Laundry treating apparatus

Abstract

The clothes treatment equipment comprises a first roller, a drying device and a second roller, and the drying device comprises a fan arranged on the outer wall of the first roller; a fan shaft of the fan is located in the lateral direction of the first plane in the left-right direction. The second roller is located on the outer side of the first roller, and the second roller and the top end of the fan shaft are located on the two opposite sides of the first plane in the left-right direction. The top end of the fan shaft of the fan of the clothes treatment equipment is located on one side of the first plane, the available space on the other side of the first plane is enlarged, namely the space between the second roller located on the other side of the first plane and the fan is enlarged, interference between the fan and the second roller is avoided, and the service life of the fan is prolonged. The assembly effect and subsequent use of the clothes treatment equipment are ensured; in addition, by means of the arrangement, the utilization rate of the space in the clothes processing equipment can be increased, and the integration degree of the clothes processing equipment is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of household appliances, and in particular, to a laundry treatment device. Background Art

[0002] In order to dry the washed clothes, in the related art, a washing machine is configured with a drying device, and the fan shaft of the fan of the drying device is generally located at the center position of the outer side wall above the drum, which will result in a small space between both sides of the drying device and the frame of the washing machine. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a laundry treatment device to increase the space between one side of the drying device and the washing machine frame, thereby at least partially solving the above technical problems.

[0004] To achieve the above purpose, the present disclosure provides a laundry treatment device, including a first drum; a drying device including a fan provided on the outer wall of the first drum; the top end of the fan shaft of the fan being located laterally in the left-right direction of a first plane; and a second drum located outside the first drum and on opposite sides of the top end of the fan shaft in the left-right direction of the first plane; wherein, the first plane is a plane passing through the axis of the first drum and parallel to the up-down direction.

[0005] Optionally, the axis of the fan shaft passing through the top end of the fan shaft is located laterally in the left-right direction of the first plane, or the axis of the fan intersects the first plane.

[0006] Optionally, the distance t between the top end of the fan shaft and the first plane satisfies: 0 < t ≤ 185 mm.

[0007] Optionally, the distance t between the top end of the fan shaft and the first plane satisfies: 0 < t ≤ 15 mm.

[0008] Optionally, the drying device further includes a duct connected to the air outlet of the fan and communicating with the inside of the first drum; the duct and the top end of the fan shaft are located on the same side of the first plane.

[0009] Optionally, the edge on the side of the duct close to the first plane is located between the first plane and a second plane; wherein, the second plane is a plane passing through the axis of the fan shaft and parallel to the first plane.

[0010] Optionally, the distance between the top end of the fan shaft and the side surface of the second drum close to the first plane is 70 - 130 mm.

[0011] Optionally, the second drum is located at the upper right of the first drum, and at least part of the drying device is located at the upper left of the first drum; alternatively, the second drum is arranged at the upper left of the first drum, and at least part of the drying device is located at the upper right of the first drum.

[0012] Optionally, the air duct is flat.

[0013] Optionally, the blower is located above the first drum and is arranged near the rear end of the first drum. The air duct extends from the blower to the front end of the first drum and communicates with the interior of the first drum.

[0014] Optionally, a heating element is provided in the air duct.

[0015] By the above technical solution, the top end of the blower shaft of the blower of the laundry treatment device of the present disclosure is on one side of the first plane, increasing the available space on the other side of the first plane, that is, increasing the space between the second drum and the blower on the other side of the first plane, avoiding interference between the blower and the second drum, and ensuring the assembly effect and subsequent use of the laundry treatment device; in addition, such an arrangement can also improve the utilization rate of the space inside the laundry treatment device and improve the integration degree of the laundry treatment device.

[0016] Other features and advantages of the present disclosure will be described in detail in the subsequent specific implementation section. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] The drawings are used to provide a further understanding of the present disclosure, and constitute a part of the specification. They are used together with the following specific implementation to explain the present disclosure, but do not constitute a limitation to the present disclosure. In the drawings:

[0018] Figure 1 is a top view of the first drum, the second drum and the drying device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0019] Figure 2 is a front view of the first drum, the second drum and the drying device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0020] Figure 3 is a front view of the laundry treatment device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] DESCRIPTION OF THE REFERENCE NUMERALS

[0022] 200 - first drum; 500 - drying device; 501 - blower; 502 - air duct; 300 - second drum; A - first plane; a - drum axis; B - second plane; b - blower axis. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] The following will describe the specific embodiments of the present disclosure in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only for explaining and illustrating the present disclosure, and are not used to limit the present disclosure.

[0024] In the present disclosure, unless otherwise stated, the orientation terms such as "upper, lower, front, rear, left, right" generally refer to the "upper, lower, front, rear, left, right" relative to the gravity direction when the corresponding components are in use. Specifically, reference may be made to Figure 1 and Figure 2 the drawing directions shown in the figures. "Inner, outer" refer to "inner, outer" relative to the contour of the corresponding component itself. In addition, the terms "first", "second", etc. used in the present disclosure are used to distinguish one element from another, and do not have order and importance. In addition, in the following description, when referring to the drawings, unless otherwise explained, the same reference numerals in different drawings represent the same or similar elements. The above definitions are only for explaining and illustrating the present disclosure, and should not be construed as a limitation of the present disclosure.

[0025] A washing machine is a cleaning appliance that uses electric energy to generate mechanical action to wash clothes. With the development of technology, some washing machines already have a drying function. Currently, most of the fans of the drying device of the washing machine are arranged around the outer periphery of the drum, and the top of the fan shaft of the fan is generally located at the center position of the outer side wall above the drum. This will result in a small space between both sides of the drying device and the frame of the washing machine, so that the drying device is likely to interfere with other components (such as a second drum) arranged around the drum, affecting the assembly and use of the washing machine. The following will describe the laundry treatment device in the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0026] Refer to Figures 1 to 3As shown in the figure, the laundry treatment device of the present disclosure includes a first drum 200, a drying device 500, and a second drum 300. Among them, the drying device 500 includes a blower 501 provided on the outer wall of the first drum 200; the top of the blower shaft of the blower 501 is located laterally in the left-right direction of the first plane A; the second drum 300 is located outside the first drum 200 and the top of the blower shaft are respectively located on opposite sides of the first plane A in the left-right direction; wherein, the first plane A is a plane passing through the drum axis a of the first drum 200 and parallel to the up-down direction. That is, the top of the blower shaft is located on one side of the first plane A, which causes the entire drying device 500 to move to one side of the first plane A. Compared with the related art where the top of the blower shaft of the blower 501 is located on the first plane A, the present disclosure increases the available space on the other side of the first plane A, that is, increases the space between the second drum 300 located on the other side of the first plane A and the blower 501, avoiding interference between the blower 501 and the second drum 300. Of course, the second drum 300 can also be replaced with other components applied to the laundry treatment device, and specific components can be adaptively selected and adjusted according to the needs of the laundry treatment device. Based on this, the present disclosure ensures the assembly effect and subsequent use of the laundry treatment device; in addition, such a setting can also improve the utilization rate of the space inside the laundry treatment device and improve the integration degree of the laundry treatment device.

[0027] Exemplarily, the laundry treatment device of the present disclosure can be configured as a washing machine. In addition, it should be noted that the second drum 300 of the present disclosure is relatively small in volume compared to the first drum 200 and can be used to wash and / or spin-dry some smaller clothes, such as children's clothes or socks and other clothes with relatively small volume. Since the top of the blower shaft of the second drum 300 and the blower 501 are respectively located on both sides of the first plane A, sufficient space will be reserved between the second drum 300 and the drying device 500, so that even if the second drum 300 shakes during operation, it will not interfere with the drying device 500, ensuring the normal use of the laundry treatment device and making full use of the space inside the laundry treatment device.

[0028] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the blower axis b of the blower shaft passing through the top end of the blower shaft is located laterally in the left - right direction of the first plane A, or the blower axis b intersects the first plane A. Depending on the installation position of the blower 501, the angle of the blower axis b of the blower 501 may deflect to a certain extent. For example, when the blower 501 is disposed in the upper region of the first drum 200, the blower axis b passes through the top end of the blower shaft and is parallel to the first plane A. At this time, the distance between the blower axis b and the first plane A is the distance between the top end of the blower shaft and the first plane A; or, when the blower 501 is disposed on the side of the first drum 200, that is, when the installation position of the blower 501 continues to move along the circumferential direction of the first drum 200 from the upper region of the first drum 200, the blower axis b passing through the top end of the blower shaft will deflect to a certain extent and intersect the first plane A. However, as long as the top end of the blower shaft is still laterally on the first plane A, enough space can be left on the other side of the first plane A for installing the second drum 300.

[0029] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, as Figure 1 and Figure 2 shown, the distance t between the top end of the blower shaft and the first plane A satisfies: 0 < t ≤ 185 mm. That is, the top end of the blower shaft can be located on the left or right side of the first plane A. As long as the distance between the top end of the blower shaft and the first plane A is not greater than 185 mm, the assembly requirements of the clothing treatment device can be met.

[0030] Of course, considering the actual size of the clothing treatment device (the width of the cabinet of the standard clothing treatment device is 550 - 650 mm; the height is 800 - 900 mm), it is appropriate that the distance between the top end of the blower shaft and the first plane A is between 0 - 15 mm.

[0031] In some embodiments, as Figure 1 and Figure 2 shown, the drying device 500 further includes a duct 502 connected to the air outlet of the blower 501 and communicating with the inside of the first drum 200; the duct 502 can be on the same side of the first plane A as the top end of the blower shaft. The blower 501 drives the cold air to flow in the duct 502, and the duct 502 heats the cold air therein so that the cold air is heated and converted into hot air and discharged from the air outlet of the duct 502, enters the inside of the first drum 200, and dries the clothes in the first drum 200. Since the duct 502 is also on one side of the first plane A and on the same side of the first plane A as the blower 501, the available space on the other side of the first plane A can be further increased, that is, the distance between the second drum 300 and the drying device 500 is further increased to prevent interference between the two.

[0032] Specifically, the edge of one side of the air duct 502 close to the first plane A may be located between the first plane A and the second plane B; wherein the second plane B is a plane passing through the fan axis b of the fan shaft and parallel to the first plane A. That is, the entire air duct 502 is located on one side of the first plane A and does not occupy the space on the other side of the first plane A, so as to maximize the distance between the air duct 502 and the second drum 300, so as to form a sufficiently large avoidance space to prevent the drying device 500 from interfering with the second drum 300, thereby ensuring the assembly effect and subsequent use of the clothes processing apparatus.

[0033] Of course, the edge of the air duct 502 close to the first plane A may also coincide with the first plane A or be located on the other side of the first plane A, as long as it can ensure that there is enough space on the other side of the first plane A for installing the second drum 300 and the second drum 300 will not interfere with the drying device 500.

[0034] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, Figures 1 to 3 As shown, specifically, the distance between the top of the fan shaft and the side surface of the second drum 300 close to the first plane A can be 70-130 mm, so as to ensure that there is no interference between the drying device 500 and the second drum 300.

[0035] For example, Figures 1 to 3 As shown, the second drum 300 is located at the upper right of the first drum 200, and at least part of the drying device 500 is located at the upper left of the first drum 200; or, the second drum 300 is arranged at the upper left of the first drum 200, and at least the drying device 500 is located at the upper right of the first drum 200. The second drum 300 is located at the upper side of any one side of the first plane A, and the drying device 500 is located at the upper side of the first plane A and the second drum 300 on different sides. Specifically, the air duct 502 and at least part of the drying device 500 are located at the upper side of the first plane A and the second drum 300 on different sides. This can facilitate the disassembly, assembly and maintenance of the two, and on the other hand, it can also facilitate the user to put the clothes to be washed into the second drum 300.

[0036] Alternatively, in some embodiments not shown in the figure, the fan 501 and partial areas of the air duct 502 may also be located on the same side of the first plane A as the second drum 300, so that while the present invention increases the available space on one side of the first plane A, it also ensures the available space on the other side of the first plane A as much as possible to set some smaller components, such as a feeding box, a distribution box, etc., thereby further improving the utilization rate of the space inside the clothing processing equipment.

[0037] In some embodiments, Figure 1 and Figure 2As shown, the air duct 502 can be flat. Specifically, the cross-section of the air duct 502 in the front-rear direction is a flat rectangular structure, which can save the space occupied by the air duct 502 in the height direction of the laundry treatment device, thereby reducing the height of the laundry treatment device and the overall space occupied by the laundry treatment device.

[0038] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, as Figure 1 and Figure 2 shown, the blower 501 can be located above the first drum 200 and is arranged near the rear end of the first drum 200. The air duct 502 extends from the blower 501 to the front end of the first drum 200 and communicates with the inside of the first drum 200. According to the characteristics of the drying device 500 itself, the air duct 502 is arranged on the side close to the blower 501. Specifically, the air duct 502 can be arranged on the side of the blower 501 away from the first plane A, and the length of the air duct 502 in the left-right direction is less than the length of the blower 501 in the left-right direction. Since the second drum 300 arranged on the other side of the first plane A is mainly used for washing small items of clothing and for the convenience of the user to put in clothes, it is located at the front end of the laundry treatment device. Based on this, the above arrangement of the drying device 500 can ensure that there is enough distance between the second drum 300 and the air duct 502 to avoid interference between the two.

[0039] In addition, in order to heat the cold air conveyed by the blower 501 into the air duct 502, a heating element (not shown in the figure) can be arranged in the air duct 502. Among them, the heating element can be arranged between the air outlet of the blower 501 and the air outlet of the air duct 502, so that the cold air is heated by the heating element and transformed into high-temperature gas, and then introduced into the first drum 200 to heat the clothes inside the first drum 200.

[0040] In summary, the present disclosure exemplarily shows the working principle of the laundry treatment device. After the top of the blower shaft is on one side of the first plane A, the entire drying device 500 can be moved to one side of the first plane A, and a relatively large available space can be vacated for the other side of the first plane A, so that after the second drum 300 is arranged on the other side of the first plane A, there is still enough clearance between the two to avoid interference between the drying device 500 and the second drum 300, ensuring the assembly effect and subsequent use of the laundry treatment device; in addition, such an arrangement can also improve the utilization rate of the space inside the laundry treatment device and the integration degree of the laundry treatment device.

[0041] The preferred embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the specific details in the above embodiments. Within the scope of the technical concept of the present disclosure, various simple modifications can be made to the technical solutions of the present disclosure, and these simple modifications all belong to the protection scope of the present disclosure.

[0042] In addition, it should be noted that, for each of the specific technical features described in the above specific embodiments, they can be combined in any appropriate manner without conflict. To avoid unnecessary repetition, the present disclosure will not separately describe various possible combinations.

[0043] Furthermore, any combination can be made among various different embodiments of the present disclosure, as long as it does not violate the idea of the present disclosure, and it should equally be regarded as the content disclosed by the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A laundry treatment device, characterized in that, Comprising: A first drum; A drying device, including a blower disposed on the outer wall of the first drum; the top end of the blower shaft of the blower is located laterally in the left-right direction of the first plane; And A second drum, located outside the first drum and the top end of the blower shaft are respectively located on opposite sides in the left-right direction of the first plane; Wherein, the first plane is a plane passing through the drum axis of the first drum and parallel to the up-down direction.

2. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein The blower axis of the blower shaft passing through the top end of the blower shaft is located laterally in the left-right direction of the first plane, or the blower axis intersects the first plane.

3. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein The distance t between the top end of the blower shaft and the first plane satisfies: 0 < t ≤ 185 mm.

4. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 3, wherein, The distance t between the top end of the blower shaft and the first plane satisfies: 0 < t ≤ 15 mm.

5. The laundry treatment device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The drying device further includes a duct connected to the air outlet of the blower and communicating with the inside of the first drum; The duct and the top end of the blower shaft are located on the same side of the first plane.

6. The laundry treatment device according to claim 5, characterized in that One side edge of the duct close to the first plane is located between the first plane and the second plane; Wherein, the second plane is a plane passing through the blower axis of the blower shaft and parallel to the first plane.

7. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein The distance between the top end of the blower shaft and the side surface of the second drum close to the first plane is 70 - 130 mm.

8. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, The second drum is located in the upper right of the first drum, and at least part of the drying device is located in the upper left of the first drum; or, The second drum is arranged in the upper left of the first drum, and at least part of the drying device is located in the upper right of the first drum.

9. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 5, wherein The duct is flat.

10. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 5, wherein, The blower is located above the first drum and is arranged close to the rear end of the first drum, and the duct extends from the blower to the front end of the first drum and communicates with the inside of the first drum.

11. The laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 5, wherein A heating element is provided in the duct.

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