Condensation bead dispenser for clothes treating agent and clothes treating device

Abstract

The invention introduces a condensate bead dispenser for a clothes treating agent, comprising: a housing which is hollow inside and forms a dispensing cavity for dispensing the clothes treating agent in condensate beads; a plurality of throwing holes are formed in the shell, and the throwing cavity is communicated with the outside through the throwing holes; a puncturing structure protruding towards the interior of the throwing cavity is installed on the shell, and the puncturing end of the puncturing structure is opposite to and close to the condensate beads placed in the throwing cavity; at least part of the shell is made of a deformable flexible material and is used for pushing the puncturing structure to move towards the interior of the putting cavity under the extrusion of external force, and the puncturing end punctures the coagulation beads. Through the arrangement, the shell of the condensate bead dispenser correspondingly punctures the condensate beads in the cavity through the elastic deformation of the shell, and then the purpose that the shell is elastically deformed through water flow impact force or beating force formed in the rotating process of a washing drum of the clothes processing equipment to drive the puncturing structure to puncture the condensate beads is achieved. Therefore, the effect that the condensed beads can be punctured and put in the initial working stage of the clothes treatment equipment is achieved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of clothing treatment. Specifically, it relates to a dosing device for laundry treatment beads and also to a laundry treatment apparatus. Background Art

[0002] With the development of society and the improvement of living standards, people's treatment of clothes is not limited to washing and drying, but also requires care treatments such as adding fragrance, softening, removing odors, and preventing mildew to improve the wearing experience and enhance the quality of life. To achieve the above-mentioned clothing treatment effects, in the prior art, new laundry treatment bead products such as washing beads and fragrance-retaining beads have gradually entered thousands of households. Among them, beads are quite popular among people due to their advantages such as convenient use, strong decontamination ability, and rich washing effects. The general working process of the existing beads is that when washing clothes, the beads are placed in the dispenser box of the laundry treatment device or in the washing drum. After the beads are in full contact with the water flow, the water-soluble film on the outer layer of the beads dissolves and releases the laundry treatment agents such as the washing liquid wrapped inside, thereby realizing the cleaning and care functions for the clothes in the washing drum.

[0003] However, in the prior art, after the beads are placed in the dispenser box or in the washing drum, they may be sandwiched between the clothes in the drum and do not directly contact the incoming water flow, resulting in the beads contacting and breaking with water only after the washing water inlet process is completed and when the washing program ends, causing problems such as the ineffective dosing of the laundry treatment agents in the beads and the incomplete washing of the clothes during the washing process.

[0004] Therefore, a dosing solution for beads that can be widely applied to various types of laundry treatment devices is needed to improve the dosing effect of the laundry treatment beads.

[0005] In view of this, the present invention is specifically proposed. Summary of the Invention

[0006] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art and provide a dosing device for laundry treatment beads to achieve the purpose of puncturing and dosing the beads; another object of the present invention is to provide a dosing device for laundry treatment beads to achieve the purpose of controllably puncturing and dosing the beads by using the extrusion force generated by the rotation of the washing drum.

[0007] To solve the above technical problems, the basic concept of the technical solution adopted by the present invention is:

[0008] A dosing bead dispenser for a laundry treatment agent, comprising: a housing, which is hollow inside and forms a dosing cavity for dosing the laundry treatment agent in the beads; a plurality of dosing holes are provided on the housing, and the dosing holes communicate the dosing cavity with the outside; a puncturing structure protruding into the dosing cavity is installed on the housing, and the puncturing end of the puncturing structure faces and is close to the beads placed in the dosing cavity; at least part of the housing is made of a deformable flexible material, which is used to be extruded by an external force to push the puncturing structure to move inward into the dosing cavity, and the puncturing end punctures the beads.

[0009] Furthermore, the puncturing structure includes a mounting part, which is fixedly installed on the housing and protrudes radially inward into the dosing cavity; a puncturing needle is provided at one end of the mounting seat protruding into the dosing cavity, and the end of the puncturing needle constitutes the puncturing end.

[0010] Furthermore, a mounting hole is provided on the housing, and a mounting post protruding radially inward into the dosing cavity is fixedly inserted and fixed at the mounting hole; the puncturing needle is coaxially fixed at the extending end of the mounting post; preferably, the outer wall surface of the housing at the periphery of the mounting hole is a horizontal part composed of a horizontal plane, and the horizontal part is made of a rigid material that is not prone to elastic deformation; the part of the housing outside the horizontal part is all made of a flexible material that can produce elastic deformation.

[0011] Furthermore, a puncturing needle extending downward is provided at the center of the protruding end of the mounting post; a circumferential support rib protruding radially outward horizontally is provided on the outer periphery of the protruding end of the mounting post, and the circumferential support rib and the lower end surface of the protruding end of the mounting post are in the same horizontal plane, which is used to increase the contact surface for the mounting part to squeeze the beads.

[0012] Furthermore, the housing is spherical, the upper end of the spherical housing is a horizontal part, and a puncturing structure protruding downward is provided; a support structure is provided at the lower part of the spherical housing, and the beads are supported and fixed above the support structure, in the middle of the spherical housing, and inside the dosing cavity; a plurality of dosing holes are arranged respectively at the upper and lower parts of the spherical housing, and each dosing hole communicates with the dosing cavity inside the housing, which is used to externally dose the laundry treatment agent after the beads are broken.

[0013] Furthermore, an opening is provided in the middle of the housing for the beads to enter the dosing cavity inside the housing; a detachable plug is provided at the opening of the housing for correspondingly opening and closing the opening of the housing; preferably, the opening is a strip-shaped opening extending circumferentially in the middle of the spherical housing; a circumferential support frame protruding inward is provided at the strip-shaped opening; the plug is a hollow block structure inserted into the circumferential support frame correspondingly from the strip-shaped opening, and the outer peripheral wall of the hollow block structure is equal to or slightly larger than the inner wall of the circumferential support frame, so that a sealing contact is formed between the hollow block structure and the circumferential support frame after the hollow block structure is inserted into the strip-shaped opening by its own elasticity; further preferably, a handle rib protruding outward for the user to pick up and place is provided at one end of the outer wall of the plug.

[0014] Further, the housing includes a first housing part and a second housing part that are detachably assembled. The interior of the assembled housing is hollow to form a dispensing cavity. The housing is provided with a plurality of dispensing holes that communicate the dispensing cavity with the outside. The first housing part is provided with a piercing structure that protrudes into the dispensing cavity, and the second housing part is provided with a support structure for pre-positioning and fixing the beads in the dispensing cavity. After the first housing part and the second housing part are assembled, the piercing end of the piercing structure faces and is close to the beads placed on the support structure.

[0015] At least part of the housing is made of a deformable flexible material, which is used to be extruded by an external force to push the piercing structure to move inside the dispensing cavity, and the piercing end pierces the beads.

[0016] Further, the openings of the first housing part and the second housing part are provided with matching detachable structures for detachably fixing the first housing part and the second housing part after they are buckled. Preferably, the detachable structure includes internal threads and external threads respectively provided at the openings of the hemispherical first housing part and the hemispherical second housing part for threaded engagement after the first housing part and the second housing part are buckled.

[0017] Further, both the first housing part and the second housing part are hemispherical. The openings of the hemispherical first housing part and the second housing part are oppositely buckled to form a spherical housing. The hemispherical first housing part has a downward opening, and a piercing structure that protrudes downward is provided inside. The lower end of the piercing structure is provided with a piercing needle, and the piercing needle forms the piercing end, and the piercing end is higher than the opening height of the first housing part. The hemispherical second housing part has an upward opening, and a support structure for supporting and fixing the beads above is provided inside. The support structure is a support seat provided at the opening of the hemispherical second housing part, and the upper surface of the support seat is flush with the opening of the second housing part. The upper surface of the support seat is provided with a downward concave support groove, and the beads are placed in the support groove. After the first housing part and the second housing part are buckled, the height difference between the bottom of the support groove and the piercing end is slightly greater than the height of the beads. Preferably, the above height difference is approximately equal to the height of the beads.

[0018] The present invention also provides a laundry treatment device, which includes a washing tub for washing clothes. The bead dispenser of any one of the above-mentioned laundry treatment agents can be removably placed inside the washing tub. During the operation of the laundry treatment device, the washing tub rotates around an axis, and the housing of the bead dispenser is extruded by the rotational force to push the piercing structure to move inside the dispensing cavity, and the piercing end pierces the beads to dispense the laundry treatment agent into the washing tub.

[0019] After adopting the above technical solutions, the present invention has the following beneficial effects compared with the prior art:

[0020] Through the above-mentioned arrangement, the elastic deformation of the shell of the condensed bead dispenser is utilized to puncture the condensed beads in the chamber accordingly, thereby utilizing the impact force of the water flow or the impact force formed during the rotation of the washing drum of the clothing processing equipment to provide elastic deformation to the shell and drive the puncturing structure to puncture the condensed beads, thereby achieving the effect of puncturing and dispensing the condensed beads at the beginning of the operation of the clothing processing equipment, effectively preventing the occurrence of problems such as the condensed beads still failing to break in the late stage of washing or even after washing is completed.

[0021] Furthermore, by configuring the shell to be composed of multiple parts that are assembled to each other, the condensation beads can be smoothly placed in the internal chamber of the assembled shell.

[0022] At the same time, the invention has a simple structure, significant effects and is suitable for popularization and use.

[0023] The specific implementation modes of the present invention are further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] The accompanying drawings are part of the present invention and are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention. The exemplary embodiments of the present invention and their descriptions are used to explain the present invention, but do not constitute an improper limitation of the present invention. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work. In the accompanying drawings:

[0025] Figure 1 and Figure 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a condensation bead dispenser for clothing treatment agent in different viewing angles according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 3 is a schematic cross-sectional structural diagram of a condensation bead dispenser for clothing treatment agent in Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 4 is a schematic cross-sectional structural diagram of a condensation bead dispenser for clothing treatment agent in Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the structure of a clothes processing device in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0029] Main component markings in the figure: 100, housing; 200, washing drum; 300, condensate bead dispenser; 1, housing; 2, piercing structure; 3, support structure; 5, condensate bead; 11, dispensing cavity; 12, dispensing hole; 13, protruding part; 14, horizontal part; 15, opening; 151, annular support frame; 16, plugging head; 161, handle rib; 101, first housing part; 102, second housing part; 1011, first annular fixing part; 1012, first hemispherical groove part; 1013, first threaded part; 1021, second annular fixing part; 1022, second hemispherical groove part; 1023, second threaded part; 21, installation part; 22, installation post; 23, piercing needle; 24, installation hole; 25, installation sleeve; 26, positioning convex; 27, annular support rib; 31, support seat; 32, support groove; 33, hollow part.

[0030] It should be noted that these drawings and text descriptions are not intended to limit the scope of the concept of the present invention in any way, but to illustrate the concept of the present invention to those skilled in the art by referring to specific embodiments. Detailed implementation manners

[0031] To make the objectives, 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 with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. The following embodiments are used to illustrate the present invention, but are not used to limit the scope of the present invention.

[0032] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "inner", "outer", etc. is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for the convenience of describing the present invention 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 therefore should not be construed as a limitation to the present invention.

[0033] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, the terms "installation", "connection", and "connection" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0034] Such as Figures 1 to 5As shown in the figure, in an embodiment of the present invention, a dosing device 300 for laundry treatment beads is introduced. The dosing device 300 for laundry treatment beads can be taken and placed in a washing drum 200 provided in a housing 100 of a laundry treatment device, so that a user can place the dosing beads 5 to be dosed in the dosing device 300, and then the dosing device 300 is put into the washing drum 200. The structure on the dosing device 300 is used to specifically break the dosing beads 5, so as to discharge the laundry treatment agent in the dosing beads 5 outward, so that the dosing beads 5 can be broken at a specified time period and the laundry treatment agent can be discharged into the washing drum 200 of the laundry treatment device, avoiding the occurrence of situations such as the dosing beads 5 being broken before or after the end of the washing of the laundry treatment device.

[0035] Embodiment 1

[0036] As Figures 1 to 3 As shown in the figure, a dosing device for laundry treatment beads is introduced in this embodiment. It includes: a housing 1, which is hollow inside and forms a dosing cavity 11 for discharging the laundry treatment agent in the dosing beads 5; a plurality of dosing holes 12 are provided on the housing 1, and the dosing holes 12 communicate the dosing cavity 11 with the outside; a puncturing structure 2 is installed on the housing 1 and protrudes into the dosing cavity 11, and the puncturing end of the puncturing structure 2 is opposite to and close to the dosing beads 5 placed in the dosing cavity 11; at least part of the housing 1 is made of a deformable flexible material, which is used to be pushed by an external force to move the puncturing structure 2 into the dosing cavity 11, and the puncturing end punctures the dosing beads 5.

[0037] Through the above settings, the dosing beads in the chamber are correspondingly punctured by the elastic deformation of the housing of the dosing device for laundry treatment beads, so as to utilize the water flow impact force or the beating force formed during the rotation of the washing drum of the laundry treatment device to provide elastic deformation to the housing and drive the puncturing structure to puncture the dosing beads, thereby achieving the effect that the dosing beads can be punctured and dosed at the beginning stage of the operation of the laundry treatment device, effectively preventing problems such as the dosing beads still not being broken in the later stage of washing or even after the end of washing.

[0038] In this embodiment, the puncturing structure 2 includes: a mounting portion 21, which is fixedly installed on the housing 1 and protrudes radially into the dosing cavity 11; a puncturing needle 23 is provided at one end of the mounting portion 21 protruding into the dosing cavity 11, and the end of the puncturing needle 23 forms a puncturing end.

[0039] In this embodiment, the housing 1 is provided with a mounting hole 24, and a mounting post 22 that radially protrudes and extends into the dispensing chamber 11 is fixedly inserted at the mounting hole 24. The mounting post 22 constitutes a mounting portion 21; the puncturing needle 23 is coaxially fixed to the extending end of the mounting post 22; preferably, the outer wall surface of the housing 1 at the periphery of the mounting hole 24 is a horizontal portion 14 in the same plane; further preferably, the horizontal portion 14 is made of a rigid material that is not prone to elastic deformation, so as to enhance the external force extrusion resistance and further enhance the extrusion deformation effect of the housing itself. Preferably, other parts of the housing 1 except the horizontal portion 14 are made of a flexible material that can produce elastic deformation, such as rubber, etc.

[0040] In this embodiment, a mounting sleeve 25 that radially protrudes and extends into the dispensing chamber 11 is provided at the mounting hole 24 on the inner wall of the housing 1. The mounting post 22 is correspondingly inserted into the mounting sleeve 25. At least a part of the mounting post 22 protrudes out of the mounting sleeve 25 and is in the dispensing chamber 11. The puncturing needle 23 is coaxially fixed to the end of the protruding part; preferably, positioning protrusions 26 are provided on the outer peripheral wall of the mounting post 22 at both ends of the mounting sleeve. The protruding height of the positioning protrusions 26 is greater than the gap between the mounting post 22 and the mounting sleeve 25, so that the positioning protrusions 26 abut against the end face of the mounting sleeve, and are used to fixedly clamp the mounting post 22 on the mounting sleeve 25 to realize the fixed installation of the mounting post 22 in the axial direction.

[0041] In this embodiment, the puncturing needle 23 is arranged to extend downward at the center of the protruding end of the mounting post 22; a circumferential support rib 27 that protrudes radially outward horizontally is provided on the outer periphery of the protruding end of the mounting post 22. The circumferential support rib 27 and the lower end face of the protruding end of the mounting post 22 are in the same horizontal plane, and are used to increase the contact surface for the mounting portion 21 to squeeze the condensate beads. When the housing 1 is deformed under the extrusion force and the puncturing structure moves downward, the lower surface of the circumferential support rib 27 is used to squeeze and fix the condensate beads 5 to prevent the condensate beads from moving, thereby increasing the probability of the condensate beads 5 being punctured by the puncturing needle 23.

[0042] In this embodiment, the housing 1 is spherical. The upper end of the spherical housing 1 is a horizontal portion 14, and a puncturing structure 2 protrudes downward; a support structure 3 is provided at the lower part of the spherical housing 1. The condensate beads 5 are supported and fixed above the support structure 3, in the middle of the spherical housing 1, and inside the dispensing chamber 11; a plurality of dispensing holes 12 are arranged on the upper and lower parts of the spherical housing 1 respectively, and each dispensing hole 12 is communicated with the dispensing chamber 11 inside the housing 1, and is used to externally dispense the laundry treatment agent after the condensate beads 5 are broken.

[0043] In this embodiment, the support structure 3 is a support base 31 located in the middle and lower part of the spherical shell 1. The upper surface of the support base 31 is provided with a downwardly concave support groove 32 for supporting and placing the condensate beads. The support base 31 is provided with a plurality of hollow parts 33 that penetrate up and down, and the hollow parts 33 connect the upper and lower spaces of the support base 31. Preferably, at least the upper ends of some of the hollow parts 33 communicate with the inside of the support groove 32. The lower ends of the hollow parts 33 communicate with the lower space of the support base 31. A plurality of discharge holes 12 are provided in the lower part of the spherical shell 1 corresponding to the lower space of the support base 31, and each discharge hole 12 communicates the lower space of the support base 31 with the outside of the shell 1. Further preferably, in this embodiment, the support base 31 is composed of a plate-like structure arranged in the middle and lower part of the discharge cavity, and the plate-like structure is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the shell. The plate-like structure can be made of a rigid material to increase the density of the lower part of the shell, so that the spherical dispenser moving with the water flow is mostly in the orientation with the side provided with the support structure 3 facing down and the side provided with the puncture structure 2 facing up, thereby increasing the rate of outward discharge of the laundry treatment agent after the condensate beads 5 are punctured.

[0044] In this embodiment, a plurality of outwardly radially protruding protrusions 13 are arranged on the outer wall of the shell 1. The protrusions 13 are arranged at intervals on the outer wall of the spherical shell 1 and are staggered with the discharge holes 12. The protrusions 13 and the spherical shell 1 are made of a flexible material that can produce elastic deformation. Preferably, the protrusion 13 is a cylindrical structure, one end is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the shell, and the other end is freely suspended. Preferably, a plurality of discharge holes 12 are arranged in the upper region of the spherical shell 1 provided with the puncture structure 2 and in the lower region below the support structure 3 respectively, and a plurality of protrusions 13 are arranged at intervals in the middle region.

[0045] In this embodiment, an opening 15 is provided in the middle of the shell 1 for the condensate beads 5 to enter the inner discharge cavity 11 of the shell 1. A detachable plug 16 is provided at the opening 15 of the shell 1 for opening and closing the opening 15 of the shell 1 correspondingly. Preferably, the opening 15 is a strip-shaped opening 15 extending circumferentially in the middle of the spherical shell 1. An inwardly protruding annular support frame 151 is provided at the strip-shaped opening 15. The plug 16 is a hollow block structure inserted into the annular support frame 151 correspondingly from the strip-shaped opening 15. The outer peripheral wall of the hollow block structure is equal to or slightly larger than the inner wall of the annular support frame 151, so that the hollow block structure forms a sealed contact with the annular support frame 151 after being inserted into the strip-shaped opening 15 by using its own elasticity. Further preferably, a handle rib 161 protruding outward for the user to pick up and place is provided at one end of the outer wall of the plug 16.

[0046] As Figure 5As shown in the figure, in this embodiment, a laundry treatment device is also introduced, which includes a washing drum 200 disposed in the casing 100 for laundry washing. The pearl-shaped dosing device 300 for any of the above-mentioned laundry treatment agents can be removably placed inside the washing drum 200. During the operation of the laundry treatment device, the washing drum 200 rotates around an axis, and the rotating force is used to squeeze the casing 1 of the pearl-shaped dosing device 300, pushing the piercing structure 2 to move inward into the dosing chamber 11, and the piercing end pierces the laundry treatment pearl 5. The laundry treatment agent in the pearl 5 is discharged into the washing drum through the dosing holes 12 on the casing 1.

[0047] Embodiment Two

[0048] As Figure 4 As shown in the figure, in this embodiment, a pearl-shaped dosing device for a laundry treatment agent is introduced, which includes: a casing 1, including a detachable and assembled first casing part 101 and a second casing part 102. After assembly, the interior of the casing 1 is hollow to form a dosing chamber 11. A plurality of dosing holes 12 are provided on the casing 1, and the dosing holes 12 communicate the dosing chamber 11 with the outside. The first casing part 101 is provided with a piercing structure 2 protruding into the dosing chamber 11, and the second casing part 102 is provided with a support structure 3 for pre-positioning and fixing the laundry treatment pearl 5 in the dosing chamber 11. After the first casing part 101 and the second casing part 102 are assembled, the piercing end of the piercing structure 2 is opposite to and close to the laundry treatment pearl 5 placed on the support structure 3. At least part of the casing 1 is made of a deformable flexible material, which is used to be extruded by an external force to push the piercing structure 2 to move inward into the dosing chamber 11, and the piercing end pierces the laundry treatment pearl 5.

[0049] By setting the casing as multiple mutually assembled parts, the effect of smoothly placing the laundry treatment pearl inside the inner chamber of the assembled casing can be achieved. Also, through the above settings, the elastic deformation of the casing of the pearl-shaped dosing device is utilized to correspondingly pierce the laundry treatment pearl in the inner chamber of the assembled casing. Furthermore, the water flow impact force or the beating force formed during the rotation of the washing drum of the laundry treatment device is used to provide elastic deformation to the casing to drive the piercing structure to pierce the laundry treatment pearl, achieving the effect of piercing and discharging the laundry treatment pearl at the beginning stage of the operation of the laundry treatment device, effectively preventing problems such as the laundry treatment pearl still not being able to break in the later stage of washing or even after the washing is completed.

[0050] In this embodiment, both the first housing part 101 and the second housing part 102 are hemispherical. The openings of the hemispherical first housing part 101 and the second housing part 102 are oppositely buckled to form a spherical housing. The hemispherical first housing part 101 has an opening facing downward, and a puncturing structure 2 protruding downward is provided inside. A puncturing needle 23 is provided at the lower end of the puncturing structure 2, and the puncturing needle 23 forms a puncturing end, and the puncturing end is higher than the opening height of the first housing part 101. The hemispherical second housing part 102 has an opening facing upward, and a supporting structure 3 for supporting and fixing the condensate beads 5 above is provided inside. The height of the upper surface of the supporting structure 3 is lower than or flush with the opening height of the second housing part 102.

[0051] In this embodiment, the supporting structure 3 is a supporting seat 31 provided at the opening of the hemispherical second housing part 102. The upper surface of the supporting seat 31 is flush with or lower than the opening of the second housing part 102. A supporting groove 32 is recessed downward on the upper surface of the supporting seat 31, and the condensate beads 5 are placed in the supporting groove 32. After the first housing part 101 and the second housing part 102 are buckled, the height difference between the bottom of the supporting groove 32 and the puncturing end is slightly greater than the height of the condensate beads 5. Preferably, the above height difference is approximately equal to the height of the condensate beads 5 to ensure that the puncturing structure after being assembled into the housing will not puncture the condensate beads, so as to prevent problems such as leakage of the clothing treatment agent after the condensate beads are broken during the assembly process. At the same time, in order to increase the probability of puncturing the condensate beads, the height difference between the bottom of the supporting groove 32 and the puncturing end is slightly greater than the height of the condensate beads 5, and the above height difference is not higher than the maximum deformation amount of the first housing part 101 and not higher than one-tenth of the axial height of the puncturing needle 23.

[0052] In this embodiment, a detachable structure is provided at the openings of the first housing part 101 and the second housing part 102 for detachably fixing and connecting the buckled first housing part 101 and the second housing part 102. Preferably, the detachable structure includes a first thread part 1013 and a second thread part 1023 respectively provided at the openings of the hemispherical first housing part 101 and the hemispherical second housing part 102. One of the first thread part 1013 and the second thread part 1023 is an internal thread and the other is an external thread, and the internal thread and the external thread are meshed with each other for the first housing part 101 and the second housing part 102 to be threadedly engaged after being buckled.

[0053] In this embodiment, a ring-shaped fixing portion is provided at the opening of the hemispherical first housing portion 101 and the opening of the hemispherical second housing portion 102 respectively. The ring-shaped fixing portion is made of a rigid material. The inner peripheral wall of the first ring-shaped fixing portion 1011 at the opening of the first housing portion 101 is provided with an internal thread to form a first thread portion 1013. The outer peripheral wall of the second ring-shaped fixing portion 1021 at the opening of the second housing portion 102 is provided with an external thread to form a second thread portion 1023. The internal thread and the external thread are engaged in a threaded manner, so that the first housing portion 101 and the second housing portion 102 are detachably snap-fitted and assembled.

[0054] In this embodiment, the lower end of the first ring-shaped fixing portion 1011 is provided with a first thread portion 1013 formed by an internal thread, and the upper end opposite thereto is connected to the notch of the first hemispherical groove portion 1012. The upper end of the second ring-shaped fixing portion 1021 is provided with a second thread portion 1023 formed by an external thread, and the lower end opposite thereto is connected to the second hemispherical groove portion 1022. Both the first hemispherical groove portion 1012 and the second hemispherical groove portion 1022 are made of a flexible material that can produce elastic deformation. At least the bottom portions of the two hemispherical groove portions are respectively provided with a plurality of delivery holes 12. Preferably, the outer wall of the notch portion of the hemispherical groove portion is arranged with a plurality of protruding portions 13 protruding outward. The protruding portions 13 are made of a flexible material and are integrally provided with the hemispherical groove portion. The protruding portions 13 can be cylindrical structures protruding radially outward along different radial directions of the spherical housing. One end of the cylindrical structure is connected to the outer wall of the hemispherical groove portion, and the other end is freely suspended.

[0055] In this embodiment, an installation column 22 protruding vertically downward is fixedly installed at the center of the bottom of the first hemispherical groove portion 1012 of the first housing portion 101. A puncturing needle 23 protruding downward and extending is provided at the center of the lower end of the installation column 22. Preferably, a horizontal portion 14 extending along the same plane is provided at the center of the bottom of the first hemispherical groove portion 1012. The horizontal portion 14 is made of a rigid material that is not prone to elastic deformation, and the installation column 22 is fixedly connected to the horizontal portion 14. The above connection method can be any method in the prior art. For example, the fixing method of inserting and then clamping and positioning the installation column 22 and the horizontal portion 14 of the housing 1 described in the first embodiment above is adopted.

[0056] In this embodiment, the axis of the installation column 22 extends vertically. The upper end of the installation column 22 is fixedly connected to the horizontal portion 14, and the lower end is fixedly connected to the upper end of the puncturing needle 23. An annular support rib 27 protruding radially outward is provided at the lower end of the installation column 22. The annular support rib 27 and the lower end surface of the protruding end of the installation column 22 are in the same horizontal plane, and are used to increase the contact surface of the installation column pressing the condensate beads 5. Preferably, a support groove 32 for positioning and placing the condensate beads 5 is provided on the second housing portion 102. The center line of the support groove 32 is coaxially arranged with the puncturing needle 23. The radial dimension of the annular support rib 27 is less than or equal to the radial dimension of the notch of the support groove 32.

[0057] In this embodiment, a support base 31 is provided at the notch in the second hemispherical groove portion 1021 of the second housing portion 102. A support groove 32 for placing the laundry treatment beads 5, which is recessed downward, is provided on the upper surface of the support base 31. A plurality of hollow portions 33 penetrating up and down are provided on the support base 31. After the first housing portion 101 and the second housing portion 102 are buckled, the hollow portions 33 communicate the part of the dispensing chamber 11 above the support base 31 and the part of the dispensing chamber 11 below the support base 31. The dispensing hole 12 provided on the second housing portion 102 communicates with the part of the dispensing chamber 11 below the support base 31, and the dispensing hole 12 provided on the first housing portion 101 communicates with the part of the dispensing chamber 11 above the support base 31.

[0058] As Figure 5 shown, in this embodiment, a laundry treatment device is also introduced, which includes a washing drum 200 provided in a machine casing 100 for use in washing clothes. The dispensing device 300 for the laundry treatment beads of any one of the above can be removably placed in the washing drum 200. During the operation of the laundry treatment device, the washing drum 200 rotates around an axis, and the rotating force is used to squeeze the housing 1 of the dispensing device 300, pushing the puncturing structure 2 to move inward into the dispensing chamber 11, and the puncturing end punctures the laundry treatment beads 5. The laundry treatment agent in the laundry treatment beads 5 is dispensed into the washing drum through the dispensing hole 12 on the housing 1.

[0059] Embodiment Three

[0060] The difference between this embodiment and Embodiment Two is that the first housing portion 101 and the second housing portion 102 can also be fixedly connected by other structures. For example, a hinge and a buckle structure are used for fixed connection.

[0061] A hinge is provided on one side of the connecting end of the first housing portion 101 and the second housing portion 102, and the other side is integrally connected by a buckle. Specifically, a buckle structure can be provided on the other side of the connecting end of the first housing portion 101, and a clamping groove is provided at the corresponding position on the other side of the connecting end of the second housing portion 102. The buckle is connected to the clamping groove to integrally connect the first housing portion 101 and the second housing portion 102.

[0062] The connection manner of the first housing portion 101 and the second housing portion 102 facilitates opening the accommodation chamber for replacing or adding the laundry treatment beads 5.

[0063] Embodiment Four

[0064] The difference between this embodiment and the above embodiments is that the housing 1 can be a polyhedron structure such as a regular hexahedron, or a regular octahedron, or a regular dodecahedron, or a regular icosahedron, etc. Of course, the housing 1 can also be any other structural form in the prior art.

[0065] Example 5

[0066] This embodiment is based on the above embodiments and has the following technical features: The difference lies in:

[0067] In the embodiment of the present invention, the fabric treatment agent in the laundry beads can be any one or combination of reagents in the prior art such as detergents, fabric softeners, bleaches, odor removers, etc. that can treat fabrics, so as to be dispensed during the operation of the fabric treatment device to improve the fabric treatment effect; at the same time, since the above-mentioned laundry bead dispenser is placed in the washing tub, the protrusion 13 provided on the outer wall of the housing of the laundry bead dispenser can rub the fabrics in the tub, so as to achieve the effect of unwinding the fabrics in the tub during the operation of the fabric treatment device.

[0068] The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and do not impose any form of limitation on the present invention. Although the present invention has been disclosed above with the preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art of this patent can make some changes or modifications to equivalent embodiments by using the technical content prompted above without departing from the technical solution of the present invention. However, as long as it does not depart from the technical solution of the present invention, any simple modification, equivalent change and modification made to the above embodiments according to the technical essence of the present invention still fall within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A dosing device for laundry treatment beads, comprising: Housing, which is hollow inside to form a dosing chamber for dosing the laundry treatment agent in the condensate beads; a plurality of dosing holes are provided on the housing, and the dosing holes communicate the dosing chamber with the outside; It is characterized in that a puncturing structure protruding into the dosing chamber is installed on the housing, and the puncturing end of the puncturing structure is opposite to and close to the condensate beads placed in the dosing chamber; At least part of the housing is made of deformable flexible material, which is used to be extruded by an external force to push the puncturing structure to move towards the inside of the dosing chamber, and the puncturing end punctures the condensate beads.

2. The condensate bead dispenser for laundry treatment agent according to claim 1, characterized in that The puncturing structure includes a mounting part, which is fixedly installed on the housing and protrudes radially into the dosing chamber; a puncturing needle, which is arranged at one end of the mounting seat protruding into the dosing chamber, and the end of the puncturing needle constitutes the puncturing end.

3. The condensate bead dispenser for laundry treatment agent according to claim 2, characterized in that a mounting hole is provided on the housing, and a mounting post protruding radially into the dosing chamber is inserted and fixed correspondingly at the mounting hole; The puncturing needle is coaxially fixed to the extending end of the mounting post; Preferably, the outer wall surface of the housing at the periphery of the mounting hole is a horizontal part composed of a horizontal plane, and the horizontal part is made of a rigid material that is not prone to elastic deformation; the part of the housing outside the horizontal part is all made of a flexible material that can produce elastic deformation.

4. The condensate bead dispenser for laundry treatment agent according to claim 3, characterized in that a puncturing needle extending downward is arranged at the center of the protruding end of the mounting post; a circumferential support rib protruding radially outward horizontally is provided on the outer periphery of the protruding end of the mounting post, and the circumferential support rib and the lower end surface of the protruding end of the mounting post are in the same horizontal plane, which is used to increase the contact surface for the mounting part to squeeze the condensate beads.

5. The condensate bead dispenser for laundry treatment agent according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the housing is spherical, the upper end of the spherical housing is a horizontal part, and a puncturing structure protruding downward is provided; a support structure is provided at the lower part of the spherical housing, and the condensate beads are supported and fixed above the support structure, in the middle part of the spherical housing, and inside the dosing chamber; A plurality of dosing holes are arranged respectively at the upper and lower parts of the spherical housing, and each dosing hole is communicated with the dosing chamber inside the housing, which is used to externally dose the laundry treatment agent after the condensate beads are broken.

6. The condensate bead dispenser for laundry treatment agent according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that an opening is provided in the middle of the housing for the condensate beads to enter the dosing chamber inside the housing; a detachable plug is provided at the opening of the housing for correspondingly opening and closing the opening of the housing; Preferably, the opening is a strip-shaped opening extending circumferentially in the middle of the spherical housing; a circumferential support frame protruding inward is provided at the strip-shaped opening; The plug is a hollow block structure inserted into the circumferential support frame correspondingly from the strip-shaped opening, and the outer peripheral wall of the hollow block structure is equal to or slightly larger than the inner wall of the circumferential support frame, so that the hollow block structure forms a sealing contact with the circumferential support frame after being inserted into the strip-shaped opening by its own elasticity; Further preferably, one end of the outer wall of the plug is provided with a handle rib protruding outward for the user to pick up and place.

7. The condensate bead dispenser for laundry treatment agent according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that The housing includes a first housing part and a second housing part that can be detachably assembled. The interior of the assembled housing is hollow to form a dispensing cavity; The housing is provided with a plurality of dispensing holes that communicate the dispensing cavity with the outside; The first housing part is provided with a piercing structure that protrudes into the dispensing cavity, and the second housing part is provided with a support structure for pre-positioning and fixing the beads in the dispensing cavity; after the first housing part and the second housing part are assembled, the piercing end of the piercing structure faces and is close to the beads placed on the support structure; At least part of the housing is made of deformable flexible material, which is used to be extruded by an external force to push the piercing structure to move inward into the dispensing cavity, and the piercing end pierces the beads.

8. The dispensing device for beads of laundry treatment agent according to claim 7, wherein, The openings of the first housing part and the second housing part are provided with matching detachable structures for detachably fixing and connecting the first housing part and the second housing part after being fastened; Preferably, the detachable structure includes internal threads and external threads respectively provided at the openings of the hemispherical first housing part and the hemispherical second housing part for threaded engagement and connection after the first housing part and the second housing part are fastened.

9. The dispensing device for beads of laundry treatment agent according to claim 7, wherein, Both the first housing part and the second housing part are hemispherical, and the openings of the hemispherical first housing part and the second housing part are oppositely fastened to form a spherical housing; The hemispherical first housing part has a downward opening, and is internally provided with a piercing structure that protrudes downward and extends. The lower end of the piercing structure is provided with a piercing needle, and the piercing needle forms the piercing end, and the piercing end is higher than the opening height of the first housing part; The hemispherical second housing part has an upward opening, and is internally provided with a support structure for supporting and fixing the beads above. The support structure is a support seat arranged at the opening of the hemispherical second housing part, and the upper surface of the support seat is flush with the opening of the second housing part; a support groove is provided on the upper surface of the support seat, and the beads are placed in the support groove; After the first housing part and the second housing part are fastened, the height difference between the bottom of the support groove and the piercing end is slightly greater than the height of the beads; Preferably, the above height difference is approximately equal to the height of the beads.

10. A laundry treatment device, which includes a washing drum for washing clothes; It is characterized in that: The dispensing device for beads of laundry treatment agent according to any one of claims 1 to 9 above can be removably placed in the washing drum; During the working process of the laundry treatment device, the washing drum rotates around an axis, and the housing of the dispensing device for beads is extruded by the rotational force to push the piercing structure to move inward into the dispensing cavity, and the piercing end pierces the beads to dispense the laundry treatment agent into the washing drum.

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