Drying assembly for clothes processing device and clothes processing device

Abstract

The utility model provides a clothes processing device and a drying assembly for the clothes processing device, the clothes processing device comprises a barrel body, the barrel body is provided with a clothes putting opening, the drying assembly is provided with an air outlet, the air outlet is located at the clothes putting opening and can convey clothes drying airflow to the inside of the barrel body, and the clothes putting opening is communicated with the air outlet. The drying assembly is provided with a grating net at the air outlet; on the basis of ensuring that clothes drying airflow can enter the barrel body, the grid net is arranged at the air outlet, clothes can be effectively stopped and prevented from entering the air outlet and the air duct cavity of the drying assembly, and the situation that clothes and cloth are stuck at the air outlet is prevented; and the situations that clothes are torn and damaged and parts of the drying assembly are damaged due to cloth clamping at the air outlet are also avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of clothing processing equipment technology, and in particular to a drying component and clothing processing device for a clothing processing apparatus. Background Technology

[0002] Washing machines and washer-dryer combos are indispensable electrical appliances in people's daily lives, with multiple functions such as washing, rinsing, spin-drying, and drying.

[0003] To achieve the drying function, existing clothing processing devices are often equipped with a drying component. Hot air is delivered to the clothes in the drum through the air outlet of the drying component. Correspondingly, the air outlet of the drying component is usually connected to the space inside the drum.

[0004] This inevitably leads to situations where, during the clothing processing (such as washing, rinsing, and spin-drying), some individual garments or parts of garments may enter the air outlet of the drying unit, or even the air duct of the drying unit, causing clothing to get stuck, torn, or damaged, and the drying unit to be damaged. Utility Model Content

[0005] In view of this, the present invention aims to provide a drying component and a clothing processing device for clothing processing, so as to solve the problem in the prior art where individual garments or individual parts of garments enter the air outlet of the drying component, or even enter the air duct of the drying component.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, the technical solution of this utility model is implemented as follows:

[0007] A drying assembly for a clothing handling device includes a tub with a clothing inlet, and the drying assembly has an air outlet located at the clothing inlet, capable of delivering drying airflow into the tub. The drying assembly is provided with a grid at the air outlet.

[0008] Furthermore, on the projection along the central axis of the barrel, at least a portion of the projection surface of the air outlet coincides with the projection surface of the clothing inlet.

[0009] Furthermore, the drying assembly includes a fan, an air duct component, and an air guide hood. One end of the air duct component is connected to the air outlet of the fan, and the other end of the air duct component is connected to the air guide hood.

[0010] Furthermore, at the air outlet, the grille is detachably connected to the air duct component and / or air guide shroud, or the grille is integrally formed with the air duct component or air guide shroud.

[0011] Furthermore, the air duct component and the air guide cover together form an air outlet.

[0012] Furthermore, the air duct component has an air duct cavity inside, one end of which is connected to the air outlet of the fan, and the other end is connected to the air outlet; a heating component is installed inside the air duct cavity to heat the airflow for drying clothes.

[0013] Furthermore, a diversion section is provided on the side of the air duct near the air outlet, and the diversion section is engaged or abutted against the air guide shroud.

[0014] Furthermore, the air duct component includes a first air duct shell and a second air duct shell, which are snapped together to form an air duct cavity.

[0015] Furthermore, the second air duct shell includes an air duct section and a fan assembly section, the air duct section being snapped into the first air duct shell; the fan assembly section is provided on the side of the air duct section near the fan, and the fan is detachably connected to the fan assembly section.

[0016] A garment processing device includes a tub and a drying assembly; the drying assembly is connected to the outer wall of the tub, and / or the garment processing device includes a housing and an inner liner, the inner liner being disposed between the housing and the tub, and the drying assembly being connected to the inner liner.

[0017] Compared with the prior art, the drying component and clothing processing device of this utility model have the following advantages:

[0018] The present invention discloses a drying component and a clothing processing device for a clothing processing apparatus. While ensuring that the drying airflow can enter the drum, a grid mesh is installed at the air outlet to effectively block clothing and prevent it from entering the air outlet and the air duct cavity of the drying component. This prevents the clothing fabric from getting stuck at the air outlet, and consequently avoids clothing tearing and damage, as well as damage to the drying component components, caused by the fabric getting stuck at the air outlet. Attached Figure Description

[0019] The accompanying drawings, which form part of this utility model, are used to provide a further understanding of the utility model. The illustrative embodiments of the utility model and their descriptions are used to explain the utility model and do not constitute an undue limitation of the utility model. In the drawings:

[0020] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the drying assembly and drum body described in an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0021] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the drying assembly described in an embodiment of the present invention from a low-angle view (excluding the fan).

[0022] Figure 3 For the embodiments of this utility model in Figure 2 Exploded view of the basic structure;

[0023] Figure 4 This is an exploded view of the drying assembly described in an embodiment of the present invention under another structural form.

[0024] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached figures:

[0025] 1. Drum body; 11. Balance ring; 12. Clothes loading port; 2. Drying assembly; 21. Fan; 22. Air duct component; 221. Air duct cavity; 222. Flow divider; 223. Air outlet side; 224. First air duct shell; 225. Second air duct shell; 2251. Air duct section; 2252. Fan assembly section; 226. Air intake clearance port; 23. Air guide cover; 24. Air outlet; 25. Grille. Detailed Implementation

[0026] The inventive concepts of this disclosure will be described below using terminology commonly used by those skilled in the art to convey the essence of their work to others skilled in the art. However, these inventive concepts may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments described herein.

[0027] It should be noted that, unless otherwise specified, the embodiments and features described in these embodiments can be combined with each other.

[0028] The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0029] To address the problem in existing technologies where individual garments or parts of garments enter the air outlet of the drying unit, or even the air duct of the drying unit, this embodiment proposes a drying unit for a garment handling device, as shown in the attached figure. Figure 1-4 As shown, the clothing processing device includes a tub body 1, the tub body 1 has a clothing inlet 12, the drying component 2 has an air outlet 24, the air outlet 24 is located at the clothing inlet 12 and can deliver drying airflow into the tub body 1, and the drying component 2 is provided with a grid mesh 25 at the air outlet 24.

[0030] Therefore, this application ensures that the drying airflow can enter the drum 1, and a grid mesh 25 is set at the air outlet 24 to effectively block the clothes and prevent them from entering the air outlet 24 and the air duct cavity 221 of the drying component 2. This prevents the clothes from getting stuck at the air outlet 24, and also avoids the tearing and damage of the clothes and the damage of the drying component 2 parts caused by the clothes getting stuck at the air outlet 24.

[0031] On the projection along the central axis of the barrel 1, at least a portion of the projection surface of the air outlet 24 coincides with the projection surface of the clothes inlet 12, so that the drying airflow can smoothly and directly enter the interior of the barrel 1 from the clothes inlet 12.

[0032] Preferably, the drying assembly 2 includes a fan 21, an air duct component 22, and an air guide shroud 23. One end of the air duct component 22 is connected to the air outlet of the fan 21, and the other end of the air duct component 22 is connected to the air guide shroud 23. Preferably, the fan 21, the air duct component 22, and the air guide shroud 23 are all sealed together, and the air duct component 22 and the air guide shroud 23 are specifically snap-fitted together.

[0033] The air duct component 22 and the air guide shroud 23 together form an air outlet 24; of course, the air outlet 24 can also be formed on the air duct component 22 or the air guide shroud 23. Preferably, the air outlet side 223 of the air duct component 22 is provided with an arc-shaped edge, so that the air outlet 24 can be formed to correspond to the circle of the clothes inlet 12, so that the drying airflow can enter the interior of the drum 1 from the clothes inlet 12. The arc-shaped edge has a transition flange, which is parallel to the central axis of the drum 1 and extends towards the interior of the drum 1. This, in conjunction with the air guide shroud 23, makes the air outlet 24 parallel to the central axis of the drum 1.

[0034] At the air outlet 24, the grille 25 is detachably connected to the air duct component 22 and / or the air guide hood 23, so as to facilitate the individual disassembly and maintenance of the grille 25; or, the grille 25 is integrally formed with the air duct component 22 or the air guide hood 23, so as to facilitate actual production, processing and assembly, and at the same time help to improve the mechanical strength of the grille 25.

[0035] The air duct component 22 has an air duct cavity 221 inside. One end of the air duct cavity 221 is connected to the air outlet of the fan 21, and the other end is connected to the air outlet 24. A heating component is installed inside the air duct cavity 221 to heat the drying airflow.

[0036] Preferably, the heating assembly includes at least two heaters arranged sequentially along the flow direction of the drying airflow, each heater being independently operable. That is, at least two heaters are arranged along the flow direction of the drying airflow, having an upstream-downstream relationship relative to the airflow. The heating power of any two heaters can be the same or different; preferably, the heating power of any one heater is different from the heating power of the other heaters. Thus, by providing at least two heaters within the air duct cavity 221, the drying assembly 2 can have at least three heating combination forms and can switch between different heating combination forms. On the one hand, this achieves the combination and switching of heating power, ensuring that the airflow is always heated by one of the heater combinations in the heating assembly during the drying process, and maintaining active heating throughout. This ensures stable heating of the airflow by the drying assembly and avoids unnecessary fluctuations in the outlet air temperature. On the other hand, it allows the drying assembly to provide a wider range of heating power, adapting to different models and improving its compatibility with different clothing processing devices. Furthermore, since multiple heaters can operate simultaneously, the drying assembly of this application can provide greater heating power. This can effectively and quickly increase the outlet air temperature and the internal temperature of the drum 1 during the initial operation of the drying mode, which helps to shorten the running time of the drying mode and improve drying efficiency.

[0037] The air duct component 22 is provided with a diverter 222 on the side near the air outlet 24. This diverter disperses the airflow about to exit the air outlet 24, allowing the airflow to enter the barrel 1 in a more dispersed and turbulent state. Furthermore, the air duct component 22 can also engage or abut against the air guide shroud 23 through the diverter 222, improving the assembly reliability between the air duct component 22 and the air guide shroud 23, and also helping to support the air guide shroud 23, thus improving the stress distribution of the drying assembly 2 near the air outlet 24. For example: refer to the attached diagram. Figure 3 , 4 The diverting part 222 is provided with a snap-fit ​​protrusion on the side near the air guide shroud 23, and the air guide shroud 23 is provided with a snap-fit ​​hole, and the snap-fit ​​protrusion snaps into the snap-fit ​​hole.

[0038] As for the air duct component 22, the air duct component 22 includes a first air duct shell 224 and a second air duct shell 225, which are snapped together to form an air duct cavity 221.

[0039] To facilitate the assembly of the fan 21, the second air duct shell 225 includes an air duct portion 2251 and a fan assembly portion 2252. The air duct portion 2251 is snapped into the first air duct shell 224, and the air duct portion 2251 and the first air duct shell 224 form an air duct cavity 221. The fan assembly portion 2252 is provided on the side of the air duct portion 2251 near the fan 21, and the fan 21 is detachably connected to the fan assembly portion 2252.

[0040] Preferably, the air duct section 2251 and the fan assembly section 2252 are integrally formed to ensure the mechanical strength of the second air duct shell 225 and facilitate the simultaneous assembly of the second air duct shell 225 with the first air duct shell 224 and the fan 21.

[0041] In order to avoid interfering with the air intake process of the fan 21, the fan assembly part 2252 is provided with an air intake clearance port 226 so that air can be smoothly drawn into the fan 21.

[0042] Of course, the air duct component 22 in this application may not be a separate structure, but its main structure may be a single integrated tubular structure, as shown in the attached figure. Figure 4 As shown, it is sufficient to achieve a relatively stable assembly and sealing between the fan 21 and the duct component 22.

[0043] Based on the drying component 2, this application also proposes a clothing processing device, including a tub 1 and a drying component 2; correspondingly, the clothing processing device of this application can be any clothing processing device, such as a conventional drum washing machine, a pulsator washing machine, or a washer-dryer combo, etc., all of which can include the drying component 2 described in this embodiment.

[0044] Furthermore, this application does not impose too many restrictions on the tub body 1. It can be a conventional inner and outer double tub structure of a top-loading washing machine or a front-loading washing machine, or it can be a single tub structure (such as an early twin-tub top-loading washing machine). Accordingly, both the inner and outer double tub structure and the single tub structure are conventional technologies and will not be described in detail.

[0045] Preferably, the tub body 1 includes an outer tub and an inner tub, and the drying component 2 is connected to the outer wall of the outer tub; and / or, the clothing processing device includes a housing and an inner liner, the inner liner being disposed between the housing and the tub body 1, and the drying component 2 being connected to the inner liner.

[0046] Correspondingly, for the conventional inner and outer double-tub structure of pulsator washing machines, a balance ring 11 is often set on the top of the inner tub, which will not be elaborated here.

[0047] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the present utility model. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of the present utility model should be included within the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A drying assembly for a laundry treatment apparatus, characterized in that, The laundry treatment device comprises a tub (1) having a laundry loading opening (12), the drying assembly (2) having an air outlet (24) located at the laundry loading opening (12) and capable of delivering a drying air flow to the interior of the tub (1), the drying assembly (2) being provided with a grid net (25) at the air outlet (24).

2. The drying assembly for a clothes treatment device according to claim 1, characterized in that, At least part of the projection surface of the air outlet (24) coincides with the projection surface of the laundry loading opening (12) in the projection along the extension direction of the central axis of the tub (1).

3. The drying assembly for a clothes treatment apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein, The drying assembly (2) comprises a fan (21), an air duct member (22), and an air guide cover (23), one end of the air duct member (22) being connected with the air outlet of the fan (21), and the other end of the air duct member (22) being connected with the air guide cover (23).

4. The drying assembly for a clothes treatment device according to claim 3, wherein, At the air outlet (24), the grid net (25) is detachably connected with the air duct member (22) and / or the air guide cover (23), or the grid net (25) is integrally formed with the air duct member (22) or the air guide cover (23).

5. The drying assembly for a clothes treatment apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein, The air duct member (22) and the air guide cover (23) jointly form the air outlet (24).

6. The drying assembly for a clothes treatment apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein The air duct member (22) has an air duct cavity (221) inside, one end of the air duct cavity (221) being in communication with the air outlet of the fan (21), and the other end of the air duct cavity (221) being in communication with the air outlet (24); a heating assembly is arranged in the air duct cavity (221) for heating the drying air flow.

7. The drying assembly for a clothes treatment apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein A flow dividing portion (222) is arranged on the side of the air duct member (22) close to the air outlet (24), and the flow dividing portion (222) is in clamping or abutting connection with the air guide cover (23).

8. The drying assembly for a clothes treatment device according to claim 3, wherein, The air duct member (22) comprises a first air duct shell (224) and a second air duct shell (225), the first air duct shell (224) and the second air duct shell (225) being in clamping connection and enclosing the air duct cavity (221) therebetween.

9. The drying assembly for a clothes treatment apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein, The second air duct shell (225) comprises an air duct portion (2251) and a fan assembly portion (2252), the air duct portion (2251) being in clamping connection with the first air duct shell (224); the fan assembly portion (2252) is arranged on the side of the air duct portion (2251) close to the fan (21), and the fan (21) is detachably connected with the fan assembly portion (2252). 10.A laundry treating apparatus, characterized by, The laundry treatment device comprises a tub (1) and the drying assembly according to any one of claims 1-9; the drying assembly (2) is connected with the outer wall of the tub (1), and / or the laundry treatment device comprises a shell and an inner lining arranged between the shell and the tub (1), and the drying assembly (2) is connected with the inner lining.

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