Wringing type clothes care machine and use method

Abstract

The invention discloses a wringing type clothes care machine and a using method thereof.The wringing type clothes care machine comprises a base, a soft rubber barrel arranged on the base, a clothes washing cavity in the soft rubber barrel, an impeller located at the bottom of the clothes washing cavity, a driving motor used for driving the impeller, a drainage channel communicated with the clothes washing cavity, a water inlet channel and a vacuum pump; an opening and closing assembly is arranged on the soft rubber barrel, a first valve body is arranged on the drainage pipeline, a second valve body and a transfer water tank are arranged on the water inlet pipeline, the soft rubber barrel is driven to deform by vacuumizing the washing cavity, so that the soft rubber barrel is matched with an impeller to grasp clothes and wring the clothes, and a driving motor does not need to be in a high-rotating-speed state any more; a water filtering basket does not need to be additionally arranged, so that shaking is smaller, stability is higher, the clothes care machine can be directly placed on a table top to be used, and a fixing structure does not need to be adopted for fixing the clothes care machine.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of washing machines, in particular to a wringing type clothing care machine and a use method thereof. Background Art

[0002] An underwear washing machine is a type of washing machine with a compact structure, and is used to clean small close-fitting clothing such as underwear and panties. The current mainstream underwear washing machines still use an additional water filter basket when dehydrating, fix the water filter basket on the impeller, and put the cleaned clothes into the water filter basket, and use the impeller to drive the water filter basket to rotate at high speed to spin dry the clothes. This method has a defect, that is, it requires a motor to drive the impeller to rotate at high speed, but the structure of underwear washing machines is relatively small and light in weight. Therefore, when the inertia generated by the motor driving the impeller to rotate at high speed is transferred to the underwear washing machine, it will cause the underwear washing machine to shake greatly. Therefore, underwear washing machines often need to be equipped with a fixing device to fix the underwear washing machine, and the requirements for motor performance are relatively high. Summary of the invention

[0003] In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, an object of the present invention is to provide a wringing type clothing care machine and a method of using the same which adopts wringing instead of spinning, thereby reducing the demand for the rotation speed of the driving motor.

[0004] The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the problem is: a wringing type clothing care machine, comprising:

[0005] A base, wherein a soft rubber cylinder is arranged on the base, a washing cavity is arranged in the soft rubber cylinder, a pulsator is arranged at the bottom of the washing cavity, a gripping protrusion is arranged on the surface of the pulsator, a driving motor connected to the pulsator is arranged on the base, and an opening and closing component for opening and closing the washing cavity is arranged on the soft rubber cylinder;

[0006] A drainage pipe, the drainage pipe is connected to the washing chamber, and a first valve body is provided on the drainage pipe;

[0007] A water inlet pipe, the water inlet pipe is connected to the washing chamber, a second valve body is arranged on the water inlet pipe, and a transfer water tank is arranged in the middle of the water inlet pipe;

[0008] A vacuum tube is provided with a vacuum pump, and the end of the vacuum tube is connected to the washing chamber. When the vacuum pump evacuates the washing chamber, the first valve body and the second valve body are closed to allow the soft rubber cylinder to collapse and deform under the action of the external atmospheric pressure.

[0009] As a further improvement of the above technical solution, a first heater is provided on the water inlet pipe.

[0010] As a further improvement of the above technical solution, the first heater is a PTC heating plate arranged outside the water inlet pipe.

[0011] As a further improvement of the above technical solution, the vacuum tube is connected to the top of the transfer water tank.

[0012] As a further improvement of the above technical solution, the washing chamber is connected with a hot air duct, the hot air duct is provided with a hot air blower and a second heater, and the hot air duct is provided with a third opening and closing valve.

[0013] As a further improvement of the above technical solution, the third opening and closing valve is a solenoid valve.

[0014] As a further improvement of the above technical solution, the opening and closing device is a sealing zipper arranged on the surface of the soft rubber cylinder.

[0015] As a further improvement of the above technical solution, the gripping protrusions are raised ribs radially arranged on the surface of the impeller.

[0016] A method for using a wringing-type clothing care machine, according to any of the above-mentioned wringing-type clothing care machines, the method for using comprises the following steps:

[0017] A: Open the washing chamber through the opening and closing structure, load the clothes to be cleaned and close the washing chamber through the opening and closing structure, start the washing function, and go to step B1;

[0018] B1, close the first valve body and open the second valve body, so that water flows into the washing chamber along the water inlet channel to a specified capacity, and then proceed to step B2;

[0019] B2, close the second valve body, start the drive motor to drive the impeller to rotate at a set speed to wash the clothes, the washing time is T, the drive motor stops after the washing is completed, and then go to step B3;

[0020] B3, open the first valve body, drain the water in the washing chamber, close the first valve body, and then go to step B4;

[0021] B4, the vacuum pump is turned on to evacuate the washing chamber, so that the soft rubber cylinder collapses and deforms under the action of external air pressure, and the clothes are pressed tightly onto the pulsator. The drive motor is started to drive the pulsator to rotate unidirectionally or reciprocatingly at a specified speed, so as to wring the clothes back and forth. The wringing time is T. The water wrung out during the wringing process is stored in the transfer water tank. After the wringing is completed, the drive motor is stopped, and then the process goes to step B5;

[0022] B5. Open the first valve body to drain the water squeezed out during the wringing process, and proceed to step B6;

[0023] B6, determine whether the number of cleaning times reaches the set value, if not, return to step B1, if yes, go to step C;

[0024] C. Shutdown.

[0025] As a further improvement of the above technical solution, the washing chamber is connected with a hot air duct, the hot air duct is provided with a hot air blower and a second heater, and the hot air duct is provided with a third opening and closing valve;

[0026] Step C comprises:

[0027] C1: Open the third on-off valve, start the hot air blower and the heater, and blow hot air into the washing chamber to dry the clothes. The drying time is T. After the drying is completed, go to step C2;

[0028] C2: shutdown;

[0029] After step B6 determines that the number of cleaning times reaches the set value, the process proceeds to step C1. In steps B1 to B6, the third opening and closing valve is in a closed state, and the hot air blower and the heater are in a non-working state.

[0030] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: when the product is in use, the washing chamber is opened and closed by the opening and closing structure, so that clothes to be cleaned are loaded into the washing chamber, and then the first valve body is closed and the second valve body is opened, so that a certain amount of water is introduced into the washing chamber, and the driving motor drives the pulsator to rotate to wash the clothes. After washing is completed, the first valve body is first opened to discharge the sewage, and then the first valve body is closed, and the vacuum pump vacuumizes the washing chamber, so that the soft rubber cylinder collapses and deforms under the action of the external atmospheric pressure, and the clothes are pressed to the surface of the pulsator, the upper end of the clothes is grasped by the inner wall of the soft rubber cylinder, and the bottom of the clothes is grasped by the grasping protrusion arranged on the surface of the pulsator, and then the driving motor drives the pulsator to reciprocate or rotate unidirectionally, so that the clothes are continuously twisted to squeeze out the water, and the squeezed water is stored in the intermediate water tank, and when the clothes are wrung out, the first valve body is opened to discharge the water stored in the intermediate water tank, and at this time the washing chamber is connected with the outside, so it is reset under the action of its own elastic deformation. Through this solution, the driving motor no longer needs to be in a high-speed state, and there is no need to add a water filter basket, so the vibration is smaller and the stability is stronger. It can be placed directly on the desktop for use without the need to use a fixed structure to fix the clothing care machine. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0031] The present invention will be further explained below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific implementation methods.

[0032] Figure 1 It is a simplified structural diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0033] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure in the AA direction;

[0034] Figure 3 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure with part of the shell hidden. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] This section will describe in detail the specific embodiments of the present invention. The preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown in the accompanying drawings. The purpose of the accompanying drawings is to supplement the description of the text part of the specification with graphics, so that people can intuitively and vividly understand each technical feature and the overall technical solution of the present invention, but it cannot be understood as a limitation on the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0036] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that descriptions involving orientations, such as up, down, front, back, left, right, etc., and orientations or positional relationships indicated are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0037] In the description of the present invention, "several" means one or more, "more" means more than two, "greater than", "less than", "exceed" etc. are understood as not including the number itself, and "above", "below", "within" etc. are understood as including the number itself. If there is a description of "first" or "second", it is only used for the purpose of distinguishing the technical features, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying the relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features or implicitly indicating the order of the indicated technical features.

[0038] In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise clearly defined, terms such as setting, installing, connecting, etc. should be understood in a broad sense, and technicians in the relevant technical field can reasonably determine the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention based on the specific content of the technical solution.

[0039] Reference Figures 1 to 3 , a wringing type clothing care machine, = comprising:

[0040] A base 10, a soft rubber cylinder 11 is arranged on the base 10, a washing chamber 111 is arranged in the soft rubber cylinder 11, a pulsator 20 is arranged at the bottom of the washing chamber 111, a gripping protrusion is arranged on the surface of the pulsator 20, a driving motor 21 connected to the pulsator 20 is arranged on the base 10, and an opening and closing component for opening and closing the washing chamber 111 is arranged on the soft rubber cylinder 11;

[0041] A drainage pipe 12, the drainage pipe 12 is connected to the washing chamber 111, and a first valve body 121 is provided on the drainage pipe 12;

[0042] A water inlet pipe 13, the water inlet pipe 13 is connected to the washing chamber 111, a second valve body 131 is provided on the water inlet pipe 13, and a transfer water tank 50 is provided in the middle of the water inlet pipe 13;

[0043] The vacuum tube 30 is provided with a vacuum pump 31, and the end of the vacuum tube 30 is connected to the washing chamber 111. When the vacuum pump 31 evacuates the washing chamber 111, the first valve body 121 and the second valve body 131 are closed to allow the soft rubber cylinder 11 to collapse and deform under the action of the external atmospheric pressure.

[0044] The method for operating the above disclosed wringing type clothing care machine is as follows:

[0045] The steps include:

[0046] A: Open the washing chamber 111 through the opening and closing structure, load the clothes to be cleaned and close the washing chamber 111 through the opening and closing structure, start the washing function, and go to step B1

[0047] B1, close the first valve body 121 and open the second valve body 131, so that water flows into the washing chamber 111 along the water inlet channel to a specified capacity, and then proceed to step B2;

[0048] B2, close the second valve body 131, start the drive motor 21 to drive the pulsator 20 to rotate at a set speed to wash the clothes, the washing time is T1, after the washing is completed, the drive motor 21 stops, and then go to step B3;

[0049] B3, opening the first valve body 121, draining the water in the washing chamber 111, and then closing the first valve body 121, and then proceeding to step B4;

[0050] B4, the vacuum pump 31 is turned on to evacuate the washing chamber 111, so that the soft rubber cylinder 11 collapses and deforms under the action of the external air pressure, and the clothes are pressed onto the pulsator 20, and the driving motor 21 is started to drive the pulsator 20 to rotate unidirectionally or reciprocatingly at a specified speed, so as to wring the clothes back and forth. The wringing time is T2, and the water wrung out during the wringing process is stored in the transfer water tank 50. After the wringing is completed, the driving motor 21 is stopped, and then the process goes to step B5;

[0051] B5, open the first valve body 121 to discharge the water wrung out during the wringing process, and proceed to step B6;

[0052] B6, determine whether the number of cleaning times reaches the set value, if not, return to step B1, if yes, go to step C;

[0053] C. Shutdown.

[0054] When the product is in use, the washing chamber 111 is opened and closed by the opening and closing structure, so that the clothes to be cleaned are loaded into the washing chamber 111, and then the first valve body 121 is closed and the second valve body 131 is opened, so that a certain amount of water is introduced into the washing chamber 111, and the driving motor 21 drives the pulsator 20 to rotate to wash the clothes. After the washing is completed, the first valve body 121 is opened to discharge the sewage, and then the first valve body 121 is closed, and the vacuum pump 31 vacuumizes the washing chamber 111, so that the soft rubber cylinder 11 collapses under the action of the external atmospheric pressure. The shape is formed, and the clothes are pressed to the surface of the impeller 20. The upper end of the clothes is grasped by the inner wall of the soft rubber cylinder 11, and the bottom of the clothes is grasped by the grasping protrusions set on the surface of the impeller 20. Then the driving motor 21 drives the impeller 20 to rotate back and forth or unidirectionally, so that the clothes are continuously twisted to squeeze out the water. The squeezed water is stored in the middle water tank. When the clothes are wrung out, the first valve body 121 is opened to discharge the water stored in the middle water tank. At this time, the washing chamber 111 is connected to the outside, so it is reset under the action of its own elastic deformation. Through this solution, it is no longer necessary to drive the motor 21 in a high speed state, and there is no need to add a water filter basket, so the jitter is smaller and the stability is stronger. It can be directly placed on the desktop for use without the need to use a fixed structure to fix the clothing care machine.

[0055] In the present solution, the water inlet channel 13 can also be connected to the transfer water tank 50, thereby being connected to the washing chamber 111 through the transfer water tank 50. The water inlet channel 13 and the drainage channel 12 in this article refer to the connecting structure, but do not mean that the water inlet channel 13 and the drainage channel 12 are two completely independent pipelines, which may have partial overlap or no overlap at all.

[0056] In this solution, it is preferred that a first heater is provided on the water inlet pipe 13, so that in step B1, hot water is introduced into the washing chamber 111, thereby achieving a better cleaning effect, and the hot water will also make the clothes less wrinkled. Preferably, the first heater is a PTC heating plate provided on the outside of the water inlet pipe 13. In other embodiments, the first heater may also be a heating disk, a heating wire, or other embodiments.

[0057] Further optimization, considering that the soft rubber cylinder 11 may deform as a whole, the vacuum tube 30 is preferably arranged at the bottom of the washing chamber 111 and is located on the same plane as the pulsator 20. In order to prevent too much water from being sucked into the vacuum pump 31, the vacuum tube 30 is preferably connected to the top of the transfer water tank 50. At this time, part of the drainage pipe connecting the washing chamber 111 and the transfer water tank 50 simultaneously plays the role of the vacuum tube 30, ensuring the connection between the vacuum pump 31 and the washing chamber 111. When vacuuming, part of the water and air are first synchronously sucked into the transfer water tank 50, and the water falls to the bottom of the transfer water tank 50. Due to the height difference, it cannot be sucked upward into the vacuum tube 30, while the air can be smoothly sucked into the vacuum tube 30, thereby completing the vacuuming operation. In other embodiments, the end of the vacuum tube 30 can also be connected to the top of the soft rubber cylinder 11.

[0058] Further optimization, preferably, the washing chamber 111 is connected to a hot air duct 40, the hot air duct 40 is provided with a hot air blower and a second heater 41, and the hot air duct 40 is provided with a third opening and closing valve 42. On this basis, the operation mode is optimized, and step C includes:

[0059] C1: Open the third opening and closing valve 42, start the hot air blower and the heater, and blow hot air into the washing chamber 111 to dry the clothes. The drying time is T3. After the drying is completed, go to step C2.

[0060] C2: shutdown;

[0061] After step B6 determines that the number of cleaning times reaches the set value, it proceeds to step C1. In steps B1 to B6, the third opening and closing valve 42 is in a closed state, and the hot air blower and the heater are in a non-working state, so that after the clothes are initially wrung out, the clothes are dried by hot air.

[0062] For further optimization, it is preferred that the third opening and closing valve 42 is a solenoid valve, but in other embodiments, the third opening and closing valve 42 can also be: a door panel pivotally connected to the end of the hot air duct 40, and the hot air duct 40 is provided with a swing motor connected to the pivot axis of the door panel, and the swing motor drives the door panel to close the end of the hot air duct 40 when it swings.

[0063] In this solution, the first valve body 121 and the second valve body 131 can be implemented as solenoid valves, electric ball valves, etc.

[0064] In this solution, the opening and closing device is preferably a sealing zipper 112 arranged on the surface of the soft rubber cylinder 11, which has a simple structure, is easy to operate, and is low in cost. The sealing zipper 112 is preferably arranged on the top of the soft rubber cylinder 11. In other embodiments, the opening and closing device can also be an installation structure that fixes the soft rubber cylinder 11 on the base 10, so that the soft rubber cylinder 11 can be directly removed from the base 10 to open the washing chamber 111 to load clothes.

[0065] For further optimization, the gripping protrusions are preferably raised ribs radially arranged on the surface of the impeller 20. In other embodiments, they can also be in the form of array-arranged protrusions. The purpose is to be able to grip and fix the clothes to a certain extent. The gripping and fixing process does not require comprehensive fixation, as long as the gripping force of the gripping protrusions on the clothes can drive the clothes to twist.

[0066] The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the patent scope of the present invention. All equivalent structural changes made using the contents of the present invention's specification and drawings under the inventive concept of the present invention, or directly or indirectly applied in other related technical fields, are included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A wringing type clothing care machine, characterized in that: include: A base (10), wherein a soft rubber cylinder (11) is arranged on the base (10), a washing chamber (111) is arranged in the soft rubber cylinder (11), a pulsator (20) is arranged at the bottom of the washing chamber (111), a gripping protrusion is arranged on the surface of the pulsator (20), a driving motor (21) connected to the pulsator (20) is arranged on the base (10), and an opening and closing component for opening and closing the washing chamber (111) is arranged on the soft rubber cylinder (11); A drainage pipe (12), the drainage pipe (12) being connected to the washing chamber (111), and a first valve body (121) being provided on the drainage pipe (12); A water inlet pipe (13), the water inlet pipe (13) being connected to the washing chamber (111), a second valve body (131) being provided on the water inlet pipe (13), and a transfer water tank (50) being provided in the middle of the water inlet pipe (13); A vacuum tube (30) is provided on the vacuum tube (30), and the end of the vacuum tube (30) is connected to the washing chamber (111). When the vacuum pump (31) evacuates the washing chamber (111), the first valve body (121) and the second valve body (131) are closed, so that the soft rubber cylinder (11) collapses and deforms under the action of the external atmospheric pressure.

2. A wringing type clothing care machine as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The water inlet pipe (13) is provided with a first heater.

3. A wringing type clothing care machine as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: The first heater is a PTC heating plate arranged outside the water inlet pipe (13).

4. The wringing type clothing care machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The vacuum tube (30) is connected to the top of the transfer water tank (50).

5. The wringing type clothing care machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The washing chamber (111) is connected to a hot air pipe (40), a hot air blower and a second heater (41) are provided on the hot air pipe (40), and a third opening and closing valve (42) is provided on the hot air pipe (40).

6. The wringing type clothing care machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The third opening and closing valve (42) is a solenoid valve.

7. The wringing type clothing care machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The opening and closing device is a sealing zipper (112) arranged on the surface of the soft rubber cylinder (11).

8. The wringing type clothing care machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The gripping protrusions are protruding ribs radially arranged on the surface of the impeller (20).

9. A method for using a wringing-type clothing care machine, according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: The method of use comprises the following steps: A: opening the washing chamber (111) through the opening and closing structure, loading the clothes to be cleaned and closing the washing chamber (111) through the opening and closing structure, starting the washing function, and proceeding to step B1; B1, closing the first valve body (121) and opening the second valve body (131), allowing water to flow into the washing chamber (111) along the water inlet channel to a specified capacity, and then proceeding to step B2; B2, closing the second valve body (131), starting the driving motor (21) to drive the pulsator (20) to rotate at a set speed to wash the clothes, the washing time is T1, after the washing is completed, the driving motor (21) is stopped, and then the process goes to step B3; B3, opening the first valve body (121), draining the water in the washing chamber (111), and then closing the first valve body (121), and then proceeding to step B4; B4, the vacuum pump (31) is turned on to evacuate the washing chamber (111), so that the soft rubber cylinder (11) collapses and deforms under the action of the external air pressure, and the clothes are pressed against the impeller (20), and the driving motor (21) is started to drive the impeller (20) to rotate unidirectionally or reciprocatingly at a specified speed, so that the clothes are reciprocatedly wrung out, and the wringing time is T2. The water wrung out during the wringing process is accumulated in the transfer water tank (50). After the wringing is completed, the driving motor (21) is stopped, and then the process proceeds to step B5; B5, open the first valve body (121), drain the water squeezed out during the wringing process, and go to step B6; B6, determine whether the number of cleaning times reaches the set value, if not, return to step B1, if yes, go to step C; C. Shutdown.

10. The method for using the wringing type clothing care machine according to claim 9, characterized in that: The washing chamber (111) is connected to a hot air pipe (40), a hot air blower and a second heater (41) are provided on the hot air pipe (40), and a third opening and closing valve (42) is provided on the hot air pipe (40); Step C comprises: C1: opening the third opening and closing valve (42), starting the hot air blower and the heater, thereby blowing hot air into the washing chamber (111) to dry the clothes, the drying time is T3, and after the drying is completed, proceeding to step C2; C2: Shutdown; After step B6 determines that the number of cleaning times reaches the set value, the process proceeds to step C1. In steps B1 to B6, the third on-off valve (42) is in a closed state, and the hot air blower and the heater are in a non-operating state.

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