Additive container
By designing an optimized liquid outlet valve in the additive container of the clothing treatment equipment, the problems of additive residue and low utilization are solved, and higher additive utilization and lower waste are achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202411497215.9
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-10-25
- Publication Date
- 2025-02-14
AI Technical Summary
During use, additive containers in existing clothing treatment equipment are prone to residues, resulting in low utilization and waste.
An additive container is designed, and the liquid outlet valve includes a valve body and a valve core. The valve body is equipped with a valve cavity for reciprocating the valve core. The distance between the liquid outlet inlet and the end surface of the insertion interface is smaller than the liquid outlet inlet to the tail of the valve body. The distance between the end faces reduces the retention space.
By optimizing the design of the liquid discharge valve, the retention space of additives in the container is reduced, the utilization rate of additives is improved, and the residual amount and waste are reduced.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to the field of laundry processing equipment, in particular to an additive container. Background Art
[0002] With the improvement of people's living standards, clothing processing equipment, as one of the indispensable household appliances in modern families, provides great convenience for people's daily life.
[0003] When treating clothes with traditional clothing treatment equipment, users are required to judge the dosage of additives required based on experience before starting the treatment, which increases the workload of users. In addition, during the manual addition process, improper control of the dosage may result in too little additive and inadequate treatment, or too much additive and waste.
[0004] Prior art CN108930142B discloses a detergent additive box and a washing machine, wherein the detergent additive box comprises a box body, the box body comprises a liquid outlet, a liquid outlet structure is detachably provided at the liquid outlet, the liquid outlet structure comprises a one-way valve, and the liquid outlet structure of the detergent additive box realizes automatic delivery and multiple automatic delivery of detergent additives; Prior art CN108930142B also specifically discloses a liquid outlet structure, the liquid outlet structure comprises a suction unit arranged at one end for absorbing detergent additives in the box body, and a liquid outlet unit arranged at the other end and detachably connected to the suction unit, the inlet of the suction unit extends toward the bottom wall of the box body and is arranged toward the bottom wall, the outlet of the suction unit is connected to the inlet of the liquid outlet unit, the liquid outlet unit comprises a one-way valve, the one-way valve comprises a drainage channel connected at one end to the suction unit and connected to the washing machine delivery pipe at the other end, and a piston and a return spring arranged in the drainage channel, the piston blocks the drainage channel under the action of the return spring.
[0005] In the prior art CN108930142B, when detergent is added, the washing additive in the box body is sucked by the suction unit connected to the end of the one-way valve, and the sucked washing additive flows from the one-way valve through the drainage channel and then is discharged from the washed clothes. Since the suction unit is located at the end of the one-way valve extending into the box body, the space between the suction unit and the end face of the liquid outlet forms a retention space for the washing additive. The suction unit is at a large distance from the liquid outlet of the box body, and the suction unit cannot suck the washing additive between the suction unit and the liquid outlet, resulting in a large amount of washing additive remaining in the box body, reducing the utilization rate of the washing additive and causing waste of the washing additive. Summary of the invention
[0006] The purpose of the present invention is to provide an additive container to solve the problem of a large amount of additive residue in the box body, improve the utilization rate of the additive in the container body, and reduce the additive residue.
[0007] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention adopts the following technical scheme: an additive container, including a container body, a mounting through hole is provided at the head of the container body, a liquid outlet valve is provided at the mounting through hole, the liquid outlet valve includes a valve body and a valve core, the valve body extends into the container body, a valve cavity is provided in the valve body for the valve core to reciprocate, a liquid outlet is provided on the side wall of the valve body, and an insertion port is provided at the head of the valve body for inserting a component that pushes the valve core, and the distance between the liquid outlet and the end face of the insertion port is smaller than the distance between the liquid outlet and the tail end face of the valve body.
[0008] After adopting the above technical scheme, the present invention has the following advantages: the additive is contained in the container body, and an installation through hole is provided at the head of the container body, which is convenient for arranging a liquid outlet valve for extracting the additive, wherein the liquid outlet valve includes a valve body and a valve core, and an insertion interface is provided at the end of the valve body, so that a component for absorbing the additive extends into the valve body from the insertion interface and pushes the valve core to be connected with the liquid outlet on the valve body to absorb the additive. When setting the position of the liquid outlet, the distance between the liquid outlet and the end face of the insertion interface is set to be smaller than the distance between the liquid outlet and the tail end face of the valve body, so that compared with the suction unit at the end of the one-way valve in the prior art CN108930142B, the liquid outlet is in the front half of the valve body, so that the liquid outlet is closer to the head of the container body, reducing the retention space of the additive formed between the liquid outlet and the end of the insertion interface, improving the utilization rate of the additive, and thus reducing the residual amount of the additive in the container body. In addition, the liquid outlet is arranged on one side of the end face of the valve body close to the plug-in port, which reduces the length of the flow channel of the additive when it is discharged for use, reduces the residual amount of additive in the flow channel of the liquid outlet valve, and further improves the utilization rate of the additive in the container body.
[0009] Furthermore, the distance between the liquid inlet and the end face of the plug interface is S1, the distance between the liquid inlet and the end face of the tail of the valve body is S2, and S1:S2≤1:2.
[0010] By adopting the above-mentioned technical solution, by setting S1:S2 to less than or equal to 1:2, the liquid inlet is closer to the end face of the plug interface on the valve body, further reducing the retention space of the additive in the container body, thereby reducing the residual amount of the additive in the container body.
[0011] Furthermore, the container body is transversely installed on the clothes processing device, the container body is tilted so that the front end is higher than the rear end, and the liquid inlet is located at the bottom of the valve body after the container body is installed in place.
[0012] By adopting the above technical solution, the container body is installed horizontally on the clothing processing device, the height space occupied by the container body on the clothing processing device is reduced, and the arrangement of various parts in the clothing processing device is facilitated. After the container body is installed horizontally on the clothing processing device, the liquid inlet is at the bottom of the valve body, and the liquid additive flows to the lower part. When the container body is installed horizontally, the additive accumulates on the bottom wall of the container body, and the liquid inlet is also at the bottom of the valve body, which reduces the size of the retention space in terms of height, and further reduces the retention space of the additive, thereby reducing the residual amount of the additive in the container body. When the container body is installed downwardly in the clothing processing device, and the front end is higher than the rear end, after the container body is installed, the liquid inlet is located at the bottom of the lower end, so that the additive flows downward to the lower part and then is discharged from the liquid inlet, reducing the detergent residue in the container body and wasting.
[0013] Furthermore, a valve cover is provided at the head of the valve body, and the valve cover is connected to the container body to fix the valve body.
[0014] By adopting the above-mentioned technical solution, the valve cover is first installed at the installation hole of the container body, and then the valve body is fixed on the valve cover, which facilitates the installation and fixation of the valve body on the container body, and the valve body is fixedly connected with the valve cover to improve the stability of the valve body installed on the container body. At the same time, the fixed connection between the valve cover and the valve body improves the sealing between the valve body and the hole wall of the installation hole, thereby preventing additives from overflowing from between the hole wall of the installation hole and the outer peripheral wall of the valve body.
[0015] Furthermore, the container body is provided with mutually matching fool-proof structures at the installation through hole and on the valve cover, so that the liquid inlet is oriented in a predetermined direction after the valve body is fixed.
[0016] By adopting the above-mentioned technical solution, the valve cover and the mounting through hole cooperate with each other through an anti-foolproof structure, so that the liquid inlet is oriented in a predetermined direction after the valve body and the valve cover are installed, thereby preventing the liquid inlet from deviating from the predetermined direction and causing the retention space between the liquid inlet and the end face of the plug-in port to increase, thereby reducing the residual amount of additives in the container body.
[0017] Further, the container body forms a connecting ring at the outer end edge of the mounting hole, and the fool-proof structure includes a hook and a groove. The outer peripheral side wall of the connecting ring and the valve cover are selectively provided with a hook and the other is provided with a groove. There are multiple hooks and grooves that are unevenly distributed along the outer circumference of the connecting ring. The hooks and the grooves are one-to-one engaged with each other to prevent the valve cover and the connecting ring from being fooled; or, the container body forms a connecting ring at the outer end edge of the mounting hole, and the connecting ring is rotatably connected to the valve cover. The fool-proof structure includes a stop rib provided on the connecting ring and a stop step provided on the valve cover, and the stop step abuts against the stop rib after the valve cover is rotated into place.
[0018] By adopting the above-mentioned technical scheme, when the valve cover is installed at the installation through hole of the container body, the valve cover is installed by the connecting ring, and the valve cover and the connecting ring are positioned by the snap fit of the hook and the slot, so that the liquid inlet is facing the predetermined direction after installation, and the difficulty of determining the installation orientation when the valve cover and the connecting ring are installed is reduced by the fit of the hook and the slot. There are multiple hooks and slots unevenly distributed circumferentially, so that when the hooks and the slots are matched one-to-one, there is only one snap fit mode, which prevents the liquid inlet from deviating from the predetermined direction; or, when installing the valve cover on the connecting ring, rotate the valve cover, and when the stop rib abuts against the stop step, the valve cover is installed in place, and at the same time the liquid inlet also reaches the predetermined orientation, which reduces the difficulty of installing the valve cover and prevents the liquid inlet from deviating from the predetermined orientation.
[0019] Furthermore, a guide base is provided at the tail of the valve body, and the tail of the valve core passes through the guide base to fit and reciprocate relative to the guide base.
[0020] With the above technical solution, the component for absorbing additives pushes the valve core, so that the valve core slides relative to the valve body toward the tail end of the valve body. When the head of the valve core is close to the tail end, the valve core is prevented from being separated from the valve body by the blocking of the guide base at the tail end of the valve body, thereby preventing the liquid outlet valve from being damaged and affecting the outlet and use of the additives in the container body. In addition, the front end of the valve core contacts the inner circumferential wall of the valve cavity, and the valve core also contacts the inner circumferential wall of the guide base, which stabilizes the valve core during the reciprocating motion of the valve core and prevents the valve core from deflecting during the reciprocating motion.
[0021] Furthermore, the guide base is provided with a positioning step, and the tail of the valve core is provided with a positioning rib, and the positioning rib abuts against the positioning step after the valve core closes the liquid outlet.
[0022] By adopting the above technical solution, when the valve core closes the liquid outlet, the positioning rib at the rear end of the valve core abuts the positioning step, which ensures that the liquid outlet is closed while preventing the tail of the valve core from separating from the guide base and affecting the reciprocating motion of the valve core.
[0023] Furthermore, a sealing member cooperating with the inner wall of the valve cavity is provided on the outer periphery of the head of the valve core.
[0024] By adopting the above-mentioned technical solution, a seal is installed on the outer periphery of the valve core head and the inner wall of the valve cavity to prevent the additive from overflowing from the gap between the valve core head and the inner wall of the valve cavity to the plug-in interface and then flowing out of the additive container. At the same time, the seal is arranged between the head of the valve core and the inner wall of the valve cavity to prevent the additive from being retained between the head of the valve core and the inner wall of the valve cavity, thereby affecting the removal and use of the additive.
[0025] Furthermore, the valve body is provided with an elastic reset member which enables the valve core to maintain a tendency to close the liquid outlet and inlet.
[0026] With the aforementioned technical solution, when the additive container is not installed on the clothing processing device, the valve core remains closed under the action of the elastic reset member to prevent the additive in the additive container from flowing out and being wasted. When the additive in the additive container needs to be taken out, the liquid taking component pushes the head of the valve core, causing the valve core to move in the valve cavity and squeeze the elastic reset member, so that the liquid taking part is connected to the liquid outlet and inlet. After the liquid taking component is withdrawn, the valve core is reset in time driven by the elastic reset member to prevent the additive from flowing out and causing waste. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0027] The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings:
[0028] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of an additive container of the present invention;
[0029] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the installation of the liquid outlet valve in the present invention;
[0030] Figure 3 It is a cross-sectional view of the container body and the liquid outlet valve in the present invention;
[0031] Figure 4 For the present invention Figure 3 Enlarged view of point A in the middle;
[0032] Figure 5 This is a state diagram of the valve core closing the liquid outlet in the present invention;
[0033] Figure 6 For the present invention Figure 5 Enlarged view of point B in the middle;
[0034] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the abutment between the stop convex rib and the stop step in the present invention;
[0035] Figure 8 For the present invention Figure 5 Enlarged view of point C in the middle. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0036] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments.
[0037] The terms "first", "second", etc. (if any) in the specification and claims of the present invention are used to distinguish similar objects, rather than to describe a specific order or sequence. Even if "second" is used to distinguish before a certain technical feature, it does not necessarily indicate that "first" is present. It should be understood that in the present invention, "including" and "having" and any of their variations are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. It should be understood that in the present invention, "multiple" refers to two or more. "And / or" is only a description of the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, X and / or Y can represent: X exists alone, X and Y exist at the same time, and Y exists alone. The character " / " generally indicates that the associated objects before and after are in an "or" relationship. "Containing X, Y and Z", "Containing X, Y, Z" means that X, Y, and Z are all included, "Containing X, Y or Z" means that one of X, Y, and Z is included, and "Containing X, Y and / or Z" means that any one, any two, or three of X, Y, and Z are included.
[0038] The technical solution of the present invention is described in detail with specific embodiments below. The following specific embodiments can be combined or replaced with each other according to actual conditions, and the same or similar concepts or processes may not be described in detail in some embodiments.
[0039] like Figure 1 As shown, the present invention provides an additive container, including a container body 1, a mounting through hole 11 is provided at the head of the container body 1, and a liquid outlet valve 2 is provided at the mounting through hole 11. Figure 2 As shown, the liquid outlet valve 2 includes a valve body 21 and a valve core 22. The valve body 21 is arranged at the installation through hole 11 and extends into the inner cavity of the container body 1. The valve body 21 is provided with a valve cavity 23 for the valve core 22 to reciprocate. Figure 3 As shown, the head of the valve body 21 is provided with an insertion port 211 for inserting a component that pushes the valve core 22. The component that pushes the valve core 22 is usually a liquid extraction component 3, such as Figure 3 and Figure 4As shown, a liquid inlet 212 is provided on the side wall of the valve body 21, and the liquid taking component 3 pushes the valve core 22 from the plug-in port 211, so that after the valve core 22 moves toward the tail of the valve body 21, the liquid taking component 3 is connected with the liquid inlet 212 to form a circulation channel for the additive to be discharged, so that the additive in the container body 1 is discharged from the liquid inlet 212 and the liquid taking component 3. In order to avoid more additives remaining in the container body 1, the distance between the liquid inlet 212 and the end face of the plug-in port 211 is smaller than the distance between the liquid inlet 212 and the end face of the tail end of the valve body 21, so that compared with the prior art CN108930142B, the retention space formed between the liquid inlet 212 and the end face of the plug-in port 211 is smaller than the retention space formed between the suction unit and the liquid outlet of CN108930142B in the prior art, thereby reducing the residual amount of additives in the container body 1 and improving the utilization rate of the additives. In addition, the liquid inlet 212 is arranged on the side of the valve body 21 close to the insertion port 211, which reduces the length of the flow channel of the additive when it is discharged for use, reduces the residual amount of additive in the liquid outlet valve 2 and the liquid taking component 3, and thus improves the utilization rate of the additive.
[0040] In order to further reduce the retention space of the additive in the container body 1, as Figure 3 As shown, the distance between the liquid inlet 212 and the end face of the plug port 211 is S1, the distance between the liquid inlet 212 and the end face of the tail of the valve body 21 is S2, and S1:S2≤1:2, so that the distance between the liquid inlet 212 and the end of the plug port 211 is one-third of the length of the valve body 21, or less than one-third of the length of the valve body 21, further reducing the retention space between the liquid inlet 212 and the end of the plug port 211, thereby reducing the residual amount of additives in the container body 1, and further improving the utilization rate of the additives.
[0041] In another embodiment, in order to further reduce the retention space of the additive in the container body 1, the container body 1 is installed horizontally on the clothing processing device. The container body 1 is installed horizontally to reduce the height space occupied by the container body 1, which is convenient for the arrangement of various components in the clothing processing device. After the container body 1 is installed in place, the liquid inlet 212 is at the bottom of the valve body 21. Since the additive is a liquid with fluidity, the additive flows to the lower part in the container body 1. After the container body 1 is installed horizontally, the additive flows to the bottom wall of the container body 1 and accumulates at the bottom wall, which reduces the retention space of the additive in the container body 1 from the height direction, further reduces the retention amount of the additive in the container body 1, and further improves the utilization rate of the additive. In another embodiment, the container body 1 installed horizontally on the clothing processing device can be installed obliquely, so that the front end of the container body 1 is higher than the rear end, and the liquid inlet 212 is located at the bottom of the lower end, so that the additive flows downward to the lower part and then is discharged from the liquid inlet 212, reducing the detergent residue in the container body 1 and wasting.
[0042] In order to improve the stability of the valve body 21 and the sealing performance of the container body 1, as Figure 3 As shown, a valve cover 26 is provided at the head of the valve body 21, the valve body 21 is fixedly arranged on the valve cover 26, and the valve cover 26 is fixedly arranged on the container body 1. The valve body 21 is fixedly connected to the container body 1 through the valve cover 26, thereby improving the stability of the valve body 21 and preventing the valve body 21 from being separated from the container body 1. In addition, the gap between the outer peripheral wall of the valve body 21 and the hole wall of the installation through hole 11 is filled by the valve cover 26, thereby preventing the additive from overflowing from the outer peripheral wall of the valve body 21 and the hole wall of the installation through hole 11 and causing waste of the additive, thereby improving the sealing performance of the container body 1.
[0043] After the container body 1 is installed in place, the liquid inlet 212 is located at the bottom of the valve body 21, which is set as the predetermined direction of the liquid inlet 212 after installation. In order to prevent the liquid inlet 212 from deviating from the predetermined direction after the valve body 21 is installed, as shown in FIG. Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, a foolproof structure 4 that cooperates with each other is provided at the installation through hole 11 of the container body 1 and on the valve cover 26, so that the liquid inlet 212 faces a predetermined direction after the valve body 21 is fixed. Specifically, the container body 1 forms a connecting ring 12 at the outer end edge of the installation through hole 11, and the connecting ring 12 protrudes from the outer side wall of the container body 1, as shown in FIG. Figure 6 As shown, the fool-proof structure 4 includes a hook 41 and a groove 42. The groove 42 is arranged on the valve cover 26, and the hook 41 is arranged on the outer peripheral side wall of the connecting ring 12. The hook 41 and the groove 42 are unevenly arranged along the outer periphery of the connecting ring 12. When installing the valve body 21, the valve cover 26 is first installed on the connecting ring 12. During the specific installation, the multiple grooves 42 on the valve cover 26 are one-to-one engaged with the multiple hooks 41 on the connecting ring 12 to position the valve cover 26, so that the liquid inlet 212 is oriented in a predetermined direction after installation, and through the cooperation between the hook 41 and the groove 42, the difficulty of determining the installation orientation when the valve cover 26 and the connecting ring 12 are installed is reduced. In addition, the hooks 41 and the grooves 42 are unevenly distributed in the circumference, so that when the hooks 41 and the grooves 42 are one-to-one engaged, there is only one way of engaging, thereby preventing the liquid inlet 212 from deviating from the predetermined direction. In another embodiment, the hook 41 may be provided on the valve cover 26 , and the groove 42 may be provided on the connecting ring 12 .
[0044] In another embodiment, in order to prevent the liquid inlet 212 from deviating from the predetermined position after the valve body 21 is installed, as shown in FIG. Figure 7As shown, a connecting ring 12 is formed at the outer end edge of the mounting through hole 11 of the container body 1, and the connecting ring 12 is rotationally connected to the valve cover 26. The rotational connection reduces the difficulty of installing the valve cover 26 and facilitates the disassembly, assembly and replacement of the valve cover 26. In the present embodiment, the fool-proof structure 4 includes a stop rib 44 provided on the connecting ring 12 and a stop step 43 provided on the valve cover 26. The stop rib 44 is located on the end surface of the connecting ring 12 close to the container body 1, and the stop step 43 abuts against the stop rib 44 after the valve cover 26 is rotated into place. When the stop step 43 abuts against the stop rib 44, the liquid inlet 212 reaches a predetermined position. The valve cover 26 is installed by a simple operation method and the liquid inlet 212 is installed at a predetermined position, so as to avoid the liquid inlet 212 from deviating from the predetermined position after the valve body 21 is installed, thereby avoiding the waste of additives due to the inability to be taken out for use.
[0045] In order to improve the stability between the valve core 22 and the valve body 21, as Figure 5 and Figure 8 As shown, the tail of the valve body 21 is provided with a guide base 25, the tail of the valve core 22 passes through the guide base 25 to cooperate and reciprocate relative to the guide base 25, the head of the valve core 22 contacts the inner wall of the valve cavity 23, and the tail of the valve core 22 contacts the inner wall of the guide base 25, so that when the valve core 22 reciprocates in the valve cavity 23, the circumferential positioning of the two positions can prevent the valve core 22 from deflecting in the valve cavity 23, thereby improving the stability of the valve core 22. In addition, a positioning rib 222 is provided at the tail of the valve core 22, and a positioning step 251 is provided at the tail of the guide base 25. Through the contact between the positioning step 251 and the positioning rib 222, the liquid inlet 212 is determined to be closed, and the tail of the valve core 22 is prevented from being deflected from the guide base 25 to affect the reciprocating movement of the valve core 22, thereby improving the stability of the valve core 22 and the valve body 21.
[0046] To prevent the additive from entering the space between the valve core 22 and the inner wall of the valve chamber 23 and being retained, Figure 6 As shown, a seal 24 cooperating with the inner wall of the valve cavity 23 is provided on the outer periphery of the head of the valve core 22, and the seal 24 is between the head of the valve core 22 and the inner wall of the valve cavity 23 to prevent the additive from overflowing from the gap between the head of the valve core 22 and the inner wall of the valve cavity 23 and causing waste of the additive; and through the setting of the seal 24, it is prevented that the additive is retained between the outer peripheral wall of the head of the valve core 22 and the inner wall of the valve cavity 23, thereby causing waste of the additive.
[0047] In order to facilitate the reciprocating motion of the valve core 22 in the valve chamber 23, as shown in FIG. Figure 5 and Figure 6As shown, the valve body 21 is provided with an elastic reset member 231 which keeps the valve core 22 from closing the liquid inlet and outlet 212. One side of the elastic reset member 231 abuts against the guide base 25, and the other side abuts against the head of the valve core 22. When the additive container is not installed on the clothing processing device, the valve core 22 keeps the liquid inlet and outlet 212 closed under the action of the elastic reset member 231, so as to avoid the additive in the additive container flowing out from the plug interface 211 and wasting. When the additive in the additive container needs to be taken out, the component that pushes the valve core 22 pushes the head of the valve core 22, so that the valve core 22 moves in the valve cavity 23 and squeezes the elastic reset member 231, so that the liquid taking part is connected with the liquid inlet and outlet 212. After the liquid taking component exits the valve cavity 23, the valve core 22 is reset in time driven by the elastic reset member 231, so as to avoid the additive flowing out and causing waste.
[0048] In order to improve the stability of the elastic reset member 231 after installation, Figure 6 and Figure 8 As shown, the outer peripheral side wall of the head of the valve core 22 is provided with abutting ribs 221, the end surface of the head of the guide base 25 is recessed toward the tail to form a receiving cavity 252, one side of the elastic reset member 231 is abutted against the abutting ribs 221, and the other side extends into the receiving cavity 252 to abut against the guide base 25, and the stability of the elastic reset member 231 is improved by the arrangement of the receiving cavity 252 and the abutting ribs 221. At this time, the sealing member 24 is arranged on the abutting ribs 221 and abuts against the inner wall of the valve cavity 23 to prevent the additive from overflowing.
[0049] In addition to the above-mentioned preferred embodiments, the present invention also has other implementation modes. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making any creative work are within the scope of protection requested by the present invention.
Claims
1. An additive container, comprising a container body, a mounting through hole is provided at the head of the container body, a liquid outlet valve is provided at the mounting through hole, the liquid outlet valve comprises a valve body and a valve core, the valve body extends into the container body, a valve cavity for the valve core to reciprocate is provided in the valve body, a liquid outlet is provided on the side wall of the valve body, and an insertion port is provided at the head of the valve body for inserting a component for pushing the valve core, characterized in that: The distance between the liquid inlet and the end surface of the plug interface is smaller than the distance between the liquid inlet and the end surface of the tail of the valve body.
2. The additive container according to claim 1, characterized in that: The distance between the liquid inlet and the end face of the plug interface is S1, and the distance between the liquid inlet and the end face of the tail of the valve body is S2, S1:S2≤1:
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3. The additive container according to claim 1, characterized in that: The container body is installed transversely on the clothes processing device, and the container body is tilted so that the front end is higher than the rear end. The liquid inlet is located at the bottom of the valve body after the container body is installed in place.
4. The additive container according to claim 1, characterized in that: The head of the valve body is provided with a valve cover, and the valve cover is connected to the container body to fix the valve body.
5. The additive container according to claim 4, characterized in that: The container body is provided with mutually matching fool-proof structures at the installation through hole and on the valve cover, so that the liquid inlet is directed to a predetermined direction after the valve body is fixed.
6. The additive container according to claim 5, characterized in that: The container body forms a connecting ring at the outer end edge of the mounting hole, and the fool-proof structure includes a hook and a groove. The outer peripheral side wall of the connecting ring and the valve cover are provided with either a hook or a groove. There are multiple hooks and grooves unevenly distributed along the outer circumference of the connecting ring. The hooks and grooves are one-to-one engaged with each other to prevent the valve cover and the connecting ring from being fooled; or, the container body forms a connecting ring at the outer end edge of the mounting hole, and the connecting ring is rotatably connected to the valve cover. The fool-proof structure includes a stop rib provided on the connecting ring and a stop step provided on the valve cover, and the stop step abuts against the stop rib after the valve cover is rotated into place.
7. The additive container according to claim 1, characterized in that: The tail of the valve body is provided with a guide base, and the tail of the valve core passes through the guide base and reciprocates relative to the guide base.
8. The additive container according to claim 7, characterized in that: The guide base is provided with a positioning step, and the tail of the valve core is provided with a positioning convex rib, and the positioning convex rib abuts against the positioning step after the valve core closes the liquid outlet.
9. The additive container according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer periphery of the head of the valve core is provided with a sealing member matched with the inner wall of the valve cavity.
10. The additive container according to claim 1, characterized in that: The valve body is provided with an elastic reset member which enables the valve core to maintain a tendency to close the liquid outlet and inlet.
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A detergent additive box and a washing machine
CN108930142B