Clothes treatment apparatus

Abstract

To provide a clothes processing apparatus capable of more efficiently drying clothes.SOLUTION: The clothes treatment apparatus includes a rotary drum 20 rotatably installed, a driving part 30 for rotating the rotary drum 20, a housing part for housing the rotary drum 20, and a hot air generating part 40 for generating and sending out hot air, and the housing part is integrally formed with an air guide part for forming at least a part of a flow passage through which the hot air flows.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a clothing treatment device. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a drum-type washer-dryer that performs washing, rinsing, spin-drying, and drying processes in a rotating drum with a horizontal or tilted rotation axis. This drum-type washer-dryer includes a heating unit, an air blowing unit, and a warm air blowing path that sends air heated by the heating unit and blown by the air blowing unit into a water tub. The warm air blowing path is formed by a tubular member that is connected to the upper back surface of the water tub. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2009-082318 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The present disclosure provides a clothes treating device that can dry clothes more efficiently. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] The clothing treatment device of the present disclosure comprises a rotatable rotating drum, a drive unit that rotates the rotating drum, a storage unit that stores the rotating drum, and a warm air generation unit that generates and sends out warm air, and the storage unit is integrally formed with an air guidance unit that forms at least a part of the flow path through which the warm air flows. [Effects of the Invention]

[0006] According to the present disclosure, clothes can be dried more efficiently. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0007] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view of a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; [Figure 2] Perspective view of the internal unit [Figure 3] Perspective view of the aquarium [Figure 4] Sectional view of plane V in Figure 1 [Figure 5] Perspective view of the rotating drum [Figure 6] Section in plane VI of Fig. 1 [Figure 7] Enlarged view of the area indicated by VII in Figure 6 [Figure 8] Perspective view of the guide [Figure 9] 1 according to a modified example; DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0008] (Findings that formed the basis of this disclosure) At the time the inventors arrived at the idea of ​​the present disclosure, there was a clothing treatment device that included a rotatable rotating drum that holds clothes, a drive unit that rotates the rotating drum, a storage unit that stores the rotating drum, a hot air generating unit that generates and sends out hot air, and an air guide unit that forms at least a part of a flow path through which the hot air flows. The air guide unit is attached to the storage unit with fastening members such as screws, and the hot air generated by the hot air generating unit that flows through the air guide unit is sent out via the air guide unit to the clothes held in the rotating drum.

[0009] However, the inventors discovered a problem with such clothing processing devices in that forming the air guide section so that it can be attached to the storage section using a fastening member may make it difficult for warm air to reach the clothing stored in the rotating drum, and in order to solve this problem, they came up with the subject matter of the present disclosure. Therefore, the present disclosure provides a clothes treating device that can dry clothes more efficiently.

[0010] Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, unnecessary detailed description may be omitted. For example, detailed description of well-known matters or redundant description of substantially the same configuration may be omitted. This is to avoid unnecessary redundancy in the following description and to facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art. The accompanying drawings and the following description are provided to enable those skilled in the art to fully understand the present disclosure, and are not intended to limit the subject matter described in the claims.

[0011] (Embodiment 1) Hereinafter, the first embodiment will be described with reference to Figs. 1 to 7. In the description, unless otherwise specified, the directions such as front, back, left, right, and up and down are the same as the directions relative to the washing machine 1 when it is installed on an installation surface and used. Furthermore, the symbol LH shown in each figure indicates the left side of the washing machine 1 when it is installed and used, the symbol FR indicates the front of the washing machine 1, and the symbol UP indicates the top of the washing machine 1. In the washing machine 1 installed in this state, the up and down direction coincides with the vertical direction, and the front, back, left, and right directions coincide with the horizontal direction. [1-1.Configuration] [1-1-1. Washing machine configuration] Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a washing machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. For ease of explanation, in Fig. 1, a processing unit 2 is indicated by a two-dot chain line. As shown in Fig. 1, washing machine 1 is an example of a clothing processing device that can wash, rinse, spin-dry, dry, etc. The washing machine 1 is a drum-type washer-dryer in which the rotation axis of the rotating drum extends intersecting the vertical and horizontal directions or extends approximately parallel to the horizontal direction.

[0012] Washing machine 1 includes housing 100. Housing 100 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape that forms the exterior of washing machine 1, and is provided with housing opening 101 on the front side that connects the inside and outside of housing 100. Door 102 that can be opened and closed to cover housing opening 101 is provided on the front side of housing 100. The housing 100 houses a processing unit 2 therein.

[0013] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the processing unit 2 as seen from the rear. 2, the processing unit 2 is formed by connecting a plurality of units that store clothes and perform processes such as washing, rinsing, spin-drying, and drying. The processing unit 2 in this embodiment includes a water tub 10, a rotating drum 20, a drive unit 30, and a hot air generator 40.

[0014] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the water tank 10 as seen from the rear. As shown in Fig. 3, water tub 10 is a member formed in a substantially cylindrical shape with a closed rear end. Water tub 10 stores wash water supplied from outside washing machine 1 in a drainable manner. Water tub 10 corresponds to the "storage section" of the present disclosure. A water tub opening 11 is provided on the front surface of water tub 10, which connects the inside and outside of water tub 10. Water tub 10 is placed in housing 100 at a position where water tub opening 11 overlaps housing opening 101 when viewed from the front.

[0015] A drain outlet 70 is provided on the front side of the aquarium 10, connecting the inside and outside of the aquarium 10. When viewed from the front of the aquarium 10, the drain outlet 70 is located outward from the aquarium opening 11 and opens downward. When viewed from the front of the aquarium 10, the drain outlet 70 is located below the central axis of the aquarium 10. The drain outlet 70 is connected to the outside via a member such as a hose connected to the drain outlet 70. In the present embodiment, water is poured into water tub 10 in an amount such that the water level is located below drain outlet 70. In washing machine 1, if the wash water in the water tub overflows above drain outlet 70, the water is drained through drain outlet 70.

[0016] The rear surface of the water tank 10 is formed by a rear plate 12 having a substantially circular plate shape. A cylindrical boss 19 is provided at approximately the center of the back panel 12, protruding outward from the water tank 10 by a predetermined length, and a water tank insertion hole 13, which is a through hole that extends from the tip of the boss 19 along the central axis and penetrates through the thickness of the back panel 12, is provided in the boss 19.

[0017] Aquarium 10 is provided with intake port 15, which is a through-hole that penetrates through the plate thickness direction, and exhaust port 17 on a predetermined surface of aquarium 10. In this embodiment, intake port 15 is provided at a position above aquarium insertion hole 13 in back panel 12. Exhaust port 17 is provided at a position close to the front side of the top surface of aquarium 10.

[0018] The air intake port 15 is provided with a cylindrical air intake guide 14 that protrudes from the water tank 10 to the outside, and the air exhaust port 17 is provided with a cylindrical air exhaust guide 16 that protrudes from the water tank 10 to the outside. The intake guide corresponds to the "air guide section" of the present disclosure.

[0019] Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along plane IV in Fig. 1, viewed from the left. Plane IV is a plane that is perpendicular to the left-right direction and intersects with intake guide 14. As shown in Figure 4, back panel 12 is provided with a plurality of water tank ribs 18 that protrude toward the inside of water tank 10. Each of water tank ribs 18 is provided around the entire circumferential direction of back panel 12 so as to form a concentric circle with water tank insertion hole 13 as the center when viewed from above. The water tank rib 18 corresponds to the "second rib" in this disclosure.

[0020] FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the rotary drum 20. As shown in FIG. As shown in Fig. 3, a rotating drum 20 is housed inside the water tub 10. As shown in Fig. 4, the rotating drum 20 is a member formed in a substantially cylindrical shape with a closed rear end. The rotating drum 20 is housed inside the water tub 10 so that the central axis of the rotating drum 20 substantially coincides with the central axis of the water tub 10. The rotating drum 20 stores clothes inside and washes the clothes by rotating. A drum opening 21 is provided on the front surface of rotating drum 20, which connects the inside and outside of rotating drum 20. Rotating drum 20 is arranged in housing 100 at a position where drum opening 21 overlaps water tub opening 11 and housing opening 101 when viewed from the front.

[0021] The center of the rear surface of the rotary drum 20 is formed by a back filter 22 having a substantially disk shape. A drum insertion hole 23, which is a through-hole that penetrates the back filter 22 in the thickness direction, is provided at approximately the center of the back filter 22. In the back filter 22, a plurality of filter holes 25, which are through-holes that penetrate in the plate thickness direction, are provided around the drum insertion hole 23.

[0022] 4, the back filter 22 is provided with a plurality of drum ribs 28 on the outer circumferential side of the filter holes 25. The drum ribs 28 are provided over the entire circumferential direction of the back filter 22 so as to form concentric circles centered on the drum insertion holes 23 in a plan view of the back filter 22, and are arranged so as to surround the filter holes 25 in a rear view of the back filter 22.

[0023] As shown in Figures 4 and 5, each drum rib 28 protrudes from the back filter 22 toward the outside of the rotating drum 20 and is arranged between each of the water tank ribs 18 so as to be alternately arranged with each of the water tank ribs 18 along the radial direction of the back filter 22 and the back panel 12. The drum rib 28 corresponds to the "first rib" in the present disclosure.

[0024] Intake port 15 is located closer to drum insertion hole 23 than water tub rib 18 and drum rib 28, and is positioned so as to overlap filter hole 25, when viewed from the rear of water tub 10.

[0025] As shown in Fig. 4, through-holes 29, which are through-holes that connect the inside and outside of rotating drum 20, are provided at predetermined locations on the side circumferential surface of rotating drum 20. In rotating drum 20, cleaning water that is poured into water tub 10 can be poured in or drained out via through-holes 29.

[0026] As shown in Figure 2, a drive unit 30 is provided on the rear side of the water tank 10. The drive unit 30 includes a motor 32 as a prime mover, a belt 34 connected to the rotating shaft of the motor 32, a rotary power transmission disk 36 around which the belt 34 is wound, and a rotating shaft 38. The motor 32 is attached to the bottom of the aquarium 10 . The rotary power transmission disk 36 is formed in a disk shape, and is provided at the center with a disk through-hole 37. One end of a rotary shaft 38 is inserted into the disk through-hole 37 and fixed.

[0027] 2 to 5, the other end of rotating shaft 38 is inserted into water-tub insertion hole 13 and drum insertion hole 23. Rotating shaft 38 is inserted into water-tub insertion hole 13 so as to be rotatable relative to water tub 10, and is fixed to rotating drum 20. As a result, in the processing unit 2, the rotational motion of the motor 32 is transmitted to the rotation shaft 38 via the belt 34 and the rotational power transmission disk 36, causing the rotary drum 20 to rotate. In this embodiment, the rotary power transmission disk 36 is attached to the tip of the boss 19. Therefore, the rotary power transmission disk 36 is disposed at a distance from the back plate 12 by the boss 19.

[0028] Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken from above at plane VI in Fig. 1. Plane VI is a plane that is perpendicular to the up-down direction and is located between the top surface of the housing 100 and the hot air generator 40. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, a hot air generator 40 is provided above the aquarium 10. The hot air generator 40 is formed in a duct shape so that it serves as a flow path through which hot air or air can flow. The hot air generator 40 is provided with an air intake 41. The air intake 41 is connected to the outside of the housing 100.

[0029] In the hot air generating section 40, a heater 42 for heating the air flowing through the hot air generating section 40 is provided downstream of the air intake 41. In the hot air generating unit 40, a hot air duct 44 is provided downstream of the heater 42. The inside of the hot air duct 44 is divided into a hot air flow path 43 and an exhaust flow path 45. A blower fan 46 is attached to the hot air duct 44 at a position where it communicates with the hot air flow path 43. A blower duct 48 is provided in the blower fan 46, and air drawn into the blower fan 46 is guided by the blower duct 48 and sent out. The blower duct 48 is connected to the intake guide 14 via a tubular connecting hose 50 having a bellows shape.

[0030] The hot air generator 40 is provided with a lint collection filter 52. As shown in Fig. 4, the exhaust guide 16 is connected to a predetermined location of the lint collection filter 52. As shown in Figs. 2 and 6, the hot air duct 44 is connected to the lint collection filter 52 so as to communicate with one end of the exhaust flow path 45. An air outlet 47 is provided in the hot air duct 44 at a position where the hot air duct 44 communicates with the other end of the exhaust flow path 45. The air outlet 47 communicates with the outside of the housing 100.

[0031] FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of the area indicated by VII in FIG. Next, the intake guide 14 will be described in detail. In this embodiment, water tub 10 is formed using a resin material by, for example, injection molding. Air intake guide 14 is formed integrally with water tub 10, as shown in Figure 7. This eliminates the need for a member connecting air intake guide 14 to water tub 10, and prevents air leakage without providing a sealing structure or the like at the connection point between air intake guide 14 and water tub 10. In addition, because air intake guide 14 is molded integrally with water tub 10 at the same time as water tub 10 is molded, washing machine 1 is easy to assemble.

[0032] The intake guide 14 branches off from the rear plate 12 and is formed at an angle so as to move away from the rear plate 12 as it extends upward. Air intake guide 14 is formed in a substantially straight line without bending from one end connected to back panel 12 to the other end extending upward. This allows washing machine 1 to reduce pressure loss of the warm air flowing through air intake guide 14. As a result, washing machine 1 can improve the efficiency of drying clothes.

[0033] The side peripheral surface of the intake guide 14 is formed by a plate-like side peripheral portion 60 having substantially the same thickness as the back plate 12 . A guide recess 61 is provided in the side peripheral surface 60 at a location on the rear side of the housing 100, the guide recess 61 being recessed toward the inside of the intake guide 14. The guide recess 61 is formed so as to be recessed at a position that overlaps with the rotational power transmission disk 36 in rear view.

[0034] 8 is a perspective view of the intake guide 14 as seen from the left. In FIG. 8, the connecting hose 50 is omitted. 8, in processing unit 2, intake guide 14 can be positioned between water tub 10 and rotational power transmission disk 36, close to water tub insertion hole 13, and can be connected to intake port 15 provided at a position overlapping filter hole 25. Additionally, in washing machine 1, rotational power transmission disk 36 is positioned at a predetermined distance or more from water tub 10, which prevents processing unit 2 and housing 100 from becoming larger. In addition, intake guide 14 may be formed so as to be able to be placed between water tub 10 and rotary power transmission disk 36 by reducing the diameter dimension of at least a portion of its length.

[0035] 7, in the portion of rear panel 12 that overlaps with intake guide 14 in rear view, a water tank recess 63 recessed toward intake guide 14 is provided at the branch point between rear panel 12 and intake guide 14. Water tank recess 63 is recessed to the extent that thickness dimension T1 at the branch point between rear panel 12 and intake guide 14 is approximately the same as thickness dimension T2 of side peripheral surface portion 60 and thickness dimension T3 of rear panel 12.

[0036] This prevents washing machine 1 from having an increased thickness at the branch point between water tub 10 and air intake guide 14. This prevents washing machine 1 from having an increased molding time and from having sink marks due to molding shrinkage when creating water tub 10 and air intake guide 14. The water tank recess 63 corresponds to the "recess" of the present disclosure.

[0037] In this embodiment, at least a portion of the water-tub rib 18 is provided in the water-tub recess 63. The water-tub recess 63 overlaps with a plurality of inner water-tub ribs 18A of the water-tub ribs 18 that are closest to the water-tub insertion hole 13. A plurality of outer water-tub ribs 18B of the water-tub ribs 18 are provided at a position farther from the water-tub insertion hole 13 than the inner water-tub ribs 18A and are positioned outside the water-tub recess 63. The thickness dimension T4 of each of the outer water-tub ribs 18B is formed to be approximately the same as the thickness dimensions of the back panel 12 and the side peripheral surface portion 60.

[0038] A portion of inner tub rib 18A stands upright from tub recess 63, so that overall thickness T5 is substantially the same as thickness T4. This prevents the formation of water tub 10 and air intake guide 14 in washing machine 1 from taking too long a time and from causing sink marks due to molding shrinkage. Additionally, even when water tub recess 63 is provided in washing machine 1, inner water tub rib 18A overlapping water tub recess 63 is provided, thereby allowing for a greater number of water tub ribs 18 arranged alternately with drum ribs 28. Therefore, in washing machine 1, the gap between water tub 10 and rotating drum 20 can be more reliably closed.

[0039] [1-2. Operation] The operation of the washing machine 1 configured as above will be described below. The drying operation of the washing machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. In the hot air generating unit 40, when the blower fan 46 is driven, air is taken in through the air intake 41 and heated by the heater 42, as shown by the dashed-dotted arrow in Figure 6. The heated air flows through the hot air flow path 43 and is sent out from the hot air generating unit 40 as hot air via the blower duct 48 of the blower fan 46.

[0040] As shown in FIG. 4, the hot air flows into the inside of water tub 10 via connection hose 50 and air intake guide 14, and then flows into the inside of rotating drum 20 via filter holes 25. In washing machine 1, water tub ribs 18 and drum ribs 28 are arranged to mesh with each other over the entire circumferential direction, forming a labyrinth structure. As a result, in washing machine 1, when water flows into rotating drum 20, it is prevented from leaking out from the gap between water tub 10 and rotating drum 20.

[0041] The warm air that flows into the interior of rotating drum 20 is blown onto the clothes stored inside rotating drum 20, and then discharged as exhaust air into water tub 10 through through-holes 29. As shown by the solid arrows in Figure 6, the exhaust air is sent to lint collection filter 52 through exhaust guide 16. The exhaust air that has passed through lint collection filter 52 flows through exhaust flow path 45 and is then discharged to the outside of housing 100 through air outlet 47.

[0042] In the present embodiment, air intake guide 14 is molded integrally with water tub 10, and is prevented from being significantly bent in the longitudinal direction of air intake guide 14. This allows washing machine 1 to reduce pressure loss of the warm air flowing through air intake guide 14 and prevent a decrease in flow velocity.

[0043] [1-3. Effects, etc.] As described above, in this embodiment, washing machine 1 comprises rotating drum 20 that is rotatably mounted, a drive unit that rotates rotating drum 20, water tub 10 that houses rotating drum 20, and a hot air generating unit that generates and sends out hot air, and water tub 10 is integrally formed with air intake guide 14 that forms at least a part of the flow path through which the hot air flows. This eliminates the gap between water tub 10 and air intake guide 14 in washing machine 1, reducing the risk of water or steam leakage and suppressing pressure loss and reduction in flow velocity. Furthermore, in washing machine 1, there is no need to fasten water tub 10 and air intake guide 14, reducing the number of assembly steps.

[0044] As in this embodiment, at least a portion of the air intake guide 14 may be disposed between the water tub 10 and the drive unit 30. This allows the air intake 15 to be formed closer to the center than the outer shape of the rotational power transmission disc 36 in the washing machine 1. As a result, the air can be more easily blown onto the clothes in the washing machine 1, thereby improving the drying performance.

[0045] As in this embodiment, the intake guide 14 extends from one side of the water tank 10, and a water tank recess 63 that is recessed toward the intake guide 14 may be formed on one side of the water tank 10 adjacent to the branching point with the intake guide 14 and at least in part of the area facing the intake guide 14. This prevents washing machine 1 from having an increased thickness at the branch point between water tub 10 and air intake guide 14. As a result, washing machine 1 prevents the molding time from increasing and the occurrence of sink marks due to molding shrinkage when creating water tub 10 and air intake guide 14.

[0046] As in this embodiment, the rotating drum 20 is provided with a drum rib 28 extending toward the water tub 10, and the water tub 10 is provided with a water tub rib 18 extending toward the rotating drum 20 and arranged adjacent to the drum rib 28, and the water tub rib 18 may extend from the water tub recess 63. According to this, in washing machine 1, in addition to outer water tub rib 18B, inner water tub rib 18A is provided from a position overlapping water tub recess 63, thereby making it possible to provide more water tub ribs 18. Therefore, in washing machine 1, warm air from air intake 15 can be more reliably prevented from leaking into the gap between water tub 10 and rotating drum 20.

[0047] (Other embodiments) As described above, the first embodiment has been described as an example of the technology disclosed in the present application. However, the technology in the present disclosure is not limited to this, and can be applied to embodiments in which modifications, substitutions, additions, omissions, etc. are made. Furthermore, it is also possible to combine the components described in the first and second embodiments to create new embodiments. Therefore, other embodiments will be exemplified below.

[0048] Figure 9 is a cross-sectional view of water tub 10 and air intake guide 14 according to a modified example of the present disclosure. Similar to Figure 7, the cross-section of Figure 9 is taken along plane VI in Figure 1. For ease of explanation, water tub rib 18 and water tub recess 63 are omitted from Figure 9. As shown in FIG. 9, in washing machine 1 of this modification, a motor 132 is used as drive unit 30 instead of motor 32, belt , rotational power transmission disk and rotation shaft . Motor 132 includes a rotating shaft 138, which is inserted through water-tub insertion hole 13 and drum insertion hole 23. Rotating shaft 138 is inserted through water-tub insertion hole 13 so as to be rotatable relative to water tub 10, and is fixed to rotating drum 20. In the washing machine 1, the rotation of the rotary shaft 138 of the motor 132 causes the rotary drum 20 to rotate.

[0049] In this modification, a guide recess 161 recessed into the inside of the intake guide 14 is provided in a portion of the side peripheral surface portion 60 that is located on the rear side of the housing 100. The guide recess 161 is formed so as to be recessed at a position that overlaps with the motor 132 in rear view. As a result, in processing unit 2, air intake guide 14 is disposed between water tub 10 and motor 132 at a position close to water tub insertion hole 13, and can be connected to air intake port 15 provided at a position overlapping filter hole 25. Additionally, in washing machine 1, motor 132 is disposed at a predetermined distance or more from water tub 10, which prevents processing unit 2 and housing 100 from becoming larger.

[0050] In the above-described embodiment, the hot air generator 40 is provided above the aquarium 10. However, this is not limiting, and the hot air generator 40 may be provided below the aquarium 10 or in another location. In this case, the air intake 15 may be provided at any location depending on the placement of the hot air generator 40, as long as it is close to the aquarium insertion hole 13. In this case, the air intake guide 14 may be formed to extend in any direction depending on the position of the hot air generator 40.

[0051] In the embodiment described above, the water tank 10 is provided with the water tank recess 63. However, this is not limiting, and the water tank 10 may be formed without the water tank recess 63.

[0052] In the embodiment described above, at least a portion of intake guide 14 is disposed between water tub 10 and drive unit 30, and is provided with guide recess 61. However, this is not limiting, and intake guide 14 may be disposed in a position that is not between water tub 10 and drive unit 30. Furthermore, for example, intake guide 14 does not have to be provided with guide recess 61.

[0053] In the embodiment described above, water tub 10 is provided with inner water tub ribs 18A and outer water tub ribs 18B as water tub ribs 18. However, this is not limiting, and water tub 10 may be provided with either inner water tub ribs 18A or outer water tub ribs 18B.

[0054] In the above-described embodiment, a drum-type washer-dryer has been described as the clothing treatment device. However, the clothing treatment device is not limited to this, and may be a vertical-axis washer-dryer in which the rotational axis of the rotating drum extends substantially parallel to the vertical direction. For example, the clothing processing device may be a dryer that is only for drying and does not have a washing function.

[0055] It should be noted that the above-described embodiments are intended to illustrate the technology of the present disclosure, and various modifications, substitutions, additions, omissions, etc. may be made within the scope of the claims or their equivalents.

[0056] (Addendum) The above description of the embodiments discloses the following techniques.

[0057] (Technology 1) A clothing treatment device comprising a rotatable rotating drum, a drive unit that rotates the rotating drum, a storage unit that stores the rotating drum, and a hot air generation unit that generates and sends out hot air, wherein the storage unit is integrally formed with an air guidance unit that forms at least a part of the flow path through which the hot air flows. This prevents gaps from forming between the storage section and the air guide section in the washing machine, which reduces the risk of water or steam leaking between the storage section and the air guide section in the laundry treatment device, and also prevents pressure loss and a decrease in flow rate.

[0058] (Technical Aspect 2) The clothing processing device according to Technical Aspect 1, wherein at least a portion of the air guide section is disposed between the storage section and the drive section. This allows the clothing processing device to send air closer to the center of rotation of the rotating drum, which makes it easier for the air to hit the clothes, improving drying performance.

[0059] (Technology 3) The air guide section extends from one side of the storage section, and a recess that is recessed toward the air guide section is formed on at least a part of the side of the storage section adjacent to the branch point with the air guide section and facing the air guide section. This is a clothing processing device described in Technology 1 or Technology 2. This prevents the thickness of the clothing processing device from increasing at the branch point between the storage section and the air guide section, thereby reducing the cost of manufacturing the storage section and the air guide section.

[0060] (Technology 4) A clothing processing device as described in Technology 3, wherein the rotating drum is provided with a first rib extending toward the storage section, and the storage section is provided with a second rib extending toward the rotating drum and positioned adjacent to the first rib, and the second rib extends from the recess. This allows the first rib to be provided in a position that overlaps the recess in the clothing disposal device, which more reliably prevents the hot air sent out from the hot air generator from leaking out through the gap between the storage compartment and the rotating drum. [Industrial Applicability]

[0061] The present disclosure is applicable to a clothing treatment device in which a storage section for storing a rotating drum and an air guide section, which is a flow path for sending warm air to the rotating drum, are integrally formed. Specifically, the present disclosure is applicable to a drum-type washer-dryer and a clothes dryer. [Explanation of symbols]

[0062] 1 washing machine 2 Processing Unit 10. Aquarium 11 Tank opening 12 Back plate 13 Water tank insertion hole 14 Intake guide 15 Air intake 16 Exhaust guide 17 Exhaust port 18 Aquarium Rib 19 Boss 20 rotating drum 21 Drum opening 22 Back filter 23 Drum insertion hole 25 filter holes 28 Drum Ribs 29 Through hole 30 Drive unit 32 motor 34 Belt 36 Rotating power transmission disk 37 Disk through hole 38 Rotation axis 40 Hot air generating unit 41 Air intake 42 Heater 43 Hot air flow path 44 Warm air duct 45 Exhaust flow path 46 Blower fan 47 Air exhaust port 48 Ventilation duct 50 connecting hose 52 Lint collection filter 60 Side peripheral part 61 Guide recess 63 Water tank recess 70 Drain port 100 cabinets 101 Housing opening 102 Door 132 Motor 138 Rotational Axis 161 Guide recess T1, T2, T3, T4, T5 thickness dimensions

Claims

1. a rotatable rotary drum; A drive unit that rotates the rotary drum; a storage section for storing the rotary drum; a hot air generating unit that generates and sends out hot air; Equipped with The storage section is integrally formed with an air guide section that forms at least a part of a flow path through which the hot air flows. Clothes treatment device.

2. At least a part of the air guide section is disposed between the storage section and the drive section. The clothing treatment device according to claim 1 .

3. The airflow guidance section extends from one surface of the storage section, A recess recessed toward the air guide section is formed on at least a part of one surface of the storage section adjacent to a branch point with the air guide section and facing the air guide section. The clothing treatment device according to claim 1 or 2.

4. The rotary drum is provided with a first rib extending toward the storage section, a second rib extending toward the rotary drum and disposed adjacent to the first rib is provided in the storage portion; The second rib extends from the recess. The clothing treatment device according to claim 3 .

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