A detergent storage container for a laundry treating apparatus includes a detergent storage member that defines a storage space configured to store laundry detergent, and a residual amount detecting unit disposed at the detergent storage member and configured to detect a residual amount of laundry detergent stored in the detergent storage member.

A detergent storage container for a laundry treating apparatus includes a detergent storage member that defines a storage space configured to store laundry detergent, and a residual amount detecting unit disposed at the detergent storage member and configured to detect a residual amount of laundry detergent stored in the detergent storage member.

A detergent storage container for a laundry treating apparatus includes a detergent storage member that defines a storage space configured to store laundry detergent, and a residual amount detecting unit disposed at the detergent storage member and configured to detect a residual amount of laundry detergent stored in the detergent storage member.

A liquid storage box, an additive dispensing apparatus, and a method for identifying an additive type. The liquid storage box is provided with a closed chamber for storing additive. At least one marking conductive component is disposed on the liquid storage box. Any one element or a combination of elements selected from a group consisting of the quantity, position, shape, and resistance of the marking conductive components provided on the liquid storage box indicates correspondingly the type of additive. The identification conductive components are arranged in an accommodating portion of the additive dispensing apparatus. The identification conductive components cover the shadows of the marking conductive components disposed on different liquid storage boxes in the accommodation portion. The marking conductive component of the liquid storage box is spaced from the identification conductive component in the accommodating portion, so as to form capacitance correspondingly indicating the type of the additive.

A liquid storage box, an additive dispensing apparatus and an identification method including a guiding identifier part with a set guiding trajectory is arranged on the liquid storage box; and any one or a combination of the number, position and trajectory shape of the guiding identifier part correspondingly represents types of additives. The additive dispensing apparatus has an intelligent identification assembly, including a first second wiring terminal connected to a detection circuit; elastic pushing members, including conductive elements in contact and electrical connection between the first and the second wiring terminal under normal conditions; and a rotating swing member, which may swing along the set guiding trajectory of the guiding identifier part on the liquid storage box and push the elastic pushing members at corresponding positions to disconnect the conductive elements from a wiring terminal when the liquid storage box is inserted into an insertion groove, achieving signal identification.