A cleaning basket structure for a cleaning machine and a cleaning machine

By introducing air channels into the cleaning basket structure to form bubble water flow, and combining upper and lower spray arms and rotating pushers, the problems of pesticide residue and inadequate cleaning in the cleaning machine are solved, achieving a more comprehensive fruit and vegetable cleaning effect.

CN116530902BActive Publication Date: 2025-10-17NINGBO FOTILE KITCHEN WARE CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202310450989.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-04-23
Publication Date
2025-10-17
Estimated Expiration
2043-04-23

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Technical Problem

Existing washing machines have problems when washing fruits and vegetables: incomplete pesticide residue, incomplete cleaning due to obstruction by fruits and vegetables, and space occupied by the spray arms.

Method used

An air passage is provided in the cleaning basket structure to mix gas, forming a water flow with bubbles, which is combined with the upper and lower spray arms and the rotating pusher to enhance the cleaning effect.

Benefits of technology

The cleaning ability of the surface of fruits and vegetables is improved, dead corners are avoided, the cleaning range is expanded, and the cleaning effect is improved.

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Abstract

The present application relates to a kind of cleaning basket structure and cleaning machine for cleaning machine, and the cleaning basket structure for cleaning machine includes basket body, it has the cavity of top opening, the wallboard of the basket body has water filter hole;Spray part, rotatably arranged on the basket body, the inside of the spray part has water channel, spray part has water inlet channel for the water inlet of the washing chamber of cleaning machine and the spray hole for spraying water to the cavity, water inlet channel and spray hole are all communicated with water channel;Basket body is provided with gas channel, gas channel has the air outlet hole for adding gas to the water flow of washing chamber.Air discharged through the air outlet hole of gas channel enters the water flow of washing chamber, so that water flow is entrained with bubble, increases the stripping force to the surface dirt of the object to be cleaned;And water flow with bubble is entrained into spray part, after being sprayed out through the spray hole of spray part, bubble is broken on the surface of the object to be cleaned, further improves the stripping force to dirt.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application belongs to the technical field of cleaning machines for cleaning fruits and vegetables, and particularly relates to a cleaning basket structure for a cleaning machine and the cleaning machine. BACKGROUND

[0002] The current cleaning machine usually comprises a box body with a washing chamber, a spraying device arranged in the washing chamber, and a storage rack. The spraying device is used to draw water at the bottom of the box body into a water spraying component and spray it into the washing chamber to flush dishes or fruits and vegetables. The cleaning of fruits and vegetables by the fruit and vegetable cleaning machine is mainly realized by the turbulent flow in the fruit and vegetable tank. The size of the turbulent flow in the fruit and vegetable tank basically determines the cleaning degree of the fruits and vegetables. The generation of the turbulent flow mainly relies on the high-speed rotation of the blade to generate high-pressure water flow. The size of the water pressure in the spraying arm determines the strength of the turbulent flow.

[0003] The Chinese patent application for a cleaning basket and a cleaning machine applying the same, with the patent number CN202010898750.0 (application publication number CN114098571A), discloses a cleaning basket provided with a spraying arm, a first impeller, a first magnetic part, a second magnetic part, a generator, an AC / DC conversion module, and an electrolysis module. The cleaning basket is convenient to combine with a water tank to form a cleaning machine. When in use, the cleaning basket is placed in the water tank. The second magnetic part drives the first magnetic part, the spraying arm, and the first impeller to rotate. The water at the bottom of the cleaning basket is drawn into the spraying arm and further sprayed upward. In cooperation with the turbulent water flow, the cleaning effect is improved. However, the following defects exist:

[0004] 1. When the water flow is used for flushing, pesticide residues will remain on the surface of fruits and vegetables. The ordinary turbulent water flow is not thorough enough in removing pesticide residues.

[0005] 2. When cleaning fruits and vegetables, the upper side of the fruits and vegetables is easily not cleaned due to the shielding of the fruits and vegetables, which affects the customer's use experience.

[0006] 3. The spraying arm located in the cleaning basket occupies the internal space of the cleaning basket, reducing the accommodation of the objects to be cleaned.

[0007] Therefore, it is necessary to further improve the existing cleaning basket structure. SUMMARY

[0008] The first technical problem to be solved by the present application is to provide a cleaning basket structure for a cleaning machine capable of entraining bubbles in the washing water to improve the cleaning capacity in view of the status of the prior art.

[0009] The second technical problem to be solved by the present application is to provide a cleaning machine with the above-mentioned cleaning basket structure.

[0010] The technical scheme adopted by the present application to solve the first technical problem is as follows: a cleaning basket structure for a cleaning machine, comprising:

[0011] a basket body having a top-opened cavity, the wall plate of the basket body being provided with water filtering holes;

[0012] a spraying member rotatably arranged on the basket body, the spraying member having a water passing cavity inside, the spraying member being provided with a water inlet channel for water entering from a washing chamber of the cleaning machine and a spraying hole for spraying water into the cavity, the water inlet channel and the spraying hole being in communication with the water passing cavity;

[0013] characterized in that the basket body is provided with a gas passing channel having a gas outlet hole for adding gas into a water flow in the washing chamber.

[0014] In order to uniformly mix the gas into the water flow in the washing chamber, the gas passing channel has a plurality of gas passing channels arranged along the circumference of the basket body, each of the gas passing channels having at least one gas outlet hole.

[0015] Preferably, each of the gas outlet holes is located at the periphery of the spraying member. In this way, the air discharged from the gas outlet hole is first mixed into the water flow at the periphery of the spraying member, thereby improving the cleaning ability of the fruits and vegetables gathered at the edge of the cavity.

[0016] The gas passing channel can have various structural forms, and can be in the form of a first gas channel and a second gas channel, or in the form of a single gas channel arranged in the bottom wall plate of the basket body. Preferably, the gas passing channel sequentially comprises a first gas channel and a second gas channel along a gas flow path, the first gas channel is arranged in the bottom wall plate of the basket body, the second gas channel is arranged in the side wall plate of the basket body, the gas outlet hole is arranged on the second gas channel and located at the bottom of the side wall plate of the basket body to spray gas towards the lower part of the basket body.

[0017] In order to supply gas to each of the first gas channels through a single gas passing channel, the bottom wall plate of the basket body is provided with a gas passing channel, each of the first gas channels of the gas passing channels is in communication with the gas passing channel and is arranged radially around the gas passing channel.

[0018] In order to supply water to the spraying member, the bottom wall plate of the basket body is provided with a first water supply channel in communication with the water passing cavity, the first water supply channel is located upstream of the water passing cavity along a water flow path.

[0019] In order to avoid interference between the first water supply channel and the first gas channel, the first water supply channel is located below the first gas channel, and the spraying member is located below the basket body and is mounted on the first water supply channel.

[0020] In order to facilitate water supply to the first water supply channel, the bottom wall plate of the basket body is provided with a water inlet channel communicated with the first water supply channel, the water inlet channel is located below the air passage, and is located upstream of the first water supply channel along the water flow path.

[0021] In order to avoid dead corners in the cleaning of the basket body, the bottom wall plate of the basket body has two diagonal lines, namely a first diagonal line and a second diagonal line, the first water supply channel has four channels, and is arranged radially around the water inlet channel, two of the first water supply channels are arranged along the length direction of the first diagonal line, and the other two first water supply channels are arranged along the length direction of the second diagonal line, and at least one air passage is arranged between adjacent two first water supply channels.

[0022] In order to improve the cleaning capacity, the upper region of the basket body is provided with a handle at least partially located above the basket body, the inside of the handle is provided with a water passage in fluid communication with the water inlet channel, the handle is provided with an upper spray arm rotatable relative to the handle, the upper spray arm has a water inlet in fluid communication with the water passage, the inside of the upper spray arm has a water flow passage, and the wall plate of the upper spray arm has a spray hole for downward spraying. The spray hole of the upper spray arm sprays downward, and the spray hole of the spray member sprays the basket body, the water sprayed out of the spray hole and the spray hole cleans the fruits and vegetables in the basket body, that is, the spray area and the spray range are increased, and good cleaning effect is achieved, and the problem of incomplete cleaning of the upper side of the fruits and vegetables due to shielding of the fruits and vegetables is avoided. In addition, the handle not only serves as a lifting part of the cleaning basket, but also serves as a part of the waterway system for supplying water to the upper spray arm, avoiding the complexity caused by additionally arranging the waterway.

[0023] In order to accelerate the flow rate and pressure of the water flow sprayed into the spray arm, the cross-sectional area of the water passage gradually decreases along the water flow path.

[0024] In order to comprehensively clean the objects to be cleaned in the basket body, the projection of the upper spray arm on the basket body along the vertical direction is located at a position adjacent to the center of the bottom wall plate of the basket body, and the spray area of the upper spray arm partially overlaps the spray area of the spray member.

[0025] In order to increase the rotating speed of the spray member to improve the cleaning capacity, the spray member comprises a central part located at the center and at least two spray arms arranged radially with the central part as the center, the spray holes are located on the spray arms, the water inlet channel is located on the central part, the inside of the central part has a water collecting area for water to enter, the inside of the spray arm has a flow channel extending along the length direction of the spray arm and communicating with the water collecting area, the water collecting area and the flow channel form the water flowing cavity, and the flow channel is provided with a pushing member for generating rotating thrust of water in the flow channel to accelerate the rotation of the spray member.

[0026] The pushing member can be in the form of an arc-shaped strip or an inclined plate, but preferably, the pushing member is an arc-shaped strip extending along the flow direction of water flow, at least a part of the arc-shaped strip is arched towards the rotating direction of the spray member, so that all the arc-shaped strips are clockwise or counterclockwise in the whole, and the rotating direction formed by the arc-shaped strips in the whole is opposite to the rotating direction of the spray member.

[0027] Preferably, a part of the second water conveying channel is arranged on the bottom wall plate of the basket body and located at the periphery of the water inlet channel.

[0028] The handle can be in an inverted L-shaped structure or a U-shaped structure, but from the reliability of lifting, preferably, the handle is in an inverted U-shaped structure, a first end of the handle is connected to a first side wall of the basket body, a second end of the handle is connected to a second side wall of the basket body opposite to the first side wall, and the upper spray arm is arranged at a position adjacent to the center of the handle.

[0029] On the one hand, in order to avoid the handle interfering with the spray during spray cleaning, and on the other hand, in order to facilitate lifting and cleaning the basket, the upper spray arm is located below the handle, the water inlet is located at a position adjacent to the center of the top wall plate of the upper spray arm, the periphery of the water inlet is rotatably arranged at a position adjacent to the center of the handle, and the spray holes are located on the bottom wall plate of the upper spray arm.

[0030] In order to avoid the upper spray arm interfering with the lifting when lifting and cleaning the basket, the outer bottom wall of the handle has a concave cavity extending along the length direction of the handle and recessed upward, and the upper spray arm is arranged in the concave cavity.

[0031] In order to reliably pump water into the first water conveying channel, a vane structure for pumping water from the water inlet channel into the first water conveying channel is further included, and a part of the vane structure is located in the water inlet channel.

[0032] In order to reliably pump gas into the first gas channel, the gas passing channel is provided with an upper vane for conveying gas into each first gas channel.

[0033] Preferably, the water inlet channel is located directly below the air passage, and the cleaning basket structure further comprises a driving member for driving the impeller structure and the upper impeller to rotate, and the impeller structure and the upper impeller are both mounted on the output shaft of the driving member. In this way, the same driving member can be used to rotate the impeller structure and the upper impeller.

[0034] In order to keep the flow rate and pressure in each first water inlet channel or each air passage the same, the water inlet channel and the air passage are both located adjacent to the center of the bottom wall plate of the basket body.

[0035] In order to prevent water from entering the second air channel and being discharged through the air outlet hole, the second air channel is in the shape of n, and comprises a first sub-air channel and a second sub-air channel both arranged vertically, and a connecting air channel located between the first sub-air channel and the second sub-air channel and communicating with the upper ends of the two sub-air channels, and the lower end of the first sub-air channel communicates with the first air channel.

[0036] In order to increase the air outlet area of the air outlet hole, the air outlet hole is in the shape of L as a whole, and is arranged at the connection between the side wall of the second sub-air channel adjacent to the cavity and the bottom wall of the second sub-air channel.

[0037] In order to introduce gas into the air passage, the basket body is provided with a gas inlet channel for introducing gas into the air passage, and the gas inlet channel is at least one and communicates with the air passage.

[0038] The structure of the gas inlet channel can be various, and can be in the form of only the second sub-channel, or in the form of the first sub-channel and the second sub-channel cooperating, but preferably, the gas inlet channel comprises a first sub-channel located in the side wall of the basket body and a second sub-channel located on the bottom wall plate of the basket body along the gas flow path in sequence, the first sub-channel has a gas inlet hole for gas to enter, and the second sub-channel communicates with the air passage.

[0039] In order to reliably pump gas into the first air channel, the air passage is provided with an upper impeller for delivering gas into each first air channel.

[0040] The technical scheme adopted by the present application to solve the second technical problem is: a cleaning machine comprising a box body and a cleaning basket structure, characterized in that: the box body has a washing cavity inside, and the cleaning basket structure is arranged in the washing cavity.

[0041] Preferably, the cleaning machine is a fruit and vegetable cleaning machine.

[0042] Compared with the prior art, the present application has the advantages that the air passage is arranged on the basket, the air discharged from the air outlet of the air passage enters the water flow in the washing chamber, so that the water flow is entrained with bubbles, the stripping force on the dirt on the surface of the object to be cleaned is increased, the water flow entrained with the bubbles enters the spray member, and after being sprayed from the spray hole of the spray member, the bubbles are broken on the surface of the object to be cleaned, so that the stripping force on the dirt is further increased, and thus the cleaning effect is improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0043] Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of part of the structure of the cleaning machine in the embodiment;

[0044] Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of part of the structure of the cleaning machine in the embodiment; Figure 1 is an enlarged structural schematic view of the middle I part;

[0045] Figure 3 is a structural schematic view of the middle impeller structure; Figure 1

[0046] Figure 4 is a sectional view of the cleaning machine in the embodiment without the box;

[0047] Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of part of the structure of the cleaning machine in the embodiment from another angle;

[0048] Figure 6 is a transverse sectional view of part of the structure of the cleaning machine in the embodiment;

[0049] Figure 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of part of the structure of the cleaning machine in the embodiment;

[0050] Figure 8 is a structural schematic view of the middle I part from another angle; Figure 1

[0051] Figure 9 is a structural schematic view of the middle I part from another angle; Figure 8

[0052] Figure 10 is a sectional view of the middle I part; Figure 8

[0053] Figure 11 is a structural schematic view of the middle I part from another angle; Figure 3

[0054] Figure 12 is a structural schematic view of the middle I part from another angle; Figure 11

[0055] Figure 13 is a structural schematic view of the spray member;

[0056] Figure 14 is a structural schematic view of the spray member from another angle; Figure 13 ​​​​​​a sectional view. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0057] The present application will be further described in conjunction with the embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0058] As Figures 1 to 14 shown in the drawings, the cleaning machine of the present embodiment is a fruit and vegetable cleaning machine used for cleaning fruit and vegetable. The cleaning machine comprises a box body 6 and a cleaning basket structure, the box body 6 has a washing chamber 60 inside, and the cleaning basket structure is arranged in the washing chamber 60.

[0059] As Figures 1 to 14 shown in the drawings, the cleaning basket structure comprises a basket body 1, an impeller structure 2, a spraying member 3, a lower impeller 5, a handle 8, an upper spraying arm 9 and a lower spraying arm 4. As Figures 8 to 10 shown in the drawings, the basket body 1 has a cavity 10 with an open top, and the inner part of the bottom wall plate of the basket body 1 has a water inlet passage 12 for water inlet at a position adjacent to the center, and the diagonal lines of the bottom wall plate of the basket body 1 are two, which are a first diagonal line and a second diagonal line. The bottom wall plate of the basket body 1 is further provided with a first water delivery passage 13 located at the side of the water inlet passage 12 and connected with the water inlet passage 12, and along the water flow path, the cross-sectional area of the first water delivery passage 13 gradually decreases, thereby increasing the water flow speed and pressure in the first water delivery passage. In the present embodiment, the first water delivery passage 13 has four, two of which are arranged along the length direction of the first diagonal line and extend along the length direction of the first diagonal line, and the other two are arranged along the length direction of the second diagonal line and extend along the length direction of the second diagonal line, so that the four first water delivery passages form an X shape. Each of the first water delivery passages 13 is provided with a spraying member 3 adjacent to the center, which can rotate relative to the corresponding first water delivery passage 13, and the spraying member 3 is located on the outer bottom wall of the basket body 1. The structures of the spraying members are the same, and one of them will be described below.

[0060] As Figure 13 and Figure 14As shown, the spray part includes a central portion 30 located in the center and at least two sub-spray arms 31 arranged radially with the central portion 30 as the center. The interior of the central portion 30 has a water collection area 300 for water to enter, and the top wall plate of the central portion 30 has a water inlet channel 301 connecting the corresponding first water supply channel 13 and the water collection area 300. Along the fluid flow path, the water inlet channel 301 is located downstream of the first water supply channel 13. In this embodiment, there are three sub-spray arms 31. In addition, two or more sub-spray arms 31 having the same structure can be used. One of the sub-spray arms will be used as an example for explanation below. The interior of the sub-spray arm 31 has a flow channel 311 extending along its length and connected to the water collection area 300, and the top wall plate of the sub-spray arm 31 is provided with a spray hole 312. The spray hole 312 sprays upward to spray the object to be cleaned in the accommodating cavity 11. The water collecting area 300 and the flow channel 311 are connected to form a water flow cavity 3 a , and the water flow cavity 3 a is located downstream of the first water delivery channel 13 .

[0061] In addition, if Figure 14 As shown, each flow channel 311 is provided with a driving member for generating a rotational thrust in the water within the flow channel 311 to accelerate the rotation of the spray element 3. The driving member in this embodiment is an arcuate bar 32 extending along the direction of water flow. At least a portion of each arcuate bar 32 arches toward the direction of rotation of the spray element 3, thereby causing all arcuate bars 32 to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise as a whole, and the overall rotation of the arcuate bar 32 is opposite to that of the spray element 3. Specifically, the first end of the arcuate bar 32 is connected to the inner sidewall of the flow channel 311, and the second end of the arcuate bar 32 is connected to the end surface of the sub-spray arm 31 away from the water collection area 300. In this embodiment, the arcuate bar 32 separates the flow channel 311 into a first channel 3111 and a second channel 3112, which are not connected to each other. The arcuate bar 32 arches toward the second channel 3112, and both the spray hole 312 and the water collection area 300 are connected to the first channel 3111. Specifically, the first end of the curved strip 32 partially abuts against the first sidewall 3113 of the corresponding flow channel 311, adjacent to the water collection area 300. The sidewall of the flow channel 311 opposite the first sidewall 3113 is the second sidewall 3114. The second end of the curved strip 32 is connected to the second sidewall 3114 of the flow channel 311. The presence of the curved strip 32 creates a rotational thrust during the flow of water, ultimately ejecting water upward through the spray holes 312. This ensures that the spray element continuously sprays upward during rotation, providing targeted cleaning of the four corners of the basket. This also avoids the significant power loss associated with existing auxiliary spray arms, or sealing issues associated with locally installing spray arms in the trough. To prevent water accumulation in the flow channel from simultaneously flushing sediment below the sub-spray arm, the bottom wall of the sub-spray arm 31 is provided with an overflow port 313 connected to the first channel 3111 at a position corresponding to the first channel 3111.

[0062] As Figure 4 shown, the handle 8 has at least a part of it above the basket 1 and has a water flow channel 81 inside. The cross-sectional area of the water flow channel 81 gradually decreases along the water flow path. In the present embodiment, the handle 8 is in an inverted U-shape, and a first end of the handle 8 is connected to the first side plate la of the basket 1, and a second end of the handle 8 is connected to the second side plate lb of the basket 1 opposite to the first side plate la. In the present embodiment, the upper spraying arm 9 is below the handle 8, and the upper spraying arm 9 is rotatably arranged at a position adjacent to the center of the handle 8. Specifically, the top wall plate of the upper spraying arm 9 has a water inlet 911 adjacent to the center of the top wall plate, and the water inlet 911 is in communication with the water flow channel 81, and the periphery of the water inlet 911 is rotatably arranged at a position adjacent to the center of the handle 8. The upper spraying arm 9 has a water flow channel 91 inside, and the bottom wall plate of the upper spraying arm 9 has a plurality of downward spraying holes 912. The upper spraying arm 9 achieves the cleaning of the upper layer of the fruits and vegetables. In addition, the projection of the upper spraying arm 9 on the basket 1 along the vertical direction is located at a position adjacent to the center of the bottom wall plate of the basket 1, and the spraying area of the upper spraying arm 9 partially overlaps with the spraying area of the spraying member 3. In order to avoid the interference of the upper spraying arm 9 when the basket is pulled and cleaned, and to achieve the purpose of easy taking, the outer bottom wall of the handle 8 has a concave cavity 82 extending along the length direction of the handle 8 and concave upward, and the upper spraying arm 9 is located in the concave cavity 82. In addition, the strength of the handle is ensured.

[0063] As Figure 4 shown, the basket 1 has a second water supply channel 14 in fluid communication with the water flow channel 81, and the second water supply channel 14 is partially located on the bottom wall plate of the basket 1 and is located on the periphery of the water inlet channel 12 and is in communication with the water inlet channel 12. Along the fluid flow path, the first water supply channel 13 and the second water supply channel 14 are both located downstream of the water inlet channel 12. In the present embodiment, the second water supply channel 14 includes a horizontal channel 141 and a vertical channel 142, the horizontal channel 141 is located between two adjacent first water supply channels 13 and extends along the length direction of the horizontal bar portion of the handle 8, the first end of the horizontal channel 141 is in communication with the water inlet channel 12, the vertical channel 142 is located in the first side plate la of the basket 1, the lower end of the vertical channel 142 is in communication with the second end of the horizontal channel 141, and the upper end of the vertical channel 142 is in communication with the water flow channel 81. In this way, the water flow channel 81 is supplied with water.

[0064] As Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 4 and Figure 5As shown, the lower spraying arm 4 is located in the washing chamber 60 and is arranged below the basket 1. The inner part of the lower spraying arm 4 is hollow to form a water collecting cavity 40. The bottom wall plate of the lower spraying arm 4 is provided with a water inlet 401 for water to enter the water collecting cavity 40. The top wall plate of the lower spraying arm 4 is provided with a through hole 41 which is in communication with the water collecting cavity 40 at the position corresponding to the opening. In addition, the top wall plate of the lower spraying arm 4 is provided with water spraying holes 403 for upward spraying. In the projection along the vertical direction, the spraying area of the lower spraying arm 4 partially overlaps the spraying area of the spraying member. In order to realize the installation of the lower spraying arm 4, the bottom wall plate of the cabinet 6 is recessed to form a recessed area 61 adjacent to the center. The recessed area 61 is provided with a fixing frame 62. The periphery of the water inlet 401 of the lower spraying arm 4 extends downward to form a ring wall 402 which is rotatably arranged on the fixing frame 62. The fixing frame 62 is provided with a water passing hole 621 for water to pass through. Along the fluid flow path, the water passing hole 621 is located upstream of the water inlet 401.

[0065] In order to improve the cleaning effect, as shown in Figure 6 , Figure 7 and Figure 10 , the basket 1 is provided with air passing channels 15. There is at least one air passing channel 15 between two adjacent first water passing channels 13. In this embodiment, there are multiple air passing channels 15 which are arranged along the circumference of the basket 1. In addition, as shown in Figure 8 , the air passing channel 15 is provided with at least one air outlet hole 153 for adding air to the water flow in the washing chamber 60. In this embodiment, each air passing channel 15 corresponds to one air outlet hole 153. Each air outlet hole 153 is located at the periphery of the spraying member 3. The structure of each air passing channel 15 is basically the same. Hereinafter, one of the air passing channels 15 will be taken as an example for description. The air passing channel 15 includes a first air passage 151 and a second air passage 152 along the air flow path. The first air passage 151 is located in the bottom wall plate of the basket 1 and is located above the first water passing channel 13. The second air passage 152 is located in the side wall plate of the basket 1. In order to reduce the water entering the second air passage 152, the second air passage 152 is n-shaped and includes a first sub-air passage 1521 and a second sub-air passage 1522 which are arranged vertically and a connecting air passage 1523 which is located between the first sub-air passage 1521 and the second sub-air passage 1522 and is in communication with the upper ends of the two. The lower end of the first sub-air passage 1521 is in communication with the first air passage 151. The above-mentioned air outlet hole 153 is arranged on the second air passage 152 and is located on the bottom of the side wall plate of the basket 1 to spray air towards the lower part of the basket 1. Specifically, the air outlet hole 153 is L-shaped as a whole and is arranged at the connection between the side wall of the second sub-air passage 1522 adjacent to the cavity 10 and the bottom wall of the second sub-air passage 1522. In this embodiment, there are multiple second air passages 152 in each of the four side wall plates of the basket 1.

[0066] In order to supply gas to each gas passage 15, as shown in Figure 10 The basket 1 is provided with an air inlet passage 18 and an air passing passage 16 connected with the air inlet passage 18, and the air inlet passage 18 is located upstream of the air passing passage 16 along the air flow path. The air passing passage 16 is arranged on the bottom wall plate of the basket 1 and directly above the water inlet passage 12, and the air passing passage 16 is located adjacent to the center of the bottom wall plate of the basket 1. The first air passage 151 of each gas passage 15 is connected with the air passing passage 16 and is arranged radially around the air passing passage 16. In order to better guide the gas into the gas passage, the air passing passage 16 is provided with an upper impeller 7 for delivering gas into each first air passage 151.

[0067] In this embodiment, as shown in Figure 10 The air inlet passage 18 has two opposite air inlet passages 18, and the two air inlet passages 18 have the same structure, and one of them will be described below. The air inlet passage 18 includes a first sub-passage 181 located in the side wall of the basket 1 and a second sub-passage 182 located on the bottom wall plate of the basket 1 along the air flow path, the first sub-passage 181 has an air inlet hole 1811, and the second sub-passage 182 is connected with the air passing passage 16.

[0068] The above-mentioned impeller structure is partially located in the water collecting cavity 40, and partially located in the water inlet passage 12. Specifically, as shown in Figure 3 , Figure 11 and Figure 12 The impeller structure 2 of this embodiment includes a central shaft 21, a plurality of first blades 22 and second blades 23. The central shaft extends along the up-down direction, and a plurality of first blades 22 are arranged on the outer peripheral wall of the central shaft 21 in a circumferential direction, each first blade 22 has the same structure, and one of them will be described below. The first blade 22 includes a centrifugal section 221 for dispersing fluid along the radial direction of the central shaft 21 and an axial flow section 222 for pumping fluid in the axial direction of the central shaft 21 along the axial direction of the central shaft 21. The centrifugal section 221 is located above the axial flow section 222, and the centrifugal section 221 is perpendicular to the peripheral surface of the central shaft 21 and located in the water inlet passage 12, and during the rotation of the impeller structure, water is pumped into the first and second water passages through the water inlet passage. As shown in Figure 5 The above-mentioned axial flow section 222 forms an acute angle with the axial direction of the central shaft 21, so that each axial flow section 222 forms a circumferential rotation direction. In this embodiment, the axial flow section 222 is an arc-shaped section gradually curved along the rotation direction of the central shaft 21 on the peripheral surface of the central shaft 21.

[0069] In addition, as shown in Figure 3 , Figure 11 and Figure 12As shown, the central shaft 21 is provided with second vanes 23 between two adjacent axial flow sections 222, the second vanes 23 being perpendicular to the circumferential surface of the central shaft 21. Then the second vanes 23 are also multiple, and gaps are left between the second vanes 23 and the adjacent first vanes 22. And, as shown, Figure 4 and Figure 6 As shown, the second vanes 23 are located below the centrifugal section 221, and the height of the centrifugal section 221 along the central shaft 21 is greater than the height of the second vanes 23 along the central shaft 21. In this embodiment, the second vanes 23 and the partial axial flow section 222 are located in the water collecting cavity 40, and water is pumped into the lower spray arm during the rotation of the impeller structure.

[0070] In order to pump water into the water inlet 401, as shown, Figure 1 and Figure 5 A lower impeller 5 is further provided below the impeller structure 2 to draw water upward, the fixed frame 62 surrounds the periphery of the lower impeller 5, the lower impeller 5 is coaxially arranged with the impeller structure 2, and the upper part of the lower impeller 5 passes through the water inlet 401 and is located in the water collecting cavity 40. In order to realize the rotation of the impeller structure 2 and the lower impeller 5, a driving member is arranged below the cabinet 6 to drive the rotation of the impeller structure 2 and the lower impeller 5, and in this embodiment, the driving member is a motor 01, the output shaft of the motor 01 extends into the washing chamber 60 through the bottom wall plate of the cabinet 6 and is connected with the lower impeller 5 and the impeller structure 2 in sequence. The upper impeller 7 is mounted on the output shaft of the motor 01 and is located above the impeller structure 2.

[0071] The motor 01 drives the upper impeller 7, the impeller structure 2 and the lower impeller 5 to rotate synchronously, air is sucked from the air inlet hole 1811 in the side wall plate of the basket 1, and accelerated air is generated during the rotation of the upper impeller 7 and is thrown into four direction air passages. Then the air enters the second air passage 152 from the first air passage 151 of each direction air passage 15, and finally is sprayed out from the air outlet holes 153 distributed circumferentially at the bottom of the basket 1, so that a certain amount of air is mixed into the washing water. During the washing process, the water and the air are sprayed to the surface of the fruits and vegetables in a mixed state, and a burst effect is generated, which can effectively improve the overall washing effect of the fruits and vegetables. The water mixed with bubbles in the washing chamber 60 is pumped into the lower spray arm 4, the spray member 3 and the upper spray arm 9 through the water inlet, and finally the water outlet holes 403 of the lower spray arm 4 are sprayed upward, the spray holes of the spray member 3 are sprayed upward, and the spray holes 912 of the upper spray arm 9 are sprayed downward, that is, the fruits and vegetables in the basket 1 are repeatedly washed up and down, and the washing effect is improved.

[0072] The term "fluid communication" as used herein refers to a spatial relationship between two components or locations (hereinafter collectively referred to as first location and second location, respectively), i.e. a fluid (gas, liquid or a mixture of both) can flow or / and be transported from the first location to the second location along a flow path. The first location and the second location can be directly connected to each other or indirectly connected to each other via at least one third party, which can be a fluid passage such as a pipe, a channel, a conduit, a flow guide, a hole, a slot, etc. or a chamber allowing the fluid to flow therethrough or a combination thereof.

Claims

1. A cleaning basket structure for a cleaning machine, comprising: A basket body (1) has a container (10) with an open top, and a wall plate of the basket body (1) has a water filter hole; A spraying member (3) is rotatably arranged on the basket body (1), and has a water flow cavity (3a) inside the spraying member (3). The spraying member (3) has a water inlet channel (301) for water to enter the washing chamber (60) of the cleaning machine and a spray hole (312) for spraying water into the containing cavity (10). The water inlet channel (301) and the spray hole (312) are both connected to the water flow cavity (3a); Its characteristics are: The basket body (1) is provided with an air passage (15), and the air passage (15) has an air outlet (153) for adding air to the water flow in the washing chamber (60); The bottom wall of the basket body (1) is provided with an air passage (16), and the first air passages (151) of the air passages (15) are all connected to the air passage (16) and are arranged radially with the air passage (16) as the center. A first water delivery channel (13) communicating with the water flow cavity (3a) is provided on the bottom wall plate of the basket body (1); along the water flow path, the first water delivery channel (13) is located upstream of the water flow cavity (3a); The first water delivery channel (13) is located below the first air channel (151), and the spraying element (3) is located below the basket body (1) and is installed on the first water delivery channel (13).

2. The cleaning basket structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: There are a plurality of air passages (15) arranged at intervals along the circumference of the basket body (1), and each of the air passages (15) has at least one air outlet (153).

3. The cleaning basket structure according to claim 2, characterized in that: Each of the air outlet holes (153) is located on the periphery of the spraying element (3).

4. The cleaning basket structure according to claim 2, characterized in that: The air passage (15) includes a first air passage (151) and a second air passage (152) in sequence along the air flow path. The first air passage (151) is located in the bottom wall plate of the basket body (1), and the second air passage (152) is located in the side wall plate of the basket body (1). The air outlet (153) is provided on the second air passage (152) and is located on the bottom of the side wall plate of the basket body (1) to eject air toward the bottom of the basket body (1).

5. The cleaning basket structure according to claim 4, characterized in that: The bottom wall plate of the basket body (1) has a water inlet channel (12) connected to the first water supply channel (13); the water inlet channel (12) is located below the air passage (16) and upstream of the first water supply channel (13) along the water flow path.

6. The cleaning basket structure according to claim 5, characterized in that: The bottom wall of the basket body (1) has two diagonals, namely a first diagonal and a second diagonal. There are four first water channels (13), which are radially arranged with the water inlet channel (12) as the center. Two first water channels (13) are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the first diagonal, and the other two first water channels (13) are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the second diagonal. There is at least one air escape channel (15) between two adjacent first water channels (13).

7. The cleaning basket structure according to claim 5, characterized in that: The upper region of the basket body (1) is provided with a handle (8) at least partially located above the basket body (1); the interior of the handle (8) is provided with a water passage (81) in fluid communication with the water inlet passage (12); the handle (8) is provided with an upper spray arm (9) that can rotate relative to the handle (8); the upper spray arm (9) has a water inlet (911) in fluid communication with the water passage (81); the interior of the upper spray arm (9) is provided with a water flow passage (91); and the wall plate of the upper spray arm (9) is provided with a spray hole (912) for spraying downwards.

8. The cleaning basket structure according to claim 7, characterized in that: The cross-sectional area of ​​the water passage (81) gradually decreases along the water flow path.

9. The cleaning basket structure according to claim 7, characterized in that: The projection of the upper spray arm (9) on the basket body (1) along the vertical direction is located near the center of the bottom wall plate of the basket body (1), and the spray area of ​​the upper spray arm (9) partially overlaps with the spray area of ​​the spray member (3).

10. The cleaning basket structure according to claim 4, characterized in that: The spraying element (3) comprises a central portion (30) located in the center and at least two sub-spraying arms (31) radially arranged with the central portion (30) as the center, the spraying hole (312) being located on the sub-spraying arm (31), the water inlet channel (301) being located on the central portion (30), the interior of the central portion (30) comprising a water collection area (300) for water to enter, the interior of the sub-spraying arm (31) comprising a flow channel (311) extending along its length direction and communicating with the water collection area (300), the water collection area (300) and the flow channel (311) forming the water flow cavity (3a), the flow channel (311) being provided with a pushing member for causing the water in the flow channel (311) to generate a rotational thrust to accelerate the rotation of the spraying element (3).

11. The cleaning basket structure according to claim 10, characterized in that: The pushing member is an arc-shaped strip (32) extending along the flow direction of the water flow, and at least a part of the arc-shaped strip (32) is arched toward the rotation direction of the spraying member (3), so that all the arc-shaped strips (32) are rotated clockwise or counterclockwise as a whole, and the rotation direction formed by the arc-shaped strip (32) as a whole is opposite to the rotation direction of the spraying member (3).

12. The cleaning basket structure according to claim 7, characterized in that: The basket body (1) has a second water supply channel (14) in fluid communication with the water discharge channel (81), and a portion of the second water supply channel (14) is arranged on the bottom wall plate of the basket body (1) and is located on the peripheral side of the water inlet channel (12).

13. The cleaning basket structure according to claim 7, characterized in that: The handle (8) is in an inverted U-shape, and the first end of the handle (8) is connected to the first side wall of the basket body (1), and the second end of the handle (8) is connected to the second side wall of the basket body (1) opposite to the first side wall, and the upper spray arm (9) is arranged at a position near the center of the handle (8).

14. The cleaning basket structure according to claim 13, characterized in that: The upper spray arm (9) is located below the handle (8), the water inlet (911) is located near the center of the top wall of the upper spray arm (9), and the periphery of the water inlet (911) is rotatably arranged near the center of the handle (8), and the spray hole (912) is located on the bottom wall of the upper spray arm (9).

15. The cleaning basket structure according to claim 14, characterized in that: The outer bottom wall of the handle (8) has a cavity (82) extending along the length direction of the handle (8) and recessed upward, and the upper spray arm (9) is located in the cavity (82).

16. The cleaning basket structure according to claim 5, characterized in that: It also includes an impeller structure (2) for pumping water into the first water delivery channel (13) through the water inlet channel (12), and a part of the impeller structure (2) is located in the water inlet channel (12).

17. The cleaning basket structure according to claim 16, characterized in that: An upper impeller (7) for conveying gas to each first gas channel (151) is provided in the gas passage (16).

18. The cleaning basket structure according to claim 17, characterized in that: The water inlet channel (12) is located directly below the air passage (16). The cleaning basket structure also includes a driving member for driving the impeller structure (2) and the upper impeller (7) to rotate. The impeller structure (2) and the upper impeller (7) are both mounted on the output shaft of the driving member.

19. The cleaning basket structure according to claim 18, characterized in that: The water inlet channel (12) and the air passage channel (16) are both located near the center of the bottom wall of the basket body (1).

20. The cleaning basket structure according to any one of claims 4 to 15, characterized in that: The second air channel (152) is n-shaped and includes a first sub-air channel (1521) and a second sub-air channel (1522) both arranged vertically, and a connecting air channel (1523) located between the first sub-air channel (1521) and the second sub-air channel (1522) and connected to the upper ends of the two respectively; the lower end of the first sub-air channel (1521) is connected to the first air channel (151).

21. The cleaning basket structure according to claim 20, characterized in that: The air outlet (153) is L-shaped as a whole and is opened at the connection between the side wall of the second air channel (1522) adjacent to the cavity (10) and the bottom wall of the second air channel (1522).

22. The cleaning basket structure according to claim 20, characterized in that: An air inlet channel (18) for allowing gas to enter the air passage (16) is provided on the basket body (1), and there is at least one air inlet channel (18) which is in communication with the air passage (16).

23. The cleaning basket structure according to claim 22, characterized in that: The air inlet channel (18) includes, along the air flow path, a first branch channel (181) located in the side wall of the basket body (1) and a second branch channel (182) located on the bottom wall plate of the basket body (1). The first branch channel (181) has an air inlet hole (1811) for gas to enter, and the second branch channel (182) is connected to the air passage (16).

24. The cleaning basket structure according to claim 20, characterized in that: An upper impeller (7) for conveying gas to each first gas channel (151) is provided in the gas passage (16).

25. A cleaning machine comprising a box (6) and a cleaning basket structure, characterized in that: The cleaning basket is a cleaning basket structure according to any one of claims 1 to 24, the box body (6) has a washing chamber (60) inside, and the cleaning basket structure is arranged in the washing chamber (60).

26. The cleaning machine according to claim 25, characterized in that: The cleaning machine is a fruit and vegetable cleaning machine.

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