Shell assembly and clothes processing device

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of clothes processing, and provides a shell assembly and a clothes processing device.The shell assembly comprises a heat exchange shell and a fan shell, an air outlet is formed in the heat exchange shell, an air inlet is formed in the fan shell, the air outlet communicates with the air inlet, and the joint of the air outlet and the air inlet is of an integrally-formed structure. According to the shell assembly, the connecting position of the air outlet and the air inlet is of the integrally-formed structure, the sealing performance of the connecting position of the air outlet and the air inlet is improved, and the sealing procedure and the fixing procedure of the connecting position of the air outlet and the air inlet are reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of clothing processing, and in particular to a shell assembly and a clothing processing device. Background Art

[0002] This section is intended to provide a background or context for the embodiments of the present application. No description herein is admitted to be prior art by virtue of its inclusion in this section.

[0003] The clothing processing device has a drying function, and includes a fan for driving an airflow, and a heat exchange component for exchanging heat with the airflow. In the related art, the fan is equipped with a fan casing, and the heat exchange component is equipped with a heat exchange shell. Air leakage is prone to occur at the connection between the fan casing and the heat exchange shell. Utility Model Content

[0004] In view of this, the embodiments of the present application hope to provide a shell assembly and a clothing processing device, which can improve the sealing performance of the shell assembly.

[0005] A first aspect of the present application provides a housing assembly for a clothes processing device, comprising:

[0006] A heat exchange shell is formed with an air outlet;

[0007] The fan housing is formed with an air inlet, the air outlet is communicated with the air inlet, and the connection between the air outlet and the air inlet is an integrally formed structure.

[0008] In some embodiments, the heat exchange shell includes a main shell having the air outlet, and the fan shell includes a machine shell having the air inlet, and the main shell and the machine shell are an integrally formed structure.

[0009] In some embodiments, the heat exchange shell includes a cover, and the cover and the main shell together define a accommodating chamber, at least a portion of the accommodating chamber is a heat exchange chamber, and the heat exchange chamber is connected to the air outlet.

[0010] In some embodiments, the portion of the accommodating chamber is a filter chamber, and the filter chamber and the heat exchange chamber are arranged along a first direction.

[0011] In some embodiments, an air inlet is formed on a side of the main shell away from the cover along the second direction, and the air inlet is communicated with the filter chamber, wherein the first direction and the second direction are perpendicular to each other.

[0012] In some embodiments, the fan housing includes a housing cover, the housing cover and the housing together define an air flow channel, the housing has an air outlet, and the air flow channel connects the air inlet and the air outlet.

[0013] In some embodiments, at least a portion of the fan housing is located on one side of the heat exchange housing along the first direction.

[0014] In some embodiments, the heat exchange shell is formed with a filter chamber, the drum assembly of the clothing processing device has a rotation axis extending in the horizontal direction and a midline extending in the vertical direction, and the fan housing and the filter chamber are respectively located on opposite sides of the midline along the first direction.

[0015] In some embodiments, the heat exchange shell is configured with a side plate having a communication port, the side plate is a part of the fan shell, and the communication port is the air outlet and the air inlet.

[0016] A second aspect of the present application provides a clothes processing device, comprising:

[0017] Heat exchange components;

[0018] Fan;

[0019] In the shell assembly described in any of the above items, the heat exchange assembly is arranged in the heat exchange shell, and the fan is arranged in the fan shell.

[0020] In some embodiments, the laundry processing device comprises a barrel assembly having a laundry processing chamber, and the shell assembly is located above the barrel assembly.

[0021] The shell assembly of the embodiment of the present application has a heat exchange shell with an air outlet, and a fan shell with an air inlet. The air outlet and the air inlet are connected and the connection between the two is an integrated structure, which reduces the sealing structure. On the basis of meeting the sealing performance of the shell assembly, the number of assembly parts is reduced, the assembly efficiency and assembly quality of the shell assembly are improved, the assembly cost is reduced, and the stability of the clothing processing device is improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the main housing and the fan housing in some embodiments of the present application;

[0023] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure from another perspective of the structure shown;

[0024] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the housing assembly of some embodiments of the present application;

[0025] Figure 4 An exploded view of a housing assembly and a heat exchange assembly according to some embodiments of the present application;

[0026] Figure 5 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure shown is a structural diagram from another perspective;

[0027] Figure 6 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure shown in another perspective;

[0028] Figure 7 An exploded view of a clothing treatment device according to some embodiments of the present application.

[0029] Description of Reference Numerals

[0030] Shell assembly 10; heat exchange shell 11; accommodating chamber 11a; heat exchange chamber 11b; filter chamber 11c; main shell 111; air outlet 111a; air inlet 111b; cover 112; fan shell 12; air flow channel 12a; machine shell 121; air inlet 121a; air outlet 121b; shell cover 122; clothing processing device 100; heat exchange assembly 20; fan 30; drum assembly 40, clothing processing chamber 40a. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] The following is a further detailed description of the implementation of the present application in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and examples. The following examples are used to illustrate the present application but cannot be used to limit the scope of the present application.

[0032] The various specific technical features and embodiments described in the specific implementation methods can be combined in any suitable manner unless there is any contradiction. For example, different implementation methods can be formed by combining different specific technical features / embodiments. In order to avoid unnecessary repetition, the various possible combinations of the specific technical features / embodiments in this application will not be described separately.

[0033] The embodiment of the present application provides a housing assembly 10 for a clothes treating device 100, comprising a heat exchange housing 11 and a fan housing 12. Figure 1 and Figure 2 The heat exchange shell 11 has an air outlet 111a, and the fan shell 12 has an air inlet 121a. The air outlet 111a and the air inlet 121a are connected, and the connection between the air outlet 111a and the air inlet 121a is an integrated structure.

[0034] In the related art, the connection between the air outlet of the heat exchange shell and the air inlet of the fan shell needs to be sealed with a sealing ring or a sealing strip, and then connected with fasteners such as screws or buckles to complete the assembly. The hot air flow generated by the heat exchange components in the heat exchange shell enters the air inlet through the air outlet. The sealing components such as sealing rings or sealing strips will accelerate aging in an environment with alternating temperature changes for a long time, and cause the fasteners that cooperate with the sealing components to deform, thereby affecting the sealing performance of the connection between the air outlet and the air inlet.

[0035] The shell assembly 10 provided in the embodiment of the present application has an integrally formed structure at the connection between the air outlet 111a and the air inlet 121a. No sealing components and fasteners are required at the connection between the air outlet 111a and the air inlet 121a, which not only improves the sealing performance of the connection between the air outlet 111a and the air inlet 121a, thereby increasing the stability of the clothing processing device 100 and improving the drying performance of the clothing processing device 100, but also reduces the sealing process and fixing process at the connection between the air outlet 111a and the air inlet 121a, thereby improving the assembly efficiency of the shell assembly 10 and reducing the assembly cost, and also improving the assembly quality of the shell assembly 10.

[0036] See also Figure 7 The embodiment of the present application also provides a clothing processing device 100, comprising a heat exchange component 20, a fan 30 and a housing component 10 in any embodiment of the present application. The heat exchange component 20 is arranged in the heat exchange housing 11, and the fan 30 is arranged in the fan housing 12. The heat exchange component 20 is used to exchange heat with the airflow to change the temperature of the airflow. The fan 30 is used to drive the airflow to flow. In this way, the drying function is provided by the heat exchange component 20 and the fan 30.

[0037] For some examples, see Figure 7 The clothing treatment device 100 further includes a barrel assembly 40 having a clothing treatment chamber 40a, and the housing assembly 10 is located above the barrel assembly 40. In this way, through the arrangement of the barrel assembly 40 and the housing assembly 10, the overall structure of the clothing treatment device 100 is compact, the layout is reasonable and space-saving.

[0038] The type of the laundry processing device 100 is not limited. For example, the laundry processing device 100 includes but is not limited to a dryer or a washer-dryer, etc. A dryer means that the laundry processing device 100 has a drying function. A washer-dryer means that the laundry processing device 100 has both a drying function and a washing function.

[0039] In some embodiments, the drum assembly 40 includes a rotatable inner drum and an outer barrel sleeved outside the inner drum, and the clothing processing chamber 40a is formed in the inner drum. In this way, the posture of the clothing in the clothing processing chamber 40a can be changed by rotating the inner drum, thereby improving the clothing processing efficiency; the outer barrel remains stationary to facilitate the assembly of the housing assembly 10.

[0040] Exemplarily, the outline shape of the inner barrel and the outline shape of the outer barrel may both be cylindrical.

[0041] In some embodiments, the axis of the drum assembly 40 may be a horizontal axis such as the drum-type laundry treating apparatus 100 or an inclined axis, and the like.

[0042] For some examples, see Figure 1 to Figure 2The heat exchange shell 11 includes a main shell 111 with an air outlet 111a, and the fan shell 12 includes a housing 121 with an air inlet 121a. The main shell 111 and the housing 121 are an integrally formed structure. The integrally formed main shell 111 and housing 121 reduce the cumbersome sealing process, reduce the production cost, enhance the sealing performance of the heat exchange shell 11 and the fan shell 12, and then improve the stability of the shell assembly 10.

[0043] For some examples, see Figure 3 to Figure 4 The heat exchange shell 11 includes a cover 112, and the cover 112 and the main shell 111 together define a housing chamber 11a, at least part of the housing chamber 11a is a heat exchange chamber 11b, and the heat exchange chamber 11b is connected to the air outlet 111a. The heat exchange chamber 11b is used to place the heat exchange component 20. Exemplarily, the heat exchange component 20 can be assembled into the heat exchange chamber 11b through the installation port of the main shell 111, and the cover 112 closes the installation port of the main shell 111. In this way, the heat exchange component 20 is used to exchange heat with the airflow flowing through the heat exchange chamber 11b, and the airflow in the heat exchange chamber 11b can enter the fan housing 12 through the air outlet 111a and the air inlet 121a, so that the airflow flows smoothly.

[0044] For some examples, see Figure 3 to Figure 4 The cover 112 is an integrally formed structure, thus reducing the assembly process of the cover 112 as a whole and reducing the production cost.

[0045] For some examples, see Figure 1 and Figure 5 , part of the accommodating chamber 11a is the filter chamber 11c, and the filter chamber 11c and the heat exchange chamber 11b are arranged along the first direction. That is to say, part of the accommodating chamber 11a is the heat exchange chamber 11b, and the other part of the accommodating chamber 11a is the filter chamber 11c. The cover 112 and the main shell 111 define the heat exchange chamber 11b and the filter chamber 11c, which reduces the number of parts of the shell assembly 10 that are independently manufactured, which can not only reduce the production and assembly processes, but also reduce the use of sealing components. The filter chamber 11c and the heat exchange chamber 11b are arranged along the first direction, so that the shell assembly 10 has a compact structure, which is convenient for installing the shell assembly 10 in the limited space inside the box of the clothing processing device 100. In addition, the airflow can flow from the filter chamber 11c to the heat exchange chamber 11b along the first direction, which is convenient for the airflow to flow and reduce wind resistance.

[0046] For some examples, see Figure 1 , Figure 5 and Figure 6, the main shell 111 has an air inlet 111b on one side away from the cover 112 along the second direction, and the air inlet 111b is connected to the filter chamber 11c. In this way, the airflow from the clothing processing chamber 40a is discharged to the filter chamber 11c through the air inlet 111b, and then flows to the heat exchange chamber 11b along the first direction, and then discharged to the fan housing 12 through the air outlet 111a and the air inlet 121a. The filter chamber 11c is used to filter the hair from the clothing processing chamber 40a. The airflow in the clothing processing chamber 40a will carry certain impurities such as hair from clothing. After the airflow containing impurities is filtered in the filter chamber 11c, the airflow flowing to the heat exchange chamber 11b is relatively pure, which prevents impurities from being entangled in the heat exchange component 20 and the fan 30 in the heat exchange chamber 11b.

[0047] The first direction and the second direction are perpendicular to each other.

[0048] For some examples, see Figures 2 to 3 The fan housing 12 includes a housing cover 122. The housing cover 122 and the machine housing 121 jointly define an air flow channel 12a. The machine housing 121 is formed with an air outlet 121b. The air flow channel 12a is connected to the air inlet 121a and the air outlet 121b. In this way, the airflow in the heat exchange shell 11 is discharged into the fan housing 12 through the air inlet 121a, and is discharged through the air outlet 121b along the air flow channel 12a. Exemplarily, the air outlet 121b is connected to the clothing processing chamber 40a. Combined with the aforementioned flow path of the airflow in the heat exchange shell 11, the airflow from the clothing processing chamber 40a passes through the air inlet 111b, the accommodating chamber 11a, the air outlet 111a, the air inlet 121a, the air flow channel 12a and the air outlet 121b in the housing assembly 10, and enters the clothing processing chamber 40 again through the air outlet 121b. Circulation is completed through the flow path, thereby realizing the functions of the shell assembly 10 for airflow filtering and heat exchange.

[0049] In some embodiments, the heat exchange assembly 20 includes a condenser and an evaporator. The evaporator is used to cool and dehumidify the hot and humid airflow from the laundry processing chamber 40a to form a dry and cold airflow. The condenser heats the dry and cold airflow into a dry and hot airflow. In other words, the laundry processing device 100 adopts a heat pump type clothes drying function.

[0050] In some embodiments, the clothing processing device 100 further includes a compressor and a throttling device. The compressor, the condenser, the throttling device and the evaporator are connected in series in sequence through pipelines to form a heat pump system, and the refrigerant can circulate in the heat pump system.

[0051] The working principle of the heat pump system is as follows: the compressor sucks in low-pressure gaseous refrigerant and compresses it into high pressure and discharges it; the discharged high-pressure refrigerant enters the condenser, and the refrigerant in the condenser transfers heat to the airflow to condense into high-pressure liquid; the high-pressure liquid refrigerant flows through the throttling device to throttle and reduce pressure, and becomes a low-pressure and low-temperature gas-liquid two-phase mixture and enters the evaporator; the refrigerant in the evaporator absorbs the heat of the airflow and becomes a low-pressure gas; the low-pressure gaseous refrigerant is sucked in by the compressor again; and this cycle is repeated to achieve heat exchange. In other words, the evaporator is used to cool and dehumidify the humid hot airflow from the clothing processing chamber 40a to form a dry cold airflow, and the condenser heats the dry cold airflow into a dry hot airflow and then flows back into the clothing processing chamber 40a. The dry hot airflow flowing back to the clothing processing chamber 40a contacts the wet clothes to form a humid hot airflow again, completing a drying cycle. By repeatedly running the drying cycle, the circulating airflow is continuously provided to the clothing processing chamber 40a to dry the clothes.

[0052] For some examples, see Figure 3 The shell cover 122 is integrally formed. Thus, the fan housing is formed by the shell cover 122 and the housing 121, and the fan housing 12 has fewer manufacturing and assembly processes, thereby reducing production costs.

[0053] For some examples, see Figure 5 to Figure 6 At least part of the fan housing 12 is located on one side of the heat exchange housing 11 along the first direction. Figures 1 to 3 as well as Figure 5 to Figure 6 The axial direction of the fan casing 12 is consistent with the first direction, at least part of the fan casing 12 is an annular structure, starting from a preset position on the circumference of the annular structure, the fan casing 12 is expanded along the second direction, and an air outlet 121b is formed at the end of the expanded section. The space between the box body and the barrel assembly 40 is limited, and at least part of the fan casing 12 is located on one side of the heat exchange shell 11 along the first direction, which can avoid the fan casing 12 and the heat exchange shell 11 from occupying too large a size in the up and down direction, and the shell assembly 10 and the barrel assembly 40 are difficult to assemble.

[0054] It can be understood that the axial direction of the fan housing 12 is the direction of the rotation axis of the fan.

[0055] For some examples, see Figures 5 to 7 The heat exchange shell 11 is formed with a filter chamber 11c, the drum assembly 40 of the clothing processing device has a rotation axis extending in the horizontal direction and a midline extending in the vertical direction, and the fan housing 12 and the filter chamber 11c are respectively located on two opposite sides of the midline along the first direction.

[0056] In this embodiment, the rotation axis of the barrel assembly 40 is in the horizontal direction, and the vertical plane perpendicular to the rotation axis of the barrel assembly 40 is used as the projection plane, and the projection of the midpoint perpendicular line extends in the vertical direction and passes through the projection point of the rotation axis of the barrel assembly 40. In this design, the midpoint perpendicular line of the barrel assembly 40 extending in the vertical direction will pass through the highest point of the barrel assembly 40, and the fan housing 12 and the filter chamber 11c are respectively located on opposite sides of the midpoint perpendicular line along the first direction, which can reduce the space occupied by the fan housing 12 on the upper part of the barrel assembly 40 as much as possible, thereby avoiding increasing the height of the entire laundry processing device 100.

[0057] See also Figure 7 , taking the axis of the barrel assembly 40 as a horizontal axis as an example, the axis of the barrel assembly 40 can extend in the front-to-back direction. At least part of the fan casing 12 is located on one side of the heat exchange shell 11 along the left-right direction, the air outlet 121b is connected to the front side of the barrel assembly 40, and the air inlet 111b is formed on the lower side of the main shell 111. In this embodiment, the first direction can be consistent with the left-right direction, and the second direction can be consistent with the up-down direction. Through the aforementioned setting method of the fan casing 12, the limited space between the box body and the barrel assembly 40 is efficiently utilized, so that the overall structure of the shell assembly 10 is compact, which is beneficial to the coordination between the various components.

[0058] It should be noted that the front refers to the direction toward the user, and the rear refers to the direction opposite to the front. The front-to-back direction, the left-to-right direction, and the up-to-down direction are perpendicular to each other and together constitute a three-dimensional vertical coordinate system.

[0059] In some embodiments, the heat exchange shell 11 is configured as a side plate with a communication port, the side plate is a part of the fan shell 12, and the communication port is the air outlet 111a and the air inlet 121b. In other words, the heat exchange shell 11 and the fan shell 12 share the side plate. In this way, the materials of the heat exchange shell 11 and the fan shell 12 are saved, and the production cost is reduced.

[0060] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "some embodiments" and "exemplary" means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the embodiments of the present application. In this specification, the schematic representation of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described may be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner. In addition, those skilled in the art may combine and combine the different embodiments or examples described in this specification and the features of the different embodiments or examples, unless they are contradictory.

[0061] The various embodiments / implementations provided in this application can be combined with each other without causing any contradiction. The above description is only a preferred embodiment of this application and is not intended to limit this application. For those skilled in the art, this application may have various changes and variations. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of this application shall be included in the protection scope of this application.

Claims

1. A housing assembly for a clothes processing device, It is characterized in that include: A heat exchange shell is formed with an air outlet; The fan housing is formed with an air inlet, the air outlet is communicated with the air inlet, and the connection between the air outlet and the air inlet is an integrally formed structure.

2. The housing assembly according to claim 1, It is characterized in that The heat exchange shell includes a main shell having the air outlet, and the fan shell includes a machine shell having the air inlet. The main shell and the machine shell are an integrally formed structure.

3. The housing assembly according to claim 2, It is characterized in that The heat exchange shell comprises a cover, and the cover and the main shell together define a containing chamber, at least a part of the containing chamber is a heat exchange chamber, and the heat exchange chamber is connected to the air outlet.

4. The housing assembly according to claim 3, It is characterized in that The portion of the accommodating chamber is a filter chamber, and the filter chamber and the heat exchange chamber are arranged along a first direction.

5. The housing assembly according to claim 4, It is characterized in that An air inlet is formed on one side of the main shell away from the cover along the second direction, and the air inlet is communicated with the filter chamber, wherein the first direction and the second direction are perpendicular to each other.

6. The housing assembly according to claim 2, It is characterized in that The fan housing comprises a housing cover, wherein the housing cover and the housing together define an air flow channel, the housing has an air outlet, and the air flow channel communicates the air inlet and the air outlet.

7. The housing assembly according to claim 1, It is characterized in that At least a portion of the fan casing is located on one side of the heat exchange casing along the first direction.

8. The housing assembly according to claim 7, It is characterized in that The heat exchange shell forms a filter chamber, the drum assembly of the clothing processing device has a rotation axis extending in the horizontal direction and a midline extending in the vertical direction, and the fan shell and the filter chamber are respectively located on two opposite sides of the midline along the first direction.

9. The housing assembly according to claim 1, It is characterized in that The heat exchange shell is configured with a side plate having a communication port, the side plate is a part of the fan shell, and the communication port is the air outlet and the air inlet.

10. A clothes processing device, It is characterized in that include: Heat exchange components; Fan; In the shell assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 9, the heat exchange assembly is arranged in the heat exchange shell, and the fan is arranged in the fan shell.

11. The laundry processing device according to claim 10, It is characterized in that The clothes treating device comprises a barrel assembly having a clothes treating chamber, and the shell assembly is located above the barrel assembly.

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