CN220024951U

CN220024951U - Cleaning machine

Info

Publication number: CN220024951U
Application number: CN202320248157.0U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨泽
Original assignee: Ningbo Fotile Kitchen Ware Co Ltd
Current assignee: Ningbo Fotile Kitchen Ware Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-02-06
Filing date: 2023-02-06
Publication date: 2023-11-17
Anticipated expiration: 2033-02-06

Abstract

The utility model relates to a cleaning machine, which comprises a box body, wherein a washing chamber is arranged in the box body, and the washing chamber is provided with an opening; the door body is used for opening and closing the opening; an exhaust assembly at least partially within the door body having an air inlet in communication with the wash chamber and an air outlet in communication with the air inlet; and the water storage chamber is provided with a water inlet communicated with the exhaust port. The water storage chamber is communicated with the exhaust port of the exhaust assembly, so that condensed water at the exhaust port can flow into the water storage chamber to collect condensed water, and the condensed water at the exhaust port is prevented from dripping to a cupboard or the ground of a user.

Description

Cleaning machine

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of household washing, and particularly relates to a cleaning machine.

Background

The dish washer is a household appliance for automatically washing tableware, is popular with consumers, but after the dish washer is used for washing, residual water in the liner, on the tableware and the like is more, and the residual water is dried through the residual heat of the liner and the tableware. However, as the residual water in the inner container is more and the inner container is cooled faster, the residual heat in the inner container is insufficient to evaporate the residual water, so that the inner container still has more water in a long time after the bowl is washed, and the peculiar smell in the dish washing machine is heavier and bacteria are easy to breed under the condition that the door body of the dish washing machine is tightly closed for a long time.

In view of the above problems, as in the chinese patent application of the present inventor, a dryer for a washer and a method for controlling drying thereof, the washer disclosed in the chinese patent application No. cn202210778760.X (application publication No. CN115067849 a) has an exhaust assembly mounted on an inner door body, a hot air assembly mounted on a side wall of a cavity, a heating element and a blower fan mounted in a hot air channel of the hot air assembly, and an exhaust fan mounted in an exhaust channel of the exhaust assembly, wherein an exhaust port of the exhaust assembly faces downward, and a large amount of condensed water can drop to a user's cabinet or ground at the exhaust port, which can cause the user to mistakenly consider the machine to leak water, and the service experience is deteriorated, and also affects the life of the customer's cabinet.

Accordingly, there is a need for further improvements to existing cleaning machines.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model aims to solve the technical problem of providing a cleaning machine capable of collecting condensed water at an exhaust port.

The technical scheme adopted for solving the technical problems is as follows: a cleaning machine, comprising:

a cabinet having a washing chamber therein, the washing chamber having an opening;

the door body is used for opening and closing the opening;

an exhaust assembly at least partially within the door body having an air inlet in communication with the wash chamber and an air outlet in communication with the air inlet;

it is characterized in that the method also comprises the following steps:

and the water storage chamber is provided with a water inlet communicated with the exhaust port.

The exhaust ports may be laterally outward or in other directions, but preferably the openings of the exhaust ports are downward.

The cleaning machine is provided with a cleaning mechanism in the cleaning chamber. The cleaning mechanism can clean objects to be cleaned in the cleaning chamber.

The water storage chamber may be located below the exhaust port, above the exhaust port, or elsewhere, but preferably the water storage chamber is located below the exhaust port.

The exhaust port may be provided at the bottom of the exhaust assembly or at the side of the exhaust assembly, but in order to avoid steam blowing directly to the user, it is preferable that the opening is located at the front side of the case and the exhaust port is located at the bottom of the exhaust assembly.

The vent assembly may be located entirely or partially within the door body, but preferably the upper portion of the vent assembly is located within the door body.

The water storage chamber can be formed by the hollow inside of the skirting board, and the water tank can also be independently arranged, but preferably, a base is arranged below the box body, the skirting board is arranged in front of the base, the water tank is arranged inside the skirting board, and the inner cavity of the water tank is the water storage chamber.

The water inlet can be located the top of water tank, also can be located the lateral part of water tank, in order to accept the water droplet that drops well, avoid setting up the pipeline, preferably, the water inlet is located the top of water tank, and correspond the position of gas vent, the inside of baseboard has the holding room of holding water tank, the roof of holding room is in corresponding the position of water inlet has been seted up and has been dodged the mouth of dodging of this water inlet.

In order to prevent dust, mosquitoes and the like from entering the water storage chamber, a filter piece covering the water inlet is arranged on the water storage chamber.

In order to better collect the dropped water, the top of the water tank is provided with an upward extending water inlet channel, and the top opening of the water inlet channel is the water inlet.

Further preferably, the cross-sectional area of the water inlet channel gradually decreases from top to bottom.

In order to better guide the condensed water into the water storage chamber, the cross section of the water inlet channel is square, and at least one side wall of the water inlet channel gradually inclines towards the side wall direction of the opposite side from top to bottom.

In order to detect the water level in the water storage chamber, a detection mechanism for detecting the water level is arranged in the water storage chamber.

In order to channel water in a water storage chamber into a washing chamber, the water storage chamber is in fluid communication with the washing chamber, the water storage chamber being located upstream of the washing chamber along a fluid flow path. Therefore, the water in the water storage chamber is secondarily utilized, and water resources are saved.

Preferably, a breather for keeping the pressure balance inside and outside the washing chamber is arranged on the outer side wall of the box body, and the water storage chamber is communicated with the washing chamber through the breather.

In order to prevent water in the washing cavity from entering the water storage chamber, a one-way valve for only supplying water to flow into the inner cavity of the breather in one way is arranged in a water pipe communicated with the breather in the water storage chamber.

Preferably, the three-way valve is further included, the water pipe comprises a first branch pipe and a second branch pipe, a first valve port of the three-way valve is communicated with a first end of the first branch pipe, a second end of the first branch pipe is communicated with the water storage chamber, a first end of the second branch pipe is communicated with the respirator, a second end of the second branch pipe is communicated with a second valve port of the three-way valve, a third valve port of the three-way valve is communicated with the water inlet valve, and the one-way valve is installed in the three-way valve at a position adjacent to the first valve port.

In order to pump out water in the water storage chamber, a water pump for pumping out water is arranged in the water storage chamber, and a water outlet of the water pump is positioned outside the water storage chamber and is in fluid communication with the washing chamber.

The detection mechanism has various structural forms, can adopt the form that electromagnetic float and tongue tube cooperate, still can adopt the structure among the prior art, but preferably still include be used for controlling the controller of water pump work, detection mechanism has:

a floating body capable of floating upward under the action of water;

and the detection piece is electrically connected with the controller, is provided with a contact point positioned on the motion path of the floating body, and is triggered by the floating body to be in a connection state when the floating body is in an upward floating state.

The detection member may be a reed switch, a sensor, or other structures, but preferably, the detection member is a micro switch.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the advantages that: the cleaning machine comprises a water storage chamber, wherein the water storage chamber is communicated with an exhaust port of an exhaust assembly, so that condensed water at the exhaust port can flow into the water storage chamber to collect condensed water, and the condensed water at the exhaust port is prevented from dripping to a cabinet or the ground of a user.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a partial schematic structure of a dishwasher of the present embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a portion of the structure of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged schematic view of the portion I in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the skirting board and water storage compartment of FIG. 1 assembled;

fig. 6 is another angular cross-sectional view of the skirting board and water storage compartment of fig. 1 assembled.

Detailed Description

The utility model is described in further detail below with reference to the embodiments of the drawings.

As shown in fig. 1 to 6, the washing machine of the present embodiment is a dishwasher. The dishwasher comprises a box body 1, a door body 2, an exhaust assembly 3, a water tank 4, a base 5, a three-way valve 45, a controller, a skirting board 6, a filter element 7, a respirator 8 and a detection mechanism 9. Wherein the inside of the cabinet 1 has a washing chamber 10, and the front side of the washing chamber 10 has an opening 101. The door body 2 is used to open and close the opening 101.

As shown in fig. 2, the upper part of the exhaust assembly 3 is located in the door body 2, and may be located entirely in the door body 2. The exhaust assembly 3 has an air inlet 31 communicating with the washing chamber 10 and an air outlet 32 communicating with the air inlet 31; specifically, the exhaust port 32 is located at the bottom of the exhaust assembly 3, and the opening of the exhaust port 32 is downward. The exhaust assembly adopts a structure in the prior art, and detailed description thereof will not be repeated in this embodiment.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the water tank 4 is located below the air outlet 32, the inner cavity of the water tank 4 is a water storage chamber 40, and the top of the water tank 4 is provided with a water inlet 420 communicating the water storage chamber 40 with the air outlet 32 at a position corresponding to the air outlet 32. In this embodiment, a base 5 is disposed below the case 1, a skirting board 6 covering the base 5 is disposed in front of the base 5, the skirting board 6 is located below the door 2, a containing chamber 60 containing the water tank 4 is disposed inside the skirting board 6, and an avoiding opening 601 for avoiding the water inlet 420 is formed in the top wall of the containing chamber 60 at a position corresponding to the water inlet 420. Specifically, the top of the water tank 4 has an upwardly extending water inlet channel 42, the cross-sectional area of the water inlet channel 42 gradually decreases from top to bottom, and the top opening of the water inlet channel 42 is the water inlet 420. In the present embodiment, the cross section of the water inlet channel 42 is square, and at least one side wall of the water inlet channel 42 is gradually inclined from top to bottom toward the opposite side wall. The water inlet channel of the water tank is funnel-shaped, which is beneficial to collecting condensed water. The water tank 4 is provided with the filter element 7 covering the water inlet 420, the filter element 7 is a filter screen with filter holes, and dust, mosquitoes and the like are prevented from entering the water tank due to the existence of the filter screen.

As shown in fig. 2, the breather 8 is provided on the outer side wall of the cabinet, and in this embodiment, the breather 8 is provided on one of the left and right side walls of the cabinet 1, and the breather 8 serves to keep the inside and outside pressures of the washing chamber 10 balanced. A water pump 46 is provided in the water tank 4 for pumping water 46 out, the water outlet of the water pump 46 being located outside the water tank 4 and in fluid communication with the washing chamber 10 via the breather 8. In order to only supply water from the water tank through the breather into the washing chamber 10, but not into the tank, the reservoir chamber 40 of the tank 4 is in communication with the breather 8 via a water pipe 43, the reservoir chamber 40 being located upstream of the breather 8 inner chamber and upstream of the washing chamber 10 along the fluid flow path. The water pipe 43 is positioned in the base 5, and a one-way valve for only supplying water to one way flow into the inner cavity of the respirator 8 is arranged in the water pipe 43. Specifically, as shown in fig. 1 and 3, the water pipe 43 includes a first branch pipe 431 and a second branch pipe 432, a first valve port of the three-way valve 45 is communicated with a first end of the first branch pipe 431, a second end of the first branch pipe 431 is communicated with the water tank 4, a first end of the second branch pipe 432 is communicated with the respirator 8, a second end of the second branch pipe 432 is communicated with a second valve port of the three-way valve 45, a third valve port of the three-way valve 45 is communicated with the water inlet valve 44, and the one-way valve is installed in the three-way valve at a position adjacent to the first valve port. The inlet valve 44 is located between the base 5 and the housing 1.

As shown in fig. 5 and 6, a detection mechanism 9 for detecting the water level is provided in the water storage chamber 40 of the water tank 4. The detection mechanism 9 includes a support 93, a float 91, and a detection member. Wherein the float 91 is located at the seat 93 and the float 91 can float upward by the water. The controller is used to control the operation of the water pump 46, the detecting element is a micro-switch 92 electrically connected to the controller, the micro-switch 92 is located above the support 93, and the micro-switch 92 has a contact 921 penetrating downward out of the support 93. The micro switch 92 has a contact 921 located on the movement path of the float 91, and when the float 91 is in an upward floating state, the contact 921 of the float 91 is triggered by the float 91 to turn on the micro switch 92. The water pump 46 will work when the dishwasher is next cleaned, and the water in the water tank 4 is conveyed into the washing chamber 10 to be used as cleaning water, thereby realizing secondary utilization of condensed water and saving water.

In the description and claims of the present utility model, terms indicating directions, such as "front", "rear", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "side", "top", "bottom", etc., are used to describe various example structural parts and elements of the present utility model, but these terms are used herein for convenience of description only and are determined based on the example orientations shown in the drawings. Because the disclosed embodiments of the utility model may be arranged in a variety of orientations, the directional terminology is used for purposes of illustration and is in no way limiting, such as "upper" and "lower" are not necessarily limited to being in a direction opposite or coincident with the direction of gravity.

The term "fluid communication" as used herein refers to a spatial positional relationship between two components or parts (hereinafter collectively referred to as a first part and a second part, respectively), that is, a fluid (gas, liquid, or a mixture of both) can flow along a flow path from the first part to the second part or/and be transported to the second part, or the first part and the second part may be directly communicated with each other, or the first part and the second part may be indirectly communicated with each other through at least one third party, and the third party may be a fluid channel such as a pipe, a channel, a conduit, a flow guiding member, a hole, a groove, or the like, or a chamber allowing the fluid to flow through, or a combination thereof.

Claims

1. A cleaning machine, comprising:

a cabinet (1) having a washing chamber (10) therein, the washing chamber (10) having an opening (101);

a door body (2) for opening and closing the opening (101);

an exhaust assembly (3) at least partially located within the door body (2) having an air inlet (31) in communication with the wash chamber (10) and an air outlet (32) in communication with the air inlet (31);

it is characterized in that the method also comprises the following steps:

-a water storage chamber (40) having a water inlet (420) communicating with the air outlet (32).

2. The cleaning machine of claim 1, wherein: the opening of the exhaust port (32) is downward.

3. The cleaning machine of claim 2, wherein: the water storage chamber (40) is located below the exhaust port (32).

4. The cleaning machine of claim 2, wherein: the opening (101) is positioned at the front side of the box body (1), and the exhaust port (32) is positioned at the bottom of the exhaust assembly (3).

5. The cleaning machine of claim 4, wherein: the upper part of the exhaust assembly (3) is positioned in the door body (2).

6. A cleaning machine as claimed in claim 3, wherein: the water tank is characterized in that a base (5) is arranged below the tank body (1), a skirting board (6) is arranged in front of the base (5), a water tank (4) is arranged inside the skirting board (6), and an inner cavity of the water tank (4) is the water storage chamber (40).

7. The cleaning machine of claim 6, wherein: the water inlet (420) is located at the top of the water tank (4), corresponds to the position of the air outlet (32), the inside of the skirting board (6) is provided with a containing chamber (60) for containing the water tank (4), and an avoidance opening (601) for avoiding the water inlet (420) is formed in the top wall of the containing chamber (60) at the position corresponding to the water inlet (420).

8. The cleaning machine of claim 1, wherein: the water storage chamber (40) is provided with a filter (7) covering the water inlet (420).

9. The cleaning machine of claim 7, wherein: the top of the water tank (4) is provided with a water inlet channel (42) extending upwards, and the top opening of the water inlet channel (42) is the water inlet (420).

10. The cleaning machine of claim 9, wherein: the cross-sectional area of the water inlet channel (42) gradually decreases from top to bottom.

11. The cleaning machine of claim 10, wherein: the cross section of the water inlet channel (42) is square, and at least one side wall of the water inlet channel (42) gradually inclines towards the side wall direction of the opposite side from top to bottom.

12. The cleaning machine of claim 1, wherein: a detection mechanism (9) for detecting the water level is arranged in the water storage chamber (40).

13. The cleaning machine of any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein: the water storage chamber (40) is in fluid communication with the washing chamber (10), the water storage chamber (40) being located upstream of the washing chamber (10) along a fluid flow path.

14. The cleaning machine of claim 13, wherein: the outer side wall of the box body (1) is provided with a breather (8) for keeping the pressure balance inside and outside the washing chamber (10), and the water storage chamber (40) is communicated with the washing chamber (10) through the breather (8).

15. The cleaning machine of claim 14, wherein: the water storage chamber (40) is provided with a one-way valve which only supplies water to flow into the inner cavity of the respirator (8) in a one-way in a water pipe (43) communicated with the respirator (8).

16. The cleaning machine of claim 15, wherein: the three-way valve is characterized by further comprising a three-way valve (45), wherein the water pipe (43) comprises a first branch pipe (431) and a second branch pipe (432), a first valve port of the three-way valve (45) is communicated with a first end of the first branch pipe (431), a second end of the first branch pipe (431) is communicated with the water storage chamber (40), a first end of the second branch pipe (432) is communicated with the respirator (8), a second end of the second branch pipe (432) is communicated with a second valve port of the three-way valve (45), a third valve port of the three-way valve (45) is communicated with the water inlet valve (44), and the one-way valve is arranged in the three-way valve at a position adjacent to the first valve port.

17. The cleaning machine of claim 13, wherein: a water pump (46) for pumping out the water pump (46) is arranged in the water storage chamber (40), and a water outlet of the water pump (46) is positioned outside the water storage chamber (40) and is in fluid communication with the washing chamber (10).

18. The cleaning machine of claim 17, wherein: a detection mechanism (9) for detecting the water level is arranged in the water storage chamber (40).

19. The cleaning machine of claim 18, wherein: the water pump also comprises a controller for controlling the water pump (46) to work, and the detection mechanism (9) comprises:

a float (91) which can float upward by the action of water;

and a detection member electrically connected to the controller, having a contact point located on a movement path of the floating body (91), wherein the contact point is triggered by the floating body (91) to place the detection member in an on state when the floating body (91) is in an upward floating state.

20. The cleaning machine of claim 19, wherein: the detection piece is a micro switch (92).