Laundry treating apparatus

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to clothes treatment equipment. Clothes processing equipment comprises a box body, a first motor, a second motor, a first driving device and a second driving device, and the box body forms a containing cavity and comprises a front frame; the roller is provided with a roller opening, and the roller opening is used for putting clothes into the roller; a drying assembly; the humidity detection assembly comprises a sensor mounting part, the sensor mounting part comprises a base, and the base is mounted on the front frame; the stretching-in part is of a strip-shaped structure, the two ends of the stretching-in part are connected to the base, the stretching-in part stretches into the roller through the roller opening, and the stretching-in part gradually sinks in the height direction of the box body from the two ends of the stretching-in part to the middle of the stretching-in part; and the detection piece comprises a sensing element, the sensing element is installed on the extending part and faces the side away from the base, and the detection piece is used for detecting the air humidity in the roller through the sensing element. According to the clothes processing equipment provided by the invention, the problems of misjudgment of drying and poor drying effect can be solved.

Description

Technical Field

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

[0002] A clothes dryer is a device that dries clothes by heating and other means. Compared with natural drying, clothes dryers have the advantages of fast drying speed and no need for drying space. Therefore, they have become more and more popular in recent years.

[0003] When drying clothes in a clothes dryer, accurately determining whether the clothes are dry is crucial to improving the user experience. However, conventional dryers often fail to accurately detect whether the clothes are dry, especially when detecting clothes with difficult-to-dry interiors, such as down jackets. This can lead to misjudgments, resulting in clothes that may be completely dry on the surface but still damp inside. This results in poor drying performance and is not conducive to improving the user experience. Utility Model Content

[0004] The present application discloses a clothing processing device, which can solve the problems of misjudgment of drying and poor drying effect.

[0005] In order to achieve the above objectives, the present application discloses a clothes processing device, comprising:

[0006] A box body is formed with an accommodating cavity, and the box body includes a front frame;

[0007] a drum, the drum being rotatably disposed in the accommodating cavity, the drum having a drum opening for allowing clothes to be put into the drum;

[0008] a drying component, the drying component being disposed in the box and configured to dry the clothes;

[0009] A humidity detection component, comprising:

[0010] A sensor mounting member, the sensor mounting member comprising:

[0011] a base, the base being mounted on the front frame;

[0012] The insertion portion is a strip-shaped structure, with both ends of the insertion portion connected to the base, and the insertion portion extends into the drum through the cylinder opening, and gradually sinks along the height direction of the box body from both ends of the insertion portion toward the middle of the insertion portion;

[0013] The humidity detection assembly further includes a detection element, which includes:

[0014] A sensing element is installed on the protruding portion and faces a side away from the base. The detection member is used to detect the air humidity in the drum through the sensing element.

[0015] Since the detection part can detect the air humidity in the drum through the sensing element, when the detection part detects whether the clothes in the drum are dry through the sensing element, there is no need to make the sensing element directly contact the surface of the clothes and judge whether the clothes in the drum are dry by detecting whether the surface of the clothes are dry. Instead, it judges whether the clothes in the drum are dry by detecting the air humidity in the drum. When the surface of the clothes is completely dry but the inside is still wet, the air humidity in the drum is still relatively high. In this way, it can avoid the situation where the clothes are dried when the surface is completely dry but the inside is still wet, so that the clothes processing equipment has a better drying effect, which is beneficial to improving the user experience.

[0016] In addition, since the sensing element is installed on the insertion part and faces the side away from the base, and since the insertion part extends into the drum through the barrel mouth, the sensing element can be located inside the drum and facing the inner side of the drum, and thus the sensing element can be closer to the clothes. In this way, when the detection part detects the air humidity in the drum through the sensing element, the air humidity detected by the detection part can be more representative of the air humidity near the clothes, and thus the actual dryness and wetness of the clothes can be judged more accurately, so that the drying effect of the clothing processing equipment can be better, which is conducive to further improving the user experience.

[0017] In addition, under the premise that the insertion part is inserted into the drum through the drum mouth and the sensing element is installed on the insertion part and faces the side away from the base, the insertion part is gradually sunk along the height direction of the box body from the two ends of the insertion part to the middle part of the insertion part. On the one hand, in addition to preventing clothes from being hung on the insertion part and ensuring that the clothes can be dried normally with the rotation of the drum, on the other hand, it can also avoid the situation where a small number of clothes hanging on the insertion part cause the clothes to have a greater impact on the air humidity near the sensing element, so that the air humidity detected by the detection part can better represent the air humidity near all the clothes in the drum, and thus can more accurately judge the actual dryness and wetness of all clothes.

[0018] Optionally, a through hole is formed between the protruding portion and the base.

[0019] Since a through hole is formed between the extending portion and the base, the air in the drum can flow through the through hole. In this way, the air flow near the sensing element can be made more frequent, and the air humidity near the sensing element is closer to the air humidity in the drum, so that the air humidity detected by the sensing element can more accurately represent the actual air humidity in the entire drum.

[0020] Optionally, the protruding portion extends along the circumference of the barrel opening.

[0021] By extending the insertion portion along the circumference of the barrel opening, the interference between the insertion portion and the barrel opening can be reduced as much as possible when the length is constant, so that the size of the barrel opening is less affected by the insertion portion, thereby making it easier to put clothes into the drum through the barrel opening, and less likely to cause failure in putting clothes due to obstruction by the insertion portion.

[0022] Optionally, the distance between the insertion portion and the base gradually increases from both ends of the insertion portion toward the middle of the insertion portion;

[0023] Wherein, the maximum distance between the protruding portion and the base is L, L≥5mm, L≤15mm.

[0024] By gradually increasing the distance between the insertion portion and the base from the two ends of the insertion portion toward the middle of the insertion portion, the distance between the middle of the insertion portion and the base can be maximized. In this way, on the one hand, the change in the size of the via hole can be made more regular, which facilitates the processing of the via hole. On the other hand, the inventors have found that this is also conducive to guiding the flow of air, allowing air to pass through the via hole more quickly and frequently, thereby making the air flow near the sensing element more frequent.

[0025] The inventors have found that when L is less than 5 mm, the size of the through-hole is too small, which is not conducive to the flow of air in the through-hole. When L is greater than 15 mm, the probability of clothes getting stuck in the through-hole will increase. Based on this, by making the maximum distance L between the extension part and the base within the range of 5 mm to 15 mm, it is possible to ensure that the air in the through-hole flows more frequently, and thus the air near the sensing element flows more frequently, while also reducing the possibility of clothes getting stuck in the through-hole, thereby providing a better user experience of the clothing processing device.

[0026] Optionally, both ends of the extending portion are located on both sides of the middle portion of the extending portion along the width direction of the box body.

[0027] By locating both ends of the extending portion on both sides of the middle portion of the extending portion along the width direction of the box, the extending portion can be extended roughly along the width direction of the box, and the via hole can be extended roughly along the height direction of the box.

[0028] When the through holes extend roughly along the height direction of the cabinet, when the clothes naturally fall along the height direction of the cabinet during the rotation in the drum, the air in the drum can be fanned to pass through the through holes smoothly along the height direction of the cabinet, so that the air can pass through the through holes more quickly and frequently, and the air flow near the sensing element can be made more frequent.

[0029] Optionally, an edge is formed between the top surface of the protruding portion and the surface of the protruding portion away from the base, the edge is located on a slope surface, an included angle a is formed between the slope surface and the surface of the base, a≥10°, a≤30°.

[0030] When the included angle between the slope surface and the surface of the base is less than 10°, the depth of the protruding portion into the drum is limited, which is not conducive to the better contact between the induction element and the air near the clothes, and when the included angle between the slope surface and the surface of the base is greater than 30°, the slope surface is not steep enough, and the clothes may be hung on the protruding portion.

[0031] Therefore, by setting the included angle a between the slope surface and the surface of the base within the range of 10° to 30°, the better contact between the induction element and the air near the clothes can be ensured, and the clothes can be better prevented from being hung on the protruding portion.

[0032] Optionally, a chamfer is arranged on the edge, and the chamfer is tangent to the slope surface.

[0033] By arranging the chamfer on the edge, the edge of the protruding portion can be made more rounded, and the clothes can be prevented from being hung on the edge, that is, the clothes can be better prevented from being hung on the protruding portion.

[0034] Optionally, the surface of the base is spliced with the surface of the front frame.

[0035] Since the base is mounted on the front frame and the surface of the base is spliced with the surface of the front frame, the surface of the base and the surface of the front frame can be smoothly transitioned, and the clothes can be prevented from being clamped in the gap between the surface of the base and the surface of the front frame.

[0036] Optionally, the detection member further comprises:

[0037] A PCB is arranged on the surface of the base facing the mounting cavity and is electrically connected with the induction element.

[0038] Since the PCB is arranged on the surface of the base facing the mounting cavity, when the base is mounted on the front frame, the PCB will be wrapped in the mounting cavity, and the base and the front frame can protect the PCB outside the periphery of the PCB, so that the environment of the PCB is safer, and the durability of the PCB can be improved.

[0039] Optionally, the clothes treatment apparatus further comprises:

[0040] The first electrode plate, the sensing element is the second electrode plate, the polarity of the first electrode plate is opposite to the polarity of the second electrode plate, the first electrode plate is installed on the roller or the roller forms the first electrode plate, and the detection element is used to detect the air humidity in the roller according to the change in capacitance between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate.

[0041] When the clothing processing device also includes a first electrode plate, the sensing element is a second electrode plate, and the polarities of the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate are opposite, a capacitance can be formed between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate, and the air humidity in the drum can be indirectly detected by detecting the change in capacitance. The implementation method is very clever and the implementation principle is also very simple. Therefore, the cost of the detection component can be reduced while ensuring the operational reliability of the detection component.

[0042] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages:

[0043] In the present application, since the detection part can detect the air humidity in the drum through the sensing element, when the detection part detects whether the clothes in the drum are dry through the sensing element, there is no need to make the sensing element directly contact the surface of the clothes and judge whether the clothes in the drum are dry by detecting whether the surface of the clothes are dry. Instead, it judges whether the clothes in the drum are dry by detecting the air humidity in the drum. When the surface of the clothes is completely dry and the inside is still wet, the air humidity in the drum is still relatively high. In this way, it can avoid the situation where the clothes are dried when the surface is completely dry and the inside is still wet, so that the drying effect of the clothes processing equipment is better, which is beneficial to improving the user experience.

[0044] In addition, since the sensing element is installed on the insertion part and faces the side away from the base, and since the insertion part extends into the drum through the barrel mouth, the sensing element can be located inside the drum and facing the inner side of the drum, and thus the sensing element can be closer to the clothes. In this way, when the detection part detects the air humidity in the drum through the sensing element, the air humidity detected by the detection part can be more representative of the air humidity near the clothes, and thus the actual dryness and wetness of the clothes can be judged more accurately, so that the drying effect of the clothing processing equipment can be better, which is conducive to further improving the user experience.

[0045] In addition, under the premise that the insertion part is inserted into the drum through the drum mouth and the sensing element is installed on the insertion part and faces the side away from the base, the insertion part is gradually sunk along the height direction of the box body from the two ends of the insertion part to the middle part of the insertion part. On the one hand, in addition to preventing clothes from being hung on the insertion part and ensuring that the clothes can be dried normally with the rotation of the drum, on the other hand, it can also avoid the situation where a small number of clothes hanging on the insertion part cause the clothes to have a greater impact on the air humidity near the sensing element, so that the air humidity detected by the detection part can better represent the air humidity near all the clothes in the drum, and thus can more accurately judge the actual dryness and wetness of all clothes. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0046] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without any creative work.

[0047] Figure 1 This is a structural diagram of a clothes processing device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0048] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of the clothes processing device after omitting part of the cabinet;

[0049] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the structure of the middle front frame;

[0050] Figure 4 yes Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the structure of the middle drum;

[0051] Figure 5 yes Figure 2 A schematic structural diagram of the laundry processing device when the drum is partially cut away;

[0052] Figure 6 yes Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the structure of the humidity detection component and the front frame;

[0053] Figure 7 yes Figure 6 An exploded view of the humidity detection assembly and the front frame;

[0054] Figure 8 yes Figure 6 A partial enlarged view of position A in the middle;

[0055] Figure 9 yes Figure 7A schematic diagram of the structure of the humidity detection component in another perspective;

[0056] Figure 10 yes Figure 9 A schematic diagram of the structure of the humidity detection component in another perspective;

[0057] Figure 11 yes Figure 7 Schematic diagram of the structure of the humidity detection component and front frame from another perspective.

[0058] Description of reference numerals:

[0059] 1-box body; 10-accommodation cavity; 11-front frame; 111-clothes feeding port; 12-bottom frame; 13-rear frame; 14-housing;

[0060] 2- roller; 20- through hole; 21- barrel mouth;

[0061] 3-humidity detection component; 30-edge; 301-rounded corner; 31-sensor mounting member; 311-base; 312-insertion portion; 3121-middle section; 32-detection member; 321-sensing element; 322-PCB board;

[0062] 40-installation cavity;

[0063] 100-Clothing processing equipment;

[0064] S-slope surface. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0065] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of this application to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of this application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0066] In this application, terms such as "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "front," "back," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "center," "vertical," "horizontal," "transverse," and "longitudinal" indicate positions or locations based on the positions or locations shown in the accompanying drawings. These terms are primarily intended to better describe this application and its embodiments and are not intended to limit the devices, elements, or components indicated to having a specific orientation, or to being constructed or operated in a specific orientation.

[0067] Furthermore, some of the above terms may be used to express other meanings besides indicating a position or location. For example, the term "on" may also be used to indicate a dependency or connection in certain circumstances. Those skilled in the art will understand the specific meanings of these terms in this application based on the specific circumstances.

[0068] Furthermore, the terms "installed," "disposed," "provided with," "connected," and "connected" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to fixed connections, removable connections, or integral structures; mechanical connections or electrical connections; direct connections, indirect connections through an intermediary, or internal communication between two devices, elements, or components. Those skilled in the art will understand the specific meanings of these terms in this application based on the specific circumstances.

[0069] Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like are primarily used to distinguish different devices, elements, or components (which may or may not be the same in type and configuration) and are not intended to indicate or imply the relative importance or quantity of the devices, elements, or components indicated. Unless otherwise specified, "plurality" means two or more.

[0070] Before explaining the technical solution of the present application, the background technology of the present application is first explained.

[0071] A clothes dryer is a device that dries clothes by heating and other means. Compared with natural drying, clothes dryers have the advantages of fast drying speed and no need for drying space. Therefore, they have become more and more popular in recent years.

[0072] When drying clothes in a clothes dryer, correctly determining whether the clothes are dry is crucial to improving the user experience. However, clothes dryers in the related art often make inaccurate detections when detecting whether clothes are dry, especially when detecting clothes with difficult-to-dry interiors such as down jackets. This can cause the dryer to misjudge whether the clothes are dry, resulting in the clothes being completely dry on the surface but still damp inside. This leads to poor drying results and is not conducive to improving the user experience. Based on this, the present application provides a clothes processing device, which, when understood as a clothes dryer, can be used to solve the problems faced by the above-mentioned clothes dryers.

[0073] The technical solution of this application will be described below with reference to specific embodiments and drawings.

[0074] Figure 1 1 is a structural diagram of a clothes processing device 100 provided in one embodiment of the present application. Figure 2 yes Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of the clothes processing device 100 after omitting part of the box 1.

[0075] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2 The clothes treating apparatus 100 includes a housing 1 , which is formed with an accommodating cavity 10 .

[0076] The clothing processing device 100 may be a clothes dryer or a washer-dryer, etc., which is not limited in this embodiment.

[0077] The shape of the box 1 can be as follows Figure 1 The box body 1 is a rectangular parallelepiped shown in FIG. 1 . Of course, in other embodiments, based on specific application scenarios, the shape of the box body 1 may also be a cube, etc., which is not limited in this embodiment.

[0078] In order to make the clothes processing device 100 have better versatility during installation, specifically, in order to make the clothes processing device 100 well adapted to other clothes processing devices 100 and ensure that the clothes processing device 100 can be stably installed on the top surface of other clothes processing devices 100, the width of the box body 1 can be within the range of 590mm-610mm.

[0079] When the width of the box body 1 is within the range of 590mm-610mm, the size can be roughly the same as the width requirement for the clothing processing device 100 in the European home appliance design specifications, and thus the clothing processing device 100 can be equal to or roughly equal to the width of most clothing processing devices 100 on the market, which is conducive to the stable installation of the clothing processing device 100 on the top surface of other clothing processing devices 100.

[0080] Specifically, the width of the box body 1 can be 590 mm, 600 mm or 610 mm, etc., as long as the width of the box body 1 is within the range of 590 mm-610 mm. This embodiment does not limit this.

[0081] In order to facilitate the description of the positions of the various components of the laundry processing device 100 in the box 1 below, and to facilitate a better understanding of the positional relationship between the various components in the box 1, the box 1 is used as a reference standard, and it can be assumed that the box 1 has a width direction ( Figure 1 X-axis direction), depth direction ( Figure 1 Y-axis direction) and height direction ( Figure 1 The Z-axis direction is defined as the height direction of the cabinet 1 when the clothes handling device 100 is a clothes dryer. For example, the height direction of the cabinet 1 can be understood as the vertical direction of the cabinet 1 when the clothes dryer is placed on the ground. The depth direction of the cabinet 1 can be understood as the direction perpendicular to the side where the clothes feeding port is located. The width direction of the cabinet 1 can be understood as the left-right direction of the cabinet 1 when a person is facing the side where the clothes feeding port is located.

[0082] See also Figure 2 In some embodiments, the box body 1 includes a front frame 11 .

[0083] The material of the front frame 11 may be plastic, etc., which is not limited in this embodiment.

[0084] See also Figure 2 and Figure 3 , Figure 3 yes Figure 2 The front frame 11 is a schematic structural diagram. The front frame 11 may be provided with a clothes-feeding opening 111 , which may provide structural support for subsequently feeding clothes into the drum 2 through the clothes-feeding opening 111 .

[0085] Further, see Figure 1 and Figure 2 The box body 1 may further include a bottom frame 12, a rear frame 13 and a shell 14. The front frame 11 and the rear frame 13 are both connected to the bottom frame 12 and extend along the depth direction of the box body 1 ( Figure 2 In the Y-axis direction, the outer shell 14 is sleeved on the periphery of the bottom frame 12, the rear frame 13 and the front frame 11. In this way, the bottom frame 12, the rear frame 13 and the front frame 11 can support the outer shell 14, thereby preventing the outer shell 14 from collapsing.

[0086] In some embodiments, see Figure 2 and Figure 4 , Figure 4 yes Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the structure of the middle drum 2, the clothing processing device 100 also includes a drum 2, the drum 2 is rotatably arranged in the accommodating cavity 10, the drum 2 has a drum opening 21, and the drum opening 21 is used for allowing clothing to be put into the drum 2.

[0087] Since the drum 2 is rotatably arranged in the accommodating cavity 10, when clothes are put into the drum 2, the drum 2 can drive the clothes to rotate along with the drum 2, so that the clothes can be dried while rotating along with the drum 2, thereby better ensuring that all parts of the clothes can be dried evenly.

[0088] In some embodiments, the clothes processing apparatus 100 further includes a drying component (not shown in the figure), which is disposed in the housing 1 and is configured to dry clothes.

[0089] Among them, the drying component can be a condensing drying component or a heat pump drying component, etc., as long as it can dry the clothes so that the clothes are dried. This embodiment does not limit the specific implementation method of the drying component.

[0090] Specifically, the drying component can be arranged on the bottom frame 12. Of course, the drying component can also be arranged on the rear frame 13 or the front frame 11, etc. This embodiment does not limit this.

[0091] Figure 5 yes Figure 2 The structural diagram of the laundry processing device 100 when the drum 2 is partially cut away, Figure 6 yes Figure 2 The structural diagram of the humidity detection component 3 and the front frame 11 is shown in FIG. Figure 2 、 Figure 5 and Figure 6 In some embodiments, the clothing processing device 100 further includes a humidity detection component 3 , which includes a sensor mounting component 31 . The sensor mounting component 31 is mounted on the front frame 11 and at least a portion of the sensor mounting component 31 extends into the drum 2 through the drum opening 21 .

[0092] Since the sensor mounting member 31 is mounted on the front frame 11 and at least a portion of the sensor mounting member 31 extends into the drum 2 through the drum opening 21 , at least a portion of the sensor mounting member 31 can be directly located in the drum 2 .

[0093] The fact that at least part of the sensor mounting member 31 extends into the drum 2 through the drum opening 21 means that the entire sensor mounting member 31 extends into the drum 2 , or a part of the sensor mounting member 31 extends into the drum 2 .

[0094] Specifically, see Figure 5 and Figure 6 The sensor mounting member 31 includes a base 311 and an insertion portion 312, wherein the base 311 is mounted on the front frame 11, and the insertion portion 312 is a strip-shaped structure. The two ends of the insertion portion 312 are connected to the base 311, and the insertion portion 312 is inserted into the drum 2 through the barrel opening 21. Specifically, the middle section 3121 between the two ends of the insertion portion 312 can be inserted into the drum 2 through the barrel opening 21. From the two ends of the insertion portion 312 to the middle direction of the insertion portion 312, the insertion portion 312 is along the height direction of the box body 1 ( Figure 6 In the Z-axis direction), the middle section 3121 gradually sinks, that is, the middle section 3121 gradually sinks along the height direction of the box body 1 ( Figure 6 The Z-axis direction) gradually sinks.

[0095] By making the direction from both ends of the extending portion 312 to the middle of the extending portion 312, the extending portion 312 is extended along the height direction of the box body 1 ( Figure 6The inventors have found that when the clothes fall onto the insertion portion 312 during the rotation of the drum 2, the clothes are not easily caught on the insertion portion 312, thereby ensuring that the clothes can be dried normally along with the rotation of the drum 2, thereby improving the user experience of the clothes processing device 100.

[0096] In some embodiments, see Figure 5 、 Figure 6 and Figure 7 , Figure 7 yes Figure 6 An exploded view of the humidity detection assembly 3 and the front frame 11, the humidity detection assembly 3 also includes a detection member 32, the detection member 32 includes a sensing element 321, the sensing element 321 is installed on the protruding portion 312 and faces the side away from the base 311 ( Figure 5 The sensing element 321 faces the left side), and the detecting member 32 is used to detect the air humidity in the drum 2 through the sensing element 321.

[0097] Since the detection member 32 can detect the air humidity in the drum 2 through the sensing element 321, when the detection member 32 detects whether the clothes in the drum 2 are dry through the sensing element 321, there is no need to make the sensing element 321 directly contact the surface of the clothes and judge whether the clothes in the drum 2 are dry by detecting whether the surface of the clothes are dry. Instead, it is judged whether the clothes in the drum 2 are dry by detecting the air humidity in the drum 2. When the surface of the clothes is completely dry but the inside is still wet, the air humidity in the drum 2 is still relatively high. In this way, it is possible to avoid the situation where the clothes are mistakenly judged to be dried because the surface of the clothes is completely dry but the inside is still wet, so that the drying effect of the clothes processing device 100 is better, which is beneficial to improving the user experience.

[0098] In addition, since the sensing element 321 is installed on the insertion portion 312 and faces the side away from the base 311, and since the insertion portion 312 extends into the drum 2 through the barrel opening 21, the sensing element 321 can be located inside the drum 2 and face the inner side of the drum 2, and thus the sensing element 321 can be closer to the clothes. In this way, when the detection component 32 detects the air humidity in the drum 2 through the sensing element 321, the air humidity detected by the detection component 32 can be more representative of the air humidity near the clothes, and thus the actual dryness and wetness of the clothes can be more accurately judged, so that the drying effect of the clothing processing device 100 can be better, which is conducive to further improving the user experience.

[0099] In addition, under the premise that the insertion portion 312 is inserted into the drum 2 through the cylinder opening 21 and the sensing element 321 is installed on the insertion portion 312 and faces the side away from the base 311, the insertion portion 312 is moved along the height direction of the box body 1 ( Figure 6 The detection element 32 gradually sinks in the middle Z-axis direction. On the one hand, it can prevent the clothes from being hung on the insertion portion 312 and ensure that the clothes can be dried normally as the drum 2 rotates. On the other hand, it can also prevent the situation where a small amount of clothes hanging on the insertion portion 312 cause the clothes to have a greater impact on the air humidity near the sensing element 321. Therefore, the air humidity detected by the detection element 32 can better represent the air humidity near all the clothes in the drum 2, and thus can more accurately judge the actual dryness and wetness of all the clothes.

[0100] In some embodiments, see Figure 1 、 Figure 2 and Figure 5 The clothing processing device 100 includes a housing 1, a drum 2, a drying component and a humidity detection component 3, wherein the housing 1 is formed with a accommodating cavity 10, the housing 1 includes a front frame 11, the drum 2 is rotatably arranged in the accommodating cavity 10, the drum 2 has a barrel opening 21, and the barrel opening 21 is used for allowing clothes to be put into the drum 2. The drying component is arranged in the housing 1 and is configured to dry the clothes.

[0101] See also Figure 5 、 Figure 6 and Figure 7 The humidity detection component 3 includes a sensor mounting part 31 and a detection part 32, wherein the sensor mounting part 31 includes a base 311 and an insertion part 312, wherein the base 311 is installed on the front frame 11, and the insertion part 312 is a strip structure, and both ends of the insertion part 312 are connected to the base 311, and the insertion part 312 is inserted into the drum 2 through the barrel mouth 21. From the two ends of the insertion part 312 to the middle of the insertion part 312, the insertion part 312 gradually sinks along the height direction of the box body 1.

[0102] The detection member 32 includes a sensing element 321 . The sensing element 321 is installed at the extending portion 312 and faces the side away from the base 311 . The detection member 32 is used to detect the air humidity in the drum 2 via the sensing element 321 .

[0103] In this embodiment, since the detection member 32 can detect the air humidity in the drum 2 through the sensing element 321, when the detection member 32 detects whether the clothes in the drum 2 are dry through the sensing element 321, there is no need to make the sensing element 321 directly contact the surface of the clothes and judge whether the clothes in the drum 2 are dry by detecting whether the surface of the clothes are dry. Instead, it is judged whether the clothes in the drum 2 are dry by detecting the air humidity in the drum 2. When the surface of the clothes is completely dry and the inside is still wet, the air humidity in the drum 2 is still relatively high. In this way, it is possible to avoid the situation where the clothes are dried because the surface is completely dry and the inside is still wet, so that the clothes processing device 100 has a better drying effect, which is beneficial to improving the user experience.

[0104] In addition, since the sensing element 321 is installed on the insertion portion 312 and faces the side away from the base 311, and since the insertion portion 312 extends into the drum 2 through the barrel opening 21, the sensing element 321 can be located inside the drum 2 and face the inner side of the drum 2, and thus the sensing element 321 can be closer to the clothes. In this way, when the detection component 32 detects the air humidity in the drum 2 through the sensing element 321, the air humidity detected by the detection component 32 can be more representative of the air humidity near the clothes, and thus the actual dryness and wetness of the clothes can be more accurately judged, so that the drying effect of the clothing processing device 100 can be better, which is conducive to further improving the user experience.

[0105] In addition, under the premise that the insertion portion 312 is inserted into the drum 2 through the cylinder opening 21 and the sensing element 321 is installed on the insertion portion 312 and faces the side away from the base 311, the insertion portion 312 is moved along the height direction of the box body 1 ( Figure 6 The detection element 32 gradually sinks in the middle Z-axis direction. On the one hand, it can prevent the clothes from being hung on the insertion portion 312 and ensure that the clothes can be dried normally as the drum 2 rotates. On the other hand, it can also prevent the situation where a small amount of clothes hanging on the insertion portion 312 cause the clothes to have a greater impact on the air humidity near the sensing element 321. Therefore, the air humidity detected by the detection element 32 can better represent the air humidity near all the clothes in the drum 2, and thus can more accurately judge the actual dryness and wetness of all the clothes.

[0106] In some embodiments, see Figure 6 、 Figure 7 and Figure 8 , Figure 8 yes Figure 6 In the partial enlarged view at position A, the sensor mounting member 31 includes a base 311 . The base 311 is mounted on the front frame 11 , and the surface of the base 311 is spliced ​​with the surface of the front frame 11 .

[0107] Since the base 311 is mounted on the front frame 11 and the surface of the base 311 is spliced ​​with the surface of the front frame 11, a smooth transition can be achieved between the surface of the base 311 and the surface of the front frame 11 (see Figure 8 ), thereby preventing clothes from getting stuck in the gap between the surface of the base 311 and the surface of the front frame 11.

[0108] There are many ways to install the base 311 on the front frame 11. In one possible implementation, the base 311 and the front frame 11 can be detachably connected by a snap. Of course, the base 311 and the front frame 11 can also be connected by screws, which is not limited in this embodiment.

[0109] In some embodiments, see Figure 6 and Figure 7 The sensor mounting member 31 further includes an inserting portion 312 , which is connected to the base 311 and extends into the drum 2 through the cylinder opening 21 . The sensing element 321 is mounted on a side of the inserting portion 312 facing away from the base 311 .

[0110] When the sensor mounting part 31 also includes an insertion part 312, it is only necessary to connect the insertion part 312 to the base 311 and insert it into the drum 2 through the barrel opening 21, and the sensing element 321 is installed on the side of the insertion part 312 facing away from the base 311, so as to achieve the purpose of making the sensing element 321 closer to the clothes, and there is no need to extend the base 311 into the drum 2 through the barrel opening 21. In this way, it can be avoided that the entire sensor mounting part 31 is inserted into the drum 2 through the barrel opening 21 and a large amount of space in the drum 2 is occupied.

[0111] In addition, by installing the sensing element 321 on the side of the extension portion 312 facing away from the base 311, the sensing element 321 can be directed toward the inside of the drum 2. In this way, the sensing element 321 can be closer to the clothes, and the detection range of the sensing element 321 can be located as much as possible in the drum 2. In this way, when the detection component 32 detects the air humidity in the drum 2 through the sensing element 321, the air humidity detected by the detection component 32 can be more representative of the air humidity near the clothes, and thus the actual dryness and wetness of the clothes can be more accurately judged, so that the drying effect of the clothing processing device 100 can be better, which is conducive to further improving the user experience.

[0112] In some embodiments, see Figure 6 , the extending portion 312 forms a sensing element 321 .

[0113] When the sensing element 321 is formed by the insertion portion 312, the sensing element 321 can realize the function of the insertion portion 312 extending into the drum 2 through the barrel opening 21, and can also realize the function of detecting the air humidity. That is, the sensing element 321 itself can be extended into the drum 2 through the barrel opening 21, and there is no need to set up an insertion portion 312 specifically for extending into the drum 2 through the barrel opening 21, thereby achieving the purpose of not having to design the insertion portion 312, simplifying the structure of the sensor mounting component 31 and reducing the cost of the entire sensor mounting component 31.

[0114] In some embodiments, see Figure 7 and Figure 9 , Figure 9 yes Figure 7 Schematic diagram of the structure of the humidity detection component 3 from another perspective, the insertion portion 312 is a strip structure, the two ends of the insertion portion 312 are connected to the base 311, and the insertion portion 312 and the base 311 form a through hole 20, that is, the middle section 3121 of the insertion portion 312 between the two ends is spaced apart from the base 311 to form a through hole 20, the middle section 3121 extends into the drum 2 through the barrel mouth 21, and the sensing element 321 is installed on the side of the middle section 3121 facing away from the base 311.

[0115] Since the through hole 20 is formed between the extension portion 312 and the base 311, the air in the drum 2 can flow through the through hole 20. In this way, the air flow near the sensing element 321 can be made more frequent, and the air humidity near the sensing element 321 is made closer to the air humidity in the drum 2, so that the air humidity detected by the sensing element 321 can more accurately represent the actual air humidity in the entire drum 2.

[0116] The shape of the via hole 20 may be roughly triangular or irregular, and the shape of the via hole 20 is not limited in this embodiment.

[0117] In some embodiments, see Figure 9 From the two ends of the extending portion 312 toward the middle of the extending portion 312 , the distance between the extending portion 312 and the base 311 gradually increases.

[0118] By gradually increasing the distance between the insertion portion 312 and the base 311 from the two ends of the insertion portion 312 toward the middle of the insertion portion 312, the distance between the middle of the insertion portion 312 and the base 311 can be maximized. In this way, on the one hand, the size change of the via hole 20 can be made more regular, which facilitates the processing of the via hole 20. On the other hand, the inventors have found that this is also conducive to guiding the flow of air, allowing air to pass through the via hole 20 more quickly and frequently, thereby making the air flow near the sensing element 321 more frequent.

[0119] In some embodiments, see Figure 9 The maximum distance between the extending portion 312 and the base 311 is L, L≥5mm, L≤15mm.

[0120] The inventors have found that when L is less than 5 mm, the size of the through hole 20 is too small, which is not conducive to the flow of air in the through hole 20. When L is greater than 15 mm, the probability of clothes getting stuck in the through hole 20 will increase. Based on this, by making the maximum distance L between the extension part and the base 311 within the range of 5 mm to 15 mm, it is possible to ensure that the air in the through hole 20 flows more frequently, and thus the air near the sensing element 321 flows more frequently, while also reducing the possibility of clothes getting stuck in the through hole 20, thereby providing a better user experience of the clothing processing device 100.

[0121] Specifically, the maximum distance L between the middle section 3121 and the base 311 can be 5mm, 7mm, 10mm, 12mm or 15mm, etc., as long as the maximum distance L between the middle section 3121 and the base 311 is within the range of 5mm to 15mm. This embodiment does not limit this.

[0122] In some embodiments, see Figure 5 The extending portion 312 extends along the periphery of the barrel opening 21 .

[0123] By extending the insertion portion 312 along the periphery of the barrel opening 21, the interference between the insertion portion 312 and the barrel opening 21 can be reduced as much as possible while maintaining a certain length, so that the size of the barrel opening 21 is less affected by the insertion portion 312, thereby making it easier to put clothes into the drum 2 through the barrel opening 21, and less likely to cause failure in putting clothes in the drum due to obstruction by the insertion portion 312.

[0124] In some embodiments, see Figure 5 and Figure 9 , both ends of the extending portion 312 are along the width direction of the box body ( Figure 5 in the middle Y-axis direction) are located on both sides of the middle portion of the extending portion 312.

[0125] By making the two ends of the protruding portion 312 along the width direction of the box body ( Figure 5 The through holes 20 are located on both sides of the middle portion of the extending portion 312 (in the middle Y-axis direction), so that the extending portion 312 can extend roughly along the width direction of the box body 1, and further the through holes 20 can extend roughly along the height direction of the box body 1.

[0126] When the through hole 20 extends roughly along the height direction of the box body 1, when the clothes naturally fall along the height direction of the box body 1 during the rotation in the drum 2, the air in the drum 2 can be fanned to smoothly pass through the through hole 20 along the height direction of the box body 1, so that the air can pass through the through hole 20 more quickly and frequently, and then the air flow near the sensing element 321 can be made more frequent.

[0127] Of course, in other embodiments, both ends of the extending portion 312 may also extend along the height direction of the box body 1 ( Figure 5 The middle Z-axis direction is located on both sides of the middle section 3121, which is not limited in this embodiment.

[0128] In some embodiments, see Figure 10 , Figure 10 yes Figure 9 Schematic diagram of the structure of the humidity detection component 3 from another perspective, an edge 30 is formed between the top surface of the insertion portion 312 and the side of the insertion portion 312 facing away from the base 311, the edge 30 is located on the slope surface S, and an angle a is formed between the slope surface S and the surface of the base 311, a≥10°, a≤30°.

[0129] When the angle between the slope surface S and the surface of the base 311 is less than 10°, the depth of the insertion portion 312 into the drum 2 will be limited, which is not conducive to better contact between the sensing element 321 and the air near the clothes. When the angle between the slope surface S and the surface of the base 311 is greater than 30°, the slope surface will not be steep enough, and clothes may get caught on the insertion portion 312.

[0130] Based on this, by making the angle a formed between the slope surface S and the surface of the base 311 within the range of 10° to 30°, it is possible to ensure better contact between the sensing element 321 and the air near the clothes while better avoiding the clothes from getting caught on the insertion portion 312.

[0131] Specifically, the angle a formed between the slope surface S and the surface of the base 311 can be 10°, 12°, 15°, 20°, 25° or 30°, etc. It only needs to be within the range of 10° to 30°. This embodiment does not limit this.

[0132] In some embodiments, see Figure 9 and Figure 10 A chamfered corner 301 is provided on the edge 30 , and the slope surface S is tangent to the chamfered corner 301 .

[0133] By providing a chamfered corner 301 on the edge 30, the edge 30 of the insertion portion 312 can be made more rounded, thereby preventing clothes from getting caught on the edge 30, that is, better preventing clothes from getting caught on the insertion portion 312.

[0134] In some embodiments, see Figure 7 and Figure 11 , Figure 11 yes Figure 7 Schematic diagram of the structure of the humidity detection component and the front frame from another perspective, the detection component 32 also includes a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) board 322. The base 311 and the front frame 11 enclose a mounting cavity 40. The PCB board 322 is arranged on the side of the base 311 facing the mounting cavity 40 and is electrically connected to the sensing element 321.

[0135] Since the PCB board 322 is arranged on the side of the base 311 facing the mounting cavity 40 ( Figure 11 Therefore, when the base 311 is installed on the front frame 11, the PCB board 322 will be wrapped in the installation cavity 40. The base 311 and the front frame 11 can form a protection for the PCB board 322 around the periphery of the PCB board 322, making the environment in which the PCB board 322 is located safer, thereby improving the durability of the PCB board 322.

[0136] In addition, since the PCB board 322 is electrically connected to the sensing element 321 , the PCB board 322 can obtain the humidity information of the air detected by the sensing element 321 and process the humidity information to determine the humidity of the air.

[0137] In some embodiments, the clothing processing device 100 also includes a first electrode plate, the sensing element 321 is a second electrode plate, the polarity of the first electrode plate is opposite to that of the second electrode plate, the first electrode plate is installed on the drum 2 or the drum 2 forms a first electrode plate, and the detection element 32 is used to detect the air humidity in the drum 2 based on the capacitance change between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate.

[0138] Since the sensing element 321 is the second electrode plate, the first electrode plate is installed on the drum 2 or the drum 2 forms the first electrode plate, and since the polarity of the first electrode plate is opposite to that of the second electrode plate, a capacitor can be formed between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate.

[0139] Since the capacitance formed between the first and second electrode plates is primarily determined by the dielectric constant of the medium between them, the greater the dielectric constant, the greater the capacitance detected by the detection element 32. Since the medium between the first and second electrode plates is primarily the air within the drum 2, when the air humidity is high, the dielectric constant of the air increases, and thus the capacitance detected by the detection element 32 increases, indicating that the laundry is not completely dried. When the air humidity is low or completely dry, the dielectric constant of the air decreases, and thus the capacitance detected by the detection element 32 decreases, indicating that the laundry is completely dried.

[0140] It can be seen that when the clothing processing device 100 also includes a first electrode plate, the sensing element 321 is a second electrode plate, and the polarities of the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate are opposite, a capacitor can be formed between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate, and the air humidity in the drum 2 can be indirectly detected by detecting the change in capacitance. The implementation method is very clever and the implementation principle is also very simple. Therefore, the cost of the detection component 32 can be reduced while ensuring the operational reliability of the detection component 32.

[0141] Specifically, the relative dielectric constant of dry air is usually less than 5, while the relative dielectric constant of water is usually around 50-100. Therefore, when the air humidity changes, the capacitance between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate will also change, making it easy to detect the actual humidity of the air.

[0142] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, rather than to limit them. Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or make equivalent replacements for some or all of the technical features therein. These modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. A clothes processing device (100), characterized in that: include: A box body (1), the box body (1) is formed with a accommodating cavity (10), and the box body (1) includes a front frame (11); A drum (2), the drum (2) being rotatably disposed in the accommodating cavity (10), the drum (2) having a drum opening (21), the drum opening (21) being used for allowing clothes to be put into the drum (2); A drying component, the drying component being arranged in the box (1) and being configured to dry the clothes; A humidity detection component (3), the humidity detection component (3) comprising: A sensor mounting member (31), the sensor mounting member (31) comprising: A base (311), the base (311) being mounted on the front frame (11); The insertion portion (312) is a strip-shaped structure, with both ends of the insertion portion (312) connected to the base (311), and the insertion portion (312) is inserted into the drum (2) through the drum opening (21). From the two ends of the insertion portion (312) toward the middle of the insertion portion (312), the insertion portion (312) sinks along the height direction of the box body (1); The humidity detection assembly (3) further includes a detection element (32), and the detection element (32) includes: a sensing element (321), the sensing element (321) being mounted on the protruding portion (312) and facing away from the base (311), the detecting member (32) being used to detect the air humidity in the drum (2) via the sensing element (321); The extending portion (312) and the base (311) enclose a through hole (20).

2. The laundry processing device (100) according to claim 1, characterized in that: From the two ends of the extending portion (312) toward the middle of the extending portion (312), the distance between the extending portion (312) and the base (311) increases; The maximum distance between the protruding portion (312) and the base (311) is L, where L is ≥ 5 mm and L is ≤ 15 mm.

3. The laundry processing device (100) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The protruding portion (312) extends along the periphery of the barrel opening (21).

4. The laundry processing device (100) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The two ends of the extending portion (312) are located on both sides of the middle portion of the extending portion (312) along the width direction of the box body (1).

5. The laundry processing device (100) according to claim 4, characterized in that: An edge (30) is formed between the top surface of the protruding portion (312) and a side of the protruding portion (312) facing away from the base (311), and the edge (30) is located on the slope surface (S). An angle a is formed between the slope surface (S) and the surface of the base (311), where a≥10° and a≤30°.

6. The laundry processing device (100) according to claim 5, characterized in that: A chamfered corner (301) is provided on the edge (30), and the slope surface (S) is tangent to the chamfered corner (301).

7. The laundry processing device (100) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The surface of the base (311) is spliced ​​with the surface of the front frame (11).

8. The laundry processing device (100) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The detection member (32) further includes: A PCB board (322) is provided. The base (311) and the front frame (11) enclose a mounting cavity (40). The PCB board (322) is provided on a side of the base (311) facing the mounting cavity (40) and is electrically connected to the sensing element (321).

9. The laundry processing device (100) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The laundry processing device (100) further includes: A first electrode plate, the sensing element (321) is a second electrode plate, the polarity of the first electrode plate is opposite to the polarity of the second electrode plate, the first electrode plate is mounted on the roller (2) or the roller (2) forms the first electrode plate, and the detection element (32) is used to detect the air humidity in the roller (2) based on the change in capacitance between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate.

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