阅读说明：本技术 一种洗衣机及使用方法 (Washing machine and using method ) 是由 刘林滔 熊传鑫 吴志亮 于 2020-12-25 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明提供一种洗衣机及使用方法。洗衣机包括：洗涤筒,所述洗涤筒内壁上设置有滚轮组件,所述滚轮组件沿所述洗涤筒的周向设置有多个；柔性袋组件,设置在所述洗涤筒内,包括柔性袋和驱动机构,所述驱动机构与所述柔性袋相连,用于驱动所述柔性袋转动,所述柔性袋可发生柔性变形,用于容纳洗涤衣物,所述柔性袋内设置有挤压筋,所述柔性袋转动时所述滚轮组件对所述挤压筋作用使所述挤压筋通过挤压的方式洗涤衣物。本发明能够提高洗衣机的洗净率。(The invention provides a washing machine and a using method thereof. The washing machine includes: the inner wall of the washing drum is provided with a plurality of roller assemblies, and the plurality of roller assemblies are arranged along the circumferential direction of the washing drum; the flexible bag subassembly sets up in the washing section of thick bamboo, including flexible bag and actuating mechanism, actuating mechanism with the flexible bag links to each other for the drive the flexible bag rotates, flexible deformation can take place for the flexible bag for hold the washing clothing, be provided with the extrusion muscle in the flexible bag, when the flexible bag rotates roller components is right the extrusion muscle effect makes the extrusion muscle is through extruded mode washing clothing. The invention can improve the cleaning rate of the washing machine.)

1. A washing machine characterized by: the method comprises the following steps:

the inner wall of the washing drum is provided with a plurality of roller assemblies, and the plurality of roller assemblies are arranged along the circumferential direction of the washing drum;

a flexible bag assembly arranged in the washing drum and comprising a flexible bag and a driving mechanism, wherein the driving mechanism is connected with the flexible bag and is used for driving the flexible bag to rotate,

the flexible bag can flexibly deform and is used for containing clothes to be washed, the flexible bag is internally provided with a squeezing rib, and the roller assemblies act on the squeezing rib to enable the squeezing rib to wash the clothes in a squeezing mode when the flexible bag rotates.

2. The washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the roller assembly includes:

the roller bracket is fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the washing drum;

the roller is rotatably arranged on the roller bracket, wherein the rotation axis of the roller is parallel to the axis of the washing drum.

3. The washing machine as claimed in claim 2, wherein: the roller assemblies are uniformly distributed along the circumferential direction of the washing drum.

4. The washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the flexible pouch includes:

the bottom of the outer bag is fixedly connected with the driving mechanism, and the open end of the outer bag is rotatably connected with the inner wall or the open end of the washing drum;

an inner bag arranged in the inner bag, wherein the open end of the inner bag is connected with the open end of the outer bag, the inner bag can rotate along with the outer bag,

water holes are formed on the inner bag for washing water to flow between the inner bag and the outer bag.

5. The washing machine as claimed in claim 4, wherein: the extrusion ribs are arranged on the inner wall of the inner bag,

the extrusion rib extends from the bottom of the inner bag to the opening end, and the extrusion rib is provided with a plurality of along the circumference of the inner bag.

6. The washing machine as claimed in claim 4, wherein: the opening of the outer bag is connected with an outer bag supporting ring, and the outer bag supporting ring supports the opening end of the outer bag to keep the opening state of the outer bag;

the opening end of the inner bag is connected with an inner bag supporting ring, and the inner bag supporting ring supports the opening end of the inner bag to keep the opening state of the inner bag;

the inner bag support ring is connected with the outer bag support ring, so that the inner bag support ring and the outer bag support ring can synchronously rotate.

7. The washing machine as claimed in claim 6, wherein: the inner bag support ring and the outer bag support ring are detachably connected through a magnetic structure.

8. The washing machine as claimed in claim 6, wherein: the opening end of the washing cylinder is provided with an installation groove, an annular groove is formed in the installation groove along the circumferential direction of the washing cylinder,

the outer bag support ring is disposed within the mounting slot and the outer bag support ring is slidable within the mounting slot.

9. A washing machine as claimed in any one of claims 4 to 8, characterized in that: the driving mechanism comprises a driving motor which is provided with a driving motor,

and a driving shaft of the driving motor is connected with the bottom of the outer bag.

10. A washing machine as claimed in claim 9, wherein: the driving shaft is a hollow shaft, the driving shaft is connected to a waterway of the washing machine,

the water inlet pipe and the water outlet pipe of the washing machine can be communicated with the interior of the outer bag through the driving shaft.

11. A use method of a washing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that: the method comprises the following steps:

washing procedure:

washing water is injected into the flexible bag, the flexible bag is controlled to rotate, and the washing water is discharged after washing is finished;

and (3) dehydrating procedure:

and after the washing procedure is finished, discharging the washing water, continuously rotating the flexible bag, and squeezing the washed clothes through the squeezing ribs to finish the dehydration of the clothes.

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of washing machines, in particular to a washing machine and a using method thereof.

Background

At present, the main stream washing machines on the market are in the form of impellers or rollers, and the impellers mainly remove stains by driving clothes, the clothes and the friction between cylinder walls through water flow stirring. The drum removes dirt among the clothes by beating. However, the two methods have disadvantages of washing clothes, the pulsator washing machine consumes much water and electricity, and the drum washing time is long. There is an urgent need for a new washing method to wash clothes while saving water and electricity.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, the present invention provides a washing machine and a method for using the same, which at least solve the technical problem of low washing rate of clothes in the prior art, and specifically:

in a first aspect, the present invention provides a washing machine comprising:

the inner wall of the washing drum is provided with a plurality of roller assemblies, and the plurality of roller assemblies are arranged along the circumferential direction of the washing drum;

a flexible bag assembly arranged in the washing drum and comprising a flexible bag and a driving mechanism, wherein the driving mechanism is connected with the flexible bag and is used for driving the flexible bag to rotate,

the flexible bag can flexibly deform and is used for containing clothes to be washed, the flexible bag is internally provided with a squeezing rib, and the roller assemblies act on the squeezing rib to enable the squeezing rib to wash the clothes in a squeezing mode when the flexible bag rotates.

Further optionally, the scroll wheel assembly comprises:

the roller bracket is fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the washing drum;

the roller is rotatably arranged on the roller bracket, wherein the rotation axis of the roller is parallel to the axis of the washing drum.

Further optionally, a plurality of the roller assemblies are evenly distributed along the circumference of the washing drum.

Further optionally, the flexible pouch comprises:

the bottom of the outer bag is fixedly connected with the driving mechanism, and the open end of the outer bag is rotatably connected with the inner wall or the open end of the washing drum;

an inner bag arranged in the inner bag, wherein the open end of the inner bag is connected with the open end of the outer bag, the inner bag can rotate along with the outer bag,

water holes are formed on the inner bag for washing water to flow between the inner bag and the outer bag.

Further optionally, the extrusion rib is arranged on the inner wall of the inner bag,

the extrusion rib extends from the bottom of the inner bag to the opening end, and the extrusion rib is provided with a plurality of along the circumference of the inner bag.

Further optionally, the opening of the outer bag is connected with an outer bag support ring, and the outer bag support ring supports the open end of the outer bag to keep the open state;

the opening end of the inner bag is connected with an inner bag supporting ring, and the inner bag supporting ring supports the opening end of the inner bag to keep the opening state of the inner bag;

the inner bag support ring is connected with the outer bag support ring, so that the inner bag support ring and the outer bag support ring can synchronously rotate.

Further optionally, the inner bag support ring and the outer bag support ring are detachably connected by a magnetic structure.

Further optionally, the open end of the washing drum is provided with a mounting groove, the mounting groove forms an annular groove along the circumferential direction of the washing drum,

the outer bag support ring is disposed within the mounting slot and the outer bag support ring is slidable within the mounting slot.

Further optionally, the drive mechanism comprises a drive motor,

and a driving shaft of the driving motor is connected with the bottom of the outer bag.

Further optionally, the drive shaft is a hollow shaft, the drive shaft is connected to a water circuit of the washing machine,

the water inlet pipe and the water outlet pipe of the washing machine can be communicated with the interior of the outer bag through the driving shaft.

In a second aspect, the present invention provides a method for using the above washing machine, including:

washing procedure:

washing water is injected into the flexible bag, the flexible bag is controlled to rotate, and the washing water is discharged after washing is finished;

and (3) dehydrating procedure:

and after the washing procedure is finished, discharging the washing water, continuously rotating the flexible bag, and squeezing the washed clothes through the squeezing ribs to finish the dehydration of the clothes.

The invention realizes the washing of clothes by extruding and rubbing modes through the matching of the flexible bag and the roller, and can greatly improve the washing rate of the clothes compared with the traditional modes of friction, beating and the like. And the extrusion rib in the flexible bag is set to be a flexible structure, so that the abrasion to the clothes can be reduced to the maximum extent.

Drawings

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent by describing in detail exemplary embodiments thereof with reference to the attached drawings. The drawings described below are merely some embodiments of the present disclosure, and other drawings may be derived from those drawings by those of ordinary skill in the art without inventive effort.

Fig. 1 illustrates a schematic sectional view of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view showing an assembled state of a driving motor and an outer bag according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of an inner bag according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of a second lower ring according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a first upper ring according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an operational status of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention with a flexible bag in a first position;

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the washing machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, wherein the flexible bag is in a second position;

in the figure:

1. a top cover; 2. mounting grooves; 3. a washing drum; 3.1, a drain pipe; 3.2, a water inlet pipe; 4. a three-way valve; 5. an outer bag; 6. an inner bag; 6.1, extruding ribs; 6.2, water passing holes; 7. a water pipe; 8. a drive motor; 9. a platen; 10. a flange plate; 11. a bearing; 12. a first upper ring; 12.1, grooves; 13. a second lower ring; 13.1, permanent magnets; 14. a second upper ring; 15. a roller bracket; 16. a roller; 17. clothing; 18. stains.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

The terminology used in the embodiments of the invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used in the examples of the present invention and the appended claims, the singular forms "a", "an", and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, and "a" and "an" generally include at least two, but do not exclude at least one, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

It should be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein is merely one type of association that describes an associated object, meaning that three relationships may exist, e.g., a and/or B may mean: a exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone. In addition, the character "/" herein generally indicates that the former and latter related objects are in an "or" relationship.

It is also noted that the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a good or system that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such good or system. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a commodity or system that includes the element.

The invention realizes the washing of clothes by extruding and rubbing modes through the matching of the flexible bag and the roller, and can greatly improve the washing rate of the clothes compared with the traditional modes of friction, beating and the like. And the extrusion rib in the flexible bag is set to be a flexible structure, so that the abrasion to the clothes can be reduced to the maximum extent. The invention is described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments:

as shown in fig. 1 to 7, the present invention provides a washing machine including:

the washing machine comprises a washing drum 3, wherein the inner wall of the washing drum 3 is provided with a plurality of roller assemblies, and the roller assemblies are arranged along the circumferential direction of the washing drum 3;

the flexible bag component is arranged in the washing cylinder 3 and comprises a flexible bag and a driving mechanism, the driving mechanism is arranged at the bottom of the washing cylinder 3 and is connected with the flexible bag and used for driving the flexible bag to rotate,

the flexible bag can take place flexible deformation for hold the washing clothing, be provided with extrusion muscle 6.1 in the flexible bag, the flexible bag contacts with wheel components when rotating, when rotating to being provided with extrusion muscle 6.1's position and wheel components contact, wheel components makes extrusion muscle 6.1 wash the clothing through the extruded mode to extrusion muscle 6.1 effect.

As shown in fig. 1, preferably, the roller assembly includes:

the roller bracket 15 is fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the washing drum 3, the roller bracket 15 preferably comprises a rotating shaft and a supporting rod, the rotating shaft is arranged in parallel with the inner wall surface of the washing drum 3, and two ends of the supporting rod are respectively connected to the inner wall of the washing drum 3 and the rotating shaft, so that a certain distance is reserved between the rotating shaft and the inner wall of the washing drum 3;

the roller 16 is rotatably arranged on the roller bracket 15, particularly on the rotating shaft, wherein the rotating axis of the roller 16 is parallel to the axis of the washing drum 3, preferably, the roller 16 can be arranged in one, and the axial dimension of the roller 16 is similar to the rotating shaft, or, the roller 16 can be arranged in a plurality, and the axial dimension of each roller 16 is smaller. Further, the roller 16 is made of a non-rigid material, and the surface thereof is a smooth cylindrical surface, for example, the roller may be made of rubber, and has a certain deformation capability, which can provide sufficient extrusion force, and will not damage the flexible bag.

The roller assemblies are uniformly distributed along the circumference of the washing tub 3, for example, three roller assemblies are provided, which are respectively located at three vertexes of an equilateral triangle, or four roller assemblies are provided, which are respectively located at four vertexes of a square. The space between the plurality of roller assemblies is smaller in radial dimension than the flexible bag in the unfolded state so that the outer wall thereof can contact the rollers 16 and be pressed when the flexible bag is rotated.

As shown in fig. 1, 2, and 3, the flexible pouch includes:

the bottom of the outer bag 5 is fixedly connected with the driving mechanism, the open end of the outer bag 5 is rotatably connected with the inner wall or the open end of the washing drum 3, preferably, the inner wall of the outer bag 5 is smooth, and the friction force between the inner bag and the inner bag 6 is reduced;

an inner bag 6 arranged in the outer bag 5, wherein the open end of the inner bag 6 is connected with the open end of the outer bag 5, the inner bag 6 can rotate along with the outer bag 5, preferably, the outer wall of the inner bag 6 is smooth, the friction force between the inner bag 6 and the outer bag 5 is reduced,

the inner bag 6 is formed with water passing holes 6.2 for the washing water to flow between the inner bag 6 and the outer bag 5, and preferably, the water passing holes 6.2 are provided at the bottom or the side of the inner bag 6, or, the water passing holes 6.2 are provided at both the bottom and the side.

The extrusion rib 6.1 is arranged on the inner wall of the inner bag 6, the extrusion rib 6.1 extends from the bottom of the inner bag 6 to the opening end, and the extrusion rib 6.1 is provided with a plurality of ribs along the circumference of the inner bag 6. Preferably, extrusion muscle 6.1 and inner bag 6 form an organic whole structure, and extrusion muscle 6.1 is flexible material, receives the extrusion and can produce a certain amount of deformation, and along with the rotation of inner bag 6, a plurality of extrusion muscle 6.1 contact with gyro wheel 16 in proper order and receive the extrusion, then extrudees the washing clothing, accomplishes the washing of clothing.

Preferably, the extrusion rib 6.1 is provided with a plurality of along the circumference of inner bag 6, and a plurality of extrusion ribs 6.1 evenly distributed, in this embodiment, extrusion rib 6.1 sets up three.

Further, the opening of the outer bag 5 is connected to an outer bag support ring which supports the open end of the outer bag 5 to maintain the open state. Preferably, the outer bag support ring comprises a first upper ring 12 and a first lower ring, the first upper ring 12 and the first lower ring being arranged one above the other and being connected to form the outer bag support ring, the open end of the outer bag 5 being compressed between the first upper ring 12 and the first lower ring, thereby enabling the open end of the outer bag 5 to be maintained in an open state. Preferably, the first lower ring is configured as a bearing 11, by means of which bearing 11 a rotational connection with the washing drum 3 is achieved.

The open end of the inner bag 6 is connected with an inner bag support ring which supports the open end of the inner bag 6 to keep the open state. Preferably, the inner bag support ring comprises a second upper ring 14 and a second lower ring 13, the second upper ring 14 and the second lower ring 13 are overlapped and connected to form the inner bag support ring, and the open end of the inner bag 6 is compressed between the second upper ring 14 and the second lower ring 13, so that the open end of the inner bag 6 can be kept in an open state, and the clothes can be conveniently taken and put.

Preferably, the inner bag support ring is connected with the outer bag support ring such that the inner bag support ring and the outer bag support ring can rotate synchronously. In the present embodiment, a plurality of permanent magnets 13.1 are provided on the inner bag support ring for magnetically attaching to the outer bag support ring. As shown in fig. 4, the permanent magnet 13.1 is preferably formed on the second lower ring 13 and is formed into a convex structure, correspondingly, as shown in fig. 5, a groove 12.1 is preferably formed on the first upper ring 12 at a position corresponding to the permanent magnet 13.1 of the outer bag support ring, and a magnetic material is embedded in the groove 12.1 to achieve mutual adsorption with the permanent magnet 13.1, thereby achieving detachable connection of the inner bag support ring and the outer bag support ring.

It is easy to think, inner bag support ring and outer bag support ring can also be through other modes detachably connected, conveniently take out inner bag 6.

The open end of the washing cylinder 3 is provided with a mounting groove 2, the mounting groove 2 forms an annular groove along the circumference of the washing cylinder 3, the outer bag support ring is arranged in the mounting groove 2, and the outer bag support ring can slide in the mounting groove 2. Preferably, the outer bag support ring is mounted into the mounting groove 2 by a bearing so that the outer bag support ring can rotate.

The driving mechanism comprises a driving motor 8, a driving shaft of the driving motor 8 is connected with the bottom of the outer bag 5, a connecting flange and a pressure plate 9 are arranged on the driving shaft, the pressure plate 9 is arranged in the outer bag 5 and is fixedly connected to the flange plate 10 through a connecting piece, and the driving motor 8 can drive the outer barrel to rotate.

Preferably, the drive shaft is a hollow shaft, which is connected to the water circuit of the washing machine, through which the inlet pipe 3.2 and the outlet pipe 3.1 of the washing machine can communicate with the inside of the outer bag 5. Specifically, the driving shaft is communicated with the three-way valve 4 through the water pipe 7, the three-way valve 4 is simultaneously communicated with the water inlet pipe 3.2 and the water outlet pipe 3.1, and the driving shaft can be controlled to be communicated with the water inlet pipe 3.2 or the water outlet pipe 3.1.

The invention also provides a using method of the washing machine, which comprises the following steps:

washing procedure: injecting washing water into the flexible bag, controlling the flexible bag to rotate, and discharging the washing water after washing is finished;

and (3) dehydrating procedure: after the washing procedure is finished, the washing water is discharged, the flexible bag continues to rotate, and the clothes are squeezed and washed by the squeezing ribs 6.1 to finish the dehydration of the clothes.

Specifically, before washing, the top cover 1 is opened, clothes 17 and detergent are placed in the inner bag 6, the operation is started after the top cover 1 is closed, the water inlet pipe 3.2 is communicated with the driving shaft through the three-way valve 4, and tap water is respectively filled into the outer bag 5 and the inner bag 6 through the water pipe, the driving shaft and the water through holes 6.2 at the bottom of the inner bag 6. After a certain time, the three-way valve 4 is closed, and the driving motor 8 starts to operate to drive the outer bag 5 to rotate. The outer bag 5 drives the inner bag 6 to rotate through the middle and outer bag supporting rings and the inner bag supporting ring.

In the rotation process of the flexible bag, the roller 16 applies a pair of extrusion forces to the flexible bag, and along with the rotation of the flexible bag, the extrusion ribs 6.1 are alternately extruded by the roller 16, so that the clothes 17 in the flexible bag are rubbed at multiple angles. After washing is finished, the three-way valve 4 is opened, the driving shaft is communicated with the drain pipe 3.1, and washing water is drained, and meanwhile, the motor still keeps running, so that the clothes 17 are continuously kneaded and extruded, the washing water in the clothes 17 is squeezed out, and the residual quantity of the detergent is reduced. After the washing water is drained, the three-way valve 4 is communicated with the water inlet pipe 3.2 again, and tap water is filled into the flexible bag to be rinsed by repeating the steps.

And after the rinsing is finished, performing the dewatering operation by pressing again.

The schematic diagram of the operation principle of the invention is shown in fig. 6 and 7, the rotation direction of the flexible bag is omega, the extrusion ribs a, b and c in the flexible bag displace along with the rotation of the flexible bag, and the displacement direction of each extrusion rib 6.1 is shown in fig. 6. The roller 16 gives an extrusion force F to the flexible bag, the extrusion force F is decomposed and applied to the clothes 17 through the extrusion ribs a, b and c, and the extrusion force F is decomposed to the clothes 17 through the extrusion ribs 6.1 and is continuously changed due to the continuous rotation of the flexible bag, so that the light and heavy gradual extrusion force is formed, and various extrusion effects are provided for the clothes 17. In the position shown in fig. 6, the clothes 17 are pressed as shown in fig. 6, and the middle of the clothes 17 is pressed downward by the pressing rib 6.1a, and the moving direction of the pressing rib 6.1a is leftward, so that the clothes 17 are simultaneously given a force Fa of the same friction force as the moving direction of a. The pressing ribs 6.1b give an upward pressing force and a friction force Fb to the clothes 17, the pressing ribs 6.1c give an upward pressing force and a friction force Fc to the clothes 17, when the flexible bag rotates from the state shown in figure 6 to the state shown in figure 7, the pressing ribs 6.1 operate, the surface of the pressing ribs 6.1 and the surface of the clothes 17 continuously rub in the operation process, and the process forces Fa, Fb and Fc slide along the surface of the clothes 17 to form a rubbing effect, so that the dirt 18 on the clothes 17 is removed.

The invention realizes the washing of clothes in a squeezing and rubbing way by matching the flexible bag and the roller, realizes the multi-angle and all-around washing of the clothes, and is closer to the hand washing effect, thereby improving the cleaning rate of the clothes and reducing the abrasion of the clothes in the washing process.

Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are specifically illustrated and described above. It is to be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise arrangements, instrumentalities, or instrumentalities described herein; on the contrary, the disclosure is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.