Clothes processing equipment

Abstract

The present invention discloses a clothing processing device, comprising: a barrel assembly, a clothing processing chamber is defined in the barrel assembly, the barrel assembly has a first air inlet, a first air outlet and a second air outlet, the first air outlet and the second air outlet are both arranged at the upper part of the side wall of the barrel assembly; a clothes drying assembly, the clothes drying assembly comprises an air duct assembly, a heating element and a fan; the air duct assembly is provided with a second air inlet and an air door; the air door can be switched between a first position and a second position, when the air door is switched to the first position, the air door closes the second air inlet and opens the first air outlet, when the air door is switched to the second position, the air door opens the second air inlet and closes the first air outlet. The clothing processing device according to the embodiment of the present invention has high drying efficiency, low energy consumption and large capacity of the clothing processing chamber.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of clothing processing, and in particular to a clothing processing device such as a drying machine or a washer-dryer. Background Art

[0002] Existing washer-dryers use heat exchange between the outer barrel and the outside air to condense the hot and humid air in the barrel on the barrel wall to form condensed water, thereby achieving a drying effect. However, due to the small temperature difference between the outer barrel and the air inside the barrel, even if a fan is added between the outer barrel and the box, the temperature difference between the two cannot be effectively reduced.

[0003] The related art discloses a washing machine with circulation + air intake + exhaust. Although it can inhale part of the external air through the air intake port and then discharge part of the hot and humid air from the exhaust port while the air flow circulates, at the beginning of drying, the fan will inhale the external air and then discharge part of the air in the barrel, so that the temperature in the barrel rises very slowly in the early stage; and after the temperature rises in the later stage, only a small part of the hot and humid air in the barrel is still discharged, and most of the hot and humid air still participates in the internal circulation. Therefore, the drying efficiency is still not high and the energy consumption is still very large.

[0004] To this end, another related technology discloses a washer-dryer using a condenser tube, but it still has the following disadvantages:

[0005] (1) Since the structure of a washer-dryer is more complicated than that of a dryer, a washer-dryer with a condenser (water cooling) at the rear of the outer drum can achieve better drying efficiency, but it will inevitably sacrifice the drum capacity, that is, affect the amount of clothes that can be accommodated;

[0006] (2) Using water cooling for condensation wastes water resources and is not conducive to reducing energy consumption;

[0007] (3) Although the washer-dryer can achieve rapid temperature rise in the internal circulation at the initial stage of drying, in the later stage, when the hot air needs to be discharged through external circulation, its air intake and outlet are both located on the circulation pipe, so that the hot and humid air just discharged will be immediately sucked in, which is not conducive to improving the drying efficiency. Summary of the invention

[0008] The present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. To this end, one object of the present invention is to provide a clothes processing device with high drying efficiency, low energy consumption and large capacity of the clothes processing chamber.

[0009] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a clothing processing device includes: a barrel assembly, a clothing processing chamber is defined in the barrel assembly, the barrel assembly has a first air inlet, a first air outlet and a second air outlet connected to the clothing processing chamber, the first air outlet and the second air outlet are both arranged at the upper part of the side wall of the barrel assembly; a drying assembly, the drying assembly includes an air duct assembly connected to the first air inlet and the first air outlet, a heating element arranged in the air duct assembly and a fan for guiding air flow; the air duct assembly is provided with a second air inlet and an air door, the air door is switchable between a first position and a second position, when the air door is switched to the first position, the air door closes the second air inlet and opens the first air outlet, when the air door is switched to the second position, the air door opens the second air inlet and closes the first air outlet.

[0010] According to the clothing processing device of the embodiment of the present invention, compared with the washer-dryer of the same volume with a condenser in the related art, the condenser structure is omitted, which not only increases the volume of the barrel assembly, thereby increasing the capacity of the clothing processing chamber, but also does not need to introduce condensed water during the drying process, thereby saving water resources and reducing energy consumption; the present application sets a heating element in the air duct assembly and sets a damper that can be switched between a first position and a second position, so that the position of the damper can be switched according to the progress of drying; for example, in the early stage of drying, the damper is switched to the first position to allow external air to enter the clothing processing chamber and quickly take away the moisture of the clothes, and in the middle and late stages of drying, the damper is switched to the second position to increase the temperature in the clothing processing chamber, thereby providing a drying effect; for another example, in the early stage of drying, the damper is switched to the second position to quickly increase the temperature inside the barrel assembly; in the middle and late stages of drying, the damper is switched to the first position to increase the exhaust speed of the humid and hot air, thereby realizing the switching of different drying modes, thereby taking into account both energy consumption and drying efficiency, and realizing high capacity, low energy consumption, and high efficiency.

[0011] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the damper is switched between the first position and the second position by driving a damper motor.

[0012] According to one embodiment of the present invention, in the axial direction of the barrel body assembly, the first air inlet is located at the front of the barrel body assembly, and the first air outlet and the second air outlet are located at the rear of the barrel body assembly.

[0013] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the second air inlet and the second air outlet are spaced apart in the circumferential direction of the barrel body assembly, and the second air inlet and the second air outlet are respectively located on both sides of an imaginary vertical plane passing through the central axis of the barrel body assembly.

[0014] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the flow area of ​​the second air inlet is greater than 3000 mm 2 .

[0015] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the flow area of ​​the second air outlet is greater than 1500 mm 2 .

[0016] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the flow area of ​​the first air outlet is greater than 3000 mm 2 .

[0017] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the damper is rotatably disposed on the air duct assembly.

[0018] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the barrel body assembly includes: an outer barrel, the first air outlet and the second air outlet are arranged at the upper part of the side wall of the outer barrel; and an inner barrel, the inner barrel is rotatably arranged in the outer barrel and extends along the axial direction of the outer barrel, the inner barrel defines the clothing processing chamber, and the clothing processing chamber is connected with the gap between the outer barrel and the inner barrel, wherein the first air outlet and the second air outlet are respectively connected with the clothing processing chamber through the gap.

[0019] In some embodiments, the first air inlet is disposed at a front edge of the outer barrel or a door seal on the outer barrel.

[0020] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the air duct assembly includes: an air duct shell, which is installed on the upper part of the side wall of the barrel body assembly, and the inner cavity of the air duct shell is connected to the first air inlet; a connecting seat, which is arranged between the air duct shell and the barrel body assembly, and the inner cavity of the air duct shell is connected to the first air outlet through the inner cavity of the connecting seat, and the second air inlet and the damper are arranged on the connecting seat.

[0021] In some embodiments, the damper is disposed in an inner cavity of the connecting seat.

[0022] In some embodiments, the second air inlet is disposed on a side of the connecting base.

[0023] In some examples, the connecting seat includes: a seat body, the seat body is arranged between the air duct shell and the barrel body assembly, the inner cavity of the air duct shell is connected with the first air outlet through the inner cavity of the seat body, the side of the seat body has an opening, and the damper is arranged at a position adjacent to the opening in the seat body; a limit plate, the limit plate is detachably arranged at the opening, and the second air inlet is arranged on the limit plate.

[0024] In some embodiments, the first air outlet is located below the connecting seat, the bottom of the connecting seat has a first air inlet, the first air inlet is connected to the first air outlet, and the damper opens and closes the first air outlet by opening and closing the first air inlet.

[0025] In some embodiments, the bottom of the air duct shell has a mounting opening, and the top of the connecting seat has a second air outlet, and the second air outlet is connected to the mounting opening.

[0026] In some embodiments, the air duct shell includes: an air duct base, which is arranged above the barrel body assembly and the connecting seat; an air duct cover, which is arranged on a part of the air duct base; and a fan cover, which is arranged on another part of the air duct base, and the fan of the fan is arranged between the fan cover and the air duct base.

[0027] In some examples, a side of the fan cover facing away from the air duct base has a downwardly recessed mounting recess for mounting a drive motor that drives the fan to rotate.

[0028] Additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will be given in part in the following description and in part will be obvious from the following description, or will be learned through practice of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and easily understood from the description of the embodiments in conjunction with the following drawings, in which:

[0030] Figure 1 is a perspective view of a clothes treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 An enlarged view of section A shown in;

[0032] Figure 3 yes Figure 1 A side view of a laundry treatment apparatus as shown in;

[0033] Figure 4 yes Figure 3 A cross-sectional view of a laundry treatment apparatus as shown in , wherein the damper is in a first position;

[0034] Figure 5 yes Figure 3 Another cross-sectional view of the laundry treatment apparatus shown in , wherein the damper is in a second position;

[0035] Figure 6 yes Figure 1 An exploded view of the air duct assembly of the clothes treating apparatus shown in FIG.

[0036] Reference numerals:

[0037] The laundry treatment device 100,

[0038] Barrel assembly 10,

[0039] The outer barrel 11, the first air inlet 101, the first air outlet 102, the second air outlet 103,

[0040] Inner drum 12, clothes processing chamber 121,

[0041] Drying assembly 20,

[0042] Air duct housing 21, air duct 2101, first air outlet 2102, second air inlet 2103, air duct outlet 2104, second air outlet 2105, installation port 2106,

[0043] Air duct base 211, fixing part 2111, air duct cover plate 212, fan cover plate 213, connecting seat 214, fixing lug 2141, seat body 2142, limiting plate 2143,

[0044] Heating element 22,

[0045] Blower 23, fan 231, drive motor 232,

[0046] Damper 241 , damper motor 242 . DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0047] Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, examples of which are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain the present invention, and cannot be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0048] Reference below Figure 1-Figure 6 The laundry processing device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is described. The laundry processing device 100 here may be a drying machine or a washing and drying machine.

[0049] like Figure 1-Figure 6 As shown, the laundry processing device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a barrel assembly 10, a laundry processing chamber 121 is defined in the barrel assembly 10, and the barrel assembly 10 has a first air inlet 101, a first air outlet 102, and a second air outlet 103. The first air inlet 101, the first air outlet 102, and the second air outlet 103 are respectively connected to the laundry processing chamber 121, and the first air outlet 102 and the second air outlet 103 are both arranged at the upper part of the side wall of the barrel assembly 10. In this embodiment, the axial direction of the barrel assembly 10 extends along the front-to-back direction or extends obliquely relative to the front-to-back direction.

[0050] Furthermore, the clothing processing device 100 also includes a drying component 20, which includes an air duct component, a heating element 22 and a fan 23 for guiding air flow. The air duct component has an air duct 2101, and the air duct 2101 has a first air outlet 2102, a second air inlet 2103 and an air duct outlet 2104. The first air outlet 2102 and the second air inlet 2103 can both serve as air duct inlets of the air duct 2101. The first air outlet 2102 is connected to the first air outlet 102, the second air inlet 2103 is connected to the outside, and the air duct outlet 2104 is connected to the first air inlet 101. A damper 241 is provided in the air duct 2101, and the damper 241 switches between a first position and a second position.

[0051] The heating element 22 is disposed in the air duct 2101 to heat the air in the air duct 2101. In order to effectively utilize the space in the air duct 2101 and improve the drying efficiency, and increase the contact area between the airflow and the heating element 22, the heating element 22 is configured as a serpentine heating elbow.

[0052] When the damper 241 is switched to the first position, the damper 241 closes the first air outlet 2102, that is, closes the first air outlet 102, and simultaneously opens the second air inlet 2103, so that the second air inlet 2103 is connected to the air duct outlet 2104, and the outside air enters the air duct 2101 from the second air inlet 2103 under the guidance of the fan 23, and the hot air heated by the heating element 22 flows through the air duct outlet 2104 and the first air inlet 101 into the clothing processing chamber 121, and the hot air flows through the wet clothes and is discharged to the outside from the second air outlet 103.

[0053] When the damper 241 is switched to the second position, the damper 241 closes the second air inlet 2103 and simultaneously opens the first air outlet 2102, that is, opens the first air outlet 102, so that the first air outlet 2102 is connected to the air duct outlet 2104, and the humid air in the clothing processing chamber 121 enters the air duct 2101 from the first air outlet 2102 under the guidance of the fan 23, and the hot air heated by the heating element 22 flows through the air duct outlet 2104 and the first air inlet 101 into the clothing processing chamber 121, and the hot air flows through the humid clothes and is discharged from the first air outlet 102 into the air duct 2101, and so on.

[0054] According to the clothing processing device 100 of the embodiment of the present invention, compared with the washer-dryer of the same volume with a condenser in the related art, the condenser structure is omitted, which not only increases the volume of the barrel assembly 10, thereby increasing the capacity of the clothing processing chamber 121, but also eliminates the need to introduce condensed water during the drying process, thereby saving water resources and reducing energy consumption.

[0055] In addition, the present application sets a heating element 22 in the air duct assembly and sets a damper 241 that can be switched between a first position and a second position, so that the position of the damper 241 can be switched according to the progress of drying clothes; for example, in the early stage of drying clothes, the damper 241 is switched to the first position to allow external air to enter the clothing processing chamber 121 and quickly take away the moisture of the clothes, and in the middle and late stages of drying clothes, the damper 241 is switched to the second position to increase the temperature in the clothing processing chamber 121, thereby providing a drying effect; for another example, in the early stage of drying clothes, the damper is switched to the second position, and in the middle and late stages of drying clothes, the damper 241 is switched to the first position to achieve switching of different drying modes, thereby taking into account both energy consumption and drying efficiency, and achieving high capacity, low energy consumption, and high efficiency.

[0056] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the damper 241 is switched between the first position and the second position by being driven by the damper motor 242. For example, the damper motor 242 can drive the damper 241 to pivot between the first position and the second position.

[0057] like Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown, in this embodiment, in order to ensure higher working efficiency in the working mode when the damper 241 is switched to the first position, the flow area S1 of the second air inlet 2103 is set to be greater than 3000mm 2 , so that the dehumidification and cooling effects in the clothing processing chamber 121 are better.

[0058] In order to ensure higher working efficiency in the working mode when the damper 241 is switched to the second position, the flow area S2 of the second air outlet 103 is set to be greater than 1500mm 2 , the flow area S3 of the first air outlet 102 is set to be greater than 3000mm 2 , thereby quickly increasing the temperature of the barrel assembly 10 and thereby increasing the drying speed.

[0059] According to one embodiment of the present invention, in the axial direction of the barrel body assembly 10 , the first air inlet 101 is located at the front of the barrel body assembly 10 , and the first air outlet 102 and the second air outlet 103 are located at the rear of the barrel body assembly 10 .

[0060] In this embodiment, the axial direction of the barrel assembly 10 extends in the front-to-back direction, the front end face of the barrel assembly 10 has a clothing access opening, the first air inlet 101 is arranged at the top of the outer peripheral wall of the barrel assembly 10 adjacent to the clothing access opening, or the first air inlet 101 is arranged at the top of the door seal of the barrel assembly 10. The first air outlet 102 and the second air outlet 103 are arranged at the top of the outer peripheral wall of the barrel assembly 10 adjacent to the rear end face of the barrel assembly 10, that is, the first air outlet 102 and the second air outlet 103 are arranged at the middle rear position of the barrel assembly 10.

[0061] Therefore, by adopting the above-mentioned arrangement of the first air inlet 101, the first air outlet 102 and the second air outlet 103, the distance between the first air outlet 2102 and the second air inlet 2103 and the air duct outlet 2104 can be increased, that is, the flow time of the humid air discharged from the clothing processing chamber 121 in the air duct 2101 is increased, thereby extending the heating time of the airflow by the heating element 22, and avoiding the humid air just discharged from being immediately inhaled, which is beneficial to improving the drying efficiency.

[0062] In some embodiments, in the axial direction of the barrel body assembly 10, the second air outlet 103 is arranged in front of the first air outlet 102, that is, the distance between the first air outlet 102 and the first air inlet 101 is increased, thereby extending the length of the internal circulation path of the airflow, and extending the heating time of the heating element 22 for the airflow inside the air duct, thereby improving the drying efficiency.

[0063] like Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the second air inlet 2103 and the second air outlet 103 are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction of the barrel body assembly 10, and the second air inlet 2103 and the second air outlet 103 are respectively located on both sides of an imaginary vertical plane Y passing through the central axis of the barrel body assembly 10.

[0064] Thus, the circumferential position of the barrel body assembly 10 is effectively utilized to ensure that the second air inlet 2103 and the second air outlet 103 are spaced a certain distance apart. When the damper 241 of the clothing processing device 100 is switched to the first position in the working mode, the hot and humid air discharged from the clothing processing chamber 121 can be prevented from being sucked into the air duct 2101 again, which is beneficial to improving the drying efficiency.

[0065] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the damper 241 is rotatably disposed on the air duct assembly. In this embodiment, the damper motor 242 is connected to the rotating shaft of the damper 241, thereby driving the damper 241 to rotate between a first position and a second position. When the damper 241 rotates to the first position, the damper 241 extends along a horizontal plane to close the first air outlet 2102. When the damper 241 rotates to the second position, the damper 241 extends along a vertical plane to close the second air inlet 2103. The structure is simple and the control is simple.

[0066] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the barrel body assembly 10 includes an outer barrel 11 and an inner barrel 12. The inner barrel 12 is rotatably disposed in the outer barrel 11, and the inner barrel 12 extends axially along the outer barrel 11. The inner barrel 12 defines a clothing processing chamber 121, and the clothing processing chamber 121 is connected to the gap between the outer barrel 11 and the inner barrel 12.

[0067] The first air outlet 102 and the second air outlet 103 are respectively disposed at the upper portion of the side wall of the outer tub 11 , and the first air outlet 102 and the second air outlet 103 are respectively connected to the clothing processing chamber 121 through gaps.

[0068] When the damper 241 is switched to the first position, outside air enters the air duct 2101 from the second air inlet 2103 under the guidance of the fan 23. The hot air heated by the heating element 22 flows through the air duct outlet 2104 and the first air inlet 101 into the gap, then enters the clothing processing chamber 121 to dry the clothing, and is finally discharged to the outside from the second air outlet 103, and this cycle repeats.

[0069] When the damper 241 is switched to the second position, the humid air in the clothing processing chamber 121 enters the air duct 2101 from the first air outlet 2102 under the guidance of the fan 23, and the hot air heated by the heating element 22 flows through the air duct outlet 2104 and the first air inlet 101 into the gap, and then enters the clothing processing chamber 121 to dry the clothes. Finally, the hot air flows through the humid clothes and is discharged from the first air outlet 102 into the air duct 2101, and this cycle repeats.

[0070] In some embodiments, the first air inlet 101 is disposed at the front edge of the outer tub 11 or the door seal on the outer tub 11. Providing the first air inlet 101 at the front edge of the outer tub 11 can increase the length of the air duct 2101, thereby improving the drying efficiency; providing the first air inlet 101 on the door seal on the outer tub 11 can not only increase the length of the air duct 2101, thereby improving the drying efficiency, but also eliminate the need to open a hole in the outer tub 11, thereby simplifying the structure and processing procedures of the outer tub 11 and reducing costs.

[0071] In some embodiments, the air duct assembly includes an air duct shell 21, which is installed on the top of the outer barrel 11 and the inner cavity of the air duct shell 21 is connected to the first air inlet 101. In this embodiment, the air duct shell 21 is installed on the top of the outer barrel 11, and at least a portion of the air duct shell 21 extends axially along the barrel body assembly 10, and a portion of the air duct 2101 is defined in the air duct shell 21.

[0072] Furthermore, the air duct assembly further includes a connecting seat 214, which is disposed between the air duct shell 21 and the barrel assembly 10, and the inner cavity of the air duct shell 21 is connected to the first air outlet 102 through the inner cavity of the connecting seat 214, and the connecting seat 214 defines another part of the air duct 2101. The second air inlet 2103 and the damper 241 are disposed at the connecting seat 214.

[0073] Therefore, by setting the connecting seat 214, not only can the air duct shell 21 be supported, but also the top space of the outer barrel 11 can be effectively utilized to facilitate communication with the outside world, and an installation carrier can be provided for the second air inlet 2103 and the damper 241.

[0074] In some examples, the damper 241 is disposed in the inner cavity of the connecting seat 214, and the second air inlet 2103 is disposed on the side of the connecting seat 214. The connecting seat 214 has a simple structure and is easy to process and manufacture. The connecting seat 214 can not only be used to support the air duct shell 21, but also provide a carrier for the second air inlet 2103, which is conducive to achieving connectivity with the outside world and providing an installation space for the damper 241, thereby realizing a modular design and facilitating assembly and disassembly.

[0075] In some examples, the air duct housing 21 includes an air duct base 211, an air duct cover 212, and a fan cover 213. The air duct cover 212 is covered on a portion of the air duct base 211, so that the air duct cover 212 and the air duct base 211 define a portion of the air duct 2101, and the fan cover 213 is covered on another portion of the air duct base 211, so that the fan cover 213 and the air duct base 211 define another portion of the air duct 2101. It can be understood that in this embodiment, the connecting seat 214 defines the rest of the air duct 2101.

[0076] The fan 23 includes a fan 231 and a drive motor 232. The fan 231 is disposed between the fan cover 213 and the air duct base 211. The drive motor 232 is disposed outside the fan cover 213 to drive the fan 231 to rotate. In this embodiment, the top of the fan cover 213 has a mounting recess that is recessed inwardly. The drive motor 232 is disposed in the mounting recess. The motor shaft of the drive motor 232 passes through the bottom wall of the mounting recess to be connected to the fan 231.

[0077] Among them, the air duct base 211 has a side panel extending along its circumference, and the top of the side panel is provided with a groove for installing a sealing ring (not shown), the air duct cover 212 and the fan cover 213 are covered above the air duct base 211, and the sealing ring is used to realize the sealing connection between the air duct base 211 and the air duct cover 212, and between the air duct base 211 and the fan cover 213.

[0078] like Figures 4 to 6 As shown, in some embodiments, the first air outlet 102 is located below the connecting seat 214, and the bottom of the connecting seat 214 has a first air outlet 2102, and the first air outlet 2102 forms an air duct inlet of the air duct 2101. The damper 241 opens and closes the first air outlet 102 by opening and closing the first air outlet 2102.

[0079] Specifically, when the damper 241 opens the first air vent 2102, the first air vent 2102 is connected to the first air outlet 102, thereby connecting the inner cavity of the connecting seat 214 with the clothing processing chamber 121; when the damper 241 closes the first air vent 2102, the first air vent 2102 is not connected to the first air outlet 102, thereby isolating the inner cavity of the connecting seat 214 from the clothing processing chamber 121.

[0080] In some examples, a filter (not shown) is provided at the first air outlet 2102 to filter the air discharged from the first air outlet 102 to prevent hair debris in the clothing processing chamber 121 from entering the air duct 2101. Optionally, a spray element (not shown) is provided in the connection seat 214 to rinse the filter at the first air outlet 2102 to prevent hair debris from accumulating on the filter.

[0081] like Figures 4 to 6 As shown, in some embodiments, the bottom of the air duct shell 21 has a mounting port 2106, and the top of the connecting seat 214 has a second air outlet 2105, and the second air outlet 2105 is connected to the mounting port 2106, thereby ensuring the connection between the inner cavity of the connecting seat 214 and the inner cavity of the air duct shell 21.

[0082] In some examples, the connecting seat 214 includes: a seat body 2142 and a limiting plate 2143, the seat body 2142 is disposed between the air duct shell 21 and the barrel body assembly 10, the inner cavity of the air duct shell 21 is connected to the first air outlet 102 through the inner cavity of the seat body 2142, the side of the seat body 2142 has an opening, the damper 241 is disposed in a position adjacent to the opening in the seat body 2142, the limiting plate 2143 is detachably disposed at the opening, and the second air inlet 2103 is disposed on the limiting plate 2143.

[0083] Therefore, the limiting plate 2143 limits the damper 241 . When the damper 241 rotates to the second position, the damper 241 is closely attached to the limiting plate 2143 to close the second air inlet 2103 .

[0084] Reference Figure 2 and Figure 6 A fixing lug 2141 protruding upward is provided at the top of the connecting seat 214, and a fixing hole is provided on the fixing lug 2141. A fixing portion 2111 is provided at the bottom of the air duct base 211, and a connecting hole corresponding to the position of the fixing hole is provided on the fixing portion 2111. The air duct base 211 is connected to the connecting seat 214 by fasteners passing through the fixing hole and the connecting hole, and the connection is reliable.

[0085] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0086] Other structures and operations of the laundry processing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention are known to those skilled in the art and will not be described in detail here.

[0087] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "illustrative embodiments", "examples", "specific examples", or "some examples" means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representation of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described may be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.

[0088] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A clothes processing device, characterized in that: include: A barrel assembly, wherein a laundry processing chamber is defined in the barrel assembly, the barrel assembly has a first air inlet, a first air outlet, and a second air outlet communicated with the laundry processing chamber, wherein the first air outlet and the second air outlet are both arranged at an upper portion of a side wall of the barrel assembly; a clothes drying assembly, the clothes drying assembly comprising an air duct assembly communicating with the first air inlet and the first air outlet, a heating element disposed in the air duct assembly, and a fan for guiding air flow; The air duct assembly is provided with a second air inlet and a damper, and the damper is switchable between a first position and a second position. When the damper is switched to the first position, the damper closes the second air inlet and opens the first air outlet. When the damper is switched to the second position, the damper opens the second air inlet and closes the first air outlet.

2. The clothes processing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The damper is switched between the first position and the second position by driving a damper motor.

3. The clothes processing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: In the axial direction of the barrel body assembly, the first air inlet is located at the front of the barrel body assembly, and the first air outlet and the second air outlet are located at the rear of the barrel body assembly.

4. The clothes processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The second air inlet and the second air outlet are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction of the barrel body assembly, and the second air inlet and the second air outlet are respectively located on both sides of an imaginary vertical plane passing through the central axis of the barrel body assembly.

5. The clothes processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The flow area of ​​the second air inlet is greater than 3000mm 2 .

6. The clothes processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The flow area of ​​the second air outlet is greater than 1500mm 2 .

7. The clothes processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The flow area of ​​the first air outlet is greater than 3000mm 2 .

8. The clothes processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The air door is rotatably arranged on the air duct assembly.

9. The clothes processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The barrel assembly comprises: an outer barrel, wherein the first air outlet and the second air outlet are arranged at an upper portion of a side wall of the outer barrel; an inner drum, the inner drum being rotatably disposed in the outer drum and extending along the axial direction of the outer drum, the inner drum defining the laundry processing chamber, and the laundry processing chamber being communicated with the gap between the outer drum and the inner drum, Wherein, the first air outlet and the second air outlet are respectively communicated with the clothing processing chamber through the gap.

10. The clothes processing device according to claim 9, characterized in that: The first air inlet is arranged at the front edge of the outer barrel or the door seal on the outer barrel.

11. The clothes processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The air duct assembly comprises: An air duct shell, the air duct shell is installed on the upper part of the side wall of the barrel assembly, and the inner cavity of the air duct shell is connected to the first air inlet; A connecting seat, wherein the connecting seat is arranged between the air duct shell and the barrel body assembly, the inner cavity of the air duct shell is connected with the first air outlet through the inner cavity of the connecting seat, and the second air inlet and the damper are arranged on the connecting seat.

12. The clothes processing device according to claim 11, characterized in that: The air door is arranged in the inner cavity of the connecting seat.

13. The clothes treating device according to claim 11, characterized in that: The second air inlet is arranged on a side of the connecting seat.

14. The clothes treating device according to claim 12, characterized in that: The connecting seat comprises: A seat body, the seat body is arranged between the air duct shell and the barrel assembly, the inner cavity of the air duct shell is communicated with the first air outlet through the inner cavity of the seat body, the side of the seat body has an opening, and the damper is arranged in the seat body at a position adjacent to the opening; A limiting plate is detachably arranged at the opening, and the second air inlet is arranged at the limiting plate.

15. The clothes treating device according to claim 11, characterized in that: The first air outlet is located below the connecting seat. The bottom of the connecting seat has a first air inlet. The first air inlet is connected to the first air outlet. The damper opens and closes the first air outlet by opening and closing the first air inlet.

16. The clothes treating device according to claim 11, characterized in that: The bottom of the air duct shell is provided with a mounting opening, and the top of the connecting seat is provided with a second air outlet, and the second air outlet is communicated with the mounting opening.

17. The clothes treating device according to claim 11, characterized in that: The air duct shell comprises: An air duct base, the air duct base is arranged above the barrel body assembly and the connecting seat; An air duct cover plate, wherein the air duct cover plate is disposed on a portion of the air duct base; A fan cover is provided on another part of the air duct base, and a fan of the fan is provided between the fan cover and the air duct base.

18. The clothes treating device according to claim 17, characterized in that: A side of the fan cover plate facing away from the air duct base has a downwardly recessed mounting portion for mounting a driving motor for driving the fan to rotate.

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