Drying equipment

Abstract

The present invention belongs to the technical field of clothing processing, and specifically provides a clothes drying device, which includes a box assembly, a clothes drying drum, a thread scrap cleaning component, a thread scrap collecting component and an annular filter component. The annular filter component is connected to the clothes drying drum and can rotate under the drive of the clothes drying drum. The thread scrap collecting component is formed with a thread scrap collecting port on one side of the thread scrap cleaning component, and the thread scrap collecting port is gradually opened in the direction close to the thread scrap cleaning component. During the rotation of the annular filter component, the thread scrap cleaning component can clean the thread scraps on the annular filter component, and the thread scrap collecting component can collect the cleaned thread scraps through the thread scrap collecting port. Through such a setting, the annular filter component can be cleaned in real time to ensure its cleanliness, and there is no need to set up a power device separately. The structure is simple and the cost is low. The thread scrap collecting port is gradually opened in the direction close to the thread scrap cleaning component, which is conducive to collecting thread scraps.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of clothing processing, and specifically provides a clothes drying device. Background Art

[0002] A clothes drying device is a machine that can dry clothes. Common clothes drying devices include dryers and washer-dryers.

[0003] In the prior art, taking a clothes dryer as an example, the clothes dryer includes a housing, a clothes drying drum and a drying device arranged in the housing. When the clothes dryer is running, in order to fully dry the clothes in the clothes drying drum, the clothes drying drum rotates under the drive of a driving component, and the drying device transports hot air into the clothes drying drum to dry the clothes in the clothes drying drum.

[0004] In the process of drying clothes, the lint on the clothes will flow with the hot air. If the hot air with lint is directly discharged, it will pollute the environment. Therefore, a filter device is generally provided in the dryer to filter the hot air to prevent the lint from being discharged with the hot air. As time goes by, more and more lint will accumulate on the filter device, which needs to be cleaned regularly. However, since users cannot accurately judge when the filter component needs to be cleaned, the filter component cannot be cleaned in time, which affects the smooth circulation of hot air and further affects the drying effect of the dryer.

[0005] Therefore, the art needs a new clothes drying device to solve the above problems. Summary of the invention

[0006] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, that is, to solve the problem that the filter components of the existing drying equipment cannot be cleaned in time, thereby affecting the drying effect of the drying equipment, the present invention provides a drying equipment, the drying equipment comprising a box assembly, a drying drum, a thread chip cleaning component, a thread chip collecting component and an annular filter component, the annular filter component is connected to the drying drum and can rotate under the drive of the drying drum, the thread chip cleaning component and the thread chip collecting component are both arranged on the box assembly, the thread chip collecting component is formed with a thread chip collecting port on one side facing the thread chip cleaning component, and the thread chip collecting port is gradually opened in a direction close to the thread chip cleaning component, during the rotation of the annular filter component, the thread chip cleaning component can clean the thread chips on the annular filter component and the thread chip collecting component can collect the cleaned thread chips through the thread chip collecting port.

[0007] In a preferred technical solution of the above-mentioned clothes drying device, the lint collecting member is detachably connected to the box assembly.

[0008] In a preferred technical solution of the above-mentioned clothes drying device, the lint cleaning component is detachably connected to the box assembly.

[0009] In a preferred technical solution of the above-mentioned clothes drying device, the lint cleaning component includes a connected connecting shaft and a scraper, the connecting shaft is clamped on the box assembly, and the scraper is arranged close to or in contact with the annular filter component.

[0010] In a preferred technical solution of the above clothes drying device, the box assembly includes a box and a supporting member arranged on the box, and the lint cleaning member and the lint collecting member are both arranged on the supporting member.

[0011] In a preferred technical solution of the above clothes drying device, the annular filter component includes an annular filter bracket and an annular filter net, the annular filter bracket is connected to the clothes drying drum, and the annular filter net is detachably connected to the annular filter bracket.

[0012] In a preferred technical solution of the above clothes drying device, an annular accommodating groove is formed on the annular filter bracket, a plurality of engaging members are provided on the annular filter bracket, and the annular filter net is clamped in the annular accommodating groove through the plurality of engaging members.

[0013] In a preferred technical solution of the above clothes drying device, the inner surface of the annular filter screen is arranged flush with the inner surface of the annular filter bracket.

[0014] In the preferred technical solution of the above-mentioned clothes drying device, the annular filter screen includes a plurality of arc-shaped filter screens, and the plurality of arc-shaped filter screens are detachably connected to the annular filter bracket, and the plurality of arc-shaped filter screens are sequentially arranged along the circumference of the annular filter bracket.

[0015] In a preferred technical solution of the above-mentioned clothes drying device, the clothes drying device is a front-loading drum dryer.

[0016] It can be understood by those skilled in the art that, in the preferred technical solution of the present invention, by connecting the annular filter component to the clothes drying drum, when the clothes drying drum rotates, the annular filter component can rotate with the clothes drying drum, and when the annular filter component rotates, the wire scraps on the annular filter component can be cleaned by the wire scrap cleaning component, and the cleaned wire scraps can be collected by the wire scrap collecting component. That is, when the clothes drying device is running, since the annular filter component can rotate with the clothes drying drum, the annular filter component can be cleaned in real time by the wire scrap cleaning component to ensure the cleanliness of the annular filter component, so as to avoid affecting the smooth circulation of hot air, thereby avoiding affecting the drying effect of the clothes drying device, and since the annular filter component is rotated by the clothes drying drum, there is no need to set up a power device separately, and it is only necessary to fix the wire scrap cleaning component and the wire scrap collecting component on the front support component, which has a simple structure and low cost. In addition, the wire scrap collecting port is gradually opened in the direction close to the wire scrap cleaning component, and such a setting is conducive to collecting wire scraps.

[0017] Furthermore, the annular filter includes a plurality of arc-shaped filter nets, and the plurality of arc-shaped filter nets are detachably connected to the annular filter bracket, and the plurality of arc-shaped filter nets are arranged in sequence along the circumference of the annular filter bracket. By such an arrangement, the annular filter net is arranged as a plurality of arc-shaped filter nets, rather than an integrated annular filter net, which is conducive to the installation and removal of the filter net. Moreover, when one of the arc-shaped filter nets is damaged and cannot be used, only a single arc-shaped filter net needs to be replaced, without replacing the entire filter net, thereby saving costs. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in combination with a front-loading drum dryer, in which:

[0019] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a clothes dryer of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the assembly of the clothes drying drum and the annular filter component of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the positions of the annular filtering component, the wire scrap cleaning component and the wire scrap collecting component of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the assembly of the annular filtering component, the wire scrap cleaning component, the wire scrap collecting component and the front supporting component of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the positions of the annular filter component and the front support component of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 6is a schematic structural diagram of a front support member of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 7 is a schematic structural diagram of an outer ring frame of an annular support member of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 8 It is a schematic structural diagram of the inner ring frame of the annular support member of the present invention;

[0027] Fig. 9 It is a schematic diagram of the installation box structure of the front support member of the present invention;

[0028] Fig.10 The invention is a schematic diagram of the assembly of the wire scrap cleaning component, the wire scrap collecting component and the installation box. Figure 1 ;

[0029] Fig.11 The invention is a schematic diagram of the assembly of the wire scrap cleaning component, the wire scrap collecting component and the installation box. Figure 2 ;

[0030] Fig.12 It is a structural schematic diagram of the wire scrap collection box of the present invention;

[0031] Fig.13 It is a structural schematic diagram of the wire scrap cleaning component of the present invention;

[0032] Fig.14 It is a schematic structural diagram of the annular filtering support of the present invention.

[0033] List of Figures:

[0034] 1. Drying drum;

[0035] 2. front panel; 21. first connecting ear;

[0036] 3. Door body;

[0037] 4. Door lock;

[0038] 5. front support member; 51. annular support frame; 52. mounting box; 53. annular groove; 51A. inner ring frame; 52B. outer ring frame; 51A1. second connecting ear; 51A2. first vent; 51B1. first connecting column; 51B2. second connecting column; 52A. side plate; 52B. front plate; 52C. bottom plate;

[0039] 6. Wire scrap cleaning member; 61. Connecting shaft; 62. Scraper;

[0040] 7. Wire scrap collecting member (wire scrap collecting box); 71. Holding structure; 72. Wire scrap collecting port;

[0041] 8. annular filter member; 81. annular filter bracket; 82. annular filter screen; 811. annular receiving groove; 812. engaging member; 821. arc filter screen;

[0042] 9. Air duct. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0043] First, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described below are only used to explain the technical principles of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. For example, although the following embodiments are explained in conjunction with a front-loading drum dryer, this is not restrictive, and the technical solution of the present invention is also applicable to other clothing processing equipment, such as a washer-dryer, etc., and such a change in the application object does not deviate from the principle and scope of the present invention.

[0044] It should be noted that in the description of the present invention, the terms "front", "rear", "left", "right", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside" and the like indicating directions or positional relationships are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, which are only for the convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present invention. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0045] In addition, it should be noted that in the description of the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installation", "setting", "connection" and "connection" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For those skilled in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0046] Based on the problem pointed out in the background art that the filter components of the existing clothes dryers cannot be cleaned in time, thus affecting the drying effect of the clothes dryer, the present invention provides a clothes dryer, which aims to clean the filter components in the clothes dryer in time to avoid affecting the drying effect of the clothes dryer.

[0047] Specifically, Figure 1As shown, the clothes dryer of the present invention comprises a cabinet assembly, a drying device (not shown in the figure) and a clothes drying drum 1. The cabinet assembly comprises a cabinet, the drying device and the clothes drying drum 1 are both installed in the cabinet, and a clothes placing opening (not shown in the figure) is formed on the front panel 2 of the cabinet. The user can place the clothes to be dried into the clothes drying drum 1 through the clothes placing opening. After the clothes dryer is started, the clothes drying drum 1 rotates, and at the same time, the drying device delivers hot air into the clothes drying drum 1 to dry the clothes in the clothes drying drum 1. After the clothes dryer stops running, the user can take the dried clothes out of the clothes drying drum 1 through the clothes placing opening. A door assembly is arranged on the front panel 2, and the door assembly comprises a door body 3, a door lock 4 and a door hinge (not shown in the figure). The door body 3 is pivotally connected to the front panel 2 through the door hinge, and the door body 3 can be locked to the front panel 2 through the door lock 4. The door lock 4 and the door hinge are respectively arranged on the left and right sides of the clothes placing opening, and the clothes placing opening can be closed or opened through the door body 3. The box assembly further includes a front support member 5 , which is fixedly connected to the front panel 2 of the box, and is located between the front panel 2 and the clothes drying drum 1 .

[0048] like Figures 2 to 5 As shown, the clothes dryer of the present invention further includes a lint cleaning component 6, a lint collecting component 7 and an annular filter component 8. The annular filter component 8 is fixedly connected to the clothes drying drum 1. When drying clothes, the annular filter component 8 is driven by the clothes drying drum 1 and rotates together with the clothes drying drum 1. When the hot air passes through the annular filter component 8, the lint carried by the hot air is filtered. Moreover, when the annular filter component 8 rotates together with the clothes drying drum 1, the lint cleaning component 6 can clean the lint on the annular filter component 8 and collect it through the lint collecting component 7. The lint cleaning component 6 and the lint collecting component 7 are both arranged on the front supporting component 5. Preferably, the lint cleaning component 6 is arranged above the lint collecting component 7. Moreover, in order to facilitate the collection of lint, the lint collecting component 7 is preferably arranged on the left or right part of the front supporting component 5. Compared with being arranged on the top, the space on the left and right sides is larger, and a lint collecting component 7 of a larger volume can be installed, thereby collecting more lint.

[0049] In addition, it should be noted that, since the space occupied by the door lock 4 is larger than the space occupied by the door hinge, in order to facilitate space arrangement, the setting position of the lint collecting member 7 on the front supporting member 5 corresponds to the setting position of the door hinge on the front panel 2. That is, if the door lock 4 is located on the left side of the clothing inlet and the door hinge is located on the right side of the clothing inlet, the lint collecting member 7 is located on the right part of the front supporting member 5; if the door lock 4 is located on the right side of the clothing inlet and the door hinge is located on the left side of the clothing inlet, the lint collecting member 7 is located on the left part of the front supporting member 5.

[0050] Preferably, if Figures 3 to 9As shown, the front supporting member 5 includes an annular supporting frame 51 and an installation box 52. Since the door lock 4 is located on the left side of the clothing delivery port and the door hinge is located on the right side of the clothing delivery port, the installation box 52 is located on the right part of the annular supporting frame 51. An installation port 511 is provided on the right part of the annular supporting frame 51 for fixing the installation box 52. Of course, if the door lock 4 is located on the right side of the clothing delivery port and the door hinge is located on the left side of the clothing delivery port, the installation box 52 is provided on the left part of the annular supporting frame 51. The wire scrap cleaning component 6 and the wire scrap collecting component 7 are both arranged on the installation box 52, and the annular support frame 51 is fixedly connected to the front panel 2. The annular support frame 51 includes an inner ring frame 51A and an outer ring frame 51B. The outer ring frame 51B is provided with a plurality of first connecting columns 51B1 and a plurality of second connecting columns 51B2. The front panel 2 and the inner ring frame 51A are provided with a plurality of first connecting ears 21 and a plurality of second connecting ears 51A1 at corresponding positions. During assembly, the corresponding second connecting column 51B2 and the second connecting ear 51A1 can be first fixedly connected by fasteners to fix the inner ring frame 51A and the outer ring frame 51B, and then the corresponding first connecting column 51B1 and the first connecting ear 21 can be fixedly connected by fasteners to fix the annular support frame 51 to the front panel 2. In the assembled state, an annular groove 53 is formed between the inner ring frame 51A and the outer ring frame 51B, the opening of the annular groove 53 faces the clothes drying drum 1, and the annular filter member 8 is inserted into the annular groove 53, that is, the annular filter member 8 is located between the inner ring frame 51A and the outer ring frame 51B, the inner ring frame 51A is provided with a first vent 51A2, the outer ring frame is provided with a second vent (not shown in the figure), the second vent is connected to the air duct 9 of the clothes dryer, the annular filter member 8 is located between the first vent 51A2 and the second vent 9, and the hot air flowing out of the clothes drying drum 1 is discharged through the first vent 51A2, the annular filter member 8, the second vent and the air duct 9 in sequence. It should be noted that the inner ring frame 51A and the outer ring frame 51B can also be connected by other connecting structures, or the inner ring frame 51A and the outer ring frame 51B are directly set as one body. Such flexible adjustment and change do not deviate from the principle and scope of the present invention, and should be limited within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0051] Preferably, in order to facilitate the maintenance or replacement of the wire scrap cleaning member 6, the wire scrap cleaning member 6 is detachably connected to the installation box 52. Similarly, in order to facilitate the maintenance or replacement of the wire scrap collecting member 7, the wire scrap collecting member 7 can also be detachably connected to the installation box 52, and such a setting also facilitates the cleaning of wire scraps in the wire scrap collecting member 7.

[0052] Preferably, if Figures 9 to 13As shown, the installation box 52 includes a side plate 52A, a front plate 52B and a bottom plate 52C, which together form a three-sided closed covering structure, and the wire scrap collecting component 7 is clamped in the covering structure. During installation, at least one of the side plate 52A, the front plate 52B and the bottom plate 52C can be fixedly connected to the annular support frame 51. The wire scrap collecting component 7 is a wire scrap collecting box 7. Of course, the wire scrap collecting component 7 can also be set to other structural forms, such as a wire scrap collecting cylinder, a wire scrap collecting box, etc. Such adjustments and changes to the specific structural form of the wire scrap collecting component 7 do not deviate from the principle and scope of the present invention, and should be limited within the protection scope of the present invention. In order to facilitate the removal of the wire dust collection box 7 from the installation box 52, a holding structure 71 is formed on the rear side of the wire dust collection box 7, wherein the holding structure 71 is a groove formed on the wire dust collection box 7. When removing the wire dust collection box 7, the user can hold the groove with his hand to remove the wire dust collection box 7. Of course, the holding structure 71 can also be set to other structural forms, for example, a structure similar to a door handle, etc. Such adjustments and changes to the specific structural form of the holding structure 71 do not deviate from the principle and scope of the present invention, and should be limited within the scope of protection of the present invention. A wire dust collection port 72 is provided on the wire dust collection box 7, through which the wire dust enters the wire dust collection box 7, and in order to better collect the wire dust, the wire dust collection port 72 is gradually opened in the direction close to the wire dust cleaning member 6. The wire scrap cleaning member 6 includes a connecting shaft 61 and a scraper 62 connected to each other. The connecting shaft 61 and the scraper 62 can be fixedly connected or set as one body. The connecting shaft 61 is clamped on the mounting box 52. When assembled, Figure 3 and Figure 5 As shown, the scraper 62 is arranged close to or in contact with the annular filter component 8 so as to clean the wire scraps on the annular filter component 8. Of course, the wire scrap cleaning component 6 can also be arranged as other structural forms, such as a scraping brush, etc. Such adjustments and changes to the specific structural form of the wire scrap cleaning component 6 do not deviate from the principle and scope of the present invention and should be limited within the protection scope of the present invention.

[0053] Preferably, if Figure 2 and Fig.14As shown, the annular filter component 8 includes an annular filter bracket 81 and an annular filter screen 82. The annular filter bracket 81 is fixedly connected to the clothes drying drum 1, and the annular filter screen 82 is detachably connected to the annular filter bracket 81. An annular accommodating groove 811 is formed on the annular filter bracket 81, and a plurality of engaging members 812 are provided on the annular filter bracket 81. The annular filter screen 82 is clamped in the annular accommodating groove 811 through the plurality of engaging members 812. The inner surface of the annular filter screen 82 is flush with the inner surface of the annular filter bracket 81. The annular filter screen 82 includes a plurality of arc-shaped filter screens 821, and the plurality of arc-shaped filter screens 821 are all detachably connected to the annular filter bracket 81, and the plurality of arc-shaped filter screens 821 are sequentially arranged along the circumference of the annular filter bracket 81.

[0054] So far, the technical solutions of the present invention have been described in conjunction with the preferred embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. However, it is easy for those skilled in the art to understand that the protection scope of the present invention is obviously not limited to these specific embodiments. Without departing from the principle of the present invention, those skilled in the art can make equivalent changes or substitutions to the relevant technical features, and the technical solutions after these changes or substitutions will fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A clothes drying device, characterized in that: The clothes drying device comprises a box assembly, a clothes drying drum, a lint cleaning member, a lint collecting member and an annular filter member, wherein the annular filter member is connected to the clothes drying drum and can rotate under the drive of the clothes drying drum, the lint cleaning member and the lint collecting member are both arranged on the box assembly, the lint collecting member is formed with a lint collecting opening on one side facing the lint cleaning member, and the lint collecting opening is gradually opened in a direction close to the lint cleaning member, During the rotation of the annular filter component, the wire scrap cleaning component can clean the wire scraps on the annular filter component and the wire scrap collecting component can collect the cleaned wire scraps through the wire scrap collecting port; The wire scrap cleaning component is detachably connected to the box assembly; The wire scrap cleaning component comprises a connected connecting shaft and a scraper, the connecting shaft is clamped on the box assembly, and the scraper is arranged close to or in contact with the annular filtering component; The box assembly comprises a box and a front supporting member arranged on the box, and the wire scrap cleaning member and the wire scrap collecting member are both arranged on the front supporting member.

2. The clothes drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The wire scrap collecting component is detachably connected to the box assembly.

3. The clothes drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The annular filter component comprises an annular filter support and an annular filter net, the annular filter support is connected to the clothes drying drum, and the annular filter net is detachably connected to the annular filter support.

4. The clothes drying device according to claim 3, characterized in that: An annular accommodating groove is formed on the annular filter bracket, and a plurality of engaging parts are arranged on the annular filter bracket. The annular filter net is clamped in the annular accommodating groove through the plurality of engaging parts.

5. The clothes drying device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The inner surface of the annular filter screen is flush with the inner surface of the annular filter support.

6. The clothes drying device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The annular filter screen includes a plurality of arc-shaped filter screens, and the plurality of arc-shaped filter screens are all detachably connected to the annular filter support, and the plurality of arc-shaped filter screens are sequentially arranged along the circumference of the annular filter support.

7. The clothes drying device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: The clothes drying device is a front-loading drum clothes dryer.

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