CN110904608A

CN110904608A - Washing chamber structure of washing machine

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Publication number: CN110904608A
Application number: CN201911011842.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王赫
Original assignee: Xi'an Weimi Electric Co Ltd
Current assignee: Xi'an Weimi Electric Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-10-23
Filing date: 2019-10-23
Publication date: 2020-03-24

Abstract

The invention discloses a washing cavity structure of washing machine, comprising: a housing and a washing tub; two sides of the washing bucket are supported in the shell by a horizontal rotating shaft and rotate by taking the horizontal rotating shaft as a center; a containing cavity for storing clothes is formed in the washing bucket, and a clothes feeding opening is formed in the wall of the washing bucket; water inlet holes are uniformly formed in the wall of the washing bucket; water is injected into the water storage cavity of the shell through the water injection port, and the water in the water storage cavity enters the containing cavity of the washing tub through the water inlet hole. The washing tub structure of the traditional pulsator washing machine and the drum washing machine is changed, the washing tub is supported in the water storage cavity of the shell through the horizontal rotating shaft, the washing tub rotates by taking the horizontal rotating shaft as the center, water in the shell enters the washing tub through the water inlet hole of the washing tub, and the washing tub rotates to perform washing action; the washing chamber structure of the washing chamber is different from the washing chamber structures of the traditional pulsator washing machine and the drum washing machine, and the two ends of the washing barrel are provided with the horizontal rotating shafts, so that the washing chamber rotates more stably.

Description

Washing chamber structure of washing machine

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of washing machines, in particular to a washing cavity structure of a washing machine.

Background

The washing machine is a necessary household appliance in modern household life, adopts an automatic washing mode to replace a manual mode to wash clothes, and is a necessity in life.

Common washing machines include a pulsator washing machine and a drum washing machine, and have a common structure in that a washing tub is provided to wash laundry by rotation of the washing tub.

To impeller washing machine, the pail is cylindricly, and the pail is vertical to be placed in the frame, and the action is washd through the impeller drive in the bottom, and the top of pail is the opening for in the pail is put in to the clothing.

The washing barrel is cylindrical, the washing barrel is horizontally placed in a machine frame, the washing barrel is provided with a circumferential surface and a bottom surface arranged on one circumferential surface, the other surface is an opening and used for putting clothes into the washing barrel, and the bottom surface of the washing barrel is connected with a driving device to enable the washing barrel to rotate.

The washing bucket is of an open structure and is provided with a cylindrical bucket body, the bucket body is provided with a circular arc-shaped side wall and a circular arc-shaped bottom wall, and the end wall is open, so that clothes can be conveniently thrown in.

The washing machine is a pulsator washing machine, a washing barrel is vertically arranged, and clothes are thrown from the top to be washed;

a drum washing machine in which a washing tub is horizontally placed and clothes are thrown in from the side to wash the clothes;

in both of the above-mentioned washing machines, the washing tub has an open structure, and is suitable for the washing machine in the related art.

With the improvement of the life quality of people, the inner clothes and the outer clothes are cleaned separately. The outer clothes often have oil stains, stains and a large amount of bacteria, while the inner clothes are close-fitting clothes, so that the outer clothes are cleaned separately and are cleaner and more sanitary.

Or the infant clothes should be washed separately from the adult clothes.

However, the washing machines in the prior art are large-sized washing machines and have large bearing capacity.

In order to clean the clothes such as underwear and baby clothes, the applicant has developed a small-sized washing machine, which is specially used for washing small clothes such as underwear and baby clothes, and simplifies the structure of the washing machine.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, the present invention provides a washing chamber structure of a washing machine.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme: washing chamber structure of washing machine, comprising: a housing and a washing tub; the top of the shell is of an open structure, and a water storage cavity, a water filling port and a water discharging port which are communicated with the water storage cavity are formed in the shell; two sides of the washing tub are supported in the shell by virtue of a horizontal rotating shaft and rotate by taking the horizontal rotating shaft as a center; a containing cavity for storing clothes is formed in the washing bucket, and a clothes feeding opening is formed in the wall of the washing bucket; water inlet holes are uniformly formed in the wall of the washing bucket; water is injected into the water storage cavity of the shell through the water injection port, and the water in the water storage cavity enters the containing cavity of the washing tub through the water inlet hole.

In some embodiments, the washing tub has a cylindrical shape and is horizontally installed in the water storage chamber; the washing tub has a circumferential surface and end caps provided at both ends of the circumferential surface.

In some embodiments, the washing tub has a feeding opening formed on a circumferential surface thereof, and clothes are fed into the cavity through the feeding opening, and a door body capable of being opened and closed is provided at a position corresponding to the feeding opening.

In some embodiments, the horizontal rotating shaft is connected to the end cover.

In some embodiments, the horizontal rotation shaft is connected to both end covers of the tub, and coincides with a central axis of the tub.

In some embodiments, the rotating shaft is connected with a driving device to drive the washing tub to rotate in the water storage cavity; the driving device is arranged outside the shell.

In some embodiments, a gap is left between the washing tub and the inner wall of the water storage chamber for the washing tub to rotate.

In some embodiments, the circumferential surface of the washing tub is uniformly provided with the water inlet holes; or the circumferential surface and the two end covers of the washing machine are uniformly provided with the water inlet holes.

In some embodiments, a door panel is disposed at the open structure of the housing.

According to the technical scheme, compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects:

the washing machine is provided with a shell and a washing bucket, wherein the washing bucket is supported in a water storage cavity of the shell through a horizontal rotating shaft, the washing bucket rotates by taking the horizontal rotating shaft as a center, water in the shell enters the washing bucket through a water inlet hole of the washing bucket, and the washing bucket rotates to perform washing action; the washing cavity structure is different from the washing cavity structures of the traditional pulsator washing machine and the drum washing machine, and the two ends of the washing barrel are provided with the horizontal rotating shafts, so that the washing barrel can rotate more stably;

the washing barrel structure of the traditional pulsator washing machine and the drum washing machine is changed, the washing barrel is cylindrical, a throwing opening is formed in the circumferential surface of the washing barrel, and a door body is arranged at the throwing opening, so that the throwing opening can be opened or closed, and the washing barrel structure is different from a semi-open type washing barrel of the traditional structure;

the door body on the barrel body can be opened and closed in a sliding mode, clothes can be conveniently put into the washing cavity, and the limiting piece is arranged between the door body and the barrel wall, so that the door body is closed stably.

The washing cavity structure of the invention is suitable for being made into a small washing machine and is suitable for washing some light and thin clothes.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the provided drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of the present invention in an exploded state;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional structural view of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a structure of a washing tub in the present invention;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 4 at A;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a structure of a washing tub according to the present invention after the door body is opened;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a washing tub and a driving device according to the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of the washing machine assembled according to the present invention.

Detailed Description

The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. These drawings are simplified schematic views illustrating only the basic structure of the present invention in a schematic manner, and thus show only the constitution related to the present invention.

In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "longitudinal", "radial", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "front", "rear", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like, are used in the positional or positional relationship indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus should not be considered as limiting the present application. In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified.

Throughout the description of the present application, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood in a specific case by those of ordinary skill in the art.

The washing cavity structure of the washing machine is arranged in the washing machine and used for washing clothes, the washing cavity structure is mainly described in detail in the application, and other structural parts of the washing machine are not described in detail.

Referring to fig. 1-2, the washing chamber structure includes: a cabinet 100 and a tub 200 installed in the cabinet 100.

The housing 100 is generally rectangular, although other shapes are possible;

the cabinet 100 is formed with a water storage chamber 101 therein, a top of the cabinet 100 is an open structure, and the tub 200 is installed in the water storage chamber 101 through the opening of the top of the cabinet 100.

A water inlet 102 and a water outlet 103 are formed in the water storage chamber 101.

The drain port 103 is provided at the bottom of the case 100, and the fill port 102 may be provided at the bottom or on a sidewall.

The tub 200 is installed in the water storage chamber 101, and both sides of the tub 200 are supported in the water storage chamber 101 by a horizontal rotation shaft 400 and rotated in the water storage chamber 101 by the driving unit 300.

The water storage chamber 101 is used for storing water, and the driving device 300 is preferably installed outside the housing 100, so that it can avoid contacting the water source.

If the driving device 300 is installed in the water storage cavity 101, a waterproof structure needs to be arranged; and if it is disposed in the water storage chamber 101, the structure of the housing 100 is increased.

Referring to fig. 2-3, the driving device 300, which may be a motor, is mounted outside the housing 100. And the outer portion of the housing 100 is correspondingly provided with a mounting bracket 140 for the driving device 300.

The tub 200 is installed in the water storage chamber 101 with a gap formed between the tub and the inner wall of the water storage chamber 101, and the tub 200 is rotated.

Referring to fig. 3, the tub 200 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and has a circumferential surface 210 and end caps 220 provided at both ends of the circumferential surface 210.

The tub 200 may be made of a plastic material or a metal material.

When made of plastic, the circumferential surface 210 and the end cap 220 may be formed by integral injection molding or may be of a split structure, as long as a cylindrical barrel body can be formed.

A horizontal rotation shaft 400 is respectively disposed at the center of the two end caps 220. The center of the end cap 220 is provided with a socket 221 for mounting the horizontal rotation shaft 400.

Specifically, the center of the end cap 220 may be protruded outward to form the protruding shaft connecting portion 222, and the center of the protruding shaft connecting portion 222 is opened with the insertion hole 221.

The protruding shaft connecting part 222 is provided to reinforce the contact with the horizontal rotation shaft 400 and improve the supporting force therebetween; the horizontal rotary shaft 400 is fixed in the insertion hole 221, and the tub 200 is rotated by the rotation of the horizontal rotary shaft 400.

One end of the horizontal rotating shaft 400 is connected to the end cover 220, the other end is supported on the cavity wall of the water storage cavity 101, and a bearing 110 is arranged at the joint of the horizontal rotating shaft 400 and the cavity wall.

The bearing 110 is provided to reduce friction during rotation.

A sealing ring should be added at the joint between the horizontal rotating shaft 400 and the cavity wall to prevent water seepage.

As can be seen from fig. 3, the washing tub 200 is provided at both ends thereof with a horizontal rotating shaft 400, and one of the horizontal rotating shafts 400A is directly used as an output shaft of the driving unit 300, and the washing tub 200 is rotated by the driving unit driving the horizontal rotating shaft 400A to rotate.

The washing tub 200 is uniformly provided with water inlet holes 211 on a circumferential surface 210 thereof.

In use, the water is supplied from the water storage chamber 101 through the water inlet 101, and since the washing tub 200 is installed in the water storage chamber 101, the amount of water supplied into the water storage chamber 101 should at least be less than the lowest position of the washing tub 200 in the water storage chamber 101, so that the water enters the washing tub 200 through the water inlet 211 to wash the laundry.

The driving unit 300 drives the washing tub 200 to rotate, and since the water inlet holes 211 are uniformly formed on the circumferential surface 210, water can still enter the washing tub 200 during the rotation of the washing tub 200;

when the tub 200 rotates, the laundry is turned over in the tub 200, so that the laundry is washed clean.

In some embodiments, the end cap 220 may also be uniformly provided with water inlet holes 211 to enhance water inlet.

In some embodiments, the horizontal rotating shaft 400 may be supported by a supporting structure disposed in the water storage cavity 101, such as adding an internal support in the water storage cavity 101 for horizontal support of the horizontal rotating shaft 200, and a bearing is disposed at the same support to reduce friction; accordingly, the output shaft of the driving unit 300 is connected to a horizontal rotation shaft through the chamber wall.

In some embodiments, a door 120 may be added to the open structure at the top of the housing 100, and the door 120 may be a push-pull type, a flip type, or a flip type.

The door panel 120 is provided to prevent water from splashing out of the water storage chamber 101 when washing laundry.

Referring to fig. 2-3, the door 120 is disposed on the top of the housing 100 by a flip-open type; the top of the casing 100 is provided with a door frame 130, the door frame 130 is locked on the top of the casing 100 through screws, and one side of the door panel 120 is pivoted to the inner wall of the door frame 130 and can rotate relatively to realize opening and closing.

The washing mode of the washing cavity structure renovates the washing mode of the traditional drum washing machine or impeller washing machine.

The circumferential surface 210 of the washing tub 200 is provided with a feeding port 201, a door body 230 is arranged at the feeding port 201, the door body 230 can be a push-pull type, a flip type or a flip type, and the door body 230 is used for closing the feeding port 201 to prevent clothes from falling out of the feeding port 201 into the water storage cavity 101 in the rotation process of the washing tub 200.

No matter what structure the door 230 is mounted on the input port 201, a limiting structure 240 must be provided, and the limiting structure 240 is used for stably mounting the door 230 on the input port 201 and preventing the input port 201 from being opened when the washing tub 200 rotates.

In this embodiment, the door 230 is configured as a push-pull type structure.

Referring to fig. 4 to 6, the input port 201 is disposed on the circumferential surface 210, and the door 230 is slidably opened along the axial direction of the washing tub 200.

In order to facilitate the sliding opening of the door 230, a slide rail 250 is disposed on an opening wall of the tub 200 corresponding to the input opening 201, and the slide rail 250 is disposed along the pushing and pulling direction of the door 230.

The sliding rail 250 is provided with a sliding groove 251, and the two sides of the door 230 are formed with a locking protrusion 231 corresponding to the sliding groove 251 for being embedded into the sliding groove 251, so that the door 230 can slide along the sliding groove 251 to enter the opening and closing of the input port 201.

In some embodiments, a locking protrusion may be further disposed on the washing tub 200, and sliding grooves are correspondingly disposed on the inner walls of the two sides of the door 230, so that the locking protrusion and the sliding grooves cooperate to assist the sliding opening of the door 230.

In some embodiments, pulleys may be further disposed at the moving positions of the door 230 and the sliding rail 250 to reduce friction during sliding.

In some embodiments, a guide bar 205 may be added on the outer wall of the washing tub 200, and the guide bar 205 is disposed along the sliding opening path of the door 230;

the inner wall of the door 230 is correspondingly provided with a slot, and the guide bar 205 is clamped in the slot to assist the door 230 to be opened correctly. The trough is not shown in the figures, but is a common trough structure in the prior art and is well known.

Through the above-described technique, the door 230 moves in the axial direction of the tub 200 when opened.

In order to stably close the door 230 and prevent the door 230 from automatically opening when the door 230 rotates for washing, a limit structure 240 is additionally arranged between the door 230 and the input port 201.

The position limiting structure 240 may be a magnetic member.

Referring to fig. 6, specifically, a magnetic member a241 is disposed on the end cap 220 at one side of the washing tub 200, the magnetic member a241 corresponds to the input port 201, and a magnetic member B242 is also disposed on the door 230, when the door 230 is closed, the magnetic member a241 and the magnetic member B242 are attracted to each other, so as to prevent the door 230 from being automatically opened when the washing tub 200 rotates.

The magnetic members a241 and B242 may be magnets.

In some embodiments, the limiting member 150 may be a conventional fastener, and the opening and closing of the door 230 is limited by the fastener.

Referring to fig. 6 to 7, when the tub 200 rotates, the end cap 220 of the tub 200 receives an output torque generated by the driving unit 300, so that the end cap 220 is provided with a reinforcing rib 223 to reinforce the strength and the durability of the tub 200.

Referring to fig. 3 and 8, the tub 200 is provided with a lifting rib 260 therein.

The lifting rib 260 may be detachably mounted or fixedly mounted;

the fixing may be performed by injection molding the lifting rib 260 directly when the tub 200 is molded;

the detachable installation mode can be that lifting rib 260 installs inside pail 200 through the mode of buckle, grafting, only need to correspond be provided with can insert the inserted column of inlet opening 211 can.

When the lifting rib 260 rotates in the washing tub 200 relative to the washing tub 200 disposed in the input port 201, the clothes generate centrifugal force and cling to the inner wall of the washing tub 200, and the lifting rib 260 can smoothly drive the clothes to the highest point of rotation and then fall from the highest point to the lowest point, so that the washing strength is enhanced, and the clothes can be washed more cleanly.

Referring to fig. 8, the cabinet 100 is installed in the cabinet 500 of the washing machine, and the tub 200 is installed in the cabinet 100.

The inside of the case 500 is provided with components such as a water pump, a water inlet pipe, a water outlet pipe and the like;

the water inlet pipe is connected to the water inlet 102, and the water outlet pipe is connected to the water outlet 103.

The cabinet 500 of the washing machine is provided with a door 510, and the door 510 may be a flip type or a push type and can be opened and closed relatively.

Then, when in use, the door 510 and the door panel 120 are rotated to open, and the door 230 in the washing tub 200 is opened to put the laundry.

The previous description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. Washing chamber structure of washing machine, its characterized in that: the method comprises the following steps:

a housing and a washing tub;

the top of the shell is of an open structure, and a water storage cavity, a water filling port and a water discharging port which are communicated with the water storage cavity are formed in the shell;

two sides of the washing tub are supported in the shell by virtue of a horizontal rotating shaft and rotate by taking the horizontal rotating shaft as a center;

a containing cavity for storing clothes is formed in the washing bucket, and a clothes feeding opening is formed in the wall of the washing bucket; water inlet holes are uniformly formed in the wall of the washing bucket;

water is injected into the water storage cavity of the shell through the water injection port, and the water in the water storage cavity enters the containing cavity of the washing tub through the water inlet hole.

2. The washing chamber structure of a washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

the washing barrel is cylindrical and is horizontally arranged in the water storage cavity;

the washing tub has a circumferential surface and end caps provided at both ends of the circumferential surface.

3. The washing chamber structure of a washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the circumferential surface of the washing bucket is provided with a feeding opening, clothes are fed into the accommodating cavity through the feeding opening, and a door body capable of being opened and closed is arranged corresponding to the feeding opening.

4. The washing chamber structure of a washing machine as claimed in claim 2, wherein: the horizontal rotating shaft is connected to the end cover.

5. The washing chamber structure of a washing machine as claimed in claim 4, wherein: the horizontal rotating shaft is connected to two end covers of the washing barrel and is overlapped with the central axis of the washing barrel.

6. The washing chamber structure of a washing machine as claimed in claim 5, wherein: the rotating shaft is connected with a driving device to drive the washing tub to rotate in the water storage cavity;

the driving device is arranged outside the shell.

7. The washing chamber structure of a washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein: a gap for the washing tub to rotate is reserved between the washing tub and the inner wall of the water storage cavity.

8. The washing chamber structure of a washing machine as claimed in claim 2, wherein: the circumferential surface of the washing bucket is uniformly provided with the water inlet holes; or

The circumferential surface and the two end covers of the washing machine are uniformly provided with the water inlet holes.

9. The washing chamber structure of a washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein: and a door plate is arranged at the open structure of the shell.