Laundry treating apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing clothing treatment apparatuses, such as drum washing machines, face limitations in washing effectiveness due to the initial injection of large amounts of water, which leads to poor stain removal and potential damage to clothing fibers, and lack the ability to divert and block water efficiently, affecting user experience and hygiene.
Innovation Solution
A clothing treatment apparatus with a water-containing assembly featuring a water tank and a water diverting and blocking member, connected to both an atomization generator and a sprinkling mechanism via separate pipelines, allowing for customizable washing sequences and improved water management, including a one-way check structure and siphon member for hygiene.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a large amount of water is injected into the washing drum at the beginning, then the washing drum can be filled quickly, but the stains on the surface of the clothing will directly enter the lining of the clothing in a state where the washing liquid is not completely dissolved, resulting in poor washing effect
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by first injecting a small amount of water to dissolve the washing liquid before injecting the remaining water. This preliminary dissolution step ensures that stains are properly removed without directly entering the clothing lining, thereby improving washing effect while maintaining efficient washing speed
Solution Approach 2:
The water injection process is segmented into two stages: first injecting a small amount of water for washing liquid dissolution, then injecting the remaining water. This segmentation allows the system to achieve both quick drum filling and effective stain removal, resolving the contradiction between washing speed and washing effect
2Adaptability or versatility
If the water tank cannot divert and block the water injected into it, then the structure is simple, but it is difficult to meet the user's use demand of supplying water to different apparatuses successively, which greatly affects the user experience
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by introducing a movable partition wall that can be adjusted to different positions within the water tank. This dynamic structure allows the water tank to flexibly divert and block water flow, enabling sequential water supply to different apparatuses while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure
Solution Approach 2:
The water tank is segmented by the movable partition wall into different compartments. This segmentation enables the water tank to supply water to different apparatuses successively by adjusting the partition position, achieving water supply flexibility without significantly increasing structural complexity
3Manufacturing precision
If an atomization generator is added to enable atomized air washing, then the washing effect is improved, but more space of the washing machine tray is occupied and a relatively long wire harness is required, making it inconvenient to arrange the wire harness
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies merging by integrating the atomization generator with existing structural components of the washing machine. This integration reduces the occupied space and allows the wire harness to be arranged along existing pathways, thereby improving washing effect while minimizing the impact on internal arrangement and wire harness layout
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances washing effectiveness by preventing stains from entering clothing linings, reduces water usage, and safely treats special materials like cashmere without fiber damage, while maintaining hygiene by preventing water stagnation.
Implementation Method 1
the water is converted into small particles of atomized water droplets to realize a treatment of the clothing by atomized air
Implementation Method 2
The water tank is further provided therein with a siphon member, and the siphon member is configured to discharge the water in the water tank through siphoning
Data Source
AI summary
A clothing treatment apparatus includes a cabinet, and a water-containing assembly, a sprinkling mechanism and an atomization generator that are arranged in the cabinet. The water-containing assembly includes a water tank and a water diverting and blocking member arranged in the water tank, the water tank is connected to the sprinkling mechanism through a first delivery pipeline, the water tank is connected to the atomization generator through a second delivery pipeline, and the water diverting and blocking member is configured to change a sequence of the water injected into the water tank flowing to the atomization generator and flowing to the sprinkling mechanism.