Dishwasher

Abstract

The dish washing machine comprises a dish basket and a shooting assembly, and the dish basket is provided with a containing space used for containing tableware; the shooting assemblies are arranged towards the containing space to shoot tableware, and the two shooting assemblies are connected to the two opposite top corners of the bowl basket correspondingly so as to be distributed diagonally. According to the dish washing machine provided in the scheme, the shooting assembly is arranged at the corner of the top of the dish basket, water deposition and accumulation can be greatly reduced, the risk that the shooting assembly is sprayed for a long time is reduced, the influence of the shooting assembly on spraying water pressure and water speed is reduced, water is prevented from entering a camera from a sealing opening, and the service life of the camera is prolonged. Therefore, the waterproof performance of the cable in a severe environment is ensured. The two shooting assemblies are distributed diagonally, and compared with horizontal and vertical installation, the two shooting assemblies can almost cover all the placing space in the bowl basket, shooting blind areas do not exist, a wider visual field can be provided, and the shooting range is more comprehensive and reliable.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of electrical appliances, in particular to a dishwasher. BACKGROUND

[0002] In order to improve the intelligent and automatic level of the dishwasher, a visual component for shooting the inside of the dish rack is usually provided in the dishwasher, which can identify the position and type of tableware, thereby providing a basis for the execution elements of the dishwasher.

[0003] However, the existing visual component is usually arranged at the edge of the dish basket, which causes the shooting field of view of the visual component to be limited, and there is a shooting blind area. In addition, the visual component is also subjected to long-term spraying of water from the bottom or top, which not only interferes with the water pressure and flow direction of the water column, but also easily causes the internal components of the visual component to be damaged due to water ingress. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL

[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a dishwasher aiming at the problems of the existing visual component, such as the shooting blind area and the risk of water damage.

[0005] A dishwasher, comprising a dish basket and a shooting component, the dish basket is provided with a placing space for placing tableware; the shooting component is arranged towards the placing space to shoot the tableware, and the number of the shooting component is at least two, and two shooting components are respectively connected to two opposite top corners of the dish basket to be diagonally distributed.

[0006] In one embodiment, the shooting component comprises a lens arranged towards the placing space and a lens cover covering the lens, the lens cover is rotatably connected to the lens to move between a covering position and an open position, when the lens cover is in the covering position, the lens cover shields the lens, and when the lens cover is in the open position, the lens cover moves out of the shooting range of the lens.

[0007] In one embodiment, the dishwasher further comprises a bracket, one end of the bracket is connected to the top corner of the dish basket, and the other end of the bracket is connected to the shooting component.

[0008] In one embodiment, the dishwasher further comprises a housing provided with a placing cavity inside, and the housing is fixedly connected to the bracket, the lens is placed in the placing cavity, and the lens cover is rotatably connected to the housing.

[0009] In one embodiment, the dishwasher further comprises a driving component connected to the lens and used for driving the lens to rotate between the covering position and the open position.

[0010] In one of the embodiments, the driving assembly comprises a telescopic rod and a connecting rod, the telescopic rod is variable in length, one end of the connecting rod is rotatably connected to the telescopic rod, and the other end is connected to the end surface of the mirror cover away from the lens, and the telescopic rod is elongated to drive the mirror cover to move towards the closed position, and the telescopic rod is shortened to drive the mirror cover to move towards the open position.

[0011] In one of the embodiments, the driving assembly further comprises a fixed rod, one end of the telescopic rod away from the connecting rod is rotatably connected to the fixed rod, and the fixed rod is fixedly arranged relative to the lens.

[0012] In one of the embodiments, the fixed rod is located on the side of the lens away from the placement space, and the maximum length of the telescopic rod is not less than the distance between the fixed rod and the lens.

[0013] In one of the embodiments, the telescopic rod is located above the lens.

[0014] In one of the embodiments, the shooting assembly further comprises an optical sensor, the optical sensor is used to receive light focused by the lens and obtain an image.

[0015] The dishwasher provided in the above scheme can greatly reduce water deposition and accumulation, reduce the risk of long-term spraying of the shooting assembly, reduce the influence of the shooting assembly on the water pressure and water speed of the spraying, prevent water from entering the camera from the sealing port, and ensure the waterproof performance of the camera in harsh environments by arranging the shooting assembly at the top corner of the basket. Compared with horizontal and vertical installation, the diagonal distribution of the two shooting assemblies can cover almost all the placement space in the basket without shooting blind area, and can provide a wider field of view and more comprehensive and reliable shooting range. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 FIG. 1 is a structural schematic diagram of a dishwasher in an embodiment of the present application.

[0017] Figure 2 FIG. 2 is a structural schematic diagram of a shooting assembly in the dishwasher in FIG. 1. Figure 1

[0018] Figure 3 FIG. 4 is a structural schematic diagram of the shooting assembly in FIG. 2 in which the mirror cover is in the closed position. Figure 2

[0019] Figure 4 FIG. 6 is a sectional schematic diagram of the shooting assembly in FIG. 2. Figure 3

[0020] Legend of reference signs:

[0021] ​​​110, basket; 111, placing space; 120, shooting assembly; 121, lens; 122, lens cover; 123, optical sensor; 130, support; 140, shell; 141, placing cavity; 150, driving assembly; 151, telescopic rod; 152, connecting rod; 153, fixed rod. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] In order to make the above objectives, features and advantages of the present application more apparent, the specific embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present application. However, the present application can be practiced in a number of different manners, which are different from those described herein, and it is understood that similar improvements can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the present application, and therefore the present application is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0023] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that if the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like appear, these terms indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the purpose of facilitating the description of the present application and simplifying the description, and therefore cannot be understood as indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present application.

[0024] In addition, if the terms "first", "second" appear, these terms are only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the technical features indicated. Therefore, the features limited by "first", "second" can explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of the present application, if the term "multiple" appears, the meaning of "multiple" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited.

[0025] In the present application, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, if the terms "mounting", "connecting", "connecting", "fixing" and the like appear, these terms should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or it can be integrated; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium; it can be the internal communication of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise explicitly limited. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0026] In the present application, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, if there is a description such as "on" or "under" or the like between a first feature and a second feature, it can mean that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are indirectly in contact through an intermediate medium. Moreover, the first feature can be "above", "over" and "on" the second feature, which can mean that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or only means that the horizontal height of the first feature is higher than that of the second feature. The first feature can be "below", "under" and "under" the second feature, which can mean that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or only means that the horizontal height of the first feature is less than that of the second feature.

[0027] It should be noted that if an element is referred to as "fixed to" or "provided on" another element, it can be directly on another element or there can be a middle element. If an element is considered to be "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to another element or there can be a middle element. If present, the terms "vertical", "horizontal", "up", "down", "left", "right" and similar expressions used in the present application are only for illustrative purposes and do not represent the only implementation.

[0028] Referring to Figure 1 , Figure 1 A partial structure diagram of a dishwasher in an embodiment of the present application is shown. The dishwasher provided by the embodiment of the present application includes a basket 110 and a shooting assembly 120. It can be understood that the dishwasher further includes an inner container with a cleaning cavity. The basket 110 and the shooting assembly 120 are both located in the cleaning cavity. As shown in Figure 1 , the basket 110 is provided with a placing space 111 for holding tableware, which has a certain position fixing effect on the tableware to facilitate cleaning of the tableware.

[0029] As shown in Figure 1 , the shooting assembly 120 is arranged towards the placing space 111 to shoot the tableware, obtain tableware information, and identify the position and type of the tableware, thereby providing a basis for the execution element of the dishwasher. As shown in Figure 1 , the number of the shooting assembly 120 is at least two. The two shooting assemblies 120 are respectively connected to two opposite top corners of the basket 110 to be diagonally distributed. The shooting assembly 120 is located at the top corner of the basket 110, which can greatly reduce the deposition and accumulation of water, reduce the risk of long-term spraying of the shooting assembly 120, reduce the influence of the shooting assembly 120 on the water pressure and water speed of the spraying, prevent water from entering the camera from the sealing port, and ensure the waterproof performance of the camera in harsh environments. The two shooting assemblies 120 are diagonally distributed, which can almost cover all the placing space 111 in the basket 110 without a shooting blind area, can provide a wider field of view, and the shooting range is more comprehensive and reliable.

[0030] In combination Figures 2 to 4 As shown, Figures 2 to 4 A structure diagram of the shooting assembly 120 in the dishwasher in an embodiment of the present application is shown, in one embodiment, the shooting assembly 120 comprises a lens 121 arranged towards the placement space 111 and a lens cover 122 covering the lens 121, the lens 121 is arranged towards the placement space 111 to facilitate obtaining the tableware information.

[0031] As Figure 4 shown, in one embodiment, the shooting assembly 120 further comprises an optical sensor 123, the optical sensor 123 is used to receive the light focused by the lens 121 and obtain the image, in the embodiment as Figure 4 shown, the optical sensor 123 is located on the side of the lens 121 away from the placement space 111.

[0032] As Figure 2 and Figure 3 shown, the lens cover 122 is rotatably connected to the lens 121 to move between the covering position as Figure 3 shown and the open position as Figure 2 shown, as Figure 3 shown, when the lens cover 122 is in the covering position, the lens cover 122 blocks the lens 121, to avoid the lens 121 being polluted by water vapor and the like, causing the lens 121 to be blurred when used. As Figure 2 shown, when the lens cover 122 is in the open position, the lens cover 122 moves out of the shooting range of the lens 121, to avoid the lens cover 122 interfering with the shooting of the tableware in the placement space 111 by the lens 121.

[0033] As Figure 1 shown, in one embodiment, the dishwasher further comprises a support 130, one end of the support 130 is connected to the top corner of the basket 110, and the other end is connected to the shooting assembly 120, to fix the position of the shooting assembly 120 and avoid the shooting assembly 120 moving during work and interfering with the judgment of the tableware position information.

[0034] As Figure 4 shown, in one embodiment, the dishwasher further comprises a housing 140 with a placement cavity 141 inside, and the housing 140 is fixedly connected to the support 130, the lens 121 and the optical sensor 123 are both placed in the placement cavity 141, to protect the lens 121 and the optical sensor 123 by the housing 140 and avoid them being polluted by external dust and the like. As Figure 2 shown, one end of the housing 140 mounting the lens 121 is provided with a light transmission hole, which is located outside the shooting range of the lens 121, to avoid the housing 140 interfering with the shooting of the tableware in the placement space 111 by the lens 121, and as Figure 2 shown, the lens cover 122 is rotatably connected to the housing 140.

[0035] As shown in Figures 2 to 4 one of the embodiments, the dishwasher further comprises a driving assembly 150 connected to the lens 121 and used to drive the lens 121 to rotate between the closed position as shown in Figure 3 and the open position as shown in Figure 2 In other embodiments, the lens cover 122 can also be rotated between the closed position and the open position by manual dialing.

[0036] As shown in Figures 2 to 4 one of the embodiments, the driving assembly 150 comprises a telescopic rod 151 and a connecting rod 152, the length of the telescopic rod 151 is variable, one end of the connecting rod 152 is rotatably connected to the telescopic rod 151, the other end is connected to the end face of the lens cover 122 away from the lens 121, and the telescopic rod 151, the connecting rod 152, the lens cover 122 and the end of the lens cover 122 away from the telescopic rod 151 form a four-bar linkage structure, so that the extension of the telescopic rod 151 can drive the lens cover 122 to move towards the closed position, and the shortening of the telescopic rod 151 can drive the lens cover 122 to move towards the open position, so that the telescopic rod 151 can drive the lens cover 122 to rotate, and when the shooting assembly 120 enters the working state, the driving assembly 150 drives the lens cover 122 to rotate towards the open position by shortening the telescopic rod 151, so as to avoid the lens cover 122 interfering with the shooting of the lens 121 on the tableware; when the shooting assembly 120 switches to the non-working state, the driving assembly 150 drives the lens cover 122 to rotate towards the closed position by extending the telescopic rod 151, so as to avoid the lens 121 being polluted by water vapor, dust and the like, and to protect the lens 121.

[0037] As shown in Figures 2 to 4 one of the embodiments, the driving assembly 150 further comprises a fixed rod 153, one end of the telescopic rod 151 away from the connecting rod 152 is rotatably connected to the fixed rod 153, and the fixed rod 153 is fixedly arranged relative to the lens 121, so as to fix the position of the end of the telescopic rod 151 away from the connecting rod 152 relative to the lens 121. Figures 2 to 4 As shown in the embodiment, the fixed rod 153 is connected to the end of the shell 140 away from the lens 121.

[0038] As shown in Figures 2 to 4 one of the embodiments, the fixed rod 153 is located on the side of the lens 121 away from the placing space 111, so as to avoid the fixed rod 153 and the telescopic rod 151 being located in the shooting range of the lens 121, thereby ensuring that the fixed rod 153 and the telescopic rod 151 will not interfere with the shooting of the lens 121 on the tableware. The maximum length of the telescopic rod 151 is not less than the distance between the fixed rod 153 and the lens 121, so as to realize the movement of the lens cover 122 towards the closed position when the telescopic rod 151 is extended.

[0039] As Figures 2 to 4 shown, in one embodiment, the telescopic rod 151 is located above the lens 121, so that the connection between the lens cover 122 and the shell 140 is located above the lens 121, so that when the lens cover 122 is in the closed position, it is kept in the closed position by the gravity of the lens cover 122 itself, so as to avoid the driving assembly 150 still working to keep the lens cover 122 in the closed position when the shooting assembly 120 is in a non-working state.

[0040] The dish washing machine provided in the above scheme can greatly reduce water deposition and accumulation, reduce the risk of long-term spraying of the shooting assembly 120, reduce the influence of the shooting assembly 120 on the spraying water pressure and water speed, prevent water from entering the camera from the sealing port, and ensure the waterproof performance of the camera in harsh environments by arranging the shooting assembly 120 at the top corner of the bowl basket 110. Compared with horizontal and vertical installation, the two shooting assemblies 120 are diagonally distributed, which can almost cover all the placement space 111 in the bowl basket 110 without a blind area, can provide a wider field of view, and can provide a more comprehensive and reliable shooting range.

[0041] The technical features of the above-described embodiments can be combined in any manner. To make the description concise, all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-described embodiments are not described, but as long as the combinations of the technical features do not contradict, they should be considered as within the scope of the present application.

[0042] The above-described embodiments only express several embodiments of the present application, and the description is more specific and detailed, but it should not be understood as limiting the scope of the patent application. It should be noted that for ordinary skilled in the art, without departing from the concept of the present application, a number of modifications and improvements can be made, which are within the scope of the present application. Therefore, the patent protection scope of the present application should be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. A dishwasher, characterized in that The dishwasher comprises: a basket provided with a placing space for holding tableware; and a shooting assembly arranged towards the placing space to shoot the tableware, and the number of the shooting assembly is at least two, and two shooting assemblies are respectively connected to two opposite top corners of the basket to be diagonally distributed.

2. The dishwasher according to claim 1, characterized in that The shooting assembly comprises a lens arranged towards the placing space and a lens cover covering the lens, and the lens cover is rotatably connected to the lens to move between a covering position and an opening position, when the lens cover is in the covering position, the lens cover shields the lens, and when the lens cover is in the opening position, the lens cover moves out of the shooting range of the lens.

3. The warewash machine of claim 2, wherein, The dishwasher further comprises a support, one end of the support is connected to the top corner of the basket, and the other end of the support is connected to the shooting assembly.

4. The warewash machine of claim 3, wherein, The dishwasher further comprises a housing internally provided with a placing cavity, and the housing is fixedly connected to the support, the lens is placed in the placing cavity, and the lens cover is rotatably connected to the housing.

5. The warewashing machine of claim 2, wherein, The dishwasher further comprises a driving assembly connected to the lens and used to drive the lens to rotate between the covering position and the opening position.

6. The warewash machine of claim 5, wherein, The driving assembly comprises a telescopic rod and a connecting rod, the length of the telescopic rod is variable, one end of the connecting rod is rotatably connected to the telescopic rod, and the other end of the connecting rod is connected to the end face of the lens cover away from the lens, and the telescopic rod is elongated to drive the lens cover to move towards the covering position, and the telescopic rod is shortened to drive the lens cover to move towards the opening position.

7. The warewash machine of claim 6, wherein, The driving assembly further comprises a fixed rod, one end of the telescopic rod away from the connecting rod is rotatably connected to the fixed rod, and the fixed rod is fixedly arranged relative to the lens. 8.The dish washer of claim 7, wherein The fixed rod is located on the side of the lens away from the placing space, and the maximum length of the telescopic rod is not less than the distance between the fixed rod and the lens. 9.The dish washer of claim 8, wherein The telescopic rod is located above the lens. 10.The dish washer of claim 2, wherein The shooting assembly further comprises an optical sensor used to receive light focused by the lens and obtain an image.

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