Clothes treatment device having a heat pump drying function

Abstract

Disclosed in the present disclosure is a clothes treatment device having a heat pump drying function, including: a housing having an inner space; an outer cylinder disposed in the inner space of the housing; and a heat pump module including a two-device assembly, wherein the two-device assembly includes an evaporator and a condenser, the evaporator and / or the condenser is disposed in a left upper space or a right upper space of the outer cylinder in the housing, and a heat exchange main body of the evaporator and / or the condenser has an outer contour adaptive to the left upper space or the right upper space where the evaporator and / or the condenser is located. According to the present disclosure, the shape of the heat exchange main body of the evaporator and / or the condenser is adaptive to the space between the housing and the outer cylinder, that is to say, the shape of the overall structure of the evaporator and / or the condenser is adaptively designed according to an installation space, and is not a regular rectangle any more, so that the installation space in the housing can be fully utilized, the height of the whole machine can be controlled, and the heat exchange efficiency can be ensured.

Description

Cross-Reference to Related Application

[0001] The present disclosure claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202111450614.6, entitled "a clothes treatment device having a heat pump drying function" filed on November 30, 2021, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety.Technical Field

[0002] The present disclosure relates to a technical field of washing equipment, in particular to a clothes treatment device having a heat pump drying function.Background

[0003] With the improvement of living standards, people are increasingly pursuing a safe and comfortable clothes drying experience. However, a mainstream clothes treatment device with an individual drying function or a washing and drying integrated clothes treatment device in the current market uses an electric heating manner as a main drying manner, and the electric heating drying manner has the problems of high power consumption and poor drying effect. Therefore, the mainstream manner in the market is gradually changing from the electric heating drying to the research on heat pump drying.

[0004] The heat pump drying not only saves energy, but also does not damage clothes. However, there is still an unavoidable problem in a heat pump drying system that a heat pump drying module will inevitably lead to a larger size of the whole machine. If the size specification of the whole machine is different from those of a conventional washing machine, the placement position and space of a common clothes treatment device in a family cannot be generalized, which is a common problem of poor experience for consumers at present.

[0005] Therefore, the present disclosure aims to solve how to place a heat pump drying system into a clothes treatment device to achieve the effect of heat pump drying on the premise of the size specification of an existing conventional clothes treatment device. Moreover, the drying efficiency and effect cannot be affected, which requires solving the problem of space utilization in the existing conventional clothes treatment device.Summary

[0006] In view of this, to solve the problems of poor drying effect of a washing machine using an electric drying manner, low space utilization of a washing machine using a heat pump drying manner, and inability to effectively control the height of the whole machine, the present disclosure provides a clothes treatment device having a heat pump drying function.

[0007] To achieve the above objectives, the technical solution adopted by the present disclosure is as follows: A clothes treatment device having a heat pump drying function includes: a housing having an inner space; an outer cylinder, disposed in the inner space of the housing; and a heat pump module including a two-device assembly, wherein the two-device assembly includes an evaporator and a condenser, the evaporator and / or the condenser is disposed in a left upper space or a right upper space of the outer cylinder in the housing, and a heat exchange main body of the evaporator and / or the condenser has an outer contour adaptive to the left upper space or the right upper space where the evaporator and / or the condenser is located.

[0008] As an optional implementation of the present disclosure, a cross section of the heat exchange main body of the evaporator and / or the condenser perpendicular to an axis of the outer cylinder is in a shape with a wide top and a narrow bottom.

[0009] As an optional implementation of the present disclosure, the cross section is in a shape of an approximate stepped surface.

[0010] As an optional implementation of the present disclosure, the heat exchange main body of the evaporator and / or the condenser has a first horizontal side edge close to the outer cylinder and a second horizontal side edge away from the outer cylinder, and the length of the second horizontal side edge is greater than the length of the first horizontal side edge.

[0011] As an optional implementation of the present disclosure, the condenser and the evaporator are integrated to form a two-device module, the heat exchange main body of the evaporator and / or the condenser has a first horizontal side edge close to a top wall of the housing and a second horizontal side edge away from the top wall of the housing, as well as a first vertical side edge close to a side wall of the housing on the side where the evaporator and / or the condenser is located and a second vertical side edge away from the side wall of the housing on the side where the evaporator and / or the condenser is located, the length of the second horizontal side edge is greater than the length of the first horizontal side edge, and the height of the first vertical side edge is greater than the height of the second vertical side edge.

[0012] As an optional implementation of the present disclosure, both the evaporator and the condenser have a first heat exchange part close to the top wall of the housing and a second heat exchange part away from the top wall of the housing in a height direction of the housing, the first heat exchange part is formed by inserting a first heat exchange pipe with a first length into a first fin, the second heat exchange part is formed by inserting a second heat exchange pipe with a second length into a second fin, and the length of the first heat exchange pipe is greater than the length of the second heat exchange pipe; the first heat exchange part is communicated with the second heat exchange part through a third heat exchange pipe, and the third heat exchange pipe includes a first pipe section inserted in the first fin and having the same length as the first heat exchange pipe, a second pipe section inserted in the second fin and having the same length as the second heat exchange pipe, and a third pipe section communicated the first pipe section and the second pipe section; or the first heat exchange part and the second heat exchange part achieve overall appearance shape reduction and flow path communication through the third heat exchange pipe to achieve single input single output of a pipeline.

[0013] As an optional implementation of the present disclosure, the two-device assembly includes a two-device box, and the two-device module is disposed in the two-device box; and the two-device box is fixed on the housing and located in the left upper space or the right upper space of the outer cylinder, and there is a gap between the two-device box and an outer cylinder circumferential wall of the outer cylinder.

[0014] As an optional implementation of the present disclosure, an outer wall surface of one side opposite to the outer cylinder circumferential wall on the two-device box is a concave arc surface, the concave arc surface and the outer cylinder circumferential wall have the same central axis, and there is a gap between the concave arc surface and the outer cylinder circumferential wall.

[0015] As an optional implementation of the present disclosure, a first chamber close to the housing and a second chamber close to the outer cylinder are formed in the two-device box, and the length of the first chamber along the horizontal direction is greater than the length of the second chamber along the horizontal direction; and the first heat exchange part is disposed in the first chamber, and the second heat exchange part is disposed in the second chamber.

[0016] As an optional implementation of the present disclosure, the heat pump module includes a fan assembly, the fan assembly is fixed on the housing and located in the left upper space or the right upper space of the outer cylinder, there is a gap between the fan assembly and the outer cylinder circumferential wall of the outer cylinder, the two-device assembly is disposed on one side close to a cylinder opening of the outer cylinder, and the fan assembly is disposed on one side close to a cylinder bottom of the outer cylinder; the top of the outer cylinder circumferential wall is configured with an air outlet, and the fan assembly is communicated with the air outlet through an air outlet duct; the two-device box has a two-device box air inlet, and a fan air outlet of the fan assembly is directly connected with the two-device box air inlet; and a door seal is installed at the cylinder opening of the outer cylinder, the two-device box has a two-device box air outlet, and the two-device box air outlet is communicated with the door seal through an air inlet duct.

[0017] As an optional implementation of the present disclosure, the outer cylinder circumferential wall of the outer cylinder is hoisted in the housing through a vibration damping suspension spring, and a side wall surface opposite to the vibration damping suspension spring on the two-device box is configured with a concave avoiding structure for avoiding the installation of the vibration damping suspension spring.

[0018] As an optional implementation of the present disclosure, a position opposite to the two-device box on the outer cylinder circumferential wall of the outer cylinder has an outer cylinder avoiding region for avoiding the installation of the two-device box.Beneficial effects:

[0019] The present disclosure combines the spatial arrangement in the housing to dispose the evaporator and the condenser in the left upper space or the right upper space of the outer cylinder in the housing. This mainly considers the arrangement of structural components in the housing, thereby improving the utilization of the inner space of the housing of the washing machine. Specifically, a detergent dispensing box is generally disposed in the left upper space of the outer cylinder in the housing of the existing clothes treatment device, so that the evaporator and the condenser can be disposed in the right upper space of the outer cylinder in the housing. If considering disposing the detergent dispensing box in the right upper space of the outer cylinder in the housing, the evaporator and the condenser can be disposed in the left upper space of the outer cylinder in the housing.

[0020] In the present disclosure, the evaporator and the condenser are disposed in the limited space in the housing. To ensure the drying efficiency and drying effect of the evaporator and the condenser, the existing regular rectangular or square evaporator and condenser are not suitable for fully utilizing the inner space of the housing, and cannot meet the drying efficiency.

[0021] According to the present disclosure, the shape of the heat exchange main body of the evaporator and / or the condenser is adaptive to the space between the housing and the outer cylinder, that is to say, the shape of the overall structure of the evaporator and / or the condenser is adaptively designed according to an installation space, and is not a regular rectangle any more, so that the installation space in the housing can be fully utilized, and the heat exchange efficiency can be ensured.

[0022] In the present disclosure, the cross section of the heat exchange main body of the evaporator and / or the condenser perpendicular to the axis of the outer cylinder is in the shape with a wide top and a narrow bottom. This is because the outer cylinder has a cylindrical structure, the housing has a rectangular solid structure, the left upper space or the right upper space between the housing 1 and the outer cylinder is in a shape with a wide top and a narrow bottom, and the heat exchange main body of the evaporator and / or the condenser is adaptively set in a shape with a wide top and a narrow bottom in order to fully utilize the space, thereby increasing the area of the cross section of the heat exchange main body of the two-device module to the maximum extent to improve the heat pump drying effect.

[0023] Therefore, the clothes treatment device having a heat pump drying function in the present disclosure has the following beneficial effects: 1. The height of the whole machine can be effectively controlled, and the space of the whole machine can be effectively utilized. 2. The drying time and the drying effect can be effectively ensured. 3. The space occupation of a heat pump drying module can be reduced. Brief Description of the Drawings

[0024] The above and other objectives, features and advantages disclosed in the present disclosure will become clearer by describing the exemplary embodiments thereof in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings described below only show some embodiments disclosed in the present disclosure, and those of ordinary skill in the art can also obtain other accompanying drawings according to these accompanying drawings without creative efforts. Fig. 1 illustrates a three-dimensional outside view diagram of the whole machine of a clothes treatment device in an embodiment (an upper tabletop is already dismounted). Fig. 2 illustrates a front view diagram of a clothes treatment device in an embodiment (a front panel assembly is already dismounted). Fig. 3 illustrates a schematic exploded diagram among an outer cylinder, a two-device assembly, and a fan assembly in an embodiment. Fig. 4 illustrates an assembly diagram between a two-device assembly and a fan assembly in Embodiment 1. Fig. 5 illustrates a schematic diagram of a three-dimensional structure of a two-device module in Embodiment 1. Fig. 6 illustrates a front view diagram of the two-device module in Embodiment 1. Fig. 7 illustrates a schematic structural diagram of a third heat exchange pipe of the two-device module in Embodiment 1. Fig. 8 illustrates a schematic diagram of a three-dimensional structure of a two-device box in Embodiment 1. Fig. 9 illustrates an assembly diagram between the two-device assembly and the fan assembly in Embodiment 1. Fig. 10 illustrates a schematic assembly diagram of a two-device assembly and a fan assembly relative to an outer cylinder in Embodiment 2. Fig. 11 illustrates a schematic exploded diagram of the two-device assembly and the fan assembly relative to the outer cylinder in Embodiment 2. Fig. 12 illustrates a schematic diagram of a partial three-dimensional structure of a two-device box body in Embodiment 2. Fig. 13 illustrates a front view diagram of the two-device box body in Embodiment 2. Fig. 14 illustrates a schematic assembly exploded diagram between a fan assembly and a two-device assembly as well as an outer cylinder in Embodiment 3. Fig. 15 illustrates a schematic assembly exploded diagram between the fan assembly and the two-device assembly in Embodiment 3. Fig. 16 illustrates an assembly diagram of the fan assembly and two-device assembly installed on a frame assembly in Embodiment 3. Fig. 17 illustrates a schematic assembly exploded diagram between the fan assembly and the outer cylinder in Embodiment 3. Fig. 18 illustrates a schematic exploded diagram of the fan assembly in Embodiment 3. Fig. 19 illustrates a schematic assembly diagram between a compressor and a two-device assembly in Embodiment 4. Fig. 20 illustrates a schematic assembly diagram of the compressor installed on a frame assembly in Embodiment 4. Fig. 21 illustrates a schematic exploded diagram of the compressor installed on a fixed bottom plate in Embodiment 4. Fig. 22 illustrates a schematic diagram of connection between the compressor and a heat pump medium pipeline between two devices in the two-device assembly in Embodiment 4. Fig. 23 illustrates a schematic diagram of a position of a connection position between the compressor and the heat pump medium pipeline between the two devices in the two-device assembly relative to an installation through hole in Embodiment 4. Fig. 24 illustrates a schematic diagram of connection between the compressor and the heat pump medium pipeline between the two devices in the two-device assembly through a flexible rubber hose in Embodiment 4 (direction 1). Fig. 25 illustrates a schematic diagram of connection between the compressor and the heat pump medium pipeline between the two devices in the two-device assembly through a flexible rubber hose in Embodiment 4 (direction 2). Detailed Description of the Embodiments

[0025] In order to make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present disclosure clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Apparently, the described embodiments are merely some rather than all of the embodiments of the present disclosure. Based on the embodiments in the present disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.

[0026] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. The singular forms "a", "the" and "this" used in the embodiments and appended claims of the present disclosure are also intended to include plural forms, unless the contexts clearly indicate other meanings. The term "multiple" generally includes at least two, but it is not ruled out that it includes at least one.

[0027] It should be understood that the term "and / or" used herein only describes an association relationship between associated objects, indicating that there can be three relationships. For example, A and / or B can indicate that there are three conditions: A exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone. In addition, the character " / " herein generally means that the associated objects before and after it are in an "or" relationship.

[0028] It should also be noted that, the terms "comprise", "contain" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. Therefore, a commodity or system comprising a series of elements comprises not only those elements, but also other elements that are not explicitly listed, or further comprises elements inherent to such commodity or system. Without further limitations, an element limited by the sentence "comprise one ..." does not exclude the existence of other identical elements in the commodity or system that comprises the element.

[0029] To further describe the technical solutions in the present disclosure, the following specific embodiments are provided with reference to Fig. 1 to Fig. 25.

[0030] Referring to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, this embodiment provides a clothes treatment device having a heat pump drying function, and specifically can be a roller washing machine having a heat pump drying function, or a heat pump type roller clothes dryer, or other clothes treatment devices having a heat pump drying function. Specifically, the present disclosure takes a roller washing machine having a heat pump drying function as an example for description, but the same can be applied to a heat pump type roller clothes dryer by those skilled in the art.

[0031] This embodiment provides a clothes treatment device having a heat pump drying function, including a housing 1, wherein an inner cylinder 3 and an outer cylinder 2 which are installed coaxially are disposed in the housing 1, and the outer cylinder 2 is installed in the housing 1 through a vibration damping module; and the inner cylinder 3 is driven by a driving motor and is rotationally disposed in the outer cylinder 2.

[0032] In a clothes washing process of the clothes treatment device, washing water enters the outer cylinder 2 through a water inlet pipeline. After the washing water reaches the set water level, the entering of the water is stopped. The driving motor drives the inner cylinder 3 to rotate in the outer cylinder 2. During the rotation of the inner cylinder 2, the washing of the clothes is achieved by lifting and beating the clothes.

[0033] As shown in Fig. 1, the clothes treatment device is vertically placed on the level ground, a panel assembly 8 is disposed in front of the housing 1 of the clothes treatment device, the panel assembly 8 is configured with a delivery opening, and a door body assembly 9 is installed on the delivery opening of the panel assembly 8 to open / close the delivery opening. Referring to the orientation identification in Fig. 1, examples are provided according to the restrictions in upper, lower, front, back, left and right directions involved in the present disclosure to better explain the technical solutions in the present disclosure.

[0034] Further, the clothes treatment device in this embodiment has a drying function, and uses a heat pump type drying manner achieved through a heat pump system. Considering the problem of the working efficiency of a heat pump of an existing clothes treatment device, generally, a sufficient space needs to be reserved inside a housing to install a heat pump system, which will lead to an increase in the size of the housing of a washing machine.

[0035] Therefore, the present disclosure provides a clothes treatment device having a heat pump drying function. A heat pump system includes an evaporator, a condenser, a compressor and a fan assembly. The fan assembly delivers the humid and hot drying air inside the outer cylinder to the evaporator, the evaporator exchanges heat with the humid and hot drying air to condense the moisture in the humid and hot drying air to become dry and cold drying air, the dry and cold drying air is delivered to the condenser for heat exchange and heating to become dry and hot drying air, and the dry and hot drying air is guided into the outer cylinder for clothes drying to become the humid and hot drying air again for circulation again. A refrigerant serving as a working medium of the heat pump system circulates among the condenser, a throttling device, the evaporator and the compressor. The refrigerant absorbs heat in the evaporator to achieve the cooling and dehumidification of the humid and hot drying air guided from the outer cylinder, and releases heat in the condenser to achieve the heating of the dry and cold drying air guided from the evaporator.

[0036] The present disclosure aims to provide a clothes treatment device having a heat pump drying function. Considering the layout of the inner space of the housing of the clothes treatment device, the inner space of the housing is fully utilized, the arrangement of the heat pump system is achieved, the drying efficiency and the drying effect are ensured, and the housing of the clothes treatment device having a heat pump drying function remains the same size as the housing of an ordinary clothes treatment device of the corresponding kilogram level.Embodiment 1

[0037] This embodiment focuses on the structural design and installation arrangement of an evaporator and a condenser to ensure that the evaporator and the condenser can be adaptively installed in the inner space of a housing, so that the utilization of the inner space of the housing is improved, and the height of the whole machine can be effectively controlled. The specific technical solution is as follows: Referring to Fig. 1 to Fig. 9, a clothes treatment device having a heat pump drying function in this embodiment includes: a housing 1 having an inner space; an outer cylinder 2 disposed in the inner space of the housing 1; and a heat pump module including a two-device assembly, wherein the two-device assembly includes an evaporator 441 and a condenser 442, the evaporator 441 and / or the condenser 442 is disposed in a left upper space or a right upper space of the outer cylinder 2 in the housing 1, and a heat exchange main body of the evaporator 441 and / or the condenser 442 has an outer contour adaptive to the left upper space or the right upper space where the evaporator 441 and / or the condenser 442 is located.

[0038] This embodiment focuses on the structural characteristics of the left upper space or the right upper space in the housing of the clothes treatment device. Specifically, for a roller washing machine, a detergent dispensing device needs to be disposed in the left upper space generally, and there is a certain free space in the right upper space opposite to the left upper space. Therefore, in the clothes treatment device of this embodiment, according to the characteristics of the inner space of the housing, the two-device assembly is disposed in the left upper space or the right upper space of the outer cylinder 2 in the housing 1. Further, because the left upper space or the right upper space of the outer cylinder 2 in the housing 1 is limited, in order to ensure that the height and size of the whole machine of the clothes treatment device remain unchanged, improve the heat exchange efficiency as much as possible, and ensure the drying effect, it is necessary to increase the heat exchange main body of the two-device assembly as much as possible. Therefore, the heat exchange main body of the evaporator 441 and / or the condenser 442 in this embodiment has an outer contour adaptive to the left upper space or the right upper space where the evaporator 441 and / or the condenser 442 is located. Specifically, the heat exchange main body of the evaporator 441 and / or the condenser 442 in this embodiment having an outer contour adaptive to the left upper space or the right upper space where the evaporator 441 and / or the condenser 442 is located means that the heat exchange main body adopts an irregular arrangement manner and is adaptive to the installation space to ensure the drying efficiency.

[0039] As an optional implementation of this embodiment, a cross section of the heat exchange main body of the evaporator 441 and / or the condenser 442 in this embodiment perpendicular to an axis of the outer cylinder is in a shape with a wide top and a narrow bottom. This is because the outer cylinder 2 has a cylindrical structure, the housing 1 has a rectangular solid structure, the left upper space or the right upper space between the housing 1 and the outer cylinder 2 is in a shape with a wide top and a narrow bottom, and the heat exchange main body of the evaporator 441 and / or the condenser 442 is adaptively set in a shape with a wide top and a narrow bottom in order to fully utilize the space.

[0040] As an optional implementation of this embodiment, the cross section is in a shape of an approximate stepped surface or a shape of approximate inverted L, so that the installation space in the housing 1 can be fully utilized, and the processing and manufacturing of the evaporator 441 and / or the condenser 442 are facilitated.

[0041] This embodiment combines the spatial arrangement in the housing 1 to dispose the evaporator 441 and the condenser 442 in the left upper space or the right upper space of the outer cylinder 2 in the housing 1. This mainly considers the arrangement of structural components in the housing 1. Specifically, a detergent dispensing box is generally dispose in the left upper space of the outer cylinder 2 in the housing 1 of the existing clothes treatment device, so that the evaporator 441 and the condenser 442 can be dispose in the right upper space of the outer cylinder 2 in the housing 1. If considering disposing the detergent dispensing box in the right upper space of the outer cylinder 2 in the housing 1, the evaporator 441 and the condenser 442 can be disposed in the left upper space of the outer cylinder 2 in the housing 1.

[0042] The evaporator 441 and the condenser 442 in this embodiment are disposed in the limited space in the housing 1. To ensure the drying efficiency and drying effect of the evaporator 441 and the condenser 442, the existing regular rectangular or square evaporator 441 and condenser 442 are not suitable for fully utilizing the inner space of the housing 1, and cannot meet the drying efficiency.

[0043] Therefore, the shape of the heat exchange main body of the evaporator 441 and / or the condenser 442 in this embodiment is adaptive to the space between the housing 1 and the outer cylinder 2, that is to say, the shape of the overall structure of the evaporator 441 and / or the condenser 442 is adaptively designed according to an installation space, and is not a regular rectangle any more, so that the installation space in the housing can be fully utilized, and the heat exchange efficiency can be ensured.

[0044] As an optional implementation of this embodiment, the heat exchange main body of the evaporator 441 and / or the condenser 442 in this embodiment has a first horizontal side edge close to a top wall of the housing 1 and a second horizontal side edge away from the top wall of the housing 1, as well as a first vertical side edge close to a side wall of the housing 1 on the side where the evaporator 441 and / or the condenser 442 is located and a second vertical side edge away from the side wall of the housing 1 on the side where the evaporator 441 and / or the condenser 442 is located, the length of the second horizontal side edge is greater than the length of the first horizontal side edge, and the height of the first vertical side edge is greater than the height of the second vertical side edge. Due to the cylindrical structure of the outer cylinder 2 and the planar structure of the housing, the horizontal length of the left upper space or the right upper space of the outer cylinder 2 in the housing 1 gradually decreases from top to bottom in a vertical direction. Therefore, to enable the heat exchange main body of the evaporator 441 and / or the condenser 442 in this embodiment to adapt to the installation space, the horizontal distance of the first horizontal side edge close to the outer cylinder 2 is set to be less than the horizontal distance of the second horizontal side edge away from the outer cylinder 2.

[0045] For the convenience of the assembly of the condenser and the evaporator, as an optional implementation of this embodiment, referring to Fig. 5, the condenser 442 and the evaporator 441 in this embodiment are integrated to form a two-device module 44, and the heat exchange main body of the condenser 442 and the evaporator 441 includes a first heat exchange part 4421 and a second heat exchange part 4421 with unequal lengths in a horizontal direction, so that the heat exchange main body of the two-device module 44 has a stepped surface with the horizontal length away from the outer cylinder greater than the horizontal length close to the outer cylinder. To better utilize the space of this part, the cross section of the heat exchange main body of the two-device module 44 is set to be a non-rectangular structure, that is, in the space, the cross section of the heat exchange main body of the two-device module 44 is set to be "L"-shaped, "7"-shaped, etc., and the two-device module 44 is placed in the space, thereby increasing the area of the cross section of the heat exchange main body of the two-device module 44 to the maximum extent to improve the heat pump drying effect.

[0046] Referring to Fig. 5, as an optional implementation of this embodiment, both the evaporator 441 and the condenser 442 have a first heat exchange part 4451 away from the outer cylinder 2 and a second heat exchange part 4452 close to the outer cylinder 2, the first heat exchange part 4451 is formed by inserting a first heat exchange pipe 4453 with a first length into a first fin, the second heat exchange part 4452 is formed by inserting a second heat exchange pipe 4455 with a second length into a second fin, and the length of the first heat exchange pipe 4453 is greater than the length of the second heat exchange pipe 4455.

[0047] In this embodiment, the first heat exchange part 4453 is communicated with the second heat exchange part 4452 through a third heat exchange pipe 4454, and the third heat exchange pipe 4454 includes a first pipe section inserted in the first fin and having the same length as the first heat exchange pipe 4453, a second pipe section inserted in the second fin and having the same length as the second heat exchange pipe 4455, and a third pipe section communicated with the first pipe section and the second pipe section.

[0048] The two-device module 44 in this embodiment includes a condenser 441 and an evaporator 442 which are both obtained by inserting copper pipes into fins and are respectively configured to generate heat and absorb heat. By means of the space enclosed by the outer cylinder 2 and the housing 1, the area of the cross section of the heat exchange main body of the two-device module 44 is maximized, and the two-device module 44 is placed in the space. The heat exchange main body of the evaporator 441 and the condenser 442 is in a stepped shape, copper pipe flow path is inserted in fin, and stepped cross section is connected through a long and short U-shaped third heat exchange pipe 4454, so that the copper pipe flow path of the stepped surface is communicated. Due to an integrated structure, the evaporator 441 and the condenser 442 are easy to assemble. Furthermore, the communication of the copper pipe flow paths is realized as single input single output, and the utilization of a heat pump cold medium is improved.

[0049] Further, the two-device assembly in this embodiment includes a two-device box, and the two-device module 44 is disposed in the two-device box; and the two-device box is fixed on the housing 1 and located in the left upper space or the right upper space of the outer cylinder 2, and there is a gap between the two-device box and an outer cylinder circumferential wall of the outer cylinder 2. The two-device box in this embodiment includes a two-device box body 443 and a two-device box cover 444. The inside of the two-device box body 443 has an inner accommodating cavity with an open end, the two-device box cover 444 covers the opening of the two-device box body 443 to form a closed space, and the two-device module 44 is placed in the inner closed space of the two-device box. Similarly, the space between the outer cylinder 2 and the housing 1 is utilized, the space is called an effective space, and a certain safety gap is reserved between the two-device box and the outer cylinder 2 as well as the housing 1 respectively.

[0050] As an optional implementation of this embodiment, an outer wall surface of one side opposite to the outer cylinder circumferential wall on the two-device box is a concave arc surface 4434, the concave arc surface 4434 and the outer cylinder circumferential wall have the same central axis, and there is a gap between the concave arc surface 4434 and the outer cylinder circumferential wall. In this way, the inner space of the two-device box can be increased as much as possible, and a safety gap between the two-device box and the outer cylinder 2 can be maintained.

[0051] Specifically, a first chamber close to the housing 1 and a second chamber close to the outer cylinder 2 are formed in the two-device box in this embodiment, and the length of the first chamber along the horizontal direction is greater than the length of the second chamber along the horizontal direction; and the first heat exchange part 4451 is disposed in the first chamber, and the second heat exchange part 4452 is disposed in the second chamber.

[0052] In the clothes treatment device having a heat pump drying function in this embodiment, the outer cylinder circumferential wall of the outer cylinder 2 is hoisted in the housing 1 through a vibration damping suspension spring 53, and a side wall surface opposite to the vibration damping suspension spring 53 on the two-device box is configured with a concave avoiding structure 4435 for avoiding the installation of the vibration damping suspension spring 53. Specifically, the concave avoiding structure 4435 is a concave structure formed by partial inward depression of the side wall surface opposite to the vibration damping suspension spring 53 on the two-device box.

[0053] In the clothes treatment device having a heat pump drying function in this embodiment, the heat pump module includes a fan assembly 43, the fan assembly 43 is fixed on the housing 1 and located in the left upper space or the right upper space of the outer cylinder, there is a gap between the fan assembly 43 and the outer cylinder circumferential wall of the outer cylinder 2, the two-device assembly is disposed on one side close to a cylinder opening of the outer cylinder 2, and the fan assembly 43 is disposed on one side close to a cylinder bottom of the outer cylinder 2; the top of the outer cylinder circumferential wall is configured with an air outlet 22, and the fan assembly 43 is communicated with the air outlet 22 through an air outlet duct 41; the two-device box has a two-device box air inlet, and a fan air outlet of the fan assembly 43 is directly connected with the two-device box air inlet; and a door seal 24 is installed at the cylinder opening of the outer cylinder 2, the two-device box has a two-device box air outlet, and the two-device box air outlet is communicated with the door seal 24 through an air inlet duct 511.

[0054] As an optional implementation of this embodiment, this embodiment further provides a clothes treatment device having a heat pump drying function, and a position opposite to the two-device box on the outer cylinder circumferential wall of the outer cylinder 2 has an outer cylinder avoiding region 231 for avoiding the installation of the two-device box. Specifically, the outer cylinder avoiding region 231 is formed by reducing the height of reinforcing ribs at the position opposite to the two-device box on the outer circumferential wall of the outer cylinder 2 or removing the reinforcing ribs, thereby reducing the installation height of the two-device box.Embodiment 2

[0055] This embodiment focuses on the specific structural design of the two-device box in Embodiment 1 to achieve the installation of the two-device assembly, flow optimization of drying airflow, etc.

[0056] Referring to Fig. 1 to Fig. 3 and Fig. 10 to Fig. 13, a clothes treatment device having a heat pump drying function in this embodiment includes: an outer cylinder 2; a housing 1, wherein the outer cylinder 2 is disposed in an inner space of the housing 1; and a heat pump module including a two-device box 447 and a two-device module 445, formed by integrating the condenser 442 and the evaporator 441, disposed in the two-device box 447, wherein the two-device box 447 has a two-device box air inlet 4431, and the two-device box air inlet 4431 is obliquely disposed relative to the horizontal direction.

[0057] Specifically, an acute angle is formed between the two-device box air inlet 4431 and the horizontal direction; and the two-device box air inlet 4431 is preferably in an approximate rectangular shape with upper and lower long edges and left and right short edges.

[0058] The oblique direction of the two-device box air inlet 4431 in this embodiment is tilting towards the connecting line direction of between two points having the farthest distance in the cross section of the heat exchange main body of the two-device module 445, or the oblique direction of the two-device box air inlet 4431 is consistent with the direction of a connecting line between two points having the farthest diagonal distance on the cross section of the heat exchange main body of the two-device module 445.

[0059] The oblique direction of the two-device box air inlet 4431 in this embodiment tilting towards the connecting line direction of between two points having the farthest distance in the cross section of the heat exchange main body of the two-device module 445, or the oblique direction of the two-device box air inlet 4431 is consistent with the direction of a connecting line between two points having the farthest diagonal distance on the cross section of the heat exchange main body of the two-device module 445, thereby ensuring the consistency in the flow direction of the humid and hot drying airflow towards the heat exchange main body of the two-device module 445, avoiding the cross flow of the drying airflow flowing from the two-device box air inlet 4431 towards the heat exchange main body of the two-device module 445, and improving the drying heat exchange efficiency.

[0060] Further, the two-device box 447 in this embodiment includes a box circumferential side wall and a box bottom wall, the box circumferential side wall and the box bottom wall enclose an opening accommodating space for accommodating the two-device module, the box bottom wall and the outer cylinder 2 are oppositely disposed at a gap, and the two-device box air inlet 4431 is disposed on the box circumferential side wall facing the drying airflow and is close to the box bottom wall. In this embodiment, according to the principle of hot air rising, the two-device box air inlet 4431 is disposed on the bottom of the two-device box to enable the humid and hot drying airflow to rise to be in more full contact with the two-device module 445, thereby improving the drying efficiency.

[0061] Specifically, the two-device box in this embodiment includes a first box side wall facing the drying airflow and a second box side wall opposite to the first box side wall, and the box bottom wall is a concave arc surface which is concave towards the inner accommodating space of the two-device box; and the two-device box air inlet 4431 is disposed on the first box side wall and is close to the box bottom wall, and the two-device box also has a two-device box air outlet disposed on the second box side wall.

[0062] As an optional implementation of this embodiment, the two-device module 445 has a first heat exchange part 4451 close to the housing along the vertical direction and a second heat exchange part 4452 close to the outer cylinder, the first heat exchange part 4451 is formed by inserting a first heat exchange pipe 4453 with a first length into a first fin, the second heat exchange part 4452 is formed by inserting a second heat exchange pipe 4455 with a second length into a second fin, and the length of the first heat exchange pipe 4453 is greater than the length of the second heat exchange pipe 4455; and the projection of the two-device box air inlet 4431 on a projection plane perpendicular to the central axis of the outer cylinder diagonally crosses the projection of the diagonal of the two-device module 445 on the projection plane perpendicular to the central axis of the outer cylinder.

[0063] As an optional implementation of this embodiment, the two-device box air inlet 4431 is directly opposite to an evaporator heat exchange surface of the two-device module 445, there is a distance between the two-device box air inlet 4431 and the evaporator heat exchange surface, and the range of the distance is 20mm -80mm. The two-device module 445 and the two-device box air inlet 4431 are disposed within a certain distance range, thereby reducing the air resistance, ensuring the smooth flow of the drying airflow, and reducing the load of the fan assembly.

[0064] As an optional implementation of this embodiment, both the first heat exchange part 4451 and the second heat exchange part 4452 have a heat exchange main body and a heat exchange pipe joint located at one end of the heat exchange main body, and one side of the two-device box air inlet 4431 in the two-device box is configured with an air guiding plate 4433 for guiding the drying air to flow to the heat exchange main body. When an avoiding design is adopted, the two devices also need to be configured with avoiding structures, and there are pipelines on both sides of the two devices, therefore, an L-shaped design is the best solution, which not only avoids the two-device box but also provides a space for a condenser pipe. However, there is a gap in an L-shaped two-device module, which requires the use of an air blocking plate in the two-device box to ensure that the air can completely pass through the two devices. The air guiding plate 4433 in this embodiment is the same L-shaped plate as the L-shaped two-device module, which can better guide the drying airflow entering from the two-device box air inlet 4431 to a windward heat exchange surface of the two-device module and block the drying airflow to the heat exchange pipe joint, the air resistance of the drying airflow at the heat exchange joint is smaller, and the heat exchange effect is poor.

[0065] Furthermore, the heat pump module in this embodiment includes a compressor disposed on the housing behind the outer cylinder, the compressor is connected with the two-device module 445 through a heat pump medium pipeline, a pipeline channel is formed between the air guiding plate 4433 and the two-device box body 443, and the heat pump medium pipeline passes through the pipeline channel and is connected with the heat exchange pipe joint. The air guiding plate 4433 in this embodiment is further configured to construct pipeline channels for the arrangement and communication of heat pump medium pipelines between the compressor and the two-device module.

[0066] Referring to Fig. 12, to achieve the installation of the two-device module 445, specific structure of the two-device box body 443 in this embodiment is as follows: an inner wall surface of the box bottom wall is configured with a first support plate 4434 for supporting the first heat exchange part 4451 of the evaporator 441 and a second support plate 4437 for supporting the second heat exchange part 4452 of the evaporator 441, a third support plate 44314 for supporting the first heat exchange part 4451 of the condenser 442 and a fourth support plate 44310 for supporting the second heat exchange part 4452 of the condenser 442, and a separation clamping plate for separating the evaporator 441 and the condenser 442. The first support plate 4434 and the second support plate 4437 are located on one side of the separation clamping plate, and the third support plate 44314 and the fourth support plate 44310 are located on the other side of the separation clamping plate. In this embodiment, the first support plate 4434 and the second support plate 4437 achieve the support installation of the evaporator 441, the third support plate 44314 and the fourth support plate 44310 achieve the support installation of the condenser 442, and the separation clamping plate is inserted between the evaporator 441 and the condenser 442 in a clamping manner and separates the evaporator 441 and the condenser 442 which are integrated.

[0067] In some embodiments, the inner wall surface of the box bottom wall is further configured with a stepped support platform 4436, the separation clamping plate includes a first separation clamping plate 4435 and a second separation clamping plate 4439 which are disposed on the stepped support platform 4436, the first heat exchange part 4451 and the second heat exchange part 4452 at the end where the evaporator 441 and the condenser 442 are close to each other respectively abut against the stepped support platform 4436, the first separation clamping plate 4435 is inserted and clamped between the first heat exchange part of the evaporator 441 and the first heat exchange part of the condenser 442, and the second separation clamping plate 4439 is inserted and clamped between the second heat exchange part of the evaporator 441 and the second heat exchange part of the condenser 442.

[0068] In addition, an inner side circumferential wall of the two-device box body 443 in this embodiment is configured with a two-device corner limiting block 44311 for circumferential limiting of the installation of the two-device module, and the two-device corner limiting block 44311 abuts against the corner of the two-device module for circumferential limiting to prevent circumferential shaking.

[0069] The two-device box body 443 in this embodiment is further configured with a two-device box stud 44312 for achieving the fixed connection and assembly with the two-device box cover 444.

[0070] As an optional implementation of this embodiment, a bottom wall of the two-device box 447 in this embodiment is configured with a condensed water discharge joint 44313 for discharging condensed water, and the water discharge direction of the condensed water discharge joint 44313 is consistent with the flow direction of the drying air in the two-device box 447. In this way, the condensed water can be discharged by virtue of the drying air force to avoid the problem of reduction of the drying efficiency caused by accumulation of the condensed water.

[0071] Further, a bottom inner wall of the two-device box 447 is configured with a support plate for supporting the two-device module 445, and the end of the support plate close to the condensed water discharge joint 44313 has a condensed water guiding arc surface 4438 which is bent towards the condensed water discharge joint. In this way, the condensed water of the two-device module 445 can be guided to the condensed water discharge joint 44313.

[0072] The structural design of the two-device box 447 in this embodiment has the following beneficial effects: 1. According to the principle of hot air rising, the two-device box air inlet is disposed on the bottom of the two-device box body to enable the humid and hot drying airflow to rise to be in more full contact with the two-device module, thereby improving the drying efficiency. 2. In the projection direction of the front of the whole machine, the obliquely disposed air inlet diagonally crosses the diagonal direction of the two-device module, thereby ensuring the consistency in the flow direction of the humid and hot drying airflow, and avoiding the cross flow. 3. The two-device module and the two-device air inlet are disposed within a certain distance range, thereby reducing the air resistance, ensuring the smooth flow of the drying airflow, and reducing the load of the fan. 4. The water discharge direction of the condensed water discharge joint is consistent with the flow direction of the drying airflow, so that the condensed water can be discharged by virtue of the air force to avoid the problem of reduction of the drying efficiency caused by accumulation of the condensed water. Embodiment 3

[0073] This embodiment focuses on the specific optimization design for the assembly and structural improvement of a fan assembly of a heat pump module to better utilize an inner space of a housing for assembly, thereby improving the space utilization of the housing, ensuring the drying efficiency, and simplifying installation processes. The specific solution is as follows: Referring to Fig. 1 to Fig. 3 and Fig. 14 to Fig. 18, this embodiment provides a clothes treatment device having a heat pump drying function, including: an outer cylinder 2, wherein the top of the outer cylinder 2 is configured with an air outlet 22; a housing 1, wherein the outer cylinder 2 is disposed in an inner space of the housing 1; and a heat pump module including an evaporator, a condenser, a heat exchange air duct and a fan assembly 43 which are disposed in the space between the part above the outer cylinder 2 and the housing 1, wherein the evaporator and the condenser are disposed in the heat exchange air duct, a fan air inlet of the fan assembly 43 is communicated with the air outlet 22 on the outer cylinder 2, a fan air outlet of the fan assembly 43 is fixedly connected to an air duct air inlet of the heat exchange air duct directly to form an integrated connecting structure, and an air duct air outlet of the heat exchange air duct is communicated with the inside of the outer cylinder 2.

[0074] The heat pump module described in this embodiment is composed of a two-device assembly, a heat exchange air duct, a fan assembly 43, and an air guiding assembly, wherein the two-device assembly 43 includes a condenser 442 and an evaporator 441 which are respectively configured to generate heat and absorb heat and are both obtained by inserting copper pipes into fins; and the two-device assembly is connected to a compressor 451 through copper pipes to form a complete two-device flow path.

[0075] Support ribs capable of placing the two-device assembly are disposed in the heat exchange air duct assembly, and the two-device assembly is completely placed in the heat exchange air duct assembly. It is also ensured that the ventilation area is not affected, and the movement of the two-device assembly is limited through surrounding ribs and sponge strips, so that the degree of freedom of the two-device assembly is completely limited. Furthermore, the heat exchange air duct assembly is connected with the air guiding assembly 446 and the fan assembly 43 and is communicated with the outer cylinder to form a complete heat pump drying circulation air path. Moreover, the heat exchange air duct serves as a channel for air path circulation.

[0076] The two-device assembly is located in a position between the outer cylinder and the housing, the outer cylinder has a cylindrical structure, the housing has a planar structure, and the space structure for placing the two-device assembly is a space formed by an arc surface and a plane. On the premise of ensuring the height of the whole machine, based on the space, the two-device assembly is maximized to improve the heat pump drying effect.

[0077] Furthermore, a safety gap is reserved between the heat exchange air duct assembly and the outer cylinder, and the two-device assembly is maximized in the effective space between the outer cylinder and the housing to increase the heat exchange area of fins and improve the drying efficiency.

[0078] Correspondingly, in the two-device assembly, the evaporator is located at a position behind the fan assembly, and the fan assembly can enable the humid and hot air in the outer cylinder to be blown into the evaporator and the condenser. After the air passes through the evaporator, the water in the air is condensed; under the action of gravity, the condensed water flows to the bottom of the heat exchange air duct along the fins, and the condensed water is discharged through the ribs disposed on the bottom of the heat exchange air duct; and when the air passes through the condenser, heat is generated through the condenser, so that the cold and dry air flowing through the condenser is converted into hot and dry air which enters the outer cylinder again through a first connecting element.

[0079] The heat pump module is attached to the housing, and the heat pump module is fixed to the housing, so that the heat pump module is not affected by the vibration of the outer cylinder.

[0080] In this embodiment, the fan assembly 43 is fixedly connected to the heat exchange air duct configured with the evaporator and the condenser inside to form an integrated structure. When the integrated module formed by the evaporator, the condenser and the fan assembly is integrally installed in the housing 1, the problems of complicated assembly and high assembly accuracy requirements caused by separately installing the evaporator, the condenser, the heat exchange air duct and the fan assembly 43 into the housing respectively are avoided. Furthermore, by installing the integrated module, the required inner installation space of the housing 1 can be reduced, the utilization of the inner space of the housing 1 can be improved, and the height of the whole washing machine can be reduced.

[0081] Referring to Fig. 15, in this embodiment, the outer circumference of the fan outlet is configured with a first buckle structure 431 and a first assembly hole 432, and the outer circumference of the air duct air inlet of the heat exchange air duct is configured with a second slot structure 44315 and a second assembly hole 44316. The fan air outlet and the air duct air inlet are pre-fixed by clamping the first buckle structure 431 with the second slot structure 44315, and then, a connecting element penetrates through the first assembly hole 432 and is fastened on the second assembly hole 44316 to fixedly connect the fan air outlet with the air duct air inlet, so that the evaporator, the condenser, the heat exchange air duct and the fan assembly are assembled into the integrated module.

[0082] In this embodiment, by means of combination of the buckle and screws, the buckle structure is designed for facilitating the pre-fixation during assembly, and then, the screws are used for fastening.

[0083] Further, to improve the sealing performance of connection between the fan air outlet and the air duct air inlet to prevent air leakage, in this embodiment, a sealing ring 46 is disposed between the fan air outlet and the air duct air inlet, and an annular sealing groove for assembling the sealing ring is disposed in the fan air outlet and / or the air duct air inlet.

[0084] As an optional implementation of this embodiment, in this embodiment, to solve the fixed installation of the fan assembly 43 in the housing, referring to Fig. 15, Fig. 16 and Fig. 18, the fan assembly includes a volute, a fan impeller 4310 and a fan motor 438. The fan impeller 4310 is disposed in the volute, the fan motor 438 is disposed on the volute, a motor shaft of the fan motor 4310 extends into the volute and is connected to the fan impeller 4310, the fan air inlet is disposed on the volute, the fan air inlet and the fan impeller have the same central axis, the fan air outlet is disposed on the volute, and the central axis of the fan air outlet is perpendicular to the central axis of the fan impeller. The volute is fixedly installed on the housing 1, and the fan assembly 43 is eccentrically disposed in the right upper space of the outer cylinder 2. In this embodiment, the fan assembly 43 is fixedly installed on the housing 1, and because the fan assembly, the evaporator 441, the condenser 442 and the heat exchange air duct are assembled into the integrated module, the evaporator 441, the condenser 442 and the heat exchange air duct are also fixedly installed on the housing 1.

[0085] Further, the housing 1 includes a frame assembly 11, the frame assembly includes a rear frame plate 111 and a left frame plate 113 and a right frame plate 112 which are fixed at both ends of the rear frame plate 111 and are disposed oppositely, and the volute is at least fixedly installed on the rear frame plate 111 and the right frame plate 112. In this embodiment, the fixed installation of the fan assembly 43 in at least two directions is achieved through the rear frame plate 111 and the right frame plate 112, thereby ensuring the assembly stability of the fan assembly 43.

[0086] Specifically, the volute includes an upper volute 434 and a lower volute 4311. The upper volute 434 is fixedly connected with the lower volute 4311 to enclose a volute chamber for disposing the fan impeller 4310, the upper volute 434 is configured with a lapping platform, the lower volute 4311 is configured with a fixed column 435 with a threaded hole inside, and the lapping platform and the fixed column 435 are disposed along a circumferential direction of the volute. The lapping platform is fixedly lapped on the right frame plate 112 / rear frame plate 111, and the fixed column 435 is fixed on the rear frame plate 111 / right frame plate 112 through a connecting element.

[0087] In this embodiment, the upper volute 434 is configured with a first lapping platform 433 and a second lapping platform 434, the frame assembly includes a corner frame plate 114 crossing the right frame plate 112 and the rear frame plate 111, the first lapping platform 433 is fixedly lapped on the right frame plate 112, the second lapping platform 434 is fixedly lapped on the corner frame plate 114, and the fixed column 435 is fixed on the rear frame plate 111 through a connecting element. The corner frame plate 114 in this embodiment not only achieves the fixed installation of the fan assembly 43 to make the installation of the fan assembly 43 more stable, but also increases the overall strength of the frame assembly to ensure the stability of the whole washing machine.

[0088] In this embodiment, multi-directional fixed structures such as the lapping platform and the fixed column are designed on the structure of the fan assembly. Through the analysis of the fixing stability and the force angle, the multi-directional fixed structures such as the lapping platform and the fixed column need to be disposed within a position range of no less than one-third of the diameter of the fan assembly, and are fixed on the box body of the whole machine through screw fasteners. When the vibration of the box body of the whole machine is caused during washing or dehydration of the outer cylinder, the multi-directional fixed structures can effectively ensure the stability of the fan assembly.

[0089] In a drying process, the fan motor 4310 drives the fan impeller 4310 to rotate at a certain speed, and the fan impeller 4310 under high-speed operation drives the internal circulation movement of the drying airflow, so that the airflow is sucked into the fan assembly 43 from the outer cylinder 2 and then flows to a heat exchange module at a certain speed to form the air flow in a drying air duct.

[0090] The drying process in this embodiment means that during drying, the fan assembly 43 will operate at a high speed through the fan motor 4310, and the airflow in a loop is sucked into the fan assembly 43 through the air outlet from the outer cylinder 2, and then is driven by the fan motor 4310 with a high rotation speed of the fan assembly 43 to make a centrifugal movement at a certain speed to enter the heat exchange air duct. Then, the airflow enters the outer cylinder 2 again and continues to be sucked into the drying loop by the fan assembly 43 to circulate continuously.

[0091] Referring to Fig. 18, the fan air inlet in this embodiment is communicated with the air outlet 22 on an outer cylinder body 23 of the outer cylinder 2 through a flexible adapter 41. The fan assembly 43 is fixed on the frame assembly 11, and the outer cylinder body 23 will vibrate during the operation of the washing machine, so that the communication between the outer cylinder body 23 and the fan assembly 43 is achieved through the flexible adapter 41 to avoid the damage caused by the interaction force between the outer cylinder body 23 during vibration and the fan assembly 43.

[0092] Further, in this embodiment, the center of the air outlet 22 is disposed on a central axis surface at the top of the outer cylinder body 23 and is close to a rear cylinder part, the flexible adapter 41 has a first connecting port connected with the air outlet 22 and a second connecting port connected with the fan air inlet, and there is an eccentric distance between the central axis of the first connecting port and the central axis of the second connecting port.

[0093] In this embodiment, the first connecting port is in fastening connection with the air outlet through a first fastening clamp 437, and the second connecting port is in fastening connection with the fan air inlet through a second fastening clamp 436.

[0094] Specifically, in this embodiment, a rubber adapter is used as the flexible adapter 41 of the fan assembly to connect the drying air duct and the outer cylinder; and by means of the stretchability and ductility of the rubber adapter, when the vibration or multi-directional force pulling occurs during washing, dehydration and other programs of the outer cylinder, the drying air duct is not affected by the vibration, and a complete and closed circulation air path system is maintained.

[0095] The rubber adapter in this embodiment is disposed on the top of the outer cylinder and is configured to connect the fan assembly and the outer cylinder. The connected position at the top of the outer cylinder is called an air outlet, wherein the placement method of the fan assembly is to form a certain included angle with the horizontal plane (within the range of 0 to 90°). The first connecting element 511 is disposed in front of the outer cylinder and is configured to connect the air guiding assembly 446 and the outer cylinder. In this assembly, the rubber adapter and the first connecting element are both flexible structures and materials capable of generating movement routes.

[0096] Correspondingly, the air outlet is disposed on the top of the outer cylinder to reduce the length of an air circulation path, thereby reducing the resistance of the drying circulation air path, improving the drying efficiency, and also playing a role of the circulation air path.

[0097] A first filter screen 411 needs to be disposed on the air outlet to filter the debris generated in the drying process.Embodiment 4

[0098] This embodiment focuses on the specific optimization design for the assembly and structural improvement of a compressor assembly of a heat pump module to better utilize an inner space of a housing for assembly, thereby improving the space utilization of the housing, ensuring the drying efficiency, and simplifying installation processes. The specific solution is as follows: Referring to Fig. 1 to Fig. 3 and Fig. 19 to Fig. 21, this embodiment provides a clothes treatment device having a heat pump drying function, including: an outer cylinder 2; a frame assembly 11, wherein the outer cylinder 2 is disposed in an inner space of the frame assembly 11; and a heat pump module including an evaporator 441, a condenser 442 and a compressor 451, wherein the condenser 442 and the evaporator 441 are integrated to form a two-device module 44, the two-device module 44 is disposed above the outer cylinder 2, the compressor 451 is disposed on the frame assembly 11, and the compressor 451 is connected with the two-device module 44 through a heat pump medium pipeline.

[0099] According to the clothes treatment device in this embodiment, the two-device module 44 is disposed above the outer cylinder 2, the compressor 451 is disposed on the frame assembly 11 and is located behind the outer cylinder 2, the position arrangement between the modules is reasonable, the production cost is reduced, the inner space of the washing machine is reasonably utilized, and the height of the whole machine is reduced.

[0100] Referring to Fig. 20, the frame assembly 11 in this embodiment includes a rear frame plate 111 and a left frame plate 113 and a right frame plate 112 which are fixed at both ends of the rear frame plate 111 and are disposed oppositely. A left bottom plate 118 is configured at the bottom of the left frame plate 113, and a right bottom plate 117 is configured at the bottom of the right frame plate 112. The compressor 451 is fixedly installed on the fixed bottom plate 116, and both ends of the fixed bottom plate 116 are respectively fixed at an end close to the rear frame plate 111 on the left bottom plate 118 and an end close to the rear frame plate 111 on the right bottom plate 117.

[0101] In this embodiment, the compressor 451 is fixed on the frame assembly 11 through the fixed bottom plate 116, thereby reducing the compressor displacement caused by vibration during operation of the compressor 451, reducing the resonance of the working conditions of the compressor 451, and ensuring smooth operation of the whole machine.

[0102] Referring to Fig. 21, the compressor 451 in this embodiment is fixed on the fixed bottom plate 116 through an assembly component. The assembly component includes a assembly bolt 4511 and a fastening nut 458, the fixed bottom plate 116 is configured with a assembly through hole, a casing of the compressor 451 is configured with a fixed foot 459, the assembly bolt 4511 sequentially passes through the assembly through hole and the fixed foot 459 from bottom to top, and the fastening nut 458 is fastened to an end of the assembly bolt 4511 that extends out of the fixed foot 459.

[0103] Further, the assembly component further includes a pre-tightening elastic washer 4510, and the pre-tightening elastic washer 4510 sleeves the assembly bolt 4511 and is located between the fixed foot 459 and the fixed bottom plate 116.

[0104] Further, the fixed bottom plate 116 is configured with an assembly profile 1161, and the assembly profile 1161 is matched with the shape of the end of the casing of the compressor 451. After the compressor 451 is fixedly installed on the fixed bottom plate 116, the end of the casing of the compressor 451 abuts in the assembly profile 1161.

[0105] Further, a plurality of assembly through holes are configured and uniformly distributed along the outer circumference of the assembly profile 1161, and a plurality of fixed feet 459 are configured and uniformly distributed along the outer circumference of the casing of the compressor 451, and correspond to the plurality of assembly through holes one by one.

[0106] During installation, the plurality of assembly through holes and the plurality of fixed feet 459 are correspondingly assembled one by one, and the assembly bolt 4511 sequentially passes through the assembly through hole on the fixed bottom plate 116, the pre-tightening elastic washer 4510 and the fixed foot 459 from bottom to top, and is locked through the fastening nut 458 disposed above the fixed foot 459. After assembly in place, the bottom of the compressor 451 abuts against the assembly profile 1161, and the pre-tightening elastic washer 4510 provides a pre-tightening force for locking the bolt and can absorb a certain amount of vibration energy, thereby reducing the risk of bolt locking failure caused by the vibration generated during the operation of the compressor. The assembly profile provides a locking feedback for the locking of the compressor, and forms a certain structural limit in the horizontal direction, thereby improving the locking strength of the compressor.

[0107] Referring to Fig. 20, in this embodiment, the left frame plate and / or the right frame plate is configured with a heat dissipation fan 453, and the air outlet direction of the heat dissipation fan 453 faces the compressor 451 for heat dissipation of the compressor. Referring to Fig. 24, the rear frame plate 111 is configured with a heat dissipation hole 119 for enabling the heat dissipation air blown from the heat dissipation fan 453 to flow out of the inside of the housing 1.

[0108] In this embodiment, the heat pump module further includes a two-device box for disposing the two-device module, the two-device box has a two-device box air outlet, and the two-device box air outlet is communicated with the inside of the outer cylinder 2 through an air inlet duct 511.

[0109] Further, in this embodiment, the heat pump module includes a fan assembly 43, the outer cylinder 2 is configured with an air outlet 22, the fan assembly 43 is communicated with the air outlet 22 through an air outlet duct 41, the two-device box has a two-device box air inlet, and the two-device box air inlet is communicated with the air outlet of the fan assembly.

[0110] In the clothes treatment device in this embodiment, the two-device module and the fan assembly are eccentrically disposed above the outer cylinder circumferential wall, the two-device module is disposed on one end close to a cylinder opening of the outer cylinder, and the fan assembly is disposed on one end close to a cylinder bottom of the outer cylinder.

[0111] In this embodiment, the manner of pipeline connection between the compressor and the evaporator as well as the condenser is as follows: Referring to Fig. 22 to Fig. 25, in this embodiment, the compressor 451 is connected with a first heat pump medium pipeline 455 and a second heat pump medium pipeline 454, the evaporator is connected with a third heat pump medium pipeline 456 detachably connected with the first heat pump medium pipeline 455, and the condenser is connected with a fourth heat pump medium pipeline 457 detachably connected with the second heat pump medium pipeline 454.

[0112] In this embodiment, the compressor, the evaporator and the condenser are respectively connected with heat pump medium pipelines. When the components are separately assembled in the housing, the components do not interfere with each other, so that the assembly is easier. After the compressor, the evaporator and the condenser are respectively assembled, the corresponding heat pump medium pipelines are connected to achieve the communication of the heat pump medium pipelines between the components. Therefore, by means of the separate connection between the heat pump pipelines in this embodiment, the assembly sequence between the components is simplified, and the production cost is reduced.

[0113] As an optional implementation of this embodiment, the frame assembly 11 in this embodiment includes a rear frame plate 111 and a left frame plate 113 and a right frame plate 112 which are fixed at both ends of the rear frame plate 111 and are disposed oppositely. The rear frame plate 111 is configured with an installation through hole 115, and the connection position of the first heat pump medium pipeline 455 and the third heat pump medium pipeline 456 and the connection position of the second heat pump medium pipeline 454 and the fourth heat pump medium pipeline 457 both correspond to the installation through hole 115. In this way, the installation through hole 115 on the frame assembly 11 is used for pipeline connection, disassembly and maintenance, so that the assembly is simplified, and the production and after-sales maintenance costs are reduced.

[0114] As an optional implementation of this embodiment, in this embodiment, the evaporator and the condenser are both relatively fixedly installed on the frame assembly 11 and are located above the outer cylinder 2. The first heat pump medium pipeline 455 and the third heat pump medium pipeline 456, as well as the second heat pump medium pipeline 454 and the fourth heat pump medium pipeline 457 are relatively fixedly connected. Because the evaporator and the condenser are both relatively fixedly installed on the frame assembly 11 and the compressor is also relatively fixedly installed on the frame assembly 11, there will be no relative displacement among the evaporator, the condenser and the compressor, and a relatively fixed hard connection manner can be used between the heat pump medium pipelines.

[0115] Specifically, the first heat pump medium pipeline 455 and the third heat pump medium pipeline 456 are both hard pipes, and the first heat pump medium pipeline 455 and the third heat pump medium pipeline 456 are fixedly connected through a first hard pipe joint; and the second heat pump medium pipeline 454 and the fourth heat pump medium pipeline 457 are both hard pipes, and the second heat pump medium pipeline 454 and the fourth heat pump medium pipeline 457 are fixedly connected through a second hard pipe joint. Specifically, the first heat pump medium pipeline 455, the third heat pump medium pipeline 456, the second heat pump medium pipeline 454 and the fourth heat pump medium pipeline 457 are all copper or aluminum metal pipes, and the first hard pipe joint and the second hard pipe joint are both copper or aluminum pipe joints.

[0116] Furthermore, the heat pump module in this embodiment includes a fan assembly 43 and an air outlet duct 41. The fan assembly 43 is communicated with the inside of the outer cylinder 2 through the air outlet duct 41, and is configured to drive the drying air to flow between the outer cylinder 2 and the evaporator as well as the condenser. The fan assembly 43 is installed on the frame assembly 11, and the air outlet duct 41 is a flexible deformation air duct. The fan assembly 43 is fixedly installed on the frame assembly 11, and the outer cylinder will vibrate during the operation of the washing machine, so that the flexible deformation air duct is required for communication.

[0117] As an optional implementation of this embodiment, in this embodiment, the evaporator and the condenser are both relatively fixedly installed at the top of the outer cylinder circumferential wall of the outer cylinder 2, and the first heat pump medium pipeline 455 and the third heat pump medium pipeline 456 as well as the second heat pump medium pipeline 454 and the fourth heat pump medium pipeline 457 are both connected through a flexible deformation pipe. The evaporator and the condenser are both installed on the outer cylinder, the compressor is relatively fixedly installed on the frame assembly 11, and the outer cylinder will vibrate during the operation of the washing machine, so that there will be a relative displacement among the evaporator, the condenser and the compressor, and a relatively moved flexible connection manner is used between the heat pump medium pipelines.

[0118] Specifically, the first heat pump medium pipeline and the third heat pump medium pipeline are both hard pipes, the flexible deformation pipe includes a first flexible rubber hose, and the first heat pump medium pipeline and the third heat pump medium pipeline are in relatively moved connection through the first flexible rubber hose; and the second heat pump medium pipeline and the fourth heat pump medium pipeline are both hard pipes, the flexible deformation pipe includes a second flexible rubber hose, and the second heat pump medium pipeline and the fourth heat pump medium pipeline are in relatively moved connection through the second flexible rubber hose.

[0119] Furthermore, the heat pump module in this embodiment includes a fan assembly 43, the fan assembly 43 is relatively fixedly installed at the top of the outer cylinder circumferential wall of the outer cylinder 2, and the top of the outer cylinder 2 is configured with an air outlet 22. The air inlet of the fan assembly 43 is directly fixedly connected to the air outlet, or the air inlet of the fan assembly 43 is fixedly connected to the air outlet through an air outlet duct to drive the drying air to flow between the outer cylinder and the evaporator as well as the condenser. The fan assembly 43 is fixed on the outer cylinder and moves synchronously with the outer cylinder, and the fan assembly 43 and the outer cylinder are relatively stationary. Therefore, the air path connection between the fan assembly 43 and the outer cylinder 2 can be hard connection.

[0120] In this embodiment, the condenser and the evaporator are integrated to form a two-device module, the heat pump module further includes a two-device box for disposing the two-device module, the two-device box has a two-device box air inlet, and the air outlet of the fan assembly is fixedly connected with the two-device box air inlet.

[0121] In this embodiment, a door seal is installed at the cylinder opening of the outer cylinder, the two-device box has a two-device box air outlet, and the two-device box air outlet is communicated with the door seal through an air inlet duct.

[0122] In this embodiment, the two-device component and the compressor component of the heat pump module are disposed separately in the whole machine. During whole machine assembly, the heat pump medium pipelines between the two components are welded respectively. After the two components are assembled in place respectively, the two components are connected through an intermediate pipeline A.

[0123] The present invention obtains the following beneficial effects: (1) The two-device component and the compressor are disposed separately, thereby reducing the height of the whole machine, and achieving the miniaturization of a heat pump type clothes treatment device. (2) The compressor is disposed behind the cylinder and fixed on the bottom plate, thereby reasonably utilizing the inner space of the whole machine. (3) The heat pump pipelines are welded separately, thereby simplifying the assembly sequence between the components, and reducing the production cost. (4) The installation through hole on the frame is used for pipeline connection, thereby simplifying the assembly, and reducing the production and after-sales maintenance costs.

[0124] The above specifically illustrates and describes the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure. It can be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the detailed structure, arrangement manner or implementation method described here. On the contrary, the intention of the present disclosure is to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the attached claims.

Claims

1. A clothes treatment device having a heat pump drying function, comprising: a housing having an inner space; an outer cylinder disposed in the inner space of the housing; and a heat pump module, comprising a two-device assembly, wherein the two-device assembly comprises an evaporator and a condenser, the evaporatorand / or the condenser is disposed in a left upper space or a right upper space of the outer cylinder in the housing, and a heat exchange main body of the evaporatorand / or the condenser has an outer contour adaptive to the left upper space or the right upper space where the evaporatorand / or the condenser is located.

2. The clothes treatment device having a heat pump drying function as claimed in claim 1, wherein a cross section of the heat exchange main body of the evaporatorand / or the condenser perpendicular to an axis of the outer cylinder is in a shape with a wide top and a narrow bottom.

3. The clothes treatment device having a heat pump drying function as claimed in claim 2, wherein the cross section is in a shape of an approximate stepped surface.

4. The clothes treatment device having a heat pump drying function as claimed in claim 2, wherein the heat exchange main body of the evaporatorand / or the condenser has a first horizontal side edge close to a top wall of the housing and a second horizontal side edge away from the top wall of the housing, as well as a first vertical side edge close to a side wall of the housing on the side where the evaporatorand / or the condenser is located and a second vertical side edge away from the side wall of the housing on the side where the evaporatorand / or the condenser is located, a length of the second horizontal side edge is greater than a length of the first horizontal side edge, and a height of the first vertical side edge is greater than a height of the second vertical side edge.

5. The clothes treatment device having a heat pump drying function as claimed in claim 4, wherein the condenser and the evaporator are integrated to form a two-device module, the heat exchange main body of the condenser and the evaporator comprises a first heat exchange part and a second heat exchange part with unequal lengths in a horizontal direction so that the cross section of the heat exchange main body of the two-device module forms a stepped surface, and a horizontal length of the stepped surface away from the outer cylinder is greater than a horizontal length of the stepped surface close to the outer cylinder.

6. The clothes treatment device having a heat pump drying function as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein both the evaporator and the condenser have a first heat exchange part close to a top wall of the housing and a second heat exchange part away from the top wall of the housing in a height direction of the housing, the first heat exchange part is formed by inserting a first heat exchange pipe with a first length into a first fin, the second heat exchange part is formed by inserting a second heat exchange pipe with a second length into a second fin, and a length of the first heat exchange pipe is greater than a length of the second heat exchange pipe; the first heat exchange part is communicated with the second heat exchange part through a third heat exchange pipe , and the third heat exchange pipe comprises a first pipe section inserted in the first fin and having a same length as the first heat exchange pipe, a second pipe section inserted in the second fin and having a same length as the second heat exchange pipe, and a third pipe section communicated the first pipe section and the second pipe section; or the first heat exchange part and the second heat exchange part achieve overall appearance shape reduction and flow path communication through the third heat exchange pipe to achieve single input single output of a pipeline.

7. The clothes treatment device having a heat pump drying function as claimed in claim 6, wherein the two-device assembly comprises a two-device box, and the two-device module is disposed in the two-device box; and the two-device box is fixed on the housing and located in the left upper space or the right upper space of the outer cylinder, and there is a gap between the two-device box and an outer cylinder circumferential wall of the outer cylinder.

8. The clothes treatment device having a heat pump drying function as claimed in claim 7, wherein an outer wall surface of one side opposite to the outer cylinder circumferential wall on the two-device box is a concave arc surface, the concave arc surface and the outer cylinder circumferential wall have a same central axis, and there is a gap between the concave arc surface and the outer cylinder circumferential wall.

9. The clothes treatment device having a heat pump drying function as claimed in claim 8, wherein a first chamber close to the housing and a second chamber close to the outer cylinder are formed in the two-device box, and a length of the first chamber along a horizontal direction is greater than a length of the second chamber along the horizontal direction; and the first heat exchange part is disposed in the first chamber, and the second heat exchange part is disposed in the second chamber.

10. The clothes treatment device having a heat pump drying function as claimed in any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the heat pump module comprises a fan assembly, the fan assembly is fixed on the housing and located in the left upper space or the right upper space of the outer cylinder, there is a gap between the fan assembly and the outer cylinder circumferential wall of the outer cylinder, the two-device assembly is disposed on one side close to a cylinder opening of the outer cylinder, and the fan assembly is disposed on one side close to a cylinder bottom of the outer cylinder; a top of the outer cylinder circumferential wall is configured with an air outlet, and the fan assembly is communicated with the air outlet through an air outlet duct; the two-device box has a two-device box air inlet, and a fan air outlet of the fan assembly is directly connected with the two-device box air inlet; and a door seal is installed at the cylinder opening of the outer cylinder, the two-device box has a two-device box air outlet, and the two-device box air outlet is communicated with the door seal through an air inlet duct.

11. The clothes treatment device having a heat pump drying function as claimed in any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the outer cylinder circumferential wall of the outer cylinder is hoisted in the housing through a vibration damping suspension spring, and a side wall surface opposite to the vibration damping suspension spring on the two-device box is configured with a concave avoiding structure for avoiding the installation of the vibration damping suspension spring.

12. The clothes treatment device having a heat pump drying function as claimed in any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein a position opposite to the two-device box on the outer cylinder circumferential wall of the outer cylinder has an outer cylinder avoiding region for avoiding the installation of the two-device box.

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