Drying device and washing and drying all-in-one machine

Abstract

The invention discloses a drying device and a washing and drying all-in-one machine, and belongs to the technical field of drying equipment.The drying device and the washing and drying all-in-one machine aim to solve the technical problem that an existing drying device is not compact in structure.The drying device comprises a shell, a barrel assembly and a drying assembly, and the barrel assembly and the drying assembly are both arranged in the shell; an air channel communicating with the drying cavity of the barrel assembly is arranged in the drying assembly, and the drying assembly is arranged at the top of the barrel assembly. The drying assembly is arranged at the top of the barrel assembly, so that the mounting position of the drying assembly is relatively closer to one side of the top of the shell, maintenance personnel can conveniently disassemble, assemble and overhaul the drying assembly, and a connecting structure between the drying assembly and the barrel assembly is relatively simple; the circulation path of the airflow path formed by the air channel of the drying assembly and the drying cavity of the barrel assembly is relatively shorter, and the drying airflow can circulate between the barrel assembly and the drying assembly more efficiently.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application belongs to the technical field of drying equipment, and in particular, relates to a drying device and a washer-dryer. Background Art

[0002] When the heat pump dryer is used to dry clothes, it can circulate and output hot and dry air into the drying chamber. The dry air flow comes into contact with the wet clothes in the drying chamber and can bring out the moisture from the clothes, thereby achieving the purpose of drying the clothes. The dry air flow always circulates in the dryer during this process, which can reduce the heat loss of the dry air flow and improve the drying efficiency.

[0003] In the related art, in order to make the drying equipment have a better drying effect, it can be achieved by increasing the size specifications of the compressor, condenser and evaporator in the heat pump device, but the compressor, evaporator and condenser with too large volume are not suitable for the drying effect. Summary of the invention

[0004] The present application aims to at least to some extent solve the technical problem that the current drying device has a non-compact structure. To this end, the present application provides a drying device and a washer-dryer.

[0005] A drying device provided in an embodiment of the present application includes:

[0006] case;

[0007] A barrel assembly is disposed in the housing, wherein the barrel assembly has a drying chamber and an opening communicating with the drying chamber; and

[0008] The drying component is arranged in the shell and located at the top of the barrel component. The drying component has an air duct, and both ends of the air duct are connected to the drying chamber.

[0009] In the drying device proposed in the embodiment of the present application, the barrel assembly and the drying assembly are both arranged in the shell, so that the structure of the drying device of the present application is compact and highly integrated. The air duct in the drying assembly is connected with the drying chamber of the barrel assembly, so that the drying assembly can input drying airflow into the drying chamber, and the drying airflow can be circulated again into the drying assembly after contacting the object to be dried, so that the heat of the drying airflow can be collected, reducing heat loss. The drying assembly is arranged at the top of the barrel assembly, so that the installation position of the drying assembly is relatively closer to the top side of the shell, so that it is convenient for maintenance personnel to disassemble and repair the drying assembly. In addition, the drying assembly is closer to the top of the barrel assembly, so that the drying assembly can be easily connected with the top of the barrel assembly, so that the connection structure between the drying assembly and the barrel assembly is relatively simple and low in cost, and at the same time, the flow path of the airflow path formed by the air duct of the drying assembly and the drying chamber of the barrel assembly is relatively shorter, so that the drying airflow can be more efficiently circulated between the barrel assembly and the drying assembly, and finally, the drying device of the present application has a better drying effect.

[0010] In some embodiments, the drying assembly includes a drying body and a fan, and the drying body, the fan and the drum assembly are connected end to end in sequence.

[0011] In some embodiments, the air duct extends from the drying body to the fan, and the two ends of the air duct are an air inlet and an air outlet. The air inlet is located between the drying body and the barrel assembly, and the air outlet is located between the fan and the barrel assembly.

[0012] In some embodiments, the drying body includes an air duct box body, a compressor, an evaporator and a condenser, the air duct includes a first air section and a second air section connected to each other, the first air section is opened in the air duct box body, the second air section is located in the fan, the air inlet is opened in the air duct box body, the compressor, the evaporator and the condenser are connected end to end in sequence, and the evaporator and the condenser are arranged in the first air section.

[0013] In some embodiments, the compressor and the fan are arranged on opposite sides of the air duct box.

[0014] In some embodiments, the air duct box body has a top cover and a first side wall and a second side wall arranged on both sides of the top cover, the direction from the first side wall to the second side wall is a first direction, the direction from the bottom to the top of the shell is a second direction, the first direction intersects with the second direction, the fan is adjacent to the first side wall, and the compressor is adjacent to the second side wall.

[0015] In some embodiments, the barrel assembly has a top side arc wall facing the top of the shell, the top side arc wall has a middle part adjacent to the shell, the air duct box is arranged in the middle part, and the fan, the air duct box and the compressor are arranged along the circumference of the barrel assembly.

[0016] In some embodiments, the barrel assembly also has a bottom arc wall opposite to the top arc wall, the compressor projects on a preset plane in the direction from the top arc wall to the bottom arc wall to form a first projection area, and the barrel assembly projects on a preset plane in the direction from the top arc wall to the bottom arc wall to form a second projection area, and at least part of the first projection area is located within the second projection area.

[0017] In some embodiments, the housing has at least four corners, and the compressor is adjacent to the corners.

[0018] In some embodiments, the compressor is disposed adjacent to a top side of the barrel assembly.

[0019] In some embodiments, the compressor is a horizontal rotor compressor.

[0020] In some embodiments, the fan is a centrifugal multi-blade fan.

[0021] In some embodiments, the fan includes a fan housing and fan blades, the second air section is opened in the fan housing, the fan blades are rotatably arranged in the second air section, the fan housing has an air inlet connected to the air duct box body, the fan blades are opposite to the air inlet, and the axis of the fan blades passes through the air inlet to face the first side wall.

[0022] In some embodiments, the drying component is connected to the shell, and there is a distance between the drying component and the barrel component.

[0023] In some embodiments, the drying component further includes a supporting base, the air duct box and the compressor are both disposed on the supporting base, and the supporting base is connected to the shell.

[0024] In some embodiments, the support base and the shell have a first connection, the air duct box and the shell have a second connection, and the first connection and the second connection are located on opposite sides of the air duct box.

[0025] In some embodiments, the direction from the first connection point to the second connection point is a third direction, and the third direction intersects both the first direction and the second direction.

[0026] In some embodiments, the drying device further includes a first flexible tube and a second flexible tube, the fan is connected to the drying chamber through the first flexible tube, and the air duct box is connected to the air transfer chamber through the second flexible tube.

[0027] In some embodiments, the distance between the drying component and the shell is greater than 20 mm.

[0028] In some embodiments, the drying device further includes a filter assembly, and the filter assembly is disposed at the air inlet.

[0029] In some embodiments, the shell is provided with a taking-in / putting-out port communicating with the opening of the drying chamber, the air inlet is adjacent to the taking-in / putting-out port, and the air outlet is away from the taking-in / putting-out port.

[0030] In some embodiments, a disassembly opening communicating with the air duct is provided on the top side of the shell, and the filter assembly can be disassembled and assembled from the air duct through the disassembly opening.

[0031] In some embodiments, the height dimension of the shell is no greater than 900 mm.

[0032] On the second aspect, based on the above drying device, the embodiment of the present application also proposes a washer-dryer, including the above drying device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0033] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the following is a brief introduction to the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

[0034] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of a drying device disclosed in an embodiment of the present application is shown;

[0035] Figure 2 A schematic diagram showing the connection between the barrel assembly and the drying assembly of the drying device disclosed in the embodiment of the present application is shown;

[0036] Figure 3 A schematic top view of a drying device disclosed in an embodiment is shown;

[0037] Figure 4 A schematic diagram showing the structure of a drying component of a drying device disclosed in an embodiment of the present application is shown;

[0038] Figure 5 A schematic diagram showing the internal structure of a drying component of a drying device disclosed in an embodiment of the present application is shown;

[0039] Figure 6 A schematic diagram showing the connection between the fan and the drum assembly of the drying device disclosed in the embodiment of the present application is shown.

[0040] Reference numerals:

[0041] 100-housing, 110-access opening,

[0042] 200-drum assembly, 210-drying chamber, 220-top arc wall, 230-bottom arc wall, 240-corners,

[0043] 300-drying assembly, 310-drying body, 311-air duct box, 311a-top cover, 311b-first side wall, 311c-second side wall, 312-compressor, 313-condenser, 314-evaporator, 315-first air section, 316-air inlet, 320-fan, 321-air outlet, 330-support base, 331-first connection point, 332-second connection point,

[0044] 400-first flexible pipe,

[0045] 500-Second flexible pipe,

[0046] 600 - Filter assembly. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0047] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0048] It should be noted that all directional indications in the embodiments of the present invention are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement status, etc. between various components in a certain specific posture. If the specific posture changes, the directional indication will also change accordingly.

[0049] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "connection", "fixation", etc. should be understood in a broad sense. For example, "fixation" 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.

[0050] In addition, in the present invention, descriptions such as "first", "second", etc. are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying their 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 addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but they must be based on the ability of ordinary technicians in the field to implement them. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be deemed that such a combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection required by the present invention.

[0051] The present application is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments:

[0052] Please refer to Figure 1 The embodiment of the present application discloses a drying device, including a housing 100, a drum assembly 200 and a drying assembly 300. The drying device can be applied to a drying machine to dry clothes and fabrics.

[0053] Among them, the shell 100 is the basic component of the drying device of the present application. The shell 100 can provide an installation base for at least some of the other components of the drying device and serve the purpose of including at least some of the other components. The shell 100 can adopt a metal structure, a composite material structure, or a structure combining metal, plastic and composite materials. The specific structure can be determined according to the actual needs of the user, that is, the weight is relatively light while ensuring that the shell 100 has good structural strength and corrosion resistance. There is a cavity in the shell 100, which can be used to accommodate and install at least some of the other components of the drying device. Specifically, the barrel assembly 200 is arranged in the cavity in the shell 100, and the drying assembly 300 is connected to the inner wall of the cavity of the shell 100, so that the barrel assembly 200 can be supported.

[0054] Please refer to Figure 2The cylinder assembly 200 has a drying chamber 210, and the drying chamber 210 can be used by the user to accommodate objects to be dried, such as clothes, bed sheets, curtains and other objects. The drying assembly 300 is also arranged in the shell 100, and an air duct is arranged in the drying assembly 300. The air duct of the drying assembly 300 is connected with the drying chamber 210 of the cylinder assembly 200. The drying assembly 300 can generate dry and hot airflow and drive the dry and hot airflow into the drying chamber 210 of the cylinder assembly 200. After the dry and hot airflow contacts the objects to be dried in the cylinder assembly 200, the moisture of the objects can be brought out of the drying chamber 210, and the dry and hot airflow becomes a humid hot airflow. The humid hot airflow enters the air duct of the drying assembly 300 again, the moisture of the humid hot airflow is separated to form a dry hot airflow, and the dry hot airflow is heated again to increase the airflow temperature, and the regenerated dry and hot airflow enters the drying chamber 210 again. Therefore, the airflow output by the drying component 300 for drying objects always circulates between the air duct of the drying component 300 and the drying chamber 210, so that the heat of the airflow used to dry objects can be concentrated between the air duct and the drying chamber 210, thereby reducing the loss of heat of the airflow, allowing the heat of the airflow to be recovered, and ultimately making the drying device of the present application have a better drying effect.

[0055] Please refer to Figure 3 The housing 100 is provided with a take-in and take-out opening 110, which is provided on the surface of the housing 100. The take-in and take-out opening 110 of the housing 100 is communicated with the opening of the drying chamber 210 of the drum assembly 200. The user can put the object to be dried into the drying chamber 210 through the take-in and take-out the object that has been dried from the drying chamber 210 through the take-in and take-out opening 110. The take-in and take-out opening 110 of the housing 100 can be set to an openable and closable structure, so that when the drying assembly 300 outputs the airflow for drying the object into the drying chamber 210, the drying airflow can be prevented from overflowing. Specifically, an openable and closable door seal structure can be set on the housing 100, and the door seal structure is movably connected to the housing 100, and can be specifically a rotational connection, so that the door seal can block the take-in and take-out opening 110 of the housing 100, or open the take-in and take-out opening 110 of the housing 100.

[0056] It should be understood that in the related art, when the objects to be dried are placed in the drying chamber 210, the objects to be dried are concentrated on the bottom side of the drying chamber 210. Therefore, the drying airflow needs to flow into the upper area of ​​the drying chamber 210 to prevent the drying airflow from being blocked by the objects to be dried accumulated in the drying chamber 210.

[0057] In the present application, the drying assembly 300 is arranged in the housing 100, so that the housing 100 can protect the drying assembly 300. At the same time, the drying assembly 300 is also arranged on the top of the barrel assembly 200, that is, in the present application, there is a gap between the top inner wall of the housing 100 and the barrel assembly 200, and the gap can be used for the installation of the drying assembly 300. When the drying assembly 300 fails and needs to be repaired, the housing 100 and the drying assembly 300 need to be disassembled. Therefore, when the drying assembly 300 is located at the top of the barrel assembly 200, that is, located in the upper area of ​​the housing 100, the maintenance personnel can disassemble the housing 100 and the drying assembly 300 in a relatively convenient and natural posture to perform maintenance and repair on the drying assembly 300. In addition, since the drying component 300 is arranged at the top of the barrel component 200, the distance between the drying component 300 and the top side of the barrel component 200 is smaller than other parts of the barrel component 200. In this way, the drying component 300 can be more conveniently connected to the top side of the barrel component 200, so that the connection structure between the drying component 300 and the barrel component 200 is less in amount and has a relatively simple structure, which can reduce the preparation cost of the drying device of the present application. In addition, it can also reduce the total length of the flow path of the drying airflow formed by the air duct and the drying chamber 210, and reduce the wind resistance encountered by the drying airflow during the flow, so that the drying airflow can circulate more efficiently between the air duct and the drying chamber 210, and ultimately make the drying efficiency of the drying device of the present application better.

[0058] In the drying device proposed in the embodiment of the present application, the barrel assembly 200 and the drying assembly 300 are both arranged in the housing 100, so that the drying device of the present application has a compact structure and a high degree of integration. The air duct in the drying assembly 300 is connected to the drying chamber 210 of the barrel assembly 200, so that the drying assembly 300 can input a drying airflow into the drying chamber 210, and the drying airflow can be circulated again to the drying assembly 300 after contacting the object to be dried, so that the heat of the drying airflow can be collected, reducing heat loss. The drying component 300 is arranged at the top of the barrel component 200, so that the installation position of the drying component 300 is relatively closer to the top side of the shell 100, so that maintenance personnel can easily disassemble and inspect the drying component 300. In addition, the drying component 300 is closer to the top of the barrel component 200, so that the drying component 300 can be easily connected to the top of the barrel component 200. In this way, the connection structure between the drying component 300 and the barrel component 200 is relatively simple and low in cost. At the same time, the flow path of the air flow path formed by the air duct of the drying component 300 and the drying chamber 210 of the barrel component 200 is relatively shorter, which can make the drying airflow circulate more efficiently between the barrel component 200 and the drying component 300. Ultimately, the drying device of the present application has a better drying effect.

[0059] In some embodiments, please refer to Figure 4The drying assembly 300 of the present application specifically includes a drying body 310 and a fan 320. The drying body 310, the fan 320 and the cylinder assembly 200 are connected end to end in sequence, so that the drying body 310, the fan 320 and the cylinder assembly 200 form a circulation system. The drying body 310 can heat the air to form dry hot drying gas, the fan 320 can act on the drying gas to make the drying gas flow to form a drying airflow, the fan 320 can input the drying airflow into the drying chamber 210, and input the gas in the drying chamber 210 into the drying body 310 again, so that the drying airflow can be circulated.

[0060] Specifically, in the present application, the air duct in the drying component 300 is arranged in the drying body 310 and the fan 320. Therefore, the drying component 300 and the fan 320 are independently connected to each other and are components with channels inside. The channel in the drying body 310 is connected with the channel inside the fan 320 to form the air duct of the drying component 300. In this way, when the drying component 300 and the fan 320 fail and need maintenance, the fan 320 and the drying component 300 can be easily disassembled and assembled, making the drying component 300 of the present application easy to maintain.

[0061] Of course, it should be understood that in other embodiments, the air duct of the drying component 300 can also be set to be located inside the drying body 310, and the fan 320 is set in the air duct inside the drying body 310, so that the fan 320 can be set as a rotatable fan blade, thereby making the drying component 300 more integrated and more compact.

[0062] In some embodiments, reference Figure 4 and Figure 5 The drying assembly 300 of the present application is specifically provided with an air inlet 316 and an air outlet 321 which are connected to the internal air duct. The drying gas generated by the drying assembly 300 is discharged from the air outlet 321 and input into the drying chamber 210, and the gas in the drying chamber 210 is input into the drying assembly 300 through the air inlet 316. Specifically, one end of the fan 320 is connected to the drying body 310, and the other end of the fan 320 is connected to the drying chamber 210, and the end is the air outlet 321 of the drying assembly 300. Accordingly, the end of the drying body 310 connected to the drying chamber 210 is the air inlet 316. Therefore, the fan 320 can suck out the drying gas in the drying body 310 and then input it into the drying chamber 210 of the cylinder assembly 200. In this way, the fan 320 can use a centrifugal fan, which has a better suction effect, so that the drying gas in the drying body 310 can be more efficiently input into the drying body 310.

[0063] In some embodiments, reference Figure 3-Figure 5In order to enable the drying body 310 to have the function of heating dry air, the drying body 310 may specifically include an air duct box 311, a compressor 312, an evaporator 314 and a condenser 313. The air duct box 311 is a basic component of the drying body 310, and the air duct box 311 has a cavity structure inside. The air duct specifically includes a first air segment 315 and a second air segment connected to each other. The first air segment 315 is arranged in the air duct box 311, and the second air segment is arranged in the fan 320. The evaporator 314 and the condenser 313 are both arranged in the air duct box 311, and the compressor 312, the evaporator 314 and the condenser 313 are connected end to end in sequence. The pipes of the compressor 312, the evaporator 314 and the condenser 313 contain coolant, and the compressor 312 acts on the coolant to compress the coolant into a high-temperature and high-pressure state. A throttling device is also provided between the compressor 312, the condenser 313 and the evaporator 314. The evaporator 314 and the condenser 313 can be sequentially arranged in the first air section 315 along the direction from the air inlet 316 to the air outlet 321, so that the air passing through the first air section 315 can be heated to form dry hot gas after contacting the condenser 313, and the hot and humid gas after contacting the object to be heated in the drying chamber 210 can contact the evaporator 314 so that the moisture in the hot and humid gas can be cooled and precipitated, thereby reducing the humidity of the hot and humid gas. After the hot and humid gas contacts the condenser 313 again, the temperature of the gas is further increased and the humidity is further reduced. Specifically, the working principle of the system composed of the compressor 312, the evaporator 314 and the condenser 313 is similar to the air heating principle, and this application will not elaborate on this. The fan 320 drives the gas to circulate between the first air section 315 , the second air section and the drying chamber 210 , so that the gas can always circulate between the air duct and the drying chamber 210 .

[0064] In some embodiments, reference Figure 1 and Figure 5The compressor 312 and the fan 320 in the drying component 300 of the present application can be arranged relative to each other. Specifically, the compressor 312 is arranged outside the air duct box 311, so that the compressor 312 does not need to occupy the space in the air duct box 311, and the compressor 312 will not cause additional resistance to the gas flowing in the first air section 315 of the air duct box 311. The compressor 312 and the fan 320 can be distributed on the opposite sides of the air duct box 311, so that the compressor 312 and the fan 320 and the space on the opposite sides of the air duct box 311 are utilized, so that the compressor 312 and the fan 320 are dispersedly arranged, so that the compressor 312 and the fan 320 can be arranged close to the air duct box 311, so that the structure of the drying component 300 is compact. Specifically, the pipeline of the compressor 312 can pass through the air duct box 311 and connect to the condenser 313 and the evaporator 314 in the air duct box 311, so that the length of the pipeline connecting the compressor 312 with the condenser 313 and the evaporator 314 is relatively short, so that the coolant can circulate more efficiently between the compressor 312, the condenser 313 and the evaporator 314. The fan 320 is arranged close to the air duct box 311, so that the length of the pipeline between the fan 320 and the air duct box 311 can be relatively shorter, so that the total length of the air duct can be relatively short, and finally the drying gas can circulate more efficiently in the air duct and the drying chamber 210.

[0065] In some embodiments, reference Figure 4 and Figure 5 The air duct box body 311 specifically includes a top cover 311a, and a first side wall 311b and a second side wall 311c that are arranged on both sides of the air duct box body 311 and are opposite to each other. The first side wall 311b and the second side wall 311c are the outer walls of the air duct box body 311. The direction from the first side wall 311b to the second side wall 311c is the first direction. The direction from the bottom to the top of the shell 100, that is, the height direction when the shell 100 is placed on a horizontal plane is the second direction. The first direction and the second direction intersect, and specifically, the first direction and the second direction are perpendicular. Therefore, the fan 320 and the compressor 312 can be distributed on both sides of the air duct box body 311 in the horizontal direction, so that the height dimension of the drying component 300 is relatively low, and then the overall height dimension of the drying device of the present application is relatively small, which is conducive to the installation of the drying device.

[0066] In addition, in other embodiments, the fan 320 and the compressor 312 can also be distributed on the adjacent side walls of the air duct box body 311, and the adjacent side walls are adjacent side walls distributed on the circumferential side of the air duct box body 311. In this way, the fan 320 and the compressor 312 can also fully utilize the space around the air duct box body 311 when they are installed, so that the fan 320 and the compressor 312 can also achieve the purpose of dispersed setting, and the fan 320 and the compressor 312 can still be set close to the air duct box body 311, so that the structure of the drying component 300 is compact.

[0067] In some embodiments, reference Figure 2 It should be understood that the barrel assembly 200 in the present application may be a cylindrical structure, so the circumferential outer wall of the barrel assembly 200 is a curved surface. When the barrel assembly 200 is disposed in the housing 100, the circumferential side wall of the barrel assembly 200 facing the top of the housing 100 is the top side curved wall 220. The top center of the barrel assembly 200 is at a relatively shortest distance from the top side inner wall of the housing 100, that is, the distance between the middle part of the top side curved wall 220 and the top side inner wall of the housing 100 is the shortest. Correspondingly, the distance between the two side areas of the top side curved wall 220 and the top side bottom wall of the housing 100 is relatively large. Therefore, the space between the middle part of the top side curved wall 220 and the top side inner wall of the housing 100 is relatively small, and the space between the two side parts of the top side curved wall 220 and the top side inner wall of the housing 100 is relatively large.

[0068] refer to Figure 2 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 In order to make the fan 320, the compressor 312 and the air duct box body 311 fully utilize the space between the shell 100 and the barrel assembly 200, the fan 320, the air duct box body 311 and the compressor 312 are specifically arranged along the circumferential distribution of the outer wall of the barrel assembly 200, and the air duct box body 311 can be specifically arranged in the space between the middle part of the top side arc wall 220 of the barrel assembly 200 and the top side inner wall of the shell 100, and the air duct box body 311 can adopt a relatively flat structure, so that the air duct box body 311 can be adapted to the relatively small space between the middle part of the top side arc wall 220 and the top side inner wall. The volume of the fan 320 and the compressor 312 is larger than that of the air duct box body 311, so the fan 320 and the compressor 312 can be respectively arranged in the space between the two side parts of the top side arc wall 220 and the top side inner wall. In this way, the fan 320 and the compressor 312 can utilize the relatively large space between the two side parts of the top side arc wall 220 and the top side inner wall, so that the distance between the fan 320 and the compressor 312 and the top side inner wall is closer to the distance between the air duct box body 311 and the top side inner wall. In this way, the overall height of the drying device of the present application can be controlled to avoid the height of the drying device being too high.

[0069] In some embodiments, in order to further make the structure of the drying component 300 compact, the compressor 312 and the fan 320 can be arranged close to the air duct box body 311. Specifically, the cylinder component 200 also has a bottom arc wall 230 opposite to the top side wall 220, so that the bottom arc wall 230 is located on the bottom side of the cylinder component 200. When the drying component of the present application is placed on a horizontal plane, the direction from the top arc wall 220 to the bottom arc wall 230 can specifically be the height direction of the cylinder component 200. The compressor 312 can be projected on a preset plane in the direction from the top side arc wall 220 to the bottom side arc wall 230 to form a first projection area. It should be understood that the preset plane is perpendicular to the direction from the top side arc wall 220 to the bottom side arc wall 230, and the barrel assembly 200 itself can be projected on the preset plane in the direction from the top side arc wall 220 to the bottom side arc wall 230 to form a second projection area. At least part of the first projection area is located in the second projection area, so that the first projection area and the second projection area at least partially overlap. Therefore, the compressor 312 can be relatively closer to the barrel assembly 200, thereby making the structure of the drying device of the present application relatively more compact.

[0070] Correspondingly, the fan 320 can be projected on a preset plane in the direction from the top arc wall 220 to the bottom arc wall 230 to form a third projection area, and at least part of the third projection area is located within the second projection area. In this way, the fan 320 can also be arranged close to the barrel assembly 200, thereby making the structure of the drying device of the present application relatively more compact.

[0071] In some embodiments, the housing 100 of the present application can be specifically set to a cubic structure, such as a rectangular body, so that the housing 100 has four corners. Of course, it should be understood that when the housing 100 is other structures such as a cone or a multi-prism, the housing 100 may have four or more corners. After the housing 100 has four corners scattered around the inner wall of the housing 100, the compressor 312 can be arranged adjacent to a corner of the housing 100, so that the compressor 312 can fully utilize the space at the corner of the housing 100 to make the structure of the drying device more compact. In addition, the fan 320 can also be arranged adjacent to a corner of the housing 100, so that the fan 320 can fully utilize the space at the corner of the housing 100, so that the structure of the drying device is more compact. In addition, the outer shape structure of the compressor 312 and the fan 320 can also be arranged to match the space of the corner of the housing 100, so that the compressor 312 and the fan 320 can more fully utilize the space at the corner of the housing 100.

[0072] The compressor 312 and the fan 320 can be specifically arranged on one side of the top of the barrel assembly 200, so that the compressor 312 and the fan 320 can fully utilize the space from the top side of the barrel assembly 200 to the top side corner of the housing 100. It should be understood that the top side corner is the corner of the top side of the housing 100 when the housing 100 is placed on a horizontal plane. The compressor 312 and the fan 320 are adjacent to the top side of the barrel assembly 200, so that at least part of the compressor 312 and the fan 320 are located on the top side arc wall 220, so that the compressor 312 and the fan 320 can be arranged close to the air duct box 311, so that the drying assembly 300 is compact in structure, and finally the drying device of the present application is compact in structure.

[0073] In some embodiments, when the compressor 312 and the fan 320 are both disposed on the top side of the barrel assembly 200, the compressor 312 and the fan 320 may be distributed at two adjacent corners 240 of the housing 100, so that the compressor 312 and the fan 320 may be further relatively adjacent to each other, so that the structure of the drying assembly 300 is compact. Of course, the compressor 312 and the fan 320 may also be adjacent to two diagonal corners 240 of the housing 100, respectively, so that the compressor 312 and the fan 320 may maintain a certain distance, thereby reducing the mutual vibration influence of the compressor 312 and the fan 320 during operation.

[0074] In some embodiments, since the compressor 312 and the fan 320 in the present application fully utilize the internal space of the housing 100 to make the overall structure of the drying device compact, the height dimension of the housing 100 can be set to no more than 900 mm, so that the height dimension of the housing 100 will not be too high, so that the drying device can be installed more flexibly in the user's indoor environment. Specifically, since the height dimension of the housing 100 is less than 900 mm, the drying device can be placed in an environment with a relatively tight space height, such as an indoor balcony cabinet, so that the drying device of the present application can be applied to a wider range of environments.

[0075] In some embodiments, reference Figure 4 and Figure 5In order to further make the structure of the drying device of the present application compact and the internal space can be fully utilized, the fan 320 can be vertically arranged in the housing 100. Specifically, the fan 320 includes a fan housing and fan blades. The fan housing is a shell structure with a cavity inside. The second air section is specifically located in the fan housing. The fan housing has an air inlet and an air outlet. The air inlet of the fan housing is connected to the first air section 315 of the air duct box 311, and the air outlet of the fan housing is connected to the drying chamber 210 of the barrel assembly 200. The fan blades are rotatably arranged in the fan housing. The rotation of the fan blades can inhale the gas in the first air section 315 through the air inlet and discharge it through the air outlet. The fan blades can be arranged opposite to the air inlet, so that after the fan blades rotate, the gas in the first air section 315 can be efficiently inhaled, so that the efficiency of gas passing through the second air section is higher. Moreover, the axis of the fan blade and the axis of the air inlet are both toward the first side wall 311b of the air duct box 311, so that the fan blade can be vertically arranged in the shell 100, so that the fan 320 as a whole can be a vertically long structure. Therefore, the fan 320 can be arranged in the gap space between the barrel assembly 200 and the inner top wall of the shell 100, and the lateral space occupied by the fan 320 in the shell 100 is relatively small, so that the width dimension of the drying device of the present application is more compact.

[0076] In some embodiments, reference Figure 4 and Figure 5 The fan 320 of the present application can specifically adopt a centrifugal fan, so the fan housing is a volute structure, the air inlet of the fan housing can be set on the axial side of the fan housing, and the air outlet of the fan housing can extend along the circumferential direction of the fan housing, so that the fan 320 can be further compact when it is vertically arranged in the housing 100, and finally the structure of the drying device of the present application is compact. In addition, the compressor 312 can specifically adopt a horizontal rotor compressor, the compression performance of the rotor compressor is better, and the horizontal compressor has the characteristic of a small height dimension, so the length direction of the compressor 312 of the present application can be distributed along the axis of the barrel assembly 200, so that the space in the height direction of the housing 100 occupied by the compressor 312 is less.

[0077] In some embodiments, reference Figure 2 and Figure 6 In order to fix the drying component 300 of the present application in the housing 100, the drying component 300 can be specifically connected to the housing 100, so that the housing 100 can support the drying component 300. It should be understood that the compressor 312 and the fan 320 in the drying component 300 will generate vibrations during operation. By connecting the drying component 300 to the housing 100, the vibrations generated by the drying component 300 can be transmitted to the housing 100, and the vibration energy can be absorbed by the housing 100.

[0078] In the present application, the barrel assembly 200 may specifically include an outer barrel and an inner barrel, wherein the outer barrel may be connected to the inner wall of the housing 100 so that the outer barrel is fixed in the housing 100, the inner barrel may be arranged in the outer barrel, the inner barrel may rotate in the outer barrel, and the drying chamber 210 is located in the inner barrel. As the inner barrel rotates, the objects to be dried, such as clothes, in the drying chamber 210 may rotate accordingly, so that the clothes are fully spread out, so that the drying airflow can fully contact the clothes, so that the clothes are fully dried. The inner barrel may be specifically mounted in the outer barrel, a connecting shaft supporting the inner barrel may be arranged in the outer barrel, and a gap may be arranged between the inner barrel and the outer barrel, so that the inner barrel can smoothly rotate relative to the outer barrel. In the present application, there is also a gap between the drying assembly 300 and the barrel assembly 200, so that the vibration generated by the drying assembly 300 will not be directly transmitted to the barrel assembly 200, thereby reducing the influence of the vibration of the drying assembly 300 on the operation of the barrel assembly 200, so that the inner barrel can rotate smoothly. Specifically, the distance between the drying component 300 and the barrel component 200 can be set to be greater than 20 mm, so that the drying component 300 and the barrel component 200 can be relatively close while having a distance therebetween, thereby making the drying device structure more compact while reducing the mutual vibration influence between the barrel component 200 and the drying component 300, which is beneficial to controlling the height dimension of the drying device of the present application.

[0079] In some embodiments, reference Figure 4 The drying assembly 300 of the present application may be specifically configured to include a support base 330, wherein the support base 330 is a basic component of the drying assembly 300, and the support base 330 may provide a mounting base for at least some other components of the drying assembly 300. Specifically, the air duct box 311 and the compressor 312 may be disposed on the support base 330, and the edge end of the support base 330 may be connected to the inner wall of the housing 100, so that the support base 330 may be fixed in the housing 100. The fan 320 may also be disposed on the support base 330, so that the support base 330 may also play a role in supporting the fan 320. Of course, the fan 320 may also be connected to the air duct box 311, so that the air duct box 311 supports the fan 320, and then the fan 320 is fixedly installed. The specific installation method of the fan 320 is not limited when the fan 320 is not in direct contact with the cylinder assembly 200.

[0080] In some embodiments, reference Figure 2 and Figure 6In order to make the air duct box 311 and the fan 320 have a gap with the drum assembly 200 when the second air section in the fan 320 and the first air section 315 in the air duct box 311 are both connected to the drying chamber 210 of the drum assembly 200, the drying device of the present application further includes a first flexible tube 400 and a second flexible tube 500, wherein the two ends of the first flexible tube 400 are respectively connected to the fan 320 and the drying chamber 210 of the drum assembly 200, and the two ends of the second flexible tube 500 are respectively connected to the air duct box 311 and the drying chamber 210 of the drum assembly 200. The first flexible tube 400 and the second flexible tube 500 are both flexible tubes, so when the vibration generated by the operation of the drying assembly 300 is transmitted to the first flexible tube 400 and the second flexible tube 500, the first flexible tube 400 and the second flexible tube 500 can absorb the vibration energy of the drying assembly 300 and block the vibration energy of the drying assembly 300 from continuing to be transmitted. The first flexible tube 400 and the second flexible tube 500 may also be provided with redundant sections, so that the first flexible tube 400 and the second flexible tube 500 may more fully absorb the vibration energy generated during the operation of the drying assembly 300 .

[0081] In some embodiments, reference Figure 3 In order to make the support base 330 in the present application stably connected to the housing 100, the support base 330 is specifically provided with a first connection 331 and a second connection 332 connected to the housing 100, so that the support base 330 and the housing 100 have multiple connections, thereby making the connection effect of the support base 330 and the housing 100 stable and reliable. The first connection 331 and the second connection 332 can be specifically distributed on the opposite sides of the support base 330, so that the support base 330 can maintain a relatively stable balance. Specifically, the direction from the first connection 331 to the second connection 332 is a third direction, and the third direction intersects with both the first direction and the second direction. Specifically, the third direction is perpendicular to both the first direction and the second direction, so that the connection between the support base 330 and the housing 100 can be relatively far away from the fan 320 and the compressor 312, so as to reduce the influence of the vibration of the compressor 312 and the fan on the first connection 331 and the second connection 332, and finally make the connection effect of the support base 330 and the housing 100 stable and reliable.

[0082] In some embodiments, reference Figure 3It should be understood that the air duct of the present application has an air inlet 316 and an air outlet 321, and the air inlet 316 and the air outlet 321 of the air duct are both connected to the drying chamber 210 of the barrel assembly 200. The drying airflow output by the drying assembly 300 can be input into the drying chamber 210 through the air outlet 321. After the drying airflow contacts the object to be dried, the airflow with moisture can circulate back to the drying assembly 300 through the air inlet 316. The air inlet 316 and the air outlet 321 of the air duct can be distributed at a side of the access opening 110 adjacent to the housing 100, and correspondingly, the air outlet of the air duct can be arranged at a position away from the access opening 110 of the housing 100, so that the air inlet 316 and the air outlet 321 of the air duct can be distributed at relatively far positions on the barrel assembly 200, so that the drying gas discharged through the air outlet 321 and entering the drying chamber 210 can fully flow in the drying chamber 210 and then enter the drying assembly 300 through the air inlet 316. The range of the drying airflow flowing through the drying chamber 210 is larger, and the drying airflow contacts the objects to be dried in the drying chamber 210 more fully, so that the objects to be dried can be dried more efficiently.

[0083] Of course, it should be understood that in other embodiments, the air inlet 316 and the air outlet 321 of the air duct in the present application can also be arranged on both sides of the access port 110 of the shell 100, so that the air inlet 316 and the air outlet 321 can be relatively dispersed, so that the drying airflow can fully pass through the drying chamber 210.

[0084] In some embodiments, reference Figure 1 and Figure 4It should be understood that when the drying object of the drying device of the present application is clothes and other objects, the lint of the clothes will be scattered in the drying chamber 210 and circulate into the air duct along with the drying airflow. If the lint accumulates on the evaporator 314, the condenser 313 and the fan 320 and other components, it will affect the working performance of these components, and even cause damage to these components. Therefore, the drying device of the present application is also provided with a filter assembly 600, which can be arranged at the air inlet 316, and the drying airflow can flow back into the air duct box body 311 through the filter assembly 600. The lint and other debris will be blocked by the filter assembly 600 outside the air inlet 316, so that the lint cannot enter the air duct box body 311, thereby preventing the lint from accumulating on the condenser 313, the evaporator 314 and the fan 320. In addition, under the drive of the drying airflow, the fluff and other debris can be close to the filter assembly 600, so that the fluff can be attached to the filter assembly 600, so that the fluff can be concentrated on the filter assembly 600, so as to facilitate the centralized treatment of the fluff. When the amount of fluff accumulated on the filter assembly 600 is too much and affects the drying airflow passing through the filter assembly 600, the filter assembly 600 can be removed from the housing 100 to facilitate cleaning of the fluff and debris accumulated on the filter assembly 600. After the filter assembly 600 is cleaned, the filter assembly 600 can be installed at the air inlet 316, so that the filter assembly 600 can be used multiple times.

[0085] Specifically, the air duct box body 311 of the present application may have an opening at a position adjacent to the air inlet 316, and the shell 100 may have an opening corresponding to the opening of the air duct box body 311, so that the filter component 600 can be installed in the air duct box body 311 at a position adjacent to the air inlet 316 in a plug-in manner through the above-mentioned two openings, thereby achieving the purpose of making the filter component 600 detachably arranged at the air inlet 316.

[0086] In some embodiments, it should be understood that when the drying device is placed in an indoor environment, the drying component 300 can be placed close to the wall. Specifically, the access port 110 of the shell 100 faces away from the wall, so that the user can put the object to be dried through the access port 110, and the outer wall of the shell 100 opposite to the access port 110 can be against the wall. Therefore, in order to allow the user to easily disassemble and assemble the filter component 600, the air duct inlet 316 can be arranged adjacent to the access port 110 of the shell 100, and the air outlet 321 of the air duct can be arranged away from the access port 110 of the shell 100. In this way, the installation position of the filter component 600 is relatively far away from the wall, so that the user can conveniently operate the filter component 600.

[0087] Specifically, the shell 100 has a top side surface, and the top side surface of the shell 100 is located at the top of the shell 100. The disassembly and assembly port of the shell 100 is opened on the top side surface of the shell 100, so that the user can easily observe the installation position of the filter assembly 600 to disassemble and assemble the filter assembly 600.

[0088] Embodiment 2

[0089] Based on the above drying device, an embodiment of the present application also proposes a washer-dryer, which includes the above drying device.

[0090] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "example", "specific example", or "some examples" etc. 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 representations of the above terms do 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. In addition, those skilled in the art may combine and combine different embodiments or examples described in this specification.

Claims

1. A drying device, characterized in that: include: Housing (100); A barrel assembly (200) is disposed in the housing (100), wherein the barrel assembly (200) has a drying chamber (210) and an opening communicating with the drying chamber (210); and The drying component (300) is arranged in the shell (100) and is located on the top of the barrel component (200). The drying component (300) has an air duct, and both ends of the air duct are connected to the drying chamber (210).

2. The drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The drying component (300) comprises a drying body (310) and a fan (320), and the drying body (310), the fan (320) and the drum component (200) are connected end to end in sequence.

3. The drying device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The air duct extends from the drying body (310) to the fan (320), and the two ends of the air duct are an air inlet (316) and an air outlet. The air inlet (316) is located between the drying body (310) and the barrel assembly (200), and the air outlet is located between the fan (320) and the barrel assembly (200).

4. The drying device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The drying body (310) comprises an air duct box body (311), a compressor (312), an evaporator (314) and a condenser (313); the air duct comprises a first air section (315) and a second air section which are connected to each other; the first air section (315) is opened in the air duct box body (311); the second air section is located in the fan (320); the air inlet (316) is opened in the air duct box body (311); the compressor (312), the evaporator (314) and the condenser (313) are connected end to end in sequence; the evaporator (314) and the condenser (313) are arranged in the first air section (315).

5. The drying device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The compressor (312) and the fan (320) are arranged on opposite sides of the air duct box (311).

6. The drying device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The air duct box body (311) comprises a top cover (311a) and a first side wall (311b) and a second side wall (311c) arranged on both sides of the top cover (311a); the direction from the first side wall (311b) to the second side wall (311c) is a first direction; the direction from the bottom to the top of the shell (100) is a second direction; the first direction intersects with the second direction; the fan (320) is adjacent to the first side wall (311b), and the compressor (312) is adjacent to the second side wall (311c).

7. The drying device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The barrel assembly (200) has a top side arc wall (220) facing the top of the shell (100), and the top side arc wall (220) has a middle part adjacent to the shell (100), and the air duct box (311) is arranged in the middle part, and the fan (320), the air duct box (311) and the compressor (312) are arranged along the circumference of the barrel assembly (200).

8. The drying device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The barrel assembly (200) also has a bottom arc wall (230) opposite to the top arc wall (220); the compressor (312) is projected on a preset plane in the direction from the top arc wall (220) to the bottom arc wall (230) to form a first projection area; the barrel assembly (200) is projected on a preset plane in the direction from the top arc wall (220) to the bottom arc wall (230) to form a second projection area; at least a portion of the first projection area is located within the second projection area.

9. The drying device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The housing (100) has at least four corners (240), and the compressor (312) is adjacent to the corners (240).

10. The drying device according to claim 9, characterized in that: The compressor (312) is disposed adjacent to a top side of the cylinder assembly (200).

11. The drying device according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that: The fan (320) includes a fan housing and fan blades, the second air section is opened in the fan housing, the fan blades are rotatably arranged in the second air section, the fan housing has an air inlet connected to the air duct box (311), the fan blades are opposite to the air inlet, and the axis of the fan blades passes through the air inlet to face the first side wall (311b).

12. The drying device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The drying component (300) is connected to the shell (100), and a distance exists between the drying component (300) and the barrel component (200).

13. The drying device according to claim 12, characterized in that: The drying component (300) further comprises a supporting base (330), the air duct box (311) and the compressor (312) are both arranged on the supporting base (330), and the supporting base (330) is connected to the housing (100).

14. The drying device according to claim 13, characterized in that: The support base (330) and the shell (100) have a first connection point (331), and the air duct box body (311) and the shell (100) have a second connection point (332), and the first connection point (331) and the second connection point (332) are located on opposite sides of the air duct box body (311).

15. The drying device according to claim 14, characterized in that: The direction from the first connection point (331) to the second connection point (332) is a third direction, and the third direction intersects with both the first direction and the second direction.

16. The drying device according to any one of claims 12 to 15, characterized in that: The drying device further comprises a first flexible tube (400) and a second flexible tube (500); the fan (320) is connected to the drying chamber (210) via the first flexible tube (400); and the air duct box (311) is connected to the drying chamber (210) via the second flexible tube (500).

17. The drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The distance between the drying component (300) and the housing (100) is greater than 20 mm.

18. The drying device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The drying device further comprises a filter assembly (600), and the filter assembly (600) is arranged at the air inlet (316).

19. The drying device according to claim 18, characterized in that: The shell (100) is provided with a taking-in and putting-out opening (110) which is in communication with the opening of the drying chamber (210); the air inlet (316) is adjacent to the taking-in and putting-out opening (110); and the air outlet is away from the taking-in and putting-out opening (110).

20. The drying device according to claim 19, characterized in that: The top side of the housing (100) is provided with a disassembly opening communicated with the air duct, and the filter assembly (600) can be disassembled from the air duct through the disassembly opening.

21. The drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The height of the housing (100) is no greater than 900 mm.

22. A washer-dryer, characterized in that: Comprising a drying device as described in any one of claims 1-21.

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