CN215628816U - Steam generator and clothes treatment equipment with same - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a steam generator and clothes treatment equipment with the same, wherein the steam generator comprises a shell and a filter screen, a steam outlet for steam to flow out is arranged on the shell, and a slot is arranged in the shell; the filter screen sets up in the casing and plug in the slot, and the filter screen is located the steam flow to the steam outlet on the flow path in order to filter the incrustation scale in the steam. According to the steam generator provided by the utility model, the filter screen is arranged on the path through which steam flows, so that the steam can be filtered by the filter screen before flowing out of the steam outlet, scale mixed in the steam or solid substances which are easy to form scale are reduced, the steam outlet is prevented from being blocked by excessive scale, the steam flow at the steam outlet is prevented from being reduced due to the blocking, the phenomenon that the air pressure in the steam generator is too high due to the blocking is avoided, the safety problem is further avoided, the slot can prevent the filter screen from shaking along with the flow of the steam, and the stability and the convenience in dismounting of the filter screen are ensured.

Description

Steam generator and clothes treatment equipment with same

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of household appliances, and particularly relates to a steam generator and clothes treatment equipment with the same.

Background

This section provides background information related to the present disclosure only and is not necessarily prior art.

The laundry treatment apparatus is one of household appliances commonly used in daily life, and generally includes a washing apparatus, a drying apparatus and a washing and drying integrated apparatus, wherein the washing apparatus generally includes a pulsator washing machine and a drum washing machine, the washing machine needs to dry clothes after washing the clothes, and the drying apparatus generally utilizes steam to perform auxiliary sterilization and wrinkle removal.

For example, by arranging the steam generator in the drum-type washing machine, the steam generated by the steam generator is utilized to sterilize and wrinkle the clothes, after long-time operation, due to the hardness of water, scale can be generated in the steam generator, and part of the scale can flow out along with the steam, so that the steam outlet and a vent pipe communicated with the steam outlet are easily blocked by too much scale, the steam flow is reduced, the normal use of the steam generator is affected, and even the steam pressure in the steam generator is too high due to the blockage, so that a safety problem can be caused.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The object of the present invention is to at least solve the problem that the scale affects the normal use of the steam generator in the existing steam generator. The purpose is realized by the following technical scheme:

a first aspect of the present invention provides a steam generator, comprising:

the steam outlet for steam to flow out is arranged on the shell, and the slot is arranged in the shell;

the filter screen is arranged in the shell and is inserted into the inserting groove, and the filter screen is positioned on a flow path of the steam flowing to the steam outlet so as to filter scale in the steam.

According to the steam generator provided by the embodiment of the utility model, the filter screen is arranged in the shell and is arranged on the path through which steam flows, so that the steam can be filtered by the filter screen before flowing out of the steam outlet, scale mixed in the steam is reduced, or solid substances which are mixed in the steam and easily form the scale are reduced, the phenomenon that the steam outlet is blocked by the scale too much is avoided, the phenomenon that the steam flow at the steam outlet is reduced due to blockage is avoided, the normal use of the steam generator is further ensured, the phenomenon that the air pressure in the steam generator is too high due to the blockage is avoided, and the safety problem is further avoided. The steam generator that this embodiment provided well filter screen and slot cooperate, and in steam generator's working process, the setting of slot can prevent that the filter screen from producing along with the flow of steam and rocking, has guaranteed the stability of filter screen, but also the filter screen of being convenient for is dismantled and is changed.

In addition, the steam generator provided by the embodiment of the utility model can also have the following technical characteristics:

in some embodiments of the present invention, the insertion groove is provided at least on both side inner walls of the housing.

In some embodiments of the present invention, a connection column is further disposed in the housing, and an extension portion is disposed on the filter screen and connected to the connection column.

In some embodiments of the utility model, the extension extends in a horizontal direction towards the steam outlet, the extension being connected to the end of the connecting column by a fastener.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the housing includes an upper cover and a lower cover, the upper cover is fastened to and communicated with the lower cover, the steam outlet is disposed on a first sidewall of the upper cover, and the insertion groove is disposed in the upper cover.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the casing further includes a partition plate disposed between the upper cover and the lower cover, the partition plate is provided with a steam passage communicated with the upper cover and the lower cover, and the filter screen is disposed between the steam passage and the steam outlet.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the slot includes two connected slot sections and two connected slot sections, the two slot sections are respectively disposed on the second side wall and the third side wall of the upper cover, the slot sections are disposed on the inner top wall of the upper cover, and the second side wall and the third side wall are respectively located on two sides of the first side wall and are oppositely disposed.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the filter screen is parallel to the first side wall, a baffle plate is disposed in the upper cover and covers the steam outlet, a channel for steam to flow through is disposed between the baffle plate and the steam outlet, and the filter screen is located on a side of the baffle plate facing away from the steam outlet.

In some embodiments of the present invention, a first rib and a second rib are convexly disposed in the housing, and a gap between the first rib and the second rib is provided as the slot;

the first ribs and the second ribs have the same structure, the first ribs comprise three sections of long-strip-shaped ribs, the first section of ribs of the first ribs extends from the end surface of the second side wall of the upper cover to the inner top wall of the upper cover, the second section of ribs of the first ribs extends from one side of the inner top wall close to the second side wall to one side of the inner top wall close to the third side wall of the upper cover, and the third section of ribs of the first ribs extends from the inner top wall to the end surface of the second side wall;

the filter screen is characterized in that a connecting column is convexly arranged on the first side wall, the end face of the connecting column is lower than the end face of the opening of the upper cover, an extending portion is arranged on the filter screen, the extending portion is arranged at the end portion of the filter screen, the extending portion extends outwards along the horizontal direction, and the extending portion is connected with the connecting column through a fastener in a lap joint mode at the end portion of the connecting column.

The present invention in a second aspect proposes a laundry treating apparatus comprising:

a housing;

the steam generator is the steam generator according to any one of the embodiments, and the steam generator is installed in the machine shell.

The clothes treatment equipment provided by the embodiment of the utility model has the same advantages as the steam generator provided by the embodiment, when the steam generator is applied to the clothes treatment equipment, on the basis of sterilizing and removing wrinkles of clothes in the clothes treatment equipment by using steam generated by the steam generator, the phenomenon that a pipeline communicated between a steam outlet and the clothes treatment equipment is blocked by excessive water scale can be avoided, the steam flow is reduced due to the blockage of the pipeline is avoided, the normal use of the clothes treatment equipment is further ensured, the phenomenon that the air pressure in the pipeline is too high due to the blockage is avoided, the safety problem is avoided, and the safety of the clothes treatment equipment is improved.

Drawings

Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments. The drawings are only for purposes of illustrating the preferred embodiments and are not to be construed as limiting the utility model. Also, like parts are designated by like reference numerals throughout the drawings.

In the drawings:

fig. 1 is an exploded view of a steam generator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of the steam generator shown in FIG. 1 when the filter screen and the upper cover are not engaged;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the upper cover of the steam generator shown in FIG. 1;

fig. 4 is a top view of the upper cover shown in fig. 3.

The reference symbols in the drawings denote the following:

110. a housing;

111. an upper cover; 1111. a first side wall; 1112. a second side wall; 1113. a third side wall; 1114. connecting columns; 1115. a baffle plate;

112. a lower cover;

113. a partition plate; 1131. a steam channel; 114. a seal ring;

101. a steam outlet; 102. a water inlet; 103. a pressure relief port;

120. a filter screen; 121. an extension portion;

130. heating a tube; 131. a wire;

140. a slot; 141. a guide groove section; 142. a slot clamping section; 1401. a first rib; 1402. a second rib;

200. a protective shell;

300. a heat shield; 310. a first housing; 320. a second housing;

400. and fixing the bracket.

Detailed Description

Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure may be embodied in various forms and should not be limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art.

It is to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only, and is not intended to be limiting. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" may be intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The terms "comprises," "comprising," "including," and "having" are inclusive and therefore specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.

Although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections, these elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections should not be limited by these terms. These terms may be only used to distinguish one element, component, region, layer or section from another region, layer or section. Terms such as "first," "second," and other numerical terms when used herein do not imply a sequence or order unless clearly indicated by the context. Thus, a first element, component, region, layer or section discussed below could be termed a second element, component, region, layer or section without departing from the teachings of the example embodiments.

For convenience of description, spatially relative terms, such as "inner", "outer", "lower", "below", "upper", "above", and the like, may be used herein to describe one element or feature's relationship to another element or feature as illustrated in the figures. Such spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is turned over, elements described as "below" or "beneath" other elements or features would then be oriented "above" or "over" the other elements or features. Thus, the example term "below … …" can include both an orientation of above and below. The device may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, an embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention provides a steam generator, which includes a housing 110 and a filter screen 120, wherein a steam outlet 101 for steam to flow out is formed on the housing 110, and a slot 140 is formed in the housing 110; the filter screen 120 is disposed in the housing 110 and inserted into the insertion groove 140, and the filter screen 120 is located on a flow path of the steam flowing to the steam outlet 101 to filter scale in the steam.

According to the steam generator provided by the embodiment of the utility model, the filter screen 120 is arranged in the shell 110, and the filter screen 120 is arranged on a path through which steam flows, so that the steam can be filtered by the filter screen 120 before flowing out of the steam outlet 101, scale mixed in the steam is reduced, or solid matters which are easily formed into scale mixed in the steam are reduced, thereby preventing the steam outlet 101 from being blocked by too much scale, preventing the steam flow at the steam outlet 101 from being reduced due to blocking, further ensuring the normal use of the steam generator, and avoiding the phenomenon that the air pressure in the steam generator is too high due to blocking, and further avoiding the safety problem. The steam generator that this embodiment provided in filter screen 120 and slot 140 cooperate, and in steam generator's course of operation, slot 140's setting can prevent that filter screen 120 from producing along with the flow of steam and rocking, has guaranteed filter screen 120's stability, and the filter screen 120 of being convenient for is dismantled and is changed moreover.

The steam generator of the present embodiment may be applied to a laundry treating apparatus, and further includes a heating device disposed in the housing 110 for heating water in the housing 110 to form steam, so as to deliver the steam into the laundry treating apparatus, specifically, the heating device may be configured as a heating pipe 130, the heating pipe 130 may be fixedly connected in the housing 110, for example, the housing 110 is configured as a metal housing 110, and the heating pipe 130 may be integrally disposed in the housing 110 by casting, so that relative stability between the heating pipe 130 and the housing 110 may be ensured. As shown in fig. 1, the heating pipe 130 is electrically connected to an external power source through a wire 131, and when the steam generator is operated, the heating pipe 130 generates heat to heat the housing 110, so that external water flows into the housing 110, and the heating pipe 130 continues to heat the water, thereby generating steam.

It can be understood that, in the present embodiment, the heating pipe 130 is integrally disposed in the housing 110, which not only can ensure stability of structure and performance of the heating pipe 130 and the housing 110, but also is convenient for molding in an integral casting manner, is simple to manufacture, omits redundant assembling parts and connecting processes, greatly improves assembling efficiency between the heating pipe 130 and the housing 110, and ensures reliability of connection between the heating pipe 130 and the housing 110, and further, the structure of the integral piece makes the steam generator have high overall strength and stability, longer service life, and higher safety.

Further, in some embodiments of the present invention, the housing 110 of the steam generator includes an upper cover 111 and a lower cover 112, the upper cover 111 is connected with and communicates with the lower cover 112 in a snap-fit manner, the steam outlet 101 is disposed on the first sidewall 1111 of the upper cover 111, in this embodiment, the steam outlet 101 may be disposed as a through hole penetrating through the first sidewall 1111, or may be disposed as a cylindrical outlet extending outward, and on this basis, a rubber pipe may be connected to the steam outlet 101, and the rubber pipe may be used as a vent pipe for communicating with an inner tub of the laundry treating apparatus, so as to deliver steam to the inner tub.

Further, the lower cover 112 may be provided with a water inlet 102 and a pressure relief port 103, as shown in fig. 1, the water inlet 102 is configured as a cylindrical port, specifically, the water inlet 102 and the lower cover 112 may be configured as an integrally formed structure, and the water inlet 102 may be communicated with a water inlet pipe of the laundry treatment apparatus, so that external water flows into the housing 110; similarly, the pressure relief opening 103 is also provided with a cylindrical outlet, the pressure relief opening 103 and the lower cover 112 can be provided with an integrally formed structure, specifically, the pressure relief opening 103 is further sleeved with a rubber sleeve, the rubber sleeve can be further firmly connected with the pressure relief opening 103 through a hoop, and when the pressure inside the housing 110 is too high and needs to be relieved, the pressure relief can be performed in a manner of breaking the rubber sleeve.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, the housing 110 further includes a partition 113, the partition 113 is disposed between the upper cover 111 and the lower cover 112, the partition 113 is provided with a steam passage 1131 communicating with the upper cover 111 and the lower cover 111, and specifically, the upper cover 111, the partition 113 and the lower cover 112 may be connected by a fastening member such as a bolt or a screw, the partition 113 separates the upper cover 111 from the lower cover 112, a first chamber for storing water and heating water is formed in the lower cover 112, a second chamber for flowing steam is formed between the upper cover 111 and the partition 113, on the basis of which, the heating pipe 130 is disposed in the lower cover 112, i.e., in the first chamber, and when water introduced into the first chamber from the water inlet 102 is heated and steam is generated, the steam may enter the second chamber, i.e., into the upper cover 111, through the steam passage 1131 and then flow out from the steam outlet 101 disposed on the upper cover 111, the steam outlet 101 may be connected to a pipe in the laundry treating apparatus, which communicates with the inner tub, to allow steam to flow into the inner tub of the laundry treating apparatus.

On the basis of the above embodiment, the steam generator further includes a temperature controller and a water inlet valve, the heating pipe 130 is disposed in the lower cover 112 and can heat the shell 110 of the steam generator, so that the steam generator is dried, after the temperature controller disposed in the steam generator is burned out, water enters through the water inlet valve connected in parallel with the temperature controller, the water enters the lower cover 112 through the water inlet 102, the temperature of the shell 110 of the steam generator after entering the water is gradually reduced, the temperature controller is communicated again, the heating pipe 130 is opened, and the water in the lower cover 112 is heated, so that steam is generated, the steam enters the upper cover 111 through the communication channel on the partition plate 113, and the steam entering the upper cover 111 can be discharged from the steam outlet 101 and then discharged into the clothes treatment device.

On the basis of the above embodiment, in order to ensure the sealing performance of the shell 110 of the steam generator, as shown in fig. 1, the steam generator further includes a sealing ring 114, the sealing ring 114 is disposed between the upper cover 111 and the lower cover 112, and the sealing ring 114 is used for preventing the steam in the shell 110 from leaking, thereby ensuring the sealing performance; specifically, the sealing ring 114 in this embodiment may be provided as a rubber sealing ring 114.

Further, on the basis of the above embodiment, after the water in the lower cover 112 is heated to generate steam, the steam enters between the upper cover 111 and the partition 113 through the steam channel 1131 on the partition 113, in this embodiment, the filter screen 120 is disposed between the steam channel 1131 and the steam outlet 101, i.e. on the path through which the steam flows, and when the steam flows out from the steam channel 1131 and flows to the steam outlet 101, the steam can pass through the filter screen 120, so that the filter screen 120 can filter the scale in the steam or filter the solid matter in the steam that may form the scale.

On the basis of the above embodiment, the filter screen 120 is installed in the upper cover 111, and accordingly, in the present embodiment, the slot 140 is also provided in the upper cover 111, and the slot 140 is used for matching with the filter screen 120. As shown in fig. 2, the upper cover 111 is specifically provided as a case 110 having an opening at one side, and the steam outlet 101 is provided on the first sidewall 1111 of the upper cover 111 and communicates with the inside of the upper cover 111. On this basis, filter screen 120 can be parallel to first lateral wall 1111, also can and first lateral wall 1111 between form certain contained angle, and the mode that parallels can guarantee that the steam that flows to steam outlet 101 can be fully contacted with filter screen 120 to make filter screen 120 filter the scale in the steam as far as possible or the solid matter that probably forms the scale in the filtering steam.

In this embodiment, the filter screen 120 is specifically set as the metal filter screen 120, the filter screen 120 is provided with a plurality of filter holes arranged in an array, and the edge of the filter screen 120 is matched with the slot 140 in the housing 110, so that the stability of the filter screen 120 is ensured, and the filter screen 120 is prevented from shaking due to steam flowing during the operation of the steam generator. In some embodiments of the present invention, the slots 140 are at least disposed on two inner walls of the housing 110, that is, the slots 140 may be distributed on two inner walls of the housing 110, and accordingly, two side edges of the filter screen 120 are respectively matched with the slots 140; the insertion grooves 140 may also be distributed on three inner walls of the housing 110, and accordingly, three side edges of the filter screen 120 are engaged with the insertion grooves 140.

According to the above embodiment in which the insertion groove 140 is provided in the upper cover 111, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, the insertion groove 140 may be provided on both side walls of the upper cover 111, or may be provided on both side walls of the upper cover 111 and an inner top wall of the upper cover 111, that is, the insertion groove 140 is distributed on three inner walls of the upper cover 111, and accordingly, three side edges of the filter net 120 are engaged with the insertion groove 140.

Specifically, in some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2 and fig. 3, the slot 140 includes a slot section 142 and two slot guide sections 141, the two slot guide sections 141 are respectively disposed on the second side wall 1112 and the third side wall 1113 of the upper cover 111, the slot section 142 is disposed on the inner top wall of the upper cover 111, it should be noted that, in this embodiment, the second side wall 1112 and the third side wall 1113 are respectively disposed on two sides of the first side wall 1111, and the second side wall 1112 is disposed opposite to the third side wall 1113, that is, the two guiding groove sections 141 are respectively disposed at both sides of the steam outlet 101, the width of the filter mesh 120, which is close to or equal to the width of the upper cover 111 after the filter mesh 120 is fitted into the insertion groove 140 thus formed, can be sufficiently contacted with the filter mesh 120 when the steam flows toward the steam outlet 101, thereby further improving the filtering effect of the scale in the steam or solid matter in the steam which may form scale.

It can be understood that, in the present embodiment, the guiding groove sections 141 are disposed on two side walls, when the filter screen 120 is installed in the upper cover 111, the guiding groove sections 141 can play a guiding role, that is, the filter screen 120 can be inserted into the slot 140 along the guiding groove sections 141, taking the orientation shown in fig. 2 as an example, the upper cover 111 is placed with the opening facing upward, when the filter screen 120 is installed in the upper cover 111, the filter screen 120 is inserted downward and first cooperates with the guiding groove sections 141, and under the guiding role of the guiding groove sections 141, the filter screen 120 continues to slide downward until cooperating with the slot sections 142, thereby achieving the insertion and cooperation with the slot 140. Such a configuration not only ensures the stability of the filter screen 120, but also facilitates the installation of the filter screen 120 and the removal and replacement of the filter screen 120.

In addition, the upper cover 111 is further provided with a baffle 1115 shielding the steam outlet 101, as shown in fig. 2 to 4, a gap is formed between the baffle 1115 and the steam outlet 101, the baffle 1115 is also located on a path of the steam flowing towards the steam outlet 101, and in this embodiment, the baffle 1115 is used for filtering water droplets in the steam, specifically, when the steam flows towards the steam outlet 101, the steam can collide on the baffle 1115 and then flow into the steam outlet 101 from the gap, so that the baffle 1115 can filter the water droplets in the steam, and dry steam is ensured to flow out of the steam outlet 101. In some embodiments of the present invention, baffle 1115 can be integrally formed in cover 111, and the integrally formed structure can ensure the reliability and performance stability of the connection between baffle 1115 and cover 111, and is easy to form and manufacture. On this basis, the filter screen 120 in this embodiment can set up in the one side that baffle 1115 is kept away from steam outlet 101, that is to say, steam flows to steam outlet 101 in-process, passes through the filtration of filter screen 120 earlier, contacts with baffle 1115, can carry out the elimination of water droplet after the incrustation scale filtering earlier from this, has improved steam circulation efficiency.

Further, the insertion groove 140 in this embodiment has a plurality of arrangement manners, for example, a concave groove is formed on the inner wall of the housing 110, and the concave groove can be used as the insertion groove 140, and for example, a first rib 1401 and a second rib 1402 are convexly arranged in the housing 110, and a gap between the first rib 1401 and the second rib 1402 is set as the insertion groove 140. Regarding the arrangement of the slot 140, the following description will take the case that the slot 140 is disposed in the top cover 111, and the slot 140 is divided into the second sidewall 1112, the third sidewall 1113 and the inner top wall of the top cover 111 as an example.

In an alternative embodiment, an elongated groove is formed along an inner circumferential surface of the inner side of the upper cover 111, the groove includes three slots, a first slot extends from an end surface of the second sidewall 1112 of the upper cover 111 toward an inner top wall of the upper cover 111, a second slot extends from a side of the inner top wall near the second sidewall 1112 to a side of the inner top wall near the third sidewall 1113, and a third slot extends from the inner top wall toward an end surface of the second sidewall 1112, it should be noted that, in this embodiment, the end surface refers to a side surface where the opening is located in the upper cover 111, and the first slot, the second slot, and the third slot are sequentially communicated, so that the slot 140 is formed in the upper cover 111, when the filter screen 120 is installed in the upper cover 111, the filter screen 120 is firstly inserted into and matched with the first slot and the third slot, and under the guiding action of the first slot and the third slot, the filter screen 120 continues to slide downward, until the filter screen is matched with the second section slot position, so that the filter screen 120 is matched with the slot 140 in a plugging way.

In another alternative embodiment, as shown in fig. 2 to 4, a first rib 1401 and a second rib 1402 are convexly disposed along an inner circumferential surface inside the upper cover 111, the first rib 1401 and the second rib 1402 are disposed in parallel, a gap is provided between the first rib 1401 and the second rib 1402 in a direction along which steam flows to the steam outlet 101, the gap is configured as the slot 140, specifically, the first rib 1401 and the second rib 1402 are the same in structure, as described by taking the first rib 1401 as an example, the first rib 1401 includes three sections of elongated ribs, the first section of the rib extends from an end surface of the second side wall 1112 of the upper cover 111 toward an inner top wall of the upper cover 111, the second section of the rib extends from a side of the inner top wall near the second side wall 1112 to a side of the inner top wall near the third side wall 1113, the third section of the rib extends from the inner top wall toward an end surface of the second side wall 1112, it should be noted that, in this embodiment, the end surface refers to a side surface where the opening is located in the upper cover 111, and the first, second and third ribs are connected in sequence, thereby forming a first rib 1401 in the upper cover 111, similarly forming a second rib 1402, and forming slots 140 distributed on three inner walls of the upper cover 111 between the first rib 1401 and the second rib 1402. When the filter screen 120 is installed in the upper cover 111, the filter screen 120 first contacts with the first rib 1401 and the second rib 1402 on the second side wall 1112 and the third side wall 1113, and slides along the gap between the first rib 1401 and the second rib 1402 to contact with the first rib 1401 and the second rib 1402 on the inner top wall until being completely inserted into the slot 140, thereby realizing the insertion fit of the filter screen 120 and the slot 140.

Further, in some embodiments of the present invention, the housing 110 is further provided with a connecting column 1114, the filter screen 120 is provided with an extending portion 121, the extending portion 121 is connected to the connecting column 1114, and the connecting column 1114 and the extending portion 121 are provided in this embodiment to further improve the stability of the filter screen 120. Taking the filter screen 120 as an example to be disposed in the upper cover 111 for description, exemplarily, the connection post 1114 may be disposed to protrude from an inner top wall of the upper cover 111, and may also be disposed to protrude from the first side wall 1111, the second side wall 1112, or the third side wall 1113 of the upper cover 111, and thus, the extension portion 121 may be connected to any set portion on the connection post 1114, and the connection manner may be a snap connection or a connection by a fastener, so as to facilitate subsequent detachment and replacement of the filter screen 120 on the basis of ensuring the stability of the filter screen 120.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2, the extension 121 is disposed at an end of the filter screen 120 and can extend outward in a direction perpendicular to a body of the filter screen 120, and taking an orientation of the filter screen 120 mounted in the upper cover 111 as an example, the extension 121 extends toward the steam outlet 101 in a horizontal direction, accordingly, in this embodiment, the connection post 1114 protrudes inward from the first side wall 1111 of the upper cover 111, and an outer surface of the connection post 1114 is connected with the first side wall 1111 to ensure stability of the connection post 1114, an end surface of the connection post 1114 is lower than an end surface of the upper cover 111 where the opening is located, so that the extension 121 can be lapped on the end of the connection post 1114 and can be connected with the end of the connection post 1114 through a fastener, specifically, a threaded hole can be disposed on the end of the connection post 1114, a through hole can be disposed on the extension 121 of the filter screen 120, and a screw can be connected with the threaded hole through the through hole, thereby connecting the extension 121 with the connecting post 1114, further improving the stability of the filter screen 120 in the upper cover 111 and also facilitating subsequent removal and replacement.

An embodiment of a second aspect of the present invention proposes a laundry treating apparatus including a cabinet and a steam generator according to any of the embodiments set forth above, the steam generator being mounted within the cabinet. For example, the laundry treating apparatus in the present embodiment may be a drum type washing machine or a laundry dryer.

As shown in fig. 1, the shell 110 of the steam generator in this embodiment may further be wrapped with a heat shield 300 and a protective shell 200, specifically, the heat shield 300 may be configured as a fibrous heat shield 300, the heat shield 300 is wrapped outside the shell 110 of the steam generator, the protective shell 200 is covered outside the heat shield 300, and the heat shield 300 in this embodiment includes two parts: the steam generator comprises a first cover shell 310 and a second cover shell 320, wherein the first cover shell 310 and the second cover shell 320 can be connected through bolts or screws, the first cover shell 310 and the second cover shell 320 are buckled to form a containing cavity, and the steam generator is contained in the containing cavity; the protective shell 200 is covered outside the heat shield 300 from the top of the heat shield 300, and the heat shield 300 and the protective shell 200 are respectively provided with windows for extending out of the steam outlet 101, the water inlet 102 and the like on the steam generator. Since the temperature of the steam generator is high during operation, in order to prevent heat loss of the steam generator and prevent high temperature of the steam generator from affecting other components of the laundry treating apparatus, the heat loss of the steam generator is reduced by the heat shield 300 and the protective case 200 according to the present embodiment, and the high temperature is prevented from affecting other components of the laundry treating apparatus. In addition, the protective casing 200 is further connected with a fixing bracket 400, the fixing bracket 400 is detachably connected to the top of the protective casing 200, in this embodiment, the fixing bracket 400 and the cabinet can be detachably connected, and therefore, the steam generator assembly is installed in the cabinet through the fixing bracket 400.

The clothes treatment equipment provided by the embodiment of the utility model has the same advantages as the steam generator provided by the embodiment, because the steam generator is provided with the filter screen 120, the steam can pass through the filter screen 120 for filtering before flowing out from the steam outlet 101, so as to reduce scale mixed in the steam, or reduce solid matters which are mixed in the steam and easily form the scale, when the steam generator is applied to the clothes treatment equipment, on the basis of sterilizing and removing wrinkles for clothes in the clothes treatment equipment by using the steam generated by the steam generator, the phenomenon that the pipeline communicated between the steam outlet 101 and the clothes treatment equipment is blocked by too much scale can be avoided, the reduction of steam flow caused by the blockage of the pipeline is avoided, the normal use of the clothes treatment equipment is further ensured, the phenomenon that the air pressure in the pipeline is overhigh due to the blockage is avoided, and the safety problem is avoided, the safety of the laundry treating apparatus is improved.

The above description is only for the preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope of the present invention are also included in the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims (10)

1. A steam generator, comprising:

the steam outlet for steam to flow out is arranged on the shell, and the slot is arranged in the shell;

the filter screen is arranged in the shell and is inserted into the inserting groove, and the filter screen is positioned on a flow path of the steam flowing to the steam outlet so as to filter scale in the steam.

2. The steam generator of claim 1, wherein the insertion groove is provided at least on both side inner walls of the housing.

3. The steam generator of claim 1, wherein the housing further comprises a connecting column, and the filter screen comprises an extension connected to the connecting column.

4. The steam generator of claim 3, wherein the extension extends in a horizontal direction toward the steam outlet, the extension being connected to an end of the connection column by a fastener.

5. The steam generator of claim 1, wherein the housing includes an upper cover and a lower cover, the upper cover is snap-fit connected and communicated with the lower cover, the steam outlet is disposed on a first sidewall of the upper cover, and the insertion groove is disposed in the upper cover.

6. The steam generator of claim 5, wherein the housing further comprises a partition plate disposed between the upper cover and the lower cover, the partition plate being provided with a steam passage communicating with the upper cover and the upper cover, the filter screen being disposed between the steam passage and the steam outlet.

7. The steam generator of claim 5, wherein the insertion groove comprises two groove sections and two groove sections, the two groove sections are respectively disposed on the second side wall and the third side wall of the upper cover, the groove sections are disposed on the inner top wall of the upper cover, and the second side wall and the third side wall are respectively disposed on two sides of the first side wall and are oppositely disposed.

8. The steam generator of claim 5, wherein the filter screen is parallel to the first sidewall, a baffle is disposed in the upper cover and covers the steam outlet, a channel is disposed between the baffle and the steam outlet for steam to flow through, and the filter screen is disposed on a side of the baffle opposite to the steam outlet.

9. The steam generator according to any one of claims 5 to 8, wherein a first rib and a second rib are convexly arranged in the shell, and a gap between the first rib and the second rib is provided as the slot;

the first ribs and the second ribs have the same structure, the first ribs comprise three sections of long-strip-shaped ribs, the first section of ribs of the first ribs extends from the end surface of the second side wall of the upper cover to the inner top wall of the upper cover, the second section of ribs of the first ribs extends from one side of the inner top wall close to the second side wall to one side of the inner top wall close to the third side wall of the upper cover, and the third section of ribs of the first ribs extends from the inner top wall to the end surface of the second side wall;

the filter screen is characterized in that a connecting column is convexly arranged on the first side wall, the end face of the connecting column is lower than the end face of the opening of the upper cover, an extending portion is arranged on the filter screen, the extending portion is arranged at the end portion of the filter screen, the extending portion extends outwards along the horizontal direction, and the extending portion is connected with the connecting column through a fastener in a lap joint mode at the end portion of the connecting column.

10. A laundry treating apparatus, characterized in that the laundry treating apparatus comprises:

a housing;

a steam generator according to any one of claims 1 to 9, mounted within the cabinet.

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