CN113308863B

CN113308863B - Condenser for clothes treatment device and clothes treatment device

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Publication number: CN113308863B
Application number: CN202110742973.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王海峰; 程宇峰; 刘祥宽; 陆国敏; 孟一民; 王海宁; 叶凯
Original assignee: Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co Ltd
Current assignee: Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-06-30
Filing date: 2021-06-30
Publication date: 2022-03-22
Anticipated expiration: 2041-06-30
Also published as: CN113308863A

Abstract

The invention discloses a condenser for a clothes treatment device and the clothes treatment device, wherein the condenser comprises: the condenser comprises a condenser body, a water inlet pipe, a water outlet pipe, a water inlet pipe and a water outlet pipe, wherein an air duct is formed in the condenser body; the filter screen is arranged in the air duct and is opposite to the spraying port; an elastic member connected between the filter screen and the condenser body to allow the filter screen to move relative to the condenser body. According to the condenser for the clothes treatment device, the filter screen is vibrated through vibration generated during dehydration of the clothes treatment device and is matched with water flow sprayed by the spraying port, so that manual labor is avoided for cleaning burrs on the filter screen, self-cleaning of the condenser is realized, smoothness in an air duct is kept, clothes drying time is shortened, energy consumption is saved, production cost is reduced, use experience of a user is improved, and the condenser is simple in structural design and convenient to assemble.

Description

Condenser for clothes treatment device and clothes treatment device

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to a condenser for a clothes treatment device and the clothes treatment device.

Background

Compared with a direct-exhaust clothes dryer, the condensing clothes dryer has the advantages that the condenser is arranged in the circulating air duct, moisture cannot be discharged to the surrounding environment during working, and the condensing clothes dryer is less influenced on the surrounding environment while drying quickly, so that the condensing clothes dryer is popular among people. The working principle of the condensation type clothes dryer is as follows: the motor drives the fan to rotate so as to enable air to flow in the closed air channel in an oriented and circulating manner, clothes are washed and dehydrated and then placed into the drum of the clothes dryer, the air enters the drum after being heated by the heating element, moisture is taken away after the air exchanges heat with the clothes which are rolled and shaken, moisture is cooled down when the humid air passes through the condenser, cooling water is pumped into the water storage box through the drainage pump, the air continuously flows to the heating element, the air enters the drum after being heated, and the circulation is carried out, so that the moisture on the clothes is continuously taken away until the clothes are dried.

The traditional condensing clothes dryer is provided with a filter screen in front of a condenser, so that thread scraps worn off on clothes are collected, and the phenomenon that the thread scraps are accumulated in an air channel to influence the performance of the clothes dryer is avoided. After the traditional clothes dryer program cycle is finished, the filter screen and the condenser need to be cleaned manually, otherwise, the operation of the next program cycle can be influenced, too much thread scraps can block air flow, the energy consumption is increased, the heat exchange efficiency of the condenser is reduced, and frequent alarming and even error reporting of the clothes dryer can be caused. Along with the continuous promotion of people on the intelligent requirements of the clothes dryer, how to enable a customer to operate more conveniently and simply when using the clothes dryer is a big problem faced by clothes dryer design engineers in various countries.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems of the prior art. To this end, the present invention proposes a condenser for a laundry treating apparatus, which is simple in structure and capable of achieving self-cleaning of the condenser.

The invention also provides a clothes treatment device with the condenser.

A condenser for a laundry treating apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention includes: the condenser comprises a condenser body, a water inlet pipe, a water outlet pipe and a water outlet pipe, wherein an air channel is formed in the condenser body, an air inlet and an air outlet which are communicated with the air channel are formed in the condenser body, and a spraying port which is communicated with the water inlet pipe and is suitable for spraying water into the air channel is formed in the condenser body; the filter screen is used for filtering impurities entering the air duct and is arranged in the air duct and is opposite to the spraying port; an elastic member connected between the filter screen and the condenser body so that the filter screen is movable relative to the condenser body.

According to the condenser for the clothes treatment device, the filter screen is vibrated through vibration generated during dehydration of the clothes treatment device and is matched with water flow sprayed by the spraying port, so that manual labor is avoided for cleaning burrs on the filter screen, self-cleaning of the condenser is realized, smoothness in an air duct is kept, clothes drying time is shortened, energy consumption is saved, production cost is reduced, use experience of a user is improved, and the condenser is simple in structural design and convenient to assemble.

In some embodiments, at least a portion of the air duct extends in a vertical direction, the air inlet is located at a lower side of the air outlet, and the filter screen is located at the air inlet.

In some embodiments, the screen comprises: net somatic part and stand, net somatic part covers the air intake, the stand includes two, two the stand is located respectively net somatic part is in width direction's both sides, the stand passes through the elastic component with the condenser organism links to each other.

In some embodiments, a positioning column is formed at least one end of the upright column in the length direction, the elastic member is formed as a spring, one end of the spring is sleeved on the positioning column, and the other end of the spring is connected with the condenser body.

In some embodiments, the condenser body has a guide groove formed on an inner peripheral wall thereof, and the upright is movably disposed in the guide groove.

Further, the condenser body includes: the condenser shell and the spraying plate, the air duct is defined in the condenser shell, the spraying plate is arranged in the air duct, and the spraying opening is formed in the spraying plate.

Further, the filter screen is established the entrance point in wind channel, spray the board with the filter screen is adjacent to be arranged and is located the filter screen is at the ascending low reaches of air inlet direction.

Furthermore, a plurality of spraying openings are formed in the spraying plate and are arranged on the surface of the spraying plate at intervals, and the projection of the net body part of the filter screen on the surface of the spraying plate is superposed with the plurality of spraying openings.

Further, the condenser case includes: lid and condensation protecgulum behind the condensation, the front side of lid is opened behind the condensation, the condensation protecgulum lid is established the front side of lid behind the condensation and with lid cooperation is injectd behind the condensation the wind channel, be formed with on the condensation protecgulum and run through the condensation protecgulum and with air intake and the air outlet of wind channel intercommunication, the air intake is located under the air outlet.

Further, the spraying plate and the filter screen are arranged in the condensation rear cover, wherein the spraying plate is fixed on the rear side wall of the condensation rear cover, and the filter screen is arranged at the front side opening position of the condensation rear cover.

Furthermore, the condensation rear cover is also provided with a water inlet which is communicated with the spraying port.

A laundry treating apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention includes: a barrel defining a washing chamber therein; according to the condenser for the clothes treatment device in the first aspect of the invention, the condenser is fixed on the barrel, and the air inlet and the air outlet of the air duct of the condenser are both communicated with the washing cavity.

According to the clothes treatment device, the condenser for the clothes treatment device is arranged, so that the overall performance of the clothes treatment device is improved, the use experience of a user is improved, and the defects of the existing condenser are overcome.

In some embodiments, the laundry treating apparatus further comprises: and the water inlet valve is communicated with the spraying port. In some embodiments of the present invention, the,

additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a condenser for a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a rear view of the condenser shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a right side view of the condenser shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a top view of the condenser shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of section A-A of the condenser shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the screen shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a schematic illustration of a side view of the screen shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a schematic illustration of a bottom view of the filter screen shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of the shower plate shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a schematic illustration of a side view of the shower plate shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of a top view of the shower plate shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of the condensed cover shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram of a side view of the cover shown in FIG. 12 after condensation;

FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram of a top view of the cover shown in FIG. 12 after condensation;

FIG. 15 is a schematic view of the condensing front cover shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 16 is a schematic illustration of a side view of the condensing front cover shown in FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram of a top view of the condensing front cover shown in FIG. 15;

FIG. 18 is a schematic view of the spring shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 19 is a schematic view of the spring shown in FIG. 18;

fig. 20 is a schematic diagram of a top view of the spring shown in fig. 18.

Reference numerals:

a condenser 100 for a laundry treating apparatus is provided,

a condenser body 1, a spray plate 11, a spray opening 111,

the condenser casing 12 is provided with a condenser casing 12,

a condensed back cover 121, a guide groove 1211, a water inlet 1212, a water inlet pipe 1213,

a condensing front cover 122, an air inlet 1221, an air outlet 1222, a fan cavity 1223,

the air duct 13 is provided with a plurality of air ducts,

a filter screen 2, a screen body part 21, a column 22, a positioning column 221,

elastic member 3, spring 31.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are illustrative and intended to be illustrative of the invention and are not to be construed as limiting the invention.

First, a laundry treating apparatus including a condenser 100 for a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention will be briefly described with reference to fig. 1 to 20.

A laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a drum and a condenser 100 for a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention.

Specifically, a washing cavity is defined in the cylinder, the condenser 100 is fixed on the cylinder, and the air inlet 1221 and the air outlet 1222 of the air duct 13 of the condenser 100 are both communicated with the washing cavity. That is, the washing chamber is formed in the drum of the laundry treating apparatus, the condenser 100 is fixedly connected to the drum, the air inlet 1221 of the air duct 13 of the condenser 100 is communicated with the washing chamber, and the air outlet 1222 of the air duct 13 of the condenser 100 is also communicated with the washing chamber. Therefore, the overall performance of the clothes treatment device is improved, the user experience is improved, and the clothes treatment device is simple in structure and convenient to assemble.

According to the clothes treatment device provided by the embodiment of the invention, the condenser 100 for the clothes treatment device is arranged, so that the overall performance of the clothes treatment device is improved, the use experience of a user is improved, and the defects of the existing condenser 100 are overcome.

Further, the barrel comprises an inner barrel and an outer barrel, the washing cavity is formed in the inner barrel, the air inlet 1221 and the air outlet 1222 of the condenser 100 are both communicated with the inner barrel, the condenser 100 is fixedly installed on the outer barrel, and the air duct 13 of the condenser 100 is communicated with the washing cavity.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the laundry treating apparatus further includes a water inlet valve, which is in communication with the shower port 111. Referring to fig. 1, the water inlet valve is connected to the upper end of the water inlet pipe 1213, the lower end of the water inlet pipe 1213 is connected to the left side wall of the condensation rear cover 121, the lower end of the water inlet pipe 1213 is communicated with the air duct 13, and the air duct 13 is communicated with the spray opening 111, so that the water inlet valve is communicated with the spray opening 111. Therefore, the structure is simple, the failure rate is reduced, and the assembly and maintenance difficulty is reduced.

When the clothes treatment device is assembled, the condenser 100 can be fixed on the outer cylinder of the clothes treatment device, then the air duct 13 of the condenser 100 is communicated with the washing cavity, and then the water inlet valve is connected with the water inlet pipe 1213; it is also possible to connect the inlet valve with the inlet pipe 1213 first, then fixedly mount the condenser 100 on the outer tub of the laundry treating apparatus, and then communicate the condenser 100 with the washing chamber. Therefore, the assembling process is simple, and the assembling difficulty is reduced.

A condenser 100 for a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 1 to 20.

As shown in fig. 1, a condenser 100 for a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of a first aspect of the present invention includes: condenser body 1, filter screen 2 and elastic component 3.

Specifically, the condenser 100 for the laundry treating apparatus includes: condenser body 1, filter screen 2 and elastic component 3. An air duct 13 is formed in the condenser body 1, an air inlet 1221 and an air outlet 1222 communicated with the air duct 13 are formed on the condenser body 1, a spray opening 111 communicated with a water inlet pipe 1213 is formed on the condenser body 1, the spray opening 111 is suitable for spraying water into the air duct 13, the filter screen 2 is used for filtering impurities entering the air duct 13, the filter screen 2 is arranged in the air duct 13 and is right opposite to the spray opening 111, and the elastic piece 3 is connected between the filter screen 2 and the condenser body 1, so that the filter screen 2 can move relative to the condenser body 1.

That is to say, the condenser 100 includes three parts, which are a condenser body 1, a filter screen 2 and an elastic member 3, wherein an air duct 13 is formed in the condenser body 1, an air inlet 1221 and an air outlet 1222 are formed on the condenser body 1, the air inlet 1221 is communicated with the air duct 13, the air outlet 1222 is also communicated with the air duct 13, a spray opening 111 is further formed on the condenser body 1, the spray opening 111 is communicated with an inlet pipe 1213, the spray opening 111 can be used for spraying water into the air duct 13, the filter screen 2 is used for filtering impurities entering the air duct 13, the impurities are mainly lint on clothes, the filter screen 2 is arranged in the air duct 13, the filter screen 2 is arranged opposite to the spray opening 111, and the filter screen 2 is connected with the condenser body 1 through the elastic member 3, so that the filter screen 2 can move relative to the condenser body 1.

Referring to fig. 1, a filter screen 2 and an elastic member 3 are both disposed in a condenser body 1, the filter screen 2 and the elastic member 3 are both located in an air duct 13, an air inlet 1221 is formed at a lower portion of the condenser body 1, an air outlet 1222 is formed at an upper portion of the condenser body 1, the air duct 13 is formed in the condenser body 1 between the air inlet 1221 and the air outlet 1222, the air inlet 1221 and the air outlet 1222 are both communicated with the air duct 13, a spray opening 111 is formed in the condenser body 1, a water inlet valve is connected to an upper end of a water inlet pipe 1213, a lower end of the water inlet pipe 1213 is connected to a left side wall of a condensation rear cover 121, the lower end of the water inlet pipe 1213 is communicated with the spray opening 111, the spray opening 111 can spray water into the air duct 13, the filter screen 2 for filtering impurities in the air duct 13 is disposed opposite to the spray opening 111, so that the filter screen 2 moves relative to the condenser body 1, and the elastic member 3 is disposed between the condenser body 1 and the filter screen 2.

When the clothes treatment device works, the clothes treatment device operates to a dehydration stage, the condenser 100 is fixedly arranged on the cylinder, the condenser 100 is influenced by the vibration of the cylinder during dehydration, the condenser 100 vibrates along with the condenser, the filter screen 2 in the condenser 100 is matched with the elastic piece 3, the filter screen 2 vibrates in the vertical direction, the water inlet valve is controlled to supply water into the water inlet pipe 1213, the water is sprayed onto the filter screen 2 through the spraying port 111, the filter screen 2 vibrates up and down relative to the sprayed water flow, and the flock on the filter screen 2 is washed and dropped off due to the fact that the water flow direction is opposite to the gas flow direction, therefore, the water flow spraying is adopted while the filter screen 2 vibrates, the purpose of comprehensively cleaning the filter screen 2 can be achieved, the structure is simple, energy consumption is saved, manual labor is saved, and the smoothness in the air duct 13 is kept.

According to the condenser 100 for the clothes treatment device, the vibration of the filter screen 2 is matched with the water flow sprayed by the spraying opening 111 through the vibration generated during the dehydration of the clothes treatment device, so that the manual labor for cleaning the flock on the filter screen 2 is avoided, the self-cleaning function of the condenser 100 is realized, the smoothness in the air duct 13 is kept, the clothes drying time is reduced, the energy consumption is reduced, the production cost is reduced, the use experience of a user is improved, the structural design is simple, and the assembly is convenient.

In some embodiments of the present invention, at least a portion of the air duct 13 extends in a vertical direction, the air inlet 1221 is located at a lower side of the air outlet 1222, and the filter screen 2 is disposed at the position of the air inlet 1221. That is, the duct 13 has a portion extending in a vertical direction, the outlet 1222 is located at an upper side (e.g., up and down direction as shown in fig. 5) of the inlet 1221, and the filter screen 2 is placed at a position of the inlet 1221. Thus, the condenser 100 has a simple internal structure and is easy to manufacture and assemble.

Referring to fig. 5, at least a portion of the air duct 13 extends in the condenser 100 in the up-down direction, the air inlet 1221 is formed at the lower portion of the condenser body 1, the air outlet 1222 is formed at the upper portion of the condenser body 1, the air inlet 1221 is located at the lower side of the air outlet 1222, the air outlet 1222 is located at the upper side of the air inlet 1221, the filter screen 2 is located at the position of the air inlet 1221, and is used for filtering impurities in the air flow entering the air duct 13 from the washing chamber, at this time, all the filtered impurities are attached to the front side of the filter screen 2, so that the air duct 13 is prevented from being blocked by the impurities entering the air duct 13, the problem of removing the impurities in the washing process is solved, and the washing performance of the clothes treatment device is improved.

When the clothes washing device is used, damp and hot gas carrying water vapor and flock in the washing cavity enters the condenser 100 from the air inlet 1221, the flock is filtered and intercepted by the filter screen 2 at the air inlet 1221, all the flock is attached to the filter screen 2, the damp and hot gas carrying the water vapor is cooled in the air duct 13 of the condenser 100, the gaseous water is condensed into liquid water, the damp and hot gas is dried and cooled, the cooled and dried gas is discharged from the air outlet 1222 and enters the washing cavity again, and the process is circulated until clothes are dried.

In some embodiments of the invention, the sieve 2 comprises: mesh body portion 21 and stand 22, mesh body portion 21 covers air intake 1221, and stand 22 includes two, and two stands 22 are located mesh body portion 21 both sides at the width direction respectively, and stand 22 passes through elastic component 3 and links to each other with condenser organism 1. That is, the strainer 2 includes the pillars 22 and the net body 21, the air inlets 1221 are covered by the net body 21 of the strainer 2, two pillars 22 are respectively provided on both sides of the net body 21 in the width direction, one pillar 22 is provided on the left side of the net body 21, one pillar 22 is provided on the right side of the net body 21, and the elastic member 3 is connected between the pillar 22 and the condenser body 1. Therefore, the filter screen 2 is simple in structure and convenient to manufacture, and the production cost is reduced.

Referring to fig. 6, the filter screen 2 includes a screen body 21 and two columns 22, wherein one column 22 is disposed at the left side of the screen body 21, one column 22 is disposed at the right side of the screen body 21, the filter screen 2 is vertically installed in the air duct 13 of the condenser 100 and installed along the extending direction of the air duct 13, the elastic member 3 is connected and installed between the column 22 and the condenser body 1, the clothes treating apparatus is operated to a dehydration stage, since the condenser 100 is fixedly installed on the drum, the drum vibrates to affect the condenser 100 during dehydration, and thus the condenser 100 vibrates therewith, and the filter screen 2 in the condenser 100 also vibrates under the action of the elastic member 3. Therefore, the condenser 100 is ingenious in design, adopts force transmission, and saves energy consumption.

In some embodiments of the present invention, a positioning pillar 221 is formed at least one end of the upright column 22 in the length direction, the elastic member 3 is formed as a spring 31, one end of the spring 31 is sleeved on the positioning pillar 221, and the other end is connected to the condenser body 1. That is, the upright column 22 may have a positioning column 221 formed at one end in the length direction, may have an upper end of the upright column 22, may have a lower end of the upright column 22, and the upright column 22 may have positioning columns 221 formed at both ends in the length direction, and preferably, the elastic member 3 is formed as a spring 31, one end of the spring 31 is sleeved on the positioning column 221, and the other end of the spring 31 is connected to the condenser body 1. Therefore, the spring 31 is skillfully designed, and the filter screen 2 can vibrate when the cylinder vibrates by utilizing the elasticity of the spring 31.

Referring to fig. 6-8, positioning pillars 221 are formed at both ends of each vertical column 22 in the length direction, that is, four positioning pillars 221 are formed together, an upward extending positioning pillar 221 is formed at the upper end of each vertical column 22, a downward extending positioning pillar 221 is formed at the lower end of each vertical column 22, and a spring 31 is sleeved on each positioning pillar 221. Wherein, the positioning column 221 formed at the upper end of each upright column 22 is sleeved with a spring 31, the lower end of the spring 31 is connected to the positioning column 221, and the upper end of the spring 31 is connected to the condenser body 1; and a spring 31 sleeved on a positioning column 221 formed at the lower end of each upright column 22, wherein the upper end of the spring 31 is connected to the positioning column 221, and the lower end of the spring 31 is connected to the condenser body 1.

When the condenser 100 of the embodiment is used, the clothes treatment device operates to the dehydration stage, the condenser 100 is influenced by the vibration of the cylinder, the filter screen 2 in the condenser 100 vibrates along with the vibration of the cylinder under the action of the elastic force of the spring 31, and the filter screen 2 vibrates in the up-and-down direction, so that the energy consumption is saved, and the production cost is reduced.

Further, in order to expand the application range of the condenser 100, the amplitude of the vertical vibration of the filter screen 2 can be achieved by designing the parameters of the elastic element 3, so that the condenser 100 can be applied to clothes treatment devices with different specifications, the application range of the condenser 100 is expanded, the production cost is low, and the assembly difficulty is small.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the condenser body 1 has a guide groove 1211 formed on an inner peripheral wall thereof, and the upright 22 is movably disposed in the guide groove 1211 along the guide groove 1211. That is, a guide groove 1211 is formed on an inner circumferential wall of the condenser body 1, the pillar 22 is disposed along an extending direction of the guide groove 1211, and the pillar 22 is movable within the guide groove 1211. From this, filter screen 2 can accomplish only along vertical direction motion in condenser organism 1, has avoided filter screen 2 to collide other spare parts in condenser organism 1, has prolonged condenser 100's life.

Referring to fig. 13, the condenser body 1 is formed with guide grooves 1211 on the left and right side walls thereof, the guide grooves 1211 extend vertically, the posts 22 of the screen 2 are installed in the guide grooves 1211, the screen 2 is vertically installed in the condenser body 1, and the posts 22 are movable up and down in the guide grooves 1211, so that the condenser 100 is affected by the vibration of the drum during dehydration, and the condenser 100 is vibrated accordingly, and the screen 2 in the condenser 100 is vibrated up and down by the elastic members 3 and the guide of the posts 22 and the guide grooves 1211.

In some embodiments of the invention, the condenser block 1 comprises: the condenser comprises a condenser shell 12 and a spray plate 11, wherein an air duct 13 is defined in the condenser shell 12, the spray plate 11 is arranged in the air duct 13, and a spray opening 111 is formed in the spray plate 11. That is, the condenser body 1 has a condenser case 12 and a shower plate 11, an air passage 13 is formed in the condenser case 12, the shower plate 11 is placed in the air passage 13, and a shower opening 111 is formed in the shower plate 11. Therefore, the condenser body 1 has a simple internal structure, and the shower plate 11 is difficult to manufacture.

Referring to fig. 3, the condenser body 1 has two parts, namely a condenser housing 12 and a shower plate 11, the condenser housing 12 is hollow, an air duct 13 is formed in the condenser housing 12, the shower plate 11 is disposed in the air duct 13, the shower plate 11 is provided with a shower opening 111, and water sprayed from the water inlet pipe 1213 is sprayed onto the filter screen 2 through the shower opening 111, so as to clean the filter screen 2.

When the clothes treatment device is used, the clothes treatment device operates to a dehydration stage, the condenser 100 is fixedly arranged on the cylinder body, the condenser 100 is influenced by the vibration of the cylinder body during dehydration, the condenser 100 vibrates along with the condenser, the filter screen 2 in the condenser 100 generates vibration in the vertical direction under the action of the elastic piece 3 and the guide of the upright post 22 and the guide groove 1211, the water inlet valve is controlled to supply water into the water inlet pipe 1213, the water of the water inlet pipe 1213 is sprayed onto the spraying plate 11, the water is sprayed onto the filter screen 2 through the spraying port 111, the filter screen 2 vibrates vertically relative to the sprayed water flow, and the flock on the filter screen 2 is washed and falls off due to the fact that the water flow direction is opposite to the gas flow direction, and the cleanness of the filter screen 2 is guaranteed.

Alternatively, the shower plate 11 and the condenser housing 12 may be connected by a thermal fusion or ultrasonic welding technique.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the screen 2 is provided at the inlet end of the air duct 13, and the shower plate 11 is disposed adjacent to the screen 2 and downstream of the screen 2 in the air intake direction. That is to say, the filter screen 2 is disposed at the air inlet 1221 of the air duct 13, the spray plate 11 is adjacent to and spaced apart from the filter screen 2, and the spray plate 11 is located downstream of the filter screen 2 in the air inlet direction, that is, the filter screen 2 is located upstream of the spray plate 11 in the air inlet direction. The positions of the filter screen 2 and the spray plate 11 are arranged in this way, so that the flocks are prevented from entering the air duct 13, and the smooth air flow in the air duct 13 is ensured.

Referring to fig. 5, the mesh body 21 of the filter screen 2 is located at the air inlet 1221, completely covers the air inlet 1221 in the vertical direction, the spray plate 11 is located at the rear side of the filter screen 2, and the filter screen 2 is located at the front side of the spray plate 11, in other words, the filter screen 2 and the spray plate 11 are sequentially installed in the condenser body 1 in the air inlet direction, so that the air duct 13 and the spray opening 111 are prevented from being blocked by the lint.

Firstly, the clothes processing device operates to a dehydration stage, the condenser 100 vibrates along with the cylinder, the filter screen 2 in the condenser 100 generates vibration in the vertical direction under the action of the elastic element 3 and the guide of the upright post 22 and the guide groove 1211, the water inlet valve is controlled to supply water into the water inlet pipe 1213, the water of the water inlet pipe 1213 is sprayed onto the spraying plate 11, the water is sprayed onto the filter screen 2 through the spraying port 111, the filter screen 2 vibrates vertically relative to the sprayed water flow, and the flock on the filter screen 2 is washed and dropped off due to the fact that the water flow direction is opposite to the air flow direction, so that the cleanness of the filter screen 2 is guaranteed, and the smoothness of the air flow is also guaranteed.

Then, when the clothes treatment device operates to the drying stage, the damp and hot airflow carrying impurities flows out of the washing cavity and enters the condenser 100, the damp and hot airflow carrying impurities firstly contacts the filter screen 2, the filter screen 2 filters the impurities in the airflow on the front side of the filter screen 2 (refer to the front side of the filter screen 2 shown in fig. 5), the damp and hot airflow not carrying impurities enters the air duct 13, the damp and hot airflow passes through the spraying plate 11 and is cooled and dried, the cooled and dried airflow is heated again and enters the washing cavity to carry water vapor out of the washing cavity, and the operation is circulated until the clothes are dried.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the shower plate 11 is formed with a plurality of shower openings 111 spaced on the surface of the shower plate 11, and the projection of the mesh portion 21 of the strainer 2 on the surface of the shower plate 11 coincides with the plurality of shower openings 111. That is, the plurality of shower openings 111 are arranged at intervals on the surface of the shower plate 11, the projection of the mesh portion 21 of the strainer 2 on the surface of the shower plate 11 may partially overlap with the plurality of shower openings 111, and the projection of the mesh portion 21 of the strainer 2 on the surface of the shower plate 11 may completely overlap with the plurality of shower openings 111.

In one embodiment, the projection of the mesh body 21 of the screen 2 on the surface of the shower plate 11 is larger than the outer contour of the plurality of shower openings 111 and completely covers the outer contour of the plurality of shower openings 111, i.e. the outer contour of the plurality of shower openings 111 is completely located within the projection of the mesh body 21 of the screen 2 on the surface of the shower plate 11. Therefore, the spraying range of the plurality of spraying openings 111 can completely cover the net body part 21, and the complete cleaning of the filter screen 2 is ensured.

Or, the projection of the net body part 21 of the strainer 2 on the surface of the shower plate 11 is larger than the outer contours of the plurality of shower openings 111 and partially covers the outer contours of the plurality of shower openings 111, that is, the projection of the net body part 21 of the strainer 2 on the surface of the shower plate 11 is located within the outer contours of the plurality of shower openings 111.

In another embodiment, the projection of the mesh body portion 21 of the screen 2 on the surface of the shower plate 11 is smaller than the outer contour of the plurality of shower openings 111, i.e. the projection of the mesh body portion 21 of the screen 2 on the surface of the shower plate 11 is completely located within the outer contour of the plurality of shower openings 111.

In a further embodiment, the projection of the mesh body 21 of the screen 2 on the surface of the shower plate 11 is equal to the outer contour of the plurality of shower openings 111 and completely covers the outer contour of the plurality of shower openings 111, i.e. the outer contour of the plurality of shower openings 111 completely coincides with the projection of the mesh body 21 of the screen 2 on the surface of the shower plate 11.

In a further embodiment, the projection of the mesh body 21 of the screen 2 on the surface of the shower plate 11 is equal to the outer contour of the plurality of shower openings 111 and partially covers the outer contour of the plurality of shower openings 111, i.e. the projection of the mesh body 21 of the screen 2 on the surface of the shower plate 11 is located within the outer contour of the plurality of shower openings 111.

Preferably, the projection of the mesh body part 21 of the strainer 2 on the surface of the shower plate 11 is equal to the outer contour of the plurality of shower openings 111, and the outer contour of the plurality of shower openings 111 completely coincides with the projection of the mesh body part 21 of the strainer 2 on the surface of the shower plate 11. Specifically, the shower plate 11 is formed with a plurality of shower openings 111, the plurality of shower openings 111 are formed on the surface of the shower plate 11, and the plurality of shower openings 111 are arranged at intervals, and in order to clean the screen 2 more thoroughly, the shower range of the plurality of shower openings 111 is set to completely cover the mesh part 21 of the screen 2, and the mesh part 21 completely covers the shower range of the plurality of shower openings 111. Therefore, when the filter screen 2 vibrates up and down, water sprayed out from the spraying openings 111 can wash each part of the screen body part 21, the cleaning efficiency is improved, and the filter screen 2 is ensured to be clean and thorough.

Referring to fig. 9, thirty-five spraying ports 111 are formed on the spraying plate 11, the thirty-five spraying ports 111 are arranged at intervals in a staggered manner, ten rows of the thirty-five spraying ports 111 are arranged in the vertical direction, a row of three spraying ports 111 and a row of four spraying ports 111 are arranged at intervals in a staggered manner, the spraying range of the thirty-five spraying ports 111 can completely cover the net body part 21, water is sprayed to the front side of the net body part 21 through a plurality of through holes in the net body part 21 at the rear side of the net body part 21, the net body part 21 is cleaned, and an installation flange extending forwards in the horizontal direction is further formed on the spraying plate 11, so that the spraying ports 111 can completely clean the net body part 21, the cleaning efficiency of the filter screen 2 is improved, the cleaning effect of the filter screen 2 is optimized, and the air flow is guaranteed to be smooth when passing through the filter screen 2.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the condenser casing 12 comprises: lid 121 and condensation protecgulum 122 after the condensation, the front side of lid 121 is opened after the condensation, and lid 122 lid is established in the front side of lid 121 after the condensation and is injectd wind channel 13 with lid 121 cooperation after the condensation, is formed with on the condensation protecgulum 122 to run through condensation protecgulum 122 and with wind channel 13 intercommunication air intake 1221 and air outlet 1222, air intake 1221 is located the air outlet 1222 directly below. Thus, the condenser case 12 has a simple structure, is easy to manufacture, and has low assembly difficulty.

That is, the condenser case 12 has a condensation front cover 122 and a condensation rear cover 121, a front side of the condensation rear cover 121 is open toward the front (refer to the front-rear direction shown in fig. 1), the condensation rear cover 121 covers a rear side of the condensation front cover 122 (refer to the front-rear direction shown in fig. 1), and the condensation front cover 122 and the condensation rear cover 121 cooperate with each other to define an air duct 13, the air duct 13 is formed between the condensation front cover 122 and the condensation rear cover 121, an air inlet 1221 and an air outlet 1222 are both formed on the condensation front cover 122, the air inlet 1221 penetrates the condensation front cover 122 in the horizontal direction, the air outlet 1222 penetrates the condensation front cover 122 in the vertical direction, and the air inlet 1221 and the air outlet 1222 are both communicated with the air duct 13, the air inlet 1221 is located directly below the air outlet 1222, and the air outlet 1222 is located directly above the air inlet 1221.

Referring to fig. 3, the condenser casing 12 has two parts, namely, a condensation front cover 122 and a condensation rear cover 121, the condensation front cover 122 is located on the front side of the condensation rear cover 121, the condensation rear cover 121 is located on the rear side of the condensation front cover 122, the front side of the condensation rear cover 121 is open toward the condensation front cover 122, the condensation front cover 122 is connected to the condensation rear cover 121, the condensation rear cover 121 is covered on the condensation front cover 122, an air duct 13 is formed between the condensation rear cover 121 and the condensation front cover 122, an air inlet 1221 and an air outlet 1222 are both formed on the condensation front cover 122, and the air outlet 1222 is located directly above the air inlet 1221.

Further, still be formed with the fan chamber 1223 that holds the fan subassembly on the condensation protecgulum 122, fan chamber 1223 is linked together with wind channel 13, and the air current after the spray plate 11 cooling drying gets into fan chamber 1223 by wind channel 13 in, under the drive of fan subassembly, cooling drying's air current is heated once more and is got into the washing intracavity and takes steam out of the washing chamber, so reciprocating cycle is until the clothing is completely dry.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the spray plate 11 and the filter screen 2 are both disposed in the condensation rear cover 121, wherein the spray plate 11 is fixed on the rear sidewall of the condensation rear cover 121, and the filter screen 2 is disposed at the front side open position of the condensation rear cover 121. That is to say, be equipped with spray plate 11 and filter screen 2 in the lid 121 behind the condensation, fixed spray plate 11 on the back side wall of lid 121 behind the condensation, filter screen 2 is placed to the open-ended position in front of lid 121 behind the condensation, spray plate 11 is located filter screen 2's rear side (refer to the fore-and-aft direction shown in fig. 1), filter screen 2 is located spray plate 11's front side (refer to the fore-and-aft direction shown in fig. 1), thus, can cover air intake 1221 completely in vertical direction, filter screen 2 and spray plate 11 are installed in condenser organism 1 in the air inlet direction in proper order, the dander has been avoided blockking up wind channel 13 and spraying port 111, the unblocked of air current has been guaranteed.

Referring to fig. 1, a vertical extending guide groove 1211 is formed on each of the left side wall and the right side wall of the condensation rear cover 121, two columns 22 of the filter screen 2 are respectively installed in the guide grooves 1211 on the left side wall and the right side wall, springs 31 are respectively sleeved on the positioning columns 221 at two ends of the two columns 22, the springs 31 are connected between the columns 22 and the condensation rear cover 121, the filter screen 2 is vertically installed in the condensation rear cover 121, a net body part 21 of the filter screen 2 is located at an air inlet 1221, the air inlet 1221 is completely covered in the vertical direction, the spray plate 11 is fixed on the rear side of the filter screen 2, and the filter screen 2 is located on the front side of the spray plate 11. Thus, the condenser 100 has a simple structure and is easy to assemble.

Preferably, the shower plate 11 and the condenser housing 12 are connected by a heat fusion or ultrasonic welding technique.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the cover 121 further has a water inlet 1212, and the water inlet 1212 is in communication with the shower outlet 111. It is understood that the position where the condensation rear cover 121 is connected to the inlet pipe 1213 defines a water inlet 1212, a water channel is formed in the inlet pipe 1213, the water channel is communicated with the water inlet 1212, the water inlet 1212 is communicated with the air duct 13, and the shower opening 111 is communicated with the air duct 13, so that the water inlet 1212 is communicated with the shower opening 111.

A condenser 100 for a laundry treating apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 1 to 20.

Referring to fig. 1, a condenser 100 for a laundry treating apparatus has three parts, a condenser body 1, a filter net 2, and an elastic member 3, wherein the condenser body 1 includes two parts: a condenser housing 12 and a shower plate 11, the condenser housing 12 having a condensation rear cover 121 and a condensation front cover 122, the screen 2 having a mesh body 21 and two uprights 22.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1 to 20, the condensation rear cover 121 is located at the rear side of the condensation front cover 122, the front side of the condensation rear cover 121 is open toward the condensation front cover 122, the condensation rear cover 121 is covered with the condensation front cover 122, the air duct 13 is formed between the condensation front cover 122 and the condensation rear cover 121, the air inlet 1221 is formed at the lower portion of the condensation front cover 122, the air inlet 1221 is rectangular and penetrates through the condensation front cover 122 in the horizontal direction, and the air outlet 1222 is formed at the upper portion of the condensation front cover 122.

Lid 121 all is formed with on the left side wall and the right side wall of condensation and extends guide way 1211 from top to bottom, two stands 22 of filter screen 2 are installed respectively on left side wall and right side wall in guide way 1211, stand 22 both ends are formed with reference column 221, all the cover is equipped with spring 31 on every reference column 221, spring 31 is connected between stand 22 and condensation back lid 121, filter screen 2 is vertical to be installed in condensation back lid 121, the dictyosome portion 21 of filter screen 2 is located air intake 1221 department and covers air intake 1221 completely, filter screen 2 and shower plate 11 are installed in condenser organism 1 in the air inlet direction in proper order, still be connected with inlet tube 1213 on the left side wall of condensation back lid 121, the water course in the inlet tube 1213 is linked together with water inlet 1212.

A plurality of spraying openings 111 are arranged on the spraying plate 11 in a staggered mode at intervals, the spraying range of the spraying openings 111 can completely cover the mesh body part 21 of the filter screen 2, a fan cavity 1223 is further formed in the condensation front cover 122, the fan cavity 1223 is also communicated with the air duct 13, and the fan cavity 1223 is used for containing a fan assembly.

The operation of the condenser 100 for a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

Firstly, the clothes processing device is operated to a dehydration stage, the cylinder rotates at a high speed to generate vibration, the condenser 100 vibrates along with the cylinder, under the combined action of the elastic element 3, the upright post 22 and the guide groove 1211, the filter screen 2 in the condenser 100 generates vibration in the vertical direction, meanwhile, the water inlet valve is controlled to supply water to the water inlet pipe 1213, the water of the water inlet pipe 1213 is sprayed onto the spraying plate 11, the water is sprayed onto the filter screen 2 through the spraying port 111, the filter screen 2 vibrates vertically relative to the sprayed water flow, and the flock on the filter screen 2 is washed and falls off due to the fact that the water flow direction is opposite to the air flow direction, so that the cleanness of the filter screen 2 is guaranteed, and the smoothness of the air flow is also guaranteed.

Then, when the clothes treatment device operates to a drying stage, the damp and hot airflow carrying impurities flows out of the washing cavity and enters the condenser 100, the damp and hot airflow carrying impurities firstly contacts the filter screen 2, the filter screen 2 filters the impurities in the airflow at the front side of the filter screen 2, the damp and hot airflow not carrying impurities enters the air duct 13, the damp and hot airflow passes through the spraying plate 11 and is cooled and dried, the cooled and dried airflow is heated again to enter the washing cavity to carry water vapor out of the washing cavity under the driving of the fan assembly, and the operation is circulated until the clothes are dried.

The laundry treating apparatus according to the second aspect of the embodiment of the present invention includes the condenser 100 for the laundry treating apparatus according to the above-described first aspect of the embodiment of the present invention.

A laundry treating apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 1 to 20.

Wherein the laundry treating apparatus is a drum washing machine.

Specifically, the drum washing machine includes a housing (not shown), a drum, a movable door, a dynamic sealing structure, an end cover assembly, a water inlet structure, and a water outlet structure. The water inlet structure is connected with an external water source in the drum washing machine, namely the external water source enters the drum washing machine through the water inlet structure. The water outlet structure is connected with an external drain pipe in the drum washing machine, namely, sewage generated after clothes are washed is discharged out of the drum washing machine through the water outlet structure.

The outer cylinder is arranged in the shell and is approximately of a cylindrical barrel-shaped structure with two open ends, and one side of the outer cylinder, close to the opening in the shell, is provided with an outer cylinder opening. The outer cylinder is rotatably provided with an inner cylinder, the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder are coaxially arranged, the cylinder consists of the inner cylinder and the outer cylinder, a washing cavity is formed in the inner cylinder, the air inlet 1221 and the air outlet 1222 of the condenser 100 are communicated with the washing cavity, namely the air duct 13 of the condenser 100 is communicated with the washing cavity, the water inlet valve is connected with the water inlet pipe 1213, and the on-off of water flow in the water inlet pipe 1213 is controlled.

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

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

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; the connection can be mechanical connection, electrical connection or communication; 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 by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

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

While embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A condenser (100) for a laundry treatment apparatus, comprising:

the condenser comprises a condenser body (1), wherein an air channel (13) is formed in the condenser body (1), an air inlet and an air outlet which are communicated with the air channel (13) are formed in the condenser body (1), and a spray opening which is communicated with a water inlet pipe and is suitable for spraying water into the air channel (13) is formed in the condenser body (1);

the filter screen (2) is used for filtering impurities entering the air duct (13), and the filter screen (2) is arranged in the air duct (13) and is opposite to the spraying port;

elastic component (3), elastic component (3) connect filter screen (2) with between condenser organism (1), so that filter screen (2) can for condenser organism (1) activity.

2. Condenser (100) for a laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that at least part of the air duct (13) extends in a vertical direction, the air inlet is located at the lower side of the air outlet, and the filter screen (2) is located at the air inlet.

3. Condenser (100) for a laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that said sieve (2) comprises: net somatic part and stand, net somatic part covers the air intake, the stand includes two, two the stand is located respectively net somatic part is in width direction's both sides, the stand passes through elastic component (3) with condenser organism (1) links to each other.

4. The condenser (100) for a clothing processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the pillar is formed with a positioning post at least one end in a length direction, the elastic member (3) is formed as a spring, one end of the spring is sleeved on the positioning post and the other end of the spring is connected with the condenser body (1).

5. The condenser (100) for a laundry treating device according to claim 3, characterized in that the condenser body (1) has a guide groove formed on its inner peripheral wall, and the upright is movably disposed in the guide groove.

6. The condenser (100) for a laundry treating device according to any one of claims 1-5, characterized in that the condenser body (1) comprises: condenser casing (12) and spray plate (11), inject in condenser casing (12) wind channel (13), spray plate (11) are located in wind channel (13), the mouth that sprays is formed on spray plate (11).

7. Condenser (100) for a laundry treatment apparatus, according to claim 6, characterized in that said sieve (2) is provided at the inlet end of said air duct (13), said sprinkling plate (11) being arranged adjacent to said sieve (2) and downstream of said sieve (2) in the direction of the incoming air.

8. The condenser (100) for a laundry treating apparatus according to claim 6, characterized in that the shower plate (11) is formed with a plurality of shower openings arranged at intervals on the surface of the shower plate (11), and the projection of the net body portion of the filter screen (2) on the surface of the shower plate (11) coincides with the plurality of shower openings.

9. The condenser (100) for a laundry treating device according to claim 6, characterized in that the condenser casing (12) comprises: lid (121) and condensation protecgulum (122) behind the condensation, the front side of lid (121) is opened after the condensation, lid (122) lid is established behind the condensation the front side of lid (121) and with lid (121) cooperation is injectd after the condensation wind channel (13), be formed with on condensation protecgulum (122) and run through condensation protecgulum (122) and with air intake and the air outlet of wind channel (13) intercommunication, the air intake is located under the air outlet.

10. The condenser (100) for a laundry treating apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the shower plate (11) and the filter screen (2) are both provided in the condensation rear cover (121), wherein the shower plate (11) is fixed on a rear sidewall of the condensation rear cover (121), and the filter screen (2) is provided at a front side open position of the condensation rear cover (121).

11. The condenser (100) for a laundry treating device according to claim 10, wherein the condensation rear cover (121) further has a water inlet opening thereon, the water inlet opening being communicated with the spraying opening.

12. A laundry treating apparatus, comprising:

a barrel defining a washing chamber therein;

condenser (100) for a laundry treatment apparatus according to any of claims 1-11, fixed to said drum, both the air inlet and the air outlet of the air duct (13) of said condenser being in communication with said washing chamber.

13. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising: and the water inlet valve is communicated with the spraying port.