Clothes drying main machine and clothes dryer

Abstract

According to the clothes drying main machine and the clothes dryer, a positioning mechanism is arranged between every two adjacent main machine bodies, a driving assembly is used for driving a positioning piece to move, so that shells of every two adjacent main machine bodies are connected in a matched mode or disconnected from each other, and therefore the two main machine bodies are rapidly combined or separated. Due to the fact that the draught fan and the heating body are independently arranged in each main machine body, in a relatively small-capacity clothes drying scene, the positioning piece and the shell are driven to be disconnected through the driving assembly, and heat is conveyed outwards through the single main machine body; in a relatively large-capacity clothes drying scene, the positioning piece is driven to be connected with the shell in a matched mode through the driving assembly, so that the combined main machine body conveys heat outwards together. Therefore, the independent or combined host body can be configured according to clothes drying scenes with different capacities, so that different clothes drying requirements are met, and the use performance of the equipment is improved. In addition, abrasion to the wire body during rotation is effectively avoided, so that the service life of equipment is prolonged, and the use safety of the equipment is improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of clothes drying, in particular to a clothes drying main machine and a clothes drying machine. BACKGROUND

[0002] The development of the clothes drying machine in the industry is roughly divided into two generations. The first generation is a separate clothes drying machine, which places the main machine under the wardrobe, so that the main machine sends hot air into the wardrobe to achieve the effect of drying clothes. With the storage requirements of the clothes drying machine, the second generation of clothes drying machine appears on the market. The second generation is a box-type clothes drying machine, which designs the main machine as two mutually rotating shells. By rotating the shells, the two shells are folded to facilitate storage.

[0003] However, the traditional box-type clothes drying machine is easy to cause wear between the shells due to long-term rotation, which reduces the service life and safety of the equipment. At the same time, the traditional box-type clothes drying machine cannot meet the drying requirements of different capacities. Invention content

[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a clothes drying main machine and a clothes drying machine, which can effectively reduce the wear of the wire body, improve the service life and safety of the equipment, and also meet the drying requirements of different capacities and improve the use performance of the equipment.

[0005] A clothes drying main machine, comprising: at least two main machine bodies, each of which comprises a shell, a fan and a heating body accommodated in the shell, the fan being used to discharge the airflow heated by the heating body out of the shell, and each of the main machine bodies being provided with a power cord; a positioning mechanism provided on one of each two adjacent main machine bodies; wherein the positioning mechanism comprises a driving assembly and a positioning piece, the driving assembly and the positioning piece are provided on the same one of the two shells, and the driving assembly is used to drive the positioning piece to move to be connected or disconnected with the other one of the two shells.

[0006] The dry clothes host has a positioning mechanism arranged between the two adjacent host bodies, and a driving assembly is used to drive the positioning member to move, so that the housings of the two adjacent host bodies are connected or disconnected, so that the two host bodies are quickly combined or separated. Since each host body is separately provided with a fan and a heating body, in a relatively small capacity drying scenario, the driving assembly is used to drive the positioning member and the housing to be disconnected, so that the two adjacent host bodies are separated, and the heat is outputted outward by using a single host body; in a relatively large capacity drying scenario, the driving assembly is used to drive the positioning member and the housing to be connected, so that the at least two host bodies are combined, and the combined host bodies output heat outward. In this way, independent or combined host bodies can be configured according to different capacity drying scenarios to meet different drying needs and improve the use performance of the equipment. In addition, each host body has a separate fan and heating body, so the host bodies can not be connected by a wire, effectively avoiding wear and tear on the wire during rotation, thereby improving the service life and safety of the equipment.

[0007] In some embodiments, each of the housings includes a shell body and a shaft shell arranged on the shell body, each of the shell bodies has the fan and the heating body therein, and adjacent two shaft shells are matched with each other at one end in the respective axial direction; the driving assembly and the positioning member are arranged in the same one of the adjacent two shaft shells, and the driving assembly is used to drive the positioning member to move to be connected with or disconnected from the other one of the adjacent two shaft shells.

[0008] In some embodiments, among the side surfaces of the adjacent two shaft shells facing each other, one of the side surfaces is provided with a mounting hole, and the other of the side surfaces is provided with a positioning hole, the positioning member is accommodated in the mounting hole, and the driving assembly is used to drive the positioning member to move into the positioning hole or retreat into the mounting hole.

[0009] In some embodiments, the driving assembly includes an operation ring and a plurality of driving teeth arranged inside the operation ring, a circumferential side surface of the positioning member is provided with a first driving spiral matched with the driving teeth, and the operation ring is sleeved on the shaft shell and can rotate around the axis of the shaft shell to drive the positioning member to move along the axial direction of the shaft shell.

[0010] In some embodiments, the shaft shell having the mounting hole sequentially includes a first portion and a second portion arranged on the shell body along the axial direction of the shaft shell, an installation gap is formed between the first portion and the second portion, the operation ring is rotatably sleeved in the installation gap, and the mounting hole is arranged in the second portion and communicates with the installation gap.

[0011] In some embodiments, a support is connected between the first part and the second part, the inner side of the operating ring has a guide surface, the guide surface is located on one side of the driving tooth, and the guide surface abuts against the support.

[0012] In some embodiments, the operating ring comprises a first ring part and a second ring part, two ends of the first ring part are detachably connected with two ends of the second ring part, the driving tooth is arranged on the inner side of the first ring part, and the guide surface is arranged on the inner side of the second ring part.

[0013] In some embodiments, the driving assembly further comprises a hand lever, and the hand lever is rotatably arranged on the outer side of the operating ring.

[0014] In some embodiments, the mounting holes and the positioning holes each comprise two or more, all the mounting holes are arranged on one of the sides of the adjacent two shaft housings, all the positioning holes are arranged on the other of the sides of the adjacent two shaft housings, and each of the mounting holes accommodates the positioning member.

[0015] In some embodiments, the positioning mechanism further comprises an electrical connector, the positioning member and the electrical connector are arranged in the same one of the adjacent two shaft housings, the electrical connector is electrically connected with the main body, and the driving assembly is further used to drive the electrical connector to be coupled with or decoupled from the other one of the adjacent two shaft housings, so that the two main bodies are electrically connected.

[0016] In some embodiments, one of the adjacent two shaft housings is provided with a fixing hole, and the other is provided with a plug hole electrically connected with the main body, the electrical connector is accommodated in the fixing hole, and the driving assembly is used to drive the electrical connector to move into or out of the plug hole.

[0017] A clothes dryer, comprising: a clothes cabinet; and a clothes dryer main body as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the clothes cabinet is arranged on at least one of the main bodies.

[0018] The above-described clothes dryer adopts the above clothes dryer main machine, a positioning mechanism is arranged between the two adjacent main machine bodies, the positioning member is driven to move by the driving assembly, the shell of the two adjacent main machine bodies is connected or disconnected, so that the two main machine bodies are quickly combined or separated. Since each main machine body is separately provided with a fan and a heating body, in a relatively small capacity drying scene, the positioning member and the shell are disconnected by the driving assembly, so that the two adjacent main machine bodies are separated, and heat is outputted to the outside by a single main machine body; in a relatively large capacity drying scene, the positioning member and the shell are connected by the driving assembly, so that the at least two main machine bodies are combined, and heat is outputted to the outside by the combined main machine bodies. In this way, the independent or combined main machine bodies can be configured according to different capacity drying scenes to meet different drying requirements and improve the use performance of the equipment. In addition, each main machine body is provided with a separate fan and a heating body, so that the main machine bodies can not be connected by a wire body, effectively avoiding the wear of the wire body during rotation, thereby improving the service life and use safety of the equipment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 A structure diagram of a clothes dryer main machine before combination described in some embodiments of the present application.

[0020] Figure 2 A structure diagram of a clothes dryer main machine after combination described in some embodiments of the present application.

[0021] Figure 3 A structure split diagram of a clothes dryer after combination described in some embodiments of the present application.

[0022] Figure 4 A structure diagram of a clothes dryer main machine after separation described in some embodiments of the present application.

[0023] Figure 5 A structure split diagram of a clothes dryer after separation described in some embodiments of the present application.

[0024] Figure 6 A structure split diagram of a clothes dryer after combination described in some embodiments of the present application. Figure 1 .

[0025] Figure 7 A structure split diagram of a clothes dryer after combination described in some embodiments of the present application. Figure 2 .

[0026] Figure 8 An exploded view of a main machine body described in some embodiments of the present application.

[0027] Figure 9 For Figure 8Structure enlarged view of the structure at the middle circle A.

[0028] Figure 10 Structure schematic view of the positioning mechanism described in some embodiments of the present application.

[0029] Figure 11 Structure sectional view of the combined clothes drying host described in some embodiments of the present application Figure 3 .

[0030] 100, clothes drying host; 10, host body; 11, shell; 1a, shell body; 1a1, bottom shell; 1a2, middle shell; 1a3, air outlet; 1b, shaft shell; 1b1, first part; 1b2, second part; 1b3, mounting gap; 1b4, support; 1b5, mounting hole; 1b6, fixing hole; 1b7, positioning hole; 1b8, insertion hole; 1c, support part; 12, fan; 13, air duct component; 20, positioning mechanism; 21, driving assembly; 211, operation ring; 21a, first ring part; 21b, second ring part; 212, driving tooth; 213, guide surface; 22, positioning piece; 221, first driving spiral; 23, electrical contact; 231, second driving spiral; 24, hand lever; 200, wardrobe. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] In order to make the above objectives, features and advantages of the present application more obvious and easy to understand, the specific embodiments of the present application are described in detail below in combination with the drawings. In the following description, a lot of specific details are set forth in order to fully understand the present application. However, the present application can be implemented in many other ways different from those described herein, and those skilled in the art can make similar improvements without departing from the spirit of the present application, so the present application is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0032] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that if these 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 appear, these terms 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 device or element 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.

[0033] In addition, if there are these terms "first", "second", these terms are only used for descriptive purposes, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first", "second" can be explicitly or implicitly included at least one feature. In the description of the present application, if the term "multiple" appears, the meaning of "multiple" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0034] In the present application, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, if the terms "mounting", "connecting", "connecting", "fixing" and the like appear, these terms should be interpreted broadly. For example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or it can be integrated; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium; it can be the internal communication of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise explicitly limited. 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.

[0035] In the present application, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, if the first feature is described as "on" or "below" the second feature, etc. The meaning can be that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are indirectly in contact through an intermediate medium. Moreover, the first feature "above", "above" and "above" 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", "below" and "below" 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.

[0036] It should be noted that if an element is referred to as "fixed to" or "provided on" another element, it can be directly on another element or there can be a middle element. If an element is considered to be "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to another element or there can be a middle element. If present, the terms "vertical", "horizontal", "up", "down", "left", "right" and similar expressions used in the present application are only for illustrative purposes and do not represent the only implementation.

[0037] The development of the current industry clothes dryer can be divided into two generations. The first generation is a separate clothes dryer, which places the main machine under the wardrobe, so that the main machine sends hot air into the wardrobe to achieve the effect of drying clothes. With the storage requirements of the clothes dryer, the second generation of clothes dryer appears on the market. The second generation is a box-type clothes dryer, which designs the main machine as two mutually rotating shells. By rotating the shell, the two are folded to facilitate storage.

[0038] In a traditional cabinet dryer, a wire body is arranged between two housings to make electrical connection between the two housings. However, when the housings are rotated for baking or storage, the wire body between the housings is prone to wear and tear if the rotation is long-term, which reduces the service life and safety of the equipment. Meanwhile, the traditional cabinet dryer cannot meet the demand of drying clothes of different capacities.

[0039] Based on this, please refer to Figures 1 to 4 The application provides a drying main machine 100, which comprises a positioning mechanism 20 and at least two main machine bodies 10. Each main machine body 10 comprises a housing 11 and a fan 12 and a heating body (not shown) accommodated in the housing 11, and the fan 12 is used to discharge the airflow heated by the heating body out of the housing 11. The positioning mechanism 20 is arranged on one of the two adjacent main machine bodies 10, and each main machine body 10 is provided with a power line; wherein the positioning mechanism 20 comprises a driving assembly 21 and a positioning piece 22, and in the two adjacent housings 11, the driving assembly 21 and the positioning piece 22 are arranged on the same one of the two housings 11, and the driving assembly 21 is used to drive the positioning piece 22 to move to be connected or disconnected with the other one of the two housings 11.

[0040] The drying main machine 100 described above is provided with the positioning mechanism 20 between the two adjacent main machine bodies 10, and the driving assembly 21 is used to drive the positioning piece 22 to move, so that the housings 11 of the two adjacent main machine bodies 10 are connected or disconnected, thereby enabling the two main machine bodies 10 to be quickly combined or separated. Since the fan 12 and the heating body are separately arranged in each main machine body 10, and each main machine body 10 is provided with a power line, please refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5 In a relatively small-capacity drying scenario, the positioning piece 22 is disconnected from the housing 11 by the driving assembly 21, so that the two adjacent main machine bodies 10 are separated, thereby using a single main machine body 10 to deliver heat to the wardrobe 200; in a relatively large-capacity drying scenario, please refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3 The positioning piece 22 is connected to the housing 11 by the driving assembly 21, so that the at least two main machine bodies 10 are combined, thereby enabling the combined main machine bodies 10 to jointly deliver heat to the wardrobe 200. In this way, independent or combined main machine bodies 10 can be configured according to different capacity drying scenarios to meet different drying demands and improve the service performance of the equipment. In addition, each main machine body 10 is provided with a separate fan 12 and a heating body, so that the main machine bodies 10 can not be connected by a wire body, which effectively avoids wear and tear of the wire body during rotation, thereby improving the service life and safety of the equipment.

[0041] It should be noted that in the clothes drying host 100, the number of host bodies 10 can be two or more. Meanwhile, the combination mode between the host bodies 10 can be different according to the number. For example, when the number of host bodies 10 is two, the two host bodies can be combined with each other; when the number of host bodies 10 is three, two host bodies 10 can be arranged on the same side or different sides of the other host body 10, so that the two host bodies 10 can be stacked on the same host body 10 when stored, etc. In addition, when the two adjacent host bodies 10 are matched, the two adjacent host bodies 10 can be stacked with each other to realize storage.

[0042] In each host body 10, a fan 12 and a heating body are arranged, please refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5 When the host body 10 works alone, the airflow heated by the heating body can be delivered out of the wardrobe 200 by the fan 12 to realize small-capacity clothes drying demand; when the host bodies 10 work in combination, all the fans 12 and heating bodies can be started to realize large-capacity clothes drying demand. It can be known that the fan 12 and the heating body are arranged in each host body 10, so when the host body 10 works alone, the host body 10 can be powered alone, for example, each host body 10 is provided with a power line, the power line is connected with an external power supply to realize power supply of the fan 12 and the heating body. In addition, in order to facilitate the delivery of hot air out of the shell 11, each host body 10 can also include an air duct component 13, which is used to guide the hot air to the air outlet 1a3 of the shell 11.

[0043] Among them, the fan 12 refers to a device for providing power for airflow flow, the air duct component 13 refers to a structure for guiding the direction of airflow flow; and the heating body refers to a heat source for providing heat for airflow temperature rise, such as an electric heating device. The heating body can be arranged on the air duct component 13 or at the air outlet end of the air duct component 13, etc. Since the fan 12, the heating body and the air duct component 13 are not the objects to be improved in the present embodiment, their specific structures are not described in detail here, and can be directly referred to the existing literature.

[0044] It should be noted that the positioning mechanism 20 is arranged between the two adjacent main bodies 10, and the positioning mechanism 20 is used to separate or combine the two main bodies 10, so that the main bodies 10 can be used separately or in combination. When combined, the driving assembly 21 drives the positioning member 22 on one of the housings 11 to be matched with the other housing 11, so that the two adjacent main bodies 10 are combined by the positioning member 22. It can be understood that the positioning member 22 is matched with one of the housings 11 under the action of the driving assembly 21, and since the driving assembly 21 and the positioning member 22 are originally arranged on the other housing 11, after the positioning member 22 is matched, part of the positioning member 22 is matched with one of the housings 11, and the other part is still arranged on the other housing 11, so as to realize the connection between the two housings 11.

[0045] The movement mode of the positioning member 22 is various, such as: the positioning member 22 moves to be matched with the housing 11 in a telescopic manner under the action of the driving assembly 21; or moves to be matched with the housing 11 in a swing or rotation manner, etc. At the same time, the matching mode between the positioning member 22 and the housing 11 is also various, such as: the positioning member 22 is inserted into the corresponding hole on the housing 11; or the positioning member 22 is matched with the magnetic structure on the housing 11 by magnetic attraction when the positioning member 22 approaches the housing 11, etc.

[0046] In addition, the driving assembly 21 can be designed as an automatic driving device, such as: but not limited to the combination of an electric cylinder, a motor and a transmission mechanism, etc. Among them, the combination of the motor and the transmission mechanism can be the combination of the motor and the screw block, the combination of the motor and the gear rack, etc. When the driving assembly 21 is designed as an automatic driving device, a switch structure can be arranged on the housing 11 to control the work of the driving assembly 21. The driving assembly 21 can also be designed as a manual driving structure, such as: the driving assembly 21 is a slider structure, and the positioning member 22 is driven to move by actuating the slider structure; or the driving assembly 21 is a gear structure, and the positioning member 22 can be provided with a helical line engaged with the gear structure.

[0047] Further, please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 4, each shell body 1a has a fan 12 and a heating body, and the two adjacent shaft shells 1b are matched with each other at one end along the respective axial directions; the driving assembly 21 and the positioning member 22 are arranged in the same one of the two adjacent shaft shells 1b, and the driving assembly 21 is used to drive the positioning member 22 to be matched or disengaged with the other one of the two adjacent shaft shells 1b. In this way, the positioning mechanism 20 is arranged between the two adjacent shaft shells 1b, so that the two main machine bodies 10 can be combined and connected between the shaft shells 1b. At the same time, the two adjacent shaft shells 1b are matched with each other at one end along the respective axial directions, so that when the clothes drying machine 100 is stored, the two main machine bodies 10 can be rotated around the axis of the shaft shell 1b, and the two main machine bodies 10 can be overlapped with each other.

[0048] It should be noted that the two adjacent shaft shells 1b are matched with each other at one end along the respective axial directions, so that the two main machine bodies 10 can be overlapped with each other by rotating when being stored, and effective storage can be realized and the space occupation can be reduced. The shaft shell 1b can be designed in a cylindrical structure, so that the main machine body 10 can be rotated conveniently. Of course, in order to rotate more conveniently, one of the shaft shells 1b can be sleeved on one end of the other shaft shell 1b along the axial direction. In addition, in order to further improve the stability of the overlapped main machine bodies 10, the shell 11 further comprises a support part 1c, the support part 1c is arranged on the same side of the shell body 1a along the axial direction of the shaft shell 1b, and when the two shaft shells 1b are matched with each other at one end along the respective axial directions, each support part 1c is supported on the bottom of the corresponding shaft shell 1b.

[0049] The shaft shell 1b can be arranged on the shell body 1a in various ways, such as clamping, bolt connection, riveting, bonding, etc. The shaft shell 1b can also be integrally formed, such as 3D printing, injection molding, die casting, etc.

[0050] It should be noted that the fan 12 and the heating body are arranged in the shell body 1a, and the airflow heated by the heating body is discharged out of the shell body 1a by the fan 12. The shell body 1a comprises a bottom shell 1a1 and a middle shell 1a2, the middle shell 1a2 is matched with the bottom shell 1a1, and the fan 12 and the heating body are accommodated between the bottom shell 1a1 and the middle shell 1a2.

[0051] Further, please refer to Figure 4 and Figure 6In the side of the two adjacent shaft shells 1b facing each other, one of the two is provided with the mounting hole 1b5, and the other is provided with the positioning hole 1b7. The positioning member 22 is accommodated in the mounting hole 1b5, and the driving assembly 21 is used to drive the positioning member 22 to move into the positioning hole 1b7 or to retreat into the mounting hole 1b5. Thus, in the scenario of large-capacity drying, the positioning member 22 is driven by the driving assembly 21 to move so that the positioning member 22 is inserted into the positioning hole 1b7. Thus, the two shaft shells 1b are connected to each other through the positioning member 22, and the two main bodies are combined, which facilitates the dryer main machine 100 to deliver a large amount of hot air outward, meeting the demand of large-capacity drying. In the scenario of small-capacity drying, the positioning member 22 can be driven by the driving assembly 21 to move and retreat into the mounting hole 1b5, disconnecting the connection with the positioning hole 1b7. Thus, the main machine bodies 10 can be separated from each other and can work independently, so that the main machine bodies 10 deliver a small amount of hot air outward, meeting the demand of small-capacity drying.

[0052] It should be noted that when the two adjacent shaft shells 1b cooperate with each other, the mounting hole 1b5 of one of the shaft shells 1b is arranged opposite to the positioning hole 1b7 of the other shaft shell 1b in the axial direction of the shaft shell 1b. Thus, when one end of the shaft shell 1b is engaged with one end of the other shaft shell 1b, the mounting hole 1b5 is opposite to the positioning hole 1b7. At this time, the positioning member 22 is driven by the driving assembly 21 to move so that one end of the positioning member 22 is inserted into the positioning hole 1b7, thereby connecting the two shaft shells 1b to each other.

[0053] It should be further noted that since the positioning member 22 is arranged in the mounting hole 1b5 of the shaft shell 1b, in order to facilitate the movement of the positioning member 22 in the mounting hole 1b5, a part of the driving assembly 21 can be arranged in the shaft shell 1b, so that the driving assembly 21 is connected to the positioning member 22 in the mounting hole 1b5, thereby enabling the positioning member 22 to move towards or away from the positioning hole 1b7 under the action of the driving assembly 21.

[0054] In some embodiments, please refer to Figure 6 and Figure 7 The driving assembly 21 includes an operation ring 211 and a plurality of driving teeth 212 arranged inside the operation ring 211. The circumferential side of the positioning member 22 is provided with a first driving screw 221 cooperating with the driving teeth 212. The operation ring 211 is sleeved on the shaft shell 1b and can rotate around the axis of the shaft shell 1b to drive the positioning member 22 to move along the axial direction of the shaft shell 1b. In this way, by rotating the operation ring 211, the driving teeth 212 drive the first driving screw 211 to move forward, thereby enabling the positioning member 22 to move along the axial direction of the shaft shell 1b, and further realizing the insertion or disengagement of the positioning member 22 from the positioning hole 1b7.

[0055] It should be noted that when the operation ring 211 rotates around the axis of the shaft shell 1b, the drive teeth 212 are driven to rotate around the axis of the shaft shell 1b, so that the first drive screw 211 is screwed forward. Among them, all the drive teeth 212 are distributed around the axis of the shaft shell 1b, and the first drive screw 211 can be designed as a worm structure, so that the operation ring 211 and the positioning member 22 are similar to the structure of turbine and worm.

[0056] The drive teeth 212 are on the inside of the operation ring 211, which can cover the inside of the operation ring 211, that is, all the drive teeth 212 are distributed along the circumference of the operation ring 211; or it can also be distributed in part of the inside of the operation ring 211, that is, a part of the inside of the operation ring 211 is provided with drive teeth 212, and another part is not provided with drive teeth 212.

[0057] In some embodiments, please refer to Figure 8 With Figure 9 The shaft shell 1b with the mounting hole 1b5 includes a first part 1b1 and a second part 1b2 arranged on the shell main body 1a along the axial direction of the shaft shell 1b, and the mounting gap 1b3 is formed between the first part 1b1 and the second part 1b2. The operation ring 211 can be rotatably sleeved in the mounting gap 1b3, and the mounting hole 1b5 is arranged in the second part 1b2 and communicates with the mounting gap 1b3.

[0058] Therefore, the shaft shell 1b is divided into the first part 1b1 and the second part 1b2 along the axial direction of the shaft shell 1b, and the mounting gap 1b3 is formed between the first part 1b1 and the second part 1b2. The operation ring 211 is sleeved in the mounting gap 1b3, so that the positioning member 22 in the mounting hole 1b5 can extend into the shaft shell 1b and act on the drive teeth 212 on the operation ring 211. When the two main machine bodies 10 need to be combined, the operation ring 211 is driven to rotate around the axis of the shaft shell 1b in the mounting gap 1b3, and the drive teeth 212 are driven to rotate, so that the positioning member 22 moves in the axial direction of the shaft shell 1b, and then the positioning member 22 is inserted into the positioning hole 1b7, thereby realizing effective connection of the two main machine bodies 10. When the main machine body 10 needs to be used alone, the operation ring 211 is reversely rotated, so that the positioning member 22 moves reversely, is withdrawn from the positioning hole 1b7 and is retracted into the mounting hole 1b5.

[0059] In order to ensure the smooth rotation of the operation ring 211 in the mounting gap 1b3, a supporting structure can be arranged in the mounting gap 1b3 to support the inside of the operation ring 211; or a limiting protrusion can be arranged on one side of the operation ring 211, and an annular groove around the axis of the shaft shell 1b is arranged on the inner wall of the mounting gap 1b3. The limiting protrusion and the annular groove are matched to make the operation ring 211 rotate stably around the axis of the shaft shell 1b.

[0060] In some embodiments, please refer to Figure 9The supporting piece 1b4 is connected between the first part 1b1 and the second part 1b2, the inner side of the operation ring 211 has a guide surface 213, the guide surface 213 is located on one side of the driving tooth 212, and the guide surface 213 abuts against the supporting piece 1b4. Therefore, the supporting piece 1b4 is arranged between the first part 1b1 and the second part 1b2, so that the guide surface 213 of the operation ring 211 abuts against the supporting piece 1b4, thereby avoiding the operation ring 211 from falling out of the mounting gap 1b3 and failing to rotate to drive the positioning piece 22 to move.

[0061] It should be noted that the fixed position of the supporting piece 1b4 between the first part 1b1 and the second part 1b2 has various forms, for example, one end of the supporting piece 1b4 is fixed in the interior of the first part 1b1, and the other end is fixed in the interior of the second part 1b2; or the two ends of the supporting piece 1b4 are respectively fixed on the two inner walls of the mounting gap 1b3. Among them, the fixing mode of the supporting piece 1b4 between the first part 1b1 and the second part 1b2 has various forms, such as bonding, welding, bolt connection, etc.; or the supporting piece 1b4 is an integral structure formed between the first part 1b1 and the second part 1b2, such as being formed between the first part 1b1 and the second part 1b2 by injection molding, 3D printing, die casting, etc.

[0062] Optionally, the number of the supporting piece 1b4 can be one or multiple. When the number of the supporting piece 1b4 is multiple, all the supporting pieces 1b4 are distributed at intervals around the outer periphery of the axis, and the guide surface 213 of the operation ring 211 abuts against each supporting piece 1b4.

[0063] It should be further noted that the guide surface 213 is located on one side of the driving tooth 212 and is arranged on the inner side of the operation ring 211, which indicates that one region of the inner side of the operation ring 211 has the driving tooth 212, and the other region is the guide surface 213 without the driving tooth 212. At this time, the rotation of the operation ring 211 on the supporting piece 1b4 is more stable through the guide surface 213.

[0064] In some embodiments, please refer to Figure 10 The operation ring 211 includes a first ring part 21a and a second ring part 21b, the two ends of the first ring part 21a are detachably connected with the two ends of the second ring part 21b, the driving tooth 212 is arranged on the inner side of the first ring part 21a, and the guide surface 213 is arranged on the inner side of the second ring part 21b. Therefore, the operation ring 211 is designed as the first ring part 21a and the second ring part 21b, which facilitates the operation ring 211 to be sleeved in the mounting gap 1b3 in the shaft shell 1b, thereby improving the assembly efficiency.

[0065] The detachable connection between the first ring part 21a and the second ring part 21b can be, but is not limited to, insertion, bolt connection, etc. Of course, in other embodiments, the operating ring 211 can be designed as an integrated structure. In addition, in some embodiments, the first ring part 21a and the second ring part 21b are both semicircular structures.

[0066] In some embodiments, please refer to Figure 10 The driving assembly 21 further comprises a handle 24 rotatably arranged outside the operating ring 211. In this way, the handle 24 is arranged outside the operating ring 211, which facilitates the user to drive the operating ring 211 to rotate around the axis of the shaft shell 1b, thereby facilitating the disassembly and assembly of the main body 10, and improving the convenience of the device.

[0067] It should be noted that when the operating ring 211 does not need to be rotated, the handle 24 can be rotated to overlap outside the operating ring 211, reducing the space of the handle 24 outside the operating ring 211, and improving the compactness of the device structure; at the same time, when the operating ring 211 needs to be rotated, the handle 24 can be rotated to stand up, which is convenient for the user to hold and rotate the operating ring 211, thereby improving the operation convenience of the device.

[0068] In some embodiments, please refer to Figure 6 and Figure 8 The mounting holes 1b5 and the positioning holes 1b7 each comprise two or more, all the mounting holes 1b5 are arranged on one of the sides of the adjacent two shaft shells 1b facing each other, all the positioning holes 1b7 are arranged on the other side of the adjacent two shaft shells 1b facing each other, and each mounting hole 1b5 accommodates a positioning piece 22. In this way, at least two mounting holes 1b5 are arranged on one side of one of the shaft shells 1b, and at least two positioning holes 1b7 are arranged on one side of the other shaft shell 1b, so that when the main body 10 is assembled, a plurality of positioning pieces 22 can be inserted into the corresponding positioning holes 1b7 at the same time, thereby improving the bonding force between the adjacent two main bodies 10 and improving the stability of the assembled structure.

[0069] The number of the mounting holes 1b5 and the positioning holes 1b7 can be not limited to two, but can also be other numbers, such as three, four, five or more.

[0070] In some embodiments, please refer to Figure 10 and Figure 11The positioning mechanism 20 further comprises an electrical connector 23, the positioning member 22 and the electrical connector 23 are arranged in the same one of the two adjacent shaft housings 1b, and the electrical connector 23 is electrically connected with the host body 10 to which the electrical connector 23 is connected. The driving assembly 21 is further used to drive the electrical connector 23 to be coupled with or decoupled from the other one of the two adjacent shaft housings 1b, so that the two host bodies 10 are electrically connected. Therefore, when the two host bodies 10 are coupled through the positioning member 22, the driving assembly 21 can be used to drive the electrical connector 23 to move towards the corresponding shaft housing 1b, so that the electrical connector 23 is coupled with the shaft housing 1b, and the two adjacent host bodies 10 are electrically connected through the electrical connector 23. At this time, when the heating work is performed, the power line of one of the host bodies 10 can be connected with an external power supply, so that the two host bodies 10 can be powered on and work. In this way, the electrical connector 23 is introduced, so that the two adjacent host bodies 10 can be quickly connected.

[0071] It should be noted that the electrical connector 23 refers to a structure having a conductive function, which can be but is not limited to a plug. The electrical connector 23 is coupled with the other shaft housing 1b under the action of the driving assembly 21, so that the two host bodies 10 are electrically connected. In this way, when the power line of one of the host bodies 10 is connected with an external power supply, the other host body 10 can also be powered on and work through the electrical connector 23. The electrical connection between the electrical connector 23 and the host body 10 has various implementation manners, for example, the fan 12, the heating body and other components in the host body 10 are connected through wiring, and the various wiring is connected with the electrical connector 23. Since the electrical connector 23 needs to move under the action of the driving assembly 21, the wiring connected with the electrical connector 23 can be designed as a flexible line, so as to avoid the winding of the wiring when the electrical connector 23 moves.

[0072] In addition, when the electrical connector 23 is coupled with the other shaft housing 1b under the action of the driving assembly 21, the two host bodies 10 can be electrically connected, and the implementation manner is various, for example, an electrical connector or an electrical protrusion can be arranged on the shaft housing 1b. In this way, the electrical connector 23 can be in contact with the electrical connector or the electrical protrusion when being coupled, so as to electrically connect the two host bodies 10.

[0073] It should be further noted that the driving assembly 21 can be designed as an automatic driving device, for example, but is not limited to a combination of an electric cylinder, a motor and a transmission mechanism. The combination of the motor and the transmission mechanism can be a combination of a motor and a screw block, a combination of a motor and a gear rack, etc. When the driving assembly 21 is designed as an automatic driving device, a switch structure can be arranged on the housing 11 to control the working of the driving assembly 21. The driving assembly 21 can also be designed as a manual driving structure, for example, the driving assembly 21 is a slider structure, the electrical connector 23 is driven to move by the slider structure; or the driving assembly 21 is a gear structure, and a helical line which is engaged with the gear structure can be arranged on the electrical connector 23.

[0074] In some embodiments, refer to Figure 10 The driving assembly 21 comprises an operation ring 211 and a plurality of driving teeth 212 arranged inside the operation ring 211. The circumferential side of the positioning member 22 is provided with a first driving spiral 211 matched with the driving teeth 212. The circumferential side of the electrical connecting member 23 is provided with a second driving spiral 231 matched with the driving teeth 212. The operation ring 211 is sleeved on the shaft shell 1b and can rotate around the axis of the shaft shell 1b to drive the positioning member 22 and the electrical connecting member 23 to move along the axial direction of the shaft shell 1b. At the same time, in order to ensure the synchronous movement of the positioning member 22 and the electrical connecting member 23, the first driving spiral 211 and the second driving spiral 231 can be designed to have the same rotation direction, such as left-handed or right-handed. In addition, before the adjacent two main body 10 are overlapped, the positioning member 22 and the electrical connecting member 23 can be respectively retracted into the mounting hole 1b5 and the fixing hole 1b6 by the operation ring 211.

[0075] In some embodiments, refer to Figure 11 In the adjacent two shaft shells 1b, one is provided with a fixing hole 1b6 and the other is provided with a jack 1b8 electrically connected with the main body 10. The electrical connecting member 23 is accommodated in the fixing hole 1b6. The driving assembly 21 is used to drive the electrical connecting member 23 to move into or out of the jack 1b8.

[0076] Therefore, in the scenario of large capacity drying, the electrical connecting member 23 is inserted into the jack 1b8 by the driving assembly 21, so that the two shaft shells 1b are electrically connected with each other through the electrical connecting member 23. Thus, only the power line on one of the main bodies 10 needs to be connected with the external power supply, and the power line on the other main body 10 can be stored. In the scenario of small capacity drying, the electrical connecting member 23 is retracted into the fixing hole 1b6 by the driving assembly 21, so as to disconnect with the jack 1b8. Thus, the main bodies 10 can be separated from each other and connected with the external power supply through the respective power lines to work independently, so that the main bodies 10 can output a small amount of hot air to meet the demand of small capacity drying.

[0077] It should be noted that when the adjacent two shaft shells 1b are matched with each other, the fixing hole 1b6 of one shaft shell 1b is arranged opposite to the jack 1b8 of the other shaft shell 1b in the axial direction of the shaft shell 1b. Thus, when one end of the shaft shell 1b is overlapped with one end of the other shaft shell 1b, the fixing hole 1b6 is opposite to the jack 1b8. At this time, the electrical connecting member 23 is driven to move by the driving assembly 21, so that one end of the electrical connecting member 23 is inserted into the jack 1b8. In some embodiments, the mounting hole 1b5 and the fixing hole 1b6 are arranged on the same one of the adjacent two shaft shells 1b, and the positioning hole 1b7 and the jack 1b8 are arranged on the other one of the adjacent two shaft shells 1b.

[0078] It should be noted that the jack 1b8 is electrically connected with the host body 10, and the specific connection mode can be determined according to the circuit requirement of the clothes drying host 100, for example, the jack 1b8 can be electrically connected with the fan 12 and the heating body through a wiring; or the jack 1b8 can be connected with a controller, and the controller is electrically connected with the fan 12 and the heating body. The controller can realize the timing and variable power operation mode of the host body 10, such as a circuit board, a single-chip microcomputer, etc. Since it is not the object to be improved in the embodiment, the specific structure will not be described in detail. In addition, in some embodiments, one of the two adjacent host bodies 10 can be configured with a controller, and the other can be configured without a controller. When working alone, the former can realize variable power operation, and the latter can realize full power operation.

[0079] In some embodiments, please refer to Figure 3 With Figure 5 The application provides a clothes drying machine, which comprises a wardrobe 200 and the clothes drying host 100 according to any one of the above, and the wardrobe 200 covers at least one host body 10.

[0080] By using the clothes drying host 100, the positioning mechanism 20 is arranged between the two adjacent host bodies 10, the driving assembly 21 is used to drive the positioning member 22 to move, so that the shell 11 of the two adjacent host bodies 10 is connected or disconnected, thereby realizing the quick combination or separation of the two host bodies 10. Since the fan 12 and the heating body are separately arranged in each host body 10, in a relatively small capacity clothes drying scene, the positioning member 22 is disconnected from the shell 11 by the driving assembly 21, so that the two adjacent host bodies 10 are separated, and the heat is outputted to the outside by using a single host body 10; in a relatively large capacity clothes drying scene, the positioning member 22 is connected with the shell 11 by the driving assembly 21, so that the at least two host bodies 10 are combined, and the combined host bodies 10 output the heat to the outside. In this way, the independent or combined host bodies 10 can be arranged according to different capacity clothes drying scenes, so as to meet different drying requirements and improve the use performance of the equipment. In addition, each host body 10 is provided with a separate fan 12 and a heating body, so that the host bodies 10 can not be connected by a wire, which effectively avoids the wear of the wire during rotation, thereby improving the service life and safety of the equipment.

[0081] The technical features of the above-mentioned embodiments can be combined in any way. In order to make the description simple, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-mentioned embodiments are described, but as long as the combinations of the technical features do not exist, they should be considered as the scope of the description.

[0082] The above embodiments only express several implementation ways of the present application, and the description is relatively specific and detailed, but it should not be understood as a limitation to the patent scope of the application. It should be pointed out that for ordinary skilled persons in the art, several modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the present application, which all belong to the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the patent of the present application should be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. A clothes drying main machine, characterized in that, The clothes drying host comprises: at least two host bodies (10), each of the host bodies (10) comprises a shell (11) and a fan (12) and a heating body accommodated in the shell (11), the fan (12) is used for discharging airflow heated by the heating body out of the shell (11), and each of the host bodies (10) is provided with a power cord; a positioning mechanism (20) arranged on one of each two adjacent host bodies (10); wherein the positioning mechanism (20) comprises a driving assembly (21) and a positioning piece (22), in each two adjacent shells (11), the driving assembly (21) and the positioning piece (22) are arranged on the same one of the two shells (11), and the driving assembly (21) is used for driving the positioning piece (22) to move to be matched or unmatched with the other one of the two shells (11).

2. The clothes drying host of claim 1, wherein, Each of the shells (11) comprises a shell body (1a) and a shaft shell (1b) arranged on the shell body (1a), each of the shell bodies (1a) has the fan (12) and the heating body therein, and the two adjacent shaft shells (1b) are matched with each other along one end of the respective axial direction; the driving assembly (21) and the positioning piece (22) are arranged on the same one of the two adjacent shaft shells (1b), and the driving assembly (21) is used for driving the positioning piece (22) to move to be matched or unmatched with the other one of the two adjacent shaft shells (1b).

3. The clothes drying host of claim 2, wherein, In the side faces of the two adjacent shaft shells (1b) facing each other, one of the side faces is provided with a mounting hole (1b5), and the other side face is provided with a positioning hole (1b7), the positioning piece (22) is accommodated in the mounting hole (1b5), and the driving assembly (21) is used for driving the positioning piece (22) to move into the positioning hole (1b7) or retreat into the mounting hole (1b5).

4. The clothes drying host of claim 3, wherein, The driving assembly (21) comprises an operation ring (211) and a plurality of driving teeth (212) arranged on the inner side of the operation ring (211), the circumferential side face of the positioning piece (22) is provided with a first driving spiral (221) matched with the driving teeth (212), the operation ring (211) is sleeved on the shaft shell (1b) and can rotate around the axis of the shaft shell (1b) to drive the positioning piece (22) to move along the axial direction of the shaft shell (1b).

5. The clothes drying host of claim 4, wherein, The shaft shell (1b) with the mounting hole (1b5) comprises a first part (1b1) and a second part (1b2) arranged on the shell body (1a) in sequence along the axial direction of the shaft shell (1b), an installation gap (1b3) is formed between the first part (1b1) and the second part (1b2), the operation ring (211) is rotatably sleeved in the installation gap (1b3), and the mounting hole (1b5) is arranged on the second part (1b2) and communicates with the installation gap (1b3).

6. The clothes drying host of claim 5, wherein, A supporting piece (1b4) is connected between the first part (1b1) and the second part (1b2), the inner side of the operation ring (211) has a guide surface (213) located on one side of the driving tooth (212), and the guide surface (213) is in abutment with the supporting piece (1b4).

7. The clothes drying host of claim 6, wherein, The operation ring (211) comprises a first ring part (21a) and a second ring part (21b), the two ends of the first ring part (21a) are detachably connected with the two ends of the second ring part (21b), the driving tooth (212) is arranged on the inner side of the first ring part (21a), and the guide surface (213) is arranged on the inner side of the second ring part (21b).

8. The clothes drying host of claim 4, wherein, The driving assembly (21) further comprises a hand (24) rotatably arranged on the outer side of the operation ring (211).

9. The clothes drying host of claim 3, wherein, The mounting holes (1b5) and the positioning holes (1b7) are both two or more, all the mounting holes (1b5) are arranged on one of the sides of the adjacent two shaft shells (1b) facing each other, all the positioning holes (1b7) are arranged on the other of the sides of the adjacent two shaft shells (1b) facing each other, and each mounting hole (1b5) accommodates the positioning piece (22).

10. The laundry main unit according to any one of claims 2 to 9, characterized by, The positioning mechanism (20) further comprises an electrical connecting piece (23), the positioning piece (22) and the electrical connecting piece (23) are arranged in the same one of the adjacent two shaft shells (1b), the electrical connecting piece (23) is electrically connected with the host body (10) connected therewith, and the driving assembly (21) is further used for driving the electrical connecting piece (23) to move to be matched with or disengaged from the other of the adjacent two shaft shells (1b), so that the two host bodies (10) are electrically connected.

11. The clothes drying host of claim 10, wherein, In the adjacent two shaft shells (1b), one of the shaft shells is provided with a fixing hole (1b6), and the other of the shaft shells is provided with a jack (1b8) electrically connected with the host body (10), the electrical connecting piece (23) is accommodated in the fixing hole (1b6), and the driving assembly (21) is used for driving the electrical connecting piece (23) to move into or out of the jack (1b8).

12. A clothes dryer characterized by comprising: The clothes dryer comprises: a wardrobe (200); The wardrobe (200) is arranged on at least one of the host bodies (10) according to any one of claims 1-11.

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