CN216864607U - Laundry treatment apparatus and filter for laundry treatment apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present application provides a laundry treating apparatus and a filter for the laundry treating apparatus, the laundry treating apparatus including: a drying device (40) for drying the clothes in the clothes processing device by using the heated air; and a filter (90) that is attached to the drying device in an insertable and removable manner, the filter including a filter unit (91) that filters lint in air flowing in the drying device, and a cover unit (96) that can cover the filter unit (91) when the filter (90) is removed from the drying device (40), and in a state in which the filter (90) is inserted into the drying device (40), the air in the drying device (40) flows toward the filter unit (91) via an opening between the filter unit (91) and the cover unit (96). This can prevent lint collected by the filter from scattering.

Description

Laundry treatment apparatus and filter for laundry treatment apparatus

Technical Field

The present application relates to a laundry treating apparatus and a filter for the laundry treating apparatus.

Background

In a laundry treatment apparatus such as a clothes dryer and a washing and drying all-in-one machine including a drying device, it is conceivable to attach a filter to the drying device so as to be able to be inserted and removed in order to filter lint in air flowing through the drying device. Through extracting the filter from drying device, can clear up the thread scraps that the filter was collected.

However, in the process of removing the filter from the drying device, lint on the filter may be scattered into the drying device or scattered into the surrounding environment, which is not preferable.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

Problem to be solved by utility model

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a laundry treatment apparatus and a filter for the laundry treatment apparatus, which can prevent lint collected by the filter from scattering.

Means for solving the problems

In order to achieve the above object, the present application provides a laundry treating apparatus comprising: a drying device drying the laundry within the laundry treating device using heated air; and a filter that is attached to the drying device in an insertable and removable manner, the filter including a filter unit that filters lint in air flowing in the drying device, and a cover unit that covers the filter unit when the filter is removed from the drying device, wherein the air in the drying device flows to the filter unit through an opening between the filter unit and the cover unit in a state where the filter is inserted in the drying device.

Therefore, in the process of pulling out the filter from the drying device, the cover body can cover the filter part, and the thread scraps on the filter can be prevented from scattering into the drying device or scattering into the surrounding environment.

Preferably, when the filter is inserted into the drying apparatus, the filter portion is opened with respect to the cover portion, the opening surface is formed between the filter portion and the cover portion, air in the drying apparatus flows into the filter portion through the opening surface, and when the filter is removed from the drying apparatus, the filter portion is closed with respect to the cover portion.

Therefore, in the process of drawing out the filter from the drying device, the cover body part can be better used for covering the filter part, and the thread scraps on the filter can be prevented from scattering into the drying device or scattering into the surrounding environment. In addition, in a state that the filter is installed in the drying device, the air in the drying device flows to the filter part through the opening between the filter part and the cover part, and the cover part can be prevented from interfering with the air flow in the drying device.

Preferably, the drying device includes an air path housing having an air inlet and an air outlet, the air inlet and the air outlet communicating with an inner cavity of the laundry treatment device, respectively, a pressing rib is formed on a top wall portion of the air path housing to protrude toward the air path housing, the pressing rib extends in a direction in which the filter is inserted and removed, and the pressing rib presses the filter portion downward to open the filter portion with respect to the cover portion when the filter is inserted into the drying device.

This makes it possible to open the filter part with respect to the lid part with a simple structure.

Preferably, the filter unit is elastically deformed when the pressing rib presses the filter unit downward to open the filter unit with respect to the lid unit.

This makes it possible to easily open and close the filter part with respect to the lid part.

Preferably, the filter portion is rotatably connected to the lid portion.

Thus, the filter can be easily opened and closed with respect to the lid portion in the process of inserting and removing the filter. Further, by opening the lid body with respect to the filter unit after the filter is removed, the lint collected by the filter unit can be easily washed away.

Preferably, the protruding height of the pressing rib is gradually increased along the insertion direction of the filter.

This makes it possible to easily open and close the filter portion with respect to the lid portion.

Preferably, the pressing ribs include two lateral pressing ribs, and the two lateral pressing ribs press both sides of the filter unit downward when the filter is inserted into the drying device.

This makes it possible to reliably open the filter portion with respect to the lid portion.

Preferably, the pressing rib further includes a center pressing rib which presses a center portion of the filter part downward when the filter is inserted into the drying device.

This makes it possible to reliably open the filter portion with respect to the lid portion.

Preferably, the cover portion has an open groove extending in the filter insertion/removal direction at a position corresponding to the central pressing rib.

This can prevent the lid portion from affecting the pressing of the central pressing rib against the filter portion, and can reliably open the filter portion relative to the lid portion.

Preferably, a holder is formed on a top wall portion of the air path casing, and the holder holds the cover portion on the top wall portion of the air path casing when the filter is inserted into the drying device.

Therefore, the filter part can be reliably opened relative to the cover part, and the interference of the cover part on the air flow in the drying device is avoided.

Preferably, the drying device includes: an evaporator disposed in the air path housing and configured to dehumidify air flowing in the air path housing; and a condenser disposed in the air path housing on a downstream side in an air flow direction of the evaporator, the condenser heating air passing through the evaporator, an upper end of the evaporator and an upper end of the condenser being adjacent to each other, a lower end of the evaporator and a lower end of the condenser being inclined and extended downward, the evaporator and the condenser being disposed in an inverted V shape, a windward surface of the evaporator being located on an upper side, a windward surface of the condenser being located on a lower side, the filter portion covering the windward surface of the evaporator from above in a state where the filter is inserted into the drying device.

Therefore, the filter unit filters the lint in the air flowing to the windward side of the evaporator, and the lint is prevented from adhering to the evaporator or a downstream condenser, thereby preventing the heat exchange efficiency of the drying device from being lowered.

Preferably, the pressing rib presses a distal end of the filter portion in an insertion direction of the filter against a bottom wall portion of the air path case.

Therefore, the filter part can be reliably opened relative to the cover body part, and the air in the drying device can be prevented from directly flowing to the evaporator without passing through the filter part.

Preferably, a groove is provided in a bottom wall portion of the air path case, and the groove receives or engages a tip end of the filter unit in an insertion direction of the filter.

This prevents the bottom wall of the air passage case from being stepped by the tip of the filter, thereby preventing the air from flowing.

Preferably, the pressing ribs are at least two, and the maximum protruding height of the pressing ribs on the lower end side of the evaporator is larger than that of the pressing ribs on the upper end side of the evaporator.

This makes it possible to incline the filter unit in accordance with the inclination of the evaporator, and is more advantageous in preventing the filter unit from adversely affecting the flow of air toward the evaporator.

Preferably, the laundry treating apparatus is a drum type laundry treating apparatus, comprising: a housing; an outer barrel supported within the housing; and an inner drum rotatably installed in the outer drum for receiving laundry, the evaporator and the condenser being arranged along a rotation direction of the inner drum.

From this, can set up evaporimeter and condenser bigger, be favorable to increasing drying device's heat transfer area.

Preferably, the filter unit includes: a first frame constituting an outline of the filter unit, the first frame having a first opening window formed therein; and a first filter member provided in the first opening window.

This makes it possible to easily manufacture the filter unit.

Preferably, the lid portion includes: a second frame that constitutes an outline of the cover portion and in which a second opening window is formed; and a second filter member provided in the second opening window.

Thus, in a state where the filter portion is closed with respect to the lid portion, the filter portion can be washed or the like without opening the lid portion. In addition, the weight of the filter as a whole is favorably reduced.

Preferably, the drying device includes an air path casing having an air inlet and an air outlet, the air inlet and the air outlet being respectively communicated with the inner cavity of the laundry treatment device, a bottom wall portion of the air path casing is provided with a slope surface, the slope surface is inclined upward as approaching the filter, and the opening surface faces the slope surface in the filter insertion and extraction direction.

Accordingly, the air can be guided to the opening surface between the filter part and the cover part by the trumpet-shaped air passage with the gradually reduced cross-sectional area, and the filter part can be used for filtering the thread scraps in the air.

Preferably, first burring portions protruding toward the lid portion side are formed on both side edges of the filter portion, respectively, a concave space is formed between the first burring portions, and the lid portion is accommodated in the concave space between the first burring portions in a state where the filter portion is closed with respect to the lid portion.

Therefore, the thread scraps collected by the filter can be better prevented from scattering from the side by the first flanging part.

In order to achieve the above object, the present application also provides a filter for a laundry treatment apparatus, the filter being provided in any one of the laundry treatment apparatuses.

This can provide the same effects as in the above embodiments.

Effect of the utility model

According to the present application, a laundry treatment apparatus and a filter for a laundry treatment apparatus can be provided that can avoid scattering of lint collected by the filter.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate exemplary embodiments, features, and aspects of the application and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the application.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a clothes treating apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention, viewed from above from the side, showing a top wall plate and a front wall plate of a housing removed.

Fig. 2 is a front view of a laundry treating apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a laundry treatment apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a drying apparatus of a laundry treatment apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 5 is a right side view of a drying apparatus of a laundry treating apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of an upper case of an air duct case of a drying device of a laundry machine according to a first embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the drying device of the laundry processing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present application, with an upper casing of an air duct casing removed.

Fig. 8 is a plan view of the drying device of the laundry processing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present application, with the upper casing of the air duct casing removed.

Fig. 9 is a sectional view of the laundry treating apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present application, taken along line a-a of fig. 3.

Fig. 10 is a sectional view of the drying device of the laundry treating apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present application, taken along the line B-B in fig. 4.

Fig. 11 is a sectional view of the drying device of the laundry treating apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present application, taken along line E-E of fig. 4.

Fig. 12 is a sectional view of the drying device of the laundry treating apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present application, taken along line F-F in fig. 4.

Fig. 13 is a right side view of the laundry treating apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present application, showing a state in which the housing is removed.

Fig. 14 is a plan view of a drying device of a laundry treatment apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 15 is a sectional view of the drying device of the laundry treating apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present application, taken along line G-G of fig. 14.

Fig. 16 is a perspective view of an upper casing of an air path casing of a drying device of a laundry treatment device according to a second embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 17 is a perspective view of a laundry treatment apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present application in a state in which a filter is removed.

Fig. 18 is an exploded perspective view of a filter of a laundry treatment apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 19 is a bottom view of an upper casing of an air path casing of a drying device of a laundry treatment device according to a second embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 20 is a sectional view of the drying device of the laundry treatment apparatus according to the modification of the second embodiment of the present application, taken along line G-G in fig. 14, and corresponds to fig. 15, showing only the lower case.

Description of the reference numerals

1: a laundry treating apparatus; 10: a housing; 11: a left wall panel; 12: a right wall panel; 13: a rear wall panel; 14: an upper space part; 20: an outer cylinder; 20U: a highest portion; 21: a laundry input port; 22: a shock absorber; 23: a suspension spring; 30: an inner barrel; 40: a drying device; 50: an air path shell; 51: an air intake member; 52: an air outlet member; 53: a housing main body; 54: a bellows; 55: an air inlet; 56: an air outlet; 57: an upper housing; 571: a partition plate; 572: a top wall portion; 573: pressing the ribs; 574: a lateral pressing rib; 575: a central pressing rib; 576: a holding section; 58: a lower housing; 581: a bottom wall portion; 582: a peripheral wall portion; 583: a compressor housing section; 584: a water outlet; 585: a slope surface; 5851: a top end; 5852: a bottom end; 586: a groove; 59: an installation part; 60: an evaporator; 61: the windward side; 62: an air outlet surface; 63: an upper end; 64: a lower end; 70: a condenser; 71: the windward side; 72: an air outlet surface; 73: an upper end; 74: a lower end; 80: a fan; 81: an exhaust port; 85: a compressor; 86: a throttling device; 90: a filter; 91: a filtering part; 92: a first frame; 921: a first opening window; 922: a first burring; 923: a protrusion portion; 95: a handle portion; 96: a lid portion; 97: a second frame; 971: a second opening window; 972: a second burring; 973: a through hole; 99: an open slot; x: a rotation axis; s1: a 1 st air passage area; s2: a 2 nd air passage area; s3: and a 3 rd air path region.

Detailed Description

Next, specific embodiments of the present application will be described with reference to the drawings.

(first embodiment)

First, a laundry treatment apparatus according to a first embodiment will be described with reference to fig. 1 to 13.

The following describes, as an example of the laundry treatment apparatus of the present embodiment, a washing and drying machine having both a washing function and a drying function. As can be understood by those skilled in the art, the laundry treatment apparatus of the present embodiment may be a dryer having only a drying function.

As shown in fig. 1 to 2, the laundry treating apparatus 1 is a drum type laundry treating apparatus including: a housing 10; an outer cylinder 20, the outer cylinder 20 being supported in the housing 10; an inner tub 30 rotatably installed in the outer tub 20 for receiving laundry; and a drying device 40, wherein the drying device 40 dries the laundry in the laundry treating device 1 (i.e., in the inner tub 30) by using the heated air. For convenience of explanation, the front-back direction, the left-right direction, and the up-down direction are defined as shown in fig. 1, and these directions are used in the following drawings.

As shown in fig. 1, the casing 10 constitutes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped outer shape of the clothes treatment apparatus 1, and includes a left wall plate 11, a right wall plate 12, a front wall plate (not shown), a rear wall plate 13, and a top wall plate (not shown) formed of a plate material such as a metal plate or a resin plate. In order to facilitate the observation of the structure inside the housing 10, the top wall plate and the front wall plate are not shown in fig. 1 to 3 and 9, and the respective wall plates are not shown in fig. 13.

As shown in fig. 1 to 2, the outer cylinder 20 has a bottomed cylindrical shape having a laundry inlet 21 at one end. The outer tube 20 is mounted in the casing 10 with the laundry inlet 21 facing forward, and is elastically supported by the casing 10 by the lower damper 22 and the upper suspension spring 23, thereby preventing the vibration of the outer tube 20 from being transmitted to the casing 10. Further, although not shown, a door for opening and closing the laundry inlet 21 is attached to a front wall plate of the casing 10.

As shown in fig. 2, the inner tub 30 has a bottomed cylindrical shape with one end open, and houses laundry. The inner tub 30 is mounted in the outer tub 20 so as to open toward the laundry inlet 21 of the outer tub 20. A plurality of fine holes may be formed in the outer circumferential wall and the bottom wall of the inner tub 30, so that the washing water and the heated air generated from the drying device 40 can flow between the outer tub 20 and the inner tub 30. The inner cylinder 30 is driven by a motor, not shown, and is rotatable about a rotation axis X extending in the horizontal direction. The rotation direction of the inner cylinder 30 may be clockwise in fig. 2, may be counterclockwise, or may be constantly switched between clockwise and counterclockwise. In addition, the rotation axis X of the inner tub 30 may be inclined upward toward the laundry inlet 21.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, a drying device 40 having an integrated structure is disposed in an upper space portion 14 of the outer casing 10 above the outer tub 20, and the drying device 40 dries the laundry in the inner tub 30 by heated air. As shown in fig. 2, the upper space portion 14 is a space sandwiched between the ceiling plate and the upper arc-shaped outer peripheral surface of the outer cylinder 20 in the vertical direction, and includes not only a space above the highest portion 20U of the outer cylinder 20 but also spaces on both the left and right sides of the highest portion 20U and slightly below the highest portion 20U (for example, a space in which the suspension spring 23 is disposed in fig. 2).

As shown in fig. 4, 5 and 7, the drying device 40 includes: an air path housing 50 having an air inlet 55 and an air outlet 56, the air inlet 55 and the air outlet 56 being respectively communicated with the inner cavity of the clothes treating apparatus 1 (i.e., the inner cavity of the inner drum 30); an evaporator 60, which is a microchannel evaporator, disposed in the air path casing 50, and dehumidifies air flowing in the air path casing 50 and guided out from the inner cylinder 30; a condenser 70, which is a microchannel condenser, disposed on the downstream side of the evaporator 60 in the air flow direction in the air path housing 50, and heats the air passing through the evaporator 60; and a fan 80 disposed upstream of the evaporator 60 in the air path housing 50 in the air flow direction for causing air to flow, so as to introduce the air in the inner tube 30 into the air path housing 50 through the air inlet 55 and introduce the air having passed through the evaporator 60 and the condenser 70 into the inner tube 30. In addition, the drying device 40 further includes a compressor 85, and the compressor 85 is used to compress the refrigerant flowing in the evaporator 60 and the condenser 70.

As shown in fig. 5 to 7, the duct housing 50 includes: an air inlet 51 extending substantially in the vertical direction and having an air inlet 55 at a lower end thereof, the lower end of the air inlet 51 being connected to the outer cylinder 20 at a rear end side of the outer peripheral surface of the outer cylinder 20 and communicating with the inner cavity of the inner cylinder 30 via a fine hole of the wall portion of the inner cylinder 30, as shown in fig. 13; an air outlet 52 extending substantially in the vertical direction and having an air outlet 56 at the lower end thereof, the lower end of the air outlet 52 being connected to the outer cylinder 20 at the front end side of the outer peripheral surface of the outer cylinder 20 (i.e., the side of the laundry inlet 21) and communicating with the inner cavity of the inner cylinder 30 through an opening of the inner cylinder 30 corresponding to the laundry inlet 21, as shown in fig. 13; and a housing body 53 connected between the inlet 51 and the outlet 52. Further, an expandable bellows 54 is interposed between the air inlet 51 and the case main body 53, thereby preventing vibration of the outer cylinder 20 from being transmitted to the case main body 53 via the air inlet 51. Although not shown, for example, an expandable bellows may be interposed between the gas outlet 52 and the case main body 53. In addition, in the present embodiment, by connecting the air outlet 52 to the front end side of the outer circumferential surface of the outer cylinder 20, the air heated by the drying device 40 can be directly supplied into the inner cylinder 30, and the air is not dispersed by the fine holes of the inner cylinder 30, as compared with the case where the air outlet 52 is connected to the rear end side of the outer circumferential surface of the outer cylinder 20, and the laundry in the inner cylinder 30 can be dried more efficiently.

As shown in fig. 5 to 7, the housing main body 53 has an upper housing 57 and a lower housing 58. The lower case 58 is formed into a substantially cup shape that opens upward, and includes a bottom wall portion 581 and a peripheral wall portion 582. An air inlet 51 is connected to the bottom wall 581 near the rear end thereof via a bellows 54, an air outlet 52 is connected to the front peripheral wall 582, and the air outlet 52 is located substantially directly in front of the air inlet 51. The upper case 57 is substantially plate-shaped and is fixed to the upper end of the peripheral wall 582 of the lower case 58 with screws or the like. In an internal space of the casing main body 53 surrounded by the upper casing 57 and the lower casing 58, an evaporator 60, a condenser 70, and a fan 80 are disposed. The front peripheral wall 582 is continuously provided with a compressor housing 583 forward, and the compressor housing 583 is formed into a substantially bottomed tubular shape that opens upward. The compressor 85 is mounted in the compressor housing 583, and is disposed outside the internal space of the casing main body 53. Thus, the evaporator 60, the condenser 70, the fan 80, and the compressor 85 are disposed in the upper space portion 14 by the casing main body 53 in an integrated structure.

As shown in fig. 7 to 9, the evaporator 60 is a substantially plate-shaped microchannel evaporator, and a pair of plate surfaces facing each other are a windward surface 61 and a wind-out surface 62, respectively. The evaporator 60 absorbs heat from the refrigerant flowing inside to cool the highly humid air flowing outside through the evaporator 60, and the water vapor in the air is condensed on the surface of the evaporator 60 to be precipitated as condensed water, thereby obtaining dry air. As shown in fig. 9, in the upper space portion 14, the evaporator 60 is disposed such that the windward surface 61 is located at the upper side and the air-out surface 62 is located at the lower side, and the windward surface 61 and the air-out surface 62 are inclined with respect to a horizontal line in the left-right direction, and the height of the right end is higher than that of the left end, that is, the right end becomes the upper end 63 and the left end becomes the lower end 64. Further, the evaporator 60 is located directly above the rotation axis X of the inner tube 30. Here, "the evaporator 60 is located directly above the rotation axis X of the inner drum 30" means that there is at least one intersection point between an orthographic projection of the evaporator 60 on a horizontal plane and an orthographic projection of the rotation axis X of the inner drum 30 on a horizontal plane.

As shown in fig. 7 to 9, the condenser 70 is a substantially plate-shaped microchannel condenser, and a pair of plate surfaces facing each other are a windward surface 71 and an air-out surface 72, respectively. The condenser 70 heats dry air flowing through the condenser 70 at the outside by heat release of the refrigerant flowing inside, thereby obtaining high-temperature and dry air. As shown in fig. 9, in the upper space portion 14, the condenser 70 is disposed such that the windward surface 71 is located on the lower side and the air-out surface 72 is located on the upper side, and the windward surface 71 and the air-out surface 72 are inclined with respect to a horizontal line in the left-right direction, and the height of the left end is higher than that of the right end, that is, the left end is an upper end 73 and the right end is a lower end 74.

As shown in fig. 9, in the upper space portion 14, the condenser 70 is positioned on the right side of the evaporator 60, and the evaporator 60 and the condenser 70 are arranged in the left-right direction, in other words, in the rotational direction of the inner tube 30 about the rotational axis X. Specifically, the upper end 63 of the evaporator 60 and the upper end 73 of the condenser 70 are close to each other, the lower end 64 of the evaporator 60 extends obliquely downward toward one side (left side) in the rotational direction of the inner tube 30, the lower end 74 of the condenser 70 extends obliquely downward toward the other side (right side) in the rotational direction of the inner tube 30, and the evaporator 60 and the condenser 70 are arranged in an inverted V shape as viewed in the direction of the rotational axis X of the inner tube 30 (front-rear direction). Further, the lower end 64 of the evaporator 60 is at a higher elevation than the lower end 74 of the condenser 70. A V-shaped partition plate 571 is provided on the surface of the upper case 57 so as to be recessed downward, and the partition plate 571 is provided between the evaporator 60 and the condenser 70 and is in contact with the upper end 63 of the evaporator 60 and the upper end 73 of the condenser 70, respectively.

The above-mentioned "the evaporator 60 and the condenser 70 are arranged along the rotation direction of the inner tube 30" means that the position of the evaporator 60 in the rotation direction of the inner tube 30 is different from the position of the condenser 70 in the rotation direction of the inner tube 30 as viewed in the direction of the rotation axis X of the inner tube 30, and as a typical example, there is no intersection between an orthogonal projection of the evaporator 60 on a vertical plane orthogonal to the front-rear direction and an orthogonal projection of the condenser 70 on a vertical plane orthogonal to the front-rear direction, and it goes without saying that the configuration shown in fig. 9 also includes a configuration in which the evaporator 60 arranged parallel to the horizontal plane and the condenser 70 arranged parallel to the horizontal plane are arranged in order in the left-right direction.

As shown in fig. 7 and 8, the fan 80 is disposed behind the condenser 70 in the casing main body 53 of the air-path casing 50, and is disposed at a portion of the casing main body 53 connected to the air inlet 51 and the bellows 54. That is, the condenser 70 and the fan 80 are arranged along the direction of the rotation axis X of the inner drum 30 (i.e., the front-rear direction). Further, the fan 80 is located upstream of the evaporator 60 in the air path housing 50 in the air flow direction.

The fan 80 is disposed such that the rotation axis extends in the vertical direction. By operating the fan, the low-temperature and high-humidity air in the inner tube 30 is sucked into the housing main body 53 from the rear side of the inner tube 30 through the air inlet 51 and the bellows 54; the low-temperature and high-humidity air sucked into the casing main body 53 passes through the evaporator 60 from the upper windward surface 61, and water vapor in the air is condensed on the surface of the evaporator 60 by the heat absorption action of the refrigerant in the evaporator 60 to be precipitated as condensed water, thereby obtaining low-temperature dry air; the low-temperature dried air coming out of the air outlet surface 62 of the evaporator 60 passes through the condenser 70 from the lower windward surface 71, and the air is heated by the heat release action of the refrigerant in the condenser 70, thereby obtaining high-temperature dried air; the high-temperature dry air coming out of the air outlet surface 72 of the condenser 70 enters the inner barrel 30 from the front side of the inner barrel 30 through the air outlet piece 52; the high-temperature dry air contacts with the wet clothes in the inner drum 30, and the moisture contained in the clothes is evaporated into water vapor to be taken away, so that the air becomes low-temperature high-humidity air; the low-temperature and high-humidity air is sucked into the housing main body 53 again from the rear side of the inner tube 30 through the air inlet 51 and the bellows 54.

The air passage in the air passage housing 50 is divided into: a 1 st air passage region S1 that is a region from the intake port 55 of the air intake member 51 to the windward surface 61 of the evaporator 60 in the housing main body 53 via the bellows 54, in other words, a region located on the upstream side of the evaporator 60 in the air flow direction; a 2 nd air passage region S2 located between the air outlet surface 62 of the evaporator 60 and the windward surface 71 of the condenser 70 in the casing main body 53, in other words, located below the evaporator 60 and the condenser 70; and a 3 rd air passage region S3 extending from the air outlet surface 72 of the condenser 70 to the air outlet 56 of the air outlet 52, in other words, a region located on the downstream side of the condenser 70 in the air flow direction.

As shown in fig. 8, the 1 st air passage region S1 is formed so that the air blown out from the fan 80 turns and flows toward the windward surface 61 of the evaporator 60 in the direction of the rotation axis X of the inner tube 30. The 1 st air passage region S1 is formed in a trumpet shape having a gradually increasing width in plan view, and extends in the direction of the rotation axis X of the inner tube 30 after turning from the air outlet 81 provided on the side of the fan 80.

As shown in fig. 11, a slope 585 is provided on the bottom wall 581 of the duct case 50 defining the 1 st duct region S1. The slope 585 inclines upward as going from the rear to the front, in other words, the slope 585 inclines upward as approaching the evaporator 60. The angle α of the slope 585 to the horizontal is greater than 90 ° and less than 180 °. More preferably, the angle α formed by the slope 585 and the horizontal plane is 120 ° to 150 °. In addition, the dome 585 is formed parallel to the flow of air (including "substantially parallel") through the dome 585.

The ramp 585 has a top end 5851 and a bottom end 5852. Bottom end 5852 is located in the turned portion of 1 st air path region S1, and slope 585 extends in the direction of rotation axis X of inner tube 30 (i.e., in the front-rear direction), that is, slope 585 has no turned portion in plan view. However, the slope 585 is not limited to this, and may extend in the direction of the rotation axis X of the inner cylinder 30 after turning from the exhaust port 81 provided on the side of the fan 80.

The bottom end 5852 of the slope 585 is curved in an arc shape and connected to another portion of the bottom wall portion 581 of the air-path case 50 (i.e., a portion located on the upstream side of the slope 585).

The slope 585 does not extend to the windward surface 61 of the evaporator 60 in the front-rear direction, and a tip 5851 of the slope 585 is curved in an arc shape and connected to another portion of the bottom wall portion 581 of the air-path case 50 (i.e., a portion located on the downstream side of the slope 585). However, the slope 585 may extend in the front-rear direction to the windward surface 61 of the evaporator 60, and there may be no other portion of the bottom wall portion 581 between the tip 5851 of the slope 585 and the windward surface 61 of the evaporator 60. In addition, both the bottom end 5852 and the top end 5851 of the slope 585 are not necessarily curved in an arc shape, and at least one of the both may be curved in an arc shape and connected to another portion of the bottom wall portion 581 of the air-path case 50.

Further, the tip 5851 of the slope 585 is higher than the windward surface 61 of the evaporator 60, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the tip 5851 of the slope 585 may be flush with the windward surface 61 of the evaporator 60. That is, the tip 5851 of the slope 585 is not lower than the windward surface 61 of the evaporator 60, so that the air flowing through the air path casing 50 can be reliably guided to the windward surface 61 of the evaporator 60, and the flowing air can be prevented from blowing to the side surface of the evaporator 60.

Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the slope 585 is inclined in the direction of rotation of the inner cylinder 30 (i.e., the left-right direction) in addition to the direction of the rotation axis X of the inner cylinder 30 (i.e., the front-rear direction). Specifically, the tip 5851 of the slope 585 slopes downward as it goes from the right side to the left side. In other words, the top end 5851 of the slope 585 inclines downward as it goes from the upper end 63 to the lower end 64 of the evaporator 60 in the rotational direction of the inner tube 30. As can be seen from fig. 10 and 12, the slope of the tip 5851 of the ramp 585 in the left-right direction substantially coincides with the slope of the evaporator 60 in the left-right direction. In addition, although not shown, the slope 585 as a whole or at least a portion including the top end 5851 is inclined downward from the right side to the left side in addition to the top end 5851. In addition, although not shown, the other portion of the bottom wall portion 581 of the air path casing 50 located between the tip 5851 of the slope 585 and the windward surface 61 of the evaporator 60 is inclined in the left-right direction at substantially the same inclination as the tip 5851 of the slope 585.

As shown in fig. 10, the bottom wall portion 581 of the duct case 50 defining the 2 nd duct region S2 extends in an arc shape along the outer peripheral surface of the outer tube 20, and the bottom wall portion 581 of the duct case 50 defining the 2 nd duct region S2 is provided with a drain opening 584 at a position below the condenser 70, and the drain opening 584 is connected to a drain pipe for draining the washing water in the outer tube 20 via a hose or the like not shown in the drawings, for draining the condensed water condensed on the surface of the evaporator 60.

As shown in fig. 7 and 8, the compressor 85 is located in the upper space portion 14, is disposed in the compressor housing 583 in front of the condenser 70, and is disposed in the vicinity of the right side of the air outlet 52. In the direction of the rotation axis X of the inner drum 30, the compressor 85 is disposed on the side (front side) of the laundry inlet 21 with respect to the condenser 70, and the fan 80 is disposed on the opposite side (rear side) of the compressor 85 with respect to the condenser 70. Further, the compressor 85 may be disposed in the upper space portion 14 at the rear of the evaporator 60.

By operating the compressor 85, the low-temperature and low-pressure gas refrigerant is compressed to become a high-temperature and high-pressure gas refrigerant; then, the refrigerant is sent into the condenser 70, and becomes a low-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant by heat dissipation in the condenser 70; then, the refrigerant passes through the throttle device 86 to become a low-temperature low-pressure gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant; then; the refrigerant enters the evaporator 60, and becomes a low-temperature low-pressure gaseous refrigerant by absorbing heat; thereafter, the refrigerant returns to the compressor 85 and is compressed again.

The laundry treatment apparatus 1 of the present embodiment operates as follows. The laundry is put into the inner tub 30 through the laundry inlet 21, and is washed as in the conventional washing machine. When the washed laundry needs to be dried, the fan 80 and the compressor 85 are operated at the same time, and the evaporator 60 and the condenser 70 generate high-temperature dry air to dry the laundry in the inner tub 30.

In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the fan 80 is disposed behind the condenser 70 as shown in fig. 8 has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the fan 80 may be disposed in front of the condenser 70. That is, the condenser 70 and the fan 80 may be arranged along the direction of the rotation axis X of the inner tube 30 (i.e., the front-rear direction).

(second embodiment)

Next, a laundry treatment apparatus according to a second embodiment will be described with reference to fig. 14 to 20.

The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment mainly in that the laundry treating apparatus of the second embodiment further includes a filter 90. Therefore, in the following description, the configuration of the filter 90 will be mainly described, and the description of the first embodiment described above will be referred to for the other configurations.

As shown in fig. 14 and 15, the laundry treatment apparatus according to the present embodiment includes: a drying device 40, wherein the drying device 40 dries the clothes in the clothes processing device by using the heated air; and a filter 90, wherein the filter 90 is removably mounted to the drying device 40.

Specifically, a mounting portion 59 opened forward is formed near a front left corner of the air path casing 50 of the drying device 40, and the filter 90 is removably mounted to the mounting portion 59. When the filter 90 is inserted into the mounting portion 59 toward the rear, the filter 90 (more specifically, a filter portion 91 described later) covers the evaporator 60 from above, and thereby filters lint in the air flowing toward the evaporator 60. When the filter 90 needs to be cleaned, the lint collected by the filter 90 can be cleaned by pulling the filter 90 forward from the mounting portion 59. That is, the insertion and extraction direction of the filter 90 coincides with the front-rear direction, the insertion direction is the rear direction, and the extraction direction is the front direction.

As shown in fig. 18, the filter 90 includes a filter portion 91, a lid portion 96, and a handle portion 95.

The filter unit 91 includes a first frame 92 and a first filter member not shown. The first frame 92 constitutes the outline of the filter portion 91, and one end is integrally fixed to the handle portion 95. The first frame 92 has first opening windows 921, and in the illustrated example, four first opening windows 921, but the number of the first opening windows 921 may be set arbitrarily, and may be six or eight, for example. The first opening windows 921 are provided with first filter members, not shown, and the first filter members may be, for example, filter nets or the like, and the mesh number of the filter nets may be arbitrarily set as necessary. The four first opening windows 921 may be covered with one first filter member at the same time, or the four first filter members may be covered with the respective first opening windows 921. Further, first burring portions 922 protruding toward the lid portion 96 side are formed on both side edges of the first frame 92, respectively, and a concave space including the first opening window 921 and the first filter is formed between the first burring portions 922. Further, a projection 923 for engaging with a through hole 973 of the lid portion 96 described later is formed on the inner surface of the end portion of each first flange 922 on the side of the handle portion 95.

The lid portion 96 includes a second frame 97 and a second filter member not shown. The second frame 97 forms the outline of the lid portion 96, and the second frame 97 is formed with second opening windows 971, and in the illustrated example, four second opening windows 971, but the number of the second opening windows 971 may be set arbitrarily, and may be six or eight, for example. The second opening window 971 is provided with a second filter member, not shown, and the second filter member may be, for example, a filter net, the mesh number of which can be arbitrarily set as needed. Either one second filter member may cover the four second opening windows 971 at the same time or four second filter members may cover the respective second opening windows 971. The second frame 97 has an open groove 99 formed at a central position thereof and extending in the insertion/removal direction (i.e., the front-rear direction) of the filter 90, and the open groove 99 is positioned at a position corresponding to a central pressing rib 575 of the air passage housing 50, which will be described later, and through which the central pressing rib 575 passes. Further, second burring portions 972 protruding toward the filter portion 91 are formed on both side edges of the second frame 97. Near one end of each second burring portion 972, a through hole 973 that engages with the protrusion 923 of each first burring portion 922 is formed. By inserting the two protrusions 923 into the two through holes 973, the filter 91 is rotatably connected to the lid portion 96 and can be opened and closed with respect to the lid portion 96. As shown in fig. 17, in a state where the filter portion 91 is closed with respect to the lid portion 96, the lid portion 96 including the second burring portion 972 is housed in the concave space between the first burring portions 922, and a gap into which a lateral pressing rib 574 described later is inserted exists between the first burring portion 922 and the second burring portion 972.

As shown in fig. 15 and 16, a pressing rib 573 is formed in the top wall 572 of the air-path casing 50 so as to protrude into the air-path casing 50, and the pressing rib 573 extends in the insertion/removal direction (i.e., the front-rear direction) of the filter 90. When the filter 90 is inserted into the drying device 40, the pressing rib 573 presses the filter part 91 downward, so that the filter part 91 is opened with respect to the lid part 96. The protruding height of the pressing rib 573 gradually increases along the insertion direction of the filter 90, so that the filter part 91 gradually expands with respect to the cap part 96. When the pressing ribs 573 press the filter 91 downward to open the filter 91 relative to the lid portion 96, the filter 91 is elastically deformed. In a state where the filter 90 is inserted into the drying device 40, the pressing rib 573 presses the rear end of the filter 91 (i.e., the tip end thereof located in the insertion direction of the filter 90) against the bottom wall portion 581 of the air-path case 50 (more specifically, the vicinity of the tip end 5851 of the slope 585). Accordingly, when the filter 90 is inserted into the drying device 40, the filter portion 91 is opened with respect to the lid portion 96, an opening surface is formed between the filter portion 91 and the lid portion 96, and air in the drying device 40 flows into the filter portion 91 through the opening surface. In a state where the filter 90 is inserted into the drying device 40, the filter 91 covers the windward surface 61 of the evaporator 60 from above, and the filter 91 filters lint in the air flowing through the drying device 40.

As described with reference to fig. 11 and the like in the first embodiment, as shown in fig. 15, a slope 585 is provided on the bottom wall portion 581 of the air-path case 50, and the slope 585 is inclined upward as it approaches the filter 90. In the present embodiment, the opening surface between the filter unit 91 and the cover unit 96 faces the slope 585 side in the insertion and removal direction of the filter 90. This allows air to be guided to the opening surface between the filter 91 and the lid portion 96 by the trumpet-shaped air passage having a gradually decreasing cross-sectional area, and is more advantageous for filtering lint in the air by the filter 91.

As shown in fig. 19, the pressing ribs 573 include two lateral pressing ribs 574, and the protruding height of each lateral pressing rib 574 gradually increases along the insertion direction of the filter 90. When the filter 90 is inserted into the drying device 40, the two lateral pressing ribs 574 press the two sides of the filter part 91 downward, respectively. Specifically, the two side pressing ribs 574 are inserted into the gap between the first burring portion 922 and the second burring portion 972 from above, and press the two sides of the first frame 92 of the filter 91 downward.

Further, the pressing rib 573 includes a central pressing rib 575, the protruding height of the central pressing rib 575 gradually increases along the insertion direction of the filter 90, and the central pressing rib 575 is locally broken in the vicinity of the end portion on the rear side. When the filter 90 is inserted into the drying device 40, the central pressing rib 575 passes through the opening groove 99 of the second frame 97 to press the central portion of the filter part 91 downward.

As described with reference to fig. 10, 12, and the like in the first embodiment, the windward surface 61 of the evaporator 60 is disposed inclined with respect to a horizontal line in the left-right direction, the height of the upper end 63 (right end) is higher than the height of the lower end 64 (left end), and the entire slope 585 of the bottom wall portion 581 or at least a portion thereof including the top end 5851 is inclined downward from the right side toward the left side. In response to this, as shown in fig. 16, the plurality of pressing ribs 573 press the filter unit 91 so that the filter unit 91 is inclined downward from the right side toward the left side. Therefore, in the plurality of pressing ribs 573 shown in fig. 19, the maximum projecting height (i.e., the height of the rear end) of each pressing rib 573 is increased in the order of the right-side pressing rib 574, the center pressing rib 575, and the left-side pressing rib 574. In other words, the maximum protruding height of the pressing ribs 573 on the left side (the lower end side of the evaporator 60) is larger than that of the pressing ribs 573 on the right side (the upper end side of the evaporator 60). The pressing ribs 573 are not limited to three, and at least two.

As shown in fig. 15 and 16, a holder 576 is formed on the top wall 572 of the duct housing 50, and the holder 576 is formed in a hook shape, so that when the filter 90 is inserted into the drying device 40, the rear end of the lid body portion 96 (i.e., the tip end located in the insertion direction of the filter 90) enters the hook of the holder 576, whereby the holder 576 holds the lid body portion 96 on the top wall 572 of the duct housing 50.

As shown in fig. 19, the number of the holding portions 576 is four, and two holding portions 576 are formed on both left and right sides of the rear end of the center pressing rib 575, and two holding portions 576 are formed inside the rear ends of the two side pressing ribs 574. However, the number of the holding portions 576 is not limited to this, and can be set as needed.

Next, a method of attaching and detaching the filter 90 will be described with reference mainly to fig. 15 to 17.

When the filter 90 is pulled out from the drying device 40, the filter portion 91 is closed with respect to the lid portion 96. Specifically, the handle 95 of the filter 90 is pulled forward, and the filter 91 and the lid 96 move forward together with the handle 95. The projecting height of each pressing rib 573 gradually decreases along the direction of extraction of the filter 90, and therefore, the elastic deformation of the filter portion 91 gradually recovers, and the filter portion 91 gradually closes with respect to the lid portion 96. When the entire filter 90 is pulled out from the drying device 40, the filter 90 is in the closed state shown in fig. 17. In a state where the filter unit 91 is closed with respect to the lid unit 96, the lid unit 96 is accommodated in the concave space between the first burring sections 922. "the lid portion 96 is housed in the concave space between the first burring portions 922" includes not only a case where the entire lid portion 96 is positioned in the concave space between the first burring portions 922 but also a case where a part of the lid portion 96 protrudes from the concave space between the first burring portions 922, that is, at least a part of the lid portion 96 may be positioned in the concave space between the first burring portions 922.

Therefore, when the filter 90 is pulled out from the mounting portion 59 for cleaning the filter 90, the filter portion 91 can be covered by the cover portion 96, and the thread scraps collected by the filter 90 can be prevented from scattering into the drying device 40 or scattering into the surrounding environment; further, the lint collected by the filter 90 can be more effectively prevented from scattering from the side by the first burring portion 922. After the entire filter 90 is pulled out from the drying device 40, the lid portion 96 may be opened with respect to the filter portion 91 in order to wash out lint collected in the filter portion 91.

Thereafter, when the filter 90 is inserted into the drying device 40, the pressing rib 573 presses the filter part 91 downward, so that the filter part 91 is opened with respect to the lid part 96. Specifically, the handle 95 of the filter 90 is pushed rearward, and the filter 91 and the lid 96 move rearward together with the handle 95. The protruding height of the pressing rib 573 gradually increases along the insertion direction of the filter 90, and therefore, the filter part 91 is gradually elastically deformed, and the filter part 91 is gradually expanded with respect to the cap part 96. In a state where the filter 90 is inserted into the drying device 40, the pressing rib 573 presses the tip end of the filter 91 in the insertion direction of the filter 90 against the bottom wall portion 581 of the air-path case 50, and the holder 576 holds the lid portion 96 against the top wall portion 572 of the air-path case 50. In this state, the filter 91 covers the windward surface 61 of the evaporator 60 from above, and an opening surface is formed between the filter 91 and the cover 96, so that the air in the drying device 40 can flow through the opening surface to the filter 91, and lint in the air is filtered by the filter 91 and then flows toward the windward surface 61 of the evaporator 60. This prevents the lint from adhering to the evaporator 60 or the downstream condenser 70, which may reduce the heat exchange efficiency of the drying device 40.

In the above-described embodiment, the filter unit 91 is integrally fixed to the handle unit 95, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the cover unit 96 may be integrally fixed to the handle unit 95.

In the above-described embodiment, the second opening window 971 is formed in the second frame 97 and the second filter is provided in the second opening window 971, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the second opening window 971 may not be formed in the second frame 97 and the second filter is not provided.

In the above-described embodiment, the pressing rib 573 presses the filter unit 91 downward to elastically deform the filter unit 91 and open the filter unit 91 with respect to the lid portion 96 when the filter 90 is inserted into the drying device 40, and the elastic deformation of the filter unit 91 is restored and closed with respect to the lid portion 96 when the filter 90 is removed from the drying device 40. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the filter 91 may be configured to open and close the filter 91 with respect to the lid portion 96 by rotating the filter 91 with respect to the lid portion 96; the filter 91 may be opened and closed with respect to the lid portion 96 by elastically deforming the filter 91 while the filter 91 is rotated with respect to the lid portion 96.

In the above-described embodiment, the pressing rib 573 presses the tip end of the filter 91 in the insertion direction of the filter 90 against the bottom wall 581 of the air-passage case 50. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, as shown in fig. 20, a groove 586 may be provided in the bottom wall portion 581 of the air-path case 50 (more specifically, in the vicinity of the tip 5851 of the slope 585), and the groove 586 may be formed directly in the bottom wall portion 581 of the air-path case 50 or may be provided in the bottom wall portion 581 of the air-path case 50 via an additional member. By receiving or locking the tip end of the filter 91 in the insertion direction of the filter 90 in the recessed groove 586, it is possible to avoid the step formed on the bottom wall portion 581 of the air-path case 50 by the tip end of the filter 90 and the influence on the flow of air.

In the above-described embodiment, the filter unit 91 is configured to be openable and closable with respect to the lid portion 96. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the filter 91 may be fixed to the lid portion 96 and may not be opened and closed with respect to the lid portion 96. In this case, the filter portion 91 is connected to the lid portion 96 at both the end portion where the handle portion 95 is located and both side edges, and an open surface is formed between the end portion opposite to the handle portion 95 and the lid portion 96. With such a configuration, the cover portion 96 can also cover the filter portion 91 when the filter 90 is removed from the drying device 40.

The present application has been described above with reference to the embodiments and modifications thereof. However, the present application is not limited to the above-described embodiment and the modifications thereof. The present application also includes modifications of the above-described embodiments, which are made by various modifications that occur to those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit of the present application and the meaning of the claims.

Claims (20)

1. A clothes treating apparatus, characterized in that,

the laundry treating apparatus includes: a drying device drying the laundry within the laundry treating device using heated air; and a filter which is installed in the drying device in an insertion and extraction manner,

the filter includes a filter unit that filters lint in air flowing in the drying device, and a cover unit that covers the filter unit when the filter is removed from the drying device,

in a state where the filter is inserted into the drying device, air in the drying device flows toward the filter portion via an opening between the filter portion and the cover portion.

2. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1,

when the filter is inserted into the drying device, the filter portion is opened with respect to the cover portion to form the opening surface between the filter portion and the cover portion, and air in the drying device flows toward the filter portion through the opening surface,

when the filter is pulled out from the drying device, the filter portion is closed with respect to the cover portion.

3. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 2,

the drying device comprises an air path shell, the air path shell is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet, the air inlet and the air outlet are respectively communicated with the inner cavity of the clothes treatment device,

a pressing rib is formed on the top wall of the air path housing so as to protrude toward the air path housing, the pressing rib extending in the insertion/removal direction of the filter,

when the filter is inserted into the drying device, the pressing rib presses the filter portion downward to open the filter portion with respect to the lid portion.

4. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 3,

when the pressing rib presses the filter portion downward to open the filter portion with respect to the lid portion, the filter portion is elastically deformed.

5. The laundry processing apparatus according to claim 3,

the filter portion is rotatably connected to the lid portion.

6. The laundry processing apparatus according to claim 3,

the protruding height of the pressing rib is gradually increased along the insertion direction of the filter.

7. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 3,

the pressing ribs comprise two lateral pressing ribs, and when the filter is inserted into the drying device, the lateral pressing ribs press the two side edges of the filtering portion downwards respectively.

8. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 7,

the pressing rib further includes a central pressing rib which presses a central portion of the filter portion downward when the filter is inserted into the drying device.

9. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 8,

the cover body is provided with an open slot extending along the plugging direction of the filter at a position corresponding to the central pressing rib.

10. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 3,

a holder is formed on a top wall portion of the air path casing, and the holder holds the cover portion on the top wall portion of the air path casing when the filter is inserted into the drying device.

11. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 3,

the drying device includes: an evaporator disposed in the air path housing and configured to dehumidify air flowing in the air path housing; and a condenser disposed downstream of the evaporator in an air flow direction in the air path case and configured to heat air passing through the evaporator,

the upper end of the evaporator and the upper end of the condenser are close to each other, the lower end of the evaporator and the lower end of the condenser respectively extend towards the lower part in an inclined way, the evaporator and the condenser are configured in an inverted V shape, the windward side of the evaporator is positioned at the upper side, the windward side of the condenser is positioned at the lower side,

the filter unit covers a windward side of the evaporator from above in a state where the filter is inserted into the drying device.

12. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 11,

the pressing rib presses a tip end of the filter portion in an insertion direction of the filter against a bottom wall portion of the air path case.

13. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 12,

a groove is provided in a bottom wall portion of the air path case, and the groove receives or engages a tip end of the filter portion in an insertion direction of the filter.

14. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 11,

the pressing ribs are at least two, and the maximum projecting height of the pressing ribs on the lower end side of the evaporator is larger than that of the pressing ribs on the upper end side of the evaporator.

15. The laundry processing apparatus according to claim 11,

the laundry treating apparatus is a drum type laundry treating apparatus,

the laundry treating apparatus includes: a housing; an outer barrel supported within the housing; and an inner tub rotatably installed in the outer tub for receiving laundry,

the evaporator and the condenser are arranged along the rotation direction of the inner cylinder.

16. The laundry treating apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 15,

the filter unit includes: a first frame constituting an outline of the filter unit, the first frame having a first opening window formed therein; and a first filter member provided in the first opening window.

17. The laundry treating apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 15,

the cover portion includes: a second frame that constitutes an outline of the cover portion and in which a second opening window is formed; and a second filter member provided in the second opening window.

18. The laundry treating apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 15,

the drying device comprises an air path shell, the air path shell is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet, the air inlet and the air outlet are respectively communicated with the inner cavity of the clothes processing device, the bottom wall part of the air path shell is provided with a slope surface, the slope surface inclines upwards along with approaching the filter,

the opening surface faces the slope surface side in the insertion and extraction direction of the filter.

19. The laundry treating apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 15,

first burring parts protruding toward the lid part side are formed on both sides of the filter part, respectively, a concave space is formed between the first burring parts,

the lid portion is housed in the concave space between the first burring portions in a state where the filter portion is closed with respect to the lid portion.

20. A filter for a laundry treating apparatus, characterized in that,

the filter is provided in the laundry treatment apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 19.

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