Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the above problems in the prior art, that is, the problem of poor effect of the solution for solving the problem of the accumulation of the flock of the existing drying system, the invention provides a clothes treatment device with a self-cleaning function, which comprises a washing system and a drying system, wherein the washing system and the drying system form a drying loop; the laundry treatment apparatus further comprises a self-cleaning system comprising at least one self-cleaning conduit, the at least one self-cleaning conduit being in communication with the washing system and the drying system, respectively, and the self-cleaning circuit being capable of flushing the drying circuit at least during a washing process.
In a preferred embodiment of the above-mentioned laundry treatment apparatus with self-cleaning function, the washing system comprises a washing drum, and the at least one self-cleaning conduit is in communication with the washing drum.
In a preferred embodiment of the above laundry treating apparatus with self-cleaning function, the at least one self-cleaning pipe is in communication with the washing drum at a position radially lateral to the washing drum.
In a preferred embodiment of the above laundry treating apparatus with self-cleaning function, the drying system includes a condenser, a drying duct and a condensing duct, and the at least one self-cleaning duct is communicated with the condensing duct.
In a preferred embodiment of the above-mentioned laundry treating apparatus with a self-cleaning function, a communication position between the at least one self-cleaning duct and the condensing duct is a side surface of the condensing duct.
In a preferred embodiment of the above-mentioned laundry treating apparatus with self-cleaning function, the self-cleaning system further comprises a water collecting structure, and the water collecting structure is disposed at a position where the self-cleaning pipe communicates with the washing drum.
In a preferred embodiment of the above-mentioned clothes treating apparatus with self-cleaning function, the self-cleaning system further comprises a spraying structure, and the spraying structure is disposed at a position where the self-cleaning pipe is communicated with the condensing pipe.
In a preferred embodiment of the above-mentioned laundry treating apparatus with a self-cleaning function, the laundry treating apparatus is a drum washing machine.
In a preferred embodiment of the above-mentioned laundry treating apparatus with a self-cleaning function, the self-cleaning pipe is detachably disposed in the self-cleaning system.
In a preferred embodiment of the above-mentioned clothes treating apparatus with a self-cleaning function, the self-cleaning pipe is a rubber hose.
As can be understood by those skilled in the art, in the laundry treating apparatus having the self-cleaning function of the present invention, the laundry treating apparatus includes a washing system and a drying system. The drying system comprises a condenser, a drying pipeline and a condensing pipeline, and the washing system comprises a washing drum. The laundry treatment apparatus further comprises a self-cleaning system, the self-cleaning system comprising at least one self-cleaning conduit, the at least one self-cleaning conduit being in communication with the washing system and the drying system, respectively, wherein in the case of a well-communicated condition, the at least one self-cleaning conduit, the washing system and the drying system are capable of forming a complete self-cleaning circuit, the circuit being capable of flushing the drying circuit at least during the washing process. The mode that the self-cleaning pipeline, the washing system and the drying system are arranged between the washing system and the drying system to form the complete self-cleaning loop enables the clothes treatment device to utilize the self-cleaning loop to finish automatic washing of the drying loop in a normal washing process, so that the drying process after the washing process is finished can be smoothly carried out, and the condition that the drying effect of the clothes treatment device is poor due to the fact that the drying loop is blocked by the flock is effectively prevented.
Detailed Description
Preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that these embodiments are only for explaining the technical principle of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. For example, although the connection position of the self-cleaning pipe to the outer cylinder is set at the lower part of the radial side surface of the outer cylinder in the drawings, the position relationship is not constant, and the person skilled in the art can adjust the connection position as required to adapt to specific application occasions.
It should be noted that in the description of the present invention, the terms of direction or positional relationship indicated by the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, which are merely for convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
Furthermore, it should be noted that, in the description of the present invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.
Referring to fig. 1, 2, 3 and 4, wherein fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a self-cleaning system portion of a drum washing machine having a self-cleaning function according to the present invention; fig. 2 is a front view schematic diagram of fig. 1, fig. 3 is a right view schematic diagram of fig. 1, and fig. 4 is a rear view schematic diagram of fig. 1. The following embodiment will take a drum washing machine as an example to illustrate the principle of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 1, a laundry treating apparatus with a self-cleaning system, such as a drum washing machine with drying function (hereinafter, referred to as washing machine), of the present invention mainly includes a cabinet, and a washing system, a drying system and a self-cleaning system disposed in the cabinet. The washing system is communicated with the drying system to form a drying loop, and the self-cleaning system, the washing system and the drying system are communicated to form a self-cleaning loop. The washing system is mainly used for washing and rinsing clothes, and the drying system can dry the washed clothes through the drying loop when a clothes washing program of the washing machine is finished. The self-cleaning system is then able to flush the drying circuit through the self-cleaning circuit during a washing process (including a washing phase and/or a rinsing phase).
It can be seen that, by the arrangement mode of the self-cleaning system, the washing system and the drying system forming the self-cleaning loop, the washing machine can wash and/or rinse clothes by normally running the washing program, and simultaneously, the self-cleaning loop can be used for washing the drying loop, thereby enabling sundries such as swarf remained in the drying loop and generated in the running process of the washing program to be washed out in time, ensuring the smoothness of the drying loop, further enabling the drying program after the washing program is finished to be smoothly carried out, and effectively preventing the occurrence of poor drying effect of the washing machine caused by the blockage of the drying loop by the swarf.
With further reference to fig. 1, 2, 3 and 4, the washing system includes an inner tub (not shown) and an outer tub 11. The drying system includes a condenser 21, and a drying duct (not shown) and a condensing duct 22 connected to both ends of the condenser, respectively. The self-cleaning system comprises at least one self-cleaning pipe 31. Wherein, the tub 11 is fixed on a cabinet of the washing machine, the tub is rotatably accommodated in the tub 11, and the tub 11 is respectively communicated with the drying duct and the condensing duct 22. Preferably, an upper portion of the outer tub 11 communicates with the drying duct, and a lower portion of the outer tub 11 communicates with the condensing duct 22. The condenser 21 is disposed between the drying duct and the condensing duct 22, and the condenser 21 communicates with the drying duct and the condensing duct 22, respectively. In the condition of good communication, the outer tub 11, the condensing duct 22, the condenser 21 and the drying duct constitute a drying circuit. Wherein, at least one self-cleaning pipeline 31 is respectively communicated with the outer cylinder 11 and the condensing pipeline 22, and under the condition of good communication, the self-cleaning pipeline 31, the outer cylinder 11 and the condensing pipeline 22 form a self-cleaning loop. Preferably, the number of the self-cleaning pipes 31 is one, and the self-cleaning pipe 31 may be a rubber hose which is detachably provided to communicate with the outer tub 11 and the condensation pipe 22, respectively. The communication position between the rubber hose and the outer tube 11 is provided on a lower portion of the radial side surface of the outer tube 11, that is, on a side closer to the condensing system than the lower portion of the cylindrical surface of the outer tube 11 (see fig. 3), and the communication position between the rubber hose and the condensing duct 22 is provided on an upper portion of the side surface of the condensing duct 22, that is, on a side closer to the cylindrical surface of the outer tube 11 out of the two side surfaces of the condensing duct 22 having a substantially rectangular cross section (see fig. 4). That is, when the washing machine runs a washing program, the washing water can enter the rubber hose from the communication position of the rubber hose and the outer tub 11, and flow out of the rubber hose from the communication position of the rubber hose and the condensation duct 22, and the washing water/rinsing water cleans the drying circuit. Such as washing the connection between the tub 11 and the condensing duct 22 in the drying circuit with washing water. As described above, the automatic washing enables the drying process to be smoothly performed after the washing process is completed, thereby effectively preventing the drying effect of the washing machine from being deteriorated due to the clogging of the drying circuit with the lint. It should be noted that the material of the self-cleaning pipe 31 is not limited to the rubber hose, but may be a metal pipe, such as a stainless steel hose or a stainless steel hard pipe.
The arrangement position of the rubber hose has the advantages that when the washing machine operates, water rotates at a high speed along the side surface of the outer barrel 11 under the high-speed rotating centrifugal force of the inner barrel, and the communication position of the rubber hose and the outer barrel 11 is arranged at the lower part of the radial side surface of the outer barrel 11, so that the water can enter the self-cleaning pipeline 31 from the connection position of the self-cleaning pipeline 31 and the outer barrel 11 more easily, and the washing effect is better. The communication position of the rubber hose and the condensation pipeline 22 is arranged on one side of the two side surfaces of the condensation pipeline 22 close to the cylindrical surface of the outer cylinder 11, so that the length and the bending of the self-cleaning pipeline 31 are reduced, namely, the energy consumption of water in the self-cleaning pipeline 31 is reduced, the water outlet of the self-cleaning pipeline 31 is closer to the communication position of the outer cylinder 11 and the condensation pipeline 22, and the flocks at the communication position of the outer cylinder 11 and the condensation pipeline 22 are easier to wash out. Moreover, the rubber hose is detachably connected, so that the rubber hose is convenient to detach and maintain in time under extreme conditions, such as the condition that the self-cleaning pipeline 31 and the drying pipeline are blocked. Of course, the above-mentioned setting mode is only one of many setting modes, and those skilled in the art can adjust the above-mentioned position without departing from the principle of the present invention, so as to obtain better flushing effect in different application scenarios.
In other embodiments, the condenser 21 in the drying circuit may also be flushed with wash water.
In a more preferred embodiment, in order to enhance the flushing effect of the self-cleaning system, a water collecting structure (not shown) and a spraying structure (not shown) may also be provided in the self-cleaning system. Wherein the water collecting structure is a structure capable of increasing the inflow rate of the self-cleaning pipe 31. For example, the water collecting structure may be a rounding or chamfering structure provided at the connection between the self-cleaning pipe 31 and the outer tub 11, and the rounding or chamfering structure can make the washing water rotating at high speed in the outer tub more easily enter the self-cleaning pipe 31, thereby increasing the water inlet amount of the self-cleaning pipe 31. Wherein, the spraying structure is a structure capable of increasing the flow speed of the outlet water of the self-cleaning pipeline 31. For example, the spraying structure may be a spraying head disposed at a communication position between the self-cleaning pipe 31 and the condensing pipe 22, and the spraying head can spray water in the path of the self-cleaning pipe 31 in a spraying manner, so as to achieve a better washing effect on the condenser 21 and the connection between the outer tub 11 and the condensing pipe 22. Of course, the water collecting structure and the spraying structure may be any other structures as long as the structures can accomplish the above-mentioned functions of increasing the inflow and outflow flow rates of the self-cleaning pipe 31. The arrangement positions of the water collecting structure and the spraying structure are not invariable, and the water collecting structure and the spraying structure can be flexibly adjusted by a person skilled in the art based on a specific application scene. For example, the shower structure may be provided at a position in the self-cleaning duct 31 near a position where the self-cleaning duct 31 communicates with the condensation duct 22.
In summary, the drum washing machine with the self-cleaning system of the present invention includes a cabinet, and a washing system, a drying system and a self-cleaning system disposed in the cabinet. The washing system comprises an inner barrel and an outer barrel 11, the drying system comprises a condenser 21, a drying pipeline and a condensing pipeline 22, and the self-cleaning system comprises a self-cleaning pipeline 31, a water collecting structure and a spraying structure. Wherein, the upper part of the outer tub 11 is communicated with the drying duct, and the lower part of the outer tub 11 is communicated with the condensing duct 22. The communication position of the self-cleaning pipe 31 and the outer cylinder 11 is arranged on the lower part of the radial side surface of the outer cylinder 11, and the communication position of the self-cleaning pipe 31 and the condensing pipe 22 is arranged on the upper part of the side surface of the condensing pipe 22. The water collecting structure is arranged at the connecting position of the self-cleaning pipeline 31 and the outer barrel 11, and the spraying structure is arranged at the communicating position of the self-cleaning pipeline 31 and the condensing pipeline 22. By the arrangement, when the washing program of the washing machine is carried out, the drying loop can be flushed through the self-cleaning pipeline 31, and the condenser 21 and/or the joint of the outer barrel 11 and the condensing pipeline 22 can be flushed. And the arrangement mode of the communication positions of the self-cleaning pipeline 31, the outer barrel 11 and the condenser 21 pipeline and the arrangement of the water collecting structure and the spraying structure greatly enhance the flushing effect. Moreover, the automatic cleaning system using the arrangement mode also has the advantages of simple structure, easiness in implementation and the like. In addition, because the invention does not need to additionally design a special self-cleaning program and set a high water level in the cleaning process, the invention can achieve the purpose of self-cleaning while washing clothes, thereby compared with the prior art, the invention also has the effects of simplifying an operation system and saving washing water.
It should be noted that, although the preferred embodiment is described by taking a drum washing machine as an example, this is not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention, and it is conceivable for those skilled in the art that the method of the present invention can be applied to other washing and protecting devices besides a drum washing machine, such as a pulsator washing machine, and even a dishwasher, a shoe washing machine, and other devices having similar drying system and drying function.
So far, the technical solutions of the present invention have been described in connection with the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings, but it is easily understood by those skilled in the art that the scope of the present invention is obviously not limited to these specific embodiments. Equivalent changes or substitutions of related technical features can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the principle of the invention, and the technical scheme after the changes or substitutions can fall into the protection scope of the invention.