CN116173258A

CN116173258A - Light plasma generating device and clothes treatment equipment

Info

Publication number: CN116173258A
Application number: CN202111432360.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 赵志强; 许升; 丁晓瑞
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Washing Electric Appliance Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Washing Electric Appliance Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-11-29
Filing date: 2021-11-29
Publication date: 2023-05-30

Abstract

The invention discloses a light plasma generating device and a clothes treatment device, wherein the light plasma generating device comprises: a housing having an air chamber formed therein; the optical plasma tube is used for irradiating the gas in the gas chamber; the air inlet end of the connecting pipeline is communicated with the air outlet of the air chamber; the plugging piece is used for controlling the connection pipeline to be communicated with or disconnected from the air chamber, and the plugging piece can reciprocate along the inside of the connection pipeline. According to the invention, the light plasma irradiates air in the air chamber to form sterilizing gas, the connecting pipeline is communicated with the air chamber by driving the blocking piece through the sterilizing gas, so that the light plasma generating device is controlled to input sterilizing gas into the clothes treatment equipment, the clothes are sterilized and deodorized, the blocking piece is simple in structure and convenient to operate and control, the use amount of parts is reduced, and the production cost is reduced.

Description

Light plasma generating device and clothes treatment equipment

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of clothes treatment equipment, and particularly relates to a light plasma generating device and clothes treatment equipment with the same.

Background

The laundry treatment apparatus is generally sterilized by means of ultraviolet rays, silver ions, high temperature, ozone, etc., wherein the ultraviolet rays can penetrate through the air to sterilize the laundry, but the ultraviolet rays easily cause damage to eyes and skin of a person; silver ions can inhibit mold growth and deodorize, but can cause lesions if absorbed by the viscera of the human body; the high-temperature treatment can deactivate bacteria, but the clothes which are not made of high-temperature resistant materials are easy to deform; excessive ozone can strongly stimulate the respiratory tract of people, and causes symptoms such as sore throat, chest distress, cough and the like.

The photoplasma is a gas containing ions and free electrons generated by the light pipe, and the photoplasma and ion clusters decompose oxygen and water molecules into hydroxyl radicals, free oxygen atoms, superoxide ions and other oxides, which are extremely unstable and decompose harmful impurities in the air into inert compounds such as carbon dioxide and water, which destroy organic body tissues 180 times faster than ultraviolet light and 2000 times faster than ozone.

As disclosed in chinese patent, a sterilization control apparatus for laundry treatment devices, intermittently generating plasma using a plasma generator; the plasma is heated and decomposed by a heater in the closed air chamber to reduce the ozone concentration, and then is conveyed into the environment space for high-temperature disinfection and sterilization, wherein the air chamber is connected with an air inlet valve and an air outlet valve, and the opening and closing of the air inlet valve and the air outlet valve are controlled to open or close, but the valve structure of the disinfection and sterilization control device is complex, and the operation is complex.

In view of this, the present invention has been made.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to solve the technical problems of overcoming the defects of the prior art and providing the optical plasma generating device so as to achieve the purposes of simplifying the use amount of parts and reducing the production cost.

In order to solve the technical problems, the invention adopts the basic conception of the technical scheme that:

a light plasma generating device comprising:

a housing having an air chamber formed therein;

the optical plasma tube is used for irradiating the gas in the gas chamber;

the air inlet end of the connecting pipeline is communicated with the air outlet of the air chamber;

the plugging piece is used for controlling the connection pipeline to be communicated with or disconnected from the air chamber, and the plugging piece can reciprocate along the inside of the connection pipeline.

Further, the connecting pipeline at least comprises an inclined pipeline section extending obliquely upwards along the gas flow direction, and a plugging piece is arranged in the inclined pipeline section;

the air chamber is internally provided with a fan for discharging air in the air chamber into the connecting pipeline, and the air flows through the inclined pipeline section to drive the plugging piece to move upwards so as to enable the connecting pipeline to be communicated with the air chamber.

Further, a limit stop extending radially towards the inside of the inclined pipeline section is arranged on the inner peripheral wall of the inclined pipeline section, and the gas flows through the inclined pipeline section to drive the blocking piece to move upwards and be attached to the limit stop so as to stop the blocking piece from moving upwards;

preferably, a circle of limit stops extending radially towards the inside of the inclined pipeline section are arranged on the inner peripheral wall of the inclined pipeline section, and the limit stops are attached to the plugging piece.

Further, the inner diameter of the inclined pipe section gradually increases in the gas flow direction;

preferably, the inclined line section is a truncated cone-shaped line extending obliquely upward.

Further, the partial area of the shell is recessed towards the inside of the air chamber to form an accommodating cavity which is opened towards the horizontal direction, an elastic piece in interference fit with the accommodating cavity is arranged in the accommodating cavity, and the elastic piece is provided with a plug hole.

Further, a photocatalyst excitation layer is arranged in the shell, and the photocatalyst excitation layer is arranged opposite to the light plasma tube, or the photocatalyst excitation layer is arranged in the light plasma tube.

Further, the light plasma tube is an ultraviolet light tube;

preferably, the ultraviolet light pipe is a wide-amplitude ultraviolet light pipe;

more preferably, the ultraviolet light pipe has a UVC ultraviolet and/or UVD ultraviolet band.

The present invention also provides a laundry treating apparatus to achieve the object of improving sterilizing and deodorizing efficiency of the laundry treating apparatus.

A laundry treatment apparatus comprising:

a case having a laundry treating drum disposed therein;

the light plasma generating device according to any one of the above, wherein the air outlet end of the connecting pipe is communicated with the inside of the laundry treating drum through the air outlet pipe.

Further, the portable electronic device also comprises a cross beam arranged at the top of the box body and a mounting bracket fixedly connected with the cross beam, and the shell is detachably and fixedly connected with the mounting bracket through a plug-in structure;

preferably, the cross beam and the mounting bracket are respectively provided with a connecting hole, and the fastener sequentially passes through the connecting holes on the cross beam and the mounting bracket to fasten and connect the cross beam and the mounting bracket.

Further, the partial area of the shell is recessed towards the inside of the air chamber to form an accommodating cavity in interference fit with the elastic piece, the elastic piece is provided with a plug hole, and the mounting bracket is provided with barbs in plug fit with the plug hole.

By adopting the technical scheme, compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects.

1. According to the invention, the light plasma irradiates air in the air chamber to form sterilizing gas, the blocking piece is driven by the sterilizing gas to open the connecting pipeline, so that the connecting pipeline is communicated with the air chamber, the light plasma generating device is controlled to input the sterilizing gas into the clothes treatment equipment, the clothes are sterilized and deodorized, the blocking piece is simple in structure and convenient to operate and control, the sterilizing gas is led out rapidly, a valve component is not needed, and the production cost is reduced.

2. In the invention, the light plasma generating device is provided with the photocatalyst excitation layer, and the broadband ultraviolet light tube irradiates air under the catalysis of a plurality of noble metal media at a specific nano level, so that a large amount of hydroxide ions, super oxygen ions, hydrogen peroxide and pure negative oxygen ions can be generated, and the sterilization effect is improved.

3. In the invention, the gas in the air chamber forms sterilizing gas under the irradiation of the light plasma tube and is blown into the clothes treating cylinder through the air outlet pipeline, so that the clothes treating cylinder can be sterilized, clothes in the clothes treating cylinder can be sterilized, and the clothes which cannot withstand high temperature can be sterilized, and particularly, the clothes treating cylinder has a good sterilizing effect.

The following describes the embodiments of the present invention in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention. It is evident that the figures in the following description are only examples, and that other figures can be obtained based on these figures without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is a partial view of a schematic structural view of a laundry treating apparatus in an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a partial view of a front view of a laundry treating apparatus in an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing a connection structure of an optical plasma generating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing a connection structure of an optical plasma generating device according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a connection structure of an optical plasma generating device according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the direction A-A of the air chamber of FIG. 5 in communication with the connecting tube;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the direction A-A of FIG. 5 with the air chamber disconnected from the connecting lines.

In the figure:

1. a case; 2. a laundry treating drum; 3. a light plasma generating device; 31. a housing; 311. a wiring terminal clamping groove; 312. a receiving chamber; 32. a gas chamber; 33. a blower; 34. a light plasma tube; 35. an air inlet; 36. an air outlet; 37. a blocking member; 38. a connecting pipeline; 381. an inclined pipe section; 382. a limit stop; 4. an air outlet pipeline; 5. a cross beam; 6. a mounting bracket; 61. a barb; 7. a door seal; 8. an elastic member; 9. a fastener.

It should be noted that these drawings and the written description are not intended to limit the scope of the inventive concept in any way, but to illustrate the inventive concept to those skilled in the art by referring to the specific embodiments.

Detailed Description

For the purpose of making the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention more apparent, the technical solutions in the embodiments will be clearly and completely described with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and the following embodiments are used to illustrate the present invention, but are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the directions or positional relationships indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "longitudinal", "inner", "outer", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be either fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, for example; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention will be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.

Example 1

As shown in fig. 1 to 7, there is provided an optical plasma generating apparatus 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention, including: a housing 31, wherein an air chamber 32 is formed in the housing 31; a light plasma tube 34 for irradiating the gas in the gas chamber 32; the air inlet end of the connecting pipeline 38 is communicated with the air outlet 36 of the air chamber 32; a blocking member 37 for controlling the connection pipe 38 to be connected to or disconnected from the air chamber 32, the blocking member 37 being reciprocally movable along the inside of the connection pipe 38.

In this embodiment, under the action of the air flow, the blocking member 37 can reciprocate along the inside of the connecting pipeline 38, so as to connect or disconnect the connecting pipeline 38 with the air chamber 32, and the blocking member 37 has a simple structure, is convenient to operate and control, reduces the usage amount of parts, and reduces the production cost.

In this embodiment, the light plasma tube 34 irradiates the gas in the gas chamber 32 to thoroughly kill the microorganisms carried in the gas chamber 32, and the light plasma tube 34 can emit light plasma and ion clusters, and the emitted light plasma and ion clusters light decompose oxygen and water molecules in the gas chamber 32 into hydroxyl radicals, free oxygen atoms, superoxide ions and other oxides, so that the odor substances carried in the gas chamber 32 are decomposed into inert compounds such as carbon dioxide and water.

In this embodiment, the gas in the air chamber 32 irradiated by the light plasma tube 34 forms sterilizing gas and is introduced into the laundry treating drum 2, so that not only can the inside of the laundry treating drum 2 be sterilized, but also the laundry in the laundry treating drum 2 can be sterilized, and particularly, the laundry which cannot withstand high temperature can be sterilized, and meanwhile, the peculiar smell of the laundry can be removed rapidly and easily.

As shown in fig. 6 and 7, in the present embodiment, the connecting pipe 38 includes at least an inclined pipe section 381 extending obliquely upward in the gas flow direction, and the blocking piece 37 is provided in the inclined pipe section 381, so that the blocking piece 37 moves upward under the action of the gas flow to communicate the connecting pipe 38 with the gas chamber 32, or the blocking piece 37 moves downward under the action of the gravity to disconnect the connecting pipe 38 from the gas chamber 32.

As shown in fig. 6 and 7, in this embodiment, a fan 33 for discharging the gas in the gas chamber 32 into the connecting pipeline 38 is disposed in the gas chamber 32, and the gas flows through the inclined pipeline section 381 to drive the plugging member 37 to move upward, so that the connecting pipeline 38 is communicated with the gas chamber 32, and the valve assembly is not required to control the on-off of the connecting pipeline 38, so that the operation is more accurate and simple.

In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 6 and 7, a limit stop 382 extending radially inward of the inclined pipe section 381 is provided on the inner peripheral wall of the inclined pipe section 381, and the gas flowing through the inclined pipe section 381 drives the blocking member 37 to move upward to be attached to the limit stop 382, so that the blocking member 37 stops moving upward.

Preferably, a circle of limit stops 382 extending radially toward the inside of the inclined pipe section 381 are provided on the inner peripheral wall of the inclined pipe section 381, and the limit stops 382 are attached to the blocking member 37 so that the blocking member 37 moves upward under the action of the air flow until it is attached to the limit stops 382, the blocking member 37 stops moving upward, and the sterilizing gas is discharged from the gap between the blocking member 37 and the connecting pipe 38.

As shown in fig. 6 and 7, in the present embodiment, the inner diameter of the inclined pipe section 381 gradually increases in the gas flow direction, and the sterilizing gas formed after the gas in the gas chamber 32 is irradiated with the photo-plasma tube 34 can more smoothly flow out through the gap between the blocking member 37 and the connection pipe 38.

Preferably, the inclined pipe section 381 is a truncated cone-shaped pipe extending obliquely upward, which is advantageous in that sterilizing gas is discharged through the connection pipe 38, thereby sterilizing and deodorizing the inside of the laundry treating apparatus.

As shown in fig. 3, a part of the area of the housing 31 is recessed toward the inside of the air chamber 32 to form a receiving cavity 312 that is opened toward the horizontal direction, an elastic member 8 that is in interference fit with the receiving cavity 312 is disposed in the receiving cavity 312, a socket hole is formed in the elastic member 8, the receiving cavity 312 forms a mounting groove for mounting the elastic member 8, and the elastic body may be made of rubber, silica gel or other elastic materials.

As shown in fig. 6 and 7, in this embodiment, the blocking member 37 may be a ball having a spherical shape, and the ball may be made of rubber, silica gel, plastic, metal, or the like.

Through above-mentioned light plasma generating device 3, the air in the light plasma irradiation air chamber 32 is in order to form the bactericidal gas, drives shutoff piece 37 in order to open connecting line 38 through the bactericidal gas, realizes connecting line 38 and air chamber 32 intercommunication, and then control light plasma generating device 3 to the inside input bactericidal gas of clothing treatment facility, realizes disinfecting and the deodorization to the clothing, and the simple structure of shutoff piece 37, control the convenience, reduced spare part's use amount, reduced manufacturing cost.

Example two

The present embodiment is further limited to the first embodiment, wherein a photocatalyst excitation layer is disposed in the housing 31, and the light plasma tube 34 is disposed opposite to the photocatalyst excitation layer, or the photocatalyst excitation layer is disposed in the light plasma tube 34.

In this embodiment, a photocatalyst excitation layer is disposed in the air chamber 32, the photo-plasma tube 34 is disposed on one side of the photocatalyst excitation layer, or the photo-plasma tube 34 is internally provided with the photocatalyst excitation layer, the photocatalyst excitation layer is made of nano-scale noble metal catalytic material, and under the catalysis of specific nano-scale noble metal mediums, the photo-plasma tube 34 irradiates the air in the air chamber 32 to generate a large amount of hydroxide ions, super oxygen ions, hydrogen peroxide and pure negative oxygen ions, thereby forming photo-hydrogen ions, which can rapidly and effectively kill more than 99% of bacteria, viruses and mold in the air, and resolve the odor in the air, thereby achieving the effect of purifying the air.

As shown in fig. 6 and 7, in the present embodiment, the photoplasma tube 34 is an ultraviolet light tube, and ultraviolet rays can be classified into vacuum ultraviolet rays (ultra low frequency, UVD), short wave sterilization ultraviolet rays (low frequency, UVC), medium wave erythema effect ultraviolet rays (medium frequency, UVB), and long wave black speck effect ultraviolet rays (high frequency, UVA) according to waves.

Preferably, the ultraviolet light pipe is a wide-amplitude ultraviolet light pipe, the wide-amplitude photon pipe can be a broadband ultraviolet light pipe, compared with an ultraviolet light pipe with UVC ultraviolet light and/or UVD ultraviolet light wave bands, the wide-amplitude ultraviolet light pipe irradiates air under the catalysis of a plurality of noble metal media with specific nano-scale, a large amount of hydroxide ions, super-oxygen ions, hydrogen peroxide and pure negative oxygen ions can be generated by irradiating the air by the broadband ultraviolet light pipe, and the sterilization effect is improved.

More preferably, the ultraviolet light pipe has UVC ultraviolet and/or UVD ultraviolet wave bands, the UVC wave band of ultraviolet rays has the wavelength of 200-275 nm, and the UVC wave band ultraviolet rays of 253.7nm have high-efficiency sterilization effect; the UVD wave band of ultraviolet rays has the wavelength of 100-200 nm, and the 185nm UVD ultraviolet rays can excite oxygen in the air and generate photoplasma.

In this embodiment, a light plasma concentration detection device is provided in the air chamber 32 or in the laundry treatment drum 2, and is used for detecting whether the light plasma concentration in the air chamber 32 or the light plasma concentration in the laundry treatment drum 2 into which the sterilizing gas is introduced meets the sterilizing requirement, and the light plasma concentration detection device is a concentration sensor.

In the present embodiment, the inside of the laundry treating drum 2 is provided with a smell detecting means for detecting the smell concentration and taste concentration of the laundry treating drum 2 or the laundry inside thereof to precisely control the operation of the light plasma generating device 3.

Through the above-mentioned light plasma generating device 3, the light plasma generating device 3 has the photocatalyst excitation layer, and under the catalysis of specific nanoscale multiple noble metal media, the wide band ultraviolet light pipe shines the air, can produce a large amount of hydroxide ions, super oxygen ion, hydrogen peroxide and pure state negative oxygen ion, improves bactericidal effect.

Example III

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, there is provided a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, including: a case 1, in which a laundry treating drum 2 is provided in the case 1; the light plasma generating device 3 according to any one of the above, wherein the air outlet end of the connecting pipe 38 is communicated with the inside of the laundry treating drum 2 via the air outlet pipe 4.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in the present embodiment, the air inlet end of the air outlet duct 4 is connected to the rear upper side of the laundry treating drum 2, and the air inlet end of the air outlet duct 4 is connected to the air chamber 32 so that the air inside the laundry treating drum 2 is discharged into the air chamber 32 through the air outlet duct 4.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in the present embodiment, the air chamber 32 has an air inlet 35 and an air outlet 36, the air inlet 35 of the air chamber 32 communicates with the outside atmosphere, the air outlet 36 of the air chamber 32 communicates with the inside of the laundry treating drum 2 via the air outlet pipe 4, or the air inlet 35 of the air chamber 32 communicates with the inside of the laundry treating drum 2 via the air inlet pipe, and the air outlet 36 of the air chamber 32 communicates with the inside of the laundry treating drum 2 via the air outlet pipe 4.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in the present embodiment, an air outlet is provided at the upper side of the rear portion of the laundry treating drum 2, and an air inlet pipe communicates with the inside of the laundry treating drum 2 through the air outlet.

In this embodiment, the air intake pipe is directly connected to the laundry treating drum 2 via the air outlet in the laundry treating drum 2, and the air in the laundry treating drum 2 is discharged into the air intake pipe from the air outlet clothes on the upper rear side of the laundry treating drum 2.

In this embodiment, the air inlet pipe is provided with an air inlet valve for controlling the opening and closing of the air outlet pipe 4, and the control air chamber 32 is connected with or disconnected from the air inlet pipe, so as to introduce the air in the laundry treating drum 2 into the air chamber 32 according to the use condition of the laundry treating apparatus or the actual use requirement of a user.

As shown in fig. 1 to 5, in the present embodiment, the air inlet end of the air outlet duct 4 is connected to the air chamber 32 via a connecting duct 38, a door seal 7 is provided between the housing and the front flange of the laundry treating drum 2, and the air outlet end of the air outlet duct 4 is connected to the front upper side of the laundry treating drum 2 or the door seal 7, so that the circulating air flow irradiated by the photo plasma tube 34 in the air chamber 32 is blown into the laundry treating drum 2 via the air inlet duct.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in the present embodiment, the air inlet end of the air outlet pipe 4 is connected to the optical plasma generating device 3, the air outlet end of the air outlet pipe 4 is connected to the upper side of the front portion of the laundry treating drum 2, and the sterilizing gas emitted from the optical plasma generating device 3 is blown into the air inlet pipe, and then flows from the front portion of the laundry treating drum 2 into the inside thereof.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in this embodiment, the air inlet end of the air outlet pipe 4 is connected to the optical plasma generating device 3, the air outlet end of the air outlet pipe 4 is connected to the door seal 7, and the sterilizing gas emitted from the optical plasma generating device 3 is blown into the air outlet pipe 4 and then flows into the laundry treating drum 2 through the door seal 7.

In this embodiment, the radial dimension of the air inlet pipe is larger than the radial dimension of the air outlet pipe 4, which is favorable for the circulating air flow to flow quickly, so that the air flow in the air inlet pipe is led into the air chamber 32 quickly, and the light plasma generating device 3 is utilized to sterilize and deodorize the air flow from the inside of the laundry treating drum 2.

As shown in fig. 1 to 5, in the present embodiment, the connecting pipeline 38 is fixedly connected with the air outlet pipeline 4 through a buckle, a clip, etc., so that the disassembly and assembly are more convenient.

As shown in fig. 1 to 5, in this embodiment, the plasma generating device further includes a beam 5 disposed at the top of the case 1 and a mounting bracket 6 fixedly connected to the beam 5, the housing 31 is detachably and fixedly connected to the mounting bracket 6 through a plugging structure, and the plasma generating device 3 is fixedly connected to the case 1 through the mounting bracket 6.

Preferably, the cross beam 5 and the mounting bracket 6 are respectively provided with a connecting hole, and the fastener 9 sequentially passes through the connecting holes on the cross beam 5 and the mounting bracket 6 to fasten and connect the cross beam 5 and the mounting bracket 6.

As shown in fig. 1 to 5, in this embodiment, a part of the area of the housing 31 is recessed toward the inside of the air chamber 32 to form an accommodating cavity 312 in interference fit with the elastic member 8, the elastic member 8 is provided with a plugging hole, and the mounting bracket 6 is provided with a barb 61 in plugging fit with the plugging hole.

In this embodiment, compared with the case that the light plasma generating device 3 is directly connected to the mounting bracket 6, the mounting bracket 6 is fixedly connected to the elastic member 8 through the plugging structure, the elastic member 8 has a certain buffering effect, and damage to the light plasma tube 34 caused by vibration of the clothes treating apparatus is reduced.

As shown in fig. 3, 6 and 7, in the present embodiment, the housing 31 is recessed inward to form a terminal clamping groove 311 for mounting a terminal, and the terminal is connected to a controller of the laundry treating apparatus for starting the light plasma tube 34 to irradiate the gas in the gas chamber 32.

In this embodiment, the laundry treating apparatus may be a washing machine, a clothes dryer, or other laundry treating apparatus having a laundry treating function, and the laundry treating drum 2 may be a single drum or an inner and outer drum assembly communicating with each other.

With the above clothes treating apparatus, the air in the air chamber 32 is irradiated by the light plasma tube 34 to form sterilizing air, and the sterilizing air is blown into the clothes treating drum 2 through the air outlet pipeline 4, so that the inside of the clothes treating drum 2 can be sterilized, and clothes in the clothes treating drum 2 can be sterilized, and particularly, the clothes which cannot withstand high temperature can be sterilized.

The foregoing description is only illustrative of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not to be construed as limiting the invention, but is to be construed as limiting the invention to any and all simple modifications, equivalent variations and adaptations of the embodiments described above, which are within the scope of the invention, may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. An optical plasma generating apparatus, comprising:

a housing having an air chamber formed therein;

the optical plasma tube is used for irradiating the gas in the gas chamber;

2. A light plasma generating device as defined in claim 1, wherein,

the connecting pipeline at least comprises an inclined pipeline section extending obliquely upwards along the gas flow direction, and a plugging piece is arranged in the inclined pipeline section;

3. The device according to claim 2, wherein a limit stopper extending radially inward of the inclined pipe section is provided on an inner peripheral wall of the inclined pipe section, and the gas flowing through the inclined pipe section drives the blocking member to move upward to be fitted with the limit stopper so as to stop the blocking member from moving upward;

4. A light plasma generating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the inner diameter of the inclined pipe section gradually increases in the gas flow direction;

5. A light plasma generating device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the partial region of the housing is recessed into the air chamber to form a receiving chamber which is open in the horizontal direction, an elastic member which is in interference fit with the receiving chamber is provided in the receiving chamber, and a plug hole is provided in the elastic member.

6. A photoplasma generating apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a photocatalyst excitation layer is provided in the housing, and a photoplasma tube is provided opposite to the photocatalyst excitation layer or a photocatalyst excitation layer is provided in the photoplasma tube.

7. A light plasma generating device as recited in claim 6, wherein the light plasma tube is an ultraviolet light tube;

8. A laundry treatment apparatus, comprising:

a case having a laundry treating drum disposed therein;

the light plasma generating device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein an air outlet end of the connecting pipe communicates with the inside of the laundry treating drum through an air outlet pipe.

9. The clothes treating apparatus of claim 8, further comprising a cross beam provided at a top of the cabinet and a mounting bracket fixedly connected to the cross beam, the housing being detachably fixedly connected to the mounting bracket via a plugging structure;

10. The clothes treating apparatus of claim 9 wherein the housing has a partial area recessed into the air chamber to form a receiving cavity in interference fit with the elastic member, the elastic member has a socket hole, and the mounting bracket has barbs in socket fit with the socket hole.