Barrel body assembly and clothes processing device

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of clothes processing, and provides a barrel assembly and a clothes processing device.The barrel assembly comprises an outer barrel and a water inlet assembly, a water inlet and a water containing cavity are formed in the outer barrel, the water inlet assembly is arranged on the surface of the water containing cavity, the water inlet assembly comprises an overflowing cavity and at least one water outlet, and the water inlet and the water outlet are both communicated with the overflowing cavity. According to the barrel body assembly provided by the embodiment of the invention, the water inlet assembly plays a role in guiding water liquid, and water liquid sputtering can be reduced.

Description

Technical Field

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

[0002] A clothes processing device (such as a washer-dryer or a clothes dryer) includes a barrel assembly, which includes an outer barrel, and the outer barrel forms a water storage chamber. In the related art, when the washing heat exchange assembly and / or the clothes processing device dries clothes, water is generated, and after the water flows into the water storage chamber, it is easy to splash everywhere. Utility Model Content

[0003] In view of this, the embodiments of the present application hope to provide a barrel assembly and a clothing processing device that can achieve the effect of diverting water.

[0004] The first aspect of the present application provides a barrel assembly for a clothes processing device, comprising:

[0005] The outer barrel is formed with a water inlet and a water storage cavity;

[0006] The water inlet assembly is arranged on the surface of the water storage cavity, and the water inlet assembly includes a flow cavity and at least one water outlet, and the water inlet and the water outlet are both connected to the flow cavity.

[0007] In some embodiments, there are multiple water outlets, and the multiple water outlets are respectively located on different side walls of the water inlet component.

[0008] In some embodiments, the barrel body assembly includes a water retaining rib, and at least one of the water outlets is provided with the water retaining rib along at least one side of the left side and the right side.

[0009] In some embodiments, one of the water outlets is defined as a first water outlet, which is located on a side wall of the water inlet assembly away from the water inlet in the left-right direction, and a plurality of water retaining ribs are provided on one side of the first water outlet away from the water inlet in the left-right direction.

[0010] In some embodiments, the water retaining rib corresponding to the first water outlet is a first water retaining rib, and the dimensions of the plurality of first water retaining ribs along the front-to-back direction increase sequentially from a direction close to the first water outlet to a direction away from the first water outlet.

[0011] In some embodiments, one of the water outlets is defined as a second water outlet, the second water outlet is located on a downward side wall of the water inlet assembly, and at least one water retaining rib is respectively provided on both sides of the second water outlet in the left and right directions.

[0012] In some embodiments, the barrel body assembly includes guide ribs disposed on the rear surface of the water holding cavity, and a plurality of the guide ribs extend downward in parallel from the water outlet.

[0013] In some embodiments, the lower end of the guide rib extends to the lower part of the outer barrel.

[0014] In some embodiments, a guide groove recessed toward the rear side is formed on the rear surface of the water holding cavity, and at least a portion of the water inlet assembly is located in the guide groove.

[0015] In some embodiments, the upper end of the guide groove is located at the water inlet, and the lower end of the guide groove extends to the lower part of the outer barrel.

[0016] In some embodiments, the water inlet is located at the connection between the peripheral side wall of the outer barrel and the rear side wall of the outer barrel.

[0017] A second aspect of the present application provides a clothes processing device, comprising:

[0018] The barrel assembly described in any one of the above;

[0019] Heat exchange components;

[0020] The heat exchange shell has a heat exchange cavity communicated with the water inlet, and the heat exchange component is arranged in the heat exchange cavity.

[0021] The barrel assembly provided in the embodiment of the present application has a water inlet assembly that blocks and collects the water from the water inlet, slowing down the flow rate of the water. The dispersed water is collected into a water flow by the water inlet assembly and discharged through the water outlet, thereby having the effect of guiding the water and reducing the splashing of the water. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of an outer barrel provided in some embodiments of the present application, in which L represents the center line of the outer barrel projection extending in the horizontal direction;

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

[0024] Figure 3 for Figure 2 Enlarged view of point A in the middle;

[0025] Figure 4 for Figure 1 A schematic cross-section diagram at position aa;

[0026] Figure 5 for Figure 4 Enlarged view of point B in the middle;

[0027] Figure 6A schematic diagram of the structure of a clothing processing device provided in some embodiments of the present application.

[0028] Description of Reference Numerals

[0029] Clothes treating device 100;

[0030] Heat exchange shell 20;

[0031] Barrel assembly 10;

[0032] Outer barrel 11; water storage chamber 11a; water inlet 11b; flow guide groove 11c; water collection groove 11d;

[0033] Water inlet assembly 12; water outlet 12a; first water outlet 12a1; second water outlet 12a2;

[0034] Water retaining rib 13; first water retaining rib 131; second water retaining rib 132;

[0035] Guide rib 14; water flow channel 14a. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0036] 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.

[0037] 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.

[0038] It should be noted that, in the present application, down refers to the direction toward the ground, up is the direction opposite to down, front refers to the direction toward the user, and back is the direction opposite to front; left refers to the side where the left hand of the user is located when the user is located on the front side of the barrel body assembly 10, and right is the direction opposite to left; the front-to-back direction, the left-to-right direction, and the up-down direction are perpendicular to each other, and together constitute a three-dimensional vertical coordinate system.

[0039] See also Figures 1 to 6The embodiment of the present application provides a barrel assembly 10 for a clothing treatment device 100, the barrel assembly 10 includes an outer barrel 11 and a water inlet assembly 12, the outer barrel 11 is formed with a water inlet 11b and a water holding chamber 11a, the water inlet assembly 12 is arranged on the surface of the water holding chamber 11a, the water inlet assembly 12 includes a flow chamber and at least one water outlet 12a, the water inlet 11b and the water outlet 12a are both connected to the flow chamber. The water outlet 12a can be connected to the water holding chamber 11a. Exemplarily, the water enters the flow chamber through the water inlet 11b, and then flows out to the water holding chamber 11a through the water outlet 12a.

[0040] The water inlet assembly 12 has a blocking and collecting effect on the water. After the water with a large flow rate and / or a fast flow rate enters the flow cavity through the water inlet 11b, the water impacts the side wall of the water inlet assembly 12, which can slow down the flow rate of the water flow.

[0041] For example, see Figure 2 and Figure 3 , at least one water outlet 12a is oriented in a different direction from the water inlet 11b. For example, the water inlet 11b is oriented approximately to the left, and one water outlet 12a is oriented approximately downward. In this way, the water outlet 12a can change the flow direction of the water, prolong the retention time of the water in the water inlet assembly 12, thereby reducing the flow speed of the water, so that the water can flow relatively smoothly on the flow path, and avoid splashing of the water to various places in the clothing storage chamber as much as possible.

[0042] The barrel body assembly 10 provided in the embodiment of the present application, the water inlet assembly 12 blocks and collects the water from the water inlet 11b, slows down the flow rate of the water, and the scattered water is collected into a water flow by the water inlet assembly 12 and discharged through the water outlet 12a, which has the effect of guiding the water and reducing water splashing.

[0043] See also Figure 6 The present application provides a clothes processing device 100, comprising a barrel assembly 10, a heat exchange assembly and a heat exchange shell 20 in any embodiment of the present application, wherein the heat exchange shell 20 has a heat exchange cavity connected to the water inlet 11b, and the heat exchange assembly is arranged in the heat exchange cavity. The heat exchange assembly is used to perform heat exchange with the airflow, thereby changing the temperature and / or humidity of the airflow flowing through the heat exchange assembly.

[0044] In some embodiments, the barrel body assembly 10 includes an inner drum, which is arranged in the water holding chamber 11a. The internal space of the inner drum is used to place clothes. A through flow hole is formed on the rear side wall of the inner drum, that is, the flow hole penetrates the two surfaces of the rear side wall of the inner drum along the front and rear directions, and the flow hole connects the internal space of the inner drum and the water holding chamber 11a.

[0045] Exemplarily, the clothing treatment device 100 is taken as an example of a washing and drying device. The heat exchange component includes a condenser and a heating device. The condenser is used to condense and dehumidify the hot and humid gas entering the heat exchange chamber. Specifically, the clothing treatment device 100 includes an air duct connected to the barrel assembly 10, the heat exchange chamber can be a part of the air duct, and the heating device is located in the air duct. The hot and dry airflow in the air duct flows to the barrel assembly 10. In the process of flowing through the barrel assembly 10, the hot and dry airflow exchanges heat with the clothes in the inner drum, and takes away a part of the water vapor, hair and clothing debris to form a hot and humid airflow. After the hot and humid airflow is discharged from the barrel assembly 10, it enters the heat exchange chamber and contacts the condenser. The water vapor in the hot and humid airflow is precipitated due to cooling to form condensed water, and the hot and humid airflow becomes a dry and cold airflow. The heating device is used to heat the dry and cold airflow into a dry and hot airflow.

[0046] In some cases, the hot and humid airflow carrying hair and clothing debris is constantly in contact with the heat exchange component. After the hair and clothing debris adsorbed on the heat exchange component are cleaned with water, part of the water will also flow into the water holding chamber 11a through the inlet water.

[0047] In some embodiments, the heating device includes but is not limited to a fin-tube evaporator and the like.

[0048] The clothing processing device 100 provided in the embodiment of the present application is provided with a water inlet assembly 12 on the surface of the water holding chamber 11a. The water inlet assembly 12 has a blocking and collecting effect on the water. After the water enters the water inlet assembly 12, the flow velocity is reduced, so that the water can flow relatively smoothly on the flow path, reducing the probability of the water splashing into the flow hole, causing the clothes in the inner drum to be wetted by the water.

[0049] For some examples, see Figure 3 , there are multiple water outlets 12a, and the multiple water outlets 12a are respectively located on different side walls of the water inlet component 12. In this way, on the one hand, water can be discharged from multiple water outlets 12a, and water carrying hair and clothing debris is prevented from clogging the water outlets 12a. On the other hand, the water outlets 12a on different side walls divert the water to reduce the water flow rate and water outlet speed of each water outlet 12a, and can adapt to different degrees of water flow rate and / or water flow rate to prevent water splashing.

[0050] For example, see Figure 3The water inlet assembly 12 is formed with three water outlets 12a facing different directions. It should be understood that when water flows into the water inlet assembly 12 at a relatively small flow rate and / or relatively small flow velocity, the water will generally be discharged preferentially through the water outlet 12a with an opening facing downward. When the flow velocity and / or flow rate of the water increases, part of the water can be discharged through the water outlet 12a with an opening facing left, that is, the water can flow out from two water outlets 12a at the same time. When the flow velocity and / or flow rate of the water further increases, part of the water will be discharged through the water outlet 12a with an opening facing forward, that is, the water can be discharged from three water outlets 12a at the same time.

[0051] It should be noted that the "multiple" in the embodiments of the present application refers to a number including two or more.

[0052] For some examples, see Figures 1 to 3 The barrel assembly 10 includes a water retaining rib 13, and at least one water outlet 12a is provided with a water retaining rib 13 along at least one side of the left side and the right side. Figure 3 The water retaining ribs 13 extend in the up-down direction. In this way, after the water is discharged through the water outlet 12a, the water retaining ribs 13 block and guide the water so that the water can flow downward smoothly.

[0053] In some embodiments, one of the water outlets 12a is defined as a first water outlet 12a1, which is located on a side wall of the water inlet assembly 12 away from the water inlet 11b in the left-right direction, and a plurality of water retaining ribs 13 are disposed on one side of the first water outlet 12a1 away from the water inlet 11b in the left-right direction. Figure 3 In the left-right direction, the water inlet 11b and the first water outlet 12a1 are opened in substantially opposite directions, that is, when the flow velocity and / or flow rate of the water is high, part of the water is collected through the water inlet assembly 12 and discharged through the first water outlet 12a1. In this way, the water retaining rib 13 can change the flow trend of the water from the first water outlet 12a1, and multiple water retaining ribs 13 can further enhance the blocking effect on the water and prevent the water from splashing.

[0054] In some embodiments, the water retaining rib 13 corresponding to the first water outlet 12a1 is a first water retaining rib 131, and the dimensions of the plurality of first water retaining ribs 131 along the front-to-back direction increase in sequence from the direction close to the first water outlet 12a1 to the direction away from the first water outlet 12a1. Figure 3 The first water outlet 12a1 is formed on the left side wall of the water inlet assembly 12, and the plurality of first water retaining ribs 131 are arranged on the left side of the first water outlet 12a1, that is, the width of the plurality of first water retaining ribs 131 protruding forward increases from right to left. In this way, the blocking effect of the first water retaining ribs 131 on the water is improved, and the flow conductivity of the barrel assembly 10 on the water is enhanced.

[0055] For some examples, see Figure 3 , one of the water outlets 12a is defined as a second water outlet 12a2, the second water outlet 12a2 is located on the downward side wall of the water inlet assembly 12, and at least one water retaining rib 13 is respectively provided on both sides of the second water outlet 12a2 in the left and right directions. In this way, the water flows out through the second water outlet 12a2 under the action of gravity and flows to the water retaining rib 13, and the water retaining rib 13 blocks and guides the water, so that the water can flow smoothly downward.

[0056] For some examples, see Figure 3 The water retaining rib 13 corresponding to the second water outlet is a second water retaining rib 132. There can be two second water retaining ribs 132. The two second water retaining ribs 132 are spaced apart in the left-right direction, and the plane perpendicular to the up-down direction is used as the projection surface. The projection of the second water outlet 12a2 is located within the projection of the two second water retaining ribs 132. In this way, the water can smoothly flow between the two second water retaining ribs 132 and flow downward.

[0057] For example, see Figure 3 The spacing between the two second water retaining ribs 132 gradually decreases from top to bottom. The second water retaining ribs 132 can gradually gather the blocked water into a single or multiple streams from top to bottom, reduce the divergence of the water, and facilitate the smooth flow of the water after it is gathered.

[0058] For some examples, see Figures 1 to 5 The barrel assembly 10 includes a guide rib 14, which is disposed on the rear surface of the water chamber 11a. A plurality of guide ribs 14 extend downward in parallel from the water outlet 12a. The plurality of guide ribs guide and collect the water. In this way, after the water flows out of the water outlet 12a, it flows downward under the guidance of the guide ribs. For details, please refer to Figure 3 A water flow channel 14a is defined between two adjacent guide ribs 14, and water can flow in the water flow channel 14a. For example, after the water enters the water holding chamber 11a from the water outlet 12a, the dispersed water is gathered into a water flow in the water flow channel 14a under the action of gravity, and the water flows downward under the guidance of the water flow channel 14a.

[0059] The plurality of guide ribs 14 extending downward in parallel may be a plurality of guide ribs 14 extending downward side by side. A single guide rib 14 may extend substantially in a straight line or in a curve.

[0060] For example, see Figure 3, multiple guide ribs 14 extend downward in parallel, that is, in the up and down directions, the spacing between the multiple guide ribs 14 can be roughly consistent. In this way, the width of the water flow channel 14a remains roughly consistent, the change range of the flow direction of the water is small, and the flow is stable.

[0061] In one embodiment, the water inlet assembly 12 extends downwardly from the water inlet 11b. Figure 3 The water inlet assembly 12 is tilted downward and extends to the water retaining rib 13, and at least one water retaining rib 13 is connected to the guide rib 14. In this way, the water is directly guided to the guide rib 14 through the water retaining rib 13 after being discharged from the water inlet assembly 12.

[0062] In one embodiment, please refer to Figure 3 The height of the upper end of the water retaining rib 13 can be higher than the height of the upper end of the guide rib 14. In this way, when the flow rate of the water is fast and / or the flow rate is large, the water retaining rib 13 can first block the water to reduce the probability of the water overflowing the guide range of the guide rib 14.

[0063] For some examples, see Figure 3 , at least two portions of the guide ribs 14 are located between the two water retaining ribs 13. In this way, the dispersed water can be quickly gathered on the guide rib 14 between the two water retaining ribs 13 to improve the guide performance of the barrel assembly 10.

[0064] For some examples, see Figure 1 The lower end of the guide rib 14 extends to the lower part of the outer barrel 11.

[0065] It should be noted that, with the plane perpendicular to the front-to-back direction as the projection plane, the part above the center line of the projection of the outer barrel 11 extending in the horizontal direction is the upper part of the outer barrel 11, and the part below the center line of the projection of the outer barrel 11 extending in the horizontal direction is the lower part of the outer barrel 11. Exemplarily, the outline of the outer barrel 11 is roughly cylindrical, that is, with the plane perpendicular to the front-to-back direction as the projection plane, the projection shape of the outer barrel 11 is roughly circular, and the center line of the projection of the outer barrel 11 extending in the horizontal direction passes through the center of the circular projection.

[0066] For example, with the plane perpendicular to the front-back direction as the projection plane, the projection line of the lower end of the guide rib 14 is located below the center line of the projection of the outer barrel 11 extending in the horizontal direction. In this way, the multiple guide ribs 14 can guide the water to the lower part of the outer barrel 11, enhance the restraint of the water in the process of flowing downward, so as to maintain the stability of the water in the process of flowing, and effectively prevent the water from splashing into the inner barrel.

[0067] For some examples, see Figure 2 and Figure 3The rear surface of the water chamber 11a is formed with a guide groove 11c that is recessed toward the rear side, and at least part of the water inlet assembly 12 is located in the guide groove 11c. The guide groove 11c has a guiding and collecting function for the water. In this way, the water can first pass through the water inlet assembly 12 and then flow into the guide groove 11c for diversion, or can directly flow into the guide groove 11c for diversion, which can effectively prevent the water that has not flowed into the water inlet assembly 12 from splashing.

[0068] For some examples, see Figure 3 At least part of the guide rib 14 is located in the guide groove 11c. In other words, the distance between the guide rib 14 and the inner cylinder can be increased, that is, the distance between the water and the inner cylinder is increased, so that the water is relatively far away from the flow hole, and the splash-proof effect of the barrel assembly 10 is improved.

[0069] In some embodiments, the upper end of the guide groove 11c is located at the water inlet 11b, and the lower end of the guide groove 11c extends to the lower part of the outer barrel 11. For example, please refer to Figure 1 , taking the plane perpendicular to the front-back direction as the projection plane, the projection of the water inlet 11b is located within the projection of the guide groove 11c, and the projection line of the lower end of the guide groove 11c is located below the center line of the projection of the outer tub 11 extending in the horizontal direction. In this way, the water always maintains a large distance from the inner tub on its flow path, preventing the water from splashing into the flow hole and wetting the clothes.

[0070] For some examples, see Figure 4 The water inlet 11b is located at the connection between the peripheral side wall of the outer barrel 11 and the rear side wall of the outer barrel 11. For example, please refer to Figure 5 The water inlet 11b is formed on the peripheral side wall of the outer barrel 11, and the edge of the water inlet 11b contacts the rear side wall of the outer barrel 11. In other words, the water inlet 11b is close to the rear side wall of the outer barrel 11, so that the water can contact the guide rib 14 more quickly after flowing out of the water inlet assembly 12, and then flow downward through the guide rib 14.

[0071] For some examples, see Figure 1 The bottom of the circumferential surface of the water storage chamber 11a is recessed downward to form a water collecting groove 11d. In this way, the water flowing to the bottom of the water storage chamber 11a is collected in the water collecting groove 11d and discharged in a centralized manner.

[0072] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "an embodiment", "some embodiments" and "exemplarily" 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 representations of the above terms do 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 different embodiments or examples described in this specification and the features of different embodiments or examples, unless they are contradictory.

[0073] 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 barrel assembly for a clothes processing device, characterized in that: include: The outer barrel is formed with a water inlet and a water storage cavity; The water inlet assembly is arranged on the surface of the water storage cavity, and the water inlet assembly includes a flow cavity and at least one water outlet, and the water inlet and the water outlet are both connected to the flow cavity.

2. The barrel assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: There are multiple water outlets, and the multiple water outlets are respectively located on different side walls of the water inlet component.

3. The barrel assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The barrel body assembly comprises a water retaining rib, and at least one of the water outlets is provided with the water retaining rib along at least one side of the left side and the right side.

4. The barrel assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that: One of the water outlets is defined as a first water outlet, which is located on a side wall of the water inlet assembly away from the water inlet in the left-right direction, and a plurality of water retaining ribs are provided on one side of the first water outlet away from the water inlet in the left-right direction.

5. The barrel assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that: The water retaining rib corresponding to the first water outlet is a first water retaining rib, and the dimensions of the plurality of first water retaining ribs along the front-to-back direction increase sequentially from a direction close to the first water outlet to a direction away from the first water outlet.

6. The barrel assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that: One of the water outlets is defined as a second water outlet, and the second water outlet is located on a downward side wall of the water inlet assembly, and at least one water retaining rib is respectively provided on both sides of the second water outlet in the left-right direction.

7. The barrel assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: The barrel assembly comprises: The guide ribs are arranged on the rear surface of the water storage cavity, and a plurality of the guide ribs extend downward in parallel from the water outlet.

8. The barrel assembly according to claim 7, characterized in that: The lower end of the guide rib extends to the lower part of the outer barrel.

9. The barrel assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: A guide groove recessed toward the rear side is formed on the rear surface of the water storage cavity, and at least a portion of the water inlet assembly is located in the guide groove.

10. The barrel assembly according to claim 9, characterized in that: The upper end of the guide groove is located at the water inlet, and the lower end of the guide groove extends to the lower part of the outer barrel.

11. The barrel assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: The water inlet is located at the connection between the peripheral side wall of the outer barrel and the rear side wall of the outer barrel.

12. A clothes processing device, characterized in that: include: The barrel assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 11; Heat exchange components; The heat exchange shell has a heat exchange cavity communicated with the water inlet, and the heat exchange component is arranged in the heat exchange cavity.

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