washing chamber 20 when needed, and this process no longer requires the water softener to soften again, thereby avoiding heat loss during the softening process. In addition, in this embodiment, the heat emitted by the body 2 of the dishwasher during operation can be absorbed by storing water in the water storage chamber 102, thereby recovering this part of the heat and reducing the power consumption of the dishwasher; it can be understood that the water temperature can be further increased after the water stored in the water storage chamber 102 absorbs the heat, thereby further reducing the energy consumption required for heating the water entering the dishwasher. In this embodiment, the air cavity 101 and the water storage chamber 102 are arranged on opposite sides of the water inlet channel 103, so that the water inlet channel 103 also has the function of separating the air cavity 101 and the water storage chamber 102.

[0055] Optionally, the second water outlet 102b is provided with a control valve 102c, and by reasonably controlling the opening and closing of the control valve 102c, for example, in any washing procedure, after the water storage chamber 102 has completed transferring water to the washing chamber 20, the control valve 102c is closed, and the second water inlet 102a continues to take in water until the water stored in the water storage chamber 102 reaches a preset water level, so as to pre-store water for the next washing procedure, thereby saving the water intake time for the next procedure.

[0056] Optionally, the water inlet section 1031 and the water outlet section 1032 are at least partially close to and extend in parallel with each other, and the parts of the water inlet section 1031 and the water outlet section 1032 that are close to and parallel to each other are at least partially protruded toward the air cavity 101; in this way, while increasing the volume of the water storage cavity 102, the length of the part of the water inlet channel 103 that contacts the humid hot air in the air cavity 101 can be increased, so that the heat of the humid hot air in the air cavity 101 can be better transferred to the water in the water inlet channel 103, thereby improving the efficiency of recovering heat in the humid hot air.

[0057] Optionally, the upper part of the air cavity 101 is connected to the upper end of the water storage cavity 102; in this way, the hot and humid air gathered in the upper part of the air cavity 101 can also enter the water storage cavity 102, and transfer the heat to the water stored in the water storage cavity 102, thereby further improving the ability of the respirator 1 to recover heat energy, and after the water temperature of the water stored in the water storage cavity 102 is increased, it will be input into the washing cavity 20 in the next washing program, which can reduce the time required for heating the water during the washing process and reduce the energy consumption of the dishwasher.

[0058] Without loss of generality, in this embodiment, the air cavity 101 is located on the side of the water inlet section 1031 away from the water storage cavity 102, and the water storage cavity 102 is located on the side of the water outlet section 1032 away from the air cavity 101, and an anti-siphon structure is arranged between the upper end of the water outlet section 1032 and the upper end of the water inlet section 1031, and the anti-siphon structure is provided with a water inlet vent 103c connected to the upper part of the water storage cavity 102, and the water inlet vent 103c can be connected to the air cavity 101 via the connection between the water storage cavity 102 and the air cavity 101, and then connected to the outside atmosphere. When the water supply to the water inlet channel 103 is stopped, negative pressure is formed upstream of the water inlet channel 103, so that the water retained in the downstream of the water inlet channel 103 has a tendency to flow back due to siphoning. Since the water inlet vent 103c is connected to the atmosphere, the air in the atmosphere can enter the water inlet channel 103 through the water inlet vent 103c to balance the pressure difference in the water inlet channel 103 and prevent the water inlet channel 103 from siphoning. Optionally, the anti-siphon structure includes a bending channel section 1033 and a revolving channel section 1034, the bending channel section 1033 protrudes upward, one end of the bending channel section 1033 is connected to the upper end of the water inlet section 1031, the revolving channel section 1034 is arranged side by side below the bending channel section 1033, one end of the revolving channel section 1034 is connected to the other end of the bending channel section 1033, and the other end of the revolving channel section 1034 is connected to the water outlet section 1032, and the revolving channel section 1034 is provided with the water inlet vent 103c, which is usually arranged in a slit. It can be understood that in this embodiment, since the air cavity 101 is adjacent to the water inlet section 1031, at least part of the water inlet section 1031 shares a channel wall with the steam channel 101d on the water inlet channel 103.

[0059] In the present invention, further, a water passage 105b is defined in the shell 10 to connect the water storage chamber 102 with the upper end of the regenerated water chamber 105. In this embodiment, in the process of injecting water into the water storage chamber 102, water can be injected into the regenerated water chamber 105 through the water passage 105b, so that when the soft water resin in the resin chamber needs to be restored and regenerated, the regenerated water can be injected into the salt chamber of the water softener through the regenerated water outlet 105a. In this embodiment, optionally, the water passage 105b is configured in the form of a tunnel, that is, the water passage 105b will not pass through the water outlet section 1032, but will be formed in the shell itself of the shell 10 in the form of a tunnel and bypass the water outlet section 1032 to avoid the water passage 105b affecting the smoothness of the water outlet section 1032.

[0060] Furthermore, the housing 10 further defines an air passage 105c that connects the space between the water inlet section 1031 and the water outlet section 1032 and the water storage chamber 102, and the air passage 105c is located on the upper side of the water passage 105b; thus, during the water filling process of the water storage chamber 102, after the water has submerged the water passage 105b and filled the regeneration water chamber 105, when the water continues to rise, due to the presence of the air passage 105c, the water in the space above the regeneration water chamber 105 and the water in the water storage chamber 102 can rise simultaneously. Optionally, the air passage 105c is configured in the form of a tunnel, that is, the air passage 105c will not pass through the water outlet section 1032, but will be formed in the shell of the housing 10 itself in the form of a tunnel and bypass the water outlet section 1032, so as to prevent the air passage 105c from affecting the smoothness of the water outlet section 1032. In addition, optionally, above the water passage 105b, the water inlet section 1031 and the water outlet section 1032 are close to each other and extend in parallel, and the water outlet section 1032 of this part is biased toward the water inlet section 1031 to make more space for the water storage chamber 102 to pre-store more water.

[0061] In the present invention, further, a drainage channel 104 is defined in the housing 10, and at least a portion of the water inlet channel 103 shares a channel wall with the drainage channel 104. Without loss of generality, in this embodiment, the drainage channel 104 is provided with a sewage inlet 104a and a sewage outlet 104b, wherein the sewage inlet 104a is used to communicate with the washing chamber 20, and the sewage outlet 104b is suitable for communicating with the sewer. The drainage process of the dishwasher is as follows: the washing sewage generated in the washing chamber 20 enters the drainage channel 104 through the sewage inlet 104a, and then is discharged into the sewer through the sewage outlet 104b, thereby realizing the drainage process of the dishwasher. It can be understood that, since the sewage in the drainage channel 104 is usually high temperature, the setting of at least a portion of the water inlet channel 103 sharing a channel wall with the drainage channel 104 can enable the drainage channel 104 to heat the water in the water inlet channel 103 by heat conduction during the sewage discharge process, thereby recovering the heat energy in the high-temperature sewage and reducing the power consumption of the dishwasher. Of course, water is usually stored in the water inlet channel 103 .

[0062] Furthermore, the shell 10 also defines a balanced air pressure channel 1041 connected to the drainage channel 104, and a one-way valve 1042 is provided between the balanced air pressure channel 1041 and the air cavity 101, and the conduction direction of the one-way valve 1042 is from the air cavity 101 toward the balanced air pressure channel 1041; at least a portion of the water inlet channel 103 shares a channel wall with the balanced air pressure channel 1041. In this embodiment, when the dishwasher stops the drainage process, negative pressure will be formed in the upstream section of the drainage channel 104, so that the water retained in the downstream section of the drainage channel 104 connected to the sewer has a tendency to flow back due to siphoning. Since the atmosphere can be connected to the balanced air pressure channel 1041 through the breathing port 101a, the air cavity 101 and the one-way valve 1042, the air in the atmosphere can enter the drainage channel 104 through the balanced air pressure channel 1041 to balance the pressure difference in the drainage channel 104 and prevent the drainage channel 104 from siphoning. This can prevent the water in the drainage channel 104 from flowing back into the washing chamber 20 after drainage, thereby ensuring that the water retained in the drainage channel 104 is discharged smoothly. In this embodiment, when the dishwasher is draining, some high-temperature sewage will enter the balanced air pressure channel 1041. In this way, the setting of at least a part of the water inlet channel 103 sharing the channel wall with the balanced air pressure channel 1041 can enable the high-temperature sewage entering the balanced air pressure channel 1041 to heat the water in the water inlet channel 103, thereby further recovering the heat energy in the high-temperature sewage and reducing the power consumption of the dishwasher.

[0063] In this embodiment, in order to facilitate the communication between the balanced air pressure channel 1041 and the air cavity 101, when the air cavity 101 is adjacent to the side of the water inlet section 1031, optionally, the drainage channel 104 and the balanced air pressure channel 1041 are both located on the side of the water inlet section 1031 away from the water outlet section 1032. In this case, on the water inlet channel 103, the water inlet section 1031 shares the channel wall with the drainage channel 104 and / or the balanced air pressure channel 1041; and when the air cavity 101 and the water storage chamber 102 are respectively arranged on opposite sides of the water inlet channel 103, the water inlet channel 103 and the water storage chamber 102 are also respectively arranged on opposite sides of the water inlet channel 103, so that the space in the housing 10 is more reasonably utilized.

[0064] In this embodiment, optionally, a flow meter 1035 is provided on the water inlet section 1031 to control the water inlet amount of the dishwasher. Further, the flow meter 1035 is located between the channel wall shared by the water inlet section 1031 and the drainage channel 104 and the channel wall shared by the water inlet section 1031 and the balanced air pressure channel 1041, so that the structure of this part is compact and the space utilization is more reasonable.

[0065] In the present invention, further, the air cavity 101 is also provided with a condensation cavity 101c adjacent to the connecting port 101b, the condensation cavity 101c is not lower than the lower edge of the connecting port 101b, and the opening of the condensation cavity 101c is toward the connecting port 101b, so as to reduce the leakage of humid hot air through the condensation cavity 101c, and at the same time, the multiple cavity walls of the condensation cavity 101c can provide condensation effect, have high condensation efficiency, and can well recover the heat energy in the humid hot air, and the condensed water condensed by the condensation cavity 101c can flow back to the connecting port 101b through its opening, and flow back to the washing cavity 20 through the connecting port 101b, so as to realize the recovery of condensed water, thereby making the dishwasher heat-insulating and energy-saving, and reducing the energy consumption of the dishwasher.

[0066] Furthermore, the breathing port 101a is located at the lower side of the connecting port 101b; in this way, on the one hand, due to the lightweight characteristics of the humid hot air, it has a tendency to move upward, so most of the humid hot air entering the respirator 1 from the connecting port 101b cannot move to the breathing port 101a and be discharged from the respirator 1, but will move upward to the upper part of the air cavity 101 and condense in the upper part of the air cavity 101 to recover the water and heat energy in this part of the humid hot air, so that the dishwasher can keep warm and save energy. On the other hand, dirt and static foreign matter entering from the breathing port 101a cannot reach the connecting port 101b due to their own gravity, so that no dirt and static foreign matter will enter the washing cavity 20.

[0067] Furthermore, the air cavity 101 is also provided with a breathing channel 101e connecting the breathing port 101a and the connecting port 101b; the breathing channel 101e includes a first channel section e1 adjacent to the connecting port 101b, and the first channel section e1 extends in the up and down directions; in this way, a small amount of humid hot air moving toward the breathing port 101a can be condensed by the channel wall of the first channel section e1, and the water and heat energy in this part of the humid hot air can be recovered, so as to further improve the heat preservation and energy-saving ability of the dishwasher, thereby reducing the energy consumption of the dishwasher.

[0068] In this embodiment, optionally, the first channel section e1 extends upwardly and tiltedly; in this way, the channel length of the first channel section e1 of the same height can be extended, thereby increasing the condensation stroke of the first channel section e1, and improving the condensation capacity of the first channel section e1 for humid hot air, so as to be more conducive to recovering the water and heat energy of the humid hot air entering the breathing channel 101e. Further optionally, the first channel section e1 is arranged in a concave arc shape, which can further extend the channel length of the first channel section e1 on the one hand, and on the other hand, can facilitate the condensed water condensed on the channel wall of the first channel section e1 away from the connecting port 101b to flow back to the connecting port 101b, and then flow back to the washing chamber 20 through the connecting port 101b.

[0069] Optionally, the breathing channel 101e also includes a second channel section e2 extending from top to bottom, and the first channel section e1 is connected to the middle position of the second channel section e2. It can be understood that in most cases, the first channel section e1 cannot recover all the water and heat in the hot and humid air entering the breathing channel 101e, that is, the air entering the second channel section e2 will still carry heat and water. In this embodiment, the hot and humid air leaking into the second channel section e2 will gather at the upper end of the second channel section e2 to condense condensed water at the upper end of the second channel section e2, and some of the condensed water can flow back from the first channel section e1 to the connecting port 101b, thereby further recovering condensed water and heat energy.

[0070] Furthermore, the breathing channel 101e also includes a third channel section e3 extending from top to bottom, the upper end of the third channel section e3 is connected to the lower end of the second channel section e2, and the lower end of the third channel section e3 is provided with the breathing port 101a. In this embodiment, the third channel section e3 extends downward from the lower end of the second channel section e2, and the lower end of the third channel section e3 extends downward beyond the bottom of the connecting port 101b. The breathing port 101a is arranged at the lower end of the third channel section e3, which is conducive to making the breathing port 101a located at the lower side of the connecting port 101b. Optionally, the channel width of the third channel section e3 is greater than the channel width of the second channel section e2; it can be understood that the larger the channel width, the larger the channel space, and the larger channel space is conducive to the airflow breathing exchange at the breathing port 101a.

[0071] Furthermore, an insect-proof structure 101g is provided in the third channel section e3 to restrict cockroaches and other insects from entering the connecting port 101b through the breathing channel 101e, thereby restricting cockroaches and other insects from entering the washing chamber 20 through the breathing port 101a.

[0072] Furthermore, the insect-proof structure 101g includes a plurality of insect-proof ribs g1 arranged at intervals in the extension direction of the third channel section e3. It can be understood that the setting of the insect-proof ribs g1 can block cockroaches and other insects, and prevent cockroaches and other insects from passing through the breathing channel 101e; in addition, the structure of the insect-proof ribs g1 is simple and easy to prepare and implement. Of course, in other embodiments, the insect-proof structure 101g may also include other structures such as an insect-proof net arranged in the third channel section e3.

[0073] Regarding the technical solution of setting up multiple insect-proof ribs g1, further, one end of the insect-proof rib g1 is connected to the channel side wall of the third channel segment e3, and the other end is spaced from the channel side wall of the third channel segment e3 to form a breathing gap; and, in the extension direction of the third channel segment e3, any two adjacent insect-proof ribs g1 are staggered, so that insects such as cockroaches need to constantly change their crawling direction if they want to pass through the multiple insect-proof ribs g1, which can effectively increase the difficulty for insects such as cockroaches to pass through.

[0074] Furthermore, among any three adjacent insect-proof ribs g1, one end of the middle insect-proof rib g1 close to the breathing gap extends into the space formed by the other two insect-proof ribs g1, so that the insect-proof structure 101g formed by multiple insect-proof ribs g1 is more confusing, which can increase the difficulty for insects such as cockroaches to pass through the breathing channel 101e.

[0075] Furthermore, the cross section of the third channel section e3 perpendicular to its extension direction is rectangular, and one end and both sides of the insect-proof rib g1 are connected to the channel wall of the breathing channel 101e; in this way, on the one hand, all gaps except the breathing gap are eliminated, which can reduce the probability of cockroaches and other insects passing through the breathing channel 101e, and on the other hand, it is also conducive to enhancing the structural strength of the third channel section e3. It can be understood that the rectangular shape here means that the third channel section e3 is roughly flat and has four side walls, which enclose the channel side walls, and the insect-proof rib g1 is connected to three of the side walls and is a certain distance away from the remaining side walls.

[0076] Furthermore, one end of the insect-proof rib g1 close to the breathing gap is inclined and extends in a direction away from the breathing port 101a. In this way, on the one hand, the length of a single insect-proof rib g1 can be extended, thereby facilitating the extension of the effective length required for cockroaches and other insects to pass through; on the other hand, for the inclined extended insect-proof rib g1, when cockroaches and other insects pass through, there is a downward tendency, which is not conducive to cockroaches and other insects to gain a foothold, thereby further increasing the difficulty for cockroaches and other insects to pass through.

[0077] Furthermore, at least one of the breathing gaps has a width w2 that is smaller than the width w1 of the breathing opening 101a (see Figure 4); In this way, even if some insects pass through the breathing port 101a, they cannot pass through the smaller breathing gap, and thus cannot enter the connecting port 101b. Optionally, the width of each breathing gap is smaller than the width of the breathing port 101a. Usually, at least, the width of the breathing gap close to the breathing port 101a is smaller than the width of the breathing port 101a. Furthermore, the width of the breathing gap gradually decreases from the direction away from the breathing port 101a; it can be understood that gradually decreasing here means that for any two adjacent breathing gaps, the width of the breathing gap farther from the breathing port 101a is smaller than the width of the breathing gap closer to the breathing port 101a, so as to gradually restrict the passage of insects of different sizes, and avoid a large number of insects being blocked in one breathing gap, thereby affecting the respiratory patency of the respirator 1.

[0078] The present invention also proposes a dishwasher, which includes a body and a breather. The specific structure of the breather refers to the above embodiment. Since the present dishwasher adopts all the technical solutions of all the above embodiments, it at least has all the beneficial effects brought by the technical solutions of the above embodiments, which will not be described one by one here. Among them, a washing cavity is provided in the body, and a through hole is provided on the wall of the body, and the through hole is connected to the washing cavity; the breather is installed on the body, and the communication port of the breather is connected to the washing cavity through the through hole.

[0079] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and does not limit the patent scope of the present invention. All equivalent structural changes made by using the contents of the present invention specification and drawings under the inventive concept of the present invention, or directly / indirectly applied in other related technical fields are included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A respirator for a dishwasher, the dishwasher comprising a body, a washing chamber being provided in the body, characterized in that: The respirator comprises: A shell, wherein a water inlet channel is defined in the shell, and an extension path of the water inlet channel and the shell together define a regeneration water chamber, wherein the regeneration water chamber is provided with a regeneration water outlet, and the regeneration water outlet is used to communicate with the salt chamber of the water softener; an air chamber is also defined in the shell, and the air chamber is provided with a communication port used to communicate with the washing chamber; The water inlet channel includes a water inlet section and a water outlet section, the upper end of the water inlet section is connected to the upper end of the water outlet section, the lower end of the water inlet section is provided with a first water inlet for connecting with raw water, and the lower end of the water outlet section is provided with a first water outlet for communicating with the resin chamber of the water softener; the water inlet section and the water outlet section are at least partially spaced apart, and the regenerated water chamber is located between the water inlet section and the water outlet section; A water storage chamber is also defined in the shell, and the water storage chamber is provided with a second water inlet for communicating with the resin chamber of the water softener and a second water outlet for communicating with the washing chamber. Water flowing out of the first water outlet passes through the resin chamber of the water softener and flows into the water storage chamber from the second water inlet; the regenerated water chamber and the water storage chamber are arranged on opposite sides of the water outlet section, and a water passage connecting the water storage chamber and the regenerated water chamber is also defined in the shell.

2. The respirator according to claim 1, characterized in that The first water inlet and the first water outlet are both arranged at the lower end of the shell; and / or, The upper end of the water inlet section and the upper end of the water outlet section are both arranged close to the upper end of the shell.

3. The respirator according to claim 1, characterized in that The water inlet channel is at least partially arranged to extend in a bent manner.

4. The respirator according to claim 3, characterized in that The multiple parts of the water inlet channel are arranged to bend and extend.

5. The respirator according to claim 1, wherein: A drainage channel is also defined in the shell, and at least a portion of the water inlet channel shares a channel wall with the drainage channel.

6. The respirator of claim 1, wherein: The shell also defines a drainage channel and a balanced air pressure channel connected to the drainage channel, the air cavity is also provided with a breathing port for connecting to the atmosphere, a one-way valve is provided between the balanced air pressure channel and the air cavity, and the conducting direction of the one-way valve is from the air cavity toward the balanced air pressure channel; At least a portion of the water inlet channel shares a channel wall with the balanced air pressure channel.

7. A respirator according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that The drainage channel and the water storage chamber are arranged on two opposite sides of the water inlet channel.

8. The respirator of claim 1, wherein: The air cavity is also provided with a breathing port for communicating with the atmosphere, and a steam passage connecting the communication port and the upper part of the air cavity; The water inlet channel at least partially shares a channel wall with the steam channel.

9. The respirator of claim 1, wherein: The air cavity is also provided with a breathing port for communicating with the atmosphere; The air cavity and the water storage cavity are arranged on opposite sides of the water inlet channel.

10. The respirator of claim 9, wherein: The water inlet section and the water outlet section are at least partially close to each other and extend in parallel, and the close and parallel parts of the water inlet section and the water outlet section are at least partially convex toward the air cavity.

11. The respirator of claim 9, wherein: The upper portion of the air cavity is communicated with the upper end of the water storage cavity.

12. The respirator of claim 1, wherein: The percentage of the water inlet channel to the inner volume of the shell is greater than or equal to 3%.

13. A dishwasher, characterized in that: It comprises a machine body, a washing chamber is arranged in the machine body, a through hole is arranged on the wall of the machine body, and the through hole is communicated with the washing chamber; and The respirator according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the respirator is mounted on the body, and the communication port is connected to the washing chamber through the through hole.

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