CN111441160A

CN111441160A - Thread scrap filter with self-cleaning function and clothes treatment equipment

Info

Publication number: CN111441160A
Application number: CN201911418661.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘晓春; 徐永洪
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Drum Washing Machine Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Drum Washing Machine Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-12-31
Filing date: 2019-12-31
Publication date: 2020-07-24

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of thread scraps filtering, and discloses a thread scraps filter with a self-cleaning function and clothes treatment equipment. According to the invention, the cleaning unit is arranged in the thread scrap filter, when the first inner side wall of the thread scrap filter is impacted by air entering from the air inlet for a long time and thread scraps are left, the first inner side wall can be automatically cleaned through the cleaning unit, so that the thread scraps are prevented from being left on the inner wall of the thread scrap filter, the reuse effect of the thread scrap filter is improved, and the service life of the thread scrap filter is prolonged.

Description

Thread scrap filter with self-cleaning function and clothes treatment equipment

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of thread scrap filtering, in particular to a thread scrap filter with a self-cleaning function and clothes treatment equipment.

Background

The clothes drying principle of the clothes treating equipment with the drying function is that after air is heated, generated hot air is conveyed to an inner drum of the clothes treating equipment so as to dry clothes in the inner drum. The current clothing treatment facility that has the stoving function because air cycle uses, and in the drying process, the air can carry the line bits on the clothing to each position department such as condenser, inner tube, along with the accumulation of time, can influence clothing treatment facility's stoving performance, in addition, can all remain on clothing treatment facility's glass and window pad with the line bits after drying at every turn, and user experience is poor.

In order to solve the above problems, in the prior art, a lint filter is disposed at an air outlet of the laundry treatment apparatus, and the lint in the air is filtered by contacting the water in the lint filter with the air, so that the lint is prevented from being excessively remained in the laundry treatment apparatus. However, when air is filtered through water, the windward side wall of the lint filter is impacted by air for a long time, lint is adhered to the side wall, and when water in the lint filter is discharged after the filtering is finished, the lint remains in the lint filter, so that the reuse effect and the service life of the lint filter are affected.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a thread scrap filter with a self-cleaning function and clothes treatment equipment, which can realize self-cleaning of the thread scrap filter and avoid thread scraps from remaining on the inner wall of the thread scrap filter.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:

the utility model provides a line bits filter with self-cleaning function, includes that inside is provided with the casing of cavity, sets up on the casing and communicate the air inlet of cavity to and set up in the cleaning unit in the cavity, the cleaning unit is configured to at least to wash the first inside wall of casing, first inside wall with the air inlet is relative and establishes.

Preferably, the cleaning unit comprises a cleaning cavity, the cleaning cavity is provided with a plurality of spraying holes, and the spraying holes are configured to at least flush the first inner side wall.

Preferably, the cleaning unit further comprises a water inlet communicated with the cleaning cavity.

Preferably, the cleaning cavity is located in the cavity, one side wall of the cleaning cavity is formed by a part of the first inner side wall, and the spraying hole is formed at the joint of the bottom wall of the cleaning cavity and a part of the first inner side wall.

Preferably, the cleaning cavity is arranged in the first inner side wall, and the spraying hole is communicated with the cleaning cavity and the cavity.

Preferably, the air conditioner further comprises an air outlet communicated with the cavity and a water storage area arranged in the cavity, and air entering from the air inlet can be filtered by water in the water storage area and then is discharged from the air outlet.

Preferably, the water storage device further comprises a blocking structure, the blocking structure divides the chamber into a first chamber and a second chamber, the first chamber is communicated with the air inlet, the second chamber is communicated with the air outlet, and the first chamber is communicated with the second chamber through an underwater area of the water storage area.

Preferably, the baffle structure comprises two baffle sheets which are arranged in a staggered mode, a gap is formed between the two baffle sheets in the underwater area, and the first chamber and the second chamber are communicated through the gap.

Preferably, the baffle structure further comprises a partition plate, one end of the partition plate is connected to the baffle sheet, and the partition plate and the baffle sheet divide the chamber into a first chamber and a second chamber.

Preferably, when the cleaning cavity is located in the cavity, the other end of the partition plate is connected to the cleaning cavity and divides the cavity into a first cavity and a second cavity together with the cleaning cavity and the partition plate.

Preferably, a first spraying hole is formed in the connection position of the cleaning cavity and the partition plate, and the first spraying hole can flush the side wall of the partition plate.

The invention also provides clothes treatment equipment which comprises an outer barrel, a drying module and the thread scrap filter, wherein the thread scrap filter is respectively communicated with the air outlet of the outer barrel and the condensation channel of the drying module.

Preferably, a part of condensed water generated by condensation of the drying module flows into the cleaning unit of the lint filter, and another part of condensed water flows into the chamber of the lint filter through the condensing passage and the air outlet of the lint filter.

The invention has the beneficial effects that: through the inside cleaning unit that sets up of above-mentioned line bits filter, when the first inside wall of line bits filter receives the air that gets into through the air inlet and assaults for a long time and leave the line bits, can wash first inside wall through cleaning unit is automatic, and then avoid the line bits to remain on the inner wall of line bits filter, improved the reuse effect and the life of line bits filter. In addition, after the lint filter is used and water in the water storage area is discharged, the inner wall of the lint filter can be cleaned through the cleaning unit, so that lint is prevented from remaining in the lint filter after the water in the lint filter is discharged.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a lint filter according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a lint filter provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a side view of a lint filter according to one embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a sectional view of a lint filter according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure:

1. a housing; 2. an air inlet; 3. a cleaning chamber; 31. spraying holes; 4. a water inlet; 5. an air outlet; 6. a water storage area; 7. a first chamber; 8. a second chamber; 9. separating sheets; 10. a partition plate; 11. an overflow port; 12. a shielding plate; 13. a siphon assembly.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples. It is to be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not limiting of the invention. It should be further noted that, for the convenience of description, only some of the structures related to the present invention are shown in the drawings, not all of the structures.

In the description of the present invention, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "connected," "connected," and "fixed" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning permanently connected, removably connected, or integral to one another; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, "above" or "below" a first feature means that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact with each other via another feature therebetween. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

In the description of the present embodiment, the terms "upper", "lower", "right", etc. are used in an orientation or positional relationship based on that shown in the drawings only for convenience of description and simplicity of operation, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used only for descriptive purposes and are not intended to have a special meaning.

Example one

The present embodiment provides a lint filter, which can be applied to a clothes processing apparatus having a drying function, and can also be applied to other apparatuses that require air filtering. Simultaneously this thread scraps filter can also realize wasing remaining thread scraps on its inner wall to in avoiding thread scraps filter use or after using, its lateral wall remains thread scraps, influences its performance and life-span.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 1-3, the lint filter includes a housing 1, and an air inlet 2 and an air outlet 5 are provided on the housing 1, wherein the air inlet 2 is used for allowing air carrying lint to enter, and the air inlet 2 can be communicated with the laundry treatment apparatus, so that the air carrying lint in the inner tub of the laundry treatment apparatus enters the lint filter through the air inlet 2. The air outlet 5 is used for filtered air to pass through. The air outlet 5 can be communicated with a condensation channel of a drying module of the clothes treatment equipment, and enters the inner drum after being condensed by the drying module. In this embodiment, the position of the air outlet 5 is higher than the position of the air inlet 2.

The above-mentioned casing 1 of this embodiment is inside to be formed with the cavity, and the bottom of this cavity is equipped with water storage area 6, holds water in the water storage area 6, and this water can be that the manual work adds into, also can be that the clothing treatment facility carries into (like the comdenstion water). The water may be added from the air outlet 5 into the water storage area 6, or may be added by separately forming the water inlet 4 on the housing 1. Through the setting of above-mentioned water storage area 6, carry the air of line bits and get into in the cavity through air inlet 2 to it is filtered by the water in the water storage area 6, flow out through air outlet 5 afterwards, in order to realize the filtration to the air.

Further, in order to prevent the lint filter from being caught by the air entering through the air inlet 2 during the filtering process, the air may impact an inner wall (referred to as a first inner wall in this embodiment) disposed opposite to the air inlet 2 for a long time, so that the lint may remain on the first inner wall, or after the filtering process is completed and the water is drained, the lint may not flow out of the lint filter together with the water and remain on the inner wall of the lint filter. In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, a cleaning unit is provided in the chamber, which can clean the first inner sidewall, and preferably also the entire inner wall of the lint filter. Above-mentioned cleaning unit is including wasing chamber 3 and with wasing the water inlet 4 of chamber 3 intercommunication, this water inlet 4 is used for carrying the water of wasing the usefulness to wasing chamber 3, and above-mentioned washing chamber 3 has seted up a plurality of holes 31 that spray, and this hole 31 that sprays can be with wasing the water in the chamber 3 and spray to first inside wall and/or other inner walls on.

As a preferable technical solution, the cleaning chamber 3 of the present embodiment is disposed in the chamber and above the air inlet 2, and one sidewall of the cleaning chamber 3 is formed by a portion of the first inner sidewall, that is, the cleaning chamber 3 includes a top wall, a bottom wall and two sidewalls, wherein one sidewall is a portion of the first inner sidewall, and the other sidewall can be separately disposed as required, or can be formed by a portion of the inner sidewall of the housing 1 where the air inlet 2 is disposed (referred to as a second inner sidewall in the present embodiment), that is, a portion of the second inner sidewall.

Set up above-mentioned hole 31 that sprays in the hookup location department of the diapire of above-mentioned washing chamber 3 and first inside wall, wash the water in the chamber 3 and can flow out through spraying hole 31 to flow on first inside wall, and then rinse remaining thread scraps on the first inside wall. It is understood that the spraying holes 31 may be formed at the connecting position of the bottom wall of the cleaning chamber 3 and the second inner side wall or other positions (for example, the connecting position of the bottom wall and the side wall of the housing 1 adjacent to the first inner side wall) to flush other inner side walls outside the first inner side wall.

In this embodiment, preferably, the spraying holes 31 are formed at equal intervals, and the spraying holes 31 may be formed in the cleaning chamber 3 at an angle, so that the water in the cleaning chamber 3 has a sufficient washing force to wash the thread scraps on the inner side wall of the housing 1.

In this embodiment, optionally, the diapire of above-mentioned washing chamber 3 is the slope plane, and this diapire for vertical plane downward sloping, and be the acute angle setting with vertical plane, and then be convenient for flow into washing chamber 3 fast through the water that water inlet 4 got into to can flow out through the decurrent component of self gravity, fast through spraying hole 31, reach the high-efficient mesh that washes the line bits on the casing 1 inside wall.

In this embodiment, the water inlet 4 is disposed outside the casing 1, and may be directly connected to tap water or a condensation channel of the clothes treatment apparatus, so that condensed water flows into the cleaning chamber 3.

Further, in order to better filter the lint in the air, as shown in fig. 2, the lint filter is provided with a blocking structure in the chamber, and optionally, two sides of the blocking structure are respectively and fixedly connected to the first inner side wall and the second inner side wall of the housing 1. And the connecting position of the top wall and the bottom wall of the cleaning cavity 3 is fixedly connected with one end part of the blocking structure, and the other end part of the blocking structure is arranged in the water storage area 6. Above-mentioned keep off structure and wash chamber 3 and can separate into first cavity 7 and second cavity 8 with the cavity jointly, first cavity 7 and air inlet 2 intercommunication,

second cavity

8 and 5 intercommunications of gas outlet, through the regional intercommunication under water of water storage area 6 between first cavity 7 and the second cavity 8. The air outlet 5 is located at the top of the shell 1, the air inlet 2 is located in the middle of the shell 1, and the air outlet 5 and the air inlet 2 can be separated from the cleaning cavity 3 by a blocking structure. The air carrying the thread scraps can enter the first chamber 7 from the air inlet 2, and then is filtered by the water in the water storage area 6 and then is discharged from the second chamber 8 and the air outlet 5.

Above-mentioned thread scraps filter is when carrying out air filtration, and it can be at 5 departments of gas outlet production suction (for example can be the suction that drying module of clothing processing apparatus produced makes 5 departments of gas outlet also produce suction), and this suction can be disturbed the water in the water storage district 6 this moment to make the water in the water storage district 6 with separate the fender structure contact, water is separated the fender structure and is broken up and form the splash, the air can be contacted with the splash and is filtered by the splash. Due to the formation of the splash, the contact area of the air carrying the thread scraps and the water is increased, and the filtering effect is further improved. In addition, the size of splash can be decided according to the size of suction, and the size of splash can be increased by increasing the suction, and the contact area of air and water is increased. Otherwise, it will decrease. Of course, it is understood that the suction force at the air outlet 5 does not increase infinitely, and also needs to be determined according to the laundry treating apparatus to which it is mounted.

In this embodiment, the splash may be sputtered to a position at least half of the height of the second chamber 8, and the trajectory of the water droplets constituting the splash is approximately parabolic, so that the area of the splash is large enough, and the air can be sufficiently contacted with the splash for filtering.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the blocking structure includes a blocking piece 9 and a partition plate 10, wherein the blocking piece 9 is connected to one end of the partition plate 10 and extends into the water below the water surface of the water storage area 6. The other end of baffle 10 is connected in washing chamber 3, through this washing chamber 3, separates separation blade 9 and baffle 10, can separate into first cavity 7 and second cavity 8 with whole cavity, in addition, owing to separate the setting of separation blade 9, also can make the water in the water storage district 6 and this formation splash that separates the contact of separation blade 9.

The separation blocking pieces 9 can be two as shown in fig. 2, in this case, the two separation blocking pieces 9 are arranged in a staggered manner, so that a gap can be formed between the two separation blocking pieces 9, and the gap is at least partially located in the underwater area of the water storage area 6. When air filtration is performed, water in the water storage area 6 in the first chamber 7 enters the second chamber 8 through the gap and is scattered by the barrier sheet 9 to form water splash. At the same time, air in the first chamber 7 can enter the second chamber 8 through the gap and be filtered by contacting with the spray. It will be appreciated that as air enters the second chamber 8 through the gap, it may contact, i.e. be initially filtered by, the water in the gap and subsequently filtered by the water bloom formed, thereby achieving a dual filtering effect.

In this embodiment, further, the two separation blades 9 may be arc-shaped or bent structures, so that the formed gap is S-shaped or Z-shaped, and through the gap of this shape, the flow path of the water flow in the gap can be longer, thereby prolonging the contact time between the air and the water flow in the gap, and improving the filtering effect. In addition, the S-shaped or Z-shaped structure of the gap also enables the end part of the separation baffle plate 9 to better break the water flow to form water bloom.

In this embodiment, the water storage area 6 can be divided into a first water storage area and a second water storage area by the partition structure, the first water storage area is located in the first cavity 7, the second water storage area is located in the second cavity 8, and the bottoms of the first water storage area and the second water storage area are communicated with each other. Hydroenergy in the first water storage area enters the second water storage area through the gap between the two separation blades 9, and hydroenergy in the second water storage area flows back to the first water storage area through the communication part of the first water storage area and the second water storage area and/or the gap between the two separation blades 9.

It should be noted that the water in the first water storage area can be absorbed into the second water storage area by the suction force at the air outlet 5 through the gap, and in the absorption process, the water flow can be scattered by the baffle 9 to form water splash, and the air carrying the thread scraps can enter the second chamber 8 through the gap, so that the air carrying the thread scraps can contact with the water flow in the gap and the water splash formed subsequently and be filtered.

When water in the first water storage area is adsorbed to the second water storage area and forms water splash, water in the second water storage area can flow back to the first water storage area through the bottom communication position of the first water storage area and the second water storage area or the gap between the two separation blocking pieces 9.

Preferably, the volume of the first chamber 7 of this embodiment is smaller than the volume of the second chamber 8, so that the air pressure entering the first chamber 7 can be increased quickly, and then the water in the first water storage area is pushed to the second water storage area by a certain pushing force. And the volume of the second chamber 8 is set to be larger, so that water entering the second water storage area can fall back to the second water storage area and/or the first water storage area through self gravity after being adsorbed to a certain height. It is prevented that the splash is excessively adsorbed to flow out of the air outlet 5, resulting in an influence on the laundry treating apparatus. In this embodiment, the volume of the first chamber 7 is smaller than that of the second chamber 8, and the height of the first chamber 7 is smaller than that of the second chamber 8. Meanwhile, the air outlet 5 is matched to be higher than the air inlet 2, so that air can be better filtered.

Further, the connection between the cleaning chamber 3 and the partition board 10 of the present embodiment may further be provided with a first spraying hole (not shown in the figure), and the first spraying hole can flush the sidewall of the partition board 10 to prevent the thread scraps from remaining on the partition board 10.

As shown in fig. 3, the housing 1 is further provided with a weir 11, and when the water in the chamber is excessive, the weir 11 is discharged through the weir 11 so that the water in the chamber is always kept constant to filter the air. The water in the chamber is prevented from being too much, so that the generation of water splash and the filtering effect are prevented from being influenced.

Preferably, the gap 11 is disposed to face the gap, and a shielding plate 12 (shown in fig. 2) is disposed inside the housing 1 to prevent the spray formed through the gap from flowing out of the gap 11, and the shielding plate 12 is disposed in front of the gap 11 to shield the spray from the gap 11 and to prevent the lint from blocking the gap 11. In addition, this shielding plate 12's setting also can play certain vortex effect, can further break up the splash, has improved the filter effect to the air.

The bottom of the shell 1 is also provided with a water outlet which is used for discharging water in the water storage area 6. Preferably, and with reference to figure 3, a siphon assembly 13 may be connected to the drain, at a normal filtered water level in the chamber, below the level of water in the siphon assembly 13, at which time the siphon assembly 13 will not siphon off. When the water level in the chamber is higher than the water level in the siphon assembly 13, the siphon assembly 13 starts siphon drainage to drain all the water in the water storage area 6. It will be appreciated that the water level in the siphon assembly 13 is higher than the overflow 11, and that when the siphon is draining, the water level in the water storage area 6 is higher than the water level in the siphon assembly 13, it will be appreciated that some water will be drained through the overflow 11. In this embodiment, the siphon assembly 13 is an inverted U-shaped pipe, and the structure and principle thereof are similar to those of the prior art, and are not described again.

Above-mentioned line bits filter of this embodiment, it is through setting up the cleaning unit, and when the first inside wall of line bits filter received the air that gets into through air inlet 2 and assaults for a long time and leave the line bits, can wash first inside wall through the cleaning unit is automatic, and then avoids the line bits to remain on the inner wall of line bits filter, has improved line bits filter's reuse effect and life. In addition, after the lint filter of this embodiment is used and the water in the water storage area 6 is discharged, the inner wall of the lint filter may be cleaned by the cleaning unit, so as to prevent the lint from remaining in the lint filter after the water in the lint filter is discharged.

The present embodiment further provides a laundry treating apparatus, which includes the lint filter, an outer tub (not shown in the figure), and a drying module (not shown in the figure), wherein the lint filter is installed outside the outer tub, an air inlet 2 of the lint filter is communicated with an air outlet of the outer tub, and air in the inner tub can enter the lint filter through the air outlet and the air inlet 2 of the outer tub. The air outlet 5 of the lint filter is communicated with a condensation channel of the drying module (the drying module at least comprises a compressor, a condenser, a throttling element and an evaporator, the structure and the principle of the drying module are prior art, and are not described any more), so that the air filtered by the lint filter enters the condensation channel through the air outlet 5, and enters the inner drum to be dried after being heated by the condenser of the drying module.

In this embodiment, above-mentioned stoving module can produce powerful suction, and then make 5 departments of gas outlet that communicate with condensing channel produce suction, this suction can make the water in the first chamber 7 get into the second chamber 8 through separating the fender structure and form the splash, also make the air that carries the thread crumbs that flows out from the inner tube simultaneously and get into the second chamber 8 through separating the fender structure, at this in-process, the air that carries the thread crumbs is filtered by the splash, the thread crumbs are stayed in the water, and the air after the filtration then gets into condensing channel through gas outlet 5.

In this embodiment, the lint filter may be directly integrated with the outer cylinder, or may be hermetically connected to the air outlet of the outer cylinder by a fastening member such as a bolt. For example, the end of the lint filter provided with the air inlet 2 may be fixed to the outer tub by providing a sealing member between the air inlet 2 and the air outlet and then fastening the lint filter to the outer tub by a fastening member. Meanwhile, a sealing piece is arranged between the air outlet 5 and the condensation channel, and then the end, provided with the air outlet 5, of the lint filter is fixed on the drying module through a fastening piece.

In this embodiment, preferably, the condensed water generated by the condensation of the condenser flows into the condensing channel, and a part of the condensed water enters the water storage area 6 of the lint filter through the air outlet 5 for filtering by the lint filter; the other part flows into the cleaning chamber 3 through the water inlet 4 to flush the inner wall of the lint filter. The specific flushing principle is described in the description of the lint filter of this embodiment, and will not be described in detail.

Preferably, when the condensed water excessively flows into the water storage region 6 and the water level of the water storage region 6 reaches the overflow 11, the water may directly flow out through the overflow 11. And after the stoving, because the comdenstion water can continuously flow into water storage district 6 to make the water level of the water in the water storage district 6 rise fast, when the water level in the water storage district 6 was higher than the water level of the water in siphon subassembly 13, siphon subassembly 13 produced the siphon effect, carries out siphon drainage to the water in the water storage district 6, with the water in the drainage water storage district 6. Of course, it can be understood that the siphon drainage of the lint filter can also be realized by directly feeding water into the chamber through the water inlet pipe of the clothes treating apparatus, so that the water level of the water in the water storage region 6 is higher than the water level of the water in the siphon assembly 13.

The aforesaid clothing treatment facility of this embodiment, it is through setting up above-mentioned thread scraps filter, can realize the filtration to the thread scraps, and then reduces the thread scraps that get into condenser or inner tube, has prolonged clothing treatment facility's life. And through the automatically cleaning of above-mentioned thread scraps filter, the filter effect when further having improved the next use thread scraps filter also has further improved clothing treatment facility's performance, has improved user experience.

Example two

The present embodiment provides a lint filter, which is different from the first embodiment in that: the cleaning chamber 3 of this embodiment is arranged at a different position. Specifically, the cleaning cavity 3 of this embodiment is opened in the inside of first inside wall and/or other inside walls, and not opened in the cavity, the spraying hole 31 of cleaning cavity 3 then communicates cleaning cavity 3 and cavity setting, and it still can realize the washing to first inside wall and/or other inside walls.

In addition, as shown in fig. 4, one end of the partition board 10 of the blocking structure of the present embodiment is fixedly connected to the inner side wall of the housing 1 connected to the first inner side wall and the second inner side wall, and at this time, the blocking structure divides the chamber into the first chamber 7 and the second chamber 8.

The remaining structures of this embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment and will not be described again.

It should be understood that the above-described embodiments of the present invention are merely examples for clearly illustrating the present invention, and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present invention. Numerous obvious variations, adaptations and substitutions will occur to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention. And are neither required nor exhaustive of all embodiments. Any modification, equivalent replacement, and improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. The lint filter with the self-cleaning function is characterized by comprising a shell (1) with a chamber arranged inside, an air inlet (2) which is arranged on the shell (1) and communicated with the chamber, and a cleaning unit arranged in the chamber, wherein the cleaning unit is configured to clean at least a first inner side wall of the shell (1), and the first inner side wall is arranged opposite to the air inlet (2).

2. The lint filter with self-cleaning function according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning unit comprises a cleaning chamber (3), the cleaning chamber (3) is opened with a plurality of spray holes (31), and the spray holes (31) are configured to flush at least the first inner sidewall.

3. Lint filter with self-cleaning function, according to claim 2, characterized in that said washing unit further comprises a water inlet (4) communicating with said washing chamber (3).

4. Lint filter with self-cleaning function according to claim 2, wherein the cleaning chamber (3) is located in the chamber, and one side wall of the cleaning chamber (3) is formed for part of the first inner side wall, and the spraying holes (31) are opened at the junction of the bottom wall of the cleaning chamber (3) and part of the first inner side wall.

5. The lint filter with self-cleaning function according to claim 2, wherein the cleaning chamber (3) is opened inside the first inner sidewall, and the spraying holes (31) communicate the cleaning chamber (3) and the chamber.

6. A lint filter with self-cleaning function as claimed in any one of claims 2-5, further comprising an air outlet (5) communicating with said chamber and a water storage area (6) disposed in said chamber, wherein air entering from said air inlet (2) can be filtered by water in said water storage area (6) and then discharged through said air outlet (5).

7. The lint filter with self-cleaning function according to claim 6, further comprising a baffle structure dividing the chamber into a first chamber (7) and a second chamber (8), wherein the first chamber (7) is communicated with the air inlet (2), the second chamber (8) is communicated with the air outlet (5), and the first chamber (7) and the second chamber (8) are communicated with each other through an underwater region of the water storage region (6).

8. Lint filter with self-cleaning function according to claim 7, wherein the baffle structure comprises two baffles (9) arranged in a staggered manner, a gap is formed between the baffles (9) in the underwater region, and the first chamber (7) and the second chamber (8) communicate with each other through the gap.

9. The lint filter with self-cleaning function according to claim 8, wherein the baffle structure further comprises a partition plate (10), one end of the partition plate (10) is connected to the baffle plate (9), and the partition plate (10) and the baffle plate (9) divide the chamber into a first chamber (7) and a second chamber (8).

10. Lint filter with self-cleaning function according to claim 9, wherein the other end of the partition (10) is connected to the cleaning chamber (3) when the cleaning chamber (3) is located in the chamber, and divides the chamber into a first chamber (7) and a second chamber (8) together with the cleaning chamber (3) and the partition plate (9).

11. The lint filter with self-cleaning function according to claim 10, wherein a first spraying hole is opened at a connection position of the cleaning chamber (3) and the partition plate (10), and the first spraying hole can flush the side wall of the partition plate (10).

12. A laundry treating apparatus, comprising an outer tub, a drying module, and the lint filter according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the lint filter is communicated with an air outlet of the outer tub and a condensation passage of the drying module, respectively.

13. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 12, wherein a portion of condensed water generated by condensation of the drying module flows into the washing unit of the lint filter, and another portion flows into the chamber of the lint filter through the condensing passage and the air outlet (5) of the lint filter.