Clothing Dryer Drainage Unit with Adjustable Water Tub Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing clothing dryers have a complex drainage unit that requires a large number of components, increasing material costs and maintenance, and condensate water can bounce during drainage, affecting efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A clothing dryer with a simplified drainage unit design featuring a first water tub, drainage pipes, and a second water tub, where the first water tub is combined with the base to expose drainage holes and pipes, allowing for adjustable drainage paths and protection of electronic units with a cover, reducing component count and improving assembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a complex drainage unit structure is used to provide multiple drainage methods, then drainage functionality is improved, but the number of components increases and material cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The first water tub is designed to serve multiple drainage functions through different connection methods. By providing multiple drainage holes at different positions and enabling flexible connection of drainage pipes to these holes, the same water tub structure can accommodate both direct drainage to the outside and drainage to a recovery water tub, eliminating the need for separate dedicated structures for each drainage method
Solution Approach 2:
The drainage system incorporates adjustable and reconfigurable elements. The drainage pipes can be connected to different drainage holes depending on the desired drainage method, and the connection between the first water tub and drainage pipes can be adjusted. This dynamic configurability allows the system to adapt to different drainage requirements without requiring multiple fixed structures
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple components are used for drainage unit, then drainage functionality is improved, but assembling characteristics deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the first water tub and the base into an integrated structure where the first water tub is combined with the base. This integration reduces the number of separate components that need to be assembled and simplifies the overall assembly process while maintaining the functionality of collecting and draining condensate water
3Reliability
If drainage pipes are hidden inside the water tub, then protection is improved, but accessibility for drainage operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The first water tub cover is designed with selective transparency or transparency in specific regions. The cover allows visibility of the drainage holes and connection status at the locations where drainage pipes connect to the water tub, while still providing protection for electronic units. This localized transparency approach maintains protection where needed while providing accessibility information where required
Data Source
AI summary
A clothing dryer having an improved structure of a drainage unit thereof, including: a body; a drum; a base that is disposed at a lower portion of the drum; a first water tub that is mounted on the base to collect condensate water generated when a drying operation is performed; and a plurality of drainage pipes that are combined with one side of the first water tub and cause the condensate water to move, wherein, in order to change a position at which the plurality of drainage pipes and the first water tub are combined with each other, the first water tub is combined with edges of the base so that at least a part of the first water tub is able to be exposed to an outside.