Dishwashing liquid storage container, dispensing system and dishwasher using the same

Abstract

The present invention relates to the field of dishwashers, and in particular to a dishwashing liquid storage container, a dispensing system, and a dishwasher using the same. The storage container comprises a container body and a storage cavity arranged inside the container body, a liquid outlet is arranged at the top of the container body; at least one guide plate is arranged in a transversely inclined manner inside the storage cavity; the upper end of the guide plate is inclined toward the top of the container body; the storage container realizes the dumping of the internal cavity as the cabinet door of the dishwasher is flipped, and the dishwashing liquid gradually flows into the dispensing cavity of the dispensing system during each dumping operation, and the dispensing cavity of the dispensing system dispenses a quantitative dishwashing liquid into the dishwashing cavity according to the need for washing dishes, so that the dishwasher can realize automatic quantitative dispensing of dishwashing liquid and fully intelligent automatic dishwashing operations without the need for frequent addition of dishwashing liquid.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of dishwashers, in particular to a dishwashing liquid storage container, a dispensing system and a dishwasher using the same. Background Art

[0002] A dishwasher is a device that replaces manual dishwashing. A dishwasher needs to use certain washing consumables and water when washing dishes. In order to wash the dishes cleanly without wasting detergent and water, the amount of washing consumables and water needs to be determined before washing in the dishwasher.

[0003] There are two main ways for existing dishwashers to put washing consumables into the dishwashing cavity. One is to manually add a certain amount of washing consumables directly into the dishwashing cavity according to the progress of dishwashing. This way of putting washing consumables requires the user to wait next to the dishwasher, and it is impossible to realize the automatic intelligent dishwashing operation of the dishwasher; the other is to install a washing consumables putting device on the cabinet door of the dishwasher, and the user can add a certain amount of rinse agent or dishwashing powder to the washing consumables putting device according to the situation of the dishes each time. However, this washing consumables putting device can only realize the dishwasher to pre-add washing consumables before each dishwashing operation. The user does not need to wait next to the dishwasher during the dishwashing process, and the user has to repeat adding washing consumables before the next dishwashing operation. The operation of adding washing consumables is frequent, and it is impossible to truly realize the intelligent quantitative putting operation of washing consumables. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of the above-mentioned defects, the object of the present invention is to provide a dishwashing liquid storage container, a dispensing system and a dishwasher using the same, which can realize automatic intelligent quantitative dispensing of dishwashing liquid in the dishwasher.

[0005] To achieve this object, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] A dishwashing liquid storage container comprises a container body and a storage cavity arranged inside the container body, wherein a liquid outlet is arranged at the top of the container body, and the liquid outlet is connected to the storage cavity; a guide plate is arranged transversely in the storage cavity; the upper end of the guide plate is inclined toward the top of the container body; the guide plate divides the storage cavity into multiple layers of cavities from top to bottom; a liquid notch is arranged at the upper end of the guide plate, and the upper ends of the upper and lower adjacent guide plates are staggered left and right.

[0007] More preferably, the storage cavity has a capacity greater than 100ML; and the thickness of the lower portion of the storage cavity is smaller than that of the upper portion.

[0008] More preferably, the liquid-passing notch is flush with the left side or the right side of the storage cavity.

[0009] More preferably, a partition guide plate is provided on the top surface of the guide plate extending toward the top of the storage container; the top end of the partition guide plate is not connected to the top surface of the storage cavity and the top surface of the guide plate on the upper layer; and a transition notch is provided at the upper end of the partition guide plate.

[0010] More preferably, the lower end of the partition guide plate is connected to the middle section of the guide plate, and the upper end thereof is inclined away from the liquid-passing notch toward one side of the storage cavity.

[0011] More preferably, a liquid-passing guide plate is provided on one side of the liquid-passing notch portion close to the guide plate and extending toward the top of the storage container; the top end of the liquid-passing guide plate is not connected to the top surface of the storage cavity and the top surface of the guide plate of the upper layer; and a passing zone notch portion is provided at the upper end of the liquid-passing guide plate.

[0012] More preferably, the liquid-passing guide plate is arranged parallel to the side surface of the storage cavity provided on the other side of the liquid-passing notch; the lower end of the liquid-passing guide plate extends downward through the liquid-passing notch to provide a flow limiting portion; the flow limiting portion is located in the downstream area of ​​the zone-passing notch provided at a lower adjacent position.

[0013] More preferably, the left side and the right side of the storage container are parallel, and the angle between the lower end of the guide plate and the left side or right side of the storage cavity is in the range of 95-135 degrees; the angle between the lower end of the partition guide plate and the guide plate is in the range of 95-150 degrees.

[0014] A dispensing system comprises a dispensing device and a dishwashing liquid storage container as described above; the dispensing device is provided with a dispensing cavity and a quantitative valve, the dispensing cavity is connected with a liquid outlet of the storage container; the quantitative valve is used to control the dispensing amount of dishwashing liquid in the dispensing cavity.

[0015] A dishwasher comprises a dishwasher body and an application system as described above; the dishwasher body comprises a dishwashing cavity and a cabinet door for preventing blockage or opening the dishwashing cavity; the cabinet door is provided with the delivery system; a hollow portion is provided on one side of the dishwashing cavity, and the cabinet door is hingedly installed with the edge of the hollow portion so that the cabinet door can be flipped relative to the hollow portion in a vertical plane.

[0016] According to the above content, the present invention proposes a dishwashing liquid storage container, a dispensing system and a dishwasher using the same. The storage container is tilted as the cabinet door of the dishwasher is flipped to realize the dumping of the internal cavity. The dishwashing liquid gradually flows into the dispensing cavity of the dispensing system during each dumping operation. The dispensing cavity of the dispensing system dispenses a quantitative amount of dishwashing liquid into the dishwashing cavity according to the needs of dishwashing. Therefore, the dishwasher does not need to add dishwashing liquid frequently, that is, the dishwashing liquid can be added once, so that the dishwasher can complete the automatic quantitative dispensing of dishwashing liquid for a long time or multiple times, and fully realize the intelligent automatic dishwashing operation. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a dishwashing liquid storage container in one embodiment of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 A side structural schematic diagram of the illustrated embodiment;

[0019] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 The embodiment shown is a schematic diagram of a cross-sectional structure obtained according to the AA plane;

[0020] Figure 4 yes Figure 1 A perspective structural diagram of the illustrated embodiment;

[0021] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the delivery system in one embodiment of the present invention.

[0022] Among them: container body 110, storage cavity 120, liquid outlet 130, guide plate 121, liquid-passing notch 122, partition guide plate 123, zone-passing notch 124, liquid-passing guide plate 125, flow limiting portion 126, and delivery device 200. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] The technical solution of the present invention is further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and through specific implementation methods.

[0024] like Figure 1-5As shown, a dishwashing liquid storage container includes a container body 110 and a storage cavity 120 arranged inside the container body 110, a liquid outlet 130 is provided at the top of the container body 110, and the liquid outlet 130 is communicated with the storage cavity 120; a guide plate is horizontally provided in the storage cavity 120, and at least one guide plate 121 is provided; the upper end of the guide plate 121 is inclined toward the top of the container body 110; the guide plate 121 divides the storage cavity into multiple layers of cavities from top to bottom; the upper end of the guide plate 121 is provided with a liquid passing notch 122; when there are multiple guide plates 121, the multiple guide plates 121 are stacked up and down, and the upper ends of the upper and lower adjacent guide plates 121 are staggered left and right.

[0025] Since the volume of the dishwashing liquid storage container is larger than that of the existing storage container, and the dishwashing liquid is a relatively viscous gel-like liquid with poor fluidity, the dishwashing liquid is stored in an upright state like the dishwasher cabinet door. Each time the user opens the cabinet door of the dishwasher, the dishwashing liquid storage container will fall down with the cabinet door. However, the user does not open the door for a long time each time, so the dishwashing liquid in the dishwashing liquid storage container may not be able to flow out smoothly from the liquid outlet 130, especially when the dishwashing liquid in the dishwashing liquid storage container is used less and less, the dishwashing liquid is at the bottom of the dishwashing liquid storage container, and it is even more difficult to ensure that the dishwashing liquid flows out smoothly each time the cabinet door falls down. Therefore, a guide plate 121 with a specific inclined structure is arranged in the storage cavity of the dishwashing liquid storage container. The guide plate 121 divides the storage cavity into upper and lower multi-layer spaces. Each time the dishwashing liquid storage container is tilted, the dishwashing liquid will flow along the bottom surface of the storage cavity to the top of the storage container, that is, toward the liquid outlet 130. When the dishwashing liquid in the lower cavity is blocked by the guide plate 121 of the upper layer, the dishwashing liquid will flow along the inclined direction of the guide plate 121 there to the liquid passing notch 122, and pass through the liquid passing notch 122. The liquid notch 122 enters the upper cavity; when the cabinet door is closed again, that is, the storage cavity 120 is erected, most of the dishwashing liquid in each cavity will be caught by the guide plate 121; according to this principle, each time the dishwashing liquid storage container is tipped, the dishwashing liquid in the lower cavity of the storage container will gradually flow into the upper cavity; finally, the dishwashing liquid in the storage cavity 120 can flow out of the liquid outlet 130 more quickly and smoothly, and the utilization rate of the dishwashing liquid can be maximized, saving the use cost.

[0026] The specific number of guide plates 121 provided in the storage cavity 120 and the number of cavity layers into which the storage cavity 120 is divided need to be specifically determined according to the degree of the storage container being tilted when the dishwasher cabinet door is opened and the flow of the internal dishwashing liquid. Those skilled in the art can make corresponding adjustments as needed. Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the liquid outlet 130 of the storage container is arranged on the left side of the top, and two guide plates 121 are arranged in the storage cavity 120 of the storage container. The two guide plates 121 are stacked up and down, and the liquid notch portion 122 of the upper guide plate 121 and the liquid notch portion 122 of the lower guide plate 121 are staggered in the vertical direction and are respectively located on both sides of the storage cavity 120.

[0027] Specifically, the storage cavity 120 has a capacity greater than 100 ML; Figure 2 As shown, the thickness of the lower part of the storage cavity 120 is smaller than that of the upper part. In the prior art, the washing consumables put into the dishwasher mainly include dishwashing powder and rinse agent. Dishwashing powder is solid powder, which is a washing consumable mainly used to wash tableware. The amount of dishwashing powder added is added according to the amount of tableware to be washed, and the required amount of dishwashing agent is relatively large; rinse agent is used to further clean the already washed tableware, making the tableware brighter and more beautiful, and the required amount of dishwashing agent is relatively small. The liquid dishwashing liquid stored in the dishwashing liquid storage container replaces dishwashing powder with dishwashing liquid, and the amount of dishwashing each time will be further increased. The existing container structure for putting in small doses of washing consumables cannot meet the storage and putting of dishwashing liquid at all; in addition, compared with dishwashing powder, dishwashing liquid has lower use cost and more convenient purchase, and dishwashing liquid has stronger washing ability and can be applied to the cleaning of more different types of tableware such as Chinese and Western food. The capacity of the dishwashing liquid storage container is required to be greater than 100ML, preferably 300ML to 600ML, in order to meet the multiple dishwashing operations of the dishwasher. To make the lower portion of the storage cavity 120 narrower, at least one of the front and rear sides of the storage cavity 120 must be inclined. Figure 2 As shown, the rear side of the storage cavity 120 is tilted so that the dishwashing liquid can flow from the bottom to the upper cavity more quickly.

[0028] like Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the storage container body 110 is a rectangular plate-shaped hollow container, and the liquid-passing notch 122 is flush with the left side or right side of the storage cavity. The dishwashing liquid in the storage container flows by pouring, and the flow is along the inside of the storage cavity 120 or the guide plate 121 as a path reference. When the dishwashing liquid flows into the upper cavity from the liquid-passing notch 122, since one side of the liquid-passing notch 122 is flush with the inner side of the storage cavity 120, the dishwashing liquid can flow into the upper cavity more quickly along the corresponding side.

[0029] The top surface of the guide plate 121 is provided with a partition guide plate 123 extending toward the top of the storage container; the top end of the partition guide plate 123 is not connected to the top surface of the storage cavity 120 and the top surface of the upper layer of the guide plate 121; the upper end of the partition guide plate 123 is provided with a transition notch 124. The guide plate 121 divides the storage cavity 120 into multiple layers of upper and lower cavities in the vertical direction, so that when the storage cavity 120 is tilted along with the cabinet door of the dishwasher, the dishwashing liquid in the storage cavity 120 flows layer by layer to a position closer to the liquid outlet 130 and is stored; the partition guide plate 123 divides each layer of the cavity into multiple small partitions, as shown in FIG. Figure 3 or Figure 4 As shown, 7 partitions are divided, so that when the storage cavity 120 is tilted along with the cabinet door of the dishwasher, the dishwashing liquid in each layer of the cavity will flow and be stored in the liquid outlet 130 in a horizontal direction according to each partition; therefore, after the guide plate 121 and the partition guide plate 123 are set, the combination of the two can make the dishwashing liquid in the storage cavity 120 gradually move from the bottom of the storage cavity 120 along the vertical direction and the horizontal direction to the liquid outlet 130, so that the dishwashing liquid in the storage cavity 120 can completely flow out from the liquid outlet 130 until it is used.

[0030] The lower end of the partition guide plate 123 is connected to the middle section of the guide plate 121, and the upper end thereof is inclined away from the liquid passing notch 122 toward the storage cavity 120. The partition guide plate 123 is inclined toward the liquid outlet direction along the direction in which the dishwashing liquid flows toward the liquid outlet 130, thereby further accelerating the speed at which the dishwashing liquid flows from the bottom to the top of the storage cavity 120, ensuring the smooth delivery of the dishwashing liquid and avoiding the waste of the dishwashing liquid.

[0031] A liquid-passing guide plate 125 is provided on one side of the liquid-passing notch 122 near the guide plate 121 and extending toward the top of the storage container; the top of the liquid-passing guide plate 125 is not connected to the top surface of the storage cavity 120 and the top surface of the upper guide plate 121; and a zone-passing notch 124 is provided at the upper end of the liquid-passing guide plate 125. On the one hand, the liquid-passing guide plate 125 plays a role in supplementing the partition of the end of each layer of the cavity, and the position of the supplementary partition can allow the dishwashing liquid that has just entered the cavity of this layer to be stored in the cavity of this layer as much as possible, and will not flow back to the cavity of the lower layer; on the other hand, the liquid-passing guide plate 125 and the side surface of the storage cavity 120 facing it together extend the liquid-passing channel of the liquid-passing notch 122 to the bottom surface of the upper guide plate 121, so that the dishwashing liquid can reach the upper guide plate 121 faster and flow horizontally quickly, thereby increasing the speed of the dishwashing liquid flowing from the bottom of the storage cavity 120 to the position near the liquid outlet 130.

[0032] The liquid-passing guide plate 125 is arranged parallel to the inner side surface of the storage cavity 120 at the adjacent position; the lower end of the liquid-passing guide plate 125 extends through the liquid-passing notch 122 to be provided with a flow limiting portion 126; the flow limiting portion 126 is located in the downstream area of ​​the zone-passing notch 124 provided at the adjacent position below. When the storage container is vertical, part of the dishwashing liquid in the upper chamber will flow back from the liquid-passing notch 122 to the lower chamber, and the limiting portion can guide the returned dishwashing liquid to the partition position directly below the liquid-passing notch 122, so that the dishwashing liquid cannot adhere to the back of the guide plate 121 and flow back to a further partition position. When the storage container is tilted again, the dishwashing liquid can quickly enter the upper wall from the partition position directly below the liquid-passing notch 122, thereby further improving the speed of the dishwashing liquid flowing from the bottom of the storage cavity 120 to the position near the liquid outlet 130.

[0033] The left side and right side of the storage container are parallel, and the angle between the lower end of the guide plate 121 and the left side or right side of the storage cavity 120 is in the range of 95-135 degrees; the angle between the lower end of the partition guide plate 123 and the guide plate 121 is in the range of 95-150 degrees. The guide plate 121 and the partition guide plate 123 are set in the limited space of the storage cavity 120. The angle of the inclined setting affects the reasonable use of the limited space on the one hand, and the diversion effect of the dishwashing liquid on the other hand. Therefore, Figure 3 As shown, the angle P between the guide plate 121 and the left side or right side of the storage cavity 120 is limited to 95-135 degrees, and the angle M between the partition guide plate 123 and the guide plate 121 is limited to 95-150 degrees. This can ensure that the guide plate 121 and the partition guide plate 123 are reasonably arranged in the storage cavity 120 and can also ensure the diversion effect on the dishwashing liquid.

[0034] like Figure 5 As shown, a dispensing system includes a dispensing device 200 and the dishwashing liquid storage container as described above; the dispensing device 200 is provided with a dispensing cavity and a quantitative valve, the dispensing cavity is connected to the liquid outlet 130 of the storage container; the quantitative valve is used to control the amount of dishwashing liquid dispensed in the dispensing cavity.

[0035] A dishwasher comprises a dishwasher body and an application system as described above; the dishwasher body comprises a dishwashing cavity and a cabinet door for preventing blockage or opening the dishwashing cavity; the cabinet door is provided with the delivery system; a hollow portion is provided on one side of the dishwashing cavity, and the cabinet door is hingedly installed with the edge of the hollow portion so that the cabinet door can be flipped relative to the hollow portion in a vertical plane.

[0036] The storage container is dumped as the cabinet door of the dishwasher is flipped. The dishwashing liquid gradually flows into the dispensing cavity of the dispensing system during each dumping operation. The dispensing cavity of the dispensing system dispenses a quantitative amount of dishwashing liquid into the dishwashing cavity according to the need for dishwashing cleaning. As a result, the dishwasher does not need to add dishwashing liquid frequently, that is, dishwashing liquid can be added once, allowing the dishwasher to automatically dispense a quantitative amount of dishwashing liquid for a long time or multiple times, thereby fully realizing intelligent automatic dishwashing operations.

[0037] It should be noted that the terms used herein are only for describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the exemplary embodiments according to the present application. As used herein, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the singular form is also intended to include the plural form. In addition, it should be understood that when the terms "comprise" and / or "include" are used in this specification, it indicates the presence of features, steps, operations, devices, components and / or combinations thereof.

[0038] Unless otherwise specifically stated, the relative arrangement of the parts and steps described in these embodiments, numerical expressions and numerical values ​​do not limit the scope of the present invention. At the same time, it should be understood that, for ease of description, the sizes of the various parts shown in the accompanying drawings are not drawn according to the actual proportional relationship. The technology, method and equipment known to ordinary technicians in the relevant field may not be discussed in detail, but in appropriate cases, the technology, method and equipment should be regarded as a part of the authorization specification. In all examples shown and discussed here, any specific value should be interpreted as being merely exemplary, rather than as a limitation. Therefore, other examples of exemplary embodiments may have different values. It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters represent similar items in the following drawings, so once a certain item is defined in an accompanying drawing, it does not need to be further discussed in subsequent drawings.

[0039] In the description of the present invention, it is necessary to understand that the directions or positional relationships indicated by directional words such as "front, back, up, down, left, right", "lateral, vertical, perpendicular, horizontal" and "top, bottom" are usually based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description. Unless otherwise specified, these directional words do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific direction or be constructed and operated in a specific direction. Therefore, they cannot be understood as limiting the scope of protection of the present invention. The directional words "inside and outside" refer to the inside and outside relative to the contours of each component itself.

[0040] For ease of description, spatially relative terms such as "above", "above", "on the upper surface of", "above", etc. may be used here to describe the spatial positional relationship between a device or feature and other devices or features as shown in the figure. It should be understood that spatially relative terms are intended to include different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation described in the figure. For example, if the device in the accompanying drawings is inverted, the device described as "above other devices or structures" or "above other devices or structures" will be positioned as "below other devices or structures" or "below other devices or structures". Thus, the exemplary term "above" can include both "above" and "below". The device can also be positioned in other different ways (rotated 90 degrees or in other orientations), and the spatially relative descriptions used here are interpreted accordingly.

[0041] In addition, it should be noted that the use of terms such as "first" and "second" to limit components is only for the convenience of distinguishing the corresponding components. If not otherwise stated, the above terms have no special meaning and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0042] It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of the present application and the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the numbers used in this way can be interchanged where appropriate, so that the embodiments of the present application described herein can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein.

[0043] The technical principle of the present invention is described above in conjunction with specific embodiments. These descriptions are only for explaining the principle of the present invention and cannot be interpreted as limiting the scope of protection of the present invention in any way. Based on the explanations herein, those skilled in the art can associate other specific implementations of the present invention without paying creative labor, and these methods will fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A dishwashing liquid storage container, comprising a container body and a storage cavity arranged inside the container body, a liquid outlet is arranged on the top of the container body, and the liquid outlet is connected to the storage cavity; characterized in that: A guide plate is disposed transversely in the storage cavity; the upper end of the guide plate is inclined toward the top of the container body; the guide plate divides the storage cavity into multiple layers from top to bottom; a liquid notch is disposed at the upper end of the guide plate; the upper ends of the guide plates adjacent to each other are staggered left and right; The liquid-passing notch is flushly arranged close to the left side or the right side of the storage cavity; The top surface of the guide plate is provided with a partition guide plate extending toward the top direction of the storage container; the top end of the partition guide plate is not connected to the top surface of the storage cavity and the top surface of the guide plate on the upper layer; the upper end of the partition guide plate is provided with a zone notch; A liquid-passing guide plate is provided on one side of the liquid-passing notch portion close to the guide plate and extending toward the top of the storage container; the top end of the liquid-passing guide plate is not connected to the top surface of the storage cavity and the top surface of the guide plate on the upper layer; a passing zone notch portion is provided at the upper end of the liquid-passing guide plate; The liquid-passing guide plate is arranged parallel to the side surface of the storage cavity provided on the other side of the liquid-passing notch; the lower end of the liquid-passing guide plate extends downward through the liquid-passing notch to provide a flow limiting portion; the flow limiting portion is located in the downstream area of ​​the zone-passing notch provided at a lower adjacent position.

2. A dishwashing liquid storage container according to claim 1, characterized in that: The storage cavity has a capacity greater than 100ML; the thickness of the lower part of the storage cavity is smaller than that of the upper part.

3. A dishwashing liquid storage container according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lower end of the partition guide plate is connected to the middle section of the guide plate, and the upper end thereof is inclined away from the liquid-passing notch and toward one side of the storage cavity.

4. A dishwashing liquid storage container according to claim 1, characterized in that: The left side and the right side of the storage container are parallel, and the angle between the lower end of the guide plate and the left side or right side of the storage cavity is in the range of 95-135 degrees; the angle between the lower end of the partition guide plate and the guide plate is in the range of 95-150 degrees.

5. A delivery system, characterized in that: It comprises a dispensing device and a dishwashing liquid storage container as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4; the dispensing device is provided with a dispensing cavity and a quantitative valve, the dispensing cavity is connected to the liquid outlet of the storage container; the quantitative valve is used to control the amount of dishwashing liquid dispensed in the dispensing cavity.

6. A dishwasher, characterized in that: It comprises a dishwasher body and a dispensing system as described in claim 5; the dishwasher body comprises a dishwashing cavity and a cabinet door for preventing blockage or opening the dishwashing cavity; the cabinet door is provided with the dispensing system; a hollow portion is provided on one side of the dishwashing cavity, and the cabinet door is hingedly installed with the edge of the hollow portion so that the cabinet door can be flipped relative to the hollow portion in a vertical plane.

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