JP7236205B2 - clothing processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention belongs to the field of consumer electronics, and in particular provides a clothes processing apparatus.

With the improvement of life quality, people are increasingly pursuing high quality and exquisite life. Clothes dryers are also gradually being used by more and more ordinary households and have become essential home appliances for quality living. A clothes dryer is usually stacked on top of a drum washer, but since the washer and clothes dryer are two independent systems, the washer uses the clothes dryer's heating and condensing device. clothes cannot be dried. On the other hand, the washing machine requires a separate drying module for drying clothes, which increases the cost of the washing machine.

Correspondingly, there is a need in the art for a new clothes processing apparatus to solve the above problems.

In order to solve the above problems of the prior art, that is, to solve the problem that the conventional washing machine cannot dry the clothes in the drying system of the clothes dryer, the present invention provides a first clothes processing apparatus and , a second clothes processing device, and a drying system, wherein the drying system is capable of generating a drying air stream, the drying air stream being directed into the first clothes processing device and the second clothes processing device simultaneously or separately. To provide a garment processing apparatus that can be transported to a

In a preferred technical solution of the above clothes treating device, the first clothes treating device comprises a first clothes treating drum, the second clothes treating device comprises a second clothes treating drum, and the drying system comprises: , simultaneously or separately transporting a dry air stream into said first clothes treatment drum and said second clothes treatment drum.

In a preferred technical solution of the above clothes treating apparatus, the drying system comprises a driving device capable of rotationally driving the first clothes treating drum and/or the second clothes treating drum; A drying unit and a dry airflow circulation device for transporting a dry airflow generated by the drying unit into the first and/or the second clothing treatment drum.

In a preferred technical solution of the above clothes treating apparatus, the drying system comprises a first air duct and a first air exhaust duct respectively communicating with the cavity of the first clothes treating drum, and a first air duct respectively communicating with the second clothes treating drum. A second air duct and a second air exhaust duct communicating with the cavity of the air blow end connected to the first air exhaust duct and the second air exhaust duct, and the first air duct and the a drying duct having an air discharge end connected to a second air duct; and a direction switching device, wherein the air flow end of the drying duct is connected to the first air discharge duct or the second air discharge duct through the direction switching device. and the exhaust end of the drying duct selectively communicates with the first air duct or the second air duct via the direction switching device. and a directional switching device.

In a preferred technical solution of the above clothes treating apparatus, the drying unit is installed in the drying duct, and the drying airflow circulation device can guide the drying airflow to circulate in each duct.

In a preferred technical solution of the above clothes processing apparatus, the drying air circulation device is installed in the drying duct.

In a preferred technical solution of the above clothes treating apparatus, the drying unit comprises a heating device for generating a dry air stream and a condensing device for removing moisture from the dry air stream.

In a preferred technical solution of the above clothes treating apparatus, the direction switching device comprises a first direction switching valve installed at the blowing end of the drying duct and a second direction switching valve installed at the blowing end of the drying duct. a valve, wherein the first directional switching valve selectively communicates the blowing end of the drying duct with the first exhaust air duct or the second exhaust air duct; and the second directional switching valve selectively communicates the exhaust air end of the drying duct with the first air duct or the second air duct.

In a preferred technical solution of the above clothes processing device, the clothes processing device comprises a plurality of second clothes processing devices, and the drying system directs the drying airflow to the first clothes processing drum of the first clothes processing device. and into the second cloth treatment drum of each said second cloth treatment apparatus simultaneously or separately.

In a preferred technical solution of the above clothing processing apparatus, the clothing processing apparatus further comprises a clutch device, and the driving device is connected to the first clothing processing drum and/or the second clothing processing drum by the clutch device. to selectively rotationally drive the first clothes processing drum and/or the second clothes processing drum.

In a preferred technical solution of the above clothes processing apparatus, the clutch device is a multi-position clutch device, and the driving device is further coupled to the second clothes processing drum of each of the second clothes processing devices by the multi-position clutch device. connected to selectively rotationally drive the second clothes treating drum.

In a preferred technical solution of the above clothes processing device, the first clothes processing device is a clothes dryer, the second clothes processing device is a washing machine, or the first clothes processing device is a clothes is a dryer and the second clothes processing device is also a clothes dryer, or the first clothes processing device is a washing machine and the second clothes processing device is a clothes dryer, or The first clothes processing apparatus is a washing machine, and the second clothes processing apparatus is also a washing machine.

In a preferred technical solution of the above clothes treating apparatus, the driving device is a motor and/or the dry air circulation device is a blower.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the preferred technical solution of the present invention is that the drying system of the first clothes processing device can generate the drying airflow, and the drying airflow is passed through the drying system to the first clothes processing device and the second clothes. It can be understood that they can be transported simultaneously or separately into the processing equipment. Thus, if the first clothes processing device is a clothes dryer and the second clothes processing device is a washing machine, the washing machine can dry the clothes using the drying system of the clothes dryer, which This reduces the amount of hardware and reduces the cost of the device.

Specifically, a first clothes treatment drum is installed in the first clothes treatment machine, and a second clothes treatment drum is installed in the second clothes treatment machine. The drying system includes a drying unit capable of generating a dry airflow, a first air duct and a first air exhaust duct in communication with the cavity of the first clothes treatment drum, and a first air duct in communication with the cavity of the second clothes treatment drum. 2 air ducts, a second air exhaust duct, a drying duct, and a direction switching device. The drying duct may be in communication with the duct and may further transport the dry airflow generated by the drying unit to the first clothes treatment drum, or the drying duct may be in communication with the second air duct and the second air exhaust duct. and further transports the dry air stream produced by the drying unit to the second clothes treatment drum. Thus, if the first clothes processing device is a clothes dryer and the second clothes processing device is a washing machine, the clothes processing device of the present invention can be used in the clothes dryer and the washing machine through one set of drying systems. clothes can be dried independently or simultaneously, which greatly improves the user experience, reduces the hardware quantity of the whole device, and reduces the manufacturing cost.

1 is a front view of a clothes processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a rear view of a clothes processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a side view of a clothes processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a first perspective view of a clothes processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. FIG. 4 is a second perspective view of the clothes processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention; 6 is an enlarged view of part A in FIG. 5. FIG. 1 is a principle diagram of a clothes processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. It can be understood by those skilled in the art that these embodiments are only used to explain the technical principle of the present invention and do not limit the protection scope of the present invention. For example, although each member in the drawings is drawn in a specific proportional relationship, this proportional relationship is not constant and those skilled in the art can adjust them as necessary for a particular application. , the adjusted technical solution is also included in the protection scope of the present invention. In addition, although the present application describes a combination of a clothes dryer and a washing machine, this is merely an example. It can also be applied in the case of dryers and multiple washing machines, and any adjustments in this regard do not depart from the basic principle and scope of protection of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, directions indicated by terms such as "center", "top", "bottom", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inside", "outside", etc. Or the positional relationship is based on the direction or positional relationship shown in the drawings, which is merely for convenience of explanation, and the device or element necessarily has a specific orientation or is in a specific orientation. It is not intended to show or suggest any structure or operation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the invention. Also, the terms "first", "second" and "third" are for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

In the description of the present invention, the terms "attach", "connect", and "connect" should be understood in a broad sense, unless there are particularly clear definitions or limitations. may be detachably connected or integrally connected, may be mechanically connected, may be electrically connected, may be directly connected, or indirectly through an intermediate medium may be connected to each other, or the insides of the two elements may be communicated. A person skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention according to the specific situation.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the clothes processing apparatus of the present invention mainly includes a clothes dryer 1 as a first clothes processing apparatus, a washing machine 2 as a second clothes processing apparatus, and a drying machine. system (not fully shown in the figure), said drying system is capable of generating a drying air stream, which is simultaneously transported by the drying system to the clothes dryer 1 and the washing machine 2. Or it can be transported only to the clothes dryer 1, or it can be transported only to the washing machine 2 .

Specifically, the clothes dryer 1 further comprises a drying drum 11 as a first clothes processing drum, the washing machine 2 further comprises a washing drum 21 as a second clothes processing device, and the drying system comprises a drying airflow can be transported simultaneously into the drying drum 11 and the washing drum 21, or the drying airflow can be transported only to the clothes dryer 1, or the drying airflow can be transported only to the washing machine 2. I can .

1 to 4, the drying system for treating clothes according to the present invention includes a driving device for rotating a drying drum 11, a drying unit for generating a drying airflow, and a drying unit driven by the driving device. Mainly equipped with an airflow circulation device. The drying airflow circulation device transports the hot air generated by the drying unit into the drying drum 11 or the washing drum 21 . Those skilled in the art will understand that the driving device, in addition to driving the drying drum 11 in rotation, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, also drives the washing drum 21 in rotation. Further, the driving device is connected to the drying drum 11 by a clutch device to selectively rotationally drive the drying drum 11 . Still further, the drive is preferably a motor 14, the dry air circulation device is preferably a blower 35, or those skilled in the art will further appreciate other forms of drive and other A form of dry air circulation device can be selected.

Still referring to FIGS. 1-4, the clothes treating apparatus drying system of the present invention includes a first air duct 12, a first air exhaust duct 13, a second air duct 22, a second air exhaust duct 23. and a drying duct 3. The first air duct 12 and the first air exhaust duct 13 communicate with the cavity of the drying drum 11 respectively, and the second air duct 22 and the second air exhaust duct 23 communicate with the cavity of the washing drum 21 respectively. Furthermore, the drying duct 3 has a blowing end (the left side of the drying duct 3 in FIG. 3) and a blowing end (the right side of the drying duct 3 in FIG. 3). 1 air exhaust duct 13 and a second air exhaust duct 23, and the air exhaust end of the drying duct 3 communicates with the first air duct 12 and the second air duct 22, respectively.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the drying system mainly includes a directional switching device (not fully shown in the drawings) comprising a first directional switching valve 31 and a second directional switching valve 32. ) is further provided. A first directional switching valve 31 is installed at the blowing end of the drying duct 3 and a second directional switching valve 32 is installed at the discharging end of the drying duct 3 . The drying duct 3 can selectively communicate with the first exhaust air duct 13 or the second exhaust air duct 23 via the first direction switching valve 31, and the drying duct 3 can be connected to the second direction switching It can be selectively communicated with the first air duct 12 or the second air duct 22 via the valve 32 . Further, by switching the positions of the first directional switching valve 31 and the second directional switching valve 32, the drying duct 3 is connected to the drying drum 11 of the clothes dryer 1, or the drying duct 3 is connected to the washing machine 2 of the washing machine 2. It can communicate with the drum 21 . Therefore, when a drying unit (hereinafter detailed later) installed in the drying duct 3 operates, the hot air in the drying duct 3 selectively dries the clothes in the drying drum 11 or the clothes in the washing drum 21. be able to. A person skilled in the art can also install a direction changer, for example, to eliminate the need for a direction changer, so that the drying system can provide drying airflow to the drying drum 11 and the washing drum 21 at the same time, if desired.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the motor 14 of the clothes dryer 1 is connected by a belt to a clutch 15 as a clutch device to facilitate mounting of the motor 14 and clutch 15 . Alternatively, those skilled in the art may also connect the motor 14 to the clutch 15 in other ways, such as coaxially fixing the motor 14 and the clutch 15 by a shaft coupling, for example. A clutch 15 is also connected to the drying drum 11 by a first belt 16 . Those skilled in the art will appreciate that by switching the state of clutch 15 while motor 14 is rotating, drying drum 11 can be selectively rotated or stationary.

Furthermore, the bottom of the drying drum 11 is provided with a ventilation hole (not shown) that communicates with the first air duct 12 . The opening of the drying drum 11 (specifically, the door closed position) is sealingly connected to the first exhaust duct 13 (the left end of the drying drum 11 in FIG. 3), that is, the door of the clothes dryer 1 is closed. When closed, the hot air in the drying duct 3 can enter the drying drum 11 through the first blower duct 12 and exit through the first exhaust air duct 13 without leakage.

In one possible embodiment, the leading end of the drying drum 11 (the end having the drum opening) is fixed to the body of the clothes treating machine by rollers, and the trailing end of the drying drum 11 is attached to the body of the clothes treating machine by a rotating shaft. It is fixed so that the drying drum 11 can rotate around its axis. Further, the main body of the clothes processing apparatus is provided with a rear plate, the rear plate is provided with a through hole, one end of the through hole communicates with the ventilation hole of the drying drum 11, and the other end of the through hole The end communicates with the first air duct 12 . A through hole is provided along the radial direction at the tip of the drying drum 11 , and the through hole communicates the cavity of the drying drum 11 with the first air discharge duct 13 . For example, the first exhaust air duct 13 has an annular duct installed in the circumferential direction of the drying drum 11 , said annular duct being sealingly connected to the drying drum 11 and at the tip of the drying drum 11 . A through hole is located in the annular duct. Of course, the technical solution of the present invention is not limited to this specific duct installation form. Any duct structure that can be returned to the inside can be applied to the technical solution of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 4 and 5, the washing machine 2 mainly includes a washing drum 21 and an outer cylinder 24 as a second clothes processing device. The washing drum 21 is disposed within the outer cylinder 24 and has a plurality of communication channels in the circumferential direction of the washing drum 21 such that the annular cavity between the washing drum 21 and the outer cylinder 24 communicates with the cavity of the washing drum 21 . A stomata is installed. Leakage occurs when the hot air in the drying duct 3 enters the outer cylinder 24 from the second air duct 22 and is discharged from the second air exhaust duct 23, and moist and high temperature air enters the room, In order to avoid discomfort to people in the room, the end of the outer cylinder 24 (the one end closer to the drum opening of the washing drum 21) is sealingly connected to the second air exhaust duct 23, and the outer cylinder 24 is sealingly connected to the second air duct 22 .

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the air discharge end of the drying duct 3 communicates with the first air duct 12 and the second air duct 22, respectively, and the air discharge end of the drying duct 3 communicates with the first air discharge duct, respectively. It communicates with the wind duct 13 and the second exhaust duct 23 . A first directional switching valve 31 is installed at a position where the drying duct 3 communicates with the first exhaust duct 13 and the second exhaust duct 23, and the drying duct 3 communicates with the first exhaust duct 12 and the second exhaust duct 23. A second directional switching valve 32 is installed at a position communicating with the second fan duct 22 . By changing the states of the first directional switching valve 31 and the second directional switching valve 32, the drying duct 3 is communicated with the drying drum 11 via the first blower duct 12 and the first exhaust duct 13. Alternatively, the drying duct 3 can communicate with the outer cylinder 24 via the second air duct 22 and the second air exhaust duct 23 .

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a drying unit is installed in the drying duct 3. The drying unit mainly includes a heater 33 and a condenser 34. The heater 33 includes the first air duct 12 and the second 2, and the condenser 34 is installed at a position close to the first exhaust duct 13 and the second exhaust duct 23 . As an example, in the drying duct 3 , a fan 35 (see FIG. 2) is installed on the heater 33 side away from the condenser 34 , and the fan 35 is connected to the motor 14 via a second belt 36 . Also, those skilled in the art may connect the blower 35 and the motor 14 by other fixing methods, such as coaxially fixing the blower 35 and the motor 14 via a coupling, if necessary. It can be easily understood that the hot air in the drying duct 3 is sent to the first air duct 12 or the second air duct 22 by rotationally driving the air blower 35 by the motor 14 . Also, those skilled in the art can change the positions of the heater 33, the condenser 34, and the blower 35 to blow hot air to the first exhaust duct 13 or the second exhaust duct 23 as needed. The blower 35 may be of any type, such as a centrifugal blower, an axial flow blower, a reciprocating blower, or a rotary blower, as long as the dry airflow can be circulated in each duct. Further, the heater 33 may be any form of heating device such as a resistance heater as long as it can ensure that the air in the drying duct 3 is heated. Furthermore, the condenser 34 may be any form of condensation device such as a water-cooled condenser or an air-cooled condenser as long as it is possible to ensure that the moisture in the air in the drying duct 3 is condensed.

Also, although not shown, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in the drying duct 3, the side of the condenser 34 away from the heater 33 enters the drying duct 3 along with the airflow in the drying drum 11 and the washing drum 21. A filter screen is further installed to filter the flocculate, thereby reducing the adverse effects on the blower 35 caused by the flocculate entering and accumulating in the drying duct 3 and on the drying effect of the clothes treatment apparatus. prevent impact.

Hereinafter, the operating principle of the clothes processing apparatus of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 7, the figure shows a drying drum 11, a washing drum 21 and a drying duct 3 located between the drying drum 11 and the washing drum 21. FIG. Both ends of the drying drum 11 in FIG. 7 communicate with the first air duct 12 and the first air exhaust duct 13, respectively, and both ends of the washing drum 21 communicate with the second air duct 22 and the second air exhaust duct, respectively. 23. One end of the drying duct 3 communicates with the first air duct 12 and the second air duct 22, respectively, and the other end communicates with the first air exhaust duct 13 and the second air exhaust duct 23, respectively. A first directional switching valve 31 and a second directional switching valve 32 are further installed at both ends of the drying duct 3 , and a heater 33 , a condenser 34 and a blower 35 are further installed at the central part of the drying duct 3 . Installed.

When the user uses the washing drum 21 of the washing machine 2 to dry clothes, the first directional switching valve 31 and the second directional switching valve 32 are switched to the positions shown in FIG. The communication with the first fan duct 12 and the first air exhaust duct 13 is released. In this case, the clutch 15 is turned off (disengaged), the drying drum 11 is in a stationary state, and the motor 14 drives only the blower 35 to rotate, and the blower 35 supplies the airflow heated by the heater 33 to the first. The hot airflow enters the washing drum 21 to evaporate the moisture of the clothes, the humid airflow enters the drying duct 3 through the second exhaust duct 23, and the humidity When the hot airflow of high .rho..contacts the condenser 34, the moisture in the air is condensed, thereby drying the air. Furthermore, the dried air is heated again by the heater 33 and proceeds to the next circulation.

When the user uses the drying drum 11 of the clothes dryer 1 to dry clothes, the first direction switching valve 31 and the second direction switching valve 32 are switched from the position shown in FIG. The communication between the duct 3 and the second blower duct 22 and the second exhaust duct 23 is released. The clutch 15 is closed (engaged), the motor 14 drives the drying drum 11 and the blower 35 to rotate simultaneously, the blower 35 sends the airflow heated by the heater 33 to the first air duct 12, The hot air stream enters the rotating drying drum 11 to evaporate the moisture on the clothes, the humid air stream enters the drying duct 3 via the first exhaust air duct 13, and the humid hot air stream contacts the condenser 34, the moisture in the air is condensed, thereby drying the air. Furthermore, the dried air is heated again by the heater 33 and proceeds to the next circulation.

As mentioned above, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the clothes dryer 1 and the washing machine 2 share one drying system, so the washing machine 2 can directly dry the clothes after completing the washing of the clothes. , compared with the conventional operation of taking out the clothes washed in the washing machine and putting them in the clothes dryer to dry, it is more convenient, simplifies the user's operation, and improves the user's using experience. . By installing the clutch 15 between the motor 14 and the drying drum 11, the motor 14 can rotate the blower 35 and selectively rotate the drying drum 11 or keep the drying drum 11 stationary. , reducing the number of motors compared to the method of separately installing the motors to drive the drying drum 11 and the blower 35 . In addition, those skilled in the art can also selectively rotationally drive the washing drum 21 through the clutch 15 by the motor 14, thereby omitting the motor of the washing machine 2 and reducing the number of motors. reduce further. In addition, in the technical solution of integrating the clothes dryer 1 and the washing machine 2, one control panel can control the operation of the clothes dryer 1 and the washing machine 2 at the same time, which simplifies the operation and facilitates the user's use. improve your experience.

Furthermore, according to the clothes processing apparatus of the present invention, the user can wash the clothes with the washing machine 2 and dry the clothes with the clothes dryer 1 at the same time, thus shortening the washing time and the drying time.

Also, in addition to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention, in another possible embodiment, the blowing ends of the first exhaust air duct 13, the second exhaust air duct 23 and the drying duct 3 are directly connected to the outside. , so that air from the outside enters directly into the drying duct 3 and is heated, and the heated airflow enters the clothes dryer 1 or the washing machine 2 before entering the first exhaust air duct 13. Alternatively, it directly reaches the outside through the second exhaust duct 23 . Although this embodiment can omit the installation of the condenser 34, it does not condense the airflow coming out of the clothes dryer 1 or the washing machine 2, so the airflow enters the room as it is, and the warm, moist air is used by people in the room. The warm, moist air corrodes the parts of the clothes treatment machine, shortening the useful life of the clothes treatment machine. In this embodiment, a condenser 34 can be installed in each of the first air exhaust duct 13 and the second air exhaust duct 23 to prevent moist air from entering the room.

Also, although not shown, a plurality of second clothes processing apparatuses of the present invention are installed, and the drying airflow generated by the drying unit is directed to each of the second clothes processing apparatuses through the regulated direction switching device. The diverting device may be appropriately adjusted for simultaneous or separate feeding into the second garment treatment drum.

Furthermore, the clutch device of the present invention is not limited to the form of the clutch shown in the drawings, but may be any other viable clutch device that provides a connection between the motor and the drying or washing drum. It suffices if the power can be turned on and off. The clutch system of the present invention may also be configured as a multi-position clutch system whereby the drive (e.g., motor 14) drives the plurality of second cloth treatment drums through the multi-position clutch system. It can be selectively driven to rotate. For example, motor 14 may be selectively connected to wash drum 21 via clutch 15, and clutch 15 is positioned to be connected to wash drum 21 when wash drum 21 is used to dry clothes. The washing drum 21 continues to rotate while being switched to supply hot air. Preferably, the number of positions of the multi-position clutch device is such that the drive can selectively rotationally drive each cloth treatment drum through the multi-position clutch device for the first and second clothes treatment devices. by which the inventive clothes treating apparatus can drive all the clothes treating drums in rotation with only one motor.

In addition, those skilled in the art can select the types of the first and second clothing processing devices according to actual needs, for example, the first and second clothing processing devices are , a washing machine, a washing/drying machine, and a clothes drying machine.

Although the above describes the technical solution of the present invention with reference to the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings, of course, those skilled in the art should understand that the protection scope of the present invention is not limited to these specific embodiments. can be easily understood by Persons skilled in the art may make equivalent changes or replacements to the relevant technical features without departing from the principle of the present invention, and the technical solutions resulting from these changes or replacements shall all fall within the protection scope of the present invention. included.

1, clothes dryer 11, drying drum 12, first fan duct 13, first exhaust duct 14, motor 15, clutch 16, first belt 2, washing machine 21, washing drum 22, second fan Duct 23, second exhaust duct 24, outer cylinder 3, drying duct 31, first direction switching valve 32, second direction switching valve 33, heater 34, condenser 35, blower 36, second belt

Claims (10)

1. A clothes treatment apparatus, comprising: a first clothes treatment apparatus, a second clothes treatment apparatus, and a drying system, said drying system capable of generating a drying air stream, said drying air stream being adapted for said first clothes treatment. can be transported simultaneously or separately into the apparatus and the second clothing treatment apparatus;
The first clothes treatment device comprises a first clothes treatment drum, the second clothes treatment device comprises a second clothes treatment drum, and the drying system directs a drying airflow to the first clothes treatment drum. concurrently or separately transported into a drum and said second clothing treatment drum;
The drying system includes:
a driving device capable of rotationally driving the first and/or the second clothing treatment drum;
a drying unit for generating a drying airflow;
a drying airflow circulation device driven by said driving device for transporting a drying airflow generated by said drying unit into said first clothes treating drum and/or said second clothes treating drum;
A clutch device is further provided, wherein the drive device is connected to the first and/or the second cloth treatment drum by the clutch device, and the drive device is connected to the first and/or the second cloth treatment drum. selectively rotationally driving the clothes processing drum;
The transporting simultaneously or separately means simultaneously transporting the dry air stream into the first clothes processing apparatus and the second clothes processing apparatus, or transporting the dry air stream into the first clothes processing apparatus. or to switch between transporting the dry air stream only into the second clothes processing apparatus;
The laundry processing apparatus, wherein the coupling between the first laundry processing apparatus to which the dry air flow is not supplied and the driving device is released by the clutch device. The drying system includes:
a first air duct and a first air exhaust duct respectively communicating with the cavity of the first clothes treatment drum;
a second air duct and a second air exhaust duct respectively communicating with the cavity of the second clothes treatment drum;
a drying duct comprising an air blow end connected to the first air exhaust duct and the second air exhaust duct, and an air exhaust end connected to the first air exhaust duct and the second air exhaust duct;
a direction switching device, wherein the blowing end of the drying duct can selectively communicate with the first exhaust air duct or the second exhaust air duct via the direction switching device, 2. A direction switching device that allows an exhaust air end to selectively communicate with the first air duct or the second air duct via the direction switching device. 3. The clothing processing apparatus according to . 3. The clothes processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the drying unit is installed in the drying duct, and the drying airflow circulation device can guide the drying airflow to circulate in each duct. . 4. The clothes processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the dry air circulation device is installed in the drying duct. 5. Apparatus for treating clothes according to claim 4, wherein the drying unit comprises a heating device for generating a drying airflow and a condensing device for removing moisture from the drying airflow. The direction switching device comprises a first direction switching valve installed at an air blowing end of the drying duct and a second direction switching valve installed at an air discharging end of the drying duct, wherein the first direction A switching valve selectively communicates the blowing end of the drying duct with the first exhaust duct or the second exhaust duct, and the second directional switching valve communicates the exhausting end of the drying duct. 3. The clothes processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the first air duct or the second air duct is selectively communicated. A plurality of second clothes treatment devices, wherein the drying system directs the drying airflow to the first clothes treatment drum of the first clothes treatment device and the second clothes treatment drum of each of the second clothes treatment devices. may be transported simultaneously or separately within
The transporting simultaneously or separately means simultaneously transporting the dry air stream into the first clothes processing apparatus and the second clothes processing apparatus, or transporting the dry air stream into the first clothes processing apparatus. 2. The clothes processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein switching between transporting the dry air stream only into the second clothes processing apparatus. Said clutch device is a multi-position clutch device, said drive device is further connected by said multi-position clutch device to a second clothes treatment drum of each said second clothes treatment device, said second clothes treatment drum 8. The clothes processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the is selectively rotationally driven. The first clothes processing device is a clothes dryer and the second clothes processing device is a washing machine, or The first clothes processing device is a clothes dryer and the second clothes The processing device is also a clothes dryer, or the first clothes processing device is a washing machine, the second clothes processing device is a clothes dryer, or the first clothes processing device is a washing machine 2. The clothes processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the clothes processing apparatus is a washing machine and the second clothes processing apparatus is also a washing machine. 10. The apparatus for treating clothes according to claim 9, wherein the drive device is a motor and/or the dry air circulation device is a blower.

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