Barrel body assembly and clothes processing equipment

Abstract

The embodiment of the utility model provides a barrel assembly and clothes treatment equipment, and belongs to the field of household appliances. Comprising a barrel body and a drying tunnel assembly, the drying tunnel assembly is installed on the barrel body and comprises a straight section, and the straight section and the barrel body are arranged at an interval. Compared with the prior art, the heat insulation piece is connected to the barrel body, the gap exists between the heat insulation piece and the drying tunnel assembly, and the heat insulation space is formed between the heat insulation piece and the barrel body, so that high temperature emitted by the drying tunnel assembly is reflected back to be away from the barrel body after being radiated to the heat insulation piece, and the situation that the heat insulation piece is too close to the barrel body to weaken the heat insulation effect is avoided; and the influence of the drying tunnel assembly on the barrel body is reduced. By arranging the barrel body assembly, normal operation of the barrel body is guaranteed, and the service life of the clothes processing equipment is further prolonged.

Description

Technical Field

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

[0002] In clothes processing equipment with drying function, a heating element is provided in the drying channel system to heat the air passing through it. To ensure the drying efficiency, the temperature near the heating element will be very high; at the same time, due to the space limitation of the washing machine, the distance between the drying channel and the washing machine barrel is relatively small, which can easily cause local overheating of the barrel and deformation. For this reason, some existing barrels have added heat insulation structures to reflect heat and reduce the impact of heat on the barrel, but this heat insulation structure is close to the barrel and has poor insulation effect. Utility Model Content

[0003] The embodiments of the present application provide a barrel assembly and a clothing processing device to solve the problem of poor heat dissipation effect of the existing thermal insulation structure.

[0004] The present application provides a barrel assembly, the barrel assembly comprising:

[0005] A barrel body, the barrel body comprising a front end portion, the front end portion being provided with a clothing loading port;

[0006] A drying tunnel assembly is installed on the barrel body, the drying tunnel assembly includes a straight section, a volute section and a bent section, the bent section is connected to the front end portion so that the drying tunnel assembly and the clothing loading port are connected, the volute section is installed on a side of the barrel body away from the clothing loading port, the straight section connects the volute section and the bent section, and is spaced apart from the barrel body;

[0007] A heat insulating member is connected to the barrel body and has a gap with the straight section, and a heat insulating space is provided between the heat insulating member and the barrel body.

[0008] Optionally, a first opening is provided on a side of the thermal insulation component facing away from the volute section, and the first opening is connected to the thermal insulation space.

[0009] Optionally, the heat insulating member is provided with a second opening on a side facing the volute section, and the second opening is connected to the heat insulating space so that the heat insulating space penetrates axially along the barrel body.

[0010] Optionally, the barrel body assembly further includes a supporting rib, which is disposed in the heat-insulating space, wherein one end of the supporting rib is connected to the heat-insulating component, and the other end of the supporting rib is connected to the barrel body.

[0011] Optionally, the straight section includes a lower shell installed on the barrel body, the heat insulation component includes a top wall facing the drying tunnel assembly, and a surface of the top wall facing the drying tunnel assembly is parallel to a surface of the lower shell facing the barrel body.

[0012] Optionally, the drying tunnel assembly further comprises a heating device, which is disposed in the straight section, and the orthographic projection of the heating device on the barrel body is located within the orthographic projection of the top wall on the barrel body.

[0013] Optionally, the barrel body includes a front half barrel and a rear half barrel, the front half barrel includes a front barrel wall and a first rib protruding from the front barrel wall, the rear half barrel includes a rear barrel wall and a second rib protruding from the rear barrel wall, the first rib is connected to the second rib so that the front half barrel can be installed on the rear half barrel, and the thermal insulation extends from a side close to the clothing loading port to a side of the rear half barrel and abuts against the first rib.

[0014] Optionally, the heat insulating member and the barrel body are integrally formed.

[0015] Optionally, connecting parts are provided on both sides of the straight section, and screw holes are opened in the connecting parts. The barrel body assembly includes at least two studs and screws. The studs are connected to the barrel body and arranged on both sides of the thermal insulation member. The screws are passed through the screw holes and correspondingly screwed to the studs, so that the drying tunnel assembly is fixedly connected to the barrel body.

[0016] The present application also provides a clothes processing device, the clothes processing device comprising:

[0017] Box;

[0018] As the barrel body assembly mentioned above, the barrel body assembly is installed in the box body.

[0019] The barrel assembly provided in the embodiment of the present application includes a barrel and a drying tunnel assembly, the drying tunnel assembly is installed on the barrel and includes a straight section, and the straight section is spaced apart from the barrel. Compared with the prior art, since the heat insulation component of the present application is connected to the barrel, there is a gap between it and the drying tunnel assembly, and a heat insulation space is provided between it and the barrel, so that the high temperature emitted by the drying tunnel assembly is radiated to the heat insulation component and then reflected back away from the barrel, avoiding the heat insulation component being too close to the barrel and weakening the heat insulation effect, and reducing the influence of the high temperature of the drying tunnel assembly on the barrel. The embodiment of the present application also provides a clothing processing device, which ensures the normal operation of the barrel by setting the aforementioned barrel assembly, and further improves the service life of the clothing processing device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application, and those skilled in the art can obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative work.

[0021] In order to more completely understand the present application and its beneficial effects, the following description will be given in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In the following description, the same reference numerals represent the same parts.

[0022] Figure 1 A schematic structural diagram of the barrel assembly provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0023] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the partial structure of the barrel assembly provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0024] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A side view of the barrel assembly is shown.

[0025] Figure 4 for Figure 3 A cross-sectional view along AA of the barrel assembly is shown.

[0026] Figure 5 for Figure 4 An enlarged schematic diagram of a portion A of the barrel assembly is shown.

[0027] Figure 6 for Figure 2 A top view of the barrel assembly is shown.

[0028] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of the structure of a clothing processing device provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0029] Description of reference numerals:

[0030] 100. Barrel assembly;

[0031] 10. barrel body; 101. front end; 11. front half barrel; 111. first rib; 12. rear half barrel; 121. second rib;

[0032] 20. drying tunnel assembly; 21. straight section; 22. bending section; 23. volute section;

[0033] 30. thermal insulation member; 31. thermal insulation space; 32. top wall; 33. side wall; 34. first opening;

[0034] 40. Support ribs;

[0035] 50. Studs;

[0036] 200. Clothes processing equipment; 201. Cabinet. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0038] An embodiment of the present application provides a barrel assembly and a clothing processing device. In order to more clearly illustrate the structure of the barrel assembly and the clothing processing device, the barrel assembly and the clothing processing device will be introduced below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0039] See also Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of the barrel assembly provided in an embodiment of the present application, Figure 2 This is a partial structural schematic diagram of the barrel assembly provided in the embodiment of the present application. For the convenience of illustration, Figure 2 for Figure 1Schematic diagram of the structure after removing the drying tunnel assembly. The barrel assembly 100 provided in the present application includes a barrel body 10 and a drying tunnel assembly 20, the barrel body 10 includes a front end portion 101, the front end portion 101 is provided with a clothing delivery port, and the drying tunnel assembly 20 is installed on the barrel body 10. The drying tunnel assembly 20 includes a straight section 21, a volute section 23 and a bent section 22, the bent section 22 connects the front end portion 101 to connect the drying tunnel assembly 20 and the clothing delivery port, the volute section 23 is installed on the side of the barrel body 10 away from the clothing delivery port, the straight section 21 connects the volute section 23 and the bent section 22, and is spaced apart from the barrel body 10. The drying tunnel assembly 20 also includes a heat insulating member 30, the heat insulating member 30 is connected to the barrel body 10 and there is a gap between the heat insulating member 30 and the straight section 21, and a heat insulating space 31 is provided between the heat insulating member 30 and the barrel body 10. In the clothes processing device 200 with drying function, the drying tunnel component 20 heats the air flowing through it. In order to ensure the drying efficiency, the temperature of the part of the drying tunnel component 20 close to the barrel body 10 is relatively high. At the same time, due to the space limitation of the washing machine, the distance between the drying tunnel and the barrel body 10 of the washing machine is relatively small, which can easily cause local overheating of the barrel body 10 and deformation. For this reason, some existing technologies add a metal heat insulation plate between the drying tunnel component 20 and the barrel body 10 to make the metal heat insulation plate reflect heat and reduce the influence of heat on the barrel body 10. The drying tunnel heat insulation plate is first pre-installed on the barrel body 10, and the drying tunnel component 20, the metal heat insulation plate, and the barrel body 10 are fastened and connected by screws. In this process, considering the need for the drying tunnel grounding wire, a screw needs to pass through the grounding terminal, so the operation is very inconvenient. In addition, some prior arts have provided a heat insulation structure connected to the barrel body 10, but this heat insulation structure is attached to the barrel body 10, resulting in reduced heat insulation effect, while the present application provides a heat insulation member 30, which is connected to the barrel body 10, with a gap between it and the drying tunnel assembly 20, and a heat insulation space 31 is provided between it and the barrel body 10. Since the heat insulation member 30 is reflective to heat energy, the high temperature emitted from the drying tunnel assembly 20 is radiated to the heat insulation member 30 and then reflected back away from the barrel body 10, thereby protecting the barrel body 10. Compared with the prior art, the heat insulation member 30 of the present application not only saves the complicated installation process, but also avoids the heat insulation member 30 being too close to the barrel body 10 to weaken the heat insulation effect, and reduces the impact of the high temperature of the drying tunnel assembly 20 on the barrel body.

[0040] Exemplarily, the thermal insulation member 30 is provided with a first opening 34 on the side facing away from the volute section 23, and the first opening is connected to the thermal insulation space 31. Specifically, if the thermal insulation space 31 is a closed space, the hot air cannot be discharged. By providing the first opening 34, the air flow can be accelerated and the heat dissipation efficiency can be improved. Since the space at the connection between the straight section 21 and the volute section 23 is relatively closed, and the heat dissipation space at the connection between the straight section 21 and the bent section 22 is larger, the first opening 34 is arranged toward the bent section 22. Furthermore, the thermal insulation member 30 is provided with a second opening on the side facing the volute section 23, and the second opening is connected to the thermal insulation space 31 so that the thermal insulation space 31 passes through the barrel body 10 axially. The second opening passing through the barrel body 10 axially is provided to further accelerate air circulation and enhance heat dissipation, so as to reduce the temperature between the barrel body 10 and the drying tunnel assembly 20.

[0041] For example, please combine Figure 2 , see Figure 3-Figure 5 , Figure 3 for Figure 2 A side view of the barrel assembly is shown. Figure 4 for Figure 3 The cross-sectional view of the barrel assembly along AA shown, Figure 5 for Figure 4 An enlarged schematic diagram of a part A of the barrel assembly shown. The barrel assembly 100 also includes a support rib 40, which is disposed in the heat-insulating space 31. One end of the support rib 40 is connected to the heat-insulating element 30, and the other end is connected to the barrel body 10. Specifically, there may be one support rib 40 or more. In some embodiments, the support rib 40 may be three insulation boards, which are respectively disposed on the left, middle, and right sides of the heat-insulating space 31. The provision of the support rib 40 helps to further increase the connection strength between the heat-insulating element 30 and the barrel body 10, and ensure the stability of the structure of the heat-insulating element 30.

[0042] Exemplarily, the straight section 21 includes a lower shell installed on the barrel body 10, and the heat insulating member 30 includes a top wall 32 facing the drying tunnel assembly 20, and the surface of the top wall 32 facing the drying tunnel assembly 20 is parallel to the surface of the lower shell facing the barrel body 10. Specifically, the surface of the top wall 32 is parallel to the surface of the lower shell, so that the distances between different positions between the top wall 32 and the lower shell are equal, so that the surface heat dissipation is uniform. In some embodiments, the top wall 32 includes two side edges arranged oppositely, and the heat insulating member 30 also includes two side walls 33 arranged oppositely, each of the side walls 33 is connected between one of the side edges and the barrel body 10, and the connection with the side edges is a circular arc transition.

[0043] Exemplarily, the drying tunnel assembly 20 further includes a heating device, which is disposed in the straight section 21, and the orthographic projection of the heating device on the barrel body 10 is located within the orthographic projection of the top wall 32 on the barrel body 10. Specifically, the heating device can be a heating tube, which is spirally disposed in the lower shell to heat the airflow. If the width of the heat insulating member 30 is smaller than the width of the heating tube, the heat insulating effect will be weakened, resulting in local overheating. The orthographic projection of the heat insulating member 30 is located within the orthographic projection of the top wall 32 on the barrel body 10, so that the heat insulating range covers the heating range, ensuring the heat insulating effect.

[0044] For example, please refer to Figure 2 The barrel body 10 includes a front half barrel 11 and a rear half barrel 12, the front half barrel 11 includes a front barrel wall and a first rib 111 protruding from the front barrel wall, the rear half barrel 12 includes a rear barrel wall and a second rib 121 protruding from the rear barrel wall, the first rib 111 is connected to the second rib 121 so that the front half barrel 11 is installed on the rear half barrel 12, and the heat insulation member 30 extends from the side close to the clothing loading port to the side of the rear half barrel 12 and abuts against the first rib 111. Specifically, the front barrel wall includes a first periphery facing the rear barrel wall, the first rib 111 is protruded from the first periphery, the rear barrel wall includes a second periphery facing the front barrel wall, the second rib 121 is protruded from the second periphery, the first rib 111 is provided with a first mounting hole, and the second rib 121 is correspondingly provided with a second mounting hole, and the clothing processing device 200 also includes a fastener, the fastener is passed through the first mounting hole and inserted into the second mounting hole, so that the front half barrel 11 and the rear half barrel 12 are fixedly connected. The heat insulating member 30 is arranged along the axial direction of the barrel body 10 and is higher than the first rib 111 to ensure that the hot air after abutment is not blocked by the first rib 111. In addition, in some embodiments, the heat insulating member 30 may also include a rear wall arranged toward the rear half barrel 12, and the rear wall abuts against the first rib 111. Since the straight section 21 is longer in structure, the heat insulating member 30 extends from the side close to the clothing loading port to the side of the rear half barrel 12 and abuts against the first rib 111, thereby ensuring the heat insulating area of ​​the heat insulating member 30 along the axial direction of the barrel body 10 and further enhancing the heat insulating effect.

[0045] Exemplarily, the heat insulation structure and the barrel body 10 are integrally formed. The integrally formed connection method can enhance the stability of the structure, simplify the installation process, and improve production efficiency. Specifically, the heat insulation member 30 can be made of the same plastic material as the barrel body 10. During the processing, the heat insulation member 30 can be directly integrally formed on the injection mold of the barrel body 10, which does not require additional assembly, thereby optimizing the manufacturing process.

[0046] For example, see Figure 6 , Figure 6 for Figure 2 The top view of the barrel assembly is shown. Connecting parts are provided on both sides of the straight section 21, and screw holes are provided on the connecting parts. The barrel assembly 100 includes at least two studs 50 and screws. The studs 50 are connected to the barrel 10 and arranged on both sides of the heat insulating member 30. The screws are passed through the screw holes and correspondingly screwed to the studs 50, so that the drying tunnel assembly 20 is fixedly connected to the barrel 10. The screw connection method is relatively simple and has a firm structure, which can increase the stability of the assembly relationship between the straight part and the barrel 10. The heat insulating member 30 is arranged between the studs 50 on both sides of the straight section 21, which can further facilitate processing and positioning and improve production efficiency.

[0047] See also Figure 7 , Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the clothing processing device provided in an embodiment of the present application. The present application also provides a clothing processing device 200, which can be a clothes dryer, a washer-dryer, etc. The clothing processing device 200 includes a box 201 and the aforementioned barrel assembly 100, and the barrel assembly 100 is installed in the box 201 to reduce the impact of the high temperature of the drying tunnel assembly 20 on the barrel 10, ensure the normal operation of the barrel 10, and further improve the service life of the clothing processing device 200.

[0048] In the above embodiments, the description of each embodiment has its own emphasis. For parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, reference can be made to the relevant descriptions of other embodiments.

[0049] In the description of this application, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more features.

[0050] The barrel assembly and clothing processing device provided in the embodiments of the present application are introduced in detail above. Specific examples are used herein to illustrate the principles and implementation methods of the present application. The description of the above embodiments is only used to help understand the method of the present application and its core idea. At the same time, for technicians in this field, according to the ideas of the present application, there will be changes in the specific implementation methods and application scope. In summary, the content of this specification should not be understood as a limitation on the present application.

Claims

1. A barrel assembly, characterized in that: The barrel assembly comprises: A barrel body, the barrel body comprising a front end portion, the front end portion being provided with a clothing loading port; A drying tunnel assembly is installed on the barrel body, the drying tunnel assembly includes a straight section, a volute section and a bent section, the bent section is connected to the front end portion so that the drying tunnel assembly and the clothing loading port are connected, the volute section is installed on a side of the barrel body away from the clothing loading port, the straight section connects the volute section and the bent section, and is spaced apart from the barrel body; A heat insulating member is connected to the barrel body and has a gap with the straight section, and a heat insulating space is provided between the heat insulating member and the barrel body.

2. A barrel assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The heat insulating member is provided with a first opening on a side facing away from the volute section, and the first opening is communicated with the heat insulating space.

3. A barrel assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that: The heat insulating member is provided with a second opening on a side facing the volute section, and the second opening is communicated with the heat insulating space so that the heat insulating space penetrates axially along the barrel body.

4. A barrel assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The barrel body assembly also includes a supporting rib, which is arranged in the heat-insulating space, one end of which is connected to the heat-insulating component, and the other end of which is connected to the barrel body.

5. The barrel assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The straight section comprises a lower shell installed on the barrel body, the heat insulating member comprises a top wall facing the drying tunnel assembly, and a surface of the top wall facing the drying tunnel assembly is parallel to a surface of the lower shell facing the barrel body.

6. A barrel assembly according to claim 5, characterized in that: The drying tunnel assembly further comprises a heating device, which is disposed in the straight section, and the orthographic projection of the heating device on the barrel body is located within the orthographic projection of the top wall on the barrel body.

7. The barrel assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The barrel body includes a front half barrel and a rear half barrel, the front half barrel includes a front barrel wall and a first rib protruding from the front barrel wall, the rear half barrel includes a rear barrel wall and a second rib protruding from the rear barrel wall, the first rib is connected to the second rib so that the front half barrel can be installed on the rear half barrel, and the heat insulation extends from a side close to the clothing loading port to a side of the rear half barrel and abuts against the first rib.

8. The barrel assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The heat insulating member and the barrel body are integrally formed.

9. The barrel assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: Connecting parts are provided on both sides of the straight section, and screw holes are opened in the connecting parts. The barrel body assembly includes at least two studs and screws. The studs are connected to the barrel body and arranged on both sides of the thermal insulation member. The screws are passed through the screw holes and correspondingly screwed to the studs, so that the drying tunnel assembly is fixedly connected to the barrel body.

10. A clothes processing device, characterized in that: The laundry processing device comprises: Box; The barrel body assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the barrel body assembly is installed in the box body.

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