Clothes airing machine

Abstract

The clothes airing machine comprises a clothes hanger body, an airing rack, a nursing module and a fan, the airing rack is connected to the clothes hanger body and can be used for airing clothes, at least one of the clothes hanger body and the nursing module is provided with an air outlet, and at least one of the clothes hanger body and the nursing module is provided with the fan. The fan can drive air to be exhausted through the air outlet so as to dry clothes; the nursing module is connected to the drying rack or the clothes hanger body, the drying rack can ascend and descend relative to at least one air outlet, namely, the air outlets can ascend and descend relative to clothes hung on the drying rack, and therefore the air outlets can blow air to the clothes at multiple angles; compared with a traditional clothes airing machine which is uneven in drying and poor in drying effect due to the fact that air discharged in the vertical direction can only be blown to the shoulders of the clothes, uniform drying of the clothes can be achieved through multi-angle air blowing, and the drying efficiency of the clothes airing machine is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field related to clothes drying machines, and in particular to a clothes drying machine. Background Art

[0002] Most of the current clothes drying machines have a main unit fixed on a wall or ceiling, and a drying rack connected to the main unit in a liftable manner, and the clothes on the drying rack are dried by the main unit blowing air;

[0003] However, in this type of solution, the wind blown out by the main unit mostly acts only on the outer surface of the clothes close to the main unit, resulting in uneven drying and relatively poor drying effect. In addition, the moisture in the clothes will gather to the lower side of the clothes under the action of their own weight, and the drying wind force gradually weakens from top to bottom, making the lower side of the clothes relatively difficult to dry, and the overall drying efficiency of the clothes drying machine is relatively low. Summary of the invention

[0004] Based on this, it is necessary to provide a clothes drying machine with relatively uniform drying and relatively high drying efficiency to address the problems of uneven drying and low drying efficiency of current clothes drying machines.

[0005] The present application provides a clothes drying machine, comprising a clothes hanger body, a drying rack, a care module and a fan, wherein the drying rack is connected to the clothes hanger body and can hang clothes, at least one of the clothes hanger body and the care module is provided with an air outlet, and at least one of the clothes hanger body and the care module is provided with the fan, and the fan can drive air to be discharged through the air outlet to dry the clothes; the care module is connected to the drying rack or the clothes hanger body, and the drying rack can be raised and lowered relative to at least one of the air outlets.

[0006] In one embodiment, the clothes drying machine further includes a drying rack lifting component, and two ends of the drying rack lifting component are respectively connected to the drying rack and the clothes rack body.

[0007] In one embodiment, the care module is fixed to the drying rack, the care module is located at the lower side of the clothes hung on the drying rack, and the air outlet is opened toward the hanger body, and the hanger body is opened toward the care module.

[0008] In one embodiment, the clothes drying machine further comprises a care module lifting component, one end of the care module lifting component is connected to the care module, and the other end is connected to one of the drying rack or the clothes hanger body.

[0009] In one of the embodiments, the air outlet provided in the care module has an angle between its air outlet direction and the horizontal plane ranging from -45° to 45°.

[0010] In one embodiment, the drying rack is fixed to the clothes hanger body.

[0011] In one embodiment, the clothes drying machine further comprises a care module lifting component, one end of the care module lifting component is connected to the care module, and the other end is connected to one of the drying rack or the clothes hanger body.

[0012] In one of the embodiments, the air outlet provided in the care module has an angle between its air outlet direction and the horizontal plane ranging from -45° to 45°.

[0013] In one embodiment, the care module includes a shell, the shell is provided with an air inlet, a receiving cavity and an air outlet, the receiving cavity is respectively connected to the air inlet and the air outlet, and the fan is arranged in the receiving cavity.

[0014] In one of the embodiments, the shell is further provided with a first contact, and the fan is electrically connected to the first contact; and the hanger body is provided with a second contact capable of contacting and electrically connecting with the first contact.

[0015] In the above-mentioned clothes drying machine, the drying rack can be raised and lowered relative to the air outlet, that is, the air outlet can be raised and lowered relative to the clothes hung on the drying rack, so that the air outlet can blow air at multiple angles to the clothes. Compared with the traditional clothes drying machine, the vertical air outlet can only blow air to the shoulders of the clothes, resulting in uneven drying and poor drying effect. Multi-angle blowing can achieve uniform drying of the clothes and improve the drying efficiency of the clothes drying machine. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a care module and clothing in a front view in one of the embodiments of the present application;

[0017] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the central nursing module in the top view direction;

[0018] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of a cross-sectional structure of a nursing module in another embodiment of the present application when viewed from above;

[0019] Figure 4 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the top view when the air outlet of the care module is staggered with the clothes.

[0020] Figure numerals: 10, shell; 11, air inlet; 12, accommodating chamber; 13, air outlet; 14, first contact; 30, fan; 40, steam generating assembly; 41, water tank; 411, steam outlet; 412, pressure nozzle; 413, guide surface; 42, steam generator; 43, steam pipeline; 50, heating element. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] In order to make the above-mentioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, the specific embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In the following description, many specific details are set forth to facilitate a full understanding of the present invention. However, the present invention can be implemented in many other ways different from those described herein, and those skilled in the art can make similar improvements without violating the connotation of the present invention, so the present invention is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0022] In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms “center”, “longitudinal”, “lateral”, “length”, “width”, “thickness”, “up”, “down”, “front”, “back”, “left”, “right”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, “top”, “bottom”, “inside”, “outside”, “clockwise”, “counterclockwise”, “axial”, “radial”, “circumferential”, etc., indicating orientations or positional relationships are 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, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0023] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of the present invention, the meaning of "plurality" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0024] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like 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, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise clearly defined. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0025] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being "above" or "below" a second feature may mean that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are in indirect contact through an intermediate medium. Moreover, a first feature being "above", "above" or "above" a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature being "below", "below" or "below" a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0026] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" or "disposed on" another element, it may be directly on the other element or there may be a central element. When an element is considered to be "connected to" another element, it may be directly connected to the other element or there may be a central element at the same time. The terms "vertical", "horizontal", "upper", "lower", "left", "right" and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to be the only implementation method.

[0027] Please refer to Figure 1 As shown, the present application provides a clothes drying machine, including a clothes hanger body, a drying rack, a care module and a fan 30, the drying rack is connected to the clothes hanger body and can hang clothes, at least one of the clothes hanger body and the care module is provided with an air outlet 13, at least one of the clothes hanger body and the care module is provided with a fan 30, the fan 30 can drive air to be discharged through the air outlet 13 to dry the clothes; the care module is connected to the drying rack or the clothes hanger body, and the drying rack can be raised and lowered relative to at least one air outlet 13.

[0028] In the present application, the drying rack can be raised and lowered relative to the air outlet 13, that is, the air outlet 13 can be raised and lowered relative to the clothes hung on the drying rack, so that the air outlet 13 can blow air at multiple angles to the clothes. Compared with the traditional clothes drying machine, the vertical air outlet can only blow air to the shoulders of the clothes, resulting in uneven drying and poor drying effect. Multi-angle blowing can achieve uniform drying of the clothes and improve the drying efficiency of the clothes drying machine.

[0029] Specifically, the air outlet 13 is raised and lowered relative to the clothes hung on the drying rack so that the air outlet 13 can dynamically dry the clothes, thereby achieving uniform drying of the clothes. At the same time, the air outlet 13 can also be raised and lowered in accordance with a set program or manually adjusted by the user, so that the air outlet 13 can be aimed at any position of the clothes to locally dry specific parts of the clothes, thereby increasing the drying efficiency of the clothes drying machine.

[0030] In some embodiments, the drying rack is fixed to the clothes hanger body or can be raised and lowered on the clothes hanger body; in the latter case, the clothes drying machine also includes a drying rack lifting component, and the two ends of the drying rack lifting component are respectively connected to the drying rack and the clothes hanger body, that is, the drying rack can be raised and lowered to the clothes hanger body to facilitate users to hang clothes.

[0031] In the above embodiment, the care module is fixed to the drying rack, the care module is located at the lower side of the clothes hung on the drying rack, and an air outlet 13 is opened toward the hanger body, and the hanger body is opened toward the care module.

[0032] At this time, the air outlet 13 of the care module can blow air from bottom to top towards the hem of the clothes, and the air outlet 13 of the hanger body can blow air from top to bottom towards the shoulder position of the clothes. The air can be discharged simultaneously from the upper and lower air outlets 13 to achieve uniform drying of the clothes and improve the drying efficiency of the clothes drying machine.

[0033] Of course, in some embodiments, multiple air outlets 13 may be provided on the care module and the hanger body, and the orientation of the air outlets 13 may be adjusted according to actual needs, as long as the clothes can be dried evenly by outletting air at multiple angles.

[0034] It should be noted that in the embodiment where the drying rack is liftably arranged on the hanger body, the drying rack lifting frame can drive the clothes to rise and fall relative to the air outlet 13 of the hanger body. Therefore, even if the care module does not have an air outlet 13, as long as the air outlet 13 of the hanger body is facing in a suitable direction, the clothes can be evenly dried by relying solely on the air outlet 13 of the hanger body.

[0035] In some embodiments, the clothes drying machine further comprises a care module lifting component, one end of the care module lifting component is connected to the care module, and the other end is connected to one of the clothes drying rack or the clothes hanger body.

[0036] The care module lifting part can drive the care module to rise and fall relative to the clothes, thereby realizing multi-angle dynamic drying of the clothes and meeting the demand for uniform drying.

[0037] In the above embodiment, the air outlet 13 provided in the care module has an angle between its air outlet direction and the horizontal plane ranging from -45° to 45°.

[0038] That is, the air outlet 13 is arranged laterally, so that the air outlet 13 faces the side of the clothes. In conjunction with the relative lifting and lowering between the care module and the clothes, the air outlet 13 can dry the clothes at various height positions on the side. Compared with the traditional clothes drying machine, the vertical air outlet can only blow the shoulders of the clothes, resulting in uneven drying and poor drying effect. The laterally arranged and liftable air outlet 13 can effectively increase the drying area and drying efficiency.

[0039] In some embodiments, the care module or the hanger body may also be provided with air outlets 13 on different sides to increase the blowing direction, which is not further limited in the present application.

[0040] Please refer to Figure 2 As shown, in some embodiments, the care module includes a shell 10, which is provided with an air inlet 11, a receiving chamber 12 and an air outlet 13, the receiving chamber 12 is respectively connected to the air inlet 11 and the air outlet 13, and the fan 30 is arranged in the receiving chamber 12.

[0041] Placing the fan 30 in the nursing module has the following advantages:

[0042] First, the fan 30 of the clothes drying machine needs to be cleaned and maintained regularly, especially when the care module also has components such as the steam generating assembly 40. If the fan 30 is not cleaned and maintained in time, the dust or fibers accumulated on the fan blades of the fan 30 may enter the accommodating chamber 12 with the air flow and block the steam generating assembly 40, thereby causing the steam generating assembly 40 to have a reduced air output or even be damaged. The fan 30 of the traditional clothes drying machine is mostly located in the clothes hanger body fixed to the ceiling or wall, and it is relatively difficult to clean and maintain the fan 30. In the present application, when the fan 30 needs to be maintained or replaced, the height of the care module can be lowered by the lifting frame to facilitate the maintenance and replacement of the fan 30.

[0043] Secondly, compared with other solutions in which the fan is arranged in the hanger body, the fan 30 is no longer required to be installed in the hanger body, and there is no need to design an air duct docking structure between the hanger body and the care module, which reduces the space and thickness requirements of the hanger body;

[0044] Finally, compared with other solutions in which the fan is set inside the hanger body, after the fan 30 is built into the care module, the path of the airflow is shortened, thereby reducing the consumption of the airflow generated by the fan 30 on the path, thereby achieving the effect of reducing airflow loss and improving drying efficiency.

[0045] In some embodiments, the fan 30 may also be arranged in the hanger body. In this case, the fan 30 and the air inlet 11 of the shell 10 can be connected through a ventilation pipe, or the two can be connected after the care module rises to the set position. As long as the airflow path between the fan 30 and the care module is a closed path, the present application does not make further limitations here; thereby ensuring that the airflow generated by the fan 30 can be blown into the care module, while avoiding overflow of the airflow in the process of flowing from the hanger body to the care module, thereby reducing airflow loss and improving drying efficiency.

[0046] Please refer to Figure 2 As shown, in some embodiments, a heating element 50 for heating air is disposed in the housing 10 to increase the drying effect.

[0047] Specifically, the heating element 50 may be a PTC (thermistor) or other heating component, which is not further limited in the present application; in addition, the shape of the heating element 50 may be square, circular, annular, etc., which is also not further limited in the present application.

[0048] Please refer to Figure 2 As shown, in some embodiments, the care module further includes a steam generating assembly 40 , and the steam generating assembly 40 includes a water tank 41 and a steam generator 42 fixed relative to the water tank 41 .

[0049] The water tank 41 has a chamber inside that can hold water or other solutions for clothing care to meet the water supply needs of steam care. The steam generator 42 vaporizes the liquid in the water tank 41 into steam and discharges it into the accommodating chamber 12, and is blown to the clothing under the drive of the airflow generated by the fan 30, thereby completing the steam care.

[0050] Specifically, the steam generator 42 may be an electric heating wire (to achieve liquid vaporization through electric heating), an ultrasonic generator or other devices, as long as they can vaporize the liquid in the water tank 41 into steam.

[0051] The water tank 41 can be built into the shell 10, or partially built into the shell 10 and partially protruding from the outside of the shell 10, or completely arranged outside the shell 10; the water tank 41 can be integrally formed with the shell 10, or can be detachably connected to the shell 10; the steam generator 42 can be built into the water tank 41, or can be arranged outside the water tank 41, and the present application does not make any further limitations here.

[0052] In some embodiments, at least a portion of the water tank 41 is in contact with the side wall of the shell 10 or protrudes from the shell 10 , and a water inlet is provided in this portion to facilitate water replenishment into the water tank 41 .

[0053] Please refer to Figure 2 As shown, in some embodiments, at least one side of the water tank 41 has an inclined guide surface 413 that can guide the airflow in the housing 10 to the air outlet 13 .

[0054] The guide surface 413 here can be a single inclined surface or curved surface, or a joint surface of multiple inclined surfaces or curved surfaces, as long as the guide surface 413 can guide the airflow; under the premise of ensuring the guiding effect of the guide surface 413, the water tank 41 can be any shape such as trapezoid, triangle, semi-hexagon, circle, ellipse, etc.

[0055] By aligning the guide surface 413 with the fan 30 so that the airflow of the fan 30 can collide and disperse with the guide surface 413, not only can the aggregation of the airflow be destroyed, but the airflow can also be guided to the air outlet 13, thereby minimizing the airflow velocity loss caused by the collision, thereby increasing the wind speed at the air outlet 13 and further increasing the drying effect of the clothes drying machine.

[0056] Of course, a separate air guide member may be provided on the housing 10 for guiding the airflow, and this application does not make any further limitation here.

[0057] Please refer to Figure 2 As shown, in some embodiments, the water tank 41 is located in the middle along the length direction of the housing 10 .

[0058] By arranging the water tank 41 at the middle position along the length direction of the shell 10, the same water tank 41 can simultaneously block the airflow flowing in from multiple side air inlets 11, so as to maximize the use of the internal space of the shell 10 and reduce the overall volume of the clothes drying machine.

[0059] Please refer to Figure 2 As shown, in some embodiments, at least one air outlet 13 is provided along the inclined direction of the guide surface 413 .

[0060] This ensures that the airflow blown out by the fan 30 can flow into the corresponding air outlet 13 under the guidance of the guide surface 413 after colliding and dispersing with the guide surface 413, thereby ensuring that dispersed airflow flows into each air outlet 13, and further ensuring that the clothes corresponding to each air outlet 13 can be dried.

[0061] Please refer to Figure 2 As shown, in some embodiments, the steam generating component 40 also includes a steam outlet 411, which is located in the shell 10; the steam generator 42 vaporizes the liquid in the water tank 41 into steam and discharges it into the accommodating cavity 12 through the steam outlet 411, and is blown to the clothing under the drive of the airflow generated by the fan 30, thereby completing steam care.

[0062] In some embodiments, the steam outlet 411 may also be located outside the housing 10, and the steam discharged from the steam outlet 411 is blown directly onto the clothing under the air flow belt to complete the steam care.

[0063] Please refer to Figure 3 As shown, in some embodiments, the steam generating assembly 40 further includes a steam pipe 43, one end of the steam pipe 43 is connected to the steam outlet 411, and the other end extends into the clothes to guide the water vapor in the water tank 41 to the inside of the clothes.

[0064] The steam generated in the water tank 41 can be guided to the inside of the clothes through the steam pipe 43 to avoid the steam from liquefying in the accommodating cavity 12, thereby increasing the amount of steam sprayed onto the clothes and optimizing the effect of steam care.

[0065] In some embodiments, a pressure nozzle 412 capable of blocking the steam outlet 411 is fixedly provided at the position of the steam outlet 411, and the pressure nozzle 412 at one end of the steam pipe 43 is connected. As steam is generated in the water tank 41, the air pressure inside the water tank 41 gradually increases. Under the action of the pressure difference between the inside and outside of the water tank 41, the steam will pass through the pressure nozzle 412 and then be ejected from the other end of the steam pipe 43, so that the steam can be sprayed onto the clothes as much as possible, further optimizing the steam care effect.

[0066] Please refer to Figure 1 As shown, in some embodiments, the housing 10 is further provided with a first contact 14, and the fan 30 is electrically connected to the first contact 14; the hanger body is further provided with a second contact capable of contacting and electrically connecting to the first contact 14.

[0067] When the care module rises up to the first contact 14 and contacts the second contact under the drive of the lifting frame, the hanger body can supply power to the fan 30 , the steam generator 42 , the heating element 50 and other components in the care module through the first contact 14 .

[0068] In some embodiments, the care module may also have a built-in independent power supply so that the care module can work normally without rising to a specific position where the contacts make contact, while also being able to meet emergency needs in the event of a power outage.

[0069] Please refer to Figure 4 As shown, in some embodiments, the drying rack has multiple drying positions for drying clothes, and the shell 10 is provided with multiple air outlets 13, each air outlet 13 is directly opposite to the gap between two adjacent drying positions, thereby increasing air circulation and further improving the drying capacity of the clothes drying machine.

[0070] The technical features of the above-described embodiments may be arbitrarily combined. To make the description concise, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-described embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0071] The above-mentioned embodiments only express several implementation methods of the present invention, and the descriptions thereof are relatively specific and detailed, but they cannot be understood as limiting the scope of the invention patent. It should be pointed out that, for ordinary technicians in this field, several variations and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the present invention, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the patent of the present invention shall be subject to the attached claims.

Claims

1. A clothes drying machine, characterized in that: The clothes hanger comprises a clothes hanger body, a drying rack, a care module and a fan (30), wherein the drying rack is connected to the clothes hanger body and can be used to hang clothes, at least one of the clothes hanger body and the care module is provided with an air outlet (13), and at least one of the clothes hanger body and the care module is provided with the fan (30), and the fan (30) can drive air to be discharged through the air outlet (13) to dry the clothes; The care module is connected to the drying rack or the clothes hanger body, and the drying rack can be raised and lowered relative to at least one of the air outlets (13).

2. The clothes drying machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clothes drying machine further comprises a drying rack lifting member, and two ends of the drying rack lifting member are respectively connected to the drying rack and the clothes rack body.

3. The clothes drying machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The care module is fixed to the drying rack, the care module is located at the lower side of the clothes hung on the drying rack, and the air outlet (13) is opened towards the main body of the clothes hanger, and the main body of the clothes hanger is opened towards the care module.

4. The clothes drying machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The clothes drying machine further comprises a care module lifting component, one end of which is connected to the care module, and the other end of which is connected to one of the drying rack or the clothes hanger body.

5. The clothes drying machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: The air outlet (13) provided in the nursing module has an angle between its air outlet direction and the horizontal plane ranging from -45° to 45°.

6. The clothes drying machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The drying rack is fixed on the clothes hanger body.

7. The clothes drying machine according to claim 6, characterized in that: The clothes drying machine further comprises a care module lifting component, one end of which is connected to the care module, and the other end of which is connected to one of the drying rack or the clothes hanger body.

8. The clothes drying machine according to claim 7, characterized in that: The air outlet (13) provided in the nursing module has an angle between its air outlet direction and the horizontal plane ranging from -45° to 45°.

9. The clothes drying machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The nursing module comprises a shell (10), the shell (10) being provided with an air inlet (11), a receiving chamber (12) and an air outlet (13), the receiving chamber (12) being respectively connected to the air inlet (11) and the air outlet (13), and the fan (30) being arranged in the receiving chamber (12).

10. The clothes drying machine according to claim 9, characterized in that: The housing (10) is also provided with a first contact (14), and the fan (30) is electrically connected to the first contact (14); and the hanger body is provided with a second contact capable of contacting and electrically connecting to the first contact (14).

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