CN219010757U - Clothes nursing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

A laundry care machine comprising: a case having a laundry accommodation chamber opened forward; a door positioned in front of the cabinet to open or close an opening of the laundry receiving chamber; the pressing plate assembly comprises a fixed plate and a movable plate, the fixed plate is fixed on the inner surface of the door, the movable plate can be pressed with or separated from the fixed plate, and clothes are placed between the movable plate and the fixed plate which are pressed mutually; a steam generator for supplying steam to the laundry accommodating chamber; steam holes arranged in an array are formed in the fixed plate and/or the movable plate, and steam generated by the steam generator enters between the fixed plate and the movable plate which are tightly pressed through the steam holes; the laundry care machine further comprises: and the condensed water discharging mechanism is used for collecting condensed water accumulated on the pressing plate assembly and discharging the condensed water. According to the scheme, the direct contact between steam and clothes can be realized to optimize the shaping effect, and meanwhile, the clothes are prevented from being repeatedly wetted in the ironing process.

Description

Clothes nursing machine

Technical Field

The embodiment of the utility model relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to a clothes care machine.

Background

The laundry treating apparatus generally refers to an apparatus performing various operations with respect to laundry, such as a washing machine for washing the laundry, a dryer for drying wet laundry, a nursing machine for removing odor or wrinkles from the laundry, and the like.

Taking a laundry machine as an example, a conventional laundry machine generally removes wrinkles of laundry using a space inside a door. For example, a leg pressing plate is provided at the inside of the door to press the legs against the inside of the door, and steam is generated in the chamber of the laundry care machine to iron the legs pressed against the inside of the door to remove wrinkles or form crease lines on the legs. However, since the leg is sandwiched between the leg pressing plates, it is difficult for the steam in the chamber to directly contact the leg, greatly affecting the shaping effect of the leg.

In order to obtain a better shaping effect, chinese patent application CN111936691a discloses a laundry treating apparatus in which an ironing press portion is provided on a door assembly to press laundry and a structure for separately supplying heat or steam to the ironing press portion is provided, and wrinkles are effectively removed by supplying heat energy to the pressed laundry. Such a design, while being able to supply a sufficient amount of steam to the ironing press to achieve de-wrinkling, an increase in the amount of steam will also result in a large amount of condensed water accumulating on the ironing press. Because the ironing pressing part directly contacts with clothes, if condensed water accumulated on the ironing pressing part cannot be timely discharged, the clothes pressed by the ironing pressing part can be repeatedly wetted by the condensed water in the whole ironing process, and the drying and ironing effects of the clothes are greatly affected.

Disclosure of Invention

It is an object of embodiments of the present utility model to provide an improved laundry care machine.

Accordingly, an embodiment of the present utility model provides a laundry care machine comprising: a case having a laundry accommodation chamber opened forward; a door positioned in front of the cabinet to open or close an opening of the laundry receiving chamber; the pressing plate assembly comprises a fixed plate and a movable plate, the fixed plate is fixed on the inner surface of the door, the movable plate can be pressed with or separated from the fixed plate, and clothes are placed between the movable plate and the fixed plate which are pressed mutually; a steam generator for supplying steam to the laundry accommodating chamber; steam holes arranged in an array are formed in the fixed plate and/or the movable plate, and steam generated by the steam generator enters between the fixed plate and the movable plate which are tightly pressed through the steam holes; the laundry care machine further comprises: and the condensed water discharging mechanism is used for collecting condensed water accumulated on the pressing plate assembly and discharging the condensed water.

Compared with the prior art, the structure design of the clothes treating device can not timely discharge condensed water accumulated on the ironing pressing part, and the clothes nursing machine provided by the scheme can prevent clothes from being repeatedly wetted in the ironing process while realizing the direct contact of steam and clothes to optimize the shaping effect. Specifically, condensed water accumulated on the pressing plate assembly can be discharged through a special channel of the condensed water discharging mechanism, so that the contact surface of the pressing plate assembly and clothes always keeps better dryness, and the clothes are prevented from being repeatedly wetted in the ironing process. Thus, the ironed laundry is already in a comfortable wearable state, which meets the expectations of the user, without additional drying. Further, the steam directly reaches the surface of the clothes through the steam holes, so that peculiar smell on the clothes can be effectively removed, and high-temperature sterilization is realized.

Optionally, the condensed water drain mechanism includes: the guide plate is arranged on the fixed plate and/or the movable plate, and extends downwards from one side of the fixed plate and/or the movable plate along the width direction of the door towards the opposite side; and the water outlet is arranged at the lowest point of the guide plate. Thus, the condensed water can be reliably collected with a simple structure, and the manufacturing cost is low. Specifically, the condensed water naturally flows to the lowest discharge port along the inclined guide plate under the action of gravity, and no driving part such as a pump or the like is required to be additionally arranged to specially drive the condensed water to flow, so that the reduction of the number of parts is beneficial to reducing the manufacturing cost of the clothes care machine.

Optionally, the length of the baffle extending in the width direction of the door is substantially equal to the width of the fixed plate and/or the movable plate where it is located. Therefore, condensed water distributed at each position of the pressing plate assembly can be reliably collected by the guide plate, and then is guided to the water outlet to be discharged.

Optionally, the guide plate is V-shaped and is disposed at the lower side of the fixed plate and/or the movable plate. The structural design of V font makes the condensate water that is located clamp plate subassembly left and right sides can reach the outlet with basic equivalent journey, ensures that the condensate water of both sides can both be effectively collected. Further, the V-shaped baffle means that the drain opening is disposed near the middle position of the platen assembly in the width direction, so that condensate water accumulated on the left half or the right half of the platen assembly can reach the drain opening at a reasonable distance, and reasonable control of the flow distance is beneficial to reducing the probability of the condensate water contacting clothes during the flow to the drain opening.

Optionally, the condensed water drain mechanism further includes: and the drain pipe is communicated with the drain outlet and comprises at least one section of U-shaped pipe. Therefore, the U-shaped pipe is utilized to form a water seal, so that steam is prevented from entering the drain pipe.

Optionally, the fixed plate includes along perpendicular to the direction of the internal surface of door set up side by side contact plate and backplate, the backplate set up in the internal surface of door, the contact plate is located the backplate deviates from the one side of door, set up the steam hole of array arrangement on the contact plate. Thereby, the contact plate ensures that the laundry is pressed with a large surface and can be directly contacted with steam. Further, most of the steam is condensed on the back plate where the steam holes are not provided, and the condensed water accumulated on the back plate can be discharged via the condensed water discharging mechanism without contacting the laundry due to the contact plate interval between the back plate and the laundry.

Optionally, the condensed water drain mechanism is located between the back plate and the contact plate. Thus, condensed water accumulated on the back plate and the contact plate can be effectively collected and discharged by the condensed water discharging mechanism.

Optionally, the back plate is provided with at least one steam interface, and the steam interface is communicated with the steam generator. Thereby, the steam emitted from the back plate can directly contact the laundry through the steam holes on the contact plate. Further, the steam interface arranged on the back plate is covered by the pressing plate component in a daily use state, so that the clothes care machine is exposed and has a more concise and attractive structure visible to a user.

Optionally, the movable plate is provided with steam holes arranged in an array, and steam generated by the steam generator sequentially passes through the steam interface, the steam holes arranged on the contact plate and the steam holes arranged on the movable plate, passes through the pressing plate assembly and then enters the clothes storage chamber. Thus, the steam can pass through the laundry sandwiched by the movable plate and the contact plate to ensure sufficient contact with the laundry, thereby obtaining a better shaping effect. Further, the steam entering the laundry accommodating chamber can provide ironing function for the laundry accommodated in the laundry accommodating chamber, so that it is possible to cancel the steam outlet in the laundry accommodating chamber, but to multiplex the steam interface provided in the back plate while achieving steam supply to the platen assembly and to the laundry accommodating chamber.

Optionally, the laundry care machine further comprises: and the sealing piece is arranged around the contact plate and the back plate in a circle to cover the joint of the contact plate and the back plate. Therefore, only the steam holes on the fixing plate can be guaranteed to be discharged through the sealing piece, steam is guaranteed to reach the surface of clothes almost without loss, and a better shaping effect is guaranteed.

Optionally, the fixed plate and the movable plate are provided with steam holes arranged in an array, and the steam holes respectively arranged on the fixed plate and the movable plate which are mutually pressed are aligned. Therefore, the steam can pass through the clothes with higher flowing efficiency, and the steam is prevented from agglomerating in the clothes for a long time to increase the humidity of the clothes while the ironing and shaping effects are achieved by the steam.

Optionally, the laundry care machine further comprises: and the limiting mechanism is arranged on the fixed plate and/or the movable plate and is used for limiting the relative position deviation of the movable plate and the fixed plate when the movable plate and the fixed plate are pressed. Thereby ensuring that the steam ports on the movable plate and the contact plate are aligned.

Optionally, the movable plate is connected to the fixed plate or the inner surface of the door in a reversible manner by a hinge. Therefore, the movable plate can be reliably and movably connected through the hinge with a simpler structure, the cost is low, and the manufacturing is easy.

Optionally, the laundry care machine further comprises: and an elastic member disposed between the fixing plate and the inner surface of the door. Therefore, a certain clamping force is arranged between the fixed plate and the movable plate through the elastic piece, so that the clothes are ensured to be pressed between the two plates to generate crease lines which meet the user expectations.

Optionally, the laundry care machine further comprises: and the locking mechanism is used for locking the movable plate in a state of being pressed with the fixed plate, and the heat insulation part is coated outside the locking mechanism. Considering that the platen assembly provided by the present disclosure may have a steep rise in surface temperature under the close range of steam, a thermal shield is provided on the part that the user may touch to avoid high temperature scalding.

Optionally, the surface of the fixed plate and/or the movable plate is coated with a high temperature resistant material. Therefore, the pressing plate assembly can be protected from being baked and deformed by high-temperature steam, and more folds generated by deformation when clothes are pressed or fold lines in different expected directions are avoided.

Optionally, the laundry care machine further comprises: humidity detection means for detecting humidity of the laundry; and the control device is communicated with the humidity detection device and the steam generator respectively and is used for adjusting the steam quantity generated by the steam generator according to the humidity detection result sent by the humidity detection device. Therefore, during the shaping of the clothes, the steam quantity sprayed towards the clothes can be flexibly adjusted according to the real-time humidity value of the clothes, so that the shaping effect and the drying effect are both considered.

Optionally, the steam generator is disposed at the bottom of the box body and has an air outlet communicated with the clothes storage chamber. Therefore, the steam flowing out from the air outlet naturally flows upwards according to the principle of thermal expansion and cold contraction so as to fill the clothes storage chamber and iron the clothes stored in the clothes storage chamber. Further, steam flowing out of the air outlet can enter the steam hole formed in the movable plate and directly contact with clothes, so that clothes in the pressing plate assembly are shaped, at the moment, the internal structure of the clothes care machine is not required to be greatly adjusted, and effective shaping of the clothes fixed on the pressing plate assembly can be realized if a steam interface and a passage between the steam interface and the steam generator are not required to be additionally arranged.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a laundry care machine according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the door assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the back plate of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a door assembly according to a variation of the embodiment of the present utility model;

in the accompanying drawings:

1-a laundry care machine; 10-a box body; 101-a laundry accommodation chamber; 102-opening; 11-gate; 11 a-an inner surface; 111-rear wall; 111 a-a first through hole; 111 b-a second through hole; 112-a front panel; 12-a platen assembly; 12 a-steam holes; 121-a fixed plate; 122-a movable plate; 123-contact plate; 124-a back plate; 124 a-steam interface; 125-hinges; 126-fixing piece; 127-sealing sleeve; 13-a steam generator; 131-an air outlet; 14-a condensed water drain mechanism; 141-a deflector; 142-a drain port; 143-a drain pipe; 16-an elastic member; 17-a locking mechanism; 171-coupling section; the width direction of the x-laundry care machine; y-depth direction of the laundry care machine; z-the height direction of the laundry care machine.

Detailed Description

In order that the above-recited objects, features and advantages of the present utility model will become more readily apparent, a more particular description of the utility model briefly described above will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments thereof which are illustrated in the appended drawings.

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a laundry care machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present utility model; fig. 2 is an exploded view of the door assembly of fig. 1.

The present embodiment may be applied to a laundry treatment scene, and the laundry care machine 1 according to the present embodiment may be, for example, a device for making the state of laundry pleasant and refreshing, which may perform a wrinkle removing function of laundry, and may also perform functions of drying laundry, supplying fragrance to laundry, preventing static electricity from being generated by laundry, removing wrinkles of laundry, and the like.

For convenience of description, in the present embodiment, the width direction of the laundry care machine 1 is referred to as the x-direction, the depth direction is referred to as the y-direction, and the height direction is referred to as the z-direction. In the present embodiment, the front-rear direction refers to the y direction and the reverse direction thereof, wherein the front or front side refers to the direction facing the user when the laundry care machine 1 is in use, and the rear or rear side refers to the direction facing away from the user when the laundry care machine 1 is in use.

Specifically, referring to fig. 1 and 2, the laundry care machine 1 may include a cabinet 10, the cabinet 10 having a laundry receiving chamber 101 opened forward. The laundry receiving chamber 101 may be adapted to receive laundry, for example, at least one laundry drying rod (not shown) may be provided in the laundry receiving chamber 101, and a user may hang laundry into the laundry receiving chamber 101 or take out laundry from the opening 102 of the laundry receiving chamber 101. In use, hot air may be supplied into the laundry accommodating chamber 101 to dry the laundry accommodated therein, or steam may be supplied to iron the shaped laundry, or fragrant air may be supplied to aromatherapy laundry, or the like.

Further, the laundry care machine 1 may include a door 11 positioned in front of the cabinet 10 to open or close the opening 102 of the laundry receiving chamber 101. It will be appreciated that when the door 11 closes the opening 102, the width direction of the door 11 is parallel to the x-direction and the thickness direction of the door 11 is parallel to the y-direction. For example, the door 11 closes the opening 102 to isolate the laundry compartment 101 from the outside, and to prevent steam, hot air or fragrance from escaping.

In one possible example, the door 11 may include a front panel 112, a rear wall 111 facing the cabinet 10 when the door 11 is closed, and a bezel disposed along the periphery of the door 11. There may be a non-zero gap between the front panel 112 and the rear wall 111.

Next, a specific description will be given by taking an example of supplying steam to the laundry accommodation chamber 101.

Further, the laundry care machine 1 may comprise a steam generator 13 for supplying steam to the laundry accommodation chamber 101. The steam generator 13 may include an electric heating element, a water pump, a water tank, and some piping and control elements to stably supply steam to the laundry compartment 101.

For example, referring to fig. 1, the steam generator 13 may be provided at the bottom of the cabinet 10 and have an air outlet 131 communicating with the laundry receiving chamber 101. Thereby, the steam emerging from the air outlet 131 naturally flows upward according to the principle of thermal expansion and contraction to fill the laundry accommodating chamber 101 and iron the laundry accommodated in the laundry accommodating chamber 101.

Further, the laundry care machine 1 may comprise a platen assembly 12 provided to the inner surface 11a of the door 11 and adapted to fix and reshape laundry in a pressing manner. Wherein the inner surface 11a of the door 11 is the side of the door 11 facing the laundry accommodation chamber 101 when the door 11 closes the opening 102, i.e. the side of the rear wall 111 facing away from the front panel 112.

In one implementation, with continued reference to fig. 1 and 2, the platen assembly 12 includes a stationary plate 121 and a movable plate 122. Wherein the fixed plate 121 is fixed to the inner surface 11a of the door 11, the movable plate 122 may be pressed against or separated from the fixed plate 121, and laundry (not shown) is suitably placed between the pressed movable plate 122 and the fixed plate 121.

Specifically, the fixing plate 121 is fixed to the inner surface 11a of the door 11 by a fixing member 126. The fasteners 126 may be, for example, screws or bolts.

Further, the flap 122 is reversibly coupled to the inner surface 11a of the door 11 by a hinge 125. Thus, the movable plate 122 is reliably and movably connected by the hinge 125 with a relatively simple structure, and the cost is low and the manufacturing is easy.

Alternatively, the movable plate 122 may be hinged to the fixed plate 121 by a hinge 125, which can also achieve the effect of pressing or separating the two.

Further, the laundry care machine 1 may include a locking mechanism 17 for locking the movable plate 122 in a state of being pressed against the fixed plate 121. For example, the locking mechanism 17 is provided to the movable plate 122 and is adapted to be locked to or unlocked from the inner surface 11a of the door 11. The locking mechanism 17 may be, for example, a hook portion provided on the inner surface 11a of the door 11 correspondingly with a coupling portion 171 (as shown in fig. 4), the hook portion may hook the coupling portion 171 to lock the flap 122 and the door 11, or the hook portion may be released from the coupling portion 171 to unlock the flap 122 and the door 11.

The movable plate 122 is restrained in a pressed position with the fixed plate 121 when locked, and the movable plate 122 is free to move relative to the fixed plate 121 about the hinge 125 when unlocked.

Further, the laundry care machine 1 may include an elastic member 16 disposed between the fixing plate 121 and the inner surface 11a of the door 11. For example, the elastic member 16 may include a boss made of an elastic material, and the fixing member 126 is sequentially passed through the coupling hole of the fixing plate 121 and the boss to be fixed to the door 11.

The elastic member 16 is adapted to apply a force to the fixed plate 121 in a direction away from the door 11 to ensure that the fixed plate 121 and the movable plate 122 are always held in tight press-fit when the movable plate 122 is locked to the door 11 by the locking mechanism 17. Thus, a certain clamping force is provided between the fixed plate 121 and the movable plate 122 by the elastic member 16, ensuring that the laundry is compressed between the two plates to generate a crease line according to the user's expectation.

In one implementation, with continued reference to fig. 1 and 2, the fixed plate 121 and the movable plate 122 may each be provided with steam holes 12a arranged in an array.

Specifically, the steam holes 12a provided at the fixing plate 121 may penetrate both sides of the fixing plate 121 in the y-direction to ensure that steam can reach at least from one side of the fixing plate 121 facing (or facing away from) the movable plate 122 to the other side thereof via the steam holes 12a. Similarly, the steam hole 12a of the movable plate 122 may be a through hole.

Further, the steam generated by the steam generator 13 enters between the fixed plate 121 and the movable plate 122, which are pressed against each other, via the steam holes 12a. Therefore, the steam can be in direct contact with clothes, and the shaping effect is optimized. Further, the steam directly reaches the surface of the laundry via the steam holes 12a, so that the odor on the laundry can be effectively removed and the high temperature sterilization can be realized.

Further, the steam holes 12a formed in the fixed plate 121 and the movable plate 122, respectively, may be aligned. Thereby, it is ensured that the steam can pass through the laundry clamped between the two plates with high flow efficiency, thereby preventing the steam from being aggregated inside the laundry for a long time to increase the laundry humidity while achieving ironing and shaping effects by using the steam.

For example, the steam holes 12a arranged in an array on the fixed plate 121 and the steam holes 12a arranged in an array on the movable plate 122 may be aligned one by one. The difference in the apertures of the steam holes 12a on the two plates may be less than a predetermined tolerable range to ensure that no significant change in the flow rate of steam occurs as it flows between the two plates.

Alternatively, the steam holes 12a arranged in an array on the fixed plate 121 and the steam holes 12a arranged in an array on the movable plate 122 may be aligned in a plurality of corresponding ones, or vice versa. For example, the aperture of the steam hole 12a on the fixed plate 121 may be significantly larger than the aperture of the steam hole 12a on the movable plate 122, wherein the projection of the steam hole 12a on each fixed plate 121 onto the movable plate 122 may cover the steam holes 12a on a plurality of movable plates 122. In the case that steam flows from the fixed plate 121 to the movable plate 122, the provision of the large steam holes 12a on the fixed plate 121 is advantageous in that high-temperature steam is rapidly passed through the fixed plate 121 to reach the surface of the laundry, so as to ensure superior ironing and shaping effects.

In one embodiment, the laundry care machine 1 may include a limiting mechanism (not shown) provided to the fixed plate 121 and/or the movable plate 122, the limiting mechanism being used to limit a relative positional deviation when the movable plate 122 and the fixed plate 121 are pressed against each other. Thereby, alignment of the steam ports 12a on the movable plate 122 and the fixed plate 121 is ensured.

For example, the stopper mechanism may include a protruding rod extending from the fixed plate 121 in a direction away from the door 11, and a receiving groove provided to the movable plate 122 and open toward the fixed plate 121. When the movable plate 122 and the fixed plate 121 are pressed together by the locking mechanism 17 on the movable plate 122, the protruding rod extends into the receiving groove to position the relative positions of the movable plate 122 and the fixed plate 121 along the x direction and along the z direction.

In one embodiment, the array arrangement pattern of the steam holes 12a on the fixed plate 121 and the movable plate 122 is the same. Thus, the steam holes 12a on the fixed plate 121 and the movable plate 122 can be machined by multiplexing the same die, so that the complexity of the machining process is reduced, and the cost is reduced.

For example, the steam holes 12a provided in the fixed plate 121 and the movable plate 122 may be arranged in an array in two columns and a plurality of rows on the respective plates, as shown in fig. 1 and 2.

In practical applications, the array arrangement pattern of the steam holes 12a on the fixed plate 121 and the movable plate 122 may be adjusted as needed. The array arrangement pattern of the steam holes 12a on the fixed plate 121 and the movable plate 122 may be different.

In one possible example, the single row of steam holes 12a extends in the x-direction over the fixed plate 121 or the movable plate 122 by a length that is not less than the width of a conventional trouser leg. Therefore, the expected crease lines can be formed on the trouser legs through single treatment, repeated operation of a user is avoided, and the shaping treatment time of clothes is saved.

In one implementation, referring to fig. 2 and 3, the fixing plate 121 may include a contact plate 123 and a back plate 124 juxtaposed in a direction perpendicular to the inner surface 11a of the door 11. Wherein fig. 3 is a schematic view of back plate 124 in fig. 2, it should be noted that fig. 2 illustrates a structure of a side of back plate 124 facing away from door 11, and fig. 3 illustrates a structure of a side of back plate 124 facing toward door 11. When the door 11 closes the opening 102, a direction perpendicular to the inner surface 11a of the door 11, i.e., parallel to the y-direction.

Specifically, back plate 124 may be disposed on inner surface 11a of door 11. For example, back plate 124 may substantially conform to inner surface 11a of door 11, and the gap therebetween may be created by resilient member 16.

Further, the contact plate 123 is located on a side of the back plate 124 facing away from the door 11. That is, the contact plate 123 is a member that comes into direct contact with laundry when the fixed plate 121 and the movable plate 122 are pressed against each other.

In assembly, the back plate 124 and the contact plate 123 may be fastened together by means of a snap fit or the like to obtain the fastening plate 121, and then the assembled fastening plate 121 may be fastened to the inner surface 11a of the door 11 by means of fastening members 126 through fastening holes in the contact plate 123.

Further, the contact plate 123 is provided with steam holes 12a arranged in an array. Thereby, the laundry is ensured to be pressed widely by the contact plate 123 and to be directly contacted with the steam. Further, the steam is mostly condensed on the back plate 124 where the steam holes 12a are not provided, and since the back plate 124 is spaced apart from the laundry by the contact plate 123, condensed water accumulated on the back plate 124 can be discharged through the condensed water discharging mechanism 14 described below without contacting the laundry.

Further, the back plate 124 may be provided with at least one steam interface 124a, and the steam interface 124a communicates with the steam generator 13. For example, the number of steam interfaces 124a may be one and disposed in the center of the back plate 124, as shown in fig. 2 and 3. As another example, the number of steam interfaces 124a may be multiple and evenly distributed across the back plate 124 to ensure that steam ironing is evenly available throughout the garment being clamped by the platen assembly 12.

Further, the rear wall 111 may be provided with a first through hole 111a at a corresponding position. A steam pipe (not shown) led out from the steam generator 13 reaches the first through hole 111a through a gap between the rear wall 111 and the front panel 112, and protrudes from the first through hole 111a to be connected to the steam interface 124a.

Further, a sealing sleeve 127 may be provided between the first through hole 111a and the steam port 124a, and a steam pipe extending from the first through hole 111a is connected to the steam port 124a through the sealing sleeve 127. The sealing sleeve 127 can protect and prevent steam from leaking.

Thereby, the steam emitted from the back plate 124 can directly contact the laundry through the steam holes on the contact plate 123. Further, the steam interface 124a provided to the back plate 124 is covered by the pressure plate assembly 12 in a daily use state, so that the structure of the laundry care machine 1 exposed to the outside and visible to the user is more compact and beautiful.

In a typical application scenario, referring to fig. 1 to 3, when the door 11 closes the opening 102, steam generated by the steam generator 13 passes through the platen assembly 12 sequentially through the steam port 124a provided in the back plate 124, the steam hole 12a provided in the contact plate 123, and the steam hole 12a provided in the movable plate 122, and then enters the laundry accommodating chamber 101.

Thereby, the steam can pass through the laundry sandwiched by the movable plate 122 and the contact plate 123 to ensure sufficient contact with the laundry, thereby obtaining a superior reforming effect.

In one possible example, the air outlet 131 directly communicating with the steam generator 13 may be omitted from the laundry accommodation chamber 101. Specifically, the steam entering the laundry accommodation chamber 101 via the path described in the above application scenario can also provide an ironing function for the laundry accommodated in the laundry accommodation chamber 101. Thus, it is possible to cancel the steam outlet (e.g., the air outlet 131) in the laundry accommodation chamber 101, and to multiplex the steam interface 124a provided to the back plate 124 while achieving the supply of steam to the platen assembly 12 and to the laundry accommodation chamber 101.

In one implementation, laundry care machine 1 may include a seal (not shown) disposed around contact plate 123 and back plate 124 one turn to cover the junction of contact plate 123 and back plate 124. Thus, only the steam holes 12a on the fixing plate 121 can be discharged by the sealing member, so that the steam can reach the surface of the clothes almost without loss, and a better shaping effect can be ensured. The seal may be, for example, an elastomeric seal ring.

In one implementation, the locking mechanism 17 may be covered with a thermal shield (not shown). Considering that the platen assembly 12 provided in this embodiment is provided with the steam outlet 124a, the platen assembly 12 may be provided with a heat insulator to avoid high-temperature scalding due to the rapid surface temperature rise of the platen assembly 12 itself under the close range of steam.

In one implementation, the surface of the fixed plate 121 and/or the movable plate 122 may be coated with a high temperature resistant material. For example, ceramic coatings may be sprayed on the surfaces of the movable plate 122, the contact plate 123, and the back plate 124. Thus, the platen assembly 12 itself is protected from high temperature steam bake deformation, avoiding the deformation of the garment when pressed to create more wrinkles or to create completely different fold lines in the desired direction.

In one implementation, with continued reference to fig. 1 and 2, the laundry care machine 1 may include a condensate drain mechanism 14 for collecting and draining condensate accumulated on the platen assembly 12. Condensed water formed by condensing steam on the surface of the platen assembly 12 is discharged to the outside of the platen assembly 12 via the condensed water discharge mechanism 14.

For example, the condensate drain mechanism 14 may be in communication with a water box within the steam generator 13 to drain condensate collected from the platen assembly 12 to the water box, forming a water circulation system. For another example, the condensed water drain mechanism 14 may communicate outside the laundry care machine 1 to drain directly outward.

Therefore, the direct contact between steam and clothes can be realized to optimize the shaping effect, and the clothes are prevented from being repeatedly wetted in the ironing process. Specifically, the condensed water accumulated on the platen assembly 12 can be drained through a dedicated channel of the condensed water drain mechanism 14, so that the contact surface of the platen assembly 12 and the clothes always maintains a better dryness, and repeated wetting of the clothes during ironing is avoided. Thus, the ironed laundry is already in a comfortable wearable state, which meets the expectations of the user, without additional drying.

In one possible example, the platen assembly 12 and condensate drain mechanism 14 may be pre-installed onto the door 11 to form a pre-assembly, and then the assembled door 11 is installed to the tank 10. Accordingly, the platen assembly 12, the condensate drain mechanism 14, and the door 11 may be collectively referred to as a door assembly.

In one implementation, with continued reference to fig. 1 and 2, the condensate drain mechanism 14 may be used to collect at least condensate generated on the stationary plate 121.

Specifically, the condensed water drain mechanism 14 may include a baffle 141 provided to the fixed plate 121 and extending downward from one side of the fixed plate 121 in the width direction (i.e., x direction) of the door 11 toward the opposite side.

Further, the condensed water drain mechanism 14 may further include a drain port 142 provided at the lowest point of the baffle 141.

For example, referring to fig. 2, the deflector 141 may have a V-shape and be disposed at the lower side of the fixing plate 121, and the drain port 142 is located at a turning point of the V-shape.

Thus, the condensed water can be reliably collected with a simple structure, and the manufacturing cost is low. Specifically, the condensed water naturally flows to the lowest discharge port 142 along the inclined baffle 141 by gravity, and no additional driving member such as a pump or the like is required to specially drive the flow of the condensed water, and the reduction in the number of parts contributes to the reduction of the manufacturing cost of the laundry care machine 1.

Further, the V-shaped configuration enables condensate water located on the left and right sides of the platen assembly 12 to reach the drain port 142 in a substantially comparable path, ensuring that condensate water on both sides is effectively collected. Further, the V-shaped baffle 141 means that the drain opening is disposed near the widthwise middle of the platen assembly 12 so that condensate water accumulated on either the left or right half of the platen assembly 12 can reach the drain opening 142 at a reasonable distance, and reasonable control of the flow distance is advantageous in reducing the probability of the condensate water contacting the laundry during the flow to the drain opening 142.

Further, the slope of the V-shaped baffle 141 may be as small as possible to receive condensed water condensed at the lower portion of the fixing plate 121 in the z-direction as much as possible, on the basis of ensuring a sufficient slope so that the condensed water can naturally flow to the drain port 142 by gravity.

In one implementation, with continued reference to FIG. 2, the condensate drain mechanism 14 may be located between the back plate 124 and the contact plate 123. Thereby, the condensed water accumulated on both the back plate 124 and the contact plate 123 can be effectively collected and discharged by the condensed water discharging mechanism 14.

Specifically, the V-shaped baffle 141 and the drain port 142 may be both provided at a side of the back plate 124 facing the contact plate 123. Since the steam supplied from the steam port 124a provided to the back plate 124 can be externally supplied only through the steam hole 12a provided to the contact plate 123, a certain amount of steam is inevitably accumulated between the back plate 124 and the contact plate 123 in consideration of the blocking of the laundry. In particular, back plate 124 is a smooth planar surface and steam is more likely to condense on back plate 124. Thus, the present embodiment preferably provides a baffle 141 below the back plate 124 to ensure that most of the condensate water is effectively drained.

In one possible example, the baffle 141 may be an inclined plate extending from the left side (or right side) of the back plate 124 to the right side (or left side) of the back plate 124 at a fixed slope. At this time, the drain port 142 is provided near the boundary of the right side (or left side) of the back plate 124.

In one possible example, the number of baffles 141 may be multiple and spaced apart in the z-direction at different locations of the back plate 124, with each baffle 141 being inclined toward an adjacent, lower baffle 141. In the z-direction, the projections of adjacent baffles 141 at least partially overlap. This ensures that the condensed water condensed at any position of the back plate 124 is effectively returned to the drain port 142. In this case, the drain port 142 may be provided at a lowest point of the baffle 141 having a lowest position among the plurality of baffles 141.

In one implementation, the baffle 141 extends a length substantially equal to the width of the fixing plate 121 in the width direction (i.e., x-direction) of the door 11. For example, referring to fig. 2 and 3, v-shaped baffle 141 extends substantially to the left and right sides of back plate 124. Thus, the condensed water distributed throughout the platen assembly 12 can be reliably collected by the baffle 141 and then guided to the drain port 142 for draining.

In a variation, the baffle 141 may be disposed on the flap 122, such as on a side of the flap 122 remote from the door 11. When the amount of steam in the laundry compartment 101 is large, a large amount of condensed water may be condensed on the side of the movable plate 122 facing the laundry compartment 101 as well, and thus in this scenario, collection and discharge of the condensed water on the movable plate 122 may be achieved by the baffle 141 provided to the movable plate 122.

In one variation, baffles 141 may be provided on both the stationary plate 121 and the movable plate 122 to maintain the platen assembly 12 in a drier condition as a whole.

In one implementation, with continued reference to fig. 1 and 2, the condensate drain mechanism 14 may include a drain 143 in communication with the drain 142. For example, one end of the drain pipe 143 is connected to the drain port 142, and the other end extends to the water box of the steam generator 13 along the gap between the rear wall 111 and the front panel 112 after passing through the second through hole 111b opened in the rear wall 111.

Further, the drain pipe 143 may include at least one section of U-shaped pipe. For example, the drain tube 143 may be provided with a U-shaped tube section adjacent the drain opening 142. Thereby, a water seal is formed by the U-shaped pipe, preventing steam from entering the drain pipe 143.

In a variation, referring to fig. 4, only the movable plate 122 may be provided with the steam holes 12a. Wherein fig. 4 is a schematic view of a door assembly according to a variation of the embodiment of the present utility model.

In this modification, the steam port 124a provided in the back plate 124 may be omitted, and the steam hole 12a provided in the contact plate 123 may be omitted. In use, the steam in the laundry accommodation chamber 101 is reused to reshape laundry compressed between the fixed plate 121 and the movable plate 122.

Specifically, when the door 11 closes the opening 102, the steam flowing out of the air outlet 131 fills the laundry accommodating chamber 101 and simultaneously enters the steam hole 12a provided in the movable plate 122 to directly contact the laundry, thereby shaping the laundry in the platen assembly 12.

At this time, the internal structure of the laundry care machine 1 is not required to be greatly adjusted, for example, the steam interface 124a and the passage between the steam interface and the steam generator 13 are not required to be additionally provided, so that the laundry fixed on the pressing plate assembly 12 can be effectively shaped.

In one embodiment, in the modification shown in fig. 4, the condensed water drain mechanism 14 may be provided on the movable plate 122, or may be provided on the fixed plate 121, or may be provided on both the movable plate 122 and the fixed plate 121. Considering that the laundry compressed by the pressing plate assembly 12 needs to be shaped by multiplexing the steam in the laundry receiving chamber 101, the amount of steam at the air outlet 131 may be greater than the conventional amount of steam of the existing laundry care machine 1 in order to ensure that a sufficient amount of steam enters from the steam hole 12a of the movable plate 122 and contacts the laundry. Thus, there is a greater likelihood that more condensate will accumulate on the side of the movable plate 122 facing the garment receiving chamber 101, and it is therefore necessary to provide the condensate drain mechanism 14 on the platen assembly 12, and particularly on the movable plate 122.

Further, considering that the inner surface 11a of the door 11 is also exposed to the laundry-receiving chamber 101, a condensed water drain mechanism 14 may be provided also at the inner surface 11a of the door 11 to prevent condensed water accumulated on the door 11 from falling down to wet the laundry in the pressing plate assembly 12. For example, in the z-direction, a baffle 141 may be provided at a region of the door 11 above the platen assembly 12, and a drain port 142 may be provided at a lowest point of the baffle 141.

In a variation, only the fixing plate 121 may be provided with the steam holes 12a. This also provides a shaping effect to the garment to which the platen assembly 12 is secured.

In a common variation of the above-described embodiments, the laundry care machine 1 may further comprise humidity detection means (not shown) for detecting the humidity of the laundry. Specifically, a humidity detection device may be added to the platen assembly 12 to detect the humidity of the clothing within the platen assembly 12 in real time or periodically.

Further, the laundry care machine 1 may further comprise control means (not shown) in communication with the humidity detection means and the steam generator 13, respectively. The control means may adjust the amount of steam generated by the steam generator 13 according to the humidity detection result transmitted from the humidity detection means.

For example, in initial operation, the control device may control the steam generator 13 to generate steam outwardly in a default amount of steam, and when the humidity detection device detects that the humidity of the laundry within the platen assembly 12 is greater than a first threshold, the control device may control the steam generator 13 to reduce the amount of steam delivered outwardly. The default amount of steam may be an amount of steam specifically delivered to steam port 124a, or may be a common amount of steam delivered to air outlet 131 and steam port 124a.

In one possible example, the control device may be, for example, a processor of the laundry care machine 1.

Therefore, during the shaping of the clothes, the steam quantity sprayed towards the clothes can be flexibly adjusted according to the real-time humidity value of the clothes, so that the shaping effect and the drying effect are both considered.

Although specific embodiments have been described above, these embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure, even where only a single embodiment is described with respect to a particular feature. The characteristic examples provided in this disclosure are intended to be illustrative, not limiting, unless stated differently. In the specific implementation, the technical features of one or more dependent claims may be combined with the technical features of the independent claims and the technical features from the respective independent claims may be combined in any suitable manner and not merely by the specific combinations enumerated in the claims.

Although the present utility model is disclosed above, the present utility model is not limited thereto. Various changes and modifications may be made by one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model, and the scope of the utility model should be assessed accordingly to that of the appended claims.

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1. A laundry care machine comprising:

a case (10) having a laundry accommodation chamber (101) that is open toward the front;

a door (11) positioned in front of the cabinet (10) to open or close an opening of the laundry receiving chamber (101);

a platen assembly (12) including a fixed plate (121) and a movable plate (122), the fixed plate (121) being fixed to an inner surface (11 a) of the door (11), the movable plate (122) being compressible or separable from the fixed plate (121), the movable plate (122) and the fixed plate (121) being compressed therebetween being adapted to hold laundry;

a steam generator (13) for supplying steam to the laundry accommodation chamber (101);

it is characterized in that the method comprises the steps of,

steam holes (12 a) arranged in an array are formed in the fixed plate (121) and/or the movable plate (122), and steam generated by the steam generator (13) enters between the fixed plate (121) and the movable plate (122) which are tightly pressed by the steam holes (12 a);

the laundry care machine (1) further comprises: and a condensed water drain mechanism (14) for collecting condensed water accumulated on the platen assembly (12) and draining the condensed water.

2. Laundry care machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the condensed water drain mechanism (14) comprises: a deflector (141) provided on the fixed plate (121) and/or the movable plate (122), the deflector (141) extending downward from one side of the fixed plate (121) and/or the movable plate (122) in the width direction of the door (11) toward the opposite side; and a water outlet (142) which is arranged at the lowest point of the guide plate (141).

3. Laundry care machine according to claim 2, characterized in that the length of the deflector (141) extending in the width direction of the door (11) is substantially equal to the width of the stationary plate (121) and/or the movable plate (122) where it is located.

4. Laundry care machine according to claim 2, characterized in that the deflector (141) is V-shaped and is arranged on the underside of the stationary plate (121) and/or the movable plate (122).

5. Laundry care machine according to claim 2, characterized in that the condensed water drain mechanism (14) further comprises: and the drain pipe (143) is communicated with the drain outlet (142), and the drain pipe (143) comprises at least one section of U-shaped pipe.

6. Laundry care machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the fixed plate (121) comprises a contact plate (123) and a back plate (124) arranged side by side along a direction perpendicular to the inner surface (11 a) of the door (11), the back plate (124) being arranged on the inner surface (11 a) of the door (11), the contact plate (123) being located on a side of the back plate (124) facing away from the door (11), the contact plate (123) being provided with steam holes (12 a) arranged in an array.

7. Laundry care machine according to claim 6, characterized in that the condensed water drain mechanism (14) is located between the back plate (124) and the contact plate (123).

8. Laundry care machine according to claim 6, characterized in that the back plate (124) is provided with at least one steam interface (124 a), the steam interface (124 a) being in communication with the steam generator (13).

9. The clothes care machine according to claim 8, wherein the movable plate (122) is provided with steam holes (12 a) arranged in an array, and steam generated by the steam generator (13) sequentially passes through the steam interface (124 a), the steam holes (12 a) formed in the contact plate (123) and the steam holes (12 a) formed in the movable plate (122) and passes through the pressing plate assembly (12) to enter the clothes storage chamber (101).

10. The laundry care machine of claim 6, further comprising: and a sealing member disposed around the contact plate (123) and the back plate (124) to cover the junction of the contact plate (123) and the back plate (124).

11. Laundry care machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the fixed plate (121) and the movable plate (122) are provided with steam holes (12 a) arranged in an array, and the steam holes (12 a) respectively arranged on the fixed plate (121) and the movable plate (122) which are pressed mutually are aligned.

12. The laundry care machine of claim 11, further comprising: and the limiting mechanism is arranged on the fixed plate (121) and/or the movable plate (122) and is used for limiting the relative position deviation when the movable plate (122) and the fixed plate (121) are pressed.

13. Laundry care machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the movable plate (122) is connected to the fixed plate (121) or to the inner surface (11 a) of the door (11) in a reversible manner by means of a hinge (125).

14. The laundry care machine of claim 1, further comprising: and an elastic member (16) provided between the fixing plate (121) and the inner surface (11 a) of the door (11).

15. The laundry care machine of claim 1, further comprising: and the locking mechanism (17) is used for locking the movable plate (122) in a state of being pressed with the fixed plate (121), and the heat insulation part is coated outside the locking mechanism (17).

16. Laundry care machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the surface of the stationary plate (121) and/or the movable plate (122) is coated with a high temperature resistant material.

17. The laundry care machine of claim 1, further comprising: humidity detection means for detecting humidity of the laundry; and the control device is respectively communicated with the humidity detection device and the steam generator (13), and is used for adjusting the steam quantity generated by the steam generator (13) according to the humidity detection result sent by the humidity detection device.

18. Laundry care machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the steam generator (13) is arranged at the bottom of the cabinet (10) and has an air outlet communicating with the laundry receiving chamber (101).

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