Laundry treating apparatus

Abstract

This disclosure relates to a garment processing device, including a housing, a processing drum, a disinfection zone, a disinfection mechanism, and a heat exchange mechanism. The processing drum is rotatably mounted on the housing. The disinfection zone is fixedly mounted on the housing. The disinfection mechanism is used to disinfect and sterilize the disinfection zone. The heat exchange mechanism includes a first heat exchange tube and a first heat exchanger. The first heat exchange tube has a return air inlet and an air inlet communicating with the processing drum, and the first heat exchanger is disposed inside the first heat exchange tube. In this solution, the garments to be dried are placed inside the processing drum, and the rotation of the processing drum causes the garments to tumble, meeting the capacity and uniformity requirements for drying ordinary garments. Simultaneously, the dried garments can be placed in the fixed disinfection zone, and the disinfection mechanism disinfects and sterilizes the garments within the disinfection zone, achieving garment storage while ensuring the cleanliness and sterility of the garments. This is suitable for the need for temporary storage of dried garments in home or commercial settings, reducing the tedious operation of secondary garment storage and improving the user experience.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of household appliance technology, and more particularly to a garment processing device. Background Technology

[0002] Clothes dryers are common clothing care devices in modern homes and commercial settings. They can quickly remove moisture from clothes and solve the problem of clothes being difficult to dry in humid weather or when space is limited.

[0003] In related technologies, dryers are usually equipped with a drying drum, which speeds up the drying efficiency of clothes by rotating the drum. However, dryers only have the function of drying clothes, and their processing function is relatively simple, so the user experience needs to be improved. Utility Model Content

[0004] To overcome the problems existing in the related technologies, this disclosure provides a clothing processing device to solve the problem that dryers in the related technologies only have the function of drying clothes, the processing function is relatively simple, and the user experience needs to be improved.

[0005] This disclosure provides a garment processing device for drying garments, the garment processing device comprising:

[0006] chassis;

[0007] The processing cylinder is rotatably mounted on the housing.

[0008] The disinfection area is fixedly installed on the casing.

[0009] Disinfection mechanism, used for disinfecting and sterilizing the disinfection area; and

[0010] The heat exchange mechanism includes a first heat exchange tube and a first heat exchanger. The first heat exchange tube has a return air inlet and an air inlet that communicate with the processing cylinder. The first heat exchanger is disposed inside the first heat exchange tube.

[0011] In some embodiments, the disinfection area is provided in multiple locations;

[0012] The disinfection mechanism includes an ozone generator and multiple air supply pipes. The ozone generator is located inside the housing and is used to generate ozone. It is connected to the multiple air supply pipes, which are respectively connected to multiple disinfection areas. Each air supply pipe is equipped with an air supply valve.

[0013] In some embodiments, the disinfection mechanism further includes a connecting pipe and a control valve, wherein the connecting pipe connects the ozone generator and the treatment cylinder, and the control valve is located on the connecting pipe.

[0014] In some embodiments, the sidewall of the disinfection area has a double-layer flow channel and a plurality of air outlets communicating with the double-layer flow channel, and the plurality of air outlets are spaced apart on the periphery of the disinfection area;

[0015] The air supply pipe is connected to the corresponding interlayer flow channel.

[0016] In some embodiments, the heat exchange mechanism further includes a second heat exchange tube and a second heat exchanger, wherein the second heat exchange tube has two air outlets communicating with the disinfection area, and the second heat exchanger is disposed inside the second heat exchange tube;

[0017] The first heat exchange tube is isolated from the second heat exchange tube.

[0018] In some embodiments, the processing cylinder and the disinfection area are flush with the front side of the housing, and the dimension of the processing cylinder in the front-rear direction of the housing is greater than the dimension of the disinfection area in the front-rear direction of the housing;

[0019] The second heat exchange tube is located behind the disinfection area and on the same side of the treatment cylinder as the disinfection area.

[0020] In some embodiments, the volume of the processing cylinder is greater than the volume of the disinfection area, and the disinfection area is located above the processing cylinder.

[0021] In some embodiments, the garment processing device further includes a shelf that is detachably mounted in the disinfection area.

[0022] In some embodiments, the disinfection mechanism further includes an ultraviolet germicidal lamp disposed in the disinfection area; and / or,

[0023] The disinfection mechanism also includes a ceramic heating element, which is located in the disinfection area and heats up to kill bacteria when powered on.

[0024] In some embodiments, the first heat exchanger includes a first evaporator and a first condenser, the first evaporator and the first condenser being disposed inside the first heat exchange tube and arranged sequentially along the direction close to the air inlet;

[0025] The heat exchange mechanism further includes a first compressor, which is connected to the first evaporator and the first condenser via a refrigerant pipe.

[0026] The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of this disclosure may include the following beneficial effects:

[0027] The garment processing equipment achieves zoned and adaptive processing of garments through a rotating processing drum and a fixed disinfection area: garments to be dried are placed in the processing drum, and the rotation of the drum causes the garments to tumble, allowing them to fully contact the airflow. This meets the capacity requirements for drying ordinary garments while ensuring uniform drying. Simultaneously, the dried garments can be placed in the fixed disinfection area, where they are disinfected and sterilized. This disinfection area can then be used as a static storage space for garments, ensuring their cleanliness and sterility. It is suitable for the need for temporary storage of dried garments in home or commercial settings, reducing the tedious operation of secondary garment storage and further improving the practicality of the garment processing equipment, thereby enhancing the user experience.

[0028] It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only, and are not intended to limit this disclosure. Attached Figure Description

[0029] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with this disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of this disclosure.

[0030] Figure 1 These are schematic diagrams of garment processing equipment shown according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0031] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the disinfection area and disinfection facilities;

[0032] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 A cross-sectional view along the central disinfection area;

[0033] Figure 4 yes Figure 1 A cross-sectional view of the clothing processing equipment along the AA direction;

[0034] Figure 5 yes Figure 1 A diagram showing a storage rack installed in the disinfection area of ​​a garment processing facility.

[0035] Figure 6 yes Figure 5 A schematic diagram of a centrally located shelf;

[0036] Figure 7 yes Figure 1 A cross-sectional view of the garment processing equipment along the BB direction.

[0037] Figure label:

[0038] 1. Housing;

[0039] 2. Processing cylinder;

[0040] 3. Disinfection area; 3a. Interlayer flow channel; 3b. Air distribution vent;

[0041] 4. Disinfection mechanism; 41. Ozone generator; 42. Air supply pipe; 43. Air supply valve; 44. Ultraviolet germicidal lamp; 45. Ceramic heating element;

[0042] 5. Heat exchange mechanism; 51. First heat exchange tube; 52. First heat exchanger; 521. First evaporator; 522. First condenser; 53. Second heat exchange tube; 54. Second heat exchanger; 541. Second evaporator; 542. Second condenser;

[0043] 6. Shelf; 6a. Exit. Detailed Implementation

[0044] Some embodiments of this disclosure will now be described in detail, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the drawings, unless otherwise indicated, the same numbers in different drawings denote the same or similar elements. Various changes, modifications, and equivalents of the methods, apparatus, and / or systems described herein will become apparent upon understanding this disclosure. For example, the order of operations described herein is merely illustrative and is not limited to those orders set forth herein, but can be changed as will become apparent upon understanding this disclosure, except for operations that must be performed in a particular order. Furthermore, for clarity and brevity, descriptions of features known in the art may be omitted.

[0045] The embodiments described in the following examples of this disclosure are not representative of all embodiments consistent with this disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with some aspects of this disclosure as detailed in the appended claims.

[0046] Clothes dryers are common clothing care devices in modern homes and commercial settings. They can quickly remove moisture from clothes and solve the problem of clothes being difficult to dry in humid weather or when space is limited.

[0047] In related technologies, dryers typically only have a single rotating drum to speed up the drying process. However, these dryers generally only have a drying function, resulting in a relatively limited range of features and a poor user experience. Furthermore, some garments (such as silk, wool, and other soft or easily deformed materials) are prone to damage during drum rotation due to friction against the drum walls and collisions between garments (e.g., pilling, fiber breakage, and shape deformation). This leads to insufficient adaptability of the dryer to fragile garments, diminishing its practicality and resulting in a poor user experience.

[0048] Please see Figure 1This application provides a garment processing device, including a housing 1, a processing cylinder 2, a disinfection zone 3, a disinfection mechanism 4, and a heat exchange mechanism 5; the processing cylinder 2 is rotatably mounted on the housing 1; the disinfection zone 3 is fixedly mounted on the housing 1; the disinfection mechanism 4 is used to disinfect and sterilize the disinfection zone 3; the heat exchange mechanism 5 includes a first heat exchange tube 51 and a first heat exchanger 52, the first heat exchange tube 51 has a return air inlet and an air inlet communicating with the processing cylinder 2, and the first heat exchanger 52 is disposed inside the first heat exchange tube 51.

[0049] In this application, the garment processing equipment achieves zoned and adaptive processing of garments through a rotating processing drum 2 and a fixed disinfection zone 3: the garments to be dried are placed in the processing drum 2, and the rotation of the processing drum 2 causes the garments to tumble, allowing the garments to fully contact the airflow, which not only meets the capacity requirements for drying ordinary garments but also ensures uniform drying; at the same time, the dried garments can be placed in the fixed disinfection zone 3, and the disinfection mechanism 4 disinfects and sterilizes the garments in the disinfection zone 3, thus enabling the disinfection zone 3 to serve as a static space for storing garments and ensuring that the garments are clean and sterile. This is suitable for the need for temporary storage of dried garments in home or commercial settings, reducing the tedious operation of secondary storage of garments, further improving the practicality of the garment processing equipment, and thus improving the user experience.

[0050] It should be noted that the disinfection area 3 can be a portion of the space in the casing 1, or it can be a space enclosed by the disinfection cylinder. When the disinfection area 3 is the internal space of the disinfection cylinder, the disinfection cylinder is fixedly installed on the casing 1, and the disinfection cylinder is equipped with an openable and closable cover. A fan is also correspondingly installed inside the first heat exchange tube 51.

[0051] In addition, it should be noted that the disinfection unit 4 can be configured as an ultraviolet sterilization device, a high-temperature sterilization device, or other sterilization devices.

[0052] In one embodiment, please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 The disinfection area 3 is provided with multiple disinfection areas; the disinfection mechanism 4 includes an ozone generator 41 and multiple air supply pipes 42. The ozone generator 41 is located inside the housing 1 and is used to generate ozone. It is connected to multiple air supply pipes 42, which are respectively connected to multiple disinfection areas 3. Each air supply pipe 42 is provided with an air supply valve 43.

[0053] In this embodiment, ozone generated by the ozone generator 41 is delivered to the corresponding disinfection area 3 as needed through multiple air supply pipes 42, and the opening of the air supply pipes 42 is controlled by the air supply valve 43 to achieve precise control of the ozone content in each disinfection area 3, which has good practicality. It should be noted that the specific structure and principle of the ozone generator 41 are existing technologies and will not be described in detail here.

[0054] Furthermore, the disinfection zone 3 can be set to two or more. Specifically, in this solution, there are two disinfection zones 3. The air supply valve 43 is a solenoid valve. An ozone content sensor is installed in each disinfection zone 3 to monitor the ozone content in each zone in real time.

[0055] In one embodiment, the disinfection mechanism 4 further includes a connecting pipe and a control valve. The connecting pipe is connected to the ozone generator 41 and the treatment cylinder 2, and the control valve is located on the connecting pipe.

[0056] In this embodiment, the ozone generated by the ozone generator 41 is also distributed into the rotating processing drum 2. This allows for direct sterilization of clothing within the drum when needed, rather than requiring the clothing to be placed in the disinfection area 3, thus improving flexibility. Specifically, in this solution, the control valve is a solenoid valve.

[0057] In one embodiment, please refer to Figure 3 The side wall of the disinfection area 3 has a double-layer flow channel 3a and multiple air outlets 3b that connect to the double-layer flow channel 3a. The multiple air outlets 3b are arranged at intervals around the periphery of the disinfection area 3; the air supply pipe 42 connects to the corresponding double-layer flow channel 3a.

[0058] In this embodiment, the ozone delivered to the disinfection area 3 by the air supply pipe 42 first enters the corresponding interlayer flow channel 3a, and then is distributed to multiple air distribution ports 3b through the interlayer flow channel 3a, so that the ozone can flow evenly to the clothes from multiple wind directions, thereby improving the uniformity of ozone contact with the clothes.

[0059] In one embodiment, please refer to Figure 4 The heat exchange mechanism 5 also includes a second heat exchange tube 53 and a second heat exchanger 54. The second heat exchange tube 53 has two air outlets that connect to the disinfection area 3. The second heat exchanger 54 is located inside the second heat exchange tube 53. The first heat exchange tube 51 is isolated from the second heat exchange tube 53.

[0060] In this embodiment, a second heat exchange tube 53 is independently provided for the disinfection area 3. The second heat exchange tube 53 and the second heat exchanger 54 ensure a dry environment in the disinfection area 3, preventing bacterial growth. Furthermore, the second heat exchanger 54 can also heat the disinfection area 3 to achieve a certain degree of sterilization. Simultaneously, the second heat exchange tube 53 circulates hot air in the disinfection area 3, thereby reducing energy consumption while achieving sterilization. Moreover, the heat exchange tubes of the disinfection area 3 and the processing cylinder 2 are independently provided, preventing cross-contamination of clothing between the two areas. In addition, a fan is also provided inside the second heat exchange tube 53. It should be noted that independently introducing drying hot air into the disinfection area 3 in this disclosure also has the following beneficial effects.

[0061] Ordinary clothing such as jeans and cotton jackets can be placed in the rotating processing drum 2. The rotation of the drum causes the clothes to tumble, allowing them to fully contact the airflow. This satisfies the capacity requirements for drying ordinary clothing while ensuring uniform drying. Meanwhile, fragile clothing such as silk and wool can be placed in the fixed disinfection area 3 to avoid friction, collision, or pulling caused by rotation, thereby reducing the risk of damage to fragile clothing. This solves the problem that a single drum cannot handle the drying of different materials in related technologies, improving the practicality and user experience of clothing processing equipment.

[0062] It should be understood that the processing drum 2, as a space for clothes to roll, is usually set to have a volume larger than that of the disinfection area 3.

[0063] In one embodiment, the processing cylinder 2 and the disinfection area 3 are flush with the front side of the housing 1, and the size of the processing cylinder 2 in the front-rear direction of the housing 1 is greater than the size of the disinfection area 3 in the front-rear direction of the housing 1; the second heat exchange tube 53 is located behind the disinfection area 3 and on the same side as the disinfection area 3 in the processing cylinder 2.

[0064] In this embodiment, the disinfection area 3 is flush with the front side of the treatment cylinder 2, and the second heat exchange tube 53 and other corresponding components are set on the rear side of the disinfection area 3 to make full use of the drop space on the rear side of the disinfection area 3 and improve the space utilization rate.

[0065] Furthermore, specifically, the volume of the processing cylinder 2 is larger than the volume of the disinfection area 3, and the disinfection area 3 is located above the processing cylinder 2. In this embodiment, the larger processing cylinder 2 is placed at the bottom of the housing 1, and the smaller disinfection area 3 is placed at the top of the housing 1, thereby lowering the overall center of the machine body and improving the stability of the equipment.

[0066] In one embodiment, please refer to Figure 5 and Figure 6 The garment processing equipment also includes a shelf 6, which is detachably installed in the disinfection area 3.

[0067] In this embodiment, clothing can be suspended within the disinfection area 3 using the rack 6, allowing the clothing to spread out and increasing the contact area between the clothing and the disinfection atmosphere, thereby enhancing the sterilization effect. Furthermore, the rack 6 can also be used for layered clothing placement. When placing multiple garments, layering them using the rack 6 avoids stacking and helps ensure even airflow fully contacts the surface of each garment, improving drying uniformity. When layering is not required, the rack 6 can be disassembled, freeing up the entire space of the disinfection area 3 for placing larger garments. The detachable design of the rack 6 also facilitates subsequent cleaning, preventing the accumulation of clothing fibers and dust in the gaps of the rack 6 and maintaining the cleanliness of the disinfection area 3. The detachable connection method can be varied, such as snap-fit ​​or bolt connection, and is not limited in this application.

[0068] In one embodiment, the shelf 6 has an air duct and an outlet 6a communicating with the air duct. Multiple outlets 6a are spaced apart. When the shelf 6 is installed within the disinfection area 3, the air duct connects to the air distribution port 3b on the inner wall of the disinfection area 3. Specifically, the air distribution port 3b can be connected to the air duct of the shelf 6 via a connector or pipe.

[0069] With this design, part of the drying airflow enters the air duct of the rack 6 through the air vent 3b, and then is sprayed onto the clothes on the rack 6 through the outlet 6a on the rack 6. This allows the air to be sprayed evenly from different positions on the rack 6, covering the middle and lower layers of the disinfection area 3, which are difficult for the side airflow to reach. To a certain extent, this avoids dead airflow corners in the middle and bottom layers when clothes are placed in layers, and improves the uniformity and efficiency of drying clothes in the disinfection area 3.

[0070] It should be noted that in this scheme, the second heat exchange tube 53 is also connected to the interlayer flow channel 3a of the disinfection area 3 via a pipe, and a valve is provided on the pipe.

[0071] It should be understood that ozone sterilization has the advantages of penetrating without dead angles and adapting to complex scenarios. It can not only sterilize clothing, but also sterilize the disinfection area itself. The core advantage of ozone sterilization lies in its gaseous form, which can cover areas that are difficult to reach by traditional methods, making it especially suitable for enclosed environments with many gaps.

[0072] To further improve the sterilization ability, in one embodiment, the disinfection mechanism 4 further includes an ultraviolet germicidal lamp 44, which is disposed in the disinfection area 3; and / or, the disinfection mechanism 4 further includes a ceramic heating element 45, which is disposed in the disinfection area 3 and heats up to sterilize when powered on.

[0073] In this embodiment, one or more sterilization methods can be selected based on the quantity and type of clothing. When there is a large quantity of clothing, especially ordinary clothing, a ceramic heating element 45 can be used for high-temperature sterilization without adding any chemicals, eliminating the risk of secondary pollution, and the sterilized items can be used directly. When there is a small quantity of clothing, especially fragile clothing, an ultraviolet germicidal lamp 44 can be used for sterilization, offering the advantages of low temperature and high efficiency while avoiding damage to fragile clothing. When thorough sterilization is required, ozone sterilization can be used.

[0074] In addition, it should be noted that in this solution, the ceramic heating element 45 is a positive temperature coefficient thermistor heater (PTC heater), which utilizes the characteristic that the higher the temperature of the special ceramic material, the greater the resistance, to achieve automatic temperature control and stable heating. Its specific principle and structure are existing technologies and will not be elaborated here.

[0075] It should be noted that the heat exchanger can be configured to use electric heating, heat pump heating, or fuel heating.

[0076] In one embodiment, please refer to Figure 7 The first heat exchanger 52 includes a first evaporator 521 and a first condenser 522. The first evaporator 521 and the first condenser 522 are disposed inside the first heat exchange tube 51 and are arranged sequentially in the direction close to the air inlet. The heat exchange mechanism 5 also includes a first compressor, which is connected to the first evaporator 521 and the first condenser 522 via a refrigerant pipe.

[0077] In this embodiment, the first heat exchanger 52 adopts a heat pump heating method, which heats the air while simultaneously dehumidifying it, and maintains stable temperature control to prevent overheating damage. It should be noted that the specific structure and principle of heat pump heating are existing technologies and will not be elaborated upon here. Furthermore, in this solution, the second heat exchanger 54 also adopts a heat pump heating method, and includes a second evaporator 541 and a second condenser 542. The second heat exchanger 54 and the first heat exchanger 52 can share or be equipped with a compressor independently.

[0078] In the above detailed description, reference has been made to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate specific aspects of this disclosure by way of illustration. In this regard, terms indicating direction or positional relationship, such as “center,” “longitudinal,” “lateral,” “length,” “width,” “thickness,” “upper,” “lower,” “front,” “rear,” “left,” “right,” “vertical,” “horizontal,” “top,” “bottom,” “inner,” “outer,” “clockwise,” “counterclockwise,” “axial,” “radial,” and “circumferential,” are used with reference to the orientation of the described figures. Since components of the described device can be positioned in multiple different orientations, directional terms are used for illustrative purposes and not for limitation. It should be understood that other aspects can be utilized and structural or logical changes can be made without departing from the concept of this disclosure. Therefore, the following detailed description should not be considered limiting.

[0079] It should be understood that, unless otherwise specifically indicated, features of various embodiments of this disclosure described herein can be combined with each other. As used herein, the term “and / or” includes any one of the relevant listed items and any combination of any two or more; similarly, “at least one of…” includes any one of the relevant listed items and any combination of any two or more.

[0080] It should be understood that, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, the terms "joining," "attaching," "installing," "connecting," "linking," "fixing," etc., used in the embodiments of this disclosure should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral part; they can refer to a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, or a connection that allows communication between them; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; they can refer to the internal communication of two components or the interaction between two components, unless otherwise expressly limited. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms herein based on the specific circumstances.

[0081] Furthermore, the term "above" as used herein with respect to components, elements, or material layers formed or located "above" a surface may be used to indicate that the component, element, or material layer is "indirectly" positioned (e.g., placed, formed, deposited, etc.) on the surface such that one or more additional components, elements, or layers are arranged between the surface and the component, element, or material layer. However, the term "above" as used with respect to components, elements, or material layers formed or located "above" a surface may also optionally have a specific meaning: that the component, element, or material layer is "directly" positioned (e.g., placed, formed, deposited, etc.) on the surface, for example, in direct contact with the surface.

[0082] Although terms such as “first,” “second,” and “third” may be used herein to describe various components, parts, regions, layers, or sections, these components, parts, regions, layers, or sections are not limited to these terms. Rather, these terms are used only to distinguish one component, part, region, layer, or section from another. Therefore, without departing from the teachings of the examples described herein, the first component, part, region, layer, or section mentioned in the examples may also be referred to as the second component, part, region, layer, or section. Furthermore, the terms “first” and “second” are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined as “first” or “second” may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of that feature. In the description herein, “a plurality” means at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0083] It should be understood that spatial relative terms, such as “above,” “upper,” “below,” and “lower,” are used herein to describe the relationship between one element and another shown in the figures. In addition to the orientation depicted in the figures, these spatial relative terms are also intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation. For example, if the device in the figures is flipped, an element described as “above” or “upper” relative to another element would be “below” or “lower” relative to that other element. Thus, depending on the spatial orientation of the device, the term “above” encompasses both above and below orientations. Devices may have other orientations (e.g., rotated 90 degrees or in other orientations), and the spatial relative terms used herein should be interpreted accordingly.

[0084] Furthermore, the term “exemplary” is used herein to mean serving as an example, instance, or illustration. Any aspect or design described herein as “exemplary” is not necessarily to be construed as advantageous compared to other aspects or designs. Rather, the use of the term “exemplary” is intended to present the concept in a concrete manner. As used herein, the term “or” is intended to mean an inclusive “or” rather than an exclusive “or.” That is, unless otherwise specified or clear from the context, “X applies A or B” is intended to mean any of the natural inclusive arrangements. That is, “X applies A or B” satisfies any of the foregoing instances if X applies A; X applies B; or both X applies A and B. Additionally, unless otherwise specified or clear from the context to refer to the singular form, the articles “a” and “an” as used in this application and the appended claims are generally understood to mean “one or more.”

[0085] Similarly, although this disclosure has been shown and described with respect to one or more implementations, equivalent variations and modifications will occur to those skilled in the art upon reading and understanding this specification and the accompanying drawings. This disclosure includes all such modifications and variations and is limited only by the scope of the claims. In particular, with respect to the various functions performed by the components described above (e.g., elements, resources, etc.), unless otherwise indicated, the terminology used to describe such components is intended to correspond to any component (functionally equivalent) that performs the specific function of the described component, even if structurally not equivalent to the disclosed structure. Furthermore, although specific features of this disclosure may have been disclosed with respect to only one of several implementations, such features may be combined with one or more other features of other implementations, as may be desired and advantageous to any given or particular application. Moreover, with regard to the terms “comprising,” “owning,” “having,” “having,” or variations thereof as used in the detailed description or claims, such terms are intended to be inclusive in a manner similar to the term “including.”

[0086] Other embodiments of this disclosure will readily occur to those skilled in the art upon consideration of the specification and practice of the utility models disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of this disclosure that follow the general principles of this disclosure and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The specification and examples are to be considered exemplary only, and the true scope and spirit of this disclosure are indicated by the following claims.

[0087] It should be understood that this disclosure is not limited to the precise structures described above and shown in the accompanying drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from its scope. The scope of this disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A garment processing device, characterized in that, include: Casing (1); Processing cylinder (2) is rotatably mounted on the housing (1); The disinfection area (3) is fixedly installed on the housing (1); Disinfection unit (4) is used to disinfect and sterilize the disinfection area (3); and The heat exchange mechanism (5) includes a first heat exchange tube (51) and a first heat exchanger (52). The first heat exchange tube (51) has a return air port and an air inlet that connect to the processing cylinder (2). The first heat exchanger (52) is located inside the first heat exchange tube (51).

2. The garment processing equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The disinfection area (3) is provided in multiple locations; The disinfection mechanism (4) includes an ozone generator (41) and multiple air supply pipes (42). The ozone generator (41) is located inside the housing (1) and is used to generate ozone. It is connected to multiple air supply pipes (42). The multiple air supply pipes (42) are respectively connected to multiple disinfection areas (3), and each air supply pipe (42) is provided with an air supply valve (43).

3. The garment processing equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that, The disinfection mechanism (4) also includes a connecting pipe and a control valve. The connecting pipe connects the ozone generator (41) and the treatment cylinder (2), and the control valve is located on the connecting pipe.

4. The garment processing equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that, The sidewall of the disinfection area (3) has a sandwich flow channel (3a) and a plurality of air outlets (3b) that connect to the sandwich flow channel (3a). The plurality of air outlets (3b) are arranged at intervals around the periphery of the disinfection area (3). The air supply pipe (42) is connected to the corresponding interlayer flow channel (3a).

5. The garment processing equipment according to any one of claims 1-4, characterized in that, The heat exchange mechanism (5) further includes a second heat exchange tube (53) and a second heat exchanger (54). The second heat exchange tube (53) has two air outlets that connect to the disinfection area (3), and the second heat exchanger (54) is located inside the second heat exchange tube (53). The first heat exchange tube (51) is isolated from the second heat exchange tube (53).

6. The garment processing equipment according to claim 5, characterized in that, The processing cylinder (2) and the disinfection area (3) are flush with the front side of the housing (1), and the size of the processing cylinder (2) in the front-rear direction of the housing (1) is greater than the size of the disinfection area (3) in the front-rear direction of the housing (1); The second heat exchange tube (53) is located behind the disinfection area (3) and on the same side of the treatment cylinder (2) as the disinfection area (3).

7. The garment processing equipment according to claim 6, characterized in that, The volume of the treatment cylinder (2) is greater than the volume of the disinfection area (3), and the disinfection area (3) is located above the treatment cylinder (2).

8. The garment processing equipment according to any one of claims 1-4, characterized in that, The garment processing equipment also includes a shelf (6), which is detachably installed in the disinfection area (3).

9. The garment processing equipment according to any one of claims 1-4, characterized in that, The disinfection mechanism (4) further includes an ultraviolet germicidal lamp (44), which is located in the disinfection area (3); and / or, The disinfection mechanism (4) also includes a ceramic heating element (45), which is located in the disinfection area (3) and heats up to kill bacteria when powered on.

10. The garment processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1-4, characterized in that, The first heat exchanger (52) includes a first evaporator (521) and a first condenser (522). The first evaporator (521) and the first condenser (522) are disposed inside the first heat exchange tube (51) and are arranged sequentially along the direction close to the air inlet. The heat exchange mechanism (5) further includes a first compressor, which is connected to the first evaporator (521) and the first condenser (522) via a refrigerant pipe.

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