CN113389002A

CN113389002A - Clothes treating appliance

Info

Publication number: CN113389002A
Application number: CN202010171442.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘帅; 姚伯礼; 张海燕
Original assignee: BSH Electrical Appliances Jiangsu Co Ltd
Current assignee: BSH Electrical Appliances Jiangsu Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-03-12
Filing date: 2020-03-12
Publication date: 2021-09-14

Abstract

A laundry treatment appliance (10) comprising: a laundry treating assembly (12); a drying tunnel assembly (14), said drying tunnel assembly (14) being in fluid communication with said garment treatment assembly (12); and a lint processing assembly (16), the lint processing assembly (16) comprising a lint trap (18) located between the garment processing assembly (12) and the drying tunnel assembly (14) and a lint remover (20) in rotatable contact with the lint trap (18). In this manner, lint generated during the treatment of the garment may be easily and efficiently cleaned from entering the drying tunnel assembly (14) or from entering the drying tunnel assembly (14) in a reduced amount.

Description

Clothes treating appliance

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of household appliances, in particular to a clothes treatment appliance.

Background

Laundry treatment appliances such as washing machines, laundry dryers, clothes dryers and the like generally produce a large amount of lint after the laundry treatment appliances are washed and dried. The existing clothes treating apparatus generally has a room for improving convenience, effectiveness and the like of cleaning the lint.

When a large amount of lint enters the drying tunnel of the clothes treating appliance, the lint may be accumulated at the heater, the fan, etc., which may cause the air volume of the fan to decrease, reduce the drying speed of the clothes treating appliance, and may cause the fan to be locked under severe conditions.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention aims to solve at least one of the problems described above, for example.

In view of the above objects, an aspect of an embodiment of the present invention provides a laundry treating appliance, including: a laundry treating assembly; a drying tunnel assembly in fluid communication with the garment treatment assembly; and a lint treating assembly including a lint collecting member between the laundry treating assembly and the drying tunnel assembly and a lint removing member rotatably contacting the lint collecting member. Therefore, the drying tunnel component can be beneficial to conveniently and effectively cleaning the lint generated in the clothes treatment process, and the lint is prevented from entering the drying tunnel component or the amount of the lint entering the drying tunnel component is reduced.

Optionally, the lint collector comprises a screen, and the lint remover comprises a brush body rotatably contacting the screen. The filter screen can let the air current get into when the drying tunnel subassembly, the interception batting, the brush body can be got rid of batting on the filter screen, clearance the filter screen avoids piling up too much batting on it, but reuse behind the filter screen clearance.

Optionally, the lint remover comprises a driving member for driving the brush body to rotate. The driving part can help to drive and control the brush body to rotate, and then the lint on the lint collecting part can be cleaned conveniently and effectively.

Optionally, the drive member is driven by a fluid. The fluid driving the driving part may contribute to cost optimization of the laundry treating appliance.

Alternatively, the driving member includes a driven gear connected to the brush body and a driving gear contacting the driven gear. The contact engagement of the driven gear and the drive gear may facilitate driving rotation of the brush body.

Alternatively, the driving member includes a power applying portion and a connecting portion connecting the driving gear and the power applying portion. The connecting portion may facilitate driving of the driving gear by the power applying portion.

Optionally, the power application portion comprises an impeller. Rotation of the impeller may facilitate the application of power.

Optionally, the drive component comprises a flow conduit housing the power application portion and a fluid input conduit in fluid communication with the flow conduit. The fluid can enter the diversion pipeline through the fluid input pipeline to apply power to the power applying part.

Optionally, the flow conduit supports the connection. The support of the connecting portion 36 by the flow guide passage may contribute to the support of the drive gear and the power application portion.

Optionally, the lint handling assembly comprises a first seal between the flow conduit and the connection. The first sealing member may facilitate sealing between the guide duct and the connection portion and sealing inside the guide duct.

Optionally, the drying tunnel assembly includes an upper cover, the driving part includes a brush rod connecting the brush body and the driven gear, and the brush rod is mounted on the upper cover. Therefore, the support of the brush body and the driven gear by the upper cover can be facilitated.

Optionally, the flow conduit comprises a fluid distribution portion located at the upper cover. The fluid distribution portion may facilitate control of a distribution of the fluid as it exits the flow conduit.

Optionally, the lint processing assembly comprises second and third seals between the upper cover and the brush bar and the fluid distribution portion, respectively. The second and third sealing members may assist in sealing between the upper cover and the brush bar and the fluid distribution portion.

Optionally, the driven gear and the driving gear are bevel gears. This may facilitate the driving of the lint remover.

Optionally, the garment treatment assembly comprises an outer tub, the lint collection element being located between the outer tub and the drying tunnel assembly. The lint collection element may help reduce or eliminate the amount of lint that enters the drying tunnel assembly from the garment treatment assembly.

Optionally, the drying tunnel assembly comprises a fan and a heater. The fan and the heater may facilitate flow and temperature elevation of the fluid within the drying tunnel assembly.

The subject matter of any independent claim above may be combined with any subject matter or combination of subject matter of any dependent claims as may be permitted under the circumstances of technology to form new claimed subject matter.

The invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same or similar reference numerals may be used to refer to the same or similar elements in different embodiments, and the description of the same or similar elements in different embodiments may be omitted.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a partial perspective schematic view of a laundry treatment appliance according to an aspect of an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged, perspective cross-sectional schematic view of the laundry treating appliance of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is another enlarged, perspective, cross-sectional view of a portion of the laundry treating appliance of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a further enlarged, schematic perspective cross-sectional view of a portion of the laundry treating appliance of FIG. 1, illustrating a fluid flow path; and

fig. 5 is a side view schematic diagram of the laundry treating appliance of fig. 1, showing another fluid flow path.

Detailed Description

As shown in fig. 1 to 2, an aspect of an embodiment of the present invention provides a laundry treating appliance 10, including: a laundry treating assembly 12; a drying tunnel assembly 14, said drying tunnel assembly 14 being in fluid communication with said laundry treating assembly 12; and a lint processing assembly 16, the lint processing assembly 16 including a lint trap 18 located between the garment processing assembly 12 and the drying tunnel assembly 14, and a lint remover 20 rotatably contacting the lint trap 18. The lint pickers 18 do not require manual removal for cleaning, and the lint removers 20 may facilitate cleaning of the lint pickers 18, thereby facilitating convenient and efficient cleaning of lint generated during the laundry process, preventing it from entering the drying tunnel assembly 14 or reducing its amount of entering the drying tunnel assembly 14.

The laundry treating appliance 10 may be a washing machine, a dryer, a washer dryer, or the like. The clothes treating assembly 12 is capable of receiving clothes (not shown) therein for washing, drying, etc. The drying tunnel assembly 14 may provide heat, etc., to the clothes in the clothes treating assembly 12.

The lint pickups 18, lint removers 20 of the lint processing assembly 16 may comprise any suitable shape, configuration. Optionally, the lint collector 18 comprises a screen 22 and the lint remover 20 comprises a brush body 24 rotatably contacting the screen 22. The screen 22 may intercept the batting while allowing airflow into the drying tunnel assembly 14. The brush body 24 can remove the lint on the filter screen 22, clean the filter screen 22, and prevent the excessive lint from being accumulated on the filter screen 22. The filter screen 22 can be reused after being cleaned. The filter screen 22 may be circular, and the brush body 24 may be a bar having a length equal to the diameter of the filter screen 22. The brush body 24 may have an area smaller than that of the filter mesh 22. The brush body 24 is rotatable around the center of the screen 22, and contacts all portions of the screen 22 after one rotation, thereby removing lint from each corresponding portion of the screen 22.

Optionally, the lint remover 20 comprises a drive member 26 for driving the brush body 24 in rotation. The drive member 26 may help to drive and control the rotation of the brush body 24 to facilitate and facilitate the cleaning of the lint collection element 18 and the lint on the screen 22.

The drive member 26 may be driven by any suitable power. Optionally, the drive member 26 is driven by a fluid 28 (fig. 4). The fluid 28 may be water, an aqueous solution, or the like. The fluid 28 driving the driving part 26 may contribute to cost optimization and the like of the laundry treating appliance 10.

The drive member 26 may include any suitable shape and configuration for driving and controlling the rotation of the brush body 24. Alternatively, the driving member 26 includes a driven gear 30 connected to the brush body 24 and a driving gear 32 in contact with the driven gear 30. The contacting engagement of the driven gear 30 and the drive gear 32 may facilitate driving and controlling the rotation of the brush body 24.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4 together, optionally, the driving member 26 includes a power applying portion 34 and a connecting portion 36 connecting the driving gear 32 and the power applying portion 34. The motive force applying portion 34 may be applied with motive force by the fluid 28. The connecting portion 36 may facilitate the driving of the driving gear 32 by the power applying portion 34.

The power application portion 34 may comprise any suitable shape, configuration, etc. Optionally, the power application portion 34 includes an impeller 38. The fluid 28 may drive the impeller 38 to rotate. The rotation of the impeller 38 may be transmitted to the drive gear 32 through the connecting portion 36.

Optionally, the drive member 26 includes a fluid conducting conduit 40 housing the power application portion 34 and a fluid input conduit 42 in fluid communication with the fluid conducting conduit 40. As shown in fig. 4, the fluid 28 may enter the pilot conduit 40 via the fluid input conduit 42.

The drive gear 32 and the power applying portion 34 may be supported by any suitable shape configuration or the like. Optionally, the flow conduit 40 supports the connection 36. The connection portion 36 may be combined with the guide duct 40. The connection 36 may extend partially within the flow conduit 40. The support of the connecting portion 36 by the guide duct 40 may facilitate the support of the driving gear 32 and the power applying portion 34. The drive gear 32 may be located outside the flow conduit 40.

The batting processing assembly 16 may include any suitable shape configuration or the like other than those described above. Optionally, the lint disposal assembly 16 comprises a first seal 44 between the flow conduit 40 and the connection 36. The first seal 44 may be positioned at the junction of the flow conduit 40 and the connection 36 to facilitate sealing between the flow conduit 40 and the connection 36 and sealing within the flow conduit 40 to prevent unwanted leakage of the fluid 28 at the junction of the flow conduit 40 and the connection 36.

The brush body 24 and the driven gear 30 may be mounted to the laundry treatment appliance 10 in any suitable shape and structure. Optionally, the drying tunnel assembly 14 includes an upper cover 46, the driving part 26 includes a brush bar 48 connecting the brush body 24 and the driven gear 30, and the brush bar 48 is mounted to the upper cover 46. This can facilitate the support of the brush body 24 and the driven gear 30 by the upper cover 46. The driven gear 30 may be located above the upper cover 46.

The fluid 28 may be fed from the fluid feed conduit 42 into the flow conduit 40, and the power application portion 34 may be driven to rotate the drive gear 32, the driven gear 30, the brush bar 48, and the brush body 24 via the connecting portion 36, so as to apply a force to the batting (not shown) on the batting collection member 18 via the brush body 24, reduce the binding force between the batting and the batting collection member 18, and/or separate the batting from the batting collection member 18.

Optionally, the flow conduit 40 includes a fluid distribution portion 50 located on the upper cover 46. The fluid distribution portion 50 may include a mesh structure having a number of through holes. The fluid distribution portion 50 may facilitate controlling the distribution of the fluid 28 as it exits the flow conduit 40.

After flowing through the power application portion 34, the fluid 28 may flow through the fluid distribution portion 50 to the lint collection element 18, scouring the lint on the lint collection element 18, reducing the binding force between the lint and the lint collection element 18 and/or causing the lint to detach from the lint collection element 18. The lint exiting the lint trap 18 may exit the laundry treating appliance 10 with the fluid 18.

The upper cover 46 may be connected to the brush bar 48 and the fluid distribution portion 50 in any suitable shape, configuration, etc. Optionally, the lint management assembly 16 includes second and

third seals

52, 54 located between the upper cover 46 and the brush bar 48 and the fluid distribution portion 50, respectively. The second and

third seals

52, 54 may help seal the junction between the upper cover 46 and the brush bar 48 and the fluid distribution portion 50.

The driven gear 30 and the drive gear 32 may be any suitable gears. Alternatively, the driven gear 30 and the driving gear 32 are bevel gears. This may facilitate the driving of the lint pickers 20, for example, the rotation of the power application part 34 is converted into the rotation of the driving gear 32, the driven gear 30 and the lint pickers 20. The driven gear 30 and the driving gear 32 may be disposed perpendicular to each other, and axes about which they rotate may be perpendicular to each other, which may facilitate rational utilization of space of the laundry treating appliance 10.

The laundry treating appliance 10 may comprise any suitable shape, configuration, etc., and may be of any suitable type. Optionally, the garment treatment assembly 12 includes an outer tub 56, and the lint collection element 18 is located between the outer tub 56 and the drying tunnel assembly 14. The lint collection element 18 may help reduce or eliminate the amount of lint that enters the drying tunnel assembly 14 from the garment treatment assembly 12.

Referring also to fig. 5, the drying tunnel assembly 14 may include any suitable shape, configuration, etc. Optionally, the drying tunnel assembly 14 includes a fan 58 and a heater 60. The fan 58 and the heater 60 may facilitate the flow and temperature rise of the fluid 62 within the drying tunnel assembly 14.

The fluid 62 may be a gas, such as air containing moisture, or the like. The fluid 62 may enter the clothing treating assembly 12 from the door seal 13 connected to the clothing treating assembly 12, be removed from the lint treating assembly 16 to remove lint carried by the clothing treating assembly 12, be drawn and pushed by the fan 58 to flow in the drying tunnel assembly 14, be heated by the heater 60, and be returned to the clothing treating assembly 12 through the door seal 13, and so on. The circulation of the fluid 62 within the laundry treatment appliance 10 assists in drying laundry (not shown) within the laundry treatment assembly 12.

The various embodiments described above and shown in the drawings are illustrative of the invention and are not exhaustive of the invention. Any modification of the present invention by a person of ordinary skill in the related art within the scope of the basic technical idea of the present invention is within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A laundry treatment appliance (10), characterized by comprising:

a laundry treating assembly (12);

a drying tunnel assembly (14), said drying tunnel assembly (14) being in fluid communication with said garment treatment assembly (12); and

a lint processing assembly (16), the lint processing assembly (16) comprising a lint trap (18) located between the garment processing assembly (12) and the drying tunnel assembly (14) and a lint remover (20) in rotatable contact with the lint trap (18).

2. The laundry treatment appliance (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that the lint trap (18) comprises a screen (22) and the lint remover (20) comprises a brush body (24) rotatably contacting the screen (22).

3. The laundry treatment appliance (10) according to claim 2, characterized in that the lint remover (20) comprises a driving member (26) driving the brush body (24) in rotation.

4. The laundry treatment appliance (10) according to claim 3, characterized in that the driving member (26) is driven by a fluid (28).

5. The laundry treatment appliance (10) according to claim 3, characterized in that the driving member (26) comprises a driven gear (30) connected with the brush body (24) and a driving gear (32) in contact with the driven gear (30).

6. The laundry treatment appliance (10) according to claim 5, characterized in that the driving member (26) comprises a power applying portion (34) and a connecting portion (36) connecting the driving gear (32) and the power applying portion (34).

7. The laundry treatment appliance (10) according to claim 6, characterized in that the power application portion (34) comprises an impeller (38).

8. The laundry treatment appliance (10) according to claim 6, characterized in that the driving member (26) comprises a flow guide duct (40) housing the power applying portion (34) and a fluid input duct (42) in fluid communication with the flow guide duct (40).

9. The laundry treatment appliance (10) according to claim 8, characterized in that the flow guide duct (40) supports the connection portion (36).

10. The laundry treatment appliance (10) according to claim 9, characterized in that the lint treatment assembly (16) comprises a first seal (44) between the flow conduit (40) and the connection portion (36).

11. The laundry treatment appliance (10) according to claim 8, wherein the drying tunnel assembly (14) includes an upper cover (46), the driving member (26) including a brush bar (48) connecting the brush body (24) and the driven gear (30), the brush bar (48) being mounted to the upper cover (46).

12. The laundry treatment appliance (10) according to claim 11, characterized in that the flow guide duct (40) comprises a fluid distribution portion (50) located at the upper cover (46).

13. The laundry treatment appliance (10) according to claim 12, characterized in that the lint treatment assembly (16) comprises a second and a third seal (52, 54) respectively located between the upper cover (46) and the brush bar (48), the fluid distribution portion (50).

14. The laundry treatment appliance (10) according to claim 5, characterized in that the driven gear (30) and the driving gear (32) are bevel gears.

15. The laundry treating appliance (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that the laundry treating assembly (12) includes an outer tub (56), the lint collection element (18) being located between the outer tub (56) and the drying tunnel assembly (14).

16. The laundry treatment appliance (10) of claim 1, wherein the drying tunnel assembly (14) includes a fan (58) and a heater (60).