Abstract: A dryer comprises a drying drum, a drum motor driving the drying drum to rotate, and a drying fan for making dried hot air enter into the drying drum. The drying fan comprises a volute, a fan disposed in the volute, and a drying motor driving the fan to rotate. The drum motor and the drying motor share one motor, and the motor is capable of forward and reverse rotation, and drives the drying drum and the fan to rotate forward and reversely. The amount of air flow passed by the fan is same in both cases of forward and reverse rotation. The forward and reverse rotation of the drying drum can more effectively shake the clothes in the drying drum, so that the drying efficiency is higher and the drying is more uniform.

Abstract: A support for washing machine with automatic leveling function comprises: a sheath; a regulating mechanism, arranged in the sheath and is-axially movable relative to the sheath; and a flexible body assembly, which is arranged in the regulating mechanism and accommodates a hydraulic medium; one end of the flexible body assembly is limited and arranged in the sheath, another end is a stretchable end which acts on the regulating mechanism, the stretchable end expands and contracts under the action of the hydraulic medium and drives the regulating mechanism to move axially for automatic leveling. The flexible body assembly comprises a flexible accommodating body, a mounting, and a protection mechanism between the mounting assembly and the flexible accommodating body. The flexible body assembly is arranged in the sheath to avoid any damage, and the arrangement of the protection mechanism avoids the flexible accommodating body from directly contacting with the mounting assembly.

Abstract: A household appliance foot comprises a hydraulic plate; a sheath, which is fixedly connected with the hydraulic plate; a regulating foot, which is arranged in the sheath and is axially movable relative to the sheath; an accommodation chamber, which is formed by the hydraulic plate, the sheath and the regulating foot; and a hydraulic medium, which is arranged in the accommodation chamber and is compressed or expands with pressure changes to drive the regulating foot to axially move in the sheath for leveling. Based on the hydraulic principle, the regulating foot can perform adaptive regulation automatically because of the fluidity of the hydraulic medium due to different pressures resulting from unflatness, the hydraulic medium stops circulating until the household appliance foot achieves balance, and automatic leveling is achieved.

Abstract: A washing and drying integrated machine comprises a housing; a drying drum assembly configured to dry clothes and a washing drum assembly configured to wash clothes, which are respectively arranged inside the housing and operate independently. The washing and drying integrated machine further comprises a heating device, wherein the heating device is respectively connected with a drying drum in the drying drum assembly and a washing drum in the washing drum assembly via ventilating ducts. The same heating device provides hot wind to the inside of the drying drum and the inside of the washing drum. Opening or closing of valves on the ventilating ducts between the heating device and the drying drum as well as the washing drum, provide separate or simultaneous supply of heat to the drying drum and the washing drum, thereby realizing multiple purposes of the heating device.

Abstract: A drum washing machine is provided. The drum washing machine includes: an outer tank arranged in a housing; a drum, which is arranged in the outer tank and capable of rotating about a horizontal shaft H; a rotating body, which is arranged at a rear part of the drum, a surface of the rotating body being provided with a projection; and a driving part, configured to drive the drum and the rotating body to coaxially rotate at different rotating speeds. The drum has a baffle arranged on an inner circumferential surface of the drum, which is used as a moving unit configured to move the washings in the drum towards the rotating body. The baffle has gathering surfaces for gathering the washings through a rotation of the drum. The gathering surfaces are inclined so that the side of the rotating body is lagged in a rotation direction of the drum.

Abstract: A suspender disengagement detection apparatus for a washing machine, comprising pressure sensors and a controller. The pressure sensors are electrically connected to the controller. The controller is electrically connected to a drive motor of the washing machine. In a working process of the washing machine, the pressure sensors are mounted on the joint of at least one suspender and the housing of the washing machine, and/or the joint of the suspender and the suspender base of the outer tub of the washing machine to detect a pressure, and a detection result is fed back to the controller; and the controller determines, whether a suspender is disengaged according to feedback information, and further controls the change in a working state of the drive motor of the washing machine.

Abstract: A washing machine foot with automatic leveling function comprises: a jacket; an adjusting foot, which is arranged in the jacket and moves axially relative to the jacket; and a flexible assembly, which is arranged in the adjusting foot and is used for accommodating a hydraulic medium; one end of the flexible assembly is mounted in the jacket in a limiting manner, and another end of the flexible assembly is a telescopic end acting on the adjusting foot; and the telescopic end of the flexible assembly extends and contracts under action of the hydraulic medium to drive the adjusting foot to move axially, thereby implementing automatic leveling. According to the hydraulic principle, the washing machine foot is provided with the hydraulic medium, the washing machine feet can automatically adjust adaptively for different pressures due to the fluidity of the hydraulic medium.

Abstract: A locking mechanism for an inner tub comprises a locking rod capable of reciprocating along an axial direction, and a driving unit for driving the locking rod to move; and the locking mechanism further comprises a position switch with a triggering structure arranged on the locking rod. A locking hole is formed in the bottom of the inner tub of the washing machine; after the locking rod sticks into the locking hole and is locked in place, the triggering structure triggers the position switch, and the position switch sends out a locked-in-place signal; and after the locking rod retracts from the locking hole and is subjected to retracting resetting, the triggering structure triggers the position switch, an unlocked-in-place signal is sent out, and thus, a master control board of the washing machine can control the washing machine to perform a procedure of the next step.

Abstract: A variable damping shock absorber has a sleeve and a piston rod, one end of the sleeve being an opening and the other end being closed, one end of the piston rod being inserted through the opening and slidable in an axial direction inside the sleeve. Two sets of friction plates are arranged in the axial direction between an inner wall of the sleeve and an outer wall of the piston rod. A friction plate is fixed in the axial direction with the inner wall of the sleeve, and a sliding friction force between each friction plate set and the outer wall of the piston rod gradually decreases from the closed end to the opening end of the sleeve. The structure can ensure that the damping force is variable under different load and rotational speed conditions.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a leveling device, a washing machine with the leveling device and controlling method thereof. The leveling device comprises a hydraulic support, the hydraulic support comprises: a fix section, installed on a bottom of the household appliance; a movable adjustment section, sleeved with the fix section and moving axially relative to the fix section; an accommodate chamber for containing a hydraulic medium is arranged between the fix section and the movable adjustment section; at least two hydraulic supports connected by a communication device, depending on the pressure changing, the hydraulic medium flows between the hydraulic supports, and drives the movable adjustment section using pressure to move axially direction for leveling under the pressure; a sensor connecting port for connecting a pressure sensor is arranged at the hydraulic supports and/or on the communication device, and the hydraulic medium is allowed to flow through the sensor connecting port.

Abstract: A coin-operated washing/drying machine including a cabinet and a coin box assembly disposed within the cabinet. A supporting structure is fixedly disposed within the cabinet. At least a bottom surface of the coin box assembly is fixedly connected with the supporting structure by a fastener. The fastener passes through from the interior of the coin box assembly and is fixedly connected with the supporting structure. The supporting structure is disposed within the cabinet; the bottom surface of the coin box assembly is fixedly connected with the supporting structure; the fasteners such as screws are thus invisible from an overall appearance. Since the coin box assembly is fixed to the supporting structure by the bottom surface to cause such a fixing structure to be hidden in the bottom surface of the coin box assembly, thereby achieving a good anti-theft effect.

Abstract: A thread debris filtering apparatus includes a thread debris filter, where the thread debris filter includes a filter front cover (100) and a filter rear cover (200) connected with the filter front cover; a water filtering part (110) is arranged on the filter front cover (100); a water inlet (220) is arranged in the filter rear cover (200); backflow prevention structures (210) are arranged on an inner wall of the filter rear cover (200); and the backflow prevention structures (210) are arranged at the lower part of the water inlet (220) and close to the water inlet (220).

Abstract: The bottom of a washing machine is provided with feet that compromise a fixed part and a movable part, and a hollow chamber is formed between the fixed part and the movable part. The hollow chamber is provided with a hydraulic medium. The feet are connected by high-pressure oil pipes, to communicate hollow chambers of the feet. Under the action of pressure, the hydraulic medium can be circulated between hollow chambers of connected feet to realize the expansion and contraction of the movable part, to execute automatic leveling. Under different pressures, the foot is made to automatically adjust adaptively due to the fluidity of the hydraulic medium. The hydraulic medium can flow between the feet, so the adjusting range is larger and can achieve better results.

Abstract: A foot of a washing machine comprises a foot base, a flexible accommodating body and an adjustable foot, a hollow chamber is arranged in the foot base, and the hollow chamber comprises at least a gas chamber for filling gas. The flexible accommodating body is arranged in the hollow chamber and is communicated with the gas chamber, an accommodating chamber is arranged in the flexible accommodating body and is provided with a hydraulic medium. The hydraulic medium can flow to the gas chamber under pressure. An end of the adjustable foot is relatively slidably set in the hollow chamber and the flexible accommodating body is in contact or connected with the adjustable foot. The foot of a washing machine can automatically adjust adaptively due to the fluidity of the hydraulic medium under different pressures.

Abstract: Provided is a drum washing machine, including: an outer tank, configured in a shell; a drum, configured in the outer tank and capable of rotating by using a horizontal shaft or an inclination shaft inclining relative to a horizontal direction as a center; a rotating body, configured at a rear part of the drum and having protruding parts in contact with washings on a surface of the rotating body; a driving part, capable of operating in a first drying form and a second driving form, wherein the first driving form refers to a driving form which enables the drum and the rotating body to rotate at different rotating speeds, and the second driving form refers to a driving form which enables the drum and the rotating body to rotate integrally at the same rotating speed; and a control part.

Abstract: A method for monitoring water consumption of a washing machine, comprising: the washing machine executing a clothes washing procedure and receiving a water level setting instruction; the washing machine executing the clothes washing procedure and acquiring opening time t of a water intake valve from start to end; the washing machine calculating the water intake flow of the water intake valve Q=Q0+?Q, and calculating the water consumption W=Qt; wherein with a normal water pressure and no load, when the water intake of the washing machine reaches the level, the theoretical flow value is Q0, the theoretical water intake time is t0, ?Q is a flow correction value, ?Q is calculated from a time difference (t?t0) and a correction coefficient k, and the correction coefficient k is a preset fixed value.

Abstract: A reduction clutch for positioning an inner tub has an input shaft connected to an output shaft. An input shaft sleeve is connected to an output shaft sleeve. A clutch shaft sleeve slides axially downward to connect to a driving device and slides upward to connect to a fixed disk at one position in the circumferential direction. The positioning of the input shaft sleeve, the output shaft sleeve and an inner tub in the circumferential direction is achieved by the connecting position. A first water drainage hole is arranged at the bottom of the inner tub. An included angle between a protrusion on the upper portion of the clutch shaft sleeve and the first water drainage hole of the inner tub is equal to an included angle between a recess on the fixed disk fitting with the protrusion and the water drainage control mechanism on the outer tub.

Abstract: A control method of a water-saving washing machine and washing machine, of which a locking hole and a drainage port are formed in a bottom of an inner tub, and a locking mechanism and a drainage control mechanism are arranged at the bottom of an outer tub, comprising: Step I: carrying out a washing/rinsing procedure, a master control board controlling the locking mechanism to couple with the locking hole to lock the inner tub, and the drainage control mechanism blocking off the drainage port, supplying water to the inner tub, starting washing; Step II: carrying out a drainage procedure, the master control board controlling the drainage control mechanism to open the drainage port, water in the inner tub being drained; Step III: carrying out a dewatering procedure, the master control board controlling the locking mechanism to release the inner tub to drive the inner barrel to rotate for dehydration.

Abstract: Provided are a multi-drum washing machine and a control method therefor, and the multi-drum washing machine includes: at least two independent washing drums, a control panel an integrated circuit (IC) controller and a driving circuit board; the control panel has a plurality of input control elements and a plurality of output display elements the input control elements are configured for inputting laundry parameters; the output display elements are configured for displaying states in a washing process; and the IC controller and the driving circuit board are connected to the control panel and control an operation of the washing drums.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a foot for household appliance and a household appliance. The foot comprises a hydraulic plate; a sheath, which is fixedly connected with the hydraulic plate; a regulating foot, which is arranged in the sheath and is axially movable relative to the sheath; an accommodation chamber, which is formed by the hydraulic plate, the sheath and the regulating foot; a hydraulic medium, which is arranged in the accommodation chamber and is compressed/expands depending on pressure changes to drive the regulating foot to axially move in the sheath for leveling; and a throttling structures, which is arranged in the hydraulic plate for slowing down flow velocity of the hydraulic medium. According to the foot provided by the present disclosure, the throttling structure is arranged in the hydraulic plate, so that the rapid flowing of the hydraulic medium is prevented, and a regulating process can be more stable.