CN216129862U

CN216129862U - Thread scrap filter and clothes dryer

Info

Publication number: CN216129862U
Application number: CN202120397363.9U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨景利; 成荣锋; 鞠斌
Original assignee: Hefei Haier Washing Machine Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hefei Haier Washing Machine Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-02-23
Filing date: 2021-02-23
Publication date: 2022-03-25
Anticipated expiration: 2031-02-23

Abstract

The utility model discloses a thread scrap filter and a clothes dryer, wherein the thread scrap filter comprises a filtering piece and a cleaning piece, wherein the filtering piece comprises a frame and a filter screen arranged on the frame; the cleaning member is detachably mounted on the frame. The thread scrap filter provided by the utility model is convenient for a user to effectively clean the thread scrap filter by utilizing the cleaning piece while the cleaning piece is properly arranged.

Description

Thread scrap filter and clothes dryer

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the field of clothes dryers, and particularly relates to a thread scrap filtering device and a clothes dryer.

Background

With the improvement of the life quality of people, the clothes dryer enters more and more ordinary families and becomes an essential household appliance for high-quality life. The working principle of the clothes dryer is that high-temperature air flow flows over the surface of clothes to be dried to heat the clothes and take away evaporated moisture, so that the clothes are dried quickly. When high-temperature air current need dry clothes surface in the cylinder, have some tiny thread cuttings to be taken out, pollution air in the air is arranged by the air of being arranged in order to avoid the dryer to the outer air discharge, perhaps the thread cuttings leads to the clothing to adhere to more tiny thread cuttings along with drying wind circulation system in the wind path circulation system, all is provided with the thread cuttings filter on the current dryer.

A thread scrap filter commonly used in the prior art is composed of two frames which can be buckled together, filter screens are arranged on the two frames, and a thread scrap filter cavity is formed between the two frames. The air with moisture and thread scraps in the drum of the clothes dryer enters from the top of the thread scraps filter and flows out through the filter screen, and the thread scraps are blocked in the thread scraps filter cavity by the filter screen.

In the use of dryer, along with the continuous accumulation of thread scraps, the filter effect can decline to some extent, and the windage also can increase, for this reason, need regularly clear up the thread scraps on the thread scraps filter. Patent publication No. CN 211972844U discloses a thread dust filter, in which a cleaning member is slidably connected to a frame of the thread dust filter. Because the cleaning component has an unchangeable movement track, only a specific area can be cleaned, and because the filter screen is softer, the cleaning effect is limited when the cleaning component slides across the filter screen.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model aims to provide a lint filter, which is convenient for a user to effectively clean the lint filter by using a cleaning piece while the cleaning piece is properly arranged.

In order to achieve the purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme to realize the purpose:

a lint filter, comprising:

a filter element comprising a frame and a filter screen mounted on the frame;

further comprising:

a cleaning member removably mounted on the frame.

Further, the filter element is provided with two oppositely arranged frames, an openable and closable lint filter cavity is formed between the two frames, and a hanging part matched with the cleaning element is formed on one side of one frame facing the other frame.

Further, the hanging part is provided with an inlet and outlet end for the cleaning piece to enter and exit, and when the thread scrap filtering cavity is closed, the inlet and outlet end is abutted against the other frame.

Furthermore, the frame is provided with an upper beam, the middle part of the upper beam of one frame is provided with the hanging part, and the middle part of the upper beam of the other frame is provided with a protruding part matched with the inlet and outlet end.

Further, the hanging part comprises a cantilever extending towards the other frame and a stop block formed on the upper part of the cantilever, the cleaning part is provided with a through hole or a hook matched with the cantilever, and one side of the through hole is provided with a notch matched with the stop block or an inlet and an outlet of the hook are matched with the stop block.

Further, the clearance spare is rectangular shape, includes handle portion, the brush portion that distributes along its length direction, handle portion keeps away from the one end of brush portion is formed with the through-hole, the through-hole is close to one side of brush portion is formed with the notch.

Further, the frame has downwardly extending support beams, and the cleaning member is located between the support beams of the two frames.

Further, the cleaning member is formed with an elastic deformation portion, and the support beam clamps the elastic deformation portion.

Further, the thread scrap filter is provided with a plurality of filter pieces which are sequentially sleeved and matched, and the cleaning piece is positioned in the filter piece at the innermost layer.

Based on the lint filter, the utility model also provides a clothes dryer which comprises the lint filter.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the advantages and beneficial effects that:

according to the thread scrap filter, the cleaning piece and the frame of the filtering piece are detachably matched, on one hand, the cleaning piece is connected to the frame when filtering is carried out, the position of the cleaning piece is fixed, proper storage of the cleaning piece can be achieved, on the other hand, when cleaning is carried out, the cleaning piece is firstly detached from the frame, and then a user can carefully clean all areas on the filtering piece by holding the cleaning piece, so that the cleaning effect is ensured.

Other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments are briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a lint filter in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention:

fig. 2 is a schematic view of the thread-cutting filter of fig. 1 with the outer filter element removed:

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the debris filter of FIG. 2 from another perspective:

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the frame and cleaning elements of FIG. 3:

description of reference numerals:

1. a filter member; 11. a frame; 12. an upper cross beam; 13. a support beam; 14. a hanging part; 15. a projection; 16. a cantilever;

17. a stopper;

2. cleaning the workpiece; 21. a handle portion; 22. a brush part; 23. a through hole; 24. a recess.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "inner", "outer", "lateral", "vertical", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on positional relationships shown in the drawings. The terminology is for the purpose of describing the utility model only and is for the purpose of simplifying the description, and is not intended to indicate or imply that the device or element so referred to must be in a particular orientation, constructed and operated, and is not to be considered limiting of the utility model. Moreover, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance; the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically defined otherwise.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, an embodiment of the present invention provides a lint filter for removing fine lint in an air path circulation system, which can be applied to a clothes processing apparatus such as a washing machine and a dryer, and includes a filter element 1 and a cleaning element 2, wherein the filter element 1 includes a frame 11 and a filter screen (not shown in the drawings) mounted on the frame 11, and the cleaning element 2 is used for cleaning the lint on the filter element 1 and is detachably mounted on the frame 11.

According to the thread scrap filter provided by the embodiment of the utility model, the cleaning piece 2 is detachably matched with the frame 11 of the filter piece 1, on one hand, the cleaning piece 2 is connected to the frame 11 during filtering, the position of the cleaning piece 2 is fixed, and the cleaning piece 2 can be properly accommodated, and on the other hand, during cleaning, the cleaning piece 2 is firstly detached from the frame 11, and then a user holds the cleaning piece 2, so that each area on the filter piece 1 can be carefully cleaned, and the cleaning effect is ensured.

In some embodiments, the cleaning element 2 may be mounted to the frame 11 using fasteners.

In some embodiments, the cleaning element 2 may be snap-fitted to the frame 11 using a snap-fit arrangement.

In some embodiments, a slot may be formed in the frame 11 to accommodate the cleaning member 2 for quick extraction by a user.

In some embodiments, to facilitate the user's access to cleaning element 2, cleaning element 2 may also be hung from frame 11.

For the installation mode of hanging, there are various realization modes of the specific structures of the filter member 1 and the cleaning member 2 and the matching structure therebetween, which are explained in detail by several embodiments below.

Example one

In this embodiment, the filter element 1 has two frames 11 disposed opposite to each other, and an openable and closable lint filter chamber is formed between the two frames 11.

Specifically, the two frames 11 can be buckled to form an openable and closable lint filter chamber, or the lower ends of the two frames 11 are connected together in a hinged or flexible connection manner, and the two frames 11 rotate relative to each other to form an openable and closable lint filter chamber. After the two frames 11 form a closed lint filter chamber, the filter member 1 is installed in the corresponding air path circulation system, so as to filter lint.

In some embodiments, the filtering member 1 may also be a net-shaped planar structure formed by a frame 11 and a filter screen, the filter screen is used for storing thread scraps on the windward side of the filtering member 1, and the frame 11 is used for detachably mounting the cleaning member 2 on the leeward side of the filtering member 1.

In order to hide the cleaning element 2 and reduce the occupied space thereof, the present embodiment is provided with a hanging portion 14 formed on one side of one frame 11 facing the other frame 11, and the cleaning element 2 is hung in the lint filter chamber formed by the two frames 11 by the hanging portion 14.

In order to improve the reliability of hanging, the hanging part 14 of the embodiment has an inlet and outlet end for the cleaning element 2 to enter and exit, and when the thread scrap filtering chamber is closed, the inlet and outlet end of the hanging part 14 is abutted against the other frame 11.

By means of the other frame 11 abutting against the inlet and outlet ends, on one hand, the cleaning piece 2 can be prevented from being separated from the hanging part 14 by the inlet and outlet ends, the hanging reliability is improved, on the other hand, the cleaning piece and the inlet and outlet ends mutually lean against each other and form support for each other, and the deformation resistance of the filter piece 1 can be improved.

When the thread scrap filter needs to be cleaned, firstly, the thread scrap filter is taken out of the clothes treatment equipment, then the two frames 11 are separated or unfolded, the inlet and outlet end is far away from the other frame 11, then the cleaning piece 2 is moved, the cleaning piece 2 is moved out of the hanging part 14 through the inlet and outlet end, and finally, the cleaning piece 2 is utilized to carefully clean the frame 11 and the filter screens on the frame 11.

In order to fit the hanging portion 14, a through hole 23 may be formed on the cleaning member 2, or a first hook may be formed on the cleaning member 2. When being formed with first couple on clearance piece 2, need set up the size of the exit of first couple for installation portion 14 can't realize breaking away from through the business turn over end of installation portion 14 through the exit of first couple, guarantees that clearance piece 2.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, the frames 11 of this embodiment have upper beams 12, the upper beams 12 of the two frames 11 are arranged in parallel to form a strip-shaped air inlet, in order to improve the structural strength of the air inlet, a hanging portion 14 is formed in the middle of the upper beam 12 of one frame 11, a protruding portion 15 adapted to the inlet and outlet end is formed in the middle of the upper beam 12 of the other frame 11, and the inlet and outlet end of the hanging portion 14 abuts against the protruding portion 15 when the thread waste filtering chamber is closed.

In some embodiments, in order to reduce wind resistance, a hanging portion 14 may be formed at the end of the upper beam 12 of one frame 11 so that the cleaning member 2 is positioned at a corner of the elongated wind inlet.

In some embodiments, in order to reduce the assembling precision, the hanging portion 14 may be a second hook having a bending portion, and the elastic restoring force provided by the bending portion may be used to both achieve the tightening of the other frame 11 and reduce the difficulty of the fitting between the hanging portion 14 and the other frame 11.

In some embodiments, the hanging portion 14 and the protruding portion 15 may be the same structure, and the cleaning member 2 can be hung on any one of the frames 11.

In some embodiments, the two frames 11 may be of the same construction, in order to reduce the cost of the mold.

In order to improve the filtering effect, this embodiment thread scraps filter has two and filters 1, wherein, one filters 1 suit in the outside of another filter 1, the wind that takes moisture and thread scraps passes through the air intake of outer filter 1 earlier, the air intake of inlayer filter 1, get into the thread scraps filter chamber of inlayer filter 1, then pass in the filter screen arrival outer filter chamber of filtering 1 of the thread scraps filter chamber of inlayer filter of 1 both sides of inlayer filter, later pass the filter screen outflow thread scraps filter of outer filter 1 both sides, through filtering layer upon layer, be favorable to improving filtering effect, the filter screen of inlayer filter 1 and the filter screen of outside filter 1 can have different mesh numbers, so that filter the thread scraps of different grade type.

Specifically, the cleaning member 2 of the present embodiment is provided in the inner filter member 1, and as shown in fig. 3, a hanging portion 14 and a projecting portion 15 are formed in the middle of the two upper cross members 12 of the inner filter member 1, respectively.

In some embodiments, three or more filter members 1 which are sequentially sleeved and matched can be arranged in the thread dust filter according to requirements, and the cleaning member 2 can be arranged in the innermost filter member 1.

Example two

In order to improve the reliability of the hanging, the hanging portion 14 of the present embodiment includes a cantilever 16 extending toward the other frame 11 and a stopper 17 formed at an upper portion of the cantilever 16.

Specifically, the present embodiment forms a through hole 23 fitted to the cantilever 16 on the cleaning member 2, and a notch 24 fitted to the stopper 17 is formed at one side of the through hole 23.

The hanging of the cleaning piece 2 is realized by the matching of the cantilever 16 and the through hole 23. When the cleaning piece 2 is hung on the cantilever 16, the stop 17 and the notch 24 are distributed in a staggered manner, specifically, the stop 17 and the notch 24 have a certain overlapped projection area or a projection area without overlapping in the axial direction of the through hole 23, and the stop 17 is used for stopping the cleaning piece 2 from moving out of the free end of the cantilever 16.

In the present embodiment the free end of the cantilever arm 16 constitutes an access end for the cleaning element 2, but the cleaning element 2 can only be moved out of the cantilever arm 16 in the extension direction of the cantilever arm 16 when the cleaning element 2 is rotated such that the recess 24 is aligned with the stop 17.

In order to further increase the reliability of the hanging, the free end of the cantilever 16 abuts against the other frame 11 in this embodiment when the lint filter chamber is closed.

By the abutment of the other frame 11 against the free end of the cantilever 16, on the one hand, the removal of the cleaning element 2 from the free end of the cantilever 16 is blocked, forming a double block with the stop 17, and on the other hand, the mutual abutment of the two against each other, forming a support for each other, increasing the resistance to deformation of the filter element 1.

When it is desired to clean the lint filter, the lint filter is first removed from the laundry treating appliance, the two frames 11 are then separated or unfolded so that the free end of the arm 16 is away from the other frame 11, the cleaning element 2 is then rotated about the arm 16 so that the recess 24 is aligned with the stop 17, the cleaning element 2 is then moved so that the cleaning element 2 is removed from the free end of the arm 16, and finally the frame 11 and the sieve on the frame 11 are carefully cleaned using the cleaning element 2.

Referring to fig. 3, the frames 11 of this embodiment have upper beams 12, the upper beams 12 of the two frames 11 are arranged in parallel to form a strip-shaped air inlet, in order to improve the structural strength of the air inlet, a cantilever 16 is formed in the middle of the upper beam 12 of one frame 11, another cantilever 16 adapted to the access end is formed in the middle of the upper beam 12 of the other frame 11, and in order to simplify the structure, the other cantilever 16 may not be provided with a stopper 17. When the lint filter chamber is closed, the two arms 16 abut against each other.

In some embodiments, to reduce wind resistance, a cantilever 16 may be formed at the end of the upper beam 12 of one frame 11 so that the cleaning member 2 is positioned at a corner of the elongated inlet.

In some embodiments, in order to reduce the assembling precision, the cantilever 16 may be a third hook having a bending portion, and the elastic restoring force provided by the bending portion can be used to both achieve the tightening of the other frame 11 and reduce the difficulty of the fit between the two cantilevers 16.

In some embodiments, the boom 16 may be of the same construction as the other boom 16, and the cleaning element 2 may be suspended from either frame 11.

In some embodiments, the two frames 11 may be of the same construction, in order to reduce manufacturing costs.

In this embodiment, for the convenience of the user, the cleaning element 2 is in a strip shape, and includes a handle portion 21 and a brush portion 22 distributed along the length direction thereof, the user holds the handle portion 21 to clean the frame 11 and the filter screen on the frame 11, and a through hole 23 matched with the cantilever 16 is formed at one end of the handle portion 21 away from the brush portion 22.

Since the cleaning member 2 is suspended when it is mounted in the filter member 1, in order to increase the distance between the stopper 17 and the notch 24 and improve the reliability of mounting, in the present embodiment, the notch 24 is formed on the side of the through hole 23 adjacent to the brush portion 22.

When the cleaning piece 2 is hung on the cantilever 16, the through hole 23 and the brush part 22 are distributed up and down, the notch 24 is positioned at the lower side of the through hole 23, and the stop block 17 is arranged at the upper part of the cantilever 16, therefore, the alignment of the notch 24 and the stop block 17 can be realized only by rotating the cleaning piece 2 at a large angle, and the installation reliability is improved.

Specifically, the cleaning member 2 of the present embodiment is disposed in the inner filter member 1, and as shown in fig. 1 and 2, a cantilever 16 is formed at each of the middle portions of the two upper cross members 12 of the inner filter member 1.

EXAMPLE III

In this embodiment, a fourth hook adapted to the cantilever 16 is formed on the cleaning member 2, and an inlet and an outlet of the fourth hook are adapted to the stopper 17.

The hanging of the cleaning piece 2 is realized by the cooperation of the cantilever 16 and the fourth hook, when the cleaning piece 2 is hung on the cantilever 16, the inlet and the outlet of the stop 17 and the fourth hook are distributed in a staggered manner, specifically, the inlet and the outlet of the stop 17 and the fourth hook have a certain overlapping projection area or a projection area without overlapping in the central line direction of the fourth hook, and the stop 17 is used for stopping the cleaning piece 2 from moving out of the free end of the cantilever 16.

In the process of rotating clearance spare 2 at relative cantilever 16, after the exit of fourth couple is aligned with dog 17, if the exit of cantilever 16 can pass the exit of fourth couple, portable clearance spare 2 for cantilever 16 directly passes the exit of fourth couple, thereby realize the dismantlement of clearance spare 2, if the exit of cantilever 16 can't pass the fourth couple, can follow cantilever 16's extending direction and remove clearance spare 2, until the fourth couple passes the free end of cantilever 16, thereby realize the dismantlement of clearance spare 2.

When the fourth hook can only pass through the free end of the cantilever 16 to realize the separation, the free end of the cantilever 16 forms an inlet and outlet end for the cleaning piece 2 to enter and exit, and in order to further improve the reliability of the hanging, the free end of the cantilever 16 can be abutted against the other frame 11 when the thread scraps filtering cavity is closed.

When the thread scrap filter needs to be cleaned, firstly, the thread scrap filter is taken out of the clothes treatment equipment, then the two frames 11 are separated or unfolded, the free end of the cantilever 16 is far away from the other frame 11, then the cleaning piece 2 is rotated around the cantilever 16, the inlet and the outlet of the fourth hook are aligned with the stop block 17, then the cleaning piece 2 is moved, the cleaning piece 2 is moved out of the free end of the cantilever 16, and finally, the frame 11 and the filter screen on the frame 11 are carefully cleaned by the cleaning piece 2.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, the frames 11 of this embodiment have upper beams 12, the upper beams 12 of the two frames 11 are arranged in parallel to form a strip-shaped air inlet, in order to improve the structural strength of the air inlet, a cantilever 16 is formed in the middle of the upper beam 12 of one frame 11, another cantilever 16 adapted to the access end is formed in the middle of the upper beam 12 of the other frame 11, and in order to simplify the structure, the other cantilever 16 may not be provided with a stopper 17. When the lint filter chamber is closed, the two arms 16 abut against each other.

In some embodiments, in order to reduce the assembling precision, the cantilever 16 may be a fifth hook having a bending portion, and the elastic restoring force provided by the bending portion can be used to both achieve the tightening of the other frame 11 and reduce the difficulty of the fit between the two cantilevers 16.

In this embodiment, in order to facilitate the use of the user, the cleaning member 2 is in a strip shape, and includes a handle portion 21 and a brush portion 22 distributed along the length direction thereof, the user holds the handle portion 21 to clean the frame 11 and the filter screen on the frame 11, and a fourth hook matched with the cantilever 16 is formed at one end of the handle portion 21 away from the brush portion 22.

Because clearance piece 2 is when installing in filtering piece 1, it is in the state of hanging, in order to improve the reliability of installation when the interval between the exit of increase dog 17 and fourth couple, in this embodiment, when clearance piece 2 is in the state of hanging, the exit of fourth couple is arranged downwards to the slant, only the rotation clearance piece 2 of wide angle, just can realize the alignment of exit and the dog 17 of fourth couple.

Example four

The frame 11 of this embodiment has a downwardly extending support beam 13, and the support beam 13 is provided to reinforce the frame 11 and improve the structural strength of the filter element 1.

Specifically, clearance piece 2 is located between two supporting beam 13 of frame 11 to the space between two supporting beam 13 of frame 11 of make full use of, on the one hand, can reduce the hindrance when passing the filter screen to the air current, on the other hand, hang clearance piece 2 in filtering piece 1 when influenced by the air current swing, can reduce colliding with and wearing and tearing to the filter screen.

In order to limit the pivoting of the cleaning element 2 in the thread-cake filter chamber, the cleaning element 2 is clamped in this embodiment by means of support beams 13 of the two frames 11.

In order to reduce the matching precision between the cleaning member 2 and the supporting beam 13, the cleaning member 2 has an elastic deformation portion in contact fit with the supporting beam 13, as shown in fig. 2, the elastic deformation portion is in a curved arc shape and protrudes from one supporting beam 13 toward the other supporting beam 13, and the elastic restoring force provided by the elastic deformation portion is utilized, so that the clamping of the supporting beam 13 to the cleaning member 2 is facilitated, and the difficulty of matching between the supporting beam 13 and the cleaning member 2 is reduced.

In this embodiment, in order to facilitate the use of the user, the cleaning member 2 is in a strip shape, and includes a handle portion 21 and a brush portion 22 distributed along the length direction thereof, the user holds the handle portion 21 to clean the frame 11 and the filter screen on the frame 11, and a through hole 23 or a sixth hook adapted to the hanging portion 14 is formed at one end of the handle portion 21 away from the brush portion 22.

Elastic deformation portion is specifically for being curved brush portion 22, and after hanging the dress in hanging portion 14 with clearance piece 2, closed thread scraps filter chamber, the body of rod and the brush hair on brush portion 22 all can provide certain deflection, avoids being excessively extruded when guaranteeing to be pressed from both sides tightly.

Referring to fig. 3, the frame 11 of this embodiment has an upper beam 12, and the upper beams 12 of the two frames 11 are arranged in parallel to form an elongated air inlet.

In order to improve the structural strength of the frame 11, the middle part and two ends of the upper cross beam 12 of the frame 11 are connected with the support beams 13 extending downwards, the cleaning piece 2 is clamped between the support beams 13 positioned in the middle parts of the two upper cross beams 12, a certain supporting effect can be achieved on the middle part of the filtering piece 1, and the support beams 13 at the two ends of the two frames 11 are used for supporting and overlapping.

In order to improve the support of the middle of the air inlet, the present embodiment is formed with a hanging portion 14 in the middle of one upper beam 12, and the hanging portion 14 abuts against the other frame 11 when the wire dust filter chamber is closed.

In order to improve the reliability of the hanging, the hanging part 14 has an access end for the cleaning element 2 to enter and exit, and when the thread scrap filtering chamber is closed, the access end of the hanging part 14 is abutted against the other frame 11.

Specifically, a projection 15 adapted to the inlet and outlet ends is formed in the middle of the upper cross beam 12 of the other frame 11, and the inlet and outlet ends of the hanging portion 14 abut against the projection 15 when the thread waste filtering chamber is closed.

In some embodiments, in order to reduce the assembling precision, the hanging portion 14 may be a seventh hook having a bending portion, and the elastic restoring force provided by the bending portion may be used to both achieve the tightening of the other frame 11 and reduce the difficulty of the fitting between the hanging portion 14 and the other frame 11.

Specifically, the cleaning member 2 of the present embodiment is provided in the inner filter member 1, and as shown in fig. 1 and 2, a hanging portion 14 and a protruding portion 15 are formed in the middle of the two upper cross members 12 of the inner filter member 1, respectively.

In some embodiments, three or more than three filter elements 1 which are sequentially sleeved and matched can be arranged in the thread scraps filter according to requirements, and the cleaning element 2 can be arranged in a thread scraps filter cavity formed by the innermost filter element 1.

Based on the structural design of the lint filter, the utility model further provides an embodiment of the clothes dryer, which comprises the lint filter in any embodiment, the clothes dryer further comprises a box body, a door body hinged to a front plate of the box body, a roller for containing clothes and an air duct, the roller is rotatably arranged in the box body, an air inlet of the air duct is communicated with the front end of the roller, an air outlet of the air duct is connected with the rear end of the roller, the lint filter is arranged at an air inlet of the air duct, and air with moisture and lint enters from the air inlet at the top of the lint filter and flows out after being filtered. Because the dryer adopts the lint filter in the above embodiment, the dryer at least has the beneficial effects of the technical scheme in the above embodiment, and details are not repeated herein.

The above examples are only intended to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, but not to limit it; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; and such modifications or substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the corresponding technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A lint filter, comprising:

a filter element comprising a frame and a filter screen mounted on the frame;

it is characterized by comprising:

a cleaning member removably mounted on the frame;

the filter element is provided with two oppositely arranged frames, an openable and closable lint filter cavity is formed between the two frames, and a hanging part matched with the cleaning element is formed on one side of one frame facing the other frame.

2. The lint filter of claim 1, wherein the hanger has an access end for access by the cleaning element, the access end abutting against the other frame when the lint filter chamber is closed.

3. The lint filter according to claim 2, wherein the frames have upper cross members, the hanging portion is formed at a central portion of the upper cross member of one of the frames, and the protrusion portion fitted to the access end is formed at a central portion of the upper cross member of the other of the frames.

4. The lint filter according to claim 1, wherein the hanging part comprises a cantilever extending toward the other frame and a stopper formed at an upper portion of the cantilever, the cleaning member is formed with a through hole or a hook adapted to the cantilever, and one side of the through hole is formed with a recess adapted to the stopper or an entrance and exit of the hook is adapted to the stopper.

5. The lint filter according to claim 4, wherein the cleaning member has an elongated shape and comprises a handle portion and a brush portion along a length direction thereof, wherein the through hole is formed at an end of the handle portion away from the brush portion, and the recess is formed at a side of the through hole close to the brush portion.

6. The lint filter of claim 1, wherein the frame has downwardly extending support beams, and the cleaning member is located between the support beams of the two frames.

7. The lint filter according to claim 6, wherein the cleaning member is formed with an elastic deformation portion, and the support beam clamps the elastic deformation portion.

8. The lint filter according to claim 1, wherein the lint filter comprises a plurality of said filter elements which are nested one within the other, the cleaning element being located in the innermost filter element.

9. Laundry dryer characterized in that it comprises a lint filter according to any one of claims 1 to 8.