Laundry treatment apparatus

Abstract

A laundry treatment apparatus, comprising a drum assembly (11), an air duct (13a) and a filtering device (10), wherein the filtering device (10) is arranged on an airflow flow path of the air duct (13a) and can perform a push-and-pull motion in a first horizontal direction; and the filtering device (10) comprises a box body (101), a first filtering assembly (102) and a cleaning assembly (103), wherein the first filtering assembly (102) is configured to filter an airflow flowing through the box body (101), and the cleaning assembly (103) is configured to move along a horizontal plane so as to clean the first filtering assembly (102). During a push-and-pull process, the filtering device (10) is not required to occupy a space above the laundry treatment apparatus (1), thereby reducing the requirements for a mounting space of the laundry treatment apparatus (1); and the first filtering assembly (102) is cleaned by means of the cleaning assembly (103) during the motion, thereby improving the operation convenience of a user for cleaning the filtering device (10).

Description

Clothes processing equipment

[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0002] This application is based on the Chinese patent application with application number 202410256204.5 and application date of March 6, 2024, and claims the priority of the Chinese patent application. The entire content of the Chinese patent application is hereby introduced into this application as a reference. Technical Field

[0003] The present application relates to the technical field of clothing processing equipment, and in particular to a clothing processing equipment. Background Art

[0004] For example, when using a clothes dryer filter, impurities such as lint can remain inside. In the prior art, the filter is removed from the dryer's top cover and then rinsed directly with water. However, this makes it difficult to clean the lint and other impurities on the filter screen, and the rinsed lint can easily clog the drain. Furthermore, removing the filter requires a large space above the clothes handling device, which places a high demand on the installation space of the clothes handling device.

[0005] Summary of the Invention

[0006] In view of this, the embodiments of the present application hope to provide a clothing processing device that is convenient for cleaning the filter device and can reduce the requirements for the installation space of the clothing processing device.

[0007] To achieve the above objectives, an embodiment of the present application provides a clothes processing device, comprising:

[0008] a drum assembly having a laundry processing chamber, an air inlet and an air outlet communicated with the laundry processing chamber;

[0009] an air duct connected to the air outlet;

[0010] A filter device is provided on the air flow path of the air duct and can be pulled and moved along a first horizontal direction;

[0011] Wherein, the filtering device comprises:

[0012] Box body;

[0013] a first filter assembly, for filtering the airflow passing through the box body;

[0014] The cleaning component is used to move along a horizontal plane to clean the first filter component.

[0015] In some embodiments, the filtering device further includes a driving mechanism, which is connected to the cleaning component and is used to drive the cleaning component to move so that one end of the cleaning component moves along the surface of the first filtering component to clean the first filtering component.

[0016] In some embodiments, the filter device includes a handle assembly, which is disposed at a first end of the box body along the first horizontal direction to pull the filter device along the first horizontal direction.

[0017] In some embodiments, the driving mechanism is disposed on the box body and on the side wall of the box body at the first end along the second horizontal direction, wherein the first horizontal direction and the second horizontal direction intersect and are both perpendicular to the height direction of the box body.

[0018] In some embodiments, the box body has a accommodating space, an air inlet and an air outlet, the accommodating space is connected to the air inlet and the air outlet, and the air inlet and the air outlet are both connected to the air duct; the filtering device includes a handle assembly, and the handle assembly is arranged at the first end of the box body along the first horizontal direction to pull the filtering device along the first horizontal direction; the air inlet is arranged on the side wall of the second end of the box body along the first horizontal direction, the air outlet is arranged on the side wall of the first end of the box body along the second horizontal direction, and the driving mechanism is arranged on the side wall of the second end of the box body along the second horizontal direction.

[0019] In some embodiments, the box body has a accommodating space, an air inlet and an air outlet, the accommodating space is connected to the air inlet and the air outlet, and the air inlet and the air outlet are both connected to the air duct; the first filter component is arc-shaped, and the air inlet of the box body and the cleaning component are both located on the concave side of the first filter component.

[0020] In some embodiments, the driving mechanism is disposed on the box body, and the driving mechanism includes a force-applying member and a transmission assembly, the transmission assembly connects the force-applying member and the cleaning assembly, the force-applying member is disposed on the outside of the box body and can move relative to the box body under the action of external force, and drives the cleaning assembly to rotate through the transmission assembly.

[0021] In some embodiments, an outer surface of a side wall of the box body close to the force-applying member has a recessed area, and the force-applying member has an initial position, in which the force-applying member is accommodated in the recessed area.

[0022] In some embodiments, an opening is provided on the side wall of the box body close to the force-applying member, and the opening is used for an external cleaning member to extend into the box body to clean the inner wall of the box body and / or the first filter assembly, and the force-applying member is also used to open or close the opening.

[0023] In some embodiments, the first end of the force-applying member is the force-applying end, the second end of the force-applying member is rotatably connected to the transmission assembly, the transmission assembly is connected to the cleaning assembly, and the force-applying member can rotate under the action of external force and drive the cleaning assembly to rotate through the transmission assembly.

[0024] In some embodiments, the transmission assembly includes at least one gear, and the second end of the force-applying member is provided with a tooth structure, which meshes with the gear of the transmission assembly for transmission.

[0025] In some embodiments, the cleaning assembly has a shaft mounting portion, the gear is coaxially connected to the shaft mounting portion, the force applying member rotates around the axis of the tooth structure, and the tooth structure is engaged with the gear.

[0026] In some embodiments, the filtering device includes a handle assembly, which is arranged at the first end of the box body along the first horizontal direction; the end of the cleaning assembly that moves along the surface of the first filter assembly is a cleaning end; when the force-applying member is in the initial position, the force-applying end is located at the first end of the force-applying member along the first horizontal direction, and the cleaning end is located at the end of the first filter assembly away from the air inlet of the box body; the tooth structure and the gear cooperate to make the force-applying end move in the direction away from the box body, and the cleaning end can move along the surface of the first filter assembly toward the air inlet close to the box body.

[0027] In some embodiments, the tooth structure is constructed as a rack structure and is arranged on the side of the force-applying member facing the transmission assembly. The force-applying member is slidingly connected to the box body to move linearly under the action of external force, thereby driving the cleaning assembly to rotate through the transmission assembly.

[0028] In some embodiments, the cleaning component comprises:

[0029] A shaft mounting portion;

[0030] a frame, one end of which is connected to the shaft mounting portion;

[0031] A brush head is arranged at one end of the frame away from the shaft mounting portion;

[0032] Wherein, the brush head is used to contact the first filter component to clean the first filter component.

[0033] In some embodiments, the box body has a accommodating space, an air inlet and an air outlet, the accommodating space is connected to the air inlet and the air outlet, and the air inlet and the air outlet are both connected to the air duct; the first filter component is arranged in the accommodating space, and divides the accommodating space into a first subspace and a second subspace, the first subspace is located upstream of the second subspace along the airflow direction; the cleaning component is arranged in the first subspace.

[0034] In some embodiments, the filter device further includes a second filter assembly, and along the air flow direction, the second filter assembly is disposed upstream of the air outlet, or the second filter assembly is disposed at the air outlet.

[0035] In some embodiments, the second filter assembly can be withdrawn from the box body from the second end of the box body along the first horizontal direction.

[0036] In some embodiments, the first filter assembly includes a first support frame and a first filter screen disposed on the first support frame; the bottom wall and / or top wall of the box body has a positioning groove adapted to the first support frame.

[0037] In some embodiments, the clothing processing device includes a box body, the barrel assembly is arranged in the box body, the box body has a front plate, the front plate is located in the front side of the barrel assembly, and has a first port; the filter device can be pulled out of the box body through the first port; the filter device includes a handle assembly, the handle assembly is arranged at the first end of the box body along the first horizontal direction, and when the filter device is located on the air flow path of the air duct, the handle assembly covers the first port.

[0038] In the clothing processing device of the embodiment of the present application, since the filter device is pulled and moved along the first horizontal direction, the space above the clothing processing device does not need to be occupied during the pulling and pulling process, which reduces the installation space requirements of the clothing processing device. It is also easier to structurally coordinate with the air duct, care parts, etc., reducing the design difficulty of the product and improving the modularity. In addition, the cleaning component cleans the first filter component during movement, so that impurities such as hair accumulated in the filter device are removed, which improves the user's convenience in cleaning the filter device. Furthermore, since the cleaning component moves along the horizontal plane, the box body does not need to reserve space for the cleaning component in the height direction. This helps to reduce the size of the box body in the height direction, thereby reducing the size of the filter device in the height direction, and further reducing the impact of the filter device on the height dimension of the clothing processing device. In addition, the rotary drive method of the drive mechanism is more labor-saving and easier to reset. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0039] FIG1 is a schematic structural diagram of a filtering device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0040] FIG2 is a schematic structural diagram of the filtering device in FIG1 in another state;

[0041] FIG3 is a schematic diagram of another filtering device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0042] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of FIG3 from another perspective;

[0043] FIG5 is a schematic structural diagram of another filtering device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0044] FIG6 is a schematic diagram of the explosion structure of FIG5;

[0045] FIG7 is a schematic structural diagram of a clothes processing device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0046] FIG8 is a simplified schematic diagram of FIG7 . DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0047] The following embodiments of the present invention are described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples. The following examples are used to illustrate the present invention, but are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

[0048] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, it should be noted that the terms "upper," "lower," "front," "back," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," etc., indicating orientations or positional relationships, are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings and are intended only to facilitate the description of the embodiments of the present application and to simplify the description. They do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operate in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the embodiments of the present application. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0049] In the description of the embodiments of this application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise specified or limited, the terms "connected" and "connection" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, they can refer to fixed connections, detachable connections, or integral connections; they can refer to mechanical connections or electrical connections; they can refer to direct connections or indirect connections through an intermediate medium. Those skilled in the art will understand the specific meanings of the above terms in the embodiments of this application based on the specific circumstances.

[0050] In the embodiments of the present application, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, a first feature being "above" or "below" a second feature may mean that the first feature is in direct contact with the second feature, or that the first feature is in indirect contact with the second feature through an intermediate medium. Furthermore, a first feature being "above," "above," and "above" a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature being "below," "below," and "below" a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0051] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "some embodiments", "examples", etc. means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the embodiments of the present application. In this specification, the schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described can be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner. In addition, those skilled in the art can combine and combine different embodiments or examples described in this specification and the features of different embodiments or examples, unless they are contradictory.

[0052] An embodiment of the present application provides a clothes processing device 1 , which includes a drum assembly 11 , a box 12 , an air duct 13 a and a filter device 10 , as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 .

[0053] The drum assembly 11 has a laundry processing chamber 11 a, an air inlet and an air outlet. The drum assembly 11 is disposed in a box 12 .

[0054] The air duct 13a is connected to the air outlet, that is, the air flows into the laundry processing chamber 11a from the air inlet, and the air in the laundry processing chamber 11a is discharged from the air outlet and enters the air duct 13a.

[0055] It should be noted that in some embodiments, the airflow of the air duct 13a has two paths and can be discharged directly to the atmosphere (for example, indoors or outdoors). In other words, the airflow of the air duct 13a will not re-enter the clothing processing chamber 11a. In other embodiments, the air duct 13a is connected to the air inlet and outlet to form a circulation air duct 13a with the clothing processing chamber 11a.

[0056] The clothes processing device 1 can be a clothes dryer, a washer-dryer, etc., which is not limited here.

[0057] For example, taking the air duct 13a connecting the air inlet and the air outlet as an example, the principle of drying clothes in the clothing processing device 1 is as follows: the dry hot air flow in the air duct 13a flows from the downstream of the air duct 13a along the air flow direction through the air inlet into the clothing processing chamber 11a. In the clothing processing chamber 11a, the dry hot air flow flows over the surface of the wet clothes, exchanging heat and moisture with the wet clothes, absorbing moisture from the clothes, and turning into a humid hot air flow. The humid hot air flow enters the upstream of the air duct 13a through the air outlet, and then flows through the condensing dehumidification element and the heating element in sequence. During the process of flowing through the condensing dehumidification element, the water vapor in the humid hot air flow is separated from the air flow due to the cooling and condenses into water droplets. The humid hot air flow is condensed and dehumidified by the condensing dehumidification element to form a low-temperature dry air flow. The low-temperature dry air flow is heated to a dry hot air flow when passing through the heating element. The dry hot air flow enters the clothing processing chamber 11a again from the downstream of the air duct 13a, and the cycle continues, achieving continuous and efficient drying of clothes.

[0058] It should be noted that the low-temperature dry airflow is relative to the moist hot airflow, and the temperature of the low-temperature dry airflow is lower than that of the moist hot airflow. The low temperature in the embodiment of the present application may be room temperature.

[0059] In some embodiments, the condensation dehumidification element may be the evaporator 15 in the heat pump system, and the heating element may be the condenser 16 in the heat pump system. In other embodiments, the condensation dehumidification element may condense and dehumidify the airflow through condensed water, and the heating element may be a resistance wire heater.

[0060] The filter device 10 is disposed on the air flow path of the air duct 13a and can be pulled and moved along a first horizontal direction.

[0061] In some embodiments, the first horizontal direction may be a front-to-back direction, a left-to-right direction, or any direction between the front-to-back direction and the left-to-right direction of the laundry treating apparatus 1 .

[0062] In the embodiment of the present application, the first horizontal direction is described as the front-to-back direction, wherein the first horizontal direction includes the direction from front to back and also includes the direction from back to front.

[0063] 1 , the filter device 10 includes a box body 101 , a first filter assembly 102 , and a cleaning assembly 103 .

[0064] The filter device 10 is retractably disposed along the airflow path of the air duct 13a, and is used to filter impurities from the airflow passing through the air duct 13a. The filter device 10 is movable along a first horizontal direction. Specifically, the filter device 10 can be withdrawn from the air duct 13a along a first side of the first horizontal direction and inserted into the air duct 13a along a second side of the first horizontal direction. The first side and the second side are opposite directions of the first horizontal direction.

[0065] Referring to Figure 1 , the housing 101 has a storage space 101a, an air inlet 101b, and an air outlet 101c. The storage space 101a communicates with the air inlet 101b and the air outlet 101c. It will be appreciated that air entering the housing 101 flows through the air inlet 101b into the storage space 101a and then out through the air outlet 101c. A first filter assembly 102 is disposed within the housing 101 and is configured to filter the air flowing through the housing 101. In other words, the housing 101 provides mounting space and support for the first filter assembly 102.

[0066] The cleaning assembly 103 is configured to move horizontally to clean the first filter assembly 102. In some embodiments, the cleaning assembly 103 is disposed within the housing 101, which provides mounting space and support for the cleaning assembly 103. When the housing 101 is extended, the housing 101 pulls the cleaning assembly 103 and the first filter assembly 102 together. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the mounting space and / or support for the cleaning assembly 103 may be located external to the housing 101.

[0067] The movement of the cleaning component 103 along the horizontal plane means that the movement direction of the cleaning component 103 is at least partially parallel to the horizontal plane. For example, the movement trajectory of the cleaning component 103 is completely parallel to the horizontal plane, or the movement trajectory of the cleaning component 103 is at a certain angle to the horizontal plane, and the angle is less than 90° (the minimum angle). The movement trajectory of the cleaning component 103 can be a straight line or a curve, but whether it is a straight line or a curve, its movement trajectory is at least partially parallel to the horizontal plane.

[0068] The filter device 10 of the embodiment of the present application is pulled and moved along the first horizontal direction. Therefore, the filter device 10 does not need to occupy the space above the clothing processing device 1 during the pulling and moving process, thereby reducing the installation space requirement of the clothing processing device 1. In addition, the cleaning component 103 cleans the first filter component 102 during the movement, so that impurities such as hair debris accumulated in the filter device 10 are cleaned, thereby improving the user's convenience in cleaning the filter device 10. Furthermore, since the cleaning component 103 moves along the horizontal plane, the box body 101 does not need to reserve space for the cleaning component 103 to move in the height direction. This is conducive to reducing the size of the box body 101 in the height direction, thereby reducing the size of the filter device 10 in the height direction, and further reducing the impact of the filter device 10 on the height dimension of the clothing processing device 1.

[0069] Exemplarily, the first filter assembly 102 is disposed within the accommodating space 101a, dividing the accommodating space 101a into a first subspace 101a1 and a second subspace 101a2. The first subspace 101a1 is located upstream of the second subspace 101a2 along the airflow direction. It is understood that when air flows through the accommodating space 101a, it first passes through the first filter assembly 102 from the first subspace 101a1 and is filtered before flowing into the second subspace 101a2. The first filter assembly 102 intercepts impurities in the airflow, thereby reducing the impurity content in the airflow flowing into the second subspace 101a2.

[0070] In some embodiments, referring to FIG. 1 , a cleaning assembly 103 is disposed within the first subspace 101a1 and is configured to clean the surface of the first filter assembly 102 facing the first subspace 101a1. It should be noted that when airflow passes through the first filter assembly 102, impurities are primarily intercepted on the surface of the first filter assembly 102 facing the first subspace 101a1. Therefore, the placement of the cleaning assembly 103 within the first subspace 101a1 allows for effective cleaning of the first filter assembly 102.

[0071] For example, referring to Figure 2, the filtering device 10 also includes a driving mechanism 104, which is connected to the cleaning component 103 and is used to drive the cleaning component 103 to move, so that one end of the cleaning component 103 (hereinafter referred to as the cleaning end 103a) moves along the surface of the first filtering component 102 to clean the first filtering component 102.

[0072] It can be understood that after the impurities in the air flow flowing through the first filter component 102 are intercepted, some of the impurities are retained on the side of the first filter component 102 facing the first subspace 101a1. In the process of the driving mechanism 104 driving the cleaning component 103 to move, the cleaning end 103a of the cleaning component 103 moves relative to the surface of the first filter component 102 on the side facing the first subspace 101a1 to scrape and clean the impurities accumulated on the first filter component 102.

[0073] For example, referring to FIG. 1 , when the drive mechanism 104 is not driving the cleaning assembly 103, the cleaning end 103a of the cleaning assembly 103 rests on the first filter assembly 102 and is located at an end away from the air inlet 101b. This reduces the obstruction of the cleaning assembly 103 to the airflow from the air inlet 101b to the air outlet 101c when the cleaning assembly 103 is not in operation. Furthermore, during cleaning, the cleaning end 103a of the cleaning assembly 103 moves toward the air inlet 101b, facilitating the pushing and collection of impurities toward the air inlet 101b and the removal of the collected impurities from the air inlet 101b.

[0074] During cleaning, the number of movements of the cleaning component 103 is not limited, and the user can decide based on actual needs.

[0075] Exemplarily, the driving mechanism 104 is disposed on the box body 101. In this way, the box body 101 can provide mounting support for the driving mechanism 104, which is beneficial to the modular design and modular manufacturing of the filtering device 10.

[0076] For example, the box body 101 may be a hollow rectangular parallelepiped structure. The box body 101 forms the outer shell of the filter device 10 . The appearance and shape of the box body 101 may be designed as required and is not limited here.

[0077] 1 , the first filter assembly 102 includes a first support frame 1021 and a first filter screen 1022 disposed on the first support frame 1021. Thus, the first support frame 1021 can provide support for the first filter screen 1022, so that the first filter screen 1022 maintains its filtering capacity under the impact of airflow.

[0078] Referring to Figure 1 , the bottom wall and / or top wall of the box body 101 have positioning grooves 101f that are compatible with the first support frame 1021. The positioning grooves 101f allow the first support frame 1021 to be securely mounted within the box body 101, reducing the possibility of the first filter assembly 102 deflecting under airflow impact, thereby improving the reliability and stability of the first support frame 1021. Furthermore, during assembly, the positioning grooves 101f facilitate rapid positioning of the first filter assembly 102, thereby improving assembly efficiency.

[0079] It can be understood that the setting of the positioning groove 101f includes three ways: the first is that the bottom wall of the box body 101 has a positioning groove 101f that is compatible with the first support; the second is that the top wall of the box body 101 has a positioning groove 101f that is compatible with the first support frame 1021; the third is that both the bottom wall and the top wall of the box body 101 have positioning grooves 101f that are compatible with the first support frame 1021.

[0080] In some embodiments, referring to FIG. 2 , the filter device 10 further includes a second filter assembly 105 . The second filter assembly 105 is positioned upstream of the air outlet 101 c along the airflow direction, or the second filter assembly 105 is positioned at the air outlet 101 c. Thus, the airflow exiting the accommodation space 101 a must pass through the second filter assembly 105 before exiting the air outlet 101 c. This allows the airflow filtered by the first filter assembly 102 to undergo a second filtration by the second filter assembly 105 , further enhancing the filtration effectiveness of the filter device 10 .

[0081] Exemplarily, the second filter assembly 105 is detachably connected to the box body 101. In this way, the second filter assembly 105 can be easily removed from the box body 101, thereby facilitating replacement, cleaning, or maintenance of the second filter assembly 105.

[0082] There is no limitation on the manner in which the second filter assembly 105 is detachably connected to the box body 101, for example, screw connection, sliding connection, snap connection, etc., which are not limited here.

[0083] In some embodiments, the second filter assembly 105 is slidably connected to the housing 101, allowing the second filter assembly 105 to be withdrawn from the housing 101 along the sliding direction. Removing the second filter assembly 105 from the housing 101 means that the second filter assembly 105 is completely separated from the housing 101. When cleaning is required, the second filter assembly 105 can be withdrawn from the housing 101 along the sliding direction and cleaned separately. After cleaning, the second filter assembly 105 can be reinserted into the housing 101. This simple and convenient operation improves the user's convenience in cleaning the filter device 10.

[0084] In some embodiments, referring to FIG. 5 , the filter device 10 includes a handle assembly 106 disposed at a first end of the housing 101 along a first horizontal direction, for pulling the filter device 10 along the first horizontal direction. Thus, after the filter device 10 is installed in the air duct 13a, the handle assembly 106 can be used to pull the filter device 10 out of the air duct 13a along the first horizontal direction.

[0085] For example, the second filter assembly 105 can be withdrawn from the box body 101 along the second end of the first horizontal direction. The handle assembly 106 does not interfere with the withdrawal of the second filter assembly 105, and the two do not interfere with each other. When the filter device 10 is placed in the air duct 13a, the side where the handle assembly 106 is located is generally the appearance surface, and the withdrawal structure reserved for the second filter assembly 105 in the box body 101 does not affect the appearance of the filter device 10. In addition, when the second filter assembly 105 is withdrawn from the box body 101, the user can grasp the handle assembly 106 to facilitate the withdrawal of the second filter assembly 105 from the box body 101. In addition, the box body 101 does not need to reserve space for the second filter assembly 105 to move in the height direction, which helps to reduce the height size of the box body 101.

[0086] Exemplarily, the filter device 10 further includes a handle member and a locking member disposed on the handle assembly 106. The locking member is connected to the handle member, and the locking member is used to lock the filter device 10 on the air duct 13a. The handle member is used to drive the locking member to move between an unlocked position and a locked position under the action of an external force. It is understood that when the locking member is in the locked position, a restraining effect is generated between the filter device 10 and the air duct 13a, limiting the relative movement between the filter device 10 and the air duct 13a. At this time, the filter device 10 is fixed to the air duct 13a, reducing the impact of the airflow in the air duct 13a on the filter device 10, and improving safety and reliability.

[0087] 2 , the second filter assembly 105 includes a second support frame 1051 and a second filter screen 1052 connected to the second support frame 1051. The second support frame 1051 can provide support for the second filter screen 1052 so that the second filter screen 1052 maintains its filtering capacity under the impact of airflow.

[0088] For example, please refer to Figure 1, the box body 101 has a guide rail groove 101d adapted to the second support frame 1051, and the second support frame 1051 is arranged in the guide rail groove 101d. The guide rail groove 101d extends along the first horizontal direction and passes through the end face of the box body 101 and defines a bayonet 101d1. The bayonet 101d1 is used to pull the second support frame 1051 out to the outside of the guide rail groove 101d, and the second filter assembly 105 is pulled out from the second end of the box body 101 along the first horizontal direction through the guide rail groove 101d and the bayonet 101d1.

[0089] In some embodiments, please refer to Figure 1, the air inlet 101b is arranged on the side wall of the second end of the box body 101 along the first horizontal direction, the air outlet 101c is arranged on the side wall of the first end of the box body 101 along the second horizontal direction, and the driving mechanism 104 is arranged on the side wall of the second end of the box body 101 along the second horizontal direction, wherein the first horizontal direction and the second horizontal direction intersect and are both perpendicular to the height direction of the box body 101.

[0090] It is understood that the handle assembly 106 and the air inlet 101b are respectively disposed at the ends of the box body 101 along the first horizontal direction, and the drive mechanism 104 and the air outlet 101c are respectively disposed at the ends of the box body 101 along the second horizontal direction, wherein the first horizontal direction intersects the second horizontal direction. It should be noted that the angle at which the first horizontal direction intersects the second horizontal direction is not limited, for example, a vertical or nearly vertical angle, such as 60° to 120°. In the embodiments of the present application, the first horizontal direction and the second horizontal direction are perpendicular to each other as an example for description.

[0091] In this way, the air inlet 101b and the air outlet 101c are respectively located on the side walls of different sides of the box body 101, which can fully utilize the area of ​​the side walls of the box body 101, so that the openings 1011 of the air inlet 101b and the air outlet 101c are respectively larger, thereby increasing the flow rate of the airflow, and improving the filtration area and filtration efficiency.

[0092] In some embodiments, referring to FIG. 1 , the first filter assembly 102 is curved, and the air inlet 101b and the cleaning assembly 103 are both located on the concave side of the first filter assembly 102. It will be appreciated that the curved shape of the first filter assembly 102 increases the effective area of ​​the first filter assembly 102, thereby increasing the filtering area of ​​the airflow by the first filter assembly 102. Simultaneously, the amount of air flowing through the first filter assembly 102 increases, thereby improving the filtration efficiency of the first filter assembly 102. Furthermore, during the rotation of the cleaning assembly 103, the rotational trajectory of the cleaning end 103a aligns with the curved profile of the first filter assembly 102, facilitating contact between the cleaning end 103a and the first filter assembly 102.

[0093] It can be understood that the rotation axis of the cleaning component 103 is parallel to the height direction of the clothes processing device 1.

[0094] The manner in which the driving mechanism 104 drives the cleaning assembly 103 is not limited. For example, in some embodiments, the driving mechanism 104 has a power source, such as a motor, and can be driven automatically without the user applying force. In other embodiments, the driving mechanism 104 is an unpowered mechanism, requiring the user to manually apply force to the driving mechanism 104 to force the driving mechanism 104 to move, thereby driving the cleaning assembly 103 to move.

[0095] In some embodiments, referring to FIG. 2 , the drive mechanism 104 includes a force-applying member 1041 and a transmission assembly 1042 . The transmission assembly 1042 connects the force-applying member 1041 and the cleaning assembly 103 . The force-applying member 1041 is disposed outside the housing 101 and is capable of moving relative to the housing 101 under the action of an external force, and drives the cleaning assembly 103 to rotate through the transmission assembly 1042 . The external force may be a force applied by a user. It is understandable that by applying force to the force-applying member 1041 outside the housing 101 so that the transmission assembly 1042 drives the cleaning assembly 103 to rotate, space inside the housing 101 can be saved, leaving space for more airflow to enter the housing 101 , thereby improving the filtration efficiency of the filter device 10 . In addition, it is also convenient for the user to hold the force-applying member 1041 and apply force to the force-applying member 1041 .

[0096] The manner in which the force applying member 1041 moves relative to the box body 101 is not limited, for example, it can be relative sliding, relative rotation, etc., which is not limited here.

[0097] In some embodiments, referring to FIG3 and FIG4 , the outer surface of the side wall of the box body 101 near the force-applying member 1041 has a recessed area 101g, and the force-applying member 1041 has an initial position. In the initial position, the force-applying member 1041 is accommodated in the recessed area 101g. It is understood that when the force-applying member 1041 is in the initial position, the degree to which the force-applying member 1041 protrudes from the outer surface of the box body 101 can be reduced, or the force-applying member 1041 does not protrude from the outer surface of the box body 101, thereby reducing the impact of the force-applying member 1041 on the external dimensions of the filter device 10 and also reducing the impact of the force-applying member 1041 on the pulling and withdrawing movement of the filter device 10.

[0098] The initial position refers to the position of the force applying member 1041 when the filter device 10 is located in the air duct 13 a.

[0099] In some embodiments, referring to FIG3 , an opening 1011 is provided on the sidewall of the box body 101 near the force-applying member 1041. It should be noted that in embodiments in which a recessed area 101g is provided, the opening 1011 may be located within or outside the recessed area 101g, without limitation.

[0100] Exemplarily, the opening 1011 is in communication with the first subspace 101 a 1 . The opening 1011 is used to allow an external cleaning member to extend into the box body 101 to clean the inner wall of the box body 101 and / or the first filter assembly 102 .

[0101] In some embodiments, the force applying member 1041 is also used to open or close the opening 1011 .

[0102] It is understandable that when the filter device 10 is filtering airflow, the force applying member 1041 is in a position to close the opening 1011, reducing the probability of the airflow flowing through the accommodating space 101a leaking from the opening 1011, thereby ensuring the ability of the filter device 10 to filter impurities in the airflow.

[0103] In the filter device 10 of this embodiment, after the filter device 10 is pulled out of the air duct 13a, the force-applying member 1041 is first moved to a position where the opening 1011 is opened, and the external cleaning member is extended into the accommodating space 101a through the opening 1011, so that the cleaning member can clean the first filter component 102 and / or the side wall of the accommodating space 101a.

[0104] It should be noted that the external cleaning member can be a cleaning tool such as a brush.

[0105] In other embodiments, a sealing plug may be separately provided for the opening 1011 , and the sealing plug can be plugged in and out to close the opening 1011 .

[0106] 2 , the first end of the force applying member 1041 is the force applying end 1041a, and the second end of the force applying member 1041 is rotatably connected to the transmission assembly 1042. Therefore, the user can hold the force applying end 1041a to swing the force applying member 1041 around its second end.

[0107] The transmission assembly 1042 is connected to the cleaning assembly 103, and the force applying member 1041 can rotate under the action of an external force and drive the cleaning assembly 103 to rotate through the transmission assembly 1042. In this way, the first filter assembly 102 can be cleaned.

[0108] The specific structure of the transmission assembly 1042 is not limited, as long as it can transmit the power of the force applying member 1041 to the cleaning assembly 103 and drive the cleaning assembly 103 to rotate.

[0109] In some embodiments, referring to FIG. 4 , transmission assembly 1042 includes at least one gear 10421. A tooth structure 10411 is provided at the second end of force-applying member 1041. Tooth structure 10411 meshes with gear 10421 of transmission assembly 1042 for transmission. Thus, when force-applying member 1041 moves under the action of an external force, tooth structure 10411 drives meshed gear 10421, thereby driving transmission assembly 1042, which in turn drives cleaning assembly 103, initiating cleaning of first filter assembly 102. In this embodiment, the meshing transmission between tooth structure 10411 and gear 10421 ensures high transmission reliability and efficiency, reduces slippage, and minimizes failure rates. In this embodiment, when the user holds the force-applying end 1041a and drives the force-applying member 1041 to rotate, the force-applying member 1041 and the tooth structure 10411 are similar to a lever structure. The force-applying member 1041 has a relatively long lever arm. The user applies a relatively small force to generate a large torque on the tooth structure 10411, so that the tooth structure 10411 can reliably drive the gear 10421 to rotate, which can save the user's physical strength.

[0110] In this embodiment, when the filter device 10 is inserted into the air duct 13a, the inner wall of the air duct 13a contacts and squeezes the force-applying member 1041, so that the force-applying end 1041a of the force-applying member 1041 rotates toward the direction close to the box body 101 until the force-applying end 1041a of the force-applying member 1041 is close to the box body 101. In this way, the force-applying member 1041 can be reset during the insertion process of the air duct 13a, and the force-applying member 1041 can also be constrained to prevent the force-applying member 1041 from shifting. In other words, the air duct 13a does not need to be provided with a special structure to reset and constrain the force-applying member 1041, which is conducive to simplifying the structure of the air duct 13a. Exemplarily, the rotation axis of the cleaning assembly 103 is roughly parallel to the height direction of the box body 101.

[0111] For example, referring to Figures 4 and 6, the cleaning assembly 103 has a shaft mounting portion 1031, a gear 10421 is coaxially connected to the shaft mounting portion 1031, and a force-applying member 1041 rotates around the axis of the tooth structure 10411, and the tooth structure 10411 and the gear 10421 are meshed. It is understandable that when the force-applying member 1041 rotates around the tooth structure 10411, the tooth structure 10411 rotates accordingly, thereby driving the gear 10421 meshed therewith to rotate, and then the gear 10421 drives the cleaning assembly 103 to rotate around the axis of the shaft mounting portion 1031, so that the force-applying member 1041 drives the cleaning assembly 103 to rotate, thereby achieving high transmission efficiency and low failure rate.

[0112] It should be noted that the gear 10421 is coaxially connected to the shaft mounting portion 1031, which can be a plug-in connection or a welding connection, and this application does not impose any restrictions on this.

[0113] For example, referring to Figures 1 and 4 , when the force-applying member 1041 is in its initial position, the force-applying end 1041a is located at the first end of the force-applying member 1041 along the first horizontal direction, and the cleaning end 103a is located at the end of the first filter assembly 102 that is away from the air inlet 101b of the housing 101. It is understood that the air inlet 101b is located at the second end of the housing 101 along the first horizontal direction. In other words, when the force-applying member 1041 is in its initial position, the force-applying end 1041a and the cleaning end 103a are close to each other, which not only saves space within the filter device 10 but also reduces the space used by the filter device 10 within the laundry processing apparatus 1.

[0114] The tooth structure 10411 and the gear 10421 cooperate to enable the cleaning end 103a to move along the surface of the first filter assembly 102 toward the air inlet 101b of the box body 101 when the force-applying end 1041a moves away from the box body 101. It will be appreciated that when the force-applying member 1041 drives the cleaning assembly 103 to move, the force-applying end 1041a and the cleaning end 103a move away from each other, which is ergonomic. Simultaneously, the cleaning end 103a can also entrain impurities on the surface of the first filter assembly 102 toward the air inlet 101b, facilitating the removal of impurities from the filter device 10 through the air inlet 101b.

[0115] In other embodiments, referring to FIG6 , the tooth structure 10411 is configured as a rack structure and is disposed on the side of the force-applying member 1041 facing the transmission assembly 1042. The force-applying member 1041 is slidably connected to the housing 101 so as to move linearly under the action of an external force, thereby driving the cleaning assembly 103 to rotate via the transmission assembly 1042. Configuring the tooth structure 10411 as a rack structure allows the force-applying member 1041 to be substantially flat, facilitating the force-applying member 1041 to fit against the outer surface of the side wall of the housing 101, resulting in a compact structure.

[0116] It can be understood that the tooth structure 10411 is constructed as a rack structure and is arranged on the side of the force-applying member 1041 facing the transmission component 1042, so that when the force-applying member 1041 performs linear motion under the action of external force, the tooth structure 1041 remains engaged with the gear 10421, converting the linear motion of the force-applying member 1041 into rotation of the gear 10421, thereby driving the cleaning component 103 to rotate, thereby achieving cleaning of the first filter component 102.

[0117] For example, referring to FIG6 , the second end of the housing 101 along the second horizontal direction has a slot 101e on its exterior. The slot 101e extends along the first horizontal direction, and the force-applying member 1041 reciprocates linearly along the slot 101e under the action of an external force. Thus, the slot 101e constrains the motion trajectory of the force-applying member 1041 under the action of an external force, ensuring that the force-applying member 1041 remains connected to the housing 101 during linear movement, thereby maintaining meshing between the tooth structure 10411 and the gear 10421.

[0118] In some embodiments, referring to FIG. 6 , the cleaning assembly 103 includes a shaft mounting portion 1031, a frame 1032, and a brush head 1033. One end of the frame 1032 is connected to the shaft mounting portion 1031, and the brush head 1033 is disposed at an end of the frame 1032 away from the shaft mounting portion 1031. The brush head 1033 is configured to contact the first filter assembly 102 to clean the first filter assembly 102. It should be noted that the shaft mounting portion 1031 is connected to the transmission assembly 1042. Driven by the force applying member 1041, the transmission assembly 1042 drives the shaft mounting portion 1031 to rotate, causing the brush head 1033 to move relative to the first filter assembly 102, thereby cleaning the first filter assembly 102.

[0119] In some embodiments, referring to FIG. 5 , the filter device 10 includes a sealing structure 107, a handle assembly 106 disposed at a first end of the housing 101 along a first horizontal direction, an air inlet 101b disposed on a sidewall at a second end of the housing 101 along the first horizontal direction, and the sealing structure 107 disposed outside the second end of the housing 101 and surrounding the air inlet 101b. The air inlet 101b and the handle assembly 106 are disposed at opposite ends of the housing 101 along the first horizontal direction, thereby enhancing the connection between the air inlet 101b and the sealing structure 107 when the handle assembly 106 is pushed along the first horizontal direction, thereby improving the sealing performance of the sealing structure 107.

[0120] It is understandable that after the filter device 10 is installed in the air duct 13a, the sealing structure 107 seals the gap between the filter device 10 and the air duct 13a, thereby improving the waterproof level of the connection between the filter device 10 and the air duct 13a. For example, the waterproof level can reach IP65 (full name: Ingress Protection 65, which means completely dustproof and can prevent the intrusion of jets of water).

[0121] Illustratively, the housing 12 includes a front panel positioned in front of the drum assembly 11 and having a first opening 12a through which the filter device 10 can be withdrawn from the housing 12. When the filter device 10 is positioned in the airflow path of the air duct 13a, the handle assembly 106 covers the first opening 12a. In this case, the surface of the handle assembly 106 facing away from the housing 101 serves as the exterior surface of the laundry processing apparatus 1.

[0122] In some embodiments, referring to FIG7 , the laundry processing apparatus 1 includes a detergent box 14, and the filter device 10 is located above the detergent box 14. In this way, the arrangement of the filter device 10 is in line with the user's usage habits, thereby improving the user's usage experience.

[0123] In some embodiments, referring to FIG. 8 , the air duct 13a has a docking port 13a1, and the air inlet 101b of the box body 101 is disposed on the rear sidewall of the box body 101. The rear sidewall of the box body 101 and the docking port 13a1 are sealed and docked in a front-to-back direction. It should be noted that the rear sidewall of the box body 101 refers to the end of the box body 101 away from the handle assembly 106 along the first horizontal direction. It is understood that the airflow flows through the docking port 13a1 of the air duct 13a to the air inlet 101b and enters the filter device 10 for filtration. The sealed docking between the rear sidewall of the box body 101 and the docking port 13a1 in the front-to-back direction reduces leakage of the airflow as it flows toward the air inlet 101b.

[0124] In some embodiments, referring to FIG8 , the air duct 13a includes a transition chamber 13b, a first mounting chamber 13c, and a second mounting chamber 13d. The filter device 10 is disposed in the first mounting chamber 13c. The clothing processing apparatus 1 includes an evaporator 15 and a condenser 16, which are disposed in the second mounting chamber 13d. The transition chamber 13b is connected to the air outlet 101c. The transition chamber 13b is disposed on the rear side of the first mounting chamber 13c, and the junction between the transition chamber 13b and the first mounting chamber 13c defines a docking port 13a1. It is understood that after being filtered by the filter device 10, the airflow flows to the evaporator 15 and condenser 16, reducing the amount of lint attached to the evaporator 15 and condenser 16 and improving the heat exchange effect between the airflow and the evaporator 15 and condenser 16.

[0125] Illustratively, the laundry treating apparatus 1 includes a base 13 , and a space within the base 13 defines a portion of an air outlet duct 13 a .

[0126] Exemplarily, the base 13 is disposed above the barrel assembly 11 .

[0127] The various embodiments / implementations provided in this application can be combined with each other without causing any contradiction.

[0128] The foregoing description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application. Persons skilled in the art will readily appreciate that various modifications and variations are possible. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, or improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present application shall be included within the scope of protection of the present application.

Claims

1. A clothes processing device, wherein: include: a drum assembly having a laundry processing chamber, an air inlet and an air outlet communicated with the laundry processing chamber; an air duct connected to the air outlet; A filter device is provided on the air flow path of the air duct and can be pulled and moved along a first horizontal direction; Wherein, the filtering device comprises: Box body; a first filter assembly, disposed in the box body, for filtering the airflow passing through the box body; The cleaning component is arranged on the box body and is used to move along a horizontal plane to clean the first filter component.

2. The laundry processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein The filtering device also includes a driving mechanism, which is connected to the cleaning component and is used to drive the cleaning component to move so that one end of the cleaning component moves along the surface of the first filtering component to clean the first filtering component.

3. The laundry processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: The filter device includes a handle assembly, which is arranged at the first end of the box body along the first horizontal direction to pull the filter device along the first horizontal direction.

4. The laundry processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein: The driving mechanism is arranged on the box body and on a side wall of the box body at one end along a second horizontal direction. The first horizontal direction and the second horizontal direction intersect and are both perpendicular to the height direction of the box body.

5. The laundry processing apparatus according to claim 2 or 4, wherein: The box body has a accommodating space, an air inlet and an air outlet, the accommodating space is connected to the air inlet and the air outlet, and the air inlet and the air outlet are both connected to the air duct; the filtering device includes a handle assembly, and the handle assembly is arranged at the first end of the box body along the first horizontal direction to pull the filtering device along the first horizontal direction; the air inlet is arranged on the side wall of the second end of the box body along the first horizontal direction, the air outlet is arranged on the side wall of the first end of the box body along the second horizontal direction, and the driving mechanism is arranged on the side wall of the second end of the box body along the second horizontal direction.

6. The laundry processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein: The box body has a accommodating space, an air inlet and an air outlet, the accommodating space is connected to the air inlet and the air outlet, and the air inlet and the air outlet are both connected to the air duct; the first filter component is arc-shaped, and the air inlet of the box body and the cleaning component are both located on the concave side of the first filter component.

7. The laundry processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein: The driving mechanism is arranged on the box body, and the driving mechanism includes a force-applying member and a transmission assembly. The transmission assembly connects the force-applying member and the cleaning assembly. The force-applying member is arranged on the outside of the box body and moves relative to the box body under the action of external force, and drives the cleaning assembly to rotate through the transmission assembly.

8. The laundry processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein: The outer surface of the side wall of the box body close to the force applying member has a recessed area, and the force applying member has an initial position. In the initial position, the force applying member is accommodated in the recessed area.

9. The laundry processing apparatus according to claim 7 or 8, wherein: An opening is provided on the side wall of the box body close to the force-applying member, and the opening is used for an external cleaning member to extend into the box body to clean the inner wall of the box body and / or the first filter assembly. The force-applying member is also used to open or close the opening.

10. The laundry processing apparatus according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein: The first end of the force applying member is the force applying end, the second end of the force applying member is rotatably connected to the transmission assembly, the transmission assembly is connected to the cleaning assembly, the force applying member rotates under the action of external force, and drives the cleaning assembly to rotate through the transmission assembly. The laundry processing apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein: The transmission assembly includes at least one gear, and the second end of the force applying member is provided with a tooth structure, which is engaged with the gear of the transmission assembly for transmission.

12. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 11, wherein The cleaning assembly has a rotating shaft mounting portion, the gear is coaxially connected to the rotating shaft mounting portion, the force applying member rotates around the axis of the tooth structure, and the tooth structure is meshed with the gear.

13. The laundry processing apparatus according to claim 11 or 12, wherein: The filtering device includes a handle assembly, which is arranged at the first end of the box body along the first horizontal direction; the end of the cleaning assembly that moves along the surface of the first filter assembly is a cleaning end; when the force-applying member is in the initial position, the force-applying end is located at the first end of the force-applying member along the first horizontal direction, and the cleaning end is located at the end of the first filter assembly away from the air inlet of the box body; the cooperation between the tooth structure and the gear is used to make the force-applying end move in the direction away from the box body, and the cleaning end moves along the surface of the first filter assembly toward the air inlet close to the box body.

14. The clothes treating apparatus according to claim 7, wherein The transmission assembly includes at least one gear, and the force-applying member is provided with a tooth structure. The tooth structure is constructed as a rack structure and is arranged on the side of the force-applying member facing the transmission assembly. The force-applying member is slidingly connected to the box body to move linearly under the action of external force, thereby driving the cleaning assembly to rotate through the transmission assembly.

15. The laundry processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 14, wherein: The cleaning component includes: A shaft mounting portion; a frame, one end of which is connected to the shaft mounting portion; A brush head is arranged at one end of the frame away from the shaft mounting portion; The brush head is used to contact the first filter assembly to clean the first filter assembly.

16. The laundry processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 15, wherein: The box body has a accommodating space, an air inlet and an air outlet, the accommodating space is connected to the air inlet and the air outlet, and the air inlet and the air outlet are both connected to the air duct; the first filter component is arranged in the accommodating space and divides the accommodating space into a first subspace and a second subspace, the first subspace is located upstream of the second subspace along the airflow direction; the cleaning component is arranged in the first subspace.

17. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 16, wherein The filter device further includes a second filter assembly. Along the airflow direction, the second filter assembly is arranged upstream of the air outlet, or the second filter assembly is arranged at the air outlet.

18. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 17, wherein The second filter assembly is pulled out of the box body from one end of the box body along the first horizontal direction.

19. The laundry processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 18, wherein: The first filter assembly includes a first support frame and a first filter screen arranged on the first support frame; the bottom wall and / or the top wall of the box body has a positioning groove adapted to the first support frame.

20. The laundry processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 19, wherein: The clothing processing device includes a box body, the barrel assembly is arranged in the box body, the box body has a front plate, the front plate is located in the front side of the barrel assembly, and has a first opening; the filter device is pulled out of the box body through the first opening; the filter device includes a handle assembly, the handle assembly is arranged at the first end of the box body along the first horizontal direction, and when the filter device is located on the air flow path of the air duct, the handle assembly covers the first opening.

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