Drying modules and electrical equipment

Abstract

A drying module comprising a housing, a wheel disc, and a cushioning assembly, wherein the wheel disc is rotatably mounted within the housing, the cushioning assembly is mounted on at least one inner wall of the housing toward the end face of the wheel disc, the cushioning assembly includes a connecting member and a contact member, one end of the connecting member is connected to the inner wall of the housing, the contact member is mounted on the other end of the connecting member away from the inner wall of the housing, the contact member contacts the end face of the wheel disc, and at least one of the connecting member and the contact member is elastic, the drying module. The present invention makes the contact between the cushioning assembly and the wheel disc a flexible contact, thereby preventing the wheel disc from colliding with the housing and being damaged during the transport assembly process of the drying module, and thus has very good practicality.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] [Cross-Reference to Related Applications] The present application claims the priority of Chinese patent applications with application numbers 202322404522.5, 202322404504.7, 202322387829.9 and 202322404480.5 filed on August 31, 2023, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

[0002] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of household appliances, and in particular to a drying module and an electric device.

Background Art

[0003] In electric devices such as clothes dryers and washer-dryers, moisture in a housing member for placing articles enters a drying module, a rotatable wheel disc is provided in a housing of the drying module, when the wheel disc rotates in the housing, it absorbs moisture from the airflow drawn from the housing member, and draws the airflow from which moisture has been removed back into the housing member to form airflow circulation.

[0004] In the related art, during the transportation and assembly of the drying module, the wheel disc may move inside the housing, which may cause the wheel disc to collide with the housing of the drying module and be damaged, which is disadvantageous for the assembly and use of the drying module.

Summary of the Invention

[0005] In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problem, an object of the present application is to provide a drying module and an electric device for solving at least to some extent the technical problem that the wheel disc may collide with the housing and be damaged.

[0006] This disclosure provides a drying module comprising a housing, a wheel disc rotatably mounted within the housing, and a buffer assembly provided on at least one inner wall of the housing toward the end face of the wheel disc, wherein the buffer assembly comprises a connecting member and a contact member, one end of the connecting member connected to the inner wall of the housing, the contact member provided on the other end of the connecting member away from the inner wall of the housing, the contact member in contact with the end face of the wheel disc, and at least one of the connecting member and the contact member being elastic.

[0007] The drying module provided by this application includes a buffer assembly within the housing of the drying module, the buffer assembly including a connecting member and a contact member, one end of the connecting member connected to the inner wall of the housing, and the contact member provided at the other end of the connecting member away from the inner wall of the housing, the contact member in contact with the end face of the wheel disc, the contact member can restrict the movement of the wheel disc within the housing, and since at least one of the connecting member and the contact member is elastic, the contact between the buffer assembly and the wheel disc can be made flexible, thereby preventing the wheel disc from colliding with the housing and being damaged during the transport assembly process of the drying module.

[0008] The present invention further provides an electrical device including the drying module.

[0009] The electrical equipment having the drying module can have flexible contact between the cushioning assembly of the drying module and the wheel disc, thereby preventing the wheel disc from colliding with the housing and being damaged during the transportation and assembly process of the drying module. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0010] The aforementioned and various other advantages and benefits of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art by reading the detailed description of the following preferred embodiments. [Figure 1] The following are schematic cross-sectional views of drying modules in some embodiments of this disclosure. [Figure 2] An enlarged schematic diagram of A in Figure 1 is shown. [Figure 3] Figure 1 shows a schematic diagram of the structure of the first housing. [Figure 4] Figure 3 shows a schematic assembly diagram of the first housing of the buffer assembly. [Figure 5] Figure 1 shows a schematic diagram of the second housing structure. [Figure 6] Figure 5 shows a schematic assembly diagram of the support member in the second housing. [Figure 7] Figure 1 shows a schematic diagram of the structure of an electrical device having a drying module. [Figure 8] The following are schematic diagrams showing the structure of a drying module attached to a washing machine / dryer in some embodiments of the present disclosure. [Figure 9] Figure 8 shows a schematic diagram of the disassembled drying module. [Figure 10] Figure 9 shows a schematic diagram of the structure of the first housing. [Figure 11] Figure 10 shows an enlarged schematic diagram of A. [Figure 12] Figure 10 shows a schematic plan view with the gear assembly removed. [Figure 13] Figure 9 shows a schematic cross-sectional view. [Figure 14] An enlarged schematic diagram of B in Figure 13 is shown. [Figure 15] A schematic plan view of the first housing, which is equipped with vibration damping wheels, is shown. [Figure 16] Figure 15 shows a schematic diagram illustrating the specific arrangement of the vibration damping wheels. [Figure 17] Figure 16 shows a schematic front view. [Figure 18] Figure 9 shows a schematic plan view of the second housing. [Figure 19] Figure 18 shows a schematic diagram of the support wheel set structure. [Figure 20] FIG. 18 is a schematic assembly diagram of the support wheel set. [Figure 21] FIG. 20 is a schematic front view. [Figure 22] FIG. 8 is a schematic layout diagram of the position limiting wheel set in the second housing. [Figure 23] FIG. 22 is a schematic structural diagram of the position limiting wheel set. [Figure 24] FIG. 23 is a schematic bottom view. [Figure 25] FIG. 22 is a schematic assembly diagram of the position limiting wheel set in the second housing. [Figure 26] FIG. 20 is a schematic structural diagram of an assembling position of the position limiting wheel set in the second housing. [Figure 27] FIG. 15 is a schematic sectional assembly diagram of the position limiting wheel set in the second housing. [Figure 28] FIG. 26 is a schematic assembly diagram of the position limiting wheel set in the housing when the third mounting hole is a blind hole. MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

[0011] Hereinafter, the present invention will be further described with reference to the drawings and specific embodiments. The following description only illustrates the basic principle of the present invention, and does not limit the present invention.

[0012] In clothing processing equipment such as clothes dryers and washer-dryers, moisture in a clothing accommodating member for placing clothes is converted into drying airflow by a drying module, and then enters the clothing accommodating member again to form airflow circulation. Here, the drying module will be further described by taking a washer-dryer as an example.

[0013] The washer-dryer includes a garment storage member for placing clothes and a drying module. The garment storage member is provided with an air intake and an exhaust port. The drying module includes a housing, within which a motor and a wheel disc with moisture-absorbing capacity are provided. There is a distance between the wheel disc and the two end faces of the housing, thereby forming an air intake passage and an exhaust passage. The air intake passage communicates with the exhaust port of the garment storage member, and the exhaust passage communicates with the air intake port of the garment storage member. The motor drives the wheel disc to rotate within the housing. In drying mode, moisture in the garment storage member is transported to the air intake passage to form a humid airflow. This humid airflow enters the rotatable wheel disc, is absorbed by the wheel disc, and then becomes a dry airflow. This dry airflow is further transported to the garment storage member through the exhaust passage and circulates in this manner until a predetermined drying effect is achieved.

[0014] Example 1 During transportation and assembly, the wheel discs of the dry module may move within the housing (including, but not limited to, vibration and dropping), potentially causing the wheel discs to collide with and be damaged by the dry module housing, which is detrimental to the assembly and use of the dry module.

[0015] Based on the aforementioned technical problems, this disclosure provides a drying module which is somewhat advantageous for the assembly and use of the drying module.

[0016] Figure 1 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a drying module in some embodiments of the present disclosure; Figure 2 shows an enlarged schematic view of A in Figure 1; Figure 3 shows a schematic structural view of the first housing in Figure 1; and Figure 4 shows a schematic assembly view of the buffer assembly in the first housing in Figure 3. As shown in Figures 1 to 4, the drying module 1 includes a housing 100, a wheel disc 200, and a cushioning assembly 1100, of which the wheel disc 200 is rotatably mounted within the housing 100, the cushioning assembly 1100 is mounted on at least one inner wall of the housing 100 toward the end face of the wheel disc 200, the cushioning assembly 1100 includes a connecting member 1101 and a contact member 1102, one end of the connecting member 1101 is connected to the inner wall of the housing 100, the contact member 1102 is mounted on the end of the connecting member 1101 away from the inner wall of the housing 100, the contact member 1102 contacts the end face of the wheel disc 200, and at least one of the connecting member 1101 and the contact member 1102 is elastic.

[0017] The drying module 1 provided by this disclosure includes a buffer assembly 1100 within the housing 100 of the drying module 1, the buffer assembly 1100 including a connecting member 1101 and a contact member 1102, one end of the connecting member 1101 being connected to the inner wall of the housing 100, and the contact member 1102 being provided at the other end of the connecting member 1101 away from the inner wall of the housing 100, the contact member 1102 contacting the end face of the wheel disc 200, and the contact member 1102 being able to restrict the movement of the wheel disc 200 within the housing 100, and also because at least one of the connecting member 1101 and the contact member 1102 is elastic, the contact between the buffer assembly 1100 and the wheel disc 200 can be made flexible contact, thereby preventing the wheel disc 200 from colliding with the housing 100 and being damaged during the transport assembly process of the drying module 1.

[0018] Figure 5 shows a schematic diagram of the structure of the second housing in Figure 1. In accordance with Figures 1, 3, and 5, the housing 100 includes a first housing 101 and a second housing 102 connected to each other, the first housing 101 being provided with a first housing cavity 104 and the second housing 102 being provided with a second housing cavity 105, and after the first housing 101 and the second housing 102 are assembled, the first housing cavity 104 and the second housing cavity 105 cooperate to form a housing cavity for mounting the wheel disc 200, and the wheel disc 200 is rotatably mounted within the housing cavity. The wheel disc 200 may be made of a material with excellent moisture absorption and desorption properties, such as zeolite, lithium chloride, silica gel, modified silica gel, or 13X (sodium X-type) molecular sieve.

[0019] Due to the characteristics of the manufacturing material of the wheel disc 200, the wheel disc 200 is relatively brittle. Therefore, the dry module 1 is prone to cracking when the wheel disc 200 moves under conditions such as vibration and dropping during the assembly and transportation process. This disclosure shows that cracking of the wheel disc 200 can be prevented to some extent by having a cushioning assembly 1100 provided within the housing 100 flexibly contact the end face of the wheel disc 200.

[0020] In some embodiments, the connecting member 1101 is elastic in part, and the contact member 1102 is a rigid member. The contact member 1102 is in rigid contact with the wheel disc 200, but since at least a portion of the connecting member 1101 is elastic, when the wheel disc 200 moves, the wheel disc 200 deforms the connecting member 1101 via the contact member 1102 to adapt to the movement of the wheel disc 200, and when the wheel disc 200 returns to its initial position, the connecting member 1101 also recovers its deformation accordingly.

[0021] In some embodiments, the contact member 1102 and the end face of the wheel disc 200 are in point contact. This reduces the contact area between the contact member 1102 and the wheel disc 200, thereby reducing the frictional force on the wheel disc 200, facilitating smooth rotation of the wheel disc 200, and reducing damage to the wheel disc 200, thus offering excellent practicality.

[0022] In specific implementation, the side of the contact member 1102 facing the wheel disc 200 is arc-shaped, and the contact between the contact member 1102 and the wheel disc 200 is a point contact. The entire contact member 1102 may be spherical, or the entire contact member 1102 may be hemispherical, etc., and is not limited here; it is sufficient to confirm that the contact between the contact member 1102 and the wheel disc 200 is a point contact.

[0023] In some other embodiments, the contact member 1102 may be in line contact or surface contact with the wheel disc 200, and is not limited herein.

[0024] As shown in Figures 2 and 4, in some embodiments, the contact member 1102 may be a steel bead, and the connecting member 1101 may be a spring or the like. Of course, the contact member 1102 may be a bead of another material, and the connecting member 1101 may be an elastic member of another material, such as a gasket made of an elastic material, and is not limited thereto. When a spring is used for the connecting member 1101, the contact member 1102 can be locked to the end of the connecting member 1101, enabling the assembly of the contact member 1102 and the connecting member 1101, which is convenient and practical.

[0025] It should be explained that the connecting member 1101 may have only partial elasticity, or it may have two or more stages of partial elasticity, or it may be entirely elastic, and is not limited to these characteristics.

[0026] In some embodiments, as shown in Figures 2 and 4, the buffer assembly 1100 further includes a position limiting member 1103, which is provided on the inner wall of the housing 100, the connecting member 1101 deforms within the position limiting member 1103, and the contact member 1102 has a contact portion that protrudes from the position limiting member 1103, the contact portion contacting the end face of the wheel disc 200. The provided position limiting member 1103 can restrict the deformation of the connecting member 1101, thereby preventing the problem of buffer failure due to the connecting member 1101 not being able to return to its original position in a timely manner.

[0027] As shown in Figures 2 and 4, in some embodiments, the position limiting member 1103 may include a first position limiting groove 130 provided in the inner wall of the housing 100, one end of the connecting member 1101 is provided at the bottom of the first position limiting groove 130, and the contact member 1102 is assembled to the other end of the connecting member 1101.

[0028] In specific implementation, a support portion 129 may be provided on the inner wall of the housing 100 as shown in Figures 2 and 4, and the support portion 129 may correspond to the rotation axis of the wheel disc 200, and the first position limiting groove 130 may be provided on the support portion 129.

[0029] In some other embodiments, the position limiting member 1103 may be a position limiting projection provided on the inner wall of the housing 100, and a position limiting hole may be formed in the position limiting projection, that is, the connecting member 1101 is provided in the position limiting hole, one end of the connecting member 1101 is connected to the position limiting projection, and the contact member 1102 is assembled to the other end of the connecting member 1101, or the position limiting member 1103 is a combination of a first position limiting groove 130 and a position limiting projection, that is, the first position limiting groove 130 communicates with the position limiting hole, one end of the connecting member 1101 is connected to the bottom of the first position limiting groove 130, the other end of the connecting member 1101 passes through the first position limiting groove 130 and is located in the position limiting hole, and the contact member 1102 is assembled to the other end of the connecting member 1101.

[0030] If a position limiting member 1103 is provided, one end of the connecting member 1101 may be connected to the bottom of the position limiting member 1103, or it may be in direct contact with the bottom of the position limiting member 1103, and the assembly of the connecting member 1101 within the position limiting member 1103 is realized by the pressure of the wheel disc 200.

[0031] In other embodiments, the connecting member 1101 may be rigid, and at least a portion of the contact member 1102 may be elastic. When the wheel disc 200 moves, the wheel disc 200 compresses and directly deforms the contact member 1102 to adapt to the movement of the wheel disc 200, and when the wheel disc 200 returns to its initial position, the contact member 1102 also recovers its deformation accordingly. Under such working conditions, the portion of the contact member 1102 that contacts the end face of the wheel disc 200 is elastic, and of course, other portions of the contact member 1102 may also be elastic, or the contact member 1102 may have two or more levels of elasticity, or the entire contact member 1102 may be elastic, and are not limited thereto.

[0032] In some embodiments, at least a portion of the connecting member 1101 and the contact member 1102 is elastic. When the wheel disc 200 moves, it compresses and deforms the contact member 1102 and the connecting member 1101 to adapt to the movement of the wheel disc 200, and when the wheel disc 200 returns to its initial position, the contact member 1102 and the connecting member 1101 also recover their deformation accordingly. Under such working conditions, the contact member 1102 and the connecting member 1101 may each have one level of elasticity, or of course, they may have two or more levels of elasticity, or the entirety of the contact member 1102 and the connecting member 1101 may both have elasticity, etc., and are not limited thereto.

[0033] As shown in Figure 3, multiple cushioning assemblies 1100 may be provided, and by providing multiple cushioning assemblies 1100 at intervals around the rotation axis of the wheel disc 200, a more uniform cushioning effect can be provided to the wheel disc 200, preventing damage to the wheel disc 200 caused by the wheel disc 200 moving and colliding with the housing 100.

[0034] As described above, the housing 100 includes a first housing 101 and a second housing 102 connected to each other, the first housing 101 is usually located above the second housing 102, and the cushioning assembly 1100 may be provided in the first housing 101, but in order to prevent the second housing 102 from contacting the wheel disc 200, related technology provides foamed cotton in the second housing 102 to serve as a cushioning support. However, after prolonged use, the foamed cotton wears out and becomes ineffective, and can no longer serve as a cushioning support.

[0035] Figure 6 shows a schematic assembly diagram of the support member in the second housing of Figure 5. In accordance with Figures 5 and 6, the present disclosure provides a support member 1104 within the second housing 102, which may be made of a rigid material, most preferably a self-lubricating material, to improve the smoothness of rotation of the wheel disc 200. The support member 1104 is located outside the rotating shaft and serves only a support role, and since the support member 1104 is made of a rigid material, it avoids the technical problem in related technologies where foam cotton wears out and becomes ineffective after long-term use, effectively supports the wheel disc 200, and the cushioning assembly 1100 can provide cushioning for the wheel disc 200, preventing damage from occurring during assembly and transport of the wheel disc 200.

[0036] As shown in Figures 5 and 6, the support member 1104 may be annular in shape and be provided coaxially on the outside of the rotation axis of the wheel disc 200. The support member 1104 may also be integrally molded with the second housing 102. The support member 1104 and the second rotation axis 132 may be connected by a plurality of connecting ribs 1105, which are arranged radially around the rotation axis of the wheel disc 200 to improve the reliability of the assembly of the support member 1104 and the second housing 102. Furthermore, the plurality of connecting ribs 1105 may also be integrally molded with the second housing 102 to further improve the connection strength of the support member 1104 in the second housing 102.

[0037] As shown in Figure 2, a first rotating shaft 131 may be provided in the first housing 101, and a second rotating shaft 132 may be provided in the second housing 102. The first rotating shaft 131 and the second rotating shaft 132 are connected to form a rotating shaft for rotating the wheel disc 200. A central hole is provided in the wheel disc 200, a sleeve 1106 is provided in the central hole, and the sleeve 1106 is rotatably connected to the rotating shaft. That is, the wheel disc 200 can rotate around the rotating shaft by the drive assembly.

[0038] In some embodiments, the first rotating shaft 131 and the second rotating shaft 132 can be assembled by docking, and after docking the first rotating shaft 131 and the second rotating shaft 132, they can be further fixed together with bolts. In some other embodiments, the first rotating shaft 131 and the second rotating shaft 132 can be fixed together using connection methods such as interlocking or locking, and are not limited thereto.

[0039] As shown in Figure 2, the contact member 1102 of the buffer assembly 1100 contacts the end of the sleeve 1106 toward the first housing 101, and at least a portion of the support member 1104 contacts the end of the sleeve 1106 toward the second housing 102. This ensures that the buffer assembly 1100 provides cushioning for the wheel disc 200, and also ensures that the support member 1104 provides support for the wheel disc 200.

[0040] As shown in Figure 2, in some embodiments, flaps are provided at two opposing ends of the sleeve 1106, both of which extend radially along the wheel disc 200 to the end of the wheel disc 200, and the two flaps are a first flap 1101 toward the first housing 101 and a second flap 1102 toward the second housing 102, respectively, and at least a portion of the cushioning assembly 1100 is elastic so that the entire contact member 1102 of the cushioning assembly 1100 is in contact with the first flap 1101, thereby ensuring the cushioning effect of the wheel disc 200 by the cushioning assembly 1100, and the support member 1104 is rigid and may be in partial contact with the second flap 1102, i.e., as shown in the figure. In other embodiments, the entire support member 1104 may be in contact with the second flap 1102, and is not limited thereto.

[0041] It should be explained that the buffer assembly 1100 may be provided in the second housing 102, but the second housing 102 is located below the first housing 100, and the buffer assembly 1100 provided in the second housing 102 would need to bear a relatively large amount of its own weight, which would be disadvantageous for the deformation recovery of the buffer assembly 1100 in the second housing 102. Therefore, the buffer assembly is provided only in the first housing 101 located above, and the rigid support member 1104 is provided in the second housing 102 located below.

[0042] Based on the drying module 1, the present disclosure further provides an electrical device including the drying module 1.

[0043] The electrical equipment provided by this disclosure includes a buffer assembly 1100 provided within the housing 100 of the drying module 1, the buffer assembly 1100 including a connecting member 1101 and a contact member 1102, one end of the connecting member 1101 being connected to the inner wall of the housing 100, and the contact member 1102 being provided at the other end of the connecting member 1101, the contact member 1102 being in contact with the end face of the wheel disc 200, the contact member 1102 being able to restrict the movement of the wheel disc 200 within the housing 100, and since at least one of the connecting member 1101 and the contact member 1102 is elastic, the contact between the buffer assembly 1100 and the wheel disc 200 can be made flexible contact, thereby preventing the wheel disc 200 from colliding with the housing 100 and being damaged during the transport assembly process of the drying module 1, and thus having good practicality.

[0044] Figure 7 shows a schematic diagram of the structure of an electrical appliance having the drying module shown in Figure 1. In accordance with Figure 7, the electrical appliance provided by this disclosure may be a dryer or a washer-dryer, and in specific implementation, the drying module 1 communicates with the exhaust port and the intake port of the clothing storage member R, respectively. Based on this, the drying module 1 can form a circulation path with the clothing storage member R and dry the hot, humid air circulating through it.

[0045] In other embodiments, the drying module may be any electrical appliance requiring dehumidification, such as a dehumidifier or dishwasher, and is not limited thereto.

[0046] Example 2 Figure 8 shows a schematic diagram of the structure of a drying module assembled in a washer-dryer in some embodiments of the present disclosure; Figure 9 shows an exploded schematic diagram of the drying module of Figure 8; Figure 10 shows a schematic diagram of the structure of the first housing of Figure 9; Figure 11 shows an enlarged three-dimensional schematic diagram of A in Figure 10; Figure 12 shows a plan schematic diagram of Figure 10 with the gear assembly removed; Figure 13 shows a cross-sectional schematic diagram of Figure 9; and Figure 14 shows an enlarged schematic diagram of B in Figure 13. In accordance with Figures 8 to 13, the drying module includes a housing 100, the housing 100 is provided with a second position limiting groove 103 for accommodating the gear assembly, and a lubricating layer 127 is provided on the circumferential inner wall of the second position limiting groove 103.

[0047] The drying module provided by this disclosure has a second position limiting groove 103 on the end face of the housing 100, so that the gear assembly can be assembled in the second position limiting groove 103 and the radial oscillation of the gear assembly can be limited, thereby eliminating the need for position limiting members such as shaft sleeves to limit the oscillation of the gear assembly, reducing production costs and, accordingly, the assembly process of the shaft sleeve within the housing 100 can also be reduced. Furthermore, since a lubricating layer 127 is provided on the circumferential inner wall of the second position limiting groove 103, the gear assembly can rotate smoothly in the second position limiting groove 103, providing good practicality.

[0048] As shown in Figure 9, the housing 100 may include a first housing 101 and a second housing 102 connected to each other, the first housing 101 being provided with a first housing cavity 104 and the second housing 102 being provided with a second housing cavity 105, the first housing cavity 104 and the second housing cavity 105 working together to form a housing cavity for mounting a wheel disc 200, the wheel disc 200 being rotatably mounted in the housing cavity, the first housing 101 being located above the second housing 102, the space between the wheel disc 200 and the first housing 101 being configured as an intake passage and the space between the wheel disc 200 and the second housing 102 being configured as an exhaust passage, this is prior art and will not be explained here.

[0049] As shown in Figures 10 to 13, when actually implemented, the gear 400 has a gear shaft 401, which is driven to the drive shaft 301 of the motor 300, and the gear shaft 401 has a position limiting portion 402 that protrudes from the end of the gear 400, and the position limiting portion 402 of the gear shaft 401 is loosely fitted into a second position limiting groove 103, and the radial oscillation of the position limiting portion 402 of the gear shaft 401 is limited by the second position limiting groove 103, thereby achieving the objective of limiting the radial oscillation of the gear 400. The circumferential surface of the gear 400 is in contact with the periphery of the wheel disc 200, and rotates the wheel disc 200.

[0050] In other embodiments, a portion of the circumferential surface of the gear 400 may be loosely fitted into the second position limiting groove 103, and the remaining circumferential surface of the gear 400 may contact the periphery of the wheel disc 200 to limit the radial oscillation of the gear assembly.

[0051] As shown in Figure 13, a motor housing 106 is provided on the end face of the second housing 102, and the motor housing 106 is provided on the outside of the second housing cavity 105. The motor 300 for rotating the gear 400 is provided inside the motor housing 106, and a drive shaft 301 is connected to the output terminal of the motor 300. The gear shaft 401 of the gear 400 may be fixedly connected to the drive shaft 301. In this way, the motor 300 rotates the gear 400, and further drives the wheel disc 200 to rotate within the housing cavity. The second position limiting groove 103 is provided on the outside of the first housing cavity 104 of the first housing 101 and is located above the motor housing 106. The position limiting portion 401 of the gear shaft 401 is provided with a gap in the second position limiting groove 103, so that the gear 400 can rotate normally within the set oscillation range. During the rotation of the gear 400, the gear 400 comes into contact with the circumferential inner wall of the second position limiting groove 103. A lubricating layer 127 may be provided on the circumferential inner wall of the second position limiting groove 103 to allow the gear 400 to rotate smoothly. In specific implementation, a lubricating layer may be provided only on the circumferential inner wall of the second position limiting groove 103 by bonding or coating, and the lubricating layer may be made of a soft metal material, or the entire first housing 101 may be made of a self-lubricating material, and the self-lubricating material may be a mixture of nylon and glass fiber, a polymer base, a ceramic base, etc. Accordingly, the circumferential inner wall of the second position limiting groove 103 also has a self-lubricating function, thereby allowing the gear 400 to rotate smoothly within the second position limiting groove 103.

[0052] It should be noted that the entire second housing 102 may also be manufactured from a self-lubricating material, though not limited to this.

[0053] As shown in Figures 10 to 12, a first projection 107 is provided on the inside of the first housing 101, and a second position limiting groove 103 is provided on the first projection 107. The first projection 107 may be integrally molded with the first housing 101. The first projection 107 may be columnar, and in other embodiments, the first projection 107 may be of other shapes such as square or truncated cone, and is not limited thereto.

[0054] As shown in Figures 10 to 12, a recessed portion 108 may be provided on the inside of the first housing 101, and the first projection 107 may be integrally molded with the recessed portion 108. By providing the recessed portion 108, a sufficient distance can be maintained between the first projection 107 and the motor housing portion 106, facilitating the assembly of the gear 400 and the rolling contact between the gear 400 and the periphery of the wheel disc 200. The entire recessed portion 108 is cylindrical, but of course, it may also be other shapes such as square or frustoconical, and is not limited thereto.

[0055] As shown in Figure 4, a portion of the periphery of the first projection 107 may be connected to the side wall of the recessed portion 108. This improves the connection strength between the first projection 107 and the first housing 101, and ensures the reliability of the gear 400 rotating within the second position limiting groove 103.

[0056] As shown in Figures 10 to 12, there may be a distance between the periphery of the other part of the first projection 107 and the side wall of the recess 108, and the first projection 107 and the side wall of the recess 108 can be connected via a plurality of spaced first reinforcing ribs 109, which further improves the connection strength of the first projection 107 within the housing 100 and ensures the reliability of the gear 400 rotating within the second position limiting groove 103. The first reinforcing ribs 109 can be integrally molded with the first projection 107 and the bottom of the recess 108, and a plurality of first reinforcing ribs 109 can be spaced radially arranged on the circumferential surface of the first projection 107, thereby improving the reliability of the connection of the first reinforcing ribs 109 and the first projection 107 to the first housing 101.

[0057] One thing to explain is that the second position limiting groove 103 may be directly formed on the end face of the first housing 101, that is, the end face of the first housing 101 is not recessed where the second position limiting groove 103 is formed. In this case, the thickness of the portion of the first housing 101 where the second position limiting groove 103 is provided is relatively thick, which is disadvantageous in ensuring the flatness of the inner end face of the first housing 101 during molding. By recessing the portion of the first housing 101 where the second position limiting groove 103 is provided, the thickness of this portion of the first housing 101 can be reduced, and the inner end face of the first housing 101 can be made as flat as possible during molding.

[0058] Furthermore, as shown in Figure 13, a through hole 110 may be provided in the second position limiting groove 103, and the through hole 110 may be provided at the bottom of the groove of the second position limiting groove 103, allowing direct observation of the internal conditions of the housing 100 through the through hole 110, and is used to observe the operating conditions of the motor 300 and / or gear 400, including but not limited to the speed of the motor 300 and / or gear 400 and the wear condition of the gear 400.

[0059] As shown in Figure 13, the drying module further includes a sealing member 500 that is removably connected to the through-hole 110. If it is necessary to observe the internal condition of the housing 100, the sealing member 500 may be removed to facilitate observation of the inside of the housing 100. After the observation is complete, the sealing member 500 is reassembled into the observation hole 110 so that the equipment can operate normally and to prevent airflow from leaking from the observation hole 110 when the equipment is in operation.

[0060] In specific implementation, the sealing member 500 may be a block that can be connected to the observation hole 110 by a screw or interlocking mechanism in order to facilitate the removal of the sealing member 500.

[0061] As shown in Figure 10, a first support portion 111 is provided within the first housing cavity 104 of the first housing 101 to restrict the movement of the wheel disc 200. The first support portion 111 is used to assist in the rotation of the wheel disc 200, and the first support portion 111 may be partially annular or substantially annular in shape. The outer wall of the first support portion 111 is connected to the circumferential inner wall of the first housing cavity 104, and there is a gap between the periphery of the wheel disc 200 and the circumferential inner wall of the first housing cavity 104, with the projection of the periphery of the wheel disc 200 falling onto the first support portion 111. For the gear 400 to drive the wheel disc 200, the depth of the second position limiting groove 103 (i.e., the height of the first projection 107) may be less than or equal to the height of the first support portion 111, preferably the depth of the second position limiting groove 103 coincides with the height of the first support portion 111, i.e., the groove opening of the second position limiting groove 103 and the first support portion 111 are flush, so that the first projection 107 and the first support portion 111 are flush, avoiding interference with the rotation of the wheel disc 200, and a portion of the periphery of the first projection 107 is connected to the outside of the first support portion 111.

[0062] As shown in Figures 10 to 12, when the motor 300 drives the gear 400 to rotate the wheel disc 200, the wheel disc 200 may rub against the first support portion 111, which may affect the normal operation of the wheel disc 200 and generate noise. Therefore, the present disclosure provides that one or more vibration damping members 600 are provided at intervals on the first support portion 111, so that when the wheel disc 200 rotates, the wheel disc 200 comes into contact with the vibration damping members 600, and because the vibration damping members 600 are provided at intervals, the contact area between the wheel disc 200 and the first support portion 111 is reduced, thereby reducing vibration and noise to the housing 100 when the wheel disc 200 rotates.

[0063] In the specific implementation as shown in Figures 10 to 12, vibration damping mounting portions 700 may be provided at intervals on the first support portion 111, and the vibration damping mounting portions 700 are provided in correspondence with the vibration damping member 600, and the vibration damping member 600 is provided on the corresponding vibration damping mounting portion 700, and at least a part of the vibration damping member 600 protrudes from the plane on which the corresponding vibration damping mounting portion 700 is located to form a vibration damping portion, and when the wheel disc 200 rotates, the vibration damping portion of the vibration damping member 600 that protrudes from the plane on which the vibration damping mounting portion 700 is located comes into direct contact with the wheel disc 200, reducing vibration and noise to the housing 100 when the wheel disc 200 rotates.

[0064] Furthermore, in order to improve the reliability of mounting the vibration damping member 600, adhesive can be applied between the vibration damping member 600 and the first support portion 111 and between the vibration damping member 600 and the corresponding vibration damping mounting portion 700, and the vibration damping member 600 can be fixed within the corresponding vibration damping mounting portion 700 by adhesive.

[0065] As shown in Figure 11, in some embodiments, the vibration damping mounting portion 700 may be a vibration damping frame provided on the first support portion 111, and the vibration damping frame may be fixed to the first support portion 111 by integral molding, and the vibration damping member 600 may be fitted into the corresponding vibration damping frame. Of course, in other embodiments, a groove may be provided on the first support portion 111 and the vibration damping member 600 may be fitted into the corresponding groove, or the vibration damping member 600 may be directly bonded to the first support portion 111, and is not limited thereto.

[0066] Based on the drying module, the Disclosure further provides garment processing equipment including the drying module.

[0067] The garment processing equipment having the drying module is provided with a second position limiting groove 103 on the end face of the housing 100 to limit the radial oscillation of the gear assembly. This eliminates the need for a position limiting member to restrict the oscillation of the gear assembly, reducing production costs and consequently the assembly process. Furthermore, since a lubricating layer is provided on the circumferential inner wall of the second position limiting groove 103, the gear assembly can rotate smoothly within the second position limiting groove 103, resulting in good practicality.

[0068] The garment processing equipment may be a clothes dryer or a washer-dryer, and naturally, its drying module may be applied to various dehumidifying devices such as dehumidifiers and dishwashers.

[0069] Example 3 As shown in Figures 10 to 12, in Embodiment 1, a vibration damping member 600 is provided on the first support portion 111 to reduce friction and vibration between the wheel disc 200 and the first support portion 111. However, the friction between the vibration damping member 600 and the wheel disc 200 is sliding friction, and has a relatively large frictional force, which affects the smooth rotation of the wheel disc 200.

[0070] Based on the aforementioned technical problems, this disclosure provides a drying module and garment processing equipment that improve the frictional force when the wheel disc 200 rotates to some extent, and that allows the wheel disc 200 to rotate smoothly.

[0071] Figure 15 shows a schematic plan view of a first housing equipped with vibration damping wheels, and in accordance with Figure 15, the drying module includes a housing 100 and a wheel disc 200, the wheel disc 200 being rotatably mounted within the housing 100, and a plurality of vibration damping wheels 800 being provided inside the housing 100, the vibration damping wheels 800 being rotatably connected within the housing 100, and the circumferential surfaces of the vibration damping wheels 800 being in rolling contact with the wheel disc 200.

[0072] The drying module provided by this disclosure has a plurality of vibration damping wheels 800 inside the housing 100, the vibration damping wheels 800 are rotatably connected within the housing 100, and the circumferential surfaces of the vibration damping wheels 800 are in rolling contact with the wheel disc 200. This changes the sliding friction in related technologies to rolling friction, improves the frictional force when the wheel disc 200 rotates, and allows the wheel disc 200 to rotate smoothly.

[0073] What needs to be explained is that when the vibration damping wheel 800 is installed, the vibration damping wheel 800 should maintain a certain mounting gap with the wheel disc 200, and for at least a portion of the time, the circumferential surface of the vibration damping wheel 800 should be in contact with the wheel disc 200.

[0074] As described above, in accordance with Figure 9, the housing 100 includes a first housing 101 and a second housing 102 connected to each other, the first housing 101 being provided with a first housing cavity 104 and the second housing 102 being provided with a second housing cavity 105, and after the first housing 101 and the second housing 102 are assembled, the first housing cavity 104 and the second housing cavity 105 cooperate to form a housing cavity for mounting a wheel disc 200, the wheel disc 200 is rotatably mounted in the housing cavity, the first housing 101 may be located above the second housing 102, the space between the wheel disc 200 and the end face of the first housing 101 is set as an intake passage and the space between the wheel disc 200 and the end face of the second housing 102 is set as an exhaust passage, this is prior art and will not be explained here.

[0075] Figure 16 shows a schematic diagram of the specific arrangement of the vibration damping wheel in Figure 15. When the design is specifically implemented in accordance with Figures 15 and 16, a mounting cavity 112 corresponding to the vibration damping wheel 800 may be provided in the housing 100. The mounting cavity 112 has an opening, which faces the wheel disc 200. The vibration damping wheel 800 is located inside the mounting cavity 112, and the vibration damping wheel shaft 801 of the vibration damping wheel 800 is located on the side wall of the mounting cavity 112. At least a portion of the vibration damping wheel 800 protrudes from the plane where the opening of the mounting cavity 112 is located. When the wheel disc 200 rotates, the circumferential surface of the vibration damping wheel 800 can come into contact with the wheel disc 200. This creates rolling friction between the vibration damping wheel 800 and the wheel disc 200, which effectively dampens and supports the vibration of the wheel disc 200 and facilitates the rotation of the wheel disc 200.

[0076] In some embodiments, the circumferential surface of the vibration damping wheel 800 has a certain elasticity, or the vibration damping wheel 800 itself is manufactured from an elastic material to adapt to the oscillation when the wheel disc 200 rotates, and the axial direction of the vibration damping wheel 800 may be along the wheel disc 200 or in the radial direction close to the wheel disc 200, and multiple vibration damping wheels 800 are arranged radially around the central axis of the wheel disc 200 to further reduce friction between the vibration damping wheel 800 and the wheel disc 200 and to smooth the rotation of the wheel disc 200.

[0077] As shown in Figure 16, in some embodiments, the vibration damping wheel 800 may be fixedly connected to the vibration damping wheel shaft 801, and both ends of the vibration damping wheel shaft 801 may be rotatably connected to the side walls of the mounting cavity 112. After the wheel disc 200 and the vibration damping wheel 800 come into contact, the wheel disc 200 drives the vibration damping wheel 800 to rotate, causing the vibration damping wheel 800 to rotate at the side walls of the mounting cavity 112 via the vibration damping wheel shaft 801, thereby achieving driven rotation of the vibration damping wheel 800.

[0078] In some embodiments, the vibration damping wheel 800 and the vibration damping wheel shaft 801 are preferably integrally molded to improve reliability during use and improve assembly efficiency. Of course, in other embodiments, the vibration damping wheel 800 may be fixedly connected to the vibration damping wheel shaft 801 by means of a key connection or the like, and are not limited thereto.

[0079] Figure 17 shows a schematic front view of Figure 16, and in accordance with Figures 16 and 17, the mounting cavity 112 is rectangular or substantially rectangular, and both ends of the vibration damping axle 801 are rotatably connected to two opposing side walls of the mounting cavity 112. The side walls of the mounting cavity 112 are provided with a first mounting hole 113, which extends away from the wheel disc 200 from the opening of the mounting cavity 112, and the first mounting hole 113 includes a first hole body 1132 and a second hole body 1133 that sequentially communicate with the opening, and the vibration damping axle 801 and at least a portion of the first hole body 1132 are interlocked, and the vibration damping axle 801 is loosely fitted into the second hole body 1133. In specific implementation, the vibration damping axle 801 is placed in the opening of the mounting cavity 112, and then the vibration damping axle 801 is pushed down, causing the end of the vibration damping axle 801 to be fitted into the first hole 1132 at the same end and then into the second hole 1133 at the same end. Since the vibration damping wheel shaft 801 is loosely fitted into the second bore 1133, the vibration damping wheel 800, which rotates when driven by an external force, can drive the vibration damping wheel shaft 801 to rotate in the second bore 1133. Because the vibration damping wheel shaft 801 and the first bore 1132 are tightly fitted together, it is possible to restrict the vibration damping wheel shaft from entering the second bore 1133 from the first bore 1132, preventing the vibration damping wheel shaft 801 from popping out of the corresponding mounting cavity 112, and allowing the vibration damping wheel shaft 801 and the vibration damping wheel 800 to rotate normally. In some embodiments, interference fit and loose fit can be achieved by designing the diameter of the vibration damping wheel axle 801 to be H such that it is larger than the diameter of the portion where the first bore 1132 and the vibration damping wheel axle 801 fit together, and smaller than the diameter of the portion where the second bore 1133 and the vibration damping wheel axle 801 fit together.

[0080] Since the vibration damping wheel set E, consisting of the vibration damping wheel axle 801 and the vibration damping wheel 800, can be assembled to a predetermined position using only a downward pushing method, the assembly efficiency of the vibration damping wheel set E can be improved, resulting in good practicality.

[0081] As shown in Figures 16 and 17, in some embodiments, the second bore 1133 may be arc-shaped so that the vibration-damping axle 801 can rotate within the second bore 1133, and the first bore 1132 has a bore diameter smaller than at least the diameter of the second bore 1133, so that the vibration-damping axle 801 can rotate within the second bore 1133 but cannot fly out through the second bore 1132.

[0082] As shown in Figures 16 and 17, the first hole 1132 may be rectangular, the diameter of the first hole 1132 must be smaller than the diameter of the third hole 1133, and the central angle of the second hole 1132 must be greater than 180°. The end of the vibration damping wheel axle 801 can be passed through the first hole 1132 by a pushing mechanism, and the vibration damping wheel axle 801 can be rotated within the second hole 1133, but it cannot pop out of the first hole 11323, thus achieving positional restriction of the vibration damping wheel axle 801 in a direction parallel to the central axis of the wheel disc 200.

[0083] In other embodiments, the first bore 1132 may be partially rectangular, with the diameter of that portion being smaller than the diameter of the second bore 1133, preventing the vibration damping axle 801 from protruding from the first bore 1132, and the remaining portion of the first bore 1132 may be arc-shaped, trapezoidal, or the like, but are not limited thereto.

[0084] Furthermore, as shown in Figures 16 and 17, the first mounting hole 113 may further include a first guide hole 1131, the first guide hole 1131 being provided between the first hole body 1132 and the opening of the mounting cavity 112, that is, the two transition through the first guide hole 1131, and the hole pitch on the side of the first guide hole 1131 closer to the opening of the mounting cavity 112 is larger than the hole pitch on the side closer to the first hole body 1132, thus eliminating the need to assemble the vibration damping axle 801. In some cases, the vibration damping wheel shaft 801 with the vibration damping wheel 800 can be placed in the first guide hole 1131, and the vibration damping wheel shaft 801 and the first hole body 1132 are tightly fitted together, so the vibration damping wheel shaft 801 is supported by the first guide hole 1131 of the first mounting hole 113, enabling the initial positioning of the vibration damping wheel shaft 801. Furthermore, an external force can push down the vibration damping wheel shaft 801, passing it through the first hole body 1132 and assembling it into the second hole body 1133.

[0085] In some embodiments, the hole pitch of the first guide holes 1131 gradually decreases from the opening of the mounting cavity 112 toward the first hole body 1132, i.e., the first guide holes 1131 may have an inverted V-shape to facilitate support to the vibration-damping axle axle 801.

[0086] The thicknesses of the first guide hole 1131, the first bore body 1132, and the second bore body 1133 can be set according to the diameter of the vibration damping wheel 800, but at least a portion of the vibration damping wheel 800 protrudes from the plane where the opening of the mounting cavity 112 is located, and the circumferential surface of the vibration damping wheel 800 rolls into contact with the wheel disc 200, thereby achieving vibration damping of the wheel disc 200.

[0087] In some embodiments, the first mounting holes 113 are provided on both opposing sides of the mounting cavity 113, and both ends of the vibration damping axle 801 are provided in the corresponding first mounting holes 113.

[0088] As shown in Figures 16 and 17, the diameter of the vibration damping wheel 800 is greater than the pitch of the second bore 1133 of the first mounting hole 113. When the vibration damping wheel 800 rotates with the wheel disc 200, the vibration damping wheel 800 may move along the axial direction of the vibration damping wheel shaft 801. Because the diameter of the vibration damping wheel 800 is greater than the pitch of the second bore 1133 of the first mounting hole 113, the axial movement of the vibration damping wheel 800 can be restricted in this way, thereby allowing the vibration damping wheel 800 to rotate only within the mounting cavity 112. In this case, since the vibration damping wheel 800 may come into contact with the side wall of the mounting cavity 112, a baffle may be provided on the outer wall of the first mounting hole 113. The baffle covers at least the outside of the second hole 1133, restricting the movement of the vibration damping wheel shaft 801 of the vibration damping wheel 800, thereby improving the smoothness of rotation of the vibration damping wheel 800 and further improving the smoothness of rotation of the wheel disc 200, so that the vibration damping wheel 800 does not come into contact with the side wall of the mounting cavity 112.

[0089] As shown in Figures 15 to 17, in some embodiments, a first mounting groove 1121 may be provided on the side of the first housing 101 facing the wheel disc 200, and a mounting frame 114 is provided in the opening of the first mounting groove 1121, and the mounting frame 114 communicates with the opening of the first mounting groove 1121 and constitutes the mounting cavity 112. The mounting frame 114 may be integrally molded with the end face of the housing 100, and the size of its through hole may match the size of the opening of the first mounting groove 1121. Of course, in other embodiments, the mounting frame 114 may be removably connected to the end face of the housing 100 by means of bolts or the like, and the size of the through hole of the mounting frame 114 may be larger or smaller than the size of the opening of the first mounting groove 1121, thereby allowing for an appropriate design without interfering with the assembly of the vibration damping wheel 800, which will not be explained here.

[0090] To improve the smoothness of rotation of the vibration damping wheel 800, a lubricating layer may be provided on the inner wall of the second bore 1133 of the first mounting hole 113. In specific implementation, the lubricating layer may be provided only on the inner wall of the second bore 1133 by adhesion or coating, and the lubricating layer may be made of a soft metal material, or the entire first housing 101 may be made of a self-lubricating material, which may be a mixture of nylon and glass fiber, a polymer base, a ceramic base, etc. Accordingly, the inner wall of the second bore 1133 also has a self-lubricating function, thereby allowing the support wheel axle 901 to rotate smoothly within the second bore 1133.

[0091] It should be explained that the vibration damping wheel 800 can be connected to the vibration damping wheel shaft 801 in a rotational manner, and both ends of the vibration damping wheel shaft 801 are fixedly connected to opposing sides of the mounting cavity 112, that is, the wheel disc 200 can drive the vibration damping wheel 800 to rotate on the vibration damping wheel shaft 801, and can also achieve the objective of rolling friction between the wheel disc 200 and the vibration damping wheel 800, but is not limited thereto.

[0092] As shown in Figures 15 to 17, a first support portion 111 for restricting the movement of the wheel disc 200 is provided in the first housing cavity 104 of the first housing 101. The installation of the first support portion 111 can be seen in Embodiment 1, and will not be described here. The vibration damping wheel 800 may be provided on the first support portion 111. With the vibration damping wheel 800 provided, there is not only a gap between the wheel disc 200 and the first support portion 111, but the wheel disc 200 and the first support portion 111 are in rolling contact, and the wheel disc 200 rotates smoothly.

[0093] Furthermore, the vibration damping member 600 shown in Embodiment 2 may be provided on the first support portion 111, that is, both the vibration damping wheel 800 and the vibration damping member 600 may be provided on the first support portion 111. In this case, the vibration damping wheel 800 and the vibration damping member 600 can be provided with a gap between them, which on the one hand reduces the number of vibration damping members 600, making the rotation of the wheel disc 200 smoother, and on the other hand, when the vibration damping wheel 800 or the vibration damping member 600 fails, it is possible to avoid the generation of vibration and noise caused by the wheel disc 200 directly contacting the first support portion 111.

[0094] Based on the drying module, the Disclosure further provides garment processing equipment including the drying module.

[0095] In the garment processing equipment having the drying module, a plurality of vibration damping wheels 800 are provided on the end face of the housing 100 of the drying module. The vibration damping wheels 800 are rotatably connected within the housing 100, and the circumferential surface of the vibration damping wheels 800 is in rolling contact with the end face of the wheel disc 200. In this way, the sliding friction in the related technology is changed to rolling friction, improving the frictional force when the wheel disc 200 rotates, and allowing the wheel disc 200 to rotate smoothly.

[0096] The garment processing equipment may be a clothes dryer or a washer-dryer, and naturally, its drying module may be applied to various dehumidifying devices such as dehumidifiers and dishwashers.

[0097] Example 4 In related technologies, the drying module can incorporate support wheels within the housing to provide constant rolling support to the rotating wheel disc, acting as a positional limiter and thereby preventing the wheel disc from deflecting or / or colliding with the housing. However, the support wheels are connected to the corresponding support wheel axle in a rotatable manner, and the assembly method is relatively complex, leaving room for improvement.

[0098] Based on the aforementioned technical problems, this disclosure provides a drying module and garment processing equipment that can improve the assembly efficiency of the support wheel set to some extent.

[0099] Figure 18 shows a schematic plan view of the second housing of Figure 9, Figure 19 shows a schematic structural view of the support wheel set of Figure 18, Figure 20 shows a schematic assembly view of the support wheel set of Figure 18, and Figure 21 shows a schematic front view of Figure 20. In accordance with Figures 18 to 21, the drying module includes a housing 100, a wheel disc 200, and a plurality of support wheel sets F, the wheel disc 200 being rotatably mounted within the housing 100, a plurality of second mounting grooves 115 provided on the inside of the housing 100, a second mounting hole 116 provided on at least one side of the second mounting groove 115, the second mounting hole 116 extending away from the wheel disc 200 from the opening of the second mounting groove 115, and the second mounting hole 116 communicating sequentially with the opening of the second mounting groove 115 with a third hole body 1162 The support wheel set F is provided corresponding to the second mounting groove 115 and includes a support wheel 900 and a support wheel axle 901. The support wheel 900 is fixedly connected to the support wheel axle 901, and at least a portion of the support wheel axle 901 and the third mounting groove 1162 are tightly fitted together. The support wheel axle 901 is loosely fitted within the fourth mounting groove 1163, and at least a portion of the support wheel 900 protrudes from the plane where the opening of the second mounting groove 115 is located. The support wheel 900 and the wheel disc 200 are in rolling contact, thereby supporting the wheel disc 200.

[0100] In the drying module provided by this disclosure, since the support wheels 900 of the support wheel set F are fixedly connected to the support wheels 900, in specific implementation, the support wheel shaft 901 having the support wheels 900 is placed in the opening of the second mounting groove 115, then the support wheel shaft 901 is pushed down, and the end of the support wheel shaft 901 is fitted into the third hole 1162 and passed through to enter the fourth hole 1163. Since the support wheel axle 901 is loosely fitted within the fourth hole 1163, the support wheel 900, driven by the wheel disc 200, rotates the support wheel axle 901 within the fourth hole 1163. Because the support wheel axle 901 and at least a portion of the third hole 1162 are tightly fitted together, the support wheel axle 901 is prevented from entering the third hole 1162 from the fourth hole 1163, preventing the support wheel axle 901 from popping out of the corresponding second mounting groove 115 and allowing the support wheel axle 901 to rotate normally.

[0101] Since the support wheel set F can be assembled to the predetermined position using only a downward pushing method, the assembly efficiency of the support wheel set F can be improved, resulting in good practicality.

[0102] As shown in Figures 20 and 21, in some embodiments, the fourth hole 1163 may be arc-shaped so that the support wheel axle 901 can rotate within the fourth hole 1163, and the third hole 1162 has a diameter smaller than at least the diameter of the fourth hole 1163, so that the support wheel axle 901 can rotate within the fourth hole 1163 but cannot fly out through the third hole 1162.

[0103] As shown in Figures 19 and 20, the third hole 1162 may be rectangular, the diameter of the third hole 1162 must be smaller than the diameter of the fourth hole 1163, and the central angle of the fourth hole 1163 must be greater than 180°. The end of the support wheel axle 901 is passed through the third hole 1162 by a pushing mechanism, and the support wheel axle 901 can be rotated within the fourth hole 1163, but it cannot pop out of the third hole 1163, thereby achieving positional restriction of the support wheel axle 901 along a direction parallel to the central axis of the wheel disc 200.

[0104] In other embodiments, the third hole 1162 may be partially rectangular to prevent the support wheel axle 901 from protruding from the third hole 1162, the diameter of the rectangular portion of the hole being smaller than the diameter of the fourth hole 1163, and the remaining portion of the third hole 1162 may be arc-shaped or trapezoidal, etc., and is not limited herein.

[0105] Furthermore, as shown in Figures 20 and 21, the second mounting hole 116 may further include a second guide hole 1161, the second guide hole 1161 being provided between the third hole body 1162 and the opening of the second mounting groove 115, that is, the two transition through the second guide hole 1161, and the hole pitch on the side of the second guide hole 1161 closer to the opening of the second mounting groove 115 is greater than the hole pitch on the side closer to the third hole body 1162, and the support wheel axle 901 is assembled If necessary, the support wheel axle 901 with the support wheel 900 can be placed in the second guide hole 1161, and the support wheel axle 901 and the third hole body 1162 are tightly fitted together, so the support wheel axle 901 is supported in the second guide hole 1161 of the second mounting hole 116, enabling the initial positioning of the support wheel axle 901. Furthermore, an external force can push down the support wheel axle 901, passing it through the third hole body 1162 and assembling it into the fourth hole body 1163.

[0106] In accordance with Figures 20 and 21, in some embodiments, the hole pitch of the second guide hole 1161 gradually decreases from the opening of the second mounting groove 115 toward the third hole body 1162, that is, the second guide hole 1161 may have an inverted V shape to facilitate the support of the support wheel axle 901.

[0107] The thicknesses of the second guide hole 1161, the third hole body 1162, and the fourth hole body 1163 can be set according to the diameter of the support wheel 900, but at least a portion of the support wheel 900 protrudes from the plane where the opening of the second mounting groove 115 is located, so that the circumferential surface of the support wheel 900 makes rolling contact with the wheel disc 200 and provides effective rotational support to the wheel disc 200.

[0108] In some embodiments, the second mounting holes 116 are provided on both opposing sides of the second mounting groove 115, and both ends of the support wheel axle 901 are provided in the corresponding second mounting holes 116.

[0109] As shown in Figures 20 and 21, the diameter of the support wheel 900 may be larger than the pitch of the second mounting holes 116, and when the support wheel 900 rotates with the wheel disc 200, the support wheel 900 may move along the axial direction of the support wheel axle 901, and because the diameter of the support wheel 900 is larger than the pitch of the second mounting holes 116, the axial movement of the support wheel 900 can be restricted in this way, and the support wheel 900 can rotate only within the second mounting groove 115. In this case, the support wheel 900 may come into contact with the side wall of the mounting groove. Therefore, in some embodiments, the second mounting groove 115 is further provided with a baffle that covers at least the outside of the fourth hole 1163 of the second mounting hole 116. The baffle restricts the movement of the support wheel axle 901 and prevents the support wheel 900 from coming into contact with the side wall of the mounting groove, thereby improving the smoothness of rotation of the support wheel 900 and further improving the smoothness of rotation of the wheel disc 200.

[0110] In some embodiments, the baffle may cover the outside of the second mounting hole 116, or it may cover only the outside of the fourth hole 1163 of the second mounting hole 116.

[0111] As shown in Figure 19, the support wheel 900 and the support wheel shaft 901 can be integrally molded, and the support wheel set F molded in this way can be directly assembled, improving the assembly efficiency of the support wheel set F.

[0112] To improve the smoothness of rotation of the support wheel 900, a lubricating layer may be provided on the inner wall of the fourth bore 1163 of the second mounting hole 116. In specific implementation, the lubricating layer may be provided only on the inner wall of the fourth bore 1163 by bonding or coating, and the lubricating layer may be made of a soft metal material, or the entire second housing 102 may be made of a self-lubricating material, which may be a mixture of nylon and glass fiber, a polymer base, a ceramic base, etc. Accordingly, the inner wall of the fourth bore 1163 also has a self-lubricating function, thereby allowing the support wheel axle 901 to rotate smoothly within the second bore 1133.

[0113] In some embodiments, the support wheel 900 supporting the support axle 901 is made of a rigid material so as to effectively support the wheel disc 200 and prevent the wheel disc 200 from deflecting or / or colliding with the housing 100 due to deformation of the support wheel 900.

[0114] As shown in Figures 18 and 20, a first support portion 111 for restricting the movement of the wheel disc 200 is provided in the first housing cavity 104 of the first housing 101, and a second support portion 117 for restricting the movement of the wheel disc 200 is provided in the second housing cavity 105 of the second housing 102. The installation of the first support portion 111 and the second support portion 117 is similar to that of the first support portion 111 in Embodiment 1, and therefore will not be described here.

[0115] As shown in Figure 18, the multiple support wheel sets F may be provided on the second support portion 117, and the provision of the support axle 901 creates a gap between the wheel disc 200 and the second support portion 117, supporting and restricting the position of the wheel disc 200, thereby preventing the wheel disc 200 from deflecting or / or colliding with the housing 100. In addition, the wheel disc 200 and the support axle 901 on the second support portion 117 also make rolling contact, allowing the wheel disc 200 to rotate smoothly.

[0116] As shown in Figures 18, 20, and 21, in some embodiments, a plurality of groove bodies are provided at intervals on the second support portion 117, a support plate 118 is provided on the side of the groove body facing inward from the second support portion 117 (i.e., the inside of the groove body), the support plate 118 and the groove body constitute the second mounting groove 115, a second mounting hole 116 is provided on the side of the groove body facing outward from the second support portion 117 and on the support plate 118, and both ends of the support wheel axle 901 of the support wheel set F are connected to the side of the groove body facing outward from the second support portion 117 and the second mounting hole 116 on the support plate 118, respectively.

[0117] In other embodiments, the support plate 118 can be provided on the rear side inside the second support portion 117 of the groove body, or on the opposite side and / or rear side inside the second support portion 117 of the groove body. That is, the groove body can have support plates 118 on both or one side in the radial direction of the wheel disc, the support plate 118 and the groove body constitute a second mounting groove 115, and the second mounting hole 116 is provided in the support plate 118.

[0118] In some embodiments, the support plate 118 may be integrally molded with the groove body to facilitate production and processing, and both sides of the second support portion 117 of the support plate 118 along the circumferential direction may have gaps between them and the groove body, and these gaps may be defined as relief holes to save some production costs.

[0119] Based on the drying module, the Disclosure further provides garment processing equipment including the drying module.

[0120] The garment processing equipment having the drying module can assemble the support wheel set F to a predetermined position by simply pushing it down, thus improving the assembly efficiency of the support wheel set F and providing good practicality.

[0121] The garment processing equipment may be a clothes dryer or a washer-dryer, and naturally, its drying module may be applied to various dehumidifying devices such as dehumidifiers and dishwashers.

[0122] Example 5 A position limiting wheel is provided within the housing of the drying module, located outside the periphery of the wheel disc. The periphery of the position limiting wheel makes rolling contact with the periphery of the wheel disc, driving the rotation of the position limiting wheel as the wheel disc rotates within the housing. If the disc shifts radially, the position limiting wheel acts as a position limiter for the wheel disc in the form of rolling contact, thereby preventing the wheel disc from directly colliding with the housing itself and reducing the risk of damage to the wheel disc by assisting the wheel disc to travel along a set rotational trajectory without causing significant rotational resistance.

[0123] In related technologies, the position limiting wheel is rotatably connected to the position limiting wheel axle. During assembly, it is necessary to first assemble the position limiting wheel onto the position limiting wheel axle, and then assemble the position limiting wheel axle with the assembled position limiting wheel into the housing. This assembly method is relatively complex and there is room for improvement.

[0124] Therefore, this disclosure provides a drying module and garment processing equipment for improving the assembly efficiency of a position-limiting wheel set G to some extent.

[0125] Figure 22 shows a schematic diagram of the arrangement of the position-limiting wheel set within the second housing, Figure 23 shows a schematic diagram of the structure of the position-limiting wheel set in Figure 22, and Figure 24 shows a schematic diagram of the bottom view of Figure 23. In accordance with Figures 22 to 24, the drying module includes a housing 100, a wheel disc 200, and a plurality of position-limiting wheel sets G, the wheel disc 200 being rotatably mounted within the housing 100, the plurality of position-limiting wheel sets G being spaced apart within the housing 100, each position-limiting wheel set G including a position-limiting wheel 1000 and a position-limiting wheel axle 1005, the position-limiting wheel 1000 being fixedly mounted on the position-limiting wheel axle 1005, and the circumferential surface of the position-limiting wheel 1000 may be in contact with the circumferential surface of the wheel disc 200.

[0126] The drying module provided by this disclosure has a fixed position limiting wheel 1000 of the position limiting wheel set G on the position limiting wheel axle 1005. Therefore, when assembling, it is not necessary to first attach the position limiting wheel 1000 to the position limiting wheel axle 1005 and then attach the position limiting wheel axle 1005 to the housing 100. Instead, the position limiting wheel set G can be directly assembled to the corresponding position in the housing 100, improving assembly efficiency and providing good practicality.

[0127] Figure 25 shows a schematic assembly diagram of the 22 position limiting wheel set in the second housing, Figure 26 shows a schematic structural diagram of the assembly location of the position limiting wheel set in the second housing, and Figure 27 shows a schematic cross-sectional assembly diagram of the position limiting wheel set in the second housing as shown in Figure 26. When specifically implemented according to Figures 25 to 27, a third mounting hole 120 is provided on the side of the second housing 102 of the housing 100 facing the wheel disc 200, and the end of the position limiting wheel set G1001 is rotatably mounted in the third mounting hole 120.

[0128] As shown in Figures 25 to 27, a second projection 119 is provided on the side of the second housing 102 of the housing 100 facing the wheel disc 200, and the third mounting hole 120 is formed within the second projection 119, and one end of the position-restricting axle 1005 is rotatably mounted in the third mounting hole 120.

[0129] As shown in Figures 25 to 27, a third mounting groove 121 is provided on the side of the second housing 102 of the housing 100 facing the wheel disc 200, and the second projection 119 is provided within the third mounting groove 121. This mounting method makes it possible to reduce the thickness of the second projection 119 provided on the second housing 102 of the housing 100, and facilitates the injection molding of the entire second housing 102.

[0130] As shown in Figures 25 to 27, a first groove 122 is provided at the opening of the third mounting groove 121. The height of the inner side of the first groove 122 relative to the side of the second housing 102 facing the wheel disc 200 is smaller than the height of the outer side of the first groove 122 relative to the side of the second housing 102 facing the wheel disc 200, so that the outer circumferential surface of the position limiting wheel 1000 falls into the first groove 122 in such a way as to restrict the axial movement of the position limiting wheel 1000.

[0131] Since the housing 100 is provided with a third mounting groove 121, the outer surface of the position limiting wheel 1000 falls into the first groove 122 on the third mounting groove 121. In this way, the contact between the position limiting wheel 1000 and the housing 100 becomes annular contact, reducing the contact area between the position limiting wheel 1000 and the housing 100. When the wheel disc 200 rotates within the housing 100 and rotates the position limiting wheel 1000, the reduced contact area between the position limiting wheel 1000 and the housing 100 also reduces friction between them, making the rotation of the position limiting wheel 1000 smoother, further reducing the rotational resistance to the wheel disc 200, and allowing the wheel disc 200 to operate normally.

[0132] In specific implementation, the third mounting groove 121 has a columnar or substantially columnar structure, and the inner diameter of the first groove 122 gradually decreases in the direction toward the interior of the third mounting groove 121 along the opening of the third mounting groove 121. The second projection 119 may also have a columnar structure, or it may be provided coaxially within the second mounting groove 121, and of course, the second projection 119 may have other structures such as a square or frustoconical shape, and is not limited thereto.

[0133] As described above, the housing 100 includes a first housing 101 and a second housing 102 connected to each other, the first housing 101 being provided with a first housing cavity 104 and the second housing 102 being provided with a second housing cavity 105. After the first housing 101 and the second housing 102 are assembled, the first housing cavity 104 and the second housing cavity 105 are configured as housing cavities for mounting a wheel disc 200, the wheel disc 200 is rotatably mounted within the housing cavity, and the first housing 101 can be positioned above the second housing 102. As shown in Figure 27, the axial direction of the position limiting wheel 1000 is provided parallel or substantially parallel to the axial direction of the wheel disc 200, the position limiting wheel 1000 falls into the second housing 102 due to the action of gravity, and the third mounting groove 121 is provided on the side of the second housing 102 facing the wheel disc 200, the first housing 101 may be provided only with a fourth mounting hole 123 corresponding to the position limiting wheel axle 1005, the fourth mounting hole 123 may be a blind hole, the fourth mounting hole 123 is provided coaxially with the third mounting hole 120 in the second projection 119, the upper end of the position limiting wheel axle 1005 is rotatably provided in the fourth mounting hole 123, and the lower end of the position limiting wheel axle 1005 is rotatably provided in the third mounting hole 120 in the second projection.

[0134] Figure 28 is a schematic assembly diagram of the position limiting wheel set within the housing when the third mounting hole is a blind hole. In other embodiments, in accordance with Figure 28, the third mounting hole 120 is provided only on the side of the second housing 102 facing the wheel disc 200, and the third mounting groove 120 and the second projection 119 may not be provided. The third mounting groove 120 is also a blind hole, the upper end of the position limiting wheel axle 1005 is rotatably provided in the fourth mounting groove 123, and the lower end of the position limiting wheel axle 1005 is rotatably provided in the third mounting groove 120 in the second housing 102.

[0135] As shown in Figure 22, a second support ring 112 is provided within the second housing cavity 105 of the second housing 102, and multiple position-limiting wheel sets G are assembled at intervals within the second housing cavity 105 outside the second support ring 112.

[0136] As shown in Figures 23 and 24, the position limiting wheel 1000 includes an outer ring body 10001, an inner ring body 10002, and support ribs 10003, wherein the inner ring body 10002 may be fixed to the position limiting wheel axle 1005 by integral molding, the outer ring body 10001 is provided on the side of the inner ring body 10002 away from the position limiting wheel axle 1005, i.e., the outer ring body 10001 is provided on the outside of the inner ring body 1002, the outer ring body 10001 and the inner ring body 10002 are connected via a plurality of support ribs 10003, the outer ring body 10001 of the position limiting wheel 10000 falls into a first groove 122, i.e., the first groove 122 can restrict the outer ring body 10001 from moving outside the third mounting groove 121.

[0137] As shown in Figures 25 to 27, a second groove 124 is further provided at the opening of the third mounting hole 120 of the second projection 119, and the height of the inside of the second groove 124 relative to the side of the second housing 102 facing the wheel disc 200 is smaller than the height of the outside of the second groove 124 relative to the side of the second housing 102 facing the wheel disc 200, and the inner diameter of the second groove 124 may gradually decrease in the direction inward of the third mounting hole 120 along the opening of the third mounting hole 120. The inner ring body 10002 of the position limiting wheel 1000 abuts against the second projection 119, and a support ring 10004 is provided at one end of the inner ring body 10002 facing the second projection 119, and the projection of the support ring 10004 onto the second projection 119 is located outside the second groove 124.

[0138] As shown in Figures 25 to 27, the support ring 10004 on the inner ring body 10002 can reduce the contact area between the inner ring body 10002 and the second projection 119, and accordingly the contact between the position limiting wheel 1000 and the housing 100 is also reduced. When the wheel disc 200 rotates within the housing 100 and rotates the position limiting wheel 1000, the friction between the position limiting wheel 1000 and the housing 100 is reduced, the rotation of the position limiting wheel 1000 is made smoother, the rotational resistance to the wheel disc 200 is further reduced, and the wheel disc 200 can be operated normally. The provided second groove 124 provides space for the floating that occurs when the position limiting wheel axle 1005 rotates, and the rotation of the position limiting wheel axle 1005 can be made smoother.

[0139] As shown in Figure 26, one or more second reinforcing ribs 125 may be provided between the circumferential surface of the second projection 119 and the side wall of the third mounting groove 121. These second reinforcing ribs 125 are further connected to the bottom of the third mounting groove 121, improving the connection strength of the second projection 119 within the third mounting groove 121 and enhancing the reliability of the assembly.

[0140] Because there is a hole pitch between the circumferential surface of the second projection 119 and the side wall of the third mounting groove 121, the thickness of the second housing 102 becomes thinner in the portion where the second projection 119 is provided, and the thickness of the portion of the second housing 102 where the third mounting groove 121 is provided becomes uniform, preventing localized injection defects due to excessive thickness in the production process and improving the flatness of the end face of the housing 100.

[0141] As shown in Figure 26, the bottom of the third mounting groove 121 and the side wall can be transitioned via a curved connecting portion 126, and this connecting portion 126 may also be curved, facilitating the processing and manufacturing of the third mounting groove 121.

[0142] Furthermore, the circumferential surface of the position limiting wheel 1000 is manufactured from an elastic material, and if the wheel disc 200 is displaced within a small range, the position limiting wheel 1000 can undergo a certain deformation to adapt to the small range of displacement of the wheel disc 200. The support rib 10003 has at least one curved structure, and when the position limiting wheel 1000 deforms, it forces the support rib 10003 to deform. If the support rib 10003 had a straight structure, it could break. Therefore, the support rib 10003 has at least one curved structure to accommodate the deformation of the position limiting wheel 1000, and this curved structure can be one or a combination of two types, such as an arc or a wave shape, and is not limited thereto.

[0143] To improve the smoothness of rotation of the position limiting wheel 1000, a lubricating layer may be provided on the inner walls of the third mounting hole 120 of the second projection 119 and the fourth mounting hole 123 of the first housing 101. In specific implementations, the lubricating layer may be provided only on the inner walls of the holes by adhesive or coating, and the lubricating layer may be made of a soft metal material, or the entire first housing 101 and second housing 102 may be made of a self-lubricating material, which may be a mixture of nylon and glass fiber, a polymer base, a ceramic base, etc. Accordingly, the inner walls of the holes also have a self-lubricating function, thereby enabling smooth rotation of the position limiting wheel axle 1005.

[0144] For clarity, Figure 8 omits part of the casing of the washing machine and dryer. In accordance with Figure 8, the washing machine and dryer W includes a garment storage member R and a drying module D. The garment storage member R may be a drum, which includes an inner cylinder and an outer cylinder, the inner cylinder of the garment storage member R being able to rotate when driven by an external force, and the outer cylinder being set to hang down or suspend from the frame of the washing machine and dryer, with an inlet and outlet communicating with the garment storage member R, respectively. The drying module D includes a moisture absorption and exhaust member D1, a moisture absorption passage D2 and a moisture exhaust passage D3. The moisture absorption passage D2 includes a moisture absorption passage intake and a moisture absorption passage exhaust, the garment storage member R is connected to the moisture absorption passage intake and exhaust, respectively, and a moisture absorption passage fan D21 is further provided in the moisture absorption passage D2 to form a moisture absorption flow that circulates within the garment storage member R and the moisture absorption passage D2. The dehumidification passage D3 is provided with a dehumidification passage fan D31 for forming a dehumidification flow within the dehumidification passage D3. The dehumidification absorption and dehumidification member D1 is the aforementioned wheel disc 200, and the dehumidification absorption and dehumidification member D1 is provided in the path of the dehumidification absorption passage D2 and the dehumidification passage D3, so that both the dehumidification absorption flow and the dehumidification dehumidification flow pass through the dehumidification absorption and dehumidification member D1, and as the dehumidification absorption and dehumidification member D1 rotates, it absorbs moisture in the dehumidification absorption flow and discharges the absorbed moisture through the dehumidification dehumidification flow. Naturally, the washing and drying machine W includes, but is not limited to, a housing having at least a clothes removal opening and a detergent dispenser opening, a door body that closes the clothes removal opening, display and operating devices arranged on the housing, a frame, a controller, a drain pipe, and other components. This enables the washing and drying of clothes and the control of the washing and drying machine.

[0145] As shown in Figures 8 and 26, since the intake port of the moisture absorption passage D2 and the exhaust port of the moisture exhaust passage D3 are in the water vapor enrichment region of the housing, a portion of the third mounting groove 121 can be provided in the water vapor enrichment region of the housing 100, and a drain hole 128 can be provided at the bottom of the third mounting groove 121 located in the water vapor enrichment region of the housing 100. This drain hole communicates with the outside of the housing 100, discharges water droplets formed by the condensation of water vapor, and improves the moisture absorption efficiency. On the other hand, a drain hole 128 does not have to be provided at the bottom of the third mounting groove 121 in the water vapor depletion region of the housing 100, and the water vapor depletion region of the housing 100 may be the exhaust port of the moisture absorption passage D2 and the intake port of the moisture exhaust passage D3.

[0146] Based on the drying module, the Disclosure further provides garment processing equipment including the drying module.

[0147] In the garment processing equipment having the drying module, since the position limiting wheels 1000 of the drying module are fixed to the position limiting wheel axle 1005, there is no need to assemble the equipment by first attaching the position limiting wheels 1000 to the position limiting wheel axle 1005 and then attaching the position limiting wheel axle 1005 to the housing 100. Instead, the position limiting wheel set G can be directly assembled to the corresponding position in the housing 100, improving assembly efficiency and providing good practicality.

[0148] The garment processing equipment may be a clothes dryer or a washer-dryer, and naturally, its drying module may be applied to various dehumidifying devices such as dehumidifiers and dishwashers.

[0149] Example 6 This disclosure provides a garment processing device, which may be a clothes dryer or a washer-dryer, in which the drying module may be one of Examples 1 to 5, or a combination of at least two of Examples 1 to 5, and the specific structure can be found in the above description and is omitted here.

[0150] While specific embodiments of this specification have been described above, they, along with other embodiments, are included in the scope of the appended claims. In some cases, the operations or steps described in the claims may be performed in a different order than those in the embodiments, and the desired results can still be achieved. Furthermore, the processes depicted in the drawings may not necessarily be performed in the specific order or sequence shown, and the desired results can still be achieved. In some embodiments, multitasking and parallel processing are also possible or advantageous.

[0151] It should be further explained that the terms “include,” “incorporate,” or any other variation thereof are intended to encompass non-exclusive inclusion, thereby including not only those elements but also other elements not explicitly listed, or elements specific to such a process, method, product, or device. Unless otherwise specified, an element limited by the phrase “includes one…” does not preclude the presence of other similar elements in the process, method, product, or device that includes the aforementioned element.

[0152] It should be understood that the embodiments described above merely illustrate the objectives of the present invention and do not limit it. Those skilled in the art can also implement the present invention in other ways without departing from the basic spirit and characteristics of the invention. The scope of the invention is as defined in the appended claims, and any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of one or more embodiments herein should all be included therein. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0153] 1 Drying Module 100 Housing 101 First Housing 102 Second Housing 103 Second position limiting groove, 104 First containment cavity 105 Second containment cavity 106 Motor housing 107 First projection 108 Sinkhole 109 First reinforcing rib 110 Observation holes 111 First support 112 Mounting Cavity 1121 First mounting groove 113 First mounting hole 1131 First guide hole 1132 First pore 1133 Second pore 114 Mounting frame 115 Second mounting groove 116 Second mounting hole 1161 Second guide hole 1162 Third pore 1163 The fourth pore 117 Second support 118 Support plate 119 Second projection 120 Third mounting hole 121 Third mounting groove 122 First bevel 123 Fourth mounting hole 124 Second bevel 125 Second reinforcing rib 126 Liaison Department 127 Lubricating layer 128 Drain hole 129 Support part 130 First position limiting groove 131 First axis of rotation 132 Second axis of rotation 200 Wheel Disc 300 motor 301 Drive shaft 400 gears 401 Gear shaft 402 Position restriction section 500 sealing member 600 Vibration damping member 700 Vibration damping mounting section E Vibration Damping Wheel Set 800 Vibration Damping Wheel 801 Vibration damping wheel set F Support Wheel Set 900 Support wheel 901 Support wheel axle G Position Restriction Wheel Set 1000 Position restriction wheel 10001 Outer ring 10002 Inner ring 10003 Support Rib 10004 Support ring 1005 Position limited wheel set 1100 Buffer Assembly 1101 Connecting Member 1102 Contact Member 1103 Position limiting member 1104 Support member 1105 Connecting Rib 1106 Sleeves 11061 First flap 11062 Second flap W Washer Dryer R Clothing storage component D Drying Module D1 Moisture-absorbing and dehumidifying member D2 Moisture absorption passage D21 Moisture-absorbing passage fan D3 Dehumidification passage D31 Dehumidifying Passage Fan

Claims

1. It is a drying module, Housing and A wheel disc rotatably mounted within the housing, The housing includes a buffer assembly provided on at least one inner wall toward the end face of the wheel disc, The drying module is characterized in that the buffer assembly includes a connecting member and a contact member, one end of the connecting member being connected to the inner wall of the housing, the contact member being provided at the end of the connecting member away from the inner wall of the housing, the contact member contacting the wheel disc, and at least one of the connecting member and the contact member being elastic.

2. The drying module according to claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the connecting member is elastic, and the contact member is a rigid member.

3. The drying module according to claim 2, wherein the contact member and the end face of the wheel disc are in point contact.

4. The drying module according to claim 3, wherein the side surface of the contact member facing the wheel disc is arc-shaped.

5. The drying module according to claim 4, wherein the contact member is spherical.

6. The drying module according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the buffer assembly further includes a position limiting member provided on the inner wall of the housing, the connecting member deforms within the position limiting member, and the contact member has a contact portion protruding from the position limiting member, the contact portion contacting the end face of the wheel disc.

7. The drying module according to claim 6, wherein the position limiting member includes a first position limiting groove and / or a position limiting projection provided on the inner wall of the housing, and the position limiting projection is provided with a position limiting hole.

8. The drying module according to claim 1, wherein the connecting member is rigid, and at least a portion of the contact member is elastic.

9. The drying module according to claim 8, wherein the portion of the contact member that contacts the end face of the wheel disc is elastic.

10. The drying module according to claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the connecting member and the contact member are both elastic.

11. The drying module according to any one of claims 1 to 5 and 7 to 10, wherein a plurality of the cushioning assemblies are provided, and the plurality of cushioning assemblies are provided at intervals around the rotation axis of the wheel disc.

12. The drying module according to claim 11, wherein the housing includes a first housing and a second housing connected to each other, the first housing being provided with a first housing cavity, the second housing being provided with a second housing cavity, the first housing cavity and the second housing cavity working together to form a housing cavity for accommodating the wheel disc, and a plurality of the cushioning assemblies are provided within the first housing cavity of the first housing.

13. A first rotating shaft is provided in the first housing, a second rotating shaft is provided in the second housing, and the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft are connected to form a rotating shaft for rotating the wheel disc. The drying module according to claim 12, wherein the wheel disc is provided with a central hole, a sleeve is provided within the central hole, the sleeve is rotatably connected to the rotating shaft, and the contact member of the cushioning assembly contacts the end of the sleeve toward the first housing.

14. The drying module according to claim 13, wherein a support member is provided within the second housing, the support member is provided outside the second rotating shaft, and at least a portion of the support member contacts the end of the sleeve toward the second housing.

15. The drying module according to claim 14, wherein the support member is rigid.

16. The drying module according to claim 14 or 15, wherein the support member and the second rotating shaft are connected via a plurality of connecting ribs.

17. A drying module according to any one of claims 1 to 16, wherein a plurality of vibration damping wheels are provided inside the housing, the vibration damping wheels are rotatably connected within the housing, and the circumferential surfaces of the vibration damping wheels are in rolling contact with the wheel disc.

18. The drying module according to claim 17, wherein a mounting cavity corresponding to the vibration damping wheel is provided within the housing, the opening of the mounting cavity 1 faces the wheel disc, the vibration damping wheel is provided within the mounting cavity, and at least a portion of the vibration damping wheel protrudes from the plane where the opening of the mounting cavity is located.

19. The drying module according to claim 18, wherein the vibration damping wheel is fixedly connected to a vibration damping wheel shaft, and both ends of the vibration damping wheel shaft are rotatably connected to the side walls of the mounting cavity.

20. The drying module according to claim 19, wherein a first mounting hole is provided in the side wall of the mounting cavity, the first mounting hole extends away from the opening of the mounting cavity in a direction away from the wheel disc, the first mounting hole includes a first bore body and a second bore body that sequentially communicate with the opening of the mounting cavity, the vibration damping axle and at least a portion of the first bore body are interlocked, and the vibration damping axle is loosely fitted within the second bore body.

21. The drying module according to claim 20, wherein a portion of the second pore body is arc-shaped, and the first pore body has a pore diameter smaller than at least the diameter of the second pore body.

22. The drying module according to claim 21, wherein the first pore body is rectangular.

23. The drying module according to any one of claims 20 to 22, wherein the first mounting hole further includes a first guide hole, the first guide hole being provided between the opening of the mounting cavity and the first hole body, and the hole pitch of the first guide hole on the side closer to the opening of the mounting cavity is greater than the hole pitch on the side closer to the first hole body.

24. The drying module according to claim 23, wherein the first mounting holes are provided on both opposing sides of the mounting cavity.

25. The drying module according to claim 24, wherein the mounting cavity is further provided with a baffle that covers at least the outside of the second hole body of the first mounting hole.

26. The drying module according to any one of claims 20 to 22 and 24 to 25, wherein a lubricating layer is provided on the inner wall of the second bore body of the first mounting hole.

27. A drying module according to any one of claims 18 to 22 and 24 to 25, wherein a first mounting groove is provided on the end face of the housing, a mounting frame is provided in the opening of the first mounting groove, a through hole is provided in the mounting frame, and the through hole of the mounting frame communicates with the opening of the first mounting groove to constitute the mounting cavity.

28. The drying module according to any one of claims 19 to 22 and 24 to 25, wherein the vibration damping wheel and the vibration damping wheel shaft are integrally molded.

29. The housing includes a first housing and a second housing connected to each other, the first housing being provided with a first housing cavity, and the second housing being provided with a second housing cavity, and the first housing cavity and the second housing cavity working together to form a housing cavity for mounting the wheel disc. A drying module according to any one of claims 17 to 22 and 24 to 25, wherein a first support portion for restricting the movement of the wheel disc is provided in a first housing cavity of the first housing, and the vibration damping wheel is provided in the first support portion.

30. The drying module according to claim 17, wherein the first support portion is further provided with a vibration damping member, and the vibration damping wheel and the vibration damping member are provided at an interval.

31. The drying module further includes a plurality of support wheel sets, the inside of the housing is provided with a plurality of second mounting grooves, the side walls of the second mounting grooves are provided with second mounting holes, the second mounting holes extend away from the opening of the second mounting grooves in a direction away from the wheel disc, and the second mounting holes include third and fourth holes that sequentially communicate with the opening of the second mounting grooves. The drying module according to any one of claims 1 to 30, wherein the support wheel set is provided corresponding to the second mounting groove, and the support wheel set includes a support wheel and a support wheel shaft, the support wheel is fixedly connected to the support wheel shaft, the support wheel shaft and at least a portion of the third bore are in a tight fit, the support wheel shaft is loosely fitted within the fourth bore, at least a portion of the support wheel protrudes from the plane where the opening of the second mounting groove is located, and the support wheel is in rolling contact with the wheel disc.

32. The drying module according to claim 31, wherein the fourth pore is arc-shaped, and the third pore has a pore diameter smaller than at least the diameter of the fourth pore.

33. The drying module according to claim 32, wherein the third pore body is rectangular.

34. The drying module according to claim 31, wherein the second mounting hole further includes a second guide hole, the second guide hole being provided between the opening of the second mounting groove and the third hole body, and the hole pitch of the second guide hole on the side closer to the opening of the second mounting groove is greater than the hole pitch on the side closer to the third hole body.

35. The drying module according to any one of claims 31 to 34, wherein a second mounting hole is provided on both opposing sides of the second mounting groove.

36. The drying module according to any one of claims 31 to 34, wherein the second mounting groove is further provided with a baffle that covers at least the outside of the fourth hole body of the second mounting hole.

37. The drying module according to any one of claims 31 to 34, wherein a lubricating layer is provided on the inner wall of the fourth bore body of the second mounting hole.

38. The drying module according to any one of claims 31 to 34, wherein the support wheel and the support wheel shaft are integrally molded.

39. The housing includes a first housing and a second housing connected to each other, the first housing being provided with a first housing cavity, and the second housing being provided with a second housing cavity, and the first housing cavity and the second housing cavity working together to form a housing cavity on which the wheel disc is placed. A drying module according to any one of claims 31 to 34, wherein a second support portion for restricting the movement of the wheel disc is provided in the second housing cavity of the second housing, and the support wheel set is provided in the second support portion.

40. The drying module according to claim 39, wherein a plurality of grooves are provided at intervals in the second support portion, a support plate is provided on the grooves facing inward and / or opposite to the second support portion, the support plate and the grooves constitute the second mounting groove, and the second mounting hole is provided in the support plate.

41. The drying module according to claim 40, wherein the support plate and the groove body are integrally molded.

42. The drying module according to claim 40, wherein there is a gap between both sides of the second support portion of the support plate along the circumferential direction and the groove body.

43. The drying module according to any one of claims 31 to 34 and 40 to 42, wherein the support ring is made of a hard material.

44. The drying module according to any one of claims 1 to 43, further comprising a plurality of position-limiting wheel sets, wherein the plurality of position-limiting wheel sets are spaced apart within the housing, and each position-limiting wheel set includes a position-limiting wheel and a position-limiting wheel axle, the position-limiting wheel is fixedly mounted on the position-limiting wheel axle, and the circumferential surface of the position-limiting wheel is in contact with the circumferential surface of the wheel disc.

45. The drying module according to claim 44, wherein a third mounting hole is provided on the side of the housing facing the wheel disc, and the end of the position-limiting axle is rotatably provided in the third mounting hole.

46. The drying module according to claim 45, wherein a second projection is provided on the side surface of the housing facing the wheel disc, a third mounting hole is formed in the second projection, and the end of the position-restricting axle is rotatably provided in the third mounting hole.

47. The drying module according to claim 46, wherein a third mounting groove is provided on the side surface of the housing facing the wheel disc, and the second projection is provided within the third mounting groove.

48. A first groove is provided in the opening of the third mounting groove, the height of the inside of the first groove relative to the side of the housing facing the wheel disc is less than the height of the outside of the first groove relative to the side of the housing facing the wheel disc, and the outer circumferential surface of the position limiting wheel falls into the first groove, according to claim 47.

49. The drying module according to claim 48, wherein the position limiting ring includes an outer ring body, an inner ring body and support ribs, the inner ring body being connected to the position limiting wheel axle, the outer ring body being provided on the side of the inner ring body away from the position limiting wheel axle, the outer ring body and the inner ring body being connected via a plurality of support ribs, and the outer ring body falling into the first groove.

50. The drying module according to claim 49, wherein the support rib has at least one curved structure.

51. The drying module according to claim 49, wherein the third mounting hole is further provided with a second groove, the height of the inside of the second groove with respect to the side surface of the housing toward the wheel disc is less than the height of the outside of the second groove with respect to the side surface of the housing toward the wheel disc, the inner ring body abuts against the second projection, a support ring is provided at one end of the inner ring body toward the second projection, and the projection of the support ring toward the second projection is located on the outside of the second groove.

52. A drying module according to any one of claims 47 to 51, wherein a portion of the third mounting groove is provided in the water vapor enrichment region of the housing, a drain hole is provided at the bottom of the third mounting groove located in the water vapor enrichment region of the housing, and the drain hole communicates with the outside of the housing.

53. The drying module further includes a moisture absorption passage and a moisture discharge passage, and the wheel disc is provided in the path of the moisture absorption passage and the moisture discharge passage. The drying module according to claim 52, wherein the water vapor enrichment region of the housing includes at least the intake port of the moisture absorption passage and the exhaust port of the moisture discharge passage.

54. The housing includes a first housing and a second housing connected to each other, the first housing being located above the second housing, the first housing being provided with a first housing cavity, and the second housing being provided with a second housing cavity, the first housing cavity and the second housing cavity working together to form a housing cavity on which the wheel disc is placed. The drying module according to any one of claims 47 to 51, wherein the second housing is provided with the third mounting hole, and the first housing is provided with a fourth mounting hole corresponding to a position-limiting wheel axle, and the fourth mounting hole is a blind hole.

55. An electrical device characterized by including a drying module according to any one of claims 1 to 54.

56. The electrical appliance according to claim 55, wherein the electrical appliance is a dryer or a washer-dryer.

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