Clothes drying main machine and clothes dryer
By using detachable matching electrical connection parts in the dryer, the problem of lengthening or shrinking of the wiring when the traditional dryer rotates is solved, and the stability of the dryer is improved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202411935325.9
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-26
- Publication Date
- 2025-03-11
AI Technical Summary
When a traditional clothes dryer rotates, the connection lines of the heating body are prone to problems such as clamping, hanging, cutting or stretching of lines, resulting in a reduction in the stability of the clothes dryer.
A clothes drying host is designed, and a detachable coupling method between the first electrical connection member and the second electrical connection member is adopted to ensure that the circuit between the heating element can be automatically disconnected or closed when the housing is rotated and overlapped or expanded, so as to avoid the wiring being lengthened or contracted.
It effectively avoids the problems of clamping, hanging, cutting or stretching of the connection line of the heating body during rotation, and improves the stability of the use of the clothes dryer.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of clothes drying, and in particular to a clothes drying host and a clothes dryer. Background Art
[0002] Traditional warm air dryers are mainly divided into two types: wardrobe dryers and folding dryers. The wardrobe dryers have large capacity, but are inconvenient to install and take a long time to dry clothes. Folding dryers have small capacity and take a long time to dry clothes, but are easy to assemble and store, which can solve the problem of large capacity, efficient drying and convenient storage. In order to shorten the drying time, the main dryer usually has a heating element in the double air duct structure and is connected to each other through a wire.
[0003] However, as the main unit rotates, folds or unfolds, the connection wires of the heating elements on both sides will be pulled as they rotate, causing the internal wires to stretch or shrink, resulting in problems such as wire clamping, wire hanging, wire cutting or wire stretching, thereby reducing the stability of the dryer. Summary of the invention
[0004] Based on this, it is necessary to provide a clothes dryer host and a clothes dryer, which can effectively avoid the problems of wire clamping, wire hanging, wire cutting or wire stretching caused by the connecting wires of the heating element during rotation, which is conducive to improving the stability of the use of the clothes dryer.
[0005] A clothes dryer host, the clothes dryer host comprises: a fan assembly having an axis; two heating assemblies, each comprising a shell and an air duct component and a heating element arranged in the shell, the two shells are arranged on the fan assembly and can rotate around the axis so that the two can be overlapped or unfolded with each other; wherein the clothes dryer host also comprises a first electrical connection component and a second electrical connection component, the first electrical connection component and the second electrical connection component are respectively arranged on the two shells and electrically connected to the heating element in the shells to which they are connected, and when the two shells are unfolded with each other, the first electrical connection component and the second electrical connection component can be detachably connected.
[0006] In the above-mentioned clothes dryer main unit, the first electrical connection component and the second electrical connection component are respectively arranged on the two shells, and the first electrical connection component and the second electrical connection component are respectively electrically connected to the corresponding heating elements. When at least one of the two shells is rotated and unfolded around the axis, the first electrical connection component and the second electrical connection component are matched, so that the circuit between the two heating elements is closed. When at least one of the two shells is rotated and overlapped around the axis, the first electrical connection component and the second electrical connection component are separated from each other, so that the circuit between the two heating elements is disconnected. Since the first electrical connection component and the second electrical connection component are detachably matched, when the clothes dryer main unit is rotated, overlapped or unfolded, the connection wiring of the heating elements on both sides will not be pulled with the rotation, so as to avoid the elongation or contraction of the internal wiring, thereby effectively avoiding the problems of wire clamping, hanging, cutting or stretching of the connection wiring of the heating elements during rotation, which is conducive to improving the stability of the dryer.
[0007] In some embodiments, the two side surfaces of the two shells facing each other when the clothes dryer main unit is in the unfolded state respectively include a first mating surface and a second mating surface, the first mating surface and the second mating surface are respectively provided with a first mounting hole and a second mounting hole connected to the corresponding shells, the first electrical connection component is provided in the first mounting hole, and the second electrical connection component is provided in the second mounting hole.
[0008] In some embodiments, the first mounting hole includes a first hole segment and a second hole segment that are arranged at an angle and connected to each other, one end of the first hole segment is connected to the inside of the shell, one end of the second hole segment extends to the first mating surface, and the first electrical connection component is arranged in an end of the second hole segment away from the first hole segment.
[0009] In some embodiments, the clothes drying host further includes a first wire, which is located in the first hole section, and one end of which extends into the shell and is electrically connected to the corresponding heating element, and the other end is connected to the first electrical connection component.
[0010] In some embodiments, the second mounting hole includes a third hole segment and a fourth hole segment that are arranged at an angle and connected to each other, one end of the third hole segment is connected to the inside of the shell, one end of the fourth hole segment extends to the first mating surface, and the second electrical connection component is arranged in an end of the fourth hole segment away from the third hole segment.
[0011] In some embodiments, the clothes dryer host also includes a second wire and a controller arranged in the shell having the second electrical connection component, the second wire is located in the third hole section, and one end of the second wire extends into the shell and is electrically connected to the corresponding heating element through the controller, and the other end is connected to the second electrical connection component.
[0012] In some embodiments, the first mating surface and the second mating surface fit each other when the clothes dryer main unit is in the unfolded state.
[0013] In some embodiments, the first electrical connection component includes a first base and a connector disposed on the first base, the first base is disposed in the first mounting hole, and the connector is electrically connected to the corresponding heating element; the second electrical connection component includes a second base, the second base is disposed in the second mounting hole, and a socket electrically connected to the corresponding heating element is provided on the second base, and when the two shells are unfolded to each other, the connector is electrically connected to the socket.
[0014] In some embodiments, a receiving hole is provided on the first base, and the plug-in component is movably disposed in the receiving hole and can be received in the receiving hole.
[0015] In some of the embodiments, the connector is rotatably connected to the hole wall of the accommodating hole, and the connector is configured to be rotatably received in the accommodating hole.
[0016] A clothes dryer comprises the clothes dryer main unit described in any one of the above items.
[0017] The above-mentioned clothes dryer adopts the above-mentioned clothes dryer main unit, and the first electrical connection component and the second electrical connection component are respectively arranged on the two shells, and the first electrical connection component and the second electrical connection component are respectively electrically connected to the corresponding heating elements. When at least one of the two shells rotates and unfolds around the axis, the first electrical connection component and the second electrical connection component are matched, so that the circuit between the two heating elements is closed. When at least one of the two shells rotates and overlaps around the axis, the first electrical connection component and the second electrical connection component are separated from each other, so that the circuit between the two heating elements is disconnected. Since the first electrical connection component and the second electrical connection component are detachably matched, when the clothes dryer main unit rotates, overlaps or unfolds, the connection wiring of the heating elements on both sides will not be pulled with the rotation, avoiding the elongation or contraction of the internal wiring, thereby effectively avoiding the problems of clamping, hanging, cutting or stretching of the connection wiring of the heating element during rotation, which is beneficial to improving the stability of the use of the clothes dryer. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic structural diagram of a clothes drying host in an unfolded state described in some embodiments of the present application.
[0019] Figure 2 This is a schematic structural diagram of a clothes drying main unit in a folded state described in some embodiments of the present application.
[0020] Figure 3 It is a partial structural cross-sectional view of a clothes drying main unit in an unfolded state described in some embodiments of the present application.
[0021] Figure 4 for Figure 3 Enlarged schematic diagram of the structure at point A in the middle circle.
[0022] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the circuit connection between two heating elements described in some embodiments of the present application.
[0023] Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the structure of the first electrical connection component described in some embodiments of the present application.
[0024] Figure 7 Schematic diagram of the structure of the second electrical connection component described in some embodiments of the present application.
[0025] Figure 8 for Figure 2 Enlarged schematic diagram of the structure at point B in the middle circle.
[0026] Fig. 9 for Figure 2 Enlarged schematic diagram of the structure at point C in the middle circle.
[0027] Fig.10 This is a structural cross-sectional view of the connector described in some embodiments of the present application when exposed.
[0028] Fig.11 This is a structural cross-sectional view of the connector when it is stored in some embodiments of the present application.
[0029] 100. Drying machine; 10. Fan assembly; 11. Fan component; 12. First shaft housing; 13. Second shaft housing; 14. Axis; 20. Heating component; 2. Shell; 21. First mating surface; 22. Second mating surface; 23. First mounting hole; 231. First hole section; 232. Second hole section; 24. Second mounting hole; 241. Third hole section; 242. Fourth hole section; 25. First groove; 26. Second groove; 27. Air outlet; 27. Heating element; 28. Air duct component; 30. First electrical connection component; 31. First base; 311. Accommodating hole; 32. First wire; 33. First fixing portion; 34. Connector; 40. Second electrical connection component; 41. Second base; 411. Socket; 42. Second wire; 43. Second fixing portion; 50. Controller; 60. Display. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0030] In order to make the above-mentioned purposes, features and advantages of the present application more obvious and easy to understand, the specific implementation methods of the present application 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 application. However, the present application 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 application, so the present application is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.
[0031] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that if 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. appear, the orientation or position relationship indicated by these terms is based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, which is only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and does 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 cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application.
[0032] In addition, if the terms "first" or "second" appear, these terms are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of this application, if the term "plurality" appears, the meaning of "plurality" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.
[0033] In this application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, if the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like appear, these terms should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integrated 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 this application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.
[0034] In the present application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, if there is a description that a first feature is "above" or "below" a second feature, etc., or similar descriptions appear, it may mean that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are in indirect contact through an intermediate medium. Moreover, the first feature being "above", "above" and "above" the 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. The first feature being "below", "below" and "below" the 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.
[0035] It should be noted that if 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. If 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. If any, the terms "vertical", "horizontal", "upper", "lower", "left", "right" and similar expressions used in this application are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only implementation method.
[0036] Traditional warm air dryers are mainly divided into two types: closet dryers and folding dryers. They are usually composed of a clothes cover and a dryer main unit that delivers hot air into the clothes cover. Closet dryers have large capacity, but are inconvenient to install and take a long time to dry clothes; while folding dryers have small capacity and take a long time to dry clothes, but are easy to assemble and store, which can solve the problem of large-capacity, efficient drying and convenient storage. In order to shorten the drying time, the dryer main unit is usually equipped with a heating element in the double air duct structure, and they are connected to each other through wires.
[0037] However, when the two shells of the dryer main unit are unfolded, the wires are in a contracted state and are prone to become loose, and may come into contact with adjacent structures, causing problems such as hanging or cutting the wires. When the two shells of the dryer main unit are folded, the traction wiring of the shells is gradually stretched, and problems such as the wires being stretched due to tension or being clamped during rotation may occur.
[0038] Based on this, please refer to Figures 1 to 3The present application provides a clothes dryer host 100, which includes: a fan assembly 10, two heating assemblies 20, a first electrical connection component 30 and a second electrical connection component 40. The fan assembly 10 has an axis 14; the two heating assemblies 20 each include a shell 2 and an air duct component 28 and a heating element 27 disposed in the shell 2, and the two shells 2 are both disposed on the fan assembly 10 and can rotate around the axis 14 so that the two can overlap or unfold with each other. Among them, the clothes dryer host 100 also includes a first electrical connection component 30 and a second electrical connection component 40, and the first electrical connection component 30 and the second electrical connection component 40 are respectively disposed on the two shells 2 and electrically connected to the heating element 27 in the shells 2 to which they are connected. When the two shells 2 are unfolded, the first electrical connection component 30 and the second electrical connection component 40 can be detachably connected.
[0039] In the above-mentioned clothes dryer main unit 100, the first electrical connection component 30 and the second electrical connection component 40 are respectively arranged on the two housings 2, and the first electrical connection component 30 and the second electrical connection component 40 are respectively electrically connected to the corresponding heating elements 27. When at least one of the two housings 2 rotates and unfolds around the axis 14, the first electrical connection component 30 and the second electrical connection component 40 are matched, so that the circuit between the two heating elements 27 is closed. When at least one of the two housings 2 rotates and overlaps around the axis 14, the first electrical connection component 30 and the second electrical connection component 40 are separated from each other, so that the circuit between the two heating elements 27 is disconnected. Since the first electrical connection component 30 and the second electrical connection component 40 are detachably matched, when the clothes dryer main unit 100 rotates, overlaps or unfolds, the connection wiring of the heating elements 27 on both sides will not be pulled with the rotation, so as to avoid the phenomenon of elongation or contraction of the internal wiring, thereby effectively avoiding the problem of clamping, hanging, cutting or stretching of the connection wiring of the heating element 27 during rotation, which is conducive to improving the stability of the use of the clothes dryer.
[0040] It should be noted that the fan assembly 10 refers to a device that provides power for the flow of air. During the drying process, the fan assembly 10 starts to drive the airflow so that the airflow enters the two heating assemblies 20 connected to itself; the airflow entering the heating assembly 20 is heated by the heating element 27; the heated airflow is discharged outside the shell 2 under the guidance of the air duct component 28.
[0041] The heating element 27 may be designed in the air duct component 28, or may be designed at the air inlet of the air duct component 28, etc. For specific embodiments, please refer to Figure 3, each air duct component 28 is connected to the fan assembly 10, and each heating element 27 is respectively arranged in the corresponding air duct component 28. At the same time, the two heating components 20 can rotate around the axis 14 on the fan assembly 10, and there are many ways to achieve it, such as: the housings 2 of the two heating components 20 are both rotatably connected to the fan assembly 10; or, the fan assembly 10 itself can be designed as a structure that rotates around the axis 14, such as: the fan assembly 10 includes a fan component 11, a first shaft shell 12 and a second shaft shell 13, the first shaft shell 12 is rotatably connected to the second shaft shell 13, and can rotate around the axis 14, a part of the fan component 11 is located in the first shaft shell 12, and the other part is located in the second shaft shell 13, and the two housings 2 are respectively arranged on the first shaft shell 12 and the second shaft shell 13.
[0042] It should also be noted that the first electrical connection component 30 and the second electrical connection component 40 are structures with conductive functions, and both are respectively arranged on the corresponding housing 2 and electrically connected to the heating element 27. The electrical connection between the first electrical connection component 30 or the second electrical connection component 40 and the heating element 27 can be directly connected through a wire; or indirectly connected through a wire, such as: the first electrical connection component 30 or the second electrical connection component 40 is connected to the controller 50 through a wire, and the controller 50 is connected to the heating element 27.
[0043] There are many ways to connect the first electrical connection component 30 or the second electrical connection component 40 on the shell 2, such as but not limited to bolt connection, clamping, bonding, etc. When the two shells 2 are rotated and unfolded around the axis 14, the first electrical connection component 30 and the second electrical connection component 40 are matched with each other, so that the circuit of the heating element 27 in the two shells 2 is closed. Since the matching between the first electrical connection component 30 and the second electrical connection component 40 is detachable, when the two shells 2 are rotated and overlapped, the first electrical connection component 30 and the second electrical connection component 40 are separated from each other, which can effectively avoid the problem of the internal wiring of the heating element 27 being stretched or clamped due to tension. There are many distribution positions of the first electrical connection component 30 and the second electrical connection component 40 on the shell 2, and it is only necessary to meet the requirement that the first electrical connection component 30 and the second electrical connection component 40 are matched when rotating and unfolding. Among them, there are many ways of detachable matching, such as plug-in, direct abutment, magnetic attraction, etc.
[0044] For further information, please refer to Figure 2 and Figure 4, the two sides of the two shells 2 facing each other when the clothes dryer main unit 100 is in the unfolded state include a first mating surface 21 and a second mating surface 22, respectively, the first mating surface 21 and the second mating surface 22 are respectively provided with a first mounting hole 23 and a second mounting hole 24 communicating with the corresponding shells 2, the first electrical connection component 30 is provided in the first mounting hole 23, and the second electrical connection component 40 is provided in the second mounting hole 24. It can be seen that when the shells 2 are rotated and unfolded, the first mating surface 21 and the second mating surface 22 are arranged in a directional manner, so that the first electrical connection component 30 and the second electrical connection component 40 are accurately matched. At the same time, the first mounting hole 23 is provided on the first mating surface 21, and the second mounting hole 24 is provided on the second mating surface 22, so that the first electrical connection component 30 and the second electrical connection component 40 can be stably fixed.
[0045] It should be noted that when the two shells 2 are rotated and unfolded, the first mating surface 21 and the second mating surface 22 face each other, and the two can be spaced apart from each other or fit together. When the two shells 2 are rotated and overlapped, the first mating surface 21 and the second mating surface 22 are located on both sides of the fan assembly 10 and are both located on the same side of the clothes dryer main unit 100.
[0046] At the same time, the first mounting hole 23 and the second mounting hole 24 are respectively connected to the corresponding shell 2, the first electrical connection component 30 installed in the first mounting hole 23 can be electrically connected to the heating element 27 in the shell 2, and the second electrical connection component 40 installed in the second mounting hole 24 is electrically connected to the heating element 27 in the corresponding shell 2.
[0047] For further information, please refer to Figure 4 The first mounting hole 23 includes a first hole section 231 and a second hole section 232 which are arranged at an angle and connected to each other. One end of the first hole section 231 is connected to the inside of the housing 2, and one end of the second hole section 232 extends to the first mating surface 21. The first electrical connection component 30 is arranged in the end of the second hole section 232 away from the first hole section 231. It can be seen that the first mounting hole 23 is designed as the first hole section 231 and the second hole section 232 which are arranged at an angle to each other, so that the first mounting hole 23 is arranged on the housing 2 in a similar L shape, which not only facilitates the connection between the first electrical connection component 30 and the heating element 27 in the housing 2; and the L-shaped first mounting hole 23 can reduce the smooth entry of foreign debris into the housing 2, thereby ensuring the stable operation of the clothes drying host 100.
[0048] It should be noted that the first hole section 231 and the second hole section 232 are arranged at an angle, so that during manufacturing, a hole can be drilled in the vertical direction on the bottom wall inside the shell 2 to form the first hole section 231; after drilling a certain depth, a hole is drilled in the horizontal direction to form the second hole section 232, and the second hole section 232 passes through the first mating surface 21. The angle between the first hole section 231 and the second hole section 232 can be designed in a variety of ways, for example: the angle between the two can be but not limited to 30°, 45°, 60°, 90°, etc. Specifically in some embodiments, the first hole section 231 and the second hole section 232 are arranged vertically. At the same time, in order to meet the processing requirements of the first hole section 231 and the second hole section 232, the bottom of the shell 2 can be thickened in advance so that the first hole section 231 can be processed at the bottom of the shell 2. In addition, in order not to affect the mutual rotation of the housing 2, the distance between the position of the second hole section 232 on the first mating surface 21 and a surface of the housing 2 facing away from the air outlet 27 should meet a certain distance, for example: the distance between the position of the second hole section 232 on the first mating surface 21 and the surface of the housing 2 facing away from the air outlet 27 is greater than 10 mm. The air outlet 27 is a structure for outputting heat outward.
[0049] In some embodiments, please refer to Figure 4 The clothes dryer main unit 100 further includes a first wire 32, which is located in the first hole section 231, and one end of which extends into the housing 2 and is electrically connected to the corresponding heating element 27, and the other end is connected to the first electrical connection component 30. In this way, the introduction of the first wire 32 facilitates the electrical connection between the first electrical connection component 30 and the heating element 27 in the housing 2, which is conducive to improving the assembly efficiency of the clothes dryer main unit 100.
[0050] It should be noted that during the electrical connection process, the first wire 32 is located in the first hole section 231, one end of which extends into the shell 2 and is connected to the heating element 27, and the other end extends into the second hole section 232 and is electrically connected to the first electrical connection component 30, so as to realize the electrical connection between the first electrical connection component 30 and the heating element 27.
[0051] In some embodiments, please refer to Figure 4 The second mounting hole 24 includes a third hole section 241 and a fourth hole section 242 which are arranged at an angle and connected to each other. One end of the third hole section 241 is connected to the shell 2, and one end of the fourth hole section 242 extends to the first mating surface 21. The second electrical connection component 40 is arranged in one end of the fourth hole section 242 away from the third hole section 241.
[0052] It should be noted that the third hole segment 241 and the fourth hole segment 242 are arranged at an angle, so that during manufacturing, a hole can be drilled in the vertical direction on the bottom wall inside the shell 2 to form the third hole segment 241; after drilling a certain depth, a hole is drilled in the horizontal direction to form the fourth hole segment 242, and the fourth hole segment 242 passes through the first mating surface 21. The angle between the third hole segment 241 and the fourth hole segment 242 can be designed in a variety of ways, for example: the angle between the two can be but not limited to 30°, 45°, 60°, 90°, etc. Specifically in some embodiments, the third hole segment 241 and the fourth hole segment 242 are arranged vertically. At the same time, in order to meet the processing requirements of the third hole segment 241 and the fourth hole segment 242, the bottom of the shell 2 can be thickened in advance so that the third hole segment 241 can be processed at the bottom of the shell 2. In addition, in order not to affect the mutual rotation of the housing 2, the distance between the position of the fourth hole section 242 on the first mating surface 21 and a surface of the housing 2 facing away from the air outlet 27 should meet a certain distance, for example: the distance between the position of the fourth hole section 242 on the first mating surface 21 and the surface of the housing 2 facing away from the air outlet 27 is greater than 10 mm. The air outlet 27 is a structure for outputting heat outward.
[0053] For further information, please refer to Figure 4 The clothes dryer host 100 also includes a second wire 42 and a controller 50 disposed in the shell 2 having the second electrical connection component 40. The second wire 42 is located in the third hole section 241, and one end of the second wire 42 extends into the shell 2 and is electrically connected to the corresponding heating element 27 through the controller 50, and the other end is connected to the second electrical connection component 40.
[0054] It should be noted that during the electrical connection process, the second wire 42 is located in the third hole section 241, one end of which extends into the shell 2 and is connected to the controller 50, and the other end extends into the fourth hole section 242 and is electrically connected to the second electrical connection component 40, so as to realize the electrical connection between the second electrical connection component 40 and the heating element 27.
[0055] Please also refer to Figure 5 When the first electrical connection component 30 and the second electrical connection component 40 are connected, the circuit between the two heating elements 27 is closed, for example, the two heating elements 27 are arranged in parallel on the controller 50. At the same time, in order to conveniently display the working parameters of the clothes drying host 100, the clothes drying host 100 may further include a display 60, which is electrically connected to the controller 50.
[0056] In some embodiments, please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2, the first mating surface 21 and the second mating surface 22 are in contact with each other when the clothes dryer main unit 100 is in the unfolded state. It can be seen that when the two shells 2 rotate around the axis 14, the two shells 2 are relatively unfolded. At this time, the first mating surface 21 and the second mating surface 22 are in contact with each other, so that the two shells 2 are combined with each other, which is conducive to improving the structural stability of the clothes dryer main unit 100 in the unfolded state, thereby ensuring stable drying.
[0057] It should be noted that after the two shells 2 are rotated and unfolded, the first mating surface 21 and the second mating surface 22 are in contact with each other, which means that after the first electrical connection component 30 and the second electrical connection component 40 are matched, no additional space will be created between the first mating surface 21 and the second mating surface 22. For example, one end of the first electrical connection component 30 protrudes out of the first mating surface 21, and the protruding portion of the first electrical connection component 30 is inserted into the second electrical connection component 40; or, one end of the second electrical connection component 40 protrudes out of the second mating surface 22, and the protruding portion of the second electrical connection component 40 is inserted into the first electrical connection component 30; or, one end of the first electrical connection component 30 protrudes out of the first mating surface 21, and one end of the second electrical connection component 40 protrudes out of the second mating surface 22. When the first electrical connection component 30 and the second electrical connection component 40 are matched, the two components are elastically retracted into the first mounting hole 23 and the second mounting hole 24 due to their respective abutting forces.
[0058] In some embodiments, please refer to Figure 6 and Figure 7 The first electrical connection component 30 includes a first base 31 and a connector 34 disposed on the first base 31. The first base 31 is disposed in the first mounting hole 23, and the connector 34 is electrically connected to the corresponding heating element 27. The second electrical connection component 40 includes a second base 41. The second base 41 is disposed in the second mounting hole 24, and a socket 411 electrically connected to the corresponding heating element 27 is disposed on the second base 41. When the two shells 2 are unfolded with each other, the connector 34 is electrically plugged into the socket 411. It can be seen that the matching mode of the first electrical connection component 30 and the second electrical connection component 40 is plug-in. When the two shells 2 rotate around the axis 14 to unfold with each other, the connector 34 of the first electrical connection component 30 is inserted into the socket 411 of the second electrical connection component 40, so that the first electrical connection component 30 is electrically connected to the second electrical connection component 40. When the two housings 2 rotate around the axis 14 to overlap each other, the plug connector 34 is pulled out from the plug hole 411 , disconnecting the first electrical connection component 30 from the second electrical connection component 40 .
[0059] At the same time, the first base 31 is introduced to facilitate the stable fixing of the plug-in connector 34 in the first mounting hole 23, so that the first electrical connector can be stably plugged into the second electrical connector 40. There are many ways to fix the first base 31 in the first mounting hole 23, such as but not limited to bolt connection, clamping, riveting, welding, etc. Similarly, there are many ways to fix the second base 41 in the second mounting hole 24, such as but not limited to bolt connection, clamping, riveting, welding, etc. In addition, the number of the plug-in connector 34 and the plug hole 411 can be two or three.
[0060] For specific embodiments, please refer to Figure 8 The first base 31 is provided with a first fixing portion 33, the first mating surface 21 is provided with a first groove 25 connected to the first mounting hole 23, and the first fixing portion 33 is fixed on the inner wall of the first groove 25. Fig. 9 The second base 41 is provided with a second fixing portion 43, the second mating surface 22 is provided with a second groove 26 communicating with the second mounting hole 24, and the second fixing portion 43 is fixed to the inner wall of the second groove 26. The number of the first fixing portion 33 and the first groove 25 can be more than two, and the two are arranged one to one, for example: the number of the first fixing portion 33 and the first groove 25 are both two, and the two first fixing portions 33 are respectively arranged on both sides of the first base 31 and fixed to the inner wall of the corresponding first groove 25.
[0061] At the same time, the number of the second fixing parts 43 and the second grooves 26 can be more than two, and the two are arranged one to one, for example: there are two second fixing parts 43 and two second grooves 26, and the two second fixing parts 43 are respectively arranged on both sides of the second base 41 and fixed on the inner wall of the corresponding second groove 26.
[0062] In addition, it should be noted that since the connector 34 rotates with the housing 2 and is inserted into the socket 411 , in order to ensure that the connector 34 is smoothly inserted into the socket 411 , the height of the socket 411 may be greater than the height of the connector 34 .
[0063] In some embodiments, please refer to Figure 6 , Fig.10 and Fig.11 The first base 31 is provided with a receiving hole 311, and the plug connector 34 is movably disposed in the receiving hole 311 and can be received in the receiving hole 311. It can be seen that when the two housings 2 are rotated and overlapped with each other, the first electrical connection component 30 is separated from the second electrical connection component 40. In order to prevent the plug connector 34 from being exposed to the outside, the plug connector 34 can be driven to be received in the receiving hole 311, and the plug connector 34 can be hidden, which is conducive to improving the safety of the clothes dryer 100.
[0064] It should be noted that there are many ways for the connector 34 to move in the receiving hole 311, such as: the connector 34 is rotated to be received in the receiving hole 311; or the connector 34 is telescopically received in the receiving hole 311, etc. At the same time, it is not difficult to understand that in order to facilitate the reception of the connector 34, the size of the receiving hole 311 is obviously larger than the size of the connector 34.
[0065] For further information, please refer to Fig.10 and Fig.11 The plug connector 34 is rotatably connected to the hole wall of the receiving hole 311, and the plug connector 34 is configured to be rotatably received in the receiving hole 311. In this way, the plug connector 34 is received in the receiving hole 311 by rotation, which is convenient for receiving the plug connector 34.
[0066] There are many ways to rotatably connect the connector 34 to the wall of the receiving hole 311 , for example, the connector 34 can be installed in the receiving hole 311 by matching the shaft with the hole.
[0067] In some embodiments, the present application provides a clothes dryer, which includes any of the above clothes dryer hosts 100 .
[0068] The above-mentioned clothes dryer adopts the above-mentioned clothes dryer host 100, and the first electrical connection component 30 and the second electrical connection component 40 are respectively arranged on the two shells 2, and the first electrical connection component 30 and the second electrical connection component 40 are respectively electrically connected to the corresponding heating elements 27. When at least one of the two shells 2 rotates and unfolds around the axis 14, the first electrical connection component 30 and the second electrical connection component 40 are matched, so that the circuit between the two heating elements 27 is closed. When at least one of the two shells 2 rotates and overlaps around the axis 14, the first electrical connection component 30 and the second electrical connection component 40 are separated from each other, so that the circuit between the two heating elements 27 is disconnected. Since the first electrical connection component 30 and the second electrical connection component 40 are detachably matched, when the clothes dryer host 100 rotates, overlaps or unfolds, the connection wiring of the heating elements 27 on both sides will not be pulled with the rotation, so as to avoid the phenomenon of elongation or contraction of the internal wiring, thereby effectively avoiding the problem of clamping, hanging, cutting or stretching of the connection wiring of the heating element 27 during rotation, which is conducive to improving the stability of the use of the clothes dryer.
[0069] 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.
[0070] The above-described embodiments only express several implementation methods of the present application, and the descriptions thereof are relatively specific and detailed, but they cannot be construed as limiting the scope of the patent application. It should be pointed out that, for a person of ordinary skill in the art, several variations and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the present application, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the patent application shall be subject to the attached claims.
Claims
1. A clothes drying host, characterized in that: The clothes drying host comprises: A fan assembly (10) having an axis (14); Two heating components (20), each comprising a shell (2) and an air duct component (28) and a heating element (27) disposed in the shell (2); the two shells (2) are disposed on the fan assembly (10) and are rotatable around the axis (14) so that the two can overlap or unfold with each other; The clothes dryer main unit further comprises a first electrical connection component (30) and a second electrical connection component (40), wherein the first electrical connection component (30) and the second electrical connection component (40) are respectively arranged on the two shells (2) and are electrically connected to the heating element (27) in the shells (2) to which they are connected, and when the two shells (2) are unfolded, the first electrical connection component (30) and the second electrical connection component (40) are detachably connected.
2. The clothes drying host according to claim 1, characterized in that: The two shells (2) respectively comprise a first mating surface (21) and a second mating surface (22) on two side surfaces facing each other when the clothes dryer main unit is in an unfolded state; the first mating surface (21) and the second mating surface (22) are respectively provided with a first mounting hole (23) and a second mounting hole (24) communicating with the corresponding shells (2); the first electrical connection component (30) is arranged in the first mounting hole (23), and the second electrical connection component (40) is arranged in the second mounting hole (24).
3. The clothes drying host according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first mounting hole (23) comprises a first hole section (231) and a second hole section (232) which are arranged at an angle and are connected to each other; one end of the first hole section (231) is connected to the inside of the housing (2); one end of the second hole section (232) extends to the first mating surface (21); and the first electrical connection component (30) is arranged in an end of the second hole section (232) away from the first hole section (231).
4. The clothes drying host according to claim 3, characterized in that: The clothes drying main unit also includes a first wire (32), the first wire (32) being located in the first hole section (231), one end of which extends into the housing (2) and is electrically connected to the corresponding heating element (27), and the other end of which is connected to the first electrical connection component (30).
5. The clothes drying host according to claim 2, characterized in that: The second mounting hole (24) comprises a third hole section (241) and a fourth hole section (242) which are arranged at an angle and are connected to each other, one end of the third hole section (241) is connected to the inside of the housing (2), one end of the fourth hole section (242) extends to the first mating surface (21), and the second electrical connection component (40) is arranged in an end of the fourth hole section (242) away from the third hole section (241).
6. The clothes drying host according to claim 5, characterized in that: The clothes drying main unit further comprises a second wire (42) and a controller (50) arranged in the housing (2) having the second electrical connection component (40); the second wire (42) is located in the third hole section (241), one end of the second wire (42) extends into the housing (2) and is electrically connected to the corresponding heating element (27) through the controller (50), and the other end is connected to the second electrical connection component (40).
7. The clothes drying host according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first mating surface (21) and the second mating surface (22) are in contact with each other when the clothes drying main unit is in an unfolded state.
8. The clothes drying host according to any one of claims 2 to 7, characterized in that: The first electrical connection component (30) comprises a first base (31) and a plug-in connector (34) arranged on the first base (31); the first base (31) is arranged in the first mounting hole (23); and the plug-in connector (34) is electrically connected to the corresponding heating element (27); The second electrical connection component (40) comprises a second base (41), the second base (41) is arranged in the second mounting hole (24), and the second base (41) is provided with a socket (411) electrically connected to the corresponding heating element (27), and when the two shells (2) are unfolded, the connector (34) is electrically connected to the socket (411).
9. The clothes drying host according to claim 8, characterized in that: The first base (31) is provided with a receiving hole (311), and the plug-in component (34) is movably disposed in the receiving hole (311) and can be received in the receiving hole (311).
10. The clothes drying host according to claim 9, characterized in that: The plug-in connector (34) is rotatably connected to the hole wall of the accommodating hole (311), and the plug-in connector (34) is configured to be rotatably accommodated in the accommodating hole (311).
11. A clothes dryer, characterized in that: The clothes dryer comprises the clothes dryer host according to any one of claims 1-10.