Freely rotating wave wheel having housing cavities

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10233580-B2
Application number	US-201415123614-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 28, 2014
Priority date	Mar 11, 2014
Publication date	Mar 19, 2019
Grant date	Mar 19, 2019

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a freely rotating wave wheel having a housing cavity. The freely rotating wave wheel includes an impeller; an impeller rotating shaft is connected to the impeller; a freely rotatable impeller rotating wheel is installed on the impeller rotating shaft; and a housing cavity is arranged inside the impeller rotating wheel, and/or between the impeller rotating wheel and the impeller, and/or between the impeller rotating shaft and the impeller. Antibacterial and disinfectant substances or other substances beneficial to washing effects of clothes can be arranged in the housing cavity. When water enters into the washing machine to wash and rinse clothes, antibacterial and disinfectant substances or other substances beneficial to washing effects of clothes can effectively perform effects to purify water quality and prevent cross infection due to mixed washing of clothes, thereby generating a better washing effect.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A freely rotating wave wheel having housing cavities, comprising:
an impeller;
an impeller rotating shaft connected to the impeller;
a freely rotatable impeller rotating wheel installed on the impeller rotating shaft; a first housing cavity arranged inside the impeller rotating wheel; and
an impeller hood and an impeller cover, wherein an external surface of the impeller rotating wheel is covered by the impeller hood, and the impeller cover is configured for detachably covering an upper opening of the impeller rotating wheel.

2. The freely rotating wave wheel having the housing cavities according to claim 1 , wherein the impeller rotating shaft comprises a base and a main shaft fixed on the base; the base is installed on the impeller; the main shaft is rotatably connected with the impeller rotating wheel; and second housing cavities are arranged between the base and the impeller.

3. The freely rotating wave wheel having the housing cavities according to claim 2 , wherein a groove is formed in center of the impeller; the base of the impeller rotating shaft is installed in the groove; and a cavity between the groove and the base forms the second housing cavities.

4. The freely rotating wave wheel having the housing cavities according to claim 3 , wherein a lug boss structure is arranged inside the groove; the base of the impeller rotating shaft is fixedly installed on the lug boss structure; the groove is divided into the second housing cavities by the lug boss structure; and a limiting rib is arranged at a position on the base corresponding to a respective one of the second housing cavities.

5. The freely rotating wave wheel having the housing cavities according to claim 4 , wherein the lug boss structure has a crossed shape; the groove is divided into four symmetrical second housing cavities by the lug boss structure; and a fixed installation seat is arranged on a bottom of the respective one of the second housing cavities.

6. The freely rotating wave wheel having the housing cavities according to claim 1 , wherein water inlets are arranged in the impeller; the water inlets are arranged at an installation position of the impeller rotating wheel; and washing water can enter an internal part of the impeller rotating wheel through the water inlets.

7. The freely rotating wave wheel having the housing cavities according to claim 1 , wherein both the impeller hood and the impeller cover are made of stainless steel; the impeller rotating wheel is made of plastic material; and the impeller hood is formed integrally with the impeller rotating wheel.

8. The freely rotating wave wheel having the housing cavities according to claim 1 , wherein a series of convex blocks for rubbing clothes and water outlet holes for generating fountain-shaped water flows are regularly arranged on external surfaces of the impeller rotating wheel and the impeller hood.

9. The freely rotating wave wheel having the housing cavities according to claim 1 , wherein clips are arranged in an upper opening of the impeller rotating wheel; a clamping groove is arranged in an inner wall of the impeller cover; and the clips are fitted with the clamping groove.

10. The freely rotating wave wheel having the housing cavities according to claim 2 , wherein both the impeller hood and the impeller cover are made of stainless steel; the impeller rotating wheel is made of plastic material; and the impeller hood is formed integrally with the impeller rotating wheel.

11. The freely rotating wave wheel having the housing cavities according to claim 3 , wherein both the impeller hood and the impeller cover are made of stainless steel; the impeller rotating wheel is made of plastic material; and the impeller hood is formed integrally with the impeller rotating wheel.

12. The freely rotating wave wheel having the housing cavities according to claim 2 , wherein a series of convex blocks for rubbing clothes and water outlet holes for generating fountain-shaped water flows are regularly arranged on external surfaces of the impeller rotating wheel and the impeller hood.

13. The freely rotating wave wheel having the housing cavities according to claim 3 , wherein a series of convex blocks for rubbing clothes and water outlet holes for generating fountain-shaped water flows are regularly arranged on external surfaces of the impeller rotating wheel and the impeller hood.

14. The freely rotating wave wheel having the housing cavities according to claim 2 , wherein clips are arranged in an upper opening of the impeller rotating wheel; a clamping groove is arranged in an inner wall of the impeller cover; and the clips are fitted connected with the clamping groove.

Assignees

• Haier Group Corp
• Qingdao Haier Washing Mach Co

Inventors

• Lv Peishi
• Yang Lin
• Imai Shunji
• Wang Lingchen
• Tian Yunlong
• Jiang Yanni

Classifications

• D06F17/10 Primary

  Impellers · CPC title

• D06F17/06

  by rotary impellers · CPC title

• D06F37/40 Primary

  for driving the receptacle and an agitator or impeller, e.g. alternatively {(D06F37/304, D06F37/308 take precedence)} · CPC title

• D06F39/08

  Liquid supply or discharge arrangements (supply of soap or other washing agents D06F39/02) · CPC title

• D06F7/02

  of the rotary-impeller type · CPC title