CN115613257A - Washing machine with spherical inner container - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a washing machine, in particular to a spherical inner container washing machine which comprises a first support, a second support, an outer container and an inner container, wherein the outer container comprises a lower sphere and an upper spherical cover, the inner container comprises a spherical body and an inner spherical cover, a driving ring is fixedly sleeved outside the spherical body, an annular groove is formed in the outer side wall of the driving ring, an annular rack is arranged on the side wall of the annular groove, a sliding ring is slidably sleeved outside the driving ring, a first transmission shaft is fixedly connected to the sliding ring, a second transmission shaft is rotatably connected to the second support, and a gear is fixedly connected to one end of the second transmission shaft. Through setting up driving ring, slip ring and two transmission shafts, not only can drive the inner bag and rotate along horizontal axis, can drive the inner bag moreover and rotate along vertical axis, and then can change the axis of rotation of inner bag through the angle that changes the inner bag, realize the rotary motion of a plurality of axes, the washing effect is good, simple structure and can carry out industrial production.

Description

Washing machine with spherical inner container

Technical Field

The invention relates to a washing machine, in particular to a washing machine with a spherical inner container.

Background

The existing washing machines mainly have two structures, one is a drum type washing machine with a drum rotating along a horizontal axis, and the other is a pulsator type washing machine with a pulsator rotating along a vertical axis.

Chinese patent application publication No. CN1869315A discloses a rotary ball type washing machine and method, which uses a ball as a clothes carrier, an inner ball rotates in an outer casing along any axis to drive clothes to rotate in any direction, and the movement modes of the inner ball can be roughly divided into two types: basic motion patterns and complex motion patterns. The rotary ball type washing machine consists of casing, outer door, supports and balls. When the washing machine does not work, the two rotating shafts are closed; when the washing machine works, the two rotating shafts are closed and separated, so that the washing machine can rotate around the closed rotating axis, and the rotating motion of the inner ball body around different rotating axes can be realized through the switching of the separation and the closure of the two rotating shafts, thereby obtaining better washing effect. However, as described in page 5, paragraph 2 of the patent specification, the design of the motion switching control part between the two axes is complicated, and the patent does not provide a specific structure for realizing the two-axis motion, and it is difficult to realize industrial production.

In view of the above, the present application has made an intensive study on the structure of a washing machine with a spherical inner container.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a washing machine with a spherical inner container, which has good washing effect and simple structure and can be industrially produced.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:

the utility model provides a spherical inner bag washing machine, includes first support and the second support of mutual disposition, is located first support with outer courage between the second support and being located inner bag in the inner chamber of outer courage, outer courage includes that the upper end has upper shed's lower spheroid and lid to establish last spherical cover on the upper shed, the inner bag is established including spherical body and the lid that has the inner shed interior spherical cover on the inner shed, spherical body and/or seted up a plurality of through-holes on the interior spherical cover, the outer fixed cover of spherical body is equipped with and is located the drive ring on the radial cross-section of spherical body, seted up the edge on the lateral wall of drive ring the annular that the circumference of drive ring was arranged, be provided with the annular rack on the lateral wall of annular, the outer slip cover of drive ring is equipped with the slip ring, fixedly connected with rotates on the slip ring and connects first transmission shaft on the first support, first transmission shaft level arranges, just transmission shaft goes up the drive connection has the rotating electrical machines, rotate on the second support and be connected with the second transmission shaft of horizontal disposition, the one end of second transmission shaft pass lower spheroid and fixedly connected with the gear engagement of ring rack, and the last swing position motor.

As an improvement of the present invention, the first transmission shaft and the second transmission shaft are both provided with a brake device.

As a refinement of the invention, a rotary encoder is arranged on the first transmission shaft and/or the second transmission shaft.

As an improvement of the invention, the upper part of the lower ball body is connected with a water inlet pipe, and the bottom of the lower ball body is connected with a water outlet pipe.

As an improvement of the invention, a filter box is arranged on the inner side wall of the spherical body, the filter box comprises an outer box body connected to the spherical body and an inner box body positioned in an inner cavity of the outer box body, one end of the outer peripheral wall of the outer box body, which is relatively close to the connection position of the spherical body and the filter box, is provided with a water outlet, the other end of the outer peripheral wall of the outer box body is provided with a water inlet, the inner box body is provided with an open opening at a position corresponding to the water inlet, and the side wall of the inner box body is provided with a plurality of filter holes.

As an improvement of the invention, a water inlet baffle is arranged on the water inlet hole, a water outlet baffle is arranged on the water outlet hole, one end of the water inlet baffle is rotatably connected to the outer box body, the other end of the water inlet baffle abuts against the inner side wall of the outer box body, one end of the water outlet baffle is rotatably connected to the outer box body, and the other end of the water outlet baffle abuts against the outer side wall of the outer box body.

As an improvement of the invention, the inner side wall of the spherical body and/or the inner spherical cover is fixedly connected with a clothes rubbing rib.

As an improvement of the invention, the cabinet also comprises a cabinet, and the first bracket, the second bracket and the outer liner are all positioned in an inner cavity of the cabinet.

By adopting the scheme, the invention has the following beneficial effects:

1. through setting up drive ring, slip ring and two transmission shafts, not only can drive the inner bag and rotate along horizontal axis when, can drive the inner bag moreover and rotate along vertical axis, and then can change the axis of rotation of inner bag through the angle that changes the inner bag, realize the rotary motion of a plurality of axes, the washing is effectual, simple structure and can carry out industrial production.

2. The washing machine with the spherical inner container provided by the invention has the advantages of high cleanliness, small wear of clothes and low water consumption.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a washing machine with a spherical inner container according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the washing machine with spherical inner container of the present invention, with a partial section view omitted;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of the spherical inner container washing machine of the present invention without parts such as the cabinet and the outer container;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the structure of the drive ring in the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the engagement structure of the driving ring, the sliding ring and the gear of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the construction of the filter cassette of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of the inner case of the present invention.

The designations in the figures correspond to the following:

10-a first scaffold; 11-a first drive shaft;

12-a rotating electrical machine; 20-a second support;

21-a second drive shaft; 22-a positioning motor;

30-outer container; 31-lower sphere;

32-upper ball cover; 33-a support plate;

40-inner container; 41-a spherical body;

42-inner ball cover; 43-drive ring;

44-ring groove; 45-rubbing the clothes ribs;

46-a gear; 47-ring rack;

48-a slip ring;

50-a case; 51-a flip cover;

52-an operating panel; 53-detergent addition cartridge;

60-water inlet pipe; 70-a water outlet pipe;

80-a filter cartridge; 81-outer shell;

82-inner box body; 83-water inlet baffle;

84-water outlet baffle.

Detailed Description

The invention is further described with reference to the following figures and specific embodiments.

As shown in fig. 1 to 7, the present embodiment provides a spherical inner container washing machine, which includes a first bracket 10 and a second bracket 20 arranged oppositely, an outer container 30 located between the first bracket 10 and the second bracket 20, and an inner container 40 located in an inner cavity of the outer container 30, and of course, for the sake of beauty and convenience in operation, the spherical inner container washing machine provided by the present embodiment further includes a square cabinet 50, and the first bracket 10, the second bracket 20, and the outer container 30 are all located in the inner cavity of the cabinet 50.

The top of the cabinet 50 is provided with a flip 51 so that a user can operate the outer container 30 and the inner container 40 in the cabinet 50 by opening the flip 51, and the specific configuration of the flip 51 is the same as that of a flip on a cabinet of a conventional pulsator washing machine, and will not be described in detail herein. In addition, an operation panel 52 and a detergent adding box 53 are further disposed on the side wall of the cabinet 50, and the specific arrangement structure of the operation panel 52 and the detergent adding box 53 is the same as that of a conventional drum washing machine, and will not be described in detail here.

The first bracket 10 and the second bracket 20 are respectively fixedly connected to the bottom of the inner cavity of the case 50, and the distance between the two brackets is larger than the diameter of the outer container 30. The outer bladder 30 includes a lower ball 31 having an upper opening at an upper end thereof and an upper ball cover 32 covering the upper opening, and the lower ball 31 and the upper ball cover 32 are engaged and connected to each other to form a ball shape after engagement and connection. Preferably, in the present embodiment, the upper ball cover 32 and the flip cover 41 are fixedly connected to each other through a connecting rod, so that when the flip cover 51 is opened, the upper ball cover 32 is driven to move away from the lower ball body 31, so that the upper opening is exposed for taking and placing the clothes, and the operation is convenient. The lower ball 31 is fixedly connected with the supporting plate 33 which is fixedly connected to the cabinet 50, so as to realize the fixed connection between the lower ball 31 and the cabinet 50, of course, the lower ball 31 can also be connected with the cabinet 50 through the suspension rod, the specific connection structure of the lower ball 31 is the same as the connection structure between the inner cylinder and the cabinet in the conventional pulsator washing machine, and at this time, the lower ball 31 can rock relative to the cabinet 50, which is helpful for improving the washing capacity. In addition, a sealing structure, such as a sealing strip between the lower ball 31 and the upper ball cover 32, is required to be arranged between the two to avoid water leakage during use.

The inner container 40 comprises a spherical body 41 with an inner opening and an inner spherical cover 42 covering the inner opening, wherein one side of the inner spherical cover 42 is rotatably connected to the spherical body 41, and the other corresponding end is connected to the spherical body 41 through a lock catch, so that the inner spherical cover 42 is prevented from being separated when the inner container 40 rotates, and the inner spherical cover 42 is convenient to open for taking and placing clothes. The spherical body 41 and/or the inner spherical cover 42 are provided with a plurality of through holes, and in this embodiment, the spherical body 41 and the inner spherical cover 42 are provided with a plurality of uniformly distributed through holes as an example, so that water can flow between the inner bladder 40 and the outer bladder 30 through the through holes. Preferably, the washing ribs 45 are fixedly connected to the inner side wall of the spherical body 41 and/or the inner cap 42, which contributes to further improvement of washing performance.

The outer fixed cover of the spherical body 41 is provided with a drive ring 43 which is positioned on the radial section of the spherical body 41, namely the plane of the drive ring 43 is the radial section of the spherical body 41 at the same time, so as to ensure that the drive ring 43 can drive the bladder 40 to rotate by taking one diameter of the bladder 40 as the center. The outer side wall of the driving ring 43 is provided with a ring groove 44 arranged along the circumferential direction of the driving ring 43, and the side wall of the ring groove 44 is provided with an annular rack 47.

The driving ring 43 is slidably sleeved with a sliding ring 48, and specifically, the inner side wall of the sliding ring 48 has a sliding groove, and the driving ring 43 is embedded in the sliding groove and can slide in the sliding groove. Fixedly connected with rotates the first transmission shaft 11 of connection on first support 10 on the slip ring 48, and first transmission shaft 11 level is arranged and is located the footpath of inner bag 40, and the transmission is connected with rotating electrical machines 12 on the first transmission shaft 11 simultaneously, and is specific, realizes the transmission through belt assembly between rotating electrical machines 12 and the first transmission shaft 11 and connects. In addition, a second transmission shaft 21 is rotatably connected to the second bracket 20, the second transmission shaft 21 and the first transmission shaft 11 are located on the same straight line, and one end of the second transmission shaft 21 passes through the lower ball 31 and is fixedly connected with a gear 46 engaged with the annular rack 47, of course, a through hole for the second transmission shaft 21 to pass through needs to be opened on the lower ball 31. Meanwhile, the second transmission shaft 21 is in transmission connection with a positioning motor 22, and the positioning motor 22 and the second transmission shaft 21 are in transmission connection through a belt assembly.

Preferably, a hollow rod member is horizontally arranged and fixedly connected between the outer container 30 and the second support 20, and the second transmission shaft 21 is inserted into the hollow rod member, so that the connection firmness of the outer container 30 is improved, and a bearing can be arranged between the hollow rod member and the second transmission shaft 21 to better support.

Preferably, the first transmission shaft 11 and the second transmission shaft 21 are provided with brake devices 12, which are conventional devices, available directly from the market, and function to stop the inner container 30 at a designated position; the first transmission shaft 11 and/or the second transmission shaft 12 are further provided with a rotary encoder (not shown in the figure) so that the control system can know the rotation angle and the swing angle of the inner container 30, and further can control the inner container 30 to rotate to a position where the inner opening is arranged upwards when the washing machine is stopped, so that the position where the inner opening of the washing machine is stopped is arranged corresponding to the upper opening.

The upper portion of the lower sphere 31 is connected with a water inlet pipe 60, and the detergent adding box 53 is connected to a pipe path of the water inlet pipe 60, so that the detergent put into the detergent adding box 53 can be flushed into the outer container 30 by using the water inlet pipe 60. The bottom of the lower sphere 31 is connected with a water outlet pipe 70 for discharging water in the outer container 30, and the water outlet pipe 70 is provided with an opening and closing valve.

Preferably, a filter cartridge 80 is disposed on an inner side wall of the spherical body 41, the filter cartridge 80 includes an outer cartridge 81 connected to the spherical body 41 and an inner cartridge 82 located in an inner cavity of the outer cartridge 81, wherein one end of the outer peripheral wall of the outer cartridge 41, which is relatively close to a connection position of the spherical body 41 and the filter cartridge 80, is provided with a water outlet, the other end is provided with a water inlet (i.e., one end of the outer peripheral wall of the outer cartridge 41, which is relatively far away from the connection position of the spherical body 41 and the filter cartridge 80), and a plurality of water inlets and water outlets are respectively arranged around the outer peripheral wall of the outer cartridge 41; the inner box 82 has an open opening at a position corresponding to each water inlet, specifically, the open opening is located at an end of the inner box 82 away from a connection position of the spherical body 41 and the filter box 80, except for the end with the open opening, each side wall of the inner box 82 is tightly attached to the corresponding inner side wall of the outer box 41, and each side wall of the inner box 82 is provided with a plurality of filter holes; in addition, each water inlet hole is provided with a water inlet baffle 83, each water outlet hole is provided with a water outlet baffle 84, wherein one end of the water inlet baffle 83 is rotatably connected to the outer box body 81, and the other end of the water inlet baffle is propped against the inner side wall of the outer box body, so that when water flows into the outer box body 81 from the outside of the outer box body 81, the water inlet baffle 83 is pushed open, otherwise, the water is blocked by the water inlet baffle 83; the one end of play water baffle 84 rotates to be connected on outer box 81, and the other end supports and pushes up on outer box 81's lateral wall, and like this, the water that gets into outer box 81 can flow out from the apopore through straining the hole after box 82 in the open mouth entering, and the filth of aquatic can be stayed in interior box 82, otherwise then can be blockked by play water baffle 84, effectively avoids the interior filth of interior box 82 to be washed out by the water.

When the clothes dryer is used, the flip cover 51 is manually turned, in the process, the upper spherical cover 32 is also lifted under the driving of the connecting rod, then the inner spherical cover 42 is taken down or turned over, clothes are put into the inner cavity of the inner container 40, then the inner spherical cover 42 and the flip cover 51 are sequentially covered, and the upper spherical cover 32 is also covered on the lower sphere 31 under the driving of the connecting rod while the flip cover 51 is covered; then, the laundry detergent is added into the detergent adding box 53, and water is injected into the outer container 30 through the water inlet pipe 60, in the process, the laundry detergent is also flushed into the outer container 30, and the water in the outer container 30 also enters the inner container 40 through the through hole; then utilize the rotating electrical machines 12 to drive the drive ring 43 to rotate, make the inner bag 40 rotate along the horizontal axis, realize the laundry, after the laundry is finished, discharge the water in outer bag 30 and inner bag 40 through the outlet pipe 70, then drive the drive ring 43 to rotate with the rotating electrical machines 12, make the inner bag 40 rotate along the horizontal rotation, realize the dehydration, in the laundry and dehydration process, can position the motor 22 to drive the inner bag 40 to rotate along the vertical axis, change the angle between drive ring 43 and the inner bag 40 in proper order, and then change the axis of horizontal rotation of the inner bag 40, realize the rotary motion of different axis of rotation, in order to reach better washing effect.

The present invention is described in detail with reference to the attached drawings, but the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the above embodiments, and those skilled in the art can make various changes and applications of the present invention according to the prior art, which fall within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (8)

1. The utility model provides a spherical inner bag washing machine, its characterized in that, first support and second support including mutual disposition, be located first support with outer courage between the second support and being located inner bag in the inner chamber of outer courage, outer courage includes that the upper end has upper shed's lower spheroid and lid to establish last spherical cap on the upper shed, the inner bag is established including spherical body and the lid that has inner shed the interior spherical cap on the inner shed, spherical body and/or seted up a plurality of through-holes on the interior spherical cap, the outer fixed cover of spherical body is equipped with and is located the drive ring on the radial cross section of spherical body, seted up the edge on the lateral wall of drive ring the annular that the circumference of drive ring was arranged, be provided with annular rack on the lateral wall of annular, the outer slip cap of drive ring is equipped with the slip ring, fixedly connected with rotates on the slip ring and connects first transmission shaft on the first support, first transmission shaft level is arranged, just transmission shaft last drive connection of first transmission shaft has the rotating electrical machines, rotate on the second support and be connected with the level arrangement's second transmission shaft, the one end of second transmission shaft passes lower ring gear and fixed connection have the pendulum position gear meshing.

2. The washing machine with spherical inner container as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first transmission shaft and the second transmission shaft are provided with brake devices.

3. The washing machine with spherical inner container as claimed in claim 2, wherein a rotary encoder is provided on the first transmission shaft and/or the second transmission shaft.

4. The washing machine with spherical inner container as claimed in claim 1, wherein the upper part of the lower sphere is connected with a water inlet pipe, and the bottom is connected with a water outlet pipe.

5. The washing machine with spherical inner container as claimed in claim 1, wherein the inner sidewall of the spherical body is provided with a filter cartridge, the filter cartridge comprises an outer casing connected to the spherical body and an inner casing located in the inner cavity of the outer casing, one end of the outer peripheral wall of the outer casing relatively close to the connection position of the spherical body and the filter cartridge is provided with a water outlet, the other end is provided with a water inlet, the inner casing has an open opening at a position corresponding to the water inlet, and the sidewall of the inner casing is provided with a plurality of filter holes.

6. The washing machine with spherical inner container as claimed in claim 5, wherein the water inlet hole is provided with a water inlet baffle, the water outlet hole is provided with a water outlet baffle, one end of the water inlet baffle is rotatably connected to the outer casing, the other end of the water inlet baffle abuts against the inner side wall of the outer casing, one end of the water outlet baffle is rotatably connected to the outer casing, and the other end of the water outlet baffle abuts against the outer side wall of the outer casing.

7. The washing machine with the spherical inner container as claimed in claim 1, wherein the inner side wall of the spherical body and/or the inner spherical cover is fixedly connected with a washing rib.

8. The spherical liner washing machine as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising a cabinet, wherein the first bracket, the second bracket and the outer liner are all located in an inner cavity of the cabinet.

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