This invention provides a washing
machine, an automatic dispenser, and a control method thereof. The automatic dispenser uses an
ultrasonic generator to emit ultrasonic
waves; an upper reflective surface is located above the
nozzle; an oblique reflective surface is located below the
nozzle. After passing through the oblique reflective surface, the ultrasonic
waves form an upward-propagating wave, and after passing through the upper reflective surface, they form a downward-propagating wave. The upward and downward
waves superimpose to form a
standing wave. The
vertical distance between the
ultrasonic generator and the upper reflective surface satisfies the
resonant cavity condition. The
nozzle is located at the acoustic pressure node of the
standing wave. The controller acquires the droplet
mass that the maximum
acoustic levitation force of the ultrasonic wave can support, obtains the dispensing
mass, and calculates the target number of dispensing droplets based on the droplet
mass that the maximum
acoustic levitation force of the ultrasonic wave can support and the dispensing mass. When the counting
detector detects that the number of droplets has reached the target number, the nozzle is controlled to stop dispensing droplets. This invention is based on
acoustic levitation technology, has a relatively small error, and high dispensing accuracy, offering significant advantages for dispensing concentrated liquids.