Laundry medium input system and washing machine

Abstract

The present invention discloses a laundry medium feeding system and a washing machine, comprising a housing, a material box, a drive mechanism, and a push rod. Using the laundry medium feeding system of the present invention, granular laundry medium is filled into the material box through a filling port, and the material box is placed in an installation cavity. When the laundry medium needs to be fed in, the power output end of the drive mechanism drives the push rod to rotate, and the laundry medium, under the action of a spiral feeding portion, sequentially passes the laundry medium in the cavity through a material guide port and a feeding port, and is finally fed in through the feeding port. The above process adjusts the number of rotations of the push rod through the drive mechanism, thereby achieving the purpose of quantitative feeding, improving the cleaning effect, and enhancing the user experience.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of washing machines, and in particular to a washing medium input system and a washing machine. Background Art

[0002] The washing machine dispenser is used to dispense laundry media such as laundry soap, laundry powder, laundry liquid, and softener. Each time, the user simply pulls out the dispenser drawer and adds the laundry media. This is especially true when using granular laundry media like laundry soap and laundry powder. This requires users to add the laundry media based on their preference, preventing them from achieving a fixed dosage. This impacts the cleaning effect and reduces the user experience.

[0003] Therefore, how to improve the user experience is a technical problem that needs to be solved by those skilled in the art. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The object of the present invention is to provide a laundry medium input system and a washing machine to improve the user experience.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned objectives, the present invention provides a laundry medium feeding system for feeding granular laundry medium, the laundry medium feeding system comprising a shell, a material box, a driving mechanism and a pushing rod, wherein the shell has an installation cavity and an insertion port; the material box is movably arranged in the installation cavity, the material box has a holding cavity, a filling port and a material guide port, the filling port and the material guide port are connected to the holding cavity; the fixed end of the driving mechanism is fixed to the shell or the material box; the power output end of the driving mechanism can drive the pushing rod to rotate; a spiral pushing portion is provided on the circumferential surface of the pushing rod; when the material box is located in the installation cavity, the material guide port coincides with the insertion port, the spiral pushing portion passes through the material guide port and the insertion port, and part of the spiral pushing portion is exposed from the insertion port.

[0006] Optionally, the material box is slidably arranged in the installation cavity along a first direction.

[0007] Optionally, the material box is an integrated structure or a split structure.

[0008] Optionally, the material box includes a material box cover and a material box body, the material box cover and the material box body are connected to form the containing cavity, the filling port is arranged on the material box cover, and the material guide port is arranged on the material box body.

[0009] Optionally, the material box cover is detachably connected to the material box body or is non-detachably connected.

[0010] Optionally, a material guide groove for accommodating the pushing rod is provided at the bottom of the material box, and the material guide groove extends along the first direction and is connected to the material guide port.

[0011] Optionally, the cross-sectional area of ​​the containing cavity gradually decreases from the middle of the material box to the bottom of the material box.

[0012] Optionally, the shell is an integrated structure or a split structure.

[0013] Optionally, the shell includes an upper shell and a lower shell, the upper shell and the lower shell are connected to form the installation cavity, and the input port and the driving mechanism are arranged on the lower shell.

[0014] Optionally, the upper shell and the lower shell are non-detachably connected or detachably connected.

[0015] Optionally, a card slot extending along the first direction is provided opposite to the end surface of the lower shell close to the lower shell, and a card edge extending along the first direction is provided opposite to the end surface of the lower shell close to the upper shell, and the card edge can be slidably engaged in the card slot.

[0016] Optionally, a guide groove communicating with the input port is provided at the bottom of the shell, and a space for accommodating the guide groove of the material box body is provided between the guide groove and the pushing rod.

[0017] Optionally, the spiral pushing portion is a spiral guide trough or a spiral pushing blade.

[0018] Optionally, it also includes a water inlet mechanism and a water outlet mechanism, and the water flowing out of the water inlet mechanism can flow into the water outlet cavity of the water outlet mechanism; the water outlet mechanism is fixed on the shell, and the part of the spiral pushing part exposed from the inlet is located in the water outlet cavity.

[0019] Optionally, the driving mechanism is arranged on the shell through the water outlet mechanism.

[0020] Optionally, it also includes a stirring rod and a transmission mechanism, wherein the stirring rod is rotatably arranged on the material box, and a stirring blade is provided on the stirring rod; the power output end of the driving mechanism can drive the stirring rod to rotate through the transmission mechanism; when the material box is located in the installation cavity, the stirring rod can be docked with the transmission mechanism, and the transmission mechanism can drive the stirring rod to rotate.

[0021] Optionally, the transmission mechanism includes a driving gear and a driven gear capable of meshing with the driving gear, wherein the driving gear is fixed to the power output end of the driving mechanism;

[0022] The driven gear is rotatably provided on the housing. When the material box is located in the installation cavity, the stirring rod is docked with the driven gear, and the driven gear drives the stirring rod to rotate.

[0023] Alternatively, the driven gear is fixed on the stirring rod, and when the material box is located in the installation cavity, the driving gear is docked with the driven gear, and the driving gear drives the stirring rod to rotate by driving the driven gear to rotate.

[0024] Optionally, the driving gear is an incomplete gear, and the driven gear is a full gear.

[0025] Optionally, the driving mechanism and the transmission mechanism are integrated together and can be detachably mounted on the shell; when the material box is located in the mounting cavity, the push rod can be docked with the power output end of the driving mechanism, and the power output end of the driving mechanism can drive the push rod to rotate.

[0026] The present invention further discloses a washing machine, comprising a main body and a washing medium input system as described above and arranged on the main body.

[0027] Optionally, a laundry quantity collecting mechanism for collecting the laundry quantity of the washing machine is further included, and the driving mechanism controls the number of rotations of the pushing rod according to the laundry quantity.

[0028] The laundry medium dispensing system of the present invention involves inserting granular laundry medium into a cartridge through a filling port, which is then placed within a mounting cavity. When the laundry medium needs to be dispensed, the power output of the drive mechanism rotates the push rod, which, under the action of a spiral pusher, pushes the laundry medium from the cavity through the guide port and the dispensing port, ultimately dispensing the laundry medium through the dispensing port. This process achieves quantitative dispensing by adjusting the number of push rod rotations through the drive mechanism, improving cleaning performance and enhancing the user experience. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, the drawings described below are merely embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on the provided drawings without paying any creative work.

[0030] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of a laundry medium feeding system provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 2 A schematic cross-sectional view of a laundry medium feeding system provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 3A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of a housing provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0033] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the lower housing provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0034] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the top structure of the lower housing provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0035] Figure 6 A schematic side view of the lower housing provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0036] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of a push rod provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0037] Figure 8 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of a material box provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0038] Figure 9 A schematic side view of the structure of a material box provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0039] Figure 10 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the material box cover provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0040] Figure 11 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of a material box body provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0041] Figure 12 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the material box body provided by an embodiment of the present invention when it is installed in the lower shell;

[0042] Figure 13 for Figure 12 A magnified schematic diagram of part A;

[0043] Figure 14 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the driving mechanism provided by an embodiment of the present invention in cooperation with the push rod and the stirring rod;

[0044] Figure 15 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the water inlet mechanism and the water outlet mechanism provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0045] Figure 16 A schematic cross-sectional view of the water inlet mechanism and the water outlet mechanism provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0046] Figure 17 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of another laundry medium feeding system provided by an embodiment of the invention;

[0047] Figure 18 A schematic diagram of the main structure of another laundry medium feeding system provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0048] Figure 19 A schematic top view of another laundry medium feeding system provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0049] Figure 20 This is a schematic diagram of the explosion structure of another laundry medium feeding system provided by an embodiment of the invention.

[0050] Among them: 100 is the shell, 200 is the material box, 300 is the driving mechanism, 400 is the pushing rod, 500 is the stirring rod, 600 is the transmission mechanism, 700 is the water inlet mechanism, and 800 is the water outlet mechanism;

[0051] 101 is the upper shell, 102 is the lower shell, 103 is the input port, 104 is the installation cavity, 105 is the guide groove, and 106 is the slide groove; 201 is the material box cover, 202 is the material box body, 203 is the filling port, 204 is the material guide port, 205 is the holding cavity, 206 is the material guide groove, and 207 is the handle; 401 is the spiral pushing part, 501 is the stirring blade, 601 is the driving gear, 602 is the driven gear, and 801 is the water outlet cavity. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0052] The core of the present invention is to provide a laundry medium input system and a washing machine to improve the user experience.

[0053] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solution of the present invention, the present invention is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and implementation methods.

[0054] Please refer to Figures 1 to 20 The present invention discloses a laundry medium feeding system for feeding granular laundry medium. The laundry medium feeding system includes a housing 100, a material box 200, a driving mechanism 300 and a pushing rod 400. The housing 100 has a mounting cavity 104 and a feeding port 103. The material box 200 is movably arranged in the mounting cavity. The material box 200 has a holding cavity 205, a filling port 203 and a material guide port 204. The filling port 203 and the material guide port 204 are connected to the holding cavity 205. 5 is connected; the fixed end of the driving mechanism 300 is fixed to the housing 100 or the material box 200; the power output end of the driving mechanism 300 can drive the push rod 400 to rotate; a spiral pusher portion 401 is provided on the circumference of the push rod 400; when the material box 200 is located in the installation cavity 104, the material guide port 204 coincides with the input port 103, the spiral pusher portion 401 passes through the material guide port 204 and the input port 103, and a portion of the spiral pusher portion 401 is exposed from the input port 103.

[0055] With the laundry medium dispensing system of the present invention, granular laundry medium is loaded into a hopper 200 through a filling port 203, and the hopper 200 is placed within a mounting cavity 104. When the laundry medium needs to be dispensed, the power output of the drive mechanism 300 rotates a push rod 400. The spiral pusher 401, acting to push the laundry medium from the holding cavity 205, sequentially passes through the guide port 204 and the dispensing port 103, and is ultimately dispensed through the dispensing port 103. This process achieves quantitative dispensing by adjusting the number of rotations of the push rod 400 via the drive mechanism 300, thereby improving cleaning performance and enhancing the user experience.

[0056] It should be noted that the driving mechanism 300 adjusts the number of rotations of the push rod 400 and can be controlled by providing a controller and a collector, or by directly obtaining the corresponding relationship between the amount of laundry stored in the washing machine and the laundry medium.

[0057] The function of the material box 200 is to hold the laundry medium. The material box 200 is detachably mounted in the housing 100. Specifically, the material box 200 is mounted in the housing 100 by sliding, or the material box 200 is mounted in the housing 100 by rotation, or the material box 200 can be directly placed in the housing 100. Both of these methods do not adopt a sliding fit. Of course, the matching method between the material box 200 and the housing 100 is not limited to the above matching methods. As long as the movable method can be achieved, it can be understood as the scope of protection of the present invention. The material box 200 is slidably mounted in the installation cavity 104 along a first direction ox. Of course, the material box 200 can also be slidably mounted in the installation cavity 104 along a second direction oy. The first direction ox and the second direction oy are perpendicular to each other. When the laundry medium feeding system is installed on the washing machine, the first direction ox coincides with the horizontal direction, and the second direction oy coincides with the vertical direction. Of course, the first direction ox and the second direction oy are related to the installation position of the laundry medium feeding system. Therefore, the first direction ox and the second direction oy themselves do not have a limiting meaning and are only for the convenience of describing the internal structure of the laundry medium feeding system.

[0058] The housing 100 is used to support the washing medium input system. The housing 100 is usually installed at a corresponding position of the washing machine to achieve the purpose of installing the washing medium input system on the washing machine.

[0059] The function of the drive mechanism 300 is to drive the push rod 400 to rotate through its power output end. The fixed end of the drive mechanism 300 can be set on the magazine 200 or on the housing 100, as long as the drive mechanism 300 can be fixed. The installation form of the drive mechanism 300 to the magazine 200 and the housing 100 can be detachable or non-detachable, as long as it can support the drive mechanism 300, it is within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0060] The push rod 400 is used to feed the laundry medium into the drum of the washing machine through rotation. The spiral push portion 401 is a spiral guide groove 206 or a spiral push blade. The present invention preferably adopts a spiral guide groove 206 structure. This can reduce the size of the push rod 400 and increase the effective space occupied by the push rod 400 in the laundry medium feeding system, thereby increasing the effective volume of the holding cavity 205. When the material box 200 is installed in the housing 100, the push rod 400 is located in the holding cavity 205. It should be emphasized here that the push rod 400 is rotatably arranged on the housing 100 or the push rod 400 is rotatably arranged on the material box 200. When the push rod 400 is rotatably arranged on the housing 100, when the material box 200 is installed in the installation cavity 104, the push rod 400 is located in the holding cavity 205. When the push rod 400 is rotatably disposed in the magazine 200, the drive mechanism 300 can drive the push rod 400 to rotate. It should be noted that when the push rod 400 is rotatably disposed in the magazine 200 and the fixed end of the drive mechanism 300 is disposed on the housing 100, when the magazine 200 is installed in the mounting cavity 104, the power output end of the drive mechanism 300 can dock with the push rod 400, so that the power output end of the drive mechanism 300 can electrically rotate the push rod 400.

[0061] In one example of the present invention, only the manner in which the magazine 200 is slidably arranged in the mounting cavity 104 along the first direction ox is described in detail, and the manner in which the magazine 200 is slidably arranged in the mounting cavity 104 along the second direction oy can refer to the manner in which it is arranged along the first direction ox.

[0062] The above-mentioned material box 200 can be of either an integrated or split structure. In the case of a split structure, the material box 200 includes a material box cover 201 and a material box body 202. The material box cover 201 and the material box body 202 are connected to form a container 205. The filling port 203 is provided on the material box cover 201, and the material guide port 204 is provided on the material box body 202. The material box cover 201 and the material box body 202 can be connected in a non-detachable manner or in a detachable manner. In the case of a non-detachable connection, the material box cover 201 and the material box body 202 are welded together during the processing; in the case of a detachable connection, the material box cover 201 and the material box body 202 are connected by screws or bolts. Of course, the detachable connection method of the material box cover 201 and the material box body 202 is not limited to the above method, and can also be connected by a snap-on method.

[0063] The mating surface between the material box cover 201 and the material box body 202 is a planar structure or a non-planar structure. When the mating surface between the material box cover 201 and the material box body 202 is a planar structure, the mating surface between the material box cover 201 and the material box body 202 is parallel to the first direction ox and perpendicular to the second direction oy; or the mating surface between the material box cover 201 and the material box body 202 is parallel to the second direction oy and perpendicular to the first direction ox.

[0064] When the material box 200 is installed in the housing 100, the push rod 400 is located in the receiving cavity 205 and can be rotated to push the laundry medium in the receiving cavity 205 out of the input port 103 through the material guide port 204. To ensure that the laundry medium is fully loaded into the drum of the washing machine, the push rod 400 is usually located at the bottom of the receiving cavity 205 when the material box 200 is installed in the housing 100.

[0065] The bottom of the material box 200 has a smooth curved surface, a flat surface, or other structures. In one embodiment of the present invention, a guide trough 206 is provided at the bottom of the material box 200 to accommodate the push rod 400. The guide trough 206 extends along a first direction ox and communicates with the material guide opening 204. When the material box 200 comprises a material box cover 201 and a material box body 202, the guide trough 206 is located at the bottom of the material box body 202. When the material is to be added, the push rod 400 is positioned within the guide trough 206, and the laundry medium falls into the space between the push rod 400 and the guide trough 206 under the action of gravity. As the push rod 400 rotates, the spiral pusher 401 of the push rod 400 and the walls of the guide trough 206 act to steadily move the laundry medium along the guide trough 206 toward the material guide opening 204 and the inlet 103.

[0066] To ensure stable loading of the laundry medium into the material box 200, the cross-sectional area of ​​the holding cavity 205 gradually decreases from the middle of the material box 200 to the bottom of the material box 200. When the material box 200 comprises a material box cover 201 and a material box body 202, the cross-sectional area of ​​the holding cavity 205 gradually decreases from the interface between the material box cover 201 and the material box body 202 to the bottom of the material box body 202. Furthermore, to facilitate handling of the material box 200, the material box 200 is provided with a handle 207.

[0067] To facilitate installation, the housing 100 is provided with a slide 106, on which the magazine 200 is slidably mounted. The housing 100 is of either an integral or split structure and comprises an upper housing 101 and a lower housing 102. The upper housing 101 and the lower housing 102 are joined to form an installation cavity 104, and the inlet 103 and the drive mechanism 300 are disposed on the lower housing 102. The upper housing 101 and the lower housing 102 are either non-detachably connected or detachably connected. In the non-detachably connected form, the upper housing 101 and the lower housing 102 are welded together during processing; in the detachably connected form, the upper housing 101 and the lower housing 102 are connected by screws or bolts. Of course, the detachable connection between the upper housing 101 and the lower housing 102 is not limited to the above-described method; for example, they can also be connected by a snap-fit ​​method.

[0068] In one example of the present invention, they can be connected together by snapping, and a snap groove extending along the first direction ox is provided opposite to the end surface of the lower shell 102 close to the lower shell 102, and a snap edge extending along the first direction ox is provided opposite to the end surface of the lower shell 102 close to the upper shell 101, and the snap edge can be slidably snapped in the snap groove.

[0069] When the material guide groove 206 is provided at the bottom of the material box 200, the bottom of the housing 100 is provided with a guide groove 105 connected to the input port 103. There is space between the guide groove 105 and the push rod 400 to accommodate the material guide groove 206 of the material box body 202. When the housing 100 includes an upper housing 101 and a lower housing 102, the guide groove 105 is provided at the bottom of the lower housing 102.

[0070] The above embodiment enables the addition of a predetermined amount of laundry medium from the material box 200. To ensure that the added laundry medium is fully mixed with the water in the washing machine's drum, the present invention employs a method in which the laundry medium and water are pre-mixed before being added to the washing machine's drum. To this end, the present invention also provides a structure that supports this pre-mixing. The laundry medium feeding system further includes a water inlet mechanism 700 and a water outlet mechanism 800. Water flowing out of the water inlet mechanism 700 can flow into a water outlet cavity 801 of the water outlet mechanism 800. The water outlet mechanism 800 is fixed to the housing 100, and the portion of the spiral pusher 401 that is exposed from the inlet 103 is located in the water outlet cavity 801. When the laundry medium in the holding cavity 205 is withdrawn from the inlet 103 by the pusher rod 400, the water flowing out of the water outlet mechanism 800 is flushed into the water outlet cavity 801. The water and the laundry medium are pre-mixed in the water outlet cavity 801 before entering the washing machine's drum.

[0071] The above-mentioned water outlet mechanism 800 can be a water outlet pipe separated from the water inlet system of the washing machine, or a separate external structure; the above-mentioned water outlet mechanism 800 is a water outlet hose or a water outlet pipe fitting, and any structure with a water outlet cavity 801 can be used as the water outlet mechanism 800.

[0072] It can be seen from the above description that the drive mechanism 300 can be directly installed on the shell 100 or the material box 200, and the drive mechanism 300 can also be installed on the shell 100 or the material box 200 indirectly. When it is an indirect connection method, optionally, the drive mechanism 300 is set on the shell 100 through the water outlet mechanism 800.

[0073] Since the laundry medium feeding system is in a water environment, in order to prevent the laundry medium from clumping, the laundry medium feeding system in the embodiment of the present invention also includes a stirring rod 500 and a transmission mechanism 600. The stirring rod 500 is rotatably arranged on the material box 200, and the stirring rod 500 is provided with a stirring blade 501; the power output end of the driving mechanism 300 can drive the stirring rod 500 to rotate through the transmission mechanism 600; when the material box 200 is located in the installation cavity 104, the stirring rod 500 can be docked with the transmission mechanism 600, and the transmission mechanism 600 can drive the stirring rod 500 to rotate.

[0074] The output end of the driving mechanism 300 rotates through the transmission mechanism 600, and the transmission mechanism 600 drives the stirring rod 500 to rotate. When the stirring rod 500 rotates, the stirring blade 501 stirs the laundry medium to prevent agglomeration.

[0075] The transmission mechanism 600 can be a gear transmission mechanism, a belt transmission mechanism, a chain transmission mechanism, etc. In order to reduce the space occupied by the transmission mechanism 600, the present invention preferably adopts a gear transmission mechanism. Specifically, the transmission mechanism 600 includes a driving gear 601 and a driven gear 602 that can mesh with the driving gear 601. When the power output end of the driving mechanism 300 rotates, it can drive the driving gear 601 to rotate. The driven gear 602 meshes with the driving gear 601, driving the driven gear 602 to rotate. When the driven gear 602 rotates, it can further drive the stirring rod 500 to rotate, thereby achieving the purpose of stirring the laundry medium.

[0076] The driving gear 601 is fixed to the power output end of the driving mechanism 300 ; the driven gear 602 is rotatably provided on the housing 100 , or the driven gear 602 is fixed to the stirring rod 500 .

[0077] When the driven gear 602 is rotatably disposed on the housing 100 and the material box 200 is located in the mounting cavity 104, the stirring rod 500 is docked with the driven gear 602, and the driven gear 602 drives the stirring rod 500 to rotate;

[0078] When the driven gear 602 is fixed on the stirring rod 500 and the material box 200 is located in the installation cavity 104, the driving gear 601 is connected to the driven gear 602, and the driving gear 601 drives the stirring rod 500 to rotate by driving the driven gear 602 to rotate.

[0079] It should be noted that the driving gear 601 and the driven gear 602 are both full gears, or the driving gear 601 is a partial gear and the driven gear 602 is a full gear. When they are full gears, the stirring rod 500 continues stirring during the material removal process of the push rod 400; when the driving gear 601 is a partial gear and the driven gear 602 is a full gear, the driven gear 602 rotates to drive the stirring rod 500 to stir only when the teeth of the driving gear 601 mesh with the driven gear 602, thereby achieving the purpose of intermittent stirring.

[0080] The driving mechanism 300 can be detachably or non-detachably arranged on the shell 100 or the material box 200. When it is detachably installed on the shell 100 or the material box 200, the driving mechanism 300 can be installed as a separate module, that is, the driving mechanism 300 and the pushing rod 400 are movably connected. When the driving mechanism 300 is installed on the material box 200 or the shell 100, the pushing rod 400 is docked with the power output end of the driving mechanism 300 and can drive the pushing rod 400 to rotate.

[0081] The driving mechanism 300 and the transmission mechanism 600 can be separately arranged on the shell 100 or the material box 200. Furthermore, the driving mechanism 300 and the transmission mechanism 600 are integrated together and can be detachably installed on the shell 100; when the material box 200 is located in the installation cavity 104, the push rod 400 can be docked with the power output end of the driving mechanism 300, and the power output end of the driving mechanism 300 can drive the push rod 400 to rotate.

[0082] The driving mechanism 300 and the transmission mechanism 600 are integrated together as a separate module and are provided on the material box 200 or the housing 100. The driving mechanism 300 is a motor or a hydraulic motor, wherein the motor is a stepping motor, a variable frequency motor, and the like.

[0083] The present invention provides an optimal laundry medium feeding system, including a housing 100, a material box 200, a driving mechanism 300 and a pushing rod 400, wherein the housing 100 has a mounting cavity 104 and an input port 103; the material box 200 is slidably arranged in the mounting cavity along a first direction ox, and the material box 200 has a holding cavity 205, a filling port 203, a material guide port 204 and a material guide trough 206, the filling port 203 and the material guide port 204 are connected to the holding cavity 205, and the material guide port 204 is connected to the material guide trough 206 is connected; the fixed end of the driving mechanism 300 is fixed on the shell 100; the power output end of the driving mechanism 300 can drive the pushing rod 400 to rotate; a spiral pushing portion 401 is provided on the circumferential surface of the pushing rod 400; when the material box 200 is located in the installation cavity 104, the pushing rod 400 is located in the guide groove 206, and the guide port 204 coincides with the input port 103, the spiral pushing portion 401 passes through the guide port 204 and the input port 103, and part of the spiral pushing portion 401 is exposed to the input port 103.

[0084] The present invention also discloses a washing machine comprising a main body and a laundry medium injection system as described above, which is arranged on the main body. Since the above laundry medium injection system has the above beneficial effects, a washing machine including the laundry medium injection system has corresponding effects, which will not be described in detail here.

[0085] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present invention, the washing machine further includes a laundry quantity collection mechanism for collecting the laundry quantity in the washing machine, and the driving mechanism controls the number of rotations of the pusher rod based on the laundry quantity. As described above, the collection mechanism can be separately provided on the washing machine, or the collection mechanism itself can be an inherent structure of the washing machine. Since current washing machines store the water consumption required for different laundry quantities, the collection mechanism of the present invention can collect the number of pusher rod rotations for different laundry quantities to adjust the amount of laundry medium required to be introduced into the laundry medium delivery system.

[0086] Finally, it should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as first and second, etc., are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or device comprising a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or device. In the absence of further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not exclude the presence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article, or device comprising the element.

[0087] The various embodiments in this specification are described in a progressive manner, with each embodiment focusing on the differences from other embodiments. Reference can be made to the common and similar parts between the various embodiments. For the devices disclosed in the embodiments, since they correspond to the methods disclosed in the embodiments, the description is relatively simple, and the relevant parts can be referred to the method description.

[0088] Professionals may further appreciate that the units and algorithm steps of each example described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, computer software, or a combination of the two. In order to clearly illustrate the interchangeability of hardware and software, the above description has generally described the components and steps of each example according to their functions. Whether these functions are performed in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professionals and technicians may use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of the present invention.

[0089] The above description of the disclosed embodiments is intended to enable one skilled in the art to implement or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to one skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown herein but is intended to conform to the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A laundry medium feeding system for feeding granular laundry medium, characterized in that: The laundry medium feeding system includes a shell, a material box, a driving mechanism and a pushing rod, wherein the shell has a mounting cavity and an input port; the material box is movably arranged in the mounting cavity, the material box has a holding cavity, a filling port and a material guide port, the filling port and the material guide port are connected to the holding cavity; the fixed end of the driving mechanism is fixed to the shell or the material box; the power output end of the driving mechanism can drive the pushing rod to rotate; a spiral pushing part is provided on the circumference of the pushing rod; when the material box is located in the mounting cavity, the material guide port coincides with the input port, the spiral pushing part passes through the material guide port and the input port, and part of the spiral pushing part is exposed from the input port; The laundry medium feeding system further includes a stirring rod and a transmission mechanism, wherein the stirring rod is rotatably mounted on the material box and is provided with stirring blades; the power output end of the driving mechanism can drive the stirring rod to rotate through the transmission mechanism; when the material box is located in the installation cavity, the stirring rod can dock with the transmission mechanism, and the transmission mechanism can drive the stirring rod to rotate; The transmission mechanism includes a driving gear and a driven gear that can mesh with the driving gear, wherein the driving gear is fixed to the power output end of the driving mechanism; the driven gear is rotatably arranged on the shell, and when the material box is located in the installation cavity, the stirring rod is docked with the driven gear, and the driven gear drives the stirring rod to rotate; or, the driven gear is fixed on the stirring rod, and when the material box is located in the installation cavity, the driving gear is docked with the driven gear, and the driving gear drives the stirring rod to rotate by driving the driven gear to rotate; the driving gear is an incomplete gear, and the driven gear is a full gear, so as to realize intermittent stirring operation.

2. The laundry medium feeding system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material box is slidably arranged in the installation cavity along a first direction.

3. The laundry medium feeding system according to claim 2, characterized in that: A material guide groove for accommodating the pushing rod is provided at the bottom of the material box, and the material guide groove extends along the first direction and is communicated with the material guide port.

4. The laundry medium feeding system according to claim 2, characterized in that: The cross-sectional area of ​​the containing cavity gradually decreases from the middle of the material box to the bottom of the material box.

5. The laundry medium feeding system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The shell includes an upper shell and a lower shell, the upper shell and the lower shell are connected to form the installation cavity, and the input port and the driving mechanism are arranged on the lower shell; the lower shell is provided with a card groove extending along the first direction opposite to the end surface of the lower shell close to the lower shell, and the lower shell is provided with a card edge extending along the first direction opposite to the end surface of the upper shell, and the card edge can be slidably engaged in the card groove.

6. The laundry medium feeding system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The spiral pushing portion is a spiral guide trough or a spiral pushing blade.

7. A washing machine, characterized in that: The utility model comprises a main body and a laundry medium input system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, which is arranged on the main body.

8. The washing machine according to claim 7, wherein: The washing machine also includes a laundry quantity collecting mechanism for collecting the laundry quantity of the washing machine, and the driving mechanism controls the number of rotations of the pushing rod according to the laundry quantity.

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