Dish-washing machine water path and dish-washing machine

By designing a combined water system in the dishwasher, including a centrifugal pump and a self-priming pump, the problem of residual water at the bottom of the inner tank breeding odor is solved, and normal use and efficient drainage are achieved under conditions without water pressure.

CN223403811UActive Publication Date: 2025-10-03ZHEJIANG YOUJIA ELECTRIC APPLIANCES CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202422860059.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-11-22
Publication Date
2025-10-03
Estimated Expiration
2034-11-22

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

When draining, existing dishwashers tend to produce residual water at the bottom of the inner tank, which causes odor and affects the use effect.

Method used

A dishwasher water system is designed, including a water cup, a drainage pump, a breather, a self-priming pump and a terminal drain pipe. The centrifugal pump and the self-priming pump are combined to achieve effective discharge of sewage and residual water. A self-priming pump is added to the water inlet circuit to adapt to water sources without water pressure.

Benefits of technology

Effectively drain the residual water at the bottom of the dishwasher tank to prevent odor, improve the use effect of the dishwasher, and enable the dishwasher to work normally without tap water pressure.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a dish-washing machine waterway which comprises a water cup, a drainage pump, a respirator and a tail end drainage pipe, the water cup is located at the bottom of an inner container of a dish-washing machine, a hollow drainage part is integrally formed outside the water cup, an inner cavity of the drainage part is communicated with the water cup, an impeller of the drainage pump is arranged in the inner cavity of the drainage part, and the drainage part is provided with a sewage drainage port; a drainage cavity is formed in the respirator, a first drainage cavity water inlet, a second drainage cavity water inlet and a drainage cavity water outlet which are communicated with the drainage cavity are formed in the respirator, the first drainage cavity water inlet is communicated with the sewage drainage port, and the drainage cavity water outlet is connected with a tail end drainage pipe; a residual water outlet is formed in the lower part of the drainage part and is positioned at the lowest part of the inner cavity of the water cup and the inner cavity of the drainage part; the device further comprises a first self-priming pump. According to the utility model, zero residual water can be realized, a self-absorption water inlet function is realized, a plurality of sprayers are also arranged inside, layered washing can be realized, water and energy are saved, and the cleaning effect is good.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to washing equipment, and more particularly to a water channel of a dishwasher, and also to a dishwasher with the water channel. Background Art

[0002] Dishwashers typically have water inlet, outlet, and internal circulation spray channels, enabling water intake, drainage, and circulation within the dishwasher. However, current dishwashers only drain water via a drain pump installed at the bottom of the water tank, which can easily leave residual water at the bottom of the inner tank, causing bacteria to grow inside the dishwasher and creating odors, impacting the dishwasher's performance. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of the present invention is to overcome the above-mentioned deficiencies of the prior art and to provide a dishwasher water channel and a dishwasher, which can prevent residual water from accumulating at the bottom of the inner tank of the dishwasher.

[0004] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

[0005] A dishwasher water circuit comprises a water cup, a drainage pump, a breather and a terminal drain pipe, wherein the water cup is located at the bottom of the inner tank of the dishwasher, and a hollow drainage portion is integrally formed on the outside of the water cup, the inner cavity of the drainage portion is communicated with the water cup, the impeller of the drainage pump is arranged in the inner cavity of the drainage portion, and the drainage portion is provided with a sewage drain outlet; a drainage cavity is provided in the breather, and is provided with a drainage cavity water inlet 1, a drainage cavity water inlet 2 and a drainage cavity water outlet communicating with the drainage cavity, the drainage cavity water inlet 1 is communicated with the sewage drain outlet, and the drainage cavity water outlet is connected to the terminal drain pipe; a residual water drain outlet is provided at the lower part of the drainage portion, and the residual water drain outlet is located at the lowest point of the inner cavity of the water cup and the inner cavity of the drainage portion; and the dishwasher further comprises a first self-priming pump, the water inlet end of the first self-priming pump is connected to the residual water drain outlet, and the water outlet end of the first self-priming pump is connected to the drainage cavity water inlet 2.

[0006] The utility model is further configured such that the drainage pump is a centrifugal pump, and the drainage part serves as a pump casing.

[0007] The utility model is further configured such that a water inlet chamber is provided in the respirator, and a water inlet and a water outlet communicating with the water inlet chamber are provided, and a second self-priming pump is further included, wherein the water inlet end of the second self-priming pump is connected to a water inlet valve, and the water outlet end of the second self-priming pump is connected to the water inlet of the water inlet chamber.

[0008] The present invention is further configured such that a flow meter is provided in the water inlet cavity of the respirator, and the flow meter is used to detect the flow rate flowing through the water inlet cavity of the respirator.

[0009] The utility model is further configured such that the respirator is provided with a water inlet chamber, and is provided with a water inlet chamber water inlet and a water inlet chamber water outlet communicating with the water inlet chamber, and further comprises a water softener, the water inlet end of the water softener is connected to the water inlet chamber water outlet, and the water outlet end of the water softener is connected to a water cup.

[0010] The utility model is further configured to include a spray arm water pipe and a plurality of sprayers, wherein the sprayers are installed on the spray arm water pipe, and the sprayers are divided into three layers: upper, middle and lower layers.

[0011] The utility model is further configured to include a spray arm water pipe and a plurality of sprinklers, wherein the sprinklers are installed on the spray arm water pipe, and two water channels are arranged in the spray arm water pipe; and further includes a water diverter valve, wherein the water diverter valve includes two water outlets, and the two water outlets are respectively connected to the two water channels of the spray arm water pipe, and the water diverter valve can control the two water outlets to be opened at the same time or to be opened selectively.

[0012] The present invention is further configured to further include a washing pump, wherein the water inlet end of the washing pump is connected to the water cup, and the water outlet end of the washing pump is connected to the water diversion valve for supplying water to the water diversion valve.

[0013] The present invention is further configured such that a heater is provided in the flow channel of the washing pump, which can heat the water flowing through the washing pump.

[0014] The utility model also provides a dishwasher, comprising a dishwasher body and the dishwasher water channel as described above, through which the dishwasher water inlet, drain and washing water circulation spraying can be achieved.

[0015] In summary, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0016] By installing a water cup in the inner tank of the dishwasher, the water in the cup can be discharged into the drainage chamber of the respirator through a drainage pump, thereby draining the sewage in the inner tank.

[0017] By arranging a residual water drain outlet at the bottom of the inner tank of the dishwasher, the residual water drain outlet is located at the lowest point of the water cup and the inner cavity of the drainage part, so that the residual water in the inner tank can be discharged; and a first self-priming pump is connected to the residual water drain outlet. After the drainage is completed, the first self-priming pump can supplement the drainage of the dishwasher, and the residual water in the water cup at the bottom of the inner tank can be actively sucked into the first self-priming pump, and then sent into the breather drainage cavity from the water outlet end of the first self-priming pump, so that the residual water at the bottom of the inner tank of the dishwasher can be discharged.

[0018] The second self-priming pump can add a self-priming function to the water inlet, so that the water inlet of the dishwasher can be used for a water source without water pressure, such as an external water tank, so that the dishwasher can be used normally without being connected to a tap water pipe. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a dishwasher water circuit in this embodiment. Figure 1 ;

[0020] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a dishwasher water circuit in this embodiment. Figure 2 ;

[0021] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a dishwasher water circuit in this embodiment. Figure 3 ;

[0022] Figure 4 The structure of the water inlet channel in this embodiment is shown in FIG. Figure 1 ;

[0023] Figure 5 The structure of the water inlet channel in this embodiment is shown in FIG. Figure 2 .

[0024] Figure numerals: water cup 10; drainage part 11; sewage drain outlet 12; residual water drain outlet 13; drainage pump 20; drainage conduit 21; respirator 30; drainage chamber water inlet 1 31; drainage chamber water outlet 32; water inlet chamber water inlet 33; water inlet chamber water outlet 34; drainage chamber water inlet 2 35; first self-priming pump 40; first water conduit 41; second water conduit 42; terminal drain pipe 50; washing pump 60; first washing water pipe 61; second washing water pipe 62; water diversion valve 70; spray arm water pipe 80; sprinkler 90; water softener 100; third water conduit 1001; second self-priming pump 110; fourth water conduit 1101; fifth water conduit 1102; water inlet valve 1103. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0026] This embodiment discloses a dishwasher water circuit, which is suitable for a dishwasher so as to achieve drainage and water supply inside the dishwasher.

[0027] Reference Figure 1-Figure 5As shown, the dishwasher water circuit in this embodiment includes a water cup 10, a drain pump 20, a breather 30, a first self-priming pump 40, a terminal drain pipe 50, a washing pump 60, a water diversion valve 70, a spray arm water pipe 80, a sprayer 90, a water softener 100 and a second self-priming pump 110. The water cup 10 is located at the bottom of the dishwasher inner tank and is integrally formed with the dishwasher inner tank to receive the accumulated water in the dishwasher inner tank.

[0028] In this embodiment, the water cup 10, the drainage pump 20, the breather 30, the terminal drainage pipe 50 and other components constitute the drainage water path of the dishwasher, which is used to drain the inner tank of the dishwasher.

[0029] The respirator 30 has a drainage chamber, which is connected to the drainage chamber by a first drainage chamber inlet 31, a second drainage chamber inlet 35, and a drainage chamber outlet 32. Water to be drained can be introduced into the drainage chamber through the first drainage chamber inlet 31 and the second drainage chamber inlet 35 and then discharged through the drainage chamber outlet 32.

[0030] A hollow drain portion 11 is integrally formed on the exterior of the water cup 10. The interior of the drain portion 11 communicates with the water cup 10, allowing water within the cup 10 to flow into the cavity. The impeller of the drain pump 20 is located within the cavity of the drain portion 11, which defines a sewage outlet 12. The drainage chamber's water inlet 31 communicates with the sewage outlet 12 via a drainage conduit 21, while the drainage chamber's water outlet 32 ​​connects to the terminal drain pipe 50.

[0031] Specifically, the drainage pump 20 is a centrifugal pump, the impeller is a centrifugal impeller, the drainage portion 11 serves as a pump casing, and the sewage outlet 12 is located at the periphery of the impeller of the drainage pump 20 .

[0032] Under the centrifugal action of the drainage pump 20, the sewage in the water cup 10 can be discharged from the drainage part 11 and the water in the water cup 10, discharged into the drainage conduit 21 from the drainage port 12, and then flows through the drainage cavity of the respirator 30, and finally discharged from the terminal drainage pipe 50.

[0033] Furthermore, in order to drain the residual water at the bottom of the inner tank, a first self-priming pump 40 can be used in addition to the above-mentioned drainage waterway to actively drain the residual water in the inner tank.

[0034] Reference Figure 2 、 Figure 5 As shown, a residual water drain outlet 13 is opened at the lower part of the drain part 11. The residual water drain outlet 13 is located at the lowest point of the inner cavity of the water cup 10 and the inner cavity of the drain part 11, so that the water in the water cup 10 and the drain part 11 can automatically flow downward to the residual water drain outlet 13.

[0035] The dishwasher's drainage circuit also includes a first self-priming pump 40. The water inlet of the first self-priming pump 40 is connected to the residual water drain port 13 via a first water conduit 41, and the water outlet of the first self-priming pump 40 is connected to the drainage chamber water inlet 2 35 via a second water conduit 42. After drainage is completed, the first self-priming pump 40 can replenish the drainage of the dishwasher. The residual water in the water cup 10 at the bottom of the inner tank can be actively sucked into the first self-priming pump 40, and then sent from the water outlet of the first self-priming pump 40 to the drainage chamber of the respirator 30, thereby draining the residual water at the bottom of the dishwasher's inner tank. Preferably, the first self-priming pump 40 can be a self-priming diaphragm pump, or a pump of a certain type that can achieve active self-priming drainage.

[0036] In this embodiment, the water cup 10, the breather 30, the water softener 100 and the second self-priming pump 110 constitute the water inlet channel of the dishwasher, which is used to supply water to the inner tank of the dishwasher.

[0037] The respirator 30 has a water inlet chamber, which is connected to a water inlet port 33 and a water outlet port 34. Water can be introduced through the water inlet port 33 and discharged through the water outlet port 34. A flow meter is installed within the water inlet chamber of the respirator 30 to measure the flow rate through the water inlet chamber.

[0038] The water input into the dishwasher can be softened by the water softener 100. The water inlet end of the water softener 100 is connected to the water outlet 34 of the water inlet chamber of the respirator 30, and the water outlet end of the water softener 100 is connected to the water cup 10 through the third water pipe 1001. The water input into the dishwasher can flow through the water softener to achieve softening.

[0039] The second self-priming pump 110 can add a self-priming function to the water inlet, so that the water inlet of the dishwasher can be used for a water source without water pressure, such as an external water tank, so that the dishwasher can be used normally without being connected to a tap water pipe.

[0040] Specifically, the water inlet of the second self-priming pump 110 is connected to a water inlet valve 1103 via a fourth water conduit 1101, and the water inlet pipe can be controlled by the water inlet valve 1103. In addition, the water outlet of the second self-priming pump 110 is connected to the water inlet 33 of the water inlet chamber via a fifth water conduit 1102, so that the input clean water can flow through the water inlet chamber of the respirator 30 to achieve water intake.

[0041] In this embodiment, the water cup 10, the water diversion valve 70, the spray arm water pipe 80, the sprayer 90 and the washing pump 60 constitute the internal water circuit of the dishwasher, which is used for spraying and washing the inner tank of the dishwasher and circulating the washing water.

[0042] Reference Figure 1 、 Figure 3As shown, the spray arm water pipe 80 and the sprayer 90 are installed in the dishwasher's inner tank, above the water cup 10. The spray arm water pipe 80 is generally fixed to the inner wall or bottom of the inner tank and extends to the middle of the inner tank to accommodate the sprayer 90. The sprayer 90 is a rotating spray arm that can achieve a rotating spray.

[0043] Each sprayer 90 is installed on the spray arm water pipe 80. The sprayers 90 are divided into three layers: upper, middle and lower. One sprayer 90 is set on the upper layer, and two sprayers 90 are set on the middle and lower layers. A total of five sprayers 90 can fully and effectively spray the inside of the dishwasher, have a higher spray coverage area, and can improve the effect of spray washing.

[0044] Two waterways are arranged in the spray arm water pipe 80, and the two waterways can respectively supply water to different sprinklers 90. Generally, the sprinklers 90 of the upper and middle layers are one way, and the sprinklers 90 of the lower layer are also one way.

[0045] The water diverter valve 70 is installed at the bottom of the inner tank of the dishwasher. The water diverter valve 70 includes two water outlets, which are respectively connected to the two water channels of the spray arm water pipe 80. The water diverter valve 70 can control the two water outlets to be opened at the same time or one of them to be opened selectively.

[0046] The water diverter valve 70 has three states. The first state is that the two water outlets are open at the same time, the second state is that the first water outlet is open and the second water outlet is closed, and the third state is that the first water outlet is closed and the second water outlet is open, thereby being able to control the three-layer sprinkler 90 to have three different spraying states.

[0047] The washing pump 60 can circulate and pump the washing water in the inner tank of the dishwasher, and can pressure-pump the water in the water cup 10 to the sprayer 90 to spray the inner tank.

[0048] The water inlet of the washing pump 60 is connected to the water cup 10 through the second washing water pipe 62, and the water outlet of the washing pump 60 is connected to the water diversion valve 70 through the first washing water pipe 61, thereby supplying water to the water diversion valve 70. The washing pump 60 can pump water into the water diversion valve 70, and then, through the diversion control of the water diversion valve 70, the water is sent to the sprayer 90 to achieve stratified spraying.

[0049] Furthermore, in order to heat the washing water, a heater may be provided in the flow channel of the washing pump 60 , and the heater generates heat to heat the water flowing through the washing pump 60 .

[0050] This embodiment further discloses a dishwasher, comprising a dishwasher body and a dishwasher water path as in the above embodiment, through which the dishwasher can realize water intake, drainage and washing water circulation spraying.

[0051] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. All technical solutions based on the concept of the present invention are within the scope of protection of the present invention. It should be noted that for those skilled in the art, certain improvements and modifications that do not depart from the principles of the present invention should also be considered within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A dishwasher water circuit, characterized in that: The invention comprises a water cup (10), a drainage pump (20), a respirator (30) and a terminal drainage pipe (50), wherein the water cup (10) is located at the bottom of the inner tank of the dishwasher, and a hollow drainage portion (11) is integrally formed on the outside of the water cup (10), the inner cavity of the drainage portion (11) is communicated with the water cup (10), the impeller of the drainage pump (20) is arranged in the inner cavity of the drainage portion (11), and the drainage portion (11) is provided with a sewage drainage port (12); the respirator (30) is provided with a drainage cavity, and is provided with a drainage cavity water inlet 1 (31) and a drainage cavity water inlet 2 (32) communicating with the drainage cavity. The invention relates to a water-discharging device comprising a first self-priming pump (40), a first water inlet (31) of the drainage chamber being connected to the sewage outlet (12), and a water outlet (32) of the drainage chamber being connected to the terminal drain pipe (50); a residual water outlet (13) being provided at the lower part of the drainage portion (11), and the residual water outlet (13) being located at the lowest point of the inner cavity of the water cup (10) and the inner cavity of the drainage portion (11); and a first self-priming pump (40), the water inlet end of the first self-priming pump (40) being connected to the residual water outlet (13), and the water outlet end of the first self-priming pump (40) being connected to the second water inlet (35) of the drainage chamber.

2. The dishwasher water circuit according to claim 1, characterized in that: The drainage pump (20) is a centrifugal pump, and the drainage portion (11) serves as a pump casing.

3. The dishwasher water circuit according to claim 1, characterized in that: The respirator (30) is provided with a water inlet chamber, a water inlet (33) and a water outlet (34) communicating with the water inlet chamber, and further comprises a second self-priming pump (110). The water inlet end of the second self-priming pump (110) is connected to a water inlet valve (1103), and the water outlet end of the second self-priming pump (110) is connected to the water inlet (33) of the water inlet chamber.

4. The dishwasher water circuit according to claim 3, characterized in that: A flow meter is provided in the water inlet cavity of the respirator (30), and the flow meter is used to detect the flow rate flowing through the water inlet cavity of the respirator (30).

5. The dishwasher water circuit according to claim 1, characterized in that: The respirator (30) is provided with a water inlet cavity, a water inlet cavity water port (33) and a water inlet cavity water port (34) communicating with the water inlet cavity, and further comprises a water softener (100), wherein the water inlet end of the water softener (100) is connected to the water inlet cavity water port (34), and the water outlet end of the water softener (100) is connected to the water cup (10).

6. The dishwasher water circuit according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a spray arm water pipe (80) and a plurality of sprayers (90). The sprayers (90) are installed on the spray arm water pipe (80). The sprayers (90) are divided into three layers: upper, middle and lower layers.

7. The dishwasher water circuit according to claim 1, characterized in that: The invention also includes a spray arm water pipe (80) and a plurality of sprayers (90), wherein the sprayers (90) are installed on the spray arm water pipe (80), and two water channels are arranged in the spray arm water pipe (80); and further includes a water diversion valve (70), wherein the water diversion valve (70) includes two water outlets, wherein the two water outlets are respectively connected to the two water channels of the spray arm water pipe (80), and the water diversion valve (70) can control the two water outlets to be opened simultaneously or to be opened selectively.

8. The dishwasher water circuit according to claim 7, characterized in that: It also includes a washing pump (60), the water inlet end of the washing pump (60) is connected to the water cup (10), and the water outlet end of the washing pump (60) is connected to the water diversion valve (70) for supplying water to the water diversion valve (70).

9. The dishwasher water circuit according to claim 8, characterized in that: A heater is provided in the flow channel of the washing pump (60) and is capable of heating the water flowing through the washing pump (60).

10. A dishwasher, characterized in that: The dishwasher comprises a water circuit as described in any one of claims 1 to 9.