U.S. patent application number 17/287449 was filed with the patent office on 2021-11-18 for detergent box and washing machine comprising same.
This patent application is currently assigned to QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.. The applicant listed for this patent is HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD., QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.. Invention is credited to Tao Huang, Yuliang Jiang, Bingheng Zhou.
Application Number | 20210355624 17/287449 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 1000005786880 |
Filed Date | 2021-11-18 |
United States Patent
Application |
20210355624 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Zhou; Bingheng ; et
al. |
November 18, 2021 |
DETERGENT BOX AND WASHING MACHINE COMPRISING SAME
Abstract
Provided are a detergent box and a washing machine including the
detergent box. The detergent box includes an additive box provided
with an addition cavity, and further includes a siphon structure
and a limit plate. The siphon structure is rotatably disposed in
the addition cavity and is configured to divide the addition cavity
into two chambers, and the two chambers are communicated through
the siphon structure when liquid detergent is delivered. The limit
plate is configured to support the siphon structure to enable the
two chambers to be completely communicated when solid detergent is
delivered.
Inventors: |
Zhou; Bingheng; (Shandong,
CN) ; Huang; Tao; (Shandong, CN) ; Jiang;
Yuliang; (Shandong, CN) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.
HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD. |
Shandong
Shandong |
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CN
CN |
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Assignee: |
QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE
CO., LTD.
Shandong
CN
HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
Shandong
CN
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Family ID: |
1000005786880 |
Appl. No.: |
17/287449 |
Filed: |
October 15, 2019 |
PCT Filed: |
October 15, 2019 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/CN2019/111234 |
371 Date: |
April 21, 2021 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
D06F 39/022
20130101 |
International
Class: |
D06F 39/02 20060101
D06F039/02 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Oct 24, 2018 |
CN |
201811245848.5 |
Claims
1. A detergent box, comprising an additive box provided with an
addition cavity, and further comprising: a siphon structure,
wherein the siphon structure is rotatably disposed in the addition
cavity and is configured to divide the addition cavity into two
chambers, and the two chambers are communicated through the siphon
structure when liquid detergent is delivered; and a limit plate,
wherein the limit plate is configured to support the siphon
structure to enable the two chambers to be completely communicated
when solid detergent is delivered.
2. The detergent box according to claim 1, wherein the siphon
structure comprises a siphon cap, and the siphon cap comprises a
cap body and a division plate disposed in the cap body, wherein the
division plate divides an inner cavity of the cap body into two
siphon cavities communicated with each other, and each one of the
two siphon cavities is communicated with a respective one of the
two cavities.
3. The detergent box according to claim 2, wherein the siphon cap
is rotatably connected to an inner wall of the addition cavity.
4. The detergent box according to claim 2, wherein the siphon
structure further comprises two partition dams, wherein the two
partition dams are respectively disposed on two sides of the siphon
cap, and each of the two partition dams are rotatably connected to
an inner wall of the addition cavity.
5. The detergent box according to claim 4, wherein the two
partition dams and the siphon cap are welded integrally.
6. The detergent box according to claim 1, wherein the additive box
is provided with a water outlet communicated with the addition
cavity, a bottom wall of the addition cavity is disposed at a
non-zero angle from a horizontal direction, and a first side of the
bottom wall close to the water outlet is lower than a second side
of the bottom wall away from the water outlet.
7. The detergent box according to claim 6, wherein a space is
provided between the bottom wall and a lower end surface of the
siphon structure.
8. The detergent box according to claim 6, further comprising a box
lid, wherein the box lid is configured to be buckled into the
additive box.
9. The detergent box according to claim 8, wherein the limit plate
is disposed on the box lid, and the limit plate and the water
outlet are disposed on a same side of the additive box.
10. A washing machine, comprising a washing machine body and the
detergent box according to claim 1, wherein the detergent box is
configured to be drawn horizontally and is disposed on the washing
machine body.
11. The washing machine according to claim 10, wherein the siphon
structure comprises a siphon cap, and the siphon cap comprises a
cap body and a division plate disposed in the cap body, wherein the
division plate divides an inner cavity of the cap body into two
siphon cavities communicated with each other, and each one of the
two siphon cavities is communicated with a respective one of the
two cavities.
12. The washing machine according to claim 11, wherein the siphon
cap is rotatably connected to an inner wall of the addition
cavity.
13. The washing machine according to claim 11, wherein the siphon
structure further comprises two partition dams, wherein the two
partition dams are respectively disposed on two sides of the siphon
cap, and each of the two partition dams are rotatably connected to
an inner wall of the addition cavity.
14. The washing machine according to claim 13, wherein the two
partition dams and the siphon cap are welded integrally.
15. The washing machine according to claim 10, wherein the additive
box is provided with a water outlet communicated with the addition
cavity, a bottom wall of the addition cavity is disposed at a
non-zero angle from a horizontal direction, and a first side of the
bottom wall close to the water outlet is lower than a second side
of the bottom wall away from the water outlet.
16. The washing machine according to claim 15, wherein a space is
provided between the bottom wall and a lower end surface of the
siphon structure.
17. The washing machine according to claim 15, further comprising a
box lid, wherein the box lid is configured to be buckled into the
additive box.
18. The washing machine according to claim 17, wherein the limit
plate is disposed on the box lid, and the limit plate and the water
outlet are disposed on a same side of the additive box.
Description
[0001] This application claims priority to Chinese Patent
Application No. 201811245848.5 filed Oct. 24, 2018, the disclosure
of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The present disclosure relates to the field of washing
machines, for example, to a detergent box and a washing machine
including the detergent box.
BACKGROUND
[0003] Washing powder is a solid-powder structure. Detergent,
softener, disinfectant and the like are liquids. In the related
art, a siphon structure is generally adopted by a detergent box to
deliver liquid additives, and a mode of direct rinsing with water
flow is adopted to deliver solid additives such as the washing
powder and the like. As a result, a detergent box in the related
art is provided with a washing-powder-delivery chamber, a detergent
delivery chamber and a softener delivery chamber, and some
detergent boxes are further provided with a disinfectant delivery
chamber. The detergent box of the above structure has disadvantages
such as having a large volume, occupying a large mounting space and
having a complex structure.
SUMMARY
[0004] The present disclosure provides a detergent box and a
washing machine including the detergent box, so that problems of a
detergent box in the related art such as having a large volume,
occupying a large mounting space and having a complex structure are
solved.
[0005] An embodiment provides a detergent box. The detergent box
includes an additive box provided with an addition cavity, and
further includes a siphon structure and a limit plate. The siphon
structure is rotatably disposed in the addition cavity and is
configured to divide the addition cavity into two chambers, and the
two chambers are communicated through the siphon structure when
liquid detergent is delivered. The limit plate is configured to
support the siphon structure to enable the two chambers to be
completely communicated when solid detergent is delivered.
[0006] An embodiment provides a washing machine. The washing
machine includes a washing machine body and the detergent box
described above, where the detergent box is configured to be drawn
horizontally and is disposed on the washing machine body.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0007] FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a detergent box (which has an
upper lid and a lower lid) according to an embodiment;
[0008] FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a siphon structure according
to an embodiment;
[0009] FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a detergent box according to
an embodiment;
[0010] FIG. 4 is a view showing a state when a detergent box is
configured to deliver liquid detergent; and
[0011] FIG. 5 is a view showing a state when a detergent box is
configured to deliver solid detergent.
REFERENCE LIST
[0012] 1 additive box [0013] 11 addition cavity [0014] 12 bottom
wall [0015] 13 water outlet [0016] 2 siphon structure [0017] 21
siphon cap [0018] 211 cap body [0019] 212 division plate [0020] 22
partition dam [0021] 3 limit plate [0022] 4 box lid [0023] 51 upper
lid [0024] 52 lower lid
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0025] As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, an embodiment provides a detergent
box. The detergent box includes an additive box 1 provided with an
addition cavity 11 and a siphon structure 2 rotatably disposed in
the addition cavity 11. As shown in FIG. 2, the siphon structure 2
includes a siphon cap 21 and partition dams 22 respectively
disposed on two sides of the siphon cap 21, and two partition dams
22 are respectively rotatably connected to two opposite inner walls
of the addition cavity 11. In an embodiment, each partition dam 22
and the siphon cap 21 are welded integrally. In other embodiments,
the siphon cap 21 may further be directly rotatably connected to an
inner wall of the addition cavity 11. Alternatively, a siphon cap
21 is set, a partition dam 22 is disposed on a first side of the
siphon cap 21, and a second side of the siphon cap 21 and the
partition dam 22 are respectively rotatably connected to the two
opposite inner walls of the addition cavity 11.
[0026] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the detergent box further
includes a box lid 4. Limit plates 3 are disposed on the box lid 4.
In the embodiment, two limit plates 3 are set. The additive box 1
is provided with a water outlet 13 communicated with the addition
cavity 11, and the limit plates 3 and the water outlet 13 are
disposed on the same side of the additive box 1. The limit plate 3
and the water outlet 13 may further be respectively disposed on two
sides of the siphon structure 2, and in this configuration, the
limit plate 3 may be disposed on the inner wall of the addition
cavity 11.
[0027] Referring to FIG. 4, when liquid detergent is delivered, the
siphon structure 2 described above is vertically disposed and
divides the addition cavity 11 into two chambers, and the two
chambers can be communicated through the siphon structure 2 when
the liquid detergent such as detergent or softener is delivered. As
shown in FIG. 5, when solid detergent such as washing powder is
delivered, a user may manually rotate the siphon structure 2, for
example, clockwise rotate the siphon structure 2 so as to rotate
the siphon structure 2 to a horizontal position. At this time, the
limit plate 3 restricts the siphon structure 2 from continuing to
rotate, and the siphon structure 2 is supported by the limit plate
3 so that the limit plate 3 is kept in the horizontal position, and
thus the two chambers are completely communicated.
[0028] Referring to FIG. 3, the siphon cap 21 includes a cap body
211, and a division plate 212 is disposed in the cap body 211. The
division plate 212 divides an inner cavity of the cap body 211 into
two siphon cavities communicated with each other, and each one of
the two siphon cavities is communicated with a respective one of
the two cavities. The siphon structure 2 is used when liquid
detergent is delivered.
[0029] In order to prevent water from remaining in the addition
cavity 11, a bottom wall 12 of the addition cavity 11 is disposed
at a non-zero angle from a horizontal direction, and a first side
of the bottom wall 12 close to the water outlet 13 is lower than a
second side of the bottom wall 12 away from the water outlet 13, so
that water droplets remaining on the bottom wall 12 can slide down
along the bottom wall 12 to the water outlet 13 under the action of
gravity.
[0030] Since the siphon structure 2 described above is to be
clockwise rotated, in order to prevent the bottom wall 12 from
limiting the rotation of the siphon structure 2, a space is
provided between a lower end surface of the siphon structure 2 and
the bottom wall 12. In an embodiment, lower end surfaces of the
division plate 212 are located above the bottom wall 12, and in
order to ensure that the siphon structure 2 operates normally, a
lower end surface of the cap body 211 is located above the lower
end surfaces of the division plate 212. The size of the space is
determined according to the angle of inclination of the bottom wall
12 relative to a horizontal plane and according to the height of
the siphon cap 21.
[0031] Compared with the related art in which different addition
cavities 11 are adopted to respectively deliver detergent in
different forms, in the detergent box described above, liquid
detergent and solid detergent are delivered through the same
addition cavity 11, so that the volume of the detergent box is
reduced, the occupied mounting space is small, the processing cost
is reduced, and the structure of the detergent box is
simplified.
[0032] The embodiment further provides a washing machine. The
washing machine includes a washing machine body and the detergent
box described above capable of being drawn horizontally relative to
the washing machine body. Referring to FIG. 1, a lower lid 52 is
disposed above the detergent box. An upper lid 51 which is
connected, by depositing, with the lower lid 52 is disposed above
the lower lid 52. A water flow channel is formed between the upper
lid 51 and the lower lid 52. Multiple through holes are provided in
a position of the lower lid 52 right opposite to the addition
cavity 11, and the multiple through holes are disposed to allow
washing water to pass through.
[0033] For the washing machine including the detergent box
described above, detergent in different forms may be delivered
through one addition cavity, so that the washing machine has the
advantages of a small volume and a low processing cost.
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