CN101568680A - Laundry machine - Google Patents

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CN101568680A
CN101568680A CNA2007800474275A CN200780047427A CN101568680A CN 101568680 A CN101568680 A CN 101568680A CN A2007800474275 A CNA2007800474275 A CN A2007800474275A CN 200780047427 A CN200780047427 A CN 200780047427A CN 101568680 A CN101568680 A CN 101568680A
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裴祥训
孙彰佑
崔喆珍
金东炫
孙永福
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Abstract

The present invention relates to steam dryers, and more specifically, the present invention relates to a steam dryer for removing creases or crumples from, or preventing the same from forming on, clothes. The steam dryer includes a drum (20) to be selectively rotatable; a steam generator (200) to generate steam to be supplied to the drum (20); a water container (300) to contain water to be supplied to the steam generator (200); an indicator to indicate a level of the water in the water container (300) thereby removing creases from clothes effectively.

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Laundry machine
Technical field
The present invention relates to laundry machine (laundry machine).More specifically, the present invention relates to a kind of laundry machine, this laundry machine is used to remove the folding line or the fold of clothes, perhaps is used to prevent form on clothes folding line or fold.
Background technology
Generally speaking, have in the laundry machine be used to wash, dry machine or clothes.In the pure and fresh processing procedure of clothes, remove moisture, folding line, fold, static or the peculiar smell of clothes, perhaps fragrance is added into clothes.
In laundry machine, have washing machine and drier, wherein this dryer is generally and is used to use hot-air drying washing clothes, is mainly the household electrical appliance of clothes.Usually, dryer be provided with the object that is used to keep dry cylinder, be used to drive this cylinder drive source, be used for the heater that the air of introducing cylinder is heated and be used to aspirate the air in the cylinder or air is discharged to blower unit in the cylinder.
According to the device that is used to add hot-air, that is, heater can exist electric dryer (electric type dryer) and gas type dryer (gas type dryer).Electric dryer utilizes resistance heat that air is heated, and gas type dryer is used to the heat of spontaneous combustion gas air is heated.Available another way is classified to dryer, that is, and and condensing dryer (condensing type dryer) and air exhaust dryer (exhaust type dryer).The condensing dryer will not be discharged to the dryer outside with the humid air that dry object carries out heat exchange, and the humid air that in dryer, circulates, and make humid air carry out heat exchange, thereby the condensed water that is generated is discharged to the dryer outside at the condenser place and the outside air that are provided with separately.The humid air that air exhaust dryer will be carried out heat exchange with the dry object in the cylinder directly is discharged to the dryer outside.According to the type of clothing being introduced dryer, dryer can be divided into roof-mounted dryer (top loadingtype dryer) and muzzle-loading dryer (front loading type dryer).In roof-mounted dryer, dry object is introduced into the top side of dryer, and in the muzzle-loading dryer, dry object is introduced into the front side of dryer.
Summary of the invention
Technical problem
Yet there is following problem in the correlation technique laundry machine.
Usually, dryer carries out drying to the clothing that washs He dewatered of introducing this dryer.But in view of the principle of water washing, folding line is formed on the clothing that has washed, and can not remove formed folding line fully in dry run.Therefore, for remove dry object such as in related art clothes drier the folding line of dry clothing, need exert pressure in addition.
In addition, except the clothing that has washed, the routine of clothes deposit with use in folding line, fold and wrinkle or the like (hereinafter being referred to as folding line) all can appear.Exploitation is used for easily removing because of the routine of clothes deposits and uses the equipment of this type of folding line that causes to necessitate.
Technical scheme
Be head it off, the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of laundry machine, this laundry machine can prevent to form folding line on clothes, and/or removes the folding line of clothes.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of laundry machine, and this laundry machine makes the user can easily observe the water level that remains on the water in the water receptacle at the run duration of water supply or laundry machine.
For realizing these purposes and other advantages, and according to purpose of the present invention, embody and popularity is described as this paper, a kind of laundry machine comprises the cylinder of alternative rotation; Steam generator is in order to produce the steam that will be supplied to cylinder; Water receptacle is in order to hold the water that will be supplied to steam generator; And indicator, in order to the water level in the indication water receptacle.
This indicator comprises that the transparent part of water receptacle is so that check water level by this transparent part, or comprise sensor in order to the sensing water level, perhaps this water receptacle comprises that water is by its supply orifice that is supplied, and this indicator comprises closure element, closes above-mentioned supply orifice when this closure element reaches predetermined water level in order to the water in water receptacle.
Advantageous effects
The present invention has following advantageous effects.
At first, washing machine of the present invention prevents from dry object to form fold or folding line effectively, perhaps removes fold or folding line on the dry object, and dry object is carried out disinfection or removes the peculiar smell of dry object.
Secondly, laundry function of the present invention is removed the fold or the folding line of drying clothes effectively, and need not exert pressure separately.
The 3rd, washing machine of the present invention is not only allowed and easily water is supplied to the water holding unit, also allows clean water container easily.In addition, washing machine of the present invention is allowed and is being supplied water or the run duration of washing machine is easily checked the water level that remains in the water receptacle.
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Included providing further understanding of the disclosure and accompanying drawing combined and that constitute the application's a part to show embodiment of the present disclosure, and and specification be used for illustrating principle of the present disclosure together.
In the accompanying drawing:
Fig. 1 shows the decomposition diagram of steam laundry dryer according to a preferred embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 shows the longitudinal sectional drawing of the steam laundry dryer among Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 shows the part of the steam generator among Fig. 2;
Fig. 4 shows the system diagram that concentrates on steam generator;
Fig. 5 shows the decomposition diagram of first embodiment of the water receptacle among Fig. 4;
Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 show the perspective view of second embodiment of the water receptacle among Fig. 4 separately;
Fig. 8 to Figure 10 shows the diagrammatic sketch of the 3rd embodiment of the water receptacle among Fig. 4 separately;
Figure 11 and Figure 12 show the diagrammatic sketch of the 4th embodiment of the water receptacle among Fig. 4 separately;
Figure 13 shows the diagrammatic sketch of the 5th embodiment of the water receptacle among Fig. 4;
Figure 14 and Figure 15 show the diagrammatic sketch of the 6th embodiment of the water receptacle among Fig. 4 separately; And
Figure 16 shows the diagrammatic sketch of the 7th embodiment of the water receptacle among Fig. 4.
The specific embodiment
Now will be in detail with reference to specific embodiments of the invention, the example of these specific embodiments is shown in the drawings.As possible, the same reference numerals of using in institute's drawings attached relates to identical or like.
In order to describe laundry machine of the present invention, steam laundry dryer is described as embodiments of the invention.But the present invention for example is applicable to the washing machine that uses steam.
In addition,, describe purpose for convenience, the steam laundry dryer of roof-mounted, electric, condensing is described as an embodiment in order to describe steam laundry dryer as the embodiment of the invention.But the present invention is not limited to this, and is equally applicable to the steam laundry dryer of muzzle-loading, gas type, condensing.
See figures.1.and.2 and describe steam laundry dryer of the present invention.
At rack 10 inside that form the steam laundry dryer outward appearance, the motor 70 and the belt 68 that have rotating cylinder 20 and be used for head roll 20.In the pre-position of rack 10, be equipped with and be used to add hot-air with heater 90 (hereinafter being referred to as hot air heater) that produces high temperature air (hereinafter being referred to as hot-air) and the hot-air supply pipe 44 that is used for the hot-air from hot air heater 90 is supplied to cylinder 20.In addition, blast pipe 80 and blower unit 60 have been installed also, this blast pipe 80 is used to discharge the humid air that carries out heat exchange with clothes in cylinder 20, and this blower unit is used to aspirate humid air.Meanwhile, the pre-position of rack 10 is equipped with the steam generator 200 that is used to produce vapours.Reason for convenience, although embodiment show based on indirect driving type and describe, drive indirectly in type at this, by utilizing motor 70 and belt 68 cylinder 20 is rotated, the present invention is not limited to this.That is to say that the present invention also is applicable to direct driving type, wherein, cylinder 20 is rotated by the motor that is connected directly to cylinder 20 rear portions.
To describe each element of dryer below in detail.
The rack 10 that forms the steam laundry dryer outward appearance comprises the substrate 12 that forms the steam laundry dryer bottom, vertically is installed to a pair of side cover 14 of substrate 12, the protecgulum 16 and the bonnet 18 of front and rear that are respectively installed to side cover 14 and the top cover 17 that is positioned at side cover 4 tops.Control panel 19 with various console switch is positioned on top cover 17 or the protecgulum 16 as usual, and door 164 is mounted to protecgulum 16.Bonnet 18 has the inlet 182 that is used to introduce extraneous air, and has the steam vent 184 as last passage, is used for the air in the cylinder 20 is discharged to the steam laundry dryer outside.
The inner space of cylinder 20 is used as the hothouse that is used for drying clothes, and the inside that preferably lifter (lift) 22 is set to cylinder 20 raises and reduce clothes being used for, thereby makes clothes spin upside down, and improves drying efficiency whereby.
Meanwhile, forward support 30 and back supporting member 40 are installed between cylinder 20 and the rack 10 (protecgulum 16 and bonnet 18).Be rotatably mounted with cylinder 20 between forward support 30 and the back supporting member 40, and between forward support 30 and back supporting member 40 and the cylinder 20 the containment member (not shown) that is used to prevent seepage be installed.That is to say that forward support 30 and back supporting member 40 cover the front and rear of cylinder 20 with the formation hothouse, and the front and rear of difference idler pulley 20.
Forward support 30 has with so that the opening of cylinder 20 and dryer external communications, and this opening is by door 164 opening/closing optionally.Forward support 30 also has connected lint duct 50, and this lint duct is the passage of air from cylinder 20 to the dryer outside, and cotton linters filter 52 is mounted to this lint duct 50.One side of blower unit 60 is connected to lint duct 50, and opposite side is connected to blast pipe 80, and this blast pipe is connected to the steam vent 184 in the bonnet 18.Therefore, if blower unit 60 operations, then air is discharged to the dryer outside by lint duct 50, blast pipe 80 and steam vent 184 from cylinder 20.In this case, impurity for example velveteen be able to filtering at cotton linters filter 52 places.Usually, blower unit 60 comprises air blast 62 and blower drum 64, and air blast 64 is usually by also motor 70 drivings of head roll 20.
Back supporting member 40 has peristome 42, and this peristome 42 has a plurality of through holes usually, and hot-air supply pipe 44 is connected to this peristome 42.Hot-air supply pipe 44 is communicated with cylinder 20 and is used as the passage that hot-air is supplied to cylinder 20.Therefore, hot air heater 90 is mounted to the precalculated position of hot-air supply pipe 44.
Meanwhile, be used to produce steam and the steam generator 200 that steam is supplied to cylinder 20 is mounted to the precalculated position of rack 10.Describe steam generator 200 in detail with reference to Fig. 3 below.
The level sensor 260 and being used to that the water tank 210, the heater 240 that is installed to water tank 210 inside that are used to keep water is installed in the steam generator 200, is used to measure the water level of steam generator 200 is measured the temperature sensor 270 of the temperature of steam generator 200.Usually, level sensor 260 comprises common electrode 262, low water level electrode 264 and high water level electrode 266, these electrodes be used for according between common electrode 262 and the high water level electrode 264 or the conduction between common electrode 262 and the low water level electrode 266 come sensing high water level or low water level.
One side of steam generator 200 is connected to the water supply hose 220 that is used to supply water, and its opposite side is connected to the steam hose 230 that is used for discharged steam, and preferably the nozzle 250 of reservation shape is set to the front end of steam hose 230.
Meanwhile, although embodiment show and described certain type steam generator 200 (for simplicity, hereinafter be referred to as water tank heating type (tank heating type) steam generator), wherein, the water that utilizes 240 pairs of heaters to remain on the scheduled volume in the water tank 210 heats with generation steam, but the present invention is not limited to this.This device that is to say that the present invention can use any steam generator, as long as can produce steam.For example, also can use heater to be installed in structure around the water supply hose, water heats water being used for through this water supply hose, (for simplicity, hereinafter is not referred to as the tubulose heating system) and water is not remained in the space.
Fig. 4 shows the diagrammatic sketch that concentrates on steam generator of the present invention.
The water receptacle that water is supplied to steam generator is described below with reference to Fig. 4.Although steam generator shown in Figure 4 is different with steam generator shown in Figure 3 at vpg connection, but the shape of creativeness of the present invention and steam generator is irrelevant, steam generator among Fig. 4 can be the steam generator among Fig. 3, and uses identical Reference numeral.
With reference to Fig. 4, in an embodiment, steam laundry dryer comprises the water receptacle 300 that is used for water is supplied to steam generator 200.Preferably, water receptacle 300 is dismountable.That is to say that if detachable water receptacle 300 is removed during water in supply, and the water receptacle 300 that will fill water is connected to the water supply runner of steam generator 200, that is, water supply hose 220 same as the previously described embodiments then is very easily.
Preferably between water receptacle 300 and the steam generator 200 pump 400 is installed.Because the delivery port (not shown) of water receptacle 300 is placed in the connecting hole 480, and therefore, pump 400 is connected to water receptacle 300, and utilizes water supply hose 220 to be connected to steam generator 200.
More preferably, pump 400 is reversible, thereby water is supplied to steam generator 200, and reclaims remaining water from steam generator 200 where necessary.Utilizing the water-head between water receptacle 300 and the steam generator 200, also is possible and do not use pump that water is supplied to steam generator 200.But,, therefore, have the defective of structure space certainly because the parts of dryer are generally the Compact Design article of standard.Thus, if do not change the size of the parts of related art clothes drier, then be practically impossible by utilizing water-head to supply water.Therefore, need not change the size of parts owing to use pony pump 400 that steam generator 200 can be installed, it is very favorable then using pump 400.If steam generator 200 does not use for a long time, then reclaim remaining water and be damaged because of water, and use rotten water after preventing to prevent heater from steam generator 200.
Although previous embodiment has been showed the top side that water is supplied to steam generator 200, and from the top side exhaust steam of steam generator 200, but in an embodiment, preferably water is supplied to the downside of steam generator 200, and from the top exhaust steam of steam generator.This is configured with to be beneficial to from steam generator 200 and reclaims remaining water.
Preferably, safety valve 500 is set to steam flow channel, that is, and with the steam hose 230 of steam from steam generator 200 discharges.
Fig. 5 shows the decomposition diagram of first embodiment of the water receptacle among Fig. 4.
With reference to Fig. 5, water receptacle 300 comprises the lower house 310 that is used in fact keeping water and can be from the upper shell 320 of lower house 310 dismountings.Lower house 310 has the osculum 302 that is positioned at an inner side, and this osculum 302 is used to be connected to connecting hole 480.Osculum 302 places can have filter.
Have the water receptacle 300 feasible incrustation scales of clean water container 300 inside easily of lower house 310 and upper shell 320, and easily dismantle and cleaning and filtering.Preferably, upper shell 320 is dismountable, thus the complete opening of a side of lower house 310.At this moment, the user inside of clean water container 300 more easily.
Water receptacle 300 has and is used to make that upper shell can be from the fastening part 330 of lower house 310 dismountings.Fastening part 330 comprises extension 332 and maintaining part 331, and this extension extends from a side of upper shell 320, and has the hole 333 that is positioned at the middle part, and maintaining part 331 side-prominent to be positioned at hole 333 from lower house 310.Because the user makes maintaining part 331 be positioned at hole 333, easily upper shell 320 is fastened to lower house 320 whereby.
Preferably, water receptacle 300 also comprises supply orifice 321 that is used to supply water in the upper shell 320 and the lid 340 that is used for opening/closing supply orifice 321.Thus, be provided at water under the situation of lower house 310, the user can be supplied to water supply orifice 321 easily, and upper shell 320 need not be disassembled from lower house 310 after uncap 340.
Preferably, water receptacle 300 also comprises hinge portion 350, so that lid 340 is fixed to upper shell 320 rotationally.At this moment, the user can be by rotating lid 340 opening/closing supply orifice 321 more easily.Hinge portion 350 can comprise respectively from the outstanding outwardly a pair of hinge axis 351 of a side of the opposite side of lid 340, and comprises the pan 352 in the upper shell 320, thereby this is placed in this pan 352 rotationally to hinge axis 351.
Preferably, steam laundry dryer of the present invention comprises indicator, and this indicator is used to indicate the water level of the water in the lower house 310.At this moment, the user can observe the water level of the water in the lower house 310, thereby an amount of water is supplied to lower house 310.In this case, this is in right amount the amount of the water that can fill up water receptacle 300, that is, the amount of the water that can hold by lower house 310, this amount is along with the change in size of the capacity or the water receptacle 300 of steam generator.
In this embodiment, indicator comprises the transparent part 360 of water receptacle 300, so that check water level by transparent part 360.
Transparent part 360 can be formed on the short transverse of water receptacle 300, that is, be positioned on the short transverse of lower house 310 of this water receptacle side.Preferably, transparent part 360 is made by transparent material.At this moment, when the user was supplied to lower house 310 with water, the user can utilize transparent part 360 easily to check to be filled in the water level in the lower house 310.More preferably, transparent part 360 also can comprise the off-color material along with its color of temperature change.Whereby, owing to off-color material its color of temperature change along with water when water is filled in lower house 310, therefore the user can easily observe the water level that is filled in the lower house 310.
Preferably, water receptacle 300 also comprises index line 361, and when Jiang Shui was supplied to water receptacle 300, this index line indication water was filled into the suitable water level of lower house 310.In this case, this suitable water level is to be filled with the water level of the suitable quantity of water that can remain in the lower house 310 when being appropriate amount, and it can be according to the change in size of the capacity or the water receptacle 300 of steam generator.In view of the above, when Jiang Shui was supplied to water receptacle 300, the user can control, and made by transparent part 360 and index line 361 an amount of water to be supplied to lower house 310.Can be formed on index line 361 on the transparent part 360 or near the lower house the transparent part 360 310.Preferably, index line 361 can comprise a plurality of grade lines (graduation line), and these grade lines not only are used to indicate the suitable water level of lower house, but also detailed indicated water level.
Fig. 6 shows the perspective view of second embodiment of the water receptacle among Fig. 4, and Fig. 7 shows the cross section of the line II-II of sectional view 6, and schematically illustrates the water of filling the suitable water level that reaches lower house 310.Because the water receptacle 300 of second embodiment is only different with previous embodiment aspect transparent part 360, so second embodiment is identical with previous embodiment with description about the Reference numeral of the part except that indicator 360.
The transparent part 360 of present embodiment is formed on a side of the upper surface of water receptacle 300, that is, and and a side of the upper surface of upper shell 320.Preferably, transparent part 360 is made by transparent material.Thus, the user can easily observe the water level that is filled in the lower house 310.Especially, the user stands in usually on the floor water is supplied to water receptacle 300, because transparent part is formed in the upper surface of water receptacle 300, therefore, even be in standing state, the user also can easily observe the water level that is filled in water receptacle 300.That is to say, if with the side that in the same manner transparent part 360 is formed at water receptacle 300 embodiment illustrated in fig. 5, then the user will bend body and checks water level and bring inconvenience, but also can observe the water level that is filled in the water receptacle 300 even present embodiment makes the user be in standing state.
Preferably, transparent part 360 can be recessed.More preferably, transparent part 360 can be recessed for making its width diminish along with groove deepens.Thus, the user can more easily observe the water level that is filled in the water receptacle 300 with standing state.That is to say, if transparent part 360 with fixed width to lower recess, then when the user looked down transparent part 360 directly over transparent part 360, the user can not easily check water level.But if the width of water receptacle 300 diminishes as illustrated in fig. 7, then when the user looked down transparent part 360 directly over transparent part 360, the user can easily check water level.In this case, the index line 361 of indicating the suitable water level of lower house 310 can be formed on around the transparent part 360.
Preferably transparent part 360 also comprises the variable color member along with the temperature change color.Whereby and since the variable color member water is filled in lower house 310 in the time along with its color of temperature change of water, therefore the user can easily observe and be filled in the interior water level of lower house 310.In the case, the variable color member also can be included only to the bottom surface of lower house 310.In this case, indicator 363 suitable water levels to lower house 310 recessed down preferably.At this moment, if water be filled to the suitable water level of lower house 310 and make water be full of the bottom surface of lower house, the then color changeableization of variable color member.Therefore, by observing the color that the variable color member is changed, the user can easily check the water of the suitable water level that is filled to lower house 310.In the case, because the variable color member is used as index line 361, therefore, do not need to form index line 361.
Fig. 8 to Figure 10 shows the diagrammatic sketch of the 3rd embodiment of the water receptacle among Fig. 4 separately, wherein, Fig. 8 schematically shows the state that water is not filled to the suitable water level of water receptacle, Fig. 9 schematically shows the state that water is filled to the suitable water level of water receptacle, and Figure 10 schematically shows the circuit diagram of sensor.To substitute first embodiment different with previous embodiment with the transparent part 360 among second embodiment because 300 of the water receptacles of the 3rd embodiment are because of being provided with sensor 370, therefore, first embodiment is identical with the 3rd embodiment with description about the Reference numeral of the part except that transparent part 360 with second embodiment.
The indicator of present embodiment comprises the sensor 370 of the water level that is used for sensing lower house 310.First electrode 372 and second electrode 373 that sensor 370 comprises the power subsystem 371 in the precalculated position that is set to lower house 310 and is connected to power subsystem 371.Preferably first electrode 372 and second electrode 373 separate each other, and win electrode 372 and second electrode 373 are connected to be positioned at the differ from one another water of water level of lower house 310.
In the present embodiment, first electrode 372 is connected to than the higher water of second electrode, 373 water levels.Certainly, second electrode 373 can be connected to than the higher water of first electrode, 372 water levels.Thus, as shown in Figure 9, if the water that is filled in the lower house 310 reaches the water level that is connected to first electrode 372, then little electric current flows between first electrode 372 and second electrode 373 by the water that is filled in the lower house 310, thereby makes sensor 370 conductings.
Preferably, the indicator of present embodiment also comprises signal generating portion 374, just generates prearranged signals in case it is used for sensor 370 conductings.As shown in figure 10, if remain on the water level of the water in the lower house 310 when reaching this water level, then because first electrode 372 and 373 conductings of second electrode, electric current flow to signal generating portion 374, and signal generating portion 374 can generate prearranged signals in view of the above.
In view of the above, if the water that is filled in the lower house 310 reaches the water level that is connected to first electrode 372, then the user can easily observe the signal from signal generating portion 374.
Preferably, first electrode 372 can be installed as the water that is connected to the suitable water level that is positioned at lower house 310, second electrode 373 can be installed as and be connected to the water that is positioned at this suitable water level below.Thus, when Jiang Shui was supplied to lower house 310, the user can easily observe the water of the suitable water level that is filled to lower house 310 by signal generating portion 374.
Therefore, the user can be supplied to water lower house 310 easily, and need not be supplied to the reference midway of lower house 310 from the signal of signal generating portion 374 at Jiang Shui again.Preferably, signal generating portion 374 generates voice signal or optical signal, so that the user can easily observe.
First electrode 372 and second electrode 373 can be installed as and separate each other, and be connected to the water of the identical water level that is positioned at lower house 310.In the case, reach the water level that is connected to first electrode 372 and second electrode 373 if be filled in the water of lower house 310, then first electrode 372 and second electrode 373 can be in the state of mutual conduction.Preferably, first electrode 372 and second electrode 373 are installed as the water that is connected to the suitable water level that is positioned at lower house 310.
Figure 11 and Figure 12 show the diagrammatic sketch of the 4th embodiment of water receptacle among Fig. 4 separately, and wherein, Figure 11 shows the perspective view of water receptacle, and Figure 12 shows the block diagram of embodiment.Because the steam laundry dryer of the 4th embodiment is only different with previous embodiment aspect sensor 370, therefore, the 4th embodiment is identical with previous embodiment with description about the Reference numeral of the part except that sensor 370.
The sensor 370 of present embodiment can comprise first electrode 375 and second electrode 376, when water receptacle 300 is mounted to steam laundry dryer, first electrode and second electrode are mounted to lower house 310 1 sides, thereby are connected to the power subsystem (not shown) of steam laundry dryer.That is to say, owing to do not comprise power subsystem shown in Figure 8 371, and use the power subsystem (not shown) of steam laundry dryer, so present embodiment has simpler water container structure.
First electrode 375 and second electrode 375 can be installed as and separate each other, and be connected to the water of the identical or different water level that is positioned at lower house 310.Preferably, this water level is lower than the suitable water level of lower house 310.Whereby, if after water is filled the suitable water level that reaches lower house 310, holding tank 300 is mounted to the steam generator body, thereby first electrode 375 and second electrode 376 are connected to the power subsystem (not shown) of steam generator body, then first electrode 375 and second electrode 376 conducting each other, thus sensor 370 conductings made.After this, if the water level of lower house 300 is reduced to below the water level that first electrode 375 or second electrode 376 connected, then first electrode 375 and second electrode 376 conducting no longer each other, thus make no longer conducting of sensor 370.
Preferably, also can comprise signal generating portion 377, if no longer conducting of sensor 370, then this signal generating portion generates prearranged signals.Preferably, carry out this operation by the controller in the steam laundry dryer 378.That is to say, as shown in figure 12,, and make signal generating portion 377 generation prearranged signals may realize aforesaid operations if no longer conducting of sensor 370 then comes the no longer sensor 370 of conducting of sensing by the controller 378 that makes steam laundry dryer.Whereby, the user can reach the water level that is connected to first electrode 375 or second electrode 376 at the water level that the run duration of steam laundry dryer is easily observed in the lower house 310.Preferably, signal generating portion 377 generates voice signal or optical signal, so that the user can easily observe.
Preferably, first electrode 375 and second electrode 376 all be installed as be connected to the water that is positioned at not enough water level place, or in first electrode 375 and second electrode 376 at least one be installed as be connected to the water that is positioned at not enough water level place.Thus, the user can easily observe to remain on by signal generating portion 377 and reduce to not enough water level under water in the lower house 310 at the run duration of steam laundry dryer, and therefore water is supplied to lower house 310.
In this case, above-mentioned not enough water level is to remain on water in the lower house 310 residing water level when not enough, and this deficiency water level can also be along with the size of the capacity of steam laundry dryer or water receptacle 300 or the design when making and changing.Preferably, can be predetermined altitude with above-mentioned not enough water level settings apart from the bottom surface of lower house 310.Thus, the user can observe the water deficiency in the decline of water table of the water in the lower house 310 before the bottom surface, and water is supplied to water receptacle 300.Preferably, signal generating portion 377 is kept the generation signal separates water is supplied to lower house 310 water receptacle 300 up to the user, perhaps periodically generates signal with scheduled time slot.
Figure 13 shows the diagrammatic sketch of the 5th embodiment of water receptacle among Fig. 4.Because the water receptacle 300 of the 5th embodiment only is that with the difference of previous embodiment the sensor 370 of the 5th embodiment also comprises the first leg 381 and the second leg 382, therefore, the 5th embodiment is same as the previously described embodiments about the Reference numeral and the description of the part except that the first leg 381 and the second leg 382.
The sensor 370 of present embodiment also can comprise the first leg 381 that is connected to first electrode 375 and the second leg 382 that is connected to second electrode 376.The first leg 381 has the length that is enough to reach from upper shell 320 the not enough water level of lower house 310, and is fixed to upper shell 320, and the second leg 382 has the length longer than the first leg 381, and is fixed to upper shell 320.
At this moment, if the water level of the water in the lower house 310 is higher than above-mentioned not enough water level, then the first leg 381 is passed through water conducting each other with the second leg 382, thereby makes win electrode 375 and 376 conductings of second electrode.As shown in figure 13,, then make the first leg 381 and not conducting of the second leg if water level is lower than above-mentioned not enough water level, and first electrode 375 and the 376 not conductings of second electrode, note to cause the user thereby cause signal generating portion 377 to generate signals.
The advantage that present embodiment had is: make the installation site of the win electrode 375 and second electrode 376 still less more limited than in the past by comprising the first leg 381 and the second leg 382.That is to say, because as long as first electrode 375 and second electrode 376 and the first leg 381 and the second leg 382 conductings of on the short transverse of lower house 310, extending, first electrode 375 and second electrode 376 just can be worked, therefore, first electrode 375 and second electrode 376 can be mounted to the top or the bottom of lower house 310.This is mounted to the steam laundry dryer body at water receptacle, thereby first electrode 375 and second electrode 376 are very easily when being connected to the power supply of steam laundry dryer body.
Figure 14 and Figure 15 show the diagrammatic sketch of the 6th embodiment of water receptacle among Fig. 4 separately, wherein, Figure 14 schematically shows the diagrammatic sketch that water is not filled to the suitable water level of water receptacle, and Figure 15 schematically shows the diagrammatic sketch that water is filled to the suitable water level of water receptacle.Because the difference of the steam laundry dryer of the 6th embodiment and previous embodiment only is indicator and comprises in order to the closure element of closing supply orifice 321 rather than the transparent part of first embodiment, therefore, the 6th embodiment is identical with first embodiment with description about the Reference numeral of the part except that closure element.
The indicator of present embodiment comprises the closure element of cutting out supply orifice 321.Thus, the user can easily be filled to water suitable water level.
Preferably, above-mentioned closure element is for along with the mobile movable member 390 of water level that is filled in the water in the lower house 310.At this moment, along with the water level of movable member 390 in being filled in lower house 310 moves, movable member 390 can easily be closed supply orifice 321.More preferably, movable member 390 can be by making by floating on the water material.For example, movable member 390 can be made by predetermined buoy.In view of the above, along with water is filled in the lower house 310, movable member 390 is along with the water level that is filled in the water in the lower house 310 moves up.Otherwise if the water in the lower house 310 reduces, then movable member 390 moves down.
Preferably steam laundry dryer also comprises the guide portion 391 that is used for the mobile channeling conduct of movable member 390.One side of guide portion 391 is fixed to upper shell 320 downsides, and its opposite side is connected to movable member 390.Guide portion 391 can along with on the movable member 390/move down and rotate predetermined angular, make that along with water being filled in the lower house 310, movable member 390 is followed moving of guide portion 391 and moved up at upper and lower.
With reference to Figure 15, preferably, guide portion 391 can be constructed so that then movable member 390 is closed supply orifice 321 if water is filled the suitable water level 392 that reaches lower house 310.Thus, when the user is supplied to lower house 310 with water, in case water is filled the suitable water level 392 that reaches lower house 310, then water is filled in the lower house 310 no longer automatically, this is extremely easily.
Figure 16 shows the diagrammatic sketch of the 7th embodiment of water receptacle among Fig. 4, and it illustrates the water of filling the suitable water level that reaches water receptacle.Because the steam laundry dryer of the 7th embodiment and the difference of previous embodiment only are guide portion 391, therefore, the 7th embodiment is identical with previous embodiment with description about the Reference numeral of the part except that guide portion 391.
The steam laundry dryer of present embodiment can comprise along short transverse and is fixed on guide portion 391 in the lower house 310, and movable member 390 is placed in this guide portion.Preferably, guide portion 391 has and is used to into a plurality of openings 393 of water.At this moment, along with water is filled in the lower house 310, water can flow into guide portion 391.In view of the above, along with water is filled in the lower house 310, the movable member 390 in the guide portion can move up at upper and lower.
Preferably, guide portion 391 can be installed as and make movable member 390 move along the vertical direction below supply orifice 321.At this moment, if water is filled the suitable water level 392 that reaches lower house 310, then movable member 390 is closed supply orifice 321, thereby anti-sealing flows into lower house 310 again.In view of the above, when water being supplied to lower house 310,, just no longer water is filled in the lower house 310, so this is extremely easily in case water is filled the suitable water level 392 that reaches lower house 310 owing to the user.
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Such as the description of having made, the present invention has the following advantages.
At first, washing machine of the present invention prevents from forming fold or folding line at dry object effectively, Fold or the folding line perhaps removed from dry object, and dry object sterilized or remove dried The peculiar smell of dry object.
Secondly, laundry function of the present invention is removed fold or the folding line of drying clothes effectively, And need not exert pressure separately.
The 3rd, washing machine of the present invention not only allows and easily water is supplied to the water holding unit, Also allow easily clean water container. In addition, washing machine of the present invention is allowed in water supply or laundry Observe easily the water level that remains in the water capacity device between the runtime of machine.

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1. laundry machine comprises:
The cylinder of Zhuan Donging optionally;
Steam generator, described steam generator produces the steam that will be supplied to described cylinder;
Water receptacle, described water receptacle holds the water that will be supplied to described steam generator; And
Indicator, described indicator is indicated the water level in the described water receptacle.
2. laundry machine according to claim 1, wherein said indicator comprises the transparent part of described water receptacle, so that check described water level by described transparent part.
3. laundry machine according to claim 2, wherein said transparent part is positioned at the top of described water receptacle.
4. laundry machine according to claim 2, wherein said indicator comprises the variable color member, the color of described variable color member changes according to temperature.
5. laundry machine according to claim 4, wherein said indicator is positioned at the side of described water receptacle.
6. laundry machine according to claim 3, wherein said transparent part is configured to recessed down, makes the width of then described transparent part recessed down more become more little.
7. laundry machine according to claim 6, wherein said indicator comprise the variable color member of the bottom that is positioned at described transparent part, and the color of described variable color member changes according to temperature.
8. laundry machine according to claim 1, wherein said indicator comprises the sensor in order to the described water level of sensing.
9. laundry machine according to claim 8, wherein said indicator also comprises the signal generating portion, described signal generating portion generates signal when described sensor senses predetermined water level.
10. laundry machine according to claim 9, wherein said sensor comprise first electrode and second electrode, and when described electrode is connected by water power the described water level of sensing.
11. laundry machine according to claim 10 also comprises independent power supply, described independent power supply is set to described water receptacle to supply power to described indicator.
12. laundry machine according to claim 10, wherein said indicator is connected to the power supply of described laundry machine.
13. laundry machine according to claim 10, wherein said first electrode and described second electrode separate each other, and are installed to be with the water at the identical water level place that is positioned at described water receptacle and connect.
14. laundry machine according to claim 10, wherein said first electrode and described second electrode separate each other, and are installed to be with the water at the different water levels place that is positioned at described water receptacle and connect.
15. laundry machine according to claim 1, wherein said water receptacle comprises supply orifice, water is supplied by described supply orifice, and wherein said indicator comprises closure element, closes described supply orifice when the water of described closure element in described water receptacle reaches predetermined water level.
16. laundry machine according to claim 15, wherein said closure element are included in the movable member that moves when described water reaches described predetermined water level.
17. comprising, laundry machine according to claim 16, wherein said movable member may float on member waterborne.
18. laundry machine according to claim 17 also comprises guide portion, described guide portion is used to guide described movable member to close described supply orifice.
19. laundry machine according to claim 1, wherein said water receptacle is dismountable.
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