CN111979685B

CN111979685B - Clothes treating apparatus

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Publication number: CN111979685B
Application number: CN201910435898.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 赵志强; 许升
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-05-23
Filing date: 2019-05-23
Publication date: 2023-05-26
Anticipated expiration: 2039-05-23
Also published as: CN111979685A

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of clothes treatment, and particularly provides clothes treatment equipment. The invention aims to solve the problem that a rotatable clothes containing barrel in the existing clothes treatment equipment cannot be provided with an electric component. For this purpose, the laundry treating apparatus of the present invention includes a cabinet, an inner tub, a pulsator, a magnet, an electric wire disposed adjacent to the magnet, and an electric member electrically connected to the electric wire, and a driving member. The impeller is rotatably arranged at one end of the inner barrel and is positioned at the inner side of the inner barrel; the magnet is slidably arranged on the pulsator, the electric wire and the electric member are fixedly arranged on the pulsator, and the driving member is fixedly arranged or formed on the inner barrel; in the rotating process of the pulsator, the driving member can drive the magnet to slide, so that the electric wire generates current to supply power for the power utilization member. Therefore, the clothes treating apparatus of the present invention not only can provide the electricity-consuming member on the pulsator, but also can avoid the problem of winding the electric wire due to the rotation of the pulsator.

Description

Clothes treating apparatus

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of clothes treatment, and particularly provides clothes treatment equipment.

Background

Existing drum washing machines generally include a cabinet, an outer tub fixedly disposed in the cabinet, and an inner tub rotatably disposed in the outer tub, and existing pulsator washing machines generally include a cabinet, an outer tub fixedly disposed in the cabinet, and an inner tub rotatably disposed in the outer tub.

If it is desired to provide an electric power consuming member on an inner tub of a drum washing machine or an inner tub of a pulsator washing machine, it is necessary to introduce an electric wire on a case or an outer tub (outer tub) to the inner tub (inner tub) and enable the electric wire to rotate together with the inner tub (inner tub). This tends to lead to the wire being wound and even to the wire being twisted off due to the number of windings being excessive.

Based on the above problems, no electric component (such as an illumination component) can be arranged on the inner barrel of the current drum washing machine and the inner barrel of the pulsator washing machine.

Accordingly, there is a need in the art for a new laundry treating apparatus to solve the above-mentioned problems.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the above problems in the prior art, that is, in order to solve the problem that a rotatable tub in the existing laundry treatment apparatus cannot be provided with an electric component, the present invention provides a laundry treatment apparatus comprising a case, an outer tub fixedly provided in the case, and an inner tub and pulsator rotatably provided in the outer tub; the laundry treating apparatus further includes a magnet, an electric wire disposed adjacent to the magnet, and an electric member and a driving member electrically connected to the electric wire; the magnet is movably arranged on the impeller, the electric wire and the electric member are fixedly arranged on the impeller, and the driving member is fixedly arranged or formed on the box body, the outer barrel or the inner barrel; in the process of rotating the pulsator, the driving member can drive the magnet to move, so that the electric wire generates electric current to supply power to the power utilization member.

In a preferred aspect of the above laundry treatment apparatus, the laundry treatment apparatus further includes a guide sleeve fixedly provided on the pulsator, the magnet is slidably provided inside the guide sleeve, and the electric wire is wound around an outer side of the guide sleeve.

In a preferred technical solution of the above clothes treating apparatus, the connection mode of the guide sleeve and the pulsator is set such that the magnet can slide around the axis of the pulsator; and/or the guide sleeve is of a closed structure and is used for preventing the magnet from contacting with the outside of the guide sleeve.

In a preferred aspect of the above laundry treatment apparatus, the laundry treatment apparatus further includes a spring disposed in the guide sleeve, the spring being disposed along a sliding direction of the magnet, and one end of the spring being connected with the magnet, and the other end of the spring being connected with one end of the guide sleeve.

In a preferred technical solution of the above clothes treating apparatus, the number of the springs is two, and the two springs are respectively located at two sides of the magnet in a sliding direction of the magnet.

In a preferred aspect of the above laundry treatment apparatus, the electricity-consuming member is an ultraviolet lamp; and/or the driving member is a permanent magnet, an electromagnet or a metal piece that is capable of being attracted by magnetic force.

In the preferred technical scheme of the clothes treatment device, the clothes treatment device further comprises a circuit board which is respectively connected with the electric wire and the electric component, and the circuit board is fixedly connected with the pulsator.

In the preferred technical scheme of the clothes treatment device, the clothes treatment device further comprises a storage battery which is respectively connected with the electric wire and the circuit board, and the storage battery is fixedly connected with the pulsator.

In a preferred aspect of the above laundry treatment apparatus, the laundry treatment apparatus is a pulsator washing machine.

In another aspect, the present invention also provides a laundry treating apparatus including a cabinet, an outer tub fixedly provided in the cabinet, and an inner tub and pulsator rotatably provided in the outer tub; the laundry treating apparatus further includes a magnet, an electric wire disposed adjacent to the magnet, and an electric member and a driving member electrically connected to the electric wire; the magnet is movably arranged on the box body, the outer barrel or the inner barrel, and the electric wire and the electric power utilization component are fixedly arranged on the box body, the outer barrel or the inner barrel corresponding to the magnet; the driving member is fixedly arranged on the pulsator; in the process of rotating the pulsator, the driving member can drive the magnet to move, so that the electric wire generates electric current to supply power to the power utilization member.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that in a preferred embodiment of the invention, by providing a slidable magnet on the pulsator, providing an electrical wire adjacent to the magnet, and providing an electrical member electrically connected to the electrical wire, the magnet is made to slide back and forth during rotation of the pulsator, so that the electrical wire generates electrical current to power the electrical member. Therefore, the clothes treating apparatus of the present invention not only can provide the electricity-consuming member on the pulsator, but also can avoid the problem of winding the electric wire due to the rotation of the pulsator.

Further, by arranging the driving member on the inner barrel, the outer barrel or the box body, when the magnet rotates along with the pulsator to the vicinity of the driving member, the magnet can be driven by the driving member to slide on the pulsator, so that the magnet can slide under the action of the driving member whenever the rotating speed of the pulsator is (especially at low rotating speed), and then the electric wire generates current so as to supply power for the power utilization member.

Preferably, the electricity-using member is an ultraviolet lamp so that ultraviolet rays emitted from the ultraviolet lamp can sterilize the inner tub and laundry in the inner tub.

Drawings

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in conjunction with pulsator washing machines, wherein:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a pulsator washing machine of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic configuration view of a power generation module in a first embodiment of the invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic view of the constitution of a power generation module in a second embodiment of the invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic view of the constitution of a power generation module in a third embodiment of the invention.

List of reference numerals:

1. a case; 2. an outer tub; 3. an inner barrel; 4. a pulsator; 5. a power generation module; 51. a guide sleeve; 52. a magnet; 53. an electric wire; 54. a circuit board; 55. a storage battery; 6. a light emitting member; 7. a driving member.

Detailed Description

It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the present embodiment is only for explaining the technical principle of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. For example, although the laundry treating apparatus of the present invention is described by taking a pulsator washing machine as an example in the embodiment of the present invention, the laundry treating apparatus of the present invention may be a drum washing machine, a drum washing and drying machine, or a drum drying machine. Those skilled in the art can adjust the device as required to adapt to specific applications, and the adjusted technical solution still falls within the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that, in the description of the present invention, terms such as "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", and the like, which indicate directions or positional relationships, are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or elements must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

Furthermore, it should be noted that, in the description of the present invention, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be either fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, for example; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to the specific circumstances.

As shown in fig. 1, the pulsator washing machine of the present invention mainly includes a cabinet 1, an outer tub 2, an inner tub 3, and a pulsator 4. Wherein the outer tub 2 is fixedly disposed in the case 1, the inner tub 3 is rotatably disposed in the outer tub 2, and the pulsator 4 is rotatably disposed at the bottom of the inner tub 3. Since the connection relationship among the case 1, the outer tub 2, the inner tub 3, and the pulsator 4 is well known to those skilled in the art, an excessive description will not be made here.

With continued reference to fig. 1, the pulsator washing machine of the present invention further includes a power generation module 5, a light emitting member 6 electrically connected with the power generation module 5, and a driving member 7 for causing the power generation module 5 to generate power. Wherein, the power generation module 5 and the light emitting component 6 are both arranged on the pulsator 4, and the power generation module 5 can generate current to light the light emitting component 6 in the rotating process of the pulsator 4, so that the light emitting component 6 lights the inner barrel 3, and the user can observe the situation in the inner barrel 3 conveniently. The driving member 7 is fixedly provided on the bottom end of the inner tub 3, and the power generation module 5 can be rotated to a position aligned with the driving member 7 along with the inner tub 3, or the driving member 7 may be integrally formed with the inner tub 3 as necessary by a person skilled in the art. Further, the driving member 7 may be provided on the sidewall of the inner tub 3 in case that the power generation module 5 is capable of generating power, as required by those skilled in the art.

Preferably, the power generation module 5 and the light emitting member 6 are electrically connected together in a physical contact manner. Specifically, the power generation module 5 and the light emitting member 6 may be directly connected together by welding, abutting, crimping, or the like in any possible manner, or may be indirectly connected together by a member capable of conducting electricity (e.g., an electric wire, a conductive ceramic, a conductive rubber, or the like). Further, the power generation module 5 and the light emitting member 6 may be electrically connected to each other wirelessly as required by those skilled in the art. Specifically, there is no physical contact between the power generation module 5 and the light emitting member 6, and induction coils are provided on the power generation module 5 and the light emitting member 6, respectively. The induction coil on the power generation module 5 can generate a transformed magnetic field, and the induction coil on the light emitting member 6 can be acted on by the transformed magnetic field to generate a current to thereby light the light emitting member 6.

Although not explicitly shown in the drawings, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the pulsator 4 has an inner space so that the power generation module 5 can be disposed inside the pulsator 4, hidden by the pulsator 4, so as to secure the beauty of the pulsator 4. Further, the light emitting member 6 is embedded on the pulsator 4 such that light emitted from the light emitting member 6 can be irradiated into the inner tub 3. Preferably, the light emitting member 6 has a smooth curved surface, preventing it from scratching laundry in the inner tub 3. Alternatively, the pulsator 4 may be provided in a transparent form, and the light emitting member 6 may be provided inside the pulsator 4 to be hidden by the pulsator 4, as necessary.

It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the power generation modules 5 and the light emitting members 6 provided on the pulsator 4 may be any number, for example, 1

power generation module

5 and 2

light emitting members

6, 2

power generation modules

5 and 4

light emitting members

6, 3

power generation modules

5 and 6 light emitting members 6, and the like are provided. Likewise, the number of driving members 7 is not limited to 1 shown in fig. 1, and may be any number, for example, 2, 4, 8, 14, or the like.

In a first embodiment of the invention:

as shown in fig. 2, the power generation module 5 includes a guide bush 51, a magnet 52, and an electric wire 53. The guide sleeve 51 is fixedly connected with the pulsator 4, and the fixed connection can be in any feasible connection form, such as bolting, welding, riveting and the like. A magnet 52 is slidably provided inside the guide bush 51 (as shown by an arrow in fig. 2), an electric wire 53 is wound around the outside of the guide bush 51, and the electric wire 53 is also connected in series with the two light emitting members 6. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the number of the light emitting members 6 electrically connected to the electric wires 53 may be any number, for example, 1, 3, 4, 5, etc.

The magnet 52 may be any available magnet such as samarium cobalt magnet, neodymium iron boron magnet (strong magnet), ferrite magnet, alnico magnet, and iron chromium cobalt magnet.

Although not explicitly shown in the drawings, the connection between the guide sleeve 51 and the pulsator 4 is arranged in such a way that the magnet 52 can slide around the axis of the pulsator 4. Specifically, the longitudinal direction of the guide bush 51 (the left-right direction of the guide bush 51 in fig. 2) is made perpendicular to the axis of the pulsator 4. So that the magnet 52 slides in the guide sleeve 51 continuously along with the rotation of the pulsator 4, especially in the process of the pulsator 4 from rest to rotation or from rotation to rest, and the magnetic induction wire of the magnet 52 cuts the electric wire 53, so that the electric wire 53 generates current and the luminous member 6 is lightened.

In addition, the person skilled in the art may make any feasible angle between the length direction of the guide sleeve 51 and the axis of the pulsator 4, for example, 30 °, 45 °, 60 ° or the like.

Although not shown in the drawings, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the guide housing 51 is preferably a closed structure in which a cavity (not shown) is formed for accommodating the magnet 52, preventing the magnet 52 from contacting with the external environment of the guide housing 51, and thus preventing the washing water from entering the guide housing 51 to hinder the magnet 52 from sliding. Further, in order to reduce frictional resistance between the magnet 52 and the guide bush 51, the inside of the guide bush 51 may be further coated with lubricating oil.

Preferably, the electric wire 53 includes a conductive metal wire and an insulating layer wrapped around the outside of the metal wire, the insulating layer being for preventing the metal wire from coming into contact with the washing water to generate electric leakage. Further, the connection between the wire 53 and the light emitting member 6 is also covered with an insulating material, so that the electric leakage between the wire 53 and the light emitting member 6 is prevented, and the electric energy is consumed.

Preferably, the light emitting member 6 also has an insulating layer to prevent the light emitting member 6 from leaking. Further, the light emitting member 6 is an ultraviolet lamp so that the ultraviolet lamp emits light to sterilize the inner tub 3 and laundry in the inner tub 3. Alternatively, the person skilled in the art may arrange the light emitting member 6 as desired as any other feasible electrical member, such as an ultrasonic generator, a negative ion generator, a violet light lamp, etc.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, when the pulsator 4 of the present invention rotates, the magnet 52 absorbs kinetic energy (such as energy generated by vibration, energy generated by acceleration and deceleration) of the pulsator 4 and slides reciprocally in the guide sleeve 51, so that the magnetic induction wire cutting wire 53 of the magnet 52 generates current, and thus the light emitting member 6 is lighted up, and the inside of the inner tub 3 is lighted up.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that due to friction, rotational speed of the pulsator 4, etc., the magnet 52 may not slide through the entire stroke, or may even become stuck in the guide sleeve 51. Wherein the entire stroke refers to the distance that the magnet 52 slides from the left end in fig. 2 to the right end in fig. 2 of the guide sleeve 51 or from the right end in fig. 2 to the left end in fig. 2. The arrangement of the drive member 7 can then avoid this. Specifically, it is assumed that the movement direction of the power generation module 5 with respect to the driving member 7 shown in fig. 2 is from right to left while the pulsator 4 rotates. When the power generation module 5 rotates near the driving member 7 with the pulsator 4 and gradually approaches the driving member 7, the driving member 7 attracts the magnet 52 from the right end to the left end of the guide sleeve 51 in fig. 2. When the power generation module 5 is gradually moved away from the driving member 7 as the pulsator 4 rotates, the driving member 7 blocks the movement of the magnet 52 by the attraction force between the driving member 7 and the magnet 52, but the guide bush 51 continues to rotate as the pulsator 4, which causes the magnet 52 to slide from the left end to the right end of the guide bush 51 in fig. 2. Therefore, the driving member 7 can make the magnet 52 passing through it complete a reciprocating sliding motion, so that the magnetic induction wire cutting wire 53 of the magnet 52 generates current, and thus the light emitting member 6 is lighted, and the inside of the inner tub 3 is lighted.

As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the drive member 7 may be a permanent magnet, an electromagnet or a metal piece that is capable of being attracted by magnetic force.

Although not shown in the drawings, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the power generation module 5 further includes two springs (not shown in the drawings). The two springs are respectively located at both sides of the magnet 52 along the arrow direction in fig. 2, specifically, one end of each spring is respectively abutted with one end of the guide sleeve 51, and the other end of each spring is respectively abutted with one end of the magnet 52. The two springs can slow down the sliding speed of the magnet 52, so that the current generated by the electric wire 53 is more uniform, and the condition that the luminous member 6 suddenly turns suddenly can be avoided to a certain extent. In addition, one skilled in the art may also provide only one spring between the guide bush 51 and the magnet 52, as required.

In a second embodiment of the invention:

as shown in fig. 3, unlike the first embodiment described above, the power generation module 5 further includes a circuit board 54. The circuit board 54 is electrically connected to the electric wires 53 and the light emitting member 6, respectively, and the circuit board 54 also has a waterproof insulating layer. Preferably, the circuit board 54 is a voltage stabilizing and/or current stabilizing circuit board, and is configured to receive the current generated by the electric wire 53, and to perform voltage stabilizing and/or current stabilizing treatment on the current, and then to deliver the current to the light emitting member 6, so that the light emitting member 6 generates stable light. Further, the circuit board 54 may also have a step-up or step-down function to convert the voltage generated by the electric wire 53 into the voltage required for the light emitting member 6. Likewise, the circuit board 54 may also have an effect of adjusting the magnitude of the current so as to convert the current generated by the electric wire 53 into the current required for the light emitting member 6.

Although not explicitly shown in the drawings, the circuit board 54 is provided inside the pulsator 4 and fixedly connected to the pulsator 4.

In a third embodiment of the invention:

as shown in fig. 4, unlike the first embodiment described above, the power generation module 5 further includes a circuit board 54 and a battery 55. The electric wire 53, the storage battery 55, the circuit board 54, and the light emitting member 6 are sequentially connected together, the storage battery 55 is used for storing electric energy generated by the electric wire 53, and the circuit board 54 is used for converting current and/or voltage output from the storage battery 55 into current/voltage required by the light emitting member 6. The circuit board 54 and the storage battery 55 have a waterproof insulating layer, and the storage battery 55 may be any viable battery such as a lithium battery, an energy storage capacitor battery, or the like.

Alternatively, the circuit board 54 may be directly connected to the wires 53 by a person skilled in the art, such that the circuit board 54 directly receives power from the wires 53. When the electric power generated by the electric wire 53 is large, the large amount of electric power is stored by the battery 55. The battery 55 can supply electric power to the circuit board 54 when the electric power generated by the electric wire 53 is small.

Although not explicitly shown in the drawings, the circuit board 54 and the battery 55 are both provided inside the pulsator 4 and fixedly connected to the pulsator 4.

Based on the above description, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that, in the first embodiment, the second embodiment, or the third embodiment of the present invention, the light emitting module 4 is capable of generating electric energy during rotation of the pulsator 4, and lighting the light emitting member 6, thereby lighting the inner space of the inner tub 3, so that a user can clearly observe the laundry in the inner tub 3, and the use experience of the user is optimized. And because the light-emitting component 6 can rotate along with the inner barrel 3, the light in the inner barrel 3 can also rotate together, and a gorgeous light effect can be generated. Meanwhile, the drum washing machine of the present invention also avoids the problem of providing wires between the inner tub 3 and the outer tub 2 or the cabinet 1.

In addition, the person skilled in the art may omit the guide sleeve 51 in the first, second and third embodiments as necessary, so that the magnet 52 is directly slidably disposed on the pulsator 4, and the electric wire 53 is disposed adjacent to the magnet 52. Specifically, a chute matching with the magnet 52 is provided on the pulsator 4, and the magnet 52 is inserted into the chute. The magnet 52 can slide in the chute when the pulsator 4 rotates.

The driving member 7 of the first, second and third embodiments may be provided at any position on the tub 2 or the cabinet 1 as required by those skilled in the art, as long as the driving member 7 can drive the magnet 52 to slide. Alternatively, the driving member 7 in the first, second and third embodiments is provided on the pulsator 4, and the power generation module 5 and the light emitting member 6 (or other power use member) are provided on the inner tub 3, the outer tub 2 or the casing 1.

Although not shown in the drawings, the laundry treating apparatus of the present invention may be a drum washing machine, a drum drying machine, a drum washing and drying integrated machine. When the laundry treating apparatus of the present invention is a drum washing machine, a drum drying machine, a drum washing and drying integrated machine, the pulsator 4 is provided at one end in the axial direction of the drum (corresponding to the inner tub 3 described above). The magnet 52 can be lifted and dropped continuously with the rotation of the pulsator 4, thereby sliding with respect to the guide sleeve 51, and the electric wire 53 is caused to generate electric current to light the light emitting member 6.

Thus far, the technical solution of the present invention has been described in connection with the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings, but it is easily understood by those skilled in the art that the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited to these specific embodiments. Equivalent modifications and substitutions for related technical features may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the principles of the present invention, and such modifications and substitutions will fall within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A clothes treatment device comprises a box body, an outer barrel fixedly arranged in the box body, an inner barrel rotatably arranged in the outer barrel and a pulsator;

wherein the laundry treating apparatus further comprises a magnet, an electric wire disposed adjacent to the magnet, and an electric power consumption member and a driving member electrically connected to the electric wire;

the magnet is movably arranged on the impeller, the electric wire and the electric member are fixedly arranged on the impeller, and the driving member is fixedly arranged or formed on the box body, the outer barrel or the inner barrel;

in the process of rotating the pulsator, the driving member can drive the magnet to move, so that the electric wire generates current to supply power to the power utilization member;

the clothes treatment device further comprises a guide sleeve fixedly arranged on the impeller, the magnet is slidably arranged in the guide sleeve, and the electric wire is wound on the outer side of the guide sleeve;

the guide sleeve is connected with the pulsator in a manner that the magnet can slide around the axis of the pulsator;

the guide sleeve is of a closed structure and is used for preventing the magnet from contacting with the outside of the guide sleeve.

2. The laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a spring provided in the guide sleeve, the spring being arranged along a sliding direction of the magnet, and one end of the spring being connected to the magnet, and the other end of the spring being connected to one end of the guide sleeve.

3. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the springs are two, and the two springs are located at both sides of the magnet in a sliding direction of the magnet, respectively.

4. A laundry treatment apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the electricity-consuming member is an ultraviolet lamp;

and/or the driving member is a permanent magnet, an electromagnet or a metal piece that is capable of being attracted by magnetic force.

5. A laundry treatment apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a circuit board connected to the electric wire and the electricity consumption member, respectively, the circuit board being fixedly connected to the pulsator.

6. The laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising a storage battery connected to the electric wire and the circuit board, respectively, the storage battery being fixedly connected to the pulsator.

7. A laundry treatment apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the laundry treatment apparatus is a pulsator washing machine.