Provided are a locking mechanism and a washing machine. The washing machine includes a washing drum, the washing drum includes a container body having a via hole. The locking mechanism includes a locking shell connected to the container body and internally provided with an accommodating cavity communicated with the via hole; and a locking member inserted into the accommodating cavity.

Provided are a locking mechanism and a washing machine. The washing machine includes a washing drum, the washing drum includes a container body having a via hole. The locking mechanism includes a locking shell connected to the container body and internally provided with an accommodating cavity communicated with the via hole; and a locking member inserted into the accommodating cavity.

A method of controlling a washing machine. The washing machine includes a tub configured to receive water, a drum rotatably disposed in the tub, a volute pump including (i) an impeller configured to rotate in one or more directions to pump water discharged from the tub and (ii) a pump housing that defines a volute-shaped passage configured to guide water pumped by the impeller, and a circulating water supply device configured to supply water discharged from an outlet port of the volute pump into the drum. The method includes: supplying water and detergent into the tub; and rotating the impeller of the volute pump in a first direction to discharge a first amount of water from the volute pump, the first amount of water being less than a second amount of water discharged from the volute pump based on the impeller being rotated in a second direction.

A sealing valve plug structure includes a valve plug column corresponding to the drain opening formed in the side wall of an inner drum, and a counterweight hinged to the upper end of the valve plug column. The sealing valve installation structure is installed on the side wall of the drum, and the reset spring is clamped between the sealing valve installation structure and the valve plug column. The counterweight is used to generate an action, under the action of centrifugal force, to open the drain opening, and the valve plug column is reset by the reset spring to make the valve plug block the drain opening, to thereby open and close the drain opening. A cleaning-free washing machine having an inner drum sealed by the sealing valve plug structure is also disclosed.

A vertical axis washing machine appliance includes a plurality of elongated projections disposed on a cylindrical side wall of a basket. Each elongated projection of the plurality of elongated projections has at least one hollow tube received within a respective hole of a plurality of holes of the cylindrical side wall. Each elongated projection of the plurality of elongated projections also has a wing that extends into an inner volume of the basket.

A vertical axis washing machine appliance includes a plurality of elongated projections disposed on a cylindrical side wall of a basket. Each elongated projection of the plurality of elongated projections has at least one hollow tube received within a respective hole of a plurality of holes of the cylindrical side wall. Each elongated projection of the plurality of elongated projections also has a wing that extends into an inner volume of the basket.

A method of dispensing at least two treating chemistries during a cycle of operation in a laundry treating appliance. The method comprises non-centrifugally dispensing a first treating chemistry into a treating chamber from a first dispenser compartment located within the clothes mover and centrifugally dispensing a second treating chemistry into the treating chamber from a second dispenser located within the clothes mover.

A laundry processing apparatus includes: an outer tub for accommodating washing water therein; an inner tub disposed inside the outer tub and containing laundry therein; a pulsator provided in a lower portion of the inner tub; a blade provided below the pulsator; a driving motor disposed outside the outer tub for rotating a washing shaft; a pulsator connecting shaft penetrating a lower side surface of the outer tub for rotating the pulsator; a blade connecting shaft which also penetrates a lower side surface of the outer tub for rotating the blade; and a gear module disposed outside the outer tub for transmitting a rotational force of the washing shaft to the pulsator connecting shaft and the blade connecting shaft respectively.

A laundry processing apparatus includes: an outer tub for accommodating washing water therein; an inner tub disposed inside the outer tub and containing laundry therein; a pulsator provided in a lower portion of the inner tub; a blade provided below the pulsator; a driving motor disposed outside the outer tub for rotating a washing shaft; a pulsator connecting shaft penetrating a lower side surface of the outer tub for rotating the pulsator; a blade connecting shaft which also penetrates a lower side surface of the outer tub for rotating the blade; and a gear module disposed outside the outer tub for transmitting a rotational force of the washing shaft to the pulsator connecting shaft and the blade connecting shaft respectively.

The present disclosure discloses a washing machine and a washing method, the washing machine comprises a washing tub and a pulsator at a bottom of the washing tub, the pulsator includes a pulsator disk and a plurality of stirring blades arranged on a surface of the pulsator disk. The pulsator disk is a disk-like structure with a bulge at center, each stirring blade extends from the center of the pulsator disk to an edge. A plurality of strip-shaped ribs are vertically arranged on an inner wall of the washing tub, there is a distance between an outside edge of the pulsator and a bottom edge of the inner wall of the washing tub. A tub bottom outer ring is arranged between the outside edge of the pulsator and the bottom edge of the inner wall of the washing tub. A junction of the tub bottom outer ring and the inner wall of the washing tub is circumferentially provided with a plurality of bumps projecting from the tub bottom outer ring and the inner wall of the washing tub. The washing machine is capable of saving wash water, increasing detergent concentration, increasing the frequency of up-and-down flipping, increasing the cleaning ratio and the uniformity of laundry cleanness, reducing wash time and tangling among laundries. With evenly distributed laundry in the tub during washing process, facilitating the stability of subsequent dehydration.