CN114687176B - Outer cylinder assembly and clothes drying equipment - Google Patents

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CN114687176B
CN114687176B CN202210467880.8A CN202210467880A CN114687176B CN 114687176 B CN114687176 B CN 114687176B CN 202210467880 A CN202210467880 A CN 202210467880A CN 114687176 B CN114687176 B CN 114687176B
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王瑀宁
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The invention provides an outer barrel assembly and clothes drying equipment, wherein the outer barrel assembly comprises an outer barrel body and a rear condensation air duct communicated with the inner space of the outer barrel body, a rear air duct condensation structure is arranged in the rear condensation air duct, the outer barrel body comprises a rear barrel, a rear barrel condensation structure is arranged at the rear barrel, the rear barrel condensation structure can condense and dehumidify damp and hot air flow in the inner space, the rear barrel condensation structure comprises a rear barrel condensate water inlet, the outer barrel body also comprises a circulating backwater structure, and condensate water flowing out of the rear barrel condensate water inlet can flow into the circulating backwater structure after exchanging heat with the damp and hot air flow and is conveyed to the top of the rear barrel to enter the inner space again. According to the invention, the drying efficiency is improved, and meanwhile, condensed water condensed and dehumidified by the rear cylinder condensation structure can be circularly conveyed into the rear air duct condensation structure through the circulating water return structure, so that the repeated recycling of the condensed water is realized, and the water consumption of the clothes drying equipment is reduced.

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Outer cylinder assembly and clothes drying equipment
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the technical field of manufacturing of laundry equipment, and particularly relates to an outer cylinder assembly and laundry drying equipment.
Background
With the improvement of the living standard of people and the progress of science and technology, users have higher and higher requirements on household appliances. Washing machines are common household appliances, particularly. Because of the need, washing and drying integrated machines are in turn emerging. Washing and drying machines have been known for a long time, but there is room for improvement in some respects.
Most of the existing washing and drying integrated machines have the following problems: drying rate, drying time and energy consumption. Because of the drying principle of the washing and drying integrated machine, the energy consumption is increased as an unavoidable problem. The problem of energy consumption is solved, and whether drying can be performed and how long drying can be performed become the problem of attention of users and research and development personnel.
Disclosure of Invention
Therefore, the invention provides the outer cylinder assembly and the clothes drying equipment, which can overcome the defects of low drying efficiency and large water consumption of the clothes drying equipment in the related technology.
In order to solve the problems, the invention provides an outer barrel assembly, which comprises an outer barrel body and a rear condensation air duct communicated with the inner space of the outer barrel body, wherein a rear air duct condensation structure is arranged in the rear condensation air duct, the outer barrel body comprises a rear barrel, a rear barrel condensation structure is arranged at the rear barrel, the rear barrel condensation structure can condense and dehumidify damp and hot air flow in the inner space, the rear barrel condensation structure comprises a rear barrel condensation water inlet, the outer barrel body is also provided with a circulating backwater structure, and condensed water flowing out of the rear barrel condensation water inlet can flow into the circulating backwater structure after exchanging heat with the damp and then is conveyed to the top of the rear barrel to enter the inner space again.
In some embodiments, a cooling component is disposed in the circulating water return structure, the cooling component being capable of cooling condensate flowing within the circulating water return structure.
In some embodiments, the cooling component comprises a plurality of pulsating heat pipes, an evaporator section of the plurality of pulsating heat pipes being capable of heat exchange with condensate flowing within the circulating water return structure.
In some embodiments, the evaporator end of the pulsating heat pipe is disposed circumferentially about a return water channel of the circulating return water structure.
In some embodiments, a filter component is also disposed in the circulating water return structure.
In some embodiments, the circulating water return structure comprises a circulating water pump disposed at the rear drum condensate introduction port, and an outlet of the circulating water pump is in communication with the rear drum condensate introduction port.
The invention also provides clothes drying equipment which comprises the outer barrel assembly.
According to the outer barrel assembly and the clothes drying equipment, the rear air duct condensation structure in the rear condensation air duct and the rear barrel condensation structure form the double condensation structure, so that the contact area of condensed water and damp and hot air flow is increased, further, the drying efficiency is improved, meanwhile, condensed water condensed and dehumidified by the rear barrel condensation structure can be circularly conveyed into the rear air duct condensation structure through the circulating water return structure, the recycling of the condensed water is realized, the water consumption of the clothes drying equipment is reduced, and the increase of the amount of the condensed water due to the fact that the rear barrel condensation structure is additionally arranged is reduced.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic view of the internal structure of an outer cylinder assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein small arrows in the drawing indicate the flow direction of condensed water in a rear cylinder condensation structure, and large arrows in the drawing indicate the flow direction of drying air flow;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the cooling component and the water return channel in FIG. 1;
fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a pulsating heat pipe according to the present invention.
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1. an outer cylinder body; 10. a rear barrel; 101. a rear cylinder condensed water inlet; 11. a rear condensation air duct; 111. a second air inlet; 12. a rear cylinder condensation air duct; 121. a first air inlet; 2. a circulating backwater structure; 21. a water return channel; 22. a circulating water pump; 3. a cooling member; 31. pulsating heat pipes; 311. an evaporation section; 312. a condensing section; 313. an insulation section; 4. a filter member; 201. an inner cylinder; 202. a blower; 203. a heating member; 204. a drying air duct; 205. a housing.
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Referring to fig. 1 to 3, according to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an outer tub assembly including an outer tub body 1, and a rear condensing duct 11 and a rear condensing duct 12 which are in communication with an inner space of the outer tub body 1, the rear condensing duct 11 being summarized with an air outlet of the rear condensing duct 12 (simplified duct design), an air flow therein being introduced into a drying duct 204 by a fan 202 and being introduced into the outer tub body 1 again after being heated by a heating part 203 in the drying duct 204, thereby achieving a drying effect of laundry in the inner tub 201, the rear condensing duct 12 having a first air inlet 121 on the outer tub body 1, the rear condensing duct 11 having a second air inlet 111 on the outer tub body 1, a rear duct condensing structure being provided in the rear condensing duct 11, for example, a condensate spraying structure to enable condensation and dehumidification of the hot and humid air stream entering the inside thereof through the second air inlet 111, the outer cylinder body 1 includes a rear cylinder 10, a rear cylinder condensation structure is provided at the rear cylinder 10, the rear cylinder condensation structure enables condensation and dehumidification of the hot and humid air stream in the inner space, a rear cylinder condensate inlet 101 is provided on the inner side (may also be referred to as the bottom wall inner side) of the vertical wall of the rear cylinder 10, the rear cylinder condensate inlet 101 introduces condensate into the space between the outer cylinder body 1 and the inner cylinder to perform condensation and dehumidification of the hot and humid air stream therein, it is understood that the air stream condensed and dehumidified through this structure will be at least partially entered into the rear condensation air duct 11 through the second air inlet 111 to perform secondary condensation and dehumidification, thereby enabling greatly improving the efficiency of the hot and humid air stream, and then promote the stoving effect of corresponding dry clothing equipment, the bottom of urceolus body 1 still has circulation return water structure 2, the comdenstion water that back section of thick bamboo comdenstion water introduction port 101 flows can flow into in the circulation return water structure 2 after with the heat transfer of damp and hot air current is carried to the top of back section of thick bamboo 10 reenters the inner space. It will be appreciated that the interior space refers to the interstitial space between the rear barrel 10 of the outer barrel assembly and the bottom wall of the inner barrel 201 therein to prevent condensate flowing out of the rear barrel condensate inlet 101 from entering the inner barrel 201 to wet the laundry therein.
In this technical scheme, back wind channel condensation structure and back section of thick bamboo condensation structure in the back condensation wind channel 11 form two condensation structures, have improved the area of contact of comdenstion water and damp and hot air current, and then improved drying efficiency, simultaneously, still can pass through circulation return water structure 2 will the comdenstion water circulation after the condensation of back section of thick bamboo condensation structure is dehumidified is carried in the back wind channel condensation structure to realized the repeated cyclic utilization of this part comdenstion water, reduced the water consumption of clothes drying equipment, also reduced because add the comdenstion water quantity increase that back section of thick bamboo condensation structure brought promptly, and under the ideal state of neglecting the loss of condensation water in back section of thick bamboo condensation structure, only provide once comdenstion water to in the back section of thick bamboo condensation structure can.
It should be noted that, the arrangement of the first air inlet 121 located in the upper region of the rear cylinder 10 and the second air inlet 111 located in the lower region of the rear cylinder 10 may enable the drying air flow located in the air outlet (i.e., the air flow outlet of the drying air duct) of the upper region of the outer cylinder body 1 to enter the inner space, after dehumidification and heat exchange, to enter the second air inlet 111 and at the same time be led to the first air inlet 121, so that the drying air flow (after heat exchange, the drying air flow becomes wet and hot air flow) may form a countercurrent with the condensed water in the rear cylinder condensation structure, thereby ensuring the dehumidification and condensation effects of the rear cylinder condensation structure and further ensuring the drying effect of the clothes drying apparatus.
In a specific embodiment, a plurality of rear barrel water guide ribs (not shown in the figure and not labeled) are further disposed on the inner side of the vertical wall of the rear barrel 10, so that the condensed water entering the rear barrel condensed water introduction port 101 can be guided to two side positions from the upper central position on the inner side of the vertical wall and falls under the guiding action of the plurality of rear barrel water guide ribs, and therefore the heat exchange area of the condensed water and the wet and hot air flow at the rear barrel 10 can be greatly improved, and the condensation and dehumidification effects are further ensured.
In some embodiments, the cooling component 3 is disposed in the circulating water return structure 2, the cooling component 3 can cool the condensed water flowing in the circulating water return structure 2, and by setting the cooling component 3, the temperature of the condensed water in the circulating water return can be reduced, so that the cooled water with lower temperature is introduced from the rear drum condensed water inlet 101 again, the condensation dehumidification effect of the rear drum condensation structure is ensured, and the drying efficiency of the corresponding clothes drying equipment is further improved. The cooling unit 3 may be, for example, a conventional cooling water pipe, and in order to ensure cooling efficiency, in some embodiments, the cooling unit 3 includes a plurality of pulsating heat pipes 31, and the evaporation sections 311 of the pulsating heat pipes 31 can exchange heat with condensed water flowing in the circulating water return structure 2, so that the structure is small and simple, the arrangement in the drying integrated machine is convenient, and meanwhile, no special control is required, and a cooling effect can be achieved only by using the pulsation principle of the phase change medium in the cooling unit. The pulsating heat pipe 31 specifically adopts a closed pulsating heat pipe on the market, and it can be understood that the closed pulsating heat pipe comprises an evaporation section 311, an insulation section 313 and a condensation section 312, wherein the evaporation section 311 can absorb the temperature of a substance in contact with the evaporation section to realize a cooling effect, and the condensation section 312 can release the temperature of the substance in contact with the condensation section to realize a heating effect. Specifically, as shown in fig. 3, heat applied to the evaporation section 311 from the outside evaporates working liquid through a pipe wall and core structure, vapor pressure generated drives vapor to pass through the heat insulation section 313, the vapor condenses in the condensation section 312 to release heat, capillary pressure generated inside can send condensed fluid back to the evaporation section 311, so that the circulation of the whole process is realized, the evaporation section 311 of the heat pipe is contacted with condensed water, and the condensation section 312 is contacted with air, so that the cooling process of the condensed water can be realized.
In some embodiments, the evaporation section 311 of the pulsating heat pipe 31 is disposed around the periphery of the water return channel 21 of the circulating water return structure 2, and the manner in which the evaporation section 311 is disposed around can fully ensure the contact area between the evaporation section 311 and the water return channel 21, so as to ensure the cooling effect, and preferably, the evaporation section 311 is not directly contacted with the condensed water in the water return channel 21, thereby avoiding the disadvantages of corrosion and the like caused by direct contact.
In some embodiments, a filtering component 4 is further disposed in the circulating water return structure 2 to filter the filth in the returned condensed water, and the filtering component 4 may be placed at any position of the water return channel 21, so long as the function of filtering the filth can be achieved. Preferably, the filtering element 4 is removably arranged in the return water channel 21, so as to facilitate its removal and cleaning when it filters more lint.
In some embodiments, the circulating water return structure 2 includes a circulating water pump 22, the circulating water pump 22 is disposed at the rear drum condensate introduction port 101, and an outlet of the circulating water pump 22 is in communication with the rear drum condensate introduction port 101.
In one embodiment, the fan 202 is located at a side of the heating part 203 away from the rear condensation duct 11, so as to prevent the air flow mixed with moisture from contacting with the fan 202, thereby improving the waterproof performance of the motor corresponding to the fan 202.
According to the embodiment of the invention, the clothes drying equipment, in particular to a washing and drying integrated machine, which comprises the outer cylinder assembly.
It will be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art that the above advantageous ways can be freely combined and superimposed without conflict.
The foregoing description of the preferred embodiments of the invention is not intended to be limiting, but rather is intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and principles of the invention. The foregoing is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications and variations can be made without departing from the technical principles of the present invention, and these modifications and variations should also be regarded as the scope of the invention.

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1. An outer cylinder assembly is characterized by comprising an outer cylinder body (1) and a rear condensation air duct (11) and a rear condensation air duct (12) which are communicated with the inner space of the outer cylinder body (1), wherein the rear condensation air duct (12) is provided with a first air inlet (121) positioned on the outer cylinder body (1), the rear condensation air duct (11) is provided with a second air inlet (111) positioned on the outer cylinder body (1), the rear condensation air duct (11) is internally provided with a rear air duct condensation structure so as to realize condensation dehumidification on a wet and hot air flow entering the outer cylinder body (1) through the second air inlet (111), the outer cylinder body (1) comprises a rear cylinder (10), the rear cylinder (10) is provided with a rear cylinder condensation structure, the rear cylinder condensation structure can condense and dehumidify the wet and hot air flow in the inner space, the rear cylinder condensation structure comprises a rear cylinder condensation water inlet (101), the outer cylinder body (1) is also provided with a circulating backwater structure (2), the wet and hot air flow flowing out from the rear cylinder inlet (101) can flow into the inner space (2) after being subjected to heat exchange with the condensed water flow into the inner space (10), the air flow after being condensed and dehumidified by the rear cylinder condensation structure is at least partially introduced into the rear condensation air duct (11) through the second air inlet (111) for secondary condensation and dehumidification.
2. The outer cartridge assembly according to claim 1, wherein a cooling component (3) is provided in the circulating water return structure (2), the cooling component (3) being capable of cooling condensed water flowing within the circulating water return structure (2).
3. The outer cartridge assembly of claim 2, wherein the cooling component (3) comprises a plurality of pulsating heat pipes (31), the evaporator sections (311) of the pulsating heat pipes (31) being capable of forming a heat exchange with the condensate water flowing within the circulating water return structure (2).
4. -the outer tub assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that the evaporation section (311) of the pulsating heat pipe (31) is arranged around the periphery of a water return channel (21) of the circulating water return structure (2).
5. The outer cartridge assembly according to claim 4, wherein a filter element (4) is further provided in the circulating water return structure (2).
6. The outer cartridge assembly according to claim 5, wherein the filter member (4) is detachably provided in the water return channel (21).
7. The outer barrel assembly according to claim 1, wherein the circulating water return structure (2) comprises a circulating water pump (22), the circulating water pump (22) is arranged at the rear barrel condensate water inlet (101), and an outlet of the circulating water pump (22) is communicated with the rear barrel condensate water inlet (101).
8. The outer cylinder assembly according to claim 1, wherein a drying air duct (204) is arranged on the outer side of the outer cylinder body 1, and the rear condensation air duct (11) and the air outlet of the rear cylinder condensation air duct (12) are connected in the drying air duct (204) in a gathering manner.
9. The outer cylinder assembly according to claim 8, wherein a heating component (203) and a fan (202) are arranged in the drying air duct (204), and the fan (202) is positioned on one side of the heating component (203) away from the rear condensation air duct (11).
10. A clothes drying apparatus comprising an outer drum assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 9.
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