Clothes dryer

Abstract

The utility model discloses a clothes dryer which is provided with a first water container, the first water container is provided with a first water inlet, a first water outlet and a second water outlet, the first water outlet is located above the second water outlet, and the first water outlet is communicated with a water inlet of a clothes care device through a water supply pipeline. The water pump communicates with the water outlet of the drying air duct and the first water inlet and is used for pumping condensate water discharged from the water outlet to the first water container. According to the clothes dryer, the first water container is arranged, the condensate water discharged from the water outlet of the drying air duct is pumped to the first water container through the water pump, water is supplied to the clothes caring device through the condensate water in the drying air duct, water pumps do not need to be arranged for discharging the condensate water and supplying water to the clothes caring device respectively, and the hardware cost of the clothes dryer can be reduced; meanwhile, water resources can be saved, and redundant condensate water in the first water container can be discharged through the second water outlet.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of clothes processing equipment, and particularly relates to a clothes dryer. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the increasing improvement of people's living standards, clothes dryers have gradually become indispensable electrical products in home life. The clothes dryer is a clothes processing device for drying clothes, which is usually divided into straight-flow type clothes dryers, condensing type clothes dryers, heat pump clothes dryers and the like according to the working mode. Among them, the condensing type clothes dryer and the heat pump type clothes dryer have condensate water in the drying air duct, and a drain port needs to be arranged in the drying air duct to discharge the condensate water in the drying air duct through the drain port. At the same time, a water pump communicating with the drain port is arranged to pump the condensate water out.

[0003] In order to make the dried clothes more flat or achieve clothes sterilization, some clothes dryers introduce clothes care functions, which use clothes care devices to generate water vapor or water mist at a preset temperature to iron the clothes during the clothes drying process. In the related art, a dedicated water pump is arranged, and the dedicated water pump is connected to a water supply device to supply water to the clothes care device by pumping the water source through the dedicated water pump. Since the water pump has a high cost, the clothes dryer has a high cost.

[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a clothes dryer with a different structure to reduce the cost. INNOVATION CONTENT

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present application provides a clothes dryer.

[0006] In some embodiments of the present application, the clothes dryer includes a shell, a drying drum, a drying air duct, a gas warming device, a clothes care device, a first water container and a water pump. The drying drum is arranged in the shell in a rotatable manner, and the drying drum forms a clothes processing cavity. Two ends of the drying air duct are respectively communicated with the axial two ends of the drying drum, and form a circulating air duct with the clothes processing cavity. The drying air duct is provided with a drain port for discharging condensate water in the drying air duct. The gas warming device is used for warming the gas flowing through the drying air duct. The clothes care device is used for generating water vapor or water mist at a preset temperature towards the drying drum.

[0007] The first water container has a first water inlet and a first water outlet, and the first water outlet is communicated with the water inlet of the clothes care device through a water supply pipeline. The water pump is communicated with the drain port and the first water inlet, and is used for pumping the condensate water discharged from the drain port to the first water container.

[0008] Thus, in the technical scheme, the first water container is arranged, the first water outlet of the first water container is communicated with the water inlet of the clothes care device through the water supply pipeline, and the water pump is communicated with the drain outlet of the drying air duct and the first water inlet of the first water container. The condensed water discharged from the drain outlet is pumped to the first water container by the water pump, so that the clothes care device is supplied with water by using the condensed water in the drying air duct. The water pump does not need to be arranged for the discharge of the condensed water and the water supply of the clothes care device, the hardware cost of the clothes dryer can be reduced, and water resources can be saved.

[0009] In some embodiments of the present application, the first water container has a second water outlet, and the second water outlet is located above the first water outlet.

[0010] In the technical scheme, the second water outlet is arranged above the first water outlet. When the water pump is started, the condensed water enters the first water container. The condensed water in the first water container always flows to the clothes care device through the first water outlet located below. When the amount of condensed water in the first water container is small, the condensed water will not flow out through the second water outlet located above, but will only flow to the clothes care device through the first water outlet located below, so that the water supply to the clothes care device can be ensured.

[0011] In some embodiments of the present application, the first water outlet is located at the bottom of the first water container, and the second water outlet is located at the top of the first water container.

[0012] In the technical scheme, the first water outlet is arranged at the bottom of the first water container, and the second water outlet is arranged at the top of the first water container. In this way, when the water pump supplies water to the clothes care device, at least one first water container capacity of water in the water storage tank can be supplied to the clothes care device, so that the water supply to the clothes care device can be further ensured.

[0013] In some embodiments of the present application, the clothes dryer further comprises a second water container which is detachably arranged in the shell. The second water container has a water inlet which is connected to the second water outlet through a connecting pipeline to receive the condensed water sent out through the second water outlet.

[0014] In the technical scheme, the second water container receives the condensed water sent out by the second water outlet of the first water container. The clothes dryer can be placed without reserving a drain passage. The second water container is detachably arranged in the shell, so that the user can pour out the water in the second water container at any time.

[0015] In some embodiments of the present application, the clothes dryer further comprises a drain pipeline connected to the second water outlet, and the shell is provided with a drain hole communicating with the outside. The drain pipeline is arranged in the drain hole.

[0016] In the technical solution, the excess condensed water in the first water container is discharged to the outside through the drainage pipeline, and a water container for collecting the excess condensed water does not need to be arranged in the clothes dryer.

[0017] In some embodiments of the present application, the clothes dryer further comprises a water storage tank, which is communicated with the water outlet and used to receive the water discharged through the water outlet, and the water pump is arranged in the water storage tank.

[0018] In the technical solution, the water in the drying air duct can be discharged through the arrangement of the water outlet, the water storage tank and the water pump.

[0019] In some embodiments of the present application, the clothes dryer further comprises a circulating fan, which is arranged in the drying air duct.

[0020] In the technical solution, the circulating fan is used to drive the circulation of the gas in the drying air duct, so that the clothes drying efficiency of the clothes dryer can be improved.

[0021] In some embodiments of the present application, the shell comprises a front support shell, a base and a rear cover, the front support shell is connected with the rear cover through the base, the drying air duct comprises a bottom air duct located on the base, a rear air duct located between the drying tub and the rear cover, and a front air duct located between the front support shell and the drying tub, one end of the front air duct is communicated with the drying tub, the other end of the rear air duct is communicated with the drying tub, and the first water container and the clothes care device are arranged between the rear cover and the rear air duct.

[0022] In the technical solution, the distance between the first water container and the clothes care device is short, and the structure is compact, which is helpful to the stable water supply of the first water container to the clothes care device.

[0023] In some embodiments of the present application, the gas heating device is a heat pump system, which comprises a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator, the compressor, the evaporator and the condenser are sequentially connected through pipelines for the flow of refrigerant, and the evaporator and the condenser are arranged in the drying air duct.

[0024] In the technical solution, the gas heating device adopts the heat pump system, the clothes drying is uniform and fluffy, and the energy consumption of the clothes dryer is low.

[0025] In some embodiments of the present application, the clothes dryer further comprises a control panel, which is arranged on the front support shell and used to receive operation instructions and display information.

[0026] In the technical solution, the control panel is arranged on the front support shell, which is convenient for the user to operate the clothes dryer, and the related information of the clothes dryer can be directly displayed, so that the user can know the clothes drying condition in real time.

[0027] It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are only exemplary and cannot limit the present application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0028] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated herein and constitute part of the specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the application and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the application.

[0029] Figure 1 A structural schematic diagram of a clothes dryer is shown.

[0030] Figure 2 A structural schematic diagram of a clothes dryer is shown. Figure 1 A schematic diagram of air flow of a circulating air duct of the clothes dryer is shown.

[0031] Figure 3 A structural schematic diagram of a clothes dryer is shown. Figure 1 A structural schematic diagram of a clothes dryer is shown.

[0032] Figure 4 A structural schematic diagram of a clothes dryer is shown.

[0033] The following description refers to the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers are used in the drawings and the following description referto the drawings.

[0034] 100, clothes dryer; 101, front support shell; 102, base; 103, rear cover; 104, door body; 20, drying tub; 31, bottom air duct; 32, rear air duct; 33, front air duct; 34, drain port; 35, water storage tank; 41, circulating fan; 42, compressor; 43, condenser; 44, evaporator; 50, water pump; 60, clothes care device; 71, first water container; 72, water supply pipeline; 73, second water container; 731, water inlet; 74, connecting pipeline; 75, holding box; 76, drain pipeline; 81, motor; 90, control device; 91, control panel. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] For the purpose of making the objects, implementations and advantages of the present application more clear, the following will combine the drawings in the exemplary embodiments of the present application to make a clear and complete description of the exemplary embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described exemplary embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, but not all the embodiments.

[0036] It should be noted that the brief description of the terms in the present application is only for the convenience of understanding the following described embodiments, and is not intended to limit the embodiments of the present application. Unless otherwise specified, these terms should be understood according to their ordinary and general meanings.

[0037] In addition, the terms "comprise" and "have" and any variations thereof are intended to cover but not exclusive inclusion, for example, a product or device comprising a series of components does not have to be limited to the clearly listed components, but can include other components not clearly listed or inherent to these products or devices.

[0038] In the description of the present application, it needs to be understood that the terms "top", "bottom", "front", "back", "inner", "outer", "upper", "lower", 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 convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply 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.

[0039] The terms "first", "second", and the like ordinal numbers are only used 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", and the like ordinal numbers can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features.

[0040] In the description of the present application, it needs to be noted that unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "mounting", "connecting" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or integrally connected; 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 communication inside two elements. 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.

[0041] The cost of the clothes dryer in the related art is high, and the reason is that the clothes dryer introduces the clothes care function, sets a special water pump, and supplies water to the clothes care device through the special water pump. The cost of the water pump is high.

[0042] Therefore, the present application sets a first water container in the clothes dryer, connects the first water outlet of the first water container to the water inlet of the clothes care device through a water supply pipeline, and connects the water pump to the drain outlet of the drying air duct and the first water inlet of the first water container. The condensed water discharged from the drain outlet of the drying air duct is pumped to the first water container by the water pump, so as to realize the water supply to the clothes care device by using the condensed water in the drying air duct, without the need to set a water pump for the discharge of the condensed water and the water supply of the clothes care device, which can reduce the hardware cost of the clothes dryer, and save water resources.

[0043] In the following, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely with the heat pump clothes dryer as an example, combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0044] For the clothes dryer 100, for the convenience of understanding, the direction in which the user faces the operation panel of the clothes dryer 100 is defined as the front side, because usually the user will stand in this direction to interact with the clothes dryer 100, such as putting clothes and operating the control panel. Correspondingly, the direction in which the user faces away, that is, the other side of the clothes dryer 100, is defined as the rear side.

[0045] Figure 1 A structural schematic diagram of a clothes dryer according to an embodiment of the present application is shown, Figure 2 A structural schematic diagram of a clothes dryer according to an embodiment of the present application is shown, Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the air flow of the circulating air duct of the clothes dryer is shown, Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the air flow of the circulating air duct of the clothes dryer is shown, Figure 1 A block diagram of the partial structure of the clothes dryer is shown.

[0046] As Figure 1 As shown, the clothes dryer 100 according to an embodiment of the present application includes a shell, which is a hollow shell structure and has an accommodation space (not shown in the figure) inside. The accommodation space of the shell can be provided with other component structures of the clothes dryer 100, such as a drying drum, a drying air duct, a circuit structure, a driving device, and a clothes care device, etc. The appearance shape of the shell can be designed as needed, for example, it can be provided in the shape of a hollow rectangular parallelepiped, or in the shape of a hollow cylinder, etc.

[0047] In some embodiments, the shell includes a front support shell 101, a base 102, and a rear cover 103, the front support shell 101 is located at the front side of the clothes dryer 100, the rear cover 103 is located at the rear side of the clothes dryer 100, and the front support shell 101 and the rear cover 103 are both perpendicular to the base 102, and the front support shell 101 and the rear cover 103 are connected by the base 102 to support the front support shell 101 and the rear cover 103. In addition, the base 102 is also in contact with the ground, and it can be understood that the base 102 can be installed with a downwardly protruding and ground-contacting foot or the like component, so that the base 102 as a whole has a certain gap with the ground, to ensure the drying effect of the base 102; the base 102 can also be installed with a slideable roller to facilitate the movement of the clothes dryer 100.

[0048] In some embodiments, the front side of the shell is provided with a clothes taking and placing opening (not shown in the figure), which communicates with the internal space of the shell, and the clothes to be dried can be put into the internal space of the shell through the clothes taking and placing opening.

[0049] In some embodiments, the front side of the shell is provided with a door body 104, which is movably arranged at the clothes taking and placing opening and used to open or close the clothes taking and placing opening, thereby opening or closing the internal space of the shell.

[0050] In some embodiments, the door 104 can be connected to the housing by a hinge, and the door 104 can rotate about an axis of the hinge to open or close the clothes loading / unloading opening.

[0051] The drying machine 100 of the embodiment of the present application further comprises a drying drum 20, which is rotatably arranged in the accommodating space of the housing. The drying drum 20 has a clothes treatment cavity (not shown in the figure) formed in the inside thereof, and is used for drying clothes. The drying drum 20 can have a cylindrical structure, and the opposite ends in the axial direction of the drying drum 20 are connected to the front support shell 101 and the rear cover 103 respectively. The front support shell 101 and the rear cover 103 both support the drying drum 20, and ensure the stability of the drying drum 20 in the housing. The axial front end of the drying drum 20 is formed with a drum opening (not shown in the figure), which is opposite to the clothes loading / unloading opening of the housing, and is in communication with the clothes loading / unloading opening. The drum opening is also opposite to the door 104. After the door 104 is opened, clothes can be sequentially put into the clothes treatment cavity in the drying drum 20 through the clothes loading / unloading opening of the housing and the drum opening of the drying drum 20, and then are dried.

[0052] The drying machine 100 of the embodiment of the present application further comprises a drying air duct, which is arranged in the accommodating space of the housing. The gas in the drying air duct can flow in the inside of the drying machine 100 in a circulating manner, so as to dry the clothes in the drying drum 20. The drying air duct comprises a bottom air duct 31 located on the base 102, a rear air duct 32 located between the drying drum 20 and the rear cover 103, and a front air duct 33 located between the front support shell 101 and the drying drum 20. The front end of the front air duct 33 is in communication with the axial one end of the drying drum 20, i.e. the front end of the drying drum 20. The rear end of the rear air duct 32 is in communication with the axial other end of the drying drum 20, i.e. the rear end of the drying drum 20. The drying air duct and the clothes treatment cavity of the drying drum 20 constitute a circulating air duct of the drying machine 100.

[0053] That is, after the gas is heated by the heat pump system described below, the gas is drawn from the bottom air duct 31 into the rear air duct 32 by the circulating fan 41 described below, and then enters the clothes treatment cavity in the inside of the drying drum 20 from the rear air duct 32. At this time, the gas dries the clothes in the drying drum 20. After the clothes are dried, the gas enters the bottom air duct 31 again from the front air duct 33 to be heated, so as to dry the clothes in a reciprocating manner. That is, the gas flows through the bottom air duct 31, the rear air duct 32, the drying drum 20 and the front air duct 33 in sequence. The gas flowing through the front air duct 33 flows through the bottom air duct 31 again to flow in a circulating manner, so as to dry the clothes. The flow direction of the gas in the circulating air duct is as shown in FIG. 8. Figure 2

[0054] The drying machine 100 of the embodiment of the present application further comprises a gas heating device and a circulating fan 41. ​

[0055] The circulating fan 41 is arranged in the drying air duct to drive the circulation of the air in the drying air duct, so as to improve the drying efficiency of the clothes dryer 100.

[0056] The gas heating device is used to heat the air flowing through the drying air duct. Figure 1 In the embodiment shown, the gas heating device is a heat pump system.

[0057] Referring to Figure 1 and Figure 3 The heat pump system comprises a compressor 42, a condenser 43, a throttling device (not shown in the figure), and an evaporator 44. The compressor 42, the evaporator 44, and the condenser 43 are connected in sequence by pipelines (not shown in the figure) to form a refrigerant circulation pipeline for the flow of refrigerant, and the refrigerant circulation pipeline is filled with refrigerant. The evaporator 44, the condenser 43, and the circulating fan 41 are arranged in sequence along the direction of the air flow in the drying air duct.

[0058] When the heat pump system is in operation, the compressor 42 sends the pressurized and heated refrigerant to the condenser 43. The high-temperature refrigerant exchanges heat with the air in the drying air duct at the condenser 43 to be converted into low-temperature and low-pressure gas. The low-temperature and low-pressure gas is delivered to the evaporator 44 after passing through the throttling device. After entering the evaporator 44, the low-temperature and low-pressure gas absorbs the heat of the high-temperature and hot air flowing through the surface of the evaporator 44, is heated, and flows back to the compressor 42 to complete the circulation of the refrigerant. At the same time, the air in the bottom air duct 31 enters the drying drum 20 from the rear air duct 32 under the action of the circulating fan 41. The high-temperature gas contacts the wet clothes when passing through the drying drum 20 and becomes hot and humid gas. The hot and humid gas enters the bottom air duct 31 from the front air duct 33 and is blown to the evaporator 44. The hot and humid gas exchanges heat with the low-temperature refrigerant medium at the evaporator 44, is condensed and dehumidified to form dry air, and the dry air exchanges heat with the high-temperature refrigerant in the condenser 43 to form high-temperature dry air after passing through the condenser 43. The high-temperature dry air continues to flow and enters the drying drum 20 from the rear air duct 32 again to form a circulation, and the circulation of the air carries away the moisture in the clothes to achieve the drying of the clothes.

[0059] Since the hot and humid air is cooled and condensed to form condensed water in the evaporator 44, the drying air duct is also provided with a drain port 34. The drain port 34 is connected to a water storage tank 35, and the condensed water discharged through the drain port 34 is collected by the water storage tank 35. At the same time, the clothes dryer 100 is provided with a water pump 50 arranged in the water storage tank 35 for pumping the water in the water storage tank 35. The water in the drying air duct can be discharged through the arrangement of the drain port 34, the water storage tank 35, and the water pump 50.

[0060] In Figure 1In the shown embodiment, a drain 34 is arranged at the bottom air duct 31, and a water storage tank 35 is arranged below the bottom air duct 31, so that the condensed water discharged from the drain 34 can directly enter the water storage tank 35 without the need of additional connecting pipeline. Of course, the drain 34 and the water storage tank 35 can also be arranged at other positions of the clothes dryer 100.

[0061] The clothes dryer 100 of the embodiments of the present application further comprises a clothes care device 60 arranged in the housing. The clothes care device 60 is capable of converting water entering therein into water vapor of a preset temperature and spraying the generated water vapor of the preset temperature towards the drying drum 20; or, is capable of converting water entering therein into water vapor of a preset temperature and spraying the generated water vapor of the preset temperature towards the drying drum 20. The clothes are ironed by the water vapor or water mist, so that the clothes are wrinkle-free and sterilized.

[0062] The preset temperature can be flexibly set according to requirements. For example, when sterilization of the clothes is required, the preset temperature can be a relatively high temperature, for example, 80-90℃; when wrinkle-free of the clothes is required, the preset temperature can be a relatively low temperature, for example, 40-50℃. In addition, the preset temperature can also be determined in combination with the function to be achieved and the material of the clothes. For example, when sterilization of the clothes is required, different preset temperatures are set for wool, down and cotton / ramie materials, respectively.

[0063] In some embodiments, the clothes care device 60 is a steam generator, and an electric heating element is arranged in the clothes care device 60. After the clothes care device 60 is started, the electric heating element inside the clothes care device 60 starts to work, converts electric energy into heat energy, and heats the water entering therein to a boiling state through a heat exchanger or directly, so that the water in the boiling state changes from liquid state to gaseous state to form water vapor, which is sprayed from the outlet of the clothes care device 60 towards the drying drum 20. The water vapor mixes with the gas in the drying drum 20 to become high-temperature and high-humidity gas, which can iron the clothes when blowing over the clothes in the drying drum 20.

[0064] In some embodiments, the clothes care device 60 is a water mist generator, which can be an ultrasonic water mist generator. An atomizing sheet is arranged in the clothes care device 60. After the clothes care device 60 is started, electronic high-frequency oscillation is generated, which disperses the molecular structure of the water entering therein through high-frequency resonance of the atomizing sheet to obtain small-particle water mist, which is sprayed from the outlet of the clothes care device 60 towards the drying drum 20. The water mist mixes with the gas in the drying drum 20 to make the gas in the drying drum 20 become high-temperature and high-humidity gas, which can iron the clothes when blowing over the clothes in the drying drum 20.

[0065] The laundry drying machine 100 of the embodiment of the present application further comprises a first water container 71, which has a first water inlet (not shown in the figure) and a first water outlet (not shown in the figure), and the first water outlet of the first water container 71 is connected to the water inlet of the laundry care device 60 through a water supply pipeline 72. The water pump 50 is connected to the drain outlet 34 and the first water inlet of the first water container 71, and the water pump 50 is used to pump the condensed water discharged from the drain outlet 34 to the first water container 71.

[0066] In some embodiments, the first water container 71 can further have a second water outlet (not shown in the figure), which is located above the first water outlet.

[0067] When the water container is provided with multiple water outlets, water always flows out from the lower one first, therefore, the second water outlet is arranged above the first water outlet, when the water pump 50 is started, the condensed water enters the first water container 71, and the condensed water in the first water container 71 always flows to the laundry care device 60 through the lower first water outlet first, when the amount of condensed water in the first water container 71 is small, the condensed water will not flow out through the upper second water outlet, but only flow to the laundry care device 60 through the lower first water outlet, which can ensure the water supply to the laundry care device 60.

[0068] Further, in some embodiments, the first water outlet is located at the bottom of the first water container 71, and the second water outlet is located at the top of the first water container 71.

[0069] The first water outlet is arranged at the bottom of the first water container 71, and the second water outlet is arranged at the top of the first water container 71, which can ensure that when the water pump 50 supplies water to the laundry care device 60, the water in the water storage tank 35 can supply at least one first water container 71 of water to the laundry care device 60, which can further ensure the water supply to the laundry care device 60.

[0070] In Figure 1 In the embodiment shown, the first water inlet is arranged at the middle of the bottom wall of the first water container 71, the first water outlet is arranged at the bottom of the side wall of the first water container 71, and the second water outlet is arranged at the middle of the top wall of the first water container 71. Of course, in other embodiments, the first water inlet, the first water outlet, and the second water outlet can also be arranged at other positions of the first water container 71.

[0071] A water valve (not shown in the figure) can be provided on the water supply pipeline 72 to control the opening and closing of the water passage in the water supply pipeline 72, thereby controlling whether to supply water to the laundry care device 60 through the first water container 71. For example, when the laundry care device 60 does not need to be started for laundry care, the water valve is closed, and at this time, the condensed water pumped by the water pump 50 to the first water container 71 is not delivered to the laundry care device 60 through the water supply pipeline 72, but is discharged from the first water container 71 through the second water outlet of the first water container 71; when the laundry care device 60 needs to be started for laundry care, the water valve is opened, and at this time, the condensed water pumped by the water pump 50 to the first water container 71 is delivered to the laundry care device 60 through the water supply pipeline 72.

[0072] It can be understood that the drying machine 100 can also be provided with a water inlet device, one end of which is connected to the water inlet of the laundry care device 60, and the other end is connected to an external water source, which can supply water to the laundry care device 60 when the condensed water pumped by the water pump 50 to the first water container 71 cannot meet the water demand of the laundry care device 60. Among them, one end of the water inlet device connected to the water inlet of the laundry care device 60 can be that the water inlet device is directly connected to the water inlet of the laundry care device 60, or the water inlet device is indirectly connected to the water inlet of the laundry care device 60, for example, the water inlet device is connected to the water inlet of the water pump 50, and is indirectly connected to the water inlet of the laundry care device 60 through the water pump 50, the first water container 71 and the water supply pipeline 72, that is, the water inlet device supplies water to the water pump 50 to realize the water supply to the laundry care device 60.

[0073] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 1 The first water container 71 and the laundry care device 60 are arranged between the rear cover 103 and the rear air duct 32, the distance between the first water container 71 and the laundry care device 60 is short, and the structure is compact, which helps the first water container 71 to stably supply water to the laundry care device 60. Of course, the first water container 71 and the laundry care device 60 can also be arranged at other positions in the shell, and the embodiment shown in Figure 1 is not limited.

[0074] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 1 The drying machine 100 further comprises a second water container 73, which is detachably arranged in the shell. The second water container 73 has a water inlet 731 connected to the second water outlet of the first water container 71 through a connecting pipeline 74 to receive the condensed water delivered through the second water outlet.

[0075] The condensed water sent out by the second water outlet of the first water container 71 is received by the second water container 73, so that the dryer 100 can be placed without reserving a drainage channel, without setting a drainage port on the shell of the dryer 100. The second water container 73 is detachably arranged in the shell, so that the user can pour out the water in the second water container 73 at any time.

[0076] In Figure 1 In the embodiment shown, the top of the shell is provided with a box 75, and the second water container 73 is detachably arranged in the box 75.

[0077] In Figure 4 In the embodiment shown, the condensed water in the first water container 71 is discharged by receiving the condensed water sent out by the second water outlet of the first water container 71 by the second water container 73. It can be understood that in other embodiments, the condensed water in the first water container 71 can also be discharged by other ways. Figure 4 A structure schematic diagram of a dryer according to another embodiment of the present application is shown.

[0078] As Figures 1 to 4 shown, the dryer 100 can not be provided with the second water container 73, but be provided with a drainage pipeline 76 connected to the second water outlet of the first water container 71, so that the condensed water in the first water container 71 is discharged through the drainage pipeline 76. At the same time, the shell is provided with a drainage hole (not shown in the figure) communicating with the outside, and the drainage pipeline 76 is arranged in the drainage hole of the shell, so that the condensed water in the first water container 71 is discharged to the outside through the drainage pipeline 76.

[0079] As Figure 1 shown, the dryer 100 according to the embodiment of the present application further comprises a driving device, which can include a motor 81, a transmission wheel (not shown in the figure) and a belt and the like. Exemplarily, the belt is tightly wound on the output end of the motor 81 and the transmission wheel, and the transmission wheel is connected to the drying drum 20, so that the motor 81 is indirectly connected to the drying drum 20. Through the rotation of the motor 81, the transmission wheel can drive the drying drum 20 to rotate, so as to dry the clothes in the drying drum 20.

[0080] The clothes dryer 100 can further comprise a control device 90 electrically connected to the motor 81, which is capable of sending control signals to the motor 81 to control the operation of the motor 81, so as to execute the drying program, or to control the motor 81 to stop operating. The control device 90 can be electrically connected to the water pump 50 for controlling the start and stop of the water pump 50. The control device 90 can be electrically connected to the clothes care device 60 for controlling the start and stop of the clothes care device 60. The control device 90 can also be electrically connected to other structures of the clothes dryer 100, such as the circulating fan 41 and the compressor 42, to control the operation of the circulating fan 41 and the compressor 42, so as to execute the drying program, or to control the circulating fan 41 and the compressor 42 to stop operating.

[0081] In some embodiments, as shown in Figures 1 to 4 The clothes dryer 100 further comprises a control panel 91 arranged on the front support shell 101, which is electrically connected to the control device 90 for receiving operation instructions and displaying information.

[0082] By arranging the control panel 91 on the front support shell 101, it is convenient for the user to operate the clothes dryer 100, such as controlling the clothes dryer 100 to start the drying program, inputting the target temperature of the water vapor or water mist generated by the clothes care device 60, etc. At the same time, the control panel 91 can directly display the relevant information of the clothes dryer 100, such as the remaining drying time, etc., so as to facilitate the user to know the drying condition of the clothes in real time.

[0083] In the present application, the shell, the drying drum 20, the heat pump system, the clothes care device 60 and the driving device can be arranged according to the prior art, which will not be described here.

[0084] In the embodiment shown in ​ The embodiment shown in the present application is taken as an example to illustrate the gas heating device as the heat pump system, that is, the clothes dryer 100 is a heat pump type clothes dryer. The heat pump type clothes dryer has uniform and fluffy clothes drying, and the energy consumption of the clothes dryer is low. It can be understood that the present application can be applied to any clothes dryer in which condensate water can be separated in the drying air duct, such as a condensing type clothes dryer. At this time, the gas heating device can be a device comprising a heating device and a condensing device, which will not be described here.

[0085] To sum up, the first water container 71 is arranged in the present application, the first water container 71 has a first water outlet and a second water outlet, the first water outlet is located above the second water outlet, the first water outlet of the first water container 71 is communicated with the water inlet of the clothes care device 60 through the water supply pipeline 72, the water pump 50 is communicated with the drain outlet 34 of the drying air duct and the first water inlet of the first water container 71, the condensed water discharged from the drain outlet 34 is pumped to the first water container 71 through the water pump 50, the condensed water in the drying air duct is used to supply water to the clothes care device 60, the water pump for discharging the condensed water and the water pump for supplying water to the clothes care device 60 are not arranged respectively, the hardware cost of the clothes drying machine 100 can be reduced, the water resource can be saved, and the redundant condensed water in the first water container 71 can be discharged through the second water outlet.

[0086] The above is only a specific embodiment of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited to this, any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or replacements within the technical range disclosed in the present application, which should be covered in the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the scope of the present application is limited by the appended claims only.

Claims

1. A clothes dryer characterized by, The clothes dryer comprises: a housing; a drying drum rotatably arranged in the housing, the drying drum forming a clothes treatment cavity; a drying air duct, two ends of the drying air duct respectively communicating with axial two ends of the drying drum, and forming a circulating air duct with the clothes treatment cavity, the drying air duct being provided with a drain port for draining condensed water in the drying air duct; a gas heating device for heating gas flowing through the drying air duct; a clothes care device for generating water vapor or water mist at a preset temperature towards the drying drum; a first water container having a first water inlet and a first water outlet, the first water outlet being connected to a water inlet of the clothes care device through a water supply pipeline; a water pump connected to the drain port and the first water inlet, for pumping the condensed water drained from the drain port to the first water container.

2. The clothes dryer according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first water container has a second water outlet, which is located above the first water outlet.

3. The clothes dryer according to claim 2, characterized in that, The first water outlet is located at the bottom of the first water container, and the second water outlet is located at the top of the first water container.

4. The clothes dryer according to claim 2, characterized in that, The clothes dryer further comprises: a second water container detachably arranged in the housing, the second water container having a water inlet connected to the second water outlet through a connecting pipeline to receive the condensed water discharged through the second water outlet.

5. The clothes dryer according to claim 2, characterized in that, The clothes dryer further comprises: a drain pipeline connected to the second water outlet, the housing being provided with a drain hole communicating with the outside, and the drain pipeline being arranged in the drain hole.

6. The clothes dryer according to claim 1, characterized in that, The clothes dryer further comprises: a water storage tank connected to the drain port for receiving the water drained through the drain port, and the water pump is arranged in the water storage tank.

7. The clothes dryer according to claim 1, characterized in that, The clothes dryer further comprises: a circulating fan arranged in the drying air duct.

8. The clothes dryer according to claim 1, characterized in that, The housing comprises a front support shell, a base and a rear cover, the front support shell being connected to the rear cover through the base, the drying air duct comprises a bottom air duct arranged on the base, a rear air duct arranged between the drying drum and the rear cover, and a front air duct arranged between the front support shell and the drying drum, one end of the drying drum being communicated with the front air duct, the other end of the drying drum being communicated with the rear air duct, and the first water container and the clothes care device being arranged between the rear cover and the rear air duct.

9. The clothes dryer according to claim 8, characterized in that, The clothes dryer further comprises: a control panel arranged on the front support shell for receiving operation instructions and displaying information.

10. The laundry dryer according to any of the preceding claims 1 to 9, characterized in that, The gas heating device is a heat pump system comprising a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator, the compressor, the evaporator and the condenser being connected in sequence through pipelines for refrigerant flow, and the evaporator and the condenser being arranged in the drying air duct.

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