6002results about "Laundry driers" patented technology

The present invention provides a multi-drum washing machine, comprising a first drum, a second drum, and an electric heating system. The electric heating system is capable of generating a hot air flow, and the hot air flow of the electric heating system can be delivered to the first drum and / or the second drum simultaneously or separately. The multi-drum washing machine also comprises a first drum and a heat pump system. The heat pump system is capable of generating a hot air flow, and the hot air flow of the heat pump system can be delivered to the first drum. Compared with the prior art, the multi-drum washing machine described in the present invention uses a common electric heating system for drying the first and second drums, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost and space occupied by the multi-drum washing machine. The first drum uses the heat pump system for drying, avoiding the need for three drums to be dried simultaneously using a single drying system, thereby improving the drying effect of the clothes, shortening the drying time, and enhancing the user experience.

The present disclosure relates to a laundry treating apparatus that generates steam to be supplied to hung laundry and steam to be supplied to an iron from a single heating part.

A dryer includes a cabinet, a drum disposed inside the cabinet to accommodate an object to be dried, a first opening disposed on a front side of the cabinet to enable the object to be dried to be placed into the drum, a heat exchanger disposed inside the cabinet to exchange heat with air, a second opening disposed on the front side of the cabinet, and a dehumidification unit. The dehumidification unit is configured to supply outside air to the heat exchanger and air supplied to the heat exchanger is circulated from the heat exchanger into the drum and discharged from the drum to the dehumidification unit. The air discharged from the drum to the dehumidification unit is then discharged outside of the cabinet by the dehumidification unit.

A laundry appliance including a cabinet, a tub, and a drum. The tub is positioned inside the cabinet. The tub includes a front tub wall having a front tub opening, a rear tub wall, and a tub sidewall that extends between the front tub wall and the rear tub wall. The drum is rotatably supported within the tub. The drum includes a front drum opening, a rear drum wall, a drum sidewall that extends between the front drum opening and the rear drum wall, and a laundry compartment positioned inside the drum that is accessible through the front drum opening. An air gap is positioned radially between the tub sidewall and the drum sidewall. At least one heating element is positioned on or in the tub sidewall to heat the tub sidewall and therefore air flowing through the air gap.

The present disclosure relates to a laundry treating apparatus that generates steam to be supplied to hung laundry and steam to be supplied to an iron in a single heating part.

The utility model is suitable for the technical field of household appliances, and provides a drying module and clothes processing equipment, the drying module comprises a base assembly and a moisture absorption and exhaust system, the base assembly comprises a base and an upper cover which are detachably connected, the base comprises a bottom plate and a first side plate arranged on the bottom plate, and the upper cover is connected with the end face of the first side plate; the moisture absorption and exhaust system comprises a moisture absorption and exhaust shell and a moisture absorption and exhaust part rotationally arranged in the moisture absorption and exhaust shell, at least one part of the moisture absorption and exhaust shell and the moisture absorption and exhaust part are arranged in the main drying air duct, and the rotating central axis of the moisture absorption and exhaust part is parallel to the air direction in the main drying air duct. At least part of the moisture absorption and exhaust part in the drying module is arranged in the main drying air duct, the rotating central axis is parallel to the wind direction of the main drying air duct, the drying module is high in wind passing efficiency and small in wind resistance, and a complex isolation sealing structure is not needed between the main drying air duct and the moisture absorption and exhaust system. The clothes processing equipment has the advantages of being high in drying speed and low in energy consumption.

The utility model is suitable for the technical field of household appliances, and provides a moisture absorption and exhaust system, a drying module and clothes processing equipment, the moisture absorption and exhaust system comprises a moisture absorption and exhaust shell and a rotatable moisture absorption and exhaust part arranged in the moisture absorption and exhaust shell, and the moisture absorption and exhaust part comprises a moisture absorption part and a desorption part; a first opening and a second opening which are communicated through a moisture absorption part are formed in the end faces, along the two axial sides of the moisture absorption and exhaust part, of the moisture absorption and exhaust shell, and an air inlet duct part and an air outlet duct part which are located on the two axial sides of the desorption part and communicated through the desorption part are further arranged on the end faces, along the two axial sides of the moisture absorption and exhaust part, of the moisture absorption and exhaust shell. The outer air guide face gradually inclines towards the desorption part in the direction facing the central axis of the moisture absorption and exhaust part and is used for guiding air in the main drying air channel to reach the moisture absorption part of the moisture absorption and exhaust assembly and / or guiding air flowing out of the moisture absorption part, it is avoided that air vortexes are generated in the main drying air channel, wind energy loss is caused, the air passing speed of the moisture absorption and exhaust system is guaranteed, and the service life of the system is prolonged. The water desorption efficiency is ensured, the energy consumption is reduced, and the drying efficiency is improved.

A laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet, a drum, a base, a motor, a supply duct, a heat exchange unit, a duct cover, duct sealing unit, and sealing mount part. The base includes the supply duct in fluid communication with the drum, the heat exchange unit provided in the supply duct and including first and second heat exchangers, the duct cover coupled to an upper portion of the supply duct and covering the first and second heat exchangers, the duct sealing unit disposed between the supply duct and the duct cover and configured to block air in the supply duct from leaking, and the sealing mount part provided on a surface of the duct cover and configured to receive the duct sealing unit. The sealing mount part includes first and second sealing mount parts that are in fluid communication with each other and integrally provided as one body.

The utility model is suitable for the technical field of household appliances, and provides a moisture absorbing and discharging system, a drying module and clothes processing equipment, the moisture absorbing and discharging system comprises a moisture absorbing and discharging part, a moisture absorbing and discharging shell and a second driving part, the moisture absorbing and discharging part is arranged in the moisture absorbing and discharging shell, and a first opening and a second opening are formed in the moisture absorbing and discharging shell; the first opening and the second opening are used for exposing different parts of the moisture absorbing and discharging part respectively, the second driving part is fixed to the side, provided with the first opening, of the moisture absorbing and discharging shell and connected with the moisture absorbing and discharging part, the second driving part is used for driving the moisture absorbing and discharging part to rotate, and the second driving part deviates from the first opening in the radial direction; the shielding area of the second driving part to the first opening can be reduced, the drying airflow of the moisture absorption and exhaust part is prevented from being shielded, the moisture absorption and exhaust part has the larger air passing area and adsorption area, the air speed loss is reduced, and the clothes processing equipment is high in drying efficiency and low in energy consumption.

A control method for a clothes drying apparatus that aims to solve the problem of a load being prone to entangling when an existing clothes drying apparatus is used for drying a large load. For this purpose, the control method for a clothes drying apparatus includes: determining the size of a load in a load determining stage; and when the load is a large load, controlling a drying drum to rotate unidirectionally in a first heating stage, and controlling the drying drum to alternately rotate normally and reversely in a second heating stage. Accordingly, a drying effect can be guaranteed while the load is effectively prevented from being knotted and entangled, and the drying time is shortened.

A shoes care device includes: an inner cabinet having an accommodation space configured to accommodate shoes; a connection path providing a flow path through which air from the accommodation space is introduced and then discharged back into the accommodation space; a blowing part; a dehumidifying part; a controller configured to control a drying stroke in which air moves along the connection path and is dehumidified to dry the accommodation space; a first sensor disposed upstream of the dehumidifying part to measure a temperature of the air; and a second sensor disposed downstream from the dehumidifying part to measure a temperature of the air. The controller is configured to control the drying stroke to be performed until a state in which completion of processing of the shoes is estimated through a difference of the temperatures of air measured by the first sensor and the second sensor during the drying stroke.

A clothes dryer using an LED light source is proposed. Instead of using a heater, a blowing fan, and a heat exchanger, the clothes dryer employs a plurality of LED light source modules provided in a body and efficiently arranged therein and an air circulation structure of an air circulation part having a blowing fan arranged in the inner rear side thereof, and is configured to sterilize air through an air sterilization part, absorb and dry moisture by a ceramic filter, and then finally discharge the air to the outside through an exhaust fan. Therefore, without requiring a separate water discharge treatment process in an existing method, the clothes dryer can achieve efficient drying of clothes and drying of clothes without damage.

A dryer including: a drum; a duct connected to the drum; a compressor connected to an evaporator and a condenser provided inside the duct; a heater provided inside the duct; a fan provided inside the duct; a motor to rotate the fan; and a controller configured to perform a first operation of operating the compressor, the heater, and the motor based on no object being inside the drum, and a second operation of operating the heater and the motor without operating the compressor. The dryer may sterilize the inside of the dryer, particularly, a flow path through which humid air passes.

An apparatus for treating laundry includes a cabinet having an opening at a front to put the laundry therethrough, a first case provided within the cabinet to mount the laundry, a second case rotatably coupled to the cabinet to open / close the opening and having an open surface in a front to put the laundry therethrough, a door rotatably coupled to the second case, and a machine room including a suction unit disposed under the first case to suck air inside the first case, a heat exchange unit disposed ahead of the suction unit to dry the sucked air, and a supply unit disposed ahead of the heat exchange unit to supply the air having passed through the heat exchange unit to the first case and the second case, where the first case and the second case may be configured to be simultaneously supplied with the air from the supply unit.

The utility model relates to a clothes dryer which comprises a roller assembly and a clothes dryer, the roller assembly comprises a first driving part and an inner barrel with a clothes containing space, and the inner barrel rotates under the driving force of the first driving part; the rear cover is adjacent to the inner cylinder, a gap exists between the rear cover and the inner cylinder, the rear cover is provided with a first air guide channel which is communicated with the inner cylinder space, and a second air inlet is formed in the end, away from the inner cylinder, of the first air guide channel; the base is provided with a containing space, a first air outlet is formed in the end, close to the rear cover, of the containing space, the rear cover is connected to the first air outlet in a sealed mode, and the first air outlet is matched with the second air inlet. Under the driving action of the second driving part, air in the containing space flows through the first air guide channel from the first air outlet and the second air inlet and then enters the inner cylinder space. According to the clothes dryer, no obstruction exists when airflow in the containing space enters the air inlet channel, the flowing speed and flow of the airflow in the clothes dryer are increased, and the drying efficiency of clothes in the inner barrel is further improved.

A clothes drying device, including an air channel, an air path switching assembly, multiple clothes drying apparatuses, and multiple heating apparatuses. The air path switching assembly includes a first multi-position switching component and a second multi-position switching component. The first multi-position switching component and the second multi-position switching component are respectively provided between a hot air input section and intermediate heat source sections and between a hot air output section and the intermediate heat source sections; the first multi-position switching component and the second multi-position switching component have the same number of switching positions and are configured to work in conjunction to each other so that at least one clothes drying apparatus is selectively communicated with the corresponding hot air input section, the hot air output section, and the intermediate heat source sections so as to form a circulation loop.

The utility model is suitable for the technical field of household appliances, and provides a drying module and clothes processing equipment, the drying module comprises a moisture absorption and discharge system and a heat pump system, the moisture absorption and discharge system comprises a moisture absorption and discharge part and a moisture absorption and discharge shell, one axial end face of the moisture absorption and discharge shell is provided with a first opening, and the other axial end face of the moisture absorption and discharge shell is provided with a second opening; a first opening is formed in one axial end face of the moisture absorbing and discharging shell, a second opening is formed in the other axial end face of the moisture absorbing and discharging shell, the first opening and the second opening are communicated through the moisture absorbing and discharging part in the axial direction of the moisture absorbing and discharging part, and a first heat exchanger of the heat pump system is arranged on the upstream of the first opening in the wind direction. The second heat exchanger is arranged on the downstream of the second opening and used for exchanging heat with air which passes through the moisture absorption and exhaust part and is used for drying clothes, the air can vertically penetrate through the moisture absorption and exhaust part, the moisture absorption and exhaust part has a larger air passing area and is used for absorbing moisture, the loss of the air speed is reduced, and the dehumidification efficiency and the drying efficiency are improved.

The present disclosure relates to a clothing treatment apparatus in which a residual water treatment unit, by means of which water condensed in a circulation duct accommodating a heat exchanger assembly is collected in a drain tank, communicates the drain tank and the inside of the circulation duct so that some of the water collected in the drain tank can be discharged back into the circulation duct, thus making it possible to prevent the water from leaking out even when the drain tank is full.

The utility model relates to a clothes dryer which comprises a roller assembly and a clothes dryer, the roller assembly comprises a first driving part and an inner barrel with a clothes containing space, and the inner barrel rotates under the driving force of the first driving part; a gap is formed between the rear cover and the inner cylinder, and the rear cover is provided with a first air guide channel; the machine shell comprises a front plate and a base, the front plate is provided with a second air guide channel, and the base is provided with a containing space. Wherein the accommodating space, the first air guide channel, the inner cylinder space and the second air guide channel form an air channel; and under the driving action of the second driving part, circulating air flow which sequentially flows through the accommodating space, the first air guide channel, the inner cylinder space and the second air guide channel is formed in the air channel. The air duct of the clothes dryer can greatly reduce the loss of heat energy, so that the drying efficiency is improved, and the power consumption is reduced.

The utility model relates to a clothes dryer which comprises a roller assembly and a clothes dryer, the roller assembly comprises a first driving part and an inner barrel with a clothes containing space, and the inner barrel rotates under the driving force of the first driving part; the rear cover is provided with a first air guide channel, and the first air guide channel is communicated with the inner cylinder space; the machine shell comprises a front plate, a base and a rear plate, the front plate is provided with a second air guide channel, one end of the second air guide channel is communicated with the inner cylinder space, and the base is provided with a containing space; the second driving part is connected to the base and located in the containing space, and under the driving action of the second driving part, air sequentially flows through the first air guide channel, the inner cylinder space, the second air guide channel and the containing space to form circulating air flow; the rear cover is located between the rear plate and the inner cylinder. The clothes dryer can greatly reduce heat loss of hot air in the air duct, has a heat preservation effect on the rear cover, can reduce noise generated during operation of the clothes dryer, and further improves drying efficiency and reduces power consumption.

To provide a dehumidifier which can determine, when dry efficiency of clothing is deteriorated, whether air of high humidity in the space around clothing is required to move.SOLUTION: A dehumidifier comprises: a body case 1 with an inlet port 2 sucking air from prescribed space and an outlet port 3 blowing air to the prescribed space; a ventilation part 5 which guides air from the inlet port 2 to the outlet port 3; a dehumidifying part 4 which dehumidifies the air sucked from the inlet port 2; a humidity acquisition part 14 which acquires humidity of the prescribed space; and a determination part 13 which determines based on the humidity of the prescribed space acquired by the humidity acquisition part 14 whether air ventilation or air conditioning in the prescribed space is required.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

The invention discloses an electronic switch assembly and a control method of a split-phase starting single-phase induction motor for a household clothes dryer. The assembly comprises an MCU, the MCU is loaded with a real-time algorithm software control program, and the starting speed state of the motor can be detected by analyzing and processing the change of steady-state positive sequence amplitude current in the starting process. Based on real-time positive sequence amplitude current analysis processing, the MCU calculates and detects an overspeed condition in real time, disconnects an auxiliary winding and connects a heater element so as to accurately control the transition of the motor to single-phase operation until a rated rotating speed is reached. Based on real-time positive sequence amplitude voltage and current analysis and processing, the overload condition of rated rotor speed reduction can be detected, and the auxiliary winding can be switched on again to maintain the operation performance of the motor. The assembly includes a housing having a heat sink for efficient thermal management and overheating protection of electronic devices. And an effective, reliable and low-cost solution is provided for the operation of the efficient clothes dryer by ensuring the accurate control on the starting and operating conditions of the motor and the overload protection.

The invention relates to the technical field of clothing care, in particular to clothing care equipment and a control method thereof, and aims to solve the problem that existing clothing care equipment is low in clothing material recognition accuracy. In order to achieve the purpose, the material of clothes is determined based on a clothes image; determining a weight change rate threshold value and a humidity change rate threshold value corresponding to the clothes based on the clothes material; when the clothes processing equipment conducts drying work, the actual weight change rate of clothes within first preset time and the actual humidity change rate in the containing cavity are calculated; according to the comparison result of the actual weight change rate and the weight change rate threshold value and the comparison result of the actual humidity change rate and the humidity change rate threshold value, the clothes material is selectively corrected. According to the control method, after the drying program runs, the material of the clothes is corrected in real time according to the weight change rate and the humidity change rate, so that the accuracy of the material of the clothes is guaranteed.

A laundry appliance includes a cabinet defining an opening. A drum is disposed within the cabinet and defines a processing space. A blower directs process air through an airflow path that includes the drum. A door is operably coupled to the cabinet. The door is operable to an open position that provides selective access through the opening and into the drum. A foreign particulate collector is operably coupled to the door. The foreign particulate collector includes a collection material configured to collect foreign particulates within the drum.

The washing machine with the drying function comprises a double-shaft motor, a washing drum and an air blower, and the double-shaft motor comprises a first output shaft and a second output shaft; the washing drum is in transmission connection with the first output shaft, and the washing drum is driven to rotate through the first output shaft; the second output shaft is provided with a clutch, the clutch can be switched between a separation state and a connection state, the second output shaft independently rotates relative to the air blower in the separation state, and the air blower is in transmission connection with the second output shaft through the clutch in the connection state. And the air blower is driven to rotate through the second output shaft. Compared with the traditional scheme that two motors are needed, one motor is saved, the manufacturing cost is reduced, meanwhile, the space is saved, and the overall size of the washing machine is reduced.

A thermal transfer system for an appliance includes a first blower that delivers process air through an airflow path. A first vapor compression loop delivers internal thermal energy via a first flow of media from a first evaporator and to a condenser that are within the airflow path. A second vapor compression loop delivers ambient thermal energy via a second flow of media from a second evaporator that is outside the airflow path to a thermal exchange structure within the airflow path. A second blower directs ambient air over the second evaporator for capturing ambient thermal energy. The first blower directs the process air over the thermal exchange structure to deliver ambient thermal energy to the condenser to define a preheat sequence of the condenser. Further, the internal thermal energy and the ambient thermal energy are delivered by the process air to a processing space.

The embodiment of the invention discloses a dry judgment method, a drying method and clothes processing equipment, and belongs to the field of drying. The dryness judgment method comprises the steps that the conductivity value of clothes in a processing drum, the air inlet temperature of the processing drum and the air outlet temperature of the processing drum are obtained; the air inlet temperature and the air outlet temperature of the processing barrel are calculated, and the air inlet and outlet temperature difference of the processing barrel is obtained; and according to the conductivity value and the inlet and outlet air temperature difference, the dryness judgment result of the clothes in the processing drum is determined, and when the dryness judgment result is that the clothes are not dried, the operation parameters of the processing drum are adjusted so as to judge the dryness of the clothes in the processing drum again. The embodiment of the invention has the technical effect of improving the accuracy of stem judgment.

The invention belongs to the technical field of washing and protecting equipment, and particularly relates to a closed heat pump clothes drying washing and drying machine which comprises a main air duct, a rotating wheel dehumidification device, a dehumidification channel and a bypass air duct. An evaporator, a heat exchanger and a condenser are arranged in the main air duct; the dehumidification channel conducts dehumidification on the dehumidification area, exhausted gas is introduced into the heat exchanger to serve as a heat exchange medium, and the heat exchanger can heat the gas exhausted by the evaporator. In the initial stage of drying, when the bypass air duct is opened, part of return airflow of the return air inlet of the drying roller bypasses the evaporator through the bypass air duct for heat exchange at the heat exchanger, the temperature rise speed is higher, and the drying efficiency is improved. In the later drying stage, when the bypass air duct is closed, air flow of an air return opening of the drying roller completely passes through the evaporator, heat of the dehumidification channel, waste heat of the return air of the roller of the bypass air duct and waste cold of the evaporator are utilized to enable the return air of the roller to be dehumidified once and preheated twice before the return air is recycled into the condenser to be heated, and the dehumidification efficiency is improved; the heat pump load pressure and the energy consumption are reduced.

A laundry treatment apparatus includes a washing machine module and a drying machine module that are integrally installed in a common cabinet, and a single drying module configured to produce dry hot air. The laundry treatment apparatus has a reduced product size and performs a method for drying laundry in a washing drum and a drying drum. The method includes detecting a dryness in real time while performing drying processes simultaneously in the washing drum and the drying drum by the common drying module, and controlling an amount of supplied dry hot air and an amount of recovered dry hot air to be different to reduce an overall drying process time and electric power consumption. The drying processes performed in the drying machine of the washing machine are simultaneously completed to improve convenience for a user.

A method of operating a dryer appliance includes a step of initiating a dryer cycle. The method also includes a step of receiving a demand-side management signal defining a current state of an associated energy supplying utility. The current state of the associated energy supplying utility being indicative of a peak demand period or an off-peak demand period. The method also includes a step of analyzing operating conditions of the dryer appliance following receiving the demand-side management signal. The method further includes a step of directing a suspension sequence following analyzing operating conditions of the dryer appliance.