Docking Mechanism for Split Detergent Dispensing Assembly Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing clothing treatment device detergent dispensing assemblies have poor connection reliability and stability due to their split-type design, leading to loose connections and potential damage during use.
Innovation Solution
A clothing treatment agent dispensing assembly with a docking mechanism that includes slidingly connected dispensing and storage containers, utilizing positioning pins and pin holes for secure engagement and a sealing ring to prevent separation, ensuring stable and reliable operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If a split-type dispensing box and storage box are used, then the overall size of the dispensing assembly is reduced, but the connection reliability and stability deteriorate due to loose connections and easy separation
Solution Approach 1:
The dispensing assembly is divided into separate dispensing box and storage box components that can be independently manufactured and assembled, reducing overall size while maintaining functionality through the docking mechanism with positioning pins
Solution Approach 2:
The docking mechanism features a positioning pin structure where the dispensing box contains positioning pins that engage with corresponding pin holes in the storage box, creating a nested engagement system that prevents separation while maintaining compact dimensions
2Reliability
If an integrally formed drawer-type dispensing box and storage box are used, then the connection reliability is improved, but the opening size on the panel increases, affecting aesthetics and control panel design
Solution Approach 1:
The integrally formed drawer is segmented into separate dispensing and storage boxes that connect through a docking mechanism, allowing the assembly to maintain reliability through positive engagement while reducing the required panel opening size
3Ease of operation
If repeated pulling operations are performed on a split-type dispensing assembly, then the ease of operation is improved, but the connection stability deteriorates causing damage to the dispensing assembly
Solution Approach 1:
The positioning pins and pin holes are pre-configured in the docking mechanism to establish stable engagement before any pulling operations occur, preventing separation and damage during repeated use while maintaining ease of operation
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AI summary
A clothes treating agent dispensing assembly for a clothes treatment device and a clothes treatment device. The clothes treatment device comprises a body; the clothes treating agent dispensing assembly comprises a dispensing container (1), a storage container (2) and a docking mechanism (3). The dispensing container and the storage container are both in sliding connection with the body; the docking mechanism is capable of engaging the dispensing container and the storage container with each other and can cause the dispensing container and the storage container to stably slide relative to the body as a whole. The docking mechanism is capable of engaging the dispensing container and the storage container with each other and avoids relative movement of the dispensing container and the storage container, such that the relative stability of the dispensing container and the storage container can be maintained when a drawer is pulled out or pushed in, and the dispensing container and the storage container both can slide stably relative to the body.