Lifting device and electric clothes airing machine

By using belt or chain connectors and steering mechanisms, the problem of unstable drying rod in the clothes drying machine is solved, the stable lifting of the drying rod assembly and the durability of the connector are achieved, and the safety and service life of the clothes drying machine are improved.

CN223150878UActive Publication Date: 2025-07-25GUANGDONG HOTATA TECH GRP
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Application Number
CN202422133049.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-08-30
Publication Date
2025-07-25
Estimated Expiration
2034-08-30

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

The drying rod of existing clothes dryers is easy to shake, especially under the influence of cross wind, which leads to unstable drying of clothes and the service life of wire ropes.

Method used

The belt-shaped or chain-shaped connector is used to pull the drying rod assembly. The connector is bent in the length direction and is not easy to deform in the width direction. Combined with the steering mechanism and pulley assembly, the swing of the drying rod assembly is restricted and restricted by multi-layer tracks and guide rib positions to ensure stable lifting and lowering.

Benefits of technology

It improves the stability of the drying rod assembly and the service life of the connecting parts, prevents clothes from shaking due to wind, and enhances the safety performance and service life of the drying machine.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to a lifting device and an electric clothes airing machine. The lifting device comprises two steering mechanisms which are respectively arranged on two sides of the clothes airing machine and are provided with rotating shafts; the two connecting pieces respectively bypass the steering mechanism, one end of each connecting piece is connected with the driving device, the other end of each connecting piece is connected with the airing rod assembly, and the two connecting pieces are used for pulling the airing rod assembly to ascend and descend; the connecting piece is in a strip shape or a chain shape and used for limiting movement of the airing rod assembly in the axis direction of the rotating shaft. According to the lifting device, the strip-shaped or chain-shaped connecting piece is adopted to pull the airing rod assembly, the connecting piece can be bent in the length direction of the connecting piece and is not prone to deformation in the width direction of the connecting piece, and therefore the airing rod assembly can be stably driven to ascend and descend, and meanwhile the airing rod assembly is not prone to deformation when being subjected to crosswind in the direction perpendicular to the length direction of the airing rod assembly. The connecting piece can limit large-amplitude swing of the airing rod assembly, so that the connecting piece can be more stable, and the service life of the connecting piece is prolonged.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of clothes drying machines, in particular to a lifting device and an electric clothes drying machine. Background Art

[0002] Existing clothes drying machines usually use two steel wire ropes to connect the clothes drying rods, so as to achieve the lifting and lowering of the clothes drying rods. However, using only two steel wire ropes to connect the clothes drying rods alone will cause the clothes drying rods to shake easily, affecting the stability of the clothes drying rods and making it inconvenient to dry clothes. In addition, when the clothes drying rods are affected by strong crosswinds, they will swing greatly, which will also affect the service life of the steel wire ropes. Utility Model Content

[0003] Based on this, one purpose of the utility model is to provide a lifting device, which uses a belt-shaped or chain-shaped connecting piece to pull the clothes-drying rod assembly. The connecting piece can be bent in the length direction and is not easy to deform in the width direction. In this way, the clothes-drying rod assembly can be stably driven to rise and fall. At the same time, when it is subjected to cross winds perpendicular to the length direction of the clothes-drying rod assembly, the connecting piece can limit the large swing of the clothes-drying rod assembly, making the connecting piece more stable, thereby increasing the service life of the connecting piece.

[0004] Another object of the utility model is to provide a clothes drying machine, which, through a lifting device provided with a belt-shaped or chain-shaped connecting piece, makes the clothes drying rod assembly resistant to wind sway and stable in lifting, so that users can hang clothes conveniently, and the clothes will not fall due to wind shaking, while improving the safety performance.

[0005] A lifting device is applied to an electric clothes drying machine and is arranged between a driving device and a clothes drying rod assembly, comprising:

[0006] Two steering mechanisms, respectively arranged on both sides of the clothes drying machine, have rotating shafts;

[0007] Two connecting members respectively bypass the steering mechanism, one end of which is connected to the driving device, and the other end is connected to the drying rod assembly, so as to pull the drying rod assembly up and down;

[0008] The connecting piece is in the shape of a belt or a chain, and is used to limit the movement of the drying rod assembly in the axial direction of the rotating shaft.

[0009] Furthermore, the steering mechanism includes a pulley assembly, and the connecting member is movably connected to the pulley assembly to move and steer within a motion plane.

[0010] Furthermore, the pulley assembly includes a side pulley group arranged near the end of the clothes drying machine, and the connecting member is slidably connected or transmission-connected to the side pulley group to turn around the side pulley group to drive the drying rod assembly to rise and fall.

[0011] Further, the pulley assembly further includes a plurality of intermediate pulley groups that are spaced apart and disposed between the driving device and the side pulley groups, and the connecting member is wound and stored by passing around the plurality of intermediate pulley groups.

[0012] Further, the steering mechanism further includes a box body with a plurality of tracks provided therein, and the tracks are arranged along the length direction of the clothes drying machine; the intermediate pulley groups are spaced apart and disposed at both ends of the tracks, and the connecting member bypasses one of the intermediate pulley groups and turns from one track to another track, so that the connecting member has a wavy running track between the intermediate pulley groups.

[0013] Further, the connecting member includes a chain, and the chain includes a pin shaft arranged parallel to the rotating shaft and a group of chain plates rotatably connected to both ends of the pin shaft; the group of chain plates includes two layers of chain plates arranged in a staggered and overlapping manner, and two adjacent chain plates in the same layer can move towards each other around two adjacent pin shafts respectively to realize movement steering.

[0014] Further, the parts of two adjacent chain plates in the same layer of the group of chain plates that are located on one side of the pin shaft are in contact with each other, and the parts located on the other side of the pin shaft are spaced apart by a certain distance, so that the chain can be wound on one side.

[0015] Further, protruding guiding rib positions are provided on the inner wall of the track along the moving direction of the chain; the guiding rib positions are clamped between the two groups of chain plates.

[0016] Further, a lifting device further includes:

[0017] A traction member; one end of the traction member is connected to the connecting member, and the other end is rotatably connected to the driving device; the length of the traction member is greater than the maximum lifting height of the drying rod assembly.

[0018] An electric clothes drying machine includes: the lifting device of the present utility model.

[0019] For better understanding and implementation, the present utility model will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Description of the Drawings

[0020] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the electric clothes drying machine provided by the embodiment of the present application;

[0021] Figure 2 is Figure 1 a partial enlarged view of;

[0022] Figure 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the lifting device provided by the embodiment of the present application;

[0023] Figure 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the connecting member provided by the embodiment of the present application;

[0024] Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of an electric drying rack;

[0025] Figure 6 is Figure 5 a partially enlarged view of.

[0026] In the figure: 10 - lifting device; 11 - steering mechanism; 111 - side pulley group; 1111 - side pulley frame; 1112 - side pulley; 1113 - rotating shaft; 112 - intermediate pulley group; 1120 - intermediate pulley; 1121 - first pulley; 1122 - second pulley; 1123 - third pulley; 1124 - wire groove; 113 - box body; 1130 - track; 1131 - first track; 1132 - second track; 1133 - third track; 1134 - guiding rib position; 1135 - notch; 12 - connecting piece; 121 - pin shaft; 122 - chain plate group; 1220 - chain plate; 1221 - first arc surface; 1222 - second arc surface; 1223 - third arc surface; 1224 - fourth arc surface; 13 - traction piece; 20 - driving device; 30 - drying rod assembly; 40 - main machine housing; 41 - drying rod groove. Detailed implementation manners

[0027] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

[0028] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "vertical direction", "upper", "lower", "horizontal", etc. is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and is only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus cannot be understood as a limitation to the present invention. In addition, "first", "second", "third", "fourth" are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0029] In the description of the present utility model, it should also be noted that unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "set", "installed", "connected", and "coupled" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or a connection through an intermediate medium; it can be the communication inside two components. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood according to specific situations.

[0030] Please refer to Figures 1-3 , the embodiment of the present application provides a lifting device, which is applied to an electric clothes dryer and is arranged between a driving device 20 and a clothes drying rod assembly 30. The lifting device includes: two sets of steering mechanisms 11 and two connecting members 12. The two sets of steering mechanisms 11 are respectively arranged on both sides of the clothes dryer. The steering mechanism 11 is provided with a rotating shaft 1113. One end of each of the two connecting members 12 is connected to the driving device 20, bypasses the steering mechanism 11 respectively, and the other end is connected to the clothes drying rod assembly 30. The driving device 20 drives the connecting member 12 to pull the clothes drying rod assembly 30 to lift and lower. The connecting member 12 is in a strip shape or a chain shape, and can be bent in its length direction, but is not easily deformed in the axial direction of the rotating shaft 1113. In this way, it can drive the clothes drying rod assembly 30 to lift and lower, and at the same time limit the movement of the clothes drying rod assembly 30 in the axial direction of the rotating shaft 1113.

[0031] For the lifting device 10 provided by the embodiment of the present application, when the clothes drying rod assembly 30 located below the clothes dryer is affected by the wind direction perpendicular to the length direction of the clothes drying rod assembly 30, since the connecting member 12 is not easily deformed in its width direction, it is not easily blown by the wind and deformed, resulting in a large swing of the clothes drying rod assembly 30. Compared with the traditional steel wire rope structure, the strip-shaped or chain-shaped connecting member 12 provided by the embodiment of the present application can be more stable because it limits the swing in the direction perpendicular to the length direction of the clothes drying rod assembly 30, thereby improving the service life of the connecting member 12.

[0032] Further, in some embodiments, the steering mechanism 11 includes a pulley assembly, and the connecting member 12 is movably connected to the pulley assembly to perform a movement turn in the movement plane to realize the lifting and lowering of the clothes drying rod assembly 30.

[0033] Further, the pulley assembly includes a side pulley group 111 arranged near the end of the clothes dryer. The connecting member 12 is slidably connected or drivingly connected to the side pulley group 111, and turns around the rotating shaft 1113 to drive the clothes drying rod assembly 30 to lift and lower.

[0034] Specifically, the side pulley group 111 includes a side pulley frame 1111 and side pulleys 1112 disposed inside the side pulley frame 1111. The side pulley frame 1111 is provided with two side walls, and both ends of a rotating shaft 1113 are respectively connected to the two side walls. The side pulleys 1112 are sleeved on the rotating shaft 1113 and located between the two side walls. The connecting member 12 is driven by a driving device 20 to turn and rise or fall around the side pulleys 1112.

[0035] Furthermore, the pulley assembly further includes multiple groups of intermediate pulley groups 112 disposed at intervals between the driving device 20 and the side pulley group 111. The connecting member 12 passes around the multiple groups of intermediate pulley groups 112 for movement turning, so as to wind and store the connecting member 12 between the intermediate pulley groups 112, thereby solving the problem that the driving device 20 does not have enough winding space to effectively wind and store the belt-shaped or chain-shaped connecting member 12 due to its large volume.

[0036] Specifically, the intermediate pulley group 112 includes an intermediate pulley frame and intermediate pulleys 1120 disposed on the intermediate pulley frame. The intermediate pulleys 1120 are vertically connected to the intermediate pulley frame along their central axes. The connecting member 12 is driven by the driving device 20 to turn around the intermediate pulleys 1120 to achieve winding and storage.

[0037] In some embodiments, the intermediate pulley groups 112 are arranged at intervals and displaced vertically. The connecting member 12 respectively bypasses multiple intermediate pulleys 1120 along a transverse wavy track to achieve winding and storage between the intermediate pulley groups 112. Please refer to Figure 3 , in some other embodiments, the intermediate pulley groups 112 are arranged at intervals and displaced horizontally. The connecting member 12 respectively bypasses multiple intermediate pulleys 1120 along a longitudinal wavy track to achieve winding and storage between the intermediate pulley groups 112.

[0038] It can be understood that in some other embodiments, the connecting member 12 can also be wound between the intermediate pulley groups 112 along a spiral movement track, and this is not limited thereto.

[0039] Please refer to Figures 1-3 , furthermore, the steering mechanism 11 further includes a box body 113 provided with several tracks 1130 inside. The intermediate pulley groups 112 are arranged at intervals at both ends of the tracks 1130. The connecting member 12 bypasses one intermediate pulley group 112 and turns from one track 1130 to the other track 1130, so as to prevent the connecting member 12 from becoming loose due to jamming during the winding process inside the steering mechanism 11, and to prevent adjacent two sections of the connecting member 12 from interfering with each other.

[0040] Preferably, the track 1130 is arranged along the length direction of the clothes drying machine, so that the running track of the connecting member 12 between the middle pulley groups 112 is longitudinally wavy. In this setting, when the connecting member 12 is instantaneously relaxed and sags due to gravity, the independent track 1130 can support and isolate the connecting member 12, so as to avoid situations such as jamming caused by gravity contact between two adjacent sections of the connecting member 12, thereby ensuring the smooth operation of the lifting device 10.

[0041] Please refer to Figure 4 , further, in some embodiments, the connecting member 12 can be a chain, and the chain includes a pin shaft 121 and two chain link groups 122 rotatably connected to both ends of the pin shaft 121. The pin shaft 121 is arranged parallel to the rotating shaft 1113, so as to limit the deformation of the chain in its width direction, thereby resisting the cross wind on the axis of the rotating shaft 1113. The chain link group 122 includes two layers of chain links 1220 arranged in a staggered and overlapping manner. The two staggered and overlapping chain links 1220 are connected by the pin shaft 121. Both ends of a chain link 1220 of one layer are simultaneously rotatably connected to two adjacent chain links 1220 of the other layer through the pin shaft 121, so that two adjacent chain links 1220 can move towards each other around two adjacent pin shafts 121 respectively to realize the movement steering.

[0042] Specifically, the chain link group 122 is provided with a first chain link layer and a second chain link layer. The first chain link layer includes a number of adjacent first chain links, and the second chain link layer includes a number of adjacent second chain links. The first chain links and the second chain links are arranged in a staggered and overlapping manner. Both ends of the first chain link are respectively rotatably connected to two adjacent second chain links through the pin shaft 121. During the steering process, the two second chain links rotate around the pin shaft 121 respectively to form an included angle and gradually become smaller. After the steering is completed, the included angle slowly becomes larger until the two second chain links are in a straight line. Preferably, the first chain links and the second chain links have the same shape and size.

[0043] Please refer to Figure 3 , in this setting, the side pulley 1112 is a toothed sprocket engaged with the chain. The sprocket is sleeved on the rotating shaft 1113. The chain can maintain the smoothness and accuracy of the motion state through meshing with the sprocket, further improving the stability of the clothes drying rod assembly 30. It can be understood that the middle pulley 1120 around which the chain passes can also be set as a toothed sprocket engaged with the chain to improve the running stability of the chain.

[0044] Please refer to Figures 4-6 , further, in this setting, a protruding guiding rib position 1134 is arranged on the inner wall of the track 1130 along the moving direction of the chain; the guiding rib position 1134 is clamped between the two chain link groups 122 to further ensure the running stability of the chain inside the track 1130.

[0045] Further, in some embodiments, the two ends of adjacent link plates 1220 that are close to each other abut against each other on one side in the length direction of the chain. The abutting point and the two pin shafts 121 form a stable triangular force structure, thereby restricting the adjacent two link plates 1220 from rotating around the pin shafts 121 towards this side respectively. On the other side of the two ends of the adjacent link plates 1220 that are close to each other, a gradually separating plane or curved surface is provided, so that the adjacent two link plates 1220 can only rotate around the two pin shafts 121 towards this side respectively, so that the chain can be bent to realize the unilateral turning of the chain, thereby restricting the movement of the link plates 1220 in the width direction, so as to further restrict the chain. When the external air flow blows towards the clothes parallel to the length direction of the drying rod assembly 30, the swinging amplitude of the chain can be greatly reduced, and the stability of the lifting device 10 can be further improved.

[0046] Please refer to Figure 4 , in this embodiment, taking the plane formed by the axes of the pin shafts 121 at the upper and lower ends of the link plate 1220 as the central plane, the two ends on one side of the central plane are respectively a convex first arc surface 1221 and a concave second arc surface 1222. The first arc surface 1221 and the second arc surface 1222 of the adjacent two link plates 1220 that are close to each other can be fitted and abutted, so that the two adjacent chains cannot rotate along the pin shaft 121 towards this side. The two ends on the other side of the center line are respectively a convex third arc surface 1223 and a concave fourth arc surface 1224. The third arc surface 1223 and the fourth arc surface 1224 are arranged at a certain distance, and the distance between them is larger the farther away from the center line, so that the two adjacent chains rotate around the two adjacent pin shafts 121 towards this side respectively to realize the unilateral winding of the chain.

[0047] Further, in some other embodiments, the connecting member 12 is strip-shaped, such as a steel strip, a tape measure, etc. These strip-shaped connecting members 12 can be bent in the length direction and can remain stable in the width direction. When affected by a crosswind parallel to its width direction, they will not swing greatly, so as to avoid the situation that the drying rod assembly 30 pulled by its end shakes and causes the clothes to fall. One end of the connecting member 12 away from the drying rod assembly 30 bypasses the side pulley 1112 and is sequentially bypassed through a plurality of intermediate pulleys 1120 by the traction member 13 and is wound and stored between the intermediate pulley groups 112.

[0048] Please refer to Figures 1-3, Further, a driving device 20 is provided at the end of the connecting member 12 with a traction member 13 that is easily wound, such as a wire rope. By winding the traction member 13 through the driving device 20, the overall connecting member 12 is driven to displace, thereby driving the lifting and lowering of the lower drying rod assembly 30. In this setting method, the length of the traction member 13 is at least greater than the maximum lifting height of the drying rod assembly 30, so that the drying rod assembly 30 can run to its lowest operating height when the traction member 13 is in a state of not being wound by the driving device 20. In this way, the driving device 20 only needs to wind the traction member 13 with a smaller size to drive the lifting and lowering of the drying rod assembly 30, without adding a storage structure for winding the larger-sized connecting member 12, so as to simplify the structure of the driving device 20.

[0049] Please refer to Figure 2 and Figure 6 , in this setting method, a wire groove 1124 is provided on the middle pulley 1120 around which the traction member 13 passes, to prevent the traction member 13 from jumping wires and causing the lifting device 10 to get stuck. In addition, a cutout 1135 for the traction member 13 to clear the air can be cut on the upper wall surface or the lower wall surface of the track 1130, to reduce the friction between the traction member 13 and the wall surface of the track 1130 and improve the service life of the traction member 13.

[0050] Please refer to Figures 1-6 , as an example, in this embodiment, the connecting member 12 is a one-sided turning chain, the traction member 13 is a wire rope, one end of the wire rope is wound around the driving device 20, the other end is connected to the chain through a rope end, wound inside the middle pulley group 112, and its end passes through the side pulley group 111 and is connected to the lower drying rod assembly 30.

[0051] Specifically, the middle pulley group 112 includes a first pulley 1121 and a third pulley 1123 provided at one end of the box body 113 close to the driving device 20, and a second pulley 1122 provided at one end of the box body 113 close to the side pulley group 111. The box body 113 is correspondingly provided with three independent tracks 1130 from top to bottom, which are respectively defined as a first track 1131, a second track 1132, and a third track 1133. Among them, the chain bypasses the side pulley 1112 and the first pulley 1121 and moves within the first track 1131 and the second track 1132, and the wire rope can bypass the first pulley 1121, the second pulley 1122, and the third pulley 1123 and move within all the tracks 1130. Among them, the first pulley 1121 and the second pulley 1122 are provided with wire grooves 1124 to facilitate the turning of the wire rope and prevent the situation of wire rope jumping; the third pulley 1123 is provided at the sliding end of the wire rope to isolate the wire rope and the chain and prevent the situation of the lifting device 10 being stuck due to the wire rope being caught in the chain.

[0052] Preferably, in this setting mode, the length of the box body 113 should at least meet the requirement that when the drying rod assembly 30 is in the storage state, the chain can be wound and stored in the first track 1131 and the second track 1132.

[0053] An embodiment of the present application further provides an electric drying rack, which includes a main machine housing 40, a driving device 20, a drying rod assembly 30, and a lifting device 10 connecting the driving device 20 and the drying rod assembly 30. The main machine housing 40 is provided with a drying rod slot 41, and the driving device 20 and the lifting device 10 are fixedly connected to the bottom of the drying rod slot 41; the drying rod assembly 30 is arranged below the main machine housing 40, and is driven by the driving device 20 to drive the lifting device 10 to pull it up and down, and is stored in the drying rod slot 41.

[0054] Preferably, the lifting device 10 is symmetrically arranged at both ends of the driving device 20. The driving device 20 is provided with a double-end motor. The two connecting pieces 12 are respectively connected to both ends of the double-end motor, and their ends bypass the steering mechanism 11 and are connected to the drying rod assembly 30 below. The movement of the connecting piece 12 is restricted by the steering mechanism 11, and the connecting piece 12 is wound and stored in the steering mechanism 11, so that the connecting piece can stably pull the drying rod assembly 30 up and down, and at the same time ensure that the drying rod assembly 30 remains stable in the drying state to avoid wind sway.

[0055] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the embodiment of the present application are as follows:

[0056] (1) A belt-shaped or chain-shaped connecting piece is used to pull the drying rod assembly. The connecting piece can be bent in its length direction and is not easily deformed in its width direction, so it can stably drive the drying rod assembly to rise and fall. At the same time, when there is a cross wind perpendicular to the length direction of the drying rod assembly, the connecting piece can limit the large swing of the drying rod assembly, making the connecting piece more stable, thereby improving the service life of the connecting piece;

[0057] (2) The lifting device uses a chain with three-sided constraints, which can only rotate and wind unidirectionally, further improving its anti-wind sway effect;

[0058] (3) By setting a steering mechanism to steer and store the connecting piece and the traction piece, the space utilization rate is improved;

[0059] (4) By setting a box body with multiple layers of tracks to restrict the movement of the connecting piece, it is possible to avoid interference between the connecting piece and the traction piece that are close to each other, and at the same time avoid the problem of the traction piece jumping the line.

[0060] The above-described embodiments merely represent several implementation manners of the present utility model. The description is relatively specific and detailed, but it should not be construed as a limitation on the scope of the utility model patent. It should be noted that for those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the concept of the present utility model, several modifications and improvements can still be made, and the present utility model also intends to cover these modifications and variations.

Claims

1. A lifting device is applied to an electric clothes dryer and is arranged between a driving device and a drying rod assembly, and is characterized in that, Comprising: Two steering mechanisms are respectively arranged on both sides of the clothes drying machine and have rotating shafts. Two connecting pieces respectively bypass the steering mechanisms. One end of each connecting piece is connected to the driving device, and the other end is connected to the clothes drying rod assembly to tow the clothes drying rod assembly to lift and lower. The connecting piece is in a strip shape or a chain shape to limit the movement of the clothes drying rod assembly in the axial direction of the rotating shaft.

2. The lifting device according to claim 1, wherein: The steering mechanism includes a pulley assembly, and the connecting piece is movably connected to the pulley assembly to move and turn in a moving plane.

3. The lifting device according to claim 2, wherein: The pulley assembly includes side pulley groups arranged near the ends of the clothes drying machine. The connecting piece is slidably connected or drivingly connected to the side pulley groups to turn around the side pulley groups to drive the clothes drying rod assembly to lift and lower.

4. The lifting device according to claim 3, wherein: The pulley assembly further includes multiple intermediate pulley groups arranged at intervals between the driving device and the side pulley groups. The connecting piece is wound around and stored between multiple groups of the intermediate pulley groups.

5. The lifting device according to claim 4, wherein: The steering mechanism further includes a box body with several tracks arranged therein. The tracks are arranged along the length direction of the clothes drying machine; the intermediate pulley groups are arranged at intervals at both ends of the tracks. The connecting piece bypasses one of the intermediate pulley groups and turns from one track to another track, so that the connecting piece has a wavy running track between the intermediate pulley groups.

6. The lifting device according to claim 5, wherein: The connecting piece includes a chain. The chain includes a pin shaft arranged parallel to the rotating shaft and a group of chain plates rotatably connected to both ends of the pin shaft; the group of chain plates includes two layers of chain plates arranged in a staggered and overlapping manner. Two adjacent chain plates in the same layer can move towards each other around two adjacent pin shafts respectively to achieve movement and turning.

7. The lifting device according to claim 6, wherein: The parts of two adjacent chain plates in the same layer of the group of chain plates on one side of the pin shaft are in contact with each other, and the parts on the other side of the pin shaft are at a certain interval, so that the chain can be wound on one side.

8. The lifting device according to claim 6, wherein: On the inner wall of the track, there are protruding guiding rib positions along the moving direction of the chain; the guiding rib positions are clamped between two groups of chain plates.

9. The lifting device according to claim 1, wherein It further includes: A towing piece; One end of the towing piece is connected to the connecting piece, and the other end is wound and connected to the driving device; The length of the towing piece is greater than the maximum lifting height of the clothes drying rod assembly.

10. An electric clothes dryer, characterized in that, Comprising: The lifting device according to any one of claims 1-9.