CN118007350A

CN118007350A - Clothes treating apparatus

Info

Publication number: CN118007350A
Application number: CN202410072210.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 苗雨来; 姜豪; 张佳磊
Original assignee: Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co Ltd
Current assignee: Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-05-17
Filing date: 2022-05-17
Publication date: 2024-05-10
Also published as: CN117867808A; CN117888322A; CN117845492A; CN117845490A; CN117867809A; CN117071257A; CN117845491A

Abstract

The embodiment of the application provides clothes treatment equipment, which comprises a clothes treatment machine and a base assembly, wherein the base assembly is arranged below the clothes treatment machine, the base assembly comprises a base and a bearing frame, the clothes treatment machine is supported on the bearing frame, the bearing frame is provided with a mounting cavity, the base is arranged in the mounting cavity and is provided with a containing cavity for containing a cleaning robot, the base assembly comprises a drying assembly, the rear side wall of the containing cavity is provided with an air inlet, and hot air generated by the drying assembly flows through the air inlet and is led into the containing cavity. In the application, when the cleaning robot enters the accommodating cavity, the hot air generated by the drying assembly flows through the air inlet to be led into the accommodating cavity, and the mop of the cleaning robot is dried. The air inlet is arranged on the rear side wall of the accommodating cavity, so that the space of the air inlet occupying the space of the base in the up-down direction is reduced, and the size of the base assembly in the up-down direction can be reduced.

Description

Clothes treating apparatus

The application relates to a split application of an application patent application with the application date of 2022, 05 month and 17 days, the application number of 202210541956.7 and the name of a base assembly and clothes treatment equipment.

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of cleaning, in particular to clothes treatment equipment.

Background

With the development of intelligent cleaning technology, cleaning robots are increasingly favored by users.

The base station is required to be configured for the cleaning robot, and dust removal, charging and the like can be performed on the cleaning robot through the base station. However, the base station occupies a larger indoor space due to a larger volume; in addition, the mop of the cleaning robot is not easy to clean the stained stains, so that the cleaning effect is influenced, and the look and feel is also influenced.

In order to reduce the space occupied by the base station in the room, in the prior art (for example, the prior art disclosed in the publication CN113062091 a), the base station is disposed at the bottom of the laundry machine, and at this time, the laundry machine is supported on the base station, and the space occupied by the base station in the room is reduced by stacking the base station and the laundry machine. In order to form stable support for the clothes treating machine, the structure of the existing base station needs to be improved, the existing base station is of an integrated structure, when the base station is structurally improved, structural reinforcement is generally carried out in a mode of increasing structural size, setting reinforcing ribs and the like, but the base of the integrated structure increases the complexity of the base station when the base station is structurally reinforced, the manufacturing cost is also increased, in addition, vibration is transmitted to the base when the clothes treating machine is operated, the operation and the service life of the base station are affected under the influence of the vibration, and accordingly, a corresponding vibration reduction and noise reduction structure is also required to be arranged, and the complexity of the base station and the manufacturing cost are further increased.

In addition, the existing base station has no drying function, and the base station cannot dry the mop after cleaning the mop of the cleaning robot, so that the base station is not beneficial to users. In the process of adding the drying function to the existing base station, how to set a drying air inlet to improve the drying effect and how to set a drying assembly to optimize the size of the base in a certain direction become technical problems to be solved by those skilled in the art.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, it is desirable to provide a laundry treating apparatus having a base assembly to reduce the size of the base assembly in the up-down direction.

In order to achieve the above object, the technical solution of the embodiment of the present application is as follows:

an embodiment of the present invention provides a laundry treatment apparatus including:

A laundry treating machine;

The base assembly is arranged below the clothes treating machine and comprises a base and a bearing frame, the clothes treating machine is supported on the bearing frame, the bearing frame is provided with an installation cavity, the base is arranged in the installation cavity and is provided with a containing cavity for containing the cleaning robot, the base assembly comprises a drying assembly, the rear side wall of the containing cavity is provided with an air inlet, and hot air generated by the drying assembly flows through the air inlet and is led into the containing cavity.

In the application, when the cleaning robot enters the accommodating cavity, the hot air generated by the drying assembly flows through the air inlet to be led into the accommodating cavity, and the mop of the cleaning robot is dried. The air inlet is arranged on the rear side wall of the accommodating cavity, so that the space of the air inlet occupying the space of the base in the up-down direction is reduced, and the size of the base assembly in the up-down direction can be reduced.

In some embodiments, the air inlet is disposed proximate a lower portion of the rear sidewall of the receiving chamber.

In some embodiments, the drying assembly comprises a fan and at least one drying tunnel, wherein the drying tunnel is communicated with the air inlet and the air outlet at the rear end of the fan.

In some embodiments, a heating element is disposed in the drying tunnel or in the fan, and the heating element is used for heating air, so that the air flow discharged from the drying tunnel is a hot air flow.

In some embodiments, the drying tunnel extends downwardly from the air outlet.

In some embodiments, the drying tunnel is in a flat tubular structure and is attached to the rear surface of the base. Thus, the size of the drying tunnel along the front-back direction is reduced as much as possible.

In some embodiments, the number of the drying tunnels is two, the number of the air inlets is two, one end of each drying tunnel is connected with the air outlet, and the other end of each drying tunnel is connected with a corresponding air inlet.

In some embodiments, the two air inlets are staggered in the left-right direction.

In some embodiments, a dust collecting port and a return air port are respectively arranged on the side wall of the accommodating cavity, the dust collecting port is used for being in butt joint with a dust discharging port of a dust storage space of the cleaning robot, the side wall of the dust storage space of the cleaning robot is also provided with a return air interface, and the return air port is used for being in butt joint with the return air interface.

In some embodiments, the dust collection assembly further comprises a return air pipe, the base assembly further comprises a dust collection assembly, the dust collection assembly comprises a dust collection pipe, a dust collection motor and a dust collection container, the dust collection pipe is communicated with the dust collection port and the inner space of the dust collection container, the dust collection motor is used for enabling the inner space of the dust collection container to generate negative pressure, the dust collection assembly further comprises a return air pipe, and the return air pipe is communicated with the return air inlet and the air outlet of the dust collection motor.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view illustrating a structure of a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view illustrating the cooperation between a base device and a cleaning robot according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the structure of FIG. 2 from another perspective;

FIG. 4 is a top view of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a base assembly according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of another view of the structure of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the structure of FIG. 5 with the return air duct and drying assembly omitted;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the structure of FIG. 7 from another perspective;

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating the cooperation of the structure of FIG. 8 with a drying assembly;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of the structure of FIG. 5 from another perspective, wherein the base, the drying assembly and the detergent delivery assembly are omitted;

FIG. 11 is a simplified schematic diagram of a base assembly according to an embodiment of the application;

FIG. 12 is a simplified schematic diagram of a base assembly according to another embodiment of the application.

Description of the reference numerals

A base unit 1000; a base assembly 100; a laundry treating machine 4000; a cleaning robot 3000;

A base 1; a housing chamber 11; a dust collection port 12; an air return port 13; a water inlet 14; an air inlet 15; a cleaning tank 16; a charging terminal 17;

a dust collection assembly 2; a dust collection tube 21; a dust collection container 22; a drawing port 22a; a dust collection case 221; a filter member 222; a dust collection motor 23; a return air duct 25;

a power supply module 31; a control main board 32;

A drying assembly 4; a blower 41; drying tunnel 42;

A water inlet assembly 5; a water inlet valve 51; a water inlet port 51a; a pressure relief vessel 52; a water inlet passage 53; a first line 531; a second conduit 532; a branch passage 55;

a detergent dispensing device 6; a detergent box 61; a launch pump 62;

A drain assembly 7; a drain pump 71; a drain passage 72; a water storage vessel 73; an air pump 74; a switch valve 75; a carrier 200; a mounting space 200a;

Detailed Description

It should be noted that, in the case of no conflict, the embodiments of the present application and the technical features of the embodiments may be combined with each other, and the detailed description in the specific embodiments should be interpreted as an explanation of the gist of the present application and should not be construed as unduly limiting the present application.

In the description of the present application, the positional or positional relationship indicated by "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc. are based on the positional or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and it should be understood that these positional terms are merely for convenience in describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present application. The terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

Embodiments of the present application provide a pedestal assembly 100 for a laundry treating appliance.

An embodiment of the present application provides a laundry treating apparatus, referring to fig. 1, including a laundry treating machine 4000 and a pedestal assembly 100 according to any embodiment of the present application, the pedestal assembly 100 being located below the laundry treating machine 4000.

The base assembly 100 includes a base 1 and a carrier 200 for carrying the laundry machine 4000. The laundry machine 4000 is supported on the carrier 200.

In some embodiments, the laundry machine 4000 is non-detachably fixed to the carrier 200.

In other embodiments, the laundry treating machine 4000 is detachably mounted to the carrier 200. The base device 1000 and the laundry treating machine 4000 may each be used alone or in combination.

The carrier 200 needs to carry the entire weight of the laundry machine 4000 and to have sufficient strength.

In this embodiment, the laundry machine 4000 and the base device 1000 can be separately packaged and separately transported during transportation, so that the package size can be reduced; the base device 1000 may be used as a selection member, and may be assembled or not assembled to the laundry machine 4000 according to a user's selection, so that the base device 1000 itself does not affect the independent use of the laundry machine 4000, thereby improving the user's flexibility of selection.

The carrier 200 has a mounting cavity 200a, and the base 1 is disposed in the mounting cavity 200.

The base 1 has a housing chamber 11 for housing the cleaning robot 3000 (refer to fig. 3 and 6).

The cleaning robot 3000 can be used to automatically clean dust, hair, etc. on the floor, and in the case where a mop is provided on the cleaning robot 3000, the cleaning robot 3000 can perform a mopping operation on the floor after cleaning the floor. The functions of the base assembly 100 in the embodiment of the present application include, but are not limited to, charging, dust removing, washing, drying and sterilizing the cleaning robot 3000.

Illustratively, the cleaning robot 3000 includes a first communication module, the base assembly 100 includes a second communication module, and communication between the cleaning robot 3000 and the base assembly 100 may be performed through the first communication module and the second communication module. For example, when the cleaning robot 3000 needs to discharge dust or charge electricity, wireless communication can be performed through the first communication module and the second communication module, so that the cleaning robot returns to the accommodating chamber 11 by itself. By way of example, the first communication module and the second communication module may include, but are not limited to, one or more of a Bluetooth module, a Wireless Fidelity (WIRELESS FIDELITY, WIFI) module, a fourth or fifth Generation (4 th Generation/5th Generation,4G/5G) communication module, or an infrared module, among other wireless data communication modules.

The laundry machine 4000 may include various forms such as a washing machine, a dehydrating machine, a washing and drying integrated machine, and the like. The specific application of the laundry machine 4000 is not limited to the structure of the pedestal assembly 100 of the present invention.

In the embodiment of the application, the base assembly 100 is integrated below the clothes treating machine 4000, on one hand, the cleaning robot 3000 can be stored by utilizing the space below the clothes treating machine 4000, and the indoor space occupied by the cleaning robot 3000 is reduced; on the other hand, the clothes treating machine 4000 is placed near the faucet and the floor drain, so that water is convenient to enter and drain, water is convenient to enter and drain the base assembly through the existing convenience of water entering and drain of the clothes treating machine, and the water channel problem of water entering and draining of the base assembly is solved.

For example, referring to fig. 11 and 12, a bottom wall of the accommodating chamber 11 is provided with a cleaning tank 16, and the cleaning tank 16 is used for storing cleaning liquid, which may be tap water or a mixture of tap water and a detergent. After the cleaning robot 3000 returns to the base station, the mop of the cleaning robot 3000 can be cleaned by the cleaning liquid in the cleaning bath 16.

The manner of realizing the mop cleaning function is not limited, and the cleaning robot 3000 can control the mop to rotate or vibrate to contact with the water in the cleaning tank 16, thereby realizing the cleaning function. The cleaning function can also be realized by arranging friction pieces such as a brush head in the cleaning groove and controlling the contact friction between the brush head and a mop on the cleaning robot 3000.

Illustratively, the base assembly 100 comprises a detergent delivery device 6 arranged on the base 1, the detergent delivery device 6 being adapted to deliver detergent directly or indirectly to the washing tub 16, to enhance the cleaning effect on the mop.

The specific type of the detergent is not limited, and may be a laundry detergent, a disinfectant, a perfume, etc., and is not limited herein.

According to the base assembly provided by the embodiment of the application, the detergent is automatically thrown into the cleaning tank through the detergent throwing device 6, so that the cleaning effect of the mop can be improved.

The installation position of the detergent dispensing device 6 is not limited.

Illustratively, the detergent dispensing device 6 is disposed on top of the base 1. The top of the base 1 has a large installation space, and it is convenient for a user to perform operations of detergent delivery, replacement, etc. from the front side of the lower side of the laundry machine.

The base assembly 100 includes a water inlet assembly 5, the water inlet assembly 5 including a water inlet passage 53 for supplying water to the washing tub 16 and a water inlet valve 51 provided on the water inlet passage 53, the water inlet passage 53 for introducing an external water source and guiding a water flow into the washing tub 16.

In this embodiment, the water inlet passage 53 automatically introduces an external water source, and the user does not need to manually add water.

It should be noted that, in some embodiments, the water inlet passage 53 may be completely independent from the water inlet system of the laundry machine, i.e. both are connected to different faucet independently. In other embodiments, the water inlet 53 is connected to the same faucet as the water inlet system of the laundry machine by a tee or the like.

The type of the water inlet valve 51 is not limited, and for example, the water inlet valve 51 may be a flow restricting valve having a flow restricting function. That is, in the case where the flow rate of the water flowing through the water inlet valve 51 is greater than the set value, the water inlet valve 51 is closed. Thus, the excessive flow rate of water is avoided.

For example, referring to fig. 5, 7, 8 and 9, the water inlet assembly 5 includes a pressure relief container 52, the pressure relief container 52 is disposed on the water inlet channel 53, the water inlet valve 51 is located upstream of the pressure relief container 52, that is, the water flow in the water inlet channel 53 flows through the water inlet valve 51, then flows through the pressure relief container 52, and finally enters the cleaning tank 16. The pressure relief container 52 can play a role in pressure relief and flow relief, so that water flows at a proper flow rate, and water splashing caused by excessive water pressure of the water inlet channel 53 is avoided.

Illustratively, the water inlet valve 51 and the pressure relief container 52 are disposed at the left rear side of the base 1, so that the water inlet valve 51 and the water inlet position of the laundry treating machine 4000 are located at the same side of the laundry treating apparatus in the left-right direction, facilitating centralized arrangement of water pipes, and reducing the length of the water pipes.

The number of the water inlets 14 on the side wall of the accommodating chamber 11 is not limited, and may be one or a plurality.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present application, a plurality refers to not less than two.

Illustratively, referring to fig. 6, the left and right side walls of the accommodating chamber 11 are each provided with one water inlet 14, and referring to fig. 7 and 8, the water inlet passage 53 includes a first pipe 531 and a second pipe 532 communicating with the pressure release container 52, the first pipe 531 being wound from the rear right of the base 1 to the water inlet 14 on the right side of the base 1, and the second pipe 532 being wound from the rear left of the base 1 to the water inlet 14 on the left side of the base 1. In this embodiment, the plurality of water inlets 14 simultaneously feed water, which facilitates increasing the water feed rate of the wash tank 16, and also facilitates supplying water to the wash tank 16 from multiple angles. For example, in some embodiments, water exiting the water inlet 14 may first flush the mop and then back into the sink 16, thus allowing for multiple angular flushing of the mop.

For example, referring to fig. 7 and 8, the detergent dispensing device 6 includes a detergent box 61 for storing detergent and a dispensing pump 62 for drawing out the detergent in the detergent box 61, and the dispensing pump 62 can automatically and quantitatively draw out the detergent in the detergent box 61 to achieve automatic dispensing.

In some embodiments, the detergent box 61 may be a disposable device, and after the detergent in the detergent box 61 is used up, the detergent box 61 is taken out and replaced with a new one. In other embodiments, the user may pour detergent into the detergent box 61, and the detergent box 61 may be reused.

In some embodiments, the detergent pumped from the dosing pump 62 enters the wash tank 16 directly and dissolves in the wash tank 16.

In other embodiments, the outlet of the detergent dispensing device 6 communicates with the pressure relief container 52, i.e., the outlet of the dispensing pump 62 communicates with the pressure relief container 52 to quantitatively pump detergent to the pressure relief container 52. The detergent dissolves in the pressure release container 52 and flows toward the cleaning tank 16 with the water in the water inlet passage 53. In this embodiment, the pressure relief vessel 52 functions not only to relieve pressure of the buffered water flow, but also to mix and dissolve the detergent. Furthermore, it is also convenient to arrange a detergent delivery path of the detergent delivery device 6. Specifically, due to the presence of the pressure relief reservoir 52, the outlet of the dosing pump 62 may be conveniently connected to the pressure relief reservoir 52, the pressure relief reservoir 52 having a relatively large size, facilitating connection of the dosing pump 62, and also reducing the flow path of the detergent and reducing the flow resistance of the detergent.

Illustratively, the detergent box 61 extends in the front-rear direction, that is, the size of the detergent box 61 in the front-rear direction is larger than the size in the left-right direction, the overall is in the shape of a bottle, and the dispensing pump 62 is provided at the rear side of the detergent box 61. The liquid outlet of the delivery pump 62 faces the pressure relief container 52 at the rear, so that the liquid outlet of the delivery pump 62 and the pressure relief container 52 can be connected only through a short straight pipe, and the pressure relief device is compact in structure and convenient to install.

Illustratively, the inlet valve 51 and the pressure relief container 52 are provided at the top of the left rear side of the base 1, and the inlet port 51a of the inlet valve 51 is located at the rear side of the inlet valve 51, facilitating water collection from the rear of the inlet valve 51. The water inlet valve 51, the pressure release container 52, and the detergent dispensing device 6 are arranged in this order in the back-to-front direction. For example, both are arranged to the left of the blower 41 described above, so that installation space can be saved.

For example, referring to fig. 6, a dust collecting port 12 is provided on a sidewall of the accommodating chamber 11, and the dust collecting port 12 is adapted to be docked with a dust discharge port of a dust storage space of the cleaning robot 3000. Specifically, when the cleaning robot 3000 returns to the accommodation chamber 11, the dust collection port 12 is docked with the dust discharge port of the dust storage space of the cleaning robot 3000, so that the dust collection port 12 is in communication with the dust storage space.

The base assembly 100 includes a dust collecting assembly 2 (refer to fig. 6), referring to fig. 5, 8, 9 and 10, the dust collecting assembly 2 includes a dust collecting tube 21, a dust collecting motor 23 and a dust collecting container 22, the dust collecting container 22 is disposed outside the accommodating cavity 11 and is located at any lateral side of the accommodating cavity 11, the dust collecting tube 21 is communicated with the dust collecting opening 12 and the inner space of the dust collecting container 22, and the dust collecting motor 23 is used for generating negative pressure in the dust collecting cavity.

When the dust collecting motor 23 is operated, the internal space of the dust collecting container 22 generates negative pressure, so that the dust collecting pipe 21 and the dust collecting port 12 are both in a negative pressure environment, and impurities in the dust storage space of the cleaning robot 3000 are sucked into the dust collecting container 22 under the action of the negative pressure, thereby realizing automatic dust discharge of the cleaning robot 3000 without manual dust discharge of the cleaning robot 3000 by a user.

The lateral side refers to any side in a plane perpendicular to the up-down direction, for example, left side, right side, front side, rear side, and the like.

In the base assembly 100 of the embodiment of the present application, the dust collection container 22 and the receiving chamber 11 are arranged side by side in the lateral direction, that is, the dust collection container 22 is not located above the base 1, thus helping to reduce the size of the base assembly 100 in the up-down direction, so that the base assembly 100 is of a flattened design, thus facilitating the integration of the base assembly 100 below the laundry machine 4000.

In the related art, the dust collecting container 22 is located at an obliquely upper side of the accommodating chamber 11, and during dust discharging, impurities having large parts cannot be sucked into the dust collecting container 22 upwards due to large gravity, dust discharging is incomplete, impurities remain in the dust collecting tube 21, and the dust collecting tube 21 is easily blocked.

In the embodiment of the application, the dust collecting container 22 and the accommodating cavity 11 are arranged side by side along the transverse direction, so that the dust collecting pipe 21 is also arranged approximately horizontally, impurities move approximately horizontally in the dust collecting pipe 21 in the dust discharging process, and the negative pressure does not need to overcome the gravity of the impurities, so that the impurities can smoothly enter the dust collecting container 22, and the dust discharging is more thorough.

Illustratively, the dust collection container 22 does not exceed the height of the top of the base 1. That is, the dust container 22 does not additionally increase the height of the base assembly 100.

The specific shape of the dust collection container 22 is not limited.

Illustratively, referring to fig. 6, the dust collection container 22 includes a dust collection housing 221 and a filter member 222 drawably disposed within the dust collection housing 221. The filter part 222 is used for filtering and accommodating impurities in the air flow entering the dust collection housing 221, the impurities are intercepted in the filter part 222, and the air flow entering the dust collection container 22 is filtered by the filter part 222 and then discharged from the air outlet of the dust collection motor 23.

The particular type of filter element 222 is not limited and may be, for example, a dust bag or a dust box configuration.

Illustratively, the front side of the dust collection housing 221 is provided with a drawing port 22a for drawing the filter member 222, and the filter member 222 is drawn out of the dust collection housing 221 or put into the dust collection housing 221 through the drawing port 22 a.

After a period of use, the user may withdraw the filter element 222 for cleaning, and after cleaning, the filter element 222 is placed in the dust collection chamber, in which embodiment the filter element 222 is reusable. Or the filter element 222 may be removed and discarded after withdrawal as a disposable, and a new filter element 222 may be placed into the dust collection chamber.

Illustratively, referring to fig. 6, the dust container 22 and the accommodating chamber 11 are arranged side by side in the left-right direction, and the dust container 22 is located on the right side of the accommodating chamber 11. In this way, it is convenient to make a larger space for the left and rear sides of the base 1, and it is convenient to arrange parts related to water intake and water discharge.

For example, referring to fig. 10, the dust container 22 and the base 1 are arranged at intervals in the left-right direction, i.e., the dust container 22 and the base 1 have intervals in the left-right direction, and the dust tube 21 is arranged at the intervals of the dust container 22 and the base 1 in the left-right direction. Thus, the dust collecting tube 21 has a shorter length, which can shorten the moving path of the impurities in the dust collecting tube 21, reduce the wind resistance, improve the dust discharging efficiency, and is also beneficial to reducing the assembly size of the whole dust collecting assembly 2.

For example, referring to fig. 7, 8, 9 and 10, the dust collection motor 23 and the dust collection container 22 are disposed in the front-rear direction, and the dust collection motor 23 is disposed at the rear of the dust collection container 22. Specifically, an air inlet of the dust collection housing 221 for connection with the dust collection tube 21 is located at a left side wall of the dust collection housing 221, and an air outlet of the dust collection housing 221 for communication with the dust collection motor 23 is located at a rear side wall of the dust collection housing 221. In this way, the space on the rear side of the dust collection container 22 can be fully utilized, and excessive increase in the size of the base assembly 100 in the left-right direction can be avoided; in addition, the taking and placing of the filter member 222 is not affected.

For example, referring to fig. 6 and 10, a return air inlet 13 for interfacing with the cleaning robot 3000 is provided on a sidewall of the accommodating chamber 11. Specifically, the side wall of the dust storage space of the cleaning robot 3000 is also provided with a return air interface, that is, both the return air interface and the dust exhaust port are communicated with the dust storage space; the return air inlet 13 is used for being in butt joint with a return air interface.

Referring to fig. 5 and 10, the dust collecting assembly 2 includes a return air duct 25, and the return air duct 25 is communicated with the return air opening 13 and an air outlet of the dust collecting motor 23. When the cleaning robot 3000 returns to the accommodating cavity 11, the return air inlet 13 is in butt joint with the return air interface, the dust collecting port 12 is in butt joint with the dust exhaust port, the dust collecting pipe 21, the dust collecting cavity, the return air pipe 25 and the dust storage space form a circulating air path, and air can flow circularly between the dust storage space and the dust collecting assembly 2. So that the air intake of the dust collecting motor 23 can be increased, and the dust discharging effect can be improved.

The specific position of the return air opening 13 is not limited, and may be, for example, a rear side wall, a left side wall, or the like.

For example, referring to fig. 6 and 10, the dust collection container 22 is disposed at the right side of the base 1, the return air inlet 13 is provided at the left rear corner of the sidewall of the accommodating chamber 11, and the return air duct 25 is wound from the rear of the base 1 to the return air inlet 13. In this embodiment, the return air duct 25 is arranged in a smoother manner, without requiring a large bend, reducing the resistance of the air flow in the return air duct 25, and in addition, making full use of the space behind the base 1.

For example, referring to fig. 6,7, 8 and 10, the base assembly 100 includes a charging terminal 17 disposed on a rear sidewall of the accommodating chamber 11, and the cleaning robot 3000 may be electrically connected to the charging terminal 17 after returning to the accommodating chamber 11 to perform charging.

Referring to fig. 7, 8, 9 and 10, the base assembly 100 includes a power module 31, the power module 31 is electrically connected to the charging terminal 17, the power module 31 is used for converting the ac power into dc power, and the charging terminal 17 charges the cleaning robot 3000 with the dc power.

It will be appreciated that the dust collection motor 23 may be directly connected to the ac power.

For example, referring to fig. 5 and 9, the base assembly 100 includes the drying component 4 referring to fig. 6, the rear sidewall of the accommodating cavity 11 is provided with an air inlet 15, and hot air generated by the drying component 4 flows through the air inlet 15 and is introduced into the accommodating cavity 11, so that a user performs drying treatment on the mop of the cleaning robot 3000.

The air inlet 15 is located as close to the lower portion of the rear side wall of the accommodating chamber 11 as possible, so as to guide the hot air flow to the mop at the bottom of the cleaning robot 3000.

Referring to fig. 5 and 9, the drying assembly 4 includes a fan 41 and a drying tunnel 42, and it should be noted that a heating element is disposed in the drying tunnel 42 or in the fan 41, and the heating element is used for heating air, so that the air flow discharged from the drying tunnel 42 is a hot air flow.

The fan 41 is horizontally arranged on the top surface of the base 1, and an air outlet of the fan 41 is positioned at the rear end of the fan 41 and faces the rear of the base 1. The drying tunnel 42 communicates with the air inlet 15 and the air outlet at the rear end of the blower 41.

The fan 41 is horizontally placed on the top surface of the base 1, that is, the rotation axis direction of the impeller of the fan 41 is approximately along the up-down direction, the fan 41 is approximately in a flat structure along the axial direction, and the flat structure is horizontally placed on the top surface of the base 1, so that the size of the fan 41 in the up-down direction can be reduced, and the flat design of the base assembly 100 is facilitated.

The drying tunnel 42 extends downward from the air outlet of the blower 41, and the drying tunnel 42 has a substantially flat tubular structure and is attached to the rear side surface of the base 1 so as to minimize the size of the drying tunnel 42 in the front-rear direction.

The number of drying tunnels 42 is not limited, and may be one or a plurality.

For example, referring to fig. 9, the number of drying tunnels 42 is two, and the number of air inlets 15 is two. The two air inlets 15 are staggered in the left-right direction, the upper ends of the two drying tunnels 42 are connected with the air outlets of the fans 41, and the other ends of the two drying tunnels are respectively connected with the corresponding one air inlet 15, so that the mop air outlet of the cleaning robot 3000 can be multidirectional, and the drying efficiency is improved. In addition, the air quantity of the fan 41 is shared by the two drying tunnels 42, so that the flow quantity of each drying tunnel 42 can be reduced, and the small-size design of each drying tunnel 42 is facilitated.

It will be appreciated that in embodiments having return air duct 25, return air duct 25 is disposed rearwardly of drying tunnel 42, that is, drying tunnel 42 is located between return air duct 25 and the rear surface of base 1.

For example, referring to fig. 9, the charging terminal 17 is located approximately at the middle region of the rear sidewall of the accommodating chamber 11 in the left-right direction, and two drying tunnels 42 are located at the left and right sides of the charging terminal 17. That is, each charging terminal 17 is located between two drying tunnels 42, so that the space between two drying tunnels 42 can be fully utilized, and interference between two drying tunnels 42 and charging terminal 17 is avoided.

Referring to fig. 5, 7 and 8, the base assembly 100 includes a control main board 32, and the control main board 32 is used for electrically controlling the electric devices of the base assembly 1000, for example, the dust collecting motor 23, the blower 41, the power module 31, the charging terminal 17 and the like. That is, the base assembly 1000 of the embodiment of the present application can be independently controlled without being affected by the laundry machine 4000, and only the control main board 32 is required to be connected to the power supply, so that the base assembly 1000 can be independently operated even if the laundry machine 4000 is not powered on or not operated.

For example, referring to fig. 5, 7 and 8, the control main board 32 is disposed on top of the base 1 and is arranged side by side with the blower 41 in the left-right direction. In this way, the space at the top of the base 1 can be fully utilized.

Illustratively, the control main board 32 is located on the right side of the blower 41, so that the distance between the control main board 32 and the dust collecting motor 23 and the power module 31 is short, and the wire length therebetween is shortened.

The drainage of the water in the washing tank 16 is not limited, and may be performed by gravity of the water itself, for example.

Referring to fig. 11 and 12, for example, the base assembly 100 includes a drain assembly 7, the drain assembly 7 includes a pump body and a drain channel 72 communicating with the cleaning tank 16, the highest portion of the drain channel 72 is higher than the cleaning tank 16, the water inlet end of the drain channel 72 extends into the cleaning tank 16 from top to bottom, that is, the water inlet end of the drain channel 72 absorbs water from bottom to top, and the drain channel 72 sucks water in the cleaning tank 16 under the action of the pump body. The water liquid in the cleaning tank 16 is sucked into the drain passage 72 by the pressure difference, and is discharged through the drain passage 72.

It should be noted that, because the cleaning tank is lower, the cleaning tank is closer to the ground, and the cleaning solution in the cleaning tank is relatively less, if the cleaning solution in the cleaning tank is pumped by the drainage pump directly, the drainage pump can only work when the water inlet of the drainage pump needs to be completely covered by the water solution because the water inlet of the drainage pump has a larger pipe diameter, at this time, the water solution in the cleaning tank is difficult to be pumped out smoothly, and the drainage effect is poor.

In the above-described embodiment of the present application, therefore, the water in the cleaning tank 16 is pumped out by pumping from bottom to top, and the water is drained by the siphon effect, so that the drainage effect can be improved, and the drainage of the water to the floor drain or the like can be facilitated.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 5, 7, 8, 9 and 11, the drain assembly 7 includes a reservoir 73 disposed on a drain channel 72, the pump body is a drain pump 71, and the drain pump 71 is located downstream of the reservoir 73. The water reservoir 73 is higher than the cleaning tank 16. The water inlet assembly 5 includes a branch passage 55 and a water inlet passage 53 for supplying water to the wash tank 16, and the branch passage 55 communicates the water inlet passage 53 with the water reservoir 73.

That is, the water inlet assembly 5 may supply water to both the wash tank 16 and the water reservoir 73. The water reservoir 73 draws out the water in the washing tank 16 by the pump body and discharges the water from the pump body.

In this embodiment, the purpose of filling the water reservoir 73 with water via the water inlet assembly 5 includes: it is ensured that there is sufficient water in the water storage container 73 before the drain pump 71 is started, and that a pressure difference can be generated between the water storage container 73 and the cleaning tank 16 after the drain pump 71 is started, and the water in the cleaning tank 16 is drawn out based on the siphon effect.

It will be appreciated that in embodiments having a pressure relief reservoir 52, the water reservoir 73 is connected between the outlet of the inlet valve 51 and the water inlet of the pressure relief reservoir 52 by the branch passage 55, preventing water in the pressure relief reservoir 52 from entering the water reservoir 73.

It should be noted that, the timing of water intake of the water intake assembly 5 to the water storage container 73 is not limited, for example, in some embodiments, after the water intake valve 51 is opened, water is simultaneously supplied to the water intake passage 53 and the branch passage 55 by the water intake assembly 5, at this time, the drain pump 71 is not operated, and when the water level in the water storage container 73 reaches a certain height, water is not further supplied to the branch passage 55 under the back pressure of the water storage container 73. For another example, in another embodiment, a three-way valve is provided at the connection position of the branch passage 55 and the water inlet passage 53, and the flow direction of the water flow is controlled by switching the three-way valve.

Illustratively, the drain assembly 7 is disposed at the right rear side of the base 1, the drain pump 71 is disposed at the right side of the water storage container 73, and the water outlet of the drain pump 71 is directed to the rear of the base 1, so that the drain pump 71 and the drain outlet of the laundry machine 4000 are disposed at the same side of the laundry treating apparatus, facilitating centralized piping and drainage.

In other embodiments, referring to fig. 12, the pump body is an air pump 74, the drain assembly 7 includes an on-off valve 75 disposed on the drain channel 72, and the base assembly 100 is not provided with the water storage container 73 of the previous embodiment. The highest position in the drain channel 72 is higher than the cleaning tank 16, the drain channel 72 forms a siphon channel, and the junction of the suction port of the air pump 74 and the drain channel 72 is located between the switching valve 75 and the highest position of the drain channel 72. In this embodiment, water does not enter the air pump 74.

When the water discharge starts, the switch valve 75 is closed, the air pump 74 pumps air in the water discharge channel 72, so that the part of the water discharge channel 72 located at the upstream of the switch valve 75 generates a negative pressure environment, water in the cleaning tank 16 is pumped into the water discharge channel 72 under the action of the negative pressure, after water flows through the highest part of the water discharge channel 72, the switch valve 75 is opened, the air pump 74 stops pumping, and at the moment, the water in the water discharge channel 72 is continuously discharged based on the principle of a siphon channel.

It should be noted that, in some embodiments, the drain channel 72 and the drain line of the laundry machine 4000 may drain independently from each other.

In other embodiments, the drain channel 72 may be connected to a drain line of the laundry machine 4000 through a tee pipe, through which water is intensively drained to a drain, etc. drain location.

In some embodiments, the laundry machine 4000 includes a detergent delivery mechanism for delivering detergent to laundry to be treated in the laundry machine to enhance the washing effect of the laundry.

It will be appreciated that in embodiments where a detergent delivery mechanism is provided, the detergent delivery device 6 is located on the same side of the laundry treating appliance in the left-right direction as the detergent delivery mechanism. For example, the water paths are all positioned on the left side and are all arranged close to the water tap, so that the water paths are conveniently arranged on the same side for the detergent delivery device 6 and the detergent delivery mechanism, and the compactness of the clothes treatment equipment is improved.

The various embodiments/implementations provided by the application may be combined with one another without contradiction.

The above description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application, but various modifications and variations can be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present application should be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A laundry treatment apparatus, comprising:

A laundry treating machine;

2. The laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the air inlet is provided near a lower portion of a rear sidewall of the accommodation chamber.

3. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 2, wherein the drying assembly comprises a blower and at least one drying tunnel communicating the air inlet with an air outlet at a rear end of the blower.

4. A laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a heating element is provided within the drying tunnel or within the blower for heating air such that the air flow exiting the drying tunnel is a hot air flow.

5. A laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the drying tunnel extends downwardly from the air outlet.

6. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the drying tunnel has a flat tubular structure and is fitted to a rear side surface of the base.

7. A laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the number of drying tunnels is two, the number of air inlets is two, one end of each drying tunnel is connected to the air outlet, and the other end is connected to a corresponding one of the air inlets.

8. The laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 7, wherein two of the air inlets are arranged in a staggered manner in the left-right direction.

9. The laundry treatment apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 8, wherein a dust collecting port and a return air port are provided on a side wall of the accommodation chamber, respectively, the dust collecting port being adapted to be docked with a dust discharge port of a dust storage space of the cleaning robot, the side wall of the dust storage space of the cleaning robot further having a return air interface, the return air port being adapted to be docked with the return air interface.

10. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 9, wherein the base assembly further comprises a dust collection assembly comprising a dust collection pipe, a dust collection motor and a dust collection container, the dust collection pipe communicating with the dust collection port and an inner space of the dust collection container, the dust collection motor for generating negative pressure in the inner space of the dust collection container, the dust collection assembly further comprising a return air pipe communicating with the return air inlet and an air outlet of the dust collection motor.