Water tank and cleaning machine using same

Abstract

The utility model relates to a water tank and a cleaning machine using the same. The water tank comprises a tank body, a dish rack; the positioning piece is arranged on the side wall of the groove body; the rotating piece extends vertically, the upper portion of the rotating piece is a handle part, the lower portion of the rotating piece is a supporting part which can be detachably restrained on the positioning piece, and the middle of the rotating piece is rotatably connected with the dish rack around a rotating axis extending in the front-back direction; the blocking part is arranged on the dish rack, and the supporting part can abut against the blocking part in the state that the supporting part and the positioning piece are detached; in the state, the vertical projection of the rotating piece can be located in the groove body; and the elastic piece acts on the rotating piece, so that the rotating piece keeps a trend of rotating towards the direction in which the supporting part abuts against the blocking part. Therefore, when the dish rack is placed, even if a user does not manually control the rotating piece to rotate, the rotating piece does not interfere with the side wall of the groove body, that is, the user only needs to lift the dish rack so that the whole dish rack can be smoothly placed in the groove body, and the dish rack is relatively convenient.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of water tanks, in particular to a water tank and a cleaning machine using the water tank. Background Art

[0002] The structural layout of the sink-type dishwasher determines that the bowl basket must be located at the bottom of the sink, in a relatively deep position. When the bowl basket is in this position, the user has to bend down every time when placing dishes in the bowl basket or taking dishes out of the bowl basket, which is very inconvenient.

[0003] Of course, the above problems are not limited to sink-type dishwashers. When using an ordinary sink, you usually need to place a special drain rack next to it. After washing the dishes, you need to put the washed dishes on the drain rack, wait for them to drain, and then move them one by one to the cupboard or disinfection cabinet, which is very inconvenient.

[0004] In response to the above problems, the Chinese invention patent application with patent number CN202010706764.8 (publication number CN111743484A) discloses "A bowl basket and a dishwasher", in which the bowl basket is used for a sink with a cleaning chamber, and comprises a main body and two swivels, first cross bars are formed on both sides of the main body, the two swivels are respectively hinged to the corresponding first cross bars, and are both provided with handles extending upward and legs extending downward; the two swivels also respectively form a rotation limiting structure with the main body, so that the swivel can rotate relative to the main body between a first position and a second position; in the first position, the bowl basket as a whole is suitable for being placed in the cleaning chamber; in the second position, the two legs are respectively rotated to extend out of the side of the main body and are suitable for pressing against the upper surface of the outer edge of the cleaning chamber, so that the main body is suspended above the cleaning chamber.

[0005] When placing the bowl basket in the washing chamber, the user not only needs to hold the bowl basket, but also needs to keep turning the handle so that the legs are rotated into the recessed part of the main body. Otherwise, the legs will interfere with the wall of the washing chamber, affecting the normal placement or removal of the bowl basket. The bowl basket has a certain weight. If tableware is placed on it, the weight is even greater. While putting the bowl basket down, the user needs to keep turning the handle, which is strenuous and inconvenient for the user.

[0006] In addition, the bowl basket of the patent can only be in the first position and the second position. When the bowl basket is in the second position, the bowl basket is located outside the cleaning chamber. When the bowl basket is in the first position, the bowl basket is placed on the bottom of the cleaning machine. Therefore, when the user puts the bowl basket in, he still needs to bend down to place the bowl basket in a lower position, which is inconvenient. Utility Model Content

[0007] The first technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide a water tank which is convenient for placing a bowl rack in the tank body in view of the current status of the prior art.

[0008] The second technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide a cleaning machine using the above-mentioned water tank in view of the current status of the prior art.

[0009] The technical solution adopted by the utility model to solve the above-mentioned first technical problem is: a water tank, including a tank body, the top of which is open to form an opening;

[0010] A bowl rack can be used to put the bowl into or take it out of the bowl from the opening of the bowl;

[0011] A positioning member, arranged on the side wall of the tank body;

[0012] A rotating member, the rotating member extends vertically, the upper portion of the rotating member is a handle portion, the lower portion is a support portion that can be detachably constrained on the positioning member, and the middle portion of the rotating member is rotatably connected to the bowl rack around a rotation axis extending in the front-to-back direction;

[0013] The stopper is arranged on the bowl rack, and when the support part and the positioning member are detached, the support part can abut against the stopper; and in this state, the vertical projection of the rotating member can be located inside the groove body;

[0014] The elastic member acts on the rotating member to make the rotating member keep rotating in the direction where the supporting part and the blocking part abut against each other.

[0015] Preferably, when the support portion is constrained on the positioning member, the handle portion extends obliquely from top to bottom toward the side wall of the slot body, so that the handle portion will not interfere with the side wall of the slot body, and is more in line with ergonomics when operating the rotating member to rotate.

[0016] In order to enable the middle part of the rotating member to be rotatably connected to the bowl rack, a rotating shaft extending in the front-rear direction is provided in the middle part of the rotating member, and an axial hole for the rotating shaft to pass through is provided on the bowl rack, and the rotating shaft can rotate around its axis.

[0017] In the above scheme, the elastic member is a torsion spring sleeved on the rotating shaft, one torsion arm of the torsion spring abuts against the rotating member, and the other torsion arm abuts against the bowl rack.

[0018] Preferably, the positioning member is located in the trough body, and the height of the positioning member is higher than the height of the bottom wall of the trough body, and when the support portion is constrained on the positioning member, the plane where the top of the bowl rack is located is lower than the plane where the opening of the trough body is located. The bowl rack is in the trough body, but can be at a higher height, so that the user can take and put tableware on the bowl rack by bending down slightly.

[0019] Preferably, the bottom of the bowl rack is provided with a support foot, and when the support portion and the positioning member are detached, the support foot can be supported on the bottom wall of the trough body. At this time, the bowl rack is at a lower height and can be adapted to different usage needs and scenarios.

[0020] The structure is simple, the positioning member has a positioning groove with an open top, and the supporting part can be constrained in the positioning groove or moved out of the positioning groove.

[0021] Preferably, the side wall of the trough body is partially convex to form a groove, and the positioning member is arranged in the groove, so that the positioning member does not occupy the space inside the trough body and does not interfere with the up and down movement of the bowl rack.

[0022] The rotating member can have a variety of structural forms. The rotating member includes two U-shaped structures with notches facing upwards and spaced apart in the front-to-back direction. The length of the first arm of the U-shaped structure is greater than the length of the second arm. The ends of the first arms of the two U-shaped structures are connected by a first connecting rib, and the ends of the two second arms are connected by a second connecting rib. The first connecting rib is the handle. The bottoms of the two U-shaped structures are support parts. Each support part corresponds to a positioning member and can be detachably restrained together. The middle parts of the two first arms are provided with the rotating shaft. The rotating member is not only simple in structure, but each rotating member has two support parts, so that the support stability of the bowl rack is good.

[0023] In order to allow more tableware to be placed in the trough body, a shelf is further provided in the trough body, the shelf is provided with a guide rail, and a connecting rod extending in the left and right direction is provided on the top of the bowl rack, the connecting rod is located at the front of the bowl rack, the connecting rod is slidably matched with the guide rail, and the shelf can be rotated around the connecting rod to a horizontal or vertical state, and when the shelf is in the vertical state, the shelf can move up and down, so that the shelf can be in a first position state or a second position state. When the shelf is in the first position state, the shelf is horizontally arranged on the top of the bowl rack, and tableware can also be placed on the shelf at this time, and the handle portion of the rotating member is located below the shelf; when the shelf is in the second position state, the shelf is vertically arranged at the front side of the bowl rack, which is convenient for taking and placing tableware in the bowl rack, and the shelf is directly stored inside the trough body, and there is no need to prepare space for placing the shelf outside the trough body.

[0024] The technical solution adopted by the utility model to solve the second technical problem is: a cleaning machine using the above-mentioned water tank, wherein the tank body is provided with a spraying member for spraying water to the dish rack.

[0025] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following advantages: the utility model provides an elastic member so that the rotating member maintains a tendency to rotate in the direction where the supporting portion and the blocking portion abut against each other. At this time, the vertical projection of the rotating member can be located inside the trough body. In this way, when placing the bowl rack, even if the user does not manually control the rotation of the rotating member, the rotating member will not interfere with the side wall of the trough body. That is, the user only needs to lift the bowl rack to allow the entire bowl rack to be smoothly placed into the trough body, which is more convenient. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] Figure 1It is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of the utility model (the bowl rack is constrained on the positioning member, and the shelf is in the second position);

[0027] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A cross-sectional view of

[0028] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A magnified image of point A;

[0029] Figure 4 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure without the tank body;

[0030] Figure 5 for Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the structure of the rotating parts;

[0031] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an embodiment of the utility model (the bowl rack is constrained on the positioning member, and the rack is in the first position);

[0032] Figure 7 for Figure 6 A schematic diagram of the structure without the tank body;

[0033] Figure 8 It is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of the utility model (the bowl rack is placed on the bottom wall of the trough body, and the rack is in the second position);

[0034] Fig. 9 It is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of the utility model (the bowl rack is placed on the bottom wall of the trough body, and the rack is in the first position). DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] The present invention will be described in further detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0036] like Figures 1 to 9 As shown, the water sink of this preferred embodiment includes a sink body 1 , a positioning member 2 , a bowl rack 3 , a rotating member 4 , a stopper 31 , an elastic member 41 , and a shelf 5 .

[0037] The top of the tank body 1 is open to form an opening 11 , and the bowl rack 3 can be put into or taken out of the tank body 1 through the opening 11 of the tank body 1 .

[0038] The positioning member 2 is arranged on the side wall of the trough body 1. In this embodiment, the side wall of the trough body 1 is partially convex to form a groove 12, and the positioning member 2 is arranged in the groove 12. In this way, the positioning member 2 does not occupy the space inside the trough body 1 and will not interfere with the up and down movement of the bowl rack 3.

[0039] There are two rotating members 4 which are arranged on the left and right sides of the bowl rack 3. The rotating members 4 extend vertically. Figure 3 , 5As shown, the upper portion of the rotating member 4 is a handle portion 42, and the lower portion is a support portion 43 that can be detachably constrained on the positioning member 2. Specifically, the positioning member 2 has a positioning groove 21 with an open top, and the support portion 43 can be constrained in the positioning groove 21 or moved out of the positioning groove 21.

[0040] The middle part of the rotating member 4 is provided with a rotating shaft 44 extending in the front-to-back direction, and the bowl rack 3 is provided with an axial hole 32 through which the rotating shaft 44 can pass. The rotating shaft 44 can rotate around its axis, so that the middle part of the rotating member 4 is rotatably connected to the bowl rack 3 around the rotating axis extending in the front-to-back direction. When the support part 43 is constrained on the positioning member 2, the handle part 42 extends obliquely from top to bottom toward the side wall of the tank body 1, so that the handle part 42 will not interfere with the side wall of the tank body 1, and when operating the rotating member 4 to rotate, it is also more in line with human mechanics.

[0041] In this embodiment, the rotating member 4 includes two U-shaped structures 45 with notches facing upwards and spaced apart in the front-to-back direction, the length of the first arm 451 of the U-shaped structure 45 is greater than the length of the second arm 452, the ends of the first arms 451 of the two U-shaped structures 45 are connected by a first connecting rib, and the ends of the two second arms 452 are connected by a second connecting rib 46, the first connecting rib is the handle 42, the bottoms of the two U-shaped structures 45 are both support parts 43, each support part 43 is detachably bound to a positioning member 2, and the middle parts of the two first arms 451 are provided with a rotating shaft 44. The rotating member 4 is not only simple in structure, but each rotating member 4 has two support parts 43, so that the support stability of the bowl rack 3 is good.

[0042] The stopper 31 is arranged on the bowl rack 3. In this embodiment, the bowl rack 3 is a hollow structure composed of a plurality of frame bars, one of which is the stopper 31. The stopper 31 can be a local part of the bowl rack 3 or a component separately arranged on the bowl rack 3, which is used to limit the rotating member 4.

[0043] When the support part 43 is detached from the positioning member 2, the support part 43 can abut against the stopper 31; and in this state, the vertical projection of the rotating member 4 can be located inside the tank body 1, and the elastic member 41 acts on the rotating member 4, so that the rotating member 4 maintains a tendency to rotate in the direction in which the support part 43 abuts against the stopper 31, so that when placing the bowl rack 3, even if the user does not manually control the rotation of the rotating member 4, the rotating member 4 will not interfere with the side wall of the tank body 1, that is, the user only needs to lift the bowl rack 3 to make the bowl rack 3 as a whole be smoothly placed in the tank body 1, which is more convenient. In this embodiment, the elastic member 41 is a torsion spring sleeved on the rotating shaft 44, one torsion arm of the torsion spring abuts against the rotating member 4, and the other torsion arm abuts against the bowl rack 3.

[0044] The positioning member 2 is located in the tank body 1, and the height of the positioning member 2 is higher than the height of the bottom wall of the tank body 1. When the support portion 43 is constrained on the positioning member 2, the plane where the top of the bowl rack 3 is located is lower than the plane where the opening 11 of the tank body 1 is located. The bowl rack 3 is in the tank body 1, but can be at a higher height, and the user can take and put tableware on the bowl rack 3 by bending slightly.

[0045] The bottom of the bowl rack 3 is provided with a support leg 33, and when the support portion 43 is detached from the positioning member 2, the support leg 33 can be supported on the bottom wall of the tank body 1. At this time, the bowl rack 3 is at a relatively low height, which can be adapted to different usage requirements and scenarios.

[0046] In other words, the bowl rack 3 can be placed directly on the bottom of the trough body 1 , or can be positioned on the positioning member 2 and located in the middle of the trough body 1 .

[0047] In order to allow more tableware to be placed in the trough body 1, a shelf 5 is further provided in the trough body 1. The shelf 5 is provided with a guide rail 51. A connecting rod 34 extending in the left-right direction is provided on the top of the bowl rack 3. The connecting rod 34 is located at the front of the bowl rack 3. The connecting rod 34 and the guide rail 51 are slidably matched. The shelf 5 can rotate around the connecting rod 34 to a horizontal or vertical state. When the shelf 5 is in the vertical state, the shelf 5 can move up and down, so that the shelf 5 can be in a first position state or a second position state. When the shelf 5 is in the first position state, the shelf 5 is horizontally arranged on the top of the bowl rack 3, and the guide rail (51) extends in the front-back direction. At this time, tableware can also be placed on the shelf 5, and the handle portion 42 of the rotating member 4 is located below the shelf 5; when the shelf 5 is in the second position state, the shelf 5 is vertically arranged at the front side of the bowl rack 3, and the guide rail (51) extends vertically, so that the tableware is easy to take out and put in the bowl rack 3, and the shelf 5 is directly stored in the trough body 1, and there is no need to prepare a space for placing the shelf 5 outside the trough body 1.

[0048] Preferably, a roller 341 is rotatably mounted on the connecting rod 34 , and the roller 341 is slidably matched with the guide rail 51 , so that rolling friction occurs between the shelf 5 and the bowl rack 3 , and the friction force is small.

[0049] When the tank body 1 is used in a washing machine, a spraying member for spraying water to the dish rack 3 is provided in the tank body 1. The spraying member can adopt an existing structure, such as a spraying arm.

[0050] The "horizontal" mentioned above includes that the component extends straight in the horizontal direction, that is, the two ends of the component are on the same horizontal plane, but is not limited to this direction, as long as the overall extension direction of the component is in the horizontal direction, such as the component extends along the front and back or left and right directions as a whole, but the two ends of the component are not on the same horizontal plane.

[0051] Similarly, "vertical" includes components extending straight in the vertical direction, that is, the two ends of the component are on the same plumb plane, but is not limited to this direction, as long as the overall extension direction of the component is in the vertical direction, for example, the component extends in the up and down direction as a whole, but the two ends of the component are not on the same plumb plane.

[0052] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "horizontal", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are 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. Since the embodiments disclosed in the present invention can be set in different directions, these terms indicating directions are only for illustration and should not be regarded as limitations. For example, "up" and "down" are not necessarily limited to directions opposite to or consistent with the direction of gravity.

[0053] The "fluid communication" referred to in the present invention refers to the spatial position relationship between two parts or parts (hereinafter collectively referred to as the first part and the second part), that is, the fluid (gas, liquid or a mixture of the two) can flow from the first part along the flow path or / and be transported to the second part. The first part and the second part can be directly connected, or the first part and the second part can be indirectly connected through at least one third party. The third party can be a fluid channel such as a pipe, channel, duct, guide member, hole, groove, etc., or it can be a chamber allowing fluid to flow through, or a combination of the above.

Claims

1. A sink comprising A tank body (1) with a top open to form an opening (11); A bowl rack (3) capable of placing a bowl into or taking a bowl out of the tank body (1) from an opening (11) of the tank body (1); A positioning member (2) is arranged on the side wall of the tank body (1); A rotating member (4), the rotating member (4) extending vertically, the upper portion of the rotating member (4) being a handle portion (42), the lower portion being a support portion (43) detachably restrained on the positioning member (2), the middle portion of the rotating member (4) being rotatably connected to the bowl rack (3) around a rotation axis extending in the front-rear direction; It is characterized in that Also includes The stopper (31) is arranged on the bowl rack (3), and when the support part (43) and the positioning member (2) are detached, the support part (43) can abut against the stopper (31); and in this state, the vertical projection of the rotating member (4) can be located inside the trough body (1); The elastic member (41) acts on the rotating member (4) so ​​that the rotating member (4) maintains a tendency to rotate in a direction in which the supporting portion (43) abuts against the blocking portion (31).

2. The water tank according to claim 1, characterized in that: When the support portion (43) is constrained on the positioning member (2), the handle portion (42) extends obliquely from top to bottom toward the side wall of the trough body (1).

3. The water tank according to claim 1, characterized in that: A rotating shaft (44) extending in the front-rear direction is provided in the middle of the rotating member (4), and an axial hole (32) through which the rotating shaft (44) can pass is provided on the bowl rack (3), and the rotating shaft (44) can rotate around its axis.

4. The water tank according to claim 1, characterized in that: The positioning member (2) is located in the trough body (1), and the height of the positioning member (2) is higher than the height of the bottom wall of the trough body (1); when the support portion (43) is constrained on the positioning member (2), the plane at which the top of the bowl rack (3) is located is lower than the plane at which the opening (11) of the trough body (1) is located.

5. The water tank according to claim 4, characterized in that: The bottom of the bowl rack (3) is provided with a support foot (33), and when the support portion (43) and the positioning member (2) are detached, the support foot (33) can be supported on the bottom wall of the trough body (1).

6. The water tank according to claim 1, characterized in that: The positioning member (2) has a positioning groove (21) with an open top, and the support portion (43) can be constrained in the positioning groove (21) or moved out of the positioning groove (21).

7. The water tank according to claim 1, characterized in that: The side wall of the trough body (1) is partially convex to form a groove (12), and the positioning member (2) is arranged in the groove (12).

8. The water tank according to claim 3, characterized in that: The rotating member (4) comprises two U-shaped structures (45) spaced apart in the front-to-back direction and having notches facing upwards. The length of the first arm (451) of the U-shaped structure (45) is greater than the length of the second arm (452). The ends of the first arms (451) of the two U-shaped structures (45) are connected via a first connecting rib, and the ends of the two second arms (452) are connected via a second connecting rib (46). The first connecting rib is the handle portion (42). The bottoms of the two U-shaped structures (45) are support portions (43). Each support portion (43) is detachably constrained to a corresponding positioning member (2). The middle portions of the two first arms (451) are provided with the rotating shaft (44).

9. The water tank according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: The trough body (1) is also provided with a shelf (5), and a guide rail (51) is provided on the shelf (5). A connecting rod (34) extending in the left-right direction is provided on the top of the bowl rack (3), and the connecting rod (34) is located at the front of the bowl rack (3). The connecting rod (34) and the guide rail (51) are slidably matched. The shelf (5) can rotate around the connecting rod (34) to a horizontal or vertical state, and when the shelf (5) is in the vertical state, the shelf (5) moves up and down, so that the shelf (5) can be in a first position state or a second position state. When the shelf (5) is in the first position state, the shelf (5) is horizontally arranged on the top of the bowl rack (3), the guide rail (51) extends in the front-back direction, and the handle portion (42) of the rotating member (4) is located below the shelf (5); when the shelf (5) is in the second position state, the shelf (5) is vertically arranged at the front side of the bowl rack (3).

10. A cleaning machine using the water tank according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that: The trough body (1) is provided with a spraying member for spraying water toward the bowl rack (3).

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