US 11,965,277 B2
Detergent additive box and mounting structure thereof, and distribution box
Peishi Lv, Shandong (CN); Baozhen Cheng, Shandong (CN); and Tao Huang, Shandong (CN)
Assigned to CHONGQING HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., Chongqing (CN); and HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD., Shandong (CN)
Filed by CHONGQING HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., Chongqing (CN); and HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD., Shandong (CN)
Filed on Aug. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/886,840.
Application 17/886,840 is a division of application No. 16/605,986, granted, now 11,441,255, previously published as PCT/CN2018/083265, filed on Apr. 17, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 201710249311.5 (CN), filed on Apr. 17, 2017; application No. 201710249321.9 (CN), filed on Apr. 17, 2017; application No. 201710250048.1 (CN), filed on Apr. 17, 2017; application No. 201710250111.1 (CN), filed on Apr. 17, 2017; and application No. 201710250137.6 (CN), filed on Apr. 17, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0380961 A1, Dec. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. D06F 39/02 (2006.01)
CPC D06F 39/02 (2013.01) 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A detergent additive box mounting structure, comprising:
a detergent additive box, wherein the detergent additive box is a closed box structure having a cavity, and is provided with a one-way ventilation valve and a liquid outlet, and an on-off valve is arranged on the liquid outlet;
a mounting cavity, being configured to be arranged on a washing machine, wherein at least one space for placing the detergent additive box is provided inside the mounting cavity, and a limiting structure is arranged on the mounting cavity for limiting the movement of the detergent additive box when the detergent additive box is placed in the mounting cavity,
wherein the limiting structure comprises an elastic member arranged on one side of the mounting cavity, and
the elastic member is arranged between the detergent additive box and a side wall of the mounting cavity in an elastic deformation manner when the detergent additive box is placed in the mounting cavity; and
a water box configured to the washing machine, a distribution box configured to be withdrawable and pushable arranged in the water box, and the mounting cavity is arranged on the distribution box, wherein
the distribution box includes an upper-layer box and a lower-layer box,
the upper-layer box and the lower-layer box are detachably arranged or integrated,
the lower-layer box is connected with a drainage structure configured to communicate with an outer drum of the washing machine, and
the mounting cavity is arranged on the upper-layer box, and a through hole communicating with the lower-layer box is formed on the bottom wall of the mounting cavity.