CN219059432U

CN219059432U - Clothes treatment equipment

Info

Publication number: CN219059432U
Application number: CN202223523525.2U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王俊; 丁苏星; 于祥军
Original assignee: TCL Home Appliances Hefei Co Ltd
Current assignee: TCL Home Appliances Hefei Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-12-21
Filing date: 2022-12-21
Publication date: 2023-05-23
Anticipated expiration: 2032-12-21

Abstract

The application discloses a clothes treatment device includes: a case; the roller assembly is arranged in the box body; the box door is rotationally connected with the box body to open or close the roller assembly; the cooling device is arranged in the box body and is used for cooling one end, far away from the box door, of the roller assembly; and the heating device is arranged in the box door and is used for heating the roller assembly. The clothes treatment equipment of this application is through arranging heating device in the chamber door, can make clothes treatment equipment's structure compacter, and the volume is littleer.

Description

Clothes treatment equipment

Technical Field

The application belongs to household electrical appliances technical field, especially relates to a clothes treatment facility.

Background

In the home appliance industry, laundry is mainly treated such as washed or dried by a washing machine, a dryer, or the like.

Taking a washing machine as an example, in the related art, a drying device is disposed in a washing machine case to dry clothes, and a drum is disposed in the washing machine case to rotate during washing or drying to repeatedly lift the clothes. However, both the drying device and the drum occupy a large space inside the cabinet, so that the washing machine is large in volume.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a clothes treatment device, which can reduce the volume of the clothes treatment device.

An embodiment of the present application provides a laundry treatment apparatus, including:

a case;

the roller assembly is arranged in the box body;

the box door is rotationally connected with the box body so as to open or close the roller assembly;

the cooling device is arranged in the box body and is used for cooling one end, far away from the box door, of the roller assembly; and

the heating device is arranged in the box door and is used for heating the roller assembly.

Optionally, the clothes treatment device further comprises a fan, an air channel is arranged in the box door, the fan is arranged in the air channel and used for driving air in the air channel and air in the roller assembly to convect, and the heating device is arranged in the air channel.

Optionally, the air inlet of the air duct is lower than the air outlet of the air duct along the gravity direction.

Optionally, the box door includes:

the door body rotates with the box body; and

the cover body is arranged on one side, close to the roller assembly, of the door body, and can rotate along with the door body until the roller assembly is opened or closed; when the cover body is closed to the roller assembly, the part of the cover body, which is far away from the door body, is positioned in the roller assembly, and the part of the cover body, which is positioned in the roller assembly, is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet of the air duct.

Optionally, the cover body includes:

the first cover body is covered on one side of the door body, which is close to the roller assembly, so that a first cavity is formed by surrounding the first cover body and the door body, the heating device is arranged in the first cavity, a first through hole communicated with the first cavity is further formed on one side of the first cover body, which is close to the roller assembly, and the first through hole is used for installing the fan; and

the second cover body is detachably covered at the opening part of the first through hole, so that the second cover body is inside, the first through hole and the first cavity form the air channel, the air inlet of the air channel is formed in the second cover body, and the air outlet of the air channel is formed in the first cover body.

Optionally, the door body includes:

the door inner ring is rotationally connected with the box body and detachably connected with the first cover body;

the door outer ring is detachably connected to one side of the door inner ring, which is opposite to the first cover body; and

and the anti-scalding cover is detachably connected with the door outer ring.

Optionally, the air inlet and/or the air outlet of the air duct comprise a plurality of meshes.

Optionally, the roller assembly includes an outer tub and an inner tub rotatably disposed in the outer tub, and the cooling device is disposed in the outer tub.

Optionally, the outer tub includes a first rear wall remote from the door, and the cooling device is configured to cool the inner tub from the first rear wall.

Alternatively, the laundry treating apparatus is a washing machine or a drying machine.

In this embodiment of the application, assume that the end that the cylinder subassembly is close to the chamber door is the outer end of cylinder subassembly, the end that keeps away from the chamber door is the inner of cylinder subassembly, that is to say heating device can heat the outer end of cylinder subassembly, so that the high temperature air of the outer end of cylinder subassembly can take away the moisture in the clothing in order to form damp and hot air, cool off the inner of cylinder subassembly by cooling device simultaneously, can take place the condensation when the damp and hot air convection current of the outer end of cylinder subassembly to the inner of cylinder subassembly and form dry low temperature air, and then laundry treatment facility can collect the inner discharge of cylinder subassembly and dry clothing with the moisture in the clothing in the mode condensation of comdenstion water. Further, because heating device is in the chamber door, compare in reserving great space installation heating device in the box, this application embodiment can make the overall structure of clothing treatment facility compacter, the volume is littleer.

Drawings

The technical solution of the present application and the advantageous effects thereof will be made apparent from the following detailed description of the specific embodiments of the present application with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 is a schematic view illustrating a structure of the laundry treating apparatus of fig. 1 after removing a cabinet.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the laundry treating apparatus of fig. 2, taken along A-A direction, after the cabinet is removed.

Fig. 4 is an exploded view of the door, the heating device and the cooling device shown in fig. 3.

The reference numerals in the figures are respectively:

100. a case;

200. a roller assembly;

21. an outer tub; 211. a first rear wall; 22. an inner barrel; 23. a door seal;

300. a door;

31. an air duct; 311. an air inlet; 312. an air outlet; 313. a first cavity; 314. a first through hole; 32. a door body; 321. a door inner ring; 322. a door outer ring; 323. an anti-scalding cover; 33. a cover body; 331. a first cover; 332. a second cover;

400. a cooling device;

500. a heating device;

600. a blower.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. It will be apparent that the described embodiments are only some, but not all, of the embodiments of the present application. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments herein without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the present application.

The embodiment of the application provides a clothes treatment device, which can be a washing machine such as a single-drum washing machine, a double-drum washing machine or a multi-drum washing machine. The laundry treating apparatus may be a clothes dryer or a washing and drying integrated machine having both washing and drying functions, etc., which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application, fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of the laundry treating apparatus shown in fig. 1 after removing a casing, and fig. 3 is a sectional view of the laundry treating apparatus shown in fig. 2 along A-A direction after removing the casing. The laundry treating apparatus may include a cabinet 100, a drum assembly 200, a cabinet door 300, a cooling device 400, and a heating device 500. The drum assembly 200 is disposed in the cabinet 100 for accommodating laundry to be treated. The cabinet door 300 is rotatably coupled with the cabinet 100 to open or close the drum assembly 200. The cooling device 400 is disposed in the cabinet 100 for cooling an end of the drum assembly 200 remote from the cabinet door 300. The heating device 500 is disposed in the cabinet door 300 to heat the drum assembly 200.

It can be appreciated that, assuming that an end of the drum assembly 200 near the cabinet door 300 is an outer end of the drum assembly 200 and an end far from the cabinet door 300 is an inner end of the drum assembly 200, the heating device 500 may heat the outer end of the drum assembly 200 so that the high temperature air of the outer end of the drum assembly 200 may take away moisture in laundry to form hot humid air, and simultaneously cool the inner end of the drum assembly 200 by the cooling device 400 so that the hot humid air of the outer end of the drum assembly 200 may be condensed and form dry low temperature air when convection to the inner end of the drum assembly 200, and the laundry treating apparatus may condense the moisture in laundry to the inner end of the drum assembly 200 in the form of condensed water to be discharged and dry the laundry.

Further, because the heating device 500 is disposed in the box door 300, compared with the case body 100 in which a larger space is reserved for mounting the heating device 500, the embodiment of the application can make the whole structure of the clothes treating apparatus more compact and smaller.

Illustratively, the laundry treating apparatus may further include a blower 600. An air duct 31 is provided in the cabinet door 300, and a fan 600 is provided in the air duct 31 for driving air in the air duct 31 and air in the drum assembly 200 to perform convection. The heating device 500 is disposed in the air duct 31, so that the air in the air duct 31 can be heated by the heating device 500 to form high-temperature air, and the high-temperature air in the air duct 31 is convected into the roller assembly 200 by the fan 600 to heat the roller assembly 200.

In some embodiments, the air inlet 311 of the air duct 31 is lower than the air outlet 312 of the air duct 31 in the direction of gravity. It can be appreciated that, since the hot air has a tendency to float upwards and the cold air has a tendency to settle, the air inlet 311 of the air duct 31 is arranged at a lower position, so that the cold air in the drum assembly 200 is more easily pumped away, and the heating efficiency of the heating device 500 to the interior of the drum assembly 200 is further improved, so as to improve the drying effect.

Of course, along the gravity direction, the air inlet 311 of the air duct 31 may be flush with the air outlet 312 or the air inlet 311 of the air duct 31 is higher than the air outlet 312 of the air duct 31, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

To reduce the risk of laundry or other items falling into the air duct 31, the air inlet 311 and/or the air outlet 312 of the air duct 31 include a plurality of mesh openings. That is, only the air inlet 311 may be composed of a plurality of meshes, only the air outlet 312 may be composed of a plurality of meshes, or the air inlet 311 may be composed of a plurality of meshes and the air outlet 312 may be composed of a plurality of meshes.

The following description continues with reference to the door 300.

With continued reference to fig. 4, fig. 4 is an exploded view of the door, heating device and cooling device of fig. 3. The door 300 may include a door body 32 and a cover body 33. The door 32 is rotatably coupled to the case 100. The cover 33 is mounted to a side of the door 32 near the drum assembly 200, and the cover 33 can be rotated to open or close the drum assembly 200 following the door 32. When the cover 33 closes the drum assembly 200, a portion of the cover 33 away from the door 32 is located in the drum assembly 200, and a portion of the cover 33 located in the drum assembly 200 is provided with the air inlet 311 and the air outlet 312 of the air duct 31. Further, after the cover 33 closes the drum assembly 200, the air duct 31 can perform air convection through the air inlet 311 and the air outlet 312 and the inside of the drum assembly 200.

Specifically, the cover 33 may be a door glass, transparent bowl, or the like for closing the drum assembly 200, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application. The cover 33 may be an integrally formed structure, or may be formed of a plurality of structures, which is not limited in this embodiment.

Illustratively, the housing 33 may include a first housing 331 and a second housing 332.

The first cover 331 is disposed on a side of the door 32 near the roller assembly 200, such that the first cover 331 and the door 32 enclose a first cavity 313. A heating device 500 is disposed within the first cavity 313. The first cover 331 is further provided with a first through hole 314 communicating with the first cavity 313 at a side thereof adjacent to the drum assembly 200, and the first through hole 314 is used for installing the blower 600.

The second cover 332 is detachably covered at the opening of the first through hole 314, so that the air duct 31 is formed by the second cover 332, the first through hole 314 and the first cavity 313. And the air inlet 311 of the air duct 31 is arranged on the second cover 332, and the air outlet 312 of the air duct 31 is arranged on the first cover 331.

It will be appreciated that by providing the cover 33 as a separate connection structure of the first cover 331 and the second cover 332, on the one hand, the difficulty in manufacturing the cover 33 can be reduced. On the other hand, when the user needs to clean or repair the fan 600, only the second cover 332 needs to be detached, and the whole cover 33 does not need to be detached, so that the user can clean or maintain the fan 600 conveniently.

The first cover 331 and the second cover 332 may be detachably connected in various manners. For example, the first cover 331 and the second cover 332 may be connected by screws, the first cover 331 and the second cover 332 may be connected by a buckle, and the first cover 331 and the second cover 332 may be connected by a bolt (interference fit).

For example, in order to ensure the connection stability of the first cover 331 and the second cover 332, the user can conveniently and quickly detach the second cover 332, and the first cover 331 is connected to the second cover 332 through a snap fit. Specifically, the first cover 331 has a buckle, the second cover 332 has a slot, and the buckle and the slot are engaged and connected to firmly connect the second cover 332 and the first cover 331.

In some embodiments, the door body 32 may include a door inner ring 321, a door outer ring 322, and an anti-burn cover 323. The door inner ring 321 is rotatably coupled to the case 100. The door inner ring 321 is detachably connected to the first cover 331. The door outer ring 322 is detachably connected to a side of the door inner ring 321 facing away from the first cover 331. The burn proof cover 323 is detachably mounted to the door outer ring 322. Furthermore, the difficulty in producing the door 32 can be reduced by using the door 32 in a split-molded structure. Meanwhile, by providing the burn-proof cover 323, a user can be prevented from being burned by the heating device 500 when touching the door 32.

Specifically, the door inner ring 321 may be provided with a hinge seat to be rotatably mounted to the case 100. The door inner ring 321 can be detachably connected with the first cover 331 through a clamping connection, a screw connection, a plug connection and the like. The door outer ring 322 may be detachably connected to the door inner ring 321 by means of a snap-in connection, a screw-in connection, a plug-in connection, or the like. The burn-proof cover 323 can be detachably connected with the door outer ring 322 in a clamping, screw connection, plug connection and other modes.

It can be further appreciated that, since the first cover 331 and the second cover 332 are detachably connected, the anti-scalding cover 323 and the door outer ring 322 are detachably connected, the second cover 332 can be selectively detached in the process of needing to maintain the fan 600, and the anti-scalding cover 323 can be selectively detached in the process of needing to maintain the heating device 500, so that the fan 600 and the heating device 500 have the advantage of easy maintenance.

The foregoing is illustrative of some of the doors 300 of embodiments of the present application, and the following description of embodiments of the present application will be further described with reference to the roller assembly 200.

The drum assembly 200 may include an outer tub 21 and an inner tub 22 rotatably disposed within the outer tub 21. Further, taking a laundry treating apparatus as an example of a washing machine, the outer tub 21 may be used to hold wash water. The inner tub 22 may be used for receiving laundry, and the driving motor in the cabinet 100 may perform washing of the laundry by driving the inner tub 22 during washing. In addition, during the drying process, the clothes can be lifted up and then fall down to be scattered by the rotation of the inner drum 22, and finally the drying effect of the clothes is improved.

The outer tub 21 may be supported on the base of the case 100 by the damping member, and the outer tub 21 may be suspended on the case 100 by the suspension member, which may be mounted together with the suspension member by the damping member, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

The outer tub 21 may be provided with a door seal 23 at one end near the door 300. The dock seal 23 is a flexible material, such as the dock seal 23 is a rubber, silicone, or other material. Thus, the cover 33 can be rotated to abut against the door seal 23 to close the drum assembly 200.

In some embodiments, the cooling device 400 is provided to the outer tub 21. It can be appreciated that in the process of rotating the inner tub 22, the laundry is lifted to a high place and then falls down to easily shake the drum assembly 200, and at this time, the cooling device 400 is directly disposed on the outer tub 21, so that the cooling device 400 can always accurately cool the drum assembly 200, thereby improving the drying effect of the laundry treating apparatus.

Specifically, the outer tub 21 includes a first rear wall 211 remote from the door 300, and the cooling device 400 is used to cool the inner tub 22 from the first rear wall 211. Of course, the cooling device 400 may cool the inner tub 22 from other positions of the outer tub 21, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

Illustratively, the cooling device 400 is configured to inject a cooling liquid, such as chilled water, into the first rear wall 211 for cooling. Further, the end of the inner tub 22 remote from the door 300, or the rear wall of the inner tub 22, is cooled by cold water.

Of course, in some other embodiments, the cooling device 400 may also be disposed on the box 100, which is not limited in this embodiment.

The heating device 500 may include at least one of a thermoelectric component, a liquid heat exchange assembly. Examples of the thermoelectric device include a heating wire, a resistive heating device, and a semiconductor heating device; the liquid heat exchange assembly is an assembly for heating by arranging a pipeline for conveying high-temperature liquid.

In some embodiments, in order to prevent the heating temperature of the heating device 500 from being excessively high, the laundry treating apparatus may further include a temperature switch (not shown in the drawing). A temperature switch is provided in the cabinet door 300, and the temperature switch is electrically connected with the heating device 500 to turn on or off the heating device 500.

It will be appreciated that a temperature switch is one in which the contacts of the switch can be closed or opened as a function of temperature as in the prior art. The temperature switch uses the bimetallic strip as a temperature sensing element, when the electric appliance works normally, the bimetallic strip is in a free state, the contact is in a closed/open state, when the temperature rises to an action temperature value, the bimetallic element is heated to generate internal stress to act rapidly, the contact is opened/closed, and the circuit is cut off/closed, so that the thermal protection function is achieved.

Based on this, the temperature switch may automatically turn off the heating device 500 when the temperature in the door 300 is too high, and automatically turn on the heating device 500 when the temperature in the door 300 is again lowered to a certain temperature.

In the foregoing embodiments, the descriptions of the embodiments are emphasized, and for parts of one embodiment that are not described in detail, reference may be made to related descriptions of other embodiments.

The foregoing has described in detail the laundry treatment apparatus provided by the embodiments of the present application, and specific examples have been applied herein to illustrate the principles and embodiments of the present application, the above description of the embodiments being only for aiding in the understanding of the method of the present application and its core ideas; meanwhile, as those skilled in the art will vary in the specific embodiments and application scope according to the ideas of the present application, the contents of the present specification should not be construed as limiting the present application in summary.

Claims

1. A laundry treatment apparatus, comprising:

a case;

the roller assembly is arranged in the box body;

2. The clothes treating apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a blower disposed within the cabinet door, the blower disposed within the air duct for driving convection of air within the air duct and air within the drum assembly, the heating device disposed within the air duct.

3. The laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the air inlet of the air duct is lower than the air outlet of the air duct in the direction of gravity.

4. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the cabinet door comprises:

the door body rotates with the box body; and

5. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 4, wherein the cover comprises:

6. The laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the door body comprises:

and the anti-scalding cover is detachably connected with the door outer ring.

7. The laundry treatment apparatus of claim 4, wherein the air inlet and/or the air outlet of the air duct comprises a plurality of mesh openings.

8. The laundry treatment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the drum assembly comprises an outer tub and an inner tub rotatably disposed within the outer tub, the cooling device being disposed at the outer tub.

9. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the outer tub includes a first rear wall remote from the cabinet door, and the cooling device is for cooling the inner tub from the first rear wall.

10. Laundry treatment apparatus according to any of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the laundry treatment apparatus is a washing machine or dryer.