CN216514741U

CN216514741U - Clothes dryer

Info

Publication number: CN216514741U
Application number: CN202120890276.7U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 纪亮; 冯晨; 王其建; 汪庆波; 张新新
Original assignee: Hisense Shandong Refrigerator Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hisense Shandong Refrigerator Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-04-27
Filing date: 2021-04-27
Publication date: 2022-05-13
Anticipated expiration: 2031-04-27

Abstract

The present invention provides a clothes dryer, comprising: a box body; the base is arranged at the bottom of the box body, a water storage tank and a condensate tank are arranged on the base, and the condensate tank is used for collecting condensate water generated by drying the clothes dryer; the water inlet end of the steam generator is communicated with the water storage tank; wherein a partition board is arranged between the water storage tank and the condensed water tank, and a communication hole is formed in the partition board to communicate the water storage tank with the condensed water tank. According to the clothes dryer, the water storage tank and the condensate tank are integrally communicated with each other on the base, so that water in the water storage tank can overflow through the communication holes in the partition plate and flow into the condensate tank in a one-way mode when reaching the set water level height, and condensate is prevented from flowing back to overflow the base.

Description

Clothes dryer

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of clothes drying devices, and particularly relates to a clothes dryer.

Background

At present, the household appliance industry is in a situation of intense competition, each big competitive product has unique innovation in the aspects of functions, appearance and the like, and the product details are also important factors influencing the purchasing power of consumers.

The clothes dryer is a necessity in life, and a large amount of water needs to be supplied to a steam generator when clothes are dried. When the water source is too much, water flow overflows from the inside of the machine body, and when the water source is less, the water supply of the steam generator is insufficient, so that the steam required for ironing clothes is not generated.

The utility model is provided in view of the above.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The present invention is directed to solving, at least to some extent, one of the technical problems in the related art. For this purpose,

the utility model provides a clothes dryer to prevent condensed water from flowing back to overflow a base.

To achieve the above object, an embodiment of the present invention provides a clothes dryer, including: a box body; the base is arranged at the bottom of the box body, a water storage tank and a condensate tank are arranged on the base, and the condensate tank is used for collecting condensate water generated by drying the clothes dryer; the water inlet end of the steam generator is communicated with the water storage tank; wherein a partition board is arranged between the water storage tank and the condensed water tank, and a communication hole is formed in the partition board to communicate the water storage tank with the condensed water tank. According to the clothes dryer, the water storage tank and the condensate tank are integrally communicated with each other on the base, so that water in the water storage tank can overflow through the communication holes in the partition plate and flow into the condensate tank in a one-way mode when reaching the set water level height, and condensate is prevented from flowing back to overflow the base.

In addition, the dryer according to the above embodiment of the present invention may further have the following additional technical features:

according to an embodiment of the utility model, the steam generator further comprises a condensed water box, wherein a condensed water outlet is arranged on the condensed water box and communicated to the water storage tank, so that a water source is provided for the storage of the steam generator through the water storage tank.

According to an embodiment of the utility model, a liquid level sensing device is arranged in the water storage tank and used for detecting the liquid level in the water storage tank so as to detect the water level in the water storage tank and prevent the water shortage in the water storage tank.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, overflow plates are provided in the water storage tank, and the overflow plates are enclosed at left, right, and lower sides of the communication hole to prevent condensed water from flowing back into the water storage tank.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an upper side of the overflow plate is an opening communicating with the communication hole so that water in the water storage tank flows into the condensate tank through the communication hole.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the opening of the upper side of the overflow plate is positioned at a level higher than that of the communication hole to prevent the condensed water from flowing back into the water storage tank.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the height of the overflow plate is lower than that of the partition plate, so that the water in the water storage box can overflow to the communication hole to the condensed water tank more conveniently, and the condensed water in the water storage box is prevented from overflowing the base.

According to one embodiment of the utility model, a water storage outlet is arranged at the bottom end of the water storage tank and communicated to the water inlet end of the steam generator, so that condensed water in the water storage tank is guided to the steam generator.

According to one embodiment of the utility model, the condensate tank comprises a first condensate tank and a second condensate tank, a water stop plate is arranged between the first condensate tank and the second condensate tank, and the height of the water stop plate is lower than that of the partition plate, so that water in the first condensate tank can preferentially overflow from the water stop plate to the second condensate tank when the first condensate tank is full, water in the first condensate tank can be prevented from flowing back to the water storage tank, and water in the water storage tank can be prevented from overflowing out of the base.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the steam discharge end of the steam generator is connected with a steam pipe, and the steam pipe is communicated to the inside of the inner tub, so that steam generated by the steam generator is sprayed to the dried laundry in the inner tub, thereby achieving an effect of steam ironing the laundry, and reducing wrinkles of the laundry.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a view of a dryer according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an interior side view of the dryer of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a second internal side view of the dryer of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a first sectional view of a base of the clothes dryer of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a second sectional view of the base of the dryer of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along section A of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken at section B of FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of portion C of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of a condensed water box structure of the clothes dryer of the present invention;

fig. 10 is an internal view of a condensed water box of the dryer of the present invention.

In the above figures: 1. a box body; 2. a condensed water box; 21. a condensed water outlet; 22. filtering with a screen; 23. a first water channel; 24. a second water channel; 3. a base; 31. a water storage tank; 311. a water storage outlet; 32. a condensate tank; 321. a first condensate tank; 322. a second condensate tank; 33. a partition plate; 331. a communicating hole; 34. a water-stop sheet; 35. an overflow plate; 4. a water pump; 5. A steam generator; 6. a steam pipe; 7. an inner and outer barrel assembly; 8. liquid level height sensing device.

Detailed Description

The utility model is described in detail below by way of exemplary embodiments. It should be understood, however, that elements, structures and features of one embodiment may be beneficially incorporated in other embodiments without further recitation.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

The terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in a specific case to those of ordinary skill in the art.

Referring to fig. 1 to 10, an embodiment of the present invention provides a clothes dryer for drying clothes and steam ironing after drying the clothes. The clothes dryer has a cabinet 1 for forming an external appearance, and an inner and outer tub assembly 7 provided inside the cabinet 1. The inner and outer barrel assembly 7 is composed of an inner barrel and an outer barrel, and the inner barrel rotates relative to the outer barrel.

The bottom of the box body 1 is provided with a base 3, the base 3 is positioned below the outer barrel, the base 3 is provided with a water storage tank 31 and a condensate water tank 32, and the condensate water tank 32 is used for collecting condensate water generated by drying the clothes dryer.

The steam generator 5 is arranged on the base 3, and the water inlet end of the steam generator 5 is communicated with the water storage tank 31. Specifically, a water storage outlet 311 is arranged at the bottom end of the water storage tank 31, and a water suction pump 4 is connected between the water storage outlet 311 of the water storage tank 31 and the water inlet end of the steam generator. The water pump 4 is communicated with the water storage outlet 311 of the water storage tank 31, and is used for pumping the condensed water in the water storage tank 31 to the steam generator 5. The steam discharge end of the steam generator 5 is connected with the steam pipe 6, the steam pipe 6 is communicated to the inner barrel, steam generated by the steam generator 5 is sprayed to dried clothes in the inner barrel, and therefore the effect of ironing the clothes by steam is achieved, and wrinkles of the clothes are reduced.

The water inlet end of the steam generator 5 is communicated with the water storage outlet 311 at the bottom of the water storage tank 31, so that the condensed water in the water storage tank 31 is guided to the steam generator 5. The water storage tank 31 and the condensate tank 32 are integrally provided with the base 3, a partition plate 33 is provided between the water storage tank 31 and the condensate tank 32, and a communication hole 331 is provided in the partition plate 33 to communicate the water storage tank 31 with the condensate tank 32.

The clothes dryer of the utility model ensures that the water in the water storage tank 31 can overflow through the communication hole 331 on the partition plate 33 and flow into the condensed water tank 32 in a single direction when the water reaches the set water level height, namely the water level reaches the height of the communication hole 331 through the water storage tank 31 and the condensed water tank 32 which are integrally communicated on the base 3, thereby preventing the condensed water from flowing back to overflow the base 3.

The cabinet 1 of the dryer of the present invention is mounted with a condensed water box 2, the condensed water box 2 is used for guiding condensed water to a steam generator 5, so that the steam generator 5 generates steam for ironing clothes.

The condensed water box 2 is internally provided with a first water channel 23, a second water channel 24 and a condensed water outlet 21. A filter screen 22 is arranged between the first water channel 23 and the second water channel 24, and impurities in the condensed water are filtered through the filter screen 22, so that the impurities in the condensed water flowing into the steam generator 5 are less, and machine faults caused by the impurities flowing into the condensed water are avoided. The second water channel 24 is communicated with a condensed water outlet 21, and the condensed water outlet 21 is communicated to the water storage tank 31, so that the condensed water is guided into the water storage tank 31 through the condensed water box 2.

The side of the filter screen 22 close to the first water channel 23 in the condensed water box 2 is provided with a manual water adding area, the manual water adding area is used for manually adding water for a user, and the manually added water is filtered by the filter screen 22 and then flows through the condensed water outlet 21 to the water storage tank 31 along the second water channel 24, so that water required for generating steam is provided for the steam generator 5.

The water storage tank 31 is provided with an overflow plate 35, the overflow plate 35 is provided around the left, right and lower sides of the communication hole 331, and the upper side of the overflow plate 35 is an open opening communicating with the communication hole 331, so that a cavity is formed between the overflow plate 35 and the partition 33. The opening of the upper side of the overflow plate 35 is positioned at a level higher than that of the communication hole 331, and when the level of the water in the water storage box is higher than that of the overflow plate 35, the overflowed water flows into the condensate tank 32 on the base 3 through the communication hole 331 in a single direction, thereby preventing the condensate water from flowing back to the base 3. The height of the overflow plate 35 is lower than that of the partition 33 to facilitate the water in the water storage box to overflow to the communication hole 331 to the condensed water tank 32, thereby preventing the condensed water in the water storage box from overflowing the base 3.

The condensate tank 32 includes a first condensate tank 321 and a second condensate tank 322, a partition 33 is disposed between the first condensate tank 321 and the water storage tank 31, a water stop plate 34 is disposed between the first condensate tank 321 and the second condensate tank 322, and the height of the water stop plate 34 is lower than that of the partition 33. When the water level in the water storage box is higher than the overflow plate 35, the overflowed water flows into the first condensate tank 321 on the base 3 in a single direction through the communication hole 331, and when the water level in the first condensate tank 321 is higher than the water stop plate 34, the water level in the first condensate tank 321 is lower than the height of the partition plate 33, the water in the first condensate tank 321 overflows into the second condensate tank 322, the water in the first condensate tank 321 can be prevented from flowing back to the water storage tank 31, and the water in the water storage tank 31 is prevented from overflowing out of the base 3.

The water storage tank 31 is also provided with a liquid level sensing device 8 for detecting the liquid level in the water storage tank 31. The liquid level detected by the liquid level detecting means is lower than the height of the overflow plate 35,

when the liquid level in the aqua storage tank 31 is less than the set height, liquid level height induction system 8 is triggered, 5 aqua storage tanks 31 of operation interface suggestion steam generator lack of water, the user can manually pour water from the manual water feeding area of condensate water box 2, rivers flow into condensate water outlet 21 from second water course 24 after filtering through filter screen 22, flow to the aqua storage box from condensate water outlet 21, when the liquid level height in the water storage box is higher than the set height of liquid level height induction system 8, no longer trigger liquid level height induction system 8.

The above description is only for the specific embodiments of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily conceive of the changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present invention, and the changes or substitutions should be covered within 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

1. A clothes dryer, characterized by comprising:

a box body;

the base is arranged at the bottom of the box body, a water storage tank and a condensate tank are arranged on the base, and the condensate tank is used for collecting condensate water generated by drying the clothes dryer; and

the water inlet end of the steam generator is communicated with the water storage tank;

a partition plate is arranged between the water storage tank and the condensed water tank, and a communication hole is formed in the partition plate to communicate the water storage tank with the condensed water tank.

2. The clothes dryer of claim 1,

the water storage tank is characterized by further comprising a condensed water box, wherein a condensed water outlet is formed in the condensed water box and communicated to the water storage tank.

3. The clothes dryer of claim 1,

and a liquid level induction device is arranged in the water storage tank and used for detecting the liquid level in the water storage tank.

4. The clothes dryer of claim 1,

and overflow plates are arranged in the water storage tank and surround the left side, the right side and the lower side of the communication hole.

5. The clothes dryer of claim 4,

the upper side of the overflow plate is provided with an opening communicated with the communication hole.

6. The clothes dryer of claim 5,

the opening of the upper side of the overflow plate is located at a level higher than that of the communication hole.

7. The clothes dryer of claim 4,

the height of the overflow plate is lower than that of the partition plate.

8. The clothes dryer of claim 1,

and a water storage outlet is formed in the bottom end of the water storage tank and communicated to the water inlet end of the steam generator.

9. The clothes dryer of claim 1,

the condensate tank comprises a first condensate tank and a second condensate tank, a water-stop plate is arranged between the first condensate tank and the second condensate tank, and the height of the water-stop plate is lower than that of the partition plate.

10. The clothes dryer of claim 1,

the steam discharge end of the steam generator is connected with a steam pipe, and the steam pipe is communicated to the inside of the inner barrel of the clothes dryer.