CN111254673B

CN111254673B - Steam injection mechanism for clothes care equipment

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Publication number: CN111254673B
Application number: CN201811455745.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 闫丰刚; 王秀梅; 马丽
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-11-30
Filing date: 2018-11-30
Publication date: 2022-09-09
Anticipated expiration: 2038-11-30
Also published as: WO2020108198A1; CN111254673A

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of clothes care, and particularly provides a steam injection mechanism for clothes care equipment. The steam generation assembly is connected with the cabinet body through the shell, the condensation assembly is arranged in the shell, steam generated by the steam generation assembly enters the shell firstly, the condensation assembly arranged in the shell can condense and filter steam in the steam, a large amount of steam is prevented from entering the cabinet body, so that the drainage pressure of the cabinet body can be prevented from being increased, and bacteria in the cabinet body can be prevented from being generated.

Description

Steam injection mechanism for clothes care equipment

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of clothes care, and particularly provides a steam injection mechanism for clothes care equipment.

Background

Laundry care apparatuses are machines capable of dry-cleaning, drying, and de-wrinkling laundry, and common laundry care apparatuses include dry-cleaning machines that dry-clean laundry, dryers that dry laundry, and care machines that de-wrinkle laundry, and the like.

With the continuous progress of the technology of the clothes care equipment, the clothes care equipment is favored by more and more families. At present, most of clothes nursing equipment adopts steam to nurse clothes so as to realize the effects of drying, removing wrinkles, deodorizing and the like. However, steam carries a large amount of steam, and steam can form a large amount of rivers in the internal portion of cabinet along with steam enters into behind the cabinet body of clothing care apparatus together, has both increaseed the drainage pressure of the cabinet body, makes the internal bacterium of easily breeding of cabinet again, influences customer's healthy.

Therefore, many existing clothes care devices are provided with a condensing device, for example, a clothes treatment device is disclosed in the patent with publication number CN105714542B, specifically, the clothes treatment device includes a treatment chamber housing formed with a treatment chamber for placing clothes, a steam unit arranged in the housing for generating steam, and a steam injection device (i.e. a condensing device) arranged in the housing for injecting steam into the treatment chamber, wherein the steam injection device can condense vapor carried by the steam, and prevent the vapor from entering the treatment chamber of the clothes treatment device. However, the steam injection device (condensing device) in the above patent is complicated in structure, difficult to process, and high in production cost.

Therefore, there is a need in the art for a new steam spraying mechanism for a laundry care appliance to solve the above-mentioned problems.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the above problems in the prior art, i.e. to solve the problem that the steam in the existing clothes care equipment can carry a large amount of water vapor into the cabinet body of the clothes care equipment, thereby causing the drainage pressure of the cabinet body to increase and causing the problem that bacteria are easy to breed in the cabinet body, the invention provides a steam injection mechanism for clothes care equipment, the clothes care equipment comprises a cabinet body, the steam spraying mechanism comprises a steam generating component, a shell and a condensing component, the steam generating component is connected with the cabinet body through the shell, the condensing component is arranged in the shell, the shell is provided with a water outlet, the steam generating component can generate steam and inject the steam into the cabinet body through the shell, the condensation component can condense water vapor in the steam passing through the shell, and the water outlet can discharge condensed water in the shell.

In the preferred technical scheme of above-mentioned steam injection mechanism, be formed with the opening on the casing, the casing passes through the opening spiral-lock is in on the cabinet body, be provided with first blow vent on the cabinet body, first blow vent with the opening intercommunication, be provided with the second blow vent on the casing, the second blow vent with the steam generation subassembly links to each other.

In a preferred embodiment of the steam injection mechanism, the first vent and the second vent are disposed in a staggered manner.

In a preferred embodiment of the steam spraying mechanism, the condensation unit includes a first condensation member disposed on the cabinet, and the first condensation member is disposed near the opening when the condensation unit is assembled.

In a preferred embodiment of the above steam spraying mechanism, the first condensing member includes a plurality of condensing plates, and the plurality of condensing plates are disposed on the cabinet in a cross manner.

In a preferred embodiment of the steam injection mechanism, the condensation plate is made of a metal material.

In a preferred embodiment of the above steam spraying mechanism, the condensing assembly further includes a second condensing member, and the second condensing member is disposed on the first vent.

In a preferred embodiment of the steam injection mechanism, the second condensation member is a rib provided on an inner wall of the first vent.

In a preferred embodiment of the steam injection mechanism, a sealing member is provided between the opening and the cabinet.

In the preferred technical scheme of above-mentioned steam injection mechanism, be provided with the connection otic placode on the casing, be provided with the spliced pole on the cabinet body, connect the otic placode with the spliced pole is connected in order to incite somebody to action the casing with the cabinet body is connected.

As can be understood by those skilled in the art, in the preferred technical scheme of the invention, the steam generation assembly is connected with the cabinet body through the shell, the condensation assembly is arranged in the shell, steam generated by the steam generation assembly firstly enters the shell, and the condensation assembly arranged in the shell can condense and filter water vapor in the steam, so that a large amount of water vapor is prevented from entering the cabinet body, thereby not only avoiding increasing the drainage pressure of the cabinet body, but also avoiding causing bacteria growth in the cabinet body. And, be provided with the outlet on the casing, the outlet can be with the comdenstion water discharge in the casing, avoids depositing a large amount of comdenstion water in the casing.

Furthermore, the first vent and the second vent are arranged in a staggered manner. With such an arrangement, the distance of movement of steam from the second vent to the first vent can be increased to enable more moisture to be condensed.

Further, the first condensing member includes a plurality of condensing plates disposed in a crossing shape on the cabinet. Through such setting, can increase the condensation area of first condensing element to can make more steam by the condensation, further improve the condensation effect of condensing the subassembly.

Still further, the condensing plate is made of a metal material. The metal material condensation is effectual, through such setting, can further improve condensation assembly's condensation effect.

Still further, the condensation assembly further comprises a second condensation member disposed on the first vent. Through such setting, can make more steam by the condensation, further improve the condensation effect of condensing the subassembly.

Drawings

Preferred embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the attached drawing figures, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the assembly structure of the cabinet and the housing of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the housing of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the cabinet and condensing assembly of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a partially enlarged view of fig. 3.

FIG. 5 is a first sectional perspective view of the steam jet device of the patent publication No. CN 105714542B;

fig. 6 is a sectional perspective view two of the steam jet device of patent publication No. CN 105714542B.

List of reference numerals:

1. a cabinet body; 11. a first vent; 12. sealing the protrusion; 13. connecting columns;

2. a housing; 21. a water outlet; 22. an opening part; 23. a second vent; 24. a sealing groove; 25. connecting the ear plates;

3. a first condensing member; 31. a first cold plate; 32. a second condensing plate;

4. a second condensing member.

Detailed Description

First, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that these embodiments are only for explaining the technical principle of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that in the description of the present invention, the terms of direction or positional relationship indicated by the terms "top", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "inner", "outer", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, which are only for convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

Furthermore, it should be noted that, in the description of the present invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "disposed," "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

Based on the problems that steam in the existing clothes care equipment can carry a large amount of water vapor to enter a cabinet body of the clothes care equipment, so that the drainage pressure of the cabinet body is increased and bacteria are easy to breed in the cabinet body, the invention provides a steam injection mechanism for the clothes care equipment, which aims to condense and filter the water vapor in the steam through a condensation assembly arranged in a shell and prevent a large amount of water vapor from entering the cabinet body, so that the drainage pressure of the cabinet body can be prevented from being increased, and bacteria can be prevented from breeding in the cabinet body.

Referring first to fig. 1 and 2, fig. 1 is a schematic view of an assembly structure of a cabinet and a housing of the present invention, and fig. 2 is a schematic view of a structure of a housing of the present invention. As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the clothes care device includes a cabinet 1, the steam injection mechanism includes a steam generation assembly (not shown in the figure), a housing 2 and a condensation assembly, the steam generation assembly is connected with the cabinet 1 through the housing 2, the condensation assembly is arranged in the housing 2, a water outlet 21 is arranged on the housing 2, the steam generation assembly can generate steam and inject the steam into the cabinet 1 through the housing 2, the condensation assembly can condense water vapor in the steam passing through the housing 2, and the water outlet 21 can discharge condensed water in the housing 2. Known by the background art, can carry a large amount of steam in the steam, steam can form a large amount of rivers in the cabinet body 1 after following steam and entering into the cabinet body 1 together, has both increased the drainage pressure of the cabinet body 1, leads to again that a large amount of bacteria live in the cabinet body 1 to harm human health. Therefore, before the steam enters the cabinet 1, the steam carried by the steam needs to be condensed and filtered to prevent the steam from entering the cabinet 1. According to the invention, the steam generating assembly is connected with the cabinet body 1 through the shell 2, the condensing assembly is arranged in the shell 2, steam generated by the steam generating assembly firstly enters the shell 2, and the condensing assembly arranged in the shell 2 can condense and filter water vapor in the steam, so that a large amount of water vapor is prevented from entering the cabinet body 1, the drainage pressure of the cabinet body 1 can be prevented from being increased, and bacteria can be prevented from being generated in the cabinet body 1. Further, the casing 2 is provided with a drain port 21, and the drain port 21 can drain the condensed water in the casing 2, thereby preventing a large amount of condensed water from accumulating in the casing 2. The clothes care device is provided with a condensed water collecting device (not shown in the figure), condensed water in the shell 2 can be discharged into the condensed water collecting device, or the water outlet 21 of the shell 2 can be communicated with the water storage component of the steam generating assembly, and the condensed water can be discharged into the steam generating assembly for recycling.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 1 to 4, an opening 22 is formed on the housing 2, the housing 2 is fastened to the cabinet 1 through the opening 22, the cabinet 1 is provided with a first vent 11, the first vent 11 is communicated with the opening 22, the housing 2 is provided with a second vent 23, and the second vent 23 is connected to the steam generating assembly. The steam generated by the steam generating assembly enters the casing 2 through the second vent 23, the opening 22 of the casing 2 is communicated with the first vent 11, and the steam enters the cabinet 1 through the first vent 11. However, those skilled in the art can flexibly set the specific size of the opening portion 22 in practical applications, for example, as shown in fig. 2, the top of the housing 2 is set to be a completely open form, and the size of the opening portion 22 is the largest, or when a partial top plate extends inwards from the top of the side plate of the housing 2, the size of the opening portion 22 is correspondingly smaller, so long as the opening portion 22 is communicated with the first air vent 11.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 1 to 4, in order to increase the moving distance of the steam from the second vent 23 to the first vent 11 so that more steam can be condensed, the first vent 11 is offset from the second vent 23. Specifically, in the embodiment of the present invention, in the assembled state, the first air vent 11 is located on the left side, and the second air vent 23 is located on the right side, but of course, in the assembled state, the first air vent 11 may be located on the right side, and accordingly, the second air vent 23 may be located on the left side, and those skilled in the art may flexibly set the specific arrangement positions of the first air vent 11 and the second air vent 23 in practical application as long as the first air vent 11 and the second air vent 23 are arranged in a staggered manner.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the condensation assembly comprises a first condensation member 3 provided on the cabinet 1, the first condensation member 3 being provided close to the opening 22 in the assembled condition. Before entering the first vent 11 from the opening portion 22, the steam flows through the first condensing member 3, and the first condensing member 3 can condense the steam carried by the steam, thereby preventing a large amount of steam from entering the cabinet 1. Wherein, the first condensing member 3 can be set as a condensing plate, or as a condensing rib, or as a condensing protrusion, etc., and those skilled in the art can flexibly set the specific structural form of the first condensing member 3 in practical application as long as the first condensing member 3 can condense the water vapor.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 4, the first condensing member 3 includes a plurality of condensing plates disposed on the cabinet 1 in a crossing shape. Specifically, the condensing plate has the first condensing plate 31 that is vertical setting and the second condensing plate 32 that is the level setting, and first condensing plate 31 is the setting of crossing with second condensing plate 32. With such an arrangement, the condensation area of the first condensation member 3 can be increased, so that more moisture can be condensed. Wherein, the condensation plate is convenient for change the condensation plate with the 1 fixed connection of the cabinet body, perhaps, directly sets up the condensation plate as an organic whole with the cabinet body 1 to be convenient for the condensation plate makes with 1 integrated into one piece of the cabinet body, and technical personnel in the art can set up the concrete connection form of condensation plate and the cabinet body 1 in a flexible way in practical application, as long as can fix the condensation plate on the cabinet body 1 can. In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, the number of the first condensation plates 31 is 4, the number of the second condensation plates is 4, and a total of 8 condensation plates are provided, however, the number of the condensation plates is not limited to 8, and the number of the condensation plates may also be set to 9, 10, and so on, and those skilled in the art can flexibly set the specific number of the condensation plates in practical application as long as the first condensation member 3 composed of a plurality of condensation plates can condense water vapor.

Preferably, the condensation plate is made of a metal material in order to further enhance the condensation effect of the first condensation member 3. Specifically, the condensation plate may be made of aluminum plate, aluminum alloy plate, stainless steel plate, etc., and those skilled in the art may flexibly set the specific type of the metal material in practical applications as long as the condensation plate made of the metal material can condense water vapor.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 4, the condensing assembly further includes a second condensing member 4, and the second condensing member 4 is disposed on the first vent 11. Through such setting, can make more steam by the condensation, further improve the condensation effect of condensing the subassembly. Wherein, second condensing element 4 can set up to keeping off the muscle, or, set up to the baffle, again or, set up to bumping post etc. and the concrete structural style that skilled person can set up second condensing element in practical application in a flexible way, as long as can condense steam through second condensing element can.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 4, the second condensation member 4 is a rib provided on an inner wall of the first vent 11. In order to improve the condensation effect of keeping off the muscle, keep off the muscle and set up the round along the inner wall of first vent 11, steam is when keeping off the muscle flowing through, and the steam in the steam can further be kept off the muscle condensation to the condensation effect of the condensation subassembly of further improvement.

In addition, in the steam spraying device disclosed in the patent publication No. CN105714542B (hereinafter referred to as the patent), as shown in fig. 5 and 6, the space S in the main body 310 is divided into two chambers by the partition wall 211 provided in the main body 310, but the steam spraying mechanism of the present invention has only one chamber, so that the structure is simpler, the production is more convenient, and the cost is lower. In addition, the first condensing unit 3 of the present invention is composed of a plurality of condensing plates arranged in a cross manner, and has a larger condensing area than the partition wall 211 in the patent, so that a better condensing effect can be achieved. Furthermore, the condensation plate of the present invention is made of a metal material, so that the condensation effect of the first condensation member 3 can be further improved.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 2 and 4, a sealing member is provided between the opening 22 and the cabinet 1 in order to improve the sealing performance of the steam injection mechanism. Specifically, the seal member includes a seal groove 24 provided on the case 2 and a seal projection 12 provided on the cabinet 1, and in an assembled state, the seal projection 12 projects into the seal groove 24. In order to further improve the sealing performance of the steam injection mechanism, a sealing strip (not shown) is further disposed in the sealing groove 24. Of course, the sealing member may be provided in other forms, for example, a sealing pad, a sealing ring, a sealing glue, etc. may be provided at the connection portion of the opening portion 22 and the cabinet body 1, and a person skilled in the art may flexibly set the specific structural form of the sealing member in practical applications as long as the steam injection mechanism can be sealed by the sealing member.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 2 and 4, a connecting ear plate 25 is provided on the housing 2, a connecting column 13 is provided on the cabinet 1, and the connecting ear plate 25 is connected with the connecting column 13 to connect the housing 2 with the cabinet 1. Specifically, 4 connecting ear plates 25 are arranged on the shell 2, correspondingly, 4 connecting columns 13 are arranged on the cabinet body 1, mounting holes are formed in the connecting ear plates 25 and the connecting columns 13, and the connecting ear plates 25 are fixedly connected with the connecting columns 13 through fasteners. Of course, the number of the connecting ear plate 25 and the connecting column 13 is not limited to 4, and may be 1, 2, 3, etc., and those skilled in the art can flexibly set the specific number of the connecting ear plate 25 and the connecting column 13 in practical application as long as the housing 2 can be connected with the cabinet 1 through the connecting ear plate 25 and the connecting column 13. In addition, the fastener can be screwed parts such as screws and bolts, or clamping parts such as buckles and clamping jaws, or riveted parts such as rivets, and the specific structure of the fastener can be flexibly set by a person skilled in the art in practical application, so long as the connecting lug plate 25 and the connecting column 13 can be fixed through fastening.

So far, the technical solutions of the present invention have been described in connection with the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings, but it is easily understood by those skilled in the art that the scope of the present invention is obviously not limited to these specific embodiments. Equivalent changes or substitutions of related technical features can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the principle of the invention, and the technical scheme after the changes or substitutions can fall into the protection scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A steam injection mechanism for a clothes care device, the clothes care device comprises a cabinet body, and the clothes care device is characterized in that the steam injection mechanism comprises a steam generation assembly, a shell and a condensation assembly, the steam generation assembly is connected with the cabinet body through the shell, the condensation assembly is arranged in the shell, a water outlet is arranged on the shell, the steam generation assembly can generate steam and inject the steam into the cabinet body through the shell, the condensation assembly can condense vapor in the steam passing through the shell, and the water outlet can discharge condensed water in the shell;

an opening part is formed on the shell, the shell is buckled on the cabinet body through the opening part, a first air vent is arranged on the cabinet body and communicated with the opening part, and a second air vent is arranged on the shell and connected with the steam generation assembly;

the condensation assembly comprises a first condensation member arranged on the cabinet body, and the first condensation member is arranged close to the opening part under the assembled condition;

the first condensing member comprises a plurality of condensing plates which are arranged on the cabinet in a cross shape;

the condensation assembly further comprises a second condensation member disposed on the first vent;

the second condensation component is a blocking rib arranged on the inner wall of the first vent.

2. The steam injection mechanism of claim 1, wherein the first vent is offset from the second vent.

3. The steam injection mechanism of claim 1, wherein the cold plate is made of a metallic material.

4. The steam injection mechanism as recited in claim 1, wherein a sealing member is provided between the opening portion and the cabinet.

5. The steam injection mechanism as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a connecting lug plate is provided on the housing, a connecting column is provided on the cabinet, and the connecting lug plate is connected with the connecting column to connect the housing with the cabinet.