Waterproof protection structure of clothes dryer

Abstract

The waterproof protection structure of the clothes dryer comprises a machine body and an upper cover arranged at the top of the machine body, and the upper cover comprises a water retaining part located in the middle of the upper cover and a plurality of air outlet holes formed in the periphery of the water retaining part; a water receiving seat is mounted at a machine body opening in the top of the machine body; a waterproof seat is mounted in the machine body below the water receiving seat; the water receiving seat comprises a water receiving seat body, a water guide plate arranged at the lower end of the water receiving seat body and a water guide plate hole formed in the middle of the water guide plate; the waterproof seat comprises a waterproof seat body, a water surrounding plate arranged on the side wall of the lower end of the waterproof seat body, a waterproof seat hole formed in the top of the waterproof seat body and a drainage hole formed in the lower end of the waterproof seat body, the diameter of the waterproof seat hole is smaller than that of the water guide plate hole, an electric heater is installed in the waterproof seat hole, and an electric fan is installed below the electric heater; according to the utility model, water drops can be prevented from dropping on an electric heater, an electric fan or a circuit board, short circuit of an electrical part is avoided, and the safety is higher.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of clothes dryers, in particular to a waterproof protection structure for clothes dryers. Background Art

[0002] A clothes dryer is a cleaning household appliance that uses electric heating to evaporate the water in washed clothes instantly. The clothes dryer includes a body, an electric heater installed in the body, an electric fan, and an air outlet opened on the top of the body.

[0003] In existing clothes dryers, clothes are hung on the top of the dryer. The electric fan blows hot air continuously from the air outlet to the clothes, which heats the clothes and promotes air flow to dry the clothes. Because clothes contain a certain amount of water, water will drip onto the dryer under the action of gravity. Some water will drip at the air outlet and then enter the electric heater, electric fan or circuit board inside the dryer. Therefore, short circuits are prone to occur, posing a safety hazard. Utility Model Content

[0004] In order to overcome at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art, the utility model provides a waterproof protection structure for a clothes dryer, which can prevent water from dripping onto an electric heater, an electric fan or a circuit board, avoid short circuit of electrical parts, and provide higher safety.

[0005] A waterproof protection structure for a clothes dryer comprises a body, an upper cover arranged on the top of the body, the upper cover comprising a water retaining part located in the middle of the upper cover, and a plurality of air outlet holes arranged on the periphery of the water retaining part; a water receiving seat is installed at the body opening at the top of the body, and a waterproof seat is installed in the body below the water receiving seat; the water receiving seat comprises a water receiving seat body, a water guide plate arranged at the lower end of the water receiving seat body, and a water guide plate hole arranged in the middle of the water guide plate; the waterproof seat comprises a waterproof seat body, a water surrounding plate arranged on the side wall of the lower end of the waterproof seat body, a waterproof seat hole arranged on the top of the waterproof seat body, and a drainage hole arranged at the lower end of the waterproof seat body, the diameter of the waterproof seat hole is smaller than the diameter of the water guide plate hole, an electric heater is installed in the waterproof seat hole, and an electric fan is installed below the electric heater, the water retaining part shields the area directly above the waterproof seat hole to prevent water from dripping onto the electric heater, and each air outlet hole is located directly above the water guide plate, so that liquid can drip onto the water guide plate through the air outlet hole.

[0006] In some embodiments, a plurality of plug-in tubes are disposed in the water receiving seat, a plurality of plug-in posts are disposed at the bottom of the upper cover, and the upper cover is correspondingly plugged and fixed into the plurality of plug-in tubes on the water receiving seat through the plurality of plug-in posts.

[0007] In some embodiments, a sleeve is installed on the top of the upper cover, at least two slots are radially opened on the upper end of the sleeve, a thread is arranged on the outer wall of the lower end of the sleeve, and a locking nut is threadedly connected to the thread.

[0008] In some embodiments, the top surface of the upper cover is a conical surface, and a plurality of air outlet holes are arranged in a ring shape on the periphery of the water retaining portion; the upper end of the water receiving seat body is an inverted conical tube, and the waterproof seat body is a forward conical tube.

[0009] Additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will be given in part in the following description, and in part will become apparent from the following description, or will be learned through the practice of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0010] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and easily understood from the description of the embodiments in conjunction with the following drawings, in which:

[0011] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the front structure when the present application is installed with a clothes drying rod;

[0012] Figure 2 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the present application;

[0013] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the split structure of this application;

[0014] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the split structure of the upper cover;

[0015] Figure 5 It is a schematic cross-sectional view of the present application;

[0016] Figure 6 It is a cutaway stereogram of the upper cover, the water receiving seat and the waterproof seat when they are assembled;

[0017] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the front structure when the water receiving seat and the waterproof seat are combined;

[0018] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure when the water receiving seat and the waterproof seat are combined;

[0019] Fig. 9 It is a schematic diagram of the split structure of the water receiving seat and the waterproof seat.

[0020] Reference numerals:

[0021] Fuselage 1, fuselage opening 100;

[0022] Upper cover 2, water retaining part 200, air outlet 201, plug-in column 202, sleeve 203, slot 204, screw thread 205, locking nut 206;

[0023] Water receiving seat 3, water receiving seat body 300, water guide plate 301, water guide plate hole 302, plug-in tube 303;

[0024] Waterproof seat 4, waterproof seat body 400, water surrounding plate 401, waterproof seat hole 402, drainage hole 403;

[0025] Electric heater 5, electric fan 6, air duct 560, clothes drying rod 7. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, and examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain the present invention, and cannot be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0027] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that descriptions involving orientation, such as the orientations or positional relationships indicated by terms such as "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside" and "outside", etc., are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do 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 invention.

[0028] In the description of the present utility model, "several" means one or more, "more" means more than two, "greater than", "less than", "exceed" etc. are understood to exclude the number itself, and "above", "below", "within" etc. are understood to include the number itself. If there is a description of "first" or "second", it is only used for the purpose of distinguishing the technical features, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying the relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features or implicitly indicating the order of the indicated technical features.

[0029] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installation", "connection" and "connection" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0030] Reference Figure 1-Figure 9A waterproof protection structure for a clothes dryer comprises a hollow cylindrical body 1, a circular upper cover 2 arranged on the top of the body 1, the upper cover 2 comprises a circular water retaining portion 200 located in the middle of the upper cover 2, and a plurality of air outlet holes 201 evenly arranged on the periphery of the water retaining portion 200, for blowing hot air to clothes located above and drying the clothes; a water receiving seat 3 is installed at a body opening 100 at the top of the body 1, the body opening 100 is a circular hole, and a water receiving seat 3 is provided at the water receiving seat 3. A waterproof seat 4 is installed in the fuselage 1 below; the water receiving seat 3 includes a water receiving seat body 300, a water guide plate 301 integrally formed at the lower end of the water receiving seat body 300, and a water guide plate hole 302 opened in the middle of the water guide plate 301; the waterproof seat 4 includes a waterproof seat body 400, a water surrounding plate 401 integrally formed on the side wall of the lower end of the waterproof seat body 400, a waterproof seat hole 402 opened at the top of the waterproof seat body 400, and a plurality of drainage holes 402 opened at the lower end of the waterproof seat body 400. Hole 403, the water surrounding plate 401 can be vertically arranged in a ring shape, the drainage hole 403 can be connected to the first end of the drainage pipe, and the second end of the drainage pipe can extend to the outside of the fuselage 1, the diameter of the waterproof seat hole 402 is smaller than the diameter of the water guide plate hole 302, and an electric heater 5 is installed in the waterproof seat hole 402 for heating the air. The outer wall of the electric heater 5 is sealed and fixed to the inner wall of the waterproof seat hole 402 by a sealing ring to further prevent the liquid from flowing downward through the outer wall of the electric heater 5; an electric fan 6 is installed below the electric heater 5 to blow the hot air generated by the electric heater 5 to the clothes through the air outlet 201, the water retaining part 200 is an integrally formed conical plate, and its diameter is larger than the diameter of the waterproof seat hole 402, the water retaining part 200 blocks the area directly above the waterproof seat hole 402 to prevent water from dripping onto the electric heater 5, and each air outlet 201 is located directly above the water guide plate 301, and the liquid can drip onto the water guide plate 301 through the air outlet 201.

[0031] When in use, the circular shell of the electric heater 5 is sealed and fixed in the waterproof seat hole 402, and then the electric fan 6 and the circuit board are installed below the electric heater 5. The air duct 560 is connected between the electric heater 5 and the electric fan 6. Then the waterproof seat 4 is installed and fixed in the fuselage 1, and then the water receiving seat 3 is sleeved in the fuselage opening 100. At this time, the water receiving seat 3 is located directly above the waterproof seat 4. The upper end of the water receiving seat 3 is conical and extends out of the top of the fuselage 1. Then the upper cover 2 is installed directly above the water receiving seat 3. After installation, the water retaining part 200 covers the waterproof seat hole 402. 02 is shielded. When water on the clothes located on the top of the upper cover 2 drops, the water will be blocked by the water blocking part 200, and the water will not drop on the electric heater 5, the electric fan 6 or the circuit board. Each air outlet 201 is located directly above the water guide plate 301. The liquid can drip onto the water guide plate 301 through the air outlet 201, and then the liquid flows downward through the inner wall of the water guide plate hole 302 to the conical outer wall of the waterproof seat body 400 located outside the waterproof seat hole 402. Then the liquid is discharged to the outside of the fuselage 1 through the drainage hole 403 opened at the lower end of the waterproof seat body 400. The present application can prevent water from dripping onto the electric heater 5, the electric fan 6 or the circuit board, avoid short circuit of the electrical part, and have higher safety.

[0032] In some embodiments, four plug-in tubes 303 are evenly and vertically arranged on the inner wall of the water receiving seat 3, and four plug-in columns 202 are arranged at the bottom of the upper cover 2. The upper cover 2 is correspondingly plugged and fixed in the four plug-in tubes 303 on the water receiving seat 3 through the four plug-in columns 202. A detachable connection can be achieved between the two, which makes installation, disassembly and maintenance more convenient.

[0033] In some embodiments, a sleeve 203 is integrally formed on the top of the upper cover 2, and four U-shaped slots 204 are evenly arranged radially on the upper end of the sleeve 203. The four slots 204 allow the tube wall of the sleeve 203 to expand and contract radially, and can be used for the insertion of clothes drying rods 7 with different diameters. A screw thread 205 is provided on the outer wall of the lower end of the sleeve 203, and a locking nut 206 is threadedly connected to the screw thread 205; the clothes drying rod 7 used for hanging clothes, shoes or socks, etc., can be inserted into the sleeve 203 at its lower end, and then the locking nut 206 is tightened on the screw thread 205. The locking nut 206 squeezes the outer wall of the upper end of the sleeve 203, so that the locking nut 206, the sleeve 203 and the clothes drying rod 7 are fastened together. This structure is easy to install and disassemble, and is convenient for storage and transportation.

[0034] In some embodiments, the top surface of the upper cover 2 is a conical surface, which is convenient for guiding water to flow downward without accumulating on the top surface of the upper cover 2. A plurality of air outlet holes 201 are arranged in a ring shape on the periphery of the water retaining portion 200. The upper end of the water receiving seat body 300 is an inverted conical tube, that is, the upper end is large and the lower end is small. The waterproof seat body 400 is a positive conical tube, that is, the upper end is small and the lower end is large. The two can be connected together, and the water flowing down from the water guide plate hole 302 of the water receiving seat body 300 can be caught by the outer wall of the conical waterproof seat body 400, and will not flow into the waterproof seat hole 402 or onto the electric heater 5.

[0035] The technical features of the above-mentioned embodiments can be combined arbitrarily. In order to make the description concise, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-mentioned 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. Although the embodiments of the utility model have been shown and described, ordinary technicians in this field can understand that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principle and purpose of the utility model. The scope of the utility model is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A waterproof protective structure for a clothes dryer, comprising a body and an upper cover disposed on top of the body, characterized in that: The upper cover includes a water retaining portion located in the middle of the upper cover and a plurality of air outlet holes arranged on the periphery of the water retaining portion; a water receiving seat is installed at the fuselage opening at the top of the fuselage, and a waterproof seat is installed in the fuselage below the water receiving seat; the water receiving seat includes a water receiving seat body, a water guide plate arranged at the lower end of the water receiving seat body, and a water guide plate hole arranged in the middle of the water guide plate; the waterproof seat includes a waterproof seat body, a water surrounding plate arranged on the side wall of the lower end of the waterproof seat body, a waterproof seat hole arranged on the top of the waterproof seat body, and a drainage hole arranged at the lower end of the waterproof seat body, the diameter of the waterproof seat hole is smaller than the diameter of the water guide plate hole, an electric heater is installed in the waterproof seat hole, and an electric fan is installed below the electric heater, the water retaining portion blocks the area directly above the waterproof seat hole to prevent water from dripping onto the electric heater, and each air outlet is located directly above the water guide plate, and liquid can drip onto the water guide plate through the air outlet holes.

2. The waterproof protective structure for a clothes dryer according to claim 1, wherein: A plurality of plug-in tubes are arranged in the water receiving seat, a plurality of plug-in posts are arranged at the bottom of the upper cover, and the upper cover is correspondingly plugged and fixed in the plurality of plug-in tubes on the water receiving seat through the plurality of plug-in posts.

3. The waterproof protective structure for a clothes dryer according to claim 2, wherein: A sleeve is installed on the top of the upper cover, at least two slots are radially opened on the upper end of the sleeve, screw threads are arranged on the outer wall of the lower end of the sleeve, and a locking nut is threadedly connected to the screw threads.

4. The waterproof protective structure for a clothes dryer according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: The top surface of the upper cover is a conical surface, and multiple air outlet holes are arranged in a ring shape on the periphery of the water retaining part; the upper end of the water receiving seat body is an inverted conical tube, and the waterproof seat body is a regular conical tube.

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