CN102031677B - Washing machine - Google Patents

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CN102031677B
CN102031677B CN 201010283580 CN201010283580A CN102031677B CN 102031677 B CN102031677 B CN 102031677B CN 201010283580 CN201010283580 CN 201010283580 CN 201010283580 A CN201010283580 A CN 201010283580A CN 102031677 B CN102031677 B CN 102031677B
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The present invention provides a washing machine. A steam supply device in the washing machine temporarily stores the water from a water source into a water storage container and delivers the stored water in the water storage container for supplying to a steam generator through the action of a constant rate pump such as a hose pump. The steam generator is provided with a heating plate which is configured to opposite with a flow-down opening for supplying water in a housing. Through the contact of the water supplied from the flow-down opening with the heating plate, the water is heated for evaporating thereby stably generating small amount of water steam in the housing. Through supplying the water steam generated in this way into a drum through a steam pipe, the consumption amount for supplying steam is restrained thereby reducing the operation cost.

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Washing machine
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The present invention relates to a kind of washing machine, this washing machine has the steam feedway that steam is provided to the drum of in the slurry groove, rotating.
Background technology
In recent years, a kind of washing machine that can improve scourability and realize various additional functions has been proposed.The open communique spy of Japan Patent opens 2006-141985 number, the washing machine of 2008-534049 number record of the special table of international specification referred Japanese translation and has the steam feedway that steam is provided to the drum of in the slurry groove, rotating.
The steam that provides by the steam feedway; Be used for making the washing operation process to raise in the temperature of the slurry of cylinder and slurry groove inner loop; At high temperature the washings of putting into drum is washed, thereby promote to remove dirty and the raising scourability.In addition, the steam by the steam feedway provides contacts with the washings of drum through the steam that makes high temperature, obtains bactericidal effect.
The open communique spy of Japan Patent opens in the dry operating process of washing machine after washing finishes of 2006-141985 number record steam still is provided, and contacts with washings in the dry run through making steam, removes the fold of this washings.Like this, steam is provided, can improves scourability, and can realize washings is carried out sterilization, removes the additional functions such as fold when dry through inside to cylinder.
Washing machine in the past provides the main purpose of steam to be the slurry that is stored in slurry groove and drum is heated.In order to realize this purpose; Need a large amount of steam; The open communique spy of Japan Patent drives the washing machine of 2006-141985 number, international specification referred Japanese translation 2008-534049 number disclosed tilted drum-type of special table or roll cartridge type; Even the use amount of slurry is less, because the very power consumption in order to obtain desirable steam vapour amount also can cause the operating cost of washing machine to rise.
In addition, the open communique spy of Japan Patent opens 2006-141985 number, the steam feedway that washing machine possessed of 2008-534049 number record of the special table of international specification referred Japanese translation and comprises: the steam pipe that is provided with the water supply access shunt of slurry; And be configured in this steam pipe heater midway, by this heater the inner water of said steam pipe of flowing through is directly heated so that its evaporation produces steam.
The structure of this steam feedway is to be prerequisite so that a large amount of steam to be provided, and is not suitable for and stably produces a spot of steam.Therefore, even the use amount of steam is reduced, owing to can not also be difficult to address the above problem (power consumption high and cause operating cost to rise) corresponding to above-mentioned occupation mode.
Summary of the invention
The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of washing machine, this washing machine has the steam generator that can stably produce small amount of water vapor, through the inside to cylinder the steam that is produced is provided, and reduces power consumption, thereby reduces operating cost.
Washing machine provided by the invention has the steam feedway, and said steam feedway is used for to the drum of in the slurry groove, rotating steam being provided, and it is characterized in that, said steam feedway comprises: tank stores the water from watering; Constant displacement pump is seen the store water in the said tank off; And steam generator, the water from said constant displacement pump is heated, make its evaporation, produce steam, said steam generator comprises: housing has the mouth of seeing off that flows down mouthful and see off steam that makes from the current of said constant displacement pump under; Heating plate flows down a mouthful configuration relatively in the inside of said housing and said, through flowing down water that mouth flows down and contact and evaporate the water with said; And Temperature Detector, detecting the temperature of said heating plate, the water of the deal that said constant displacement pump will can evaporate through contacting with said heating plate successively is sent to the said mouth that flows down.
In the present invention; The water that comes from waterings such as running water pipe is temporarily stored in the tank; Utilize the action of the constant displacement pump (Metering Pump) that is connected with tank; The part of this store water is seen off at every turn on a small quantity, offered steam generator, and the steam that this steam generator produces is provided to the inside of cylinder.The water that comes is interim earlier to be stored owing to will provide; So do not receive the different and influence that brings of the from the beginning hydraulic pressure corresponding with the place is set; In addition; Do not receive with the rapid variation of the hydraulic pressure of the corresponding generation of the service behaviour of other water workses, the water yield and the influence that brings can provide the stable water yield to steam generator all the time, thereby can stably produce a spot of steam.
In addition, in the present invention, the simple steam generator of utilization structure, this steam generator has heating plate in the set inside with the housing that flows down the mouth and see the mouth off.Water from constant displacement pump flows on the heating plate via flowing down mouth, contacts with this heating plate through making water, comes water is heated so that it evaporates, thereby produces steam in the inside of housing.The steam that produces is seen off via seeing mouth off.
In addition, washing machine of the present invention is characterised in that said tank has the Drainage Division, and said Drainage Division makes the water above ormal weight overflow (Overflow), and with its discharge.
In the present invention, through carrying out draining, make the inner water level of tank keep certain to the Drainage Division.Can make the pressure of the inflow side of constant displacement pump keep certain, thereby can make this constant displacement pump stably see a spot of water off to steam generator.
In addition, washing machine of the present invention is characterised in that, also comprises the water guide path, and said water guide path will import to the inside of the circulation wind path of dry wind to the water that discharge said Drainage Division.Said water guide path also will import to the inside of said slurry groove to the water that discharge said Drainage Division.
In the present invention; To import in the circulation wind path of dry wind through the water guide path to the water that discharge the Drainage Division, be used for dry wind is cooled off, dehumidifies, utilize again; Can the surplus water that be used to produce steam not discarded as waste water, thereby can effectively utilize surplus water.
In addition, washing machine of the present invention is characterised in that, also comprises the water guide path, and said water guide path will import to the inside of said slurry groove to the water that discharge said Drainage Division.
In the present invention; To import to the inside of slurry groove to the water that discharge the Drainage Division through the water guide path; Part as slurry is utilized again, can the surplus water that be used to produce steam not discarded as waste water, thereby can effectively utilize surplus water.
In addition, washing machine of the present invention is characterised in that said constant displacement pump is a peristaltic pump, and said peristaltic pump comprises: elastic tube, be installed in connect said tank and said steam generator tube connector midway; And pressing piece, moving with the state that pushes said elastic tube, the water that said elastic tube is inner is seen off to said steam generator one side.
In the present invention, adopt peristaltic pump, make the designs simplification of steam feedway as constant displacement pump with simple structure.Utilization remains low pressure with the water in the elastic tube of flowing through, thereby can make peristaltic pump stably see quantitative water off as the tank of buffer unit (Buffer) performance function.Owing to be in low-pressure state from the importing water of tank, thus load that the elastic tube that constitutes peristaltic pump is applied also can be reduced, thus bad phenomenon such as be difficult to take place that elastic tube breaks.
If the detailed description of narration then can more be expressly understood the object of the invention and new feature below the contrast accompanying drawing was read.
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Fig. 1 is the stereogram of expression washing machine outward appearance of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the longitudinal section of expression internal structure of washing machine of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is the sketch map of expression steam feedway structure.
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Based on the accompanying drawing of expression preferred implementation, the present invention is described in detail below.Fig. 1 is the stereogram of expression washing machine outward appearance of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is the longitudinal section of expression internal structure of washing machine of the present invention.
As shown in Figure 2, washing machine of the present invention has slurry groove 2 in the inside of the outer container 1 that constitutes shell.Slurry groove 2 is the large diameter round-ended cylinder members that have; Has the opening 20 that is used to drop into washings in the one of which side; Utilize a plurality of feets 21 (only representing among the figure) that uprightly are arranged on outer container 1 bottom surface flexibly to support slurry groove 2, the inclination attitude that said opening 20 1 sides are kept up.The angle of inclination of slurry groove 2 is to be inclined relative to horizontal several years~tenss' degree.
Go up and on the position relative, offer the input port 11 of dropping into washings at the front surface (left surface of Fig. 2) of outer container 1 with the opening of slurry groove 2 20; Utilize lid 10 to make these input port 11 switches freely; Utilize bellows (Bellows) 12, with sealing with the close mode of liquid between said input port 11 and the said opening 20.
The application's applicant once proposed a kind of washing machine that has like the lower cover structure, and this washing machine also has cover plate (inner cap) on the opening 20 of slurry groove 2, and lid 10 (enclosing cover) interlock of the input port 11 of this cover plate and outer container 1 opens or closes this cover plate.Washing machine of the present invention also can adopt identical lid structure.
The cylinder 3 coaxial inside that are supported on slurry groove 2.This cylinder 3 be than slurry groove 2 diameters slightly little the round-ended cylinder member arranged, offer the opening 30 that is used to drop into washings in the one of which side.As shown in Figure 2; The said opening 30 of cylinder 3 is relatively inboard with the opening 20 of slurry groove 2; And coaxial connection of end of cylinder 3 and the output shaft 40 of the drive motor 4 that is fixedly installed on slurry groove 2 bottom central; Thereby be used to transmission, make the inner rotation of cylinder 3 at slurry groove 2 from this drive motor 4.
In the outside of the opening 30 of cylinder 3, along circumferentially being provided with fluid balancer 31.Fluid balancer 31 is used to absorb the rotation of following cylinder 3 and the vibration that produces.The drive motor 4 of cylinder 3 is fixedly installed on the inside of motor room 41, and this motor room 41 is connected setting with the outside of the base plate of slurry groove 2.The output shaft 40 of drive motor 4 connects the base plate of slurry grooves 2, and is outstanding to the inside of this slurry groove 2, and cylinder 3 is connected with this outstanding end.
As shown in Figure 2, perforation is formed with a plurality of apertures 32 on the perisporium of cylinder 3, and these a plurality of apertures 32 spread all over the whole surface of cylinder 3 perisporiums.In addition, on the inner surface of cylinder 3, be provided with a plurality of baffle plates 33 that extend vertically along circumferentially uniformly-spaced giving prominence to.In addition, only illustrate a part and a baffle plate 33 in a plurality of apertures 32 among Fig. 2.
The washing machine of said structure washs running as follows: utilize the lid 10 on outer container 1 front surface to make input port 11 open and drop into washings; After closing lid 10, of the back, to the inside of slurry groove 2 an amount of slurry is provided; And steam is provided; On the other hand, drive motor 4 is driven, so that cylinder 3 rotates.
As shown in Figure 1, the front surface of outer container 1 is provided with the button 14 of uncapping, this button 14 of uncapping be arranged on lid 10 near.The user opens or closes lid 10 through the operation button 14 of uncapping.The input port 11 that is arranged on outer container 1 front surface is relative with the opening 20,30 of slurry groove 2 and cylinder 3, and the washings of 11 inputs is directed to the inside of cylinder 3 via opening 20,30 from the input port.Make the inner slurry of slurry groove 2 from being arranged on the inside that aperture 32 on cylinder 3 peripheries flow into cylinder 3; In addition; Owing on the inner surface of cylinder 3, give prominence to and be provided with a plurality of baffle plates 33; So the washings of putting in the cylinder 3 are immersed in the slurry, and utilize the effect of baffle plate 33 after holding up repeatedly, to be fallen again, collide with the inner surface of cylinder 3 and wash.
In addition, be provided with guidance panel 15 on the front surface top of outer container 1, this guidance panel 15 comprises and is used to carry out the operated key of various operations and the display part that is used to carry out various demonstrations.Guidance panel 15 is connected with being positioned at these guidance panel 15 inboards and being arranged on the inner operation control section 16 (with reference to Fig. 2) of outer container 1.Operation control section 16 is moved according to the content of operation of guidance panel 15, utilizes the action of operation control section 16 to comprise that the washing machine of washing running, dehydration running and dry operating turns round.Carry out above-mentioned washing running, dehydration running and dry operating with known step respectively, omitted detailed description.
The upper surface at outer container 1 rear portion is provided with the feed water inlet 17 as the running water pipe link.As shown in Figure 2, feed water inlet 17 is connected with the feed water valve 18 (with reference to Fig. 2) that is arranged on outer container 1 inboard.Feed water valve 18 is the multiple electromagnetic valves with a plurality of water supply outlets.First of feed water valve 18 supplies water to export through water supply pipe 19 and is connected with the top circumferential surface of slurry groove 2; Switch under the situation of opening the first water supply outlet at feed water valve 18, the water that provides to feed water inlet 17 is provided to the inside of slurry groove 2 via feed water valve 18 and water supply pipe 19.And, water supply pipe 19 dispose known detergent box midway, can an amount of washing agent be imported to the inside of slurry groove 2 with the water that provides.
In addition, the lower circumference of the base plate vicinity of slurry groove 2 surface is connected with aqueduct 22, and this aqueduct 22 is connected with the filter cartridge 23 of the tubular that is fixedly supported on outer container 1 inboard preceding bottom.Contain the end of a thread filter 24 in the inside of filter cartridge 23, this end of a thread filter 24 is used for filtering the foreign matter (fiber fines etc.) that is mingled in water.The bottom of filter cartridge 23 is connected with the drainpipe of laying along outer container 1 bottom surface 26 through draining valve 25.In addition, the rearward end of filter cartridge 23 is connected with return duct 28 through circulating pump 27.Return duct 28 extends to the top along the front portion of slurry groove 2, and is connected with these slurry groove 2 anterior openings 20 from the top.
The slurry that in slurry groove 2, provides is directed in the filter cartridge 23 via aqueduct 22, and is full of the inside of this filter cartridge 23.In the washing operation process, drive the additional circulating pump 27 on the filter cartridge 23 that is arranged on continuously or intermittently.Utilize and to drive; Filter cartridge 23 inner slurries are recycled pump 27 attractions and boost; Be sent to the top of slurry groove 2 via return duct 28, and spray to cylinder 3 inner washings, thereby play the effect that improves cleaning performance from the front end of this return duct 28.During this period, provide slurry groove 2 inner slurry to the inside of filter cartridge 23 continuously via aqueduct 22, thus the circulation that produces slurry, make slurry from slurry groove 2 flow through the inside of filter cartridge 23, turn back in the cylinder 3 again.The end of a thread filter 24 that is arranged in the filter cartridge 23 filters and removes the foreign matters such as fiber fines in the slurry that is included in this circulation.
After the washing running finishes, open the draining valve 25 that is arranged on filter cartridge 23 bottoms.Through opening draining valve 25, slurry groove 2 inner slurries are discharged to drainpipe 26 via aqueduct 22 and filter cartridge 23, and discharge to the downcomer that is connected with this drainpipe 26.Even when carrying out this draining also be filtered box 23 inner the end of a thread filters 24 and filter owing to be included in foreign matter in the slurry, so foreign matter can not discharge to downcomer via drainpipe 26, thereby can alleviate environmental pressure.
, second of said feed water valve 18 is connected with the water supply pipe 50 of minor diameter on supplying water outlet.Open the second water supply outlet through feed water valve 18 is switched to, the water from feed water inlet 17 is provided to this water supply pipe 50.Water supply pipe 50 forwards extends setting in the upper space of slurry groove 2.Being provided with of water supply pipe 50 midway: tank 6, the interim water that stores from this water supply pipe 50; And constant displacement pump 7, can carry a certain amount of water.The other end of water supply pipe 50 is connected with steam generator 8.
8 pairs of water from water supply pipe 50 of steam generator with the said structure in back heat so that its evaporation produces steam, and steam is seen off to steam pipe 51.Steam pipe 51 forwards extends from steam generator 8 again, is connected with vapor injection port 52, and on the circumferential edges of the anterior opening 20 of slurry groove 2, said vapor injection port 52 and said return duct 28 are set up in parallel.The steam of seeing off to steam pipe 51 sprays to cylinder 3 inner washings from vapor injection port 52.
Washing machine of the present invention is characterised in that the structure of steam feedway 5, and this steam feedway 5 comprises: water supply pipe 50, tank 6, constant displacement pump 7, steam generator 8 and steam pipe 51.Fig. 3 is the sketch map of expression steam feedway 5 structures.
Tank 6 is hollow containers, and portion can store the water of ormal weight within it, and it comprises: the inlet tube 60 that is communicated with upper surface; The outlet 61 that is communicated with near the bottom surface side; And the discharger 62 that is communicated with the side of leaving basal surface position.The water supply pipe 50 that extends from feed water valve 18 is connected with inlet tube 60, is stored in the inside of tank 6 from the water of inlet tube 60 inflows.Outlet 61 is connected with constant displacement pump 7 through water supply pipe 50, and discharger 62 is connected with aqueduct 63.
When the water level of the inner store water of tank 6 rose, discharger 62 was seen the water above aperture position off to aqueduct 63, thereby tank 6 inner water levels are remained necessarily.The water of seeing off to aqueduct 63 is provided to the inside of the circulation wind path that is used for cyclic drying wind, and as the cooling water that is used for the dry wind in the circulated air road of flowing through is contacted cooling, dehumidifying, utilizes again.In addition, the water of seeing off to aqueduct 63 is provided to the inside of slurry groove 2, utilizes as the part of slurry again.
In Fig. 2, omitted the circulation wind path of dry wind.This circulation wind path is following known structure: utilize the pipeline that is centered around slurry groove 2 outsides to connect introducing port and export mouth; This introducing port and export mouth be to the inside opening of slurry groove 2, and filter filter, the fan that blow out dry wind that dust use and heater that dry wind heated disposing of this circulation wind path midway.
Introducing port is opened on the circumferential edges of the anterior opening 20 of slurry groove 2, and is arranged side by side with vapor injection port 52 with said return duct 28.Export mouth is opened near the lower circumference surface slurry groove 2 bottoms.Under the state of dry wind after being heated, import in the cylinder 3, contact, from this washings, capture moisture, turn back in the circulation wind path via export mouth again with the washings that in this cylinder 3, rotates via introducing port by heater.
Said flow of cooling water is detained near the export mouth of pipe interior; And contact with dry wind turn back to the circulation wind path via export mouth in; This dry wind is cooled off, make the liquefaction of its moisture that contains and reclaim, thereby be used for dry wind is dehumidified.Dry wind after the dehumidifying utilizes the action of fan to circulate, when flow through filter and filter dust after, heat again by heater, and turn back to the inside of cylinder 3 via said introducing port.Utilize the circulation of this dry wind to come the washings in the cylinder 3 is carried out drying.
Constant displacement pump 7 is the peristaltic pumps with elastic tube 70 and pressing piece 71.As shown in Figure 3, pressing piece 71 is disks, on a plurality of positions of its circumferencial direction, has radially outstanding toward the outer side pressing tablet, and pressing piece 71 is fixed on the output of motor 72, utilizes the driving of this motor 72 to rotate.Elastic tube 70 is configured to its two ends and is connected with connector 73, and circular around the outside curve of pressing piece 71.The water supply pipe 50 that extends from tank 6 is connected with an end of elastic tube 70 through connector 73.Tank 6 inner store water are directed in the elastic tube 70 via outlet 61 and water supply pipe 50.
The other end of elastic tube 70 is connected with steam generator 8 with water supply pipe 50 through connector 73.As shown in the figure, be arranged on the corresponding position of the pressing tablet utilization front end extruding elastic tube 70 separately on the pressing piece 71, and move corresponding to the rotation of pressing piece 71.Utilize this moving that the water in the elastic tube 70 is pushed to the other end, and see off to steam generator 8 through the water supply pipe 50 in downstream.
Because the pressing tablet of pressing piece 71 is provided with a plurality of (among the figure being three), and each pressing tablet moves with the state of extruding elastic tube 70, so corresponding to the rotation of pressing piece 71, see quantitative water off to steam generator 8 continuously.
As stated, constant displacement pump 7 can be seen quantitative water off corresponding to the rotation of pressing piece 71.The water that imports in the constant displacement pump 7 is the store water of tank 6 inside, and this store water does not receive the influence of the watering pressure at the upper reaches, is in certain substantially low-pressure state.Therefore, pressing piece 71 can push the elastic tube 70 that contains low-pressure water reliably, thereby sees a spot of water off with can utilizing slow-roll stabilization.
Though constant displacement pump 7 is not limited to illustrated peristaltic pump, can adopt other forms of pump, because the primary structure key element of peristaltic pump is elastic tube 70 and pressing piece 71, so consider it is preferred from the angle of simplified structure.
Steam generator 8 possesses in the inside of the housing 80 of box imbeds the heating plate 82 that is provided with heater wire 81.Heating plate 82 is arranged to the par of covering shell 80 bottom surfaces.On the upper surface of housing 80, offer and flow down mouthfuls 83, this flows down mouthfuls 83 from the cardinal principle central authorities of top and heating plate 82 relatively, and the water supply pipe 50 that extends from constant displacement pump 7 and this flow down mouth 83 and be connected.One side of housing 80 bottom surfaces raises than the paving location of heating plate 82, on this raised portion, offers to see mouth 84 off.Seeing mouthfuls 84 off is connected with vapor injection port 52 through described steam pipe 51.
Steam generator 8 produces steam through making heating plate 82 heatings from constant displacement pump 7 through water supply pipe 50 water supply and to heater wire 81 energisings.Flow down mouthfuls 83 from the water supply of constant displacement pump 7 from what be connected with water supply pipe 50; What flow to the below flows down the cardinal principle middle position of mouthful 83 opposite heating plates 82 with this; Be heated and evaporate through contacting, thereby produce steam in the inside of housing 80 with this heating plate 82.The steam that produces is sent in the steam pipe 51 via seeing mouthfuls 84 off, from vapor injection port 52 ejections of these steam pipe 51 front ends, thereby is provided to the inside of cylinder 3 in this way.
Owing to utilize the said action of constant displacement pump 7 stably a spot of water to be provided to steam generator 8; And this provides the water that comes evaporation successively through contacting with heating plate 82; So steam generator 8 can stably produce a certain amount of steam, and offer the inside of cylinder 3.Can produce steam as described above, thereby can reduce operating cost being lower than under the needed power consumption state of a small amount of evaporation of water that constant displacement pump 7 provides.
For example in when running washing, slurry is provided before or in cylinder 3, steam is provided concurrently with slurry is provided.The steam that in cylinder 3, provides contacts with washings in the cylinder 3, and this washings is heated and soaks this washings, makes dirty composition softening, thereby plays the effect that promotes to remove this dirty composition.Therefore, can improve the clean result of the washing running of after water supply, carrying out.
In addition, for example when dry operating, will finish in cylinder 3, steam to be provided before the drying.The steam that provides contacts with dried washings fully, only brings moisture slightly to washings, makes the fiber softening because of the drying hardening.Therefore, can remove " fold " of dried washings, make clean result good.Particularly make towel quality uniform thickness washings become soft, thereby make the skin sense of touch better.
The additional Temperature Detector 85 that detects these heating plate 82 temperature that is provided with on the heating plate 82 of steam generator 8.In addition, heating plate 82 extends on the end face of housing 80, and this prolongation is provided with abnormal temperature detector 86.The detected temperatures of Temperature Detector 85 is used for switch control is carried out in the energising of heater wire 81.Abnormal temperature detector 86 that purpose is set is following: for example, be used to detect because Temperature Detector 85 unusual and can not normally carrying out switch control, cause heating plate 82 to be in superheat state, and force to break off energising heater wire 81 to heater wire 81.Through this control, steam generator 8 is overheated during insufficient water that prevent because the obstruction of unusual, the water supply pipe 50 of constant displacement pump 7 etc. causes, thereby can improve security.In this case, the demonstration that display floater 15 is stipulated notifies the user that abnormal conditions have taken place.
As stated; Washing machine of the present invention utilizes the action of constant displacement pump 7 owing to be temporarily stored in the tank 6 from the water of watering, and the store water of this tank 6 is offered steam generator 8; So can in this steam generator 8, stably produce a spot of steam; And steam is provided to the inside of cylinder 3, thus can reduce the power consumption that is used to produce steam, reduce operating cost.
And; The embodiment of narrating in the above-mentioned explanation only is used for clearly representing technology contents of the present invention; Should not be construed to narrow sense the present invention only for scheduling above-mentioned object lesson, can be in the scope of thought of the present invention and claim, with various mode of texturing embodiment of the present invention.

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1. a washing machine has the steam feedway, and said steam feedway is used for to the drum of in the slurry groove, rotating steam being provided, it is characterized in that,
Said steam feedway comprises: tank stores the water from watering; Constant displacement pump is seen the store water in the said tank off; And steam generator, the water from said constant displacement pump is heated, make its evaporation, produce steam,
Said steam generator comprises: housing has and makes from flowing down mouthful and the mouth of seeing off of seeing steam off under the current of said constant displacement pump; Heating plate flows down a mouthful configuration relatively in the inside of said housing and said, through flowing down water that mouth flows down and contact and evaporate the water with said; And Temperature Detector, detect the temperature of said heating plate,
The water of the deal that said constant displacement pump will can evaporate through contacting with said heating plate successively is sent to the said mouth that flows down.
2. washing machine according to claim 1 is characterized in that said tank has the Drainage Division, and said Drainage Division is overflowed the water above ormal weight, and with its discharge.
3. washing machine according to claim 2 is characterized in that, also comprises the water guide path, and said water guide path will import to the inside of the circulation wind path of dry wind to the water that discharge said Drainage Division.
4. washing machine according to claim 2 is characterized in that, also comprises the water guide path, and said water guide path will import to the inside of said slurry groove to the water that discharge said Drainage Division.
5. washing machine according to claim 3 is characterized in that, said water guide path also will import to the inside of said slurry groove to the water that discharge said Drainage Division.
6. washing machine according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
Said constant displacement pump is a peristaltic pump, and said peristaltic pump comprises:
Elastic tube, be installed in connect said tank and said steam generator tube connector midway; And
Pressing piece moves with the state that pushes said elastic tube, and the water that said elastic tube is inner is seen off to said steam generator one side.
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