CN109306611B - Clothes treatment equipment with indoor temperature adjusting function and control method thereof - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a clothes treatment device with an indoor temperature adjusting function, which comprises a clothes treatment device, an indoor temperature adjusting device and a heat pump system, wherein the heat pump system is respectively connected with the clothes treatment device and the indoor temperature adjusting device, and controls the indoor temperature adjusting device to adjust the indoor temperature and/or control the drying air in the clothes treatment device or the washing water in the clothes treatment device to be heated by changing a communication loop; the invention combines the existing air conditioning system and the clothes drying system, and the air conditioning system and the clothes drying system can share one set of heat pump system; the laundry treating apparatus of the present invention also has a waste heat recovery function: when the indoor temperature adjusting device is used for refrigerating, the heat emitted by the heat pump system is recovered and is used as a heat source for drying clothes of the clothes processing device or used for washing and heating, so that the heat energy is saved, the space is saved, and the user experience is good.
Description
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the field of household appliances, and particularly relates to a clothes treatment device with an indoor temperature adjusting function and a control method thereof.
Background
With the improvement of the quality of life, people are pursuing high-quality delicate life more and more. Household appliances such as a washing machine, a clothes dryer, an air conditioner and the like become indispensable household appliances in a family, however, a plurality of household appliances occupy a small space of a room, and in order to achieve the effect of saving space, the clothes dryer is generally stacked on the drum washing machine in a common family, so that a simple stacked whole is formed, but the control of the clothes dryer and the drum washing machine is mutually independent; the existing air conditioner adopts a heat pump system, and the clothes dryer or the washing machine can also adopt the heat pump system, because of the difference of the structure and the difference of the application, the prior art has not provided a front example of integrally arranging the clothes dryer and the air conditioner.
At present, the air conditioner and the clothes dryer are mature in technology, but the air conditioner and the clothes dryer are integrated, and are not combined into a whole, the air conditioner and the clothes dryer respectively adopt a set of heat pump system, an outdoor unit of the air conditioner radiates heat to the outside in the refrigeration process, an indoor unit of the air conditioner refrigerates, and an evaporator of the heat pump system of the clothes dryer needs to absorb heat and releases the heat through a condenser in the drying process to heat and dry air, so that an outdoor unit of the air conditioner releases the heat to the outside to waste a large amount of heat.
The development of household appliances is oriented to fully utilize energy and save space.
The present invention has been made in view of this situation.
Disclosure of Invention
The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to overcome the defects of the prior art, and to provide a clothes treatment device with an indoor temperature adjusting function, wherein the prior air conditioning system and the prior clothes drying system are combined, the air conditioning system and the prior clothes drying system share one set of heat pump system, and the clothes treatment device also has a waste heat recovery function: when the indoor temperature adjusting device is used for refrigerating, the heat emitted by the heat pump system is recovered and is used as a heat source for drying clothes of the clothes processing device or used for washing and heating, so that the heat energy is saved, the space is saved, and the user experience is good.
In order to solve the technical problems, the invention adopts the technical scheme that:
the clothes treatment equipment with the indoor temperature adjusting function comprises a clothes treatment device and an indoor temperature adjusting device, and further comprises a heat pump system, wherein the heat pump system is respectively connected with the clothes treatment device and the indoor temperature adjusting device, and the indoor temperature adjusting device is controlled to adjust the indoor temperature and/or control and heat drying air in the clothes treatment device or wash water in the clothes treatment device by changing a communication loop.
In the scheme, the existing air conditioning system and the clothes drying system are combined, and the air conditioning system and the clothes drying system can share one heat pump system, so that the space is saved, and the user experience is good.
Preferably, the clothes treatment device is connected with an air inlet pipeline and an exhaust pipeline, the heat pump system comprises a first heat exchanger, a compressor, a throttling device and a second heat exchanger arranged in an air inlet pipeline, the indoor temperature adjusting device comprises a third heat exchanger, the clothes processing equipment also comprises a refrigerant switching device, the refrigerant switching device is used for switching the connection of the second heat exchanger with the first heat exchanger, the compressor and the throttling device to form a first refrigerant communication loop or switching the connection of the third heat exchanger with the first heat exchanger, the compressor and the throttling device to form a second refrigerant communication loop, the first refrigerant communication loop is used for heating and heating the drying air in the clothes treatment device or heating the washing water in the clothes treatment device through the second heat exchanger, and the second refrigerant communication loop is used for refrigerating or heating through a third heat exchanger to adjust the indoor temperature.
In the above scheme, two different refrigerant communication loops can be formed by performing switching control through the refrigerant switching device, wherein in the first refrigerant communication loop, the second heat exchanger is a condenser, the first heat exchanger is an evaporator, in the second refrigerant communication loop, the third heat exchanger is an evaporator and serves as an indoor unit of an air conditioner, and the first heat exchanger is a condenser.
Preferably, the refrigerant switching device includes a first switching valve and a second switching valve, an inlet end and an outlet end of the second heat exchanger are respectively connected to a refrigerant circuit of the heat pump system through the first switching valve and the second switching valve, an inlet end of the third heat exchanger is communicated with the second switching valve, and an outlet end of the third heat exchanger is communicated with the first switching valve;
preferably, the first switching valve and the second switching valve are three-way switching valves, each three-way switching valve comprises a first opening communicated with a refrigerant loop of the heat pump system, and a second opening and a third opening respectively connected with the second heat exchanger and the third heat exchanger, and a switching mechanism is arranged in each three-way switching valve and used for switching the first opening to be communicated with the second opening or switching the first opening to be communicated with the third opening.
Preferably, the first heat exchanger is an outdoor heat exchanger and is arranged outdoors, and the exhaust pipeline is communicated with the outdoors;
or the first heat exchanger is arranged indoors, is communicated with the outside or the clothes treatment device through an exhaust air duct, and is communicated with the outside through an exhaust pipeline on the clothes treatment device;
or the clothes treatment equipment comprises a heat exchange shell, the first heat exchanger is arranged in the heat exchange shell, the heat exchange shell is communicated to the outside through an exhaust air duct, the heat exchange shell further comprises an air inlet, and the exhaust duct is communicated with the heat exchange shell through the air inlet.
The exhaust pipeline of the clothes treatment device can be directly communicated to the outside, so that the drying air is directly exhausted to the outside, and the damp and hot air is prevented from being unfavorable for drying clothes in the clothes treatment device; on the other hand, this exhaust pipe also can directly communicate the heat transfer casing through the air intake of heat transfer casing, communicates to outdoor through the exhaust wind channel, and this structure is favorable to in first refrigerant intercommunication return circuit, and cold medium matter exchanges heat with the high-temperature gas by clothing processing apparatus exhaust in the first heat exchanger (acting as the evaporimeter) in the heat transfer casing, has waste heat recovery's effect.
Preferably, the exhaust air duct comprises a first air duct communicated with the outside, a second air duct communicated with the air inlet pipeline and an air duct switching valve, and the first air duct and the second air duct are controlled to be on and off through the air duct switching valve.
The design in the scheme forms the clothes treatment equipment of the invention, and the clothes treatment equipment can refrigerate and dry the clothes indoors at the same time. At the moment, the refrigerant switching device controls to form a second refrigerant communication loop, the air channel switching valve controls the second air channel to be communicated, the first heat exchanger can heat air in the heat exchange shell for the condenser, the heated drying air enters the clothes processing device through the second air channel to dry clothes, at the moment, an exhaust pipeline of the clothes processing device is directly communicated with the outside, and the damp and hot air is discharged to the outside through the exhaust pipeline.
Preferably, the compressor is arranged in the air inlet pipeline at a position upstream of the third heat exchanger so as to preheat air;
preferably, the air inlet pipeline also comprises an auxiliary heating module;
preferably, the auxiliary heating module is an electric heater and is arranged at the downstream of the third heat exchanger.
In the scheme, the auxiliary heating module is arranged in the air inlet pipeline of the clothes treatment device in consideration of the heating effect, so that the temperature control is improved, and the clothes drying effect is enhanced.
Preferably, a first fan is arranged in the air inlet pipeline or the air exhaust pipeline, and the first fan is used for providing flowing power of drying air in the clothes treatment device;
the clothes treatment equipment is also provided with a second fan, and an air outlet of the second fan faces the third heat exchanger, so that the heat exchange efficiency of the third heat exchanger and indoor air is improved. And a third fan is arranged in the exhaust air duct and used for exchanging heat between the first heat exchanger and outdoor air or discharging hot air exchanged with the first heat exchanger into the clothes treatment device.
The clothes treatment equipment also comprises a box body, the clothes treatment device is arranged at the upper position in the box body, and the heat pump system is arranged at the lower position in the box body;
or the heat pump system is arranged at the upper position in the box body, and the clothes treatment device is arranged at the lower position in the box body;
or the heat pump system is arranged in another box body, and the clothes treatment device and the indoor temperature adjusting device are connected with the heat pump system through pipelines and control valves.
In the above-mentioned aspect, the limited laundry treating devices are not limited to one, and may be two. The laundry treating apparatus is also not limited to the drying device, and preferably includes a drying device and a washing device.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a control method applied to the above clothes treating apparatus having an indoor temperature adjusting function, wherein the clothes treating apparatus includes a first operation mode for drying clothes and a second operation mode for adjusting indoor temperature;
when the clothes treatment equipment detects that a user selects a first working mode, the clothes treatment equipment controls the refrigerant switching device to switch the connection of the second heat exchanger with the first heat exchanger, the compressor and the throttling device to form a first refrigerant communication loop;
when the clothes treatment equipment detects that a user selects a second working mode, the clothes treatment equipment controls the refrigerant switching device to switch the connection of the third heat exchanger, the first heat exchanger, the compressor and the throttling device to form a second refrigerant communication loop;
the indoor temperature is reduced or increased by controlling the flow direction of the refrigerant in the second refrigerant communication loop.
Preferably, the laundry treating apparatus further includes a third operation mode for simultaneously cooling the room and drying/heating the laundry;
and the clothes treatment equipment controls the refrigerant switching device to switch the third heat exchanger to be connected with the first heat exchanger, the compressor and the throttling device to form a second refrigerant communication loop when detecting that the user selects the third mode, controls the second air channel to be communicated through the air channel switching valve, and guides the drying air which exchanges heat with the first heat exchanger to enter the clothes treatment device to dry clothes in the clothes treatment device or heat washing water in the clothes treatment device.
After adopting the technical scheme, compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects:
1. according to the clothes treatment equipment with the indoor temperature adjusting function, the existing air conditioning system and the clothes drying system are combined, and the air conditioning system and the clothes drying system share one set of heat pump system, so that the space is saved, and the user experience is good.
2. The clothes treating apparatus with indoor temperature adjusting function of the present invention includes three operation modes: a first working mode for drying clothes, a second working mode for regulating the indoor temperature, and a third working mode for simultaneously cooling the indoor and drying clothes/heating washing water. The user can select the corresponding working mode according to the requirement.
3. The clothes treatment equipment with the indoor temperature adjusting function integrates the washing machine, the clothes dryer and the air conditioner into a whole, saves a large amount of indoor space for users, can simultaneously control the indoor temperature adjusting device to refrigerate and heat drying air in the clothes treatment device, and recovers heat emitted by the heat pump system when the indoor temperature adjusting device refrigerates for a heat source for drying clothes of the clothes treatment device or for washing and heating, thereby saving heat energy, saving space and having good user experience.
The following describes embodiments of the present invention in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention, are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention without limiting the invention to the right. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments, and that for a person skilled in the art, other drawings can be derived from them without inventive effort. In the drawings:
fig. 1 is a schematic configuration view of a laundry treating apparatus having an indoor temperature adjusting function according to the present invention;
fig. 2 is a schematic view of a laundry treating apparatus having an indoor temperature adjusting function according to the present invention.
In the figure: 1. a first heat exchanger; 2. a second heat exchanger; 3. a third heat exchanger; 4. a compressor; 5. a four-way valve; 6. a gas-liquid separator; 7. a throttling device; 8. a filter; 9. an exhaust duct; 10. a heat exchange housing; 11. a first switching valve; 12. a second switching valve; 13. a silencer device; 14. a box body; 15. an outer tub of the laundry treating apparatus; 16. an inner drum of the clothes processing device; 17. an air intake line; 18. an exhaust line; 19. a first fan; 20. a heat pump system.
It should be noted that the drawings and the description are not intended to limit the scope of the inventive concept in any way, but to illustrate it by a person skilled in the art with reference to specific embodiments.
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In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and the following embodiments are used for illustrating the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.
The invention provides a clothes treatment device with an indoor temperature adjusting function, which comprises a clothes treatment device, an indoor temperature adjusting device and a heat pump system, wherein the heat pump system is respectively connected with the clothes treatment device and the indoor temperature adjusting device, and the indoor temperature adjusting device is controlled to adjust the indoor temperature and/or to heat drying air in the clothes treatment device or wash water (current wash water or water for washing clothes) in the clothes treatment device by changing a communication loop.
Example one
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the present embodiment provides a clothes processing apparatus with an indoor temperature adjusting function, including a cabinet 14 and a clothes processing device disposed in the cabinet 14, the clothes processing device is connected to an air inlet pipeline 17 and an exhaust pipeline 18, the clothes processing apparatus further includes a heat pump system 20, the heat pump system 20 includes a first heat exchanger 1, a compressor 4, a throttling device 7 and a second heat exchanger 2 disposed in an air inlet pipeline, the indoor temperature adjusting device includes a third heat exchanger 3, the clothes processing apparatus further includes a refrigerant switching device, the refrigerant switching device is used for switching the connection of the second heat exchanger 2 with the first heat exchanger 1, the compressor 4 and the throttling device 7 to form a first refrigerant communication loop or switching the connection of the third heat exchanger 3 with the first heat exchanger 1, the compressor 4 and the throttling device 7, and a second refrigerant communication loop is formed, the first refrigerant communication loop is used for radiating heat through the second heat exchanger 2 to heat the drying air in the clothes treatment device or heating the washing water in the clothes treatment device, and the second refrigerant communication loop is used for refrigerating or heating through the third heat exchanger to adjust the indoor temperature.
In the above scheme, two different refrigerant communication loops can be formed by performing switching control through the refrigerant switching device, wherein in the first refrigerant communication loop, the second heat exchanger is a condenser, the first heat exchanger is an evaporator, in the second refrigerant communication loop, the third heat exchanger is an evaporator and serves as an indoor unit of an air conditioner, and the first heat exchanger is a condenser, (or vice versa for indoor heating) it should be noted that the functions of the first heat exchanger in the two refrigerant communication loops are different, and the switching of the functions is mainly controlled by the four-way valve 5 and other components arranged in the refrigerant communication loops, which is the prior art and is not repeated herein.
Preferably, the refrigerant switching device includes a first switching valve 11 and a second switching valve 12, an inlet end and an outlet end of the second heat exchanger 2 are respectively connected to a refrigerant circuit of the heat pump system 20 through the first switching valve 11 and the second switching valve 12, an inlet end of the third heat exchanger 3 is communicated with the second switching valve 12, and an outlet end of the third heat exchanger 3 is communicated with the first switching valve 11;
preferably, the first switching valve 11 and the second switching valve 12 are three-way switching valves, each of the three-way switching valves includes a first opening communicated with the refrigerant circuit of the heat pump system 20, and a second opening and a third opening respectively connected to the second heat exchanger 2 and the third heat exchanger 3, and a switching mechanism is disposed in each of the three-way switching valves and is configured to switch the first opening to be communicated with the second opening or switch the first opening to be communicated with the third opening.
Preferably, the first heat exchanger 1 is an outdoor heat exchanger installed outdoors, and the exhaust pipeline is communicated to the outdoors;
or the first heat exchanger 1 is arranged in the box body 14 and communicated with the outside or the clothes treatment device through the exhaust air duct 9, and communicated with the outside through an exhaust pipeline on the clothes treatment device;
in the above solution, the first heat exchanger 1 is a condenser in the second refrigerant communication circuit in the cooling mode, and serves as an outdoor unit of the air conditioner, and thus may be disposed outdoors, and of course, the first heat exchanger 1 may also be disposed in the box 14 and communicate with the outdoors through the exhaust air duct 9, so that heat is dissipated outdoors through the exhaust air duct 9 during heat dissipation. Certainly, a fan can be arranged in the exhaust air duct 9, so that the heat exchange efficiency is improved.
Or a heat exchange shell 10 is arranged in the box body 14, the first heat exchanger 1 is arranged in the heat exchange shell 10, the heat exchange shell 10 is communicated to the outside through the exhaust air duct 9, the heat exchange shell 10 further comprises an air inlet, and the exhaust pipeline 18 is communicated with the heat exchange shell 10 through the air inlet.
In the above solution, the exhaust duct 18 of the laundry treating apparatus may be directly connected to the outside of the room, thereby directly discharging the dry air to the outside of the room, preventing the damp and hot air from being detrimental to drying the laundry in the laundry treating apparatus; on the other hand, this exhaust pipeline 18 also can directly communicate heat transfer casing 10 through the air intake of heat transfer casing 10, communicates to outdoor through exhaust wind channel 9, and this structure is favorable to in first refrigerant intercommunication return circuit, and the refrigerant medium exchanges heat with the high-temperature gas by clothing processing apparatus exhaust in first heat exchanger 1 (acting as the evaporimeter) in heat transfer casing 10 to have waste heat recovery's effect.
Through the above structural design, the clothes treating apparatus having the indoor temperature adjusting function can have two working modes: the clothes drying device comprises a first working mode for drying clothes and a second working mode for regulating the indoor temperature. The first working mode corresponds to the first refrigerant communication loop, and the second working mode corresponds to the second refrigerant communication loop.
Example two
The second embodiment adds a structural design on the basis of the first embodiment, so that the clothes treatment device with the indoor temperature adjusting function can have three working modes: a first operation mode for drying the laundry, a second operation mode for temperature-adjusting the room, and a third operation mode for simultaneously cooling the room and drying the laundry/heating the washing water. The user can select the corresponding working mode according to the requirement.
Specifically, the exhaust air duct 9 includes a first air duct communicated with the outside, a second air duct communicated with the air intake pipeline 17, and an air duct switching valve, and the first air duct and the second air duct are controlled to be on or off by the air duct switching valve.
The design in the scheme forms the clothes treatment equipment of the invention, which can refrigerate and dry clothes indoors at the same time, and the specific working process is as follows: the refrigerant switching device is controlled to form a second refrigerant communication loop, the air channel switching valve is controlled to be communicated with a second air channel, the first heat exchanger 1 can heat air in the heat exchange shell 10 for the condenser, the heated drying air enters the clothes processing device through the second air channel to dry clothes, at the moment, the exhaust pipeline 18 of the clothes processing device is directly communicated with the outside, and the damp and hot air is discharged to the outside through the exhaust pipeline 18.
In order to further increase the heating effect on the air, the compressor 4 is arranged in the intake line 17 at a position upstream of the third heat exchanger 3 to preheat the air;
preferably, the air intake pipeline 17 further comprises an auxiliary heating module;
preferably, the auxiliary heating module is an electric heater and is arranged at the downstream of the third heat exchanger.
In the scheme, the auxiliary heating module is arranged in the air inlet pipeline 17 of the clothes treatment device in consideration of the heating effect, so that the temperature control is improved, and the clothes drying effect is enhanced.
Preferably, a first fan 19 is arranged in the air inlet pipeline 17 or the air outlet pipeline 18, and the first fan 19 is used for providing drying air flow power in the clothes treatment device;
a second fan is further arranged in the box body 14, an air outlet of the second fan is arranged towards the third heat exchanger, and an avoidance structure is arranged on the box body corresponding to the third heat exchanger; preferably, the avoiding structure is a grid structure; the second fan and the third heat exchanger are combined to form an indoor unit structure of the air conditioner.
And a third fan is arranged in the exhaust air duct 9 or the heat exchange shell and used for heat exchange between the first heat exchanger 1 and outdoor air or discharging hot air subjected to heat exchange with the first heat exchanger 1 into the clothes treatment device for drying clothes.
Preferably, the laundry treating apparatus is disposed at an upper position in the cabinet 14, and the heat pump system 20 is disposed at a lower position in the cabinet 14;
or the heat pump system 20 is disposed at an upper position in the cabinet 14, and the laundry treating apparatus is disposed at a lower position in the cabinet 14.
Or the heat pump system 20 is installed in another box, and the clothes treatment device and the indoor temperature adjusting device are connected with the heat pump system through pipelines and control valves.
In the above-mentioned aspect, the limited laundry treating devices are not limited to one, and may be two. The laundry treating apparatus is also not limited to the drying device, and preferably includes a drying device and a washing device.
EXAMPLE III
Referring to fig. 2, in the present embodiment, the heat pump system 20 includes a first heat exchanger 1, a throttling device 7, a second heat exchanger 2, a compressor 4, and a four-way valve 5, the indoor temperature adjusting device includes a third heat exchanger 3, wherein two ends of the second heat exchanger 2 and the third heat exchanger 3 are respectively communicated to a heat pump loop of the heat pump system 20 through a first switching valve 11 and a second switching valve 12, a casing is disposed in the laundry processing apparatus, the first heat exchanger 1, the four-way valve 5, the compressor 4, the throttling device 7, and the filter 8 are disposed in the casing, an exhaust air duct 9 is disposed on the casing, the exhaust air duct 9 includes a first air duct communicated with the outside, a second air duct communicated with the air inlet pipeline 17, and an air duct switching valve, the first air duct and the second air duct are controlled to be on and off by the air duct switching valve, when indoor refrigeration is required, the third heat exchanger 3 is switched to be connected with the first heat exchanger 1, the compressor 4 and the throttling device 7 to form a second refrigerant communication loop, and the path of the refrigerant is as follows: compressor 4-four-way valve 5-first heat exchanger (condenser) -throttling device 7-third heat exchanger (evaporator) -four-way valve 5-gas-liquid separator 6-compressor 4. When clothes need to be dried, the second heat exchanger 2 is switched by the refrigerant switching device to be connected with the first heat exchanger 1, the compressor 4 and the throttling device 7 to form a first refrigerant communication loop, at the moment, the flow direction of the refrigerant changes a path under the action of the four-way valve 5, and the path of the refrigerant is as follows: compressor 4-four-way valve 5-second heat exchanger (condenser) -throttling device 7-first heat exchanger (evaporator) -four-way valve 5-gas-liquid separator 6-compressor 4. It should be noted that the paths of the two refrigerants are not completely opposite paths, and have different paths (for example, adding an auxiliary capillary tube to increase the throttling resistance) but are both prior art, and will not be described herein again.
On the other hand, in this embodiment, the laundry processing apparatus will also be capable of cooling and drying the laundry at the same time, and the principle is as follows:
firstly, the third heat exchanger 3 is switched to be connected with the first heat exchanger 1, the compressor 4 and the throttling device 7 to form a second refrigerant communication loop, and the path of the refrigerant is as follows: compressor 4-four-way valve 5-first heat exchanger (condenser) -throttling device 7-third heat exchanger (evaporator) -four-way valve 5-gas-liquid separator 6-compressor 4. At this time, the first heat exchanger (condenser) dissipates heat, the casing is connected to the clothes treatment device or connected to an air inlet pipeline 17 of the clothes treatment device through a pipeline, an air outlet pipeline 18 of the clothes treatment device is connected to the outside, and a fan for providing air flow power is additionally arranged in the air inlet pipeline 17 and the air outlet pipeline 18, so that air after heat exchange with the first heat exchanger in the casing can be discharged into the clothes treatment device to dry clothes.
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The present embodiment provides a control method applied to a clothes treatment apparatus with an indoor temperature adjustment function in the first, second, and third embodiments, wherein the clothes treatment apparatus includes a first operation mode for drying clothes and a second operation mode for adjusting indoor temperature;
when the clothes treatment equipment detects that a user selects a first working mode, the clothes treatment equipment controls the refrigerant switching device to switch the second heat exchanger 2 to be connected with the first heat exchanger 1, the compressor 4 and the throttling device 7 to form a first refrigerant communication loop;
when the clothes treatment equipment detects that a user selects a second working mode, the clothes treatment equipment controls the refrigerant switching device to switch the third heat exchanger 3 to be connected with the first heat exchanger 1, the compressor 4 and the throttling device 7 to form a second refrigerant communication loop;
the second refrigerant communication loop can realize refrigeration and heating, and the indoor temperature reduction or temperature rise is realized by controlling the flow direction of the refrigerant in the second refrigerant communication loop.
Preferably, the laundry treating apparatus further includes a third operation mode for simultaneously cooling the room and drying/heating the laundry;
and when the clothes treatment equipment detects that the user selects the third mode, the clothes treatment equipment controls the refrigerant switching device to switch the third heat exchanger 3 to be connected with the first heat exchanger 1, the compressor 4 and the throttling device 7 to form a second refrigerant communication loop, controls the second air channel to be communicated through the air channel switching valve, and guides the dried air which exchanges heat with the first heat exchanger to enter the clothes treatment device to dry clothes in the clothes treatment device or heat washing water in the clothes treatment device.
According to the clothes treatment equipment with the indoor temperature adjusting function, the existing air conditioning system and the clothes drying system are combined, the air conditioning system and the clothes drying system share one set of heat pump system 20, and when the indoor temperature adjusting device is used for refrigerating, heat emitted by the heat pump system is recovered and is used as a heat source for drying clothes of the clothes treatment device or used for washing and heating, so that heat energy is saved, space is saved, and user experience is good. The clothes treatment equipment with the indoor temperature adjusting function integrates the existing washing machine, the clothes dryer and the air conditioner into a whole, and saves a large amount of indoor space for users.
Although the present invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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1. A clothes treatment device with an indoor temperature adjusting function comprises a clothes treatment device and an indoor temperature adjusting device, and is characterized by comprising a heat pump system, wherein the heat pump system is respectively connected with the clothes treatment device and the indoor temperature adjusting device, and the indoor temperature adjusting device is controlled to adjust the indoor temperature and/or control the heating of drying air in the clothes treatment device or the heating of washing water in the clothes treatment device by changing a communication loop;
the clothes treatment device is connected with an air inlet pipeline and an exhaust pipeline, the heat pump system comprises a first heat exchanger, a compressor, a throttling device and a second heat exchanger arranged in an air inlet pipeline, the indoor temperature adjusting device comprises a third heat exchanger, the clothes processing equipment also comprises a refrigerant switching device, the refrigerant switching device is used for switching the connection of the second heat exchanger with the first heat exchanger, the compressor and the throttling device to form a first refrigerant communication loop or switching the connection of the third heat exchanger with the first heat exchanger, the compressor and the throttling device to form a second refrigerant communication loop, the first refrigerant communication loop is used for heating and heating the drying air in the clothes treatment device or heating the washing water in the clothes treatment device through the second heat exchanger, the second refrigerant communication loop is used for refrigerating or heating through a third heat exchanger to adjust the indoor temperature;
the clothes treatment equipment comprises a heat exchange shell, wherein the first heat exchanger is arranged in the heat exchange shell, the heat exchange shell is communicated to the outside through an exhaust air duct, the heat exchange shell further comprises an air inlet, and the exhaust pipeline is communicated with the heat exchange shell through the air inlet;
the exhaust air duct comprises a first air duct communicated with the outside, a second air duct communicated with the air inlet pipeline and an air duct switching valve, and the first air duct and the second air duct are controlled to be on and off through the air duct switching valve;
and a first fan is arranged in the air inlet pipeline or the exhaust pipeline and used for providing flowing power of drying air in the clothes treatment device.
2. The clothes treating apparatus having a room temperature adjusting function according to claim 1, wherein the refrigerant switching device includes a first switching valve and a second switching valve, an inlet end and an outlet end of the second heat exchanger are connected to a refrigerant circuit of the heat pump system through the first switching valve and the second switching valve, respectively, an inlet end of the third heat exchanger is communicated with the second switching valve, and an outlet end of the third heat exchanger is communicated with the first switching valve.
3. The clothes treating apparatus having an indoor temperature adjusting function according to claim 2, wherein the first switching valve and the second switching valve are three-way switching valves, each of the three-way switching valves includes a first opening communicating with a refrigerant circuit of the heat pump system and a second opening and a third opening respectively connecting the second heat exchanger and the third heat exchanger, and a switching mechanism is provided in each of the three-way switching valves for switching the first opening to communicate with the second opening or switching the first opening to communicate with the third opening.
4. The clothes treating apparatus having a room temperature adjusting function according to claim 1, wherein the compressor is provided in the air intake line at a position upstream of the third heat exchanger to preheat air.
5. The clothes treating apparatus with room temperature adjusting function according to claim 4, wherein the air intake pipeline further includes an auxiliary heating module therein.
6. The clothes treating apparatus having a room temperature adjusting function according to claim 5, wherein the auxiliary heating module is an electric heater disposed downstream of the third heat exchanger.
7. The clothes treating apparatus having a room temperature adjusting function according to claim 1,
the clothes treatment equipment is also provided with a second fan, and an air outlet of the second fan faces the third heat exchanger.
8. A clothes treating apparatus having an indoor temperature adjusting function according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising a cabinet, wherein the clothes treating apparatus is provided at an upper position in the cabinet, and the heat pump system is provided at a lower position in the cabinet;
or the heat pump system is arranged at the upper position in the box body, and the clothes treatment device is arranged at the lower position in the box body;
or the heat pump system is arranged in another box body, and the clothes treatment device and the indoor temperature adjusting device are connected with the heat pump system through pipelines and control valves.
9. A method for controlling a clothes treating apparatus having a room temperature adjusting function according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the clothes treating apparatus includes a first operation mode for drying clothes and a second operation mode for adjusting a temperature of the room;
when the clothes treatment equipment detects that a user selects a first working mode, the clothes treatment equipment controls the refrigerant switching device to switch the connection of the second heat exchanger with the first heat exchanger, the compressor and the throttling device to form a first refrigerant communication loop;
when the clothes treatment equipment detects that a user selects a second working mode, the clothes treatment equipment controls the refrigerant switching device to switch the connection of the third heat exchanger, the first heat exchanger, the compressor and the throttling device to form a second refrigerant communication loop;
the indoor temperature is reduced or increased by controlling the flow direction of the refrigerant in the second refrigerant communication loop.
10. The control method according to claim 9, wherein the laundry treating apparatus further comprises a third operation mode for cooling the room and drying/heating the laundry;
and the clothes treatment equipment controls the refrigerant switching device to switch the third heat exchanger to be connected with the first heat exchanger, the compressor and the throttling device to form a second refrigerant communication loop when detecting that the user selects the third mode, controls the second air channel to be communicated through the air channel switching valve, and guides the drying air which exchanges heat with the first heat exchanger to enter the clothes treatment device to dry clothes in the clothes treatment device or heat washing water in the clothes treatment device.
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