EP2435625A1 - Clothes drying apparatus - Google Patents

Clothes drying apparatus

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EP2435625A1
EP2435625A1 EP10717134A EP10717134A EP2435625A1 EP 2435625 A1 EP2435625 A1 EP 2435625A1 EP 10717134 A EP10717134 A EP 10717134A EP 10717134 A EP10717134 A EP 10717134A EP 2435625 A1 EP2435625 A1 EP 2435625A1
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water tank
fixing device
drying tunnel
top portion
side portions
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EP2435625B1 (en
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Huijun Tang
Aibin Chen
Ziqiang Ding
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BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
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BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F58/00—Domestic laundry dryers
    • D06F58/02—Domestic laundry dryers having dryer drums rotating about a horizontal axis
    • D06F58/04—Details 
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F58/00—Domestic laundry dryers
    • D06F58/20—General details of domestic laundry dryers 

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  • the present invention relates to a household clothes treatment apparatus, and more particularly to a clothes drying apparatus, which includes a water tank in which a tumbler is mounted for accommodating clothes, an air channel connected to the water tank and including a section of drying tunnel for heating air, and a fixing device for fixedly connecting the drying tunnel and the water tank.
  • Clothes drying apparatuses are common in the field of household clothes treatment apparatuses.
  • the clothes drying apparatus is an apparatus for drying wet clothes, which generally includes a clothes dryer and a clothes washer-dryer etc.
  • a conventional clothes drying apparatus usually includes an outer shell forming a housing, a water tank located in the outer shell, a tumbler rotatably mounted in the water tank for accommodating clothes to be dried, a heating device for heating working air to a certain temperature to evaporate moisture in the clothes, a blast device for driving the working air to circulate, and a condensing device for condensing the moisture carried in the working air.
  • the heating device, the blast device, and the condensing device are all located in an air channel.
  • One end of the air channel is connected to an air outlet of the water tank through a bellows, and the other end is connected to a sealing ring installed on the water tank.
  • the bellows and the sealing ring are both made of relatively soft materials, and weight and volume of the air channel are relatively large, so a firm and reliable fixing device is required to fix the air channel on the water tank.
  • FIG. 1 shows a fixing manner widely used currently.
  • a drying tunnel 102 formed as a part of the air channel 101 has two sides assembled to the water tank through sheet-shaped connection parts 104; the connection part 104, the drying tunnel 102, and the water tank 103 are respectively fixed each other via screws.
  • the above mentioned fixing manner has following disadvantages: during mass production, the accuracy of assembly and positioning cannot be completely consistent, that is to say, the relative position between the drying tunnel 102 and the water tank 103 cannot be completely consistent, and an assembly gap between the drying tunnel 102 and the water tank 103 may be too large or too small, such that the apparatus is difficult to assemble, and more seriously, a large assembly stress is generated, resulting in lower system strength.
  • the present invention is to provide clothes drying apparatus for overcoming the above disadvantages.
  • the present invention provides a clothes drying apparatus, which includes a water tank in which a tumbler is mounted for accommodating clothes, an air channel connected to the water tank and including a section of drying tunnel for heating air, and a fixing device for fixedly connecting the drying tunnel and the water tank.
  • the fixing device is a bow-shaped structure, including one top portion and two side portions, in which the top portion spans the drying tunnel, and is connected to the drying tunnel, and the side portions are respectively located at two sides of the drying tunnel, and are connected to the water tank.
  • the clothes drying apparatus in the above structure has the following advantages: Since the fixing device in bow-shaped has a certain elasticity, it is adaptable to be mounted to the drying tunnel and the water tank with an assembly error there between, so as to greatly reduce the assembly stress, and ensure the assembly strength effectively. Meanwhile, the apparatus can be installed more conveniently. In addition, compared with the prior art, the structure of the present invention has less assembly parts, thereby simplifying the assembly procedure.
  • a bent corner or an arc-shaped structure is connected between the top portion and the side portions of the fixing device.
  • the corner or the arc-shaped structure forms a pivot of relative movement of the top portion and the side portions, such that the fixing device may adapt to slightly different installing conditions.
  • the side portions have an elastic movement of a certain degree relative to the top portion, which may reduce the assembly stress as well.
  • the top portion of the fixing device includes at least one kidney-shaped hole, and a fixing part passes through the kidney-shaped hole, thereby connecting the top portion and the drying tunnel.
  • the fixing device and the drying tunnel are fixed by the fixing part passing through the kidney-shaped hole; therefore, during the assembly procedure, a position of the fixing device may be adjusted according to actual relative positions of the drying tunnel and the water tank, such that the apparatus can be assembled more conveniently, and the assembly stress is further reduced.
  • the kidney-shaped hole has an extending direction generally vertical to a longitudinal axis of the drying tunnel. Therefore, the fixing device may have a transverse displacement of a certain degree relative to the drying tunnel, thereby satisfying assembly demands.
  • the top portion and at least one of the two side portions of the fixing device have bent reinforcing ribs disposed at edges thereof.
  • the reinforcing ribs further enhance the strength of the fixing device.
  • the water tank has at least one support board installed on an outer side thereof, and at least one of the two side portions of the fixing device is fixedly connected to the support board.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing an installation structure between a drying tunnel and a water tank of a clothes drying apparatus in the prior art
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional structural view of clothes drying apparatus
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing an installation structure between a drying tunnel and a water tank of a clothes drying apparatus.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a fixing device in FIG. 3.
  • clothes drying apparatus 1 includes a tumbler 2 for accommodating clothes.
  • the tumbler 2 is rotatably located in a water tank 3.
  • the water tank 3 has an opening 4 for putting in or taking out the clothes, an air outlet 5 for discharging circulating air, and a water outlet 6.
  • a sealing ring 7 is mounted on the opening 4 and the opening 4 is in communication with a first end 9 of an air channel 8.
  • a A bellows 10 is installed at the air outlet 5, and the air outlet is in communication with a second end 1 1 of the air channel 8 through the bellows 10.
  • the air channel 8 includes a condensing channel 12, a blast channel 13, and a drying tunnel 14.
  • the air enters the condensing channel 12 together with moisture in the clothes in the tumbler 2.
  • the moisture is separated from the air.
  • the air without the moisture enters the drying tunnel 14 through the function of the blast channel 13.
  • a heater 15 heats the air.
  • the heated air enters the tumbler 2 and the water tank 3 again, and contacts with the clothes in the tumbler 2, thereby taking away the moisture.
  • two support boards 16 are installed on an outer side of the water tank 3, and are respectively located at two sides of the drying tunnel 14.
  • Each support board 16 has a mounting surface 17.
  • a fixing device 18 in bow-shaped fixedly connects the drying tunnel 14 and the water tank 3.
  • the fixing device 18 includes one top portion 20 and two side portions 21 , in which the top portion 20 spans the drying tunnel 14, and is preferably attached on a top surface 19 of the drying tunnel 14.
  • the top portion 20 of the fixing device 14 has two kidney-shaped holes 23 each having an extending direction generally vertical to a longitudinal axis 22 of the drying tunnel 14. Screws 24 pass through the kidney-shaped holes 23, so as to fix the top portion 20 of the fixing device 14 on the drying tunnel 14.
  • the side portions 21 of the fixing device 18 are respectively located at the two sides of the drying tunnel 14, and each includes a connection surface 25.
  • the connection surfaces 25 are fixedly connected to the mounting surfaces 17 of the support boards 16 with the screws or other fixing and connecting parts, such that the side portions 21 of the fixing device 18 are connected to the water tank 3 through the support boards 16.
  • the side portions of the fixing device 18 may also be directly connected to the water tank 3, or may be connected to the water tank 3 in other manners.
  • a bent corner 26 or an arc-shaped structure is connected between the top portion 20 and the side portions 21 of the fixing device 18.
  • Certain elasticity is provided between the top portion 20 and the side portions 21. Therefore, when the top portion 20 is fixed, in consideration of assembly demands or in actual use, the side portions 21 may have elastic movement of a certain degree relative to the top portion 20, so as to reduce the assembly stress, and enhance the system strength accordingly.
  • the top portion 20 and the two side portions 21 of the fixing device 18 respectively have bent reinforcing ribs 27 formed at edges thereof, such that the strength of the fixing device 18 is enhanced without using additional materials.
  • No reinforcing rib is disposed on the corner 26 or the arc-shaped connection part, so as to avoid affecting the elasticity.

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Abstract

According to the invention, clothes drying apparatus 1 includes a water tank 3 in which a tumbler 2 is mounted for accommodating clothes, an air channel 8 connected to the water tank 3 and including a section of drying tunnel 14 for heating air, and a fixing device 18 fixedly connecting the drying tunnel14 and the water tank 3. The fixing device 18 takes form of a bow-shaped structure, including a top portion 20 and two side portions 21, in which the top portion 20 spans the drying tunnel 18, and is connected to the drying tunnel 18, and the side portions 21 are respectively located at two sides of the drying tunnel 14, and are connected to the water tank 3. Since the bow-shaped fixing device has certain elasticity, it is adaptable to be mounted to the drying tunnel 14 and the water tank 3 with an assembly error there between, so as to greatly reduce an assembly stress, and ensure assembly strength effectively.

Description

CLOTHES DRYING APPARATUS
The present invention relates to a household clothes treatment apparatus, and more particularly to a clothes drying apparatus, which includes a water tank in which a tumbler is mounted for accommodating clothes, an air channel connected to the water tank and including a section of drying tunnel for heating air, and a fixing device for fixedly connecting the drying tunnel and the water tank.
Clothes drying apparatuses are common in the field of household clothes treatment apparatuses. The clothes drying apparatus is an apparatus for drying wet clothes, which generally includes a clothes dryer and a clothes washer-dryer etc. A conventional clothes drying apparatus usually includes an outer shell forming a housing, a water tank located in the outer shell, a tumbler rotatably mounted in the water tank for accommodating clothes to be dried, a heating device for heating working air to a certain temperature to evaporate moisture in the clothes, a blast device for driving the working air to circulate, and a condensing device for condensing the moisture carried in the working air.
The heating device, the blast device, and the condensing device are all located in an air channel. One end of the air channel is connected to an air outlet of the water tank through a bellows, and the other end is connected to a sealing ring installed on the water tank. The bellows and the sealing ring are both made of relatively soft materials, and weight and volume of the air channel are relatively large, so a firm and reliable fixing device is required to fix the air channel on the water tank.
FIG. 1 shows a fixing manner widely used currently. As shown in FIG. 1 , a drying tunnel 102 formed as a part of the air channel 101 has two sides assembled to the water tank through sheet-shaped connection parts 104; the connection part 104, the drying tunnel 102, and the water tank 103 are respectively fixed each other via screws.
The above mentioned fixing manner has following disadvantages: during mass production, the accuracy of assembly and positioning cannot be completely consistent, that is to say, the relative position between the drying tunnel 102 and the water tank 103 cannot be completely consistent, and an assembly gap between the drying tunnel 102 and the water tank 103 may be too large or too small, such that the apparatus is difficult to assemble, and more seriously, a large assembly stress is generated, resulting in lower system strength.
In view of the above problems, the present invention is to provide clothes drying apparatus for overcoming the above disadvantages.
In order to achieve the objective, the present invention provides a clothes drying apparatus, which includes a water tank in which a tumbler is mounted for accommodating clothes, an air channel connected to the water tank and including a section of drying tunnel for heating air, and a fixing device for fixedly connecting the drying tunnel and the water tank. The fixing device is a bow-shaped structure, including one top portion and two side portions, in which the top portion spans the drying tunnel, and is connected to the drying tunnel, and the side portions are respectively located at two sides of the drying tunnel, and are connected to the water tank.
The clothes drying apparatus in the above structure has the following advantages: Since the fixing device in bow-shaped has a certain elasticity, it is adaptable to be mounted to the drying tunnel and the water tank with an assembly error there between, so as to greatly reduce the assembly stress, and ensure the assembly strength effectively. Meanwhile, the apparatus can be installed more conveniently. In addition, compared with the prior art, the structure of the present invention has less assembly parts, thereby simplifying the assembly procedure.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a bent corner or an arc-shaped structure is connected between the top portion and the side portions of the fixing device. The corner or the arc-shaped structure forms a pivot of relative movement of the top portion and the side portions, such that the fixing device may adapt to slightly different installing conditions.
In accordance with another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the side portions have an elastic movement of a certain degree relative to the top portion, which may reduce the assembly stress as well.
In accordance with a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, the top portion of the fixing device includes at least one kidney-shaped hole, and a fixing part passes through the kidney-shaped hole, thereby connecting the top portion and the drying tunnel. The fixing device and the drying tunnel are fixed by the fixing part passing through the kidney-shaped hole; therefore, during the assembly procedure, a position of the fixing device may be adjusted according to actual relative positions of the drying tunnel and the water tank, such that the apparatus can be assembled more conveniently, and the assembly stress is further reduced.
As a further preferred embodiment of the previous preferred embodiment of the present invention, the kidney-shaped hole has an extending direction generally vertical to a longitudinal axis of the drying tunnel. Therefore, the fixing device may have a transverse displacement of a certain degree relative to the drying tunnel, thereby satisfying assembly demands.
In accordance with yet another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the top portion and at least one of the two side portions of the fixing device have bent reinforcing ribs disposed at edges thereof. The reinforcing ribs further enhance the strength of the fixing device.
In accordance with yet a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, the water tank has at least one support board installed on an outer side thereof, and at least one of the two side portions of the fixing device is fixedly connected to the support board.
Preferred embodiments of the invention shown in the Figures of the attached drawing are now described with reference to these Figures.
FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing an installation structure between a drying tunnel and a water tank of a clothes drying apparatus in the prior art;
FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional structural view of clothes drying apparatus;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing an installation structure between a drying tunnel and a water tank of a clothes drying apparatus; and
FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a fixing device in FIG. 3.
Referring to FIG. 2, clothes drying apparatus 1 includes a tumbler 2 for accommodating clothes. The tumbler 2 is rotatably located in a water tank 3. The water tank 3 has an opening 4 for putting in or taking out the clothes, an air outlet 5 for discharging circulating air, and a water outlet 6. A sealing ring 7 is mounted on the opening 4 and the opening 4 is in communication with a first end 9 of an air channel 8. a A bellows 10 is installed at the air outlet 5, and the air outlet is in communication with a second end 1 1 of the air channel 8 through the bellows 10. Through the structure, the air in the tumbler 2 and the water tank 3 enters the air channel 8 through the air outlet 5, and enters the tumbler 2 and the water tank 3 again after being correspondingly processed in the air channel 8.
The air channel 8 includes a condensing channel 12, a blast channel 13, and a drying tunnel 14. During a drying procedure, the air enters the condensing channel 12 together with moisture in the clothes in the tumbler 2. In the condensing channel 12, the moisture is separated from the air. The air without the moisture enters the drying tunnel 14 through the function of the blast channel 13. In the drying tunnel 14, a heater 15 heats the air. The heated air enters the tumbler 2 and the water tank 3 again, and contacts with the clothes in the tumbler 2, thereby taking away the moisture.
Referring to FIGs. 3 and 4, two support boards 16 are installed on an outer side of the water tank 3, and are respectively located at two sides of the drying tunnel 14. Each support board 16 has a mounting surface 17. A fixing device 18 in bow-shaped fixedly connects the drying tunnel 14 and the water tank 3. The fixing device 18 includes one top portion 20 and two side portions 21 , in which the top portion 20 spans the drying tunnel 14, and is preferably attached on a top surface 19 of the drying tunnel 14. The top portion 20 of the fixing device 14 has two kidney-shaped holes 23 each having an extending direction generally vertical to a longitudinal axis 22 of the drying tunnel 14. Screws 24 pass through the kidney-shaped holes 23, so as to fix the top portion 20 of the fixing device 14 on the drying tunnel 14. The side portions 21 of the fixing device 18 are respectively located at the two sides of the drying tunnel 14, and each includes a connection surface 25. The connection surfaces 25 are fixedly connected to the mounting surfaces 17 of the support boards 16 with the screws or other fixing and connecting parts, such that the side portions 21 of the fixing device 18 are connected to the water tank 3 through the support boards 16. In addition to the support boards 16, the side portions of the fixing device 18 may also be directly connected to the water tank 3, or may be connected to the water tank 3 in other manners.
A bent corner 26 or an arc-shaped structure is connected between the top portion 20 and the side portions 21 of the fixing device 18. Certain elasticity is provided between the top portion 20 and the side portions 21. Therefore, when the top portion 20 is fixed, in consideration of assembly demands or in actual use, the side portions 21 may have elastic movement of a certain degree relative to the top portion 20, so as to reduce the assembly stress, and enhance the system strength accordingly.
The top portion 20 and the two side portions 21 of the fixing device 18 respectively have bent reinforcing ribs 27 formed at edges thereof, such that the strength of the fixing device 18 is enhanced without using additional materials. No reinforcing rib is disposed on the corner 26 or the arc-shaped connection part, so as to avoid affecting the elasticity.
Preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in the previous sections. However, the present invention may be implemented in many other embodiments. All equivalent modifications to the present invention made by persons of ordinary skill in the art according to the teaching of the present invention shall fall within the scope of the following claims.

Claims

1. A clothes drying apparatus (1), comprising a water tank (3), in which a tumbler (2) is mounted for accommodating clothes, an air channel (8), connected to the water tank (3), said air channel comprising a section of drying tunnel (14) for heating air; a fixing device (18), fixedly connecting the drying tunnel (14) and the water tank (3),
characterized in that the fixing device (18) takes form of a bow-shaped structure, and comprises a top portion (20) and two side portions (21 ), wherein the top portion (20) spans the drying tunnel (14), and is connected to the drying tunnel (14), and the side portions (21 ) are respectively located at two sides of the drying tunnel (14), and are connected to the water tank (3).
2. The clothes drying apparatus (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that a bent comer (26) or an arc-shaped structure is disposed between the top portion (20) and the side portions (21 ) of the fixing device (18).
3. The clothes drying apparatus (1 ) according to claim 2, characterized in that the side portions (21 ) is able to elasticly moved in a certain degree relative to the top portion (2).
4. The clothes drying apparatus (1 ) according to any of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: the top portion (20) of the fixing device (18) comprises at least one kidney-shaped hole (23), and a fixing part (24) passes through the kidney-shaped hole (23), and connects the top portion (20) and the drying tunnel (14).
5. The clothes drying apparatus (1 ) according to claim 4, characterized in that: the kidney-shaped hole (23) has an extending direction generally vertical to a longitudinal axis (22) of the drying tunnel (14).
6. The clothes drying apparatus (1 ) according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: the top portion (20) and at least one of the two side portions (21 ) of the fixing device (18) have bent reinforcing ribs (27) disposed at edges thereof.
7. The clothes drying apparatus (1 ) according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: at least one support board (16) is installed at an outer side of the water tank (3), and at least one of the two side portions (21 ) of the fixing device (18) is fixedly connected to the support board (16).
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