Clothes dryer

Abstract

The utility model discloses a clothes dryer. The clothes dryer comprises a shell and a clothes drying barrel rotationally arranged in the shell. The clothes dryer further comprises a barrel lamp, and the barrel lamp is fixed to the shell. The energy storage device is arranged on the shell and is connected with the barrel lamp through a wire harness; the electric energy generating device is fixed to the shell, abuts against the clothes drying barrel and is connected with the energy storage device through a wire harness; wherein the electric energy generation device is used for outputting electric energy to the energy storage device when the clothes drying barrel rotates, so that the energy storage device stores the electric energy to supply power to the barrel lamp; the energy consumption of the clothes dryer can be reduced, and the energy-saving effect is achieved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the technical field of drying equipment, and particularly to a dryer. Background Art

[0002] Current dryers include a cabinet, a drum, and a barrel light. The drum is rotatably connected to the cabinet, and the barrel light is used to emit light into the drum. Among them, the barrel light is connected to the mains power supply, and the mains power supply is used to supply power to the barrel light, resulting in high energy consumption and poor energy-saving effect of the dryer.

[0003] Therefore, the current technology still needs to be improved. Utility Model Content

[0004] This application provides a dryer, which can effectively alleviate the problems of high energy consumption and poor energy-saving effect of the current dryer.

[0005] This application provides a dryer, including a housing and a drying drum rotatably arranged in the housing. The dryer further includes:

[0006] A barrel light, which is fixed on the housing;

[0007] An energy storage device, which is arranged on the housing and connected to the barrel light through a wire harness;

[0008] An electric energy generating device, which is fixed on the housing and abuts against the drying drum, and is connected to the energy storage device through a wire harness;

[0009] Wherein, the electric energy generating device is used to output electric energy to the energy storage device when the drying drum rotates, so that the energy storage device stores electric energy to supply power to the barrel light.

[0010] In some embodiments of the dryer, the electric energy generating device includes:

[0011] A support rotating shaft, which is fixedly connected to the housing, and a coil is arranged on the support rotating shaft;

[0012] A rotor structure, which is close to the location of the coil and is rotatably connected to the support rotating shaft; the rotor structure also abuts against the drying drum;

[0013] An electric energy output structure, which is fixedly connected to the support rotating shaft and is used to form an electrical connection with the coil; the electric energy output structure is also connected to the energy storage device through a wire harness;

[0014] Wherein, the rotor structure is used to rotate when the drying drum rotates, so that the coil and the rotor structure form relative motion to generate electric energy; the electric energy output structure is used to output the electric energy to the energy storage device to charge the energy storage device.

[0015] In some embodiments of the dryer, the support rotating shaft penetrates through the housing, so that both ends of the support rotating shaft are located on opposite sides of the housing respectively;

[0016] The winding of the coil is located at one end close to the supporting rotating shaft, and the terminals of the coil extend to the other end close to the supporting rotating shaft through the supporting rotating shaft;

[0017] The rotor structure is close to the location where the winding of the coil is located and is rotatably connected to the supporting rotating shaft; the electric energy output structure is close to the location where the terminals of the coil are located and is fixedly connected to the supporting rotating shaft.

[0018] In the clothes dryer in some embodiments, the rotor structure includes:

[0019] A bearing, which is sleeved on the supporting rotating shaft near the location where the coil is located;

[0020] A balance assembly, which includes a spoke and a tire. The spoke is sleeved on the bearing, and the tire is sleeved on the spoke and is used to abut against the drying drum;

[0021] An electromagnetic assembly, which includes a first electromagnet and a second electromagnet; the first electromagnet and the second electromagnet are located between the spoke and the tire and are spaced apart on the spoke.

[0022] In the clothes dryer in some embodiments, an annular groove is provided on the supporting rotating shaft, and the annular groove is used to arrange the winding of the coil.

[0023] In the clothes dryer in some embodiments, the supporting rotating shaft includes a first rotating shaft section and a second rotating shaft section. The diameter of the first rotating shaft section is smaller than that of the second rotating shaft section; the connection part of the first rotating shaft section and the second rotating shaft section is embedded in the housing.

[0024] In the clothes dryer in some embodiments, the rotor structure is located on the second rotating shaft section; the electric energy output structure is located on the first rotating shaft section.

[0025] In the clothes dryer in some embodiments, the electric energy output structure includes a slip ring and a carbon brush. The slip ring is sleeved on the first rotating shaft section, and the carbon brush is arranged on the slip ring and is electrically connected to the slip ring; the carbon brush is also connected to the energy storage device through a wire harness.

[0026] In the clothes dryer in some embodiments, a first limiting assembly is provided at one end of the first rotating shaft section away from the second rotating shaft section.

[0027] In the clothes dryer in some embodiments, a second limiting assembly is provided at one end of the second rotating shaft section away from the first rotating shaft section.

[0028] An embodiment of the present application further provides a dryer, which includes a barrel lamp, an energy storage device, and an electric energy generating device; the barrel lamp is fixed on the housing; the energy storage device is arranged on the housing and connected to the barrel lamp through a wire harness; the electric energy generating device is fixed on the housing and abuts against the drying barrel, and is connected to the energy storage device through a wire harness. Among them, the electric energy generating device is used to output electric energy to the energy storage device when the drying barrel rotates, so that the energy storage device stores electric energy to supply power to the barrel lamp. In this embodiment, by setting the electric energy generating device and the energy storage device, the electric energy generating device converts the mechanical energy of the rotation of the drying barrel into electric energy to charge the energy storage device, and the energy storage device can supply the stored electric energy to the barrel lamp. Thus, the dryer can generate electric energy by using its own mechanical energy during operation to supply power to the barrel lamp, without the need to use external electric energy, which is equivalent to reducing the external energy consumption of the dryer and achieving an energy-saving effect. Description of the Drawings

[0029] The following will clearly show the technical solutions and other beneficial effects of the present application by describing the specific embodiments of the present application in detail with reference to the drawings.

[0030] Figure 1 It is a schematic perspective view of the dryer provided by the embodiment of the present application.

[0031] Figure 2 It is a schematic connection diagram between the electric energy generating device and the drying barrel in the dryer provided by the embodiment of the present application.

[0032] Figure 3 Provided by the embodiment of the present application Figure 2 Partial schematic view at A in

[0033] Figure 4 It is a front view of the dryer provided by the embodiment of the present application.

[0034] Figure 5 Provided by the embodiment of the present application Figure 4 Cross-sectional schematic view at C-C in

[0035] Figure 6 Provided by the embodiment of the present application Figure 5 Partial schematic view at B in

[0036] Figure 7 It is a schematic perspective view of the electric energy generating device in the dryer provided by the embodiment of the present application.

[0037] Figure 8 It is an exploded structure schematic view of the electric energy generating device in the dryer provided by the embodiment of the present application.

[0038] Figure 9 It is a schematic view of the structure of the support rotating shaft in the dryer provided by the embodiment of the present application.

[0039] Reference numerals:

[0040] 10, housing; 20, drying drum; 30, energy storage device; 40, electric energy generating device; 50, wiring harness; 60, barrel lamp; 41, support rotating shaft; 42, rotor structure; 43, electric energy output structure; 44, coil; 45, first limiting component; 46, second limiting component; 411, annular groove; 412, first rotating shaft section; 413, second rotating shaft section; 431, slip ring; 432, carbon brush; 421, bearing; 422, balance component; 423, electromagnetic component; 4221, spoke; 4222, tire; 4231, first electromagnet; 4232, second electromagnet. Detailed implementation manners

[0041] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative efforts belong to the scope of protection of the present application.

[0042] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are only used for descriptive purposes, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the quantity of the indicated technical features. Thus, the features defined with "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more features. In the description of the present utility model, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more, unless otherwise specifically defined.

[0043] Please refer to Figure 1 、 Figure 2 and Figure 3 together. This embodiment provides a dryer, which includes a housing 10 and a drying drum 20 disposed in the housing 10. As Figure 1 shown, Figure 1 only a part of the housing 10 connected to the mouth of the drying drum 20 is shown. Among them, the dryer further includes a barrel lamp 60, an energy storage device 30, and an electric energy generating device 40. The barrel lamp 60, the energy storage device 30, and the electric energy generating device 40 are all located in the part of the housing 10 at the mouth of the drying drum 20.

[0044] Specifically, the bucket lamp 60 is fixed to the housing 10; the energy storage device 30 is arranged on the housing 10 and is connected to the bucket lamp 60 through the wire harness 50; the electric energy generating device 40 is fixed to the housing 10 and abuts against the drying drum 20, and is connected to the energy storage device 30 through the wire harness 50. Among them, the electric energy generating device 40 is used to output electric energy to the energy storage device 30 when the drying drum 20 rotates, so that the energy storage device 30 stores electric energy to supply power to the bucket lamp 60. In this embodiment, by arranging the electric energy generating device 40 and the energy storage device 30, the electric energy generating device 40 converts the mechanical energy of the rotation of the drying drum 20 into electric energy to charge the energy storage device 30, and the energy storage device 30 can supply the stored electric energy to the bucket lamp 60. Thus, the dryer can generate electric energy by using its own mechanical energy during operation to supply power to the bucket lamp 60, without the need to use external electric energy, which is equivalent to reducing the external energy consumption of the dryer and achieving an energy-saving effect.

[0045] Please refer to Figures 4 to 8 , in some embodiments, the electric energy generating device 40 includes a support rotating shaft 41, a rotor structure 42 and an electric energy output structure 43; among them, the support rotating shaft 41 is fixedly connected to the housing 10, and a coil 44 is arranged on the support rotating shaft 41; the rotor structure 42 is rotatably connected to the support rotating shaft 41 near the location where the coil 44 is located; the rotor structure 42 also abuts against the drying drum 20, so that when the drying drum 20 rotates, it can drive the rotor structure 42 to rotate relative to the support rotating shaft 41. The electric energy output structure 43 is fixedly connected to the support rotating shaft 41 and is used to form an electrical connection with the coil 44; the electric energy output structure 43 is also connected to the energy storage device 30 through the wire harness 50. Among them, the rotor structure 42 is used to rotate when the drying drum 20 rotates, so that the coil 44 and the rotor structure 42 form relative motion to generate electric energy; the electric energy output structure 43 is used to output the electric energy to the energy storage device 30 to charge the energy storage device 30, so that the energy storage device 30 can supply electric energy to the bucket lamp 60 subsequently.

[0046] Please continue to refer to Figure 4 , Figure 5 and Figure 6 , in some embodiments, the support rotating shaft 41 penetrates through the housing 10, so that both ends of the support rotating shaft 41 are located on opposite sides of the housing 10 respectively; the winding of the coil 44 is located near one end of the support rotating shaft 41, and the terminals of the coil 44 extend to the other end near the support rotating shaft 41 through the support rotating shaft 41; the rotor structure 42 is near the location where the winding of the coil 44 is located and is rotatably connected to the support rotating shaft 41; the electric energy output structure 43 is near the location where the terminals of the coil 44 are located and is fixedly connected to the support rotating shaft 41.

[0047] In this embodiment, the support rotating shaft 41 is embedded in the housing 10 to ensure the stability of the connection between the electric energy generating device 40 and the housing 10. At the same time, the rotor structure 42 and the electric energy output structure 43 are respectively arranged at opposite ends of the support rotating shaft 41, ensuring that the rotor structure 42 is arranged on the side close to the drying drum 20 and abuts against the drying drum 20, while the electric energy output structure 43 is located on the side close to the barrel lamp 60 to supply power to the barrel lamp 60.

[0048] Please refer to Figure 7 and Figure 8 , in some embodiments, the rotor structure 42 includes a bearing 421, a balance assembly 422 and an electromagnetic assembly 423; the bearing 421 is sleeved on the support rotating shaft 41 near the location of the coil 44; the balance assembly 422 includes a spoke 4221 and a tire 4222, the spoke 4221 is sleeved on the bearing 421, and the tire 4222 is sleeved on the spoke 4221 and is used to abut against the drying drum 20; the electromagnetic assembly 423 includes a first electromagnet 4231 and a second electromagnet 4232; the first electromagnet 4231 and the second electromagnet 4232 are located between the spoke 4221 and the tire 4222 and are spaced apart on the spoke 4221.

[0049] When the drying drum 20 rotates, the electromagnets in the rotor structure 42 rotate, while the coil 44 on the support rotating shaft 41 generates relative movement with respect to the electromagnets, thereby cutting the magnetic induction lines to generate electric energy. The electric energy output structure 43 outputs this electric energy to charge the energy storage device 30. In this embodiment, to ensure the stable and reliable operation of the drying drum 20, the tire 4222 in the balance assembly 422 and the electromagnetic assembly 423 adopt an in-mold injection process to integrate the electromagnetic assembly 423 with rubber, achieving smoothness and reliability during rotation.

[0050] Please refer to Figure 9 , in some embodiments, an annular groove 411 is provided on the support rotating shaft 41, and the annular groove 411 is used to arrange the winding of the coil 44; the support rotating shaft 41 in this embodiment can be hollow to facilitate extending the terminal portion of the coil 44 along the support rotating shaft 41 to the other end of the support rotating shaft 41.

[0051] In some embodiments, the support rotating shaft 41 includes a first rotating shaft segment 412 and a second rotating shaft segment 413, and the diameter of the first rotating shaft segment 412 is smaller than that of the second rotating shaft segment 413; the connection portion between the first rotating shaft segment 412 and the second rotating shaft segment 413 is embedded in the housing 10. The support rotating shaft 41 is set as two rotating shaft segments to form a stepped surface at the connection of the two rotating shafts and embed this stepped surface inside the housing 10, increasing the contact area with the housing 10, thereby improving the connection stability with the housing 10.

[0052] Among them, the rotor structure 42 is located on the second rotating shaft section 413, and the electric energy output structure 43 is located on the first rotating shaft section 412. In this embodiment, the second rotating shaft section 413 closer to the side of the drying drum 20 is set to be relatively thicker, so as to ensure the reliability of the rotation of the rotor structure 42.

[0053] Please continue to refer to Figure 5 、 Figure 6 and Figure 7 , in some embodiments, the electric energy output structure 43 includes a slip ring 431 and a carbon brush 432. The slip ring 431 is sleeved on the first rotating shaft section 412, and the carbon brush 432 is arranged on the slip ring 431 and electrically connected to the slip ring 431; the carbon brush 432 is also connected to the energy storage device 30 through a wire harness 50. In this embodiment, when the drying drum 20 rotates, the electromagnet in the rotor structure 42 rotates, while the coil 44 on the support rotating shaft 41 generates relative movement with respect to the electromagnet, thereby cutting the magnetic induction lines to generate electric energy. A slip ring 431 and a carbon brush 432 are arranged at the other end of the support rotating shaft 41 to form an electric energy output structure 43. The carbon brush 432 is connected to the wire harness 50 to transmit the generated electric energy to the energy storage device 30 such as a battery device. The battery device is connected to the barrel lamp 60 through the wire harness 50, stores the excess electric energy when the drying drum 20 rotates, and supplies power to the barrel lamp 60 when the drying drum 20 is stationary, thereby improving the electric energy utilization rate of the dryer, reducing the external power consumption of the dryer, and achieving an energy-saving effect.

[0054] Please continue to refer to Figure 8 , in some embodiments, a first limiting component 45 is arranged at one end of the first rotating shaft section 412 far from the second rotating shaft section 413; a second limiting component 46 is arranged at one end of the second rotating shaft section 413 far from the first rotating shaft section 412; both the first limiting component 45 and the second limiting component 46 in this embodiment can be nuts. Threads are arranged at one end of the first rotating shaft section 412 far from the second rotating shaft section 413. Similarly, threads are arranged at one end of the second rotating shaft section 413 far from the first rotating shaft section 412. At the same time, nuts are sleeved at both ends of the support rotating shaft 41 to play a role in limiting the support rotating shaft 41 and ensure the reliability of the connection between the support rotating shaft 41 and the housing 10.

[0055] In the above embodiments, the descriptions of each embodiment have their own focuses. For the parts not detailed in a certain embodiment, reference can be made to the relevant descriptions of other embodiments.

[0056] The above has introduced in detail the dryer provided by the embodiments of the present application. Specific examples are used herein to elaborate on the principle and implementation manner of the present application. The description of the above embodiments is only used to help understand the technical solution and its core idea of the present application; those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments, or perform equivalent replacements on some of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. A clothes dryer, comprising a housing and a clothes drying barrel rotatably disposed in the housing, characterized in that: The clothes dryer also includes: A barrel lamp, wherein the barrel lamp is fixed on the shell; An energy storage device, which is disposed on the housing and connected to the bucket light via a wiring harness; An electric energy generating device, the electric energy generating device is fixed on the housing and abuts against the clothes drying barrel, and is connected to the energy storage device through the wiring harness; Wherein, the electric energy generating device is used to output electric energy to the energy storage device when the clothes drying barrel rotates, so that the energy storage device stores electric energy to power the barrel light.

2. The clothes dryer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The electric energy generating device comprises: A supporting shaft, the supporting shaft is fixedly connected to the housing and a coil is disposed on the supporting shaft; A rotor structure, the rotor structure is close to the location of the coil and is rotatably connected to the support shaft; the rotor structure is also in contact with the clothes drying barrel; An electric energy output structure, the electric energy output structure is fixedly connected to the supporting shaft and is used to form an electrical connection with the coil; the electric energy output structure is also connected to the energy storage device through the wiring harness; Among them, the rotor structure is used to rotate when the drying barrel rotates, so that the coil and the rotor structure form relative motion to generate electrical energy; the electrical energy output structure is used to output the electrical energy to the energy storage device to charge the energy storage device.

3. The clothes dryer according to claim 2, characterized in that: The support shaft is disposed through the housing so that two ends of the support shaft are located at opposite sides of the housing respectively; The winding of the coil is located near one end of the support shaft, and the terminal of the coil extends through the support shaft to the other end near the support shaft; The rotor structure is close to the location of the winding of the coil and is rotatably connected to the supporting shaft; the electric energy output structure is close to the location of the terminal of the coil and is fixedly connected to the supporting shaft.

4. The clothes dryer according to claim 3, characterized in that: The rotor structure comprises: A bearing, wherein the bearing is sleeved on the supporting shaft near the location of the coil; A balancing assembly, the balancing assembly comprising a wheel spoke and a tire, the wheel spoke being sleeved on the bearing, the tire being sleeved on the wheel spoke and being used to abut against the clothes drying barrel; The electromagnetic assembly includes a first electromagnet and a second electromagnet; the first electromagnet and the second electromagnet are located between the wheel spoke and the tire and are spaced apart on the wheel spoke.

5. The clothes dryer according to claim 3, characterized in that: The supporting shaft is provided with an annular groove, and the annular groove is used to arrange the winding of the coil.

6. The clothes dryer according to claim 5, characterized in that: The supporting shaft comprises a first shaft section and a second shaft section, wherein the diameter of the first shaft section is smaller than that of the second shaft section; and a connection between the first shaft section and the second shaft section is embedded in the shell.

7. The clothes dryer according to claim 6, characterized in that: The rotor structure is located on the second rotating shaft section; the electric energy output structure is located on the first rotating shaft section.

8. The clothes dryer according to claim 7, characterized in that: The electric energy output structure includes a slip ring and a carbon brush. The slip ring is sleeved on the first rotating shaft segment. The carbon brush is arranged on the slip ring and electrically connected to the slip ring. The carbon brush is also connected to the energy storage device through the wiring harness.

9. The clothes dryer according to claim 8, characterized in that: A first limiting component is disposed at one end of the first rotating shaft segment away from the second rotating shaft segment.

10. The clothes dryer according to claim 8, characterized in that: A second limiting component is disposed at one end of the second rotating shaft segment away from the first rotating shaft segment.

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