CN215051478U - Exhaust device of washing and drying machine and washing and drying machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to an exhaust device of a washing and drying machine, which comprises an air inlet component and an exhaust channel; the air inlet assembly is positioned between the dehumidification system of the washing and drying machine and the exhaust channel of the exhaust device to form a blocking structure for blocking liquid; the air inlet subassembly includes the air inlet, the air inlet with the dehumidification system exhaust of washing and drying machine and the external gas guide that has the humidity difference to exhaust passage in, liquid warp the air inlet subassembly blocks the backward flow back, and gas discharge is to washing and drying machine outside. The utility model guides the gas which is exhausted by the dehumidification system of the washing and drying machine and has humidity difference with the outside into the exhaust channel, the liquid flows back after being blocked by the air inlet component and is exhausted together with the condensed water generated by drying the clothes in the washing and drying machine, and a small amount of liquid in the gas is prevented from flowing to the ground after being sprayed out along with the gas; and the filtering piece in the air inlet assembly can also filter impurities discharged by the dehumidification system and prevent liquid from being sprayed out, so that the surrounding environment of the washing and drying machine is protected.

Description

Exhaust device of washing and drying machine and washing and drying machine

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a be used for clothing nursing technical field, concretely relates to exhaust apparatus and washing-drying machine of washing-drying machine.

Background

Clothes drying device is like drying-machine, washing and drying all-in-one, firstly adopts condensing circulation stoving, and its principle generally is, through heater with air heating to get into the drying cylinder, the clothing is under the hot air effect, the water evaporation on the clothing forms damp hot air with the air, later damp hot air gets into in the condenser, damp hot air condenses into condensate water and dry gas after the effect of cooling medium in the condenser, dry gas gets into the barrel after the heater heating again, reaches the purpose of stoving clothing after so circulation. And secondly, direct-discharge condensation is adopted, fresh air is introduced from the outside, and the fresh air is directly discharged out of the dryer after being dried. The direct-discharge drying method has large energy consumption; the gas after the stoving is mostly the gas of high temperature and high humidity, and the gas of high temperature and high humidity after will drying directly discharges to indoorly from the inner tube, can cause the humidity and the high temperature of room air, and the air of indoor too high humiture gets into the inner tube through the new trend wind channel again, causes the unable long-term assurance of air quality, easily causes the damage and the pollution of clothing stoving.

However, the direct-discharge drying method has short time, clothes are not easy to wrinkle and occupy a place in the market, and then gas with humidity difference with the outside is discharged to the outside, so that the gas has temperature difference with the outside air, is easy to condense into water, and pollutes the ground. Therefore, it is necessary to solve the above-mentioned technical problems.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

To the weak point of prior art, the utility model aims to provide an exhaust apparatus and washing-drying machine of washing-drying machine.

The technical scheme of the utility model outlines as follows:

the utility model provides an exhaust device of a washing and drying machine, which comprises an air inlet component and an exhaust channel; the air inlet assembly comprises an air inlet, the air inlet guides air exhausted by the washing and drying machine and having humidity difference with the outside into the exhaust channel, and liquid passes through the air inlet assembly and blocks backflow, and then the air is exhausted to the outside of the washing and drying machine.

Further, the air intake assembly also includes a filter element that filters air entering the air intake and blocks liquid from flowing back.

Further, the filter element also comprises an air inlet channel, and the filter element is positioned in the air inlet channel.

Further, the filter member is detachably mounted in the air intake passage.

Furthermore, the filtering piece is provided with a plurality of air holes, and the air holes can block impurities and liquid while transmitting gas.

Further, the air inlet assembly further comprises an installation part, and the air inlet is communicated with an air outlet of a dehumidification system of the washing and drying machine through the installation part.

Further, the installation department with the air inlet parallel and level, the installation department with air inlet integrated into one piece.

Further, the installation department includes two at least mounting holes, two the mounting hole is located respectively the both sides of air inlet.

Furthermore, the air inlet assembly and the exhaust channel form an included angle, so that a flow path of the gas with humidity difference with the outside is nonlinear, and the blocking effect on liquid in the exhausted gas is increased.

Correspondingly, the utility model also provides a washing and drying machine, include as above arbitrary washing and drying machine's exhaust apparatus, the air inlet subassembly is located between washing and drying machine's dehumidification system and exhaust apparatus's the exhaust passage, forms the structure that blocks that hinders liquid.

Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model reside in that: the utility model provides an exhaust apparatus of washer-dryer guides the gas which is discharged from the dehumidification system of washer-dryer and has humidity difference with the outside into the exhaust passage, the liquid flows back after being blocked by the air inlet component, and is discharged together with the condensed water generated by drying the clothes in the washer-dryer, thereby preventing a small amount of liquid in the gas from flowing to the ground after being sprayed out along with the gas; and the filtering piece in the air inlet assembly can also filter impurities discharged by the dehumidification system and prevent liquid from being sprayed out, so that the surrounding environment of the washing and drying machine is protected.

The above description is only an overview of the technical solution of the present invention, and in order to make the technical means of the present invention clearer and can be implemented according to the content of the description, the following detailed description is made with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention and accompanying drawings. The detailed description of the present invention is given by the following examples and 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 application, illustrate embodiment(s) of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention without undue limitation to the invention. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is an internal schematic view of an embodiment of a washer dryer of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an internal schematic view of another embodiment of the washer dryer of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of an exhaust device of the washer dryer of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the exhaust device of the washer dryer of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic view of a heat exchange device in the washing and drying machine of the present invention.

Description of reference numerals:

100. a washing and drying machine; 1. a fresh air duct; 2. an air exhaust duct; 81. an inner barrel; 82. an outer cylinder; 4. a condenser; 5. a circulating air duct; 51. a heating assembly; 52. a fan volute; 6. connecting an air duct; 71. draining pump; 7. a drain pipe; 10. a heat exchange device; 11. an upper housing; 111. a cooling medium inlet; 1211. an upper fin; 1221. a lower fin; 123. a heat conducting plate; 13. a lower housing; 131. an air outlet; 132. an air inlet; 133. a cooling medium outlet; 20. an air inlet module; 30. an exhaust device; 31. an air intake assembly; 311. a filter member; 312. an air inlet; 313. an air intake passage; 314. an installation part; 32. an exhaust port; 33. an exhaust passage; 34. a first baffle plate; 341. a first inclined surface; 342. a second inclined surface.

Detailed Description

The foregoing and other objects, features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description, which, taken in conjunction with the annexed drawings, discloses a more detailed description of the present invention, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the present invention. In the drawings, the shape and size may be exaggerated for clarity, and the same reference numerals will be used throughout the drawings to designate the same or similar components. In the following description, terms such as center, thickness, height, length, front, back, rear, left, right, top, bottom, upper, lower, and the like are used based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings. In particular, "height" corresponds to the dimension from top to bottom, "width" corresponds to the dimension from left to right, and "depth" corresponds to the dimension from front to back. These relative terms are for convenience of description and are not generally intended to require a particular orientation. Terms concerning attachments, coupling and the like (e.g., "connected" and "attached") refer to a relationship wherein structures are secured or attached, either directly or indirectly, to one another through intervening structures, as well as both movable or rigid attachments or relationships, unless expressly described otherwise.

The present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and the detailed description, and it should be noted that any combination of the following embodiments or technical features can be used to form a new embodiment without conflict. It will be understood that terms such as "having," "including," and "comprising," as used herein, do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other elements or groups thereof.

Referring to fig. 3-4, the present invention provides an exhaust device 30 of a washing and drying machine, referring to the description of fig. 1, the exhaust device 30 is installed on the outer wall of the casing, referring to the description of fig. 2, the exhaust device 30 is installed on the inner wall of the casing, and the liquid in the gas is blocked from flowing back before the gas is discharged to the outside of the washing and drying machine.

The exhaust device 30 comprises an air inlet assembly 31 and an exhaust channel 33, wherein the air inlet assembly 31 is positioned between the dehumidification system of the washing and drying machine and the exhaust channel 33 of the exhaust device to form a blocking structure for blocking liquid; air inlet assembly 31 includes air inlet 312, and air inlet 312 leads the gas that has the humidity difference with the external world that washing and drying machine's dehumidification system discharged to in exhaust passage 33, and liquid blocks the backward flow through air inlet assembly 31, and the gas is discharged to the washing and drying machine outside.

The washing and drying mode of the washing and drying machine in the prior art can be a condensing mode and/or a direct vent type, the condenser communicates the outer cylinder in the condensing mode and is used for condensing the hot and humid air entering the condenser through the outer cylinder, air circulation after condensation to the inner cylinder, water after condensation is discharged through the drain pipe, the drying time of the condensing mode has been shortened in subsequent direct vent type washing and drying mode, the hot and humid air in the washing and drying machine is discharged through the air duct of airing exhaust, the direct vent type can be combined with the condensing mode for use, the drying time is shortened, the outside new trend of washing and drying machine can also be introduced, the washing and drying machine is discharged through the hot and humid air simultaneously, the utility model provides an exhaust apparatus 30 installs on the air duct of airing exhaust of hot and humid air promptly for reduce or avoid the liquid blowout in the hot and humid air.

In addition, can also set up heat transfer device in the direct vent washes the stoving mode, the damp and hot air of interior outer tube is after the wind channel of airing exhaust advanced to go into the heat transfer device in cool off the dehumidification after, reentrant the utility model provides an after making the liquid backward flow in exhaust apparatus 30, gaseous from exhaust apparatus 30 blowout. Therefore, the present invention provides an exhaust apparatus 30 that can be installed after the heat exchange apparatus.

Air inlet subassembly 31 is located between the dehumidification system of washer-dryer and exhaust apparatus's exhaust passage 33, specifically, air inlet subassembly 31 is located between the air outlet of the dehumidification system of washer-dryer and exhaust apparatus's exhaust passage 33, the utility model discloses well exhaust apparatus installs behind the dehumidification system, and exhaust apparatus's air inlet is installed at the air outlet of dehumidification system, and the dehumidification system includes the wind channel and/or heat transfer device of airing exhaust with damp and hot air exhaust, and the air outlet can be the air outlet in the wind channel of airing exhaust, also can be heat transfer device's air outlet.

Specifically, intake assembly 31 includes an intake port 312 and a filter element 311, wherein filter element 311 filters gas entering intake port 312 and blocks liquid from flowing back. The filtering element 311 can filter fine impurities carried in the air, so as to avoid the influence of impurity in the exhausted air on the indoor air quality.

The height of the air inlet 312 is lower than that of the air outlet 32 of the air exhaust device 30, so that the liquid is effectively prevented from being discharged to the outside from the air outlet 32, and the effect of liquid backflow is improved.

Intake assembly 31 further includes an intake passage 313, and filter elements 311 are positioned within intake passage 313. Specifically, the filter member 311 is detachably mounted in the air intake passage 313. The intake module 31 is integrally formed with the exhaust passage 33, and the filter member 311 is installed in the intake passage 313 after the exhaust passage 33 is integrally formed with the intake module 31. Preferably, the intake passage 313 is integrally formed with the exhaust passage 33 or mounted without a gap.

The filter 311 has a plurality of air holes, which can block impurities and liquid while allowing air to pass through.

Air inlet assembly 31 further includes a mounting portion 314, and air inlet 312 is connected to an air outlet of a dehumidification system of the washing and drying machine through mounting portion 314. Mounting portion 314 is flush with intake port 312, and mounting portion 314 is integrally formed with intake port 312. Specifically, mounting portion 314 includes at least two mounting holes, which are located on either side of air inlet 312.

The air inlet assembly 31 and the exhaust passage 33 form an included angle, so that a flow path of the gas with humidity difference with the outside is nonlinear, and the blocking effect on liquid in the exhaust gas is increased. The flowing path of the gas with humidity difference with the outside is nonlinear, and it can be understood that the air inlet channel of the air inlet assembly 31 and the exhaust channel 33 have an included angle, the connected channel is nonlinear, or the air inlet and the exhaust port are not on the same plane, so that the exhaust channel 33 is nonlinear, the design increases the blocking effect on the liquid in the exhaust gas, increases the contact area between the gas and the exhaust channel, and increases the condensation effect of the gas in the exhaust channel.

The exhaust 30 further includes an exhaust port assembly; wherein the intake port assembly 31, the exhaust passage 33, and the exhaust port assembly form an exhaust passage.

The exhaust device 30 is installed behind the dehumidification system, and the air inlet assembly 31 of the exhaust device 30 is installed at the air outlet of the dehumidification system; the dehumidification system cools and dehumidifies the hot and humid air in the outer tub 82 of the washing and drying machine to form air having a humidity difference with the outside, and discharges the air to the exhaust device 30.

The gas vent subassembly includes the baffle, is equipped with gas vent 32 on the baffle, and after the gas that has the humidity difference with the external world gets into exhaust passage 33, liquid backward flow after the baffle blocks, and gas is discharged to the washer-dryer outside from gas vent 32. Specifically, the baffle plate comprises a first baffle plate 34, and a plurality of air holes are arranged on the first baffle plate 34, and form the air outlet 32. The middle of the first baffle 34 is provided with a downward concave part, and a small amount of liquid carried in the sprayed gas passes through the first baffle 34, and then the liquid is blocked by the first baffle 34 and flows back downwards along the concave part. Specifically, the first baffle 34 includes a first inclined surface 341 and/or a second inclined surface 342, and an intermediate portion of the first baffle 34 is lower than the first inclined surface 341 and the second inclined surface 342 to form a downward concave portion, and the liquid in the exhaust gas flows back along the first inclined surface 341 and/or the second inclined surface 342.

In this embodiment, the baffle plate may further include at least one second baffle plate disposed along the extending direction of the exhaust passage, a blocking portion is disposed at a middle position of the second baffle plate, and a plurality of air holes are disposed at two ends of the blocking portion; and liquid in the gas with humidity difference with the outside flows back after being blocked by the blocking part at the middle position of the second baffle. There is the gas of humidity difference with the external world to be passed through the second baffle earlier after being spout, liquid in the gas is blockked the backward flow by the barrier part that is located the intermediate position, gas is discharged from the bleeder vent, prevent effectively that exhaust gas from blowing off liquid, a plurality of bleeder vents (be gas vent 32) are discharged on rethread first baffle 34, two-layer baffle design about the utensil, the motion resistance that has the gas of humidity difference with the external world to a certain extent has been increased, can prevent that gas from blowing off water, and the exhaust gas passes through twice condensation in whole exhaust apparatus 30, the drainage pipe of dehumidification system is refluxed to the liquid of condensation, discharge along with dehumidification system.

In other embodiments, the second baffle may not be included, and the gas having a humidity difference with the outside may pass through the first baffle 34 only for one-time blocking and condensation, and the first baffle 34 may be detachably mounted on the exhaust passage 33 or may be integrally formed with the exhaust passage 33.

Preferably, in order to achieve a better backflow effect, when the exhaust device is installed on the surface of the washing and drying machine shell, the exhaust port faces a direction away from the ground, and liquid in the gas with humidity difference with the outside flows back under the action of gravity.

In addition, the exhaust apparatus includes a seal disposed at the exhaust port, the seal being configured to open and close the exhaust port. The sealing element can be arranged into a plate shape and a sheet structure, the sealing element is pivoted at the air outlet, the air outlet is opened or closed according to requirements, and the sealing of the flow passage is realized under the non-exhaust state.

The cross-sectional area of the exhaust port is larger than the cross-sectional area of the intake port. Specifically, the cross-sectional area of the exhaust passage 33 gradually increases in the direction from the intake port to the exhaust port. It is understood that the width of the exhaust passage 33 gradually increases in the direction from the intake port to the exhaust port. The increase in the cross-sectional area relatively increases the contact area with the liquid, the resistance to the liquid increases, and the contact area for forming the condensation effect increases. Specifically, the exhaust passage 33 includes a side wall whose width gradually decreases from top to bottom, which reduces the resistance to the backflow of the liquid and prevents the liquid from overflowing.

Accordingly, the present invention also provides a washer dryer 100, as shown in fig. 1-2, including the exhaust apparatus 30 of the washer dryer. The washing and drying machine further comprises: the device comprises a box body, an inner cylinder 81, an outer cylinder 82, a fresh air duct 1 for introducing external fresh air into the device, a connecting air duct 6 and an exhaust air duct 2 for exhausting damp-heat air in the device.

And the box body forms the basic external structure of the device.

An inner cylinder 81 and an outer cylinder 82 are arranged in the box body, the inner cylinder 81 is used for containing clothes, the inner cylinder 81 is arranged in the outer cylinder 82 and communicated with the outer cylinder 82 through a hole on the inner cylinder 81, and hot and humid air in the inner cylinder 81 can enter the outer cylinder 82. An exhaust inlet is provided in the outer cylinder 82.

Fresh air duct 1, fresh air duct 1's one end is for setting up the new trend entry on box front bezel or last roof, and the outside new trend of one end intercommunication in fresh air duct 1 promptly, and the box outside air is by new trend entry entering fresh air duct, via inner tube 81 intercommunication condenser 4. In short, the fresh air duct 1 introduces external fresh air into the inner cylinder 81 via the connecting air duct 6 and finally delivers the fresh air into the condenser 4. Preferably, the fresh air duct 1 is provided with an air filtering device to purify air entering the fresh air duct 1 from the inside and/or outside of the box body.

The air conditioner can also comprise an air inlet module 20, the other end of the air inlet module 20 is communicated with the inner cylinder 81, fresh air after being sterilized by the air inlet module 20 enters the inner cylinder 81 through the connecting air duct 6, enters the outer cylinder 82 through the inner cylinder 81 and then enters the heat exchange device 10 and the condenser 4.

One end of the air exhaust duct 2 is an air exhaust inlet arranged on the outer cylinder, and the other end is communicated with the heat exchange device 10; the damp and hot air in the inner cylinder 81 firstly enters the outer cylinder 82 through the holes on the inner cylinder 81, and then enters the exhaust air duct 2 from the exhaust air inlet to be exhausted.

The washer dryer may further include a condenser 4 communicating with the tub and adapted to condense hot and humid water vapor entering the condenser 4 from the tub 82. The damp and hot water vapor in the inner cylinder 81 enters between the inner cylinder and the outer cylinder through the holes on the inner cylinder 81 and enters the condenser 4 through the holes on the outer cylinder, the condenser 4 condenses the damp and hot gas entering the condenser from the outer cylinder, the other end of the condenser is communicated with the inner cylinder 81 so as to feed the condensed air into the inner cylinder 81 after being heated by the heating component 51 in the circulating air duct 5 under the action of the fan volute 52, and the condensed water flows into the drainage pump 71 along with the condensed water. Is discharged through the drain pipe 7 by the action of the drain pump 71.

One end of the circulating air duct 5 is communicated with the condenser 4, and the other end of the circulating air duct 5 is communicated with the inner cylinder 81; the air passing through the condenser 4 is condensed and then supplied into the inner drum 81 through the circulation duct 5.

Preferably, the circulating air duct 5 is provided with a heating assembly 51 and a fan volute 52, the damp and hot air in the inner cylinder 81 enters the outer cylinder 82 through the inner cylinder 81, then enters the condenser 4 through holes on the outer cylinder 82, the gas condensed by the condenser 4 enters the circulating air duct 5 under the action of the fan volute 52, and is heated by the heating assembly 51 and then circulates to the inner cylinder 81 to dry the clothes.

The washing and drying machine can also comprise a heat exchange device 10 for cooling and dehumidifying the damp-heat gas, and the high-temperature and high-humidity air enters the heat exchange device 10 through the exhaust air duct 2. When the heat exchanging device 10 is not present, the provided exhaust device 30 may be installed on the exhaust air duct 2, and when the heat exchanging device 10 is present, the provided exhaust device 30 is installed after the heat exchanging device 10, specifically, on the inner casing or the outer casing of the washing and drying machine, and before the gas is sprayed to the outside of the washing and drying machine, the air exchanging device 30 performs liquid blocking on the gas with relative humidity.

The inner cylinder 81 is communicated with the outer cylinder 82, and the outer cylinder 82 is provided with an exhaust inlet so as to discharge the damp and hot air in the inner cylinder 81 after being processed by the heat exchange device 10. One end of the air exhaust duct 2 is communicated with an air exhaust inlet arranged on the outer cylinder 82, and the other end is communicated with the heat exchange device 10.

Specifically, the heat exchanging device 10 includes an upper case 11, a lower case 13, a waterway structure, a heat conductive plate 123, and a wind path structure. Preferably, the waterway structure, the heat conducting plate 123 and the wind path structure are made of heat conducting materials.

The heat conductive plate 123 is located between the waterway structure and the wind path structure. The heat conducting plate 123 is provided with a drainage port, and preferably, the edge of the heat conducting plate 123 is bent towards the direction of the water path structure to form a baffle plate, that is, the baffle plate and the heat conducting plate 123 form an open groove, and the water path structure is located in the groove.

The waterway structure includes a plurality of upper fins 1211, and a waterway is formed between adjacent upper fins 1211. The bottom of the upper fin 1211 is integrally formed with the heat conductive plate 123. The wind path structure includes a plurality of lower fins 1221, and at least two lower fins 1221 are fin under the arc, form the arc wind channel between the fin under the adjacent arc.

The upper housing 11 is provided with a cooling medium inlet 111, and the lower housing 13 is provided with an air inlet 132, an air outlet 131, and a cooling medium outlet 133. The air inlet 132 is higher than the air outlet 131, and the air inlet 132 is larger than the air outlet 131, so as to avoid turbulence of the air flow. The cooling medium outlet 133 is lower than the cooling medium inlet 111, the air inlet 132, and the air outlet 131 to discharge condensed water.

The air inlet assembly 31 of the air interchanger 30 is installed on the air outlet 131 of the heat exchanger 10, and guides the air exhausted by the washing and drying machine and having a humidity difference with the outside into the exhaust passage, so that the liquid in the air flows back after passing through the blocking structure and flows back into the heat exchanger 10.

In some embodiments, the washer dryer may be a carry-on dryer or a washer dryer.

The air inlet assembly 31 of the exhaust device guides the air which is exhausted by the dehumidification system of the washing and drying machine and has humidity difference with the outside into the exhaust channel, the liquid flows back after being blocked by the air inlet assembly 31 and is exhausted together with condensed water generated by drying clothes in the washing and drying machine, and a small amount of liquid in the air is prevented from flowing to the ground after being sprayed out along with the air; and the filtering piece 311 in the air inlet assembly 31 can also filter out impurities discharged by the dehumidification system and prevent liquid from being sprayed out, so that the surrounding environment of the washing and drying machine is protected.

While the embodiments of the invention have been disclosed above, it is not limited to the applications listed in the description and the embodiments, which are fully applicable in all kinds of fields where the invention is suitable, and further modifications may readily be made by those skilled in the art, and the invention is therefore not limited to the specific details without departing from the general concept defined by the claims and the scope of equivalents.

Claims (10)

1. The exhaust device of the washing and drying machine is characterized by comprising an air inlet component and an exhaust channel; the air inlet assembly comprises an air inlet, the air inlet guides air exhausted by the washing and drying machine and having humidity difference with the outside into the exhaust channel, and liquid passes through the air inlet assembly and blocks backflow, and then the air is exhausted to the outside of the washing and drying machine.

2. The exhaust of a washer dryer as claimed in claim 1, wherein said air intake assembly further comprises a filter element that filters air entering said air intake and blocks liquid from flowing back.

3. The exhaust of a washer dryer as claimed in claim 2 further comprising an air intake passage, said filter element being located in said air intake passage.

4. The exhaust of a washer dryer as claimed in claim 3, wherein said filter element is removably mounted in said air intake passage.

5. The exhaust system of claim 2, wherein the filter element has a plurality of air permeable holes, the air permeable holes being permeable to air while blocking impurities and liquids.

6. The exhaust apparatus of a washer dryer as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that said air intake assembly further comprises a mounting portion by which said air intake is communicated to an air outlet of a dehumidification system of the washer dryer.

7. The exhaust system of a washer dryer as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that said mounting portion is flush with said air inlet, said mounting portion being integrally formed with said air inlet.

8. The exhaust system of a washer dryer as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that said mounting portion comprises at least two mounting holes, two of said mounting holes being located on either side of said air inlet.

9. The exhaust assembly of claim 1 wherein the air inlet assembly is angled with respect to the exhaust passage such that the air flow path for the air having a difference in humidity with the ambient air is non-linear, increasing the resistance to liquid in the exhaust air.

10. A washer dryer comprising an exhaust of a washer dryer as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, said air intake assembly being located between a dehumidification system of the washer dryer and an exhaust passage of the exhaust, forming a barrier against liquid.

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