Clothes processing equipment

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides clothes treatment equipment which comprises a barrel assembly, a drying tunnel assembly and a flow guide part, and the barrel assembly is provided with a clothes treatment cavity, an air inlet and an air outlet, the drying tunnel assembly is provided with an air duct, the air duct communicates with the air inlet and the air outlet and comprises a first mounting area and a second mounting area, the air inlet is formed in the bottom wall of the first mounting area, and a communicating opening is formed in the junction of the first mounting area and the second mounting area; the flow guide part is arranged in the second installation area, located at the air inlet and used for guiding airflow at the air inlet to the communication opening. According to the clothes processing equipment provided by the embodiment of the invention, the flow guide part can guide the damp and hot air flow leaving the barrel assembly at the air inlet, an air flow channel is conveniently formed, the damp and hot air flow can intensively flow to the communicating opening, and the probability that the drying efficiency is affected by turbulent flow is reduced. And moreover, the retention time of the airflow at the air inlet is shortened, so that the accumulation of soft flocks at the air inlet is reduced, and the cleanliness of the air duct is improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of clothes treatment, in particular to a clothes treatment device. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the related art, a clothes treatment device is provided with a drying duct assembly to accommodate a condensation dehumidifying device and a heating element. The drying duct assembly is arranged above a drum assembly and has an air duct. After the dry hot air flow exchanges heat and moisture with clothes, the humid hot air flow leaves the drum assembly and flows towards the air duct. After the humid hot air flow leaves the drum assembly and enters the air duct, the flow direction needs to be changed. As such, turbulence is easily generated at the air inlet of the air duct, and the humid hot air flow is dispersed everywhere and cannot be concentrated to flow to the condensation dehumidifying device, which affects the drying efficiency. In addition, the air flow is prone to stay at the air inlet, and the lint carried by the air flow accumulates at the air inlet. On the one hand, the air duct is contaminated, and on the other hand, the accumulated lint is prone to cause blockage problems, which affects the air flow in the drum assembly to enter the air duct. SUMMARY

[0003] Therefore, the embodiments of the present application aim to provide a clothes treatment device. The flow guide piece guides the air flow entering the air duct, so that the air flow flows more stably, the drying efficiency is increased, and the probability of lint accumulation at the air inlet is reduced, and the cleanliness of the air duct is increased.

[0004] The embodiments of the present application provide a clothes treatment device, which comprises:

[0005] A drum assembly has a clothes treatment cavity, an air inlet and an air outlet which are in communication with the clothes treatment cavity.

[0006] A drying duct assembly has an air duct which is in communication with the air inlet and the air outlet to form a circulating air duct with the clothes treatment cavity. The air duct comprises a first mounting area and a second mounting area. A bottom wall of the second mounting area is provided with an air inlet. The junction of the first mounting area and the second mounting area forms a communication port.

[0007] A flow guide piece is arranged in the second mounting area and located at the air inlet, and is used to guide the air flow at the air inlet to the communication port.

[0008] In some embodiments, the second mounting area is arranged at the rear side of the first mounting area. The flow guide piece has an arc-shaped flow guide surface which is adapted to deflect the air flow flowing upwards at the air inlet to the communication port.

[0009] In some embodiments, the flow guide piece divides the second mounting area into a first sub-space and a second sub-space. The first sub-space is located at the side of the flow guide piece facing the communication port. The first sub-space and the second sub-space are not in communication with each other, so that the air flow at the air inlet flows to the communication port through the first sub-space.

[0010] In some embodiments, the air duct assembly includes a bottom cover, the air inlet is arranged on the bottom cover, the flow guide includes a connecting seat and a flow guide cover connected with each other, the connecting seat is connected with the bottom cover, the flow guide cover has a flow guide cavity and an air flow guide outlet communicated in the flow guide cover, and the air flow guide outlet is located on a side of the flow guide facing the communication port.

[0011] In some embodiments, the connecting seat has a ring structure surrounding the air inlet, the flow guide cover has a bowl shape and covers the ring structure, and the air flow guide outlet penetrates through a side wall of the flow guide cover and extends to the ring structure.

[0012] In some embodiments, a circumferential extension length of a part where the flow guide cover is connected with the ring structure corresponds to a central angle of 150°-210°.

[0013] In some embodiments, the connecting seat has a ring structure surrounding the air inlet, the laundry treating apparatus includes a connecting pipe connecting the air outlet and the air inlet, a first end of the connecting pipe extends into the air inlet and has a turned-up edge surrounding the air inlet, and the ring structure presses the turned-up edge against the bottom cover.

[0014] In some embodiments, the flow guide cover includes a first side wall and two second side walls, a bottom end of the first side wall extends along an inner edge of the ring structure, opposite ends of the first side wall in a circumferential direction are connected with the two second side walls respectively, and bottom ends of the two second side walls extend from the inner edge of the ring structure toward an outer edge of the ring structure in a direction away from the first side wall.

[0015] In some embodiments, the laundry treating apparatus further includes a filtering device, at least a part of the filtering device is arranged in the first mounting area, the filtering device is used for filtering air flow passing through the filtering device, and the filtering device has an air inlet which is butted against the communication port.

[0016] In some embodiments, the air duct assembly includes a bottom cover and a cover plate assembly, the air inlet is arranged on the bottom cover, and the cover plate assembly is butted against the bottom cover in a height direction of the laundry treating apparatus and defines the air duct.

[0017] In some embodiments, the laundry treating apparatus further includes an evaporator and a condenser, the evaporator and the condenser are arranged in the first mounting area, the cover plate assembly includes a first cover plate and a second cover plate, the first cover plate covers a top side of the first mounting area, the second cover plate covers a top side of the second mounting area, and the first cover plate and the second cover plate are detachably connected.

[0018] In some embodiments, the top wall of the deflector is provided with an operation opening extending to the airflow outlet, and the second cover plate has a positioning column protruding towards the deflector, the positioning column extending into the operation opening.

[0019] The laundry treatment equipment provided by the embodiments of the present application can guide the moist hot airflow leaving the cylinder assembly at the air inlet of the air duct, facilitate the formation of an airflow passage, and enable the moist hot airflow to flow to the filtering device for filtering in a concentrated manner, thereby increasing the drying efficiency and reducing the probability of turbulence affecting the drying efficiency. Moreover, the airflow carrying the lint is guided by the deflector to flow to the communication port in a concentrated manner, thereby reducing the accumulation of the lint at the air inlet due to the residence area of the airflow at the air inlet, and further increasing the cleanliness of the air duct and improving the drying reliability. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 FIG. 1 is an exploded structural schematic view of a laundry treatment equipment according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0021] Figure 2 FIG. 2 is a structural schematic view of the laundry treatment equipment according to the embodiment of the present application; Figure 1 FIG. 3 is a structural schematic view of the cooperation between the air duct assembly and the deflector and the connecting pipe according to the embodiment of the present application;

[0022] Figure 3 FIG. 4 is a structural schematic view of the cooperation between the bottom cover and the deflector and the connecting pipe according to the embodiment of the present application; Figure 1

[0023] Figure 4 FIG. 5 is a structural schematic view of another view of the structure according to the embodiment of the present application; Figure 3

[0024] Figure 5 FIG. 6 is a structural schematic view of the deflector according to the embodiment of the present application; Figure 1

[0025] Figure 6 FIG. 7 is a top view of the deflector according to the embodiment of the present application. Figure 5 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0026] 1 - laundry treatment equipment;

[0027] 10 - cylinder assembly; 10a - laundry treatment cavity; 10b - air outlet;

[0028] 11 - air duct assembly; 11a - air inlet; 11b - air duct; 11d - first sub-space; 11e - second sub-space; 11f - first mounting area; 11g - second mounting area; 11h - communication port; 111 - bottom cover; 112 - first cover plate; 113 - second cover plate; 1131 - positioning column;

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[0030] 12-guide member; 121-connection seat; 122-guide cover; 122a-guide cavity; 122b-air flow guide outlet; 122c-operation port; 1221-first side wall; 1222-second side wall;

[0031] 13-connection pipe; 131-flange;

[0032] 14-filtering device; 14a-air inlet. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] In order to make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the present application clearer, further detailed description will be made to the present application in combination with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present application, and are not used to limit the present application.

[0034] In the specific embodiments, each specific technical feature described can be combined in any suitable manner without contradiction, for example, different embodiments and technical solutions can be formed by combining different specific technical features. In order to avoid unnecessary repetition, various possible combinations of each specific technical feature in the present application are not described again.

[0035] In the following description, the terms "first\second\..." are only used to distinguish different objects, and do not mean that there is the same or relationship between the objects. It should be understood that the orientation description "upper", "lower", "outer", "inner" is the orientation in the normal use state, and the "left" and "right" directions represent the left and right directions shown in the specific corresponding schematic diagram, which can be the left and right directions in the normal use state or can not be.

[0036] It should be noted that the terms "include", "contain" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that the process, method, article or device including a series of elements not only includes those elements, but also includes other elements not explicitly listed or inherent to such process, method, article or device. Without more limitation, the element defined by the sentence "including one" does not exclude the existence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the element. "Multiple" means greater than or equal to two.

[0037] The embodiment of the present application provides a clothes processing equipment 1, please refer to Figure 1 , the clothes processing equipment 1 includes a barrel assembly 10, a drying channel assembly 11 and a guide member 12.

[0038] It should be noted that the clothes processing equipment 1 can be a drum washing machine with drying function, or a washer-dryer, etc., which is not limited here.

[0039] The drum assembly 10 has a laundry treatment cavity 10a, an air inlet and an air outlet 10b communicating with the laundry treatment cavity 10a.

[0040] Exemplarily, the drum assembly 10 comprises an inner drum and an outer drum, the outer drum is sleeved outside the inner drum, the outer drum is used for containing water required for washing laundry, and the inner drum is used for containing laundry, and a space in the inner drum defines the laundry treatment cavity 10a. Exemplarily, the inner drum and the outer drum are coaxially arranged inside and outside, a hole is formed in the side wall of the inner drum, and water in the outer drum can enter the inner drum through the hole of the inner drum to wash the laundry in the laundry treatment cavity 10a. In this embodiment, the inner drum can also be referred to as a perforated inner drum. Of course, in other embodiments, the inner drum can also contain water and laundry by itself, and the outer drum is sleeved outside the inner drum. In this embodiment, the inner drum can also be referred to as a non-perforated inner drum. In still other embodiments, the drum assembly only has the inner drum and does not have the outer drum, and the inner drum contains water and contains laundry by itself. In this embodiment, the inner drum can also be referred to as a non-perforated inner drum.

[0041] The laundry treatment cavity 10a communicates with the air inlet and the air outlet 10b. When the laundry in the laundry treatment cavity 10a is dried, dry hot air enters the laundry treatment cavity 10a through the air inlet to exchange heat and moisture with the laundry in the laundry treatment cavity 10a, and the humid hot air generated after the heat and moisture exchange leaves the laundry treatment cavity 10a through the air outlet 10b.

[0042] The drying channel assembly 11 has an air duct 11b communicating with the air inlet and the air outlet 10b to form a circulating air duct 11b with the laundry treatment cavity 10a. The air duct 11b comprises a first mounting area 11f and a second mounting area 11g, and the bottom wall of the second mounting area 11g is provided with an air inlet 11a.

[0043] Specifically, after the humid hot air leaves the laundry treatment cavity 10a through the air outlet 10b, it enters the air duct 11b through the air inlet 11a, forms low-temperature dry air after being condensed and dehumidified in the air duct 11b, and forms dry hot air after being heated, and the dry hot air leaves the air duct 11b through the air inlet to enter the laundry treatment cavity 10a.

[0044] Hereinafter, the drying process and principle of the laundry treatment equipment 1 in this embodiment are briefly described.

[0045] When the laundry treatment apparatus 1 performs the drying operation, the dry hot air stream from the air duct 11b enters the laundry treatment cavity 10a through the air inlet, in the laundry treatment cavity 10a, the dry hot air stream flows through the surface of the wet laundry, exchanges heat and moisture with the wet laundry, absorbs the moisture in the laundry, becomes a wet hot air stream, and the wet hot air stream enters the air inlet 11a of the air duct 11b through the air outlet 10b, sequentially flows through the condensation and dehumidification member and the heating member, in the process of flowing through the condensation and dehumidification member, the water vapor in the wet hot air stream is precipitated and condensed into water droplets due to the cooling, and the wet hot air stream is condensed and dehumidified by the condensation and dehumidification member to form a low-temperature dry air stream, and the low-temperature dry air stream is heated into a dry hot air stream by the heating member. The dry hot air stream enters the laundry treatment cavity 10a again through the air duct 11b and the air inlet, and circulates in this way to realize continuous and efficient drying of the laundry.

[0046] It should be noted that the low-temperature dry air stream is relative to the wet hot air stream, and the temperature of the low-temperature dry air stream is lower than that of the wet hot air stream. The low temperature in the embodiment of the present application can be room temperature.

[0047] It can be understood that the air duct 11b is defined by the structure inside the drying duct assembly 11, and the air inlet 11a is arranged on the bottom wall of the second mounting area 11g, that is, the drying duct assembly 11 communicates with the air outlet 10b of the laundry treatment cavity 10a through the bottom wall of the second mounting area 11g, and the air flow from the air outlet 10b of the drum assembly 10 to the air inlet 11a generally has a downward flow trend.

[0048] Exemplarily, the drying duct assembly 11 can be arranged on the top side of the drum assembly 10, and the air inlet 11a can be arranged directly above the air outlet 10b, so that the air flow flowing out of the air outlet 10b flows upward to the air inlet 11a.

[0049] The air inlet 11a is arranged in the second mounting area 11g, that is, in the process of flowing in the air duct 11b, the air flow first enters the second mounting area 11g through the air inlet 11a, and then flows to the first mounting area 11f. The condensation and dehumidification member and the heating member can be arranged in the first mounting area 11f, so as to condense and dehumidify and heat the air flow when the air flow flows from the second mounting area 11g to the first mounting area 11f.

[0050] The first mounting area 11f and the second mounting area 11g are in communication with each other. The junction of the first mounting area 11f and the second mounting area 11g forms a communication port 11h. That is, the air flow from the second mounting area 11g flows to the first mounting area 11f through the communication port 11h.

[0051] The flow guide member 12 is arranged in the second mounting area 11g and located at the air inlet 11a, and is used for guiding the air flow of the air inlet 11a to the communication port 11h.

[0052] The flow guide 12 is a structure having a flow guiding effect. Specifically, the flow guide 12 can guide the airflow at the air inlet 11a to flow along a predetermined trajectory to the communication port 11h, so as to facilitate the airflow to flow from the air inlet 11a to the first mounting area 11f.

[0053] In the related art, the wet hot airflow needs to change the flow direction after leaving the cylinder assembly and entering the air duct, which is easy to generate turbulence at the air inlet of the air duct and spread everywhere, so as to affect the drying efficiency. In addition, the airflow is easy to stay at the air inlet, and the lint carried by the airflow is easy to accumulate at the air inlet, which not only pollutes the air duct, but also causes the lint accumulation to affect the airflow in the cylinder assembly to enter the air duct. Specifically, when the airflow flows at the air inlet of the air duct, a part of the airflow is located at a side of the air inlet close to the communication port, and this part of the airflow can flow to the communication port more easily. Another part of the airflow is located at a side of the air inlet away from the communication port. The inner edge of the air inlet is spaced apart from the side wall of the second mounting area to form a stepped surface. The airflow located at the side of the air inlet away from the communication port is not guided and is easy to stay at the stepped surface, so that the lint carried by the airflow accumulates at the stepped surface and pollutes the air duct.

[0054] The laundry treatment apparatus 1 provided by the embodiments of the present application can guide the wet hot airflow leaving the cylinder assembly 10 at the air inlet 11a, facilitate the formation of an airflow passage, and enable the wet hot airflow to flow to the communication port 11h in a concentrated manner, so as to increase the drying efficiency and reduce the probability of affecting the drying efficiency due to turbulence. In addition, the airflow carrying the lint can flow to the communication port 11h in a concentrated manner after being guided by the flow guide 12, so as to reduce the staying time of the airflow at the air inlet 11a, reduce the staying area, reduce the accumulation of the lint at the air inlet 11a, increase the cleanliness of the air duct 11b, and improve the drying reliability.

[0055] In some embodiments, the second mounting area 11g is arranged at the rear side of the first mounting area 11f, and the flow guide 12 has an arc-shaped flow guide surface adapted to deflect the airflow flowing upward at the air inlet 11a to the communication port 11h.

[0056] It can be understood that the rear side refers to the side of the laundry treatment apparatus 1 away from the user in the front-rear direction after installation.

[0057] It can be understood that the second mounting area 11g is arranged at the rear side of the first mounting area 11f, that is, the communication port 11h is arranged in the front-rear direction, and the airflow entering the communication port 11h from the second mounting area 11g flows from the rear to the front.

[0058] Specifically, the air flows from bottom to top at the air inlet 11a, the air flow at the air inlet 11a is guided by the guide member 12 to deflect to the front side to the communication port 11h, and then enters the first installation area 11f, that is, the air flow passing through the air inlet 11a flows from bottom to top, the air flow passing through the communication port 11h flows from back to front, the guide member 12 changes the flow direction of the air flow, so that the air flow is concentrated to the first installation area 11f, and the probability of turbulence is reduced. The arc-shaped guide surface can also reduce the air flow resistance and increase the guide reliability.

[0059] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 3 , the guide member 12 divides the second installation area 11g into a first sub-space 11d and a second sub-space 11e, wherein the first sub-space 11d is located on the side of the guide member 12 facing the communication port 11h, and the first sub-space 11d and the second sub-space 11e are not communicated with each other, so that the air flow at the air inlet 11a flows to the communication port 11h through the first sub-space 11d.

[0060] That is, the guide member 12 can divide the second installation area 11g into the first sub-space 11d and the second sub-space 11e by its own structure, when the hot and humid air flows from the air outlet to the air inlet 11a, the first sub-space 11d and the second sub-space 11e are not communicated with each other, that is, under the action of the guide member 12, the hot and humid air can flow to the communication port 11h through the first sub-space 11d, and can flow less or almost not in the second sub-space 11e, reducing turbulence and increasing the stability of the air flow. And, it can also reduce the probability of the air flow staying on the side of the guide member 12 away from the communication port 11h and accumulating dust on the guide member 12, and increase the cleanliness of the air duct 11b.

[0061] The specific structure of the guide member 12 is not limited.

[0062] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 3 and Figure 5 , the drying duct assembly 11 comprises a bottom cover 111, the air inlet 11a is arranged on the bottom cover 111, the guide member 12 comprises a connecting seat 121 and a guide cover 122 connected with each other, the connecting seat 121 is connected with the bottom cover 111, the guide cover 122 has a communication guide cavity 122a and an air flow guide outlet 122b therein, and the air flow guide outlet 122b is located on the side of the guide member 12 facing the communication port 11h.

[0063] That is, the guide member 12 is connected with the bottom cover 111 through the connecting seat 121, and the hot and humid air is guided through the guide cover 122, the hot and humid air at the air inlet 11a is guided by the guide cover 122, passes through the guide cavity 122a, and flows out from the air flow guide outlet 122b, and then flows to the communication port 11h.

[0064] In this embodiment, the structure of the flow guide 12 is simple, the connecting seat 121 is connected with the bottom cover 111, and the flow guide 12 is stably installed on the drying duct assembly 11, so that when the air flow passes through the flow guide 12, the flow guide 12 can stably receive the impact of the air flow, and the air flow passage is formed in the flow guide cover 122, so that the air flow flows along the predetermined track to the communication port 11h, and the air flow outlet 122b is located on the side of the flow guide 12 facing the communication port 11h, so that after the air flow flows out of the flow guide cavity 122a, it can flow to the second installation area 11g in a concentrated and rapid manner.

[0065] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 5 , the connecting seat 121 is in a ring structure, the ring structure surrounds the air inlet 11a, the flow guide cover 122 is in a bowl shape and covers the ring structure, and the air flow outlet 122b penetrates the side wall of the flow guide cover 122 and extends to the ring structure.

[0066] That is, the connecting seat 121 is generally ring-shaped, and the ring structure surrounds the air inlet 11a, that is, the connecting seat 121 is arranged around the air inlet 11a, so that the air flow flowing out of the air inlet 11a can flow substantially in the flow guide 12, reducing the probability of air flow leakage at the air inlet 11a and the connecting seat 121, and increasing the air flow reliability of the flow guide 12. The air flow outlet 122b penetrates the side wall of the flow guide cover 122 and extends to the ring structure, so that the air flow outlet 122b has a large area, and sufficient air flow can flow out of the flow guide 12 and into the communication port 11h per unit time, the air flow flow rate is large, and the air flow efficiency is increased.

[0067] The bowl-shaped structure is an arc-shaped structure similar to a bowl shape of the flow guide cover 122, so that the air flow flow resistance is reduced.

[0068] The connecting seat 121 and the flow guide cover 122 can be a split structure or an integral structure, which is not limited here, that is, the flow guide 12 can be a split structure or an integral structure.

[0069] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 4 , the circumferential extension length of the part where the flow guide cover 122 is connected with the ring structure corresponds to a central angle α of 150°-210°, that is, 150°≤α≤210°, for example, 150°, 155°, 159°, 160°, 165°, 172°, 176°, 180°, 188°, 193°, 205°, 210°, etc.

[0070] In this embodiment, the circumferential extension length of the part where the shroud 122 is connected to the annular structure corresponds to a central angle of a circle, which is suitable in that, on the one hand, the shroud 122 has sufficient area to guide the airflow to flow to the communication port 11h, reducing the probability that the airflow will overflow after passing through the flow guide 12, increasing the flow guiding effect of the shroud 122, and on the other hand, the area of the airflow outlet 122b will not be too small, and the airflow flow rate per unit time will be sufficient, increasing the flow guiding efficiency.

[0071] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 5 and Figure 6 , the shroud 122 includes a first side wall 1221 and two second side walls 1222, the bottom end of the first side wall 1221 extends along the inner edge of the annular structure, and the opposite ends of the first side wall 1221 in the circumferential direction are connected to the two second side walls 1222, respectively, and in the direction away from the first side wall 1221, the bottom ends of the two second side walls 1222 extend from the inner edge of the annular structure towards the outer edge of the annular structure.

[0072] That is, the flow guide 12 has a gradually expanding trend from the first side wall 1221 to the second side wall 1222, referring to Figure 6 , the dashed line R is the part of the inner edge of the annular structure that is not shown in the figure, the first side wall 1221 is located within the range defined by the dashed line R, L1 and L2, and the two second side walls 1222 extend away from each other.

[0073] In this embodiment, the first side wall 1221 extends along the inner edge of the annular structure, that is, there is no gap between the bottom of the first side wall 1221 and the inner edge of the connecting seat 121, that is, there is no step surface between the bottom of the first side wall 1221 and the inner edge of the annular structure, so that when the airflow entering the air inlet 11a from the air outlet 10b flows through the first side wall 1221, the airflow will not accumulate in the gap between the bottom of the first side wall 1221 and the inner edge of the connecting seat 121, increasing the cleanliness of the air duct 11b, and the bottom ends of the two second side walls 1222 extend from the inner edge of the connecting seat 121 towards the outer edge of the connecting seat 121, that is, the airflow has sufficient space to flow out of the flow guide 12, increasing the flow guiding efficiency.

[0074] In some embodiments, referring to Figures 1 to 3 , the clothes treatment apparatus 1 includes a connecting pipe 13 connecting the air outlet 10b and the air inlet 11a.

[0075] That is, the drum assembly 10 is connected to the drying duct assembly 11 through the connecting pipe 13, so that the airflow flowing out of the air outlet 10b flows into the air inlet 11a through the connecting pipe 13, and then enters the air duct 11b.

[0076] The form of the connecting pipe 13 is not limited, for example, it can be a commonly used pipe for water supply and drainage.

[0077] Exemplarily, in some embodiments, the connecting pipe 13 adopts a bellows pipe. The bellows pipe is a flexible pipe material, which can build a non-rigid connection between the cylinder assembly 10 and the drying channel assembly 11, so as to weaken the influence of the vibration of the cylinder assembly 10 caused by the rotation of the internal components on the drying channel assembly 11, and enhance the stability of the clothes treatment equipment 1; in addition, it can also reduce the position accuracy requirement of the air outlet 10b and the air inlet 11a, and improve the design flexibility of the position of the air outlet 10b and the air inlet 11a.

[0078] The first end of the connecting pipe 13 extends into the air inlet 11a and has a flange 131, and the flange 131 surrounds the air inlet 11a, and the annular structure presses the flange 131 against the bottom cover 111.

[0079] The flange 131 refers to the outer wall of the first end of the connecting pipe 13, which is formed with a flange extending in the radial direction, and is not limited to the formation of the structure depending on the flanging process in the machining process. The forming method of the flange 131 is not limited, for example, it can be stamping, casting or injection molding, etc.

[0080] The flange 131 surrounds the air inlet 11a, that is, the size of the flange 131 is greater than the air inlet 11a. The annular structure presses the flange 131 against the bottom cover 111, that is, the flange 131 is clamped between the connecting seat 121 and the bottom cover 111.

[0081] Exemplarily, the clothes treatment equipment 1 can be provided with a connecting piece for connecting the connecting seat 121, the bottom cover 111 and the connecting pipe 13. When connected, the connecting piece can pass through the connecting seat 121, the flange 131 and the bottom cover 111 in sequence and be connected, and after the connection is completed, the connecting seat 121 and the bottom cover 111 press the flange 131. In this way, the flange 131 is deformed relatively uniformly in the circumferential direction, the contact between the flange 131 and the connecting seat 121 and the bottom cover 111 is relatively tight, and the sealing performance is good. In addition, the connecting piece does not directly apply force to the flange 131, which reduces the local stress concentration of the flange 131 and improves the service life of the flange 131. The connecting piece can be a fastener such as a screw, which is not limited here.

[0082] In addition, during the assembly of the connecting pipe 13, the first end of the connecting pipe 13 can be first arranged in the air inlet 11a, so that the flange 131 is hung on the bottom cover 111. At this time, even if the operator releases his hand, the flange 131 will not come out of the air inlet 11a, and the assembly reliability is high.

[0083] It should be noted that the material of the flange 131 is not limited. For example, the flange 131 can be made of plastic material, such as polyethylene plastic or polypropylene plastic, which can be deformed to tightly fit the connecting seat 121 and the bottom cover 111 when pressed.

[0084] In some embodiments, the clothes treatment apparatus 1 further includes a filtering device 14, at least a portion of the filtering device 14 being disposed in the first installation area 11f, for filtering the air flow flowing through the filtering device 14.

[0085] It can be understood that after the dry hot air flow exchanges heat and moisture with the clothes in the clothes treatment cavity, the dry hot air flow inevitably carries the lint on the clothes. The lint is easy to stick to the corners of the air duct after entering the air duct, which affects the drying efficiency and increases the risk of lint dry burning, thereby affecting the service life of the clothes treatment apparatus.

[0086] In the present embodiment, the filtering device 14 is provided to filter the lint and other impurities entrained by the air flow flowing through the air duct 11b, thereby reducing the probability of the lint generated by the clothes sticking to the air duct 11b, improving the drying efficiency, reducing the risk of lint dry burning, and improving the working reliability and service life of the clothes treatment apparatus 1.

[0087] The filtering device 14 has an air inlet 14a that is in abutment with the communication port 11h.

[0088] Specifically, the wet hot air flow flows into the air inlet 11a in a direction from bottom to top, changes direction to flow into the communication port 11h in a direction from front to back after being guided by the flow guide 12, and then flows to the filtering device 14 through the air inlet 14a. The filtering device 14 intercepts and stores the lint and other impurities entrained by the air flow, so that the content of impurities in the air flow flowing out of the filtering device 14 is reduced.

[0089] It can be understood that the specific structure of the condensation dehumidifying member and the heating member is not limited. For example, the condensation dehumidifying member can be a condensation dehumidifying member that condenses the air flow by condensation water, and the heating member can be an electric resistance wire heating element.

[0090] In other embodiments, the clothes treatment apparatus 1 includes an evaporator and a condenser, the condensation dehumidifying member is the evaporator, and the heating member is the condenser.

[0091] The evaporator and the condenser are disposed in the first installation area 11f, the evaporator is disposed downstream of the filtering device 14 in the air flow direction, and the condenser is disposed downstream of the evaporator in the air flow direction.

[0092] That is, the air flow flows through the filtering device 14, and then sequentially contacts and exchanges heat with the evaporator and the condenser, so as to leave the air duct 11b and enter the clothes treatment cavity 10a.

[0093] Specifically, the wet hot air stream leaves the clothes treatment cavity 10a and enters the air duct 11b, is guided by the guide 12 to the filter device 14 at the air inlet 11a, the filter device 14 filters the impurities entrapped in the air stream, when flowing through the evaporator, the air stream is absorbed heat and reduced in temperature at the evaporator, and becomes a low-temperature dry air stream, and then flows through the condenser, absorbs heat and increases in temperature at the condenser, and becomes a dry hot air stream, the dry hot air stream leaves the air duct 11b and enters the clothes treatment cavity 10a again, and thus, the circulation operation is realized to continuously dry the clothes.

[0094] Of course, in some embodiments, the clothes treatment apparatus 1 further comprises a compressor for compressing the refrigerant, the compressor has a suction port and a discharge port, the compressor sucks in the refrigerant at a lower temperature and a lower pressure from the suction port, and the refrigerant is compressed by the operation of the motor to drive the piston, the condenser is in communication with the discharge port of the compressor, and the condenser is used for cooling the refrigerant, the condenser generates heat and thus heats the air stream, and the evaporator is in communication with the suction port of the compressor, and the evaporator is used for heating the refrigerant, and the evaporator absorbs heat and thus condenses and dehumidifies the air stream.

[0095] It can be understood that in some examples, the clothes treatment apparatus 1 further comprises a heater, the heater is arranged in the air duct 11b and located downstream of the evaporator along the air stream flow direction, and the heater is used for heating the air stream, that is, the heater and the condenser jointly heat the air stream, so as to increase the drying temperature and improve the drying efficiency.

[0096] The filter device 14 can also reduce the probability of lint and other impurities sticking to the heater, reduce the risk of lint dry burning, and further improve the working reliability and service life of the clothes treatment apparatus 1.

[0097] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 1 and Figure 3 , the filter device 14 is drawn out of the air duct 11b along the front-rear direction and away from the guide 12.

[0098] That is, the filter device 14 is separably fitted with the air duct 11b, that is, the air inlet 14a of the filter device 1 is separably fitted with the communication port 11h, when the filter device 14 needs to be cleaned, the filter device 14 can be drawn out along the direction from back to front, and after cleaning, the filter device 14 is installed in the air duct 11b along the direction from front to back, so as to facilitate the user to install and clean, and the filter device 14 does not interfere with the guide 12 during the drawing-out or installation process, and it is not necessary to first disassemble the guide 12, and the operation is convenient.

[0099] Exemplarily, the air inlet 14a and the communication port 11h are sealingly butted along the front-rear direction.

[0100] Specifically, the air flow is guided by the guide 12 at the air inlet 11a, flows to the air inlet 14a through the communication port 11h, and then enters the filtering device 14 for filtering treatment. The filtering device 14 is in sealing butt joint with the communication port 11h, which can reduce the leakage probability of the air flow in the process of flowing to the air inlet 14a, increase the stability of the air flow circulation, and reduce the probability of turbulence.

[0101] It can be understood that the filtering device 14 can also have an air outlet, which can be arranged at one side of the filtering device 14 along the left-right direction.

[0102] That is, the air inlet 14a and the air outlet of the filtering device 14 are arranged in different directions, which can facilitate the butt joint of the filtering device 14 with other structures in different directions, for example, the evaporator and the condenser can be arranged side by side with the filtering device 14 along the left-right direction, and the air flow flowing out of the air outlet can flow to the evaporator and the condenser along the left-right direction.

[0103] The specific structure of the drying channel assembly 11 is not limited.

[0104] In some embodiments, the drying channel assembly 11 includes a bottom cover 111 and a cover plate assembly. The air inlet 11a is arranged on the bottom cover 111, and the cover plate assembly is in butt joint with the bottom cover 111 along the height direction of the clothes treatment equipment 1 and defines the air duct 11b.

[0105] The cover plate assembly is used to cover the bottom cover 111, thereby closing the top opening of the bottom cover 111. In this way, the air duct 11b is formed between the cover plate assembly and the bottom cover 111 for the air flow to circulate, thereby improving the drying reliability.

[0106] The specific structure of the cover plate assembly is not limited.

[0107] In some embodiments, referring to Figures 1 to 3 , the clothes treatment equipment 1 further includes an evaporator and a condenser, the evaporator and the condenser are arranged in the first mounting area 11f, the cover plate assembly includes a first cover plate 112 and a second cover plate 113, the first cover plate 112 covers the top side of the first mounting area 11f, the second cover plate 113 covers the top side of the second mounting area 11g, and the first cover plate 112 and the second cover plate 113 are detachably connected.

[0108] That is, when the guide 12 needs to be detached from the bottom cover 111 for cleaning and replacement or the connection between the drying channel assembly 11 and the connecting pipe 13 is needed to be realized to communicate the air inlet 11a and the air outlet 10b, the second cover plate 113 and the first cover plate 112 only need to be disconnected, without the need to simultaneously detach the first cover plate 112 and the second cover plate 113. In this way, the operation is simple and convenient, and the disassembly and assembly process is reduced.

[0109] The detachable connection manner of the first cover plate 112 and the second cover plate 113 is not limited, and can be threaded connection, clamping, etc., which is not limited herein.

[0110] In some embodiments, referring to Figures 2 to 5 , the top wall of the fairing 122 is provided with an operation port 122c extending to the airflow guide outlet 122b, and the second cover plate 113 has a positioning column 1131 protruding towards the fairing 12, which extends into the operation port 122c.

[0111] In this embodiment, the positioning column 1131 extends into the operation port 122c, facilitating the installation and positioning of the second cover plate 113 and the fairing 12, and the positioning of the fairing 12 can also be completed when the second cover plate 113 is connected with the second installation area 11g, thereby increasing the installation reliability. The operation port 122c extends to the airflow guide outlet 122b, so that the operation port 122c has sufficient space for the operator to connect the connecting seat 121, the bottom cover 111 and the connecting pipe 13.

[0112] In some embodiments, the cover plate assembly comprises a sealing member arranged on the second cover plate 113, and the sealing member is used to seal the operation port 122c when the second cover plate 113 is arranged on the top side of the second installation area 11g.

[0113] In this embodiment, the sealing member can prevent air leakage at the joint of the second cover plate 113 and the fairing 12, reduce the probability of air flow through the operation port 122c to the outside of the second cover plate 113, and increase the stability of air flow circulation in the air duct 11b.

[0114] In the description of the present application, the description of the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "example", "specific example", or "some examples" means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in connection with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In the present application, the illustrative description of the above terms is not necessarily for the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described can be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner. Furthermore, the different embodiments or examples described in the present application and the features of the different embodiments or examples can be combined by those skilled in the art without contradiction.

[0115] The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present application and is not used to limit the present application. For those skilled in the art, the present application can have various changes and variations. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A laundry treating apparatus, characterized by, The laundry treating apparatus comprises: a drum assembly having a laundry treating cavity, an air inlet and an air outlet; a drying duct assembly having an air duct, the air duct being in communication with the air inlet and the air outlet to form a circulating air duct with the laundry treating cavity, the air duct comprising a first mounting area and a second mounting area, a bottom wall of the second mounting area being provided with an air inlet, and an interface between the first mounting area and the second mounting area forming a communication port; a flow guide member arranged in the second mounting area and located at the air inlet, for guiding the airflow at the air inlet to the communication port.

2. The clothes processing device according to claim 1, characterized in that The second mounting area is arranged at a rear side of the first mounting area; the flow guide member has an arc-shaped flow guide surface adapted to deflect the upwardly flowing airflow at the air inlet to the communication port. 3.The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, The flow guide member divides the second mounting area into a first sub-space and a second sub-space, wherein the first sub-space is located at a side of the flow guide member facing the communication port, and the first sub-space and the second sub-space are not in communication with each other, so that the airflow at the air inlet flows to the communication port through the first sub-space. 4.The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, The drying duct assembly comprises a bottom cover, the air inlet is arranged on the bottom cover, the flow guide member comprises a connecting seat and a flow guide cover connected with each other, the connecting seat is connected with the bottom cover, the flow guide cover has a flow guide cavity and an airflow guide outlet in communication, and the airflow guide outlet is located at a side of the flow guide member facing the communication port. 5.The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 4, wherein, The connecting seat has a ring structure surrounding the air inlet, the flow guide cover has a bowl shape and covers the ring structure, and the airflow guide outlet penetrates through a side wall of the flow guide cover and extends to the ring structure. 6.The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 5, characterized by, A circumferential extension length of a part where the flow guide cover is connected with the ring structure corresponds to a central angle of 150°-210°. 7.The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 4, wherein, The connecting seat has a ring structure surrounding the air inlet, the laundry treating apparatus comprises a connecting pipe connecting the air outlet and the air inlet, wherein a first end of the connecting pipe extends into the air inlet and has a turned-up edge surrounding the air inlet, and the ring structure presses the turned-up edge against the bottom cover. 8.The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 5, wherein, The flow guide cover comprises a first side wall and two second side walls, a bottom end of the first side wall extends along an inner edge of the ring structure, opposite ends of the first side wall in the circumferential direction are connected with the two second side walls respectively, and bottom ends of the two second side walls extend from the inner edge of the ring structure to an outer edge of the ring structure in a direction away from the first side wall. 9.The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, The laundry treating apparatus further comprises a filtering device, at least a part of the filtering device is arranged in the first mounting area, the filtering device is used for filtering the airflow flowing through the filtering device, and the filtering device has an air inlet, the air inlet is in abutment with the communication port. 10.The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 4, wherein, The drying duct assembly comprises a bottom cover and a cover plate assembly, the air inlet is arranged on the bottom cover, and the cover plate assembly is in abutment with the bottom cover in a height direction of the laundry treating apparatus and defines the air duct. 11.The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 10, wherein, The laundry treating apparatus further includes an evaporator and a condenser, the evaporator and the condenser are disposed in the first installation area, the cover assembly includes a first cover and a second cover, the first cover covers a top side of the first installation area, the second cover covers a top side of the second installation area, and the first cover and the second cover are detachably connected. 12.The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 11, wherein, A top wall of the flow guide cover is provided with an operation port extending to the airflow guide outlet, and the second cover has a positioning column protruding toward the flow guide member, and the positioning column extends into the operation port.

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