Feeding device and washing machine

Abstract

The invention discloses a putting device and a washing machine, and belongs to the technical field of household appliances. The throwing device comprises a box body, a first throwing piece, a rotating wheel and a driving assembly. After the first bearing cavity of the first putting part bears the laundry condensate beads, the laundry condensate beads can be blocked by at least two first rotating blades in the rotating wheel, and after the driving assembly drives the rotating wheel to rotate, the rotating wheel can drive the laundry condensate beads to move out of the putting outlet of the first putting part through the first rotating blades. Therefore, the laundry condensate beads moved out of the putting outlet of the first putting piece can fall into the water flow channel arranged in the box body. After the washing machine injects water into the water flow channel, the washing condensate beads can be put into a washing drum of the washing machine under the driving of water flow.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of household appliances, and particularly relates to a dispensing device and a washing machine. Background Art

[0002] A washing machine is a cleaning appliance that uses water as the main cleaning liquid and utilizes electric energy to generate mechanical action to wash clothes. In order to achieve good cleaning effect and convenience of use, existing washing machines usually use a detergent called a to-be-dispensed object, which is a spherical detergent wrapped with an internal laundry detergent by a water-soluble film, and has the advantages of small volume, high portability, strong cleaning power, etc.

[0003] When the existing to-be-dispensed object is used, it is mainly to directly dispense the to-be-dispensed object into the washing drum for cleaning, or to put it into the area where the laundry detergent is originally dispensed in the dispensing box. After the water-soluble film is dissolved by the water flow of the water inlet pipe, the internal laundry detergent is flushed into the washing drum along with the water flow.

[0004] However, when directly putting the to-be-dispensed object into the washing drum, when it is necessary to increase the amount of the to-be-dispensed object, it is necessary to first stop the washing machine and then open the protective cover of the washing drum before it can be placed, and the operation is rather cumbersome; while putting the to-be-dispensed object into the area where the laundry detergent is originally dispensed in the dispensing box, the water-soluble effect of the water-soluble film is directly affected by the water flow rate, and at the same time, it is easier to leave cleaning marks in the dispensing box, thereby breeding bacteria in the dispensing box. Therefore, the current effect of dispensing the to-be-dispensed object in the washing machine is poor. Summary of the Invention

[0005] Embodiments of the present application provide a dispensing device and a washing machine, which can solve the problem of poor effect when dispensing laundry beads in a washing machine in the prior art. The technical solutions are as follows:

[0006] On the one hand, a dispensing device is provided, and the dispensing device includes:

[0007] A box body;

[0008] A first dispensing member located in the box body, the first dispensing member having a first bearing cavity and a dispensing outlet communicating with the first bearing cavity, and the first bearing cavity is used for bearing the to-be-dispensed object;

[0009] A rotating wheel located in the box body and distributed at the dispensing outlet, the rotating wheel having a plurality of rotating vanes arranged in a surrounding and spaced manner, and the plurality of rotating vanes include at least two first rotating vanes, and the at least two first rotating vanes are used for blocking the to-be-dispensed object at the dispensing outlet;

[0010] And a drive assembly connected to the rotating wheel, the drive assembly being configured to drive the rotating wheel to rotate so that the object to be dispensed is removed from the dispensing outlet.

[0011] Optionally, the plurality of rotating blades include two of the first rotating blades, both of the two first rotating blades are distributed outside the first bearing cavity, or both of the two first rotating blades extend into the first bearing cavity through the dispensing outlet.

[0012] Optionally, when both of the two first rotating blades are distributed outside the first bearing cavity, the distribution directions of the two first rotating blades are opposite.

[0013] Optionally, the plurality of rotating blades further include: second rotating blades distributed between the two first rotating blades, and the second rotating blades extend into the first bearing cavity through the discharge outlet.

[0014] Optionally, the plurality of rotating blades further include: third rotating blades distributed between the two first rotating blades, and all of the third rotating blades are located outside the first bearing cavity.

[0015] Optionally, the distribution direction of the second rotating blades is opposite to the distribution direction of the third rotating blades, and the distribution direction of the second rotating blades is perpendicular to the distribution direction of the first rotating blades.

[0016] Optionally, when both of the two first rotating blades extend into the first bearing cavity through the dispensing outlet, the plurality of rotating blades further include: two fourth rotating blades oppositely arranged with the two first rotating blades, and both of the two fourth rotating blades are distributed outside the first bearing cavity.

[0017] Optionally, the drive assembly includes: a drive motor, and a transmission shaft connected to the drive motor;

[0018] The rotating wheel has a connection hole, the rotating wheel is sleeved on the transmission shaft through the connection hole and is fixedly connected to the transmission shaft, and the plurality of rotating blades in the rotating wheel can be distributed around the transmission shaft.

[0019] Optionally, the first dispensing member further has a dispensing inlet communicating with the first bearing cavity, the first bearing cavity has a bearing guiding surface opposite to the dispensing inlet, and the dispensing outlet is located between the dispensing inlet and the bearing guiding surface;

[0020] Wherein, the bearing guiding surface is inclined with respect to the plane where the dispensing inlet is located.

[0021] On the other hand, a washing machine is provided, which includes: a washing machine body, and a feeding device connected to the washing machine body, and the feeding device is the above-mentioned feeding device.

[0022] The beneficial effects brought by the technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present application at least include:

[0023] A feeding device includes: a box body, a first feeding member, a rotating wheel, and a driving component. After the laundry beads are placed in the first bearing cavity of the first feeding member, the laundry beads can be blocked by at least two first rotating blades in the rotating wheel. After the driving component drives the rotating wheel to rotate, the rotating wheel can drive the laundry beads to move out from the feeding outlet of the first feeding member through the first rotating blades. In this way, the laundry beads moving out from the feeding outlet of the first feeding member can fall into the water flow channel arranged inside the box body. After the washing machine fills water into the water flow channel, the laundry beads can be fed into the washing tub of the washing machine under the drive of the water flow. In this way, on the one hand, when it is necessary to increase the number of laundry beads during the cleaning process, it is not necessary to stop the washing machine for feeding; on the other hand, the washing beads will not dissolve in the feeding box, thus avoiding the situation of breeding bacteria in the feeding box due to leaving cleaning traces, and improving the feeding effect of the washing beads. Description of the Drawings

[0024] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the following drawings are only some embodiments of the present application. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings.

[0025] Figure 1 It is a schematic three-dimensional structure diagram of a feeding device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0026] Figure 2 is Figure 1 The schematic internal structure diagram of the feeding device shown;

[0027] Figure 3 It is a schematic cross-sectional diagram of a feeding device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0028] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of a rotating wheel distributed at the feeding outlet of the first feeding member provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0029] Figure 5 It is another schematic diagram of a rotating wheel distributed at the feeding outlet of the first feeding member provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0030] Figure 6It is a schematic diagram of another kind of rotating wheels distributed at the discharging outlet of the first discharging member provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0031] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of yet another kind of rotating wheels distributed at the discharging outlet of the first discharging member provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0032] Figure 8 It is a cross-sectional view of another kind of discharging device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0033] Figure 9 It is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of yet another kind of discharging device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0034] Figure 10 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of a washing machine provided by an embodiment of the present application. Detailed implementation manners

[0035] To make the above objects, features, and advantages of the present application more obvious and understandable, the following will describe the detailed implementation manners of the present application with reference to the accompanying drawings. Many specific details are set forth in the following description to fully understand the present application. However, the present application can be implemented in many other ways different from those described herein, and those skilled in the art can make similar improvements without departing from the connotation of the present application. Therefore, the present application is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0036] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that if there appear these terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc., the orientation or positional relationship indicated by these terms is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus cannot be understood as a limitation to the present application.

[0037] In addition, if there appear these terms "first", "second", these terms are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the quantity of the indicated technical features. Thus, the features defined with "first", "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of such features. In the description of the present application, if there appears the term "plurality", the meaning of "plurality" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise specifically and clearly defined.

[0038] Laundry beads are a new type of laundry product. The beads contain concentrated detergent, and the outer film is made of water-soluble polymer material, which dissolves in water. There is no need to cut the film when using. Usually store them in a dry and cool place, and just touch them with dry hands when using. As a new product, the items to be dispensed have many conveniences compared to other traditional laundry products.

[0039] Few existing washing machines are equipped with a dedicated dispensing box for items to be dispensed. When using existing items to be dispensed, they are usually put into the area where laundry detergent is originally dispensed in the dispensing box, and this area is connected to the water flow channel. After the outer film is dissolved by the water flow in the water flow channel, the water with detergent is flushed into the washing tub, and then the washing machine body is started for washing; or they are directly put into the washing tub for dissolution and rinsing.

[0040] However, the applicant has found that the existing ways of using items to be dispensed have many inconveniences. For example, when directly putting the item to be dispensed into the washing tub, in case of omission, it is necessary to first open the protective cover at the washing tub to complete the dispensing. During this process, the user's hands will inevitably come into contact with the water soaking the dirty clothes, which is very cumbersome; and when putting the item to be dispensed into the area where laundry detergent is originally dispensed in the dispensing box, the water-soluble effect of the water-soluble film will be directly affected by the water flow rate, and at the same time, it is easier to leave cleaning marks in the dispensing box, thus breeding bacteria in the dispensing box. Therefore, the current effect of dispensing items to be dispensed in the washing machine is poor.

[0041] A dispensing device provided in an embodiment of the present application can be integrated into a washing machine. Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 , Figure 1 is a schematic perspective view of a dispensing device provided in an embodiment of the present application, Figure 2 is Figure 1 a schematic internal structure view of the dispensing device shown in

[0042] To more clearly see the structure of the box body 100, please refer to Figure 3 , Figure 3It is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of a dispensing device provided by an embodiment of the present application. The first dispensing member 200 of the dispensing device 000 can be located within the box body 100, and the first dispensing member 200 can have a first loading cavity S10 and a dispensing outlet K1 communicating with the first loading cavity S10. Among them, the first loading cavity S10 can be used to load the object to be dispensed B. It should be noted that the box body 100 and the first dispensing member 200 can be movably connected. In this way, after the first dispensing member 200 moves in a direction away from the box body 100, the first loading cavity S10 in the first dispensing member 200 can be exposed outside the box body 100, which is convenient for the user to place the object to be dispensed B in the first loading cavity S10.

[0043] The rotating wheel 300 in the dispensing device 000 can be located within the box body 100, and the rotating wheel 300 can be distributed at the dispensing outlet K1 of the first dispensing member 200. The rotating wheel 300 can have a plurality of rotating blades arranged in a surrounding and spaced manner. Here, the plurality of rotating blades in the rotating wheel 300 can include at least two first rotating blades 310. At least two first rotating blades 310 in the rotating wheel 300 are used to block the object to be dispensed B located in the first loading cavity S10 at the dispensing outlet K1 of the first dispensing member 200.

[0044] The drive assembly 400 in the dispensing device 000 can be configured to drive the rotating wheel 300 to rotate so that the object to be dispensed B is moved out from the dispensing outlet K1 of the first dispensing member 200.

[0045] In the embodiment of the present application, the dispensing device 000 can be integrated in a washing machine, and the object to be dispensed B in the first loading cavity S10 can be a laundry detergent pod. Therefore, the laundry detergent pod can be dispensed into the washing tub of the washing machine through the dispensing device 000.

[0046] Exemplarily, after the first dispensing member 200 moves in a direction away from the cartridge 100, the first receiving cavity S10 in the first dispensing member 200 can be exposed outside the cartridge 100. The user can place the laundry beads in the first receiving cavity S10. The laundry beads entering the first receiving cavity S10 can be blocked by at least two first rotating blades 310 in the rotating wheel 300, so that the laundry beads will not directly move out of the first receiving cavity S10 through the dispensing outlet K1 of the first dispensing member 200. After the first dispensing member 200 moves in a direction towards the cartridge 100, the drive assembly 400 in the dispensing device 000 can drive the rotating wheel 300 to rotate, so that the rotating wheel 300 can drive the laundry beads to move out of the dispensing outlet K1 of the first dispensing member 200 through the first rotating blades 310. In this way, the laundry beads moving out of the dispensing outlet K1 of the first dispensing member 200 can fall into the water flow channel provided inside the cartridge 100. After the washing machine fills the water flow channel with water, the laundry beads can be dispensed into the washing tub of the washing machine under the drive of the water flow.

[0047] In summary, the dispensing device provided by the embodiment of the present application includes: a cartridge, a first dispensing member, a rotating wheel, and a drive assembly. After the first receiving cavity of the first dispensing member receives the laundry beads, the laundry beads can be blocked by at least two first rotating blades in the rotating wheel. After the drive assembly drives the rotating wheel to rotate, the rotating wheel can drive the laundry beads to move out of the dispensing outlet of the first dispensing member through the first rotating blades. In this way, the laundry beads moving out of the dispensing outlet of the first dispensing member can fall into the water flow channel provided inside the cartridge. After the washing machine fills the water flow channel with water, the laundry beads can be dispensed into the washing tub of the washing machine under the drive of the water flow. In this way, on the one hand, when it is necessary to increase the number of laundry beads during the washing process, it is not necessary to stop the washing machine for dispensing; on the other hand, the washing beads will not dissolve in the dispensing box, thus avoiding the situation of breeding bacteria in the dispensing box due to leaving cleaning traces, and improving the dispensing effect of the washing beads.

[0048] In the embodiment of the present application, as Figure 4 shown, Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the distribution of the rotating wheel at the dispensing outlet of the first dispensing member provided by the embodiment of the present application. The multiple rotating blades in the rotating wheel 300 can include: two first rotating blades 310. Here, there are several distribution methods for these two first rotating blades 310 in the rotating wheel 300 for blocking the object to be dispensed B. For example, both of these two first rotating blades 310 can be distributed outside the first receiving cavity S10 of the first dispensing member 200, and for another example, both of these two first rotating blades 310 can also extend into the first receiving cavity S10 through the dispensing outlet K1 of the first dispensing member 200.

[0049] To this end, the embodiments of the present application will be schematically described by taking the following two possible implementation directions as examples:

[0050] The first possible implementation manner is as Figure 4 shown. When both of the two first rotating blades 310 in the rotating wheel 300 extend into the first bearing cavity S10 through the discharge outlet K1 of the first discharging member 200, the plurality of rotating blades in the rotating wheel 300 may further include: two fourth rotating blades 340 disposed opposite to the two first rotating blades 310, and both of the two fourth rotating blades 340 are distributed outside the first bearing cavity S10 of the first discharging member 200.

[0051] In this case, the rotating wheel 300 may include four rotating blades, and the four rotating blades are respectively: rotating blade 01, rotating blade 02, rotating blade 03, and rotating blade 04. In Figure 4 this state, the rotating blade 01 and the rotating blade 02 may serve as the two first rotating blades 310, and both may extend into the first bearing cavity S10 through the discharge outlet K1 of the first discharging member 200; the rotating blade 03 and the rotating blade 04 may serve as the two fourth rotating blades 340, and both are distributed outside the first bearing cavity S10 of the first discharging member 200.

[0052] Exemplarily, the distribution directions of the two first rotating blades 310 in the rotating wheel 300 may be perpendicular, the distribution directions of the two fourth rotating blades 340 in the rotating wheel 300 may be perpendicular, and the two first rotating blades 310 and the two fourth rotating blades 340 in the rotating wheel 300 may correspond one by one, and the orientation of each first rotating blade 310 in the rotating wheel 300 may be opposite to the distribution direction of the corresponding fourth rotating blade 304. For example, in Figure 4 this state, the distribution directions of the rotating blade 01 and the rotating blade 02 are perpendicular, the distribution directions of the rotating blade 03 and the rotating blade 04 are perpendicular, and the distribution direction of the rotating blade 01 is opposite to the distribution direction of the rotating blade 03, and the distribution direction of the rotating blade 02 is opposite to the distribution direction of the rotating blade 04.

[0053] In this case, each time the driving assembly 400 drives the rotating wheel 300 to rotate 180°, the object to be discharged B can be moved out from the discharge outlet K1 of the first discharging member 200.

[0054] Exemplarily, after the object to be discharged B is located in the first bearing cavity S10 of the first discharging member 200, the object to be discharged B may move towards the discharge outlet K1 of the first discharging member 200, and the object to be discharged B may be blocked by the two first rotating blades 310 in the rotating wheel 300 provided at the discharge outlet K1. For example, in Figure 4In this state, the object B to be delivered can be distributed in the area between the rotating blade 01 and the rotating blade 02 and can be blocked by these two rotating blades. Thus, if it is necessary to move the object B to be delivered out from the delivery outlet K1 of the first delivery member 200, the driving assembly 400 can drive the rotating wheel 300 to rotate 180°. During this process, the rotating blade 01 or the rotating blade 02 can drive the object B to move. After both the rotating blade 01 and the rotating blade 02 are moved out of the first bearing cavity S10, the object B can be moved out from the delivery outlet K1 of the first delivery member 200.

[0055] It should be noted that in Figure 3 this state, the rotating blade 01 and the rotating blade 02 are used as two first rotating blades 310, and the rotating blade 03 and the rotating blade 04 are used as two fourth rotating blades 340. After the driving assembly 400 drives the rotating wheel 300 to rotate 180°, both the rotating blade 01 and the rotating blade 02 are moved out of the first bearing cavity S10, and the rotating blade 03 and the rotating blade 04 can both be moved into the first bearing cavity S10. In this state, the rotating blade 03 and the rotating blade 04 can be used as two first rotating blades 310, and the rotating blade 01 and the rotating blade 02 can be used as two fourth rotating blades 340.

[0056] The second possible implementation manner is as Figure 5 shown Figure 5 which is another schematic diagram of the rotating wheel distributed at the delivery outlet of the first delivery member provided by the embodiment of the present application. When two first rotating blades 310 in the rotating wheel 300 are distributed outside the first bearing cavity S10 of the first delivery member 200, the distribution directions of these two first rotating blades 310 can be opposite. That is, the included angle between the distribution directions of the two first rotating blades 310 is 180°.

[0057] In this case, both two first rotating blades 310 in the rotating wheel 300 are distributed at the delivery outlet K1 of the first delivery member 200. After the object B to be delivered is located in the first bearing cavity S10 of the first delivery member 200, the object B to be delivered can move towards the delivery outlet K1 of the first delivery member 200, and these two first rotating blades 310 distributed at the delivery outlet K1 can block the object B to be delivered. Thus, only after the driving assembly 400 drives the rotating wheel 300 to rotate, can the object B to be delivered be moved out from the delivery outlet K1 of the first delivery member 200.

[0058] Optionally, the multiple rotating blades in the rotating wheel 300 may further include: a second rotating blade 320 distributed between two first rotating blades 310, and the second rotating blade 320 may extend into the first bearing cavity S10 through the discharge outlet K1 of the first discharging member 200. Exemplarily, the number of the second rotating blades 320 in the rotating wheel 300 may be one, and the distribution orientation of this second rotating blade 320 may be perpendicular to the distribution orientation of the first rotating blades 310, that is, the distribution orientation of the second rotating blade 320 differs from the distribution orientation of any one of the first rotating blades 310 by 90°.

[0059] In the embodiment of the present application, the multiple rotating blades in the rotating wheel 300 may further include: a third rotating blade 330 distributed between two first rotating blades 310, and the third rotating blade 330 may be entirely located outside the first bearing cavity S10 of the first discharging member 200. Exemplarily, the number of the third rotating blades 330 in the rotating wheel 300 may be one, and the distribution orientation of this third rotating blade 330 may be perpendicular to the distribution orientation of the first rotating blades 310, that is, the distribution orientation of the third rotating blade 330 differs from the distribution orientation of any one of the first rotating blades 310 by 90°.

[0060] Therefore, the distribution orientation of the second rotating blade 320 in the rotating wheel 300 may be opposite to the distribution orientation of the third rotating blade 330. That is, the distribution orientation of the second rotating blade 320 differs from the distribution orientation of the third rotating blade 330 by 180°.

[0061] Exemplarily, the rotating wheel 300 may include four rotating blades, which are respectively: a rotating blade 01, a rotating blade 02, a rotating blade 03, and a rotating blade 04. In Figure 5 In this state, the rotating blade 01 and the rotating blade 02 may serve as two first rotating blades 310, and both of these rotating blades may be distributed at the discharge outlet K1 of the first discharging member 200; the rotating blade 03 may serve as the second rotating blade 320, and it may extend into the first bearing cavity S10 through the discharge outlet K1 of the first discharging member 200; the rotating blade 04 may serve as the third rotating blade 330, and it may be distributed outside the first bearing cavity S10 of the first discharging member 200.

[0062] In this case, two objects to be discharged B may be carried in the first bearing cavity S10 of the first discharging member 200. For example, these two objects to be discharged B may be respectively: a first laundry detergent bead B1 and a second laundry detergent bead B2. In Figure 5In this state, the first laundry detergent bead B1 can be distributed in the area between the rotating blade 01 and the rotating blade 03, and the first laundry detergent bead B1 can be blocked by the rotating blade 01; the second laundry detergent bead B2 can be distributed in the area between the rotating blade 02 and the rotating blade 03, and the second laundry detergent bead B2 can be blocked by the rotating blade 02.

[0063] In a possible case, the user can put two types of laundry detergent beads into the first loading cavity S10 each time. For example, these two types of laundry detergent beads can be: the first laundry detergent bead B1 filled with a cleaning agent, and the second laundry detergent bead B2 filled with a fabric softener. In this case, each time the driving assembly 400 drives the rotating wheel 300 to rotate 90°, the first laundry detergent bead B1 and the second laundry detergent bead B2 can be respectively moved out of the discharge outlet K1 of the first feeding member 200 during the laundry process of the washing machine.

[0064] Exemplarily, after the first laundry detergent bead B1 and the second laundry detergent bead B2 are both located in the first loading cavity S10 of the first feeding member 200, the first laundry detergent bead B1 and the second laundry detergent bead B2 can both move towards the discharge outlet K1 of the first feeding member 200, and the first laundry detergent bead B1 can move to the area between the rotating blade 01 and the rotating blade 03 to be blocked by the rotating blade 01, and the second laundry detergent bead B2 can move to the area between the rotating blade 02 and the rotating blade 03 to be blocked by the rotating blade 02.

[0065] In this way, during the process of washing clothes in the washing machine, it is necessary to move the first laundry detergent bead B1 out of the discharge outlet K1 of the first feeding member 200, so that the first laundry detergent bead B1 moved out of the discharge outlet K1 can be put into the laundry tub of the washing machine. During this process, as Figure 6 shown, Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of another distribution of the rotating wheel at the discharge outlet of the first feeding member provided by the embodiment of the present application. The driving assembly 400 can drive the rotating wheel 300 to rotate clockwise by 90°. The rotating blade 03 can drive the first laundry detergent bead B1 to move, and after the rotating blade 03 moves out of the first loading cavity S10, the first laundry detergent bead B1 can move out of the discharge outlet K1 of the first feeding member 200. At the same time, the rotating blade 02 can drive the second laundry detergent bead B2 to move, and after the rotating blade 03 moves out of the first loading cavity S10, the second laundry detergent bead B2 can be moved to the position that previously carried the first laundry detergent bead B1.

[0066] During the process of softening clothes in the washing machine, it is necessary to move the second laundry detergent bead B2 out of the discharge outlet K1 of the first feeding member 200, so that the second laundry detergent bead B2 moved out of the discharge outlet K1 can be put into the laundry tub of the washing machine. During this process, as Figure 7As shown Figure 7 is another schematic diagram of the distribution of the rotating wheel at the discharge outlet of the first dosing member provided by the embodiment of the present application. The driving assembly 400 can drive the rotating wheel 300 to rotate clockwise by 90°. The rotating blade 02 can drive the second laundry detergent bead B2 to move. After the rotating blade 02 moves out of the first bearing cavity S10, the second laundry detergent bead B2 can move out from the discharge outlet K1 of the first dosing member 200.

[0067] It should be noted that in Figure 5 this state, the rotating blade 01 and the rotating blade 02 are used as two first rotating blades 310, the rotating blade 03 is used as the second rotating blade 320, and the rotating blade 04 is used as the third rotating blade 330. During the process of washing clothes in the washing machine, after the driving assembly 400 drives the rotating wheel 300 to rotate 90° clockwise, the rotating blade 03 can move out of the first bearing cavity S10, and the rotating blade 02 can move into the first bearing cavity S10. In this state, as Figure 6 shown, both the rotating blade 04 and the rotating blade 03 can move to the discharge outlet K1 of the first dosing member 200. The rotating blade 04 and the rotating blade 03 can be used as two first rotating blades 310, the rotating blade 02 can be used as the second rotating blade 320, and the rotating blade 01 can be used as the third rotating blade 330. During the process of softening clothes in the washing machine, after the driving assembly 400 drives the rotating wheel 300 to continue rotating 90° clockwise, the rotating blade 02 can move out of the first bearing cavity S10, and the rotating blade 04 can move into the first bearing cavity S10. In this state, as Figure 7 shown, both the rotating blade 02 and the rotating blade 01 can move to the discharge outlet K1 of the first dosing member 200. The rotating blade 02 and the rotating blade 01 can be used as two first rotating blades 310, the rotating blade 04 can be used as the second rotating blade 320, and the rotating blade 03 can be used as the third rotating blade 330.

[0068] In the embodiment of the present application, as Figure 8 shown Figure 8It is a cross-sectional view of another dispensing device provided by an embodiment of the present application. The driving assembly 400 in the dispensing device 000 may include: a driving motor 410 and a transmission shaft 420 connected to the driving motor 410. Among them, the rotating wheel 300 in the dispensing device 000 may have a connection hole V, and the rotating wheel 300 may be sleeved on the transmission shaft 420 through the connection hole V, and the rotating wheel 300 may be fixedly connected to the transmission shaft 420. Here, a plurality of rotating blades in the rotating wheel 300 can be distributed around the transmission shaft 420. In this case, the driving motor 410 in the driving assembly 400 can drive the transmission shaft 420 to rotate, so that the transmission shaft 420 can drive each rotating blade in the driving wheel 300 to rotate.

[0069] Optionally, as Figure 8 shown, the first dispensing member 200 in the dispensing device 000 may further have a dispensing inlet K2 communicating with the first carrying cavity S10. The first carrying cavity S10 has a carrying guiding surface S disposed opposite to the dispensing inlet K2, and the dispensing outlet K1 of the first dispensing member 200 may be located between the dispensing inlet K2 and the carrying guiding surface S. Among them, the carrying guiding surface S may be inclined with respect to the plane where the dispensing inlet K2 is located.

[0070] In this case, the user can put the laundry beads into the first carrying cavity S10 of the first dispensing member 200 through the dispensing inlet K2 of the first dispensing member 200, and the laundry beads entering the first carrying cavity S10 can fall on the carrying guiding surface S. Since the carrying guiding surface S may be inclined with respect to the plane where the dispensing inlet K2 is located, the laundry beads falling on the carrying guiding surface S can roll on the carrying guiding surface S toward the dispensing outlet K1, and after the laundry beads roll to the dispensing outlet K1, they can be blocked by two first rotating blades 310 in the rotating wheel 300 provided at the dispensing outlet K1.

[0071] Optionally, as Figure 8 and Figure 9 shown, Figure 9 It is a schematic internal structure diagram of another dispensing device provided by an embodiment of the present application. The box body 100 may have an inlet passage 110 communicating with its interior. Among them, after the dispensing device 000 is integrated inside the washing machine, the port of the inlet passage 110 of the box body 100 may communicate with the laundry tub in the washing machine.

[0072] In this case, the laundry beads removed from the dispensing outlet K1 of the first dispensing member 100 can enter the water flow channel provided inside the cartridge 100. Driven by the water flow in the water flow channel, the laundry beads can be moved into the inlet channel 110 of the cartridge 100. During this process, the water flow can dissolve at least part of the laundry beads, so as to ensure that the liquid entering the inlet channel 110 is the cleaning water in which the laundry beads are dissolved, and the cleaning water can be injected into the laundry tub of the washing machine through the inlet channel 110. In this way, the operation of injecting the cleaning water in which the laundry beads are dissolved into the laundry tub can be realized.

[0073] In the present application, as Figure 9 shown, the dispensing device 000 may further include: at least one second dispensing member 500 located on one side of the first dispensing member 200 and fixedly connected to the first dispensing member 200. Each second dispensing member 500 may have a second carrying cavity S20, and the second carrying cavity S20 is used to carry at least one of laundry detergent, fabric softener and washing powder. Therefore, the dispensing device 000 can not only dispense laundry beads into the laundry tub of the washing machine through the first dispensing member 200, but also dispense laundry detergent, fabric softener or washing powder into the laundry tub of the washing machine through the second dispensing member 500.

[0074] It should be noted that the first dispensing member 200 and the second dispensing member 500 in the dispensing device 000 may be referred to as carrying cartridges. In the embodiment of the present application, the cartridge 100 in the dispensing device 000 may be fixed in the washing machine, and the carrying cartridges in the dispensing device 000 may be movably connected to the cartridge 100 in a pulling or rotating manner. In this way, when the user needs to dispense laundry beads or laundry detergent into the washing machine, the user only needs to apply a force to the carrying cartridge so that at least part of the carrying cartridge moves out of the cartridge 100 to ensure that the carrying cavities in the first dispensing member 200 and the second dispensing member 500 are exposed outside the cartridge 100.

[0075] In summary, the dispensing device provided by the embodiment of the present application includes: a box body, a first dispensing member, a rotating wheel, and a driving assembly. After the laundry beads are placed in the first bearing cavity of the first dispensing member, the laundry beads can be blocked by at least two first rotating blades in the rotating wheel. After the driving assembly drives the rotating wheel to rotate, the rotating wheel can drive the laundry beads to move out from the dispensing outlet of the first dispensing member through the first rotating blades. In this way, the laundry beads moved out from the dispensing outlet of the first dispensing member can fall into the water flow channel provided inside the box body. After the washing machine fills the water flow channel with water, the laundry beads can be dispensed into the laundry tub of the washing machine under the drive of the water flow. In this way, on the one hand, when it is necessary to increase the number of laundry beads during the washing process, it is not necessary to stop the washing machine to dispense the beads; on the other hand, the washing beads will not dissolve in the dispensing box, thus avoiding the situation of breeding bacteria in the dispensing box due to the remaining cleaning marks, and improving the dispensing effect of the washing beads.

[0076] The present application also provides a washing machine. Please refer to Figure 10 , Figure 10 which is a schematic structural diagram of a washing machine provided by an embodiment of the present application. The washing machine may include a washing machine body 00 and a dispensing device 000 connected to the washing machine body 00, and the dispensing device 000 is the above-mentioned dispensing device 000. Among them, the user can dispense the laundry beads into the laundry tub of the washing machine by dispensing the laundry beads into the dispensing device 000, so as to better wash the clothes to be washed in the laundry tub with the laundry beads.

[0077] The technical features of the above embodiments can be combined arbitrarily. For the sake of brevity of description, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, it should be considered as the scope described in this specification.

[0078] The above embodiments only represent several implementation manners of the present application, and their descriptions are relatively specific and detailed, but they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the patent application. It should be noted that for those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the concept of the present application, several modifications and improvements can still be made, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the patent of the present application shall be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. A dispensing device, characterized in that, The dispensing device includes: A box body; A first dispensing member located within the box body, the first dispensing member having a first carrying cavity and a dispensing outlet communicating with the first carrying cavity, the first carrying cavity being configured to carry the object to be dispensed; A rotating wheel located within the box body and distributed at the dispensing outlet, the rotating wheel having a plurality of rotating blades arranged in a surrounding and spaced manner, the plurality of rotating blades including at least two first rotating blades, the at least two first rotating blades being configured to block the object to be dispensed at the dispensing outlet; And a drive assembly connected to the rotating wheel, the drive assembly being configured to: drive the rotating wheel to rotate so that the object to be dispensed is removed from the dispensing outlet.

2. The dispensing device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The plurality of rotating blades includes two of the first rotating blades, and the two first rotating blades are both distributed outside the first carrying cavity, or the two first rotating blades both extend into the first carrying cavity through the dispensing outlet.

3. The dispensing device according to claim 2, characterized in that, In the case where the two first rotating blades are both distributed outside the first carrying cavity, the distribution directions of the two first rotating blades are opposite.

4. The dispensing device according to claim 3, characterized in that, The plurality of rotating blades further includes: a second rotating blade distributed between the two first rotating blades, the second rotating blade extending into the first carrying cavity through the dispensing outlet.

5. The dispensing device according to claim 4, characterized in that, The plurality of rotating blades further includes: a third rotating blade distributed between the two first rotating blades, the third rotating blade being entirely located outside the first carrying cavity.

6. The dispensing device according to claim 5, characterized in that, The distribution direction of the second rotating blade is opposite to the distribution direction of the third rotating blade, and the distribution direction of the second rotating blade is perpendicular to the distribution direction of the first rotating blade.

7. The dispensing device according to claim 2, characterized in that, In the case where the two first rotating blades both extend into the first carrying cavity through the dispensing outlet, the plurality of rotating blades further includes: two fourth rotating blades disposed opposite to the two first rotating blades, the two fourth rotating blades being both distributed outside the first carrying cavity.

8. The dispensing device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that, The drive assembly includes: a drive motor and a transmission shaft connected to the drive motor; The rotating wheel has a connection hole, the rotating wheel is sleeved on the transmission shaft through the connection hole and is fixedly connected to the transmission shaft, and the plurality of rotating blades in the rotating wheel can be distributed around the transmission shaft.

9. The dispensing device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that, The first dispensing member further has a dispensing inlet communicating with the first carrying cavity, the first carrying cavity has a carrying guiding surface disposed opposite to the dispensing inlet, and the dispensing outlet is located between the dispensing inlet and the carrying guiding surface; Wherein, the carrying guiding surface is inclined with respect to the plane where the dispensing inlet is located.

10. A washing machine, characterized in that, The washing machine includes: a washing machine body and a dispensing device connected to the washing machine body, the dispensing device being the dispensing device according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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