CN110318232B

CN110318232B - Clothes airing machine

Info

Publication number: CN110318232B
Application number: CN201810286807.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 胡选哲; 黄隆重
Original assignee: Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls Co Ltd
Current assignee: Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-03-30
Filing date: 2018-03-30
Publication date: 2021-05-28
Anticipated expiration: 2038-03-30
Also published as: CN110318232A

Abstract

The invention discloses a clothes airing machine which comprises a body, a first pipeline and a heating element for heating solution, wherein the body is provided with an inner cavity, the inner cavity comprises a first cavity and a second cavity communicated with the first cavity, and the body is provided with a first inlet communicated with the first cavity and the second cavity, a first outlet communicated with the first cavity and a second outlet communicated with the second cavity; the first end of the first pipeline is communicated with the second chamber, and the second end of the first pipeline is communicated with the first chamber, so that the solution in the second chamber is conveyed into the first chamber. According to the clothes airing machine, the drying of air and the regeneration of concentrated solution can be carried out simultaneously, the solution in the second cavity and the solution in the first cavity can be recycled, the air humidity of a clothes airing area is reduced, and the clothes drying time is shortened.

Description

Clothes airing machine

Technical Field

The invention relates to clothes drying equipment, in particular to a clothes airing machine.

Background

The drying of clothes is largely limited by weather conditions, especially in cold and humid seasons, such as the plum rain season in southern china, where the clothes are not easily dried, the drying takes a long time, and the clothes are easily mildewed or bacteria are easily grown.

In the related art, a drying machine including a heating element is used to accelerate drying of clothes, and the drying machine heats air using the heating element and then delivers the heated air to a drying area to accelerate drying of the clothes. However, the air humidity of the existing clothes drying machine after being heated in a humid environment is still high, and the clothes drying takes a long time.

Disclosure of Invention

To this end, the present invention proposes a clothes drying machine that can reduce the humidity of air delivered to clothes and reduce the humidity of air in a clothes drying area, thereby reducing a clothes drying time.

The clothes drying machine according to the embodiment of the invention comprises a body, wherein the body is provided with an inner cavity, the inner cavity comprises a first cavity and a second cavity communicated with the first cavity, and the body is provided with a first inlet communicated with the first cavity and the second cavity, a first outlet communicated with the first cavity and a second outlet communicated with the second cavity; a first pipeline, a first end of the first pipeline is communicated with the second chamber, a second end of the first pipeline is communicated with the first chamber, and the first pipeline is used for conveying the solution in the second chamber into the first chamber; the heating element is arranged on the first pipeline and used for heating the solution in the first pipeline.

According to the clothes airing machine provided by the embodiment of the invention, the drying of air and the regeneration of concentrated solution can be simultaneously carried out, and the solution in the second chamber and the solution in the first chamber can be recycled, so that the air humidity of a clothes airing area is reduced, the clothes are effectively prevented from getting damp, and the clothes drying time is shortened.

In some embodiments, the laundry machine further comprises a filler disposed within at least one of the first and second chambers.

In some embodiments, the first conduit is provided with a pump for driving the solution in the second chamber into the first chamber.

In some embodiments, the laundry washing machine further comprises a slot at the bottom of the second chamber, the first end of the first conduit being in communication with the slot.

In some embodiments, the laundry machine further comprises a solution distribution element disposed within the first chamber, the second end of the first line being connected to the solution distribution element.

In some embodiments, the clothes drying machine further comprises a second pipeline arranged in the first chamber and the second chamber, the body comprises a first side wall enclosing the first chamber, the second outlet is arranged in the first side wall, the inlet end of the second pipeline is communicated with the second chamber, and the outlet end of the second pipeline is communicated with the second outlet.

In some embodiments, the second conduit is disposed in a curve within the first chamber and the second chamber.

In some embodiments, the second conduit is zigzag disposed within the first chamber and the second chamber.

In some embodiments, the clothes drying machine further comprises a third pipeline connected with the first outlet, a first fan connected with the third pipeline, and a second fan connected with the second outlet.

In some embodiments, the clothes drying machine further comprises a trough at the bottom of the second chamber, a pump disposed on the first pipeline, a third pipeline connected to the first outlet, a first fan connected to the third pipeline, a second droplet catcher disposed in the third pipeline, a solution distribution member disposed in the first chamber and connected to the second end of the first pipeline, a filler disposed in the first chamber and the second chamber, a second pipeline disposed in the first chamber and the second chamber, a first droplet catcher disposed at the inlet end of the second pipeline, and a second fan connected to the outlet end of the second pipeline, wherein the body comprises a sidewall enclosing the inner cavity, the sidewall comprises a first sidewall enclosing the first chamber and a second sidewall enclosing the second chamber, the first inlet is disposed in the sidewall to divide the inner cavity into the first chamber located above and a second sidewall located above the inner cavity A second chamber below the first chamber, the second outlet being disposed at the first sidewall, wherein the heating element is disposed in a first tube, the first outlet is disposed at a top wall of the first chamber, the solution distribution element is disposed at an upper portion of the first chamber, an inlet end of the second tube is disposed at a bottom of the second chamber and below the filling material in the second chamber, an outlet end of the second tube is connected to the second outlet, and the second tube is disposed in a zigzag shape in the first chamber and the second chamber.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a clothes drying machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

the device comprises a body 1, a first chamber 101, a second chamber 102, a first inlet 103, a first outlet 104, a second outlet 105, a first pipeline 2, a heating element 3, a pump 4, a tank 5, a solution distribution element 6, a second pipeline 7, a first droplet catcher 8, a filler 9, a third pipeline 10, a first fan 11, a second fan 12 and a second droplet catcher 13.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are illustrative and intended to be illustrative of the invention and are not to be construed as limiting the invention.

As shown in fig. 1, the laundry machine according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a body 1, a first pipeline 2, and a heating element 3. The body 1 has an inner cavity including a first chamber 101 and a second chamber 102, the second chamber 102 being in communication with the first chamber 101 so that the solution in the first chamber 101 can flow into the second chamber 102, the body 1 having a first inlet 103, a first outlet 104 and a second outlet 105, the first inlet 103 being in communication with the first chamber 101 and the second chamber 102, respectively, so that air can enter the first chamber 101 and the second chamber 102 through the first inlet 103, respectively, the first outlet 104 being in communication with the first chamber 101 so that the air in the first chamber 101 can be discharged to the outside of a drying area (e.g., a balcony) through the first outlet 104, and the second outlet 105 being in communication with the second chamber 102 so that dry air in the second chamber 102 can be delivered to the drying laundry.

A first end (a lower end shown in fig. 1) of the first pipe 2 communicates with the second chamber 102, and a second end (an upper end shown in fig. 1) of the first pipe 2 communicates with the first chamber 101, for transferring the solution in the second chamber 102 into the first chamber 101. In other words, as shown in fig. 1, the lower end of the first pipe 2 communicates with the bottom of the second chamber 102, the upper end of the first pipe 2 communicates with the upper portion of the first chamber 101, and the solution in the bottom of the second chamber 102 is transferred to the upper portion of the first chamber 101 through the first pipe 2.

The heating element 3 is disposed on the first pipeline 2, and when the first pipeline 2 conveys the solution at the bottom of the second chamber 102 to the upper part of the first chamber 101, the heating element 3 can heat the solution in the first pipeline 2 so as to increase the temperature of the solution conveyed into the first chamber 101. It will be appreciated that the position of the heating element 3 is not limited in the present invention, for example, the heating element 3 may also be provided at the bottom of the second chamber 102 to ensure the temperature of the solution delivered into the first chamber 101.

According to the clothes drying machine provided by the embodiment of the invention, air enters the body 1 through the first inlet 103, a part of air enters the second chamber 102, the part of air is subjected to heat and moisture exchange with the concentrated solution in the second chamber 102 (here, the temperature of the concentrated solution is higher than that of the air), the concentrated solution absorbs moisture in the part of air, the part of air absorbs heat of the concentrated solution, so that the temperature of the solution is reduced, the concentration of the solution is reduced, the temperature of the part of air is increased, the humidity of the part of air is reduced, and the air with the increased temperature and reduced humidity is discharged out of the body 1 through the second outlet 105 and is sent to the aired clothes; the solution with reduced temperature and concentration enters the lower end of the first pipeline 2 and is heated by the heating element 3, the temperature of the solution is increased, so that the low concentration solution with the increased temperature enters the first chamber 101 from the upper end of the first pipe 2, and the other part of the air entering the body 1 through the first inlet 103 enters the first chamber 101, and performs heat and moisture exchange with the low concentration solution in the first chamber 101, the other part of air drives part of heat and moisture in the solution, that is, the temperature of the solution decreases, the concentration increases to form a concentrated solution, the temperature of the other part of the air increases, the humidity increases, the concentrated solution with the decreased temperature and the increased concentration enters the second chamber 102, the regeneration of the concentrated solution in the second chamber 102 is realized, and the humid air with the increased temperature and the increased humidity is discharged to the outside of the airing area through the first outlet 104, so that the air humidity of the airing area can be reduced. Therefore, the drying of the air and the regeneration of the concentrated solution can be simultaneously carried out, the solution in the second chamber and the solution in the first chamber can be recycled, the air humidity of a clothes airing area can be reduced, the clothes are effectively prevented from getting damp, and the clothes drying time is shortened.

In some embodiments, the laundry washing machine further comprises a filling 9 provided in at least one of the first and

second chambers

101, 102. The solution in the first chamber 101 and/or the second chamber 102 adheres to the filler 9, and the filler 9 can disperse the solution to increase the contact area between the solution and the air, so as to facilitate the heat and moisture exchange between the solution and the air. The filler 9 is usually made of plastic, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Further, it is understood that the filler 9 may be provided in the first chamber 101 and the second chamber 102, may be provided only in the first chamber 101, and may be provided only in the second chamber 102.

In some embodiments, a pump 4 is disposed on the first pipeline 2, the pump 4 is used for providing a driving force to convey the solution from the second chamber 102 into the first chamber 101, and the first pipeline 2 is disposed with the heating element 3. Specifically, as shown in fig. 1, the pump 4 is disposed at the lower part of the first pipeline 2, the heating element 3 is disposed at the upper part of the first pipeline 2, and the solution at the bottom of the second chamber 102 can be transported to the upper part of the first chamber 101 through the first pipeline 2 under the driving of the pump 4, and at the same time, the heating element 3 above the pump 4 can heat the solution in the first pipeline 2 to ensure the temperature of the solution entering the first chamber 101.

In some embodiments, the clothes drying machine further comprises a tank 5, the tank 5 being located at the bottom of the second chamber 102, the first end (the lower end shown in fig. 1) of the first line 2 being in communication with the tank 5. As shown in fig. 1, the groove 5 is a part of the inner cavity of the body 1 and is located below the second chamber 102, but the present invention is not limited thereto, for example, the groove 5 may be independent of the inner cavity of the body 1. When the groove 5 is part of the inner cavity of the body 1, it may also be part of the second chamber 102.

In some embodiments, the laundry washing machine further comprises a solution distribution element 6, the solution distribution element 6 being arranged in the first chamber 101, the second end (the upper end as viewed in fig. 1) of the first line 2 being connected to the solution distribution element 6. It can be understood that the solution flowing out through the upper end of the first pipeline 2 can enter the solution distribution element 6, and the solution is uniformly distributed into the first chamber 101 through the solution distribution element 6, so as to increase the contact area between the solution and the air and improve the heat and moisture exchange efficiency.

Further, the body 1 includes a side wall enclosing an inner cavity, and the first inlet 103 is disposed on the side wall and divides the inner cavity into a first chamber 101 located above and a second chamber 102 located below the first chamber 102. The side walls include a first side wall corresponding to the first chamber 101 and a second side wall corresponding to the second chamber 102, the first side wall includes a first peripheral wall and a top wall, the first outlet 104 is arranged on the top wall, the bottom of the second chamber 102 is provided with a groove 5, and the groove 5 is contained in the inner cavity, that is, the inner cavity includes the first chamber 101, the second chamber 102 and the groove 5 which are arranged in sequence from top to bottom.

In some embodiments, the laundry washing machine further comprises a second line 7, the second line 7 extending in the second chamber 102 to the first chamber 101, an inlet end of the second line 7 communicating with the second chamber 102, and an outlet end of the second line 7 communicating with the second outlet 105. Further, the second outlet 5 is provided in the first peripheral wall, and the outlet end of the second pipe 7 communicates with the second outlet 105 provided in the first peripheral wall.

It is understood that the second pipeline 7 is disposed in the second chamber 102 and the first chamber 101, and the dried hot air in the second chamber 102 can be sent to the second outlet 105 disposed on the sidewall of the first chamber 101 through the second pipeline 7.

Further, the second pipeline 7 is bent in the second chamber 102 and the first chamber 101 to increase the path of the second pipeline 7 in the first chamber 101 and the second chamber 102, so that the residence time of the air in the second chamber 102 and the first chamber 101 can be prolonged, for example, the second pipeline 7 may be arranged spirally or in a zigzag shape, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Since the solution temperature in the second chamber 102 and the first chamber 101 is higher than the air temperature, the air temperature in the second pipeline 7 can be further increased by the curved arrangement of the second pipeline 7.

In some embodiments, the inlet end of the second conduit 7 is provided with a first droplet catcher 8 to trap airborne droplets within the second chamber 102.

In some embodiments, the clothes drying machine further includes a third pipeline 10, a first fan 11 and a second fan 12, the third pipeline 10 is connected to the first outlet 104, a second droplet catcher 13 is disposed in the third pipeline 10, droplets in the humid air can be trapped in the first chamber 101 by the second droplet catcher 13, the first fan 11 is connected to the third pipeline 10, the first fan 11 provides power to discharge the humid air through the third pipeline 10, specifically, one end of the third pipeline 10 is connected to the first outlet 104, the other end of the third pipeline 10 is located outside the body 1, and the first fan 11 and the second droplet catcher 13 are both located outside the body 1; the second fan 12 is connected to the second outlet 105, specifically, the second fan 12 is connected to the second outlet 105 through a third pipeline, that is, one end of the third pipeline is connected to the second outlet 105, the other end of the third pipeline is located outside the main body 1, the second fan 12 is connected to the third pipeline, and the second fan 12 is located outside the main body 1. It will be appreciated that the third line and the second line 12 may be one line, or the third line may be separate from the second line 12 and connected at the second outlet 105.

A clothes drying machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 1.

As shown in fig. 1, the laundry machine according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a body 1, a first pipe 2, a heating element 3, a pump 4, a solution distributing element 6, a second pipe 7, a first droplet catcher 8, a third pipe 10, a first fan 11, a second fan 12, and a second droplet catcher 13.

The body 1 is provided with an inner cavity, the inner cavity comprises a first cavity 101, a second cavity 102 and a groove 5 which are sequentially arranged from top to bottom, wherein the bottom of the first cavity 101 is communicated with the top of the second cavity 102, and the bottom of the second cavity 102 is communicated with the groove 5.

The filler 9 is arranged in the second chamber 102 and the first chamber 101, the body 1 comprises side walls which enclose an inner cavity, the side walls comprise a first side wall corresponding to the first chamber 101 and a second side wall corresponding to the second chamber 102, the first side wall comprises a first peripheral wall and a top wall, the second side wall comprises a second peripheral wall and a bottom wall, the first peripheral wall is provided with a first inlet 103, and the first inlet 103 divides the inner cavity into the first chamber 101 which is positioned above and the second chamber 102 which is positioned below the first chamber 102.

The top wall is provided with a first outlet 104, the first outlet 104 is communicated with a third pipeline 10, the third pipeline 10 is connected with a first fan 11, a second droplet catcher 13 is arranged in the third pipeline 10, moist air in the first chamber 101 enters the third pipeline 10 through the first outlet 104, droplets in the moist air are intercepted under the action of the second droplet catcher 13, the intercepted droplets can enter the first chamber 101, and the moist air is discharged to the outside of the airing area under the action of the first fan 11.

The second pipeline 7 is arranged in the first chamber 101 and the second chamber 102 in a zigzag mode, the inlet end of the second pipeline 7 is located at the bottom of the second chamber 102 and below the filler 9 in the second chamber 102, the inlet end of the second pipeline 7 is provided with the first droplet catcher 8, the inlet end of the second pipeline 7 is communicated with the second chamber 102, the second outlet 105 is arranged on the first peripheral wall, the outlet end of the second pipeline 7 penetrates through the second outlet 105 to extend out of the body 1, namely the extending end of the second pipeline 7 is located on the outer side of the body 1, the part of the second pipeline 7 extending out of the body 1 is connected with the second fan 12, and hot and dry air in the second pipeline 12 is conveyed to aired clothes through the second outlet 15 under the action of the second fan 12 so as to quickly dry the clothes.

The solution distribution element 6 is arranged in the upper part inside the first chamber 101. The lower extreme and the groove 5 intercommunication of first pipeline 2, the upper end and the solution distribution component 6 of first pipeline 2 link to each other, solution distribution component 6 can be with in the first chamber 101 of solution uniform distribution in the first pipeline 2, be equipped with pump 4 and heating element 3 on the first pipeline 2, pump 4 is used for providing conveying power to carry the solution in the groove 5 to in the solution distribution component 6 through first pipeline 2, heating element 3 is located the top of pump 4, in order to heat the solution in the first pipeline 4.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the invention and to simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are therefore not to be considered limiting of the invention.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; may be mechanically coupled, may be electrically coupled or may be in communication with each other; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be connected internally or in any other suitable relationship, unless expressly stated otherwise. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may be directly contacting the first and second features or indirectly contacting the first and second features through an intermediate. Also, a first feature "on," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, various embodiments or examples and features of different embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by one skilled in the art without contradiction.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention, and that variations, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the above embodiments by those of ordinary skill in the art within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A clothes drying machine, characterized by comprising:

a body having an internal cavity comprising a first chamber and a second chamber in communication with the first chamber such that a solution within the first chamber can flow into the second chamber, the body having a first inlet in communication with the first chamber and the second chamber, a first outlet in communication with the first chamber, and a second outlet in communication with the second chamber;

a first pipeline, a first end of the first pipeline is communicated with the second chamber, a second end of the first pipeline is communicated with the first chamber, and the first pipeline is used for conveying the solution in the second chamber into the first chamber;

the heating element is arranged in the first pipeline and used for heating the solution in the first pipeline;

the device also comprises a groove positioned at the bottom of the second cavity, a pump arranged on the first pipeline, a third pipeline connected with the first outlet, a first fan connected with the third pipeline, a second liquid drop catcher arranged in the third pipeline, a solution distribution element arranged in the first cavity and connected with the second end of the first pipeline, fillers arranged in the first cavity and the second cavity, a second pipeline arranged in the first cavity and the second cavity, a first liquid drop catcher arranged at the inlet end of the second pipeline and a second fan connected with the outlet end of the second pipeline;

the body comprises a side wall which encloses the inner cavity, the first inlet is arranged on the side wall so as to divide the inner cavity into the first cavity positioned above and the second cavity positioned below the first cavity, the side wall comprises a first side wall corresponding to the first cavity and a second side wall corresponding to the second cavity, and the second outlet is arranged on the first side wall;

the first outlet is arranged on the top wall of the first chamber, the solution distribution element is arranged at the upper part in the first chamber, the inlet end of the second pipeline is positioned at the bottom in the second chamber and below the filler in the second chamber, the outlet end of the second pipeline is connected with the second outlet, and the second pipeline is arranged in a zigzag shape in the first chamber and the second chamber.

2. The clothes drying machine of claim 1, wherein the first pipeline is provided with a pump for driving the solution in the second chamber to be delivered into the first chamber.

3. The clothes drying machine of claim 1, wherein the first end of the first line is in communication with the slot.