Washing machine feeding box and washing machine

Abstract

The utility model relates to a washing machine feeding box which comprises an outer box and an inner box movably located in the outer box, the inner box comprises a storage cavity capable of containing a fluid-state treating agent used for washing clothes for multiple times, and a connecting valve is arranged on the wall of the storage cavity; the connecting valve comprises a first connecting part which is formed on the wall and comprises a liquid outlet; the sealing part can seal or open the liquid outlet; the suction tube part is independently formed and installed on the wall from the interior of the storage cavity, the sealing part is located in the suction tube part, and when the sealing part opens the liquid outlet, the interior of the suction tube part is communicated with fluid in the liquid outlet. The utility model further relates to a washing machine with the feeding box.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The utility model relates to a washing machine and a feeding box for storing and feeding a treatment agent, in particular to a connecting valve structure on the feeding box. [Background technology]

[0002] Washing machines with automatic adding function are usually equipped with a fluid treatment agent storage box, and a connecting valve is installed on the storage box. The connecting valve can be connected to a suction device to suck the treatment agent in the storage box. When the storage box needs to be taken out for cleaning or adding treatment agent, the connecting valve is disconnected from the suction device, and the connecting valve needs to close the channel for the treatment agent to flow out to prevent the treatment agent from being retained.

[0003] The connecting valve needs to be sealed and connected to the storage box, and also needs to play the functions of liquid connection and non-return, so it is usually complex in structure, or contains many parts, and is complex to install. The structure of some existing connecting valves leads to complex molding process of plastic parts. [Contents of the utility model]

[0004] One object of the present invention is to improve at least some of the deficiencies in the prior art.

[0005] The embodiment of the utility model comprises: a feeding box of a washing machine, comprising an outer box and an inner box movably located in the outer box, wherein the inner box comprises a storage cavity for accommodating a fluid treatment agent for multiple washings, and a connecting valve is provided on the wall of the storage cavity; the connecting valve is detachably connected to a liquid extraction device, and the connecting valve comprises:

[0006] A first connecting portion, formed on the wall, comprising a liquid outlet;

[0007] A sealing portion, movable to block or open the liquid outlet;

[0008] The straw portion is independently formed and mounted on the wall from the inside of the storage cavity, and the sealing portion is located inside the straw portion.

[0009] An optional embodiment also includes: the sealing portion is elastically biased to move toward a first position, in the first position, the sealing portion blocks the liquid outlet, the outer box is provided with a second connecting portion connected to the liquid pumping device, the second connecting portion includes a pushing portion, when the inner box is located in a working position inside the outer box, the second connecting portion and the first connecting portion are detachably docked, and the pushing portion pushes the sealing portion to overcome the elastic bias and move to the second position, the sealing portion opens the liquid outlet, and allows fluid communication between the liquid outlet and the liquid pumping device.

[0010] An optional embodiment further includes: the second connecting portion can be slidably extended into the first connecting portion, and the pushing portion is integrally formed at the front end of the second connecting portion.

[0011] An optional embodiment includes: the first connecting part includes a first tube, the second connecting part includes a second tube extending into the first tube, and the outer side of the second tube is sealed to the inner side of the first tube.

[0012] An optional embodiment includes: the pushing portion is integrally formed at the front end of the second tube, and the second tube includes an inlet near the pushing portion, so that after the sealing portion is pushed away from the liquid outlet by the pushing portion, the treatment agent from the storage chamber is allowed to enter the second tube from the inlet.

[0013] An optional embodiment includes: the straw portion includes a suction end close to the bottom of the storage cavity and a connection end connected to the first connection portion, and the connection end is arranged around the outer side of the liquid outlet.

[0014] An optional embodiment includes: the first connecting portion includes a connecting wall protruding toward the inside of the storage cavity or recessed away from the storage cavity, and the connecting end of the straw portion is sealingly connected to the connecting wall.

[0015] An optional embodiment includes: the connecting end of the straw portion is slidably plugged into the connecting wall.

[0016] Optional embodiments include: the outside of the straw part has an elastic arm, the elastic arm has a hook, and the wall of the storage cavity has a limiting portion, when the connecting end of the straw part is slidably inserted into the connecting wall, the hook on the elastic arm is engaged with the limiting portion, so that the limiting portion prevents the straw part from detaching from the connecting wall.

[0017] An optional embodiment includes: the first connecting portion includes a first tube, a groove is formed on the periphery of the first tube, and the connecting end extends into the groove and is sealed and connected to the groove.

[0018] Optional embodiments include: the straw portion includes a first extension portion extending mainly along the height direction and a second extension portion at an angle to the first extension portion, the second extension portion includes a connecting end connected to the first connecting portion and a supporting end opposite to the straight line position of the connecting end, one end of a spring in an extruded state is arranged at the supporting end, and the other end is arranged at the sealing portion, thereby pressing the sealing portion toward the liquid outlet.

[0019] If technical conditions permit, the above embodiments may be combined in any manner.

[0020] Another aspect of the present invention provides a washing machine, comprising a feeding box according to the above various embodiments or a combination of the various embodiments.

[0021] The various embodiments of the utility model provide an improved feeding box and washing machine, in particular, the assembly is simple, the straw part is independently formed, so the forming process of both the straw part and the inner box is simpler.

[0022] The following will illustrate some specific embodiments of the utility model with reference to the accompanying drawings. Other advantages of the utility model will also be illustrated with examples in the following along with various specific embodiments. Even if some benefits of the utility model are not explicitly stated, they are not difficult for those skilled in the art to understand based on simple inferences, so they are not exhaustively listed below.

Brief Description of the Drawings

[0023] Figure 1 It is a front schematic diagram of a washing machine.

[0024] Figure 2 The present invention is a stereoscopic diagram of a feeding box for a washing machine.

[0025] Figure 3 It is a partial stereoscopic view of the inner box of the feeding box equipped with a connecting valve.

[0026] Figure 4 This is a view of the feeding box cut along the axial direction of the connecting valve, in which the outline of the liquid extraction device is only schematically shown.

[0027] Figure 5 for Figure 4 A view from another direction. [Specific implementation method]

[0028] In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and beneficial technical effects to be solved by the utility model clearer, the utility model will be further described in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and multiple exemplary embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the utility model, rather than to limit the scope of protection of the utility model, and each embodiment may share the same view or multiple views for description, but all features appearing in the same figure cannot be interpreted as features that must be possessed by an embodiment. On the contrary, as long as they are not mutually exclusive technically, they can be combined in any suitable manner. Moreover, for the sake of simplicity, different embodiments of different aspects may be presented in the same specific design, but such presentation does not mean that the embodiments of these aspects should appear together. The disassembly and / or combination of all possible embodiments and / or technical features should also take into account the description of the specification and the content that can be directly and unambiguously determined by those skilled in the art based on the description of the specification.

[0029] like Figure 1As shown, the washing machine 100 comprises a housing 1. The housing 1 is provided with a door 2, which is connected to a tub 3 in the housing 1 after opening. Clothes are washed in the tub 3. A feeding box 10 is provided in the housing 1, and a treatment agent is fed into the tub 3 during the washing process. At least a part of the feeding box 10 can be moved relative to the housing 1, so as to allow a user to add a treatment agent thereto.

[0030] Figure 2 A portion of a feeding box 10 for a washing machine 100 is shown. The feeding box 10 comprises an outer box 4 and an inner box 5. The outer box 4 is fixed relative to the housing 1 and comprises a pipe 40 communicating with the tub 3 to deliver a treatment agent mixed with water to the tub 3. The inner box 5 is movably located in the outer box 4, for example, it can be pulled relative to the outer box 4. The inner box 5 is detached from the outer box 4, or moved to be at least partially exposed outside the housing 1, so that the user can add a treatment agent for user clothing treatment, such as detergent, softener, bleach, bactericide, etc., into the inner box 5.

[0031] The inner box 5 includes a storage chamber 51 for accommodating a fluid treatment agent for multiple washes. The washing machine 100 can automatically absorb a corresponding amount of treatment agent from the storage chamber 51 according to the needs of the washing program. The number of storage chambers 51 can be one or more. The inner box 5 can also additionally include a delivery chamber 52 for manually adding a treatment agent for a single wash.

[0032] In order to realize automatic dispensing, the washing machine 100 comprises a liquid extraction device 6 for extracting the treatment agent from the storage chamber 51. The liquid extraction device 6 can be various electric pumps, a venturi structure, or other forms of negative pressure suction devices.

[0033] In order to achieve fluid communication with the pumping device 6, disconnect the pumping device 6 when the inner box 5 moves, and prevent the treatment agent from flowing out of the connection, a connecting valve 7 is provided on the wall 510 of the storage chamber 51.

[0034] like Figures 2 to 5 As shown, the connecting valve 7 includes a first connecting portion 71, which is integrally injection molded with the wall 510 of the storage chamber 51. The outer box 4 is provided with a second connecting portion 41, which can establish a detachable connection with the first connecting portion 71. The second connecting portion 41 is fixedly connected to the outer box 4, or integrally molded. The second connecting portion 41 is also directly or indirectly connected to the liquid pumping device 6, so as to be fluidically connected.

[0035] The first connection part 71 and the second connection part 41 are sealed and connected to each other. The specific connection method can be any known method, such as mutual sleeve connection. The first connection part 71 and the second connection part 41 can be any one of them extending into the other. Figure 4 and Figure 5In the illustrated embodiment, the first connection part 71 includes a first tube 710, and the second connection part 41 includes a second tube 410 slidably inserted into the first tube 710, and the outer side of the second tube 410 is sealed with the inner side of the first tube 710. The seal is usually in the form of an elastic sealing ring.

[0036] In the moving direction of the inner box 5, the first connecting part 71 and the second connecting part 41 are positioned opposite to each other, so when the inner box 5 moves to the working position in the outer box 4, the first connecting part 71 and the second connecting part 41 are connected to each other, and when the inner box 5 is pulled out of the working position, the first connecting part 71 and the second connecting part 41 are disconnected.

[0037] The first connecting portion 71 includes a liquid outlet 711. In the embodiment shown in the drawings, the liquid outlet 711 is located on the first tube 710.

[0038] The connecting valve 7 includes a sealing portion 72, which can move between a first position and a second position, and is elastically biased to the first position, wherein in the first position, the sealing portion 72 blocks the liquid outlet 711, and in the second position, the sealing portion 72 opens the liquid outlet 711. In the embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings, the sealing portion 72 includes a moving part 721 made of a hard material and a sealing part 722 made of an elastic material, and the two are fixed to each other. In some alternative embodiments, the sealing portion 72 can also be made of an elastic material as a whole. The spring 723 is biased to the sealing portion 72, so that the sealing portion 72 tends to the first position. In the first position, the sealing part 722 is squeezed on the edge of the liquid outlet 711, and the moving part 721 closes the liquid outlet 711.

[0039] The second connecting portion 41 includes a pushing portion 411. When the inner box 5 is located at the working position in the outer box 4, the pushing portion 411 pushes the sealing portion 72 to overcome the elastic bias and move to the second position, in which the sealing portion 72 leaves the liquid outlet 711, so that the liquid outlet 711 is in fluid communication with the liquid pumping device 6, so that the liquid pumping device 6 can extract the treatment agent from the storage chamber 51.

[0040] In the embodiment shown in the drawings, the push portion 411 is integrally formed at the front end of the second tube 410. The second tube 410 includes an inlet 412 near the push portion 411, so that after the sealing portion 72 is pushed away from the liquid outlet 711 by the push portion 411, the treatment agent from the storage chamber 51 is allowed to enter the second tube 410 from the inlet 412 and then enter the liquid pumping device 6.

[0041] Therefore, when the inner box 5 moves to the working position in the outer box 4, the first connecting part 71 and the second connecting part 41 are connected to each other, especially the second tube 410 extends into the first tube 710 and moves to make the pushing part 411 push the sealing part 72 away from the liquid outlet 711, and the second tube 410 is fluidically connected with the storage chamber 51 through the inlet 412.

[0042] The connecting valve 7 also includes a straw portion 73. The straw portion 73 is independently formed by injection molding and is installed on the wall 510 from the inside of the storage chamber 51. The treatment agent passes through the straw portion 73 and then enters the liquid extraction device 6 from the first connection portion 71 and the second connection portion 41. The sealing portion 72 is installed inside the straw portion 73, and when the sealing portion 72 is located at the second position, the inside of the straw portion 73 is fluidically connected to the liquid outlet 711. It can be seen that compared with the straw portion 73 being integrally formed on the wall 510 of the storage chamber 51, the independently formed straw portion 73 not only makes the structure of the connecting valve 7 easier to realize in terms of molding process, but also makes the installation of the sealing portion 72 easier, thereby improving production efficiency and saving production costs.

[0043] The straw portion 73 includes a first extension portion 731 extending mainly in the height direction and a second extension portion 732 at an angle to the first extension portion 73. When the inner box 5 slides approximately horizontally relative to the outer box 4, the second extension portion 732 is generally approximately parallel to the sliding direction of the inner box and is therefore approximately horizontal.

[0044] The first extension part 731 includes a suction end 733 near the bottom of the storage chamber 51, so that the treatment agent can be sucked even when the liquid level in the storage chamber 51 is low. The first extension part 731 extends in the height direction to facilitate connection with the connection valve 7 body at a higher position.

[0045] The second extension portion 732 includes a connection end 734 connected to the first connection portion 71 and a support end 735 linearly opposite to the connection end 734. One end of the compressed spring 723 described above is disposed at the support end 735, and the other end is disposed at the moving member 721 of the sealing portion 72.

[0046] The connecting end 734 is disposed around the outer side of the liquid outlet 711 , so that the suction tube portion 73 places both the sealing portion 72 and the liquid outlet 711 within the flow path defined thereby.

[0047] The connection between the connection end 734 and the first connection part 71 can be implemented as follows: the first connection part 71 includes a connection wall 712 protruding toward the inside of the storage cavity 51 or recessed away from the storage cavity 51 , and the connection end 734 of the straw part 73 is sealedly connected to the connection wall 712 .

[0048] Figure 4 and Figure 5 In the illustrated embodiment, a groove 713 is formed on the periphery of the first tube 710 of the first connecting portion 71, and the connecting end 734 extends into the groove 713 and is sealedly connected to the groove 713. In this embodiment, the first tube 710 constitutes the connecting wall 712 mentioned above, or the wall on the other side of the groove 713 opposite to the first tube 710 constitutes the connecting wall 712.

[0049] The connection end 734 and the connection wall 712 may be connected by, for example, a threaded rotation connection, a sliding insertion connection, or a snap connection.

[0050] Figure 4 and Figure 5 In the illustrated embodiment, the connection end 734 is connected to the connection wall 712 by sliding and plugging, which has the advantages of convenient installation and ensuring that the extension direction of the first extension portion 731 after installation is toward the bottom of the storage cavity 51 .

[0051] In order to fix the straw portion 73 and ensure reliable sliding connection, the straw portion 73 has an elastic arm 736 on the outside, a hook 737 on the elastic arm 736, and a stopper 511 extending inwards is provided on the wall 510 of the storage cavity 51. During installation, when the connecting end 734 of the straw portion 73 is slidably connected to the connecting wall 712, the hook 737 on the elastic arm 736 is connected to the stopper 511, so that the stopper 511 prevents the straw portion 73 from being separated from the connecting wall 712.

[0052] pass Figure 4 and Figure 5 With the structural mode of the embodiment shown, the installation of the connecting valve 7 is very easy to achieve: since the first connecting portion 71 is formed on the wall 510 of the storage chamber 51, no installation is required, and it is only necessary to pre-install the spring 723 and the sealing portion 72 on the straw portion 73, and then connect the connecting end 734 of the straw portion 73 with the connecting wall 712, and push the straw portion 73 to slide toward the connecting position. During this process, the hook 737 on the elastic arm 736 is inserted into the limiting portion 511 to complete the installation.

[0053] The various specific embodiments described above and shown in the drawings are only used to illustrate the present invention, and are not the entire present invention. Within the scope of the basic technical concept of the present invention, any form of changes made by ordinary technicians in the relevant technical field to the present invention are within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A feeding box for a washing machine, comprising an outer box (4) and an inner box (5) movably located in the outer box, the inner box comprising a storage chamber (51) for accommodating a treatment agent in a fluid state for multiple washings, a connecting valve (7) being provided on a wall (510) of the storage chamber, and being detachably connected to a liquid extraction device (6) via the connecting valve; characterized in that: The connecting valve (7) comprises: A first connecting portion (71), formed on the wall (510), comprising a liquid outlet (711); A sealing portion (72) movable to block or open the liquid outlet (711); The straw portion (73) is independently formed and mounted on the wall (510) from the inside of the storage cavity (51), and the sealing portion (72) is located inside the straw portion (73).

2. The washing machine feeding box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sealing portion (72) is elastically biased to move to the first position. In the first position, the sealing portion (72) blocks the liquid outlet (711). The outer box (4) is provided with a second connecting portion (41) connected to the liquid pumping device (6). The second connecting portion (41) includes a pushing portion (411). When the inner box (5) is located at the working position in the outer box (4), the second connecting portion (41) and the first connecting portion (71) are detachably docked, and the pushing portion (411) pushes the sealing portion (72) to overcome the elastic bias and move to the second position. The sealing portion (72) opens the liquid outlet (711), so that the liquid outlet (711) and the liquid pumping device (6) are fluidically connected.

3. The washing machine feeding box according to claim 2, characterized in that: The second connecting portion (41) can be slidably extended into the first connecting portion (71), and the pushing portion (411) is integrally formed at the front end of the second connecting portion (41).

4. The washing machine feeding box according to claim 3, characterized in that: The first connecting portion (71) includes a first tube (710), and the second connecting portion (41) includes a second tube (410) extending into the first tube (710), and the outer side of the second tube (410) and the inner side of the first tube (710) are sealed.

5. The washing machine feeding box according to claim 4, characterized in that: The pushing portion (411) is integrally formed at the front end of the second tube (410), and the second tube (410) includes an inlet (412) close to the pushing portion (411), so that after the sealing portion (72) is pushed away from the liquid outlet (711) by the pushing portion (411), the treatment agent from the storage chamber (51) is allowed to enter the second tube (410) from the inlet (412).

6. The washing machine feeding box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The suction pipe portion (73) comprises a suction end (733) close to the bottom of the storage cavity (51) and a connection end (734) connected to the first connection portion (71), and the connection end (734) is arranged around the outer side of the liquid outlet (711).

7. The washing machine feeding box according to claim 6, characterized in that: The first connecting portion (71) comprises a connecting wall (712) which protrudes toward the inside of the storage cavity (51) or is recessed in a direction away from the storage cavity (51), and the connecting end (734) of the straw portion (73) is sealedly connected to the connecting wall (712).

8. The washing machine feeding box according to claim 7, characterized in that: The connecting end (734) of the straw portion (73) is slidably plugged into the connecting wall (712).

9. The washing machine feeding box according to claim 8, characterized in that: The outside of the straw portion (73) is provided with an elastic arm (736), and the elastic arm is provided with a hook (737). The wall (510) of the storage cavity is provided with a limiting portion (511). When the connecting end (734) of the straw portion is slidably plugged into the connecting wall (712), the hook (737) on the elastic arm (736) is engaged with the limiting portion (511), so that the limiting portion (511) prevents the straw portion (73) from being separated from the connecting wall (712).

10. The washing machine feeding box according to claim 6, characterized in that: The first connecting portion (71) comprises a first tube (710), a groove (713) is formed on the periphery of the first tube (710), and the connecting end (734) extends into the groove (713) and is sealed and connected to the groove (713).

11. The washing machine feeding box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The straw portion (73) includes a first extension portion (731) extending mainly in the height direction and a second extension portion (732) which is angled with the first extension portion; the second extension portion (732) includes a connection end (734) connected to the first connection portion (71) and a support end (735) which is in a straight line opposite to the connection end (734); one end of a spring (723) in a squeezed state is arranged at the support end (735) and the other end is arranged at the sealing portion (72), thereby pressing the sealing portion (72) toward the liquid outlet (711).

12. A washing machine, characterized in that: It comprises a feeding box (10) as described in any one of claims 1 to 11.

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