Clothes dryer with quilt airing rack

Abstract

The utility model discloses a clothes dryer with a quilt airing rack. The clothes dryer comprises a case, a hot air assembly, a clothes airing rack and a quilt airing mechanism. The case comprises a cabinet body and a door body, the cabinet body is provided with a containing cavity, the containing cavity is provided with an opening, the door body is movably arranged on the cabinet body and can move to the position where the opening of the containing cavity is opened or closed, and the case is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet which are communicated with the containing cavity; the hot air assembly is arranged on the cabinet body and can blow hot air into the containing cavity through the air inlet. The clothes hanger is arranged on the cabinet body and located on the upper portion of the containing cavity. The quilt airing mechanism is arranged on the cabinet body, the quilt airing mechanism comprises a quilt airing frame, the quilt airing frame is rotationally arranged on the cabinet body and located in the containing cavity, the quilt airing frame is provided with a bearing rod used for bearing a quilt, the quilt airing frame has an unfolding position and a folding position, and the quilt airing frame is located above or below the clothes airing frame at the unfolding position; at the folding position, the quilt airing frame and the clothes airing frame are staggered in the horizontal direction.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to clothes dryers, and more particularly to a clothes dryer with a quilt drying rack. Background Technology

[0002] Some existing clothes dryers include a casing, a hot air assembly, and a clothes rack. The casing consists of a cabinet and a door. The cabinet has a cavity, and the door can be opened or closed to allow air to pass through. The casing has an air inlet and an air outlet that communicate with the cavity. The hot air assembly blows hot air into the cavity through the air inlet. The clothes rack is located above the cavity and is used to hang clothes. However, current clothes dryers are not suitable for drying large fabrics such as quilts, and their versatility is somewhat limited. Utility Model Content

[0003] This invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. To this end, this invention proposes a clothes dryer with a quilt drying rack, which can be selected for drying clothes or quilts, improving versatility.

[0004] A clothes dryer with a quilt drying rack according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a casing, a hot air assembly, a clothes drying rack, and a quilt drying mechanism. The chassis includes a cabinet and a door. The cabinet has a receiving cavity with an opening. The door is movably mounted on the cabinet and can move to open or close the opening of the receiving cavity. The chassis has an air inlet and an air outlet communicating with the receiving cavity. A hot air assembly is mounted on the cabinet and can blow hot air into the receiving cavity through the air inlet. A clothes rack is mounted on the cabinet and located above the receiving cavity. A quilt drying mechanism is mounted on the cabinet and includes a quilt drying rack rotatably mounted on the cabinet and located within the receiving cavity. The quilt drying rack has a support rod for supporting quilts and has an unfolded position and a folded position. In the unfolded position, the quilt drying rack is located above or below the clothes rack. In the folded position, the quilt drying rack is horizontally offset from the clothes rack.

[0005] The clothes dryer with a quilt drying rack according to the present invention has at least the following beneficial effects: When the quilt drying rack is in the folded position, the clothes dryer is used to dry clothes. The quilt drying rack and the clothes drying rack are staggered in the horizontal direction, which facilitates the drying of clothes by hanging them on the clothes drying rack and reduces the interference of the quilt drying rack on the hanging clothes. When the quilt drying rack is in the unfolded position, the clothes dryer is used to dry quilts. At this time, the clothes drying rack is not used. The quilt drying rack is located on the vertical side of the clothes drying rack, and the quilt can be hung on the support rod. At this time, the internal space of the accommodating cavity can be fully utilized to hang the quilt for drying. The above-mentioned clothes dryer with a quilt drying rack can be selected for drying clothes or quilts, improving its versatility.

[0006] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the opening of the accommodating cavity is located on the front side of the accommodating cavity, the rotation axis of the quilt drying rack is arranged in the left-right direction, the quilt drying rack is in the folded position, and the supporting rod is folded against the rear side wall of the accommodating cavity.

[0007] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the quilt drying rack is provided with at least three support rods. In the unfolded position, the support rods are arranged along the left-right direction, and each support rod is arranged at intervals along the front-back direction, with different distances between adjacent support rods.

[0008] According to some embodiments of the present invention, in the unfolded position, the distance between two adjacent support rods of the quilt drying rack tends to increase from back to front.

[0009] According to some embodiments of this utility model, the rotation axis of the quilt drying rack is arranged in the left-right direction. The quilt drying rack includes two first support rods and two second support rods. The two first support rods are parallel to each other and are placed at both ends of the support rod. The two ends of the support rod are connected to the two first support rods one-to-one. The second support rods are arranged radially along the rotation axis of the quilt drying rack. The first support rods and the second support rods are connected one-to-one. The two first support rods are rotatably arranged on the left and right side walls of the accommodating cavity one-to-one.

[0010] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the quilt drying mechanism is provided with a first limiting part and a second limiting part, which are used to limit the rotation range of the quilt drying rack.

[0011] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the quilt drying mechanism further includes a position retainer for applying a force to keep the quilt drying rack in the unfolded position and the folded position.

[0012] According to some embodiments of this utility model, the quilt drying rack is radially arranged with a first pivot and a second pivot along the rotation axis. The position retainer is elastic, with one end of the position retainer rotatably mounted on the cabinet and the other end of the position retainer rotatably connected to the first pivot. The quilt drying rack is rotatably mounted on the cabinet via the second pivot. During the rotation of the quilt drying rack to switch between the folded position and the unfolded position, the deformation of the position retainer first increases and then decreases.

[0013] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the quilt drying mechanism further includes an installation plate and a cover plate. The installation plate is detachably installed on the side wall of the accommodating cavity. One end of the position holder is rotatably connected to the installation plate. The second pivot of the quilt drying rack is rotatably connected to the installation plate. The cover plate is connected to the installation plate. The cover plate and the installation plate enclose the installation cavity to form an installation cavity. The position holder is located inside the installation cavity.

[0014] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the position holder is a gas spring, the gas spring includes a telescopic rod and a sleeve, the telescopic rod passes through the sleeve, the diameter of the sleeve is larger than the diameter of the telescopic rod, the mounting plate is provided with a clearance hole along the thickness direction, and the sleeve portion is located in the clearance hole.

[0015] Additional aspects and advantages of this invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. Attached Figure Description

[0016] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of this utility model will become apparent and readily understood from the description of the embodiments taken in conjunction with the following drawings, in which:

[0017] Figure 1 This is a perspective view of the clothes dryer's quilt rack in the unfolded position according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

[0018] Figure 2 This is a perspective view of the clothes dryer's quilt rack in the folded position according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

[0019] Figure 3 This is a perspective view of the quilt drying mechanism in an embodiment of the present invention when the cover plate is removed.

[0020] Figure label:

[0021] Chassis 100, cabinet 110, accommodating cavity 111, door 120;

[0022] Hot air assembly 200;

[0023] Clothes drying rack 300;

[0024] The quilt drying mechanism 400, the quilt drying rack 410, the support rod 411, the first support rod 412, the second support rod 413, the first pivot part 4131, the second pivot part 4132, the position retainer 420, the telescopic rod 421, the sleeve 422, the mounting plate 430, the first limiting part 431, the second limiting part 432, the clearance through hole 433, and the cover plate 440. Detailed Implementation

[0025] The embodiments of this utility model are described in detail below. Examples of these embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain this utility model, and should not be construed as limiting this utility model.

[0026] In the description of this utility model, it should be understood that the orientation descriptions, such as up, down, etc., are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this utility model.

[0027] In the description of this utility model, "multiple" refers to two or more. The use of "first" and "second" is for distinguishing technical features only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance, or implicitly indicating the number of technical features or their sequential relationship.

[0028] In the description of this utility model, unless otherwise explicitly defined, terms such as "setting," "installation," and "connection" should be interpreted broadly, and those skilled in the art can reasonably determine the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model in conjunction with the specific content of the technical solution.

[0029] Some existing clothes dryers are equipped with a swing drive mechanism connected to the clothes rack 300 to drive the clothes rack 300 to swing, thereby causing the clothes hanging on the clothes rack 300 to swing and improve drying efficiency. This structure makes it difficult for the clothes rack 300 to support quilts.

[0030] Reference Figures 1 to 3This invention relates to a clothes dryer with a quilt drying rack 410, comprising a housing 100, a hot air assembly 200, a clothes drying rack 300, and a quilt drying mechanism 400. The housing 100 includes a cabinet 110 and a door 120. The cabinet 110 has a receiving cavity 111 with an opening. The door 120 is movably mounted on the cabinet 110 and can move to open or close the opening of the receiving cavity 111. The housing 100 has an air inlet and an air outlet communicating with the receiving cavity 111. The hot air assembly 200 is mounted on the cabinet 110 and can blow hot air into the receiving cavity 111 through the air inlet. The clothes drying rack 300 is mounted on the cabinet 110 and positioned thereon. The upper part of the accommodating cavity 111; the quilt drying mechanism 400 is disposed in the cabinet 110. The quilt drying mechanism 400 includes a quilt drying rack 410, which is rotatably disposed in the cabinet 110 and located in the accommodating cavity 111. The quilt drying rack 410 is provided with a support rod 411 for supporting the quilt. The quilt drying rack 410 has an unfolded position and a folded position. In the unfolded position, the quilt drying rack 410 is located above or below the clothes drying rack 300. In the folded position, the quilt drying rack 410 and the clothes drying rack 300 are horizontally offset.

[0031] When the quilt drying rack 410 is in the folded position, the dryer is used to dry clothes. The quilt drying rack 410 and the clothes drying rack 300 are horizontally offset, making it convenient to hang clothes on the clothes drying rack 300 for drying and reducing the interference of the quilt drying rack 410 on the hung clothes. When the quilt drying rack 410 is in the unfolded position, the dryer is used to dry quilts. At this time, the clothes drying rack 300 is not used. The quilt drying rack 410 is located on the vertical side of the clothes drying rack 300, and the quilt can be hung on the support rod 411. At this time, the internal space of the accommodating cavity 111 can be fully utilized to hang the quilt for drying. The dryer with the quilt drying rack 410 described above can be selected for drying clothes or quilts, improving its versatility.

[0032] Specifically, when the quilt drying rack 410 is in the folded position, the quilt drying rack 410 and the clothes drying rack 300 are offset horizontally, meaning that the two are not vertically opposite each other.

[0033] Specifically, the door 120 is pivotally connected to the cabinet 110, and the opening of the receiving cavity 111 is opened or closed by rotation. It is conceivable that in some other embodiments, the door 120 may also be slidably connected to the cabinet 110, and the opening of the receiving cavity 111 is opened or closed by sliding.

[0034] Specifically, the height of the quilt drying rack 410 is lower than that of the clothes drying rack 300, that is, when the quilt drying rack 410 is in the unfolded position, it is located below the clothes drying rack 300. It is conceivable that in some other embodiments, the quilt drying rack 410 may also be located above the clothes drying rack 300 when in the unfolded position.

[0035] In this embodiment, the opening of the accommodating cavity 111 is located on the front side of the accommodating cavity 111, and the rotation axis of the drying rack 410 is set along the left-right direction. When the drying rack 410 is in the folded position, the support rod 411 is folded against the rear side wall of the accommodating cavity 111. Since the opening of the accommodating cavity 111 is located on its front side, when the door 120 is opened, the user can place clothes or quilts into the accommodating cavity 111 through the opening. Because the support rod 411 moves towards the rear side of the accommodating cavity 111 when the drying rack 410 is folded, and the support rod 411 is close to the rear side wall of the accommodating cavity 111 when the drying rack 410 is folded, the interference of taking clothes out and putting them in through the opening can be reduced when the drying rack 410 is folded, and the normal use of the dryer is not affected.

[0036] In this embodiment, the quilt drying rack 410 is provided with at least three support rods 411. In the unfolded position, the support rods 411 are arranged along the left-right direction, and the rods are spaced apart along the front-back direction, with varying distances between adjacent rods. This varying distance allows the rack to support quilts of different thicknesses; when the distance is smaller, it can be used to support thinner quilts; when the distance is larger, it can support thicker quilts. In other words, the quilt drying rack 410 can be used to support quilts of different thicknesses, improving its flexibility.

[0037] In the embodiment, when the quilt drying rack 410 is in the unfolded position, the distance between two adjacent support rods 411 tends to increase from back to front, which makes it convenient to select the appropriate support rod 411 as needed to hang the quilt, and simplifies the design and processing difficulty of the quilt drying rack 410.

[0038] It is conceivable that in other embodiments, the quilt drying rack 410 may also be equipped with one, two or more support rods 411, which can be selected by those skilled in the art according to actual needs.

[0039] In this embodiment, the rotation axis of the drying rack 410 is arranged in the left-right direction. The drying rack 410 includes two first support rods 412 and two second support rods 413. The two first support rods 412 are parallel to each other and are located at both ends of the supporting rod 411. The two ends of the supporting rod 411 are connected to the two first support rods 412 one-to-one. The second support rods 413 are arranged radially along the rotation axis of the drying rack 410. The first support rods 412 and the second support rods 413 are connected one-to-one. The two first support rods 412 are rotatably arranged on the left and right side walls of the accommodating cavity 111. The drying rack 410 described above is made of a rod structure, which consumes less material and reduces the weight of the drying rack 410.

[0040] Specifically, the end of the first support rod 412 is arc-shaped and tangentially connected to the second support rod 413.

[0041] In this embodiment, the quilt drying mechanism 400 is provided with a first limiting part 431 and a second limiting part 432, which are used to limit the rotation range of the quilt drying rack 410. Specifically, the first limiting part 431 is a first limiting block, and the second limiting part 432 is a second limiting block. By setting the first limiting part 431 and the second limiting part 432, the rotation range of the quilt drying rack 410 is limited, avoiding the risk of the quilt drying rack 410 rotating excessively and failing to be positioned.

[0042] In this embodiment, the quilt drying mechanism 400 further includes a position retainer 420, which applies a force to keep the quilt drying rack 410 in the unfolded and folded positions. The position retainer 420 reduces the risk of the quilt drying rack 410 rotating to the folded state due to vibration or accidental contact when it is in the unfolded position; and reduces the risk of noise caused by vibration of the quilt drying rack 410 relative to the housing 100 when it is in the folded position; thereby improving the positional stability of the quilt drying rack 410 when it is in the unfolded and folded positions.

[0043] In this embodiment, the drying rack 410 is radially arranged with a first pivot 4131 and a second pivot 4132 along the rotation axis. A position retainer 420 is elastic, with one end rotatably mounted on the cabinet 110 and the other end rotatably connected to the first pivot 4131. The drying rack 410 is rotatably mounted on the cabinet 110 via the second pivot 4132. During the rotation of the drying rack 410 to switch between folded and unfolded positions, the deformation of the position retainer 420 first increases and then decreases. When the drying rack 410 rotates from the folded position to the unfolded position, and vice versa, the elastic force of the position retainer 420 must be overcome before the drying rack 410 can switch positions, thus avoiding the risk of accidental rotation. In other words, the drying rack 410 needs to be subjected to a certain amount of force to rotate and switch positions.

[0044] Specifically, the quilt drying mechanism 400 also includes a mounting plate 430 and a cover plate 440. The mounting plate 430 is detachably mounted on the side wall of the receiving cavity 111. One end of the position retainer 420 is rotatably connected to the mounting plate 430. The second pivot part 4132 of the quilt drying rack 410 is rotatably connected to the mounting plate 430. The cover plate 440 is connected to the mounting plate 430. The cover plate 440 and the mounting plate 430 enclose the mounting cavity to form the mounting cavity, and the position retainer 420 is located inside the mounting cavity. The cover plate 440, the quilt drying rack 410, and the position retainer 420 are all directly connected to the mounting plate 430. The mounting plate 430 is detachably mounted on the side wall of the receiving cavity 111. The quilt drying mechanism 400 can be assembled as a whole and then separately installed into the housing 100. When the quilt drying mechanism 400 is damaged, it can also be disassembled and replaced separately, which facilitates production and reduces maintenance difficulty. The cover plate 440 helps to protect the position retainer 420 and reduces the risk of damage to the position retainer 420.

[0045] Specifically, the mounting plate 430 can be detachably mounted to the chassis 100 by means of screws. It is understood that in other embodiments, the mounting plate 430 can also be detachably mounted to the chassis 100 by means of, for example, snap-fit.

[0046] Specifically, the position retainer 420 is a gas spring, which includes a telescopic rod 421 and a sleeve 422. The telescopic rod 421 passes through the sleeve 422, and the diameter of the sleeve 422 is larger than the diameter of the telescopic rod 421. The mounting plate 430 has a clearance hole 433 along its thickness direction, and part of the sleeve 422 is located within the clearance hole 433. The clearance hole 433 on the mounting plate 430 allows for some radial displacement of the sleeve 422, thereby reducing the overall thickness of the mounting cavity and making the structural layout of the quilt drying mechanism 400 within the mounting cavity more compact.

[0047] Specifically, the clearance through-hole 433 is fan-shaped to avoid the rotation of the position retainer 420 around one end.

[0048] It is understood that the position holder 420 may also be a metal spring, and those skilled in the art may choose according to their specific needs.

[0049] It is conceivable that in other embodiments, the position holder 420 may also be other structures, such as a friction plate. The friction plate is fixed relative to the housing 100, contacts the drying rack 410, and provides frictional resistance to the drying rack 410. When the drying rack 410 needs to rotate to change its position, it must first overcome the frictional force of the friction plate before it can rotate, thereby also maintaining the position of the drying rack 410 to a certain extent and preventing the drying rack 410 from rotating arbitrarily.

[0050] In the description of this specification, the references to terms such as "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "illustrative embodiment," "example," "specific example," or "some examples," etc., indicate that a specific feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with that embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the illustrative expressions of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments or examples.

[0051] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, those skilled in the art will understand that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A clothes dryer with a quilt drying rack, characterized in that, include: The chassis (100) includes a cabinet (110) and a door (120). The cabinet (110) is provided with a receiving cavity (111) with an opening. The door (120) is movably disposed on the cabinet (110) and can move to a position to open or close the opening of the receiving cavity (111). The chassis (100) is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet communicating with the receiving cavity (111). A hot air assembly (200) is disposed in the cabinet (110), and the hot air assembly (200) can blow hot air into the accommodating cavity (111) through the air inlet; A clothes drying rack (300) is installed in the cabinet (110) and located in the upper part of the receiving cavity (111); A quilt drying mechanism (400) is provided in the cabinet (110). The quilt drying mechanism (400) includes a quilt drying rack (410). The quilt drying rack (410) is rotatably disposed in the cabinet (110) and located in the accommodating cavity (111). The quilt drying rack (410) is provided with a support rod (411) for supporting the quilt. The quilt drying rack (410) has an unfolded position and a folded position. In the unfolded position, the quilt drying rack (410) is located above or below the clothes drying rack (300). In the folded position, the quilt drying rack (410) and the clothes drying rack (300) are horizontally offset.

2. The clothes dryer with a quilt drying rack according to claim 1, characterized in that: The opening of the accommodating cavity (111) is located on the front side of the accommodating cavity (111), the rotation axis of the quilt drying rack (410) is set in the left and right direction, the quilt drying rack (410) is in the folded position, and the supporting rod (411) is folded against the rear side wall of the accommodating cavity (111).

3. The clothes dryer with a quilt drying rack according to claim 1, characterized in that: The quilt drying rack (410) is provided with at least three support rods (411). In the unfolded position, the support rods (411) are arranged in the left-right direction, and each support rod (411) is arranged at intervals in the front-back direction. The distance between two adjacent support rods (411) is different.

4. The clothes dryer with a quilt drying rack according to claim 3, characterized in that: In the unfolded position, the distance between two adjacent support rods (411) of the quilt drying rack (410) tends to increase from back to front.

5. The clothes dryer with a quilt drying rack according to claim 3, characterized in that: The rotation axis of the quilt drying rack (410) is set along the left and right direction. The quilt drying rack (410) includes two first support rods (412) and two second support rods (413). The two first support rods (412) are parallel to each other and are placed at both ends of the support rod (411). The two ends of the support rod (411) are connected to the two first support rods (412) in a one-to-one correspondence. The second support rods (413) are arranged radially along the rotation axis of the quilt drying rack (410). The first support rods (412) and the second support rods (413) are connected in a one-to-one correspondence. The two first support rods (412) are rotatably set on the left and right side walls of the accommodating cavity (111) in a one-to-one correspondence.

6. The clothes dryer with a quilt drying rack according to claim 1, characterized in that: The quilt drying mechanism (400) is provided with a first limiting part (431) and a second limiting part (432), which are used to limit the rotation range of the quilt drying rack (410).

7. The clothes dryer with a quilt drying rack according to claim 1, characterized in that: The quilt drying mechanism (400) further includes a position retainer (420) for applying a force to hold the quilt drying rack (410) in the unfolded position and the folded position.

8. The clothes dryer with a quilt drying rack according to claim 7, characterized in that: The quilt drying rack (410) is radially arranged with a first pivot (4131) and a second pivot (4132) along the rotation axis. The position retainer (420) is elastic. One end of the position retainer (420) is rotatably mounted on the cabinet (110), and the other end of the position retainer (420) is rotatably connected to the first pivot (4131). The quilt drying rack (410) is rotatably mounted on the cabinet (110) through the second pivot (4132). During the rotation of the quilt drying rack (410) to switch between the folded position and the unfolded position, the deformation of the position retainer (420) first increases and then decreases.

9. The clothes dryer with a quilt drying rack according to claim 8, characterized in that: The quilt drying mechanism (400) further includes a mounting plate (430) and a cover plate (440). The mounting plate (430) is detachably mounted on the side wall of the receiving cavity (111). One end of the position holder (420) is rotatably connected to the mounting plate (430). The second pivot part (4132) of the quilt drying rack (410) is rotatably connected to the mounting plate (430). The cover plate (440) is connected to the mounting plate (430). The cover plate (440) and the mounting plate (430) enclose the mounting cavity, and the position holder (420) is located inside the mounting cavity.

10. The clothes dryer with a quilt drying rack according to claim 9, characterized in that: The position retainer (420) is a gas spring, which includes a telescopic rod (421) and a sleeve (422). The telescopic rod (421) passes through the sleeve (422), and the diameter of the sleeve (422) is larger than the diameter of the telescopic rod (421). The mounting plate (430) is provided with a clearance hole (433) along the thickness direction, and part of the sleeve (422) is located in the clearance hole (433).

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