Faucet and cleaning assembly
By designing a flexible faucet and overflow structure, the problem of difficult-to-remove residue after washing clothes is solved, achieving thorough cleaning and improved convenience.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520077877.4
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-01-13
- Publication Date
- 2026-01-30
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-01-13
AI Technical Summary
In existing technologies, it is difficult to completely remove chemical residues, lint, dead mites, hair, bacteria and other residues after washing clothes, and repeated washing is time-consuming and laborious.
A flexible faucet was designed, with the nozzle positioned above and inside the clothing in locked and unlocked states respectively. The water flow causes residue to overflow upwards, and combined with a laundry container with an overflow outlet, it achieves a thorough cleaning.
It achieves thorough cleaning of clothes, reduces the labor of repeated washing, improves cleanliness and convenience, and ensures the health and safety of clothes.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of faucets, in particular to a faucet and a cleaning set. BACKGROUND
[0002] In the prior art, clothes are generally washed, dried or wrung out, and then the washing process is completed. However, this cannot guarantee that the chemical components, lint, dead mites, hair, bacteria and other floating objects on the clothes are completely cleaned. It is uncertain whether the above-mentioned chemical components, lint, dead mites, hair, bacteria and other residues are still present on the dried or wrung-out clothes. The cleaning result is uncertain whether it is really clean, healthy and safe. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL
[0003] The present application aims to provide a faucet and a cleaning set to ensure that there are no chemical components, lint, dead mites, hair, bacteria and other residues on the clothes after cleaning, and to ensure that the clothes are completely cleaned without the need for repeated washing, reducing labor intensity. Only a slight shaking of the clothes is required, and under the surge of water, the residues will be quickly discharged to the overflow port.
[0004] In a first aspect, the present application provides a faucet for use in connection with a washing appliance connection table, comprising:
[0005] a fixed seat, the bottom of which is used for fixed connection with the connection table of the washing appliance; and
[0006] a bendable water pipe and a spray head fixedly connected to the first end of the water pipe, and the second end of the water pipe opposite to the first end is fixedly connected to the top of the fixed seat, and the water pipe is also provided with a first locking structure near the first end thereof; and
[0007] a locking bracket, one end of which is fixedly connected to the fixed seat, and the other end is provided in an extending manner and provided with a second locking structure, the second locking structure can be locked with the first locking structure, so that the water pipe is in a locked state, at this time the spray head is located at a first height position, the second locking structure can be unlocked from the first locking structure, so that the water pipe can drive the spray head to bend and drop to a second height position.
[0008] Further, the first locking structure is an annular inner groove arranged in a ring shape;
[0009] the second locking structure is a half-ring-shaped buckle with one side opening, and the half-ring-shaped buckle can be clamped into the annular notch of the annular inner groove to be clamped and locked.
[0010] Further, the extending end of the locking bracket is provided in an inclined upward extending manner.
[0011] Further, the locking bracket is fixedly connected with the fixing seat or integrally formed with the fixing seat.
[0012] One end of the locking bracket is rotatably connected with the fixing seat.
[0013] Further, when the spray head is located at the first height position, the spray head is located above the laundry container.
[0014] When the spray head is located at the second height position, the spray head is located in the interior space of the laundry container and can reach the bottom position of the interior space of the laundry container.
[0015] Further, the bendable water pipe is made of a strong and tough material.
[0016] The bendable water pipe is made of any one of a stainless steel hose, a metal hose, a corrugated hose, a rubber hose, and a plastic hose.
[0017] Further, the side wall of the spray head is provided with a water outlet mode control button.
[0018] The side wall of the fixing seat is fixedly connected with a switch.
[0019] Further, the water spraying surface of the spray head is provided with a plurality of water spraying holes arranged around the center and spaced from each other, and different water volume gears correspond to opening different numbers of water spraying holes.
[0020] In a second aspect, the application provides a cleaning set, which comprises the faucet described in any one of the preceding aspects and a laundry container used in cooperation with the faucet, the laundry container being of a structure with an open top and an interior space, and the outer edge of the open top of the laundry container being provided with a connecting table, the bottom of the fixing seat of the faucet being fixedly connected to the connecting table, the spray head of the faucet being arranged towards the interior space of the laundry container, and the inner wall of the laundry container being provided with a first overflow opening at a position close to the top.
[0021] When the spray head is located at the first height position, the spray head is located above the laundry container.
[0022] When the spray head is located at the second height position, the spray head is located in the interior space of the laundry container and can reach the bottom position of the interior space of the laundry container.
[0023] Further, the cleaning set further comprises a basin,
[0024] The basin can be placed in the interior space of the laundry container, the volume of the interior space of the basin is smaller than that of the interior space of the laundry container, and the inner wall of the basin is provided with a second overflow opening at a position close to the top.
[0025] When the basin is placed in the inner space of the laundry container, the top of the basin is lower than the top of the laundry container, and the second overflow port is lower than the first overflow port.
[0026] Compared with the prior art, the faucet and the cleaning set provided by the application can be connected to the connecting table of a laundry container (such as a laundry cabinet, a laundry sink, a hand washing table, etc.) through the fixing seat, and the faucet further comprises a bendable water pipe connected to the fixing seat at the second end, and a spray head fixedly connected to the first end of the bendable water pipe, and the bendable water pipe is further provided with a first locking structure at a position close to the first end, and the faucet further comprises a locking bracket fixedly connected to the fixing seat at one end, the extending end of the locking bracket is preferably obliquely upwardly extended, and the extending end is provided with a second locking structure, which can be locked or unlocked with the first locking structure.
[0027] First, when the second locking structure is locked with the first locking structure, the water pipe is in a locked state, and the faucet can be used normally at this time, which can be used for hand washing, water receiving, vegetable washing, etc., and the spray head is located at a first height position at this time, which is a position where the spray head is located above the laundry container, and the faucet can be directly opened and used as a normal faucet.
[0028] Second, when the second locking structure is unlocked from the first locking structure, the water pipe is in an unlocked state, and at this time, the bendable water pipe can drive the spray head to bend and descend to a second height position, and the second height state is that the spray head is located in the inner space of the laundry container and can at least reach the bottom position of the inner space of the laundry container. In this way, after cleaning the clothes, before wringing or drying, the water pipe can be unlocked, the bendable water pipe drives the spray head to bend and descend, and the spray head can descend to the bottom position of the inner space of the laundry container, and water is sprayed from the bottom to flow upwards, driving the chemical residue, lint, hair balls, hair, dead mites, bacteria, foam, etc. on the clothes and in the water to continuously float upwards from the bottom to the top along the water flow direction, and overflow from the overflow port (specifically, the first overflow port) near the top of the inner wall of the laundry container or directly overflow from the top edge, until the clothes and the water in the container are in a clear state. In this way, the chemical residue on the cleaned clothes is completely removed, and the wrung or dried clothes do not have chemical residue, etc., and the cleaned clothes are clean, hygienic and safe, thereby ensuring the health of the user. The faucet and the cleaning set with the faucet also improve the convenience of the laundry person, and the machine-washed or hand-washed clothes are rinsed, and the chemical components, lint, dead mites, hair, bacteria, etc. in the clothes are completely rinsed clean in a visible manner, without the need for repeated washing, reducing physical labor, saving water and time, and having high cleaning degree. Attached Figure Description
[0029] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the specific embodiments of this application or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the specific embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of this application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained from these drawings without creative effort.
[0030] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the locked state of the faucet provided in an embodiment of this application;
[0031] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the unlocked state of the faucet provided in an embodiment of this application. Figure 1 ;
[0032] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the unlocked state of the faucet provided in an embodiment of this application. Figure 2 ;
[0033] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the faucet of the cleaning assembly provided in this application embodiment in a locked state;
[0034] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the faucet of the cleaning assembly provided in this application embodiment in the unlocked state;
[0035] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a cleaning assembly provided in another embodiment of this application;
[0036] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the nozzle structure provided in the embodiments of this application;
[0037] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the water spray surface of the nozzle provided in the embodiments of this application;
[0038] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the anti-slip pad block provided in an embodiment of this application.
[0039] Figure label:
[0040] 100-faucet;
[0041] 10-Fixed base;
[0042] 20-Water pipe;
[0043] 21- Annular inner groove;
[0044] 30- Nozzle;
[0045] 31 - water outlet mode control button;
[0046] 311 - first gear;
[0047] 312 - second gear;
[0048] 32 - water spraying hole;
[0049] 40 - locking bracket;
[0050] 41 - semi-annular buckle;
[0051] 50 - switch;
[0052] 200 - washing appliance;
[0053] 201 - connecting table;
[0054] 202 - first overflow port;
[0055] 300 - basin;
[0056] 301 - second overflow port;
[0057] 302 - inclined pad;
[0058] 3021 - anti-skid surface. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0059] To make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some but not all of the embodiments of the present application. The components of the embodiments of the present application described and shown in the drawings herein can be arranged and designed in various different configurations.
[0060] Therefore, the detailed description of the embodiments of the present application provided below in the drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed present application, but only represents selected embodiments of the present application. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments in the present application without creative labor are within the scope of protection of the present application.
[0061] It should be noted that: similar reference numbers and letters represent similar items in the following drawings, therefore, once an item is defined in one drawing, it does not need to be further defined and explained in the subsequent drawings.
[0062] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings or the orientation or positional relationship commonly used when the product of the present application is used, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply 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 a limitation on the present application. In addition, the terms "first", "second", "third" and the like are only used to distinguish the description and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.
[0063] In addition, the terms "horizontal", "vertical", "overhanging" and the like do not mean that the components must be absolutely horizontal or overhanging, but can be slightly inclined. For example, "horizontal" only means that it is more horizontal relative to "vertical", and does not mean that the structure must be completely horizontal, but can be slightly inclined.
[0064] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "arrangement", "installation", "connection", "connection" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or integrally connected; 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 communication inside two elements. 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.
[0065] Some embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following examples and features in the examples can be combined with each other without conflict.
[0066] As shown in Figures 1 to 9 The present application provides a faucet 100 and a cleaning set comprising the faucet 100. The cleaning set comprises the faucet 100 and a washing container 200 used with the faucet 100. The washing container 200 can be a washing cabinet, a washing pool, a hand washing table or other containers that can be used for washing clothes. The inner wall of the washing container 200 is provided with a first overflow port 202 at the top position, so that the use effect is better.
[0067] As shown in Figures 1 to 3As shown, the water faucet 100 provided by the embodiment of the present application can include: a fixed seat 10, the bottom of which is used to be fixedly connected with a connecting table 201 of a washing appliance 200; a bendable water pipe 20 and a spray head 30 fixedly connected to the first end of the water pipe 20, and the second end of the water pipe 20 opposite to the first end is fixedly connected with the top of the fixed seat 10, and the first locking structure, such as the annular inner groove 21 arranged annularly, is further arranged at the position close to the first end of the water pipe 20; and a locking bracket 40, one end of which is fixedly connected with the fixed seat 10, and the other extending end is arranged to extend, and the extending end is provided with the second locking structure, such as the half-ring-shaped buckle 41 with one side opening, which can be locked or unlocked with the first locking structure, so that the water pipe 20 is in the locked state or the unlocked state, and then the spray head 30 is located at the first height position or the second height position.
[0068] Specifically, the half-ring-shaped buckle 41 can be locked by being clamped into the annular notch of the annular inner groove 21, and this clamping locking mode can be easily locked and unlocked at any time, which is convenient to use and has high reliability.
[0069] Compared with the prior art, the water faucet 100 and the washing set provided by the embodiment of the present application can be connected to the connecting table 201 of the washing appliance 200 (such as a washing cabinet, a washing pool, a hand washing table, etc.) for use through the fixed seat 10 thereof, and the water faucet 100 further includes the bendable water pipe 20 connected with the fixed seat 10 at the second end, and the spray head 30 fixedly connected to the first end of the bendable water pipe 20, and the first locking structure, such as the annular inner groove 21 arranged annularly, is further arranged at the position close to the first end of the bendable water pipe 20, and the water faucet 100 further includes the locking bracket 40 fixedly connected with the fixed seat 10 at one end, and the extending end of the locking bracket 40 is arranged to extend (preferably arranged to extend obliquely upward), and the extending end is provided with the second locking structure, such as the half-ring-shaped buckle 41 with one side opening, which can be locked or unlocked with the first locking structure.
[0070] First, when the second locking structure is locked with the first locking structure, the water pipe 20 is in the locked state, at this time, the water faucet 100 can be used as a normal water faucet for normal use, which can be used for washing hands, water receiving, etc., at this time, the spray head 30 is located at the first height position, and the first height position is the position of the spray head 30 above the washing appliance 200, which can be directly opened to be used as a normal water faucet 100.
[0071] Second, when the second locking structure is unlocked from the first locking structure, the water pipe 20 is in an unlocked state, at this time, the bendable water pipe 20 can drive the spray head 30 to bend and droop to a second height position, and the second height state is that the spray head 30 is located in the internal space of the washing container 200 and can at least reach the bottom position of the internal space of the washing container 200.
[0072] Therefore, after washing the clothes, before wringing or drying, the water pipe 20 can be unlocked, the bendable water pipe 20 drives the spray head 30 to bend and droop, the spray head 30 can droop to the bottom position of the internal space of the washing container 200, and water is sprayed from the bottom to flow upwards, driving the chemical residue, lint, hair ball, hair, dead mites, bacteria, foam and the like in the water and on the clothes to float upwards from bottom to top along the water flow direction, and then overflow from the first overflow port 202 near the top of the inner wall of the washing container 200 or directly overflow from the top edge, until the clothes and the water in the basin are in a clear state. Therefore, the chemical residue and the like on the washed clothes are completely removed, and the wrung or dried clothes are completely free of chemical residue, and the washed clothes are cleaner, safer and healthier, thereby ensuring the health of the user. The faucet 100 and the washing assembly having the faucet 100 also improve the convenience of the user, and the rinsing of the machine-washed or hand-washed clothes can completely rinse the chemical composition, lint, dead mites, hair, bacteria and the like in the clothes, without repeated washing, reducing physical labor, saving water and time, and improving the washing degree.
[0073] As shown in FIG. 1, an optional embodiment is that the locking bracket 40 of the faucet 100 provided by the embodiment of the present application can be fixedly connected with the fixed seat 10 in a split manner, so that the locking bracket 40 and the fixed seat 10 can be conveniently disassembled and replaced. The locking bracket 40 and the fixed seat 10 can also be directly and integrally formed, so that the whole can be conveniently used. Figures 1 to 3
[0074] A preferred embodiment is that the protruding end of the locking bracket 40 is inclined upward, so that the spray head 30 can be locked at a position a certain distance above the washing container 200, and the spray head 30 can be located at a position suitable for washing hands.
[0075] In order to enable the locking bracket 40 to have sufficient supporting force on the water pipe 20, the locking bracket 40 can be made of a material with relatively high rigidity.
[0076] A further embodiment is that one end of the locking bracket 40 is rotatably connected with the fixed seat 10, so that when the water pipe 20 is in the unlocked state, in order to prevent the locking bracket 40 from interfering with the cleaning work, the locking bracket 40 can be rotated to the outside of the cleaning table, and when the water pipe 20 needs to be locked, it is rotated back.
[0077] In order to ensure that the bendable water pipe 20 can be bent and lowered to drive the spray head 30 connected to the first end to reach the bottom position of the internal space of the washing container 200, as shown, preferably the bendable water pipe 20 is made of strong and tough material; Specifically, the bendable water pipe 20 can be made of any one of stainless steel hose, metal hose, corrugated hose, rubber hose and plastic hose. Figure 5
[0078] As shown in Figure 7 , the side wall of the spray head 30 can be provided with a water outlet mode control button 31, and the water outlet mode control button 31 has at least two different water outlet mode selection gears, and specifically has a first gear 311 of shower water outlet mode and a second gear 312 of single water outlet mode, which can be set by two-way selection pressing.
[0079] As shown in Figure 8 , further, the spray surface of the spray head 30 can be provided with a plurality of annular spray holes 32 around the center and arranged at intervals, different gears correspond to different positions of the spray holes 32 to open water, each spray hole 32 is uniformly and radially arranged, which can improve the uniformity of water outlet and the driving force of water outlet.
[0080] The faucet 100 provided by the embodiment of the application further comprises a switch 50 fixedly connected to the side wall of the fixed seat 10, which can be a rotary switch for convenient use, and the switch 50 can open or close the faucet 100 and control the amount of cold and hot water.
[0081] As shown in Figure 4 and Figure 5 , the cleaning set provided by the embodiment of the application comprises the faucet 100 and the washing container 200 used with the faucet 100, the washing container 200 is open at the top and has a space inside for washing clothes and the like, and the outer edge of the open top of the washing container 200 is provided with a connecting table 201, the bottom of the fixed seat 10 of the faucet 100 is fixedly connected to the connecting table 201, and the spray head 30 of the faucet 100 is arranged towards the internal space of the washing container 200.
[0082] When the spray head 30 is in the first height position, the spray head 30 is located above the laundry receptacle 200; when the spray head 30 is in the second height position, the spray head 30 is located in the interior space of the laundry receptacle 200 and can reach the bottom position of the interior space of the laundry receptacle 200.
[0083] The top portion of the inner wall of the laundry receptacle 200 is provided with a first overflow port 202 for rapidly overflowing the chemical residue, lint, hair ball, hair, dead mites, bacteria, foam and the like floating upward, and preferably the slot of the first overflow port 202 is a strip-shaped slot.
[0084] As shown in Figure 6 A preferred embodiment is that the cleaning set provided by the present application further comprises a basin 300, the top of the basin 300 is open, and the interior space of the basin 300 can also be used for washing clothes, and the volume of the basin 300 is smaller than the volume of the interior space of the laundry receptacle 200, the basin 300 can be placed in the interior space of the laundry receptacle 200, the volume of the interior space of the basin 300 is also smaller than the volume of the interior space of the laundry receptacle 200, and the top portion of the inner wall of the basin 300 is provided with a second overflow port 301, and when the basin 300 is placed in the interior space of the laundry receptacle 200, the top of the basin 300 is lower than the top of the laundry receptacle 200, and the second overflow port 301 is lower than the first overflow port 202.
[0085] In this way, when the amount of clothes to be washed is not large, it is not necessary to wash the clothes by using the laundry receptacle 200 with a large interior space, and the clothes can be washed by placing them in the basin 300, and the basin 300 is placed in the interior space of the laundry receptacle 200, and after the faucet 100 is unlocked, the spray head 30 is lowered to the bottom of the interior space of the basin 300, and under the action of the water flow, the chemical residue and the like on the clothes also continuously float upward from bottom to top along the direction of the water flow, and overflow from the second overflow port 301 or directly overflow from the basin, thereby saving water.
[0086] As shown in Figure 9 A further embodiment is that when overflow is required, the bottom of the side wall of the basin 300 opposite to the inner wall provided with the second overflow port 301 can be provided with an inclined pad 302 with a certain inclined height, the side wall opposite to the second overflow port 301 is raised, the basin 300 is inclined, the height of the second overflow port 301 is relatively lowered, the speed of overflow is accelerated, and the washing speed is further improved. The side of the inclined pad 302 in contact with the bottom of the basin 300 is an inclined surface upwardly inclined, and the inclined surface is preferably provided with an anti-skid surface 3021, which can further prevent the bottom of the basin from sliding.
[0087] Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, but not to limit them; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that: it can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments, or make equivalent replacement for part or all of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.
Claims
1. A faucet for use in connection with a connection table of a laundry appliance, characterized in that, The water faucet comprises: a fixed seat, the bottom of which is used for fixed connection with a connecting table of a washing appliance; and a bendable water pipe and a spray head fixedly connected to a first end of the water pipe, a second end of the water pipe opposite to the first end being fixedly connected to a top of the fixed seat, and the water pipe being further provided with a first locking structure near the first end thereof; and a locking bracket, one end of which is fixedly connected to the fixed seat, the other end thereof being extendedly arranged and provided with a second locking structure, the second locking structure being capable of being locked with the first locking structure to make the water pipe in a locked state, at this time, the spray head is located at a first height position, the second locking structure being capable of being unlocked from the first locking structure to make the water pipe in an unlocked state, at this time, the water pipe is capable of driving the spray head to bend and drop to a second height position.
2. The water faucet according to claim 1, wherein the first locking structure is an annular inner groove arranged in a ring shape; the second locking structure is a half-ring-shaped buckle with one side opening, the half-ring-shaped buckle being capable of being clamped into a ring-shaped notch of the annular inner groove to be clamped and locked.
3. The water faucet according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the extended end of the locking bracket is arranged to be inclined upward.
4. The water faucet according to claim 3, wherein the locking bracket is fixedly connected to the fixed seat in a separate manner or integrally formed with the fixed seat; or one end of the locking bracket is rotatably connected to the fixed seat.
5. The water faucet according to claim 1, wherein when the spray head is located at the first height position, the spray head is located above the washing appliance; and when the spray head is located at the second height position, the spray head is located in the washing appliance and is capable of reaching a bottom position of the washing appliance.
6. The water faucet according to claim 5, wherein the bendable water pipe is made of a strong and tough material; and the bendable water pipe is made of any one of a stainless steel hose, a metal hose, a corrugated hose, a rubber hose and a plastic hose.
7. The water faucet according to claim 1, wherein a side wall of the spray head is provided with a water discharge mode control button; and / or a switch is fixedly connected to a side wall of the fixed seat.
8. The water faucet according to claim 7, wherein a water discharge surface of the spray head is provided with a plurality of ring-shaped water discharge holes arranged around a center of the water discharge surface and spaced from each other, different water discharge amounts corresponding to different numbers of the water discharge holes being opened.
9. A cleaning kit comprising: The water faucet according to any one of claims 1 to 8 and a washing appliance matched with the water faucet, the washing appliance being of a structure with a top opening and an internal space, and an outer edge of the top opening of the washing appliance being provided with a connecting table, the bottom of the fixed seat of the water faucet being fixedly connected to the connecting table, the spray head of the water faucet being arranged towards the internal space of the washing appliance, and an inner wall of the washing appliance being provided with a first overflow opening near the top; when the spray head is located at the first height position, the spray head is located above the washing appliance. When the spray head is in the second height position, the spray head is located in the interior space of the laundry receptacle and can reach a bottom position of the interior space of the laundry receptacle.
10. The cleaning kit of claim 9, wherein, The laundry receptacle further comprises a basin, The basin can be placed in the interior space of the laundry receptacle, the volume of the interior space of the basin is smaller than the volume of the interior space of the laundry receptacle, and a second overflow opening is provided on the inner wall of the basin near the top; When the basin is placed in the interior space of the laundry receptacle, the top of the basin is lower than the top of the laundry receptacle, and the second overflow opening is lower than the first overflow opening.