CN103774402A - Laundry machine - Google Patents

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CN103774402A
CN103774402A CN201310492621.1A CN201310492621A CN103774402A CN 103774402 A CN103774402 A CN 103774402A CN 201310492621 A CN201310492621 A CN 201310492621A CN 103774402 A CN103774402 A CN 103774402A
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The invention relates to a laundry machine, comprising: a cabinet; a drum rotatably arranged in the cabinet; a drying duct arranged in the cabinet and used for circulating air by resupplying it to the cabinet and discharging it from the drum; an evaporator and a condenser arranged in a flow path formed by the drying tube in sequence; and a compressor and an expansion device configured to form a refrigerant circulating system together with the evaporator and the condenser. The condenser includes a first condenser configured to liquefy a refrigerant circulated from the compressor; and a second condenser configured to condense the refrigerant condensed from the first condenser again, and the second condenser is formed below a condensation water surface accumulated at a lower portion of the drying duct at a lower portion of the first condenser to cool the second condenser using condensation water produced by the evaporator. The laundry machine can maximize a condensation effect, thereby enhancing heat exchange efficiency.

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Washing machine
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of heat-pump-type washing machine, for example combined clothes washer-dryer or dryer, and relate in particular to a kind of for utilize condensed water to increase the heat-pump-type washing machine of dehumidifying power at evaporimeter.
Background technology
Generally speaking, washing machine comprises device for clothing processing, for example washing machine, rinsing maching, combined clothes washer-dryer or dryer.There is the device for clothing processing (as combined clothes washer-dryer or dryer) of functions/drying be thus that a kind of wherein clothing washs and carries out the state of dehydration procedure and hot-air is supplied in cylinder to the device that makes cloth drying with the moisture of evaporation clothing in completing in cylinder.
As the example of the dryer of above-mentioned device for clothing processing, aforementioned dryer can comprise: cylinder, be can be rotatably set in casing, in order to clothing is put in cylinder; CD-ROM drive motor, is configured to head roll; Blower fan, is configured to air to be blown in cylinder; And heater, be configured to heating and be incorporated into the air in cylinder.In addition, heater can use the high-temperature electric thermal resistance being produced by resistance, or by the combusted gas generant combustion heat.
On the other hand, the moisture that comprises clothing from the air of drum discharge, and therefore become high temperature malaria.
At this, dryer can be according to classifying for the treatment of the mode of high temperature humid air, and be therefore divided into: condensation (circulation) formula dryer, for cooling air to by condenser the moisture that dew-point temperature is comprised with the condensation high temperature malaria that gets off, circulation simultaneously and high temperature malaria not being discharged into outside dryer; And the formula of discharge dryer, for the high temperature malaria that passes through cylinder is directly discharged into outside.
The in the situation that of condensing type clothes dryer, for condensation is from the air of drum discharge, should carry out the process cooling air under dew-point temperature, to add hot-air by heater at air before being again supplied to cylinder.At this, during condensation process air be cooled lower in, the heat energy comprising in air produces loss, and need extra heater or similar device by air heat to being used for dry temperature.
Even in the situation that discharging formula dryer, high temperature malaria need to be discharged into outside, thereby and receive extraneous air in normal temperature by heater by air heat to required temperature levels.Especially, the heat energy being transmitted by heater is comprised in and is discharged in outside high temperature air, but heat is discharged and wastes outside, thereby reduces the thermal efficiency.
Therefore, in recent years, introduced multiple device for clothing processing, it is collected as to produce the required energy of hot-air and be discharged into and outside is not used energy to improve energy efficiency, and as the example of described device for clothing processing, introduce the device for clothing processing with heat pump.Heat pump can comprise two heat exchangers, a compressor and an expansion gear, and in the hot-air of discharge, the energy that comprises is used again in the time that heating is supplied to the air of cylinder, thereby improves energy efficiency.
Particularly, in heat pump, evaporimeter is arranged on discharge side, and condenser is arranged on the entrance side of cylinder, and therefore heat energy is delivered to cold-producing medium by evaporimeter, and the thermal energy transfer comprising in cold-producing medium is subsequently to the air being introduced in cylinder, thereby utilize wasted energy volume production heat-dissipating air.
But in the dryer of this typical heat pump of use, owing to lacking the space that condenser is installed, the size of condenser can be restricted, thereby causes being difficult to realize the condensation effect of condenser.
Therefore, the heat exchanger effectiveness of heat exchanger may reduce, and the cooling of cold-producing medium may suitably do not carried out, thereby reduces dehumidifying effect.
Summary of the invention
The present invention will solve foregoing problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a kind of dryer that adopts circulating heat pump, and wherein, the first condenser is supplemented by the second condenser, so that condensation effect maximizes, thereby improves heat exchanger effectiveness.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of dryer that adopts heat pump structure, wherein, cold-producing medium is by additionally cooling, for example, by excessively cold (supercool), to utilize the condensed water producing from heat exchanger unit to carry out cooling the second condenser, thereby improve dehumidifying effect during refrigerant circulation.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of dryer that adopts heat pump structure, and wherein, the second condenser itself has the independent condenser structure of the separation of immersing condensed water below, removes thus as utilizing required cooling fan of cold period.
According to one embodiment of present invention, dryer of the present invention can comprise: casing; Cylinder, be can be rotatably set in casing; Drying tube, is arranged in casing, in order to make the air circulation from drum discharge by air is fed to casing again; Evaporimeter and condenser, be successively set on the flow path being formed by drying tube; And compressor and expansion gear, be configured to form together with condenser with evaporimeter refrigerant-cycle systems, wherein, a part for condenser is arranged on the condensation waterline below of drying tube.
In addition, condenser can comprise: the first condenser portion or the first condenser, be constructed such that from the cold-producing medium liquefaction of the High Temperature High Pressure of compressor cycle.And can further be provided with the second condenser portion or the second condenser, and during it is formed at refrigerant circulation, make to be again condensed into by extra cooling cold-producing medium from the cold-producing medium of the first condenser portion condensation, thus the dehumidifying effect of raising evaporimeter.
The bottom of condenser pipe can be configured to the condensed water of flash-pot in the future and be accumulate to condensation waterline, with cooling the second condenser.Preferably, the second condenser is formed at the bottom that is positioned at condensation waterline below of drying tube.Therefore, the second condenser can be used as from the first condenser extend and with the refrigerant lines that the first condenser forms, be formed at the condensed water lower face of the bottom of drying tube, carry out cooling the second condenser in order to the condensed water that is used in the condensation of evaporimeter place.The second condenser can be formed the refrigerant lines of extending from the first condenser, and can form with the first condenser.For example, the refrigerant tubing of the second condenser can be formed from the refrigerant tubing of the first condenser and extend.Condensation waterline refers to the liquid level that is conventionally full of condensed water in drying tube.
The refrigerant tubing of the refrigerant tubing of the first condenser and the second condenser can be in identical radiating fin by intrusive mood (intrusively) form, for example penetrate identical radiating fin.
And the refrigerant tubing of the first condenser can be arranged vertically according to zigzag pattern or zigzag pattern.Herein, the minimum end of the refrigerant tubing of the first condenser or bend below can be arranged on the top of condensation waterline.Selectively, the refrigerant tubing of the first condenser can for example flatly be arranged according to zigzag pattern or according to zigzag pattern.Therefore, the minimum fluid column in the refrigerant tubing of the first condenser or liquid level can be disposed in the below of condensation waterline.
The refrigerant tubing of the second condenser can or be flatly arranged in the below of condensation waterline according to zigzag pattern according to zigzag pattern.The refrigerant tubing of the second condenser can be disposed in the below of condensation waterline, for example, extend from lowest end or the minimum fluid column of the refrigerant tubing of the first condenser, thereby be disposed in the below of condensation waterline.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, the second condenser can comprise the independently refrigerant lines separating with the first condenser.This of the second condenser independently refrigerant lines can be arranged on the below of the condensation waterline of the bottom of drying tube, carrys out cooling the second condenser in order to the condensed water that is used in the condensation of evaporimeter place.
In the foregoing embodiments, at least one radiating fin of the first condenser can be configured to the independently radiating fin separating with the radiating fin (multiple) of the second condenser.Preferably, the radiating fin of the first condenser and the second condenser can be configured to respectively separated from one another.
In addition, the refrigerant tubing of the first condenser can be arranged vertically according to zigzag pattern, and the minimum end of the refrigerant tubing of the first condenser can be arranged on above condensation waterline, and the refrigerant tubing of the second condenser can be flatly arranged in condensation waterline below according to zigzag pattern.
The first condenser and the second condenser can connect into entirety by refrigerant circulation pipeline.
, can be provided with therein extraly heater herein, this heater is for to reheating at heated air when the evaporimeter.This heater can be arranged in inlet duct, so that heated air is offered to cylinder.
As mentioned above, according to the present invention, by aforesaid task settling mode and after a while by structure, combination and the work relationship described, can promote following effect.
According to the present invention, in the dryer of the circulating heat pump of employing, the second condenser can be added (supplementing) to the first condenser, so that condensation effect maximization, thereby improve heat exchanger effectiveness.
And according to the present invention, cold-producing medium can, by cooling extraly, to utilize the condensed water producing from heat exchanger unit to carry out cooling the second condenser during refrigerant circulation, thereby improve dehumidifying effect.
And according to the present invention, the second condenser itself can be had a separative independent condenser structure, this condenser structure is configured to immerse condensed water below.By the way, can remove as utilizing extra required cooling fan of cooling period, therefore save the additional space for cooling fan, and improve space efficiency.
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Accompanying drawing provides a further understanding of the present invention, and accompanying drawing comprises in this application and form the application's a part, and it illustrates embodiments of the invention and is used from and explains principle of the present invention with text description one.
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Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram that the internal structure of washing machine of the present invention is shown;
Fig. 2 is the view that the part details of the circulating heat pump in washing machine of the present invention is shown;
Fig. 3 is the topology view that the drying mode of heat pump is shown;
Fig. 4 illustrates to use according to the topology view of the circulating path of the cold-producing medium of the second condenser of the present invention;
Fig. 5 illustrates through according to the view of the dryer air of the evaporimeter of prior art and condenser;
Fig. 6 is the view that the second condenser is according to another embodiment of the present invention shown; And
Fig. 7 is the view that the second condenser is according to still another embodiment of the invention shown.
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Below, describe with reference to the accompanying drawings heat pump clothes dryer according to a preferred embodiment of the invention in detail.This dryer is only according to washing machine of the present invention example.The present invention can be applied to knockdown clothes washer-dryer and similar devices.
Before describing, should note, the term using in this description and claims and word never should be limited and be interpreted as is on typical or letter, and should be interpreted as can limiting inventor the concept of term and word, to describe in the best way on basis of the present invention the implication of technological concept according to the invention and concept.
Therefore, because the embodiment describing in the structure shown in accompanying drawing and this description is only most preferred embodiment, and do not represent all technological concepts of the present invention, it should be understood that, in the time that application is of the present invention, can there is multiple equivalents of replaceable described embodiment and the example of remodeling.
Below, describe with reference to the accompanying drawings structure and the work relationship of dryer in detail, dryer is according to washing machine of the present invention example.
Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 are the views that the internal structure of heat pump clothes dryer is shown, and Fig. 3 is the block diagram that the drying mode of heat pump is shown.And Fig. 4 illustrates to use according to the view of the circulating path of the cold-producing medium of the second condenser of the present invention, and Fig. 5 illustrates through according to the view of the dryer air of the evaporimeter of prior art and condenser.
And Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 are the views that the second condenser is according to other embodiments of the invention shown.
Referring to figs. 1 through Fig. 3, the present invention can comprise casing 100 and cylinder 110.Casing 100 forms the outward appearance of dryer, and cylinder 110 be can be rotatably set in casing.Cylinder is rotatably supported by the support member (not shown) of its front side and rear side, and can be driven by motor 10.
Inlet tube 170 is arranged in casing, in order to suck extraneous air and to supply air to the inside of cylinder.This inlet tube is set up along the vertical direction of cylinder at the rear side of cylinder.Form entrance flow path by inlet tube, air is inhaled in cylinder and is flowed by this entrance flow path.According to the present invention, the air sucking by inlet tube can be introduced from the outside of casing discretely with drying tube 190.
On the other hand, heater 180 can be arranged in inlet tube 170; Heater 180 is for becoming the required high temperature air of drying clothes by being inhaled into air heat.Heater 180 receives electric energy, to provide hot-air to cylinder fully and rapidly, and further provides heat, and refrigerant circulation is stably controlled under standard state.By the way, can improve the power efficiency of heat-pump-type washing machine, and avoid the overload of heat pump.
According to aforesaid structure, dry required heat can be provided fully in short time period, thereby has the effect that reduces drying time.In other words, due to only by drying tube, utilize the air that circulates on path in the case of fully providing in the shorter time period heat, can in short period section, not provide extra heat.
Be introduced in air in cylinder can with air separation by entrance flow path supply with by the path that circulates forming in drying tube 190.Drying tube 190 is arranged in casing, with by air being fed to again to the air circulation that makes in cylinder to go out from drum discharge.
The air being introduced in cylinder makes cloth drying, and be introduced in subsequently the front surface pipe (not shown) at the lower front side place that is positioned at cylinder, and consider via line the outside that filter (not shown) is again supplied to cylinder by drying tube or is discharged into casing below by the discharge pipe that will describe to be worth doing.
Blower fan 120 is for by air intake cylinder, so by force air be blown into the outside of dryer, and blower fan can be arranged on circulating on path of drying tube.
At this, evaporimeter 130 and condenser 140 are successively set on the flow path being formed by drying tube.According to the present invention, evaporimeter 130 and condenser 140 form the refrigerant-cycle systems of heat pump as a kind of heat exchanger, thereby realize and the heat exchange that circulates the air (Ad) on path by mobile therein cold-producing medium.
Be introduced in air in cylinder by the heater 180 on entrance flow path or circulate the condenser 140 on path and be heated, thereby in the time being introduced in cylinder, becoming the high temperature drying air of about 150-250 ℃.High temperature air is introduced into and contacts with article to be dried, to evaporate the moisture of article to be dried.The moisture evaporating is comprised in the air of medium temperature and is discharged into outside cylinder.Now, in order to make the humid air circulation of medium temperature and to reuse these air, should remove moisture.Due to water loading of the air temperature influence, so can remove moisture in the time of cooling-air.Therefore the air, circulating on path is cooled by carrying out heat exchange with evaporimeter 130.
In order to be again supplied to cylinder by evaporimeter 130 cooled airs, above-mentioned air should be heated by high temperature air, and the heating of air is carried out by condenser 140.
The flow through phase transformation of its inner cold-producing medium and environment of refrigerant-cycle systems utilization carried out heat exchange.In brief, cold-producing medium by being transformed into the gas of low-temp low-pressure in evaporimeter from surrounding environment absorption heat, and in compressor, be compressed into the gas of High Temperature High Pressure, and then in condenser by make heat towards periphery environment dissipate and be transformed into the liquid of High Temperature High Pressure, in expansion gear, be transformed into again the liquid of low-temp low-pressure by pressure decreased, and be reintroduced in evaporimeter.Due to the circulatory system of cold-producing medium, in evaporimeter, absorb heat from surrounding environment, and heat is provided for surrounding environment in condenser.Refrigerant-cycle systems also can be called as heat pump.
According to the present invention, refrigerant-cycle systems can comprise the compressor 150 together with condenser 140 and expansion gear 160 with evaporimeter 130.
The flow path of air that carries out heat exchange with refrigerant-cycle systems is shown in Fig. 2 and Fig. 3.In other words, what the arrow of process evaporimeter and condenser and the lines that are connected between evaporimeter and condenser were indicated is not the flow path of cold-producing medium, but the flow path of air in indicator diagram 2 and Fig. 3, and air is contacted to carry out heat exchange by introducing successively with evaporimeter and like.
About the more details of constructing as shown in Figure 3, can be observed, evaporimeter 130 and condenser 140 are successively set on circulating on path (the larger circular route forming along the thick arrow in Fig. 3) of being formed by drying tube 190 respectively.
As shown in Figure 3, the air (Ad) circulating on path is carried out heat exchange with heat pump during refrigerant circulation, particularly, circulate air (Ad) on path consumption of calorie in carrying out the process of heat exchange with evaporimeter, and carrying out absorbing heat in the process of heat exchange with condenser.As a result, the air circulating on path absorbs the heat oneself being consumed by it again.
Generally speaking, evaporimeter and condenser are mainly responsible for the heat exchange during refrigerant circulation, and air is pulled away heat and makes the moisture liquefaction comprising in air in evaporimeter, so that moisture is discharged as condensed water, and dry air is heated to become the air of high temperature drying by compressor and condenser.
By this way, be introduced in cylinder with together with air in entering entrance flow path becoming the air of high temperature air in carrying out the process of heat exchange with refrigerant-cycle systems by circulating path, to participate in dry run.
At this, be introduced in cylinder and the portion of air that uses in dry run is discharged into the outside of dryer; Another part air that is introduced in cylinder and use in dry run is reused, and is added the air that utilizes refrigerant-cycle systems, is reused by the used heat of absorption portion only.But embodiments of the invention also can be applied to not having in the circulating dryer or toxic emission formula dryer (in toxic emission formula dryer, all air are disposed to the outlet of dryer) of waste gas.
In heat pump clothes dryer, used heat typically utilizes refrigerant-cycle systems to collect, and the invention provides a kind of best mode that can not cause overload during refrigerant circulation.In other words, the in the situation that of refrigerant circulation, the heat exchange of cold-producing medium should be carried out by the phase transformation of the running temperature best and pressure, and utilizes heat exchanger (as evaporimeter and condenser, compressor, expansion gear and similar device) for this reason.Therefore,, in order to collect more heats, the size of heat exchanger or compressor inevitably increases.But the in the situation that of typical dryer, dryer is subject to the restriction on space, therefore heat exchanger, compressor or similar device are being restricted aspect its size.
Therefore, according to the present invention, in inlet tube, be provided for the air heat of suction to become the heater 180 of the required high temperature air of drying clothes, to supplement continuously the air of suction by heating.
According to the present invention, heat can supplement by heater 180, to supply with fully dry required heat, thereby reduces drying time.And the in the situation that of refrigerant circulation, the heat exchange of cold-producing medium should be carried out by the phase transformation under running temperature and pressure condition best, and should supply with fully heat for this reason.Otherwise, for example can cause cold-producing medium with liquid phase or similarly be fed into mutually compressor, therefore circulation can not stably move, thereby reduces the such problem of circulation reliability.Therefore,, as the present invention discloses, the air being incorporated in cylinder can be supplemented extraly by the heating of heater 180, and it is therefore preferable that refrigerant circulation can stably move with standard state.
In addition, on entrance flow path, extra blower fan 120 can be set, so that more air flow to be provided.And extra blower fan provides more air flow, therefore heater 180 is not overheated on entrance flow path.What be provided with extra blower fan 120 is configured in Fig. 2 to shown in Fig. 4.
On the other hand, the present invention can be configured to, and makes portion of air be discharged into the outside of casing at the upstream end that circulates the evaporimeter on path.Therefore, as shown in fig. 1, the present invention also can comprise discharge pipe 15; The upstream end branch of the evaporimeter 130 of this discharge pipe from drying tube 190; And this discharge pipe is formed at the upstream end that circulates the evaporimeter on path, portion of air is discharged to the outside of casing.Discharge pipe forms discharges flow path, and this discharge flow path is for discharging the hot-air from cylinder, portion of air is discharged to the outside of casing.
According to aforesaid structure, from the medium temperature humid air from cylinder, only in can be by the part medium temperature humid air in the scope of refrigerant-cycle systems processing, absorb used heat, remaining air is discharged.Therefore, can during refrigerant circulation, reduce energy dissipation and don't cause overload.And, can reduce power consumption and increase the reliability of operation of refrigerant circulation.
Below, describe according to heat pump clothes dryer of the present invention to Fig. 7 with reference to Fig. 4, it utilizes the second condenser to make condensation effect maximize to improve dehumidifying effect.
With reference to Fig. 4, dryer according to the present invention, as heat pump clothes dryer, can comprise evaporimeter 130, condenser 140, compressor 150 and expansion gear 160.This dryer is being described above fully, therefore following by the descriptions thereof are omitted.
According to the present invention, condenser 140 can comprise the first condenser portion or the first condenser 140 and the second condenser or the second condensing unit 141.The first condenser or the first condenser 140 are constructed such that by the cold-producing medium of the High Temperature High Pressure of compressor cycle and liquefy; And the second condenser or the second condensing unit 141 during being formed at refrigerant circulation are condensed into the cold-producing medium by the first condenser condenses by extra cooling cold-producing medium again, thus the dehumidifying effect of raising evaporimeter.
Typically, cold-producing medium passes compressor 150 to follow the path of condenser 140, expansion gear 160 and evaporimeter 130, and according to the present invention, at the cold-producing medium that passes through compressor 150 in condenser 140 condensation in the situation that, can comprise the second independent condensing unit 141, thereby improve condensation effect.
As mentioned above, extra cooling level can further improve by the second condensing unit 141 in the first condenser 140 and condenser, to improve the dehumidifying effect of evaporimeter, thus the efficiency of raising heat pump.
And except being arranged on individually the second condenser 143 in the second condensing unit, the second condensing unit 141 also can comprise cooling fan 146, cooling fan 146 is for improving the extra cooling performance of the second condenser 143.Cooling fan 146 can suck the extraneous air in environment temperature, in order to cooling the second condenser 143.
At this, for the refrigerant circulation of heat pump clothes dryer, the cold-producing medium in the outlet flow ipe of (first) condenser is directly passing through expansion gear (or expansion valve) before, first through the second condenser, to improve the dehumidifying effect of evaporimeter, remove the moisture in dry, flowable path.Therefore, described heat pump clothes dryer has such structure: wherein the cold-producing medium in the second condenser 143 is by further additionally cooling, and for example, be introduced in evaporimeter with dry (the low refrigerant dryness) state of low cold-producing medium by expansion gear (expansion valve), thereby improve dehumidifying effect.
But, according to aforesaid embodiment, independent cooling fan and the second condenser and tube connector should be set extraly to improve the extra cooling level of cold-producing medium, thereby cause the cost of raw material of product to increase.
Therefore, according to another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 6, as the refrigerant lines of extending and forming therein from the first condenser, below the condensation waterline of the bottom in drying tube, form the second condenser 148.And the second condenser utilizes condensed water cooling, this condensed water is the water in the condensation of evaporimeter place.
Shown in Figure 5 is traditional heat pump structure, and it comprises evaporimeter 130 and condenser 140 in drying tube.Evaporimeter 130 and condenser 140 are arranged on identical height and the top of the condensation waterline WL in drying tube, and condensed water W is collected through condensation waterline place.The refrigerant lines of evaporimeter 130 and condenser 140 or refrigerant tubing PE and PC are connected to each other via compressor 150.
With reference to Fig. 6, according to embodiments of the invention, the refrigerant tubing of the refrigerant tubing of the first condenser 140 and the second condenser in identical radiating fin by intrusive mood form.
At this, consider the first condenser of being inserted in one or more radiating fins and the layout of the second condenser, the refrigerant tubing PC1 of the first condenser is arranged vertically according to zigzag pattern or zigzag pattern, and the minimum end of the refrigerant tubing of the first condenser is disposed in above condensation waterline WL, and the refrigerant tubing PC2 of the second condenser 148 is flatly arranged in condensation waterline below.Vertically or flatly arranged that the multiple continuous bend of the refrigerant tubing that refers to respectively condenser is with respect to the condenser after installing, be arranged on vertically or in the plane of level.Therefore, vertical or level can refer to the main flow direction of the cold-producing medium in refrigerant tubing.
Therefore, condenser 140 is can not need to next cooling by the independent cooling fan for cooler condenser, and improves space availability ratio, thereby promotes to promote business efficiency.
According to aforesaid embodiment, the second condenser 148 can be considered to a part for the bottom of condenser 140, this part of the bottom of condenser 140 immerses under condensed water (W), and the relevant bottom of condenser demonstrates the structure of utilizing condensed water to improve the extra cooling effectiveness of condenser.Therefore, the rearward end of the outlet side in pipeline of condenser 148 should immerse under condensed water, extra cooling and do not reduce the performance of condenser to realize.
With reference to figure 7, consider another embodiment of the present invention, the second condenser 148 is disposed in the condensation waterline below at the bottom place of drying tube, as the independently refrigerant lines separating with the first condenser 140, to utilize the condensed water being produced by evaporimeter to carry out cooling the second condenser.
As shown in Figure 7, at least one radiating fin of at least one radiating fin of the first condenser 140 and the second condenser 149 can be configured to respectively independently radiating fin separated from one another.
According to the embodiment in Fig. 7, the refrigerant circulation pipeline P in the first condenser c1and the second refrigerant circulation pipeline P in condenser c2preferably can be connected by the refrigerant circulation pipeline of the separation that does not penetrate radiating fin.
Therefore, with reference to Fig. 7, all circulated by condenser 140 by the cold-producing medium (Pc1) of compressor (this is not shown) circulation, and subsequently via the refrigerant circulation path separating circulation again by the second condenser 149.
At this, the refrigerant circulation pipeline (P of the second condenser 149 c2) can immerse the surface of condensed water (W), under the condensation waterline (WL) in drying tube.According to current structure, can be arranged in multiple condenser portion one or both are upper according to the extra cooling fan of previous embodiment, to cooling effectiveness is maximized.But, can promote refrigerating function by the condensed water (W) being produced by evaporimeter 130, and without the extra cooling fan possessing according to current embodiment, thereby avoid extra structure and space utilization is maximized.
Therefore, preferably, the refrigerant tubing P of the first condenser 140 c1arranged vertically according to zigzag pattern, and refrigerant tubing P c1minimum end be set to not to contact with condensed water condensation waterline (WL) is upper, and the refrigerant tubing P of the second condenser c2for example flatly be arranged as and immersed under condensed water according to zigzag pattern.
Therefore, according to current embodiment, the separative independently condenser structure of the second condenser self tool, and the second condenser has the structure immersing under condensed water.Therefore, the cold-producing medium that has passed through condenser can be by additionally cooling, simultaneously by immersing the second condenser circulation under condensed water, result, do not need in the foregoing embodiments for utilizing extra required cooling fan of cooling period, and reduced cost, and do not occupy additional space, thus improve space efficiency.
Aforesaid embodiment is only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, easily implement heat pump clothes dryer in order to the people (hereinafter referred to as " those skilled in the art ") that allow the general technical ability with the technical field of the invention, so that according to the present invention, utilize condensed water to improve extra cooling performance, and the invention is not restricted to aforesaid embodiment and accompanying drawing, therefore interest field of the present invention should not be limited on aforesaid embodiment and accompanying drawing.Therefore, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that, can form multiplely substitute, modification and change programme and do not deviate from technological concept of the present invention, and should be expressly understood, the part that those skilled in the art can easily change will fall in the scope of claim of the present invention.

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1. a dryer, comprising:
The cylinder that can rotate;
Drying tube, is configured to make the air circulation from described drum discharge by air is fed to described cylinder again;
Evaporimeter and condenser, be successively set on the flow path being formed by described drying tube; And
Compressor and expansion gear, be configured to form refrigerant-cycle systems with described evaporimeter together with condenser;
Wherein, described condenser comprises: the first condenser portion, is constructed such that the cold-producing medium liquefaction from described compressor cycle; And the second condenser portion, be constructed such that the cold-producing medium condensation again from described the first condenser condenses; And
Wherein, described the second condenser portion be arranged on the below of condensation waterline at bottom place of described drying tube, to utilize cooling described the second condenser of condensed water.
2. dryer according to claim 1, described the second condenser portion is also arranged on the bottom of described the first condenser portion.
3. dryer according to claim 1 and 2, wherein, the bottom of described drying tube is configured to the condensed water of accumulation from described evaporimeter, with cooling described the second condenser portion.
4. according to dryer in any one of the preceding claims wherein, wherein, the refrigerant tubing of described the first condenser portion is arranged vertically and/or flatly according to zigzag pattern.
5. according to dryer in any one of the preceding claims wherein, wherein, the refrigerant tubing of described the second condenser portion is horizontally set according to zigzag pattern.
6. according to dryer in any one of the preceding claims wherein, wherein, the minimum end of the refrigerant tubing of described the first condenser portion is arranged on condensation waterline.
7. according to dryer in any one of the preceding claims wherein, wherein, the refrigerant tubing of described the second condenser portion is disposed in condensation waterline below.
8. according to dryer in any one of the preceding claims wherein, wherein, the refrigerant tubing of described the second condenser portion extends from the minimum end of the refrigerant tubing of described the first condenser portion.
9. according to dryer in any one of the preceding claims wherein, wherein, described the second condenser portion comprises the refrigerant lines of extending or forming with described the first condenser portion from described the first condenser portion.
10. according to dryer in any one of the preceding claims wherein, wherein, the refrigerant tubing of the refrigerant tubing of described the first condenser portion and described the second condenser portion can be formed in identical radiating fin.
11. according to the dryer described in any one in claim 1 to 8, wherein, described the second condenser portion comprise with described the first condenser portion from independently refrigerant lines.
12. dryers according to claim 11, wherein, described the second condenser portion comprises at least one radiating fin separating with the radiating fin of described the first condenser portion.
13. according to the dryer described in claim 11 or 12, and wherein, described the first condenser portion is connected by refrigerant circulation pipeline with described the second condenser portion.
14. according to dryer in any one of the preceding claims wherein, also comprises for waiting the heater of the air heat that is provided to described cylinder.
15. dryers according to claim 14, wherein, described heater is provided with for supplying air to the inlet tube in described cylinder.
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