Condensation bead dispenser for clothes treating agent and clothes treating device

Abstract

The invention introduces a condensate bead dispenser for a clothes treating agent, which comprises a shell, 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 heating structure is arranged in the feeding cavity and used for heating and breaking the condensate beads in the feeding cavity. By means of the arrangement, heat generated by the heating structure arranged in the condensate bead dispenser is used for breaking condensate beads in the cavity, then heat provided by the heating structure which can be controlled to be opened is used for correspondingly breaking the condensate beads, and then the heating structure is opened in the working starting stage of the clothes processing equipment and other stages needing condensate bead breaking; the effect of feeding the clothes treating agent by utilizing the heat controllable broken condensate beads is achieved, and the problem that the condensate beads cannot be broken in the later stage of washing or even after washing is effectively avoided. Meanwhile, the device is simple in structure, remarkable in effect and suitable for application and popularization.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of clothing treatment, and specifically 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 clothing is not limited to washing and drying, but also requires care treatments such as adding fragrance, softening, removing odors, and removing 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 caught in the clothes in the drum and do not directly contact the incoming water flow, resulting in the situation that the beads do not contact and break with water until after the washing water inlet process is completed and at the end of the set washing program, 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 burning and breaking the beads for dosing; a further object of the present invention is to provide a dosing device for laundry treatment beads to achieve the purpose of controllably breaking the beads and efficiently dosing the laundry treatment agents.

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

[0008] A dosing device for laundry treatment beads, comprising a housing with a hollow interior forming a dosing cavity for dosing the laundry treatment agents in the beads; a plurality of dosing holes are provided on the housing, and the dosing holes conduct the dosing cavity to the outside; a heating structure is arranged in the dosing cavity for heating and breaking the beads in the dosing cavity.

[0009] Furthermore, a support structure for supporting and fixing the laundry beads is provided in the dispensing cavity, and a heating structure is provided on the support surface of the support structure in contact with the laundry beads.

[0010] Furthermore, a heating plate is arranged in the dispensing cavity, the laundry beads are supported and placed on the upper side of the heating plate, heating wires are arranged on the heating plate, and the heat generated by the heating wires is conducted to the laundry beads on the upper side of the heating plate to heat and rupture them.

[0011] Furthermore, a support plate is arranged at a certain height interval above the heating plate, and the gap between the support plate and the heating plate forms a support space for placing the laundry beads; preferably, a plurality of hollow parts are respectively arranged on the support plate and the heating plate for communicating the support space with the dispensing cavity; preferably, the lower side of the support plate is in contact with the laundry beads, and heating wires are arranged on the support plate, and the heat generated by the heating wires is conducted to the laundry beads on the lower side of the support plate to heat and rupture them.

[0012] Furthermore, a power supply unit is arranged on the housing, and the power supply unit is electrically connected to the heating structure for supplying power to the heating structure; a control switch is arranged on the housing for controlling whether the power supply unit supplies power to the heating structure and controlling the switch of the heating structure.

[0013] Furthermore, a wireless communication unit is arranged on the housing, the wireless communication unit is connected to the control switch in a signal-transmissible manner, and the wireless communication unit is wirelessly communicatively connected to the laundry treatment device for receiving the signal for opening or closing the control switch issued by the laundry treatment device.

[0014] Furthermore, the housing is made of a deformable flexible material and can be elastically deformed under external force extrusion; the control switch is composed of a contact switch arranged on the housing, and the contact switch is in an off state under normal conditions and the heating structure is not powered; after the housing is elastically deformed under external force extrusion, the contact switch is in a contact state and the heating structure is powered on for operation.

[0015] Furthermore, the housing is spherical, and a plurality of dispensing holes are respectively arranged on the upper and lower parts of the spherical housing, and each dispensing hole is communicated with the internal dispensing cavity of the housing for dispensing the laundry treatment agent after the laundry beads are ruptured; the laundry beads are placed in the support space in the middle of the dispensing cavity through the support structure, and the support structure is provided with hollow parts for communicating the support space with the upper and lower parts of the dispensing cavity respectively; the heating structure heats and ruptures the laundry beads in the middle of the spherical housing, and the ruptured laundry treatment agent enters the dispensing cavity through the hollow parts and then flows out through the dispensing holes.

[0016] Furthermore, an opening for the laundry beads to enter the internal dispensing cavity is arranged on the housing, and a detachable plug is installed at the opening; alternatively, the housing is composed of at least two parts that can be assembled to allow the laundry beads to be put into the internal dispensing cavity of the housing after the housing is disassembled.

[0017] The present invention further provides a laundry treatment device, which includes a washing drum for washing clothes; the dosing bead dispenser for the laundry treatment agent described above can be removably placed inside the washing drum; after receiving a dosing instruction, a heating structure operates, and the heating structure heats the dosing beads until they rupture, and discharges the laundry treatment agent into the washing drum.

[0018] After adopting the above technical solution, the present invention has the following beneficial effects compared with the prior art:

[0019] Through the above arrangement, the heat generated by the heating structure provided in the dosing bead dispenser is used to rupture the dosing beads in the chamber, so as to rupture the dosing beads by using the heat provided by the controllable heating structure, and then realize the opening of the heating structure in the stage where the dosing beads need to be ruptured, such as at the beginning stage of the operation of the laundry treatment device, and the dosing beads are controllably ruptured by using heat for the dosing of the laundry treatment agent, effectively preventing problems such as the dosing beads still not rupturing in the later stage of washing or even after the washing is completed.

[0020] At the same time, the structure of the present invention is simple, the effect is remarkable, and it is suitable for popularization and use.

[0021] The following further describes in detail the specific embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. Description of the Drawings

[0022] The accompanying drawings, as a part of the present invention, are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention. The schematic embodiments and descriptions thereof of the present invention are used to explain the present invention, but do not constitute an improper limitation to the present invention. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only some embodiments, and those of ordinary skill in the art can obtain other drawings according to these drawings without creative efforts. In the drawings:

[0023] Figure 1 and Figure 2 are schematic structural diagrams of the dosing bead dispenser for the laundry treatment agent from different perspectives in the embodiments of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 3 is a cross-sectional structural diagram of the dosing bead dispenser for the laundry treatment agent in Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 4 is a cross-sectional structural diagram of the dosing bead dispenser for the laundry treatment agent in Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 5 is a cross-sectional structural diagram of the dosing bead dispenser for the laundry treatment agent in Embodiment 3 of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 6 is a schematic structural diagram of the laundry treatment device in the embodiments of the present invention.

[0028] Main component labels in the figure:

[0029] 100, Cabinet; 200, Washing cylinder; 300, Condensate bead dispenser; 1, Housing; 3, Support structure; 4, Heating structure; 5, Condensate bead; 11, Feeding cavity; 12, Feeding hole; 13, Protrusion; 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 thread part; 1021, Second annular fixing part; 1022, Second hemispherical groove part; 1023, Second thread part; 31, Support seat; 32, Support groove; 33, Hollow part; 40, Support space; 41, Heating plate; 42, Support plate; 43, Heating wire; 44, Power supply unit; 45, Control switch.

[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 embodiments

[0031] To make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments 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 6As shown in the figure, in the 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 placed in the washing drum 200 provided in the housing 100 of the laundry treatment device, so that the 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, in this embodiment, a dosing device for laundry treatment beads is introduced, which includes: a housing 1 with a hollow interior forming a dosing chamber 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 conduct the dosing chamber 11 to the outside; a heating structure 4 is arranged in the dosing chamber 11 for heating and breaking the dosing beads 5 in the dosing chamber 11.

[0037] Through the above settings, the heat generated by the heating structure provided in the dosing device for laundry treatment beads is used to break the dosing beads in the chamber, so as to achieve the effect of using the heat provided by the controllable heating structure to break the dosing beads correspondingly, and then realizing that the heating structure is turned on in the stage where the dosing beads need to be broken, such as at the beginning stage of the operation of the laundry treatment device, and using the heat to controllably break the dosing beads for discharging the laundry treatment agent, 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, a supporting structure 3 for supporting and fixing the dosing beads 5 is arranged in the dosing chamber 11, and a heating structure 4 is arranged on the supporting surface of the supporting structure 3 in contact with the dosing beads 5.

[0039] In this embodiment, a heating plate 41 is arranged in the dosing chamber 11, the dosing beads 5 are supported and placed on the upper side of the heating plate 41, heating wires 43 are arranged on the heating plate 41, and the heat generated by the heating wires 43 is conducted to the dosing beads 5 on the upper side of the heating plate 41 to heat and break the outer wall of the dosing beads, so as to achieve the effect of discharging the laundry treatment agent in the dosing beads.

[0040] In this embodiment, a support plate 42 is arranged at a certain height above the heating plate 41, and the gap between the support plate 42 and the heating plate 41 forms a support space 40 for placing the condensate beads 5; preferably, a plurality of hollow portions 33 are arranged on the support plate 42 and the heating plate 41 respectively, for communicating the support space 40 with other parts of the feeding cavity 11; preferably, the lower side of the support plate 42 is in contact with the condensate beads 5, and heating wires 43 are arranged on the support plate 42, and the heat generated by the heating wires 43 is conducted to the condensate beads 5 on the lower side of the support plate 42 to heat and break them.

[0041] In this embodiment, a power supply unit 44 is arranged on the housing 1, and the power supply unit 44 is electrically connected to the heating wires 43 of the heating structure 4 for supplying power to the heating wires 43 of the heating structure 4; a control switch 45 is arranged on the housing 1 for controlling whether the power supply unit 44 supplies power to the heating wires 43 of the heating structure 4 and controlling the switch of the heating wires 43 of the heating structure 4.

[0042] In this embodiment, a wireless communication unit is arranged on the housing 1. The wireless communication unit is connected to the control switch 45 in a signal-transmittable manner, and the wireless communication unit is wirelessly communicatively connected to the laundry treatment device for receiving the signal for opening or closing the control switch 45 issued by the laundry treatment device; for example, when the laundry treatment device executes the washing program, a signal for opening the control switch is issued to the wireless communication unit, the control switch 45 is opened, and the heating structure 4 starts to work. The heat generated by the heating wires 43 breaks the outer wall of the condensate beads 5 and the laundry treatment agent is discharged outward. Of course, the wireless communication unit can also be remotely connected to a mobile terminal for issuing an instruction for opening the control switch to the wireless communication unit by using the mobile terminal (not shown in the drawings).

[0043] In this embodiment, the housing 1 is made of a deformable flexible material and can be elastically deformed under external force extrusion; the control switch 45 is composed of a contact switch arranged on the housing 1. Under normal conditions, the contact switch is in an open state and the heating structure 4 is not powered; after the housing 1 is elastically deformed under external force extrusion, the contact switch is in a contact state and the heating structure 4 is powered to work. Thus, the water flow impact force or the beating force formed during the rotation of the washing tub of the laundry treatment device can be used to provide elastic deformation to the housing 1 to drive the control switch 45 to open, so as to achieve the effect of heating and breaking the condensate beads at the beginning stage of the operation of the laundry treatment device, effectively preventing problems such as the condensate beads 5 still not being able to break in the later stage of washing or even after the washing is completed.

[0044] In this embodiment, the housing 1 is spherical. A plurality of dispensing holes 12 are arranged on the upper and lower parts of the spherical housing 1 respectively. Each dispensing hole 12 is communicated with the internal dispensing cavity 11 of the housing 1, and is used for dispensing the laundry treatment agent after the beads 5 are broken to the outside. The beads 5 are placed in the support space 40 in the middle of the dispensing cavity 11 through the support structure 3. The support structure 3 is provided with a hollow part 33, which communicates the support space 40 with the upper and lower parts of the dispensing cavity 11 respectively. The heating structure 4 heats the beads 5 in the middle of the spherical housing 1 to break them. The broken laundry treatment agent enters the dispensing cavity 11 through the hollow part 33 and then flows out of the dispensing hole 12 to the outside. Preferably, the above support structure 3 can be composed of a heating plate 41 and a support plate 42. Of course, it can also be composed of other structures in other prior arts. Preferably, the outer wall surface of the upper end of the spherical housing 1 is set as a horizontal part 14 in the same plane. Further preferably, the horizontal part 14 is made of a rigid material that is not prone to elastic deformation, so as to enhance the external force extrusion that can be borne and further enhance the extrusion deformation effect of the housing itself. Preferably, other parts of the housing 1 except the horizontal part 14 are made of a flexible material that can produce elastic deformation, such as rubber, etc.

[0045] In this embodiment, an opening 15 for the beads to enter the internal dispensing cavity is provided on the housing 1, and a detachable plug 16 is installed at the opening 15. For example, the structure of the housing 1 in the third embodiment above is adopted; or, the housing 1 is composed of at least two parts that can be assembled, so as to put the beads 5 into the internal dispensing cavity 11 of the housing 1 after the housing 1 is disassembled. For example, the structure of the housing 1 in the second embodiment above is adopted.

[0046] As Figure 6 shown, a laundry treatment device is also introduced in this embodiment. It includes a washing tub 200 arranged in the casing 100 of the laundry treatment device for washing clothes. The above-mentioned beads dispenser 300 for the laundry treatment agent can be removably placed in the washing tub 200. After receiving the dispensing instruction, the heating structure 4 of the beads dispenser 300 is powered on to work. The heating structure 4 heats the beads 5 until the beads 5 are broken, and the laundry treatment agent in the beads 5 is dispensed into the washing tub through the dispensing holes 12 on the housing 1.

[0047] Embodiment Two

[0048] As Figure 4 shown, a beads dispenser for a laundry treatment agent is introduced in this embodiment. It includes: a housing 1 with a hollow interior to form a dispensing cavity 11 for dispensing the laundry treatment agent in the beads 5; a plurality of dispensing holes 12 are provided on the housing 1, and the dispensing holes 12 communicate the dispensing cavity 11 with the outside; a support structure 3 is arranged in the dispensing cavity of the housing 1 to support the beads; a heating structure 4 is installed on the support structure 3, and the heating structure 4 heats the beads 5 placed on the support structure 3 to achieve the effect of heating and breaking the beads for dispensing.

[0049] 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 penetrating 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 are connected to the inside of the support groove 32. The lower ends of the hollow parts 33 are connected to 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 connects 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 most of the time the spherical dispenser moving with the water flow has the side provided with the support structure 3 facing downwards, and the condensate beads 5 are kept in contact with the heating structure 4 provided on the support structure 3 under normal conditions, thereby increasing the rate of heating and rupture of the condensate beads 5 and further increasing the rate of outward discharge of the laundry treatment agent in the condensate beads.

[0050] 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 of which 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 and the lower region below the support structure 3 respectively, and a plurality of protrusions 13 are arranged at intervals in the middle region.

[0051] 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 a sealed contact is formed between the hollow block structure and the annular support frame 151 after the hollow block structure is inserted into the strip-shaped opening 15 by using its own elasticity. Further preferably, a handle rib 161 protruding outwards for the user to pick up and place is provided at one end of the outer wall of the plug 16.

[0052] As Figure 6As shown in the figure, this embodiment also introduces a laundry treatment device, which includes a washing drum 200 disposed within a housing 100 for washing clothes; the laundry treatment agent pearl dispenser 300 described in any one of the above can be removably placed within the washing drum 200; during the operation of the laundry treatment device, the washing drum 200 rotates about an axis, and the rotating force is used to squeeze the housing 1 of the pearl dispenser 300. The extrusion deformation generated by the housing 1 itself will cause the control switch 45 of the heating structure 4 to open, and the power supply unit 44 supplies power to the heating wire 43. The heating wire 43 heats up, and the generated heat heats the outer wall of the pearl 5 to rupture, so as to put the laundry treatment agent in the pearl 5 into the washing drum through the dispensing holes 12 on the housing 1.

[0053] Embodiment Three

[0054] As Figure 5 shown in the figure, this embodiment introduces a laundry treatment agent pearl dispenser, which includes: a housing 1, including a detachable and assembled first housing part 101 and a second housing part 102. After assembly, the interior of the housing 1 is hollow to form a dispensing cavity 11; the housing 1 is provided with a plurality of dispensing holes 12, and the dispensing holes 12 communicate the dispensing cavity 11 with the outside; a support structure 3 is provided on the first housing part 101 and / or the second housing part 102, and the support structure 3 fixes the pearl 5 on the support structure; a heating structure 4 is provided on the support structure, and the heat generated by the heating structure 4 is used to heat and rupture the placed pearl 5 for dispensing. By setting the housing as multiple mutually assembled parts, the effect of smoothly placing the pearl into the internal chamber of the assembled housing is achieved.

[0055] In this embodiment, both the first housing part 101 and the second housing part 102 are hemispherical, and the openings of the hemispherical first housing part 101 and the second housing part 102 are relatively buckled to form a spherical housing; the opening of the hemispherical first housing part 101 faces downward.

[0056] In this embodiment, the support structure 3 is a support seat 31 provided at the opening of the hemispherical second housing part 102. The upper surface of the support seat 31 is flush with or lower than the opening of the second housing part 102; a downwardly concave support groove 32 is provided on the upper surface of the support seat 31, and the pearl 5 is placed in the support groove 32; multiple heating wires 43 of the heating structure 4 are arranged on the inner side wall of the support groove 32, and the heat generated when the heating wires 43 work is used to heat and rupture the upper pearl 5. Preferably, the depth of the support groove 32 is at least greater than half of the height of the pearl 5 to ensure that the pearl 5 is normally in the support groove 32, avoid the pearl 5 moving randomly in the dispensing cavity 11, and prevent the situation that the pearl 5 does not contact the heating structure 4.

[0057] 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 and fixedly connecting the first housing part 101 and the second housing part 102 after they are buckled together. 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 connected by thread meshing after being buckled together.

[0058] In this embodiment, a ring-shaped fixing part is provided at the opening of the hemispherical first housing part 101 and the opening of the hemispherical second housing part 102 respectively, and the ring-shaped fixing part is made of a rigid material. The inner peripheral wall of the first ring-shaped fixing part 1011 at the opening of the first housing part 101 is provided with an internal thread to form the first thread part 1013, and the outer peripheral wall of the second ring-shaped fixing part 1021 at the opening of the second housing part 102 is provided with an external thread to form the second thread part 1023. The internal thread and the external thread are meshed with each other by thread for the first housing part 101 and the second housing part 102 to be detachably buckled and assembled.

[0059] In this embodiment, the lower end of the first ring-shaped fixing part 1011 is provided with a first thread part 1013 formed by an internal thread, and the upper end opposite thereto is connected to the notch of the first hemispherical groove part 1012. The upper end of the second ring-shaped fixing part 1021 is provided with a second thread part 1023 formed by an external thread, and the lower end opposite thereto is connected to the second hemispherical groove part 1022. Both the first hemispherical groove part 1012 and the second hemispherical groove part 1022 are made of a flexible material that can produce elastic deformation. At least the bottom parts of the two hemispherical groove parts are respectively provided with a plurality of delivery holes 12. Preferably, the outer wall of the notch part of the hemispherical groove part is arranged with a plurality of protruding parts 13 protruding outwards. The protruding parts 13 are made of a flexible material and are integrally provided with the hemispherical groove part. The protruding parts 13 can be cylindrical structures protruding radially outwards along different radial directions of the spherical housing. One end of the cylindrical structure is connected to the outer wall of the hemispherical groove part and the other end is freely suspended.

[0060] In this embodiment, a support base 31 is provided at the notch within the second hemispherical groove portion 1022 of the second housing portion 102. A support groove 32 for placing the condensate beads 5 is provided on the upper surface of the support base 31 and is recessed downward; 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 fastened together, the hollow portions 33 communicate the part of the dispensing cavity 11 above the support base 31 with the part of the dispensing cavity 11 below the support base 31; the dispensing hole 12 provided on the second housing portion 102 communicates with the part of the dispensing cavity 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 cavity 11 above the support base 31.

[0061] As Figure 6 shown, in this embodiment, a laundry treatment device is also introduced, which includes a washing drum 200 disposed within a machine housing 100 for use in washing clothes; the condensate bead dispenser 300 for any of the above-described laundry treatment agents is removably disposed within the washing drum 200; during the operation of the laundry treatment device, the washing drum 200 rotates about an axis, and the housing 1 of the condensate bead dispenser 300 is squeezed by the rotational force. The squeezing deformation generated by the housing 1 itself will cause the control switch 45 of the heating structure 4 to be turned on, and the power supply unit 44 supplies power to the heating wire 43. The heating wire 43 heats up, and the heat generated heats the outer wall of the condensate bead 5 to rupture, so as to dispense the laundry treatment agent in the condensate bead 5 into the washing drum through the dispensing hole 12 on the housing 1.

[0062] Embodiment Four

[0063] The difference between this embodiment and Embodiment Three is that the first housing portion 101 and the second housing portion 102 can also be fixedly connected by other structures; for example: fixedly connected by a hinge and a buckle structure.

[0064] One side of the connecting end of the first housing portion 101 and the second housing portion 102 is provided with a hinge, 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 card slot 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 card slot to integrally connect the first housing portion 101 and the second housing portion 102.

[0065] 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 agent condensate beads 5.

[0066] Embodiment Five

[0067] 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.

[0068] Example VI

[0069] This embodiment is based on the above embodiments and further has the following technical features: The difference lies in that:

[0070] In the embodiment of the present invention, the fabric treatment agent in the laundry beads can be any one or a combination of reagents in the prior art such as detergents, fragrance boosters, 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 cylinder, the protrusion 13 provided on the outer wall of the housing of the laundry bead dispenser can rub the fabrics in the cylinder, so as to achieve the effect of unwinding the fabrics in the cylinder during the operation of the fabric treatment device.

[0071] The above are only 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 preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art of this patent, without departing from the scope of the technical solution of the present invention, may make some changes or modifications using the technical content prompted above into equivalent embodiments of equivalent changes. However, as long as it does not depart from the content of 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 technical solution of the present invention.

Claims

1. A dosing device for laundry treatment beads, 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 conduct the dosing cavity to the outside; It is characterized in that A heating structure is arranged in the dosing cavity for heating and rupturing the beads in the dosing cavity.

2. The dosing device for laundry treatment beads according to claim 1, characterized in that A supporting structure for supporting and fixing the beads is arranged in the dosing cavity, and a heating structure is arranged on the supporting surface of the supporting structure in contact with the beads.

3. The dosing device for laundry treatment beads according to claim 2, characterized in that A heating plate is arranged in the dosing cavity, the beads are supported and placed on the upper side of the heating plate, heating wires are arranged on the heating plate, and the heat generated by the heating wires is conducted to the beads on the upper side of the heating plate to heat and rupture them.

4. The dosing device for laundry treatment beads according to claim 3, characterized in that A support plate is arranged at a certain height interval on the upper side of the heating plate, and the gap between the support plate and the heating plate forms a support space for placing the beads; Preferably, a plurality of hollow parts are respectively arranged on the support plate and the heating plate for communicating the support space with the dosing cavity; Preferably, the lower side of the support plate is in contact with the beads, heating wires are arranged on the support plate, and the heat generated by the heating wires is conducted to the beads on the lower side of the support plate to heat and rupture them.

5. The dosing device for laundry treatment beads according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that A power supply unit is arranged on the housing, and the power supply unit is electrically connected to the heating structure for supplying power to the heating structure; A control switch is arranged on the housing for controlling whether the power supply unit supplies power to the heating structure and controlling the switch of the heating structure.

6. The dosing device for laundry treatment beads according to claim 5, characterized in that A wireless communication unit is arranged on the housing, the wireless communication unit is connected to the control switch in a signal-transmissible manner, and the wireless communication unit is wirelessly communicatively connected to the laundry treatment device for receiving the signal for opening or closing the control switch issued by the laundry treatment device.

7. The dosing device for laundry treatment beads according to claim 5, characterized in that The housing is made of a deformable flexible material and can be elastically deformed under external force extrusion; The control switch is composed of a contact switch arranged on the housing. Under normal conditions, the contact switch is in an open state and the heating structure is not powered; After the housing is elastically deformed under external force extrusion, the contact switch is in a contact state and the heating structure is powered to work.

8. The dosing device for laundry treatment beads according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that The housing is spherical, and a plurality of dosing holes are respectively arranged on the upper and lower parts of the spherical housing. Each dosing hole is communicated with the dosing cavity inside the housing for dosing the laundry treatment agent after the beads are ruptured; The beads are placed in the support space in the middle of the dosing cavity through the support structure, and hollow parts are arranged on the support structure to communicate the support space with the upper and lower parts of the dosing cavity respectively; The heating structure heats and ruptures the beads in the middle of the spherical housing, and the ruptured laundry treatment agent enters the dosing cavity through the hollow part and then flows out through the dosing hole.

9. The dosing device for laundry treatment beads according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that an opening for the beads to enter the internal dosing chamber is provided on the housing, and a detachable plug is installed at the opening; alternatively, the housing is composed of at least two parts that can be assembled, so that the beads can be put into the internal dosing chamber of the housing after the housing is disassembled.

10. A laundry treatment device, which includes a washing tub for use in washing clothes; It is characterized in that: the dosing device for laundry treatment beads according to any one of claims 1 to 9 above is removably placed in the washing tub; after receiving a dosing instruction, the heating structure operates, and the heating structure heats the beads until they rupture, and the laundry treatment agent is dosed into the washing tub.

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