A laundry machine comprising a moving mechanism

Abstract

The present application belongs to the technical field of smart home, and particularly relates to a sock washing machine comprising a moving mechanism. The moving mechanism comprises a horizontal transfer module and a vertical lifting module, and the objects to be cleaned can be transferred in horizontal and vertical directions, so that originally relatively independent function zones are connected in continuous processes. The present application further provides a sock washing machine comprising a cleaning mechanism, a dewatering mechanism, a drying mechanism and a deodorizing mechanism, and the socks are moved between the function mechanisms by the aforementioned moving mechanism. The sock washing machine is provided with dry and wet zones in layout, and standby positions and the deodorizing mechanism are arranged on the dry zone in up and down directions, and the cleaning mechanism, the dewatering mechanism and the drying mechanism are arranged on the other side in down and up directions as the wet zone. The device can automatically complete the cleaning, dewatering, drying and deodorizing steps.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application belongs to the technical field of smart home, and particularly relates to a sock washing machine comprising a moving mechanism. BACKGROUND

[0002] People with high hygiene requirements usually wash socks and other clothes in batches or use different machines to wash them. The sock washing machine is a device specially used for cleaning socks. Its common style is similar to a small washing machine, and it only has the function of cleaning. The core concept of smart home is to systematically integrate multiple needs of people. For the sock washing machine, only having the function of cleaning cannot meet the actual needs of intelligence. SUMMARY

[0003] Therefore, the present application hopes to provide a multifunctional sock washing machine which can provide functions of drying, deodorizing, and airing in addition to the basic cleaning function. Since socks need to be transferred between different functional areas, the present application hopes to simultaneously provide a moving device to automatically and continuously transfer socks between different functional processes without manual handling.

[0004] The present application is achieved by the following technical solutions:

[0005] A moving mechanism for a sock washing machine, comprising a horizontal transfer module and a vertical lifting module, characterized in that:

[0006] The horizontal transfer module comprises:

[0007] A translation track, which is horizontally arranged, and the projection range formed by the translation track on the horizontal plane at least involves each functional subarea of the sock washing machine;

[0008] A translation wheel, which forms a horizontal movement track in cooperation with the translation track, and the two ends of the translation track constitute a limiting structure for the movement track of the translation wheel;

[0009] The vertical lifting module comprises:

[0010] A first lead screw and a first sliding block, which are connected through a threaded pair; the feeding direction of the first lead screw is vertical, and the first sliding block has a vertical movement track;

[0011] A spacing connecting piece connected with the first sliding block;

[0012] An airing piece for fixing the cleaning object; the airing piece is connected with the spacing connecting piece, and the connection position of the airing rod and the spacing connecting piece is lower than the connection position of the first sliding block and the spacing connecting piece in vertical height;

[0013] The movement trajectory of the drying piece is parallel to the movement trajectory of the first slider, and the projection range of the movement trajectory of the drying piece on the vertical plane involves at least each functional subzone of the washing machine.

[0014] The translation wheel is arranged at the bottom of the vertical lifting module, and the vertical lifting module has a movement trajectory of moving back and forth along the translation track.

[0015] The transfer mechanism has a horizontal transfer module and a vertical lifting module, the drying piece can move up and down in the vertical direction, and the vertical lifting module can move back and forth on the translation track as a whole, so that the to-be-cleaned articles can be transferred in the horizontal and vertical directions. The position of the drying piece can be flexibly adapted to the position of each functional area, and the originally relatively independent functional subzones can be connected in series through the transfer mechanism.

[0016] The application further provides a washing machine, which comprises a cleaning mechanism, a dewatering mechanism, a drying mechanism and a deodorizing mechanism, characterized in that the socks are moved between the functional mechanisms by the moving mechanism.

[0017] Preferably, the space area of the washing machine comprises a dry area and a wet area, and the dry area and the wet area are adjacent to each other; the wet area is sequentially provided with the cleaning mechanism, the dewatering mechanism and the drying mechanism from bottom to top, and the dry area is provided with the deodorizing mechanism.

[0018] Preferably, the moving area of the translation track covers the projection positions of the drying mechanism and the deodorizing mechanism.

[0019] Preferably, the cleaning mechanism comprises a cleaning tank, and a plurality of mixing pieces for generating vortex are arranged inside the tank body of the cleaning tank.

[0020] Preferably, the dewatering mechanism comprises a first roller and a second roller, the wheel shafts of the first roller and the second roller are parallel to each other and have an adjustable wheel shaft spacing; the adjustment range of the wheel shaft spacing at least covers the position state in which the first roller and the second roller are in close contact. The device removes the water carried out of the cleaning mechanism by the socks through the physical extrusion between the rollers, reduces the working pressure of the drying mechanism and improves the drying efficiency.

[0021] Preferably, the drying mechanism comprises a fan and a heating sheet arranged on the air inlet side of the fan.

[0022] Preferably, the drying mechanism comprises a humidity sensor arranged therein, the detection position height of the humidity sensor is matched with the stay height of the drying piece in the drying mechanism; the fan and the heating sheet take the humidity detected by the humidity sensor as the starting and stopping standard.

[0023] As preferred, the deodorizing mechanism controls the deodorant spraying through a press switch, the spraying direction is towards the staying position of the airing piece in the deodorizing mechanism; the deodorizing mechanism comprises a third screw rod and a third sliding block, the third sliding block is matched with the third screw rod through a screw pair, the feeding direction of the third screw rod is consistent with the pressing direction of the press switch; the pressing action of the press switch is composed of the displacement of the third sliding block.

[0024] As preferred, the rotation of the third screw rod is controlled and driven by a third motor.

[0025] The present application firstly proposes a moving mechanism capable of conveying socks in vertical and horizontal directions. The moving mechanism drives the socks to move up and down by using a screw rod sliding block device driven by a motor, and uses a translation track and a translation wheel to limit the horizontal movement track. The moving mechanism enables the socks to move flexibly in the horizontal and vertical directions, and when the socks are integrated into a sock washing machine, the sock washing machine can fully utilize the space in the vertical and horizontal directions to plan multiple functional areas such as a cleaning mechanism, a dehydration mechanism, a drying mechanism, and a deodorizing mechanism. In the specific functional layout, the sock washing machine realizes dry and wet zoning, and the standby position and the deodorizing mechanism are arranged in the dry zone, and the cleaning mechanism, the dehydration mechanism, and the drying mechanism are arranged from bottom to top in the wet zone. All functions of the present application can be driven by a motor, which has the characteristics of labor saving and automation. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0026] Figure 1 It is a front view of the whole sock washing machine;

[0027] Figure 2 It is a three-dimensional schematic view of the moving mechanism;

[0028] Figure 3 It is a three-dimensional schematic view of part of the functional mechanism of the sock washing machine;

[0029] Figure 4 It is Figure 3 the front view of the device;

[0030] Figure 5 It is Figure 3 the top view of the device.

[0031] LEGEND:

[0032] 1, vertical lifting module; 101, airing piece; 102, interval connecting piece; 103, first screw rod; 104, first sliding block; 105, lifting driving piece;

[0033] 2, horizontal transfer module; 201, translation track; 202, translation wheel; 203, translation driving piece;

[0034] 3. Cleaning mechanism; 301. Cleaning tank; 302. Mixing element;

[0035] 4. Dehydration mechanism; 401. First roller; 402. Second roller; 403. Second lead screw; 404. Second slider; 405. Dehydration drive member;

[0036] 5. Drying mechanism; 501. Fan; 502. Heating plate; 503. Humidity sensor;

[0037] 6. Deodorizing mechanism; 601. Press switch; 602. Third lead screw; 603. Third slider; 604. Deodorant container; 605. Spraying drive member; DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0038] The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. Those skilled in the art will be able to implement the present invention based on these descriptions. Furthermore, the embodiments of the present invention described below are generally only a portion of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all of the embodiments. Therefore, all other embodiments derived by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without inventive effort should fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0039] This embodiment is a functional structure solution designed by college students based on the concept of intelligent home.

[0040] See Figure 1 This sock washing machine makes full use of the three-dimensional space for functional area layout and adopts the design concept of dry and wet separation. The left side of the figure is the dry area, and the right side is the wet area; the upper part of the dry area is the standby position of the vertical lifting module 1, and the lower part is the deodorization mechanism 6. The wet area is composed of the cleaning mechanism 3, the dehydration mechanism 4 and the drying mechanism 5 from bottom to top; the moving range of the horizontal moving module covers the projection positions of the wet and dry areas. When the sock washing machine is in standby mode, the vertical lifting module 1 stays at the left end of the horizontal moving module, corresponding to the dry area of ​​this sock washing machine. After the working procedure starts, the vertical lifting module 1 moves to the right end of the horizontal moving module, corresponding to the wet area of ​​this sock washing machine. After completing the corresponding cleaning, dehydration and drying steps, the vertical lifting module 1 returns to the left side of the horizontal moving module as a whole and cooperates with the deodorization mechanism 6 to work.

[0041] See Figure 2The washing machine for socks can complete the movement of the socks between different functional areas through a moving mechanism comprising a vertical lifting module 1 and a horizontal transfer module 2. The vertical lifting module 1 comprises a drying piece 101, a first lead screw 103, a first sliding block 104 and a spacing connecting piece 102. The socks can be directly placed on the drying piece 101, or a drying clamp can be additionally added for reinforcement and fixation. The first lead screw 103 is matched with the first sliding block 104 through a threaded pair; the feeding direction of the first lead screw 103 is the vertical direction, and the first sliding block 104 performs lifting movement on the first lead screw 103. The first sliding block 104 is connected with the drying piece 101 through the spacing connecting piece 102, the spacing connecting piece 102 is vertically arranged, the first sliding block 104 is connected to the top of the spacing connecting piece 102, and the drying piece 101 is connected to the bottom of the spacing connecting piece 102. The spacing connecting piece 102 can form a height difference between the drying piece 101 and the first sliding block 104, because the drying piece 101 needs to be immersed in the cleaning tank 301 containing liquid in the subsequent working condition, the spacing connecting piece 102 can make the first sliding block 104 away from the liquid level, so as to avoid carrying the liquid in the wet area to the dry area. The vertical lifting module 1 is built above the horizontal transfer module 2 as a whole and can move back and forth as a whole. The horizontal transfer module 2 comprises a translation wheel 202 arranged at the bottom of the vertical lifting module 1 and a translation rail 201, in some embodiments, the translation wheel 202 is a gear, the translation rail 201 is a rack, and the two are in meshing relationship, so as to improve the stability of the translation movement. In some embodiments, the first lead screw 103 uses a motor as a lifting driving piece 105, and the translation wheel 202 uses a motor as a translation driving piece 203, so as to realize labor-saving control.

[0042] Please refer to Figure 3 、 Figure 4 and Figure 5 The washing machine for socks comprises a cleaning mechanism 3. The cleaning mechanism 3 comprises a cleaning tank 301 containing liquid, and a plurality of mixing pieces 302 are arranged in the cleaning tank 301. The mixing pieces 302 rotate to form a vortex in the liquid in the tank, so as to clean the socks.

[0043] Please refer to Figure 3 、 Figure 4 and Figure 5The washing machine for socks includes a dewatering mechanism 4, which works by physically squeezing water out of the socks via rollers. In this embodiment, the dewatering mechanism 4 includes a first roller 401 and a second roller 402, the distance between the rotation axes of the two rollers can be adjusted, but the two rotation axes always remain parallel to each other. In the standby state, the two rollers are located on either side of the lifting path of the drying member 101, and there is a long gap between them; the rotation axes of the first roller 401 are fixed at the top of the sidewall of the cleaning tank 301, and the rotation axes of the second roller 402 are fixed on the second sliding block 404. The second sliding block 404 and the second lead screw 403 are connected through a threaded pair; the feeding direction of the second lead screw 403 is from the first roller 401 to the second roller 402, and the second sliding block 404 can move back and forth along the feeding direction of the second lead screw 403, driving the second roller 402 to move closer to or farther away from the first roller 401. When the second roller 402 is in close contact with the first roller 401, the socks are clamped between the two rollers, and the two rollers rotate to squeeze the socks to achieve the effect of dewatering. In some embodiments, the second lead screw 403 uses a motor as a dewatering drive 405.

[0044] Please refer to Figure 3 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 , the washing machine for socks includes a drying mechanism 5, which includes a fan 501, a heating sheet 502, and a humidity sensor 503. The detection position of the humidity sensor 503 corresponds to the position of the drying rod and the socks, which is used to detect the humidity of the socks. The heating sheet 502 is arranged on the air inlet side of the fan 501. When the humidity of the socks detected by the humidity sensor 503 is higher than the set value, the fan 501 and the heating sheet 502 are started, the fan 501 rotates to blow hot air, and the socks are dried; when the humidity of the socks is lower than the set value, the fan 501 and the heating sheet 502 stop running.

[0045] Please refer to Figure 3 , Figure 4 and Figure 5The sock washing machine comprises a deodorizing mechanism 6. The deodorizing mechanism 6 comprises a deodorizing agent container 604 and a press switch 601. After the press switch 601 is pressed, the deodorizing agent in the deodorizing agent container 604 is sprayed to the place where the socks are located; the corresponding press action is realized by the left-right translation of a third slider 603, and the translation of the third slider 603 is further controlled by a third lead screw 602 and a spraying driving member 605. Specifically, the third slider 603 is matched with the third lead screw 602 through a threaded pair, and the feeding direction of the third lead screw 602 is the press action direction. When the third lead screw 602 is driven to rotate by the spraying driving member 605, the third slider 603 will move back and forth on the third lead screw 602, so that the third slider 603 presses or releases the press switch 601. In order to stabilize the direction of the press process pressure, the third slider 603 can be symmetrically connected to two third lead screws 602, and the two third lead screws 602 are linked through auxiliary structures such as synchronous belt chains for feeding.

[0046] In the present embodiment, the translation wheel 202 for driving the horizontal movement of the vertical lifting module 1, the first lead screw 103 for driving the lifting of the drying piece 101, the mixing piece 302 for generating vortex, the second lead screw 403 for adjusting the distance between the dehydration rollers, and the third lead screw 602 for controlling the press switch 601 of the deodorizing agent all use motors as the power source; a plurality of motors can be integrated for control, realizing the automatic operation of each function of the sock washing machine.

[0047] The working process of the sock washing machine is as follows:

[0048] 1) standby state: the vertical lifting module 1 is located in the dry area at the left end of the translation track 201, and the first slider 104 hovers at the top end of the first lead screw 103; the socks are clamped on the drying piece 101;

[0049] 2) washing process: the washing tank 301 is pre-filled with water, and a cleaning agent is added; the translation wheel 202 is started by the translation driving member 203, driving the vertical lifting module 1 to move along the translation track 201 to the wet area at the right end; the first lead screw 103 is driven by the lifting driving member 105, sending the first slider 104 to the bottom end of the first lead screw 103, at this time the height of the drying piece 101 is lower than the first slider 104, and the socks are immersed below the liquid level of the washing tank 301; a plurality of mixing pieces 302 are driven to rotate under the driving of the corresponding motors, forming vortex in the washing tank 301;

[0050] 3) dehydration process: the first lead screw 103 is driven by the lifting driving member 105 to lift the position of the first slider 104, so that the height of the drying piece 101 is slightly lower than the rollers; the second lead screw 403 is driven by the dehydration driving member 405, and the second roller 402 gradually approaches and closely contacts the first roller 401; the first slider 104 is continuously lifted, and the drying piece 101 and the socks pass through between the two rollers, and are squeezed for dehydration;

[0051] 4) drying process: the drying piece 101 continues to rise to the height of the humidity sensor 503, when the humidity sensor 503 detects that the humidity of the socks is higher than the set value, the fan 501 and the heating sheet 502 start to blow hot air; when the humidity of the socks is lower than the set value, the fan 501 and the heating sheet 502 are automatically turned off;

[0052] 5) deodorizing process: the translation wheel 202 is started by the translation driving piece 203, which drives the vertical lifting module 1 to move along the translation rail 201 to the dry area at the left end; the first lead screw 103 is driven again by the lifting driving piece 105, so that the drying piece 101 moves downward to the spraying area of the deodorant; the third lead screw 602 is driven by the corresponding motor, and the third sliding block 603 moves along the downward direction of the pressing switch 601, and the deodorant spray is sprayed; after the deodorizing is completed, the third sliding block 603 returns to the original position, and the deodorant stops spraying;

[0053] 6) drying process: the first lead screw 103 is driven by the lifting driving piece 105, the first sliding block 104 returns to the top end of the first lead screw 103, and each structure returns to the standby position, and at the same time, the socks are in the drying state.

[0054] Although the device takes washing socks as an example of the working process, the washing object of the sock washing machine is not limited to socks, and is also applicable to other small objects, such as red scarves, handkerchiefs, and rags.

Claims

1. A sock washing machine, comprising a moving mechanism, a washing mechanism (3), a dehydrating mechanism (4), a drying mechanism (5) and a deodorizing mechanism (6), characterized in that: The moving mechanism comprises a horizontal transfer module (2) and a vertical lifting module (1); The horizontal transfer module (2) comprises: A translation track (201), the translation track (201) being arranged horizontally, and a projection range formed by the translation track (201) on the horizontal plane at least involves each functional partition of the sock washing machine; A translation wheel (202), wherein the translation wheel (202) cooperates with the translation track (201) to form a horizontal motion track, and both ends of the translation track (201) constitute a limiting structure for the motion track of the translation wheel (202); The vertical lifting module (1) comprises: A first lead screw (103) and a first slider (104), wherein the first slider (104) is matched with the first lead screw (103) via a threaded pair; the feeding direction of the first lead screw (103) is a vertical direction, and the first slider (104) has a motion trajectory along the vertical direction; A spacer connector (102) connected to the first slider (104); A drying member (101) for fixing items to be washed; the drying member (101) is connected to the spacing connection member (102), and the connection position is lower in vertical height than the connection position of the first sliding block (104) and the spacing connection member (102); The motion trajectory of the drying element (101) is parallel to the motion trajectory of the first slider (104), and the projection range of the motion trajectory of the drying element (101) on the vertical plane at least involves each functional partition of the sock washing machine; The translation wheel (202) is arranged at the bottom of the vertical lifting module (1), and the vertical lifting module (1) has a motion track that moves back and forth along the translation track (201); The space area of ​​the sock washing machine includes a dry area and a wet area, and the dry area and the wet area are adjacent to each other on the left and right; the wet area is provided with a washing mechanism (3), a dehydration mechanism (4) and a drying mechanism (5) in order from bottom to top, and the dry area is provided with a deodorizing mechanism (6); The cleaning mechanism (3) comprises a cleaning tank (301), wherein a plurality of mixing elements (302) for generating eddy currents are provided inside the tank body of the cleaning tank (301); The dehydration mechanism (4) comprises a first roller (401) and a second roller (402); the axle of the first roller (401) and the axle of the second roller (402) are parallel to each other and have an adjustable axle spacing; the adjustment range of the axle spacing at least covers a position state in which the first roller (401) and the second roller (402) are in close contact.

2. The sock washing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that The moving area of ​​the translation track (201) covers the projection positions of the drying mechanism (5) and the deodorizing mechanism (6).

3. The socks washing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that The drying mechanism (5) comprises a fan (501) and a heating plate (502) arranged on the air inlet side of the fan (501).

4. The socks washing machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The drying mechanism (5) includes a humidity sensor (503) arranged therein, the detection position height of the humidity sensor (503) being adapted to the residence height of the drying element (101) in the drying mechanism (5); the fan (501) and the heating plate (502) use the humidity detected by the humidity sensor (503) as a start / stop standard.

5. The socks washing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that The deodorizing mechanism (6) controls the spraying of the deodorant by pressing the switch (601), and the spraying direction is toward the position where the drying element (101) is stationary in the deodorizing mechanism (6); The deodorizing mechanism (6) comprises a third lead screw (602) and a third slider (603), wherein the third slider (603) is coupled to the third lead screw (602) via a threaded pair, and the feeding direction of the third lead screw (602) is consistent with the pressing direction of the press switch (601); The pressing action of the push switch (601) is constituted by the displacement of the third slider (603).

6. The socks washing machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: The rotation of the third screw (602) is controlled by the spray drive (605).

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