IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,313,068
Granted Patent B2
US 11,313,068 · App. 17/049,167 · Granted Apr 26, 2022

Clothing treatment agent dispensing assembly for clothing treatment apparatus, and clothing treatment apparatus

Inventors: Tao Huang (Qingdao, CN); Baozhen Cheng (Qingdao, CN); Huacheng Zhang (Qingdao, CN)
Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.; Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
D06F39/022
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,313,068
App. No.
17/049,167
Granted
Apr 26, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A clothes treating agent dispensing assembly for a clothes treatment device and a clothes treatment device including a body; the clothes treating agent dispensing assembly including a dispensing container, a storage container and a docking mechanism. The dispensing container and the storage container are both in sliding connection with the body; the docking mechanism can engage the dispensing container and the storage container with each other and cause the dispensing container and the storage container to stably slide relative to the body as a whole. The docking mechanism can engage the dispensing container and the storage container with each other and avoid relative movement of the dispensing container and the storage container, so the relative stability of the dispensing container and the storage container is maintained when a drawer is moved, and the dispensing container and the storage container both can slide stably relative to the body.

Claims (9)

1. A clothing treatment agent dispensing assembly for use in a clothing treatment device, the clothing treatment agent dispensing assembly comprising a dispensing container, a storage container and a docking mechanism; wherein both the dispensing container and the storage container are configured to be slidingly connected to the clothing treatment device, and wherein the docking mechanism enables the dispensing container and the storage container to be engaged with each other, and enables the dispensing container and the storage container to slide stably relative to the clothing treatment device as a whole,

wherein the docking mechanism comprises a first docking portion provided on the dispensing container and a second docking portion provided on the storage container, and the first docking portion and the second docking portion cooperate with each other to engage the dispensing container with the storage container; and

wherein the first docking portion is a pin hole, and the second docking portion is a positioning pin matching the pin hole; or the first docking portion is a positioning pin, and the second docking portion is a pin hole matching the positioning pin.

2. The clothing treatment agent dispensing assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first docking portion is fixedly connected to or integrated with the dispensing container.

3. The clothing treatment agent dispensing assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the second docking portion is fixedly connected to or integrated with the storage container.

4. The clothing treatment agent dispensing assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the number of the first docking portion and the number of the second docking portion are both two, and wherein the first docking portions correspond to the second docking portions in a one-to-one correspondence, the two first docking portions are respectively disposed on both sides of a rear portion of the dispensing container, and the two second docking portions are respectively disposed on both sides of a front portion of the storage container.

5. The clothing treatment agent dispensing according to claim 1 , wherein the dispensing container is provided with a liquid outlet connector, the storage container is provided with a liquid inlet connector, and the liquid outlet connector and the liquid inlet connector are sealed by a sealing ring and are insertedly connected.

6. The clothing treatment agent dispensing assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the sealing ring is configured as a barbed structure to prevent the dispensing container and the storage container from being separated from each other.

7. A clothing treatment device, comprising the clothing treatment agent dispensing assembly according to claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 20, 2020
From: HUANG, TAO; CHENG, BAOZHEN; ZHANG, HUACHENG
To: QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.; HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054142/0818 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201810360732.X · Apr 20, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210246597A1 · Aug 12, 2021