Thread scrap filtering and cleaning structure and clothes dryer

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of clothes dryers, and discloses a lint filtering and cleaning structure and a clothes dryer, the lint filtering and cleaning structure comprises: a housing, in which a filtering air duct is arranged; a storage box, wherein the storage box can slide in the shell; an elastic cleaning plate, wherein the elastic cleaning plate is arranged in the storage box; when the storage box is pulled out of or pushed into the shell, the elastic cleaning plate blocks thread scraps in the storage box, so that the thread scraps are accumulated to one end of the storage box. According to the invention, when the storage box is pulled out of or pushed into the shell, the elastic cleaning plate can accumulate the thread scraps in the storage box to one end of the storage box, so that the thread scraps can be conveniently cleaned, the thread scrap cleaning efficiency is improved, and the user experience is further improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of clothes dryers, and in particular relates to a lint filtering and cleaning structure and a clothes dryer. Background Art

[0002] With the rapid development of technologies related to clothing treatment equipment, it can bring great convenience to users. Most families need to purchase a variety of clothing treatment equipment. At this time, the user's recognition of clothing treatment equipment directly determines the user's purchase goal of replacing clothing treatment equipment.

[0003] At present, in commercial large-capacity drying scenarios, lint is generated when clothes are dried. The lint will accumulate in the air duct. If it is not cleaned in time, it will cause the air duct to be blocked, causing the alarm system to alarm frequently, controlling the start and stop of the dryer, and affecting the drying process of clothes. Existing dryers are equipped with lint filters to collect lint, but some industrial large-capacity dryers are often designed with a large area of ​​lint filters to extend the cleaning cycle of lint, which makes manual cleaning time-consuming and affects the user experience.

[0004] A Chinese patent application numbered 201720301673.X discloses a lint filter for a clothes dryer and a clothes dryer, the lint filter comprising two half-boxes hingedly assembled with two matching half-containment shells respectively arranged on the two half-boxes, and when the two half-boxes are assembled and fixed, the two half-containment shells form a containment cavity for containing spices.

[0005] The above-mentioned lint filter is provided with two half boxes for collecting lint in the drying process, but the lint in the device still needs to be cleaned manually. When the volume of the lint filter is large, it is difficult to clean the lint, which affects the user experience.

[0006] In view of this, the present invention is proposed. Summary of the invention

[0007] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art and provide a lint filtering and cleaning structure and a clothes dryer. When the storage box is pulled out of or pushed into the shell, the elastic cleaning plate can accumulate the lint in the storage box to one end of the storage box, making it easier to clean the lint, thereby improving the efficiency of cleaning the lint, and thereby enhancing the user experience.

[0008] In order to solve the above technical problems, the basic concept of the technical solution adopted by the present invention is:

[0009] A wire scrap filtering and cleaning structure, comprising:

[0010] A housing, wherein a filter air duct is disposed in the housing;

[0011] a storage box, the storage box being slidable in the housing;

[0012] An elastic cleaning plate, the elastic cleaning plate being arranged in the storage box;

[0013] When the storage box is pulled out of or pushed into the housing, the elastic cleaning plate blocks the wire scraps in the storage box, so that the wire scraps are accumulated at one end of the storage box.

[0014] Furthermore, the elastic cleaning plate is arranged at one end of the storage box, and one end of the elastic cleaning plate is fixedly connected to the shell.

[0015] Furthermore, a groove is provided in the storage box, and the groove is extended along the length direction of the storage box;

[0016] The elastic cleaning plate abuts against the groove at one side close to the bottom wall of the groove.

[0017] Furthermore, a filter screen is provided in the storage box, and the filter screen is installed on the bottom wall of the groove.

[0018] Furthermore, the filter screen is extended along the length extension direction of the groove.

[0019] Furthermore, the elastic cleaning plate extends from one side wall of the groove to the other side wall of the groove along the width direction of the groove;

[0020] One end of the elastic cleaning plate is fixedly arranged on the shell, and the other end extends to the bottom wall of the groove along a direction perpendicular to the length of the groove.

[0021] Furthermore, the extension height of the elastic cleaning plate from the shell in a direction perpendicular to the length of the groove is greater than the height between the filter screen and the shell.

[0022] Furthermore, the elastic cleaning plate is made of elastic material.

[0023] Furthermore, it also includes a lock body assembly, which is arranged on a side of the storage box away from the shell.

[0024] According to another object of the present invention, a clothes dryer is provided, comprising the above-mentioned lint filtering and cleaning structure.

[0025] After adopting the above technical solution, the present invention has the following beneficial effects compared with the prior art:

[0026] In the present invention, by installing an elastic cleaning plate in the storage box, when the storage box is pulled out of or pushed into the shell, the elastic cleaning plate can accumulate the wire scraps in the storage box to one end of the storage box, thereby facilitating manual cleaning of the wire scraps, simplifying the process of cleaning the wire scraps, improving the efficiency of cleaning the wire scraps, and thus enhancing the user experience. In addition, the above-mentioned wire scrap filtering and cleaning structure is simple, has high adaptability and reliability, and effectively reduces the overall cost.

[0027] In the present invention, the elastic cleaning plate and the filter screen are interference-fitted, which increases the tension of the abutment between the elastic cleaning plate and the filter screen, thereby enhancing the cleaning effect of the elastic cleaning plate on the wire scraps.

[0028] The specific implementation modes of the present invention are further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] The accompanying drawings are part of the present invention and are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention. The exemplary embodiments of the present invention and their descriptions are used to explain the present invention, but do not constitute an improper limitation of the present invention. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work. In the accompanying drawings:

[0030] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention Figure 1 ;

[0031] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention Figure 2 ;

[0032] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention Figure 3 ;

[0033] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention Figure 4 .

[0034] In the figure: 1. Shell; 2. Storage box; 21. Groove; 22. Filter; 3. Elastic cleaning plate; 4. Lock body assembly.

[0035] It should be noted that these drawings and textual descriptions are not intended to limit the conceptual scope of the present invention in any way, but are intended to illustrate the concept of the present invention for those skilled in the art by referring to specific embodiments. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0036] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. The following embodiments are used to illustrate the present invention but are not used to limit the scope of the present invention.

[0037] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the directions or positional relationships indicated by terms such as “upper”, “lower”, “front”, “back”, “left”, “right”, “vertical”, “inside” and “outside” are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific direction, be constructed and operated in a specific direction, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0038] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", and "connected" 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. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0039] Existing clothes dryers are equipped with lint filters to collect lint. However, in order to extend the cleaning cycle of lint in some industrial large-capacity clothes dryers, the lint filters are often designed to be large, which makes manual cleaning time-consuming and affects the user experience.

[0040] Embodiment 1

[0041] To solve the above technical problems, Figures 1 to 4 As shown, this embodiment provides a wire scrap filtering and cleaning structure, comprising:

[0042] A housing 1, wherein a filter air duct is provided in the housing 1;

[0043] A storage box 2, wherein the storage box 2 can slide in the housing 1;

[0044] An elastic cleaning plate 3, wherein the elastic cleaning plate 3 is arranged in the storage box 2;

[0045] When the storage box 2 is pulled out of or pushed into the housing 1 , the elastic cleaning plate 3 blocks the wire scraps in the storage box 2 , so that the wire scraps are accumulated at one end of the storage box 2 .

[0046] In the above scheme, the lint filtering structure is arranged in the dryer to collect lint generated by the dryer during the drying process of clothes, so as to prevent the lint from accumulating in large quantities and causing the air duct of the dryer to be blocked, thereby affecting the drying effect of the dryer.

[0047] The lint filtering structure includes a shell 1, in which a filtering air duct is arranged. The filtering air duct blows the wind generated by the dryer to the lint filtering structure, and filters the lint and other impurities carried in the wind through the lint filtering structure, thereby cleaning the air blown by the dryer, ensuring that the clothes are dried neatly by the dryer, and avoiding lint accumulation in the air path of the dryer to cause blockage.

[0048] The lint filtering structure further includes a storage box 2, which is used to collect lint blown out from the filter air duct. The storage box 2 is installed in the housing 1, and the storage box 2 can slide in the housing 1. When too much lint is accumulated in the storage box 2, the storage box 2 can be pulled out from the housing 1 to clean the lint.

[0049] The lint filtering structure also includes an elastic cleaning plate 3, which is arranged inside the storage box 2 to block the movement of lint in the storage box 2 and make the lint accumulate at one end of the storage box 2 for easy manual cleaning. The above structure is simple and highly adaptable.

[0050] In a specific implementation process, when the clothes dryer blows air to dry clothes, the lint on the clothes is blown to the lint filtering structure through the filtering air duct. The lint is blown to the storage box 2 for collection. When the lint accumulates too much, the storage box 2 is pulled out of the housing 1; at this time, the elastic cleaning plate 3 provided in the storage box 2 can block the lint, so that the lint moves with the storage box 2 and accumulates at one end of the storage box 2, so that all the lint is collected. The lint cleaning process can be completed by simply pouring out the lint.

[0051] Alternatively, when the storage box 2 is pushed into the shell 1 from the outside, the elastic cleaning plate 3 can also block the wire scraps in the storage box 2 so that the wire scraps move with the storage box 2. Even if the wire scraps in the storage box 2 are not completely cleaned, when the storage box 2 is loaded into the shell 1, the wire scraps are accumulated to the end of the storage box 2 close to the shell 1, which is convenient for manually cleaning the wire scraps, thereby realizing a secondary cleaning process of the wire scraps.

[0052] In this way, by installing the elastic cleaning plate 3 in the storage box 2, when the storage box 2 is pulled out of or pushed into the shell 1, the elastic cleaning plate 3 can accumulate the wire scraps in the storage box 2 to one end of the storage box 2, so as to facilitate manual cleaning of the wire scraps, simplify the process of cleaning the wire scraps, improve the efficiency of cleaning the wire scraps, and thus enhance the user experience. In addition, the above-mentioned wire scrap filtering and cleaning structure is simple, has high adaptability and reliability, and effectively reduces the overall cost.

[0053] In this embodiment, the housing 1 can be configured as a trapezoidal structure, and the opening area of ​​the housing 1 at one end close to the filter air duct is larger than the opening area of ​​the other end of the housing 1 away from the filter air duct. In this configuration, the wind is squeezed after entering the housing 1 from the filter air duct, thereby enhancing the fluidity of the wind in the housing 1, making it easier for the storage box 2 to collect impurities such as lint in the wind.

[0054] The shape and size of the housing 1 can be adaptively adjusted according to specific usage requirements, which will not be elaborated here.

[0055] like Figure 3 As shown, in a further solution of the present embodiment, the elastic cleaning plate 3 is arranged at one end of the storage box 2 , and one end of the elastic cleaning plate 3 is fixedly connected to the shell 1 .

[0056] Specifically, the elastic cleaning plate 3 is arranged inside the storage box 2 to block the wire scraps in the storage box 2. The elastic cleaning plate 3 is installed at one end of the storage box 2 away from the filter air duct, that is, the elastic cleaning plate 3 is installed at one end of the storage box 2 away from the housing 1.

[0057] When the storage box 2 is pulled out from the shell 1, the elastic cleaning plate 3 arranged at one end of the storage box 2 can block the wire scraps, so that the wire scraps are accumulated at one end of the storage box 2 close to the filter duct, thereby realizing the complete collection of the wire scraps.

[0058] Further, one end of the elastic cleaning plate 3 is fixedly connected to the housing 1. Specifically, one end of the elastic cleaning plate 3 is mounted on the housing 1, and the other end of the elastic cleaning plate 3 extends into the storage box 2 to contact the wire scraps.

[0059] In this embodiment, the elastic cleaning plate 3 and the housing 1 can be fixed by different fixing methods such as screw fixing and bonding, which can be adjusted according to specific usage requirements.

[0060] like Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, in a further solution of the present embodiment, a groove 21 is provided in the storage box 2 , and the groove 21 is extended along the length direction of the storage box 2 .

[0061] Specifically, a groove 21 is provided in the storage box 2, and the groove 21 is used to collect the wire scraps blown from the filter air duct. Providing the groove 21 in the storage box 2 can increase the capacity of the storage box 2 to collect wire scraps, and there is no need to clean the wire scraps frequently.

[0062] In this embodiment, the storage box 2 can be set to a rectangular structure. The storage box 2 is arranged along the length direction of the shell 1 to ensure that the wind blowing toward the shell 1 through the filter duct can be blown toward the storage box 2, thereby improving the collection effect of the wire scraps.

[0063] The shape and size of the storage box 2 can be adaptively adjusted according to specific usage requirements.

[0064] Furthermore, the groove 21 is extended along the length direction of the storage box 2. Specifically, the groove 21 is opened in the storage box 2, and the groove 21 is extended along the length direction of the storage box 2, that is, the extension direction of the groove 21 is consistent with the extension direction of the storage box 2, so that the volume of the storage box 2 can be increased, the contact area between the groove 21 and the wind is increased, and the filtering effect of the wire scraps is improved.

[0065] Furthermore, a side of the elastic cleaning plate 3 close to the bottom wall of the groove 21 abuts against the groove 21 .

[0066] Specifically, the elastic cleaning plate 3 is installed in the groove 21, and the side of the elastic cleaning plate 3 close to the bottom wall of the groove 21 abuts against the groove 21, that is, the elastic cleaning plate 3 is in contact with the groove 21, so that the wire scraps in the groove 21 can be accumulated on one side of the groove 21, thereby realizing the collection of the wire scraps.

[0067] In a further solution of this embodiment, a filter screen 22 is further provided in the storage box 2 , and the filter screen 22 is installed on the bottom wall of the groove 21 .

[0068] Specifically, a filter net 22 is provided in the storage box 2, and the filter net 22 is used to filter impurities in the wind blown out of the filter air duct, while ensuring the fluidity of the wind, so as not to affect the drying effect of the dryer.

[0069] Furthermore, the filter 22 is installed on the bottom wall of the groove 21. Specifically, the filter 22 is arranged on the bottom wall of the groove 21, and the capacity of the groove 21 for wire scraps can be increased while ensuring the filtering effect of hot air. In addition, the side wall of the groove 21 can limit the flow of wire scraps to prevent the wire scraps from being blown away by the wind again, thereby improving the filtering effect of the storage box 2.

[0070] Furthermore, the filter screen 22 is extended along the length extension direction of the groove 21 .

[0071] Specifically, the groove 21 is extended along the length direction of the storage box 2, and the filter net 22 is set to extend along the length direction of the groove 21, that is, the extension direction of the filter net 22 is consistent with the length direction of the groove 21, so that the filter net 22 covers the groove 21, thereby improving the filtering effect of the groove 21.

[0072] Furthermore, the elastic cleaning plate 3 extends from one side wall of the groove 21 to the other side wall of the groove 21 along the width direction of the groove 21 .

[0073] Specifically, the elastic cleaning plate 3 is installed in the groove 21, and the elastic cleaning plate 3 extends from one side wall of the groove 21 along the width direction of the groove 21 to the other side wall of the groove 21, that is, the elastic cleaning plate 3 is transversely arranged in the groove 21, so that the elastic cleaning plate 3 can block the wire scraps in the groove 21, thereby improving the elastic cleaning plate 3's ability to accumulate wire scraps.

[0074] Furthermore, one end of the elastic cleaning plate 3 is fixedly disposed on the housing 1 , and the other end extends to the bottom wall of the groove 21 along a direction perpendicular to the length of the groove 21 .

[0075] Specifically, the elastic cleaning plate 3 is installed on the housing 1, one end of the elastic cleaning plate 3 is fixedly connected to the housing 1, and the other end of the elastic cleaning plate 3 is extended in a direction perpendicular to the length of the groove 21, that is, the elastic cleaning plate 3 extends from the housing 1 along its height direction to the bottom wall of the groove 21, and abuts against the filter screen 22 of the groove 21. In this way, the elastic cleaning plate 3 can prevent the wire scraps from being blown away by the wind, thereby ensuring the cleaning effect of the elastic cleaning plate 3.

[0076] Furthermore, the extension height of the elastic cleaning plate 3 from the shell 1 along the direction perpendicular to the length of the groove 21 is greater than the height between the filter screen 22 and the shell 1 .

[0077] Specifically, the extension height of the elastic cleaning plate 3 from the shell 1 along the direction perpendicular to the length of the groove 21 is greater than the height between the filter screen 22 and the shell 1, that is, the elastic cleaning plate 3 and the filter screen 22 are interference fit, which increases the tension of the abutment between the elastic cleaning plate 3 and the filter screen 22, thereby enhancing the cleaning effect of the elastic cleaning plate 3 on wire scraps.

[0078] In this embodiment, the elastic cleaning plate 3 is made of elastic material.

[0079] Specifically, the elastic cleaning plate 3 is made of an elastic material, so that the elastic cleaning plate 3 has a certain elasticity and can reach a certain degree of deformation, which is more conducive to cleaning the wire scraps in the storage box 2.

[0080] Furthermore, a lock body assembly 4 is included, and the lock body assembly 4 is arranged on a side of the storage box 2 away from the shell 1.

[0081] Specifically, the lint filtering structure further includes a lock assembly 4, which is mounted on a side of the storage box 2 away from the housing 1. When the lint in the storage box 2 does not need to be cleaned, the lock assembly 4 is used to lock the storage box 2 in the housing 1.

[0082] According to another object of the present invention, a clothes dryer is provided, comprising the above-mentioned lint filtering and cleaning structure.

[0083] The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention in any form. Although the present invention has been disclosed as above in preferred embodiments, they are not intended to limit the present invention. Any technician familiar with this patent can make some changes or modifications to equivalent embodiments of equivalent changes using the above-mentioned technical contents without departing from the scope of the technical solution of the present invention. However, any simple modifications, equivalent changes and modifications made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present invention without departing from the content of the technical solution of the present invention are still within the scope of the solution of the present invention.

Claims

1. A wire scrap filtering and cleaning structure, characterized in that: include: A housing (1), wherein a filter air duct is arranged in the housing (1); A storage box (2), wherein the storage box (2) can slide inside the housing (1); An elastic cleaning plate (3), wherein the elastic cleaning plate (3) is arranged in the storage box (2); When the storage box (2) is pulled out of or pushed into the housing (1), the elastic cleaning plate (3) blocks the wire scraps in the storage box (2), causing the wire scraps to accumulate at one end of the storage box (2).

2. The lint filtering and cleaning structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The elastic cleaning plate (3) is arranged at one end of the storage box (2), and one end of the elastic cleaning plate (3) is fixedly connected to the shell (1).

3. The lint filtering and cleaning structure according to claim 2, characterized in that: A groove (21) is provided in the storage box (2), and the groove (21) is extended along the length direction of the storage box (2); The elastic cleaning plate (3) is in contact with the groove (21) on one side close to the bottom wall of the groove (21).

4. The lint filtering and cleaning structure according to claim 3, characterized in that: A filter screen (22) is also provided in the storage box (2), and the filter screen (22) is installed on the bottom wall of the groove (21).

5. The lint filtering and cleaning structure according to claim 4, characterized in that: The filter screen (22) is extended along the length extension direction of the groove (21).

6. The lint filtering and cleaning structure according to claim 4, characterized in that: The elastic cleaning plate (3) extends from one side wall of the groove (21) along the width direction of the groove (21) to the other side wall of the groove (21); One end of the elastic cleaning plate (3) is fixedly arranged on the shell (1), and the other end extends to the bottom wall of the groove (21) along a direction perpendicular to the length of the groove (21).

7. The lint filtering and cleaning structure according to claim 6, characterized in that: The extension height of the elastic cleaning plate (3) from the shell (1) in a direction perpendicular to the length of the groove (21) is greater than the height between the filter screen (22) and the shell (1).

8. The lint filtering and cleaning structure according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The elastic cleaning plate (3) is made of elastic material.

9. The lint filtering and cleaning structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also comprises a lock body assembly (4), wherein the lock body assembly (4) is arranged on a side of the storage box (2) away from the shell (1).

10. A clothes dryer, characterized in that: It comprises the lint filtering and cleaning structure as described in any one of claims 1 to 9.

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