Drying tunnel assembly and washing and drying integrated washing machine with same

By using high-temperature resistant plastic drying tunnel components, injection molding to fix the fan motor, and improving the sealing method, the problems of corrosion and rust in cast aluminum and unstable connections were solved, thereby improving the stability of the fan motor and the sealing performance of the drying tunnel, and enhancing the overall quality of the washing machine.

CN223688646UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-19CHANGHONG MEILING CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202422807462.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-11-18
Publication Date
2025-12-19
Estimated Expiration
2034-11-18

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Technical Problem

The drying duct components of existing drum washing machines are corroded and rusted due to the cast aluminum material, which causes unstable connection between the fan and the drying duct, resulting in abnormal noise and affecting product quality.

Method used

The drying tunnel body is made of high-temperature resistant plastic material, and the fan motor is replaced with plastic welding seal instead of injection molding and fixed installation. Upper and lower heat insulation plates are set to reduce the temperature, and the heating tube is fixed with clips to reduce installation steps and abnormal noise.

Benefits of technology

The problem of corrosion and rust in cast aluminum material has been solved, the stability of the fan motor and the sealing performance of the drying tunnel have been improved, the risk of abnormal noise and deformation due to excessive temperature has been avoided, and the overall quality of the washing machine has been enhanced.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a drying tunnel assembly and a washing and drying integrated washing machine with the same, and belongs to the technical field of washing machines. Comprising a drying tunnel body, the drying tunnel body comprises a drying tunnel upper cover made of plastic and a drying tunnel lower cover made of plastic, the drying tunnel upper cover and the drying tunnel lower cover are integrally welded to form the drying tunnel body, and a fan motor is integrally and fixedly installed in an air duct of the drying tunnel body. According to the utility model, the drying tunnel body made of high-temperature-resistant plastic materials is adopted, so that the problem that cast aluminum materials are corroded and rusted is solved; meanwhile, when the drying tunnel body is subjected to injection molding, the fan motor is also subjected to injection molding and fixedly mounted in the air duct of the drying tunnel body, the fan motor cannot shake and collide with the drying tunnel body to generate abnormal sound after being used for a long time, and the quality of the washing machine is improved. In addition, the bonding mode of the drying tunnel upper cover and the drying tunnel lower cover is changed into plastic welding from existing adhesive bonding, and the sealing performance of the drying tunnel upper cover and the drying tunnel lower cover is improved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to a washing machine technical field, concretely relates to a drying duct assembly and have its washing and drying integrated washing machine. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the continuous improvement of living standards, the market share of drying type drum washing machine is more and more large, and people's drying requirement for drying type washing machine is higher and higher.

[0003] In the related art, the washing and drying integrated washing machine is communicated with the drum by setting the drying duct structure on the outer wall of the drum, the drying duct structure is provided with a fan and a heating device, the heating device can heat the air in the drying duct, and the fan blows the heated hot air into the drum to realize the clothes drying function.

[0004] The existing drying duct of the drum washing and drying integrated washing machine is generally divided into an upper cover and a lower cover, and the materials are both cast aluminum parts. The fan and the drying duct are connected by bolts. The cast aluminum part has corrosion problems after long-term use, and the connection stability between the fan and the drying duct is damaged, which causes the fan to vibrate and collide with the drying duct during use, emits abnormal sound, and seriously affects the product quality. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0005] The utility model discloses a drying duct assembly and have its washing and drying integrated washing machine, and aims at at least solving the technical problems existing in the prior art, and the technical solutions adopted by the utility model are as follows:

[0006] A drying duct assembly, comprising a drying duct body, the drying duct body comprises a drying duct upper cover and a drying duct lower cover made of plastic material, the drying duct upper cover and the drying duct lower cover are integrally welded to form the drying duct body, and a fan motor is fixedly installed in the air duct of the drying duct body.

[0007] As a further scheme of the utility model: the drying duct body is further provided with a heating assembly, the heating assembly comprises a heating pipe, a heat insulation piece and a fixing piece, the heating pipe is fixedly installed in the air duct of the drying duct body through the fixing piece, and the heat insulation piece is arranged on the periphery of the heating pipe and is used for reducing the temperature of the drying duct above and below the heating pipe.

[0008] As a further scheme of the utility model: the heat insulation piece comprises an upper heat insulation plate and a lower heat insulation plate, the upper heat insulation plate is fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the drying duct upper cover, and the upper heat insulation plate is located directly above the heating pipe; and the lower heat insulation plate is fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the drying duct lower cover, and the lower heat insulation plate is located directly below the heating pipe.

[0009] As a further scheme of the utility model: the fixing piece comprises:

[0010] A support part is integrally fixed at the bottom end of the inner wall of the lower cover of the drying duct, and a screw hole is formed at the center of the top end of the support part;

[0011] A screw is rotatably inserted into the screw hole;

[0012] A clamping part is detachably fixed at the top end of the support part by the screw, and the clamping part and the support part together form a buckle for fixing the heating pipe.

[0013] As a further scheme of the present application, the lower cover of the drying duct is provided with a welding groove, and the upper cover of the drying duct is provided with a plurality of welding ribs matched with the welding groove.

[0014] The washing-drying integrated washing machine comprises a cylinder body, and further comprises the drying duct assembly.

[0015] The present application has the following advantages:

[0016] (1) Compared with the existing drying duct assembly made of cast aluminum, the drying duct body made of high-temperature-resistant plastic material solves the problem of corrosion and rust of the cast aluminum material. At the same time, when the drying duct body is injection molded, the fan motor is also injection molded and fixedly installed in the air duct of the drying duct body, which reduces the subsequent installation process and eliminates the need for screws to install the fan motor. Not only the installation materials are saved, but also the stability of the fan motor is improved. The fan motor will not vibrate and collide with the drying duct body to produce abnormal noise during long-term use, and the quality of the washing machine is improved.

[0017] (2) The bonding method of the upper cover and the lower cover of the drying duct is changed from the existing adhesive bonding to plastic welding, which improves the sealing performance of the upper cover and the lower cover of the drying duct.

[0018] (3) The upper heat insulation plate and the lower heat insulation plate are arranged in the air duct of the drying duct body, which can reduce the temperature rise of the drying duct body caused by the heating of the heating pipe, and avoid the risk of deformation of the plastic material drying duct body due to high temperature. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] The present application will be further described below with reference to the drawings.

[0020] Figure 1 is a schematic view of the drying duct assembly structure of the present application;

[0021] Figure 2 is a schematic view of the upper cover structure of the drying duct of the present application;

[0022] Figure 3 is the lower cover structure schematic diagram of the drying channel of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 4 is the fixed part structure schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0024] Figure 5 is Figure 4 structure enlarged schematic diagram of A place in the middle.

[0025] In the drawing: 1, drying channel body; 11, drying channel upper cover; 12, drying channel lower cover; 13, welding groove; 14, welding rib; 2, fan motor; 3, heating assembly; 31, heating pipe; 32, upper heat insulation plate; 33, lower heat insulation plate; 34, support part; 35, screw; 36, clamping part; 37, buckle. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0027] In the description of the utility model, it is understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "front", "back" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, a particular orientation configuration and operation, therefore, it cannot be understood as a limitation on the utility model.

[0028] In addition, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "mounting", "connection", "connection" and the like should be broadly understood, for example, it can be fixed connection, or detachable connection, or integrally connected, it can be mechanical connection, or electrical connection, it can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through intermediate medium, it can be the communication inside two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the utility model can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0029] Please refer to Figure 1As shown, the utility model embodiment provides a kind of drying channel component, including drying channel body 1, drying channel body 1 includes drying channel upper cover 11 and drying channel lower cover 12, drying channel upper cover 11 and drying channel lower cover 12 integrally welded and form drying channel body 1.Drying channel upper cover 11 and drying channel lower cover 12 material are selected PPS, PA+GF, PBT+GF or PET+GF etc. High temperature resistant plastic, replace original cast aluminum material, with plastic replace cast aluminum material, solve the problem of cast aluminum material corrosion rusting. Simultaneously, when drying channel body 1 injection molding, fan motor 2 is also together injection fixed installation in the air duct of drying channel body 1, reduce the link of subsequent installation, also need not use screw 35 to install fan motor 2, not only save installation material, also improve the stability of fan motor 2, long-term use fan motor 2 also will not appear the condition of juddering and colliding drying channel body 1 and emitting abnormal sound, improve the quality of washing machine. In addition, the bonding mode of drying channel upper cover 11 and drying channel lower cover 12 is changed from existing adhesive bonding to plastic welding, improve the sealing performance of drying channel upper cover 11 and drying channel lower cover 12, and the welding mode includes but is not limited to vibration friction welding, sheet welding, ultrasonic welding and the like.

[0030] In specific implementation, the welding groove 13 can be provided at the edge of the drying channel lower cover 12, and the welding ribs 14 matched with the welding groove 13 are provided at the edge of the drying channel upper cover 11. In assembly, the welding ribs 14 at the edge of the drying channel upper cover 11 are aligned to the welding groove 13 at the edge of the drying channel lower cover 12, and then welding is performed to bond and seal the drying channel upper cover 11 and the drying channel lower cover 12.

[0031] As shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the drying channel body 1 is further provided with a heating assembly 3, and the heating assembly 3 includes a heating pipe 31, a heat insulation member and a fixing member. The heating pipe 31 is fixedly installed in the air duct of the drying channel body 1 by the fixing member, and the heating pipe 31 is used for heating air in the air duct of the drying channel body 1. The heat insulation member is arranged at the periphery of the heating pipe 31 and is used for reducing the temperature of the drying channel above and below the heating pipe 31.

[0032] Specifically, the heat insulation member includes an upper heat insulation plate 32 and a lower heat insulation plate 33. The upper heat insulation plate 32 is fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the drying channel upper cover 11 and is located directly above the heating pipe 31. The lower heat insulation plate 33 is fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the drying channel lower cover 12 and is located directly below the heating pipe 31. The upper heat insulation plate 32 and the lower heat insulation plate 33 can be integrally formed by injection molding when the drying channel body 1 is injection molded. The upper heat insulation plate 32 and the lower heat insulation plate 33 can reduce the temperature rise of the drying channel body 1 caused by the heating of the heating pipe 31, and avoid the risk of deformation of the drying channel body 1 made of plastic material due to excessive temperature.

[0033] As shown in Figure 4 and Figure 5As shown, in an embodiment, the fixing member comprises a supporting part 34, a screw 35 and a clamping part 36. The supporting part 34 is integrally formed in the inner wall of the lower cover 12 of the drying duct body 1 when the drying duct body 1 is injection molded, a screw hole is formed in the top center of the supporting part 34, the screw 35 is rotatably inserted into the screw hole, the clamping part 36 is detachably fixed and installed on the top of the supporting part 34 through the screw 35, and the clamping part 36 and the supporting part 34 jointly form a buckle 37 for fixing the heating pipe 31. Under the fixation of the fixing member, the heating pipe 31 is suspendedly installed in the air duct of the drying duct body 1, so that the heating pipe 31 can sufficiently heat the air in the air duct of the drying duct body 1, and the circulation of the air is facilitated. In addition, the size of the buckle 37 is adjustable, and the buckle 37 can be applied to different types of heating pipes 31.

[0034] The utility model embodiment further provides a kind of washing and drying integrated washing machine, and washing and drying integrated washing machine includes cylinder, and washing and drying integrated washing machine further includes above-mentioned drying duct component, and drying duct component is used to send heated air into cylinder, to dry the clothes in cylinder.

[0035] The above detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the present application cannot be considered as limiting the scope of the present application. Any equivalent changes and improvements within the scope of the present application shall still belong to the patent coverage of the present application.

Claims

1. A toasting chamber assembly comprising a toasting chamber body (1), characterised in that: The drying duct body (1) comprises a drying duct upper cover (11) made of plastic and a drying duct lower cover (12) made of plastic, the drying duct upper cover (11) and the drying duct lower cover (12) are integrally welded to form the drying duct body (1), and a fan motor (2) is integrally fixed in the air duct of the drying duct body (1).

2. A flue assembly according to claim 1, characterised in that: The drying duct body (1) is further provided with a heating assembly (3), the heating assembly (3) comprises a heating pipe (31), a heat insulation piece and a fixing piece, the heating pipe (31) is fixedly installed in the air duct of the drying duct body (1) through the fixing piece, and the heat insulation piece is arranged on the periphery of the heating pipe (31) to reduce the temperature of the drying duct above and below the heating pipe (31).

3. A flue assembly according to claim 2, wherein: The heat insulation piece comprises an upper heat insulation plate (32) and a lower heat insulation plate (33), the upper heat insulation plate (32) is fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the drying duct upper cover (11), and the upper heat insulation plate (32) is located directly above the heating pipe (31); and the lower heat insulation plate (33) is fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the drying duct lower cover (12), and the lower heat insulation plate (33) is located directly below the heating pipe (31).

4. A flue assembly according to claim 3, wherein The fixing piece comprises: a support portion (34), the bottom end of the support portion (34) is integrally fixed on the inner wall of the drying duct lower cover (12), and a screw hole is formed in the center of the top end of the support portion (34); a screw (35), the screw (35) is rotatably inserted into the screw hole; a clamping portion (36), the clamping portion (36) is detachably fixed to the top end of the support portion (34) through the screw (35), and the clamping portion (36) and the support portion (34) jointly form a buckle (37) for fixing the heating pipe (31).

5. A flue assembly according to claim 1, wherein: The edge of the drying duct lower cover (12) is provided with a welding groove (13), and the edge of the drying duct upper cover (11) is provided with a plurality of welding ribs (14) matched with the welding groove (13).

6. A laundry washing and drying machine comprising a tub, characterized in that: The washing and drying integrated washing machine further comprises the drying duct assembly according to any one of claims 1-5, and the drying duct assembly is used for feeding heated air into the drum.