Disclosure of Invention
The invention provides an outer cylinder assembly and a washing and drying machine, wherein a condensation air duct is arranged on the end surface of an outer cylinder so as to reduce the overall volume of the washing and drying machine and meet the design requirements of miniaturization and compactness.
In order to achieve the technical purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:
in one aspect, the present invention provides a cartridge assembly comprising:
an outer cylinder;
the condensation wind channel, the condensation wind channel has air intake and air outlet, the condensation wind channel sets up on the terminal surface of urceolus, the air intake with the urceolus intercommunication, the lower part in condensation wind channel forms the water storage district.
Furthermore, the bottom of the condensation air duct is also provided with a drainage outlet capable of being opened and closed.
Furthermore, the condensation air duct is integrally of an arc structure, the air outlet is formed at the upper end of the condensation air duct, and the air inlet is formed at the lower end of the condensation air duct.
Furthermore, the height of the water storage area is not higher than that of the air inlet.
Furthermore, the outer cylinder and the condensation air duct are of a split structure, and the condensation air duct is fixedly arranged on the outer cylinder; or, the condensation air duct is integrally formed on the outer tub.
Further, the method also comprises the following steps:
the first baffle is arranged in the condensation air duct and positioned in the water storage area, and the first baffle extends downwards from the upper part of the condensation air duct;
the second baffle is arranged in the condensation air duct and positioned in the water storage area, and the second baffle extends from the lower part of the condensation air duct to the upper part;
the air inlet area is formed between the first baffle and the air inlet, the air outlet area is formed between the second baffle and the air outlet, and the air inlet area is formed between the second baffle and the air inlet.
Further, along the horizontal projection direction, the lower end of the first baffle plate and the upper end of the second baffle plate form a projection overlapping region.
Furthermore, the lower end of the first baffle plate is bent towards the direction of the second baffle plate, and/or the upper end of the second baffle plate is bent towards the direction of the first baffle plate.
Furthermore, the upper part of the first baffle is also provided with an air guide part extending towards the air outlet area, and the air guide part is positioned above the second baffle.
In another aspect, the invention further provides a washing machine, which comprises a clothes drying module, an outer barrel assembly and a water inlet, wherein the clothes drying module is provided with an air blowing opening and an air suction opening, and the air blowing opening is communicated with the inner barrel; the air blowing opening is communicated with an outer barrel in the outer barrel component, and an air outlet of a condensing air channel in the outer barrel component is communicated with an air suction opening of the clothes drying module.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the advantages and positive effects that: the condensation air channel is directly arranged on the end face of the outer barrel, so that the space in the thickness direction of the washing and drying machine is fully utilized to place the condensation air channel, the size of the outer circumference ring of the outer barrel is not affected, the height size of the washing and drying machine is reduced, the size of the washing and drying machine is reduced on the whole, and the miniaturization and compactness design is realized.
Detailed Description
In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection 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 "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, which are merely 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" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
First embodiment, as shown in fig. 1 to 4, the present embodiment provides an outer cylinder assembly, including: a tub 100, wherein the tub 100 is used for installing a tub to perform washing and drying of laundry. The outer barrel assembly further comprises a condensation air duct 1, the condensation air duct 1 is provided with an air inlet 11 and an air outlet 12, the condensation air duct 1 is arranged on the end face of the outer barrel 100, the air inlet 11 is communicated with the outer barrel 100, and a water storage area 1000 is formed at the lower part of the condensation air duct 1.
Specifically, the tub assembly of the present embodiment is assembled in a washing and drying machine in actual use, the tub 100 is internally assembled with an inner tub, and a drying module in the washing and drying machine is connected to the tub 100 and the condensation duct 1. An electric heater and a fan are generally provided in the drying module for supplying dry air into the tub 100 and sucking moist air in the tub 100 to realize air circulation flow.
The condensation air duct 1 is connected between the outer drum 100 and the clothes drying module, moist air in the outer drum 100 enters the condensation air duct 1 through the air inlet 11, is subjected to line chip removal treatment and then is output to the clothes drying module through the air outlet 12 to be dried and heated, and then high-temperature dry air is conveyed to the outer drum 100 to achieve drying treatment of clothes. For the concrete representation entity of the clothes drying module, a clothes drying structure in the washing and drying integrated machine in the conventional technology can be adopted, and the limitation and the detailed description are not needed.
And since the condensation duct 1 is disposed on the end surface of the outer tub 100, the condensation duct 1 utilizes the space in the thickness direction of the outer tub 100 without increasing the size in the height direction of the outer tub 100. For a conventional washing and drying machine, the height sizes of the same model and different specifications are the same, and the thickness size can be adjusted and changed according to the washing volume of the washing and drying machine. And because the tub 100 remains stationary during the washing process, the condensation duct 1 can be installed and placed by fully utilizing the space between the end surface of the tub 100 and the outer shell of the washing and drying machine, so as to meet the design requirement of the compactness of the washing and drying machine.
In some embodiments, after the clothes are dried, a certain amount of water is stored in the water storage region 1000, and the water is mixed with the thread scraps of the clothes. In order to drain the water in the water storage area 1000, the bottom of the condensation air duct 1 is further provided with an openable and closable water outlet 13, and the water outlet 13 can discharge the water in the condensation air duct 1 to replace new water. In addition, in this embodiment, a water inlet (not shown) is further disposed on the condensation air duct 1 of the outer cylinder assembly, water can be injected into the condensation air duct 1 through the water inlet, the water inlet can complete water inlet operation through a water inlet mechanism of the washing and drying machine, and the water outlet 13 can be controlled to be opened and closed by a valve, where the water inlet mode and the water outlet 13 are not limited.
In another embodiment, the condensation duct 1 is integrally formed in an arc structure, an air outlet 12 is formed at an upper end of the condensation duct 1, and an air inlet 11 is formed at a lower end of the condensation duct 1. Specifically, the condensation duct 1 will be distributed along the edge of the end surface of the outer tub 100, so as to effectively extend the entire length of the condensation duct 1, and obtain a better condensation effect.
For the water storage area 1000, under the condition that the blower in the clothes drying module is not started, the water level in the water storage area 1000 should be lower than the height of the air inlet 11, so as to prevent the water in the water storage area 1000 from entering the outer tub 100 through the air inlet 11.
In addition, the outer tub 100 and the condensation duct 1 may be assembled in a separate structure or an integrated structure. That is, the outer tub 100 and the condensation duct 1 are of a split structure, and the condensation duct 1 can be mounted on the outer tub 100 by fastening with screws or fastening with clips. Alternatively, the condensation duct 1 is integrally formed on the outer tub 100, for example: the condensing air duct 1 may be formed on the outer tube 100 by a 3D printing method.
In the preferred embodiment, in order to improve the efficiency of lint removal, a first baffle 2 and a second baffle 3 are further disposed in the condensation duct 1. The first baffle 2 is located in the water storage area 1000 and extends downwards from the upper side of the condensation air duct 1, and the second baffle 3 is located in the water storage area 1000 and extends upwards from the lower side of the condensation air duct 1. In addition, along the direction of the airflow inside the condensation air duct 1, the lower end of the first baffle 2 is located at the front side of the upper end of the second baffle 3, an air inlet area 101 is formed among the first baffle 2, the second baffle 3 and the air inlet 11, and an air outlet area 102 is formed among the first baffle 2, the second baffle 3 and the air outlet 12.
In the clothes drying process, a certain amount of water is required to be injected into the condensation air duct 1, and the water is stored in the water storage area 1000, so that the water in the water storage area 1000 is used for cleaning the thread scraps. Wherein, under the condition that the clothes drying module is not started, the water level of the water in the condensation air duct 1 needs to submerge the lower end part of the first baffle plate 2. In this way, the air inlet area 101 and the air outlet area 102 can be separated by the first baffle 2 and the water in the water storage area 1000.
After the clothes drying module is started, the airflow carrying the thread scraps output from the outer tub 100 enters the air inlet area 101 in the condensation air duct 1 through the air inlet 11. Since the air intake area 101 and the air outlet area 102 are spaced apart by the first baffle 2 inserted in the water, the water in the air intake area 101 is pressed into the air outlet area 102 by the air pressure, and finally, the air flow enters between the first baffle 2 and the second baffle 3 through the bottom of the first baffle 2. When the air flow flows through the surface of the first baffle 2, the air flow is fully contacted with the water layer on the surface of the first baffle 2 to achieve the effect of adsorbing the thread scraps. At the same time, the water will impact the surface of the second baffle 3 under the influence of the air flow, thereby forming a large spray of water on the upper part of the second baffle 3. And the airflow passing through the space between the first baffle plate 2 and the second baffle plate 3 is further cleaned by the generated water splash, so that the aim of efficiently removing the thread scraps in the airflow can be fulfilled.
Preferably, the lower end of the first barrier 2 forms a projection overlap region with the upper end of the second barrier 3 in the horizontal projection direction. Specifically, the lower end of the first baffle 2 is lower than the upper end of the second baffle 3 in height, so that the lower end of the first baffle 2 and the upper end of the second baffle 3 have a projection overlapping area in the transverse projection direction, so that the airflow can be further guided to flow by the second baffle 3 after bypassing the bottom of the first baffle 2. In this way, it is ensured that the air flow can flow between the first screen 2 and the second screen 3 and enter the air-out section 102. And the air current flows between first baffle 2 and second baffle 3, can make the air current fully with the water layer contact on first baffle 2 and second baffle 3 surface on the one hand and remove the line bits, on the other hand also can ensure that the air current rises the in-process and can fully contact with the splash that second baffle 3 produced to improve the efficiency of removing the line bits effectively.
When the condensation duct 1 is provided with an overflow port (not shown), the lower edge of the first baffle 2 should be set lower than the overflow port in order to ensure that the lower end of the first baffle 2 can be submerged below the water surface. Meanwhile, the height of the overflow port should be lower than that of the air inlet 11.
In order to better optimize the thread scrap removing effect, the lower end of the first baffle 2 is preferably bent toward the second baffle 3 in the present embodiment. Specifically, after the air current is guided through the lower end of the first baffle 2, the air current flows towards the second baffle 3, on one hand, the air current can be further guided through the second baffle 3 to flow to remove thread scraps, on the other hand, when the air current flows upwards along the second baffle 3, the air current can further impact the water layer above the air current, and a larger range of spray is formed.
Similarly, the upper end of the second shutter 3 is bent in the direction of the first shutter 2. Specifically, the airflow guided by the second baffle 3 is guided by the upper end portion thereof and then flows in the direction toward the first baffle 2, so that the airflow can be reversely transferred to the first baffle 2 again to be guided, and the water layer on the surface of the first baffle 2 can be fully utilized to remove the thread scraps.
More preferably, the lower end of the first baffle 2 and the upper end of the second baffle 3 are both bent.
In some embodiments, a wind guiding portion 21 extending toward the wind outlet area 102 may be further disposed on the upper portion of the first baffle 2, and the wind guiding portion 21 is located above the second baffle 3 and is further away from the wind inlet area 101 than the second baffle 3. Specifically, in the process that the air flow passes through the lower end part of the first baffle 2 and continues to flow upwards along the first baffle 2, the air flow is shielded and guided by the air guide part 21 at the upper part, so that the retention time of the air flow in the condensation air duct 1 is prolonged, the air flow is fully contacted with water to perform the thread scrap removing operation, and the thread scrap removing efficiency is effectively improved. The air guiding portion 21 is preferably designed to extend obliquely downward, so that the air guiding portion 21 can guide the air flow to flow toward the water surface at the bottom again, and the air flow can impact the water surface behind the second baffle 3 again to remove the thread scraps.
In addition, there are various forms for the specific structure of the first baffle 2 and the second baffle 3. For example: the first baffle 2, the second baffle 3 and the air guiding part 21 can be designed into arc structures or bent arc structures; in this way, the air flow flowing between the lower end of the first baffle 2 and the upper end of the second baffle 3 can form a vortex to sufficiently contact with water to improve the effect of removing lint; meanwhile, the air guide part 21 above the second baffle 3 can form vortex air flow by guiding the air flow, so as to further optimize the effect of removing the thread scraps. Similarly, the first baffle 2 and the second baffle 3 are also arranged in a folded edge structure to block and guide the airflow.
In a second embodiment, the present invention provides a washing machine, which includes a clothes drying module and the tub assembly as described in the first embodiment. The clothes drying module is provided with an air blowing opening and an air suction opening, the air blowing opening is communicated with the outer barrel 100, an air inlet 11 of the outer barrel 100 component is communicated with the outer barrel 100, and an air outlet 12 of the outer barrel 100 component is communicated with the air suction opening of the clothes drying module.
When the washing machine is in clothes drying operation, the clothes drying module extracts moist airflow from the outer barrel 100, and the moist airflow firstly enters the condensation air duct 1 through the air inlet 11 to remove thread scraps in the airflow; then, the wet air flow without the lint enters the air inlet of the clothes drying module through the air outlet 12 of the condensation air duct 1, and further flows into the clothes drying module to form a high-temperature dry air flow, and then flows into the outer tub 100 through the air outlet of the clothes drying module to dry the clothes in the outer tub 100, thereby completing one cycle of the air flow.
The control air flows are repeatedly circulated among the tub 100, the condensation duct 1, and the drying module until the laundry in the tub 100 is dried. Therefore, the washing machine of the embodiment synchronously realizes the function of removing the thread scraps in the process of drying clothes.
In the embodiment, the specific structure of the washing and drying machine is not limited herein.
The above examples are only intended to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, but not to limit it; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof; and such modifications or substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the corresponding technical solutions.