阅读说明：本技术 一种清洗机及其清洗方法 (Cleaning machine and cleaning method thereof ) 是由 孔祥奎 徐慧 郑峰 于 2018-09-06 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及一种清洗机,包括具有洗涤腔的箱体、进气结构、排气结构、第一导气管、第二导气管及阀片,进气结构包括进气主体及吸气机构,进气主体设于箱体的第一外侧壁上,箱体的第一外侧壁上开有能使进气主体的第一端与洗涤腔相连通的第一开口,吸气机构设于进气主体的第二端上并用于将外界冷空气向进气主体中引入；阀片能将进气主体的通道隔断或连通。本发明能同时将吸入的外界冷空气引入洗涤腔及第一导气管,引入洗涤腔的冷空气使水蒸气自第二开口排入第二导气管中,进入第一导气管的冷空气先与第二导气管中的水蒸气混合降低蒸汽温度再经排出,不仅能避免水蒸气凝结而滋生细菌,还能避免热气灼伤用户,提高用户的体验感。(The invention relates to a cleaning machine, which comprises a box body with a washing cavity, an air inlet structure, an exhaust structure, a first air duct, a second air duct and a valve plate, wherein the air inlet structure comprises an air inlet main body and an air suction mechanism; the valve plate can cut off or communicate the channel of the air inlet main body. The air-conditioning device can simultaneously introduce the sucked external cold air into the washing cavity and the first air duct, the cold air introduced into the washing cavity enables the water vapor to be discharged into the second air duct from the second opening, the cold air entering the first air duct is firstly mixed with the water vapor in the second air duct to reduce the temperature of the steam and then is discharged, so that the condensation of the water vapor and the breeding of bacteria can be avoided, a user can be prevented from being burnt by hot air, and the experience of the user is improved.)

1. A washing machine comprising a tank (1) with a washing chamber (10), characterized in that: also comprises

The air inlet structure (2) comprises an air inlet main body (21) and an air suction mechanism (22), the air inlet main body (21) is arranged on a first outer side wall of the box body (1), a first opening (13) which can enable a first end of the air inlet main body (21) to be communicated with the washing cavity (10) is formed in the first outer side wall of the box body (1), and the air suction mechanism (22) is arranged on a second end of the air inlet main body (21) and used for introducing external cold air into the air inlet main body (21);

the exhaust structure (3) is arranged outside the box body (1) and is provided with an air inlet end (31) and an air outlet end (32);

the first end of the first air duct (4) is communicated with the middle part of the air inlet structure (2);

a second opening (14) is formed in the second outer wall of the box body (1), the first end of the second air duct (5) is connected with the second opening (14), and the second end of the second air duct (5) is connected with the air inlet end (31) of the exhaust structure (3) after converging with the second end of the first air duct (4);

valve block (6), first end can be located on the inner wall of air inlet structure (3) with rotating, and the second end is for rotating the free end and can cut off or communicate the passageway of main part of admitting air (21), just under valve block (6) the passageway of main part of admitting air (21) cuts off the state, the first end and the first opening (13) of first air duct (4) keep the intercommunication state.

2. The cleaning machine of claim 1, wherein: the air inlet body (21) is shaped in an inverted U-shaped structure, the second end of the air inlet body (21) is arranged lower than the first end, and the top of the air inlet body (21) is arranged higher than the second opening (14).

3. The cleaning machine of claim 2, wherein: the valve plate (6) is arranged at the top of the air inlet main body (21), the first end of the valve plate (6) is arranged close to the top surface of the inner wall of the air inlet main body (21), and the second end of the valve plate (6) can be abutted against the bottom surface of the inner wall of the air inlet main body (21) so as to separate a channel of the air inlet main body (21).

4. The cleaning machine of claim 3, wherein: the top of main part (21) admits air is formed with dull and stereotyped (211) of horizontal arrangement, and this dull and stereotyped (211) both sides are connected with top-down swash plate (212) that outwards inclines gradually respectively, the first end of first air duct (4) is connected on swash plate (212) near valve block (6) second end.

5. The cleaning machine of claim 4, wherein: the lower wall surface of the top of the air inlet main body (21) is formed into an inverted V-shaped structure (213) arranged corresponding to the middle of the flat plate (211), and the valve plate (6) can be matched with an inclined surface (2131) close to the first air duct (4) on the V-shaped structure (213) in a rotating state.

6. The cleaning machine of claim 4, wherein: the air inlet device is characterized in that a limiting column (214) capable of limiting the position of the valve plate (6) in the opening state is arranged on the inner wall of the air inlet main body (21), and the limiting column (214) corresponds to the middle of the first end of the first air duct (4).

7. The cleaning machine of any one of claims 1-6, wherein: and an overflow protection structure (15) is arranged on the second opening (14).

8. The cleaning machine of any one of claims 1-6, wherein: the air exhaust structure is characterized by further comprising a water tank (7) arranged close to the box body (1), the air exhaust structure (3) is installed on the outer side wall of the water tank (7), and a third opening (71) which enables the inner cavity of the water tank (7) to be connected with an air outlet end (32) of the air exhaust structure (3) is formed in the side wall of the water tank (7).

9. The cleaning machine of claim 8, wherein: the lower end of the exhaust structure (3) is provided with an exhaust port (33) for discharging condensed water.

10. A cleaning method using the cleaning machine according to any one of claims 1 to 9, comprising the steps of:

(1) the air inlet structure comprises a valve plate (6) in an air inlet structure (2) and is characterized in that a channel of an air inlet main body (21) is isolated, hot water cleaning is carried out in a box body (1), part of high-temperature steam in the box body (1) is discharged through a first opening (13) and a first air duct (4) through an exhaust structure (3), and the other part of high-temperature steam in the box body (1) is discharged through a second opening (14) and a second air duct (5) through the exhaust structure (3), so that the balance of the air pressure inside and outside the box body (1) is kept;

(2) after the washing is finished, the hot water in the washing cavity (10) is discharged, and the bowls and dishes are dried by the residual heat;

(3) the valve plate (6) is opened to enable the channel of the air inlet main body (21) to be kept smooth, the air suction mechanism (22) introduces outside cold air into the air inlet main body (21), and a part of cold air in the air inlet main body (21) enters the washing cavity (10) from the first opening (13), so that the air convection in the box body (1) is enhanced, and water vapor is output from the second opening (14) through the second air duct (5); meanwhile, the other part of cold air of the air inlet main body (21) directly enters the first air guide pipe (4) without entering the box body (1) through the first opening (13) and is mixed with the water vapor at the output end of the second air guide pipe (5), and further is discharged at a lower temperature through the air outlet end (32) of the exhaust structure (3).

Technical Field

The invention relates to a cleaning machine and a cleaning method thereof.

Background

With the increasing living standard of people, the dish washing machine is used as a kitchen household appliance and is more and more introduced into families. The dish-washing machines on the market at present are generally divided into a table type dish-washing machine, a cabinet type dish-washing machine and a trough type dish-washing machine, wherein the table type dish-washing machine is an integral independent structure and is generally placed on a table top for use; the cabinet type dish washing machine is also an independent structure, but needs to be embedded into a kitchen cabinet for use; the sink dishwasher is combined with a sink and is generally installed in a kitchen cabinet for use.

For example, the chinese patent "sink type cleaning machine" (application No. CN201310749864.9) with the publication number CN103735237B of the present applicant discloses a structure comprising a box body forming a washing space, the box body comprises a sink body, the sink body is recessed at least at the central portion, a draining plate having the same shape as the recessed portion is covered on the recessed portion, a plurality of draining holes for draining are formed on the draining plate, a draining area is formed by the space between the recessed portion and the draining plate, the draining plate is flush with other portions of the bottom of the sink body, and a water pump for pumping water in the draining area to the upper portion of the draining plate is arranged in the draining area. When the washing machine is used for washing, generally, at least one path of water is hot water in the cleaning process in order to improve the cleanliness, so that after the washing is finished, the afterheat of the part of hot water can also play a role in drying dishes, but as the dishes are dried, a large amount of water vapor is generated, and the part of water vapor cannot be discharged in time, is condensed and adhered to the inner wall surfaces of the dishes and the washing machine along with the reduction of the temperature, and bacteria are easy to grow; and if the exhaust structure is arranged, the water vapor is rapidly exhausted, and the user is easily burnt due to the fact that the steam is hot, so that the user experience is influenced.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to solve the technical problem of the prior art, and provides a cleaning machine which can discharge water vapor in time by enhancing the convection of cold and hot gases and reduce the discharge temperature of the steam, thereby avoiding the breeding of bacteria and improving the user experience.

Another technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a method for cleaning a cleaning machine, which introduces cold air into the cleaning machine and discharges steam, thereby enhancing convection of cold and hot air inside and outside the cleaning machine, discharging steam in the cleaning machine in time, preventing the discharged steam from being over-high in temperature and burning a user, preventing bacteria from breeding, and improving user experience.

The technical scheme adopted by the invention for solving the technical problems is as follows: the utility model provides a cleaning machine, includes the box that has the washing chamber, its characterized in that: also comprises

The air inlet structure comprises an air inlet main body and an air suction mechanism, the air inlet main body is arranged on a first outer side wall of the box body, a first opening which enables a first end of the air inlet main body to be communicated with the washing cavity is formed in the first outer side wall of the box body, and the air suction mechanism is arranged on a second end of the air inlet main body and is used for introducing outside cold air into the air inlet main body;

the exhaust structure is arranged outside the box body and is provided with an air inlet end and an air outlet end;

the first end of the first air duct is communicated with the middle part of the air inlet structure;

a second opening is formed in the second outer wall of the box body, the first end of the second air duct is connected with the second opening, and the second end of the second air duct is connected with the air inlet end of the exhaust structure after being converged with the second end of the first air duct;

the valve block, first end can locate on the inner wall of air inlet structure with rotating, and the second end is for rotating the free end and can cut off or communicate the passageway of main part that admits air, just under the passageway cut off state of main part that admits air of valve block, the first end and the first opening of first air duct keep the connected state.

Preferably, the air inlet body is shaped in an inverted U-shaped configuration with the second end of the air inlet body disposed below the first end and the top of the air inlet body disposed above the second opening. With such a structure, water in the tank body is prevented from flowing into the air inlet main body when flowing back.

Preferably, the valve plate is arranged at the top of the air inlet main body, the first end of the valve plate is arranged close to the top surface of the inner wall of the air inlet main body, and the second end of the valve plate can abut against the bottom surface of the inner wall of the air inlet main body to separate the channel of the air inlet main body. Locate this with the valve, can play the effect of avoiding the interior water reflux of box to influence the mechanism of breathing in on the one hand, on the other hand is convenient for play the water conservancy diversion effect to the external cold air of introducing in the main part of admitting air.

Preferably, the top of the air inlet main body is formed with a flat plate which is horizontally arranged, two sides of the flat plate are respectively connected with inclined plates which are gradually inclined outwards from top to bottom, and the first end of the first air duct is connected to the inclined plate close to the second end of the valve plate. The lower wall surface at the top of the air inlet main body is formed into an inverted V-shaped structure corresponding to the middle of the flat plate, and the valve plate can be matched with an inclined surface, close to the first air duct, on the V-shaped structure in a rotating state. By adopting the structure, the valve plate can be assembled and opened and closed conveniently.

As an improvement, the inner wall of the air inlet main body is provided with a limiting column capable of limiting the position of the valve plate in the opening state, and the limiting column is arranged corresponding to the middle part of the first end of the first air duct. This structure can be shunted the outside cold air, and partly guide to first opening gets into in the box, and another part directly gets into first air duct and is used for the cooling of discharge steam.

Preferably, an overflow protection structure is disposed on the second opening.

Preferably, the cleaning machine further comprises a water tank arranged close to the box body, the exhaust structure is installed on the outer side wall of the water tank, and a third opening which enables the inner cavity of the water tank to be connected with the air outlet end of the exhaust structure is formed in the side wall of the water tank.

Preferably, the lower end of the exhaust structure has a discharge port for discharging condensed water.

A cleaning method using the cleaning machine is characterized by comprising the following steps:

(1) a valve plate in the air inlet structure cuts off a channel of the air inlet main body, hot water cleaning is carried out in the box body, during the cleaning process, part of high-temperature steam in the box body is discharged through the first opening and the first air guide pipe through the exhaust structure, and the other part of high-temperature steam in the box body is discharged through the second opening and the second air guide pipe through the exhaust structure, so that the air pressure inside and outside the box body is kept balanced;

(2) after the washing is finished, the hot water in the washing cavity is discharged, and the bowls and dishes are dried by the waste heat;

(3) the valve plate is opened to enable the channel of the air inlet main body to be kept smooth, the air suction mechanism introduces outside cold air into the air inlet main body, and a part of cold air in the air inlet main body enters the washing cavity from the first opening, so that the convection of air in the box body is enhanced, and water vapor is output from the second opening through the second air guide pipe; meanwhile, the other part of cold air of the air inlet main body directly enters the first air guide pipe without entering the box body through the first opening and is mixed with the water vapor at the output end of the second air guide pipe, and the cold air is further discharged at a lower temperature through the air outlet end of the exhaust structure.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the advantages that: the air inlet structure can simultaneously introduce the sucked external cold air into the washing cavity and the first air guide pipe, the cold air introduced into the washing cavity can generate convection with hot air in the box body, so that water vapor is discharged into the second air guide pipe from the second opening, the cold air entering the first air guide pipe is firstly mixed with the water vapor in the second air guide pipe, the temperature of the steam is reduced, and then the cold air is discharged through the air discharge structure, so that the water vapor in the box body can be discharged, the water vapor is prevented from being condensed to breed bacteria, a user can be prevented from being burnt by the hot air, and the experience of the user is improved.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the structure of FIG. 1 from another angle;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the hidden box and the sink in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an air induction body in an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The invention is described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying examples.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the cleaning machine of this embodiment includes a box 1 having a washing chamber 10, an air inlet structure 2, an exhaust structure 3, a first air duct 4, a second air duct 5 and a valve plate 6, the air inlet structure 1 includes an air inlet main body 21 and an air suction mechanism 22, the air inlet main body 21 is disposed on a first outer side wall of the box 1, a first opening 13 enabling a first end of the air inlet main body 21 to communicate with the washing chamber 10 is formed on the first outer side wall of the box 1, and the air suction mechanism 22 is a fan disposed on a second end of the air inlet main body 21 and used for introducing external cold air into the air inlet main body 21. One side of box 1 is provided with basin 7, and exhaust structure 3 installs on the lateral wall of basin 7, and exhaust structure 3 has inlet end 31 and the end 32 of giving vent to anger, and it has the third opening 71 that makes basin 7 inner chamber and exhaust structure 3's the end 32 of giving vent to anger to be connected to open on the basin 7 lateral wall, and the lower extreme of exhaust structure 3 has the discharge port 33 that supplies the condensate water to discharge. The first end of the first air duct 4 is communicated with the middle part of the air inlet structure 1, a second opening 14 is formed in the second outer wall of the box body 1, and an overflow protection structure 15 is arranged on the second opening 14 in the embodiment. The first end of the second air duct 5 is connected with the second opening 14, and the second end of the second air duct 5 is connected with the air inlet end 31 of the exhaust structure 3 after converging with the second end of the first air duct 4. The first end of the valve plate 6 can be rotatably arranged on the inner wall of the air inlet structure 2, the second end of the valve plate 6 is a rotating free end, the valve plate 6 rotates to separate or communicate the channel of the air inlet main body 21, and the first end of the first air duct 4 is communicated with the first opening 13 when the valve plate 6 separates the channel of the air inlet main body 21.

The air intake body 21 of the present embodiment is shaped to be inverted in a U-shaped configuration with the second end of the air intake body 21 disposed lower than the first end and the top of the air intake body 21 disposed higher than the second opening 14, and such a configuration is adopted to prevent water within the tank 1 from flowing into the air intake body 21 when flowing backward.

The valve plate 6 is arranged at the top of the air inlet main body 21, the first end of the valve plate 6 is arranged close to the top surface of the inner wall of the air inlet main body 21, and the second end of the valve plate 6 can be abutted against the bottom surface of the inner wall of the air inlet main body 21 so as to separate the channel of the air inlet main body 21. Locate here with valve 6, can play the effect of avoiding the interior water reflux of box 1 to influence suction mechanism 22 on the one hand, on the other hand, be convenient for play the water conservancy diversion effect to the external cold air of introducing in the main part 21 that admits air. The top of the air inlet main body 21 is formed with a flat plate 211 which is horizontally arranged, two sides of the flat plate 211 are respectively connected with inclined plates 212 which are gradually inclined outwards from top to bottom, and the first end of the first air duct 4 is connected on the inclined plates 212 which are close to the second end of the valve plate 6. The lower wall surface of the top of the air inlet main body 21 is formed into an inverted V-shaped structure 213 corresponding to the middle of the flat plate 211, and the valve plate 6 can be matched with the inclined surface 2131 of the V-shaped structure 213 close to the first air duct 4 in a rotating state, so that the channel of the air inlet main body 21 is blocked. The inner wall of the air inlet main body 21 is provided with a limiting column 214 capable of limiting the position of the valve plate 6 in the opening state, and the limiting column 214 is arranged corresponding to the middle part of the first end of the first air duct 4. This structure can be shunted the outside cold air, and partly guide to first opening 13 and get into in the box 1, and another part directly gets into first air duct 4 and is used for the cooling of discharge steam.

The cleaning method using the cleaning machine in the embodiment includes the following steps:

(1) a valve plate 6 in the air inlet structure 1 cuts off a channel of the air inlet main body 21, hot water cleaning is carried out in the box body 1, in the cleaning process, part of high-temperature steam in the box body 1 is discharged through the first opening 13 and the first air guide pipe 4 through the exhaust structure 3, and the other part of high-temperature steam in the box body 1 is discharged through the second opening 14 and the second air guide pipe 5 through the exhaust structure 4, so that the balance of the air pressure inside and outside the box body 1 is kept;

(2) after the washing is finished, the hot water in the washing chamber 10 is discharged, and the dishes are dried by the residual heat;

(3) the valve plate 6 is opened to ensure that the channel of the air inlet main body 21 is kept smooth, the air suction mechanism 22 introduces external cold air into the air inlet main body 21, and a part of cold air in the air inlet main body 21 enters the washing cavity 10 from the first opening 13, so that the convection of air in the box body 1 is enhanced, and water vapor is output from the second opening 14 through the second air duct 5; meanwhile, another part of the cold air of the air inlet main body 21 directly enters the first air duct 4 without entering the box body 1 through the first opening 13 and is mixed with the water vapor at the output end of the second air duct 5, and is further discharged at a lower temperature through the air outlet end of the exhaust structure 4.

The air inlet structure 1 of this embodiment can introduce washing chamber 10 and first air duct 4 with the external cold air of inhaling simultaneously, the cold air of introducing washing chamber 10 can produce the convection current with the hot air in the box 1, make vapor discharge into in the second air duct 5 from second opening 14, and the cold air that gets into first air duct 4 then mixes with the vapor in the second air duct 5 earlier, reduce steam temperature, discharge through exhaust structure 3 again, can not only discharge the vapor in the box 1, avoid the vapor to condense and breed the bacterium, can also avoid the user that the steam burns, improve user's experience and feel.