The present disclosure relates to an anti-siphon device and a washing machine, in particular to a draining anti-siphon device and a washing machine provided with the draining anti-siphon device, belonging to the field of washing machine devices.
When the existing drum washing machine drains water, a drain pump operates; the drain pump stops at the end of drainage. Due to the presence of water in the draining pipe, the sudden stop of the drain pump causes a negative pressure inside the chamber of the drain pump, which easily causes the water in the draining pipe to flow back into the chamber of the drain pump. Once the consumer puts the end of the draining pipe into the water, a siphoning effect is easily caused to allow the draining pipe to siphon dirty water into the drain pump and cause the dirty water to enter the washing outer drum of the washing machine, thus easily contaminating washed clothes seriously and causing a bad user experience.
The present disclosure is provided in view of this.
The technical problem to be solved by the present disclosure is to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art and provide a draining anti-siphon device and a washing machine provided with the draining anti-siphon device to prevent siphoning dirty water into the drain pump and further causing the dirty water to enter the outer drum of the washing machine.
In order to solve the above technical problem, the basic concept of the technical solution of the present disclosure is as follows:
A draining anti-siphon device comprises a water outlet pipe and an air pipe, wherein the water outlet pipe comprises a first water pipe and a second water pipe which are connected with each other, the pipe diameter of at least part of the second water pipe is larger than the pipe diameter of the first water pipe. One end of the air pipe is communicated with the second water pipe, and the communicating position of the air pipe and the second water pipe is located at a radial surface of the second water pipe.
Further, a bent part is formed at the joint of the first water pipe and the second water pipe so that an inclined angle of a certain degree is formed between the first water pipe and the second water pipe.
Further, the second water pipe is a stepped pipe with the pipe diameter increasing in sequence from the joint of the first water pipe and the second water pipe toward the end opening of the second water pipe. The first end opening of the air pipe is located at the stepped face of the second water pipe and the air pipe is communicated with the second water pipe, and the second end opening of the air pipe is arranged outside the water outlet pipe.
Further, the first end opening of the air pipe is located at a position on the stepped face of the second water pipe and close to the outer side of the bent part.
Further, the inner structure of the air pipe is of a diameter changing structure of a stepped hole, and the inner diameter of the air pipe close to the end opening of the second water pipe is the minimum.
Further, the air pipe is arranged in parallel with the second water pipe, the second water pipe has a thicker wall, and an axial through hole is formed in the wall of the second water pipe to function as an air pipe.
Further, an outer chamfer is arranged at a water inlet of the first water pipe, a boss is arranged on the outer wall of the first water pipe, a skirt is arranged on the second water pipe and is vertical to the central axis of the second water pipe, and a through hole is formed in the skirt to function as a fixing hole.
Further, the inclined angle between the first water pipe and the second water pipe is 90±5°.
A washing machine provided with the forgoing draining anti-siphon device having any of foregoing features comprises an inner drum, an outer drum, a housing and the draining anti-siphon device. The inner drum is mounted in the outer drum, the inner drum and the outer drum are mounted in the housing and the outer drum is suspended inside the housing through a spring. The draining anti-siphon device is fixed on the housing, one end opening of the air pipe of the draining anti-siphon device is communicated with the second water pipe of the draining anti-siphon device, the other end opening is communicated with the outer drum through a connecting pipe and the communicating position is located above the center of the outer drum. The end opening of the first water pipe of the draining anti-siphon device is connected with the drain pump through a draining hose, the drain pump is connected with the outer drum through a draining pipe. The end opening of the second water pipe of the draining anti-siphon device is connected to a draining hose arranged outside the housing of the washing machine; the air pipe of the draining anti-siphon device is arranged above the central axis of the second water pipe of the draining anti-siphon device.
Further, a skirt is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the second water pipe of the water outlet pipe of the draining anti-siphon device and is vertical to the central axis of the second water pipe. A through hole is formed in the skirt to function as a fixing hole, the draining anti-siphon device is fixed on the housing of the washing machine by allowing a screw to penetrate through the through hole. The inclined angle between the first water pipe and the second water pipe is 90±5°, the second water pipe is located above the first water pipe, and the draining anti-siphon device is higher than the center of the outer drum.
With adoption of the above technical solution, the present disclosure has the following beneficial effects as compared with the prior art.
A draining anti-siphon device according to the present disclosure comprises a water outlet pipe and an air pipe, wherein the water outlet pipe comprises a first water pipe and a second water pipe which are connected with each other, the pipe diameter of at least part of the second water pipe is larger than the pipe diameter of the first water pipe. One end of the air pipe is communicated with the second water pipe, and the communicating position of the air pipe and the second water pipe is located at a radial surface of the second water pipe, so that siphon reverse flow is prevented by means of a diameter changing structure of the air pipe and the water outlet pipe. By means of the structure, the water pressure at the air pipe is small, which effectively prevents dirty water flowing back to a washing outer drum through the air pipe due to water pressure during drainage. The present disclosure provides a washing machine which is provided with a draining anti-siphon device, the space of the bent part of the housing of the washing machine is effectively used to arrange a draining hose. In addition, the fixing position of the draining anti-siphon device which is fixed on the rear back plate of the housing of the washing machine is larger than the height of the center of the outer drum but less than the maximum height of the housing of the washing machine. At the end of drainage of the washing machine, the drain pump stops working, even if the end of the draining hose (i.e., the draining hose outside the washing machine) connected to the second water pipe of the draining anti-siphon device is immersed in water, once siphon backflow happens, an anti-siphon hose is communicated with the draining anti-siphon device and the outer drum and then air enters the draining anti-siphon device from the outer drum to invalid the siphon effect so that water will not flow back to the outer drum.
Specific embodiments of the present disclosure will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
As shown in
A bent part is formed at the joint of the first water pipe 16 and the second water pipe 15 so that an inclined angle α of a certain degree is formed between the first water pipe 16 and the second water pipe 15. The range of the inclined angle α is 90±5°. In this embodiment, a is 90°.
The second water pipe 15 is a stepped pipe with the pipe diameter increasing in sequence from the joint of the first water pipe 16 and the second water pipe 15 toward the end opening of the second water pipe, the first end opening of the air pipe 17 is located at the stepped face of the second water pipe 15 and the air pipe is communicated with the second water pipe, and the second end opening of the air pipe is arranged outside the water outlet pipe.
The first end opening of the air pipe is located at a position on the stepped face of the second water pipe and having the largest distance from the inner inclined angle between the first water pipe and the second water pipe, that is, the first end opening of the air pipe is located at a position on the stepped face of the second water pipe and close to the outer side of the bent part. As shown in
Due to the bent structure of the first water pipe and the second water pipe, the fluid analysis shows that the uniform distribution of the water pressure is changed to small pressure at the side close to the air pipe, thus effectively avoiding reverse flow of water through the air pipe due to large water pressure.
In this embodiment, as shown in
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An outer chamfer 19 is arranged at the water inlet of the first water pipe 16, the outer wall of the first water pipe is provided with a boss 18, the second water pipe is provided with a skirt 13 which is vertical to the central axis of the second water pipe, and a through hole is formed in the skirt to function as a fixing hole 14. Thus, the device can be fixed to other equipment conveniently.
The difference between this embodiment and Embodiment 1 is that, as shown in
The washing machine according to this embodiment is provided with the draining anti-siphon device disclosed in Embodiment 1 or 2.
A washing machine provided with a draining anti-siphon device, as shown in
The draining anti-siphon device 8 is fixed to the housing 1, as shown in
The first end opening of the air pipe is located at a position on the stepped face of the second water pipe and having the largest distance from the inner inclined angle between the first water pipe and the second water pipe, that is, the first end opening of the air pipe is located at a position on the stepped face of the second water pipe and close to the outer side of the bent part. When the draining anti-siphon device 8 is mounted, the draining anti-siphon device is arranged vertically or in an inclined way, the second water pipe 15 is arranged above the first water pipe 16, and the air pipe is located at the top of the second water pipe or above the center of the second water pipe.
The second water pipe is of a diameter changing structure, the inner diameter of the first water pipe is less than the maximum inner diameter of the second water pipe, the inner diameter of the second water pipe changes from a small diameter to a large diameter in sequence from the joint of the joint of the second water pipe and the first water pipe toward the end opening of the second water pipe, thus easily generating a Venturi effect. In addition, the first end opening of the air pipe is located on the stepped face of the second water pipe 15, and the air pipe is communicated with the second water pipe to allow air to enter the second water pipe, instead of causing water to flow back into the outer drum through the air pipe.
Due to the bent structure of the first water pipe and the second water pipe, the fluid analysis shows that the uniform distribution of the water pressure is changed to small pressure at the side close to the air pipe, thus effectively avoiding reverse flow of water through the air pipe due to large water pressure.
In this embodiment, as shown in
As shown in
By means of the bend structure of the water outlet pipe, the diameter changing structure of the second water pipe, the diameter changing structure of the air pipe and the structure that the first end opening of the air pipe is located at the position on the stepped face of the second water pipe and close to the outer side of the bend part, the water pressure at the air pipe is small, which effectively prevents dirty water flowing back to the washing outer drum through the air pipe due to water pressure during drainage.
An outer chamfer 19 is arranged at the end opening (i.e., the water inlet) of the first water pipe 16 of the draining anti-siphon device, a boss 18 is arranged on the outer wall of the first water pipe, the water inlet of the first water pipe is connected with the draining hose 5, and the draining hose inserts easily due to the arrangement of the chamfer, and the fixing of the insertion depth is facilitated by the boss structure. The other end of the draining hose 5 is connected to a drain pump 4, the drain pump 4 is connected to the outer drum 2 through a draining pipe 3, and the end opening of the second water pipe of the draining anti-siphon device is connected to a draining hose arranged outside the housing of the washing machine.
Further, a skirt 13 is arranged on the second water pipe and is vertical to the central axis of the second water pipe; and the skirt is used for fitting with the rear plate of the housing of the washing machine to increase the contact area of the second water pipe and the rear back plate. A through hole is formed in the skirt to function as a fixing hole 14, the draining anti-siphon device is fixed on the housing of the washing machine by allowing a screw to penetrate through the through hole.
Water inlet pipe 6 is formed at the upper part of the outer drum and is connected with a washing box. A feed valve feeds water into the washing box to drive detergent to enter the outer drum through the water inlet pipe 6.
The bottom of the outer drum is provided with a draining pipe 3 which is connected with the drain pump 4, and the drain pump is connected with the draining hose 5, so that water is discharged out of the washing machine through the draining anti-siphon device.
The present disclosure provides a washing machine which is provided with a draining anti-siphon device, the space of the bent part of the housing of the washing machine is effectively used to arrange a draining hose 5. In addition, the fixing position of the draining anti-siphon device which is fixed on the rear plate of the housing of the washing machine is larger than the height of the center of the outer drum but less than the maximum height of the housing of the washing machine, thus ensuring the consistency of the maximum height of the draining pipe of the washing machine in design. At the end of drainage of the washing machine, the drain pump stops working, even if the end of the draining hose connected to the second water pipe of the draining anti-siphon device (i.e., the draining hose outside the washing machine) is immersed in water, once siphon backflow happens, an anti-siphon hose is communicated with the draining anti-siphon device and the outer drum and then air enters the draining anti-siphon device from the outer drum to invalid the siphon effect so that water will not flow back to the outer drum.
The implementation solutions of the embodiments described above may be further combined or replaced, and the embodiments are merely illustrative of the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure and are not intended to limit the scope and scope of the present disclosure. Various changes and modifications made to the technical solutions of the present disclosure by those skilled in the art without departing from the design concept of the disclosure shall fall within the scope of the present disclosure.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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201510217762.1 | Apr 2015 | CN | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/CN2016/079402 | 4/15/2016 | WO | 00 |