Dryer water box assembly and dryer

Abstract

The embodiment of the present application provides a clothes dryer water box assembly and a clothes dryer. The clothes dryer water box assembly includes a support member and a spray water storage box, the support member is used to support the condensed water collection box, and the spray water storage box is used to supply water to the spray device; the support member includes a support plate and a water inlet assembly connected to the support plate, the support plate is provided with a water inlet, the water inlet end of the water inlet assembly is connected to the water inlet, and the water outlet end of the water inlet assembly is connected to the inner cavity of the spray water storage box. When the clothes dryer water box assembly is used in the clothes dryer, there is no need to set up an additional water inlet valve and water inlet pipeline system in the clothes dryer, so the internal structure of the clothes dryer can be simplified and the production cost of the clothes dryer can be reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of clothes dryers, and in particular to a clothes dryer water box assembly and a clothes dryer. Background Art

[0002] A clothes dryer is a cleaning household appliance that uses electric heating to instantly evaporate the water in washed clothes and dry them. A collection box is usually provided in the clothes dryer to collect condensed water produced after drying the clothes.

[0003] Since clothes dried in a dryer are relatively dry and not soft and fluffy enough, in order to improve this phenomenon, a steam spray device is usually added inside the dryer. The steam spray device can spray high-temperature steam. The high-temperature steam attached to the dry clothes helps to make the clothes soft and fluffy, and can also have a sterilization effect.

[0004] However, the steam spray device usually requires the design of a separate water inlet valve and a water inlet pipe system, which results in a more complicated internal structure of the dryer and a higher production cost. Utility Model Content

[0005] Based on this, an embodiment of the present application provides a dryer water box assembly and a dryer.

[0006] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a water box assembly for a clothes dryer, comprising a support member and a spray water storage box, wherein the support member is used to support a condensed water collection box, and the spray water storage box is used to supply water to a spray device;

[0007] The support member includes a support plate and a water inlet assembly connected to the support plate, a water inlet is provided on the support plate, a water inlet end of the water inlet assembly is connected to the water inlet, and a water outlet end of the water inlet assembly is connected to the inner cavity of the spray water storage box.

[0008] In some embodiments, the water inlet assembly includes a water injection trough and a water guide pipe, the opening of the water injection trough is connected to the water inlet on the support plate, the trough wall of the water injection trough is connected to the support plate, one end of the water guide pipe is connected to the bottom of the water injection trough, and the other end extends in a direction away from the support plate.

[0009] In some embodiments, a filter is provided in the water injection tank, and the filter is used to filter impurities in the water to prevent the impurities from entering the spray water storage box.

[0010] In some embodiments, the filter element includes a frame and a filter net, one end of the frame is connected to the filter net, and the other end of the frame extends toward the outside of the frame to form a flange.

[0011] In some embodiments, the area on the support plate corresponding to the periphery of the water injection tank is recessed downward to form a step surface, and the flange of the filter element overlaps the step surface.

[0012] In some embodiments, the spray water storage box includes a box body, the top surface of the box body is recessed toward the inner side of the box body at a position corresponding to the water inlet assembly to form a receiving groove, and the spray water storage box also includes a water diversion portion, the water diversion portion is connected to the bottom of the receiving groove and extends toward the inner side of the box body;

[0013] The water injection groove is located in the containing groove, and the water guide pipe is located in the water guide part.

[0014] In some embodiments, a sealing plug is provided between the water conduit and the water diversion part, and the sealing plug is used to fill the gap between the water conduit and the water diversion part to avoid water leakage between the support member and the spray water storage box.

[0015] In some embodiments, the spray water storage box further includes an exhaust pipe, which is disposed on the outside of the box body, and one end of the exhaust pipe is connected to the inner cavity of the box body; and / or

[0016] The support member further comprises a first connection portion connected to the support plate, and the spray water storage box further comprises a second connection portion connected to the box body, and the first connection portion and the second connection portion are fixedly connected to connect the support member and the spray water storage box; and / or

[0017] The spray water storage box also includes a drainage nozzle connected to the box body, and the drainage nozzle is used to connect the spray device.

[0018] In some embodiments, the support member further comprises a water box tank, wherein the water box tank comprises a bottom plate and a side plate disposed around the bottom plate and connected to the bottom plate;

[0019] The support plate is connected to a side of the side plate away from the bottom plate, and an overflow port is also provided on the support plate, one end of the overflow port is connected to the water inlet, and the other end of the overflow port is connected to the inner cavity of the water box tank.

[0020] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a clothes dryer, comprising a clothes dryer water box assembly and a spray device in any of the above embodiments, wherein the clothes dryer water box assembly is used to supply water to the spray device.

[0021] The dryer water box assembly provided in the embodiment of the present application includes a support member for supporting a condensed water collection box, the support member includes a support plate and a water inlet assembly connected to the support plate. Since a water inlet is provided on the support plate, the water inlet end of the water inlet assembly is connected to the water inlet, and the water outlet end of the water inlet assembly is connected to the inner cavity of a spray water storage box, thereby enabling water to be introduced from the water inlet of the support plate, and the water inlet assembly is used to introduce water into the spray water storage box. The water in the spray water storage box is converted into water mist after entering the spray device and sprayed out, thereby achieving the effects of fluffing clothes, humidifying, and sterilizing. When the dryer water box assembly is used in a dryer, there is no need to set up an additional water inlet valve and water inlet pipeline system in the dryer, thereby simplifying the internal structure of the dryer and reducing the production cost of the dryer. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for describing the embodiments.

[0023] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the water box assembly of the dryer provided in an embodiment of the present application from a first angle.

[0024] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the water box assembly of the dryer provided in an embodiment of the present application from a second angle.

[0025] Figure 3 for Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the enlarged area B.

[0026] Figure 4 A schematic top view of a water box assembly for a clothes dryer provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0027] Figure 5 for Figure 4 A schematic cross-sectional view of a dryer water box assembly along the AA direction.

[0028] Figure 6 for Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the enlarged area C in the middle.

[0029] Figure 7 A schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of a support member provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0030] Figure 8 This is a schematic cross-sectional structural diagram of the spray water storage box provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0031] Fig. 9 A schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the sealing plug provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0032] Component Symbols:

[0033] 100, clothes dryer water box assembly; 10, support member; 11, support plate; 112, water inlet; S15, step surface; 14, first connecting part; 13, side plate; 115, overflow port; 12, water box groove; 121, bottom plate; 122, side plate; 123, support member; 20, water filling groove; 30, water guide pipe; 31, body; 32, third protrusion; 40, filter element; 41, frame; 42, filter screen; 43, flange; 50, spray water storage box; 51, box body; 512, accommodating groove; 513, water diversion part; 71, first water diversion section; 72, second water diversion section; 514, second connecting part; 91, screw; 60, sealing plug; 61, first protrusion; 62, extension part; 63, second protrusion; 82, exhaust pipe; 83, drainage nozzle; 84, connecting pipe. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0034] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions 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 making creative work are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0035] See also Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 The embodiment of the present application provides a clothes dryer water box assembly 100, including a support member 10 and a spray water storage box 50, wherein the support member 10 is used to support a condensed water collection box (not shown), and the spray water storage box 50 is used to supply water to a spray device. It can be understood that the condensed water collection box is used to collect condensed water formed in the drying process of the clothes dryer, and the spray device is used to convert water into high-temperature steam for spraying, and the sprayed high-temperature steam adheres to the dried clothes to make the clothes soft and fluffy and has a sterilization effect.

[0036] See also Figure 4 and Figure 5 The support member 10 includes a support plate 11 and a water inlet assembly connected to the support plate 11, the support plate 11 is provided with a water inlet 112, the water inlet end of the water inlet assembly is connected to the water inlet 112, and the water outlet end of the water inlet assembly is connected to the inner cavity of the spray water storage box 50.

[0037] See also Figure 5 and Figure 6 The water inlet assembly includes a water injection groove 20 and a water guide pipe 30. The opening of the water injection groove 20 is connected to the water inlet 112 on the support plate 11. The groove wall of the water injection groove 20 is connected to the support plate 11. One end of the water guide pipe 30 is connected to the groove bottom of the water injection groove 20, and the other end extends in a direction away from the support plate 11.

[0038] See also Figure 5 and Figure 6 A filter 40 is provided in the water injection tank 20, and the filter 40 is used to filter impurities in the water to prevent the impurities from entering the spray water storage box 50, thereby effectively avoiding the clogging of the spray device due to impurities in the water.

[0039] See also Figure 5 and Figure 6 The filter element 40 includes a frame 41 and a filter screen 42 , one end of the frame 41 is connected to the filter screen 42 , and the other end of the frame 41 extends toward the outside of the frame 41 to form a flange 43 .

[0040] See also Figure 5 and Figure 6 The area on the support plate 11 corresponding to the periphery of the water injection groove 20 is recessed downward to form a step surface S15, and the flange 43 of the filter element 40 overlaps the step surface S15, so that the position of the filter element 40 can be fixed to prevent the filter element 40 from being displaced in the water injection groove 20.

[0041] See also Figure 5 and Figure 6 The spray water storage box 50 includes a box body 51, and the top surface of the box body 51 is recessed toward the inner side of the box body 51 at a position corresponding to the water inlet assembly to form a receiving groove 512. The spray water storage box 50 also includes a water diversion portion 513, which is connected to the bottom of the receiving groove 512 and extends toward the inner side of the box body 51; the water injection groove 20 is located in the receiving groove 512, and the water guide pipe 30 is located in the water diversion portion 513.

[0042] See also Figure 5 and Figure 6 A sealing plug 60 is provided between the water conduit 30 and the water diversion portion 513, and the sealing plug 60 is used to fill the gap between the water conduit 30 and the water diversion portion 513 to prevent water leakage between the support member 10 and the spray water storage box 50. Exemplarily, the sealing plug 60 is made of an elastic material, such as rubber.

[0043] See also Figure 8 The water diversion portion 513 includes a first water diversion section 71 and a second water diversion section 72 connected to each other, one end of the first water diversion section 71 is connected to the bottom of the accommodating groove 512, and the other end of the first water diversion section 71 is connected to the second water diversion section 72, and the orthographic projection of the first water diversion section 71 on the support plate 11 covers the orthographic projection of the second water diversion section 72 on the support plate 11.

[0044] See also Fig. 9The sealing plug 60 includes a first protrusion 61, an extension 62 and a second protrusion 63 connected in sequence in the direction from the support plate 11 to the spray water storage box 50, the orthographic projection of the first protrusion 61 on the support plate 11 covers the orthographic projection of the extension 62 on the support plate 11, and the orthographic projection of the second protrusion 63 on the support plate 11 covers the orthographic projection of the extension 62 on the support plate 11.

[0045] See also Fig. 9 It can be understood that the orthographic projections of the inner surfaces of the first protrusion 61 , the extension 62 , and the second protrusion 63 on the support plate 11 overlap.

[0046] See also Figure 6 , Figure 8 and Fig. 9 The first protrusion 61 of the sealing plug 60 is located between the first water diversion section 71 and the water conduit 30 , and the extension portion 62 of the sealing plug 60 is located between the second water diversion section 72 and the water conduit 30 .

[0047] See also Figure 7 The water conduit 30 includes a main body 31 and a third protrusion 32 sequentially connected in a direction from the support plate 11 to the spray water storage box 50 , and the orthographic projection of the third protrusion 32 on the support plate 11 covers the orthographic projection of the main body 31 on the support plate 11 .

[0048] See also Figure 6 , Figure 7 , Figure 8 and Fig. 9 An end of the second water diversion section 72 of the water diversion part 513 away from the first water diversion section 71 abuts against the second protrusion 63 of the sealing plug 60, and an end of the second protrusion 63 of the sealing plug 60 away from the extension part 62 abuts against the third protrusion 32 of the water conduit 30.

[0049] See also Figure 2 and Figure 3 The spray water storage box 50 further includes an exhaust pipe 82, which is disposed outside the box body 51, and one end of the exhaust pipe 82 is communicated with the inner cavity of the box body 51. It should be noted that the function of the exhaust pipe 82 is to exhaust the excess air in the box body 51 during the water filling process, so that the water filling is smoother.

[0050] See also Figure 2 and Figure 3 , see also Figure 5 The height of the end of the exhaust pipe 82 away from the box body 51 can be higher than the top surface of the spray water storage box 50, thereby preventing the water in the spray water storage box 50 from overflowing from the end of the exhaust pipe 82 away from the box body 51.

[0051] See also Figure 2and Figure 3 The exhaust pipe 82 may include a connected horizontal section and a vertical section, wherein the horizontal section is parallel to the support plate 11 of the support member 10, and the vertical section is perpendicular to the horizontal section.

[0052] See also Figure 2 and Figure 3 The support member 10 also includes a first connecting portion 14 connected to the support plate 11, and the spray water storage box 50 also includes a second connecting portion 514 connected to the box body 51, and the first connecting portion 14 and the second connecting portion 514 are fixedly connected to connect the support member 10 and the spray water storage box 50.

[0053] See also Figure 2 and Figure 3 The first connection part 14 and the second connection part 514 can be fixedly connected by screws 91.

[0054] See also Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 The spray water storage box 50 also includes a drainage nozzle 83 connected to the box body 51, and the drainage nozzle 83 is used to connect the spray device.

[0055] See also Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 The clothes dryer water box assembly 100 may further include a connecting pipe 84, one end of which may be connected to the drainage nozzle 83, and the other end of which may be connected to the spray device.

[0056] Exemplarily, the connecting pipe 84 may be a hose.

[0057] See also Figure 1 The support member 10 also includes a water box tank 12, which includes a bottom plate 121 and a side plate 122 arranged around the bottom plate 121 and connected to the bottom plate 121; the support plate 11 is connected to a side of the side plate 122 away from the bottom plate 121, and an overflow port 115 is also provided on the support plate 11, one end of the overflow port 115 is connected to the water inlet 112, and the other end of the overflow port 115 is connected to the inner cavity of the water box tank 12.

[0058] It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present application, an overflow port 115 is provided on the support plate 11, and whether the overflow port 115 overflows can be used to prompt whether the spray water storage box 50 is full of water. It can be understood that when water is injected from the water inlet 112 of the support plate 11 of the support member 10, when the spray water storage box 50 is full of water, excess water will overflow from the water injection groove 20 of the water inlet assembly, and the water overflowing from the water injection groove 20 will flow into the water box groove 12 along the overflow port 115, prompting the user that the spray water storage box 50 is full of water. Since the water box groove 12 can receive the excess overflowed water, excess water can be prevented from entering the dryer.

[0059] See also Figure 1 The side plate 122 of the water box tank 12 may include a plurality of plate bodies, and the support plate 11 is connected to the upper end of one of the plate bodies.

[0060] See also Figure 1 The water box tank 12 includes a plurality of support structures 123 disposed on and connected to the bottom plate 121. The height of the support structure 123 is the same as that of the support plate 11. The plurality of support structures 123 and the support plate 11 are both used to support the condensed water collection box.

[0061] Exemplarily, the water box tank 12 and the support plate 11 are integrally formed.

[0062] The working principle of the clothes dryer water box assembly 100 of the embodiment of the present application is as follows:

[0063] When it is necessary to use the spray device in the dryer to humidify and soften the dried clothes, the user can inject pure water or distilled water from the water inlet 112 of the bottom plate 11 of the support 10. The injected water is filtered by the filter element 40 in the water injection groove 20 and then enters the box body 51 of the spray water storage box 50 through the water pipe 30. Thereafter, the water in the box body 51 enters the connecting pipe 84 through the drainage nozzle 83, and finally enters the spray device through the connecting pipe 84. The spray device converts the water into water mist and sprays it out, thereby achieving an atomization effect.

[0064] It should be noted that during the water filling process, the filter element 40 in the water filling tank 20 can filter impurities in the water, thereby effectively avoiding the clogging of the spray device due to impurities in the water; during the water filling process, the exhaust pipe 82 connected to the box body 51 of the spray water storage box 50 can discharge excess air in the box body during the water filling process, making the water filling process smooth; when the spray water storage box 50 is filled with water, excess water will overflow from the water filling tank 20 of the water inlet assembly, and then flow into the water box tank 12 along the overflow port 115, prompting the user that the spray water storage box 50 is full of water.

[0065] In summary, the dryer water box assembly provided in the embodiment of the present application includes a support member 10 for supporting a condensed water collection box, the support member 10 includes a support plate 11 and a water inlet assembly connected to the support plate 11. Since a water inlet 112 is provided on the support plate 11, the water inlet end of the water inlet assembly is connected to the water inlet 112, and the water outlet end of the water inlet assembly is connected to the inner cavity of the spray water storage box 50, so that water can be inletted from the water inlet 112 of the support plate 11, and the water is introduced into the spray water storage box 50 by using the water inlet assembly. The water in the spray water storage box 50 is converted into water mist after entering the spray device and sprayed out, thereby achieving the effects of fluffing clothes, humidifying, and sterilizing. When the dryer water box assembly is used in a dryer, there is no need to set an additional water inlet valve and water inlet pipeline system in the dryer, so the internal structure of the dryer can be simplified and the production cost of the dryer can be reduced.

[0066] In addition, since the dryer water box assembly of the embodiment of the present application can manually fill the spray water storage box 50 with water, it solves the problem that the user's home only has a single water inlet pipe and cannot meet the needs of the washing machine and dryer to supply water at the same time.

[0067] An embodiment of the present application further provides a clothes dryer, comprising the clothes dryer water box assembly 100 and a spray device in any of the above embodiments, wherein the clothes dryer water box assembly 100 is used to supply water to the spray device.

[0068] Exemplarily, the clothes dryer may be a heat pump clothes dryer.

[0069] The above is a detailed introduction to the clothes dryer water box assembly and clothes dryer provided in the embodiment of the present application. 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 present application. At the same time, for those skilled in the art, according to the idea 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 limiting the present application.

Claims

1. A clothes dryer water box assembly, characterized in that: It comprises a support member and a spray water storage box, wherein the support member is used to support a condensed water collection box, and the spray water storage box is used to supply water to the spray device; The support member includes a support plate and a water inlet assembly connected to the support plate, a water inlet is provided on the support plate, a water inlet end of the water inlet assembly is connected to the water inlet, and a water outlet end of the water inlet assembly is connected to the inner cavity of the spray water storage box.

2. The clothes dryer water box assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The water inlet assembly includes a water injection trough and a water guide pipe, the opening of the water injection trough is connected to the water inlet on the support plate, the trough wall of the water injection trough is connected to the support plate, one end of the water guide pipe is connected to the trough bottom of the water injection trough, and the other end extends in a direction away from the support plate.

3. The clothes dryer water box assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that: A filter is arranged in the water injection tank, and the filter is used to filter impurities in the water to prevent the impurities from entering the spray water storage box.

4. The clothes dryer water box assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that: The filter element comprises a frame body and a filter net, one end of the frame body is connected to the filter net, and the other end of the frame body extends toward the outside of the frame body to form a flange.

5. The clothes dryer water box assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that: The area on the support plate corresponding to the periphery of the water injection tank is recessed downward to form a step surface, and the flange of the filter element overlaps the step surface.

6. The clothes dryer water box assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that: The spray water storage box comprises a box body, the top surface of the box body is concave toward the inner side of the box body at a position corresponding to the water inlet assembly to form a receiving groove, and the spray water storage box also comprises a water diversion part, the water diversion part is connected to the bottom of the receiving groove and extends toward the inner side of the box body; The water injection groove is located in the containing groove, and the water guide pipe is located in the water guide part.

7. The clothes dryer water box assembly according to claim 6, characterized in that: A sealing plug is provided between the water guide pipe and the water guide part, and the sealing plug is used to fill the gap between the water guide pipe and the water guide part to avoid water leakage between the support member and the spray water storage box.

8. The clothes dryer water box assembly according to claim 6, characterized in that: The spray water storage box further comprises an exhaust pipe, which is arranged on the outside of the box body, and one end of the exhaust pipe is connected to the inner cavity of the box body; and / or The support member further comprises a first connection portion connected to the support plate, and the spray water storage box further comprises a second connection portion connected to the box body, and the first connection portion and the second connection portion are fixedly connected to connect the support member and the spray water storage box; and / or The spray water storage box also includes a drainage nozzle connected to the box body, and the drainage nozzle is used to connect the spray device.

9. The clothes dryer water box assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: The support member further comprises a water box tank, wherein the water box tank comprises a bottom plate and a side plate disposed around the bottom plate and connected to the bottom plate; The support plate is connected to a side of the side plate away from the bottom plate, and an overflow port is also provided on the support plate, one end of the overflow port is connected to the water inlet, and the other end of the overflow port is connected to the inner cavity of the water box tank.

10. A clothes dryer, characterized in that: The invention comprises a clothes dryer water box assembly and a spray device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the clothes dryer water box assembly is used to supply water to the spray device.

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