CN114908535A - Clothes dryer and sealing structure thereof - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a clothes dryer and a sealing structure thereof, wherein the sealing structure of the clothes dryer comprises a front cover and an inner cylinder, wherein the front end surface and the side surface of the inner cylinder are in sealing connection with the front cover through the same sealing ring; the sealing washer includes: the sealing device comprises a first sealing part, a second sealing part, an elastic part and a third sealing part, wherein the first sealing part and the second sealing part are fixedly connected; the first sealing part is in sealing contact with the inner side face of the inner cylinder, the second sealing part is in sealing contact with the front end face of the inner cylinder, the elastic part is located on one side, away from the inner cylinder, of the first sealing part, and the elastic part is located in a gap between the first sealing part and the third sealing part and fixedly connected with the first sealing part and the third sealing part. In the sealing structure of the clothes dryer disclosed by the invention, the front end face and the side face of the inner cylinder are both connected with the front cover in a sealing manner, so that double sealing of the inner cylinder at the front end face and the side face is realized, compared with the prior art, the sealing reliability is effectively improved, and the probability of air leakage is reduced.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of clothes dryers, in particular to a clothes dryer and a sealing structure thereof.
Background
The clothes dryer is a cleaning type electric appliance which instantly evaporates and dries moisture in washed clothes by utilizing electric heating, and is particularly suitable for the condition that the clothes are difficult to dry in winter in the north and in 'south return' in the south.
At present, an inner cylinder in a clothes dryer is in sealing connection with a front cover through a sealing ring. The front end surface or the inner side surface of the inner cylinder is in contact with the sealing ring under the limitation of the structure of the sealing ring, so that the sealing reliability is poor, and the hidden danger of air leakage exists.
In summary, how to seal the inner cylinder and the front cover to improve the sealing reliability and reduce the probability of air leakage is a problem to be solved by those skilled in the art.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a sealing structure of a clothes dryer, which seals an inner cylinder and a front cover so as to improve the sealing reliability and reduce the probability of air leakage. Another object of the present invention is to provide a dryer having a sealing structure of the above dryer.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the invention provides the following technical scheme:
the sealing structure of the clothes dryer comprises a front cover and an inner cylinder, wherein the front end surface and the side surface of the inner cylinder are in sealing connection with the front cover through the same sealing ring;
the sealing ring includes: the sealing device comprises a first sealing part, a second sealing part, an elastic part and a third sealing part, wherein the first sealing part and the second sealing part are fixedly connected; the first sealing part is in sealing contact with the side face of the inner cylinder, the second sealing part is in sealing contact with the front end face of the inner cylinder, the elastic part is located on one side, away from the inner cylinder, of the first sealing part, and the elastic part is located in a gap between the first sealing part and the third sealing part and fixedly connected with the first sealing part and the third sealing part.
Preferably, the first sealing portion inclines in a direction away from the axis of the seal ring from the rear end to the front end thereof, the rear end of the first sealing portion is fixedly connected with the third sealing portion, and the front end of the first sealing portion is arranged in a suspended manner.
Preferably, the elastic part has a hollow structure.
Preferably, the hollow structure comprises at least two hollow parts distributed in sequence along the axial direction of the sealing ring.
Preferably, the hollow structure comprises at least one hollow portion, the hollow portion being polygonal in cross-section of the sealing ring.
Preferably, the seal ring has an attached state and an unattached state, and in the unattached state, a cross section of at least one of the hollow portions is triangular; when the sealing ring enters the installation state, at least one hollow part with a triangular cross section is extruded and deformed into a quadrangle.
Preferably, the first, second and third sealing portions are all in sealing contact with the front cover.
Preferably, the first sealing part, the second sealing part and the third sealing part are all felt pieces, and the elastic part is a rubber piece.
Preferably, the side surface of the inner cylinder, which is connected with the front cover in a sealing manner, is the inner side surface of the inner cylinder.
Based on the sealing structure of the clothes dryer provided by the invention, the invention further provides the clothes dryer which comprises the sealing structure of any one of the clothes dryers.
In the sealing structure of the clothes dryer provided by the invention, the front end face and the side face of the inner cylinder are both connected with the front cover in a sealing manner, so that double sealing of the inner cylinder at the front end face and the side face is realized.
Meanwhile, in the sealing structure of the clothes dryer provided by the invention, the elastic part is arranged between the first sealing part and the third sealing part, and the first sealing part and the third sealing part are fixedly connected by the elastic part, so that the elastic part is deformed by pressing the first sealing part in the process of assembling the front cover and the inner cylinder, and the first sealing part is tightly pressed on the side surface of the inner cylinder under the action of the elastic part after the assembly, thereby further improving the sealing reliability and further reducing the probability of air leakage.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the embodiments or the prior art descriptions will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the provided drawings without creative efforts.
Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a sealing structure of a dryer provided in an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an assembly view of a seal ring and a front cover in a sealing structure of a dryer provided by an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 3 is a sectional view of a sealing structure of a dryer provided in an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a sealing ring in a sealing structure of a clothes dryer provided by an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 5 is a plan view of a sealing ring in a sealing structure of a clothes dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a partial schematic view of the cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 5;
fig. 7 is a front view of a seal ring in a sealing structure of a clothes dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 1 to 7, a sealing structure of a dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a front cover 100 and an inner drum 300; the front end surface and the side surface of the inner cylinder 300 are hermetically connected to the front cover 100 by the same seal ring 200. It is understood that the front end surface of the inner cylinder 300 is the end surface of the inner cylinder 300 near the front cover 100.
The seal ring 200 includes: a first sealing part 201, a second sealing part 202, an elastic part 203, and a third sealing part fixedly connecting the first sealing part 201 and the second sealing part 202; the first sealing portion 201 is in sealing contact with the inner side surface of the inner cylinder 300, the second sealing portion 202 is in sealing contact with the front end surface of the inner cylinder 300, the elastic portion 203 is located on one side of the first sealing portion 201 far away from the inner cylinder 300, and the elastic portion 200 is located in a gap between the first sealing portion 201 and the third sealing portion and fixedly connected with the first sealing portion 201 and the third sealing portion.
In the sealing structure of the clothes dryer, the inner cylinder 300 and the front cover 100 realize double sealing, if the sealing connection between the front end surface of the inner cylinder 300 and the front cover 100 fails, the sealing can be ensured by the sealing connection between the side surface of the inner cylinder 300 and the front cover 100; if the sealing connection between the side surface of the inner cylinder 300 and the front cover 100 fails, sealing can be ensured by the sealing connection between the front end surface of the inner cylinder 300 and the front cover 100. Moreover, the elastic part 203 is positioned at one side of the first sealing part 201 far away from the inner cylinder 300, the elastic part 200 is positioned in a gap between the first sealing part 201 and the third sealing part and fixedly connects the first sealing part 201 and the third sealing part, and the first sealing part 201 is tightly pressed on the side surface of the inner cylinder 300 under the action of the elastic part 200, so that the sealing reliability is ensured.
In the sealing structure of the clothes dryer provided by the embodiment of the invention, the front end face and the side face of the inner cylinder 300 are hermetically connected with the front cover 100, so that double sealing of the inner cylinder 300 at two positions of the front end face and the side face is realized, compared with the prior art, the sealing reliability is effectively improved, and the probability of air leakage is reduced.
Meanwhile, in the sealing structure of the clothes dryer provided by the invention, the elastic part 203 is arranged between the first sealing part 201 and the third sealing part, the first sealing part 201 and the third sealing part are fixedly connected by the elastic part 203, the first sealing part 201 is pressed to deform the elastic part 203 in the process of assembling the front cover 100 and the inner cylinder 300, and after the assembly, the first sealing part 201 is tightly pressed on the side surface of the inner cylinder 300 under the action of the elastic part 203, so that the sealing reliability is further improved, and the probability of air leakage is further reduced.
It is understood that the first sealing portion 201 and the second sealing portion 202 are both sealingly connected with the third sealing portion.
In order to improve the sealing reliability, the first sealing portion 201 is inclined from the rear end to the front end thereof in a direction away from the axis of the sealing ring 200, the rear end of the first sealing portion 201 is fixedly connected with the third sealing portion, and the front end of the first sealing portion 201 is suspended.
It is understood that the front end of the first sealing portion 201, i.e., the end of the first sealing portion 201 close to the front cover 100, is the front end, and the rear end of the first sealing portion 201, i.e., the end of the first sealing portion 201 away from the front cover 100, is the rear end.
In the assembling process, along with the installation of the inner cylinder 300, the inner cylinder 300 extrudes the first sealing part 201, the first sealing part 201 extrudes the elastic part 203, so that the elastic part 203 deforms, the first sealing part 201 moves and deforms, and after the installation, the elastic part 203 abuts the first sealing part 201 on the side surface of the inner cylinder 300 through the self restoring force, so that the sealing reliability is effectively ensured.
The elastic portion 203 has a hollow structure in order to increase the elasticity of the elastic portion 203. The specific structure of the hollow structure is selected according to actual needs. Specifically, the hollow structure includes at least one hollow 2031. One or two or more hollow portions 2031 may be provided. In order to optimize the structure and improve the elasticity, it is preferable that the hollow portions 2031 are at least two and are sequentially distributed in the axial direction of the seal ring 200.
In practical applications, the hollow portion 2031 may be distributed in other manners, and is not limited to the above embodiment.
The shape of the hollow portion 2031 is selected as needed. In order to facilitate the deformation of the elastic portion 203, the hollow portion 2031 is a polygon in the cross section of the sealing ring 200, such as a triangle, a quadrangle, a pentagon, or a hexagon, which is not limited in this embodiment.
The seal ring 200 has an installation state and a non-installation state, and specifically, when the seal ring 200 is in the installation state, the seal ring 200 is connected with the inner cylinder 300 and the front cover 100 in a sealing way; when the seal ring 200 is in the non-mounted state, the seal ring 200 does not sealingly connect the inner barrel 300 and the front cover 100. Further, in the non-mounted state, the cross section of the at least one hollow 2031 is triangular; when the seal ring 200 is brought into the mounting state, at least one of the hollows 2031 having a triangular cross section is deformed into a quadrangular shape by being pressed.
It is understood that the cross section of the hollow 2031 is the shape of the hollow 2031 in the cross section of the seal ring 200. The squashing deformation of the hollow 2031 into a quadrilateral means that the hollow 2031 is squashing deformation such that the cross section of the hollow 2031 is deformed into a quadrilateral. The quadrangle may be a rectangle, a trapezoid, a parallelogram, an irregular quadrangle, etc., and this embodiment is not limited thereto.
In practical use, in order to improve the sealing performance, it is preferable that the first sealing portion 201 sealingly connects the side surface of the inner tube 300 and the front cover 100, the second sealing portion 202 sealingly connects the front end surface of the inner tube 300 and the front cover 100, and the third sealing portion sealingly contacts the front cover 100. At this time, the first sealing portion 201, the second sealing portion 202, and the third sealing portion are all in sealing contact with the front cover 100. Of course, only the second sealing portion 202 and the third sealing portion are in sealing contact with the front cover 100, and are not limited to the above-described embodiment.
The specific shape and specific material of the first sealing portion 201 and the second sealing portion 202 are selected according to actual needs. In order to ensure the sealing, the first sealing portion 201, the second sealing portion 202, and the third sealing portion are preferably felt members. Of course, the first sealing portion 201, the second sealing portion 202 and the third sealing portion may be made of rubber, and are not limited to the above embodiment.
The specific structure and specific material of the elastic part are selected according to actual needs, for example, the elastic part is a rubber or other elastic material. For convenience of material selection and cost reduction, the elastic portion 203 is preferably a rubber member.
In the sealing structure of the dryer, in order to simplify the structure, the elastic portion 203 and the third sealing portion are preferably integrated. Of course, the elastic portion 203 and the third sealing portion may be two separate components, and are not limited to the above embodiment.
In practical applications, the first sealing portion 201, the second sealing portion 202, the third sealing portion and the elastic portion 203 may be a split structure, and the elastic portion 203 may be selectively bonded to the first sealing portion 201, the second sealing portion 202 and the third sealing portion, or the elastic portion 203 may be sewn to the first sealing portion 201, the second sealing portion 202 and the third sealing portion. Of course, the first sealing portion 201, the second sealing portion 202, the third sealing portion, and the elastic portion 203 may be formed in an integrated manner. For convenience of installation, the first sealing portion 201, the second sealing portion 202, the third sealing portion, and the elastic portion 203 are preferably formed in an integrated structure.
In the sealing structure of the dryer, the side surface of the inner cylinder 300 is hermetically connected to the front cover 100, and more specifically, the outer side surface of the inner cylinder 300 is hermetically connected to the front cover 100, or the inner side surface of the inner cylinder 300 is hermetically connected to the front cover 100. For ease of installation, the latter, i.e., the side of the inner barrel 300 that is sealingly connected to the front shroud 100, is preferably the inner side of the inner barrel 200.
Based on the sealing structure of the clothes dryer provided by the above embodiment, the present embodiment further provides a clothes dryer, which includes the sealing structure of the clothes dryer provided by the above embodiment.
Because the sealing structure of the clothes dryer provided by the embodiment has the technical effect, and the clothes dryer comprises the sealing structure of the clothes dryer, the clothes dryer also has the corresponding technical effect, and the description is omitted here.
The specific type of the clothes dryer is selected according to actual needs, and the embodiment does not limit the specific type.
The previous description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.
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1. A sealing structure of a dryer is characterized by comprising a front cover (100) and an inner cylinder (300); the front end face and the side face of the inner cylinder (300) are connected with the front cover (100) in a sealing mode through the same sealing ring (200);
the seal ring (200) comprises: a first sealing part (201), a second sealing part (202), an elastic part (203), and a third sealing part fixedly connecting the first sealing part (201) and the second sealing part (202); the first sealing part (201) is in sealing contact with the side face of the inner cylinder (300), the second sealing part (202) is in sealing contact with the front end face of the inner cylinder (300), the elastic part (203) is located on one side, away from the inner cylinder (300), of the first sealing part (201), and the elastic part (200) is located in a gap between the first sealing part (201) and the third sealing part and fixedly connects the first sealing part (201) and the third sealing part.
2. The sealing structure according to claim 1, wherein the first sealing portion (201) is inclined from the rear end to the front end thereof in a direction away from the axis of the sealing ring (200), the rear end of the first sealing portion (201) is fixedly connected with the third sealing portion, and the front end of the first sealing portion (201) is suspended.
3. The seal structure according to claim 1, characterized in that the elastic portion (203) has a hollow structure.
4. A sealing structure according to claim 3, characterized in that said hollow structure comprises at least two hollows (2031) distributed one after the other in the axial direction of the sealing ring (200).
5. A sealing structure according to claim 3, characterized in that the hollow structure comprises at least one hollow (2031), the hollow (2031) being polygonal in cross-section of the sealing ring (200).
6. The sealing structure according to claim 5, characterized in that said sealing ring (200) has a mounted condition and a non-mounted condition in which the cross section of at least one of said hollows (2031) is triangular; when the sealing ring (200) enters an installation state, at least one hollow part (2031) with a triangular cross section is extruded and deformed into a quadrangle.
7. The seal structure of claim 1, wherein the first seal portion (201), the second seal portion (202), and the third seal portion are all in sealing contact with the front cover (100).
8. The seal structure according to claim 1, wherein the first seal portion (201), the second seal portion (202), and the third seal portion are all felt members, and the elastic portion (203) is a rubber member.
9. The seal structure according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the side of the inner cylinder (300) that is sealingly connected to the front cover (100) is an inner side surface of the inner cylinder (200).
10. Laundry dryer characterized in that it comprises a sealing structure according to any one of claims 1-9.
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