Supporting assembly and clothes treating equipment

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the field of household appliances, and provides a supporting assembly and clothes treating equipment, the supporting assembly comprises a supporting main body and a water adding piece, the supporting main body is provided with a containing groove, and a through hole is formed in the containing groove in a penetrating mode; the water adding piece is assembled on the supporting body through the containing groove and provided with a liquid discharging head, and the liquid discharging head penetrates through the penetrating hole. The clothes treating equipment comprises the supporting assembly. According to the supporting assembly and the clothes processing equipment, the possibility that soft flocks, water vapor and the like in the clothes processing drum enter the water storage tank and the clothes processing equipment through the containing groove can be reduced easily.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application belongs to the field of household appliances, and more particularly relates to a support assembly and a clothes treatment apparatus. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the related art, some clothes treatment apparatuses have the function of delivering gaseous dispersion systems such as water vapor and atomized gas into a clothes treatment drum. Fluff generated by the clothes treatment apparatus during operation may enter a water storage tank through a water filling port provided on a front support assembly, thereby polluting the water in the water storage tank and affecting the normal operation of the water storage tank.

[0003] In addition, the fluff generated by the clothes treatment apparatus may also accumulate in the mounting gap of the front support assembly and other related parts, and even enter the interior of the clothes treatment apparatus, which may pollute the electrical components in the clothes treatment apparatus, thereby affecting the service life and safety of the clothes treatment apparatus. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL

[0004] The present application provides a support assembly and a clothes treatment apparatus, which can improve the above problems to some extent and enhance the installation sealing performance of the support assembly.

[0005] To achieve the above object, the technical scheme adopted by the present application is as follows:

[0006] In a first aspect, a support assembly is provided, comprising a support main body and a water filling part, the support main body is provided with a receiving groove, and a through hole is provided in the receiving groove; the water filling part is assembled on the support main body through the receiving groove, the water filling part has a liquid discharge head, and the liquid discharge head is arranged through the through hole.

[0007] In the support assembly provided by the present application, the structure for filling water into the water storage tank is improved, so that the water filling part can directly pass through the through hole provided on the support main body and be connected with the water storage tank, thereby avoiding the possibility of fluff entering the water storage tank through the gap between the water filling part and the receiving groove. Since the liquid discharge head on the water filling part is spatially independent of the receiving groove and the liquid discharge head is not connected with the internal space of the clothes treatment apparatus, the possibility of fluff and water vapor in the clothes treatment drum entering the clothes treatment apparatus through the water filling part can be effectively reduced.

[0008] Optionally, the support assembly further comprises a sealing part, the sealing part comprises a sealing ring, at least part of the sealing ring is located in the receiving groove and at least part of the sealing ring is sealingly clamped between the receiving groove and the water filling part to seal the gap formed between the receiving groove and the water filling part.

[0009] Optionally, the sealing member further comprises a first sealing flange protruding on one side of the sealing ring in the extending direction, the sealing ring is clamped between the outer wall of the liquid discharge head and the inner wall of the perforation, and the first sealing flange is clamped between the water adding member and the inner wall of the accommodating groove.

[0010] Optionally, at least part of the water adding member is accommodated in the accommodating groove, the water adding member comprises a water adding body and a sealing cover, and the liquid discharge head is arranged on the water adding body.

[0011] The water adding body has a water adding opening communicated with the liquid discharge head, and the height of the water adding opening is higher than that of the liquid discharge head.

[0012] The sealing cover is used for opening or closing the water adding opening.

[0013] Optionally, the sealing cover comprises a cover body and a sealing side wall, and a plurality of annular protrusions are distributed on the outer wall of the sealing side wall in the extending direction.

[0014] When the sealing cover closes the water adding opening, the outer wall of the sealing side wall is in interference fit with at least part of the inner wall of the water adding body.

[0015] Optionally, the water adding body comprises a first side wall and a first bottom wall, the first side wall and the first bottom wall are connected, and the first side wall opposite to the first bottom wall encloses the water adding opening, the first bottom wall is provided with a liquid discharge opening, and the liquid discharge head is arranged on the side of the liquid discharge opening opposite to the water adding opening and is fixedly connected with the first bottom wall.

[0016] When the sealing cover closes the water adding opening, the sealing side wall is in interference fit with the inner wall of the first side wall, and the sealing side wall abuts against the first bottom wall.

[0017] Optionally, the accommodating groove comprises a second side wall and a second bottom wall, the perforation is arranged on the second bottom wall, and the second side wall is matched with the outer wall of the first side wall.

[0018] The first side wall or the first bottom wall is provided with a first mounting hole, the second side wall or the second bottom wall is provided with a second mounting hole, and the water adding body is fixedly connected by a fastener penetrating through the first mounting hole and the second mounting hole.

[0019] Optionally, the first side wall or the first bottom wall is further provided with a positioning column and a reinforcing side plate, the first mounting hole is arranged in the positioning column, one end of the reinforcing side plate is connected with the positioning column, and the other end is connected with the first side wall or the first bottom wall.

[0020] Optionally, the first side wall and the first bottom wall enclose a gap, and when the water adding body is assembled in the accommodating groove and the first side wall abuts against the second bottom wall, a gap exists between the first bottom wall and the second bottom wall.

[0021] Optionally, the support body has a clothes taking and placing opening, and the support body comprises a ring portion and a surrounding portion connected to each other, the ring portion encloses the clothes taking and placing opening, and the surrounding portion is connected to one end of the ring portion axially close to the clothes treatment drum.

[0022] The ring portion is recessed towards an inner side wall surface portion of the clothes taking and placing opening and forms the accommodating groove.

[0023] Optionally, the support body is further provided with an air duct, and the accommodating groove is spaced apart from the air duct.

[0024] In a second aspect, the application further provides a clothes treatment apparatus comprising a support assembly, a clothes treatment drum and a water storage tank, wherein the support assembly is any one of the support assemblies described above, the clothes treatment drum is connected to the support assembly in cooperation, and the water storage tank is arranged downstream of the water adding element in a water flow direction.

[0025] Optionally, the clothes treatment apparatus further comprises an atomized gas generator, and the atomized gas generator is arranged downstream of the water storage tank in the water flow direction and connected to the water storage tank.

[0026] Optionally, the clothes treatment apparatus is any one of a clothes dryer, a washing machine and a washer-dryer.

[0027] Compared with the prior art, the application has at least the following beneficial effects:

[0028] The support assembly provided by the embodiments of the application improves the structure for water injection into the water storage tank, so that the water adding element can directly pass through the perforation formed on the support body and be connected to the water storage tank, thereby avoiding the possibility that lint enters the water storage tank through the gap between the water adding element and the accommodating groove. In addition, in cooperation with the sealing element, the gap between the accommodating groove and the water adding element, especially the gap between the perforation and the liquid discharge head, is sealed, thereby reducing the possibility that the lint and water vapor in the clothes treatment drum enter the internal space of the clothes treatment apparatus through the mounting groove. The clothes treatment apparatus provided by the embodiments of the application has the beneficial effects of any one or several of the support assemblies described above, and details are not repeated here. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0029] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or prior art description will be briefly introduced. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without any creative effort based on these drawings.

[0030] Figure 1 The structural schematic diagram of the support assembly provided by the embodiment of the present application is shown in the figure.

[0031] Figure 2 The rear view of the support assembly provided by the embodiment of the present application is shown in the figure.

[0032] Figure 3 The structural schematic diagram of the cross section of the support assembly provided by the embodiment of the present application is shown in the figure.

[0033] Figure 4 The structural schematic diagram of the support assembly provided by the embodiment of the present application is shown in the figure. Figure 3 The structural enlarged view of the A area in the figure.

[0034] Figure 5 The structural schematic diagram of the sealing member provided by the embodiment of the present application is shown in the figure.

[0035] Figure 6 The partial structural schematic diagram of the support body provided by the embodiment of the present application is shown in the figure.

[0036] Figure 7 The structural schematic diagram of the water adding member provided by the embodiment of the present application is shown in the figure.

[0037] Figure 8 The structural schematic diagram of the water adding body provided by the embodiment of the present application is shown in the figure.

[0038] Figure 9 The structural schematic diagram of the water adding body provided by the embodiment of the present application is shown in the figure.

[0039] Figure 10 The structural schematic diagram of the sealing cover provided by the embodiment of the present application is shown in the figure.

[0040] In the figure, various reference signs:

[0041] 10, support assembly; 100, clothes treating apparatus;

[0042] 1, support body; 101, clothes taking and placing opening; 102, barrel ring part; 103, surrounding part; 11, containing groove; 111, perforation; 112, second side wall; 113, second bottom wall; 114, second mounting hole; 12, air duct; 2, water adding part; 21, water adding main body; 211, first side wall; 2111, force applying part; 212, first bottom wall; 213, top wall; 22, sealing cover; 221, cover body; 222, sealing side wall; 2221, annular protrusion; 201, liquid discharging head; 202, water adding opening; 203, liquid discharging opening; 204, first mounting hole; 205, positioning column; 206, reinforcing side plate; 207, avoiding space; 3, sealing part; 31, sealing ring; 32, first sealing flange; 33, second sealing flange. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0043] In order to make the technical problems to be solved, technical solutions and beneficial effects of the present application clearer, the present application will be further described in detail below in combination with the drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present application and not to limit the present application.

[0044] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or indirectly on the other element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or indirectly connected to the other element.

[0045] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the purpose of facilitating the description of the present application and simplifying the description, and therefore cannot be understood as indicating or implying that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present application.

[0046] In addition, the terms "first", "second" are only for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the technical features indicated. Therefore, the features defined with "first", "second" can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "multiple" is two or more, unless otherwise specifically limited.

[0047] In the present application, unless specifically defined otherwise, the terms "mount", "connected", "connecting", "fixed", and "unfixed" shall be construed broadly, for example, can be fixed connection, can also be detachable connection, or integrated; can be mechanical connection, can also be electrical connection or communication with each other; can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, can be the internal communication of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise explicitly defined. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0048] In the present application, unless specifically defined otherwise, the first feature is "on" or "under" the second feature. The first and second features can be in direct contact, or the first and second features can be in indirect contact through an intermediate medium. Moreover, the first feature "above", "over" and "on" the second feature can be that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or only indicates that the horizontal height of the first feature is higher than that of the second feature. The first feature "below", "under" and "under" the second feature can be that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or only indicates that the horizontal height of the first feature is less than that of the second feature.

[0049] In the present application, the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "example", "specific example", or "some examples" mean that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in connection with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In the present specification, the illustrative expressions of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described can be combined in any appropriate manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. In addition, those skilled in the art can combine and combine different embodiments or examples described in the specification and the features of different embodiments or examples without contradiction.

[0050] Embodiments of the present application provide a support assembly 10 and a laundry treatment apparatus 100. The laundry treatment apparatus 100 can be a device for washing laundry, a device for drying laundry, and a laundry washing and drying integrated device. It can be understood that the laundry treatment apparatus 100 can be a laundry treatment device arranged directly on the ground or a placement surface, or a wall-mounted or table-top laundry treatment apparatus 100. The laundry treatment apparatus 100 has a laundry treatment main machine having a rotatable laundry treatment drum for containing laundry, and a laundry loading / unloading opening 101 for facilitating the loading and unloading of laundry by a user. A nozzle is arranged on the laundry treatment main machine and faces the rotatable laundry treatment drum to achieve the effect of releasing a gaseous dispersion system (e.g., steam, atomized gas, etc.) into the laundry treatment drum. In addition, the laundry treatment apparatus 100 has a movable door body arranged outside the laundry treatment main machine and movable relative to the laundry loading / unloading opening 101 to open or close the laundry loading / unloading opening 101.

[0051] Generally, the laundry treatment main machine further has a support assembly 10 arranged on the front side of the laundry treatment main machine, and the laundry loading / unloading opening 101 is arranged on the support assembly 10. The door body is rotatable relative to the support assembly 10 to open or close the laundry loading / unloading opening 101.

[0052] The following is described by taking the scenario of the laundry treatment apparatus 100 being applied to release a gaseous dispersion system into the laundry treatment drum as an example. The gaseous dispersion system is a gaseous dispersion system with water as the dispersed phase and air as the dispersion system, such as water vapor and atomized gas, etc. In the preparation of the gaseous dispersion system, water needs to be heated or atomized.

[0053] Taking steam as an example, the steam released by the water supply member 2 can be sprayed into the laundry treatment drum. Under the action of the steam, the water molecules in the steam are absorbed by the laundry in the laundry treatment drum, and the fibers constituting the laundry become softer and more plastic, thereby more facilitating the smoothing of wrinkles and achieving a certain wrinkle removal effect. Since the steam has a certain temperature, the steam can also have a certain heating effect on the fibers of the laundry, which can improve the wrinkle removal effect to a certain extent.

[0054] In some embodiments, the laundry treatment drum can be rotated synchronously during the release of the steam, so that the laundry in the laundry treatment drum produces continuous tumbling and shaking. The above mechanical action can further help to stretch and smooth the fibers of the laundry and improve the wrinkle problem.

[0055] In order to facilitate the water supply to the laundry treatment device 100 for preparing the gaseous dispersion system, the water supply module is generally installed on the support assembly 10. Due to the assembly precision, there is an assembly gap between the support assembly 10 and the water supply module, which is in communication with the internal space of the laundry treatment device 100. When the user uses the laundry treatment device 100, the lint, water vapor and the like generated during the operation of the laundry treatment device 100 can enter the internal space of the laundry treatment device 100 through the assembly gap described above, which may contaminate the electrical components in the laundry treatment device 100, thereby affecting the service life and electrical safety of the laundry treatment device 100. In addition, there is also a possibility that the lint, water vapor and the like mixed with water during the operation of the laundry treatment device 100 directly enter the internal space of the water supply module, thereby affecting the normal use of the water supply module.

[0056] In order to at least partially improve the above-mentioned problems and improve the sealing performance of the support assembly 10 with the water supply module, the embodiments of the present application provide a support assembly 10.

[0057] Figure 1 The structural schematic diagram of the support assembly 10 provided by the embodiments of the present application is shown in Figure 2 The rear view of the support assembly 10 provided by the embodiments of the present application is shown in Figure 3 The cross-sectional structural schematic diagram of the support assembly 10 provided by the embodiments of the present application is shown in Figure 4 The structural schematic diagram of the sealing member 3 provided by the embodiments of the present application is shown in Figure 3 The structural enlarged view of the A area in the middle, Figure 5 The structural schematic diagram of the sealing member 3 provided by the embodiments of the present application is shown in Figure 6 The partial structural schematic diagram of the support body 1 provided by the embodiments of the present application is shown in Figure 7 The structural schematic diagram of the water supply member 2 provided by the embodiments of the present application is shown in Figure 8 The structural schematic diagram of the water supply body 21 provided by the embodiments of the present application is shown in Figure 9 The structural schematic diagram of the water supply body 21 provided by the embodiments of the present application is shown in another angle, Figure 10 The structural schematic diagram of the sealing cover 22 provided by the embodiments of the present application is shown in.

[0058] The support assembly 10 is located between the laundry treatment drum and the door body, and the support assembly 10 can provide certain support and positioning effect to the end of the laundry treatment drum facing the user. Please refer to Figure 1-2The support assembly 10 mainly comprises a support body 1 and a water adding member 2, wherein the support body 1 is used to be connected with a laundry treatment drum and support the laundry treatment drum (only the support assembly 10 is shown in the figure, and the laundry treatment drum is not shown). The support body 1 is provided with a containing groove 11 and a functional member, the containing groove 11 is provided with a through hole 111 (the through hole 111 is formed in the inside of the support body 1, and the angle shown in the figure cannot be drawn), and the water adding member 2 is assembled on the support body 1 through the containing groove 11, and the water adding member 2 has a liquid discharging head 201. When the water adding member 2 is assembled on the support body 1 through the containing groove 11, the liquid discharging head 201 is arranged through the through hole 111.

[0059] The support body 1 is also provided with an air duct 12, and the containing groove 11 is arranged in a spaced manner with the air duct 12.

[0060] Please refer to Figure 3 and Figure 4 The above-mentioned through hole 111 is arranged at the bottom of the containing groove 11, and the liquid discharging head 201 on the water adding member 2 extends into the support body 1 through the through hole 111, so as to be connected with a water storage tank arranged in the support assembly 10 (the water storage tank is not shown in the figure). The above-mentioned liquid discharging head 201 can be directly inserted into the water storage tank, or can be connected with the water storage tank through a pipeline or the like.

[0061] In the above-mentioned support assembly 10, the water adding member 2 for adding water into the water storage tank is independently assembled on the support body 1 through the containing groove 11 with the through hole 111, so that the possibility of lint and the like entering the water storage tank through the assembly gap formed between the water adding member 2 and the containing groove 11 can be avoided, and the cleanliness of the water storage tank can be protected. In addition, since the liquid discharging head 201 and the containing groove 11 are independent in space, the possibility of lint and the like formed in the laundry treatment drum entering the inside of the laundry treatment equipment 100 through the water adding member 2 and the liquid discharging head 201 can also be avoided.

[0062] In order to further protect and enhance the sealing effect between the containing groove 11 and the water adding member 2, and reduce the possibility of lint and gaseous dispersion system and the like entering the containing groove 11 and the inside of the laundry treatment equipment 100 through the assembly gap between the water adding member 2 and the containing groove 11, in some embodiments, the support assembly 10 further comprises a sealing member 3 for sealing the assembly gap between the water adding member 2 and the containing groove 11, please refer to Figure 3 and Figure 4 .

[0063] Of course, the support assembly 10 further comprises fasteners for fixedly connecting the water adding member 2 and the support body 1. After the seal 3 and the water adding member 2 are assembled in the accommodating groove 11 as designed, the water adding member 2 can be fixedly connected with the accommodating groove 11 under the action of the fasteners, at which time the seal 3 can be extruded and tightly fitted with the inner wall of the accommodating groove 11 and the outer wall of the water adding member 2 under the action of the force provided by the water adding member 2 and the accommodating groove 11, and the assembly gap of the two is sealed, achieving the effect of preventing water vapor and impurities such as lint from entering the inside of the clothes treatment equipment 100 through the assembly gap formed between the accommodating groove 11 and the water adding member 2.

[0064] Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 The support body 1 comprises a ring portion 102 and a surrounding portion 103 connected with each other. The ring portion 102 can enclose a clothes taking and placing opening 101 connected with the clothes treatment drum, through which the user can take and place clothes into the clothes treatment drum. The surrounding portion 103 is connected with the ring portion 102 at the end close to the clothes treatment drum in the axial direction, so as to constitute the support body 1.

[0065] The accommodating groove 11 is formed in the ring portion 102. The inner side wall surface of the ring portion 102 is recessed to form the accommodating groove 11, and correspondingly, the water adding member 2 is assembled in the ring portion 102 through the accommodating groove 11.

[0066] The functional member can be formed in the surrounding portion 103. The functional member in the surrounding portion 103 can be a lighting lamp or a nozzle for releasing gaseous dispersion system into the clothes treatment drum. The air duct 12 is formed in the ring portion, and the filter screen structure for filtering the airflow is arranged at the air duct 12.

[0067] The structure of the lighting lamp, the nozzle, the air duct 12, the filter screen and the like can refer to the structure disclosed in the related art, and will not be described herein.

[0068] The ring portion 102 can be a circular ring structure or an irregular structure similar to a circular ring. The extension direction of the ring portion 102 is the axial direction of the ring portion 102. Correspondingly, the central axis direction of the surrounding portion 103 is consistent with and parallel to the axial direction of the ring portion 102.

[0069] In order to facilitate the user to operate and inject the liquid (such as pure water and the like) meeting the use requirements into the water adding member 2, in some embodiments, the position of the accommodating groove 11 can be set lower than the central axis of the surrounding portion 103. Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 The accommodating groove 11 is arranged at the lower half of the ring portion 102 and close to the bottom of the ring portion 102 in the assembled state. If the position is too high, the user can have a visual blind area when performing the water adding operation.

[0070] When the accommodating groove 11 is arranged at the above-mentioned position, the water adding member 2 is also arranged at the position. The user can visually observe the water adding member 2 at the clothes taking and placing opening 101 and inject purified water into the water adding member 2. The above-mentioned position arrangement helps to reduce the operation blind area of the user and improve the use experience. In addition, the position arrangement can improve the aesthetic degree of the clothes taking and placing opening 101 on the premise of better use of the space of the supporting assembly 10.

[0071] In addition, the above-mentioned arrangement position can also avoid that the clothes in the clothes treatment drum directly contact the water adding member 2 in the rotating process and are damaged due to being hooked by the water adding member 2, which helps to protect the clothes.

[0072] Please refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3 In the embodiment, for the convenience of processing and assembly, the perforation 111 formed in the accommodating groove 11 is arranged at the bottom of the accommodating groove 11. When the accommodating groove 11 is located below the clothes taking and placing opening 101, the perforation 111 is located at the side of the accommodating groove 11 away from the clothes taking and placing opening 101, and the liquid discharging head 201 on the water adding member 2 is arranged in cooperation with the perforation 111. In other similar embodiments, the above-mentioned perforation 111 can also be arranged at one end of the circumferential side wall of the accommodating groove 11 close to the bottom on the premise of not affecting the assembly of the water adding member 2.

[0073] When the water adding member 2 is assembled in the accommodating groove 11, at least part of the water adding member 2 is accommodated in the accommodating groove 11, and the sealing member 3 is located between the water adding member 2 and the accommodating groove 11.

[0074] In some embodiments, the sealing member 3 includes a sealing ring 31, at least part of the sealing ring 31 is located in the accommodating groove 11 and at least part of the sealing ring 31 is clamped between the accommodating groove 11 and the water adding member 2 to seal the assembly gap formed between the accommodating groove 11 and the water adding member 2.

[0075] Specifically, when the water adding member 2 is assembled in the accommodating groove 11, the outer wall of the first side wall 211 cooperates with the inner wall of the second side wall 112, and the sealing ring 31 is located between the perforation 111 and the liquid discharging head 201. Please refer to Figure 4 The above-mentioned sealing ring 31 can be sleeved on the outer side wall of the liquid discharging head 201. When the water adding member 2 is assembled into the accommodating groove 11, the outer side wall of the sealing ring 31 can abut against the side wall surrounding the perforation 111 to seal the assembly gap formed between the perforation 111 and the liquid discharging head 201.

[0076] Alternatively, in other similar embodiments, the above-mentioned sealing ring 31 can also be arranged at the assembly gap formed between the water adding member 2 and the accommodating groove 11 at other positions.

[0077] Specifically, the water adding member 2 has a circumferential outer wall and an outer bottom wall, and correspondingly, the accommodating groove 11 also has a circumferential inner wall and an inner bottom wall. The sealing ring 31 can be arranged between the circumferential outer wall of the water adding member 2 and the circumferential inner wall of the accommodating groove 11, and / or the sealing ring 31 can be arranged between the outer bottom wall of the water adding member 2 and the inner bottom wall of the accommodating groove 11.

[0078] When the sealing ring 31 is arranged between the circumferential outer wall of the water adding member 2 and the circumferential inner wall of the accommodating groove 11, in order to ensure that the sealing ring 31 has a better sealing effect, the circumferential wall of the water adding member 2 can be provided as a smooth curved surface structure. For example, the water adding member 2 is in a cylindrical or similar cylindrical structure, and correspondingly, the accommodating groove 11 is in a cylindrical groove or a similar cylindrical groove structure.

[0079] When the sealing ring 31 is arranged between the outer bottom wall of the water adding member 2 and the inner bottom wall of the accommodating groove 11, after the water adding member 2 is assembled in the accommodating groove 11, a space for accommodating the sealing ring 31 needs to be formed between the outer bottom wall and the inner bottom wall, and the sealing ring 31 located in the space is in a state of extrusion deformation, so as to ensure that the sealing ring 31 can have a better sealing effect.

[0080] Specifically, at least two annular sealing protrusions can be provided on the inner wall of the sealing ring 31. The number of the annular sealing protrusions is at least two and is arranged in an axial direction. When the sealing ring 31 is assembled between the drainage head 201 and the perforation 111, the sealing ring 31 located on the outer circumferential side of the drainage head 201 can form a multiple sealing structure between the annular sealing protrusions and the drainage head 201, so as to reduce the possibility that the impurities such as lint enter the laundry treatment apparatus 100 through the assembly gap.

[0081] In order to further improve the sealing effect of the sealing member 3, in some embodiments, the sealing member 3 can include a first sealing flange 32 protruding from one side of the sealing ring 31 in an extending direction. When the sealing ring 31 is sealingly arranged between the outer wall of the drainage head 201 and the inner wall of the perforation 111, the first sealing flange 32 is sealingly arranged between the water adding member 2 and the inner wall of the accommodating groove 11.

[0082] Specifically, the first sealing flange 32 is sealingly arranged between the outer bottom wall of the water adding member 2 and the inner bottom wall of the accommodating groove 11, and is connected to the sealing ring 31 located between the drainage head 201 and the perforation 111.

[0083] Specifically, the first sealing flange 32 and the sealing ring 31 are in an integrated structure.

[0084] In other similar embodiments, the sealing member 3 further includes a second sealing flange 33. Please refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5, the sealing member 3 includes a first sealing flange 32 and a second sealing flange 33 arranged respectively on both sides of the sealing ring 31 in the extending direction. When the sealing member 3 is assembled in the accommodating groove 11, the first sealing flange 32 of the sealing member 3 is located on the inner bottom wall of the accommodating groove 11, the second sealing flange 33 is located on the side of the accommodating groove 11 away from the clothes taking and placing opening 101, and the sealing ring 31 is located on the inner wall of the through hole 111. The sealing ring 31, the first sealing flange 32 and the second sealing flange 33 cooperate with each other to achieve the sealing of the three side walls surrounding the through hole 111 respectively, so as to prevent the leakage of lint, steam and the like from the axial direction of the through hole 111 and into the inside of the clothes treatment equipment 100. In addition, compared with the conventional single annular sealing structure, the sealing member 3 has good elasticity, pressure resistance, installation and positioning ability, and can form a firm cooperation structure with the surrounding of the through hole 111. When the installation personnel installs it in the correct sealing position, it is not easy to produce distortion and misplacement, and the accuracy and effectiveness of the sealing can be ensured.

[0085] In other similar embodiments, please refer to Figure 4 , the through hole 111 is also protruded towards the mounting groove direction and forms a flange on the side close to the mounting groove. When the sealing ring 31 is assembled in the through hole 111, the first sealing flange 32 covers the flange, which can also improve the assembly firmness of the sealing member 3 on the through hole 111. Especially for the clothes treatment equipment 100, the structure design of the sealing member 3 and the flange can effectively improve the assembly firmness of the sealing member 3 on the through hole 111, and avoid the sealing member 3 from falling off from the through hole 111 due to vibration and other external forces.

[0086] The structure of the above-mentioned accommodating groove 11 and water adding member 2 will be described in detail as follows:

[0087] The region part close to the lower side of the cylinder ring part 102 of the support main body 1 is recessed towards the side away from the clothes taking and placing opening 101 (i.e. recessed towards the lower side when normally placed) and forms the accommodating groove 11, please refer to Figure 6 . The accommodating groove 11 includes a second side wall 112 and a second bottom wall 113, and the through hole 111 is provided through the second bottom wall 113.

[0088] In order to reduce the installation difficulty of the water adding member 2, the cross section of the accommodating groove 11 in the extending direction is a non-circular closed figure. This structure can provide certain guidance for the assembly of the water adding member 2 on the accommodating groove 11, and reduce the problem of slow assembly due to position deviation.

[0089] The second mounting hole 114 for mounting the fastener is also provided on the accommodating groove 11. The second mounting hole 114 can be provided on the second side wall 112 or the second bottom wall 113.

[0090] Please refer to Figure 6The second mounting hole 114 is formed on the second side wall 112 close to the second bottom wall 113.

[0091] Please refer to Figure 4 and Figure 7 At least part of the water adding member 2 is contained in the accommodating groove 11.

[0092] The water adding member 2 comprises a water adding body 21 and a sealing cover 22. The structure of the water adding body 21 is shown in Figure 8 and Figure 9 The structure of the sealing cover 22 is shown in Figure 10 .

[0093] The drain head 201 is arranged at the end of the water adding body 21 inserted into the accommodating groove 11. The water adding body 21 further has a water adding opening 202 communicated with the drain head 201, and the height of the water adding opening 202 is higher than that of the drain head 201. When the water adding member 2 is assembled in the accommodating groove 11, the water adding opening 202 is located above the water adding member 2 and points to the clothes taking and placing opening 101, so as to facilitate the user to operate and pour water into the water adding member 2; the sealing cover 22 is used to open or close the water adding opening 202.

[0094] Please refer to Figure 8 and Figure 9 The water adding body 21 comprises a first side wall 211 and a first bottom wall 212, the first side wall 211 and the first bottom wall 212 are connected, and the end of the first side wall 211 away from the first bottom wall 212 encloses the water adding opening 202, the first bottom wall 212 is provided with a drain opening 203, and the drain head 201 is arranged at the side of the drain opening 203 away from the water adding opening 202 and is fixedly connected with the first bottom wall 212.

[0095] When the water adding member 2 is assembled in the accommodating groove 11, the first side wall 211 matches the outer wall of the second side wall 112. When the caliber of the second side wall 112 at each position along the extending direction thereof is basically consistent, the caliber of the first side wall 211 at each position along the extending direction thereof is basically consistent with that of the second side wall 112. For example, in the embodiment, the second side wall 112 at each position along the extending direction thereof is a rectangle or a round-cornered rectangle structure with consistent size, and correspondingly, the first side wall 211 is also a rectangle or a round-cornered rectangle structure with consistent size.

[0096] Of course, in other similar embodiments, the side of the first side wall 211 adjacent to the first bottom wall 212 can be mismatched with the second side wall 112, and in this case, the side of the water adding member 2 close to the second bottom wall 113 can be a funnel-like structure. The embodiment does not specifically limit the shape of the first side wall 211 and the second side wall 112, as long as it does not affect the sealing effect of the sealing member 3 between the accommodating groove 11 and the water adding member 2.

[0097] In some embodiments, in order to accommodate the sealing member 3 described above, the first bottom wall 212 can be arranged adjacent to the end of the first side wall 211 with a gap between the end of the first side wall 211 and the first bottom wall 212 in the extending direction, so that the first side wall 211 and the first bottom wall 212 enclose a clearance space 207. When the water adding member 2 is assembled into the accommodating groove 11 and the first side wall 211 abuts against the second bottom wall 113, a gap is formed between the first side wall 211 and the second side wall 112.

[0098] The clearance space 207 described above can be used to accommodate the sealing member 3 described above. When the water adding member 2 is assembled into the accommodating groove 11, the first sealing flange 32 of the sealing member 3 is at least partially sandwiched between the first bottom wall 212 and the second bottom wall 113 and connected to the sealing ring 31 located between the liquid discharging head 201 and the perforation 111.

[0099] It should be noted that the water adding body 21 can further include a top wall 213, as shown in Figure 7 The top wall 213 is connected to the side of the first side wall 211 away from the first bottom wall 212 and can enclose the water adding opening 202 described above with the first side wall 211.

[0100] The water adding body 21 described above can further include a first mounting hole 204 for connecting to a fastener, which can be arranged on the first side wall 211 or the first bottom wall 212.

[0101] As shown in Figure 7 and Figure 8 , the first mounting hole 204 is arranged on the side of the first side wall 211 close to the first bottom wall 212 and is arranged opposite to the second mounting hole 114 formed on the accommodating groove 11.

[0102] After the water adding member 2 is inserted into the accommodating groove 11, the first side wall 211 and the second side wall 112 can be fixedly connected by the fastener passing through the first mounting hole 204 and the second mounting hole 114.

[0103] The fastener can be a screw or other fastening structure with similar fastening function.

[0104] As shown in Figure 7 and Figure 8 , the first side wall 211 of the water adding member 2 can further include a positioning column 205 and a reinforcing side plate 206, the first mounting hole 204 is arranged in the positioning column 205, one end of the reinforcing side plate 206 is connected to the positioning column 205, and the other end is connected to at least one of the first side wall 211, the first bottom wall 212 and the top wall 213. Alternatively, the first bottom wall 212 of the water adding member 2 can also be arranged with the positioning column 205 and the reinforcing side plate 206.

[0105] The reinforcing side plate 206 is used to enhance the connection strength between the positioning column 205 and the first side wall 211 and the first bottom wall 212.

[0106] Referring to Figure 7 and Figure 10 , the sealing cover 22 used to open or close the water inlet 202 comprises a cover body 221 and a sealing side wall 222. When the sealing cover 22 closes the water inlet 202, the cover body 221 covers the water inlet 202 and closes the water inlet 202, and the sealing side wall 222 is located in the water inlet body 21 and is in interference fit with at least part of the inner wall of the water inlet body 21.

[0107] The cover body 221 can cover the water inlet 202 to shield the assembly gap formed between the cover body 221 and the water inlet 202, so as to prevent impurities such as hair from entering between the sealing cover 22 and the water inlet body 21. In addition, the interference fit between the sealing side wall 222 and the water inlet body 21 can further improve the sealing effect of the sealing cover 22 on the water inlet 202.

[0108] Referring to Figure 10 , at least one annular protrusion 2221 is arranged on the outer wall of the sealing side wall 222 along the extension direction of the sealing side wall 222.

[0109] When the number of annular protrusions 2221 is at least two, all the annular protrusions 2221 are arranged at intervals.

[0110] The annular protrusion 2221 can form a multiple sealing structure between the sealing side wall 222 and the first side wall 211. Taking the sealing structure with two annular protrusions 2221 as an example, the first annular protrusion 2221 first contacts the first side wall 211 to form a primary seal. When a small amount of impurities such as hair break through the first line of defense, the second annular protrusion 2221 will block them again and form a secondary seal. This multiple sealing design greatly improves the reliability of the seal. Even if the first seal has a slight leak, the second seal can also play a role in supplementary sealing, effectively reducing the risk of leakage.

[0111] In the embodiment, the number of annular protrusions 2221 is four and they are arranged at intervals along the extension direction of the sealing side wall 222.

[0112] Specifically, the sealing cover 22 can be made of a material with good elastic deformation ability, such as rubber or silica gel.

[0113] Referring to Figure 7 , Figure 8 and Figure 10 , the water inlet body 21 is further provided with a force applying part 2111, and the sealing cover 22 can be arranged on the force applying part 2111.

[0114] When the water adding member 2 is assembled on the support main body 1, the force applying part 2111 can protrude relative to the ring part 102, and the part of the cover body 221 covering the force applying part 2111 can also partially protrude relative to the force applying part 2111.

[0115] The force applying part 2111 protrudes relative to the ring part 102, and the part of the cover body 221 covering the force applying part 2111 also partially protrudes relative to the force applying part 2111 in the circumferential direction, so that the force applying part 2111 between the ring part 102 and the cover body 221 provides a force applying area for the user to remove the sealing cover 22, and the user can conveniently and labor-savingly pinch the cover body 221 through the force applying part 2111, so as to remove the sealing cover 22 from the water adding main body 21.

[0116] In other similar embodiments, the water adding main body 21 can also be provided with a filtering structure, such as a filter screen.

[0117] The filter screen can be used to preliminarily filter the liquid injected into the water adding main body 21, so as to prevent impurities and the like from directly flowing into the water storage tank through the water inlet and the liquid outlet 203, and affect the normal function of the water storage tank and related modules.

[0118] It can be understood that, in the support assembly 10 provided in the embodiments of the present application, the structure for injecting water into the water storage tank is improved, so that the water adding member 2 can be directly connected with the water storage tank through the accommodating groove 11 and the through hole 111 provided on the support main body 1, and the possibility of lint entering the water storage tank through the gap between the water adding member and the accommodating groove 11 is avoided; in addition, under the cooperation of the sealing member 3, the assembly gap formed between the accommodating groove 11 and the water adding member 2 is sealed, which can effectively prevent lint, steam and other impurities from entering the internal space of the laundry treatment equipment 100 through the above-mentioned assembly gap, effectively improve the sealing performance between the support assembly 10 and the internal space of the laundry treatment equipment 100, and help to improve the safety of the equipment.

[0119] In another aspect, the embodiments of the present application also provide a laundry treatment equipment 100, which comprises the support assembly 10 described in any one of the above.

[0120] The laundry treatment equipment 100 can be a washing machine, a drying machine, a washing-drying integrated machine or the like, and can be a laundry treatment equipment directly arranged on the ground or a placement surface, or a wall-mounted or table-top laundry treatment equipment 100. The laundry treatment equipment 100 has a laundry treatment main machine for accommodating laundry, and the laundry treatment main machine has a laundry taking and placing opening 101 for placing laundry, and a door body is arranged outside the laundry treatment main machine and can move relative to the laundry taking and placing opening 101 to open or close the laundry taking and placing opening 101.

[0121] The support assembly 10 and the laundry treatment drum are both arranged on the laundry treatment main machine, and the support assembly 10 can provide certain support to the laundry treatment drum.

[0122] In addition to the above structure, the laundry treatment device 100 further comprises a water storage tank, which is arranged in the laundry treatment main machine.

[0123] The water storage tank is arranged downstream of the water adding member 2 along the water flow direction. In some embodiments, the water storage tank can be directly connected to the water adding member 2 through the liquid discharge head 201, or can be connected to the water adding member 2 through a flexible pipeline such as a silica gel pipe arranged on the liquid discharge head 201.

[0124] The water injected through the water adding member 2 can flow into the water storage tank.

[0125] In some embodiments, the water storage tank and the atomized gas generator can be arranged on the support assembly 10, so that the water storage tank and the support assembly 10 can be modularly assembled, which is beneficial to improve the structural compactness of the laundry treatment device 100 and help shorten the pipeline structure, and ensure that the gaseous dispersion system generated by the atomized gas generator can quickly flow to the nozzle and be released into the laundry treatment drum.

[0126] In other similar embodiments, the laundry treatment main machine further comprises an atomized gas generator. The atomized gas generator is arranged downstream of the water storage tank along the water flow direction and is connected to the water storage tank.

[0127] Specifically, the water in the water storage tank can enter the atomized gas generator under the action of the pump and generate steam or atomized gas or other gaseous dispersion systems.

[0128] The atomized gas generator is used to prepare the gaseous dispersion system. The atomized gas generator is any one of an atomized gas generator, an atomized humidifier. When the atomized gas generator is a steam generator, the generated gaseous dispersion system is steam; when the atomized gas generator is an atomized humidifier, the generated gaseous dispersion system is water mist.

[0129] The difference between the steam generator and the atomized humidifier lies in the generation mode of the gaseous dispersion system, which is not limited in the present embodiment.

[0130] In some embodiments, the laundry treatment drum can rotate when the atomized gas generator is working. Through the rotation of the laundry treatment drum, the clothes in the laundry treatment drum can be fully turned over and fully contacted with the steam or water mist sprayed by the nozzle in the process, so as to further improve the wrinkle removal effect of the laundry treatment device 100.

[0131] The laundry treating apparatus 100 having the support assembly 10 described above has better electrical safety, and helps to prolong the service life of the laundry treating apparatus 100.

[0132] The laundry treating apparatus provided by the embodiments of the present application also has the beneficial effects of any one or several of the support assemblies 10 described above, which will not be described herein again.

[0133] The above description of the various embodiments tends to emphasize the differences between the various embodiments, and the same or similar parts can be referred to each other, which will not be described herein again for the sake of brevity.

[0134] The above only describes the preferred embodiments of the present application, and is not used to limit the present application, and any modification, equivalent replacement and improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A support assembly, characterized by, The support assembly comprises a support body provided with a receiving groove, and a water adding member assembled on the support body through the receiving groove, wherein the water adding member is provided with a liquid discharging head penetrating through the through hole. The support assembly further comprises a sealing member, which comprises a sealing ring, at least a part of the sealing ring is located in the receiving groove and is clamped between the receiving groove and the water adding member to seal the gap formed between the receiving groove and the water adding member. The sealing member further comprises a first sealing flange protruding from one side of the extending direction of the sealing ring, the sealing ring is clamped between the outer wall of the liquid discharging head and the inner wall of the through hole, and the first sealing flange is clamped between the water adding member and the inner wall of the receiving groove.

2. The support assembly of claim 1, wherein, At least a part of the water adding member is contained in the receiving groove, the water adding member comprises a water adding body and a sealing cover, and the liquid discharging head is arranged on the water adding body.

3. The support assembly of claim 2, wherein, The water adding body is provided with a water adding opening communicated with the liquid discharging head, and the height of the water adding opening is higher than that of the liquid discharging head.

4. The support assembly of claim 3, wherein, The sealing cover is used to open or close the water adding opening. The sealing cover comprises a cover body and a sealing side wall, and a plurality of annular protrusions are distributed on the outer wall of the sealing side wall along the extending direction thereof. When the sealing cover closes the water adding opening, the outer wall of the sealing side wall is in interference fit with at least a part of the inner wall of the water adding body.

5. The support assembly of claim 4, wherein, The water adding body comprises a first side wall and a first bottom wall, the first side wall and the first bottom wall are connected, and the first side wall is closed at the end away from the first bottom wall to form the water adding opening, the first bottom wall is provided with a liquid discharging opening, the liquid discharging head is arranged on the side of the liquid discharging opening away from the water adding opening and is fixedly connected with the first bottom wall. When the sealing cover closes the water adding opening, the sealing side wall is in interference fit with the inner wall of the first side wall, and the sealing side wall abuts against the first bottom wall.

6. The support assembly of claim 5, wherein, The receiving groove comprises a second side wall and a second bottom wall, the through hole is arranged on the second bottom wall, and the second side wall is matched with the outer wall of the first side wall. The first side wall or the first bottom wall is provided with a first mounting hole, the second side wall or the second bottom wall is provided with a second mounting hole, and the water adding body is fixedly connected through fasteners penetrating through the first mounting hole and the second mounting hole.

7. The support assembly of claim 6, wherein, The first side wall or the first bottom wall is further provided with a positioning column and a reinforcing side plate, the first mounting hole is arranged in the positioning column, one end of the reinforcing side plate is connected with the positioning column, and the other end is connected with the first side wall or the first bottom wall. The first side wall and the first bottom wall form an avoiding space, and when the water adding body is assembled in the receiving groove and the first side wall abuts against the second bottom wall, there is a gap between the first bottom wall and the second bottom wall.

8. The support assembly of claim 7, wherein, The support body is provided with a clothes taking and placing opening, the support body comprises a ring part and a surrounding part connected with each other, the ring part forms the clothes taking and placing opening, and the surrounding part is connected with the end of the ring part axially close to the clothes treatment drum.

9. The support assembly of claim 8, wherein, ​ 10. The support assembly of any of claims 2-9, wherein, ​ The cylindrical portion is recessed toward an inner side wall portion of the laundry loading / unloading opening and forms the accommodation groove.

11. The support assembly of claim 1, wherein, A wind channel is further formed in the support body, and the accommodation groove is spaced apart from the wind channel. 12.A laundry treating apparatus, characterized by, Comprising: A support assembly according to any one of claims 1-11; A laundry treatment drum coupled to the support assembly; A water storage tank provided downstream of the water supply member in a water flow direction. 13.The laundry treating apparatus of claim 12, wherein The laundry treatment apparatus further includes an atomizing gas generator provided downstream of the water storage tank in the water flow direction and connected to the water storage tank.

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