CN110438733B - Clothes treatment apparatus and assembling method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides a clothes treatment device and an assembly method thereof, wherein the clothes treatment device comprises an outer barrel, an inner barrel, an electrolysis device and an installation part; the outer barrel is provided with an avoidance opening; the inner barrel is rotationally arranged in the outer barrel; the electrolysis device comprises an electrolysis electrode and a conductive connector; the one end and the electrolytic electrode of electrically conductive connector are electrically conductive to be connected, and the other end of electrically conductive connector runs through the installed part and is connected with the installed part fastening, and the installed part seals and dodges the mouth, and the electrolytic electrode is located the inboard of installed part. In the working process of the clothes treatment equipment provided by the embodiment of the invention, the electrolytic device can generate hydroxyl radicals (OH) with strong oxidation activity, and OH can be sterilized and disinfected at low temperature without damaging clothes; the electrolytic device is arranged on the outer barrel, so that the mounting difficulty of the electrolytic device can be reduced, and the working reliability of the electrolytic device is improved.

Description

Clothes treatment apparatus and assembling method thereof

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of cleaning, in particular to clothes treatment equipment and an assembling method thereof.

Background

Common sterilization techniques for washing machines include silver ion sterilization, ozone, ultraviolet sterilization, etc.; the silver ion sterilization technology is characterized in that silver ions enter a washing barrel along with water flow, the silver ions destroy bacterial cell walls in clothes stains to achieve a sterilization effect, but the silver ions cannot kill all cells in a washing solution, and the risk of silver ion residue exists; ozone sterilization is to destroy the structure of a microbial film by the oxidation of oxygen atoms so as to realize the sterilization effect, but only part of ozone is dissolved in water, most ozone is dissipated into air, and the ozone content in the air is increased to hurt the health of human bodies; ultraviolet sterilization is to destroy the molecular structure of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) or RNA (ribonucleic acid) in bacterial cells by ultraviolet rays with proper wavelength to achieve the effect of sterilization, but the ultraviolet rays are limited in the range and can only sterilize the irradiated places.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, embodiments of the present invention are directed to a laundry treating apparatus capable of sterilizing and disinfecting by using electrolyzed water and having high reliability, and an assembling method thereof.

To achieve the above object, a first aspect of embodiments of the present invention provides a laundry treating apparatus including an outer tub, an inner tub, an electrolysis device, and a mount; the outer barrel is provided with an avoidance opening; the inner barrel is rotatably arranged in the outer barrel; the electrolysis device comprises an electrolysis electrode and a conductive connector which are in conductive connection; the one end of electrically conductive connector with electrolysis electrode conductive connection, the other end of electrically conductive connector run through the installed part and with installed part fastening connection, the installed part seals dodge the mouth, the electrolysis electrode is located the inboard of installed part.

Further, the electrolysis electrode can extend into the avoidance port from the outside of the outer tub, and the mounting member closes the avoidance port from the outside of the outer tub; alternatively, the mounting member closes the escape opening from an inner side of the outer tub.

Further, the electrolysis device is arranged at the bottom or the side wall of the outer barrel.

Further, a part of the structure of the outer tub protrudes outward to form a recess at an inner side of the outer tub, and the escape opening is formed in the recess.

Further, the laundry treating apparatus includes a sealing ring surrounding the avoiding opening, the sealing ring abutting against the outer tub and between the mounting pieces.

Further, the installed part orientation one side of dodging the mouth is formed with the annular, the sealing washer with the annular adaptation.

Further, the laundry treating apparatus includes a fastening screw, a flange structure is formed at an outer side of the outer tub, the mounting member and the flange structure are connected by the fastening screw, and an end of the fastening screw remote from the mounting member is buried in the flange structure.

Further, the electrolysis electrode is located in a first plane, and the first plane is parallel to the axial direction of the outer barrel; the extending direction of the conductive connecting body is perpendicular to the first plane, or the extending direction of the conductive connecting body is parallel to the first plane, or the extending direction of the conductive connecting body is located in the first plane.

Further, the electrolysis device comprises an electrolysis cathode and an electrolysis anode, wherein the electrolysis cathode comprises a first supporting part and at least one first comb tooth extending from the first supporting part to the direction far away from the first supporting part, the electrolysis anode comprises a second supporting part and at least one second comb tooth extending from the second supporting part to the direction far away from the second supporting part, and the first comb tooth and the second comb tooth are alternately arranged at intervals along the length direction of the first supporting part or the second supporting part.

Further, the top surfaces of the first and second comb teeth are located in a second plane, the top surfaces of the second and third comb teeth are located in a third plane, the second plane is coincident with or parallel to the third plane, and the second and third planes are parallel to the axial direction of the tub.

Further, a long and narrow gap is formed between the adjacent first comb teeth and the second comb teeth, and the length direction of the long and narrow gap is perpendicular to the axial direction of the outer tub.

Further, the first comb teeth and the second comb teeth are higher than a top side of the avoidance port.

A second aspect of embodiments of the present invention provides an assembling method of a laundry treating apparatus, including the steps of:

providing an outer barrel, wherein an avoidance opening is formed on the outer barrel;

assembling a mounting member and an electrolysis device, the electrolysis device comprising an electrolysis electrode and a conductive connector in conductive connection, the electrolysis electrode being located on one side of the mounting member, the conductive connector passing from one side of the mounting member to the other side of the mounting member;

and the mounting piece is closed to avoid the opening and is fixedly connected with the outer barrel, and the electrolysis electrode is positioned on the inner side of the mounting piece.

Further, the step of closing the installation part against the avoidance port specifically includes: and closing the avoidance port from the outside of the outer tub with the mounting member.

In the working process of the clothes treatment equipment provided by the embodiment of the invention, when water is contained in the outer barrel, the electrolytic device is started, the electrolytic device can generate hydroxyl free radicals (OH) with strong oxidation activity, OH has extremely high oxidation potential, has extremely strong oxidation capacity, can generate rapid chain reaction with most organic pollutants, OH can be sterilized and disinfected at low temperature, and does not damage clothes; because be formed with on the outer bucket and dodge the mouth, the one end of electrically conductive connector with electrolysis electrode is electrically conductive to be connected, and the other end of electrically conductive connector runs through the installed part and with installed part fastening connection, the installed part seals and dodges the mouth, and electrolysis electrode is located the inboard of installed part. During the assembly, can assemble an entirety with electrolytic device and installed part in advance, then assemble the whole and outer bucket of electrolytic device and installed part, adopt the installed part to seal and dodge the mouth, the assembling process of installed part and outer bucket is simple, and the process is few, and it is convenient to dismantle. Meanwhile, the outer barrel is in a static state, so that the installation difficulty of the electrolysis device can be reduced when the electrolysis device is installed on the outer barrel, the position of the electrolysis device can be relatively stable, and the work reliability of the electrolysis device can be improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a partial structural view of a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 1 at A;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the structure of FIG. 1 from another perspective;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the structure of FIG. 1 from yet another perspective;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged partial schematic view at C of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural view of an electrolytic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic view of the structure of fig. 7 in cooperation with a mounting member.

Description of the reference numerals

An outer tub 10; an avoidance port 101; a flange structure 102; a recessed portion 103; an electrolysis device 20; an electrolysis electrode 21; an electrolytic anode 210; the first support portion 2101; a first comb 2102; an electrolytic cathode 211; the second support portion 2111; second comb teeth 2112; a conductive connection 22; a cathode conductive connector 221; an anode conductive connector 222; a mounting member 30; a seal ring 31; fastening screw 32

Detailed Description

It should be noted that, in the present invention, technical features in the examples and the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict, and the detailed description in the specific embodiments should be interpreted as an explanation of the gist of the present invention and should not be construed as an improper limitation of the present invention.

In describing embodiments of the present invention, the "up," "down," "top," "bottom" orientations or positional relationships are based on the orientations or positional relationships illustrated in FIG. 1, it being understood that these directional terms are merely used to facilitate the description of the embodiments 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 present invention.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the laundry treating apparatus includes an inner drum (not shown), an outer drum 10, an electrolyzer 20, and a mounting member 30, wherein the inner drum is rotatably disposed in the outer drum 10, that is, the inner drum can rotate in the outer drum 10, and the outer drum 10 is formed with an avoidance opening 101; referring to fig. 7, the electrolysis device 20 includes an electrolysis electrode 21 and a conductive connector 22, wherein the conductive connector 22 is used for connecting to a power source.

Referring to fig. 8, one end of the conductive connector 22 is electrically connected to the electrolysis electrode 21, the other end of the conductive connector 22 penetrates through the mounting member 30 and is tightly connected to the mounting member 30, the mounting member 30 seals the avoiding opening 101, and the electrolysis electrode 21 is located inside the mounting member 30. Because the outer barrel 10 is in a static state, the electrolytic device 20 is tightly connected with the outer barrel 10, so that the installation difficulty of the electrolytic device 20 can be reduced, the position of the electrolytic device 20 can be relatively stable, and the work reliability of the electrolytic device 20 can be improved. Because be formed with on the outer bucket and dodge the mouth, the one end of electrically conductive connector with electrolysis electrode conductive connection, the other end of electrically conductive connector run through the installed part and with installed part fastening connection. During assembly, the electrolysis device 20 and the mounting part 30 can be assembled into a whole in advance, then the electrolysis device 20 and the mounting part 30 are assembled with the outer barrel 10 integrally, the mounting part is adopted to seal and avoid the opening, the assembly process of the mounting part and the outer barrel is simple, the process is less, and the disassembly is convenient. In the working process of the clothes treatment equipment provided by the embodiment of the invention, when water is contained in the outer barrel 10, the electrolytic device 20 is started, the electrolytic electrode 21 can generate hydroxyl free radicals (OH) with strong oxidation activity, OH has extremely high oxidation potential and extremely strong oxidation capacity, and can generate rapid chain reaction with most organic pollutants, OH can be used for sterilizing and disinfecting at low temperature and has no damage to clothes, and part of OH reacts with chlorine water in tap water to generate active chlorine which can exist for a long time and has a long-term bacteriostasis effect; the electrolytic electrode 21 generates a large amount of hydroxyl free radicals to oxidize and destroy chromophoric groups of dye molecules dissociating into water in the colored clothes in the washing process so as to decolor the dye, prevent the dissociative dye from being stained into light-colored clothes to cause color cross, and continuously react to decompose the dye molecules into harmless carbon dioxide, water and inorganic salt. Meanwhile, the electrode can generate a large amount of hydrogen microbubbles, the diameter of the microbubbles is very small and is usually smaller than 50um (micrometer), the microbubbles can well enter the fiber of the clothes in the washing process, and the microbubbles are exploded and adsorbed to float upwards to continuously generate microbubble circulation washing so as to assist the detergent to thoroughly remove sebum, grease, tiny dust and other dirt accumulated in the fiber of the clothes, and the cleaning effect can be improved.

It should be noted that the laundry treatment apparatus in the embodiment of the present invention may be a washing machine, a spin dryer, or other types of apparatuses, and is not limited herein. It is understood that the washing machine may be a pulsator washing machine, and referring to the drawings, the washing machine may also be a drum washing machine, or other structural types of washing machines.

The mounting member 30 may close the escape opening 101 from the outside of the outer tub 10, or may close the escape opening 101 from the inside of the outer tub 10, and the electrolytic electrode 21 may be disposed in the escape opening 101 from the escape opening 101, or may be disposed in the escape opening 101 of the outer tub 10 from the open side of the outer tub 10.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the electrolytic electrode 21 can protrude into the avoidance opening 101 from the outer side of the outer tub 10, and the mounting member 30 closes the avoidance opening 101 from the outer side of the outer tub 10, that is, the size of the avoidance opening 101 is larger than that of the electrolytic electrode 21. It should be noted that the electrolysis electrode 21 may be actually located at the avoiding opening 101, or may enter into the space extending between the outer tub 10 and the inner tub through the avoiding opening 101.

In the assembly process of the clothes treatment equipment provided by the embodiment of the invention, the electrolytic electrode 21 and the mounting part 30 can be assembled into a whole, the electrolytic electrode 21 is placed into the avoidance opening 101 from the outer side of the outer barrel 10, or the electrolytic electrode extends into the space between the outer barrel 10 and the inner barrel through the avoidance opening 101, the mounting part 30 seals the avoidance opening 101 from the outer side of the outer barrel 10, and then the mounting part 30 is tightly connected with the outer barrel 10. From the above, the assembly process of the electrolysis device 20 and the mounting member 30 of the embodiment of the invention is simple, the assembly process is less, the assembly time can be reduced, and the production cost can be saved; furthermore, after electrolytic device 20 broke down, the maintenance personal can directly demolish installed part 30 from the outside of outer bucket 10, installed part 30 drives electrolytic device 20 and removes from outer bucket 10 together, can change new electrolysis electrode 21 afterwards or maintain old electrolysis electrode 21, after changing or maintaining, again with installed part 30 and electrolysis electrode 21 assembly on outer bucket 10 can, the connection structure between outer bucket 10 and the inner tube can not demolishd to this process, easy maintenance, can greatly reduce maintenance work load, reduce user's cost of maintenance.

The fastening connection of the conductive connector 22 to the mounting member 30 is not limited. For example, in an embodiment, a through hole (not shown) is formed in the mounting member 30, the conductive connecting body 22 is inserted into the through hole, and the conductive connecting body 22 is adhered to an inner wall of the through hole by an adhesive, so that the conductive connecting body 22 and the mounting member 30 can be tightly connected, and on the other hand, the glue is filled between the surface of the conductive connecting body 22 and the inner wall of the through hole to play a role in sealing, thereby preventing water in the outer tub 10 from leaking out of the through hole. For another example, in another embodiment, the mounting member 30 is a plastic member, and in particular, the mounting member 30 is injection molded on the conductive connecting body 22, so that the mounting member 30 and the conductive connecting body 22 are formed as an integral structure, which can ensure the fastening connection strength and prevent the leakage at the connection position of the mounting member 30 and the conductive connecting body 22.

The electrolysis device 20 may be disposed at a suitable position of the outer tub 10 as long as it can contact the water inside the outer tub 10. For example, the electrolysis device 20 may be disposed at a sidewall of the outer tub 10 of the pulsator washing machine; or, the electrolysis device 20 is arranged at the bottom of the outer barrel 10 of the pulsator washing machine; alternatively, the electrolysis device 20 is disposed at the bottom of the tub 10 of the drum washing machine.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the electrolytic device 20 is disposed at the bottom of the outer tub 10, i.e. the electrolytic device 20 is disposed at the lowest position in the inner surface of the outer tub 10, so that even if there is only a small amount of water in the outer tub 10, the electrolytic electrode 21 can still be ensured to contact with the water for performing electrolytic sterilization.

It should be noted that when the inner cylinder rotates in the outer cylinder 10, the water flow moves along the circumferential direction of the outer cylinder 10 under the action of the centrifugal force, and in order to reduce the resistance of the electrolyzer 20 to the water flow as much as possible, referring to fig. 1, part of the structure of the outer cylinder 10 protrudes outward to form a recess 103 inside the outer cylinder 10, and the electrolysis electrode 21 is disposed in the recess 103. In this way, during the water flow moving along the circumferential direction of the outer tub 10, on one hand, the resistance of the electrolysis electrode 21 to the water flow can be reduced, that is, the electrolysis electrode 21 does not influence the normal washing, dewatering and other work of the clothes treatment equipment; on the other hand, the strong washing of the electrolysis electrode 21 by water flow can be avoided, the stress condition of the electrolysis electrode 21 can be improved, and the working reliability of the electrolysis electrode 21 can be improved.

In order to improve the sealing performance between the mounting member 30 and the outer side surface of the tub 10, in one embodiment, referring to fig. 6 and 8, the laundry treating apparatus includes a sealing ring 31, the sealing ring 31 surrounds the avoiding opening 101, and the sealing ring 31 abuts between the tub 10 and the mounting member 30. Further, in order to facilitate the installation and positioning of the sealing ring 31, a ring groove (not shown) is formed on one side of the installation component 30 facing the avoiding opening 101, and the sealing ring 31 is fitted into the ring groove, that is, a part of the structure of the sealing ring 31 is embedded into the ring groove, and the ring groove can prevent the sealing ring 31 from being distorted in the extrusion process to a certain extent.

In order to facilitate the fastening connection of the mounting member 30 with the outer tub 10, in one embodiment, referring to fig. 6 and 8, the laundry treating apparatus includes a fastening screw 32, a flange structure 102 is formed on an outer side of the outer tub 10, and the mounting member 30 is connected with the flange structure 102 by the fastening screw 32. Specifically, when the outer tub 10 is connected, the fastening screw 32 sequentially passes through the mounting member 30 and the flange structure 102, the fastening screw 32 is screwed into the flange structure 102 from the outside of the outer tub 10, and the flange structure 102 increases the dimension of the outer tub 10 along the length direction of the fastening screw 32, facilitates the connection between the outer tub 10 and the fastening screw 32, and improves the structural strength of the connection between the outer tub 10 and the fastening screw 32. Further, the end of the fastening screw 32 is buried in the flange structure 102, that is, the hole of the outer tub 10 for connecting with the fastening screw 32 is a blind hole, and the end of the fastening screw 32 does not penetrate through the inner surface of the outer tub 10, so that the sealing performance of the outer tub 10 can be further improved.

In one embodiment, the electrolysis electrode 21 is located in a first plane, that is, the electrolysis electrode 21 is substantially flat; the extending direction of the conductive connecting body 22 is perpendicular to the first plane, so that the electrolytic electrode 21 can be well supported by the conductive connecting body 22, and the stress condition of the electrolytic electrode 21 is good; alternatively, the extending direction of the conductive connection body 22 is parallel to the first plane, or the extending direction of the conductive connection body 22 is located in the first plane. Further, in an embodiment, the first plane is parallel to the axial direction of the outer tub 10, that is, the first plane extends along the axial direction of the outer tub 10, on one hand, the electrolysis electrode 21 does not form a large resistance to water flow, and on the other hand, the electrolysis electrode 21 can be substantially placed against the outer tub 10, does not occupy a large space, and is compact.

Referring to fig. 7, the electrolysis electrode 21 includes an electrolysis cathode 211 and an electrolysis anode 210, and correspondingly, the conductive connector 22 includes a cathode conductive connector 221 and an anode conductive connector 222, the cathode conductive connector 221 is electrically connected to the electrolysis cathode 211, and the anode conductive connector 222 is electrically connected to the electrolysis anode 210.

In one embodiment, the electrolytic cathode 211 includes a first support portion 2101 and at least first comb teeth 2102 extending from one side of the first support portion 2101 to a direction away from the first support portion 2101, the first comb teeth 2102 being arranged at intervals along a length direction of the first support portion 2101; the electrolytic anode 210 includes a second support portion 2111 and at least one second comb tooth 2112 extending from one side of the second support portion 2111 in a direction away from the second support portion 2111, the plurality of second comb teeth 2112 being arranged at intervals along the length direction of the second support portion 2111; the first comb teeth 2102 and the second comb teeth 2112 are alternately arranged at intervals in the length direction of the first support portion 2101 or the second support portion 2111, that is, the first comb teeth 2102 and the second comb teeth 2112 are in an interdigital structure. It will be appreciated that the electrolytic cathode 211 and the electrolytic anode 210 are spaced apart from each other, i.e., the electrolytic cathode 211 and the electrolytic anode 210 are not in contact at any position, so that the normal operation of the electrolytic electrode 21 is ensured.

In the clothes treating apparatus, during washing clothes, on one hand, since the gap formed between the first comb teeth 2102 and the second comb teeth 2112 is a long and narrow gap, the lint mixed in the water can easily pass through the long and narrow gap, that is, the lint is not easily blocked on the electrolytic electrode 21, and the service life of the electrolytic electrode 21 can be prolonged; on the other hand, the first comb teeth 2102 and the second comb teeth 2112 are of an interdigital structure, that is, the electrolysis cathode 211 and the electrolysis anode 210 are arranged in a staggered manner in a plane perpendicular to the thickness direction of the electrolysis electrode 21, that is, there is no overlapping portion in the plane of the electrolysis cathode 211 and the electrolysis anode 210 in the plane perpendicular to the thickness direction of the electrolysis electrode 21, when the electrolysis electrode 21 is subjected to a force along the thickness direction of the electrolysis electrode 21, even if the electrolysis cathode 211 or the electrolysis anode 210 is displaced by an external force, the electrolysis cathode 211 and the electrolysis anode 210 do not contact with each other, so that a short circuit between the electrolysis cathode 211 and the electrolysis anode 210 can be effectively prevented, and therefore, the short circuit problem in the thickness direction can be reduced or not considered in the design of the electrolysis electrode 21, and the design flexibility of the electrolysis electrode 21 can be improved.

It should be noted that, in the clothes treatment apparatus, the life of the electrolysis electrode 21 needs to match the designed service life of the clothes treatment apparatus, and if the service life of the electrolysis electrode 21 is substantially less than the designed service life of the clothes treatment apparatus, the clothes treatment apparatus may be scrapped in advance, and the consumer benefit may be damaged. The electrolytic electrode 21 in the embodiment of the invention can better ensure that impurities such as lint and the like do not block the electrolytic cathode 211 and the electrolytic anode 210, and the service life of the electrolytic electrode 21 can reach the design service life of the clothes treatment equipment.

The longitudinal direction of the electrolytic electrode 21 coincides with the longitudinal direction of the first support portion 2101 and the second support portion 2111, and the thickness direction of the electrolytic electrode 21 coincides with the thickness direction of the first support portion 2101 and the second support portion 2111.

In one embodiment, the top surface of first comb 2102 lies in a second plane, i.e., the top surface of first comb 2102 is flush, and the top surface of second comb 2112 lies in a third plane, i.e., the top surface of second comb 2112 is flush, the second plane being coincident with or parallel to the third plane. When the second plane and the third plane coincide, that is, the first comb tooth 2102 and the second comb tooth 2112 are arranged coplanar, and when the second plane and the third plane coincide, that is, the first comb tooth 2102 and the second comb tooth 2112 are slightly displaced by a certain distance in the thickness direction of the electrolysis electrode 21.

It is understood that the first comb teeth 2102 may be a single layer, or a layered structure having a certain thickness. Similarly, the second comb teeth 2112 may have a single-layer thin-layer structure or a layered structure having a certain thickness.

Further, the second plane and the third plane are both parallel to the axial direction of the tub 10. On the one hand, the resistance of the electrolytic electrode 21 to the water flow can be further reduced, and on the other hand, the acting force or component force in the radial direction of the outer tub 10 is formed on the electrolytic cathode 211 and the electrolytic anode 210 in the process of the water flow entering the recess 103, and the first comb teeth 2102 and the second comb teeth 2112 are in the interdigital structure, so that the electrolytic cathode 211 and the electrolytic anode 210 do not contact even if the electrolytic cathode 211 and the electrolytic anode 210 are displaced, and therefore, the contact short circuit of the electrolytic cathode 211 and the electrolytic anode 210 can be effectively prevented. Due to the design, the thickness of the electrolytic cathode 211 and the electrolytic anode 210 after being matched can be designed to be thin, which is beneficial to the light and thin design of the electrolytic electrode 21, so that the electrolytic electrode 21 in the embodiment of the invention can be suitably installed in a narrow space between the outer barrel 10 and the inner barrel or be tightly attached to the avoidance opening 101 of the outer barrel 10.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the length direction of the slit is perpendicular to the axial direction of the outer tub 10, that is, the length direction of the slit is substantially along the circumferential direction of the outer tub 10, so that the flocs can flow through the slit along with the water flow, and the flocs are not easily attached to the surfaces of the electrolytic cathode 211 and the electrolytic anode 210.

The specific structural form of the first comb 2102 is not limited, and the first comb may be in the form of a sheet, a column, a strip, or the like; similarly, the specific structural form of the second comb teeth 2112 is not limited, and may be in the form of a sheet, a column, a strip, or the like. The cross-sectional shape of the columnar shape is not limited, and may be circular, polygonal, or the like.

In the embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 7 and 8, the first comb 2102 has a structure substantially the same as that of the second comb 2112, the first comb 2102 is substantially parallel to the second comb 2112, and the first support portion 2101 and the second support portion 2111 are substantially parallel, so that the structure of the electrolytic electrode 21 is more compact, and the appearance shape is neat and beautiful.

Further, in one embodiment, the first comb 2102 and the second comb 2112 are higher than the top side of the bypass opening 101. On one hand, a water accumulation pit may be formed between the inner side surface of the mounting member 30 and the inner wall of the avoidance port 101, part of impurities may be deposited in the water accumulation pit, and if the electrolysis electrode 21 is located in the water accumulation pit, the impurities may be attached to the surface of the electrolysis electrode 21, so that the electrolysis efficiency of the electrolysis electrode 21 is reduced and even the electrolysis electrode is failed; on the other hand, in the process that the water flow in the outer tub 10 flows along the circumferential direction of the outer tub 10, the water flow can wash the surface of the electrolysis electrode 21, and even if some impurities are attached to the surface of the electrolysis electrode 21, the impurities are easily washed away by the water flow under the washing action of the water flow.

Another aspect of an embodiment of the present invention also provides an assembling method of a laundry treating apparatus, including the steps of:

s1: an outer barrel is provided, and an avoiding opening is formed on the outer barrel.

S2: assembling the mounting member and an electrolysis device, the electrolysis device comprising an electrolysis electrode and a conductive connector in conductive connection, the electrolysis electrode being located on one side of the mounting member and the conductive connector passing from one side of the mounting member to the other side of the mounting member. That is, the mounting member and the electrolysis device are assembled into a whole in advance, and specifically, the electrolysis device is firmly connected with the mounting member through the conductive connecting body, thereby realizing the assembly of the mounting member and the electrolysis device into a whole.

S3: the mounting part is closed to avoid the opening and is tightly connected with the outer barrel, and the electrolysis electrode is positioned on the inner side of the mounting part facing the inner barrel. That is, the electrolysis electrode can protrude into the avoidance port from the outside of the outer tub.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned steps S1 and S2 have no time and sequence requirements.

According to the assembling method provided by the embodiment of the invention, the mounting piece and the electrolysis device are assembled into a whole in advance during assembling, and specifically, the electrolysis device is fixedly connected with the mounting piece through the conductive connecting body, so that the mounting piece and the electrolysis device are assembled into a whole; then with the whole and outer bucket fastening connection of installed part and electrolytic device group, adopt the installed part to seal and dodge the mouth, so can reduce the assemble duration, practice thrift manufacturing cost.

Further, the step of closing the mounting member to the avoidance port specifically includes: the mounting member is closed from the outside of the outer tub to avoid the opening. After electrolytic device broke down, maintenance person can follow the outside of outer bucket and directly remove installed part electrolytic device from outer bucket together, can change new electrolysis electrode or maintain old electrolysis electrode afterwards, change or maintain the back, again with installed part and electrolysis electrode assembly on outer bucket can, the connection structure between outer bucket and the inner tube can not be demolishd to this process, easy maintenance can greatly reduce maintenance work load, reduce user's cost of maintenance.

The various embodiments/implementations provided by the present invention can be combined with each other without contradiction. The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention, and it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (12)

1. Laundry treatment apparatus, characterized by comprising:

an outer tub (10), the outer tub (10) being formed with an avoidance opening (101);

an inner barrel rotatably disposed within the outer barrel (10);

an electrolysis device (20), wherein the electrolysis device (20) comprises an electrolysis electrode (21) and a conductive connecting body (22), the electrolysis electrode (21) is in a first plane, and the first plane is parallel to the axial direction of the outer barrel (10); the extending direction of the conductive connecting body (22) is perpendicular to the first plane, or the extending direction of the conductive connecting body (22) is parallel to the first plane, or the extending direction of the conductive connecting body (22) is in the first plane;

the electrolytic electrode (21) comprises an electrolytic cathode (211) and an electrolytic anode (210), wherein the electrolytic cathode (211) comprises a first supporting part (2101) and at least one first comb tooth (2102) extending from the first supporting part (2101) to the direction far away from the first supporting part (2101), the electrolytic anode (210) comprises a second supporting part (2111) and at least one second comb tooth (2112) extending from the second supporting part (2111) to the direction far away from the second supporting part (2111), and the first comb tooth (2102) and the second comb tooth (2112) are alternately arranged at intervals along the length direction of the first supporting part (2101) or the second supporting part (2111);

installation part (30), the one end of electrically conductive connector (22) with electrolysis electrode (21) electrically conductive connection, the other end of electrically conductive connector (22) runs through installation part (30) and with installation part (30) fastening connection, installation part (30) seal dodge mouth (101), electrolysis electrode (21) are located the inboard of installation part (30).

2. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1,

the electrolytic electrode (21) can extend into the avoidance opening (101) from the outer side of the outer barrel (10), and the mounting piece (30) closes the avoidance opening (101) from the outer side of the outer barrel (10); alternatively, the first and second electrodes may be,

the mounting member (30) closes the escape opening (101) from the inside of the outer tub (10).

3. The laundry processing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the electrolysis device (20) is provided at a bottom or a side wall of the outer tub (10).

4. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a partial structure of the outer tub (10) is outwardly protruded to form a recess (103) at an inner side of the outer tub (10), and the escape opening (101) is formed in the recess (103).

5. The laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the laundry treatment apparatus comprises a sealing ring (31), the sealing ring (31) surrounds the avoidance opening (101), the sealing ring (31) abuts between the outer tub (10) and the mounting (30).

6. The laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 5, characterized in that the side of the mounting member (30) facing the avoidance opening (101) is formed with a ring groove, the sealing ring (31) being adapted to the ring groove.

7. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the laundry treating apparatus includes a fastening screw (32), a flange structure (102) is formed at an outer side of the outer tub (10), the mounting member (30) and the flange structure (102) are connected by the fastening screw (32), and an end of the fastening screw (32) remote from the mounting member (30) is buried in the flange structure (102).

8. The laundry processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a top surface of the first comb teeth (2102) is located in a second plane, and a top surface of the second comb teeth (2112) is located in a third plane, the second plane coinciding with or being parallel to the third plane, the second plane and the third plane being parallel to an axial direction of the tub (10).

9. The laundry processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein an elongated slit is formed between the first comb tooth (2102) and the second comb tooth (2112) adjacent to each other, and a length direction of the elongated slit is perpendicular to an axial direction of the outer tub (10).

10. The laundry processing apparatus according to claim 8, characterized in that the first comb tooth (2102) and the second comb tooth (2112) are higher than a top side of the avoidance port (101).

11. A method of assembling a laundry treating apparatus for the laundry treating apparatus of any one of claims 1 to 10, comprising the steps of:

providing an outer barrel, wherein an avoidance opening is formed on the outer barrel;

assembling a mounting member and an electrolysis device, the electrolysis device comprising an electrolysis electrode and a conductive connector in conductive connection, the electrolysis electrode being located on one side of the mounting member, the conductive connector passing from one side of the mounting member to the other side of the mounting member;

and sealing the avoiding opening and fixedly connecting the mounting piece with the outer barrel, wherein the electrolysis electrode is positioned on the inner side of the mounting piece.

12. An assembly method according to claim 11, wherein said step of closing said evacuation opening by said mounting member comprises in particular: and closing the avoidance port from the outside of the outer tub with the mounting member.

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